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Decorating By Coral3 Updated 14 May 2011 , 2:43am by JulieMN
Has anyone used the First Impressions 'wood border' mold?
I'm umming and ahhing over whether or not I should get it....it's kind of exxy$$ so I'm hesitant without first seeing a pic where it was used, but couldn't find any with a gallery search.
It's this one here: http://www.firstimpressionsmolds.com/br147woodborderset12x12x14.aspx
Anybody tried it?
No but it's on my list of "someday..."
No but it's on my list of "someday..."
What would you think you'd use it for bobwonderbuns? borders? or something else?
...I'm hoping somebody will help me justify buying it here, can you tell? LOL
I was thinking of a border of a woodland cake, maybe a winter/woodland scene or something. They also have a stag deer mold that I was looking at too... But as I said, "someday"... I will tell you though that I have TONS of first impressions molds and I've been extremely pleased with all of them, so if it's a quality question, to me there is no question. It's top notch stuff!
I have quite a few FI molds too. Some I use and am really happy with...like pearl borders, they are great. Others, eh...I think I just wasted cash on, unfortunately...like alphabet molds, which are completely impossible to use (for me, anyway!), and flamingo molds, which would be great IF I could ever get the skinny little legs to come out (I really should have considered that before buying!)
I've never seen that one.....would be quite interested in seeing a project where it was used.


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Here it is!The best remedy for dull skin, is this fantastic little gel mask that eats up all your dead surface layer and gently reveals the newer, healthier under skin. I would stick with this if you are younger and for the slightly older doing this and alternated with a gentle microdermabrassion, you would see fantastic results. — 8 years, 11 months agobeautyguru_24_7 | 284 reviews
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New SkinThis really helps my skin during dull days. My skin is acne prone, and can be sensitive to certain products so my initial thought after I put this on was oops. It was very tingly the whole time I had it on my face. The results were worth it though. My skin looked so much better. — 9 years, 6 months agosmiley48 | 204 reviews
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Return (2011)
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Back from a tour of duty, Kelli can't wait to rejoin her old life in the rust belt town she's always lived in. She's ready to experience the old feelings of everyday life- the carpet under her bare feet, a cold beer in front of the television, the smell of her baby's head. Slowly, though, she realizes that her everyday life doesn't resemble the one she left. Struggling to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes, what can she reclaim of her share of the way of life she's been fighting to protect?- Written by NMH
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Part of the 19-episode television docu-series "Women Warriors" that aired on CBC, Radio Canada, CTV and SCN in 2002 and 2003, featuring female athletes whose perseverance and mental fortitude lead them to the upper echelons of sport.
Series also produced in French under title: Les Battantes.
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"At 50, Susan has had one of the most remarkable careers in the history of women's sport in Canada. In 1976 she became the first woman to qualify and compete in trap shooting at the Olympic level and garnered worldwide attention at the Montreal Games. She's won six world championships --a feat no one else has matched and has taken home numerous awards for her amazing accuracy and skill. She has the distinction of beating out Wayne Gretzky as Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1981 and that same year was also inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In her spare time Susan managed to earn a PhD, run an osteoporosis research unit and successfully lobby the International Olympic Committee for a separate women's trap shooting division --- a dream which was realized at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2001, as the oldest competitor in the field, Susan celebrated her 25th appearance at the World Shooting Championships with a silver medal. She narrowly missed the gold after a three-way shoot-off for the medals."--Diversus Website.
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Gluten-Free, Yeast-Free,egg-Free, Diary-Free Cake & Fros
Baking By daprincessnora Updated 13 May 2012 , 6:59am by scp1127
Hi ladies,
A friend of mine having 4 yo son with many allergies; gluten, Yeast, egg (yolk), cow milk and all its products, and nuts...poor kid
She asked me for his birthday cake and if i can make a one with frosting with the above criteria..
I never made a cake with this criteria all together, and i really don't want to say NO.
Please help !
Cherrybrook Kitchen makes mixes that are gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. You would probably need to order it online since I doubt they have distributors that serve UAE unless you are in Dubai.
You can also do a search for gluten-free and vegan cake recipes if you want to make it from scratch. Generally these types of recipes use either ground flaxseed or tofu for the cake and soy-based margarine with shortening for frosting..
Thanks jason craft
Will go through the link to see if i can order
And i will keep seeking for vegan frosting recipes
Poor kid, I thought my kids have bad food allergies. Here is a recipe that you can easily adapt. Use rice milk or soy milk for the almond milk. If you get McCormick almond extract, it is actually nut-free (they use the pit of the apricot). If you don't feel comfortable with the almond extract use vanilla instead. http://open.salon.com/blog/bliss_warrior/2009/01/20/chocolate_freedom_cupcakes_-_dairy_and_gluten_free
Imitation almond extract would also work.
Find a vegan cake recipe and replace the regular flour with a good quality gluten free all purpose flour. You could make your own blend, but if you're just doing it for one cake I would buy a good premade blend like Better Batter. Then you can make your regular buttercream if you buy Spectrum Shortening. It is made from 100% palm oil so is soy free.
Chocolate Cake - LF GF
225g plain Gluten-free flour blend*
220g sugar [1 cup]
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 teaspoon vinegar
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup cold water
Grease and line a 9-inch [2 inch high] round baking pan. Adjust rack to center position of oven. Preheat oven to moderate, 180oC [160oC fan forced] or 350oF.
Into large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix liquids in a jug, stirring well. With a final stir, pour into bowl. With an electric mixer on low speed [lower speed reduces the bubbles], or a whisk/wooden spoon, beat until well-combined. Batter will be rather thin.
Pour into prepared pan. Spread level, then push slightly higher in corners and along edges of pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 23 to 30 minutes. Cake is done when a tester inserted in center emerges with only a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Stand in pan for 5 mins. Cake is delicate when first out of the oven, but it will "firm" up upon cooling, so handle gently. Remove and cool completely before covering tightly.
* select one that includes xanthan gum or guar gum. If not, you will need to add 1 1/4 teaspoons gum of choice.
Easiest icing = allergy free Glacé Icing
120g Icing (confectioners) Sugar - sifted
Approx 30ml or 2 tbsp warmish Water*
1. Place the icing sugar in a mixing bowl, add the water and beat until smooth and thick enough to thickly coat the back of a spoon.
If it is too thin, add more sugar. If it's too thick add more water - drops at a time, as a little liquid goes a long way.
* liquid flavourings and 2-3 drops colour may make up the liquid component.
* Vanilla - a few drops of Vanilla Extract
* extracts - any of choice
* Citrus - Replace the water with fresh Orange or Lemon Juice
* Chocolate - Sift 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder in with the icing sugar before adding the water
Artistic effect - Feather Icing
Ice the cake in the white Glacé Icing. Immediately pipe parallel lines, bull's eye lines, or radiating lines in another coloured Glacé Icing over the wet base coat.
Drag a cocktail stick backwards and forwards through the lines, first one way and then the other, to create the affect.
I can help with the frosting.
Sorry if you don't have some of these products, so I'll give a few options
We have organic shortening, coconut oil, and a great margarine called Earth Balance. These will all make a good base, or combine them to taste. Add powdered sugar until the taste and texture are what you like and any real fruit puree, vanilla, or any extract that he likes.
This is not really a recipe, but with these ingredients, almost any combination will make a good vegan frosting. You can even add melted chocolate that has come to room temp.
Hope this helps. Susan


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October 31, 2004 Sunday
HEADLINE: Interview With Andy Card; Interview With John Miller, Peter Bergen
BYLINE: Wolf Blitzer, Frank Buckley, Elaine Quijano, Peter Bergen
GUESTS: Andy Card, Richard Holbrooke, John Miller, Leon Panetta, John Podesta, Christie Todd Whitman, Ken Duberstein, Laurence Tribe, Barry Richard, Al Sharpton, Peter King
BLITZER: Welcome back to "LATE EDITION."
What were the decisive moments of the presidential campaign? How must the candidates use the dwindling campaign hours they have left?
Here in New York, joining us, Republican Congressman and Bush supporter Peter King. And in the key battleground state of Ohio, Kerry supporter, former Democratic presidential candidate Al Sharpton.
Gentlemen, thanks very much for joining us.
Peter King, I'll start with you. You're a New Yorker. When you saw this Osama bin Laden videotape mocking the president as he was making these statements sitting there with that gold robe, as a New Yorker and as an American, your blood must be boiling.
REP. PETER KING ®, NEW YORK: Oh, it really did. And I think all of us as Americans should be united on this, but especially New Yorkers, because we saw so many of our friends, neighbors, constituents who were killed and murdered that day.
And to see him gloating on that and making cheap political shots I thought was absolutely disgraceful. And I think it's important that all of us, Americans, New Yorkers in particular, stand together against bin Laden.
BLITZER: Do you think, though, Osama bin Laden was weighing in, in favor of one of the presidential candidates?
KING: I don't think so. I mean, I'm sure he doesn't want George Bush reelected, but at the same time, you know, let's face it, we're Americans. I'm not going to let Osama bin Laden affect this election.
All I would say, though, is, I found it ironic that he was using a Michael Moore talking point in attacking President Bush.
But no, I'm not going to say anything about John Kerry on this. This is-you know, we're Americans.
BLITZER: What do you say, Reverend Sharpton? He was referring to Osama bin Laden making mention of the fact that the president was reading "My Pet Goat" just when those twin towers were going down.
REV. AL SHARPTON, FORMER DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I agree with Congressman King, I think this is something all of us can be united on. It was very, very repulsive. I think it was despicable that, three days before an election, we'd have to see a man responsible for the shedding of innocent blood, and all of us that live in New York were traumatized by that.
I think that any politics on this I think would be something less than what we should do. We should certainly not let someone of his kind of person, his milieu affect American politics. And I think that clearly, I don't think he supports a candidate, because I think that he probably knows, if John Kerry was elected, he would be captured. That's my thinking, and I think that he just wanted to goad the American public. And I hope all of us were offended by that.
BLITZER: All right. Let's move on and talk about some of the issues in this campaign.
I want to play a quick excerpt of what the president has been saying lately in going after Senator Kerry. Listen to this.
BUSH: During the last 20 years, in key moments of challenge and decision for America, Senator Kerry has chosen the position of weakness and inaction.
BLITZER: Those are tough words, Reverend Sharpton, but they seem to be resonating with a lot of Americans. When you take a look at the polls, when it comes to the war on terror, they think the president is better equipped to deal with that war than John Kerry is.
SHARPTON: Well, I think, if you look at the fact that the president took the war on terror from those that attacked us to those who did not, I don't see how anyone can logically say that.
When you look at the fact that we now know, A, that there were no weapons of mass destruction, B, there was not even the capacity to make them in Iraq, why didn't we finish the mission in Afghanistan? And we now know that Osama bin Laden is alive and well and literally mocking the families of his victims.
So I don't know how anyone could say George Bush is better in that area. The evidence clearly, overwhelmingly speaks to the opposite of that.
BLITZER: Congressman?
KING: The fact is, the overwhelming majority of the American people do believe that President Bush is better in the war against terrorism.
And he's right about John Kerry. Going back to the 1980s, he voted against the entire Reagan build-up which won the Cold War. In 1991, when there was a full international coalition, he voted against going into Iraq. And in 2003, he did vote to go to war against Iraq, but then, when he thought things started to look politically dangerous, he changed his mind.
As far as the weapons of mass destruction, Al Sharpton knows that even Bill Clinton said, after the ground war was over, that he had the exact same intelligence that George Bush did. Al Gore said in 2002 that he saw the intelligence showing that Saddam Hussein had the weapons.
BLITZER: All right.
KING: So it's really wrong, after the fact, to be criticizing President Bush.
SHARPTON: May I respond to that?
BLITZER: Go ahead.
SHARPTON: First of all, Bill Clinton didn't invade Iraq. So, if he had the same intelligence, he certainly didn't respond the same way. So I think that's an unfair point.
Second, I think John Kerry voted for the war when he, like most Americans, felt we were in imminent danger and the weapons were there. When it was obvious it was not, he, like anyone that would make an intelligent decision, would go where the facts lie.
The only mistake John Kerry made on Iraq is he believed George Bush. And I think it's kind of a jaded argument to say, "Dummy, you should have known I was misleading you all along."
KING: Actually, that's where you're wrong. He was not misleading, because he said the exact same thing that Bill Clinton did. The fact is, Bill Clinton did attack Iraq in 1998. And you forget, something happened between 1998 and 2003, and that's the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11th.
And that's why John Kerry said in 2002 and in 2003 that it was his real fear that Saddam Hussein would give weapons to terrorist groups. The whole world changed after September 11th. George Bush knew that. John Kerry knew it for a while. But then, when Howard Dean ran against him, he changed his mind. And that's why...
SHARPTON: But, Congressman, first of all, Bill Clinton did not, as George Bush did, have a unilateral attack on Iraq, stayed there, violate the wishes of many around the world, even some of our former allies. You can't compare what George Bush and Bill Clinton did.
Second of all, the whole world did change after September 11th, which is why we should have gone after those responsible for September 11th, rather than going on a misadventure against people that didn't directly attack us. They were bad guys, but they were not the ones guilty of the attack. And the ones guilty of the attack are cutting videos three days before our national election.
KING: Al, that's what's wrong with the John Kerry-Al Sharpton view of the world. The fact is, it's not just Afghanistan. It's the entire Middle East and Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism, and Bush understands that.
And that's why he went after Saddam Hussein. That's why the overwhelming majority of the American people believe he is doing the right thing as far as the war against terrorism. SHARPTON: But we'll see Tuesday what the overwhelming majority of the American people believe. That's your projection. I think most Americans want to see those that attacked us captured. And I think most Americans will vote in that spirit on Tuesday because many of us will not forget this man killed 3,000 innocent people and is still at large.
KING: Al, right, and the fact is he's being deposed. The fact is that the entire Taliban is deposed.
SHARPTON: The fact that who's being deposed?
KING: The fact is Saddam Hussein and bin Laden. Bin Laden was driven from Afghanistan. He lost his power base. And now, rather than being able to attack the United States, he's sitting behind a curtain somewhere and sending out taped messages.
And one of the reasons he can't attack us is because of the Patriot Act. And people like John Kerry want to repeal it.
BLITZER: All right.
KING: But again, as far as the...
SHARPTON: Congressman, Saddam Hussein is being deposed. Bin Laden is cutting videos. That does not make me feel secure.
KING: And that's all we can do. Right. And exactly-and under Bill Clinton, he was attacking the United States, and on 9/11 he attacked the United States. Now all he can do now is cut videos. And that's the difference.
SHARPTON: Well, we hope that's all he can do. The fact that the president told us he would go get bin Laden-that was his remarks. When three years later he has not gotten bin Laden, he has not kept that promise. He's not kept that commitment. And I think we should not feel secure when he so clearly can't do that.
KING: Al, the fact is there are 10,000 forces going after him today. He is keeping his commitment to go after him. But if you think the entire war against terrorism, you and John Kerry, think is just getting bin Laden...
SHARPTON: No, no, George Bush said it. Congressman King, John Kerry did not get on television and promise the American people bin Laden. Al Sharpton didn't. George Bush got on television and promised bin Laden. He has not delivered that.
SHARPTON: Maybe tomorrow you'll get him. We need John Kerry. We need someone that's decisive and understands this.
BLITZER: All right. Gentlemen, hold on.
Al Sharpton, we're almost out of time. Give me your prediction. How many electoral votes -- 270 needed to be elected president-how many will John Kerry get?
SHARPTON: I think John Kerry will go way over on the electoral votes. I think it will be close on the popular votes. But I think when you get the young new voters in, it's going to be a surprising result. And I think that President Bush will soundly be defeated.
BLITZER: Will President Bush do better in the African-American community this time than he did four years ago, when he got less than 10 percent of that vote?
SHARPTON: I don't think he'll do much better, nowhere near the 18 percent. I think he may do marginally better only because I think he's been able to project Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice.
But when you look at some Republicans like in Congressman King's home state and mine that get 25 percent of the vote, Bloomberg, Pataki, I think he'll fall far short of that and have an embarrassing number.
BLITZER: How many electoral votes will George W. Bush get?
KING: I think he'll get over 300.
And he's going to get a considerable part of the African-American vote because minority homeownership is higher now under President Bush than it's ever been under any previous president and also because the American people realize George Bush understands the war against terrorism and the Kerry-Sharpton team does not.
BLITZER: Peter King, Al Sharpton, as usual, thanks to both of you for joining us.
We'll take a quick break. We'll be right back.
BLITZER: Here are the results of our poll Web question of the week. Take a look at the results. Remember, though, this is not a scientific poll.
That's all the time we have today. I'm Wolf Blitzer in New York. Thanks for joining us.


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(Bloomberg) - President Trump's vow to "unleash an energy revolution" by reversing regulations may send oil and natural gas prices tumbling in 2018, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Domestic oil and gas prices will likely suffer as the U.S. continues to increase its output, analysts including Francisco Blanch, head of commodities research, wrote in a note dated Feb. 3. Though U.S. oil and natural gas producers could see a surge in investment under Donald Trump's numerous proposals from a likely reform of the corporate tax code to a possible border tax, prices may suffer from the resulting increase in output.
"The industry has high hopes for less red tape, a more pragmatic approach to regulation and lower costs of having to comply with climate change rules," the analysts said. The impact of Trump's policies will take months if not years to play out.
The implementation of such a tax would be a net positive for WTI versus Brent, but a net negative for refined petroleum product prices, the analysts wrote. Mexico exports 600,000 barrels a day of crude oil to the U.S. and buys large amounts of gasoline and diesel.
The jump in natural gas production combined with relaxing the Clean Power Plan will likely send prices lower through 2018. If Mexico reciprocates with its own border tax and sparks a trade war, natural gas exports and prices would be severely hurt at the Henry Hub, as the U.S. currently sends five percent of its annual gas to Mexico via pipelines. American companies are sending record amounts of gas south of the border, with exports touching 4 billion cubic feet per day.
However, many of Trump's policies are unknown at this point and yet to be formed in detail, so it is perhaps too early to draw strong conclusions on how they may impact investment decisions and energy prices, the analysts said in the note.
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There are numerous situations wherein a fluid medium is contaminated by particulate substances, especially ferrous particles. Frequently it is desired to determine the presence of such substances. Data are generally acquired which indicates the presence of particles. The data are used either as an indication of the condition of the fluid which in turn may serve as an indication of a possible maintenance problem with the apparatus being served by the fluid. Of course, the data may be used to monitor the condition of the fluid itself. In highly critical applications such as in the lubricating of helicopter and aircraft engines and transmissions, where the opportunities for maintenance may be quite limited, it is further desirable to be able to discriminate between minor particles ("fuzz") resulting from normal wear and larger individual particles indicative of abnormal conditions, such as cracks or impending fatigue failure. Lastly, it is very desirable that the observer or pilot be able to distinguish between random occurrences of individual particles and a steady buildup of such particles, that is, to measure the rate of particle accumulation.
A great number of devices have been developed to filter or trap loose particles in engine coolant and/or lubrication systems. In many of the devices designed for ferrous particles, such as those described by Lammers in U.S. Pat. No. 3,421,627 and Tauber in U.S. Pat. No. 3,753,442, this is done by attracting the particles to the poles of a magnet. In more advanced versions of these devices, such as those described by Botstiber in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,983,890 and 3,317,042, the magnet is combined with a signaling device designed to indicate the presence of either a significantly large particle or a large collection of smaller particles. This acts to warn the pilot of a possible impending failure in time for corrective repairs to be applied. However, these devices provide no information as to whether the source of the signal is an innocuous accumulation of normal wear fuzz, a large random sliver formed by or introduced during some previous maintenance operation or an accumulation of 100+ micron particles which have been found to be highly significant indicators of crack formation and growth. Furthermore, such devices provide no information as to the rate of particle accumulation so it is not really possible for the user either to assess the significance of the warning signal or to estimate with any reliability the remaining useful lifetime of the system.
The present invention, like those of the prior art, uses magnetic attraction to capture ferrous particles circulating in the system. However, unlike these devices, each of the particles so captured is used to actuate the generation of a signal pulse on capture, the amplitude and decay characteristics of which are essentially proportional to the mass of the individual particles trapped. These signal parameters, after discrimination by suitable logic circuitry, can be converted to both analog and digital values which, if deemed to be significant, are accumulated and displayed to an observer to show not only particle capture but also to provide both an indication of the significance of each individual particle so captured and a measure of total quantity of debris accumulated. Furthermore, by monitoring the time to reach a predetermined mass of such "significant" particles on the magnet, it is possible to compute the rate of accumulation thus allowing an assessment of residual system utility and scheduling of maintenance before a complete breakdown may occur.
It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to provide a ferrous particle capturing device for use in circulating liquid systems wherein the mass of the individual particles so captured is measured.
It is a further object of this invention to provide signals suitable for analog and digital display which are a function of the mass of the captured particles, for the estimation of both individual particle size and total amount of material accumulated.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide a means by which the rate of particulate accumulation can be measured for a more positive assessment of the system damage.
Other and further objects of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following specification when read in conjunction with the attached drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a debris monitoring system according to the present invention, showing one sensor.
FIGS. 2a and 2b show cross sectional views of two types of sensor heads as shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a drawing of the wave form produced by the sensor when a ferrous chip or particle is captured.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the signal preamplifier shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the signal conditioner shown in FIG. 1.
Referring now to FIG. 1 a block diagram of the overall system is shown. This shows an oil circulation system 5 containing a magnetic sensor 10, which is connected by a sensor cable 11 to a preamplifier 20. This, in turn is connected by second cable 21 to a signal conditioner 30 which acts to discriminate against unwanted signals (such as those from vibration and normal fuzz), detect "large" particles, accumulate total mass data and generate various output signals of interest. These outputs are fed via third cable 31 to one or more outputs or displays (not shown) in the helicopter or aircraft cockpit. These displays can be conventional audio alarms, visual warning lights, or volt meters, either analog or preferably, digital. Such display items are well known and readily available at a reasonable cost.
In actual practice, more than one sensor system may be used in a helicopter to monitor such diverse areas as the rotor gear box and the engine oil sumps for particle accumulations. As currently configured, each system would require an independent sensor, preamplifier and signal conditioner to present its data. However, the several systems need not be totally isolated from each other and can operate from a suitably decoupled common power supply with the outputs multiplexed to a common display. Techniques for simply accomplishing these requirements are well known in the art.
Lastly, the system provides a periodic test command or signal to test the functionality of the system which, as shown, originates from a computer. The computer per se is not part of the invention as described but rather is a reference to an on-board computer found in many aircraft including military helicopters. Where such a computer is not available such a signal can easily be generated by a clocked flip-flop or similar integrated timing means within the basic system structure. The computer can also be used to monitor rate of accumulation data by determining the particulate mass (as determined herein) per unit time ratio, and activating an alarm if this exceeds a preset programmed value.
The following paragraphs describe in detail the preferred embodiment of a single sensor ferrous particle monitoring system according to the present invention and the procedure for using it. However, it should be understood that this description is not intended to limit the invention to either the embodiment or procedure described. On the contrary it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the sphere and scope of the invention defined by the appended claims.
Referring now to FIG. 2a we see a view of a sensor 10 for this system. As shown it consists essentially of cylindrical permanent magnet 12 set concentrically into the bobbin 13 of a spool of coiled wire 14 which acts as a pickup coil. This combination is further fitted into a cylindrical magnetic steel shroud 15 open ended at the top. The top is fitted with a thin nonmagnetic steel cap 16, the outer top side of which then becomes the collection surface 17 for the debris particles. The turns of wire on the spool are concentrated around the top pole 18 of the magnet which is in close proximity to the cap 16. In this arrangement the lines of flux produced by magnet 12 couple through the windings of the coil into and emanate from top cap 16 to create an attractive magnetic zone in the vicinity of the collection surface. When a ferrous particle enters the magnetic zone and is captured on surface 17 it acts to disturb the lines of magnetic flux so as to induce a voltage in pickup coil 14, said voltage being transmitted down lines 11a and 11b in sensor cable 11 to preamplifier 20. After the captured particle comes to rest on surface 17 and the dynamic disturbance of the flux pattern is over, the transmitted voltage quickly falls to zero. The sensor thus acts as a random pulse generator with respect to the arrival and capture of ferrous particles.
Permanent magnet 12 and coil 14 are not crucial to the operation of the sensor, and other methods of generating the magnetic field can be used. Thus, FIG. 2b shows an alternative approach. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2b magnet 12 is replaced by an electromagnet consisting of a soft iron core 13 which in turn is energized by a power coil 15 connected to a separate power supply (not shown) by lines 11c and 11d in cable 11. This presents a self cleaning advantage for some applications in that the debris particles will tend to fall off of collection surface 17 when system power is off. The freed particles can then be trapped by a second permanent magnet (not shown) which can be removed for inspection without the necessity of shutting down either the helicopter engine or the detector system.
FIG. 3 shows representations of both an ideal pulse which should be produced under such circumstances and the general characteristics of the pulse actually produced by the sensor when subjected to disturbances by ferrous particles of the sizes of interest. In general these particles range from 150 to 750 microns in size. The absolute magnitude of the pulse amplitude is also affected by such particle parameters as velocity, permeability and path of travel as well as the strength of the magnetic field generated by magnet 12.
The essentials of preamplifier 20 are shown in FIG. 4. It consists of an input cable 11 from the sensor and output cable 21 to signal conditioner 30 and two stages of amplification 22a and 22b. In the preferred embodiment the first stage 22a has a balanced differential noninverting input to minimize common mode noise pickup by sensor output cable 11 (which can be as much as 20 feet long). Input stage feedback resistor values are chosen not only to limit the band width to about 2 kilohertz (to accomodate the rise times of the debris particle pulses generated) but also to reject any high frequency transients which might originate from electronic components in the vicinity of the system. As configured in FIG. 2a the output impedance of sensor 10 is generally only about 100 ohms, so the input impedance of the preamplifier should also be modest to reduce the sensitivity to noise.
The second stage 22b is an AC coupled single ended inverting amplifier. Because of the relatively high gain involved the �15 volt power supply in lines 21c and 21d of cable 21 after passing through power filter 23 should be decoupled by a network 24 between the two stages to minimize stray noise pickup from these lines. The output impedance from stage 22b is 75 ohms and is sufficiently low to drive a shielded pair cable (lines 21a and 21b of cable 21) up to 100 feet long to the input of the signal conditioner 30. To provide the necessary gain for such a cable length a feedback resistance of about 820K ohms should be used. The test signal shown as line 21f in cable 21 is derived from the onboard computer (not shown).
Referring now to FIG. 5 we see a block diagram of signal conditioner 30 whose operation will subsequently be described. The amplified pulses coming down input 21b from preamplifier 20 are divided and fed into both a comparator circuit 32 and a pulse peak amplitude circuit 33. The threshold level of the comparator is normally set by potentiometer 34 to tigger the circuit only when the particle mass just captured is above that of the smallest particle which it is desired to detect and recor (100+ microns). By so doing signals from fuzz particles can be effectively screened out and ignored.
When the comparator circuit triggers, it enables sample control logic 35 and also releases reset 36 on the peak detection circuit. This in turn allows analog scaler 38, containing a charging compacitor to charge up to and store the magnitude of the peak value of the pulse just received. A very high impedance voltage divider across this capacitor establishes a 0 to 2 DC voltage discharge which is input to analog to digital (A/D) convertor 42. A/D convertor 42 acts to measure this voltage and convert it internally to a binary coded decimal (BCD) digital output. The convertor then serially presents these data on four output lines 43 (1248 BCD encoded) sequentially from the most significant digit ("MSD") to the least significant digit ("LSD") to measurement register 44 into which they are loaded in parallel. The sequence of the actual loading operation into the register is controlled by gate 46 which is enabled by sample control logic 35 when the A/D conversion is completed. This can count up serially from 0 to as high as 15 (in binary) on its four output lines. After the LSD is entered the control logic then closes the gate and simultaneously acts to feed pulses from clock 48 into both the countdown control of measurement register 44 and, through divide by 5 digital scaler 50, into accumulation register 52. This counts up as the measurement register counts down and acts to create a scaled binary equivalent of the BCD digital value. The countdown is concluded when the measurement register reaches zero. At that point a borrow signal appears from the most significant digit which acts to shut off the clock gate. When this happens the accumulation register input is also closed thus storing the binary value for the pulse amplitude received. As a result of the countdown the measurement register is cleared and is now able to receive and act upon the next piece of data which will come out of the A/D convertor. The accumulation register, however, is not cleared and therefore contains the total value for all of the pieces of data which have been received and accepted. This figure (in binary) can be fed through 12 bit output line 54 directly into a digital output device but is more easily handled in analog (D/A) convertor 56. This produces a DC output voltage of 0 to 5 volts full scale proportional to the digital input from the accumulation register which is then fed through lines 7 and 8 of cable 31 to the display (not shown) in the cockpit. The above process is repeated for subsequent debris particles hence the accumulation register is always updated to totalize the debris particles accumulated and the analog output always follows the increasing digital input. The output display in the cockpit can be read on either a conventional analog panel meter or a standard 5 or 6 figure digital volt meter.
Also associated with A/D convertor 42 is a large chip decode circuit 58 which is activated if the measured value for any one chip exceeds a preset value of 350 microns. This acts to close a latched contact relay 60 which in turn puts out a "large chip" signal to the cockpit through lines 9 and 10 of cable 31. Once activated this relay can only be reset to the unlatched (open) position by depressing a manual reset button 62, by turning the system power off and then back on again, or by an external recycle generated from the computer. The output from the large chip detector will normally be used to activate an audio/visual alarm in the cockpit (not shown) to alert the pilot to the situation. Continued receipt of such signals would provide a positive indication of the existence of particles indicating accelerated crack growth as differentiated from a random sliver of relatively minor significance. Such an occurrence would then be a clear warning that the rate of accumulation is accelerated and that immediate maintenance is needed to prevent castastrophic failure in the near future.
With respect to the periodic test command signal from the on-board computer or a similar device the following sequence take place:
1. When the leading edge of the test command signal is sensed, a strobe pulse is generated in test measurement sequence control logic 66 which enables the accumulation register to transfer its contents, in parallel, to the 12 bit data latches 64 for storage while the large chip memory circuit 58 is simultaneously inhibited.
2. A reset pulse generated by the sequence control logic then resets the contents of the accumulation register to zero. This also results in the output of D/A convertor 56 reading out a zero value into the display.
3. A test pulse of known amplitude and time is next injected into the input of preamplifier 10. The measurement and transfer process described above for "real" pulses then takes place and the output of the D/A convertor observed in the cockpit. The value seen is a measure of the proper functioning of the test system independent of any signal originated by debris particles captured by the system. This value must fall within preset and known limits to signify satisfactory operation of the system.
4. On the falling edge of the test command signal the test signal is removed and the stored digital contents in latches 64 are then parallel loaded back into the accumulation register 52. The inhibit is also removed from large chip memory circuit 58 and the output of D/A convertor 56 assumes the value it held prior to the test command. The system is therefore ready for further measurement and accumulation and will do so until the next test command signal is received.
Thus it is apparent that there has been provided, in accordance with the invention, a lubricating oil debris monitoring system that fully satisfies the objects and advantages set forth above.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiments herein set forth, it is understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the foregoing specification, but rather only by the scope of the claims appended hereto.
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Kumar is a natural comedian and his performance on TV was always closely watched by the censor board. Kumar had a tendency to say some adult jokes but it was all natural and he was not deliberately using such content to sell his shows.
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The complete package
Kumar is arguably the most complete artist in the singapore media industry. He has an array of talents which cannot be found elsewhere, or at least not that easily. He is more famously known for his stand-up comedy, where his jokes point directly towards everyday incidents in our country.
Kumar is a drag queen, kumar is a comedian, kumar is a host and also he is a television artist. His talents are admired even by the most popular stars. I've been to one of his stand-up comedy shows before and I was very impressed by the way he engaged the crowd's attention and kept them laughing. Nobody's perfect, but kumar sure knows how to cover up his slip-ups well. You can usually catch him on channel 5 or Vasantham central. One thing is for sure, this guy is sure to give you a stomach ache. His comedy style is simple, his straight forward and quick thinking. He can come up with jokes on the spot, with whatever environment he is given or is at.
This is one artist I will always admire and respect. Just in case anyone is interested in watching his stand-up comedies, you can go to YouTube and search. Trust me, you'll have a good laugh.
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An amazing comedian!
Kumar's comedic ways breathes fresh life into our conservative local society. Here is an absolutely wonderful man who does not mind making a joke out of himself, as long as it makes the audience laugh!
I once saw Kumar perform live at Esplanade, and I was pleasantly surprised at the forthright manner in which he made jokes about current affairs and races. Despite the fact that many of his jokes were related to race, I doubt anyone in the audience even got offended by them, as Kumar has an uncanny knack to share the joy of laughter and jokes with his audience, which definitely takes away the uncomfortable twinge often attributed with such jokes.
He is honest, crass at times, and downright outrageous. His cross-dressing get ups often amplify his stage presence, and more locals should definitely put aside their conservative way of thought and actually catch him in action!
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A top stand-up comedian
I recently attended a Dinner & Dance where Kumar performed. Food was completely forgotten during his performance. His jokes were current, hard hitting, and outrageous. His acerbic tone and straight faced delivery adds to the impact of the jokes.
Targeting all races, gender, Singapore unique issues, and Singaporean quirks, he truly has the key to the stoic Singaporean's laughter box.
I think he is one of the few comedians who can make a racist joke, get away with it, and even be famous for it. His unique style of delivery takes the negative sting away form any racist comment and in fact makes you feel that you and other races are truly uniquely Singaporean.
If you have never seen Kumar perform, go watch it now.
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Too funny for words!
I love how he is so comedic. He is the one who can poke fun at the different races and religion without even getting sued or tangled with the law.
We all know racism, discrimination and segregation is illegal in Singapore, only he has the power to make such jokes in front of the public. He puts to words what we Singaporeans are dying to express but are not allowed to. I must say all his jokes are a true reflection of the habits of the different races and the government.
His witty humor and cross dressing really ups his whole performance. Even though they are jokes, there is truth in them, instead of laughing it off, i feel we should really reflect on the true meaning he his trying to bring through his humor.
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Gahmen approved dissident
Kumar is perhaps the only "Gahmen Approved" dissident in the country and perhaps the world.
His stand-up comedy shows are a riotous mix of satire and hard hitting social and political observations, often performing to sell out venues. With Kumar, almost nothing is out-of-bounds. He'll take the mickey out of the government, ministers, Malays, Chinese, Indians; nothing is taboo. Hell, he'll poke fun at himself more often than not.
He'll pick on anyone in the audience during live shows so nobody is "safe". But it is all in the name of good clean fun. If you can't laugh at yourself, then it means that you have something stuck up your ***. So he said.
You'll find plenty of his stand up routines on Youtube. Watch them, that's about the only way you can enjoy his comedy in safety.