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Write what you know. That's standard advice for writers. As a columnist, that works for me. Since I don't have to write much, it doesn't matter that I don't know much.
And then there are people who can write entire books about what they know. Dale Cyprien, of Lawrenceville is one of them. His book -- "A Dream Realized, Then Lost (But That's Not the End of the Story)" is sub-titled "A Profile of an Ethics-less America." But it's not as dismal as it might sound.
Cyprien dreamed about owning his own business.
"People who worked for themselves were the masters of their fate. They were the captains of their souls. Or so I thought," Cyprien said.
When he attempted to make that dream come true with a friend he'd known for nearly two decades, the friend's unethical practices soon brought his company to ruin. Cyprien discovered that his experience was not all that uncommon.
"Ethics in America is on a steep decline," Cyprien said, "so I am writing this book to help others avoid the pitfalls."
The book reads partly like a novel and partly like a textbook as Cyprien includes thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter.
Despite his bad experience, Cyprien's book has a happy, and even inspiring, ending.
"Amazingly, the loss of my dream placed me in situations that caused new dreams to be birthed," Cyprien said.
Carolyn Weeks May, of Lawrenceville, writes what she knows through poetry. It started in 1985 when economic times were so tough she couldn't afford to send her grandmother a birthday gift. So out of the clear blue she wrote a poem.
"I had to borrow a stamp so I could mail it," May said. "My grandmother said it was the greatest gift she received."
May, who never liked poetry, even when she was an English teacher, began filling file folders with her verses. While working in the funeral business, she shared a poem with a bereaved family and was encouraged to have it published. Since then, she has published two books, "Reflections of His Love" and "Lily of the Valley," filled with hundreds of inspirational poems, complete with commentary about how she relates to her words through personal experience. May now works with a prison ministry and is writing yet another book to encourage and inspire people with her poems.
On a lighter note, local musician Dave Craver has written a book titled, "Make Music, Make Money." Craver, whose mother was a professional musician, practically grew up on stage. In 1998, he founded Open Mic, an opportunity for serious musicians to take a step beyond Karaoke and do "the real thing" with no canned music in the background. Today there are more than 1,100 Open Mic opportunities all over the world including about a dozen in Gwinnett County. Yes, at Open Mic, you work for free, but for those wanting to move on and make money for their music, Craver wrote the book on it.
Susan Larson is a Lilburn resident. E-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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June 20 & 21 must remember to have something important to do, but no doubt this paper will be full of her again so will still be driven mad about the did not quite make it star.
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She never "wowed" the audience. Are you sure she is not there working at one of the bars.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Shouldn't that be "Singer Jade Mayjean Peters, who lost in front of a TV audience of 8.3 million people"?
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Following the death of comedian Rik Mayall earlier this week, there has been a huge outpouring of grief online. Mayall was one of the influential voices in the rise of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s, and his body of work from Kevin Turvey and the Young Ones, to The New Statesman and Bottom endeared him to the public.
In the days after he collapsed at home, obituaries, memories, and more, could be found everywhere. When a few fans latched onto an almost forgotten song he released in 2010, everyone had a potential talisman to latch onto.
Rik Mayall had recorded 'Noble England' for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a mix of terrace chant, angelic voices, and Shakespeare's Henry V. Four years ago it had very little impact (come to think of it, neither did England, being beaten in the group stage by the United States before being routed by Germany 4-1 in the knockout stage).
This year could be different, at least for 'Noble England' (this Scotsman will be betting on Germany if there is a rematch). England have a long tradition of musical anthems for the World Cup, and in recent years the 'official single' as decided by the English FA have done well in the charts.
With the FA declining to anoint a 2014 single (they passed on a Gary Barlow/Michael Owen reworking of 'Greatest Day'), football fans have been looking for a potential talisman to latch onto.
The mix of patriotic pride in the run up to the World Cup, and the need for a bargaining against death (in the Kubler-Ross model) has led to the current campaign to 'Get Rik To Number One'. Without the connective power of social media and the internet, this would simply not be possible in such a short time-frame. Now that everyone is connected, there is a huge volume of people power that can be quickly and easily mobilised. I suspect we'll hear the English fans chanting 'Noble England' on the terraces and the track will join 'Vindaloo' as another official unofficial footballing anthem.
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Starbucks god no no no, We have McDonald's, although less than half of what used to be here, We have Burger King, and less a few. We have Pizza Hut. We had Church's Fried Chicken, We had Subway, Wendy's is back but only know of 1 here in SD. TGI Friday, Outback. KFC.
Now your talking about a place that can't make a decent cup of normal coffee. Got to have something in it, or they cant sell it. I hate the stuff. I would rather buy from the guy with the Thermos!
I used to buy Santo Domingo molido coffee but a few months ago I bought a pound of Monte Alto organic and haven't looked back.
My opinion: Starbucks sucks
Again IMO in Boston Dunkin Donuts makes a far better coffee at a fraction of the Starbucks price but here in Santo Permanentheatwave the stuff I make at home in a greca is soooo good.
I make it with cinnamon sticks in the greca and serve it with 0% fat milk, 1/3 teaspoon of sugar and a 1 tablespoon of unsweetened chocolate.
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Starbucks in Santo Domingo = Taking crap coal to Newcastle
On this island they grow the stuff in perfect growing conditions. Cornyo
For me, part of living here ( 7 and 1/2 years now ) is discovering the local marvels and letting go bit by bit what I loved in my native land.
For example: I never ran red lights in Boston (much). One $100 ticket cured me of that.
In Santo Domingo I followed the crowd and ran red lights with impunity. Then the traffic police confiscated my driver's license several years ago as things started to tighten up. The fines weren't much but spending half a day at AMET headquarters and grovelliing before a traffic judge (soy culpable como el pecado; meresco la Victoria) to get a rise out of her and a lenient 50 peso fine (or somesuch) was part of my local experience but not something I want to repeat.
Now the AMET give you a ticket and if you don't pay it you can't renew your license.
Again, when in Rome; now I stop at red lights, crane my neck looking for AMET and if they're not around...BOOM...blow on through.
Another great coffee in the DR is called West Indies Coffee. The owner, Jose Ureña, is a great guy and collects his coffee from coffee producing co-ops throughout the country. He currently has a small storefront on Calle Mercedes in the Zona Colonial.
He is an absolute coffee connoisseur and ever since he broke down why Cafe Santo Domingo is an overproduced low quality coffee, I stopped buying.
His coffee is worth a try and you can order online: West Indies Coffee | Gourmet Dominican Coffee
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The same applies to supermarkets - people are led to believe they are cheap whereas in reality local food markets are consierably cheaper for fruit and veg. - they can dictate the price of goods as Starbucks can dictate what constitues a cup of coffee.
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Starbucks regular coffee is actually not that expensive and I think they sell it just to say they are a coffee house, because nowadays they make most of their money with the different flavored coffees they sell (frapuccinos, mocha something other, etc...) which I admit is lacking in The DR. Dominicans have a sweet tooth so to that extent I think these types of concoctions would go very well with the public down there.


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|Leggett Welcomes Project Search Montgomery Interns; Program to Provide Opportunities for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
County Executive Isiah Leggett today welcomed 12 young adult interns to a one-year transition program designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are either in the last year of high school or recent graduates.
Project Search Montgomery is a key component of Leggett's commitment to increasing opportunities for persons with significant disabilities to work in Montgomery County government. The County is collaborating with the Rockville-based Ivymount School and SEEC, an adult rehabilitation provider, in launching the program.
"I am pleased to welcome our first group of interns to Project Search Montgomery," said Leggett. "It is vitally important that we set an example for the business community in providing opportunities for all individuals who want to work, and I look forward to seeing these interns in many areas of County government."
The program targets individuals whose main goal is competitive employment and who will benefit from an extensive period of training, long-term job coaching and continuous feedback from teachers, job coaches and employers. The interns will work in the Departments of Finance, General Services, Permitting Services, Public Libraries, Recreation and Transportation, along with the Office of the County Executive and the Office of Human Resources.
The cornerstone of the Project Search model, which was founded in 1996 and operates at more than 150 sites nationally, is total immersion in a business setting. Participants will be onsite at Montgomery County departments for a minimum of six hours daily for 10 months and will rotate through three different work experiences to build their skills in various job settings.
At the end of the program year, Project Search interns will have gained transferable, market-ready job skills and will graduate to gainful employment either in County government or elsewhere in the community.
Individuals participating in the program receive State funding for their job coaches and other supports. The County received a grant for start-up costs associated with the program and is providing classroom space for interns in Rockville.
Project Search Montgomery will build on the successes of the County's Customized Employment Public Intern Program which began in 2001 and has helped place more than 65 individuals with disabilities in paid internships in County departments such as Correction and Rehabilitation, Environmental Protection, Health and Human Services, and Finance. The County also participates in the QUEST Internship Partnership with the Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services. Since the partnership began in April, five interns have been placed in County departments.
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Summer 'To Do' ListThursday, May 27th, 2010
Memorial Day Weekend marks the kickoff for summer activities – like many of you there are busy days ahead, graduations, summer camps, and vacations to plan. The days are quickly disappearing, and time seems to fly by faster and faster every single month!
I started to think about summertime, and all the opportunities for making memories. I decided if I wrote it all down, if I created a 'Summer To Do List', there was a greater chance I could accomplish everything I'm scheming and dreaming of. The children will be home with me this summer, which will certainly make for less time to myself, but I'm looking forward to time spent with family and friends in the great outdoors. Here's to dreaming of all the things I'd like to accomplish in the next few months !
My Summer To Do List:
I'm going to place some brightly colored chairs outside on the lawn and catch up on my magazines in the soft sunshine. I'd like to watch the children explore the garden and find hidden treasures in the dirt.
We're going to throw a big 4th of July bash complete with BBQ, friends and fireworks!


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at 2005 Spotlight Awards for Teachers Making a Difference
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2005 - Bringing its cutting-edge display and optical storage technologies to the nation's public schools, LG Electronics USA, Inc., has joined forces with The Creative Coalition and American Federation of Teachers as high-profile public school alumni honor outstanding teachers who influenced their lives.
Together with Creative Coalition Co-President and actor Joe Pantoliano, actress Phylicia Rashad, actor Steve Buscemi, and screenwriter Antwone Fisher, LG Electronics is providing advanced technologies to the six public schools being honored today during the 2005 Spotlight Awards for Teachers Making a Difference at the Washington Hilton.
A long-time technology partner with The Creative Coalition, LG is donating its award-winning L1980Q LCD monitor and GSA-5163D external 16X Super-Multi DVD writer to each of the six schools. The Hollywood alumni and their public school teachers honored today are:
- Joe Pantoliano, Cliffside Park High School, Cliffside Park, N.J., Donna Regan
- Steve Buscemi, Shaw Avenue School, Valley Stream, N.Y., Carl Riccobono
Antwone Fisher, Parkwood Elementary, Cleveland, Ohio, Brenda Profit
- Phylicia Rashad, GBM Turner Elementary School, Houston, Vivian Harrison, and Contemporary Learning Center, Houston, James Harrison
- Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Canyon Charter School, Los Angeles, Calif., Doug Stoll
"LG Electronics has been a loyal supporter of The Creative Coalition and our programs. LG's participation in the 2005 Spotlight Award for Teachers Making a Difference illustrates their commitment to doing well by doing good," said Robin Bronk, executive director of The Creative Coalition.
Ideal for classroom environments, LG's'-inch FLATRON 80-series LCD monitor is a sleek and stylish, yet functional display. Its revolutionary design enables the LCD to rotate 180 degrees and bend backwards, allowing the image to be viewed in either landscape or portrait format. With the installation of included software, the unit has the ability to recognize and adapt the image on the screen to rotate and reformat to fit the angle of the monitor, ideal for classroom presentations and teacher-parent conferences.
The'-inch display, both PC and MAC compatible, is the world's slimmest monitor, folding flat to an incredible 66mm. With a bezel measuring only 22 millimeters, the 80 series can gracefully adapt to a multitude of educational situations, work spaces and computing needs. At the core of the LCD display is LG's proprietary f-ENGINE technology -- the world's first LCD picture-enhancing chip, designed to adjust brightness and contrast independently of each other, resulting in the most true-to-life images available in the LCD category. In addition to f-ENGINE, the monitor offers Forte manager for convenient brightness and color control, as well as AutoPivot and AutoMirror features, which automatically adjusts images when the display is flipped or rotated.
The new 16x Super-Multi DVD writer is perfect for schools with advanced storage needs -- allowing administrators, teachers and pupils to back-up MP3 files, videos, digital pictures or any large files at speeds 30 percent faster than before. LG's new Super-Multi drives give users the ability to read or write in all three DVD formats -- DVD+R, DVD-R and DVD-RAM. Equipped with the latest Double Layer writing technology, LG's new 16x Super-Multi series pushes the limits of data storage, offering users an impressive 8.5GB capacity. LG Electronics is the largest optical storage manufacturer in the world and leading supplier of drives in the United States.
At today's event, O'Donnell (The West Wing, The McLaughlin Group) moderated a lively dialogue between the teachers and their former students whose lives they impacted. The event was capped by the presentation of the 2005 Spotlight Awards for Teachers Making a Difference before more than 2,000 teachers, where LG presented its monitors and disk drives to the schools.
Earlier in the day, LG Electronics executives joined the alumni and teachers at a luncheon at Le Paradou presented by Platform Learning and hosted by Washington Life magazine. Additional special luncheon guests included Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.), CNN's Dana Bash and Bob Franken, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift and journalist Helen Thomas.
The Creative Coalition is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan, social and public advocacy organization of the arts and entertainment community. Founded in'89 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating and mobilizing its members on issues of public importance, primarily public education, the First Amendment, arts advocacy, and runaway production. Headquartered in New York City, The Creative Coalition also has offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Creative Coalition (www.TCConline.org) does not endorse or raise funds for political parties or candidates.
The American Federation of Teachers represents 1.3 million teachers, paraprofessionals and other school related personnel, higher education facility and staff, healthcare workers, and state and local government employees.
LG Electronics USA, Inc. (LGEUS) is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $38-billion global force in consumer electronics, information technology and communications products. LGEUS comprises four core business areas: mobile phones, consumer electronics, home appliances and information technology products, all marketed under its "LG: Life's Good" theme. For more information, please visit www.lgusa.com.


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How to Become More Youthful Looking
Here are some beauty tips to become more youthful.
Some people have dark shadow by the nose, your mouth and in between your eyes. These can make you look a lot older. Use a concealer to make those areas not as dark. You'll look younger with a bright look. Try this great concealer (Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer $5.99)
Do not wear too much foundation or it will look dried out and make your skin look older. The fix? Put your foundation on with a makeup brush that is damp which make your cover almost look invisible but still make you look good.A great makeup sponge is Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge $10.49 at www.Target.com
When your skin glows it makes your look younger. The way to make it glow is with rose blush in cream form. Put it on the apples of your cheeks and you'll have color and color makes you youthful. (NYX Stick Blush in Tulip $5.99 in www.NYXCosmetics.com
Another good way to look young is to put highlights in your hair around your face which brings out your youth. The good news is home hair highlighting kits are now a lot easier to use than in the past. Do you know how to do highlighting? Section off your hair, put in the highlighter by misting it in, then put a flat iron over that section. A good type to use are: Marc Anthony Easy – Lites $8.99
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If you had the choice between speed or cuteness factor which would you pick? I certainly know which I would choose…I'd go the way of this kitty and take the turtle into town. You may not get there before lunch but pack a snack and maybe you'll get to the saloon for happy hour.
You might think this is cruel of Mr. Kittah but I am one to believe that good Old Man Turtle here actually enjoys giving him a ride. I imagine them being the best of friends…a relationship that transcends generation gaps and species lines but meets squarely at cuteness.


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5 Tips for Building Customer Loyalty
Give every client your cell phone number and always answer your phone if available. If unavailable, call back very quickly, even if you have had bad news. Inaccessibility is the biggest gripe clients have with their advisors, says Rummage.
Never sell your clients on your firm, says Rummage. Instead, sell them on you and your incredibly unique advice. Loyalty should lie with you.
You are not paid to beat the market. You are paid for financial planning and exceptional service. It is up to you to hold your clients feet to the fire and make sure they stick to the plan.
Have high-touch with your clients and get to know them and their families, even if you spend just 10 minutes quarterly to call them to touch base. Be sure, though, to spend eight of those minutes talking about them and their families and two minutes telling them you reviewed their investments/plan and everything looks good.
Under no circumstances should you ever sell products that are uncommon and not offered at most firms. This, says Rummage, is the kiss of death when you change firms.
Its an advisors dream: Having customers as devoted and loyal as the adoring fans at a Lady Gaga concert. The customers would follow the advisor from bank to bank or even to a different channel in the same way that rock star groupies follow their favorite performers.
Building that kind of loyalty, of course, isnt easy. It takes time and perseverance. Rick Rummage, founder and CEO of the career-consulting firm The Rummage Group, has five tips for advisors who want to build a strong following among their customers. Heres how they can achieve the advisor equivalent of rock star status.


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As brands and their advertisers gear up for their annual Raison d'etre–the Super Bowl with its massive audience–here is a fact they probably do not want dwell on: even if their fondest hopes are realized and an ad goes viral, it still doesn't necessarily guarantee an uptick in sales.
And here's another: the odds are worse if it is a Super Bowl ad.
The latter comes to us via a study by research firm Communicus earlier this month. It found that 80% of Super Bowl ads–those $4 million, 30-second spots–aired during the game do not increase purchases or purchase intent.
As it happens, we already knew that viral video ads are not automatic moneymakers for the brand in question. We just didn't know how many failed to generate significant sales, even when launched from a platform like the Super Bowl.
The Evian Roller Babies
Remember, for example, the Evian roller babies ads from five years ago, once the most viewed online ad ever?
Adweek did an analysis of the ad's impact on sales shortly after and the results were surprising even though this was during the depth of the recession when premium brands were not faring well at all. Said Adweek:
One achievement [the ad] didn't pull off? A boost in U.S. sales. Evian lost market share as sales dropped 28 percent in each of the first two quarters although it reduced those declines to 26 percent in the third quarter and 19 percent in the fourth, according to Beverage Digest.
Adweek's conclusion was that brands shouldn't hold out high hopes for online video ads.
But it's really not that simple, as even the Communicu's study noted, pointing out that the Super Bowl can be a "terrific venue" to introduce new products or to build awareness and interest for "low awareness brands."
For last year's game, it said, strong performances by the commercials for Beck's Sapphire, Budweiser Budweiser Black Crown and Skechers, "demonstrates the potential for young brands to earn a robust return on their investment with a Super Bowl buy."
Of course such ambivalent conclusions—occasionally a Super Bowl ad will go viral and increase sales, but usually they don't—must drive marketers nuts. What, they must be asking through clenched and gritted teeth, is the differentiating factor?
Unfortunately for them it probably is a lot of things (how's that for ambivalent). Experts will say the ad needs to emotionally resonate, needs to be funny, needs to be clever but not to talk down to the audience and needs to link to a greater theme than the mere buy-this-product message.
Brands also, I suspect, need to keep at it even if an initial effort doesn't pay off.
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This is an excerpt of one of two emails sent to UMASS students prior to Sunday. 1,500 at the riot represents less than 6% of the total enrollment of the school. Of those 1,500, 13 students were arrested - 1 non student. Other than these 14 arrested, the remaining 1,500 (fewer than) dispersed quickly.
My main point is that this small segment of the mostly first year population of the UMASS student body should not so readily reflect poorly on the ENTIRE student body. Will there be consequences for these arrested? Likely, according to the email sent. They are notified of a code, and told if violated there would be consequences. Some of these students were likely going to fail out soon if they display such poor decision making anyhow.
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Both addresses are those generally used as off campus housing. Not unlikely these two could be from Eastern MA as well.
Mrs. Amanti - you are one classy lady. I was never a fan of the whole "favorite things" show and I love that you chose to do this. Mr. Vaughn Churchill was one of the kindest, gentlest human beings that I have ever encountered. This is a wonderful way for his legacy to continue. Bless you and Mrs. Churchill and all of the people of Limpopo! Kudos as well to Fathers and Sons! If only we could all learn to live more simply so that others may benefit.
The fact is, and many of us who have had recent aid offers to look at, the privates become nearly the same price as the publics depending on their endowments and to have a certain student at their school. Good for Scott Brown - he got the education that he wanted and that the drive to make it happen. If only all the students of today were the same.
Mr. Shea is a living example of Grace. Such a fine example of how a life should be lived and a family raised. Beautiful story that moved to me tears on this Sunday morning.


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The hottest celebrity trend right now appears to be having a bun in the oven. Some are having boys and some are having girls, but all 25 of the women on our list are having their babies in their own stylish celeb way.
Since it seems like just about everyone in Hollywood is either pregnant, announcing their newborn or staving off baby bump rumors, we decided to compile a master list of everyone who is confirmed to be pregnant right now. Not who just had a baby or who's midriff might be a little less concave. Every woman on this list is definitely having a baby–and providing a glimpse into their personal lives through their personal pregnancy style.
For instance, Kate Middleton is tackling her royal pregnancy in a predictably prim and proper (and pastel) way, while Halle Berry is taking her unexpected pregnancy in relaxed stride. Some celebrities like Jamie-Lynn Sigler are calling the paparazzi to watch them shop while pregnant, and others, like Penelope Cruz have just about dropped off the face of the earth. And don't even get us started on Kim Kardashian's insane devotion to high fashion while she's hugely pregnant with her first child.
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Madison Gaskins, a junior at Berkeley Middle College High School, was recently named first place winner in the 2013-2014 Fleet Association Essay Contest.
Miss Gaskins was presented a certificate and $250 for her essay entitled Bill of Rights-What Does It Mean to You? The presentation was held Jan. 16 at the Lowcountry Branch 269 of the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA).
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where to buy GOOD duck confit in cans?
I usually get the Reflet de france duck confit in cans of 2 when I am in france or get it sent to me via mail. But I am really hoping I can just purchase some in a store in Chicago. A while ago I was told Whole foods stocks it but I went to a few stores and they never had it...
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A method and means of measuring the surface tension of a liquid wherein the liquid is discharged from a liquid container by a pump. After passage through a discharge pipe, the discharged liquid enters a nozzle in which stable drops of liquid are formed. In order to determine surface tension, the pump displacement necessary to provide the amount of liquid for forming each drop is measured.
1. A method of measuring the surface tension of a liquid comprising the steps of:
(a) discharging the liquid from a liquid container by a pump;
(b) forming a drop from the discharged liquid; and
(c) measuring the pump displacement necessary to provide the amount of liquid required for forming the drop.
2. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the displacement required to press out each drop of the liquid from the liquid container is measured by recording the number of pulses required to operate the pump to execute said displacement.
3. The method claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the liquid in the liquid container is displaced by the pump through the medium of an air cushion which prevents any contact between the pump and the liquid.
4. The method as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 a plunger of the pump is movably mounted in relation to a motor-operated driving axis for driving said plunger to force liquid out of said liquid container.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4 wherein the movement of the plunger relative the driving axis is performed by overcoming a spring force which is applied to obtain connection between said driving axis and said plunger.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the liquid to be measured is available only in small quantities and the liquid is faetal water the surface tension of which is to be measured to ascertain lung-ripeness of a faetus.
7. A method of measuring the surface tension of a liquid comprising the steps of:
(a) discharging the liquid from a container by a pump having a displaceable member;
(b) operating the pump to effect said discharging step by pulses;
(c) forming a predetermined number of drops from the discharged liquid;
(d) recording the number of pulses required to operate the pump to execute the pump displacement needed to form the predetermined number of drops;
(e) counting the number of drops formed with a sensing device;
(f) calculating, in a calculating device for processing information derived from said recording and counting steps, the pump displacement to discharge each drop of liquid; and
(g) computing, from the calculation of pump displacement to discharge each drop, the surface tension of the discharged liquid.
8. The method claimed in claim 7 wherein said step of forming a predetermined number of drops includes the further steps of:
(a) sending the discharged liquid through and out of a liquid discharge pipe to expose the liquid to air;
(b) directing the liquid from the discharge pipe into eccentric communication with a nozzle to enhance the exposure to air and to create an ejection action in the nozzle, which nozzle has a conically divergent discharge end; and
(c) passing the liquid through the nozzle to form stable drops by preventing outside wetting of the device which forms the drops.
9. A device for measuring the surface tension of a liquid comprising:
(a) a liquid container;
(b) a pump for discharging liquid from said container, said pump having a displaceable member;
(c) a liquid discharge pipe coupled with said pump for receiving and transporting the discharged liquid;
(d) a nozzle disposed downstream of said dishcarge pipe in spaced, non-sealing relationship therewith for forming the discharged liquid into drops, said nozzle including a receiving portion, a flow restriction and a conically divergent end portion which tapers towards an extreme end-edge to form a sharp end-edge; and
(e) means for measuring the pump displacement necessary to provide the amount of liquid to form a drop of discharged liquid;
(f) whereby air may contact the liquid as it passes from the discharge pipe to the nozzle to create an ejector action and whereby the passage of liquid through the nozzle forms stable drops to be counted.
The present invention, in the first place, relates to a method of measuring the surface tension of liquids, particularly that of faetal water, in order to establish lung-ripeness or not of the faetus. In the second place, the invention relates to an instrument for carrying out the method in question.
Up till now, for measuring the lung-ripeness of faetuses, time-consuming, unwieldy and undependable methods have been utilized which has caused difficulties in clinical practice.
The present invention has for its object to provide a quick method which enables accurate measuring results to be obtained by simple means. This object, according to the invention, is obtained substantially by pressing out a predetermined number of drops of the liquid from a liquid container, and measuring the distance which the liquid in the liquid container has moved at the moment when said predetermined number of drops have left the liquid container. An instrument which is particularly well adapted for carrying out this method is obtained by the fact that a discharge nozzle through which the liquid drips from the container has a conically divergent end portion with wall portions which taper towards the extreme end to define a sharp end edge, and the nozzle having, additionally, at least one air inlet which enables air and liquid to meet before the liquid will have reached the conically divergent end portion.
The invention will now be disclosed more in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates an instrument according to the invention;
FIG. 2 shows a part of the instrument;
FIG. 3 is a cross-section along the line III--III in FIG. 2, and
FIG. 4 shows a discharge nozzle forming part of the instrument.
The instrument shown in FIG. 1 comprises a liquid container 1 containing a liquid, the surface tension of which is to be measured. Projecting into the liquid container 1 is the plunger 2a of a pump 2 which is operated by a step-by-step motor 3 which is connected to a source of electric current (not shown) through a circuit 4. Circuit 4 comprises a switch 5 for controlling the direction of movement of the motor 3, and thus of the pump 2. The circuit 4 further comprises two micro-type limit switches 6 and 7 adapted to be actuated by a lever 2b forming part of the pump 2. The micro-type limit switches 6 and 7 determine the length of throw of the pump 2, firstly in that the switch 6 will open circuit 4 when, on a downward throw of the pump 2, the lever 2b will reach this switch 6 and secondly in that the switch 7 will open circuit 4 when, on an upward throw of the pump 2, the lever 2b will reach the switch 7.
The motor 3 is connected through a lead 8 to a calculator 9 adapted to calculate the average pump-plunger displacement for a number of drops, for instance 10 drops.
The pump plunger 2a is adapted to force out liquid, the surface tension of which is to be measured, from the liquid container 1 into a conduit 10 connected thereto, and down into a succeeding collector pipe 11. The collector pipe 11 is adapted to discharge the liquid into a nozzle 12 which may suitably be carried by a pivoting lever 13, so that the nozzle 12 can be set into various positions relative to the collector pipe 11, for instance.
The nozzle 12 is so designed as to discharge the liquid drop-wise, and drops 14 fall from the nozzle 12 down into a collector vessel 15 while passing by a photocell device which, in a manner well-known per se, comprises light-emitting unit 16 and a pick-up unit 17, the drops 14 passing between these units. The units 16, 17 of the photocell device are connected to the calculator 9 through leads 18, 19.
In the embodiment shown, the motor 3 is provided with an axis 3a for displacing the plunger 2a of the pump 2. This axis has a thread 3b which is engaged by a corresponding thread (not shown) in a nut member 2c of the pump 2. The nut member 2c is provided with a flange 2e which is received in a recess 20 in a fixed member 21 of the instrument, whereby the nut member can not be rotated but is displaced at rotation of the axis. The lever 2b and the pump plunger 2a are mounted on the outer end of said nut member 2c.
The motor 3 rotates the axis 3a such that the nut member 2c and thereby the plunger 2a are displaced to force liquid out of the liquid container 1. When the lever 2b has reached the limit switch 7 and broken the operation of the motor 3, the collector pipe 11 may be filled with a new liquid, the surface tension of which is to be measured. For filling, the motor 3 is once again started, but so that the axis 3a rotates in the opposite direction. The filling process is completed as soon as the lever 2b reaches the limit switch 6, whereby the operation of the motor is broken.
This filling process is efficient but relatively time consuming, especially since it is often preferable to give the thread 3b of the axis 3a a smaller pitch in order to attain a very high accuracy of measurement.
The filling process may be accelerated by means of a device illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. In this device, the nut member 2c has no thread for the axis 3a, but a bore 2d through which the axis extends. Furthermore, at least one spring element 22 is mounted in a bore 23 in the nut member 2c and engages on the one hand a fixed plug 25 and on the other hand a body 24, preferably a ball, and press this towards the axis 3a. The body 24 is shaped so that it may engage the thread 3b of the axis and the spring force is chosen so that the ball 24 is maintained in engagement with the thread for obtaining connection between the motor 3 and the pump plunger 2a for plunger operation and so that the plunger 2a may be pressed back to its starting position by hand. Thereby, the collector pipe may be filled very quickly, namely by pressing down the plunger 2a e.g. by means of the lever 2b. The ball 24 will then be pressed out of engagement with the thread 3b but rests finally once again in said thread for transferring the movement of the axis 3a to the pump plunger.
One spring element 22 is sufficient per se, but more than one, preferably three symmetrically arranged spring elements are provided and spaced apart so that the balls 24 thereof simultaneously engage the thread 3b of the axis.
By means of this device, time can be saved and a more simple motor 3 having only one direction of rotation may be used. Additionally, the several symmetrically arranged spring elements 22 facilitate the pressing process and prevent the thread 3b of the axis 3a from being damaged.
The nozzle 12 of FIG. 4 comprises a receiver portion 12a and a conical discharge-end portion 12b. The hollow interior 12c of the receiver portion 12a is disposed concentrically with the hollow interior 12d of the discharge-end portion 12b, these interior spaces 12c, 12d being interconnected by a centrally disposed restriction 12e.
The collector pipe 11 projects downward into the interior space 12c of the receiver portion 12a, on one hand so that the end edge 11a of the pipe 11 is disposed in spaced relation above the bottom 12f of the space 12c, and on the other hand so that the same is decentered relative to the restriction 12e. As a consequence of this construction, the liquid running down from the collector pipe 11 will contact the air before the liquid will reach the conical discharge-end portion 12b, whereby an advantageous ejector action will be obtained due to the fact that a free liquid surface will form within the receiver portion 12a.
The conically divergent discharge-end portion 12b comprises wall portions 12h which taper towards the extreme-end 12g so as to form a sharp-edged extreme end 12g. Owing to this design the drops 14 are prevented from wetting the outer surface 12b of the nozzle, thus resulting in a stable drop-formation.
Accurate values of the surface tension of the liquid are obtained by pressing out a definite number of drops 14 of the liquid from the liquid container 1, and measuring the way-length described by the liquid within the container 1 as the predetermined number of drops 14 have been discharged from the liquid container 1. The number of drops 14 is counted by the aid of the photocell-device, the units 16, 17 of which count the indicated number through leads 18, 19 to the calculator 9. Particularly correct measuring values will be obtained in a simple way by measuring the movement of the liquid in the liquid container 1 by measuring the number of pulses in the circuit 4 through which the motor 3 for operating the pump 2 is driven.
Generally, from a cleaning point of view it is unfavorable if the liquid, the surface tension of which is to be measured, should come into contact with the parts of the pump 2. This problem can be solved simply be causing the liquid in the liquid container 1 to be displaced by the pump 2 through an air cushion.
The method and instrument thus described and illustrated may be varied within the scope of the appended claims. The method, as well as the instrument, can be used for measuring the surface tension of various types of liquids and, suitably, can be used, for instance, for measuring the surface tension of faetal water to ascertain lung-ripeness of a faetus.
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The idea was borne from the popularity and success of bait cars -- vehicles rigged to kill the engine and lock the doors and windows when stolen by car thieves.
The bait homes would work somewhat similarly. Police would rent out homes and outfit them with "bait" such as flat-panel televisions, high-end stereos, computers, etc. The cops would also install video monitors and motion detectors inside the home as well as tracking devices on the bait.
When/if the home is broken into, police would respond immediately to the scene to arrest the crooks. If the bad guys flee before the cops arrive, they'll use the tracking devices in the bait to follow the burglars.
Sound good? I'm not so sure.
Luring crooks into stealing empty cars parked in the street is one thing, but do we really want to entice criminals to break into our homes -- the one place most of us feel the safest?
And, like bait cars, couldn't the police rig the bait houses so they actually trap the crooks? I'm thinking steel doors and iron bars that slam down right after the thief enters the home. You know, sorta like the intro to Get Smart or -- even more apropos -- a rat trap.
Can you imagine the YouTube-worthy footage the hidden video cameras inside these homes would capture as the perp attempts to claw his way out of an inescapable bait house?
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Calendar of Abilene, Big Country events for today and beyond
Piano concert
The Abilene Music Teachers Association will present the 22nd annual AMTA Showcase Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center. More than 70 students and teachers will perform. Admission is free. Donations of funds will benefit Harmony Family Services.
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Schizophrenia Support Group, 1 p.m., Advocates of Abilene, 333 Orange St. (use back door). 325-676-1400.
Free swim class for people with multiple sclerosis, 5:30 p.m., YMCA, 3250 State St.
Anorexics Bulimics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Shades of Hope, 402A Mulberry St., Buffalo Gap. 800-588-4673.
Hendrick Ostomy support group, 6:30 p.m., Diabetes Center, 1742 Hickory St.
Central Texas Gem & Mineral Society of Abilene, 7 p.m., 7607 Highway 277 South. 325-692-0063.
Association of X-Offenders, 7 p.m., 402 S. Pioneer Drive. 325-676-5741.
Abilene Toastmaster's Club 1071, 7 p.m., Conference Center, Texas State Technical College, 650 E. Highway 80. 325-692-7325 or abilene.toastmastersclubs.org.
Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Broadway, Ballinger. 817-689-2810 or 325-977-1007.
Mid-City Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First Christian Church. 325-670-4304.
Abilene Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Highland Church of Christ, Room 112. Meet-and-greet at 6:45 p.m. 325-676-1478.
Abilene Community Band rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Bynum Band Hall, McMurry University. 325-232-7383.
South Pioneer Al-Anon Group, 8 p.m., 3157 Russell Ave.
Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Avoca United Methodist Church. 325-773-2611.
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Group. 325-676-1400.
DESDEMONA — A jam session will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Desdemona Activity Center. Admission is free.
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LIFT Walking Club, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Mall of Abilene. 325-670-6965.
Abilene Southwest Rotary Club, noon, Abilene Country Club.
High Noon Al-Anon, noon, Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road (south end; follow the yellow signs).
Stroke/Aphasia Recovery Program support group, 1:30-2:30 p.m. West Texas Rehabilitation Center boardroom, 4601 Hartford St. 325-793-3535.
Dystonia Support Group, 5:15-6:15 p.m., Not Without Us, 3301 N. First St., Suite 117.
Big Country Support the Troops, 5:30 p.m., Reserve Center, 4300 S. Treadaway Blvd. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 5:30 p.m., Brookhollow Christian Church, 2310 S. Willis St. 325-232-7444.
Veterans Peer Support Group, 6 p.m., Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer. 325-668-1415.
Overeaters Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave., Room 111.
Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave., Room 108.
MHAA Bipolar/Depression Peer Support Group, 6-8 p.m., Ministry of Counseling & Enrichment, 1502 N. First St. 325-673-2300.
Methodist Children's Home Foster Parent Orientation, 6-8 p.m., 500 Chestnut, Suite 1621. 325-672-9398.
Free certified nurturing parent class (pregnancy to toddler), 6-8 p.m., Mission Church, North Third and Mockingbird streets. 325-672-9398.
The Abilene Evening Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Golden Corral, 4100 S. Danville Drive.
Abilene Chapter of American Association of Professional Coders, 6:30 p.m., in the board room next to the Tom Roberts Conference Center, second floor, Hendrick Medical Center, 1900 N. Pine St. Free AAPC CEU offered at every meeting. 325-435-9059.
Women of Combat Veterans Group, 6:30 p.m., Anson Housing Authority building.
Al-Anon Parents Group, 7 p.m., Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 E. Ambler Ave. Use Church Street entrance.
Gambler's Anonymous, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church Kessler Building, 837 Jeanette St. 210-415-9905.
Memory Men (four-part a cappella singing), 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 1165 Minter Lane. Park on east side, enter through kitchen. 325-676-SING.
Abilene Society of Model Railroaders, 7-8:30 p.m., 2043 N. Second St.
Catfish fundraiser
ASPERMONT — A catfish buffet fundraiser will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Stonewall County Senior Citizens Center, 536 S. Washington in Aspermont. The cost is $8. Takeout will be available.
Author speaks
Pamela Fagan Hutchins will speak about her new book, "Saving Grace," from 6-8 p.m. at Hastings, 4709 S. 14th St.
Square dance workshop
TYE — The Key City Squares will sponsor a square dancing workshop at 6:30 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel in Tye. Beginning lessons will be 7:30-9 p.m.
Other ...
Overeaters Anonymous, 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St. Enter through rear double doors. 325-673-0875.
Abilene Cactus Lions Club, 11:45 a.m., Cotton Patch Cafe, 3302 S. Clack St.
Abilene Wednesday Rotary Club, noon, Abilene Country Club, 4039 S. Treadaway. $12 for lunch. Jo Ann Wilson, 325-677-6815.
Kiwanis Club of Abilene, noon, Abilene Country Club, 4039 S. Treadaway Blvd.
Clearly Speaking Toastmaster Club, noon, Westgate Church of Christ, 402 S. Pioneer Drive. 325-795-5570.
Family (of Mental Health Consumers) Support Group, noon to 1 p.m., Advocates of Abilene, 333 Orange St. 325-676-1400.
Free swim class for people with multiple sclerosis, 5:30 p.m., YMCA, 3250 State St.
Co-Dependents Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Church of the Fullness of God, 2510 S. 14th St. 325-518-1498 or 325-665-7696.
Veterans Peer Support Group, 6 p.m., Ministry of Counseling & Enrichment, 1502 N. First St. 325-672-9999.
Advanced Square Dancing, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wagon Wheel.
Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Broadway, Ballinger. 817-689-2810 or 325-977-1007.
Book signing
COLEMAN — Jan Sikes will sign copies of her book, "Flowers and Stone," from 2-4 p.m. at the Coleman Public Library. Information: 469-450-0784 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Children's Art and Literature Festival
The second Children's Art and Literature Festival, featuring Walter Wick, illustrator of "I Spy" and "Can You See What I See?," will begin with ArtWalk from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Abilene. A book signing, artist talk and parade will be presented.
Write Night
CISCO — The Cisco Writers Club will present Write Night at 6 p.m. at Waverley's Coffee House, 610 Conrad Hilton Blvd. in Cisco. Writing tips and encouragement will be available. Admission is free.
Square dance workshop
TYE — The Wagon Wheel Squares will have a square dancing workshop at 6:30 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel in Tye. Beginning lessons will be 7-9 p.m.
'The Underpants'
McMurry Summer Theatre will present the comedy "The Underpants" at 7:30 p.m. in the Ryan Little Theatre on campus. Tickets are available at the box office and at www.mcm.edu/theatre. Information: 325-793-3889.
Other ...
Myasthenia gravis support group, 9:30 a.m., Monk's Coffee Shop, 233 Cypress St.
Abilene Garden Club, 10 a.m., 300 Westwood St.
Chronic Pain and Depression Support Group, 11 a.m. to noon, Advocates of Abilene, 333 Orange St. 325-676-1400.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Abilene, noon, Beehive Restaurant, 442 Cedar St. 325-695-0092.
Abilene Founder Lions Club, noon, Prime Time Family Entertainment Center, Loop 322.
PEP (People Enjoying People) Club, 6 p.m., Wylie Baptist Church, 6097 Buffalo Gap Road 325-692-4909.
Teen Recovery Group, 6-7 p.m., Mission Abilene, 3001 N. Third St.
Free certified nurturing parent class (all ages), 6-8 p.m., Mission Church, North Third and Mockingbird streets. 325-672-9398.
Free swim class for people with multiple sclerosis, 6:30 p.m., YMCA, 3250 State St.
Abilene Star Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, 6:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 S. 14th St.
Round Dancing, 7 p.m., Wagon Wheel. 325-829-1517.
West Texas Genealogical Society, 7 p.m., Rose Park Senior Citizen Center.
South Pioneer Al-Anon Group, 8 p.m., 3157 Russell Ave.
Hendrick Hospice Care sponsors a "Gone But Not Lost" support group the second Thursday of each month for any bereaved parent who has lost a child of any age. Information: 325-677-8516 or 1-800-622-8516.
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National Public Radio has reportedly fired commentator Juan Williams for making the following remark in an interview with Stephen Colbert satirist Bill O'Reilly:
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
Mr. Williams also made reference to the Pakistani immigrant who pleaded guilty this month to trying to plant a car bomb in Times Square. "He said the war with Muslims, America's war is just beginning, first drop of blood. I don't think there's any way to get away from these facts," Mr. Williams said.
These are wrongheaded remarks. Contrary to what Mr. Williams implies, it is irrational to fear for one's safety upon seeing someone on a plane dressed in "Muslim garb." The vast majority of people who dress in the way he alludes to aren't terrorists, the odds of a plane carrying people in Muslim dress being hijacked is minuscule, and actual Islamist terrorists don't advertise their faith. Nor is there anything inherently scary about identifying oneself "first and foremost" as a Muslim. The equivalent sentiment among Christians is quite common.
But I don't think that Mr. Williams should be fired by NPR, or that it's good practice in general to fire people based on a single remark, however offensive. (There are exceptions. This isn't one of them.) I say this as someone who is glad that there is a strong social stigma against bigotry. There is an upside to this stigma that is under-appreciated: it signals to some people that bigotry is wrong, even if they don't quite understand why.
The downside to stigma firings is that some ignorant beliefs persist for lack of airing and being shown to be wrongheaded. The notion that "people in Muslim garb are scary" is widespread in America, and its noxious that many people believe as much. Countless people getting on planes have thought the same thing as Mr. Williams. This is exactly the sort of case where airing and logically refuting a bigoted view is better than making it so that it's an unspoken thing that many people persist in thinking privately.
On the other hand, there are vanishingly few Americans who believe, for example, that black people should still be enslaved. That logical battle was won long ago, so the stigma against a television personality being pro-slavery has very little cost: better he not air that view, because refuting it isn't really helping anyone. Another stigma with a comparatively small downside is the one against using the n-word. Were someone to use it, we could all talk about why it's inappropriate, but the only effect would be that people might use it less, something accomplished by the stigma itself.
What test can we apply to know for sure when something should be so strongly stigmatized that it justifies a firing, and when it should be less than a firing offense, so that the underlying issue can be aired? There is no perfect test. It's a judgment call. In my judgment, Juan Williams and his remarks are a case where a firing isn't the right answer. The weaker stigma of refuting his wrongheaded opinions would be both preferable and sufficient, because it is most conducive to weakening the bigoted attitude at issue.


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Congress hasn't agreed on a budget for the next fiscal year. So President Obama is extending a two-year pay freeze for federal workers. That means no raises for federal employees at least until next spring. That's when a short-term budget deal runs out.