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Checkmate at Newtown Knights
By Patricia Hoskins
Champions are being produced at Newtown Knights Junior Chess Club. Watch the young players explain what they love about their club.
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Based at Newtown Community Centre, Newtown Knights is a fun and friendly environment for young people aged between 7 – 16 years to master the game of chess.
Skill and concentration
The junior chess club meets every Monday (4 - 6pm) where young players of all levels, from absolute beginners to experts are given coaching and the opportunity to practice their skills whilst playing friendly games against each other.
Chess champions
Set up in January 2006, Newtown Knights is the brainchild of Sharon Brown who has a passion to see the club produce champion chess players.
Sharon explains: "One of the reasons why I set up the club in Newtown was to break the stereotype of chess and show people that anyone can play no matter what their social or cultural background.
Outwitting your opponent
"The club's not only for children living in the Newtown and Aston areas everyone is welcome to come. It's a community club of all cultures and backgrounds with a great family environment."
Problem solving skills
The club also gets involved in junior chess competitions and tournaments around the country.
Chess master and coach Russell James, helps the children to learn and enjoy playing chess. Each session he teaches them the ability to master the game and skillfully outwit their opponents.
"Apart from being fun, chess has a lot of educational benefits. It teaches social and problem solving skills and also gives the children an opportunity to meet new people.
Russell James - Chess coach
"Newton Knights takes chess to people that would most benefit from the game.
"I'm really pleased I joined Sharon in this venture, it's been a real success. I love being part of the club. I get a lot from seeing the children learn and enjoy the game for what it is", explains Russell.
Improvement in school work
Parents are encouraged to stay and be part of the chess club. They can also get coaching so they can play with their own children at home.
Brenda Lawrence's son has been attending Newtown Knights for a few months now and has really seen the benefits.
Enjoying a game of chess
"When my son joined the club a couple of months ago he was a complete beginner. I'm finding that his problem solving skills are improving which is also noticeable in his maths and english studies."
A fun and safe environment
Like many other community projects across Birmingham funding is needed for the continuing success of the club. So far they have received funding and support from Birmingham funders Aston Pride and WMAD.
Newtown Knights is a fun place for the children to learn and play chess and they are certainly enjoying it.
Jamal – "I like coming to chess club because it helps me think. We get coaching from Russell and we get to play games against each other too."
We love Newtown Knights
Patrice – "Chess helps me to concentrate and I can use what I learn to maximise my chances of doing other things."
Watch Newtown Knights Junior Chess Club
Watch the Newtown Knights youngsters in action and hear Sharon Brown talk more about the club in a short video feature.
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If you would like to get in touch with Newtown Knights Junior Chess Club please contact Sharon on 07769 603 910.
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a1 Center for Family and Community Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
a2 Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
a3 Center for Clinical Research – Västmanland, Uppsala University, Västerås, Sweden
a4 Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine Unit, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Background Mental ill-health and pain are major causes for disability compensation in female adults in Sweden.
Aims The aims of this study were to (1) analyse gender differences in the prevalence of depression among immigrant patients with chronic back pain and (2) explore whether factors such as age, marital status, educational level, religious faith, number of children and number of diagnosed pain sites could explain these differences.
Methods The study sample consisted of 245 sick-listed primary care patients in consecutive order aged 18 through 45 years with a median duration of sick leave of 10 months for back pain and participating in a rehabilitation programme. Explanatory variables included physicians' diagnosed pain sites, age, marital status, education, number of children and religious affiliation. Predictive factors for depression were analysed using logistic regression.
Findings The women differed significantly from the men in three aspects: they were less educated, had more children and had more multiple pain sites, that is, 68% versus 45%. In the age-adjusted model, women were twice as likely to have depression (odds ratio (OR) 2.1). Regardless the gender, those with intermediate education of 9–11 years had the lowest odds of outcome compared with those with <0–8 years and ≥12 years education. Finally, after adjusting for all explanatory variables, the ORs of depression for women decreased to a non-significant level (OR 1.8; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.94–3.43). Furthermore, regardless of the gender, those with multiple pain sites had twice higher odds (OR 2.04; 95% CI 1.11–3.74) of depression than those with fewer pain sites.
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A compact robot of the 3-axis type comprising a base-mounted motor control system with means to sense the position of a robot arm through a servo-system comprising position-sensing potentiometers mounted in the motor control system and a feed-back control system to co-ordinate the vertical and horizontal movement of a robot arm.
1. In a robot apparatus of the type comprising means to move a robot arm in a vertical direction, and in a horizontal direction substantially co-axial with said arm, and means to rotate said arm through a plane co-planar with said horizontal direction, the improvement wherein the means to move comprises motor means mounted on a horizontal turntable with winch means for operating horizontal cable means and vertical cable means, respectively, and the means to rotate comprises a turntable-rotating motor; means with winch means for operating said turntable and said vertical cable means comprising a first cable means for moving said robot arm vertically, and first cable means being fastened at each end to an arm-holding bracket adapted to slide on vertical tracks and said first cable means being looped around a winch which is part of said winch means for operating the vertical cable means proximate the bottom of said track and around a pulley proximate the top of said track, and said horizontal cable means comprising a second cable means to move said arm horizontally through said bracket, said second cable means having ends of which are attached to said arm near the ends of said arm on opposite sides of said bracket; and wherein the second cable means runs from one said cable end to a pulley in said bracket downwardly to a pulley mounted proximate the top of said vertical track, downwardly around a second pulley attached to said bracket and thence to the other of said cable ends.
2. A robot apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said motor means are direct current servo motors and wherein said cable means are steel cables.
3. A robot apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said motor means for moving said arm in vertical or horizontal directions is controlled by a motor control system including means to sense the vertical and horizontal position of said robot arm and sensing means comprising a potentiometer mounted on said turntable and forming means to measure the rotational position of each said winch means and connect said rotational position into an electrical signal which resulting signals are co-ordinated through a servo-system with one another to achieve a smooth movement of said robot arm.
4. A robot as defined in claim 1 wherein said arm is adapted to slide back-and-forth within said support bracket in a horizontal direction in response to a first motor and is adapted to move in vertical direction in response to a second motor which forms means to move said bracket, the improvement comprising motor control means whereby said first motor is operated at a speed of at least four times the maximum gear-shaped ratio of said second motor.
5. A robot as defined in claim 4 wherein the motor control system of said first motor comprises a signal inversion means allowing its operating speed to be determined, at least in part, by the control system for said second motor.
6. Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said first cable means and said second cable means comprise two segments, each said segment having one end terminating on the winch about which each said cable is looped.
This invention relates to robots and control mechanisms for robots which provide a light, relatively compact, highly versatile, robot system.
A substantial amount of work has been done in robots over the years. An example of a typical robot operable in a three dimensional plane is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,229,136 to Panissidi and, also, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,661,276 to Wiesener. These patents are particularly illustrative of problems faced by the prior art in providing counterbalancing of such apparatus against gravity. The parent invention relates to the solution of both of these problems.
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide an improved robot system, one that is versatile with respect to the number nd energy requirements of permissable robot tasks, and one hich has a highly stable structure.
Another object of the invention is to provide a novel, base-mounted, motor control system for such a robot.
A further object of the invention is to provide a robot which can perform operations in a three dimensional zone, relative to its central structure, which zone comprises an exceptionally large percentage of the total space occupied by the robot.
Another object of the invention is to provide a robot, the arm of which can move smoothly from position to position by a unique positioning of, and control of, its cables.
Another object of the invention is to utilize a unique position-feedback information from said cable-operating motors.
Another object of the invention is to provide an improved process for generating and processing input signals into individual robot motors.
A further object of the invention is to provide means to co-ordinate the vertical and horizontal motor means for said robot arm to achieve a smooth movement and to most efficiently use the energy of the robot.
Another object of the invention is to provide improved means to generate and transmit digital signals through a cable in the time domain, that is in a relatively independent voltage form.
Other objects of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art on their reading of this description.
The above objects have been substantially accomplished by the construction of a robot apparatus of the type comprising means to move a robot arm in a vertical direction, in a horizontal direction substantially coaxial with said arm, and in a plane of rotation coplanar with said horizontal direction, wherein motor means for moving said robot arms in said vertical and horizontal directions are mounted on a horizontal turntable with winch means for operating horizontal cable means and vertical cable means, respectively, and wherein, mounted beneath, said turntable is a turntable-rotating motor, and winch and cable means for driving the turntable.
The motor means for moving said vertical or horizontal directions is controlled by a motor control system including means to sense the vertical and horizontal position of said robot arm. Preferably the sensing means comprises a potentiometer mounted on said turntable and forming means to measure the rotational position of each winch means and convert the rotional position into an electrical signal which resulting signals are coordinated through a servo-system with one another to achieve a smooth movement of said robot arm.
These motor means and winch means are the sole means for providing motive power for moving said robot arm. Consequently, very substantial forces can be applied to the robot arm by merely providing large motors in the base. The provision of these motors in the base position only further stabilizes the apparatus.
It should also be understood that the apparatus described herein may be substantially modified, e.g., with respect to the movement and reach of its arm, with no fundamental change in components of the apparatus. For example, were one to wish to provide more travel one could merely increase the length of the cable and, if necessary, the arms. (Moreover, as will be seen below, if one is to utilize a preferred motor control system, one would have to select a winch/potentiometer combination that allows the potentiometer to sense the number of turns and thereby sense the rotary position of the winch.)
In order to provide smooth movement of the arm, it is desirable to co-ordinate the relative speed of cable movement of the vertical cable with the horizontal cable. In the sense used herein the "vertical cable" is conventionally used to describe that cable system which operates the robot arm to move it up and down. Moreover, the term "down" is used to refer to the base position as shown in the drawings. Despite the use of such conventions for the purpose of illustration, and despite the fact that the motor position lends substantial stability in this conventional position, it is to be emphasized that the design of the present system is such that it can be advantageously attached to vertical surfaces and, when desired, to ceilings. Thus it may be conceived as a relatively gravity-independent apparatus although as will be seen from considerations discussed below, it may be more desirable to use different motor systems to maintain desirable gearing ratios when the arm becomes the vertical axis.
It is preferred that direct current, servo motors geared down to the desired operating speed, usually from about 2 to 20 inches per second, be used to drive the cables.
Each of the position-indicating potentiometers is used to send a signal which is indicative of where each winch (and thus each cable and the arm) is at any given time. This signal is fed back and summed with a input signal of different polarity, in the illustrated case a negative signal, which is indicative of where the winch wants to be. Then the winch is driven by an amplified "difference signal". When the difference is zero the winch is where it is supposed to be.
What is achieved by controlling the horizontal motor with reference to the vertical motor is that, were this not done, it would be necessary to have each of the winches for vertical and horizontal movement driven at a precisely determined value when, say, a vertical movement is required. However when the horizontal movement is controlled by, i.e., servoed to, the vertical motor, the desired result is achieved without any need to feed a precise independent input to the horizontal motor to have it respond with proper relationship to the vertical movement.
The illustrated circuit is one way in which the vertical-motor-driving circuit can be utilized to control the activity of the horizontal-motor-driving circuit by a signal inversion means; however numerous other such signal-investing-control means can also be employed.
It would be entirely practical to operate and control the apparatus with stepping motors and, for example, chains or flat straps as cables. However, it has been found particularly advantageous to utilize wire cable with geared-down direct current motors. This allows one to avoid having to deal with resonance- or vibration-imparting problems (which are associated with the use of such cables and stepping motors) with each change in system size.
The placement of the motors on the base reduces bulk, puts the weight near the center of gravity of the robot where it contributes to stability.
Typical travel specifications of the apparatus comprise a 13-inch travel in each of the horizontal and vertical distances. However, it is important to note that there is nothing in the design to preclude the arm from travelling over a much larger range, e.g., three or four feet. The turntable is advantageously adapted to turn more than 360 angular degrees. Additional, e.g., an additional 90-degree, turning capacity allows the apparatus to proceed directly to a nearby work assignment, say the 80 degrees from a 290-degree position to a 360� plus 10� position without the need to go 280� in the other direction.
The position of the motors and associated winches and potentiometers, the centers of gravity of which are positioned substantially within the cylinder out of which the end of the robot arm must remain, is a substantial benefit in stabilizing the robot apparatus.
As is seen from FIGS. 1 and 5, each cable is divided into two segments such that each segment of each cable terminates on the pulley as well as with the robot arm-moving apparatus with which it is associated.
In the application and accompanying drawings there is shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention and suggested various alternatives and modifications thereof, but it is to be understood that these are not intended to be exhaustive and that other changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. These suggestions herein are selected and included for purposes of illustration in order that others skilled in the art will more fully understand the invention and the principles thereof and will be able to modify it and embody it in a variety of forms, each as may be best suited in the condition of a particular case.
FIG. 1 is perspective view of a robot constructed according to the invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a cable diagram indicating the relative position of cables, winches and pulleys in the apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a somewhat schematic elevation of the apparatus of the invention indicating the relative position of the motors and principal robot member.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram indicating a preferred way of generating pulses for the motor circuits.
FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram disclosing a preferred way of controlling vertical and horizontal motors.
FIG. 6 illustrates schematically the nature of input signals to the three axis of motion.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, it is seen that robot 20 comprises a vertical track 22 formed of hollow vertical track rods 24, and a turntable 26 which provides means to rotate vertical track 22 about a 360 degree arc.
Mounted for movement up and down along track 22 is an arm-bearing bracket 28 which, in addition to apertures for rods 24 comprises a diamond-shaped aperture for passage of arm 30. Arm 30 rests on four sets of roller bearings mounted on the lower surfaces of the passage and which are not shown but are conventionally used in the mechanical arts and is adapted to be moved back and forth through bracket 28 on the roller bearings.
Motion is impacted by three motor-driven cable systems, each of which comprises a length of cable, pulleys or sheaves for facilitating the movement of said cable, biasing means for maintaining desired tension on said cables and a winding means for the cable operation. (See FIG. 2.) In each case, the winch is mounted between the ends of the cable which it is moving so that movement of the winch (about which are wound several windings of cable) pulls one end of the cable while feeding out the cable demanded by the integrated movement being imparted to the robot arm by the sum of the action of all three cable/winch systems.
Upper pulleys 32 and 33 for the cable system are housed in an upper housing bracket 36. Pulleys 42 and 43 for horizontal arm movement are housed within cavities of the central bracket 28.
Cable 50 is the operating cable for moving arm 30 in and out of bracket 28. One end of the cable is attached to the arm 30 near each end thereof. Cable 50 feeds from an initial anchoring position 48 back over pulley 43 downwardly around the horizontal, or arm-operating winch 52, around the winch for several turns thence upwardly to pulley 33, downwardly to pulley 42 and back to its terminal anchoring position at 54. The anchoring positions are selected to assure they will not engage the pulley or pulley-holding bracket during the desired travel path.
Similarly, bracket 28 is itself carried in a vertical direction in response to the movement of a cable 60 which is attached to the bracket at anchor positions 62 and 64. Rotation of winch 66 will cause the cable to carry the up and down tracking rods 24.
Each combination of motor, gear box, winch, and potentiometer is assembled so that the individual parts rotate together. Thus, referring to FIG. 3, it is seen that the turntable motor 80 is aligned on a common shaft with gear box 82, winch 84 and potentiometer 86 below turntable 90 which comprises a rotary mounting plate 92 and a grooved circumference for receiving turntable cable 62.
Also seen in FIG. 3 and numbered to correspond with FIG. 5, are the horizontal, or arm, motor 360, its gear box 358, its winch 52 (hidden), and its potentiometer 332. Also seen on FIG. 3 are the vertical control motor system comprising vertical motor 260, its gear box 258, its winch 66, and its potentiometer 232.
Winch 66 is connected, on a common shaft, to turn with a multiturn potentiometer 232 (described below) and gear box 258 of motor 260.
Likewise winch 358 is connected on a common shaft to turn with a multiturn potentiometer 332 and gear box 358 of motor 360.
The illustrated cable arrangement is of particular value in tying in the horizontal and vertical movement of the arm by having each anchored to the bracket 28. In this arrangement, for example, the arm will move horizontally when the block moves downwardly unless, of course, horizontal movement counteracts the effect. This interacting cable arrangement facilitates a smooth control of the robot as will be described below.
FIG. 5 describes the operation of the motors. Specific detail is set forth only for the horizontal and vertical motors which can interact to assure desirable tracking characteristics for the robot arm. It will be understood that the turntable motor can be driven by a similar circuit.
The circuit described as FIG. 4 has as its object the generation of three modulated, pulse-width signals for vertical, horizontal and rotary motion of the robotic arm.
Any appropriate controlling computer 200 is connected through a standard buss interface 202 to a series of three digitally programmable one-shot multivibrators. An example of a device readily utilized for this function is a programmable interval timer 203 sold by Intel Corporation under the trade designation Inte18253. This device is well known in the art and its use is described, among other places, in Intel Corporation's publications entitled "The 8086 Family User's Manual" (October, 1979) and "Component Data Catalog" (January, 1981). (However, it is not believed that the precise use described herein is disclosed anywhere in the prior art.)
An oscillator 204 is connected to the clock inputs of the one-shots has a frequency of about 1 megacycle. (However it should be realized that the frequency could be up to the maximum count rate of the particular one-shot. Lower frequencies could be used but this is generally undesirable. Such lower frequencies will cause reduction in resolution or a reduction in the frequency of the pulse rate modulated signal outputs.)
The one-shots generate a pulse which is proportional to their digital inputs up to maximum value permitted by the frequency divider counter 205 which is suitably of thirteen binary bits or a count of 8192 decimal.
The percentage of "on" time (as opposed to "off" time) of the output pulses from the one shots of timer 203 is proportional to the input digital data and the frequency of the output is equal to the oscillator frequency divided by the frequency of the divider counter. These signals are sent over a transmission line from the computer to the robotic arm-operating mechanisms as shown schematically at 206, 207 and 208. This has the advantage that the information component of the signal is in the time domain and is not directly dependent upon the voltage levels or voltage drop in the cable. Typical useful pulse width inputs profiles are shown in FIG. 6. These inputs cause a change-of-state of a C-MOS switch 210, typically a National Semiconductor Model No. 4053, which switches the output from voltage reference to ground through a pair of resistors 212 and 214. This switching is smoothed by capacitor 216 followed by an integrating amplifier 220 whose time constants, together, filter the AC component out of the pulse-width-signal.
It is well to note that the reference voltage (at 230) to the C-MOS switch 210 is the same as the reference voltage (at 230a) to the feedback potentiometer 232. This is the potentiometer associated directly with motor and winch. Thus the input signal becomes independent of voltages generated other than the reference voltage. Moreover, because the input switch (210) and feedback potentiometer (232) both ratio the reference voltage, that voltage is not itself critical except that there be no substantial difference between the reference tied to the input switch 210 and the feedback potentiometer. Tracing the signal from potentiometer 232, the wiper 234 of potentiometer 232 is connected to a feedback repeater amplifier 240 which forms means to minimize or reduce the effect of loading on the potentiometer 232. (A load resistor connected across the potentiometer would normally cause a non-linearity of the feedback signal, i.e., a undesirable difference between the feedback signal and the actual position of the potentiometer.) The feedback voltage is then summed together with the input voltage which is of opposite polarity. The difference in feedback and input voltages is suitably amplified in difference amplifier 250. The amplified signal is sent to powerdriver 252 which generates the necessary voltage to drive the permament magnet direct current motor that moves the "vertical" servo drive mechanism 260. The stabilizing network 256 which is connected from the motor input back to the summing junction prevents oscillation of the total system. Use and design of such stabilizing networks is well known in the art.
The vertical drive gear box 258 has a relatively high gear ratio which increases the lifting force yet, at the same time, limits the vertical speed of the motor which causes the vertical lift and, thus, limits the speed of the robot arm lift motion. This has the advantage of allowing the horizontal servo 334-360 system to track the position of the vertical motion with minimum error and provides for the force necessary for the verticle servo to lift a large mass.
The direct current motor 260, the gear box 258, the cable pulley 66, or sheave, and the multiturn feedback potentiometer 232 are connected to a common shaft. Thus the position of the vertical motion is locked directly to the motor 260 and the feedback potentiometer 232.
Referring to FIG. 6, showing the processing of the pulse width input to the horizontal drive control system (300) goes through the same process of being switched from reference voltage to ground through the resistances that are in series with those leads and is smoothed by the integrating inverting amplifier 220 as in the vertical motion circuitry. The resulting D.C. voltage is summed together with the feedback from the horizontal feedback potentiometer 334 along with a signal that is inversely proportional to the feedback signal from the vertical feedback potentiometer 232 through a signal inverting potentiometer 400. This signal causes the horizontal servo 360 to closely track the position of the vertical servo 260 allowing the cable system controlling the arm to be of simple construction. When the arm is raised, the horizontal cable 60 must be moved exactly synchronously with it to provide that a tool mounted on arm 30 to move directly upward. The inverse is true when arm 30 is to be moved in:a downward direction. To accomplish this, the horizontal gear box 358 has a lower gear ratio allowing higher speeds in the horizontal direction and, hence a faster response than is provided by the vertical gear box 258. This is permissible and convenient because horizontal arm 30 does not need to lift mass.
Thus forces generated on the cable and sheave will be suitably low despite the relatively rapid movement of the arm in a horizontal direction. The horizontal stabilizing circuitry, of course, will be optimized forthe different speed. This stabilizing is within the ordinary skill of the art.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which might be said to fall therebetween.
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The bed was plenty big for two adults and very comfortable. We used the ceiling fan in the bedroom whenever we were there to keep the unit comfortable and the bedroom windows could also be opened to bring some coolness in.
We found it difficult to catch the Powell Cable Cars because it starts only one or two stops from our location; so no one seems to get off (yet); instead we walked up 1/2 block to the California and took the California cable line over to Embarcadero and caught the MUNI bus to the wharf.
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on 3/31/2014 4:44:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I quite like this hand cream! I picked mine up from a Hallmark store and paid around 6 or 7 dollars if I remember correctly. The cap is a little annoying, as others are saying, but I enjoy the overall shape and feel of the packaging. The cream itself absorbs fairly quickly and is pretty moisturizing, especially for the cuticles! This particular scent is very noticeable upon application but it doesn't really last for very long, which is good if you're wearing a conflicting perfume, etc. I carry this in my purse with me and I would like to try some of the other kinds!
on 1/8/2014 8:49:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Other, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Packaging - love the look of it but the cap can be hard to screw close, alittle annoying
Fragrance - citrousy + herbal kind of smell. Not too strong nor light scent. I can still smell it after a while of putting it on. For me i wish the scent is abit lighter. That is because i hate strong smelling skincare
Texture -very light, absorbs quickly. Can be used during the day because it is not greasy. Very moisturizing for my dry dry hands.
Cost - pricey
Repurchase - maybe but in a different scent. I got this as a prize from a magazine. To me this brand has very oldfashion and strong scents which does not appeal to me. Its pricey but does work. I just feel that its not my kind of stuff,
on 12/16/2013 3:29:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
One if the best hand creams I have ever tried. It smells unbelievably fresh and clean. The formula sinks in and really does it's job. My hands stay moisturized for hours. I would definitely buy again if the price was lower.
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Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
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I think I expected too much from this product. The associate at the store suggested I use this on top of the C&E hand therapy on days when I felt like my hands needed extra moisturizing. I have done this for the past year or so and have not really seen a great difference. My hands are still awfully dry and don't seem to look any younger. The fragrance is a nice addition and it isn't particularly expensive, but I think I will use this as a regular hand cream from here on in.
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hate this. perhaps because it leaked in my purse, though the lid is screwed on tightly. the smell of it catches in the back of my throat in a cloying way. It's greasy on 1st application, as most hand creams are, but goes into the skin quickly enough-few minutes. you can have mine
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I love this scent and I actually love this texture more than the therapy. I love the therapy as a mask but remedy feels so good. It's rich but not thick or sticky. If the price makes you doubt a purchase, ask for a sample! You won't look back.
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DIY PANTRY – Oat Milk, Almond Milk and Rice Milk
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Make your own oat, almond and rice milk at home: great in tea, coffee or by themselves! Simply follow the easy steps below…
Oat Milk
In a big glass jar add 10 tbsp oats to 1L water and leave in the fridge overnight. Blend everything in a blender and strain it through a sieve, cheesecloth or nut bag.
Almond Milk
Place 1 cup almonds (raw, unsalted, with skins on) in a bowl or glass jar and cover with cold water. Allow to soak overnight, then drain and rinse. Blend soaked almonds with 1L water in a blender until smooth. Strain through a sieve, cheesecloth or nut bag.
Rice Milk
In a dry pan, toast 1 cup rice (brown or white) until the grains begin to color. Place them in a bowl or glass jar and cover with 1L water. Soak overnight. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a sieve, cheesecloth or nut bag.
For all three variations, you can sweeten or flavor them to your liking with honey, vanilla or a pitted date. The milks should keep for 3-4 days in the fridge. Shake before using.
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San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Despite losing their ace in the first inning, the Cincinnati Reds got a decent effort from their bullpen and won the opener of their National League Division Series.
Johnny Cueto exited with back spasms after making just eight pitches, but the Reds got homers from Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce to hold off the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, at AT&T Park.
Sam LeCure (1-0), Mat Latos, Sean Marshall and Jonathan Broxton combined to allow one run. Latos, who was expected to start Game 3, yielded four hits, including a homer to Buster Posey, over four innings.
Aroldis Chapman had trouble in the final inning and gave up a run on a wild pitch before fanning Posey to end the game.
"I feel really proud about my team," Cueto said. "I feel proud about the pitchers. They all came in and did their job, not just them, the hitters came in and they backed me up tonight."
Phillips drove in three runs for the NL Central champions, who had lost their previous seven playoff games. They were swept in the division series two years ago by the Philadelphia Phillies and were whitewashed by the Atlanta Braves in the 1995 NLCS. This was Cincinnati's first postseason win in exactly 17 years. The Reds completed a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series on Oct. 6, 1995.
The NL West champion Giants went 0-for-5 with men in scoring position and left 11 runners on base.
Game 2 of this best-of-five series is Sunday night in San Francisco. Bronson Arroyo is slated to start on the mound for the Reds against Madison Bumgarner.
Cueto struck out Angel Pagan to begin the bottom of the first inning, but the 19-game winner was removed from the game in favor of LeCure after delivering a pair of strikes to Marco Scutaro.
"He was in quite a bit of pain out there after he threw the pitch," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "So the fact that he said he's better, and Johnny is usually pretty honest with us, that gives us a glimmer of hope that he might be back."
Cueto, who is listed as day-to-day, set a major league record for fewest batters faced by a starter in postseason play.
"When I was throwing, long toss, nothing happened, everything was feeling well," Cueto said. "As I went to the bullpen, I was warming up and everything went perfect. It was only on the last two throws when I felt a sharp pain on my right side. Then I was getting ready to go back to the dugout, I just went and talked to the head trainer and told him about ... he put some heat on it and we communicated to Bryan (Price) what happened."
LeCure escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second inning by retiring Giants starter Matt Cain (0-1) on a line drive to right field.
Latos entered the game in the third inning with the Reds holding a 2-0 lead courtesy of Phillips' two-run homer in the top portion, a one-out shot to left-center field with Drew Stubbs aboard.
Bruce homered to right-center field to start the fourth inning and first baseman Joey Votto made a sparkling defensive play in the bottom half. Hunter Pence was on base following Scott Rolen's throwing error. Brandon Belt lined a ball that was destined for right field, but Votto made the leaping grab and completed the double play.
"We had a tough night with balls," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Cain smoked that ball. Belt hit one, line drive. That can change the game there."
Posey hit the first pitch of the San Francisco sixth over the wall in left field. He singled and Belt walked in the eighth, but Broxton came back to get Gregor Blanco looking at a third strike to cap the frame.
"It was a borderline pitch and they got the call," Bochy said. "It can change an inning. I haven't seen the pitch, but Blanco thought it was outside and it's a tough break."
Santiago Casilla had a shaky top of the ninth. He would have been out of the inning, but pinch-hitter Xavier Paul broke his bat on a bloop single to right- center field, which put runners at the corners. Phillips then lined an RBI single to right field. A wild pitch moved two runners into scoring position, and Paul scored when Posey failed to grab an inside pitch from Casilla.
Chapman suffered from control problems early on as pinch-hitter Joaquin Arias singled and pinch-hitter Xavier Nady walked. Pagan popped out to catcher Ryan Hanigan on the infield-fly rule and Scutaro walked to load the bases. Pablo Sandoval popped out before Chapman's high pitch clipped Hanigan's glove, leading to the second run.
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Former Heisman Trophy winners Matt Leinart, Eric Crouch and Rashaan Salaam are among 76 Football Bowl Subdivision players on the ballot for election into the 2016 class of the College Football Hall of Fame.
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The Houston Texans have signed defensive lineman Brandon Deaderick, who played last season with the New Orleans Saints.
The Toronto Blue Jays activated catcher Dioner Navarro from the 15-day disabled list following a 2-0 loss to the Washington Nationals in the opener of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, the team said.
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Guess the price of these vacation homes. Scroll carefully if you don't want the answers revealed too quickly. Apparently there was an angel investor of sorts in a number of Halfmoon property deals, just now revealed. This seems inevitable doesn't it? Uncle Sam has lost his head. Castle Island Bilingual Montessori School, founded last year […] [Read More]
Historic Trojan Hotel to reopen as a restaurant
First 12 Second St., then 207 Broadway, then 9 First St., now 43 Third St. – the former Trojan Hotel – is the latest in a line of old buildings to get new owners and renovation plans in downtown Troy. Terry and Donald O'Brien, both 43, are the new owners of the 19,269 square-foot building. […] [Read More]
Urbanist tours, rates Troy
Mark Nickita, a city commissioner in Birmingham, Michigan and architect who specializes in revitalizing downtowns, toured downtown Troy after leading a session in Schenectady at the Congress for the New Urbanism, New York Chapter. Read Duncan Crary's entire interview here. As an urbanist, I look to connect the quality of the street space with the […] [Read More]
House of the Week: Rowhouses in Troy
This week's house is actually three houses in a row on Second Avenue in Lansingburgh. Of the three, no. 669 is the centerpiece, a Greek Revival with ornate molding in the parlors, unique tile in the main bathroom, a pretty, arched doorway from the foyer into the kitchen, a marble fireplace and hardwood floors. It […] [Read More]
For the love of Troy
Jeff Buell, a former spokesman and economic coordinator for the city of Troy, has formed his own development company, MHC Development, after three years with United Group, a developer. His first purchase with business partner Chris Colwell is 9 First St, a derelict, Civil War-era Victorian. Buell and Colwell spent $10,000 to buy the 8,000-square-foot […] [Read More]
House of the Week: Custom in Lansingburgh
This week's house is a well-kept home in Lansingburgh across from public tennis courts and Knickerbacker Middle School. The house at 65 109th St., Troy, has a surprise inside — a pool. The owners have also updated the 102-year-old, three-bedroom house with large granite counters in the kitchen, a wine cellar, crown molding, a fireplace […] [Read More]
Sign of things to come in Troy
@J, this is for you. Glenn Young posted this picture on Facebook last night of the sign going up outside Bombers in Troy. Matt Baumgartner talks booths here. [Read More]
A whopper of a renovation project in Troy
News broke last week the owners of the Charles F. Lucas Confectionery and Wine Bar bought a run down building at 207 Broadway, Troy, with plans to renovate. The rear corner of 12 Second St., where the bar is located, is adjacent to an outbuilding behind 207 Broadway. Heather LaVine and husband-business partner Vic Christopher […] [Read More]
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9 Weird Advertising Methods
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Advertising is everywhere, but most people have learned to ignore the commercials that are forced upon them. We change channels when ads come on TV, we tune to a different radio station when commercials interrupt the music and we masturbate to a different porn site when too many popups kill the mood. These days, we'll only remember an ad is if it's presented to us in a truly remarkable way, and the weird methods used below are perfect examples of what will actually stick with us.
Attack of the Giant Colgate Tube
Your first reaction to this ad will be to run to the comments section and call us idiots for showing you something that's clearly been photoshopped, but we can assure you that this huge Colgate tube attached to an office building is real.
With some of the lights left on the building is supposed to look like it's smiling at you, although personally we think it looks disinterested in us at best. But regardless, the message is clear: Colgate is the toothpaste of choice for office towers, and if it can keep the teeth they don't actually have clean then obviously it's perfect for your mouth too.
Taste the Rainbow
Sight and sound are, obviously, the senses that most ads take advantage of. But smell can also be used to promote certain products thanks to the wonders of scratch and sniff, and even touch gets in on the action with, like, carpet samples or whatever. That leaves taste, the slacker sense of the advertising world. However, a company called First Flavor has decided to put that lazy fifth sense to good use with ads you can lick.
First Flavor makes a variety of flavoured strips (our favourite is the Bacardi rum one), which are primarily used in magazine ads. The strips are single use and designed to be peeled off before being licked, so if you're waiting around at the doctor's office and the guy next to you is busy licking magazine pages we wouldn't recommend asking him what the commercials taste like.
Escalators that Elevate Sales
The most effective ads are ones where people have absolutely no choice but to watch. We can change TV channels to avoid a commercial, but if you're in a movie theatre you're pretty much forced to sit through the ads, unless you close your eyes and plug your ears with popcorn. A hair salon took this logic a step further by putting their ad on an escalator, which meant that anyone who wanted to go upstairs had to learn about their services.
Each step on the escalator displayed a hairstyle that matched up with the face of the man at the bottom, so people were able to see what a bunch of different cuts would look like. As you can tell, styles ranged from "neat and professional" to "incredibly douchey," so there was something available for everyone.
Advertise by Defacing Other Ads
Coming up with an ad of any kind, let alone a creative one, is hard work. So why bother going through all that effort when you can just slap your brand name onto commercials made by other people? Sure, some downers might call that "unethical," but the people at Hubba Bubba simply refer to it as "marketing."
See how easy it is? What used to be a lingerie ad is now a billboard of a hot woman blowing a Hubba Bubba bubble. And all it took was a balloon, some outside the box thinking, and a complete lack of respect for other businesses.
The Ol' Sanitary Pad in the Sink Trick
Feminine hygiene products are tricky to advertise, because it's tough to show how effective a certain brand can be without crossing the line of good taste. But at the same time the ads still need to be memorable, and you can only go with the "pour what looks like blue Kool-Aid onto the product in question while cheery music plays" shtick so many times before viewers lose interest. So one company decided to eschew all that subtlety crap and send the bluntest message possible by putting a fake version of their pads in bathroom sinks.
The message is supposed to be "look at how much this can absorb!" although we suspect that the average woman's first reaction was more along the lines of "gross, who left that in the sink?" But either way, they'd definitely remember the brand name.
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