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Kate explores the many uses of her one inch tall boyfriend
Kate and Emma were kneeling on the floor of their flat looking at the glass jar, both with a look of amazement on their faces. In the jar was Kate's boyfriend, now standing at only one inch tall. Of course they hadn't believed the woman who claimed to be able to shrink people and Kate had certainly been joking when she'd asked for her boyfriend to be shrunk for the weekend. The woman hadn't...Read On
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Freddy gets tamed by a trucker-fucker…
I was travelling in a truck with Marty who was giving me a ride to Dallas. Marty's truck broke down late in the afternoon about seven hundred miles from our destination. My journey with him thus far had been extremely pleasant. He was a chatty old guy who regaled me with trucking stories during our entire drive. After a lengthy discussion on his phone, he informed me that a breakdown was on...Read On
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Foot massages for his girlfriend's friends leads to a night tied in nylon.
I was sitting around my house watching TV and just waiting for my girlfriend, Karen, to come over after she went out with some of her friends for drinks. Karen is a gorgeous, buxom brunette, about 5'10" with long hair and captivating brown eyes, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on her after a long few days apart. I rose when the doorbell rang and opened the door to find Karen dressed...Read On
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A young man meets a girl with an interesting fetish
We stood outside the bathroom. When the first girl came out, the other girl I'd been eyeing up looked at me with a devilish grin, signalling for me to follow her. Once inside, she turned the key in the lock and offered her lips for me to kiss her. We put our arms around each while we embraced, rolling our tongues together. I slipped my hand under her skirt, feeling the firmness of her ass...Read On
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Jerry is tired of women after a nasty divorce so buys a sex doll with some strange consequences.
Jerry Reynold sat between an older man and a teenager who chewed loudly on a gum and blew bubbles. The subway car was packed with people and the stench of wet clothes and perfume mixed with the stale air. The train came into a station and Jerry looked for the name. Christ, he thought, I still have three more stops to go. He adjusted his position in the hard plastic seat and closed his eyes....Read On
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Jerry's wife humiliates him, takes on a lover, challenges Jerry to watch.
When Jerry arrived home the place was dark. No one was there. He sat and waited up for her, but no Loren. He made himself a drink, half expecting his wife, along with her sultry mood, but no Loren. He realized she was pissed for some reason, but this seemed a little too extreme. And by the evening of day two he had begun to miss her. He might have worried had this been the first time, but...Read On
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Jerry somewhat embarrassed by an exhibitionist wife, cheating, and his wife at a party.
When Jerry arrived at the Sloan's, Loren was already there, drink in hand, speaking with the host of the soiree, Don Sloan. He was sitting catty corner to her, glancing at her crossed legs every few moments, totally fascinated. Loren pretended not to notice, but from the way her leg moved and from the way of her flip-flop dangled, there could have been no question of her awareness. ...Read On
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Jerry loves wife Loren's feet and flat shoes but is not as exhibitionistic as she demands.
When Jerry came home from work that evening he was surprised to find his wife, Loren, seated, cross legged on the couch, shoes off, in her stocking feet. The surprise was simply due to the fact that she rarely got home before him, and when she had, she was in the habit of remaining fully dressed. Now, she was in a new pink slip he had never seen before. "What do you think of these sexy...Read On
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A chance encounter leads to a kinky night with a handsome stranger.
Author's note: this is a standalone story and not part of my Cuckquean Diaries. It is loosely based on a tale I was told by a close friend, in a borrowed t-shirt and jogging trousers, over Eggs Florentine and strong black coffee the next morning. Names have been changed to protect the very very naughty. *** "Two tequilas please!" My friend Margot leans over the bar, waving to attract...Read On
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We were walking near the shoreline along a sandy trail. It was summer and my family was staying at a rented house in a town on the Texas coast. Janie was a girl I met the first day we were there. She was short pixie of a raven haired girl. She was staying the next house over from us. She was the same age as me. This was the first summer after I started college and I was on vacation from...Read On
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If only she knew what I was up to; if only she knew my craving for her ass...
Three more bends up the hill, and I would be back in the safe havens of the hostel. I had been jogging at quite a brisk pace for over two miles now. But the early morning fog and the ensuing chill caught up every time you stopped for a breather. In this merciless December winter, the body sought warmth above everything else. A lot more was on my mind however, as I stopped by the...Read On
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Sexy lawyer likes to be treated with contempt
A few years ago I joined a fetish site for the express purpose of meeting women to help fulfill a particular predilection of mine. To come straight to the point, I like having girls drink my piss. I like a girl sucking on my cock while I piss. I like seeing my piss stream into a welcoming mouth. Mostly, I love a girl who swallows whatever I give her. I suppose as much as anything, I love...Read On
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An obsession with fur leads to an erotic awakening
My body was tense with anticipation as I watched TV and tried to ignore the beautiful fur rug in front of the fireplace. It was Friday night and I was doing my regular gig as babysitter for the children of Jack and Chrissie Tanner, who lived across the street from us. At seventeen, I was probably a bit old for babysitting, but it gave me a bit of extra pocket change and the Tanners were...Read On
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A little bit of doctor-nurse role play.
One of the perks of having a long term partner is the possibility to explore your own kinks, finding your likes and dislikes and to be introduced to new deviance's. I don't know about you, but I always like to push my limits a bit further, expanding my horizons. There are certain things you just don't discuss or do with a one night stand or with a man, you've just met, unsure, where...Read On
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Mary visits her favorite client, who has a taste for the sweeter things in life...
I was feeling anxious as I knocked on Ryan's door. Of all my clients, Ryan was my favorite. It wasn't because he was younger or more handsome than the others. It was because of how different he was. Ryan wasn't like any of the other clients. He didn't invite me over, fuck me, pay me, and then kick me out. He treated me like an actual person and not just some sex doll. But what makes him...Read On
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How can one hand wash the other when the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing?
She should have called the cops on me. I probably shouldn't have been where I was, and I certainly should not have been doing what I was doing. Maybe she didn't because she shouldn't have done what she did either. There is a slightly twisted and convoluted story of how my very straight brother became the operations manager of a gay and lesbian bar. I'll spare you the details. Probably...Read On
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Pam enjoys a special ingredient in her drink
The booze softened the surprise, but seeing her was still a punch to the gut. For a moment I couldn't breathe; all the air in the plush bar felt sucked away. Pam slid onto the stool beside me as comfortably as if the intervening years had been nothing more than a barfly's hiccough. "Mike Ross, you're a welcome sight," she said casually, the way you'd comment about the weather. Her...Read On
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I was so excited! Who would have ever thought that only one month after graduating from college, I would land such a great job? Even though my starting position was to be one of the receptionists at a growing internet fashion company, it was still such a lucky break for a twenty-two-year-old to get her foot in the door. After a week of training, I was ready to report and when I entered the...Read On
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My Lady offers me as a vehicle to satisfy the varied sexual urges of others.
A training period was to establish my unquestioning resignation to the fact that My Lady (as I was to always refer to her) owned me absolutely. I was to be naked, obedient and compliant at all times with her. This training was to prepare me to entertain a series of "guests" that she would access. These guests would be able to make use of my sexual permissiveness in ways agreed with My Lady....Read On
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Abandoned by her father at a young age, Becky finds a new "Daddy" in the next door neighbor!
"Mr. Wilson, can you come over 'n help me? Mama wants me to mow the grass and I can't get this dadgum lawnmower started! I been a tuggin' on it and tuggin' on it but it just won't start!" Becky Ann said one hot summer day. "I've done wore my arm out - I ain't got no more tug left in me!" "Sure Becky I'll be right over," he said. Charlie Wilson got up from his easy chair and walked next door...Read On
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A girl develops an overwhelming desire for semen
It all started the end of my sophomore year in high school. When I turned sixteen my parents decided I was old enough to go on actual dates, at night, alone with a boy. With the testosterone running high, and my own sexual desires now freed after having been a bit repressed, it did not take me long to begin down my road of sexual exploration. Greg and I were already totally enthralled with...Read On
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"What the hell are we going to tell the doctor when we get there? Did you even think of that? No, I'm sure you didn't." Yes, Mike was upset and I couldn't blame him. After all, he was in pain and a trip to the emergency room is not the way anyone wants to spend an evening. Obviously, I wasn't surprised at his outburst and, on reflection, I probably should have thought more about my...Read On
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I come home from work to find her there, in the living room. She's on her knees in an armchair, torso draped over the back, arms dangling and cuffed, and there's a spreader bar between her ankles. She's wearing heels, white nylons, and a flowery, virginal white dress. She's completely still and completely silent. I stand behind her and lift her dress. There's pale skin above her stocking...Read On
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My Lady opens up a more secure and varied submissive life
My short experience with Diane had introduced me to new pleasures that I had never imagined. I was concerned that these episodes may come back in ways that might imperil my family life or my business career. There had been very little control by me over who witnessed or participated in these adventures. Moreover, I was beginning to have recriminations over the depth of depravity to which I...Read On
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Discovering Rachel's fetish has unintended consequences.
"Where the fuck have you been?" she said. "In there," I pointed and crooked my wrist around to indicate the bathroom, which was right past the bar and right again. I noticed her untouched drink sitting on the bar. "Why the aggro Rachel? Someone piss in your martini?" "Something like that," Rachel snapped. "What took you so long?" "Nature called and we had a long talk," I explained....Read On
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CFNM games lead to sounding, gay sex, and meeting "My Lady"
Diane ramped up her exhibitionism with quite a few risky adventures, planned and assisted by Jim, Allan and myself. Sometimes Leah joined her. I might relate some of these episodes in a later set of stories. But this sequence is devoted to my descent into humiliation and submissiveness, so I will stay with that theme. By now Diane delighted in demonstrating to her friends that I would...Read On
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What has Anderson in store for Farida?
Farida grabbed a sandwich before making her way to the library. She was so grateful for Anderson's help that she was almost glad that Mrs. Barrington had taken sick leave. Not that Farida wished her any harm but she had been nowhere near as dedicated to her students as Anderson evidently was. In his lectures, the theatre seemed to come alive somehow with his passion for the subject in a...Read On
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A cuckold fights back and a new fetish emerges.
"What delightful housework is my sweet cuckold doing on his day off work?" Mary said, surveying the mess of clothes spread across the children's beds. "Packing the kid's stuff." "What for?" "I'm taking them to Disney." "Come again?" "You're seeing Leonard, so I thought I'd take the kids to Disney." "That's crazy. There's no point in going there and back in a day." ...Read On
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I've hung out with him multiple times, but seeing him in his uniform made him irresistible to me.
I found myself a widow and young mother at only nineteen. I had always been attractive and knew I wouldn't have issues moving on, but never felt it would be right. That changed unexpectedly in one chance meeting. At twenty-one I was happy, but deep down felt that I needed to find a guy to please me. Before my first husband swept me off, I always saw myself with a man in the military; I...Read On
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A Night to remember
One night while my wife and I were having some good sex, our good friend and wife's boyfriend had just left. She was hotter then a two dollar pistol and was up for just about anything, I or we could think of. I had always wanted to piss on her and have her piss on me, but it wasn't something I had ever brought up. But tonight, I knew she would be game to anything nasty. I asked her if she...Read On
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Frog in the Pan: Identifying the Highest Quality Momentum Stocks
Frog in the Pan: Continuous Information and Momentum
- Da, Gurun and Warachka
- A version of the paper can be found here.
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We test a frog-in-the-pan (FIP) hypothesis that predicts investors are inattentive to information arriving continuously in small amounts. Intuitively, we hypothesize that a series of frequent gradual changes attracts less attention than infrequent dramatic changes. Consistent with the FIP hypothesis, we find that continuous information induces strong persistent return continuation that does not reverse in the long run. Momentum decreases monotonically from 5.94% for stocks with continuous information during their formation period to –2.07% for stocks with discrete information but similar cumulative formation period returns. Higher media coverage coincides with discrete information and mitigates the stronger momentum following continuous information.
Alpha Highlight:
The account of the boiling frog is an anecdote describing a frog in a pan of water. If the frog is put into boiling water, it will immediately jump out. If it's placed, however, in cold water that is slowly warming up, it won't be aware of the gradual heat change, and it will be cooked to death.
Investors act in a similar manner with respect to gradual stock price changes. For example, for a stock with an immediate 100% gain (boiling water) the new fair value is immediately recognized by all investors, whereas, gradual stock price changes (cold water slowly warmed up to boiling temperature) often receive less attention. In behavioral finance academic parlance, investors suffer from limited attention when it comes to gradual stock price changes.
In this paper, Da, Gurun and Warachka (2012) investigate investors' limited attention to gradual-information diffusion and hypothesize that it has a conditional relationship with momentum.
- Frog-in-the-pan (FIP) hypothesis: "a series of frequent gradual changes attracts less attention than infrequent dramatic changes. Investors therefore underreact to continuous information."
The conclusions are clear: a more sophisticated momentum strategy that focuses on the path-dependency of momentum generates a much stronger momentum effect.
Key Findings:
This paper constructs a proxy for information discreteness (ID) that measures the relative frequency of small signals. A large ID means more discrete information, and a small ID denotes continuous information. For past winners with a high past return, a high percentage of positive returns (% pos> % neg) implies there are a large number of small positive returns.
Next, the authors double-sorted portfolios that condition first on a 12-month formation-period returns (Jegadeesh and Titman 1993), then second on ID during the 1927 to 2007 sample period. They find that over a six-month holding period, momentum decreases monotonically from 5.94% for stocks with continuous information to –2.07% for stocks with discrete information.
Wow. The graph below shows the momentum alphas following continuous and discrete information from 1 to 10 months after portfolio formation. The results are consistent with the FIP hypothesis–continuous, or "quality," momentum seems to account for much of the momentum effect. Specifically:
- Higher profits: High-quality, or continuous, momentum stocks have higher three-factor alphas than low-quality, or discrete, momentum stocks.
- Longer persistence: Momentum profits following continuous information persist longer (the t-stat remains significant for about 8 months); while Momentum profits following discrete information persist only 2 months (i.e., an investor can trade momentum less frequent and still win).
Momentum has been studied for many years and was officially documented by researchers in 1937 (h.t., Gary Antonacci).
Here is the chart from the original Econometrica paper:
The authors document that "inertia" is significant in stock prices. The authors also highlight that they have limited data, and therefore, limited statistical power to assess longer term inertia. Well, we now have 200+ years of data to verify their claims.
Remarkably, by simply reviewing the path by which momentum is achieved, as highlighted by the authors of the paper discussed above in this post, the momentum anomaly can be enhanced via concentration in those high momentum stocks with the highest quality, or most "continuous" momentum. (Note: An older paper from Grinblatt and Moskowitz (2004), finds a similar finding.)
To make this clear, I drew up a simple chart to highlight the concept.
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Our baby foster daughter's bio mom and bio dad signed conditional relinquishment over to me and DH yesterday. They have a 7 day period to change their minds, then baby girl becomes eligible for us to start the adoption proceedings. A conditional relinquishment means that only if we adopt are their rights released, if we didn't adopt, they retain their rights. We will adopt.
I go back and forth from being over the moon happy for us and super sad for them. The case was being recommended TPR so I do think this is a good thing overall versus going through the TPR hearing.
We are going to go for an open adoption with quarterly updates/pictures and twice yearly visits. I am anxiously optimistic how things will go. Sure I will have loads of questions.
Carly, mama to DS C (5th grade), DD Miss M (07/09, fostered 1/10, adopted 08/10), and Little Miss C (11/10, fostered 01/11, adopted 11/12). Foster Son, Mr. A, age 11 placed 10/13.
My angel babies , ~01/08~ (twins), ~09/08~, and ~01/09~.
So glad your family is entering a new chapter, but I do understand how bittersweet it is. Try as best you can to focus on how luck your family is to have found each other. You are committing to an open adoption, and that is best thing for both your little girl and her birthparents
I feel like congratulations are in order, but I do understand your mixed feelings. We did not foster-adopt, but I do feel pain for J's birthfamily. We maintain an open relationship and I do think that helps, but their pain is palpable.
Wife to my DH for 10 wonderful years.
Mom to L (5 yo DD) and J (infant DS)
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Congratulations again, Carly. I know that this was unexpected in D's case but I'm happy for your family (and sad for her birth family.) DS's birth mother did a conditional relinquishment and I remember how long those seven days seemed.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, Jun 28, 2013.
Chauncey is done. I could only see him in a coaching capacity.
KC-P looks like a sharp dresser.
The Pontiff! Love it!
Let's let the guy make the team and start before we anoint him Rip.2
Rip2? he's Pope Kent I!!!!
Pontiff de Palace
Gladiator (Kentavious Maximus)
I just want to hear Mason get all excited and give him a really nonsensical nickname, like: "And starting at small forward, his Holiness: St. Kentaaaaavius Caldwell-Pope the First" So yeah, I'm voting for Saint Kentavious.
I don't think so. Be careful here. Best to say away from the obvious, just because of name association. The breakdown on number by religion can gain some perspective (top ten):Christianity: 2.1 billionIslam: 1.5 billionSecular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billionHinduism: 900 millionChinese traditional religion: 394 millionBuddhism: 376 millionprimal-indigenous: 300 millionAfrican Traditional & Diasporic: 100 millionSikhism: 23 millionJuche: 19 million_______________________ I always the admire the British tradition on titles. It gives everyone of admired social recognition or status, a certain important and no less, a jejune charm: Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the USA, it is usually more pragmatic and a local/personal association. Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Zeke and Dumars (?), etc. Can we give it some more time?
Moog. (going for the primal-indigenous demographic)
Sir Caldwell-Pope - The Duke of Kent - Keeper of The Larry O'Brien Trophy.
This may be the most brilliant NBA nickname of all! Let it be written, let it be known.
Kentavious. Lord Protector of the hardwood. Ruler of the rim.
By the time Mason gets done with that, Knight would have turned the ball over on the next possession.
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Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
Last June I purchased a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X package. Unaware of a 4x4 beach where I live I didnt question the 4 wheel drive options available and purchased one with a Quadra Trac 1 system. After being introduced to the beach I decided to take my Jeep on it and successfully visited about 5 times with no problems. The other night I hit a soft spot in the sand and managed to get completely stuck. With help from some good people, shovels and wood I was able to get myself out. The next day I did some research and realized maybe the Quadatrac 1 system isnt sufficient for the sand? Does anyone use this system on the sand and is it a bad idea too? Just purchased some tow hooks but would like some experienced feedback on as to whether or not this is a good idea, Thanks!
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
Personally I use mud/snow and in 4-low while aired down to 20 psi in the tires.
Did you air down your tires prior to venturing out? I have a feeling that airing down should be sufficient for beach driving in most 4WD vehicles.
So theoretically you should be fine with QT1 in the sand as long as you air down. But I would bring a shovel just in case. (Just FYI I've gotten stuck with QTII in 4-Low and in mud/sand mode on the beach becuase I didn't think I needed to air down.
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
This is one of the reasons I went with Quadra Drive II. If I get stuck, call 911 lol.
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
I agree,, I would think qt1 should be just fine in the sand. Aired down tires and momentum is the key.
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
The only worry I would have with QT1 is that is you are never "locked" into 4WD and basically the system acts like an AWD vs 4WD truck. So basically when you tires start to slip you 4WD kicks in but as soon as you pick up speed and all 4 wheels seem to be moving freely the 4WD disengages and you are back to 2WD. The only problem with this in sand is as soon as you start to bog down or hit some deep dry sand it might already be too late and the 4WD almost digs you deeper. I see this a lot on your beach where people in AWD SUVs get stuck since their 4WD is not locked as a full time 4WD.
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
Yeah the biggest disadvantage is the locking part. Takes more driver's skill, and practice will make you better.
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
The brilliance of this 4WD system is its simplicity. Quadra-Trac I® 4WD operates in a high-range all-time mode delivering optimum traction in virtually any driving situation, with no driver input required. The center differential splits the power sending 48% to the front axle, 52% to the rear axle and quietly works with the standard Brake Lock Differential and Four-Wheel Brake Traction Control system to deliver confident all-weather traction.
Watch the video and you should see that QT1 should be fine for sand but airing down is a must if you don't want to get stuck.
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As mentioned, there are many 2WD vehicles out on the sand (I used to have much fun with my dune buggy). If you have a bit of skill, you can get them into and out of a lot of places. But a 2WD vehicle is not going to spin a front tire or remove power from a rear wheel and dig the front in/bog down. For sand its best to float (keep the momentum going) and do what you can to prevent tire spin.
Its nice to have the 4WD lock to perhaps keep from getting in over your head :).
Re: Quadra Trac 1 situation/capabilities
QT1 always splits 50/50 ish front to back. Regardless of slip. Left side right side will vary based slip and brakes will be applied to compensate.
QT1 is always "locked" 4 wheel, not AWD. AWD has the ability to vary front to back. QT1 does not. So, QT1 is very similar to QT2 in high range. However, QT2 has the ability to direct additional torque front to back, providing 100% to either. QT1 will manage quite well in all but low range. my simple understanding. Am I wrong?
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QT2 is completely different than QT1, it uses a planetary gears set and clutch packs in the transfer case to direct power to the axle with most traction (similar to an automatic transmission). There is no differential. Brake traction is used from wheel to wheel on the same axle... unless you also have an ELSD in the rear (QD), which uses clutch packs in the rear axle to direct power to the rear wheel with traction. Clutch packs are much more efficient at getting engine power to the ground as there are no brakes generating heat (90% vs 50%). QT2 also has full lock and neutral modes.
QT2 will spin the wheels less than QT1 in the same situation, which is helpful in some situations. If you are hopelessly mired down, doesn't make much of a difference, but there is less chance of getting into that hopeless situation with the QT2 system.
You are right about QT1 managing well in all but the most demanding situations.
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I don't do any beach riding but have some buddies that do and they mostly have picklups that are 4x4 but usually no lockers, just open diffs. They always air down, way down but every not and then you can get stuck, no matter what kind of vehicle you have.
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With so
much talk lately about conference realignment and the Big Ten poaching schools
from either the Big East or the Big 12, let's get a little discussion going
here. What happens to UC if the Big Ten takes a few Big East squads, say
UC athletic director Mike Thomas told the Enquirer earlier this month he expects the program to remain in the Big East. But what will be of the Big East? Yes, commissioner John Marinatto hired former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to serve as a consultant - most likely, his main role will be to figure out how to keep the league intact if the Big Ten plucks some of the conference's best fruit - but in reality, there's not much else the Big East can do until the Big Ten makes its move.
A few links:
Here's a
story in the Newark Star Ledger that details
One solution for the Big East? Start its own TV network.
The Big
East and the Big 12 aren't the only conferences that are worried about Big Ten
I don't think Notre Dame will join a conference - unless its hand is absolutely forced, as athletic director Jack Swarbrick has said - but here's one argument about why the Fighting Irish should.
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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is battling another proposed plastic ban in California this time on food containers.
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) proposed yesterday a ban on polystyrene (the styrofoamy ones) take out containers as well as a statewide fees for plastic bag use as ways to clean out ocean litter.
OPC said full and partial polystyrene food container prohibitions have already been implemented in many California cities such as: Alameda, Aliso Viejo, Berkeley, Calabasas, Capitola, Carmel, Emeryville, Fairfax, Hercules, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Los Angeles, Malibu, Millbrae, Oakland, Pacific Grove, Pittsburg, San Clemente, San Francisco, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Scotts Valley and West Hollywood.
"State and local governments spend millions of dollars every year on ocean litter cleanup. Despite an ongoing effort for decades to reduce ocean litter, the proliferation of plastic debris has increased exponentially." – OPC
The ACC, along with local plastic manufacturers, California businesses and other groups that will be affected by the proposed ban put out a statement today that says polystyrene is already a green product because of its recyclability, and that the ban will further increase in non-renewable energy use, greenhouse gases, and waste generation.
Most of all, the ban will result in significant job loss, according to the groups.
"Our workers have green jobs because they are recycling polystyrene containers. In many cases, these products are better for the environment than alternatives," said Larry Eisenhauer, Dart Container Corporation plant manager, whose company makes polystyrene food containers and employs approximately 700 workers in its Corona and Lodi facilities.
"We encourage the Governor to work collaboratively with the industry and public agencies in identifying real recycling solutions, which will serve as a catalyst for a new wave of green jobs."
Come to think of it, I don't really see a lot of styro food container litter in the streets of New York City. But I do know that discarded styro food containers from NYC residential areas go straight to the garbage bin (I just checked NYC's Department of Sanitation), which is why it is a surprise to me that polystyrene food containers are recyclable!
If several city and state governments — such as NY — are not requiring polystyrene food containers to be recycled then it is no wonder that these materials will eventually find its way into the ocean. Here in the city, food take-outs are essential to the economy not to mention essential to people like me who doesn't like to cook and hates ready-to-eat frozen meal in a…surprise, surprise… plastic container.
If these materials will be banned, how the heck am I going to eat??


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Jared bought this journal for me for Valentine's Day, and I loved how summer-y and flowery it was. Since I'm pretty obsessed with plants these days, I decided that would be my theme. (If any of y'all decided to do a collage of your own, you don't have to have a theme. You can do whatever strikes your fancy!)
So, if you'd like to make a collage, here's a list of things to get you started:
- pen or pencil
- washi tape or some other decorative tape
- gluestick
- newspaper or magazine clippings/scrapbook paper or supplies like Project Life cards. I got mine at Target. (P.S. Magazines that have lots of ads are great places to find cute sayings and funny things to clip. If you're looking for a specific theme of clippings, check out magazines about that subject. A lot of these clippings came from Garden and Gun magazine.)
- scissors
That list is by no means exhaustive, I just used things I already had around the house.
I sorted through all my magazine clippings and pulled out any that I thought would fit in with my theme and started arranging them on the inside cover and first page of my journal.
Once I decided I liked how it looked, I took everything off, and started prepping my background. I added strips of funky tape (I got this tape at Target as well for around $2.99, and it's a big roll). I didn't want very much of the dark pink showing through, so I made sure to add the strips where there was negative space in my collage.
After that, I just started picking up each piece and gluing it back down again.
The card at the top that says, "here's the story" is a Project Life card.
Journaling is a huge part of my life. I use my journal for a ton of different things, and I love seeing how other people decorate their journals, so please send me a picture of y'all's!


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KENGEN is considering overstepping Kenya Power and directly sell electricity to industries near its plant to grow its revenue.
It is also targeting an additional 720 megawatts at an estimated cost of Sh203.90 billion ($2.005 billion) by 2020.
The listed company which is majority owned by the state currently has a 1,618 MW capacity.
"It (direct power sales) will probably take some couple of years because there's still some work there," KenGen's director for corporate and regulatory affairs Simon Ngure told an investor briefing in Nairobi yesterday. "Nevertheless, within the next three months or so, we are going to put out our application because we had to wait for some data to come in so that we can make application to the regulatory commission."
He said a consultant undertaking a study on the planned business strategy is expected to hand over the final report in two months, after which company will seek approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission.
The plan is largely targeting the proposed Naivasha Industrial Park, where Industrialisation and Enterprise Development ministry will be seeking to attract large manufacturers by selling electricity at half the market price.
Chief executive Albert Mugo, however, said charges for direct sales will be will be determined by the ERC.
About 631MW of the planned 720MW will be generated from its geothermal fields in Naivasha at an estimated cost of $1.83 billion (Sh186.11 billion).
The remainder of 90MW will be generated from wind farms at Meru (80MW) and Ngong (10MW) at a total cost of Sh17.49 billion ($172 million).
The expansion will be financed through a mix of debt and equity financing. Mugo reassured KenGen's debt ratio – total debt to assets – at 55 per cent was manageable.
"We can go up to 70 per cent and therefore we still have some headroom," he said.
KenGen's total debt stood at Sh150.04 billion comprised of Sh69.51 billion on-lent by the government, Sh42.80 billion guaranteed by government and Sh37.73 billion direct loans.
KenGen's total half-year revenue to last December increased 52.05 per cent to Sh18.52 billion, while net profit rose 15.01 per cent to Sh5.67 billion.
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Just Joined - Fluval Spec 5
Just joined - looks like a great forum.
Been a long time fish keeper since I was young.
Had a 75g saltwater for years that I took down when I moved and never got back into large tanks.
Kids both have Marineland Eclipse's in their room (3 & 6 gallon)
& I currently have a 20 gallon nano reef in my office.
Kids got tired of their tanks so I consolidated all in the Eclipse 6.
Lost most of the fish during Sandy when the power was our for almost a week.
Only thing that survived was a small tetra and a shrimp.
Long story, short - I pick up a Spec 5 on black friday to replace the Eclipse.
Moved over the shrimp and the tetra and the grass that was in there.
Also bought a small anubias. Can't remember the name of the tetra, but he is very shy now that all his tank mates are gone. I have been looking for more of the same kind but can't find them. Here is an image that i found of the tetra i have. http://www.allaquariuminfo.com/2011/...types-and.html
Tank seems to run well. I found this 50w heater http://www.petco.com/product/102227/...m-Heaters.aspx at petco and it fit perfectly in the compartment where the pump is. Only issue is that the daily evaporation gets it to the min water level on the heater every day. Not a big deal until I go away for a week. During that time I though i would cover the opening at the top to minimize evaporation and put the heat in the main tank so it's still submerged if water levels get low.
Have not done any mods to lighting or filter.
Looking for suggestion on other fish for tank. Would a dwarf gourami have enough room?
thanks for reading
I set up a Spec V a few weeks ago. Lots of plants but only fish is a betta.
I was thinking of putting some small fish in it before I decided on the betta.
Chili Raspboras or Endler's Livebearers were the fish I was looking into, along with shrimp.
It's really to small for most fish.
My water is really hard and so that limits what I can choose.
Great for a betta - but my understanding is that they do better by themselves. I might try a nerite (sp?) snail with him.
Welcome to the forum. I've never had luck with more than just the betta in a tank but others have.
In the 6 gallon eclipse I kept 3 neon tetras and 2 of the "gold"? tetras with the shrimp for a long time until I lost power and the cold killed them
Did monthly water changes (which are easy because its on the kitchen next to the sink) and vacuumed the gravel. We are on well water that is run through a softener so it's chlorine free which makes for easy water changes.
Looks like an ember tetra, welcome to the forum.
MABJ's iDevice used for this message :p
And with small tanks like 1-6 gallons, you typically won't be able to get many standard fish in.
You should also stick largely to one type of fish. So if you can find more ember tetras, try to stock at least 6-10 of those as your fish stock.
That in no way limits what you could do with the bottom of your tank.
The world of shrimp is something you'll get a healthy dose of on this forum :)
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Unfortunately the LFS scene in Baltimore sucks now. All the good stores have shut down, I am going to try and make to the last surviving one this weekend to see what they have.
Was going to do this a saltwater but the eclipse tank was in such bad shape i transferred them over to the spec. I think this would almost work better as a saltwater tanks with a small gobie and some live rock.
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Mode Door Actuator Repair
By Gawain Tomlinson
San Diego, CA
Mode Door Actuator Repair
By Gawain Tomlinson
San Diego, CA
My '98 GMC 1500 was directing air only to the floor, regardless of where the Mode knob was set. The Mode door is located on the left side of the heater core box, which is located under the center of the dashboard.
The Blend Door and the Mode Door actuator are identical parts. I also believe that the Resirc Door actuator is similar, if not the same. The Blend Door actuator is located in the center of the core box, up under the dash. The Mode Door actuator is on the left, and the Resirc Door actuator is at the top of the dash near the windshield.
There is a replacement Mode or Blend actuator available at most auto parts stores, Dorman Part# 604-107, price $39.99.
If you look under the dash from the driver's side you will see the Mode actuator. Turn on the ignition, set the fan to low speed, and rotate the mode knob through its range. There is a visible slot in the shaft of the actuator. You should see it rotate about 90 degrees as the knob is turned.
In my case, I could see it move only a few degrees. I found that someone had screwed a wood block onto the bottom of the heater core box using 2 inch drywall screws. It was obvious that at some point something had been attached to the wood block. I removed the block, but the symptoms did not change.
I turned off the ignition, and removed the actuator by removing two screws at the front and back of the actuator. I lowered it and disconnected the electrical plug at the top.
Do not try to operate the actuator while it is removed from the core box. It may lose its index position, and you may not be able to fix it.
GM Blend Door Actuator
Unplug the actuator. Turn on the ignition, and turn up the fan speed. Reach up with your fingers, and rotate the mode door linkage shaft to verify that it moves freely, and seems to work ok. If the door is working properly, air will come out through each of the outlet positions as it is rotated, floor, vent and defrost. You may feel some slight binding of the linkage. If you can rotate it easily with two fingers it is ok. The actuator is geared way down so it has plenty of power.
I opened up the actuator by removing the four screws on the front.
Actuator Opened
When inspecting for problems, look for missing gear teeth, stripped, or broken gears. Make sure that the drive gear is firmly attached to the output shaft. Also look and smell for burned electrical components. I understand that bad gears are the most common problem.
If you remove gears, make sure that you mark their positions, and put them back in the same position. Do not attempt to remove the position sensing gear. It is riveted to the potentiometer. If you get the position sensor out of sync with the output gear, go to the section "Zeroing the Actuator", later in this article.
In my case the problem was obvious. The main drive gear was cracked all the way through to the output shaft.
You can test the actuator inputs by unplugging it, turning on the ignition, and checking the wire harness from pin 7 to 10 (outside wires) for +12V. Also check from pin 7 to 8 (middle wires) for a continuously varying voltage while rotating the Mode Selector.
(Note: broken drive gear)
Installing the actuator
1) Move the mounting plate from the old actuator to the new one.
2) Turn off the ignition switch and the HVAC control switch (if applicable).
3) Plug in the actuator.
4) Rotate the door linkage until it is in approximately the center of its travel.
5) Slide the actuator onto the linkage shaft. Rotate the linkage not the actuator gear.
6) Rotate the actuator body until the upper elongated hole aligns, and push it onto the guide pin at the top.
7) Install the two screws at the front and the back of the mounting plate.
8) Turn on the ignition and rotate the Mode Selector to test.
Circuit Description
I reverse engineered the GM Part #16177412. The schematic is shown below:
The actuator is a self contained servo system. Its inputs are supply voltage and a position command voltage.
The servo is attached to an internal position sensing potentiometer (variable resistor). The servo command voltage is equal to and opposite the position sensor voltage. The servo rotates in the correct direction until they are equal and opposite. The reference voltage is (+12V / 2).
The command voltage and the position voltage are summed through a resistor network. In the schematic it is R1, R2, R10, R11, and PBR. The command voltage comes from a ~10K potentiometer attached to the Mode Selector knob. If there is an open control input at P1-8, the actuator should drive to the center of its range and stop. If the position sensing pot, PBR goes bad, the results are unpredictable.
The summed voltage is compared to a voltage ½ way between ground and +12V. In the schematic that is R4 and R5. The +12V may vary but that does not matter, because everything is referenced to the +12V level (whatever that happens to be, normally 12V to 14.5V).
The servo is controlled by a Motorola 0372DP1 Dual Power Operational Amplifier integrated circuit. The two amplifiers are connected 180 degrees out of phase on opposite sides of a DC motor. This configuration is known as an H Bridge, and it allows a motor to be driven in either direction from a single supply voltage. The inputs to the amplifiers are the servo sum voltage and the comparator voltage.
The gain of the comparator is set by R3 and R7. The 3.6M Ohm resistors provide circuit stability at near target position, while keeping the gain high so the circuit functions as an on/off comparator.
Connector Function
P1-5 Motor V- (Test/Diag)
P1-6 Motor V+ (Test/Diag)
P1-7 Ground
P1-8 Position Cmd Input (Var 0-12V)
P1-9 Pstn Output (Var 0-12V) (Test/Diag)
GM Part #16177412
The IC is powered by an overvoltage protector, consisting of the resistor/diode chain across the power input pins, P1-8 to P1-10. The overvoltage protection is provided by the Zener diode CR1. The diode had "9727" printed on it. I was unable to find a datasheet for that part number. However a bench test showed that the diode did not reach its regulating range with supply voltages between 12V and 14.4V. My guess is that it is a 30V regulator, which would make it comparable to a 1N972 Zener diode.
I unsoldered the Position sensing potentiometer, and got a reading of 9.45K Ohm. This is virtually identical to the sum of the comparator voltage divider resistances, R4 plus R5.
Zeroing the Actuator
You should use this procedure only if the actuator has rotated beyond its normal operating range.
There are numerous cautions in the blogs, and included with the Dorman replacement Part #604-107.
Installation and Warning Notice
I have not tested this, but I believe it should work.
1) Remove the cover from the actuator, by removing the four Phillips head screws.
2) Remove the idler gear that meshes with the output gear.
3) Rotate the output gear until the indicator slot on the output shaft is vertical (aligns with the center mark on the cover).
4) The position sensor gear's indicator dot should align with the point where it meshes with the output gear. See diagram in the upper right of the schematic, as well as the picture below.
5) If they do not align properly, you can remove the output gear and manually rotate the gears to the proper orientation. The position gear rotates quickly in response to output gear motion. It would be easy to get it mis-positioned by a tooth or two.
6) Reinstall the idler gear and put the cover back on.
(Observe the output shaft and the position sensor gear)
Further Troubleshooting
If you have a good actuator, and it still fails to work, the problem is probably with the HVAC control unit. It is the panel with the switches and knobs in the dashboard. Such as it is, it is the brain of the HVAC system.
Here are some useful links I found while troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting Document
http://www.justanswer.com/car/0u7km-199 ... ables.html
HVAC Control Unit GMC 1500 Troubleshooting & Repair Instructions
http://www.flashoffroad.com/Maintenance ... oblems.htm
http://www.flashoffroad.com/Maintenance ... rlhead.pdf
http://www.sparkys-answers.com/2011/08/ ... -from.html
http://www.sparkys-answers.com/2011/08/ ... edure.html
If you are a mad scientist, and end up with a bad actuator, the circuit board could be useful for all kinds of applications, such as low power motor drivers or amplifiers. Do a Google search on "0372DP1 Datasheet".


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The mummified body of a vicar lay in the home his widow carried on living in for three years, an inquest heard today.
Rev Basil Bevan, 85, was found by police after neighbours raised concerns.
Despite wife Pauline remaining in the bungalow, officers made a forced entry and found the retired cleric in a bedroom piled so high with rubbish only part of his face and upper body could be seen.
Coroner Dewi Pritchard-Jones said: "The remains were not capable of visual identification."
Mrs Bevan told police he died after suffering what she thought was a heart attack at their home in Llandegfan, Anglesey.
She was not deemed fit enough to give evidence at the hearing in Llangefni.
A verdict of death by natural causes was delivered.


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Honestly I think our intertwined economies with china are kind of making us defacto allies. as we go they go. I think their president (?), said basically in so little words that, they dont want us over there, but they really dont want NK to make us be over there. Thats basically what it comes down to. we keep an eye from afar China will handle it for us, especially if NK provokes us. We come in and force the issue like weve been doing lately, China will back NK. at the end of the day i dont see much happening. it certainly could, but it would be stupidity at an epic proportion on either side to come to that.-JAB


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Sure, we may have been sceptical at first but we've all known a slim PlayStation 3 was to be expected from Sony for a while now. What you don't want, therefore, I imagine, is confirmation. No, you want details… so here they are.
The PS3 Slim, then, is 32 per cent smaller, 36 per cent lighter and munches 34 per cent less power than its predecessor. I'd argue that only the latter will make a huge difference as less power means less heat and my 60GB PS3 turns my bedroom into a sauna! The PS3 slim will have a 120GB hard drive - suspiciously coincidentally the same as Microsoft's Xbox 360 Elite.
I'm not sure about the looks. While I'm often heard moaning that more things should be matte black, I think that the glossy finish of the PlayStation 3 worked will with its curved form. Speaking of which, the Slim also looks a little too squat and square-ish for my liking. Admittedly, though, the only images currently on offer from Sony are pretty rubbish so I'll hold judgement until I can get my eyes on a 'real' system.
The Slim will launch at $299 in the US and €299 in Europe, while the current model will be dropping in price. I'm guessing, therefore, that in the UK we'll probably see the Slim launch at £299, with the current model dropping to £279 - with no basis other than that just 'feels' right to me.
So, who's buying one?
More images, check the next page for more than you could shake a stick at! And I've come to the conclusion I think it looks decidedly naff.
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Colour me over-cynical. Amazon has the PS3 Slim up for https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002L16JXS?tag=slimps3-21&camp=2902&creative=19466&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B002L16JXS&adid=0YQFMQ4VWMVM8Y1FXPFG&pr-order at £249.99, which bodes well.


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|Invertase was adsorbed onto micro-porous acid-activated montmorillonite clay (K-10) by two procedures, namely adsorption and covalent binding. The immobilized enzymes were characterized by XRD, surface area measurements and 27Al NMR. XRD measurements revealed an expansion of clay layers due to immobilization which suggests that intercalation had taken place. Surface area measurements also support this observation. 27Al NMR showed that interaction of enzyme with tetrahedral and octahedral Al changes with the immobilization procedure. Sucrose hydrolysis was performed in a batch reactor. The immobilized enzymes showed enhanced pH and thermal stabilities. Optimum pH and temperature were found to increase upon immobilization. The effectiveness factor (η) and Michaelis constant (Km) suggest that diffusional resistances play a major role in the reaction. The immobilized invertase could be stored in buffer of pH 5 and 6 at 5 °C without any significant loss in activity for 20 days.
|Ferrofluids belonging to the series NixFe1 xFe2O4 were synthesised by two different procedures—one by standard co-precipitation techniques, the other by co-precipitation for synthesis of particles and dispersion aided by high-energy ball milling with a view to understand the effect of strain and size anisotropy on the magneto-optical properties of ferrofluids. The birefringence measurements were carried out using a standard ellipsometer. The birefringence signal obtained for chemically synthesised samples was satisfactorily fitted to the standard second Langevin function. The ball-milled ferrofluids showed a deviation and their birefringence was enhanced by an order. This large enhancement in the birefringence value cannot be attributed to the increase in grain size of the samples, considering that the grain sizes of sample synthesised by both modes are comparable; instead, it can be attributed to the lattice strain-induced shape anisotropy(oblation) arising from the high-energy ball-milling process. Thus magnetic-optical (MO) signals can be tuned by ball-milling process, which can find potential applications
|Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 320 (2008) 815–820
|Enhanced shape ... birefringence by high.pdf
|Ferrofluids belonging to the series NixFe1 xFe2O4 were synthesised by two different procedures—one by standard co-precipitation techniques, the other by co-precipitation for synthesis of particles and dispersion aided by high-energy ball milling with a view to understand the effect of strain and size anisotropy on the magneto-optical properties of ferrofluids. The birefringence measurements were carried out using a standard ellipsometer. The birefringence signal obtained for chemically synthesised samples was satisfactorily fitted to the standard second Langevin function. The ball-milled ferrofluids showed a deviation and their birefringence was enhanced by an order. This large enhancement in the birefringence value cannot be attributed to the increase in grain size of the samples, considering that the grain sizes of sample synthesised by both modes are comparable; instead, it can be attributed to the lattice strain-induced shape anisotropy(oblation) arising from the high-energy ball-milling process. Thus magnetic-optical (MO) signals can be tuned by ball-milling process, which can find potential applications.
|ZnO nanoflowers were synthesized by the hydrothermal process at an optimized growth temperature of 200 ◦C and a growth/reaction time of 3 h. As-prepared ZnO nanoflowers were characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, UV–visible and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction and Raman studies reveal that the as-synthesized flower-like ZnO nanostructures are highly crystalline with a hexagonal wurtzite phase preferentially oriented along the (1 0 1 1) plane. The average length (234–347 nm) and diameter (77–106 nm) of the nanorods constituting the flower-like structure are estimated using scanning electron microscopy studies. The band gap of ZnO nanoflowers is estimated as 3.23 eV, the lowering of band gap is attributed to the flower-like surface morphology and microstructure of ZnO. Room temperature photoluminescence spectrum shows a strong UV emission peak at 392 nm, with a suppressed visible emission related to the defect states, indicating the defect free formation of ZnO nanoflowers that can be potentially used for UV light-emitting devices. The suppressed Raman bands at 541 and 583 cm−1 related to defect states in ZnO confirms that the ZnO nanoflowers here obtained have a reduced presence of defects
|J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45 (2012) 425103 (6pp)
|Enhanced UV emi ... e hydrothermal process.pdf
|The paper summarizes the design and implementation of a quadratic edge detection filter, based on Volterra series, for enhancing calcifications in mammograms. The proposed filter can account for much of the polynomial nonlinearities inherent in the input mammogram image and can replace the conventional edge detectors like Laplacian, gaussian etc. The filter gives rise to improved visualization and early detection of microcalcifications, which if left undetected, can lead to breast cancer. The performance of the filter is analyzed and found superior to conventional spatial edge detectors
|Data Science & Engineering (ICDSE), 2012 International Conference on
|Enhancement of ... based Quadratic Filter.pdf
|The differaction efficiency,sensitivity and storage life of Methylene Blue sencitized poly (vinyl chloride) film was improved by the addition of an electron donor in the matrix. The addition of pyridine enhanced the diffraction efficiency by two times and storage life of the gratings was increased to 2-3 days.
|enhancement of DE by electron donor.pdf
|The differaction efficiency,sensitivity and storage life of Methylene blue sensitized poly(vinyl chloride) film was improved by the addition of an electron donor in the matrix. The addition of pyridine enhanced the diffraction efficiency by two times and storage life of the gratings was increased to 2-3 days.
|enhancement of DE by electron donor.pdf
|The high-affinity of [3H]y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) to GABAA receptors and [3H]baclofen to GABAB receptors were studied in the cerebellum of pyridoxine-deficient rats and compared to pyridoxine-supplemented controls. There was a significant increase in the maximal binding ( Bmax) of both GABAA and GABAB receptors with no significant difference in their binding affinities (Kd). The changes observed suggest a supersensitivity of GABAA and GABAB receptors which seems to correlate negatively with the concentration of GABA in the cerebellum of pyridoxine-deficient rats.
|C S Paulose and K Dakshinamurti(1984)24april.PDF
|In this thesis, we explore the design, computation, and experimental analysis of photonic crystals, with a special emphasis on structures and devices that make a connection with practically realizable systems. First, we analyze the propenies of photonic-crystal: periodic dielectric structures that have a band gap for propagation. The band gap of periodically loaded air column on a dielectric substrate is computed using Eigen solvers in a plane wave basis. Then this idea is extended to planar filters and antennas at microwave regime. The main objectives covered in this thesis are:• Computation of Band Gap origin in Photonic crystal with the abet of Maxwell's equation and Bloch-Floquet's theorem • Extension of Band Gap to Planar structures at microwave regime • Predict the dielectric constant - synthesized dieletric cmstant of the substrates when loaded with Photonic Band Gap (PBG) structures in a microstrip transmission line • Identify the resonant characteristic of the PBG cell and extract the equivalent circuit based on PBG cell and substrate parameters for microstrip transmission line • Miniaturize PBG as Defected Ground Structures (DGS) and use the property to be implemented in planar filters with microstrip transmission line • Extended the band stop effect of PBG / DGS to coplanar waveguide and asymmetric coplanar waveguide. • Formulate design equations for the PBG / DGS filters • Use these PBG / DGS ground plane as ground plane of microstrip antennas • Analysis of filters and antennas using FDID method
|Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|5-Hydroxytryptamine2A (5-HT2A) receptor kinetics was studied in cerebral cortex and brain stem of streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats. Scatchard analysis with [3H] (±) 2,3dimethoxyphenyl-l-[2-(4-piperidine)-methanol] ([3H]MDL100907) in cerebral cortex showed no significant change in maximal binding (Bmax) in diabetic rats compared to controls. Dissociation constant (K) of diabetic rats showed a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in cerebral cortex, which was reversed to normal by insulin treatment. Competition studies of [3H]MDL100907 binding in cerebral cortex with ketanserin showed the appearance of an additional low affinity site for 5-HT2A receptors in diabetic state, which was reversed to control pattern by insulin treatment. In brain stem, scatchard analysis showed a significant increase (p < 0.05) in Bmax accompanied by a significant increase (p < 0.05) in Kd. Competition analysis in brain stem also showed a shift in affinity towards a low affinity State for 5-HT2A receptors. All these parameters were reversed to control level by insulin treatment. These results show that in cerebral cortex there is an increase in affinity of 5-HT2A receptors without any change in its number and in the case of brain stem there is an increase in number of 5HT2A receptors accompanied by a decrease in its affinity during diabetes. Thus, from the results we suggest that the increase in affinity of 5-HT2A receptors in cerebral cortex and upregulation of 5-HT2A receptors in brain stem may lead to altered neuronal function in diabetes.
|jakson James and C S P(1999)PDF.PDF
|The broad objective of the study is to find out the management practices followed in the rubber estates in India. Comparing the management practices followed in the estates belonging to Indian and non-Indian companiess is also an objective. It has been widely held that the management practices followed in the estates belonging to these groups vary considerably. Hence attempt is made to find out the divergence between them in regard to various practices and to identify and bring them into broader relief so that the strong points of each would be emulated by the other. The management practices are examined in the light of well-established management principles and techniques adopted in business and industry. The principles of management which are widely accepted are Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing and Controlling. Other management principles and techniques relating to personnel - finance, marketing, materials and transporting - are also examined in the appropriate context
|School Of Management Studies, Cochin University Of Science And Technology
|This thesis Entitled entrepreneurship and motivation in small business sector of kerala -A study of rubber products manufacturing industry.Rubber-based industry in Kerala was established only in the first half of the 20th century.the number of licensed manufacturers in the State has increased substantially over the years, particularly in the post- independence period. 54 rubber manufacturing units in 1965-66, the number of licensed rubber-based industrial units has increased to 1300 units in 2001-02. In 2001-02 Kerala occupied the primary position in the number of rubber goods manufacturers in the country.As per the latest report of the Third All India Census of Small Scale Industries 2001-02, Kerala has the third largest number of registered small scale units in the country next after Tamil Nadu and Utter Pradesh.This study of entrepreneurship in the small-scale rubber goods manufacturing industry in Kerala compares a cross section of successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs with respect to socio-economic characteristics and motivational dynamics. Based on a sample survey of 120 entrepreneurs of Kottayam and Ernakulam districts successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs were selected using multiple criteria. The study provides guidelines for the development of entrepreneurship in Kerala.The results on the socio-economic survey support the hypothesis that the successful entrepreneurs will differ from unsuccessful entrepreneurs with respect to education, social contacts, initial investment, sales turnover, profits, capital employed, personal income, and number of employees.Successful entrepreneurs were found to be self~starters. Successful entrepreneurs adopted a lot more technological changes than unsuccessful entrepreneurs. Successful entrepreneurs were more innovative — the percent of successful entrepreneurs and unsuccessful entrepreneurs reporting innovations in business were 31.50 and 8.50 percent respectively.
|Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of Science and Technology.
|Distribution of toxic metal in the sediment core is an important area of research for environmental impact studies. Sediment cores were collected from two prominent region(C1 and C2) of CE and subjected to geochemical analysis to determine distribution of toxic metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu and Pb ), texture characteristics, total organic carbon (TOC) and CHNS. Statistical analysis was done to understand the interrelationship between the components. In the studied cores, metal contamination level was identified for Pb, Cu; Cr, in C1 and C2 respectively. The metal distribution depends on the granulometric factor, geogenic mineral components and anthropogenic input. Correlation analysis (CA) and Principal component(PCA) analysis also support these results
|Research Journal of Chemical Sciences,Vol. 3(4), 65-69, April (2013)
|Environmental G ... hin Estuary (CE),India.pdf
|This thesis Entitled Environmental impact of Sand Mining :A case Study in the river catchments of vembanad lake southwest india.The entire study is addressed in nine chapters. Chapter l deals with the general introduction about rivers, problems of river sand mining, objectives, location of the study area and scope of the study. A detailed review on river classification, classic concepts in riverine studies, geological work of rivers and channel processes, importance of river ecosystems and its need for management are dealt in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 gives a comprehensive account of the study area - its location, administrative divisions, physiography, soil, geology, land use and living and non-living resources. The various methods adopted in the study are dealt in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 contains river characteristics like drainage, environmental and geologic setting, channel characteristics, river discharge and water quality of the study area. Chapter 6 gives an account of river sand mining (instream and floodplain mining) from the study area. The various environmental problems of river sand mining on the land adjoining the river banks, river channel, water, biotic and social / human environments of the area and data interpretation are presented in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 deals with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of sand mining from the river catchments of Vembanad lake.
|Environmental Sciences Division, Centre for Earth Science Studies
|Faculty of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Tropical cyclones genesis, movement and intensification are highly dependent on its environment both oceanic and atmospheric. This thesis has made a detailed study on the environmental factors related to tropical cyclones of North Indian Ocean basin. This ocean basin has produced only 6% of the global tropical cyclones annually but it has caused maximum loss of human life associated with the strong winds, heavy rain and particularly storm surges that accompany severe cyclones as they strike the heavily populated coastal areas. Atmospheric factors studied in the thesis are the moisture content of the atmosphere, instability of the atmosphere that produces thunderstorms which are the main source of energy for the tropical cyclone, vertical wind shear to which cyclones are highly sensitive and the Sub-Tropical westerly Jetsteram and its Asian high speed center. The oceanic parameters studied are sea surface temperature and heat storage in the top layer of the ocean. A major portion of the thesis has dealt with the three temporal variabilities of tropical cyclone frequency namely intra-seasonal (mainly the influence of Madden Julian Oscillation), inter- annual (the relation with El Nino Southern Oscillation) and decadal variabilities. Regarding decadal variability, a prominent four decade oscillation in the frequency of both tropical cyclones and monsoon depressions unique to the Indian Ocean basin has been brought out. The thesis consists of 9 chapters.
|Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
|In the last decades considerable headway has been made in research and development of phyto-chemical pesticides. The most notable recent success is the commercial development of neem products for insect control. The present investigation on Environmentally Compatible Phyto-Chemical Larvicides for Mosquito Control was undertaken to identify plants of the locality with potential larvicidal activity on mosquito larvae. This has been achieved by screening 17 plant species against four mosquito species. The observation and data are compiled in six chapters .
|School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The School of Management Studies, CUSAT
|The base concept from which the entire research problem emerged is as follows: Lack of spatial planning and effective development management system lead to urban sprawl with non-optimal density of population to support urban infrastructure on the one side causing a lesser quality of life in urban areas. On the other side it causes loss of productivity of natural ecosystems and agricultural areas due to disturbance to the ecosystems. Planned compact high density development with compatible mixed land use can go a long way in achieving environmental efficiency of development management system.
|School Of Management Studies Cochin University Of Science And Technology
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Workshop pics?
I'm ready to tear my workshop up and reorganize, but I'm lost as to where to begin. I've been slowly moving and making room and cleaning out and finishing things up for 4 months now, but I just have to break down and do it once I get a lull between projects. Mine's around 10'x14' and about 10' sloped to 9' roof. Cozy, but way bigger than the 3'x5' closet I stuffed everything in before. :yes:
Can I see some pics of what yours looks like?
I'm trying to get ideas to best utilize the space. I've done numerous things that worked for the time being, but I want permanent solutions especially for storing wood in sheets and planks. My auto section is pretty condensed now, but I need room to move and work with my free-moving tables for sanding and painting, and still have a space for my workbench, saws, router, vice, and maybe a bandsaw. I'm going to make racks on the barn-type doors for yard tools and my wood clamps, along with fold-out tables for when I have them wide open and need table space outside. I need something for overhead. The previous owner put up particle board shelves on all walls (unfinished), but half of them are taking up space I could be using for other things. I want to hang 4 mil plastic for keeping sanding dust away from the rest of the shop, and maybe close off a section under the vent for paint and stain.
Still so small I have to go outside to think about rearranging!
These pics are a bit old and things have changed a bit.
Where my dust collector is I now have a bandsaw. The DC is now sort of between the miter saw and the jointer.
Space wise the area in the pictures is 75% of one garage bay and a nook behind the bay thats probably 1/2 a bay in size. Total garage is 2.5 bays.
Nice! I really need a dust collection system, but the plastic "curtain" will have to do for now. Still no room for anything yet. Projects keep coming, but I'm getting them done. I'll put up pics as soon as I finish refinishing my pool table.
When I've set up shops, it's really been helpful to make a scale floor plan on graph paper, and cut out pieces of paper that are the shape of the machines, plus the necessary infeed/outfeed areas. That way you can optimally arrange things and see how various stations will work with or against eachother. Sounds goofy, but I've found it really useful.
Grizzly tools has an online shop planner where you can set up the layout of your shop with various tools:
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Here's a couple of outside shots. I'll try and find some inside shots, as it will be a nice example of what not to do (cluster).
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Sorry that these don't show much, but you can get a general idea of the clutter.
Oh my. Now I could really use that much space. Ripping plywood gets interesting out in the yard.
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Yeah, especially in the rain, been there.:(
Although you can't see it (I must be lying then), I've got cabinet saw with a 52" cut capacity and a 4'x8' outfeed table. It does make life much easier when cutting down sheet goods.
Still, I've built a bunch of things with the dewalt 744 portable table saw including this ent. ctr.(22 ft. wide). Great portable saw.
Wow! You're gonna make me cry. Look at all those baseballs!
Not mine....those belong to the homeowner....:blush::blush:
That's really nice workmanship...Well planned...Wife's father has many signed baseballs as well from Boston Red-Sox team...
I see lots of nice tools in your shop...I like your garage/shop setup as well...I made mine 10' high to gain extra storage space on the walls higher up...and to be able to turn 8' sheets of material without hitting the ceiling or lights...Mind is 26x30x10...Got a 8'x12' insulated garage door with opener...I layed out what I wanted in there and where it would go so I did not need to move something to get something I wanted...That's how I got the total size...As everything comes in 2' or 4' sizes I just worked this out to have it a bit bigger...
Case I ever grew bigger...you know...:whistling2:
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Venice gave the commune of Cattaro an annual subvention as solatium.
It is even rumored that it is you who finds the money for its subvention.
England ceased paying her share of this subvention early in the spring of 1919.
In 1778 the city of Paris made one more try by granting a subvention of 80,000 livres by a Sieur de Vismos.
In 1907 the budget of the Congo balanced at about 250,000 without the aid of this subvention.
Therefore it seems to me that the method of subvention is on all grounds to be preferred to the method of preference.
A subvention may be raised by a perfectly orthodox fiscal process.
In 1901 the subvention to the East African line was increased to one million three hundred and fifty thousand marks.
Before he gave an answer he must know, he said, what subvention the states-general would be willing to grant him.
Thereupon Aratus sent his son to Antigonus, and ratified the terms of the subvention.


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Protection of the Child in Israeli Courts in Sex Assult Cases
By David Reifen
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), National Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Summer 1962
In 1955, a new Israeli law outlined procedures to protect "victim-witnesses" of sexual crimes who were under 15 years old. The new law required interrogations of these victim-witnesses to be conducted by a specially trained professional in healthy environments and gave these youth-interrogators authority to determine whether and how evidence supplied by victim-witnesses could be admitted into court. This procedure is meant to preserve the dignity and emotional well-being of the child as well as to provide the most reliable evidence that can be gotten from a potentially disturbed and confused witness. By 1961, the number of reports of sexual offenses had increased, and parents felt grateful for an understanding and professional approach which helps their child and them as well.
Topic: Youth, Justice, Crime, Health and Healing
Name of Publication: Journal of Jewish Communal Service
Editor: Sherman, Sanford N.
Volume/Issue: Vol. 38/No. 4
Page Number(s): 351-360
Genre: Article
Coverage: Israel
Language: English
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Reasons to Jailbreak iPhone
Jailbreaking phenomenon is gaining more and more popularity every day as it allows users to do what Apple would never let you do on your iPhone. Find out what features do you unlock by performing iPhone jailbreak
A lot of people hear about the term "jailbreak" and wonder what is it all about. Normally, the first thing that they will come to their mind will be the ability to use their iPhone on other networks like Verizon and Sprint. However, that is not entirely true. You can do much more than that by jailbreaking it. The user's phone gains the ability to use apps that are not available through the Apple's App Store and the most common way of getting those apps is via Cydia Store.
It also allows the non iPhone users to use their smartphone as hot spot, that allows you to use the phone as Wi-Fi router. Earlier, jailbreaking allowed the users to zoom in in pictures app and upload video to YouTube directly from the phone. With the introduction of iOS 4, these features are now a part of operating system.
People often complain about how stale the iOS looks after couple of weeks of usage. Jailbreaking brings more customization to the user. For example: you will be able to put a lot more information on the lock screen. This information can be meeting information, new email or call you might have missed. Jailbreaking also allows the iPhone users to do FaceTime over Wi-Fi connection. The magic is done by the My3G app that allows you to do FaceTime over the 3G connection as well. This also means that you will be able to do FaceTime with your friends while on-the-move.
So, is there any downside? The most obvious one that comes to the mind is that it voids the warranty. However, if that is okay with you, it is definitely recommended that you jailbreak your iPhone to open the new world of exiting features.
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Ukraine conflict hampers recovery of sick children
By Gabriela Baczynska
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Maria, a nine-year-old girl suffering from cerebral palsy, was able to stand and walk unsteadily on her own before the outbreak of armed conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Now, after five months of shelling in and around her hometown of Yasynuvata, a strategic rail hub that has changed hands several times during the conflict, her condition has deteriorated as stress has stiffened her muscles and crippled her posture. She can no longer stand unsupported.
"Kids like Maria are much more afraid than others," said Maria's grandmother Tamara, who brought the girl through fighting and roadblocks for treatment in Donetsk, the region's largest city and now the separatists' main stronghold.
"All this bombing has pushed her recovery back by about a year and a half," she said, cradling Maria in her arms.
Maria is among about 30 young patients undergoing treatment in the half-full Donetsk clinic which specializes in children's neurological disorders. It is now awaiting the arrival of a boy who needs to learn how to walk again after sustaining shrapnel wounds that damaged his spine.
He is one of the more than 8,700 people to have been wounded in the conflict which erupted in east Ukraine in April and which has so far killed more than 3,660 people, according to the United Nations.
Many schools, hospitals and other public institutions are closed after being hit by shelling or because of nearby fighting that has meant it is too dangerous to continue operating.
The clinic also suffers from an acute shortage of money in rebel-held territory, where many public-sector workers no longer receive salaries from Kiev and the separatists' self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" (DNR) has virtually no resources to make up for the shortfall. Continued...