Abstract: An emergency supplemental power supply for outage protection of critical electric equipment load powered from a commercial power grid, including a first Variable speed drive, a second Variable speed drive, a first asynchronous motor powered from the first Variable speed drive for turning a fly-wheel attached thereto to ramp-up and maintain a level of expendable kinetic energy in the fly-wheel, the fly-wheel coupled to a first synchronous alternating current generator for driving the generator in a no-load, standby condition, a second asynchronous motor coupled to a second synchronous alternating current generator, in combination, and interposed the second Variable speed drive and the critical electric equipment load, a prime mover including a coupling between the prime mover to the second asynchronous motor/second synchronous alternating current generator combination, and, a computer processor interconnected all elements for maintaining the frequency of alternating current output from the first synchronous al

Abstract: A badge pin straightening and aligning tool for straightening and aligning bent pins on badges, service ribbons and decorations. The badge pin straightening and aligning tool includes a plate with first and second faces, a spaced apart pair of end edges, and a spaced apart pair of side edges extending between the end edges of the plate. The plate has a cutout adjacent a first of the end edges of the plate and a first of the side edges of the plate to form an extent portion of the plate adjacent the first end edge of the plate and a second of the side edges of the plate. The plate has a bore extending therethrough between the first and second faces of the plate located towards a second of the end edges of the plate.