EAST BRUNSWICK–East Brunswick Public Library Information Manager Karen Parry was named one of the Library Journal‘s 50 “Movers and Shakers” for its March issue.
Parry, an East Brunswick resident, has been part of the library since 2001. She was named a “Mover and Shaker” for starting the library’s “Just for the Health of It” consumer health and wellness information initiative in 2009, according to a prepared statement from the East Brunswick Library.
“I certainly am very honored to be among the 50 librarians selected in the country for this honor. Most importantly, it speaks to the quality of the EBPL. We have always been a model library that other libraries throughout the country have looked upon as an inspiration,” Parry said. “The EBPL has never hesitated to take risks by reimagining and delivering services that break the mold of a traditional library.”
According to Parry, she started the program a few years after her mother was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
“I became, at that time, what I call a ‘patient of the internet,’ hopelessly scouring the web and looking desperately for understanding and answers. It wasn’t until I was put into this position of heartbreak that I came to understand the frustration and desperation that comes with finding reliable health information,” Parry said. “I stress the word ‘reliable’ because the internet is filled with opinions, outdated and contradictory information. About the same time, I noticed a demographic shift in the East Brunswick community.”
“Just for the Health of It” is a consumer health research service, connecting library customers with information about their medication, tips on how to improve their wellness and programs. Patrons are provided information from librarians on staff who are certified by the Medical Library Association’s Consumer Health Information Specialization Program, according to the statement.
While they do not conduct diagnoses or make healthcare recommendations, the librarians can research and provide information about healthcare topics so library customers can make informed decisions, according to the statement.
“We had many new immigrants coming to the library and our town was also getting older according to the census data. Before long a common trend emerged – many immigrants and seniors turned to the library in search of health information,” Parry said. “For example, many seniors did not know how to use a computer to understand their diagnoses or medications. Others were suffering from vision problems caused by aging, some had Parkinson’s or had suffered a stroke and they turned to the library as a safe place to find answers.”
Parry said many immigrants sought health information in their own language or wanted a librarian to help them find a doctor, preferably one who spoke their native language.
“Many people needed help finding health insurance or help understanding and signing up for the Affordable Care Act. It was the confluence of all these factors from which ‘Just for the Health of It’ emerged,” Parry said.
With a goal of providing equal access to trustworthy health and wellness information that is culturally and linguistically appropriate, Parry put together a comprehensive outreach plan. The librarians share information at several outreach visits in the community each month, according to the statement.
“Our library staff is always developing new programs and initiatives to better serve our community,” Library Director Jennifer Podolsky said in the statement. “Our staff and Library Board of Trustees are very proud that the success of [Parry] and ‘Just for the Health of It’ has been recognized on a national level.”
The library also regularly holds workshops featuring healthcare professionals, who discuss pertinent medical topics for all ages, from infants through seniors, according to the statement.
“We consider our local physicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, dentists, social services, nutritionists, senior center, [Rutgers University’s] medical and pharmacy schools and hospitals to be our partners in this mission to create a healthy community,” Parry said.
The “Just for the Health of It” program was cited as a model program by the New Jersey Hospital Association in 2017. Healthier Middlesex, a consortium between Robert Wood Johnson and Saint Peter’s University Hospital, has made public libraries part of their three-year Community Health Improvement Plan, with the goal of expanding “Just for the Health of It” throughout Middlesex and Somerset Counties, according to the statement.
Currently working with Healthier Middlesex to expand the program, Parry said, “We are envisioning a ‘Mobile Health Library On Wheels’ that would visit libraries, malls, fairs, seniors centers and social services, delivering health and wellness information in multiple formats and languages. The goal is to give everyone, no matter where they live, what language they speak, or how much money they make, fair and equal access to health information.”
Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” list first debuted in 2001. Parry joins 50 other librarians who have been named Movers and Shakers, according to the statement.
“Libraries are all about staying relevant and I am proud that all library directors, past and present, have embraced that vision. In particular, I thank my current [Library Director] Jennifer Podolsky who provides constant support and who never hesitates to take chances and think [about] the big picture,” Parry said.
For more information on “Just for the Health of It,” visit www.wellinks.org.
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Law360 (June 5, 2020, 5:16 PM EDT) -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., have called on congressional leaders to get behind their emergency broadband bill, which would create a billion-dollar fund to support high-speed internet access for college students stuck at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a recent letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the two plugged their Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act, arguing it closes a funding gap left by earlier coronavirus relief packages.
While the $2.2 trillion CARES Act included funding for institutions of higher education, they said it didn't allocate enough resources to ensuring their students can get online at home.
"Without action from Congress to address these disparities, students are at serious risk of falling behind and missing out on job and academic opportunities provided by the internet," the lawmakers said in the May 29 missive, which was also signed by more than a dozen of their Democratic colleagues.
The legislation, which Klobuchar and Eshoo introduced in their respective chambers last month, would form a fund within the White House's telecom agency — the National Telecommunications Information Administration — aiming to help students lacking internet access.
The bill would target college and university students at historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions, as well as rural-serving institutions, all of which may not have reliable internet at home while their school campuses are closed.
"Even before the pandemic, only 66 percent of black households, 61 percent of Hispanic households, and 63 percent of rural households had access to broadband, and one survey found that about 20 percent of college students did not have consistent access to technology, such as laptops and tablets," the lawmakers said in the letter.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently announced their intention to launch a new nonprofit called Archewell “when the time is right.” But from the looks of their trademark application, it appears the Duchess of Sussex might return to her roots as an actress.
Yep, a March 3 trademark application submitted to the U.S. Patent Trademark Office by the couple’s lawyers clearly states that they’d like to reserve the rights to use Archewell for several different purposes. In particular, the organization will oversee a number of different TV shows and movies, according to The Daily Mail.
Given the fact that Markle starred on Suits prior to her experience as a (now former) senior member of the royal family and recently even voiced a Disney documentary called Elephant, it seems like perhaps she and her husband are turning their attention toward the entertainment industry.
We’re not totally surprised, since the couple is currently living in Los Angeles with their 1-year-old son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Still, we can’t help but wonder whether Markle will star in the new projects or serve strictly as showrunner.
In addition to film and TV, the trademark application also notes their desire to reserve Archewell’s rights to create clothing, even “jeans, shorts, sweaters, jackets, socks; loungewear; rainwear; footwear [and] headwear.” It also includes books, magazines, stationery, journals, notebooks, pens and binders in their application, as well as charity-related services, educational materials and mental health support.
Basically, the sky is the limit for their new Archewell endeavor.

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Not a big card tonight on the docket, but there are usually a couple of good noteworthy games to take note of. Spoiler: the Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs is not one of those games. In fact, the winner of that game is truly the loser. It is an epic battle of who can play poorly enough to lose and get a better pick in the draft. The Sabres record wise have been one of the biggest dumpster fires in the NHL, but overall given the circumstances of everything I think that award should go to the Leafs. Enough of them, I feel like I go on Leaf tangents far too often as I am a bitter fan myself. The other two games on the schedule provide a little more intrigue than the Sabres and Leafs do anyway. First up is the Rangers and Capitals. The Rangers are fresh off a big win against the Islanders last night, a game in which we cashed in on. They were able to extract their stingy defense to eek by the Isles by a score of 2-1. You can’t call the Rangers a dark horse in the playoffs, but they aren’t getting much attention nationally, and in my opinion, are a better team that made it to the Stanley Cup finals a short time ago. They previously didn’t have the offense to go along with their defense, but now that they do, they are a fairly dangerous team moving forward.
Tonight, though, for my pick, I am going to turn my attention to the west coast in Calgary. Speaking of a dark horse, the Flames are a true dark horse that has made some noise already. Heading into tonight the Flames are 36-25-3-2. Did you read that correctly? Yes, the Flames are 36-25-3-2 and fully in playoff contention. This is an organization that made some good moves after they lost their core group of players a few years ago, but now are heading in the upward position. It is up for debate, but the Flames may very well be the 2nd best team in Canada next to the Montreal Canadiens. They’ll have another west coast team on deck for them tonight, as the Ducks make the trip up north to Calgary. The Ducks have been the model of consistency the last ten years, and once again, are hanging around the top of the NHL again this season. Let’s look for another winning pick tonight in Calgary.
Anaheim Ducks @ Calgary Flames
I opened my writeup last night noting how similar the Islanders and Rangers are statistically and in the standings. I am going to lean that way again and bring up the same argument. The Ducks do have an edge on the Flames in the standings department with a record of 42-19-2-5. Come on if you had to take a stab at where the Ducks would be at this point in the season that would probably be it. Not the case for the Flames where I think they have definitely exceeded expectations. The Ducks have been playing great hockey on the defensive end lately. That is what got them that Cup when Randy Carlyle was the head coach, and that’ll need to be for the formula for success again. Over the last ten games they allowed 2.20 goals per game while scoring 2.80 per game. Offensively that falls right in line with their offensive output on the season where they are scoring 2.81 goals a game.
The Flames are right there as well, scoring 2.83 goals per game, and in their last ten games they’ve scored 2.80 goals a game, same as the Ducks. Like I said there are similarities between the Ducks and Flames despite the Ducks getting the nod in the standings, which at the end of the day, is the only thing that matters. The Ducks also get the nod in this particular series. They have thoroughly dominated them. In their last 30 meetings the Ducks are 22-9. Furthermore, the Ducks have won three straight over the Flames, and they are 4-1 in their last five games played against one another. In conclusion, I give the nod to the Ducks tonight to win and provide us with another winner and fifth straight.
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In the new stop-motion animated film ParaNorman (read our official review), a youngster named Norman deals with some of the difficulties that kids often face, including a school bully and a catty sister. But aside from those issues, Norman has another more unique problem to contend with: He can see and talk to the deceased.
The story begins with Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) being treated as an outcast by his classmates and by his family. Because of his supernatural abilities, people treat him like a freak. Alvin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), the local bully, mocks him - while his older sister Courtney (Anna Kendrick) wants little to do with him. As the plot develops, though, a town curse threatens the community and Norman, his sister, Alvin, Norman's friend Neil (Tucker Albrizzi) and Neil's dim jock brother, Mitch (Casey Affleck) - must work together to save the day.
At Comic-Con 2012, Screen Rant had the opportunity to sit down with the Chris Butler, the writer and one of the directors behind the project, along with stars Smit-McPhee, Mintz-Plasse and Kendrick.
Butler, who at the film's Comic Con panel called it a "zombie movie for kids," told us that he had been thinking about making the film for sixteen years, ever since he had the original idea. Although he didn't work on the film every day, he filled notebooks with concepts to use in the film and wanted the movie to include a certain level of nostalgia for many of the shows and movies from the 1980s. He noted:
CB: I always thought that there was something really good there that was worth telling…There’s a whole bunch of people who grew up on the same movies [and] the same TV shows that are making movies now. There’s that warm nostalgia for that kind of stuff. Now is the perfect time to do it, especially with the zombie resurgence, obviously.
After filming began, a dedicated animation team worked tirelessly for several years to bring Butler's vision to life. And even though the actors don't physically appear in the movie, that doesn't mean that they didn't help develop what their characters moved like. Smit-McPhee, who previously starred in Let Me In (2010), explained that in the studio, there was more freedom to really get into character but it wasn't only the voices that were being recorded:
KSM: You're not thinking I look weird doing this face. You just do everything. You just go crazy and have fun and just let loose...They have a camera on you all the time so they can take that craziness and then put it into the character.
Even though the actors didn't see all of the animation being created, many of them did have the opportunity to visit the animation studio to see the work that went into the project. Kendrick told us that she was impressed when she saw the movie sets after filming was done. She noted that her visit to the sets "really was magical" and added that if the props were real, she would love to take Neil's locker home with her.
The locker, she said, had a sign in it with a paw print from Neil's dog. The sign notes that the dog "is great. Understands me. Barks at bullies." Kendrick was impressed with the meticulous details that went into such a seemingly insignificant item.
Mintz-Plasse, who also discussed Kick-Ass 2 during our roundtable, told us that he enjoyed doing the movie and noted the freedoms that come with doing an animated movie (as opposed to live-action), and how Paranorman gave him the opportunity to create a new character that was nothing like him:
CMP: The thing is with Kick-Ass and Role Models, there’s little aspects of me in my characters. But animation, you don’t have to be that guy at all. You get to create something completely new. Completely different from yourself.
If you haven't read our ParaNorman review, the film is a pretty good time. Be sure to check it out.
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It’s like Stevie Wonder playing the piano (I’m over here, I’m over there), that’s how I skate..”
- Louie Barletta
Wackadoodle Skateboarding in the spirit of fun: If Louie’s skating doesn’t bring a smile on your face, then I don’t know either. His parts always have been an inspiration to let loose, get creative and don’t take life too serious.
“In Transition” for the Berrics might be his last video part, but let’s hope for more. He takes us to his backyard mini ramp to put together some creative shredding and fun-to-watch footy. Enjoy!

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Boeing Co to fix and "rebrand" its troubled 737 MAX jetliner following two fatal crashes even as U.S. regulators continued to work with the planemaker and airlines regarding the now-grounded aircraft.
Airlines are being forced to ground their planes longer than expected after Boeing and the FAA said the company needs more time to complete changes to a flight-control system suspected of playing a role in the crashes.
Southwest Airlines also removed the Max jet from its schedule through August 5, and United canceled Max flights through June 5, according to the report.
American Airlines had lowered one of its first quarter indicators in light of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes being grounded, along with the partial United States government shutdown and technical challenges.
The model has suffered two deadly crashes in a matter of months, the first last October in Indonesia with the death of all 189 people on board and then in Ethiopia on March 10, killing all 157 aboard.
American's cancellations represent 1.5 per cent of its total flights each day of the summer.
New Oculus VR controllers accidentally include weird hidden messages
To some, jokes like "Big Brother is watching" are in poor taste considering the public relations woes of Oculus parent company, Facebook .
More than 120 killed in Libya as assault on the capital continues
It is not clear whether Haftar's surprise march on Tripoli was launched with the prior knowledge or the approval of the Egyptians. Moreover, militias, mostly Islamist, have held sway over large regions, particularly in the west and south of the country.
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Johnson then awkwardly stepped up to pick up his ball, looked around at his playing partners to see their reaction, and then took another whack at it.
Currently, Boeing has pilots from American Airlines testing a software update to the MCAS system in the simulator at the Boeing facility in Renton, Washington.
Southwest Airlines, the largest operator of Boeing jets, announced last week that it would be cancelling its MAX flights until August 5.
Boeing also faces a tsunami of lawsuits arising from the 737 MAX that will amount into the billions of dollars.
"You can't hide the 737, you've got thousands of them of all types flying worldwide today for airlines", Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst and founder of Atmosphere Research Group, told Business Insider.
American Airlines owns 24 MAX jets and is awaiting delivery of 16 more this year.
"But by extending our cancellations through the summer, we can. provide confidence to our customers and team members when it comes to their travel plans". Let us know in the comments!
Numerous families of the 346 victims of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 have filed multiple lawsuits against Boeing.


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I love little challenges like this. Even though I'm not much of a zombie fan. It is still terribly fun!
1. Overall theme for the Apocalypse: Chainsaw Sound Effect.
Alright, alright, it's not a song AT ALL, but it is the first thing that popped up, and rather apropos, I must say. A chainsaw would be quite useful. And yes, I do keep all my scary music and sound effects for Halloween on my iPod. You never know when they might come in handy.
2. When I kill my first zombie: "Fever" by Michael Bublé
Um. Okay? I guess this is what I get for liking traditional pop. I was hoping for Whitechapel, but I guess we can do something contrasting here. I'm in an old school speakeasy? A dark, jazzy club on a sleazy street in Las Vegas, overrun with with flesh eaters? Something like a classy Zombie Strippers, I'm thinking. But better made. And no porn stars. why, Mr. Englund? WHY???
3. When getting chased by a horde: "Passacaglia in C Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Apparently, we're going with an "artistic" chase scene with this one, slow motion and wide shots.
4. When I have to kill a loved one: "Afterlife" by Avenged Sevenfold
Hm. I can see it. Not bad, not bad.
5. When I find a group of survivors: "Dead Eyes See No Future" by Arch Enemy
Hostile! I like it. A group of live people with a thousand yard stare. IS THERE NO HOPE LEFT???
6. When I meet a new love interest: "The Awakening" by Nox Arcana
Well, if I was to meet a new lover in the zombie apocalypse, Nox Arcana would work. Maybe we're trying to call up Cthulhu to come help. Not that it would be useful. Cthulhu would probably end up worsening matters.
7. When I have to make a final stand: "Badass" by Saliva
Aha! Now, here we go. Not as heavy as I'd like, but it works. Makes me wanna fight something. BRING ON THE ZOMBIES!!
8. When I think I've survived it all: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions
9. When I discover a bite mark on me: "The Brighter Side of Suffering" by As Blood Runs Black
10. Plays over the end credits: "Hall of the Mountain King" by Mannheim Steamroller
Hey! I didn't know this was a Tim Burton movie!
Anyone else willing to give it a go? Post your answers below or a link if you want to blog it.


|Publication number||US6084398 A|
|Application number||US 09/128,635|
|Publication date||Jul 4, 2000|
|Filing date||Jul 27, 1998|
|Priority date||Jul 27, 1998|
|Publication number||09128635, 128635, US 6084398 A, US 6084398A, US-A-6084398, US6084398 A, US6084398A|
|Inventors||David E. Howard|
|Original Assignee||The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The Nautical Aeronautics And Space Administation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (5), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The invention was made by an employee of the United States Government and may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties.
This patent application is co-pending with one related patent application Ser. No. 09/128,635 entitled "DIRECTIONLESS RATE OF ROTATION MEASUREMENT USING BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR", filed on the same day as this patent application and owned by the same assignee as this patent application.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to measuring rate of rotation. More specifically, the invention is an apparatus and method that develops a DC signal indicative of rate of rotation using a brushless DC motor.
2. Description of the Related Art
Angular rate sensing devices or tachometers are well known in the art. Such devices can be constructed using motors with mechanical brushes, using a brushless DC motor combined with position sensors, or using resolver or encoder developed rate sensors. However, each of these devices has drawbacks.
Tachometers built using motors with mechanical brushes present an ongoing maintenance concern in that the mechanical brushes wear out. Further, mechanical brush-type tachometers are prone to electrical arcing which affects device performance.
Tachometers built using a brushless DC motor use position sensors to commutate the back electromagnetic force (emf) signals of the phases of the motor. However, commutation typically takes place using discrete hall sensors to measure position which causes a relatively large ripple in the rate signal. To control the ripple problem, linear position sensors (e.g., resolvers, etc.) can be used for commutation purposes. However, the fact that a position sensor is still required adds weight, complexity and cost to the overall system. Also, use of any position sensor requires some excitation signal which means that wires must be led to the sensor thereby adding weight and cost. Further, the excitation signal must be produced by some apparatus thereby adding more weight and cost.
A resolver developed rate sensor requires some type of differentiation because a resolver is a position sensor, and position must be differentiated to obtain rate. However, as is known in the art, differentiation circuitry is noisy. A further disadvantage is that an excitation signal is required which requires both the leading of wires to the sensor and the need for apparatus to provide such excitation signal.
An encoder developed rate sensor measures time between discrete pulses of an encoder to provide a position change for a given time change, i.e., a rate. Once again, a drawback associated with this type of device is the need for wires to carry excitation signals to the sensor and the associated hardware needed to generate such excitation signal. Further, encoder developed rate sensors are inherently less accurate (especially at slower rates of rotation) because of the discrete nature of the encoder outputs.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for measuring rate of rotation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for producing a DC signal indicative of rate of rotation.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for producing a DC signal indicative of rate of rotation that is reliable and simple to implement.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for producing a DC signal indicative of rate of rotation that does not require the use of position sensors.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for producing a direction sensitive DC signal indicative of rate of rotation.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious hereinafter in the specification and drawings.
In accordance with the present invention, a system and method are provided for measuring rate of rotation. A brushless DC motor has a shaft driven to rotation and windings disposed about its shaft. When the shaft rotates, a back electromagnetic force (emf) is produced on each winding. The back-emf includes information on rate of rotation. Each of a plurality of integrators is coupled to a corresponding one of the windings for integrating the back-emf associated therewith to produce an integrated output. Each of a plurality of multipliers is coupled to one of the windings to receive the back-emf associated therewith, and is further coupled to one of the integrators to receive the integrated output associated with another of the windings adjacent the one winding. As a result, each multiplier produces a multiplied output. A combining circuit is coupled to the multipliers for combining the multiplied outputs to produce a DC output proportional only to the rate of rotation of the shaft.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reference to the following description of the preferred embodiments and to the drawings, wherein corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of one embodiment for implementing the present invention using a two-phase brushless DC motor;
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of another embodiment for implementing the present invention using a two-phase brushless DC motor;
FIG. 3 is a detailed electrical schematic implementation of still another embodiment of the present invention using a two-phase brushless DC motor; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of another embodiment for implementing the present invention using a three-phase brushless DC motor.
Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG. 1, one system embodiment for implementing the present invention is shown and referenced generally by the numeral 10. System 10 uses a two-phase brushless DC motor 12 having a rotatable shaft (not shown) coupled to some apparatus that will cause the shaft to rotate. It is the rotation of the shaft (of motor 12) that the present invention is designed to measure. It is to be understood that the apparatus and method of the present invention can also make use of a three-phase brushless DC motor as will be described further below.
DC motor 12 is any standard two-phase brushless DC motor having two windings (not shown) disposed about its rotatable shaft. Such motors and their operation are well known in the prior art and will therefore not be described herein. DC motor 12 produces a back electromagnetic force (or "back-emf" as it will be referred to hereinafter) on each of its two windings when the motor's shaft rotates. Phased outputs from each of these windings tapped at 14 and 16 provide the two-phase output of motor 12. As is known in the art, each of outputs 14 and 16 is an AC signal including the back-emf constant of motor 12, the rate of rotation of the shaft of motor 12 and the position of the shaft. More specifically, the output at 14 is of the form
K(dθ/dt) sin θ (1)
where K represents the back-emf constant of motor 12, (dθ/dt) is the rate of rotation of the motor shaft and θ, in general, is the electrical angle of the motor shaft, i.e., θ cycles from 0-360° n times per mechanical revolution of the motor shaft where n is one-half the number of poles of motor 12. Note that the electrical angle is equal to the mechanical angle of the motor shaft for two-pole motors. The output at 16 is of the form
K(dθ/dt) cos θ (2)
Outputs 14 and 16 are integrated at integrators 18 and 20, respectively, to integrate out the rate of rotation portion (or dθ/dt) from each of outputs 14 and 16. The resulting output signals 22 and 24 are therefore only related to the electrical angle θ of the respective phase where output 22 is
-K1 cos θ (3)
and output 24 is
K1 sin θ (4)
where K1 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 12 and the DC gain of integrator 18 or 20, respectively. Note that while there may be some minor gain difference between the apparatus implementing integrator 18 and the apparatus implementing integrator 20, such difference is generally negligible and will therefore be ignored herein. For the illustrated embodiment, output 22 must be inverted and is therefore multiplied by a gain of minus one at gain circuit 26 to produce output 28 of the form
K1 cos θ (5)
The integrated outputs 28 and 24 are multiplied with back-emf outputs 14 and 16. That is, back-emf output 14 is multiplied with integrated output 24 at multiplier 30. Similarly, back-emf output 16 is multiplied with integrated output 28 at multiplier 32. Multiplier 30 thus produces an output 34 of the form
[K(dθ/dt) sin θ]*[K1 sin θ]=K2 (dθ/dt) sin2 θ (6)
where K2 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 12 and the DC gains of integrator 20 and multiplier 30. Similarly, multiplier 32 produces an output 36 of the form
[K(dθ/dt) cos θ]*[K1 cos θ]=K2 (dθ/dt) cos2 θ (7)
where K2 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 12 and the DC gains integrator 18 and multiplier 32. Once again, it is assumed that any difference in DC gain between multipliers 30 and 32 is negligible and can therefore be ignored.
The multiplied outputs at 34 and 36 are next combined in such a way that a DC signal is produced proportional only to rate of rotation. With the form of outputs 34 and 36 given as in equations (6) and (7), the portion of outputs 34 and 36 related to the electrical angle of the motor shaft can be eliminated by adding outputs 34 and 36 at an adder 38. Specifically,
[K2 (dθ/dt) sin2 θ]+[K2 (dθ/dt) cos2 θ]=K3 (dθ/dt) (8)
where K3 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 12 and the DC gains associated with all of the subsequent electrical components of system 10 through adder 38. The output of adder 38 is direction sensitive in that a positive or negative value is indicative of the direction of rotation of the motor shaft.
Note that equation (8) takes advantage of the trigonometric identity
sin2 X+cos2 X=1 (9)
in order to make the ultimate output a DC signal proportional only to the rate of rotation of the motor shaft. Accordingly, the combination of components coupled to motor 12 is not limited to the particular combination depicted in FIG. 1. For example, the combination of integrator 18 and gain circuit 26 could be replaced by circuitry configured to operate as an inverting integrator. Another possibility is depicted by system 11 in FIG. 2 where gain circuit 26 is eliminated and polarity inversion is dealt with at a subtractor 39 in order to eliminate position information, i.e., take advantage of the trigonometric identity in equation (9). More specifically, the polarity of the output of multiplier 32 is inverted at subtractor 39. Thus, it is apparent that the present invention can be implemented in a variety of ways.
By way of illustrative example, FIG. 3 depicts a detailed electrical schematic of still another embodiment of the present invention. Combinations of circuit elements contained within dashed-line boxes represent a particular functional block with common reference numerals being used where appropriate. In this embodiment, inverting integrators 19 and 21 are used to integrate outputs 14 and 16, respectively. The polarity of the output of inverting integrator 21 (i.e., -K1 sinθ) is then reversed by applying it to the inverting pins of multiplier 30 as shown. The U1 and U2 multipliers can be implemented with differential input multiplier circuits such as the MPY100 available from Burr Brown Corporation, Tucson, Ariz. The U3, U4 and U5 components can be implemented using operational amplifiers such as the OP-07A available from Precision Monolithics Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.
As mentioned above, the present invention could also be implemented using a three-phase brushless DC motor. Such a system is shown and referenced generally by numeral 100 in FIG. 4. DC motor 102 is any standard three-phase brushless DC motor having three windings disposed about its rotatable shaft (not shown). Phased outputs from the windings of motor 102 are tapped at outputs 104, 106 and 108, and are of the form
K(dθ/dt) sin θ (10)
K(dθ/dt) sin (θ+120) (11)
K(dθ/dt) sin (θ+240) (12)
as is well known in the art. Outputs 104, 106 and 108 are integrated by respective integrators 110, 112 and 114. For proper polarity manipulation, the output of integrators 110, 112 and 114 are inverted by a respective inverting gain circuit 116, 118 and 120. Note that each integrator/gain circuit could be replaced by an inverting integrator. The inverted and integrated outputs 122, 124 and 126 of equations (10), (11) and (12) are of the form
K10 cos θ (13)
K10 cos (θ+120) (14)
K10 cos (θ+240) (15)
Each back-emf output from motor 102 is multiplied by one of the inverted and integrated outputs developed from one of the motor's adjacent windings. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, back-emf output 104 is multiplied by output 126 at multiplier 130 to produce
K20 (dθ/dt) sin θ cos (θ+240) (16)
where K20 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 102 and the DC gains of integrator 114 and multiplier 130. In similar fashion, back-emf 106 is multiplied by output 122 at multiplier 132 to produce
K20 (dθ/dt) sin (θ+120) cos θ (17)
where K20 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 102 and the DC gains of integrator 110 and multiplier 132. Finally, back-emf 108 is multiplied by output 124 at multiplier 134 to produce
K20 (dθ/dt) sin (θ+240) cos (θ+120) (18)
where K20 represents the combination of the back-emf constant of motor 102 and the DC gains of integrator 112 and multiplier 134. As with the above-described two-phase embodiment, it is assumed that gain differences between individual integrators and multipliers is negligible and that, therefore, the gain constants K10 and K20 are the same for each phase.
As in the two-phase motor embodiment, the multiplied outputs 136, 138 and 140 are next combined to produce a DC signal proportional only to rate of rotation of the motor shaft, i.e., eliminate the portion of the multiplied outputs related to the electrical angle of the motor shaft. With the form of equations (16), (17) and (18), this can be accomplished by adding multiplied outputs 136, 138 and 140 at an adder 142 and taking advantage of the following trigonometric identity
[sin X*cos (X+240)]+[sin (X+120) cos X]+ . . . [sin (X+240)*cos (X+120)]=1.29904 (19)
Accordingly, the output of adder 142 is of the form
(1.29904)K30 (dθ/dt) (20)
and is proportional only to rate of rotation. The constant K30 represents the back-emf constant of motor 102 and the DC gains associated with all of the subsequent electrical components of system 100 through adder 142. The output of adder 142 is direction sensitive in that a positive or negative value is indicative of the direction of rotation of the motor shaft.
The advantages of the present invention are numerous. Rate of rotation is measured in a directionally sensitive fashion without the need to sense shaft position. Thus, the reliability of a brushless DC motor can be exploited without the need to outfit the motor with position sensing equipment. The present invention makes use of simple and quiet (i.e., integrators versus differentiators) off-the-shelf components to provide a DC signal indicative of rate of rotation.
Although the invention has been described relative to a specific embodiment thereof, there are numerous variations and modifications that will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced other than as specifically described.
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How Holiday Stress Affects ChildrenNovember 10, 2022
New Year’s Goals for ToddlersJanuary 9, 2023
Celebrating Builds Togetherness and Lifetime Memories
Last month, we took a look at How Holiday Stress Affects Children, but it’s fair to say that holidays also provide many opportunities for growth, family togetherness, and the opportunity to create memories that last a lifetime.
Making children’s holidays special by participating in family traditions from a young age helps them develop emotional connections, creates joyful and happy memories, and gives children foundations of warmth, love, and excitement to take with them through life.
Just as traditions are important for adults, so they are for children. Traditions teach children about their culture, values, and history. They can keep children centered during the hubbub of the holidays, when travel, meeting family, and community obligations can cause stress.
During the holidays children experience cultural and religious symbolism, fantastical characters and stories, household and community decorations. Interestingly, you don’t have to be worried about exposing children to stories about elves and reindeer, animals talking at midnight, or Santa fitting down chimneys, no matter your family’s traditions
According to Mayra Mendez, PhD (program coordinator for intellectual and developmental disabilities at Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center), “Critical thinking is reinforced when the developing mind takes to account both elements of fantasy and reality and makes sense of the information in a way that is socially acceptable within the familiar context of the child’s world experience.”
Toddlers are developing an amazing array of skills from birth to age 3, with the brain especially active in developing play skills, thinking skills, and a flexible imagination. All the wonders of the holidays fit right in, providing fuel for fun and growth.
Establishing Simple Traditions and Routines
Routines help center adults and children alike, providing comfort and reducing stress. So, while the holidays provide a lot of stimuli for kids and often stress for adults, they can also be a source of familiar and good things to anticipate.
Consider setting aside time for what will become routine holiday traditions just for your family.
- Shopping for a Christmas Tree
- Setting up holiday lights
- Baking cookies and holiday treats
- Lighting the menorah for Hanukkah
- Visiting relatives and stopping by neighbors for the holidays
- Watching favorite holiday movies together
- Adding a special new ornament or household decoration every year
Routines like this become family traditions and foster an emotional connection that links your child with your family and the holidays. When kids experience the certainty of the routine and the connection of family, they are better able to handle the minor chaos of other festivities.
You can find more holiday tradition ideas in these articles:
Embrace What You Love, Skip What You Don’t
If you’re a terrible baker, don’t force yourself to whip up a batch of cookies. If Christmas decorating isn’t your thing, put away the tangled lights. Children, even toddlers, are especially perceptive of your mood and emotions. Do what you love, and those vibes of joy will be picked up by your kids, making them joyful too.
Reach back to your own childhood and remember what made the holidays special for you. After all, you’re trying to establish the traditions and routines that will make the holidays special for your children, and calling on your own family memories is a great place to start.
Early Intervention Therapies
If your child seems unable to cope with any disruptions to their schedule and is overly excited or uncontrollable during the holidays, they may be hampered by developmental delays.
If your child seems to have a developmental delay, there is a great deal of help and many resources you can call upon. Ask your pediatrician about Early Intervention therapies from TEIS Early Intervention.
At TEIS Early Intervention, our therapists listen to your concerns, assess your child’s individual needs, develop a customized treatment plan, and educate you along the way on simple routine-based solutions to maximize your child’s development in their natural environment.
Early Intervention evaluations and therapy services are available under the Federal Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities. Before services can be provided, an independent evaluation of your child must be completed. To assure impartiality, one agency offers evaluation services while another provides the therapeutic services.
To learn more, call TEIS Early Intervention at 412-271-8347 or visit our Contact Us page to get help today.

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High on Life: 25 Minutes of Gameplay | gamescom 2022 IGN Views: 2273417 Like: 53161 Get a look at 25 minutes of murderous goo, sad aliens, and a lot of filthy language, as we dive into one of High on Life’s early missions. 27.09.2022
audio mixing could use some work
Bro! it's Amazing You solved my problem! Thanks!!!
It's wouldn't surprise me if one of the voice actors in this game is Bill Burr. This game looks gorgeous and hilarious though.
What’s up with the purple guys right eye?
Does anybody else hear Marty's voice or is it just me?
Australian Rick was in this 😂
its just meh everyone talks way to much it kills the atmosphere
jesus not eveything has to be rick and morty. like come up with some different voices. or find other voice actors. and maybe some new jokes, rather than recycled rick and morty ones.
This looks incredible, can't wait to play it.
Looks great! But that chick's voice is insufferable. No offense
It’s like a Rare game with a Rick & Morty vibe to it.
The game has a decent level of funny background jokes. But the game itself just looks boring as hell.
Too bad this aint coming to ps5😢
why refer to the player as "them"?
Best game of the year
If this is able to be bought on Nintendo switch I'm definitely buying it
But they might not do that sadly
This game looks great!!! Can’t wait to play this
Looks like a skin mod for Cyberpunk 2077.
Hearing Zach threw me off so much, I’m stoked to hear his voice in a game
Finally a game that isn't a woke pile of garbage ppl are hating on it becuse they are offended chumps
Serious Rick and Morty vibes. Odd World vibes too
That knife is giving off ironic kano vibes.
This looks amazing, and it seems like it’s gonna be well-written, which the industry desperately needs
that might be enough to cause a seizure at 24:59
Rogue Trooper’ vibes are kicking in!
Im so happy game developers like this exist not coping every game that is popular just doing that what they want ❤❤❤
Boring piece of shite
Game tells you to juggle enemies and the IGN journo totally ignores the option, yet takes all conversation options to spoil it.
It's definitely going to feel like I'm in the rick and Morty universe, while playing this.
The fact that they didn’t call gatorall gatorade make me mad
Imagine a jet force gemini game with these graphics!
This game looks incredible
Justin Roiland, Zach Hadel, and MICHAEL CUSACK voice acting? LOVIN IT!
Is it me or does the gun sound like morty from Rick and morty
anyone else think it just looks annoying.
the VO will get old QUICK.
Morty as the gun and aussie rick as knifey
This looks so fun!
YouTube would never let me name a video this. It would claim the standard version is processing until the end of time.
Yooooo wtf 😂😂
Yo this game goes on bro guns that talk the voice actors how the hell did it get the guy that played Morty Smith in Rick and Morty
Why does the gun talk like morty from rick and morty
the aesthetics and music are phenomenal.
lmaoo When is it coming out?
The human is uncanny
Looks really cool. The jokes had me laughing quite a feeling times.

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The Greek poet Archilochus: ‘The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog [Darwin], knows one big thing.(1)
Today in 1831, the 22 years old Charles Darwin grandson of Erasmus, set sail in HMS Beagle on a five year voyage of scientific discovery, having been recommended by John Henslow, Darwin’s Cambridge tutor.(2)
Darwin by observing how the beaks of Galapagos finches were adapted to their feeding, and how the shells of giant tortoises varied from island to island, developed his theory of evolution.
As a result of his observations of the geology and natural history of South America and the Pacific, his theories ‘On the Origin of the Species’, were sketched out in 1842, and published in 1859. Their potential explosive impact on Victorian society can only be imagined.
Four months after Darwin’s publication, ‘Essays and Reviews’ came out in March 1860 which was a Broad Church volume of seven essays on Christianity by seven Anglican churchman, reflecting the new thinking.
Darwin never made another voyage ‘but curled hedgehog-like over his harvest of fact, speculation, refining, questioning and testing in enormous depth’. His fellow scientist Alfred Russel Wallace, who had arrived at similar conclusions, jointly published with Darwin, but ‘voyaged endlessly, restless as a fox involved in wider issues’.(3)
Darwin was preceded by other workers in the same field, building on previous ideas, as the Derby born Herbert Spencer the 19th century social philosopher, who had suggested ‘the survival of the fittest’ for ‘natural selection’. There was also Alexander von Humboldt, whom Darwin called the ‘greatest of naturalists’ for his work in Central and South America.
Then in 1844, an anonymous publication called ‘Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation’ had examined the issue of evolution, later found to have been written by Robert Chambers the Scots’ publisher.
The publication of Darwin’s work was yet another nail in the coffin of a literal interpretation of the Bible and resulted in debate before the British Association, at the new opened Ashmolean Museum Oxford on 30th June 1860. Richard Owen, the zoologist, should have been in the chair, but he never arrived, and was replaced by the Cambridge Professor Henslow.(4)
The two main protagonists were the scientist Thomas Huxley, and ‘Soapy Sam’ Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford who asked: ‘whether it was through his grandfather or grandmother that Darwin was descended from an ape’.
Huxley who led the defence of Darwin, was said to have risen white with anger: ‘I should be sorry to demolish so eminent a prelate, but for myself, I would rather be descended from an ape than from a divine who employ authority to stifle the truth’.(5)
Darwin in fact was nearer to the teleological (creationist) arguments, the ‘Watchmaker Analogy’ the Natural Theology of Newton, Paley and others, who argued design from Nature, based on Reason which used experience, and thus opposed Revealed Theology (scriptural and religious experience) and any notions of Transcendentalism.(6)
Darwin died on 19th April 1882 and his statue can be seen outside his old school, now the Shrewsbury Library.
(1) From Aesop’s Tales.
(2a) The Beagle was a 10-gun brig, known as ‘coffins’ owing to a tendency to capsize in heavy weather.
(2b) Henslow was Professor of Mineralogy, a botanist, geologist. He was an absent clergyman of Cholsey cum Milford, Berks (now Oxon), at a time when ‘Oxbridge’ fellows had to be members of the Anglican Church, and many were ordained clergy.
(3) Ref: Cited in Emma Crichton-Miller reviews 24.8.2007, Bones of Controversy by Paul Chambers, Murray.
(4) The Ashmolean had been donated to Oxford University by Elias Ashmole back in 1675, and was the first museum to be opened to the public in 1683.
(5a) Being a scientist didn’t necessarily evoke rational enlightenment, as the great physicists of the 19thc Lord Kelvin and John Ambrose Fleming were not evolutionists.
(5b) Benjamin Disraeli famously said: ‘if it was a choice between apes and angels, he was on the side of the angels’.
(6) The Watchmaker Theory, likens evolution to a wound clock which runs down.
Ref: Reminiscences of Oxford by Rev. W Tuckwell, Smith Elder 1907.
Ref: The hedgehog and the Fox. Stephen Jay Gould.googlebooks.2011/history.
Professor Rowland Williams, one of the most influential theologians of the 19th century, was a supporter of the new Biblical criticism and a pioneer of comparative religious studies in Britain.
After being charged with heresy along with the Editor of ‘Essays and Reviews’, they were acquitted on appeal to the Privy Council. It proved to be a turning point in protecting the liberty and conscience, of those within the Church of England.
Four months after Darwin’s publication on evolution, ‘Essays and Reviews’ was published in March 1860. It was a Broad Church volume of seven essays on Christianity by seven academics and Anglican churchman, reflecting the new theological thinking.
Today in 1862 Professor Rowland Williams, vice-Principal and Professor of Hebrew at St.David’s, Lampeter, Wales, was found guilty along with theologian, Henry Bristow Wilson on 3 out of the 8 Articles brought against them in the dissertation on the ‘National Church’ in the influential ‘ Essays and Reviews’.(1)
They were prosecuted by Walter Kerr Hamilton, Bishop of Salisbury for heterodoxy, three of which were admitted, and cited before The Arches Court of Canterbury. The trial occupied ten days between the 19th and 21st of December 1861, and between the 7th and 16th of January 1862-constituting a cause-celebre at the time.
However the Judgement handed down, sanctioned most positions of Biblical criticism and the relationship of scripture to science. Later hearings dealt with those relating to the three indictments concerning the admitted articles.
The charges related to the ‘Essays and Reviews’ published in February 1860 by seven theologians who had been influenced by the new German Higher Biblical criticism, contributors who included academics such Benjamin Jowett and Frederick Temple, later Archbishop of Canterbury, and Baden-Powell (father of Boy Scouts’ founder.
The early 19th century was the age of the ‘scriptural geologists’ many of them Anglican clergymen, such as Cockburn, Dean of York, and the influential and Evangelistic Rev.Thomas Gisborne who wrote ‘Testimony of Natural Theology to Christianity (1818), and Concerns on the Modern Theories of Geology (1837), which went against the trend of the new scientific geologists whose work on strata was demonstrating processes over millennia, thus conflicting with Biblical accounts.
(1) Williams was in office, at Lampeter, between 1849 and 1862. Bristow was a Fellow of St. John’s, Oxford.
Ref: Rowland Williams/ wikipedia.org/wikipedia/d-n-b
Ref: Essays and Reviews wikipedia.org
Next Post looks at the General who ‘Gott’ Away or ‘Monty’s’ luck.

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10 out of 12 divisions of the University voted in favor of Student Government (SG)’s referendum on U-Pass, a CTA program that provides unlimited rides to full-time students during the school year. Approximately 50 percent of students in the College voted on the referendum, with 55 percent voting in favor.
“I’m incredibly encouraged by the amount of turnout we received,” SG President Tyler Kissinger said. “[T]here’s obviously a lot of very real interest in the issue, and I think this is a fairly commanding margin in the College, particularly given the turnout.”
4,878 students voted in the nonbinding referendum across 12 divisions of the University. The College, Law School, Biological Sciences Division, Booth School of Business, Divinity School Graham School, Harris School, Humanities Division, Institute for Molecular Engineering, and Social Sciences Division all voted in favor of U-Pass; Pritzker School of Medicine and the Physical Sciences Division voted against it. The School of Social Service Administration did not participate, as it already has U-Pass.
The CTA allows universities to join the program by school or division, though all full-time students in participating schools or divisions must take part in the U-Pass program. If approved by the deans of divisions, U-Pass will be rolled into the Student Life Fee and will cost approximately $85 per quarter per student, roughly equivalent to four CTA rides per week. Students on financial aid will have the $85 fee factored into their aid awards.
Kissinger said he thinks the decision of the Office of Financial Aid in the College to subsidize U-Pass for students on financial aid was a major factor in the success of the referendum in the College.
During the three-day voting period, discussion about U-Pass circulated throughout the College, especially on social media. Many students focused on the fact U-Pass would be subsidized for students on financial aid, with some saying that students not on financial aid would effectively subsidize the U-Pass program for students who receive financial aid.
Kissinger objected to this characterization.
“I think by participating in U-Pass you are not subsidizing other peoples’ travel,” Kissinger said. “You pay your own fee, which is for your U-Pass, which you can choose to use or not to use, based on your preferences.”
Kissinger said SG will work with deans of different divisions, who have the final say on U-Pass.


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Our annual Plant Sale offers Minnesota natives, annuals, veggies, hardy herbs, berries and hanging baskets. Our full line of perennials, annuals, tomatoes, peppers, tender veggies, and herbs will arrive by May 11.
Organic strawberries are only $3.99/lb through May 31 (regularly $5.99)! Find all our sales here.
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Warning: this article mentions suicide.
The climate science community is currently mourning the loss of a highly valuable member. Wynn Alan Bruce, a climate activist, died after protesting outside the Supreme Court on Saturday, April 23 — the day after he took part in a major Earth Day protest.
The cause of death was confirmed to be self-immolation, as a statement against government officials regarding the ongoing climate crisis. Many are incredibly moved by this loss.
“This guy was my friend. He meditated with our sangha,” Dr. K. Kritee, a Buddhist priest from Boulder tweeted following the release of the devastating news.
“This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis. We are piecing together info but he had been planning it for at least one year. #wynnbruce I am so moved.”
With that in mind, though, Dr. Kritee also told The New York Times she hopes this won't inspire other young people to do the same.
“... people are being driven to extreme amounts of climate grief and despair," Dr. Kritee said. "What I do not want to happen is that young people start thinking about self-immolation.”
Who was Wynn Alan Bruce?
While protesting on the steps of the Supreme Court, on Friday, April 22, Bruce purposely set himself on fire as an act of political protest and sacrifice. Around 6:30 p.m., the 50-year-old photojournalist and climate activist was airlifted to a hospital, according to HITC, eventually succumbing to his injuries.
Bruce studied photography at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and launched a Denver-based studio called Bright And True Photography.
In addition to photography, Bruce practiced Buddhism as a member of the Boulder Shambhala Center. He promoted climate activism and Buddhism on his social media, and took great inspiration from Vietnamese Thiền monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. Last year, he posted a quote of his which many have taken as a sign he was planning to self immolate.
“The most important thing, in response to climate change, is to be willing to hear the sound of the earth’s tears through our own bodies," the quote reads.
He also reportedly hinted at the upcoming incident by posting “4-1-1 4/22/2022” to Facebook, which was accompanied by fire emojis, according to HITC.
Bruce is reportedly survived by his 42-year-old half brother, Eric, though not much else is known about his family life or personal life. That said, Bruce will be greatly missed by his colleagues and friends alike, and as an icon in the climate science community.
Bruce's death is heavily affecting the climate community.
Many others in the climate activist community are deeply saddened by the loss of Bruce. Politician Rebecca Parson (D) who is running for Congress in Washington, took to Twitter to commemorate his climate efforts.
"Heed his warning. Take climate crisis seriously. End fossil fuels," she wrote on Twitter.
Climate activist, Cori Redstone, had similar sentiments.
"Major news outlets don’t seem to want people to know the man who self immolated in front of SCOTUS was a Buddhist climate activist. RIP Wynn Alan Bruce. We have to map out the end of the fossil fuel industry now. His protest shouldn’t be in vain," she wrote.
A Twitter user with the URL @intrepidlyken, who is a Ph.D. student at University of Hawaii researching political theology, also took to the app with wise words.
"The news/social media cycle made climate activist Wynn Alan Bruce's self-immolation in front of the SC invisible, so we MUST make it visible. We must be alarmed, disturbed, and propelled to increased action," she stated.
Our hearts are with the friends and family of Bruce.
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

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Pancreatic Cancer Patients Encouraged to Consider Clinical Trial Enrollment
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – (January 6, 2016) — With no effective screening method and few treatment options, an estimated 72 percent of pancreatic cancer patients will die in the first year of diagnosis. And, only seven percent of those diagnosed will survive five years.
To combat these statistics, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network urges patients to consider clinical trial enrollment.
“The standard treatments available to patients today were once part of a clinical trial,” said Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, president and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. “Pancreatic cancer clinical trials give patients early access to cutting-edge treatments that can lead to progress in research, more options and better outcomes.”
Patients can search for clinical trials using the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Clinical Trial Finder, a free tool that accesses the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of pancreatic cancer clinical trials available in the United States. Patients can search for trials based on geographic location, stage of disease, line of treatment and more.
“Clinical trials are a critical step in the path to medical breakthroughs for pancreatic cancer,” said Lynn Matrisian, PhD, vice president of Scientific and Medical Affairs at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. “Clinical Trial Finder is one of several innovative initiatives designed to achieve our goal to double survival by 2020.”
To double survival by 2020, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will continue its research investment and support of other novel initiatives like Know Your TumorSM and the newly launched Patient Registry.
Know Your TumorSM is a personalized molecular analysis of an individual patient’s tumor, designed to aid in determining treatment options, including clinical trials, which may help improve that patient’s outcome.
The Patient Registry, allows any pancreatic cancer patient to record the details of their experience. This information could provide insights that will help the research community make advancements and provide better treatment options for patients and their families.
“The more patients who enroll in clinical trials, the more strides we can make toward our 2020 goal and a cure for this disease,” said Fleshman. “Patients who enroll at any stage in their diagnosis are not only helping themselves, but furthering advances in treatments needed to help countless others.”
A Pancreatic Cancer Action Network PanCAN Patient Services Case Manager can conduct a free, personalized clinical trial search for patients and provide comprehensive disease information, specialists in pancreatic cancer, access to personalized medicine services, educational events, support resources and more.
PanCAN Patient Services Case Managers helped more than 100,000 pancreatic cancer contacts – more than any other organization in the world. They are available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.PST at 877.272.6226 or by completing our contact form.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Before a lease was even signed for the space that would become East Rock Brewing Company, UI energy engineers were coming up with ideas to help owners Tim and Shaun Wilson secure incentives for energy efficient systems.
Already familiar with the Nicoll Street former factory building, Energy Engineer Glen Eigo had assisted many of the building’s other tenants to outfit their new spaces to be more energy efficient. Eigo provided guidance on energy incentives delivered by United Illuminating (UI) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), both subsidiaries of AVANGRID, to make the energy infrastructure financially feasible.
Eigo approached the Wilson brothers with plans on the installation of high performance interior lighting and a new steam boiler. Securing incentives of $13,338 for them to invest in higher quality efficient fixtures, Eigo also suggested ways they could potentially save $14,800 in annual energy costs.
“Generally with new construction we provide guidelines based on the code for that specific space and how much wattage they can use, then show them ways they can reduce that use,” said Eigo. “We aim for at least 30 percent less energy use than building code to allow for those savings.”
According to Eigo, the property owner had taken advantage of energy incentives with many of the common areas of the old factory building, including the large underground public parking garage and nearby gym. By establishing a relationship with the property owner, Eigo has helped determine energy-efficient systems for many of the empty spaces that are now home to thriving small businesses. His experience with building out similar spaces provided a unique opportunity to assist East Rock Brewing Company throughout the entire process of turning a blank space into their brew house and beer hall.
“The financial assistance and overall support from UI and SCG was paramount to achieving our energy goals. Without the energy rebate, we might have had to install subpar lighting packages that weren’t as well suited to our needs,” said Tim Wilson. “It was important to install energy-efficient lighting, not only to realize savings that can be used toward future growth, but also to conserve energy resources.”
Specialty lighting included waterproof fixtures in the production portion of the brewery. The new energy-efficient lighting also gives staff a well-lit place to work and inspectors a better view of the facility, which Wilson indicated is a challenge for many breweries. Patrons have a clear view of the brewery through a glass partition wall along the back of the beer hall – a unique feature that both engages customers and showcases the quality lighting.
With the opportunity for future expansion in mind, the Wilson brothers added all new electrical and plumbing to handle current production capacity and projected future production. According to Eigo, additional energy fund incentives could help make more holding tanks, bottling lines and refrigeration possible in the foreseeable future.
“It is very rewarding to assist start-up, family-run companies in opening their doors for business in Connecticut,” said Eigo. “We are here as a resource, to answer questions and guide our customers in the right direction toward saving on their operational costs.”
Together, the Wilson brothers have an MBA, a diploma in brewing technology, a master’s degree in engineering management, a doctorate in chemistry and over a decade of experience in brewery management. They combined their business savvy to fill a local void in German-inspired brewing options. According to Wilson, breweries are typically located on the outskirts of town, making this location particularly noteworthy. The East Rock neighborhood boasts over 10,000 residents and easy access to major highways.
About East Rock Brewing Company
East Rock was founded by two brothers – Tim and Shaun Wilson. The two brothers grew up in the greater New Haven area and lived in the city for varying stretches of time as young adults. They developed an affinity for New Haven at an early age, impressed by the city’s rich history, abundance of cultural assets, and delicious food. Having ventured down separate yet complimentary career paths, their passion for family and small business eventually brought them back to New Haven to open East Rock Brewing Company.
About United Illuminating
The United Illuminating Company (UI) is a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. Established in 1899, UI operates approximately 3,500 miles of electric distribution lines and 139 miles of transmission lines. It serves approximately 335,000 customers in the greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas of Connecticut. For more information, visit uinet.com.
About Southern Connecticut Gas
The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG) is a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. Established in 1847, SCG operates approximately 2,500 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines, serving approximately 197,000 customers in the greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas of Connecticut. For more information, visit soconngas.com.
About Energize Connecticut
Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the State of Connecticut, the Connecticut Green Bank, Eversource, UI, SCG and CNG, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling 877.WISE.USE.


French journalist, television presenter, and producer who is known for his work on video game content. He is known for his work on the French television channel Game One which focuses on video game news and the industry. He is the main host of the programs TeamG1, L'Hebdo, and Game One Box.
He began his work with the Game One network in 2002 where he worked with Johan Lefebvre for several months. He then began hosting the Game Zone program in 2003. He then began his work as both a producer and host on the program The Big Show.
He is also known for his work in viral advertising and marketing and helped launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play smartphone.
He was born and raised in Ile de France, France.
He shared a photo with fellow video game enthusiast and YouTube star Florian Nguyen to his Instagram in October of 2018.


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- Me With You, by Kristy Dempsey
- The Mitten, by Jan Brett
- The Patchwork Quilt, by Valerie Flournoy
- Phoenix (5 Ancestors Out of the Ashes Series #1), by Jeff Stone
- Abuela, by Arthur Dorros
To all the grandparents around the world – we honor you today and every day. We thank you for the wisdom you impart, the love you provide, and the stories you tell!


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by Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News
“Alexa, who is the woman behind your voice?”
Voiceover artist Nina Rolle has been identified as the actual human who the famous artificial intelligence service is patterned after.
Although Amazon has never revealed the identity of the person who took to the microphone to help create its ubiquitous virtual assistant, Alexa, journalist Brad Stone has uncovered one of the biggest mysteries of the tech world.
The claim comes from Stone’s newest book, “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire,” about the tech giant’s rise to become a trillion-dollar company and its founder’s emergence as the wealthiest person in the world.
Published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster, the 496-page hardcover draws a vivid portrait of how an e-commerce upstart became one of the most powerful and feared entities in the global economy.
On Amazon, the tome has already vaunted to become a No. 1 new release on its first day of official release.
Already a New York Times best-selling author, Stone is an expert on the technology terrain—the Columbia University alum is senior executive editor of the global technology group at Bloomberg News.
In 2013, Stone chronicled the digital behemoth in the “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon,” which was translated into more than 35 languages. The book won the Financial Times-Goldman Sachs Book of the Year award.
Stone’s deep reporting uncovers how even as he orchestrated the effort that became Amazon’s failed Fire Phone, Bezos was determined to position Amazon on the farthest frontier of artificial intelligence research.
The company’s chief conceived Alexa and oversaw its development, challenged his employees to think more ambitiously, authorized a top-secret data-gathering operation to improve the pre-launch prototype, and closely supervised the secret selection of the actress who became the voice of Alexa itself.
To determine that Rolle was the actual voice behind Alexa, Stone’s reporting was based on conversations with the professional voiceover community.
On Tuesday, he published an excerpt of his book on Wired’s website:
“Believing that the selection of the right voice for Alexa was critical, [then-Amazon exec Greg] Hart and colleagues spent months reviewing the recordings of various candidates that GM Voices produced for the project, and presented the top picks to Bezos. The Amazon team ranked the best ones, asked for additional samples, and finally made a choice. Bezos signed off on it.”
“Characteristically secretive, Amazon has never revealed the name of the voice artist behind Alexa. I learned her identity after canvasing the professional voice-over community: Boulder, Colorado–based voice actress and singer Nina Rolle. Her professional website contains links to old radio ads for products such as Mott’s Apple Juice and the Volkswagen Passat—and the warm timbre of Alexa’s voice is unmistakable. Rolle said she wasn’t allowed to talk to me when I reached her on the phone in February 2021. When I asked Amazon to speak with her, they declined.”
Stone tweeted the big reveal about Rolle being the voice of Alexa on Tuesday.
Meet Nina Rolle. She is the voice actress behind Alexa. This is one of several secrets Amazon has tried to keep relating to the arduous development of Alexa, as I write about on https://t.co/dI5uehN6Zj on publication day for my new book #AmazonUnbound! https://t.co/RdLWHH0nlA pic.twitter.com/ROJ8riQe6I
— Brad Stone (@BradStone) May 11, 2021
Initially released in 2014, Alexa was first used in the Amazon Echo smart speaker and the Amazon Dot, but can now be heard on more than 20,000 devices around the world.
According to her website, Rolle a litany of big-name clients she’s done voiceover work for are listed – including Honda, Chase, Lockheed Martin, Jenny Craig, Turner Classic Movies, and Nationwide. But no Amazon.
But judging from the audio samples featuring Rolle’s calm, warm, and measured voice, Stone’s claims doesn’t seem that far off-base.
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Dhaka, December 02: Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq was laid to rest at Banani graveyard on Saturday evening.
At the janaza, Annisul’s eldest son Navidul Huq apologised to people on behlaf of his late fatehr if he had done anything wrong to anyone. He also said the qulkhwani of the late mayor would be held on December 6 at Gulshan Azad mosque.
Before the janaza, cross section of people are paying their last respects to Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq, who passed away at a London hospital on Thursday while undergoing treatment, at the Army Stadium on Saturday afternoon, reports United News of Bangladesh.
The body was taken to the stadium from his Banani residence around 3:15pm.
President’s military secretary Major General Md Sarwar Hossain first placed a wreath at the coffin of Annisul Huq on behalf of president Abdul Hamid while prime minister’s military secretary Major General Mia Md Jainul Abedin showed respects to him on behalf of prime minister Sheikh Hasina placing another wreath at the coffin.
Sergeant of Arms Captain Mostak Ahmed placed a wreath on behalf of speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury while leader of the opposition in parliament Raushon Ershad also paid her respects to him.
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, flanked by agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury, presidium member Faruk Khan and joint secretary general Mahbubul-Alam Hanif, placed a wreath on behalf of the ruling party.
Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon and BGMEA president Siddiqur Rahman placed wreaths at the coffin.
Later, people from all strata of life started paying their last respects to the mayor.
His first janaza was held at Regent Park Mosque in London after Juma prayers on Friday.
Earlier, a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the mortal remains of the mayor landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here around 12:45pm.
Annisul’s younger brother and chief of army staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq received the body at the airport. From the airport, the body was taken straight to his Banani residence.
Annisul, also a successful businessman and popular television programme host, breathed his last at the Wellington Hospital in London on Thursday at the age of 66.
He was diagnosed with cerebral vasculitis after he was admitted to the hospital on August 13.
Later, he was given treatment at the intensive care unit of the hospital for long.
Annisul flew to London in the last week of July on a personal tour.
Meanwhile, prime minister Sheikh Hasina visited the residence of Annisul Huq to console his family members.
She went to the residence around 1:45pm and stayed there for some time.
Sheikh Hasina consoled the family members and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
Born on October 27 in 1952, Annisul completed his Bachelor degree from Rajshahi University and Masters in Economics from Chittagong University.
Annisul was elected DNCC mayor on Awami League ticket in April 2015. He had vowed to build a green and clean city and started working to this end.
He served as the President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for two consecutive terms in 2005 and 2006.
Annisul served as the President of the Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade body of the country, from 2008 to 2010 and was the founding president of Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA) from June 1 to November 30, 2015. He is the former president of Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Annisul established his own business entity in 1986 and was the chairperson of nine export-oriented organisations under the trade name of ‘Mohammadi Group’.
Annisul hosted many interviews with politically significant personalities, including one with the current Prime minister live on national television. He hosted interviews that influenced national elections in forming government.
He hosted high-level business discussion programmes on television in which he interviewed both political and business personalities, including finance and commerce ministers.