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Food lovers lost a 69-year-old companion today in Gourmet magazine. Condé Nast, the publishing company, announced that it will fold the culinary giant, along with magazines Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride.
We were saddened to hear the news at BookPage, particularly because of our longtime coverage of Gourmet cookbooks and Ruth Reichl, the magazine's editor-in-chief.
Just this month, Sybil Pratt wrote about Gourmet Today in our cooking column. She wrote:
Gourmet began its illustrious career in 1941 and has become the magazine of record, the gold standard for food magazines. There are others to be sure, but Gourmet maintains its cachet and its excellence due, in good part, to Ruth Reichl's leadership. Reichl, Gourmet's famed editor-in-chief, edited The Gourmet Cookbook in 2004, the more-than-magnum opus compiled to celebrate the magazine's 60th birthday. With more than 1,000 recipes, it was a grand retrospective that gathered the best of the best—retested, retasted and updated. Now, only five years later, the indomitable Gourmet team has done it again with Gourmet Today.
In a 2001 interview with BookPage about her memoir Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table, Reichl said, "You can't be a good cook if you don't have a generous soul and the impulse to take care of people… I only know two good cooks who are stingy in their souls."
Our reviewer, Eve Zibart, wrote that "Reichl's passion, humor, abandon, intelligence, whimsy and vital sense of food as culture have revolutionized a nation raised on Betty Crocker cookbooks and school cafeterias."
In a company-wide memo, Condé Nast CEO Chuck Townsend wrote that "Gourmet magazine will cease monthly publication, but we will remain committed to the brand, retaining Gourmet's book publishing and television programming, and Gourmet recipes on Epicurious.com."
We may get to enjoy more Gourmet cookbooks, although the ink-and-paper magazine will be greatly missed.
To commemorate its legacy, prepare a meal from Gourmet Today. Thankfully, there are many options. Writes our reviewer: "Encyclopedic in an exciting way, there's not a cooking category missing, from minty Mojitos to Zucchini Curry, Quail with Pomegranate Jus and an impressive Frozen Passion Fruit Meringue Cake."
Any readers want to share a favorite Gourmet recipe?
Over the summer, I posted about the ABC series "Castle," about a novelist and a cop who form an unlikely partnership when the author decides to make the cop the model for the heroine of a new series. Well, season two is airing now—and more real-life authors appeared in the very first episode. I still get a kick out of seeing writers on TV, especially when Castle starts referring to plot points in their novels in order to get them to let him know where a "tattooed Russian mobster" is most likely to hang out.
But wait, there's more: "Richard Castle's" first mystery starring detective Nicki Heat went on sale—outside TV land—at the end of last month. And for a based-on-TV book, it's getting some great early reviews. (Perhaps those illustrious literary extras were also contributors?) You can watch a trailer here.
Would you read a book that's inspired by TV? Or if you already have, what's your favorite? As a dedicated viewer of the late, lamented (by me anyway) "Passions" I have to admit to checking out a copy of Hidden Passions back when it came out.
A couple weeks ago, Trisha wrote about the cover release of Stephen King's latest, Under the Dome (previewed here on our blog). The cover image was "revealed" in four images over a two-week period.
Well, King fans can rejoice because the wait is over; Scribner released the complete cover image today:
According to King's publisher:
"The jacket concept for Under the Dome originated as an ambitious idea from the mind of Stephen King. The artwork is a combination of photographs, illustration, and a 3-D rendering. This is a departure form the direction of King's most recent, illustrated covers."
Thoughts on the cover? No doubt Scribner wanted something spectacular to pair with King's 1,088-page novel. In May, Abby posted about the plot of Under the Dome: "Featuring more than 100 characters facing a menacing supernatural element in their small Maine town, early reads are comparing Under the Dome to King's classic epic, The Stand."
Click here for a listing of BookPage's Stephen King coverage through the years, and happy reading on Nov. 10 -- when Under the Dome hits bookstores!
In a new video interview with The Guardian, Audrey Niffenegger reveals more tantalizing tidbits about the inspiration behind Her Fearful Symmetry, as well as atmospheric scenery from Highgate Cemetery.
As she told our interviewer, much of the novel was consciously structured along the lines of Victorian classics like The Woman in White—but a good bit was organic as well. It wasn't until she started writing about Elspeth that she realized the character needed to be a ghost. She tells The Guardian, "having killed this character before she even existed, I started trying to think who she might have been and what she was like . . . I really liked her, I thought she was interesting and cool and I wanted to write about her, but I had already killed her, so I thought right, OK, she's a ghost."
Of course, you'd have to check out our interview to see how Niffenegger feels about God and the film version of the Time Traveler's Wife. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for?
And for anyone who's already finished Symmetry–what did you think? I'd love to discuss it with you.
There's a lot of coverage on the Network, and it can be a bit confusing to figure out what's what.
There are three channels (Screening, Radio, Reading) + nine series. The series are niche specific. Here's the breakdown:
The Screening Room has four series: Project Paranormal, Penguin Storytime with Liz Shanks, YA Central and Tarcher Talks (all the other series are pretty self-explanatory; this last one "tackles the challenging and the unusual, the spiritual and the enlightening").
The Radio Room also has four series: Penguin Classics On Air, The Business Beat, Audio Book Break and A Cup of Poetry.
The Reading Room appears to be its own series and "features a different Penguin Group (USA) book each month, posting a new chapter each week for three weeks, culminating, in the fourth week, with live interactive online author chats."
There is also a variety of special programming (such as a video recommending The Ten Essential Penguin Classics).
Have any readers ever visited this site? Do you think it's a good idea -- do you like to supplement your reading with multimedia? Which of the features do you like the best?
At BookPage we're watching Nick Hornby on The Radio Room. He's discussing Juliet, Naked -- reviewed here in our October issue.
It's no secret that I'm a Lauren Conrad fan. Earlier this year, I forced Trisha to come with me to a Nashville signing of her first Y.A. novel, L.A. Candy (check out our adventures here). And I read—and enjoyed—the book. But when news broke yesterday that Temple Hill Entertainment had acquired screen rights to L.A. Candy, even I had mixed feelings.
Let's think about this: once Lauren Conrad was just an average California high school student. Then she agreed to have her life taped as part of MTV's reality show, "Laguna Beach." Then came "The Hills," chronicling Lauren's move to L.A. Then Lauren wrote L.A. Candy about her experiences on "The Hills." And now we have a movie about the book about the TV show about the girl. But it's fiction. Based on reality. The mind reels.
It's great news for Lauren, though. Not only will she "be involved in shaping the direction of the script" and given the title of Executive Producer on the film, but Temple Hill is executive producing the movie. Maybe you've heard of their current film projects, the "Twilight" sequels "New Moon" and "Eclipse"?
I guess the only remaining question is: who will play Lauren Conrad in a movie version of her literary life?
It's not every day that The New York Times features a story about book technology on the front page. This morning, however, there was an interesting piece about reader-driven social network technologies that highlighted a YA novel featured in the October issue of BookPage.
The Amanda Project, which today is our featured children's review on bookpage.com, is a new mystery series by Stella Lennon which HarperCollins is calling "the first collaborative, interactive fiction series for girls aged 13 and up."
A quick plot summary (thanks to Emily Booth Masters, our reviewer): In the first book in the series, Invisible I, new-girl-at-school Amanda disappears. Her classmates "begin to discover that very little of what they believed they knew about Amanda is actually true, and they start to wonder if they ever really knew her at all. United in their desire to find Amanda, the girls decide to stick together and embark on what they eventually term 'The Amanda Project.'"
Readers can interact on The Amanda Project website and discuss clues and characters. According to The NYT article:
"As the series continues, some of the reader comments may be incorporated into minor characters or subplots... Susan Katz, publisher of HarperCollins Children's Books, predicted that 'there is going to be a popular kind of literature where the author is seen as the leader of a large group and will pick and choose from these suggestions' by readers."
Sounds kind of fun. I know when I read Nancy Drew novels, I would have loved to weigh in on a mystery. It's like a choose-your-own-adventure book… where your choice may actually have an impact on another reader's experience, if the author chooses to take your suggestion. Any readers plan on participating in The Amanda Project?
Here's a YouTube trailer of the book:
Today, British newspaper The Guardian reported the top 10 books that people have tried to ban across the United States throughout 2008. Philip Pullman, of the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass, et al), came in at #2. (To see the rest of the list, click here.
From the article:
"Pullman's fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, has leapt to the top of the target list of would-be censors in the new rankings issued this week by the American Library Association. It tracks cases where individuals or groups have attempted to have books stripped from bookshelves in schools and libraries across the US."
When The Guardian contacted him to comment on the ranking, Pullman responded that he's "very glad to be back in the top 10 banned books."
The article briefly mentioned Pullman's upcoming adult novel (which is likely to inspire controversy): The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. The New York Times ArtsBeat Blog wrote that this novel will be "a fictionalized account of the life of Jesus that will differ from the version presented in the New Testament."
In a statement on his website dated Sept. 14, Pullman writes:
"I've always been fascinated by the two parts of the name of Jesus Christ, and by the difference between them. Another thing that's interested me for a long time is the way in which the Christian church began to formulate its beliefs and establish a canon of scripture."
The novel will be published by Scottish publishing house Canongate. Publication date is around Easter. So far, no American release has been announced.
Any Pullman fans want to weigh in on the new book? Are you surprised that Pullman ranked so high on the banned books list?
The 2009 selections for Great Group Reads are out:
Appassionata by Eva Hoffman
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James
The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey
Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal by Julie Metz
While I'm Falling by Laura Moriarty
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Cost by Roxana Robinson
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
Several of the books have been featured in BookPage. About The Secret Diaries, reviewer Carla Jean Whitley writes:
"James adapts Brontë's voice, telling Brontë's story as though it came straight from the great writer. Living with an alcoholic, drug-addicted brother and a deeply eccentric father, Brontë—and her sisters—still managed to write some of the most famous novels of their time. With The Secret Diaries, James offers a satisfying—if partly imagined—history of the real-life experiences that inspired Brontë's classic novels."
Julie Hale calls Out Stealing Horses "forthright, simple and tinged with melancholy… a poignant, beautifully realized narrative."
And about Cost, reviewer Arlene McKanic writes:
"The most used word in Roxana Robinson's brilliant and devastating novel Cost is 'unbearable' and its variants. The word sums up perfectly the emotions, choices and horrible ironies that buffet a patrician, buttoned-up family whose youngest son is a heroin addict."
NRGM started in October 2007 and will include events in WNBA chapter cities: Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
According to a statement from the WNBA, the mission of NRGM is to "foster the values reading groups encourage: camaraderie, enjoyment of shared reading, and appreciation of literature and reading as conduits for transmitting culture and advancing civic engagement."
Any readers plan on participating? Or have suggestions for a great book club read?
Lately I've been reading a lot about the Espresso Book Machine (EBM) – the print-on-demand machine that, essentially, spits out books in 4 minutes flat. (Says the EBM website: "Espresso: something made to order, one at a time, at point of sale, quickly.") Owned by On Demand Books, the EBM was one of Time magazine's "Inventions of the Year" in 2007, and today there are a handful of EBMs in bookstores, universities, libraries and newsstands around the world.
According to the EBM website, books from the machine are identical to factory-made books:
"Put simply, the EBM is an automated book-making machine. The operator selects a title to print, and within a few minutes a book emerges, with a full-color cover, trimmed to an exact size, and indistinguishable from the publisher's version. As we say, 'Hot off the press!'"
On Sept. 17, Google gave EBM customers access to 2 million books no longer protected by copyright from its digital library (a.k.a. "public domain" books). On Demand Books may gain access to even more titles from Google, depending on the outcome of the Google books settlement.
And if you're wondering if a vending machine book costs less than the real deal (OK, OK, I should put my snark in check; the machines are really nifty-looking, supposedly they cut down on CO2 emissions, plus it would be great to gain access to out-of-print books)... The Associated Press reported recently that EBM books will have a "recommended sales price of $8 per copy, although the final decision will be left to each retailer." Google and On Demand Books both get $1 from each book sale. (The EBM also tracks payments to authors, publishers, etc.)
Looks like a few bookstores are hoping the EBM will contribute to sales. A week ago, the bookstore at the University of Missouri-Columbia got a machine.
From Mizzou's student paper:
"Bookstore spokeswoman Michelle Froese said she sees a great deal of potential in the machine, which cost University Bookstore $75,000. Froese said it would allow the bookstore to reproduce course materials, such as out of print books and course packets at a lower price for students."
And today, the folks at Harvard Book Store unveiled their own EBM. E.L. Doctorow was a special guest at the event.
What do Book Case readers think about the machine? Has anyone seen the EBM live? (For a video, click here.) Does a "book ATM" represent the future of publishing? Would you buy a made-to-order book?


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SYS-CON Events announced today that Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network and cloud communications, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), a FORTUNE 500 and S&P 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas.
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"There is a natural synchronization between the business models, the IoT is there to support ," explained Brendan O'Brien, Co-founder and Chief Architect of Aria Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at the 15th International Cloud Expo®, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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The major cloud platforms defy a simple, side-by-side analysis. Each of the major IaaS public-cloud platforms offers their own unique strengths and functionality. Options for on-site private cloud are diverse as well, and must be designed and deployed while taking existing legacy architecture and infrastructure into account. Then the reality is that most enterprises are embarking on a hybrid cloud strategy and programs. In this Power Panel at 15th Cloud Expo (http://www.CloudComputingExpo.com), moderated by Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, Nate Gordon, Director of T...
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The definition of IoT is not new, in fact it's been around for over a decade. What has changed is the public's awareness that the technology we use on a daily basis has caught up on the vision of an always on, always connected world. If you look into the details of what comprises the IoT, you'll see that it includes everything from cloud computing, Big Data analytics, "Things," Web communication, applications, network, storage, etc. It is essentially including everything connected online from hardware to software, or as we like to say, it's an Internet of many different things. The difference ...
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Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June, 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world.
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An entirely new security model is needed for the Internet of Things, or is it? Can we save some old and tested controls for this new and different environment? In his session at @ThingsExpo, New York's at the Javits Center, Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, reviewed hands-on lessons with IoT devices and reveal a new risk balance you might not expect. Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, has more than nineteen years' experience managing global security operations and assessments, including a decade of leading incident response and digital forensics. He is co-author of t...
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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is bringing a greater level of control, security and flexibility to cloud-based application development and delivery with a single-tenant version of Bluemix, IBM's platform-as-a-service. The new platform enables developers to build ap...
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems at Red Hat, described how to revolutioniz...
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The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
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Technology is enabling a new approach to collecting and using data. This approach, commonly referred to as the "Internet of Things" (IoT), enables businesses to use real-time data from all sorts of things including machines, devices and sensors to make better decisions, improve customer service, and lower the risk in the creation of new revenue opportunities. In his General Session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Dave Wagstaff, Vice President and Chief Architect at BSQUARE Corporation, discuss the real benefits to focus on, how to understand the requirements of a successful solution, the flow of ...
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"BSQUARE is in the business of selling software solutions for smart connected devices. It's obvious that IoT has moved from being a technology to being a fundamental part of business, and in the last 18 months people have said let's figure out how to do it and let's put some focus on it, " explained Dave Wagstaff, VP & Chief Architect, at BSQUARE Corporation, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Focused on this fast-growing market's needs, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VTSS), a leading provider of IC solutions to advance "Ethernet Everywhere" in Carrier, Enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks, introduced its IStaX™ software (VSC6815SDK), a robust protocol stack to simplify deployment and management of Industrial-IoT network applications such as Industrial Ethernet switching, surveillance, video distribution, LCD signage, intelligent sensors, and metering equipment. Leveraging technologies proven in the Carrier and Enterprise markets, IStaX is designed to work ac...
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C-Labs LLC, a leading provider of remote and mobile access for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the appointment of John Traynor to the position of chief operating officer. Previously a strategic advisor to the firm, Mr. Traynor will now oversee sales, marketing, finance, and operations. Mr. Traynor is based out of the C-Labs office in Redmond, Washington. He reports to Chris Muench, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Traynor brings valuable business leadership and technology industry expertise to C-Labs. With over 30 years' experience in the high-tech sector, John Traynor has held numerous...
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Bit6 today issued a challenge to the technology community implementing Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC). To leap beyond WebRTC's significant limitations and fully leverage its underlying value to accelerate innovation, application developers need to consider the entire communications ecosystem.
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The 3rd International @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that it is now accepting Keynote Proposals. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago. All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
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The Internet of Things is not new. Historically, smart businesses have used its basic concept of leveraging data to drive better decision making and have capitalized on those insights to realize additional revenue opportunities. So, what has changed to make the Internet of Things one of the hottest topics in tech? In his session at @ThingsExpo, Chris Gray, Director, Embedded and Internet of Things, discussed the underlying factors that are driving the economics of intelligent systems. Discover how hardware commoditization, the ubiquitous nature of connectivity, and the emergence of Big Data a...
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Almost everyone sees the potential of Internet of Things but how can businesses truly unlock that potential. The key will be in the ability to discover business insight in the midst of an ocean of Big Data generated from billions of embedded devices via Systems of Discover. Businesses will also need to ensure that they can sustain that insight by leveraging the cloud for global reach, scale and elasticity.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that IDenticard will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. IDenticard™ is the security division of Brady Corp (NYSE: BRC), a $1.5 billion manufacturer of identification products. We have small-company values with the strength and stability of a major corporation. IDenticard offers local sales, support and service to our customers across the United States and Canada. Our partner network encompasses some 300 of the world's leading systems integrators and security s...
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IoT is still a vague buzzword for many people. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mike Kavis, Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Partners, discussed the business value of IoT that goes far beyond the general public's perception that IoT is all about wearables and home consumer services. He also discussed how IoT is perceived by investors and how venture capitalist access this space. Other topics discussed were barriers to success, what is new, what is old, and what the future may hold. Mike Kavis is Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Pa...
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Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June, 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world. The next @ThingsExpo will take place November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. Since its launch in 2008, Cloud Expo TV commercials have been aired and CNBC, Fox News Network, and Bloomberg TV. Please enjoy our 2014 commercial.
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Brandon Palaniuk, 24, of Rathdrum, lands his first of three fish totaling 5 pounds 15 ounces on the Red River of Louisiana in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. But that total just moved him up to 48th place among the 49 anglers who competed Saturday. He was the only angler in the competition to get skunked on Day 1. Rich Landers of SR Outdoors reports on the event here.
Brandon Palaniuk, 23, of Rathdrum, fishes in Lake Cataouatche during the final round in Jefferson Parish, La., Sunday. Palaniuk finished fourth in the Bassmaster Classic after the final weigh-in Sunday for the three-day "super bowl" of bass fishing. Palaniuk, 23, was the youngest of the 50 anglers to qualify for the competition. He also was the only angler from the West. Rich Landers/Outdoors blog tells you all about it here. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Kevin VanDam, left, and Aaron Martens, right, fish nearby one another during the first day of competition of the Bassmaster Classic today on the Louisiana Delta new Westwego, La. Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum is in 11th place out of 50 anglers today after the first day of fishing at the Bassmaster Classic near New Orleans . The three-day "Super Bowl" of bass fishing runs through Sunday at the Louisiana Delta. Rich Landers Outdoors story here. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Brett Duke)


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New York rapper Maino is far from ending his beef toward Trinidad James after the Atlanta hip-hop artist shot controversial comments about the Big Apple rap scene and has kept the disses coming.
Instead of some simple threats, Maino has gone directly at James' now-infamous teeth and even posted a photo of them to his Instagram page.
"Kendrick RAPPED his position on HIMSELF lyrically. That's rap. James held a lecture on the state of affairs in NY?? Who the F*ck are you!!," Maino tweeted November 13.
"Lmao dude on social media saying I "wanna shoot" him hahahaa nah man I just wanted to tie him to a Dentist's chair."
"B4 its all over a NY nigga gon come defend him. Just watch!"
"Wut the f*ck is this? How the f*ck can he even speak wit furniture like this? Lol we don't wanna beat him up we wanna send him to the Orthodontist lmao daaamn n*gga!!!lmao" (Maino's Instagram)
Prior to his most recent comments, the BK rapper addressed James with some dicey tweets earlier in the day.
"S/O to all the NY n*ggas who let this Rotten Teeth n*gga @TrinidadJamesGG disrespect us lastnite! #whathappened," Maino tweeted.
"Somebody wake @TAXSTONE up tell'em this nasty mouth n*gga @TrinidadJamesGG is on the menu. #whathappened"
"after we clean this guy @trinidadjamesGG up I'm straighten a few of u NY n*ggas out for being the V*ginas that u R!"
"Heyy buddy @trinidadjamesGG I'll be ur Huckleberry! Lol imma brush those teeth when I see u baby boy. U a street n*gga rite? Lmao" (Maino's Twitter)
Trinidad made sure to jump onto his Twitter page and respond.
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03 April 2007 16:52
Steve Martin called upon members of the Foggy Petronas squad at Donington Park after nearly losing his ride just days before the event.
Martin was told last week he didn't have a ride by his DFX Honda squad. But after a five hour meeting with the team in Italy the situation was resolved with the Australian's ride safe until Monza in May.
Speaking to MCN, Martin said: "My crew chief Baz worked for nothing this weekend, I called up Trick who was one of my mechanics last year and also Alan who was my telemetry man.
"I'm not sure how many riders there are in the paddock that could call up their team from last year and ask them to take time off work to come and help me."
Unfortunately despite the expertise, Martin is still suffering from a lack of winter testing and set-up time for the EFI electronics causing him to claim a below par 13th place in race two. "It's been frustrating, the team lost two sponsors and I guess I'm the one closest to the door. Fabrizio is young, up and coming and he's employed by Honda Europe so his job is safe.
"I rate him as a rider so I guess it's an easy decision to keep him.
"The team told me that they had enough money to pay out my contract if I didn't race the rest of the year, but I didn't want to do that. I'm from Australia and the reason I came to Europe was to race bikes – that's what I want to do.
"I want to stay with the team, but if I had to I'd go my own way. My contract with the team states that one of the 2007 race bikes is mine so if I had to I'd set up on my own and put the team I had with FoggyPetronas back together.
"When I first found out that I didn't have a ride at Donington I got speaking with Jack Valentine (former FoggyPetronas team manager) about making sure I got out on the grid this weekend.
"It was a nice option but I think really it is better to stay with a team that is already up and running."
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might have to give this a try, going into summer. What about some honey malt?
Has anyone made an extract version of this yet? Would this work?
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6 cups Watermelon Juice
1 oz Watermelon Extract
I browsed through most of the pages on this thread, and although the question was asked once, I didn't see an answer. At what point do you add the honey? I was going to follow the original recipe and add the honey, but I've never used it in a batch, but I plan on brewing this today.
I'm gonna check the inventory because I think I do have some extra wheat lying around, but I wanted to use the honey, since I've already got it.
Thanks for the quick response! I did find an extra pound of wheat in my stash, but I did not see a v4, of this recipe. Is it all the same, with the exception of the honey, and adding 5# of wheat versus the orignal 4# listed?
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TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY Filed May 9. 1960 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 OSC.
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FELIX PORTER CARUTHERS United States Patent 3,218,591 TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY Felix Porter Caruthers, Syosset, N.Y., assignor, by nlesne assignments, to Automated Specialties, Incorporated, Charlottesville, Va., a corporation of Virginia Filed May 9, 1960, Ser. No. 27,618 2 Claims. ((Il. 336131) This invention relates to transducers and more particularly to variable impedance transducers for use as sensors or the like and which are compact in relation to the motions involved, which afford improved linearity in operation, and which are capable of rectilinear or rotaiy motions or combinations thereof in extremely large amplitudes.
Transducers have been developed to indicate accurately the positions of relatively movable parts. Such transducers take the form of an elongated coil which receives a movable elongated ferromagnetic core to afford an output parameter indicative of precise position. In a typical arrangement, the coil assembly is connected as two arms of an impedance bridge circuit which can be nulled or balanced by means, for example, of its other arms, to obtain an indication of core position and, it follows, a means for determining repeatedly thereafter when the movable core reaches that position. Such devices, when used to measure rectilinear motion, are commonly called variable permeance transducers. When applied to machine tools such as a lathe, for example, they are useful for determining the precise positions of the slides. However, the maximum length of a transducer assembly of the type described above is large, normally approaching three times the travel of the moving part. For many applications, and particularly on a lathe or other machine tool, this can result in an inconvenient overhang which is hazardous, both to the transducer unit, which is a precision piece, and to the operating personnel, who work closely adjacent thereto.
Accordingly, it is one object of the present invention to provide an improved transducer 0r sensor which is useful as part of an impedance bridge and having dimensions which can be made considerably less than conventional transducers of the same class.
Another object of the invention is to provide a variable transducer assembly which atlords good linearity over its operating range.
Another object of the invention is to provide an improved transducer assembly which is capable of extremely large amplitudes of motion.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a transducer assembly having an elongated coil which is divided into two parts, the axes of which are generally parallel but laterally offset. Two movable core sections, mounted on a common support, are provided for the respective coil sections, also mounted on a common support. In a representative installation, the support for the core sections can take the form of the movable or input member and the support for the coil sections the fixed member, although it will be understood that either or both can be movable to suit particular design problems. The coil and core sections are so arranged that as input movement obtains, one core will move out of its coil section while the other core moves into its coil section to achieve the desired impedance differential. In this fashion, the transducer assembly, which is adapted to be connected in an impedance bridge energized by a suitable A.C. source such as an oscillator, is reduced in its over-all dimensions. In a rectilinearly movable unit, for example, the length in its most extended position is approximately two times the travel of the movable or input member.
In another embodiment of the invention, a sequential transducer can be provided by means of an extended core portion formed of a series of sections which are alternately magnetic and non-magnetic. The coil assembly through which the core travels can be formed of a series of axially aligned coil portions supported on a common mandrel. The coil portions are preferably paired, with each successive pair being movable on the mandrel to effect adjustment of mutual inductance. Magnetic end portions for the coil assemblies are also adjustable to correct for core and mandrel losses.
Representative embodiments of the invention are described below having reference where appropriate to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a view in longitudinal section, taken on the line 11 of FIGURE 2 and partly diagrammatic in nature, of a variable transducer assembly shown connected schematically, in a typical bridge circuit;
FIGURE 2 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 3 is a diagrammatic view in perspective of a modified form of the transducer unit;
FIGURE 4 is a diagrammatic view of a modified transducer assembly;
FIGURE 5 is a diagrammatic view of still another modification of the transducer assembly;
FIGURE 6 is a diagrammatic view of a multiple section of coil and core arrangement in which the core is flexible to alford increased length;
FIGURE 7 is a view in transverse section of the movable and fixed portions of an electromagnetic transducer assembly; and
FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section of a portion of the movable transducer element of FIGURE 7 showing the assembly of electrical windings thereon.
Referring to the drawing, there is illustrated a variable transducer indicated generally by the numeral 10 which includes a frame and casing assembly 11, normally fixed, and a moving or slide assembly 12 to which an input or driving member 13 (FIGURE 2) is connected. The frame assembly 11 includes a fixed support 14 secured to the casing and on which are mounted a pair of coil sections 15a and 15b on parallel axes, in laterally offset relationship. The coil sections 15a and 15b are held by supporting members 16a and 16b, respectively, secured to the support 14. The coil sections 15a and 1512 can be wound on non-magnetic, tubular mandrels 17a and 17b, respectively, anchored to the members 16a and 16b.
The slide assembly 12 includes a slide plate 18 carrying support arms 19a and 19b to which are affixed, in cantilever fashion, a pair of core sections 20a and 20b. The core sections 20a and 20b modify the impedance of the coil sections 15a and 15b, respectively, by passing into and out of the tubular mandrels thereof. The parts are so arranged that as one core section is moving into its complementary coil section, the other is moving out of its coil section. The plate 18 is slidably mounted on the casing 11 as by slide tracks 21a and 21b on opposed inner surfaces of the casing. The length of the support 18, which is approximately equal to the distance between the support arms 19a and 19b, is such that the core sections 20a and 20b can be moved, respectively, fully into their corresponding coil sections or fully out, in inverse relationship, without being blocked by the ends of the housing 11. The input member 13, which can take the form of a transverse pin, is secured to the plate 18 and extends out of the casing 11 through a slot 13' to actuate the core assembly. The core sections 20a and 20b are formed of a suitable magnetic material, preferably of low permeability, with the remainder of the structure being formed of non-magnetic material.
In order to operate the transducer unit in a typical circuit, a series of three terminals 21, 22 and 23 are provided, of which the terminal 23 is connected to the inner ends of both coil sections 15a and 15b and the other two of which are connected to the outer ends thereof. A typical impedance bridge circuit is shown schematically in FIGURE 1, including a wound resistor 24 connected across the two coil sections 15a and 15b and having a slide tap 240. An oscillator 25 is connected across one bridge diagonal and an output or null detector 26' is connected across the other diagonal, the latter including a ground connection at the terminal 23 common to the two coil sections.
By means of the arrangement of the present invention, not only is the over-all length of the assembly reduced from three times the travel of the moving part, as in conventional transducers of generally similar type, to two times the travel, but better linearity is achieved for corresponding precision in manufacture, this due to an improvement in the flux paths which results from the offset or split :arangement described above.
While the invention has been described having reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it should be understood that it can take various other forms and arrangements. Thus, for example, the slide mounting of the support 18 to which the input member 13 is connected, can be carried by the end pieces of the assembly rather than from the top and bottom walls of the housing casing 11. Also, as disclosed in FIGURE 3, the transducer unit can be arranged, in accordance with the invention, for rotary rather than rectilinear input motion. In FIGURE 3, which for simplicity is partly diagrammatic in nature, there are included two coil sections 27a and 2717, each curved on a radius about an axis 28, representing the rotary input means. Coupled to the shaft 28 for concurrent movement are a pair of core sections 29a and 2%, respectively curved on radii corresponding to those of the coil sections 27a and 27b. The core sections 29a and 291) are angularly displaced and oppositely directed on the drive means 28 so that as the drive means is rotated, one core section will be entering its corresponding coil section while the other is leaving. In this fashion, the ditferential'action characteristic of the arrangement of FIGURE 1 obtains, it being understood that the two coil sections are connected electrically in a manner similar to the arrangement of FIGURE 1.
In the arrangement of FIGURE 3, the coil section 27a and its corresponding core section 29a (as well as the coil section 27b and its core section 2915) are disposed in coplanar relationship. Accordingly, the angular movement of the drive means 28 will be limited to no more than approximately 180. If greater angular movement is desired, the coil and core sections can be formed as helixes. If preferred, in accordance with the invention, the two coil sections 27a and 27b can be wound two as one in a common helix, with the core sections 2% and 29b entering opposite ends, axially speaking. Devices formed in accordance with the present invention, in some cases rotary and in other cases rectilinear, can be widely applied. They find utility, for example, in controlling machine tools, gauging angular position, pressure, flow and temperature, measuring absolute and dilferential torque, acceleration, and the like. The circuitry can be varied to suit specific needs. For example, single and multiple null-type or direct read-out circuits can be balanced against potentiometers or other similar transducers, both inductive and capacitance. Non-linear coils can be used to give longer linear inductance change with the same over-all physical length.
Referring to FIGURE 4, there is illustrated an arrangement in accordance with the present invention which is particularly useful for obtaining readings which are relatively more coarse than those which can be obtained by the arrangement of FIGURE 1, for example. This can be accomplished by separating the two core portions in the manner of FIGURE 1 and immobilizing one core portion. To this end, the core portion 30a is fixed to the frame 31 and the core portion 30b is mounted on a movable carrier 32. The coil sections 33a and 33b are associated with the cores 30a and 30b, respectively, the former being relatively fixed. By connecting the coils 33a and 33b in a bridge circuit corresponding, for example, to that of FIGURE 1, a system of similar electrical properties is obtained although sacrificing certain accuracy in performance. However, with half of the system, including the core 30a and the coil 33a immobilized, this portion of the system can be extensively simplfied in its geometry and cost of manufacture. Not only can it be made to consume less space, but it can be mounted at a relatively remote point for convenience.
Referring to FIGURE 5, there is illustrated an arrangement of the invention in which the coil 34 and core 35 sections are formed as helixes. In FIGURE 5, only single coil and core sections are illustrated, although multiple units can be provided. It will be understood that in rotating, the core 35 moves progressively further into the helix, and therefore is capable of a plurality of rotations, whereas the arrangement of FIGURE 3 is limited to approximately 180 of rotation. Rotary motion of slightly less than can be provided by a further simplification of the structure wherein a single segmental core is supported by a radius arm at its center point. The coil, on the curvature and having a common center axis, extends for 270 of arc and receives alternately the two halves of the core moving in opposite directions. Insofar as the circuit arrangement is concerned, it will be understood that a pair of coils and cores, all of helical forms, are utilized in the manner of the arrangement of FIGURE 1, and that a similar bridge circuit is used.
Referring to FIGURE 6, there is illustrated an arrangement in which a core 36 assembly is flexible, taking the form of a stranded cable connected in an endless configuration over guide pulleys 37, 38, 39 and 40, one straight limb of the cable passing through a coil 41 assembly including two coil sections 41a and 41b. The core 36 includes two core portions 36a and 36b, the latter of magnetic and the former of non-magnetic material, abutted at joints 36c. The non-magnetic section is approximately the length of one coil section so that as the core is moved the inductance of one coil section changes relative to the other. As illustrated, the core sections are arranged end to end. If desired, the core sections can take the form of two different loops.
If desired, the core slug 36a can be formed of magnetic material and the portion 36b of non-magnetic material. In either case, as the core is moved so that the joint 360 which is disposed between coil sections 41a and 41b moves either to the right or left of center, a differential signal is generated by the imbalance, for example, of a bridge circuit, going either positive or negative, depending on the direction of movement. Also, the slug 36a moving into the outer end of either coil section will generate a signal, all as described above in connection with FIG- URES l and 2. The flexible core arrangement can be used for coarse measurements, using the illustrated or other pulleys to carry the drive motion to more convenient locations on an installation.
Referring to FIGURES 7 and 8, there is illustrated a transducer assembly, including a fixed coil assembly 5001 and movable core assembly 50b, both being partially illustrated in FIGURE 7. The coil assembly 500, which is best seen in FIGURE 8, is particularly useful as part of a machine tool control system and to that end is adapted to be supported by the frame of a machine tool. The coil assembly includes a tubular stainless steel mandrel or center 56 supporting a series of coil sections 52-1, 52-2, 52-3 and 52-4. Each section includes a pair of magnetic end rings or washers 61a and 61]; supporting a cylindrical shield 62 formed of magnetic material and slotted axially. The slots, which are not illustrated in the figure, reduce hysteresis losses and afford a path through which the electrical leads (also not shown) to the coils may be brought out, to connect each pair of coils in the manner of the coils a and 15b of FIGURE 1.
By virtue of the illustrated arrangement of the fixed portion of the transducer assembly, the capacity is symmetrical and the inductance, as well as the mandrel and core losses, are fixed. Therefore, the zero phase frequency of a plurality of coils can be matched within close limits, say, five cycles. Also, there can be connected in parallel a large number of coils for any given excitation frequency.
In assembling the fixed portion 50a, it will be observed that movement of the coil assemblies apart or together on the mandrel 56 affords an adjustment for mutual inductance. Also, by moving the end washers or pieces 61a and 61b of each coil assembly along the axis of the mandrel, core and mandrel losses can be corrected. Preferably, the voids between the shield 62 and the mandrel 56 which is not filled by the coil assembly, is filled with a potting compound injected through suitable openings in the end pieces 57a and 57b.
The movable portion 501), best illustrated in FIGURE 7, includes a central tubular core portion 63, carrying along its length a plurality of spacers 64a, 64b, 64c and, at either end, an end piece 65 coupled by screw member 65a to the core portion 63. Carried by the end piece and the spacers, working from left to right in FIGURE 7, are a series of cylindrical sleeve portions 66, 67, 68, 69, etc, The sleeve portions are alternately non-magnetic and magnetic, proceeding along the length of the unit. In order to afford a continuous outer surface for the movable portion 5017, the respective sleeve elements 66, 67, 68, etc., are notched or recessed on their inner end surfaces to rest on the end end pieces 65 and spacers 64a, [2, 0 etc. Preferably, the recessed portion of each element is slightly in excess of one-half of the length of the spacers. The unit may assume any length compatible with its structural integrity, and in the illustrated arrangement the alternate magnetic and non-magnetic sections are one inch in length, thereby to yield, in an operative transducer system, output responses for each one-half inch of travel. The sleeve elements 66, 67, 68 etc. can be tightly compressed axially to form a rigid integrated structure by adjusting the screw 65a.
A representative utilization of the transducer of FIG- URES 7 and 8 is illustrated in the applicants co-pending application Serial No. 50,035 filed August 16, 1960. In that utilization, which is a machine tool controller, the first coil section 52-1 is connected in a bridge follower circuit corresponding, for example, to that illustrated in FIG- URE 1, and the three successive coil sections 52-2, 52-3 and 52-4 are connected to binary counters through electronic switches such, for example, as and gate circuits. The bridge follower circuit, including the first coil section 52-1, is also connected to the binary counters through an and gate circuit so that fractional inch measurements or indications might be derived after the desired number of unitary or one-inch segments have been counted, all
as described and illustrated in the said co-pending application.
While the invention has been described above having reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood that the invention can take various other arrangements which will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. It will be understood, for example, that the coil, rather than the core section, can be movable, or both can be moved, it being necessary only that there be relative movement between the two. Also, two transducer units can be heat sinked together so that only the relative temperature change between the two will affect the readings. In this fashion, higher accuracies can be obtained as might be required, for example, in machine tools such as grinders. It will be understood further that the multiple core and coil configurations of FIGURES 7 and 8 can be applied to the basic designs of FIGURES 1-6. The invention should not, therefore, be regarded as limited except as defined by the following claims.
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11. In a transducer at least two series-connected coaxial sections, a terminal connected between the coil sections and a pair of terminals connected, respectively, to the ends of the respective coil sections to afford energization of the transducer in an impedance bridge circuit, and a core assembly including a plurality of sections of alternately magnetic and non-magnetic material movable concomitantly to pass through the coil sections, each of said core sections being of substantially the same length as the coil sections, said core assembly including a central tubular core member, a series of radially extending spacer members carried by the core member along its length, said alternate magnetic and nonmagnetic sections of the core assembly comprising sleeve members surrounding the tubular core member spaced therefrom and carried by said spacer members, said magnetic and nonmagnetic sections being disposed in the end-to-end abutting relationship and said spacers being disposed at the respective abutment points.
2. In a transducer as set forth in claim 1, including a pair of end pieces attached to said central core member, and screw means coupling at least one of the end pieces to the central core member to shift the end piece axially of the core member to compress the said alternate magnetic and nonmagnetic sections in end-to-end relationship.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,149,336 3/1939 Darnell 336-136 2,389,986 11/1945 Koch 336-136 X 2,630,559 3/1953 Whittier 33630 X 2,662,223 12/1953 Brewer 33630 X FOREIGN PATENTS 616,240 1/1949 Great Britain.
JOHN F. BURNS, Primary Examiner.
MILTON O. HIRSHFIELD, Examiner.
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After its season-concluding games in May, it ceased to be.
An occasion of disappointment, perhaps wistfulness, but not surprise. The writing has been on the pin deck and polished floors for a long time.
Now such longtime veterans of the Westinghouse league as Doug Stickney and Wendell Harrison are signing up for other leagues and teams at the venerable Skyway Lanes on Melvin.
"I blame it all on the 12-hour shift," says Doug, a retired Dofasco employee, half seriously.
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So membership fell off.
But he knows there have been other factors. Shifting structure of family and labour; no smoking rules; adults being pulled away from the lanes by children's hockey (and other extracurricular) schedules.
In fact, though, the collision of 12-hour shifts with strict bowling-off rules hurt membership, the reason there were strict rules in the first place was that the league was so thriving back then it could afford to impose them. There were waiting lists to sign up.
Westinghouse was a popular league, with as many as 12 teams and 60 players. Not so at the end. There were only five teams, 23 players, when the league went under, and of those five one was a ghost team.
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Wendell, who joined in 1980, didn't get beat much. He scored a perfect 300 one game in the Westinghouse league — the last night of the last century, Dec. 31, 1999. Another time he bowled 299 in the league.
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Doug did work at Westinghouse for a time in the 1960s, but it was not until after he left and got hired on at Dofasco in 1967 that he joined. That was in 1968. He was the longest-standing member of the league when it folded last month. For the past couple of decades, most of the members did not work at Westinghouse or its successors. But the league kept the name.
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"Bowling was a kind of social glue. But now there are few youth players. Young people have so much to do. And, if they want to bowl, they're doing it at home with Wii."
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