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Officials have geared up to contain the menace posed by share auto drivers
Transport department officials, in coordination with the Traffic Police, are determined to regulate passengers travelling in auto rickshaws and share autos.
In a 'novel' effort, all the three RTOs (Regional Transport Officers), namely Madurai North, Central and South, have started the practice of having the permitted number of passengers painted on the vehicles. "Three passengers only," will be displayed on the vehicles in the hope that it would raise public awareness of the hazards of overloading. Motorists and road users have expressed concern over rash driving and over loading by rickshaws on the Facebook page of the district administration.
According to officials, out of 10 complaints received every day, at least four to five pointed to the share auto menace. The civic issues, which normally dominates Facebook, were pushed to the second spot, they pointed out. Surprise checks and impounding vehicles for repeated violations was stepped up in every nook and corner. However, the mushrooming number of autos on the roads is a challenge to the authorities.
Autorickshaws will not be eligible to receive Fitness Certificates unless they abide by the three-passenger rule, officials said.
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While the officials are determined to regulate the auto drivers, public cooperation is essential, a traffic police officer at Periyar bus stand said. However, many commuters, while welcoming the move, feared that autorickshaw drivers would overcharge the passengers. "For us, a difference of Rs 10 daily means Rs 300 per month…We are daily wage earners in a pappad factory in Jaihindpuram", a passenger said.
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Is cancer caused by negative emotions?
Indian-born Dr. Shaji Kudiyat maintains that 'when we have positive thoughts, the vibrations can modify the DNA constructively, resulting in a curative DNA'
A homeopathic doctor believes that cancer is caused by negative emotions. For instance, cancer in the left breast is born out of a loss, and femininity issues. Cancer in the right breast is spurred by conflicts with the opposite sex. Cancer in the small intestines is a result of prolonged depression. Anger, meanwhile, can result in cancer in the large intestine.
Indian-born Dr. Shaji Kudiyat maintains that the soul or life force, the mind and emotions, and bodily functions are all intimately linked. Positive and negative experiences and impressions can thus have an impact on physical functions. Feelings of anger, worry or sorrow can subsequently make the body more vulnerable.
On the other hand, when the patient awakens its spiritual identity or begins to understands itself as a life force and attunes itself to love and hope, healing can begin.
At the start of his medical practice, Kudiyat realized that cancer was being treated without understanding its root causes. "Today's cancer treatments mainly focus on the identification and rectification of the tumor growth," he says. "It is achieved by surgically removing the tumor or by destroying it by chemotherapy or radiation."
He realize that the things he learned in medical school had their limitations. Science maintains that genes are responsible for life and that the body is made of material components and biochemical actions and reactions. However, they don't have the ability to think, feel or express emotions.
Based on his researches, Kudiyat says he discovered that there is a nonmaterial element, a living energy, that actually makes the body function.
"This energy can be easily identified as the wave which the doctors and nurses monitor in all intensive care units," he says. "My curious mind started searching for solutions by which we can overcome scientific limitations."
'Dynamic Science'
This led him to form what he calls "Dynamic Science," which attempts to explain how the mind, the vital force (soul) and DNA (which decides all physical functions) are interconnected.
"It answers many questions and helps solve some difficult problems including diseases like cancer," says Kudiyat.
"Dynamic Science can explain how our thoughts decide the genetic nature of our own DNA. So when we have positive thoughts, the vibrations can modify the DNA constructively, resulting in a curative DNA. Similarly, negative thoughts modify the DNA, resulting in the unhealthy transformation of the DNA, producing diseases including cancer."
Kudiyat observes that cancer patients follow a certain pattern: They held deep-seated negative emotions and hurts before they developed cancer.
"Through Dynamic Science, we identify the root cause of cancer and chronic diseases as negative mental states other than nutritional deficiency and lack of proper rest, sleep and exercise," says Kudiyat.
Nonsurgical alternative
He offers a nonsurgical alternative. First, he makes a holistic case study of the patient by knowing the personality. Then the patient and family attend a group counseling session. This includes probing the psychological reasons for the cancer. He helps the patient understand what is needed to be done to eliminate the causes.
He then prescribes homeopathic medicine and encourages yoga, meditation, prayer, music therapy, laughter therapy and other techniques to let the mind be at peace.
Kudiyat shares a success story. A married lady had conflicts with her husband which remained unresolved for many years. This hardened her. She slowly developed a lump in the right breast which became malignant. After she consulted several doctors, her biopsy confirmed that she had invasive ductal carcinoma.
Although she underwent mastectomy, she also consulted Dr. Kudiyat for a lifestyle change. The patient realized that beneath the hardened heart was a wellspring of peace and happiness. She learned to forgive, let go, move on and trust again.
"That was in 1997; she's still alive," he says.
Dr. Shaji Kudiyat will hold a lecture on "Dynamic Science: Approach to Cancer Prevention & Treatment" on Sept. 5, from 6 to 9:30 p.m., at Santuario de San Antonio, Buffalo cor. Duke St., Greenhills. For details, call 0917-5275002.
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A dispenser which can deliver precise small amounts of a liquid is disclosed. The dispenser is particularly suited to applying reagents in a biological test such as an immunoassay. It includes a reservoir chamber linked to a dispense chamber via a check valve, the two chambers preferably being in the form of syringes. An outlet line leading from the dispense chamber to a nozzle includes a delay check valve (preferably a ball inside a cylindrical chamber) which allows continuous outward flow, but shuts off flow in the reverse direction after allowing a predetermined volume to pass. The process of refilling the dispense chamber from the reservoir chamber creates reverse flow in the nozzle and causes a hanging drop of liquid at the tip of the nozzle to be withdrawn.
1. A liquid dispenser comprising:
a reservoir chamber;
a dispense chamber;
a supply channel connecting the reservoir chamber and the dispense chamber, the supply channel containing a means for providing a resistance to flow between the reservoir chamber and the dispense chamber;
a dispense channel extending from the dispense chamber and terminating at an orifice for delivering a fluid from the liquid dispenser, the dispense channel containing a delay check valve means, the delay check valve means operative to allow a continuous flow of liquid from the dispense chamber and out through the orifice and to allow a predetermined volume of liquid to flow from the orifice and into the dispense chamber, shutting off flow of liquid towards the dispense chamber after the predetermined volume of liquid has entered the dispense chamber; and
means to expel liquid from the dispense chamber through the dispense channel.
2. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 wherein the means for providing a resistance of flow comprises a check valve, the check valve being oriented so as to prevent liquid flow into the reservoir chamber.
3. The liquid dispenser of claim 2 wherein the check valve is a duckbill valve.
4. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 wherein the means for providing a resistance to flow comprises a conduit having an inside diameter sized to provide a significant resistance to flow through the conduit.
5. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 wherein the delay check valve means comprises a body positioned within a chamber, the chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port, the body being sized and shaped so as to mate with a surface adjacent the inlet port and thereby shut off flow towards the dispense chamber, the body being free to move away from the surface so as to permit liquid flow from the dispense chamber.
6. The liquid dispenser of claim 5 wherein the body is spherical in shape.
7. The liquid dispenser of claim 6 wherein the chamber comprises a cylindrical wall.
8. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 comprising a means to draw liquid into the dispense chamber.
9. The liquid dispenser of claim 8 wherein said dispense chamber comprises a cylindrical wall and the means to expel liquid and the means to draw liquid comprise a piston slidably disposed within the cylindrical wall.
10. The liquid dispenser of claim 9 wherein the dispense chamber and the means to expel liquid and the means to draw liquid comprise a syringe.
11. The liquid dispenser of claim 9 in combination with a pneumatically driven actuator for actuating a plunger in the syringe.
12. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 wherein the reservoir chamber comprises a cylindrical wall and a piston is slidably disposed in the wall.
13. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 wherein the reservoir chamber comprises a check valve for admitting air into the reservoir chamber.
14. The liquid dispenser of claim 1 comprising a means for removably mounting the liquid dispenser on a reagent tray.
15. The liquid dispenser of claim 14 having a bar code applied to a surface thereof.
16. The liquid dispenser of claim 14 wherein said means for removably mounting the liquid dispenser comprises a foot and a spring member, the foot to be inserted in a groove in the tray and the spring member to engage a corresponding part of the tray when the dispenser is mounted on the tray.
17. The liquid dispenser of claim 16 wherein the spring member comprises a groove for engagement with a lip on the tray.
18. A combination comprising:
the liquid dispenser of claim 17; and
a reagent tray comprising a groove and a lip, the foot of the liquid dispenser being inserted in the groove of the tray and the groove in the spring member engaging a lip on the reagent tray.
19. The combination of claim 18 wherein the reagent tray, the groove therein, and the lip are circular in shape.
20. The combination of claim 19 wherein the liquid dispenser has a bar code applied to a surface thereof, the bar code being readable by a bar code reader for identifying the contents of the liquid dispenser.
21. The combination of claim 19, the reagent tray comprising a plurality of teeth for meshing with a plurality of corresponding teeth in a drive carousel.
22. A combination comprising:
the combination of claim 21; and
a drive carousel, the teeth of the reagent tray meshing with corresponding teeth in the drive carousel.
23. A liquid dispenser for dispensing reagents for use in biological tests, the liquid dispenser comprising a foot and a spring member for removably mounting the liquid dispenser in a reagent tray, the foot to be inserted in a groove in the tray and the spring member to engage a corresponding part of the tray when the dispenser is mounted in the tray.
24. The liquid dispenser of claim 23 wherein the spring member comprises a groove for engagement with a lip on the tray.
25. A combination comprising:
the liquid dispenser of claim 24; and
a reagent tray comprising a groove and a lip, the foot of the liquid dispenser being inserted in the groove of the tray and the groove in the spring member engaging a lip on the reagent tray.
26. The combination of claim 25 wherein the reagent tray, the groove therein, and the lip are circular in shape.
27. The combination of claim 26, the reagent tray comprising a plurality of teeth for meshing with a plurality of corresponding teeth in a drive carousel.
28. A combination comprising:
the combination of claim 27; and
a drive carousel, the teeth of the reagent tray meshing with corresponding teeth in the drive carousel.
29. A liquid dispenser comprising:
a reservoir chamber;
a dispense syringe;
a supply line linking the reservoir chamber and the dispense syringe, the supply line containing a check valve for allowing liquid flow in the supply line only from the reservoir chamber to the dispense syringe; and
a dispense line extending from the dispense syringe to a nozzle, said dispense line containing a cylindrical ball chamber in flow communication with the dispense syringe, the ball chamber having a ball retained therein and comprising an inlet port with an adjacent surface for mating with the ball so as to prevent liquid flow into the dispense chamber, the ball chamber allowing continuous liquid flow form the dispense chamber.
30. The liquid dispenser of claim 29 wherein the check valve comprises a duckbill valve.
This invention relates to devices which dispense a measured volume of a liquid and, in particular, to liquid dispensers which provide a precise small volume of a liquid reagent used in conducting a biological test such as an immunoassay.
In performing biological tests and analyses, it is often necessary to dispense a series of liquids such as reagents into a test area, e.g., a slide. For example, in an immunoassay of tumor tissue, a thinly sliced section of the tissue is placed on a slide, rinsed and covered with an evaporation inhibitor. Then a measured amount of a primary antibody solution (e.g., 100 μl) is dispensed onto the slide. The antibody solution passes through the evaporation inhibitor and comes into contact with the tissue section. The primary antibody and rinse solution remaining on the slide (e.g., ˜300 μl) are mixed, by directing a stream of air onto the slide, and are incubated for a period of time. The slide is washed and the process is repeated with an enzyme-labeled secondary antibody solution. After another washing, an enzyme substrate solution (indicator), a color enhancer, and a counterstain are added to the slide in sequence. Before each of these liquids is added, the slide is washed and a fresh layer of evaporation inhibitor is applied.
In a process such as the foregoing, many of the reagents must be deposited on the slide in precisely measured small amounts (often expressed in μl). The process is highly labor intensive and can be variable if performed manually, and therefore a number of devices have been proposed for automating all or a portion of the process.
Application Ser. No. 07/488,601, filed Mar. 2, 1990 co-owned with this application and incorporated herein by reference, describes a reagent carousel which cooperates with a slide support carousel to apply a sequence of preselected reagents to each of the slides with interposed mixing, incubating and rinsing steps. The reagent carousel holds a plurality of reagent containers and includes a drive means for positioning the appropriate reagent container over one of the slides in the slide carousel. Air cylinder or equivalent actuators make contact with the individual reagent containers and thereby cause reagent to be delivered on to the slides.
The reagent container described in the above-mentioned application Ser. No. 07/488,601 is a small bottle capped with a microdelivery pump/valve. After the pump/valve is primed, the bottle is inverted and placed on the carousel above the slide area. The actuator is positioned above the bottle and, when activated, forces the bottle downward, dispensing a predetermined volume of reagent.
Liquid dispensing arrangements such as this have several limitations. First, they frequently include a metal compression spring in the path of the fluid. The metal spring may react with several of the liquids dispensed (e.g., salts), and metal ions which enter the reagent may act as a catalyst for redox reactions which will destabilize indicators and proteins and will create problems with the specific chemical reactions, generally causing a loss of activity and a loss in sensitivity of the assays. Second, the bottle is not vented and develops an internal vacuum as the reagent is dispensed. To avoid generating a complete vacuum, the bottles are normally only half filled. Third, a certain amount of air remains in the pump chamber after the priming process. This air may deflect the reagent stream sideways or cause it to spray out of the nozzle during the initial dispensing operations, causing the volume of liquid delivered to be unpredictable. Moreover, as the pressure inside the bottle falls during succeeding dispensing operations, this air migrates toward the interior of the bottle, causing the volume of liquid dispensed to increase. Fourth, a drop of liquid forms at the tip of the nozzle after each dispensing operation, and may fall off as the carousel rotates. This can create problems if, for example, the drop lands on another slide. Finally, some of the bottles must be opaque to protect photosensitive reagents, and the operator is unable to tell how much reagent remains in the bottle.
The liquid dispenser of this invention overcomes all of these problems.
A liquid dispenser according to this invention includes two chambers: a dispense chamber and a reservoir chamber. The chambers are connected by a supply line, which includes a check (one-way) valve, allowing fluid to flow only from the reservoir chamber to the dispense chamber. A dispense line connects the dispense chamber to a nozzle, from which the liquid is dispensed.
The dispense line includes a delay check valve. The delay check valve allows fluid to flow in an unrestricted volume from the dispense chamber to the nozzle. In the other direction, however, the delay check valve allows only a predetermined volume of fluid to flow before it closes, restricting all further flow from the nozzle to the dispense chamber. The next dispense from the dispense chamber to the nozzle opens the delay check valve again, allowing an additional amount of fluid to flow in the reverse direction and causing it to close again.
In one embodiment, the delay check valve comprises a ball enclosed in a cylindrical chamber. The diameter of the ball chamber is slightly larger than the diameter of the ball, allowing the ball to move freely along the length of the chamber. At the inlet to the ball chamber from the dispense chamber, the surface of the port is shaped to allow the ball to seat and thereby prevent flow in the direction of the dispense chamber. At the outlet from the ball chamber, no such seating surface is provided and thus fluid may flow downstream toward the nozzle even when the ball is pressed against the outlet. When fluid is dispensed from the nozzle, the ball is forced against the outlet from the ball chamber. If the direction of flow in the dispense line is reversed, the ball moves in the opposite direction until it seats against the inlet port to the ball chamber. Further flow toward the dispense chamber then ceases.
In operation, a measured amount of liquid is forced from the dispense chamber and out through the nozzle. A means is provided for drawing a new volume of liquid into the dispense chamber. Since a small threshold pressure differential is necessary to draw liquid in the forward direction through the check valve linking the reservoir chamber and the dispense chamber, liquid is initially drawn into the dispense chamber through the nozzle, where there is essentially no resistance. This continues until the ball has seated against the inlet to the ball chamber, cutting off further reverse flow. From this point, fluid flows from the reservoir chamber to the dispense chamber until the dispense chamber has been refilled.
In an alternative embodiment, the check valve between the reservoir chamber and the dispense chamber is omitted, and a resistance to flow from the reservoir chamber to the dispense chamber is provided by alternative means, such as a constricted section in the supply line.
In a preferred embodiment, both the reservoir chamber and the dispense chamber are cylindrical in shape and oriented vertically. The reservoir chamber contains a piston which contacts the top surface of the liquid in that chamber and slides freely as the volume of liquid in the chamber decreases. The dispense chamber includes a piston and a plunger mechanism for forcing fluid from the chamber. An external compression spring (which does not contact the liquid) returns the plunger to its retracted position after each dispensing operation.
In another embodiment, a check valve replaces the piston in the reservoir chamber.
The liquid dispenser of this invention can be constructed so that only non-metallic materials come into contact with the liquid. The dispenser can be primed quickly and easily, and no air remains in any pump chamber or valve after it is primed. Even if the dispenser is made of opaque materials, the amount of liquid remaining can easily be determined by detecting the position of the piston in the reservoir chamber. After each dispensing operation, the dispenser automatically withdraws the drop remaining on the tip of the nozzle. The entire dispenser can be made of plastic and can be disposable.
In another aspect of this invention, the dispenser is provided with a spring-loaded mechanism, which allows it easily to be inserted into and removed from a reagent tray. The reagent tray is removably engaged to a drive carousel by a number of interlocking teeth.
FIG. 1 is an elevational cutaway view of a dispenser in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the dispenser shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the ball chamber and nozzle.
FIGS. 4 and 5 are elevational cutaway views of additional embodiments in accordance with the invention.
FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate the mounting of a liquid dispenser on a reagent tray and the manner in which a reagent tray is engaged with a drive carousel.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser according to the invention.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 1. A liquid dispenser 10 includes a dispense chamber 11, a reservoir chamber 12, a coupling block 13 and a nozzle 14. Dispense chamber 11 is included in a syringe 110, and reservoir chamber 12 is included in syringe 120. Syringe 110 and syringe 120 have tapered ends which are fitted snugly into receiving holes 130 and 131, respectively, which are formed in coupling block 13.
Syringe 110 includes a plunger 111 terminating in a piston 112, which slides along the inside surface of syringe 110. The other end of plunger 111 terminates in a cap 113. A pair of side walls 114 extend downward from cap 113 and end in an annular ring 115. The top surface of annular ring 115 engages a stop 116, which is connected to a barrel 117 of syringe 110. A compression spring 118 presses against the lower surface of cap 113 and the upper surface of stop 116, thereby forcing annular ring 115 against stop 116 and maintaining piston 112 in its uppermost position.
The elements near the top of syringe 110 are shown in perspective in FIG. 2.
Liquid is ejected from dispense chamber 11 by exerting a downward force on cap 113, against the force of compression spring 118. This forces piston 112 downward until it reaches point 119, where it is prevented by the tapered portion of syringe 110 from further downward movement. Thus, the total volume of liquid expelled from dispense chamber 11 is equal to the inside cross-sectional area of barrel 117 multiplied by the vertical displacement of piston 112, shown as L in FIG. 1.
When liquid dispenser 10 is mounted on a reagent tray, as described below, the downward force on cap 113 is applied by an actuator driven by an air cylinder or some other means.
Syringe 120 is larger than syringe 110, but it has a similar tapered portion which is inserted into coupling block 13 in the same manner as syringe 110. Syringe 120 includes a barrel 121 within which a piston 122 slides. Piston 122 includes a guide portion 123, which ensures that piston 122 remains properly oriented within barrel portion 121 to prevent the leakage of liquid from reservoir chamber 12. Piston 122 slides freely within syringe 120 so that its position indicates the top surface of liquid within reservoir chamber 12. Syringe 120 has a removable cap 124 which is screwed on to barrel 121 and is provided with an aperture 125 for allowing air to enter the space above piston 122. If syringe is required to be opaque, the position of piston 122 can be viewed by removing cap 124.
A supply line 132 is formed in coupling block 13 and connects the tapered outlet ports of syringes 110 and 120. A check valve 133, preferably of the "duck bill" variety, is inserted in supply line 132 and oriented so as to allow flow in the direction from reservoir chamber 12 to dispense chamber 11. The outlet of syringe 110 is aligned with a ball chamber 135. At the lower terminus of ball chamber 135 a cylindrical hole 136 is bored in coupling block 13 into which nozzle 14 is snugly fitted. An open end of supply line 132 is sealed off by plug and supply line assembly 137. Plug and supply line assembly 137 seals a hole formed in coupling block 13 and routes a fluid from the outlet part of syringe 120 through check valve 133.
The details of ball chamber 135 and nozzle 14 are illustrated in FIG. 3. Hole 136 bored in coupling block 13 is offset from ball chamber 135 so that an inner edge 30 of nozzle 14 protrudes into the outlet of ball chamber 135. Nozzle 14 has a tip 33. Ball chamber 135 contains a ball 31 which fits loosely against the cylindrical surface of ball chamber 135 and is free to move between an uppermost position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 3) and a lowermost position (shown by a hatched line in FIG. 3). In its uppermost position, ball 31 mates with the surface of an inlet port 32 of ball chamber 135, thereby preventing liquid flow in the direction from nozzle 14 to dispense chamber 11. At its lowermost position, ball 31 is restrained by inner edge 30 of nozzle 14 and prevented from falling into nozzle 14. This does not prevent liquid from flowing from ball chamber 135 to nozzle 14, however.
Using the above described structure as a basis, the operation and unique characteristics of dispenser 10 will now be described. At the beginning of a dispense stroke, plunger 111 and piston 112 are in the positions shown in FIG. 1. When liquid is to be dispensed, a downward force is applied against cap 113. This overcomes the force of compression spring 118 and forces piston 112 downward until it reaches point 119, thereby dispensing a predetermined volume of liquid equal to the distance L multiplied by the internal cross-sectional area of barrel 117. The liquid flows from dispense chamber 11 into ball chamber 135. It cannot flow into supply line 132 because check valve 133 is oriented so as to prevent flow towards reservoir chamber 12. The downward flow through ball chamber 135 forces ball 31 to its lowermost position, abutting edge 30, but this does not prevent flow in this direction and the measured amount of liquid is ejected from nozzle 14. Normally, the surface tension of the liquid leaves a drop hanging at tip 33 of nozzle 14, so that the volume of liquid actually reaching its intended destination is equal to the volume of dispense chamber 11, less the volume of liquid in the hanging drop.
When plunger 111 has reached its lower extreme position, the downward force on cap 113 is released, and compression spring 118 takes over, forcing Cap 113 in an upward direction. Plunger 111 and piston 112 also move in this direction, and liquid begins to be sucked into dispense chamber 11.
It is here that the interplay of check valve 133 and ball chamber 135 becomes important. Check valve 133 is a duck bill valve, which requires a predetermined threshold pressure differential in order to permit flow in the forward direction. In contrast, ball 31 moves freely within ball chamber 135, and therefore provides essentially no resistance to liquid flow from nozzle 14 until it reaches its sealing position at inlet port 32. When the dispense operation is completed, the liquid flow has forced ball 31 to its lowermost position, abutting edge 30. As the upward movement of piston 112 begins to draw liquid back into dispense chamber 11, the upward flow of fluid in ball chamber 135 pulls ball 31 upward until it reaches port 32, where it cuts off any further liquid flow toward dispense chamber 11. Until ball 31 reaches point 32, however, there is virtually no resistance to liquid flow from nozzle 14, and therefore no pressure differential is created across duck bill check valve 132 sufficient to cause liquid flow from reservoir chamber 12 to dispense chamber 11.
The volume of liquid which flows from nozzle 14 towards dispense chamber 11 while ball 31 is moving from its lowermost to its uppermost position is preselected to be a volume exactly equal to the volume of the hanging drop left at tip 33 at the end of the dispense cycle. Thus, the drop is effectively drawn back into nozzle 14 and an internal meniscus forms at tip 33.
When ball 31 reaches port 32, it shuts off further flow from nozzle 14 into dispense chamber 11. This immediately creates a pressure differential across check valve 133 and causes liquid to flow from reservoir chamber 12 into dispense chamber 11. The suction generated in dispense chamber 11 keeps ball 31 firmly seated against port 32 and prevents any further flow from nozzle 14.
When compression spring 118 has forced annular ring 115 against stop 116, syringe 110 is returned to its original condition and is ready for another dispense cycle. Ball 31, being made of a material slightly more dense than the liquid, falls through ball chamber 135 until it makes contact again with edge 30.
A simplified "one-valve" embodiment of this invention is illustrated in FIG. 4. Liquid dispenser 40 is identical to liquid dispenser 10 except that check valve 133 has been omitted and has been replaced by a constricted section 41 in supply line 132. Otherwise, all of the elements of liquid dispenser 40 are identical to those in liquid dispenser 10 and are similarly numbered.
The dispense operation begins with a downward force on cap 113, preferably supplied by an actuator driven by an air cylinder. Piston 112 moves downward, forcing liquid from dispense chamber 11. As in the case of liquid dispenser 10, liquid flows through ball chamber 135 and out nozzle 14. In this case, however, since there is no check valve in supply line 132, a small portion of liquid flows through supply line 132 and into reservoir chamber 12. Two factors limit the volume of this flow: (i) the constricted section 41 in supply line 132; and (ii) the friction between piston 122 and the walls of syringe 120. The combined resistance provided by these two factors is significantly greater than the resistance in nozzle 14, and therefore the amount of flow into reservoir chamber 12 is minimal. Moreover, the volume of flow into reservoir chamber 12 can be determined in advance by testing, and it is taken into account in determining the volume of liquid that will be dispensed.
When the dispense cycle is completed, compression spring 118 forces cap 113 upward, drawing liquid back into dispense chamber 11. Liquid flows into dispense chamber 11 from nozzle 14 and supply line 132. Initially, however, the flow from nozzle 14 is substantially greater than the flow from supply line 132, owing to the resistance provided by constricted section 41 in supply line 132. When ball 31 seats at the inlet port 32 to ball chamber 135, however, flow from nozzle 14 ceases, and the remaining flow into dispense chamber 11 comes from reservoir chamber 12. In the same manner as in liquid dispenser 10, the drop hanging from nozzle 14 is withdrawn, and a meniscus forms at the tip 33 of nozzle 14.
An alternative structure for reservoir chamber 12 is shown in the embodiment of FIG. 5. In this embodiment the aperture in cap 55 is provided with a check valve 56 which allows air to flow into reservoir chamber 12. Piston 122 and guide 123 are omitted.
As described in the above-mentioned application Ser. No. 07/488,601, liquid dispenser 10 preferably has a bar code affixed to it which identifies the liquid which it contains. Liquid dispenser 10 is placed in a reagent tray and a bar code reader and homing system are provided for reading the bar code and indexing the position of liquid dispenser 10 on the reagent tray.
For the system to work effectively, liquid dispenser 10 must be mounted securely and firmly on the reagent tray to assure that the bar code may be properly read. An illustrative position for a bar code 15 is shown in FIG. 8.
It is also important that liquid dispenser 10 be easily mounted on and removed from the reagent tray. As shown in FIG. 1, liquid dispenser 10 includes a foot 51 and a spring member 52, which has a groove 53.
FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate the manner of mounting liquid dispenser 10 in a reagent tray 60. Foot 51 is initially inserted into a circular U-shaped groove 61 formed in reagent tray 60. Groove 53 of spring member 52 engages a circumferential lip 62 of tray 60.
FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of liquid dispenser 10 after it has been mounted on reagent tray 60, showing in particular the manner in which foot 51 fits into groove 61 and showing the flexing of spring member 52 to hold dispenser 10 firmly in place.
To remove liquid dispenser 10, spring member 52 is simply bent inward slightly so that groove 53 clears lip 62, and foot 51 is withdrawn from groove 61.
Normally, a reagent tray containing a number of liquid dispensers is refrigerated when it is not in use. Therefore, the reagent tray must be readily removable from the testing apparatus so that it can be placed in a refrigerator. As shown in FIG. 6, reagent tray 60 has a plurality of teeth 63 which mate with corresponding teeth 64 in a drive carousel 65, which is driven by a stepper motor (not shown), for example. When reagent tray 60 is to be refrigerated, it is simply lifted from drive carousel 65. When it is to be placed back in use, it is placed on drive carousel 65, the teeth 63 meshing with the teeth 64. It is not necessary to orient reagent tray 60 in the same angular position as it was when it was removed, since the bar code reader and homing system will quickly determine the location of each reagent on reagent carousel tray 60.
The disclosures of the foregoing embodiments are intended to be illustrative and not limiting. Accordingly, many other embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, all of which are intended to be within the broad scope of this invention.
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Chipotle is known for its generous portions, and the burritos are no exception. Competitive eater Matt "Megatoad" Stonie conquered not one, two or even three, but four of the mega burritos in just three minutes.
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Pune airport director Manoj Gangal said,"After following up for the last two years, an AAI delegation visited the Pune airport to see the land that can be procured for cargo arrangement. A five-member team from New Delhi had visited the airport on Friday, the meeting was positive and we are waiting for clearance from the defence."
Gangal added, "After the procurement of land, we will start the construction work for cargo arrangements. We are positive that by the end of this year, the international cargo movement will start from Pune airport."
With over 18,211 metric tonnes of domestic cargo movement from Pune airport last year, the city indeed needs a separate cargo arrangement for international cargo.
President of the Maharashtra Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), S K Jain, said, "As on date, more than 50 per cent of the cargo is shipped from Mumbai goes via Pune. Once we have our own cargo arrangements, it will give more options and agriculture products will be easily exported to various international destinations."


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Will the Fed taper? If so, when will they taper and by how much? No one knows and because the markets just abhor the unknown, it is why the stock market declined this week. Pay no attention to these histrionics.
The simple fact is that markets need to consolidate, especially in a bull market. Of course, that doesn't sell newspapers or keep you tuned into the television when you should be out enjoying the weather. It is August, people are on vacation, and those who are not are bored to tears. Fretting about will they or won't they passes the time and if you are nimble you might make a little money off the angst in short term trading.
Listen to me: markets discount the news once, not twice, and especially not three times. From May 22 through the end of June, the stock market discounted the Fed's announcement that they planned to taper their stimulus program if and when they felt it was appropriate. It doesn't matter whether they taper in September, by the end of the year or next year. It doesn't matter by how much. All that matters is they will and that the market declined by over 7 percent as a result.
The present pullback in the market is about hitting another record high, (last week the S&P 500 Index breached 1,700) and is now consolidating those gains. End of story. There's nothing more to it than that, so why don't we all move in and stop rubber-necking.
Instead of fretting over what is happening in the U.S., readers should be paying more attention to Europe. If you haven't read last week's column "Europe is Recovering" access my blog www.Afewdollarsmore.com and have a read. In a nutshell, Europe's recession is coming to an end led by Germany, the powerhouse of the continent. That recovery after the longest recession in years will be similar to the U.S. experience. Unemployment will remain stubbornly high while the economy will grow but at a moderate base.
Values in Europe lag those in the U.S. stock market. In my opinion, those who invest now and are prepared to wait will see some hefty returns over the next few years. There are many who still doubt that an anemic recovery in Europe won't help stocks much, but they said the same thing about the U.S. market back in 2010 and look what happened here.
Over in Asia, Japan (another long-term favorite investment of mine) has been going through a period of consolidation that I expect should continue into the fall. Both the Nikkei Index as well as the Japanese currency have experienced huge moves since last November. A period of consolidation is almost a text book requirement before further advances (in the case of stocks) and declines (the yen) can be expected.
August is traditionally a disappointing month for U.S. investors. Stocks usually trade aimlessly in a listless fashion. My advice is to simply ignore the headlines and gyrations in the stock market this month. September will be time enough to take the measure of the markets for this coming fall.
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This has to be the most-hated stock market rally in history. No one trusts Wall Street or the stock market and just about everyone is looking for an excuse to sell. There isn't a day that goes by without some lionized Wall Street sage predicting the top of the market. That's why it will continue to go up.
An informal survey of recent communications from clients and readers reflects that nervous attitude. Here is just one such missive.
"Dear Bill," began this client email I received on Monday, "interesting article in Barrons, predicting a bear market being imminent. I see this guy has a good track record. Thoughts?"
Over the last six months I have received dozens of similar queries. I won't start to worry until everyone throws in the towel and becomes bullish. In the meantime, enjoy the ride.
This week the Fed said all the right things. They reiterated their position that until the economy begins to grow at a satisfactory rate they will keep the money flowing and remain committed to their stimulus policies. The latest data shows an economy that is still growing at a sub-par rate while employment is improving modestly. Friday's employment number was a bit of a disappointment, gaining just 162,000 jobs, well below that magic 200,000 jobs a month number that we need to make a substantial dent in the nation's unemployment number.
This is absolutely the best news for our Goldilocks' market (if not for the economy and employment). As long as the porridge called data is neither too hot nor too cold, stocks will continue to climb on back of the Fed's easing policies.
Technically, many indexes are reaching new, all-time highs. The S&P 500 Index cracked 1,700 for the first time in history this week with many technicians pointing to 1,750 as the next stop. Small cap indexes have been leading the markets higher and are now in uncharted territory. The transportation index, which many Dow theorists believe is critical to confirming new highs in the Dow, is on a tear and is itself at a new all-time high. What's not to love in these numbers?
Many investors tend to be a bit myopic in looking at the prospects of the U.S. market. Given that it is the largest stock market and economy in the world it is an understandable mistake. I urge readers, however, to pay attention to what is also happening in economies overseas. In recent columns, I have called your attention to the growth story now unfolding in Japan, but don't ignore the prospects for a European turnaround.
The world's central bank's stimulus policies are finally starting to boost the growth prospects of many nations. This will have a larger and larger impact on the global marketplace where one nation's growing economic health will bootstrap growth in other nations. The last time this happened in the 2003-2007 period, Chinese growth acted as a locomotive for the rest of the world.
We may be entering another such period, only a new engine could be based on the expanding economy of Japan, the European Union as well as the United States. In that kind of future economic environment investors want to take a longer term approach to the stock market. What's not to like about that?
The markets have spent most of this year focusing on concrete things like the economy, jobs, the Fed's stimulus program and corporate earnings. However, we are entering that time of year when our dysfunctional political parties may once again roil the markets in an attempt to justify their miserable existence.
It is no accident that President Barack Obama took to the road this week with proposals for additional federal spending to boost the economy. After heaping all the blame on the Republican House for blocking his middle-class economic agenda, he introduced what appears to be a re-hash of old proposals that have been shot down repeatedly by the Republicans. What's the point?
The Democrats are hoping that playing the blame game, just prior to the legislative summer recess, will hurt Republicans returning to their districts, who (they hope) will be greeted by an outcry of anger and disgust by voters. I believe they are misreading the situation.
While it is true almost everyone is down on politicians, what most observers fail to realize is that both conservatives and liberals won't allow their representatives to compromise in order to advance a new economic or social agenda for the nation. "Moderate" has become a dirty word among this increasingly polarized society. Positions have hardened, rather than softened, and legislators who appear to have "caved-in" risk a short shelf life in Washington.
This year's budget battle has begun. Both Houses have approved their own version of a budget based on party lines that is $91 billion apart in terms of spending. If we don't have a budget by the end of September, the politicians will most likely do what they have done every year since Obama was elected, pass a temporary measure (or not) before the government shuts down on Oct. 1. Does any of this sound familiar?
Then there is the debt ceiling, where once again the U.S. Treasury will run out of funding between October and mid-November. The Obama administration says there will be no deals cut in order to get Congress' approval to raise the ceiling. On the other hand, thanks to the sequester, spending cuts that will automatically take effect again next year, the Republican-controlled Congress will be looking for even further cuts in entitlements programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
About the most anyone can hope for is that the markets have become so inured to this useless posturing, that they tune it out entirely. There is an old saying in the stock market that an event can only be discounted once. Anything more becomes a buying opportunity. In the past five years, the "Double Ds" of deficit and debt have been discounted several times and all of those sell-offs have turned out to be a wonderful buying opportunity. I suspect it may happen again.
In the meantime, the markets are performing handsomely. Each spurt higher has been followed by a healthy consolidation, which is exactly what you want in a bull market. Ignore the noise. Minor pull-backs should be expected. Investors are still way too cautious to spell an end to the upside.
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So far June is playing out as expected. Stocks are see-sawing in a trading range that is driving day traders crazy. Hopefully, you are not one of them.
This week was almost a carbon copy of last week. For two weeks in a row the averages tested the 1,600 level on the S&P 500 Index and then bounced higher. That was also the level where technicians predicted the market would find support (at what is called the 50-day moving average).
Don't worry; I'm not going to get all technical on you. It is sufficient to note that buyers stepped in at the same level that they did last week. And that is understandable since there really is no reason to go much lower than that. I have been looking for a mild pullback in the 5-7 percent range and that is exactly what we are getting.
If you have been reading my columns, you know that the Fed has provided the excuse the markets needed for this decline. As such, all eyes will be focused this coming week on the central bank's FOMC meeting. Investors are hoping for some clue or hint among the meeting minutes to gauge whether the Fed's intention to taper their stimulus program has firmed or weakened.
— Gareth Gates
I believe the markets are misinterpreting the Fed's actions. Nonetheless, the fear that the Fed plans to decrease the level of stimulus, if only modestly, is having a damaging effect on interest rates. In addition, investors are now wondering if the Fed's commitment to keep interest rates low, at least until the unemployment rate declines to 6.5 percent, is in jeopardy as well.
All sorts of interest and dividend yielding securities from U.S. Treasury bonds to preferred stocks have seen a downdraft in prices as a result. In the housing market, mortgage refinancing has dried up as 30-year mortgage rates hit 4 percent.
This is not what the Fed expected, in my opinion. They have acknowledged that in the past their on-again, off-again quantitative easing programs caused an uneven recovery in the economy and volatility in the markets. For the Fed, the trick is to wean the markets off central bank stimulus without causing the same results. That is easier said than done.
To be fair, the Fed has already accomplished some truly stupendous results over the last few years. They have kept us out of another Depression and initiated an economic recovery, even if it is slower than we would have liked. Their stimulus efforts in the financial markets have succeeded in recouping all of our stock market losses and then some. The housing market, which triggered the financial crisis, is a much bigger problem. But even there we are seeing a rebound as a result of their efforts
What would help would be stronger economic growth. A few back-to-back quarters of plus 3 percent growth would re-focus investors away from Fed stimulus and back where it belongs on the free market economy. Unfortunately, this grand central bank experiment is like any experiment. There is a lot of guess work involved. If, for example, the Fed were to wait until after one or two strong quarters of growth to taper, there is a risk that inflation could spike. That would force the Fed to ratchet up interest rates and torpedo the economy altogether. If they act now, they risk slower growth or even a recession.
As for financial markets, it is understandable that the Fed wants to inject some uncertainty back into the markets. Uncertainty is a key ingredient in investing. If investors believe the Fed will always have their back in the form of more and more stimulus, then investing becomes a one way street. It can create a bubble in stock prices just as easily as it created a bubble in the housing markets over the last decade.
So as much as we would all like to hear the Fed say it isn't so, we need to be aware that at some point in the future they are going to take away the punch bowl.
Over the last month, the interest rate on a 10-year, U.S. Treasury note has risen half a point. That may not sound like much in a market that has seen nothing but declines in Treasury yields for years, but investors fear it is simply the start of something big.
By now readers should know that we are in the ninth inning of a thirty year bull market in U.S. Treasury bonds. Everyone (including me) has been warning investors to liquidate their Treasury bond holdings. It is a case of when rates will rise (not if). No one knows exactly when that will happen, but why wait around until they do?
But many bond investors have stubbornly refused to listen. They are driven by fear. They are convinced that stock markets will retest their lows of 2009 on the back of another deep recession or worse. Clearly that has not happened yet (but "yet" for some is still the keyword).
However, as the economy continues to climb, unemployment falls and the Fed stimulates, more and more investors are re-thinking their safe-haven investments. It is the reason gold sold off so dramatically this year and, in my opinion, the same thing is beginning to happen in the Treasury market.
May's spike in interest rates, however, has more to do with misplaced investor concerns that the Fed will begin to taper off its monthly bond purchases as early as June. They fear that with less Fed buying, bond prices will decline and interest rates will rise. This month that has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. I think any talk of tapering off is premature at best and at worse, simply an excuse to take profits in both the stock and bond markets.
I do believe, however, that at some point the Fed will gradually reduce its buy program based on two factors: a stronger economy and a lower unemployment rate. Neither factor is anywhere near a level that would prompt the Fed to withdraw its stimulus even slightly. And when they do, it will be a good thing and no reason at all to sell stocks or even certain kinds of bonds.
Corporate bonds, for example, both investment grade and high yield, do quite well in an atmosphere of rising U.S. Treasury interest rates caused by stronger economic growth. In that environment, rising rates simply signal a more benign environment for corporations, which have less risk of bankruptcy and are better able to make their debt payments. For corporates, it is virtually the "sweet spot" for investment gains.
Many investors fail to understand that. They have been selling perfectly good, high yielding corporate bonds needlessly. So, by all means, cash in your Treasuries but keep your corporate bond investments. Sure, at some point, when interest rates rise enough, all bonds will be impacted but that time is still a year or two away.
As for the stock markets, this week was uneventful. We are entering the summer period where not much can be expected to happen. It is a period where Wall Street moves to The Hamptons or up North to the Berkshires. Hopefully, the markets will take the summer off as well. We are in need of a pause, one that will ultimately refresh this aging bull.
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Yemen youth eager for closer Western ties
TAIF, Saudi Arabia Walking the streets of the walled old city of Sanaa, Yemen, can be a time-consuming adventure for a Caucasian American.
An American visitor can't walk more than a few feet among the stalls displaying jewelry and spices for sale without being accosted by Yemenis calling, "Hello! Welcome to Yemen!"
Even before unrest in the region thrust Yemen into the daily headlines, sporadic activities of the rogue al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) organization reiterated the widespread belief that any Westerner to enter the country would surely succumb to kidnapping or a violent death.
But as I discovered during my year living in Sanaa, the Yemeni people are eager to forge a closer relationship with Western culture. The Yemeni youth, in particular, long for Western assistance in improving their educational opportunities to strengthen their teetering nation.
The present revolution raging in Yemen's cities has the Obama administration watching nervously, as the days of allied President Ali Abdullah Saleh appear to be rapidly reaching an end after more than 30 years in power. Concerns have arisen that Saleh's successor could be sympathetic to AQAP's ideals. However, my firsthand experience living with the Yemeni people leads me to believe this is highly unlikely.
I spent 2009 teaching English for a Washington, D.C.-based nongovernmental organization called Amideast. Amideast, which operates cultural centers throughout the Middle East, administers the Access Microscholarship Program for the U.S. Department of State to provide English language instruction for underprivileged teenagers. At the completion of the program, a select few enjoy the opportunity to study at American high schools and universities.
My young students shared a common, insatiable thirst for knowledge of the language and American culture. They constantly questioned me about life in America; What do Americans do for fun? What do Americans think of Islam? What's the weather like? I could easily fill an entire class responding to their curiosity about the most benign facets of daily life that Americans take for granted.
But the real proof of the Yemeni teens' respect for America was delivered to me in the form of an anonymous survey conducted by the Access program. In it, the teens were asked to give their impressions and opinions of America. I expected to read scathing comments about American values in the unsigned pages, the true feelings that my Yemeni students held but which they were too respectful to tell me face to face.
The overwhelmingly positive tone of their remarks stunned me. "Americans are very nice and friendly," read one. "America does a lot of good for a lot of people in the world," read another. Literally hundreds of pages expressed the same admiration, while less than a handful disparaged the American government's unwavering support for Israel.
The pro-American sentiments weren't limited to the young either. Every time I responded to a cab driver's inquiry as to my nationality, my "Ana Amreeki" reply was met with a thumbs-up and a "Amreeka kwayis" – "America is great" – gushed while munching on a mouthful of qat, the addictive, mildly narcotic plant chewed daily by 70 percent of adults.


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Sampras had what Yandell called a "left ball position" on his toss, what I think you are calling behind him. A key to understanding this is first that the ball is not behind him, it is actually significantly more out front than your toss - Sampras was quite athletic with an impressive vertical jump and really moved up and forward into the serve. And second, Sampras had a lot of body rotation and a fair amount of spin even on his flat serve. That leftward position allowed him to generate a lot of topspin, but it is a very athletic position that most less explosive people have difficulty duplicating.
In your video, it looks like you're pretty much going straight up and down with your legs. That may be the camera angle, but you definitely don't have the forward spring of Sampras. So when you attempt the "left ball position" at the end of the video, you basically look like you are falling over backwards.
My advice at the moment is to give up on the radical left position and work at more leaping up and to the ball while ending up landing in a balanced position on one foot in the court. The falling over backwards isn't doing your serve any favors.
Where can I read what Yandell writes about this? Do I have to subscribe to his site?
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My Tennis: My serve has too much topspin and my forehand not enough.
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BETT Education show runs from 12 to 15 Jan
14 December 2010
The BETT education technology show will be held at London's Olympia on 12-15 January, offering 'the opportunity to view, touch and test all that is new in the industry'. The largest education technology exhibition in the world, BETT will showcase over 600 exhibitors and include 100 seminars.
Music-themed seminars will include Brendon Le Page, head of Lambeth music service, on the online benefits delivered by the In Harmony Lambeth project, and Louise Dorrian, music teacher at Lodge Park Technology College, with a presentation entitled 'Deeper engagement of students and parents through social networking and games based learning'.
Visit the website for a full list of seminars and exhibitors.
Audition dates and venues announced for Youth Music Theatre 2011
6 December 2010
Terry Pratchet's 'Mort'
Auditions for Youth Music Theatre's 2011 season will be held across the UK and in Dublin during January and February. 2011's productions will include an adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel Mort, a musical theatre version of Macbeth by Garth McConaghie and Stuart Harvey, and 'Out There', an intergalactic drama written by the same team as 2010's successful 'Loserville'.
Audition dates and venues:
London (Riverside Studios, 15 January, 19 & 25 February), Berkshire (South Hill Park Arts Centre, 16 January), Liverpool (Studio Liverpool, 22 January), Leeds (Carriageworks, 23 January), Plymouth (Barbican Theatre, 29 January), Bristol (Old Vic, 30 January), Dublin (Dancehouse, 5 February), Belfast (Youth Action, 6 February), Manchester (Zion Arts Centre, 12 February), Newcastle (Live Theatre, 13 February), Aberdeen (Citymoves Studio, 14 February), Inverness (Spectrum Centre, 15 February), Glasgow (The Brickhouse, 16 February), Edinburgh (Dance Base, 17 February), Brighton (Venue tbc, 20 February), Cambridge (The Junction, 21 February), Nottingham (Arts Theatre, 22 February), Cardiff (26 February) and Birmingham (27 February).
Book audition places online here.
Talks begin on proposed spending cuts in Aberdeen
2 December 2010
Councillor Martin Greig accepts the petition from protesters
Talks begin today on controversial plans to cut spending in Aberdeen by £127million over five years. Councillors will look at over 750 savings options which would have a direct effect on the way the city's services are delivered.
The proposals, first revealed in October, include plans to shut the county music service, which is used by thousands of pupils each year. The close of the city's music school would save the council an estimated £450,000.
Aberdeen's music service has one of the UK's highest rates of students enrolled in instrumental tuition, with over 14% of all school pupils also attending the city's music school.
Grant Bruce, secretary of the Education Institute of Scotland's Local Association in Aberdeen, has written to all of the city's councillors to claim that the council had not properly considered the impact of the plans on the 39-strong team of instrumental teachers. Bruce also cautioned against scrapping or privatising the service.
Hundreds of young musicians braved the snow outside Aberdeen Town House on Tuesday to attempt to force the council to rethink the cuts. A petition against the plans, containing 3,260 signatures, was received at the protest by Councillor Martin Greig.
At 1.30pm today, a second protest is to be held outside the Town House by community groups from around the city.
However, it will be impossible to wrap-up any concrete decisions today, as the Scottish Government will not announce the official settlement until 8 December.
Brand new Music Teacher coming your way in January 2011
29 November 2010
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Gove wants 'core curriculum' - and suggests music isn't in it
24 November 2010
Michael Gove, the education secretary, today hinted that under his recommendations music would no longer make up part of the national secondary curriculum.
Speaking on Radio 4's Today, Gove suggested he favoured a 'miminum curriculum entitlement' which would be followed for 'perhaps 50%' of school time, going on to include music in a separate list of other subjects.
Asked about the national curriculum, Gove responded that he believed there should be 'a debate about which subjects we mandate from the centre have to be taught, and after that you free it up.
'Our coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, have made the case very powerfully that what schools should follow is a minimum curriculum entitlement that takes up perhaps 50% of school time - and then there's more space, not just for some of these other subjects but also for music, art, culture and so on,' said Gove.
The Department for Education's white paper will be released later today.
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In the June 2009 issue of Tabletalk my friend Scotty Smith wrote an article to young Christian leaders exhorting them to be gospel-centered in their various roles. Reflecting on mistakes he's made and lessons he's learned over a 30 year span of fruitful ministry, he outlines his exhortation under three headings:
- Gospel astonishment versus theological cockiness
- Chief repenter versus former sinner
- Preaching Christ to yourself versus preaching yourself
Scotty's timeless cry for "an emerging generation of leaders who will live and lead as genuinely as [the apostle]Paul" is painfully helpful, not only for young Christian leaders but for all Christians everywhere.
You can read the whole thing here. Please do!


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