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Neutral Milk Hotel Announce Winter Tour
By Evan Minsker and Amy Phillips on July 31, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
Neutral Milk Hotel's reunion tour just got a whole lot longer. Jeff Mangum, Scott Spillane, Julian Koster, and Jeremy Barnes have announced a month-long stretch of shows across the U.S. and Canada for winter 2014. This is in addition to a string of fall dates in the South, plus various international festival dates. Check out the full itinerary below.
Neutral Milk Hotel Announce More Dates
By Evan Minsker on May 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. EDT
One day after revealing that they'll be at the 2014 Primavera Sound Festival, Neutral Milk Hotel have announced another batch of tour dates. The newly announced shows include dates in New Zealand. Update: They're also playing Optimus Primavera Sound. Check out their current itinerary below.
Neutral Milk Hotel to Play Primavera Festival 2014
By Evan Minsker and Amy Phillips on May 25, 2013 at 8:11 p.m. EDT
Neutral Milk Hotel have announced the highest-profile of their reunion shows. They'll perform at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona in 2014, as the festival has announced. That festival takes place May 29-31. The 2013 festival is currently going on right now; check out photos here.
Neutral Milk Hotel Add Reunion Dates
By Evan Minsker on May 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
When it was announced that Neutral Milk Hotel would reunite for a tour, only five dates were detailed. Now, they've got a few more to add to the pile, as part of a tour that will stretch across the globe and into 2014. Check below to see if they're coming to a town near you. In addition, the Neutral Milk Hotel site says, "More East and Midwest dates to be announced soon!"
Jeff Mangum, Passion Pit, Raekwon, More Shows Postponed or Cancelled Due to Blizzard
By Carrie Battan on February 8, 2013 at 5:25 p.m. EST
If you live in the Northeast, you're probably preparing for your weekend plans to be derailed by the blizzard that those in charge have named "Nemo". Artists planning shows in the area are taking precautions, and some have cancelled or postponed performances scheduled this weekend. So far, the following shows have been impacted:
Jeff Mangum Extends Tour
By Amy Phillips on January 18, 2013 at 8:17 a.m. EST
Photo by Will Deitz
Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum has extended his current run of U.S. solo acoustic shows into April. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Mongolian children's charity Children of the Blue Sky.
When the tour was first announced last fall, it was stated on Mangum's website that it would be "one last U.S. acoustic tour, giving him the chance to play to all the silver citizens dwelling in citys that he has yet to sing in." Now, a statement on the site clarifies, with typically Mangum-ian quirkiness:
Watch Jeff Mangum and Fugazi's Guy Picciotto Cover Tall Dwarfs at Last Night's Strike Debt Telethon
By Jenn Pelly on November 16, 2012 at 12:17 p.m. EST
Last night, the New York venue Le Poisson Rouge hosted The People's Bailout, a telethon organized by Occupy Wall Street offshoot Strike Debt. Of the many performers were headliners Jeff Mangum and Fugazi/Rites of Spring's Guy Picciotto, who duetted on a cover of Tall Dwarfs' protest song, "Sign the Dotted Line". Watch a video below, via Brooklyn Vegan.
Watch Jeff Mangum, Members of Sonic Youth, Fugazi, TV on the Radio Perform at Occupy Telethon
By Carrie Battan on November 15, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. EST
Photo by Will Deitz
The last time Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum gave an Occupy Wall Street-affiliated performance, we had to enjoy it through grainy YouTubes posted after the fact. But tonight, you can watch Mangum perform live at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge for "The People's Bailout", an OWS telepthon aiming to raise $50,000 for the Occupy-affiliated organization Strike Debt.
Jeff Mangum Announces 2013 Tour Dates
By Jenn Pelly on November 12, 2012 at 1:37 p.m. EST
Photo by Will Deitz
Moving forth with his revived live show, Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum has announced U.S. tour dates for January and February. (As mentioned, he'll also play the Occupy Wall Street-affiliated Strike Debt telethon on November 15.) The 2013 tour is detailed at his website, which notes that a portion of proceeds from ticket sales and box sets will benefit Children of the Blue Sky. Dates will be supported by the Music Tapes, Tall Firs, and Briars of North America.
Thanks to Peter Wyatt for the heads up.
Jeff Mangum, Members of Sonic Youth, Fugazi, TV on the Radio to Perform at Occupy Wall Street Telethon
By Jenn Pelly on October 24, 2012 at 10:39 a.m. EDT
Photo by Will Deitz
It's been over a year since Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum made his surprise appearance at Zuccotti Park in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Now, on November 15, a stream of Occupy energy will filter into a "telethon" held at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge, featuring Mangum, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Guy Picciotto of Fugazi, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Janeane Garofalo, and more.
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With Stan Kroenke approved to buy NFL's Rams, son Josh will take over Nuggets
Aug 25, 2010, 9:22 PM EDT
In practice, Josh Kroenke was already the go to guy for the Denver Nuggets.
It was he and family advisor Bret Bearup who went last weekend to talk with Carmelo Anthony about the future of the Nuggets and try to convince him to sign a three-year, $65 million extension sitting on the table. (It is still sitting there.)
But by the end of the year it will be official — Josh will own the Nuggets. The NHL's Colorado Avalanche too, for that matter.
That's because his father, Stan Kroenke, has been admitted into the most exclusive of American sports clubs — NFL owner. He has been approved to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
The NFL does not want its owners to play around with any other sports franchises, and because it is the 800-pound gorilla of professional sports in this country it gets what it wants. So Stan has to divest himself of the Nuggets and Avalanche, and Josh gets to be the man. Stan also is majority owner of Arsenal, the tradition-rich, loved-by-Nick Hornby English Premiere League Soccer team. That may be the one league that wields more clout than the NFL, and Stan gets to keep that one.
None of this is a shock, the approval was expected, as was the transfer to Josh. However, while Stan was hands off — nicknamed "silent Stan" by other NFL owners — Josh appears to be very hands on.
The change likely has a lot to do with the letting go of fomer general manager Mark Warkentien and his right hand man Rex Chapman as well, because Josh had been working on the basketball side of the Nuggets and wanted to take more control. How Melo feels about that may be evident in his ultimate decision on the extension.
Josh's first job is to get a general manager, and Masai Ujiri, director of global scouting for the Toronto Raptors, appears to be the frontrunner. Then the two of them need to convince Melo to sign the extension, or start working on a rebuilding plan.
- Walter - Aug 25, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Kroenke isn't the majority owner of Arsenal FC. He is the largest shareholder. Big difference. He owns 29.9% of the club, and if his share ownership increases to 30%, he needs to make a formal bid on the club.
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State Auditor Adam Edelen is hoping lawmakers can reach an agreement next week on a proposal to better regulate more than 1,200 special taxing districts across Kentucky, what Edelen calls "ghost government." Special taxing districts include local airport boards, water districts, and community action agencies. The bill has passed the House and Senate, but the Senate's version would give oversight of the taxing districts to county governments, something Edelen opposes.
Legislation intended to increase oversight of Kentucky's special taxing districts has cleared a Senate committee, but with a change that State Auditor Adam Edelen called unacceptable.
The Kentucky Senate is preparing to act on a bill reforming the hundreds of special taxing districts in the state.
Many local library boards, sewer districts and fire districts are considered special taxing districts, with the power to levy taxes, but without direct oversight from local government. A recent investigation from the state auditor's office found many of the districts lacked proper oversight and documentation.
A bill reforming how the state's special districts are categorized and making them more transparent easily passed the state House this morning, 96-1.
State Rep. Lynn Belcher, a Republican from Crittenden County, was the lone "no" vote.
The Kentucky House is voting today on legislation that would strengthen oversight of the state's more than 1,200 local taxing districts. The vote was postponed yesterday. The House Committee on Local Government approved the legislation Wednesday. The measure sets up a system for auditing the taxing districts, which spend some $2.7 billion a year to operate rural fire departments, airports, sanitation districts and even libraries. It would also create an online database where taxpayers could review financial reports for each taxing district.
The No. 1 priority for the Kentucky House in 2013 is set: Tackling recommendations from a recent report that found that special tax districts have big budgets and little oversight.
Taken together, Kentucky's special taxing districts spend more money than the state spends on Medicaid and infrastructure -- and nearly half of those districts are not following rules on filing budgets or submitting audits, said a report from State Auditor Adam Edelen released Wednesday.


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New Dyson DC18
I purchased a Dyson DC18 vacuum a few days ago and I LOVE it!
The controls are all easy to use. The wand/hose/attachment thing is very easy to use. The attachment tools are onboard and don't fall off.
You never have to replace a belt -- woohoo!!
I like that you can see if the beater bar is turning or not, or if it needs to be de-haired. The cover is clear. The beater bar comes out easily in two parts and goes back in easily. When I went to cut the hair off it, I was delighted that there are grooves that allow you to easily slide a sharp knife or pointy scissors under the hair to cut it for easy removal. What a great idea!
The size is great. It's a smaller model for Dyson, but still with very close to the same amount of cord, cup size, and power as the bigger models. I love that it takes up a lot less room in my closet than my Kirby did. It weighs about 16 lbs, so it's easy to pick up and carry. My Kirby weighs almost 25 lbs.
I love the ball it rolls on. It makes this vacuum very manuverable. It isn't self propelled, but it's about like my self propelled machine was to use. Not a problem at all to push it around, and I have ruptured disks in my back.
The low profile allows me to vacuum under a lot of low furniture where I couldn't go with my old machine.
You never have to buy or change a bag! YAY! I have animals, including parrots who toss food bits all over the floor. My old vacuum stinks! Things sit in the bag too long. Then I turn it on and the stink punishes me for vacuuming. With this, whatever you vacuum up is disposed of quickly. Besides, I like the clear chamber. There is a load of instant gratification in seeing the ick you've extracted from your floors and carpets. Emptying this chamber over the trash is less mess than changing a bag, which often left some additional dust to be re-vacuumed up from my other machines. Sometimes I have to pull the fuzz out, and sometimes it just drops out. No biggie.
With a push of a button it changes from floors (beater bar off) to carpets (beater bar on) without missing a beat. Things do not run away from it on hard floors even if you leave the beater bar on, because the suction is so strong.
I saved the best for last. The best thing is that it gets my carpets and floors much cleaner than any vacuum I've ever used before.
I wish I'd bought this sooner and I wish all my other machines in this house performed their jobs as well as this one does!
About a year. I had a Kenmore prior to that and was getting increasingly disappointed with the suction. It just got worse and worse. So far, no suction loss on my Dyson and the stuff it vacuums up continues to amaze me. I just did my daughters apartment after she moved out and it looked alot better than when she moved in. The landlord asked who we had come in and shampoo! My sister swears by her Kirby, but I am an attachment person and by the time I get that thing basically rebuilt to get the attachment thing on I'm ready to scream. And it does no better than the Dyson at over double the cost. My girlfriends all have them now after borrowing mine and we are lifers.
I got this vacuum back in November and absolutely love it. I feel the same way you do, it does a fabulous job and is so easy to use. I love the fact that it is so light that I can carry it easily up and down the stairs, yet it works better than any other vacuum I have owned. I also really love the fact that the hose is long enough to vacuum all my stairs while it sits at the bottom, no more carrying the vacuum up the stairs after vacuuming half the staircase so I can reach the top half. I was initially afraid to spend so much money on a vacuum, but it is definitly worth every penny.
There is a load of instant gratification in seeing the ick you've extracted from your floors and carpets.
The clear canister is marketing genius, IMO. I don't know how many times I walked into my husband's office to show him the canister before I emptied it.
I have the DC07 low reach and the low reach tool is a joke. I do love the vacuum though.
But I want the new smaller ball vacuum. I can't get the DC07 under our extra tall bed and with my allergies that is a problem. So I wonder if the new smaller ball one would reach under there.
I guess an allernative would be to get a cheap vacuum just for under the bed.
I love my Dyson :)
I love mine. Vacuming used to be my most unfavorable job. Now I get all giddy to see how much dirt, cat hair and dust I can collect this trip around. It always amazes me that I didn't see all that.
When I first got it,and didn't read the instructions, I would get all mad trying to open this, pull that. And then instead of forcing it, I realized how everything just unclips, slides, button for this and that. The only thing that bothers me, is sometimes I go too far with the wand and the vacume topples over, usually on me.


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SALT LAKE CITY - Same-sex marriages were allowed to proceed in Utah after a federal judge on Monday refused to block his own ruling making gay marriage legal in the state.
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An improved feedback control system to govern the cyclic operation of the power switch of a non-dissipative power conditioning equipment. The apparatus includes two or three control loops working in unison. The first causes the output DC level to be compared with a reference, and the error amplified for control purposes. The second utilizes the AC component of the voltage across the output filter inductor or the current through the output filter capacitor, and the third loop senses the output transients.
1. Control apparatus for power conditioning equipment, said equipment comprising selective switching means and an energy storage element, said energy storage element comprising a capacitor and an inductor having a power winding, said control apparatus comprising:
first electrical means for sensing only the final output DC voltage of said equipment,
second electrical means for sensing only the instantaneous dynamic energy level within said energy storage element, said second means comprising a signal winding on said inductor,
amplification means, responsive to said first and second electrical means, said amplification means generating an output signal,
threshold detection means to generate a control signal when the DC level of said amplification means output signal exceeds an established value, and
controller means, responsive to said control signal, for selectively operating said switching means.
2. Control apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the input to said amplification means comprises the difference between a reference DC voltage level and the sum of the outputs from said first and second means.
3. Control apparatus as recited in claim 1, further including third electrical means for sensing the rate of change of the output from said equipment, the input to said amplification means being the difference between a reference DC voltage level and the sum of the outputs from said first, second and third electrical means.
4. Control apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein said third means comprises a capacitor.
5. Control apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said controller means comprises a one-shot multivibrator.
6. Control apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said threshold detection means comprises a Schmitt trigger.
The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a NASA contract and is subject to the provisions of Section 305 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568 (72 Stat. 435; 42 U.S.C. 2457).
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of power conditioning equipment and, particularly, to control apparatus therefor.
2. Description of Prior Art
A non-dissipatively regulated power conditioning apparatus achieves voltage transformation and regulation through cyclic operation of its power switch. Consequently, a control system must be able to convert analog signals derived from the equipment output and from a control reference, through an analog-to-digital process, into discrete time intervals representing the ON and OFF states of the power switch. The modulated pulse train derived from the cyclic operation of the power switch is reconverted to analog form at the equipment output, by means of an energy storage element, ordinarily a low pass filter.
In conventional non-dissipative power conditioning equipment, this analog-to-digital-to-analog process is accomplished as shown in FIG. 1. Here the main power train is shown to comprise a series chopper, although it may also consist of a boost regulator, buck boost regulator, parallel inverter, series resonant inverters, or other conventional switching means. As shown, the series chopper comprises a switch 10, a "free-wheeling" diode CR, an energy storage element 20 (typically an LC low-pass filter) and the load resistor RL. The switch itself can consist of any conventional switching device, such as a transistor or silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR).
The equipment DC output signal Eo is processed by an analog control signal processor (ACSP) 25. The ACSP includes a summing junction 30 at which the output DC signal is compared with a reference voltage ER to generate a DC error signal. The latter is fed to a properly compensated amplifier 35 resulting in a signal to a second summing junction 40.
Here the amplified output is either combined with or transformed into a ramp function. The ramp function can be a flux ramp, via a magnetic device, or it can be a voltage ramp obtained, for example, by charging a capacitor. In any event, when the instantaneous ramp voltage output reaches a threshold level, it causes a threshold detector 45 (typically a Schmitt trigger) to change state.
This causes a pulse output to be passed from the threshold detector to a digital control signal processor (DCSP) 50. The DCSP in its most general sense, comprises a memory and timer, the timer being reset upon receipt of an input from the threshold detector. The output from the DCSP provides an input to the switch 10.
The DCSP 50 may be mechanized in various ways to provide any of the following combinations of on-time TN and off-time TF of the power switch 10: (a) constant TN, variable TF (b) constant TF, variable TN (c) constant (TN + TF), variable TN and TF and (d) variable (TN + TF), variable TN and TF.
The most straight-forward embodiment of the DCSP 50, which provides a constant TN and a variable TF (determined by the feedback loop), is a simple one-shot multivibrator. In this embodiment the output pulse from the threshold detector 45 activates the multivibrator which generates a pulse of specified duration (the on-time of the power switch) by which the power switch is operated.
The basic circuit shown in FIG. 1 is typically implemented in various embodiments, the variations primarily due to different means by which the ramp function and the threshold level ET, of the threshold detector, are mechanized. However, this apparatus, which is based on the use of a single-loop control, suffers from certain inherent limitations. The presence of the second-order energy storage element 20 (typically an LC filter) for output ripple reduction, and the necessary use of a high gain, wide bandwidth ACSP amplifier 35 for good static regulation, high audio susceptibility reduction and fast dynamic response usually results in the risk of dynamic instability. The latter can be induced by line or load changes and variation in electrical component characteristics. Another limitation of this method is the fact that the usual long time constant associated with the energy storage element delays the rate of power switch modulation adjustment in response to dynamic line and/or load disturbances, thus compromising the dynamic response of the apparatus.
These inherent limitations are partially alleviated where the ramp of the threshold level, ET, is generated as a function of the equipment input voltage Ei, rather than as an independent input. Here static and dynamic regulation against line changes may be improved in an open loop fashion by utilization of a line dependent ramp or threshold level. However, the dynamic performance against load changes is again hampered by the output energy storage element 20.
Other embodiments of such a single-loop feedback system exist. However all present one or more inherent limitations.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a multiple feedback control for power conditioning equipment which avoids many or all of the limitations inherent in single-loop controls.
Briefly, in the present invention two (or three) control loops are provided. The first is a conventional DC output loop which senses the equipment output, essentially as described above and shown in FIG. 1. The second is an AC loop to sense the energy balance in the energy storage element 20, either in the inductor or capacitor thereof. The third is an optional transient loop which senses the rate of change of equipment output. All sensed signals are fed to the error amplifier 35 which is configured as an integrator (i.e., with a capacitive feedback).
The function of the first loop is to achieve precision output regulation; the function of the second loop is primarily to achieve improved stability; and the function of the final loop is to derive superior transient response.
FIG. 1 is a block schematic circuit diagram of a prior art single loop feedback system for control of power conditioning equipment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a multiple-feedback loop control for power conditioning equipment according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of a multiple-feedback loop control for power conditioning equipment of the "boost" type according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawing. As in the prior art apparatus, the main power train comprises a power switch 110, a free-wheeling diode CR, a low-pass output filter (consisting essentially of an inductor, Lo, and a capacitor Co) and the output load resistor RL. The power switch may comprise any conventional switching element such as a transistor or SCR. The values of the output filter inductor Lo and output filter capacitor Co are determined by the particular performance requirements of the apparatus, and may be readily determined by a reasonably skilled electrical engineer.
The first control feedback loop of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is similar to the single-loop control previously described. The output DC signal, eo, is first directed to a multiplier 112. The multiplier is in effect a divider, and may comprise an ordinary resistance divider. The step down factor KD is the ratio of the nominal output DC level to the reference voltage ER (which, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, is provided by a zener diode).
The sensed DC output signal is passed from the multiplier through a DC gain resistor, RDC, into the negative input terminal of an integrator amplifier 135. The reference signal ER from the zener diode is the positive input to the amplifier. The amplifier is configured as an integrator, with a feedback capacitor CF.
When the output from the amplifier 135, which output includes a waveform resulting from the integration of the input thereto from a second AC-sensing loop (described below) reaches the threshold level, the threshold detector 145 will output a pulse to the DCSP which, in the preferred embodiment, is simply a one-shot multivibrator 150. The one-shot multivibrator is, in a conventional manner, adapted to generate a signal of specified duration (the on-time TN of the power switch 110) when triggered by a pulse from the threshold detector 145 (e.g., a Schmitt trigger).
In other embodiments the DCSP which governs the operation of the power switch may differ from the one-shot multivibrator 150 incorporated in the preferred embodiment. By selection of appropriate timing logic, a task well within the skill of the ordinary practitioner, this element may be appropriately embodied to function according to any of the modes described above in connection with the prior art single loop apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
The second control feedback loop senses the AC current through the output filter capacitor Co or, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the AC voltage across the output filter inductor Lo. In the illustrated (latter) embodiment, this loop operates by inducing a voltage across a signal winding N2 on the inductor Lo. One terminal of the signal winding is connected to the positive terminal of the amplifier 135. The other is passed through an AC gain resistor RAC from which it is directed to the negative terminal of the amplifier.
The ratio of turns of the signal winding to the power winding is n, i.e., N2 /N1 =n. Thus, the second feedback loop senses the AC component of (Ei -eo) across the filter indictor Lo, transforms it by a factor n and feeds n(Ei -eo) differentially to the integrator 135. The AC square wave voltage is integrated by the latter to yield a triangular output (ramp function) which is superimposed onto the amplified DC error from the first feedback loop and inputted to the threshold detector 145.
It should be noted that (1) this ramp function is generated from the inherent AC switching waveform within the apparatus, rather than from the DC feedback loop or from an external mechanism and (2) the separation of AC and DC feedback loops allows the control apparatus of the present invention to be applied to a wide range of switching equipment.
The third loop is provided to improve transient response by sensing the rate of change of the output voltage eo of the apparatus. As shown in FIG. 2 this loop comprises a transient sensing capacitor CTS whose output leads to the negative terminal of the integrator amplifier 135. The presence of this capacitor causes a signal current CTS (deo /dt) to be fed into the integrator amplifier in such a way that the time constant of the LC output filter (i.e., of the inductor Lo and the capacitor Co) is bypassed during transient settlement, thus restoring the equipment output quickly to its nominal state.
FIG. 3 shows the feedback concept hereinabove described as applied to a conventional "boost" circuit (where the output voltage exceeds the input voltage), rather than to a "buck" circuit (where the input exceeds the output), as shown in FIG. 2 and hereinabove described in detail. The primed elements in FIG. 3 are exactly similar to the corresponding elements in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 being intended merely to show another application for the concept.
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YoungI SA are going to the zoo! (you can come too). We're going on a trip to Dublin Zoo on Saturday January 10th. We'll be getting a special tour where we go behind the scenes with the zookeepers. We'll getting close up with some of the animals – but not too close! The zoo has over 400 animals and is one of...
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ISA runs a monthly Skype group for teenagers who stutter. The group is facilitated by Callum Wells, a speech and language therapist who also stutters. Teenagers who stutter can join the call from all over Ireland. It's a friendly and informal atmosphere; you can talk as much or as little as you want....
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Irish Stammering Association is delighted to announce its Presentation skills course for adults who stammer. The purpose of the course, which takes place over two half days, is to demystify the process of preparing a presentation or speech. The main outcome of the session will be for participants to engage...
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This year's National Stammering Awareness Day (NSAD) will take place in the Jury's lnn Custom House. Custom House Quay, Dublin on Saturday 18th October. The 2014 National Stammering Awareness Day will be in its 8th year and once again it is being kindly sponsored by 'Speak Soon...
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Announcing the Irish Stammering Association summer drama camp in Dublin for young people who stammer between ages 8 to 17 years. ISAYiT! camp takes place from 7th to 11th July from 10am to 2pm each day and will be held in Temple Bar. There will be games, activities, drama, people to meet and lots of fun, of...
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Irish Stammering Association are running a new initiative; The Women's Leadership Project. As well as meeting other women who stutter during the workshops, women will have the opportunity to build their confidence and abilities and identify how they can develop into positive role models for female...
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Neurobiologist Dr Paul Shaw, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, said: "There are a number of reasons why the brain can't indefinitely add synapses - including the finite spatial constraints of the skull.
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It never was: The lost toys of SD Gundam Force
You utter the name of SD Gundam Force to most Gundam fans and the reaction isn't too pretty. It was a show purposely aimed at kids and people got upset over a children's television show. Even with its shortcomings, I really liked a lot of the designs. Commander Sazabi, the Mercurius and Vayeate, and Deathscythe were my favorite designs. Unfortunately, the toy line became peg warmers, stores didn't want to stock them, and the show was eventually cancelled before the second season began on Toonami. The show didn't do to well in Japan either, so the remainder of its toyline was cancelled as well. In today's find, we get a look at some of the photos of what was planned for the next series of toys for Season 2.
What was planned was a couple of updates to existing figures and some that never got a release. The Dark Axis trio of Zapper Zaku, Grappler Gouf and Destroyer Dom got updated equipment. What I really regret that didn't see the light of day were the Commander Sazabi and Red Zako. The figures themselves weren't bad, just not what people were used to. I can assure you they are durable figures as my 1 year old tosses them around and they're still working.
I can pretty much guarantee that these will never see the light of day, but it's interesting to see what could have been, especially that Commander Sazabi. If you'd like to grasp onto a infinitely ridiculous amount of hope that these may come out, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of SDGF.
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Michael H. Corbin Ambassador-designate to the United Arab Emirates Senate Foreign Relations Committee June 21, 2011 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you as the President's nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. I am extremely grateful to President Obama and to Secretary Clinton for their confidence in me. If confirmed, I look forward to representing the American people, and to working with this Committee and other interested Members of Congress to advance U.S. goals in the UAE. It has been an honor to serve as a Foreign Service Officer since 1985, mostly in the Arab World, and to use regional experience and the Arabic language in a wide variety of assignments. The Foreign Service brought my Foreign Service spouse, Mary Ellen Hickey, and me together. As a tandem couple we have been blessed to serve together in most of our assignments. My two children have learned much from living overseas and I am gratified to have my family, parents and extended family here in the audience today. Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee: the UAE plays an influential and growing role in the Middle East, and is a key partner for the United States. The United States and the UAE enjoy strong bilateral cooperation on a full range of issues including defense, non-proliferation, trade, law enforcement, energy policy and cultural exchange. As a member of the International Security Assistance Force, the UAE has had troops in Afghanistan since 2003. It has been a leader as current president of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Yemen mediation; participates in the Libya Operation Unified Protector; provided several million dollars in humanitarian aid to assist those affected by the Libyan crisis; contributed almost $50 million in 2010 to rebuilding Afghanistan; and is a founding member of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan with over $300 million in direct assistance. Defense cooperation is a central pillar of our partnership and is reflected in regular bilateral strategic security discussions. The port of Jebel Ali in Dubai is the U.S. Navy's busiest overseas port-of-call and the UAE is our largest Foreign Military Sales cash customer. The UAE has actively participated in international operations to police the Gulf, and organized an international conference on countering piracy March 18-19 of this year. In the area of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the UAE takes its international obligations seriously and has fully implemented international sanctions targeting Iran and North Korea for their pursuit of nuclear weapons. Our active dialogue with Abu Dhabi on these and other nonproliferation issues supports the enforcement of U.S. laws and most recently, in May, the UAE coordinated with us on the sanctioning of two UAE-based entities for supplying Iran with prohibited amounts of refined fuel. The UAE seeks to prevent use of its open trade environment to import and export items and funds that assist in the development of weapons of mass destruction and is implementing a comprehensive export control law to take action against non-complying companies. The UAE participates in the U.S. Export Control and Border Security program, hosts a bilateral Counter Proliferation Task Force, and is a member of the multilateral Proliferation Security Initiative. 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The UAE is also a partner on energy policy. Holding nearly eight percent of the world's proven oil reserves and nearly five percent of its proven gas reserves, the UAE joined other GCC states on June 8 in pushing for an increase in OPEC oil production. The UAE has sought U.S. assistance to pursue renewable energy and plays a leadership role on renewable energy technologies. Finally, on cultural and educational exchange, the UAE has partnered with major U.S. institutions such as the Guggenheim and New York University. The U.S. works closely with the UAE on human rights, trafficking in persons, and the rights of women. The UAE is committed to the education of its people and is working to ensure that the female half of its citizenry receives a complete, high-quality education. This year, the UAE established a special court in Dubai to hear human trafficking cases and is taking steps to train its police and customs officials to aid trafficking victims. 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Common wisdom often makes things out to be much of what it's not. Man wishes others to succumb to their rules and if necessary is quick to say it's the will of the Lord but we all know this i a lie. We know it within our hearts but many who may feel the same way refuses to step up and stand up. They choose to go along to get along which may be fine while you reside here on earth but what will you say on judgment day when asked why you did not follow your true convictions. Who will you blame your failure to stand and defend your beliefs on? There are plenty of things that man says you should not do because it is an affront to God but the real truth of the matter is that there are only three things you could do that would affront God and none of them are addressed as often and as vehemently as all those that are not of God.
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Man-made ufos, or reversed engineered crafts, is a topic that interests and shocks many. This episode of BFP Radio focuses on the topic of man-made ufos and reverse engineering, which is when the government (or another body) takes advanced, sophisticated technologies in their posession and attempts to "recreate" or make a mock of that technology. What does this have to do with ufo's you might be wondering? Alot! The government is rumored to have been reproducing or reverse engineering flying saucers since at least world war 2. The team will mention several notable military reverse engineering projects (such as ufos) and the history / methods behind them. This is going to be one show you won't want to miss! Alien month at the Bigfoots Pad Paranormal Radio continues!
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Latent viruses are activated from man-made vaccines. Polio vaccines= Cancer!
The polio vaccine have a latent characteristic...cancer! When Salk and Sabin made the vaccine with chopped up Green Money Kidneys then manipulated and bombarded with radiation a viral cancer was developed that is now dormant in us all!
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The trigger of the latent polio/cancer bomb was released 30 years later. The rise of leukemia, breast, brain, lung, pelvic, prostate and throat cancers are the result of that 1960's Salk and Sabin polio vaccinations!
AIDS is a latent cancer that was attached to the Hepatitis B vaccine given to the gay community then given to the Africans in Haiti and on the Continent.
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"When the Lord cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.' You shall not worship the Lord in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. "Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it.
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ALL that MEN'S HANDS have made after the CONCEITS of their own IMAGININGS could never be TRUE SANCTUARY. What MEN have made NOT CONSIDERATE of ALL that YAH has FOREORDAINED can only IDOLATROUS CAGES constraining to BLIND the MINDS and HEARTS against the TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUSTICE DIVINE INTENTS! For it is NOT possible that anything MEN have made LACKING KNOWLEDGE, could ever be a SUFFICIENT RAISING of CONSCIENCE necessary to FULLY APPEASE the DESIGN and PURPOSE of the ONE MOST HIGH! Messiah will NOT JUDGE after the VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS and NATIONS which MEN have created FAR SHORT of what is HIS WORD of COMMAND from BEGINNING!
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Mauricio Pochettino admitted he is running out of words to describe Harry Kane after the forward boosted Tottenham Hotspur`s hopes of claiming a place in next season`s Champions League.
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes Thursday admitted banning potato chips during his short stint at Old Trafford.
After nearly 20 years spent working through the Christmas holidays Rio Ferdinand could be forgiven if he wanted to put his feet up and enjoy the fruits of his long career.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has described reports that he is set to spend up to 200 million pounds ($312 million) in the transfer market as "disgusting" and "disrespectful".
England captain Wayne Rooney has pledged that he will never follow the examples of former team-mates such as Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand by retiring from international football.
In his piece titled "Premier League football is witnessing the death of defending as I knew it - and it's not coming back", former Manchester United defender and now successful television pundit Gary Neville argues how the standard of defending in the English Premier League is on the decline desp
Robin van Persie has admitted that the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson hit him hard. After a shock move from Arsenal in 2012, RVP won the English title with Manchester United in his first season at Old Trafford.
Queens Park Rangers centre half Rio Ferdinand appeared to criticise the three-game ban he received from the Football Association for an inappropriate social media comment, describing it on Friday as "ludicrous".
Queens Park Rangers are considering whether to appeal against defender Rio Ferdinand`s ban and fine for a comment he made on Twitter, manager Harry Redknapp said on Thursday.
Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been suspended for three matches and fined 25,000 pounds ($40,030) after he was found guilty of misconduct by the Football Association (FA) for an "abusive" comment he made on Twitter.
Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been suspended for three matches after he was found guilty of misconduct by the Football Association (FA) for "abusive" comments he made on his Twitter account.
Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with misconduct over a comment he made on Twitter, the Football Association announced on Tuesday.
Rio Ferdinand, one of the world's top defenders in football, has defended his former manager Alex Ferguson, saying that he can't be blamed for the recent failures of Manchester United.
England`s players are "treated like complete babies" in comparison to those of major international teams, according to Rio Ferdinand.
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has labeled the tactics of David Moyes during his tenure at the club as "embarrassing".
Rio Ferdinand has said he finds it "impossible to forgive" John Terry in a racism row involving his brother Anton.
Rio Ferdinand said he is surprised by Manchester United`s poor start to life under Louis van Gaal but believes the Dutchman is the man to restore the club`s former glory.
Manchester United's sale of home-grown talented forward Danny Welbeck, to rivals Arsenal have not gone well with former United players and staff. Welbeck who was in Manchester since the age of seven, had come up through the ranks to be a member of the first team. Welbeck was touted to be a future of the club and carry on United's success in producing promising home talent. But his move to London has seen many former players questioning the move and the latest of them was Rio Ferdinand.
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand says that his dream is to manage the Three Lions after retirement. After spending 12 fruitful years with Manchester United, he moved to Loftus Road, where his brother Anton Ferdinand played for two seasons.
A change of manager at Manchester United from Ryan Giggs to Louis van Gaal led to the club telling Rio Ferdinand they did not want him anymore, the 35-year-old defender said on Monday.
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final trim before storage
I hate this time of year. Wednesday temps dipped down to 38 degrees and its predicted to be 32 next week. I have been trimming leaves for two weeks in preparation of moving plumies inside for the winter. Yesterday was the final trim and spry down with Bayer3-n-1. They'll get one more spray today and then begin moving inside Saturday.
Hey Lonnie. Yours look like mine, LOL. It is a sad time of year for sure. thank goodness we have the holidays coming up to hopefully bring some cheer.
Do you keep yours in the house?
I am prepping a new huge garden and orchard this winter so I am kind of glad I dont have to mess with my tropicals for awhile.
Seems like there is always something to do.
Yup, It will be nice to be able to turn away from the plants for a bit...although I missed most of my blooms this season. I still have a few more weeks until there is a high potential for frost.
Congrats on the Duke Seeds. That might produce some unique seedlings.
Yikes, mid-30's coming next week for us! Time to move everybody inside.
Lonnie, you're going to have some great blooms in the New Year. How is it you guys all have so many late inflos? I have none, and I know most of my plants are the same age as yours.
Has anyone found that garage-kept plumies get the same pest issues as house-kept?
This is very early for an Arctic front. Mine are usually fine outside until Thanksgiving.
I'm experimenting with leaving one big (7 or 8-year-old) seedling outside with just a frost cloth on it. It's in the ground and I want to see what it will tolerate for cold.
Not sure how we got so many late inflo's this year. The only thing I did different this year was to take them all off the concert and onto the ground. I had roots through the pots on almost everyone. I plan to plunge most next year!!!
I've never stored in the garage. To afraid of losing them this far north. I do plan to store a well established seedling in a storage building attached to the house.
Poor babies! I am so glad I don`t have to do that every year. It has been unseasonably cold here, 25 degrees below normal! The plummies didn`t seem as bothered as I did, Penang peach is blooming like a fiend and every single one has new leaves growing.
Supposed to be in the 80`s this weekend, another front next week.
Hope it`s not bad winter this year. I really do not feel like covering or moving things.
Tally Ho!
I feel for you Barbra!!!
Be careful,brining all of those trees.
You to Jen... It is a lot of work. Sheesh!!!
All of mine al inside too and trimmed. I left a few, but most have had then" cut"
It's time to make sure they are all in place for the winter tho...
You guys take good care and please be careful hauling them all in..
Good luck !!


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Financial support from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (20735004, 20875089), the Creative Research Group Project of NSFC (21021004), the China State Key Basic Research Program Grant (2007CB914102), the China High Technology Research Program Grant (2008AA02Z211), the Analytical Method Innovation Program of MOST (2009IM031800, 2010IM030500), and the Hundred Talent Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are gratefully acknowledged.
Highly Efficient Extraction of Serum Peptides by Ordered Mesoporous Carbon†
Article first published online: 26 OCT 2011
DOI: 10.1002/ange.201103666
Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Angewandte Chemie
Volume 123, Issue 51, pages 12426–12429, December 16, 2011
Additional Information
How to Cite
Qin, H., Gao, P., Wang, F., Zhao, L., Zhu, J., Wang, A., Zhang, T., Wu, R. and Zou, H. (2011), Highly Efficient Extraction of Serum Peptides by Ordered Mesoporous Carbon. Angew. Chem., 123: 12426–12429. doi: 10.1002/ange.201103666
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 DEC 2011
- Article first published online: 26 OCT 2011
- Manuscript Revised: 27 SEP 2011
- Manuscript Received: 30 MAY 2011
Funded by
- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20735004, 20875089
- NSFC. Grant Number: 21021004
- China State Key Basic Research Program Grant. Grant Number: 2007CB914102
- China High Technology Research Program Grant. Grant Number: 2008AA02Z211
- MOST. Grant Numbers: 2009IM031800, 2010IM030500
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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