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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Feb 22, 1983
|Filing date
|Sep 24, 1980
|Priority date
|Sep 24, 1980
|Publication number
|Paul Grand Chavin
|Original Assignee
|Timex Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (16), Classifications (9), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to electrical drive circuits for miniature stepping motors which normally rotate in a forward direction, but occasionally require reversal. Such a stepping motor finds application in a quartz analog wrist watch where, in place of the usual crown for setting the time by mechanically rotating the hands through a gear train, the hands are corrected in a forward or reverse direction by applying trains of pulses with wave shapes in switching cycles adapted to either cause the stepping motor turn in a forward or a reverse direction. An example of a reversible motor in a timepiece actuated by special wave shapes is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,112,671 issued Sept. 12, 1978 to Kato et.al. The Kato patent employs a two pole stepping motor using pulses of alternating polarities. The wave form of a one-step reversing cycle is initiated by a pulse in the reversing direction followed by a pulse of opposite polarity to accelerate the reversal.
A newer type of stepping motor, which is preferred in the present invention is a motor of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,079,279 issued Mar. 14, 1978 to C. Oudet and G. Stcherbatcheff and assigned to Portescap, S.A. This stepping motor utilizes a rotor comprised of a thin disc of magnetic material and two annular rings of alternating magnetic poles, the outer or first poles providing electromagnetic torque when a field is established by a stationary coil and stator, and the inner or second providing magnetic locking of the rotor between steps. This patent is incorporated herein by reference.
Reversal of the aforesaid stepping motor can be accomplished by means of an electrical drive circuit arranged to furnish pulses of a selected polarity, magnitude and duration to the electric coil of the stepping motor. Such a circuit is disclosed in published U.K. patent application GB 2,026,793A filed in the names of C. Oudet and Y. Guerin on May 14, 1979, which is also incorporated herein by reference. In this prior art driving circuit, five MOS transistors are employed in switching circuit with a triggering device and an external load resistor in order to provide driving pulses of both polarities to the coil, having the proper magnitude and duration to drive the stepping motor both in a forward and reversing direction. Normally the MOS transistors are incorporated as part of a large integrated circuit and require considerable percentage of the area of the circuit because of the current flowing through the MOS transistors. The external resistor, which is employed to reduce the energy supplied during the reversal cycle of the motor is an added expense in the overall drive circuit, since it is an extra component external to the integrated circuit.
It would also be desirable to utilize the same integrated circuit for stepping motors with rotors having a slightly different magnetization pattern designed to run in only one direction, as well as for the aforesaid reversible stepping motor circuit.
Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a simplified electrical driving circuit for a bi-directional stepping motor.
Another object of the invention is to provide the stepping motor circuit which allows reversal using high frequency electrical pulse trains.
Another object of the invention is to provide a simplified circuit for a stepping motor which permits a universal integrated circuit suitable for both single direction and bi-directional stepping motors.
The subject matter which is regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. The invention, however, both as organization and method of practice, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective simplified view of the stepping motor employed with the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a prior art motor coil drive circuit of the type utilized in the aforementioned U.K. patent application GB 202,693A,
FIGS. 3a and 3b are system schematics of the circuit showing the universal integrated circuit portion connected in two different ways to the external components,
FIG. 4 is a diagram of the motor coil drive circuitry according to the improvement of the present invention which is used in place of the FIG. 2 prior art circuit,
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are phase diagrams for a single forward switching cycle and for a single reversing switching cycle respectively,
FIG. 7 is a combined rotor torque, speed, electrical angle and current diagram for a single forward switching cycle,
FIG. 8 is a similar diagram for a single reverse stiwching cycle,
FIG. 9 is a modification of the circuit,
FIG. 10 is a phase diagram for the reverse rotation switching cycle using the modified form of the invention, and
FIG. 11 is a combined rotor torque, speed, current and electric angle diagram for the modified form of the invention.
Briefly stated, the invention comprises an improved electrical drive circuit for a reversible stepping motor of the type having a coil and stator providing a magnetic circuit for a magnetized rotor, said rotor having first poles adapted to cooperate with the magnetic circuit when electrical pulses are supplied to the coil for pre-determined intervals to step the rotor in forward or reverse directions, said rotor having second poles adapted to lock the rotor in stable equilibrium positions between steps when the coil is not activated and located such that less energy is required to step the rotor forward than in reverse, the improvement in the electrical drive circuit comprising a switching circuit adapted to provide reverse switching cycle comprised of a first pulse portion initiating rotation in a forward direction and a second pulse portion applied at a time so as to cause rotor reversal and rotation in the opposite direction, at least part of the switching cycle including a train of pulses of the same polarity as those normally used to turn the rotor in a forward direction and of sufficiently high frequency to substantially reduce the current which would otherwise flow through said coil.
Referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawing, a stepping motor of the type preferred for use with the improved drive circuit of the present invention is shown to consist of a coil 1 mounted on magnetizable core pieces 2 and 3, designed to be attached to an upper stator 4 and lower stator 5. The stator members 4, 5 have a plurality of radial teeth 4a, 5a respectively. A magnetized rotor 7 is disposed in the magnetic circuits between the stator teeth. The rotor 7 is preferably magnetized in accordance with the teachings of the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,079,279 to Oudet et. al. A first annular ring of N pairs of alternating polarity magnetic poles 7a are adapted to cooperate with the magnetic circuit established between stator teeth 4a, 5a to step the rotor in forward or reverse directions. A second annular ring of N/2 pairs of alternating polarity poles 7b are inwardly arranged from the first ring of poles and adapted to lock the rotor in stable equilibrium positions between steps when the coil 1 is not activated. N in this case is 6 and the angular mechanical rotation for one step is 360/N or 60�. Therefore, the angle between steps is shown between lines 8 and 9 on FIG. 1. In terms of the repetition of the switching cycle, a full step is represented in the diagrams to follow by an angle θ which equals 360� (electrical angle).
The second poles 7b are angularly offset or skewed with respect to the first poles 7a as indicated by line 10, so as to lock the rotor when the coil is not energized in a stable equilibrium position. This offset is located such that, when an electrical energy pulse is applied to the coil 1, less energy is required to be supplied to the coil to step the rotor 7 in a forward direction than in the reverse direction. Application of a pulse of pre-determined duration in the forward direction as indicated in FIG. 1 will cause the rotor to commencerotation as indicated by the arrow, whereupon the pulse is interrupted and special energy dissipation diodes serve to dissipate the excess of self-induction energy in the motor coil, damping the rotor magnet.
Reversal of the foregoing stepping motor has been accomplished in the prior art by circuits shown in FIG. 2. In this arrangement, which is explained in detail in the published U.K. patent application GB 2,026,793A, the motor coil 1 is connected in circuit with a first pair of complementary MOS transistors 11 and 12 between the battery power supply VDD and VSS, a second pair of complementary MOS transistors 13, 14. A fifth N type MOS transistor 15 and a series connected resistor 16 are connected in parallel across MOS 11. Each of the MOS transistors 11, 12, 13, 14 has an energy dissipating diode 17, 18, 19, 20 connected across its terminals. Coil 1 is connected between the junctions A and B.
In the prior art circuit, five MOS transistors are employed. Forward rotation is initiated by closing switches 11, 14 so that the positive voltage VSS is applied to point A. Subsequent opening and closing of the MOS devices dissipate energy and re-establish the rotor in a stable position.
Reverse rotation in the prior art circuit of FIG. 2 is accomplished by a weak pre-impulse in the forward direction followed by a strong pulse of reverse polarity furnished to the coil. The pre-impulse is established by closing switches 14, 15 to connect positive voltage to point A on the coil, but with a pulse of reduced energy due to less current on account of resistor 16. The pre-impulse moves the rotor to a position in the phase diagram where a reverse polarity pulse produces greater reverse torque. Subsequently, switches 12, 13 are closed to connect the positive voltage to point B on coil 1 initiating a strong reversal of the rotor direction. While the prior art circuit is successful for a bi-directional stepping motor, the MOS devices carry a fairly large current. If, as is the usual case, these devices are included on the large scale integrated circuit along with the triggering switches and oscillator and countdown components, they lead to MOS surface increase and current drain cell problems.
Referring now to FIG. 3a and 3b of the drawing, the improved electrical drive circuit for a reversible stepping motor is preferably implemented in an integrated circuit 21 with suitable terminals for connecting to external components associated with the stepping motor. These include the coil 1 of the stepping motor, a quartz crystal 22, a capacitor 23, a power source comprising an energy cell 24, a switch 25 and optional terminals 27, 28. The external connections to terminals 27, 28 select different internal circuits in the integrated circuit 21. Integrated circuit 21 includes conventional timekeeping components to provide a high-frequency oscillator controlled by quartz crystal 22, a chain of bi-stable flip-flops connected as countdown dividers for establishing 1/20 Hz pulses at the output. These impulses initiate normal forward stepping cycles of the motor for timekeeping purposes. The dividers also provide intermediate frequency pulses of 1 Hz and 16 Hz to initiate forward and reverse switching cycles for rotating the stepping motor in forward or reverse directions at higher rates of speed. The foregoing integrated circuit functions are conventional and are not material to the present invention, except to set the frequency of initiation of the switching cycles (or steps) made by the stepping motor. The present invention is concerned with the drive circuit components and switching means required to effect a single forward step or a single reverse step, it being understood that multiple forward steps or multiple reverse steps are simply accomplished by repetitively initiating the switching cycle, at any desired repetition rate, so long as the repetition time for a new step is not less than is required to complete a full step.
It is also understood that the countdown divider on the integrated circuit chip 21 may provide a source of pulses of any desired frequency integrally divisible into the frequency of the quartz crystal 22, selected here at 32, 768 Hz, one such frequency being 1024 Hz. Also it will be understood by those skilled in the art, that precise control signal pulses can be generated of a predetermined duration at a predetermined time by means of logic circuitry on the integrated circuit, through combining one or more output frequencies along the divider chain. The generation of several such trigger pulses of a few milliseconds duration in succession for the purposes of turning off and on the MOS switch devices also incorporated on the integrated circuit is a matter of selection of proper design parameters and is well-known to those skilled in the art.
Referring to FIG. 4, in accordance with the present invention, the switching circuit for the stepping motor is seen to comprise a pair of complementary MOS transistors connected between the positive voltage source VDD and negative terminal VSS. These comprise a P type MOS transistor 31, and a N type transistor 32 with a source-to-drain connection 33. A first diode 34 is connected between junction 33 and VDD and a second diode 35 is connected between VSS and junction 33. The motor coil 1 is also connected between junction 33 and VDD. The FIG. 4 driving circuit provides the same reversing functions as the aforementioned prior art circuit in FIG. 2, when supplied with the proper wave shapes, switch closures, and pulse trains in accordance with the improvement of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a phase diagram illustrating the opening and closing of switches 31, 32 during one complete forward switching cycle providing forward rotation of the stepping motor. During the period T1, preselected at 3.9 milliseconds, MOS 32 is supplied with a control signal at terminal 37 which causes MOS 32 to conduct and closes a circuit connecting point B of coil 1 to voltage VSS, causing current to flow from VDD to VSS through coil 1.
During T2 also selected as 3.9 milliseconds duration, no control signals are applied and both switches 31, 32 are open. The excess of self-induction energy in the motor coil is dissipated in diode 34, damping the rotor magnet.
T2 is the remaining time in the cycle until the next motor pulse. During T3, switch 31 is closed by a control signal on terminal 36, shorting motor coil 1. Therefore the rotor is maintained in a stable position by the locking magnets. The period T3 is not of fixed length, but depends upon the desired repetition rate of initiating the stepping motor cycles. In a timepiece, this repetition rate might be 1/20 Hz for normal rotation, or 1 Hz or 16 Hz for correction or time setting of stepping motor.
FIG. 6 illustrates operation of the improved circuit during the reverse rotation of the stepping motor. T11 is a first pulse portion preselected as 3.9 milliseconds supplied to the rotor in the same manner as forward rotation. This is accomplished by applying a control signal to MOS transistor 32, causing it to conduct.
In accordance with the present invention, the second pulse portion of the reversing switching cycle occurs during period T12 by applying a train of high frequency pulses to the motor coil. As seen in FIG. 6, a high frequency control signal of 1024 Hz is applied alternatively to terminals 36 and 37 at the gates of MOS 31 and MOS 32 which results in rapid opening and closing of MOS transistor switches 31 and 32, and application of high frequency voltage pulses to motor coil 1. T12 is preselected here at 5.86 milliseconds. T13 is a period of 7.8 Milliseconds. T14 is a period of 2.9 milliseconds. As will be explained, this train of high frequency pulses effectively limits the current through the motor coil and damps the rotor magnet causing it to reverse and be pulled backwards. T12 is preselected here as 5.86 milliseconds.
T13 is a period of 7.8 milliseconds comprising the time when both of the transistor switches 31, 32 are open. The self-induction energy in the motor coil is dissipated in a circuit established through diode 34, damping the movement of the rotor magnet in its counter clockwise motion.
T14 is a period of 2.9 milliseconds where switch 32 is closed by a control signal to apply a positive polarity again to motor coil 1. In the particular angular phase position at which the rotor is disposed at this time, this pulse provides additional electromagnetic energy in counter clockwise or reverse rotation direction.
Lastly, T15 is a period when transistor switch 31 is closed and the coil is shorted, causing rotor magnet damping and braking. The rotor is then held by the locking magnets 7b in a locked condition. Time period T15 is variable, lasting until the next counter clockwise reverse switching cycle is applied. It should be particularly noted that reversal is accomplished with pulses of the same electrical polarity as forward rotations, contrary to the prior art.
Referring now to FIGS.7 and 8, the operation of the invention will be described for a forward rotation step shown in FIG. 7 and a reverse rotation step according to the present invention in FIG. 8.
The sine curve Co is the magnetic torque applied to the rotor by the locking magnets 7b (see FIG. 1) and represents the torque exerted in the forward direction (above the line) and in the reverse direction (below the line) at any electrical angle θ. A complete stepping cycle where θ equals 360� is equivalent to a mechanical angle of 60� between lines 8, 9 in FIG. 1. The stable equilibrium positions where no current is flowing in coil 1 represented by line 10 in FIG. 1 is therefore represented at angles θ shown by lines 40 and 41 in FIG. 7.
The second sine curve (Co +CI) is the combined rotor torque with current I through the motor coil and consists of a composite of the locking torque due to the curve Co and the electromagnetic torque CI generated when the coil is energized.
The heavy curve C is the actual or applied torque, taking into effect the energization and de-energization of coil 1 by the switching circuit. Therefore during time period T1, when voltage is applied to coil 1, the torque rises from 0 to the value on the Co +CI curve and follows it until the coil is de-energized at the end of period T1. Thereafter, the torque follows the Co curve. The speed of the rotor is indicated on the speed portion of the diagram indicating movement from the first stable position 40 to the second stable position 41.
The angular position of the rotor θ(t) is indicated on the electric angle portion of the graph at any time t through the time periods T1, T2, T3.
The current in coil 1 is illustrated by curve I(t). During the period T1 current rises exponentially in the coil, opposed by the self-inductance, and when the period T2 commences, the current falls exponentially, aided by the self-inductance as shown by graph portions 43, 44 respectively. In both cases, the idealized curves are complicated by movement of the rotor which constantly changes the reluctance of the electromagnetic path and also generates counter emf due to action of the magnetic poles. The action of the circuit shown in FIG. 7 is known in the art.
In accordance with the invention, a reversing step is illustrated in FIG. 8. In this case, the rotor position moved counter clockwise during the switching cycle from a first stable equilibrium position illustrated at line 45 to a second stable equilibrium position indicated at line 46. As before, the heavy curve C illustrates the actual torque applied to the rotor both during energized and de-energized portions of the cycle, due to the locking torque of poles 7b at all times and due to the electromagnetic torque of poles 7a while the coil is energized. During the first time period T11, the rotor movement is initiated by a pre-impulse in a clockwise direction to a position θ11. Subsequently, during time period T12, the series of high frequency pulses is applied. Since the combined torque experienced by the rotor in this phase position is such that a positive polarity voltage pulse (A to B in coil 1) will produce a negative torque, the movement of the rotor is reversed by the negative torque and moved backward toward position θ12. During this time, the peak current due to self-inductance would ordinarily be very high if a single pulse of a few milliseconds duration were applied. However, application of high frequency pulses increases the effective impedance of the coil circuit limiting the current flow, somewhat equivalent to adding a resistor in series with the coil. The current curve shows that after a rise in coil current illustrated by curve portion 47, the current is then limited along portion 48 of the curve.
Commencing with time period T13 current supplied to the coil is interrupted, and the travel of the rotor continues in the reverse direction under the influence of magnetic poles 7b until the rotor reaches position O13. A pulse is again applied and, since the rotor is now in a phase position where a positive electrical pulse produces a negative electromagnetic torque, the rotor is given another push in the reverse direction. Commencing with time period T15, the rotor coil is shorted and the rotor achieves a stable position under the action of the braking magnets.
Thus the reversal of the stepping motor is accomplished with a greatly simplified circuit employing only two MOS devices, rather than five MOS devices plus an external resistor, as in the prior art. The integrated circuits shown can be used either for a single direction stepping motor or a bi-directional stepping motor simply by connecting the circuit providing the switching cycle shown in FIG. 5, or by making connections into the portion of the circuit providing the switching cycles shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Reduction of the number of space utilizing MOS devices on the integrated circuit reduces its size with resulting economy of the circuit.
While the above advantages are achieved in the preferred embodiment, with unipolarity impulses, a modified form of the invention using alternating polarity pulses still allows the elmination of the external resistor and one of the MOS devices. This employs the utilization, as before, of a train of high frequency pulses to reduce the effective coil current and therefore to reduce the energy supplied in the forward rotation direction. This modification provides a weak pre-impulse equivalent to the method of reverse rotation utilized in the aforementioned U.K. patent application 2,026,793. The drive circuit of the modified form of the invention is shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is the same as the prior art circuits shown in FIG. 2, except that the external resistor 16 and MOS transistor 15 have been eliminated. The switching cycle diagram for the modified circuit is shown in FIG. 10. The first pulse portion of the reversing cycle indicated as T20 comprises a train of high frequency pulses supplied to the coil 1 by closing MOS11 and by triggering alternately MOS14 and MOS13. The second pulse portion T21 comprises a pulse of reverse electrical polarity obtained by closing switches 12, 13 so as to connect the B end of the motor coil to voltage VDD and the A end of coil 1 to voltage source VSS.
During pulse period T22, switch 12 is open, switch 13 is closed and the excess energy of self-induction is dissipated in diode 17. During time period T23, MOS transistors 11, 13 are closed to short the rotor coil and it is maintained in a locked position by the magnetized rotor poles 7b.
In this manner, the modified form of the invention, although it does not employ pulses of a single polarity, utilizes the novel feature of applying a high frequency pulse train to reduce the current and thus the electromagnetic torque during pre-impulse applied in the forward rotor direction preparatory to reversal of the motor.
While there has been described what has been considered to be the preferred embodiment of the invention and one modification, it is desired to cover in the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jun 18, 1976
|Oct 25, 1977
|Fumio Nakajima
|Stepping motor for electronic timepiece
|Dec 7, 1977
|May 27, 1980
|Kabushiki Kaisha Daini Seikosha
|Electronic watch
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Aug 13, 1981
|Dec 27, 1983
|Xerox Corporation
|Motor drive
|Jan 27, 1983
|Jul 17, 1984
|Asulab S.A.
|Stepping motor assembly
|Jul 25, 1983
|Nov 12, 1985
|Allen-Bradley Company
|Position transducer
|Apr 11, 1985
|Jul 22, 1986
|Rheometrics, Inc.
|Apparatus and method for measuring viscoelastic properties of materials
|Sep 29, 1988
|Mar 27, 1990
|Timex Corporation
|High rate, bidirectional drive for a bipole stepping motor watch
|Mar 26, 1993
|Jun 13, 1995
|Haner; Lambert
|Repulsion motor
|Sep 14, 1994
|Feb 13, 1996
|Haner; Lambert
|Repulsion motor
|Sep 28, 1995
|Nov 11, 1997
|Haner; Lambert
|Repulsion motor
|Aug 28, 1997
|Aug 10, 1999
|Haner; Lambert
|Repulsion motor
|Sep 11, 1995
|Jan 18, 2000
|Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.
|Open-loop step motor control system
|Jan 4, 1999
|Apr 11, 2000
|Dynamotors, Inc.
|Speed control for brushless repulsion motor
|Jul 20, 1999
|Apr 3, 2001
|Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.
|Open-loop step motor control system
|Jan 26, 2001
|Jun 15, 2004
|Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.
|Open-loop step motor control system
|Jun 17, 2009
|May 17, 2011
|Em Microelectronic-Marin Sa
|Watch fitted with an electric motor control case
|Jun 17, 2009
|Jan 7, 2010
|Em Microelectronic-Marin Sa
|Watch fitted with an electric motor control case
|Mar 24, 1994
|Oct 13, 1994
|Lambert Haner
|Repulsion motor
|U.S. Classification
|318/696, 968/490, 368/157
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Sep 28, 1983
Owner name: CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A., THE
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Adherence with bisphosphonate therapy and change in bone mineral density among women with osteoporosis or osteopenia in clinical practice
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In clinical practice, adherence with bisphosphonate therapy varies greatly among women with osteoporosis or osteopenia. Our study suggests that better adherence with bisphosphonates confers tangible benefits in terms of graded increases in bone mineral density. Interventions to improve drug adherence should be an important component of disease management.
In clinical trials, bisphosphonates have been found to increase bone mineral density (BMD) in women with osteoporosis or osteopenia. In clinical practice, where drug adherence is more variable, change in BMD with bisphosphonate therapy—overall and by level of adherence—is largely unknown.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted at Henry Ford Health System (Detroit, MI, USA). Study subjects were women who had low BMD at the left total hip (T-score < −1.0), began oral bisphosphonate therapy, and had ≥1 BMD measurements at the left total hip ≥6 months following treatment initiation. Change in BMD was calculated between the most recent pretreatment scan and the first follow-up scan. Adherence (i.e., medication possession ratio (MPR)) was measured from therapy initiation to the first follow-up scan.
Among 644 subjects, mean age was 66 years, pretreatment BMD was 0.73 g/cm2, and pretreatment T-score was −1.8. Over a mean follow-up of 27.1 months, mean MPR was 0.57 (95 % CI, 0.54 and 0.59), and mean percentage change in BMD was 1.5 % (1.1 and 1.9 %). Within the MPR strata (five consecutive equi-intervals, from low (0–0.19) to high (0.80–1.0)), mean change in BMD was −0.8 % (−1.6 and 0.1 %), 0.7 % (−0.3 and 1.7 %), 2.1 % (1.1 and 3.0 %), 2.1 % (1.4 and 2.9 %), and 2.9 % (2.3 and 3.5 %), respectively. In adjusted analyses, percentage change in BMD was higher (by 1.4–3.4 %, p < 0.05 for all) in the highest four MPR intervals, respectively, versus MPR 0–0.19.
Among women with osteoporosis or osteopenia in clinical practice, better adherence with bisphosphonates appears to confer tangible benefits in terms of increases in BMD.


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The World War II combat veteran died Monday at the age of 91 of natural causes at the South Carolina retirement home where he lived with his wife, Katherine.
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Following a private chapel service attended by about 50 people, Westmoreland's widow received the flag from his coffin from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker.
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Westmoreland attained the rank of colonel by the age of 30 and was promoted to brigadier general during the Korean War. He became the superintendent of West Point and by 1964, he was a three-star general commanding American troops in Vietnam.
American support for the war declined near the end of Westmoreland's tenure when enemy forces launched attacks throughout South Vietnam in the 1968 Tet Offensive, even striking the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.
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Washington law restores the right to vote for people with felony convictions after the completion of their sentence, including prison, parole, probation and the full payment of all fees, fines and restitution. Persons with felony convictions are also required to obtain a "Certificate of Discharge" in order to be restored the right to vote.
On May 4, 2009 Governor Gregorie signed a bill that eliminates the requirement that people pay all fees, fines, and restitution before being given the right to vote. The bill goes into effect on July 26. View the press release here.
The Brennan Center for Justice has been involved in numerous efforts to change Washington's laws on voting rights for people with criminal conviction. The Brennan Center filed three amicus briefs in Farrakhan v. Gregoire in support of the plaintiff's assertion that felony disenfranchisement laws in Washington were racially discriminatory and violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On Jan. 5, 2010, the Ninth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, reversed the District Court's decision on remand, claiming that Washington's constitutional provision regarding felony disenfranchisement is in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
More recently, the Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in Madison v. Washington which challanged the law that prohibit restoration of voting rights until all legal financial obligations have been paid. The King County Superior Court of Washington ruled in favor of the plantiffs, which were represented by the ACLU of Washington and struck down the provision which conditions the right to vote on the payment of LFOs. However, the state appealed the decision and the Washington Supreme Court on June 27, 2006 upheld the law therby overruling the Kings County Superior Court decision.
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2009. The Brennan Center has been working with the ACLU of Washington in support of legislation that would eliminate legal financial obligations as a condition of restoration of civil rights. H.B 1517 and S.B 5534 would allow individuals previously convicted of a felony to be restored the right to vote upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole and probation. The bill was introduced in January of 2009, and public hearings were held in both the House and the Senate. Reverand Jimmie James, Executive Director of the Holistic Oppurtunities for Personal Empowerment, testified before the House in support of the legislation.
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One of the nation's top offensive tackles, starting for his third season on the left side as a senior in 2003...Coming from a tight end background, his strength is his footwork, as his forte has been staying in front of the defenders to protect the quarterback..."I get a lot of speed rushers on my side," Jacob said. "It's challenging, but I accept that challenge and I like it. It's important to stick to your fundamentals or they will get around the edge on you. You just have to go out there and have the attitude that you are going to beat the guy across from you on every play. He's going to have that attitude against you, so it's just a matter of who's going to do it. It's his job to beat you and your job to beat him."...A student of the game, he spends countless hours reviewing film and preparing for his upcoming opponent...A fine all-around athlete, he was also a standout punter during his prep days. "I kind of miss punting," he said. Every once in a while, I mess around with it. It's something that's hard to do after putting on all the weight that I have. My first spring here I was able to punt pretty well. Then I put on 30 pounds and it just wasn't the same."
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Negatives...Shows inconsistent intensity and effort (will do enough to get the job done)... Has exceptional skills and the power to dominate, but prefers to out-finesse his opponent rather than maul him (needs to show more aggression in his play)...Has all the tools you want in a quality left tackle, but needs to work on his up-&-down intensity (has the potential to be one of the best left tackles in the game, if he can develop a "search & destroy" nature)...History of shoulder injuries needs further medical evaluation.
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5.3 in the 40-yard dash...405-pound bench press...500-pound squat...330-pound power clean...26.5-inch vertical jump...32 -inch arm length...10-inch hands...Right-handed... 22/40 Wonderlic score.
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Attended Oxnard (Cal.) High...1998 Super Prep All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the West first team, Orange Country Register Fab 15 second-team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Las Vegas Sun Super 11 honorable mention as a senior...In 1998, he had 39 receptions for 412 yards (10.6 avg) and 4 touch-downs, despite missing the last four games of the season with a separated shoulder...He also played defensive end, linebacker and punter (he averaged more than 40 yards per punt)...As a 1997 junior, he caught 17 passes for 201 yards (11.8 avg) and 5 scores...In his career, he had 62 catches for 712 yards (11.5 avg)...Played quarterback as a 1995 fresh-man...Also played basketball at Oxnard, averaging 10 rebounds a game...Current Trojan Bobby Otani also prepped at Oxnard.
Personal: Public Policy and Management major...Born 8/17/81...Resides in Oxnard, California.
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There is so much information being published right now about the positive effects of coconut oil and Alzheimer's sufferers. This is an area that I am still learning about, but I am sharing the information I find with as many people as possible. I don't personally know anyone who is suffering with Alzheimer's, but many of you do and this information might be highly beneficial. If you know someone who is, or may be suffering, with Alzheimer's or dementia, this information might be worth sharing with them or their caregivers.
I wanted to compile a list of the latest news on the subject and give you a jumping off point in case you wanted to research further. If you have any resources you'd like to add, please leave them in the comments below. Let's get the word out about this and see if we can make people's lives happier and healthier. You're not going to see a lot of this info in mainstream media, however, there is some happening, which is incredibly promising. There are some medical doctors who are starting to stand up and take notice, so we might be right on the cusp of some change. Let's keep our fingers and toes crossed!
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Coconut Oil and Alzheimer's – New and Exciting Research
- Coconut Oil and Alzheimer's, by Brian Shilhavy
- Alzheimer's: Diabetes of the Brain? – Dr. Oz
- Man in His 80's with "Severe Dementia" Returning to Old Self After Starting Coconut Oil, Health Impact News
- Coconut Oil Reverses the Effects of Alzheimer's in 50 Year Old Woman, Health Impact News
- What If There Was A Cure For Alzheimer's Disease And No One Knew? by Dr. Mary Newport
- Vitamin D and Cholesterol Needed to Prevent Alzheimer's – Coconut Oil Provides Needed Fuel for the Brain, Dr. Mercola
- CBN Reports on Coconut Oil for Alzheimer's, Health Impact News
- What Coconut Oil Does For Mom, Health Impact News
- Alzheimer's and Coconut Oil: How Coconut Oil Gave Me Back My Brain – Ian Blair Hamilton and Cassie Bond talk about how coconut oil changed their lives.
- Could Low Cholesterol Levels be a Factor in Alzheimer's Disease?, by Dr John Briffa for The Cholesterol Truth
- FDA Admits Statins Cause Memory Loss, Liver Damage, and Diabetes, by Dr John Briffa for The Cholesterol Truth
The Future Looks Promising
There seems to be new information coming online about this every single day. I will try to share new info that I find, but please send this post and these resources to anyone you think could benefit from the information. If nothing else, we all need to up our doses of daily coconut oil, just to help our brains now. For more information on coconut oil, check out two of my posts on the subject:
Coconut Oil – Why is it so Wonderful?
52 Uses for Coconut Oil – The Simple, The Strange, and The Downright Odd! (make sure you check out the comments on this post. There are WAY more than 52 uses for coconut oil, thanks to readers who have left their ideas and experiences!)
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This article will address the misinformation about the recently announced Verizon (NYSE:VZ) server deal with Advanced Micro Devices , which I wrote about in this Seeking Alpha article. Specifically, I will disprove the ExtremeTech article's basic premise, which states that the AMD SM15000 servers involved in Verizon's new cloud offerings are using Intel chips, when in fact they are using AMD's Opterons. Additionally, I will review the importance of AMD's server chip sales to Verizon's new cloud deployments.
Verizon switches to AMD Opteron Processors
In this blog post by Paul Teich, he quotes Verizon's answer about whose processors are being used in their cloud service:
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The above answer is crystal clear. The new cloud server deal with AMD will be using 8-core Opteron processors.
AMD is providing Verizon with more memory
From AMD's SeaMicro Website concerning the SM15000, there is an option for both AMD's and Intel's processors. While the AMD Opteron option provides "up to 64 GB DRAM and eight "Piledriver" cores per CPU", the Intel option only provides "up to 32 GB DRAM and four cores per CPU".
The above description of AMD's SM15000 using Opteron processor jibes with the comments from Verizon, concerning their goal of "looking to increase the memory per host."
Another article by Anshel Sag verifies the AMD processor win
Interestingly, Mr. Sag believes that the misinformation was spread by Intel.
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I believe that the misinformation was the direct work of AMD shorts, which I discuss in this Seeking Alpha article.
A review of key points from previous Seeking Alpha article: The Significance of Verizon Using AMD Servers for Cloud Services
IDC forecasts Public cloud services forecast to grow five times that of IT industry
As one of the world's largest communication service providers, Verizon has the cash flow and network understanding, to take market share from current cloud service leaders Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN).
SeaMicro's proprietary technology will be key to the next wave in public cloud services growth. AMD will use the proprietary and flexible architecture of SeaMicro to sell their servers and server chips directly to cloud providers, rather than to other server companies.
That Verizon has chosen to bypass traditional server giants International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), etc., and the low-cost servers being used by Amazon and Google, is extremely important, in my opinion.
The Verizon deal could serve as template for similar deals with other huge cloud providers.
The public cloud services providers will compete in the future based upon innovative deployment options, and not just on price.
AMD becoming a "Cloud play" causes misinformation
This Venturebeat article, entitled: The top 10 "arms merchants" of the Cloud, begins with this paragraph:
"A host of companies have been scrambling for a leadership position in one of the hottest areas of the economy: providing the technology needed by businesses to embrace the cloud."
The AMD short's worst nightmare is awakening to the fact that AMD may be positioned to benefit from the cloud, in a very big way.
People are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts
Whenever I see people twisting facts, that are easily verifiable, I know the stakes must be very high.
Extremely high stakes can cause people to say and do things, which in retrospect appear embarrassing. Everyone makes mistakes, and I have made my share over the years. But, I have never intentionally misrepresented the facts to others, so I could profit from their naiveté.
Bottom line, the high stakes involved in providing hardware and software to the best growth area in IT, the cloud, has and will probably continue to cause some people to make misrepresentations about AMD's prospects.
Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that sites like Seeking Alpha are available, because they try to publish independent articles, generally based upon verifiable sources and facts.
The truth about the Verizon cloud deal with AMD is much more significant than many investors realize. The conventional wisdom is that the deal will provide AMD with a mere $50 million of additional revenue over the next year.
Yet the fact that all new Verizon cloud deployments will be using AMD server chips was buried by the misinformation campaign.
Wall Street is not factoring in the potential that AMD is working on similar deals with other cloud providers.
Wall Street is not factoring in that AMD's innovative SeaMicro architecture will aid in sales of its own server chips, rather than those of Intel.
Bottom line, I see the Verizon server deal as an important signpost for the future success of AMD's server chip sales.
Disclosure: I am long AMD. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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It will assist them in providing impartial advice to government bodies, industry and offshore energy companies on the best practices in safeguarding seal populations and wider marine conservation.M2M technology is being used to connect a wide range of systems to the 'internet of things'; from cars and bicycles to heart monitors and homes – however, it is thought that this is the first time it has been used to connect marine mammals.Vodafone's global M2M network provides a single and dedicated communications network from coastlines around the world to allow data about a seal's location, dive behaviour and its oceanic environment, to be sent directly from the tags to SMRU for analysis.SMRU developed the world's first data capture and relay tags in 1982 and has progressively improved their design and functionality for in its own use in the UK and by similar research establishments elsewhere in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.A marine smart tag, connected to Vodafone's global M2M platform and third-party satellite services, is lightweight, no larger than a mobile phone and can withstand depths of up to 200 metres.Fixed to the fur of seals with harmless adhesive, the tags drop off during the animals' annual moult. 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The SMRU Instrumentation Group is recognised as a world leader in the design of innovative telemetry systems for marine mammals.Vodafone's M2M technology provides SMRU with a number of benefits, including:• A unique core network built specifically for M2M services• A ubiquitous experience utilising both Vodafone owned and partner networks, offering access to hundreds of mobile networks worldwide, giving scientists more opportunities to collect data from 'tagged' marine mammals from more places, including remote areas and across different maritime borders• Avoids any unforeseen data roaming charges if the seal travels to a different country as it works across a single system• Enables SMRU to standardise the smart tags to work on one system rather than worry about working across multiple mobile phone technologies• Marine scientists can control directly the active state of every M2M SIM in each tag anywhere in the world from a single PC.SMRU's deputy director Dr Bernie McConnell said: "Through the combination of technology and science, SMRU and Vodafone can help businesses and governments accelerate economic growth and responsible environmental management. Marine data collected is fundamental in balancing the health of the sea with society's need to harvest food and energy from it. "Vodafone UK's head of corporate responsibility Emer Boulter added: "Vodafone is providing its M2M technology and consultancy to help Bernie and the SMRU team to improve their data gathering and so help shape better informed policy decisions and better stewardship of the seas. We are delighted to partner with SMRU and hope that our technology and resources can go some way in continually improving environmental assessments in order to protect local sea mammal populations."SMRU and Vodafone began installing the M2M service this month for use on seals around the Northern Isles and western Scotland in Spring next year, for a project backed by the Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage.They also plan to work together at Vodafone's laboratories in the UK to investigate ways to improve the speed and efficiency of relaying data ashore. 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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran confirmed on Sunday that it has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country's contested nuclear program.
The official IRNA news agency quoted a spokesman for Iran's judiciary, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi, confirming the execution of Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist caught up in a real-life U.S. spy mystery who later returned to his home country and disappeared. He did say [sic] where or when the execution took place, but said Amiri's initial death sentence had been reviewed by an appeal court and that he had access to a lawyer.
Amiri "provided the enemy with vital information of the country," Ejehi said.
Amiri, who worked for a university affiliated to Iran's defense ministry, vanished in 2009 while on a religious pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia, only to reappear a year later in a set of online videos filmed in the U.S. He then walked into the Iranian interests section at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington and demanded to be sent home, returning to a hero's welcome in Tehran.
In interviews, Amiri described being kidnapped and held against his will by Saudi and American spies, while U.S. officials said he was to receive millions of dollars for his help in understanding Iran's contested nuclear program. Now, a year after his country agreed to a landmark accord to limit uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions, he has reportedly been hanged without any official word on his case.
"I am a simple researcher who was working in the university," Amiri said on his return to Tehran in July 2010. "I'm not involved in any confidential jobs. I had no classified information."
News about Amiri, born in 1977, has been scant since his return to Iran. Last year, his father Asgar Amiri told the BBC's Farsi-language service that his son had been held at a secret site since coming home.
On Tuesday, Iran announced it had executed a number of criminals, describing them mainly as militants from the country's Kurdish minority. Then, according to Iranian pro-reform daily, Shargh, an obituary notice circulated Amiri's hometown of Kermanshah, a city some 310 miles southwest of Tehran, announcing a memorial service on Thursday and calling him a "bright moon" and "invaluable gem."
Manoto, a private satellite television channel based in London believed to be run by those who back Iran's ousted shah, first reported Saturday that Amiri had been executed. BBC Farsi also quoted Amiri's mother saying her son's neck bore ligature marks suggesting he had been hanged by the state.
State media in Iran, which has been silent about Amiri's case for years, did not report his death until Sunday.
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The American Andretti Autosport teammates completed their two-day test with the final two sessions at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, LA,
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Really I think all the flaws got worked out this weekend, and if anything, we're better prepared for the test coming up at Barber (Motorsports Park). The Andretti Autosport team has worked extremely hard to give me a great car. I don't feel like being sick at this test, that I've been able to perform 100% like I normally would, so it's just been a couple of big learning days for us."
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We may all have eyes on Barcelona now, with our gaze firmly fixed on MWC and the wearable goodies the mobile expo is bound to throw up but, before the madness begins let's reflect on what's been a ridiculously busy week.
We've seen Kickstarter records broken, Android Wear get a kick in the teeth and the beginnings of a Swiss invasion. Read on for all the biggest wearable headlines of the week...
Pebble Time lands with a bang
It was a huge week for Pebble fans. First, the Pebble Time was officially announced, then we found out that the new Pebble Timeline OS was set to hit original Pebble models and then the Kickstarter records started to tumble.
The Pebble Time remains faithful to the things that made the first Pebble great - an affordable price tag, an impressive seven day battery life, iOS and Android compatibility - while at the same time adding some serious upgrades to the platform.
How does it compare to the current best smartwatches on sale?
Swiss smartwatches incoming
We know that Tag has a smartwatch almost ready to go but it's legendary watchmaker Mondaine who became the first to the Swiss smartwatch post - the Mondaine Helvetica No 1 Smart was announced on Friday and will go on show for the first time at Baselworld next month.
The Horological Smartwatch Open Platform will see a raft of new Swiss made smartwatches arriving in the near future from the likes of Frederique Constant and Alpina.
Will this affect Apple Watch sales we wonder? We asked some industry experts if the Cupertino smartwatch would be a hit or not.
LG ditches Android Wear
LG unveiled a second LG Watch Urbane smartwatch on Thursday; one packing 4G connectivity and its makers claim it's the first LTE smartwatch on the market.
The big news is that, unlike the LG Watch Urbane, the LTE version ditches Android Wear, in favour of a proprietary OS.
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With recent speculation suggesting Jawbone has cash-flow problems, and the delay problems the UP3 tracker has faced, Google's purported investment looks perfectly timed.
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