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- "A Congressional Budget Office analysis released Tuesday predicted that the Affordable Care Act would shrink the work force by the equivalent of more than two million full-time positions and recharged the political debate over the health care law, providing Republican opponents fresh lines of attack and putting Democrats on the defensive." (New York Times)
- "Congress gave final approval Tuesday to a sweeping overhaul of a broad range of federal farm and nutrition policies affecting what farmers grow, how food is packaged and sold and how the government helps poor people pay for their groceries. The Senate voted 68 to 32 Tuesday afternoon to approve a new, five-year farm bill that the House passed last week. The measure heads next to President Obama, who is expected to sign it in the coming days." (Washington Post)
- In AR SEN, Americans for Prosperity (R) "will launch a TV ad on Thursday educating Arkansans on the tremendous downsides of" Sen. Mark Pryor's (D) "vote for the Affordable Care Act." (release)
- Also in AR SEN, Pryor released two new ads Wednesday "both featuring women criticizing" Rep. Tom Cotton (R) "on Medicare. The ads are part of a six-figure buy and will run statewide on broadcast television." (Politico)
- In MN SEN, state Sen. Julianne Ortman (R) raised "about" $130,000 in the fourth quarter of 2013. (AP)
- In NC SEN, Americans for Prosperity (R) "is putting another $1.4 million into a statewide TV ad campaign criticizing" Obamacare "and attacking" Sen. Kay Hagan (D) "for supporting it." (Raleigh News & Observer)
- Also in NC SEN, FreedomWorks PAC (R) endorsed physician Greg Brannon (R) on Tuesday. (release)
- The League of Conservation Voters "will launch a $220,000-plus TV ad campaign in New Hampshire slamming" former Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), "who is still considering whether to jump into" NH SEN. (Politico)
- In SC SEN, "Det Bowers, a well-connected Columbia pastor known for his oratory, put weeks of rumors to rest on Monday and said he is joining the five-person Republican Senate primary field." (CNN)
- In WV SEN, a new Clarity Campaigns (D) (IVR) poll, conducted Jan. 29-30 for EMILY's List (D), shows Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R) leading Secretary of State Natalie Tennant (D), 45-39%. (release)
- In CA-33, women's rights activist Sandra Fluke (D) has decided against running for retiring" Rep. Henry Waxman's (D) "seat, instead planning a bid for the state Senate." (Los Angeles Times)
- In NC-02, pop singer Clay Aiken (D) "announced on Wednesday that he will run. ... In a video announcing his candidacy, Aiken referenced his time on 'American Idol,' saying 'for most Americans, there are no golden tickets. At least not the kind you see on TV.'" (WRAL-TV)
- In FL-02, Americans for Prosperity (R) "has reserved $150,000 in airtime ... for three weeks of advertising, starting Wednesday" to defend Rep. Steve Southerland (R). (The Hill)
- A new Suffolk University/Boston Herald poll of MA GOV Democratic primary LVs, conducted Jan. 29-Feb. 3, shows Attorney General Martha Coakley leading Treasurer Steve Grossman, 56-11%, with former Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem at 4%, former CMS administrator Donald Berwick at 1%, and businessman Joe Avellone at 1%. (release)
- In MN GOV, Gov. Mark Dayton (D) "selected his longtime chief of staff Tina Smith to be his running mate as he begins his campaign for a second term" on Tuesday. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- In OK GOV, state Rep. Joe Dorman (D) "announced his candidacy in the ... race Tuesday." (Oklahoman)
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• The breadth and scope of AFP's ad campaign over the past six months dwarfs what any individual candidate can combat. The group has spent more than $8 million thus far in North Carolina, where Hagan, one of her party's best 2014 fundraisers, had just $2.7 million on hand at the end of 2013.
- "Americans for Prosperity ... is emerging as the most powerful ally of the Republican Party ahead of the 2014 midterm elections, bombarding Senate Democrats with early air attacks that could help the GOP retake the Senate." (Washington Post)
- "Battling investigations over the 'Bridgegate' scandal in his home state," New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) "plans to embark on a national tour that will give him a chance to raise money for fellow Republicans, woo conservatives and show party leaders that he is not politically toxic." (Reuters)
- "I applaud this morning's news that CVS Caremark has decided to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in its stores, and begin a national campaign to help millions of Americans quit smoking instead. As one of the largest retailers and pharmacies in America, CVS Caremark sets a powerful example, and today's decision will help advance my Administration's efforts to reduce tobacco-related deaths, cancer, and heart disease, as well as bring down health care costs – ultimately saving lives and protecting untold numbers of families from pain and heartbreak for years to come." -- Obama, in a statement Wednesday
- "As a dad with three daughters, is there some place I can sign?" -- Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), on the WhiteHouse.gov petition to deport Canadian pop star Justin Bieber (National Journal)
- MT-AL candidate/former state Sen. Ryan Zinke (R) "says he was joking when he called" former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) "the 'anti-Christ' at a recent campaign event." (AP)
- Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) "argued the federal government is clearly implicated in" actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's "death, calling the allocation of federal resources to marijuana arrests 'a crime committed by our government.'" (National Journal)
- "Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Victoria Jackson wants her next act to be as a Williamson County Commissioner. Jackson ... is petitioning as an independent to become a candidate for one of two District 2 commission seats." (Nashville Tennessean)
- GA SEN candidate/businessman David Perdue (R) "mocks his Republican Senate foes in a new campaign video, literally portraying them as cry-babies. Perdue's opponents are represented by crying infants, each one with a candidate's name on their t-shirt and diaper and a prop representing the candidate, to portray them as whining Washington insiders." (The Hill)
- A new study from George Mason University finds that former President Bill Clinton was Jay Leno's "top political joke target over the past two decades" on "The Tonight Show." Former President George W. Bush came in second and former Vice President Al Gore finished third. (release)
- According to a new CBS News poll, conducted Jan. 15-19, in a head-to-head matchup between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, 50% of Americans said the Beatles are the better rock band, while 33% chose the Rolling Stones. As for Americans' favorite Beatles song, "Hey Jude" tops the list at 9%, while "Yellow Submarine" comes in at a close second with 8%. (release)
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- The House returns at 10 a.m.
- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee meets to consider what it calls "an insurance company bailout" as part of the Affordable Care Act. (2154 RHOB, 9:30 a.m.)
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- First Lady Michelle Obama is in Alexandria, Va., where schools are open Wednesday, to deliver remarks about federal student aid. (T.C. Williams High School, 11:15 a.m.)
- The Wizards hope to stay over the .500 mark at home against the Spurs. (Verizon Center, 7 p.m.)
- GW could be shorthanded once again when they host Duquesne. (Smith Center, 7 p.m.)
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The Mayor of Seaside Heights,where MTV's Jersey Shore crew is currently filming its third season, has a message for Snooki: thank you for collectively pissing off my town's tourists, residents and police department this past week and getting arrested. Well, more or less. When questioned about Snooki's arrest, a very excited Mayor Ken Hershey told the New York Post yesterday, "We're getting wonderful publicity! We couldn't pay a half-million dollars for this!"
Please feel free to let us know if we are missing something, but Snooki gets arrested for her usual drunken disorder and get praised? Only the Queen of Guidettes would be able to pull that one off. It's definitely not cute when Paris Hilton does it and it wasn't even cute when that kid from The Sixth Sense, Haley Joel Osment, was arrested for drunkenly crashing his car into a mailbox back in 2006.
While there weren't any updates to Snooki's Twitter regarding her trip to the clink, her wing-woman and fellow Jersey Shore cast member J-Woww tweeted on Friday around 5PM, "Going to bail @Sn00ki out of jail… The things I do for this girl I swear."

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Tigers great Justin Verlander and Lions great Barry Sanders shared a Twitter exchange late Thursday night:
Sanders: I just want to say how proud I am of the @tigers WORLD SERIES BOUND! Maybe they will even have me out to a game.
Verlander: Anytime man. Bring your family and you can sit with my mom and dad.
Sanders: Wow, thanks for the offer. I wouldn't do that to them though. I got three young boys.
Verlander: Mom says they can't be worse than I was...plan on game 3.
Sanders: They're actually great kids. Little bit scared of mascots. But enjoy this moment, its an opportunity most will never have.
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A computer controlled metering pump. The displacement of a metering pump is accurately monitored using a position sensor connected to a piston. A control computer receives the sensor signal as well as a desired pumping volume rate. The pumped volume is continuously monitored by the computer as a function of the piston displacement, and compared with the desired rate. The metering pump is controlled to bring the pumped volume rate into agreement with the desired volumetric pumping rate.
1. A computer controlled pumping system comprising:
a metering pump having a pumping piston which moves a predetermined stroke distance, forcing a predetermined quantity of pumped fluid from an inlet to an outlet;
a first electrically operated solenoid valve connected between said inlet and a supply reservoir;
a displacement sensor connected to monitor the position of said pumping piston within said stroke distance; and,
a computer connected through an interface to said displacement sensor and said electrically operated solenoid valve, said computer receiving an operator-supplied value of volume flow for said metering pump, and calculating a volume displacement of media from a signal from said sensor, said computer comparing said calculated volume flow rate with said operator-supplied volume flow rate, and operating said solenoid valve when said volumes are equal, whereby a flow of fluids from said metering pump equals said operator-supplied volume of flow.
2. The computer controlled system of claim 1 comprising a second electrically operated solenoid valve connecting a recirculation port of said pump to said reservoir, and operated by said computer.
3. A computer controlled pump comprising:
a diaphragm pump having a pumping piston displacing an intermediate fluid in an intermediate chamber against a movable diaphragm in fluid communication with a pumping chamber;
a media reservoir connected to said pumping chamber;
a media outlet connected to said pumping chamber;
a displacement sensor connected to measure said pumping piston displacement;
an intermediate media reservoir connected by electrically controlled valve means to said intermediate chamber for supplying said intermediate fluid to said intermediate chamber, and venting said intermediate chamber to said intermediate media reservoir; and,
a computer connected to receive a signal from said displacement sensor, said computer determining from said sensor signal a related volumetric displacement of said pumping media, and comparing said related volumetric displacement with a desired volumetric displacement, and for supplying an actuation signal to said electrically controllable valve means for terminating pumping by said diaphragm pump when said related volumetric displacement equals said desired volumetric displacement.
4. A computer controlled pump according to claim 3 comprising a second electrically connected valve means connecting said intermediate media reservoir to said intermediate chamber for recirculating fluid through said intermediate chamber.
5. The computer controlled pump according to claim 3 further comprising a position sensor for detecting the relative position of said diaphragm.
6. The computer controlled pump according to claim 5 wherein said diaphragm position sensor is connected to said computer, and said computer monitors said diaphragm position.
7. The computer controlled pump according to claim 6 wherein said computer determines a starting position for said diaphragm from a signal from said diaphragm position sensor.
8. The computer controlled pump of claim 7 wherein said computer is programmed to return said diaphragm to a starting position before commencing pumping of said pumping media by controlling said valve means.
9. The computer controlled pump of claim 7 further including a diagnostic programming routine for detecting when a failure has occurred in said computer controlled pump.
10. A computer controlled metering pump comprising:
(a) a metering pump having a reciprocating piston which pumps a quantity of pumping media based upon a stroke length of the piston;
(b) a stroke position sensor connected to measure a stroke length of said piston;
(c) means connected to said metering pump for inhibiting pumping of pumped media, by changing the effective piston stroke length; and,
(d) a computer connected to said stroke position sensor and said means for inhibiting pumping for controlling the effective volume of pumped media, said computer determining from said position sensor a volume of pumping media being pumped, and comparing said computed volume of media with a desired volume of media, said computer connected to provide a signal to said means for inhibiting when said pumped media volume equals said desired volume inhibiting further pumping of said pumping media.
11. A computer controlled metering pump of claim 10 wherein said means for controlling inhibition of pumped media is an electrically operated solenoid valve means connected between a pumped media reservoir and said metering pump for venting said pump when said pumped media volume equals said desired media volume.
12. The computer controlled metering pump of claim 10 wherein said means for inhibiting pumping comprises:
an intermediate pressurizing means for transferring a hydraulic force from said piston to a pumping chamber of said metering pump; and,
electrically operated valve means connected to said intermediate pressurizing means for controlling the effective hydraulic force.
13. The computer controlled metering pump of claim 11 wherein said valve means is connected to a reservoir of intermediate hydraulic media.
14. A computer controlled pump comprising:
a diaphragm pump having a pumping piston displacing an intermediate fluid in an intermediate chamber against a movable diaphragm in fluid communication with a pumping chamber;
a media reservoir connected to said pumping chamber;
a media outlet connected to said pumping chamber;
a diaphragm position sensor means connected to measure said diaphragm displacement;
an intermediate media reservoir connected by electrically controlled valve means to said intermediate chamber for supplying said intermediate fluid to said intermediate chamber, and venting said intermediate chamber to said intermediate media reservoir; and
a computer connected to receive a signal from said diaphragm sensor, said computer determining from said sensor signal a related volumetric displacement of said pumping media, and comparing said related volumetric displacement with a desired displacement, and for supplying an actuation signal to said electrically controlled valve means for terminating pumping by said diaphragm pump when said related volumetric displacement equals said desired volumetric displacement.
15. A computer controlled pump according to claim 14 comprising a second electrically connected valve means connecting said intermediate media reservoir to said intermediate chamber for recirculating fluid through said intermediate chamber.
16. The computer controlled pump according to claim 14 further comprising a position sensor for detecting the position of said pumping piston.
The present application relates to metering pumps. Specifically, a computerized control system is described for accurately monitoring and controlling the amount of pumped media in a chemical process application.
Metering pumps are used in a variety of chemical processes to control the quantities of chemicals which are used in the process. For instance, in chemical processing plants, and water treatment plants, it is necessary to accurately add precise quantities of difficult-to-handle fluids with other constituent products during the chemical process. Metering pumps manufactured by the assignee of the present application, Pulsafeeder, Inc., are capable of providing precise quantities of pumped media within 1% of a nominal media volume.
Large chemical process plants typically are computer-controlled from a central processor. The amounts and rate of individual constituent chemicals used in a process are controlled by metering pumps which may be distributed at various points within a chemical process plant. The flow rate produced by these pumps must be monitored and precisely regulated if the overall chemical process is to be accurately controlled.
The present application is directed to providing for the distributed control over these various metering pumps such that the central control processor for the chemical plant may be operated in confidence that each of the metering pumps throughout the plant are being accurately controlled by a localized control system.
It is a primary object of this invention to provide for a localized control system for a metering pump.
It is a specific object of this invention to provide computerized control over a metering pump to accurately control the quantity of fluid pumped in a chemical process system.
These and other objects of the invention are provided by a computer control system. The computer control system will accurately monitor the displacement in a metering pump, and based on the displacement, determine whether or not the desired quantity of fluid has been dispensed within a given stroke of the metering pump. When the pumped quantity of fluid as determined by the pumping stroke displacement is determined not to be in accordance with the desired quantity of fluid displaced during a pump cycle, control is effected over the metering pump to reduce or increase the amount of pumped fluid in a given stroke cycle.
In carrying out the invention in accordance with a first embodiment, a position sensor accurately monitors the position of a piston during a pumping cycle. The monitored position is used to calculate a volumetric displacement for the pump.
When the calculated volumetric displacement for the pump exceeds or is less than the desired amount, control over the pump may be effected in a variety of ways. In a first embodiment, control is effected over the amount of pumped media discharged by the pump during the exhaust portion of the pump stroke.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the metering pump is a diaphragm metering pump in which the amount of pumped media is controlled by controlling the fluid media within the pressurizing chamber. During a pumping stroke, when the diaphragm has been displaced a distance which produces the precise quantity of fluid into the pump, the pressurizing chamber is vented, inhibiting any further pumping of media.
In yet another embodiment of the invention, accurate diaphragm positioning is provided by a set of diaphragm position sensors which measures the displacement of the diaphragm. It is thus possible to accurately position the diaphragm prior to an exhaust cycle of the metering pump to thereby discharge the precise volume of pumped media.
FIG. 1A illustrates a schematic drawing of a computerized metering pump in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1B illustrates a second embodiment of the invention wherein a diaphragm metering pump is computer controlled.
FIG. 2 illustrates the operation of the computerized metering pumps of FIGS. 1A and 1B.
FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of a computerized metering pump having a provision to recirculate vented pumping fluid.
FIG. 4A illustrates the programming carried out by the computer of the embodiments of FIGS. 1-3.
FIG. 4B demonstrates a diagnostic routine implemented with the computer, verifying the operation of the pump.
FIG. 5 illustrates control over the metering pump in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the invention wherein pumping pressure is controlled to accurately meter the quantity of pumped fluid.
FIG. 6 schematically illustrates additional control over a diaphragm metering pump wherein the starting position for the diaphragm is accurately monitored.
FIGS. 7A and 7B illustrate the programming routine for the embodiment of FIG. 6 wherein a metering pump includes a hydraulically balanced diaphragm.
FIG. 8 illustrates the computer program routine for diagnosing diaphragm failures.
Referring now to FIG. 1A, there is shown a metering pump 9 which is controlled by a computer 28 to provide a precise measured quantity of pumped fluid for each stroke of a piston 11. The pump 9 includes a pumping chamber 15, as well as a piston chamber 12. A reciprocating piston 11 is shown connected to a slider/crank mechanism and motor 10 to reciprocate on a periodic basis as a rate 1/T. The piston 11 will move forward and backward in the piston chamber 12, drawing pumped media from reservoir 25 through valve 21 into the inlet 16. During the forward discharge portion of the piston stroke, the material will be forced through outlet 17, spring loaded check valve 19 and then to outlet pipe 20.
The amount of fluid displaced by the piston 11 can be defined as follows: ##EQU1## This volume displacement is, of course, proportional to the area of the piston 11, expressed in terms of its diameter as 1/4πd2 times the stroke length L of the piston. The flow rate for the pump 9 is determined by dividing this volumetric displacement by the stroke period, T, where 1/T=f, the frequency of piston reciprocation.
From the foregoing, it is clear that the volume displaced is a function of the stroke length of the piston 11. By providing a means to effectively shorten this stroke length L, it is possible to establish a fractional amount of the maximum pumping capacity in any given stroke cycle.
The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B vary the effective stroke length L of the piston 11 from a maximum Lmax, representing the full piston amplitude hydraulically such as to provide a fractional volumetric output, or a fractional flow rate, as desired. This fractional flow rate is achieved by controlling the inlet valve 21 which supplies pumped media from a reservoir 25 via conduit 24. The piston position is monitored by a sensor 13 connected through the A/D converter 29 to computer 28. The computer 28 makes an accurate calculation of the flow rate for the pump based on the piston displacement L, the stroke period T which is the reciprocal of the stroke frequency f, and the piston diameter d which is constant for a given pump. ##EQU2## Control over the effective stroke length L is accomplished in the embodiments of FIGS. 1A and 1B by opening previously closed valve 21 as soon as the piston 11 has moved the required stroke length L. The computer 28 receives a desired flow rate Q as an input from an operator, and from the foregoing equation, calculates for the desired flow rate Q a stroke length L. ##EQU3## The operation of the embodiments of FIGS. 1A and 1B is illustrated in FIG. 2. The diagram of FIG. 2 begins at the portion of the stroke cycle wherein piston 11 is fully retracted. The piston begins to advance, discharging pumping media from the pumping chamber 15 through valve 19. Once the piston 11 has travelled the required distance L as indicated by sensor 13, valve 21 is opened by control 22, permitting any remaining pumping media in pumping chamber 15 to be vented through valve 21, back to reservoir 25. Once the piston 11 has advanced its full stroke length, Lmax it will begin to retract, drawing pumping fluid from the reservoir 25 into the chamber 15.
Thus, the effective volume displacement from the pump 9 is controlled by detecting when the piston 11 has travelled the required length L to discharge the desired quantity Q of pumping media. It is clear that as the effective stroke length L is increased for an increased flow rate, valve 22 will be closed for a greater duration of the total stroke cycle, until the discharge portion of the stroke cycle equals the intake portion of the stroke cycle.
As can be seen comparing FIGS. 1A and 1B, the principles involved in controlling the effective stroke length L, and hence the pumped flow rate, are the same. The presence of the diaphragm 14 in a diaphragm metering pump separates the pumping chamber 15 from a hydraulic chamber 18 having an intermediate fluid.
FIG. 3 illustrates an improvement over the embodiment of FIG. 1A, wherein a separate path for venting pumped media into reservoir 25 is provided. This path is shown as outlet 33 connected to a valve 30 which is connected to reservoir 25. Valves 30 and 21 are operated so that pumping media is supplied through valve 21 and inlet 16 to the pumping chamber 15. When the computer 28 has determined that the piston 11 has travelled the appropriate length L to discharge the required quantity of pumped media, valve 30 will be opened and valve 21 will remain closed. During the intake portion of the piston stroke, wherein pumping media fills chamber 15, valve 21 is open and valve 30 is closed.
The embodiment of FIG. 3 will provide for recirculation of pumped media which will assist when the pumping media has large quantities of solids in suspension as there is only one directional flow in each pipe. This will promote positive media recirculation.
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the invention which provides for venting the intermediate chamber 18 in a diaphragm pump arrangement. When the piston 11 has moved the appropriate distance, as determined by the signal produced by sensor 13, indicating that the required quantity of pumping media has been forced from the pumping chamber 15, valve 38 may be opened to vent the intermediate chamber 18 back to the intermediate reservoir 44. In this way, once the venting begins, diaphragm 14 will not advance any further as the hydraulic pressure imparted by the piston is relieved through the valve 38 into the intermediate reservoir 44. Once the piston 11 has extended its full stroke length, the valve 38 may be closed and valve 39 opened to permit piston 11 to draw intermediate media through valve 39 into the intermediate chamber 18 during its intake cycle in which it is being retracted, thus expanding the volume in intermediate chamber 18.
With the embodiment of FIG. 5, it is possible to reduce the effective stroke length for the piston 11 by appropriately venting the intermediate chamber 18. The inlet 16 is connected through a check valve 37 to a pumping media supply reservoir 25.
Another embodiment is shown in FIG. 6 in which a diaphragm metering pump is employed to control the precise discharge of pumped media. The diaphragm 14 is shown positioned between two sensor elements 43 and 46. The sensor elements 43 and 46 are connected to computer 28. Computer 28 thus monitors the position of the diaphragm 14 between a maximum displacement adjacent transducer 46 to a minimum displacement adjacent transducer 43. Control over pump stroke is implemented using the valve 38 and valve control 40, operated by the computer 28. When the piston 11 has reached a value indicating the required quantity of pumped media has been discharged through outlet 17, valve 38 will be opened in order to vent the intermediate chamber 18 to the intermediate media reservoir 44. Thus, the remaining piston displaced intermediate media will be transferred to the reservoir.
Sensing of the diaphragm 14 position is useful to accurately position the diaphragm 14 prior to beginning of a discharge cycle of the piston 11. Thus, by closing valve 38 while the piston withdraws, the diaphragm 14 will retract. In this manner, diaphragm 14 can be reliably returned to a beginning position. The proximity sensors 43 and 46 will also detect when the diaphragm is being over or under inflated, a dangerous condition in which diaphragm rupture may be imminent.
The foregoing principles which make use of measuring stroke length of a reciprocating piston, and then hydraulically controlling the effective stroke length L may also be implemented by sensing diaphragm position. It is possible, using a diaphragm position sensor, to measure the diaphragm deflection, and use this measurement to determine when a desired quantity of media has been pumped. If the volume of the deflected shape of the diaphragm can be mathematically approximated, the computer can calculate the displaced volume accordingly. Hydraulic control over a venting valve may be effected using this measured deflection, venting the pumping chamber back to the reservoir, thereby controlling the pumped volume and volume rate.
FIG. 4A shows a particular instruction sequence for controlling the metering pump of FIGS. 1A, 1B and 3 to deliver the determined flow rate. At the beginning of the program, the desired volumetric flow rate Q is read into the computer 28 in step 102. The desired flow rate is based on a stroke cycle time and volumetric discharge which occurs within the stroke cycle time. Assuming that the stroke cycle time is known and constant, using the earlier formula, the required effective stroke length L may be calculated in step 103. The calculation of the stroke length also depends upon having input certain information about the metering pump, such as piston diameter d, piston cycle rate T per the aforesaid equation.
Having thus calculated the desired stroke length for the piston, the intake valve is opened in step 104. This intake valve permits the pumped media to enter the pumping chamber 15 of the embodiments of FIGS. 1A and 1B. The piston reciprocation begins in step 105 by energizing the motor drive to the piston.
The piston position is continually read and recorded in step 107 by monitoring the output of sensor 13. A diagnostics routine 108 is shown which is an optional subroutine to effectively diagnose any failure which might be indicated by the position sensor. This diagnostic routine 108 will be more specifically described with respect to FIG. 4B.
In decision block 109, the piston position is determined to be fully retracted at which point the beginning of the pumping of media from the pumping chamber 15 begins. The intake valve 21 is closed in step 110 to prohibit venting of the pumped media from pumping chamber 15 to the pumping media reservoir 25. The piston position during the subsequent advance of the piston is continuously monitored and recorded in step 111. A further diagnostic routine is shown in 112 which is optional, but described more particularly in FIG. 4B. The diagnostic routine will assist in determining any failure which may occur such that position measurements in step 111 are not within a predicted range.
Once the piston reaches the calculated stroke length L, decision block 113 will indicate it is time to end effective pumping from the chamber 15. In the event a single intake valve such as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is employed, as determined by block 114, the inlet valve 21 is opened in step 118, thus effectively ending the pumping stroke for the piston 11. The remaining piston volume is displaced to the media reservoir 25.
In step 119, the desired flow rate is again read into the computer, and a new stroke length is calculated in step 120, identical to the calculation of step 103. In this way, in the event the operator at any point changes the desired flow rate Q, a new stroke length may be correspondingly calculated.
The flow chart of FIG. 4A may also be applied to the system shown in FIG. 3. As will be recalled, this system employs separate valves 21 and 30 to accomplish the intake and vent functions. When two such valves are used, step 121 will follow decision block 114. In block 121, the auxiliary valve 30 is opened in order to vent the pumping chamber back to the reservoir 25. The position of the piston is continuously monitored in step 122 and another diagnostic routine 123 is entered in the event the position of the piston is determined not to be in accordance with a predicted position.
Once the piston reaches its maximum stroke length L, determined by block 124, the intake valve 21 is opened again in step 126 as the piston is fully advanced. At the same time, in step 127 the auxiliary valve 30 is closed, permitting additional pumped media to enter the pumping chamber 15 while the piston 11 retracts to its initial position.
A similar flow chart can be developed for the embodiment of FIG. 5. As will be recalled, the embodiment of FIG. 5 includes an inlet valve 38 and a vent valve 39. Control over these valves by the computer is accomplished with similar instruction sets which will be obvious in light of the previous flow chart (FIG. 4A).
The flow chart outlined in FIG. 4A could utilize diaphragm displacement to determine and/or verify volumetric discharge. As stated previously, the volume of the deflected shape of the diaphragm can be mathematically approximated. Therefore, given a desired volumetric displacement, a value for diaphragm deflection can be calculated. This is analogous to the calculation of L effective for the piston. The diaphragm position can then be monitored during pump discharge--in a manner similar to the way the piston is monitored--until it reaches the proper level of deflection. At this point, the appropriate volume of media will have been discharged.
Referring now to FIG. 4B, the diagnostic routine which is entered at various stages of the programming shown in FIG. 4A. The routine begins with block 201. The first check made is whether or not the piston has changed position as evidenced by the output from the sensor 13. If the piston has changed position, the piston flag is set FALSE in step 202 and the drive flag is also set FALSE in step 203. The two false designations for the drive and piston flags indicate that these components are both operating properly. The current piston position is recorded in step 205 to be used in the next re-entrance to the diagnostics routine. The diagnostic program then exits to the main program in FIG. 4A.
In the event there is no indication of a change in piston position, step 207 will be used to determine whether or not the motor is active. It is contemplated that a motor enable line will be provided by the computer 28. If this enable line is not active, step 208 will determine whether or not the drive flag has been set true. If not, the drive flag will be set true in step 209, and an attempt made to start the motor in step 210. The ENABLE signal will be raised by the computer to try to restart the motor drive.
If the drive flag is set true, and the motor is determined not to be active in step 207, the operator is notified of a failed motor drive in step 222.
Continuing in the diagnostic program, the position sensor output is checked in decision block 212. The normal voltage potential is a non-zero value. If the output is equal to 0, the piston flag is checked to see whether it is true or false. In the event it is not true, the piston flag is set true before exiting via step 205 to the main program. In the event the piston flag has been set true, the operator is notified in step 220 of a failed piston position sensor.
If the piston sensor output is not equal to 0 in block 212, and the drive flag has previously been set true in block 213, the operator is notified in block 221 of a failed drive mechanism. If the drive flag has been set false in block 213, the flag is set true in 214 before exiting via step 205.
If the piston flag has been set true in block 216, or the drive flag has been set true in 208 or 213, a failure condition has been determined and the pump is shut down in step 223. The operator is notified in steps 220-222 of the particular sensed failure.
Thus, the foregoing diagnostics will be used to determine whether there has been any piston motion. In the event there has not been, the fault condition is analyzed to determine whether a piston position sensor failure has occurred, there is a drive mechanism failure, or a motor failure.
Referring now to FIGS. 7A and 7B, there is shown a program routine for controlling the metering pump of FIG. 6. The flow chart shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B describe the programming steps executed by computer 28 for controlling the hydraulically balanced diaphragm metering pump.
There are shown programming steps for the computer 28 in the embodiments shown in FIG. 6. This embodiment is a hydraulically balanced diaphragm metering pump which accurately positions the diaphragm prior to beginning a pumping discharge stroke. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, two proximity sensors are shown, 43 and 46, which detect whether or not the diaphragm is properly positioned to begin a discharge portion of the pump cycle.
The programming steps shown in FIG. 7 include two branches, I and II. Each of these branches is used to position the diaphragm at pump start-up. The branch that is taken depends on whether it has been determined that the diaphragm is forward or rearward of its start position. As is clear from FIG. 7A, two decision blocks 306 and 320 will make the determination as to whether or not the diaphragm is in its correct position. If not, the program will exit to the prepositioning appropriate subroutine shown in I and II.
The beginning of the computer-executed sequence starts with a reading of the desired flow rate Q in step 301. From this signal, i.e., inputted data by the operator, a pump stroke L is determined which will generate the appropriate flow rate in accordance with the previous equations. The hydraulic intake valve is opened in step 303, corresponding to the valve 38 shown in FIG. 6. At this time, the piston reciprocation is started in step 304, while simultaneously reading the diaphragm position in step 305. The diaphragm position is determined from signals produced by proximity sensors 43 and 46.
If the diaphragm has been determined to be in the proper starting position, decision blocks 306 and 320 will transfer control to programming step 331. At this time, the piston position is read from the position sensor 13. Piston drive diagnostics are included in step 332 which were described previously with regard to FIG. 4B. It should be noted that this is optional and the program can be configured to operate without the diagnostics subroutine of 332.
Decision block 333 will determine whether or not the piston has been fully retracted. When the piston is in its fully retracted position, as noted from the position sensor 13, valve 38 is closed to begin the start of the discharge portion of the stroke cycle step 334. The positions of the piston and diaphragm are continually read and diagnosed in steps 335-338, and when the piston reaches the calculated distance L for discharging the appropriate amount of pumped media as determined by decision block 339 within the required time interval, decision block 340 will transfer control to steps 341 or 349, depending on whether two or a single valve is provided in the intermediate fluid circuit.
Assuming that only a single valve is included in the intermediate reservoir supply, step 341 will open the intake valve, thus venting the intermediate pressure chamber 18 into the reservoir 44. The piston position is continually read in step 342, and when the piston has been fully extended, decision block 344 will transfer control to step 345 which closes the hydraulic intake valve 38.
When two valves are employed in venting and supplying fluid to the intermediate chamber, such as is shown in FIG. 5, it being appreciated that the embodiment of FIG. 5 could also include two proximity sensors 43 and 46, the decision block 340 will transfer control to step 349. The second valve is opened to permit venting of the intermediate chamber through the second such valve 38 of FIG. 5. The position of the piston is monitored in step 350 and when a fully extended position is obtained, decision block 352 will close the previously opened valve 38 by executing step 353. Diagnostics are included in step 351, similar to step 343, and are totally optional.
Once the required stroke length has been achieved in either a single or two valve configuration, the diaphragm and piston positions are noted in steps 354 and 356, respectively, and when the diaphragm has been returned to its START position as determined in step 358, the intake valve is opened in step 359. The current desired flow rate Q is again read in step 360 and the pump parameters calculated in step 361 each time the program passes through a completed stroke.
The subroutine designated by I will position the diaphragm to a starting position when it has been found to be forward of its predetermined starting position. Step 308 and decision block 310 will continuously read the position of the piston and when it has reached its maximum extension, will close the hydraulic intake valve in step 311. Step 312 and decision block 314 will monitor the diaphragm position as it retracts with the piston. Once the position of the diaphragm has been determined to be correct in decision block 314, due to the retraction of the piston which will exert a pressure on the diaphragm, pulling it towards its starting position, control will switch to step 317. In step 317, the hydraulic intake valve will be opened to stop movement of the diaphragm.
Control will proceed with step 331. If the diaphragm is not at its starting position as determined in block 314, block 315 will evaluate the piston position. If the piston is fully retracted, the hydraulic intake valve will be opened in step 316, permitting fluid to enter the intermediate chamber while the piston is extended to its furthest: position. The program then recycles to step 308 until the diaphragm is properly positioned.
Subroutine II similarly operates to position the diaphragm to its correct starting position when it is found to be in back of its correct position. This requires continuously reading the position of the piston in step 321 and determining whether or not the piston is fully retracted in step 323. When it has become fully retracted, the intake valve is closed in step 324. Measurements of the diaphragm position are made in step 325. Once the diaphragm is determined to be at its correct starting position, as determined by block 327, the hydraulic intake valve is opened in step 330 and control can switch to step 331. When the piston becomes fully extended, and the diaphragm has not reached starting position, as determined by block 328, the intake valve is opened in step 329 and the process recycles to 321 until the diaphragm has been correctly positioned.
Thus, there is shown one programming scheme which will permit the implementation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, using a single valve, as well as a double valve configuration shown in FIG. 5, when accompanied by a proximity sensor for positioning the diaphragm. The computer control over the start position for the diaphragm will make the accurate discharge of a predetermined quantity of pumped fluid more consistent over time. Additionally, the various diagnostic routines will aid in determining when the diaphragm pump has suffered a failure, and permits warning of the operator that the failure has occurred.
The diagnostic routines are piston drive diagnostic routines and diaphragm diagnostic routines. The piston drive diagnostic routine is shown in FIG. 4B and is incorporated throughout the execution of the program of FIGS. 7A and 7B.
The diaphragm diagnostic routine of FIG. 8 begins by detecting whether or not the diaphragm has changed position in step 401. If it has, there is a diaphragm flag which is set FALSE in step 403. The routine then exits through step 411.
When the diaphragm has not been determined to have changed position, the sensor output signal from sensors 43 and 46 is checked in step 404. In the event the sensor output is determined not to be 0, and the drive flag has not been set true as determined in step 405, the operator is warned of a diaphragm malfunction in step 406. Should the drive flag be set true in 405, the routine exits through block 411. The drive flag is set during the piston diagnostic routine, as previously explained regarding FIG. 4B.
In the event decision block 404 indicates that the output from sensors 43 and 46 is 0, and the diaphragm flag has been set to true in step 408, failure in the diaphragm position sensor is noted in step 412. This could be a failure of the sensor or the diaphragm itself. The pump is shut down in step 413 upon notification of the operator in step 412 of the failed component. Should the diaphragm flag be set false in block 408, it is subsequently set true in block 409. The routine then exits through 411.
Assuming the diaphragm diagnostics indicate no problem, the old diaphragm position value is set in step 411 to the new value and the program continues as though no failure had occurred. The routine subsequently exits to the calling program.
The foregoing computer implementations are exemplary only of schemes which may be implemented to include diagnostic routines or to admit diagnostic routines. These embodiments will provide for distributed localized control over metering pumps which may be updated by an operator as convenient, and which will warn of malfunctions as they occur.
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Who at Charlton is to blame for drop?
Chairman Richard Murray?
They lost 2-0 to Tottenham at the Valley and will now play in the Championship next season.
Why blame the board? The players are to blame for their performance this season!
They should have managed to play just as good as under mr Curbs!
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I'd like to direct your attention to Tetris.
Specifically, this preposterously long article about the game's evolutions for and to the hottest platform in gaming: the mobile touchscreen.
Tetris has always been a game about physically manipulating digital objects–that is, about getting them to line up just so. Turns out, the "just so" of that crucial moment before the piece locks into place on the pile is a gameplay mechanic that is extremely difficult to replicate without physical buttons. If you want things to behave precisely, you need precise controls.
Touch, in a lot of ways, was born as the anti-precise. "THAT!" the brain thinks obtusely, and our first reaction is to touch whatever "that" is. Gets youngsters in trouble when it's an electrical socket, but in the instant-gratification ephemera of the Internet, it's extremely satisfying. This was the central insight of the iPhone and iPad: people will deal with a slightly clunkier interface if the upshot is a more human experience.
The iPhone really invented touch as we know it today (just ask Apple's patent attorneys). The keyboards, the finger instead of the stylus, the pinch-to-zoom–all of these ideas and many, many more were brought into combination with one another for the first time in Apple's first attempt at the smartphone. In some cases the technology might have existed before, but the polish certainly didn't.
More importantly, the ambition didn't either. The iPhone's arrival telegraphed audacity bordering on the hubristic. It threw the physical keyboard and the stylus out with the bathwater, just as Apple famously and unceremoniously dumped the floppy disk on the original iMac. And it worked, quite brilliantly, because of that human factor.
Ambition, in fact, is the defining characteristic of Apple hardware over the last decade, and the key to its success. The aluminum unibody MacBook Pro is aped to the point of being indistinguishable from its imitators. The MacBook Air created a category of laptop in much the same way the iPad made the tablet a viable form factor after a couple of decades of failure and the iPod revolutionized the music player. Steve Jobs and Jony Ive seem to have had a Daft Punk remix on repeat and made it their mantra: slimmer, lighter, faster, newer. By applying those ideals to their ideas about products once deemed "impossible" or "old news," Jony got knighted and Steve became a legend.
Which is why Apple's evident lack of ambition in its bedrock mobile software is staggering and disheartening. iOS 6 was announced this week, and while it has some new features, it is most certainly not a Big New Thing.
In fact, a new release of iOS never has been a Big New Thing. iOS 6 is, by and large, the same set of ideas we saw in the first version of the operating system, with features added incrementally. iOS has not undergone a fundamental redesign since it came onto the market.
And that represents a pretty big problem, even if Apple's bottom line doesn't show it. Two things inevitably happen when you invent something. First and most delightful, and probably most damaging, is self-satisfaction. Created in God's image as we are, our natural reaction to having made something is to stand back, see that it is Good, and rest for a day.
That leads to the second, more troubling thing that happens when you invent something: someone else tinkers with it, and often on that day you took to rest. Notable in the mobile operating system space for tinkering have been Palm's now-dead webOS and its card interface, Microsoft's clean and unified design language in its Windows Phone, and Google's Android, the slapped-together wunderkind that earned favor and market share through its open-source attitude.
Something funny happened to Android six months ago, though. Matias Duarte, a Google employee for a year or so after a stint with Palm, unveiled a new version of Android. Called Ice Cream Sandwich (Google names its Android versions after desserts), it was Android re-envisioned, rethought and rebuilt. It looks better and more unified. It runs more smoothly, with fewer redundant parts. They even gave it its own typeface designed specifically for ease of reading on mobile devices. Put simply, Android Ice Cream Sandwich works better than its predecessors because after years of making smartphones, Matias and Google thought long and hard about what works in smartphone software–and critically, about what doesn't.
Apple has shown no such introspection with respect to iOS. The company known for trimming the fat from its devices has allowed it to congeal in its software, from ugly menus and typography to the relic "magnifying glass" method of inserting text, all inherited from version 1.0. Apple waited until this release–their sixth major version!–to take the ludicrously late step of integrating Facebook systemwide.
Don't get me wrong. iOS is by no means bad–it's noticeably smoother than Ice Cream Sandwich, and it provides a perfectly serviceable way of navigating from app to app. Apple's customers (myself included–I'm an Android phone guy with an iPad) are clearly not so displeased as to be taking their business elsewhere, if they're displeased at all. And Apple has incentives to keep doing what it's been doing: there is the issue of consistency in brand identity to consider, and fixing what isn't broke might very well alienate their customer base.
It's just that sticking to what isn't broke is not what got Apple to where it is today. Envelope-pushing, it's-never-good-enough-until-it's-perfect ambition brought the company from also-ran to biggest company in the world. iOS may not be broken, but it is pretty boring. Self-satisfaction and a stubborn refusal to accept ideas from the tinkerers have turned iOS, a thriving ecosystem, into an aging operating system.
Which brings me back to everyone's favorite aging video game: Tetris. Tetris will always be based on the primal satisfaction of a brick thudding perfectly into place, of defying entropy with wit and mechanical precision. That's the game.
But we're no longer playing video games on 5-buttoned plastic rectangles. The touchscreen revolution is here, thanks in large part to Apple. Tetris knows it, and has decided to get with the times. Let's hope Apple does so too, and soon.


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|Health Professionals: $26,460,447
55% to Dems / 44% to Repubs
|Health Services/HMOs: $6,073,210
52% to Dems / 48% to Repubs
|Hospitals/Nursing Homes: $7,622,209
59% to Dems / 40% to Repubs
|Misc Health: $131,100
25% to Dems / 73% to Repubs
|Pharmaceuticals/Health Products: $15,462,867
54% to Dems / 45% to Repubs
Based on data released by the FEC on February 04, 2013.
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Crime Confidential
Coverage of crime and corruption in the Capital Region
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Monthly Archive for June, 2013
Raucci appeal rejected, bomber to remain in prison
My colleagues Paul Nelson and Robert Gavin report: A state appellate court Thursday unanimously rejected the appeal of Steven Raucci, the notorious former Schenectady school official convicted of arson for planting bombs on the properties of perceived enemies. Raucci, 64, will continue serving a sentence of 23 years to life in prison for his attack. A Schenectady County jury in 2010 […] [Read More]
'Born Thug' cuts prison time in stabbing retrial
A twice-convicted felon with the words "Born Thug" tattooed on his stomach was convicted Tuesday in the retrial of a 2009 stabbing at Albany's LarkFest. Anthony Harden, however, may have shaved more than 50 years off his original sentence, which was tossed when a he won a new trial. Harden was convicted Tuesday of stabbing Christopher […] [Read More]
UPDATED: Local pleas in sprawling gambling case
UPDATE: James Cerniglia, the former Albany County jail guard who pleaded guilty in the case, told a judge that he reaped "Gas money…once in a while" for his work in the gambling ring. Check my colleague Robert Gavin's final, print version of the story here for more details on the plea deals. Three men, including an Albany […] [Read More]
House arrest sought in Llenroc case
Annie George, the Rexford woman convicted of illegally harboring an immigrant servant at her mansion for more than five years, may not have to serve any prison time. My colleague Robert Gavin reports that prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence George to home detention, probation, community service and a fine. George, 41, was accused […] [Read More]
Weekend recap
Friday The owners of Regency Jewelers were arrested for allegedly having jewelry in their store that was stolen from the home of Assemblyman Peter Lopez. A Schuylerville man was charged with raping a 70-year-old woman. A man was stabbed on Hunter Avenue in Albany. Coeymans police arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly forcing a 14-year-old […] [Read More]
Complaint against Crawford and Feight
United States of America v. Glendon Scott Crawford and Eric J. Feight. [Read More]
Terrorism radiation plot uncovered
In one of the most bizarre and disturbing cases to ever hit the federal courthouse in Albany, two local men were arraigned Wednesday afternoon on charges that they sought to create a truck-mounted radiation weapon to sell to Jewish groups and the Ku Klux Klan. The federal complaint against Glendon Scott Crawford, a General Electric […] [Read More]
Retrial, conflicting accounts, in '09 triple-stabbing near LarkFest
The retrial of a Troy man charged with a triple stabbing near the city's LarkFest celebration in 2009 began Monday with prosecutors calling the incident a heinous attack, the defense labeling it a "classic case of self-defense." Anthony Harden, 34, has a new chance at freedom after being sentenced to 65 years in prison in […] [Read More]
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Guest management for a better customer acquisition
Lodgit Desk's guest management shows you your guests' complete address data at a glance. You can set the guest list to display only specific groups; either those you've assigned your guests to yourself or the automatic preset groups that come in with Lodgit Desk (such as the automatic group 'email' which lists all addresses that have an email address assigned to them).
- List of guest groups as well as all guests comprised therein (e.g. the group "all" lists all guests)
- Creation of your own groups and use of preset automatic groups
- Search option via a universal search box (names, addresses, specific characteristics, etc.)
- Set up and delete guests
- Input and edit master data
- Overview of all relevant data pertaining to one guest
- Input the guest's contact details (phone, fax, email)
- Add individual data under "further details" (e.g. for hobbies, travelling documents, license plate, etc.)
- Individual form of address as well as individual address format cover letters
- Apply any number of notes for a guest (chronological order; notes are scanned through)
- Guest history
- Display other guests that have travelled with this guest before
- Overview of all the guest's offers, confirmations, invoices, dunning notices and cancellation credits
- Overview of miscellaneous correspondence with this guest
- Booking history
- Display the guest's total number of bookings (regular guest function)
- Automatic birthday reminders
- simple address import using vCards or text lists in CSV format created using the usual software (Microsoft® Outlook, Apple® address book, etc.)
Write letters and emails to selected guests
The guest management allows you to send letters and emails to selected guests (automated form letters). The personal forms of address individually saved in the guest database along with the postal address format of the corresponding country or even an individualized template can be used at will.
Lodgit Desk always gives you an overview of the entire correspondence as all letters, offers, confirmations and invoices are kept within the guest management (history) as well as in a searchable archive.
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text: Come on down and watch Evanston's award-winning 4th of July parade, kicking-off at 2 p.m. on Central St. at Central Park Ave. and traveling east to Ryan Field at Ashland Ave. ECTV will be there on Thursday, July 4th taping the festivities, which will later air in rotation on ECTV Channel 6. Join us for lots of fun, great floats, fantastic cars, dance performances and cheer teams. Providing colorful commentary will be our very own Ms. Whitney, host, "The Whitney Reynolds Show," and Shawn Jones of "The Reporters." Hope to see you there!Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune


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Welcome to The Twickenham Museum website.
Here we reveal some of the history of Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons. These villages, situated by the River Thames to the south-west of London, have a rich history going back thousands of years.
This material is the "virtual reality" part of the museum, which is housed in a small building that can only display, or store, a fraction of our recorded history.
Use our Timeline to follow events from the earliest days of 'Tuican hom' to the present. Try one of our Themed exhibitions and discover the historical sites and people. Read the stories behind the People, Places and Events of the area.
Look through our archive of photographs, maps, documents and paintings.
Whatever you do, enjoy your visit!
The website relies on voluntary support for its continuing development. Please make a donation.
From City to Suburb
A new exhibition starting 21st February telling the story of how an ancient City of London church came to be rebuilt alongside the A316 in Twickenham.
1914 Maps and Images
An exhibition of maps and photographs and other material depicting Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons in 1914.
Football at the Front
Our programme of events remembering Twickenham's contribution to the First World War runs from December to July 2016.
Villages on the River
The core of this exhibition illustrating the history and growth of the various settlements continues at the museum.
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Only 100 of these puppies (kittens?) will be manufactured and, to make them even rarer, Comic-Con will be the only opportunity to place a pre-order. The full price to throw one of these real trophies onto the pile of digital trophies you've already collected? $400. Me-yow.
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TriForce proudly presents the officially licensed Batman: Arkham City – Pink Catwoman Riddler Trophy Full Scale Replica, masterfully sculpted and painted by the artisans at TriForce.
This San Diego Comic Con exclusive will be available for pre-order at the show. As we know not all of the trophies laid down by the Riddler throughout Arkham City can be collected by the Dark Knight. Some of them were reserved specially for Catwoman and booby trapped to electrocute Batman if he tried to help out his feline 'friend'.
The Pink Catwoman Riddler Trophy Full Scale Replica is hand-finished and hand-painted to precision quality. Intricately crafted and cast in polystone, it measures 19" in height, weighs in at 8 pounds, and features working LED effects!
Own this authentic piece of videogame history for $400 as part of a Limited Edition of 100 pieces available for pre-order only at the TriForce booth 2846 at San Diego Comic Con 2012.
The piece will ship by 4th quarter 2012. We plan to retain a percentage of units for sale thru our online newsletter for those unable to attend San Diego Comic Con. A $100 non-refundable deposit will be required upon placing your pre-order.
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- Game format Optical disc, Downloadable
- Online features Multiplayer, Voice chat, Video chat, Store, Browser
- Drive capacity 250 GB
- Controller type Wired, Wireless
- Motion controls Accelerometer, Gyroscopic
- Video outputs HDMI (v1.3), RCA / composite
- Released 2012-09-25
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Motivity Pictures Grand Rapids Video Production
All-inclusive Film production company located in downtown Grand Rapids Michigan. Specializing in all film, video, HD productions and all post production.
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All-inclusive Film production company located in downtown Grand Rapids Michigan. Specializing in all film, video, HD productions and all post production.
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Motivity Pictures is an award winning all-inclusive film and high definition production company located in Grand Rapids Michigan.
From concept to final product delivery, Motivity Pictures provides a custom solution to your film and HD video production needs.
Our portfolio includes national and regional commercials, feature length documentary and narrative films, corporate profile films, Animation and viral video campaigns.
Production formats include 35mm film, 16mm, HD, DSLR Timelapse and stop motion, Red one, After Effects and just about any other tool that is right for the Job.
We are located at 820 Monroe Ave. Grand Rapids, 49503 Suite 333a.
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Getting enough folic acid aids fetus in proper development
The Ziegfeld Follies were the epitome of glitzy, amusing Vaudeville shows from 1907 to 1930. But today's Folic Acid Follies are no laughing matter: Only about 40 percent of North American women take a folic acid supplement, and the average North American gets less than half the recommended intake.
If this essential nutrient doesn't show up in the daily diet of women who can become pregnant, fetal development can be compromised. (We recommend that women and men get 400 mcg daily from a supplement and make sure to eat folate-rich leafy vegetables, sunflower seeds, asparagus, citrus fruit, beans and 100 percent whole grains.)
Now, it's long been known that folic acid helps a fetus develop properly and prevents birth defects such as spina bifida. But maybe the latest research news will inspire every woman of child-bearing age, whether you plan to get pregnant or not (remember, about half of all pregnancies are unplanned), to follow the recommendations. In one study, taking a folic acid supplement from four weeks before conception through the first eight weeks of pregnancy cut the risk of having a child with autism by 40 percent! We suggest you take it for 12 weeks before conception.
And whatever your age, get plenty of folic acid every day.
Tip: Prepared and packaged foods such as breads, rice, and breakfast cereals are fortified with folic acid, but they often come loaded with added sugar and syrup. So we say, avoid those and go for nutrition-packed leafy greens and a 400 mcg supplement!
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" or visit www.sharecare.com.
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Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding.
—Tom Peters
There is no better marketing strategy than branding. If you can build a strong brand people will search specifically for you when they are looking to buy what you offer. Your new products will launch with the trust and credibility your brand has acquired over time. A lack of trust is one of the biggest barriers to selling online. Brand establishes that trust instantly.
Do you understand the importance of brand?
- Do you buy Kleenex or tissues?
- Do you Google or search?
- Do you Xerox of make a copy?
- Do you use a Band-Aid or an adhesive bandage?
- Do you use Scotch Tape or cellophane tape?
- Do you FedEx or do you send a package?
- Do you eat Jell-O or gelatin?
- Do you play Ping-Pong or table tennis?
- Do you use Chapstick or lip balm?
- Do you use a Frisbee or a sports disc?
- Do you use Windex or glass and window cleaner?
- Do you use Vaseline or petroleum jelly?
- Do you ask for a Coke or a cola?
- Do you relax in the Jacuzzi or the hot tub?
- Do you use a Jet-Ski or a personal watercraft?
- Do you write on a Post-It-Note or a piece of paper with adhesive on the back?
- Do you clean your ears with a Q-tip or a cotton swap?
- Do you cook in a Crock-Pot or an electric slow cooker?
- Do you TiVo or use your digital video recorder?
- Do you use Saran Wrap or plastic wrap?
Do you understand the importance of brand yet?
Will you be as well known as some of the brands above? Maybe not, but every action you take makes a statement about you and you don't need as much money as you think to build a brand. Money will help you extend your reach, but if you understand who you're trying to reach you can save money by limiting your marketing to those people.
Look over the list above or at some of the brands listed here. Do you think they profit by being associated as the product instead of just one of the many who make the product? Do you understand the importance of brand?
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Compare Care Homes >> Care Homes in England >> Care Homes in Norfolk >> Care Homes in Dereham >> Woodstock Residential Home
Woodstock Residential Home
Description of Woodstock Residential Home
Below is what Compare Care Homes knows about this care home provider. The words 'we', 'us' and 'our' do not necessarily refer to Compare Care Homes. Also, references to inspections are likely to relate to inspections by the care home regulator for this part of the UK.
Woodstock Residential Home Features
Pets Allowed
Private Garden
Smoking Allowed
(within the grounds)
Disabled Access
Special Diets
(other than English)
Place Of Worship
(includes a quiet room)
Organised Activities
Access to support services (such as an optician, nutritionist, chiropodist, physiotherapist)
Can deal with behavioural issues
Care provided in the resident's home
Communal dining area/lounge area
Daily baths/showers
Dignity Champion
End of life support
Family/carer can stay for the night
Flexible meal times
Flexible visiting times
Independent living training
Individual care plan for each resident
Local authority run care homes
On-site hairdresser available
Palliative Care
Support for residents to spend short breaks at family homes
Warden-assisted sheltered housing
Emergency call system in room
Internet Access / WiFi
Telephone point in bedroom
TV point in bedroom
Residents can bring their own furniture
Location and Transport
Near public transport
Near shops and/or amenities
Own mini-bus or equivalent
Care Home Features
Close care unit
Lift/stairlift access to upper floor
Secure entrance/keypad access
Separate dementia unit
The above rating has been calculated from aggregate data of submitted reviews of user experiences relating to this care home. It does not represent the opinion or view of Compare Care Homes, its staff or its directors. The rating may change dependant on the opinions contained within the submitted user reviews.
Care Services
Care Home Type: Conventional Care Home
Total Rooms: 28 places
Day Care
Emergency Placements
Long Term
Short Stay
Trial Stay
Over-65's Care
Diets Catered For: Vegan Diet, Vegetarian Diet, All Diets Catered For, Low-fat Diet
|Room Types
|Dementia / Alzheimer's
| Single
Single En Suite
|Over-65's Care
| Single
Single En Suite
GP Services
Retain own GP: Yes
GP rounds: Not stated
GP round durations: Not stated
Care Home Questionnaire
"Take this questionnaire along with you when you start visiting care homes yourself. We hope that it will help you make the right decision by suggesting what you should ask and look for in a simple yes/no format. We have tried to include all the important considerations."
Woodstock Residential Home News
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Barrock Court Nursing Home at Low Hesket is planning an £800,000 extension that should create between 10 and 12 permanent jobs.
5 April 2013
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Advinia Healthcare acquire at risk Cumbrian care home in buyout
A Cumbrian care home has been rescued from administration after a London healthcare group swooped to buy it.
27 November 2011
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I use Fluxbox window manager on Ubuntu Linux where I don't have all the bells and whistles of GNOME or KDE.
so I thought I'd make myself a daemon program that will automatically put my computer to hibernate when my laptop battery is almost empty
usually I take care that my battery doesn't get to the red zone but this is for those few cases I forget
I wrote this small programm in C++
why c++
well because I don't programm in c++ and I found it interesting to do so
main.cpp looks like this
so, you see the locations of the info and state file for the laptop battery, the percent at which we go to hibernation (I've set it to 12%), and the sleep interval before checking the battery state again (10 seconds)
I use my own hibernate script but you could use something like /usr/sbin/hibernate
you can change all of these
in the main function you can se that:
- we work only as a root user
- we daemonize (detach from the terminal and run in background)
- instantiate a worker class object
- and do our work
and what is our work? check out this picture
well we get the battery total capacity and current capacity and then we calculate the percent
if the percent is less that what I want (12%) then I want my laptop to go to hibernaton
but I also made a security check (that you can remove if you like)
that makes sure my laptop doesn't go twice into hibernation in succession
why did I do that?
well because I parse data from some files I have no influence over
and those files can change their format anytime
so this is just a precaution
I have a simple makefile that compiles this code, copies it to /usr/local/bin/medved (medved in my language means a bear and bears hibernate ) and adds an entry to /etc/rc.local so that it starts next time you reboot your box automatically
you can also start it by hand and see how it works before the reboot
and that's it, now I have a daemon that puts my laptop to hibernation before my battery runs dry
I've published the source code under GPL licence version 3
you can get source code here