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|Michael J. O'Neill
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This invention relates to calorimetric analytical instruments, and particularly to differential scanning calorimetry with a single element associated with each sample material for both heating the sample and sensing its temperature.
Differential thermal analysis (DTA) is an old and well-known method for the analysis of materials. Basically, the method consists of applying heat simultaneously to a sample material and a reference material. As the sample material goes through various physical and chemical changes, such as crystallization, melting, freezing, oxidation, etc., its temperature is affected by the changes in internal energy. In simple DTA the differences in temperature between the sample and reference are recorded and, from this data, calculations may be made for determining the internal energy changes occurring in the sample. In a more sophisticated instrument, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,263,484 of the present assignee, a feedback circuit utilizes the differential temperature measurement to effect a current differential, in which case a differential power is computed to determine changes in internal energy.
In prior heating and temperature sensing arrangements, such as taught in the aforementioned patent, the sample has been heated by applying electrical energy to a resistive heating element while the sample temperature is sensed by an independent resistive sensing element or by a thermocouple element. One arrangement employs a relatively small furnace adapted to receive a sample container and includes resistive heating and temperature sensing elements positioned in the furnace relative to the sample container. In another form, the temperature sensing element comprises a thermocouple positioned near but generally spaced away from the furnace. These arrangements suffer from one or more defects including heater-sensor thermal lag, electrical leakage, relatively large sample holder capacity, difficulties in furnace fabrication, a large number of electrical leads, and relative complexity and cost of associated circuitry.
Generally each sample being tested or compared in an instrument is placed in a cup or crucible having two resistance elements. One element has a heating current passed through it to heat the sample, the heating current being controlled by comparison with a setpoint. The other resistance element, which may be the same type of resistance coil as the first, is utilized for sensing temperature by measurement of changes in resistance with temperature.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,527,923, also of the present assignee, discloses the use of a single element for both heating and sensing. A special circuit alternates between sensing the element voltage and a preset voltage, and feeds back a square wave representing the difference between these voltages to regulate average heating current in the element. This circuit is not adapted to sensing and utilizing temperature difference between elements for two samples.
An object of the invention is to provide a novel circuit arrangement for generating heat and measuring temperature simultaneously with a single resistance element for each sample material in an analytical instrument. Another object is to provide a novel circuit arrangement for providing current to generate heat in two resistance elements, each element being associated with a separate sample material, and simultaneously measuring the differential voltage representing a differential temperature between the elements. A further object is to provide feedback of the differential temperature to control the heating currents so as to null the temperature difference, and to present the incremental power needed. An additional object is to additionally provide feedback of the average temperature to regulate the average heating currents. Yet another object is to provide an improved circuit for providing current at very high impedance.
The foregoing and other objects are achieved by a circuit arrangement with a single resistance element having an element resistance responsive to temperature. The circuit comprises first current means for effecting a heating current at a first frequency (such as a DC) in the resistance element, second current means for effecting a sensing current at a second frequency (such as AC) in the resistance element so as to induce a sensing voltage responsive to the element resistance, and measuring means for measuring voltage across the resistance element. The sensing current is effected simultaneously with the heating current. The measuring means include filtering means for filtering out the first frequency so as to produce a filtered signal representative of the sensing voltage. The filtered signal thereby provides a measure of temperature of the resistance element. Where the resistance element is proximate a sample material, the heating current heats the sample material, and the filtered signal simultaneously provides a measure of temperature of the sample material.
In an embodiment for heating and comparing two sample materials, a circuit arrangement comprises a pair of resistance elements each having a corresponding element resistance responsive to temperature, first current means for effecting at a first frequency separate heating currents in each of the resistance elements, second current means for effecting at a second frequency separate sensing currents in each of the resistance elements so as to induce on each a corresponding sensing voltage responsive to element resistance, and measuring means for measuring a voltage differential between the sensing voltages. The sensing currents are effected simultaneously with the heating currents. The measuring means include filtering means for filtering out the first frequency so as to produce a filtered signal representative of the voltage differential. The filtered signal thereby provides a measure of differential temperature between the resistance elements and the associated sample materials. Where there is a difference in heating between the sample materials, and therefore between resistance elements, to thereby effect the voltage differential in producing the filtered signal, the first current means is made to be receptive of the filtered signal to generate a corresponding current differential between the heating currents, so as to compensate for the difference in heating and thereby reduce the voltage differential.
In a prefered embodiment, the sensing voltages are averaged and filtered of the first frequency to produce a feedback signal which is compared with a reference signal to generate an error signal. The current source is then receptive of the error signal and the filtered signal to effect the heating currents. One of the heating currents is the sum of a base current and a positive current increment, and the other is the sum of the base current and a negative current increment. The base current represents the error signal, and each current increment is equal in magnitude to half of the current differential.
The apparatus may further include means for computing a multiplication product of the current differential and an average of the heating voltages, as a measure of incremental power utilized to compensate for the difference in heating. Preferably the first current means comprises a high impedance current source for each of the heating currents. In a specific aspect the current source comprises, for each associated resistance element, a voltage-to-current transducer and associated resistors with specified relationships. The transducer has a current output terminal, a positive input terminal with a first input resistor extending therefrom, and a negative input terminal with a second input resistor extending therefrom, the first and second input resistors being substantially equal. A control voltage is applied across the first and second input resistors. A monitor resistor is connected between the output terminal and a current output point. A first feedback resistor is connected between the output terminal and the negative input terminal, and a second feedback resistor is connected between the output point and the positive input terminal. The first and second feedback resistors are substantially equal. The feedback resistors and the input resistors are each substantially greater than the monitor resistor. The current output point is connected to the associated resistance element, or other load, so as to effect the current therein proportional to the control voltage.
FIG. 1 is a simplified vertical section of a portion of an analytical instrument incorporating the invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a circuit according to the invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a circuit for a current source according to the invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a circuit for calculating differential power applied by the circuit of FIG. 2.
FIG. 1 illustrates a portion 10 of an analytical instrument such as a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), for example a Perkin-Elmer DSC-7 type of calorimeter, incorporating the invention. A heating block 12 of silver or other suitable heat-sink material is maintained at a nominal temperature by a heating coil 14 on the outside and channels 16 for a flowing cooling gas through the block. A cover 18 of similar material sits on the block, and the enclosed chamber 20 may contain an oxidative, inert or other atmosphere. A support rod 22 extends vertically into the chamber from a linear actuator 24 or other support outside the block, and holds a platform 26 of platinum or other suitable material resistant to the environment in the chamber. A pair of sample cups 28,30 is mounted on the platform. Sample materials are placed in the cups, one sample 32 generally being a standard and the other sample 34 having some thermal characteristic to be compared with that of the standard. The aforementioned features are generally conventional for a DSC.
According to the present invention each sample cup has a single dedicated resistance element 36,38 proximate the associated sample, each element functioning both for heating the sample material and measuring its temperature. Each element has an element resistance that varies with, i.e. is responsive to, temperature. The single elements are used in place of two such elements for each sample in a conventional DSC. Each element may, however, be the same type of resistance element such as a flat platinum coil used in a conventional instrument, typically ranging from about 10 ohms up to 35 ohms over a temperature range of 0� C. to 700� C. Leads 40 from the elements are fed down through the support rod 22 and led out to circuitry 42.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating circuitry 42 of the invention. A bridge circuit 44 is formed in part by the resistance elements, 36,38 which should have matched element resistances. A pair of matched series resistances 46,48 of much higher resistance than the elements, such as 500 ohms, are connected in series with the elements to form two voltage dividers 50,52 that are connected in parallel to form the bridge. A balance potentiometer 54 of high resistance is advantageously bridged between these resistances. In combination with a voltage source 66, the bridge constitutes a current means 67 for applying a sensing current through each element.
For each pair of elements a selected heating current is generated and directed from a first current means 56 via lines 58,60 to associated connecting points 62,64 respectively between the series resistances and the resistance elements. Each separate heating current generates heat in its associated element 36,38 which thereby provides heat- to the associated sample material 32,34 in the cup (FIG. 1). The heating currents are effected at a first frequency which advantageously is substantially zero, i.e. direct currents preferably are used for heating. These currents constitute the principal temperature controls for the sample materials. Conventional feedback of average sample holder temperature forces the block temperature to follow, via the outer coil 14 and the cooling gas in the channels 16.
In the second current means 67, a bridge voltage supply 66 applies a voltage on line 69 at a second frequency across the combined resistances in parallel. This frequency is significantly different than the first frequency so that associated signals may be filtered from each other. In the preferable case of the first frequency being zero (DC heating currents), the second frequency should be at least 100 Hz, for example 6 KHz. The AC waveform is any convenient wave such as a sine wave or, as shown, a square wave. The applied voltage effects the sensing current which induces a sensing voltage across each of the resistance elements 36,38 and responsive to the resistance thereof. With sufficiently high series resistances 46,48, there is generated in each resistance element 36,38 the corresponding sensing current which, preferably, is substantially less than the heating current so as not to contribute significantly to the heating of the elements. Typical values are 100 milliamperes for each heating current, and 5 milliamperes for each sensing current.
A filtering means comprising a coupling capacitor 68 and a transformer 70 are attached between the two connecting points 62,64 so as to high pass filter out the DC and pass through an AC voltage differential between these points, the differential being the difference between the sensing voltages across the resistance elements. A measuring means including a conventional amplifier and demodulator unit 72 receives and amplifies the filtered voltage at the second frequency, and provides a filtered (DC) signal Td on a line 74 proportional to the differential voltage.
The amplifier/demodulator 72 may be the same type of unit used for similar purpose in the aforementioned model DSC-7 calorimeter. As the resistances of the elements 36,38 are generally proportional to their respective temperatures, the filtered signal Td from this unit represents the temperature difference between the elements, and thereby between the proximate sample materials. In particular, if some differential heating source exists in one of the samples, such as an exothermic or endothermic reaction in the material, this will be manifested as a temperature differential. An outgoing line 76 provides for a readout of the temperature differential.
Another similar amplifier/demodulator 78 after a filter capacitor 80 and a high grounding resistance 82 is utilized to filter the DC and provide a signal on line 83 representing average temperature Tav of the elements. In this case average voltage is detected at a contact point 84 between a pair of matched resistors 86, e.g. 1K, taken respectively from the connecting points 62',64' (respectively equivalent to points 62,64).
Lines 88 between the bridge supply and the amplifier/demodulator circuits are connected conventionally to couple the frequencies for phase-sensitive demodulation.
The foregoing circuitry is directed to a differential calorimeter having two resistance elements. It will be appreciated that concepts of the invention also can be utilized with a single element, for example where a single sample material is to be heated and monitored. Only a single heating current is needed, and is fed into a voltage dividing circuit substantially the same as one side of the bridge 44 (FIG. 2). An AC sensing voltage is measured across the element, with filtering out of the frequency of the heating current which preferably is DC. The filtered signal is a measure of the temperature of the element and its associated sample material. The signal may be fed back to regulate the heating current, for example to maintain constant temperature.
Returning to the bridge circuity of FIG. 2, an average DC voltage Vdc is taken from a point 96 between a similar pair of matched resistors 94 from the connecting points 62',64'. The AC is filtered out by a low pass filter comprising a capacitor 102 to ground. This voltage is used for computation of differential power as explained subsequently below.
The current means 56 may be simply a regulated voltage supply. However, in a preferred embodiment a high impedance current controller is utilized as a further means of separating the heating and sensing functions, i.e. preventing interference between the heating and sensing currents and associated circuits. Objectives for the current controller are to control by feedback an average or base heating current to each element, for average temperature control, and also to provide a current differential as needed to null any difference between temperatures of the resistance elements caused by a thermal difference between sample materials.
With a feedback loop 92, the average voltage signal Tav representing average temperature is applied through a resistance 103 to a control section 105 of the current controller 56. Less preferably, the average DC voltage Vdc may be used for this feedback. A reference DC signal voltage Vr is taken from a controller 104 which is set or programmed as desired to hold or change the average temperature. This controller may incorporate a programmed non-linearity to the extent necessary to compensate for nonlinearites in the circuit. The reference voltage Vr and the average temperature signal Tav are compared by an operational amplifier (op amp) 106 with feedback 108 of 200K to yield an error voltage Ve. The error voltage is positive, e.g. Vr being about 2 to 8 volts and Tav being similar but larger.
The filtered signal voltage Td representing differential temperature is also fed on line 74 back to the control means 105. The error voltage Ve and the filtered signal Td are added together and inverted by an op amp 110 to produce a first signal -Ve -Td on a line 112. To this latter signal the error voltage Ve is again added and the combination is inverted with an op amp 114 to produce a second signal -Ve +Td on a line 116. The "R" resistors in these op amp circuits are selected with proportions as shown in the figure, R suitably being 10K. Other resistors designated "2R" have twice the resistance of R. The first and second signals are fed to respective controlled current sources 118,120 in the heating means to effect proportionate, modified heating currents via lines 58,60 to the respective resistive heating elements. As high impedance current control is preferable over voltage control, a pair of constant-current circuits is utilized for the sources 118,112 with respective input from the two signals. The heating current on line 58 is the sum of a base current Io and a positive current increment ΔI, and the heating current on line 60 is the sum of the base current and a negative current increment -ΔI. Each current increment is equal in magnitude to half of the current differential needed to null any difference between temperatures of the resistance elements 36,38.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a modified transistor circuit of the type shown in FIG. 3 is utilized for the circuits 118 and 120. A PNP transistor 122 with a positive voltage on its emitter has on its collector a monitor resistor 124 of about one ohm. Input to the transistor base is from an op amp 126 output via a 5K resistor 128 biased by the emitter voltage via a resistor 130. Each input of the op amp has an optional resistance 133 to a base terminal (generally ground) these being matched resistors. The first or second signal, designated in FIG. 3 as Vin, (Vin being either -Vc -Td or Vc +Td respectively from line 112 or 116 in FIG. 2) is applied to the inverting input of the op amp via a first input resistance 132, and the non-inverting input of the op amp is further grounded through a second input resistance 134 matched to the first. For more general use of this circuit, the second input need not be grounded directly, and Vin is applied across the input resistors; in such case Vin may be the difference between respective voltages applied with respect to ground to the first and second input resistors. The transistor collector side of the monitor resistor 124 is connected via a first feedback resistance 136 to the non-inverting input of the op amp, and the other side of the monitor resistor is connected via a second feedback resistance 138 of the same value (within about 0.1%) to the inverting input. Thus the voltage across the monitor is measured and applied accurately across the op amp inputs.
The input, feedback and (if used) grounding resistances should be much higher than the value RM of the monitor resistance 124. For example the feedback resistances RF are each 10K and the input resistances RI are half of RF. The output current I in a load resistance 140 at a current output point 142 from the monitor 124 is determined from the formula I/Vin =RF /RM RI. Thus Vin functions as a control voltage. The load resistance 140 is, in the present case, either of the resistance elements 36 or 38 (FIG. 2).
With reference also to FIG. 2, the current I from point 142 (FIG. 3) is directed to point 62 or 64 and respective resistance element 36 or 38, the latter serving as the load 140 for the current source circuit of FIG. 3. Thus, except for showing duplication of the point 62 or 64 and respective resistance elements 36 or 38, the circuitry of FIG. 3 performs as each of the current sources 118 and 120 of FIG. 2.
The portion of circuit within the box 144 (dashed lines) is a conventional high impedance current source having a typical impedance of about 100K. The associated circuitry of FIG. 3, explained above according to an embodiment of the present invention, increases the impedance to megohms even at frequencies up to 100 KHz. The very high impedance is advantageous to the single element heating/sensing aspect of the invention, to minimize cross coupling of the heating and sensing functions.
In a broader aspect of FIG. 3 the box 144 represents any conventional or desired voltage-to-current transducer, for example another high impedance source substituting for the transistor-op amp combination shown. Thus, broadly for the transducer 144, there is a positive input 146 (achieved in FIG. 3 by the inverting op amp input), a negative input 148 (achieved by the non-inverting input) and a current output point 150 to the monitor 124. A simpler version may utilize a simple op amp for the transducer; in such case the non-inverting input of the op amp is utilized for the positive input for the transducer, and the inverting input for the negative input.
The monitor current via point 142 is the heating current fed to the corresponding resistance element. The current applied to one element is a base current plus half of the current differential, and the current to other element is base minus half of the differential.
As taught in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,236,484, the differential power applied to the resistance elements is a useful measure in a DSC of the differential heating or cooling in a test sample compared with the standard. In the present case the differential power is the multiplication product of the average voltage and the differential current.
A suitable circuit 162 for computing differential power is shown in FIG. 4. There are three sections, a first analog section 164, an digital section 166 and a second analog section 168. The digital section is any conventional type with analog-digital converters and, for example may be a Perkin-Elmer TAC-7 digital unit used in the DSC-7 system.
In the first analog section 164, the filtered signal Td which may be plus or minus up to about 5 volts, is summed 170 with 5 volts to produce an always positive signal. At the digital input this analog voltage is converted with a voltage/frequency (V/F) converter 172 to a frequency, e.g. up to 5 mHz, and 5*105 counts per second (Hertz) is subtracted at 174 (to remove the analog 5 volts added) to provide a digital difference signal DI. Meanwhile the average voltage Vdc is similarly with an analog/digital converter (ADC) converted 176 and then digitally multiplied 178 with the difference signal. The result is a digital measure of differential power Wd which may be used as such in computer analyses and display. Optionally, e.g. for an analog recorder readout, the result also is added 180 with an offset of 217 converted with a digital/analog converter 182 back to an analog voltage with the same range as the input voltage, and 5 volts is subtracted 184 to provide a plus/minus analog differential power output Wa.
While the invention has been described above in detail with reference to specific embodiments, various changes and modifications which fall within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims will become apparent to those skilled in this art. Therefore, the invention is intended only to be limited by the appended claims or their equivalents.
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Apr 6, 2010 at 10:15 UTC
It took me a second to find it but that is great!
Sorry, but I'm one of those people that doesn't like the "I give 110%" statements. Two reasons, first is basic math and second is that pretty soon management will just revise the bar higher so 110% in 2009 will be 60% in 2010.
Only caveat is as SAM points out, taken in human terms where "I give 110% of what a normal individual can give".
Apr 6, 2010 at 5:38 UTC
the user has been saying that his PC was running slow yesterday.
Apr 6, 2010 at 9:59 UTC
Leave it to Microsoft.....
Apr 7, 2010 at 9:47 UTC
Computers, is there anything they CAN'T DO?
Apr 12, 2010 at 9:43 UTC
Did the computer have an aneurism?
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- Banfield pet hospital20.Jan 2016
- Employee
Suggestions for improvement
- Better pay, managers need to held to an employee standard not just are we hitting our numbers for the quarter. Let the people help one another and don't mistreat your employees.
What I like about the company
The health and wellness program offered to the pets was great, at every location there were a few really nice people
What I dislike about the company
My initial hiring manager was great and offered an flexible schedule but as time went on you did not get what you were told and no teamwork


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This is the best sushi that I have ever had. My sister and I and some friends go quite regularly and are never disappointed. It does not seat that many, about 7 tables but we have never had to wait for a table. We are all retired so we do not mind changing chairs or tables if it gets them more customers. The food is fresh and the service is great. I believe that for the most part it is just the two of them she waitresses and he makes the sushi. Your get tea, miso soup and small tasty dessert. It is the best sushi for your dollar. I can't wait to go back. In fact after writing this review decided to go tonight . Leona Jensen and Norma Macnamara
I loved this place up until this past week. While the food is excellent, the service is absolutely horrible and has tainted my entire opinion of this business. My fiance and I looked forward to going to Shiraz for our anniversary dinner, especially since we were in talks of having them cater our wedding, only to be turned away three nights in a row with a list of random, contradicting excuses. When we requested to speak to the owner we had been emailing, a front of house staff member got upset with us, told us we couldn't eat there without a longstanding reservation (another lie), and that there was nobody else we needed to speak to. She for the past four days she has told us to "come back tomorrow," only to be greeted with more excuses, attitude, and disrespect. Needless to say they have lost our business and a our recommendations to friends.
If you plan carefully, hit the right weather, arrive early and enjoy a bottle of wine on the front grass, and then move to the patio in the bistro, the visit can be quite enjoyable. However, my only complaint, is that the service can be quite indifferent and unaccommodating, both in the bistro and the wine shop. We arrived for a 75th birthday party (6 people) at 4:03pm, and when we inquired in the wine shop for the 4:00pm tour, we were told it was cancelled, due to no interest. We explained we were interested and we were 6 people, but the lady seemed very set on sticking to her guns. Nice touch! Prebooked the patio for 6pm 2 weeks in advance, but for some reason the server seating us seemed determined to move us inside. We insisted to be outside, and she still persevered to bring us in. We won out in the end, but I didn't appreciate the server trying to force her personal agenda. As for food, nothing special, but the ambience tends to improve the experience.
A friend of mine from France came to Vancouver for a month; and after going to White Rock beach; we decided to look for a place to eat. I took him out to Langley and we decided to go to Andrea's.
I have been to the one in North Vancouver several times before, but first time to the Langley one. Upon entering I just loved the decor.....Yes. it is like being trapped in 1982.....and yes; I loved it (even if I was too young to remember 1982) even in the washroom the have an old hand dryer that was out dated (Don't worry they have soap and plenty of paper towel)
Anyways; for the food and service......We got served by a new waitress who was great and very attentive.
We both ordered a ceasar salad to start (mouth watering delicious) and for dinner I had Fettucini Alfredo with chicken and he ordered a Lasange. I enjoyed every bit.....he reported to me that his Lasange was good. And the prices were very cheap (not reasonable.....but cheap) We looked at the menu and were surprised that it was in comparison to Burger King prices (well maybe a bit more) but well worth everything. You defeinetly get your moneys worth here. Come try it, you have NOTHING to lose.....
We got there on a sunday at 11:10am and the waiter told us if we ordered not the regular deal breakfast for $5.99. Then we would not know when our food would be done if we ordered on the menu.
So we waited till 11:45am and still wasnt ready yet, then went to the back and checked and the order would take another 20 mins.
So it looked like they didnt even start the order so we leaved the place right away.We waited for so long and the server even made us to pay our coffee!! "I mean really" what's wrong with this restaurant.
Looks like we had a a bad experience so we will never go back again :(
We were looking for some place different to take my mother-in-law for dinner for Mother's Day. We began looking and found Indian Affair. Thankfully we made a reso ahead of time on a Saturday night as it was busy both in the seating of the restaurant and the takeout offers.
We ordered the rice with peas, garlic family size nan bread, chicken tikka masala, okra masala, aloo gobi and prawn vindaloo. After ordering we received complementary popadum. Everything arrived together and the flavour was yummy. We asked for medium to hot and found that we could easily add additional hot-sauce to it. The portion size was good and with 5 people eating there was enough to take leftover.
All staff we encountered were every friendly. I rated the service 3 only because we found we had to flag the servers down to have water refills and ask for other things. This could have been since they were busy.
We would gladly return here in the future, hopefully for the buffet. This restaurant has on-line coupons. Just print them off and bring with with you. We used a $8.00 when you spend $40.
If you were excited and waiting for the long overdue arrival of the Denny's restaurant chain to come to downtown Langley, the wait is over. But sadly this wait comes with a huge disappointment at the new Willowbrook location.
Gone is the quick service you have come accustomed to and service with a smile. Now the wait is pretentious and long and seems as though the corporate office has decided to try and take the classic Denny's atmosphere to the tapas, mid-level dining level. Falling very short of this goal on an epic level, its quite clear that Denny's came to this location to try and save the previous restaurant (which they have partnered with 50/50 in the same location) failures and debts, and have decided to share the same kitchen to produce foods for two different restaurants from within one. Perhaps this is where the confusion and delays come from within the kitchen, resulting in long delays in food delivery and incorrectly made orders.
In our case (dinner for 2), our dinner order was simple. Avocado Chicken Caesar Salad for me, and Double Cheeseburger with NO onions, No pickles and EXTRA bacon, which by the way came with the option of (3) different options for cheese on your burger. To begin with, we selected the following appetizers: Cheese Sticks and Onion Rings. Lets review.
Please remember the following while reading this review, "Baby highchair seat". We will come back to this later on in the review!
1- The deep fryer's temperature was set too high in the kitchen resulting in burnt batter exterior and cold cheese interior. When the cheese should have been gooey warm and dripping when cracked in half, it was a solid cold piece of cheese. The cheese sticks were also provided by a professional frozen food company (GFS or Sysco), and definitely not homemade. Took 28 minutes to arrive with 5 other patrons in the restaurant.
Delivered Result: FAIL
2- Avocado Chicken Caesar Salad came with four (4) wedges of Avocado. Little bit more brown than I would have liked after being exposed to the air without proper lemon preparation, but still palatable.
The chicken was chargrilled, but not cooked evenly throughout resulting in cold spots and uneven cooking. Definitely pre-cooked and warmed on the grill to order.
3- Caesar Salad. The quantity of lettuce was more than expected, which matched the amount of dressing. Far too much dressing which left the salad unbalanced and forcing the person eating it to search for something cool to drink to ease the ensuing garlic mouth burn. You do not want to be eating this salad at this location if you have any romantic moments planned within the next 8-10hrs.
Delivered Result: FAIL
4- Double Cheeseburger with No Pickles, No Onions and EXTRA Bacon right? Guess what arrived, and remember to keep in mind there were only 5 other patrons on the Denny's side of this restaurant which shares its location with another tapas restaurant?
Double cheeseburger WITH Onions and Pickles and NO extra bacon! Really. Com'on folks. This is what we waited for 40 minutes for? So not acceptable and the decision of never returning to this location was now made.
After calling the manager over to address the issue because our server (Kiran) disappeared and couldn't be found and never stuck around long enough to ask us if we had any problems with our order after it had been delivered, we explained the issues with our order to him. Before walking away with the improperly prepared order after waiting 40 minutes (I did say that already, but it should be mentioned again, 40 minutes!) He then turns to me before leaving and asked if my dinner tastes good? Tastes good Im thinking? Really!! I have had my order for 3 minutes and you actually think I have had the time or the inclination to begin eating my order while my companions order is being whisked away? GGgeeesh, with oversights like this, its no wonder this experience is beginning to be painful.
Five (5) minutes later, the deconstructed burger arrives back at the table with a side plate of bacon. Great fix, quick turn around time. But wait, its not over. Remember what I had mentioned about how this burger came with 3 different options of cheese? Well the option of what cheese was wanted for this burger was never asked or even provided. This oversight by the manager would match the lack of training or server had which had now asked how my dinner tasted.
Delivered result: FAIL
OK! remember that babyseat high chair I mentioned at the top of this review? Well here goes nothing.
When we were seated 70 minutes earlier and now leaving the restaurant, a couple who felt it necessary to let their crawling child roam the isles of the restaurant and visit other table (EEeewwww, dirty floors and carpet) were provided a highchair for their stay. With this courtesy, always comes its downsides. The usual food spillage and crumbs all over the floor when the child becomes bored with food for the moment or decides to have a cranky temper tantrum. No big deal and comes with the territory, not only for the patrons of the restaurant, especially Denny's, but for the staff who then have to clean up and remove the highchair and perhaps clean the floor with a quick pass of a mop or vacuum. Apparently clean and tidy house keeping is not in the repertoire for this location. The mess, the chair and the food on the floor sat 8 feet from us for the entire duration of our 80 minute stay and not one person ever acknowledged the disarray or chose to deal with it by removing the lovely eye-candy from my immediate and very obvious view. Again, not very busy (5 patrons) and no excuse for this. It makes me nervous and makes me wonder, if the management team is displaying this type of behaviour in the front of the house, what kind of food safe practices are taking place in the back of the house and out of view by customers? Lazy is lazy no matter how you decide to manage your staff.
Desired Cleanliness Result: FAIL, FAIL!
All in all, this location is great….if it were operated correctly and professionally by a competent management team and if Denny's put some distance from itself and the previous failed restaurant. The shared kitchen from a costs perspective is a great financial decision, and I get that. But it cant deliver the same service that loyal Denny's fan have come accustomed too with extremely slow delivery times and subpar food orders being executed from the back of the house, supported by lazy management. Gotta pick up the pace folks. Its Denny's, not the 4 Seasons.
Additional training to servers is required, and should also include putting someone on the pass to perform quality control on orders BEFORE they go out to the guests.
In closing, wait times are far too long, the Denny's ambiance is missing from being the bright, dinner type atmosphere to the dark and gloomy tapas style neighbourhood pub. If you were looking for the famed style 24hr breakfast style dinner, then you ought to take a pass here. It has lots of work to do before getting there and new fresh new coat of bright paint!
Visited April 2015
Used to eat here a couple times a month and the sushi was ok. Nothing amazing but it satisfied my hunger when I forgot my lunch at work. They recently renovated and new owners/management took over in the last week or so. Ordered take out Monday at 6pm. Dynamite roll, deep fried California roll, yam tempura roll NO sesame seeds and Wild avocado roll NO sesame seeds. I arrive to pick up my food and the lady tells me she put sesame seeds on it all, so I said that isn't what I wanted, she said 'oh well' so I explain I'm intolerant to sesame seeds and would rather not have and she didn't say anything. Fine, I guess I'll scrape then off I exclaim. So I'm paying and didn't tip (obviously) and she scoffs at me. I then asked for extra soya sauce and she just threw 1 packet on the counter and walks into the back. Ummmm okay. So at this point I am pretty upset and already decided I will never return here. Then I get home to enjoy my sushi with my partner and I get one bit into the yam tempura roll and there's a ROCK yes a ROCK in it. I almost broke my tooth! I called to complain but was ignored and hung up on.
I will never return again and will be telling my friends and family to never eat here again. I'm absolutely appalled at the customer service here
Tried this pizza for the first time, live close and thought i would try it. Glad i did it is awesome. So much cheese and the crust is so good. Price is higher but you get what you pay for. Use to get the cheaper pizza will never go back to that pizza as long as this place is around.
We found the side room, where the noise level was reduced. The main pub area is very popular and there are lots of TVs showing sports. The side room was also filling up during our stay. We ordered a meat pie and a bison burger, both meals very enjoyable. The service was friendly and fast.
Honestly, we've been to many sushi restaurants and this was by far one of the worst. The food wasn't horrible but it was "meh". Nothing fantastically flavourful, just a whole lot of mayo and cheap ingredients. They think that they will give you more in a roll and skip out on quality that it will make you happier, but that is far from it.
The price was way over for Langley and for AYCE in all of Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey.
The ambiance is really poor and dirty, there were finger marks all over the windows......(it's called Windex and about 60 seconds of an employee's time).
We were not happy and unfortunately not going here again, will need to travel all the way to Vancouver to get good Sushi.
i found it one day walking by and i decided to go in and it was the best. i really like the food and the atetion they give you as soon as you walk in. the ambience is not so good but for what it's worth i think its really good, just for a meal and chat nicely with friends i think, must go.
We have ordered several times as well as called and popped in for pick up. The staff is always friendly. We have allergies in our home which makes dining out somewhat difficult for us. Mr. Choo's makes it right the first time everytime!! We highly recommend it for any family. It's our go to place in Langley.
Great discovery close to home! We went late week night for dinner. We were welcomed right away, followed by green tea and water. Their special salad rolls were very good and the main dishes so tasty!
There was not much ambiance, but we were there to eat and chat, which was perfect.
Will definitely go again.
My husband and I headed out to try eighteen27 in Fort Langley only to find it closed on New Years Day. On a whim we headed across the street to Beatniks Bistro and were very pleasantly surprised. Everything on the menu sounded so amazing. I wanted to try everything and told our server, Megan, we couldn't decide what to order. I'm so glad we let Megan order for us. Her suggestions for appetizer, entrees, and dessert were phenomenal! First we had the smoked tuna carpaccio which was delicious, then the heavenly butternut squash stuffed ravioli and succulent seared scallops with bacon lentil ramoulade and cauliflower puree, and finished with the most amazing cranberry bread pudding for dessert. It was so great we wanted to go back the next day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I'm still craving the ravioli! Best dinner out we've had in a long time.
I have fast food about once every 2-3 weeks and Wendy's is my choice usually due to allergies. This Wendy's is closest to my house but I avoid it because of consistent quality issues. I have complained several times and nothing has been done. The fries taste wrong, not sure why, but on-going problem. I try to avoid going to this location but was coming home from home in Christmas shopping burn-out 7:30pm on Saturday night and it is right on the way. Service was quite slow although there were not many people in restaurant and only 2 cars ahead of me. I got a cold burger with a dried overdone piece of meat and a small frosty. NEVER order fries. I live within a mile of the place and got home quickly so there is no excuse. Calling and complaining does no good cause I still had to eat the overdone cold burger. Please get this fixed!!!!!!
I have been coming here for years for the all-you-can-eat menu. The food is always fresh and compared to other AYCE the value for the quality is amazing.
Don't be intimidated by the small space. The menu is limited but the quality is good. I always bring different people here and am never disappointed.
If you like sushi, this is the place. Don't expect and of the fancy, complicated rolls in the AYCE menu but it will be fresh and you won't be sorry.
The salad bar is quite simple, but also adequate. We ordered the pepper steak stir fry and poached salmon. Both came quite quickly and were hot and delicious. The server was friendly, advised us when the food was coming, and made sure we were enjoying the meal. We found the decor to be relaxing, and liked the wall pictures. The restaurant was quite full, with clientele from babies to seniors.
Unfortunately this restaurant needs a lot of work. Value is very poor, food is mediocre and portion size is small for amount charged. The manager is lazy and certainly isn't welcoming unless you are consuming alcohol. Service is extremely slow you can wait up to 20 minutes for someone to acknowledge you are at a table.
I have no idea what the deal is with the previous poster. But, I say all you need to do is hit "0" for percentage or amount! It's not rocket science. I have seen this tons of times at places and that's what I do. New 1130?!! hahaha - did they really care and if so - slow news day? Some people need to get a life.
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|Jim Spainhower
|39th State Treasurer of Missouri
|In office
January 8, 1973 – January 12, 1981
|Kit Bond (1973-1977)
Joseph P. Teasdale (1977-1981)
|Preceded by
|William E. Robinson
|Succeeded by
|Mel Carnahan
|Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
|In office
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August 3, 1928
Stanberry, Missouri, USA
|Joanne (Steanson) Spainhower
|Alma mater
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Lexington Theological Seminary
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James Spainhower (born August 3, 1928) is a U.S. Democratic politician from Missouri. He served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives and two terms as the Missouri State Treasurer.[1]
Early life[edit]
Jim Spainhower was born in Stanberry, Missouri, the youngest of fourteen children. He attended in elementary school in Stanberry, and attended Maryville High School in Maryville, Missouri, graduating in 1946. Following graduation from high school, he attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, earning a bachelor's degree in history in 1950. Three years later, in 1953, he earned a bachelor's degree in divinity from Lexington Theological Seminary. On June 10, 1950, he married the former Joanne Steanson of Ponca City, Oklahoma. The couple has two children. Prior to entering politics, he worked as an ordained Disciples of Christ minister, serving pastorates in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Marshall, Missouri, Bosworth, Missouri, Mendon, Missouri, Grand Pass, Missouri and Oakland, Missouri. He received his master's degree from Phillips University and his PhD in Political Science from the University of Missouri, as well as numerous honorary doctorates from colleges and universities throughout the country. Jim's brother, John Spainhower, a long-time coach and athletic director at Kirksville High School is a member of the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[2]
Political career[edit]
From 1963 to 1970, he served in the Missouri House of Representatives, where he was a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the House Education Committee. During his tenure in the state legislature, he also earned master's and doctoral degrees in political science from the University of Missouri. In 1972, he was elected as State Treasurer of Missouri, and served from 1973 to 1981 in that post. Unable to seek a third term in 1980, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor, losing the Democratic Party nomination to incumbent Joseph P. Teasdale.
Spainhower threw his hat into the ring for the special 1976 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate after the initial winner Jerry Litton was killed while flying to the victory party. Spainhower lost to Warren Hearnes who garnered 63.3% of the vote.[3] Hearnes lost the general election to John Danforth.
Later career[edit]
Following his tenure as State Treasurer, he held the posts of President of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri, President of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri and President of the Division of Higher Education for the Disciples of Christ denomination. After retirement he and his wife moved to Rogers, Arkansas, where he served as interim pastor at several churches in Bella Vista, Arkansas, Harrison, Arkansas and Bentonville, Arkansas. He and his wife currently[when?] reside in Raymore, Missouri.
- ^ Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurer's Biography
- ^ "Hall of Fame members". Missouri Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "MO US Senate - D Replacement Nominee Race - Aug 21, 1976". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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By Matt Murphy, Eagle Statehouse Bureau
The state has struck a deal with the Bush administration over a multibillion-dollar federal Medicaid waiver without which Massachusetts' landmark health care reform law might have been in jeopardy.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick and his administration announced yesterday that a deal had been brokered after long, difficult negotiations with the White House and Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt.
Massachusetts won authorization to spend up to $21.2 billion over the next three years to continue to insure thousands of Massachusetts residents, $4.3 billion more than the previous three-year waiver.
The agreement includes a 50 percent match from the federal government worth $10.6 billion, a huge reimbursement that threatened to upend the state's budget if it fell through.
"This is an exceptional outcome under any circumstance, but especially now," Patrick said, referring to the financial uncertainty in the country.
In just two years, the state has signed up more than 439,000 new subscribers through the state's subsidized Commonwealth Care program, dramatically reducing the number of uninsured residents.
The federal waiver will allow Massachusetts to continue using federal Medicaid dollars to cover the long-term unemployed, the disabled, and people living with HIV. The state will also be able to continue offering subsidized coverage to those earning up to 300 percent
of the poverty level. The federal government typically limits Medicaid reimbursement to 200 percent of the poverty level.
"It is also a signal from the federal government that they support and believe in what we're trying to do here," said Senate President Therese Murray.
The Patrick administration has been negotiating the terms of the new waiver since the previous agreement expired on June 30, securing a number of two week extensions to get the deal done. State Secretary of Health and Human Services JudyAnn Bigby said a number of factors made the deal difficult, including the newness of the state's health plan that made some data hard to provide, as well as the turnover in the Bush administration as officials prepare to leave the White House in January.
State officials said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Sen. John F. Kerry were instrumental in securing the funding as Kennedy made many phone calls on behalf of the state from his Hyannisport home as he recovers from cancer treatments.
"This is happening because of leadership, because people have tried to break the hurdles and do good for citizens," said Kerry, who called the waiver a victory for children, parents and grandparents who will now have access to doctors, preventive care and prescription drugs.
Officials declined to discuss what they asked for but didn't to secure in the agreement, saying only that this new deal will ensure that all of the state's health care obligations can be met.
The announcement yesterday came as the lone bright spot as the state continues to struggle with declining revenues and prepares to make deep cuts in the state budget as early as next week.
Treasurer Tim Cahill said the national financial crisis has already started to trickle down to Massachusetts, where dried credit markets forced Cahill to raid the rainy-day fund this week just to make local aid payments because the state could not secure a short-term loan to meet cash flow needs.
"This was a big question mark, and it is one element we can take off the table going forward," Patrick said when asked about the waiver's impact on the budget.
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"This removes a major revenue or fiscal uncertainty, but the budget problems are really due to a substantial fall off in revenue in September, and we're trying to act proactively in balancing the budget," said Panagiotakos, chairman of Senate Ways and Means.
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1774 POD: Governor Guy Charleston of Quebec was accidentally shot during the protest against the Protestant Oath. Headlines across Rupert's Land found evidence of a Redcoat's pocket watch near the victim's back. Many protestors blame the British Redcoats and organized an attack in the Quebec massacre. Thirty Redcoats were shot by the protesters causing mass hysteria. King George the 3rd, already intolerant with the 13 colonies, decides to send more Redcoats to Quebec while creating laws that limits rights for Catholics whom he thinks are ungrateful. In April, protesters gather up in Halifax demanding rights for Catholics. King George ordered new legal restrictions and prohibition of many goods for the ungrateful Quebeckers. This throws many Quebeckers into rebellion. Quebec send delegates to the Continental Congress. The new governor of Quebec, Governor Richeal Dover, agrees with the rebels in the thirteen colonies to aid them and secure major cities all over Quebec. The King went into an uproar and cannot tolerate such violence. The King ordered many spies to execute the rebel leaders to immediately end the Quebec rebellion. In July 5, Richeal nearly assassination in Toronto ordered an immediate action against the British government. Governor Richeal pressures the Nova Scotians and the Ontarians to fight against the British government. Most voted to stay out of the war but many volunteers were sent to Toronto with the present Quebec rebels.
January: Quebec rebel armies secure Toronto and Quebec City while creating a barrier around the northern region to prevent British troops to arrive in Quebec. The British repel off many waves of attack in Ontario but loss many cities such as Thunder Bay and forts near Lake Superior from the Americans. Continental Congress ordered another invasion of Canada insisted from Quebec whom believe will ensure more people to be in their side.
February: Montreal is seize and captured by the British. American Patriots aid the Quebeckers and re-capture the city by Feb. 21. The British redcoats Halifax and Charlotte-town which starts as a jump point to Quebec and the 13 colonies. Nova Scotia faced raids from the British redcoats whom taken refuge into civilian homes. Nova Scotia was in an outrage and demand to King George to send the redcoats out of town to not be part in the war. King George ignores the demand and threatens to burn Halifax if necessary. Nova Scotia joins the Americans in the war.
April: Nova Scotia send delegates to the Continental Congress. The Americans were able to drive off the British out of Halifax and secure the surrounding towns. The Americans were able to seize Fredericton with the Quebec armies combine with the Nova Scotian rebel troops. France joins in the American Revolution in the American side after a meeting in Charlotte-town. The British government went into an uproar and demanded the French to stay out of the war. The French, already having anti-British riots from the previous wars, decides to aid the Americans anyway hoping the British to be defeated. The British sent the navy creating a barrier across the Gulf Stream to prevent French aid from entering New England.
May: Five Rebellion armies set up by the Continental Congress, each from either Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, or the 13 colonies, march across Rupert's Land from the south. The first army lead by a Quebecker, Captain Ronald Garthur, heads for Montreal. The army was able to pass through British defences by diverting a small army as a distraction. The second and third armies drive through the thirteen colonies eliminating British forts. New York was seize by the British but was push out by Nova Scotians in the third army. George Washington lead the second army across Georgia, South Calorina, and North Carolina. French troops sunk the British ship SS Victoria while sinking most of the Gulf Stream barrier. Benjamin Franklin works with the Quebec Navy to create the world's first submarine. Samuel Crompton immigrates to Charlotte-town to aid the rebels insisted by his brother's family in Halifax. Samuel and his brother met Benjamin Franklin in Halifax and improved the submarine.
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The Moscow Liberation Movement is a political movement dedicated to breaking up the Eurasian Union and restoring sovereignty to the Eurasian Republics.
Mikhail Luschensky grew up in Moscow, Russia, exposed to Soviet Nationalism and the Monopoly of the Communist Party of Eurasia which had been running the country since 2060. Although other parties held power and Eurasia was technically a democracy, The Communist controlled everything and used their power and influence to shape the government and economy the way they saw fit.
Before the Party seized power, Luschensky went to study at the University of Brussels in 2040 and was exposed to the Western World for the first time. there he met, Patrick Suzoko who was half Russian, Half Japanese. Lusckensky and Suzoko than returned to Eurasia with a goal of fixing the system which had been based on corruption and state-run capitalism since it's formation in 2018.
Things got drastic when the Communist Party solidified power in 2060. Their dream had been over and sought to breakup the Union.
In 2075, they established the Moscow Liberation Movement with the goal of Dissolving the Eurasian Union. They based themselves in Moscow meeting in secret for more than 20 years hoping to form an army and overthrow the Eurasian Government.


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The incorporation of unobserved frailty in the analysis of mortality at adult ages is of considerable theoretical and empirical interest. For instance, the estimation of relative frailty models sheds light on questions of whether a convergence in the mortality rates of different subpopulations, or a 'flattening' of the mortality curve with age, can be explained by a selection process towards low-frailty individuals in heterogeneous populations.
While frailty models have been primarily applied to old and oldest-old mortality, recent evidence from twin studies suggests that the consideration of unobserved heterogeneity among individuals in their susceptibility to death is also relevant for the traditional age range from, say, 40–100 years. The application of relative frailty models to these ages, however, is often hampered by the fact that the observed mortality pattern across adult ages is well-described by a Gompertz curve. In this case the estimation of the usual frailty models, which are based on Gompertz or similar hazard functions, fails because the observed pattern lacks the typical 'flattening' of the mortality curve that results from the selection towards low-frailty individuals in a heterogeneous population.
In this paper we propose a modified DeMoivre hazard function which is suitable for the estimation of frailty models of mortality for adult ages, e.g., between 40–95 years. The hazard conditional on a constant frailty in this specification increases faster than exponential. The observed hazard, on the other hand, can capture a broad range of mortality patterns that are commonly encountered in the analysis of mortality at adult ages.
We apply the Gamma-distributed relative frailty model with a modified DeMoivre hazard to male and female mortality in Bulgaria during 1992–93. The two characteristic features of this mortality pattern are a substantial difference in the level of adult mortality between males and females, and a considerably steeper increase of mortality with age for females than for males. Our analyses show that a substantial part of this differential increase of mortality can be explained by a differential selection process in the male and female population. Since the level of mortality is higher for males than for females, the male population faces an earlier and stronger selection towards low-frailty individuals, and the resulting differences in the frailty composition of the population at older ages can explain the convergence between male and female mortality.
This finding of our analyses is robust across different specifications for the hazard function. Moreover, sensitivity analyses and a comparison with nonparametrically estimated hazard functions show that the modified DeMoivre hazard function leads to plausible and relatively robust estimates.
In summary, this paper provides a new substantive and methodological approach to the understanding of mortality at adult and old ages. First, we propose a new hazard function that implies, conditional on frailty, a faster than exponential increase of mortality with age. This model is therefore suitable for the estimation of frailty models at ages between 40–100 years, i.e., the age range where Gompertz or logistic models often yield a reasonable description of the observed mortality pattern. Second, we argue that unobserved heterogeneity provides a plausible explanation of the adult mortality pattern in Bulgaria — and possible also other countries — during the early 1990s. Our estimations using the modified DeMoivre hazard function suggest that the stronger selection process towards low-frailty individuals in the male population, caused by an overall higher level of mortality, may constitute a primary mechanism leading to the convergence of male and female mortality at higher ages. This finding implies that the convergence is not necessarily caused by a differential process of aging across sexes, but is merely a consequence of the different levels of mortality, and a subsequently different selection process, for males and females.
Frailty Modelling for Adult and Old Age Mortality: The Application of a Modified DeMoivre Hazard Function to Sex Differentials in Mortality
Hans-Peter Kohler, Iliana Kohler
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