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The Dentists
Dr. Thomas J. Burns, Jr., D.D.S., P.A.
Dr. Burns grew up in Bordentown, New Jersey. He graduated from Bordentown Regional High School in 1974. He received his B.S. Degree in Zoology from North Carolina State University in 1978, graduating with High Honors. In 1982 he received his D.D.S. Degree from Temple University School of Dentistry. He established his Family Practice in March 1987. He is a current member of the American Dental Association, the New Jersey Dental Association, and the Mercer Dental Society. Dr. Burns has been married to his wife Jeanette since 1982. They have a son, Thomas and a daughter, Katelyn. They currently reside in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Vincent M. Immordino, D.M.D., P.A.
Dr. Immordino grew up in Hamilton Square, just a few blocks from the office. He graduated from Steinert High School and The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He completed his doctorate degree with honors at Temple University School of Dentistry. He has been practicing dentistry with Dr. Burns in this office since 1995. He is a current member of the American Dental Association, the New Jersey Dental Association, and the Mercer Dental Society. He is a life member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Dental Honor Society. Dr. Immordino has been married to his wife Michele since 1994 and has two children, Julia, and Matthew. They live in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.


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A few weeks later, this exact scenario repeated itself: a sluggish and resigned shrug from me, stares from our guests, heroic action from my husband, and another pile of flame-roasted corn awarded to our dogs.
My husband is not particularly surprised when I do these things. When we were first dating, he came to watch my basketball game, and I promptly face-planted three times. He sort of knew what he was in for from the onset.
I'd like to think that three decades of idiocy has taught me to make peace with the fact that embarrassment is an inevitable part of the human experience. But that's about a million times easier to say than to accept, especially when you perpetually feel cast in the role of someone foolish. Years ago, when I was hosting a wedding shower for some girls in my community group (girls I did not yet know well, of course), I provided a grand show when my heel got caught as I descended the staircase into the living room where everyone was sitting. I essentially knee boarded down the entire flight with my arms extended like Frankenstein. My eventual clunk at the bottom of the stairs was met with the sound of crickets. Finally, someone said, "Are you okay?" and I said, "My knee hurts."
I mean, why? Why do we have to been so painfully human? It's the most annoying thing in the world to remember that you're human. And of course, these reminders increase exponentially when we become mothers and escort our tiny humans around the world in all their screaming and pooping glory. Usually when I get myself or my kids get us into these situations, I speak with the only non-human I know (not the dogs): God. He's gentle with me (and probably chuckling), reminding me that my limitations, my inability to have it all together, my wobbly knees, my face-plants, and my propensity to burn corn are all part of the deal. He's the only one Who is perfect, steady, and not bound by limitations. He's the only One Who doesn't do things by accident, doesn't stumble, doesn't make mistakes. His weaknesses don't sneak up on Him because He doesn't have any. I can trust a God like that.
The truth is that embarrassment can be a gospel gift if I stop shaking my red face in shame and instead reflect, with awe, on the character of the Perfect God Who somehow loves His clumsy Caroline. When my kids knock down the paper towel display at Target, I can remember the God who balances the entire planet perfectly on its axis. When I accidentally say the wrong thing, I can remember the God Whose perfect words spoke creation into existence and continue to speak healing into our hearts through His Word.
And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the secret sauce to embarrassment survival: telling people. Nothing unites two friends more than shared horror stories. When a friend told me about the time she slipped in her dog's diarrhea and landed flat on her back, I laughed until I cried and determined I'd make her hang out with me forever. There's a sacred connection within the indignity of humanity—it reminds us that we all have the same role in the gospel story, that we're all desperately in need of rescue, that we're all just humans being human. What makes us think we can save our souls when we perpetually respond to "How are you doing?" with "Nothing much!" Oh Lord, help us all.
As we oafishly tromp through life, may every brush with our humanity serve as a reminder of our shared indignity and the beautiful grace so lavishly bestowed upon us by a loving and perfect Father Whose gospel story cannot be undone by face-plants and Who will by no means burn the corn.
Caroline Saunders is a writer, advocate of uncoolness, mother to two objectively adorable humans, and wife to Luke, a pastor and Aaron Rodgers look-alike. She uses her powers convincing her children not to be monsters, influencing women towards Jesus, eating guacamole, and creating a women's retreat experience called Story & Soul Weekend with her besties. She can be found oversharing here.


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FinTrack Round 5 – 2018
So I finally did an outdoor race again! Last time was two years ago in 2016, and I had not actually run the TRF or any ISTC car outdoors since then. This was therefore also my first run with the TRF419XR outdoors.
I only made the final decision to go a couple of days before. Luckily I made the effort to go there (Kouvola – 450km away), luckily the weather was great, and luckily I even had the chance to get a few runs on the Friday before the race on Saturday.
The first runs were awful, showing the lack of asphalt track time, but also a lot of pollen making track conditions tricky. But it got better with each run, and on raceday the conditions were decent enough for a good race. I was plesantly surprised by how well it went after such a long break. I qualified 7th, and finished 8th, after one good and two bad finals.
Obviously I tried a few things and did some changes, but the base setup I run was very close to where I ended up with the 419X back in 2016. As it has always done, indoors and out, the 419X(R) worked really well and was easy to drive fairly consistently, despite the obvious lack of running.
Of the new bodies, I settled on the Bittydesign JP8 for the race, as I felt it was fast but also easy to drive consistently.
Now I'm really looking forward to do more testing!
Here a few pictures and my setup. Click setup for PDF.
Aerox Razor Body
A week ago, Schumacher announced the new Aerox Razor Body.
With new bodies for the ISTC class released every other week lately, and with most new bodies taking inspiration from each other, it is hard to make something that stands out. The Aerox Razor seemed to stand out though, with a different appearance and many new ideas. With my interest in bodyshell design, I wanted to take a closer look at it.
Here's Schumacher's product information for the Aerox Racer:
AX001 – Aerox Razor Body – 1/10 Touring – Light – 190mm
The Aerox RAZOR is a high downforce 1/10th Touring Car body designed with ultimate performance in mind.
2 Years in development with a leading F1 Aerodynamicist.
– Ultimate Aerodynamic Efficiency.
– Designed in association with a leading F1 Aerodynamicist.
– State of the art CFD (Computational fluid dynamics) analysis used to maximise down force and reduce drag.
– Maximised double front splitter that creates a pressure differential that provides front aerodynamic grip.
– Uniquely adjustable curved rear wing to adjust downforce, balance and drag (The purchase of an alternative wing is not required)
– Upturned leading edge on the wing allows airflow to remain attached, improving its efficiency. MORE downforce – LESS drag.
– The maximised length of the body improves 2 aspects;
1) More surface area for developing load i.e downforce and reducing lift.
2) Secondly drag reduction, the air passing over the body has to work less hard, deviating at a lower angle than normal, reducing drag and increasing speed.
– In short, Ultimate Aerodynamic Efficiency with the ability to tune balance all with one body and wing.
– Lightweight.
– BRCA and ROAR approved.
Supplied clear and unpainted.
Includes wing and mounting hardware.
Overspray film.
Lights and decal set.
Instruction sheet.
Some first impressions after receiving the body:
The Razor is indeed long. Around 20mm longer than e.g. a Protoform Type-S. It's longer both front and rear. The body, painted like in the later pictures here and with the included wing and hardware, weighs around 85g. The wing is of a thicker material and fairly stiff.
The included decal sheet.
Excellent instructions included, showing the special and smart solution for the rear wing mounting.
A different ISTC body! Don't think anyone can disagree on that.
The most standout part of the Razor is definitely the front end, with the double front splitter and very low profile. Also seen in this picture (below) is the curved windscreen, again very different to most other bodies.
As you can see, the middle of the body (between the front & rear axle, below the side windows) is much narrower compared to most other bodies.
Special wing mounts that allow wing angle adjustment.
Rear view of the angular rear end.
First modern TC body to feature pronounced side sills like on most modern full scale racing cars.
Mounted on my TRF419XR. The body is a bit narrower than most bodies, @ 190mm instead of 194-195mm. In this picture it is clear to see how low the front end is, how long the body is, and the special rear wing mounts. Here the wing is mounted in the middle position.
Certainly a very interesting product, and it will be very interesting to see what it's like on track.
MTC1 Optional Battery Mount
Good to see this being released by Mugen for the MTC1.
A2413 Battery Mount Optional
Anti-tweak quick-release battery mount. The multi-piece battery location system is constructed from machined aluminium and carbon fibre, and it does away with the need to hold down the battery using fibre reinforced tape. As the battery can slightly "float", the chassis can't be tweaked as it can occur when strapping the battery using tape. Adjustable front and rear stops allow to shift the LiPo pack forth and back for a certain amount in order to fine-tune the weight distribution or to adapt the mount to different battery case sizes. The battery mount set comes including mounting hardware and a shim set to adapt the mounts for standard and low-profile batteries.
Tamiya TB-05 PRO Video
Long video presentation on the TB-05 PRO with Satoshi Maezumi.
Destiny RX-10 FF Prototype Pictures
Destiny RX-10 FF Prototype
A further picture of the Destiny RX-10 FF Prototype, thanks to BRCnews.net.
Tamiya Shizuoka 2018 Pictures
Destiny FWD Teased
Tamiya TB-05 PRO Release Date
Japan release date for the TB-05 PRO to be June 23.
Short translated release info on the car:
★ The latest version of TB series which adopted shaft drive 4WD which excels in driving efficiency.
★ The main chassis integrally molded with the lower deck and the side frame optimizes left and right handling balance pursuing symmetrical design.
★ It is possible to select 2 types of front motor layout that emphasizes driving stability and rear motor / layout that emphasizes acceleration.
A couple of new pictures, with two showing the front vs rear motor layouts:
June 2018 Tamiya RC Releases
RC releases for June 2018 from Tamiya.
58658 1/10 R/C TB-05 PRO Chassis Kit
42318 1/10 R/C TRF103 Chassis Kit
56605 1/25 R/C German Tank Panther Ausf.A (w/Control Unit)
54796 Aluminum Front Skid Guard (GF-01, G6-01)
54797 Touring Car Short Spring Set II
54799 TT-02 Hi-Torque Servo Saver Set (w/Aluminum Horn)
54800 TB-05 Aluminum Servo Mount
54801 TB-05 Aluminum Steering Arms
54802 TB-05 Aluminum Steering Bridge
54810 M-07 Concept Reinforced C Parts (Uprights) 2pcs.
54811 M-07 Concept Carbon Reinforced D Parts (Suspension Arms) 2pcs.
54812 M-07 Concept High-Traction Lower Deck
51609 TB-05 06 Module Spur Gear (63T)
47377 TB-05 PRO Titanium Screw Set


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Waihopai documentary digs into the world of spies, eyes and peace Jul 23, 2016 Errol 0 Comment Uncategorized
They walked through a vineyard and cut fences in the dead of night, approached the enormous white domes of the spy base and said, "In the name of Jesus Christ, we disarm you". Then they plunged sickles into a dome, which deflated like a balloon, and they cried next to a shrine they set up.
The three men were a teacher, a farmer and a Catholic priest. The teacher, Adrian Leason, said, "Catholic spirituality was the glue that brought us together."
Leason, Father Peter Murnane and farmer Samuel Land were charged for the 2008 attack on the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim that New Zealand's prime minister at the time, Helen Clark, called "a senseless act of criminal vandalism". But was it senseless? As Leason says, the three men drew on a tradition of Christian pacifism and direct action. Scruffy, bearded and sometimes barefoot, they looked like Russian mystics.
Leason is the central figure in a new documentary that spreads outwards from that incident at Waihopai to encompass the vast subject of global surveillance and New Zealand's role in the Five Eyes alliance. Viewers of The 5th Eye may experience unsettling flashbacks from 2014 as these figures appear before you: Edward Snowden, Kim Dotcom, Nicky Hager and Glenn Greenwald. They were strange days indeed.
"The goal is to package up a whole lot of information about the issue and give it to people as something digestible," says co-director Errol Wright. "It puts events in order and in context."
There is so much to digest and comprehend that co-director Abi King-Jones spent two years in editing to have it ready for the premiere in Wellington during the New Zealand International Film Festival on July 23. Screenings in Auckland and Christchurch will follow.
As in Wright and King-Jones' acclaimed documentary about the Urewera raids, Operation 8, at the heart of this story there is a dilemma. What do you do when the state is acting unlawfully? But it has a greater dimension in The 5th Eye because the three activists who attacked Waihopai answered to a different kind of law.
It was a local manifestation of an international movement known as "Swords into Ploughshares". Catholic radicals took their cue from a line in the Bible about destroying weapons and broke into military bases to expose or sabotage the machinery of war. In a famous case in 2012, three people including an 82-year-old nun broke into a uranium storage site in Tennessee. As US journalist Eric Schlosser reported, that story revealed the alarming weakness of military security.
The Waihopai story had the same effect. "Security is a facade in most cases," Wright says.
While the Catholic perspective was new to him and King-Jones, Wright appreciated "the beauty of their peaceful anti-war action against the base". He thought the attack was "appropriate" and justified. So did the jury.
Was anyone not surprised when the Waihopai Three were found not guilty? Former activist and lawyer Moana Cole, who was jailed in the US for a 1991 attack on a B52 bomber, says in the documentary that the case "was seen as such a sure loser" it was known colloquially as "the no-hopai case"
But as defence lawyer Michael Knowles put it, "Every once in a while, along comes a case where law, morality and indeed humanity come together to make something lawful which would otherwise be unlawful".
The "claim of right" defence argued that an unlawful act can be justified by an urge to prevent greater suffering. It is closely related to the "necessity defence" used in the Tennessee case. There is a theological underpinning as well. Christian thinker Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that "silence in the face of evil is itself evil" – using the unexpectedly topical example of "a madman driving a car into a group of innocent bystanders", Bonhoeffer claimed that the Christian thing would be grab the wheel from the driver rather than wait around to comfort the injured.
Leason talked in similar terms to Bonhoeffer. The Iraq war was like a train coming down the tracks. How could he stop it?
"Every day in Iraq, 214 people die," Leason said in court. "Maybe a little piece of the intelligence that is going to come from this base today will cause someone to die."
When Leason made that comment in 2010, it might have seemed fanciful to some. Four years later, after the full revelations about the part Waihopai plays in the Five Eyes network and the levels of information sharing, it seemed much more plausible. That journey through the murk of complex public arguments to a fuller understanding is the course the documentary charts.
Six years after the attack on the spy base, the story climaxed with internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's promise of "a moment of truth" at the Auckland Town Hall. Did that help? The public wanted clarity and it got a circus.
"It turned into a carnival," Wright agrees. "A lot of people didn't know what was what."
There were so many agendas at work. It was less than a week before an election. There was a sense that Dotcom was trying to settle personal scores with Prime Minister John Key using his political plaything, the Internet Party. It seemed a long way from the pure motives of the Waihopai Three.
Somewhere within the white noise, three of the world's leading intelligence experts had important things to say.
"We're happy that we can go back to that event and remember what was important about it and focus on that," King-Jones says. "The content of what Snowden and Greenwald – and Julian Assange, but we don't include him in the film – said was so important but the other stuff going on around it took away from that."
There were so many odd moments. Remember when former Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman goofily presented an All Black jersey to former US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon and told the assembled press that "there would be nothing that anyone could hear in our private conversations that we wouldn't be prepared to share publicly"?
Wright calls the moment "supremely embarrassing for New Zealanders". Does it show that we have all been a bit naive?
"I don't think New Zealanders are naive," King-Jones says. "These agencies and this global network have been able to operate in secrecy for so long. When New Zealanders know what's going on, they get out on the streets and make their voices heard."
Political documentaries can be a struggle to make and the film-makers depended on crowdfunding and a journalism grant from the Bruce Jesson Foundation as well as small amounts of money from the NZ Film Commission. But screening opportunities remain accessible, thanks to the film festival and Maori Television, which showed Operation 8 and will also show The 5th Eye.
King-Jones has also worked with political documentary maker Alister Barry on the films Hollow Men and Hot Air and Barry contributed his archival expertise to The 5th Eye. There is a lot of footage in it, sometimes from unlikely places.
"The Pentagon and the White House are very helpful, obliging and polite," King-Jones says. "They don't charge anything and they give you what you want."
As festival screenings move around the country, locals involved in the story will join the film makers. Expect Adrian Leason and his family at the Wellington premiere and Michael Knowles and veteran anti-bases campaigner Murray Horton when the film reaches Christchurch. But some people may have been left on the cutting room floor, as there has just been too much going on in the intelligence world, as King-Jones says.
"You could make a series."
-Stuff, originally published at http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/82245364/waihopai-spies-eyes-and-peace


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Cohiba Nicaragua N550 Cigar Review.
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Cohiba is one of the select cigar brands that has to go head to head in the international market with itself, competing with its Cuban counterpart. That is rarefied company indeed, but the Dominican Cohiba is certainly equal to the challenge. The Dominican manufacturer Diaz y Cia proclaims Cohiba as "a world beyond other cigars." It is no idle boast – they back it up and the rest of the cigar world knows it. This is one of those rare products about which little needs to be said. Cohiba – its reputation alone sells it.
For the first time in Cohiba history, they have released their Nicaraguan cigar. Aptly named "Cohiba Nicaragua", this cigar is made in Nicaragua at the Scandinavian Tobacco Group Esteli S.A factor, and contains mostly Nicaraguan tobacco. The blend starts with a Honduran sun-grown wrapper that the company classifies as Colorado Oscuro in color. Underneath, a binder leaf from Nicaraguan tobacco from Esteli.
There was an evenly dark, hearty, and rich brown wrapper with an oily sheen and a silky feel. It has a rich and sweet pre-light smell.
Journey Profile:
1st quarter: Once lit, the cigar produced a lot of smoke at the foot. Its draw developed into big earthy flavors and was incredibly smooth, allowing incredibly full flavor to come right through to the palate. Right away, you will find there is spice through the nose. 2nd quarter: The draw delivered a full flavored character right from the start. Creamy smoke wafted from the cigar along with continuously developing spices. Big texture along with bold flavors and aroma continued to fill the air. Its flaky ash grew over time and held on for about an inch. 3rd quarter: A very smooth draw with great construction made this cigar truly effortless to smoke. Spices intensified through the nose and in the smoke. 4th quarter: In this last portion, the cigar offered full flavors with a lot of spices and sweet earthiness. Despite its ongoing big flavor profile, it remained extremely well-balanced and maintained its great construction from start to finish.
Final Thoughts:
The Cohiba Nicaragua offers full body with intense flavors. It is incredibly rich and full in its aroma which, along with its construction, really makes this cigar stand out in front. It produced a dark gray ash along with a very even burn. It is an effortless smoke, offering a well-rounded mouth-feel.
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Reviewed at: Hollywood Smoke Cigar lounge Santa Monica, CA.
Time Smoked: 1 hour 50 minutes.
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Wrapper: Honduran Sun-Grown.
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Filler: Nicaraguan.
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Older Items From My Stash: K&Co word, mini clothes peg, and most of the stamps! (one set is by Nic Howard for Crafting Connection in 2004!)
New Items: Heidi Swapp frame and stamps, Ranger perfect pearls (love them!) and October Afternoon flair
I am entering this layout in the latest challenge at Inspiration Emporium - Anything Goes. It is quite apt as I ordered most of my perfect pearls from them (can't wait for the new colours to be released). The challenge details are here .
Materials: Paper - Glitz Designs; Washi - MME; Word - K&Co; Frame -Heidi Swapp; Perfect Pearls - Ranger; Flair - October Afternoon, Ink - Ranger, Stampin' Up!, Versamagic, Colorbok; Stamps - Heidi Swapp, Kaisercraft, Mama Elephant, Martha Stewart, Little Yellow Bicycle, Autumn Leaves, 3 Bugs in a Rug, The Paper Company Studio, Fiskars; Resin Flowers, Mini Clothes Peg - unknown.


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Given the subject matter, many of my posts could easily be on a compliance with law site. But there are nuances.
Take, for example, the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act. You'd think that if you don't operate in foreign environments or don't pay bribes, you don't need to worry.
The point I want to make here is that there are two substantive parts of the law. The first deals with the offer or payment of anything of value to a foreign official to obtain or retain business. The second is the books and records provision. A bribe or offer thereof is a separate and distinct offense from the offense of recording the bribe in your books as "entertainment," or similar.
"SEC Warning Sinks Avon,"" Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2013 B3 http://on.wsj.com/1cupvlX. Avon's stock price drops 20% after company announces Feds are seeking bigger penalties for bribery allegations.
Not mentioned in the article is how Avon accounted for the alleged bribes. But they have paid more than $340 million in legal "and related costs."
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I think about this fact almost everyday. A few weeks ago on vacation I decided I also want to paint in my collage work. When I see collage work I did in the past, there was an emptiness that bothered me. Perhaps paint is what it needs? I don't really know, but I think it would be great messy fun.
Now that our basement is beginning to look less like an episode of Hoarders
and more like a 130(ish) year old house cellar I think I could probably paint down there.
I have these windows. I hoarded these about 10 years ago, when we were replacing them with vinyl windows. I love the idea of collaging/painting on one of these old things.
The window idea was inspired by a post by A Girl and Her Brush . Wendy Brightbill is A mixed media artist who I met online through Tara Gentile's Ebook 52 Weeks of Blogging your Passion. I adore Wendy's collage work.
the steps she used to make this beautiful piece.
Why do I announce again that I need to collage but have not yet begun to on my blog?
I'll tell you, The fact I blogged about feeling a strong need to collage is one reason I think about it all the time. I know it's out there, publicly. I think about how someone may have read it and thinks "I bet she never follows through" It's here, and it helps me keep myself accountable even if no one minds at all. If it wasn't here most likely I'd have excused my way out of it long ago.
We all come up with excuses why we "can't" do things. Excuses are easy. I won't give you any of those here (besides that former hoarders-esque basement). Honestly, I am disappointed in myself for not getting my butt moving on this. Maybe with this post I will kick my own butt.
Is there something whispering in the back of your head everyday? What would you rather be doing? I'd love to hear if you have the drive to type it in the comments. Or, if you'd like to kick me in the butt that's okay too.


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Odoo V8 is a major upgrade. With Odoo V8 OpenERP is moving into new territories, beyond ERP. Odoo V8 released an open source CMS, a disruptive eCommerce and a Business Intelligence.
In this blog I will show you how easily you can install Odoo V8.
Step 1: Setup your Ubuntu server
After the server started for the first time you need to update the package list of the server.
sudo apt-get update
Above command will downloads the package lists from the repositories and "updates" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies.
Now you are ready to start odoo installation.
Step 2: PostgreSQL Server Installation and Configuration
Install PostgreSQL Server using following command.
sudo apt-get install postgresql
Setup a PostgreSQL user for Odoo. You may need to login as postgres user first.
odoo@swapnil-laptop:/$ sudo su postgres
password: XXXXXXXXXX
Now create PostgreSQL user Odoo using the following command:
postgres@swapnil-laptop:/$ createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole
--pwprompt odoo
Enter password for new role: XXXXXXXXXX
Enter it again: XXXXXXXXXX
Shall the new role be a superuser? (y/n) y
Option explanations:
--createdb : the new user will be able to create new databases
--username postgres : createuser will use the postgres user (superuser)
--no-createrole : the new user will not be able to create new users
--pwprompt : createuser will ask you the new user's password
odoo : the new user's name
Step 3: Odoo Server Installation
Installing the required packages. Use following single commands to install all required python libraries.
sudo apt-get install python-lxml python-mako python-dateutil python-psycopg2 python-pychart python-pydot python-tz python-reportlab python-yaml python-vobject python python-dev build-essential python-setuptools python-pip python-babel python-mock python-docutils python-Jinja2 python3-jinja2 python-decorator python-psutil python-pyPdf
Download the latest odoo server source using the following command.
cd /opt/
sudo wget http://nightly.openerp.com/8.0/nightly/src/odoo_8.0-latest.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvzf odoo_8.0-latest.tar.gz
Rename the extracted folder
sudo mv openerp-8.0-1b53469 odoo
Setup odoo using following command
cd /opt/odoo
sudo python setup.py install
Step 4: Creating a configuration file for Odoo Server
Copy odoo-server.config file to /etc we need to change it's ownership and permissions use your system user name in my case its odoo.
sudo nano /etc/odoo-server.conf
sudo chown odoo: /etc/odoo-server.conf
sudo chmod 640 /etc/odoo-server.conf
The above commands make the file owned and writable only by the odoo user and group and only readable by odoo and root.
To allow the Odoo server to run initially, you should only need to change one line in this file. Toward to the top of the file change the
db_host = localhost
db_port = 5432
db_user = odoo // user created in postgres for odoo
db_password = odoo
One other line we might as well add to the configuration file now, is to tell Odoo where to write its log file. To complement my suggested location below add the following line to the odoo-server.conf file:
logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo-server.log
Once the configuration file is edited and saved, you can start the server manually just to check if it actually runs. You might get some errors because of some missing packages, just install the missing packages and move on.
Step 5: Installing the boot script
For the final step we need to install a script which will be used to start-up and shut down the server automatically and also run the application as the correct user.
Similar to the configuration file, you need to either copy it or paste the contents of this script to a file in
/etc/init.d/ and call it odoo
Copy content of odoo-server to your odoo server boot script.
Do following changes in
/etc/init.d/odoo-server file
USER= odoo
Once it is in the right place you will need to make it executable and owned by root:
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/odoo-server
sudo chown root: /etc/init.d/odoo-server
In the configuration file there's an entry for the server's log file. We need to create that directory first so that the server has somewhere to log to and also we must make it writeable by the odoo user:
sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo
sudo chown odoo:root /var/log/odoo
Step 6 : Testing the server
To start the Odoo server type:
sudo /etc/init.d/odoo-server start
You should now be able to view the logfile and see that the server has started.
sudo tail -f /var/log/odoo/odoo-server.log
If the log file looks OK, now point your web browser at the domain or IP address of your Odoo server (or localhost if you are on the same machine) and use port 8069. The url will look something like this:
Step 7: Automating Odoo startup and shutdown
If everything above seems to be working OK, the final step is make the script start and stop automatically with the Ubuntu Server. To do this type:
sudo update-rc.d odoo-server defaults
You can now try rebooting you server if you like. Odoo should be running by the time you log back in.
For Amazon EC2 you need to allow 8069 port in your EC2 Security Group.
Hope you find this tutorial helpful. Feel free to ask questions! Don't forget to like or to leave a comment if its really help you.


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Jan 15, 2019
This is a very interesting course, I encourage anyone interested to take it. For sure, you won't regret it.
Jul 22, 2018
Excellent for agricultural economics students!!!! Simple, concise and complete !!!
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Feb 06, 2019
This lesson is very valuable to learn and improve the knowledge about the process of the agro-food value chain management. Today's complex and uncertain business world requires an agro-food industry that is growing well, creating welfare to the people, ensuring food safety and security and protecting ecosystem and biodiversity. Indeed, this course outputs all necessary information about the agro-food value chain analysis, development and competitiveness from the farm to the table. Thank you for the instructors, Technical University of Munich and the Coursera.
創建者 Emmanuel HITAYEZU•
Jan 15, 2019
This is a very interesting course, I encourage anyone interested to take it. For sure, you won't regret it.
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Jan 06, 2019
Excellent comprehensive review of concepts, practices, and developments of value chains
創建者 Sylvia Wachsner•
Dec 01, 2018
Although I found the course quite interesting I had problems with understanding the English spoken, in the videos, by some of the professors, thus I was required to copy the text and re-read it afterwards. In the last two lessons of Module 13, the text must be revised, as there are some repeated parts.
創建者 Sambhav Bohra•
Oct 11, 2018
A very helpful course if done the right way.
創建者 Candy Hung•
Oct 04, 2018
Great course with depth. Learn loads of essential information for food supply chain. However, some transcript does not match the video.
創建者 Gustavo Magalhães Paiva•
Sep 25, 2018
Exams are very easy and evaluation systems/methods can be improved. Very accessible and didatic. Skilled and prepared teachers!
創建者 Lianne Maxine A. Tabanggay•
Aug 28, 2018
It was really informative. I learned a lot from this especially already coming from a background of agricultural economics. The resources that were given in the course were very helpful for one's understanding. However, I disliked the manner of discussion. I wish that the discussion had been more lively so I could have been more attentive to the videos rather than just studying the course materials myself.
創建者 Suraj Gurung•
Jul 22, 2018
Excellent for agricultural economics students!!!! Simple, concise and complete !!!
創建者 Francisco Buitrago•
Jul 08, 2018
Excellent course that should be taught worldwide in agreement with the Technische Universität München by universities, chambers of commerce, agricultural schools and others. How many agricultural growers are willing and dreaming to export their products to Europe and do not have an idea where to start ? Many, and this course is an excellent support. I really recommend it. It will also help agricultural growers to care more for the enviroment. I give my very sincere thanks to TUM and of course to Coursera too and repeat for this excellent course.


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Here are two stories about members of our mailing lists receiving a new block with their "new" used cars.
Story 1 - New block done out of warranty: "My wife and I recently purchased a 94 530it wagon. When we first drove the car it was obviously not performing correctly and shook at idle. Thanks to your site, we became fully informed of the nikasil issue. The car had 56k, but was past the 5 year warranty period. The leak down test was performed, and it failed. They agreed to install a new block, thinking that BMWNA would cover the replacement even though it was out of warranty. The dealership installed a new block, but the price of the car increased $3000 as BMW was not going to cover the block replacement."
In this case, the $3,000 added to the price of the car was a "bargain" as the cost for labor and materials for a new block is closer to $5,000. Though they could have walked away from the purchase, they elected to buy the car at the increased price as the car also had two new catalytic converters along w/the new block.
Story 2 - New block done within warranty: "New block: I drive past the Ann Arbor, MI dealership, Auto-Strasse every once in a while, just to see whats in the lot. Generally if there are any E34s I'll stop for a look. Seems like they are always automatics, so I don't normally pay much attention. This one wasn't.
So I went home thinking there was something strange about the V8s in them (couldn't remember what.) Read up on the M60 engine, and just about any other info on 530i.org and went back the next day. Asked the dealer if I could go for a spin: sure. He asked if I knew much about the car, I said I had driven a 525 and a 535. He proceded to tell me the 530 had the V8. I mentioned I had heard there were some problems with the M60 engines (they love it when you know things like chassis and engine designations.) Anyway, his comment was he'd check if the engine had been replaced or not, and he was pretty sure that the 530s wern't really affected - more the 4 litre versions. (*sarcasm* I believe that *sarcasm*)
Anyway, took it for a spin, hit the "kick the back end out button," grinned, made sure you could induce a nice slide through corners like you can with my '02, grinned, and brought it back. The dealer had pulled up the service history and said there was a warranty service at 72k mi. He *guessed* that it was probably a new engine. I asked that he call that dealership and see what it was. Came back the next day and he told me it was an oil pump. I asked him to do the test on the engine and made it quite clear that my buying the car was contingent on it having a new block. (I figured if it didn't fail the test, that qualified under the language from BMWNA saying "OR when it is evident that without this test the customer would lose confidence in his BMW. ")
Anyway I received a call the next day informing me that the car had failed the test, and a new block was on its way. In addition, a new set of OE MXV4s were on their way, and a couple other minor things."
This buyer had the perfect attitude for success - if the car wasn't repaired to his specifications, he was willing to walk away from it.


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"Such things cannot be thought of, but must grow again from forgotten parts." Carl Jung.
The academic world is currently abuzz with talk of design thinking. With some cyclical regularity, the design professions in the academic setting become aware of a distinction they have from other areas of study, that being a particular cognitive relationship to problem-solving known as 'design thinking'. When that form of problem-solving is also connected to notions of innovation and the 'synergistic leapfrogging' of problems, institutions begin to invest, be it a new cross-disciplinary design program at U.C. Berkeley or architecture schools in the mid-west restructuring themselves intellectually along the lines of the d.school at Stanford. What is ironic about this is that the discipline of architecture, which traditionally has cultivated design thinking as central to its enterprise, is remarkably poor in describing the knowledge contained by that enterprise.
Science has a clear basis for knowing and even agreement on how ideas are falsified as a way of advancing knowledge. Conversations with our literature friends confirm that while there is little agreement on meaning, there is a great effort in articulating a theory and basis for meaning. In fact, this is mostly what is argued about. Architecture, as revealed in the conversations at design crits we attend, has neither this agreement on basis nor rigor of critical theory and rarely is a thesis falsified. At a crit, which is where a student presents her project to a jury of critics who evaluate its success, the discourse can be bewildering. Often, the student brings along process pieces, at best to gain insight into the project's development, at worst to scaffold up a rationale for the project. Inevitably, a jury member will rise, point to an earlier schematic model and say 'there you (the student) had it, and then you lost it.' As hope springs eternal, the student at this point is often confused but nevertheless comforted by the idea that once he 'had it' if only to lose it a long the way. In fact, there can be satisfaction with a project if the concept alone, the project's idea, is sufficiently interesting enough to sustain the jury's conversation.
All too rare is a cogent engagement of the design beyond the desires of the author, looking at a project's form directly with the rigor of an argument about the configurational impact on use and, therefore, meaning. This always seems odd, because it is what designers, at least architects, do all the time. As we develop a design, choices (about organization and form) are reviewed and selected to advance design objectives. Even if the reasoning is highly intuitive, it is not without consideration. It is in this often unarticulated thinking where the answer to what we know can be found, but for us in this project on form, the more interesting question found here is how do you know it?
We are interested in form because that is what we think with while drawing and designing. It is a way we know something. A drawing or model provides a cognitive structure to explore a design problem through its transformation, and for us, it is the transforming that defines how we know. This is an important distinction, in part because of the humbling and abundant array of work of comparative precedent studies and descriptions of architectural vocabulary. Much of this work is offered as categorical information rather than describing the generative aspects of a form. As an example, there is the remarkable work by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, who produced the 'Précis des leçons d'architecture…' in 1809 with plate after plate of designs encompassing the extent of what he considered to be the existing and emerging building types. Amongst his motivations was to bring the study of architecture into the Polytechnique, requiring a codified knowledge base. Of significance to us in this work is first few pages, where he lays out the diagrams from which all the buildings that follow are derived, the generative aspects of the buildings. Here, contained in these few pages lies an example of what we know and, more critically, how we know it.
further: Schon, Donald;"The Reflective Practitioner: How professionals think in action". London: Temple Smith, 1983.


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In my hometown, you hear high school students say they're going to "move to the big city" after graduation.
Eventually we get here. Then what?
If you're like me, you take a map with you wherever you go, and carry a GPS in your car.
I'm from Pine Falls, Manitoba. If you don't know where that is, neither does anyone who lives outside out of it. When I tell people where I'm from, I get a lot of "Pine Falls? Where's that? It sounds like a kids story."
My response is almost scripted:
"Pine Falls is located an hour and a half north-east of Winnipeg. It's kind of near- absolutely nothing."
We don't have stoplights, a Tim Hortons, or an IKEA. But there's something special about a small town that a big city can't build.
Everybody knows everybody, and their first cousin seventeen times removed. My family always looks out the living room window to see who's walking by. Rush hour traffic consists of a lineup at the car wash. We stop our accountant, babysitter, and local dentist on the street just to say hello. And every couple needs to check their family tree before they can date.
Moving to Winnipeg was a big eye opener, especially for a kid from the country. I got on the wrong bus-every day for two weeks. I couldn't get through a full bus ride without calling a friend to either pick me up, or confirm I was going the right way. I got the hang of it until just the other day. I managed to get off at the wrong bus stop, and had to ask for directions to get home. It was the next street over.
A couple of weeks ago, I also got lost while driving. I called my friend in Vancouver to Google Map my location. Today as I was walking to my bus stop, a man also asked me if I was lost and needed help getting home.
I've learned that city folk don't say good morning to every pedestrian downtown. They don't wave to each car in rush hour traffic. And they have no idea who walks past their living room window.
I've lived in "the big city" for three months. I still find crosswalks confusing. I have no idea what northbound means. I always forget to lock my door. I don't understand why you have to pay for parking downtown. And my mom calls everyday- twice a day. She warns me to avoid talking to strangers.
Hopefully one day I'll learn how this whole city thing works. Until then, I'll keep my map close, and my GPS closer.


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Today is the 21st anniversary of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the theme "Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all" (I bet ya'll didn't even know that). Just two days ago my timeline was flooded with World Aids Day posts but a mere 48hrs later no-one is talking about what today means. It is SAD that only those in the disability community commemorate December the 3rd yet over one billion people approximately 15% of the world's population has a disability. It is funny how this year's theme is about inclusion and breaking barriers yet the very same society we want to be included in does not even recognise us. The interesting thing about disability is NO-ONE is exempt from it. Sure you might not have been born with a disability but you could have a child with a disability. You could be involved in an accident and find yourself in that 15% of the world's population. I pose this challenge to you what are you going to do to raise awareness about disability issues in your country? Don't just "like" DO SOMETHING!!!!
That's a message I posted on my Instagram account in the morning. Later in the day I then forwarded a similar message to my family and friends to post on their Facebook accounts with some Zimbabwean statics with regards to disability issues in the country. I have to say I did not expect such a response from people. The number of people who actually posted it on their Facebook accounts is AMAZING!!!!!!!! That one simple message has sparked something in people to start doing something in Zimbabwe to start being a change and make a positive impact in the lives of those with disabilities.
To all my fellow PWDS-people with disabilities, I want to celebrate you today; you are LEGEND, an absolute LEGEND!!!!!!!! And to all the mothers and fathers of children with disabilities, on this very day I want to say THANK YOU!!!!!!! You are doing an incredible job raising those children to ensure they reach their full potential. I SALUTE you; you are the world's unsung heroes. May the Lord bless you abundantly.


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Photo by Rahal Eks - a touch of color in gloomy water
It was not exactly a colorful day, the crowd was plagued by rather gray gloom with showers, and for my taste a quite cold temperature for this time of the year. Somehow it didn't fit the official beginning of summer date, not in feeling or matching with the out-of-season weather-wise fact. In German there is a saying "ins Wasser gefallen" - literally and symbolically meaning: it fell into the water. And this is how it sums up the gist of the event or rather non-event. Even though all in all there were three CSD Pride events scheduled in Berlin this year. It sounds like the holy trinity and one wonders: "Why three and not one?" Well, the answer is not very orthodox-religious as you can guess when reading one of my raps.
CSD Pride event number 1 was the commercial mainstream gig, the one that has very little to do with the original spirit of the Christopher Street protest for LGBTI rights when things started way back in another era and another place with different people and some honest umph.
CSD Pride event number 2 was a one-shot rattle-the-cage-intention gig with an urgent political message, protesting in front of the Ugandan Embassy and then in front of the Russian Embassy - and we all know why, due to their respective recent anti-LGBTI laws.
CSD Pride event number 3 was the one in Berlin Kreuzberg, formerly known as the alternative "transgenial CSD" - but this year the name was gone, the route minimalised, and in short one could call it a mini-gig. Rumors of why things didn't happen as in the previous years were numerous and I don't need to get into any of that in this context here. At least this event still took place at all - Al-Hamdulillah - considering other cities on this planet where any Pride March is forbidden to begin with, or being attacked by retrograde forces of the united phobia-tribes of Gloomistan.
So I had opted to attend the event in Kreuzberg. It started late but hopeful, and as time went by more and more people showed up. The speech contributions in German, Turkish, French and English were all spot on and addressing vital issues for all queers and Co. including asylum seekers and to drum up solidarity on a wider scope.
Slowly the march began to move - the route was only two and a half blocks - and by the time the destination was reached where further speeches and performances on a stage were planned it suddenly began to rain and I got slightly wet, jumping quickly for shelter into one of the bars of Oranienstrasse.
Today is another day, but the weather still sucks. I know, this too shall pass - "inam migsare" - so I try to focus on the blessings and get some more writing done...
Ishq bashad, saludos Rahal


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Hen party reveller was abusive to Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon
Mairead Butler, Gortnacool, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal escaped a conviction when she made a contribution of €100 to Carrick-on-Shannon CCTV Ltd at last week's sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court.
The court heard Gda Cawley came upon the defendant at 2.30am on July 21, 2017. The defendant was said to have been shouting obscenities at Gardai and refused to give her details.
A fixed charged penalty notice was issued but not paid.
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A Scent is a bump that female Dinosaurs get on the back of their heads, which have a smell that's really disgusting to all male dinosaurs except for the male dinosaur who the female in question will end up marrying. (These male dinosaurs have a tendency to think that the scents smell like a new car.)
Charlene Sinclair got her scent in Scent of a Reptile, and became so horrified and disgusted with the male who the scent attracted that she attempted to get it changed, first by considering surgery that turned out to be a scam, and later by a special type of plant that helps change scents. Unfortunately, that type of plant was destroyed, but Charlene's scent eventually changed, making Charlene the first known female dinosaur to have her scent changed naturally.


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The Spring Festival may be the longest "Golden Holiday" in China but somehow exorbitant ticket prices and extreme crowding outweighs the extra leave days. So you have decided on a Chinese New Year staycation. If you have been working at breakneck pace all year, hibernating under the covers with all forms of communication turned off could sound more inviting than navigating the Spring Festival rush, but if you want to embrace all that Chinese New Year has to offer here is a guide to celebrating Spring Festival at home in China. With a little planning, you can ensure the lunar year of the horse gets off to a galloping start.
Source: epSos.de
Primp for Prosperity
The Spring Festival is probably the most important festival among the ethnic Han majority. Weeks, or even months, are spent preparing for the occasion. Get into the mood by spring-cleaning, delving deeply, and weeding out the old or unnecessary to usher in (or make space for) the new. Who knows, payoffs may come after selling stuff to "recyclers".
Don't forget your fridge – throw out those mould-encrusted bits and give it a good wipe-down. If this sounds like too much work, remember dining options over festival days are non-existent in some places, or at best, limited. Every inch of storage space for hoarding goodies cannot be underestimated.
The next step is optional when preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year at home. Chinese traditionally adorn their nests with all things red for luck. Intricate Chinese knottings or delicate papercuts attract good luck. This is the time to finally put those glaring red sofa throws, bought on a whim, to good use, or you could invest in something a bit fancier, especially if you're going to be in China for more than one Spring Festival. In traditional China, peasants could only afford to buy new clothes once a year so this is a period with the perfect excuse to buy yourself some new threads. And besides, you've already free up closet space. Also consider getting that much-needed haircut early, before salons impose annual Spring Festival surcharges.
The Night Before
Now that your house is clean and bright and the larder stockpiled to the brim, you are fully prepared for Chinese New Year. This festival is really about the family so sometimes braving arduous journeys with only a standing ticket are common occurrences. If you've got friends who are closer than family in this foreign land, inviting them over would be a touching move. Ethnic minorities and other foreigners would usually be grateful that someone took the initiative. Or bump up those networking skills and good local friends might open their house to an extra guest.
After the reunion, it is important to stay up as long as possible. Traditional Chinese belief has it that the longer you stay up on 'New Year's' eve, the longer your parents will live. If you've got the right company, this should be no problem. Have a house party with the dress code being gaudy quilted pajama sets chat the night away. Whatever you do, you should probably have the Chinese New Year gala playing on the TV in the background.
If guests are still around, planning indoor activities would be a good idea unless you've all decided to watch another day of the CCTV gala. Take turns at hosting will be in line with true Spring Festival spirit. Since time is not an issue for the next few days, indulge in time-consuming activities that you've been putting of all year. To amp up your good luck for the year, bear the customs in mind: don't sweep the floor so as not to sweep away the good luck and also try to only say nice things, criticisms are decidedly inauspicious
Chinese festivals are all about food, so compile a list of complex dishes you've been craving to try your hand at making. Like intricately hand-decorated cakes or making sauces from scratch. And of course put your hand to some Chinese New Year staples like jiaozi, wontons or radish cakes.
Since you are already doing everything the Chinese way, total immersion by conversing in Chinese is the way to go. Perfect your "gongxi facai"s and other festive greetings, hold Chinese New Year trivia competitions (in Chinese of course) or engage in a little light gambling with mahjong, Chinese chess or card games. And if that is too old-school, you could just sit around staring into smartphones like today's Chinese youth and wechat eachother from across the room.
Heading out
Having a well-stocked fridge doesn't mean you have to stay housebound. If you are still in pajama-party mode, don't bother to get changed – take a walk in your pajamas, just for laughs. With the neighborhood hustle-and-bustle missing, explore the immediate vicinity thoroughly and be surprised at the things you've never noticed before. Sure, shops may be closed, but that's the point! Keep an eye out for minority dining establishments like lamian restaurants if you've ventured too far to get back for meals.
Further out, temple fairs and lantern festivals are popular events in cities across China. Originally for the veneration of local deities, soak in the atmosphere with lion or dragon dance performances and browse street stalls hawking knick-knacks and snacks.
In places less culturally-vibrant, local tourist attractions like gardens, and mountains would be mercifully free from crowds. BYO food and drinks in case street vendors decide to stay home. Or venture further to visit a winter-appropriate attraction such as a local hot spring or ski resort.
And of course, one can't talk about Chinese New Year without talking about it's ever present soundtrack: fireworks and noise-crackers. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! This is your chance to set of fireworks any time of night and day (though some cities have started to impose bans on fireworks in city centre!) so it might be best to stick with noise crackers.
True, the Chinese New Year is all about good luck. But if you commit a faux pas, don't get too stressed up over it. Also, if you are the kind who's got a lot of activities that you've been putting off all year, remember to pace yourself this holiday as you don't want to fall sick in a time when most hospitals operate on skeletal staffing.
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We did the hot springs last year and it was great! going again this year.
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I might do that next winter. Except the 'walking around in pajamas' thing.
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Since I'm off for the summer now, I'm going to have a lot of free time. And really want something in particular to draw about Cheap MapleStory Mesos, since I've had art block for forever. D:.
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|August 28th, 2006, 05:58 AM
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Load Sharing
I am currently commissioning a system of DC drives that I would like to have load sharing capabilities. I am using a L63 ControlLogix controller, controlnet as my communications medium and AB 1395 DC drives. I am looking to create a simple load sharing scheme using ladder logic and RS Logix 5000 to accomplish this. Is there a generic load sharing scheme I can cut and paste into my program, or any simple methods of achieving load sharing through ladder programing??
|August 28th, 2006, 06:43 AM
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If I gather correct to what you want, I would set up a run-time count for each drive you want to load share on. On each start, the drives that start are the ones with the least run-time.
If you do a search, I'm sure there was another thread on the same thing about a month or so back.
|August 28th, 2006, 06:22 PM
Is PeterW's description what you mean by load sharing? Or do you want to run booth motors at the same time driving a common load and you want them both to deliver the same power?
|August 28th, 2006, 09:35 PM
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Can you tell us a bit more about your application? If it is for something like a rolling mill or a wire drawing machine I would steer clear of using a plc to calculate the power sharing.
Is the hardware already in place? if not I would opt for either a system with SSD 590, Sprint PLX or Control Techniques Mentor II
(with MD29) and do all the power sharing within the drives, using their onboard software blocks. For things like speed references/ratios most decent HMI's such as Horner, Mitsubishi E-Terminals, Red Lion G3 and SSD TS8000 have protocols to connect directly to these drives via a standard or optional comms port, Leaving a second (or third) port on the HMI to connect to a PLC if you still need one.
Just my 2 cents worth, many a time I have renewed control systems that had empoloyed bespoke PLC algorithims/code that could be simply done within an intelligent drive.
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|August 28th, 2006, 10:22 PM
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A better Description of the Application
Sorry for the vague post it was 4:00AM when I posted. Here are some more details.
The machine is a cross roll straightener for straightening steel pipe. It consists of six rollers in total. The bottom three rolls are driven by a single gearbox and motor with three output shafts and the top rolls are setup in the same configuration. So we have two drive motors (one for the top rolls and one for the bottom rolls). Each motor is a Siemans 300 hp DC motor. We have Rockwell 1395 DC digital drives networked via control net. There are also entry and exit conveyors that move the pipe into the straightener. They are driven by Powerflex 700 AC drives (can't remember the HP but it is small, maybe 15hp each) which are also on the controlnet.
The top and bottom drives are supposed to be setup in a power sharing configuration so that they supply approximately equal power to the machine and then also match line speed. We purchased the system, engineering and software directly from Rockwell. Unfortunately the "expert" technician they sent out can't even get the top roll drive to stay on line.
I'm under the gun to get this machine back into full service and I am looking for a simple way to accomplish the load sharing. I would prefer not to learn function block and structured text programming.
|August 28th, 2006, 11:54 PM
This kind of depends on how much dynamic response you need. If you are just trying to get in the ballpark and make sure that one motor doesn't do all the work or that they push different direction it's not too bad. If you need highly dynamic response it gets a bit tougher.
The easiest thing that quickly comes to mind is to dynamically torque limit the upper drive. Set the torque limit to the average of the filter torque feedback values of the upper and lower drives. For this to work right you will need to add a small overspeed to the upper roll drive when you are reasonably confident there is a pipe between the rolls. If there is no pipe between the rolls let the torque limit go to max and drop the overspeed.
If you need something a bit more dynamic you may be able to switch the upper roll drive into torque mode when a pipe is present and use the velocity loop output of the bottom drive as a torque command to the upper drive. You can dynamically switch control modes on the 1395 so you can switch back to velocity mode if a pipe is not present. This will give you very good dynamic response but has some issues you need to be careful of. I wouldn't dive into this one unless other methods didn't work first.
Are you sure the present control theory as delivered is flawwed? It sounds like the Rockwell tech has been battling hardware issues.
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