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Tonight, another cold evening is on tap for us with temperatures dipping down into the mid 30's, on a bright note we should stay above freezing for the first time in a while.
Tomorrow we should make it to the mid 60's with plenty of sunshine.
Friday we will see a few more clouds make their way into the area as we get into the upper 60's.
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oldswamm wrote:I just found this thread yesterday, and after some thought (and reading) decided it's a viable idea if carefully implemented. First off some comments.
If you are using 'start' caps, you are looking for trouble (IMHO). They are NOT continuous rated. They are only connected during the motors startup in their intended application. You should be looking for 'run' caps, which are almost never over 100uF, and for a given capacity are physically 4 to 10 times larger than a 'start' cap.
The hair dryer in a link in an earlier post doesn't have a GFCI in it. It would HAVE to have a ground connection to be one. <edit> Alan B pointed out to me that the last statement is untrue. GFCI can and do work with only 2 wires. <endedit> I would consider GFI to be essential for this circuit, so beware. They are commonly sold for heat tape (for water pipe), as here:
Here's the circuit I've come up with to control one of these chargers. The LCD display interface isn't included in the schematic and isn't labeled on the board. RC4-7 are the data pins, and RB6&7 are the R/S and CS.
In an effort to make it 'fool proof' I intend to glue a pin header, hardwired for the digital representation of the number of cells, to the battery's charge connector. If I eliminate a cell from a pack I would reprogram (rewire) the header (removing bad cells tend to cause packs to 'change' from time to time which could lead we fools to connect them at the wrong voltage). It would allow the processor to determine the charge voltage needed and could also function as the start charge signal. Obviously the charger's battery connector would have to have a matching connector. I would connect switches to the 2 least significant bits so the human could communicate with the processor (with the battery disconnected).
To use programmable current I would probably add another couple pins to the header on the charge connector to program the current. 6 bits for 'S', and 2 bits for 'P'.
My choice of processor is based on the fact that I have some, and the software to program it. I have 18F parts that would give more usable pins, but my newer programming SW is corrupted and I don't feel like fooling with it just now.
Also note that the PC board is designed to be hand built. If I had boards built I would redesign it (vias are really handy). I might even remember to include mounting holes. For the prototype I'll just etch it on an oversize board and drill holes wherever.
I'll build the first prototype in the next few days and try to figure a way to test it (I haven't found suitable caps), so if you see an obvious error, please let me know. I just drew this this morning, so it's POSSIBLE there's a mistake.
Skippic wrote:Guys this is somewhat off the subject. This thread is about a charger, not a BMS.
I'm not saying that a BMS isn't needed for this type of charger, but maybe we should make a different thread for it.
oldswamm wrote:I couldn't sleep last night for thinking about this, so I got up and drew it.
See original for diagram
This circuit should work from less than 10s to 24s, and would draw about 60uA from the 24s (obviously the resistor could be changed to optimize it).
Would wake up from sleep mode, transmit a 24(?)bit ID # (plus a sync string, start and stop characters, and CRC) at 100khz or so, then go back to sleep for 1/2 sec or so.
The processor is old and obsolete, but I have a bunch of them, and since the bulk of the power used goes into the transmitted signal, a more efficient one wouldn't reduce consumption much.
I haven't gotten any response about the whole battery ID idea. Does that mean I'm the ONLY person who has any fear of plugging a battery into the charger with the wrong setup, and/or wants the convenience of not having to 'tell' the charger the desired parameters every time?
HealthYoung, I agree with what you say, but I was looking for suggestions specific to this project. I like to use a pot on some projects to adjust parameters 'on the go' for experimentation, but for this project up and down buttons would suffice for setup.
P. S. I know that's not the symbol for a zener, but didn't feel like drawing my own.
P. P. S. Man I'm tired of winter. -28F right now! Coldest winter I've ever seen!
Skippic wrote:I agree a BMS would be beneficial for this setup, just might be less messy to create a separate thread and link it.
As for the HVC, any way it would implemented should stay right in this thread. Since unless we want to burn stuff it's an integral part of the charger.
What would be the simplest way to implement HW HVC?
As for the 15 charging currents selectable by relays, I can say from experience, only three steps are needed:
- off
- max amps
- BMS leveling, topping off
With Lipo you can charge 98% of the capacity at max amps and trickle charge the last 2%.My setup will be something like 400uF and 12uF.
oldswamm wrote:What I get for sleeping. (Lots of post to respond to.)
Let me reiterate, I'm NOT trying to push more sophistication you than you want. I'm trying to design a circuit with enough options that it will work for ANYONE.
Just because an option is there, doesn't mean YOU have to use it!
I'm surprised people think this is complicated. One processor, one op amp IC, however many shunts you need, and a handful of caps and resistors for the main board, plus a processor and a half dozen peripheral components for each serial ID unit (if used).
Rather than using quotes and responses, I just going to make random responses.
Thanks for the link to the diyelectriccar thread link, I'll pursue it farther, but the safety devices I saw so far have already been discussed here. (fuses, GFCI, HVC/BMS shutoff)
The caps should be modern UL listed RUN caps. They have a switch that opens if they build up pressure.
I have a lot of faith in my programing, especially if checked by members of this forum.
If you want true redundant safety override, it shouldn't share ANY components with the main controller.
A good cheap alternative would be a crowbar (a heavy SCR) across the output, with fuses in front and behind it. Could use a trip voltage higher than any of your packs ever see (could be switch selected, but there's the danger of it tripping when you forget to change it), and it could have a timer that energizes it if the controller doesn't send regular 'watchdog' resets (not to be confused with the processors internal watchdog).
You don't need to use all 6 relay control outputs. Would only be for those who have more than one 'size' battery. You surely aren't going to use the same current on your lite 4Ah battery as on the 40Ah+ motorcycle battery, are you? At an EXTREME it would provide almost infinite current control 'like a commercial charger'. I rerepeat, you don't have to use them if you don't want to! My immediate plans call for 2 significantly different battery packs, so probably 3 caps would do me fine, but other people might have a wider need, so I'm trying to allow for them. Skippic, are you sure your setup would be ideal for both a 4Ah 4s and a 40Ah 24s?
Good point on the internal references. I'll probably build a prototype with the VR reference, and 'allow' for it's variability when setting my limits. (I don't have a 16F1938)
I can't see why we could possibly need a separate thread to include an HVC input, or why it's 'messy'. One pin on the processor, one line of code.
Evibus is an alternative to CANbus. Involves wires and is much more complicated than adding a serial # IC to the battery. Wake on interrupt would require some form of bidirectional com, which would unnecessarily complicate things (I can live with 20 to 60uA).
My thought on the zener is that it wouldn't have to conduct continuously or even accurately (maybe I'll experiment this afternoon). As long as the voltage stayed between 2.5 and 5.5 volts, even the old 12c508 would be happy.
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a wireless serial # ID, because it's simple (I've pretty much abandoned the idea of an extra connector at the charge connect as being unnecessarily complicated). Programming at the charger would be simple since the one I build would have up/down buttons and an LCD (I would require that the battery being programed for, be plugged in, so you would KNOW you were programing for the right one). And before you jump on me, YOU don't have to spend the extra $5 for an LCD if you don't 'need' readouts or programability.
The reason the processor has a watchdog timer is in case the micro 'takes a dump'. Like Alan pointed out, we just have to make SURE the reset shuts the relay(s) off.
Anybody who wants to is welcome to build a non computer controlled version, (they already are after all), but it's NOT what I'm designing.
oldswamm wrote:As far as I can see, the only part the charger needs to concern itself with is HVC, unless we want to tell it to go to trickle for balancing.
oldswamm wrote:Parabellum, I don't understand what you mean. Where would you put the zener(s), and how would they trip the HVC? I figured on the output of a set of methods HVC for myself.
oldswamm wrote:
Has anybody tried to measure the efficiency of these chargers. A watt meter can be mislead by the power factor, but if NO heat is generated, I would have to assume it's 100% efficient. I would like to see some actual temperature/time/ambient measurements so we could calculate heat energy vs. battery energy. Any other energy leakage (RF, light, xray )?
ga2500ev wrote:Actually with reactance for the capacitors it's simpler than that. Any unused energy flows back to the source. The only problem with this is that there's a meter between the source and the caps.
oldswamm wrote:ga2500ev, my board would be isolated from the mains with a transformer, but it's 'ground' would connect directly to the Batt-. Any other setup would make current measurement problematic. In that case, I don't see why a voltage divider wouldn't be fine for B+ measurement.


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Posted 22 December 2011 - 10:35 AM
I recently wrote an article on noise-based procedural (pixel) shaders I created for a project that uses the GPU to both render and edit heightfield terrain.
Besides explaining the Cg code, I also added an FX Composer sample project for anyone to play with.
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Posted 22 December 2011 - 02:18 PM
I hope to post another article on this in a week or so, covering ways to mix noise on the GPU in even more complex ways
in order to generate (even) more interesting terrain, as demonstrated in the youtube clip.
Posted 22 December 2011 - 04:38 PM
Do you have any examples of how the horizontally projected texture improves appearance?
Posted 22 December 2011 - 10:05 PM
Obviously, a single Y projection works fine when slopes are gentle, but when you need proper texturing on steep slopes as well, it's not always enough.
Then again, the terrain in this image is pretty much on the border of what can be done with heightfields, so the technique's advantages in more 'typical' scenarios might be a bit less pronounced.
(The subtle light/dark banding in BOTH images is not a texture projection artefact but the result of using (faster and compacter) vertex normals instead of a normal map).
I hope this clarifies it a bit.
Posted 07 January 2012 - 07:55 PM
look of different types of eroded terrain, without actually doing an erosion simulation.
Two screenshots generated with the aid of these algorithms:
The article:
Again, it's accompanied by an FX Composer project that exposes the algorithms as a real-time (pixel shader) effects.
Let me know what you think!
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Posted 18 May 2012 - 12:14 PM
This time, it's mainly about the editing pipeline as a whole, using the CPU and/or GPU to locally edit the terrain through brush strokes.
It also covers directional noise, which generates procedural noise that has its features stretched or compressed at an angle relative to the direction of a brush stroke, creating user-driven effects that would be hard to create otherwise.
The article:
Posted 20 May 2012 - 10:40 AM
The one I am really struggling to do at the moment is lunar terrain.
For my needs I use the 3d position of the vertex (on the surface of a unit sphere) as the input to the height generation function, this works really well with iq noise, but for generating craters... pretty awful.
Any ideas?
Posted 20 May 2012 - 11:09 AM
I've never tried it but I'd imagine that something like the following might do a decent job:
- Start of with a smooth turbulence function as the base height
- Implement something similar to texture bombing as described here, using a texture height texture of a crater, having has a dark spherical center, a light rim and midgrey edges and do the lookup as follows: height += (0.5 + 0.5*random.w) * amp * (tex2D(imageTex, (1+random.z) * freq * (offset_t - random.xy)).r - 0.5). Alternatively, do this 'lookup' using a procedural function that you like. The (1+random.z) factor is there to randomly scale the radius of the crater between 50% and 100%, while the (0.5 + 0.5+random.w) is there to scale the amplitude between 50% and 100%.
- Call the texture bombing function multiple times per height sample (i.e. vertex), similar to calculating and summing the octaves in the turbulence function, increasing the frequency and decreasing the amplitude with each subsequent octave (for, example: freq *= 1.9, amp *= 0.55).
Alternatively, you could replace the texture lookup with a radial procedural function of your own, of course. But the texture approach might give you more opportunities to tweak the result to your liking (e.g. select one of many non-perfectly-circular variations per bombing). You could also try a little input distortion as discussed and implemented in my third article on Scape to add more variation to the shapes themselves.
In any case, this approach should create randomly placed craters of wildly varying sizes.
And even though I've got no idea on how good the above will already look, it will probably give you an interesting base to experiment and extend from.
Hope this all makes sense.
Good luck!
Posted 21 May 2012 - 08:51 AM
The use of a crater texture will probably improve the looks of the result, but it still will be dog slow as we would need a lot of octaves.
I'm beginning to think this cannot be done as a single shader, I think I'm going to have to get creative.
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Posted 30 June 2012 - 09:16 PM
No, not directly, but it can export the heightfield as greyscale image, which can probably be used in your favorite modelling tool (blender, max, maya, ...) to displace a plane and just export it from there instead.
Although the feature could be added to Scape, i'd image it wouldn't be used that often, as modelling tools are often just as happy to work with heightfield images, and most game engine require a heightmap input image (instead of mesh) for their terrain system anyway, as they generate the terrain mesh on the fly (based on the exported image) for performance reasons (lod, bandwidth, culling, ...).
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Different tools support/prefer different formats. That's why Scape can import from and export to a bunch of different formats:
8-bit (0 ... 255): BMP, PGM, PNG, TGA, TIFF, RAW
16-bit integers (0 ... 65536): BMP (using Unreal's color encoding scheme), PGM, PNG, TIFF, RAW
32-bit integers (0 ... 4294967296): TIFF
32-bit floats (0.0 ... 1.0): TIFF, RAW
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In addition to Major League Spring Training, the complex is used for each team's player development systems. In the off-season, the complex is the site for player rehabilitation, Extended Spring Training, Arizona Summer League, and Arizona Instructional League baseball. The complex is also home to an Arizona Fall League team, the Peoria Javelinas. International teams from Japan, Korea and China have also used the facility for instructional and spring workouts.
Peoria Sports Complex is utilized year-round by local and national youth and adult baseball tournaments and championships. The complex is also host to a variety of events such as concerts, art shows, car and RV shows, bike races, outdoor weddings/receptions, private parties, group events and charity fundraisers. City sponsored special events are also held annually for 4th of July, Easter and Halloween.
The area surrounding Peoria Sports Complex includes numerous hotels, restaurants, shopping and entertainment.
145 total acres Easy highway access Many hotel & restaurant accommodations within walking distance 30 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
11,000 + traditional capacity 18,500 + festival capacity 8 luxury suites Large concourse/multipurpose areas Full concessions/catering Visiting team clubhouse (offices/lockers)
Fields and Related Amenities Main stadium (lighted) 12 full size practice fields (6 lighted) Field dimensions: 340' corners, 385' power alleys, 410' center fields 4 half fields 8 covered major league hitting tunnels 12 minor hitting tunnels 30 practice mound galleries
Team Clubhouses
2 clubhouses (40,000 sq. ft. each) Fitness/training amenities Over 400 lockers
Parking Lots
2 large separate parking lots 2,800 parking capacity
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My husband I left rather early in the morning for the short drive to Cambridge, Massachusetts, we have been there before, but never to take pictures. Of course I had to take some flowering shrub photos, as spring has just sprung, but it isn't fully in color.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
America's First Garden Cemetery
My husband I left rather early in the morning for the short drive to Cambridge, Massachusetts, we have been there before, but never to take pictures. Of course I had to take some flowering shrub photos, as spring has just sprung, but it isn't fully in color.
13 comments:
- Betty said...
Wow! Gorgeous!
- April 11, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Heather Rojo said...
This is one of my favorite cemeteries! What a great time of the year to visit. Other garden cemeteries in the area are Greenlawn in Everett, and Harmony Grove in Salem, Mass. Each one is like a sculpture garden.
- April 11, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Barbara said...
Betty and Heather, it was a little overcast, and not green enough for me, but still. Heather, I have lots buried at Harmony Grove. Nobody in Greenlawn. Thanks for the comments.
- April 11, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- Wendy said...
Oh my gosh, what a beautiful cemetery! When we get home, I need to visit it. It looks like a very restful (no pun intended) place.
- April 11, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- Greta Koehl said...
Omigosh, one of my favorite cemeteries and bird-watching areas! Such memories.... Really one of my favorite haunts when I lived in Cambridge - for a poor graduate students the price was right!
- April 11, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- Barbara said...
Greta and Wendy, You wrote at the exact time! And, had the same beginning words. I'm glad you enjoyed my shots, and I will go again and again, just for you all.
- April 11, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Sharon said...
That's gorgeous! Wouldn't it be nice if they all looked like that ;)
- April 11, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Barbara said...
Sharon, yes, it would be nice. This one is super hilly, but at least you can drive around and get lost!
- April 12, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Heather Rojo said...
Barbara, (and Greta!) I used to ride my bike around there when I was a student. I even took photos there back as an undergrad, but I have no idea where those photos are today. It would be fun to go back once a month to see the different plantings and birds over the seasons.
- April 12, 2010 at 9:29 PM
- Kathy said...
Gorgeous cemetery. I love all the spring flowers and trees as well.
- April 13, 2010 at 10:05 PM
- Barbara said...
Heather and Kathy, Thank you both for your comments.
- April 14, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- Jenna said...
What a beautiful, restful place to be.
- April 18, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Barbara said...
Jenna, I agree, and I will go back soon.
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The patriotic spirit was in no short supply around Scotland County for this week's Fourth of July holiday.
Deercroft's Independence Day parade was preceded by its second annual fun walk, with 23 participants. The parade itself included local law enforcement and fire service representatives, with Deecroft residents decorating their usually pedestrian golf carts with banners and American flags for the occasion.
"We just took all of the decorations in our house and everything we could find in the store and embellished it," said LuAnn McPhatter, parading with her sister Kathy Gillam. "We entered because I live in the neighborhood and we enjoy it - it's something to do every year."
McPhatter also won the parade's award for the most patriotic entry overall. Another entry unstinting in its use of patriotic decorations was that of Dick and Candy Glidden, who won the prize for most flags used on a golf cart.
"I've been doing this for probably four years," said Candy Glidden. "I just like having fun and being part of the community, enjoying the friends that we've made here while celebrating the birthday of our country."
"I enjoy the parade because I'm with my wife and my friends and enjoying the Fourth of July," added her husband, Dick.
Among the parade's autmotive entries was Joe Tetreault's 1953 CJ3 Jeep Bravo, originally purchased by his father. The Jeep was recognized as the parade's most unusual entry. John MacNeill won oldest car with a 1948 model.
Deercroft's Independence Day celebration also included promotion of fire prevention measures, as the community has been a National Fire Protection Association Firewise community since 2008. The day included information about measures homeowners can take to protect their homes from wildfires, a visit from Smokey the Bear, and a Dalmatian bounce house for children.
"About five or six years ago, I was the one who started the Firewise, and we brought this parade back," said Suzanne Allen. "We used to have it a long time ago, but we brought it back and it gets bigger and better every year. It's fun, and everybody was very celebratory this year I think."
Throughout the parade, Joy Cloninger disguised as "Sparkles" the clown ensured, with the help of Kelsey Hunter, that participants and audience members were adorned with a little Fourth of July glitter.
In other parade awards, Scott and Cathi Smith won shiniest car, Joy Cloninger won most unusual golf cart, Don Barrett and family won most unique golf cart, Pam Flowe and son Xander won most colorful golf cart, and Sarah Hunter won cutest pet entry with her dog Max. In the motorcycle category, Fred Fox was recognized as loudest and Ed Bantz took home the prize for having the most flags.
The Deercroft event was followed by the city of Laurinburg's annual public fireworks display at Scotland High School. The display began around 9 p.m. More than 100 people turned out with chairs and blankets to watch the display.


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Posted by Ilana Angel
Today is my birthday. I am 47 years old. That is almost 50. At 46 I felt like I was still teetering towards the low end of the 40's but I am now officially well into my 40's and actually closer to 50. I don't care about birthdays that much, and truly have no fear about getting older.
I feel blessed to be a mother to my wonderful son. With each year I get older, so does he, and we get closer. He is a remarkable young man and I am proud of not only who he is, but of the job I have done in raising him. He is my greatest joy and greatest accomplishment.
I want this to be a year of growth. By growth of course I mean I want to grow emotionally and do not want the growth to extend to my ass. I am going to work on my emotional well being. I realized I have been taking care of everyone but myself, and I am overdue for attention.
I have a very clear goal of what I want from both my personal and professional lives this year, and I am going at attack both those dreams with guns blazing. It will take time, patience, and some therapy, but I am all in and I am going to get what I deserve because i am worthy.
To everyone who shares a birthday today, I wish for you all the things you wish for yourself. I hope you have a wonderful day, along with a year of health and happiness. Be brave, be kind to yourselves, and remember that you are worthy of all good things, so keep the faith.
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April 5, 2013 | 4:22 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I like breasts. I like my own, and can admire others. I think they are remarkable from the perspective of using them to bond with my newborn baby, and remarkable from the perspective of incorporating them into my sex life. Boobs are important and should not be taken for granted, which is why I am constantly fascinated when women don't respect theirs.
Today, as I wore my new pretty pink floral bra, I decided to take notice of the breasts around me. My boobs looked fabulous, know it, but that was not the case for a large group of women wondering around Beverly Hills. I found myself saying prayers for random boobs because there is torture happening all around us. Today I am here as a breast advocate. Pay attention.
I saw a woman with rather small boobs, but she had them in a bra that was clearly suffocating them in order to give them the appearance of oranges, when they were really grapes. I saw a woman with medium boobs, who was wearing a bra for small boobs, causing them to appear to be cut in half, so she was sporting four apples. Women need a lesson in bras and fruit.
I saw a woman who decided to forego a bra altogether, allowing her grapefruits to swing like monkeys from a tree. Another woman opted to tie a piece a string around her watermelons, which caused me to worry when she passed that I might lose an eye. You don't put a Band-Aid on a gaping wound, and you don't wear a tiny bra when you have big boobs.
The only time you should use string to contain breasts, is if you are tying up a chicken for Shabbat dinner. Breasts are important for a lot of women. They help define who we are, and if you think that is not true, ask someone who has lost hers. Breasts matter, as they should, and we need to respect them. Not just their health, but their daily lives, and bra needs.
Women owe it to themselves to get properly fitted for a bra. It will change how you look, and how you feel. Important to also note that unless you are walking down a runway during Paris fashion week, not wearing a bra is not an option. I don't care how perky you are, get some support. To all the boobs in Beverly Hills, I hope relief is coming for you. Keep the faith!
April 4, 2013 | 9:29 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
Last night I went to the airport to meet a friend. I got there a little early so I stopped to get some gas. As I was pumping my gas a car pulled up on the other side of the pump. A man dressed in his pilot uniform got out and I was frozen for a minute. He was beautiful. Not just his uniform, but as a human being, he was beautiful. He had dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and one rather prominent dimple on his right side.
He smiled as he got out of the car and I panicked and went into the store to get a drink. When I came out he was finishing up and looked over at me again. I said to him, "You are really beautiful." He laughed and responded with, "Well hello, and thank you." I giggled, may have twisted a piece of hair, and got in my car. He was standing there looking at me, gave me a little wave, and off I went. It was great.
As I killed time waiting for my friend, I was playing around on Twitter. I saw a tweet from @GodPosts that read, "If you are brave enough to say goodbye, God will reward you with a new hello." I read it over and over again. I then read a tweet from @MarilynMonroeDC that read, "The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest." I took these as a sign.
My Rabbi recently told me that God showers blessings on us everyday, and it is up to us to pay attention and catch the blessings. Sometimes our bucket is full, and other times we forget to pick up the bucket, and so blessings land around us and are not noticed. I have many blessings, but lately have forgotten about my bucket. Last night was a series of messages from God that I need to pay closer attention to my life.
This morning I spoke to the Englishman for the first time since we broke up, and it was wonderful. I love him. He is my best friend and I am not going to lose that friendship. He is a blessing in my life, and the life of my child, so while he is not my beshert, he is important, so I reached out. We had a lovely talk and everything is okay. I am going to find love again, as will he, and we will be happy for each other, as friends are.
Sunday is my birthday and I am going to mark the beginning of a new year with a new search. I am going to date, kiss a few frogs, get some priceless blogs, and meet a terrific man because I am a terrific woman. My friend Dannielle sent me a quote on Facebook that read, "Real men don't date the most beautiful girl in the world, they date the girl who makes their world beautiful." I cannot wait to meet that man.
And so the search begins. I'm single and dating, which sucks, but also has a silver lining. I have a wonderful son, a wonderful best friend, and a wonderful attitude. I am stronger, wiser, gentler, and kinder this time around. Life truly is a blessing and so I am going to put a smile on my face, be thankful for the lessons I have learned, polish up my bucket, start paying attention to the blessings around me, and keep the faith.
April 2, 2013 | 3:29 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I love my cleaning lady. Her name is Maria and I don't know what I would do without her. She makes me happy and I look forward to her coming to my home more than any holiday. I am a very neat, organized, and clean person, but she is magic. She comes in and turns my home into a palace. She is brilliant at her job and if I ever lose my job, I will eat Top Ramon everyday if it means I can keep her employed. I really love and respect her.
Maria came to my home today and I just walked in and floated on air from room to room admiring her work. The thing is, I spent 2 hours yesterday cleaning my home so she wouldn't think I was a slob. I did all my laundry, although she tells me she will do it, I went through my home and straightened up, put things away, and changed the beds. Why is it that I am cleaning up for my cleaning lady? Does anyone else do that?
Not only do I clean up in anticipation of her coming, but I don't like to be home when she is here. I don't want to be in her way, and I don't want her to judge me. She never would of course, but I wonder what she is thinking as she cleans my home. I plan my schedule around her schedule. It is ridiculous really, but that is how I roll. I needed to get out of the house today so I made plans to meet an old friend for coffee.
I have known my friend "Lisa" for about 15 years. Our kids went to preschool together. When my son went on to Day School, her daughter went to a different school and we lost touch. There was never a falling out, we simply drifted apart because when your kids are young you are friends with the parents of your kids friends. I would see her occasionally but as our kids grew up we completely lost touch with other.
Lisa recently found my blog and sent me a message on Facebook to say hello and offer me support about my recent breakup. It was really very kind and I was immediately reminded of what a lovely girl she is. She also happens to be Canadian. I am proudly Canadian and there is just something about my people that is special. Canadians have a certain thing that I can't quite explain, but if you are Canadian, you get it.
I have a Canadian flag tattooed near my bum so that no matter where I am sitting, I am always in Canada. My son has duel citizenship and although I have lived in America for over 20 years, Canada is home. My family is there, my lifelong friends are there, and my heart is there. I had not seen Lisa in over ten years but spending time with her was like being home. It was as if we had been together yesterday. I love this girl.
We talked about our kids, work, life, and Canada. She is a pistol. Our cup of coffee turned into 3 hours of therapy. It was all very cathartic. She made me laugh, made me think, and actually called me out on a bit of my crap. Being with her made me happy. We have a history together in terms of our kids and being Canadian, but it is also a new friendship as life is so much different now than it was ten years ago. We are now women.
We used to be young mothers raising our kids, but with our kids older, and life being complicated and consuming, we have experiences now that shift how we talk, what we talk about, and ultimately made us friends by choice, not the obligation that comes when your kids are friends. To Lisa, I freaking love you and you made my day. Not just because you got me out of the house for Maria, but because you are fabulous. You truly are.
I left Lisa and went to the mall. I have decided in light of my now being single, I was going to treat myself to some new bras and underwear. A great bra can change how you walk and talk, so in the interest of getting my sexy back, I thought rocking some sexiness under my current uniform of pajama bottoms and the Englishman's t-shirt might help. I went to Victoria's Secret to shop with an hour to kill before Maria was finished.
I stopped by Starbucks of course and as I was in line waiting for my latte, I checked my Twitter. I have a bit of a Twitter addiction and really look forward to hearing from those who follow me. Today however, was special. Today I got a tweet from a woman that I have loved for a very long time. I remember watching her on TV and wanting to be her friend. She was funny, sassy, quick witted, and super cool. She is Jackee Harry.
My Keeping it Real blog is all about reality television and my new favorite reality show is Married to Medicine. One of the stars of that show is a woman named Quad and when she speaks, her tone and attitude remind me of the divine Ms. Harry. I tweeted that Quad reminded me of Jackee and today Jackee tweeted back asking who Quad was. Really? I think I actually started clapping while in line at Starbucks. Jackee Harry!
I wrote her back of course and told her who Quad was, then let her know I thought she was divine. She tweeted the obligatory "xoxo" back, which I translated in my head to be, "Hi Ilana. You're fabulous. Let's meet for lunch and be best friends." I just looked at her tweet again and without even realizing what I was doing, I clapped again. I really just think she is so great and I smile when I think about her. Jackee Harry rocks.
It has been a great day. I am currently rocking a gorgeous pink floral bra that makes me feel like a lingerie model, reconnected with my fabulous Canadian friend Lisa, and am one step closer to being best friends with Jackee Harry. I am doing good today and will be better tomorrow. I am a lovely girl and good things come my way all the time. The key is to pay attention, say a prayer, breathe deeply, and keep the faith.
March 31, 2013 | 9:27 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I broke up with the Englishman. Or perhaps he broke up with me. I am not really sure what happened, how it happened, or why it happened, but the fact is, it happened. It has been stressful because we have a relationship that is also a friendship. He is my best friend so the thought of that ending with the relationship is hard. God willing we will find a way to be friends one day, but not today.
My heart is broken. The end was not nice so my feelings are hurt. I truly believe our friendship will survive, but that will depend on me. He is much more forgiving than I am so it will be interesting to see if in time I can set aside my ego and forgive both him and myself. I have been crying, thinking, and praying. I pretty much kept it to myself and not really spoken to my friends or family about it.
I wrote a short blog about our relationship ending. The people who read my blog on a daily basis have always supported me and I wanted to share with them. It is odd I was willing to share my sorrow with these virtual people, more than my real life friends. In the end these people have held my hand, hugged me, wiped my tears, made me laugh, and reminded me that after darkness comes light.
My followers on Facebook and Twitter are lovely. They have been reading my take on reality TV for a long time, and about my journey through life for even longer. I share everything here and in some ways they feel like they know me and we are friends. Thank God they do because it is with their support I am not still in bed. They have rallied me through a tough time.
They refuse to let me feel sorry for myself. They took time out of their days to remind me I am a catch. A break up is ultimately a rejection and they helped me to see that rejection does not make you unlovable, it just makes you available for the right love to find you. It is through a group of strangers that I have found comfort, support, and ultimately friendship. They saved me.
My heart is cracked but still working. I know what I want out of a relationship and I will find it. There are no guarantees, but with each love lost I learn about me, which is the key to finding him. I'm not expecting Prince Charming, but charming is required. That brings me to my new charming friend. I got an email today from a lovely man and with his permission, am sharing it.
"I read your stories in the Journal. I am on a computer everyday even though I am 76 years old. You parted from your gentleman friend. I don't watch the TV garbage you do but I read your stories and I am thankful I don't. It is when you write about you I am interested. You are single and should not waste time. Life is short. You need to date right away so you can find a new man. I have been married for 51 years to the love of my life and we think you'd be a suitable partner for our accountant. He is a Jewish 50 Prince Charming. When you are ready you let me know and you will go out for dinner. You be ready soon because love should be yours. You deserve it."
I wrote the gentleman back and sent him my phone number. His wife called me back as he felt it would be disrespectful for him to call a lady back. I am in love with them and look forward to meeting them for coffee. Not sure about Prince Charming, but I am flattered they want to set me up. What a blessing it is that I am able to share my "stories", and in return be rewarded with kindness from strangers.
I don't know when I will be ready to date, but when I am, I will approach it with an open heart. Dating sucks and I dread doing it again, but love is grand and if weeding through frogs is what gets me to Prince Charming, I am willing to do the work. I am a special woman and I will meet my match. I truly believe that. I have an army of friends on my side, and we are all keeping the faith.
March 27, 2013 | 10:22 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
It is with a broken heart that I share with you my relationship with the Englishman has ended. We broke up this week and my heart is shattered. He is a remarkable person and I am disappointed because I have never wanted, or worked so hard, for a relationship to work. My romantic heart is grateful for our time together, and my girlish heart hopes we find our way back.
He was wonderful and his kindness allowed me to uncover pieces of my heart I didn't know existed. He has become my best friend over the past year and while I would like to think we will remain friends, the fact is I don't believe you can be friends with someone you loved. When a relationship is over, maintaining a friendship is hard. It is truly a sad and confusing time.
I am going to be fine. I am a woman who lives a quiet and protected life, yet I share it here out loud, and I take comfort in knowing you are pulling for me and pray for my happiness. Thank you for listening, and supporting my journey. To the Englishman, you are very special and I wish for you all the things you wish for yourself, and more. You made my heart sing.
I will cry and struggle with the break up, but in time I will be able to look back on the happiness we shared and move forward. With each failed love affair one can only pray they are closer to finding their Beshert. Time will heal, God will comfort, and hope will remain. There are no guarantees in love so all we can do is take a risk, hope for the best, and keep the faith.
March 26, 2013 | 3:25 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I pray everyday. I wake up in prayer and go to sleep in prayer. A lot of time it is not a prayer as much as it is a conversation with God. I talk about what is going on so I can put it all out into the universe and hope it comes back in a way that makes things better. Lately I have been praying for change. I am traveling in circles and I need change to send me in a new direction.
I have been working on changes in my work and for the first time in a very long time I feel like I am close to my professional goals being reached. It has been slow and steady and while I know that can win a race, I am not in a race. I am simply ready for things to happen and feel prepared for the changes that will come when those things finally do come. God willing.
I have been patient as I watch others reach their goals. I have been patient as I saw opportunities come and go. I have been patient as I dealt with the consequences of making wrong decisions. I have been patient as I teach myself to change the things about me that I don't like. I have been patient as I learn about myself and enter into the next phase of my life.
I am going to turn 47 in a couple of weeks and for my birthday I am praying for change. I want to value myself enough to know that I deserve everything. I want to believe that my dreams will come true, and not just hope that they will. I want to know that I am living my best life. I want to change things in my life to make room for changes to come into my life.
I can control my weight, so that is on my list. I can control how I treat the people in my life that I love, so that is on the list. I can control how I treat the people in my life who should not be, so that is on my list. I want to be an exceptional mother, daughter, sister, friend and partner to the people that matter the most to me, so that is on the list. Good thing I like lists.
I believe there are changes coming and I am excited. Even if the changes are not what I want or expect, I can only pray that I will learn something because knowledge is power, and power matters when you are facing the unknown. I don't know what the future holds so all I can do is get ready and surround myself with people that I love, trust, and dream with.
Before people panic and think there are hidden messages in this blog, there are not. I'm just ready for some things to change, and so I am working on being excited rather than scared. I have been dreaming of these changes for a long time and cannot wait for it all to kick in. Not only for me, but for the people that I love and am anxious to share everything with.
Not everything needs to change of course because my life is blessed and I am a lucky girl. It is really just about getting ready because when change comes I want to be in a comfortable place in my relationships, in my body, and with my prayers. It is a scary and exciting time so I will continue to pray, hope change finally comes, and focus on keeping the faith.
March 25, 2013 | 9:20 am
Posted by Ilana Angel
I have had a rough couple of weeks. I have been struggling to find my way and it has left me exhausted. I am worried and afraid about things that I have no control over. I'm not sure if it is my approaching birthday, the fact that my son has his own car and is out and about on his own, or the fact that I am simply emotionally spent and therefore misinterpreting things that are said to me from a place of frustration, rather than gratitude.
My spiral began when I started to read up on the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio. That social media helped convict two young men of rape was fascinating to me. It is proof of the power of a blog that a blogger blew this case wide open. I started to read because I was interested in the social media aspects of the case, but quickly became consumed with the story. The way the Jane Doe was treated broke my heart into a million pieces.
The 16 year old girl at the centre of this story has been disrespected and discarded over and over again. It speaks to our society that this girl is being blamed for ruining the lives of the boys who raped her. That this is how rape victims are treated is mind boggling to me. I am offended not only as a woman, but more importantly as a human being. People need to understand that rape is a word that covers all sexual assaults.
Rape is a violation and there are many ways in which someone can be raped. You can talk to a hundred rape victims and all their stories will be different in terms of what their experiences were, but at the core, the violation is the same. The emotions that come wtih being hurt this way are the same. Rape can mean a lot of different things and each definition is a form of abuse and should not be experienced by anyone.
The boys who were convicted in Ohio are the same age as my own son. I can sympathize with their families, but at the same time I question what was taught and not taught in their homes. My son is being raised to respect not only women, but himself. I know that people never think this can happen in their families, but I know what I have taught my child and he knows what is right and what is wrong. That is a fact.
I was the victim of a very violent sexual assault when I was 22 years old. I spent a year in and out of the hospital, and another year in and out of court, as I fought for my voice to be heard. The pain and torment was worth it when my attacker was convicted of kidnapping, forcible confinement, and rape. Many lives were altered with the conviction. Not only the lives of my family and me, but also for my attacker and his family. It is hard to leave Jane Doe behind.
In reading about Jane Doe in Ohio, I have had an opportunity to revisit my 22 year old self and I am really proud of her. I have never been shy about speaking my mind and standing up for myself and what I believe in, but my experience at 22 really shaped who I am now as a person and has provided me with a grace I never knew I would have. I am not writing to talk about rape, as much as I am writing to talk about hope for Jane Doe.
Today is the beginning of Passover, which commemorates the liberation of Jews, so as Pesach approaches I am going to liberate myself. My name is Ilana Angel and I was a Jane Doe. It does not define who I am as a human being. I survived a horrific experience, but I am thriving, strong, and I am wise. I am a wonderful person who has love and a full life. I am free of the label and believe that this day can come for every Jane Doe.
I want this young girl in Ohio to know she is going to be okay. She will heal from the humiliation, pain, and deep and crippling sorrow that comes from being Jane Doe. She will reach a point when she will find love, give love, accept love, and not question love. She will be all the things she wanted to be before she was labeled with the horrible status of Jane Doe, and she will take a special feeling of pride in each step she takes forward.
For those who celebrate Passover I wish you a happy Pesach and hope you have Seders full of love, laughter, and joy. I am going to mark the holiday by releasing the chains that label me what I am not. My life is blessed and many experiences have made me who I am. I will always keep Jane Doe in my heart and pray for all who share the name are able to experience their own Exodus to freedom. I pray that they lose the label and keep the faith.
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Even some of her historic "facts" are open to debate, as far as I am concerned. I made myself a little chronology of what I know about Mary.
Date of Birth: 5 Jan 1849
Source information for this date includes her death certificate, census records, obituary, gravestone, and family lore
Place of Birth: Georgia
Source information for this location includes census records, her death certificate and family lore
Parents: Unknown
I cannot find a single document that gives the identity of Mary's parents. For almost two months, I chased little girls named Mary Dunn across the United States of America, and never found her. However, I can tell you the parentage and location of just about every other Mary Dunn my g-g-grandmother's age.
And there's a story there - something that was a closely guarded secret. Since she was underage to contract for marriage, Mary's first marriage record had this to say about her parents:
...Mary C Dunn aged 17 years...her having no father and the consent of her mother made her home with another family in their presents (sic) was the sight (sic) for porfomace (sic)...
Her death certificate, for which her son Rubin Ned was the informant, was equally tantilizing for its seemingly deliberate omission of her parents' identities. On it, Ned said Mary's father's name was Mr. Dunn. He did not know what her mother's name was.
I don't believe that.
Religion: Baptist, member of Bethel Union (later DeGray) Baptist Church, DeGray, Clark County, AR
Source information for this includes Conference Meeting minutes of Bethel Union Baptist Church, DeGray, Clark County, AR and her obituary.
Date of Marriage: 8 Sep 1866 to Allen Mason Lowery Callaway, in Clark County, AR
Source information for this marriage includes the marriage bond and license, and her obituary
Date of Marriage: 13 Jul 1878 to David Andrew Williams, in Clark County, AR
Source information for this marriage includes the marriage bond and license, and her obituary
Children: Marriage 1: Julia Ann Callaway, born 19 Jun 1873, in Clark County, AR
Marriage 2: Rubin Ned Williams, born 14 Nov 1881, in Clark County, AR; and
William Andrew Williams, born 13 Nov 1882 in Clark County, AR
Source information for children includes census records, Mary's obituary, her children's obituaries, and family lore
Date of Death: 9 Apr 1929 in DeGray, Clark Co., AR
Source information for this date includes her death certificate, obituary, gravestone and family lore
Cause of Death: Noxemia, i.e., insufficient oxygen in the blood
Source information derived from her death certificate
Burial: DeGray Baptist Church Cemetery, DeGray, Clark County, AR
Source information for this location includes her death certificate and gravestone.
Family lore about Mary is about as sketchy as historic documents. There's a photo of Mary and a man I have been told was Bob Dunn, who came to see her from Texas. I don't know if the photo was taken while she was married to Mace Callaway or David Williams. She certainly doesn't look as old as she was in another undated photo of her with her daughter and adult grandson.
And Dunn - aha! A family member?
Brother, cousin, father? I chased Robert/Bob Dunns around the country in census records. I have no idea which, if any, is him in the sub-folders I have on Robert Dunn. I can't put the two together in any context, even though I feel sure he was related to her. He just doesn't look old enough (to me) to be her father.
My paternal grandmother, who was Mary's granddaughter, always told me and other members of the family that Mary was her "Indian grandmother." Several in our family did not believe that.
A few months ago, we laid that one to rest when one of my aunts took a mtDNA test. Grandma was right. If, as my father and I suspect, Mary was illegitimate and a man named Dunn was her father, then she may have been half native.
And if she was born in Georgia, it doesn't necessarily mean she was Cherokee. There were a multitude of native tribes whose homeland was Georgia.
So I stand, once more, in front of her photo, and ask her to give me a sign.


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1. The College offers the following training Programmes
- Port Operation Courses
- Diploma in shipping and Port Management
- Advanced Certificate in Port Operation
- Certificate in Clearing and Forwarding
- Port worker Development Programmed (PDP)
- Clerical Cargo Handling Operations; Gantry Crane Operations. Container Handling Equipment Operations
- Improving Port Performance (IPP)
- Management of General Cargo Operations
- Management of Container Terminal Operations (Train mar 2.6). Port SecurityFire and Safety
2. Maritime Studies
- Maritime Deck Services
- Engine Room Techniques
- Boat Building and Repairs
3. Training Facilities
- Highly trained and experienced Instructions
- Excellent Classrooms
4 Workshops
- Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive & Civil Well stocked library
- Audio-Visual Training Materials and Publication section Computer Laboratory
4. Engineering Courses
- Civil Automotive Mechanical
- Electrical Production & Service works are also undertaken e.g. Car Servicing, wood working and Brick Making.
5. Management & Workers Education
- Computer Courses Supervisory Management
- Personnel Management
- Human Resources Development
- Environment Protection & Conservation
6. Vocational Training
- Motor Vehicle Mechanics
- Carpentry and Masonry
- Welding and Metal Fabrication
- Electrical Installation
- Tailor Made Courses, These are offered on request. Duration of these courses Ranges from 2 weeks or more
7. Special Courses
- 9 months Diploma in Shipping and Port Management
- 3 months Certificate Course in Clearing & Forwarding
The two special courses have been developed to give professional skills to the shipping community in Tanzania.
Principal Bandari College
Mahunda Street, Tandika
P.O.Box 9184
Tel: (255)22-2850970 Fax:(255)22-2113938


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