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DOC022.53.00720 DR 2800 USER MANUAL January 2008, Edition 2 © HACH Company, 2007–2008. All rights reserved. Printed in Germany.
5.2.4 Display and sound preferences ... 29 5.2.5 Power Management ... 29 5.2.6 PC and printer ... 31 22.214.171.124 Printer setup ... 31 184.108.40.206 Print data ... 33 126.96.36.199 HACH Data Trans ... 33 5.2.7 Password ... 34 18.104.22.168 Password deactivation ... 35 Table of Contents...
Table of Contents 5.3 Store, recall, send and delete data ... 37 5.3.1 The data log ... 37 18.104.22.168 Auto/manual data storage ... 37 188.8.131.52 Recall stored data from the data log ... 37 18.104.22.168 Send data from the data log ... 38 126.96.36.199 Delete stored data from the data log ...
6.2 Favorite Programs ... 81 6.2.1 Recall a favorite program ... 81 6.2.2 Delete a favorite program ... 81 6.3 Standard Addition – monitoring/checking results ... 82 6.3.1 Complete a standard addition ... 83 6.4 Single Wavelength (absorbance, concentration and transmittance measurements) ... 87 6.4.1 Set up single wavelength mode ...
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Section 1 Specifications Performance Specifications Operating Mode Source Lamp Wavelength Range Wavelength Accuracy Wavelength Reproducibility Wavelength Resolution Wavelength Calibration Wavelength Selection Spectral Bandwidth Photometric measuring range Photometric Accuracy Photometric Linearity Stray Light Data storage User programs Physical and Environmental Specifications Width Height Depth...
Section 2 General Information 2.1 Safety information 2.1.1 Use of hazard information 2.1.2 Precautionary labels This symbol, if noted on the instrument, references the instruction manual for operation and/or safety information. Electrical equipment marked with this symbol may not be disposed of in European public disposal systems after 12 August of 2005.
General Information 2.1.4 Chemical and Biological Safety 2.2 Overview of product Permissible Exposure value. Therefore, for Class 1 LASERS the output power is below the level at which it is believed eye damage will occur. Exposure to the beam of a Class 1 LASER will not result in eye injury.
• Protective Cover • DR 2800 User Manual • CD-ROM containing the HACH and HACH LANGE procedures • Quick start guide Note: If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the manufacturer or a sales representative immediatly. The following conditions are necessary to ensure correct instrument operation and accurate results: •...
Installation 3.3 Power connections Power supply with EU adapter plug installed UK adapter plug Install the correct adapter plug on the supplied external power supply (Figure 1) by sliding the adapter on until it "clicks" into position. Correctly mounted, both housing of power supply and plug are in line.
USB memory stick, barcode scanner, or keyboard. A USB memory stick is used to update instrument software. The USB Type B interface is used for communications with a PC. The optional Hach Data Trans software (see page 33) must be installed on the PC for this use.
Installation 3.5 Cell compartments, Cell adapters, Light Shield and Protective Cover 3.5.1 Cell compartments and adapters Cell compartment #1 The DR 2800 has two cell compartments cuvette/sample cell type at a time can be used for a measurement. Cell compartment #1 •...
10 mm square cuvette/sample cell adapter (A) 1 inch Pour-Thru adapter (B) 3.5.2 Installation of the cuvette/sample cell adapters Figure 4 Cuvette/Sample cell adapters 1 inch round cuvette/sample cell adapter (C) 1. Open the cell compartment. 2. Select the correct adapter for the cuvette/sample cell type. 3.
Installation Figure 5 Installation of a cuvette/sample cell adapter 3.5.3 Use of the light shield for measurements The light shield (Figure 6 on page when using 13 mm and 16 mm vial tests and must be in place before measurements can be taken in cell compartment #1. The light shield is required only when using 13 mm or 16 mm vial tests.
Light Shield The DR 2800 is shipped with the light shield installed. Remove the light shield before using cell compartment #2. The light shield can be stored in the Protective Cover Figure 6 Light Shield Installation of the light shield 1.
Installation 3.5.4 Protective Cover Protective Cover Protective Cover (inside view) The inside of the Protective Cover is intended to house the cuvette/sample cell adapters. The recesses for holding the cuvette/sample cell adapters are marked with the corresponding letters. Figure 8 Protective Cover Protective Cover with inserted cuvette/sample cell adapter A in position A.
Installation 3.6 Mobile use of the DR 2800 for field analysis If the DR 2800 spectrophotometer is used to carry out field analyzes, it may be necessary to take a number of measures to compensate for the fluctuating ambient light conditions. You should take the measures described below if the following warning is displayed after you take a measurement: Error: Too much ambient light! Move device into shade or...
Installation 3.6.1 Position the Protective Cover Figure 9 Position the Protective Cover 1. After you have inserted the zero solution cell or the sample cell, position the Protective Cover over the open cell compartment. The lettering "Protective Cover" must be readable from the display side of the instrument.
3.7 Beam path Tungsten lamp Entrance slit Heat-protection glass Grating Exit slit Lens Filter wheel Figure 10 shows the beam path of the DR 2800: Figure 10 Beam path Splitter mirror Reference-element 10 Cell compartment #2 11 Lens 12 Measurement element 13 Cell compartment #1 14 LED Installation...
Section 4 Start Up 4.1 Power the instrument on and off 4.2 Language selection 4.3 Self-Check 1. Plug in to the power supply (laboratory analysis) or insert the battery (field analysis). 2. The push-button switch on the back of the instrument switches the instrument on (press for about 1 second) and off (press for about 3 to 5 seconds).
Start Up If the instrument detects any deviation relative to the last calibration, a system check has to be carried out. 4. Remove the cuvette from the cell compartment and close the lid. 5. Then press Start. The system check is carried out (duration approx. 6 minutes). Note: Further error messages during self check, see 117.
Section 5 Standard Operations 5.1 Overview 5.1.1 Tips for the use of the touch screen 5.1.2 Use of the alphanumeric keypad Icon / key Description ABC/abc Alphabetic Symbols Numeric Clear Entry Left Arrow Backspace Right Arrow Advance The entire screen is touch-activated. To make a selection, press the screen with a fingernail, fingertip, pencil eraser or a stylus.
User programs make "made to measure analysis" possible: - Users can program methods they have developed themselves User Programs - Existing HACH and LANGE methods can be stored as user programs. The LANGE tests can then be modified to suit the user's requirements. Favorite Programs List of methods/tests created by the user to suit his own requirements.
5.2 Instrument Setup mode 5.2.1 Operator ID 1. Select Instrument Setup in the "Main Menu". A selection of functions appears in order to configure the functions of the instrument. Use this option to enter up to 30 sets of operator initials (up to 5 characters each) into the instrument.
Standard Operations 5.2.2 Sample ID Use this option to enter up to 100 Sample Identification tags (up to 13 characters each) into the instrument. Sample IDs can be used to specify the sample location or other sample specific information. 1. Press Sample ID in the Instrument Setup. 2.
5.2.3 Date and time 5.2.4 Display and sound preferences 5.2.5 Power Management 1. Press Date & Time in the Instrument Setup. 2. The date and time are subdivided over a number of fields. Press the appropriate field and use the arrow keys to change the value.
Standard Operations 2. Select one of the options under Standby mode to set the length of the idle period that can elapse before the instrument switches to the Standby mode when running on battery power. Note: In standby mode, the backlighting of the screen is switched off. Touching the display causes the lighting to switch on again.
This USB interface is only intended to connect the instrument to a PC (with installation of the USB (Type B) HACH Data Trans Software). This USB port can be used to connect a printer, a USB memory stick , a barcode scanner or a USB (Type A) keyboard.
Standard Operations Printer Setup: • Resolution: Print quality • Paper: Paper size Note: If an optional Thermal Printer is connected, the function "Auto Send" on/off is available. 4. Select Auto-Send: On to send all measured data automatically to the Thermal printer. Note: The option Auto-Send is not available for any other printer (e.g.
OK to confirm. Sending Data... is displayed until the data have been printed. The optional HACH Data Trans software must be installed on the PC for the subsequent to process for measurement data. 1. Press PC & Printer in the Instrument Setup.
Standard Operations 5.2.7 Password 4. Select Auto-Send: On to send all measured data automatically to the PC. Note: If Auto-Send: Off is selected, the PC & Printer icon must be pressed, in order to send data to the PC. Note: The remote function is only for monitoring the data transfer. The Password menu contains a variety of security settings to control access to various functions.
22.214.171.124 Password deactivation 4. Press Security List to lock various functions for unauthorized users. 5. Highlight the desired functions to control. 6. Confirm the Security List with OK to return to the Password menu. 7. Press On to highlight the new settings of the Security List. 8.
Standard Operations 3. Press Off to deactivate the settings of the Security List. 4. Press OK to return to Instrument Setup. Note: Use this function to delete the former Password or to enter a new one.
5.3 Store, recall, send and delete data 5.3.1 The data log 188.8.131.52 Auto/manual data storage 184.108.40.206 Recall stored data from the data log The Data Log will store up to 500 readings taken in the modes: Stored Programs, Barcode Programs, User Programs, Favorite Programs, Single Wavelength and Multi Wavelength.
Note: The number in parenthesis is the total number of data sets assigned to this selection. To send measurement data to a PC: The optional HACH Data Trans software must be installed on the PC, see section 22.214.171.124 on page...
18.104.22.168 Delete stored data from the data log 1. Press Recall Data in the Main Menu. 2. Press Data Log>Options>Delete. 3. Highlight Single Point or Filtered data or All data and press OK to confirm. Note: The number in parentheses is the total number of data sets assigned to this selection.
Standard Operations 5.3.2 Time Course 18.104.22.168 Data Storage from Time Course 184.108.40.206 Recall Stored Data from Time Course The instrument can store 20 Time Course Data sets. The data can be stored manually at the user's discretion after viewing the data. 1.
188.8.131.52 Send Data from Time Course 2. Press Graph to look at details. Note: Press View Summary to return to the Recall Data list. 3. Press Table to look at details. Note: Press View Summary to return to the Recall Data list. Option 1: 4.
Standard Operations 188.8.131.52 Delete Stored Data from Time Course Option 2: 5. Press Time Course and then Options, More... and Send Data to send the data to a USB memory stick or to a printer. The files will be automatically send as CSV files (Comma Separated Value) to a file "TCData"...
5.4 Stored Programs 5.4.1 Select a saved test/method; enter user-specific basic data 5.4.2 Stored program options Options Description More For further Options The instrument contains more than 200 programmed procedures. They can be accessed through the Stored Programs menu. 1. Press Stored Programs in the Main Menu to view an alphabetical list of stored programs with program numbers.
Standard Operations Table 4 Stored programs options (continued) Options Description With the Store On setting, all measurement data are stored automatically. With the Store Off Store Off/On setting, no measurement data are stored. % Trans/Conc/Abs To switch to % transmittance, concentration or absorbance readings Send Data icon / To send Data to a printer, computer or USB memory stick (Type A) Send Data...
5.4.3 Use of program timers Some procedures do not require the use of timers. Other procedures require several timers. These timers are pre-programmed into each Stored Program, along with a description of the activity to be performed during the timed period. 1.
Standard Operations 5.4.4 Set the dilution factor 5.4.5 Run a standard adjust The Dilution Factor function is used to calculate the original concentration of a sample that has been diluted by a known ratio. For example, dilution factor can bring the analyzed concentration within the test range.
5.4.6 Set the chemical form Read a standard before setting Standard Adjust to On. 1. Follow the entire procedure, using a known standard for the sample. 2. After reading the concentration, press Options>More>Standard Adjust. 3. If Standard Adjust is set to Off, turn it On. The Current Reading will show the concentration.
Standard Operations 188.8.131.52 Change of the default setting of the chemical form 5.4.7 Run a reagent blank 1. Press Options>More>Chemical Form. 2. Select the Chemical Form. Note: The stoichiometric conversion of the measurement result is carried out automatically. Note: The selected Chemical Form will appear on the display. Test results will be calculated and displayed in this chemical form.
5.4.8 Analysis of samples 4. Press Options>More>Reagent Blank. 5. Press On to highlight the Reagent Blank function. 6. The concentration shown on the key is the measured value of the reagent blank. To use this value for more analyses of this parameter, press OK.
Standard Operations 5.4.9 Add stored programs to the favorite programs list 4. Remove zero solution and insert sample cuvette/cell into the cell compartment. 5. Press Read. The result will be displayed. 6. For data storage, see section 5.3.1 on page The Favorites menu simplifies test selection by creating a list of the most frequently used tests from the Stored Programs and User Programs.
5.5 Barcode Programs Figure 11 Cell compartment #1 for barcode 13 mm cuvettes/vials 5.5.1 Complete a barcode 13 mm test/vial A special barcode reader in cell compartment #1 automatically reads the barcode on the 13 mm cuvette/vial as the cuvette/vial completes a single rotation.
Standard Operations 5.5.2 Select the measuring range 5.5.3 Select the chemical evaluation form • Otherwise, press Barcode Programs in the Main Menu. and insert the blank or sample cuvette/vial (depending on the working procedure) in cell compartment #1. The measurement is started automatically and the results are displayed.
184.108.40.206 Change of the default setting of the chemical form 5.5.4 Basic test-specific and sample-specific data settings Options Description More For further Options With the Store On setting, all measurement data are stored automatically. With the Store Off Store Off/On setting, no measurement data are stored.
Some barcode tests do not require a sample blank value to be determined, as turbidity and color are dealt with during the test procedure. Other barcode tests use the reagent test vials to determine the sample blank. Please refer to the Hach procedure for method-specific instructions.
5.5.6 Update/edit barcode tests 220.127.116.11 Manual update of a barcode test Program point Description Name Name of the analysis parameter Version An abbreviation assigned by the user or the version number, etc. is entered here Exact definition of the test: the number of wavelengths at which measurements are carried out, Measurement process the number of absorbance measurements needed, the keys to be used, any waiting periods between measurements, etc.
Standard Operations Enter the Version 1. Highlight the line containing Version and press Edit. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the name indicated in the working procedure. 2. Press OK to confirm. Enter the Measurement Process For detailed information on entering the measurement process, see section 6.1.2 on page Check the working procedure in advance to determine whether this point needs to be changed.
Enter the Variables (Factors, Wavelength and Coversion Factors) For detailed information on entering the Variables, see on page Check the working procedure in advance to determine whether this point needs to be changed. 1. Highlight the Variables line in the data overview and press Edit.
Standard Operations 18.104.22.168 Update an existing barcode test Note: Only in very few cases does the revision of a test require all test specifications to be updated. Option 1: Manual update of test data 1. Insert the light shield in cell compartment #2. 2.
6. Press Start to begin the test with the new data. To obtain the software for the update from the Internet at www.hach.com: 1. Go to http://www.hach.com. 2. On the DR 2800 product page, click Lab System Software/Software Update Downloads under Downloads.
Standard Operations 6. Press OK to return to the System Checks menu. Note: When the instrument software has been updated, a prompt to restart the instrument is displayed.
Section 6 Advanced Operations 6.1 User Programs Options Description Select New to program a new user program. Note: The first time Program Options is selected, only the New option is available. The other options remain inactive (grey) until the first program has been created. Add to favorites Select Add to favorites to add an existing user program to the list of frequently used programs.
Advanced Operations Program Type Description Single Wavelength Measurements at a defined wavelength In the Multi Wavelength mode, absorbance values can be measured at up to four wavelengths Multi Wavelength and the results can be mathematically processed to obtain sums, differences and relationships. This is an advanced form of programming for original user-developed methods.
Advanced Operations 126.96.36.199 Single wavelength settings If the Single Wavelength mode is selected, the following parameters can be defined: Units: Select the required unit from the list and press Next. Note: Units of measure not included in this list can be added in the edit program under Program Options, Edit.
Advanced Operations 220.127.116.11 Multi wavelength settings Chemical form: Enter the chemical formula used in the display to represent the analysis parameter. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the chemical form and press Next to enter Calibration settings. If the Multi Wavelength mode is selected, the following parameters can be defined: Units: Select the required unit from the list and press Next.
List of available absorbance formulas is the absorbance at wavelength 1, is the absorbance at wavelength 2 and so on is the factor at wavelength 1, is the factor at wavelength 2 and so on If a subtraction has to be completed, the factors can be entered with a minus sign.
Advanced Operations 126.96.36.199 Calibration settings for single and multi wavelength mode Mode Descriptions A calibration table is created by entering the concentration values and the absorbance values of Enter values the analyte solution. The absorbance values are plotted versus standard concentrations and the calibration curve is displayed as a graph (page 66).
2. To enter the standard concentrations and corresponding absorbance values in the displayed table, press the "+" symbol. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the values. Press OK and enter the corresponding absorbance value. Press OK. The entered data are displayed in the table. Repeat the sequence for each data point to enter it.
Advanced Operations Calibration by reading standards 1. Press Read Standards and press Next. 2. To enter the standard concentrations in the displayed table, press the "+" symbol. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the standard concentration. Press OK. 3. Press the "+" symbol again (see arrow) and enter the next standard concentration.
9. Press Force 0 to change the setting from Off to On. The curve then passes through the origin of the coordinate system. Note: This may have an adverse effect on the correlation coefficient 10. Press Table to display the table again. 11.
Advanced Operations 220.127.116.11 Store a user program 188.8.131.52 Additional user-defined parameters and functions The input of the basic data is complete. An overview of the variable program data is displayed. 1. To enter more specifications or change existing ones, highlight the appropriate line and press Edit.
Timer 1 / Timer 2 / Timer 3 / Timer 4: This function can define time intervals for up to four timers. Timer designations such as Shake, Wait and Swirl can be assigned. 1. Highlight the appropriate line in the overview of the program data and press Edit.
Advanced Operations 6.1.2 Free programming program type Program point Description Name Name of the analysis parameter Version An abbreviation or version number assigned by the user is entered here. Exact definition of the test: the number of wavelengths at which measurements are made, the Measurement Process number of absorbance measurements needed, the keys to be used, any waiting periods between measurements, etc.
220.127.116.11 Enter a new element of a measuring sequence • Should individual program sequences be repeated? The elements of a measuring sequence, such as zero and sample measurements and the timer(s) (reaction times, waiting times, etc.) are individually defined. Important Note: Each component of the measurement process must be entered in the order in which it will be completed.
Advanced Operations Process Timer key 1. Press the Process Timer key to enter any waiting, reaction or handling times that have to be taken into account. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the time. Press OK and confirm the input by pressing OK again. Note: This time is integrated into the measurement process.
188.8.131.52 Enter the calibration formula (evaluation formula) Deleting an element of a measuring sequence Select the appropriate line and press Delete. The element is deleted. Inserting an element of a measuring sequence Select the line in the measuring sequence where the insertion is be made and press New.
Advanced Operations Screen Refer to Table 11 for detailed information on the Edit formula keys. Note: The evaluation formula is built up successively in the display in accordance with the input. Note: The arrow key deletes the most recently entered element of the formula.
Table 11 Edit formula key descriptions (continued) Screen +– >=< Enter the next calibration formula (C2 or Cn) 1. Highlight C2: Off and press Edit. 2. Select C2: Off again and press Edit. The display switches to C2: On. 3. Highlight the next line C2 = to define the formula and press Edit.
Advanced Operations 184.108.40.206 Enter variables 18.104.22.168 Save a free programming user program Select Conc. key If an already defined formula, in this case C1, is to be taken into account in the formula for C2, press Select conc. Enter the number of the formula (e.g. 1 for C1) and press OK to confirm.
6.1.3 Select a user program 6.1.4 Add, edit and delete user programs from the favorites list 1. Press User Programs in the Main Menu to view an alphabetical list of user programs with program numbers. The User Programs list will appear. Note: Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list quickly.
Advanced Operations 18.104.22.168 Add to Favorites 220.127.116.11 Edit 220.127.116.11 Delete 1. Press Add to Favorites and press OK to confirm. The program is added to the Favorites. 1. Press Edit and press OK to confirm. An overview of the specifications of the programmed test is displayed.
6.2 Favorite Programs 6.2.1 Recall a favorite program 6.2.2 Delete a favorite program The most frequently used tests/methods in the Stored Programs menu and the User Programs menu can also be added to the list of favorites to simplify their selection. To add Stored Programs and/or User Programs to the favorites list or the favorite programs, see section 6.1.4 on page...
Advanced Operations 6.3 Standard Addition – monitoring/checking results The accuracy of measured values (their correspondence with the actual concentration of the analyte in the sample) and their precision (correspondence of the measurement results obtained from several samples containing the same concentration of the test analyte) can be determined or improved using the standard addition method.
6.3.1 Complete a standard addition e. Does the test require the sample to be at a certain temperature? Was the pH of the sample in the correct range? g. Is the pipette volume correct? 2. Check the used reagents by repeating the standard addition procedure with freshly prepared reagents.
Advanced Operations Peak volume/sample volume methods 1. Select Stored Programs in the main menu. Select the required program. 2. Press Start. 3. Analyze a sample without added standard solution in accordance with the instructions in the Procedures Manual. When the measurement is complete, leave the sample cuvette/cell in the cuvette/sample cell holder.
6. Press the key of the value to change it. Use the alphanumeric keypad to change the value. Press OK to confirm. 7. Press the keys to enter the standard addition volumes. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the new data and press OK. Description of the table of readings •...
Advanced Operations 11. After all the standard addition solutions have been measured, press Graph. The regression line through the standard addition data points is displayed. The correlation coefficient r indicates how close the data points are to the line. If the correlation coefficient = 1, the curve is linear. The concentration shown above the curve is the estimated concentration of the sample without the added standard.
6.4 Single Wavelength (absorbance, concentration and transmittance measurements) 6.4.1 Set up single wavelength mode Options Description More For further Options With the Store On setting, all measurement data are stored automatically. With the Store Off Store Off/On setting, no measurement data are stored. % Trans/Abs To switch to % transmittance, concentration or absorbance readings To enter the measurement wavelength.
Advanced Operations Table 12 Single wavelength setup options (continued) Options Description Instrument Setup Basic data of the instrument, see section 5.2 on page Concentration factor: 1. Press Concentration Factor: Off in the Options menu. Press On to highlight this feature. 2.
6.4.2 Take single wavelength measurements 1. Insert the blank cuvette/cell into the cuvette/sample cell holder. Press Zero. Note: The Read key is only active after the zero measurement has been completed. 2. Insert the sample cuvette/cell into the cuvette/sample cell holder.
Advanced Operations 6.5 Multi-Wavelength mode – measurements at more than one wavelength 6.5.1 Set the reading mode at different wavelengths Options Description More For further Options With the Store On setting, all measurement data are stored automatically. With the Store Off Store Off/On setting, no measurement data are stored.
Table 13 Multi-wavelength setup options (continued) Options Description Recall Data Call up saved measurement data or time courses, see Instrument Setup Basic data of the instrument, see section 5.3 on page section 5.2 on page λ / Absorbance formula: 1. Press Absorbance Formula. 2.
Advanced Operations 3. To change a wavelength, press one of the "λx:" keys. Enter the desired wavelength coefficient into the numeric keypad. Press OK to confirm. 4. To change a coefficient, press one of the "K desired coefficient into the numeric keypad. Press OK to confirm.
6.5.2 Complete a measurement in the multi wavelength mode 1. Insert the blank cuvette/cell into the cuvette/sample cell holder. Press Zero. Note: The Read key does not become active until the zero measurement has been completed. 2. Insert the sample cuvette/cell into the cuvette/sample cell holder.
Advanced Operations 6.6 Time course of absorbance/transmittance 6.6.1 Time course setup parameters Option Description More For further Options Store icon To store the scan data To input the total time for data collection and the time interval between the collection of data Time &...
6.6.2 Time course scan reading Time & interval: 1. Press Time & Interval in the Options menu. 2. Input the total time and the reading time and press OK to confirm. Note: In total 500 measuring steps are possible. To select a total time and a time interval that would cause this number of measurements to be exceeded, the time interval is defined automatically and the OK key is inactivated.
Advanced Operations 6.6.3 Analysis of time course data • Select Mark to mark the next data point collected. This mark is not used by the instrument, but is available for the user and may indicate a significant event, such as the addition of a sample or other reagent.
126.96.36.199 Navigation of a time scan or a time scan analysis Cursor Function/ Description Zoom Function Delta mode: A second cursor is highlighted. The position of the fixed cursor was previously defined in Cursor Mode Single. Use the active cursor to select any point on the measurement curve.
2. The model, serial number and software version are displayed. To obtain the software for the update from the Internet at www.hach.com: 1. Go to http://www.hach.com. 2. On the DR 2800 product page, click Lab System Software/Software Update Downloads under Downloads.
6.7.3 Optical checks 220.127.116.11 Wavelength check For each optical check, the measured results must be evaluated against user-specific requirements. The check options do not define tolerances. 1. Press Optical Checks in the System Checks menu. The Optical Checks menu contains programs for checking the wavelength accuracy, stray light and photometric accuracy.
Advanced Operations 126.96.36.199 Stray light check The Stray Light test is used to measure the stray light in the instrument at 340 nm. 1. Press Stray Light Check in the Optical Checks menu. 2. Remove any cuvette/sample cell from the cell compartment. 3.
22.214.171.124 Absorbance check The Absorbance Check test is used to test the photometric accuracy and repeatability of the instrument. This test can be used to test absorbance at any wavelength by a specific sample or test filter set (Refer to page 102).
Advanced Operations 184.108.40.206 Verification kit The Verification Kit, LZV537, (see designed for periodic monitoring of scattered light, photometric accuracy and the wavelength accuracy of the spectrophotometers. When results exceed allowable tolerances (given in the quality control certificate), contact the manufacturer. 1.
7. Remove any cuvettes/cells from the cell compartment and press Start. 8. Insert the different filter in the given order one after the other. Press Next after inserting a filter. After the last measurement the results are displayed. 9. Press PC & Printer icon to send the data to a USB memory stick, PC or to a printer.
Advanced Operations 6.7.4 Output checks 6.7.5 Lamp history 6.7.6 Factory service If a printer is connected a test printing of the current screen will be printed. The Lamp History menu provides the amount of time that the lamp has been on (Hours). After a lamp is replaced and the Lamp History is reset, the display of the total operating time is reset to 0.
6.7.7 Service time In order to ensure a regular inspection, an automatic memory reference for the service times can be entered. After switching the instrument on this memory reference will be activated and indicated at the appropriate time. 1. Press Service Time in the System Checks menu. 2.
Advanced Operations 6.7.8 Instrument Backup Before the next service date the Instrument Backup menu offers the possibility to store all programs, measuring data, Operator ID, Sample ID, passwords and all adjustable data on a USB stick. 1. Press Instrument Backup in the System Checks menu. 2.
Advanced Operations If the file was stored the message Instrument Backup is stored to USB stick will be displayed. 4. Press OK to return to the System Checks menu. Restore backup data: Important Note: All current data will be overwritten when restoring the Backup file! 1.
Advanced Operations 4. Press OK to confirm after the message "Instrument Backup from S/N XXXXXXX. Restore?" is displayed. 5. After the backup start the instrument again.
Section 7 Maintenance 7.1 Cleaning requirements 7.1.1 Spectrophotometer 7.1.2 Display 7.1.3 Cuvettes/sample cells CAUTION Potential Chemical, Biological Eye and Skin Hazards. Only qualified personnel should conduct the tasks described in this section of the manual. Important Note: Remove any cuvettes/cells that are still in the instrument and dispose of them or their contents using an approved disposal method.
Maintenance 7.2 Insert or change of the battery 1. Remove the cuvette from the cell compartment. 2. Switch the instrument off. 3. Unplug the power cord. 4. Turn the instrument over carefully and place it on a soft surface. 5. Use a screwdriver or a coin to remove the screw from the cover.
7.2.1 Information about using the battery 126.96.36.199 Dispose of the lithium battery 8. Push in the battery so that the contacts of the instrument can be plugged into the socket of the battery. Important Note: Take care that the battery contacts are always clean.
Maintenance 22.214.171.124 Optimal operation of the battery 22.214.171.124 Lifespan of the battery 188.8.131.52 Load the battery/Operating time • The performance of the battery decreases with the temperature. The battery is charged automatically when the plug-in power supply on the back of the instrument is connected and is plugged into a mains socket (100–240 Volt/50–60 Hz).
7.3 Lamp replacement CAUTION To avoid a possible electric shock, disconnect the instrument from the power source before servicing the lamp. 1. Remove the cuvette from the cell compartment. 2. Switch the instrument off. 3. Unplug the power cord. WARNING Burn Hazard.
Maintenance WARNING Burn Hazard. Wait until the lamp cools down. Contact with the hot lamp can cause burns. 9. Lift the lamp fitting carefully. 10. Put both screws to one side. 11. Push up on the pressure spring. 12. Remove the halogen lamp complete with the plug panel.
13. Carefully unplug the halogen lamp from the plug panel. Important Note: Hold the lamp by the fitting only. Avoid touching the glass, as substances on the skin can bake onto the lamp bulb and thus accelerate the aging process of the lamp. 14.
Section 8 Troubleshooting Problem/Display screen Attention! Please insert the light shield. Absorbance > 3.5! Concentration too high! Error Barcode controlnumber? Please update program data! Error Program not available. Please update program data! Error Clean Cuvette Error Selfcheck stopped. Please check the lamp. Please close the lid.
USB-Barcode Scanner (handset scanner) Pour-Thru Kit Cuvette/ Sample cell set (1-inch square cuvettes/cells, matched pair, glass (10 mL) Hach Data Trans (PC software for data transfer) Certified test filter set for self-checks (6 precision glass filters with target values) Cat. No.
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To all those people cutting out bread/wheat/gluten because of the 'gluten free' fad happening: it is not necessary. Bread is not the devil. It is not unhealthy and it will not make you fat. Unless you have celiac disease or have a gluten intolerance, than you can eat bread!!
So this post is basically my history with bread, why I ditched it for a while, and how/why I eat it again.
Back in March 2014 (a couple months after going vegan) I decided to cut out bread and any other products containing wheat and gluten. I had been hearing so much about the 'gluten free ' fad and seeing books like Wheat Belly that say wheat is not good for you. I didn't know what to believe, so I just took the safe route and cut it out completely.
This isn't the first product I've done this with. Within 2013/2014, I just randomly stopped eating bread, pasta, rice, jam, crackers, chips, and anything with ingredients that I didn't recognize. I think this was me being an obsessive health freak and trying to eat as clean as possible.
Near the end of summer 2014, I began eating Sourdough Bread because I heard it's actually much healthier for you than regular bread. It is so delicious, and with the health tip in mind, I had no problem eating it. But then I kind of became obsessed with it and had a bit too much. Around that time I also started breaking out with pimples pretty badly. I read an article by Organic Burst saying sometimes people have wheat/gluten intolerance that they aren't even aware of, or are so small that they only cause things such as…. acne. So I decided to cut out wheat again to see if that would help any.
A month or two went by and I realized my breakouts weren't getting much better, but they also hadn't gotten worse. I figured that cutting out bread/gluten was not the answer, and I decided to incorporate it back into my diet in small amounts. I would buy this Chia Hemp Flax bread that had all the healthy ingredients and actually tasted good. I would use it to make pb&j sandwiches, or avocado on toast.
In November of 2015, I would only eat bread moderately, only buying sourdough bread once in a while. I listened to my body and would only eat it if I knew it was what I wanted. My stomach also did this strange thing where if I ate over 3 pieces of SD bread, my stomach would feel full for HOURS and I wouldn't even be hungry for dinner. But I look back now and think that maybe it was because my body wasn't used to it. After all, I was eating mostly fruits and veggies for meals all summer.
But now it's February 2016 and I eat sourdough bread every single day. I've been doing this for the past 2-3 months now and I absolotely LOVE it. I have sliced avocado on fresh sourdough and it is the best! And if there's no Avo, I have peanut butter and jam. And sometimes when I come home at night after class or work and I'm hungry, I make another pb&j. So much bread. So much love.
I am a huge supporter of listening to your OWN body, and not just following fad diets and doing what other people are doing. (ex going HCLF, gluten free, paleo, raw till 4, etc) Depending on the time of year, my body craves different things. So if some days I crave raw fruits+veg, then that's what I'll have. But if I'm craving sourdough bread, then I will never deny my body of it. Do whatever your own body wants. If your body craves starch/cooked foods, then eat that. If your body craves raw food one day, and (vegan)chocolate cake the next, then eat it. If your body wants bread, THEN EAT IT!!
My point is: don't be afraid of eating certain foods just because you hear other people saying they are bad. Everybody reacts differently to different things. Let your body be the judge of that. If you eat bread and feel like crap afterwards, then cut it out. But if you don't have a problem with it at all, be thankful you're not celiac and eat that bread!! It's not going to kill you, and neither is wheat, gluten, carbs, pectin, or any other ingredient you might fear.
Just remember; food is fuel. As long as you're eating healthy foods that make you feel good, then continue eating it.

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Release Date: August 29, 2012
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lost my baby at 19 weeks gestation-do I have a service...so confused x(12 Posts)
Having been throught the same thing (almost 17 weeks) I would say Go. We had a small service with just Me, Dh and Minister who blessed him for us on the ward. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but I'm glad that i went. DH was adament he was going to attend but I stuggled with the idea for a while. In the end it was about the only thing I could do for a child that we would never know. For us, it didn't seem right having others there as they had not been through the experience with us. You are sadly and unluckily at the start of a long road, m'dear, and you have my very warmest and most sincere good wishes on it. You will survive this and you will learn to live with it. I keep checking back here (nearly 2 years on) for support and encouragement that is lacking in the real world of family and friends. Unless you've been through it, you simply can't understand.
Re causes, it takes ages to find anything.... months in our case for post mortem and then nothing found. More months went by and then a blood clotting issue was diagnosed. Keep hassling the docs for answers.
There is a story from my first year on mumsnet, which I think of when I see such sad posts as yours. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss.
I don't know if this poster is still here, but I don't think she'd mind me sharing her story of her son's stillbirth at 19 weeks in 2003.
I also really dislike the phrase "late miscarriage". I know precisely why it is the medical term and I don't object to that, but it just doesn't get across that I had to be induced, to go into labour, to deliver a proper baby.
I lost DD at 18 weeks. We did her burial with just me, DH, 1 yo DS, our minister and a very close friend. The following day, we had a short 30 min service at church with a couple of songs, a short sermon, and prayers. I felt really silly initially about it, but people were very encouraging about it and it was so lovely to have so many friends (about 50 people came from church) to recognise that our baby had been alive and was now in heaven, and that we had lost her.
I lost my DS2 a little later, at 36 weeks, is past April. Like you, at first I thought I would just want to say goodbye when we held him in hospital. But, DH and I ended up going to the cremation where we played a few songs that meant something to us. It was very emotional, but I'm so glad we did it. Edidn't want anyone else there as we felt only we had really known our little boy.
My advice, just do what you feel is right. It gets a little easier with time I promise, but there will always be dark days. Sending you lots of hugs.
When you feel ready, we have a thread on the conception section of Mums who have lost babies to late miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death and are now starting all over again. They're a very supportive and understanding bunch, so it might help you to talk on there when you feel up to it.
jkb, it's been a long time since we arranged the funeral so my memory on the hand outs we recieved is a little hazy, but I do seem to remember getting something on funeral arrangements from them. You mustn't do what people expect you to do because it's expected, this is your time and your time to be totally selfish, do what you need to do. This is your only chance to do this and whilst others will move on and forget, you never will move on and you don't want to regret anything.
We didn't have a PM because she was born alive, babies with something wrong with them don't survive birth at that age, so we knew that something was wrong with me. It took three months to do all the tests and there was pages of results, each result on a seperate bit of paper that was stuck down. I have no idea how many or what tests they did! They did find an answer and because of that I have gone on to have three more little girls and I'm pregnant again. I would recommend Antiphospholipid testing to anyone who has lost a baby past the first trimester (I'd say earlier too but they're not likely to earlier before you've had three losses)
I love that poem. The first time I read it I sent it straight to my husband. Some time later I was going through my sent emails and realised I had sent it to him around the time we concieved our eldest LC. Rereading it with that in mind the line another child you'll bare made me cry, especially as at the time I got pregnant we'd not had a diagnosis. Every time I read it that line jumps out at me.
Here's another poem I like to read when I feel that people are trying to impose their ideas on me.
Don't tell me that you understand
Don't tell me that you know,
Don't tell me that I will survive
Or how I will surely grow.
Don't tell me that this is just a test
That I am truly blessed
That I am chosen for this task
Apart from all the rest.
Don't come at me with answers
That can only come from me,
Don't tell me how my grief will pass,
That I will soon be free.
Don't stand in pious judgement
Of the bounds I must untie,
Don't tell me how to suffer
And don't tell me how to cry!
My life is filled with selfishness,
My pain is all I see,
But, I need you now,
I need your love, unconditionally.
Accept me in my ups and downs,
I need someone to share,
Just hold my hand and let me cry,
And say, "My friend, I care."
By Joanetta Hendel
Bereavement Magazine
Don't let them say i was never born,
that something stopped my heart,
i felt each tender squeeze you gave,
i loved you from the start,
although my body you can't hold,
it doesnt mean im gone,
this world was worthy not of me,
god chose that i move on,
i know the pain that drowns your soul,
what you are forced to face,
you have my word, i'll fill your arms,
someday we will embrace,
you'll hear that it was 'meant to be,
god doesn't make mistakes, '
but that wont soften your worst blow,
or make your heart not ache,
i'm watching over all you do,
another child you'll bare,
believe me when i say to you,
that i am always there,
there will come a time i promise you,
when you will hold my hand,
stroke my face, and kiss my lips,
and you'll understand,
although i've never breathed your air,
or gazed into your eyes,
that doens't mean i never 'was, '
An Angel never dies! ! !
Thank u so so much for this- such a sad poem but also such a true one with such true words xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This poem gave me some comfort at the time. I hope it does the same for you.
So sorry to hear this happened to you. Two of my pregnancies ended at 20 weeks. Both times we had a v.small service (me, DH, minister and minister's wife who had experienced a similar loss). I also found SANDS very helpful, and I made a memory box for each baby with the blankets we had wrapped them in at the hospital, footprints etc. I know how horribly painful this is and my heart goes out to you.
Thank you for your reply & your kindness xxx
I am sorry to hear about your little girl xx
we have made a decision & are going to be there - i think we were just doing what others expected & actually would have completly regreted it.
so do SANDS have information about funerals? I will have a look as I have no idea - this is not something I have had to deal with before :-(
Thank you to you & your husband for your advice xx
can I ask you did you have a post mortem with your little girl? we are awaiting our results and are desperate to know what happened- but may never know :-(
I'm sorry for your loss
I lost a little girl at 19+6, she died the next day at 3 hours. We had a full funeral for her (which cost us very little because the undertakers donate their time and don't charge for baby coffins) which was lovely and I'm glad we did it. It was hard at the time but I'm glad now I did it.
Have you been in touch with SANDS? They have resources about baby funerals that you might find helpful. Also I'd see if Joshua's Boxes are in your hospital and see what the bereavement department at the hospital have if you haven't already.
Just asked my husband. He said don't listen to anyone else, do what you feel is right, he said he certainly felt it was worth it.
I lost my dear angel 2 weeks ago- I was 19 weeks pregnant_ his heart just stopped one day & I had to be induced & gave birth to my beautiful angel Matthew.
I got a call from the undertaker earlier saying he has booked his cremation for next wednesday and will i be attending?
Right up till now I had decided I would not attend....I think i had decided this because he hadent lived & just thought it would be so terribly hurtful & could see it making the hurt worse & it just didnt feel right...possibly I felt this feeling because this is what people expected...he never lived so they all expect no service and all looked at me weird when i even asked about it- like I would be a freak for attending or having a service for a child at this gestation???? But he is still my perfect baby :-(
we said our goodbyes when i held him for 5 hours after i gave birth & we had him blessed & named by the chaplin. But i am now in a complete state on panic & am an emotional wreck! I dont know what is the right thing to do ??
I know that I dont want to do the wrong thing & have any regrets...i know I love him so much & that him not being in my tummy is killing me... I know I am having his ashes back & put into a special memory bear for babies ashes...but apart from that I have no idea what is the right thing to do??? and dont want to make a mistake & live to regret it either way.
Have any of you experienced this decision about a late miscarriage (hate that term)? What did you do?
please help xxx
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I don't come on Newgrounds much but I figured hey, why not post an update. Which is probably a good thing, since that Writing Anthology Kickstarter is long over now.
Anyway, I graduated from college back in May, along with the ekublai. Since then, two of my friends have gotten married (not to each other), a lot of my friends have moved away, a few have moved closer, and one went to the other side of the world. Crazy. As for myself, I'm back at home, trying to find a job, but also trying to get a custom dragon plushie business up and running. I'm not doing too shabby so far, and they're fun to make, and freaking adorable. Go check them out on Facebook and / or Tumblr if you want to see them (or order one ;) ... I ship worldwide).
I'm also trying to get my scifi novel represented. I've been working on it for several years, and after a vigorous rewrite this past year, I'm really happy with it, but we'll see. If I can't get an agent, then I'll definitely self-publish as an eBook, but fingers crossed!
Soooooo yeah. That's my current life in a nutshell. I'm going to try to get more drawings done but I'll still probably be a Newgrounds lurker at best. *shrug*
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Early mover advantages: An empirical analysis of European mobile phone markets
This paper analyzes empirically whether and if so to what extent later entrants in the European mobile telephony industry have a disadvantage vis-à-vis incumbents and early mover entrants. To analyze this question a dynamic model of market share development and a series of static models are considered. There is clear evidence of early mover advantage, mainly caused by the influence of the penetration rate: it pays to enter when still few people have acquired a mobile telephone. Another important determining factor is the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index at the moment of entry: it is significantly easier to enter a highly concentrated industry. Finally, there are important differences between countries, possibly indicating the relative strength of the national regulators.
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Bijwaard, G.E, Janssen, M.C.W, & Maasland, E. (2008). Early mover advantages: An empirical analysis of European mobile phone markets. Telecommunications Policy, 32(3-4), 246–261. doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2007.08.006


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Red Sox invite 19 to spring training
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox have invited 19 players to spring training. Here's the breakdown:
Pitchers: RHP Pedro Beato, RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Anthony Carter, RHP Jose De La Torre, RHP Terry Doyle, LHP Chris Hernandez, RHP Oscar Villarreal.
Infielders: Xander Bogaerts, Jonathan Diaz, Mark Hamilton (also OF), Justin Henry, Deven Marrero, Lyle Overbay, Drew Sutton,
Outfielders: Jackie Bradley, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Juan Carlos Linares, Mitch Maier, Ryan Sweeney.
Of note: Bogaerts, Bradley, Bradley and Marrero are among the team's top 10 prospects. … Beato, Carpenter and Sweeney were all with the Sox last season. … Sutton was with the Sox in 2011. … A bit of a surprise that OF Bryce Brentz wasn't invited to camp. … De La Torre will play for Puerto Rico in the WBC. … The Sox will have 59 players in camp including OF Ryan Kalish, who is recovering from shoulder surgery.
UPDATE, 10:54 a.m.: Alex Speier of WEEI reports that Brentz cannot participate in camp because of an injury sustained in a gun accident. Brentz told Speier he was injured while cleaning his gun last month. He said it was "nothing serious" and that he would be ready for the start of the season.


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This is an interview where I wouldn't accept the invitation. These Vamps are not the wussy sparkly kind that you see today. These will burn in sunlight and drain you like a juice box. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt work excellently with each other. Kirsten Dunst steals the show as the bloodthirsty killer girl with killer curls. Christian Slater doesn't have a huge role, but an important one. Plus I think he's awesome. It was nice to see Thandie Newton in this, I've always liked her and although Banderas had a limited role in this movie, he did a great job. The movie flows really well and you start to really like the characters. Anne Rice is an excellent writer, so it was nice she did the screenplay for this movie. A classic 90's Vampire film.
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Carol Award: Long Historical: Finalist: Here Burns My Candle
Title: Here Burns My Candle
Author: Liz Curtis Higgs
Publisher: WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group (Laura Barker, Editor)
Category: Long Historical
Reviewed by: Nora St. Laurent
Here Burns My Candle is a timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland. Liz Curtis Higgs's story illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.
Higgs creates a heartfelt, colorful story that touches on all your senses.
Here Burns My Candle is loosely based on the biblical characters of Naomi and Ruth. Mrs. Marjory Kerr represents Naomi. Marjory's a woman who wants the best for her sons—and a mother who can't face her or her family's future. Elizabeth, Marjory's daughter-in-law, represents Ruth, a woman who has left her country of the Highlands, but not the practice of worshiping the moon—which she does in secret. Elizabeth, plagued with doubt that her husband really loves her, tries to fit in this foreign land though she is unsure of this country's nameless God.
Higgs creates a heartfelt, colorful story that touches on all your senses. It's rich in history as she describes the political takeover of Charles Edward Stuart and how the people loved him. As usual, Higgs has done her research and uncovered some fascinating treasures. Don't miss the author notes at the back of the book.
It was a little difficult to get into the rhythm of reading the dialect in this story. I found the author notes fascinating and the Scottish Glossary in the back of the book extremely helpful. I prepared myself for the read by starting with the glossary and the author notes. Then I dug in.
Higgs tells of her beloved Scotland and how most of the city is the same now as it was back in 1745. This author loves Scotland and has been there several times. Who better to write this story, than someone who loves the land and its people? This was a fascinating read and one you shouldn't rush through.
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MANHASSET, N.Y. Israeli-based broadband wireless systems supplier Ceragon Networks Ltd. has signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with mobile communications company Nokia.Under the agreement, Nokia will include Ceragon's high-capacity FibeAir family with its microwave radio product portfolio as Nokia PowerHopper Vario to provide cellular transmission networking solutions. This OEM agreement is the outcome of several years of successful integration of Ceragon's SDH radio products into Nokia's global transmission solutions. "Nokia's decision to strengthen its relationship with Ceragon reflects the rising demand for high-capacity radio solutions," said Ira Palti president and chief executive, Ceragon Networks Ltd., in a statement. "We are confident that our industry-proven SDH radios will add value to Nokia's portfolio and help deliver a complete solution to their customer base." "Ceragon has a market leading position in the cellular backhauling network business. This agreement will enhance our full system capabilities by broadening our high capacity product offering to our system customers." said Risto Valtonen, general manager, Cellular Transmission, Nokia Networks, in a statement.


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So the release on October 7, 2003 of his new Blue Note album Think Tank is not merely "another album" by a jazz icon, but a statement of some essence of what jazz can be today, here and now, as it moves to what it will be in a few days, months, and years. For that purpose, Martino assembled a group of top musicians, each in his own way a master and an innovator. Joe Lovano, Gonzalo Rubalcalba, Christian McBride, and Lewis Nash are not your typical "sidemen." They are artists in their own right, breaking their own ground in their own ways. It takes a strong "force" like Martino to bring them together into a working ensemble in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and something coherent and unique comes out of the mix. And Martino succeeds well in this aim. What you have in this album is not a set of "tunes," but a series of improvised compositions stamped forever into a recording instead of a musical score. If this is not a landmark in the history of jazz, it is certainly a fully stated testimony to what jazz can be at an artistic level of performance.
Think Tank is also a tribute to Blue Note Records as such, the recording company established in the 1940's and '50's by Albert Lion and Francis Wolff, with the aim of distilling the best in the exciting evolution of the music that took place at that time. The album, like so many in Blue Note catalogue, is crisp, virtuosic, generative, and exemplary of the form. It honors the legacy of bebop and hard bop that is Blue Note's trademark. And it points the way to a concept, a vision, of what is to come. Totally contemporary, Think Tank is yet strictly within the honored tradition of the Blue Note label.
There is also an implied tribute here to John Coltrane. Surprisingly, though, it's not at all in the Coltrane style as such. Think Tank is tight, structured, and never strays from it's center, while Coltrane, however disciplined, was prone to fly into the stratosphere, express emergent feelings, "preach and pray," and experiment with sudden and surprising turns of phrase. The commonality with Coltrane, in addition to a tune, "Phineas Coltrane," that honors his name (and that of the pianist, Phineas Newborn), and another, "Africa," which Trane composed and performed on the album Afro Brass, is the striving to make music which is more than music, which expresses some universal energy and essence far transcending the notes.
This is not mere improvising on a theme, or an expression of a story and an emotion, it is, like the furniture of internationally renowned furniture maker George Nakashima , made of the "tree" that is life itself, a universe in itself, not so much an embodied spirit here as a distilled quintessence of what is. The album cover, designed by Martino, exemplifies this wholeness and structure in a depiction of a Buckminster Fuller tetrahedron, through which another image begins to emerge (see the album cover, above).
This striving for unity is built into Martino's concept of music and of life itself. In particular, he has always been interested in structure and number, finding within them links between nature, man, and music. Thus, we learn from his website that the melody of "Phineas Trane" is a musical transposition of the letters "John Coltrane tenor". While both classical (Bach) and jazz (Parker) composers have been known to encode words into notes, for Martino, this is not merely a game, but a manifestation of the principle that all of life is built on universal "archetypal" essences, most clearly represented in arithmetical and geometrical forms. This album exemplifies that process not only in the manner of composition, but in the way each track represents an unfolding coil that builds around itself, with each bar, phrase, and chorus reflecting those that come before and after.
Thus the way to properly listen to this CD is to first familiarize yourself with the liner notes. Then, eliminate all distractions. And listen, if you will, with full focus, meditatively, in the "absence of memory, desire, and understanding." If you like, the pedal point notes of "Africa," done superbly by McBride, can be your "mantra." Or, just stay centered in the now. In other words, this is serious composition, not background music.
I also strongly recommend that you give yourself every opportunity to hear Martino in person when the opportunity arises. (His itinerary is given on his website .) There's just a whole other dimension to Martino's playing that doesn't come through as well on disk as it does at a gig: it is the spontaneous presence and musical expression of his personality, which is an integral part of his music making.
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Christian McBride (bass)
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Sun on My Hands
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Iconic Neon Genesis Evangelion heroines Sohryu (or Shikinami?) Asuka Langley and Ayanami Rei here pose in school swimwear, and below in nothing at all, thanks to the efforts of a Photoshop master…
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Tagged: Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Herald vs. coyotes
Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim is the title of a 1980 compendium of unintended double-entendre headlines collected by the Columbia Journalism Review. It illustrates the power of tiny punctuation flubs — in this case, a missing hyphen — to radically alter meaning. Readers also have to chuckle in wonderment over how small a town must be for the local newspaper to deem dog bites newsworthy.
When the dog is a coyote, however, and the person bitten is a 16-year-old girl in a National Park where a 19-year-old woman was killed by coyotes 10 months ago, there's no doubt about newsworthiness. Still, consider how differently two daily newspapers reported the story:
"Coyote bites sleeping teen in head," was the Cape Breton Post's accurate but subdued headline.
INGONISH — A teenage girl was bitten by a coyote early Monday morning in the same national park in Cape Breton where a woman was killed by the animals last year.
"Coyote attacks girl in Highlands," screamed the Halifax Chronicle-Herald in a headline that spanned the top of page one.
A second vicious coyote attack on a visitor at Cape Breton Highlands National Park prompted park wardens to start setting traps early Monday morning.
A photo of a sinister, prowling coyote illustrated the Herald story, together with a graphic showing a second coyote posing triumphantly astride a map of the Cape Breton Highlands. Lines connected the posing coyote to the sites of the two incidents, which took place 40 kilometres apart, separated by the least hospitable terrain in the Maritimes.
The two stories, both written by competent, journeymen reporters, agreed on the relatively benign facts of the case — a couple of bites to the back of the head, requiring a few stitches at outpatients. The Post's overall treatment of the event was consistent with these facts. The Herald, by contrast, contrived to hype the story and frighten readers with lurid adjectives, illustrations, and headlines. I'm curious to know whether the unwarranted "vicious" was composed by the reporter, or added later by the desk.
The Herald has long had an outsized appetite for bad news from Cape Breton. Whether staff reductions have contributed to its recent drift into sensationalism (see examples here, here, here, and here) is a topic for another day. For now, it's enough to point out the striking differences in the two papers' treatment of a coyote bite.
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A shocking coywolf attack in Cape Breton – updated
A very sad update: The woman attacked by two coywolves succumbed to her injuries overnight. Deepest sympathy to her family and friends for their unimaginable loss.
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The shocking news that a 19-year-old Toronto-area woman was attacked and "very, very seriously" injured by a pair of coyotes in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park this afternoon will undoubtedly focus attention on recent reports that Eastern Coyotes are in fact a hybrid of coyotes and wolves, or coywolves.
We offer heartfelt hopes for a speedy and complete recovery for the unidentified woman, who was hiking on the popular and well used Skyline Trail north of Cheticamp—a trail Contrarian has often hiked with family and friends. The injured woman has been airlifted to Halifax, where she is in critical condition. RCMP officers who happened to be nearby came to her assistance. They shot and apparently wounded one of the animals; however both escaped into the woods.
CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks recently interviewed Dr. Roland Kays, Curator of Mammals at New York State Museum, about genetic testing he carried out on coyotes in that state, indicating that, as they moved east, coyotes interbred with remnant wolf populations:
Coyotes are a newcomer to Nova Scotia, the earliest confirmed specimin having been taken in Guysborough in 1977. The 30- to 50-pound Eastern Coyote is larger and darker than its western cousin, and typically occupies woodlands, not the grassy habitat favored by pure coyotes.
Kays found that the head and jaw of the coywolf are better adapted for taking down the white tailed deer that flourish here. In effect, as the coyote took over the wolf's ecological niche in eastern North America, it became part-wolf.
The Knight Science Journalism Tracker has links to more stories about the coywolf, including articles from AAAS Science Now, Discovery, and Scientific American.
Canadian Press quotes Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Don Anderson as saying a young Ontario girl was bitten several years ago on the Skyline Trail. "That coyote was put down and sent away for testing and it came back negative for rabies or anything like that," he said.
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