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Hrvoje Petek
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Grad StudentsArgondizzo, Adam
Shengmin Zhang
Wang, Cong
Yanan Dai
PostdocsMaciej Dabrowski
Tan, Shijing
John Willits
Carrier dynamics in solid–state materials
Fundamental electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of solid–state materials are determined by the dynamical response of carriers to internal and external fields. The near–equilibrium properties of carriers in most materials are well understood from classical studies of transport and optical conductivity. However, due to strong interactions of carriers among themselves and with the lattice, studies of nonequlibrium dynamics on femtosecond time scales (10 – 15 s) are just emerging. In our group, a particularly versatile and powerful technique, time–resolved two–photon photoemission (TR–2PP) spectroscopy, has been developed for studying the carrier excitation and relaxation processes in solid–state materials. With this technique we are investigating the quantum mechanical phase and carrier population relaxation times in metals, and for intrinsic and adsorbate induced surface states on metals. Of particular interest are the physical processes that induce e–h pair decoherence, since they impose limits on time scales for quantum control of carriers through the optical phase of the excitation light. The manipulation of the carrier phase with light may lead to applications such as ultrafast (>10 THz) switching and information processing, as well as, atomic manipulation of matter, and therefore, it is of great interest for advanced technologies in the 21st century.
Ultrafast microscopy
Understanding of the carrier dynamics under quantum confinement is a key to advancing nanoscale science and technology. Although with the existing scanning probe techniques we can potentially study dynamics of individual nanostructures, there is also a clear need for ultrafast imaging microscopic techniques in studies of dynamics in complex systems of nanostructures that could comprise ultrafast electronic or optical device. Photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) is a well–developed surface science technique for imaging nanostructures on metal and semiconductor surfaces. In combination with femtosecond pump–probe excitation, we intend to develop time–resolved PEEM with potentially <1 fs, <20 nm, <100 meV carrier energy resolution. This technique will be applied to fundamental studies of carrier dynamics in individual nanostructures and coupled nanocomposite systems, in order to understand the fundamental physics of hot carriers in low dimensional systems and to develop advanced device concepts.
Atomic manipulation with light
Electronic excitation of clean or adsorbate covered metal surfaces can impulsively turn–on large mechanical forces that lead to mass transport parallel or perpendicular to the surface. When such forces are harnessed properly, they can be used for atomic manipulation or even atomic switching. Although there are now several examples of atomic manipulation with STM techniques, much less is known about how equivalent, but much larger scale manipulation could be accomplished with light. The recent observation and demonstration of quantum control of motion of Cs atoms above a Cu(111) surface by our group provides a proof–of–principle for the atomic manipulation of surfaces with light. Such studies are being extended to identify the factors that govern the electronic relaxation of adsorbates on metal surfaces, which can effectively quench the nuclear motion.
Research Assistant Professor: Ming Feng
Visiting Professor: Youngsup Park
Visiting Scholar: Qiang Zuo
- "Transient Excitons at Metal Surfaces," X. Cui, C. Wang, A. Argondizzo, S. Garrett-Roe, B. Gumhalter, H. Petek. Nature Phys. 10, 505 (2014)
- "Self-Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by Metal-Organic Chains on Gold Surfaces," M. Feng, H. Sun, J. Zhao, and H. Petek ACS Nano 8, 8644-8652, (2014)
- "Non-nuclear electron transport channels in hollow molecules",J. Zhao and H. Petek, Phys. Rev. B 90, 075412 (2014)
- "Nonnuclear Nearly Free Electron Conduction Channels Induced by Doping Charge in Nanotube-Molecular Sheet Composites", J. Zhao, Q. Zheng, H. Petek, & J. Yang, J. Phys. Chem A118, 7255-7260 (2014)
- "Single Molecule Femtochemistry-molecular imaging at the space-time-limit", H.Petek, ACS Nano (invited Perspective Article) 8, 5 (2014)
- "Frequency comb generation at terahertz frequencies by coherent photo excitations in silicon," M. Hase, M. Katsuragawa, A.M. Constantinescu, H. Petek, Nature, Photonics 6, 243-247 (2012)
- "Orthogonal Intermolecular Interactions of CO Molecules on a One-Dimensional Substrate." M. Feng, C. Lin, J. Zhao, and H. Petek, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 63, 10.1, (2012)
- "The Electronic Properties of Superatom States of Hollow Molecules." Feng, M., J. Zhao, Tian Huang, Xiaoyang Zhu, and Hrvoje Petek, Acc. Chem. Res. 44, 360 (2011).
- "Ultrafast Interfacial Proton-coupled Electron Transfer," H. Petek and J. Zhao, Chem. Rev. 110, 7082 (2010).
- "Atom-like, Hollow-core-Bound Molecular Orbitals of C60," M. Feng, J. Zhao, and H. Petek, Science 320, 359 (2008)
- "Ultrafast Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer," B. Li, J. Zhao, K. Onda, K.D. Jordan, J. Yang, and H. Petek, Science 311, 1436 (2006).
- "Solvated Electrons on Metal Oxide Surfaces," J. Zhao, B. Li, K. Onda, M. Feng, and H. Petek, Chem. Rev. 106, 4402 (2006).
- "Femtosecond imaging of surface plasmon dynamics in a nano-structured silver film," A. Kubo, K. Onda, H. Petek, Z. Sun, Y.-S. Jung, and H. -K. Kim, Nano Lett. 5, 1123 (2005).
- "Wet electrons at the H2O/TiO2(110) surface," K. Onda, B. Li, J. Zhao, K. D. Jordan, J. Yang, and H. Petek, Science 308, 1154 (2005).
- "The Birth of a Quasiparticle in Si Observed in Time-frequency Space," M. Hase, M. Kitajima, A. M. Constantinescu and H. Petek, Nature 426, 51 (2003).
- "Real Time Observation of Atomic Motion Above a Metal Surface," H. Petek, H. Nagano, M. J. Weida, and S. Ogawa, Science 288, 1402 (2000).
- Dynamics at Solid Surfaces and Interfaces, Vol. 1: Current developments. U. Bovensiepen, H. Petek, and M. Wolf eds., Wiley (2010).
- Dynamics at Solid Surfaces and Interfaces, Vol. 2: Fundamentals. U. Bovensiepen, H. Petek, and M. Wolf eds., Wiley (2012).


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Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.6001. David Nieporent (now, with children) posted on August 28, 2014 at 05:25 PM #
I say it's a combination of these 5 points:I, as always, disagree.
I get we disagree. That's fine. You want to demonize the dude and I just think he is wrong. Move on dude.
You want to demonize the dudeI know it's fruitless to explain to you again what he said, but I want to clarify this point. I don't want to "demonize" him in the sense you mean. I want him fired, but I want him fired not because he's extreme, but because he's typical. And until we stop seeing the problem as a few extreme outliers, we can't fix it.
I don't fully understand the case Salinas v. Texas from the Slate story that Sam linked to in #6002. Evidently the issue is that even if you remain silent during a police interrogation, the cops can testify that you looked guilty while doing so?
I want him fired, but I want him fired not because he's extreme, but because he's typical.
I guess the question I have is--for the people on Dutta's side here--where do you draw the line?
Go back to the guy in St. Paul, tased and arrested for sitting on a bench. What's the right way to respond?
9. Make all legal settlements for cop misconduct come out of the police pension fund.
Go back to the guy in St. Paul, tased and arrested for sitting on a bench. What's the right way to respond?
I don't fully understand the case Salinas v. Texas from the Slate story that Sam linked to in #6002. Evidently the issue is that even if you remain silent during a police interrogation, the cops can testify that you looked guilty while doing so? That doesn't sound like the Fifth Amendment I grew up with.No. In a non-custodial interrogation, the police can testify that you remained silent response to their question(s), unless you invoke your 5A rights.
This is insane. You want to fire a typical cop? What percent of cops do you think should be fired? 95%?Sounds good to me. But for now, let's fire him pour encourager les autres.
I also don't like his opinion (which is why I find #6000 bizarre, but what ever), but I support his right to express his opinion and don't think he should be fired for stating it.He's not being fired for "stating" the opinion, but for having it. Let's say that instead he wrote, "Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: black people are generally the criminals in this country. We can reduce most crime if we stop respecting their 'rights' and skip all that 'due process' nonsense. If I see a black guy looking suspicious, I'm going to make sure he knows to fear me in the future." Would you advocate that he keep his job then? Or, to go back to my example from earlier in this thread, how about a surgeon who writes, "This 'germ' stuff is nonsense. People get infections when they're unrepentant sinners. A doctor washing his hands before surgery is absurd, and there's no need for it"?
He's not being fired for "stating" the opinion, but for having it.[emphasis his, not mine]
1. Eliminate police unions (because they undermine whatever accountability there would otherwise be).
Lots of luck with that, even the all out public union busters tend to leave the Police and firefighter unions alone
He's not being fired for "stating" the opinion, but for having it.
[emphasis his, not mine]
You can now go back to hibernating for another blessed few weeks, until another Jack Morris thread comes along.
Okay, Ray, I'll let you decide whether David's comment amounts to firing someone for a Thoughtcrime, i.e. for "having"an opinion, not for "stating" it. Those were his words, not mine.
Oh, and if you need any help in coming to a decision, you can always consult your own comments in the Tony Dungy thread, where you were quite vo-CIFFerous in defending Dungy's right to state an "incorrect" opinion without being fired----a position that everyone here agreed on.
Apparently, holding your hands to your face while you are lying on the ground getting beaten by the 2 cops on top of you means you are resisting and a threat to others, so the beatings must continue.
This is insane. You want to fire a typical cop? What percent of cops do you think should be fired? 95%?Of course it sounds insane, but don't forget, in Libertarian Utopia, there won't be public police or fire departments. You'll decide how important your security is to you, and you (or you and a collective group of your neighbors) will hire private police and fire protection. We've already seen how well this works in some parts of the country that actually require people to opt in for a small fee to cover the fire department. But I'm sure the $75 those people saved by not opting was worth having firemen watch their home burn down. Plus, ya know, freedom.
If Dutta were an investment banker [...] I would criticize the statements but not call for his termination.
David, all you and others here are doing is assuming that Dutta's words mean that this is how he actually acts in the face of nonviolent provocation. I doubt seriously that this is the case, no matter how ineptly he used the first person singular in his writing.I assume that he means what he said. You pretend he doesn't mean what he said, for no reason whatsoever except your own stubbornness. Again, this was not an off-the-cuff oral statement, or a hasty post on Twitter; it was a published Op/Ed. There is no reason to think that when he used the first person singular, it was "inept" rather than deliberate. (Note that since the piece was published, and he has received massive criticism, he has not issued a statement walking any of it back or "clarifying" it.) Moreover, the rest of the Op/Ed makes explicit that he is defending this approach to policing.
And as I've said, if you want to see this sort of police behavior diminished---you're never going to eliminate it entirely---you've got to begin at the beginning,I do want to begin at the beginning -- which is not, contrary to your belief, the Civil War.
and make our police forces much more representative of the communities they serve,I understand that for old people, everything comes down to race, but this issue has nothing to do with race.¹ Black police officers are not more gentle in response to perceived disrespect towards their authority than white police officers. Black police officers are not trained differently about putting their own safety first by 'controlling' the situation. The police attitude that it's us-against-them is not a racial attitude.
Of course to get those tender souls to do police work, you'd have to pay them about $150,000 or more a year, and then your taxes might go up 1%, which would cause you to pop even more veins than you've popped here already.Your argument is silly, but in any case, since I'd reduce the number of police officers by at least 50%, the taxes wouldn't go up at all.
No, it's not a matter of lack of "diversity" or any of your modern liberal buzzwords.(*) It's a matter of abuse of power and arbitrary authority -- which as noted upthread you literally do not understand and cannot conceptualize outside the context of identity politics.
Presumably with a 17 year record on the LAPD, there would be at least a smidgen of evidence that Dutta actually acts on the beat the way you assume he does on the basis of his writing.I don't know why you would "presume" that. What "evidence" do you think there would be? We can probably assume that the LAPD has a more formal disciplinary procedure than the Ferguson PD used to ("Just write it up yourself, if you feel like it"). But that's only helpful if there was a disciplinary action, and why would you assume that, given that (as I keep trying to explain, and as Dutta himself explained) this is just ordinary policing? (Did you watch that confrontation in St. Paul linked in the video on the previous page? There was no written record of it anywhere; the only reason it happened to make news was because a video happened to have been made -- but even then, if you read the story, this incident happened early this year, and police kept the guy's phone until recently.)
By that you mean you assume he acts in that manner. That's an assumption that would seem to call for a bit more tangible evidence before writing it in stone.No, Andy. I keep trying to tell you about the difference between "assumptions" and "conclusions." I don't "assume" he does; I conclude he does -- because he said he does. I don't need more "tangible evidence" than a carefully-crafted statement against interest. Of course, if it comes out later that someone held a gun to Dutta's head and forced him to write and submit an untrue Op/Ed piece to the paper, then I will admit that my conclusion was incorrect.
to solve the problem of police-community conflict.I. Am. Not. Talking. About. The. "Problem." Of. "Police-Community Conflict." I am talking about the real problem of police abusing the public. A point that you have never "addressed," except with your same tired 60s talking points¹. And a point for which race is indeed irrelevant.
¹ "African-Americans, who make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, accounted for about 12 percent of the full-time officers working for police departments nationally in 2007, according to the latest figures available from the U.S. Department of Justice."
Of course it sounds insane, but don't forget, in Libertarian Utopia, there won't be public police or fire departments.
Of course it sounds insane, but don't forget, in Libertarian Utopia, there won't be public police or fire departments.
And as you concede with your reference to Johnston, would that solve the problem anyway? It might make the black population of Ferguson less likely to protest/riot when Wilson shoots Brown -- but would it make it any less likely that Wilson shoots Brown?
Another stunning example of the modern liberal worshiping state power (*), and affording the citizen no real liberty other than at the whims and pleasures of government and its agents.
This is insane.
You want to fire a typical cop?
What percent of cops do you think should be fired? 95%?
Or to put it another way, I'd be fine with disciplining an officer who says in an op-ed that it's OK to drive drunk as long as you're careful.
So would I. There a police officer would be advocating breaking the law and suggesting it was OK.
The good advice in Dutta's piece boils down to something Kurt Russell said in Silkwood: you aren't always obligated to stand toe to toe with people and call them a ############.If he had written what Andy and BM want to pretend he wrote -- basically, "Cops are human, too, and if you curse in their face they're likely to do what anybody else would do in that situation (lash out); therefore, if you want to avoid being hurt, be respectful -- I wouldn't have a big problem with it. (Cops should be held to a higher standard, but it's not unreasonable advice.) But that isn't what he wrote.
Dutta explicitly advocates breaking the law (by police officers) and explicitly argues that such law-breaking is OK.
Yeah this appears crystal clear. I'm shocked people are defending Dutta.
You're going to ask a cop to arrest people without a side-arm? I wouldn't ask a random person to "get off my lawn" without arming myself first. Much less go out in search of law breakers.
he would be fired the next morning. This is very close to that.
There's no law you have to live in ritzy Manhattan neighborhoods. NYC is a big place. They are also allowed to live in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Putnam Counties.Is this true? Last I checked, all NYC employees were required to live within the city limits. Not sure if that applies to cops or not, but it definitely applies to City Parks employees.
You're going to ask a cop to arrest people without a side-arm? I wouldn't ask a random person to "get off my lawn" without arming myself first.
If some heroic citizen beat, tased, and pepper-sprayed Dutta for legitimately expressing his opinion that citizens should expect to be beaten, tased, and pepper-sprayed for legitimately expressing the opinion that cops are racist pigs.
And you attract more Officer McFriendlys to replace the Officer McNastys in part by paying the Officer McFriendlys enough to give them and their families financial security.
On one hand I hear that basically all cops are bad, they all do this stuff and have this attitude, and they pretty much always get away with it without consequence. And on the other hand you are also saying hey these actions are clearly and unambiguously against the law.
Clearly the idea of defending his right to express an opinion is not the same as defending the opinion. I am shocked this continues to trip people up.
1. The pay is already very good when overtime, pensions and benefits are included.
If the pay package is enough to enable a policeman to be able to support a family comfortably in the city in which he's working, then the pay is sufficient. Otherwise not.
I fail to see your "gotcha" here, buddy. The law is pretty clear re: civil rights. The problem - the fact that makes "basically all cops bad" - is that cops don't believe the law is the law. They believe THEY are the law.
So would I. There a police officer would be advocating breaking the law and suggesting it was OK. A law enforcement officer can't publicly condone law breaking. I think that is a different matter though than what we have here.
Man, and you accuse others of red herrings? No one has suggested that Dutta's right to express and opinion be infringed.
Concur. I don't know any non-unionized job in the world where you could write an op-ed saying that you and your fellow employees completely ignore the laws and the policies governing your work, and not faces consequences.
Count me among the many here surprised that you're taking his side here.
The people of the UK, with all their fancy welfare state, don't even have basic rights of self-defense, and free speech (official secrets act, laws against "offensive" or "insulting" speech.
If all these actions are so clearly illegal - to the point you are willing to fire someone over maybe endorsing them - then why is it not being prosecuted?
If Dutta wants to conduct an illegal search, just comply!
David and others have suggested firing him. I am going to call that infringing.
If he asks and you comply it is not illegal.
Because the people in charge of prosecuting them for breaking the law are...themselves. And the IA departments that are just as corrupt. And the DA offices who never met a cop they didn't like, because cops will testify to whatever the DA argues, and juries always believe the cops testimony regardless of the other evidence.
That's being held accountable for your speech. Those aren't the same things.
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Hey all,
I wanted to start a thread where those who go to Disneyland regularly, could update the rest of us as to what new things are happening in the Haunted Mansion, and when new elements are added. The reason I'm wanting this is purely selfish . I've got a trip planned to Disneyland on April 8th-11th and I'm hoping that some of you So. Cal. residents will post some news if anything sweet happens to the Haunted Mansion before I get there (see Al's latest article if you don't know what I'm referring to).
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Press Availability with Secretary of Defense Gates and Minister Peretz from the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Telaviv, Israel
Presenters: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz
April 18, 2007
MINISTER PERETZ: (In Hebrew): Good day to everyone. Mr. Secretary of Defense, we are happy to host you here in Israel. We are happy to have you here as a guest here in the Israeli Ministry of Defense. We are welcoming you two days after having marked Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. We are welcoming you a short time after celebrating the Passover holiday when we read the verse that in every generation our enemies try to destroy us. These are days of remembrance for the Jewish people. In a week's time we will celebrate our 59
Independence Day. It is symbolic to me that our meeting is taking place at this time. In our talk today and previously in Washington, we spoke, analyzed all the threats developing in the Middle East, the concern for stability, the joint war on terror. We examined our joint projects. We determined our working tracks in order to be prepared for every time threat – symmetrical and asymmetrical threats. We agreed on the vital need to continue to contend with the threat from Iran. In this generation, too, there is a nation that has declared that it wants to destroy the State of Israel. In your presence, Mr. Secretary, I would like to underscore the position of the State of Israel which determines that Iran is a threat not only to Israel but to the entire region and the free world. This is a problem that concerns your government, the governments of Europe and all the countries of the free world. Iran denies the Holocaust, openly declares its plans and intentions and we are sure that the free world, led by the United States, will not stand by.
I repeat our analysis that the year 2007 is critical for the diplomatic efforts in order to thwart Iran's nuclear program. I would like to congratulate the United States for its success in the Security Council and the Resolutions there in order to strengthen the sanctions on Iran, strengthen the diplomatic pressure in order to thwart its dangerous plans. The diplomatic track is preferable and it must be exhausted, but it is still not able to remove other options from the table. Israel and the United States, although they are distant geographically from one another, there is a huge ocean that divides us, however, our hearts are close and there are warm and strong ties between our nations and long, well established ties between our governments based on common interests. This relationship is based on shared values but also on mutual consideration of the interests of each state.
We must always bear in mind and never forget that the military has two purposes: to protect citizens in every way possible and also to create diplomatic expanse for international agreements and we are prepared for any opportunity that can advance negotiations and provide a diplomatic response to complement the military one. There is no military option that stands alone. As the Minister of Defense of the State of Israel I consider of supreme diplomatic importance and I would like to thank you for addressing and being aware of our needs and I want to thank you for your positive approach throughout this entire period. I think that today the Ministry of Defense and the Department of Defense are in a very important place where there is a common analysis and also an understanding of the responses that we can provide.
Thank you.
SECRETARY GATES: I was surprised to learn as I began to prepare for this visit that I was the first Secretary of Defense to visit Israel in almost eight years. I think the fact that I have come here in the end of my fourth month as Secretary illustrates the importance that I attach to our relationship with Israel. We had a good discussion and following up on our meeting in Washington last month. As the Minister has indicated we reviewed security challenges in the region – Syria, we also, as he suggested, talked at length about Iran and I stressed my view that it was important to deal with the Iranian nuclear problem through a diplomacy which appears to be working. We discussed the bilateral relationship and particularly the military-to-military relationship, which of course is longstanding.
We briefly discussed the opportunities presented by the peace process. I repeated for the Minister my view of the situation in Iraq at the present time.
Thank you.
QUESTION: Secretary Gates, you said that the diplomatic channel with Iran is working. How exactly? Did they stop or reduce their activity regarding the nuclear weapons? How the United States will act in face of an Iranian attack on Israel? And do you support, please, Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria, do you still think he can be a partner?
QUESTION (In Hebrew): You said that you have nothing to hide regarding the Second Lebanon War. Are you in favor of having your testimony made public immediately or in the coming days?
SECRETARY GATES: Well, first of all, with respect to the Iranian nuclear program and the diplomatic effort, I think first of all it's important that there have been two United Nations Resolutions, and that the international community is united in telling Iran what it needs to do with respect to its nuclear program. These things don't work overnight, but it seems to me clearly the preferable course to keep our focus on diplomatic initiatives and particularly because of the united front of the international community at this point. The United States has diplomatic relations with the Government of Syria. That doesn't mean we approve of much of anything that they do. Frankly, the Syrian activities both in allowing suicide bombers to cross their border into Iraq, where they kill both Iraqis and coalition partners, they are allowing them the re-supply of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and a variety of other activities are of great concern to us. Thank you.
MINISTER PERETZ (In Hebrew): After eight years the Secretary of Defense from the United States has come – an extremely friendly nation – to Israel to visit here in Israel during a very important period during a time where there are changes in the system of balances in the Middle East. Clearly, the citizens of Israel want to hear the results of the meeting, they want to hear what we discussed in our working meeting which was very important and covered many subjects on many areas. We presented our abilities, we presented our needs and we certainly examined the subjects that relate to cooperation between us. I am sure that there will be enough opportunities to discuss the internal matters that relate to the State of Israel today. Today the citizens of Israel want to hear how this meeting is one that is advancing important strategic responses in all the areas that are important to the State of Israel.
QUESTION: Dr. Gates, today 170 people were killed in Baghdad in a series of bombings, making it the most deadly day since the start of the Baghdad Security Plan. Do these attacks represent a failure of the security plan, and how do you stop these attacks leading to a new cycle of sectarian violence starting with Shi'ite revenge attacks?
SECRETARY GATES: I think we have anticipated from the very beginning and General Petreyas warned early on that as the Baghdad Security Plan began to take hold in Baghdad that the terrorists, that Al Qaeda, that the insurgency and others would attempt to increase the violence in order to make the plan a failure, or to make the people of Iraq believe the plan is a failure. So I think we have anticipated obviously the level of fatalities. Today was a horrifying thing. But I think it illustrates another point: these terrorists are killing innocent men, women and children who are Iraqis. They are killing their countrymen, and I think it is important to highlight their efforts to try and disrupt the process of a reconciliation, to try and prove the Baghdad Security Plan a failure, and we intend to persist to show that it is not.
QUESTION: How do you address the sectarian - the danger that the Shi'ites will respond?
SECRETARY GATES: Well, clearly, that is exactly what Al Qaeda and the insurgents want- -- I haven't seen the news reports, so I assume they were responsible, but then they have been responsible for most of the large-scale killings so far, and we can only hope that the Shia will have the confidence in their government and in the coalition, that we will go after the people that perpetrated this horror.
QUESTION: Is there a feeling of disappointment concerning the outcome of the recent war in Lebanon in the government, and did you personally expect Israel to do better in its fight against Hezbollah?
SECRETARY GATES: I am very happy to report that when the war took place, I was the President of Texas A& M University, and know only what I read in the newspapers, and that is not a basis with all due respect in rendering a judgment as an official.
QUESTION: A question for each of you. Mr. Minister, how concerned is Israel about the proposed sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, and do you feel that it would degrade Israel's military advantage in the region? Mr. Secretary, do you agree that security in the Middle East depends on standing up for democratic reforms, and if so, how do you square that idea with your decision not to raise the issue with President Mubarak today.
MINISTER PERETZ: (In Hebrew): The importance to preserve the IDF edge in facing all the threats in the Middle East is certainly a need that receives all the necessary backing from the United States and from the Secretary of Defense. We are examining the changes, we are analyzing the entire process, and of course, with every subject that comes up, we will establish working teams that will look into every question and all the implications. I have no doubt that the existing strategic understanding between Israel and the United States will ultimately decide.
SECRETARY GATES: With respect to your question on democratization, I would say that I think there are a variety of forms and a variety of ways in which the United States can make its views known on democratization. This has been a consistent policy of this Administration to promote democratization and I think that you'll find in the text of my remarks before the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo today that I have addressed that subject.
Thank you.
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Aztecs poster. Source: Ian McCausland
Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) (1972)
The song 'Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy)' saw the coming of age of Australian rock music.
Length: 4 minutes 14 seconds
Performed by: Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
Featured in the National Registry of Recorded Sound collection
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A deferred action battery having a magnesium alloy anode and a cathode depolarizer and a method for making the depolarizer. The depolarizer material comprises cuprous thiocyanate, a form of carbon and free sulphur. A metal grid is used as a current collector and a base for the cathode.
1. A deferred action seawater activated battery having an anode selected from the group consisting essentially of magnesium, aluminum and zinc, the improvement comprising a cathode depolarizer having a conductive metal grid and coated with cuprous thiocyanate, sulphur and carbon.
2. The battery of claim 1 wherein the carbon is acetylene black.
3. The battery of claim 1 wherein the carbon is graphite.
4. The battery of claim 1 wherein the anode is a magnesium alloy having substantially 6.5% aluminum, 0.7% zinc and 0.2% manganese with the remainder magnesium.
5. A deferred action seawater battery having an anode selected from the group consisting essentially of magnesium, aluminum and zinc and comprising a cathode depolarizer produced from a powder having substantially 65% to 84% cuprous thiocyanate, 13% to 9% sulphur and 18% to 5% carbon, which is pressed on and into a metal grid.
6. A deferred action seawater battery having an anode selected from the group consisting essentially of magnesium, aluminum and zinc with a cathode depolarizer mixture comprising cuprous thiocyanate, a conductive material, free sulphur and a binder, all of said mixture being heated at least once for melting the sulphur and then being cooled.
7. The battery of claim 6 wherein the anode contains alkali or alkaline earth metals.
8. The battery of claim 6 wherein the depolarizer binder includes substantially 3.9% to 1.9% tetrafluoroethylene.
9. The battery of claim 6 wherein the depolarizer binder further includes substantially 0.1% paraffin.
10. A deferred action seawater battery having an anode selected from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminum, and zinc with a cathode depolarizer comprising cuprous thiocyanate, a conductive material, free sulphur and a binder.
11. The battery of claim 10 wherein the binder in the depolarizer is a mixture of paraffin and tetrafluoroethylene.
This invention relates generally to the field of deferred action batteries and, more particularly, to a seawater activated deferred action battery having an improved depolarizer material comprised of cuprous thiocyanate, free sulphur, a form of carbon and a binder.
Silver chloride - magnesium seawater activated batteries are well-known in the prior art and have been in use for many years. However, these batteries are not only expensive but consume, without possibility of salvage, a relatively scarce precious metal. Prior endeavors have been made to develop a non-silver bearing depolarizer for use in seawater activated batteries. An example of one such endeavor that utilizes a depolarizer of heavy metal derivatives of aliphatic acids is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,007,316 to Koontz. Such compounds as cuprous chloride, cuprous iodide and lead chloride are additional examples of prior art depolarizers which have been used in seawater activated batteries. However, many of these batteries have suffered one or more disadvantages of having a relatively short operating life, short storage life, or relatively low output voltage per unit cell.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a deferred action battery having an improved depolarizer. Another object of the invention is to provide a reserve or deferred action battery which eliminates the use of strategic materials such as silver. A further object of the invention is to provide a cathode depolarizer that is relatively insensitive to moisture so as to enable long storage periods at high temperatures and high humidity without degradation of battery performance. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a deferred action battery wherein the output voltage of the battery is relatively high for a given size and weight.
Briefly, these and other objects are accomplished by a deferred action battery wherein the depolarizer material is comprised of a combination of cuprous thiocyanate, a form of carbon, free sulphur and an appropriate binder. An electrical conductor such as a metal grid is used both as a current collector and as a base for the cathode upon which the depolarizer is placed. The other electrode of the battery is an anode made from any suitable material such as magnesium, magnesium alloy, zinc or aluminum.
The deferred action battery is activated by ordinary seawater or distilled water or any other suitable aqueous solution.
For a better understanding of these and other aspects of the invention, reference may be made to the following detailed description.
A typical reserve or deferred action battery has two electrodes known as a cathode and an anode. The battery is activated by addition of an electrolyte. In many deferred action batteries, the electrolyte is an aqueous solution ranging from distilled water to seawater. The electrodes are normally enclosed in a housing or case to hold the electrolyte and which provides a protective surrounding for the electrodes. If, for example, the battery is intended to be activated by seawater by dropping the battery in the ocean, then the case has openings provided at the top and bottom thereof to allow the seawater to conveniently enter the enclosed battery cell structure. A reserve or deferred action battery is one that has no output voltage until an electrolyte is added. A primary battery is one that has an electrolyte but is not rechargeable. Therefore, a battery used in accordance with the present invention can be said to be a deferred action primary battery since it is not intended to be recharged. Typically, a battery having a magnesium anode is not rechargeable since the electrochemical reaction is not reversible. However, if a zinc anode is used, the battery can be considered to be rechargeable although it cannot be recharged to its original capacity. The output power of a battery having a magnesium anode is higher than a battery having a zinc anode. However, a zinc anode does not produce as many solid and gaseous corrosion products as does a magnesium anode and therefore may be more suitable in a long-life application.
An example of an improved battery made in accordance with the present invention comprises a magnesium or magnesium alloy anode, a cathode having a depolarizer comprising copper thiocyanate, free sulphur, and a form of carbon such as acetylene black or graphite formed on a conductive metal grid. During the manufacturing of the cathode, the depolarizer mixture is heated to a temperature in excess of 120� C. in order to melt the sulphur. The heated mixture is then allowed to cool to room temperature. A small amount of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) in combination with paraffin or wax may also be added to the depolarizer mixture in order to act as the binder. The anode of the battery may be in the form of a flat sheet or any other convenient configuration and may consist of alkali and alkaline earth metals. A commercially available magnesium alloy suitable for the anode carries the designation AZ61 and has the approximate composition, by weight, of 6.5% aluminum, 0.7% zinc and 0.2% manganese with the remainder magnesium. In one embodiment of the invention the copper thiocyanate depolarizer has, by weight, approximately 65% to 84% cuprous thiocyanate, 13% to 9% sulphur and 18% to 5% carbon. In most cases, cathode depolarizers are produced from powders and in many situations it is desirable to increase the electrical conductivity of the powder. Various portions of non-reactive conductive materials may be added to obtain the desired electrical conductivity. Carbon is a preferred material for this purpose because of its low cost and ready availability. Any of the various forms of carbon such as acetylene black, graphite or petroleum coke can be used. A binder such as TFE (3.9% to 1.9% by weight) is used to hold the powder together. TFE is a preferred binder since it has been found to be more efficient than an epoxy resin. The bindability of the TFE may also be enhanced by the addition of a small amount (0.1% by weight) of paraffin. In the present invention the free sulphur performs the dual role of an additional binder and as an ingredient that enhances the reaction. In order for the copper thiocyanate-sulphur combination to perform effectively, the sulphur is first melted by heating the mixture to a temperature of at least 120� C. and then cooled to room temperature. An electrical conductor such as a metal grid which may be in the form of a screen, expanded metal or perforated sheet stock is used to form the cathode. The cooled powder mixture is pressed on and into the metal grid and the metal grid not only performs as an electron collector but also lends strength and rigidity to the pressed powder cathode.
In addition to the anode and cathode, a spacer must be provided to separate the electrodes from one another. The spacer must be in such a form as to allow free access of electrolyte between the electrodes and to allow corrosion products resulting from the electrochemical reaction to exit from the cell. The spacer must be nonconductive and can be in the form of a small disc, rods or mesh. Chemical reaction between the magnesium anode and the electrolyte produces hydrogen gas and magnesium hydroxide. The gaseous product should be allowed to escape from between the electrodes. The escaping gas creates a pumping action which helps pull the solid corrosion product (magnesium hydroxide) out of the space and causes new electrolyte to enter. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the solid corrosion products not removed from between the electrodes must be kept wet.
Ordinary tap water can be used as an electrolyte although seawater is preferred. Maximum power level will be reached faster with salt water than with distilled water. Salt increases the conductivity of the electrolyte by reducing resistance of the electrolyte.
The battery assembly is completed by the attachment of lead wires to the electrodes and enclosing the battery cell structure within a suitable encasement. Lead wires must extend from the encasement and the encasement must have openings so that the electrolyte can be allowed to enter between the electrodes. Those skilled in the art will understand that the electrochemical reaction between the electrodes and the electrolyte will generate heat and allowances must be made for the heat so generated.
A depolarizer is necessary in batteries to decrease polarization during current flow. A depolarizer is defined as a material which when used in conjunction with a cathode in an electrochemical system prevents polarization by preventing hydrogen gas formation at the cathode. Polarization occurs when the battery output voltage drops prematurely. The depolarizer maintains the electrode at a positive level by reacting with the nascent hydrogen formed at the electrode to form a compound which effectively prevents the formation of the hydrogen gas. As the cathode reducing reactions occur, positive ions are discharged, thereby forming negative ions. In other words, elements are reduced from a higher to a lower valence state.
The active electrode materials suitable for use within the depolarizer of the present invention can be described as an insoluble inorganic salt. The cation portion of the salt is a heavy metal element such as copper, usually in the lower valence form. The anion portion of the salt is selected from the group of pseudohalogens. By "pseudohalogens," it is meant those mono-valent radicals of the thiocyanate (CNS) group which behave chemically as halogens.
It has been observed that the deferred action battery with improved depolarizer of the present invention provides significantly more output voltage per battery cell than other seawater activated batteries of greater size and weight. For example, a single cell of the cuprous thiocyanate seawater activated battery of the present invention having a cathode area of 6.7 square inches exhibits an output voltage of approximately 1.4 volts in an aqueous electrolyte having a salinity of approximately 1.5%. In contrast, many batteries of the lead chloride type exhibit output voltages ranging from 0.9 volts to 1.1 volts from a single cell having a similar cathode area in an electrolyte of similar salinity.
Thus it may be seen that there has been provided a novel deferred action battery having an improved depolarizer which provides relatively high output voltage per battery unit cell and which utilizes active depolarizer materials that are commonly available and inexpensive.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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It's somewhat of a disappointment that the $3 million donated by Ray Charles has not been used for intended purposes. As alleged, the first million is still in the bank and the other two million were used as discretionary funds to defray the expense of 125 scholarships to ASU. That's cool, but only if the Ray Charles Foundation agrees.
Hopefully, all 125 students will grow into scholars, become good stewards and great contributors to Albany and the surrounding area. We need a litte face-lifting here and a total makeover there. Stay or come on back to Albany after you venture off to institutions of higher education -- liken to architecture, medical, pharmaceutical, law, or finer arts. "To those given much ... much is expected" -- Luke 12:48.
As for the city of Albany and Dougherty County -- someone, I guess we taxpayers, need to re-tool the Ray Charles venue down by the river. It looks naked without an enclosure, but then most statues are out in the open -- duh. I know, but Mr. Charles, however, has somewhat of a handicap. He may not see the pigeons coming to roost. Maybe he'd be more at home in a theater setting -- illuminated in the orchester pit, out in the vestibule or some other prominent place. Then again, traffic passing through wouldn't be able to see him.
C'st la vie -- life is filled with ifs, ands, buts, should-haves and shouldn't-haves. Y'all do whatcha wanna -- if you think it warrants your attention. As for me and my house, life is too short for me and Ol' Blue to worry about it. Worry hasn't been credited for solving a single thing. Y'all be good and God's gonna love you anyway -- even if you ain't no good. You can find that under G, for God's Grace. Amen?
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Negative - Victoria, post 1922 Reg. No: MM 009112
- Description Of Content:
- K-class 2-8-0 type 'Consolidation' steam locomotive No.101. The K-class locomotives were built at the Newport workshops of Victorian Railways between 1922 and 1946.
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- Copied from Unknown Biggest Family Album Contributor, 1992
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Every night the kids and I take a minute before bed to thank God for the day and talk about the best parts of it. Just as I need the discipline of counting my blessings, so do they.
Their choices are predictable. They remember treats, playing with friends, whatever was good and exciting. They have yet to give thanks for a mother who tries to be a consistent disciplinarian, for the moments in the day when they didn't get to do what they wanted but rather had to do what was needful. They haven't expressed thanks yet for the times of correction and tears.
And yet, I find myself mentioning these things when it's my turn. I am growing a genuine gratitude for the more unpleasant parts of the day. I'm glad for these moments because they are learning hard lessons in a safe place. They are learning that not doing something right away when it needs to be done leads to unpleasant results later. They are learning self control. they are learning discipline. They can't see it, but I can. Which leads me to wonder how many opportunities for gratitude that I am missing in my own hardships. How many precious gifts am I given in those times that I fail to recognize because they come in the packaged in suffering or difficulty?
I'll see what I find in the weeks to come.
This weeks gifts.
The first is you, all of you who have been so kind, and given what you can to help take care of these kids. And then there have been the emails from those of you with great ideas to help, and plans for helping in the future. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. I have to admit I have gotten a bit teary this week when I checked my email. You are all such a blessing. I don't have thousands and thousands of readers like some blogs do, which makes it even more amazing what can happen when this smaller core of people who care can contribute so much.
(The total right now is more than $400, which is one months groceries, or 4 months rent, or a lot of mosquito nets. And there are more things in the works for the future.)
The others a bit more mundane, but nonetheless worth stopping to give thanks for.
Flowers in November.
The crazy awkward silhouette of palm trees. They look like so goofy sticking up straight to the sky on their own, but put enough of them together and they are quite beautiful.
The absurd face of a pelican.
The shirtless torso of a certain man I love. (No you don't get to see a picture, what kind of blog do you think this is? )
This smile.
These eyes.
This gap toothed grin.
Gentle waves lapping at the beach.
The love of family.
That my children are friends.
The many friends who help me figure out to to do computer stuff so that I can make our website work properly. It's getting better thanks to their input.
The gratitude community is here.
Just now figuring out that joy and suffering are all tangled up together and to avoid one is to miss out on the other. Trying to grab hold of joy where ever it is found and hold on tight.
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We The Best Forever
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Released: Jul 2011
Label: Cash Money
DJ Khaled's pursuit of the ultimate club anthem continues with We the Best Forever. Wealthy celebrities reaffirm their street credentials on "Welcome to My Hood" (wherein T-Pain evokes KRS-One with "Woop! Woop! That's the sound of the police!"), and then claim their good fortune means they work harder than common folk ("Sleep When I'm Gone" and "My Life," wherein Akon counsels, "You gotta risk it all, believe me"). "I'm on One" is a remake of Drake's "Miss Me," albeit with a Rick Ross verse. And what does DJ Khaled do? He sits back, watches the parade and shouts, "We the best forever!"


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The Hydraulic Institute's new test standard, ANSI/HI 14.6 Rotodynamic Pumps for Hydraulic Performance Acceptance Tests, provides the pump community with a globally accepted standard for testing rotodynamic pumps of the centrifugal, mixed flow and axial types. It supersedes two test standards: ANSI/HI 1.6 Centrifugal Pump Tests and ANSI/HI 2.6 Vertical Pump Tests. The new standard features significant changes in test acceptance requirements and in educational content. It also includes "must-know" requirements for anyone involved with the hydrostatic or performance testing of pumps.
With ANSI/HI 14.6, two significant standards now have identical pump acceptance test criteria with worldwide acceptance. The other is ANSI/HI 11.6 Rotodynamic Submersible Pumps for Hydraulic Performance, Hydrostatic Pressure, Mechanical, and Electrical Acceptance Tests.
For more than a decade, the previous versions, ANSI/HI 1.6 and ANSI/HI 2.6, served as the standards that defined testing requirements for centrifugal pumps. ANSI/HI 14.6 has similar test methods and procedures but with noticeably different changes to test acceptance requirements and informational details. The updated standard is also formatted and organized in a way that provides quick and easy access to information regarding rotodynamic pumps; terms and definitions; multiple acceptance tests; various testing procedures; and an array of useful information regarding pump characteristics, performance and guidelines.
ANSI/HI 14.6 is meant to be used for acceptance testing at pump test facilities or laboratories only and cannot be used in its entirety for testing in the field. This standard applies to the pump (flange-to-flange relationship), without any fittings. However, additional information regarding pump testing with fittings and other equipment can be found in the standard's appendices. If contractually agreed upon by the manufacturer/supplier and the purchaser, the pump may also be tested with a combination of fittings.
The differences between the previous versions of the test standard and the new standard are significant enough to warrant the pump community's attention.
New Terms
These terms appear throughout the body of the standard as well as in the appendices:
- Normative: "What is written in the standard must be adhered to comply with the standard." (ANSI/HI 14.6, p. vii)
- Informative: "Written to inform and educate the user and do not require compliance." (ANSI/HI 14.6, p. vii)
- Guarantee point: "The specified and contractually agreed on rated point (duty point)." (ANSI/HI 14.6, p. 10)
- NPSH3: "Unless otherwise specified, a 3 percent drop in head (the accepted industry practice) will be used to determine NPSHR and defined as NPSH3." (ANSI/HI 14.6, p. 19)
These terms clarify to the pump community to which processes and procedures they must adhere and which may be recommended for further consideration. NPSH3 allows the pump community to know exactly what percentage of a drop in head is used to determine the NPSHR (required), removing ambiguity regarding that value. As a result, NPSH3 is used instead of NPSHR.
General Sections
Throughout ANSI/HI 14.6, the pump community will find sections labeled "General" for pump acceptance tests, measurement uncertainty, test procedures and test arrangements, hydrostatic pressure testing, recommended tests, NPSH test requirements, measurement of pump power input, and special test methods.
These sections provide an introduction and background information in advance of the substance and specific procedures of the topics. This added feature helps the document flow from section to section and highlights the importance of the respective topics.
Acceptance Grades and Tolerances
Pump performance acceptance grades for flow, head, efficiency and power are used in ANSI/HI 14.6 when evaluating the acceptance of a pump for a guarantee point. Note that power or efficiency can be specified but not both. The previous versions used two grades of accuracy for pump acceptance criteria, while ANSI/HI 14.6 uses three. Table 22.214.171.124 is an addition to the new standard and is used to refer to acceptance grades and tolerance bands.
Six pump performance test acceptance grades are used: 1B, 1E, 1U, 2B, 2U and 3B. Grade 1 is the most stringent, and the "U" specifies having a unilateral tolerance band. The "B" specifies having a bilateral tolerance band. Acceptance grade 1E can be used when energy efficiency is of importance and is also bilateral.
The purchaser and manufacturer must agree on a specific grade to use and judge if a particular pump will meet a guarantee point. If no acceptance grade is specified, the standard reverts to the default test acceptance grade in Table 14.6.4.
Guarantee Point Evaluation
An evaluation of flow, head, power and efficiency will be conducted. Guarantee point evaluation shall be performed at the rated speed. To determine whether a pump meets the acceptance criteria, a plot of pump total head versus flow is produced and measured against the corresponding tolerance bands for the specified acceptance grade. The guarantee point for acceptance is defined as flow and head for one set of conditions. In a similar fashion, the efficiency and power plot versus rate of flow are produced and measured against the tolerance bands for the specified acceptance grade.
This new standard explains how to use tolerance bands to determine if the pump meets the acceptance criteria. Agreements should be reached between the buyer and seller as to the amount of uncertainty allowed for acceptance.
Depending on the acceptance grade, the tolerance bands can be unilateral or bilateral, with those tolerance lines forming a cross. As long as the pump head capacity curve passes through at least one of the arms of the cross, pump performance is acceptable.
For a unilateral tolerance band, only two hash marks label the limits of the length of two arms for the capacity curve to pass through, not allowing for negative tolerances. With a bilateral tolerance band, four arms are available for the capacity curve to pass through, allowing for positive and negative tolerances.
The hash marks on the horizontal head line represent the limits of flow tolerance, while the hash marks on the vertical flow line represent the limits of head tolerance. For the curve to successfully meet the acceptance criteria, it must pass through the line and not the hash mark. See Figure 22.214.171.124.2a for some unilateral and bilateral acceptances.
Small Pumps
This new standard addresses the acceptance criteria for "small" pumps with a shaft power input of up to 10 kilowatts (kW) (13.4 horsepower—HP) but larger than 1 kW (1.3 HP). Characteristics of these pumps include a low horsepower, small impeller diameter and smaller size dimensions. As a result of these characteristics, a wider efficiency tolerance is permitted than what is specified in Table 126.96.36.199 because those tolerances may be too stringent.
Due to the characteristics of these small pumps, they are much more sensitive to normal manufacturing variations and mechanical losses can vary, comprising a large portion of the power used to drive the pump. In addition, during testing, additional measured quantities are often small and more difficult to measure. These factors influenced the new adoption of the following tolerance bands for pumps with an input power of 10 kilowatts (13.4 horsepower) and less:
rate of flow tQ = ± 10%
pump total head tH = ± 8%
The manufacturer and purchaser should agree on a set of tolerance factors to use when testing smaller pumps. If the pump has an input power of 1 kW (1.3 HP) or less, special agreements regarding tolerance factors between the manufacturer and purchaser should be made.
Test Recommendations
A section describing recommended tests, other than acceptance tests based on pump flow and head delivered, has been included in the new standard. This section is located in Appendix D and includes information on test types based on pump type. The types of tests include performance, hydrostatic, NPSH and mechanical. Table D.1 (from Appendix D) is a guide when determining additional testing for the pump.
String Test
Another important addition is Appendix G (string test), which covers performance testing of the entire pumping system—including the motor, pump and drive (for example, gearbox, belt drive, etc.). This is a less accurate method of determining the true pump efficiency, since the input power to the pump shaft is calculated by accounting for the published motor and drive efficiencies. Since these efficiencies are not known precisely, this method of calculating pump input power is less accurate than when the shaft torque and rpm are directly measured.
When a variable frequency drive (VFD) is used as part of the string, obtaining an accurate value of input power to the pump shaft becomes difficult. Although many VFDs provide an output power measurement, the value of this power is approximate and usually not accurate enough for acceptance testing. This reading also does not account for the reduction in motor efficiency when operated on VFD power. Table G.1 can be used to compare influencing factors for calculating pump efficiency for string test configurations.
Hydrostatic Pressure Test
The hydrostatic test pressure and test duration have been updated. The test pressure relates to the rated pressure at the ambient temperature of the item to be tested and is determined by the following equation:
ptest = K1 x K2 x prated
ptest = the hydrostatic test pressure
prated = the rated pressure at operating temperature
K1 = a factor whose value shall be determined by the pump specification, but shall not be less than 1.3, except for thermoset parts
K2 = a factor whose value shall be determined by the material strength, as follows


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Music of Egypt
by Rachel Devitt | July 15, 2013
All eyes are on Egypt as the country struggles to determine who will lead it, how they will do so and what a post-transition Egypt will look like in the wake of a whirlwind two years that began with massive demonstrations and the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. As the world watches to see what happens now that President Mohamed Morsi has also been ousted and protests have erupted again, we're also learning a great deal about the rich and complicated cultural history of that country. That history includes a diverse musical culture, the influence of which extends across the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Ranging from classical Arabic traditions to Bedouin and Sa'idi folk music, from Nubian oud master Hamza El Din to quintessential pop diva Oum Kalthoum, Egyptian music is as vibrant, fascinating and prolific as the Egyptian people and their complicated, multifaceted struggle to take their nation's future into their own hands.


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Below is the poem entitled Pie Eyed Spittoon which was written by poet
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Out of the west, amide a beautiful sunrise… came a pie eyed son of a gun.
Looking for Armadilly Billy the Sling Shot Kidster… water gun… in hand.
He rode a very slow plug, an inchworm called 'Giddy-Up-You-Lazy-Thing'.
Said he was seeking, Billy the outlaw, who had shot his brother in the leg.
But we all knew Billy hadn't done it, cause he simply, shook his… head… no…
Sure he'd shot a few snakes in the grass, in the range war, way up North, long ago.
But he'd known everybody there; this one, was only here, to try to build a name.
Pie Eyed Spittoon the Rodeo Clown, was looking to earn some respect, with fame.
Now, you don't find respect by drawing a water gun; it's always a loosing game.
So we told him, Billy had moseyed on, somewhere way down south, late last May.
To our surprise, he sat down and cried; there was only so much he could take, to face.
Apparently, guy ladybugs don't get much respect, especially in a fancy, rodeo place.
At that, Miss Kitty Purrfect, sashayed into place, right in front of Pie Eyed Spittoon.
She ask him what his real name was… He answered, it was Wilber Wash Number Two.
Taking him by the hand, she deftly led him off, giving him ideas for a great bar room.
A fancy pants Troll Lake Town sarsaparilla saloon, where flowers would be in bloom.
They would even serve High Tea with scones and crumpets, of course, in a back room.
But, there'd be a tin pan ally, piano in great use, in that bar area, up front, real soon.
Miss Kitty Purrfect would sit on top to sing a tune or two, as Mr. Spittoon kept the bar.
She would be his partner, to help liven up the crowd, and keep them from straying far.
The Muskrat Gang could clean up in their spare time when their other work was done.
Silk worms would be ordered from China Town, to make fancy drapes, in the bargain.
And Spittoon could serve Sarsaparilla, as Billy controlled the, sometimes-rowdy crowd.
All got what they'd wanted, without a single shot being fired, smart, don't you think?
Troll Lake town was growing, at a rapid rate, but all were sure, it would be OK.
Armadilly Billy the Slingshot Kidster, was voted, as the sheriff in Town, that day.
And with Miss Kitty Purrfect by Billy's side, a new era had definitely, begun in town.
Not to mention Mr. Spittoon, who enjoyed the respect, as barman, in our boomtown.
The moral my friend… is violence never wins… always use your head instead!
Making friends, will always serve you better, than making enemy's… it's often said!


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For film noir-buffs, this is as close to the Father of the genre as you can get. For a genre that came into its own AFTER WWII, this 1941 film still fits the "noir" bill even though it was made before we even entered into the War. Like other noir titles made before the end of the War, specifically Otto Preminger's 1944 classic Laura and Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (also from 1944), The Maltese Falcon did a good job of molding what the noir genre was to become in its heyday…the 1950s. The first appearance of Bogart as legendary Hammett private dick Sam Spade, this also is the first pairing of Bogart with director John Huston, with whom Bogie made five subsequent films. Mary Astor plays possibly the first ever true femme fatale on screen…she's cold, seductive and very conniving. Plot wise…Spade gets entangled with Astor after his partner dies investigating something for her. Astor turns out to be much more than an innocent victim. What Astor needed Spade's partner to investigate was bogus and the true crime involves a golden falcon…which those who want are willing to do ANYTHING to get. A true noir classic!
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