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X Factor winner James Arthur quits Twitter after homophobic row 8
1:09 PM — X Factor star James Arthur has left Twitter following criticism for using homophobic language against another artist in a "rap feud".
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7:05 PM — Following the release of her latest single, Work B**ch, rapper Mykki Blanco has accused Britney Spears of exploiting her gay fans with her music.
28th August 2013
Gay rapper to Macklemore: 'Gay people don't care about your video about gay people' 25
4:47 PM — An openly gay rapper and producer from New York City went on a tirade denouncing straight rap star Macklemore after his performance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the weekend, of a hit which carries a strong message of support for equal marriage.
26th August 2013
Rap star Macklemore: 'Gay rights are human rights. There is no separation' 10
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16th July 2013
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1:17 PM — US rap star Macklemore has showed his support for a Nebraska student who was expelled from her university after she proposed to her girlfriend at one of his concerts.
7th June 2013
Rap star Eve: Frank Ocean was 'ridiculously brave' to come out as bisexual
5:24 PM — Rap star Eve has commented on hip hop artist Frank Ocean's 2012 decision to come out as bisexual, saying he was "ridiculously brave" to do so, and that she thought more hip hop stars should come out.
6th June 2013
Lauryn Hill defends song accused of 'homophobic' lyrics 24
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29th May 2013
Lauryn Hill condemned for 'homophobic' lyrics on new track 42
2:54 PM — US singer Lauryn HIll has been slammed by critics for her latest song, which some said contains "homophobic" lyrics, and portrays drag queens, as a negative aspect of modern society.
1st May 2013
Rapper A$AP Rocky: 'I have respect for gay men who come out of the closet'
6:28 PM — Rap star A$AP Rocky has commented on gay men coming out, saying that he has "more respect" for artists such as Frank Ocean, and sportsmen like Jason Collins, who come out as gay.
30th April 2013
Snoop Lion: There will be an openly gay rap star 'in the near future' 2
12:45 AM — Snoop Lion, rap-turned-reggae artist, who has been vocal in supporting gay rights, but who has in the past noted the difficulty faced by a gay rap artist wanting to come out, has said that he thinks "in the near future" it will be much easier.
19th April 2013
T-Pain slams 'homophobic idiots' on Twitter 8
1:31 PM — Rapper and music producer T-Pain slammed "homophobic idiots" on his Twitter account earlier this week, condemning people for misjudging his gay assistant.
11th April 2013
Frank Ocean named most powerful LGBT figure in US music 10
5:10 PM — Frank Ocean has been named the most powerful LGBT figure in America's music industry.
5th April 2013
Rapper Daddy Yankee denies that he is gay after circulation of fake gay kiss photo 5
1:11 PM — Rapper Daddy Yankee has dismissed rumours that he is gay, blaming social media for the rumours, as a photograph which sites claimed was of him kissing another man, circulated earlier this week.
4th April 2013
Busta Rhymes launches anti-gay tirade in Miami burger restaurant 21
6:04 PM — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of shouting anti-gay slurs at an employee at a Miami restaurant and calling the lesbian owner a "bitch".
1st April 2013
Snoop Lion on equal marriage: 'People can do as they please' 3
4:42 PM — Rapper turned reggae artist Snoop Lion has confirmed that he supports equal marriage, and said that he has "no issues with nobody."
25th March 2013
Rapper A$AP Rocky: 'It's crazy' that homosexuality is even an issue in hip-hop 13
11:33 PM — Rapper A$AP Rocky has spoken out about homosexuality in the music industry, and said that "it's crazy" that it is still an issue.
19th February 2013
Rapper Azealia Banks attacks GLAAD for criticism over calling Perez Hilton a 'faggot' 44
2:49 PM — American rapper Azealia Banks, has turned her attention to gay rights groups after receiving heavy criticism for an argument with blogger Perez Hilton, during which she called him a "faggot" for a second time.
22nd January 2013
Azealia Banks suggests British journalists should kill themselves 40
4:27 PM — Amid her recent homophobic tirade at US celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, rapper Azealia Banks also took the trouble to suggest that two British journalists should kill themselves.
19th March 2012
Reggae artist Sizzla's Swedish concert cancelled over anti-gay lyrics 28
11:14 AM — Reggae musician Sizzla has had the Swedish leg of his European tour cancelled on account of the anti-gay lyrics which feature in his music.


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"From the beginning, we were trying to mix really harsh sounds with really harmonic sounds," says bassist-vocalist BJ Warshaw, who met electronicist-vocalist Dan Friel when both worked at the Knitting Factory. "After a year and a half of seeing bands" play free jazz every night, Friel adds, "I snapped. I wanted form!"
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April 3, 1914
Madison County Democrat — Mrs. Dan Truitt very pleasantly entertained the ladies of the Harmony Needle Club at her home last Thursday afternoon. After the regular program a lunch was served.
— The members of the Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School will give an Easter entertainment at the church next Sunday evening. (The M.E. Church was located then on the site immediately beside the current Huntington Bank just to the east. It was built in 1862 and was replaced with the current one in 1922. Later the old building was remodeled and became the Orient Movie Theater. Your writer has the pump organ from the original church.)
— The members of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs. L C. Dick on Wednesday afternoon.
— The members of the Antioch Mission will give an Easter entertainment at the church on Sunday evening. (The Antioch Mission building later became the home for the Darby Grange.)
— We can offer no better evidence in proof of the fact that Wooltex coats and suits give complete satisfaction both in style, quality and service. Wooltex coats can be had for $12.50 to $25 and Wooltex suits $19.50 to $30.
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The Madison Press, May 20, 1954 — The West Jefferson Firemen's Club on Tuesday night honored Mr. and Mrs. John Kile at a bridal party and shower in the club room. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Kile, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Salyers, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hockenbery, Mr. and Mrs. George Stickle, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Salyers, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hockenbery, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wetzel and Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris. It was an informal evening with light refreshments while the honored guests opened an array of miscellaneous gifts presented to them.
— Baccalaureate services Sunday night, May 23, will be the beginning of the end for 26 graduates of West Jefferson High School. Reverend Father Charles Webb of Sts. Simon and Jude Church, will deliver the address. Friday evening the members of the senior class will take their places with those who have "passed on" when they are honored at the annual banquet of the Alumni Association. (I remember Etta Chenos at the banquet, who I believe was celebrating her 50th year. I thought, "Wow, 50 years, she must be 100!" Next year is my 60th.)
— If the weather persists in keeping the temperature down, Ray Peterman, chairman of the committee of the Businessmen which is sponsoring the first dance "Under the Stars" on the blacktop Saturday night, says not to cancel the date, come right on, says Mr. Peterman, and we'll dance in the gymnasium.


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Mass Spectrometers Finnigan LTQ, and Finnigan LCQ Deca XP Plus
Ionization mode: NanoSpray, positive ion
Scan sequence: Full-scan MS, Zoom scan, MS/MS scan
Acquisitionmodes: Normal, Data Dependent and Dynamic Exclusion
The zoom scan was used to determine the charge state of each peptide, therefore shortening the time required for data searching analysis. Results were compared to those obtained from the same experiment performed using a conventional 3D ion trap.
Results and Discussions
Data Analysis
Protein identification was performed using the Turbo- SEQUEST algorithm in the BioWorks 3.1 software package (Thermo Electron) and the Swiss-Prot human database (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland). The identified peptides were further evaluated using charge state versus cross-correlation number (XCorr). The criteria for positive identification of peptides was XCorr > 1.5 for singly charged ions, XCorr > 2.0 for doubly charged ions, and XCorr > 2.5 for triply charged ions.
The plasma peptide mixture was analyzed under two different LC gradients on the Finnigan LTQ and Finnigan LCQ Deca XP Plus. Figure 1 shows a four-fold increase in the number of scans acquired on the Finnigan LTQ in comparison to the Finnigan LCQ Deca XP Plus. This fast scan speed capability, in combination with the unparalleled high sensitivity on the Finnigan LTQ, produces extremely high quality MS/MS spectra, which in turn results in increased confidence of analyte identification. Figures 2 and 3 compare the MS/MS spectra obtained on the two instruments. Moreover, with the rapid duty


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RegularChains[ConstructibleSetTools][Difference] - compute the difference of two constructible sets
RegularChains[SemiAlgebraicSetTools][Difference] - compute the difference of two semi-algebraic sets
Calling Sequence
Difference(cs1, cs2, R)
Difference(lrsas1, lrsas2, R)
cs1, cs2
constructible sets
list of regular semi-algebraic systems
polynomial ring
This command computes the set-theoretic difference of two constructible sets or two semi-algebraic sets, depending on the input type.
A constructible set must be encoded as an constructible_set object; see the type definition in ConstructibleSetTools.
A semi-algebraic set must be encoded by a list of regular_semi_algebraic_system, see the type definition of RealTriangularize.
The command Difference(cs1, cs2, R) returns a constructible set which is the set theoretic difference of two constructible sets. The polynomial ring may have characteristic zero or a prime characteristic.
The command Difference(lrsas1, lrsas2, R) returns a list of regular semi-algebraic systems, encoding the set-theoretic difference of two semi-algebraic sets. The polynomial ring must have characteristic zero.
The output may contain certain redundancy among the defining regular systems.
This command is available once RegularChains[ConstructibleSetTools] submodule or RegularChains[SemiAlgebraicSetTools] submodule have been loaded. It can always be accessed through one of the following long forms: RegularChains:-ConstructibleSetTools:-Difference or RegularChains:-SemiAlgebraicSetTools:-Difference.
The RegularChains[SemiAlgebraicSetTools][Difference] command was introduced in Maple 16.
The lrsas1 and lrsas2 parameters were introduced in Maple 16.
For more information on Maple 16 changes, see Updates in Maple 16.
First, define a polynomial ring.
Use Triangularize to solve the polynomial equations given by and below.
Now remove points which cancel the following .
First, build the common solution set of and as a constructible set and also build one with .
Then use Difference to find a new constructible set which encodes those points that cancel and , but do not cancel .
You can check the result using the Info command: cs2 consists of six points, and five of them cancel .
The set cs3 consists of a single point which does not cancel .
An example on semi-algebraic set difference: to check whether or not two formula/conditions are equivalent. # Semi-algebraic Difference, verifying results
Verify dec1 = dec2 as set of points by Difference.
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ConstructibleSet, ConstructibleSetTools, GeneralConstruct, Intersection, IsContained, IsEmpty, MakePairwiseDisjoint, Projection, RealTriangularize
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With features reflecting environment consciousness, the majestic Zuellig building shows this is the way to go. Photographed in its glass lobby and at the 32nd-floor sky garden are these bridal designs—lush romance amid spare, simple lines
June is the traditional month to walk down the aisle and meet your destiny at the altar. A June bride is a spring bride, usually in a white wedding gown.
But then, statistics also indicate that December-January sees the highest rate of weddings in the country.
June or December, it doesn't really matter. What does is the infectious romance evoked by just seeing the elements of a wedding, such as the wedding ensemble.
To celebrate the season of romance, white lace and promises, an exclusive Lifestyle shoot was held at the by-now iconic Zuellig Building in Makati. Bridal wear was draped on two of the most beautiful Bb. Pilipinas winners/Miss Universe runners-up Janine Tugonon and Shamcey Supsup, who herself is set to wed this year.
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| Reel Wander chapter 1 . 8/20/2012
nice poem, I've not been reading for awhile lol my bad
I think I've read this, I don't know why I have not done a review on it, again my bad
I can definitely feel the emotion from it, like eyes staring right back at me, asking if I feel it and get it, raw emotion seething inside
| Stormfeather chapter 1 . 10/30/2011
This reminds me of how people change over time.
| BolognaGuy chapter 1 . 7/12/2011
This is a powerful poem. You put a lot of emotion into your words. I really like the three-line sentence format you chose; it brings a sense of consistency to your work.
For me, the most powerful line is the final one. I like how you italicized and capitalized the word, "Her." It adds to the piece's derisive tone.
I look forward to reading more of your work. :)
| Part-time Perfectionist chapter 1 . 7/11/2011
Really beautiful! It almost sounded like a song at some parts (haha, there goes the musician in me... ).
I love the emotion in it, and it almost makes me wonder if I'm someone's "Her". (I hope I'm not... D:)
| Anonymous Koalas chapter 1 . 7/4/2011
This was a really nice poem, simply written. Only a select few words, but those words were perfectly chosen, and made the message concise and strong. Loved the balance in the lines: Are you happy/With your blessing/ From a horrid mistake?
The message was also completely relatable (at least to me :) ), and that's what makes the best poems for me.
| Ice Bubble chapter 1 . 7/1/2011
I love the whole rhyming pattern, though once or twice it didn't match. But the poem itself was written rather exquisitely. :)


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Nintendo has released system update 4.0.3 for the Wii U that increases the console's overall stability.
The update makes "further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user's experience," according to the platform holder.
Previously, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that a new system update, due "early summer," will introduce a new "fast start-up menu" that will halve the time it takes to turn on the console and start a game.
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Chuck Loeb (born December 7, 1955 in Nyack, New York) is a guitarist who performs numerous styles of music, most notably jazz. His own solo projects have generally been commercially successful crossover jazz, such as "contemporary" or "smooth" jazz.
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Chuck Loeb was born Dec. 7 1955 in Nyack, New York, in the New York City region, where he was first introduced to music. He originally came from a musical background of pop and rock rather than jazz, listening to 1960s rock acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. According to a 2005 JazzTimes article, the first song he learned on the guitar was Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone which he would later play at a guest appearance with Dylan himself.[1] It was until he was 16 years old that he discovered jazz and learning about artists such as Wes Montgomery, George Benson, John McLaughlin and Pat Martino.[2]
He studied with local music teachers until he traveled to Philadelphia where he was a student of jazz guitarist Dennis Sandole and later in New York City with Jim Hall.[3] After studying with Hall for two years, Loeb attended Berklee College of Music for two years. After leaving in 1976, he sought professional work in the New York City-area, playing alongside jazz musicians Chico Hamilton, Ray Barreto and Hubert Laws. Loeb played in Stan Getz's group from 1979 for two years.[4] Getz would later become Loeb's best man at his wedding to Carmen Cuesta.[1] In 1994 Loeb and fellow member of Stan Getz, Mitchel Forman formed the jazz-fusion band Metro.[5]
Simultaneously, Loeb continued studying often practicing up to eight hours a day. In 1988, Loeb pursued a solo career with his debut album My Shining Hour on Japanese record label Pony Canyon/Jazz City Records. He released his subsequent albums on DMP Digital Music Products until receiving commercial success with Shanachie Records on his album The Music Inside in 1996 (the album's title song held the number one position on the jazz charts for six weeks).[3] Later he produced Moon, the Stars, & the Setting Sun was issued in 1998; Listen followed in 1999, In A Heartbeat in early 2001 and All There Is in 2002.
As of 2007, Loeb has recently toured the U.S.[6] and Spain[7] with fellow band members drummer Josh Dion, bassist Brian Killeen and Matt King on keyboards, who all also performed with him on Loeb's Presence.[8]
Loeb has also played on numerous movie soundtracks including The Untouchables (under the name "Ennio Morricone"), You've Got Mail and Hitch. Chuck Loeb was also during a number of years the guitarist of the famous jazz-fusion band Steps Ahead, featuring Michael Brecker and Mike Mainieri.[1]
As of 2010, he plays guitar for Fourplay as the replacement of Larry Carlton.[9] In 2014, he was also featured on Brian Culbertson's project Another Long Night Out, providing guitar for track "Fullerton Ave.". Loeb and his wife have collaborated, with Cuesta providing vocals on his albums and Loeb playing on Cuesta's albums,[10] and recently their daughters Lizzy and Christina have provided vocals as well.[11]
- ^ a b c Adler, David R. (June 2005). "Jazz Departments - Chuck Loeb". jazztimes.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Wood, James (November 28, 2012). "Guitarist Chuck Loeb Discusses New Fourplay Album and the Allure of Smooth Jazz". guitarworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Chuck Loeb @ All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chuck Loeb: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Metro Jazz: Early History". Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Caltagirone, Stephanie (March 26, 2007). "Chuck Loeb shows a feast for fans". Reading Eagle. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "Chuck Loeb Band en el Rincon del Jazz". grancanara.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Winbush, Jeff (January 22, 2007). "Chuck Loeb: Presence". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Mergner, Lee (February 15, 2010). "Larry Carlton Leaving Fourplay". jazztimes.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Goodstein, Jack (February 1, 2014). "Music Review: Carmen Cuesta - 'Toda Una Vida'". seattlepi.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "Silhouette - Chuck Loeb". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
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Spring storms kill 17, destroy family in Alabama
BOONE'S CHAPEL, Ala. The home Willard Hollon had shared with his son and granddaughters is gone now, as is the one where his daughter lived, both twisted from their foundations by a tornado and tossed into the woods nearby. The storms that devastated the Deep South destroyed his family, too: Willard, his son Steve and daughter Cheryl all were killed when the winds roared through.
The storms that smacked the Midwest and South with howling winds and pounding rain left 17 people dead in four states. The system plowed through the Carolinas on Saturday, bringing flash floods, hail and reports of tornadoes.
A tornado collapsed a church with six people inside near the South Carolina coast, but there was no immediate word on injuries, said Melinda Wadford with the St. Stephen Fire Department auxiliary. In North Carolina, emergency crews had to scramble to rescue hikers. They were also working to clear trees from roads and survey damage.
Meanwhile, residents were reeling in Alabama. Steve Hollon had recently retired from the Air Force and moved into his father's home with his wife and two daughters while they remodeled a house of their own up the road. He had come to this small community about 25 miles from Montgomery to be closer to his dad.
Williard's brother, Henley Hollon, lived across the street. He had come outside after the storm passed to make sure everyone was all right. The winds whirled, the lights went out and all he saw were a set of wooden steps and flowerbeds, the blooms still on the plants as though nothing happened. An American flag once displayed outside Cheryl's home had been draped over a tree branch about 100 feet away.
"When I shined the light out there I could see it was all gone," Henley Hollon said.
A weather service meteorologist estimated that the tornado's winds reached 140 to 150 mph.
Hymnals still rested on the pews at the nearby Boone's Chapel Baptist Church, even though the walls and roof had blown away. Tammie Silas joined other church members to clean up the debris and came upon two photos of the Hollon family.
"This is all they've got left," Silas said as she clutched the pictures.
Willard Hollon's wife, Sarah, his granddaughters and Steve's wife all survived.
A neighbor, retired Alabama Power employee Don Headley, echoed what others in an area accustomed to nasty weather and the threat of tornadoes had said: When the storm bore down on them, they thought the worst had already ended. He had been on his patio and thought he and his wife were in the clear.
"The rain was just in sheets. There was a big bang. It sounded like something was tearing off my roof. Limbs were rolling off the roof," he said.
The noise ended in less than a minute, and Headley went back out on his patio. Where he had been standing moments earlier a two-inch wide limb was now driven through the patio roof, he said.


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How's that Stimulus/Green Jobs Thing Workin' Out?
Speaking of I told you so... It seems that we've just had another belly flop in a long list of belly flops proving that politically conjured jobs, which exist solely because of wealth transfers from the taxpayer, are temporary, even if their creation kills real jobs in both opportunity cost, and otherwise.
A solar panel company that took $58.6 million in stimulus green jobs money to 'create 350 jobs' has decided it's too expensive to make stuff in places that fetishize the green movement. So they're going to China. That's $167,428 or so per temporary (about a year) job. Don't worry. The Dems and their enablers are convinced we'll make this up in volume.
Reminding us also, yet again, of the folly of the Sen. John Kerry-led 'do we want all of our windmills and solar panels to be made in China?!' erm, 'argument', for mandating their use here. They will be made there. Or Philipines, South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico...
Politicians can mandate you use or pay for anything they can politically get away with mandating you use or pay for. But in so doing they also ensure that these things will be made somewhere else where they are not mandated. Because particularly these schemes touted in the name of jobs (paging Bastiat on Bonaparte!) carry other baggage making it too expensive to actually make the things there. They are worse than Napoleon's ditch-digging-and-refilling. They require higher energy prices on top of the debt (the latter meaning taxes to pay for them, which investors also understand).
Don't think that this particular Massachusetts Miracle will dissuade Obama's congressional point man, Massachusetts' Kerry, to change his tune.
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Me and few friends of my want to make a reproduction of uniforms (and earn money by this way to buy some new shoes). We definitely dont want to make reproductions of uniforms such as German, American or British ones during ww2, but we would more likely be focused on "smaller" states, such as Italy, France, Poland, Romania etc. , which got involved in both world war wars.Concisely said : From my own experience I know that a nice reproduction of a lot of uniforms or equipment is still hard to get, and it must be often replaced by non-100% correct "substitute" .
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Punjab feels let down; Haryana happy with new projects
The Railway Budget has received a mixed response, with the Punjab government expressing its disappointment and the Haryana government hailing various decisions and proposals made by Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal described the budget as a let-down and a huge disappointment, for the poor and middle classes in general and for Punjab in particular. He said that after burdening the common man with additional fare hikes, the Centre had also gone back on its commitment to set up an additional integral coach factory. The State's long pending demands on freight equalisation and the extension of the Mumbai and Kolkata freight corridors to Amritsar were rejected, while the Congress ruled States in the neighbourhood received liberal attention, Mr. Badal said.
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In a separate statement issued by the party office, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that for the first time in the history of independent India the Ministry had devised means to burden the common man without seeking the mandatory sanction of Parliament. He said that after protecting the interests of multinational oil companies through decontrol of petrol and diesel prices, the Railway Ministry had now "outsourced" rail fare increase to a proposed regulatory authority.
He added that fares were increased in January, and the proposed hikes in tatkal, sleeper and other charges would make a ticket costlier by Rs. 25 to Rs. 140. The 5 per cent increase in freight would have a cascading effect on inflation, impacting the common man in every walk of life, Mr. Badal said.On the other hand, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda hailed the budget for giving his State a rail coach manufacturing and maintenance unit at Sonepat, a welding plant at Sampla in Rohtak district, a rail service to the Mewat region as well as on the Yamunanagar-Chandigarh sector via Sadhaura-Naraingarh.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Hooda thanked the Centre for announcing new lines on the Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozepur Jhirka-Alwar and Hisar-Sirsa via Agroha and Fatehabad sectors, announcing a survey for at least two new rail lines, and proposing extension of three existing ones.
Mr. Hooda also appreciated the proposal to run some express trains through Haryana. These included the weekly Bandra Terminus-Hissar Express via Ahmedabad, the bi-weekly Kalka-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express via Hazrat Nizamuddin-Bhopal-Itarsi, the bi-weekly Katra-Kalka Express via Morinda, the Delhi-Ferozepur intercity Express via Bathinda and the Delhi-Hoshiarpur Express.
The Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib, Ravneet Singh, thanked Mr. Bansal for starting the Hazur Saheb Nanded Express to connect the important Takhat Keshgarh Sahib in Ropar, Punjab, with the Takhat Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra. He also appreciated the starting an intercity express train that would facilitate devotees visiting Amritsar as well as the Katra-Kalka train via Morinda that would ease travel to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu.
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President of the Punjab unit of the Congress Captain Amarinder Singh hailed the series of measures announced by Mr. Bansal, which, he said, would benefit Punjab, as they would bring the Takhat Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda district on the rail map of the country. He congratulated the Minister for bringing in a people friendly budget, besides introducing new trains and promising to improve facilities. Captain Singh also appreciated the proposals to upgrade various railway stations in Punjab, link Patti and Ferozepur, set up a skill development institute at Pathankot and introduce an additional weekly train between Chandigarh and Amritsar.
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A valve system in which a magnetic valve is in series with a manually-operated valve and contact with the handle of the manually-operated valve initiates flow via the electronic controller whereas, upon loss of contact, a proximity detector controls the magnetic valve when an object, such as a user's hand, is in range. The manual contact is superordinate and proximity detection is subordinate and the proximity detector remains permanently switched on during the operating duration.
1. A valve system comprising:
a manually controlled valve having a handle for controlling flow between an inlet and an outlet;
an electrically controlled valve hydraulically in series with said manually controlled valve and openable to permit flow through said manually controlled valve and closable to limit flow through said manually controlled valve;
a contactless proximity detector responsive to presence of an object in a vicinity of said manually controlled valve;
a contact sensor responsive to contact of said handle by a hand of a user; and
an electronic controller connected to said electrically controlled valve, said proximity detector and said contact sensor and constructed and arranged so that:
said sensor is hierarchically superordinate to said detector and maintains said electrically controlled valve open as long as there is contact with said handle by the hand of the user,
said detector is hierarchically subordinate to said sensor and maintains said electrically controlled valve open even in an absence of contact with said handle by the hand of the user, and said detector is continuously activated.
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Our present invention relates to a valve system for a sanitary fixture, for example a faucet for a washbasin or the like, with a manually-controlled valve having a handle and a further valve controlled by electronic circuitry, the two valves being provided in series and the control circuitry having a proximity detector.
1. Background of the Invention
A faucet system of the type described is found in German patent document DE 197 23 312 A1 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,003,170. In this system, the manually-controlled valve serves for initiating and terminating water flow, control of the temperature and control of the flow rate and upon it is superimposed an electrical control utilizing a detecting device which is switched in and out.
While that system has been found to be satisfactory, it is capable of further simplification.
2. Objects of the Invention
It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved valve system or faucet arrangement with the advantages of the prior art system but which is further simplified.
Another object of the invention is to provide a faucet system for sanitary fixtures, including but not limited to wash basins and the like, utilizing a proximity detector responding to an object, e.g. a hand of the user, in the range of the detector and which affords reliable control of the faucet.
These objects and others which will become apparent hereinafter are attained, in accordance with the invention in a system in which a manually-controlled valve is provided in series with an electrically-controlled valve, an electronic controller is provided for the electrically-controlled valve and the system includes a sensor for contact of the user with the handle of the faucet and a proximity detector for detecting the presence of an object in a range of that detector.
According to the invention the sensor on the handle of the faucet is superordinate in hierarchy of control of the electrically-controlled valve while the proximity detector is subordinate in that hierarchy so that only during the period of contact with the handle by the user is the electrically-controlled valve held in its open position by the electronic controller while that electrically-controlled valve responds to the detection device only when the handle of the faucet is not in contact with the hand of the user. The detection device, however, remains enabled during the entire operating period or interval of the faucet.
More particularly, the valve system or faucet system of the invention can comprise:
a manually controlled valve having a handle for controlling flow between an inlet and an outlet;
an electrically controlled valve hydraulically in series with the manually controlled valve and openable to permit flow through the manually controlled valve and closable to limit flow through the manually controlled valve;
a contactless proximity detector responsive to presence of an object in a vicinity of the manually controlled valve;
a contact sensor responsive to contact of the handle by a hand of a user; and
an electronic controller connected to the electrically controlled valve, the proximity detector and the contact sensor and constructed and arranged so that:
the sensor is hierarchically superordinate to the detector and maintains the electrically controlled valve open as long as there is contact with the handle by the hand of the user,
the detector is hierarchically subordinate to the sensor and maintains the electrically controlled valve open even in an absence of contact with the handle by the hand of the user, and
the detector is continuously activated i.e. is permanently in an enabled state ready to detect an object in its range.
According to a feature of the invention, the manually-controlled or first valve controlled by the handle, is a mixing and flow-control valve while the second or electrically-controlled valve has an electromagnetically-controlled pilot valve. The electrically-controlled valve is advantageously provided upstream of the manually-controlled valve and can include two valve units for the hot and cold water respectively, preferably embodied in a single valve housing with a twin valve, controlled by the electromagnetic pilot valve. The electrically-controlled valve can be provided with or in series with check valves preventing backflow and/or dirt-blocking screens in the lines for the hot and cold water.
The aforementioned features allow a significant simplification of a faucet system in that the manually-operated valve handle itself requires only the contact sensor. It has been found that electronic circuitry utilizing a proximity detector is substantially more economical if it is utilized continuously, i.e. when the proximity sensor remains in an enabled state continuously. With the system of the invention, the proximity sensor is enabled or activated and thus in an activated state continuously.
While in a preferred state the valve operated by the control circuit is located upstream of the manually-operated valve, it is possible to provide the electrically-operated valve downstream of the manually-operated valve and between the outlet and the manually-operated valve.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of a washbasin provided with a faucet system according to the invention; and
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the hierarchical relationship of the contact sensor and the proximity detector in operating the pilot valve by the electronic controller.
In FIG. 1, the washbasin 7 is provided with a bore 70 above which the faucet body 6 is mounted.
The faucet body forms a housing receiving a mixing cartridge 3 which serves to mix hot and cold water supplied by the connecting lines 21 and 22 and to control the rate of flow of the mixed-temperature water from the spigot 23. The connecting lines 21 and 22 pass through the opening 70 into the valve body 2.
The cartridge 3 of the manually-operated valve is connected by a positioning lever 30 with a handle 1, the manually-operated valve being of the single handle type. A pivoting movement of the handle about a perpendicular to the central axis 13 in the direction of arrow 11 controls the rate of flow from the spigot and represents a first degree of freedom for this valve. A pivotal movement of the handle 1 about the central axis 13 as represented by the double-headed arrow 12 controls the mixing ratio of cold and hot water.
In a lower part of the body 2 of the manually-operated faucet is a detection device 6, referred to here as a proximity detector which can ascertain whether an object, e.g. the hand of a user, is within a certain detection range, usually close enough to the flow from the spigot 23 to enable washing of the hands or other activity in the basin.
In addition, the handle 1, in the region of the handle arm 10 has a sensor 100 on its surface which can detect a contact with the handle by the hand of the user. The sensor 100 is connected by a conductor 50 and the detector 6 is connected by a conductor 51 with the electronic control circuitry 5 disposed beneath the washbasin.
The connection pipes 21 and 22 are provided with elbow valves 8 for the hot and cold water and connected to the hot and the cold networks of the building. In the drawing, only one elbow valve has been shown, the second elbow valve being provided behind the one illustrated and behind the drawing plane.
Downstream of the elbow valve, each of the lines is provided with a dirt-collecting screen 25 and the check valve or backflow preventer 24 each of which communicates with a respective valve unit in a twin valve structure of the electrically-controlled valve 4 which is represented diagrammatically in the drawing. In other words, the valve 4 with its electromagnetically-controlled pilot valve 40, as separate valve units for the hot and cold water which are both shut off when the pilot valve 40 is de-energized and are both opened when the pilot valve is energized. Of course, the pilot valve 40 need not be of the type which is closed when de-energized but can be a bistable valve which is energized to open and energized again to close. The pilot valve 40 is connected by an electric line 52 with the electronic control 5.
The electronic control 5 is so programmed that it operates continuously and provides a hierarchical response to actuation of the sensor 100 and the proximity detector 6. In other words the contact with the sensor 100 produces a signal which is superordinate while the proximity detector 6 provides a signal which is subordinate in control of the pilot valve 40. The electrical energy supply for the electronic circuitry 5, the detection device 6 and the pilot valve 40 is one or more batteries in the control unit 5. Of course it is also possible to have the control unit 5 connected to an electric supply network.
The faucet system operates substantially as follows.
In the position of the handle 1 shown in FIG. 1, the first valve 3 is in its closed position. Since the sensor 100 is not touched by the user, the electronic control 5 maintains the pilot valve 40 of the second valve (twin valve) in a closed position.
If a user contacts the sensor, e.g. by engaging the handle 1, the electronic control 5 activates the pilot valve 40 which opens the twin valve 4 and holds the latter open as long as the user is in contact with the sensor 100.
In this state, the user can employ the faucet under the control of the handle to dispense the requisite volume rate of flow of the water at the desired temperature. By a pivoting of the handle 1 in the direction of the arrow 11, the valve 3 is moved increasingly from its blocking position into the fully open position so that more water emerges from the spigot 23 as a free stream. By a rotation of the handle 1 in the direction of arrow 12, the mixing ratio of cold and hot water and thus the temperature of the emerging stream can be regulated. If the user loses contact with the sensor 100 in an open position of the valve 3, the detection device 6 takes over control of the pilot valve via the control 5. If there is, therefore, an object in the range of the detector 6, the electronic control 5 retains the pilot valve 40 and the twin valve 4 in its open position. If no object is detected, the electronic controller 5 closes the pilot valve. If at a later point an object is introduced into the range of the detector 6, the electronic circuit 5 energizes the pilot valve 40 to again open the twin valve 4 for the duration that an object remains in the detection range. The faucet then operates as a contactless automatic flow faucet.
In the embodiment illustrated, the second valve 4 is formed as a twin valve upstream of the manually-controlled valve 3 and can either have two pilot valves, one for each valve unit, or a single pilot valve for both units, i.e. for the hot and cold water. Instead of two magnetically-controlled valve units, at the downstream side of the pilot valve a single magnetic valve can be provided. The electric circuitry can be provided together with a proximity detector in the valve body and the proximity detector can be an infrared light proximity switch. The invention of course is also applicable to a water tap type of faucet in which the manually-operated valve only controls the on and off state and acts as a flow controller without affecting the flow temperature.
An information flow diagram is shown in FIG. 2 to depict this operation and the detector is activated at 100 and remains enabled continuously. When the hand engages the handle at 101, the controller detects at 102 this engagement and operates the magnetic valve at 103 or permits detection at 104 of an object in the range of the proximity detector, this latter stage being subordinate.
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STAFF at the Skipton Building Society's Bedale branch put on a cake bake break for customers to raise money to help fight multiple sclerosis (MS).
The branch, based at North End, took part in the national Cake Break campaign run by the charity, handing out an assortment of homemade cakes and raised £55 for research.
Valerie Abbey, customer review adviser, said: "One of our customer advisers, Vicki Lancaster, has a family member who sadly died of MS and we have a lovely customer who is a member of the Hambleton and Richmond area MS Society who brought the Cake Break to our attention.
"We felt it was a wonderful cause that does not get the same amount of publicity as other charities so decided to go for it. We'd really like to thank all of our customers who donated so generously for this great cause."
The MS Society campaigns to improve treatment and care for people with MS, funding vital research. Nationally, cake breakers were expected to raise £350,000 which would pay for over 6,000 hours of life changing research.
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You are given a unique insight into the wonders of the human body as a doctor. You are also made aware of the chilling shortcomings of modern medicine. A study at Stanford University published last week showed that most doctors would reject aggressive treatment if they were terminally ill. Nearly 90 per cent would choose a "do not resuscitate" order.
This might seem strange. It's doctors who have developed these procedures, doctors who administer them and doctors who advocate them. Why wouldn't we want them for ourselves? Because we have seen the brutal reality of what resuscitation entails.
I remember, as a junior working nights, running to cardiac arrest calls, only to be met with a pitying look from nurses as they explained that the call was for an elderly, terminally ill patient without a "do not resuscitate" form. I was therefore obliged to attempt to resuscitate, wincing as I cracked the patient's ribs with each compression, knowing that I was subjecting a dying person to something futile, painful and cruel. If they had any sentience left, their last moments would be traumatic and brutal. There is no way I would want myself or a family member to go through this.
While harsh experience of medicine's limitations might be partly responsible for the disparity between doctors' and the public's views on resuscitation, I think there are other things at play. It is only human to want to hope. The idea that the dead might be brought back is a response to impending grief; the mind's futile hope that the inevitable can be avoided. This is what the fantasy of resuscitation fuels – the chance of clawing back life from the jaws of death.
It is stoked by how television portrays resuscitation as a miraculous cure. The British Medical Association (BMA) estimates that in TV dramas three-quarters of people survive as a result of CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). In reality, of those who go into cardiac arrest outside of a medical environment, the figure is less than two per cent. In hospitals, about half survive the initial event, but only 20 per cent live to be discharged. For those who are frail or seriously ill, positive outcomes are vanishingly small.
This skewed portrayal of successful CPR on television has the effect of erroneously raising the public's expectations –particularly traumatic for the friends and family of those who go into cardiac arrest. And many of those who do survive CPR are left with debilitating conditions such as brain damage, also rarely shown in TV dramas.
At its conference in 2005, the BMA called on the government to combat the inaccurate portrayal of CPR, but not much has changed. I have worked as a medical consultant advising on the feasibility of plot lines for various programmes. TV dramas are there to tell a good story. That's not to say they don't try to make it accurate. They do. But their primary focus is the narrative. If bending the truth is required, that's not a problem. The bar is set at: "Is it theoretically feasible?", not: "Does this actually happen?"
Not long ago I was telephoned for advice about a totally implausible storyline. I spent 30 minutes explaining to the junior researcher that there was no way on earth that this would happen in the way it had been written. Clearly exasperated, she said with a sigh: "That's what the other two doctors we called before you said."
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Pop stars do drugs! It's hardly news, but as One Direction found out last week, when you're teen idols, you don't just have your fan base to worry about, but their parents as well.
The band has seen a backlash after footage emerged of two members allegedly smoking a joint while on tour in Peru. There was a 79 per cent spike in people trying to offload tickets in the 24 hours after the footage was shown, as well as demands for the band to apologise publicly.
The music industry has always been awash with drugs, but for manufactured pop idols marketed to pre-pubescent audiences the rules are slightly different. They have to be whiter than white, squeaky clean and perfect role models.
Of course what they did was utterly irresponsible and stupid. I don't condone drug taking. But there is part of me that feels slightly sorry for them. They are little more than teenagers themselves. It can't be easy growing up under the constant glare of the media spotlight. Especially when there's a camera phone round every corner.
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I almost couldn't believe what I was hearing last week. After years of doctors, nurses and patients bemoaning the closure of cottage hospitals and being roundly ignored, Simon Stevens, the new chief executive of the NHS, has said that he wants the closures to stop, and that more patients should be treated in their communities.
This is a significant volte-face for NHS policy, which has recently seen small, local hospitals close in favour of larger centres.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has been particularly vocal over the need for local beds for patients. I agree that this is the way that the NHS should be going: small, local hospitals for general admissions and those requiring rehabilitation or step-down facilities, and then expert centres covering larger areas for more specialist procedures, treatments or opinions.
I've worked in a cottage hospital and it was efficient and popular with patients and the local community. That didn't stop it getting closed down about 10 years ago, despite protests. Is someone high up in the NHS finally listening? I sincerely hope so.


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A new text-based app store to simplify the process of gathering information from the internet was launched in the city by txtWeb in association with Bharti Airtel on Tuesday.
The app store will allow users to gain access to information from the internet by simply texting the key words of what they desire, preceded by '@' to 51115.
Managing director of txtWeb Manish Maheshwari says: "The app allows anyone with a simple mobile phone to create, discover and consume any information at any point in time, without internet connectivity. This can be seen as beneficial considering the fact that 600 million Indian mobile subscribers do not have access to a computer or mobile data plans."
The app also has benefits for regular commuters. "I can check my train reservation status by simply SMSing @PNRALERT to51115," says Naresh from Indore.
Sumit from Mumbai boasts how you can "just SMS @CRI to 51115 and get the latest score on your phone irrespective of wherever you are," amplifying the ease of catching up on the results of your favorite team.
The perk of this app is based on the fact that the users can receive the data they require without the hassle of sifting through spam, which is often the case when researching events on the internet.
Manoj from Noida says: "With txtWeb, I have information at my fingertips. I am not tied to a computer or even a mobile data plan," implying that the app can allow individuals to be less restrained to their laptop.
Maheshwari illustrates how the app provides the opportunity of bringing information to people who do not live in modernising cities. "For the rural masses in India, SMS-based applications can turn basic mobile phones into news portals where TV and newspaper penetration is minimal. SMS apps are already being used by farmers to receive market prices for their produce. This has enabled them to remove middlemen, thereby increasing their profit margins and providing customers a fair price for their produce."


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- Philips IntelliSpace ECG: with the introduction of IntelliSpace ECG, a multi-modality, multi-vendor, scalable ECG management system, patient data can be accessed from other points-of-care applications for review, comparison and printing. Users can review time-sensitive ECGs on a smartphone, which can help improve patient care through comprehensive and flexible workflow management – throughout the user's enterprise.
- Philips ST80i Stress Testing System: this new system and the next generation of stress-testing features a wireless patient experience, bi-directional connectivity and advanced decision support tools that enhance data review, patient care and workflow efficiency.
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At ACC, Philips will display two key examples of "world's first" innovations in cardiac care as part of its mission to change the future of health care:
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