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I'm interested in joining your malware bootcamp program. I have studied computer science at the university level, but the program that I took was woefully lacking in many practical aspects of computing, such as how to detect and delete different types of malware. I would be very appreciative of the chance to study on your site. I look forward to hearing from you.
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So, amongst the neighborhood, my friends, and family I have become the "go to guy" for computer problems (probably 90% malware, 5% hardware, 5% human error, or simply lack of knowledge by the owner of the box). No training, no mentors – initially, I learned the most difficult way: encounter a problem or failure - search the web, search the web, search the web - often inefficiently from simply not knowing the best key words to search with, followed by trail and success – but too often failure, due to ambiguous or poorly written instructions, but just as often from my own clumsy misinterpretations. And today, I still remain not as good, nor confident as I would like to be.
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I would like to join ... I have been helped from similar forums many times and saved my computer and would like to do the same for others.. thanks in Advance
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I would like to assist people with my skillset. I have 20 years professional experience. COMPTIA A+ Certified, MCSE Certified, DCSE Certified. Worked for Gateway at first as a phone TS Agent. At the time I supported 4 versions of Win 95 & 98. There was no Remote Desktop Tools at the time and 56.6kbps was great for the times! Worked my up the IT Infrastructure ladder including Helpdesk,Senior Support,System Administrator, WAN & Telco Specialist, Network Support, Ghost Image Builds, MPLS Network Builds, Cisco Engineer, IT single point of contact, IT Manager, & Regioal Director of Information Technology for 5 Accredited Colleges. Ever since that role I've ran my own IT Sales & Service Company. Had contracts with all major PC Manufacturers and built up a fair client list. Prior to IT I ran a 2-node BBS. I know have a bad back and physically disabled so I send my work out and do what I can Remote Support & make some money affiliate marketing. I have some extra time and bored and would like help go to Boot Camp, take your test, & help out.
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Located just 2 blocks from the shops of Market Square, the 6-story Doubletree Downtown San Antonio Hotel is within a mile of the historic district and the Alamo; the Riverwalk is 10 blocks away.
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Doubletree Downtown San Antonio Hotel features 245 guestrooms and offers a fitness center and restaurant. The IT Oasis, a 24-hour business center, offers work space, comfortable seating, and wireless Internet access (surcharge). The hotel provides many complimentary amenities, including snacks in the lobby bar Monday through Friday.
Over 9,000 square feet (836 square meters) of flexible ballroom space can accommodate banquets of up to 300 guests, as well as small board meetings.
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Must love archives: Shelby County seeks next county historian
Over the past 49 years, two people have served as the official resource for information about Shelby County's history.
Next month the County Commission will appoint the county's third historian with the help of the Shelby County Historical Commission.
And it seems that everyone is traveling without a map.
"There's not really a job description," said Jimmy Ogle, Historical Commission chairman. "I think (the historian) observes and protects the history of all of Shelby County."
Application deadline for the unpaid post is 4 p.m. Feb. 21. The County Commission will interview applicants on March 5 and appoint a new historian on March 24.
The county's past historians were Ellen Davies-Rodgers, who was appointed in 1965 and served until her death in 1994, and Ed Williams, who succeeded her and served until his death in September.
The County Commission recently passed a resolution setting a four-year term for the historian. The resolution required the county to establish a process for choosing the holder of the title.
"It's a wide-open field and anybody can apply," Ogle said. "I sent out about 100 emails to anybody I could think of from history departments, people who give walking tours, heritage tours, anybody I've come into contact with in the last four or five years, just to try to get the word out."
Among the historian's resources is the county archives, which is also open to the general public.
The county register of deeds operates the archives and has a staff that keeps track of the ledgers, maps, photographs, meeting minutes, blueprints, records and other documents housed there.
"We are the depository for Shelby County governmental records," said Frank Stewart, archives specialist, who works among the boxes, drawers and cabinets filled with the county's treasures.
The Historical Commission holds its monthly meetings at the archives, Ogle said.
"When people ask questions, not one person knows the answer to everything. It takes a team to get the right answer," he said. "When somebody asks a question, of course we'll send them to the archives. That backroom, it stretches like an Indiana Jones movie."
In 1965, the Tennessee Legislature passed a law that required each county to have an historian.
"I'm not sure how that came about, but it's a good thing for every county to have an historian," said E. Patrick McIntyre Jr., executive director of the Tennessee Historical Commission. The historian can "answer questions and talk about all the aspects of what that county's heritage embodies," he said.
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An electromagnetically actuatable valve which serves in particular to inject fuel into the intake tube of internal combustion engines operating with fuel injection systems. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing, a shell core having a magnetic winding and a flat armature, which is firmly connected with a valve element which passes through a central guide opening in a guide diaphragm and cooperates with a fixed valve seat. The guide diaphragm has a fastening zone and together with the central guide opening cut out of a centering zone of the guide diaphragm guides the valve element in the radial direction toward the valve seat. The fastening zone is connected via struts with an annular guide zone on which the flat armature, under spring tension, rests with a concentric guide edge and is guided in a plane parallel to the end face of the shell core. The centering zone of the guide diaphragm is connected in turn via struts with the guide zone.
1. An electromagnetically actuatable valve for fuel injection valves for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, having a valve housing, a magnetic winding applied on a core of ferromagnetic material, and an armature which is firmly connected with a valve element said valve element arranged to cooperate with a fixed valve seat, said valve element adapted to freely pass through a guide diaphragm formed of spring-metal and guided by said guide diaphragm, said guide diaphragm having a circumference which is fastened to said housing, said guide diaphragam has an annular fastening zone and an annular inner guide zone of smaller diameter, each of said zones being interconnected by means of radially extending struts which are offset relative to each other arcuately and radially in each of said zones and thereby provided arcuate flowthrough openings, said inner guide zone of said guide diaphragm arranged to rest under spring tension on a concentric guide ring of said armature, said armature further having a surface oriented toward the valve seat whereby said guide diaphragm retains said armature parallel to said valve seat and to an end face of said core of ferromagnetic material, said guide diaphragm further including a centrally disposed annular zone supported by radial struts, which form arcuate flowthrough openings, said centrally disposed annular zone providing an opening through which said value element is guided.
2. A valve as defined by claim 1, characterized in that said armature has an area which is rounded off.
3. A valve as defined by claim 2. characterized in that said armature has an outer circumferential edge oriented toward said core which is rounded off.
4. A valve as defined by claim 1, characterized in that said valve element is provided with radially disposed apertures which are positioned beneath a point of contact between said other inwardly disposed annular zone and a wall of said valve element.
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 376,463, filed May 10, 1982, now abandoned.
The invention is based on an electromagnetically actuatable valve as generally described herein. An electromagnetically actuatable valve is already known in which the armature is firmly connected to a guide diaphragm fastened to the housing at its outer circumference. However, this arrangement has the disadvantage that an additional operation is required to connect the armature and the guide diaphragm, and as a result of this connection, stresses in the guide diaphragm occur which cause the armature to tilt relative to the core; the danger then exists, first, that the armature will not be attracted in a parallel direction and, second, that the valve element may come to rest on the valve seat only on one side when the valve closes.
The valve according to the invention has the advantage over the prior art of low-friction and plane-parallel guidance of the flat armature, while eliminating one additional operation and thereby preventing an oblique guidance of the armature caused by stresses in the guide diaphragm.
Advantageous further embodiments of and improvements to the valve disclosed in the main claim can be attained with the characteristics disclosed in the dependent claims. The simultaneous centering of the valve element effected by means of the guide diaphragm is particularly advantageous. It is also advantageous to round off the concentric guide edge of the flat armature which cooperates with the guide diaphragm, in order to enable wear-free roll-off of the surfaces on one another. It is of further advantage to round off the edge of the outer circumference of the flat armature oriented toward the core, thus attaining a reduction in wear.
The invention will be better understood and further objects and advantages thereof will become more apparent from the ensuing detailed description of a preferred embodiment taken in conjunction with the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows in cross-section an electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve; and
FIG. 2 shows a top plan view of guide diaphragm in accordance with the invention.
The fuel injection valve shown in FIG. 1 and intended for a fuel injection system serves by way of example for the injection of fuel, especially at low pressure, into the intake tube of mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally-supplied ignition. A valve housing 1 is fabricated by some method not producing chips, for instance, deep drawing, rolling or the like. It has a cup-like shape with a base 2, beginning at which there is a tubular guide fitting 3, which has a guide bore 4 likewise passing through the base 2 and discharging in the interior 5 of the valve housing 1. A shell-type core 7 of ferromagnetic material is inserted into the interior 5 of the valve housing 1; the core 7 has a diameter smaller than that of the interior 5 and rests with a shoulder 8 on an inner step 9 of the valve housing 1. The side of the shoulder 8 remote from the inner step 9 is engaged by a spacer ring 10, which is followed by a guide diaphragm 11 and a nozzle carrier 12. A crimped edge 13 partially surrounds the end face of the nozzle carrier 12, engaging it and exerting axial tension thereon so as to assure the positional fixation of the shell core 7, the spacer ring 10, the guide diaphragm 11 and the nozzle carrier 12. A conventional shell core available on the market from Siemens and known as T 26 can be used for the shell core 7; this element has an annular outer core 15 and an annular inner core 17 connected therewith via a crosspiece 16. A magnetic winding 18 may be at least partially enclosed by an insulating carrier body 19, which together with the magnetic winding 18 is inserted into the annular space of the shell core 7 formed between the outer core 15 and the inner core 17 and is connected in a positively engaged manner, for instance by rivets 20 or a releasable snap connection, with the crosspiece 16. The supply of current to the magnetic winding 18 is efficaciously accomplished via contact prongs 22, only one of which is shown and which are embedded in an insulation insert 23 of glass, for example. The insulation insert 23 may be surrounded by a fastening ring 24 sealingly inserted in a passageway bore 25 of the valve housing bottom 2 and soldered, for instance. Plug connections or an electric cable may be connected with the contact prongs 22 in a manner not shown but known per se. In order to compensate for changes in length caused by heat expansion, one contact lug 26 is provided between the magnetic winding 18 and each of the contact prongs 22.
A flat armature 29 is disposed between the end face of the shell core 7 remote from the crosspiece 16 and the guide diaphragm 11. A movable valve element 30 is connected, for instance by soldering or welding, with the middle area of the flat armature 29. The valve element 30 passes through a central guide opening 31 in the guide diaphragm 11 and cooperates with a fixed valve seat 32 formed in a valve seat body 33. The valve seat body 33 is inserted into the nozzle carrier 12. The valve element 30 and the flat armature 29 are guided in the radial direction, relative to the valve seat 32 on one side and to the end face 28 of the shell core 7 on the other, by the central guide opening 31 of the guide diaphragm 11. The guide diaphragm 11 is rigidly connected neither with the valve element 30 nor with the flat armature 29. The flat armature 29 may be embodied as a stamped or press-cast element and may by way of example have an annular guide ring 34 oriented toward the guide diaphragm 11. First, the guide ring 34 improves the rigidity of the flat armature 29; second, it separates a first work zone 36 of the flat armature, which is oriented toward the end face of the outer core 15, from a second work zone 37, which is oriented toward the end face of the inner core 17; and third, it forms a concentric guide edge 35 which rests on the guide diaphragm 11, as a result of which the flat armature 29 is guided in a plane parallel to the end face 28 of the shell core 7. The guide edge 35 is embodied as rounded off, so that it can roll off on the guide diaphragm in a wear-free manner.
In order to reduce wear, the outer circumferential edge 27 oriented toward the outer core 15 is also rounded off. The valve element 30 has a spherical section 38 cooperating with the valve seat 32, which is embodied by way of example as a flattened spherical zone. The fastening of the guide diaphragm 11 between the spacer ring 10 and the nozzle carrier 12 is effected in a plane which when the valve element 30 is resting on the valve seat 32 passes through the center point M, or as close as possible to the center point M, of the spherical section 38. When the valve element 30 is resting on the valve seat 32, the guide diaphragm 11, drawn into a curve by the tension exerted on it, rests on the guide edge 35 of the flat armature 29. The valve element 30 is urged in the closing direction of the valve by a compression spring 39, which on the other end protrudes into an inner bore 40 of the shell core 7 and is supported on a slide member 41. The force of the compression spring 39 exerted on the flat armature 29 and the valve element 30 can be influenced by axially displacing the slide member 41.
On its end remote from the flat armature, the slide member 41 is pressed into the guide bore 4 by the base 2 and the guide fitting 3, and in the vicinity of the guide fitting 3 it has a section with notches 43, for instance flat annular bores, threads, beads or the like, in order to assure improved axial fixation of the slide member 41; the guide fitting 3 is pressed inward in the vicinity of the notches 43, so that material from the guide fitting 3 is forced into the notches 43 of the slide member 41. The end of the slide member 41 remote from the flat armature 29 is embodied such that it terminates inside the guide fitting 3 and has a tang 44 whose diameter is smaller than that of the guide bore 4. A suitable tool may engage the tang 44 in order to displace the slide member 41. The slide member 41 has a longitudinal bore 44 open toward the flat armature 29, which discharges at its other end, outside the shell core 7, into transverse bores 46 relative to the circumference of the slide member 41 in the interior of the valve housing 1.
The valve element 30 has a cylindrical section 48 connected with the flat armature 29 and adjacent to which is the spherical section 38 of the valve element. The valve element 30 is provided with a concentric blind bore 49 which is open toward the flat armature 29 and leads as far as possible into the spherical section 38. The compresson spring 39 resting at one end on the slide member 41 passes through an opening 50 in the flat armature and is supported on the other end in the valve element 30, on the bottom 51 of the blind bore 49, as a result of which when the magnetic circuit 7, 18, 29 is not excited the valve element 30 is held in a sealing manner on the valve seat 32, counter to the spring force of the guide diaphragm 11. Transverse bores or apertures 52 extend from the circumference of the valve element 30 toward the blind bore 49.
A collector chamber 54 is formed downstream of the valve seat 32, and its volume should be as small as possible; the chamber 54 is defined by the valve seat body 33, the spherical section 38 and a spin body 55 disposed downstream of the valve seat body 33. A crimped area 56 of the nozzle carrier 12 grips around a face of the spin body 55 remote from the valve seat body 33; as a result, the valve seat body 33 and the spin body 55 are fixed in their positions. The spin body 55 has a protrusion 57 projecting into the collector chamber 54; its end face oriented toward the valve element 30 is flattened, and spin conduits 59 which are open toward the collector chamber 54 branch off from its lateral circumferential wall 58, which has a conical course, by way of example. The spin conduits 59 may be inclined at an angle relative to the valve axis and they discharge into a spin chamber 60. The spin conduits 59 may discharge into the spin chamber 60 at a tangent, for example, and they serve the purpose of metering fuel. The fuel film which forms on the wall of the spin chamber 60 rips off at the sharply-pointed end of the spin chamber 60, which discharges into the intake tube, and thus enters the air flow of the intake tube in a conical pattern; as a result, particularly at low fuel pressures, good fuel preparation is assured.
The fuel injection valve supported in a holder body 62 may be fixed in its position by a claw, for instance, or by a cap 63. In the valve housing 1, the fuel injection valve has a first annular groove 64 and, offset in the axial direction and sealed off from the first annular groove 64, a second annular groove 65. A fuel inlet line 66 is embodied in the holder body 62 and discharges into the first annular groove 64. A fuel return-flow ine 67 is also embodied in the holder body 62, communicating with the second annular groove 65. Radial inlet openings 68 in the wall of the cylindrical, tubular part of the valve housing 1 connect the first annular groove 64 with a flow conduit 69 embodied between the outer core 15 and the inner wall of the valve housing 1. The part of the interior 5 located above the shell core 7 communicates with the second annular groove 65 via radially extending outflow openings 70 embodied in the cylindrical, tubular part of the valve housing and is separated from the flow conduit 69 by a sealing body 71. The guide diaphragm 11 has flowthrough openings 73, which may also be embodied as flowthrough openings 74 in the flat armature 29. The fuel flowing into the flow conduit 69 via the inlet openings 68 can flow to the valve seat 32 via openings 75 in the shoulder 8 and the flowthrough openings 73 in the guide diaphragm 11; from the valve seat 32, the fuel flows into the collector chamber 54 when the valve element 30 is raised from the valve seat 32 and is there metered by way of the spin conduits 59. The non-metered portion of the fuel can flow into the blind bore 49 of the valve element 30 by way of the transverse bores 52; from the blind bore 49, it can flow by way of the inner bore 40 or the longitudinal bore 45 of the slide member 41 and the transverse bores 46 into the portion of the interior 5 located above the shell core 7, as it flows absorbing the heat created in the magnetic circuit, and from there the fuel flows back into the fuel return-flow line 67 via the discharge openings 70 and the second annular groove 65.
In FIG. 2, the guide diaphragm 11 is shown in plan view. The guide diaphragm 11 is formed of spring-metal and has an annular fastening zone 77 in accordance with the invention, which is fastened between the spacer ring 10 and the nozzle carrier 12 of the valve. The fastening zone 77 is connected with an annular guide zone 79 of lesser diameter via radially extending struts 78; in the guide diaphargm 11 illustrated, four struts 78 offset from one another by 90� are provided. The guide edge 35 of the flat armature 29 is supported on this annular guide zone 79. An annular centering zone 81 having a smaller diameter than that of the guide zone 79 is connected with the guide zone 79 via further struts 80; the centering zone 81 surrounds the central guide opening 31 in order to center the valve element 30. Arcuate flowthrough openings 82 have been left open between the guide zone 79, the struts 80 and the centering zone 81. In the illustrated guide diaphragm 11, four struts 80 are provided, which are offset from one another by 90� and are offset from the respective struts 78 by 45�.
The force exerted by the guide diaphragm on the flat armature 29 can be influenced by appropriately embodying the width of the struts 78.
The foregoing relates to a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, it being understood that other embodiments and variants thereof are possible within the spirit and scope of the invention, the latter being defined by the appended claims.
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Wiko Highway
SpecificationsNotebook: Wiko Highway (Highway Series)
Processor: Mediatek MT6592
Graphics Adapter: ARM Mali-450 MP4
Display: 5.0 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 0.154kg
Price: 350 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 4 reviews)
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Positive: Octa-Core-Smartphone; high-class workmanship; dual SIM device Negative: disappointing performance
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ARM Mali-450 MP4: OpenGL ES 2.0 GPU for ARM based SoCs with 4 fragment processors and 1 vertex processor.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
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ARM Cortex-A7 Octa-Core Soc for smartphones and tablets.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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0.154 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
78%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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Council of Europe training Programme for education professionals Programme de formation du Conseil de l'Europe pour les professionnels de l'éducation Training Resources: Education for democratic citizenship "Deconstructing Stereotypes and Prejudice" Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir - Iceland Ms Gudrún RAGNARSDÓTTIR Bakkastođum 27 112 REYKJAVIK E-mail: email@example.com Edited by Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard November 2007 Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 1 Theme: Deconstructing stereotypes and prejudice Title: "Are you really who I think you are?" General Aim: To foster a sense of empathy and respect for the opinions and values of others regardless of matters of religion, nationality, gender, race, physical aspect and mental abilities. To enable teachers to have rich and productive interactions with diverse students. To foster an understanding of possible personal consequences of belonging to certain social minorities or cultural groups. Target group / age / level: Type of training School level Subject area Initial and in-service training Upper secondary Civic education, language school Brief description of the unit: After preparatory reading, learners are invited to reflect on the aims, concepts and methodology of the unit (this can be considered as an optional or separate activity).They will then engage in a modeling exercise through one preparatory task and 2 class activities: one role play and one collaborative research activity. The session end with a debriefing exercise on the unit: sum up, key learning; impact on practice. Methods used: Co-operative learning; 4 stage Kolb model; role play; reflective and experiential approach, interpretive (anthropological) approach. Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes: Power point presentation, internet research (optional) and discussion 40 minutes Activity 1 game: "Step forward" - starter activity 20 minutes Activity 2, part I (Drawing stereotypes) 30 minutes Activity 2, part II (Breaking the stereotype) 40 minutes Debriefing session 10 minutes Tips for trainers: The preparatory activity can be taken out and transformed in a separate session geared toward highlighting the theoretical underpinning and guiding a reflection on methodology with the trainees. Resources: Summary of Kolb's model Annexe 1 PowerPoint separate file "Stereotype and prejudice-Leikur að lifa" Annexe 2 Peer evaluation sheet Annexe 3 Debriefing and evaluation questions Annexe 4 Materials: Large sheets of paper, markers Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 2 Preparatory activity Learners are invited to reflect on the aims, concepts and methodology of the unit by reading selected documents, researching resources and answering questions in annex 1. This activity can be dropped and used a separate session focusing on methodology issues with trainees. Activity 1 20 minutes 1 Title: "Step forward", a role play. General aim: To raise awareness about the inequality of opportunities in society by placing oneself "in other people's shoes". To help learners foster a sense of empathy and respect for the opinions and values of others. Specific aims: To foster an understanding of possible personal consequences of belonging to certain social minority or cultural group. Methods/techniques used: Role play, reflective and experiential approach. Resources: Role cards: (12 cards to be multiplied if more than 12 participants) I am an immigrant I am deaf I am a male I am a President I am gay I have one leg I have a mental illness I am 10 years old I am a teenager I am an old age pensioner I have Down's syndrome I am a woman 1 This activity is adapted " Compass, A manual on HRE with young people", chap.2-38, CoE, Strasbourg, 2002 – freely available at http://www.eycb.coe.int/Compass/en/chapter_2/2_38.asp Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 3 Practical arrangements It is important to clear the floor and have a lot of space. Instructions/procedure Each learner takes one card with one of the roles below. The learner is not allowed to show others which role he/she has drawn. Some learners can have the same role. Each learner then plays the role. Once everyone has a role to play and has had time to reflect on it they should go to one end of the room. The teacher/trainer will then call out each of the statements below and the students should take a big step forward, a small step or stay still according to how they feel the statement fits their role. The goal is to consider the position of different individuals in society. Statements: I have been in preschool. I can learn whatever I want. I can dress as I want. I can do what I want every day. I can rest every day. I can live with my parents. I can be with my friends. I can criticize the authorities whenever I want. I have enough to eat. I have the same salary as others doing the same job. I have same opportunity for jobs as others. I can travel on the bus. I can learn my own native language in school. I can learn what I need. I can go to doctors whenever I am ill. I can marry whoever I want. I can join any union that I want. I live in a healthy environment. After this the learners will end up in different positions - even those who have the same roles. The teacher/trainer then asks the learners the following questions, going round each one in turn: Who are you? Why are you at this place? How did you feel when you were taking the steps? Or standing still when others were moving? How did you feel when you where left alone/not moving? What are the main obstacles that people go through during their lives? Is someone with the same role? Why are two of you not in the same place? Does your attitude matter? Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 4 Tips to trainers/anticipated difficulties Some learners can have same role: it is a good way to show learners that individuals experience things differently. The teacher needs to discuss the difference between each individual at the end of the activity. It is possible that some learners are in the situation of one of the roles used here. We therefore encourage teachers to reflect before hand on how they will deal with the situation. Debriefing/reflecting What are the implications for your teaching? What will be the challenges for your classroom? How might you follow up these issues in your teaching? What other questions are raised by this activity? Activity 2 40 minutes Title: "Stereotypes" General aim: To promote respect for others, regardless of matters of religion, nationality, gender, race, physical aspect and mental abilities. To enable learners to have rich and productive interactions with diverse individuals. Methods/techniques used: Interpretive (anthropological) approach; Co-operative learning Resources: Big sheets of paper (preferably recycled paper!) Thick markers of different colors Practical arrangements: The room should be set up so as to offer enough floor space to set down large sheets of paper and groups of learners around them. Instructions/procedure: Part I The group should describe four stereotypes typical of upper secondary students (for example: Goth, nerd, hippie, etc.). The teacher/trainer writes the information on the board. The teacher/trainer then asks the group to offer a description of the personal and social characteristics, lifestyle, personality traits, appearance, dress, etc…that belong to the chosen stereotypes and writes these "clichés" on the blackboard. Learners are then divided into groups of four. Each group should draw a life size picture of one of the stereotypes that have been discussed, on a large sheet of paper. The drawing should illustrate all the items of the stereotypes that have been consigned on the board. Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 5 Part II Find as many arguments as you can to break down this classification. For example: "Some computer nerds are good at sports"; "Some hippies are good at math…" Engage learners in a discussion: "Can we classify individuals in to stereotypes?"; "Is this classification reasonable and fair?"; "What kind of prejudice is in each classification?" Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 6 Tips to trainers/anticipated difficulties The use of terms such as "some" "many" "a few" (example: "Some nerds …", Some Goths…") is useful to avoid generalizations and used in the strategy teachers can use to prevent stereotyping. Invite teachers to reflect on how they will deal with the situation if one or more students in the classroom are in the situation of one of the stereotypes described. What will they do? Debriefing/reflecting What are the implications for your teaching? What will be the challenges for your classroom? How might you follow up these issues in your teaching? What other questions are raised by this activity? Evaluation and assessment Student assessment: Annex 3 provides a frame for learner assessment, and questions to explore with trainees the usefulness of this evaluation. Training session assessment: What has been the key learning for you? Ask some teachers to suggest one thing that has stimulated, interested or surprised them and that they will share with others. What aspect(s) of your practice, will change as a result of studying this topic and modeling what you have learned? Ask teachers to focus on knowledge and understanding; skills and competences. How can we evaluate this learning? Ask teachers to focus on how to assess gains in knowledge and understanding; skills and competences. Work together in pairs and consider how you can put these ideas into action in your school. Teaching Activity: "A community for everyone" The teacher divides the class in to groups of four and gives each these cards Wheelchair user Disabled Emotionally disturbed Immigrant Gay Pensioner Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 7 Each group gives out roles and each student put's him/herself in the character's shoes. The group then describes an ideal community for these individuals and tells the class about their conclusion. Discussion for trainers: Do you need to have a backup activity? Why? Does this activity fit with the theme? References: Andrew. C. (2001), Learning by Doing.: http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/gibbs/index.htm 20. January 2007 Council of Europe( 2002), "Compass, A manual on HRE with young people", chap.2-38, CoE, Strasbourg, 2002 – freely available at http://www.eycb.coe.int/Compass/en/chapter_2/2_38.asp Ragnarsdóttir G. and Guðmundsdóttir M. (2006). Leikur að lifa Reykjavík. Mál og menning Ragnarsdóttir G. and Guðmundsdóttir M. (2007). Leikur að lifa Taken from the web 20. January 2007: www.edda.is/lifsleikni Annexes 1, 3-4 Annexe 2 (PowerPoint) Pestalozzi EDC – training resources Page 8
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Retooled EV company execs: Hundreds of orders could lead to Portland-area plant
A pair of electric vehicle industry vets are, with an ambitious mass transit service that's being rolled out in Manila, giving the fledgling field another go.
Ken Montler — who'd run the Porteon Electric Vehicles company that had marketed EVs for resorts and other light uses — and Michael Hippert are the brains behind, respectively, the Global Electric Transportation LTD and Pangea Motors LLC companies. The businesses' new endeavor is marketing 16-passenger vehicles intended to serve as alternatives to Manila's gas-guzzling and carbon-emitting "jeepneys."
Montler and Hippert want to establish a manufacturing facility in the Portland area. The duo are negotiating with officials in Clackamas County and the city of Vancouver in hopes of procuring a production space. Pangea and GET are currently operating out of a near-downtown Vancouver building.
If the Manila program takes hold and is rolled out to other cities — Montler believes Hong Kong and Sao Paolo, Brazil are possibilities, as are parts of Hawaii and New Jersey — Pangea could one day employ 300 workers locally, Montler projected.
"This could even provide 'last-mile' transportation in places like Portland that have light-rail lines," said Montler, who's the CEO of GET. Hippert is CEO of Pangea.
Pangea has orders for about 200 of the vehicles in Manila alone. Montler and Hippert expect the number to increase to 600 by the end of the year.
Unlike Porteon, the company is not seeking investors. Montler had sought $15 million to get Porteon off the ground.
While some $3 million eventually went into the company, Montler and Hippert changed course in January, launching Pangea and GET after a St. Lucia deal collapsed, leading to the end of Porteon.
The pair worked with a government official in the Philippines who'd sought cleaner transportation options in Manila, which has 14 million residents in an area roughly the size of Portland's metropolitan area.
Pangea's Comet emits no fumes because it operates on a battery. The Jeepneys that traverse streets in Manila help contribute to the city's extensive carbon footprint: Autos cause 85 percent of Manila's pollution.
The Comet will travel on designated routes. The first such service will link two massive shopping malls on a route that includes the University of the Philippines. The vehicle's maximum speed is 35 mph.
Pangea and GET will also lease the cars' batteries and provide services to Comet operators.
The vehicles could further feature video services to entertain passengers during the ride, which Montler believes might provide further sources of income.
He also points out that the Comet's manufacturing process is made easier by its economy of parts. The vehicle requires about 400 parts, compared to 3,000 for a gas vehicle.
The vehicles, in U.S. dollars, will sell for a little bit more than $12,000, minus the batteries.
"We're not building for the 1 percent, we're building for the 99 percent," Montler said. "We want to build a car that's cheap enough for (service operators) to make money."
The former Chrysler exec further maintains that such options are the future of city commuting.
"I told Chrysler 10 years ago that the answer is not to create a freeway car, the answer is to go to the cities" to help people make their way around urban hubs, Montler said.
GET is serving as the sales arm of Pangea. The companies hope to still market the resort vehicles developed under the auspices of Porteon.
Among possible manufacturing sites, Pangea and GET are currently exploring spaces near the Eagle Landing mixed-use development, in the Happy Valley area. Montler and the project's backers plan to offer Comet services within the development.


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Baby-bottle attachment for holding dry formula separated from water in bottle has a bottom portion with internal bottle-mating threads that mate to a threaded top on a baby bottle. The attachment includes a partition having an aperture and a seal on its upper surface. The bottom portion has channels partially imbedded therein. An upper chamber has external threads that mate with a nipple. The upper chamber has a partially open bottom with an off-center aperture. A seal pad is adhered underneath the at least partially open bottom of the upper chamber. A top member has a depressible release button that extends from the end, and is attached to outer surface near the bottom of the upper chamber.
1. A cylindrical-baby-bottle attachment comprising:
(a) a cylindrical bottom with a first outside diameter and a first height defining a lower open end and an upper open end, said upper open end defining a first cross sectional area including:
(i) internal bottle-mating threads at said lower open end sized to mate to a threaded top on a baby bottle;
(ii) a horizontal midsection partition perpendicular to an inside wall of said cylindrical bottom above said internal bottle-mating threads and covering at least half of said first cross sectional area;
(iii) a seal pad adhered to a portion of the upper surface of said midsection partition, said midsection partition further having an orifice at the center axis for a bolt;
(iv) channels partially imbedded around a substantial portion of an upper inner circumference of said cylindrical bottom;
(v) at least one U-shaped recess in a top rim of said cylindrical bottom; and
(b) an upper chamber with each of a second height and a second cross sectional area including:
(i) at least a partially open bottom end with an aperture having a third cross sectional area about 0.2 to 0.5 that of said second cross sectional area;
(ii) an open top end, said open top end having external threads sized to accommodate a nipple assembly;
(iii) a second seal pad adhered underneath a portion of said at least partially open bottom end and having a fourth cross sectional area at least as great as that of said third cross sectional area;
(iv) at least one depressible release button attached to a distal end of a rectangular strip that extends from the outer surface of said upper chamber;
(c) a bolt and nut assembly, said bolt on said bottom of said at least partially open bottom end, said nut further having a sealing washer nut; and
(d) a sealing gasket attached to the underside of said midsection partition adjacent a proximal end of said bottle mating threads.
2. A cylindrical baby bottle attachment of
3. A cylindrical baby bottle attachment of
4. A cylindrical baby bottle attachment of
5. A cylindrical baby-bottle attachment comprising:
(a) a hoop-like bottom having a first height and a first outer diameter defining an at least partially open top end and an open lower end, said open lower end having internal threads sized to mate to a threaded top on a baby bottle, said at least partially open end has at least one mating cavity within an uppermost internal surface and a groove formed around an upper inner circumference beneath said cavity, said at least partially open end further has an internal flange protruding toward a center axis extending along at least half of the upper inner circumference; and
(b) an upper chamber having a second height, a second central diameter and a third base diameter including:
(i) a lower at least partially-open end and an open top end, said open end having external threads sized to accommodate a baby bottle nipple assembly;
(ii) a semi-circular aperture having an open area about one-third to about half that of the entire cross section of said at least partially open end;
(iii) at least one beveled recessed zone proximal said at least partially open end; and
(iv) a cavity within each of the at least one beveled recessed zone extending radially toward the central axis; and
(c) at least one spring-loaded release button assembly positioned in each of the at least one beveled recessed zone of said upper chamber, wherein each of said release buttons has an L-shaped foot engaging with each of said cavities in said hoop-like bottom.
6. A baby-bottle attachment of
7. A baby-bottle attachment of
8. A baby-bottle attachment of
9. A baby-bottle attachment of
10. A baby-bottle attachment of
11. A cylindrical baby-bottle attachment comprising:
(a) a cylindrical bottom defining two substantially open ends with a first height, wherein a lower of said two substantially open ends contains internal threads sized to mate with a baby bottle;
(b) a first at least partial 0-ring embedded in about one-quarter of a top rim,
(c) an upper cylindrical chamber with a second height, an open upper end and an at least partially open floor, including:
(i) external threads at top of said open end sized to mate with a baby bottle nipple assembly,
(ii) a downward-projecting pin at a center axis of the upper chamber fused to said at least a partially open floor,
(iii) an aperture in said at least partially open floor creating an open area between about one-fifth to half that of total area of said at least partially open floor,
(iv) a second at least partial 0-ring embedded along about one quarter of a bottom rim of said upper cylindrical chamber,
(d) a rotatable horizontal disc suspended beneath said at least partially open floor of said upper cylindrical chamber, including:
(i) a seal pad adhered to an upper surface of said rotatable disc and having a similar shape to said aperture in said at least partially open floor of said upper cylindrical chamber;
(ii) an aperture comparable in area and shape to that of said aperture in said at least partially open floor,
(iii) a central orifice with a greater diameter than that of said downward projecting pin, and
(e) a washer on the lower end of said downward-projecting pin beneath said rotatable disc.
12. A cylindrical baby bottle attachment of
13. A cylindrical baby bottle attachment of
This patent application is related to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/811,970 filed Jun. 8, 2006.
The present invention relates, in general, to baby formula bottles and, more particularly, this invention relates to an improved method for transporting and quickly mixing dry formula and water in the proper ratio to prepare a ready-to-drink bottle in travel situations.
Prior to the conception and development of the present invention, powder baby formula is typically measured in proper ratio to the amount of water in the bottle and then immediately added to the water and mixed just minutes prior to consumption. This approach presents no difficulty at home, but it does impose an inconvenience to the parents or caregivers while traveling. In fact, use of liquid formulas is more prevalent at home. Infants require frequent feeding and liquid formula bottles or milk require refrigeration to prevent spoilage, and heating is required prior to consumption. While the refrigeration and heating can be avoided by blending a powder and water just prior to consumption, this poses an inconvenience and potentially messy situation while traveling.
Numerous, somewhat elaborate, devices have been disclosed for storing a formula powder within a bottle until just prior to consumption, with provisions for rapidly combining and mixing the liquid and powder without opening the bottle. Some represent a whole new bottle design while others are made to fit into a standard bottle arrangement.
For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,419,445, Kaesemeyer teaches the design of holding the formula powder in a cartridge inside a baby bottle with the water stored in the bottle below.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,802, Caola teaches a reusable insert designed for standard baby bottles to keep the formula powder and water separate until a push rod forces a chamber seal into the water portion of the bottle. Activation in this case involves the unsanitary act of pushing on the nipple.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,634,714 to Guild, a long-stemmed disk is dislodged and falls into the liquid allowing the powder to mix with the water.
One common and significant feature of these three examples and others is that a portion of the sealing mechanism is pushed into the lower water compartment at the time of mixing, and it must be retrieved and reassembled later. Thus, it appears that there is a need for a moderately-priced convenience device that fits standard bottle/nipple combinations, yet avoids the retrieval and reassembly tasks.
A cylindrical baby-bottle attachment for holding dry feeding formula separate from water in the bottle having a cylindrical bottom part that has at least one U-shaped recess in the top rim and includes internal bottle-mating threads at a lower first totally open end sized to mate to a threaded top on a common baby bottle. A midsection partition covers at least half of the cylinder cross sectional area. This partition has an orifice at the center axis for a bolt and also has a rubber-like seal pad adhered to a solid portion of its upper surface. There are channels partially imbedded around a substantial portion of the upper inner circumference of such bottom part. Further, there is an upper cup-like chamber having a totally open top end with external threads sized to accommodate a common nipple assembly further having a flanged partially open bottom end with an off-center aperture. The aperture has a cross sectional area about 0.2 to 0.5 that of the total cross sectional area and there is a seal pad adhered underneath a solid portion of the partially open bottom end which has a cross sectional area at least as great as that of the apertures. The top member further has at least one outward-facing depressible release button attached to the distal end of a rectangular strip parallel to its bottom flange and extending tangentially from proximal end attached to outer surface near the bottom of the upper cup-like chamber. The final essential element is a bolt and matching wing nut assembly with the bolt fused to the bottom floor and the wing nut further having a sealing washer attached to a flat surface on one side of such wing nut. The present invention provides a convenient and economical device for storing and subsequently mixing a pre-measured amount of baby formula powder with water in a feeding bottle. It is especially convenient for times when traveling with an infant.
It is, therefore, one of the primary objects of the present invention to provide a convenient and economical device that will simplify transportation and eventual mixing of powdered infant formula with water just prior to consumption.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an attachment fitting many current commercial bottles and nipples such that the parents will have an economical total unit without replacing their current bottle supply.
An additional object of this invention is to provide a infant bottle attachment that is reusable without retrieving parts and putting them back together.
In addition to the various objects and advantages of the present invention described with some degree of specificity above it should be obvious that additional objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those persons who are skilled in the relevant art from the following more detailed description of the invention, particularly, when such description is taken in conjunction with the attached drawing figures and with the appended claims.
Prior to proceeding to the more detailed description of the present invention it should be noted that, for the sake of clarity and understanding, identical components which have identical functions have been identified with identical reference numerals throughout the several views illustrated in the drawing figures.
Referring initially to
Referring to
An upper chamber has a second height, a second central diameter, and a third base diameter. The upper chamber 11 is sized to accommodate a baby bottle nipple assembly.
The second height is between about 2.0 inches and 4.0 inches, the second central diameter of said upper chamber is between about 2.0 and 3.5 inches, and the third base diameter of said upper chamber is between about 1.5 and 3.5 inches.
A cylindrical bottom part has a first height between about 0.75 and 2.0 inches.
A third embodiment of the invention is shown in
Suspended just below the bottom floor 80 is a rotatable horizontal disc 86 with a central orifice slightly larger than the outer diameter of central pin 84. Adhered to the top surface of disc 86 is a rubber-like seal pad 94 covering an area slightly larger than that of aperture 82. Horizontal disc 86 is held in place on central pin 84 by a fused on washer 92 such that disc 86 is still free to rotate while seal pad 94 is held against the underside of floor 80 sufficiently to prevent water leakage past it. Disc 86 also has an off-center aperture comparable in size and shape to aperture 82, and this aperture in disc 86 is centered about 90 degrees from seal pad 94.
A substantially U-shaped tab 88 is fused at one location on the periphery of disc 86 and extends outward between O-rings 78 with the distal end engaging one of two notches 90 built into the outer surface of cylindrical chamber 70. When in the closed position, seal pad 94 covers the floor aperture 82 and disc 86 is prevented from rotating by tab 88 engaged in a notch 90.
When the user wishes to mix the two ingredients, the tab 88 is pulled back to release it from the "Closed" notch, and tab 88 is then slid about 90 degrees and released into the "Open" notch. This aligns the two apertures and allows the powder to drop into the water and be mixed by shaking. The "Open" position is maintained for feeding the baby.
While a presently preferred and various alternative embodiments of the present invention have been described in sufficient detail above to enable a person skilled in the relevant art to make and use the same, it should be obvious that various other adaptations and modifications can be envisioned by those persons skilled in such art without departing from either the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
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