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Avoiding the worst impacts of climate change requires a fundamental shift in the way we consume and generate energy. This shift should begin immediately and be well underway within the next ten years. The scale of the challenge requires a complete transformation of the way we produce, consume and distribute energy. Fortunately, we can meet this challenge while giving a boost to the economy, energy sector employment and energy security.
Climate change is a reality. Today, our world is hotter than it has been in two thousand years, and we are experiencing faster sea level rise and more extreme weather than scientists had previously predicted. By the end of the century, if current trends continue, the global temperature will likely climb higher than at any time in the past two million years. Read more.
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Old West Trading Post in Oacoma, S.D. is having its 14th annual flea market held in conjunction with the Scavenger's Journey June 21-23, opening each day at 9:00 AM. Dealers from three states with primitives, antiques, coins, furs, beads, jewelry, collectibles, and much more will be selling their wares. Some new vendors as well as old favorites are expected. Several South Dakota authors will hold a book signing.
The Scavenger's Journey which has seven flea markets, yard and garage sales, and specialty shops will also be held that weekend. Maps will be for sale at area gas stations and flea markets along I-90 from Presho to Plankinton.
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Baryshnikov shows his dance photography in Miami
MIAMI The dancer in the photograph isn't frozen in time. Her body is the source of light on a darkened stage, and with a blur of muscle, she's dancing straight at the viewer who has stepped into her moment.
The image is one of roughly two dozen by dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, himself the subject of many photographs, in a solo exhibition of his photography opening Friday at the Gary Nader Art Centre in Miami. In "Dance This Way," Baryshnikov turns the camera on ethnic, hip-hop, ballet, modern and popular dances around the world.
The show's title, Baryshnikov says, is meant to be both commanding and descriptive. He wants the dancers to move toward his camera, and he wants to show what he sees in their dances.
"I'm interested in focusing on body parts, the movements which really one cannot notice in the audience," says Baryshnikov, 64.
He knows what he's looking for, after all, and he can get a backstage pass anywhere in the world. The Latvian-born dancer who electrified ballet in the Soviet Union before defecting to dance with major ballet companies worldwide is now artistic director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York.
"This is one of the foremost dancers in the world, and the show itself is about dance," says gallery owner Gary Nader. "He has what would be some kind of inside information about what's going on onstage more than any other photographer."
Baryshnikov has been taking pictures for most of his adult life, and in the past 10 years he's experimented with digital photography to capture movement. The results are images of figures that are intentionally blurred but still recognizable as dancers in the act of dancing.
"This is not a photography show by a celebrity. This is a photography show by someone who takes great pictures," Nader says.
Baryshnikov says that by capturing layers of movements in a single frame, instead of stopping the motion in a static image, he's trying to show something that's missing from most dance photography.
"You open a section of The New York Times, and there's a review or a story on a choreographer or a dancer, and there's an informative, clear image of a dancer," he says. "This is, in my view, not an interesting photograph."
Instead of illustrations about dance, Baryshnikov wants his photographs to offer an experience similar to a live performance.
"I want them to entertain as much as good dance entertains people in the audience," Baryshnikov says.
The effect in the gallery, though, feels less like watching a performance on stage, even from a good seat, and more like standing on a crowded nightclub floor.
Indeed, some of the photographs were taken in cafes or clubs where Baryshnikov noticed regular people dancing. The Miami show includes a handful of images from Baryshnikov's previous photography collections "Dominican Moves," shot in cafes in the Dominican Republic, and "Merce My Way," his collaboration with the challenging American choreographer Merce Cunningham, who died in 2009.


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KANSAS CITY, MO (January 25, 2013) – The Kansas City Royals today have claimed catcher George Kottaras on Outright Waivers from the Oakland Athletics. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment. The 29-year-old Kottaras (kuh-tar-us) has played for the Red Sox (2008-09), Brewers (2010-12) and Athletics (2012), batting .220 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI in 249 Major League contests. The left-handed hitter posted a .351 on-base percentage while drawing a career-high 37 walks in 85 games for Milwaukee and Oakland in 2012 while helping the A's win the American League West after being acquired on July 29. He blasted six home runs for Oakland in just 27 games and then appeared in four games during the A's Divisional Series vs. Detroit. Born in Scarbourough, Ontario, Canada, Kottaras now resides in Scottsdale, Ariz. Abreu, 28, hit .257 in 22 games for the Royals in 2012 after spending a majority of the campaign at Triple-A Omaha.
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Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding (yes, really! He was upset when he found out our parenting classes make the dads leave for the BF info)
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The Relationship Between Teacher Similarities and Teaching Success in Working With Culturally Advantaged Children
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Glendale's Mayor Jerry Weiers was supposed to highlight the citys economic plan and the future of the Phoenix Coyotes at Thursdays State of the City event. Instead, Cardinals team president Michael Bidwill stole the show when he announced the team is close to an agreement to move training camp to Glendale. Cardinals training camp has been held in Flagstaff every year since the team's arrival in Arizona in 1988 and is one of the few, established franchise traditions. But last season was the last year of the team's contract with Northern Arizona University. Fan turnout at NAU has grown over the past few seasons ever since the clubs run to the Super Bowl -- and Flagstaff offers fans and yes, media members, a chance to escape the Valleys August heat for a few weeks in a picturesque mountain setting. Beaver Street Brewery, Snowbowl hikes and late nights in Old Town are familiar to most Cards fans. It would be a shame to lose those traditions. That said, the Cardinals have some very...
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Readers tell 'Hot Button': Should college athletes be paid?
Today's question: Should college athletes be paid to play?
Absolutely. Scholarship players get a free or partially funded education, depending on the sport. They should receive enough money to purchase clothes, food and entertainment. I don't mean enough money to live lavishly or pay for an automobile.
Many of these athletes come from families that cannot furnish extra funds for them.
Athletic departments generally make enough profits to fund these benefits.
Howard Howell
Yes, but how? Should their colleges pay them, or the NCAA? Would the monies be taxable? How best to pay them? (Annuity or once-a-month check?) How would one determine who got paid what? Does a starting quarterback make more than a walk-on? Will a BCS school be allowed to pay more than a non-BCS team? Does it open Pandora's box?
Smarter people than me need to ask a lot of questions.
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There was a time when college and education went hand in hand.
Students, and that's what they are supposed to be first and foremost, should be trying to get the best education. I still believe that if they are old enough to fight for this country, they are old enough to earn a living at whatever they want to do.
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I'm sure John Calipari is just looking out for the athletes. I mean, what possible motivation could he have for suggesting that only the "power schools" be able to pay a stipend to their students?
If you want to solve the problem, then let student athletes get jobs outside the season so they can earn money or allow them to sell items that they have earned, such as championship rings or jerseys or whatever, to make money.
Division 1 (which is divided into the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division 1A) and the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division 1AA) shows the disparity of schools. Division 1AA schools may have to require one sport (usually football) to share their revenue with other programs that are not as solvent.
Instead of paying coaches ungodly amounts of money, why not limit their salaries to 200 percent of the highest-paid professor on campus? Any side deals made with sports equipment companies, etc., would be shared 20 percent to the coach, 75 percent to the players and 5 percent to the non-revenue-producing sports.
If that isn't acceptable, then the "power schools" should require their head coaches to pay the student athletes out of their own salaries and endorsement earnings. The only way to make that fair would be to ensure that the coach is not compensated for the amount he is paying the athletes.
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(1) The Director submits to the Secretary and obtains approval of an application to award grants for that fiscal year undersection 723 of the Act and § 366.32 (a) and (b); and
(2) The Secretary determines that the amount of State funds that were earmarked by the State to support the general operation of centers meeting the requirements of part C of chapter 1of title VII of the Act in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the application is submitted equaled or exceeded the amount of funds allotted to the State under section 721 (c) and (d) of the Act (or part B of title VII of the Act as in effect on October 28, 1992) for that preceding fiscal year.
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Kim Guite5 Stars Out Of 5very helpfulNovember 17, 2011Kim GuiteQuality: 4Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I have ordered this book after reading Shepherding a Child's Heart and I am not dissapointed. It gives me the right perspective of discipline. The authors' personal experience and anecdotes are helpful for day-to-day situations in instructing a child's heart.
Bicycle ManKent, WAAge: 45-54Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5Gospel focused Biblical parentingSeptember 1, 2011Bicycle ManKent, WAAge: 45-54Gender: maleI listened to the book on CD, and enjoyed hearing their passion for God, his provision and his Gospel.
The book is in 3 parts: Importance of focusing on the heart more than behavior in discipling your child, second how to do formative instruction (where you talk of the glory of God and his provision in family, precepts and his church), and third how to apply this in discipline situations.
They showed me the danger of just using behavior modification techniques - they will just produce perfect pharisees who have been trained to be bribed by their pleasures rather than motivated by their hearts.
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The best part is when they showed how to the power of the Gospel trains your child's heart. The basic technique is listening to what is motivating your child. Helping them to reflect on their motivations and evaluate their motivations. Coming along side of them and sharing how your motivations are often sinful, and how the forgiveness and redemption in Christ helps you overcome sinful motivations so they can learn to do the same in your life. Unlike many other parenting books, the goal of this one is to get your children to see that they need a savior, and that He can help. Already doing this with my 4-yr old. Can't say there's been a dramatic change in behavior, but we've had some very special conversations.
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1Make It Stop (September's Children)
The whole Endgame album is amazing, one of their best. But, this song is amazing by far, and so deep. Tyler, Seth, Raymond, everyone from September 2010, you will not be forgotten.
The song is really deep, and the bass has interesting sound. The drums keep a steady beat throughout the song whilst a moderate guitar compliments the intense meaning of the vocals.
It is a very interesting song with lyrics that have an unexpected meaning from this band. The music itself has a good beat and guitar rifts (poor music vocabulary)
[Newest]Amazing song wit great message and vocals, really is one the best songs of all time
Catchy and amazing! favorite song on the album so far.
By far my favorite song from any RA album to date. I feel it embodies what the album endgame is about, and leaves the listener with a sense of hope.
Why is it only on place 7? This song is so amazing. Just listen to the lyrics and you have to love it I'm really into this song and I simply love it so much! Should be top5...
5Help Is On the Way
WTF?! They're all good songs, but this song is just a heartbreaker. Make it stop should be no. 4 tho.
6This Is Letting Go
By far the best song on Endgame- good lyrics, sung well, and great guitar work at the beginning and after chorus 1.
In my opinion this song is in another level in relation to the other songs in the album
Best song from this album, definitely one of my favourites from this band. Lyrics are just great and the chorus sounds really good.
7Survivor Guilt
Not only this is a great song about sacrifice, but the quote from Catch 22 in the beginning remains one of the deepest quote I have ever heard
It sounds like a song that would come from one their older albums
8Wait for Me
9Midnight Hands
Awesome song, has everything; Metal guitar riffs, epic voice, screaming, sick background singin, and a hell of emotion!
10A Gentlemen's Coup
Like the pace of the song
It's an awesome track... I love this song
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11Broken Mirrors
This song is a sign of RA reverting back to their older styles such as prayer of the refugee while mixed with the newer style that makes Satellite such a great song... very surprised its this far down the list.
Wow, by far the best song of the album. Seems like that's just my opinion.
Definitely NOT THE WORST. Not the best, but I'm voting to get it higher.
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Once you learn the lyrics, great song to sing to! Definitely doesn't deserve to be way down in last! But it's such a good album overall!
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Walking people up four runs..........
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Rounding third and heading for home...
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The existence of Georg Philipp Telemann's oratorio 'Der aus der Loewengrube errettete Daniel' (Daniel, Delivered from the Lions' Den) for the Feast of St. Michael was completely unknown until recently. All of the extant copies were incorrectly ascribed to Handel. Today we know not only that Telemann was clearly its composer but also the name of the librettist - Albrecht Jacob Zell - and the date of the premiere - 1731 in St. Peter's Church in Hamburg. The work is so genuinely Telemannian - enormously colorful, highly imaginative, and always hitting the dramatic point on target - that one can only wonder how it was ever ascribed to anybody else!
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- Notes: Konzerthaus Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg (03/16/2008-03/17/2008)
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A's removing upper deck tarps, adding 12,000 seats for playoffs
Sep 18, 2013, 10:47 AM EDT
With the AL West title all but wrapped up the A's started selling playoff tickets yesterday … and immediately sold out. So now they've decided to remove the tarps covering the upper deck and sell those seats, which would add about 12,000 more fans per game.
Here's more from Jane Lee of MLB.com:
With the upper deck open, minus the peak of Mount Davis, capacity will be 48,146. Normal capacity is 35,067, which is what it was for the ALDS last year when the Tigers came to town. Even then, it was deafening.
Even if the A's only end up hosting two home playoff games removing the tarp would add 24,000 more tickets. During the regular season the A's average attendance has been 22,164, so it's sort of like adding an extra game worth of fans. For a team that's always short on money every little bit helps and if nothing else the place should be absolutely electric.
- stoutfiles - Sep 18, 2013 at 10:51 AM
I hope they win it all this year, if only for their loyal GM Brad Pitt.
- Old Gator - Sep 18, 2013 at 11:11 AM
What about the little fat guy with the laptop? You just gonna throw him to the Dilophosaurus again?
- jcmeyer10 - Sep 18, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Yah, it's amazing how one man can have so many talents. Same with Jonah Hill. It takes guts to hire those guys.
- ch0psuey - Sep 18, 2013 at 1:13 PM
MoneyBall was on FX Channel last night
- Old Gator - Sep 18, 2013 at 11:09 AM
My pal APBA Guy must think he's been assumed bodily into heaven. Or maybe that's just another Blue Bottle buzz.
Tell ya what, guy – if the A's win it all, go have yourself a double stack of lingonberry pancakes at Sears and send me the bill.
No, I'm not gonna pay it. Just send it to me.
- APBA Guy - Sep 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM
OG, I'll be at the game today, consuming Kona Longboards in sufficient quantities to ward off sun stroke and the horrors of Josh Hamilton swinging at curve balls on the outside corner (and missing, as always.).
But I'll be thinking about those pancakes.
BTW, Blue Bottle Roman Espresso this morning. That will lift you straight to heaven, if I weren't already there after last night's 2-1 walk-off.
- Gamera the Brave - Sep 18, 2013 at 12:13 PM
Mmmmmmmm – Longboards…
I don't always drink beer – but when I do, I prefer Kona Longboards.
– Gamera, the most interesting 200-foot-tall firebreathing turtle in the world
- hcf95688 - Sep 18, 2013 at 11:16 AM
A few thoughts this A's fan:
1) This talk of the AL West being "all but wrapped up" makes me uneasy. It'll be all wrapped up when and if its all wrapped up.
2) I bought my upper decks yesterday. If there's an ALDS for us, look for me in section 313.
3) Pulling the tarps brings back some great memories. We used to call the outer reaches of the upper deck "The Burn Center" back in the 80s. The reference had nothing to do with sunburns.
- Old Gator - Sep 18, 2013 at 12:00 PM
When they pulled back the tarps at Joeprodolsharklife Stadium after the Feesh's last season there, they found cockaroach husks so old they had been mineralized. Neat trick, considering fossilization requires pressure and the only minerals were evaporated into the stagnant air under the tarp.
- juicejuicer - Sep 18, 2013 at 1:14 PM
That's not too bad a place to watch a football game. It is definitely still "The Burn Center" for eight Sunday afternoons in the Fall. I wouldn't mind watching a baseball game from up there. It's gotta be close to 600 feet to home plate tho!
- Old Gator - Sep 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM
Yeah, like watching on your stupidphone.
- notsofast10 - Sep 18, 2013 at 9:16 PM
Sounds like the "Burn Center" will need to have a lot of food concession stands ready!
- aceinthehole12 - Sep 18, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Nothing like the O.co in the postseason ! Last season was nuts.
- slizzyslizz - Sep 18, 2013 at 12:12 PM
More sewage for all to enjoy…
- coloradogolfcoupons - Sep 18, 2013 at 1:10 PM
Great. 12,000 more fans overflowing the clogged up toilets. A's had best put several thousand Port-A-Potties around the Coliseum, inside and out. With a free can ofAir Freshener given away at the door.
- Caught Looking - Sep 18, 2013 at 1:50 PM
Maybe they can take those tarps down to the dugout where the bathroom flooded again last night.
- steelers88 - Sep 18, 2013 at 3:48 PM
Man it's like the 70's again! Athletics, Reds, and Pirates all probably in the Playoffs!
- notsofast10 - Sep 18, 2013 at 9:17 PM
And Dodgers?
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A system generates a photoacoustic spectrum in an open or closed environment with reduced noise. A source focuses a beam on a target substance disposed on a base. The base supports a cantilever that measures acoustic waves generated as light is absorbed by the target substance. By focusing a chopped/pulsed light beam on the target substance, a range of optical absorbance may be measured as the wavelength of light changes. An identifying spectrum of the target may detected by monitoring the vibration intensity variation of the cantilever as a function of illuminating wavelength or color.
1. An apparatus for point spectroscopy comprising:
a light source;
an optical beam emitted from the light source that is chopped or pulsed at an optical frequency;
a substrate that receives the optical beam from the light source on a surface of the substrate;
a cantilever that is part of the substrate; and
a target material that is disposed on the surface of the substrate, where the target material is subject to the optical beam and results in a photoacoustic induced vibration that is measured by the cantilever as the optical frequency is changed.
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14. A system for array spectroscopy comprising:
at least one source that emits at least one pulsed light beam at a programmed frequency;
an array of base substrates that each comprise an incident surface;
an array of cantilevers that correspond with the array of base substrates, where each base substrate is coupled to one of the cantilevers, further where each of the cantilevers includes a predetermined resonant frequency that corresponds with the predetermined chop frequency from at least one of the sources; and
a target material that is disposed on one or more of the base substrates such that the incident surface of the one or more base substrates includes the target material and the pulsed light beams are directed at the target material;
where the target material reacts with the pulsed light beam to generate a photoacoustic wave that produces a vibration of the corresponding cantilever that is measured as the optical color is varied, further where one of the base substrates does not include the target material on its incident surface and that base substrate is used as a reference.
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22. A method for photoacoustic spectroscopy comprising:
chopping light emitted from a light source at a programmed frequency;
focusing the emitted light towards an incident surface of a base substrate, where the base substrate includes a cantilever for monitoring a vibration from a target material that is disposed on the incident surface and that reacts to the emitted light;
measuring the vibration of the cantilever by monitoring photoacoustic waves that are generated by the target material reacting to the emitted light; and
measuring the vibration of the cantilever from photoacoustic waves that are generated from the reaction of the target material as the color of the emitted light is adjusted.
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This application is a continuation-in-part to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/189,652, entitled "PHOTOACOUSTIC POINT SPECTROSCOPY," filed on Aug. 11, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,961,313. This application is also a continuation-in-part to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/189,663, entitled "REVERSE PHOTOACOUSTIC STANDOFF SPECTROSCOPY," filed on Aug. 11, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,924,423. Both of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference.
This invention was made with government support under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.
Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) may utilize the photoacoustic effect. The photoacoustic effect may include a conversion between light and acoustic waves due to absorption and localized thermal excitation. Light may be absorbed and transformed into kinetic energy. The absorption may result in local heating and a pressure/sound wave. The heat may vibrate the cantilever which is measured by chopping light on the cantilever. Alternatively, a measurement of the sound waves at different wavelengths may be used to generate a photoacoustic spectrum. In an open environment, it may be difficult to detect these waves. The waves may spread and stretch their energy outward and they may be exposed to environmental noise, which may reduce the range and sensitivity for producing a photoacoustic spectrum.
The system and method may be better understood with reference to the following drawings and description. Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments are described with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. In the drawings, like referenced numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views.
A system generates a photoacoustic spectrum using a cantilever. A source may emit a beam to a target and a cantilever measures the generated signals. The target may be a material, residue, or molecule that is located adjacent to, disposed on, or coated on a base, such as a silicon substrate with an incident surface. The cantilever may be coupled to the base to measure the reaction resulting from the beam interacting with the target at the incident surface. By emitting a chopped/pulsed light beam to the target, it may be possible to determine the target's optical absorbance by monitoring the intensity of photoacoustic vibration produced by the light with the cantilever at different wavelengths. As the wavelength of light is changed, the target may absorb or reject each optical frequency. Rejection may decrease the photoacoustic intensity and absorption may increase the intensity, both of which in turn affect the vibration of the cantilever. Accordingly, an identifying spectrum of the target may be made with the photoacoustic wave intensity variation as a function of illuminating wavelength. The observed spectrum may correspond with the photoacoustic spectrum of the sample.
The source 102 may provide an optical beam 104 to a target substance 106. The optical beam 104 may include a light beam, or a laser emission, such as a quantum cascade laser light source. The light source may be oscillatory, such that the optical beam 104 is chopped or pulsed at a predetermined, programmed, or adjustable frequency. The source 102 may be a laser that is tunable in its wavelength (color). The light source may be pulsed at a frequency that is equal to the cantilever mechanical resonance frequency discussed below. The pulsing frequency may be in the kilohertz range in one embodiment. The tunable wavelength (color) may be in the terahertz range in one embodiment. The optical beam 104 may include infrared, ultraviolet, or visible light, as well as x-ray radiation.
The target 106 may be a solid, liquid, or gas on or around the cantilever 108 or a base coupled to the cantilever 108 as shown in
The analysis of the spectrum of the target 106 may identify or determine various properties of the target substance 106. The optical beam 104 may be partially absorbed and/or partially rejected by the target 106 and that absorption or rejection is measured by the cantilever 108. When the target 106 absorbs the optical beam 104, an acoustic wave is generated that is measured by the cantilever 108. The generated acoustic wave may induce a vibration that is measured by the cantilever 108. The intensity of the acoustic wave may be proportional to the wavelength of the optical beam 104. The generated acoustic wave may produce the maximum vibration of the cantilever 108 when the pulse frequency of the optical beam 104 matches the resonant frequency of the cantilever 108.
The cantilever 108 may be a mechanical resonator that measures an acoustic signal. In addition, the cantilever 108 may vibrate based on the absorption of photon energy or absorption of other radiation when the cantilever 108 heats up from the absorbtion. The cantilever 108 may include a micro- or nano-cantilever beam that may measure the acoustic waves. The cantilever 108 may comprise a NEMS/MEMS device that may be any acoustic transducer fabricated to micrometer dimensions which may use other methods of sensing in addition to membranes and cantilevers. Likewise, the NEMS/MEMS device may be any acoustic transducer fabricated to nanometer dimensions which may use other methods of sensing in addition to membranes and cantilevers.
Acoustic waves may cause a vibration on the cantilever 108 as a result of the pulsed optical beam 104. Alternatively, absorbed energy from a light source may generate heat that vibrates the cantilever 108. The vibrations are processed to generate a photoacoustic spectrum. The intensity and frequency of the acoustic waves may depend on the wavelength and intensity of optical beam 104. The cantilever 108 may be coupled to an analysis apparatus, such as a computer system, for analyzing the target 106 through vibration of the cantilever 108.
The monochromator 202 is an exemplary light source 102 that provides the pulsed light beam 204. The pulsed light beam 204 may be the pulsed optical beam 104, or a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR). Alternatively, a square wave pulse or sine wave pulse may be used for excitation. In one example, the pulsed light beam 204 is reflected off a reflection plate 206. The reflection plate 206 may redirect and focus the light towards a target 106, such as the absorbate 210.
The absorbate 210 is an exemplary target 106 that is illuminated by the pulsed light beam 204 in order to measure the photoacoustic effect from the absorption of the light by the absorbate 210. The absorbate 210 may also be referred to an analyte. The absorbate 210 may include biomaterials, such as biomass samples. The biomass sample may be placed on the substrate base 208 and exposed to different wavelengths of the pulsed light 204, so that the cantilever 214 motion may be monitored as a function of wavelength. In one example, the absorbate 210 molecules may absorb on the incident surface of the base 208 by diffusion, or a pump is used for collecting vapor samples from the air. It may also use a coating to preconcentrate a specific analyte on the substrate. The absorbate 210 may include tissues, cells, and other biomolecules and materials, as well as small quantities of powered materials. This technique may also be used under a solution, where a readout mechanism or display interfaced to the sensor that monitors the cantilever is selected to be compatible with liquid. As described, the absorbate 210 may absorb photon energy and the heat from the absorption vibrates the cantilever which is measured by chopping light.
The base 208 may be adjacent the absorbate 210, or the base 208 may be coated or covered with the target material or substance that comprises the absorbate 210. The base may be a substrate and/or be made of silicon. The incident surface of the base 208 may be illuminated with the pulsed light 204. The base 208 may include a relatively large surface or substrate. The surface thickness of the base 208 may include a thin membrane and the size of the thickness may vary. In one system, the surface may be one millimeter square or be several centimeters square.
The base 208 may be micro-machined with the cantilever 214 attached to one side of the base 208. In an exemplary system, the cantilever 214 is made from the same material as the base 208. The dimension of the cantilever 214 may also vary, such as a few microns to several hundred microns. The cantilever 214 may be about one micron in thickness, about 100 microns in length, and about 20 microns wide. These dimensions are merely exemplary, and the cantilever may be sized differently. In one system, the relatively larger surface area of the base 208 compared with the cantilever 214 may result in more analyte molecules of the absorbate 210 being absorbed on the substrate.
The cantilever 214 may be an exemplary vibratory sensor or detector. The cantilever 214 may be used to identify the molecules of the absorbate 210 by identifying a spectrum based on the absorbate 210. The cantilever 214 may be coupled to the base 208 that is coated with molecules of the absorbate 210. Vibratory detectors in addition to the cantilever 214 may include a standard, high-sensitivity microphone, NEMS or MEMS membrane, or a micro-/nano-cantilever beam. The cantilever 214 is excited by photoacoustic waves that are generated when the pulsed light 204 is absorbed by the target material or absorbate 210 at the surface of the base 208. Acoustic waves produced by the pulse/chop frequency of the pulsed light 204, mechanically oscillate the cantilever 214. The chop/pulse of the pulsed light 204 produces photoacoustic waves at the air/surface boundary of the base 208 which drive the cantilever 214 into mechanical oscillation. A photoacoustic spectrum is generated when the absorbed light is coupled to the molecules and used to mechanically excite the cantilever 214. The resonant frequency of the cantilever 214 may be dynamically monitored by the cantilever resonance measurer 212 and fed to the pulse/chop mechanism so that the pulsed light 204 is pulsated at the resonant frequency of the cantilever 214. The cantilever 214 may be placed in/around gasses, pressures, and/or temperatures that improve the maximum signal output of the device.
When the wavelength (color) of the pulsed light 204 is changed, the molecules of the absorbate 210 may absorb or reflect more or less of the pulsed light 204. The corresponding photoacoustic waves generated by the molecular absorption of the pulsed light 204 may undergo increasing/decreasing amplitude as the optical wavelength is changed. This alters the vibrational amplitude of the cantilever's mechanical actuator (tine, diaphragm, etc.). When the absorbate 210 molecules absorb specific wavelengths of the pulsed light 204, the acoustic wave intensity changes, which changes the vibration amplitude of the cantilever 214. An identifying spectrum of the cantilever 214 and the attached absorbate 210 may be generated based on the vibrational amplitude of the cantilever 214 versus the optical wavelength of the pulsed light 204. The identifying spectrum may be derived after subtracting out an initial spectrum taken of the cantilever 214 without the absorbate 210, such as in the embodiment described with respect to
Other methods for measuring cantilever response includes electron tunneling 310, capacitance variation 312, and variation in the drain current 314 of a field effect transistor (FET) imbedded near a base of the cantilever 214. In electron tunneling 310, an electrically conducting cantilever is fabricated with a sharp tip as in the case of atomic force microscopy and placed in close contact with a conducting surface. When electrically biased, electrons tunnel from the cantilever tip to the conducting surface when the gap distance between the cantilever tip and the substrate is approximately a few nanometers. The tunnel current, which may be in the range of pico to nano amperes depending on the separation distance, may be measured using high sensitivity electronic circuits such as those used in scanning tunneling microscopy. It may also be possible to have a feed back circuit and a piezoelectric mount on the conducting substrate to keep the tunnel junction constant. In the capacitance variation technique 312, the cantilever and a substrate separated by a couple microns may be used similar to a parallel plate capacitor. The capacitance between the cantilever and the substrate changes as a function of distance between them. In the FET-based cantilever deflection measurement 314, a FET is imbedded at the fixed end of the cantilever with stress from cantilever bending directly affecting the base of the FET. Any bending of the cantilever may result in changes in carrier mobility and changes in the drain current.
In some applications, the system 700 may include more than two bases and attached cantilevers. An array of sources may emit optical waves on an area of bases and corresponding cantilevers. Alternatively, a single light source may be split or directed onto each base of an array of bases. Each base with a cantilever may be independent and measure vibration on its respective cantilever from the light source. Each substrate may be immobilized with partially selective, reversible coatings for preconcentration.
Different types of target substances may react differently to the incoming light. In block 810, the pulsed light emitted on the target may result in generation of a photoacoustic wave. The photoacoustic wave created by absorption of the light from the target substance may cause the cantilever to vibrate as in block 812. In block 814, the vibration of the cantilever may be measured. The cantilever vibration may be a function of the color of the incoming light. In block 816, when the color of the light is changed, the vibration amplitude of the cantilever may change. The vibration changes are measured and a spectrum may be generated based on the measured vibration intensity of the cantilever as in block 818. The generated spectrum may be used to identify the target substance.
The system and process described above may be encoded in a signal bearing medium, a computer readable medium such as a memory, programmed within a device such as one or more integrated circuits, one or more processors or processed by a controller or a computer. For example, the cantilever resonance measurer 212, 716 may be a computer system that measures and records vibration data from cantilevers. That data may be analyzed in a computer system and used to generate and display spectra. If the methods are performed by software, the software may reside in a memory resident to or interfaced to a storage device, synchronizer, a communication interface, or non-volatile or volatile memory in communication with a transmitter. A circuit or electronic device designed to send data to another location. The memory may include an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logical functions. A logical function or any system element described may be implemented through optic circuitry, digital circuitry, through source code, through analog circuitry, through an analog source such as an analog electrical, audio, or video signal or a combination. The software may be embodied in any computer-readable or signal-bearing medium, for use by, or in connection with an instruction executable system, apparatus, or device. Such a system may include a computer-based system, a processor-containing system, or another system that may selectively fetch instructions from an instruction executable system, apparatus, or device that may also execute instructions.
A "computer-readable medium," "machine readable medium," "propagated-signal" medium, and/or "signal-bearing medium" may comprise any device that includes, stores, communicates, propagates, or transports software for use by or in connection with an instruction executable system, apparatus, or device. The machine-readable medium may selectively be, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagation medium. A non-exhaustive list of examples of a machine-readable medium would include: an electrical connection "electronic" having one or more wires, a portable magnetic or optical disk, a volatile memory such as a Random Access Memory "RAM", a Read-Only Memory "ROM", an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM or Flash memory), or an optical fiber. A machine-readable medium may also include a tangible medium upon which software is printed, as the software may be electronically stored as an image or in another format (e.g., through an optical scan), then compiled, and/or interpreted or otherwise processed. The processed medium may then be stored in a computer and/or machine memory.
One or more embodiments of the disclosure may be referred to herein, individually and/or collectively, by the term "invention" merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application to any particular invention or inventive concept. Moreover, although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it should be appreciated that any subsequent arrangement designed to achieve the same or similar purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiments shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all subsequent adaptations or variations of various embodiments. Combinations of the above embodiments, and other embodiments not specifically described herein, will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the description.
The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to comply with 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, various features may be grouped together or described in a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter may be directed to less than all of the features of any of the disclosed embodiments. Thus, the following claims are incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as defining separately claimed subject matter.
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Ben Hammersley and others would joke about "Bigend-Draperism," summoning MAD MEN's Don Draper. I've been thinking this month about Bigend-Packerism, from COSMOPOLIS' uber-banker Eric Packer. Bigend is fascinating for many reasons, not the least of which is that he's a predatory neophile. His cultural awareness must be total, as total as Packer's financial vision, because he eats the new to live.
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It's every general manager's nightmare: shelling out millions for players who can't stay on the field. Whether because of chronic injuries or just poor play, some highly paid pros just don't hold up their end of the bargain.
The rising revenues and strong unions of the sports business have lifted all boats. Where once stars made big money leaving the bench guys hunting off-season jobs, seven figures is now common all over the roster. And that leads to more potentially expensive mistakes. Paying for a quality backup is one thing. Laying out starter-type money for one is another.
Click here to learn more about the best-paid bench warmers at our partner site, Forbes.com.
"It's called dead money," says industry consultant Marc Ganis of Sports Corp. Limited. "It's the single most illogical part of the signing of players." And while it's tough to figure a precise number--how much of the $126 million the Giants spent on pitcher Barry Zito, who was banished to the bullpen after a string of weak performances, would be considered dead money, exactly?--there is "far more" of it lining unproductive players' pockets than there used to be, according to Ganis.
To determine those who are paid the most for sitting, we searched out playing time and production vs. salaries in the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLS) and Major League Baseball (MLB). (Other than the goaltender position, hockey, played in shifts, doesn't lend itself as much to the starter-backup breakdown.)
Many athletes who make the list tend to be aging former starters riding out big contracts in their declining years, after they've been busted down to part-time duty. Baseball outfielders Jay Payton and Jacque Jones fit this bill. (The Florida Marlins just released Jones this week.)
Baseball has already learned about the difficulties of getting rid of dead money. During the 1980s, Commissioner Peter Ueberroth pointed out to the owners how much they were flushing down the drain on players that didn't play. The problem is that when the owners decide collectively to clamp down, they're guilty of collusion (a legacy of the Ueberroth era, resulting in legal rulings that forced owners to fork over millions to the players union).
"And if an owner decides on his own to be more cautious with these salaries, he gets hammered by local fans and media (who want the team to win)," Ganis says.
For the NBA and MLS, we looked at minutes played along with production, making note of those pulling in the biggest bucks for spending most of their time on the pine. Leading that list is a pair of veteran big men, Detroit's Theo Ratliff ($12 million for 14 minutes a game this season), and Portland's Raef LaFrentz ($9.9 million, 7.5 minutes).
The complex NBA salary cap leads to all kinds of illogical player moves. The folly reached a head in February when the Dallas Mavericks, the last team to employ retired forward Keith Van Horn, signed him out of retirement to include him in a trade to New Jersey for Jason Kidd. Van Horn was reportedly paid a pro-rated $2 million not to play, just so the salaries of the traded players would even out under the cap rules.