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Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 pictures and hands-on
Panasonic's SZ7 is the first camera released in a brand new compact camera line. So what can be expected?
The SZ-series stands for "stylish zoom", which, while we wouldn't dis3agree with the SZ7's style, we do struggle to see a key design factor that separates the model from the rest of the Lumix compact range.
The SZ7's 10x optical zoom lens starts at a wideangle 25mm and stretches up to a considerable 250mm. Considering that the camera body is a mere 21mm wide that's an impressive feat. It's this small size that'll really help to shift the camera and, in line with its "style" motto, the body is far more slender than some other 10x zoom compacts.
When we went to see Panasonic to see the SZ7, much attention was focused on the camera's new 14-megapixel MOS sensor. This chip isn't the usual CCD sensor that you'll find in compacts of old, which brings advantages to not only stills quality but better movie capture thanks to the sensor type. The claim is also that, despite its 14-megapixel resolution, the SZ7 will have image quality at least 50 per cent better than previous 14-megapixel CCD sensors. As the sample model we got to play with wasn't a finished one it wasn't possible to take any sample shots away with us for closer analysis, though the shots on the camera's rear screen looked good to us.
Where the Panasonic Lumix SZ7 is a cut above many competitors' compact cameras is in the autofocus department. Panasonic also engineers its G-series compact system cameras and has had breakthroughs in super-fast contrast-detection autofocus. Lucky for all of us, some of that technology has trickled down into the Lumix SZ7 as this compact zips to work and focuses very quickly without hunting for the subject. With most compact cameras the focus speed is decent, but the SZ7 sets itself apart - it feels noticeably faster than similar priced models.
The speed continues into the continuous shooting mode. Fix the focus point and the camera can snap away at 10 frames per second, or 5fps while continuous autofocus is activated. The continuous focus isn't always perfect when it comes to maintaining focus on faster moving subjects, as tested with a hand in front of the lens (admittedly not in the very best lighting conditions), but it's more than can be said for many compact cameras that fail to offer any continuous AF during burst shooting whatsoever.
As mentioned the SZ7's movie clips should be top quality too. Panasonic has enabled full 1080p capture at 25p using AVCHD or immediate MP4 files. As per stills we've been unable to check the quality on a large screen. What we can say is the one-touch movie button on top of the camera is well placed for straightforward activation.
All in all the SZ7 has plenty on offer. A substantial lens, that should be decent image and movie quality, plus speedy autofocus all wrapped up in a thin, well-designed - if not very similar to other Lumix ranges - body. It's due out in the shops come March time, but there has been no word on pricing and even online retailers aren't yet listing the model.
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Styling ASP.NET Validation Controls
A little break from all the photography for a bit. Since I spent the better part of the morning trying to get around this, I figured I'd document it for future developers.
If you are using the intrinsic ASP.NET Validation controls on a Web Forms project, you'll notice they always default to being red. While this is all fine and good since red for warnings makes sense. What if you (or your design team) want them to be a different color? If you look at the rendereded HTML, you'll see it makes the text red by using inline CSS:
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Where this becomes an issue is if you try to style this via an external stylesheet (generally a good practice):
.scfRequired {
color: #005598;
Since there is a color specified in the inline CSS, it will take precendent. We could add !important to our external stylesheet, but that sort of feels like a hack. What we really want to do is get ASP.NET to stop adding the inline style. Turns out this isn't that hard to do. Just add a blank ForeColor attribute to your validator:
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ToolTip="Required Field"
ErrorMessage="Please Enter your ZIP/Postal Code"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
No inline CSS colors will be output and your external stylesheet rules will apply. I'm sure this isn't news to many, but none of the first few pages of search results seemed to point this out. This applies for all of the validation controls including the ValidationSummary control which seem to have a predisposition to red.

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Plug 'n Save Energy Products offers a very cool and innovative product called the PV Solar Shutter Retro-Fit. The PV Solar Shutter is a way to add PV cells to existing plantation shutters. PV cells are embedded in the louvers and wired to produce power.
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Hey, That's My Fish! App
Your vast colony of penguins has been torn apart by a harsh winter and dwindling fishing grounds. Now you must race across shrinking ice floes to retrieve as many fish as you can before the ice melts beneath your feet. With hunger urging you on in a fight against your fellow penguins, you'll do anything you can to survive...while wearing earmuffs.
Welcome to the lively world of Hey, That's My Fish!, a game of fishy confrontation for 1-4 players now available for your favorite digital device! Control a greedy band of penguins racing to score the most fish on a rapidly sinking ice floe. This lively game balances deep strategic play with a light and family-friendly landscape.
The Hey, That's My Fish! board game, originally published in 2003, has been recognized for its innovative strategy through a Spiel des Jahres recommendation and other awards. Now the award-winning game is only the touch of a finger away!
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Who will rise to face off against you in this chilly arena? Players can choose to battle up to 3 friends, or a combination of friends and computer opponents through pass and play. Newcomers and fans of this classic board game will enjoy the solo option against a clever AI opponent, perfect for a quick casual game during the day, or a more intense struggle to beat your best score.
Victory in Hey, That's My Fish! is measured by a full belly; the penguin clan with the most fish at the end of the game is the winner. With a cutthroat attitude, you can outmaneuver your opponents and win the game. Hey, That's My Fish! can also be enjoyed as an amicable contest for a family-friendly experience. From light play to a serious strategic mindset, this animated adventure is perfect for players of any experience level.
With randomized maps created every game, your penguins can waddle across a perpetually new Antarctic terrain in their quest for a tasty dinner. But be careful, your path might be blocked by missing ice; use this feature to your advantage and sink the competition! Should you block off a competing penguin from moving he will meet his fate in the ocean below.
Hey, That's My Fish! is simple to learn, but challenging to master, offering endless hours of fun as you discover the best tactics to use in your fish-grabbing escapades. A large variety of map levels to unlock that increase in difficulty, and an optional imposed time limit on turn length, will have you constantly testing your skills. Hey, That's My Fish! also offers an array of player achievements to complete, should you manage to master their conditions. Rise in penguin rank as you successfully earn each award.
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Posted: June 01, 2009|
Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Police Dr Timothy Brain has announced his retirement.
Dr Brain will formally end his police career on January 1 next year after 31 years' service.
He has served as Chief Constable of Gloucestershire since 2001, having previously been the county's Deputy Chief Constable from 1998, and said it had been an honour to serve the county.
"It has been a privilege to serve the people of Gloucestershire and the Gloucestershire Constabulary for over 11 years, firstly as Deputy Chief Constable and for the last eight years as Chief Constable," he said.
"The Constabulary has made enormous strides of development over the years and I am pleased to have had the support of loyal officers and members of staff in making that progress.
"I am honoured to have served in three other forces - Avon and Somerset, Hampshire, and West Midlands - all with proud and honourable traditions of service to their communities.
"I am also honoured to have been a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers for over 15 years, and in particular to have contributed to developments in rescuing children from prostitution and vulnerable women who have been victims of international trafficking.
"I shall leave the Constabulary in good shape, with the highest number of officers and staff in its 170-year history and with crime at its lowest level for 20 years."
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Hazardous condition warning indications are transmitted from a site to a remote location on a conventional audio communication link. A variety of hazardous conditions including unconsciousness or inebriation of a workman at the site or his exposure to dangerous materials may be sensed and identifying information indicative of the source or location of the irregularity sensed may be transmitted to the remote location. A convention hand-held transceiver equipped with hazardous material sensors and sensors responsive to indications of potential impaired functioning of the individual are illustrated as an exemplary embodiment.
1. An arrangement for monitoring for potentially dangerous conditions associated with a person at one end of a two-way radio voice communication system and for reporting the existence of a particular potentially dangerous condition to another end of the system comprising:
at least one condition sensor at said one system end for providing an indication of at least one of, a hazardous environment at said one system end and an impaired functioning of the person at said one system end;
means at said one system end for selectively providing a digital signal identifying said one system end;
means including a portable transceiver at said one system end for sending at least the identifying signal by way of the voice communication system to said another end upon detection of a potentially dangerous condition by said sensor;
local alarm means for warning the person at said one communication system end when the one sensor detects a potentially dangerous condition and;
a microphone coupled to the transceiver, the one condition sensor comprising an alcohol sensitive transducer mounted closely adjacent the microphone and responsive to excess alcohol content in the air adjacent the microphone as the one person speaks into the microphone to provide a potentially dangerous inebriation condition indication.
2. In a voice communication system including a microphone at a transmit location, an alcohol sensitive transducer mounted closely adjacent the microphone to monitor the breath of a microphone user as he speaks into the microphone and to provide an output indication enabling a transmission over the voice communication system when the transducer senses an alcohol concentration above a predetermined threshold, and means at the transmit location responsive to the transducer output indication for providing a digital indication unique to the particular transmit location for transmission over the voice communication system.
3. An arrangement for monitoring the conscious state of an individual and for providing an alarm in the event an unconscious condition of the individual is detected comprising:
a radiation source;
a radiation detector located closely adjacent the source and shielded therefrom so as to be unresponsive to any direct radiation from the source;
an indirect radiation path from the source to the detector including a portion of the individual's anatomy comprising an eye of the individual where movement of the anatomy portion varies the radiation received by the detector, the radiation source and detector being supported near the individual's eye to monitor eye and eye lid movement;
means coupled to the radiation detector and responsive to a steady indication from the detector for a predetermined time interval indicative of uniform radiation due to lack of movement of the anatomy portion during the predetermined time interval for providing an alarm indication; and
a portable radio transceiver carried by the individual and coupled to the means for providing an alarm indication to transmit the alarm indication to a remote location.
4. The arrangement of claim 3 wherein the predetermined time interval is about twenty seconds.
5. The arrangement of claim 3 wherein the means for providing an alarm indication provides an audible alarm in the vicinity of the individual being monitored.
6. The arrangement of claim 3 wherein the means for providing an alarm indication further includes means for generating a digital identification signal in the form of an eight bit binary code unique to the particular individual being monitored, and means comprising a frequency shift keying encoder for frequency encoding the digital identification signal for transmission by the portable radio transceiver to the remote location, and further including at the remote location, a radio receiver, a frequency shift keying decoder, digital means coupled to the decoder for receiving therefrom the digital identification signal, and display means coupled to the digital means for providing a visible identification of the source of the sensed irregularity.
7. The arrangement of claim 6 further including, at the remote location, audible warning means enabled upon receipt of an alarm indication to audibly indicate an unconscious condition has been sensed.
8. An arrangement for monitoring for potentially dangerous conditions associated with a person at one end of a two-way radio voice communication system and for reporting the existence of a particular potentially dangerous condition to another end of the system comprising:
at least one condition sensor at said one system end for providing an indication of at least one of, a hazardous environment at said one system end and an impaired functioning of the person at said one system end, the one condition sensor comprising an infrared source, an infrared sensor, and an infrared radiation path from the source to the sensor including a portion of the anatomy of the person at said one system end with movement of the anatomy portion varying the radiation received by the sensor;
means at said one system end for selectively providing a digital signal identifying said one system end;
means including a portable transceiver at said one system end for sending at least the identifying signal by way of the voice communication system to said another end upon detection of a potentially dangerous condition by said sensor;
local alarm means for warning the person at said one communication system end when the one sensor detects a potentially dangerous condition;
means for determining the lapse of a predetermined time interval and upon expiration thereof to actuate the means for sending, and means responsive to radiation variations received by the sensor to reset the means for determining to an initial state thereby precluding sending of the identifying signal so long as movement of the anatomy portion occurs before expiration of the predetermined time interval.
9. The arrangement of claim 8 wherein the predetermined time interval is about twenty seconds and the anatomy portion is the person's eye.
The present invention relates generally to systems for monitoring for the presence of potentially hazardous conditions and upon the detection of such conditions for providing warning indications either locally or remote to indicate the presence of the hazardous condition and more particularly to such monitoring schemes used in conjunction with pre-existing voice communication systems.
There are currently commercially available a wide variety of, typically hand-held, solid state devices for detecting gas leaks or for the presence of combustible gases. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,352,087 illustrates such an arrangement employing a sensing device which responds to a variety of contaminating gases or fumes as well as responding to a depletion of oxygen within the atmosphere being monitored to sound an audible alarm at the location of the device.
Remote condition monitoring systems generally are quite well known including for example hospital monitoring of patient vital signs, telemetry systems monitoring many different parameters of astronauts or spacecraft, railway centralized control systems, and a vast variety of production controls in manufacturing systems. Such known remote monitoring techniques are generally tailored in their entireties to the particular environment being monitored.
Gas analyzing devices and vapor sensitive switches along with vital sign monitoring transducers and unusual attitude tilt switching devices have been employed as remote condition sensors wherein an abnormality is transmitted by a dedicated radio transmitter to a remote receiver. Illustrative of these types of schemes are U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,406,342 and 4,331,953. Such systems do not provide for conventional communication.
Also generally well known are a wide variety of voice communication systems including, for example, conventional telephone systems, fixed or mobile two way radio communication systems and portable or hand-held transceiver communication networks. In addition to military applications such hand-held transceivers are frequently carried by policemen, firemen and other individuals who are at one time or another exposed to potentially hazardous conditions. In these situations, transmission notifying others of the existence of a potentially hazardous condition is dependent upon the individual actuating the transceiver in its normal mode of operation. If the individual is incapacitated, the existence of the hazardous condition may not be communicated to others both to the detriment of the individual exposed to the hazardous condition and potentially to the detriment of others who might otherwise have been forewarned of its existence.
Among the several objects of the present invention may be noted the provision of a hazardous condition warning system suitable for incorporation into a pre-existing voice communication network; the provision of an adjunct to a portable radio transceiver which monitors the transceiver environment for unusual conditions and provides both remote and local alarm indications in the event such unusual conditions are sensed; the provision of an arrangement for detecting an impaired function condition of an individual and transmitting the existence of that condition to a remote location; the provision of an arrangement for transmitting signals indicative of potentially hazardous conditions at a given location with the particular signal transmitted being indicative of the location or particular type hazardous condition encountered; the provision of a remote indicating consciousness monitoring system; and an overall improvement in voice communications systems for transmitting, receiving and displaying information in addition to the information periodically intentionally transmitted by an individual. These as well as other objects and advantageous features of the present invention will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.
In general, an arrangement utilizing a voice communication system monitors for potentially dangerous conditions at one end of the system and reports the existence of such conditions to another end of the system by providing a condition sensor and an arrangement for generating a signal identifying the sensor with that identifying signal being transmitted over the voice communication system upon detection by the sensor of a potentially dangerous condition.
Also in general, and in one form of the invention, a voice communication system has an irregularity sensing and warning arrangement including a transducer which continually monitors for the presence of a particular irregularity providing an output indication upon the sensing of such irregularity. Upon the sensing of such an irregularity, a warning indication is provided at the location of the transducer and another warning indication is transmitted by way of the voice communication system to a location remote from the transducer.
Still further in general and in one form of the invention, an arrangement for monitoring the conscious state of an individual and for providing an alarm in the event an unconscious condition is detected includes a radiation source and a radiation detector positioned closely adjacent one another but shielded so as to be uneffected by any direct radiation from the source to the detector. An indirect path from the source to the detector includes a portion of an individual's anatomy so that movement of that anatomy portion varies the radiation received by the detector. If the detector receives a steady level of radiation for a predetermined time interval indicating a lack of movement of the anatomy portion during that time interval, an alarm indication is generated.
Further in general and in one form of the invention, a microphone associated with a voice communication system such as radio or telephone has an alcohol level sensitive transducer associated therewith to test the alcohol level of the breath of an individual speaking into that microphone along with an arrangement for transmitting data identifying the user or microphone source over the voice communication system to a remote location upon an indication by the transducer that the alcohol level is excessive.
The above-mentioned and other features and objects of this invention and the manner of obtaining them will become more apparent and the invention itself will be best understood by reference to the following description of an embodiment of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating various concepts of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of a hand-held transceiver and separate irregularity sensing warning system module connected thereto;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a base station or receiver having a decoder and display module coupled thereto;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a gas detector and encoder suitable for incorporation into the module of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a decoder suitable for incorporation into the module of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of a conventional pair of spectacles such as safety glasses with an eye movement detector mounted thereon; and
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating circuitry used in conjunction with the detector of FIG. 6 for monitoring eye movement and providing an alarm or warning indication indicative of potential unconsciousness of the wearer of the spectacles of the FIG. 6.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
The exemplifications set out herein illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention in one form thereof and such exemplifications are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure or the scope of the invention in any manner.
In FIG. 1 a voice communication system is indicated generally by a radio frequency transmitter 11 at one site or location and a radio frequency receiver 13 at some other location remote from the location of transmitter 11 with conventional radio communication between the antennas 15 and 17 being illustrated generally by the arrow 19. Conventional two-way communication is contemplated but not required. Transmitter 11 may be a conventional hand-held transceiver such as the GENAVE GHT6 available for Applicant's assignee or an MX320 or similar MX300 series "Handie-Talkie" available from Motorola Communications and Electronics, Inc. of Schaumburg, Ill. as illustrated in FIG. 2 while the receiver 13 may be a conventional base station as illustrated in FIG. 3 or simply another hand-held transceiver of the type illustrated in FIG. 2. The system contemplates monitoring the location of transmitter 11 for irregularities or potentially dangerous conditions typically associated with a person at that transmitter location.
Any one of a wide variety of environment sensors 21 may be located at the transmitter location including, by way of example only, those sensors disclosed in the aforementioned United States Patents. Such environment sensors include, by way of example, radiation detectors, smoke detectors, detectors for determining an abnormally low oxygen content in the atmosphere as well as a wide variety of detectors for hazardous gases such as alcohol, ammonia, carbon monoxide, natural gas and phosgene to name but a few. For example, the device of U.S. Pat. No. 4,350,660 in conjunction with a threshold circuit will provide a satisfactory ammonia gas detector. Any one of the several multi-gas detectors currently employed in combustible gas leak detectors could also be employed. Other hazardous conditions could be associated with some sort of impaired functioning of the individual located at the transmitter location and such impaired function sensors are indicated generally at 23. The impaired function sensors might test the breath of the individual at the transmitter location speaking into a microphone to determine the alcohol content of the individual's breath or could monitor body functions such as pulse rate, respiration rate or movement of a portion of the anatomy such as the individual's eye as described in greater detail in conjuntion with FIGS. 6 and 7. Another impaired function sensor of a somewhat different nature than the previous example is a simple mercury tilt switch which changes state from non-conducting to conducting when the individual assumes a prone position.
Digitally encoded identifiers indicated generally at 25 may also form part of the input at the location being monitored with such identifiers typically indicating either the particular individual being monitored or the particular type environment or impaired function sensor being used or in some cases, other types of information may be included within the identifiers. Identifier and sensor input is combined in logic circuitry 27 so that when one of the sensors 21 or 23 detects an irregular condition, the identifiers 25 are transmitted by way of the communication link 19 to a remote location and a local alarm 29 is enabled to warn the individual at the potentially hazardous site that a potentially dangerous condition has been sensed.
Upon sensing such an irregularity as indicated by the transmission of the identifiers, receiver 13 receives and logic circuitry 31 decodes this information to provide an alarm 33 audibly or visually to an individual at the remote location and to further display, at 35, the information such as the location of the sensed irregularity included within the identifiers. Further information may be stored in a memory 37 for display in conjunction with the identifiers. Memory 37 could, for example, include information about the particular task or location of the individual identified by the identifier code, information about the particular hazard to which that individual might be exposed or could even maintain histories on individuals being monitored such as pulse or respiration rates so that an alarm condition could be enabled in the event that there was an abrupt change in the parameter being monitored. The details of the transmitter portion of the communication link of FIG. 1 are illustrated in greater detail in FIGS. 2 and 4.
A conventional hand-held transceiver 11 includes antenna 15 and a spring belt clip 39 allowing the user to fasten the transceiver to his belt freeing his hands for further activities. This transceiver 11 also includes an external microphone input 41 receiving information from the logic and encoder block 27 of FIG. 1. The separate module or package 43, also including a belt clip 45, may be worn by the individual. Module 43 may include the aforementioned mercury tilt switch 45 providing the aforementioned impaired function sensor indication 23 as well as a hazardous gas detector 47 providing the function of environment sensor 21 of FIG. 1. Module 47 still further includes manually actuable code wheels 49 allowing the user to dial in, for example, 16 bits of information which may include eight bits identifying the particular user or wearer and another eight bits identifying the particular type gas detector 47. Of course, other information might be appropriate to a particular situation. The individual being monitored also carries a conventional hand-held microphone with further belt clip, if desired, and with a conventional press to talk switch 53. Conventional microphone 51 may be modified to include a breathalyzer or alcohol sensor 55, if desired.
With this modification, when the user speaks into the microphone 51, he also exposes the alcohol level sensor 55 to this breath and that sensor functions in its normal manner testing the air exhaled by the individual for an abnormally high alcohol content. Thus, in FIG. 2 where the microphone 51 would normally plug into the connector 41, it is instead plugged into the module 43 and the lead from module 43, in turn, connected to the conventional hand-held microphone inlet 41.
Referring now in greater detail to FIG. 4, output line 59 provides a conventional audio connection to the external microphone connector 41 of FIG. 2 while output line 61 also connected to that terminal and a part of cable 63 connects to the press to talk circuit of the transceiver 11. The inputs to the circuit of FIG. 4 in addition to the conventional hand-held microphone 51 are the aforementioned tilt switch 45 and hazardous gas detector 47. Of course, other or alternative irregularity monitoring transducers could be used as inputs. These various input transducers are coupled to a latch 57 which in its normal or quiescent state provides a first output signal on line 65 which may be thought of as a zero or no signal and when enabled or actuated by one of the transducers changes to a one or high state on line 65 which by way of the gate 67 actuates a clock generator 69, the frequency of which is controlled by crystal 71. This clock generator loads into the sixteen bit shift register 73, the particular pattern of binary digits determined by the particular setting of the code wheels 49 and that particular binary code is used to modulate encoder 75. In particular the encoder 75 may be a frequency shift keying device having an output at one thousand hertz for zeros in the binary code and an output of twelve hundred hertz for ones in the binary code. An EXAR Model 2211 chip is a suitable encoder. This frequency shift encoded information is supplied by way of the operational amplifier 77 to the transceiver for conventional modulation and transmission since both the one thousand and the twelve hundred hertz signals are well within the audio pass band of the communication system.
The hazardous detection which sets latch 57 initiating the foregoing sequence also actuates a timer 79 set, for example, to provide a high output on line 61 for a five second interval actuating the press to talk circuitry of the transmitter. The appropriate choice of logic circuitry allows this signal on line 61 at the termination thereof to re-set latch 57 and, in the event that the transducers are no longer sensing the hazardous condition, transmission of the warning signal terminates. However, should one of the transducers still be detecting the hazardous condition, latch 57 is again set and the warning signal transmitted. The output on line 65 indicative of sensing a hazardous condition also initiates operation of a swept tone oscillator 81 which provides an audible alarm signal by way of the audio amplifier 83 to a small loud speaker 85 also carried in module 43 as illustrated in FIG. 2. Receipt and processing of the frequency shift keying encoded alarm signal at a remote location is illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5.
In addition to its normal communication function, the base station receiver 13 is coupled to module 87 by way of an external speaker lead 89. Of course, module 87 like module 43 of FIG. 2 could be made integral with the transmitter or receiver but both are illustrated separately as an add-on module for clarity of description. Base station receiver 13 which is typically a transceiver includes a conventional microphone 91 and loud speaker 93 as well as conventional volume and squelch controls or other conventional controls. Module 87 includes a four digit display 95 such as four conventional seven segment light emitting diode display devices. This four digit display will typically indicate the location, type of hazard and/or identify the particular individual associated with an alarm condition. Module 87 further includes a flashing alert display 97 which indicates to an individual at the base station that some sort of alarm condition exists as well as a further alert display 99 which may, for example, indicate a possible state of inebriation of an individual speaking into a microphone at the transmitter location. An additional warning indication that a potentially hazardous condition has been sensed may be audibly sounded at the base station by way of speaker 93, module speaker 115 or otherwise, if desired.
Functions similar to those of module 87 may also be received at other than a base station i.e. by other individuals within a communication net and thus may be incorporated into each of the units of the type illustrated in FIG. 2. Thus, in FIG. 2, the four digit display 101 corresponds to display 95 of FIG. 3 and a special alert output speaker 105 may be provided to indicate that a hazardous condition has been sensed by another individual within the communication net. In either case, the general approach to receiving decoding and displaying an alert or warning indication is depicted in FIG. 5.
In the FIG. 5, the output from an FM detector corresponding to either line 89 of FIG. 3 or line 107 of FIG. 2, is supplied to a frequency shift keying decoder 111 as well as to audio amplifier 113. This signal to the audio amplifier 113 may, of course, be conventional speech, in turn, supplied to speaker 115 under normal communication conditions or if the warning indication is detected by decoder 111, the audio output may be a "yelping" alarm as supplied by the swept tone oscillator 117.
The frequency shift keying decoder 111, upon detection of an alarm condition, sets latch 119 triggering the alarm oscillator 117 and also triggering the alert flasher timing control 121. Timer 121, in turn, enables the alert display 97 of FIG. 3 which will continue to display the alert condition until timer 121 times out. The output of decoder 111 is also supplied to a sixteen bit shift register 123 and that serial binary code is, in turn, supplied in parallel to binary to decimal decoders 125 and 127 and a similar decoder and latch circuit 129 for display of the particular information involved. Upon expiration of the fixed time for timer 121, latches 127 and 129 are reset expunging the information on their respective displays and further a manual reset switch 131 for decoder 125 and latch 119 may be provided. Actuation of reset switch 131, by way of latch 119 and alarm timer 121, also supplies reset signals to latches 127 and 129.
A wide variety of impaired function or environment sensors have been suggested and others will occur to the reader. As one further, and somewhat different example, consciousness of an individual may be monitored by an eye motion detection arrangement illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7. In FIG. 6, a pair of safety glasses 133 have mounted thereon a small infrared radiation source and radiation detector element 135 so as to be in reasonably close proximity to the wearer's eye. For example, the element 135 may be located closely adjacent the hinge joining the temple and front portion of the safety glasses' frame. Other types of eye wear, visors and the like could be employed to mount the element 135 so long as that element is positioned so as to provide radiation from the source along line 137 of FIG. 7 with that radiation being reflected from the surface of the eye 139 and back along path 141 to the detector portion of the element 135. Element 135, which is a commercially available device such as the Hewlett Packard HEDS-1000 High Resolution Optical Reflective Sensor, has its radiation source and radiation detector shielded from one another so that the detector is not responsive to any direct radiation from the source or ambient lighting but rather is dependent upon the indirect radiation path which as here illustrated includes the eye surface 139 of the human anatomy. As illustrated, movement of eye 139 or blinking of the eye will vary the radiation reflected back along line 141 to the infrared detector and this variation provides a reset signal on line 143 to a timer or counter 145 initializing the count thereon. Thus, counter 145 does not provide an output unless the radiation detected remains uniform over the time span of the counter. In a preferred embodiment, this time span is about twenty seconds since humans normally blink several times in this time span. Lack of eye movement for over a twenty second interval could be indicative of an unconscious state of the individual and upon the expiration of that twenty seconds without any movement indicative reset on line 143, the timer 145 provides an output signal to the alert system 147 and optionally also to a light emitting diode display element 150 and alarm system 147 thereupon functions much as earlier described in conjunction with FIG. 4 providing an audible signal at the location of the wearer by way of an alert output speaker 149 analogous to speaker to 105 in FIG. 2, as well as transmitting this lack of eye movement indication to a remote location such as the base station of FIG. 3 as indicated by block 151.
From the foregoing, it is now apparent that a novel, hazardous or impaired function sensing and reporting scheme suitable for incorporation into existing voice communication networks has been disclosed meeting the objects and advantageous features set out hereinbefore as well as others and that modifications as to the precise configurations, shapes and details may be made by those having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope thereof as set out by the claims which follow.
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text: Barry and Brady did a great job with this year's Open. The Live PPV Finals was a great start for Pool here in the U.S. I found it a little funny that Daulton brought up that he will be playing in the UPA event during his interview. I kind of got the feeling that the players understand and admire the stand that Charlie, Mika, and Double J took. It turned out to be a mistake on their part... because the Berhmans fulfilled their obligations from last year. Daulton's "UPA Plug" may keep Men's Pool on the road to success. It might take somebody, like Shannon Daulton, to act as mediator between UPA and tournament directors to resolve issues. The UPA still has the potential to turn men's pool into a respectable game. YES, I Know The UPA has made some big mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes..... The big question is....Will they learn from them???


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Archinect - News 2015-07-27T21:39:32-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/123352052/in-case-of-fire-use-elevators In case of fire, use elevators Alexander Walter 2015-03-20T13:12:00-04:00 >2015-03-21T13:30:47-04:00
The Fire, Buildings and City Planning Departments are writing rules to govern what are called occupant-evacuation elevators — cars that can, in special circumstances, be used to move people down in an emergency. [...] Experts who have spent years studying building evacuations believe that approach has become outmoded and is in itself potentially dangerous as extremely tall skyscrapers increasingly pierce the New York skyline.

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Residents affected by the fire that broke out in The Torch tower in Dubai Marina at the weekend have been moved to a nearby hotel while the extent of the damage is assessed. [...] More than 1,000 people fled after a fire broke out at around 2am on Saturday in one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. [...] The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/115655555/the-anatomy-of-emergency The Anatomy of Emergency Alexander Walter 2014-12-10T14:33:00-05:00 >2014-12-11T18:10:04-05:00
Of all the roles of government, emergency response may be the least controversial. When disaster hits, we expect our fire, police, and other public services to provide immediate relief. But as James McConnell, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Data at the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), reminds us, tactical effectiveness in a crisis requires more than boots on the ground, ready at a moment's notice.

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Two window washers' lives are literally hanging in the balance - they're stuck on scaffolding at 1 World Trade Center, officials said Wednesday afternoon. The shaky scaffolding, which is suspended around the 69th floor, was seen dangling at an unstable angle, according to images that surfaced of the scene. The workers are dangling at a 65-degree angle, according to NYPD counterterrorism czar John Miller.

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Maa2too3a, or 'Happin' in English, is a free app that uses news and crowd-sourced information to geo-tag disruptive events in the city as they occur, allowing users to mitigate risks or simply save time by avoiding them. Launched in May 2013, the app now has over 100,000 users, according to the developer, Mohammed Taha. "It's a tool to keep people safe," he says. And on calmer days, it can be used to simply avoid traffic jams or other routine problems.

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 I'm sorry for using this platform for a personal, off-topic, message. It's been a while since I have. But, today's tragedy in Connecticut is about as sad as it gets. This isn't an issue of politics or civil rights. This is an issue about humanity, and good vs. evil. I hope that if anything positive comes out of today's event, it's that the gun control debate will end in this country.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/60972827/coded-buildings coded buildings Archinect 2012-11-08T11:33:00-05:00 >2012-11-08T22:41:51-05:00
The X-code is a marking left by the Urban Search and Rescue teams, coordinated by FEMA. It was first developed after the 1985 Mexico earthquake, when many people died in later building collapses, trying to rescue people who were already trapped. As each building is searched for survivors, it is marked first with a slash, and then when the search is finished, an X. Then, the quadrants of the X are marked with a code to define who made the search, when, and what they might have found.

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 MTA Video Release: Hurricane Sandy - South Ferry and Whitehall St Station Damage.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/2767331/when-i-was-in-the-earthquake-and-radiation when i was in the earthquake and radiation Paul Petrunia 2011-04-13T15:03:52-04:00 >2011-11-24T09:05:52-05:00
at the same time,cecil balmond+roland snooks studio from university of pennsylvania was presenting their agent-based works just down stairs in the big studio.suddently,we ve felt something like earthquake that we thought it should be normal as we are in tokyo,japan.but it didnt soon stopped as usual and was going on shaking,wont stop!!!we started to run asap to 1st ground from 2nd studio in the persistent shakes.there is nothing in my mind at that time but run

Archinect School Blogger, Zhao, shares his first-hand experiences with the Japan quake while in classes at the University of Tokyo
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Earlier this year, a UVA architecture program took top prize in an international housing competition sponsored by ARCHIVE (Architecture for Health in Vulnerable Environments).

Contestants developed sustainable and affordable homes that could offer attainable relief to a portion of the estimated 1 million Haitians left homeless after a massive earthquake devastated the region in January 2010. The UVA program, Initiate reCOVER, beat out 146 teams and received a $60,000 budget to construct its "Breathe House" in St. Marc, Haiti.


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Let's get ready to ruuummmbble; in this corner we have Daniel - and in this corner; everyone else. No way Daniel's Mom would want her estranged 'sister' making decisions. Nick arrives to say Avery and Phyllis were getting closer. Jack the only calm one, Daniel all but kicks Nick out; he's not Phyllis' husband - or even Summer's father anymore!
Sharon's at home - frustrated that she can't get any info on Phyllis' condition via phone. Cassie appears - is Sharon worried Phyllis won't get better? Or that she WILL???
At the station, Mike demands to know if Paul caught Carmine. Lauren strides in (Kevin on her heels) Please tell me they caught the bastard!
Yes, Cane does think the post about Lily (and Tyler) is worse than the one about his 'hot assistant'. They need to discuss it face to face. On the phone with him, Lily's surprised when Cane walks onto the patio.
Back at GCM, Jack plays referee. Daniel continues to bark - mostly at Nick; who sheepishly/obediently follows as Daniel marches off (demanding an explanation)
No sign of Carmine - but Paul's got everyone looking. We WILL find him. And Mike?! Officially released due to a 'curious development' - there's nothing on the surveillance tape. Kevin can't hide his smirk.
As Lily switches to offensive mode, Hillary interrupts her and Cane - all pissed off about the embarrassing posts. Told it's not over, she knows what she needs to do to stop it.
As Avery and Jack reassure Summer that Daniel will see reason once he calms down, Daniel won't let Nick use Cassie's death as an excuse (or Lucy). He knew it was wrong - and Daniel can prove it.
Hillary's way to stop the posts? Quit. The Ashby's both object. But would Lily really be comfortable with Hillary staying on? Lily?? Cane prods his silent wife.
Paul thinks it the craziest thing - the cameras at the station shut down at the time Mike left (he claims without help). Seems BOTH brothers are resourceful. Thanked, Paul warns he won't be as 'supportive' next time. Never again, Kevin promises. Lauren wants to see Phyllis - but agrees to go home with Mike when Fen arrives (to hug his Dad)
Avery talks about an experimental facility with strangers vs Phyllis being surrounded by loving family. She may take legal action; have the court may appoint a guardian. Jack will speak to Daniel first.
Daniel remembers how Nick hated him - but came forward with evidence to clear him; did the right thing. Yet - with Summer, he played God - took a man's child! Daniel thought Nick was better than that.
Hillary appreciates that Lily doesn't think she should lose her job - anyone can see the Ashby's have something special (which she declines intruding upon). Now alone, Lily's not upset at Hillary - she's upset that Cane wasn't forthcoming. Well, he knows there's no truth in the post about him - but what about Lily's interest in Tyler? *Gulp*
Paul leaves Mike to scold Fen - sure he's had a difficult time (paying for their bad choices), but drugs aren't the answer. Alas, the Baldwin's are easily appeased - Fen's talked to his drug counselor; he's getting his act together. But now, he's off to check on Summer at GCM. Leaving hand in hand, the Baldwin's pause to again thank Paul.
Sharon wants Phyllis to get better - but if she comes out of the coma, she'll blab. And then Sharon will go to jail, she won't get to see Faith, Noah will hate her... And there'll be no chance with Dad, Cassie pinpoints Sharon's biggest fear.
Nick's sure Phyllis will recover. Maybe - but Daniel's getting flack for trying to do the right thing. When Kevin arrives, Jack thinks Daniel needs a friend now. Nick will drive Avery home - unless Summer needs him to stay (um - no). We all love her as much as you do, Avery tells Daniel in parting.
WHY is Cane bringing up Tyler again? WHY is Lily defensive? Maybe he saw how jealous Lily was seeing Tyler with Abby - maybe he suspects she hasn't let him go after all.
Kevin stands beside Daniel then steps forward to tell Phyllis that Mike and Lauren will be there soon. Chloe? Nothing new there - and it's nothing compared to what Daniel's going through. Hey - could Daniel be taking Phyllis because he feels guilty for leaving? Could be the reason Daniel's 'stepping up now'. Yes, this facility has good results - it's Mom's best shot. Summer? She can visit anytime - getting out of town might be good for her too.
In the hallway, Summer thinks Daniel has a point. Jack won't be convinced moving Phyllis is the solution; how often will Daniel drive 2 hours? In GC, Phyllis will be surrounded by love. Jack then leaves Summer to have a nice chat with Fen (who actually delivers good advice)
At the tackhouse, Nick understands that Daniel doesn't trust him anymore - and that he's Phyllis' kid. Avery wants to fight legally - Daniel didn't consult with them - and won't 'calm down'. If Phyllis dies, does Nick really want them to be so far away?? Nick doesn't want to be anywhere if Phyllis dies.
At home, Mike's showered and dressed. Perched on the bed, Lauren's worried about their marriage - but look at us - we're here - together ~kiss~ Mike doesn't want to move too fast. Lauren doesn't want to waste more time - make me feel safe, she initiates a passionate kiss.
Back at GCM, Fen tells Summer to follow her heart (and is rewarded with a hug). A text evaporates his good mood ('everyone's seen your Mom naked') - and he longingly eyes bottles of meds on a cart.
Nick relays that Daniel's words were harsh but true - he blames me. Ridiculous - it was an accident - she fell, Avery doesn't know why Phyllis was acting strangely. She'll hope for the best - prepare for the worst. But it's not Nick's fault. Avery's off to bake cupcakes - and fight Daniel taking her sister.
Jack replaces Kevin at Daniel's side. He loves Phyllis too - proposed when she woke up. He promises to get the very best care - make this room his 2nd home - her future is my future. Can't Daniel trust Jack to do everything possible to bring Phyllis back?
Naked, in bed, it seems the Baldwin's are back on track. I love you. I love you too ~kiss~
Meanwhile, Carmine's in a hotel room. Tiny bandage on his forehead, he looks at a photo of Lauren on his phone. I've let you go, he seems angry at himself.
Does Cane honestly believe Lily would risk her marriage, her family for Tyler, or anyone else? No - and he shouldn't let anyone come between them. How about a do-over? Cane approaches Lily's table again; hey honey ~kiss~ Inside, Hillary watches.
Sharon continues to talk to Cassie - she thought Nick would turn to her for comfort - but if he finds out she'll lose him (and her family) forever. Does Sharon regret switching the results? She regrets Phyllis finding out the truth (that she could be telling Nick right now!) Sharon CAN'T 'call Dad' - he'll sense her fear. Nick can never be suspicious - EVER.
Meanwhile, Nick flashes back over Daniel's words - and Avery's vow to fight him. Summer arrives at the tackhouse - I need your help.
Daniel DOES trust Jack - but would hate himself if he didn't try to help his Mom. End of debate. Jack's checked out the facility - their work is exploratory - untested - no guarantee; he won't let Phyllis become a science experiment.
Next: Billy grovels; I just want to fix all this for you Vic - I promise you I will ... Avery confronts Nick - you think Phyllis should be taken from the people she loves? - and used as a guinea pig? - in some experimental hospital? ... Jack pleads with Phyllis - we have so much more ahead of us. Please come back to me.
My Thoughts: Avery's claim that 'everyone has accidents' reminded me that she was once VERY klutzy. I wonder what happened to that endearing quality. People like Phyllis don't go into comas? Hmm - do people like Vikki? Now SHE was 'brimming with life' - literally (the life of a nearly full term baby).... Everyone SHOULD be 'banding together' - but why can't they compromise? Try this new facility for 6 months - and if Phyllis shows no sign of progress, move her back to GC (assuming everyone's still interested in 'hand holding'). Or involve Victor - I'm sure he could have the entire facility moved to GCM; devote a new wing to experimantal coma stuff ... He's no fan of Phyllis - but I'm sure he'd do it if Nick went groveling (on Summer and Avery's behalf) - or Adam (on Jack's behalf) .... I'm glad Jack finally parroted my initial thoughts; this 'facility' is 2 hours away from Daniel - realistically, how often is he willing to do a 4 hour commute (with a toddler no less)? ... Why is it always about what losing Cassie did to NICK? Sharon lost her biological daughter - AND her husband (of course, that doesn't excuse her deplorable actions) Avery will take action if Daniel doesn't back down 'soon'? When will she settle this in court - if Daniel's moving Phyllis tomorrow? Is there really time for a batch of cupcakes? ... Why does it seem that the Ashby's are on shakier ground than the Baldwin's? And why does Hillary seem more of a threat than Carmine? .... Nick 'rose above' the anger - did 'the right thing' (coming forward with evidence to clear Daniel) ONLY because Sharon forced him to, not because his conscious kicked in ....How many crimes (committed under their nose by an employee) are Paul and Alex willing to overlook? If Kevin weren't so damn obvious, they wouldn't even know what he was up to. It's quite a stretch for them to trust that he won't pull anything they can't justify ... If he didn't expect sex, why was Mike so determined that he AND Lauren go home? Couldn't he have dropped Lauren off at GCM? You'd think he'd want to join her at the hospital as soon as he showered. Phyllis was his BFF for years (as one sided as their friendship was) .. Oh Lauren - you and Mike haven't 'lost so much time' (you CHOSE to give that time to another man) .... Why hasn't Fen changed his cell phone number? (or blocked the bullies) Why aren't the Baldwin's taking Fen's issues seriously? Mike knows he was high AFTER he OD'd - how much worse does it need to get before they DO something? Yes - Fen's called his drug counsellor - all 'on his own' - so everything's just dandy (until meds are swiped from a neglected cart at GCM; which would NEVER happen) And of all thousands of meds, what are the chances Fen will get his hands on 'fun' drugs? Pretty good - it's GC after all. Maybe Phyllis IS better off elsewhere.


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Donations are being collected now for the 16th Annual Silent Auction benefitting TAWD, the Texas Association of Women Dentists. The event will be held Thursday, March 13 outside the Fullerton Classroom (4310) at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston. Past donations have included gift cards, gift baskets, paintings, jewelry, services, etc., but organizers say the options are endless.
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(AP) ATHENS, Greece - A leading international economic body predicts that Greece's economy will shrink further next year and the government might need more financial help.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projects the economy will contract 0.4 percent in 2014, compared with the Greek government's forecast for 0.6 percent growth.
Greece's economy is contracting for a sixth consecutive year, and the government has been relying on rescue loans from the International Monetary Fund and other European countries since May 2010.
In a survey published Wednesday, the OECD said it expects the economy to start growing again at some point next year, but not enough to avoid a negative rate for the full year. It said the "depression has been much deeper than expected" and the need for further aid "cannot be excluded."
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post9159014613533522952..comments2015-07-31T21:14:39.363+10:00Comments on PRECIOUS PEA: FLOGGERS LAST GATHERING FOR 2007Precious Peahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-26607970527341987282008-01-01T05:04:00.000+11:002008-01-01T05:04:00.000+11:00Thanks for organized such a great party..this is m...Thanks for organized such a great party..this is my first time to meet with all floggers..Wish you a Happy New Year..Wish you all the best in year 2008..Gong Hei Gong Hei :)

Oh yeah,thanks for the award yeah..I love it a lot :)ekenghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-74986444674194824102007-12-31T14:49:00.000+11:002007-12-31T14:49:00.000+11:00Goodbye retro 2007 and Happy New 2008 !We missed o...Goodbye retro 2007 and Happy New 2008 !

We missed one and hope to catch up on the nex newie one ( can put beside road or beach ah )?

CHEERS !team bsghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-34790525687889056462007-12-31T13:46:00.000+11:002007-12-31T13:46:00.000+11:00Did I just miss the Dinner of the year? Will be l...Did I just miss the Dinner of the year? Will be looking forward to the coming event.. :D

Happy New Year...Bernsyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-62910229580309910302007-12-31T12:29:00.000+11:002007-12-31T12:29:00.000+11:00Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. I like t...Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. I like the awards :)

Happy new year to you and the family.Cynthiahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-22122363603445233662007-12-31T11:31:00.000+11:002007-12-31T11:31:00.000+11:00so whens the next one?? *blink* *blink*..seriously...so whens the next one?? *blink* *blink*..

seriously if there is 1 downfall in meeting all of you, is the frequent times when i have to put myself on diet to just make sure my pants fit!"Joe" who is constantly cravinghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-80448524526674278432007-12-31T02:41:00.000+11:002007-12-31T02:41:00.000+11:00Thanks PPea for organizing this with Meena and tai...Thanks PPea for organizing this with Meena and tai chee the 'treasurer' work to WMW..hahaha. Really had fun that night...really laughed till it drained my energyteckieehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-32870767780196569632007-12-31T01:52:00.000+11:002007-12-31T01:52:00.000+11:00Heylo! First time postinz 'ere.By the way, wanna s...Heylo! First time postinz 'ere.

By the way, wanna shout out: Very pleased to have attended the dinner and meet all the coowl people there!

And thanks for filling up AVP2 space, you and your hubby!

And HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008! Looking forward to lovely meetings like these.

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enjoyed every but of it :)
Nice meeting all of you and can't wait for the karaoke session next!
Have a very happy new year girl!~Christine~Lenghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-51930030726176849442007-12-30T17:50:00.000+11:002007-12-30T17:50:00.000+11:00pea, lyrical and wmw, thanks for organizing this p...pea, lyrical and wmw, thanks for organizing this party..it was really awesome! and thanks for the surprise bd cake, really yummy (thanks fbb!).. you ladies rocks!!schttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-79998438385843601142007-12-30T11:41:00.000+11:002007-12-30T11:41:00.000+11:00catsndogs: We have been chatting in MSN and it's n...catsndogs: We have been chatting in MSN and it's nice to finally meet you in person. Hope to see you again soon! Happy New Year!

Luscious sista: KAMPACHI!!! YEAHH!!!

kenny: DOn't blame me cos LL was the one who came up with the award for you. I didn't know you flirts..hahaha! I hope your friends enjoyed the night too!

kampungboycitygal: No problem at all and Happy New Year to the sweetest couple too! :)

Jun: Hmm...I have no idea about cutting up human but ahem, am good in cutting up chicken, fish, crabs, frogs...hehehe..i can call myself FOOD SURGEON NOW! Hahaha. Hey, great meeting up with u and see you soon!

ai wei: Not as fast as Teckiee and Ekeng who posted up the same night! Haha! Awww...never mind, we take more pics when we go karaoke to sing our hearts out ok??

mamabok: Come on....move back!! We waiting for you here! Happy birthday to you and your hubby and Chloe too!

Pam: Yep, great food great fun! Happy New Year to you too!Precious Peahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-60541353429276056082007-12-30T04:15:00.000+11:002007-12-30T04:15:00.000+11:00sighz, missed the dinner to meet up wif rest of th...sighz, missed the dinner to meet up wif rest of the floggers + great food...

organising summore the new Year? hehe!!!

Wishing one and All a Happy New Year!!!

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-48680229794673738612007-12-30T03:56:00.000+11:002007-12-30T03:56:00.000+11:00What a nice way to end the year.. :)I wished i wa...What a nice way to end the year.. :)
I wished i was in Malaysia.. :)MamaBoKhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-44413543614747500802007-12-30T02:55:00.000+11:002007-12-30T02:55:00.000+11:00u have this posted so fast!!! yes yes! ytr's dinne...u have this posted so fast!!! yes yes! ytr's dinner was real fun.

but... i dun get to take pics with U!!! >.<ai weihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-79789385859137745522007-12-30T02:31:00.000+11:002007-12-30T02:31:00.000+11:00"queen of king crab"-- so cheong hei *huff* call u..."queen of king crab"-- so cheong hei *huff* call u "Queen Crab" lah! ;p

oh, and "future surgeon" is an overestimation of my capabilities-- cutting up humans ain't the same as cutting up a piece of steak ;pJunhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-21267045535911735822007-12-30T01:43:00.000+11:002007-12-30T01:43:00.000+11:00thx for organizing this..great to meet everyone el...thx for organizing this..great to meet everyone else this year..happy new yr to u girlKampungboyCitygalhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-82153865037274134872007-12-29T22:51:00.000+11:002007-12-29T22:51:00.000+11:00It was some of the best fun I've had in ages, dear...It was some of the best fun I've had in ages, dear... and meeting so many floggers in person was a very nice bonus. :)

Now that I have unjustifiably (ahem) earned the moniker of Most Flirtatious Blogger, I guess I must go about earning my title lah... LOL.

Keep well and Happy New Year! :DKenny Mahhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-83330118081732314882007-12-29T21:25:00.000+11:002007-12-29T21:25:00.000+11:00I had a lot of fun man! Let's start planning the ...I had a lot of fun man! Let's start planning the next one! Muahahaha!Lyrical Lemongrasshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15128491.post-60394422811730714732007-12-29T21:12:00.000+11:002007-12-29T21:12:00.000+11:00is really my pleasure attending the lovely dinner ...is really my pleasure attending the lovely dinner , the food was perfect .... only sad thingy i have to leave early due to some set-up work . will try not to miss my next dinner until late night.. :) , once again ,
HAPPY NEW YEAR ....catsndogshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Making bacon and thinking about pink salt. And the greatest Winter BLT ever!
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I made bacon for the February Charcutepalooza challenge and used it in a couple of recipes: stuffed popovers and homemade Cracker Jacks.
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Don't Drop the Birth Control Ball This Year
Oh the things that make up New Year's Eve: chintzy eye-glasses, countless top ten lists, nosiemakers...emergency contraception? According to the National Institute for Reproductive Health, sales for emergency contraception more than double in the first days after the New Year. The Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign has made a short vid reminding you that if things don't go as planned--as they often don't--you have options. And it's a cute vid (love you, Grandma!) that really works year-round.
So if you don't want a New Year's baby of your own, don't drop the ball! Plan ahead and tell your friends to too!
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Alzheimer's disease
I am interested in developing therapeutic antibodies as potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) as current drugs are limited to treating the symptoms and do not affect the underlying disease process.
There are two characteristic neuropathological features of AD, neurofibriallary tangles made of hyperphosphorylated tau and extracellular senile plaques made primarily of ß-amyloid (Aß), a 40-43 amino acid peptide produced from amyloid precursor protein (APP). An increase in Aß levels (especially Aß42) is thought to be crucial for the pathogenesis of AD. Aß is produced from APP by the amyloidogenic route involving the enzymes beta- and gama-secretase which cleave APP sequentially to liberate Aß. Since the discovery of ß-secretase, an aspartic protease called beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme (BACE1) 1999, there has been much interest in developing inhibitors but there are no commercial drugs yet and there are a number of problems (e.g. multiple substrates, specificity).
We have devised a different approach which could prevent or halt the build-up of toxic Aß. We have made a monoclonal antibody which should inhibit ß-secretase by steric hindrance as it binds in the vicinity of the ß-secretase cleavage site in APP (Fig. 1).
Aims of Project
We hypothesised that the antibody will bind to APP when it is at the cell surface and then be internalised with APP. 2B12 recognises APP using ELISAs, Western blotting on cell lysates and immunocytochemistry. We used two human cell lines, neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y and astrocytoma MOG-G-UVW (MOG), constitutively expressing APP. We have also shown that 2B12 can only very weakly detect Ab1-40 in an ELISA and not at all in Western blotting. However, the antibody does bind, albeit weakly, to the C99 peptide including the first amino acid before the N-terminus of Abusing Western blotting and an ELISA. These results all suggest that the antibody binds to a specific epitope spanning the b-secretase cleavage site. To test whether the antibody could inhibit Ab1-40 production, we incubated SH-SY5Y and MOG cells with increasing concentrations of purified antibody for 4 days. 2B12 produced a significant concentration-dependent inhibition of Ab1-40 secretion from both cell lines (Fig. 2). No inhibition was seen with control murine IgGs.
This inhibition appeared within 6 hours of incubation and was sustained for up to 6 days. Neither 2B12 nor the irrelevant IgGs had any significant effect on cell number over the concentration range used so the data cannot be explained by toxicity or the presence of a large molecular weight protein. In all our studies, the reduction in Ab observed in the presence of 2B12 reached a maximum inhibition of approximately 50 % implying that, if the antibody is working in the manner that we propose, a significant proportion of APP does not come to the surface but is cleaved directly after synthesis, agreeing with work suggesting that APP can be processed in different compartments. Interestingly, the rapid reduction in Ab detected after 6 hours of antibody treatment suggests a rapid turnover of Ab and a rapid cycling of APP to the cell membrane. As far as we are aware, we have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to inhibit the action of b-secretase by blocking its cleavage site with a whole IgG molecule in cells that constitutively express APP. Overall, our results suggest that it may be possible to use 2B12 to prevent or slow the development of AD. In conjunction with other strategies to reduce plaque load, the use of such an antibody might potentially revolutionise the currently available treatments for this neurodegenerative disease.
Currently, we are carrying out studies to prove that 2B12 does indeed inhibit b-secretase activity. We are also investigating how the antibody enters cells and the trafficking of APP inside cells in various subcellular compartments. We have shown time-dependent entry of the antibody into cells suggesting that our hypothesis that 2B12 is internalised with APP is correct (Figure 3).


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Fall sports season begins
By press time, almost every local fall sports team will have begun play. Football got plenty of attention last weekend (please see story), but there's a lot more to the fall landscape than just the gridiron.
Here's a glimpse.
Boys' soccer
Deering and Portland's boys' soccer teams were on an early-season collision course (the teams meet Thursday afternoon at Fitzpatrick Stadium) and each took care of business in their opener.
The Rams edged visiting Cheverus in a playoff rematch, 1-0, thanks to a tremendous individual effort on the game's lone goal from Christian Castaneda. Prior to going to Portland, Deering hosted Massabesic Tuesday. The Rams are at Gorham Tuesday of next week.
The Bulldogs blanked visiting Sanford, 5-0, thanks to two goals apiece from Ibrahim Dahir and Yusuf Bobe. Prior to hosting Deering, Portland was at defending Class A champion Scarborough Tuesday. The Bulldogs visit Noble Tuesday of next week.
Cheverus looked to bounce back from its loss at Deering when it hosted Marshwood Tuesday. The Stags play at Windham Tuesday of next week.
In Western C, Waynflete opened its season Monday at Traip. The Flyers return to action Monday at Fryeburg.
Girls' soccer
Deering's girls' soccer team appears to be the real deal. The Rams dominated visiting Cheverus in the opener Friday, avenging a playoff loss with a 6-1 triumph. Simone Lauture had a hat trick, Alexis Elowitch scored twice and Abby Elowitch added a goal. Deering is at Massabesic Wednesday and visits Portland Thursday.
The Bulldogs won their opener, 3-2, over Sanford, rallying from a 2-1 halftime deficit. Madison Bolduc, Kate Johnson and Ella Coose (the winner with seven minutes left) had the goals. Portland hosted defending Class A champion Scarborough Monday and welcomes Deering Thursday.
Cheverus looks for its first win Wednesday, when it hosts McAuley. The Stags go to Marshwood Thursday.
McAuley lost its opener, 12-0, at home to Windham. After playing at Cheverus Wednesday, the Lions are home with Massabesic Saturday and host Biddeford Tuesday.
Western C champion Waynflete began its season Monday at home versus Traip (please see theforecaster.net for game story). The Flyers go to Fryeburg Monday.
Field hockey
Portland's field hockey managed to do something is hadn't accomplished in six years last week when it won its opener, blanking host Noble, 5-0, last Wednesday. Shannon Boyle and Lauren McIntyre scored twice and Isabelle DiMillo also rattled the cage. Saturday, the Bulldogs lost at Windham, 2-1. Taylor Sargent scored the goal. Portland was home with Sanford Tuesday, visits reigning regional champion Scarborough Thursday and welcomes South Portland Monday.
Traditional power Cheverus is up to its usual tricks, winning its first two games. The Stags held off visiting Westbrook, 2-1, in the opener, as Meredith Willard scored the tying goal and Elyse Caiazzo had the winner. Friday, Cheverus won at Biddeford, 3-0, as Becca Archer, Caiazzo and Colleen Slattery all scored. The Stags hosted Bonny Eagle Tuesday, go to McAuley Thursday and visit Windham Monday.
Deering, coming off a playoff season, fell at home to Thornton Academy in its opener, 3-0, despite several impressive saves from sophomore goalie Sadie Rhinehardt.
"I think we can learn a lot from this game," said second-year Rams coach Liz Koharian. "Clearly, Thornton's experienced. They're in great shape. They're a strong team."
Deering fell to 0-2 Friday with a 2-1 loss at Westbrook. Thuy Phan had the Rams' first goal of the season. Deering looked to get in the win column Monday when it hosted Biddeford. The Rams are at Bonny Eagle Thursday and welcome McAuley Monday.
The Lions opened with a 16-0 loss to visiting Biddeford, then fell at home to Bonny Eagle, 11-0. McAuley was at Windham Tuesday, hosts Cheverus Thursday and goes to Deering Monday.
In Western C, Waynflete opened at home against Yarmouth Monday (see theforecaster.net for game story). The Flyers go to Sacopee Monday and visit North Yarmouth Academy Tuesday.
Cross country
Waynflete's cross country team opened at Wells (along with Lake Region and Traip) and both the boys and girls came in first. Sofia Canning won the girls' race in 21 minutes, 56 seconds. Julian Ireland (third, 20:50) was the Flyers' top male.
Other city cross country teams begin their regular season Friday.
Cheverus' golf team opened with a 10.5-2.5 loss to Scarborough. The Stags had a home test with Falmouth Tuesday. Deering lost, 11-2, at Falmouth in its first match. The Rams host Scarborough Wednesday. Portland was the lone first match winner, downing host South Portland, 11.5-1.5.
The lone city volleyball team, Cheverus, opened its second varsity season Tuesday at home against Kennebunk. The Stags go to North Yarmouth Academy Thursday, host York Saturday and visit new varsity program South Portland Tuesday of next week.


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Eye tracking is finally coming to gaming: The greatest control revolution since the joystick January 3, 2014 at 2:49 pm
At long last, it appears that highly accurate eye tracking and gaze-based control are finally coming to the world of PC gaming in the form of a SteelSeries peripheral. Sniping a terrorist in Counter-Strike might soon be as simple as glancing at him, rather than trying to quickly and accurately move the mouse. The product doesn't yet have a name, but it will resemble the Nintendo Wii sensor bar and probably sit below your desktop monitor. It should be priced at around $100, and will be released in mid-2014.
Samsung Galaxy S4 to feature eye-tracking tech, though we're not entirely sure how March 5, 2013 at 7:16 am
The Galaxy S4, which will be unveiled on March 14 and released soon after, will feature the software and hardware to perform eye tracking. According to a Samsung employee who spoke to The New York Times, this technology will allow for automatic scrolling and page turning when your eyes reach the bottom of the screen — and, presumably, it might also allow for eye-controlled video games.
Hyundai concept car tracks your eyes and hand gestures (not those gestures) January 18, 2013 at 10:10 am
Four displays plus separate eye tracking and hand-gesture-recognition sensors to control infotainment, phone, and climate control. Could this be the next Genesis?