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Just in case anyone is intrested, here are some pix of my 100 amp DIY VFD being assembled. As soon as time permits i will post a video of the VFD in opperation. I still have to make a remote control pannel.
Best Regards Tom.
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:19:17 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Cool! It looks like the project is really coming together, Tom.
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The big power modules mounted on the heatsink - what are they and what did they cost?
Joe Gwinn
quickly quoth:
They are dual IGBT transistors also known as a GTR module. Basicly they are 2 NPN transistors conected in series to form a half bridge which means the are capable of switching both + and - DC power back and forth. You get AC output in the form of a square wave as a result. You can achive the same result by using 2 individual IGBTs.
The GTRs i am using have the capacity to switch 100 amps at 1200 volts, they have built in free wheeling diodes which cuts down on the component count. I bought these GTRs on ebay for $8.00 each, shipping was $7.55.
Best Regards Tom.
So each module is a a half-bridge containing two IGBTs plus some frewheeling diodes. What make and model?
The reason I ask is I'm designing a homebrew impulse magnetizer, to be built around three 2900 microfarad 350 volt computer electrolytics I got surplus somewhere (no longer recall when or where). In this case, the current is all surge and no continuous, and the modules I'm considering are Diode-SCR half-bridges. (IGBTs don't seem suitable.) The circuit protects the electrolytics from reverse voltage by returning the inductive kick to the capacitor with the correct polarity to charge it.
The surge current will be something like 3000 amps for 10 milliseconds. I'm still working out the details, such as how big a surge current is needed. Even if the SCRs and diodes are happy, the capacitors have a limit as well.
I got the circuit idea from an expired US patent, 4,258,405 to Steingroever. Steingroever uses Mercury-pool ignitrons, as nothing else will withstand the currents necessary to use pulsed magnetic fields to form metal. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignitron
For more information on metalforming, see US patents 5,586,460; 5,684,341; 5,813,264; and 5,953,805. Also see the website of Dr Steingroever's company: <http://www.magnet-physik.de/ .
They use very high voltages and small inductances, to yield very short pulses, the better to create the eddy currents against which they push to apply force to the metal being formed.
For our purposes, and with some care, the ignitrons may be replaced with big SCRs. But even the biggest of SCRs is a wimp compared to a big ignitron.
Richardson Electronics still offers ignitrons and hydrogen thyatrons:
But they tend to be expensive.
Joe Gwinn
I am using Toshiba MG100Q2Y51A GTR modules.
Intresting project your working on, there are IGBTs that might work for your application but there going to be pricey. I did see some 600 amp IGBTs on ebay this week that were reasonably priced. If your going to buy some on ebay make shure you ask the seller if you can return them should they be blown. Some sellers are selling units they claim are tested but they are not. I had to return some that had blown gates and would not fully turn off.
Best Regards Tom.
I'll look these up.
My original instinct was that SCRs were better suited than IGBTs for this application, but I have not really dug into the issue. I'll get the datasheet for the Toshiba IGBT and think about it.
Good point. The price differential probably makes it worthwhile to eat the expense of a few bad devices, if it comes to that. But I would buy more units than strictly needed. And to cover lab accidents.
Joe Gwinn
azotic wrote:
Joe is right, IGBTs are not well suited to high current pulses. You have to keep them fully saturated, or the current hogs to the hottest part of the die, in a positive-feedback death spiral. The design of the FET to BJT drive scheme built into the transistor only allows so much base drive. SCRs are better at this, as increasing current increases drive to the internal transistor-like structures it is built from. You could also use a bank of parallel MOSFETs, although the 350 V supply requires using more of them. MOSFETs are so cheap, you might be able to buy a couple dozen new for what a used monster SCR or BJT would run you surplus. MOSFETs are quite tolerant of pulse overloads, too.
azotic wrote:
Does that mean that you just use a variable freq square wave, or is it like the commercial VFDs & use PWM on a carrier?
quickly quoth:
Thanks, i plan on adding a jog and brake feature to the design which i think will be handy to have.
Best Regards Tom.
Just wondering, does the little bridge rectifier on the lower right of picture inv6 provide the power to the much larger switching elements on the heat sink. Is the large white cylinder in the last couple of pics the rectified DC filter cap? What do you calculate the ripple current in the DC filter cap to be?
The thought had crossed my mind. If i do decide to sell circuit boards for this project there will be a parts placement printed on patern on the top side. I am thinking that building a board will work like painting by the numbers, you would place the parts U-1, D-3 etc. into the board with the locations marked U-1, D3, etc. then just solder them in place.
Best Regards Tom.
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:07:53 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
Au contraire, mon ami! I strongly suggest using sockets as you did.
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The output of the bridge rectifier is connected directley to the large white filter cap ( 2700uF @ 420Vdc ). I didnt do any ripple calculations for the HV dc buss since motors and transformers dont seem to have problem with ripple. However there are seperate regulated power supplies for the logic and gate drivers where ripple would be a huge problem. The large white filter capacitor at the end of the buss just happened to have the same center to center hole spacing as the GTRs which makes it possible to mount it right on the buss bars and eliminate the additional wiring that would be needed if i had to mount it elsewhere.
Best Regards Tom.
Filter Caps do have a problem with ripple currents. You should also consider stored energy in the motor magnetics (1/2 * I * I * L) versus the capacitor (1/2 * V * V *C). Inductive kickback into the supply caps in a PWM system can cause some really spectacular capacitor failures. I highly recommend you have that cap in a stout box before you test at more than an amp or 2. If the cap blows you will be releasing 500+ joules explosively.
I think your rectifier bridge looks too small for the rest of the circuit.
Best of luck Carl
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Jakub Voracek scored late in the third and Wayne Simmonds iced the win with an empty-net goal. Claude Giroux had two assists to extend his scoring streak to six games and Steve Mason made 32 saves for Philadelphia (38-35-6).
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Goaltender Ryan Miller allowed three goals on 18 shots and lost in regulation for the second time in 10 games since being acquired by the Blues in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. It's also the fourth time this season the Blues have lost back-to-back games in regulation; St. Louis lost 4-0 to Chicago on Wednesday.
The Flyers trailed 1-0 after one period but tied it with two goals in the second.
Hartnell's 19th of the season tied the game 57 seconds into the period. The Flyers started the period on the power play after the Blues' Vladimir Sobotka was called for hooking with seven seconds remaining in the first. Working the puck in the St. Louis zone, Giroux sent a cross-ice pass to Voracek in the right circle. Voracek didn't have a lane to shoot, but found Hartnell skating down the slot, where he lifted a shot over a sliding Miller for a power-play goal.
It was the Flyers' fifth power-play goal in eight home games since the Olympic break. They went 1-for-5 with the extra man against the Blues and are 5-for-33 (15.1 percent) at home since the NHL resumed play following the 2014 Sochi Olympics. In three road games since the break, they're 4-for-9 (44.4 percent) with the extra man.
Schenn gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead on his 18th goal. Simmonds tipped a pass by Chris Porter in the neutral zone and Schenn grabbed it and skated across the blue line. He sent the puck back to Simmonds who danced through the slot and got a shot on net from in close. Miller made the save but left a rebound loose in the crease just as Schenn got a step on Blues defenseman Barret Jackman, drove to the net and banged in the rebound at 13:24.
Trailing 2-1 after two periods, the Blues dialed up the pressure in the third period, outshooting the Flyers 11-3. But Voracek's 19th goal of the season provided Philadelphia with some much-needed insurance.
Hartnell forced a turnover by Derek Roy deep in the St. Louis end and slid a pass to Giroux. The Philadelphia captain then sent a pass across the zone to Voracek, who fired a shot from the left circle that beat Miller past his blocker at 15:41.
Moments later, Simmonds closed the scoring with an empty-net goal at 17:06.
St. Louis scored the only goal of the first period when Schwartz scored shorthanded at 6:23. Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald fumbled the puck in the Blues end and Chris Porter grabbed it and started a 2-on-1 breakout along the right side of the ice. Porter sent a centering pass to Schwartz, who beat Flyers goalie Steve Mason with a wrist shot between his glove and right pad.
It was the 11th shorthanded goal allowed by the Flyers, tying the Edmonton Oilers for most allowed this season.
The Flyers had ample opportunity to get back into the game but went 0-for-3 on the power play in the first 20 minutes.
Philadelphia also lost forward Steve Downie on the game's opening shift with an upper-body injury when he collided with the Blues' Patrik Berglund 45 seconds into the game.
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MLB Draft: Nobody Knows Nothin'
The 2009 MLB draft is going to be a three day event this year starting tonight with round 1 moving into prime time on the MLB Network. That seems pretty dumb. They're going to put a press conference of guys announcing names against actual baseball games. I know I'll be watching the Cubs vs. Astros games instead. In their quest to emulate the NBA and NFL drafts, MLB forgot to notice that the other two sports do their drafts in the offseason when people have no football or basketball to watch. Granted, it would be hard to do it in the offseason, but they should at least put the first round on a Monday or Thursday and jerry-rig the schedule so there's very few games that night or make them day games leading up to the draft (I've copyrighted that idea Selig, don't try and steal it).
The Cubs have the 31st pick in the first round thanks to a few players being unsigned last year by other teams and thus getting two draft picks. The Cubs don't draft again until the second round and pick #79. This is Tim Wilken's fourth attempt at trying to pump up the Cubs system and although the only major league return so far has been Jeff Samardzija, Josh Vitters is quickly working his way to the top of the minor league prospect charts and Josh Donaldson was one of the key pieces in the Rich Harden trade last year. Wilken avoided the topic of who the Cubs might draft in a recent interview at Scout.com but did say he almost always picks the best player regardless of positional need, but if there is a hole in the system it's left-handed pitching. He does prefer shortstops and center fielders in general, feeling they have the athletic ability to move around the diamond, although he does feel the system is pretty stocked at shortstop and catcher right now in terms of depth.
Who will the Cubs pick with their first pick? I've listed below a few players that have been mentioned in mock drafts and whispers. AJ Pollock's the name you'll see the most but Jim Callis at Baseball America in his morning mock draft doesn't believe he'll last to the Cubs.
(Click on the name to view their scouting report on MILB.com)
Brett Jackson - Center fielder and leadoff hitter for University of California although doubts he could stay at either...321/407/564 line in the Pac-10 with 61 K's to 29 BB's in 218 AB's...consistent contact remains a question mark. 60 speed, 60 power and 60 arm ratings on the 20-80 scouting scale shows his athletic ability.
Eric Arnett - 6-5" right hander from Indiana can touch 96 with a good slider although along with his straight change is still of a bit of a work in progress...has all of one good season under his belt. Most feel he won't last long enough for the Cubs to nab him anyway.
A.J. Pollock - We know the Cubs worked Pollock out thanks to Arizona Phil and he's the name that has shown up the most on mock drafts if for no other reason than he's from Notre Dame...great speed....great approach...learning his way through center field with gap power at best.
Mike Minor - Lefty from Vanderbilt that won't be confused with David Price but has a fastball, slider, change and curve in order of quality...probably not a superstar in the making but folks feel he could be in the majors quickly with a solid but unspectacular career.
Tim Wheeler - Center fielder from Sacramento State is a good all-around player that hits from Lou's favorite side
Jiovanni Mier- Shortstop out of high school in California will get drafted for his glove and then hope he can spray enough singles to make the majors. 70 arm rating according to BP, although the link to his name disagrees... both agree that he has excellent footwork and range. He's verbally committed to USC as well....
Garrett Gould - Right hander out of high school in Kansas has one of the best curveballs in the draft with a fastball that can hit 94 and a change-up that he hasn't had to use much....issues with his delivery and mechanics though.
Drew Storen - Right hander out of Stanford is one of top relievers in the draft with a good fastball and curve combo although control has been a issue...could take the Andrew Cashner route and move to the rotation and work on his change and go back to the pen if that doesn't work out.
On BP's Top 50 prospects, here is how the above ranked: Arnett -21, Wheeler - 25, Minor - 27, Gould - 29, Mier - 30, Pollock - 32, Jackson - 36, Storen -44.
Mock Draft Heaven Below.
Baseball America (AJ Pollock then Brett Jackson)
Baseball Prospectus (Tim Wheeler)
Minor League Ball (AJ Pollock, RHP Tanner Bushue, LHP Tyler Kehrer)
MVN (Mike Minor)
ESPN (Brett Jackson)
Sporting News (AJ Pollock)
Andy Seiler (AJ Pollock, RHP Blake Smith, RHP Kendal Volz)
Project Prospect (Drew Storen)
Rivals (3B Bobby Borchering)
I'd like to pretend that I know or have some informed opinion about who the Cubs should pick, but I don't...especially at #31. And chances there are very few people that really do except the guys actually scouting these players...and that's sketchy at best. The fact is trying to guess what a player might be able to do on a baseball diamond in 3-5 years is really hard work and although some teams do it a little better than others, and we have some ideas on the best strategy...what happens today can't properly be evaluated until about 2014. Yes, the Cubs have seemed to struggle historically drafting and developing players, but the only constant in that is the Cubs. The scouts (for the most part), scouting director, GM's, players have all changed numerous times and unless the Cubs are really cursed (and if you really believe that please do us all a favor and indeed jump off the ledge), the past has little bearing on the future.
(takes step off soapbox)
Well, Happy Drafting Day!
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I would imagine that one of the holdout kids, Purke et al, will be available at 31. Wonder if Wilkens will take a gamble on his first HS arm in the first round. I would bet not. I think he takes the best college arm available, maybe the guys you mentioned or the kid from AZ St.
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I must say that I would be very happy to take a good college arm rather than AJ Pollock or Brett Jackson. I am definitely scared of Jackson's Ks. And AJ Pollock doesn't seem to be a first round college hitter -- but perhaps my view is skewed by the concern of Hendry overpaying for his love of ND.
Although I would prefer either Jackson or Pollock over someone rated much worse (i.e. if Wilken pulls another Tyler Colvin in the first round).
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Yeah, I don't want any college hitter with high K rates, unless he's hit 20 HR's in the ACC, SEC or Big 12 and walks a ton.
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I don't think Bako really has the arms to close out games when the bats are a little slower.
The White Sox calling up their #1 in 2007 and #2008 ties in nicely with that article.
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I don't want Brett Jackson. Having such major contact issues with an aluminum bat is a huge red flag for me.
I like Wheeler, would love to see Arnett or Jared Mitchell (LSU) fall to the Cubs. And there's a possibility of a prep arm falling because apparently they all have outlandish bonus demands.
Keith Law has been double clutching all day long and has now made his 4th revision. Here's the latest:
31. Chicago Cubs
Andy Oliver, LHP, Oklahoma State: They could still go with Cal outfielder Brett Jackson, whom I projected them to take last week.
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Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 is tonight, too.
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Yeah, I'll be at the bar so I can watch it all, but they need to move it to Monday (NBA only Tue, Thur, Sun) and hope to dodge the NHL, and have an off day for MLB. They're not going to make shit from the draft anyway, so they're probably not all that worried, but it would make sense not to compete against their own product.
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Looks like some signability guys are falling (Matzek was a near lock at 6 to the Giants).
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i hope to god they stay away from brett jackson...his aluminum bat does more talking than his swing, imo.
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1. Nationals: San Diego State righthander Stephen Strasburg.
2. Mariners: North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley.
3. Padres: Georgia HS outfielder Donavan Tate.
4. Pirates: Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez.
5. Orioles: California HS righthander Matt Hobgood.
6. Giants: Georgia HS righthander Zack Wheeler.
7. Braves: Vanderbilt lefthander Mike Minor.
8. Reds: North Carolina righhander Alex White.
10. Nationals: Stanford righthander Drew Storen.
From BA's (free) blog. It looks like the Tigers at 9 might go for one of the prep arms asking for Porcello money or might go cheap. The Rockies won't go for Matzek, Purke or Turner either. Let's hope these guys keep falling!
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BA has linked the Cubs to Jake Turner should he fall. It might be a case by case basis in regards to guys going over slot.
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i'm the greatest of all time...thank you.
*raises arms*
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Draft Parachat?
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holy crap...i should refuse to watch this based on the opening espn-quality cheese pop-metal crap.
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this is gonna be a long and tedious exercise in crapdom if it takes 4 minutes of time filling and pretend mulling-over for pick #1.
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Bud Selig is the last guy who should be getting TV time during this. The MLB draft just doesn't make this transition well. Most of these players are unknown and even the star players won't have much if any major league impact for 4-5-6 years. MLB's coverage is less exciting than watching bingo in a local old folks home.
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no "war room" coverage...whole thing is depending on 4 guys announcing the draft, none of which have any actual scout's knowledge of the kids...
a lot of the actual discussion is musing about why a team would pick that person rather than the person being picked.
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AJ Pollock gone.
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I was happy about this, foolishly thinking that would help save the Cubs from themselves...
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1 and 1/2 hours for 18 picks...this is just awesome.
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I wonder if they will take a gamble on Gibson? Yeah he is hurt but he is the one impact guy left.
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If the Cubs take a HS player, I suspect it will be OF Jake Marisnick (Riverside Poly HS), a slightly larger and faster version of Pollock.
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Marisnick's BA scouting report sounds like Ryan Harvey.
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Shawon Dunston just interviewed on mlb-tv...said he didn't know he was the #1 pick until he got to the minor leagues.
I wonder if they will take a gamble on Gibson?
from baseball america:
Missouri righthander Kyle Gibson, who was a possible top-five pick before coming down with a stress fracture in his pitching forearm. Clubs should be able to evaluate Gibson on the mound by the end of July, and he's a low-risk, high-upside gamble for a team with extra picks. Whichever team plans on popping Gibson hasn't tipped its hand yet, but Arizona makes as much sense as any.
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baseball america nailed one!
21. ASTROS. Houston has been attached to Texas high school outfielders Grichuk and Heathcott but wouldn't take a third, Everett Williams. Mitchell could interest the Astros as well, but they now appeared strongest on Mier, who could pass Green to become the first shortstop drafted.
Projected Pick: JIOVANNI MIER.
ten to go...
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Submitted by Chifan on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 5:45pm.
I wonder if they will take a gamble on Gibson? Yeah he is hurt but he is the one impact guy left.
CHIFAN: Randy Wells suffered a stress fracture in his forearm last September that knocked him out for the rest of the 2008 season, but I'd say he's fine now.
So if Kyle Gibson misses the rest of the season, I doubt that it really matters much in the long run, since 1st round picks usually don't sign until August anyway.
Gibson throws a low-90's tailing two seam fastball, a mid-80's slider, and a plus-change, so if he's available, the Cub really should consider selecting him.
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Gibson goes at #22 to Twins
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Soriano, Fukudome doobles...DLee rbi single
2-0 quickly.
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Fontenot's #29 birthday...an old fart now
Tanner Scheppers?
He has fallen far and health issues may be the only concern. If healthy, he is better than slot by far -- ESPN ranked him #4 in the entire draft.
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on the clock now
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Lilly Triples and Wilkens picks...
Brett Jackson CF UC Berkeley...as predicted.
6' 2", 210 lbs. Bats: Left
John Hart says average power but he's "a hitter"...some concern about K's
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Unfortunately, no one else drafted this waste of roster space.
I seriously wonder if the Cubs do any research, whatsoever. Maybe tomorrow I will look into it, but it seems highly unlikely that a guy who strikes out in over 25%'s of his college at bats is going to become a major leaguer. I am not say "impact player" I am saying "gets one cup of coffee so he can go 1 for 6 with 4 K's and never be heard from again" player.
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I should have said that there's a chance the Cubs re-work his swing and make him useful. That being said, if that is their intent (which I doubt), you still don't take him #31.
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Maysonete threw a brick, 4-0
does that make him eligible for the mason guild?
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and a birthday HR, 5-0
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Well noted. You may also note that Lester's Career Playoff ERA is almost a full point lower, and he has a lower WHIP as well.
Can't have everything, I guess.
i'm happy enough with the Lester signing, but Scherzer has more than earned the extra money so far. If he was in the rotation instead of Lester, this team would feel practically bulletproof to me.
Blaspheme maybe, but I think Scherzer is the best pitcher in the NL right now.
Maddon was pimping Russell for Gold Glove honors recently as a manager should do...
Here's some defensive numbers:
- Crawford (22.2)
- Seager (16.9)
- Cozart (14.2)
- Hechavarria (13.5)
- Russell (12.4)
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- B. Crawford 2.3
- Russell 2.0
- Hechavarria 1.7
- N. Ahmed 1.6
- Z. Cozart 1.5
13.C. Seager 0.7
Traditional stats
.978 FP, 11 E, 333 A, 162 PO, 562 Chances, 4.27 RF, 72 DP Turned
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Now who can argue with that? I think we're all indebted to Gabby Johnson for clearly stating what needed to be said. I'm particularly glad that these lovely children were here today to hear that speech. Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.
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it was between that and "more like the CRUNCH REALLY EARLY AM REPORTER because i'm gonna c.r.e.am all over this place."
i chose the classy route.
This picture is everything.
that was the 2nd greatest piece of performance art since Donald Trump's campaign
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A large turnout of former B.A.E. systems employees took part in a job fair geared to their needs Wednesday afternoon.
Geneva residents Diane Ivey and Tiffany Woodham worked together for several years. Last month, the Arizona-based, body-armor manufacturer closed the doors to its Geneva plant.
That action put 200 area residents on the unemployment line.
The Geneva-Enterprise based economic group helped spearhead Wednesday's event.
Some two-dozen manufacturers took job applications.
For Diane and Tiffany there B.A.E. severance package will end around Christmas; hard times' this upcoming holiday season.
Wayne Farms took part at Wednesday's fair.
That company's Enterprise poultry processing plant is looking to add several hundred jobs over coming months.


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Lithuanian basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis said Tuesday he would have to limit his pleasures after suffering a heart attack a week ago, as doctors decided to release him from hospital.So what do you think of Arvydas' doctor's orders? If you had to rank smoking, drinking, basketball and sex, what would be the one you could least live without?
"The doctors told me, 'You can't smoke, you can't drink, you can't play basketball.' So of the things I like, only sex is left," Sabonis told Lithuanian media at the clinic in his hometown, the central city of Kaunas.
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Japan decided on Friday morning to cancel the annual whale hunt early, citing repeated badgering from the environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as the reason. It is the first time the whaling expedition will be aborted prematurely due to the environmental group's actions.
Japanese Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano announced the decision Friday morning.
"The Sea Shepherd has continued to pursue the Nisshin Maru and engage in obstructive activity," said Fisheries Agency official Tatsuya Nakaoku. "They are even now chasing the ship and we can't guarantee the crew's safety beyond this."
While this is the seventh consecutive year the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd group has attempted to disrupt Japanese whalers' activities, Mr. Nakaoku said the harassment has ramped up this season. He cited the frequency has increased considerably, making the use of tactics like flare guns and throwing rope to lodge the boats' propellers more troubling. Mr. Nakaoku said no crew members have been injured thus far.
The move comes after Japan suspended the hunt on Feb. 10, explaining the need to assess the whalers' situation in light of the intensifying encounters. While the decision cuts the hunting season, which usually lasts until mid-March, short by only about several weeks it is the first time the whalers' showed outward signs of defeat. The Japanese whaling fleet left for the Southern Ocean in early December.
"Certainly we're very happy to hear that news and it gives us a chance to go home too," Paul Watson, the head of the conversation group, told JRT by telephone from the Steve Irwin boat, one of the Sea Shepherd vessels tailing the Japanese whalers. "This has been our most successful campaign. They've taken less than 10% of their quota."
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- Japan Looks to Start New Antarctic Whaling Program
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Japan's Fisheries Agency said that the whalers planned to capture approximately 900 whales this season. Mr. Nakaoku said it is undetermined how many whales have been caught.
"Our actions are aggressive. I call it aggressive nonviolence….but we are obstructive," said Mr. Watson in response to a question about Japan's concerns over the safety of their crew. "We haven't used any tactics or strategies that we haven't used in the last seven years, but we did come down better equipped and with better vessels."
Japan has drawn international criticism for continuing whale hunting missions despite a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling set by the International Whaling Commission. Japan has said it is conducting "whale research," a crack in the ban that allows whales be caught for research purposes. Japanese whaling fleets depart for annual whaling hunts in the Southern Ocean in mid-November citing scientific research purposes. Critics say the real motive is to sell whale meat.


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Just an Update form my prevoius review......sent an email to comet cleaners local owners and have yet to hear a response back....not surprising, again please stay away form these people go to more established and reputable cleaners here in San Antonio.
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Also, I paid $4,206 for an extended warranty that was never provided to me. I asked in writing for a full refund of that within a few weeks of that purchase, to no avail. It could be that McMahons will never pay this money, and is committing theft. However, even if they pay it soon, it is apparent that at best McMahons is wrongfully using the float by substantially delaying the payment of my trade-in. In the meantime, my credit suffers, because I became delinquent on the loan with Ally (believing that it was paid in August). I did business with McMahons after checking their rating with the Better Business Bureau and seeing that they had an A+ rating. After having this problem with them, I have done more research and have seen that there have been many more complaints on these two specific areas: failure to pay off trade-ins and failure to provide the warranty purchased. Whether these issues are eventually resolved, this company should not be allowed to keep its A+ rating because it looks like McMahons is engaged in a pattern of using customers money as long as they can, to the detriment of the customer. This conduct of repeatedly failing to pay off trade-ins is deceptive and fraudulent, and for this reason I thought you should be advised. The Better Business Bureau is a great program, and I appreciate that there is a forum to air complaints with a business and get information about a company. However, it seems that McMahons knows how to maintain its rating without changing its practices, by answering complaints with the same excuses. Businesses should not be able to manipulate the Better Business Bureau. Consumers who rely on the Better Business Bureau are being misled and repeatedly damaged by doing business with McMahons. McMahons emphasizes its high rating with the Better Business Bureau in
its advertising. They should not be able to use the good name and reputation of the Better Business Bureau. With all due respect, it seems that the Better Business Bureau is being unwittingly used to help perpetuate McMahons fraudulent activity. I have never filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau on any business. I need help with this company. I need them to pay off my trade-in, refund my money for the warranty I was never provided, and repair my credit score.
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Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan: "The manager is not in a state to talk to the referee about the decision. I think it speaks volumes I am here (in the post-match news conference) speaking now and not the manager of this fantastic football club. The decision seemed very harsh, possibly incredible at that moment in the game."
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso: "It was a difficult decision to take from the referee, but we have seen in many previous games that it can be harder playing against 10 men."
Everton manager David Moyes: "I think tonight Sir Alex Ferguson will be rightly as angry as he has ever been. The decision changed the game. I am looking from a manager's point of view and Manchester United have had a hard time tonight. I think they have a right to surround the referee. The decision was poor and it has cost them the biggest prize in football."
Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane: "In my career I would think 'did I give the referee a chance to send me off?' If I did, then it is out of my hands. I think that is the right decision. It is irrelevant if Nani meant to do it. He should be aware of the players around him. Does he think that he will have 20 yards to himself?"
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher: "(The decision was) harsh to say the least but in fairness the Real player did Nani no favours whatsoever. At worst Nani catches the underside of his arm, certainly not the ribs as the guy has gone down and shown. I can't reiterate enough that he (Nani) is watching the ball over his shoulder, there was no malice in him. At worst it was a yellow for dangerous play, but if I was refereeing that game I cannot see what stretch of the imagination where I would have sent him off for that."
Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann: "He wants to bring it down, I think no Real Madrid player expected it, nobody was claiming a red card. He didn't see him he didn't mean to do it, it's not even a booking."
Former Bayern Munich and Aston Villa striker Alan McInally: "It's a disgrace, a shocking decision, that has put Manchester United out of the Champions League."
Former Manchester United star Lou Macari: "I thought it was a strange decision - a referee from Turkey who we hadn't heard of. He had no great reputation of being one of the top referees. You don't have referees like that for these big games. The referee's assessor was there last night and he's a proper referee from the past, (Pierluigi) Collina. I am sure he looked at the decision and thought, 'he's got it wrong'. I couldn't believe it when he pulled out the red card - it was simply a wrong decision."
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Former England captain Gary Lineker: "The referee has absolutely killed Manchester United!"
Marseille midfielder Joey Barton: "Refs ruined what was a great European cup tie. Not sure what he seen to make that a straight red?"
Spanish journalist Guillem Balague: "Manchester United was superior without even the ball, dominated without possession. Ref had a superior influence that he should."
Sportingintelligence: "Won't do ref any favours on Twitter he follows only 2 non-Turkish clubs; 1 is Real Madrid, other Barca. Also follows Spanish tourism board!"
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville: "Been going to OT since age of 5 and I've never seen the whole ground as in disbelief as they were last night at a decision! Nani is a player who regularly tries to control a pass like this over his shoulder and its never a red card! Changed the whole game!Poor ref."
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Thought this hotel was great. It was inexpensive but the service was wonderful. Everyone very nice and helpful. If you plan on going to both Universal and Disney, it is good because it is right in the middle. You will miss the perqs of staying on the theme park property re: transportation but the price difference and peace and quiet at the renaissance is worth it. Plus they take you to the park for free and pick you up.
My family stayed here over July 4th weekend. I chose this hotel purely by location, across the street from SeaWorld and was pleasantly surprised. This hotel sure beat the Disney "moderate" resorts by a longshot! We stayed on the "Club" level which included continental breakfast daily, evening hors de 'ouvres and desserts at night.
Breakfasts were good: fruit, yogurt, assorted pastries, breads, juices, cereals, milk. I went to check out the evening offerings and found cheese, crackers, fruit, sodas, and cocktails for purchase. We heard about the milk and cookies in the evening, but they were already gone.
The room was SPOTLESS! I am very picky about that, and I think this is one of the cleanest, if not the cleanest room I have ever stayed in.
The room was large and well decorated. Bathroom very comfortable. The staff was always pleassant. I would stay here again anytime.
Great place, terrible service
What can I say - a beautiful hotel spoiled by terrible service. As a Marriott Platinum level guest, I expected at least decent service.
Attending a conference in the hotel, I arrived late in the evening and had to wait for quite a while while the two employees working at the reception struggled to solve some pressing problem. Once they were available, I was given my key card and the wrong directions to my room.
Schlepping my luggage around the floor I found my room, but the key did not work. So I carry all my luggage back downstairs, where I am asked if I really know how hotel key cards work - a Platinum member...After a series of questions they finally decided to offer me another key. So back up to the 7th floor to my room - and that key did not work. So everything goes back downstairs where I'm told they will call maintenance to go fix the lock. I refused to wait and asked for another room. After long debate, they gave me another room, but there was no one to help with luggage. So up I go with all my luggage again to find that the room lock worked. I guess I know how locks work afterall. No guest should have to work this hard to check in. The whole time I was treated as if I were interrupting their work instead of a valued guest.
I will not stay there again.
Fabulous!!! Fabulous
This hotel was the best I have seen in a very long time! The atrium cannot be described enough, just breathtaking. So open and the staff was superb. We actually did walk right across the street to Seaworld!!! Not across a highway but truly, a hop, skip and jump away!
Great Hotel
Have stayed at this hotel four times so far in 2003, the service is excellent, the rooms are large, the resturants are good. The location to Sea World is a real plus if you are visiting that park (you can walk ) The only negatives I have are lack of TV channels, and no coffee maker in the room.
Great Place!
I stayed at the hotel in May, 2003. The hotel is very grand in many respects. The lobby is beautiful and the services offered at the hotel are on par with many four-star hotels I have known. The rooms are spacious - much larger than newer hotels and the hotel staff went out of their way to be helpful. The pool area is larger than most other hotel and resort pools.I was very pleased with the hotel overall, however, the hotel is in need of updating. There is visible wear and tear to the facility. The beds also can't compare to some of the new, improved mattresses that are carried in other chains.
Great Hotel for Sea World, Universal, Disney Guests
We were extremely impressed with the service at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World. Not only is the location fantastic for Sea World guests (the park is literally across the street) but is right next to the I-4 entrance ramp to get you to Disney or down International Drive to Universal. The hotel features a fantastic soaring atrium. Hotel rooms either have a window view facing outside or windows that open onto the atrium. They also feature balconies. The rooms are huge. Ours was comprised of two beds, two easy chairs, an ottoman and a huge work desk. The bathroom didn't appear to have a ventilation fan so our mirror fogged up, but that was the only quibble with the room. The bathroom did have dual sinks and could easily accomodate multiple people getting ready. Check-in and check-out could not have been easier. All-in-all, our stay at the Renaissance Orlando Resort was outstanding and all-too-brief. We would definitely stay there on a return visit to Orlando.
Club level
definately worth booking a room on club level. Breakfast is continental in club lounge but you can just help yourselves. Also useful with children,they can get themselves cookies and milk before bed!
Stay here - Best Service, Most Elegant
Have stayed here many times and the staff just can't do enough for you. The atmosphere is elegant and you can't help but relax. The rooms are very clean and have many amenities not common elsewhere. Standards are the highest, and the hotel personel just aren't happy until you are. The Sunday brunch is expensive, but the best you'll ever have; a real treat. The service here is just unmatched.
The best hotel in the world
It was the best resort I have every stayed at. The housekeeping was great all of the room attendants were very nice. The room could not get cleaner both when we checked in and when we stayed over both nights the room smelled great and looked great. The bathrooms were very large and clean. The beds were soft and they but three sheets on the bed so you didnt have to think about how clean the blanket was because you never see it. The food was great. The lobby is very large and clean. Never found any part of the hotel dirty. I love this hotel. You cant go wrong with the Renaissance Orlando Resort.
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During the break, it was all i could do not shake my head at these people spending $300-$600 on supplements. There is a reason they don't show you what they are selling because the supplements themselves look extremely sketchy with names like Carb-out and Lipo-C. Im not sure how successful these supplements are but judging strictly on labels alone it looks like i could buy this in an alley. Other complaints proved they are a crock too.
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Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Alagappanagar was established in the year 1956, Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Alagappanagar is affiliated to University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiagarajar Polytechnic College is the first aided polytechnic of the country, which was specially sanctioned by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. It was started by Late. Dr. Alagappa Chettiar, a great Educationalist and philanthropist, during 1956, with 30 students in civil branch. Next year students were admitted in Mechanical and Electrical branches also.After the death of Dr.Alagappa Chettiar,the institution were taken over by K.Thiagarajan Chettiar, Madurai during the year 1961. Mr. E.K.Menon was Principal. In 1971 Shri. E.K.Menon retired voluntarily and Shri. N.Bavindranathan took over Principal charge. After the death of shri. K.Thiagarajan, Shri. Manickavasagam was the chairman of the Governing council. The students performance were very high during these years. There was a set of very dedicated staff also who involved in all student activities.
During 1979-80, the Institution was selected by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, to non formal short courses are being conducted under this scheme. During 1980-81, the Thrissur Diocesan Community Development Society, Trissur, under the Patron ship of the Arch Bishop of Thrissur were interested in taking over management. In 1980~81, the transfer of Management was finalised, and Shri. Francis C.Joseph become Principal in place of Shri.N.Ravindranathan. The transfer of Management was completed and Rev. Fr. Joseph Kakkassery became the Chairman of the Governing Council. In 1996 Rev. Fr. Lawrence Olakkangil took change as Chairman. Shri. Francis. C. Joseph retired and Smt. U.N.Devayani was Principal for 3 years from 1996~1999, followed by Shri. T.Peethambaran for one year. Since April 2000 Shri. K.K.Sahadevan Civil section is the Principal of the Institution. The present intake of student in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical branches is 70 each and staff strength comes to 90. N.C.C., N.S.S. and continuing Education cell etc. are functioning well. The P.T.A in providing possible helps for the student development activities. The Institution maintains good result always compared to other polytechnics in the state. Many old students of the institution are working in various parts of the world. They can spotted very clearly by their dedication to work, individual thinking, honesty and kind attitude towards others. Any product of Thiagarajar Polytechnic will remember their mother Institution with reverence. They will always be united with a strong bond with the institution.
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Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell
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US theatrical: 4 Dec 2009 (General release)
UK theatrical: 19 Feb 2010 (General release)
He goes to, she goes fro.
He goes fast, she goes slow.
He goes left 'n' she goes right.
—Perry Como, "Papa Loves Mambo"
Frank (Robert De Niro) is feeling lost and lonely. You know this because he spends the first few minutes of Everybody's Fine poking around his upstate New York home—pumping up the backyard wading pool, mowing the lawn, vacuuming, wandering through supermarket aisles. Ostensibly, he's getting the place ready for a visit from his kids. But really, you see, he's missing his dead wife.
The kids miss her too, because, as the film eventually reveals, she was the one they "could talk to." Dad, well, he was always a bit of a tyrant, unself-consciously expecting his children would make him proud. Now they're torn, both resenting his impositions and trying to hide exactly how they've fallen short of his dreams, pretending to be fine" even when they're not. The film manages this tension clumsily: not only does Frank remain resistant to communicating openly, but he also talks—a lot—about his professional contribution to the wondrous world of communication, namely, by coating the wires used for telephones.
Frank's essential irony—his inability to communicate on top of his presumption that he communicates well—is italicized repeatedly in Everybody's Fine. For one thing, his children keep in constant contact with one another by phone, a point made by an exceedingly corny effect: their voices sound over shots of phone wires (even though they're using cell phones, and so satellites and towers, not wires). For another thing, he decides to visit them all, one by one, by surprise and without using the phone, such that his mere appearance at a doorstep seems odious.
The visits also make for an episodic, repetitive structure, borrowed from the 1990 film this one remakes, Giuseppe Tornatore's Stanno Tutti Bene. The "Americanized" version is as egregiously sentimental as the original, without the buffer of European backdrops. Each of Frank's visits is cut short by the visitee, who makes up a story to get him to move on to the next. So, his arrival at Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) home in Chicago leads immediately to her calling Rosie (Drew Barrymore), a dancer in Vegas, and Denver-based musician Robert (Sam Rockwell), both warning them and plotting how to sustain/manage dad's ignorance.
Frank's own travails are exacerbated by a couple of plot-devicey factors. First, he has a condition (brought on by his work with the wires) that entails taking prescription medication each day. His doctor specifically instructs him not to travel, so his decision to do so anyway is yet another sign of his stubborn refusal to listen. Second, Frank refuses to fly, which means he spends long hours on the ground, traveling by train, bus, and at one point, a hitched ride with a trucker, Colleen (Melissa Leo), whose bromides about the value of ignorance ("People like things easy, that's what they're used to. Nobody likes to get hurt") make you miss the balmy brilliance of Pee-wee's Big Adventure's Large Marge (Alice Nunn).
Being a font of clichés himself, Frank can only nod at Colleen's sage advice. By the time he meets her, he's already seen that Amy's happy family front is a sham (her husband and preteen son fight openly, and she's nothing if not distracted). What Frank doesn't see is that all his kids are blaming him for their collective, if vaguely diverse, unhappiness, especially that of youngest son David (played Austin Lysy as an adult, Chandler Frantz as frequently flashbacked youngster), a sensitive artist whom Frank apparently pressured unbearably, now gone missing "in Mexico" (so exotic, so scary, so tedious).
Frank's interruptions of his children's routines make them admit that what they've been telling him for years isn't quite right. Robert's not exactly an orchestra conductor, and Rosie's life isn't quite what she's represented (and it's hardly a surprise that their misrepresentations are gendered, his about career and hers about romance). But the movie can't even let this story of complicated relationships tell itself, a decision that is especially tragic in the case of Rockwell's performance, a little oasis of understatement amid the melodrama.
Instead, Frank's enlightenment comes in whopping Big Moments—including a gathering of the children, hallucinated in their elementary-school-age innocence, at a picnic table, in the rain. By the time the camera is craning up over the backyard, to emphasize that Frank is feeling oh so lonely, you're wishing everyone would just back off. Whether they're fine or not is immaterial.
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I have been an unlimited member for a couple of years, almost 3 now I think, and I have truly loved this service. you have made replaying games extrememly much more enjoyable. But if I can make a request, and don't want to sound to picky, but with this game I would like to make 1 request. If you can add the ability to add praxis points, I would like an option to add them 1 at a time, versus instant unlimited. I do like to level the chars I play, but it would be nice to max out one ability for example, like hacking, versus everything at once or having a multitude of points left over. Do what you can, but it would really be nice to just add the points that are desired.
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I second this. Additionally, the ability to remove extra praxis points as well would be nice.
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well I can agree about the 1 praxis point thing. I don't really want to give myself a ridiculous number of points, just one at a time to augment the ones I earn ingame.
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The one other thing I would add would be an option to add Nuke hacking programs or make them unlimited for when the hacking minigame loses its charm. That's really the only thing I want at this point.
Eventually I'll want unlimited health and ammo and such for when I play as a total jerk who shoots everything in sight. But not for a while yet, I think.
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PWizard posted on Aug 23, 2011 6:47:01 PM - Report post
option will add one at a time. by request.
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I have a problem, I erased from one of my post the feature image after updating to 3.5.
Now I can't upload a new one. All the new media management system is not working.
I tried updating to 3.5.1 but nothing!... I am using minimatica theme.
can someone help me? It's urgent cause now my page doesn't feature the main image!
Thank you