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A device for treating particulate product has a process chamber for receiving and treating the product. A bottom of the process chamber is constructed from substantially plane baffle plates overlapping each other with slots formed between said overlapping plates. Process air can be introduced into the process chamber via said slots between said plates with a substantially horizontal component of motion. Said baffle plates and the resulting slots are arranged in such a way that two opposite flows of incoming process air are produced. Said two opposite flows are directed along a substantially horizontal path and meet along a breaking-up zone and are then deflected to form an upwardly directed, substantially vertical flow.
1. A device for treating particulate product having
a process chamber for receiving and treating a particulate product, said process chamber having a circular bottom being constructed from baffle plates overlapping each other in a manner that slots are formed between said overlapping baffle plates through which slots process air can be introduced into said process chamber with a substantially horizontal component of motion, and means for creating two substantially horizontal flows of incoming process air opposing one another and for creating a breaking-up zone along a diameter of said circular bottom,
said means comprising an arrangement of said overlapping baffle plates in that a first horizontal flow is created directed towards said breaking-up zone along said diameter and a second horizontal flow is created directed towards said breaking-up zone along said diameter, said second horizontal flow opposing said first horizontal flow, said two opposing flows meeting at said breaking-up zone along said diameter for forming an upwardly-directed substantially vertical flow.
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The invention relates to a device for treating particulate product having a process chamber for receiving and treating the product, a bottom of the process chamber being constructed from baffle plates, that overlap each other, with slots formed between the latter through which the process air can be introduced into the process chamber with a substantially horizontal component of motion.
A device of this kind is known from EP 0 370 167 A1.
Devices of this kind are used to dry, granulate or coat particulate products.
A gaseous agent, known as process air, is introduced into the process chamber through the bottom, entering the process chamber through the numerous slots between the overlapping baffle plates in substantially horizontal direction.
In the case of the before-mentioned device the bottom consists of a ring of radially extending guide plates, that overlap each other, with the slots extending in radial direction. The product to be treated, placed on the bottom, is whirled up by the process air to form a toroidally rotating band. The bottom is annular in shape, i.e. comprises a centrally arranged displacement body. Due to its initial horizontally directed component of motion, the toroidally rotating band moves on a process air cushion. For spraying a desired agent on to the particulate product to be treated, nozzles may be arranged in the bottom between the baffle plates.
This technology is based on the principle that the process air must be introduced into the process chamber initially with a substantially horizontal component.
In a further device for treating particulate product, known from EP 0 436 787 A1, the process air is guided in such a way that it is imparted a substantially bottom-up, i.e. a substantially vertical flow direction already as it enters the process chamber. In the process chamber, there are provided longitudinally extending hollow lances which generally extend in cross-wise direction to the gas flow and which are provided with upwardly directed nozzles so that both the process air and the spraying direction of the nozzles follow a substantially vertical line of movement from the bottom toward the top. A device of that kind serves in particular for coating relatively coarse-grained products, for example pellets, in the pharmaceutical area.
The spectrum of particulate products to be treated is much broader in the case of the before-mentioned device according to EP 0 370 167 A1 than the spectrum of products that can be treated wit h the last-mentioned device.
Especially in applications in the fields of chemistry and pharmaceutical technology, the following essential criteria must be considered in connection with devices of that kind.
In order to meet the demands placed on hygiene, agreeable to contact and easy to clean surfaces should be provided.
The processes in the process chamber should be reproducible, which means that any functional contingencies must be excluded by suitable means.
A very e essential criterion is to be seen in what is known as "scaling-up", i.e. the ability to enlarge the scale linearly while maintaining the specific process functions, such as the continuous recirculation and movement of the product according to an exactly defined pattern. Reverting to the rotating toroidal band produced in the device described first, this means that any scaling-up should only have the result to produce a rotating band of larger diameter, while the flow, particle and motion conditions prevailing in the band as such per volume unit should remain unchanged.
Further criteria are the best possible function of the device, achieved by giving the components a formal design adapted to the particularities of the product to be treated, in combination with the aerodynamic and thermodynamic aspects to be taken into consideration. In addition, an optimum design is to be achieved by suitable configuration both of the entire unit and of its details, in order to ensure agreeable handling, where form is function and function is form.
In the case of the device mentioned first, the product placed on the bottom can be lifted off the latter by the process air entering the system in horizontal direction and can be expanded to sort of an air bed.
However, the process air must of course eventually exit the rotating toroidal band, which ideally should occur without any outbursts or sort of volcanic eruptions of gas from the toroidal band. But finally there do not exist any defined breaking-up points for the moving product and/or any defined points of exit for the process air from the product. In order to achieve the best possible degree of uniformity in the drying process of the particulate product, especially in cases where a liquid sprayed from nozzles is to be applied as uniformly as possible on the product, that has been whirled up in the toroidal band, the nozzles must be distributed, statistically, in such a way that all breaking-up points, that may arise in statistical distribution, will be uniformly covered in statistical average.
A further considerable problem with respect to the design of the radial slots arises in connection with the scaling-up aspect. Viewed from the top, the different overlapping baffle plates are substantially trapezoidal in shape. Now, when the diameter of the bottom is very much enlarged for scaling-up purposes, the distance at the periphery between two slots following each other in the direction of flow is much smaller in the radially inner region than in the radially outer region. To say it in other words: A particle of the product circulating in the radially inner region is accelerated and whirled up by the process air, that enters through the next following slot, after a much shorter travel than a particle circulating in a radially outer region. In order to ensure improved uniformity of the conditions it is, therefore, necessary to impart to a particle, that revolves in a radially outer region, a higher circumferential speed in order to guarantee that it will be surrounded, accelerated and whirled up by new process air at the same point in time as a radially inner particle. This is effected by making the height of the air exit slots greater toward the outside so that more process air can enter through the slots in the radial outer region. But this necessarily has the effect that the baffle plates rise a little in radial direction toward the outside and that the outer edge, consequently, presents a mechanical obstacle to the revolving floating band. It is, however, desired to have the product band float on an air cushion in non-contact fashion. In order to form a closed ring, the individual baffle plates are obliquely inclined. This inclination, and the arrangement of the baffle plates in the form of a ring where each baffle plate overlaps the next following baffle plate, lead to a structure that exhibits relatively large openings in the area of the slots through which product may drop, which is undesirable.
In view of the criteria mentioned before and the disadvantages of the device described first, as regards the undefined breaking-up points and the difficulties in connection with the scaling-up aspect, it is the object of the present invention to overcome these advantages and to provide a device that allows a broad spectrum of particulate product to be optimally treated.
This object is achieved according to the invention by the fact that the slots are arranged in such a way that two opposite flows of incoming process air, being directed one toward the other and along a substantially horizontal path, meet along a breaking-up zone and are then deflected to form an upwardly directed, substantially vertical flow.
As the process air is introduced through the bottom with a substantially horizontal motion component, it is possible to initially build up an air cushion carrying the product that has been whirled up in the process chamber. By providing two substantially horizontal, opposite flows, directed one toward the other, a zone is created where the two flows meet and are forcedly deflected in vertical upward direction. Escaping toward the bottom is rendered impossible by the baffle plates of the bottom. One thus obtains a well-defined breaking-up zone for the product to be treated in which the process air rises or breaks up, thereby exiting from the particulate product. The process air, that rises in the breaking-up zone to the top in a defined way, entrains part of the product floating on it, which will however leave the process air, which escapes to the top after a relatively short travel, fall back to the bed of product floating above the bottom where it will be once more entrained and, consequently, recirculated by the oppositely directed horizontal flows. In the-area of the bottom, up to the breaking-up point, the product is subjected to well-defined uniform treating conditions that depend on, among other things, the quantity and speed of the process air being introduced and the distance between two successive slots. These conditions change abruptly only in the breaking-up zone where the process air escapes to the top in a defined way due to the substantially rectangular deflection.
Consequently, there is provided a relatively long defined and substantially horizontal path where the different particles can be treated with the process air under properly controllable and manageable conditions.
If, for example, the product is only to be dried, the necessary thermal energy can be transmitted to the product to be treated during that horizontal path to dry the product correspondingly. In the breaking-up zone the process air is then deflected abruptly in upward direction, with the effect that the product will be entrained, the process air will separate from the product after a certain travel and allow the product to drop back to the bottom where it can be subjected to a further drying process over a defined path.
If the product is to be granulated or coated, for example, then a corresponding agent can be supplied to the product in a defined way in the breaking-up zone, and the corresponding drying processes can then take place during the movement along the uniform horizontal and d defined path.
This embodiment now also permits unproblematic "scaling-up" because any linear enlargement of the bottom will not lead to changes in the flow conditions in the horizontal region. It will only be necessary in this case to provide a larger number of baffle plates and slots in successive arrangement. There will still exist a defined breaking-up zone, i.e. the zone in which the oppositely directed flows meet each other. Accordingly, neither the fluidic nor the fundamental structural conditions need to be changed for scaling-up, as was the case, for example, with the device described first, where the baffle plates had to be raised additionally toward the outside for scaling up purposes, so that they presented mechanical obstructions.
The height of the slot and/or the air gaps remains always the same so that there is no risk that large openings may be produced by the scaling-up process through which the product may drop to the bottom. Further, the baffle plates can be arranged horizontally and need not be inclined, which latter arrangement furthers a sliding movement of the resting product in the direction of the air gaps.
According to a further embodiment of the invention at least one nozzle, pointing in vertical upward direction, is arranged in the breaking-up zone.
This feature provides the advantage that the breaking-up zone, in which the substantially horizontal and oppositely directed flows hit upon each other and are deflected toward the top, is used for introducing liquids with which the product is to be treated. The vertically upward flow in the breaking-up zone, which results from the substantially horizontal flows hitting upon each other, exhibits a motion characteristic which is very similar to an atomizing cone expanding in trumpet-like shape, which characteristic is ideal for treating a product with an atomizing cone. Contrary to the device described first, where the nozzles are distributed statistically over the bottom, it is now possible to apply a liquid at a single, well-defined point, namely in the breaking-up zone, which is a considerable advantage under aspects of process and control technology.
According to a further embodiment of the invention, guide surfaces are arranged in the area of the breaking-up zone which define the transition from the horizontal flows to the vertically upward flows.
This feature provides the advantage that in the case of product sensitive to impact the directional change from the substantially horizontal direction to the vertically upward direction is gently assisted by mechanical means. Examples of such delicate products are relatively large pellets, as used in the pharmaceutical industry, that were obtained by granulation or compression and that exhibit relatively sharp edges and corners. Although it is the process air flows, not the product particles, that hit upon each other directly in the breaking-up zone, it cannot be excluded that individual particles may hit each other. If such particles were to hit each other from diametrically opposite directions, eruptions could take place. Such eruptions are not to be expected with relatively small and insensitive products so that in this case no such guide plates would have to be provided, though they may still be present in order to support the directional change.
According to a further embodiment of the invention, slots are arranged also in the area of the circumference of the bottom, through which process air can be introduced in line with the oppositely directed flows.
This feature provides the considerable advantage that no deposits are permitted to form in the circumferential corner region between the horizontal bottom and the upright tank wall. It has been observed that some sorts of products have the tendency to settle gradually in those corners and to thereby escape the further treatment. By arranging slots, through which process air enters the process chamber, also in this critical area, these critical corner points are now sort of continuously blown through.
According to a further embodiment of the invention, the breaking-up zone extends approximately centrally across the bottom.
This feature provides the advantage that the bottom is thereby divided into two mirror-symmetrical identical halves so that when the product eventually reaches the central breaking-up zone it has passed on both sides of that zone similar treating steps which were, in addition, carried out over traveling paths of equal length.
According to a further embodiment of the invention the slots extend along secants, and the breaking-up zone extends along a diameter, in a circular bottom.
In the case of such a design of the bottom or the process chamber the length of the secants increases continuously in radial direction from the outside toward the inside, which means that the space available for, and the process air that can be supplied to a given product quantity increases toward the breaking-up zone. To say it in other words, the product can sort of relax or breathe out, and the particles, having available increasingly more space, can permanently move away one from the other so that they can be optimally treated with the process air without hindering or influencing one another. It is only in the breaking-up zone that the particles meet again and are deflected vertically toward the top.
Other geometries than circular shapes are also possible, as for example square or rectangular shapes. If the breaking-up zone extends diagonally through a square, then the two oppositely directed areas are divided into triangles in which the product moves from the point toward the breaking-up zone.
However, there is also the possibility to give the bottom a rectangular shape and to arrange the slots in parallel to the short sides of the rectangle so that, depending on the length of the long sides of the rectangle, sufficient horizontally directed treating paths are available before the oppositely directed flows meet at the center of the breaking-up zone.
This provides the system-immanent possibility to use a plurality of different bottom geometries with the aim to create optimum conditions for the product to be treated at any time.
According to a further embodiment of the invention, two inflow chambers are arranged beneath the bottom, to which process air can be supplied.
This feature provides the advantage that the two inflow chambers can be used to build up, in a defined fashion, the oppositely directed flow components on both sides of the breaking-up zone or—to say it in other words—to supply the slots arranged on both sides of the breaking-up zone with process air via the two inflow chambers.
According to a further embodiment of the invention the two inflow chambers taper toward the breaking-up zone in vertical direction to a slot that opens directly adjacent the breaking-up zone.
This feature provides the advantage that the inflow chambers do not take up, structurally, the central space immediately below the breaking-up zone so that sufficient space is available in that area below the bottom to arrange other components, for example nozzles. Slots remote from the central breaking-up zone are supplied by the respective inflow chamber according to gas engineering principles. The orifices of the two inflow chambers immediately in front of the breaking-up zone provide the possibility to produce gas flows that meet each other at this point in an exactly defined way in order to form an upwardly directed vertical and central core flow. It is thus possible to produce a protective air cushion in the breaking-up region between the flows meeting each other.
According to further embodiment of the invention, the at least one nozzle is arranged between the divided inflow chambers, structurally separate from them.
This feature provides the advantage that inflow chambers and nozzles are each independent units which can be handled, for example cleaned, independently one from the other. This further opens up the possibility to pull off a nozzle, that might be blocked or clogged, for a short time during current operation and to clean it and mount it again without having to interrupt the process. And this because the two gas flows meeting each other form a continuous and tight gas shield that prevents any contamination from entering the process chamber during the short period of time needed for inspection purposes.
According to a further embodiment of the invention the at least one nozzle can be removed from the bottom from below.
This feature provides the advantage that the before-mentioned inspection, for example, can be carried out in a simple way also during operation of the system, by simply pulling such a nozzle off the bottom from below, or pivoting it away from the bottom in downward direction.
According to a further embodiment of the invention perforations are provided in the baffle plates approximately in their second half before the next slot, viewed in the flow direction of each oppositely directed partial flow exiting the slots.
This feature provides the advantage, especially in the case of relatively heavy and coarse particulate product, that the latter is imparted during the second half of its travel between two slots a certain vertical component in order to compensate for any dropping tendency caused by gravity so that even in the case of such critical products the latter will permanently float on an air cushion over a baffle plate between two successive slots.
According to a further embodiment of the invention the spacings between the slots, viewed in the direction of flow, are substantially equal.
This feature provides the advantage that these equal spacings produce very specific, defined treating conditions in the substantially horizontal partial flows which will be maintained also when the system is scaled-up, i.e. when a plurality of such uniformly spaced slots are arranged one behind the other.
It is understood that the features mentioned above and those yet to be explained below can be used not only in the respective combinations indicated, but also in other combinations or in isolation, without leaving the context of the present invention.
The invention will be described and explained in more detail below with reference to certain selected exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows a cross-section of a device, taken above the latter's bottom, with the bottom viewed from above;
FIG. 2 shows a sectional view taken along line II—II in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows an enlarged representation of the area marked by a circle in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 shows a side view of a detail of the representation of FIG. 1, viewed from the left;
FIG. 5 shows a sectional view taken along line V—V in FIG. 1, showing additionally the nozzle assembly pivoted away in downward direction;
FIG. 6 shows a greatly enlarged representation of the area marked by a circle in FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 shows a simplified top view, comparable to FIG. 1, of a bottom of a smaller device with the baffle plates perforated in part.
The device shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is indicated generally by reference numeral 10.
The device 10 comprises an upright cylindrical tank 12 provided with a bottom 14.
The cover area of the tank 12 is not shown as its design can be selected in the known way, as usual with devices of that kind.
The bottom 14 consists of a first set of baffle plates 16, 17, 18 that overlap one another.
The baffle plate 16 is the uppermost plate and overlaps the next lower baffle plate 17 which in its turn overlaps the slightly lower baffle plate 18.
The geometry of the baffle plates 16, 17 and 18 is such that the assembly exhibits substantially the shape of a half-disk.
A further set of baffle plates 20, 21, 22 is provided in mirror-symmetrical arrangement to the set described before. The baffle plate 20 overlaps the next lower baffle plate 21, the latter in its turn overlaps the next lower baffle plate 22, as can be seen best in the sectional view of FIG. 2 and the enlarged representation of FIG. 3.
As a result of this overlapping arrangement a slot 24 is produced between the baffle plates 16 and 17, and a slot 25 is produced between the baffle plates 17 and 18.
Correspondingly, a slot 28 is provided between the baffle plates 20 and 21, and a slot 29 between the baffle plates 21 and 22.
A lower bottom provided below the baffle plates comprises a full-length central piece 36, located below the plates 18 and 22, so that further slots 26 and 30 are formed between that center piece 36 and the plate 18 on the one hand and the center piece 36 and the plate 22 on the other hand.
The slots 36 and 30 open at the same level and are arranged diametrically opposite one to the other.
All slots 24 to 26 and 28 to 30 are straight in shape, i.e. extend along secants of the circumferential circle of the circular bottom 14, and are parallel one to another. All slots have the same height.
As appears especially from the sectional representation of FIG. 2, the central piece 36 of the lower bottom 34 transitions via inclined portions 38 and 40 to housings 42 and 44, respectively, which are connected in sealing relationship with an outer circumferential edge of an annular flange 32 provided on the lower end of the tank 12.
The housings 42 and 44 define inflow chambers 46 and 48.
The interior of the tank 12 constitutes a process chamber 50 in which a particulate product 51 is to be treated with process air 52. This seems to be a suitable point to explain the basic and functional principle of the device 10.
The particular design of the superimposed baffle plates 16 to 18 and 20 to 22 causes the process air 52 to exit the inflow chambers 46 and 48 and to enter the process chamber 50 in the form of substantially horizontal flows 54 and 56, respectively.
The flows 54 and 56 are directed in opposite senses and toward each other, as appears especially from the top view of FIG. 1.
The two oppositely directed and substantially horizontal flows 54 and 56 meet each other in a so-called breaking-up zone 58. The breaking-up zone 58 is located in the area of a diameter of the bottom 14, approximately midway between the two slots 26 and 30. In the breaking-up zone 58 the oppositely directed flows 54 and 56 meet each other and are deflected to form an upwardly directed vertical flow 64.
Two upright nozzles 60 and 62, spraying in upward direction, are arranged in the area of the breaking-up zone 58.
In order to provide an additional guiding effect at the transition from the substantially horizontal flows 54 and 56, there is provided in the area of the breaking-up zone 58 a vertically upright guide surface 66 that transitions to the central piece 36 via a gently rounded portion. It is especially the process air quantities exiting the slots 26 and 30 that directly impinge upon the curved portion of the guide surface 66 where they are immediately deflected in vertically upward direction.
The product 51 present in the process chamber 50 is thus treated by the process air 52 in the area of the diametrically opposite flows 54 and 56 and transformed to a floating band moving substantially in horizontal direction.
As can be seen especially in the top view of FIG. 1, the sequence of slots 28, 29 and 30 consists of slots that increase continuously in width so that, correspondingly, they permit rising quantities of process air to enter the chamber so that the product can expand in that flow area. The different particles can move away one from the other and can be optimally treated by the process air without the particles impairing each other. The product can sort of breath out before being moved in vertically upward direction in the breaking-up zone. During this vertically upward movement it can then be sprayed with a liquid through the nozzles 60 and 62, as required, for example for granulation or coating. After a certain period of time, the process air 52 separates from the product 51, which then drops back to the bottom 14 as a result of gravity. The process air 52 is removed from the tank 12 in some known way, if necessary through additional filters, and may be recirculated later into the inflow chambers 46 and 48 after suitable treatment.
As is apparent especially from the representation of FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 the process air removed from the tank 12 is guided through a central pipe 68 toward the bottom, then through a manifold 70 with a flap 72 to two separate lines 74 and 76 connected to the corresponding inflow chambers 46 and 48, respectively.
The particular design of the lower bottom 34 described above provides the possibility to arrange the nozzles on a common assembly 78 that can be pivoted away from the bottom, about the pivot axis 80, as shown in FIG. 5. From FIGS. 2 and 3 and 5 and 6, respectively, it appears that the baffle plates extend to a point below the circumferential annular flange 32 whereby semicircular circumferential slots 82 and 84, respectively, are formed.
This now makes it possible to inject the process air 42 directly into the corner transition area between the tank 12 and the bottom 14, and this in the proper direction of the flows 54 and 56, respectively.
FIG. 7 shows a top view of a device 90, corresponding to the representation of FIG. 1, where the process air supply lines have been omitted.
The device 90 also comprises a hollow-cylindrical upright tank 92 closed by a bottom 94.
One side, or one half, of the bottom 94 is composed of two baffle plates 96 and 97, the baffle plate 97 being located below the baffle plate 96 and being overlapped a little by the latter, whereby a slot 104 is formed between the two elements. Diametrically opposite the described arrangement, two baffle plates 100 and 101 are provided with a slot 109 formed between them. As has been described before, two further slots 105 and 106, respectively, are then additionally provided directly at the breaking-up zone 116.
Here again, circumferential slots, not indicated in detail, are provided as indicated by flow arrows.
It is sufficient for this size of unit to provide a single nozzle 114 in the breaking-up zone 116.
A comparison between the top views of FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 shows that the spacing between the slots 104 and 107, or 108 and 109, viewed in the respective flow direction, is the same as the spacing between the slots illustrated in FIG. 1.
Consequently, identical flow conditions prevail in the respective slow directions.
This means that starting out from the basic size illustrated in FIG. 7, scaling-up to a bottom as illustrated in FIG. 1 is possible without any problem, by merely providing a correspondingly greater number of slots at the same spacings one relative to the other. The number of nozzles provided in the breaking-up zone is thus correspondingly increased as well; in FIG. 7 one nozzle is sufficient, in FIG. 1 two of them are required.
For the rest, the constructional design and the process air path are identical in the device 90 according to FIG. 1 to the device 10 described in connection with FIGS. 1 to 6.
FIG. 7 further shows that the second half of the baffle plates, viewed in the respective flow directions, is provided with perforations 112. The perforations 112 permit a certain, though small, quantity of process air to pass through the baffle plates from the bottom to the top and to impart to the product moving above the baffle plates a certain vertical component of motion. This is the case when especially coarse and heavy particulate product is moved and when there is a risk that the product may drop on to the surface of the baffle plate 101 by gravity, for example on its path between the slots 108 and 109.
The perforations 112 therefore act to produce an additional air cushion in approximately the second half of the path of movement, which serves to keep the product at the desired floating distance above the bottom.
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Four years ago, I braved the coldest damn weather I had ever experienced to go stand out on the Mall and witness the inauguration of the first African American president of the United States. I was glad that I did, but not sure that I would bear frostbitten toes and no liquids for 8 hours again. Little did I know that I would be living in the Burned Over District for the next inauguration.
This inauguration, I will not be out in the freezing cold. I will also not be watching it from the comfort of my own cozy couch by a nice warm fire. No, no. Remember the emergency room incident of the summer? Remember that that gave me one of those Virginia ultrasounds? Well, the Virginia ultrasound found some things that, in the words of one of the doctors, "just go with having a uterus." They wanted me to follow up with another ultrasound to make sure that those uterus-related things have not taken on a life of their own. Guess when the follow-up takes place? Yep, just as the president gets sworn in.
Good times.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Inauguration Day TMI
Posted by Clio Bluestocking at 8:00 AM
Labels: Medical stuff, Tedious Personal Details
2 comments:
- Susan said...
Hope all went well!
- 10:32 PM, January 21, 2013
- Clio Bluestocking said...
Thank you, Sustan. And, yes, it did.
- 6:45 PM, January 22, 2013
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Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui, second right, visits a local satellite station in Mount Lebanon
BEIRUT: Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui announced Tuesday plans to boost the country's high-speed Internet capacity to 33Gbit/s and said he submitted to Cabinet plans to reduce the charges of extra consumption on DSL usage.
Sehnaoui, who spoke at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), said Internet capacity had been upgraded substantially since his taking office and unveiled further plans to boost capacity by 10Gbit/s from the present 23Gbit/s.
"You will recall that 10 months ago the capacity was 3Gbit/s for all of Lebanon and we were able to add 10Gbit/s that we used up completely. Then we recently added 10Gbit/s and we hope to add a further 10Gbit/s in the coming weeks," Sehnaoui said.
"Thus Lebanon will have moved from 3Gbit/s 10 months ago to 23Gbit/s at present and within a few weeks to 33Gbit/s, or 11 times as fast in a span of around a year," he added.
He also said he submitted to the government Tuesday a request for amendments to the tariff decree governing DSL.
One amendment seeks to grant all DSL subscribers to Ogero – the semi-autonomous company responsible for administering telecoms in the country – unlimited nighttime usage between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m.
Sehnaoui said he did not believe the Cabinet would turn down the amendment.
The other amendment aims to reduce the charges on those exceeding their download quotas, or "extra consumption."
Those exceeding their quotas would, if the amendment is approved, be charged for the price of 100 MB rather the 1GB, which is the pricing scheme at present.
Sehnaoui also said Cabinet's agenda Wednesday would include an item about linking Lebanon with Cyprus through a new international cable, which could benefit Lebanon with an additional 700 Gbit/s of capacity.
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Method1. For the potatoes: boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and add the spring onions and a splash of red wine vinegar. Crush roughly with a fork.
2. For the herring: dry roast the coriander and cumin seeds in a small frying pan. Crush with the garlic and a pinch of salt using a pestle and mortar. Add the lemon zest and juice, the coriander, mint, a pinch of smoked paprika and a drizzle of olive oil. Mix together.
3. Season the herring fillets with salt and pepper. In a frying pan, lightly fry the herring skin-side down in a little olive oil. When the edges of the herring fillets become golden turn and fry for a few seconds on the other side.
4. To serve, spoon the crushed the potatoes onto a plate. Put the herring fillets on top and spoon over the herb dressing.
For the potatoes
- 1 handfuls waxy potatoes, peeled
- 1 small handfuls spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
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- 3 tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1/2 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 handfuls coriander, finely chopped
- 1 handfuls mint, finely chopped
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See G. Wood, Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life (2002).
A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical system which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own. The word robot can refer to both physical robots and virtual software agents, but the latter are usually referred to as bots. There is no consensus on which machines qualify as robots, but there is general agreement among experts and the public that robots tend to do some or all of the following: move around, operate a mechanical arm, sense and manipulate their environment, and exhibit intelligent behavior, especially behavior which mimics humans or animals.
Stories of artificial helpers and companions and attempts to create them have a long history, but fully autonomous machines only appeared in the 20th century. The first digitally operated and programmable robot, the Unimate, was installed in 1961 to lift hot pieces of metal from a die casting machine and stack them. Today, commercial and industrial robots are in widespread use performing jobs more cheaply or with greater accuracy and reliability than humans. They are also employed for jobs which are too dirty, dangerous or dull to be suitable for humans. Robots are widely used in manufacturing, assembly and packing, transport, earth and space exploration, surgery, weaponry, laboratory research, and mass production of consumer and industrial goods.
People have a generally positive perception of the robots they actually encounter. Domestic robots for cleaning and maintenance are increasingly common in and around homes. There is anxiety, however, over the economic impact of automation and the threat of robotic weaponry, anxiety which is not helped by the many villainous, intelligent, acrobatic robots in popular entertainment. Compared with their fictional counterparts, real robots are still benign, dim-witted and clumsy.
The last property, the appearance of agency, is important when people are considering whether to call a machine a robot, or just a machine. (See anthropomorphism for examples of ascribing intent to inanimate objects.)
Mental agency
For robotic engineers, the physical appearance of a machine is less important than the way its actions are controlled. The more the control system seems to have agency of its own, the more likely the machine is to be called a robot. An important feature of agency is the ability to make choices.
Physical agency
However, for many laymen, if a machine appears to be able to control its arms or limbs, and especially if it appears anthropomorphic or zoomorphic (e.g. ASIMO or Aibo), it would be called a robot.
Even for a 3-axis CNC milling machine using the same control system as a robot arm, it is the arm which is almost always called a robot, while the CNC machine is usually just a machine. Having eyes can also make a difference in whether a machine is called a robot, since humans instinctively connect eyes with sentience. However, simply being anthropomorphic is not a sufficient criterion for something to be called a robot. A robot must do something; an inanimate object shaped like ASIMO would not be considered a robot.
The Robotics Institute of America (RIA) uses a broader definition: a robot is a "re-programmable multi-functional manipulator designed to move materials, parts, tools, or specialized devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks". The RIA subdivides robots into four classes: devices that manipulate objects with manual control, automated devices that manipulate objects with predetermined cycles, programmable and servo-controlled robots with continuous point-to-point trajectories, and robots of this last type which also acquire information from the environment and move intelligently in response.
The word robot was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which premiered in 1921. The play begins in a factory that makes artificial people called robots, but they are closer to the modern ideas of androids and clones, creatures who can be mistaken for humans. They can plainly think for themselves, though they seem happy to serve. At issue is whether the robots are being exploited and the consequences of their treatment.
However, Karel Čapek himself did not coin the word; he wrote a short letter in reference to an etymology in the Oxford English Dictionary in which he named his brother, the painter and writer Josef Čapek, as its actual originator. In an article in the Czech journal Lidové noviny in 1933, he explained that he had originally wanted to call the creatures laboři (from Latin labor, work). However, he did not like the word, and sought advice from his brother Josef, who suggested "roboti". The word robota means literally work, labor or serf labor, and figuratively "drudgery" or "hard work" in Czech and many Slavic languages. Serfdom was outlawed in 1848 in Bohemia, so at the time Čapek wrote R.U.R., usage of the term robota had broadened to include various types of work, but the obsolete sense of "serfdom" would still have been known.
In the 4th century BC, the Greek mathematician Archytas of Tarentum postulated a mechanical steam-operated bird he called "The Pigeon". Hero of Alexandria created numerous user-configurable automated devices, and described machines powered by air pressure, steam and water. Su Song built a clock tower in China in 1088 featuring mechanical figurines that chimed the hours.
Al-Jazari (1136–1206), a Muslim inventor during the Artuqid dynasty, designed and constructed a number of automated machines, including kitchen appliances, musical automata powered by water, and the first programmable humanoid robots in 1206. The robots appeared as four musicians on a boat in a lake, entertaining guests at royal drinking parties. His mechanism had a programmable drum machine with pegs (cams) that bumped into little levers that operated percussion instruments. The drummer could be made to play different rhythms and different drum patterns by moving the pegs to different locations.
In 1738 and 1739, Jacques de Vaucanson exhibited several life-sized automatons: a flute player, a pipe player and a duck. The mechanical duck could flap its wings, crane its neck, and swallow food from the exhibitor's hand, and it gave the illusion of digesting its food by excreting matter stored in a hidden compartment. Complex mechanical toys and animals built in Japan in the 1700s were described in the Karakuri zui (Illustrated Machinery, 1796).
In 1926, Westinghouse Electric Corporation created Televox, the first robot put to useful work. They followed Televox with a number of other simple robots, including one called Rastus, made in the crude image of a black man. In the 1930s, they created a humanoid robot known as Elektro for exhibition purposes, including the 1939 and 1940 World's Fairs. In 1928, Japan's first robot, Gakutensoku, was designed and constructed by biologist Makoto Nishimura.
The first electronic autonomous robots were created by William Grey Walter of the Burden Neurological Institute at Bristol, England in 1948 and 1949. They were named Elmer and Elsie. These robots could sense light and contact with external objects, and use these stimuli to navigate.
The first truly modern robot, digitally operated and programmable, was invented by George Devol in 1954 and was ultimately called the Unimate. Devol sold the first Unimate to General Motors in 1960, and it was installed in 1961 in a plant in Trenton, New Jersey to lift hot pieces of metal from a die casting machine and stack them.
|Robot Name
|First century A.D. and earlier
|Descriptions of more than 100 machines and automata, including a fire engine, a wind organ, a coin-operated machine, and a steam-powered engine, in Pneumatica and Automata by Heron of Alexandria
|Ctesibius of Alexandria, Philo of Byzantium, Heron of Alexandria, and others
|First programmable humanoid robots
|Boat with four robotic musicians
|c. 1495
|Designs for a humanoid robot
|Mechanical knight
|Leonardo da Vinci
|Mechanical duck that was able to eat, flap its wings, and excrete
|Digesting Duck
|Jacques de Vaucanson
|Japanese mechanical toys that served tea, fired arrows, and painted
|Karakuri toys
|Hisashige Tanaka
|First fictional automatons called "robots" appear in the play R.U.R.
|Rossum's Universal Robots
|Karel Čapek
|Humanoid robot exhibited at the 1939 and 1940 World's Fairs
|Westinghouse Electric Corporation
|Simple robots exhibiting biological behaviors
|Elsie and Elmer
|William Grey Walter
|First commercial robot, from the Unimation company founded by George Devol and Joseph Engelberger, based on Devol's patents
|George Devol
|First installed industrial robot
|George Devol
|First palletizing robot
|Fuji Yusoki Kogyo
|First robot with six electromechanically driven axes
|KUKA Robot Group
|Programmable universal manipulation arm, a Unimation product
|Victor Scheinman
Many factory jobs are now performed by robots. This has led to cheaper mass-produced goods, including automobiles and electronics. Stationary manipulators used in factories have become the largest market for robots.
Some examples of factory robots:
Fears and concerns about robots have been repeatedly expressed in a wide range of books and films. A common theme is the development of a master race of conscious and highly intelligent robots, motivated to take over or destroy the human race. (See The Terminator, Runaway, Bladerunner, Robocop, the Replicators in Stargate, the Cylons in BattleStar Galactica, The Matrix, and I, Robot.) Some fictional robots are programmed to kill and destroy; others gain superhuman intelligence and abilities by upgrading their own software and hardware. Another common theme is the reaction, sometimes called the "uncanny valley", of unease and even revulsion at the sight of robots that mimic humans too closely. Frankenstein (1818), often called the first science fiction novel, has become synonymous with the theme of a robot or monster advancing beyond its creator.
Manuel De Landa has noted that "smart missiles" and autonomous bombs equipped with artificial perception can be considered robots, and they make some of their decisions autonomously. He believes this represents an important and dangerous trend in which humans are handing over important decisions to machines.
Marauding robots may have entertainment value, but unsafe use of robots constitutes an actual danger. A heavy industrial robot with powerful actuators and unpredictably complex behavior can cause harm, for instance by stepping on a human's foot or falling on a human. Most industrial robots operate inside a security fence which separates them from human workers, but not all. The first fatality involving a robot was Robert Williams, who was struck by a robotic arm at a casting plant in Flat Rock, Michigan on January 25, 1979. The second was 37-year-old Kenji Urada, a Japanese factory worker, in 1981. Urada was performing routine maintenance on the robot, but neglected to shut it down properly, and was accidentally pushed into a grinding machine.
Robotic characters, androids (artificial humans) and cyborgs (also "bionic men", or humans with significant mechanical enhancements) have become a staple of science fiction.
The first reference in Western literature to mechanical servants appears in Homer's Iliad. In Book XVIII, Hephaestus, god of fire, creates new armor for the hero Achilles, assisted by robots. According to the Rieu translation, "Golden maidservants hastened to help their master. They looked like real women and could not only speak and use their limbs but were endowed with intelligence and trained in handwork by the immortal gods." Of course, the words "robot" or "android" are not used to describe them, but they are nevertheless mechanical devices human in appearance.
The most prolific author of stories about robots was Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), who placed robots and their interaction with society at the center of many of his works. Asimov carefully considered the problem of the ideal set of instructions robots might be given in order to lower the risk to humans, and arrived at his Three Laws of Robotics: a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; a robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; and a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. These were introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although foreshadowed in a few earlier stories. Later, Asimov added the Zeroth Law: "A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm"; the rest of the laws are modified sequentially to acknowledge this.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first passage in Asimov's short story "Liar!" (1941) that mentions the First Law is the earliest recorded use of the word robotics. Asimov was not initially aware of this; he assumed the word already existed by analogy with mechanics, hydraulics, and other similar terms denoting branches of applied knowledge.
For classes and types of robots see Robots.


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Some ex-militants from the Niger Delta region who were taken to South Africa to train as pilots under the Federal Government's Amnesty programme performed so well that some of them were employed and are operating as commercial pilots in that country while others became instructors in the training institute where they graduated.
This was in addition to the 170 youths from the region who were earlier employed in different countries where they underwent their skill acquisition training and higher education.
This was disclosed on Monday night, by Reuben Wilson, who led a team of former agitators back to Nigeria after they had received leadership training in South Africa on non-violent and business development.
He said 21 of the 33 leaders in the first batch of the training arrived aboard South Africa Airways alongside the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty programme, Hon. Kingsley Kuku.
Wilson, who hails from Bayelsa State, told journalists that the training expanded the horizon of the participants and afforded them a first-hand opportunity to see other Niger Delta youths excelling as pilots and instructors at the African Union Aviation Academy in Mafikeng.
"We, the leaders, are very happy with the Federal Government and Kuku for fulfilling another promise made to us when we accepted amnesty in 2009. We have now learnt how to resolve conflicts using non-violent principles and that is what we are going to be practising. We have given our commitment to the government to maintain peace in the Niger Delta and we are not going back on it.
"Thirty three of us from the nine states in the Niger Delta travelled to South Africa for this training and I'm happy to report that everything went well. We are now back home as ambassadors of peace. What they taught us in South Africa is what we will take to our respective states," he said.
The team leader listed the benefits of the programme to include the opportunity for Niger Delta youths to become commercial airline pilots.
"Some of our brothers, including my younger brother, are now commercial plane pilots and instructors. We never thought this could happen," he said.
Head of Media and Communications in the Presidential Amnesty Office, Mr Daniel Alabrah, also told airport correspondents that the Kingian non-violence training was yet another opportunity to reinforce the message of non-violence as one of the solutions to the Niger Delta agitation for development.
He disclosed that the leaders were awarded certificates by the Emory University in the United States of America after they were personally trained by renowned American civil rights activist, ordained minister and compatriot of the late Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Bernard LaFayette.
Alabrah said the training was facilitated by the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN), adding that the amnesty programme continues to improve on its success story.
"When the amnesty programme started, a lot of people did not believe it would get this far. Today, our youths are being trained as commercial pilots and instructors in the aviation industry. Others are getting internationally certified skills in various vocational fields apart from those that are in formal educational institutions in Nigeria and about 20 countries in the world," he added.


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The 250R, 250S and 125R are popular models of Megelli motorcycles. The Megelli Sport 250R's curvaceous flowing lines and aggressive supersport styling reminiscent of the likes of a Ducati are a testament to it's exquisite european design, making it arguably one of the best looking 250cc motorcycles on the market.
With smooth power delivery from the Italian designed high torque liquid cooled engine, low seat height and a modest price point the Megelli 250R is uniquely placed to be the perfect first sportsbike with the added bonus of stunning lines and strength of the aluminium trellis chassis. Featuring a liquid cooled 250cc engine, aggressively styled sport fairings and generous highway mileage it is the perfect bike to begin your foray into the motorcycle community.
Taut, Control and Performance are words Megelli uses to describe this beautifully designed motorcycle.
My Personal Experience
Having ridden the Megelli daily for 6 months I am overall happy with the handling, ride and overall experience with the bike. It seems that the issues with earlier models such as the kickstand dragging on the ground whilst leaning low in left hand turns, faulty fuel taps causing starting problems and the handlebars pinching fingers against the front cowling on fuel lock have all been fixed by the manufacturer. I have not had any issues with these and the mechanical reliability has been great so far, this may be a testament to the ongoing work of Megelli to increase the quality of their motorcycles to higher standards.
It is hard to compare this bike to CBR250's and Ninja 250's for two reasons. The first, is that these two brands have had years of research and development to perfect their respective motorcycles whereas Megelli is a comparatively much younger brand. With more years of development, refinement and a resultant increase in reliability Megelli could become a force to be reckoned with in the 250cc market. The second point is the price, with the Megelli anywhere from $1000-$2000 cheaper from the dealer. These bikes really are in different price categories for first time riders just starting out. Ultimately the decision is up to you; but for me with the solid mechanical reliability so far, aggressive supersport looks and low price point it has been a winner.
The 249cc liquid-cooled, single cylinder engine is tuned for smooth, but torquey power delivery around the streets and generous fuel consumption on the highway, in addition to a smooth-shifting six-speed transmission enables the rider to have a range of options in almost any situation on the bike. This high-torque engine and complimentary transmission help the Megelli 250 provide hours of enjoyment from learner riders up to advanced riding and even track days.
The aggressively styled super sport fairings and windscreen utilizing the latest in aerodynamics ensure the Megelli 250 motorcycle looks superb and also delivers excellent fuel consumption and wind deflection for rider comfort.
Whilst small size wise the easy-to-read digital instrument panel featuring a neutral indicator and low fuel indicator are feature's which will help out learner riders.
An aggressive riding position and comfortable seat pad in conjunction with nimble handling and response enable the rider to easily manoeuvre around traffic on suburban streets. The full-size 17-inch aluminium sportbike wheels not only look great but also aid in increasing handling response. Lightweight and nimble, the Megelli 250 ensures great fuel economy with outstanding performance.
Key Features
- 249cc single cylinder liquid-cooled engine offers greater low end torque than competing models in the 250 class
- Aggressive european styling reminiscent of Ducati motorcycles
- Well designed 17-inch aluminium sportbike wheels improve handling and response
- Six-speed transmission offers greater range of gear ratios suitable for an array of riding conditions
- Large disc brakes offer sexy supersport looks and provide outstanding braking performance
- Low 800mm seat height increases learner rider confidence
- Compact 4 Valve OHC 26 HP single cylinder engine allows for proper weight distribution increases the motorbikes handling response
- Smooth, high-torque power with snappy mid-range power for easily manoeuvring through suburban traffic
- Heavy duty well designed piston rings help reduce oil consumption
- While it won't keep up with a CBR250RR it's torquey power and smooth throttle response allows for a more comfortable cruise without the snap-jerk throttle of the 250RR's 4 cylinders.
Fuel System: Carburettor
- The TK MV34 carburetor offers low fuel consumption and solid throttle response
Cooling System: Liquid
- Radiator offers efficient engine cooling whilst taking up minimal space and remaining lightweight
- Fins on cylinder head increase engine cooling efficiency
- Cooling fan employ a noise reduced motors to cut down on noise levels
Air Intake System
- Reducing the amount of mechanical noise allows for the use of a less restrictive exhaust for increased performance
- The Air filter is easily accessible from under the seat, enabling fast servicing and replacement
- Well designed airbox with reinforcing spars reduces reverberation in the airbox and lowers air intake noise
Exhaust System
- The less restrictive exhaust contributes to snappy mid-range torque and smooth a smooth power gradient
- Sports twin tip design increases performance and design aesthetic
- Meets strict emission standards
- Six-speed transmission offers greater range of gear ratios suitable for an array of riding conditions
- Well designed transmission allow for faster gear meshing and smooth shifting whilst under power
- Sturdy and durable Multi Twin Spar Trellis frame comprised of thick-walled steel tubing offers confidence-inspiring stability
- Beefy T6 Aluminum Trellis swingarm with forger dropouts contributes to the rigidity of the frame achieving optimal chassis stiffness
- Well designed 17-inch aluminium sportbike wheels improve handling and response
- Utilizing genuine sportbike tires leads to better handling at high speeds and responsive cornering at lower speeds
- Large-diameter disc brakes and two-piston calipers offer excellent braking performance and a natural, responsive feel at the levers
- Telescopic front fork with aluminium dropouts and a firm factory tune enable smooth and responsive handling
- A mono pre-load adjustable rear suspension helps provide predictable handling and adjustable ride height depending on riding solo or with a pillion passenger
Bodywork & Styling
- Aggressive flowing lines and curvaceous designs provide high aesthetic appeal
- Wind protection provided by aerodynamically designed windscreen and front cowl
- Under-seat storage area for small items located under the pillion seat
- 123kg dry weight enables the rider to effectively control and handle the comparatively lightweight
- Aggressive dual headlight design and slim tail cowl with separate seat or racing cowl provide and racing sportbike look
- The Koso RX1-N instrument panel features an easy-to-read and backlit, analog tachometer with a digital speedometer, odometer, trip meter, low fuel light and warning lights
Rider Ergonomics
- Medium to aggressive riding position with a gently forward angled seat with wide, fork mounted handlebars
|250R Engine Specs
|Single Cylinder
|Bore x Stroke (mm)
|77 x 53.6
|Displacement (cc)
|Compression Ratio
|11.5 : 1
|Fueling System
|Idle Speed (RPM)
|1500 +-100
|Valve Train
|Max Power (Hp/RPM)
|Max Torque (Nm/RPM)
|Lubrication System:
|Forced & Wet Sump
|Fuel Grade:
|Wet Type & Multi Plates
|6 Speed Gear Change
|Gear Shift Pattern:
|Ignition System:
|Starter System:
|Electrical Start
|250R Body Specs
|Main Frame:
|A12 Multi Twin Spar Trellis Configuration
|Out Riggers:
|T6 Aluminum forged Twin
|Rear Swing Arm:
|T6 Aluminum Trellis with forger dropouts
|Steering System:
|Twin Plate Bearing Carrier (upper & lower)
|T6 Aluminum Forged
|Front Forks:
|Inverted with Aluminium dropouts
|Rear Shock:
|Mono Pre-load Adjustment
|Seat Height:
|Wheel Base:
|Front Wheel Size (Aluminium):
|Rear Wheel Size (Aluminium):
|Tyre Size Front:
|Tyre Size Rear:
|Final Drive:
|Front brake and Clutch Levers
|Koso RX1-N
|Rear Seat Cowl – optional
|Net Weight:
|123Kg approx
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Gold traded near the highest level in almost two weeks on prospects for additional stimulus from central banks in Europe and Japan and signs of increased physical demand in Asia.
Spot gold traded at $1,593.20 an ounce at 12:10 p.m. in Singapore from $1,592.80 yesterday, when it climbed to $1,598.80, the highest intraday price since Feb. 28. Gold for April delivery was little changed at $1,592.70 an ounce on the Comex after four days of gains, the best run since August.
The European Central Bank will maintain its accommodative stance "as long as necessary," according to Jens Weidmann, an ECB council member and head of Germany's Bundesbank. A report yesterday that showed industrial output fell in January boosted speculation the Bank of England may add to stimulus. In Japan, two opposition parties said today they will endorse Kikuo Iwata for Bank of Japan deputy governor, increasing the likelihood Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will win confirmation for his central- bank nominees as he seeks to end deflation.
"Easier global monetary policies have positive ramifications for bullion," Howard Wen, an analyst at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., wrote in a note. "The key support for bullion prices has been the emergence of Chinese physical buyers. Indian merchants noted that demand may pick up in April on the resumption of the wedding and festival season."
Daily volumes for the benchmark cash contract on the Shanghai Gold Exchange have been more than double the average in 2012 since Feb. 18, when it reached a record 22,024 kilograms, according to bourse data.
Spot gold is down 4.9 percent this year amid speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may rein in its stimulus as the recovery in the largest economy gains traction. Data today may show U.S. retail sales advanced in February for a fourth month. Assets in gold-backed exchange-traded products dropped to 2,472.891 metric tons yesterday, the lowest since September.
Cash silver added 0.1 percent to $29.1775 an ounce and spot platinum fell 0.3 percent to $1,591.50 an ounce. Palladium declined 0.2 percent to $771.35 an ounce, dropping for a third day.


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THE Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Eng Christopher Chiza, over the weekend, launched a1tr/- joint Agro EcoEnergy sugar project in Bagamoyo, saying the project was expected to produce 130,000 tonnes of sugar annually with more than 4,000 direct jobs to be created.
Moreover, he said, the project in which the government owns 25 per cent shares will also generate 10,000 litres of ethanol for energy generation in the country.
He underscored the need to train small-scale farmers and out growers so that they enjoy being part of the projects.
"We must make sure that the out grower farms have proper irrigation infrastructures so that at the end of the day they produce quality products and earn properly," he said.
Moreover, he said, they are working up on a new sugar policy which will see into it that all stakeholders in the industry are enjoying by setting up a fair ground for all.
He said a special task force has been formed which includes sugar manufacturers and is currently evaluating the market, its actual need, the production gap so that they come up with a concrete report that will work in time of import needs.
Earlier, Agro EcoEnergy Executive Chairman, Mr Per Carstedt said the preliminary works include setting up infrastructure, irrigation schemes, land clearance for sugar fields and sugarcane seeds.
"We expect to be able to start production in two years should all goes well as planned," he said.
He added that African Development Bank will issue them a 850bn/- loans and called for clear tax policy for large investors in agriculture so that they can plan properly.
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It's been said that you can always tell when you go south of the Mason-Dixon line. The people are more laid back, the food is some awesome down-home grub, and everywhere you turn, the Southern aristocracy that was in the region up to the beginning of the Civil War is all around. When the Fun Ford Weekend parade rolled into Bristol Dragway in scenic Bristol, Tennessee, the Southern hospitality was accented with some high-horsepower Ford racing.
With FFW's bevy of classes on tap, there was something for everyone at Bristol, be it the mid 6-second Pro cars, the sportsman bracket cars, or the car show. Throw in the True Street contingent, and there truly was an answer for every need. The action on the strip was just as hot as the climate, especially in the Pro category. The money round came down to the nitrous-snorting GT500 of Dale Brinsfield and the monster-cube Ford big-block-powered Escort of David Schorr. Brinsfield, who qualified Number One and spent most of the weekend in the mid-6.40-second zone, left first and never looked back, ripping off a 6.45 at 219 mph for the victory.
Conrad Scarry has taken control of the Street Outlaw class, as he put together a solid weekend to take home yet another win. Street Outlaw, which ran the eighth-mile and not the standard quarter-mile, saw three cars compete, in which Frank Mewshaw nailed down the Number One qualifying spot over Scarry with a stout 4.64. On his first-round single, however, Mewshaw broke, as his elapsed time was only an 8.07, and he couldn't come back and face Scarry in the final. Scarry, who blasted to a 4.57 in his opening round victory over John Choate, cruised to an easy win.
Street Renegade had a good-sized field, and racers made their way into the staging lanes for battle, with an eclectic mix of cars duking it out. The final round came down to the nitrous-oxide sniffing Mustang of Don Burton and the supercharged '91 coupe of "Mustang" Mike Modeste. Only four-hundredths of a second separated the two in reaction time, but as the pair traveled down track, nitrous overcame boost, and it was Burton taking the win by a 7.66 to 8.46 count.
The 10.60-second index class called Street Bandit featured a final round between former champion Mac Sibley and perennial hitter Tom Conrad. What was shaping up to be a great final was over as soon as the Tree flashed, as Conrad left too soon and fouled out by 0.040-second. Sibley legged the last pass out to a 10.56 at 125 mph.
The Ultra Stang trophy dash was a battle between S.D. Wheeler and Paul Gamino, both of whom have won in the class this year. Wheeler left nothing for chance on the starting line, as he hit a near-perfect 0.002 reaction time. At the quarter-mile mark, both Wheeler and Gamino went under their respective indexes, but it was Wheeler coming out on top as his 11.55 (11.60 index) was less of an infraction than Gamino's 10.48 (10.65 index).
Tom Conrad lived and died by the red-light sword in Bristol. After giving up the Street Bandit win with a red light in the final, Conrad got one back when Street Stang final round opponent Jim D'Amore III fouled out himself. D'Amore, who missed the Tree by a scant 0.018-second, ran a losing 11.92 to Conrad's winning 12.00 on the class' 11.90-second index.
In Tough Truck, Gamino made up for his losing effort by downing former Tough Truck champ Don Justus in the winner-take-all final. Justus was better on the starting line with an 0.034 reaction time to Gamino's 0.050, but at the stripe, the double-breakout race went in favor of Gamino, who ran under his 13.91 dial with a 13.87, which was less of an offense than Justus' 10.83 (10.88 dial).


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Curt Levey of the Committee for Justice argued that law firms typically have "no viable defense" for discrimination against non-minority attorneys. Richard Sander of UCLA School of Law, whose research previously has been discussed in Legal Times' commentary articles (including here), analyzed the hardships that racial preferences can impose on their beneficiaries.
On the other side, Shirley Wilcher, president of Wilcher Global, argued that law firms have a history of discrimination to overcome and some partners still assume that minority associates aren't as qualified. Michele Roberts [at right], a partner at Akin Gump, questioned whether law-school grades (a key element in Sander's analysis) were that significant to legal success and pointed out that becoming a partner depends on other factors. (She also said that Akin Gump's minority associates do not have substantially lower grades.)
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There were four panelists: an anti-affirmative action activist; a very interesting law professor at UCLA; a diversity consultant; and a black female law firm partner.
The diversity consultant was a complete train wreck. Inarticulate and could not go beyond platitudes; she went to Harvard Law School and was basically Exhibit A against affirmative action.
The black law firm partner was very intimidating — thin with extremely short hair and a take-no-s***-from-anyone scowl, you would have liked her — but she seemed to lose a lot of credibility when she maintained to a questioner that she was not aware of any disparity between the academic credentials of the black and white associates at her firm. Pretty much anyone who has worked in a law firm knows that could not possibly be true.
(The UCLA professor revealed data indicating that, if I remember it correctly, the average white associate at top law firms graduated in the top 28% of their law school classes, whereas the average black associate graduated in the bottom 18%.)
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