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May 11,2014
Awesome Place with Pathetic Service
I visited this place on Friday. That was Karaoke night. We really enjoyed it. The crowd, music and everything was awesome except the behavior of a waiter there. Waiters there were very unprofessional, unskilled and manner-less. They don't have etiquette's to talk with customer especially with couples. They continuously tease us for the next order continuously (though our table was full of drinks and food) and smile sarcastically if I did not respond. I felt like they previously worked with a Highway side bar.
Price wise, it is worth. Better to visit pubs at Brigade Road. Service also good there(Might be because of competition :)).
January 02,2014
September 26,2013
A Let Down!
Such a let down! I have waited a long time to go to Opus in the Creek, Whitefield and at the end, it was quite a disappointing experience.
Food: The food quality is not good. We ordered Veg Platter and Chicken Manchurian. The chicken was so bad, that they did not charge for the same in the bill.
Drinks: Average
Ambiance: Good in the evening. Good place to hang out with friends.
Rightly said by someone, the music was too loud at times to be able to enjoy a conversation on the table.
I wouldn't want to visit this place again.
How To Turn Off The Mood By Food!!!
Opus in the Creek, Whitefield is a good example of turning off the mood!!!
Food: Terrible Menu
They re-did their menu and turned it from bad to worst!!
The food quality is not good and especially the pasta.
If you love Goan food, feel safe!!! Vegetarians have limited choices.
Drinks: average
Ambiance: Only good in the evening. Avoid this place in the day time.
Music: Live Karaoke is good. Good place to catch up with your school friends.
Overall: Avoid this place, if you love food, nice music and would like some privacy to catch up with your friends. This place becomes too loud at times to even communicate an order and yes sometimes you would be listening to terrible singers as well!!!
Awful taste & pricey!!!
Horrid place, service & food!
I was recently their with couple friends and we ordered Tequila shots. They served the shots, and salt/lemons in separate tumblers. Is this how they serve it for 525/- per shot!!! Not to mention the paneer tikka & tandoori gobi - the worst that I have ever tasted. Think twice before going there.
Dishonest Management
Been to the place around end of Nov - beginning of Dec on an invitation from the management member, called Priyanka. The idea behind the invitation was anonymous restaurant review and feedback on many aspects starting from food and ambiance and finishing with trying to scam waiters. In return all the evening payments were supposed to be covered at the expenses of the restaurant by Ms. Priyanka. At least that's what was promised in the phone conversation as well as supported by a number of emails and sms. At the end of my tasks completion (evening spent, review written and sent to the above mentioned lady), need to mention here that scamming wasn't part of my activities, when I'd expect promised expenses returned, she suddenly stopped responding to my emails and sms. I can't help but just be surprised with the behaviour and I definitely discredits the restaurant in my eyes.
Although the general place impression was positive, I would not recommend it since even the top staff representatives and management cheat their clients.
November 20,2012
Well..its average
We landed at Opus in the Creek, to watch a band play. This was our first time here and I immediately liked the beach-shack like atmosphere. With a couple of trees in the compound and clear open skies above.
Well thats about the only thing I liked! The food wasn't as good as I had expected. As I had really liked the older Opus's food and found that their Whitefield outfit didn't come any close. We had ordered for Goan Sausages and Goan Fried chicken. Both of these tasted very plain with barely any dimension to its tastes. We actually found it hard to finish the food between the 4 of us!
October 26,2012
October 04,2012
KF ultra-205? Okay, fine you have the "ambience" even though I left the place reeking of the mosquito coil you have strategically placed below my table. Mutton pepper fry. I cannot understand how you can charge 245 for a plate and tastes mediocre. I came for an experience and oh yes I was getting one. I said chalo theek hai maybe this is not a good dish. Stir fried chicken. Man. You guys really need a crash course in cooking. One word, BLAND. The only thing you couldnt fuck up was masala pappad. No wait, you did, there was no masala. Yet I paid you 150 odd bucks for 2 pappads. 6KF ultra, 1 mutton pepper fry, 1 stir fry chicken and a plate of pappad. 2035rs. You have spoiled my mood. Oh, before I sign out, Kindly look up the dictionary defintion of "DJ". Pretty sure a dj is not someone who is busy smoking drinking and flipping through his cd collection of 70s and 80s greatest hits.
Siddh?rtha Behera, software Eng.
September 01,2012
Good Ambience ...not so good food..
if you guys really wanna go for ambiance.. you ll see this place good.. but in terms of food and alcohol.. would not suggest it. price is really high...like a 5 star hotel... its actually depends on your pocket... if its on high side ..can give a try.. !!!
value for money 2/5
ambiance 4/5
service 4/5
June 23,2012
Check and pay..
Dear All,
I would suggest others to check the bills especially for drinks before you pay . They have charged for 14 large pegs agianst 12.5 large pegs for a 750 ml bottle( they do give you a full bottle and charge per peg, for imported bottle that we took) . First response was "even when we sell loose we charge as 14 Large per bottle" . I was surprised , how can 750 ml gets converted to a 840 ml . (guys you can think ) . Later they have agreed to pay the difference amount back .
The place is good , but it is very expensive . A pint beer (330ml KF premium) costs Rs200(inc taxes) , equivalent to 3 or 4 star hotel pubs/lounge.
Check the bill before you PAY.....!!!
Dear friends,
While paying the bill in this Opus,spend some time for checking the bill or else we might loose our valuable money. This Friday evening me and my colleague went for having dinner,first we ordered 3 large Black Dog whiskey with some non-veg starters.Once we finished off, the guy (north eastern) brought the bill.We gone through the bill while paying.Surprisingly we found that the Opus charged for 5 larges whiskey. We explained to the guy the instances when we ordered the liquor.Finally they rectified the bill.
The staff is very rude and they does not know hospitality.
Coming to the non-veg (because we ordered only non-veg) it sucks. Its tasteless and worthless.
please do not order mutton,It will be doubted its mutton or....
So friends..choice is yours while choosing this Opus.
Tricksters - in Bill and starters
Hi Please take it serious this is true,
When ever we give order for alcohol drinks they use to mix the 10 to 15 ml of water to it, so there will not be any kick in it, So we will order for more this is one of there trick to take more money.
We use to go in happy hours when we order at 7:55 pm to bring drinks this guys just change the timing and say now the time is 8:05 pm as happy hours is finished.
When we start the drinks this guys gives the startes once we request to bring the starters they never stay near to desk and leave the place. After frequent request they use to bring the starter that too only veg starters not the non veg.
even in the bill this talented guys use to include 2 to 3 more pegs more to take the money from us.
So Please donot go to opus who are indirectly looting our money.
Shake Md.
Cheaters - worst food.
we went as a team of 50 conducted one dinner party on June 20th 2012 ( total billed amount Rs:70,000-00) with food and liquor. As the full bottle jack Daniels whiskey comes up as 750 ml, the blady bastard Opus guys billed it for for 840 ml.
We re checked the bills,and argued how they were cheating .Finally they agreed to give the difference amount back.
Coming to the food. it is worest. We can get better food in Marathahalli road side.
Request you guys please think twice while going to 'my Opus' (No. 2, Doddanekkundi Industrial Area, Mahadevapura, Brookefields Main Road, Off ITPL Road).
Thanks & Regards
Alex Duex.
November 04,2011
July 01,2011
May 16,2011
April 22,2011
Normally i am lazy to write reviews but after going to this restaurent yesterday (21-Apr-2011) i am compelling to write this review. This place the worst food you can ever have in your life. Horrible and Terribe. DON'T GO TO THIS PLACE IF YOU WANT TO EAT A DECENT MEAL. And on top of this - over pricey and pathetic service.
April 22,2011
Burrp uncertified - Awful service Pathetic Billing
After reading several good reviews on burrp.com we decided to go for lunch last saturday.
The ambience is ok, but a big gap between my perception of the place after reading reviews on burrp and getting there.
When we entered the security just pointed his finger with no words.
The place was not very clean too and although we reached around 1:30 pm there was hardly any staff around.
The menu looked nice, but whatever we tried to order like pasta etc was not available.
The waiters too didnt have much idea of what each dish on the menu was so requested to meet the Chef who was supposed to be busy and we still insisted then the Bell Captain came out, who gave us a fair idea of what the dishes were and we ordered some food which was ok.
Now coming to the Billing...
Bill 1 - We get a bill which has some items which we had ordered but not available on the menu
Bill 2 - we get a bill where coke/pepsi have been billed with cocktail rates ie more than double
Bill 3 - Finally we get the correct bill which we got after we go to the cashier and make the previous cc payment void
Now coming to the pricing - For this price we would rather go Cubbon Pavillion or any Taj restaurants where we would get better ambience, food and service.
To the management - If you cannot provide adequate food or service on saturday lunch time due to friday late night crowd, then why keep it open for lunch.
Why not open your place on saturday at 7 pm ?
Do u think its correct to spoil the saturday of some people like us who trust the burrp website and come all the way from other part of town.
What say ?
February 17,2011
la la la la
definitely worth visiting on friday evening..and especially for all the people who have their offices in whitefield this is the place to go..
and also be prepared with some songs if you are goin thr on friday as friday are the karaoke nites..and even if you are not prepared you dont need to worry..get high n happy then i m sure u r not gonna bother abt wat u r singing.. :)
also if u reach thr before 8 pm the happy hour is on and that means you get one drink free for every drink you order and the waiter was so sweet enuf to remind us abt tht..(tht too twice)
yeah and the fiery french fries are good..definitely worth trying..
so happy tht thr is a nice place to hangout in whitefield now.
November 18,2010
November 14,2010
Good atmosphere & drinks but snacks just OK
We had visited Opus in the Creek seeing the review on Saturday night. The place had a good atmosphere, well done surroundings and pretty decent music. We had reached prior to 8 pm so we did enjoy the happy hour too. We had planned to stay for drinks and dinner but the snacks were quite a let down - all batter fried or good ole bajjis ..we ordered 3 snacks - baby corn, mushroom and sweet chilly chicken something...all deep batter fried and devoid of salt...we asked for tandoor or grill items but they did not have any. The cocktails were well made - margharitas / long island tea etc and we moved to Toscanos for dinner as we did not want to risk dinner here after the snacks!!!!
Overall rating
Ambience 8/10
Value 7/10
Atmosphere 7/10
Snacks 3/10
September 02,2010
Awesome place
Opus in the creek is an awesome place to be at. Opus has this atmosphere which is very comforting. One can take his family, friends or even go alone. Thats the beauty of this place.
The staff is very warm and welcoming...Food is to die for! The cherry on top is the entertainment Opus provides. Nothing beats that.
Kudos to the team.
August 27,2010
Place to Drink
I went to Opus In the Creek last week for the first time . I felt the place is descent enough to drink & definately not the place to eat as you will get dissapointed with the food part.
Although the place is slightly on an expensive side but is still worth to go once in a while.
One thing that was missing also was the brands of liquor available was very few , they should have some more brands for the customer to make some choices.
I got some descent service from the staff so no complaints there at all
Shree G., Information Technology
August 25,2010
Good times are here to stay!
Been to the Opus 'in the creek' as they say..found the message on the wall outside too crass. I say that, cause this Opus is in a class of its own, and dosen't need Goa to endorse it. The place is aesthetically lit with large aromatic candles accentuated at strategic locations. There are Chinese lamps around a tree right in the middle of the restaurant, and a HUGE Buddha statue as well.
Music - Call it fortunate or unfortunate, every time I go to an Opus, there is a Karaoke session happening, lol. Not that I mind that. Fortunately Bangalore has a classy, knowledgeable crowd that can sing anything from funny Richard Carrigan songs to the 'bhoole bisre' country songs we stopped collecting since the days of the cassette player :)
Booze: Pretty well-stocked bar, and almost everything that will smoothen your palette (just dont go about asking for snake venom and sh*t like that, haha!)
Food: The ONLY place in the world where I've eaten 'Fiery French Fries'. Boy, are they fiery?! A must-try item on the menu, at any Opus location for that matter.. The food is unique, the variety is awesome (you get everything from Mediterranean, Thai, Chinese and Goan starters here)
Service: Excellent.
Meal Prices: Check the pic of the unique candle-illuminated menu card that I'm uploading, and decide for yourself :)
A must-visit for nayone in Bangalore for a classy, laid-back, fun and eventful evening.
It dosent matter if you're on a date, or with a whole jing-bang of people, all I'd say is...the more the merrier :)
wow at opus creek
Opus in the creek is my fav place to hang out at whitefiedl. For those who havent been there you have def missed something. tHE PLACE HAS A quite calm to its ambience, but it is not to be mistaken for a calm place....it is the calm before the 'storm'....by the storm i mean their food & cocktails, their extremely courteous staff & service & wonderful music. Friday nights are the kroak nites & are not to be missed. The 'Goan feel that it gives one makes me come back for more. A lot of corporates have discovered this place & i see this place rocking nowdays....best of luck & will get more & more people to party & entertain here :)
Opus in the Creek
Easily one of the best places in Bangalore. I ve been to Opus near palace ground and expected something similar when i went to Opus in the Creek too, but that place surprised me, It was massive and quiet frankly the place is camouflaged by the small enterance, No parking worries, the ATM's are close and the staff is quiet helpful (booked a cab for me on request)
I was there for an Eristoff launch with BLOT and the place was WOW. It was Insane. Even the recent Holi party with rain dance was fun. I would give the food a 8/10 and 10/10 for ambiance and 8/10 for service.
January 06,2009
Crazy, cool, chilled out, cheerful...
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays... Opus is the place to be!
Thursday is booze and brains night... Each table becomes a quizzing team. The quiz master asks the question and follows it up with a track. You have till the end of the song to get it right and pass on the answers on a scrap of paper. The points keep mounting with each round, at the end of which, the table with the maximum points gets to leave Opus without paying a penny! The most fun you'll have on a Thursday night even if you aren't a quizzer.
Wednesdays and Sundays are kroak (Karaoke) nights at Opus and you can't but help enjoy yourself here. Come Sunday and where to go is simply a no-brainer! Opus of course. That's where the whole world is! And you don't just go there cause it's a cool thing to do/place to be spotted at. You go there cause it's insanely fun. The energy is sooo high it carries you with it.
Crazy drunk people crooning away on the mic. And it doesn't matter if you're the best or the worst singer on this planet, the crowd will eat off your palm anyway...
Agreed it sometimes feels like you're at a private party, but then, keep going back and pretty soon you'll find yourself on the other side of the fence. It's definitely a place to go to with a big gang.
Besides the crowd adding to the ambiance of the place, Opus has a super chilled out "beach shacky", candle light setting. It's outdoors, which is great. You have normal tables on one side. The rest of the place has really low tables and seating with a gravel floor (you're practically curled up on the floor) .
All in all, an absolute must visit. Go there once and you'll get hooked for sure!
December 11,2008
April 14,2008
Food is good, service is passable, ambience is nice. And it's one of the few places in town where one can get Goan sausage. But the place does give out an odd vibe. I could never place it, but after reading blr.bytes' review, may be it's the private party feel. Guess there are too many regulars there and I'm not one of them? Waiters are not friendly enough? Don't know. Anyway, I try and be in Opus every Thursday for Booze 'n' Brains. The way they are set up (A/V rounds, permanent score board, T-shirts, the obvious camaraderie BnB organizers and Opus owners share etc.), I doubt BnB will move out of there any time soon. So, though not by choice, I will continue being an Opus patron.
April 13,2007
fun place, barring the insults
A few insults apart, it was a nice way to spend the evening - drinks, friends, a low pressure quiz.
Me (politely enough): Excuse me, I think we were charged for 4 beers when we actually only had 3
Waiter (Firmly): No sir, you had 4 beers.
Me (taken aback): I am sure we had only 3 beers. We each had one each, and then we shared one.
Waiter (more sternly): No sir. You had 4.
Me (speechless): ...
Proprietor (noticing the tension, stepping in to prevent a scene): It's okay, charge them for 3.
On the way out, I also heard the waiter telling an adjacent table "clear up" or "clear off" or some such... to inform them that it was closing time.
So mild insults apart, it was a pleasant evening.
January 19,2007
December 24,2006
Place: Nice, Food: Sucks.
Nice decor and ambiance. They also have a dance studio attached. The food is pretty bad and expensive - and so is the beer - one has a choice between RC and Castle - almost like the proverbial Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
But its still a fun place - they have a Quiz night on Thursdays which is fun. And there is always something going on. Besides its the only place in the North-West of Bengaluru of this nature.
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The invention contemplates an electrical power meter and method of operating the electrical power meter. The inventive power meter includes a power supply for converting alternating current (AC) voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage for powering the electronic components, and an optical diode in series with the power supply. The meter may also include an optical communications port in communication with the optical diode and/or a switch (e.g., a transistor) in communication with the optical diode. The switch may be in parallel with the optical diode, and allow DC current to bypass the optical diode when a request for communication is received by the meter. The DC current provided to the optical diode represents communication of data with an optical communications port. The switch may be controlled by a microprocessor device.
1. An electrical power meter comprising:
a power supply for converting alternating current (AC) voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage;
an optical diode in series with the power supply;
a metering circuit in series with the optical diode and in parallel with the power supply, wherein the power supply provides power to the metering circuit; and
a switch in communication with the optical diode, wherein the switch is in parallel with the optical diode.
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The invention relates generally to the field of electric utility meters. More specifically, the invention relates to techniques for reducing the power consumed by electric utility meters.
Electric utility companies and power consuming industries have in the past employed a variety of approaches to metering electrical energy. Typically, a metering system monitors power lines through isolation and scaling components to derive polyphase input representations of voltage and current. These basic inputs are then selectively treated to determine the particular type of electrical energy being metered. Because electrical uses can vary significantly, electric utility companies have requirements for meters configured to analyze several different nominal primary voltages, the most common of which are 96, 120, 208, 240, 277 and 480 volts RMS.
Electric utility meters employing electronic components instead of electromechanical components have become more widely used in the industry. The use of electronic components including microprocessor components have made electricity metering faster and more accurate. Unlike the former electromechanical components, however, the electronic components in the meter require power to operate. Usually, direct current (DC) power is required to operate the meter's electronic components. Of course, the meters typically receive and monitor alternating current (AC) power from the power distribution system. Therefore, electronic meters use power supply devices to generate DC power from the already-available and constantly-present line voltage. As discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,457,621, which is incorporated herein by reference, power supply devices have been created to generate the required microprocessor DC power regardless of the value of the available line voltages (e.g., 96 to 480 volts RMS).
Even with the shift away from electromechanical meters to electronic meters, the cost of the product is a meaningful consideration. The power supply component for the electronic meter typically represents a significant portion of the overall cost of the meter. In addition, the power supply's cost is dependent largely on the amount of power consumed by the electronic components in the meter. Therefore, reducing the cost of the meter involves considering techniques for reducing the amount of power consumed by the electronic components, and using lower cost components, whenever possible.
Attempting to use lower cost components and reduce power consumption to keep meter costs down is relevant to any meter environment, and particularly the residential meter environment. For example, although the invention is not limited to this application alone, 240 VAC residential meters often use limited current, fixed voltage capability power supplies (e.g., a linear capacitive divider power supply), which apply even greater power constraints on the power supply.
Electronic meters often employ an optical communications port used to determine electrical usage, to read the meter, and/or to provide meter indicators and test features. In order to provide such data via the optical communications port, an optical diode is used. The optical diode or light emitting diode (LED) operates as a transducer to convert electrical energy provided to it by the other meter components to light or other optical signals. The optical signal is communicated with a communications port that provides the light external to the meter. In this way, an optical receiving device may be placed over the optical communications port to receive the data processed by the meter. In an electronic meter, the power required to operate the optical diode often is equal to or even more than the power required by the other electronic circuits combined.
Therefore, there is a need to reduce the amount of power consumed by an electronic meter, and particularly by the optical diode.
The invention contemplates an electrical power meter and method of operating the electrical power meter. The inventive power meter includes a power supply for converting alternating current (AC) voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage for powering the electronic components, and an optical diode in series with the power supply. The meter may also include an optical communications port in communication with the optical diode and/or a switch (e.g., a transistor) in communication with the optical diode. The switch may be in parallel with the optical diode, and allow DC current to bypass the optical diode when a request for communication is received by the meter. The DC current provided to the optical diode represents communication of data with an optical communications port. The switch may be controlled by a microprocessor device.
The meter also may include a buffer transistor in series connection with the switch and a microprocessor for controlling operation of the buffer transistor. The meter also may include a first resistor in series connection with the switch and a second resistor in parallel connection with the switch. The AC voltage may be provided to the power supply via an electric power line. The optical communications port may provide data relating to the operation of the meter. The power supply may be capable of providing power just sufficient to operate the optical diode and the electronic components.
The invention also contemplates a method of reducing power consumed by an electronic utility power meter having electronic components. The inventive method includes receiving AC power from an electric power line, converting the AC power to a DC power, providing the DC power to the electronic components, and reducing the DC power provided to an optical diode in series. The inventive method may further include providing DC current from a power supply in series connection with the optical diode and to electronic components in a parallel circuit configuration. The method may further include switching a DC current provided to the optical diode by the power supply and bypassing the DC current around the optical diode. When a request for communication with the meter is received, the inventive method may provide the DC current to the optical diode in response to the request for communication.
It will be appreciated that electrical energy has both voltage and current characteristics. In relation to meter 10 voltage signals are provided to resistive dividers 12A-12C and current signals are induced in a current transformer (CT) and shunted. The output of CT/shunt combinations 18A-18C is used to determine electrical energy.
First processor 14 is connected to receive the voltage and current signals provided by dividers 12A-12C and shunts 18A-18C. As will be explained in greater detail below, processor 14 converts the voltage and current signals to voltage and current digital signals, determines electrical energy from the voltage and current digital signals and generates an energy signal representative of the electrical energy determination. Processor 14 will always generate a watthour delivered (Whr Del) and, watthour received (Whr Rec), depending on the type of energy being metered, will generate either a volt amp reactive hour delivered (Varhr Del)/a volt amp reactive hour received (Varhr Rec) signal or volt amp hour delivered (Vahr Del)/volt amp hour received (Vahr Rec) signal. In the preferred embodiment, each transition on conductors 42-48 (each logic transition) is representative of the measurement of a unit of energy. Second processor 16 is connected to first processor 14. As will be explained in greater detail below, processor 16 receives the energy signal(s) and generates an indication signal representative of said energy signal.
It will be noted again that meter 10 is a wide range meter capable of metering over a voltage range from 96-528 V. The components which enhance such a wide range meter include the divider network 12A-12C, which as previously noted are connected to receive the voltage component. The dividers generate a divided voltage, wherein the divided voltage is substantially linear voltage with minimal phase shift over the wide dynamic range, i.e. 96-528 Volts. A processing unit (processors 14 and 16) is connected to receive the divided voltage and the current component. The processing unit processes the divided voltages and the current components to determine electrical energy metering values. It will be appreciated from the following description that processors 14 and 16 require stable supply voltages to be operable. A power supply, connected to receive the voltage component and connected to processors 14 and 16, generate the necessary supply voltages from the Phase A voltage component over the wide dynamic range. Power supply 20 could also run off of phase B and phase C voltages or a combination of the above. However, a combination embodiment would require additional protection and rectifying components.
In relation to the preferred embodiment of meter 10, currents and voltages are sensed using conventional current transformers (CT's) and resistive voltage dividers, respectively. The appropriate multiplication is accomplished in a new integrated circuit, i.e. processor 14. Processor 14 is essentially a programmable digital signal processor (DSP) with built in multiple analog to digital (A/D) converters. The converters are capable of sampling multiple input channels simultaneously at 2400 Hz each with a resolution of 21 bits and then the integral DSP performs various calculations on the results. For a more detailed description of Processor 14, reference is made to a co-pending application Ser. No. 839,182 filed on Feb. 21, 1992, and abandoned in favor of application Ser. No. 259,578, which is incorporated herein by reference and which is owned by the same assignee as the present application.
Meter 10 can be operated as either a demand meter or as a time-of-use (TOU) meter. It will be recognized that TOU meters are becoming increasingly popular due to the greater differentiation by which electrical energy is billed. For example, electrical energy metered during peak hours will be billed differently than electrical energy billed during non-peak hours. As will be explained in greater detail below, first processor 14 determines units of electrical energy while processor 16, in the TOU mode, qualifies such energy units in relation to the time such units were determined, i.e. the season as well as the time of day.
All indicators and test features are brought out through the face of meter 10, either on LCD 30 or through optical communications port 40. Power supply 20 for the electronics is a switching power supply feeding low voltage linear supply 22. Such an approach allows a wide operating voltage range for meter 10.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the so-called standard meter components and register electronics are for the first time all located on a single printed circuit board (not shown) defined as an electronics assembly. This electronics assembly houses power supplies 20, 22, 24 and 28, resistive dividers 12A-12C for all three phases, the shunt resistor portion of 18A-18C, oscillator 34, processor 14, processor 16, reset circuitry, EEPROM 35, oscillator 32, optical port components 40, LCD 30, and an option board interface 38. When this assembly is used for demand metering, the billing data is stored in EEPROM 35. This same assembly is used for TOU metering applications by merely utilizing battery 26 and reprogramming the configuration data in EEPROM 35. The additional time-of-use billing data is stored in the internal RAM of processor 16, which RAM is backed by battery 26.
Consider now the various components of meter 10 in greater detail. Primary current being metered may be sensed using conventional current transformers. The shunt resistor portion of devices 18A-18C are located on the electronics assembly.
The phase voltages are brought directly to the electronic assembly where resistive dividers 12A-12C scale these inputs to processor 14. In the preferred embodiment, the electronic components are referenced to the vector sum of each line voltage for three wire delta systems and to earth ground for all other services. Resistive division is used to divide the input voltage so that a very linear voltage with minimal phase shift over a wide dynamic range can be obtained. This in combination with a switching power supply allows the wide voltage operating range to be implemented.
Consider now the particulars of the power supplies shown in
As used herein, the "AC cycle" refers to the 60 Hz or 50 Hz input to power supply 20. The "switching cycle" refers to the 50 kHz to 140 kHz frequency at which the switching transformer of power supply 20 operates. It will be noted that other switching cycle frequencies can be used.
As shown in
Such external meter communication may be activated automatically or via external human input, for example. In either case, the switching of transistor 302 may be controlled by meter circuits 306 in response to automatic or initiated request, as indicated above. Meter circuits 306 may then provide an optical control signal to transistor 303. Transistor 303 in cooperation with resistors 304 and 305 operate to control the switching of transistor 302, and thus the switching of optical diode 301, as described above. For example, in one embodiment, the signal from meter circuits 306 may be provided by a microprocessor (not shown) that would short the base emitter of transistor 303 (acting as a buffer to transistor 302) and cause transistor 302 to stop conducting DC current, thus allowing optical diode 301 to conduct current and provide the required external communication. When the external communication ceases, transistor 302 again is switched on and conducts the DC current, thus bypassing the DC current from optical diode 301.
It is to be understood that the foregoing illustrative embodiments have been provided merely for the purpose of explanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the invention. Words used herein are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. In addition, the advantages and objectives described herein may not be realized by each and every embodiment practicing the present invention. Further, although the invention has been described herein with reference to particular structure, materials and/or embodiments, the invention is not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein. Rather, the invention extends to all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses, such as are within the scope of the appended claims.
Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this specification, may affect numerous modifications thereto and changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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The Arizona Cardinals defense has been the continual bright spot in an overall dismal season in 2012.
But while Ray Horton's squad has earned accolades week after week for their impressive pass defense that ranks among the best in the league, they have also received criticism for their struggles containing the run this year.
Cards' defensive end Calais Campbell told Arizona Sports 620's Doug & Wolf Show Friday the team's defense against the run has indeed been a mixed bag, but he feels if the unit can stay focused they are bound to have success.
"It's been kind of hit or miss," Campbell said. "Some games we play very well against the run and some games we let teams get going on us. A lot of it is the games where people get a little frustrated and we're trying to press and too many guys are trying to do more than just our job."
Horton's pass defense has been so good teams have figured out their best chance to beat them is to run the ball early and often. Campbell expects to see the Chicago Bears do just that on Sunday at University of Phoenix Stadium.
"I think [the Bears] are going to run a lot more," Campbell stated. "I think the mentality is run the ball down our throats and then try to take it up over the top with Brandon Marshall."
Chicago boasts a very balanced offensive attack, including a strong back in Matt Forte, who is expected to see his fair share of carries.
"[Forte's] a really good running back in this league and if you let him get going he can really beat you," Campbell stated.
The Cardinals utilize a 3-4 attacking defense and if they execute properly Campbell believes they can shut down the run. They will certainly have a tall task ahead of them if they hope to upset the Bears.
But despite a trying year, Campbell said the Cardinals' defense has managed to take away some positives to build upon for next season.
"I think we just have the right kind of guys who understand how the game is and I think if we keep this group together next year we might be able to make a good run for it," Campbell said.
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WILLIAMSON - Although Mingo County voters chose a Republican candidate for President with Mitt Romney receiving 69.88 over President Barack Obama's 27.45 percent, the Democratic Party stood strong for their House of Delegate District 20 Representative Justin Marcum and 21st District Incumbent Harry Keith White, as they easily claimed the victory over Republican challengers Mike Baisden (20th) and Roger Stacy (21st).
In the 20th District, Justin Marcum had been appointed to serve the remainder of the legislative term vacated by former Delegate Steve Kominar, who accepted the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority's Executive Director's position following the death of Mike Whitt. Marcum was successful in the May Primary Election, as was Mike Baisden on the Republican ticket, and the two men squared off this evening, vying for the coveted delegate seat. Marcum received a total of 3,574 votes in Mingo County after all the precincts were in and counted, and Baisden garnered 1,643.
"Once again, I want to say that I'm so very proud to serve the residents of the 20th District," stated Marcum. "I'm humbled at the number of you that put your faith in me and trusted me to represent your interests in Charleston."
"We have made a lot of progress, but we still have a lot of work to do."
Marcum remarked that he was thrilled with the outpouring of supporters who stopped by his law office on 2nd Avenue in Williamson to express their congratulations on his successful win, as they gathered to watch the televised election results.
"You can search the world over and not find people anywhere that can come close to comparing to those in the 20th District. I'm truly blessed to have this opportunity to serve you and your needs."
In the 21st District, House of Delegate/Finance Chairman Harry Keith White coasted to an easy victory over Roger Stacy, a native of McDowell County, receiving 2,658 votes to his challengers 619 while Stacy carried McDowell with a 459 to 422 total. In Wyoming County, White was victorious with 718 votes over Stacy's 354, retaining the seat he has held for several terms. Delegates White and Marcum have established a solid working relationship with one another and feel that working together as a team, they can accomplish great things for the citizens who reside in their districts.
"I want to thank everyone who got out to vote and who supported me in this election," stated White. "This has been a hard-fought campaign. The number of residents who exercised their right to vote is one of the largest turnouts I have personally witnessed."
"As your Finance Chairman, I will be working hand in hand with Governor Earl Ray Tomblin on the 2013 budget plan, and he has already called for cuts largely due to the fact that our coal severance taxes has dropped, creating a revenue decrease in our state. We will be carefully reviewing our budget to see where cuts can be managed that will have the least adverse effect on the residents of WV."
"Thank you once again to everyone who elected me one more time as your House of Delegate Representative. I promise to serve you to the best of my ability."
In the 6th Senatorial District race, Incumbent Democrat Mark Wills lost to Republican Bill Cole by a total of 18,307 to 15,978 votes. Cole received 53 percent of the vote with Wills following for a close second place finish with 47 percent.
On the county level, all Mingo races had been decided in the Primary election, but the voters were still faithful to their candidate choices. In the County Commission race, Incumbent David Baisden received 6,752 votes; Prosecuting Attorney C. Michael Sparks had 6,615 voters support him; Sheriff-Elect Eugene Crum received a total of 6,797 votes; Assessor Ramona Mahon garnered 6,735 votes; and the Magistrates race concluded with Pam Newsome in first place with 5,614 votes, Chief Magistrate Dallas Toler following with 5,370 and Dee Sidebottom finishing third with 5,363.
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Dan's July 4 mix tapeWritten by Michael Miller | Editor in Chief Emeritus | firstname.lastname@example.com
For two years in the mid-1990s, I watched July 4 fireworks from the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The epic bursts of color and light soar over the Washington Monument and the reflecting pool on the National Mall, while 1 million people "ooh!" and "ah!" It's a definitive experience, like spending Christmas at the North Pole or Halloween in Salem's Lot.
Fireworks are fun, but crowds, bugs, heat and traffic are problematic for my increasingly cranky and fussy demeanor (and for 3- and 5-year-old boys who take potty breaks every 45.8 seconds, a frequency that exponentially increases the further from a potty they are). My family was fortunate this year; a friend of ours booked a room and hosted a viewing party at the Park Inn for the July 3 Downtown Toledo fireworks.
Eleven stories above Summit Street, the view to the horizon provided an amazing warm-up show. Fireworks displays in Oregon, Rossford and throughout Toledo (official and otherwise) provided a constant tableau of color and distant booms. We were at the wrong angle to see the Mud Hens' fireworks over Fifth Third Field, but we could see the reflections and hear the cracks, roars and rumbles from that display, which we knew signaled the imminent blast of Toledo's show.
We tuned the hotel clock radio to 94.5 'XKR to hear the simulcast music for the fireworks. The fireworks display was a tremendous and exciting big-league effort, and the music simulcast provided an eclectic soundtrack and tribute to America's birthday.
Blade staff writer Zoe Gorman described the music as "an All-American classic rock soundtrack," which it kinda sorta was, excluding appearances by England's Beatles (twice), Rolling Stones, The Who, Jeff Beck, Yes and Pink Floyd and Australia's AC/DC (twice).
The soundtrack was produced by 'XKR's program director, Dan McClintock. McClintock, a former Toledo Free Press contributor, is a veteran radio executive whose rocker credentials are beyond reproach.
McClintock had an unenviable task; he had to produce a July 4 mix tape for a citywide audience that stayed true to his station's tone. Defining the success or failure of such a project is as subjective as choosing a favorite color; 1,000 people could take the challenge and none of them would produce something that would please every musical taste.
Having said that, among its many triumphs, there were — to my ears — some odd moments in the mix.
The Sunday event started with Chicago's "Saturday in the Park" and segued to a loop repeating the title from Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." By now, it must be common knowledge that this song does not celebrate America; it is harshly critical of its politics and failures. Either McClintock took the license to separate the words from their context, or he perpetrated a subversive and radical move by opening the fireworks with sarcastic irony. My guess is McClintock would stress the former action, but the latter theory is actually more faithful to the visions of the American Revolution.
The mix spiraled through a series of Attention Deficit Disorder edits, pulling snippets of songs that used words such as "freedom" to form a chain of staccato beats that set the aural framework.
In an email conversation, McClintock said the 22-minute mix took about 15 hours to assemble.
"94-5 'XKR is a Rock station but the soundtrack also really needs a wide appeal as you have an audience from eight to 88 and then some, and a lot of songs are must-haves," McClintock wrote.
He said while he had input from sponsors and Zambelli's Fireworks, "There really was no approval necessary. It was more like an exchange of ideas to get the right dynamics and flow."
The mix featured a run-through of songs about America (including the Lynyrd Skynyrd staple "Sweet Home Alabama," a song whose ambiguous racial politics have been dulled by time and repetition).
It included some great choices — "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son," (another song that sounds patriotic but is a biting indictment of the American system — maybe McClintock was being subversive) and a slick Jimi Hendrix-to-Whitney Houston blend of "Star-Spangled Banner" versions.
Two odd moments slowed the mix to a stop. One was a segment from SSgt. Barry Sadler's No. 1 record from 1966, "The Ballad of the Green Berets," which related the death of the green beret. I understand the deference to sacrifice and respect the sentiment, but playing the song during a fireworks display is like playing Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" during a wedding reception or Verve Pipe's "The Freshmen" at a high school reunion — it's piling on emotionally.
The mix stopped to pay respects to the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A series of news clips and speech snippets told the story as the fireworks splashed across the sky. That was followed, not by a fight-back song by Toby Keith or a rumination such as Alan Jackson's "Do You Remember," but by an instrumental version of … "Over the Rainbow"?
"That's Jeff Beck from his last studio CD," McClintock wrote. "That was a suggestion from John Greer at Zambelli … I popped it in after the 9-11 tribute."
Again, all of this is incredibly subjective, but the dour and dragging version of "Rainbow" just didn't work to my ears.
There was a too-short clip from Katy Perry's "Firework" and a nicely edited run through the armed services themes before an effective false ending and the finale. The armed services music was directly followed by Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell," and the production ended with the theme song of fireworks sponsor The Blade, Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold"; both choices make it hard to discount that subversive thread that wove through the music.
Kudos and thanks to McClintock for taking on the project and making his "July 4 Mix tape." It offered highs, lows, smart moves, silly moves, corny moments, emotional moments and a mixed bag of just about everything.
A lot like America herself.
Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Beard: Comic features draft 'Star Wars' screenplayWritten by Jim Beard | | email@example.com
When you open the first issue of Dark Horse's newest Star Wars comic, you may feel a bit confused. A Jedi Knight battles a masked Sith lord and a Galactic Empire threatens to crush a rebellion, but the Jedi is named Kane Starkiller and Luke Skywalker is a white-haired general on the beleaguered planet of Aquilae. This is The Star Wars, and it's a Galaxy Far, Far Away like you've never seen it before.
Scripted by Lucasfilm editor J.W. Rinzler, The Star Wars is based on George Lucas' original 1974 screenplay, a work that lead to the blockbuster 1977 film, sans "The" of course. A quick perusal of the outline for the screenplay in Rinzler's book, "The Making of Star Wars," illustrates how closely he has hewn to former work, breaking it up into a multipart comic book series. The comic marks one of the rare times when Lucas himself is purported to be involved in one of the myriad Star Wars publications — Dark Horse claims that every page of script and art has been put before him for approval.
The fun in The Star Wars is seeing all the familiar film elements utilized in sometimes drastically different ways. The peaceful planet of Alderaan is now the capital of New Galactic Empire, lorded over by a fairly normal-looking Emperor, not the scarred and troll-like Palpatine from the films. Annikin Starkiller is the now the young man who wants to learn the ways of the "Force of Others," the mystical practice of the "Jedi-Bendu." Han Solo is mentioned as an "Ureallian" and an old friend of Kane Starkiller. In the two issues published to date, there is no Ben Kenobi, Yoda or Chewbacca. There is, though, a young Princess Leia, daughter of the Aquilaean king.
Rinzler is aided by artist Mike Mayhew on The Star Wars, and he brings a rich, detailed look at this off-kilter universe by incorporating many of Ralph McQuarrie's early designs for the film series, as well as motifs that made it into the films. No "Star Wars" admirer should do without this treat, especially jaded fans who believe they've done it all and seen it all.
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Its amazing how small little reminders that Cooper is not here hurt a lot. This morning at a doctor's appointment I had to hand over my insurance card that reads:
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Then I was reading a magazine that had a picture a mother had sent in of her three year old little boy Cooper working on a craft. (Cooper would have been three on May 20th) And I can not tell you how many little boys named Cooper I know of now. I thought I had picked an somewhat original name. The worst was last year on what would have been Cooper's 2nd birthday watching my oldest son having fun playing ice hockey with a little boy named Cooper.
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BEECH CREEK — Mingo County Sheriff's Department Deputy M. Mounts placed 2 Beech Creek residents under arrest on charges of receiving and transferring stolen firearms and obstructing.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Mingo County Magistrate Court, Todd Carpenter, 33, who also faces a felony charge of daytime burglary, and Don Mahon, 29, sold firearms that were stolen (one being a Browning 12 gauge rifle taken from the home of Willard Hatfield) to Jerry Lee Ellis, Jr., of Ben Creek, who was not aware the guns didn't belong to the defendants.
During the initial questioning, both Carpenter and Mahon denied having any knowledge of the stolen property, but later recanted their story and admitted to the crime after other subjects involved in the matter provided incriminating testimony. The guns were valued at over $1,000.
The defendants were arraigned before Magistrate Pam Newsome and were released from jail and placed on home confinement after meeting the requirements and stipulations of their bonds. They are scheduled to be in court for their preliminary hearings later this week.


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good round, i think masvidal has more tricks though, and it should win him the fight.
good round, i think masvidal has more tricks though, and it should win him the fight.
Great fight! Sub of the night.
Nice submission, IMO as alot of people were saying, that was too big of a step-up for Chiesa, those shots to the body he was eating were nasty and he eventually faded to the vet. Masvidal is a fucking hoss with tons of tools, but I didn't see him winning via sub of all things here, which feels indicative of Chiesa's lack of experience.
Good comeback by Masvidal.
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Dude could get fleas in a beard likd that lol
Fuck Chiesa for doing the Forrest Griffin. That's my boy though, had me a bit nervous when he got dropped but I figured he didn't survive that to just continue to just stand around.
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Realistically, IMO there's about 1.5 fights on this FOX card that I'd deem PPV-caliber. Voelker/Lawler better end quickly.
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Find out if you are safe to drive with the Alcohoot breathalyzer for iPhone
One of the big questions every time people have a night out and take the car is how much can they safely drink without being over the legal alcohol consumption limit or a danger to other road users. Well this could all start to become a lot clearer with the Alcohoot smartphone breathalyzer.
The Alcohoot is the worlds first smartphone breathalyzer, it connects to your iPhone using Bluetooth and when paired will automatically launch the Alcohoot's companion app. You simply blow into a tube and the information will be transferred to your iPhone. It will then calculate your BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) based on your sex, age, weight and height. The Alcohoot has been built to conform with all relevant FDA and Department of Transportation requirements. If you are over the limit it can then call you a cab, search for a restaurant or phone a friend to come and get you.
You should never drink and drive, ever. We understand that it isn't ideal to carry around a heavy, bulky, unattractive breath tester, that's why we invented Alcohoot – a small, sleek, innovative add-on for your smartphone that turns it into an accurate breath alcohol tester. Just connect it, take a breath test, take it off. Simple as that.
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The Alcohoot should be available this summer and the price is rumored to be around $70; which is reasonable enough if it can save lives and your drivers license. Of course we doubt that this would stand up in court if after using it you do decide to drive home but still get pulled over and fail a Police test; this is still a bit of a gray area and would probably be decided by a blood test. The safest and most fool proof way to avoid this of course, is to avoid alcohol completely when driving. That would make much more sense!
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Interesting device however be responsible and don't drink and drive its just common sense. The app should have a mode where if you have a high level and it sees you are moving via a car (possibly a blue tooth tag in your vehicle) it calls the cops and reports you now that would make it much cooler! Yes I know too George Orwellian 1984ish however when you have lost a loved one due to a intoxicated driver (wasn't even over the limit) you will understand.
Problem with devices like this is it ends up becoming a contest among friends to see who can get their BAC up the highest. Good intentions but I can't see this being beneficial really. If you're not sure if you're safe to drive you probably shouldn't drive. Also this may help prevent DWI's but you can still easily get a DUI if you have alcohol in your system but are under the legal limit. All depends on the cop who snagged you.
That's quite a logical leap.
I'm sure SOME people WOULD make it a contest. It's quite a leap to go from that to saying it wouldn't be beneficial.
It's been a long-time rant of mine that people are expected to know their alcohol tolerance and whether it's safe to drive yet those who judge and arrest them for it are the ones equipped with the tools to scientifically quantify the level of intoxication.
Besides, there's something inherently, logically flawed about the idea that those whose judgement has been impaired by alcohol should be use that same judgement to determine whether they should drive.
This isn't to say that no one should drink OR that no one should be held responsible for their actions. It's really about giving people the necessary tools and information to make the best choices for themselves and those around them.
And all of this from me, a non-drinking square.
I don't think its a logical leap. I've seen it happen. I've never once seen a breathalyzer used responsibly in all my times out. Its either ignored or seen as a toy.
If you have to wonder if you've had too much you probably have had too much and should get a ride from a cab or a sober person. Again, if you are caught driving with alcohol in your system you can still get a DUI. If you can't exercise enough self-control to not be teetering at the legal limit while out with friends I don't know if a little breathalyzer is going to change a thing.
Take it from someone who works in community based corrections dealing specifically with drunk driving offenders, save your money on things like this for a cab (not that the good intentions aren't there). It ain't worth it and in most states you can be well under the legal limit and still get charged with DUI. Its like trying to avoid pregnancy by timing a menstrual cycle so you can have unprotected sex. It's all Russian roulette..
If you need a phone app to figure out if you are safe to drive, you ain't.
Exactly. What we don't need are a bunch of people hitting the roads who are *just* under the legal limit. Luckily very few people will be shelling out $70 for a novelty gadget, which is how these are almost always used.