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Sense current is applied in pulses, synchronized with the timing clock generated by a clock generator 5, to transducer 2 in the information storage device, reducing the time-averaged value of the sense current. The recorded information on the magnetic disk medium 1 is reproduced by the MR head as reproducing signal pulses in synchronism with the above timing clock. The amplitude of the reproducing signal pulses are proportional to the magnetic field of the magnetic disk medium 1. The reproducing signal pulses are sample-held by a sample-hold circuit 6, and after being digitized by an A/D converter 7, recorded data are retrieved through a demodulator circuit 8 of a partial-response system.
1. An information storage device comprising:
information recording media on which signals modulated by a specified rule are recorded;
a magneto-resistive head which detects said modulated signals from said information recording media;
a converter which converts output signals from said magneto-resistive head to digital values;
a demodulator which employs a partial-response system for retrieving data from said digital values;
an amplifier supplying a sense current, based on a pulse train to said magneto-resistive head or a dummy resister whose resistance is almost the same as that of said magneto-resistive head, and
a clock generator that generates said pulse train in synchronism with a clock used for said partial-response system, supplies said pulse train to said amplifier, and drives said amplifier to generate a pulsed sense current for said magneto-resistive head, and
wherein said magneto-resistive head detects signals using said pulsed sense current in synchronism with said partial-response system.
2. The information storage device according to
3. The information storage device according to
a pair of switches, each of which receives said pulse train from said clock generator, and one of said switches is connected to said magento-restrictive head and the other of said switches is connected to said dummy resistor.
4. The information storage device according to
5. The information storage device according to
The present invention relates to information storage devices such as magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, or magneto-optical disk storage devices. In particular, the present invention relates to a technology that is usefully applied to information storage devices which utilize magneto-resistive heads or optical heads.
Due to the recent increase in the amount of data processed by information storage devices, there is an increase in the requirements for larger storage capacity and faster transfer rate of these devices. At the same time, there is an increase in the need for smaller size devices due to the growth of portable information processing systems.
An increase in the storage capacity of information storage devices can be realized by increasing the information recording density on the recording media. However, increase in recording density causes a decrease in the output of the transducer for reading-out the information, thereby resulting in a deteriorating signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio).
A partial-response system (PR equalizing system) is known as a method for compensating for the deterioration in S/N ratio of the transducer output, as mentioned in "New Coinage Dictionary for Information and Communication, '96 edition", p501 (Oct. 9. '95, Nikkei BP, in Japanese). The PR equalizing system is a system in which the signal is retrieved by causing some regular interference to the detected waveform. This way, data can be recorded/reproduced in narrower bandwidth than in the conventional sample detecting system. In particular, the PRML (Partial-Response Maximum Likelihood) system combined with the Viterbi decoding system in which the most likely correct data sequence is chosen from a data sequence being made correlative in advance, results in an effective method for compensating for the deterioration of S/N ratio as the data error rate is minimized.
Magneto-resistive (MR) heads which are furnished without coils for recording/reproducing have recently been adopted in magnetic recording systems as explained, for example, in "Electronic Materials, Nov.'94 edition", p22-28 (Nov. 1. '94, The Japanese Investigative Association for the Industry, in Japanese). The MR head is peculiar in that its output has no dependency on the relative velocity of the recording media because the MR head is a magnetic flux response type where reproducing noise is not generated due to absence of coils. This results in improved S/N ratio, high sensitivity signal detection, and high correspondence for high frequency recording due to its low inductance. Thus, such a transducer is suitable for high density recording and high speed reproducing. Moreover, the MR head can be easily combined with the PRML system as described in "Electronic Materials, Nov. '94 edition", p22-28, mentioned above. This combination of the above-mentioned two technologies makes it promising to obtain a magnetic disk storage with higher capacity and smaller size.
On the other hand, with respect to a system in which information is optically read-out from the recording media, optical heads in which laser diodes are used as a light source are used as reproducing transducers, as explained in "Information Processing Handbook", pp283-284 (May 30, 1989, Ohm, in Japanese), for example. The optical head reads out recorded data by irradiating laser light on the recording media.
The MR head in principle requires sense current, because information on the recording media is detected as change of resistance in the MR head. The sense current is continuously applied in a DC mode at least during the reproduction of recorded data, as explained in above mentioned "Electronic Materials, Nov. '94 edition", p22-28 or p35-40. The laser diode, used as a light source, also emits light continuously in a DC mode, as explained in above mentioned "Information Processing Handbook", pp283-284.
As mentioned above, the MR head sense current and driving current for the laser diode in the optical head are supplied in a DC mode. The present inventors have recognized that this might cause deterioration or lifetime problems in the transducers. In the conventional signal processing technology in which PRML system is combined with signal detection, the analog value of the transducer output is sampled and processed in a suitable way for the PRML system, and so, a time-continuous value is required for the transducer output. Because the transducers, such as MR head or optical head, are active elements, sense current of the MR head or driving current for the laser diode in the optical head is required. For this reason, DC current supply for sense current of the MR head or for driving current to the laser diode is indispensable, inevitably causing an electrical migration in the MR head or the laser diode. Thus, deterioration and lifetime problems may arise due to this electrical migration.
In order to meet the demand for higher information recording density, it is necessary to optimize the trade-offs between the recording density and detecting sensitivity of the transducer. While the increase in sense-current of the MR head or driving current to the laser diode may improve detecting sensitivity, it may not only increase the electrical migration, but may also cause severe deterioration of the transducers due to thermal effect caused by increase in power consumption. This could result in an even further shortened lifetime.
Accordingly, a purpose of the present invention is to prevent deterioration of the transducers such as MR heads or optical heads and to lengthen their lifetime.
Another purpose of the present invention is to improve sensitivity of the transducers such as MR heads or optical heads, without shortening their lifetime.
Yet another purpose of the present invention is to provide a technology to meet the competing needs of increased storage capacity and smaller size through increasing the recording density on the recording media by increasing in sensitivity of the transducers.
The information storage device of the present invention includes information recording media on which modulated signals that are modulated in a specified rule of data used in the information processing unit are recorded, transducers which detect the modulated signals from the information recording media, converters which convert output signals from the transducers to digital values, and a demodulator which retrieves data from digital values. This information storage device is equipped with a clock generator that generates one or a plural number of timing clocks synchronized with each sampling period for converting output signals to digital values. The transducers operate in an pulse mode in synchronism with the timing clocks.
In such an information storage device, which is equipped with a clock generator that generates one or a plural number of timing clocks in synchronism with each sampling period for converting output signals to digital values, and the transducers operate in an pulse mode in synchronism with the timing clocks, driving current to drive the transducers such as the sense current or laser current is not applied to the transducers in a DC mode but applied only during the period of operating in a pulse mode in synchronism with the timing clock. Therefore, average of the driving current is reduced, resulting in suppression of electrical migration due to the driving current, thereby extending the lifetime of the transducers and improving the reliability of the information storage device.
Since the average of the driving current is decreased to increase the transducer lifetime, the instantaneous driving current, that is applied during the period of operating in a pulse mode, can be increased. Increase of instantaneous driving current does not bring increase in power consumption of the transducer if the width of said pulse is kept small, thereby preventing shortening of lifetime of the transducer due to thermal deterioration. At the same time, the increase of instantaneous driving current, improves transducer sensitivity, resulting in improved recording density on the recording media in order to realize larger storage capacity and smaller size for the information storage device. In other words, it is possible to increase transducer sensitivity without the accompanying deterioration or shortening of the lifetime of the transducers. Accordingly, the present invention can realize a device with a larger storage capacity along and a smaller size.
The timing clock, which is in synchronism with the sampling period, can be not only one but a plural number for every sampling period. By using-a plural number of timing clocks for every sampling period, a plural number of sampled values can be obtained. By applying a technology such as a digital filter to obtain a plural number of sampled values, reliability of measured values can be improved.
The transducer mentioned above can be a magneto-resistive head or an optical head including a laser diode as a light source. In response to the requirement for a smaller sized magneto-resistive head or optical head, such elements tends to be unstable against heat. Accordingly, the present invention may be of great consequence. The applied current is a sense current for the case of a magneto-resistive head and is a driving current for the case of a laser diode in the optical head. Magneto-resistive heads as mentioned herein include MR heads and GMR (Giant Magneto-Resistive) heads in which the GMR head effect is applied. Moreover, the transducer is not limited to a MR head or an optical head but can be any active element that requires driving current or driving voltage.
Moreover, the data decoding system in the present invention can be a partial-response system. In a partial-response system, the output signal of the transducer is sampled in synchronism with the clock period. This means that the output signal is utilized only at the instant of sampling, and by synchronizing the driving current for the transducer in the present invention with the clock period for the partial-response system, a sampled signal can be obtained similarly to the conventional case where the transducer output having a time-continuous value is sampled. More specifically, the transducer output of the present invention can be sample-held through a sample-hold circuit, or the like, and then can be inputted to a conventional partial-response demodulator circuit. This way, smaller power consumption and longer lifetime of the transducer are obtained without remarkable design change. Moreover, the partial-response system is a system suitable for high recording density and so fits the purpose of present invention. Incidentally, the PRML system is a commonly applied system for which LSIs are abundantly supplied and is suitable for application to the present invention.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in view of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments in conjunction with the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram exemplifying a composition of the main portion of the magnetic disk storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2(a) through 2(f) are waveforms corresponding to blocks in FIG. 1, where FIG. 2(a) shows the magnetic field waveform at the magnetic disk medium surface; FIG. 2(b) shows a graph for a pulse train obtained from the clock generator;
FIG. 2(c) is a pulse train, where each pulse varies its amplitude according to magnetic field strength applied to the magneto-resistive head; FIG. 2(d) shows a sample-held reproducing signal; FIG. 2(e) shows digital data of a reproducing signal; and FIG. 2(f) shows recorded data retrieved by the process through the partial-response system.
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram exemplifying an amplifier used in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of another embodiment of a constant voltage type amplifier of the present invention including a sense current supplying circuit and an amplifier circuit.
FIG. 5 is a timing diagram illustrating the alternate selection of pre-amplifiers 326 and 327 of FIG. 4, by providing appropriate signals to terminals Vr and Vmr.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be explained in detail in conjunction with the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a magnetic disk storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2(a)-2(f) show signal waveforms or graphs of numerical values at various points in the magnetic disk storage device of FIG. 1. FIG. 2(a) shows the magnetic field waveform at the magnetic disk medium surface. FIG. 2(b) is a graph of a pulse train obtained from the clock generator. FIG. 2(c) is a pulse train where each pulse varies its amplitude according to the magnetic field strength applied to the magneto-resistive head. FIG. 2(d) shows a sample-held reproducing signal. FIG. 2(e) shows digital data of a reproducing signal. FIG. 2(f) shows recorded data retrieved using the partial-response system.
In FIG. 1, the magnetic disk storage device has a magnetic disk medium 1 that stores information, MR (magneto-resistive) heads 2, a switch circuit 3 that selects one of the MR heads, an amplifier 4 that amplifies the output of the MR heads 2, a clock generator 5, a sample-hold circuit 6, A/D converter 7, a demodulator 8 that retrieves data employing the partial-response system, and an interface 9. In this embodiment, known partial-response recording systems can be used.
Information modified to the partial-response system that is recorded on disk medium 1 through the above mentioned information recording system is recorded as a pattern of magnetic reversals. FIG. 2(a) shows magnetic field waveform 10 applied from the magnetic disk medium 1 to the MR head 2. Information points 10 a at which peaks exist indicate the presence of magnetic reversals whereas information points 10 a where no magnetic reversals exist are shown as a monotonously increasing or monotonously decreasing waveform.
The MR head 2 is an element in which resistance varies in response to the magnetic field generated on the surface of the magnetic disk medium 1. MR head 2 detects magnetic field as a voltage change (if the sense current is a constant current) corresponding to magnetic field strength by applying the sense current. The sense current in the embodiment, however, is not applied in a DC mode but is applied as a pulse current that is synchronized with the pulse train 11 established by the clock generator 5, as shown in FIG. 2(b). MR head 2 measures magnetic field strength on the surface of the magnetic disk medium 1 at the moment the sense current pulse is applied to the MR head using the pulse train 11 as a timing clock.
Accordingly, the output voltage that is passed through the switch circuit 3 and amplified by the amplifier 4, forms a reproduced signal pulse train 12 whose amplitude is proportional to the magnetic field strength at the moment the pulse current is applied as shown in FIG. 2(c). That is, the reproduced signal pulse train 12 appears as it would if the magnetic field waveform 10 is sampled by the pulse train 11.
The amplifier 4 amplifies the output of MR head 2 and also preferably includes the sense current supplying circuit that generates the current applied to MR head 2. The sense current supplying circuit and amplifier circuit will be explained later.
The clock generator 5 which generates the pulse train 11 by feeding back the detected reproducing signal pulse train 12, generates pulses coincident with the timing of the information points 10 a of the reproducing signal. The method of controlling the frequency or phase of the pulse train 11 can be a conventional, publicly known method used with the magnetic disk storage device adopting a partial-response system.
The sample-hold circuit 6 holds the pulse amplitude from each pulse point of the reproducing signal pulse train 12 to the next pulse point, and thus, the signal passing through the sample-hold circuit 6 is a reproducing signal 13 shown in FIG. 2(d). The A/D converter 7 is a circuit that converts the sample-held reproducing signal 13 to digital data 14 as shown in FIG. 2(e). The demodulator 8 is a processing circuit that retrieves the original recorded data 15 as shown in FIG. 2(f) that can be treated in an information processing system, from the digitized data 14, by using a partial-response system. The interface 9 is an interface circuit that transfers the recorded data 15 to another portion of the system. The pulse train 11 can be utilized as a clock to control timing for the sample-hold circuit 6, the A/D converter 7 and the demodulator circuit 8.
An amplifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in conjunction with FIG. 3. MR head 2, illustrated as a resister element, is connected in parallel with a dummy resister 16 whose resistance is almost the same as that of MR head 2. MR head 2 and dummy resister 16 are connected to transistors 17 and 18, respectively, which act as current switch transistors. Both emitters of current switch transistors 17 and 18 are grounded. Current switch transistor 17 is turned on only when timing clock pulse train 11 is applied to the base of transistor 17 and conversely current switch transistor 18 is turned off when timing clock pulse train 11 is applied. Thus, current switch transistors 17 and 18 act as a complementary pair.
Transistor 19, which is connected to both MR head 2 and dummy resister 16, supplies a constant current to either the MR head 2 or the dummy resister 16. The output of the differential type operational amplifier 20 controls the base voltage of transistor 19, and capacitor 21 is used to suppress abrupt changes in the output voltage of operational amplifier 20. A constant current circuit 22 generates the reference voltage of the input of the operational amplifier 20, thereby maintaining the sense current that the transistor 19 supplies.
More specifically, assuming that the resistances of resistor 23 and resistor 24 are R and nR, respectively, the requested sense current is IMR, and the current of the constant current circuit 22 is Iref, then R�IMR is equal to nR�Iref. Since the voltages of two inputs of the operational amplifier 20 must be always the same, the equation is reduced to IMR being equal to n�Iref and thus resulting in IMR being kept constant.
When the magnetic field from the magnetic disk medium 1 is applied to the MR head 2 during signal reproducing, a minute change in the MR head 2 causes a resistance change, ΔR. If the resistance of the MR head 2 during idle is RMR, the current IMR changes as much as ΔI=ΔR/(RMR+ΔR)�IMR because the abrupt change of the emitter voltage in the transistor 19 is suppressed by the capacitor 21. The change is transferred to the collector of the transistor 19 as a voltage change through the resistor 23. The voltage change is outputted by the differential amplifier 25. Thus, the output voltage of the differential amplifier 25 is kept constant when the current switch transistor 18 is on, and varies in proportion to the magnetic field strength applied to the MR head 2 that is supplied with a sense current when the current switch transistor 17 is on. Accordingly, the voltage change is a pulse train 12 of the reproducing signal as shown in FIG. 2(c).
In the magnetic disk storage device of this embodiment, the sense current is not always supplied to the MR head 2 but supplied only at the moment the pulse train 11 generated by the clock generator 5 is inputted to the base of the current switch transistor 17. Thus the time-averaged value of the sense current supplied to the MR head 2 can be decreased. It is sufficient to know the magnetic field of the magnetic disk medium 1 only at information points boa corresponding to pulse train 11, because the process is accomplished by a partial-response system using pulse train 11 as the timing clock. Consequently, the average sense current supplied to the MR head 2 can be decreased, thereby extending the lifetime of the MR head 2, without sacrificing quality recording and reproducing of information on the magnetic disk medium 1. Furthermore, the instant value of the sense current supplied to the MR head 2 can be increased because of the overall decrease of thermal deterioration due to decreased power consumption in the MR head 2 as a result of decreased average sense current. As a result, the sensitivity of the MR head 2 is increased, resulting in larger recording density, larger storing capacity, and a smaller sized magnetic disk storage device.
The frequency and the phase of the clock generator 5 can be controlled using the reproduced signal pulse train 12, in a manner similar to the use of partial-response processing circuitry of public knowledge. The smaller pulse width of the pulse train 11 used as the clock can more faithfully detect the signal amplitude and is effective in obtaining a MR head of a longer lifetime as the time-averaged value of the sense current can be decreased.
Next, another amplifier 4 including a sense current supplying circuit and an amplifier circuit will be explained in conjunction with FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram illustrating a constant voltage type amplifier according to another embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, a MR head 302, shown as a resister element, is connected in parallel with a dummy resister 316 whose resistance is almost the same as that of the MR head. The MR head 302 and the dummy resister 316 are connected by current switches 330 and 331. Current switch 331 is turned on only when timing clock pulse train 11 exists and conversely current switch 330 is turned off when timing clock pulse train 11 exists. In other words, current switches 330 and 331 act as a complementary pair.
The current source 319 is connected to two paths where one path includes switch 331, MR head 302 and switch 331, and the other path includes switch 330, dummy resister 316 and switch 330. The path including dummy resister 316 passes a current from the current source 319 as a bypass when switch 331 is off. The current source 319 supplies a constant current to the MR head 302 or the dummy resister 316.
The differential type pre-amplifier 326 amplifies an alternating current (AC) portion of the output of MR head 302. The capacitor 328 is used to remove a direct current (DC) portion of a product of the current of the current source 319 and the resistance of MR head 302. Preferably, in this embodiment, the capacitor 328 has a value of approximately 0.01 micro-farad or more. The constant current circuits 322 provide bias currents to the twin transistors of the preamplifier 326 and pre-amplifier 327. The change of electrical potential at the terminals of resistors 323 and 324 is transferred to the differential amplifier 325.
One path including switch 331, MR head 302, switch 331, and pre-amplifier 326, is selected when the timing clock pulse train 11 exists. A timing chart is shown in FIG. 5. When timing clock pulse train 11 exists, the differential amplifier 325 outputs signals equal to the absolute value of VoutA−VoutB.
On the other hand, the other path that includes switch 330, dummy resistor 316, switch 330, and pre-amplifier 327, is selected when the timing clock pulse train 11 does not exist. During such time, the differential amplifier 325 does not output any signal because the pre-amplifier 327 does not amplify any alternating current (AC) portion of the output of dummy resister 316.
Generally, an electric current also has inertia. Suddenly cutting the current generates transient phenomena in an electric circuit. The transient phenomena often causes a switching delay in the electric circuit until the current becomes stable. That is the reason the pre-amplifier 326 and 327 are alternatively selected by adding high or low signals to terminals Vr or Vmr as shown in FIG. 5. More specifically in this embodiment, the Vr or Vmr stand between −8 and 0 volt, more preferably they stand between −0.4 volt and 0 volt.
A means for data detection in these embodiments and their compatibility with the means of recording and reproducing in the conventional partial-response system are explained below.
In the means of recording and reproducing in the conventionally practiced partial-response system, after the reproduced waveform obtained as a time-continuous value is amplified, it is sampled by the clock signal and then is converted to a digital data train by an A/D converter. The process after that is the same as that in these embodiments. Consequently, it is obvious that the means in these embodiments can be adopted as data recording and reproducing means of the partial-response system. The main difference from the technology employed in this invention to the conventional technology is that the reproducing signal waveform is digitized at the stage of the reproducing transducer which is at an earlier stage than in the conventional technology.
Another difference is that while in the conventional technology an analog type low pass filter is usually provided behind the amplifier to improve signal to noise ratio, use of the low pass filter in the technology in embodiments of the present invention has no effect in improving signal to noise ratio. However, the same result as that obtained by the low pass filter in the conventional technology can be obtained by employing a method discussed below.
In this method, a plural number of clocks for one information point is arranged at even intervals instead of one clock for one information point as in the conventional technology. Thus, power is applied to the MR head several times for one information point. The reproduced signal waveform is A/D converted by a plural number of clocks for one information point, and a digital data train which contains a plural number of digital data for each information point is obtained. A low pass filter function can be realized by applying digital filter technology of public knowledge to the obtained digital data train. Moreover, detection accuracy of the recorded data can be improved because the digital data train containing a plural number of digital data for each information point is directly applied to signal processing of a partial-response system.
While the present invention has been described above along with its preferred embodiments, one of ordinary skill in the art would be enabled by this disclosure to make various modifications to the preferred embodiments and still be within the scope and spirit of the present invention as recited in the appended claims.
For example, although the storage device in the embodiments described above were magnetic disk storage devices, any magnetic storage device can be employed including using tapes or drums as-recording media.
Also, although in the embodiments described above, information that is magnetically reproduced was discussed, the present invention can be embodied on an optical information storage device that optically reproduces information such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, etc. In the optical information storage device, a laser diode is used as a light source and an optical transducer such as a photo-diode is used for signal detection. In order to obtain the same effect as in the embodiments described above according to the present invention, employing some means for the laser diode to emit pulses using data clock timing is effective. On the other hand, although the signal detecting element and the reproducing circuit are independent from the energizing circuit for the laser diode, the signal appearing at the signal detecting element forms a pulse train in which the amplitude varies in proportion to the detected signal strength for each clock timing. As such, the signal waveform resembles that of the above-described embodiments. Thus, a similar signal processing circuit to the above-described embodiments can be adopted for the optical information storage device.
The present invention provides numerous advantages including the following:
(1) Deterioration of the transducers such as the MR head, the optical head, etc. can be prevented, thereby increasing their lifetimes;
(2) The sensitivity of the transducers such as the MR head, the optical head, etc., can be improved without shortening their lifetime; and
(3) The requirement for larger storage capacity and smaller size of the information storage device is satisfied by an improvement in the recording density of the recording media through an improvement in the transducer sensitivity.
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Young female victims of gangs don't 'allow' themselves to be used
We expect girls to be good, to know better and to stay out of trouble. Why don't we question the self-esteem of those committing the crimes?
My 11 year old neighbour just acquired a smartphone. Instantly Instagram-savvy, posting awkward selfies and pictures of cupcakes and animals, dutifully liked by a gaggle of friends identified by their love of Justin, Union J, Jessie J, anyone with a J. Her self-esteem appears bullish, thus rendering her free of the threat of gang-rape by her contemporaries, as apparently only girls suffering lack of self-respect are at risk of being sexually terrorised by their peers.
This week's OCC report highlighted sexual violence among children, and showed girls as young as 11 are victims of 'punishment rape' by gangs. Alison Philips, commenting on ITV This Morning on Tuesday, had a theory: we need to teach girls to have more self-worth. "We are talking about girls here who are involved with gangs," she said of the victims, "so we've got to get it into some kind of perspective." Perspective consisted of the assumption they were girls "probably already in some kind of trouble", though to me, this infers that increased self-esteem instantly provides a force-field against all that is bad and wrong.
Such views are far from unique: these are 'those' sorts of girls. They've put themselves at risk, allowed themselves to be used. Remember 15-year-old 'Suzie' in Rochdale, forced to have nightly sex with a gang of men yet dismissed for her 'lifestyle choice' by agencies unwilling to intervene? Do we really believe the girls the OCC report describes stepped willingly from a life of opportunity, stability and protection into the clutches of nameless, uncontrollable boys to whom they are in thrall? That they are complicit?
The report describes a culture of fear, exploitation, degradation, humiliation and abuse, children exposed to cultural messages perpetuating sexual aggression and ownership. It talks about groups of friends, not only gangs, among whom attacks are happening all over the UK, and about children with "limited availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional vulnerability."
Rather than placing the responsibility on the perpetrators, from whom there may be no escape, the report highlights child protection agencies continuing to describe children as "putting themselves at risk". This allows us to blame the girls, tut that they should know better and avoid tricky questions, such as why do we express horror but not surprise that boys act this way? If girls don't have satisfactory levels of self-esteem, why might that be? Do we tell girls who were coerced, threatened or ambushed into unwanted sex how they could have avoided it or do we look at their attackers' attitudes, motives and access?
Culturally and systemically we lay the blame with the most vulnerable: the girls, especially 'those' kinds of girls. We expect girls to be good, to know better and to stay out of trouble, no matter how challenging their circumstances, or we will hold them responsible. Adult responses to sexual crime perpetuate this view, despite almost 10 per cent of women identifying as victims of non-consensual sex in the recent Natsal report, with perpetrators often found close to home.
The boys' self-esteem isn't questioned, yet I wonder how many of those boys hate themselves for what they've done. Who, children themselves, wish life could have been different, not bought into a system which says brutality rules, sex is a right and a weapon, and girls are there to be used. I'm going into a primary school soon to talk to children of 10 and 11. Apparently I'm there to inspire them (no pressure). I can talk about their value as individuals and how they can learn to express themselves confidently. Is there anything I can say that could stop a gang rape, knowing some there may soon experience it and some perpetrate it, maybe already have? I can try – building self-esteem can apparently make all the difference - but until we start addressing the root issues of culture, lack of options and violence against women and girls I suspect little will change.
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through life without enjoying them?" asks Revital Federbush, a journalist
covering health and nutrition issues. She has been been developing recipes for
more than 10 years and recently published a cookbook entitled Naturally Up to
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what they love anyway. She concludes that the only way to keep the weight off is
by enjoying a daily treat that has fewer calories and less fat but does not
contain artificial sweeteners, egg substitutes or other unhealthy
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cookies) with no more than 160 calories – an amount that is easy to incorporate
into any balanced nutritional diet, even if the aim is to lose weight," writes
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cut down on fat rather than sugar."The recipes were inspired by my own
personal diet pitfall," writes Federbush in the introduction. She insists that
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equal to nine calories."But fat plays an important part in forming the
texture of baked goods. So she experimented and came to the conclusion that "If
you use the correct ratios of healthy fat substitutes, such as Greek yogurt,
applesauce and orange juice, you can achieve similar results."The
following recipes and photos are from the book (available at
Amazon.com).PAVLOVA Yield: 6 Pavlovas 1 Pavlova = 160 caloriesFor the
Pavlovas: ✔ 2 extra-large egg whites ✔ Pinch fine salt ✔ 1⁄4 tsp. white vinegar
✔ 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar ✔ 1⁄4 tsp. vanilla extract ✔ 11⁄2 tsp. cornstarch
(corn flour) For the cream: ✔ 1⁄2 cup heavy cream (double cream) ✔ 11⁄2 Tbsp.
granulated sugar ✔ 1 tsp. instant vanilla pudding ✔ 3⁄4 cup fresh berries (or
any other fruit) Preheat oven to 130º. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine egg whites, salt and white vinegar in the bowl of an electric mixer and
beat at high speed until soft peaks form. Add the sugar, a little at a time, and
continue to beat until the egg whites hold very stiff peaks. Add the vanilla
extract, sift in the cornstarch and fold with a rubber spatula.Spoon the
meringue in 6 big spoonfuls, using a spoon to spread them in a circle, and then
make an indentation in each one. Bake for about 2 hours. Turn off the heat and
cool the meringues in the oven for 1 hour, propping the door open with a wooden
spoon.Meanwhile, place the heavy cream, the remaining 11⁄2 Tbsp. of
sugar, and instant pudding in the bowl of your electric mixer. With the whisk
attachment, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Do not over beat.Just
before serving: Evenly distribute the cream on the meringues, filling in the
indentations. Top with berries and serve.TRIFLE Yield: 12 trifles Per
serving: 1 trifle = 154 calories For the whipped cream: ✔ 1 cup cream (240
ml.) ✔ 1⁄4 cup low-fat cream or 5% white cheese ✔ 1⁄4 cup milk (1% fat) ✔ 1
Tbsp. instant vanilla pudding ✔ 4 Tbsp. granulated sugar For the trifle: ✔ 18
ladyfingers ✔ 1⁄2 cup orange juice ✔ 11⁄2 cups fruit salad made from your
favorite fresh fruit chopped into small pieces (cherries, strawberries, peaches
and raspberries are all very nice)✔ Special equipment: 12 240-ml. dessert cups In the bowl of an electric
mixer, beat heavy cream, yogurt, milk and instant pudding until soft peaks form.
Sprinkle the sugar over the cream, and beat until soft peaks return. Do not
overbeat.For each individual trifle, dip the ladyfingers in the orange
juice for a second and cut in half. Lay 3 halves of ladyfingers at the bottom of
each dessert cup, followed by fruit, then top with the whipped
cream.Cover each cup with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for
at least four hours, preferably overnight, to allow the layers to
blend.Serve cold. Trifles can be refrigerated up to 2 days in airtight
containers.STREUSEL APPLE MUFFINS Yield: 16 muffins 1 muffin = 149
calories For the streusel topping: ✔ 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour ✔ 2 Tbsp.
granulated sugar ✔ 1/2 tsp. baking powder ✔ 1/2 tsp. cinnamon ✔ 1 Tbsp. unsalted
butter For the muffins: ✔ 1 cup unsweetened applesauce ✔ 11⁄2 cups all-purpose
flour ✔ 11⁄2 tsp. baking powder ✔ 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda ✔ 1 cup granulated sugar
✔ 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ✔ 3 extra-large eggs, 240 calories ✔ 3⁄4 cup light
cream or 5% white cheese ✔ 1⁄2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest ✔ 1⁄2 tsp. fine
salt ✔ 1 tsp. vanilla extract ✔ 4 cups apples, peeled, cored and cut into
1⁄2-cm. slices, about 480 gr.For the streusel topping, combine the
flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut the butter into
small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or a spoon
to form crumbs. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before using.Preheat
oven to 175º. Line standard muffin tin with baking cups and spray with nonstick
spray. Puree the applesauce in a blender or a food processor (the applesauce
must be finely pureed and smooth), and then measure 1 cup.Sift the
flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl. Mix in the sugar and the
cinnamon. In another large bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, applesauce, lemon
zest, salt and vanilla.Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients,
and fold in the apples. Stir just to combine (do not over mix, or you will have
tough muffins). Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the batter evenly among the
baking cups, filling each one three-quarters full, then sprinkle the streusel
topping evenly.Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick
tests clean or with a few crumbs (do not overbake, or you will have dry
muffins). Cool in the pan for a few minutes before removing to a cooling
rack. Muffins can be stored up to 2 days at room temperature in airtight
containers.BRUTTI MA BUONI (HAZELNUT COOKIES) Yield: 20 cookies 1 cookie
= 78 calories Brutti ma buoni is a delicious Italian cookie that, roughly
translated, means, "ugly but good." What I like about them is their delicious
nutty-sweet taste and big size.✔ 1 cup chopped hazelnuts ✔ 2 extra-large
egg whites ✔ 1⁄2 tsp. salt ✔ 1 cup granulated sugar ✔ 11⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 150º. Line baking sheets with parchment paper, and spray with
nonstick baking spray. Place the hazelnuts on a separate baking sheet and bake
for about 5 minutes or until fragrant. Remove from oven and let
cool.Combine egg whites and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer (the
bowl and the beaters must be clean and free of grease) Beat at medium-high speed
until soft peaks form (about 4 minutes). Add the sugar, a little at a time, and
continue to beat until the meringue holds very stiff peaks. Beat in the vanilla
extract and then fold in the chopped hazelnuts.Use an ice-cream scoop or
heaping tablespoonfuls to place dough about 5 cm. apart onto prepared
baking sheets. Bake cookies for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and turn the oven
to 120º. When the oven reaches that temperature, place the cookies back in the
oven and bake for another 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room
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In the second installment of articles looking at the origins and development of fruits and their flavoring derivatives, Daemmon Reeve and David Arthur investigate mandarins and tangerines. Today, there are literally hundreds of commercially recognized varieties of mandarin and tangerine in existence worldwide.
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The Search For Scent
Gliding silently across the canopy of a coastal rainforest in the Masoala Peninsula of northeastern Madagascar, Roman Kaiser knew he was on to something good. "Can you smell this unique scent of White Freesia and Robina — which tree might it be — we have to go closer," Kaiser said to his ScentTrek teammate and Givaudan executive perfumer, Dave Apel.
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Progress In Essential Oils
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Pepper oil; caraway herb, seed and root oils; cinnamon leaf oil; patchouli oil
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Personal care products are regulated in the European Union under the 6th Amendment to the Cosmetic Directive 76/768EEC. Changes are made via Technical Adaptations and new Amendments. The recently passed 26th Commission Directive on Technical Adaptations has a significant impact on fragrances and ingredients found in fragrances.
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Textile Materials With Fixed Cyclodextrins As A Fragrance Depot
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The ability to semi-permanently infuse fabrics with finished fragrances and/or fragrance materials opens up a new realm of formulation and application possibilities for perfumers. The market has already seen the introduction of scented pillows and the like, but Buschmann et al.'s recent work presents the possibility of (washable) scented sportswear, linens, upholstery and many other household products that may be customized at will, and which may intake unpleasant odors while imparting pleasant ones.
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This expanded mathematical model is a modification of Berglund's model (1973).1 The modification explains the elimination of one odor by another, the synergy of odors of low intensity and the existence of odorless substances, which have deodorant properties.
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New Aroma Chemicals: Thujone Alternatives
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Perfumers often use the descriptor "thujone" to describe a particular note in fragrances. However, the odor of thujone itself seems to be inseparable from the character of the essential oils in which it is found. This article will examine the uses of thujone and thujone containing materials in perfumery, and describe some synthetic materials — old and new— that are intended to provide this note.
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Industry Insight with Tony Curtis
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Tony Curtis, senior lecturer, aroma trades studies, at the University of Plymouth's business school and faculty of science (Plymouth, Devon, UK) recently sat down with Perfumer & Flavorist magazine to discuss the institution's aroma and formulation science program, the role of perfumery education in the industry at large, and his thoughts on the current state and future of the industry.
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Progress In Essential Oils
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Lemon Oil
In 1982, Kekelidze et al. analyzed the peel oil of the Novogruzinski cultivar of lemon produced in Georgia (at that time part of USSR). They found that this local oil contained the following constituents:
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Digitally Released Aroma and The Flavorist
By: J. Stephan Jellinek
Many of the most pleasurable culinary experiences happen before you take the first bite or sip: think of the enticing scent of pizza just coming out of the oven that makes you stop in front of a pizza place when you hadn't even been aware that you were getting hungry; of the aroma of freshly brewed coffee that makes you forget the pain of having to get out of bed early; of the warm, subtle blend of spices and seafood and cream that makes your mouth water when the waitress puts a bowl of lobster bisque down in front of you.