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Tonight: Watson Twins Get Soulful at Largo @ the Coronet
Originally from Kentucky but by now thoroughly Silverlake, the Watson Twins had their big break back in 2006 as featured collaborators on Jenny Lewis' Rabbit Fur Coat album.
Chandra and Leigh Watson had been on the scene for years before that milestone, but their gig with the Rilo Kiley singer introduced them to a much bigger audience. They have just released a new album called Talking To You, Talking To Me, on venerable folk imprint Vanguard, and they will be presenting this new material tonight at Largo at the Coronet.
Showing increased confidence after years of being considered an ethereal act, the Watsons are eager to perform new material that, according to their current press material, "showcases the twins' admiration of classic soul vocalists, torch singers and chanteuses such as Etta James and Aretha Franklin."
Some vintage Watson Twins, covering The Cure at a Virginia radio station in 2008:
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They join a select few that have earned the much coveted 5-Diamond Award. They
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Charlestons own Wentworth Mansion.
The inn at Palmetto Bluff has 50 guest cottages and 40 “village homes”
and is managed by Auberge Resorts. It is in Palmetto Bluff, which is a
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Discover what doxxing is and how best to avoid it to secure your data
November 18, 2023
Imagine seeing sensitive personal details used in an online ad. That's what doxxing is — unauthorized distribution of your private information online — and it’s a clearly unwelcome situation.
More than just an invasion of privacy, doxxing can be a starting point for further harassment — and even identity theft. In an age of effortless information distribution, understanding and defending against this violation is essential to secure your personal data.
What does doxxing mean?
Doxxing is the deliberate and nonconsensual broadcast of someone’s sensitive information.
While disseminating information isn’t typically illegal if it’s from public records, doing so to harm, threaten, or bully someone pushes doxxing into the realm of criminal conduct. But as online data theft and sharing continue to increase, the lines between lawful sharing and malicious intent blur, presenting challenges to individuals and legislators alike.
What’s considered doxxing?
Doxxing manifests in various forms, each designed to disrupt the lives of individuals and companies. Here’s what’s typically considered doxxing:
Personal doxxing involves exposing an individual’s sensitive data, such as a home address, contact numbers, and private conversations. Criminals usually target public figures.
Corporate doxxing is when data thieves leak trade secrets or internal communications, potentially hindering a company’s competitive edge and customer trust.
Revenge doxxing is driven by personal vendettas and aims to embarrass or inflict distress on a doxxer’s antagonist.
Political doxxing intimidates or discredits political opponents, activists, or even voters, influencing public opinion and political outcomes.
Swatting is a malicious prank where the doxxer makes a false report to emergency services, leading to an armed police response at the victim’s location.
Dissecting doxxing: A closer look at methodology
Doxxing isn’t a singular action but a culmination of calculated steps that strip away privacy. Here are a few common ways doxxing works:
Data mining: This involves meticulously stalking public databases, forums, and social networks to harvest personal information.
Phishing schemes: Doxxers send crafty emails or messages that mimic trustworthy sources to trick victims into handing over sensitive data.
Hacking: Thieves hack into private accounts to steal personal details.
Social engineering: This involves coaxing information from individuals through deceptive interactions and psychological manipulation.
Public record exploitation: Thieves search public government records, such as voter registrations or property deeds.
Sales data: Criminals analyze purchase histories and leaked databases for personal and financial details.
Network sniffing: Doxxers may monitor and intercept unsecured wireless network traffic to capture personal information sent over the internet.
Domain detail exposure: Leveraging WHOIS lookups, doxxers extract internet domain ownership details. If the domain owner hasn’t privatized their WHOIS information, their name, address, phone number, and email are readily available.
Recognizing the red flags of doxxing
When personal details are maliciously broadcasted, the consequences can be swift and unsettling, so recognizing the early signs of doxxing is crucial in promptly mitigating effects.
The first red flag is a surge of unexpected messages or calls referencing personal information you've kept private. These communications can feel eerily informed and often come without any clear origin, signaling that your details are compromised.
Another clear indicator is unusual activity within online accounts, like alerts about attempted logins or notifications of password changes you didn't initiate. Such anomalies are often the first tangible signs that someone’s meddling with your digital identity.
The digital footprint of doxxing can also be evident when personal information, which you haven’t disclosed publicly, suddenly appears on websites, forums, or social media platforms. This unwelcome discovery indicates that someone nonconsensually shared your information.
Lastly, encountering strangers with an unnerving amount of knowledge about you can be disconcerting. These interactions may occur online or offline and serve as a stark warning that someone is sharing your personal details.
How to respond to doxxing: 7 steps
If you’re doxxed, here’s what to do to swiftly reclaim your privacy:
Secure your accounts: Change your passwords immediately. Use complex, unique combinations, and consider acquiring a password manager for added security.
Contact the authorities: To report doxxing, file a detailed police report. And if you receive threats, contact law enforcement, as doxxing that incites harassment is often illegal.
Contact platform officials: If the doxxing occurred through social media or a website, use the reporting mechanisms they have in place.
Alert financial institutions: Notify your bank and credit card companies to watch for suspicious activity. This likely involves following the “Report Fraud” instructions on their website or contacting the help center.
Remove the information: Work to have any personal data removed from websites where it's been posted. This might require contacting website administrators or using online forms.
Gain legal counsel: Consult an attorney specializing in cyber law to understand your options and, if necessary, take legal action.
Seek support networks: Many law firms and human rights organizations offer resources and guidance for victims of online harassment and doxxing.
10 strategies for avoiding doxxing altogether
Nobody wants to experience the sinking feeling resulting from doxxed personal information. Here’s how to prevent doxxing before it ever occurs.
1. Embrace strong privacy practices
Adjusting your social media settings to the highest privacy levels prevents personal information from becoming public domain. Regularly review privacy policies to stay informed about how platforms manage your data.
2. Secure your domain privacy
If you own a domain, use privacy protection services to hide registration details from the WHOIS database, ensuring your contact information isn't up for grabs.
3. Sharpen phishing awareness
Educate yourself on the hallmarks of phishing attempts to spot and sidestep these traps. Remember: Legitimate companies rarely ask for sensitive information via email or DM.
4. Maintain updated security measures
Your first line of defense online is updated antivirus and anti-malware software. These tools continually evolve to counteract new hacking strategies, offering you steps-ahead protection.
5. Reduce your digital exposure
The less information you share, the less doxxers have to work with, so think twice before sharing personal details online. You can also use information masking services to hide personal details when you can’t avoid sharing them.
6. Use a VPN for anonymity
A VPN can obscure your real IP address, making it significantly harder for anyone trying to track or profile your online activity. It's an essential tool in the privacy toolkit.
7. Audit your digital accounts
Regularly review and delete your digital accounts for any old or unused services. This reduces the risk of personal data leaks from services you no longer monitor.
8. Set up two-factor authentication (2FA)
Add an extra layer of security to your accounts with 2FA, so anyone trying to access an account must provide at least two identification methods. And consider using an authenticator app or a hardware token for added safety against SIM swap attempts, which can undermine 2FA via SMS.
9. Be cautious with public Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi networks are hotspots for data interception. Avoid accessing sensitive accounts or conducting financial transactions on these networks. And if necessary, use a VPN to encrypt your connection.
10. Keep personal and professional accounts separate
Maintain distinct profiles for personal and professional use. This reduces the risk of cross-contamination, where personal data could compromise your professional life or vice versa.
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Grade 1 music makers
Photo courtesy of Karen Goodman
DIDGERIDOOS — The 60-plus grade 1 students at the SeDoMoCha Elementary School in Dover-Foxcroft recently started a unit on sound. As an introductory lesson Fred Maddocks, a student teacher in Karen Goodman’s classroom, taught the first-graders about the didgeridoo. The didgeridoo is an Aboriginal wind instrument from Australia, played by vibrating the lips to produce the sound while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. This method requires breathing in through the nose while expelling stored air out of the mouth, using the tongue and cheeks. The students were able to make their own didgeridoo and enjoyed learning and practicing.


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Evaluation of the Industrial and Regional Benefits Policy
Audit and Evaluation Branch
The objective of this evaluation was to provide program management with information on the impact of the IRB Policy to inform decision-making. The evaluation was conducted in accordance with the Directive on the Evaluation Function, and addressed the core issues of relevance and performance. The evaluation covered the five-year period from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2013, and it focused on the aspects of the IRB Policy that pertain to Industry Canada. The evaluation utilized the following methodologies: a document review and administrative data an analysis; a literature review; key informant interviews (n=37); case studies; and a survey (n=140 recipient firms). The evaluation also utilized an input-output (I/O) model to assess the impacts of the IRB Policy on Gross Domestic Product.
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Thailand Ultra and the Power of 10 pt3
Looking back over my shoulder, through the dust at the fading footprints that I have left across this planet – the rugged mountains that I have climbed crested with snow caps and clothed in spinney shale. Proud they stand in the morning light as the clouds clear and how new they look washed by the passing storm and soothed by winds.
I tumbled down these wet slippery rocks, sliding and crashing into its unforgiving might, winded and broken.
I have managed to stand up and take another step.
Rivers have swept me away in fear turning and tumbling as I gasp for breath, terrified that it might be my last.
But on a different day these same now tranquil waters have soothed my weary body. The relentless sun has scorched and burnt my very skin that it swells and pops with the desert heat.
Day in and day out it has drawn my very resolve to near submission.
Then this very same heat has on other days brought life and warmth to my freezing body as the night breaks into a crisp day. Staggering into the warmth of a ray I scream at the sun just thankful to be alive.
So often I have stared at the tranquil ocean as it quietly massages the shore line, bringing peace, harmony and life to so many. I have also seen the other side of the mother ocean, away from land in any direction rolling on her belly and suddenly it turns on you; 7 meter waves relentlessly crash down on you, choking bewildered and lost life turns dark as the salt water burns your lung with every breath.
The mind screams and screams as panic sets in. Yes, this is life on the road.

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In a gas turbine power plant including at least three turbine rotors operating upon independent shafts, one rotor is designed to drive the compressor, one is designed to produce the main part of the power output and the third rotor is adapted to aid the two first mentioned rotors, variable transmission means being provided to interconnect the rotor shafts.
In order to improve part load efficiency this third rotor is provided with vanes being substantially slim and straight when compared with the conventional reaction type blades of a power turbine, whereby this third rotor may act as a power producing turbine during high loads, and as a power consuming fan during part and low loads.
1. A gas turbine-transmission plant which operates at a temperature Tmax at full load comprising:
(A) a combuster,
(B) adjustable fuel supply means to said combuster,
(C) said fuel supply means being adapted to provide, during part load and at a given turbine speed, a gas temperature, upstream of all turbine rotors, being substantially equal to Tmax,
(D) a compressor part comprising a compressor and at least one turbine rotor driving the same for delivering air to said combustor,
(E) a turbine part comprising at least one power turbine rotor connected to a load, and at least one auxiliary rotor arranged in a common gas flow passage from said combustor to thereby receive gas flow directly therefrom and rotating in a direction opposite thereto,
(F) said power turbine rotor having conventional reaction type blades, and said auxiliary rotor having vanes with a symmetrical air foil cross section and with a rounded and aerodynamically favorable inlet edge arranged to form a vane grid providing essentially no expansion,
(G) transmission means interconnecting said auxiliary rotor and compressor driving turbine rotor, and arranged to permit transfer of torque in both directions, and
(H) means for determining the rotational speed of the said auxiliary turbine rotor, to impose a load on said power turbine when the plant is operating at part load, to make said auxiliary rotor act as a fan.
2. The plant according to claim 1, in which said at least one auxiliary rotor is mounted so as to receive the gas flow directly from the preceeding turbine rotor, without the intermediation of any guide vanes, and the means for determining the rotational speed of said auxiliary turbine rotor includes at least one power turbine rotor and an adjustable inlet guide vane stator at said at least one power turbine rotor.
3. The plant according to claim 2, in which at least one auxiliary rotor is located immediately downstream of said at least one power turbine rotor, the plant further including an air preheater which transfers residual heat, contained in the gases leaving the turbine rotors, to the air admitted to said combustor.
4. The plant according to claim 2, in which said at least one auxiliary rotor is located immediately downstream of the turbine rotor driving said compressor, the transmission means interconnecting said auxiliary turbine rotor and said compressor driving turbine rotor being of the variable type permitting determination of the rotational speed of the auxiliary turbine rotor.
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 834,920, 9/20/77, now abandoned.
Certain gas turbines for automotive plants, operating according to a conventional working process, include a gas producing portion comprising a compressor and at least one turbine rotor driving the same, as well as a turbine part, comprising at least one power turbine rotor and at least one auxiliary turbine rotor. The three types of rotors are interconnected by transmission means permitting transfer of power from the auxiliary rotor to the compressor rotor and/or to the power turbine.
With the conventional working process it is very difficult, during low loads upon the plant, to obtain a satisfactory efficiency and a low fuel consumption during idle running. The drawbacks may be reduced by the use of adjustable guide vanes (variable geometry) at the turbine part, as well as at the compressor part, and by using an automatically variable transmission with a divisible torque flow and/or a direct reduction gear. That will, however, imply considerable cooling problems, and also high production costs, in relation to the low power required for small cars. The present invention provides a solution of above mentioned difficulties, and proposes a novel, combined working process, where one of the rotors has been formed and introduced in a basically novel manner, whereby it will operate as a turbine (during high load), or as a turbo-fan (during part load), and whereby further one or more stator members may be simplified, or omitted.
When a conventional gas turbine plant, having stationary guide vanes, operates at part load the flow of gas through the plant will be reduced by the speed and the pressure being lowered. The maximum turbine temperature (Tmax), and thus also the thermal efficiency, will then be reduced, and it is difficult to maintain an acceptable part-load economy. The highest, theoretical thermal efficiency (ηtt) and the average thermal efficiency (ηt), which is proportional to the highest efficiency, are dependent upon Tmax; according to ηtt =(Tmax-To) /Tmax and it is evident, that it, also during part-load operation, is desirable to maintain the temperature as high as possible. In order to maintain a high Tmax, and a corresponding high ηtt. it is necessary that the specific load upon the compressor turbine is maintined at a high level, or preferably is raised, when the pressure drop across said turbine, and the temperature, are reduced and/or the volume of air (gas) is reduced. The Tmax should preferably be raised during part-load operation in order to compensate other reducing actions during part-load. This may be acceptable with respect to resulting strains, as the mechanical stresses upon the rotor components will be reduced due to the lowered speed. A balancing will, however, have to be made with respect to heat losses (insulation) and oxidation (surface treatment ceramics).
According to the invention it is now proposed that the auxiliary turbine and its connection to the transmission means is designed and arranged so the auxiliary turbine, when the plant is operating at part load, will impose a load upon the compressor turbine, i.e. increase its specific work, by the auxiliary turbine operating as a fan, and furthermore that the fuel supply to the combustor is arranged so as to maintain, during a substantial part of the part load range, a temperature upstream of all turbine rotors being substantially equal to that representing full load. The plant preferably includes an efficient air preheater for utilizing the higher turbine exhaust temperature. The vanes of the auxiliary turbine are designed so they will operate efficiently also within the fan range, i.e. they are substantially straight and rather slim, but have a rounded and aerodynamically favourable inlet edge. The auxiliary turbine will thus, during full and intermediate load, operate as a turbine, but as a fan during low loads (and during engine braking, the auxiliary turbine then being driven by the compressor turbine and/or by the power turbine).
The thermodynamic losses during re-compression in the turbine part (at part load) will be recovered to between 90 and 95% in the heat exchanger, and furthermore a certain reheat gain is obtained in the following turbine stage. The arrangement further reduces non-reclaimable transmission and oil cooler losses, which means a noticably increased gain for the plant as a whole.
As the turbine system, due to the low intertia of the rotor system, will permit a rapid acceleration it will be possible to design the plant for an extremely low idling speed, with a low idling fuel consumption. This rapid acceleration is obtainable without any noticeable overtemperature, which results in low emission contents in the exhaust gases (NOx), a simplified combuster and an increased useful life-time for hot turbine components.
FIGS. 1-3 schematically show some turbine plants according to the invention,
FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the new operating process (involving a combined turbine and fan), being IS-diagrams covering the plants according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, respectively,
FIGS. 6a and b show the vane system of the plant according to FIG. 1,
FIGS. 7a and b show the vane system of the plant according to FIG. 3,
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating certain operating conditions referred to the speed of the auxiliary, and
FIGS. 9-12 show some further plants designed according to the invention.
The plant shown in FIG. 1 comprises a compressor rotor 10, a first turbine rotor 11, which is fitted upon the same shaft 12 as the compressor rotor, a second turbine rotor 13, here called the power turbine, and a third auxiliary rotor 14 (the turbo-fan).
The two last mentioned rotors operate upon shafts being concentric with shaft 12, but are arranged to operate in mutually opposite directions. All three rotors are interconnected by means of a planetary gearing, generally denoted by 15. This gearing includes an idler 16 adapted to reverse the direction of rotation torque from the intermediate shaft, before entering the planetary gearing.
The latter is combined with a variable transmission member 17, which makes possible an automatic variation in the torque transfer from the auxiliary rotor, by way of the sun wheel of the planetary gearing to shaft 12, or vice versa. The driven load is denoted by 18, and is meant to illustrate varying fields of use of the invention, even if an essential one is for automotive purposes.
Adjustable guide vanes 19 are provided between compressor turbine 11 and power turbine 13 in order to govern the flow of gas. The plant further includes a heat exchanger 20, and its combustor is denoted by 21. The latter is provided with adjustable fuel supply means.
An essential feature of the invention is that the auxiliary rotor, 14, is designed and adapted to operate as a turbine only during full or moderately high load upon the plant, but during lower and small part-loads (and during engine braking) to operate as a fan. The influence thereof, and the shape of the vanes of the auxiliary turbine will be described below in connection with FIGS. 4 and 5. By a readjustment of guide vanes 19 at the power turbine, it is possible to allot an increased portion of the pressure drop, and thus of the transfer into velocity and of the temperature drop, to power turbine 13. This means a corresponding reduction of the pressure drop within the compressor turbine 11, and within the auxiliary turbine 14, partly assisting the latter. Part of the power produced by the auxiliary turbine will, according to the system, be transferred to power turbine 13 and the compressor turbine 11 by way of the planetary gearing, but the power available will be reduced by the restriction caused by the adjusted guide vanes 19.
An important feature in operating gas turbine plants according to the invention is that the gas temperature is maintained about at Tmax, also during part loads.
The supply of fuel to combustor 21 is governed by a metering device 80. This is operated by a monitoring device 81 of arbitrary known type, receiving signals from a temperature sensing device 82, located downstream of the combustor, but ahead of the first turbine rotor.
Monitoring devices 18 are known in the art, and may be programmed so they, beside the temperature signal, take such factors as the heat content of the occasional fuel to be used, the ambient temperature, and so on, into consideration.
FIG. 2 shows a simplified version of the plant according to FIG. 1. The power turbine 13 is directly connected to load 18, while the auxiliary rotor is connected to the compressor spool by a mechanical transmission member 25 having a fixed reduction ratio. Evidently any variable type of transmission may be used.
FIG. 3 shows the same basic components as FIG. 1, but here the power turbine 13 is located at the outlet end, preceeded by adjustable guide vanes 19, while the auxiliary rotor 14 is mounted directly downstream of the compressor turbine 12 and rotates in a direction opposite to that of the latter.
With this arrangement the aerodynamic outlet energy of the power turbine will not be fully utilized directly as turbine power, but may be partly reclaimed as pressure in an outlet diffusor, and may then be recovered as heat in the gas section of the heat exchanger. With respect to torque and efficiency this embodiment is not as favourable as a plant, where the power turbine is fitted as an intermediate stage, but on the other hand the following vane elements will not be subjected to the high outlet velocity downstream of the power turbine, when this is stalled, or nearly so. This permits the flow to pass from supersonic flow to sub-sonic flow, without any mach-impact occuring at the diffusor, if only the speed of the gas in an axial section, i.e. the speed of transportation, is below the velocity of sound, which is always the case with these designs. The embodiment according to FIG. 3 may, in view of the facts related above, be attractive, especially with small and inexpensive automative plants, where very small and exact turbine bladings for high mach members may be a production cost problem.
The working conditions during full load and part load are illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, which show TS-diagrams for power plants according to FIGS. 1 and 3, respectively, i.e. with the auxiliary turbine located as last step, and as second step, respectively.
A full load condition is in each of FIGS. 4 and 5 denoted by F and a part load condition by D. Pressure lines are denoted by Po-P6 and temperatures to To-Tmax.
In FIG. 4 compression starts at P1 and raises to P6 at point F1. A certain increase of temperature will occur simultaneously, and thereafter heat is added in the heat exchanger and in the combustor, so Tmax is reached at point F2, which corresponds to the inlet to the first turbine stage. Expansion will occur, which means that pressure and temperature drop to values indicated at point F3, which corresponds to the inlet to the second turbine stage, and point F4, respectively, which corresponds to the inlet to the third turbine stage. Downstream of the third stage, point F5, the gasses flow through the heat exchanger to the atmosphere, point F7, an inevitable loss in pressure and temperature occuring.
For the sake of simplicity the diagram does not show any pressure losses, because it is the air, compressed to TI, which is to be heated. The heat loss in the heat exchanger is denoted by ΔLF, and a temperature of TII is obtained downstream of the heat exchanger. The temperature of the exhaust will be ΔT4 above that of the ambient air (To).
The heat added is thus ΔTI due to the compression, ΔTII due to the heat exchanger and ΔTIII due to the combustor. The heat loss in the exhaust is ΔT4.
A conventional operation during part load would have been to raise the part load temperature solely by reducing the flow of air, i.e. by reducing the flow area past the guide vanes to the power turbine, or by imposing a power consuming, mechanical load upon the compressor turbine. The first mentioned method will bring about certain flow losses, which only partly may be reclaimed as heat, and the other method will result in un-retrievable friction losses, so both methods will mean a reduction of the efficiency. According to the last mentioned method, further, additional power is consumed during cooling of the heat generated by the friction, which still further decreases the efficiency and also increases the installation costs.
With a plant according to the invention the maximum temperature, and thus also the efficiency during part load, is maintained at substantially the same level as during full load. There is, further, a possibility of increasing Tmax during part load conditions in order to obtain an especially fine part-load economy, which, however, calls for oxidation resistant material (for instance surface treatment or ceramics).
With the part-load case illustrated compression will raise the pressure to P4, and from point D1 to point D2 the temperature is raised by recovery from the heat exchanger ΔT2, and heating by the combustor ΔT3 in such a manner that the expansion can start at Tmax. The condition at the inlet to the second turbine stage is denoted by point D3, and the condition at the inlet to the third turbine stage by point D4. The expansion in the second turbine stage will thus mean a reduction to below point P1. Then a compression and corresponding increase of temperature occurs to point D5. This means an increased pressure drop across the second turbine stage, i.e. the power turbine, while the power required to perform the compression imposes a load upon the compressor turbine, which results in a favourable part-load regulation. About95% of the fan losses will be recovered in the heat exchanger while simultaneously the transmission losses will be reduced. Also here an inevitable heat loss, ΔLD, must be accepted at the heat exchanger, but the air will here, downstream of the compressor, only have reached a temperature of T1. The heat recovery in the heat exchanger will therefore be comparatively high, which evidently is important for the economy. The possibility of maintaining a high Tmax, also during very low condition, is an essential feature of the invention, and results in a favourable fuel economy. The system further permits an extremely rapid acceleration and a low idling speed at the compressor, and thus a low idling fuel consumption. A ceramic insulation is preferable.
The same references are used in FIG. 5. During part-load conditions Tmax is reached at point D2. The gas is expanded to D3 in the first turbine stage, is then compressed to D4 in the second stage, and then again expanded in the third stage to D5. Here part of the turbine/fan losses are reclaimed as reheat in the last turbine stage, and the residual heat is recovered in the heat exchanger.
In order to permit the auxiliary rotor to operate as a turbine, as well as a fan, for instance without any preceeding guide vanes, it is necessary that its rotor vanes are designed in a special manner. As is evident from FIGS. 6 and 7, the vanes 30 of auxiliary rotor 14 are substantially straight and noticeably slim. The angles of entrance will have to be selected with respect to the desired constructional data, i.a. mass flow, speed and output. The vane grid of this step is designed to provide a low contraction or a small deflection.
FIGS. 6a and 6b show the vane arrangement for a plant according to FIG. 1, the vanes of the compressor turbine being omitted. Vanes 31 of rotor 13 are of a conventional type providing a degree of reaction, whereas the vanes 30 of rotor 14 are substantially slim and straight when compared with vanes 31, but have like those a rounded and aerodynamically favourable inlet edge.
In FIG. 6a the passage area at guide vanes 19 is illustrated by circle 90 and in FIG. 6b the restricted passage area is illustrated by circle 91. At vanes 31 the passage area at the inlet end is illustrated by circle 92 and the area at the outlet by circle 93, showing a marked reduction, and thus a reaction operation.
The passage area at the inlet of vanes 30 is illustrated by circle 94, and the area at the outlet by circle 95. Circles 94 and 95 are about equal indicating insignificant expansion at these vanes. The activity at these vanes will thus, beside from the geometry, depend upon the rotational speed and the size and direction of vectors C1 and C10, respectively.
By adjusting the position of guide vanes 19 it is possible to vary the mass flow and also to vary the angle of entrance to vanes 31 of the power turbine. A counter-rotation arrangement will provide a favourable flow condition at the inlet to the auxiliary turbine 14, also without any guide vanes between the same and power turbine 13.
FIG. 6a shows a condition, where the guide vanes 19 are brought to about full open position, whereas FIG. 6b shows the guide vanes in a rather restricting position.
The following definitions are used. It is assumed that the selected mass gas flow will result in an axial gas velocity cx at the rotor in question. In the common velocity triangles w is used for vectors indicating velocities in relation to moving parts (the vanes), and c velocities in relation to stationary parts (the housing). The speed of rotor 13 is denoted by U1, and the speed of auxiliary rotor 14, rotating in the opposite direction, is denoted by U2. In this example the speeds are equal.
The mass flow selected in FIG. 6a results in an axial gas velocity cx1, which gives a relative outlet velocity w1 downstream of vanes 31, which in view of the rotational speed U1 provides an absolute inlet velocity c1 to vanes 30. The actual, relative velocity, of the gases entering vanes 30, taking the rotational speed of rotor 14 into consideration, is denoted by w2.
The axial velocity downstream of vanes 30 is denoted by cx2, being bigger than that at rotor 13 due to the expansion of the gases. The relative outlet speed is denoted by w3, and taking the rotational speed U2 into consideration, the resulting absolute speed is denoted by c2.
Of interest here is angle β1 between vector c1 and a transverse plane, as well as angle β2 between vector c2 and the peripheral velocity.
β1-β2>0 shows that rotor 14 acts as a turbine, i.e. deflects the flow oppositely to the rotational speed of blade row 30.
FIG. 6b shows a condition, where the guide vanes 19 permit a restricted gas flow only, resulting in a reduced axial velocity c×10 at rotor 13. The same references are used at the vectors, however, with indexes raised by a multiple of ten.
Due to the action of vanes 30 c×20 will here be about the same as c×10.
β10-β20<0 indicates that rotor 14 acts as a fan, i.e. deflects the flow in the same direction as the rotational speed of blade row 30.
FIGS. 7a and 7b show the same conditions for a plant according to FIG. 3, where the auxiliary turbine rotor 14 is located downstream of compressor turbine 11, and rotates in opposite direction to the latter. The guide vanes are here located between rotors 14 and 13. The vanes of the auxiliary rotor 14 are denoted by 42, and those of power turbine 13 are denoted by 43.
The guide vanes must not be angularly displaced in their full length, it will be sufficient to vary the nose portion, or the tail portion, respectively. FIGS. 7a and 7b show two alternatives, the guide vanes of FIG. 7a having an angularly adjustable nose portion 44 and a stationary tail portion 45.
In FIG. 7b the nose portion 44a is stationary, whereas the tail portion 45a is adjustable. It is, however, evident that the selection of guide vane design will depend partly upon factors not directly bound to the invention, and that divided guide vanes could easily be used with the arrangement according to FIGS. 6a and 6b, and that one-piece vanes could be used in FIGS. 7a and 7b.
FIG. 8 shows the relation between compressor speed Nc, gasflow m, maximum temperature Tmax and torque output Mx for a given throttle position and a variable output speed. It is evident that these parameters will increase as the speed of the power turbine is reduced, as the outlet energy of the power turbine is here directly transferred to the auxiliary turbine, which assists the compressor turbine. The transfer of torque will increase noticeably with reduced speed of the power turbine due to increased output and speed to the compressor and thus increased flow of air. This will be further noticeable due to the increased mass flow caused by the increased turbine temperature (Tmax), which is a feature of the invention.
The compressor speed and the gas flow will, however, be reduced for a given power turbine speed, while for instance Tmax may be maintained substantially constant for a given ratio between mass flow (m) and power turbine speed (NDT), as determined by a pre-programmed governing system.
FIG. 9 shows a modification of the gearing according to FIG. 1, differing from the latter by the variable transmission 17 being fitted between auxiliary turbine 14 and planetary gearing 15. In this manner the variable transmission may be fully utilized for varying the speed of the auxiliary rotor within a wide field of operations. Guide vanes 19 may furthermore be omitted, so that plant operates without any guide vanes at all with the three, counter-rotating rotors. Even when the turbine is stalled or operates at low speed no high inlet mach number will appear at the auxiliary rotor as the latter, due to its high speed will encounter a comparatively small, relative inlet velocity, and thus considerably reduced inlet losses. The variable transmission, which may eliminate the guide vanes, is on this occasion preferably designed to handle the full auxiliary rotor torque, as compared with 30-40% in the previous plants. The advantages of this simplified and compact turbine plant are significant, especially for small cars, where power is not so important as reduction in costs.
The system further is favourably suited to the use of ceramic turbine rotors, for instance in the two first stages, while a rotor of metallic material, having high inertia capacity is used as the third stage. This will permit a rapid acceleration. With small plants a cheap belt driven transmission may be used as the variable component. Air bearings are preferably used for carrying the rotor shafts, as they have small losses and small bearing clearances, which means small clearances between the tips of the vanes and the surrounding casing.
FIG. 10 shows an embodiment where the output shaft, by way of a gear wheel 50, is connected to the rim wheel 51 of the planetary gearing. During stall and stationary ring wheel 51, and thus a non-rotating output shaft, the auxiliary rotor and the power turbine will rotate with the planetary gear wheel carrier and the sun wheel, respectively. The intermediate turbine stage 14, being connected to the sun wheel will rotate at the highest speed and may be regarded as the auxiliary turbine, while the last turbine stage 13 will rotate more slowly (for instance at about 30-40% of the speed of the auxiliary rotor) and may be regarded as the power turbine. With this arrangement the aerodynamic outlet losses from the power turbine will be reduced, and the deflection and mach number losses will be more evenly distributed over the two last turbine stages.
The variable transmission here includes a three components hydrodynamic torque converter, having a pump, a turbine and a stator enclosed in a stationary casing. In order to provide the best efficiency the turbine rotor is made to enclose the pump rotor, and is furthermore mounted close by the gearing, while the variable stator is fitted at the remote side of the casing, permitting an easy attachment to a servo-operated governing means and simplified servicing. The transmission is preferably designed for a low torque compared to that of the auxiliary turbine, so the flow losses, during normal operation will be low (about 2-3% of the total power output at a 90% converter efficiency, and a torque ratio of 20-30%).
The heat losses may be used for heating the cabin of a car, or for air condition (heat exchanger batteries) if the transmission casing has suitable cooling flanges, and a fan and means for controlling the heating of the ventilation air is provided. The same lubricant oil may be used in the gas turbine and in the transmission, which means that only one pump, one filter, one sump and one oil admission opening are needed. The transmission may be provided with a clutch and/or a free-wheel for by-passing whenever desirable.
The embodiment according to FIG. 10 may be modified in several ways. A higher torque ratio during reverse may be obtained if a second ring wheel, meshing with the small-diameter parts of the planetary gears is provided, and is instead connected to the brake 52. Furthermore a "direct drive" may be obtained by interconnecting two components of the planetary gearing by means of a lamella clutch, a conical clutch or any other suitable type of clutch. A free wheel and/or clutches may be provided at suitable points, to make possible increased engine braking properties, and so forth.
With the embodiment according to FIG. 11 the planetary gearing 15 is provided with stepped planetary gears 60, as in FIG. 10, instead of the simple planetary gears of FIGS. 1 and 3. Here the output shaft is connected to the ring wheel 61 of the planetary gearing. With the arrangement shown, reverse drive is obtainable in a simple manner by way of a gear rim being fixedly mounted upon the planetary gear carrier 64 and meshing with a pinion 63 at the shaft of power turbine 13 by way of an idling wheel 16. The planetary gear carrier 64 may be locked by means of a clutch 65. By the latter the power turbine will be stalled, while simultaneously guide vanes between the two rotors (not shown) are re-adjusted to provide the least possible resistance across the power turbine/auxiliary rotor guide vanes in order to permit a maximum of power at the auxiliary turbine rotor. The guide vanes shall be adjusted to an angular position permitting optimal flow conditions, whether said guide vanes are located upstream of, or downstream of the power turbine rotor. When the planetary gear carrier 64 is locked the planetary gearing will serve as a reverse gearing for the auxiliary turbine, which will provide all the torque and, by way of the left hand sun wheel 66, will drive ring wheel 61 and thus the output shaft in a direction opposite to that during normal operation, i.e. reverse drive is obtained. The variable transmission 17 is here connected to the right hand sun wheel 67.
FIG. 12 shows an embodiment where a fly-wheel accumulator 70 is added, the fly-wheel preferably being of a fast rotating type working under vacuum. The fly-wheel is charged by surplus power from the auxiliary turbine, which with the proposal according to the invention is the normal way of charging. Charging may, however, be supplied by the car itself, for instance when running down-hill, or during "engine-braking," by way of clutch means being manually or automatically switched-in.
By means of clutches 71 and 72 and free wheel 73 a high degree of freedom with respect to charging and retrieval of power is obtainable. It will thus be possible to use the power for augmenting an undersized gas turbine, or for special occasions, together with a gas turbine having a normal output ratio. The accumulated power may also be used temporarily as the sole driving means, when the gas turbine is cut out, during indoor operation, for instance in a garage or other confines where special caution must be observed. By a suitable adjustment of the planetary gearing 15 and the clutch members, as well as the guide vanes of the turbine for lowest torque absorption the losses in the turbine system will be very low. Instead of a fly-wheel accumulator an electric accumulator, including a combined generator/motor, may be used. The plant described will be especially suited for ambulances, lorries having to operate for part of the time indoors, taxis and other vehicles adapted for noiseless and/or emission-free transportation.
The variable stator may, as above mentioned, be substituted by a fixed stator and a variable transmission, and for certain applications of the invention, including an infinitely variable transmission, one or more stators may be omitted. This presupposes certain basic combinations of automatic means and exchange ratios in the variable transmission, as well as a suitable shape of the profiles of the rotor vanes.
The invention above described is not limited to the embodiments shown, but the components of the plants may be varied in many ways within the basic principles of the inventive idea.


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“We’re gonna win so much,” then-candidate Donald Trump advised supporters, “you may even get tired of winning.”
“And you’ll say, ‘Please! Please! It’s too much winning! We can’t take it anymore, Mr. President, it’s too much’.”
By this point in his oration, Mr. Trump is yelling and the crowd it roaring.
“And I’ll say, ‘No, it isn’t. We have to keep winning. We have to win more. We’re gonna win more. We’re gonna win so much’.”
And so it has come to pass.
Amid all the press frothing and Democrat demagoguery over the phantom Russia collusion scandal, President Trump has been systematically and persistently chalking up victory after victory, making good on a long list of promises he made during the campaign.
Unlike previous presidents from either party, Mr. Trump is using his political authority to actually change the federal government. His predecessors talk about the “fierce urgency of now,” but really they only used their political authority to amass more political power.
In Washington, Democrats and Republicans alike don’t really want to change anything. They just want to keep and strengthen their own power.
Not so President Trump.
It’s lots of little things like incinerating miles and miles of red tape and stupid bureaucratic regulations in all rat-infested corners of the federal government. It is the kind of sweet justice innocent citizens long ago gave up hope of ever seeing.
It is also big things like the shredding of the so-called “Waters of the US” rule, which was one of the most tyrannical usurpations by an uncontrollable federal kleptocracy. Made by fiat, the rule basically ripped land from farmers, ranchers and landowners and handed control of it to bureaucrats inside the EPA.
By repealing the unlawful Obama-era ruling, Mr. Trump with a stroke of a pen restored land rights to millions of American land owners who rightly live in terror of getting into some long, drawn-out legal battle with EPA bureaucrats that could leave them broke. And homeless.
Is it any wonder EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt finds himself under so much intense heat from wacko “environmentalists” losing their last marbles over what he is doing to their beloved agency?
Mr. Trump’s successes can be seen beyond America’s borders, as well.
North Korea’s entreaties for peace would have been unimaginable under previous administrations. And while Mr. Trump is properly cautious about any real success, only the stingiest, most deluded partisan hack would not be pleased right now.
Forgive me for my own rumpled priorities. Saving tens of millions of fellow humans from annihilation in a nuclear holocaust would be great and all. But my favorite part about Mr. Trump ushering in peace on the Korean Peninsula would be watching those pious goats in Sweden have to hand over a Nobel Peace Prize to New York real estate tycoon Donald Trump!
Unlike past Nobel Prize winners Yasser Arafat, Jimmy Carter, Albert Gore and Barack Obama, Mr. Trump will have actually accomplished something.
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Citi® Dividend cardholders, the official enrollment period for your Q3 bonus category deals just opened up on the 15th of June. Make sure you activate and enroll on Citi's website so you can earn 5% cash back! From July 1 to September 30, you'll earn 5% cash back on all Hilton properties and airline bookings - which is nice to hear if you have plans to travel but remember, the Dividend card is capped at earning only $300 each year. That's a big bummer compared to the Chase Freedom and Discover it cards with unlimited 1% cash back.
Although 5% cash back on Hilton properties and airline bookings sounds like a no-brainer to the frequent traveler, I'm not a big fan of this card. My biggest qualm is that the card only let's you earn a max of $300 in cash back every year. That's quite low for a $0 annual fee cash back card if you compare to the Freedom Unlimited or Citi Double Cash, with unlimited 1.5% and 2% respectively.
This card is no longer being offered by Citi, so if you're interested in new card I recommend airline or hotel card (if the focus is travel, of course). There's some big sign on bonuses right now, like 2 free nights at Hyatt hotels with the Hyatt credit card or 50,000 AAdvantage Points with the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card.
Some Important FAQs!
Q: Which Hilton properties are included?
A: The Hilton Portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria™ Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts™, Canopy by Hilton™, Curio – A Collection by Hilton™, DoubleTree by Hilton™, Tapestry Collection by Hilton™, Embassy Suites by Hilton™, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hampton by Hilton™, Tru by Hilton™, Homewood Suites by Hilton™, Home2 Suites by Hilton™ and Hilton Grand Vacations™.
Q: Is the max I can really earn in cash back $300 each year?"
A: Yep. It's a bummer.
Q: Do I have to enroll in order to receive 5% cash back?
A: Yes. If you enroll late you're 5% cash back rewards are earn after that enrollment date and if you never enroll, you'll end up missing all the rewards.
Q: Does Citi have calendar reminders for the changing categories?
A: They do, but it looks to be out of date and from 2016. You can check it out here to see if it works. Just a reminder, Birch is now sending push and email notifications each quarter with reminders. Bonus categories are also updated everywhere within the app to make sure you're earning the most on every purchase.
That's it! Make sure you activate ASAP and happy shopping!

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The base version of the Tesla Model 3 is currently priced at $40,240.
American electric vehicle maker Tesla is offering discounts worth over $1300 on select Model 3 cars in its inventory in the United States, Reuters reported. The Elon Musk-led company is offering even heavier discounts in Europe without specifying the quantum, the report added.
The base version of the Tesla Model 3 is currently priced at $40,240, the Model 3 Long Range cost $47,240, and the Model 3 Performance is priced at $53,240. The discounts are seen as a traditional approach used by Tesla to clear its inventory amid economic headwinds and rising competition.
Earlier this month, the EV maker raised the prices of its cars including Model 3 and Model Y in the United States, Japan, China, and Canada. The move follows a series of price cuts by the company earlier this year amid growing competition in the segment.
Meanwhile, last week, Musk said at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting that the automobile manufacturer would try advertising and see if it produces results. It is worth noting that Tesla has not particularly engaged in traditional advertising. However, the company still utilizes various marketing techniques, such as digital marketing, social media presence, and public relations efforts that help it to maintain visibility and engage with its target audience without relying on paid advertising.
Musk’s comments on advertising follow the announcement by the company in late April that it has raised its capital expenditure forecast for 2023 to up to $9 billion, higher than the previous outlook of $6 billion to $8 billion spending. The new spending plan, which is revised for the second time in 2023, is most likely made as the automobile company seeks to reach a bold goal of selling 20 million vehicles by the end of the decade.
Tesla is also planning to enter the Indian shores, and just last week its executives held discussions with Indian officials about incentives offered by the country for its cars and battery manufacturing. Tesla has proposed setting up a production facility in the country for the domestic sale and export of its electric cars. There has been no official confirmation either from the Indian Ministry or Tesla.


Fast-growing cargo data analyst Kpler has struck its latest deal to buy ship-tracking companies MarineTraffic and FleetMon.
The cargo specialist has now completed five acquisitions in the last 18 months after securing more than $200m in funding from private equity firms.
The latest deal allows Kpler to expand into vessel-tracking from its original focus on cargoes, said chief executive officer François Cazor.
“We believe the time has come to marry commodity and maritime intelligence into one single platform,” he said.
“This will lead to improvements in the data and services we provide and drive further innovation in the maritime sector, by incorporating the excellent work of both MarineTraffic and FleetMon.”
The company said there was growing demand for digital tools and “intensifying global challenges” across the maritime supply chain.
The largest ever sanctions regime against a major economy, Russia, includes restrictions on shipping and increased work for compliance teams tracking cargoes and ships.
The push to decarbonise the sector has also increased demand for voyage analysis and fleet integration to cut emissions.
Kpler’s platform currently has features including trade flows, a vessel and cargo-tracking facility, and assessments of commodity inventories.
With the two acquisitions, Brussels-headquartered Kpler will employ more than 500 people across the world.
The deal follows FleetMon’s earlier acquisition by Athens-based MarineTraffic, which were both founded in 2007.
Previous deals have seen Kpler buy rival ClipperData and JBC Energy. It moved into the European power markets with the acquisition of France-based data and analytics company COR-e.


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Nobel laureate assesses economy, assigns blame
Joseph E. Stiglitz won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001. While he was in Boston to promote his book on the financial crisis, “Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy,’’ he spoke with Robert Gavin of the Globe staff.
What was the message of Scott Brown’s election to the US Senate?
You might say, it’s the old Clinton message, “It’s the economy, stupid.’’ There are real reasons for people to be unhappy. Were it not for the stimulus package, the unemployment rate wouldn’t be 10 percent, but rather 11, 12, 13 percent.
But some people say the election was a repudiation of this big government approach.
That’s totally wrong, from an economist’s point of view. If we had not spent that money, the unemployment rate would have been much higher. I think people confuse the $787 billion stimulus and the $700 billion bank bailout. The bank bailout failed in that it didn’t lead to more lending, and taxpayers got cheated. That confusion has helped fuel the anger.
What do you think President Obama has done wrong?
Money went into the banks without conditions. In 1996, we passed the welfare bill for the poor and said if you’re going to get welfare, you have to go to training. We put conditions on the poor. When we put the banks on welfare, we didn’t put them on any conditions. And they didn’t use the money to help the economy.
What would you have done?
I would have begun with a vision of the financial system I wanted. I would have played by the rules of capitalism: When you go bankrupt, you don’t get a bailout. I would have had a new regulatory structure. And a bigger stimulus.
Is a second stimulus the right way to go?
It’s clear we need a second stimulus. Two things I would do: Make up for the shortfall in the revenues in states, so they don’t have to fire teachers and close down public services when we need them most. Secondly, make high return investments in technology, education, and infrastructure.
Should we be concerned about $1 trillion-a-year deficits?
We should. Resources are scarce, and we shouldn’t waste money. If we spend money on a bailout for banks for which we get no return, we have more debt and nothing to show for it. It raises questions about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, which are adding to our liabilities and not our assets. On nonreturn investments, we have to think very hard.
Is it too late to get the economy going again?
It’s more difficult given the debt is larger, but it’s not too late. Politically, Obama has a more difficult task, but not an impossible task. The difficulty is too many Americans interpret what has happened as a failure of the stimulus, rather than what almost all economists will say, that the stimulus wasn’t big enough. That’s a real challenge for him.
Who’s most to blame for this mess?
The bankers. They undertook too much risk, gambled, and the only people who walked out with money were banking executives. The regulators share some blame. I also blame economists. Economists gave the theory, so called, that you don’t need regulation. Not all economists, but this was a strong view in the profession that provided ideological armor to banks and regulators.
Do you think Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke deserves a second term?
He allowed the economy to go to the brink. He’s not provided the intellectual leadership on the reconstruction of our financial system. The manner in which the rescue was conducted had no consistency, and that policy inconsistency led to the problems. I also feel very concerned about transparency, about democratic processes. When you make mistakes of that colossal magnitude, you ought to be held accountable.
In your book, you talk about the economy being out of balance. What’s the proper balance between government and the market?
The government has played an important role in every successful economy. The government needs to regulate. There’s also a positive role in creativity. Most of the advances in basic science are based on government support. The Internet, for example. A lot of people are afraid if we have regulation, it will stifle innovation, but actually the government plays a very critical role in stimulating innovation.
How long is it going to take to fix this mess?
We’re not going to get out of this very quickly. There are fast and slow ways of doing damage, but no easy way of undoing damage. It would be optimistic to say we will return to normal levels of unemployment [of about 5 percent] before 2012 or 2013.


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The White Dagoba and bridge, Beihai Park, Peking
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw18-130. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 16 cm. 156 negatives (sized 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches, 92mm x 147mm). The album was later labelled P2/XI on the back cover.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) – A new bill in the Alabama Senate would require public high school students to complete a personal finance class in order to graduate.
House Bill 164 states that students must complete a personal financial literacy and money management course before graduation.
The financial literacy course would include a curriculum that teaches students about the different types of bank accounts, how to balance a checking account and other basics of finances. The course would also teach students about the various types of loans, how to evaluate basic types of personal insurance and types of investments.
If the bill is passed, the State Department of Education would have until June 30, 2024, to identify an appropriate course to fulfill the requirements set by the bill.
After completing the course, students would be required to pass an exam regarding the basics of finical literacy. Local school districts would be required to report the results of these exams to the State Department of Education.
The bill, which nine representatives introduced, would go into effect with students entering the ninth grade in the 2024-2025 school year.
The Alabama House of Representatives and Senate will still have to vote to approve the bill before Governor Kay Ivey can sign it into law.


“A late happy new year, everyone!
Here’s another LED grid. The ones I built so far always used LED strips with either 60 or 30 LEDs/meter. And so does this one, it’s using 60 LEDs/meter, 90 in total (or 1.5m) - resulting in a 5x17 grid and 5 unused LEDs to avoid soldering.
(Actually I designed one using 144 LEDs/m before this one, but that’s a different story and I might add pictures and a few words at the end of this Instructable why that one didn’t work out so well)
The difference to my previous grids is the “offset” introduced to effectively double the density of the grid. The previous one was using 16.675mm cell size (distance LED center to LED center), this one is using 8.34mm. It is therefore roughly 17% smaller than using LED strips with 100 LEDs/meter or the available WS2812 matrices (8x16, 16x16 and so on).
I had people request smaller versions of the Lazy Grid Clock v2 - but that simply doesn’t work so easy. The 11 LEDs on that one are spaced 183.4mm apart, so it simply does not fit printers like the Prusa Mini. And cutting away one row/column doesn’t work either, there wouldn’t be any spacing left between left/right or upper/lower digits. Simply splitting it in multiple parts isn’t an option for various reasons.
So one of the design goals was to come up with an LED grid which can be printed using a build volume as low as 150mm x 150mm x 40mm (the optional stand is printed in vase mode and can be scaled easily, it’s 90mm tall by default).
The biggest footprint is to be found on the case, it’s 162.24mm x 56.69mm x 40mm and rotated by 45° it’s 149.63mm x 149.63mm (148.8mm x 148.8mm for the thin variant). So you might have to adjust your skirt/prime settings but that’s outside the scope of this Instructable.
It is a pretty tight fit and I don’t recommend this to beginners for various reasons. The clock sketch that can be seen in the pictures has to be taken from my ClockSketch v7-Instructable, I highly recommend reading that one before building any of my designs.
As this Instructable is in essence just about a case/LED frame it will be rather short. It’ll include the basic information to get started, that’s it.
1x LMGv1-Case.STL or LMGv1-Case-Thin.STL)
1x LMGv1-Stand.STL (optional)
I recommend printing all parts except the case/stand using opaque black material. I’ve used yellow PLA for the spring clip things to improve visibility in the pictures. Case should work in many different colors except very transparent/clear ones where the diffusers corners might shine through.
All parts summed up consume roughly 110g-130g (PLA). Lots of potential to shave off some print time and material by optimizing (like 1 perimeter is enough for the LED frame, it really doesn’t require any infill / top layers and so on). I printed all the parts using 0.25mm layer height. Except for the outside parts (case/stand) going finer doesn’t really improve anything. Print times can range anywhere from 5h to 15h, depending on your settings.
All walls are multiples of 0.5mm, so I recommend using an appropiate extrusion width.
No supports required, some tiny overhangs.
Note: LMGv1-Case-Thin.STL is using multiples of 0.4mm in case you want the front grid of the case printed with thinner grid lines. It doesn’t really improve anything visually, though…
Note: LMGv1-Case-Modifier.STL can be used to create fuzzy skin on the outside of the case only.
If you want to run the sketch from my ClockSketch-Instructable, this is what I recommend:
90x WS2812B LEDs (60 LEDs/m) (17x5 = 85 used, 5 unused ones, details in CS7-Instructable)
2x diffusive material (coated inkjet film, 3 shown for transparency demo)
1x Microcontroller (Arduino Pro Mini or Nano, other supported ones listed in the ClockSketch v7-Instructable)
1x RTC module (DS3231, ZS-042 or similar, other supported ones listed in the ClockSketch v7-Instructable)
2x 6mm x 6mm momentary push button
1x USB cable
1x M3 6-12mm screw (optional, electronics case lid)
Both diffusers are cut to 144mm x 44mm. Having one of them a bit larger (the one between the LED frame and the diffuser grid) makes things a bit easier later on.”


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The sixth (and last) wife of Norman Mailer, Norris Church Mailer, met the late writer in 1975, when she was 26 and he twice her age; they were married for 33 years. Her memoir is, among other things, the story of a series of emancipations: from the constraints of her loving but limiting parents and the claustrophobic moralism of her Arkansas hometown; from her first marriage to a man she quickly outgrew; and from her inhibitions about writing and creating art. Norris Church Mailer who has led a life as large and as colorful as her husband's, and every bit as engaging.

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Canada East & West Lake Huron 1860 fine old vintage cerographic antique mapBrian DiMambro -Historical Investments
Canada East & Canada West
(Lake Ontario, Georgian Bay, River St. Lawrence, Niagara Falls, Shickshock Mountains)
Issued 1860, Philadelphia
Original antique wax engraved & lithograph
map [cerographic]. Original hand color. Text on verso, extracted from a school geography atlas.
A picture is worth a thousand words. The photos are a major part of the item description. Please examine them closely, as what you see is what we will send you.
[note: we grade conservatively and always seek to disclose any noteworthy flaws.]. Text on verso as issued.
Map remains well preserved. Some light age wear or surface spotting/ soiling which is visible within the scan, signs of age, nothing offensive.
Paper and image remains overall clean & sound. Old maps & prints often display small minor repairs on the back, could have uneven blank margins, might have extraneous fold-lines or other small minor age flaws which do not detract from the visual appeal or value. Condition is carefully considered in arriving at our price.
Great old vintage antique map entirely worthy of hanging for display.
A depiction captured in a manner entirely unique to this era.
Sheet measures c. 13 1/8" H x 10 3/4" W.
Printed area measures c. 11" H x 8 7/8" W
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Lisa Kudrow Doesn't Approve of Fake 'Friends' Movie Trailer
We Didn't Want a 'Friends' Movie Until We Saw This Trailer
'Romy & Michele's High School Reunion' Turns 20: 'A Group' Revisits the Film
'Grace and Frankie' Lands Season 4 With Major 'Friends' Reunion - But What…
"Friends" Reunion! Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry Catch Up in London
"Friends" Cast Reunites and Reveals Big Bombshells -- Did They Sign a No Hookup…
They'll Be There For You! See Cast of "Friends" Reunite -- Who Was MIA?
Taylor Swift Surprises Fans with Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake & Lisa…
Jennifer Aniston Takes on Lisa Kudrow in Hilarious Celebrity Curse-Off!
Colbie Caillat Sings "Smelly Cat" at "Friends" Central Perk Coffee Shop
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"Friends" Reunion on Jimmy Kimmel Live Is EVERYTHING -- Watch Now!
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The rise of virtual nightlife
The club isn’t closed, it’s just moved to your living room.
By Vanessa Vallon
Save for some round-the-block walks and occasional trips to the grocery store, life as we know it has been moved into the four walls of our homes. Like a soundstage, the same location serves as many different sets (albeit with the same interior design): gym, office, restaurant, happy hour spot, and by nighttime for some, the club.
To continue to create entertainment experiences for fans at home, artists have turned to virtual IG Live or YouTube concerts, checking in with fans and playing a few songs during a usual 30 minute to hour-long set. Beyond the guitar/vocal couch-staged stream, big-name DJs have taken it up a notch for those looking for a more sustained experience or soundtrack. D-Nice and Diplo got the ball rolling with hours-long sets, DJing in a normal fashion for faceless fans at home.
Now, existing clubs and entrepreneurial promoters are taking it even further with interactive nightlife experiences, usually via Zoom or Twitch, some complete with bouncers, dress codes and invite-only private rooms. Virtual club Quarantee is unabashedly leaning into the classic “club” experience via Zoom, with cover charges, rich-seeming dudes in hats and models bobbing their heads in “private rooms,” which translates to fewer squares in Zoom’s “gallery view” and a famous DJ or Instagram personality only a few windows away. The Zone boasts a multi-room experience, including a “Cabaret,” “Flirtation Station,” “Goddess Yurt” and more. Festive dress is verified by a remote door-person before admission is granted. Underground queer nightclub Club Quarantine, open for business nightly, featured pop-ins from Charli XCX and Rebecca Black on a recent night sponsored by PAPER Magazine.
Beloved local institutions are also getting in on the game to keep their clientele entertained and their staff compensated, usually via optional donation. Queens club Nowadays has migrated to Virtually Nowadays, having its DJs spin live from their homes or studios, while Bushwick performance bar House of Yes is hosting its own Zoom parties. LA’s Zebulon has been hosting Distant Disco, and even hand-delivered disco lights to early LA-area RSVPs to ensure a truly festive gallery view.
One virtual watering hole that isn’t new to the scene is Club Matryoshka, a private Minecraft server initially created for artists to share their music that evolved into full-fledged virtual music club before it was cool (or at least necessary).
The question remains as to how long party-goers (or stayers) will want to keep it online once going out becomes an option again. Once we can gather, do these virtual parties become a bittersweet memory, does our second-hand knowledge of gallery versus speaker view become a thankful thing of the past?
With the Zoom lexicon now second-nature, even to our parents who still have a hard time with Netflix, virtual possibilities do become more feasible. Too much traffic? We’ll zoom you into the book club. Friends and relatives from out of town now have no excuse not to virtually attend the next birthday party. And what about those who couldn’t participate in certain nightlife experiences in the past and now can—the underage, the remote, the disabled—do they get to continue to attend?
Can you throw a camera on the wall of the club or concert and let those at home into the party? Or does its success lie in its necessity, the 100% participation model, the fact that no one is doing the thing they wish they were?
For the time being, it works, and its applications will most likely continue to evolve until we can all pack into a club together again. And maybe even then, we’ll have some extra, unseen attendees at every event, those tuning in from home.


2019 Toyota Supra Preview And News
2019 Toyota Supra. While previous versions of the car were developed by Toyota, this one is not. Since then, Toyota has signed an agreement with BMW to develop a new two-door sports car. One of the two is the new Toyota Supra while the other is the upcoming Z4. While the Z4 is only convertible, it is likely that the Coupe will probably be sold as a Toyota Supra as Targa’s top car. The “Toyota Supra” will see its return in 2019.
Toyota has always been serious about building cars that satisfy the heart of car enthusiasts. The Toyota Toyota Supra, one of the most iconic models, has revived relations with its performance history and brought car lovers back to showrooms. This Toyota sports car is believed to be coming back to model “Toyota Supra” in the market. Be prepared to be amazed by the brilliance of some awesome geometry. Toyota Supra will be developed along with BMU under a sports sports partnership.
The name Toyota Supra was opened in 1978 and was used until 2002. The Toyota Supra plate is a return occasion with a sleek and modern look. On the front side, you will get along the hood along with the horizontal headlamps. The bumper of the car will come with large air dams. Toyota has tried to make a car with a sporty look that can be used daily. It’s not a machine that will keep in your garage and will be used for everyday purposes. With the center-oriented driver console, the 2019 Toyota Supra will be two-seat precision. The car looks broken.
The modern LED technology used in the front and tail lights give it a stimulating appearance. The spy shots of the car looked amazing and managed to create quite hype in the market for all the right reasons. Also according to rumors, the outside will be like the concept of FT-1. Carbon fiber and aluminum will be used to make the chassis that will make it a lightweight car. This would be a wonderful looking car. Leather seats give the interior a very stylish and comfortable appearance. The cabin is a nice place to be in. You will get different options to choose from In order to get exactly what you want, Toyota will definitely provide its customers with a lot of customization options to choose from.
The TFT screen on the dashboard will further enhance cabin beauty. All materials used in the interior of the car are of great quality and will certainly give you plenty of amenities. You will get a high resolution screen along with a fully configurable digital tool set. As the car is being produced jointly by BMW, many of its interior features look like interior BMW. Not much was revealed about the interior of the car. For now, we can only claim what will be offered and hope for the best.
Although the early rumors suggested a 3.5-liter dual-V6 turbo along with the hybrid system, it seems that these are only rumors. Instead, it seems that the basic version of the 2019 Toyota Supra is actually going to benefit from the 2.0-liter turbo-four gasoline engine, probably provided by BMW. It has been confirmed to provide up to 248 horsepower which is in line with existing BMW offerings.
A 3.0-liter optional turbocharger will also be available. With up to 335 horsepower this should give the car more than adequate enough. The drawback is that none of these are really suitable for Super. Moreover, it seems that 2019 Toyota Supra will not be available with a manual which is a real shame. Instead, the car will benefit from the eight-speed automatic transmission that most BMWs currently use.
The looks of the car are amazing and will surely hit your mind. His look will look funky car lovers to the shops. 2019 Toyota Supra will surely create a lot of buzz in the market and will give tough competition to all it’s competitor in the market. People have a lot of expectations from Toyota this time, let’s see whether they will be able to meet those expectations or not. After reading all this clearly no one would be curious to know about the release date of Toyota Supra, the release date for this amazing sports car should be around the end of 2018. You could expect it to cost between $40,000 and $50,000.


The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, considered this Wednesday “immoral” that oil and gas companies are recording record profits in the midst of the current energy crisis and urged all governments to tax their “excess profits”. “This grotesque greed is punishing the poorest and most vulnerable people while destroying our only home,” Guterres told a news conference.
The head of the United Nations called on governments around the world to levy more taxes on these “excessive profits” and use the proceeds to “support the most vulnerable people in these difficult times.”
The Portuguese diplomat recalled that the combined profits of the largest energy companies on a global level approached 100,000 million dollars in the first quarter of this year and that the business in this sector has a “massive cost” in environmental effects.
Guterres expressed himself in this way during the presentation of the third report prepared by UN experts on the global impact of the war in Ukraine and which, on this occasion, focuses mainly on the field of energy.
The document underlines that the world is in the midst of a “major energy crisis”, with countries around the world affected by high and volatile fuel prices and an especially serious impact on developing nations and the most vulnerable families. Despite a recent stabilization in wholesale markets, the UN points out that this change has not translated into lower inflation for most consumers.
In addition to short-term measures such as energy saving plans, the organization once again called for a much more determined commitment to renewable energies, which, according to Guterres, “in most cases are cheaper than fossil fuels.” “Governments must expand and diversify the supply chains of raw materials and renewable energy technologies,” the Portuguese asked. “They should cut red tape to energy transition (measures) and shift fossil fuel subsidies to support vulnerable households and boost investments in renewable energy,” he added.
Facing this energy transition, Guterres called for more public and private investment and urged the shareholders of development banks to take more risks and help countries move forward. In this sense, he stressed that developing countries have every reason to invest in renewables, but lack the resources, while the richest nations push them to make this transition, but do not give them enough technical and financial support. .
“And some of those same developed countries are introducing universal subsidies at gas stations, while others are reopening coal plants. It’s hard to justify those steps even on a temporary basis,” Guterres said.


Alar Konist, professor of energy technology at the Technical University, received the Young Scientist Award from the president this year. He will donate a part of the award to the development of future young researchers, as well as to the treatment of people with illnesses.
“For me, getting acknowledged by the president was a pleasant surprise that I didn’t expect. I want to share this joy and have decided to donate 1000 euros to the Erkki Truve Scholarship Fund of the Tallinn University of Technology’s Development Fund, 1000 euros to Hille Tänavsuu’s cancer treatment foundation The Gift of Life, and 1000 euros to the Children's Fund of the Tartu University Hospital,” said Alar Konist.
Alar Konist is a professor at the Department of Energy Technology of Tallinn University of Technology and is dedicated to researching the environmental impacts of energy production.
The sustainable energy and fuels research team led by him is focused on researching the potential of carbon capture, utilisation and storage technologies and ways of purifying air emissions from large industrial sources to achieve clean CO2 flow that could be diverted from the energy production circulation and contribute to carbon neutrality. As a result of the work of the research group in recent years, from 2020, ash waste generated in the oil shale industry is no longer hazardous, allowing the possibility to look for different opportunities for reusing the ash.
The president's Young Scientist Award is intended for those aged 35 or younger at the time of application who have achieved outstanding results in Estonian scientific research. The Young Scientist Award is funded by Väino Kaldoja.
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