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Watch Larry and Charlie, two inept low-level criminals, get into trouble in their new interactive comedy web series -The Wrong Guys for the Job!
Watch Larry and Charlie, two inept low-level criminals, get into trouble in their new interactive comedy web series -The Wrong Guys for the Job!
The school staff of women's rowing tries to do everything possible to bring the club forward. To achieve this goal, the team decides to meet one goal: represent Uruguay at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The story of one woman's journey with a young boy named Colin that she protects as they navigate the strange and dangerous world of Limbo. On this journey, Lain must confront memories and monstrous fears to save herself and the man she loves.
A few weeks before Halloween, Emma, Rachel, Luke, and Hunter decide to video-chat and share their scariest stories. When Emma tells her real-life story-that her neighbor committed suicide and is linked to a string of suicides/homicides in her area-things start to get tense. The group investigates further and finds out that these deaths happen to be linked to a website, and all the deceased have received threatening emails before they die. Both Emma and Hunter start to receive these emails, as well as creepy packages at their house. Things start to get out of hand when the cyber world starts to appear among the living. Luke and Rachel are left frustrated as to why Emma and Hunter are the only two experiencing the weird occurrences, and if what's going is from a cyber bully or something more demonic.
Chronos is an anthology series, where every episode takes the point of view of a different character. The series is set in a world where time travels exists in the form of natural disasters aptly called, "time storms." These storms are completely random and cannot be prevented or controlled. The people of this world are forced to deal with the ensuing chaos as they are flung back and forth through time. Government agencies try to maintain order and prevent the spread of alternate timelines, while others seek to manipulate history for their own insidious purposes.
3U is a 8 episodes webseries based on the novel "Three Men" by Andrea Conti, winner of the edition 2014 of the prize Mondolibro and edited by Guaraldi. The web series 3U is an independent self-produced project, which unites young talents in the field of visual arts, literary arts and advertising marketing of Rimini.
EmergingSeries is par of The Observatory of Digital Media
The OBSERVATORY of Digital Media investigates the scenario of contemporary media related to Web and Mobile, focusing especially on Web Cinema, Web TV, Webseries, Webdocs, Apps, and Social Network. It focuses its analysis on the relations between technologies (device and software), market, fruition models, narrative practices and forms, information construction, platforms, user profiling, forms of sharing, participation, circulation, and interactivity: Cross-media and Transmedial Storytelling, Gamification, and Convergence.
We are open to any reports, posts, comments, informations you would send us on the website and the social networks: Stay tuned !!!
EMERGINGSERIES is an online platform about the web series and webdocs.
The project was born in the University of Palermo and includes media and cinema journalists, scholars and professors.


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Parthenius III (1919 - 1996) served as the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria between 1987 and 1996. Patriarch Parthenius III died of a heart attack in 1996, during his vacations in the Greek islands.
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Sydney, It's skyline and ARCHITECTURE
Not Quite Black and White Fine Art Image of the Sydney Skyline from Kirribilli.
This is a Limited Edition of 20.
12"x12" print on 20"x20" paper.
Under the Weather was taken on Anzac Day 2015 during a magnificent storm. For more information about this award winning image, to go to Under the Weather Info.
This is a Limited Edition Print.
The square version is available in two sizes as Limited Edition Prints.
The large 42"x42" Limited Edition of 7 is SOLD OUT
The smaller version 12"x12" print on 16"x16" paper is available as an edition of 20.
Anzac Highwire is a long exposure image of the Anzac Bridge.
Limited Edition Print. Contact me for availability and pricing.
Winner's Gallery 2016 Epson International Panoramic Awards, Honourable Mention - International Photography Awards 2015, Finalist 2015 International One Eyeland Photography Awards.
Geometrics is the name I gave the Indigo Slam Building. This is a long exposure architectural image of the beautiful residence in Chippendale, NSW.
Featured in the 2015 Edition of Capture Magazine, this image was awarded a Silver Distinction at the Australian Photography Awards in 2015 and was a finalist in the 2015 International One Eyeland Photography Awards.
Contact me for pricing.
The top of the Gateway Building in Sydney.
Moonlight Sonata, taken just at sunset.
Finalist in the 2015 International One Eyeland Photography Awards for Cityscapes.
My impression of the Gateway Building at Circular Quay in Sydney.
Reflect is a long exposure image of the Sydney City from Bradley's Head.
Sails is a long exposure interpretation of the Sydney Opera House.
Finalist in the 2015 International One Eyeland Photographic Awards. Silver Award in the AIPP NSW Professional Photography Awards. As a finalist Landscape Photographer of the Year NSW 2015, this image was one of my four entered.
Sound of Silence is a long exposure image of the the city of Sydney from Kirribilli.


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supermodels 2006
Supermodels was an exhibition of 444 architectural models by Sydney architects ranging from small to large, rough to refined, literal to abstract, the prosaic to the utopian, and the unbuilt to the unbuildable.
The materiality of model making was continued in a plywood table top at eye level. All materials were fully recycled on disassembly. The exhibition was carbon neutral.
The exhibition showcased some of Sydney's most contemporary and adventurous design. Like the "directors cut", the model is often the only 3D manifestation of how the architect wanted the building to be built and quite often the only built form of an idea.


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Section 108 of the 1976 Copyright Act provides certain exceptions to the exclusive rights of copyright that allow libraries and archives to conduct preservation-related activities. These exceptions were written with analog materials in mind and thus do not contemplate the need for the multiple copies necessitated by digital preservation.
Section 108 explicitly states that "[n]othing in this section . . . in any way affects the right of fair use as provided by section 107."[1]
Digital preservation Edit
Obtaining permission from the rights holder is one strategy to eliminate any risk of copyright infringement, but it is impractical to attempt to obtain permission for entire collections of works with many different owners, who may or may not be locatable. As a result, much digital preservation is currently being conducted under theories of fair use, but there is no assurance for libraries or archives or others conducting digital preservation that these activities are in fact fair use. The absence of copyright exceptions, coupled with the already-high costs of preservation, discourages many entities from engaging in digital preservation for any materials other than public domain content.
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- ↑ 17 U.S.C. §108(f)(4). H.R. Rep. No. 94-1476, at 78–79 (1976) ("Nothing in section 108 impairs the applicability of the fair-use doctrine to a wide variety of situations involving photocopying or other reproduction by a library of copyrighted material in its collections, where the user requests the reproduction for legitimate scholarly or research purposes.").


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There's always that one friend whom everyone approaches when they're in need of advices, and that may be Y-O-U. But here's the thing, we love giving others advices when in actual fact, we often fail to implement them in our own lives.
Here are some advices we often tell to our friends when they come to us when they're in need, but rarely or almost never say to ourselves.
1. "I could care less about it."
• This is one of the stuffs I'm guilty of saying. Just stop saying you could care less, when in reality you couldn't care more. Well, I can honestly say that sometimes when I'm saying "I don't give a fck/sh*t", I do actually care about it but probably my pride was just too much for me to admit it that I cared.
2. "Don't regret."
• Yes, don't regret. Often times we would tell people to not regret the choices they made - so should we. Because everything we did, at one point or another, was exactly what we wanted.
3. "Be yourself."
• Something I've always avoided to do, always. You know what I've realized? That by not being yourself, not only do you repress who you are initially, but you also end up not building up the courage to be who you truly are.
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Melty Monsieur
READY IN: 15mins
Recipe by DailyInspiration
A Cooking Light take on the classic Croque Monsieur. Sounds delicious.
Top Review by Bayhill
This open faced sandwich made a very yummy light lunch. The combination of flavors were perfect. I used a hearty, multi seeded European artisan bread which stood up well to my very juicy home grown tomatoes. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. **Made for 2015 Culinary Quest (Quebec Canada) for Munching Minions
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 slice multigrain bread
- 39.43 ml Dijonnaise mustard
- 8 slice Canadian bacon
- 12 slice tomatoes (1/4 inch thick)
- 85.04 g gruyere cheese (about 3/4 cup)
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- Preheat broiler to high. Place bread in a single layer on a baking sheet; broil 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until lightly toasted. Spread 2 teaspoons mustard blend on each bread slice. Top each serving with 2 bacon slices, 3 tomato slices and about 3 tablespoons cheese. Broil 3 minutes or until cheese melts.


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My customers are loyal, probably because I care about people I work with.
I answer my phone. What I can't prevent, I solve quickly. Plus I sometimes bring snacks.
Shop my lemonade stand.
In 2015 I took the leap and started working for myself. Really, I leased my first car, filled my glovebox with receipts and coasters, borrowed a bar fridge from a friend (my family wanted room to fit actual food in our fridge), found clients who'd let me sell their things to people, and went looking for buyers who love great local products.
It all happens pretty quickly. Being an Entrepreneur is awesome. I get to work with some great people. People like you that own or work in local businesses, and want to support local makers.
When you buy from me, I answer my phone, show up, and help to make good things happen for you.
Premium craft drink sales management.
It's my job to make your life easier. To understand your vision. To help you grow sales. To educate your customers, and make long term plans. But I can't tell you that, I can only show you. By doing the work, showing up, and helping to make good things happen for other people.
I keep a small premium craft portfolio in commitment to all stakeholders. I build profitable partnerships. With years of experience across selling channels, I thrive on long term, high service partnerships.
I've managed $1.1 million in annual sales for a premium local brand in territories from Vancouver Island to Ontario.
The retailers and hospitality partners I work with enjoy working with me. They trust me to bring them quality products, and help them sell through. No one likes to dust product. That's not a sales partnership. That's a transaction. It's not profitable for anyone in the chain.
I launched my business in 2015 with a focus in Victoria & the Gulf Islands and quickly expanded to full coverage across BC. I have created relationships with over 200 retailers, both private and government stores. I've added over 120 new accounts for clients so far, and I often sell out of seasonal new releases on launch day.
In 2016 I tripled sales over 2015, growing the agency by 200.22%. In 2017, I'm launching The Friday List, an agency brand beyond my personal name.
Commission based fees, minimum allocation requirements, promotional partnership budget, and Producer time in market are required. It has to be a joint effort. If you want focused attention, let's talk.
Writing about food, drink, and travel.
The first encounter I had with food writing was a restaurant review in my local paper when I was 16. It criticized the Mexican restaurant I worked at for having Caesar salad on the menu. Since this classic was first served in Tijuana, I learned the importance of doing research before you put your name on something.
Since then my love of place has led to adventures from Vancouver to Paris and beyond. I once took a taxi from LAX to a coffee roaster in Venice Beach for a cappuccino and a chocolate bar on a two hour layover. A home cook and baker, my new obsession with bundt pans and stout cakes is countered with a bicycle.
I support values-based businesses, ethical treatment of animals, and advocate for small food producers.
I welcome story ideas or event coverage requests for Side Dish, my monthly column in Monday Magazine, or freelance writing inquiries for your business, project, or publication.
Project based pricing, starting at $400.
Social media takeovers and event coverage.
You're having a party, hosting a feast, or entertaining clients. You probably won't have time to stare at your phone. Then the battery will die because the screen is on all the time, while you stare blankly at it, then get interrupted by someone asking you where you want the ice sculpture.
I'll schedule, post, and talk to your online community for upcoming events, special occasions, new releases or any other grand idea you want to tell people about. I'll come to your event, post and tag photos, create a hashtag for event goers to follow and promote to their audience, and generally talk in a positive light, using your tone, about what's happening.
I've built an audience of people that care what I have to say (which is still so crazy to me) of just over 6,000 across multiple platforms. So I'm used to working with volume, I type fast, take good photos, and triple check my punctuation and grammar. I don't use exclamation marks, and I won't post cat photos on your account. Unless you are a Veterinarian, because seriously that stuff is viral.
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Hyderabad: To ensure 12% reservations for Muslims, a campaign was started by Siasat Urdu Daily. Its objective was to remind TRS Govt. of Telangana to fulfill its promise, this campaign has been intensified in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Various organizations and groups are submitting memoranda to Tehsildars.
A delegation led by Mr. Habeeb-al-Idroos of Dabeerpura Youth Welfare Association met Mr. Malesh, Mandal Revenue Officer of Charminar and submitted a memorandum to him regarding12% reservations to Muslims.
Another delegation of Social Welfare Development of India met Ms. S. Sindhiya, Tehsildar of Amberpet and presented a memorandum to her. The delegation consisted of Maulana Ghulam Samdani, Mr. Hayath Husain Habeeb, Mr. Zabeehullah Husaini and others.
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|Application number
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|Dec 26, 2000
|Filing date
|Apr 30, 1999
|Priority date
|Apr 30, 1999
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|Terry J. Milbrath, Jonn R. Hitch, Joe C. Hlebasko, Steven H. Mersch
|Original Assignee
|Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (42), Referenced by (44), Classifications (10), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to the field of safety devices for industrial machinery, and particularly to light curtains used as safety devices for robotic machines.
Industrial machines which incorporate robotic movement present a safety concern when humans are required to work near the moving machinery. Should a human working near the machine become careless and come into direct contact with the moving machinery, a serious accident may occur, resulting in the loss of human life or limb. To reduce the risk of such injury, many machines utilize safety devices which block humans from coming into contact with moving machinery. These safety devices often take the form of physical enclosures, such as plexiglass walls, which completely block the entry of objects into the machine's working space defined by the physical enclosure. While these physical enclosures properly prevent the entry of foreign objects into the machine's working space, there are several disadvantages to such physical enclosures. First, physical enclosures add substantially to the total cost of the robotic machine because of additional engineering time required to design an effective enclosure and additional materials required to build the physical enclosures. Next, physical enclosures often impede the vision of human operators into the working space of the machine. For example, even if a transparent plexiglass is used for a portion of the physical enclosure, the plexiglass may become scratched or clouded, or a glare may reflect from the plexiglass, thus impeding vision. Further, physical enclosures prevent entry of a human or a robot into the machine working space, when required. For example, a robot or human may need to enter the working space at a particular time to load parts within the machine working space. Also, if the machine is in need of repair, it is desirable for a human to have quick and easy access to the working space of the machine in order to make the repair. For these reasons, light curtain safety systems are often preferred to physical enclosures because light curtains provide a protective barrier while still allowing for clear vision into the machine working space and also allowing for quick and easy access to the machine working space when required.
Light curtains generally comprise light emitting diodes (LEDs) which direct streams of light to light detectors positioned directly opposite each LED. Light stretching from one LED to its opposing light detector may be considered a single "bar of light". If the LEDs are arranged in a row, multiple bars of light are formed within a single plane to form an invisible barrier or "light curtain". Alternatively, some light curtains use a reflective member opposite the LED to direct the bar of light to a detector positioned somewhere other than opposite the LED, such as next to the LED. When an object comes into contact with the light curtain, at least one of the bars of light is broken, and the detector associated with the broken bar of light sends a signal that the light curtain has been breached. When the machinery receives a breach signal, an alarm is triggered, and the machinery protected by the light curtain is immediately stopped. In this manner, the light curtain prevents injury to humans who accidentally breach the light curtain and enter the working space of the machine. At the same time, light curtains allow for unimpaired vision and easy access to the working space of a robotic machine.
While light curtains provide an improved safety mechanism for preventing injury, several problems remain with the use of light curtains as safety devices for robotic machines. First, light curtains may be as costly, if not more costly to design and build than physical enclosures. In order to form a "bar of light", operational elements such as LEDs, detectors, and reflective devices must be positioned on at least two sides of the light curtain. Supporting structures are also required on at least two sides of the light curtain to support the operational elements. A large cost of designing and producing a light curtain could be removed if a light curtain could be formed with operational elements and supporting structures on only one side of the light curtain.
Another problem with typical light curtains is that entry into any part of the working space of the robotic machine, as defined by the light curtain, is absolutely prohibited during operation of the machine. In many situations, it may be useful for the operator to actually enter into a particular region of the machine working space while the machine is operating. For example, it would be useful for an operator to be allowed to enter a first working area of a robotic machine to load a part on a platform while the machine works in a second area, but to be restricted from the first area as a robot approaches the platform to manipulate the part on the platform.
A light curtain safety system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of light emitters and a plurality of light detectors all positioned on a single board. The board comprises a plurality of linearly arranged wells with each well having a top portion and a bottom portion. The light emitters and light detectors are alternately placed in the bottom of the wells. The light emitters are positioned within the bottom portions of alternate wells such that light is emitted toward and out of the top portions of alternate wells. The light emitted from the wells forms a "light curtain" extending upward from the board. The light of the light curtain is near infrared light capable of being reflected by most colors.
The detectors are positioned in the bottom portions of alternate wells that do not contain light emitters. The detectors are positioned within the wells to receive and detect light entering each alternate well from the top portion of the well and propagating to the bottom portion of the well. The detectors will normally receive no light from the light emitters because they are insulated from the light emitters within different wells. However, if an object comes into contact with the light curtain, light from the light emitters is reflected back to the board and the reflected light contacts at least one of the detectors. Detection of light by one of the detectors signals a breach of the light curtain.
With this arrangement, a light curtain safety system is provided wherein a breach of a light curtain is provided upon detection of reflected light rather than the absence of light, as with other light curtain systems. Therefore, according to the present invention all elements of the light curtain, including light emitters, light detectors, or any reflection devices may all be positioned on a single side of the light curtain. By placing the parts required for the entire light curtain safety system on a single side of the light curtain, the design costs and material costs of the system may be greatly reduced, and I a cheaper yet effective light curtain is provided.
The light curtain safety system of the present invention may be expanded to include multiple boards and multiple light curtains. Connectors are provided on each board so that light curtains of various sizes and shapes may be defined with multiple boards. For example, a long straight light curtain may be formed by connecting multiple boards along a single line, or an area may be completely enclosed by shaping a square light curtain. Thus, various zones of protection may be provided by connecting multiple boards to define the shape of the light curtain.
The zone of protection provided by the light curtain is defined not only by the connection of the boards defining the shape of the light curtain, but also by the voltage supplied to the light emitters. Because the light curtain has no physical upper boundary, the upper boundary is defined by the distance from the light emitter at which the emitted light will no longer reflect back to the board at an intensity sufficient to allow the detectors to detect the light. When a large voltage is supplied to the light emitters, the light will be intense at distances relatively far from the light emitters and will sufficiently reflect back to the board to allow light detection by the detectors. If a smaller voltage is supplied to the light emitters, light of sufficient intensity for detection will reflect back to the board only at shorter distances. Thus, the upper physical boundary of the light curtain is controlled by the voltage supplied to the light emitters.
If a light curtain safety system is desired wherein an operator may enter a portion of a robotic machine's working space during designated times of machine operation, such as a loading stage, multiple light curtains may be used to define various zones within the working space of the machine. A first light curtain may define a zone where objects may never enter, while a second light curtain may protect a loading dock that may be entered only at certain times. A controller is used to determine when the second light curtain is activate or inactive. For example, the second light curtain may be inactive while the robot is positioned entirely in the zone protected by the first light curtain. This will allow a human to load parts on to the dock located in the zone protected by the second light curtain. When the robot moves into the zone protected by the second light curtain, the second light curtain is activated, and any object breaching the light curtain at that time will immediately cause an alarm to signal and cause the machine to turn off. In this manner, the light curtain safety system of the present invention protects the operator of a robotic machine by allowing access to certain areas of the machine at selective times, but denying access to those same areas of the machine at other selective times.
Accordingly, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide a light curtain safety system wherein a breach of a light curtain is provided upon detection of reflected light rather than the absence of light, thus allowing for borders of the light curtain to be defined by hardware provided on only a single side of the light curtain and thereby reducing design costs and material costs associated with the light curtain safety system.
It is a further advantage of the present invention to provide a light curtain safety system that defines several work zones in relation to one robotic machine and selectively allows entry into certain work zones and prevents entry into those work zones at different times during normal operation of the robotic machine.
It is another advantage of the present invention to provide boards for building a light curtain safety system wherein the boards may be easily assembled and controlled to form light curtains of various shapes and sizes.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram overview of a diffuse reflective light curtain system;
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a light curtain frame according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 shows a top view of a primary board of the light curtain frame of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 shows a side cross-sectional view of the primary board of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 shows a top view of a connector of the light curtain frame of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the connections provided by an integrated circuit board located on the primary board of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 7 shows a plurality of light curtains according to the present invention wherein the plurality of light curtains define a plurality of work zones.
As shown in FIG. 1, a Diffuse Reflective Light Curtain System 1 comprises at least one light curtain 2 connected to a controller 4. The light curtain 2 is capable of emitting light and receiving reflected light back from an object that comes into contact with the light curtain's emitted light. Upon the detection of light that has been reflected from an object contacting the light curtain, the light curtain is capable of signaling the controller that the light curtain has been breached. If the light curtain has been breached, an intrusion alarm (not shown) will be activated by the controller. A plurality of sensors 6 are also connected to the controller 4. The sensors 6 are operable to determine a state of a robotic machine 8, such as the physical position of the machine 8. The controller 4 selectively enables or disables each of the light curtains 2 based upon inputs received from the sensors 6. If an enabled light curtain 2 signals that the light curtain 2 has been breached by a foreign object, the system will immediately suspend operation of robotic machine 8 protected by the light curtain 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, each fight curtain 2 comprises a light curtain frame 12. The light curtain frame 12 includes a primary board 14 made of phenolic or a plastic material. The primary board 14 includes multiple wells 20 formed therein, with each well 20 containing an opening 26, a sidewall 27 and a bottom 28. A plurality of secondary boards 16 may be connected to the primary board 14 to form the light curtain frame 12. The secondary boards are also made of phenolic and also have multiple wells 20 formed therein. Connectors 18 are used to connect the primary board 14 to one of the secondary boards 16. Connectors 18 are also used to connect secondary boards 16 to each other. The connectors 18 join the boards in a linear fashion or at an angle, such as a right angle where the boards are perpendicular. As shown in FIG. 5, the connectors include two sides with male connection pins 19 extending therefrom. A total of twelve male connection pins are included on each connector, with six connection pins positioned on each of the two sides.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, six light emitters 22 such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) 22, which may be, for example, Siemens part no. SFH 485, are positioned within alternative wells 20 on the primary board 14. The LEDs 22 are positioned in the well bottoms 28, and are oriented to emit light 17 upward and out of the well openings 26. Light emitted from a well opening may be considered to be a "bar of light" 17. Each bar of light 17 has a small diameter near the well openings and gradually increases in diameter farther away from the well opening. The light emitted from the LEDs 22 is infrared or near infrared light 17 capable of reflecting off of various objects and returning to the frame with sufficient intensity for detection by light detectors 24, which may be, for example, Hamamatsu part no. 54289-61. For example, the LEDs 22 may emit at a peak wavelength of 880 nm with a spectral bandwidth of +/-40 nm measured at the half power points. The light 17 transmitted by the LEDs is modulated, and the detection of the light is optically and electronically filtered such that only LED 22 light is sensed by the detectors 24.
The sensitivity or useful height H of the light curtain 2 defines a border of the light curtain and is the height above the board at which objects may contact the emitted light 17 such that a sufficient amount of light reflects back to the board to allow detection of reflected light by the detectors. The amount of light that will be reflected back to the board by an object at a particular height above the board is dependant on both the reflectivity of the object and the intensity of the light 17 emitted from the LEDs 22. While the reflectivity of the object invading the light curtain can not always be controlled, the intensity of the light 17 emitted from the LEDs can be controlled. Accordingly, the useful height H of the light curtain is increased as the intensity of the light emitted from the LEDs is increased. The intensity of the light emitted from the LEDs is controlled by determining the voltage supplied to the LEDs. As more voltage is supplied to the LEDs, more light is emitted from the LEDs 22, and the height of the light curtain's protected space increases. Voltage to power the LEDs is supplied to the light curtain through the controller 4. Depending upon the design of the system 1, the voltage may be fixed or may be manually adjusted by inputs from a human operator to define the useful height of the light curtain 2. For example, a potentiometer may be provided that adjusts the voltage supplied by the controller, thereby allowing a human operator to manually adjust the useful height of the light curtain. The means for adjusting the voltage may be provided by turning a screw, pushing a button, flipping a switch, entering a voltage value on a keyboard, or other similar means. In one embodiment, the supply voltage may be varied from 16-22 V.
Seven light detectors 24 are positioned on the primary board within wells 20 next to those wells containing LEDs 22. The light detectors 24 are situated in the well bottoms 28 and are oriented to receive light entering the well through the well openings 26. Six of the seven light detectors 24 on the primary board are completely insulated from light being emitted from the LEDs because they are situated in separate wells 20 from the LEDs. However, one of the light detectors is positioned in a dual well 30, and shares the dual well 30 with an LED. The dual well has an enlarged well opening 32 and holds both an LED 22 and a light detector 24 in the well bottom 34.
A lens 36 is held by the board above the well openings 26 to act as a light filter and to provide a protective covering for the LEDs 22 and detectors 24. The lens 36 filters certain types of light from entering the wells while allowing light emitted by the LEDs to freely enter and exit the wells. For example, the lens may be made of an acrylic r002 red material that passes infrared light and filters non-infrared light. At the same time, the lens 36 prevents dust and debris from entering the wells and blocking the transmission of light by the LEDs or the detection of reflected light by the light detectors.
A first integrated circuit (IC) board 42 having breach indication circuitry 46 (see FIG. 6) for interaction with the light detectors 24 is positioned under the bottoms 28 of the wells of the primary board 14. A block diagram showing an overview of the connections provided by the first IC board 42 is shown in FIG. 6. The first IC board 42 provides connections from the seven light detectors of the primary board, shown on FIG. 6 by D1-D7, to breach indication circuitry 46 included on the first IC board 42. The breach indication circuitry 46 receives inputs from the detectors and is operable to generate two redundant breach signals, B1 and B2, for submission to the controller 4 to indicate either a breach of the light curtain or a faulty light curtain. D6 is the detector that is positioned within the dual well 30 of the primary board and has a separate connection to the breach indication circuitry than that of the other detectors. D6 also provides an electrical pulse signal, POUT, sent to a power source which provides power to light the LEDs 22 of the primary board, shown in FIG. 6 by L1-L6. The electrical pulse signal generated by D6 modulates the light emitted by the LEDs 22 at a specific frequency.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, input leads 40 are provided on the primary board to connect the first integrated circuit board 42 to the controller 4. The input leads include five elongated conductors that and extend from one end of the primary board 14 at the integrated circuit board 42 to the controller 4. On an opposite end of the primary board 14 from the input leads 40 is a jack (not shown) having six female pins. The six female pins may be mated with male pins from one of the connectors 18. If the connector 18 is also joined to one of the secondary boards 16, the connector will physically and electrically connect the primary board 14 to the secondary board 16.
The secondary boards 16 (see FIG. 1) include wells 20, LEDs 22, and detectors 24 positioned the same as those on the primary board 14. The secondary boards also include an integrated circuit board that is similar to the first IC board 42 of the primary board, with the exception that the sixth detector does not generate a pulse signal. Instead, each of the secondary boards 16 utilize the POUT signal generated by the sixth detector on the primary board 14 to modulate the light emitted by the LEDs. Unlike the primary board 14, the secondary boards 16 do not include input leads 40. Instead, both ends of the secondary boards 16 have jacks with six female pins (not shown). The male pins of the connectors 18 may be mated with the female pins of the jacks to physically and electrically connect two secondary boards or to connect one of the secondary boards 16 to the primary board 14. In this manner, multiple boards 14 and 16 may be joined together to form a single frame 12 for a large light curtain.
Mounting tabs 38 are included on the primary board 14 and secondary boards 16 so the primary board may be secured to machinery to be protected by the light curtain system 1. The mounting tabs 38 are two plastic tabs extending from each board with holes formed therein. Screws, nails, rivets or other fastening devices may be placed through the holes and inserted into the machine or structure near the machine to secure the mounting tabs and hold the frame 12 in place. Once mounted, the light curtain frame defines the base of a space that will be protected by the system 1. Light emitted from the LEDs 22 during operation of the system 1 forms at least one complete light curtain that surrounds the protected space.
In operation, the Diffuse Reflective Light Curtain System 1 is used to prevent a foreign object from entering the working space of a robotic machine 8. With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, LEDs 22 within wells 20 on the primary and secondary boards 14 and 16 emit near infrared light 17 vertically upward from the wells 20 to form a light curtain 2 around the protected space. The system 1 allows the robotic machine to move and perform its normal operations within the protected space defined by the light curtain 2. Should an invading object come into contact with the light of the light curtain, light will be reflected from the object and back toward the wells 20. When the detectors 24 in the wells sense the near infrared light that has been reflected from the invading object, the detectors send a signal to the breach identification circuitry 46. The breach identification circuitry 46 processes the signal and produces two redundant breach signals (or "detection signals"), B1 and B2, which are sent to the controller 4 to indicate that a breach of the light curtain has occurred. The redundant breach signals B1 and B2 provide a safety means to guard against one of the breach signals not properly signaling a breach. Upon receipt of either breach signal, B1 or B2, the controller 4 sends a signal to an intrusion alarm. The intrusion alarm (not shown) may be an audio alarm such as a horn, a visual alarm such as a light, a physical result such as stoppage of movement in the robotic machine, or any other such alarm deemed necessary and useful for the particular application. In this manner, serious injuries to human limbs are prevented.
The Diffuse Reflective Light Curtain System also produces a fault signal should the security of the light curtain be compromised by faulty LEDs. As shown in FIG. 6, the LEDs on each board 14 are all connected in series. If any one of the LEDs 22 on the board burns out, the LED branch of the circuit will be opened and all of the LEDs will fail to emit light for that board. When any one of the boards fails to emit light, a large open area exists in the light curtain, and the security of the light curtain is be compromised. To detect this situation where one of the light curtain boards fails to emit light, the dual well 30 on each board contains a detector D6 as well as a light emitting diode L6. As L6 emits light, the light will be reflected off of the sidewall 27 of the dual well and sensed by detector D6. If D6 detects the presence of light emitted by L6, all LEDs on the board may be assumed to be in working condition and emitting light. If L6 fails to emit light, D6 will not detect the presence of light within the dual well 30, and a faulty board exists. D6 provides a signal to the breach indication circuitry 46 to indicate the presence or absence of light emitted by L6. Based upon the signal received from D6, the breach indication circuitry determines whether the board is faulty or properly emitting light. If the board is faulty, the redundant breach signal, B1 and B2, is sent to the controller and the controller immediately signals the intrusion alarm which provides an indication of the breach such as an immediate stop in the robotic machinery because the security of the light curtain has been compromised.
The system 1 is capable of selectively operating up to five light curtains. As mentioned above, each light curtain contains at least one primary board and may also contain multiple secondary boards. Each respective light curtain may be designed to cover a particular boundary. The system 1 is capable of selectively turning on or off any one light curtain defining a particular boundary. In this manner, a human operator may be permitted to enter a particular work area during a certain machine step, but may be restricted from that same area during another machine step.
An exemplary multiple light curtain arrangement is shown in FIG. 7. Five light curtain frames 12 of various shapes are arranged to form a protected space having three zones. Zone X is defined by light curtains 1 and 5, Zone Y is defined by light curtains 5, 2 and 4, and Zone Z is defined by light curtains 4 and 3. A robotic machine 8 having a moving arm 9 is situated in the proximity of the light curtains 12, such that the moving arm 9 is capable of moving into Zone X, Zone Y or Zone Z.
Light curtain 1 is initially disabled by the controller to allow a human operator to reach into Zone X during a loading stage and place a part on a platform 11. During the loading stage, light curtains 2, 3, and 5 are all enabled to prevent entry of an invading object into Zone Y or Zone Z as the robotic machinery works in those areas. When the sensor 6 detects that the arm 9 is about to enter Zone X, light curtain 5 is disabled to allow the robotic machine to enter Zone X. At the same time, light curtain 1 is activated to prevent any objects such as a human limb from being in Zone X during the time that the robotic machine operates in Zone X. When the robotic machine enters Zone X, light curtain 3 may be disabled, while light curtains 1, 2 and 4 are active. This arrangement provides for entry of an object into Zone Z for removal of a part from a dock 13, while preventing entry of an object in Zone X or Zone Y where the robotic machine continues to operate.
Those of skill in the art will appreciate that many changes could be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventions. By way of example, a light emitter could be a single light source configured as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,875,761, an elongated lamp positioned adjacent to a plurality of light detectors, a fiber optic rod with a sawtooth mirror such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,052,120, or a strip-like concave mirror such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,864,121. Additional changes will be readily apparent to those of skill and the art, and the invention, as described in the claims, should not be limited to the embodiments shown.
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Cryosurvival of Embryos From Dysmorphic Oocytes
This study has been completed.
V.K.V. American Hospital, Istanbul
Information provided by:
V.K.V. American Hospital, Istanbul
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 24, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: August 2007
History: No changes posted
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|August 24, 2007
|Last Updated Date
|August 24, 2007
|Start Date ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Primary Completion Date
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|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Change History
|No Changes Posted
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Cryosurvival of Embryos From Dysmorphic Oocytes
|Official Title ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Brief Summary
|Various morphological abnormalities of human oocytes were reported to detrimentally affect embryo development. We observed development of frozen thawed embryos derived from oocytes with normal or abnormal morphological features to the blastocyst stage. Cytoplasmic abnormalities of the oocytes were found to negatively affect cryosurvival potential of the embryos.
|Detailed Description
|Not Provided
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Design ICMJE
|Observational Model: Defined Population
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
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|Sampling Method
|Not Provided
|Study Population
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|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Procedure: Cryopreservation, thawing and blastocyst culture
Good quality human embryos were frozen - thawed and cultured to the blastocyst stage.
|Study Groups/Cohorts
|Publications *
|Balaban B, Ata B, Isiklar A, Yakin K, Urman B. Severe cytoplasmic abnormalities of the oocyte decrease cryosurvival and subsequent embryonic development of cryopreserved embryos. Hum Reprod. 2008 Aug;23(8):1778-85. doi: 10.1093/humrep/den127. Epub 2008 May 12.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
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|Enrollment ICMJE
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|Primary Completion Date
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|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
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|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
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|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|Not Provided
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Not Provided
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|V.K.V. American Hospital, Istanbul
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|V.K.V. American Hospital, Istanbul
|Verification Date
|August 2007
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP


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Dandy Don
December 6, 2010 by staff
Dandy Don, Don Meredith oozed charm. He first conquered the city of Dallas with his play at quarterback, and then won the country with her folk style of broadcasting at home. Now, Don Meredith will remain a legend. Sunday, December 5, Don Meredith died after suffering a massive stroke in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 72.
Don Meredith first became known to fans of NFL football when he was named the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, He then led the team to its first winning season ever, and then led the Cowboys to two games consecutive NFL title, losing in both. Dandy Don turned the Cowboys into winners, and they eventually became "Team America."
In a city that was completely new to professional sports, Don Meredith almost single-handedly put Dallas on the map, and became the first of many sports celebrities who have played for the Dallas Cowboys in years past fifty years.
Don Meredith retiring in 1969 at the age of 31. Although he never explained why he retired so early, Meredith knew that a young star has been on the road to Dallas: Roger Staubach. You can call Dandy Don Meredith many things, but dumb is not one of them.
In 1970, ABC introduced a new concept in professional sports: Monday Night Football (MNF). A year later, Don Meredith joined the broadcast team original Monday Night Football, with Keith Jackson and legendary broadcaster Howard Cosell celebrity. Former athlete Frank Gifford celebrity eventually replaces Jackson, and the three became an instant sensation overnight.
The back and forth between Dandy Don Meredith and Howard Cosell was epic in nature. Meredith, never funny, slightly sting Cosell would constantly and the relationship between the two became instant fodder for journalists and critics.
There are not many people in life who can say they had a hand in launching two dynasties. Don Meredith has done exactly this with the Dallas Cowboys and Monday Night Football. As Don Meredith used to say at the end of games rash, "Turn out the lights, the party is over."
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A group of over 200 Hollywood stars have come together in support of Israel. Their organization, called Creative Community for Peace, seeks to put an end to the devastating efforts of Hamas.
Creative Community for Peace has called out other celebrities who have openly shown their support for the terrorist organization of Hamas. Their website contains a list of all the stars who support Israel, lest there be any mistake about where they stand. That list can be seen below.
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The Creative Community for Peace's mission statement reads:
We, the undersigned, are saddened by the devastating loss of life endured by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza. We are pained by the suffering on both sides of the conflict and hope for a solution that brings peace to the region.
While we stand firm in our commitment to peace and justice, we must also stand firm against ideologies of hatred and genocide which are reflected in Hamas' charter, Article 7 of which reads, "There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!" The son of a Hamas founder has also commented about the true nature of Hamas.
Hamas cannot be allowed to rain rockets on Israeli cities, nor can it be allowed to hold its own people hostage. Hospitals are for healing, not for hiding weapons. Schools are for learning, not for launching missiles. Children are our hope, not our human shields.
We join together in support of the democratic values we all cherish and in the hope that the healing and transformative power of the arts can be used to build bridges of peace.
(Read More: Israeli Journalist: Obama Is On The Side Of Hamas)
Actors like Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who have publicly defended Palestine and Hamas, don't seem to understand that Israel is the only country in the surrounding region where their movies can even be played.
What do you think of the Creative Community for Peace? We here at Mr. Conservative give them a standing ovation.
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This girl whom we know each other nearly a year, somehow knows that I do have some interest in her as a friend. we met every week doing work in a team together, and she would usually respond to my text and return my call.
But since after I given her the Valentine's Day roses and a gift to hint her that I like her and want to cherish her, I called her the next day )(last Sunday) just to chat with her and sms her to find out her day.
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Did you officially tell her that you like her ? Did you write on the card that you want to cherish her?
If you like her 1 rose would of done enough. As a soft and sweet deal. " want to cherish her " is really forward. You should look for a more relaxed method. Being too strong with your intentions sometimes scares the other person away. Just ez off and chill out. As far as her ignoring your texts and calls. I suggest you give it sometime... maybe 1 - 2 more days and send a casual text first and call mb a few days after if she doesn't respond. But don't mention your feelings just act normal. She will bring it up or act when its right.00|00|0
There isn't any offical word given that "i like you", because my actions I believe were sufficient. I gave her two roses during V Day (Red and Pink)
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2) To cherish her more than a friend
Also a painting of 2 roses with a heart shape, just wished her Happy V day and said hope that she likes those gifts
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The amount of women seeking Cosmetic Labiaplasties has more than tripled in the past decade. It's a phenomenon that's baffling Medical Experts, and so a new piece of research has been conducted by James Cook University in Australia to try and understand what's prompted the dramatic increase.
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What's the difference between the "MagBeam Kit" and the "MagBeam Wildlife Kit"
The MagBeam Kit includes:
1x MagBeam
1x MagBeam Tele Lens
1x MagBeam Wide Lens
1x MagMask Standard Set
The MagBeam Kit does not include the MagGrip. The Tele Lens can be used for portrait or wildlife photography, and the MagMasks must be used with the Wide Lens to project the different patterns on each MagMask.
The MagBeam Wildlife Kit includes:
1x MagBeam
1x MagGrip
1x MagBeam Tele Lens
The MagBeam Wildlife Kit includes everything you need to get started to use the MagBeam for wildlife photography.


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About Us
The Stitching Cards design studio is located near the historic English market town of St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
The Stitching Cards proprietor and pattern designer is David John Jefferson. He created this website and does all the hands-on work required to run it.
David launched the Stitching Cards website in 2004 to provide stitching patterns delivered by download to your computer.
Prior to that David was designing stitching card patterns published in booklets under the Form-A-Lines name. This was started in 1998 by a craft shop that was part owned by David's wife Linda, called Card Inspirations. In 2007 Card Inspirations changed owners. In the process David and Linda acquired the sole rights to the Form-A-Lines name and left Card Inspirations to set up the Form-A-Lines business.
In 2008 David and Linda launched the PinBroidery website to provide square stitching patterns.
David has a background in print and graphic design and also runs the Animator mag website.
Stitching Cards, PO Box 795, St. Albans, AL2 2ZQ, UK.
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