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Gallery: Designer Makes 200 Miles Trek In Solar-Powered Wheelchair
The United Arab Emirates is famous for a lot of things – exotic hotels, the tallest building in the world and its ample quantities of sunlight. It's therefore not a huge to surprise to learn that a solar powered wheelchair has been developed in the UAE. But if this design for health isn't enough to impress you, the chair's designer is undertaking an epic journey of 200 miles to prove its capabilities.
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farrukh January 8, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Hi – nice coverage. We documented the completion of Haidar's 300 mile journey after being inspired by his determination. Please feel free to embed or use the video which is here:
You may remove this comment with the link if considered gratuitous – but we felt we should share our short video capturing some golden moments with you
jeanX November 25, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I ride in a power chair, but it goes only 7.5 miles an hour.
It's hilly around here, but even on level ground, I think 12 mph is too fast.At 7.5 mph, I really should be wearing a helmet.
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André 3000, where is Erykah Badu at? Who that?
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Like Eminem, Weezy includes André 3000 of Outkast in his shortlist of the Best Rappers Alive
Singer Erykah Badu rarely raps (although when she does it's mad good)
André and Erykah Badu dated — they have a son named Seven Sirius Benjamin. So Weezy's mostly throwing her name in as a tease to André
All of Erykah's exes are sick rappers. Since he believes himself of a similar caliber, Wayne wants to get with her, and asks where she's at.
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Cricket Offers Free Calls to Haiti, Too
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every company does that. its not a company based hotline... its a third party refferal. glad its raising so much money! the only down side im hearing from customers is that its a maximum donation of $30.
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Interesting article talking about the shift in dynmaics, and how Disney might get hurt, as folks start to visit off-property places. Could the Hotels also get hurt.
Will LEGOLAND Florida Hurt or Help Disney? (DIS)
Should be interesting to see how Disney responds if a lot of folks start to shift from just Disney to a more diverse vacation of non-Disney parks, restaurants and hotels as part of the mix.
Disney's master plan has been to flesh out its themed hotels, keeping them filled with tourists paying premium rates.
One can always argue that Disney has already faced down the arrival -- and enhancements -- of several area parks. However, those parks have usually popped up several years apart. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and LEGOLAND Florida are hitting central Florida in back-to-back years. Tourists who hit Orlando once every few years will have surprisingly long checklists of non-Disney things to do in two years.
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I am about 6 weeks preg if my calculations are right! This morning I started bleeding. First it started to out to be brown then turned pink and now its bright red! I have been bleeding all day. I have called my doctor and they said that a lot of woman bleed in the 1st trimester and that I should just get some rest and drink fluids. They said they would call me back tomorrow with my blood work results and see what I should do from there. Their office is closed now and i just went to the restroom and i had a blood clot. bout the size of a dime, maybe smaller. I have not have any serious cramping. I literally feel like I'm on my period! Should I go to the emergency room or wait until my Dr. calls me tomorrow?
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If it ends up being PHX and LA, you can bet on a low-scoring series- Smith and Quick are both playing so damn good, the series will ultimately rest in their hands. I hate to say it, but I think LA's offense will take them to the stanley cup
If it ends up being PHX and LA, you can bet on a low-scoring series- Smith and Quick are both playing so damn good, the series will ultimately rest in their hands. I hate to say it, but I think LA's offense will take them to the stanley cup
That's what they said about LA/St Louis, but the Kings scored 3+ goals every game. If the Kings can keep playing the way they have been I don't think they'll have too much trouble getting a few passed Smith. That's the big question though, can they keep it up against a team that has always given them fits? If not this could be a quick series the other way.
I'd be more worried about the Kings playing Nashville, to be honest. I just...can't see phx making it to the cup right now, despite their excellent play. Now, an LA/NY stanley cup would be a thriller. The Rangers should have no problem getting past the devils (if they can wrap up the series tomorrow against philly)
Keep talking. come on. keep up your dumbass bullshit.
Starting to look into hotels in Phoenix near the arena.
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no that's fine, it's the dumb 'I'd be more concerned about Nashville' crap. Typical LA moron.
Let the shit talking begin.
Congrats Coyotes!! It must be a good feeling to make it to the Western Conference Finals after all the ownership issues, enjoy it because you've earned it.
Go Pacific Division!!
All that said, I now hate your team and hope they're eliminated in 4!
I am a ducks fan. They're becoming pretty good golfers
Stanley Cups-
and that's the only argument I need
Hellooooo, Los Angeles.
Fuck the Rangers!! I still believe they'll end up losing the series.
Congrats to the Coyotes! I was okay with Nashville winning, but after watching the series became more of a fan of Phoenix. They have two ex-Islanders in Taylor Pyatt & Adrian Aucoin (one of my favorites from the Islanders pre-lockout team), so it's easier for me to root for them. Hopefully the Islanders will offer Ryan Suter a shitload of money this off season & manage to convince him to sign.
Should be a great series between Phoenix & LA.
Congrats to the Coyotes. You now have my unswaying loyalty. Beat LA!
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Hey, that's all I've got, but do you honestly see either of those teams getting past the eastern conf. champions, whoever that may be?
no yokels should ever be in possession of the cup, good work phoenix. enjoy the feeling while it lasts though, because there is no way in hell you're getting past the kings at this point. the pacific next year is going to be the most threatening its been in a long, long, long time.
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Western Conference Finals Schedule: The Western Conference Finals schedule will be released at a later date. We will email you when we receive the schedule.
It is estimated that the games will start around May 13-15. The Kings will start the Western Conference Finals on the road."
scenicworld- I'm working on a carpool with some LGKers. But if you're thinking about this, lemme know via message.
Edit: ^ beat me to it!
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These two are next door to the arena
Hampton Inn
Renaissance Hotel & Spa
And this is probably a five minute walk
Holiday Inn Express
I've been chatting with a few of my friends about making a road trip, but it would depend on the schedule. Ideally, I'd like to see a mid afternoon start on saturday or sunday so I wouldn't need a room or anything.
Not to open that whole attendance troll thing, but is it really going to be any easier or cheaper to get tickets?? the building seems pretty full and alive.
Just saw that the Coyotes have a deal in place for ownership? cool.
I'm hearing the same garbage that I heard when the Cardinals beat the Panthers to get to the NFC Championship game. Go ahead, keep doubting the Coyotes. Please, I beg you.
Also, please, please, please let there not be a game on the 15th. How am I supposed to enjoy Roger Waters knowing the Coyotes are playing in the WCF at the same time?
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A fitness device (22, 37, 41) is provided with a display type readout which can be viewed by a user, and a user's heart rate is determined to lie within a range so that the user could be required to work the equipment within that range. That range may vary with age of the user, and the "mode" of training which is itself determined by the user's general fitness. The device (22, 37, 41) comprises a movement resistance device (25), a digital encoder (28) attached to the device which provides digital pulses, and a microprocessor (30) which is programmed to readout (14) an output as a "distance" which is proportional to the number of pulses over the time taken to travel a "distance" which is preset into the machine.
1. A fitness quantification device for an exercise machine having a stationary frame, an actuator movably coupled to said frame, and a resistance member coupled to said frame and said resistance member to provide resistance to movement of said actuator with respect to said frame, the fitness quantification device comprising:
a) a digital encoder coupled to said actuator and generating an output of electrical pulses corresponding to relative movement between said actuator and said frame;
b) a heart rate monitor worn by a user of the exercise machine during an exercise session, the monitor generating an output of electrical impulses corresponding to a current heart rate of the user, the monitor including a transmitter for transmitting impulses to a remote receiver; and
c) a programmable microprocessor including input means coupled to said digital encoder for receiving electrical pulses generated by the encoder and coupled to said heart rate monitor receiver for receiving impulses generated by the heart rate monitor;
d) a selectively actuated timer coupled to said microprocessor; and
e) a user interface means coupled to said microprocessor for input of data by the user and including a visual display for displaying a current value of said timer and a current value of an exercise parameter, said microprocessor being programmed:
i) to determine a minimum heart rate limit and a maximum heart rate limit for the user based on data input by the user; and
ii) to actuate said timer during intervals of said session wherein said input means receives impulses from the heart rate monitor receiver corresponding to a user current heart rate within the minimum and maximum heart rate limits and to disable said timer during intervals when said input means receives impulses from the heart rate monitor receiver corresponding to a user current heart rate outside the minimum and maximum heart rate limits, the current value of the timer thereby providing a measure of elapsed time during which the user's heart rate is between the minimum and maximum heart rate limits; and
iii) to count a number of electrical pulses generated by the digital encoder during the session and to determine the current value of the exercise parameter, the current value of the exercise parameter being a function of a count of the electrical pulses generated by the digital encoder.
2. The fitness quantification device set forth in claim 1 wherein said impulses from said heart rate monitor transmitter are transmitted to said heart rate monitor receiver via rf signals.
3. The fitness quantification device set forth in claim 1 further including alarm circuitry for generating an identifiable signal if said current heart rate is above the maximum heart rate limit.
4. A fitness quantification device according to claim 3 wherein the identifiable signal is generated if said current heart rate is below the minimum heart rate limit.
5. A fitness quantification device according to claim 1 wherein said read out comprises a liquid crystal display, and includes displays of minimum, actual and maximum heart rates, said numerical proportion of the number of impulses received by the micro-processor from the encoder, and time.
6. A fitness quantification device according to claim 1 wherein said exercise machine comprises a hydraulic piston/cylinder assembly, and coupling means coupling said actuator arm to said piSton/cylinder assembly to cause hydraulic fluid flow to occur upon relative movement of the piston within the cylinder,
said resistance being a resistance against said fluid flow through a pressure control valve which is adjustable to vary said resistance.
7. A fitness quantification device according to claim 1, wherein said user interface means further comprises a keyboard for entry of data by the user and wherein the visual display comprises a liquid crystal display.
8. A fitness quantification device according to claim 1 wherein said device comprises a power supply means, a digital encoder switch and a heart monitor switch, and means for sequentially closing said switches to energize said monitor receiver and digital encoder to in turn enable said micro-processor to update said current value of the timer and said current value of the exercise parameter.
9. A method of quantifying the fitness of a user of an exercise machine, the steps of the method comprising:
a) providing a microprocessor to determine minimum and maximum heart rate limits based on physical characteristics of the user input to said microprocessor including the age and a relating measure of fitness of the user;
b) monitoring a current heart rate of the user during an exercise session;
c) providing a timer coupled to said microprocessor, said microprocessor actuating the timer during intervals of the session wherein the current heart rate of the user is within the minimum and maximum heart rate limits;
d) displaying a current value of the timer to the user during the session, the current value of the timer representing an elapsed time during the session where the user's heart rate is within the minimum and maximum heart rate limits; and
e) repeating steps b) through d) at predetermined intervals of time.
10. The method of quantifying the fitness of a user of an exercise machine set forth in claim 9 wherein exercising on the exercise machine includes moving a component of the machine operatively connected to a digital encoder and the movement of the component causes the encoder to generate of electrical pulses, the method includes the additional steps of:
a) counting the electrical pulses generated by the encoder during the session;
b) determining a current value of an exercise parameter, said parameter a function of a number of electrical pulses counted during the session; and
c) displaying the current value of the exercise parameter.
11. A fitness quantification device for an exercise machine having a frame, and wherein a user's exercise imparts pivotal consequential movement of an actuator arm of the machine against a resistance comprising:
a bearing in the frame, an actuator shaft journalled in said bearing for oscillatory movement, said shaft being fast with said actuator arm,
a digital encoder coupled to said actuator shaft and having an output of electrical pulses which vary in number in accordance with amplitude of said actuator shaft oscillatory movement,
a microprocessor coupled to said encoder output and programmed to be responsive to fitness related parameters, said parameters including a numerical proportion of said pulse numbers, and a time function capable of identifying the time elapse between commencement and termination of a sequence of said actuator movements,
a heart rate monitor having a transmitter which when worn by a user transmits impulses in accordance with the user's heart rate, a receiver, and an electrical link between said transmitter and receiver, and
means coupling said microprocessor to said receiver and arranged so that said microprocessor controls a read out of heart rate, and adjustment means which set at least a maximum heart rate, above which a function of said microprocessor controls production of an identifiable signal.
This invention relates to an exercise device which is arranged to accurately quantify the fitness of a user, or the performance of a user when the device is employed for rehabilitation purposes. It also relates to a method of quantifying fitness and/or performance.
The closest prior art known to the Applicant exists in a rowing device of the type which utilises a paddle which is caused to move in a circular motion within a tank, and a computer is employed to display the stopwatch function of an exercise, a proportional distance in kilometres, speed in meters per second and strokes per minute. Such a device has been manufactured and sold by Water Power, Inc. 255 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, R.I. 02860. However, there are some other variables which need to be taken into account to assess performance with the degree of accuracy which is achieved by the invention described hereunder.
For example, there is a complex relationship between the speed at which a paddle moves in its tank and the resistance to the movement which needs compensation by a user's effort. The device needs to have mechanical adjustments made before it would be useful on general purpose machines such as squat machines, bench presses, steppers and the like. The physical size of the device would make it quite unsuitable for such devices.
Other prior art ,which may be regarded as relevant is in an exercise bike type of device wherein the energy expended by a user is absorbed by a dynamometer, and the dynamometer is interfaced with a heart rate monitor and a microprocessor, and reduces the load resistance if the heart rate exceeds the maximum rate within the range within which the user is intended to operate. Such a device is manufactured by REPCO Cylce Company, Huntingdale, Victoria, Australia. The dynamometer and heart rate monitor are both accurate devices which read out wattage generated by a user and heart rate, but additional invention appears to be required to cause the device to be useful for quantification of other than cardid vascular fitness levels. Furthermore, the device is essentially limited to a continuous motion which is effective in driving a dynamometer, and would be quite unsuitable for devices again such as squat machines, upright rowers, steppers, various upper body exercises such as bench presses and the like, wherein the energy is imparted to the device in a discontinuous manner.
The main object of this invention is to provide a simple device which will determine a user's fitness or performance within a range of accuracy which, as far as is known to the applicant, has not heretofore been achieved.
In this invention, a fitness device is provided with a display type readout which can be viewed by a user, and a user's heart rate is determined to lie within a range so that the user could be required to work the equipment within that range. That range may vary with age of the user, and the "mode" of training which is itself determined by the user's general fitness. The device comprises a movement resistance device, a digital encoder attached to the device which provides digital pulses, and a microprocessor which is programmed to readout an output as a "distance" which is proportional to the number of pulses over the time taken to travel a "distance" which is preset into the machine.
The variables within this invention are heart rate range, the resistance to movement imparted by a movement resistance device, for example, an hydraulic ram, the impulses transmitted by the digital encoder, and time. In use, a user maintains his effort within the heart rate range as indicated by input of a heart monitor, reducing his effort if he approaches the upper range limit and increasing his effort if he approaches the lower range limit. Adjustment of hydraulic pressure or other resistance is preset, and the movement of an actuator is sensed by the digital encoder. The encoder signals are fed into the microprocessor, the output of which will provide a proportional "distance" travelled in the time during which the equipment is being used in a single session, and thereby simple and easily understood parameters provide an accurate assessment. It may be commented that the hydraulic equipment which is employed has been certified to lie within a required range of accuracy, 0.2 grams per kilogram. A typical heart range may be between 130 and 150 heart beats per minute, the maximum heart rate being estimated for people aged between 20 and 65 years as 220 less the age. Thus, for example, a maximum heart rate for a sixty year old person is 160. It is of course necessary that the heart rate should not approach 100% except for top level of training. Although the heart rate ranges may appear quite wide, heart beat rates vary widely with small variations of effort, and notwithstanding an apparently wide heart rate range, the equipment is nevertheless quite sensitive.
An embodiment of the invention is described hereunder in some detail with reference to, and is illustrated in, the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view which illustrates a user on a squat machine which is equipped with this invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of interconnection of the components of the invention on the machine of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vertical chest exercise machine, equipped with this invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a Rower, equipped with this invention;
FIG. 5 is a simplified block diagram of the sub-assemblies of a circuit diagram;
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram, however not including details of the liquid crystal display;
FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of the liquid crystal display, which, in use, is plugged into that part of the circuit shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a front view of a keyboard and liquid crystal display console; and
FIG. 9 is a graphical representation of the software algorithm.
In FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, three different types of exercise machines are illustrated. FIG. 5 is a simplified block diagram of the circuit shown in more detail in FIG. 6, but because of space limitations it has been necessary to separately show the details of the liquid crystal display and keyboard in FIG. 7. For the sake of conformity, the encircled numerals 11 through to 20 shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 identify respectively the sub-assemblies of the circuit of FIGS. 6 and 7 as follows:
11--shaft encoder interface;
12--signal squarer for interfacing the heart monitor receiver with the central processing unit;
13--central processing unit;
14--liquid crystal display;
16--shaft encoder power switch;
17--heart monitor power switch;
18--audible alert beeper;
19--power plug pack for delivering 12 volts DC; and
20--a common regulator and power switching circuit.
These are primarily identified on FIG. 5 and their positions in the general circuit of diagrams of FIGS. 6 and 7 are respectively identified in the same way as in FIG. 5.
Referring firsfly to FIG. 1, a squat machine 22 has an arm 23 which is pivoted about an axis A--A to a frame 24 and is coupled to an hydraulic piston/cylinder assembly 25 so that upwards and downwards movement of the arm 23 will displace fluid between the upper and lower parts of the cylinder of assembly 25 and through a pressure actuated relief valve 26 (FIG. 2), the fluid being displaced into a reservoir 27.
A digital potentiometer 28 (Hewlett Packard HCDS-7500) functions as a shaft encoder which is carried by the frame 24 and is actuated by the pivotal movement of the arm 23 to generate pulses which identify the degree of movement X, both upwards and downwards, and which correspond in number with the distance travelled by a user 29. As explained below, the movement is also measured through the generation of pulses by the shaft encoder 28.
The pulses are fed into a micro-processor 30 which forms the heart of the central processing unit 13. Although the other micro-processors can be substituted, the micro-processor 30 in this circuit is a Motorola 68705C8PLC, and is referred to below in more detail. The micro-processor 30 is coupled to the encoder output, and is programmed to be responsive to fitness related parameters which include a numerical proportion of the number of pulses generated by the shaft encoder 28. Desirably the proportion of pulse numbers is measured in terms of "distance travelled" to be readily identifiable by a user not skilled in the art of identifying pulse numbers. The "distance travelled" can, for example, be in metres or yards. The proportion and the units are of course arbitrary.
The user 29 also wears a heart monitor belt 33 which embodies a small radio transmitter, the radio transmitter providing an RF link to the heart monitor receiver 34, the details of the receiver circuit being shown in FIG. 6. The transmitter however, is readily available under the trade mark "Polar", and manufactured by Polar Electro OY, Prusossorinrie 5,90440 Kempele, Finland.
The shaft encoder interface 11 transmits the encoded signals to the central processing unit 13 and the signal squarer 12 interfaces the heart rate identified by receiver 34, and those signals are delivered to the microprocessor 30 by the circuit shown in FIG. 6. The micro-processor then controls the read-out of heart rate as an identifiable signal in the liquid crystal display panel 14. The electronic sequence is described below. The liquid crystal display 14 is closely connected to keyboard 15 also as described below, it will be noticed that the position of the LCD and keyboard panels 14 and 15 on the machine 22 is such that it can be easily read by the user 29. At all times therefore the user will be aware of his heart rate. The significance of this is also described below.
FIG. 3 illustrates a vertical chest exercise machine 37 which has an arm 38 which can be oscillated in a manner similar to the oscillation of the arm 23 in FIG. 1, and the LCD/keyboard console 14/15 is again located at a position where it is easily read by a user, being on the top of a stanchion 39.
FIG. 4 illustrates a rowing machine 41 wherein an hydraulic cylinder 25 functions as in the first two embodiments by movement of the handles 42 which causes an oscillatory movement of the arm 43 and the results can be read out by the LCD/keyboard console 14/15 as in the first and second embodiments. These Figs provide examples of how the invention can be applied to different types of machines.
The primary requirement of this invention is to provide a ready means for a user to check his performance and compare it with previous performances. The hydraulic valve 26 can be adjusted, but is usually pre-set for use with this invention, since for most exercises one setting will cover the full range of variations between a fit person and an unfit person. There is a relationship between fitness (usually divided into five levels), age and useful range. The maximum heart rate recommended for a user can be calculated as 220 less the age, so that for example a person aged 60 should not exercise with a heart rate beyond 160, even if he is very fit. That heart rate range needs to be reduced as the perceived fitness of the user diminishes, as said, into one of five modes. These are identified as mode 1, mode 2, mode 3, mode 4 and mode 5. However, the effectiveness of exercising with the aid of this invention can be diminished if the heart rate is too low, and therefore there is a precalculated range of heart rates between minimum and maximum within which a user must control his exercise. The minimum figure is arbitrarily determined, but within a range generally accepted by health authorities. Therefore the possibility of a user exercising outside of this range must be readily identifiable, and the microprocessor will produce an identifiable signal if the heart-rate is below the minimum or above the maximum. In this specific embodiment the identifiable signal is simply a freezing of the read out on the liquid crystal display 14. A user will know whether it is necessary to increase or reduce his input to get his heart beat back into the desired range. With the circuit and software shown, all parameters freeze, including time and input during the time that a user is outside of the previously identified heart beat range.
When a user is about to commence an exercise, after turning the machihe on, the LCD transmits a message "ENTER MODE". The user then sets the mode 1, 2, 3 or 4, (or 5 for more specific parameters which may be adjusted to suit an individual's requirements) and presses an ENTER button. The next message on the LCD 14 is asking the age of the user, that is entered and again the ENTER button is depressed. The next message on the LCD will be to identify the training time and if, for example, it is ten minutes the user presses "10" and then enters that again by depressing the ENTER button. The next message on the screen is to press the START button and when that is pressed, the screen will show on the top line the training mode, age, heart rate range (which it will calculate on the abovementioned formula) and as the exercise commences the actual heart rate of the user. The timer in the microprocessor will then "stopwatch" by counting down from 10 to 0 whilst within the selected heart rate range. The number of impulses will record the "distance" which is a proportion thereof. If the user moves out of this range, the LCD will freeze, as mentioned above, or optionally will cause the audio beeper alarm to sound.
The function of the electronic circuit is as follows:
Pulses from the heart monitor 33 are transmitted to the receiver 34, processed by the signal squarer 12, and enter the micro-processor in the central processing unit 13. Similarly the pulses from the digital potentiometer of the shaft encoder 28 are interfaced in the shaft encoder interface 11 and also fed into the central processing unit 13. This occurs while the timer is counting down.
The keyboard 15 is scanned at a regular rate (including during the run time) and the information is computed and displayed on the LCD 14. The microprocessor will control an audible alert beep each time a button is pressed, and the central processing unit 13 will provide a number of options, being START, STOP, OFF, CLEAR and the entering of the numbers by ENTER. All the required and computed information is displayed on the LCD 14. During the entry of data and at the appropriate time, power from the shaft encoder power switch 16 is applied to the shaft encoder allowing the signals to be processed by the central processing unit. Again at the appropriate time, power is applied via the heart monitor power switch 17 allowing the correct calculations to be made by the processor. Displaying and keyboard scanning will continue in this manner until the unit is turned off. The power is supplied in the form of an unregulated DC to the common regulator and power switch circuit 20, to turn the unit on or off.
FIG. 9 illustrates the software algorithm. A verbal description of FIG. 9 is as follows:
Firstly, the start switch is operated to bring power to the equipment. The software clears all variable memory space and sets the various memories to a default condition. It displays messages, a copyright message and the wording "FT100 Plus V1.0".
The next request is to request the user to enter the mode (1 to 5).
Upon entering the mode, and depending on the selected mode, the request is then made to enter age. After the age has been entered, the time of the exercise is also entered.
If no time is given, that is if the user elects to exercise for a variable time, or to make "distance" his parameter, the unit times up and not down.
After the time has been entered, a calculation is made by the microprocessor on the formula of 220 less the age to give a percentage of minimum and maximum heart rates in the selected mode, and that is displayed on the LCD 14.
The heart monitor and shaft encoder are then turned ON.
Exercise is commenced and as soon as the heart rate reaches the minimum, recordal of distance and time commence. If the heart rate moves out of the range, the unit waits until the heart rate corrects through more or less effort on the part of the user, and resumes automatically.
If the time expires, or if it is brought to a conclusion by pressing the STOP button, the LCD freezes its display, and allows the machine to be reset and restarted.
If the exercise was in the time mode (count down) at the end of the period, the audio beeper 18 signals completion. The system then waits for reset.
Consideration of the above embodiment will indicate that the invention provides a means and method which is very easily used by a user, it avoids the danger of over exercising, and it provides a surprisingly accurate comparison for a user against his own or other people's previous exercises, using primarily the heart rate range as the basic parameter of exercise.
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Median pay for Call Center Representatives in the United States is around $12.34 per hour. In the world of Call Center Representatives, overall cash earnings stretch from $20K near the bottom to $38K near the top; these packages encompass bonuses that run close to $2K and profit sharing that can (albeit rarely) exceed $4K, along with commissions approaching $12K. The most important factor affecting compensation for this group is the particular firm, followed by geography and experience level. While close to one-fourth report receiving no health benefits, a strong majority do receive medical coverage, and a majority have dental, as well. Female Call Center Representatives make up most of the survey respondents at 73 percent. Job satisfaction is high and work is enjoyable for most Call Center Representatives. This report is based on answers to PayScale's salary questionnaire.
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Call center representative must be able to meet company standards for calls in areas such as quality, volume, and accuracy. This position also requires a excellent interpersonal skills, as representatives will be required to interact with many different types of people. Most companies prefer problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills, because some customers may be dissatisfied with a product or service. A high school diploma or equivalent typically is required, and many employers prefer a college degree. A minimum of one year of call center or customer service experience may be preferred.
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Hi! Can anybody tell me where can I find the mark scheme for the Edexcel Maths GCSE from November 2011? I couldn't find it anywhere for free. They all ask for money. The website I used gives you the question paper only. Please help! I really need it! Many thanks!
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Found it! Here, if anyone needs it: http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Group...urceId=4408088
And the question paper here: http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Group...urceId=4408089
Thanks for this. The Edexcel website has the answers to Nov 2012 listed instead of 2011.
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China Beats Japan in Agon-Kiriyama Play-off: The 16th Agon Kiriyama Cup Japan-China Play-off was held at the Kyoto headquarters of the Agon sect of Buddhism on March 14. Representing China, the 17-year old Ke Jie (right), winner of the Chinese version of this title, beat Iyama Yuta of Japan, so China won this title for the 12th time in a row. Holding white, Ke secured a resignation after 146 moves. Iyama seems to be in the worst slump of his career. Besides this defeat, he lost the two title matches he played at the end of last year and he has just lost three games in a row in the Kisei title match. The seventh Kisei game is going to be extremely important for him.
Hungarian Schoolkids Championship: The Hungarian Schoolkids Championship, a class C tournament, played on 3/7/2015 in Budapest, Hungary, was won by Dominik Boviz 4d (photo), second came Viktor Toth 13k and third was Barnabas Kollner 8k. Result table.
Trigantius: The Trigantius, a class A tournament, played on 3/7/2015 in Cambridge, United Kingdom, was won by Charles Hibbert 3d, second came Andrew Simons 4d ( photo ) and third was Alex Rix 3d. Result table.
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The Manhattan Go Club and Seattle Go Center top the first month of the new AGA Chapter Rewards program, earning 150,000 and 125,000 points, respectively. AGA chapters earn points when they get new or renewing members or when their members play rated games. Small and medium clubs get an extra multiplier to earn points faster. "We got off to a great start in January with new and renewing memberships" says Rewards Coordinator Gurujeet Khalsa. Seventy one chapters earned a total of 2,412,500 points, "almost $2,500 that chapters can get reimbursement for expenses related to go promotion." Click here to see chapter-by-chapter results for January, and details on how points are calculated. Activity by members unaffiliated with a chapter still earn points in an AGA pool (see instructions here on how to affiliate with a chapter). To redeem points, take a picture of a receipt with a smartphone and email it to email@example.com. Put in a one line description of what the go promotional activity was (e.g. "Advertisement for Cherry Blossom tournament"). Also include the chapter name and the name and address for reimbursement. Reimbursement is to the person listed as the chapter organizer or to a club account with the chapter name. Address any questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Former Korean insei Mark Lee took home the $700 first-place prize at the 2015 Southern California Go Championship, held the weekend of February 28-March 1 in Monterey Park, California. Seventy two players from Southern California and as far away as the San Francisco Bay area, Arizona, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia participated in the tournament, which featured a total prize purse of $3,000 and was organized and directed by Kevin Chao. Thanks to sponsorship by the World Journal and American Asia Culture Exchange Association, the event took place at the spacious headquarters of the Los Angeles division of the World Journal (http://www.worldjournal.com/page-about_us-e/).
Winner's report:
Open Section: 1st place Mark Lee (5-0), 2nd place Danny Ko (4-1), 3rd place Youwhan Kim (4-1), 4th place Qipeng Luo (3-2), 5th place two-time defending champion Evan Cho (3-2).
Dan Section: 1st place Tyler Oyakawa (5-0), 2nd place Brandon Zhou (4-1), 3rd place AGA president Andy Okun (4-1), 4th place Ted Drange (4-1), 5th place Hanhua Li (4-1)
Upper Kyu Section: 1st place Suttiat Boonchuen (5-0), 2nd place Julie Burrall (4-1), 3rd place Aijun Song, 4th place Alfred Foung (4-1)
Mid Kyu Section: 1st place Ross Secrest (4-1), 2nd place John Bulcher (4-1), 3rd place Michal Lebl (4-1)
Lower Kyu Section: 1st place Dowson Yang (4-1), 2nd place Derek Su (3-2), 3rd place Vivie Truong (3-2)
Photos: (top right) James Guo, president of World Journal L.A., presents the first place trophy to Mark Lee; tournament playing venue. photo by Kevin Chao.
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent
Yamashita Draws Level in Kisei, Forcing Decisive Game 7: The sixth game of the 39th Kisei title match was held at the Gyokushoen Arai inn in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 11 and 12. Taking black, Yamashita Keigo 9P (right) defeated Iyama Yuta 9P by resignation after 189 moves. Yamashita has now won three games in a row, so the title match goes down to the wire. The final game will be played on March 19 and 20.
Xie Defends Women's Meijin Title: The second game of the 27th Women's Meijin title match was played at Heian Jogaku University, a private women's university in Kyoto also known as St. Agnes' University, on 11 March. Xie Yimin, playing black, forced Suzuki Ayumi 6P to resign after 177 moves and so won this title for the eighth year in a row.
Europe's newest professional go players are Mateusz Surma (left) from Poland and Ilya Shikshin from Russia. Surma took first place in the European Pro Qualification tournament, held March 6-8 in Pisa; Shiksin was second. They join Pavol Lisy and Ali Jabarin, who were the EGF's first pros last year. Click here for details on the 2015 tournament, including links to some of the tournament games. The four EGF professionals are now qualified for the Grand Slam Tournament in Berlin coming up April 3-6.
- Martin Stiassny, EGF President
San Diego Go Club members taught go to all interested and played exhibition games at the Tenth Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park in San Diego on March 7 & 8. Thousands came out to the garden in 70 degree weather to see the bursting cherry blossoms on over 150 trees. A new $3,000,000 expansion of the garden, including a tea house next to a water fall and koi pond, is almost compete. Club volunteers were kept busy both days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., teaching go to eager parties ranging in age from 5 to 85. So many people were eager to learn go that they had to queue up for lessons. Many copies of "The Way to Go," donated by the American Go Foundation, were given to those who showed interest in learning the game.
- report/photo by Ted Terpstra, President, San Diego Go Club. Photo: San Diego Go Club member Les Lanphear (right, in hat) explaining the intricacies of go;


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The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Fast, entertaining and why the sour reviews?
Yes it isn't Matt Damon, that's right. It's an attempt to prolong an excellent series. Okay so let's watch the movie. I scanned the reviews before I saw the movie and went in thinking I'd be disappointed. After the bloated Dark Night, and the slightly less bloated Total Recall I expected to be checking my watch 90 minutes in as I did with those offerings, but when Bourne 4 ended I felt disappointed that it was ending. It is very fast moving, the action is excellent, the script is a brave attempt to weave the previous films into a new take on the series and I didn't find it poor, clichéd or in any way offensive.
The acting was very good except for one scene where Rachel Weiz went distractingly over the top but she was otherwise so good that that was easily forgiven.
What's wrong with the movie? I couldn't tell you. It went past like a freight train, was very entertaining and what else can you ask for?
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Spider Yawn
Why did they bother remaking this - and remaking it badly? Did we really need a reboot of this series? Who makes these decisions?
It seems like only yesterday I saw the first version and from memory it was far more entertaining and less painful to watch. This is not even better CGI. The script was labored, the acting was dull, the action scenes lifted it momentarily but it really felt like it had all been done before and was more fun.
Why bother making it - why bother seeing it?
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Disappointing dog's breakfast
For the first hour I was enjoying it. It had an actual story (a fairy story but why not?), the characters were not unbelievable, the actors seemed to have a grip on their parts (Charlize Theron had a half-nelson on hers but she's good to look at), the pacing was great, the visuals were just right, and everything looked set for a fine time.
Then what happened? The dwarfs happened. They started off well too. But then it seemed like someone got cold feet and decided a Grimm's Fairytale was too grim for a modern audience. Suddenly we're into an Avatar-like CGI fairy land, and the plot has gone into a sub-Avatar 'life force meets she who will do right by it' dead end. We get a mystical white hart out of Harry Potter, we get the dwarfs recovering from their lumbago and constipation because Snow White is among them, we get another mind-numbing drivel-powered subplot that seems to be meant to encourage the down-trodden masses to rise against their oppressors. We get wee little fairies who were taking their stage directions out of 'Hook'.
What happened to the story? Oh, here it is, Snow White eats the poisoned apple in a great scene that put some life back into the thing, but then we were off into 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Braveheart'. Dudes, I was saying to my popcorn, keep your heads down because this has started to seriously suck.
Then between some other random scenes that did nothing to restore any sense of hope the Prince/Dukes' son kisses Snow White but it's a revivification fail. Then the Huntsman kisses Snow White and she comes back to life in time to tell the Duke to get off his butt and risk the lives of all his subjects in some more LOTR/Braveheart scenes. Oh, here are the dwarfs again. Ah, the showdown between SW and Evil Queen. What point are they making here? Hard to tell. Don't suck the life out of virgins? Don't be nasty to people? Stay away from mirrors? The EQ dies. SW becomes a Good Queen.
Phew, so far by my watch we could easily have done without 45 minutes of gratuitous drivel and plagiarism from some much better movies, but maybe the director has just been setting us up for the big spectacularly mushy happy ever after ending.
Omigod, it's more drivel. Fine, fine, come on buddy lets do the needful now and get SW with the Huntsman and end the thing. But no. The last scene is a digitized loop of happy undowntrodden masses shouting let's hear it for the queen and I guess we're supposed to be intrigued wondering who SW chooses for her husband. Why are we supposed to be wondering that? My guess is that they had a better ending but polled it and found that some of the test audience liked SW pairing up with the Huntsman and some traditionalists wanted her to end up with the Prince/Duke's son, so they split the difference. Yawn.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
One of the best...even 50 years later
Not many movies made over 50 years ago stand the test of time. Part of the problem is changing tastes, different idioms, more (or less) sophisticated tastes, jaded palate, addiction to TV-driven entertainment, and evolution of the cinematic arts. This movie, however, somehow survives the natural attrition of time and still entertains in all aspects despite its age.
I am not sure if it's the clever script, the wise direction, the pacing, or the storyline but Mr. Blandings 1948 touches every base, involves and entertains without any need to retrogress one's tastes or standards.
I've seen the leads in other movies and they were fine, but this is an exception.
It isn't ranked very high on the list of great comedies but in my opinion it is superior as a work to The Philadelphia Story and the other also excellent comedies of the period.
This movie works on many levels and despite my expectations (that I would have to condescend to enjoy it), I found that it exceeded them.
There are many great scenes in here: the well digging, the cupboard, the breakfast in new york, the love scene, the drive, the bathroom scenes, the list goes on...and on.
This is just a great movie that shines above all the remakes and truly shines in its own right as a great piece of film making.
Even more than 50 years later...
Definitely recommended.
Drive (2011)
Labored, Clichéd and Boring
I went into this with high expectations as the saying goes, along with my two friends; we even hung around to catch the late nite session because strangely our cinema complex only had two showings a day of this hot new release. Huh?
We were three of twelve people sitting in the theatre. Huh? Apparently on opening day earlier in the week, due to all the hype that has apparently infected the IMDb ratings, the admission lines for this film had caused a minor traffic problem. Where was everyone? Regardless we three certainly expected two hours of lively entertainment and hunched down in our seats. We overlooked the first thirty minutes and the awful soundtrack. We glanced at each other as we went into the next thirty minutes: 'Nice camera work,' one of us said. By the one hour mark I was wondering when the movie was going to get going. Yes, there was Ryan Gosling, he's okay for an automaton, maybe that's the character. There's a sort of clichéd love interest - single mother with young son. Yawn. Oh, here's some sort of Goodfellas type character. Hmm, OK. Gosh the dialogue is sparse but maybe that's a good thing because when the actors do speak it sounds pretty lame. Oh, here we go, something is going to happen now. Ah, someone is killed. A scene in a strip club. That's original. Violence and gore. Right. But when is this thing going to take off? Check the watch. Probably another 30 mins to go. Hmm, well may as well see it through. Oh, it's over? That's a pleasant surprise. Great let's get the hell out of here.
'What was that?' one of my friends asked.
'It was one of those movies where all the good stuff is in the trailer,' said the other.
We all agreed.
The plot is dullsville. The acting is robotic. The night cinematography is technically excellent. None of the characters are likable. The dialogue is clichéd. The pace is labored. The sound track is awful. Hypnotically bad.
At least by the end of the movie I'd solved two mysteries - why there were only two sessions for a new release and why people stayed away in droves after the opening. Obviously people are voting with their feet.
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Incredibly bad - And I mean 'incredibly'...
Incredibly because I had read more than a dozen reviews on IMDb before I saw the movie and went in expecting to be very entertained. Every review said the same thing 'Great movie!' I settled back, a smile on my face, and after the first ten minutes I went 'Uh? Is this really the plot - that this mutant-powered kid after seeing his mother shot, and after trashing a room full of heavy metal objects, and after crushing two Nazi soldiers inside their helmets, DOESN'T at least try to kill the guy who killed his mother??" Then it seemed to get worse. The acting was so bad that I was waiting for the joke to be sprung on me - this must be a play within a play, where the play within is really obviously poor...
An hour later, remembering the glowing, enthusiastic reviews, I checked my ticket in case I was not seeing the same move. Then I told myself the second half must be amazing, how else could anyone admire this drivel? The costumes were embarrassing: they reminded me of an Austin Powers farce; the dialogue was so amazingly clichéd that I was guessing the next lines without effort, or error. The director seemed to be missing, presumed dead. The CGI was CGI; after the third time thru watching Raven turn on her blue-skin I was starting to think fondly of Transformers 3. The plot seemed to have been designed by a committee; I imagined a room full of brainstorming writers saying things like 'Wait! let's put Kennedy in there? We got any footage? Cuban Missile Crisis!" "Right! hey we need some really heavy type Russian general types, like in Dr. Strangelove only different." "Yeah, and lets put a twist in there where after the mutants have saved humanity, all the ships, get this Russian AND American, blow them to smithereens for no apparent reason." "Oh yeah, I love it!" After what I was sure had been 2 hours I ran from the theatre as the credits rolled. I was amazed to find it had only been about 100 minutes. Time flies when you're having fun, and drags when you're not.
My 17 year old son loved it. When I told him I thought it was stunningly bad he asked me if I was in a bad mood. I didn't feel in a bad mood, although my mood had been better when I bought my ticket. I said, "No, I don't think so. I just think it was a very poor movie. I think it's INCREDIBLE that IMDb had so many positive reviews. In fact, I feel a bit strange about that." That's the incredible part.
True Grit (2010)
Not a winner
It seems that the consensus of opinion is that this is another masterful work by the Coen Bros, but it left me disappointed. In a nutshell it felt to me that they never got the movie together.
The story has some intriguing elements - the young girl seeking revenge, her character, her choice of Rooster as the hunter; Rooster himself; the Labouef character and his contrast with Rooster; the nature of the villain (before he is seen);and the usual thrill of a chase. But somehow all these fine elements didn't ever seem to come together - I kept waiting for it to happen and it never did except in the most slap-dash and corny way. Even the last scene failed to ring true: it was possible to suspend disbelief over Mattie's character for the sake of letting the young actress show her stuff and the director to add a curious dimension to the character, but in the end I didn't care about her at all.
There was a real tension being built up to the confrontation with the villain but from then on the move just seemed to run out of gas and depend on clichés to get it thru to the down-beat ending.
Cinematography was excellent, script was good, cast was good, but somewhere in there the directors lost interest and failed to do a professional job of making a movie.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
This is a very remarkable movie. After the first 30 minutes I felt I had had more pleasure than usual from a film. This was an odd feeling considering how old-fashioned and simple the direction seemed. After an hour I was amazed at how engrossed I was in the story and the characters. I paused the movie several times to reflect on it. The cinematography is minimalist compared to current styles; the direction is out of sight and unobvious; the story is very simple, based on progress through time, but covering in its scope all the important questions of life, death, honesty, honor, and that most difficult to define quality compassion. It provides a viewpoint on love, friendship, war, peace, victory, defeat, courage, understanding and the human spirit. Quite an amazing tour de force. I understand why Churchhill wanted this banned it was not the mood he needed to bolster his own position and rally the population, yet it is more honest than any of his speeches, and more human than he ever succeeded in being. War is a horrible thing. Life is a glorious thing: I think that is the message of this movie.
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Why complain?
This is my vote for the whole series. Considering the oh so lame movie offerings since the first JP I found this entire series very entertaining and definitely worth watching, if only for the excellent story premise and cinematography. #1 was clearly the best because it didn't talk down to the audience and demanded attention. The second and third in the series took a little too much for granted, too inclined to lean on the proved, successful moments of the first and so not innovative in any way. Yet, there are more high points than low points, and they are each excellent examples of the film-maker's craft. They all carry you away to a whole different plane, professionally and enjoyably, and apart from Avatar and a few other exceptions like LOTR,early Harry Potters, perhaps a couple I haven't named, few other movie series have been as well constructed. Michael Crichton's imagination lives on beyond him.
Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)
A Beautifully Made Film
Having recently worked through a dozen or so samurai films, including Kurosawa's generally brilliant offerings, my taste had become fairly attuned to the genre and although several were very good the style was beginning to wear thin. Until Hidden Blade. This is an exceptional film; original in story, characters and direction. The plot is quite simple: a samurai whose father's disgrace has reduced the family in status, lives with a maid and a servant. He is in love with the maid, and she with him, but the social conventions and their own decency prevent this from becoming anything more than a tender friendship. The samurai's sword school companion gets himself into trouble and finally their sword-brother relationship leads the plot to a climax. There are several fights, a background of western military training being given to the samurai in this area, but above all that is the compassion and decency of the samurai and his maid. There is not a wasted moment in the direction; the scenery is beautiful; the acting is very engaging; the story seems to move at a gentle pace but it's impossible to take your eyes off the screen - one of those truly well- made movies where the technical excellence is so understated that you know only that you're being swept along with the story. Highly, highly recommended.


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1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1539, Pollock-1708, R.8, PR65 Red NGC....
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1877 Judd-1539 Copper Half Dollar, R.81877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1539, Pollock-1708, R.8, PR65 Red NGC.
Likely Only Two Known, PR65 Red
Likely Only Two Known, PR65 Red
Design. A rare and unusual design on both obverse and reverse. The obverse shows a large head of Liberty with a wide band in front of a Liberty cap that has the word LIBERTY incused. The reverse shows a large eagle standing on a tablet inscribed with incuse E PLURIBUS UNUM. The eagle awkwardly supports a large shield, which distinguishes the reverse from Judd-1537 (silver) and Judd-1538 (also copper). Struck in copper with a reeded edge.
Commentary. Designed by William Barber, one of the large suite of half dollar patterns that were produced, likely for profit, before the final Morgan dollar design was adopted in 1878. Pattern expert Saul Teichman and we believe that there are only two pieces existing of the Judd-1539. For many years the Judd-1538, lacking the reverse shield on the eagle, was miscataloged as Judd-1539.
Teichman comments that the four Judd-1538 examples were listed as Judd-1539 for many years, including being overlooked in the Adams-Woodin reference. The Judd-1538 was first described in Thomas Elder's 5/1908 sale (lot 521, which went to Virgil Brand) before publication of the Adams-Woodin book (1913), even though Omaha collector Byron Reed had had a Judd-1538 piece since 1891. The first description of the Judd-1538 and 1539 as being different was by Wayte Raymond in Morgenthau's 4/1932 Shinkle sale. It appears that both Farouk examples were actually Judd-1538 but were listed in the Sotheby's sale under the Adams-Woodin number for Judd-1539.
Even in a collection full of rarities such as the Lemus Collection, this piece--not only from the famous suite of 1877 half dollars that form a popular pattern collecting specialty, but also in Gem Red condition, and one of only two that likely exist--is a standout opportunity for some forthright bidder. Do not let this marvelous potential acquisition slip away.
Physical Description. The present specimen has a needle-sharp strike and seemingly unabraded surfaces. Dusky orange-red and aqua colors are predominant, although the obverse has a few minuscule toning flecks. Some fadeaway toning at the letters on the reverse periphery confirms the remarkable originality of this stunning Gem Red example. NGC Census: one PR65 Red (this piece), one PR66 Brown. PCGS Population: none.
Census. Likely only two pieces exist.
1. Anderson Dupont, Part II (Stack's, 11/1954), lot 2480, which realized $100; U.S. Coins and Paper Money (Stack's, 9/1999), lot 1087, which realized $11,500; New Millennium (Heritage, 11/2003), lot 11212, which realized $32,200. The present specimen.
2. Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Numismatic Enterprises (2/1966); Public Auction Sale (Stack's, 3/1980), lot 720; Great '80 Sale (Robert L. Hughes, 7/1980), lot 105; Tangible Assets; Teletrade (3/3/1993); Marin Numismatics; ANA (Heritage, 7/1994), lot 7946, which brought $11,825, PR65 Brown PCGS; bought in by Marin Numismatics; Southern Collection; Simpson Collection. PR66 Brown NGC.
From The Lemus Collection, Queller Family Collection Part Two. (PCGS# 81880)
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Joliet, IL
I bought these a year ago for our seasonal camper. I don't know about everyday use. We use them every weekend for 6 months sleeping and sitting. I bought two of them. For the price you get what you pay for. I would recommend them for occasional use.
Buffalo, NY
this product look good, bud it is seem not strong enough when bend on it.
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El Paso, TX
I did a LOT of research looking for a futon to put in our office/study. Finally decided on this one and I am glad i did! Firm but comfortable and very stylish! Not flimsy at all, and larger than I expected. Putting it together was a bit of a challenge only because it was so large and heavy. I was careful and not want to damage any parts (legs). Other than that, it was put together and set up in about 15-20 minutes. Love the extra storage space for pillows and blankets underneath. Have not tried using it as a bed yet, but great for additional seating and upgrading a rooms style.
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I saw this today, the display futon was on sale for $99! I sent a pic to my daughter, and when your 17 year old daughter says "that's so cool!", you know you have a winner. Plus the price! It fits just right in our basement living area, love the pull down drink table
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Picked this up at our local K-Mart over the crazy after Thanksgiving weekend. The sale price was great and the quality of this product is very good. When folded down for a bed the 'mattress' is not quite as comfortable as I had hoped but that is a minor issue.
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I was looking for a small sofa that I could use for my work room that could also be used if I had company to stay over and this was perfect the perfect item. I really like teh fact that the meiddle comes down to hold your drink and the table inbetween the chair which means I dont have to find a coffe or end table which was perfect since I had limited room.
Phoenix, AZ
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Good for out of town company. Love the pull out feature for drinks and snacks
Los Angeles, CA
It is lovely and saves allot of space and it has a storage for pillow and blanket very nice product
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Webster, MA
very comfortable and stylish, love the storage and how simple it is to fold down or open. also love that there are no arms on the side as we have ours pieced together like a sectional. easy to wipe down. only complaint was the size for transport, they are completely built which makes better not having to put it together, but even with a large chevy blazer they had to be removed from the boxes just to fit, and then it kept sliding open on us as we were trying to get it in the house. maybe a strap around them in the box or something to avoid this for others.
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Item shows significant signs of wear after only having it a week. Seams are coming apart in multiple places and many loose threads. Leather looks nice and bought it on the basis of the good reviews...but unfortunately the quality and workmanship of the product did not come close to our expectations. Disappointed.
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Virginia Beach, VA
I bought the futon for my daughter when she has sleepovers. Assembly was easy (just screw on the legs). But when we turned it over, one of the legs shattered! I ended up having to go to the hardware store and buy four new legs and hardware to mount them. That was another $50.00 I did not want to spend. Else, it is a wonderful futon.
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