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Patent US4355955 - Wind turbine rotor speed control system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA wind turbine rotor speed control for ensuring a constant rotational speed within tight tolerances includes a self-sufficient rotor (16) incorporating aerodynamic and mechanical devices to provide the control. There is a fixed turbine blade (26) adapted to be mounted on a shaft (14) for rotation therewith,...http://www.google.com/patents/US4355955?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4355955 - Wind turbine rotor speed control systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS4355955 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/251,292Publication dateOct 26, 1982Filing dateApr 6, 1981Priority dateApr 6, 1981Fee statusLapsedPublication number06251292, 251292, US 4355955 A, US 4355955A, US-A-4355955, US4355955 A, US4355955AInventorsAdrian V. KisovecOriginal AssigneeThe Boeing CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (11), Referenced by (94), Classifications (13), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWind turbine rotor speed control system
US 4355955 AAbstract
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A wind turbine rotor speed control system, comprising:a fixed turbine blade adapted to be mounted on a shaft for rotation by the wind; a pivotal blade tip mounted on each of the respective ends of the fixed blade, said blade tips being mounted on pitch axes substantially at right angles to the rotation axis of the fixed blade; said fixed blade having trailing edges in opposite directions on opposite sides of the rotation axis; a tab pivotally secured to and to trail from each of said respective trailing edges of said fixed blade; each tab being adapted to be aligned with the relative wind on the fixed blade; each tab being connected to a respective blade tip by linkage means; each linkage means being adapted to pivot the respective blade tip in accordance with the action of the relative wind on the tab; said pivoting of the blade tip effecting reduction of flapping and unloading of the tip blade, effecting unfeathering of the blade tip at the cut-in wind speed, effecting substantially constant blade R.P.M. from the cut-in to the rated wind velocity and at a gradually increasing shaft torque, and maintaining proper tip blade pitch schedule. 2. The invention according to claim 1 in which:each linkage means further includes means to provide a required pitch schedule for the blade tip from a wind velocity slightly below the rated velocity to slightly above the cut-out wind velocity, when the last means pivots the blade tip into a feathered position for stopping the rotor rotation. 3. The invention according to claim 2 in which:said linkage means is further adapted to feather the blade tip when the velocity is reduced to just below the cut-in speed from a higher speed. 4. The invention according to claim 3 including:centrifugal force means connected to said linkage means to feather said tip blade in the event of a rotor overspeed, runaway condition. 5. The invention according to claim 1 in which:each tab is an aerodynamic-shaped vane having its leading edge proximate to the trailing edge of the fixed blade and having its trailing edge distal from the fixed blade. 6. The invention according to claim 5 in which:each tab is secured to said fixed blade by respective arm means pivotally engaged with the fixed blade; each linkage means including a first series of links pivotally engaged within said fixed blade and to said arm means; a pitch cam pivotally connected to said first series and pivotally supported in said fixed blade; a second series of links pivotally engaged within said fixed blade and to said blade tip; a pitch cam follower engaged with said cam and pivotally connected to said second series; said cam being pivoted with respect to relative wind on said tab by said arm means and said first links; said pitch cam being programmed so that as it is pivoted it changes the position of the cam follower to actuate said second series to pivot said blade tip in accordance with relative wind positioning of the tab to feather the blade tip, to unfeather it, to move it to cut-in position, and to move it to the rated wind position. 7. The invention according to claim 6 in which:a portion of said arm means extends beyond the tab pivot generally away from the tab generally toward the fixed blade; the arm means being weighted beyond the pivot away from the tab to mass balance the tab about the pivot to eliminate gravity effects. 8. The invention according to claim 6 in which:each pitch cam is shaped so that when the wind approaches the rated velocity value, the cam contacts the follower where the follower is ineffective to affect the blade tip pitch through the second series links. 9. The invention according to claim 8 in which:said fixed blade is mounted for rotation on a shaft by means of a coupling adapted to produce torsional strain during rotation; said linkage means further including a control arm centrally fixed to rotate with the shaft and having torque strain sensing links pivotally connected to each of the ends of the control arm, one torque link extending into one part of the fixed blade beyond the shaft and another torque link extending in the opposite direction into the other part of the fixed blade beyond the shaft; a torque cam in each part of the fixed blade and being mounted on a fixed pivot; each torque link being pivotally connected to a respective torque cam; a torque cam follower engaged with each respective torque cam; a pivotally mounted cam connecting link having one end supporting a respective torque cam follower and having a supporting pin at its other end to pivotally support a respective pitch cam; said torque links being arranged to move relative to torsional strain and said torque cams being shaped so that between the cut-in and rated wind velocities, the torque cam contacts the torque followers so that they do not move the cam connecting links and do not affect the pitch cams; said torque links being positioned and the torque cams being shaped so that after the shaft torque approaches the rated value, the torque cams are pivoted, the torque followers are moved, and the cam connecting links are pivoted to pivot the pitch cams to provide the required pitch schedule for the tip blades from a wind velocity slightly below the rated to slightly above the cut-out speed and to vary the shaft output in the same way but within its operating tolerances; the torque cams being shaped so that, as the torsional strain is increased by rotation in excess of the rated value, the pitch cams are further pivoted to feather the tip blades. 10. The invention according to claim 9 in which:the cams are slots and the followers are rollers fitted to roll along the slot surfaces. 11. The invention according to claim 10 in which:said cams slots have three types of surfaces on which the followers roll; one of said surfaces being an end surface which is a radius with respect to the pivotal support of the cams and which which is generally ineffective with respect to the blade tip pitch; a second of said surfaces is intermediate and programs the blade tip pitch by the pitch cam from the cut-in to the rated wind velocity and by the torque cam programs the blade tip from the approach to near rated wind to slightly above the cut-out wind velocity; and a third of said surfaces being an opposite end surface which programs the blade tip by the pitch cam from feathered to cut-in pitch angle and vice-versa, and by the torque cam programs the blade tip pitch angle from slightly above the cut-out wind speed to feather and vice-versa. 12. The invention according to claim 9 in which:said linkage means further includes hydraulic actuators controlled by said respective pitch cams to directly pivot the tip blades. 13. The invention according to claim 12 including:a hydraulic pump to supply fluid to said actuators; a pitch angle sensor to shut off the hydraulic pump when the tip blades are feathered by shaft rotation in excess of the rated valve. 14. The invention according to claim 13 including:a wind speed sensor to start the hydraulic pump when the wind speed is slightly below the over speed cut-out limit. 15. The invention according to claim 9 including centrifugal force controlled devices to provide tip blade emergency feathering to stop shaft overspeed, comprising:a beam pivotally mounted in said fixed blade on each respective side of said shaft and adjacent said cams; each beam being mounted on a fixed pin adjacent a proximate end of the beam, each beam being weighted at its distal opposite end so that said distal end tends to rotate toward the outer end of the blade due to centrifugal force; a spring on each respective side of said shaft having one end secured to a fixed pin on one side of a respective beam and having its other end secured to a protrusion extending from said beam in a direction away from said one end of said spring; said spring normally being on an axis on the side of the fixed pin on which the beam is mounted adjacent the proximate end so as to bias the beam against a stop on the same side of said beam as said protrusion; each pivotally mounted cam connecting link being mounted on a respective pin fixed to each beam adjacent its proximate end so that rotation of said beam by centrifugal force on the weighted distal end rotates each cam connecting link to pivot the pitch cams to pivot the blade tips to the feathered positions; each spring being adapted to be moved over each respective beam supporting pin in an over center movement that assists the weighted end motion away from the respective beam stop as increasing centrifugal force starts to move the weighted beam ends. 16. The invention according to claim 9 in which:said coupling is generally spherical in cross section having elastomer layers with metal shims therebetween. 17. The invention according to claim 6 in which:said linkage means includes means associated with the tab to aid in starting unfeathering the blade tip in the feathered position at the cut-in wind speed. 18. The invention according to claim 17 in which:said last means being a spring biasing said tab toward the feathered position. 19. The invention according to claim 18 in which:said spring is calibrated to force the tab to move the blade tip into the feathered position just below the cut-in wind speed. 20. The invention according to claim 6 in which:each tab is positioned adjacent a respective end of said fixed blade and is spaced from said fixed blade by said respective arm means; said arms means for each tab being a pair of spaced links; one of said links extends beyond the tab pivot generally away from the tab generally toward the fixed blade; said last link being weighted beyond the tab pivot away from the tab to mass balance the tab about the pivot to eliminate gravity effects. Description
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Angel vs. Demon – Page 132 – Author R B Holbrook's Imaginary Misadventures
I’ve been worried lately about my book: the sales, the promotion, if people will read it, if people will like it. So worried, I stress myself. I know it’s my first book and without a traditional publisher backing me, it won’t be widely publicized. That’s one of the pitfalls of using a self publishing company. Unless you have big bucks, a publicist, a large network of people, or willing to get out in the streets yourself and talk the talk, you won’t be known.
I know all this and yet, I still worry.
It all came to a halt!
Monday, January 5, 2009, I found myself stopping. Not once, not twice, but repeatedly. I stopped for every single stop light. This wouldn’t have been so crazy if I didn’t have to drive forty-five minutes to work everyday and back. At work, I couldn’t go ten steps without having to stop behind someone or something in the way. Stopping doesn’t usually bother me, but when it happens ALL DAY when normally my day flows non-stop, I feel God is trying to tell me something…
I talked to a friend of mine about these weird occurrences. Even explained to her my worries. She smiled and told me that if everything is making me stop, then maybe that is what I should do. Stop and appreciate where I am. Appreciate what I have accomplished so far, because it could be worse. A lot worse. Be grateful some have actually read my book, because no one would’ve read it at all. Stop and learn to take life as it comes don’t rush it because you might not be ready for what is coming next. And stop to prepare for the future.
Trying to live the message…
She had such a valid point. I was so worried about what I haven’t accomplished, I didn’t appreciate what I had accomplished. I do have people helping me. I’m hoping for more. I NEED MORE. But for now, I do what I can with the time I have.
Several people have bought my book and read it. And so far, I got mostly positive feedback. I have my book on websites and even had an article written about me.
So, for now, I’ll stop worrying and write. Write my booty off, because if nothing else, it helps take my mind away.
Man created blog
I created this one. Yes, this is my blog. Yes, I haven’t a clue what to write, so bear with me.
They told me to. Seriously. I’m a writer, published one book, and I need a name for myself. Therefore, I blog. I’ll come up with stuff as I go. So come back weekly and see what I come up with next. I’ll probably be as surprised as you.
But this first installment will be about my book …
It’s my first book out of three. Yes, a trilogy. It’s called Oracle’s Legacy: Children of Sun and it’s awesome, if I can toot my own horn, which I will. This science fiction novel, follows several characters on a ride that they nor I will ever forget.
Its modern-day, and a secret civilization living among us has just experienced a political blow. Their leader, the Oracle, is dying.
The civilization is called the Structure and is made up of seven houses that chase after enlightenment by attempting to understand the nature of energy.
Though dying, the Oracle hates to see what has become of her people.
Now, as the Structure begins tipping deeper into darkness, a new leader is needed to prevent conflict among the houses from escalating into an all-out war. Ollie could be the key to finding the next leader, but she has her family to think of and a life to live. Getting involved in a violent conflict is the last thing she wants to do, and so she must remain unnoticed. As power-hungry factions hunt for Ollie, however, she has no choice but to get involved. She’ll do whatever’s necessary to protect her loved ones.
Oh, you bet there’s more! But you have to read the book to get the juice. The 1st 4 Chapters are posted here or go to my website and I have plenty more information and extra content!

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Alive 'n Kickin' was a New York popock band from the late '60s. Tommy James discovered the group playing in a local club. Impressed with their performance, he convinced his label, Roulette, to sign the group, and he supplied them with a song he had co-written, "Tighter, Tighter." (He initially gave them "Crystal Blue Persuasion," but
Alive 'n Kickin' was a New York popock band from the late '60s. Tommy James discovered the group playing in a local club. Impressed with their performance, he convinced his label, Roulette, to sign the group, and he supplied them with a song he had co-written, "Tighter, Tighter." (He initially gave them "Crystal Blue Persuasion," but he had second thoughts and kept it for himself.) "Tighter, Tighter" was an infectious number, and the group had a couple of songs that nearly matched it. Unfortunately, the follow-up singles didn't go anywhere, and the group fell apart shortly afterward. Collectables reissued their enjoyable, albeit uneven, debut album augmented by the non-LP singles "London Bridge," "You Gave Me Something" and "Good Ole Lovin' Back Home." There might not be anything that is as memorable as "Tighter, Tighter," but fans of that single, Tommy James and early-'70s mainstream pop might find it worth exploring.
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Everything was perfect. I will return here every time I'll go to Boston. It simply couldn't be any better. Right in the center, walking distance from Back Bay, clean and beautiful and incredibly cozy and for very reasonable price. Staff is friendly and very helpful. I can strongly recommend.
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CopleyHouseBoston, Manager at Copley House, responded to this reviewResponded January 13, 2014
This is so fantastic to hear! I really appreciate you staying with us, and I'm thrilled to know you had such a nice trip in Boston. Hopefully we'll see you back in the city soon!
All reviews newton st studio apartment prudential center main building great location small kitchen dining table minute walk sofa bed bay area full kitchen quiet street walking distance two blocks third floor whole foods back bay station
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Wonderful Boston location in a renovated townhouse
Copley "House" is a group of apartments in houses in the Copley Square neighborhood. The location is superb, within easy walking distance of the Boston Fine Arts Museum, Copley Square (with Trinity Church, Old South church, and the Boston Public Library - the latter well worth seeing for its art and architecture), Back Bay shops and restaurants, and the Boston Common. In good weather it would be feasible to walk to Beacon Hill, Chinatown, and beyond, and non-walkers can use the nearby "T" stop (Boston subway). Our "medium studio" apartment was quiet, clean, and reasonably priced, a parking space right on the property a couple of steps from the house was available for just $15 per day extra, and the staff was friendly and helpful.
Now, the particular townhouse where we stayed (215 West Newton, a block down from the main office) is probably more than a century old, and although renovated it had some disadvantages typical of a multi-apartment renovation from that era: the entrance door opened the wrong way into the small kitchen space; there was little hot water at morning times of peak use; and the window blinds didn't permit fully darkening the sleeping area. Also, the policy is not to confirm availability of the excellent, inexpensive parking described above until the morning of the rental. (If it hadn't been available, the off-site alternatives would have been much more expensive and further away.)
These disadvantages were minor compared to the advantages noted above. We would certainly stay at Copley House again.
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First and foremost, thank you for staying with us, Steve. From the list of local attractions you mentioned, it sounds like you had a wonderful time in the city. I'm very happy to hear that.
Additionally, I appreciate all the feedback you left for us, both positive and constructive. We are continuously working hard to efficiently improve based upon all guest feedback. Your points will absolutely prove to be helpful as we grow. So, thanks!
Again, I hope you had a great time in the city, and hopefully we'll see you again someday.
The best accommodation for a stay in Boston
When we arrived we were pleasantly surprised of how close it was of the heart of Boston.
We stayed in apt 209 a little further down the street of the main building and thought that the place was very cute.
Only downfalls were that the bathroom was a little small and there were no drapes to stop the morning sun from coming into the room.
Other than that we were completly satisfied with our stay and would recommend anyone to stay there.
The Copley House will defenitely be the top of our list option for our next stay in Boston.
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CopleyHouseBoston, Manager at Copley House, responded to this reviewResponded January 6, 2014
Thanks so much for staying with us! I'm thrilled to hear you had such a nice stay in Boston. We're lucky to call this beautiful city home.
I also appreciate the feedback about the bathroom and drapes. It's certainly something I will look into!
Me and a couple classmates were coming in to Boston for a national professional development conference. On college student budgets getting together the money for the trip was difficult and left us searching for a hotel when all the special group rates at the larger hotels had been booked up already. The best rates we found were at Copley house so we booked it less than a month in advance. Copley house was very accommodating, especially considering we needed a ground floor apt. due to one member of our party being disabled. The only possible complaints I could come up with is that the apartments appeared much larger in the pictures than in real life and that one outlet in our kitchen didn't work. Copley house turned out to be literally one block from the prudential/hynes center where our conference was held and was actually closer than many of the hotels which other conference attendees were staying at, plus the convenience of having a kitchen and a small grocery store less than half a block saved us a lot on take out food. I've seen other reviews saying the apartments weren't very insulated, but the one we were in was so toasty warm that we had to crack the windows a few times despite the snowy weather outside. I was put off when making the reservation about parking costing $15 per night because where I'm from it's NEVER more than $5, but was surprised when I learned that friends in other hotels were paying double that for parking, so even their parking rates turned out to be a steal! The people in the office were very nice, navigating the back alleys to get behind the brownstones for parking was difficult for us to figure out and find where exactly we were supposed to go, and the front desk lady actually came out and parked our car for us since we were having trouble. Several highways are within a few blocks so when we did venture out by car it was really easy with GPS to get to the areas we were interested in visiting, even Walden pond which is notoriously hard to find. The location was perfect the price beat all the competition and the convenience/ comfort and service were top notch. Definitely would recommend Copley house to any friends planning on visiting Boston!
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CopleyHouseBoston, Manager at Copley House, responded to this reviewResponded December 30, 2013
Thank you for staying with us! I'm so pleased to hear that your trip went smoothly, and I really appreciate you writing a review about your experience. We work very hard to make sure our guests get the most out of Boston. It's such a wonderful city. Sounds like you were able to get out and explore Massachusetts as well. Walden Pond is beautiful and has such an interesting history.
I also appreciate the additional detail you left that we can learn from. We are under new management as of this year and are constantly looking for ways to improve for our guests. Your review will prove to be a big help.
Anytime you're back in Boston, we'd love to have you stay with us again.
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It's a wonderful location. Convenient to everything. We had a basement studio which worked out fine.We were there during a major conference. It was convenient to the shuttle pick up location. The first evening was a bit cold as the room did not have good heating. We thought it was our imagination. At midnight, I called the maintenance number but no one picked up. I went back upstairs to the reception. It turned out they had turned down the heat because they were hot. They brought us a space heater. It was much improved and we were able to sleep comfortably there after. That said, we also thought that the remote in the room worked as both ac/heater, but we were mistaken.
otherwise, the place is a quaint historical building. The wall to our room was a bit thin, next to the housekeeping room in the basement. The stairs could stand a bit of vacuuming. It would be a challenge for a the physically challenged who we had with us assigned to the second flr. Luckily we were there for a very brief 2 evenings so he didn't pack a large suitcase.
Safe neighborhood. There are lots of eateries around and walking to everywhere if you're a walker. There's a beautiful pedestrian corridor down the bloack from the building. It's quite lovely.
Room Tip: Good for long stays, fully equip kitchen.
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Thanks so much for choosing to stay with us, and for sharing your experience. We're under new management this year, and guest feedback is so important to us. You left some fantastic detail (i.e. downstairs walls, vacuumed staircase, etc.) that is going to be very helpful for us moving forwards. Much appreciated.
Aside from that, it sounds like you had a lovely stay. I hope you had a fantastic time in Boston, it's such a great city to get out and explore.
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Great location, very quiet, budget friendly, safe neighborhood even at midnight ( we walked from the Theater District to the apartment) Good local food places around ( Mike's Diner and Flour)
The room itself was just a bit small, but it's doable given that most of the time should be spend doing great things in a great city anyway.
It's tucked away as...use again when in Boston!
Room Tip: Please don't rent a room when construction is going on right above it...
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CopleyHouseBoston, Manager at Copley House, responded to this reviewResponded December 19, 2013
Thank you for staying with us! I certainly agree with your food recommendations. Mike's and Flour are two of our favorite places to eat. We're fortunate to have the location we do because this area of Boston is becoming a cultural center and some incredible chefs are opening restaurants around us. Next time you're here, I would also highly recommend Toro, Equator and The Beehive.
I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful time in Boston. Hopefully we'll see you again someday.
if you love brownstones & quiet streets
We'll take eccentricity and insufficient sound insulation in return for a walkable historic neighborhood, (South End) gorgeous park half a block away (Southwest Corridor), walking distance from BAck Bay Station and Copley/Prudential shops. Whole Foods half a mile away. We stayed in room 104 (studio in central building) with a more than adequate kitchenette, including pots and cutting board. Only drawback terrible sound insulation and 4 guys who came in late and kept us up 2 nights in a row. If you like spotless cookie-cutter new hotel rooms, this is not your place. If you love the Tabard Inn in DC, you'll probably like this too.
Room Tip: we liked 104 in main building ground floor but didn't see others... quiet at back of house.
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CopleyHouseBoston, Manager at Copley House, responded to this reviewResponded December 9, 2013
Great review! I really appreciate the points of feedback you left for us. We're under new management as of this year and guest feedback is absolutely a priority for us as we constantly take steps to make Copley House an incredible value in the heart of Back Bay. The note you left about sound insulation in 104 will prove to be very helpful for us moving forward.
Thank you for choosing us for your stay and hopefully we'll see you again someday!
Price Range: $112 - $240 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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Last night my new acquisition was safely put away in the garage and my new clothes brought in to the house. I tried the Lycra on for laughs size. Fits snugly doesn't it? Padded bums - well that's certainly a new one on me!
Anyway I had a little time between errands so I thought I would just ride up an down along the road just to acclimatise myself with the bike. This was suppose to be like the Apollo 10 mission; a dress rehearsal (without wearing the Lycra!) for the maiden voyage. Brakes are how I remembered them to be from back in youth days (and they work much in the same way). I also recalled how to the change gears (as shown by the man in the shop). Back in my day the gear changers were attached to the frame, not hidden behind the brake lever! Changing them down was a doddle. But it became apparent I didn't pay as much attention as I should have back at the shop. Or I wasn't shown how to change the gears back up. Yeah, that's it, I wasn't shown! ;)
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French artist Christian Jequel uses a painting knife to create bright, colorful paintings that depict beautiful scenes of nature – a departure from what most of us are probably used to seeing. Each of his vibrant pieces are full of movement and celebrate the fact that we live on such a beautiful planet.
“I was born with a gift,” Jequel says. “I became an autodidact (self-taught) when I realized no one else could teach me because I had my own style. The funny thing is, I am now asked to give lessons in spatula painting to art students.”
Jequel says his pictures are painted 80 percent from memory and the rest from photos he takes for research. He says that he is a “witness” of his time and his pictures will one day be a record of how life was lived in many of the coastal towns and villages in Southern France.


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Chitharal Jain Temple is a famous Jain Temple. It is located in the Marthandam town of kanniyakumari district, Tamilnadu. Chitharal is historically known as Thirucharanathupalli the abode of Jain monks belonging to Digambara sect. It is famous for the hillock which has a cave containing rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside… Read More Chithral Jain Temple Tamilnadu
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C'mon, Managers: Drop the ActBy Will Yakowicz | Inc – Thu, Oct 10, 2013 8:30 AM EDT
Not a tough person by nature? Then stop acting tough. Here's why being anything other than authentic in the office is bound to cause trouble.Do you feel as though you need to put on a different persona when you get to work? Do you have to put on a mask in order to lead your troops?You're not alone, many leaders resort to wearing masks. Peter Fuda, author of "Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders," wrote a piece in the Harvard Business Review about the importance of de-masking yourself in front of employees.Fuda says there are two common types of mask-wearing CEOs: those who want to "conceal their perceived inadequacies and flaws behind the polished facade" and others who "take on a new persona at work that they feel is necessary for success."However, Fuda says that although putting on a front may get you somewhere, it will not help you achieve long-term goals and will ultimately backfire on you. He argues that there is no stronger leader than one that is authentic to their own personality. If you're not a "tough" leader, then don't act tough."Both types of masks undermine trust and effectiveness," Fuda writes. "They also create inner conflict, as leaders struggle to align their work and home lives."In his research, he came across a CEO of a credit reporting and debt collection company who adopted a tough facade after her company was acquired by a private equity firm. When the firm asked her to increase her business's performance, she implemented a strict quota coupled with a three-strikes-you're-out atmosphere."After years of working in a macho, male-dominated industry, she thought she had to be highly competitive and hard-driving to succeed," Fuda writes. "Whenever her instincts for openness, warmth, and curiosity bubbled up, she pushed them back down for fear of not being taken seriously. As a result, she created a dysfunctional work environment focused exclusively on execution and results."But after she dropped the mask, she realized her team responded with better work-- they "[increased] revenue tenfold and [set] industry benchmarks for performance," he writes.When he asked the CEO what she learned from becoming more authentic, she said: "I wish I had listened to my instincts sooner instead of going through the motions of being tough. I've learned that authenticity comes from confidence, and confidence comes from taking risks but you can't take risks unless you’re prepared to be vulnerable."More from Inc.com:

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Robin Hobb / Megan Lindholm was born in California, grew up in Alaska, and currently lives in Tacoma, Washington. As Robin Hobb, she is the author of fourteen novels and numerous shorter works. Megan Lindholm has published nine novels; her short fiction has won the Asimov's Readers' Award and been a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo awards. See less
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Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra — The University of Aberdeen
Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra
Liam V. Harris*, Melissa McHugh, Ian B. Hutchinson, Richard Ingley, Cédric Malherbe, John Parnell, Alison Olcott Marshall, Howell G M Edwards
Raman spectroscopy has been identified as a powerful tool for astrobiology and remote robotic planetary exploration. It can be used to identify and characterise rock matrices, mineral inclusions and organic molecules and is demonstrably effective at identifying biomarkers, or indicators of biological activity. The ExoMars rover, jointly operated by the European and Russian Federal Space Agencies, will carry the first Raman spectrometer into space when it launches in 2018 and two further Raman instruments have recently been announced as part of the payload onboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars 2020 rover. Each of these spectrometers however will, by necessity, have poorer resolution than the most sophisticated laboratory instruments because of mass, volume and power constraints and the space readiness of the requisite technologies. As a result, it is important to understand the minimum instrument specification required to achieve the scientific objectives of a mission, in terms of parameters such as spectral resolution and laser footprint size. This requires knowledge of the target minerals and molecules between which there may be ambiguity when identifying bands in spectra from geological samples. Here, we present spectra from a number of Mars analogue samples that include a range of such molecules, highlighting where such confusion may occur and identifying the most useful bands for differentiation. It is recommended that a Raman spectrometer achieves a resolution of at least 3cm-1 and covers a spectral range from 100 to 4000cm-1 in order to differentiate between all of the target molecules presented here.
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Harris, L. V., McHugh, M., Hutchinson, I. B., Ingley, R., Malherbe, C., Parnell, J., ... Edwards, H. G. M. (2015). Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 46(10), 863-872. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.4667
Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra. / Harris, Liam V.; McHugh, Melissa; Hutchinson, Ian B.; Ingley, Richard; Malherbe, Cédric; Parnell, John; Olcott Marshall, Alison; Edwards, Howell G M.
In: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Vol. 46, No. 10, 01.10.2015, p. 863-872.
Harris, LV, McHugh, M, Hutchinson, IB, Ingley, R, Malherbe, C, Parnell, J, Olcott Marshall, A & Edwards, HGM 2015, 'Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra', Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, vol. 46, no. 10, pp. 863-872. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.4667
Harris LV, McHugh M, Hutchinson IB, Ingley R, Malherbe C, Parnell J et al. Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 2015 Oct 1;46(10):863-872. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.4667
Harris, Liam V. ; McHugh, Melissa ; Hutchinson, Ian B. ; Ingley, Richard ; Malherbe, Cédric ; Parnell, John ; Olcott Marshall, Alison ; Edwards, Howell G M. / Avoiding misidentification of bands in planetary Raman spectra. In: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 2015 ; Vol. 46, No. 10. pp. 863-872.
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Posted in Mendocino, nature, ocean, Redwoods, Seasonal Update, summer, vacation rental on July 3, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Fireworks at eye level – that is something I hadn’t seen before. We hiked out to Cypress Abby above Arena Cove to watch the Point Arena 4th of July Fireworks and it was quite spectacular. The cliffs are about 80 feet above sea level, so you can watch the fireworks being launched from the pier, climbing their way up into the sky and then explode. Another advantage of being up high is that you don’t smell and inhale the smoke. We could see it filling the harbor.
Earlier in the day, Fort Bragg was holding its annual 4th of July Salmon BBQ. We had a nice visit with Congressman Jared Huffman who was on BBQ duty and doing a great job. The salmon was delicious!
The garden is doing quite well. The beans looked happy and I harvested the first batch which was very tasty. Nothing like home-grown food!
As always, the North Coast was magical and we had a wonderful weekend visiting with friends, hiking, gardening, cutting firewood and even enjoying our first dinner outside on the deck this year. I can’t wait to be back.
Schooner Gulch aka Bowling Ball Beach
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Schooner Gulch State Beach is my favorite beach in the world. It’s so otherworldly. There are two locations that have this geological formation of perfectly rounded boulders: New Zealand and Mendocino County.
I was so excited to show this amazing spot to my god daughter when she visited in December. Unfortunately, the minus tide was really late in the day and it was getting dark, so we didn’t have a chance to walk the whole beach, but we climbed up to the bluffs and looked north and down on the beach. With a passing winter storm, this was a breathtaking yet somewhat ominous view. I love how the coast offers different perspectives every time you visit.
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24 hours of silence | Minding the Castle
I am a bit scrunched up.
But I am in a far better place. I’ve just read through the past couple years of my blog and it started to hit home that I’ve been doing my best being a negativity slayer and didn’t realize that I needed to be a better vampire slayer.
My closest friends pointed out that I’ve collected a string of leeches these past couple of years that have been compromising my energy and goals. Several had shared words with me trying to save me some grief much earlier. But I had tangled myself in social circles that took time to extricate myself from. Anyone who knew me during my pre-L the roommate times knew that I had been living independently and was doing well and it was bringing a roommate into my life that paved the beginning of a path that would shut down jnetsworld.
“This is my favorite restaurant.” Someone joked while I was busy in the kitchen. Everyone left, leaving the dishes for me.
It was nice to have my place buzzing with life. But I see now that it was a poor substitute for what family is… and real friends.
My real friends were busy with their respective lives and could only check in with the occasional phone call between projects and traveling.
It was hard to have my boundaries respected… it got to a point where I had to let them know to stay away and at regular intervals. People didn’t want to wait to be invited… since I have a habit of disappearing… sometimes for weeks at a time. And so… they persisted and insisted upon my attentions.
Try living this way for two full years to oblivious” well meaning” people that love you best when you have a party hat on and don’t understand that you wear many other hats…. some that are really really quiet.
I didn’t have enough quiet time to collect myself and be able to celebrate them. In the past two years, I’ve danced at the Ford Theatre, at the Hollywood Bowl and in Acapulco. In the past two years, I learned a lot about photography, got into underwater photography for a summer, took a shark dive and was part of a project called Candy Wax Cutie and recently enjoyed a huge gallery event where my behind the scenes stills for fashion shoots flashed on television screens through out a fashion show event.
And I never wrote of these huge events because I allowed people to impose themselves on me that I had little thought and energy left for myself.
Running off to my work gave me some time to feel like myself; feel like I was creating success.. And now that I’ve been on that jacked up space of workaholic / chasing solitude to recalibrate whenever I can squish a thought for myself for so long -I’m only beginning to return to that quiet place where I can write and begin thinking again at the piano… and not feel like a ghost of a person.
And it is so strange that I had tried to build friendships with people who didn’t endear themselves to me. I remember many moments where I did share with them my frustrations and made requests and in that space of trying to be forthright, I didn’t see that the whole friendship was on their terms; conditional.
They are no longer in my life. I could no longer sustain myself under their conditions that I invited them out the door indefinitely.
I see now that what I was hoping to enjoy was a sense of family. I gave these people a safe place to land but they took me for granted. They never got to know me nor what my world meant to me. They never got to know my dreams and because of that, they will not be part of my future.
E-moo “Why didn’t you just ask me to leave?”
JNET: “I never invited you to come over. Why couldn’t you have waited for that!”
R: “He set the energy going …. that neediness. And lots of people took advantage as he did. You’re just getting to a place where you are leech-free.”
I don’t think I’ll ever let people get into my life like that ever again. It wasn’t my style. I explored making new friends to stretch my world and found that jnetsworld stopped belonging to me. I’m reclaiming myself and my world. I want to enjoy my life and have time to write of a life worth writing about. If you see me drop off the edge of the world again…
Then maybe you’ll know like my closest friends knew and were concerned about…. that I’m not doing well.
I’ve just spent over 24 hours inside intentional silence to heal myself and counter the choking silence that a noisy life created. I’ll be spending the next season rebuilding JNET… and rebuilding jnetsworld…
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~ by jnetsworld on May 31, 2010.
Tags: e-moo, jnetsworld, minding the castle, mp3, so you think you had a bad day, solitude
2 Responses to “24 hours of silence”
Keep breathing … keep dreaming … the rebuilding will come … just let it.
Ed Babb said this on	June 1, 2010 at 11:17 am | Reply
Breathing… dreaming… rebuilding..
Thank you Captain for sending your encouragements.
jnetsworld said this on	June 1, 2010 at 4:36 pm | Reply


text: Thank you! The state fairground in Iowa is certainly regularly used for all sorts of events throughout the year, which is why I was sarcastic about the novel saying it was deserted 50 weeks of the year (although I may have been so roundabout about it that my actual meaning was lost). So it's good to know that others are leveraging their assets, so to speak, as well.

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Life at Rossmont: 365 Days of Photos--Day Sixty-two
365 Days of Photos--Day Sixty-two
Well, all I accomplished, as far as photo-taking, were pictures of the boys' Lego creations! ;-)
Maybe tomorrow will be better for picture-taking...We'll see!!