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Justia Patents Vector Control (e.g., Dq-axis Control, 3-2 Phase Conversion, Etc.)US Patent for Discharge control device Patent (Patent # 10,715,069)
Discharge control device
Mar 14, 2019 - KEIHIN CORPORATION
A discharge control device performs discharging of a capacitor, in a state in which a battery is not connected to an inverter that drives a motor, by causing electric charges accumulated in the capacitor connected to the inverter to be consumed by windings of the motor. The discharge control device performs the discharging of the capacitor by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to a α axis and a β axis while causing a voltage phase in an αβ stationary coordinate system having a rotation axis of a rotor of the motor as an origin and defined by the α axis and the β axis orthogonal to each other to be inverted in a predefined period.
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The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-054702, filed on Mar. 22, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a discharge control device.
Description of Related Art
In recent years, the number of vehicles equipped with motors with engines or motors instead of engines in use has increased on the basis of hybrid vehicles (HV) and electric vehicles (EV). Such a vehicle generally includes an inverter (a power conversion device) which converts direct current power supplied from a rechargeable battery or a battery into alternating current power to supply it to a motor, and a control device which performs rotation control of the motor by performing drive control of the inverter. A capacitor (a smoothing capacitor) for removing ripple and noise caused by the inverter is provided on an input side of the inverter.
Since a high voltage (for example, a voltage exceeding 500 V) is applied to the capacitor, when an abnormality (for example, a battery abnormality, a vehicle collision, and the like) occurs, or when the ignition is turned off, it is necessary to rapidly discharge electric charges accumulated in the capacitor by isolating a battery in terms of safety. For example, it may be necessary to lower a voltage of the capacitor to about one tenth within a short period of time of about several [sec].
Japanese Patent No. 3289567 (hereinafter, referred to as Patent Document 1) discloses an example of a discharge apparatus which is used in a control device that performs vector control of a motor by giving a d-axis current value (an exciting current component) and a q-axis current value (a torque current component) as command values. Specifically, Patent Document 1 discloses a discharge apparatus which consumes electric charges accumulated in a capacitor by windings of a motor without causing the motor to be rotated by setting the d-axis current value Id exciting the motor to non-zero while referring to a rotational position of a rotor of the motor and setting the q-axis current value Iq that gives torque to the motor to zero.
In the discharge apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, the q-axis current value Iq needs to be set to zero in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor of the motor detected by a sensor to discharge a capacitor without causing the motor to be rotated. For this reason, for example, when an abnormality occurs in the sensor which detects the rotational position of the rotor of the motor, the q-axis current value Iq cannot be set to zero, and there is a problem in that it is difficult to discharge a capacitor without causing the motor to be rotated.
Aspects of the present invention were made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a discharge control device capable of reliably causing a capacitor to be discharged even when an abnormality occurs in a sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor of a motor.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following aspects.
(1) According to one aspect of the present invention, a discharge control device which performs discharging of a capacitor, in a state in which a battery is not connected to an inverter that drives a motor, by causing electric charges accumulated in the capacitor connected to the inverter to be consumed by windings of the motor performs discharging of the capacitor by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to a α axis and a β axis while causing a voltage phase in a αβ stationary coordinate system having a rotation axis of the rotor of the motor as an origin and defined by the α axis and the β axis orthogonal to each other to be inverted in a predefined period.
(2) In the discharge control device according to the aspect of (1), a voltage phase output unit configured to output a voltage phase in the αβ stationary coordinate system on the basis of a voltage phase table where a voltage phase inverted in the period is predefined; and a voltage command value generation unit configured to generate command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis on the basis of the voltage phase output from the voltage phase output unit may further be included.
(3) In the discharge control device according to the aspect of (1) or (2), a first control to perform the discharging of the capacitor by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis while causing a first voltage phase in the αβ stationary coordinate system to be inverted in the period, and a second control to perform the discharging of the capacitor by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis while causing a second voltage phase that is orthogonal to the first voltage phase to be inverted in the period may be repeatedly performed until a voltage of the capacitor is equal to or less than a predefined threshold voltage.
(4) In the discharge control device according to the aspect of (3), the first voltage phase and the second voltage phase may be set such that a sum of currents flowing in the α axis and the β axis is zero during one cycle period in which the first control and the second control are performed.
(5) In the discharge control device according to any one aspect of (1) to (4), the period may be set to time shorter than a mechanical time constant of the motor.
According to the aspects of the present invention, it is possible to reliably cause a capacitor to be discharged even when an abnormality occurs in a sensor that detects a rotational position of a rotor of a motor.
FIG. 1 is a diagram which shows a configuration of a drive control system of a motor of a vehicle in which a discharge control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram which shows an internal configuration of a motor control device shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3A-FIG. 3E is a diagram for describing a voltage phase table used in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4A-FIG. 4B is a diagram for specifically describing an operation of the discharge control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, a discharge control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram which shows a configuration of a drive control system of a motor of a vehicle in which the discharge control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. Incidentally, a vehicle shown in FIG. 1 is, for example, a vehicle including a running motor such as a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle.
As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle 1 is provided with a battery 11, a contactor 12, a capacitor 13, a boost converter 14, a capacitor 15, a voltage sensor 16, an inverter 17, a motor 18, a rotational position detection sensor 19, a motor control device 20, and a battery control device 21. The battery 11 is, for example, a rechargeable secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, and charge and discharge control thereof is performed by the battery control device 21. The contactor 12 connects the battery 11 to the boost converter 14 or disconnects the battery 11 from the boost converter 14 under control by the battery control device 21.
The capacitor 13 is a smoothing capacitor provided on a primary side (a battery 11 side) of the boost converter 14. The boost converter 14 includes a reactor L, switching elements T1 and T2 connected in series, and diodes D1 and D2 connected in parallel in a reverse direction to that of the switching elements T1 and T2. An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) can be used for the switching elements T1 and T2.
The boost converter 14 boosts power from the battery 11 and supplies it to the inverter 17 or steps down power from the inverter 17 and supplies it to the battery 11 by the switching element T1 and T2 being turned on or off, for example, according to control of the motor control device 20. The capacitor 15 is a smoothing capacitor provided on a secondary side (an inverter 17 side) of the boost converter 14. The voltage sensor 16 is a sensor that is attached between terminals of the capacitor 15 and detects a voltage of the capacitor 15.
The inverter 17 includes switching elements T11 to T16, and diodes D11 to D16 connected in parallel in a reverse direction to that of the switching elements T11 to T16. In addition, an IGBT can be used for the switching elements T11 to T16. Among the switching elements T11 to T16 provided in the inverter 17, switching elements T11 and T14 are connected in series to form a pair, switching elements T12 and T15 are connected in series to form a pair, and switching elements T13 and T16 are connected in series to form a pair.
Windings of three phases (a U-phase, a V-phase, and a W-phase) of the motor 18 are connected to each of connection points of the switching elements T11 to T16 which form pairs. Accordingly, it is possible to form a rotational magnetic field in winding of the three phases of the motor 18 by adjusting a proportion of ON times of the switching elements T11 to T16 which form pairs in a state in which a voltage is applied to the inverter 17. As a result, the motor 18 can be rotationally driven.
The motor 18 is, for example, a known synchronous generator motor including a rotor in which a permanent magnet is embedded and a stator around which the winding of three phases is wound. The rotational position detection sensor 19 is a sensor which detects a rotational position of a rotor of the motor 18. The battery control device 21 performs the charge and discharge control of the battery 11 and control of the contactor 12. Specifically, the battery control device 21 controls the contactor 12 such that the battery 11 and the boost converter 14 are disconnected from each other and outputs a discharge command signal to the motor control device 20 when an abnormality of the vehicle 1 (for example, a battery abnormality, a vehicle collision, and the like) occurs, or when the ignition is turned off. The motor control device 20 performs rotation control of the motor 18 by performing drive control of the inverter 17. In addition, the motor control device 20 performs discharge control to quickly discharge electric charges accumulated in the capacitor 15 when the discharge command signal output from the battery control device 21 is input.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram which shows an internal configuration of the motor control device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the motor control device 20 includes a drive control device 30, a discharge control device 40, a duty conversion unit 50, and a switching signal generation unit 60. The drive control device 30 performs torque control of the motor 18 in a state in which the battery 11 is connected to the boost converter 14 by the contactor 12 (a state in which the battery 11 is connected to the inverter 17). The discharge control device 40 performs discharge control of the capacitor 15 using the winding of the motor 18 by causing a current to flow such that the motor 18 does not rotate in a state in which the battery 11 is not connected to the boost converter 14 (a state in which the battery 11 is not connected to the inverter 17) by the contactor 12. Hereinafter, details of the drive control device 30 and the discharge control device 40 will be described in order.
The drive control device 30 includes a torque control unit 31, a three-phase-to-dq conversion unit 32, an angle-to-angular velocity conversion unit 33, a current control unit 34, and a dq-to-three-phase conversion unit 35, and performs vector control of the motor 18 using a dq rotary coordinate system, and performs torque control of the motor 18. Here, the dq rotary coordinate system is a rotary coordinate system having a rotation axis of the rotor of the motor 18 set as an origin and defined by a d axis and a q axis orthogonal to each other.
The torque control unit 31 calculates a d-axis current command value Id* and a q-axis current command value Iq* on the basis of an input torque command signal T*. The torque command signal T* is a command signal of torque to be generated by the motor 18, and the d-axis current command value Id* is a command value of a current to flow on the d-axis, and the q-axis current command value Iq* is a command value of a current to flow on the q-axis.
The three-phase-to-dq conversion unit 32 converts detection values (current detection values IU, IV, IW) of current flowing in the winding of three phases (the U-phase, the V-phase, and the W-phase) of the motor 18 into a detection value (the d-axis current detection value Id) of a current on the d-axis and a detection value (a q-axis current detection value Iq) of a current on the q-axis. The angle-to-angular velocity conversion unit 33 converts a detection result of the rotational position detection sensor 19 (a rotational position θ of the rotor of the motor 18) into an angular velocity ω of the rotor of the motor 18.
The current control unit 34 calculates a d-axis voltage command value Vd* and a q-axis voltage command value Vq* on the basis of the d-axis current command value Id* and the q-axis current command value Iq* output from the torque control unit 31, the d-axis current detection value Id and the q-axis current detection value Iq converted by the three-phase-to-dq conversion unit 32, and the angular velocity ω of the rotor of the motor 18 converted by the angle-to-angular velocity conversion unit 33. The d-axis voltage command value Vd* is a command value of a voltage to be applied to the d-axis, and the q-axis voltage command value Vq* is a command value of a voltage to be applied to the q-axis.
The dq-to-three-phase conversion unit 35 converts the d-axis voltage command value Vd* and the q-axis voltage command value Vq* output from the current control unit 34 into command values (voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, Vw*) of voltages to be applied to the winding of the three phases (the U-phase, the V-phase, the W-phase) of the motor 18.
The discharge control device 40 includes a command voltage amplitude setting unit 41, a voltage phase setting unit 42, a thinning number setting unit 43, a voltage phase output unit 44, a voltage command value generation unit 45, a αβ-to-three-phase conversion unit 46, and a switching unit 47, and performs discharge control of the capacitor 15 using a αβ stationary coordinate system. Here, the stationary coordinate system is a stationary coordinate system having the rotation axis of the rotor of the motor 18 set as an origin and defined by a α axis and αβ axis orthogonal to each other. Specifically, the discharge control device 40 performs discharging of the capacitor 15 by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis while causing a voltage phase in the αβ stationary coordinate system to be inverted in a predefined period Tc (refer to FIG. 4A-FIG. 4B).
Here, the period Tc described above is set to, for example, a time shorter than a mechanical time constant of the motor 18 (time required until the rotation of the motor 18 is started after a voltage is applied to the motor 18). The period Tc is set to time shorter than the mechanical time constant of the motor 18, and thereby a current in an inverse direction can flow through the motor 18 before a current flows through the motor 18 and the motor 18 starts moving. As a result, it is possible to suppress the rotation of the motor 18 to suppress vibration and noise.
The command voltage amplitude setting unit 41 sets a command signal (a voltage amplitude command signal Vamp*) of a voltage amplitude to be applied to the α axis and the β axis in the αβ stationary coordinate system. The voltage phase setting unit 42 sets a voltage phase when the capacitor 15 is discharged. Specifically, the voltage phase setting unit 42 sets a voltage phase when the capacitor 15 is discharged using a voltage phase table (refer to FIG. 3A where a voltage phase inverted in the predefined period Tc is predefined.
FIG. 3A-FIG. 3E is a diagram for describing the voltage phase table used in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage phase table is a table in which phase information indicating a voltage phase is stored at a uniquely determined address. In the example shown in FIG. 3A, pieces of phase information of "90°," "270°," "270°," "90°," "180°," "0°," "0°," and "180°" are stored at addresses "0" to "7" in this order. The phase information stored in the voltage phase table is based on the α axis (set as 0°).
The phase information of "90°" described above is information indicating a positive direction of the β axis as shown in FIG. 3B, and the phase information of "270°" described above is information indicating a negative direction of the β axis as shown in FIG. 3C. In addition, the phase information of "180°" described above is information indicating a negative direction of the α axis as shown in FIG. 3D, and the phase information of "0°" described above is information indicating a positive direction of the α axis as shown in FIG. 3E.
That is, the phase information of "270°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "90°" stored at an address "0" is stored at an address "1", and the phase information of "90°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "270°" stored at an address "2" is stored at an address "3" in the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A. Moreover, the phase information of "0°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "180°" stored at an address "4" is stored at an address "5", and the phase information of "180°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "0°" stored at an address "6" is stored at an address "7."
When the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A is used, voltage phases "90°," "270°," "270°," "90°," "180°," "0°," "0°," and "180°" are repeatedly set in this order by the voltage phase setting unit 42. Note that the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A is merely one example, and any table other than the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A can be used as long as the table is where a voltage phase inverted in the predefined period Tc described above is predefined. The thinning number setting unit 43 sets the number of times (thinning number N) of continuously referring to the same address of the voltage phase table.
The voltage phase output unit 44 outputs a command value of a voltage phase (a voltage phase command value θαβ*) on the basis of a voltage phase set by the voltage phase setting unit 42 and a thinning number N set by the thinning number setting unit 43. For example, the voltage phase output unit 44 may repeatedly output the voltage phases "90°," "270°," "270°," "90°," "180°," "0°," "0°," and "180°" in this order when the thinning number N is "1." In addition, the voltage phase output unit 44 may repeatedly output the voltage phases "90°" "90°" "270°," "270°," "270°," "270°," "90°" "90°" "180°," "180°," "0°" "0°" "0°," "0°," "180°," and "180°" because the same address of the voltage phase table is continuously referred to twice when the thinning number N is "2."
In the following description, a period in which a voltage phase is repeated is referred to as "one cycle period Tr" (refer to FIG. 4A-FIG. 4B). This one cycle period Tr varies depending on the thinning number. For example, the one cycle period Tr when the thinning number N is "2" is twice as long as the one cycle period Tr when the thinning number N is "1."
A voltage phase stored in the voltage phase table described above is set such that a sum (vector sum) of currents flowing in the α axis and the β axis during the one cycle period Tr is zero. If the current flow during the one cycle period Tr is zero, since torque generated in the motor 18 due to the flowing of the currents also becomes zero, the motor 18 does not rotate.
The voltage command value generation unit 45 generates command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis (voltage command values Vα* and Vβ*) on the basis of a voltage amplitude command signal Vamp* set by the command voltage amplitude setting unit 41 and a voltage phase command value θαβ* output from the voltage phase output unit 44. The αβ-to-three-phase conversion unit 46 converts the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45 into the command values (voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, and Vw*) of voltages to be applied to the winding of the three phases (the U-phase, the V-phase, and the W-phase) of the motor 18.
The switching unit 47 switches a control of the drive control device 30 for driving a vehicle to a control of the discharge control device 40 for discharging an electric charge of the capacitor 15 when a discharge command signal is input from the outside. For example, when a discharge command signal is input to the motor control device 20 from the battery control device 21, the switching unit 47 may switch from the dq-to-three-phase conversion unit 35 to the αβ-to-three-phase conversion unit 46 for calculation of the voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, and Vw* input to the duty conversion unit 50.
The duty conversion unit 50 calculates duty values (Du, Dv, and Dw) which control a switching element on the basis of the voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, and Vw* output from the dq-to-three-phase conversion unit 35 or the αβ-to-three-phase conversion unit 46. The switching signal generation unit 60 generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal on the basis of the duty values (Du, Dv, and Dw) calculated by the duty conversion unit 50. The motor control device 20 controls the inverter 17 on the basis of a PWM signal generated by the switching signal generation unit 60. As a result, each of three-phase drive voltages Vu, Vv, and Vw is output from the inverter 17 and is applied to the winding of the three phases (the U-phase, the V-phase, and the W-phase) of the motor 18.
Next, an operation of the vehicle 1 in the above configuration will be described. If an ignition switch of the vehicle 1 is operated, the motor 18 is driven by control of the drive control device 30 provided in the motor control device 20. At a normal time when the abnormality of the vehicle 1 has not occurred, for example, a torque command signal T* in accordance with a depression amount of an accelerator pedal is generated, and torque control of the motor 18 is performed by vector control using the dq rotary coordinate system in the drive control device 30. On the other hand, when the abnormality of the vehicle 1 (for example, a battery abnormality, a vehicle collision, and the like) occurs, or when the ignition is turned off, first, the contactor 12 is controlled by the battery control device 21, such that connection between the battery 11 and the boost converter 14 is released. Next, a discharge command signal is output to the motor control device 20 from the battery control device 21. If the discharge command signal output from the battery control device 21 is input to the motor control device 20, the switching unit 47 switches the motor control device 20 such that the discharge control device 40 performs discharge control of the capacitor 15 to prevent the motor 18 from rotating.
If the motor control device 20 is switched by the switching unit 47, the voltage phase command value θαβ* based on a voltage phase set by the voltage phase setting unit 42 and the thinning number N set by the thinning number setting unit 43 are sequentially output from the voltage phase output unit 44 in the discharge control device 40. For simplicity of description, it is assumed that the thinning number N is "1." Then, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* based on the voltage phase command value θαβ* sequentially output from the voltage phase output unit 44 and the voltage amplitude command signal Vamp* set by the command voltage amplitude setting unit 41 are generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45.
The voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45 are converted into the voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, and Vw* by the αβ-to-three-phase conversion unit 46. The voltage command values Vu*, Vv*, and Vw* output from the αβ-to-three-phase conversion unit 46 are converted into the duty values (Du, Dv, and Dw) converted by the duty conversion unit 50. The duty values (Du, Dv, and Dw) converted by the duty conversion unit 50 are converted into pulse width modulation (PWM) signals by the switching signal generation unit 60.
The motor control device 20 controls the inverter 17 on the basis of a PWM signal generated by the switching signal generation unit 60, and thereby a current based on the electric charges accumulated in the capacitor 15 flow in the winding of the three-phases (the U-phase, the V-phase, and the W-phase) of the motor 18 and is consumed. Such an operation is performed, and then discharge of the capacitor 15 is performed. The above is an outline of the operation performed by the discharge control device 40, and details of the operation performed by the discharge control device 40 will be described next.
FIG. 4A-FIG. 4B is a diagram for specifically describing an operation of the discharge control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A is used by the voltage phase setting unit 42. Since the phase information of "90°" is stored at the address "0" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* initially generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45 cause the voltage Vamp to be applied to the β axis. If these voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* are output from the voltage command value generation unit 45, as shown in FIG. 4A, the voltage Vamp is applied to the β axis, and as a result, a current Iβ flows in the β axis in a positive direction in which a current value gradually increases (time t0 to t1).
Since the phase information of "270°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "90°" of the address "0" is stored at the address "1" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* generated next by the voltage command value generation unit 45 cause a voltage −Vamp to be applied to the β axis. These voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* are output from the voltage command value generation unit 45, and thereby the voltage −Vamp is applied to the β axis as shown in FIG. 4A, and as a result, the current Iβ flowing in the β axis in the positive direction gradually decreases and the current value finally becomes zero (time t1 to t2).
Since the phase information of "270°" is stored at the address "2" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A like the address "1", the voltage −Vamp is continuously applied to the β axis, as shown in FIG. 4A. The current Iβ flows in the β axis in a negative direction in which the current value gradually increases (time t2 to t3).
Since the phase information of "90°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "270°" of the address "2" is stored at the address "3" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* next generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45 cause a voltage −Vamp to be applied to the β axis.
If these voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* are output from the voltage command value generation unit 45, as shown in FIG. 4A, the voltage Vamp is applied to the β axis. As a result, the current value of the current Iβ flowing in the β axis in the negative direction gradually decreases and finally becomes zero (time t3 to t4). Control performed from time t0 to t4 described above corresponds to first control.
Since the phase information of "180°" is stored at the address "4" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* next generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45 cause a voltage −Vamp to be applied to the α axis. These voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* are output from the voltage command value generation unit 45, and thereby the voltage −Vamp is applied to the α axis as shown in FIG. 4A, and as a result, the current Iβ flows in the α axis in a negative direction in which the current value gradually increases (time t4 to t5).
Since the phase information of "0°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "180°" of the address "4" is stored at the address "5" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* next generated by the voltage command value generation unit 45 are output from the voltage command value generation unit 45, and thereby the voltage Vamp is applied to the α axis as shown in FIG. 4A. As a result, the current value of the current Iβ flowing in the α axis in the negative direction gradually decreases and finally becomes zero (time t5 to t6).
Since the phase information of "0°" is stored at the address "6" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A like the address "5", the voltage Vamp is continuously applied to the α axis, as shown in FIG. 4A. The current Iβ flows in the α axis in a positive direction in which the current value gradually increases (time t6 to t7).
Since the phase information of "180°" which is obtained by inverting the phase information of "0°" of the address "6" is stored at the address "7" of the voltage phase table shown in FIG. 3A, the voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* generated next by the voltage command value generation unit 45 cause the voltage −Vamp to be applied to the α axis.
These voltage command values Vα* and Vβ* are output from the voltage command value generation unit 45, and thereby, as shown in FIG. 4A, the voltage −Vamp is applied to the α axis. As a result, the current value of the current Iβ flowing in the α axis in the positive direction gradually decreases and finally becomes zero (time t7 to t8). Control performed from time t4 to t8 described above corresponds to second control.
Thus, the one cycle period Tr of the discharge control performed by the discharge control device 40 ends. Subsequently, operation the same as the operation described above is repeated. That is, the operation performed in the one cycle period Tr is repeated. By repeating such an operation, the electric charges accumulated in the capacitor 15 are discharged, and a residual voltage of the capacitor 15 decreases as shown in FIG. 4B. If the residual voltage of the capacitor 15 is smaller than a predetermined threshold voltage V0, an operation of the discharge control device 40 ends.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the discharge control device 40 provided in the motor control device 20 is made to perform discharging of the capacitor 15 by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis while causing a voltage phase in the αβ stationary coordinate system to be inverted in the predefined period Tc. For this reason, even if an abnormality occurs in the rotational position detection sensor 19 that detects a rotational position of the rotor of the motor 18, the capacitor 15 can be reliably discharged.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the control (the first control) to perform discharging of the capacitor 15 while causing a voltage applied to the β axis to be inverted, and the control (the second control) to perform the discharging of the capacitor 15 while causing a voltage applied to the α axis to be inverted are alternatively performed. As a result, it is possible to reliably perform discharging of the capacitor 15 without causing the motor 18 to be rotated.
As described above, the discharge control device according to one embodiment of the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be freely changed within the scope of the present invention. For example, an example in which the voltage phases (90° and 270°) along the β axis and the voltage phases (0° and 180°) along the α axis are defined by the voltage phase table has been described in the embodiment described above, but a phase defined by the voltage phase table can be set to any phase if the sum (vector sum) of currents flowing in the α axis and the β axis during the one cycle period Tr is zero.
Moreover, a voltage phase θ1 set in the first control described above and a voltage phase θ2 set in the second control described above are not necessarily orthogonal to each other. For example, after the first control is performed by setting the voltage phase θ1 to 0°, the second control may also be performed by setting the voltage phase θ2 to 60°. That is, unless rotation or vibration of the motor 18 occurs during the discharging of the capacitor 15, a relationship between the voltage phase θ1 set earlier and the voltage phase θ2 set next is arbitrary.
1. A discharge control device which performs discharging of a capacitor, in a state in which a battery is not connected to an inverter that drives a motor, by causing electric charges accumulated in the capacitor connected to the inverter to be consumed by windings of the motor,
wherein discharging of the capacitor is performed by sequentially generating command values for voltages applied to a α axis and a β axis while causing a voltage phase in a αβ stationary coordinate system having a rotation axis of the rotor of the motor as an origin and defined by the α axis and the β axis orthogonal to each other to be inverted in a predefined period, and
wherein the discharge control device comprises: a voltage phase output unit configured to output a voltage phase in the αβ stationary coordinate system on the basis of a voltage phase table where a voltage phase inverted in the period is predefined; and a voltage command value generation unit configured to generate command values for voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis on the basis of the voltage phase output from the voltage phase output unit.
2. The discharge control device according to claim 1,
wherein a first control to perform the discharging of the capacitor by sequentially generating the command values for the voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis while causing a first voltage phase in the αβ stationary coordinate system to be inverted in the period, and a second control to perform the discharging of the capacitor by sequentially generating the command values for the voltages applied to the α axis and the β axis while causing a second voltage phase that is orthogonal to the first voltage phase to be inverted in the period are repeatedly performed until a voltage of the capacitor is equal to or less than a predefined threshold voltage.
wherein the first voltage phase and the second voltage phase are set such that a sum of currents flowing in the α axis and the β axis is zero during one cycle period in which the first control and the second control are performed.
wherein the period is set to time shorter than a mechanical time constant of the motor.
20140225537 August 14, 2014 Omata
3289567 June 2002 JP
Filed: Mar 14, 2019
Date of Patent: Jul 14, 2020
Assignee: KEIHIN CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: Nobukatsu Yamaguchi (Sakura)
Primary Examiner: Cortez M Cook
Current U.S. Class: Vector Control (e.g., Dq-axis Control, 3-2 Phase Conversion, Etc.) (318/400.02)
International Classification: H02P 21/05 (20060101); H02P 27/12 (20060101);


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WORK SET TO BEGIN ON NEW 7KM CYCLE ROUTE IN LONDON
Transport for London (TfL) is set to begin construction work at Kew Bridge on 12 December, in preparation for a major project to upgrade pedestrian crossings and create new segregated cycle lanes in west London.
The new roads and junctions are proposed to form part of a major 7km cycle route between Brentford and Kensington Olympia, subject to final approvals from the London boroughs of Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham.
TfL will be starting construction work over the Christmas period to take advantage of reduced traffic on the roads. On average, says TfL, there is about 15% less traffic on London's streets at this time of year.
TfL will also open an arch under Kew Bridge to create step-free access to the Thames Path, which will now run under the bridge, rather than over it. TfL is in final talks with Hounslow Council on the work needed to make this happen, and they say an announcement on the opening date will be made shortly.

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Our family-oriented academy is an inspiring place to learn how to dance, play an instrument, sing, act and have fun, while building life lasting friendships.
With over 6 years of history teaching dance, music and theatre in our Kendall, Miami Location, Alouettes Academy is already a highly regarded dance and music school in the area, providing a save, nurturing and encouraging environment for our students to explore and develop a passion for the arts.
Congratulations to our Elite and Company Dancers for an amazing Miami Heat performance!!!
Huge Congrats to our "Yes Virginia" Cast and crew on an amazing performance!!!
Congratulations to our talented musicians!!!
Alouettes Academy offers a variety of classes in Dance, Music and Theatre for children of all ages and levels. Our programs cater to students just starting out, advance students and those who want to pursue a professional career in the arts.
Our goal is to provide top-notch dance, music and theatre education, always incorporating our +RED Philosophy in a friendly, nurturing and inviting environment under the guidance of wonderful, professional instructors.
Our Dance Program offers classes in a variety of styles for students 2 years of age all the way to adults and for all levels of expertise from beginners to advance.
Our Music Program offers group or private lesson in Piano, Guitar and Voice. Our professional curriculum is designed for beginners as well as advance students.
In our Theatre classes students learn multiple theatrical forms from comedy all the way to tragedy. Theatre classes are for children 6 years old and up.
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Call us today or drop by and you will see why more families in Kendall Miami trust us for dance, music and theatre instruction.
+ RED is Alouettes Academy of the Arts unique, inspirational approach to arts education.
+ R stands for Positive Reinforcement. Instead of concentrating on mistakes, our teachers emphasize on what your child is doing right, and inspire them to continue to grow. This approach helps the child feel better about him/herself and opens a channel of communication and rapport that can almost guaranty their success in class.
+ E stands for Positive Environment. At Alouettes Academy of the Arts, we always make the extra effort to ensure that our academy is a comfortable, welcoming and friendly place for our students and families. We strive to maintain a safe and nurturing environment for our students to be themselves and to promote long lasting friendships.
+ D stands for Positive Discipline. We based our discipline on mutual respect. Instead of shouting or using negative language, our teachers foster cooperation creating an atmosphere that enhances learning. For us, positive discipline is about providing our students with important social and emotional skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
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We believe there's a place for everyone, but not everyone will be a great fit in our culture.
Support or ARE a bully.
Have a strong self-centered attitude and do not want to be part of a family or are not opened to become part of something bigger than themself.
Believe that a TV show about "Dance" defines how a Dance (or music) academy should impart education.
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During the months of March & April 2019 we pledged to donate 50% of all Registration Fees collected to the Make a Wish Foundation. Thank you to all families who made this possible.
My girls have grown so much here as dancers! they love the teachers and all the staff. They really enjoy the hour of class and are always looking forward to the summer production..."
It has been a great experience. My daughter has loved all the classes she has taken from hip hop to piano. If it was up to her, she would take them all!
Grace has exhibited a love for dance because of the care and passion shown by the staff and dance teachers.
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Re ''Blighted Areas Are Revived as Crime Rate Falls in Cities'' (front page, May 29): The issue is not a drop in crime but a displacement of communities.
Why should we celebrate the fact that historic sites of social struggle like the U Street neighborhood in Washington and Chicago's West Side are now sporting organic grocery stores and ''avant-garde galleries''? These new investors are interested only in raising property values to push out residents who cannot afford the rising rents.
The answer to urban decay is not to displace residents from their homes and shatter their communities, but to help them recover their neighborhoods for themselves. Your article describes the new residents as fearless pioneers, but does not mention whom these pioneers are driving out, nor where they're being driven.


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Electricity — 07.15.2020
I tend to think of the generative and destructive properties of electricity as analogous to the cycles of ideas until I remember that life often passes without metaphor. The network of these mechanical processes appears to be the structure that catalyzes the countless expressions of living itself.
In the early stages of quarantine, I found myself returning to live recordings of shows produced under the banner of Kamuning Public Radio, remembering my proximity to people, to machines, to auditory phenomena produced by the invisible undulations of electricity. My time with Green Papaya as a sound engineer involved the direction, documentation, and distribution of numerous electrical currents, all sites of encounter and emergence, of confluence and conversion. In those digital replicas of events, I found no trace of my own hand; I found only that I was completely subsumed into space, one among many folds in a field of frequencies, a part of everything else. And then came the news of the fire (attributed to electricity) and the sense that there is much more to be done to protect the spaces that form the horizon that resembles a future.
There is no solace in the tired myth of resilience, only a painful reminder of an uneven apocalyptic landscape, but there are faint echoes of hope in the possibility of transformation, a task no longer symbolic.
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Itos Ledesma's Maldoror set for Pareidolia, October 8, 2016. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
Pareidolia, October 8, 2016. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
Itos and friends outside Catch 272, Subflex 1, March 17, 2017. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
Erick Calilan fixing the Audacity recording interface, Subflex 1, March 17, 2017. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
Godfree Hardcore: Kill Ratio's 'Erehe' 7" Launch, May 19, 2017. Courtesy of Arlo Misa.
Sweaty Itos taking a breather outside Catch 272, May 19, 2017. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
"OO" for the 2nd Kamias Triennial, June 23 2017. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
Subflex 3, September 19, 2017. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
Ramon Mayor at KPR 8, April 28, 2018. Courtesy of Yuji de Torres.
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La HMS Yarmouth (F101) de la Royal Navy fue una fragata de la clase Rothesay. Fue puesta en gradas en 1957, botada en 1959 y asignada en 1960. Luchó en la Guerra de Malvinas de 1982 y fue de baja en 1986.

Historia
La clase Rothesay a la que pertenecía la Yarmouth fue ordenada en 1955 y se constituyó por otras ocho fragatas: Lowestoft, Brighton, Rothesay, Londonderry, Falmouth, Berwick, Plymouth y Rhyl. La construcción de la Yarmouth estuvo a cargo de John Brown & Company. La puesta de quilla fue el 29 de noviembre de 1957, la botadura el 23 de marzo de 1959 y la entrada al servicio el 26 de marzo de 1960. Tenía una eslora de 112,7 m, una manga de 12,5 m y un calado de 3,9 m con un desplazamiento de 2560 t. Podía alcanzar los 29 nudos de velocidad gracias a sus dos turbinas de engranajes de  de potencia. Su armamento consistía en un lanzador cuádruple de misiles antiaéreos Sea Cat, dos cañones de 115 mm de calibre, otros dos de 40 mm, un mortero antisubmarino triple y 12 tubos lanzatorpedos de 533 mm.

Con la ocupación argentina de las Malvinas de abril de 1982, iniciaron hostilidades entre el Reino Unido y la Argentina. El país europeo envió una gran flota a las Malvinas en la Operación Corporate. La HMS Yarmouth arribó a la Zona de Exclusión Total el 24 de abril de 1982. Durante el desembarco en la bahía San Carlos —Operación Sutton—, la Yarmouth prestó cobertura a los buques anfibios.

Causó baja el 24 de abril de 1986. Sus restos sirvieron como barco objetivo del destructor HMS Manchester en 1987.

Véase también
 Anexo:Fragatas de la Marina Real británica

Referencias

Fragatas de la clase Rothesay
Barcos de 1960
Barcos construidos en el río Clyde
Buques del Reino Unido de la guerra de las Malvinas

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Aivar Kokka (born in 1968) is an Estonian military personnel.

2005–2006, he was deputy chief of 1st Infantry Brigade.

In 2014, he was awarded by the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, IV Class.

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1968 births
Estonian military personnel


This article from the Morton Collegian newspaper at Morton College mentions the American Student Government Association.
Greetings, Morton College students! As your Student Government Association (SGA) President for the 2014-2015 year, I am writing to update you on Student Government related issues and topics. I am proud to say that SGA has started off on a great note!
On Sept.17, SGA held Elections for the open Treasurer and Secretary positions that had not yet been filled from the Spring 2014 semester. We had an outstanding number of candidates that were higher than we have seen in years. I want to congratulate Samantha Gianan, the new Treasurer, and Alejandra Murillo, our new Secretary! We are excited to work with these two individuals as they have showed their true dedication from the start.
On Sept. 20, we were invited to participate in a Student Government / Student Trustee Exchange hosted at Joliet Junior College. I can honestly say that it was an amazing experience! All SGA boards and student trustees from community colleges throughout Illinois were able to swap ideas, discuss issues on their campuses, and network with one another.
In the coming months, we are working to collaborate with other colleges on events and community service projects. At the Exchange, we were also able to attend leadership workshops, one of which was held by our Student Activities Director and Leadership Assistant, Rodolfo Yañez.
I was able to host a workshop on how to be a student senator along with SGA Vice President Jesus Montero. We discussed the role and duties of the student senator and the importance of attending SGA meetings. We also established an incentive program where we encouraged all of the club members to attend. The club with the most members attended will get a pizza party on us!
We collaborated with the HOPE Scholarship Committee, which is run by student trustee Omar Ruiz, to provide three scholarships to undocumented students to attend Morton College. We helped fundraise for the "La Show Latino" comedy show hosted in the JPAC Theatre Oct. 10.
SGA established a small contest between clubs to help sell as many tickets as possible. Although the contest was not mandatory, many clubs such as Morton Ambassador's Program (MAP), Morton College Radio, Campus Activities Board (CAB) and YELRS were more than happy to help fundraise. The club that sold the most tickets would earn a grand prize for their club!
This truly promoted club collaboration and it made students more excited to participate. All of the proceeds from the tickets and concessions sold at the event went toward the HOPE Scholarship.
Lastly, I am excited to announce that we will attend the American Student Government Association (ASGA) conference on Oct. 25 at Malcolm X College! This conference gives us an opportunity to meet and network with other SGA boards from universities, private colleges and community colleges nationwide.
This experience will teach us valuable lessons on improving student government, getting students to care about our Student Government and establishing better communication with our administration and staff. I am confident that after this conference, we will be able to have a greater impact on the Morton College student body and community.
I am proud to say that SGA is going to be hardworking and productive this year. We are learning many valuable lessons as we go, and with our outstanding level of work, this may be the best year yet!


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Peaky Blinders Season 6: This is what to expect from the sixth installment of the series
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The Peaky Blinders season 5 finale ends with a dark hue that shows an uncertain future at Manchester and promises many exciting developments for season 6.
Creator Knight has confirmed that Peaky Blinders has been renewed for season 6, and possibly a season 7. Here's everything to expect from Peaky Blinders season 6.
When will it be issued?
Neither BBC One nor Netflix have announced an official date for the sixth instalment of Peaky Blinders. However, it is estimated to be filmed in early 2021 although it is expected to premiere in May.
Who will be in the sixth season?
Given that season 5 ended on suspense, Peaky Blinders is expected to see every significant player's return in current history or at least the ones that are still alive.
Of course, an exception must be made for Annabelle Wallis, who has continued to appear as Tommy's hallucinations. It has been confirmed that Stephen Graham will join Peaky Blinders' cast, but it is still uncertain what role he will play.
How will the sixth instalment progress?
In the future, Tommy may rely on family loyalty. Still, the old ways of doing business are on the wane, as evidenced by Michael's proposal to restructure Peaky Blinders' family business structure.
In season 6 of Peaky Blinders, Tommy's family and friends will likely question his leadership and possibly even his sanity. As various enemies resurface and new threats emerge.
Tommy must decide if he wants to be Tommy Shelby, the Peaky Blinders leader, or if he wants to be "Mr Jones", a name of a dead man, all for the good of the business.
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Using GIS to Bring Citizens and Scientists Together
While enjoying Arizona's recreational opportunities, residents and visitors can help preserve its streams, washes, rivers, and lakes in just a few minutes using a free smartphone app.
With the Arizona Water Watch Monitoring app, volunteers just answer simple yes/no questions about a nearby water body and take a couple of photos. The app, created in Survey123 for ArcGIS, uses the smartphone to automatically capture location and observation date. In just a few minutes, residents and visitors can contribute to the state's well-being.
Arizona is a desert state. Water is one of its most precious resources, so understanding and preserving Arizona's water bodies is vitally important. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), a state cabinet-level environmental agency, is tasked with protecting the state's public health and environment by preventing air, water, and land pollution and ensuring environmental cleanup through its planning, permitting, compliance management, monitoring, assessment, cleanup, and outreach activities.
In 2016, the state enlisted the help of volunteers in this important work by launching a citizen science program called the Arizona Water Watch (AZWW). The program was started by ADEQ water quality scientist Meghan Smart. It trains volunteers to collect water quality samples from streams and lakes around the state and requires monthly time commitments and audits.
This program has been successful, but Smart wanted to give volunteers a way to participate in citizen science at a less intense level. She thought an app targeting people who might not have time to collect water quality samples but could gather data when they were recreating would be valuable. Smart asked the GIS team at ADEQ if they thought they could create the app.
Debby Crouse, a senior GIS analyst with ADEQ, said developing the app with Survey123 for ArcGIS took a little more than a half hour. Survey123 is a simple and intuitive form-centric solution for creating, sharing, and analyzing surveys that are fully integrated with the ArcGIS platform. Surveys can be filled out on the web or a mobile device, even when it is disconnected. Later, survey results can be securely uploaded to ArcGIS for further analysis when connectivity is restored.
"Our GIS department has been working steadily to deploy many tools to our Air, Water, and Waste sections using Collector [for ArcGIS], Survey123, and online maps and apps through ArcGIS Online," said Crouse. The Arizona Water Watch Monitoring app was the result of a brainstorming session at a meeting that had been called to introduce the available apps to some agency staff members.
"From the beginning, Meghan and I were in touch, continually improving the app and the data that would be collected," Crouse said. Smart enjoyed the process, noting "The GIS team was exceptional to work with."
Released in November 2017, the Arizona Water Watch Monitoring app was designed for use by volunteers ranging from elementary school students to seniors. The app lets anyone become a citizen scientist and collaborate with professionals in scientific research. Since the existing AZWW program was robust and established, the app was well received.
The data collected with the Arizona Water Watch Monitoring app is verified and added to a statewide GIS map that is used by ADEQ scientists to update flow patterns in streams and washes, address water quality issues across the state, and identify water bodies for future studies.
"The data will be downloaded quarterly, shared on our website, and then used to update our flow regime GIS shapefiles annually. This will help keep our basemaps up-to-date," said Smart.
One of the things Smart thinks the app should be able to help ADEQ do is learn more about intermittent streams. These streams, which don't flow year-round, are understudied.
"If citizen scientists can notify us when these streams are flowing or not flowing, that really helps us understand the flow regime to target water quality samples in the future. We are also piloting using the app for wet/dry mapping this June."
The AZWW program benefits participants who have the opportunity to collaborate with scientists. Harnessing the curiosity and good intentions of people to solve today's problems has helped citizen science grow and is part of a larger trend in a society that is becoming more peer-to-peer: people are increasingly makers as well as consumers. Through work on citizen science projects, the lives of nonscientists can be enhanced in a manner similar to the enjoyment they experience from participating in activities relating to sports or art.
Thanks to the growth of the Internet and the nearly ubiquitous adoption of smartphones and other mobile devices, the kinds of projects that can benefit from citizen science have expanded. By collaborating with the public to crowdsource data and experiments, scientists can tackle projects that address both local and global problems in disciplines that range from astronomy to microbiology. Because so many crowdsourced projects involve data collection or verification, they are "what is where" activities that greatly benefit from the use of GIS, especially with the expansion of the ArcGIS field apps.
The Arizona Water Watch Monitoring app benefits ADEQ by fulfilling several of the agency's stated operational goals: deploying Lean Six Sigma management, leveraging e-technology, and increasing outreach. "The app is a great example of all three goals," said Smart.
Residents and visitors can help preserve Arizona water bodies by using the Arizona Water Watch Monitoring app to answer simple yes/no questions about nearby streams, washes, lakes, or rivers.
For the past five years, ADEQ has been undergoing a Lean management transformation. It has been striving to reduce waste and improve services while protecting and enhancing public health and the environment in Arizona. The app improves the data collection process and decreases the time needed to update the GIS layers. "It embodies the very concept of Lean," said Smart.
By using a smartphone, something that is familiar and accessible to the public, the app leverages existing technology to accomplish its goals. Smart believes the app "will increase the amount of data we can collect while simultaneously decreasing paper waste."
The app has the added benefit of increasing public outreach by providing a less time-intensive way volunteers can help protect Arizona's water bodies. Launched during the winter, usage of the app is expected to grow during spring, the prime time for enjoying Arizona's recreational opportunities and fabulous weather. Not only are citizens using the app, but ADEQ staff are also using it while they are in the field.
"We are excited to be able to bring high tech to our employees and our citizen scientists that will help our workflows become more lean and efficient," said Crouse. "The app also enables the Water Division to gain valuable data that wasn't even possible before. We are seeing that it is already a catalyst within the agency for similar apps throughout the various sections."
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Monica Pratt is the founding and current editor of ArcUser magazine, the executive editor of ArcNews magazine, the editor of Esri Globe and head of the Publications team at Esri. She has been writing on technology topics, specializing in GIS, for more than 25 years. Before joining Esri in 1997, she worked for newspapers and in the financial industry.
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"Waylon Forever," billed as the final recordings from outlaw legend Waylon Jennings, will be released Oct. 21 on Vagrant Records, Billboard.com can reveal.
The eight-song set features remakes of Waylon classics, surprising covers and a new Jennings original, all backed by the artist's son Shooter and his band the 357's.
The elder Jennings died in 2002, but the recording of these songs began more than 12 years ago (when Shooter was 16) at a pool-house home studio in Arizona, with vocals cut in Nashville. In 2006, Shooter and the 357's recorded more backing tracks at producer and bandmember Dave Cobb's studio in Los Angeles.
"It wasn't like it's some mysterious story about some unfinished album that was in some closet for 10 years," Shooter tells Billboard.com between bites of a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich at the Providence, R.I., airport. "We finished the album the best that we could when I was 16. We had all the intentions in the world to get it out there and get a record deal with it."
The album features relatively faithful, if edgier, renditions of Jennings standards like Neil Young's "Are You Ready for the Country," Rodney Crowell's "Ain't Livin' Long Like This," and Jennings' own "Waymore's Blues"; a stirring ballad reworking of "Outlaw Sh*t" (previously released as "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"), a cover of Cream's "White Room," as well as the never-released, Waylon-penned "I Found the Body."
"When nothing happened [the recordings] kind of just disappeared, and about two years ago Dave my producer and [girlfriend] Drea [De Matteo] both were like, 'You've got to do something with that'," Jennings says. "Thank you to modern technology. It doesn't sound like we dug up some vocals that had always been there and we had to do magic to make it sound new. It's all about bringing my musical side of everything I do around him and creating this completely different but acceptable space that he fits in."
Shooter's most recent album, "The Wolf," was released last October by Universal South. He comes off the road in September and says he'll begin work on a new record in October on a label to be determined.
"It's gonna be a pretty wild record. It's not going to be the normal record by any means," Jennings says. "If they didn't play me before on country radio, they're really not gonna play me now."
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Les Allues – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, w departamencie Sabaudia. W 2017 roku populacja gminy wynosiła 1884 mieszkańców. Na jej obszarze znajduje się w Parc national de la Vanoise.

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The Champion Turf Club at St. James is located in a resort-style community in the heart of Port St. Lucie. Our links-style championship course was recently renovated by Champion Turf Farms (Bay City, TX) and features grass developed to provide the finest putting surfaces available. In 2016, CTF will celebrate their 50th anniversary with over 700 facilities planted.
A full-service clubhouse is one of the many amenities available to you during your golf experience at CTC. Above all, our friendly staff will tend to your every need while enjoying your day of golf. The only way to experience all of the great improvements to CTC is to play your next round here. You`ll be glad that you did! Our Golf Course is in the heart of Port St Lucie and we serve golfers from Vero Beach, Palm City, Jupiter, Fort Pierce, Stuart, Jensen Beach, Treasure Coast, and all over Florida.


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using System.Linq;

public class UtteranceWindow : EditorWindow
{
    #region Constants
    const string SavedWindowPosXKey = "UtteranceWindowX";
    const string SavedWindowPosYKey = "UtteranceWindowY";
    const string SavedWindowWKey = "UtteranceWindowW";
    const string SavedWindowHKey = "UtteranceWindowH";
    const string LastFolderPathKey = "LastUtteranceFolder";
    const float ButtonSize = 200;
    readonly string[] Blank = new string[] { "" };

    class UtteranceData
    {
        public string name;
        public string text;

        public UtteranceData(string _name, string _text)
        {
            name = _name;
            text = _text;
        }
    }

    #endregion

    #region Variables
    public string m_CharacterName = "";
    public string m_Target = "user";
    public string m_Label = "";
    public string m_vrSpeak = "";
    public bool m_CreateCutscenes = true;
    List<UtteranceData> m_Utterances = new List<UtteranceData>();
    string[] m_UtteranceNames;
    int m_Id;
    int m_SelectedUtterance;
    //bool m_ShouldBeClosed;
    bool m_ShowResponse;
    public CutsceneEditor m_CutsceneEditorWindow;
    bool m_BatchMode = false;
    #endregion

    #region Functions
    public static void Init()
    {
        UtteranceWindow window = (UtteranceWindow)EditorWindow.GetWindow(typeof(UtteranceWindow));
        window.Setup(0, 0);
        window.ShowPopup();
    }

    public static void Init(Rect windowPos, CutsceneEditor cutsceneEditorWindow)
    {
        UtteranceWindow window = (UtteranceWindow)EditorWindow.GetWindow(typeof(UtteranceWindow));
        window.Setup(windowPos.x, windowPos.y);
        window.ShowPopup();
        window.m_CutsceneEditorWindow = cutsceneEditorWindow;
        cutsceneEditorWindow.SequencerIO.AddOnCreatedCutsceneCallback(window.OnCreatedCutscene);
        //cutsceneEditorWindow.ListenToNVBG(true);
    }

   public void Setup(float xPos, float yPos)
    {
        position = new Rect(PlayerPrefs.GetFloat(SavedWindowPosXKey, 0),
           PlayerPrefs.GetFloat(SavedWindowPosYKey, 0), PlayerPrefs.GetFloat(SavedWindowWKey, 422),
           PlayerPrefs.GetFloat(SavedWindowHKey, 350));

        //if (Application.isPlaying)
        {
            if (VHMsgBase.Get() != null)
            {
                VHMsgBase.Get().Awake();
                VHMsgBase.Get().SubscribeMessage("vrSpeak");
                VHMsgBase.Get().AddMessageEventHandler(VHMsg_MessageEventHandler);
            }
            else
            {
                EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Missing VHMsgManager", "Place the VHsgManager Prefab in the scene", "Ok");
            }
        }

    }

    void OnCreatedCutscene(Cutscene cutscene)
    {
        m_CutsceneEditorWindow.ChangeCutsceneName(m_CutsceneEditorWindow.GetSelectedCutscene().CutsceneName, m_Utterances[m_SelectedUtterance].name);
        m_CutsceneEditorWindow.Repaint();

        if (m_BatchMode)
        {
            m_SelectedUtterance += 1;
            if (m_SelectedUtterance >= m_UtteranceNames.Length)
            {
                // we're finished
                m_SelectedUtterance = m_UtteranceNames.Length - 1;
                m_BatchMode = false;
            }
            else
            {
                Send();
            }
        }
    }

    void OnDestroy()
    {
        SaveLocation();

        if (Application.isPlaying)
        {
            VHMsgBase.Get().RemoveMessageEventHandler(VHMsg_MessageEventHandler);
        }
    }

    void SaveLocation()
    {
        PlayerPrefs.SetFloat(SavedWindowPosXKey, position.x);
        PlayerPrefs.SetFloat(SavedWindowPosYKey, position.y);
        PlayerPrefs.SetFloat(SavedWindowWKey, position.width);
        PlayerPrefs.SetFloat(SavedWindowHKey, position.height);
        //Debug.Log(position);
    }

    void Update()
    {
        if (VHMsgBase.Get() != null)
        {
            VHMsgBase.Get().Update();
        }
    }

    void DrawUtteranceInfo(bool disabled)
    {
        EditorGUI.BeginDisabledGroup(disabled);
        if (!disabled)
        {
            UtteranceData utt = m_Utterances[m_SelectedUtterance];
            m_SelectedUtterance = EditorGUILayout.Popup("Utterance", m_SelectedUtterance, m_UtteranceNames);

            GUILayout.Label("Utterance Text");
            utt.text = EditorGUILayout.TextArea(utt.text, GUILayout.Height(100));
        }
        else
        {
            m_SelectedUtterance = EditorGUILayout.Popup("Utterance", 0, Blank);

            GUILayout.Label("Utterance Text");
            EditorGUILayout.TextArea("Load an utterance", GUILayout.Height(100));
        }

        EditorGUI.EndDisabledGroup();
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        GUILayout.Label(m_Label);
        m_CharacterName = EditorGUILayout.TextField("Character Name", m_CharacterName);
        m_Target = EditorGUILayout.TextField("Target", m_Target);

        bool utterancesLoaded = m_UtteranceNames != null && m_UtteranceNames.Length > 0 && m_Utterances.Count > 0;
        DrawUtteranceInfo(!utterancesLoaded);

        m_CutsceneEditorWindow.SequencerIO.BmlSubDir = EditorGUILayout.TextField("Bml Sub Directory", m_CutsceneEditorWindow.SequencerIO.BmlSubDir);
        /*EditorGUI.BeginDisabledGroup(!Application.isPlaying);
        bool temp = m_CreateCutscenes;
        m_CreateCutscenes = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("Create Cutscene", m_CreateCutscenes);
        if (temp != m_CreateCutscenes)
        {
            m_CutsceneEditorWindow.ListenToNVBG(m_CreateCutscenes);
        }
        EditorGUI.EndDisabledGroup();*/

        GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
        if (GUILayout.Button("Open Transcript File", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            RequestFileOpenUtteranceText(false);
        }
        GUILayout.Space(10);
        if (GUILayout.Button("Open Audio Speech Prefab", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            RequestFileOpenAudioSpeechFile();
        }
        GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

        GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
        if (GUILayout.Button("Open Master Transcript File", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            RequestFileOpenUtteranceText(true);
        }
        GUILayout.Space(10);
        if (GUILayout.Button("Open Audio Speech Prefab Batch", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            RequestBatchFileOpenAudioSpeechFile();
        }
        GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

        GUILayout.Space(20);

        GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
        if (GUILayout.Button("Generate Cutscene", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            Send();
        }
        GUILayout.Space(10);
        if (GUILayout.Button("Clear Utterances", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            ClearUtterances();
        }
        GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

        if (GUILayout.Button("Generate Cutscene Batch", GUILayout.Width(ButtonSize)))
        {
            SendBatch();
        }

        /*GUILayout.Label("Response");
        m_ShowResponse = EditorGUILayout.Foldout(m_ShowResponse, m_vrSpeak);
        if (m_ShowResponse)
        {
            EditorGUILayout.TextField(m_vrSpeak, GUILayout.Height(300));
        }*/

    }

    void RequestFileOpenUtteranceText(bool isMasterList)
    {
        string filepath = EditorUtility.OpenFilePanel("Open Utterance Text File", string.Format("{0}", PlayerPrefs.GetString(LastFolderPathKey, Application.dataPath)), "txt");
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filepath))
        {
            if (!isMasterList)
            {
                FileOpenUtteranceText(filepath);
            }
            else
            {
                FileOpenMasterUtteranceText(filepath);
            }
        }
    }

    void RequestFileOpenAudioSpeechFile()
    {
        string filepath = EditorUtility.OpenFilePanel("Open Audio Speech Prefab", string.Format("{0}", PlayerPrefs.GetString(LastFolderPathKey, Application.dataPath)), "prefab");
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filepath))
        {
            AudioSpeechFile asf = m_CutsceneEditorWindow.FileLoadAudioSpeechFile(filepath);
            FileOpenAudioSpeechFile(asf);
        }
    }

    void RequestBatchFileOpenAudioSpeechFile()
    {
        string folderName = EditorUtility.OpenFolderPanel("Batch Open Audio Speech Files", string.Format("{0}", PlayerPrefs.GetString(LastFolderPathKey, Application.dataPath)), "");
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderName))
        {
            string[] filepaths = Directory.GetFiles(folderName, "*.prefab");
            foreach (string filepath in filepaths)
            {
                AudioSpeechFile asf = m_CutsceneEditorWindow.FileLoadAudioSpeechFile(filepath);
                FileOpenAudioSpeechFile(asf);
            }
        }
    }

    void AddUtterance(string uttName, string uttText, bool updateUttList)
    {
       int index = m_Utterances.FindIndex(u => u.name == uttName);
        if (index != -1)
        {
            m_Utterances[index].text = uttText;
            m_SelectedUtterance = index;
        }
        else
        {
            m_Utterances.Add(new UtteranceData(uttName, uttText));
            m_SelectedUtterance = m_Utterances.Count - 1;
        }

        if (updateUttList)
        {
            UpdateUtteranceList();
        }
    }

    void UpdateUtteranceList()
    {
        m_UtteranceNames = m_Utterances.Select(utt => utt.name).ToArray();
    }

    void ClearUtterances()
    {
        Debug.Log("ClearUtterances");
        m_Utterances.Clear();
    }

    void FileOpenUtteranceText(string filePathAndName)
    {
        string utteranceText = File.ReadAllText(filePathAndName);
        AddUtterance(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filePathAndName), utteranceText, true);
        UpdateUtteranceList();
    }

    void FileOpenMasterUtteranceText(string filePathAndName)
    {
        string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(filePathAndName);
        if (lines == null || lines.Length ==0)
        {
            EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Couldn't read file", "The file is malformed", "Ok");
            return;
        }

        foreach (string line in lines)
        {
            char splitStr = '\n';
            string[] lineParts = line.Split(splitStr);

            if (lineParts.Length >= 2)
            {
                string uttName = lineParts[0];
                string transcript = lineParts[1];
                AddUtterance(uttName, transcript, false);
            }
            else
            {
                Debug.LogError("Problem reading line: " + line + ". No tab delimeter found");
            }
        }

        UpdateUtteranceList();
    }

    void FileOpenAudioSpeechFile(AudioSpeechFile asf)
    {
        if (asf != null)
        {
            if (asf.m_UtteranceText != null)
            {
                AddUtterance(asf.name, asf.UtteranceText, true);
            }
            else
            {
                EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Missing Utterance File", "There is no utterance file associated with " + asf.name, "Ok");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Couldn't read file", "The prefab that you opened doesn't have an AudioSpeechFile componenet attached", "Ok");
        }
    }

    void Send()
    {
        Send(m_Utterances[m_SelectedUtterance].name, m_Utterances[m_SelectedUtterance].text);
    }

    void Send(string uttName, string uttText)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(m_CharacterName))
        {
            EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Missing Character Name", string.Format("Enter the name of the character (example: BradPrefab)"), "Ok");
        }
        else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(uttName))
        {
            EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Missing Utterance Name", string.Format("Enter an utterance name (example: \"brad_hello\""), "Ok");
        }
        else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(uttText))
        {
            EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Missing Utterance Text", string.Format("Enter some utterance text (example: \"Hello world!\")"), "Ok");
        }
        else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(m_Target))
        {
            EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Missing Target", string.Format("Enter a target name (example: \"user\")"), "Ok");
        }
        else
        {
            if (/*Application.isPlaying &&*/ VHMsgBase.Get() != null)
            {
                Express(m_CharacterName, uttName, m_Id.ToString(), uttText, m_Target);
                m_Id += 1;
            }
            else
            {
                EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Not running", string.Format("The application must be playing and you must have VHMsgManager in the scene"), "Ok");
            }
        }
    }

    void SendBatch()
    {
        m_BatchMode = true;
        Send();
    }

    public void Express(string character, string uttID, string expressId, string text, string target)
    {

        string uttIDModified = uttID;
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(uttID))
            uttIDModified = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmssffff");

        string expressIdModified = expressId;
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(expressId))
            expressIdModified = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmssffff");

        string message = string.Format("vrExpress {0} {4} {2} <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\" ?>"
            + "<act><participant id=\"{0}\" role=\"actor\" /><fml><turn start=\"take\" end=\"give\" /><affect type=\"neutral\" "
            + "target=\"addressee\"></affect><culture type=\"neutral\"></culture><personality type=\"neutral\"></personality></fml>"
            + "<bml><speech id=\"sp1\" ref=\"{1}\" type=\"application/ssml+xml\">{3}</speech></bml></act>", character, uttIDModified, expressIdModified, text, target);
        VHMsgBase.Get().SendVHMsg(message);
    }

    void VHMsg_MessageEventHandler(object sender, VHMsgBase.Message message)
    {
        string[] splitargs = message.s.Split(" ".ToCharArray());
        if (splitargs[0] == "vrSpeak")
        {
            m_vrSpeak = String.Join(" ", splitargs, 4, splitargs.Length - 4);
            Repaint();

            // add a new cutscene first so that we don't overwrite our current one
            m_CutsceneEditorWindow.AddCutscene();

            string character = splitargs[1];
            string xml = String.Join(" ", splitargs, 4, splitargs.Length - 4);
            m_CutsceneEditorWindow.SequencerIO.LoadXMLString(character, xml);

        }
    }
    #endregion
}

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The India beings the Rio Paralympics Medal count from Mariyappan Thangavelu wins Gold Today on Saturday. He made a historical record in this morning on September 10, 2015. He wins Gold in Men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics. Also, India wins another medal in the same event by Varun Singh Bhati's bronze.
Today's Morning Rio Paralympics high Jump concluded with the result of two medals for India. The India's Tamil Nadu man, Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89 metres and another Indian player, Varun Singh Bhat showed his leap as best one of 1.86 metres. He is the third man of the competition. So, it is Bronze for India. The Second place goes to the US player, Sam Grewe.
Totally, there is a ten attempt for each player. Maraiyappan Thangavelu completed this highest ever jump at his last attempt. In the tenth attempt, the game records had the four players in the same results as 1.77m. But, the contest needs to reduce the person to select only one from that.
India's another competitor already there with 1.83m, he is Bhat. Here, Maraiyappan joined with his to become as a top and grabbed the gold and bronze. Mariyappan Thangavelu wins Gold and Bhat wins Bronze for India.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced an award of Rs 2 crore for Mariyappan Thangavelu.
From the Sports Ministry, Mariyappan will get Rs 75 lakh and Bhati will be presented Rs 30 lakh for their Paralympics. WORLDHAB team congratulate both of this Indians.


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Oops, It Didn't Work!
On Friday, William F. Buckley threw in the towel. He speaks of the Iraq war when he announces It Didn't Work, but he's really talking about the conservative movement. In his constrained acknowledgment of the failure of neoconservatism's most extreme expression, he's really acknowledging the failure of the conservative movement. It's falling back to earth now, like a spent rocket. It never deserved so much of our attentive energy, but it sounded so promising, to the more credulous among us.
I discovered William F. Buckley in 1965 at USAF Training at Williams AFB, AZ. Most of my classmates loved this guy, so erudite and impressive and reasonable sounding. But he didn't sound reasonable to me. I remember asking my mates, "Can't you hear the words he's saying? It's crazy."
Even then, the idea of boosting the most capable by taking from the least among us made no sense to me, whether in a family or a society. But that didn't matter to most of my fellow elitists – we had prevailed over most pilot training candidates, qualifying for The Fighter School – the most exclusive of the Air Force's eight training bases. Like most elites, we didn't spend a lot of time examining the accidents of birth or nurture that equipped us to qualify for those few slots at "Willy".
Once you strap on that G-suit and start drilling holes in the sky, there's no limit to your arrogance. You're omnipotent and you know it, clap your hands.
Conservatism Didn't Work. That's Bill Buckley's impending conclusion, but he can't form his mouth around the words. It hardly matters which metric or cultural barometer you use, the Big-C conservatives (like the Big-L liberals before them) have had their turn at the wheel, and they've fucked up beyond all recognition. This shouldn't be surprising, when you consider this insight from Buckley's arch nemesis, Kenneth Galbraith:
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy;
that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
Galbraith's exposé is literally true, not just clever satire. When the most powerful people in a society set themselves up to bleed the rest of the body politic, the culture's in as much trouble as any body is when its most aggressive cells metastasize. Yep, that's what unbridled conservatism is: a network of ambitious, well-connected cells sucking as much energy as possible from their host. Once you strap on that three piece suit and start drilling holes in the economy, there's no limit to your arrogance. You're omnipotent and you know it, clap your hands.
Self-interest is not the problem: it's the primary source of energy in any society. Galbraith is exposing a deeper, cultural problem. Like alcoholics enabled by their admirers, our mutual dysfunction is that so many of us have placed our bets on the metastatic principle of self interest. Most of We the People Mortgage Holders have decided that we and our families will surely prevail if we work the pecking order just a little better than our less fortunate neighbors: we've decided that we will somehow buck the odds and will succeed if we advance ourselves to the detriment of those whom we're in a position to slight. When selfishness is enshrined above the commons' sense, the Tragedy of the Commons is as certain as if Shakespeare had penned it. And ultimately, just as deadly.
The flaw in this tragic logic is easy to see. Conservatism, like the stock market, systematically moves resources from the less informed to the more informed. Pick your sides. Only suicidal hubris allows people to assume they're on the inside track of that power law.
Ed vs. the Coneheads
Ed Cone and his readers are conducting a spirited debate about Buckley's capitulation over at Ed's blog. Ed threw the gauntlet down by asking, "Why does Bill Buckley hate America?"
Why does Bill Buckley hate America?
"One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed," writes the father of the modern conservative movement in The National Review.
Well, of course, one can doubt it, if one ignores the facts.
And as the facts get harder to ignore, one can blame the media.
No fair blaming the richly-documented incompetence of the administration and widespread predictions that we would end up exactly where we are.
Ed is one of my heroes. He descends from a family of authentic American visionaries and capitalists who built a great textile business in North Carolina and struggled to keep the plants and workers together. Ed and I hung out together when he came up to document the Dean campaign and at a few subsequent conferences. It's obvious he gets it. Maybe it's because he now writes about IT and systems for Ziff Davis: People who think in terms of systems seem to have a larger view than those who think in terms of sound bites.
Checked by Mates
Conservatism has entered its end game and can no longer disguise its motives with platitudes and swell-sounding theories. Buckley hints at the sorry truth that this four-decade crescendo has been an intellectual exercise, sort of a stimulating debate not quite ready for prime time, unencumbered by concerns about consequences in the real world:
What do we do when we see that the postulates do not prevail — in the absence of interventionist measures (we used these against Hirohito and Hitler) which we simply are not prepared to take? It is healthier for the disillusioned American to concede that in one theater in the Mideast, the postulates didn't work. The alternative would be to abandon the postulates. To do that would be to register a kind of philosophical despair. The killer insurgents are not entitled to blow up the shrine of American idealism.
The shrine of American idealism. The horror! Can we ever abandon our precious conservative postulates!
Even his headline speaks to the conservatives' distance from real-world consequences: Saying "It didn't work" is as reflective as saying "Oops". It's how you characterize a patio door broken by a softball, not how you describe a conscious assault on American values, culminating in a colossal, unilateral foreign adventure that guts America's sense of fair play while killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of peopl
e, including our own. No wonder these people who've never seen combat don't want us to see flag-draped coffins. They have no sense of participation in the real fight, for theirs is an ivory tower engagement.
I've often said that real combat is no place for dreamers and idealists. Nor is the hard landscape of geopolitical practicalities. Those who understand the realities of insurgent warfare knew all along that this Iraqi colonialism wouldn't work.
What will work, inevitably, is patience. A skillful idealist should realize that time is on our side, that our pervasive media and peer-to-peer Internet-based communications is the overwhelming power in the world right now, not these obsolete imperial adventures.
Claims Made for Selling, not for Using
Conservative promises are like the complex features we never use, on all the gadgets we probably don't need. this "philosophy" (if that's what you call a justification for selfishness) is a set of theories and visions that are worthless once you take the appliance out of the show room (Conservatism's think tanks and heavily subsidized media outlets) and install it at home (government). Once put into service, there's no way we'll use that fancy control panel for anything but a timer, and that's where conservatism's questionable social compact breaks down.
The entire shaky premise of conservatism has been the "trust us" assurance that Bush trots out whenever the curtain is pulled aside to expose this most questionable wizard. Conservatism has predicated its promise on a complex set of features we might use some day, but which, so far, have provided no discernible benefits to We the Users.
Impatience Alert – Flamers take a break
Comments are on, but for those of you who adore the passion around the tiresome Liberal/Conservative "debate", please save yourselves the trouble. I'm a practicing capitalist, shot down in Vietnam, voted for Reagan and formed more businesses than most people have worked for. Conservatives can now empathize how it felt for the liberals as the air leaked out of their movement. Get used to years of this sinking feeling. Now it's obvious to anyone:
This conservative movement has been an unbelievably expensive detour from the American Dream, which was forged in the late 18th century out of the Age of Enlightenment and Common Sense, reinforced by the realities we grasped thanks to Theodore Dreiser, two world wars and the Great Depression. Don't embarrass yourself by siding with Warren Harding. Go do your homework and calculate the components of your grandchildren's tax burden. Then ask yourself if those expensive, broadcast-era slogans have been worth it.
On the other hand, I-told-you-so liberals might ask why no one has a clue what you're talking about.
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The education department from the Kansas City Zoo came to visit, and they brought four different animals for us to learn about. We saw a mossy tree frog named "Ping" that normally lives in the Vietnam jungle. These frogs look like they have moss all over their backs, which makes them masters of disguise.
Next we met "Jack" the chinchilla. Chinchillas only have one baby at a time, are nocturnal and hide by blending in with rocks. They are a member of the rodent family, which means that their teeth never stop growing and they eat plants and vegetables. Chinchillas can never get wet, and their fur is so thick and soft that they can't die from hypothermia.
We then got to meet "Judy," a bearded dragon who lives in the Australian desert. They tend to live by themselves. Judy has no teeth but, instead she has a boney ridge where teeth would normally be located that she uses to grind her food up. She eats lettuce, vegetables and crickets, but requires no water to drink because she gets what she needs from her food.
The final animal we saw was "Buddy" the double yellow headed Amazon parrot. His beak is so strong that he can bite through a broom handle or your finger, so we were not allowed to touch him! He does not really talk, but instead mimics the sounds that he hears. In the jungle, all birds look alike to each other — so the sound that they make is what they use to identify one another. Buddy was capable of other noises too, but he got nervous in front of everyone and refused to speak.
We also got to touch the hides of a zebra and a tiger. If you were to shave off all the hair on a zebra, it would be solid black in color – unlike that of a tiger, which is striped.
We are looking forward to warmer weather here in Kansas City so we can make a trip to the zoo. They even have a golf kart tour!