Nobody really needs a $100,000, 627 hp supercharged V-8 outboard motor. But a few people really want one — or four.
Credit Seven Marine five years ago for presuming there was a market for just such an outboard and figuring out how to create what may be the most perfect, wonderfully irrational marine mega-motor to ever hang from a transom. We’ve been dying to see how Seven Marine converts a 6.2-liter, 467-pound Cadillac V-8 into an outboard motor and, after a year of cajoling, we were finally granted a day in the Seven Marine assembly facility in suburban Milwaukee. Here’s what we found.
The Seven Marine 557 outboard prototype debuted at the 2011 Miami International Boat Show. Its imposing V-8 and gleaming stainless-steel exhaust headers drew gawking crowds, and a few naysayers dismissed the viability of such a beast. The company splashed another Seven 557 prototype at Miami in 2012, and production started later that year.
Boating magazine was, in fact, the first media outlet to gather performance data on these engines during an exclusive test of a Midnight Express 39 with triple 557s that appeared in the June 2013 issue.
At the 2016 Miami show, 46 Seven Marine motors were installed on demo and display boats, and Seven says several hundred have been sold to date. Naysayers be damned.
Seven Marine assembles its outboards in an industrial park building that also houses its office space. It’s an assembly shop — unlike Mercury Marine or Yamaha, Seven doesn’t manufacture any of the components it designs for its outboards. It does not have the scale to open a foundry, or set up gear-cutting machine cells or even a paint booth. That’s all outsourced, and southeastern Wisconsin is sprinkled with world-class suppliers for those services who also support a cluster of heavy hitters located in the region, including Mercury Marine, BRP Evinrude, Harley-Davidson, and Briggs and Stratton. Seven says it sources parts and services from 30 Wisconsin-based suppliers.
“The value we offer our customers is the design and engineering of the outboard, the testing, the calibration and the service,” says Seven Marine President Rick Davis. “For the rest, we’ll leverage the talents and capabilities of suppliers, and there are plenty of good ones out there worldwide.”
A Seven outboard includes about 1,200 parts in addition to the engine and the ZF transmission. Some parts are easy. The engine’s serpentine belt is off the shelf from NAPA. Some are adapted. Seven uses locally machined and drilled Corvette motor mounts to mate to its bracket. Some are clever. The steering tube bushing is also used on the pivots of earthmover buckets. Some are more exotic. Seven contracts with Selva Marine in Tirano, Italy, an expert in high-volume sand-casting, to create its twin-pinion gear cases and the transfer-case casting that mates the engine to the transmission.
The actual process of building a Seven outboard usually begins many months before a single bolt turns in the shop. These are bespoke motors that often power bespoke boats and custom and semicustom craft, like the HydraSports 53 Sueños powered by four Seven 627 outboards. These boats are created in close collaboration with the customer, and Seven is part of that planning. Production of the outboards, rigging and controls must coincide with boat production, and the color scheme on the motors often complements the styling of the boat.
Some Assembly Required
The heart of the Seven outboard is an LSA 6.2L SC V-8 engine built by General Motors Global Propulsion Systems in Silao, Mexico. This aluminum supercharged engine also powers Cadillac CTS-V and Camaro ZL1 automobiles and is attractive for the Seven application because of its outstanding power density — a lot of torque in a compact, lightweight package.
The chain hoist that’s used to lift an engine from its steel shipping cradle is a good place to start the Seven assembly story. The first assembly station is actually devoted to partially disassembling the V-8 so it can be sent out for paint, a task that takes about three hours. To create a 557, this entails removing all the parts that won’t be painted and then masking over spots where you don’t want paint, like the opening of the throttle body and the pulley runs. Dozens of bolts are screwed into the block and heads to keep paint out of those threaded holes. In building this engine, we opened the intake plenum chamber on top of the engine and replaced the aluminum GM charge air cooler with a Seven-designed cooler that’s about 30 percent larger and made of a copper-and-nickel alloy that can tolerate raw water.
The 627 engine requires more work. The cylinder heads are removed and exchanged for a set with combustion chambers machined at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. The LSA camshaft is swapped for the cam from the LS9 engine that powers the Corvette ZR1. The masked-off engine is sent out for a multistep painting process applied at Calibre Inc. in Grafton, Wisconsin. Calibre also executes all the cowl paintwork for Seven, which can be insanely complex. The Calibre pedigree is impeccable — the shop paints most of the custom sheet metal for Harley-Davidson. Paint turnaround on the engines can be several weeks.
Next, we move to a workstation devoted to the assembly of the transfer case. The transmission is located directly below the engine. Power from the horizontal engine crankshaft moves through a set of five vertical gears in the transfer case to the horizontal transmission input shaft. The sand-cast housing for the transfer case is a key, multifunction component Seven engineered for the outboard. It supports the rear of the engine, transfers torque to the transmission, houses a dual-impeller direct-drive water pump, manages the flow in and out of the pump, and forms part of the exhaust housing. Davis gushes over the craftsmanship.
“The folks at Selva are real artisans of sand-casting,” he says, holding the casting up to the light and moving his fingers over the surface. “Each part is hand-finished to perfection, and they machine to our spec and perfectly match our paint.”
Davis shows us how to assemble the gears and shafts in the case, using a press to set bearings. Another crane hoist is used to lift a black ZF transmission from its shipping crate. Set in a fixture, the transmission is bolted to the transfer-case assembly, and the correct-length midsection is bolted to the bottom of the transmission.
Back in the engine area, we work on a V-8 that has returned from the paint shop, removing the masking bands, tape and bolts while the engine is on a hoist. Then it’s time to dress the engine using some OEM parts and others specific to Seven. We start with an aluminum cowling plate that fits around the oil pan and prevents water that migrates under cowl from reaching the engine. The routine is to finger-start each bolt, snug it with a power driver, and then finish each with a digital torque wrench. The engine’s oil-filter mount is covered with a black aluminum cone-shaped “witches cap.” We reinstall the OEM coils on the valve covers using Seven’s polished stainless-steel brackets.
The transfer case and transmission assembly, including the clamp bracket and midsection, are joined to the semidressed engine. The Seven mounting system is a typical outboard design with a pair of clamp brackets and a swivel bracket, but every component is supersize. We’re handed the stainless-steel steering tube and head, which has a 1.75-inch diameter shaft and must weigh 30 pounds.
Next, we get to install the sexy stainless-steel exhaust headers, created by Custom Marine of Neenah, Wisconsin. A peek into the headers reveals the skilled welding and design required to create the water jacket. It takes a Seven tech three to four hours to completely dress the painted engine.
Next, the trusty chain hoist lifts the engine-transmission assembly onto a water-filled test tank. After rigging fuel and electrical lines, we start the engine to check water and oil pressure and look for leaks. The gear case, shipped as a complete pretested assembly from Selva, is attached after the test-tank session.
The biggest workstation is devoted to assembly of the cowl parts, which, for our motors, return from Calibre with brilliant blue and gold finishes. Working on a carpet-covered bench, we add mounting hardware and seals and snap in the SpectraBlade LED strips before joining the side panels to the top cowl piece. The cowl gets a test fit and is removed before securing the completed motor to a wooden shipping pallet. Then the cowl is placed on the motor and wrapped in a protective cover. A cardboard lid fits over the motor, and it’s ready for shipment.
Seven plays a consulting role in the rigging and testing of its motors, a hands-on approach that’s perfectly aligned with its hand-built assembly system. It’s the only way to create the outboard that nobody really needs but many totally want.
Seven 557: $79,900
Seven 627: $89,900
Optional SpectraBlade LED Package: $3,761
Rigging: $10,000 to $20,000 per outboard (higher with digital controlsand a joystick)
Custom Paint: Priced to order
A Big Idea
Why not build a 1,000 hp outboard? That was the idea Eric Davis tossed out to his father, Rick, in 2009. The pair had formed the consulting firm Davis Engineering and was working on an ATV concept and other projects after Rick retired as chief technology officer at Mercury Marine and a 32-year career in the marine-engine industry.
“Eric looked at boats running quad outboards and thought that two really powerful outboards would be a better solution,” says Rick, 64. “His original idea combined a big-block Mercury Racing engine with the transmission from a Zeus pod drive and a Merc Racing Six gear case. He actually created a CAD drawing. He had a why-not attitude and an answer for every ‘yeah, but’ problem I could identify.”
A fortunate confluence of circumstances made it possible. First, internal debate over future engine designs at General Motors pitted supporters of the dual-overhead cam Northstar V-8 series against proponents of the pushrod small blocks.
“The small-block faction won, and we have this very compact, lightweight and powerful Gen IV V-8 for our outboard,” Rick says.
The ZF transmission used by Seven was originally designed for a downsized pod drive that never made it to production.
“I was aware of the transmission when I was at Mercury,” Rick says. “There’s no way that we could finance the creation of that transmission ourselves, but here ZF had it all engineered and ready to go.”
Eric’s younger brother, Brian, 38 and also an engineer, joined the Seven team to handle marketing and sales.
“I set up meetings with boatbuilders at the 2010 Miami boat show just to present the idea,” Brian says. “A few thought we were nuts, but we had enough interest to move forward.”
A year later, the Seven Marine 557 was on display at Miami.


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From a young age, Clare Dunn was very determined in her mindset. In order to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country singer, she never passed up any opportunity to sing or perform in front of a crowd.
She was always on the hunt for her next live performance, even while living on the farm in Colorado. Dunn would do anything just to get to sing for anyone who would listen no matter what it took.
“My parents raised us with this attitude of just do what it takes; however you can make something out of nothing, do it. So, I would go buy karaoke tapes, and I would go sing anywhere I could growing up,” said Dunn.
Anywhere to Dunn meant singing at all of her extracurricular activities growing up. She would ask whoever was in charge to give her the chance to perform before community events she was involved in, just because her dream was so important to her.
“I was heavily involved in a dance studio back home, and so I would sing at the dance recitals, and then I would dance. I would sing at pageants and I would sing the national anthem at ballgames when I was in high school, and I played sports. I was always begging my coaches, like, ‘Can I please sing the National Anthem?’ like before my own game,” she said in an interview recently.
All of her hard work and perseverance paid off though, as Dunn’s latest single, “Tuxedo,” is climbing up the charts at Country radio. Fans can listen to “Tuxedo” on streaming services and add it to their iTunes library.

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Like us, you’ve likely seen your share of stories in the news pertaining to apparent contaminations of drugs, food, and the like. But a contamination of human tissue meant to be used in implant patients? That’s a story that’s bound to garner widespread attention.
The Food and Drug Administration is worried about this very type of contamination when it comes to human tissue supplied by the Alachua, Florida-based RTI Biologics. The safety agency alleges that the company supplied various tissues that were contaminated with Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Serratia bacteria. Other allegations suggest that yeast and fungus could also be found in tissue samples in a variety of cases.
RTI has thus had their entire tissue processing and distribution process called into question. The FDA not only believes these practices are not sufficient so as to prevent various communicable diseases from spreading, but they also accuse the company of not correcting issues despite receiving numerous warnings in the past.
An FDA document from 2011 indicates that 758 complaints were filed with RTI over the course of a year. But in addition to those complaints, a series of lawsuits were filed for a separate incident that took place in 2005, and the media had previously taken the company to task for their methods of tissue procurement.

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Do not submit this sort of thing. There is no content and nothing of interest worth watching. Once you've made an actual movie to put after this, then you can upload it.
Not particularly interesting. No real humour, animation techniques are simple as is the graphical style, rather short, audio's synced ok. Just nothing here worth watching.
Incredibly basic. No preloader and it infinitely loops, animation is very, very simple, no sound, outro is almost as long as the animation itself. Lacking in more or less everything. Gets a star because fuck people dumping their Youtube crap here.
A button that does what random.org can do better, fantastic
Not worth uploading in this state - you shouldn't be uploading betas in the first place. Absurdly long intro sequence to the point where I almost turned off before reaching the game, which is a case of just clicking one button at the right time, hence getting boring after 10 seconds. No sound, incredibly basic graphics - needs massive amounts of work.
Nice idea, but gameplay is far, far too limited to possibly recommend. Hit detection also seems iffy.
yes, I know the jugabiidad is limited but have only 2 days learning to program .
I'm working for it is not so limited.
Not a fan of this track. Doesn't sound particularly drum and bassy at all, more like intermittent video game music and quasi-dubstep, track seems fairly incoherent as to where it wants to go. Others can probably find something here but it's not for me
it's called Electronica its like dubstep/glitch hop but with reeses and drum and bass sounds
and the second drop is almost pure dnb but i really had some problems to choose wich id put it so i will change it to dubstep :D but i still thank you for the comment!
Very nice stuff, sounds real professional. Nice chilled vibe to it, only things I would say is that it didn't seem to progress a huge deal throughout the track and so it could probably have been cut down by a minute or more, and it seemed limited in the amount of things that were there - chozz described it better than I can.
There's small progressions. Krilus is all about small things.
Yes, that is a penis joke. Sigh.
Average. Track doesn't go anywhere, loop is fairly generic, seems hugely one dimensional. It's not bad, but it's just lacking depth
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Light housekeeping, laundry, shopping. All services are offered on a sliding fee scale based on income. No "means test" required.
In-home service provided to caregivers to temporarily relieve them of caring for their loved one. This service helps support family and informal care-givers in taking care of themselves.
Senior Commodities Food Program for persons over 60 years of age in certain income levels
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$50 worth of coupons to spend on fruits, vegetables, raw honey, and cut herbs at Farmer's Markets in Lake County. This program is for persons over 60 years of age in certain income levels.
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Trained staff can help with issues regarding Medicare, Medicaid, utility assistance, housing, and other available services.
The Council on Aging has vehicles that are driven by qualified volunteers or qualified employees of LCCOA and are available for trips to Missoula, Kalispell, and towns within Lake County.
We provide transportation to and from:
Medical appointments, shopping, and social appointments
Noon meals at the Mission Valley Senior Center in Ronan on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Senior Social Outings
Our transportation program is available to everyone, no matter your age!
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Roberto Carlos Braga
Roberto Carlos Braga was born on Saturday April 19th 1941, in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil.
He is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50-year career, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King.
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Suvarna News Kannada is a news channel operating in Bengaluru, Karnataka in language Kannada. It was launched back on March 31, 2008, under the flag of Asianet News Network which is owned by Jupiter Entertainment Ventures. Suvarna News is Karnataka’s no.1 Kannada news channel which brings latest breaking news, top stories and current affairs of city Karnataka. Asianet News is the sibling station of number one Kannada TV News Channel of India.
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Bengaluru, based station deals with the local domestic news of surrounding areas. From current affairs to general infotainment, ಸುವರ್ಣ ನ್ಯೂಸ್ has access to everything linked to city of Karnataka. The events happening in the city and upcoming attractions are being telecast and discussed in its programs. “Nera, Ditta, Nirantara”, meaning Straight, Bold, Continuous is the tagline of the regional news service.
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The viewers can watch the channel for local and international news in Kannada and English. It can also be accessed using other social media platforms like Facebook, Youtube, Instagram page, and Twitter account.
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The reach of private company Serco is global and its human rights record remains abysmal. Yet it continues receiving lucrative contracts. That should stop:
Prison campaigners last night called for a review of a North-East secure unit after revelations that 21 children had suffered injuries while being restrained.
The injuries were sustained by children at the privatelyrun Hassockfield Secure Training Centre, near Consett, County Durham, between June last year and May.
Officials defended the centre’s record last night, insisting the use of force was a last resort.
The unit has been at the centre of controversy since a 14-year-old died in its custody six years ago.
Adam Rickwood, from Burnley, Lancashire, hanged himself hours after being restrained by staff who used a controversial technique that involved striking him in the face. The “nose distraction”
method was authorised at the time but has since been banned.
Youth Justice Board statistics show that between April 2008 and March last year restraint was used 543 times on children in Hassockfield – an average of 45 times a month.
The Howard League for Penal Reform last night accused the educational watchdog Ofsted, which oversees secure training centres, of failing children in Hassockfield’s care.
In a letter, it said: “Children held in Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC) have been subject to violence, danger, fear and, possibly, abuse, yet Ofsted has failed to acknowledge this and prevent it.
“The inspection regime for STCs has failed to provide assurance that children in these institutions are being cared for safely.
“Two children have died while being held in an STC and, in both instances, restraint was a key factor.”
The group has a long standing opposition to privatelyrun prisons for children.
Director Frances Crook said: “It is time that we ended the obscene experiment with locking up children”¦ and closed down these prisons.”
It has written to North-West Durham MP Pat Glass, calling for an overhaul of those responsible for the inspection of Hassockfield and similar units for children.
Mrs Glass said she would be seeking a meeting with staff to discuss their resources and training.
The MP, who has a background in the education of people with behavioural and special needs, said: “This is about the level of training and resources that staff are receiving.”
An Ofsted spokesman said: “The Howard League has a long-established view that secure training centres should be closed. Ofsted respects this.
“Our responsibility is to inspect and report on the evidence.
“The use of restraint is something that we scrutinise rigorously. We extensively review records of restraint, including the viewing of CCTV footage.
“We meet with both the Youth Justice Board and the local authority who are responsible for monitoring the use of restraint, and the advocates who visit the young people weekly. Most importantly, we talk to young people themselves, without staff present.”
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “Restraint is only ever used as a last resort when young people’s behaviour puts themselves or others at serious risk.
“In response to recommendations made in 2007, the National Offender Management Service has developed conflict resolution training designed to provide staff with measures reducing the need for force.
“Staff will apply restraint techniques as a last resort when all other options have been exhausted.
“Even where a young person is restrained, the emphasis will continue to be on using de-escalation techniques to minimise the use of force.”
The Government awarded a 15-year contract for running Hassockfield to private operator Serco in 1999.
The unit houses up to 58 young people aged 12 to 17, who are described by Serco as “some of the most damaged and difficult young people in the country”.
A spokesman said: “Our staff operate to a high standard of professionalism. Physical control is only used as a last resort. They do a good job, often in difficult circumstances, working with a demanding and challenging group of young people.”


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The head of major dairy product maker Namyang Dairy Products Co. was indicted on charges of evading taxes worth 7.37 billion won ($6.9 million) through various illegal methods, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Chairman Hong Won-sik is under suspicion of stashing secret funds via deals involving expensive artworks and dodging taxes in the process, they said.
“Among the items are high-value pieces such as one of the series of ‘Jackie paintings’ by legendary contemporary artist Andy Warhol,” said an investigator of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.
Prosecutors alleged that Hong purchased the pieces through one of the country’s well-known art galleries, Gallery Seomi.
The 64-year-old chairman also allegedly traded shares under borrowed names after inheriting them from his father and founder of the company, Hong Du-yeong, in 2007 in an aim to evade transfer and income taxes, prosecutors said. (Yonhap News)


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68 Dodge Charger - Runs and drives great. Low mile 360 V8, 727 Trans. One of the previous owners installed rear quarter panel lwr repair panels. They are a bit wavy. He also welded in sheetmetal panels in the floors. Good job tho, no leaks. I did a repair on pin holes in the trunk right off the POR-15 website. At some point someone installed a 4 spd trans so the clutch pedal and shifter hump are still in the car. When I got it I drove it as a 4 spd for awhile but the engine gave out so I installed the 360 and 727 auto. The Charger was originally a 383 auto SE, gold exterior. The R/T emblems were on it when I got it. A few years back I also installed new poly front bushings, 11" brakes, u-joints, rear Hemi springs, front door panels, carpet and headliner. The chrome, rear side turn signals, wipers and other parts are in the trunk. The only things I can think of that are missing are the hood turn signal lights and the 2 tiny chrome angle pieces that join the top rail chrome with the windshield chrome. Speedometer is unhooked because it jumps all over the place but I have a replacement.The trunk seal and vent window seals will dribble water in a hard rain. I have enjoyed this car for years and hate to see her go but she needs to go to someone with the capability to finish her out right or just drive the crap out of her like she sits. I've tried to describe the condition of the car as best I can but in case I missed something the Charger is being auctioned as needing total restoration due to the fact every body panel needs some kind of attention, dents, waves, paint etc. Seat covers are original and showing threads. Wheels are old and showing some surface rust. So bid accordingly. If you are not up to the task, looking for a 'like new' car or can't pay then move on and keep looking. Email any questions. No trades. No warranties. Winning bidder will PayPal $500 non refundable deposit within 24 hours of auction ending and full balance within 7 days of auction end. Zero and bad feedback bidders will be deleted unless contacting me first. Charger is for sale locally so I reserve the right to close this auction at time of local sale.
No, this isn't quite the Dart SRT4 we've been waiting for - and still believe is coming - but as part of its 2013 Detroit Auto Show lineup, Dodge will be showing off the slightly sportier Dart GT seen here.
Building on the already well-equipped Limited model, the GT adds performance enhancements including a more powerful engine, 18-inch aluminum wheels, sport suspension calibration, unique front fascia and dual exhaust. Inside, you'll find perforated Nappa leather seats, a heated steering wheel and front seats, dual-zone climate control, remote start (if you spec the automatic transmission), Chrysler's 8.4-inch Uconnect touchscreen, a seven-inch TFT display in the gauge cluster, and a whole lot more. Optional goodies include hyper black aluminum wheels, a technology group (pushbutton start, keyless go, rain-sensing wipers, blind spot monitoring and smart-beam headlamps), power sunroof, Sirius radio, Garmin navigation, Alpine premium sound and high-intensity discharge headlamps.
Powering the Dart GT is Chrysler's 2.4-liter MultiAir2 four-cylinder engine producing 184 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. That grunt is sent to the front wheels via a standard six-speed manual transmission, but a six-speed automatic 'box is optional.
Hold onto your butts. "600-plus horsepower" is what we were told to expect from the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT with its 6.2-liter supercharged Hellcat V8 engine. But as we've just learned, those were incredibly conservative numbers. Dodge has officially announced that the range-topping Challenger will hit the asphalt with 707 - seven hundred and seven - horsepower, making it the "most powerful muscle car ever."
Of course, 707 hp is only part of the story, as the Hellcat has also been confirmed to produce 650 pound-feet of torque. All that power will run exclusively to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission that differs from other Challengers. The new gearbox, 8HP90 (rather than the 8HP70) is "upgraded to handle the extra power and torque," says Dan Reid, SRT's manager of product design and motorsports.
We certainly hope you're prepared to spend a ton of money replacing tires.
Striving for improved fuel economy, we already knew that Chrysler will begin using a nine-speed automatic transmission in some of its new products this year, but what we haven't known is that volume at which this gearbox will be used. According to Bloomberg, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has been quoted as saying that the automaker expects to sell close to 200,000 units equipped with this new transmission in 2013. Those gear-rich trannies will be spread out across three models, consisting of the redesigned Chrysler 200, the still-unnamed Jeep Liberty replacement and the Dodge Dart.
This transmission should play a pivotal role in making Chrysler vehicles more competitive in their respective segments. Just for comparison, one of the Dart's key competitors, the Toyota Corolla, still uses a four-speed automatic, and a previous report indicates that the next-generation 200 could get up to 38 miles per gallon on the highway, which is better than most non-hybrid midsize sedans on the market. Marchionne says that the new Jeep model is expected during the second quarter of this year, but there is no word as to when the new 200 or nine-speed Dart will debut, but clearly Dodge would like to have the transmission in its compact yesterday. As for that volume figure, it definitely doesn't seem out of reach since the Dart, Liberty and 200 combined for a total of more than 225,000 units in 2012.
How many more gears can we expect in future cars? Probably not many more, since the CEO of transmission-builder ZF, Stefan Sommer, previously stated that nine speeds was the "natural limit" for transmissions.


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Specializing in Cruises & All-Inclusive Resorts
My passion for cruising began in 2009 when after a yearlong deployment to Iraq with the United States Army, my wife and I spent a week aboard the Carnival Conquest to celebrate all the special occasions that we missed during my time away. It was a truly memorable week at sea and one that we attempt to recreate several times a year. One of the best things about cruising is meeting fellow passengers onboard. If single, a couple or even part of a family, cruise lines can offer plenty of chances to meet new people. With all the events held and interaction with other guests, many people have met lifelong new friends and even new loved ones.
For many passengers cruising is all about the ports of calls and I totally agree. Weeks and even months before that cruise of a lifetime many cruisers begin their research on the ship’s various destinations. Cruise lines are now investing even more money into dedicated cruise ports which offer good shopping and entertainment ashore. There are breathtaking beaches with tropical blue waters and grand snow mountains overlooking local villages, that just cannot be beaten. No matter what adventure you decide to embark upon, one thing is for sure, you will make memories that last a lifetime.
Since leaving the Army in 2017, I have become a commercial airline pilot for a major U.S. airline, and this has brought me to enjoying all-inclusive resorts throughout the world just as much as I enjoy cruising. The ease and stress-free nature of both all-inclusive resorts and cruises allow you to truly relax and make the most of your time away from home, without having to worry about added planning, expenses, and stress while you are supposed to be enjoying yourself.
I will enjoy planning your vacation just as much as I enjoy planning my own. As a dedicated planner and researcher, I will do all that I can to make sure you love your hard-earned vacation as much as I love my own. Contact me today and let’s make sure you have a perfect vacation with no stress added!

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text: Are you still in the awe of the fact that you are getting married soon? Well, time couldn't have run faster than this, could it? Your romance and love have grown with time. From the day 1 till date, you have created many incredible memories which you wish to relive again. Before you begin your beautiful journey, don't forget to cherish or celebrate the newly old moments. Pre wedding shoot is just not the matter of photography at a serene location but it's the different feel future couple gets. It tells a lovely tale of unconditional and infinite care you do for each other. It's important that you preserve all the special instances of your pre wedding in personalized photo albums. Download Picsy App, choose desired pre wedding theme, upload favorite photos, edit and adjust, preview and order. Hard Cover and High Quality Prewedding Photo Books will be delivered to your doorsteps, full of your romantic tales.


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New video alert! Dj Jimmy Jatt Ft Olamide, Lil Kesh & Viktoh – “Da Yan Mo”
Aug 28, 2015 And in the music world, renowned DJ Jimmy Jatt teams up with YBNL stars Olamide, Lil Kesh and Viktoh in the video titled “Da Yan Mo”, which translates to “recognize somebody” in Yoruba.
Directed by OMG, the video was shot in Sandton, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria.
Making cameo appearances in the video was Capital Hill singer Chidinma and Sound City’s VJ Adams.


Lockwood Center Pivot Rebuild
A Lockwood pivot got a new lease on life. Upgraded riser pipe from the standard rope packing to a triple-lip rubber gasket. A new upper elbow/flange, Valley-style j-pipe/mount, a new collector ring, and a new Pro2 panel with resolver and pressure transducer. The water hook-up elbow was also customized down to 6″ to make the connection pipe one size. This old pivot is back to “new” operational status for a fraction of what a new pivot point would have cost.


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Although it’s not caused by either the HSV-1 or HSV-2 virus, herpes zoster falls under the umbrella of herpes diseases. Also known as shingles, it’s an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, and is characterized by the development of painful skin rashes on one side of the face or body.23 These rashes are red patches of fluid-filled blisters that tend to crack easily.24,25
During these periods, it is especially important to abstain from kissing and any form of physical contact with the blistering area, saliva, or sexual discharge. If you are infected, be sure to wash your hands after touching an infected area on either the oral or genital regions. Herpes medications can also help reduce your risk of transmitting the virus to another individual.
Although it's rare, pregnant women can pass on the herpes infection to their child. This can result in a serious and sometimes deadly infection in the baby. That's why taking steps to prevent an outbreak at time of delivery is recommended starting at 34 weeks into the pregnancy. If you have signs of an active viral infection when it's time to deliver, your doctor will likely recommend a cesarean section for delivery.
JJ 55 is right. We are almost always here, I always look at my thread at least 3 times an hour on my days off and I am on here more when I am at work. It's ok to be scared. I still cry about it. I am on antibiotics right now, I go back to the doctor on Tuesday for more humiliating actions. (Pap smear) I will find out about daily medications then. Oh crap sorry I tend to babble. We are here for you, but you will also need to read everything you can get your hands on. I just met JJ55 last night and it seems that we tend to do the same threads together. I am here for you as well. Soon we will have our own little group...
In infants for whom the condition is quickly diagnosed and controlled by antiviral medication, prognosis is good. However, in untreated and undiagnosed infants, the virus can attack the body’s organs systems, causing serious and potentially life-threatening complications, including seizures and Encephalitis, which can cause brain and/or spinal damage.
Varicella-zoster is transmitted though the mucosa of the respiratory system, specifically the upper respiratory tract, or the conjunctiva of the eye. Initial replication takes place in the regional lymph nodes, and then the virus spreads and replication begins in the liver and spleen. The virus is then transported to the skin where the rash develops. The incubation period of varicella is about 10 to 21 days.
Traditionally, it was assumed that HSV-1 strictly caused oral sores and blisters, whereas HSV-2 caused genital and/or rectal sores and blisters. However, the virus- or perhaps just our understanding of the virus itself- has evolved in such a way that doctors now recognize that either HSV-1 or HSV-2 can cause genital and/or rectal sores, albeit with HSV-2 causing the majority of sores in the genital or rectal areas.
Oral herpes is also known commonly as cold sores and fever blisters but is different entity from oral canker sores although canker sores may sometimes be associated with HSV infection. Canker sores occur solely inside the mouth. Oral herpes occurs inside and around the mouth. Most of the time HSV-1 causes mouth symptoms and in a minority of cases it may also be responsible for genital symptoms. The opposite is true for HSV-2 – it causes genital symptoms in the majority of cases while only a few cases of HSV-2 infection will result in mouth symptoms. HSV-1 infection may be seen in all ages, including children, but when genital herpes is seen in children, sexual abuse needs to be a consideration.
Particularly when someone is on suppressive antiviral medication and practicing safer sex, risk of transmission can be greatly reduced. Cullins suggests female condoms (condoms that go inside the vagina and cover most of the vulva, though it's important to note that not all people with vaginas are female) to provide the most protection against transmission, though condoms that go over the penis will protect what they cover.
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Human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) was recently discovered in the tumours called Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS). These tumours are found in people with AIDS and are otherwise very rare. KS forms purplish tumours in the skin and other tissues of some people with AIDS. It is very difficult to treat with medication. HHV8 may also cause other cancers, including certain lymphomas (lymph node cancers) associated with AIDS. The fact that these cancers are caused by a virus may explain why they tend to occur in people with AIDS when their immune systems begin to fail. The discovery also provides new hope that specific treatments for these tumours will be developed that target the virus.
Herpes is contracted through direct contact with an active lesion or body fluid of an infected person. Herpes transmission occurs between discordant partners; a person with a history of infection (HSV seropositive) can pass the virus to an HSV seronegative person. Herpes simplex virus 2 is typically contracted through direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected individual, but can also be contracted by exposure to infected saliva, semen, vaginal fluid, or the fluid from herpetic blisters. To infect a new individual, HSV travels through tiny breaks in the skin or mucous membranes in the mouth or genital areas. Even microscopic abrasions on mucous membranes are sufficient to allow viral entry.
Herpes symptoms commonly show in or around the mouth. Sores may also occur at the back of the throat, causing the lymph nodes in the neck to swell. Mouth herpes is very common in children, as their parents or relatives can pass it on to them easily by a greeting or goodnight kiss. To get a better understanding of oral herpes, let us take a look at its causes.
Although herpes treatment is helpful, there is no cure. However, in most cases, outbreaks become fewer, less painful, and weaker over the course of a few years. If you have herpes, you can take certain medications to help manage the infection. Using herpes treatments is usually very effective in speeding up the healing of sores and preventing them from returning frequently.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - It turns out that the U.S. economy is doing just fine without tax cuts. Initial estimates show GDP expanded at an annualized rate of 3 percent in the third quarter, despite the effect of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. An increase in goods made but not sold helped, but so did global growth and healthy corporate earnings. Protectionist policies could put the trend at risk.
Third-quarter growth was a pleasant surprise after economists projected expansion of 2.5 percent. Growth in consumer spending, which makes up two-thirds of economic output, slowed down to 2.4 percent but is expected to rebound as the effects of the hurricane fade. And rising inventories contributed just over 0.7 percentage points to growth, in what could be a sign that companies think consumer demand will warm up.
There are other positive signs. Business investment, which had been lagging but improved in recent months, came in at a healthy 3.9 percent. Exports increased by 2.3 percent in their third quarter, which added more than 0.4 percentage points to economic growth. It’s aided by global expansion, with world economic growth in sync for the first time in years and Europe catching up with the United States. The International Monetary Fund projected the global economy would get a 3.6 percent boost in 2017 and grow by 3.7 percent the following year.
President Donald Trump has promised to cut the corporate income tax rate to 20 percent – but whether or not he succeeds, companies are performing well. The Nasdaq reached a record high on Friday morning after tech groups from Amazon AMZN.O to Microsoft MSFT.O reported robust third quarter earnings. On top of that, the United States is nearly at full employment with a jobless rate of 4.2 percent.
Past form suggests Trump will take credit. True, the nearly 20 percent rise in the S&P 500 since his election is partly due to the hope of tax cuts. But most of the positive economic trends are occurring without major legislative accomplishments. The biggest risk to this outlook is harmful trade policies, including a disintegration of the North American Free Trade Agreement, for which negotiations aren’t going well. The best that can be said is that Trump has not yet done the economy harm.
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- The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3 percent in the third quarter of 2017, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its initial estimate on Oct. 27. Economists surveyed by Reuters projected a growth rate of 2.5 percent.
- Consumer spending, which makes up about two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose by 2.4 percent in the third quarter. Exports increased by 2.3 percent, while rising inventories contributed just over 0.7 percentage points to GDP growth in the third quarter.
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This is normally referred to as part of the specification. Bend your back and place your palms against the wall.
Start by drawing the right antenna.
How to draw a lobster back bend. Stretch your arms straight up above your head and tilt your head back. Keep your elbows straight, your head tipped back and your neck long. We start off by modeling sheet metal cylinder, diameter same as required duct diameter.
Generally a template is produced from an orthographic drawing when small quantities are required (larger quantities may justify the use of press tools), and the template will include allowances for bending and seams, bearing in mind the thickness of material used. Bend these legs far forward, so that the claws are out in front. See [ figure 2 ].
Enter a value of 9 for the number of individual sections for the bend. Up to 8 longitudinal seams per gore. Press your hands against the wall.
The location of the segment seam, see image of finished bend, assists the fabricator in lining up the parts to assemble the bend. Reach back far enough with your neck and back so that you can look at the wall. The practicalities of putting a bend in a chamber the tuning books will tell you what to do, but they don’t tell you how.
Are manufactured from thin sheet materials. The 90° bend above consists of two half patterns and two full patterns. So there are certain regulations traps must adhere to so the runners at the.
They are two single lines that come together like a sideways v. Collars optional, integral when possible (prismatic bend) bend radius on inside, outside or centreline of bend. Bend angle from 1 degree to 180 degrees.
Bend the line at the end to encompass the curved v shape of the small dorsal fin. A segment is sometimes referred to as a gore and a segmental bend is referred to as a lobster back bend. Now enter a value of 200 for the length followed by 60 for the total turn angle.
Extend a long curved line from the front of the mouth to trace the top of the head and back. The radii/sweep of the bend is most important to ensure the success of this. First enter a diameter 1 value of 32 then tab down and enter 40 for diameter 2.
A segmental bend may be composed of right cylinders. This gives them their name, humpback. then, draw another curved line overlapping the end of the first. I measured a three foot metal trap to get my dimensions so when i bought the guts of the trap they would fit.
You certainly can use it to make a template for segmental bends rolled from sheet, or to make a pattern to wrap around a tube to get a cutting line, first you need to lay the bend out, as hitch said, to obtain some measurements, this is a 6 segment 90 deg bend from 76 dia tube with a 76 inside rad. Many articles such as cans, pipes, elbows, boxes, ducting, hoppers, etc. Draw the riverbank on the opposite side.
When constructing a segmental bend we start and finish with a half segment. They do tell you that lobster back bends are not good because you get a change in section with each cut that goes right across the pipe and the pipe gets progressively shorter. On top of the two lines draw a jagged rectangle shape.
As with all standard lobster back bends, the start and finish segments are basically a normal segment cut in half. The lobster software module is for the development of tapered segmental bends, commonly known as lobster back bends, in sheet and plate. Uses triangulation development method to create patterns of conical and transition shapes (as standard).
Duct size remains constant between inlet and outlet. From 2 to 10 gores permitted. The above bend has three full segments.
We arrive at this by adding the two halves to the two full bends. The engineer will have designed this into the drawing. This type of duct bend is made up of segments cut from flat sheets or plates, rolled into cylindrical parts, then assembled.
Enclose a shape along one side of the paper using a long, curved line. For the mushrooms on its back, have each participant draw two to three mushrooms, color them in and cut them out carefully with scissors. I found pallets of oak and ripped them apart.
Bend the end of the one antenna. So in my research i found that the old style traps where made of oak or beech. Note how the shape peaks at the top, indicating a hill or mountain.
To begin, outline one side of the riverbank. To find the angle for each segment divide.


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Sept. 29, 2004
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech’s cross country team will participate in the Notre Dame Invitational this Friday, October 1, 2004, in South Bend, Ind. The race will take place on the Burke Memorial Golf Course on Notre Dame’s campus. The Jackets are set to start at 4:15 p.m. with the women’s five-kilometer race followed by the men’s eight-kilometer race set to start at 5:00 p.m.
“We’re looking forward to a great meet with outstanding competition on Notre Dame’s cross country course,” stated Georgia Tech head coach Alan Drosky. “The last few weeks of training have gone really well and the men and women are anxious to line up and race. With our last meet being cancelled due to Hurricane Ivan, this will only be our second meet of the season but I think they are ready.”
Competing in the same division as Tech are several nationally ranked cross country teams. In the women’s division, Stanford (1), tournament host Notre Dame (4), Michigan (6), UCLA (12), Butler (T-19), Michigan State (22), Missouri (23), William & Mary (24) and Oklahoma (27) are all ranked in the nations top-30 poll according to FinishLynx. On the men’s side, Stanford (2), BYU (9), Butler (11), Air Force (13), Indiana (15), ACC foe Florida State (28) and tournament host Notre Dame (30) are all ranked according to the United States Cross Country Coaches Association.
Rabbitt will be competing in his first race for the Jackets this year. Rabbitt is coming off of an excellent year in 2003. The senior from Tyrone, Ga., earned all-region honors with his fourth place finish at the NCAA South Regional to become only the third runner in Tech history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Rabbitt was also Tech’s top competitor at the ACC Championships in 2003.
Kuhn is coming of a tenth place finish for the Jackets in the Georgia State Invitational. Pfeffer (12) and Trilisky (13) both posted top-15 finishes in the GSU Invite. Clarke, Fertitta and McDonagh finished 18th, 19th and 23rd in the Georgia State Invitational respectively. Crist will be participating in his first race of the year.
For the Yellow Jacket women, senior Jenny Lentz, junior Jennifer Grabowski, sophomores Ann Armsby and Mary Chind, and freshmen Maria Hampton, Nisha Kurian, Elena Linn and Emily Yandle will be competing for Tech.
Armsby is coming off of her seventh place performance at the Georgia State Invitational. Keeping pace with Armsby was eighth place finisher Chind. Freshmen Linn and Kurian placed tenth and 11th at the Georgia State Invitational respectively. Yandle (14), Hampton (16), Grabowski (18) and Lentz (20) all placed in the top-20 for the Yellow Jackets at the Georgia State Invitational.
Race results and a recap will be available on www.ramblinwreck.com on Friday evening.

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Progress on 2GHz Broadcast Auxiliary Service relocation continues. Sprint Nextel received its 500th equipment inventory, a necessary step in the process of retooling broadcasters with new 2GHz transmitters, receivers and related equipment.
According to Sprint Nextel, it received the 500th equipment inventory from KDTN in Denton, TX, on Dec. 12.
The BAS transition, which will relocate broadcasters' ENG operations within the 2025MHz to 2110MHz band must be completed within 31.5 months from Jan. 21, 2005.
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Caroline Eubanks Hiking Machu Pichu
A disastrous experience on a volcano in Guatemala left me feeling defeated, out of shape, and like I wasn’t cut out for hiking. Perhaps it was meant for different body types, those with “better” mental game. Maybe I’d never know what it looked like to reach the peaks of mountains, with the satisfaction of seeing how far I’d come, the wind hitting my face as a reward. I was resigned to staying on the ground.
But as I booked a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Peru, I knew I couldn’t skip Machu Picchu, the notoriously mountainous Inca site.
The brutal four-day Inca Trail hikes were already sold out by the time I booked my flight, which came as a relief, but could I handle two days of hiking and camping instead? I sure didn’t look like many of the lithe travelers I’d seen posing above the ruins on Instagram, all seeming a bit too clean to have spent the last few days in tents.
Instead of letting my self-doubt affect my itinerary, I decided to prepare.
I went on a few local hikes to get myself ready for the mileage. I also purchased trekking poles to help with my balance — something that came in handy. I researched the trip’s distance and altitude and read postings on travel forums from those who had already completed the Inca Trail. I considered every possible outcome.
After a lot of research, I booked with a Peruvian-owned and operated company that contributes to local communities. Upon arriving in Peru, I gave myself a few days to adjust to the high altitude, something recommended by trekking guides. My chosen tour operator held a pre-trip meeting that put most of my fears to rest. My guide, Primo, assured me that he would always stay with the group and no one would be left behind. I got to know the rest of the group, including an American couple, a solo German girl that I would share a tent with, and a group of four Canadian friends.
We packed up matching green duffel bags with essentials that porters would carry, which would help ease the difficulty of the hike. These Quechua men and women come from communities around Machu Picchu and are paid a living wage through the company. And they know the trails well and can carry the items we’d need much faster than we could.
On the morning of our departure, I was a bundle of nerves. We boarded a bus and then a train as the valley appeared through the fog in the glass windows. We had arrived in the Sacred Valley. The train stopped in what appeared to be the middle of nowhere but was actually a trailhead for the Inca Trail. Our crew had breakfast at the foothills of an Inca site and started the first two hours of the trail.
During the beginning of the climb, I struggled to keep my breath. The air was thick with humidity. I tried to keep my sister’s words in my head: “just keep moving.” It didn’t matter that I wasn’t setting the record for fastest time — this wasn’t a competition. All I had to do is walk. To keep myself sane during the grueling walk, I popped in my headphones and listened to my favorite podcasts. Someone else’s words would keep me going.
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By lunchtime, we’d reached the highest point of the day, at the Inca site of Winay Wayna, which means “forever young” in Quechua. Alpacas lazily ate grass on the hillside surrounding our picnic site. I felt high with accomplishment as we hit the trail again, knowing the familiar stonework of Machu Picchu would soon be in sight. And a few hours later, after passing through the iconic Sun Gate, it was.
We weren’t the only group there to watch the sunset, as another crew of alpacas had found a spot as well. The infamous clouds lifted from their low coverage as we finally arrived at Machu Picchu. After getting our fill of photos, we retired to our campsites where real bathrooms (not “trail bathrooms”) and hot showers were awaiting us. I slept well in my tent — a first for me.
The next morning had the whole group buzzing, ready to explore Machu Picchu in its entirety. But I had one last concern. In an effort to feel like I’d really hiked, I booked a hike to Huayna Picchu, one of the two mountains in the background of every photo at the Inca site. I’d read about how it was considered to be one of the most dangerous hikes in the world.
Sweat coating my face, I slowly walked up each step, often pausing to go on my hands and knees, dirt finding its way into my nail beds. Within an hour, I arrived at the summit. The people walking around Machu Picchu looked like ants.
It had all been worth it, every ingrown toenail, every ache of my joints. I’d accomplished what I’d set out to do: hike the Inca Trail.
Past “failures” helped make this trip a success. I packed only what I absolutely needed. I brought more than enough water and drank at every opportunity. I knew my limits and my expectations. I stopped comparing myself to others with the mantra “hike your own hike." I learned to trust myself and my body.


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Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier seems to think that gun-control laws don’t apply to the liberal elite. She helped Sen. Dianne Feinstein acquire “assault weapons,” which are illegal to possess in the District, for a news conference early this year to promote a ban on these firearms, then tried to cover up the police involvement.
Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier seems to think that gun-control laws don’t apply to the liberal elite. The police chief helped Sen. Dianne Feinstein acquire “assault weapons,” which are illegal to possess in the District, for a news conference early this year to promote a ban on these firearms, then tried to cover up the police involvement. However, a recent response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveals Chief Lanier’s shocking willingness to bend the rules for partisan and ideological purposes.
The Senate lifted its lockdown Monday afternoon after a little more than an hour, though Sergeant at Arms Terrance W. Gainer defended the initial decision, which came more than seven hours after the Navy Yard shooting, saying he believes it kept staffers safe.
A defensive Senate was left to explain Monday why it shut its doors to the public seven hours after the Navy Yard mass shooting — even as the rest of official Washington remained open.
An envelope addressed to a U.S. Senate office tested positive for the deadly poison ricin Tuesday, launching a criminal investigation and prompting warnings to other offices to take precautions with their mail.
Abortion, drone strikes, guns, military spending, unemployment — demonstrators highlighting these issues and more are expected for President Obama's inaugural parade, though perhaps the most visible of the planned protests will be made by D.C. government officials outside city hall.
Some congressional offices outside Washington and media organizations have received threatening letters containing a suspicious powdery substance that was tested and proved to be harmless, the FBI and the Senate's top law enforcement officer said Wednesday.
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Some Capitol Hill lawmakers are speaking out about what they say is the need to beef up security measures for congressmen, bucking a general trend from members of both parties to remain silent on the matter so soon after the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.
Senate Sergeant at Arms Terrance W. Gainer told The Associated Press he was confident the officers "did the best they could under the situation."
"This is not a routine highway or city traffic stop. It is simply not that," Mr. Gainer said. "The milieu under which we're operating at the United States Capitol and I suspect at the White House and at icons up in New York is an antiterrorism approach, and that is a difference with a huge, huge distinction."


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Automotive manufacturers have decided to gradually replace hydraulic power steering (HPS) systems with electrical powered steering systems, and marketing experts predict that by 2010, more than 50% of new vehicles worldwide will be so equipped. In Europe, this same percentage will likely be reached by 2006 or 2007. EPS systems are based on electrical power and provide assisted steering without the penalties of loading the engine or increasing fuel consumption. Furthermore, EPS enables truly dynamic steering that can be closely linked to the vehicle stability control system or electronic stability program to account for vehicle speed and driving conditions.
EPS SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The essential elements of an EPS system (Figure 1) consist of three main sensors, one motor and an electronic control unit (ECU). The main sensors are the steering torque sensor, the steering wheel position sensor and the motor position sensor. The ECU usually features two microcontrollers — one main and one “fail-safe” — in order to get a safe and reliable system. The ECU processes information from the main sensors and also has access to the vehicle speed and the engine speed via the ABS wheel speed and crankshaft sensors, respectively. The ECU also includes the motor driver. The motor is usually a brushless dc motor, but brushed motors are also used in EPS systems. The whole system is either placed on the column or directly on the steering rack.
STEERING TORQUE SENSOR
The torque sensor translates the torque applied to the steering wheel by the driver into an electrical signal processed by the ECU. The torque sensor output is safety-critical and it is often implemented in a full redundant architecture for the electronic circuitry in the form of a single module. The torque sensor usually relies on the torsion bar — or torsional spring — inserted along the steering shaft. The torsion bar decreases the rigidity of the steering system and is used by the torque sensor to measure a micro-displacement of ±3°. This small, relative angular displacement is measured with the following non-contacting sensing technologies: optical, Hall effect (linear sensor), magneto-resistive (MR) and inductive. Newer sensing technologies that do not directly rely on the torsion bar include surface acoustic wave (SAW) and magnetostrictive-based sensors. However, these technologies have not reached commercial maturity.
The key feature of the steering torque sensor is the stability of its offset (output signal when no torque is applied) over temperature and lifetime. To accommodate this offset, a dead zone is introduced in the control algorithm: in this zone, no torque is assumed and, therefore, no assist is provided. Given the impact of this dead zone on the overall performance, its width is a critical specification and it requires a high stability for the offset of the sensor. An excessive sensor offset is unacceptable because it would need to be permanently compensated by the driver.
STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR
The steering wheel position sensor provides the absolute position of the steering wheel over ±3° steering wheel turns or ± 1080° with a resolution of 0.1° and an accuracy of ± 1°. A redundant architecture is also required here, and this function is performed by the same sensing technologies used for the torque sensor. In addition to the sensor IC, the steering wheel position sensor module includes a constellation of gears to translate the rotation of the column.
According to the true power on (TPO) requirement, the steering wheel position sensor is expected to provide the absolute position of the steering wheel immediately after power up without drawing any standby current when the engine is switched off. As illustrated in Figure 2, this is realized through the combination of two angular position sensors linked to two separate gears with different numbers of teeth. This configuration exploits the Nonius principle to achieve greater precision in the general manner of a Vernier Caliper. Optical solutions also use two separate sensors and coded targets.
The steering wheel position sensor is either integrated in the top column module or is used as a stand-alone sensor around or linked to the steering column. Regardless of the implementation, the output of the steering angle sensor is transmitted over the CAN bus and is used by multiple ECUs in addition to the ECU dedicated to the EPS system. The steering wheel's angular velocity is derived in the ECU from the steering wheel position sensor data and is used by the EPS control algorithm.
MOTOR POSITION SENSOR
For EPS implementations using three-phase BLDC motors, the motor position sensor controls the commutation of the three phases. A smooth commutation is needed to avoid torque ripples that can be felt by the driver. The motor position sensor is essentially a high-speed angular sensor that can operate above 400 rpms with better than 0.5° accuracy and better than 0.1° resolution. Optical encoders or inductive resolvers are suitable for this application. The less expensive magnetoresistive and Triaxis sensing technologies can also be used but generally meet the technical requirements with lower margin.
The practice of combining both steering wheel and motor position sensors into one position sensor located at the motor is becoming a popular trend. The only technical challenge is to realize the TPO feature, which requires zero standby current, while accommodating a gear ratio between the steering column and motor shaft of 20-to-1. Solutions with sleep modes are marginal. However, there are promising solutions based on low energy concepts such as combining a Wiegand magnetic wire sensor with non-volatile RAM, such as FRAM.
TRIAXIS HALL SOLUTIONS
IMC Hall technology consists of adding a passive amorphous high-permeability ferromagnetic layer on top of a conventional Hall sensor front-end equipped with planar Hall plates. This layer is called the integrated magneto-concentrator (IMC) as it concentrates the flux density (B) applied parallel to the IC surface. It actually converts this parallel flux density into an orthogonal component that can be measured by the planar Hall plates placed underneath the IMC (Figure 3).
Two orthogonal pairs of Hall plates are used to measure the flux components along the two axes parallel to the IC surface, BX and BY. The third component of the flux density orthogonal to the IC surface, BZ, can also be measured through the same Hall plate constellation. Given its sensitivity to the flux density applied parallel to the surface, the IMC Hall sensor is comparable to the Hall sensors based on vertical Hall plates.
The CMOS IC MLX90316 developed by Melexis is based on the previously described IMC Hall front-end. Figure 4 shows the block diagram for this device. Both raw Hall signals VX and VY are amplified through a multiplexed chopper amplifier prior to being digitized. A microcontroller-based digital signal-processing (DSP) core processes the digitized signals and computes the angular information. The angle is then provided to the output as either an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter or digitally using pulse-width modulation or a serial data protocol.
When a diametrically magnetized magnet rotates above the IC, as shown in Figure 5, the flux density components BX and BY will describe two sine waves in quadrature, as shown in Figure 6, where BX is proportional to cos(α) and BY is proportional to sin(α).
The raw Hall signals VX and VY are proportional to BX and BY. The embedded DSP of the MLX90316 performs the following operation to get the angular information:
Thus, the MLX90316 is intrinsically a rotary position sensor IC as it directly provides the angular position of the magnet rotating above it.
TRIAXIS HALL SOLUTIONS FOR EPS APPLICATIONS
The MLX90316 is suitable for use as the steering wheel position sensor. Furthermore, the fully redundant construction, as shown in the micrograph in Figure 7, encapsulates two isolated dies within the same package. This can enable simple and compact steering angle sensor modules.
The MLX90316 response time is insufficient for motor position applications. However, the Triaxis front-end can be used in combination with a high-speed DSP to provide the required angular information for the commutation. This solution does not match the performance of inductive resolver solutions. However, improved noise immunity will improve performance of the Triaxis front end for this application.
While there is no specific magnetic design using a Triaxis Hall sensor to measure steering torque, the Triaxis Hall sensor can be readily adapted for a small stroke (± 10 mm) linear position sensor using a dedicated magnet arrangement. In this case, the linear position is obtained though the simple division of BX by BY and, consequently, it features the same benefits as the rotary position sensor design. This small stroke linear sensor can then form the basis of a torque sensor due to its sensitivity to small displacements.
EPS systems are booming in the automotive industry and are gradually replacing hydraulic power steering systems. EPS places no permanent load on the engine, improves fuel economy and design flexibility. It also enables adaptive steering features for various vehicle speeds. EPS relies on several sensors to determine steering component parameters. The MLX90316 is one solution for the steering wheel position sensor when configured as shown in Figure 8.
In today's EPS systems, there is still a mechanical linkage between the steering wheel and the steering rack. In case of a faulty system, a clutch mechanism disables the motor to permit manual steering. The next revolution in the steering world will be “steer-by-wire.” There, the mechanical linkage will be eliminated and this fail-safe strategy will need a serious revision. While the sensor technologies previously described will benefit this research, their continued development also suggests the EPS era will last for a long time.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vincent Hiligsmann is with marketing & applications at Melexis. He can be reached at [email protected].


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Monday morning sees the second Premier League managerial casualty, Mark Hughes sacked by Southampton.
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It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
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It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed
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Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
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A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.
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IFB leaders also discussed the importance of the trade deal in Washington this week.
By Joanie Stiers
In a unified effort rarely this large, more than 950 agriculture and food organizations submitted letters to Washington’s leadership this week, urging swift ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
“It’s rare to have a support letter that is sent out to have that many groups on the letter,” said Adam Nielsen, Illinois Farm Bureau director of national legislation. “In this instance, it’s necessary to remind folks on Capitol Hill that this is an issue that touches a lot of agricultural groups beyond just farmers.”
The letter’s recipients included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The list of signatories spanned 11 pages and showed broad agricultural support from groups at the local, state and national levels. Groups on the list represented livestock, grains, specialty crops, credit agencies, transportation, farm cooperatives, food companies, and 200 state and county farm Bureaus, among other organizations. Illinois Farm Bureau and 54 county Farm Bureaus in the state signed the letter, including Carroll County Farm Bureau.
“The fact that so many people and organizations signed that letter, it’s obvious that everybody is on the same page about this trade issue with our close neighbors Canada and Mexico,” said Ed Livengood, Carroll County Farm Bureau president. “Over the last couple years, we’ve seen prices struggling and that all has to do with trade. To be able to work with our neighbors to our north and the south is a very big deal.”
The letter concisely stated the overwhelming benefits to the U.S. agriculture and food industry, consumers and the economy. Signatories cited estimates that the new agreement will add $68.2 billion to annual gross domestic product. They noted that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) more than quadrupled U.S. food and agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico in 25 years. It also boosted the food supply for U.S. consumers and supported more than 900,000 American jobs related to food and agriculture.
“USMCA builds on the success of the NAFTA agreement and will ultimately lead to freer markets and fairer trade,” the groups wrote.
Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr. discussed USMCA with lawmakers during his visit to Washington, D.C., this week. Groups await Pelosi to call the trade agreement to the House floor.
“There is a lot of stress out there in the countryside; we farmers need a quick win,” Guebert said. “We need confidence going forward that there is light at the end of the tunnel, there is progress being made and an opportunity for agriculture to really shine again.”
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There is no shortage of dancefloor-fillers in Nigeria’s music scene, but we’re finally getting a new generation of artists who can explore more niche themes outside the party-serving Afropop trope. Victony joined that expressive set with his debut EP, Saturn, an angsty R&B/pop album that depicts the highs and lows of romantic relationships. Though Victony’s music is distinct from the Afropop sound dominating the Nigerian mainstream music scene today, his sultry voice and his match emotive lyrics showed crossover potential.
His debut EP introduced him as one of the new voices of R&B in the country and we were able to feature the then 18-year-old singer on our Aux Session as he built his mainstream acclaim. He performed his most recent track, Crying Alone and highlighted the appeal for narrating teenage experience with angsty R&B music.
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Disarmed World War II bomb pictured on the platform of a truck near Muehlheim Bridge in Cologne, western Germany, on May 27, 2015 (Agence France-Presse photo)
Traffic on the Rhine halted; trams and cars could not cross a main highway bridge, and about 20,000 Cologne residents on either side of the river were forced to leave their homes and gather, for safety's sake, in the gyms of schools closed for the day.
Seven decades after the end of World War II, the threat of aerial bombs still disrupts life in Germany with surprising regularity.
A bomb found along the riverbank during excavations for a heat pipeline forced the mass evacuation of everyone within about a half-mile radius. That included people in homes, businesses, a nursing home, a 45-story apartment building and a youth hostel.
In the end, it took half an hour to defuse the 440-pound bomb, believed to have been dropped by the Americans in the waning years of the war.
Mass evacuations are no aberration in Germany. The Cologne evacuation was the largest the city had seen since the war's end, but it was one of more than a half-dozen instances in Germany in May alone in which large devices were discovered, several of which required evacuations.
This month, about 1,400 residents in Erkrath, near Dusseldorf, in the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia, were forced to retreat to safety while a 550-pound bomb was being defused.
In Hannover, more than 30,000 people were temporarily uprooted to ensure that no one was injured after a bomb under a onetime schoolyard was found.
Other bombs were found in Ingolstadt, in the German south, and Kiel in the north, some of which caused smaller-scale evacuations.
Last year, the official bomb squad attached to the Interior Ministry of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state in Germany, defused 918 World War II-era bombs there alone and disposed of other ordnance, including grenades and land mines.
The discoveries show the enormous firepower unleashed on Germany in World War II and indicates the haste with which the devastated country sought to recover.
"It is an issue in most major German cities, where anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 unexploded bombs are believed to be lying under the ground," said Sebastian Dosdall, head of GFKB-MV, a private company that specializes in clearing old munitions. "It is a problem that will not be solved easily. It will be with us for quite a while yet."
The Allies carpeted industrial or urban areas, among them Cologne and Berlin, with thousands of tons of bombs during the final years of the war. Rather than safely dispose of them at the time, the Germans simply buried them in the rush to rebuild adequate housing after 1945.
Now, with many of the 1960s- and '70s-era buildings being torn down to make way for new buildings, the rusted and corroded devices are turning up.
Experts warn that these devices are as dangerous now as they were during the war, prompting the regularity of wide-scale evacuations.
Bomb squads regularly analyze aerial photographs taken by the Allies to try to pinpoint the unexploded ordnance, but many bombs remain difficult to detect. Experts said they had combed the site where the Cologne bomb was found.
Some of the dormant explosives were products of the Germans themselves, part of the enormous war machine that kept munitions factories busy in the prelude to World War II and during the fighting. In the later stages of the war, those munitions were gathered in central storage areas, and many were later dumped into rivers or other waterways.
Construction of wind farms off Germany's Baltic and North Sea coasts has been slowed by the thousands of devices dumped there by pilots during the war. Private companies have expanded their areas of specialization to include underwater clearance, Dosdall said.
Wolfgang Wolf, 62, of the Cologne municipal team responsible for clearing war ordnance, said if the riverbank bomb had gone off, the blast could have shattered windows and ripped off roofs.
Before defusing the bomb, he told the Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper that such an action is as simple as turning a screw. "But if something goes wrong, it would have far-reaching consequences for the whole region," he said.
Johanna Klaes, 86, was among several older Germans who said the evacuation on Wednesday was a strange reminder of the war years. She recalled Allied bombing raids and evacuations to the nearby countryside.
This time, though, she was able to return to her home after only a few hours.
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Association between Brain Blood Flow Regulation, Cognition and Balance in Concussion
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a prospective case-control design will include 50 student athletes, both men and women, between 18-27 years following a sport-related concussion. Fifty gender and sport-matched healthy controls will also be included. Healthy controls will be assessed only once. athletes with concussion will undergo assessment three times, each measure will be repeated on day-3, day-21 and month-3 following concussion. each visit will be approximately three hours long. all recruitment and procedures will take place on the SMu campus in Dallas. Data analysis will take place on SMu and uTSW campuses.
Test instruments: Cognition will be assessed using Sport Concussion assessment Tool 3rd version (SCaT3), Trail Making Test a and B, and n-Back tests. Subjects will complete questionnaires regarding neurological symptoms, health history, sports injury, sleep and depression. neurological assessments will include the King Devick test, an eye-tracking test (oculogica), and postural sway using a force plate. Blood biomarkers of neuronal damage will be assessed. no genome testing will occur. CBF regulation will be examined from continuous measurements of heart rate (3-lead electrocardiogram), arterial blood pressure (finger photoplethsmography), cerebral blood flow velocity (transcranial Doppler ultrasonography) and end-tidal carbon dioxide (capnography) during various physiologic maneuvers.
-Student athlete at SMU
-Actively participating in any NCAA sports or recreational sports
-Willing to provide informed consent for participation in the study