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A method for making a nanocrystal-based material capable of emitting light over a sufficiently broad spectral range to appear white. Surface-modifying ligands are used to shift and broaden the emission of semiconductor nanocrystals to produce nanoparticle-based materials that emit white light.
1. A method for making a white-light-emitting material, comprising:
forming a solution of CdS nanocrystals;
reacting a surface of said CdS nanocrystals with a surface-modifying compound to form a solution of surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles; aging said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to broaden a light-emission spectrum of said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to produce a white-light-emitting material, wherein said solution of CdS nanocrystals is formed by an inverse micelle method.
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7. A method for making a white-light-emitting material, comprising:
forming a solution of CdS nanocrystals;
reacting a surface of said CdS nanocrystals with a surface-modifying compound to form a solution of surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles; and
aging said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to broaden a light-emission spectrum of said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to produce a white-light-emitting material, wherein the step of forming said solution of CdS nanocrystals comprises dissolving a plurality of preformed CdS nanocrystals in a solvent solution.
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forming a solution of CdS nanocrystals;
reacting a surface of said CdS nanocrystals with a surface-modifying compound to form a solution of surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles; a aging said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to broaden a light-emission spectrum of said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to produce a white-light-emitting material, and encapsulating said aged surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles with an encapsulant to produce a white-light-emitting material.
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forming a solution of CdS nanocrystals in a solvent solution;
reacting a surface of said CdS nanocrystals with a surface-modifying compound to form a solution of surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles;
aging said solution of said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to broaden a light-emission spectrum of said surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to form a solution of aged surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles:
applying said solution to a surface;
evaporating said solvent from said solution of aged surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to form a film containing said aged surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to produce a white-light-emitting material.
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30. A method for making a white-light-emitting material comprising:
combining approximately 2 wt % Li4[S4Cd10(SC6H5)16] with approximately 98 wt % (aminopropyl)methylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer to form a mixture;
deaerating the mixture;
heating the mixture to an elevated temperature to form a plurality of CdS nanocrystals; and
combining the mixture with an encapsulant precursor solution to form a nanoparticle-containing precursor solution.
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The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation.
This invention relates to a method for making a nanocrystal-based material capable of emitting light at a sufficiently wide range of wavelengths to appear white, making it suitable as a phosphor for visible illumination. Lamp phosphors for visible illumination are typically designed to be strongly absorbing at the energy corresponding to the Hg discharge lines of current fluorescence light tubes, around 254 nm. The "wall-plug" efficiency of fluorescent lighting is very good, about 28%. However, the desire to eliminate the toxic Hg in such sources and replace it with materials such as the inert gas Xe requires the development of new phosphors with longer wavelength absorbance, ˜400 nm. Additionally, the color rendering of current lighting could be improved as the dominance of less efficient incandescent lighting over fluorescent lighting in residential applications demonstrates.
Alternative excitation sources, such as near-UV solid state GaN LEDs, also require new phosphors with strong absorbance near 400 nm. Unfortunately, phosphors that emit broadly in the visible range of 450-650 nm with little or no self-absorbance or scattering do not exist. Since either scattering or self-absorption in a conventional phosphor leads to loss of light extraction and overall efficiency in a lighting device, new types of phosphors are needed
Phosphors based upon semiconductor nanocrystals, often termed nanophosphors, have certain desirable properties for both lamp and LED applications. In the latter application, in particular, the ability to determine the absorption characteristics by both nanocrystal size and material type should allow one to make a material with a large absorption in the 380-420 nm regime, optical transparency in the visible regime, and negligible scattering in the visible region.
All semiconductor nanocrystals made simply by high-temperature decomposition of organometallic precursors result in phosphors with strong overlap between absorbance and photoluminescence, (PL), as well as narrow-linewidth PL emission. These two characteristics mean that blending of various sizes of nanocrystals is required to achieve a broad, white emission. The resulting blend will not be optically transparent to visible light. Thus, the smallest nanocrystals with the shortest emission wavelength need to be closest to the excitation source so that their PL can be used to excite the other larger nanocrystals emitting at longer wavelengths. Each absorption/emission event lowers the overall efficiency. The nanophosphor layering must also occur at large optical densities to ensure that all the exciting light is captured in the short distances of 1-3 mm available in most LED geometries.
To eliminate the need to mix and layer different size nanocrystals to produce white light, an ideal nanophosphor should have independently adjustable absorbance and emission energies. This is achieved in conventional lamp phosphors by the choice of the absorbing semiconductor matrix material and suitable luminescent ions (termed dopants, activators, or luminescent centers). If a nanocrystal is sufficiently small that carrier recombination occurs almost completely from surface states or interface states, a similar decoupling of absorption energy from emission energy is possible. For example, in nanocrystalline Si, the photogenerated carriers in small, 1-3 nm clusters, have been calculated to rapidly diffuse to the surface where they are believed to be trapped in a wide energy range of "sub-gap" interface states from which recombination and light emission may occur (Zhou et al., Nano Letters 3 (2003) p. 163-167.)
A number of patents exist concerning light-emitting nanocrystals.
Gray et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 5,985,173) concerns phosphors having a high light output level, no or few surface defects, and exhibiting minimal non-radiative recombination. These objects are accomplished by surrounding a doped host with a shell having a band gap either larger than the bandgap of the doped host or having no states within 20 meV to 200 meV of said band edges, or having a bandgap offset from said bandgap of the doped host such that an electron or hole from the doped host material is reflected back into the doped host material.
Gray et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,090,200) concerns the method for making the phosphors claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,985,173.
Gray et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,379,583) concerns nanocrystalline phosphors comprising a semiconductor host compound doped with one or more of several dopant atoms wherein said doped nanocrystalline phosphor has an average of about one or less dopant ions per nanocrystalline phosphor particle.
Gallagher and Bhargava (U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,616) concerns doped encapsulated semiconductor nanoparticles of a size (<100 Angstroms) which exhibit quantum confinement effects. The nanoparticles are precipitated and coated with a surfactant by precipitation in an organometallic reaction. The luminescence of the particles may be increased by a further UV curing step.
Bhargava (U.S. Pat. No. 5,455,489) concerns displays comprising doped nanocrystal phosphors. The phosphor material used in the displays comprises doped nanocrystals: tiny, separated particles of the order of 100 Angstroms or less and thus exhibiting quantum confinement properties. These quantum-confined particles of certain luminescent materials when doped with an activator yield ultra-fast and efficient phosphors.
Bhargava and Gallagher (U.S. Pat. No. 6,241,819) concerns a method of making doped semiconductor nanocrystals. The method involves first making a polymer matrix containing dopant and one component of the host material, drying the matrix, immersing polymer matrix in second solution, diffusing in second component to react and grow doped nanocrystals within the polymer matrix, removing the polymer matrix from the second solvent, and drying the matrix.
Ihara et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,696) reports a manufacturing method for a nanocrystal light emission substance having a nanostructure crystal, doped with an activator and cured with ultraviolet light. The nanocrystal light emission substance is synthesized by a liquid phase co-precipitation process. During the liquid phase reaction, an organic acid, such as acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, is added. Alternatively, a high molecular organic acid, such as polyacrylic or polymethacrylic acid, polystyrene, is added after the liquid phase reaction. The resulting substance is then cured with ultraviolet light.
The preceding patents incorporate dopants, also called activators or luminescent centers, within the nanocrystal to achieve light emission at a wavelength determined by the electronic properties of the dopant in the nanocrystal.
Lawandy (U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,779) reports a display screen comprising a class of high efficiency (e.g. >20%) materials for use as display pixels. The materials are comprised of nanocrystals such as CdSSe, CuCl, GaN, CdTeS, ZnTe, ZnSe, ZnS, or porous Si or Ge alloys which may or may not contain a luminescent center. The nanocrystals may be doped with a luminescent center such as Mn2+ or a transition metal. The nanocrystals have passivated surfaces to provide high quantum efficiency. The nanocrystals have all dimensions comparable to the exciton radius (e.g., a size in the range of approximately 1 nm to approximately 10 nm). A quantum dot nanocrystal display phosphor has a size selected for shifting an emission wavelength of a constituent semiconductor material from a characteristic wavelength observed in the bulk to a different wavelength.
Lakowicz et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,660,379) reports CdS nanoparticles formed in the presence of an amine-terminated dendrimer that show blue emission and the method for making these nanoparticles. The emission wavelength of these nanoparticles depends on the excitation wavelength. The CdS/dendrimer nanoparticles display polarized emission with the anisotropy rising progressively from 340 to 420 nm excitation, reaching a maximal anisotropy value in excess of 0.3. Polyphosphate-stabilized CdS nanoparticles are described that display a longer wavelength red emission maximum than bulk CdS and display a zero anisotropy for all excitation wavelengths.
This invention comprises a method for making a nanocrystal-based material capable of emitting light over a sufficiently broad spectral range to appear white.
Additional objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following description or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained as particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of the specification, illustrate concepts and embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
This invention comprises a method for making a nanocrystal-based material capable of emitting light over a sufficiently broad spectral range to appear white. This is accomplished by modifying the surface of a semiconductor nanocrystal after it is synthesized. To improve performance, the surface-modified semiconductor nanocrystal, or nanoparticle, can undergo surface reconstruction over time to increase the number of wavelengths at which emission occurs. The terms nanocrystal and nanocluster are both employed to describe crystalline nanoparticles that are less than 20 nm in critical dimension, where the critical dimension for a spheroidal nanocrystal is essentially the nanocrystal diameter, d. Nanocrystals of nonspheroidal shape but with the largest dimension less than 20 nm satisfy this condition as well. Nanocrystals of this dimensional range exhibit strong quantum confinement behavior when they are composed of materials whose exciton confinement or Bohr radius, rB is such that, rB>d, and are often referred to as "quantum dots." The term nanoparticle is used herein to refer to a nanocrystal or nanocluster that has surface-bound ligands that determine the interfacial chemistry and the surface electronic states of the nanoparticle. The resulting nanocrystal with its bound surface-modifying compounds forms a surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticle. The use of bound surface-modifying compounds to control emission spectra is termed surface tuning.
A key feature of this invention is the use of a single size of nanocrystal, or a narrow range of nanocrystal sizes, to produce an ensemble of light-emitting nanoparticles whose emission spectra span a sufficiently wide range of wavelengths to provide white light. The color of the emitted light is controlled by the interfacial chemistry and age-dependent surface reconstruction of the semiconductor nanocrystals rather than being dominated by the excitonic transition energies of the semiconductor nanocrystals that are determined by the quantum confinement of electronic carriers due to the small nanocrystal size.
It is possible to tune the wavelength of maximum absorption and emission of single-sized nanocrystals throughout the visible range by changing the nanoparticle size and surface composition. Using this invention, the wavelength of maximum emission can be independently shifted away from the wavelength of maximum absorption, which is a way to decrease self-absorbance and increase light emission extraction at high cluster concentrations or optical density. When a distribution of nanocrystal sizes is employed, the size distribution can be sufficiently narrow that the range of wavelengths derived from emission at the quantum-confined excitonic emission energies is not dominant in determining the output spectral energy distribution.
Small nanocrystals that have their absorption maximum in the near ultraviolet range are especially useful for this application because the wavelength shift of their emission into the visible range by surface tuning avoids the problem of reduced quantum efficiency due to self-absorbance of emitted light, such as occurs when the absorption and emission spectra are highly overlapping in wavelength under conditions where the peak emission wavelength is primarily controlled by the nanocrystal critical dimension. This is illustrated in
In some embodiments of this invention, the nanocrystals are initially made using the inverse micelle method described in Wilcoxon, U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,841, which is incorporated herein by reference. An example of this method of forming nanocrystals of CdS with cross-sectional diameters in the range of 1-3 nm follows. A nitrogen-purged inverse-micelle solution of the anionic surfactant bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate sodium salt, (C20H37NaO7S), also called Aerosol-OT or AOT, is dissolved in a saturated alkyl hydrocarbon, CkH(2k+2), where k=6−16, (hexane, octane, decane, dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane) to form a clear inverse micelle solution. In various embodiments, suitable solvents include alkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers, cyclic ethers, tetrahydrofuran, and alcohols containing at least 8 carbon atoms. Other surfactants suitable for this method include quaternary ammonium salts comprising alkyl chains containing 16 or more carbon atoms, and alkylated polyethers of the formula CH3(CH2)m(CH2CH2O)nOH where m is at least 8 and n is at least 4. A Cd salt, where the anion is either nitrate, chloride, iodide, or perchlorate, is then directly dissolved in the AOT inverse micelle by vigorous stirring to form a solution that is nonscattering at visible wavelengths. A second nitrogen-purged solution of a sulfide source, such as (NH4)2S, H2S, Li2S, and Na2S, is prepared by dissolving a 3M solution of the sulfide in water into an AOT inverse micelle solution using vigorous stirring or by vortex mixing or sonication. The two solutions are poured together rapidly while stirring. Alternatively, the two precursor solutions are injected into a reaction chamber using two programmable syringes. A typical injection rate is 10 ml/hr, but other rates can be employed.
Increasing the precursor salt concentration provides more material for the growth process and results in larger clusters. Both the absorbance edge and the photoluminescence (PL) peak emission energy are shifted to longer wavelengths (red-shifted) with increasing nanocluster size. For the purpose of achieving broad, surface-tunable PL energies and widths without appreciable emission in the visible from the excitonic levels of the nanocrystal, a Cd concentration between 0.002M and 0.004M, which results in clusters with an average size of 1.8-2.5 nm, works well. Other concentrations may also be used. Such clusters have an absorbance onset near 420 nm and a first absorbance peak near 380 nm as shown in
In other embodiments, the nanocrystals may be formed by techniques other than the inverse micelle method. Nanocrystals that have been preformed by a different technique can be dissolved in a solvent for use in this invention. These techniques are well known in the art. The solvents suitable for use in this embodiment include alkyl hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, and alcohols containing 8 or more carbon atoms. The surfactants suitable for use in this embodiment include AOT quatenary ammonium salts comprising alkyl chains containing at least 16 carbon atoms, and alkylated polyethers of the formula CH3(CH2)m(CH2CH2O)nOH where m is at least 8 and n is at least 4.
Since the specific size of the nanocrystal is not the dominant factor in controlling the spectral distribution of light emission, the color temperature of the white light that is emitted by the surface-tuned nanocrystals can be adjusted by selection of the size of the nanocrystal.
The Cd:S ratio during the reaction to form the nanocrystals can influence subsequent surface modification and restructuring to produce the wide range of PL energies that produce broadband or white light. The surface-modifying ligands are generally electron-donating ligands such as alkyl thiols, phosphines, and amines, so their binding is facilitated by using a Cd:S ratio with Cd>S; typical values are Cd:S of 1.0 to 2.0. However, other Cd:S ratios can also be employed.
After formation of semiconductor nanocrystals of a suitable size has been achieved, they are reacted in solution with a surface-modifying ligand. Two general approaches to this step of the method are included as embodiments of the invention. In one, the surface-modifying ligand is added to the reaction solution in which the semiconductor nanocrystals formed. This is done after waiting a sufficient time for the reaction forming the nanocrystals to proceed substantially to completion. The other embodiment involves isolation of the nanocrystals from the original reaction solution, redissolution in a suitable solvent, and addition of the surface-modifying ligand to the new solution. The term solution is employed to include both true solutions and suspensions of particles. The term dissolution is employed to include both dissolution and suspension. The term redissolution is employed to include both redissolution and resuspension.
The temporal evolution of the spectral energy distribution for surface-modified nanoparticles made in accordance with the first of these approaches is shown in
Another embodiment of this invention employs heating the solution to a temperature above room temperature to accelerate the aging of the light-emitting nanoparticles to more rapidly achieve good white-light emission. The temperature is selected to increase the aging rate while not causing aggregation of the nanoparticles. A temperature that is below the boiling point of the solvent and below the aggregation—inducing temperature works well. As shown in
The white-light-emitting material produced by the method of this invention can be encapsulated within a solid matrix to provide a robust structure for incorporation in light-emitting devices. In such embodiments, the solvent is evaporated from the solution of aged surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles to form a film containing the nanoparticles, thereby producing a white-light-emitting material. In some embodiments, the surface modifying compound is selected from a group consisting of thiols, amines, and phosphines. In some embodiments, the solvent solution comprises a solvent and a surfactant. In some embodiments, the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of AOT, quaternary ammonium salts comprising alkyl chains containing 16 or more carbon atoms, and alkylated polyethers of the formula CH3(CH2)m(CH2CH2O)nOH where m is at least 8 and n is at least 4. In some embodiments, the solvent is selected from the group consisting of alkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers, cyclic ethers, tetrahydrofuran, and alcohols containing at least 8 carbon atoms.
One embodiment that includes an encapsulating step in the method employs an ormosil as the encapsulant. Ormosils include but are not limited to 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, [3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl]trimethoxysilane, and 3-[2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethylamino]propyltrimethoxysilane. In one such embodiment, 1 to 4 ml of ormosil is mixed with 1 to 5 ml of an alcohol or other polar organic solvent. Water is added to a concentration of 1 to 1.5 equivalents with the oxysilane groups. Other additives may be added to either decrease or increase the density of the cured gel. Some examples of such additives include di- or tetra-methoxy, ethoxy, or hydroxy functionalized silane molecules, e.g. poly(dimethyl)siloxanes and tetra-orthosilicates. The appropriate selection depends on whether the ormosil encapsulant is to be applied as a film or as a monolith. Typical additive volumes are 5 to 20% relative to the ormosil. The solution may be used as prepared or aged at moderate temperatures for hours to months to partially hydrolyze the reactive groups. A solution containing nanoparticles is mixed with the ormosil solution. This mixture may or may not also be aged at room temperature or at moderately elevated temperatures up to typically 150� C. to facilitate interaction of the ormosil molecules with the nanoparticles. The upper limit is determined by the required optical quality of the organic glass after curing. To induce curing, the alcohol and solvent from the nanoparticle solution is removed by evaporation, which may be allowed to occur naturally, or may be thermally accelerated and/or vacuum-driven. The added nanoparticles may be white-light-emitting before encapsulation or may be induced to broad-band emission via addition to and curing in the ormosil encapsulant. Functionalities that are part of the encapsulant or encapsulant precursors can serve as the surface-modifying species. Examples of functionalities include but are not limited to amines, phosphines, and thiols. Amine- and thiol-funtionalized silicone polymers which can be subsequently cured are suitable materials for this purpose. Examples of good encapsulants include AOT, tri-octyl phosphine, an ormosil, silica glasses, silicones, and epoxies.
In one embodiment, a methanol solution that is 2.3 molar in 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and 3.76 molar in water is prepared. The solution is aged 1 week at 55� C. To this solution is added 500 microliters of toluene that is: 0.15M in hexadecylamine-stabilized CdS nanoclusters. The solution is evaporated to a volume of approximately 1.5 milliliter using vacuum and heating at 60� C. This solution is applied to a surface and allowed to cure for 24 hours at room temperature followed by curing for 24 hours at 55� C., and finally for 24 hours at 70� C. An example of the spectral energy distribution observed by following this procedure is in
Single source precursor molecules, i.e. molecules that contain both elements of a II-VI semiconductor in a single organometallic molecule, can be decomposed directly into a liquid silicone precursor. If the precursor molecules contain amine or thiol functionalities, the resultant nanoparticles can develop a broad-band emission that can be maintained through the curing process.
In another embodiment, 1 gram of Li4[S4Cd10(SC6H5)16] is added to 50 gram of 6 to 7 mole % (aminopropyl)methylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer with stirring in a dry, inert atmosphere. The temperature of the mixture is raised to 100� C. and the solution is deaerated by vacuum evacuation and backfilling with dry argon three times. The temperature is then elevated to facilitate reaction to form CdS nanoparticles. The elevated temperature is typically between 100 and 250� C. In one embodiment, the temperature is raised to 200� C. at a rate of 1� C./minute and held at 200� C., with stirring for 8 hours to form CdS nanoparticles. The solution is allowed to cool and is then centrifuged to remove any residual solids. This yields a CdS-nanoparticle-containing silicone solution that can be combined with an encapsulant precursor solution and may be cured directly into a solid encapsulant, for example, a silicone or an epoxy, by methods known to those skilled in the art. An example of the broad-band photoluminescence of the post-synthesis and cured material is in
The surfactant AOT can be used to form an optically clear, gel-like film that serves as an encapsulant for the white-light-emitting nanoparticles. A volatile solution of white-light-emitting CdS/alkyl thiol nanoparticles is slowly deposited into a small cup-like container, which can be the reflector cup of an LED, forming a film whose typical spectral energy distribution is shown in
It should be apparent that there are many modifications possible with this invention, as long as the concept of reacting semiconductor nanocrystals with a surface-modifying compound to form surface-dominated light-emitting nanoparticles and aging the nanoparticles to broaden the light-emission spectrum is followed. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the appended claims.
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There are many ways to regret. There are many reasons to be filled with regret. As Kurt Vonnegut says, "Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been'". The expansion team of 1995 can be forgiven for its youthful exuberance. If only it got better. It didn't. In 1999, the Jaguars picked Florida State University defensive tackle, Larry Smith. Smith looked really good in college. Unfortunately he reported to training camp late. And he showed up to practices late. And he never got on the field. He was a bust, but not THE bust. But remember, he looked really good in college. It got worse. In 2000, the Jaguars wasted their pick on USC wide receiver R. Jay Soward. Soward was late to team meetings, could not make it to practice, and could not read receiving routes. Many think Soward is the biggest draft mistake in the Jaguars history. Nope.The biggest draft bust for the Jaguars happened in 2005. With the 21st pick the Jaguars picked Arkansas quarterback Matt Jones....
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Happy 15th Birthday Apache HTTP Server!
February 24, 2010
As noted by Sean Michael Kerner on Netstat -vat, it is time to celebrate 15 years of the Apache HTTP Server not to be confused with the recent 10th birthday of Apache. While Apache HTTP Server is commonly referred to as just Apache, it pre-dates the Apache Software Foundation by five years.
"Apache HTTP is one of the most important open source projects of all time, having dominated the web serving landscape since 1994 and now powering approximately 112 million sites. The birth of the web as we know it today, it's early adoption and it's current success is in part thanks to the success of Apache HTTP.
"It was on February 23, 1994, 15 years ago today that the Apache 'new-httpd' mailing list was started a 'fork' of the NCSA httpd web server. The first Apache release (officially numbered Apache (0.2) was released nearly a month later on March 18th, 1994."


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Lumps, foreskin problems and inflammation of the penis are common problems men can experience. Men who are not circumcised can experience problems with their foreskin.
Most inflammations and lumps are not too serious and can easily be treated; however, some penis problems can increase the risk of penis cancer.
Priapism is an erection that lasts more than three hours, and can cause damage to the penis so must be treated promptly.
If you have any changes in the skin or foreskin of your penis, see your local doctor.
The foreskin
At birth, the foreskin and the glans penis are joined. As boys start growing, an increase in hormones contributes to the foreskin and glans separating and the foreskin is then able to be pulled back. This happens in most boys at around three years of age.
The foreskin of an uncircumcised child should not be forcibly pulled back as this can cause bleeding and injury. By forcefully pulling back the foreskin, scarring can happen. In the future, scarring can cause problems with retracting the foreskin, which is called phimosis.
All uncircumcised adult men should have a genital examination by their doctor and have their foreskin retracted to check for signs of penis cancer.


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Jørgen Brønlund Fjord is a fjord in southern Peary Land, northern Greenland, with its mouth located at mouth at 82°7.5′N 29°53.3′W / 82.1250°N 29.8883°W. It is about 30 km long and 1 to 2 km wide, and opens out to Independence Fjord in the south. Brønlundhus, a former research station, is located on the west side close to the mouth of the fjord, and Kap Harald Moltke on the east side. It is named after polar explorer Jørgen Brønlund.
Coordinates: 82°11′N 30°45′W / 82.183°N 30.750°W
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Baltimore Ravens fans are relatively pleased with the job that general manager Ozzie Newsome did at the NFL draft earlier this month. He always tends to find a potential Hall of Famers in the draft and his track record proves it with selections like Ray Lewis, Jonathon Ogden, Ed Reed just to name a few in the Baltimore Ravens history of draft selections.
The Ravens first-round draft pick was linebacker C. J. Mosley from Alabama, who just signed his rookie contract with the Ravens on Tuesday finalizing a four-year deal with the inside linebacker worth $8.787 million on Tuesday. Has great potential to start right away and from his first few practices him picking up the NFL game fast and trying to become an instant leader in the huddle. Basically the sky is the limit for Mosley.
He will have his hands full though filling a position left by Ray Lewis and that will not be an easy task. Going to Alabama and being battle tested playing in the SEC he is used to winning and look for him to bring that winning attitude to the ravens. The NFL and its fans will still need to see him in actual NFL games before everyone can make their final judgments on him. Especially since Alabama defensive players have not panned out the way most expect them after a great college career.
Moving to the second-round pick the Ravens pick a defensive tackle, Timmy Jernigan, out of Florida State. Another solid selection with instant starting potential with the loss of Arthur Jones to the Colts in free agency. With the Seminoles Jernigan has quiet an impressive resume in the national championship game vs. Auburn, he had nine tackles including one for a loss and his performance in the ACC championship game vs. Duke with a career high 10 tackles. Big players are at their best win the lights shine the brightest and his two best games came when it mattered the most. He will be an excellent fit alongside Haloti Nagta on the defensive line.
Sticking with the Seminoles the Ravens next selection was safety Terrance Brooks. He will a nice addition to the secondary specifically in playing together with Matt Elam at safety. He was a key member of the Florida State, defense that had the nations top pass defense in the 2013 season. He had a career high with 8 tackles for a loss in 2013 and that was second most by a defensive back in the ACC. Look for him to also be an instant starter as the ravens are lacking a true strong safety on the roster.
Crocket Gillmore tight end from Colorado State wasn't the most solid pick. The Benefit is here he will not have to come in and have an instant impact he will have time to learn and grow into his position. Certainly with Dennis Pita healthy and Ravens also signing Owen Daniels from Houston through free agency who happens to already know the playbook of our new offensive coordinator. He started off his college career as a defensive tackle before changing to tight end before his sophomore season. He still managed to finish first team all American for the All Mountain West conference in 2011 and again in 2013.
Baltimore's remaining draft picks are toss ups and as in every late rounder it will be a surprise if of any make much noise in the NFL.
The shocker and disappointment of the rookie class came when the Ravens selected running back Lorenzo Taliaferro out of Coastal Carolina, was arrested in Virginia for destruction of property a being drunk in public over memorial weekend, this certainly raises character questions and certainly didn't help his cause.
The Ravens must be at their limit with Taliaferro making it four players arrested in the off season on the roster. This incident was, following running back Ray Rice (felony aggravated assault), wide receiver Deonte Thompson (felony possession of marijuana) and offensive lineman Jah Reid (misdemeanor battery.). Rice was accepted into a pretrial diversion program. Thompson had his case dismissed. Reid's case is pending.
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1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Combine flour, corn meal, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir and set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer.
4. Gradually add the eggs and milk with the creamed butter and sugar.
5. Gradually put-in the flour and corn meal mixture while mixing the other ingredients.
6. Pour the batter in a rectangular cake pan.
7. Place inside the oven and bake for 21 to 25 minutes
8. Remove the cake pan from the oven and let cool.
9. Slice the corn bread into serving pieces.
10. Transfer to a serving plate, and then serve.
11. Share and enjoy!
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If you love holidays in warmer regions and spending your time along the coast or visiting cities for city breaks, then spend some time in Bella Italia! There is a great selection of holiday homes in Italy and choose from a wide range of provinces. The Pistoria, Grosseto or Florence provinces in Tuscany are popular locations for many holidaymakers, as is the Como province! You are bound to fall head over heels for the Italian hospitality and cuisine.
Holidays in Italy are perfect for those in need of recreation and recuperation. When choosing when you want to stay, bare in mind that during peak summer seasons, there will be many tourists also migrating to Italy in the popular areas of Tuscany and the cities of Rome and Venice. Head to smaller cultural cities such as Mantua, or Modena, or find an idyllic rural village for a perfect escape.
The broad range of climates in Italy has created a regionally diverse society that makes extended stays in a holiday home worthwhile. Sail across to the glorious island of Sicily for some sun, sand and sea as well as great Mediterrean influenced cuisine. The North-South divide in Italy culturally splits the type of holiday those visiting want to experience. Beach resorts fill up pretty quick during summer, whereas in the winter months, it is all about hitting the Alps in Italy, in the region of the Aosta Valley, and staying in ski chalets! Whether you want to come during the summer or winter, you are guaranteed to have a fantastic stay in this wonderful country. Holiday homes Italy – perfect for you and your loved ones!
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The conifer trees - each about one metre high - were taken from outside the Mehfil Indian restaurant in Canterbury Road, leaving the owner bemused as to why anyone would want to steal them.
Abul Hussain spent about £700 on the trees when he opened the restaurant two months ago and chef Shamsul Haque planted them in a garden area the size of a football pitch at the front of the building.
The 36-year-old, who lives above the restaurant, said: "When I went outside in the morning and saw the trees had gone I thought Shamsul must have taken them out again for some reason.
"But when he didn't know what I was talking about I realised, oh gosh, someone must have taken them.
"It was such a shock, I didn't know what to make of it. Why would anyone steal my plants?
"Shamsul is very green fingered and he spent a few days planting all the trees with only a little bit of help. We thought they would make a nice border and make the area look nice and neat."
Mr Hussain said Charing residents have been very supportive and have helped spread the word about his missing trees.
He added: "I don't think they will turn up. I want to do something with the area, but if I replace the conifer trees the worry is they will be stolen again. I'm not sure what to do."
Kent Police are investigating the theft.
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1) Preheat oven to temperature of 400 degrees.
2) Combine the whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and paprika in a medium bowl.
3) Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter thoroughly into the dry mixture until it looks like large crumbs, no bigger than a pea.
4) Combine the water and vanilla in a measuring cup, plus honey if using, and add to the flour mixture. Mix well until combined and dough forms, but only as long as necessary for the most tender crackers.
5) Use parchment paper, a lightly greased cookie sheet, or an ungreased baking stone to cut out the crackers.
6) Only use one fourth of the dough at a time. Cover all your surfaces with flour and roll the dough as evenly as you can.
7) Keep rolling until the dough is as thin as humanly possible without tearing. Use a pizza cutter or sharp knife and cut the dough into squares or triangles, about 1 1/2 inches each.
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Puerto Rico Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-1613)
Incident period: October 9, 2005 to October 15, 2005
Major Disaster Declaration declared on November 10, 2005
Updates and Articles, Blogs, and News Releases
December 1, 2005
News Release
SAN JUAN, P.R. -- Commonwealth and federal disaster recovery officials announced today that public agencies and certain non-profits that need FEMA Public Assistance grants to rebuild infrastructure damaged or destroyed by the storms, flooding and landslides of October 9 through October 15, 2005 must submit their Request for Public Assistance (RPA) forms to the Office of the Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR) no later than December 10 at 4 p.m.
November 15, 2005
News Release
SAN JUAN, P.R. -- Federal disaster officials have informed that the presidential disaster declaration granted to Puerto Rico is mainly to supplement the response efforts carried out by Commonwealth and municipal governments and to provide aid for disaster-damaged infrastructure. On October 9-15, 2005 severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides affected twelve municipalities in the island.
November 11, 2005
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Washington, DC - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster aid has been made available for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides on October 9-15 2005.


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Each week we pick out a cool comic book collectible and tear it free from the packaging to get a closer look at it. Last week we looked at the Marvel Select Chitauri Footsoldier from The Avengers. This week we're going to look at Iron Man and the man beneath the armor, Tony Stark.
If you're going to have Avengers figures, of course you have to have Iron Man. If you've been collecting Marvel Select figures, chances are you might already have an Iron Man one. This is the Mark VI armor.
As usual, Marvel Select presents the figure in a big package which features art from the movie.
So you can see the back shows Iron Man with his visor down but you have the option of snapping it in either position. Let's find out how this figure stands outside of the packaging.== TEASER ==
There is a good amount of detail here. You have two sets of hands which let's him have either fists or opened hands. There are also some movable parts in the armor.
It's hard to decide if he looks better with the visor up or down. And check out the detail on the boots.
The Marvel Select figures tend to be solid figures. It's nice having a figure that can actually stand on its own. There's nothing worse than trying to make a figure stand and the slightest movement causes it fall over. There is a good amount of articulation.
The figure also comes with a stand/background that let's you easily put him on display.
That's it for this week. Next week is New York Comic Con. We'll see what other collectibles we can find there.


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Wolbachia do not invade mammal or human cells.
The next step for the researchers is to find out if the Wolbachia DNA benefit the fruit fly in some way.
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One year later, Kelly closes in on return
Former No. 1 prospect nears first game since Tommy John surgery
PEORIA, Ariz. Thursday morning, a pitching brain trust gathered around Casey Kelly.
As the right-hander toed the rubber, Padres manager Bud Black stood to the side, hands on his hips. Sitting on a bench behind Kelly, pitching coach Darren Balsley and Randy Jones, a guest instructor in camp, leaned forward, elbows on their knees.
One year ago, Kelly was atop a mound when he felt pain in his throwing elbow. He has not pitched in a game since that March 7 day.
The wait may soon be over. Thursday, in his latest bullpen session, Kelly delivered 33 fastballs and 10 change-ups. He spun his first two curveballs from a mound in 12 months.
When it was over, Kelly headed for the weight room.
"If I didn't know he was hurt," Balsley said of Kelly, "I'd tell you he was completely normal."
No Major League Baseball club needs less reminder that the rehabilitation for Tommy John surgery is long and arduous. When doctors found small tears in Kelly's right ulnar collateral ligament last March, he became the fourth Padres pitcher in 10 months to require the procedure.
In February, one of those patients, Cory Luebke, underwent his second reconstructive elbow operation, 21 months after his first. The initial recovery, the Padres found, had been doomed all along; for reasons unknown, Luebke's body never accepted the first tendon graft.
Full circle
One year after he last pitched in a game, Casey Kelly is nearing a return to the mound:
March 7, 2013 - Kelly experiences elbow pain in a start. Doctors later find small tears in his UCL.
April 2, 2013 - Kelly undergoes Tommy John surgery.
September 2013 - Kelly begins throwing again.
March 6, 2014 - Kelly throws a 45-pitch bullpen at 90-percent intensity. It includes his first two curveballs from a mound since last March.
Kelly's comeback has adhered to a tighter script. Eleven months removed from Tommy John surgery, he is throwing bullpens every three days. Following Thursday, he likely will throw one or two more sessions before he begins facing live batters. He hopes to pitch in a game in April or May, even if against minor leaguers.
"There's no set timeline," Kelly said, "but the way I'm feeling now, I'm feeling good ... the whole rehab process has gone really smoothly."
The day after throwing a 65-pitch bullpen last month, Kelly reported slight soreness but no problems otherwise from his second session in Peoria and his most voluminous since the surgery. He threw 35 pitches at 50 percent and 30 at 70 percent.
It was another marker passed.
"Each two to three weeks, or three to four weeks, another milestone," Kelly said. "Being a competitor, just hitting each milestone and not having setbacks, keeping it slow and steady, has been the best thing for me."
While the volume has gone down to about 45 pitches per bullpen, the intensity has grown. Thursday, Kelly threw at roughly 90-percent intensity. Balsley estimated that Kelly's fastball sat around 85 miles per hour, not far from the low-90s stuff he previously dealt.


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Diller Scofidio + Renfro's newly built Hypar Pavilion is definitely worth a visit the next time you are in NYC. The design consists of a twisted roof top that in covered with grass, allowing visitors to climb up to use the space as a park.#660
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Photographer Olivier Grunewald recently made several trips into the sulfur mine in the crater of the Kawah Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia, capturing surreal images lit by moonlight, torches, and blue flames of burning molten sulfur.#656
Bota Bota, 1950s steel liner redesigned to be the world's first spa-on-a-boat, docked in Montreal's Old Port, is a 25,000-square-foot urban fantasy of a Scandinavian style bath with more than 20 treatment rooms.#654
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Shepard Fairey's art at the Wynwood Kitchen and Bar at the 2010 Art Basel Miami Beach.#652
Built in the style of an Alpine village, the 121-room Four Seasons Resort Vail opens December 11 at the mouth of Vail Village.#650
Dublin Airport in Ireland has unveiled the new second terminal (T2), which displays a striking architectural statement of style, designed by London-based architect Pascall+Watson.#649
The beautiful Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, located on the south coast of Sicily near the seaside town of Sciacca - with 1.8km of private coastline, each of the 203 rooms/suites, have private terraces and sea views.#648
J Craft, the Gotland, Sweden–based shipyard that builds surprisingly non-Swedish designs, debuted the J Craft Torpedo R at the Monaco Yacht Show in September.#646
Matthew Biancaniello - "a mad scientist when it comes to savory drinks". Give his libations a try at the Library Bar inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.#644
Kiawah Island is a private community of scope and sophistication, an idyllic retreat from everyday life.#643
Next time you are in Berlin, check out The Buchstaben Museum - the Museum of Letters - "an alphabet soup jumble displayed as if in a typographer's fever dream."#642
The Frugal Traveler takes a detour from Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco to check out Argentine gaucho tradition.#639
Awesome street benches in the Sunniside neighborhood of Sunderland, UK. Designed by Charlie Davidson, the Streetwalk collection features interactive stools that come alive with sound and light.#636
Matador's photo essay featuring the bird's eye view of ten of the world's largest cities, including Barcelona, Spain.#634
Some of the world's strangest public sculptures - from giant babies, to a statue of a man about to fall to his death, to the Hand of the Desert in Chile's Atacama Desert.#633
Photographer Ian Flanigan went on a road trip with his girlfriend, took over 4000 photos and then made a stop motion video of it all!#631
A diva-inspired debut on Lake Como, a royal hideaway in Marrakech, and a fortress of hospitality on Majorca.#628
House of Porters is the guest house run by the unconventional maître décorateur Pieter Porters in Antwerp, Belgium. Often inspired by the Baroque era, his designs combine coziness with decadence.#627
The Wider 42 is a new class of yacht, one that allows owners to get somewhere beautiful quickly—a cove in the Bahamas or Catalina Island—and enjoy total immersion in the surrounding waters.#626
12min short movie about a trip on an isolated container vessel operating in "semi-automatic mode" from Europe to China.#625
'Sunset at the Spiral Jetty' outlined by rays of sunlight known as crepuscular rays, the setting sun having disappeared from direct view behind them. Great Salt Lake, Utah.#623
Matali Crasset's beautiful, experimental Dar HI eco-retreat and spa in Nefta, Tunisia.#622
Jack Spade's Dipped Industrial Canvas is a functional and stylish bag for everyday use or a weekend trip.#615
The Exhale Pavilion by Phu Hoang Office and Rachely Rotem Studio for Art Basel Miami Beach 2010. The Exhale pavilion is a dynamic, interactive environment in which evening programs such as performance art, video and DJ dance programs will occur.
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Archive: April, 2009
Spent 8 hours in Islamabad's international airport (which has no restaurant and kiosks that sell no food other than mouldy candy bars and Pringles chips). I was waiting for a U.N. flight, which had been cancelled the two previous days.
Again, I was reminded of the lack of transportation between two countries that are bound together by geography and war. There was no other way to get to Kabul except to wait for this unreliable flight. Pakistan International Airways flies only twice a week to Kabul and Ariana, the Afghan airlines, only once. On my flight were diplomats, World Bank personnel, UN personnel, and they could not get to their assignments.
At one time one might have taken the day long drive to Peshawar, through the Khyber Pass, and over rutted roads to Kabul. But that is much too dangerous now. The chief of the Frontier Corps, the Pakistani paramilitary body responsible for security for the pass, offered to send me with military escorts to Torkham at the Afghan border, but I wasn't about to risk going on alone from there.
The building is nondescript, like a huge apartment block. in a field in east Karachi. But it contains a notorious religious school, or madrassa, called Jama Ashrafiya, and when you drive around it you can see students and teachers in the rear courtyard. Young boys from poor families get meals and board and have their worldview shaped here.
Many of these radical madrassas are built without permits on government-owned land, yet the police never intervene (indeed the city mayor has no control over the police who respond to the provincial government). Repeated pressure by the United States and millions in education aid intended to bolster the underfunded public schools, have had little impact. Madrassa reform efforts undertaken by former President Musharraf, have come to little.
And so, hardline madrassas like this one continue to indoctrinate youths, a small portion of whom may become future suicide bombers.
I was supposed to leave today for Afghanistan, but my flight was cancelled. It was a United Nations flight, the U.N. Humanitarian Air Service, which is used by nongovernmental agencies and journalists because there are so few regular flights between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In fact, there was no other flight from Islamabad to Kabul today.
It's really quite amazing, given the geopolitical pairing of these two countries, that it is so difficult to get from one to the other, and also difficult to phone. Yet there are around three million Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and the troubles in Afghanistan have spilled over into Pakistan, along with the Taliban and al Qaeda who are based along the border.
But when it comes to the most basic linkages, the two countries have little contact.
I'm driving around Pakistan's largest city and financial capital, Karachi, with the mayor, Syed Kamal, who tells me that Islamists have penetrated th slums of this crucial port metropolis, pop 17 million, and may threaten its future.
We ride in an SUV preceded and flanked by police vans with a gunner poking his head through the roofs and two other shooters looking backwards out of the van. We pass by the highway overpass where the late Benazir Bhutto's convoy was blown up in Dec. 2007, shortly before she was assasinated in Islamabad. We drive by the radical religious school outside which Danny Pearl's body was dumped.
What's most scary is two things: first, there are 3500 such radical schools or madrassas, where young boys are closeted away until teenagerhood and brainwashed with radical versions of Islam. Many of them have been painted pink, in sympathy with the Red Mosque, a hotbed for radical preachers in Islamabad which was razed a couple of years ago but has now reopened.
My driver, helper and protector in Islamabad is Suleman Minhas, the Operation Manager of the Central Asia Institute, run by Greg Mortensen, the author of the longrunning bestseller, Three Cups of Tea.
Greg has built 78 girls schools in Pakistan and 25 in Afghanistan. His book details his rescue by Pakistani villagers from a mountain climbing accident on K-2 nearly two decades ago, after which he pledged to return to the remote mountainous area and build the village a school. On one of his early visits, Greg met Suleiman, who was then driving a taxi, but became inspired by Greg's idea and has been working with him every since. Now Suleiman makes all arrangements for Greg's visits and the visits of board members and others who work with the project.
Since then, he started the foundation and has built schools with a fraction of the money that would be expended by aid agencies, using local labor from villagers who want their children to be educated. With the earnings from his book and speaking engagements, he also pays for teachers and teacher training, until the local government is willing or able to take on that responsibility.
A self-declared member of Taliban lines up to be searched before praying at the infamous Lal Masjid or Red Mosque, in islamabad, where the government attacked around 21 months ago, killing scores of radical students and family members and arresting radical cleric Maulana Abdel Aziz. Taliban wear black turbans and hitch their pants up above their ankles (no, I do not know why).
Maulana Abdul Aziz was released from prison last week. I went to hear his Friday sermon, standing on the sidelines, the only woman among hundreds of men who gathered in the area surrounding the mosque. I was well covered, wearing a huge headscarf (called a chadoor), and no one caused me any problems.
Maulana Abdel Aziz, a Khomeini wannabe, announced he would travel around the country calling for imposition of Islamic law. He will tell the people that only Islam will bring them justice.
Today I visited Balahisar fort, the incredibly impressive fortress where the Frontier Corps are headquartered may be as much as 2000 years old. I did an interview with the FC's impressive commander General Tariq Khan.
The British extended their rule to Peshawar in 1849 and reenforced the then mud fort at with bricks.
On 14 August 1947, the Pakistan flag hoisted over Balahisar, and the following year it became the Headquarters of the Frontier Corps (FC).
The FC's paramilitary force, neglected for the past couple of decades, is being beefed up, including US aid and trainers, in the hopes that - since its members are Pathans from the tribal areas - it can be more effective in fighting militants who are gaining in strength there. I will be writing about the prospects for remaking the FC in my Sunday column.
Here's how the Taliban grow. These are refugees from the Bajaur tribal agency who were forced to flee their villages when the army came in looking for Pakistani Taliban. They were caught in the middle.
Now 16,000 (of 85,000) are stuck in Kacha Garhi camp near Peshawar, a flat expanse of nothing but dirt and khaki tents. No water to wash, no firewood to cook, no electricity, overflowing latrines, no work. No future. The government was supposed to resettle them but no sign of it.
These were not Taliban before, but they now provide perfect recruiting material for Islamic militant groups. Talking with the desperate elders, who are nearly in tears at the destruction of their dignity and futures, makes one want to weep. US aid money, if nothing else, should be building them new homes. Much cheaper than fighting thousands of new Taliban.


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Alabama Car Donations
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View the list of charities accepting car donations who will pick-up your vehicle donation and use the proceeds to further their charitable work.
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Do you own a car in Alabama that you no longer want? Skip the hassle of trying to sell it by donating it to benefit a non-profit in your area or a national charitable organization. The Vehicle Donation Processing Center will help you dispose of your car and donate the proceeds to a charitable cause of your choice.
Whether you live in Birmingham, Alabama's largest city, a world-renowned cultural, financial, and medical center, or in historic Selma, the VDPC will arrange for free pick up of your vehicle.
Just call the toll-free number to speak to an operator, or fill out the online donation form, and the VDPC will take care of the rest. In addition to free pick-up, we handle the paperwork, and you get a tax deduction for your vehicle donation. Act now to make a positive difference!
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Aside from water, beer is one of the oldest and widely consumed beverages in the world. Nearly every culture brews its own version of the drink made from fermenting wheat, hops and barley, and everyone employs the brews to celebrate. In honor of International Beer Day on Friday, August 1, here are four spots in Las Vegas where you should be prepared to raise a pint from around the world.
The only officially registered International Beer Day party in Las Vegas is at Rí Rá, the most Irish of Irish pubs at Mandalay Place. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the #InstaGUINNESS promotion includes a free pint of the properly poured stout and complimentary appetizers for attendees. Additionally, the first 15 guests through the door get to drink a free beer flight. Unlike other bars dedicated to beer that have so many choices you can find yourself completely paralyzed with indecision, Rí Rá limits itself to eight imports and eight domestics on tap (there are almost 100 beers available in bottles as well). If you want in on International Beer Day, you must RSVP to email@example.com.
Bavaria, the home of Oktoberfest, is represented well in Las Vegas at Hofbräuhaus, located right off the Strip. Fashioned after an authentic beer hall, this was the place to be during the recent World Cup finals when Germany won it all. Hofbräuhaus' beer selection includes recipes that adhere to the purity laws set in 1516 by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria, imported directly from the Munich brewery. The original, dunkel or dark, and hefeweizen are on the menu year round, while seasonal brews such as Oktoberfest, Maibock and Hefeweizen Dunkel appear at their apropos times.
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With more than 1,100 beers available and some 1,000 in the cozy Whisky Attic upstairs, this off-Strip bar is one of those hidden gems that locals like to keep to themselves and only aficionados know to seek out. As the first craft beer bar in Las Vegas, the Freakin' Frog has been the go-to for its knowledgeable and enthusiastic bartenders who are happy to educate you on one of the 15 beers on tap from the ever-changing list.
A celebrity chef's name on the door doesn't diminish the fact that Todd English PUB at Crystals has one of the best craft beer selections on the Strip. The dining room specializes in comfort food that pairs well with the pub's extensive beer menu. There are large format beers, cask conditioned ales and a globally expansive menu, as well as a seven-second challenge, wherein a sand timer gives you — you guessed it — seven seconds to pound a beer of your choice to receive that beer for free.
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Starting on April 5, a Greenpeace team will trek to the North Pole to lower a glass capsule containing the 2.7 million names of supporters and plant a 'Flag For The Future' onto the seabed. Part of an ongoing campaign calling for a sanctuary be declared around the pristine & uninhabited area surrounding the North Pole. Follow the story at www.greenpeace.org/northpole.
'Team Aurora' made up of Arctic ambassadors, Kiera Kolsen from Canada, Renny Bijoux from the Seychelles, Josefina Skerk from Sweden and Ezra Miller from USA holding up the time capsule with the "flag for the future". The team are about to trek to the North Pole to lower a glass capsule containing the 2.7 million names of supporters who wish to protect the Arctic to the bottom of the seabed.
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We spent 10 days last year and did Venice - Florence, day in Sienna, then Rome. We are going to do 10 days again and want to go to Venice again to see Murano and Burano. What would you recommend from there? We really loved the small towns like Sienna, loved the wine tours, did not care for galleries and the Renaissance period of art. Recommendations? We are fit, active, open minded...want to see more!


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Scott-Patrick Mitchell
Scott-Patrick Mitchell works as a journalist for OUTinPerth. His poetry and fiction has been published in numerous anthologies and he has been a guest of the National Young Writers' Festival and the Emerging Writers' Festival. Scott-Patrick was accepted into WAAPA at Edith Cowan University where he completed a Masters in Performance Poetry and has started a PhD in the same discipline.
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A thermoforming apparatus and method are provided. An identification tag such as a radio frequency identification tag is provided for molding into or attaching to a thermoformed article during the thermoforming process. The tag may be attached to the article by mechanical interlocking and/or a heat sensitive adhesive. The identification tag is applied to the article while the article is being formed in the thermoforming mold.
1. A method of securing a product identification tag to a heat formed article, said method comprising:
removing a product identification tag from a source of tags;
moving said removed tag to a position adjacent to a mold component;
moving a heat formable material to a position adjacent the positioned tag and mold component separately from said moving said removed tag;
heating the heat formable material to a temperature to permit heat forming of the material, but below its melting temperature;
moving the heated material into contact with the mold component;
forming the heat formable material to conform generally to the shape of a portion of the mold component and over a portion of the tag; and
attaching the removed tag to the heated material during the forming of the material.
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a heater adapted to heat the thermoformable material to a temperature sufficient for thermoforming;
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apply force to the thermoformable material and conform the thermoformable material generally to at least a portion of the mold component; and
a transport mechanism associated with the mold and operable to move an identification tag from a source to a position adjacent an exposed surface of the mold component for positioning between the exposed surface and the thermoformable material and attachment to the thermoformable material formed by the mold component.
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This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/521,442 filed Apr. 27, 2004.
A wide variety of plastic (polymeric) articles may be made using a thermoforming method and apparatus. A typical thermoforming process performs a series of operations on a heat formable sheet of polymeric material. Typically, thermoplastics are used as is well known in the art. The formation operations include feeding material to the forming press, heating the material, pressure forming the material into article precursors, trimming the excess material connecting the articles, and stacking the formed and separated articles. The molding material feed/unwind station of a typical thermoform machine provides a sheet of material to the machine. This can be accomplished by either unwinding material from a continuous roll of polymeric material or by feeding individual sheets of polymeric material into the machine. Once the material enters the machine, the material travels to a heating station where it is heated to its forming temperature above its glass transition phase temperature, and below its melting temperature, as is known as the art. The heated material is then moved into a forming station where it undergoes a forming operation. The material may be heated at the forming station if desired. During the forming operation the heated polymeric material is formed into specific shapes using force. Force may be applied through a pressure differential, such as vacuum (a subatmospheric pressure) applied to one surface or a high air pressure (an above atmospheric pressure) applied to another surface or a combination of both and/or by pressure forming the parts using male/female mold portions mounted to upper and lower press platens. The material may be formed by being captured between the male and female portions with the female portion of the mold moving onto the male portion of the mold to pressure form the article precursors. The end result of the process is the production of one molded article or an array of molded articles formed from the sheet material. Typically, an array of articles is formed. The molded article precursors are then moved to a trimming station where one or more of a variety of cutting methods and means such as steel rule and forged die may be employed to remove the surrounding support area around the thermoformed article precursor to form the articles. Typically, a web of excess material is formed between the various article precursors which web is cut free and removed. The scrap material may then be removed and saved for potential recycling. Such a process is disclosed in patent application Ser. No. 10/605,856 filed Oct. 31, 2003 entitled "Robotic Method And Apparatus For Removing Parts From The trim Press Of A Thermoforming System" which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
A typical trim station cuts the thermoformed array free from the web of interstitial material with the exception of a few small areas known in the art as "nicks." These "nicks" hold the various parts in the sheet for transportation out of the trim press and to a stacker station that breaks these molded parts free from the web and presents them in stacks for removal. There are two common methods employed by stackers namely, upstacking and downstacking. Upstacking is accomplished using a vertically driven tool that cycles up and down freeing the mold apart from the web of material and stacking them above the web in the process. Many of the formed parts or articles are useable either as components of other articles, as the article itself or as packaging components for packaging for articles.
There is a trend toward the use of ID tags such as radio frequency identification tags (RFID) as a component part of consumer products. These devices can be "scanned" at a retail outlet to identify the product and to provide a signal that will allow checkout equipment to know what product is being scanned and determine its price. The price can then be printed on a sales slip. The price of one product is used in combination with other product prices to determine the total bill. Inventory control can also be accomplished using an ID tag. Some retailers are mandating the use of RFIDs to replace the UPC barcode. RFIDs tend to be small and will likely become much smaller in time. The incorporation of RFIDs into the product or the product packaging in a simple manner is becoming important. However, cost of the installation of an ID tag into a package or an article is of the utmost importance since many retailers may shortly not accept a product without an ID tag as they will not accept a product today without UPC barcode. Many products are very inexpensive and of low margin so added cost is a problem. The ID tag should be attached in a manner that it will not be accidentally separated from the package or article and in essence become an integral part of the article or package in an inexpensive and reliable manner.
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for integrating an ID tag such as an RFID into an article, a component of an article, or a package herein collectively referred to as "article." The apparatus for attaching an ID tag to an article includes a thermoforming machine particularly at the forming press station of the thermoformer. Apparatus is provided for placing an ID tag at a preselected position relative to a mold component mounted in the forming press. In a first embodiment, each mold component of a mold half has an ID tag moved into position on the mold component by a carrier pin arrangement. The ID tag is separated from a carrier strip and moved into position by the carrier pin to its respective mold component. In a second embodiment, a robotic carrier removes an ID tag for each mold component carried by one of the platens of the forming press from a magazine and when the mold is open, places an ID tag on each of the mold components at a pre-selected location thereon. The polymeric sheet is moved into position and during the thermoforming process an ID tag is secured to each of the article portions of the formed sheet. Securement in either embodiment can be by mechanical interlocking and/or adhesion and requires only one layer of material to effect securement in a formed pocket.
The present invention also includes a method for molding an article and attaching an ID tag to the article. An ID tag is positioned at a predetermined location on a mold component or mold components carried by one of the platens. A heat/pressure formable polymeric sheet is moved into position and during the molding process the ID tag at each of the mold components is secured to each of the article precursors being formed. The securement can be by mechanical interlocking and/or adhesion.
The reference numeral 1 designates generally a thermoforming machine. The thermoforming machine 1 includes a forming press 2 preferably with upper and lower platens 3, 4 (
A suitable polymeric material for thermoforming is provided. The material 12 may be in the form of individual sheets or as a continuous strip fed from a roll or the like. The movement of a strip form of material 12 is indexed for timed movement relative to the opening and closing of the mold halves 7, 8. Alternatively, individual sheets of thermoformable material may be provided with each sheet being fed individually upon each cycle of the thermoforming machine 1. A suitable heating device 16 is provided for heating the material 12 either prior to its entry between the platens 7, 8 or after it has entered the thermoforming machine 1. Such thermoforming machines are well known in the art. An example of such a machine is a Model 2500 made by Sencorp, Inc, of Hyannis, Mass. While a forming press 2 is shown as having upper and lower platens and mold halves and associated components it is to be understood that in some embodiments of the present invention only one mold half and one platen need be used and the mold and platen may be stationary.
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In a preferred embodiment, the mold components 13, 14 are arrayed and rows and columns and there will be a carrier strip 17 provided for each row of pins 26. A drive 29 is provided for indexing movement of the carrier strip 17 and indexing the ID tags 15 each to a respective position over the respective pins 26. The drive 29 suitably indexes the carrier strip 17 with ID tags 15 in the appropriate locations, for example, by an optical system utilizing an optical sensor 32 to locate an indexing mark 33 on the carrier strip telling the drive 29 that the ID tags 15 are in the appropriate position and to stop movement. When the ID tags 15 are in the appropriate position, the pins 26 will move through guide channels 33 in the mold component 13 carrying the separated ID tags to the desired position relative to the mold component 13. As seen in
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Other modifications and applications are likewise envisioned to the above-described processes and apparatus.
As is evident from the foregoing description, certain aspects of the present invention are not limited by the particular details of the disclosure herein, and it therefore contemplated that other modifications and applications or equivalents thereof will occur to those skilled in the art. The use of inclusive terms such as having and including is not in the sense of required, but in the sense of optional or desired. It is accordingly intended that the claims shall cover all such modifications and applications that do not depart from the spirit and the scope of the present invention. Other aspects, objects and advantages of the present invention can be obtained from a study of the drawings, the disclosure, and the appending claims.
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Awaken the Giant Within
By Anthony Robbins
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Book Overview: Wake up and take control of your life!
Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life.
The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change, Anthony Robbins provides a step-by-step program teaching the fundamental lessons of self-mastery that will enable you to discover your true purpose, take control of your life, and harness the forces that shape your destiny.
"Probably the most pervasive false belief most of us harbor is the fallacy that only some superhuman act would have the power to turn our problems around. Nothing could be further from the truth. Life is cumulative. Whatever results we're experiencing in our lives are the accumulation of a host of small decisions we've made as individuals, as a family, as a community, as a society, and as a species." ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
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It's certainly possible to overevaluate. Human beings love to analyze things to death. There is a point, however, when we've got to stop evaluating and take action. For example, some people make so many evaluations that even a minor decision turns into a major production: maybe they can't get themselves to exercise regularly as part of their lifestyle. Why? They see it as a major production. The way they "chunk" the experience, the way the look at it, there are so many steps that they're intimidated.
"Success is processional. It's the result of a series of small disciplines that lead us into habitual patterns of success that no longer require consistent will or effort." ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
"Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters." ~ Nathaniel Emmons
"To paraphrase the philosopher Nietzsche, he who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how. I've found that 20 percent of any change is knowing how; but 80 percent is knowing why. If we gather a set of strong enough reasons to change, we can change in a minute something we've failed to change for years." ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
"The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until it becomes a great cable and binds us irrevocably, thought and act." ~ Orison Swett Marden
"Each time you indulge in the emotion of anger or the behavior of yelling at a loved one, you reinforce the neural connection and increase the likelihood that you'll do it again." ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." ~ Samuel Johnson
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"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily." ~ John C. Maxwell, Today Matters
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"As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking." ~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh
"Exceptions lead to more exceptions. It's really easy to justify not doing [a] new habit (or doing an old habit you're trying to quit) by saying, "Just one time won't hurt." Except that it will, because now you think it's OK to make exceptions. And now you don't really trust yourself to stick to your promise to yourself. It's much more effective to not make exceptions — catch yourself if you're thinking about it and trying to justify it, and remember your motivations. When I quit smoking, I told myself Not One Puff Ever (NOPE)." ~ Leo Babauta, Zen Habits