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Very useful on your scopes for airsoft, milsim/ woodsball paintball, or real steel guns.
Eliminates the need to take the time to remove individual caps and store them, but rather both as a unit, or to let them hang on the rail mounts for ease of access.
Step 1: The Materials
-your optic
-some nylon elastic cord or paracord if you can't find the former!
-hobby knife or exacto knife
-soldering iron
Step 2: Make holes
Then,measure out your elastic to about a half inch shorter than your optic on both sides (to create a loop) and thread your elastic through.
Step 3: Tie it off
Make sure to use a strong knot! i used a fishermans knot, which is basically two linking overhand knots that tighten when pulled apart. This knot can also be used to vary tightness, VERY useful if you use paracord and not elastic cord
Then, use your lighter and melt the knots slightly to lock them in place.


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|$18.01 - $25
|$12.01 - $18
|$7.01 - $12
|Less than $7
Posted by AroundtheCorner on 01/29/2010
I really wanted to like this place. The name alone is so cool, but once you step in--as a customer you feel like an inconvenience. The staff really don't want to have to deal with you and it shows. Burgers are hit or miss and a bit pricey. Cupcakes are decent but you can find better in the area. They might have a fighting chance because there really is no competition in their niche in the area, but bad service will keep folks away every time. Steer clear!
Posted by Scarlett on 09/27/2009
i think when you read the reviews you can tell that the 23st location was way better than the 9th av. location.the difference is evident. i miss the 23st location because the 9av. one just doesnt cut it.
Posted by anonymous on 09/21/2009
The people who work here are soo rude! I have been in a couple times and there was this one guy there who was super nice. Then I went in and there was there woman there who was sooo rude and started agruing with for no reason! I looked at her like are you serious? I said I would never come back. She just scowled at me. And I have never been back.
Posted by Bummed on 06/18/2009
If you like great burgers, great fries, great service, great atmosphere; definitely stay away!! MY mushroom cheese burger was missing the mushrooms. My dates burger was served rare despite ordering medium well. Fries were mushy. There was one other table, yet the order took forever.The cupcakes--we figured why bother being they messed up everything else. Too many great places in NYC to ever go back.
Posted by fdlvr on 05/18/2009
We didn't go here with a mission but, happy now that we stumbled upon it. The turkey burger was of good quality and the sweet potatoes were delicious. The service was very friendly. We also left with an extra special treat....if you're going to go here go close to closing time.
Posted by roccoz on 10/14/2008
There is nothing fancy about this restaurant not the decor OR the prices. What you will get are excellent tasting hamburgers made to order with many options. While the burgers aren't of the two-fisted, grease dripping variety, they are more than enough when coupled with an order of fresh-cut fries or lightly breaded, REAL onion rings. Throw on a couple of extras like bacon, jalapeno jack cheese, mushrooms, or sauteed onions and you have a decent meal. And considering that this IS Manhattan, the prices are very fair. While other burger places might have bigger, messier all-inclusive burgers, they also charge for it. Nothing is free, especially in NYC. Close to MSG, Burgers & Cupcakes is an excellent option prior to any event.
Posted by Lauren on 07/03/2008
5 of us were walking up 9th ave, read the sign, looked at each other and said "awesome". And it was. The restaurant itself is nothing great, but the burgers were very tasty and the cupcakes even better! Don't make a special trip, but if you happen to be in the area...go! But don't bring a large crowd, it's tiny inside.


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Ex-Ravens WR Evans still feels part of team
While Lee Evans awaits another chance in the NFL, he'll be rooting for
the Baltimore Ravens
in Sunday's AFC championship rematch with New
The wide receiver who couldn't hold onto a pass in the end zone a year
ago - which likely would have sent the Ravens into the Super Bowl - has
no regrets. Except, maybe, that he's not part of the Ravens this time
Evans says in an email that he ''wishes he made the touchdown catch,
but is thankful for the overall journey. You play the game to win and
celebrate the joy with your teammates.''
Flacco connected with Evans in the deep
right corner of the end zone, but defensive back Sterling Moore
the ball to the ground.
Soon after, Billy
Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal that would have
forced overtime.
Evans says he has not gotten depressed over the play - Moore did make a
strong strip after Evans got two hands on the ball.
''Give him credit for the play he made,'' Evans said.
Unfortunately for Evans, he's remembered as much for that incompletion
as he is for two 1,000-yard receiving seasons in seven years with the
Bills, and 43 touchdown catches.
''My goal is to play in the NFL again,'' said Evans, who was cut in the
preseason last summer by Jacksonville, a team not exactly overloaded
with receivers. ''And if I am afforded that opportunity, I will be
fully prepared and absolutely capable of competing at the highest
Cundiff hooked up with Washington and then San Francisco this season,
but was cut by the 49ers on Friday without kicking for them as they
stuck with veteran David
Akers, who had been struggling.
Evans said he will be in front of his TV on Sunday watching the title
games. He likes what he's seen from Baltimore (12-6) and knows the
Ravens' recent postseason history; they've won a playoff game in each
of the last five seasons and will be in their third AFC championship
match in those five years.
But he also knows how tough the Patriots (13-4) are at home,
particularly in January.
''It is a chess match between a defense that goes hard after the
quarterback and gets after you on every play,'' Evans said, ''and an
offense that seeks to exploit their match-ups while always trying to
capitalize on a defense's mistakes.''
A part of Evans will share in the Ravens' excitement if they win Sunday
''after fully understanding what it feels like to be on the losing
''Life brings you highs and lows,'' he said, ''and you have to keep
that in perspective.''


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Japanese medics visit Leicester's Glenfield Hospital to see Ecmo work
Posted: February 13, 2014|
A delegation of Japanese medics and government officials have been seeing first hand a treatment pioneered in the UK at Leicester's Glenfield Hospital.
They were at the hospital yesterday to see how the Ecmo – extra corporeal membrane oxygenation – service is provided.
The delegation included members of the Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine, the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine and government officials.
Professor Shinhiro Takeda, chairman of the Ecmo project in Japan, arranged the visit to Glenfield as it houses one of the most experienced Ecmo centres in Europe.
Prof Takeda, along with Prof Roy Ochiai, president of the second annual meeting of Asia-Pacific Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation and a member of government were met by Giles Peek, a consultant in cardiothoracic surgery.
Mr Peek, who is director of Ecmo at Leicester's hospitals, is one of three global specialist advisers working with colleagues in Japan to help improve practice and expertise in that country.
He said: "It is an honour for our centre to be chosen by the Japanese team for their visit. Hopefully, we were able to give them valuable advice they can use to improve their service."
Ecmo uses a machine to oxygenate the blood outside the body providing support for the lungs in the intensive care unit. This treatment reduces the toxic effects of ventilation, giving the lungs a chance to rest and recover.
There are only five adult and four paediatric Ecmo centres in the UK and the Glenfield centre is the only one which treats adults as well as babies and children.
Glenfield treated more than 160 patients in the past year.


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Recipe by JEMERY61
"This is an easy to prepare slow cooker recipe that will have them asking for more. Try serving over potatoes, rice, or even noodles. You may also try adding green bell pepper for variety. It's also great using venison instead of beef."
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2 pounds
chuck roast
onion, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can
tomato paste
3/4 cup
1 (1.3 ounce) envelope
sloppy joe seasoning
2 tablespoons
cider vinegar
After reading reviews of being bland, I added chili powder. I also threw in a can of kidney beans and diced tomatoes. Was awesome over egg noodles.
This was a good and hearty meal, but not really what I was expecting. When I first mixed the sauce, it tasted very tangy, but at serving time it had lost a lot of its zing. Basically it tasted like sloppy joes made with a roast instead of ground beef. Not bad, but not what I was looking for. I think I'll stick to my Italian beef recipe, thanks anyway.
18 Ratings
This was very easy to prepare. It tasted good, however, I think the next time I'll add a little more spice (peppers) as this seemed just a little bland.
This was definitely easy to put together and had few ingredients, but I can't imagine it as anything other than a filling for sandwiches. Adding the green pepper as mentioned in the recipe description makes the flavor better. I'm not sure I would make this again but to be fair, due to the ease and economy-friendliness of this recipe, it would make a good dinner if you want a meatier texture in your sloppy joe.
This was an easy dish but my family wasn't fond of the flavor.
A bit blan for my husbands taste, but the kids and I liked it! Great over egg noodles!
This was an excellent pot roast with the added spices. My whole family loved it and it was so easy!
Very tasty. Great over rice. Add a little extra garlic and it's a wonderful red pasta sauce.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Slowly Deviled Beef
Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 357
** Calories from Fat: 184
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Welcome to another pick list for Contemporary YA Week here at STACKED. Today, we'll hit on loss, then we'll play some sports (where in many of the cases, sports aren't the focal point), and then we'll toss up a grab bag of other titles that tackle challenging and extremely important issues. Again, feel free to steal and chime in with other titles that fit the theme.
Losing someone you love is difficult, and these books explore the issues surrounding death and grief. Perhaps the most important thing to take away from these books is that grief comes in a million different forms, and each is as valid as the next.
Hold Still by Nina LaCour: Ingrid didn't leave a note. Three months after her best friend's suicide, Caitlin finds what she left instead: a journal, hidden under Caitlin's bed.
Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor: Throughout her freshman year of high school, fourteen-year-old Melissa struggles to hold onto memories of her deceased father, cope with her mother's return to dating, get along with her sister, and sort out her feelings about her best friend, Ryan.
Love You, Hate You, Miss You by Elizabeth Scott: After coming out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car accident for which she feels responsible.
Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers: As she searches for clues that would explain the suicide of her successful photographer father, Eddie Reeves meets the strangely compelling Culler Evans who seems to know a great deal about her father and could hold the key to the mystery surrounding his death.
Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft: As Seattle sixteen-year-old Jonathan helps a dying man come to terms with a tragic event he experienced during World War II, Jonathan begins facing his own demons, especially the death of his twin brother, helped by an assortment of friends, old and new.
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson: In the months after her sister dies, seventeen-year-old Lennie falls into a love triangle and discovers the strength to follow her dream of becoming a musician.
Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick: Six months after her mother's death, seventeen-year-old Holly finds some happiness in a secret affair with Paul, a boy she barely knows, but after becoming friends with Paul's girlfriend, Saskia, Holly worries that her best friend, Nils, or Saskia will learn the devastating truth.
Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala: Seventeen-year-old Rand's unexpected pregnancy leads her on a path to unravel the mystery of her sister's death and face her own more hopeful future.
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson: After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student, and Roger, a college freshman, set out on a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut, but wind up taking many detours, forcing Amy to face her worst fears and come to terms with her grief and guilt.
There are straight-up sports books and there are books that confront a wide array of other story elements with a backdrop of sports in it. These'll do a little of both.
The Ring by Bobbie Pyron: Plagued by slipping grades and a budding criminal record, Mardie's heading down a path of self-destruction she can't seem to avoid. Unlike her perfect older brother Michael, who does everything right according to their father, Mardie can't meet those high expectations. Then she discovers a girls' boxing club at the gym, and learns to believe in herself.
Leverage by Joshua Cohen: High school sophomore Danny excels at gymnastics but is bullied, like the rest of the gymnasts, by members of the football team, until an emotionally and physically scarred new student joins the football team and forms an unlikely friendship with Danny.
Jump by Elisa Carbone: Two teenaged runaways meet at a climbing gym and together embark on a dangerous and revealing journey.
Playing Hurt by Holly Schindler: Chelsea Keyes, a high school basketball star whose promising career has been cut short by a terrible accident on the court, and Clint Morgan, a nineteen-year-old ex-hockey player who gave up his sport following a game-related tragedy, meet at a Minnesota lake resort and find themselves drawn together by the losses they have suffered.
Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach: Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname of "Squirrel Nut" to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family's past and current problems.
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen: When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
Leap by Jodi Lundgren: Having just turned 15 and gone through her parents' divorce, Natalie and her best friend Sasha are going to be practicing with their dance team all summer, but her friendship with Sasha goes on the rock, and her relationship with her boyfriend Kevin who is Sasha's brother goes too far. Will she be taking on all these changes with confidence?
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker: Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.
Pinned by Alfred Martino: Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.
Life's Other Challenges
There are probably countless categories into which contemporary ya can be placed, since so many important topics are covered. These titles span the range of pregnancy to intimidation, abuse to internet predators. I could make this list eighteen times the length it is, easily.
Break by Hannah Moskowitz: To relieve the pressures of caring for a brother with life-threatening food allergies, another who is a fussy baby, and parents who are at odds with one other, seventeen-year-old Jonah sets out to break every bone in his body in hopes of becoming stronger.
Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles: Tells, from four points of view, the ramifications of a pregnancy resulting from a "one-time thing" between Ellie, who feels loved when boys touch her, and Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life.
Recovery Road by Blake Nelson: While she is in a rehabilitation facility for drug and alcohol abuse, seventeen-year-old Maddie meets Stewart, who is also in treatment, and they begin a relationship, which they try to maintain after they both get out.
Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman (July 2011): Insecure about the changes high school brings, Abby ignores advice from her parents and her only friend to "make an effort" and, instead, withdraws from everyone but with Luke, who she met online.
Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams: Living with their mother who earns money as a prostitute, two sisters take care of each other and when the older one attempts suicide, the younger one tries to uncover the reason.
Crash Into Me by Albert Borris: Four suicidal teenagers go on a "celebrity suicide road trip," visiting the graves of famous people who have killed themselves, with the intention of ending their lives in Death Valley, California.
Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas: The youngest of three siblings, fourteen-year-old Anke feels both relieved and neglected that her father abuses her brother and sister but ignores her, but when she catches him with one of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to take action.
Willow by Julia Hoban: Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy who is determined to help her stop.
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney: When Alex, a junior at an elite preparatory school, realizes that she may have been the victim of date rape, she confides in her roommates and sister who convince her to seek help from a secret society, the Mockingbirds.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Contemporary Pick List #3: Loss, Sports, and a Grab Bag of Tough Stuff
Welcome to another pick list for Contemporary YA Week here at STACKED. Today, we'll hit on loss, then we'll play some sports (where in many of the cases, sports aren't the focal point), and then we'll toss up a grab bag of other titles that tackle challenging and extremely important issues. Again, feel free to steal and chime in with other titles that fit the theme.
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Wow what a seriously heavy list. Thank you again for doing this, this week!ReplyDelete
Wow, wow, wow - First: I love these lists. I keep sending them to my mom who is also a school librarian. Second: How in the world do you find the time to read SO MANY books?? I am in awe. And thankful that we get to benefit from your experience :)ReplyDelete
Just finished Stupid Fast the other day. Loved it. All of these list remind me how much I love contemporary YA.ReplyDelete
Checkout out Carol Lynch Williams, latest - Miles from Oridnary today from the library.
Another great sports title is Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp
I have been behind on my blog reading, but I SO SO SO appreciate your contemporary YA lists. They really are hard to come by, and your lists will make it easier the next time I go on a book shopping spree.ReplyDelete
And I am very much overdue for one. :)


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The film Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem had its world premier on January 7, 2008 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in
Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem is biographical documentary. Julia Robinson was the first woman elected to the mathematical section of the National Academy of Sciences and the first woman to become president of the American Mathematical Society.
Role model she might be, but Julia Robinson was foremost — heart and soul — a mathematician. This film tells the story of her life, in large part through interviews with her sister, Constance Reid. Much of the film focuses on Julia Robinson as a mathematician, and in particular on her work on Hilbert's tenth problem. (Hilbert's tenth problem, in brief, asks whether there is a general algorithm that will determine if a polynomial equation in several variables with integer coefficients has a solution in integers.)
The negative answer to Hilbert's question was finally given in 1970 by 22-year-old Yuri Matiyasevich, but his work built on years of effort and partial results from Julia Robinson, Martin Davis, and Hilary Putnam. A remarkable aspect of the story for me was the graciousness with which Matiyasevich's solution was met by the others. They were all ambitious and competitive mathematicians, but they showed nothing but pride and admiration (and perhaps relief) at Matiyasevich's solution. In their own words, Hilbert's tenth problem had "captured" them and "would not let them go."
Interviews with Davis and Putnam are an important part of the film. They succeed in giving this rather abstract problem a very human context, and illustrate furthermore both the frustrations and rewards of mathematical work. Supporting interviews with Anita and Solomon Feferman and Lenore Bloom address Julia Robinson's struggles as a woman to work in a field dominated by men.
The interviews with Yuri Matiyasevich are probably the most powerful part of the film. He and Julia Robinson developed a unique relationship via correspondence in spite of all the obstacles created by the cold war. Matiyasevich describes how he too became obsessed with Hilbert's tenth problem, was ridiculed for it, forced himself to put his work aside, and then returned to it when a new paper by Julia Robinson appeared. He becomes visibly emotional when he recalls her influence on his life. He says, "I tried to convey the impact of Julia Robinson's paper on my work by a rather poetic Russian word, which seems to have no direct counterpart in English; roughly it means, 'as if blown by the wind.'"
Robinson and Matiyasevich finally met at a conference in
This is a marvelous film and deserves a wide audience.
Bill Satzer (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a senior intellectual property scientist at 3M Company, having previously been a lab manager at 3M for composites and electromagnetic materials. His training is in dynamical systems and particularly celestial mechanics; his current interests are broadly in applied mathematics and the teaching of mathematics.


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Deeside based firm has signed up former I'm A Celebrity star
THE coach who helped an Olympic gymnast find her feet on the ice rink said she was delighted and proud after her protégé added another trophy to her cabinet.
A TEAM GB Olympic hero has been training in Flintshire ahead of an appearance on TV's Dancing on Ice.
Ex-Atomic Kitten star hints at reunion
GYPSY TV star Paddy Doherty has taken many beatings in his time, but the pain of losing five children remains far greater than any fist fight
FORMER Queen of the Jungle and Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Kerry Katona is lining up for a new role – that of talent spotter – and her hunt for stars of the future brings her to North Wales next month.
A TALENTED singer from Capel Curig is fighting for a chance to show TV star Kerry Katona she has what it takes for a future in showbusiness.
A TALENTED singing group leader from Flintshire is fighting for a chance to show TV star Kerry Katona she has what it takes for a future in show business.
THE clock's ticking for your chance to wow reality TV star Kerry Katona.
Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas last night entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
THE NEW series of Celebrity Big Brother returned to television screens last night as weeks of speculation about who would enter the house came to an end.
STONEHENGE, the Roswell UFO crash, the Mary Celeste, Kerry Katona. As mysteries go, the 25-year career of Go West may not rank among the most famous of history's puzzles.
STONEHENGE, the Roswell UFO crash, the Mary Celeste, Kerry Katona – as mysteries go, the 25-year career of Go West may not rank among the most famous of history's puzzles.
DETECTIVES were yesterday examining CCTV footage from the Cheshire home of exAtomic Kitten Kerry Katona after an armed raid at the property.
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Retreating to Retreat
If you know anything about the Student Ambassador Office, you might know that we take pride in team building, bonding, and fun!
Each year in the fall, the Student Ambassador Program heads to the woods at the Sherman Lake YMCA campsite. The event is a one-night, two-day affair in which students belonging to the Student Ambassador Program participate in activities that encourage and stimulate relationships, dedication, improvement, and so much more.
This year was especially important to me because I was on the retreat committee. I was in charge of facilitating one activity that focused on improvement in our office. My activity focused on how we as an office have improved from the 1970s to now. I really enjoyed coming up with the activity, and the group seemed to enjoy it.
Retreat is always a blast. Think camping, only with nice cabins and indoor plumbing. There were large blazing campfires, and clear starry skies. It was a wonderful trip, and I always enjoy spending time at retreat.
If your job has something like this for you, try to enjoy it, because the memories you make with your coworkers and friends will last for a lifetime.


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Pure relaxation with a warm bamboo massage
Posted: October 12, 2012|
A new style of warm bamboo massage, said to have originated in South East Asia when a therapist noticed one monkey rubbing another's back with a stick, has arrived in Cambridge. Described as a 'hot stone massage with attitude', it's a new concept in deep tissue relaxation massage, said to help tensions melt away from the warmth of the bamboo, boost circulation and lymphatic drainage.
Holistic therapist Emma Kenny – always keen to champion the newest treatments – is just one of a small number of therapists qualified to offer this gorgeous therapy in the UK and is thought to be the first in Cambridgeshire.
Invited to try out the warming, rhythmic treatment, at the treatment room in Neal's Yard, Cambridge, I was slightly concerned this would be a little too 'intense' for my liking; I know kneading the knots in my back is beneficial, but I much prefer the light touch! However, Emma assured me there was a 'deep or dreamy' option when it came to pressure, so of course I plumped for the latter. Showing me the custom-made bamboo tools, which were warming in a special blanket, she explained they had been coated with silky carrier oils, such as grape seed, jojoba and sesame, to glide over the body, and would be used to 'melt' and 'roll out' tight muscles.
The treatment began with me lying on my front covered in towels, while Emma gently used some fabric beaters all over my body to encourage blood flow to the skin surface. She began working her magic with the warm bamboo tools first on my legs, before moving onto my back, up to my neck and on the back of my arms, then I turned over for the front of my body to get the heavenly treatment. As she lightly rolled the warm bamboo in repeated movements along my muscles, it felt simply divine. In fact I was so utterly relaxed that I have to admit I was fighting sleep before she had even reached the top of my legs.
Ninety minutes later, I had completely melted into the therapy bed and could quite easily have spent the night dozing in the treatment room. It was truly one of the most relaxing massages I had experienced and I think I'll be booking in regularly for a post-deadline treat!
A Warm Bamboo Massage with therapist Emma Kenny costs £40 for a 60 minute treatment (half body/back) or £60 for 90 minutes (full body). Book your appointment by calling Neal's Yard on 01223 321074.


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A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility, and thereafter restore its combustibility. As used in an aircraft, the method comprises the following steps:
1. A method of supplying liquid fuel to an engine of an aircraft, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) treating aircraft engine fuel to substantially reduce its combustibility in open air;
(b) carrying the treated fuel in a fuel tank of an aircraft in such a manner that its reduced combustibility is maintained;
(c) increasing the combustibility of a portion of the treated fuel, as needed by the aircraft engine;
(d) supplying the increased combustibility fuel to the aircraft engine; and
(e) rapidly reducing the combustibility of said portion of the fuel during flight of the aircraft in case of an aircraft emergency;
whereby the preponderance of the fuel on board the aircraft has a low combustibility, and the combustibility of the remaining portion of the fuel is reduced in the event of an aircraft emergency.
2. The method defined in
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8. A method of supplying fuel to an engine of an aircraft, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) loading the fuel on board the aircraft in the liquid state at a temperature between its freezing temperature and a temperature about 40� C. above its freezing temperature to reduce its combustibility wherein the fuel remains a liquid;
(b) maintaining the fuel on board the aircraft at reduced temperature between its freezing temperature, and a temperature about 40� C. above its freezing temperature, to reduce its combustibility;
(c) heating a portion of the cooled fuel, as needed by the aircraft engine;
(d) supplying the heated fuel to the aircraft engine; and
(e) rapidly cooling said portion of the fuel during flight of the aircraft to a reduced temperature sufficient to substantially reduce the combustibility of said portion of the fuel in case of an aircraft emergency;
whereby the preponderance of the fuel on board the aircraft remains in the cooled state until needed by the aircraft engine, and the combustibility of the remaining portion of the fuel is reduced in the event of an aircraft emergency.
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This application claims priority from applicants' prior Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/331,881, filed Nov. 21, 2001, entitled "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING AIRCRAFT FUEL TO REDUCE ITS COMBUSTIBILITY IN FLIGHT".
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating liquid fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a system for treating fuel on board an aircraft, to improve the margin of safety in the event of an aircraft accident.
Aircraft accidents are very difficult to survive. Not only does such an accident result in a rapid deceleration at the moment of impact, but, subsequent to impact, loss of life occurs due to smoke inhalation and burning, because of the fire which almost inevitably follows.
Following an aircraft accident, it is imperative that any crew or passengers which remain conscious immediately exit the craft. The time available for such an emergency evacuation varies, but usually only a few minutes, if any, are available before the fuel carried on board the aircraft commences burning and in some cases, explodes.
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for treating liquid fuel to substantially reduce its combustibility, for example when the fuel is to be stored, and to thereafter restore its combustibility.
It is a subsidiary object of the present invention to increase the time available for survivors of an aircraft accident to exit the aircraft, before the craft is enveloped in flames, and to decrease the likelihood that an uncontrolled (or uncontrollable) fire will occur.
This object, as well as other objects which will become apparent from the discussion that follows, are achieved, in accordance with the present invention, by treating the fuel in such a way as to substantially reduce its combustibility in the fuel tank and/or in open air. The combustibility of a small portion of the treated fuel is later restored (at least to some degree) to its pretreatment value, as such fuel is needed. For example, in the case of aircraft, this higher (i.e., normal) combustibility fuel is supplied to the aircraft engine(s).
Since the preponderance of the fuel on board an aircraft is maintained with a low combustibility, the time for evacuation and escape from a crashed aircraft is markedly increased and the likelihood of fire is decreased.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the combustibility of the aircraft engine fuel is reduced, by cooling the fuel as a liquid to within about 40� C., and preferably to about 25� C. or even about 10� C., above its freezing point. Experiments have shown that liquid fuel which is cooled to within this range of temperatures has its combustibility remarkably reduced.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the combustibility of the fuel is reduced by freezing it and maintaining the fuel, on board the aircraft, at a temperature at or below its freezing point. The fuel may be cooled to a temperature much lower than its freezing point; i.e., to 15� C. or even 25� C. or more below the freezing point.
Once the fuel is cooled as a liquid to near freezing temperature, or cooled to a temperature at or below freezing, a portion of the fuel must be warmed, as needed by the aircraft engine(s).
The freezing point of aviation jet fuel lies in the range of about −40� C. to about −65� C. This range was determined by an "Aviation Turbine Fuel Freezing Point Survey" conducted by Francis Davidson and Dr. Gordon Chiu of Phase Technology, 11168 Hammersmith Gate, Richmond, BC, V7A 5H8, Canada.
Techniques for refrigerating and freezing liquids, having freezing points in the range of −40� C. to −65� C. are well known. For example, liquid nitrogen, which is stored under pressure at about −200� C. and is commercially available in large quantities, at a cost of about $50 per ton, may be used as a heat exchange fluid. Other cryogenic fluids or solids, such as carbon dioxide, may also be used.
Also known are various techniques for determining the phase transition point and phase transition temperature of fuel. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,804,274 to Green.
In still another embodiment of the present invention, the combustibility of the fuel is reduced by adding to it a first chemical composition. Thereafter, just before the fuel is used, a portion of this fuel is treated by either removing the first chemical composition or by adding a second chemical composition thereto. The combustibility of this portion of the fuel is thereby restored, or at least increased, before the fuel is converted into energy, for example by the aircraft engine.
There are a number of chemical compositions which may serve to reduce the combustibility of fuel. These may be classified as an anti-detonative agent, a polymer agent, a gelling agent, a "soap" and, finally, a bonding agent.
The anti-detonative ("anti-knocking") agents may be lead based, such as tetra-alkyl lead, tetra-ethyl lead, tetra-methyl lead; tin-based, such as tetra-ethyl tin; iron-based, such as iron carbonyl; iodine-based, such as elemental iodine; carbon-based, such as aniline; aluminum-based; silicon-based; germanium-based; nitrogen-based, such as an amine; phosphorus-based; arsenic-based; sulfur-based; selenium-based; tellurium-based; bromine-based; chromium-based; molybdenum-based; tungsten-based; manganese-based; osmium-based; organic-based; nickel-based; palladium-based or platinum-based.
Where the first chemical composition is a polymer, the polymer may be polystyrene; made from a monomer which is an alkene, such as a heptene (e.g. 1-heptene), an octene (e.g. 1-octene), a nonene (e.g. 1-nonene), a decene (e.g. 1-decene); or an alkene which has more than ten carbon atoms.
In the case where the first chemical composition is a gelling agent, the chemical composition may form a colloid with the fuel, or form a gel. In the case of the gelling agent, the gel may be silicon-based, such as treated silica. The gel may be a silica aerogel which has been subject to derivitization or which has been organically modified. The aerogel is preferably a hydrophobic silica aerogel. Where the aerogel has been subject to derivitization, this derivitization may consist of linking trialkylsilyl groups to the surface hydroxyl groups. The trialkylsilyl groups may be trimethylsilyl groups. In the case where the silica aerogel has been organically modified, the modification may consist of replacing the surface hydroxyl groups with alkoxy groups or consist of linking an organometallic compound to the surface hydroxyl groups.
In the case where the first composition is a "soap", the composition may be a salt of an organic acid, such as an aluminum salt of an organic acid. The chemical composition may also be a salt of a long chain organic acid, such as an organic acid with five to ten carbon atoms, ten to fifteen carbon atoms, fifteen to twenty carbon atoms or more than twenty carbon atoms. The chemical composition may be a salt of an aromatic organic acid such as naphthenic acid. Also the chemical composition may be a mixture of two or more salts of organic acids.
In the case where the first chemical composition is a bonding agent, it may consist of a polymer bonded to inner surfaces of the fuel tank, including the inner walls of the tank and/or additional surfaces on plates and the like which have been incorporated into the fuel tank. Alternatively, the polymer may be bonded to small beads, such as beads which are less than one centimeter in diameter, less than one millimeter in diameter or even less than one micron in diameter.
In the case where the first chemical composition is a gel, the gel may be bonded to inner surfaces of the fuel tank, including the inner walls of the tank and/or the surfaces of plates or the like which have been incorporated into the fuel tank. Alternatively, the gel may be bonded to small beads, such as beads having a diameter of less than one centimeter, less than one millimeter or even less than one micron.
In the case where the first composition is a polymer or a gel, the combustibility of the fuel may be restored by filtration, to eliminate the effects of this polymer or gel.
In the case where the polymer or gel is bonded to small beads, the beads themselves, with their bonding agent, may be removed by filtration.
Finally, the first composition may also be removed by electrodeposition, electrostatic deposition and/or electroprecipitation.
Finally, the combustibility of the fuel may be restored by adding a second chemical composition to a portion of the treated fuel as an "antidote" to the first composition.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to
Identical elements in the various figures are designated with the same reference numerals.
Frozen fuel leaves the supply chamber 4 and passes through a cutting/shaping apparatus 24. This may shave slices off of a bar of fuel, shave a ribbon off of a cylinder of fuel, or create pellets, blocks, strips or spheres of frozen fuel. The cut/shaped fuel is moved by frozen fuel transport system 26 which is controlled by control system 22. The rate of transport is determined by throttle position, pilot settings and other variables.
Frozen fuel then passes to warming chamber 28, where it is melted by warming system 30. The warming system has access to the warming chamber via ports 31. Warm gases or liquid may be supplied to the warming system via port 32. Alternatively, the system may provide electrical warming via current passing through a resistive element or heating by electromagnetic energy. If necessary, the warming chamber may be sealed by closing inlet door 34 and outlet valve 36. This chamber is insulated by insulating material 38. The temperature and phase (and possibly other characteristics) within the chamber are monitored by elements 40, which are analogous to but not necessarily the same type as elements 14 in the frozen fuel supply chamber 4. The relative degree of opening of each of ports 32 and 34 and valve 36 is monitored and controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22. The fuel monitoring and control system 22 also monitors the temperature and phase information from monitoring elements 40, and uses this information to control warming system 30.
Liquified fuel leaves the warming chamber and passes successively through valve 36 and through fuel line 42 to fuel pump 44. Pressure and flow upstream and downstream from the fuel pump are monitored by sensors 46 and 48, Information from these sensors is monitored by fuel monitoring and control system 22, which also controls the fuel pump 44.
The fuel then passes through fuel line 49 to the fuel filter 50. To prevent clogging by ice or remaining frozen fuel, the filter is equipped with a warming system 52, which is controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22. The warming system has access to the filter via ports 54. Warm gases or liquid may be supplied to the filter warming system 52 via port 56. Alternatively, this warming system may be electrically powered by an electric current passing through a resistive element or by electromagnetic energy. The position of port 56 is monitored and controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22.
The liquid fuel then passes successively through fuel line 58, and intake valve 60 into the liquid fuel reservoir 62. Pressure and flow within fuel line 58 are monitored by sensor 64 which sends information to fuel monitoring and control system 22. The liquid fuel reservoir 62 is insulated by insulating material 64. Temperature and phase (or other characteristics) within this reservoir are monitored by elements 66 which are analogous but not necessarily the same as elements 14. These elements send their information to fuel monitoring and control system 22. Access to this reservoir is controlled by inlet valve 60 and outlet valve 74. In the event of emergency such as impending crash, this chamber may be sealed by closing these valves. The positions of these valves are monitored and controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22. Also, in the event of impending crash, the liquid fuel in reservoir 62 may be rapidly cooled or frozen by emergency refrigeration system 68, which has access to the liquid fuel reservoir 62 by ports 72. Port 70 allows for the supply of refrigerant to emergency refrigeration system 68. The emergency refrigeration system 68 is controlled and monitored by fuel monitoring and control system 22.
Liquid fuel passes out of reservoir 62 through valve 74 into fuel line 76, and flows through the fuel supply system that is in common use for the aircraft.
Chilled, but not frozen fuel leaves the reservoir 7 and passes through valve 17 into fuel supply line 25. It then is pumped by fuel pump 45, after which it passes through another segment of fuel supply line 25. Pressure and flow may be monitored within each of supply lines 25, and this information is supplied to fuel monitor and control system 22. Fuel then passes through warming chamber intake valve 33 and enters the warming chamber. It leaves this chamber through warming chamber outlet valve 36. If necessary, this chamber may be sealed by closing valves 33 and 36. The position of valves 33 and 36 is monitored and controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22.
After passing through fuel line 42, fuel pump 44, fuel line 49, fuel filter 50 and intake valve 60, the warmed fuel enters warmed fuel reservoir 61. All other components and operations of
Fuel enters the first composition mixing chamber and reservoir 1 through supply line 5 and inlet valve 15. First composition enters chamber 1 through first composition supply lines 11. The first composition is stored in reservoir 9 which is filled through inlet port 21. The properties of the mixture of fuel and the first composition, including temperature, infrared, optical and ultraviolet spectroscopy and ultrasound reflection and transmission may be monitored by sensors and transducers 19. Pre-flight, during aircraft fuel loading, valve 15 is maintained in the open position. At all other times, it is closed. During flight, valve 13 is open, unless a threat of crash or accident exists, in which case it may be closed. Supply port 21 allows for loading first composition into its reservoir 9. The position of each of valves 13 and 15 and supply port 21 is monitored and controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22. The fuel monitoring and control system 22 also monitors the information from sensors 19 and uses this information to control the amount of first composition to be released from reservoir 9 through supply lines 11 into first composition mixing chamber and reservoir 1. Most of the fuel carried by the aircraft is maintained as a mixture with the first composition.
Chemically stabilized fuel leaves chamber 1 passes through outlet valve 13 and through fuel line 23. It is then pumped by fuel pump 35, into fuel line 27, through valve 37 into second composition mixing chamber 43. Pressure and flow may be monitored in each of supply lines 23 and 27, and this information is supplied to fuel monitoring and control system 22. Pump 35 is controlled by control system 22. The flow rate is determined by throttle position, pilot settings and other variables.
Stabilized fuel is mixed with second composition to reverse the stabilizing effect of first composition. The mixing with second composition occurs in second composition mixing chamber 43. Second composition is stored in reservoir 39 which is filled through supply port 33. Second composition enters the second composition mixing chamber 43, through inlet ports 29. The properties and composition of the mixture in chamber 43 are monitored by sensors and transducers 41, which operate in a manner analogous to sensors and transducers 19. Fuel monitoring and control system 22 monitors the information from these sensors 41 and uses the information to control the amount of second composition which is added. The positions of valves 37 and 36 are monitored and controlled by fuel monitoring and control system 22.
Treated fuel leaves second composition mixing chamber 43, passes through valve 36 and supply line 42, is pumped by fuel pump 44, enters fuel line 49, and passes through the fuel filter 50. The filter is linked to a filter cleaning system 53, which either continuously and/or intermittently cleans and/or resupplies the filtering material. The filter cleaning system has access to the filter through ports 55. Filtering and cleaning agents may be supplied and removed through supply port 57.
An alternative to the addition of second composition to reverse the effect of first composition is to filter out the first composition. In such an embodiment, the second composition reservoir, mixing chamber and associated ports and valves would be eliminated, as would fuel pump 35 and its associated supply line. In this embodiment, treated fuel would pass directly from valve 13 and fuel line 23 to the fuel line 42. In this embodiment, the first composition would be removed by fuel filter 50.
The pressure and flow rate within the fuel supply lines is monitored by sensors 46, 48, and 64, which send information to the fuel monitoring and control system 22.
Fuel leaves the filter 50 and passes through supply line 58, through valve 60 into the fuel reservoir 63. The temperature, composition and other properties of the fuel in this chamber are monitored by sensors and transducers 67 which are linked to fuel monitoring and control system 22. At any time, only a minority of the fuel is maintained in fuel reservoir 63, since the combustibility of this fuel is greater than that in first composition mixing chamber and reservoir 1.
Fuel leaves reservoir 63 passes through valve 74 into fuel line 76 and flows through the fuel supply system that is in common use for the aircraft.
In the event of anticipated crash, an additional supply of first composition is situated in reservoir 69. It could be rapidly added to the fuel in reservoir 63 to stabilize it, through inlet ports 73. First composition is supplied to reservoir 69 through supply port 71.
Examples of both the first and the second chemical compositions are discussed above in the "Summary of the Invention". Such compositions are well known as evidenced by the various U.S. patents and publications, the following of which are incorporated herein by reference:
Silica Aerogels, Ernest Orlando, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (web site).
Charles F. Kettering and the 1921 Discovery of Tetraethyl Lead, by Bill Kovarik (web site).
Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed. (2001): "Tetraethyl Lead".
Separation Methods in Biochemistry, by C. J. Morris and P. Morris; John Wiley & Sons, New York; pp 188-193; 207-211; 236-237; 380-382.
Aerogel Materials and Tungsten Engineered Materials, by Marketech International, Inc. (web site).
Options for cooling or freezing the fuel include refrigeration systems as are known in the art. Other options include the use of a liquified inert gas such as nitrogen, helium or other noble element. Yet another option is the use of carbon dioxide in either liquid form (under pressure) or solidified. The inert gases and carbon dioxide also have the advantages of fire retardation properties. They could, in the event of impending crash, be placed in close proximity to, or in direct contact with the fuel, as an additional combustion retardant.
Options for warming the fuel include a number of methods of exposure to a warm surface. The surface may be warmed by ambient air, by hot engine gases, or by hot engine oil. Alternatively, an electric current may be passed through a resistive element as a source of heat or the fuel may be warmed by electromagnetic energy.
Multiple options exist for distributing frozen fuel:
I) The entire quantity of fuel is stored as one (or a small number of) large block(s) of fuel:
A) Methods in which small pieces are not cut off of the large block:
i) An extrusion process: The frozen fuel is a waxy substance, which can be forced to change shape by pressure applied from the outside of its container. Pressure may be applied by a screw-type mechanism which forces waxy fuel from the larger end to the smaller end of a funnel-shaped segment. Such a mechanism would control the movement of frozen fuel from the supply chamber to the frozen fuel transport system. In addition, the funnel shaped segment could be warmed to facilitate passage of the fuel through the funnel segment.
ii) A length of fuel element is situated so that most of it is frozen. It may be shaped like a stick of butter. One end of the stick passes through a warming region (where warm is defined as a temperature above the freezing point of the fuel). Drops of liquid fuel fall from the melting fuel stick into a collector. The liquid fuel then moves through a fuel line to a liquid fuel reservoir.
iii) The fuel is frozen in large sheets, which are then rolled up like a roll of carpet. It could be loaded onto the aircraft as a roll, or could conceivably be unrolled from one container, passed into the aircraft as a wide ribbon of frozen fuel, and re-rolled as it is taken into the aircraft. During the flight, as fuel is needed, the roll is gradually unrolled, and a continuous ribbon of frozen fuel is supplied. It could be transported by a conveyor belt-like apparatus to a "distant" melting chamber, or melted nearer to the roll.
iv) The fuel is frozen into a string-like shape and rolled up like a ball of twine. There would be a similar unrolling process as in I(A)(iii), above.
B) Methods in which small pieces are cut off of the large block.
i) A guillotine-like apparatus cuts small slices of solid fuel off of a rectangular, margarine-stick shaped block of fuel. The slices fall onto a conveyor belt which transports the fuel to a melting chamber. The advantage of situating the melting chamber distant from the guillotine is the greater separation of the far more combustible liquid fuel from the less combustible solid fuel. Alternatively, rather than transporting the slices to a distant location, they could be melted near the cutting apparatus.
ii) Same concept as I(B)(i) but the frozen fuel element is cylindrical, rather than rectangular. Slicing is carried out perpendicularly to the central axis of symmetry of the cylinder.
C) Method in which one continuous piece is cut.
i) The fuel is cylindrical in shape. It rotates continuously about its central axis of symmetry. A cutting blade (like a cheese knife) is applied to the surface which cuts off a continuous ribbon of fuel. The fuel is processed as in I(A)(iii), above.
II) The fuel is stored as a large number of small pieces, to be used as needed:
A) The fuel is shaped in cubic or rectangular blocks. These are arranged in a 3 dimensional grid. A series of conveyor belts moves the fuel. There is one belt for each row, running right/left. This passes the fuel element to another conveyor belt, moving perpendicular to the right/left ones, i.e. front/back. Additional conveyor apparatus could allow for many layers of fuel elements to be built up (in the up/down direction).
B) The fuel could be loaded as spherical elements. The advantage of spherical elements is that they could roll over each other and roll on a smooth surface. They could then be pumped into the aircraft, and possibly "flow" or roll through a fuel line from storage tank to warmer. On the other hand, increased storage space would be required for a given amount of fuel, compared to storing cubic or rectangular blocks, which "fit together". Also, the greater surface area of spherical elements would mean increased combustibility, compared to cubic or rectangular elements. In general, the total fuel surface area (or more specifically the area to volume ratio or area to mass ratio) for any of the methods under II is greater than those involving fuel with similar shape and only a single (or small number of) fuel block(s), as in I. Spherical fuel elements have the least favorable surface area to volume ratio among those shapes discussed herein.
C) Same as II(B) but cylindrical elements are used. These can roll, though not as freely as the spherical ones. As compared with spherical elements, they have the advantages of less surface area and less lost storage volume.
D) The fuel is contained in hard/smooth-surfaced spherical shells with multiple holes. The advantage is that these can roll easily. The shells roll or are propelled to a warming chamber, where the fuel melts and drips out of the shell. The disadvantage of the approach is the waste of space, and that the shells add weight.
E) Same as II(D) but using cylindrical shells.
There has thus been shown and described a novel method and apparatus for treating fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility which fulfills all the objects and advantages sought therefor. Many changes, modifications, variations and other uses and applications of the subject invention will, however, become apparent to those skilled in the art after considering this specification and the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred embodiments thereof. All such changes, modifications, variations and other uses and applications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention are deemed to be covered by the invention, which is to be limited only by the claims which follow.
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The year is almost over and musically has had her high points and low points, heavy hits and gigantic flops, shocking break-ups and so on. Forcing the team at TooXclusive HQ to debut the "TooXclusive: 2012 AWARDS".
Purely based on YOUR VOTE; a nomination list revolving around materials majorly released and promoted in 2012 based on of commercial success, critical acclaim, and social media/online buzz has been complied.
The polls RIGHT NOW, it's time for YOU – the fan, critic, music lover etc. – to cast YOUR votes!!! Every vote counts.
Voting Closes On December 24th 2012 at 23:59 PM (GMT+1)
Winners will be announced on Boxing Day – December 26th 2012!
Please drop your comments, predictions and most importantly cast your votes!
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Good initiative on creating awards, but pls what is "Dark poet's mixtape doin on that list , whatever happened to 'Recognize vol.1′ by beatbuxx360 , dem Jberg , Ace thaemcee, ms.chief and xii gage, if u ask me the recognize vol.1 mixtape is better dan all d mixtapes in that category 8-| . Sorry I aint voting y'all are biased! A lot of categories jus wrong!
Cocoice!u are d boomb,dis is just d beginning 4 u,don't mind haters dem just d???????????????? make u popular nii. Nice flow,all d L???
For me, d best category for me, d best mixtape category n probably lyrical titanm as usual mode 9 gets it all
Tooxclusive, Hmmm as a music analyst…. I must confess. Y'al dope 4 dis new development.
Well it's obvious there's neva way any award nomination wil be 100% legitmate.
4 me Ice Aboki shuld hav made 'BEST VIDEO'
9ice VERSUS shuld hav made 'BEST ALBUM' ,
Sinzu ft Davido shuld hav made 'EARTQUAKE VIDEO'
Phyno , shuld have made "NEXT TO BLOW"
and like wtf ,, ironicaly Olamide – first of all . Deserv dat WORST VIDEO nomination
well that's al i gota say, howeva thumbs
Ma guyz are all getting dis wrong! Kswitch is out of d game! Badoo, ?? congratulate you in advance cos u going 2 blow wif ur flow! Kudos badoo!!!
I feel ReDkAd should b in the next to blow cat.d dude has really down well and thus
His good work should b reckoned.those who are fan of rap music should know redkad or better still use your google.
Wia is my GHOSTMODE??? Smh!
I can't find Legendary Beats!!! :9…nyc list tho, kudos tew u gaiz (y)
U know wah it izzzzz! V.E.C iz a beast,isn't that what u feel! In Cotonou,i'm High lyk Codeine,so i make Benin(Bennylin) lean…towards m?! 😀 Mixtape of the Year ??????????? BAR-RACKS! Vec iz a BEAST!!!!!!!!!!! #TeamVEC
lmao u guyz re funny sha :-D. 4 best producer. SARZ mahn. Dat guy is d best producer ever
All ma Kudo's to d best artist,Burna Boy all d way,Olamide first of all video na trash,terry g see groove na waste bin…u guys shud give us clean n fresh video# Burna Boy-Like to Party…Komole-Skales…not dat crap ur giving us#olamide n terryg
Where is SpeLLz oN U???r Producers CHArt…… Or u've Forgotten t?e producer of 'My dear- dammy krane', 'brazillian hair & GaGa Crazy-chud
dy k', 'Saucekid-Loko' 'oN point – 9ice wizkid' '6 tracks of E.M.E allStars…….. (((ListEN)))
What has -Terry G- done wrong???????? TPG entertainment–»
Wish kind rubish bit u dey expect from dr-sid…dats usless being …soo na disc shop e go open.dey sell cd…den e dey sing afefe soon e go release wind…jus can't imagine how afefe relate with women…yeye being…..if say I see ur name there I for curse tooxclusive.dem for put worst song of d year….na dr sid ingrate
not bad. but guys. U ave to listen to dis new jam I heard o –> http://t.co/HfSvyvNj to madt I swear DL it
P SQUARE all the way nd EME all starz wit my main man mr MAY D….. Download my new track @www.topnaijamusic.com @c-vas owambe
for those of u asking why K-switch is in d 'Learner' category… When it comes to music, it's so apparent that u'r all learners. An artist is not an old artist just because u've known his name for long. Official releases makes d difference. He has no official album yet.
Well ? think its a good idea so that the bosses in music industry would knw dem selfs
Things I noticed
1- jay sleek and shizzi shuld av bin nominated under producer of the year. No disrespect to cobhmss and one mr D or wetin?
2- earth shaling collabo is so not necessary! All the joints there are so wack they wnt even shake my wardrobe not 2 mention earth!
3-yes jazzy produced oliver twist nd d suxess shuld be credit 2 him as well buh u pple dnt understand dat D'banj mad d song/beat a hit! Picture any oda artiste do sumfin on that beat? It will prolly end up as worst song eva!
4- the only category I feel so much and I'm in support of the nominees is the sumfin underrated artiste! To me this should easily go to either blackmagic or rayce!
Definitely would be voting 4 ma mahn yung6ix as d lyrical titan, boogey's artificial intelligence, rayce 4 underated. Yupp
nice categories..everything nice
Wat happend to aboki video,kcee ft flavour video? Dose were clean shots…MI mixtape waz to good to be a mixtape
Y is faze missn? I bliv he did well to fit in, in some of these categories
We are †o ve Mr Timaya Upgrade in the album of the Year category and also shizi in the producer of the year category and finally Godfather in the oscar director of the year category. And olamide 1st of all shouldn't ?e listed in the worst video category atall.
Dammy krane instead of timaya. Sina rambo instead of sinzu
First of all for worst video. It shuld av been dami duro remix nt ordinary dami duro. Voice of d streets by olamide for best song.
Aw can u nominate miracle among d worst video…..are u guys high!
Yeah! Rayce has rily bin underated,he shud be gettin more hype
Aw kom spellz n shizzi aint among d producers
Pls I cant find frenzy on d list of album of d year wat is happening, or is tooxclusive among those trying †?? pull don jaZzy ?n?????? his crew down?den @ mr dot pls let dr sid b cos I tink if U????? are reaonable enuf U????? should know dat d oliver twist stuff dat is giving dbanj awards is still d work of don jazzy.pls @dot wait a????? little bit U????? will still hear from dr sid. Dot onye ara
2face all d way!!!!!!
So what if K-switch is nominated as upcoming…..bt dat "sista Caro single" is vry Tyt n deserves to be in dat "club banger" cat….dd'nt see wande cole anywhere Y? 0verall the list is nt bad jus that I xpected To see more of Wizkid «« that dude is good!
Burna boy is jez too good.please listen to dis dude. He is what we should define as music and can't wait for his next release.
Olamide sighted tell dem 2 panumo finish
Shout out to burna boy sighted
Kay Switch released his first official single and video this year…. That makes him a newbie…. He was with Mo; Hits but never release material officially now collaborations dummies.
N wait sef were u leave shizzy?afterall he produced one of d bst singles of d yr…n where z don jazzy?r u a ghanian
Y u go say kay switch na new artist?r u a ghanian
m.i featured all upcoming artists in illegal music 2.tell me who else can do that.he's just to generous and i love him for that
Even d 'good for nothing' Dr Sid is missing….upon all the noise. Come to fink of it, D'banj star is no longer overshadowing him naa. He's always in d saloon barbing one stupid hairstyle wen he ought 2b in studio working hard. U go close shop @ last ni…..#Gbabee Lmao!!!!!
D'prince is missing!!! Lobatan……Frenzy ko, FrieNds ni…see K'switch naa….
Can wait for my sinzu to bag his awards home much love for SMG gang
good initiative, nominees could have been better, good stuff still
1. What's all this?? Who's better than ice prince there (rap category)
2. Where's producer Shizzi that murdered the OBO album and also couldn't see DON JAZZY for oliver twist.
Theses stuffs are all childs play I think.
9c 1 der,,,,I cnt wait 2 see my king of rapper winning it,,,,,badoo olamide
Whoa, dis is great, am torn btw morell n rayce
Glad I'm not the only one that doesn't like Olamide's first of all video. Can't wait to vote! Yaaaay!
Hw cn u include k-switch under new artists? Re u a learner???


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Kofax Solution Allows Employees of Singapore's Largest Law Firm to Send and Receive Faxes from their Desktop Computers
The Situation
Founded in 1902, Allen & Gledhill has grown from a colonial partnership of two to become the largest law firm in Singapore with over 250 lawyers. The focus of the organization is to provide a premier legal service to a wide range of clients from all industries.
Over the years, the firm has received numerous accolades and awards from respected legal publications and directories. Allen & Gledhill is the only law firm in Singapore which is consistently ranked at the top of league tables for every major area of practice, including financial services, corporate & commercial, intellectual property & technology, litigation & dispute resolution and corporate real estate.
The Challenge
Allen & Gledhill regularly looks at new opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce overhead. As with all legal firms, the amount of paperwork involved in daily business processes is tremendous. With the number of users and the wide variety of messages involved, including faxes, paper documents, physical mail and emails, what the firm needed was a powerful technology solution to efficiently manage the inflow and outflow of information and data. Processing faxes efficiently and accurately was especially important to Allen & Gledhill since they are legally-binding documents and are useful for signatures.
The company also wanted a solution that would integrate with their existing technology investments, including Microsoft Exchange Server, a messaging and collaboration software, and Cisco Gateway, which delivers connectivity services to high-bandwidth users.
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Allen & Gledhill selected Kofax Intelligent Capture & Exchange, the foundation for Kofax's strategy to help organizations streamline business processes, to unify the wide variety of messages received on a single platform.
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Kofax Intelligent Capture & Exchange provides industry-leading client integration with Microsoft Exchange. The Kofax solution allows virtually every type of message, including voice, email and faxes, to transparently integrate with Microsoft Exchange and Outlook clients. The Kofax solution enables users to send and receive faxes from their desktop computers through the use of FoIP (Fax over IP). The "IP" in FoIP stands for Internet Protocol, which describes the series of steps used to transmit data over the internet to the correct destination. With FoIP, the fax information is transmitted as "IP packets" over the internet instead of as analog signals over phone lines.
The Kofax Intelligent & Exchange solution delivers many benefits, including least cost routing, which determines the most cost-effective way to send messages, and non-repudiation, which provides proof of the integrity of the transmitted data. In addition, the Kofax solution enables users to preview their faxes before sending and delivers the status of transmitted messages in real-time.
The Kofax solution also allows Allen & Gledhill to retrieve statistics on faxes that are successfully transmitted. With the statistics report generated by the Kofax solution, the firm is now able to accurately monitor and bill the appropriate users and their departments for fax charges.
Since the Kofax solution was developed with non-technical users in mind, Allen & Gledhill's employees do not require any additional training in order to use the system. Allen & Gledhill"s lawyers can continue to concentrate on their core business responsibilities and contribute to the future success of the firm by increasing their billable minutes.
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Carl used photo effects in Corel PaintShop to make his photo of a 1/350 scale USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) look like an old color transparency. He based his build on the Iron Shipwrights resin kit of the USS Mackinac (AVP-13). "It's the only model that I have found of these little Barnegat-class AVPs," he says of the small seaplane tender. "My father served on the Duxbury Bay in 1952 and 1953 while it was one of three white-painted AVPs serving as flagships for the commander of the United States Middle East Force. This is my fifth Barnegat-class build, but it was very different from the first four. I used mostly custom-made parts I either modified from the Iron Shipwrights kit or scratchbuilt and cast in resin."
One aspect you captured well is the realistic photograph, something that should be considered part of the hobby.


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Frank Lampard has admitted it would have become difficult for him to play for England had his uncle Harry Redknapp been appointed manager.
The Chelsea midfielder began his career under the guidance of Redknapp at West Ham, but their close family ties caused problems then that Lampard feared could resurface with England.
Roy Hodgson beat long-time favourite Redknapp to the job before Euro 2012, and that meant the accusations of Lampard benefiting from nepotism that he had to suffer over a decade previously would not be repeated in the international game.
Lampard has previously admitted he was hurt by the suggestion he was only selected for West Ham because of his family ties.
"I worked under Harry coming through at West Ham," Lampard said on Thursday. "It was good, he was great for me but difficult for different reasons...the minute you didn't play very well, it's because it's his uncle."
Redknapp getting the England job may have caused the same slurs to be flung Lampard's way from a minority, despite his many years in the England team.
"However much I wanted Harry to get it for him, at the same time we were both aware that it would have brought up issues," Lampard told ITV's Loose Women programme.
Lampard also suggested during his appearance on the chat show that female footballers could play in mixed teams in years to come.
He admitted men in the game were once "dinosaurs" with their attitudes towards women players.
Football Association rules currently allow girls to play alongside boys up to the under-15 age group.
However Lampard can imagine the day will come when men and women compete together, having seen a recent surge of interest and an increase in standards in the women's game.
Asked about the possibility, Lampard told ITV's Loose Women programme: "I'm not sure but I see no reason why not. How the game has developed in women's football over the last five, 10 years has been amazing, not just the quality of the play but the interest in people around it."
He added: "We were dinosaurs in football, in the men's dressing rooms, it was all our game and women's football was there, now we all appreciate there's a lot of skill."
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Step 1: Supplies
A mouse trap
4 eye hooks
6 balloons
2 bic pens (the smooth kind)
2 tops from pop cans (for the serious perhaps washers, or otherwise any other bendable metal)
some string (not pictured)
4 CDs/DVDs (expendable ones). Here 3 CDRs and a blank transparent thing from the top of a spindle. I hear DVDs are a bit lighter, but I'm not optimizing that hard.
Step 2: Strip the pens
Step 3: Cut and apply two balloons
Step 4: Check eye hooks
Step 5: Make a hole
Elegantly simple!
I understand the instructions, but since I don't know the idea background, can you tell me what do you use it for?
My fiancee had to do this for her final. this is what we ended up with. it only has to go a linear foot to pass. we tested it, and she should pass with no problem
i am making this in since class can you send it to me at @exoticdragon on twitter oh and follow me to
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OK, i'm really new to this, and I really need help trying to make this.....
i got to do this for my school ,can i us your idea?
what do you use the soda can tops for?
This is your back axle. After putting it into place I used a bit of hot glue in two single bars to keep the axle from slipping back out of the eye holes. The original creator used bottle top tabs. Mine were too big and hit the wood, not allowing it to spin freely so I decided to abandon the bottle tabs and use a line of hot glue.. After I got the back axle in place, I tied the string to the flip bar- the thing that will snap back in place once you let go it (the thing that originally was used to hold the little mouse down to the wood).
To make your car run after you add the wheels, hold the snap bar back and roll the back axle up so the thread is wound around the back axle. When you let the mousetrap bar go, it will fling forward and pull the back axle incredibly fast. I discovered that undoing one side of the bar so that it was actually straight on one side made it FAR less scary to use :) Check out a couple of the other mousetrap cars to see their strings attached to long poles. That is the mousetrap bar opened on one side and bent straight. So it goes from a staple shape to an "L" shape. It works just as well, but seems less likely to nip the user.
Good luck.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you're still unclear. I will try to explain a different way.
i know
You stick the hollow pen thing through the eyelets. Then, on each side, you slide the pop can tabs onto the pen. They shouldnt move around on the pen. Basically, they're there so that the axle wont slide out of the eyelets sideways. They're like blockers or something.
If you have(had) a certain length requirement you could get it fairly accurate as to how far it travels and then stops. I had a project back in 8th grade where we had to make a car out of trash type materials, start it on the outside of a circle, let it go and it had to roll to the middle of the circle. Every inch was a couple points off the total score for the project. I made one of these mouse trap cars and got 100% on the project.
Because of how the string wraps around the axle, you wouldn't need more than probably 1m of string (might be wrong) to go the 10m distance, but that's all trial and error getting the right amount of string.


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Courses: Reading Sacred Texts (WRPRH128B01)
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This course will explore how Islam, Christianity, and Judaism represent the sacred in biblical, medieval, and modern culture. We will investigate a wide range of texts, including written works, photography, images, icons, film, and sculpture. Reading sacred texts is a visual practice, and we want to understand better how perception, idolatry, and representation in all three traditions inform notions of the sacred.
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There are a number of ways you can do digital cards and layouts, from all digital to hybrid, and we will show you how! Here are the easy-to-use steps for "doing digital."
1. Get a digital file or kit.
Start with a Hero Arts Digital CD collection or download a Hero Arts Digital kit from the Hero Arts Digital Store on Two Peas In A Bucket. Just pick the image that most inspires you!
- How To Download Digital Kits
2. Open In Your Software Tool of Choice
Don't get scared, as this step is easy once you try it a couple of times. You really just need the right tool to make your creation happen! Let's briefly talk about the tools:
- Microsoft Word, Paint, and other software with basic design features These packages are great because you are probably familiar with them, and they make it easy to PLACE or INSERT your image in your document. From there, you just drag the corners to size as you like.
- Placing Digital in Word (Mac)
- Placing Digital in Word 2007 (PC)
- Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and other advanced design software
These packages, used by graphic artists and digital designers, allow you to do a wide array of things from size to layer, add and change elements, combine designs, alter colors, and much more.
- Getting Start in Photoshop
- Photoshop Elements – The Basics
- Photoshop with Hero Arts Digital
3. Get Inspired!
Now that you have the image in your software tool, away we go! This is where, like cardmaking and scrapbooking, you just need inspiration.
You really just have to make a simple choice at this point in order to direct your creativity: is this digital idea going to only include digital elements ("all digital"), or are you going to print it out and continue the creative process with stamps and other craft supplies ("hybrid")?
Once you make that choice, you are ready to move on!
4a. Create Hybrid!
Just print your digital piece and use it in combination with all of the great techniques of crafting and stamping. This is where the fun begins!
There really is no limit to hybrid creations. Try starting with a simple digital element (like a butterfly or a pattern) that you could use instead of printed paper or a sticker. Then, just print it out, and like any pattern or image, now apply your crafting techniques to make something wonderful. Here are some ideas on where to start with Hybrid:
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Generally this is for the more savvy digital designer or graphic artist, where you assemble various digital elements on a card or page. It can also include more simple manipulation of "Quick Pages," photo Christmas card templates you can get from a place like Shutterfly, or other digital elements combined on the screen. See below for some ideas:
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- Quick Page Beginner Tutorial in Photoshop
- How To Color with Photoshop (Digital 104)
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More than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day. Age is one of the greatest known risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. But that's not always the case. My husband Ernie was diagnosed at 53. My children were 8, 12 and 20. The day of his diagnosis was his last day of work. I cared for him at home until it was no longer safe for him to be alone. Ernie died at 58.
According to the Alzheimer's Association, there are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, including 200,000 with younger onset.
Alzheimer's is not a Republican or Democratic issue. Congress recognized this when they unanimously passed the National Alzheimer's Project Act to create our country's first National Alzheimer's Plan. It's time for them to come together once more.
I urge President Obama and Congress to put aside damaging partisan politics and commit the necessary resources to change the trajectory of the disease for those living with Alzheimer's today and the millions who will face it tomorrow. Please contact Rep. Frank Wolf and ask him to support funding for the National Alzheimer's Plan. Visit alz.org/napa to learn how you can become involved with the fight against Alzheimer's.
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The writer serves as Alzheimer's Association Ambassador to Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Dist. 10).


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So now it all comes down to this
I've said my last goodbyes
I'll hold his hand and try to smile
while tear drops fill my eyes
Tonight he'll pass through heavens gates
and loved ones he will find
His journey here is now complete
the pain he'll leave behind
This letting go is hard to do
I've struggled everyday
I see the look upon his face
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Go on my Father….please let go
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Essex Lion Story Provides Flimsy Pretext For All These Cute Pictures of Lion Cubs
If life gives you lions, make lionade.
If life gives you lions, make lionade.
by New Statesman Published
There may, or may not, be a lion on the loose in Essex.
We could be snarky about it being a slow news day - OR we could give you lots of pictures of cute lion cubs.
Tough call.
[Insert joke about TOWIE and red carpets]
The lion, if there is one, was probably as adorable as this once.
It may have had brothers and sisters.
It may have survived the harsh Essex winters by eating snowballs.
This may, or may not, be a picture of it learning to swim at Colchester Leisure World.
This would be inadvisable on the A12, particularly the busy section around Brentwood.
Have run out of Essex-based captions.
The baby lions are angry now.


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John Picacio launches creator-owned company
John Picacio's new artistic vision: Strike while the Hugo's hot. In less than two months since the San Antonio illustrator won the Hugo Award for best pro artist, Picacio's already set up a new webstore to sell limited edition prints. Now he's really opened the doors to his work with the launch of Lone Boy, […] [Read More]
Spider-Man gets 'Superior' in January [UPDATED] and it ain't Peter Parker
Marvel unveiled the first major details about Spidey's new comic-book direction with cover art and some sketchy intel (and sketches!) for "Superior Spider-Man" No. 1, the new ongoing series that replaces "Amazing Spider-Man" after December's sure-to-be memorable 700th issue. "Superior Spider-Man" No. 1 hits in January. Here's the official press info with images. Read it […] [Read More]
David Liss announces 'Angelica Tomorrow' comic
San Antonio novelist and comic book writer David Liss just revealed his latest sequential art venture and it's something very completely different. Get ready for "Angelica Tomorrow," a sci-fi love story about a damaged high school kid and a broken cyborg assassin. Liss joins artist Allen Byrns for the indie comic by 215 Ink, which […] [Read More]
'Angry Birds Star Wars' invades our galaxy Nov. 8
Oh, yes, indeed. Slingshot meets lightsaber Nov. 8 with "Angry Birds Star Wars," what's sure to be a hit mash-up of the popular touchscreen game with one of science fiction's most beloved and most lucrative franchises. Always in motion, the future is, so ABSW will reveal more details in the coming weeks. But rest assured […] [Read More]
Celebrate 'Star Wars' Reads Day this Saturday, Oct. 6
"Star Wars" feeds our imagination plenty on the big and small screen, but you can't beat the power of the Force in print, especially with the right scribes behind those adventures. You can really read all about that Saturday, Oct. 6, for "Star Wars" Reads Day, an initiative across more than 1,200 bookstores and libraries […] [Read More]
Behold 'The Wizard,' the best cartoon music video is now an online game
The second season of "The Looney Tunes Show" kicked off this week on Cartoon Network, so it's as good a time as any to revisit the show's neoclassic tune "The Wizard," a head-banging dose of animated van art starring Daffy Duck as the unspeakably powerful, undeterred Merlin figure. Behold the Merrie Melodies clip below, then […] [Read More]
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Brace yourselves, "Game of Thrones" fans. New John Picacio prints are here. The local Hugo Award-winning artist has just opened a new webstore offering limited-edition prints from his award-winning "A Song of Ice and Fire" 2012 Calendar, as well as prints of the Michael Moorcock anti-hero Elric and other fantasy and science fiction cover art. […] [Read More]
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PED2051 Sports Skill: Soccer [1].
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