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|Application number
|Publication date
|Nov 23, 1982
|Filing date
|Mar 24, 1980
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|Mar 24, 1980
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|John W. Kelly
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|Haskel Engineering & Supply Company
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|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (76), Classifications (16), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to devices for radially expanding tubes and, more particularly, to such devices that utilize a pressurized working fluid to achieve the expansion.
There are a variety of situations in which it is desired to expand a metal tube radially to form a tight, leak-free joint. For example, large heat exchangers, particularly the type used as steam generators in nuclear power plants, often employ a tube sheet, which is a metal plate several feet in thickness through which hundreds of stainless steel or carbon steel tubes must pass. The tube sheet is initially fabricated with holes of a suitable diameter in which the tubes are inserted. The tubes are then expanded against the sides of the holes by plastic deformation to seal the small crevices that would otherwise exist around the tubes. If these crevices were allowed to remain, they could collect corrosive agents, and would, therefore, decrease the predictable life-expectancy of the equipment.
The traditional technique for expanding tubes radially within the holes of tube sheets employs mechanical rolling. There are, however, a number of significant disadvantages associate with this technique. For example, mechanical rolling causes elongation of the tube with an accompanying decrease in the thickness of the tube walls. In addition, it is a time consuming process that is difficult to employ in the case of longer tubes. The use of rolling also imposes a minimum dimension on the inside diameter of the tube in relation to the tube wall thickness, since it must be possible to insert rollers of suitable strength and rigidity.
For the above reasons, efforts have been made to develop techniques for expanding tubes by the application of fluid pressure. According to this newer technique, a mandrel is inserted in the tube and a pressurized working fluid is introduced through the mandrel into a small annular space between the mandrel and the tube. Fluid must be confined within the tube between two seals that surround the mandrel.
It has been found that the most effective seal consists of an O-ring, which interfaces directly with the working fluid, and a more rigid but still elasticity deformable back-up member behind the O-ring. As the back-up member is compressed axially, it expands radially against the inside of the tube.
It is necessary to find a material for this back-up member that has the necessary combination of hardness and elasticity, but does not deform plastically under high pressure. When plastic deformation takes place, it is often because the gap, the annular space between the mandrel and the tube, is too large, permitting a portion of the back-up member to be extruded into the gap. For this reason the gap between the mandrel and the tube is referred herein as the "extrusion gap."
It is generally possible, working with tolerances that are acceptable in this type of apparatus, to maintain an extrusion gap within satisfactory dimensional limits, provided that the gap is substantially uniform about the circumference of the tube. However, the mandrel tends to be positioned along the surface of the tube, thus producing a gap of double thickness at the top of the mandrel. It is in this area of double thickness that plastic deformation of the back-up member is generally found to occur.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide an improved sealing device that causes the extrusion gap to be substantially uniform, thereby minimizing problems of plastic deformation of sealing members.
The present invention relates to a device that accomplishes the above objective. It includes a support, preferably a mandrel, to be positioned axially within a tube to be expanded and at least one sealing member encircling the support that is compressed axially and expanded radially upon the application of pressure thereto by a working fluid. A centering means is provided for preventing angular movement of the sealing member relative to the longitudinal axis of the tube, thereby forcing the sealing member to assume a radially centered position within the tube as the sealing member expands. In this way, a substantially uniform circumferential extrusion gap is provided adjacent to the sealing member.
Preferably, the centering means is in the form of a sleeve that is axially sideable on the support. The sleeve may have a flange that extends radially outwardly to confine the sealing member.
In a particularly advantageous form of the invention, the mandrel includes a portion of reduced diameter in which two sealing members can be disposed. The first is an O-ring, whereas the second is a back-up member. The back-up member encircles the sleeve and is confined axially between the flange of the sleeve and an abutment defined by the mandrel at one end of the reduced diameter portion. It is most advantageous to employ two seals of this construction, with the working fluid being supplied by a passage within the mandrel opening at one or more locations between the seals.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a tube sheet through which a mandrel has been inserted;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional fragmentary view of such a mandrel inserted in a tube and tube sheet, showing a prior art seal construction for confining the working fluid, the seal being illustrated in the centered position it assumes before the application of working fluid pressure.
FIG. 3 is view of the mandrel and seal of FIG. 2 after the pressure has been applied, the mandrel being shown in an off-center position;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged, cross-sectional, fragmentary view of a mandrel and two seals constructed in accordance with the present invention, the seals at both ends of the mandrel being shown, but the center portion of the mandrel being omitted;
FIG. 5 is another enlarged, cross-sectional fragmentary view showing only the lower portion of the mandrel illustrated in FIG. 4, this view being taken after the fluid pressure has been applied; and
FIG. 6 is an expanded perspective view of a portion of the mandrel structure and the back-up member and sleeve of the seal from FIGS. 4 and 5, parts of the components being broken away to expose their cross-sectional configuration.
A tube sheet 10, has a plurality of openings therein in which tubes 11 have been inserted. In accordance with known technology, and as illustrated in FIGS. 1-3 of the accompanying drawings, a mandrel 12 is inserted sequentially in each tube 11 to expand the tube into firm contact with the inner surface of the corresponding opening. In the fragmentary view of FIG. 1, only one representative opening, filed by the mandrel 12, is included, and the internal tube 11 is not visible.
The mandrel 12, being of a previously known construction, has, at each end, a portion 14 of reduced diameter in which a sealing device 15 is located (see FIG. 2) The sealing device 15 consists of an O-ring 16 on the high pressure side and a back-up member 18 on the low pressure side.
The back-up member 18, which is cylindrical, is preferably formed of elastically deformable polyurethane which has desired memory characteristics. However, there are limits beyond which the back-up member 18 will deform plastically, thus destroying or reducing the effectiveness of the seal 15 when used again in another tube.
Plastic deformation of the back-up member 18 is illustrated in FIG. 3. As shown there, the mandrel 12 has moved to one side of the tube 11, producing a crescent shaped extrusion gap 20 between the mandrel and the tube. On one side of the mandrel (to the right in FIG. 3), the gap 20 has twice the thickness that it would have if the mandrel 12 were centered in the tube 11. When pressurized working fluid, preferably water, is applied through a passage 22 in the mandrel 12, the back-up member 18 is extruded into the enlarged portion of gap 20 and deforms. This deformation results from a protrusion 24 on the edge of the back-up member 18 that extends into the extrusion gap 20 when the elastic limits of the material are exceeded.
An improved mandrel 25 is constructed in accordance with the present invention and shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. When inserted in the tube sheet 10, this new mandrel 25 has the same appearance as the previously known mandrel 12 illustrated in FIG. 1.
The mandrel 25 is an elongated body having two groove-like portions 26 of reduced diameter. A passage 28 for the supply of pressurized working fluid extends axially through it to cross-bores 30 by which the hydraulic fluid is introduced to a gap 32 between the mandrel 25 and the interior surface of the tube 11. At each end of a pressure zone extending along the mandrel 25 is a sealing device 34 that includes an O-ring 36 and a cylindrical polyurethane back-up member 38, as in the case of the sealing device 15 of the previously known mandrel 12. In this case, however, a sleeve 40 that slides axially on the mandrel 25 is encircled by the backup members 38 and the mandrel 25 serves as a support for the sleeve.
On the high pressure end of the sleeve 40 is a flange 42 that extends radially outwardly adjacent to the O-ring 36. Thus, the back-up member 38 is confined between the flange 42 and an abutment portion 44 of the mandrel 25 at the end of the reduced diameter portion 26. The abutment portion 44 is undercut to provide an annular space 45 into which the sleeve 40 an move axially away from the O-ring 36. It will be noted that while the sleeve 40 can move axially on the mandrel 25, it cannot be cocked, i.e., move angularly, with respect to the mandrel because of its close-sliding fit. The mandrel 25 is disassemblable so that the back-up member 38 and sleeve 40 can be installed.
When working fluid pressure is applied, the O-ring 36 moves a short distance under the force of the fluid, pushing the sleeve 40 axially along the mandrel 25 into the space 45. The back-up member 38 is thus compressed between the flange 42 and the abutment 44 (as indicated by the arrows A in FIG. 5) and caused to expand radially (as indicated by the arrows B). Since the sleeve 40 can move only axially, the flange 42 must apply an equal compressive force about the entire circumference of the back-up member 38. Moreover, since the back-up member 38 fits tightly about the sleeve 40 it cannot move angularly. Therefore, the radial expansion of the back-up member 38 and sleeve 40 will be substantially equal about its entire circumference.
Even if the mandrel 25 is not properly centered within the tube 11 at the time the pressure is initially applied, it is forced to assume a radially centered position defining a substantially uniform extrusion gap 32 due to the uniform expansion of the back-up member 38 in a radial direction. Accordingly, the asymmetrical configuration of the plastically deformed back-up member 18 shown in FIG. 3 is impossible in the case of the back-up member 38 of the present invention.
When the extrusion gap 32 is of a uniform dimension, the maximum gap width to which the back-up member 38 is exposed is only half that encountered in the case of the prior art sealing device 15, assuming that the dimensions of the tube 11 and the hole that receives it are the same in each case. It will, therefore, be found that plastic deformation of the back-up member 38 will not occur in the case of the present invention under circumstances that would result in such deformation if the gap 32 were asymmetrical.
The O-ring 36 and the back-up member 38 are referred to herein as first and second "sealing members" because they cooperate to prevent escape of the working fluid from the pressure zone. It is not to be inferred, however, that the back-up member 38 by itself is necessarily capable of sealing against the inside surface of the tube 11 so as to prevent the escape of fluid.
While a particular form of the invention has been illustrate and described, it will be apparent that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|European Classification
|Apr 29, 1999
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Last night, I got super frustrated (there it is again...the "f word"). I couldn't read my music for the musical and I'm still feeling a little upset about it. I felt like a disappointment as a musician. Once again, anxiety kicked in and had me worrying about the future. Something I should really try and veer away from.
What if I can't go to school for music? I'm not a good musician. What college am I even going to? I certainly can't teach music. What am I supposed to do? I'm not good at anything really.
While I'm still feeling slightly discouraged from beating myself up last night, I did a lot of praying on my way home. So today is a little bit rough for me, but I'm hoping it gets a little better from here on out.
So, as a PSA from Marissa (the ultimate worrier)...relax. Don't worry about tomorrow. Focus on today, the moment. You can do it. You are stronger than you know. I have faith in you! Remember that God is on your side.
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Children eating diet foods in lieu of the full-calorie versions may lead to overeating and obesity when they grow up, according to a report from the University of Alberta, Canada.
In the study, young rats were fed either a regular diet or low-calorie substitutes. The low-calorie versions led the rats to overeat, whether they were lean or genetically predisposed to obesity. Adult rats, however, did not show the same tendency to overeat.
The researchers believe that diet foods with low calorie content disrupt the body's ability to use taste to regulate caloric intake. This would explain why older animals did not overeat, as they, unlike the younger rats, were able to rely on taste-related cues to assess the energy value of their food correctly.
Lead researcher Professor David Pierce stated, "Based on what we've learned, it is better for children to eat healthy, well-balanced diets with sufficient calories for their daily activities rather than low-calorie snacks or meals."
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BBC News August 8, 2007
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MedicineNet.com August 8, 2007
Obesity is a major risk factor for developing both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, so making sure your children are eating a proper diet right out of the gate is truly vital for their future long-term health.
What's Wrong With Diet Foods?
Although many believe a low-calorie diet is part of an anti-aging, life-extending regimen, it definitely does not include the commercially available "diet," or "low-calorie" varieties of food, and is not an appropriate route for growing youngsters. These pre-packaged processed diet foods, which are sold as "healthier alternatives," are anything but healthy.
I believe there is a MAJOR confusion about low calorie diets, and that in many, they may cause more harm than good. I suspect most of the studies supporting a low calorie diet are associated with living a longer life have a serious interpretative flaw. My strong belief is that the reason low calorie diets work is that they normalize insulin and leptin levels and keep them nice and low. You can keep them low with a low calorie diet, but for many this may actually cause more harm than good, especially the emotional harm of depriving yourself of food.
If you eat according to your nutritional type it will be possible to normalize your insulin levels the way they were designed to, and you do NOT have to have a low calorie diet. You will feel full and satisfied and not be constantly hungry. That alone is enough to radically improve your life span.
But getting back to low calorie foods. To make these products even remotely appealing to your taste buds, they usually contain one or more artificial taste enhancers and sugar substitutes, such as MSG (monosodium glutamate) and aspartame. Both of which are extremely detrimental to your health.
Aspartame and MSG act as neurotransmitters in the brain, by facilitating the transmission of information from neuron to neuron. Too much aspartame or glutamate in the brain kills certain neurons by allowing the influx of too much calcium into the cells. This influx triggers excessive amounts of free radicals, which kill the cells.
The neural cell damage that can be caused by excessive aspartame and glutamate is why they are referred to as "excitotoxins." They "excite", or stimulate the neural cells to death.
Unfortunately, many food manufacturers hide the fact that their products contain MSG, making it more difficult for you to avoid it. They may list ingredients like these instead (which still contain MSG):
I recommend you watch this informative video by Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon and author of Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills, if you want more information about these dangerous food additives.
Another thing you need to know is that low-cal products, such as diet sodas, do NOT help you lose weight! This is a complete myth. In fact, nearly a decade ago studies were already revealing that artificial sweeteners can:
All the way back in 1986, the American Cancer Society documented the fact that persons using artificial sweeteners gain more weight than those who avoid them. Whether you are trying to lose pounds or maintain your weight, using an artificial sweetener such as aspartame does not seem to have any significant effect on weight control.
Those extra calories you saved by drinking a diet pop won't make much of a difference, if you still need to satisfy your hunger and indulge in several cookies, later.
Healthy Solutions for Life
I'm thankful that we're seeing more scientific recommendations promoting the return to a balanced diet and exercise. That's really the long-term answer.
Unfortunately, some doctors and pediatricians still recommend diet sodas to overweight children as an acceptable alternative to regular sodas and sugary juices. Hopefully you're not falling for it. Your child needs water -- enough so that their urine is a light, pale yellow (if it is a deep yellow, they are not drinking enough water). Soda, juice, and milk do not count toward this requirement.
Actually, it is very sad to read that the leading source of vitamins and minerals in children's diets comes from juice and pasteurized milk, both of which should be avoided in a diet for optimal health.
Give your child the gift of life, again and again, by putting them on the road to lifelong optimal health with these commonsense recommendations:
If you have experienced an adverse reaction to any aspartame product, report it to the FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator in your area.
For more information on the dangers of aspartame, visit http://aspartame.mercola.com.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With production of Singapore, this 2015 film was directed by Marrie Lee and Zherm Loh. You can watch Certified Dead online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2015.
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Marrie Lee, Kelly Yeo, Phang Kien Yip, Toni Ravelo, Elane Luo, Michelle Bai, Aileen Bubbles, Cindy Chak, Chris Hew, Rahul Pefth, Vanessa Adrienne Aguirre Tan, Jason Lin, Michael Hadrievic Chua, Andrew Liau, Shayleigh Koh and Kien Yip Phang.
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The original audio of Certified Dead has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in Singapore.
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Young adults take over training service dogs for Susquehanna Service Dogs during SSD's 2012 Dog Camp. Campers ages 10 to 14 work hands-on with an SSD dog to help train the skills the dogs need to assist people with disabilities. Campers also learn clicker training and basic dog care.
Harrisburg, PA (PRWeb) July 19, 2012 – This week at Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD), the sounds of clickers, SSD's tool to train service dogs, can be heard all around as service dogs in training learn new skills with their trainers. However, these are no ordinary trainers. They are the 12 young adults attending SSD's 2012 Dog Camp.
During camp graduation on Friday, July 20 at 3 p.m. at SSD's space in the Harrisburg Mall, the campers will show off the skills they have taught their service dogs.
At SSD's Dog Camp, young adults ages 10 to 14 learn clicker training, the positive training method used by SSD. Under the guidance of SSD's professional staff, each camper works hands-on with an SSD dog and helps to train the skills the dogs will need to assist a person with a disability. Additionally, campers practice basic dog care, including bathing, grooming, ear cleaning, nail clipping, and teeth brushing.
At the end of the week, campers practice in a real-world setting by taking the public access test used to certify service dogs.
SSD's space in the Harrisburg Mall is located upstairs next to Game Stop. For more information on SSD, call 717-599-5920 or visit www.keystonehumanservices.org/ssd.
Since its inception in 1993, Susquehanna Service Dogs, a program of Keystone Human Services Children & Family Services, has placed more than 200 service dogs with people who have disabilities. SSD dogs assist children and adults with mobility, hearing, and psychiatric disabilities, as well as people with autism and military veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Each dog is professionally trained to meet the individual needs of their partner and completes tasks such as opening doors, picking up dropped objects, assisting with daily dressing, or pulling a manual wheelchair. The program is fully accredited by Assistance Dogs International and is a part of the United Way of the Capital Region. SSD relies on donations and a dedicated group of volunteers, many of whom raiser the dogs that will go on to change lives, to fulfill its mission of "Opening Doors and Changing Lives."
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In today's New York Post, Julia Vitullo-Martin gives a good account about where things stand with Moynihan Station after MSG announced the plan to pull out of the project. She also provides an idea on how to move forward – starting work on the train hall in the Farley Post Office.
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Back in 1992, it was just one more audacious idea from the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Use the Farley building to give New Yorkers back the gorgeous Beaux Arts Penn Station that was demolished in 1964. Today, it's a mega-real-estate deal."
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The Office 365 platform for collaboration, document storage, data security, and messaging offers numerous financial and operational benefits; however, when businesses aren't sure how to position the technology, or need help with implementation or ongoing support, they look to En Pointe for its system integrator capabilities. During this session, Hogan will discuss what an Office remodel could do for customers, and what considerations go into successful customer deployments.
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Unanswered: How to get the Query string from executeQuery()?
I am implementing a wrapper for a specific JDBC driver and have the following question. In the executeQuery() method in PreparedStatement, I need to do some crazy stuff with the query before executing it. How do I get a hold of the actual String representing the query ? Obviously the Statement has the String somewhere, but I just cant figure out how to get a hold of it.
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If you are using a PreparedStatement object then you will not be able to access the SQL string because the PreparedStatement represents a precompiled SQL statement. There are no methods to access the string, even if the JDBC driver doesn't send the statement to the server for precompilation.
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Perinatal hypoxia severely disrupts metabolic and somatotrophic development, as well as cerebral maturational programs. Hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIF) represent the most important endogenous adaptive mechanisms to hypoxia, activating a broad spectrum of growth factors that contribute to cell survival and energy homeostasis. To analyse effects of systemic hypoxia and growth hormone (GH) therapy (rhGH) on HIF-dependent growth factors during early postnatal development, we compared protein (ELISA) and mRNA levels (quantitative RT PCR) of growth factors in plasma and brain between normoxic and hypoxic mice (8% O2, 6 h; postnatal day 7, P7) at P14. Exposure to hypoxia led to reduced body weight (p<0.001) and length (p<0.04) compared to controls, and was associated with significantly reduced plasma levels of mouse GH (p<0.01) and IGF-1 (p<0.01). RhGH abrogated these hypoxia-induced changes of the GH/IGF-1 axis associated with normalization of weight and length gain until P14 compared to controls. In addition, rhGH treatment increased cerebral IGF-1, IGF-2, IGFBP-2, and EPO mRNA levels, resulting in significantly reduced apoptotic cell death in the hypoxic, developing mouse brain. These data indicate that rhGH may (i) functionally restore hypoxia-induced systemic dysregulation of the GH/IGF-1 axis, and (ii) induce up-regulation of neuroprotective, HIF-dependent growth factors in the hypoxic developing brain.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Jimmer Fredette isn't in last place after the first round of the American Century Championship, but he isn't much better.Comment on this story
Former BYU start Fredette finished with a score of -30. Only Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus fared worse, scoring a -31. The tournament is using the Stableford scoring format (a hole in one gets you 8 points, eagle 6 points, birdie 3, par 1, bogie 0 and double bogey -2.). The worst score possible for a 18-hole is a -36.
Fredette finished tied for 83rd place with Charles Barkley and his notoriously awful golf swing. Actor and one-time champion of the celebrity tournament Jack Wagner is at the top of the leaderboard with 29 points.
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Health Advocates Propose Raising State Cigarette Tax To Curb SmokingHigher taxes in Maryland may actually be saving lives. Health advocates announced the state cigarette tax is stopping people from smoking and now, they want to hike the tax even higher.
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Benghazi - One of the first trials for thousands of Libyans detained on suspicion of links to the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi is turning into a prime example of how ill-equipped the country's justice system is to handle the cases.
At a hearing in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, a Gaddafi-era judge in a Gaddafi-era military courtroom planned to hear evidence against 50 people accused of the Gaddafi-era crime of "treason against the revolution".
But the judge postponed the hearing because the militia that has detained the defendants refused to bring them to court.
The case underlines how much power still lies with the hundreds of militias that fought Gaddafi's troops during the eight-month civil war that ended when the long-time dictator was captured and killed last October.
It also indicates how, one year after the start of the anti-Gaddafi uprising, the National Transitional Council now ruling Libya has made little progress in filling the void left by the collapse of Gaddafi's regime with effective state institutions like courts and organised security forces.
The NTC has so far failed to extend its control over the hundreds of militias that fought in the war. Nor has it taken control over the scores of detention centres these groups run for people accused of links to the Gaddafi regime.
Human rights groups say these centres hold thousands of people, some of whom have been tortured.
Wednesday's hearing was the second for 50 men detained by a powerful Benghazi militia known as the February 17 Martyrs and accused of having links to Gaddafi's regime.
Brigade in control
The judge served under Gaddafi before the war but defected to the rebels early in the uprising. Since the NTC has yet to write new laws, the men were being tried under the Gaddafi-era legal code.
The trial's first session, on February 6, was postponed because the defendants didn't have a lawyer. On Wednesday, their lawyer arrived, but the military prosecutor informed the judge that the militia had refused to bring the 47 accused men in its custody to court, citing security reasons.
The defendant's lawyer, Saleh Omran, said the militia has too much power.
"The brigade controls everything in this part of Libya," he said. "If they wish, they can release prisoners or keep them as long as they want."
Three of the accused have been put under house arrest and attended the hearing. One of them, Sherif al-Ashafi, said the militia beat him and tortured him with electric shocks.
The brother of one defendant, Salem Khalifa, said the trial showed that the revolution had failed to achieve the goals of justice and rule of law that Libyan fought Gaddafi for.
"This revolution started against tyranny, but it's like we're still in the jungle," he said outside the courtroom, where about 100 relatives of the accused stood. "The strong ones take the weak ones."
The judge scheduled the next hearing for February 22.
Also on Wednesday, the NTC announced a plan to distribute cash to all Libyan families in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the revolution's start.
All families will get a lump sum of $1 600 and each single person will get $160, according to statement on the NTC's Facebook page.
"The Libyan people have been going through some tough times and this is just a little help to support them," said spokesperson Mohammed al-Hareizi.
Aftermath of the wild and mad end of Gaddafi, brought about by his own psychotic choices. The Libyan officials are nonetheless responsible for the choices they're making now, however much of the dark chaos has been caused by the Gaddafi madness.
After 40 years of this gaddafi distroying everything possible,
it is going to take years to get the basics up to a standard !!
Most Libyans, understand and accept this, and few would like to go back to the tyranny of this gaddafi thug.
This was the main reason for attacking Libya in the first place,to destabilise it and then come take whatever is of interest to them for free!!!
And as for the benefits ordinary Libyans were getting,gone they are...let Libyans live like the rest of the controlled countries.And by the way this just the beggining to the end of what had once been a powerful independent african country when coming to economy.
This sounds all very nice what you say, the only problem being;
the Libyans won't agree with you.
Hey, but than, who do they think they are ???????


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Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design
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A B.C.-developed technology that provides a liquid fuel alternative with lower carbon emissions is being exported to hungry markets around the world, including India, a country aggressively seeking solutions to tackle its growing pollution problem.
Vancouver-based BioCube Corp. manufacturers and sells a compact biodiesel processor within a specially modified sea container. The biodiesel processor operates on or off-grid and produces biodiesel within hours of arrival. BioCube makes biodiesel processing viable for communities and commercial enterprises seeking sustainable energy. The goal is to create more efficient and cleaner fuels that can be used in any vehicle.
"We've developed a technology we think reflects the nature of the industry in a much more efficient way," BioCube CEO David Tait said during a presentation at GLOBE 2016 in Vancouver.
"Instead of being long-term, large scale and centralized… we've gone with small distributed and decentralized technologies," added Tait. "These are technologies that can put power in communities' hands…. The people who need and use the fuel at the point of production."
BioCube is one of growing number of clean technologies being adopted in India as it looks to lower its carbon footprint. India is the world's second most populous country with 1.2 billion people. That growing population, alongside rapid economic growth powered by fossil fuels, has led to serious air and water pollution.
India investing billions to clean up it act
Today, pollution threatens to stall economic growth in India. According to the World Bank, environmental degradation costs India about $80 billion annually, or 5.7 per cent of its national GDP.
"Environmental sustainability could become the next major challenge as India surges along its projected growth trajectory," the World Bank states.
The Indian government is taking action, and spending billions to try to curb its emissions. Clean energy investments were expected to surpass $10 billion in 2015, according to Bloomberg.
"Things in India are positive," Tait said at the GLOBE 2016 panel titled, Unlocking India's Green Potential. "It's encouraging to see India realize its flaws, do things they can do, and empower private enterprise to run forward with these projects."
Amrik Virk, B.C.'s Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services, says India is actively seeking partnerships with alternative energy and renewable companies in Canada.
"I believe our clean tech sector has a real opportunity to fill that niche and not as a market or a consumer, but as a partner … to help make the air cleaner, the water cleaner and the infrastructure better," Virk said.
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Rajesh Sharma, CEO and managing director at Tata Steel Minerals Canada, a subsidiary of India-based Tata Group, said there is "a lot of respect" in India for Canadian businesses. That said, Sharma believes some Canadians companies could work harder at developing partnerships in India.
"There is a need to market better and leverage the strengths we have here, better," said Sharma, while acknowledging it can be both complicated and time consuming to do business in India.
Once partnerships are developed, the opportunities are huge, Sharma added.
"Whatever technologies are available here, we should be able to scale them," he said, adding that prices must be competitive.
BioCube's David Tait said doing business in India can be frustrating at first, and requires experience and patience because of the different culture and mindset.
"You have to figure out the right questions to ask," Tait said. "The right question isn't if, but when – then you can start to get somewhere. The way we do things here [in Canada] is diametrically different."
Doing business in India requires building both personal and business relationships over time, Tait said.
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The key to successful business development in India is finding the right partner and sticking with them, added Sharma.
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Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a maker of carts, and wheels. The name has its origins in the Old English word craet, which means cart, and the Old English word wyrtha, which means wright or maker, thereby denoting one who was the maker of carts or wagons.
Cartright Early Origins
Worcestershire, some say well before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
Cartright Spelling Variations
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Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Cartright include Cartwright, Cartright, Cartwrite, Carthright, Kartwright, Kartright, Cartrite, Kartwrite, Chartwright, Cartrite, Catherick, Cartrait, Cartray, Ceterith, Cateray, Cautheret, Carterwright, Carterright, Carterrite, Chartright, Chartwright, Cardwright and many more.
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Cartright Early Notables (pre 1700)
Cartright Early Notables (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include William Cartwright (1634-1676), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659; Thomas Cartwright (1634-1689), an English bishop and diarist, Bishop of Chester in 1686, supporter of James II; Christopher Cartwright (1602-1658), an English clergyman, Hebraist...
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It's my favorite show on TV, and it would certainly make more sense to air it during football season rather than the summer.
But for me "Friday Night Lights" is a must-watch show, no matter what the season.
In case you've missed it, the program is based on the 1990 book "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream" by H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger. The book detailed the 1988 football season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas.
The book inspired a 2004 movie and a TV series that airs on NBC.
Being a huge fan of high school football, maybe because I'm just a big kid, I fell in love with the show that centers around the West Dillon High Panthers.
The show's fourth season -- 13 episodes worth -- debuts at 8 p.m. Friday on NBC.
If you follow the show, there are all kinds of changes in store.
Coach Eric Taylor has left West Dillon and is the new coach ofthe East Dillon Lions, where players and students from West Dillonwere shipped after a redistricting order.
East Dillon is a much poorer school that lacks the resources of West Dillon. The goal at East Dillon isn't winning a championship, it's to win a game.
And that creates all kinds of problems.
The cast still centers around Coach Taylor, played by Kyle Chandler, and his wife, Tami (Connie Britton).
Quarterback Matt Saracen (Zach Gifford) as well as Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch), Julie Taylor (Aimee Teegarden) and Landry Clarke (Jesse Plemons) are back.
But Smash is gone and Riggins is no longer a football star. He drops out of college and is forced to return home. And yes, he finds a new love interest.
The show tries to follow the normal progression of high school students, so there will be changes as players graduate.
Among the new stars are Michael B. Jordan and Matt Lauria. Jordan portrays Vince Howard, who joins the team at the new school to stay out of jail, while Lauria is Luke Cafferty, who is forced to change schools.
Season 4 of "Friday Night Lights" isn't exactly new. DirecTV aired it during the 2009 football season.
But the deal with DirecTV helps hold down production costs and gives NBC a top-notch program on Friday nights in the summer, when TV viewership is traditionally lower.
There's just an awful lot to like about this show.
If you haven't watched already, try it. I think you'll like it.
Harwell memories
Baseball, heck the world, lost one of its greats when Ernie Harwell died Tuesday at the age of 92 after a long battle with cancer.
Harwell was the voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 years.
I had the pleasure of meeting him, then speaking with himseveral times on the phone when long-time Padres broadcaster JerryColeman was inducted into the broadcasters wing of the Hall of Famein 2005.
Ernie freely gave me his home number and said call anytime. And I did, several times leading up to Coleman's enshrinement in Cooperstown.
Harwell was a great broadcaster and, like Coleman, a true gentleman.
If you have some time and want to read one of the great pieces of baseball writing, go to www.tigerstalk.com or simply google "The Game of All America" and read Harwell's writing.
If you're a baseball fan and you're not moved, something's wrong.
< MLB Network will air an episode of "All-Time Games"featuring Harwell calling a 1996 game between the Tigers and Red Sox on Friday at 9 a.m. Roger Clemens struck out 20 Tigers in thatgame. Immediately following the show - around noon -- MLB Networkwill re-air a 2009 "Studio 42 with Bob Costas" in which Costasinterviewed Harwell.
Local notes
< The MLB Network has a replay of the 1984 World Series between the Tigers and Padres at 1 p.m. Saturday.
< The Chargers signed a new three-year agreement to keep the team's games on Spanish-language 107.3 FM. Chargers games in English continue on XTRA Sports 1360, Rock 105.3 FM, KLAC 570 and KATY 101.3 FM.
< ABC has Game 3 of the Lakers-Jazz NBA playoff series at5:15 p.m. Saturday. Game 4 of that series is 7:30 p.m. Monday onTNT.
< The Padres are starting to get a little national respect.Wednesday on ESPN, analyst Tim Kurkjian called the Padres asurprise team, while also saying that he wouldn't be surprised tosee them remain in contention in the National League West giventheir pitching depth.
Ratings game
< Last week's PGA Tour event from Quail Hollow pulled a 2.8rating with 2.2-million viewers on CBS on the final day. That'sdown 32 percent from last year. Saturday's third round was down 44percent. Think Tiger Woods not making the cut had anything to dowith that?
< ESPN's nine NBA playoff telecasts are averaging 3.048 million viewers. That's up 19 percent over last year.
Around the dial
< Tiger Woods is playing this week in The Players Championship. The Golf Channel has coverage, beginning at 10 a.m.Friday. NBC picks up the coverage at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.Dan Patrick makes his debut as the event's host. Dan Hicks andJohnny Miller -- the man I consider the best analyst in golf --anchor the coverage from the 18th tower. Hicks and Miller are intheir 11th year together. Gary Koch works the 17th. Brad Faxon,Peter Jacobsen, Roger Maltbie, Dottie Pepper, Jimmy Roberts and TimRosaforte round out the NBC team.
< Prior to Saturday's coverage of The Players Championship, NBC will air "Global Golf Adventure" -- a golf, travel adventure show hosted by Mark Rolfing. The show starts at 10:30 a.m.
< In case you can't get enough of the Yankees-Red Soxrivalry, Fox has the AL East powers at noon Saturday, while ESPNhas Sunday's 5 p.m. game.
< HBO will replay last week's Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosleywelterweight fight at 6:45 p.m. Saturday. The telecast alsofeatures a live junior-middleweight bout between Paul Williams andKermit Cintron.
< CBS has taped coverage of the NCAA women's gymnastics championships at noon Saturday.
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the process of measuring.
the number, dimensions, or measure of anything.
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The vessel, then, in the plate is the vessel now mentioned, and the following is her admeasurement as given in by Captain Parrey.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Thomas Clarkson
Also, the admeasurement of a ship, and thence to ascertain her cubical contents converted into tons.
The Sailor's Word-Book William Henry Smyth
This so-called Statute of admeasurement has not been traced to any authoritative source.
Domesday Book and Beyond Frederic William Maitland
I determined, therefore, to suspend my belief till I could take the admeasurement of each vessel.
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We are thus particular in her admeasurement, because it materially influenced the decision on her complaint.
Mornings at Bow Street John Wight
He was one of those who made the journey to the north in 1785, for the admeasurement of the globe.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Joel Munsell
Their vastness seems to defy our admeasurement, and their complexity and difficulty may defeat our feeble efforts at solution.
The Theistic Conception of the World B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
Of the former there can be no admeasurement, excepting by its effect, which is recollection: its duration can be well ascertained.
Sound Mind John Haslam
This admeasurement raised my merriment to its acme, and I laughed aloud.
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