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ST. JULIAN'S, Malta and FREMONT, Calif., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Simplification of IP, coupled with NFV and SDN, is creating the Software Defined Operator – a new model for service providers needing to meet the needs of unparalleled broadband demand with agile, cost effective and fast implementation of new services. That was the message given by Axel Clauberg Deutsche Telekom's Vice President of Aggregation, Transport & IP Fixed Access in a keynote address to the Broadband Forum in Malta last week.
Mr Clauberg demonstrated how Deutsche Telekom had provided end to end optimization for a trial with Hrvatski Telekom in Croatia – a network which had gone from a "go" decision to launch of a 100Gb/s network in just three months, bringing network and Cloud technologies together for service production. He also told his audience, comprising some of the world's leading service providers, vendors and research laboratories, that the Software Defined Operator would see changing skill sets needed – for service providers, vendors and processes in the supply chain, and it was critical for the Broadband Forum to keep up their efforts evolving the connected home and collaborating on the developments in SDN and NFV.
The forward looking keynote provided a thought-provoking end to an opening day full of highlights and acknowledgments of success and outstanding contributions to the Broadband Forum. The annual election of directors saw Charles (Drew) Rexrode II of Verizon Communications and Lincoln Lavoie of the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) elected to the Board, to serve alongside Frank Van der Putten (Alcatel-Lucent), Kevin Foster (BT), David Sinicrope (Ericsson), William Welch (Oracle), Marcin Drzymala (Orange), Mauro Tilocca (Telecom Italia SpA), Tom Starr (AT&T), Lowell Lamb (Broadcom Corporation), Manuel Paul (Deutsche Telekom), Sultan Dawood (Cisco Systems Inc) and Les Brown (Huawei Technologies Corporation).
The Board meeting itself saw Kevin Foster appointed as Chairman, with Tom Starr becoming President. David Sinicrope became a Vice President, alongside Marcin Drzymala. Sultan Dawood was appointed as Secretary to the Board and Frank Van der Putten as Treasurer.
There was recognition of individuals who have exceeded expectations in their areas of work – known as the Circle of Excellence awards which were made to Ken Kerpez of ASSIA for his input in empowering the vectored VDSL2 specifications of the Forum, and to Balazs Varga of Ericsson for his contributions to Small Cell extensions.
Three staff from Cisco Systems were presented with Outstanding Contributor Awards, for their working group efforts – William Lupton, Diane Patton and Yves Hertoghs. They were joined by Stefano Galli (ASSIA), Dean Cheng (Huawei Technologies) and Frederic Klamm (Orange).
Retiring Andrew Malis was given a leadership award for his longstanding service to the Board and there were also leadership awards for Moti Morgenstern of ECI Telecom, Alessandro Capurso of Telecom Italia and Dave Christophe of Alcatel-Lucent.
"It is important to acknowledge the work of our members, who provide their expertise and commitment alongside very demanding senior full time roles," said Broadband Forum CEO Robin Mersh.
"These are people who have made a major contribution to a world approaching nearly 700 million lines of broadband and they will continue to make a difference as the Forum evolves into new work areas such as G.fast, Cloud, SDN, NFV and service chaining."
For more information about the Broadband Forum, please go to http://www.broadband-forum.org or follow @Broadband_Forum on Twitter. For further information please contact Brian Dolby on +44 (0) 7899 914168 or Dana Hare on +44 (0) 1636 812152 or send an email to [email protected] or [email protected].
About the Broadband Forum
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Don't believe you're above being called out on acting like a child. It's embarrassing to think you are a firefighter. I pray I never have to serve under a grown man-child such as yourself.
tajm611, don't waste your breath. George will never admit that a cop was wrong, except when it was painfully obvious to even the most simple minds that he was wrong (which explains why he can).
don't worry about it, just move on
All internet bullies are real life cowards.
Sad that he can't even defend why he contradicts himself.
A lawsuit has been filed against the OHP Trooper involved in a scuffle with a paramedic.
The paramedic's attorney, Richard OCarroll, filed the lawsuit against Trooper Daniel Martin, for allegedly violating Maurice White's 4th Amendment rights.
Cell phone and OHP dash cam video show Trooper Martin confronting White after Martin says the ambulance failed to yield back on May 24th in Okfuskee County.
Trooper Martin is still on administrative leave tonight, and his case is in the hands of the Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Stay tuned for the latest tonight on FOX23 News at 9, and updates on FOX23.com.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An investigation into a scuffle in which a state trooper choked a paramedic is under review and the attorney for the paramedic says he's tired of the lack of action.
OHP trooper Daniel Martin has been on paid leave since June 1 after a video of the May 24 incident with Creek Nation paramedic Maurice White Jr. surfaced.
White's attorney, Richard O'Carroll says the OHP and Department of Public Safety are hoping to stall until people stop asking questions.
OHP Capt. Chris West says the investigation has finished and is being reviewed by OHP Col. Van Guillotte and State Public Safety Department Commissioner Kevin Ward. West says the results of the investigation likely will be announced soon.
This case will never see a courtroom. For all of the reasons stated here, the medic was as much in the wrong as the cop was.
Now, if the lady in the back of the bus wanted to sue...
Yep they said 4th. That was a direct copy and paste from the website.
Not saying that is whap happened, but maybe that's the angle they are using.
A quick read on Wikipedia (and yes George, I know how you feel about Wikipedia :p , but I think its a good resource for getting a quick feel for a subject) regarding the 4th. The full article is in the link, here are two quick sections of it:
The amendment specifically requires search and arrest warrants be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
Food for thought...Quote:
A person is seized within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment only when by means of physical force or show of authority his freedom of movement is restrained, and in the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would believe that he was not free to leave.
BTW, you did notice that this went almost a month with no comment until the HS kid chimed in? I guess that blows the widespread interest theory.
However, you need to realize that there are exceptions to that statement. Look at Terry v. Ohio for example. There are also exceptions in case law for exigent circumstances, furitive movements, on-view arrests, officer safety, etc.
And yes, my first thought a couple of days ago was "Why are we bringing this up again?"
Let me add the disclaimer that Constitutional Law is not exactly my expertise :p . So I don't have any real idea whether or not there is any merit to this case. I am simply a curious spectator.
If it does make it to a jury, I think the trooper is screwed. The emotions will win out.
I do think it is interesting that the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is not included in the suit. While there is the consideration that Trooper Martin will quickly succumb to the attorney bills, and the state could fight it for years, there is also the deep pockets concept.
Look for the state to really start distancing themselves from Trooper Martin.

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Composite polyamide reverse osmosis membranes are treated with an aqueous chlorinating agent at a concentration of 200 to 10,000 ppm for a time sufficient to improve flux, lower salt passage and increase the stability to base. In a preferred embodiment the membrane is treated with heated water at temperature of 40° C. to 100° C. before being exposed to the chlorine treatment.
1. A process of producing a composite membrane on a microporous support comprising the steps of (a) reacting meta-phenylene diamine and trimesoyl chloride by interfacial polymerization on a porous support to form a composite membrane and (b) exposing said composite membrane to a solution containing from 200 to 10,000 ppm of a hypochlorite ion at a pH of at least 10.5 for a time sufficient to obtain a membrane having both improved flux and lower salt passage as compared to the same untreated membrane.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein the chlorine containing solution is a solution of sodium hypochlorite.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein the membrane is heat-treated by immersion in water at a temperature of 40° C. to 100° C. before contacting the membrane with the chlorine-containing solution.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein the treatment is conducted at a pH of 10.5 to 13, the chlorine concentration is from 500 to 7000 ppm and the exposure time is from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein the membrane is obtained by the interfacial polymerization of meta-phenylene diamine and trimesoyl chloride as the sole monomers.
6. The membrane of claim 1.
7. The membrane of claim 6 wherein the polyamide consists essentially of the interfacial reaction product of meta-phenylene diamine and trimesoyl chloride.
8. The membrane of claim 5 wherein the composite polyamide was exposed to a solution containing from 500 to 7,000 ppm of hypochlorite ions at room temperature for a time sufficient to improve flux and lower salt passage as compared to the untreated membrane.
9. The membrane of claim 3.
The present invention relates to treatment of composite polyamide reverse osmosis membranes. More specifically, it relates to the treatment of polyamide membranes, used in the purification of salt water, to enhance the flux of water through the membrane and lower the salt passage. Additionally the treatment of the membranes in accordance with the present invention improves their resistance to base exposure.
The use of reverse osmosis membranes is based on the ability of such membranes to selectively allow passage of certain components of the mixture to be separated. In the purification of salt water, such as seawater, the water is contacted with one surface of the reverse osmosis membrane under pressure to cause effective permeation of water through the membrane while minimizing the passage of the salt in the feed solution.
The efficacy of a salt water reverse osmosis membrane, although primarily determined by the combination of high flux of the water and low salt passage, also depends on its ability to withstand chemical attack from impurities or additives contained in the water. Long term exposure to chlorine is well known to cause degradation of membranes and consequent failure of such membranes in the water purification processes in which they are employed. It is also well known that the effect of chlorine on the membrane depends on the chemical structure of the membrane. This is particularly true in polyamide membranes that contain a number of different sites where chlorine can react with the polymer. The degree to which polyamide membranes are attacked depends on the particular acids and amines employed in the formation of the polyamide.
Membranes used in water purification furthermore are run under a wide range acid and base conditions, i.e., pH, and subjected to periodic cleaning under even more severe conditions. Such cleaning is conducted at high pH in order to remove biological fouling and also to free the membrane of other colloidal and particulate materials. Long-term base stability is also a very desirable property. In many applications, such as in ultra-pure water systems, it is highly desirable to operate at as high a pH as possible since at such high pH permeation of other solutes in the water, such as dissolved boron and silica containing compounds or complexes and organic carbon containing compounds, is significantly lowered.
Polyamide membranes have been widely employed in reverse osmosis processes. U.S. Pat. No. 4,277,344 ('344), the teachings of which are hereby incorporated by reference, describes a variety of membranes having a polyamide discriminating layer on a porous support. These membranes are preferably prepared by interfacial polymerization of a difunctional aromatic amine, such as meta-phenylene diamine, and a trifunctional aromatic acyl halide, such as trimesoyl chloride and 1,3,5-cyclohexane tricarbonyl chloride, optionally also containing difunctional acyl halides. Such membranes are further illustrated in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,520,044 and 4,606,943, the teachings of which are also hereby incorporated by reference.
The treatment of membranes to enhance their performance is disclosed in a number of patents. Thus the '344 mentioned above discloses the post-treatment of the polyamide membranes with a solution of a chlorine releasing agent, e.g., hypochlorite, at a pH of 8-9, as based on the concentration of the hypochlorite used, in order to improve the performance of the membrane. U.S. Pat. No. 5,051,178 discloses the treatment of certain polyamide composite thin film membranes based on polyamides obtained by condensation involving mixtures of amines and particularly triamines, with chlorine or a chlorine generating agent at a pH of 6-13, in order to improve salt rejection and water flux. U.S. Pat. No. 4,761,234 discloses the treatment of a polyamide thin film composite membrane employing triamino benzene as one monomer with an aqueous solution containing residual chlorine at a pH of 10.3 to improve the flux of the membrane at the cost of salt rejection.
The foregoing art has demonstrated that although the treatment of a membrane with an oxidizing agent and particularly an agent releasing chlorine can improve the flux of a polyamide membrane, it is generally at the cost of some other performance characteristic of the membrane. Nothing in the art indicates recognition of the significance of the pH or basicity of any chlorine treatment on the performance characteristics of composite polyamide membranes including the stability of the resulting membrane to base. It is therefore desirable to develop treatments of polyamide membranes that result in an improvement of both flux and salt rejection. It is a further object of this invention to provide reverse osmosis membranes that can be operated at very basic conditions without suffering an increase in salt passage. It is a further object of this invention to provide membranes exhibiting superior performance with respect to impurities in water other than salt.
In accordance with the present invention, reverse osmosis composite polyamide membranes having improved flux, lower salt passage and increased stability to base are obtained by treating the polyamide membrane, before use, with a chlorine containing solution under controlled conditions of high pH, temperature, time and concentration. More specifically the objects of the present invention are accomplished when reverse osmosis composite membranes, comprising interfacially polymerized polyamides of m-phenylene diamine (MPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC), are treated at a pH above 10.5 with 200 ppm to 10,000 ppm of a hypochlorite ion solution at room temperature for a period of time sufficient to achieve both an increase of flux and a lowering of the salt passage, which is generally in the range of 10 minutes to five hours. Surprisingly it has been discovered that membranes treated at a pH above 10.5 exhibit much greater long term stability to base as compared to membranes treated at a lower pH and sufficiently maintain their flux and salt passage properties to be superior to untreated membranes.
It has now been discovered that the performance properties of reverse osmosis membranes obtained by the interfacial polymerization of MPD and TMC, such as are commercially available from FilmTec as FT-30 membranes and elements, can be advantageously altered by controlled exposure to chlorine in the form of hypochlorite ions. Specifically, a membrane can be produced with increased flux and decreased salt passage, as compared to the untreated membrane. In addition, the so treated membrane exhibits increased stability to strong base exposure as compared to treatments at lower pH and maintains its flux and salt passage properties sufficiently at high pH to continue to be superior to the untreated membrane. This can be accomplished by contacting the membrane, after it has been formed on a porous support, whether in flat sheet or element form, with a hypochlorite solution at a pH of at least 10.5. The optimal exposure time depends on the temperature and concentration of the hypochlorite used. At room temperature, conditions which achieve the stated goals can generally be found within the ranges of 10 minutes to 5 hours and at concentrations of 200 to 10,000 ppm by weight of hypochlorite, measured as chlorine. Preferred concentrations of hypochlorite are 500 to 7,000 ppm; preferred exposure times are 30 minutes to three hours.
The performance properties (flux, salt passage, base stability) that result from the treatment, depend primarily on ppm-hrs, the product of treatment duration and concentration. However, due to multiple competitive reactions occurring during the treatment, time and concentration are not simply interchangeable in terms of their effect on the performance of the membrane, and optimum combinations must be obtained through experimentation. This is particularly true for the improvement in base stability which is more dependent on the treatment conditions.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the membrane is subjected to a heat treatment before being exposed to the chlorine treatment of the present invention. The membranes are heated in water at a temperature of 40° C. to 100° C. for times of 30 seconds to 24 hours. The heat treatment results in a further lowering of the salt passage and the removal of impurities contained in the membrane which otherwise may interfere in the beneficial results of the chlorine treatment. Depending on the application desired, the two treatment conditions can be adjusted within the ranges stated such that the salt passage is improved while maintaining or even improving flux over either treatment alone. The order in which the two treatments are conducted is critical since heat treating the membrane simultaneously with or subsequently to the chlorine treatment does not provide the improved results obtained by first heat treating the membrane followed by the chlorine treatment.
The polyamide membranes employed in the present invention are membranes obtained by the interfacial polymerization of MPD and TMC. Although MPD and TMC are the principal comonomers, additional diamines and diacid halides can be employed. Such diacid halides and diamines are disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,277,377, incorporated herein by reference. Generally the additional diacid halides and diamines constitute no more than 40 percent, and preferably not more than 10 percent, of the acid and diamine component respectively of the polyamide.
Although it is not intended to limit the claimed invention, the improved results are believed to be the result of competing reactions of the chlorine with the polymer and further reactions of the chlorinated polymer chain depending on where the chlorination occurs. The mechanism of chlorination is described in the literature (See for example Glater et al, Desalination, 95 (1994) 324-345, and the references there cited), and hence needs not be described here. The structure of the polyamide is therefore critical in accomplishing the desired improvement in flux and salt passage and base stability.
The invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which, however are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
A polysulfone support containing about 60 g of water per square meter was soaked in 2.5 weight percent of MPD and reacted by interfacial polymerization with about 0.1 weight percent of TMC as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,277,344. The membrane was then soaked in a 3.5 weight percent glycerin bath, passed through a set of rollers to remove excess fluid and oven dried at a temperature of 85° C. for about five minutes (the same membranes are also commercially available in "FilmTec"80720 elements). Duplicate coupons cut from the resulting supported reverse osmosis membrane, were immersed in an aqueous solution containing 1000 ppm of sodium hypochlorite at room temperature for two hours at various pH levels. The exposure to the hypochlorite was conducted before any reverse osmosis use of the membrane. The exposed coupons were rinsed with pure water and then tested for salt passage and flux using an aqueous solution containing 2000 ppm of salt (sodium chloride) at room temperature and at an applied pressure of 225 psi. Coupons soaked in water and not treated with the hypochlorite solution were tested for comparison purposes and found to have a flux of 33.7 gfd (gallons/square foot/day) and a salt passage of 1.64 percent. As can be seen from Table I, membranes treated at a pH of 9 and above had improved flux and lower salt passage than the original untreated membrane and better flux than the membranes treated at a lower pH.
TABLE I______________________________________Chlorinating Treatment Flux (gfd) Salt Passage %______________________________________None 33.7 1.64pH 4 12.2; 13.42 0.14; 0.25pH 7 19.88; 20.15 0.35; 0.36pH 8 31.28; 25.30 0.61; 0.58pH 9 37.37; 36.72 0.75; 0.82pH 10 42.69; 42.40 0.87; 0.80pH 11 48.37; 45.99 1.03; 1.01______________________________________
Coupons of the starting reverse osmosis membrane of Example 1 were immersed in a solution of 1000 ppm of hypochlorite at a pH of 12 for a period of an hour and compared to an untreated membrane. All coupons were rinsed well and soaked for 1.5 hours in either 1.5 molar hydrochloric acid, 0.1 molar sodium hydroxide or water at a pH of 7. The resulting coupons were then tested for flux and salt passage using a 2000 ppm salt solution at an applied pressure of 225 psi. The water soaked membrane exhibited a flux of 30.4 gfd and a salt passage of 1.61 percent. The hypochlorite treated membrane exhibited a flux of 36.5 gfd and a salt passage of 0.75 percent. As can be seen from the data below in Table II, the hypochlorite membrane maintained its improved flux and salt passage even with the acid and base exposure.
TABLE II______________________________________ChlorinatingTreatment Acid Soak Base Soak Water Soak______________________________________None Flux (gfd) 29.9 30.9 30.4 Salt Passage % 1.44 1.46 1.61pH 12 Flux (gfd) 36.0 37.5 36.5 Salt Passage % 0.74 0.93 0.75______________________________________
Coupons of the starting reverse osmosis membrane of Example 1 were immersed in a solution of 1000 ppm of hypochlorite for one hour at pH values of 7 to 13. The coupons were then exposed to 0.1M sodium hydroxide for 16 hours. The coupons were rinsed and left in water for 5 hours before testing at 225 psi applied pressure using a 2000 ppm salt solution. As demonstrated by Table III below, only membranes treated at a pH of 10.5 or above continued to have improved flux and lower salt passage compared to the untreated membrane.
TABLE III______________________________________Chlorine Treatment Flux (gfd) Salt Passage %______________________________________none 32.1 1,65pH 7 95.923 4.15pH 9 62.819 2.11pH 10 61.771 2.09pH 11 47.677 1.49pH 12 42.374 1.00pH 13 41.733 0.995______________________________________
Commercially available "FilmTec" tap water reverse osmosis elements were exposed to 1000 ppm of hypochlorite solution at a pH of 12 for the different times shown in the table below. All elements were tested at 225 psi applied pressure using a 2000 ppm salt solution before and after treatment. On an average the elements had a flux of 322 gallons per day (gpd) and a salt passage of 0.5 percent before treatment. A minor increase in flux was also observed when the untreated membranes were retested. In all instances the salt passage was lowered nominally as a result of the treatment. As shown in the table the increment by which flux increased, increased significantly with time of treatment.
TABLE IV______________________________________Treatment time(hrs) 0 0.5 1 4 8______________________________________Flux Increase 10.3, 14.4 71.9 114.1 146.7 202.5(gallons/day)______________________________________
Coupons of reverse osmosis membranes obtained by the interfacial polymerization of TMC and MPD on a porous polysulfone support, commercially available as the membranes in "FilmTec"99755 elements, were immersed in water at a temperature 60° C. for one hour. Some of the coupons were then immersed in 1000 ppm hypochlorite solution at a pH of 12 for a period of one hour. Coupons untreated, subjected only to the heat treatment, subjected only to the hypochlorite treatment and subjected to both were compared as to flux and salt passage by testing at an applied pressure of 225 psi using a 2000 ppm salt solution. As can be seen from Table IV below the combined heat and hypochlorite treatment improved the flux and lowered the salt passage more than either treatment alone.
TABLE V______________________________________Treatment Flux (gfd) Salt Passage %______________________________________Untreated 47.5 1.78Heat treated 35.9 1.3Chlorine treated 48.8 0.8Heat + chlorine treated 52.4 0.69______________________________________
Coupons of the reverse osmosis membrane of Example 5 were treated at room temperature with hypochlorite at pH 12 for times and at concentrations shown in the table below. Some of the coupons were then subjected to 0.1M sodium hydroxide for 62 hours. All coupons were then tested with 2000 ppm of salt at 225 psi applied pressure. As can be seen from the data coupons not exposed to the base all had similar flux and salt passage for the same ppm-hours. Coupons exposed to base showed increase in both flux and salt passage.
TABLE VI______________________________________ Base Flux Salt Pass.Time and Conc. Treatment Ppm/hrs (gfd) %______________________________________untreated no 0 45.43 1.641 hour, 4000 ppm no 4000 55.99 0.562 hour, 2000 ppm no 4000 57.22 0.541 hour, 4000 ppm yes 4000 73.85 1.472 hour, 2000 ppm yes 4000 74.57 1.241 hour, 10000 ppm no 10000 58.80 0.745 hour, 2000 ppm no 10000 62.27 0.74______________________________________
The membranes of the present invention find particular utility in the production of potable water from brackish water as well as in the purification of water to produce ultra pure water. Another advantage of the treated membranes of the present invention is their stability at high pH, which allows for repetitive cleaning of the membrane during use.
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It's a great day for people who root for stuff. Over at YesButNoButYes, our good friend Jellio has a great post on the world's most rabid fan bases.
We're still feeling a bit let down by Saturday's so-called "Game of the Century".
Bob Knight was at it again last night, giving one of his players a little shot to the chin. Now, Knight's bashers are surely going to call for his head.
"The last big football game Rutgers played was the first college football game ever," the great Tony Kornheiser said last Thursday, referring to a 6-4 victory over Princeton in 1869.
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The former chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 - 2001. Welch expanded the company and dramatically increased its market value from $14 billion to $410 billion during his tenure.
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Prior to leading GE, Welch had worked there for 21 years. He was hired as a junior engineer in 1960. During the 1980s Welch was given the nickname "Neutron Jack" for eliminating employees while leaving the office buildings intact. Welch adopted the Six Sigma quality program in 1995. The program led to greatly increased profits during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Clay Connections: Innovative Ceramics: Lessons that Make Connections to the Elementary School Curriculum and Seasonal Calendar.
Published by Poodle Press, 2008
Available at www.craighinshaw.com
HIS RECENTLY SELF-PUBLISHED book connects ceramics to kids, seasons and elementary curricula. As one would expect from the title, there are interdisciplinary and 'time of the year' projects--26 of them and 10 venerable ceramic mural ideas that are described in detail. This cheerfully covered 'how to' paperback is filled with dozens of black and white photographs of kids' projects and unambiguous procedures for making them; all are accompanied by a materials list.
Certainly qualified for writing this publication, Craig Hinshaw, author of Clay Connections, has been teaching elementary art in Michigan for over 20 years, writing dozens of articles on curriculum, clay and interdisciplinary connections, presenting at state and national art education conferences and making his ceramic artwork in his basement studio.
The best part of the publication is the connection made to historic ceramic cultural objects. Though these are few, they are accompanied by a photograph and a bit of information on the artefact. There are two first-rate projects like this; a Pre-Columbian swinging figure from Vera Cruz, Mexico, and an Ocarina (clay whistle) from Costa Rica. There are other salient interdisciplinary projects, such as ceramic pie birds (and early American culture), sundials, Day of the Dead projects and mummy boxes with cat mummies (though this would have more import if the key object for the lesson was not a kitschy Mummy, hotdog box coffin; perhaps a field trip to a museum, then centre the projects on a 3000 year old ushabti).
For parents and teachers who are greenhorns to greenware, there are two other commendable features of the book near the back of the 100 pages. The 10 ceramic mural ideas and procedures are perfectly on track for anyone considering their first group mural with kids or someone looking for a substantive idea for their next mural. Following the murals, there are 10 pages of photographs of children who illustrate basic handbuilding techniques, followed by fundamental vocabulary, clay and firing information. Even though the book is black and white, the last eight pages are in colour featuring one student example of each project.
Most of the interdisciplinary-based projects are delightful and provide tangible connections to other school disciplines, world events or hobbies, such as Mission to Mars, Earth Day Shakers, and Dove of Peace. Some of the interdisciplinary projects, however, teeter on the edge of making responsible connections to curriculum, such as Aquarium Castles, Nesting Chickens, Cars and Trucks and Spring Clothes. Regrettably, the seasonal/holiday projects will probably enthuse the parents and non-art teachers but will not particularly satisfy current curriculum or art standards.
A few of the project ideas are like a step back in time rather than moving ceramics education forward. Late 1950s editions of Ceramics Monthly featured a column by Canton Ball usually titled "Strictly Stoneware." For their time these articles were appropriate. But times have changed. In the 1960s, Jerome Bruner, a leading cognitive learning theorist, strongly influenced pedagogy for classrooms when he remarked about how a discipline is practiced professionally compared to school disciplines, "the difference is in degree, not kind." Since that time, state and national K-12 standards have taken Bruner's theory to heart requiring context and/or content as part of the art lesson, albeit at the appropriate age level. Consequently, even elementary art should be a site for kids to work with their minds and think with their hands.
The mural information and procedures are excellent and will definitely assist enthusiasts to avoid snags that are inherent to mural making. The mural ideas provide substantive connections to current ceramics education pedagogy. They provide particularly helpful information for a successful foray into this genre, a common sense approach for involving a lot of children, as well as making charming connections to kids and community. One project features leaves collected on a field trip through a local nature centre, then leaf impressions are pressed into tiles, and a natural colour pallet of tiles welcomes guests to the nature trail. The Face Place mural is made of 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 in. tiles of 320 smiling self-portraits of every student and staff of an elementary school. The people represented wrote about themselves, and these are bound in a book in the school library for posterity.
Clay Connections is a good starting place for teachers who are ready for a basic venture into connecting clay with curriculum, and a superb resource for those daring enough to take on elementary school-based mural projects.
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tivo usb port questions.
My TIVO has 2 USB ports on the back.
I could connect a USB network device to one of these ports
and connect into my home network.
But I would have to buy the network device.
Can I connect from one of those USB ports
directly to a USB port on my computer or USB hub.
Or how about directly to my router/modem (ADSL).
Could a USB Jump drive be connected to one of those ports.
Or are the files too big to transfer that way.
Otherwise I'm gonna have to buy a USB network device.
Sure would be nice to just use a USB cable.
I have a USB cable that has the same connector on both ends.
So it could be plugged into the TIVO and into a computer.
Would it work. I want to be able to do file transfers.
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If that doesn't help, there's also another forum run by TIVO where you could ask.
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The question had been asked several times already.
The answer is no. You have to have a network device.
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The Outsiders was written by S E Hinton. Her full name is Susan Eloise Hinton, but she published only under S E... initially a suggestion by her publisher as a way to avoid her first novel being overlooked by male reviewers. She began writing The Outsiders at fifteen, which blows me away - it was published in '67 (when she was 19 or so) .
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Hinduism Books List
You should be able to answer the questions "What are the best books about Hinduism?" and "What are the most famous Hinduism books?" with items on this reading list.
Note that this Hinduism book list can be sorted by various information, and most Hinduism books can be bought on Amazon with one easy click. If you want to know more about Hinduism then this list is the perfect resource for finding more books on the subject.
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The Uttarpara speech of Sri Aurobindo Ghose Sri Aurobindo
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A sermon on the idolatry of the Hindoos Samuel Nott
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Selected works of M.P. Pandit Madhav Pundalik Pandit
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The yoga and its objects Sri Aurobindo
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Alternative Krishnas Guy Beck
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The Deendar Anjuman Nur Muhammad
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Hinduism and Christianity N. K. Devaraja
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The Chicago addresses Vivekananda
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Democratic Hinduism G. Krishna Sastri
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The essence of the Hindu religion Sudhir Anand
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Hinduism Shail Kumari Singh
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Contemporary Hinduism R. P. Singh
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Encyclopaedic dictionary of the Dharmaśāstra Parmeshwaranand
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The Harappan origin of Hinduism R. C. Dhanda
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Hinduism and Christianity J. L. Brockington
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Encyclopaedic dictionary of Upaniṣads Parmeshwaranand
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The Hindu Phenomenon Girilal Jain
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Sonic theology Guy Beck
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The Book of Hindu Imagery Eva Rudy Jansen
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Facets of Hinduism Harshananda
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The Spirit of Hindu culture T. L. Vaswani
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Epics, myths and legends of India Paul Thomas
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Heart of Rama Hari Rama
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Vedas lost Vishwa Nath Sahay
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Hinduism /by Sir Monier Monier Williams Sir Monier Monier-Williams
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Vehicles for the Kalki Avatar Julia Day Howell
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Hinduism, religious diversity and social cohesion Hugh Desmond Hoyte
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The Lotus and the Robot Arthur Koestler
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Harper's dictionary of Hinduism Margaret Stutley
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Hindu mysticism, philosophy & religion Mahendranath Sircar
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Tales from the river Brahmaputra Tiziana Baldizzone
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In Defence Of Hinduism Annie Besant
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Source of the dream Robert Priddy
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A dialogue of the knowledge of the supreme Lord Rowland Williams
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The G8 summits during the twenty-first century have inspired widespread debates, protests and demonstrations; and the two- or three-day event becomes more than the sum of its parts, elevating the participants, the issues and the venue as focal points for activist pressure.
Its also brings leaders together not so they can dream up quick fixes, but to talk and think about them together but its continuing relevance after more than 30 years has become somewhat unclear.
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Get a 6141 instead. 6121 is limited to 4 downstreams AFAIK.
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It seems the more and more posts I see daily, we always have this daily dilemma of providing settings to a user, but not knowing what device they have, resulting in several hours or days lost where the user hasn't replied, and therefore hasn't got the answer she/he needs, affecting the giffgaff reputation of speedy quality replies.
The option to allow users input their device model and brand is currently optional, however this idea is to make this a requirement upon sign up. This allows us to know what device the user has, and provide better quality answers to all instead of directing them to the standard Giffgaff APN.
This would solve time, and make the experience of giffgaff far better. Giffgaff is mobile network provider, that's the purpose of giffgaff, and so it would be much more efficient to ask for the phone the user has upon sign up.
Implementing this would be easy, simply add another field to the sign up process asking the phone they have, and make it validated to ensure some text has been entered.
Who agrees? Kudo if you do!
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After re-discussing this Idea with our Management Team we decided not to implement it. Reason being is that members should have a choice of whether they want to show their phone or not - the phone they have when they start up might not necessarily be the phone they have a year later when they post asking for help and as a final reason, having a phone isn't a mandatory requirement to sign up or post on the giffgaff forums. So we couldn't possibly force this on members,
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Firstly, thanks for the feedback. If someone changes their phone and wants updated settings then the likely chances of them asking on the forum for settings without saying this, or updating the phone from community settings is low. I often see people mention the fact they have a new phone. So if they haven't updated this we can take information from this, and then give guidance on how to update the phone, I will certainly follow this up if it was implemented.
In today's society, it's getting a bit lop sided to be fair, I understand what you're saying, but at the end of the day it's a mobile network providing help, if customers didn't provide this information, it's refusing to give essential information out, and therefore we couldn't help them. It's a bit like ringing o2, them asking what phone you have, and then refusing to give such information, O2 wouldn't serve them, and so at giffgaff morally it's the same principal.
Advice pages, they already exist, do you see them put to use? No, they stare people in the face at times, but people don't read this, they want service quick and simple and not a guide on how to get the service they need, this idea is much more simplistic, instead simply input your phone, and then we can ensure faster quality replies to users.
The technology is already their, it exists and so it's a bit silly not to put it to its full potential.
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PEORIA, Il (June 28, 2012) � During a private audience today with Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated a decree affirming the heroic virtues of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. This declaration carries with it the title of �Venerable� for one of America�s most celebrated and impactful evangelists in the history of the Catholic Church.
This is a monumental second step in the process of the advancement of Sheen�s Cause of Canonization for sainthood. Blessed Pope John Paul II declared him Servant of God following initiation of the Cause for Canonization in 2002.
�This is a great day for the Catholic Diocese of Peoria and the Catholic Church in America,� said Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, Bishop of Peoria, Ill. �I give thanks to God that the heroic virtues of a son from central Illinois and a priest of Peoria have been recognized by the Catholic Church and he has now been raised to the rank of Venerable. Fulton Sheen�s zeal, wisdom, and holiness should help us build our faith.�
�Of course, in the timelessness of heaven, it is not a coincidence that the Church would render its decision on the heroic virtue of Archbishop Sheen on the same day as the Supreme Court issues its decision on the health care plan,� said Msgr. Stanley Deptula, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation in Peoria. �Today, more than ever, the Church in America needs heroes to inspire us to stand up and to fall to our knees. I think in a special way, Venerable Fulton Sheen can be an inspiration and a consolation to our bishops and other Church leaders. He was a man of courage, and priest of prayer.�
Following conclusion of the Diocesan phase of investigation in support of Archbishop Sheen�s Cause for Canonization, Bishop Jenky presented all the documents generated to the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. Today�s declaration of venerability is the second of four official steps on the way to Canonization.
�We are all living through this wonderful moment,� said Dr. Andrea Ambrosi, the Postulator of the Cause for Canonization of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, from Rome. �As you can tell, the cause is taking a special road � and quite quickly thus far. This is due to the importance of this cause for Fulton Sheen�s sainthood to the American Church and all the faithful. We hope to go on with continued momentum.�
�I am certainly excited by this news,� said Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., Vice-Postulator of the Cause for Canonization. �Venerable Fulton Sheen has certainly been a great leader of the faith, a defender of the freedom of religion and of our rights as Americans. It is truly remarkable that he was declared venerable on the day that the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in its decision on health care by declaring as a tax its proposed penalties. Fulton Sheen certainly had much to say in defending religious freedom � not just in our country but around the world.�
�As head of the Propagation of the Faith from 1950 to 1966, the Venerable Fulton Sheen was heroic in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ far and wide � from Peoria to Pretoria; New York to New Delhi. He teaches us still that the Church is missionary by her very nature,� said Very Rev. Andrew Small, O.M.I., National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
The Diocesan investigation included research and evidence gathering related to his life of holiness and claims of miracles attributed to Archbishop Sheen in order to advance the cause thus declaring him Venerable. Verification of one miracle is a requirement for Beatification, the next step in the Canonization process. Verification of a second miracle is necessary for Sainthood.
Mass of Thanksgiving set for Sept. 9
Bishop Jenky announced today that he will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving to honor Venerable Archbishop Sheen at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 in Peoria�s Cathedral of Saint Mary � the same cathedral in which Venerable Fulton grew up, received his vocation to the priesthood and was ordained. The Mass will be open to the public.
About Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Venerable Archbishop Sheen was born May 8, 1895, in El Paso, Ill., in the Diocese of Peoria. He was ordained to the priesthood in Peoria in 1919. At his ordination, he promised to offer Mass for the Virgin Mary every Saturday, and promised to spend at least one hour daily in Eucharistic Adoration � which he did for more than 60 years.
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