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The present exemplary embodiment relates to the detection and transport of small particles. It finds particular application in conjunction with the scientific instrumentation arts, and will be described with particular reference thereto. However, it is to be appreciated that the present exemplary embodiment is also amenable to other like applications.
In many analytical and instrumentation environments it is necessary to detect or obtain measurements of particles that are dispersed throughout a liquid or gas medium. This can be very difficult if not impossible if the particles are at relatively low concentration levels in the medium. This phenomenon can also occur when attempting to detect or measure liquid droplets dispersed throughout a gas medium. Accordingly, there is a need for a system and method to enable or at least improve the detection or measurement of particles or droplets of liquid in a medium.
It is known to utilize a tapered duct or narrowed flow channel to promote detection or measurement of particles in a flowing stream. However, a mere tapering or constriction in the flow channel is undesirable in that such geometry results in an increased flow impedance. In addition, such tapering or other geometry change does not change the relative concentrations of particles in the flow stream.
Particles can be manipulated by subjecting them to traveling electric fields. Such traveling fields are produced by applying appropriate voltages to microelectrode arrays of suitable design. Traveling electric fields are generated by applying voltages of suitable frequency and phases to the electrodes.
Although a wide array of particle transport systems are known, including those that use traveling electric fields, a need remains for strategies and systems that are particularly adapted for selectively transporting particles over certain paths, or in a certain manner; systems that can be readily implemented and used with currently available instrumentation; and systems of relatively small size that can be used to selectively transport and/or mix multiple populations of particles. Specifically, a need remains for improved transport systems that can be readily utilized in conjunction with analytical instruments.
In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a system for collecting particles and transporting the collected particles is provided. The system comprises a source of sample dispersed in a gas or liquid medium. The system also comprises a sample concentrator in communication with the source and adapted to collect the sample. The system further comprises a traveling wave grid extending from a first location at which the concentrator is located to a second location. Upon operation of the concentrator and the traveling wave grid, the sample is collected from the medium and transported to the second location.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a system for collecting particles from a medium and subjecting the collected particles to an analytical operation is provided. The system comprises a source of sample dispersed in a medium. The system also comprises a concentrator in communication with the source. The system further comprises a device adapted to perform a detection and/or analytical operation. And, the system comprises a traveling wave grid extending between the concentrator and the device and adapted to transport collected sample to the device.
In accordance with another aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a system for collecting particles and transporting the collected particles from a flowing stream of particles in a medium is provided. The system comprises a member adapted to receive and house a flow stream of a medium and particles dispersed therein. The system also comprises a filter body disposed at least partially within the flow stream. The filter body defines a face directed to the approaching flow stream. The filter body is adapted to collect particles from the flow stream. The system also comprises a traveling wave grid disposed proximate to the face of the filter body. Upon operation of the traveling wave grid, particles collected by the filter body are transported from a first region of the grid to the second region of the grid.
The exemplary embodiment provides strategies and systems for transporting particles, and specifically for selectively directing them to a specific location, such as for example to an analytical device for detecting or otherwise analyzing the particles. Although many of the exemplary embodiments are described in terms of the instrumentation arts, it is to be understood that the exemplary embodiments include other applications involving the storage, transport, or distribution of minute particles, such as for example in the handling of pharmaceutical powders. As described and illustrated herein, many of the exemplary embodiments utilize an electrode pattern that is provided and configured in such a way that in-plane traveling electrostatic fields can be created and controlled. With each electrode separately addressable, the phases and amplitudes of the signals to the electrodes can be used to synthetically approximate any pattern below the Nyquist limit. Generally, the collection of electrodes used in the exemplary embodiment system and methods are in the form of a traveling wave grid.
In one embodiment, a system and related method are provided for collecting particles from a liquid or gas, and transporting them to a desired location. In yet another embodiment, a system and related method are provided for collecting particles from a liquid or gas and then subjecting the particles to one or more analytical or detection operations. In yet a further embodiment, a system and related method are provided for collecting particles from a liquid or gas, transporting the collected particles, and subjecting the particles to an analytical operation. These aspects are all described in greater detail herein.
In many of the systems and methods described herein, the term sample is used. "Sample" generally refers to any small particle or droplet which is contained in a larger volume of a second material, generally a medium. The sample can be a solid particulate or a liquid. The medium can be either gaseous or liquid, and can be either flowing or generally static. Examples of sample systems include, but are not limited to, particulates dispersed in a gaseous medium; particulates dispersed in a liquid medium; liquid droplets dispersed in a gaseous medium such as an aerosol; and liquid droplets dispersed in a second liquid medium.
The term traveling wave grid as used herein collectively refers to a substrate, a plurality of electrodes to which a voltage waveform is applied to generate the traveling wave(s), or wave packets (localized waves which are limited in spatial extent), and one or more busses, vias, and electrical contact pads to distribute the electrical signals (or voltage potentials) throughout the grid. The term also collectively refers to one or more sources of electrical power, which provides the multi-phase electrical signal for operating the grid. The traveling wave grids may be in nearly any form, such as for example a flat planar form, or a non-planar form. Traveling wave grids, their use, and manufacture are generally described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,351,623; 6,290,342; 6,272,296; 6,246,855; 6,219,515; 6,137,979; 6,134,412; 5,893,015; and 4,896,174, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
In the various exemplary embodiments of traveling wave grid assemblies described herein, the assembly generally comprises a substrate and a collection of traveling wave electrodes disposed or otherwise deposited or formed on the substrate. In many of the exemplary embodiments, the traveling wave grid is in the form of a multi-leg pattern. That is, the assembly includes at least a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg in which the legs are generally in electrical communication with each other, and in most embodiments, in electrical or signal communication with a controller. The legs are arranged such that they define a common intersection region from which each leg extends. The exemplary embodiment includes a wide array of arrangements and configurations. For example, a multi-leg assembly including four legs can be used in which each leg extends outward from the intersection region at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to an adjacent leg. Alternatively, an assembly can be used in which the legs are arranged such that an angle of less than 90 degrees is defined between two adjacent legs. Or alternatively, the legs may be arranged such that an angle of greater than 90 degrees is defined between two adjacent legs. In certain embodiments, the intersection region may include a collection of point electrodes. Generally, these are individually addressable electrodes and when properly activated by a controller, can induce traveling waves across the intersection region in a variety of fashions. For example, vertical rows of point electrodes can be simultaneously activated to thereby induce traveling waves laterally across the intersection region. In contrast, rows of point electrodes can be activated to induce traveling waves to travel in a transverse direction across the region. Instead, or in addition, the intersection region may also include a collection of concentrically arranged arc electrodes. These can be sequentially activated to cause particulates to be focused to a center point, or alternatively, to spread out as they move radially outward. Each of these multi-leg assemblies is described in greater detail as follows.
Referring to
Other systems or structures such as system 100 can be easily and inexpensively fabricated in a multilayer printed circuit board configuration using surface mounted high voltage array drivers, such as those available from SuperTex or the like. Heatable reaction regions can be included in the systems. Particle detection and analysis systems and components can also be integrated to enable property sensitive operations, including but not limited to feedback for determining completion of mixing, reaction, clearing, etc. Multiple layers of particle streams can be transported or otherwise selectively directed by stacking such boards and using vertical traveling wave gates to control inter-board flows. These aspects are described in greater detail herein.
More specifically, the exemplary embodiment relates to aspects in which properties found through spectrographic or other analyses are used to determine or identify classes of particles, and this information enables sorting through the use of one or more traveling wave grids. Referring again to
Detecting and analyzing particles carried in a fluid stream, such as for example gas or liquid, can be performed in a conventional manner by directing a fluid stream, which is typically in the form of an aerosol, past a focused optical spectroscopy system.
The exemplary embodiment also provides a particle concentrating and collecting component which, for example, is adapted for use in an analytical instrument. The particle concentrating and collecting component includes a member having an inlet and one or more optional outlets, and an interior surface which defines a hollow region for receiving a sample for analysis. The particle collecting component also comprises a traveling wave grid assembly disposed or otherwise positioned along the interior surface of the member. The grid includes a collection of traveling wave electrodes. The traveling wave grid is disposed within the interior surface of the member such that upon operation of the grid, particles in the sample are selectively moved to an analysis region within the instrument. The analysis region can, for example, coincide with the focal region or near-field of the instrument if the instrument is optically based.
The particle concentrating and collecting component may use an electrostatic precipitator to aggregate or otherwise collect or concentrate particles in the sample onto the traveling wave surface when the sample is administered or deposited within the particle collecting component. An electrostatic precipitator is a device which removes particles from a fluid stream. It accomplishes particle separation by the use of an electric field which imparts a positive or negative charge to the particle, attracts the particle to an oppositely charged plate or tube, and removes the particle from the collection surface to a hopper by vibrating or rapping the collection surface. The concentrator is optional; however for most applications it is contemplated to use a concentrator in conjunction with a traveling wave grid. Generally, if a concentrator is used, it is positioned upstream of one or more traveling wave grids in a large volume region of the flowing gas or liquid. If the concentrator is a precipitator, then the precipitator is positioned and operated such that particulates are field ionized and electrostatically drawn to the traveling wave grid. The grid can be used as the collection electrode (negative) by applying a voltage to the electrodes opposite to that of the ionizing electrode (positive). Upon placement within the field of the grid, the particulates can be selectively transported to one or more regions of interest. The concentrator can be in the form of a flow through filter with the traveling wave grid fabricated on the surface of the porous material or on non-porous segments of the filter. This is described in greater detail herein.
Specifically, the exemplary embodiment also provides an optical detection system comprising a member having an inlet, an optional outlet, and an interior surface defining a generally hollow interior extending therebetween. The hollow interior is adapted for receiving a sample for analysis or detection by the instrument. The optical detection system also includes a light generating component disposed in the member which is in communication with the hollow interior. The optical detection system further includes a light detector disposed within the member and in communication with the hollow interior of the member. The light detector is adapted to detect light within the hollow interior. The optical detection system also includes a traveling wave grid disposed along at least a portion of the interior surface of the member. The traveling wave grid is adapted to transport sample to the region between the light generating component and the detector. The optical detection system may use a traveling wave grid which is optically transparent or substantially so. Alternatively the near field or focus waist of the optical fields can have a width less than the gap width between traveling wave electrodes. In certain versions, the optical detection system may use a light generating component which is in the form of a light emitting diode. Similarly, the light detector may be in the form of a spectroscopic detector. Moreover, the optical detection system may additionally utilize an optics system positioned between the light generating component and the light detector. The optics system focuses light emitted from the light generating component within a focal region of the light detector. Additionally, the optical detection system may utilize a hollow interior which varies in cross sectional region to further promote concentration of particulates or of the sample. For example, the hollow interior may include a first region near the inlet and a second region near the light detector. The second region has a cross sectional area that is less than the average cross-sectional area of the first region. Alternatively, as described below, the interior has a constant cross-sectional area but the traveling wave electrodes converge as shown in
The present exemplary embodiment provides a strategy and system to concentrate and transport particles as well as a near field detection system enabled by the transport system. As shown in
Referring to
Generally, upon incorporation of a traveling wave grid in an instrument using a concentrator, operation is as follows. After concentration onto the plane of the traveling wave grid, the grid can focus and thus further concentrate the particulate stream before presentation to an optical system or other analytical device using a converging pattern (either linear or curvilinear) in the electrodes or using a two dimensional array. The system can also be utilized without the use of an electrostatic precipitator or in-wall filter. The walls (or traveling wave grids) along which the sample stream containing particulates pass, can be curved, flexible, or conformal.
The exemplary embodiment has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. Obviously, modifications and alterations will occur to others upon reading and understanding the preceding detailed description. It is intended that the exemplary embodiment be construed as including all such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.
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THE North Korean army has threatened it is capable of striking US military bases in Japan, in response to the use of nuclear-armed US B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea.
The threat came a day after North Korea condemned the B-52 flights as an "unpardonable provocation'' and threatened military action if they continue.
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The Competitive Effects of a New Product Introduction: A Case Study
This paper analyzes the competitive effect of a new product introduction. We break the overall competitive effect into two parts: the effect on the prices of existing products due to increased competition, and the effect of having additional product variety. Using data from both before and after the introduction, we directly estimate the price effects and the additional variety effect. Then, using only the estimated post-introduction demand structure, along with an assumed model of competition, we estimate the price effects indirectly. By comparing the "indirect" and "direct" estimates, we assess the validity of alternative models of competition for the industry. Copyright 2002 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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More than 500 people attended the inaugural V-Prest — a twist on the famous V Festival — and donated £3,000 to Bury Hospice.
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Al Thomas, duty manager at the Longfield Suite, said: "The event was very successful land has established itself now. We hope to have more people attending and raise even more money."
The event was inspired by the Glaston-Bury fundraiser, which sees scores of bands perform in venues across Bury each August bank holiday. It has raised £28,000 since it started four years ago.
V-Prest will see up to 40 bands performing in three Prestwich venues — The Railway And Naturalist and Rileys Pool And Snooker Club, both in Bury New Road, and Longfield Live.
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Moody's Corporation had last week announced a conditional open offer to acquire up to 26.5 lakh equity shares of Icra through an open offer. The Icra scrip on Monday hit its 52-week high of Rs 1,913 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). At the end of days trade, the shares of the company closed at Rs 1,913, up 20% from the previous close.
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Obama, Gore, stop whining about right-wing media
I love this Libaugh quote:What liberals sometimes forget is that the conservative media took root because many Americans felt the fourth estate was too left-wing. ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, The New York Times and The Washington Post all strive for fairness, in my view, but there is little question that they have a social and cultural outlook that leans to the left. Collectively, they have far more weight than Fox, talk radio and The Wall Street Journal editorial page.
Limbaugh later offered this response: "If Fox News and I are the only thing keeping the Republicans from caving to Barack Obama on every issue, I'm not paid enough."
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Religious medical rights trial in third day in Wausau
Testimony is entering its third day in the Wausau trial of Leilani Neumann, who's accused of praying instead of getting help for her diabetic daughter.
Neumann, 41, has said she didn't realize 11-year-old Kara was diabetic.
But Marshfield Clinic specialist Ivan Sador said the girl would have gotten high blood-sugar levels two months before she died last March - the condition would have gotten acute three to- four days before her death - and serious trouble was evident in her final 24 hours.
Despite being in a coma, Sador said the girl could have been saved late in the day of her death. And the survival rate in such cases is 99.8 percent.
Earlier Tuesday, Neumann's former business partner Althea Wormgoor said she called 911 to help Kara after her mother refused to call.
Wormgoor said she, too, believed in the healing powers of prayer. But she disagreed with Leliani Neumann that only sinners actually get sick.


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Background: A 'New Sharon,' War Over 'Palestine'
The question is old hat in Israel, but after PM signals a possible policy shift in a Haaretz interview, it is being asked with fresh urgency: Is this a new, more flexible Sharon, and, if so, will his old comrades on the right bring him down before he can make peace?
Following over two years in office and no peace in sight, the question has become old hat, but after Ariel Sharon signalled a possible policy shift in a Haaretz interview, it is being asked with fresh urgency: Is this a new, more flexible Ariel Sharon. If so, will his old comrades on the right bring him down before he can make peace?
The prospect of a 'new' Sharon was quickly discounted by figures in the center-left opposition. But rightists were taking no chances, breaking ground of their own in declaring verbal war on the idea of Palestinian statehood, the U.S.-backed road map for peace, and on Sharon himself, should he choose to back up moderate hints with substantive action.
Making headlines around the world, Sharon went beyond previous statements that acknowledged an eventual Palestinian state as an inevitability, inching closer to spelling out the 'very painful steps' he envisaged Israel taking under a possible future peace.
Choosing his words with care, the prime minister, who once equated the security importance of the small, beleaguered Gaza Strip settlement Netzarim with that of Tel Aviv, refrained from ruling out the possibility of dismantling Jewish enclaves in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He also hinted Israel might someday cede such sites of biblical importance - and current settlement activity - as Bethlehem, Beit El, and Shilo.
To the further consternation of hardliners, the interview appeared on Sunday, the eve of talks between Sharon's senior troubleshooter Dov Weisglass and Bush administration officials, who are to hear Israel's "red line" demands over the internationally sponsored road map for Middle East peace.
At the heart of the road map, endorsed by the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, are demands that Israel match Palestinian official reforms and curbs on terrorism with a freeze on new settlement activity. The steps are meant to lead to the centerpiece of the proposal: the establishment of a Palestinian state by 2005.
Appropriating the language of the left, Likud founder-leader Sharon came in for the ultimate rightist insult - a comparison to Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres - when he addressed the issue of an independent Palestine.
"One has to view things realistically. Eventually there will be a Palestinian state," Sharon said. "I do not think that we have to rule over another people and run their lives."
Adding insult to injury, the prime minister then departed from custom, casting doubt on the ability of Israelis to continue to bear the burden of retaining the whole of the territories. "I do not think that we have the strength for that," he continued.
Leading hawks within Sharon's own cabinet lost no time in chiding the prime minister and blasting away at the road map as mortally dangerous, widely opposed and ultimately impossible to fulfill.
They pledged to do all they could to keep the word "Palestine" from entering the rolls of the world's independent nations.
Again and again, interviewers asked leading political figures Sunday if the remarks signalled the emergence of a new Sharon, a warmaker-turned-peacemaker in the model of slain prime minister Yitzkak Rabin, whom Sharon once served as a senior adviser.
Moderates doubted that it did. Hawks voiced fervent hopes that it did not.
Lawmaker Aryeh Eldad of the far-right National Union, the most hardline of the partners in the Sharon coalition government, said he also hoped to see the road map proposal remain unrevised, not despite its calls for a settlement freeze and a Palestinian state, but precisely because of them.
"If the so-called road map initiative is not 'corrected' [to take into account Israeli demands], it will be clear to all of the people of Israel that it is a plan for the annihilation of Israel."
Pressed on the point, Eldad stopped short of accusing U.S. President George W. Bush of formulating a plan for the extermination of Israel.
"I am only accusing those who join the road map plan of taking entirely uncalculated risks. The road map means a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River, which, as generations of past prime ministers have pointed out, means the beginning of the complete ruination of the State of Israel."
The small, still voice of the secular-centrist Shinui party, which endorsed Sharon's remarks in a Sunday cabinet meeting, was drowned out by an unprecedented wave of condemnation by the cabinet hard-right flank.
National Union leader Avigdor Lieberman, himself a settler, led the rightist charge by arguing that if the Palestinians were granted statehood, Israel's million-plus-strong Arab minority would be next in line to secede.
Lieberman claimed the road map was an attempt by Western leaders, including Bush, to placate the Muslim world and shore up domestic support by selling out Israel.
"The last thing I want is for everyone to try to solve his own electoral problems or warm up relations with the Arab world at our expense. My impression is that the Americans to a large extent, as well as the Europeans, are using us as the coin to settle their debits in the Muslim world."
Referring to Palestinian demands for self-determination and an independent state, he said, "There are about 200 member nations in the UN. There are 2,000 peoples in the world. If we grant self-determination to every people, we will very quickly reach a state of anarchy."
National Religious Party chief Effi Eitam said that even the pro-Israel U.S. AIPAC lobby and a senior Republican Congressional leader were opposed to the road map. He voiced confidence that more than enough obstacles could be put in its way to last until Bush faced re-election.
In any event, Eitam cautioned, "The moment we reach the stage in which the establishment of a Palestinian state is about to be implemented, we can always break up the government."
Palestinian officials, for their part, dismissed Sharon's remarks as part of an attempt to appear moderate, while sticking to hardline guns. They said the real test of Sharon's intentions could be seen in his bid to revise the road map, which Palestinians have publicly accepted in its entirety.
The opposition Labor Party, picking its formulations as carefully as Sharon had, said it would not come to Sharon's aid unless the prime minister's lock on a course of peace was genuine.
On the other hand, Labor Party Secretary General Ophir Pines-Paz quickly added, "If the prime minister reaches the conclusion that reviving historic peace negotiations on the basis of an American plan is only way to move Israel forward, if he is truly prepared to do so, and as a consequence his right-wing partners the National Union and the NRP abandon the government and he turns to us, only the irresponsible would slam the door in his face."
As the day, and the barrages of hawkish criticism, wore on, Likud cabinet minister Danny Naveh sought to draw down the heat generated by Sharon's comments, saying that he was unworried by the road map.
"I am opposed to unilateral concessions by Israel, therefore the government, in its current discussions with the United States, was right in insisting that progress in the road map be phased. First of all, it must be proven that the Palestinians are really fighting terrorism."
Naveh welcomed the recent appointment of the Palestinian Authority prime minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as a part of effort to reform the PA and sap the authority of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat.
But he said that the test of the step would be in its results. "As yet, there is no Palestinian war on terrorism. There is still, in fact, incitement to terrorism. The burden of proof is still on the Palestinians, at this stage, at any rate."
NRP leader Eitam said that in the end, he wasn't worried either. He still had his ace in the hole: a threat to send the government to the bottom.
"If this thing [the road map] gets underway, it will need to pass through all the required 'intersections': that there be no terrorism, that there be no Arafat, that the Palestinians give up on the Right of Return, and that the Quartet be outside the picture.
With a hint of satisfaction in his voice, Eitam went on: "We will then be very close to the presidential elections in the United States, so I can't see how these things will actually reach any implementation."
All in all, he concluded, "a bit of talk, a bit of maneuvering - this is reasonable."
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INDIGOVISION founder Oliver Vellacott, who tried unsuccessfully to engineer a management buyout of the stock market-listed technology company, has sold his £8 million stake to institutional investors.
The sale by Mr Vellacott, who exited suddenly as chief executive of the Scottish-headquartered video security system specialist late last year before mounting then abandoning a bid to oust Hamish Grossart as chairman, was revealed in an announcement to the stock market yesterday.
Mr Grossart welcomed the move by Mr Vellacott, who shortly before last December's announcement of his departure made three separate management buyout proposals with the backing of Glasgow-based Scottish Equity Partners and had these rejected by IndigoVision's board as undervaluing the company.
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"Oliver's holding has been placed," said Mr Grossart. "I think that is a satisfactory outcome for everybody."
Mr Grossart added: "I am delighted with the new shareholders. I think they are good institutions. I am delighted for Oliver. It is obviously what he wanted to do. That is terrific. I am delighted with the outcome, both for the company and for Oliver. It is excellent. It is good news."
Mr Vellacott did not respond to a request by The Herald for comment yesterday.
Asked if IndigoVision had been made aware in advance that Mr Vellacott's share placing would be happening, Mr Grossart confirmed it had, while noting the stake sale would have been negotiated between Mr Vellacott and the institutions buying the founder's stake of more than 22%.
Mr Grossart said: "We were aware of what was going on. It is not a transaction the company would itself organise because it is not new shares."
He added: "I have a high regard for Oliver."
Yesterday's stock market statement revealed Mr Vellacott's stake in IndigoVision had fallen from 1,666,751 shares to zero, as a result of a disposal on Tuesday.
It did not disclose the price at which Mr Vellacott had sold his shares. IndigoVision's shares closed at 512.5p on Tuesday, and dipped by 10p or about 2% to 502.5p yesterday.
Mr Vellacott will have benefited from a strong run by IndigoVision shares, which traded below 170p in autumn last year.
However, even after this strong run, IndigoVision shares are at little more than half of their closing peak of 1007.5p back in February 2007.
The statement on Mr Vellacott's sale did not identify the institutional investors to which he had sold his stake.
However, a separate stock market announcement revealed that Liontrust Investment Partners had acquired 550,000 shares, equivalent to 7.29% of IndigoVision.
Another statement showed Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments had acquired 375,000 shares, equivalent to 4.972% of IndigoVision.
And a further announcement showed an increase in stockbroker Hargreave Hale's stake in IndigoVision, held on behalf of discretionary clients, from 7550 shares to 507,550 shares, equivalent to 6.73% of the company.
Midlothian-based IndigoVision last month announced that it would pay a £5.3m special dividend to investors after enjoying a 123% leap in underlying annual operating profits to £2.66m.


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EUGENE, Ore. - Not all big credit union CEO jobs are going to former bankers.
The $725 million Oregon Community Credit Union has decided to promote from within. The CU has named executive vice president Mandy Jones, 52, to succeed longtime CEO Gordon Hoerauf, 60.
Hoerauf has been on sabbatical for the past six months, while Jones has served as interim CEO. Hoerauf plans to retire at the end of the year. Jones takes over on July 1 and Hoerauf will move down a step to the president position, with the primary objective of helping Jones make the transition.
Jones is a true credit union veteran. She started out in Electra CU in Portland, moved on to Wescom in Pasadena, Calif., before landing at Patelco CU for 22 years, where she worked under then CEO Ed Callahan.
There has been a lot of talk in the industry about a potential drought of CEO talent as more CEOs retire, and that more boards will look to banks to fill CEO vacancies. Oregon Community stayed inside the industry and went the succession plan route.
"It really was our succession plan, though they did a national search to get a chief operations officer back in 2001," said Jones.
Jones was the COO the CU hired back in 2001, after going through an exhaustive national search. She was named executive vice president in 2004 and has been in place to take over for Hoerauf.
The board did however consider a national search, but with such a strong person in-house, didn't see the need. "Mandy already has an intimate understanding of Oregon Community Credit Union's values," said chairman Don Thomas.
For Hoerauf, who has led Oregon Community through many changes, it's time to give back to other credit unions in a consulting role. "I'm looking forward to having time to be a hands-on volunteer with small credit unions as well as with local community groups," said Hoerauf.
Under Hoerauf, the CU changed its name from U-Lane-O. The U-Lane-O name came from the CU's educator roots, mainly the University of Oregon. Changing the name and expanding into a 10-county community charter was a dramatic shift in strategy for the CU.
Oregon Community is located in a heavily banker dominated region, with six of the country's largest banks having a strong presence. It also competes head on with OnPoint Community CU, formerly Portland Teachers CU, a CU with its exact same FOM. A few years ago, the two CUs reached a tentative agreement to pursue a merger, which would have created a multi-billion dollar CU. The deal eventually fell through over what was described as an inability to decide basic things, such as which CU's 401(k) to go with, which core processing system should survive, etc.
For Oregon Community the deal was all about one thing-branches. The CU wanted to branch out into the Portland market where its own surveys have shown many of its members, originally joining from the university, wind up working. The CU feared it lost touch with those members once they moved or started working in the Portland area. Merging with OnPoint would have given it an extensive branch network in the city.
With the merger off the table, Oregon Community is back to building its own branch network. "In the last year we opened up two branches in Portland, with two more again planned this fall," said Jones. Jones said Oregon Community CU's goal is to be Oregon's credit union. "Our whole purpose is to make a difference in our members lives, our employees' lives and the communities we serve. We pride ourselves on our excellent service and focus on members," said Jones. She didn't rule out a future merger with OnPoint or any other CU, though nothing is on the horizon. Interestingly, both CEOs that were part of the Oregon Community/OnPoint potential merger are now gone. Former OnPoint CEO Cliff Dias has been replaced by Robert Stuart, a former banker.
Jones said Callahan and Hoerauf were both mentors for her, but in different ways. "Ed Callahan was an amazing man to work for, and I learned a lot from him. We are very close now. Ed was more business oriented, I learned a lot of cost containment. Working for Gordon in a smaller organization, we really got down to the heart of the membership," said Jones.
Jones is an Oregonian through and through. She was born in Portland, grew up in Milwaukie and is a graduate of Oregon State. -email@example.com


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At the start of its summit in Cairo, the leaders of the D-8, a group of eight developing Islamic nations, prepared Saturday, February 24, to address the challenges of globalization and the importance of building a strong private sector.
Leadership from the D-8 countries — Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey — gathered in Cairo to formally adopt the "Cairo declaration" on Sunday, which hails the vital and fundamental role of the private sector in realizing the goals of the D-8 countries.
The D-8 perceives itself as serving as a collective front for developing Islamic nations in working together to face the problems posed by globalization, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa, who attended the proceedings for the countries' foreign ministers on Saturday.
Among the leaders scheduled to attend Sunday's meeting will be Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina Wajed, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf and Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
Malaysia will be represented by its Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi and by Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi who has already arrived in Cairo. Since the last D-8 summit was held in Dhaka in 1999, Bangladesh and its prime minister, Wajed, have had the task of organizing the gathering in Cairo.
The D-8's chamber of commerce will submit Sunday a recommendation to the D-8 heads of states for a uniform custom levy for D-8 members. D-8 members were also set to approve Saturday a proposal to simplify visa procedures for businessmen from the D-8 countries.
Mussa added that the countries wish to realize the "legitimate aspirations of development, without being blocked from participation in the formulation of the new world and the global economic leadership." "We want a formula guaranteeing equality and sharing equitably the benefits and the burden for the different members in the equation" of the global economy, Mussa said.
He added that whatever the progress made independently by each member, "our capacities would remain limited in the face of unrooted and stable forces, whether it be the developed economies or the forces of the international market". The D-8 leaders are also planning to approve the creation of an international company for trade and marketing based in Cairo, Mussa said.
The D-8 was created in 1997 at the initiative of Turkey. Turkey envisioned the grouping together of the eight Muslim countries with the collective weight of their economies and their diplomatic policies as a potentially strong force in the world.
The D-8 nations group 800 million people compared to the 15-nation European Union, which has now just under 400 million people, said Imtiaz Ahmed, counselor at the Bangladeshi embassy in Cairo. — (AFP, Cairo)
by Lamia Radi
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text: Beharbros.com 1. HANZO - THE ULTIMATE DREAMCAST VGA BOX WITH SCANLINER 2. KURO – DREAMCAST VGA BOX 3. SLR – SCANLINER 4. NEW!!! SCANLINER CABLE FOR HANZO ***THE LEGEND HAS EVOLVED*** ***BEST INVESTMENT FOR YOUR DC*** F.A.Q 1. Who is Hanzo? Hanzo was a legendary Samurai in the Sengoku era of Japan. You can recall him from the Kill Bill movie series and some fighting games too. 2. I meant "What is Hanzo?" HANZO is a Dreamcast VGA box with built-in scanline generator. A few months ago, when we first started we built these boxes and gave a small run. www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?42388-Dreamcast-VGA-box-amp-Scanline-generator&p=639703&viewfull=1#post639703 However it took too long to build one, because of drilling and soldering works. So we decided to design a PCB to make it more robust and durable also easier & faster to build. 3. What are the benefits of a VGA box? Dreamcast natively supports VGA output mode however you need a special cable to enable this mode. So you can play your favourite arcade games in higher (480p) resolution on VGA monitors, modern displays like plasma and lcd screens. 4. I am happy with my RGB Scart cable. Is it worth the upgrade? RGB Scart cable can support up to 480i, which is interlaced and not progressive as a VGA box. RGB Scart gives only 15khz, however VGA is 31khz, which enables clearer, sharper and more detailed images that you can't get with an ordinary composite, S-video or Scart cable. 5. I heard that some games don't support this VGA mode, is it true? Yeah, it's true, some games don't support the VGA (31khz) mode. Dreamcast checks the type of cable plugged while booting and it refuses to boot if the game doesn't support the VGA box. 6. So how can I play these games with this VGA box? It's possible to trick the console to pass this limitation on those games. Our DC VGA boxes includes a switch to let you change between the 15khz and 31khz modes to alter this check. 7. What about audio? It has RCA Stereo audio jacks to let you plug your console to an amplifier or a stereo system or simply your TV. 8. I heard about scanlines but I am not sure if I need them. Do I really need them? Modern displays don't give the feel of our old CRT TVs. Old games look better on old TVs, however your new hi-tech screen gives edgy, pixelated graphics which decreases your gaming appetite. This is because CRTs have scanlines and games were designed for these displays. If you are an enthusiast of 2D fighting games or shoot 'em ups, you will notice it's even worse in VGA mode because of the higher details. Scanliner (what I call for our scanline generator) eliminates this problem by enabling scanlines in VGA mode. So you can play your Street Fighter 3 game in full glory even better than before. To be honest, Dreamcast was never my system of choice for playing those fighting games until I discovered scanlines. I was missing the old days with my Sony CRT. Now I can't stop playing them on my plasma monitor. You can find more technical info here: scanlines.hazard-city.de 9. What other features does Hanzo have? You can turn off Scanlines easily with a switch, you can select even or odd scanlines, you can change the width of the scanlines, thin or thick for a resolution like 1024x768. It's also possible to use Hanzo as a standalone Scanliner for other consoles/PC with VGA output if you use the extra Scanliner cable, no need for any other Scanline Generators. 10. Is that all ? We use high quality shielded video cable for better picture quality on our boxes. It has a blue power light. Hanzo name is laser etched on top. 11. How much does it cost? Hanzo costs $60 excluding shipping. Airmail shipping is $5. Each additional item is $2 more. 12. What method do you use for shipping? Regular Airmail with tracking number and signature upon delivery. 13. How long does it take to arrive? About two weeks, sometimes shorter, sometimes longer. It may even arrive in 4 days, if you are lucky or 4 weeks if it's season. 14. Where are you located? Istanbul, Turkey. 15. Do you have them in stock? Please ask for availability. 16. Do you offer any warranty on your products? Yes, it's a 1 year warranty. In case of any failures or damages on the product, it can be replaced or fixed if you return it. 17. Does it include any manuals? Yes, it includes a downloadable PDF instruction manual to make it easier to operate. 18. Do you have a website or blog? Yeah, we are building one and will launch it soon. 19. What about Kuro? Kuro was a regular DC VGA Box with headphones jack for audio output and a 15khz/31khz switch. It's discontinued because of the same reasons above. 20. Will you release it again? Yeah, it will be build on the same design, it costs $40 + $5 shipping. It has RCA jacks instead of the 3.5mm headphones jack. Photos soon... 21. What about the Scanliner? Again, same design. VGA(HD15) MALE pigtail cable to VGA FEMALE. 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It's very small, about 2.3x2.3x0.59 inches or 5.8x5.8x1.5cms Hanzo Manual can be downloaded from: http://anten.com.tr/content_files/banners/hanzomanual.pdf REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHjV7QYbmX0 http://bwnfb.blogspot.com/2013/05/review-hanzo-vga-box-and-scanliner.html http://retrorgb.com/dreamcast.html http://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5769 http://www.retroblog.fr/2013/10/11/techno-hanzo-dreamcast/ http://pixelor.de/hanzo-die-ultimative-dreamcast-vga-box-mit-scanliner/ http://www.segacity.de/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5777 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbpbRld4ds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCsiZFs6DE (first version) mentioned in: http://www.tested.com/tech/gaming/456719-best-crt-retro-games/ http://scanlines.hazard-city.de/ how it all began... http://x-community.grafbb.com/t837-scanliner-la-review Hanzo Manual can be downloaded from: http://anten.com.tr/content_files/banners/hanzomanual.pdf Kuro Manual can be downloaded from: http://anten.com.tr/content_files/banners/kuromanual.pdf Orders can be tracked from the following link: http://www1.ptt.gov.tr/tr/interaktif/kayitliposta-yd_yeniweb.php Thanks for looking!


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Cascade Festival of African Films celebrates 26th year
Photos and Story by Abe Proctor
This February, the Cascade Festival of African Films will embark on its 26th year with an exciting slate of new films from across the African continent. The longest-running African film festival in the United States offers Portlanders a rare opportunity to see Africa through the eyes of Africans.
This year's festival opens with back-to-back screenings of "The Rooftops," a series of interlocking tales from Merzak Allouache, Algeria's preeminent filmmaker. Allouache himself will be on hand to introduce and discuss his film, which is the focus of the festival's opening-night gala on Friday, Feb. 5, at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. "The Rooftops" will show twice during the evening, at 6 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
"The Rooftops" kicks off the busy festival, which will feature 18 films, throughout the month of February. The annual event, which is free and open to the public, runs from Friday, Feb. 5 through Saturday, March 5 and shows films ranging from full-length features to documentaries and short films. More than 5,000 people attend the festival each year. Most screenings take place at the Moriarty Auditorium at Portland Community College's Cascade Campus, 735 N. Killingsworth St.
For complete screening information, visit www.africanfilmfestival.org.
Audiences will also have the opportunity to meet director Yared Zaleke, who was recently named as one of Varieties' "Top 10 Screenwriters to Watch" after his film "Lamb," was selected for Cannes, the first-ever Ethiopian work to be selected for the festival. The film will be shown at noon, Feb. 25 and 7 p.m., Feb. 26 at the Moriarty Auditorium.
This year's films hail from 11 African countries: Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan and Ethiopia. In addition to welcoming Merzak Allouache and Yared Zaleke in person, Portland audiences will have the chance to connect across continents through online video discussions with select directors in Africa following the screenings.
"I am very excited to be joining the festival this year as its new coordinator, and to expand the dialogue around Africa through such a diverse offering of films that would not be otherwise accessible to Portland audiences," said Tracy Francis, the new coordinator of the film festival.
In a time when most news stories about Africa fixate on war, famine, disease and corruption, the Cascade Festival of African Films presents a clear-eyed, authentic view of African life in its many diverse forms, Francis said. This year the festival will examine LGBTQ issues in Kenya with "Stories of our Lives" (Kenya, 2014); gender issues in South Africa with a series of women-directed shorts; poverty in Ethiopia with the heartwarming story "Lamb" (Ethiopia, 2015); and love in the romantic comedy "Flower Girl" (Nigeria, 2013). Most feature films are not suitable for children, with the exceptions of "Kirikou and the Men and Women" (France/West Africa, 2012), showing on Feb. 27; and "Lamb" (Ethiopia, 2015), showing on Feb. 25 and 26.
A longtime fixture of the film festival is its Thursday evening documentary film series. This year's documentary series, "The Power of Music and the Arts," offers a chance to witness how the arts can be a powerful force for social change and expression through films from Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan, and Morocco.
Film Festival Highlights:
Opening Night at Hollywood Theatre – The festival opens on Friday, Feb. 5, with two screenings of "The Rooftops" (Algeria/France, 2013) at 6 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at the Hollywood Theatre. Directed by celebrated Algerian director Merzak Allouache, this 2013 film is remarkable for its complex, overlapping story structure, its incisive critique of economic and social issues in Algeria, and its loving depiction of the ancient city of Algiers. Allouache will be present at both screenings to introduce and discuss the film.
Centerpiece Film – This year's centerpiece film is "Run" (Ivory Coast, 2014), a stunning feature debut from director Philippe Lacôte. The film depicts the tumultuous recent history of Ivory Coast through the eyes of its protagonist, Run, who explains, "As life changes, I flee." "Run" will show at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at the Hollywood Theatre and will be followed by a live Skype discussion with the director.
Family Fest Matinee – The film festival's annual family-friendly matinee will feature "Kirikou and the Men and Women" (France/West Africa, 2012), accompanied by tales from master storyteller Baba Wagué Diakité of Mali. The film will show at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 in the Moriarty Auditorium.
Women Filmmakers Week – An annual tradition, Women Filmmakers Week showcases female-directed films during the festival's closing week of March 3-5 in the Moriarty Auditorium.
Power of Music and the Arts – Thursday night documentary series investigating arts and social transformation.
Saturday Social Hours – These fun get-togethers are from 6-7 p.m. each Saturday during the festival at the Moriarty Auditorium. They feature an African market, food trucks, and live music.
Hi– typo in the Women Filmmakers week: I assume that's Mar 3-5, right?
Thanks Bernadette!


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old people Old Celebrities You Didn't Realize Are Still Alive
Here is a list of famous people you didn't realize are still alive. These old actors and actresses were stars decades ago, but have dropped off the face of the planet in recent years. Maybe you thought it was because they died. It wasn't. They just had other things to do. This list includes some of the oldest living actors who were once acclaimed by critics and nominated for many prestigious awards, including Kirk Douglas and Dick Van Dyke.
Just because these stars are out of the limelight doesn't mean they've passed on. Many are still working hard in their old age, though not necessarily in entertainment. Some, like Doris Day now dedicate their time to nonprofits and causes close to their hears. Day fights for animal rights and welfare.Which really old actors are still alive? You might be surprised to find out. These older Hollywood celebs are also on the celebrity death pool 2017 for those who want to predict which movie stars will be dead by the end of this year.
Mel Brooks
Melvin James "Mel" Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, comedian, actor, producer, composer, and songwriter. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a comic and a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows. He became ...more
Age: 90
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Profession: Television producer, Theatrical producer, Film Producer, Actor, Voice Actor, + more
Credits: The Producers, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part I
Also Ranked
#20 on The Best Directors Never Nominated for Oscars
#13 on The Funniest People of All Time
#43 on The Greatest Directors in Movie History
#32 on The Funniest Stand Up Comedians of All Timesee more on Mel Brooks
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer, and animal rights activist. Day began her career as a big band singer in 1939. Her popularity began to rise after her first hit recording "Sentimental Journey", in 1945. After leaving Les Brown & His Band of Renown to embark on a solo career, Day started her ...more
Age: 93
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Profession: Television producer, Actor, Singer
Credits: The Doris Day Show, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Pillow Talk, Calamity Jane
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#80 on The Best Actresses in Film History
#89 on The Best Singers of All Time
#78 on The Best Female Vocalists Ever
#26 on The Female Singer You Most Wish You Could Sound Likesee more on Doris Day
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, singer, dancer, and producer with a career spanning almost seven decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke and father of Barry Van Dyke. Van Dyke starred in the films Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang ...more
Age: 91
Birthplace: West Plains, Missouri, United States of America
Profession: Comedian, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Radio announcer, + more
Credits: Diagnosis Murder, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins, Night at the Museum
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#68 on The Best Living American Actors
#47 on The Funniest People of All Time
#34 on The Best TV Actors of All Time
#47 on The Funniest Jewish Comedians And Actorssee more on Dick Van Dyke
Ann-Margret is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, and Tommy. She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen ...more
Age: 75
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Profession: Actor, Singer, Dancer
Credits: Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy, Grumpy Old Men, Any Given Sunday
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