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Senior Outside Linebacker Chris Johnson Has Overcome Many Obstacles To Become An Anchor Of The Navy Defense
Has started 20-straight games after suffering two season-ending injuries his first two years
Geoffrey Whiteside: The Quintessential Navy Football Player
By Gary Lambrecht
Navy Spring Football Practice Interviews
Niumatalolo, Davis and O'Brien met with the media following Tuesday's spring practice
Dan O'Brien Named Assistant Outside Linebackers Coach
O'Brien is the son of Naval Academy grad and former assistant coach Tom O'Brien
Shaun Nua Named Assistant Football Coach At The Naval Academy
Nua comes to Navy from BYU
Army vs. Navy FB 12-13-14
Army vs. Navy FB 12-13-14
Navy at Temple 9-6-14
Navy at Temple 9-6-14
Navy Football
Navy vs. Arizona State - Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
2012 Navy Football
Navy-Penn State 9-15
2011 Navy Football - Army
2011 Navy Football - Army
Justin Davis is in his ninth season at the Naval Academy and his fifth working with the outside linebackers. Davis worked with the outside linebackers in 2007 before moving to the defensive line from 2008-11.
Navy has compiled a record of 70-46 (.603) in his eight years in Annapolis, beating Army all eight times, earning seven bowl bids, winning four bowl games, winning five Commander-In-Chief's Trophies and beating Notre Dame three times.
Navy finished the 2014 campaign with an 8-5 record, qualified for a bowl game for the 11th time in the last 12 years, won a bowl game for just the ninth time in school history (beat San Diego State, 17-16, in the Poinsettia Bowl), won a bowl game in back-to-back years for the second time in school history and defeated Army for a series-record 13th consecutive year. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo (57-35, .620) became the all-time winningest coach in school history in 2014, passing George Welsh, when Navy defeated Army for a record 13th-consecutive time. The victory over the Black Knights also made Niumatalolo the first coach in the history of the Army-Navy game to start his coaching career 7-0 against the other Academy.
The Navy defense finished 32nd in pass defense, 37th in interceptions and 38th in the country in red zone defense in 2014.
Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12th consecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat.
The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season. Navy opponents averaged 29.9 points on the year, but just 24.4 points against the Mids. They finished 27th in the country in red zone defense and 40th in scoring defense and pass defense.
Davis helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy.
The win over Army marked Navy's 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Other big wins for Navy in 2012 included a come-from-behind 31-30 victory over Indiana and wins over bowl bound East Carolina (56-28) and Central Michigan (31-13).
Outside linebacker Keegan Wetzel was named a First-Team Academic All-American and was named to the All-Independent Team by a nationwide media panel.
Navy was 5-7 in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. The Mids played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8).
The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninth-consecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids gave up just 23.3 points per game, which was the 46th best scoring defense in the country.
The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief's Trophy, appeared in a school-record seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15 straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The defense finished 18th in the country in scoring defense (19.4 points per game) and sixth in red zone defense.
In 2008, Navy posted an 8-5 record, including a 24-17 victory over 16th-ranked Wake Forest, which was Navy's first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985. Navy also beat teams currently in the BCS in back-to-back weeks (Rutgers and Wake Forest) for the first time since 1981 and defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids won a sixth-straight Commander-In-Chief's Trophy with wins over Air Force and Army.
The 2007 season was a historical one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy, appeared in a school-record fifth-straight bowl game and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963.
Davis came to the Naval Academy after serving as a graduate assistant at Toledo for two seasons, assisting with the secondary under defensive coordinator Tim Rose.
Davis also coached under Rose as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech and served for one season at Wagner College, where he coached linebackers.
A native of Rome, N.Y., Davis was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Maine from 1998-2001 where he played linebacker. As a senior, the Black Bears won an Atlantic 10 championship and a berth in the Division I-AA playoffs.
Davis received his bachelor's degree in communications from Maine in 2001, and earned his master's degree in exercise science from Louisiana Tech in May of 2005.
Justin and his wife Mary reside in Annapolis.


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|October 25, 2012 05:00 AM EDT
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 24 October 2012 – Nexenta Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced that LeaseWeb, a leading global hosting provider, has chosen its flagship solution NexentaStor to underpin its new cloud platform.
LeaseWeb provides a portfolio of hosted infrastructure solutions, including traditional dedicated servers, cloud, colocation, and hybrid solutions, all backed by a first-class worldwide network with a network uptime of 99.999% and capacity of 2.5 Terabytes per second.
With particular emphasis on its public cloud solutions, LeaseWeb officially launched its new cloud platform in March of this year. With a reputation as a provider of quality infrastructure with high availability, it needed a storage solution that was agile, reliable, and could handle the IOPS requirements for its new platform. After installing NexentaStor on top of commodity hardware, the company also cut out vendor lock-in, reducing LeaseWeb's long-term storage costs.
Marek Lubinski, virtualisation engineer, LeaseWeb, explains: "We needed an enterprise feature-rich storage solution. Nexenta's OpenStorage software provides advanced caching and, when coupled with SSDs, it offers the performance we needed. It also offers enterprise-class redundancy with replication capabilities, including unlimited incremental snapshots and cloning, meaning we can scale up and out without the worry of escalating costs."
Powering LeaseWeb's Cloud service are multiple NexentaStor SANs providing the company with more than 450TB of raw capacity. Other enterprise-class features include hybrid storage pooling, deduplication, and thin provisioning. NexentaStor also offers high availability, synchronous and asynchronous replication and, most importantly, airtight end-to-end data integrity with the ability to find and detect silent data corruption.
Robert van der Meulen, Manager Cloud with LeaseWeb concludes: "In a world in which data growth rates are exploding, innovative storage technologies have become the secret ingredient to rolling out cloud services. With its scalability, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness, Nexenta was the answer for our new cloud platform."
Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta says: "No other approach to storage can match the scale and flexibility of the commercially supported OpenStorage-based NexentaStor. NexentaStor helps make it possible for public clouds to be financially viable for companies that have massive scale and yet do not want to undertake the risk and cost of writing their own storage solution."
About LeaseWeb:
LeaseWeb provides a portfolio of hosted infrastructure solutions including traditional dedicated server hosting, cloud and colocation. Since the best configuration for a business may involve more than one platform, LeaseWeb can help mix and match services to build the optimal hybrid infrastructure solution. All backed by a first-class worldwide network with a network uptime of 99.999% and capacity of 2.5 Tbps. As a leading member of the Ocom Group, LeaseWeb has been hosting and supporting mission critical websites, internet applications, email servers, security and storage services since 1997.
LeaseWeb's growing infrastructure currently spans eight datacenters in the Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Brussels and Washington DC regions, connecting with major telecom carriers. LeaseWeb peers on Internet Exchanges in Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, New York, Brussels, Copenhagen, Paris, Budapest, Bucharest, Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, Oslo, Luxembourg, Dusseldorf, Zurich and Madrid.
The company offers Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions to a wide range of industries, including accounting, banking and financial services, engineering, healthcare, manufacturing and technology, as well as the smallest start-ups seeking to develop a presence on the internet. Customers include Wikimedia, Heineken, BWM, Starbucks, Kelkoo, Univé, AFAS and Twenga.
LeaseWeb partners with the IT industry's leading enterprises, including Microsoft, VMware, IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper, cPanel and Parallels, and was last year named HP Service Provider Partner of 2011
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners.
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2015 And Historical Bear Market Triggers [View article]
I remember the economic feel and psychological essence of the period very well, and was amazed that there was no talk or data that stated explicitly that we were in recession, but I believed that we were and stated so to my friends regularly.
In reality, there was a political gag order out that prevented the popular press and media from even hinting that we were in recession, and the NBER obediently followed suit.
Even when the recession was officially declared in Dec. 2008, the administration would try hard not to speak of it directly, but only in muted tangential terms, something I also remember very well.
As a side note, the 2001/2 recession was mainly caused by the stock market dot-com bust, and reinforced by the 9/11 event.
Be careful when waiting around for official info or help from a politically controlled media and institutions, or even single indicators when the collective reality should be obvious to keen observers.
Once again Congratulations and kudos to the banks for their hugely profitable and successful currency and interest rate "trading" (stocks too).
Their legal expertise was super sharp also, after all they had plenty of money for it.
And best of all, they get to spend most of the money as completely free men, and keep on doing what they've been doing , only more carefully to be sure.
It's a great justice system we have, worth fighting for - doncha think?May 21, 2015. 10:43 PM | 3 Likes |Link to Comment
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Side Of The Current S&P 500 Valuation [View article]
It's almost too much to deal with.
It's more understandable with some cash rich firms like Apple, but with many others it looks like attempted management CYA that will probably back-fire on them and their investors.
I understand Adam Zingg's claim about the "true" payout ratio being 100%, but this does not seem to tell the whole story either because whether it is considered good, bad, or alarming depends on the other company metrics under the microscope.
Indicates that there are big holes in any approach taken, and that nothing succeeds like inside information does.
PS: Congratulations and kudos to the banks for their fine legal expertise in dealing with their brilliant and rewarding currency (and interest rate) trading.
Their continued success assures the rest of us that all academic approaches are just that: purely academic.
Still, we must learn all we can just in case things change enough to make it all more relevant again.
Thanks for all the info and good efforts made in this regard.May 20, 2015. 09:16 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Breakouts Or Fakeouts? [View article]May 20, 2015. 08:12 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Breakouts Or Fakeouts? [View article]
The higher lows against horizontal highs with many tops (rising wedge) just tells me the current climate is improving a little (constructive), but this pattern is a very weak positive, and fails too often to be of much use. Still, it is worth observing and considering if one doesn't put too much weight on it.
I can't tell you how many times a cup and handle has been formed on Gold and many stocks before breaking down soon after the cup & handle signal gave a "go ahead". I call this a "cup with broken handle". The "broken handles" are almost never mentioned, but the ones that work (unbroken) are really bally-hooed, like "see there- it really works!"
When looking to buy, first thing I do is find out if the investment is fundamentally sound using my own criteria, and only then do I look at the patterns mentioned in the article, among many others.
When looking to buy or sell options, the situation is a little different, as either side of the fundamentals can be played in combination, but a lot of the criteria still applies. In other words, there it doesn't matter if the fundamentals are sound or not as both good and bad can be used to advantage.
Thanks for the good article.May 19, 2015. 03:31 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Market Outlook - Will The Breakout To New Highs Stick This Time? [View article]
Compulsive gamblers will not stop gambling until they are totally broke and can't borrow any more money.
Margin calls will eventually damage this market beyond quick repair.
Meanwhile the "Big Casino in the Sky" rolls on, so the author's position is as good and reasonable as anyone else's and he does a good overall job expressing it.
The huge disconnect between the stock market and the "real" economy could be resolved this year, but that's just my thoughts and they are no better than yours, but they do direct me on how to risk my own money.May 18, 2015. 01:24 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
A Bullish Scenario For Stocks [View article]
Problem is, the risk at those valuations are enormous.
One bad event or idiotic action and it could be down much more than 200 points also.
So it comes down to one's own risk/reward profile.
Can't see adding to investments without strong hedging and that's expensive.
Keep your best selections, and evaluate than often, but don't try to play this market with the bizarre set of circumstances we now find ourselves in, as that could be even more expensive.May 14, 2015. 06:19 PM | 4 Likes |Link to Comment
Things Have Become A Lot More Complicated On Wall Street [View article]
You will notice that the Gold price peaked at about the time we started winding down major operations in Iraq, if memory serves.
More money can be printed and stolen in a war than any other way, and this proves to be very positive for Gold.
Financial and political chicanery also do a good job as well. We had an abundance of all from 2001 forward.
When those two things rear their ugly heads again in such great force then Gold will make another run.
One can well estimate what it would take and when those could reemerge once again.
In the meantime, continued stagnation will not serve Gold well.May 1, 2015. 08:01 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
10 Items Distorting The Balance Sheets Of Prominent Companies [View article]
Apple was treated somewhat lightly however.
After subtracting WACC from ROIC, and making your adjustments, what is the net ROIC that you consider good and better than merely good?
I know it varies with the industry and point in growth cycle, just asking for some of your guidelines.May 1, 2015. 07:28 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
No GDP Growth In Q1? [View article]
Watch them "seasonally adjust" their way out of it - should it actually occur.Apr 28, 2015. 01:24 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Technical Tuesday: 2,100 Still The Line To Beat On The S&P [View article]
How often now do you see interesting, controvertial subjects and people discussing important issues in a way that is not popular with the corporate news controllers? Rarely!
If allowed at all, they quarantine them up in the nosebleed area of the channel listings , and at a time when the mass of viewers are least likely to see them.
Did get to see Daniel Ellsberg this weekend, and how he managed to get on, I don't know, a rare occurrence, but he did an excellent interview while relating his past experiences with current affairs.
They shut down Keith Olbermann completely except for sports, and Jesse V. retired to the Baja. I miss their candor and courage speaking truth to power (unhealthy in this country).
The power brokers are in a sweat trying to get that volume up on up days , so far , hasn't been working very well.
Getting harder to peddle the junk at ever higher prices, but I'm sure they will think of something.Apr 28, 2015. 01:05 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
Market Manipulation Takes Center Stage [View article]
How did this guy slip thru the crack and get caught?
He must have made the wrong guys mad , or he wouldn't have been caught either. Martha Stewart donated to the wrong party, and that's all it took for her relatively minor transgression.
As many of us have stated before, if they applied the Martha Stewart standard to the entire industry, how many of them would be in jail?
They'd have to shut down the entire industry!Apr 22, 2015. 05:53 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
U.S. Equity And Economic Review For The Week; False Break-Out Edition [View article]
Rigging and racketeering win the day, every day.
We let it happen, and as long as we continue to do so, it will stay that way.
It will not fix itself - guaranteed.Apr 21, 2015. 03:48 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Developments In Foreign Stock Markets Are Hard To Ignore [View article]
It (foreign) is one of the few places I use mutual fund's instead of ETF's and individual stocks, but if you've got a country or region (ETF) or stock that you really like then that's different.Apr 21, 2015. 03:20 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Has The Fed Caused An Economic Slowdown? [View article]
It DOES steer the Stock Market.
It operates to serve , protect, and further enrich the power brokers in this country.
It does not serve the majority of Americans in any meaningful constructive and positive way.
It should be audited (with teeth) , reformed substantially, and/or banned.Apr 19, 2015. 01:49 PM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
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A fibrous material composed of multifilaments is forced out of a spinneret with a fluid to collide with an impingement plate thereby separating the filaments, said impingement plate having as its impinging surface a material which creates a negative electrical charge on the surfaces of the filaments of the fibrous material upon impingement. This greatly improves separation of the filaments and permits production of non-woven sheets with high uniformity.
1. An apparatus for separating filaments in a filament bundle, which comprises a nozzle for ejecting the filament bundle, means for ejecting said filament bundle from said nozzle, an impingement plate having a surface composed of a material that negatively electrically charges the surfaces of the filaments of the fiber bundle upon impact, said plate being positioned adjacent said nozzle so that the filament bundle is projected against said surface of said impingement plate.
2. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the impingement surface comprises a lead-based metal.
3. The apparatus defined in claim 2, wherein the material is principally a lead alloy containing at least 60% by weight of lead.
4. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the material is principally composed of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of zinc and zinc oxide.
5. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the material is principally composed of copper.
6. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the material is principally composed of silver.
7. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the material is principally composed of aluminum.
8. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the material is principally composed of a piezoelectric material.
9. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of the nozzle units are provided alongside one another, and are arranged with the corresponding impingement plates in a zigzag configuration.
10. The apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the impingement surface of the impingement plate is movably mounted and is capable of being repositioned.
11. An apparatus for separating the filaments of multiple filament bundles of fibrous material, which comprises multiple units of nozzles constructed and arranged for ejecting the filament bundles, pressure fluid means connected to said nozzles for ejecting said fibrous material from said nozzles, impinging plates adjacent each of said nozzles in positions for impact with the filament bundles ejected by said nozzles, the surfaces of said plates being composed of a material that negatively electrically charges the surfaces of the filaments of the fiber bundles upon impact, said multiple nozzle units being arranged in a zigzag configuration adjacent one another.
This invention relates to an apparatus for separating filaments of a continuous multifilament bundle.
In a bundle composed of a multiplicity of individual filaments, it is often desirable that the filaments be separated from each other so that the bundle is in an optimum condition for further processing. Therefore, a variety of methods have been utilized to effect the separation of the filaments. The conventional separation techniques may be divided into three primary types: the bundle is charged electrostatically; the filaments are separated in a running fluid; or the bundle is mechanically impacted on an impingement plate.
The technique used is selected based on the properties of the bundle. Preference is generally given to a technique which is simple in implementation, low in equipment cost and high in operating performance.
It has been found that the separation technique comprising running the continuous filaments against an impingement plate is best suited for the separation of the filaments of a multifilament bundle of the type contemplated in the present invention. As a technique for separating the filaments of a multifilament bundle by impacting against an impingement plate, U.S. Pat. No. 3,169,899 shows a method in which filaments discharged from a spinning nozzle are impacted against a vibrating V-shaped trough to form a broad non-woven sheet of filaments on a net. To achieve a high degree of uniformity in the non-woven sheet, good separation of the filaments is required.
The method described in the above-cited patent, involving filament separation by impingement of the multifilament bundle against an impingement plate, is simple with respect to the equipment required and is superior in operating performance, but does not produce sufficient filament separation for further processing the bundle into a non-woven sheet of high uniformity.
An important object of this invention, therefore, is to improve the separation of the filaments of the multifilament bundle to such an extent that a non-woven sheet having a high degree of uniformity can be produced.
The present invention is intended to attain this object and to this end it provides an apparatus for separating the filaments of a continuous multifilament bundle by forcing the multifilament bundle out of a nozzle against an impingement plate whose impinging surface is made of a material which produces a negative electrical charge on the surface of the filaments upon impingement.
FIGS. 1 through 3 are diagrammatic illustrations of specific forms of the apparatus used in the practice of this invention.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a process and an apparatus for producing a bundle with highly separated filaments and for producing a uniform non-woven sheet as well.
FIG. 3 shows a process for producing separated filaments and a non-woven sheet from a fibrous bundle which had been wound after spinning.
FIGS. 4 through 7 are diagrammatic drawings showing various embodiments of impingement plates according to this invention.
FIG. 4 shows a flat plate-shaped impingement plate;
FIG. 5 shows an impingement plate incorporated in a tube;
FIG. 6 shows a box-like impingement plate having side walls, and
FIG. 7 shows an impingement plate bonded to a base plate.
FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic drawing illustrating a zigzag arrangement of impingement plates used in treating a plurality of continuous multifilament fibrous bundles simultaneously.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the relationship between sheet uniformity and the rate of output of polymer from a spinneret where two different impingement plate materials were used.
Although specific terms will be utilized hereinafter in describing the specific forms of the inventions selected for illustration in the drawings, the use of these terms is not intended to define or to limit the scope of the invention which is defined in the appended claims.
Referring to FIG. 1, fiber-forming polymer chips are supplied from a hopper 1 into a melter 2 to form molten polymer. This molten polymer is pumped out by a metering pump 3 and extruded through the orifice plate of a spinneret 4, such plate having a plurality of holes, and the polymer is thus formed into continuous filaments consisting of multifilament bundles 5. The lower part of the spinneret is covered by a cylinder 6, adapted to cool and solidify the filaments 5 extruded from the spinneret 4. Said cylinder 6 and spinneret 4 are sealed from the outer air and a compressed fluid is introduced into the cylinder 6 from an inlet 7 in the peripheral wall thereof, said fluid being forced out with the filaments 5 from a nozzle 8 connected to the tip of the cylinder 6. The filaments 5 are stretched by high-speed fluid in the section between spinneret 4 and nozzle 8. The filaments 5 are ejected with the high-speed fluid from the end opening of the nozzle 8 and are impacted against an impingement plate 10 positioned close to the end opening of nozzle 8, whereby the filaments are separated.
Said impingement plate 10 is set with an angle of inclination θ against the axis of the nozzle 8. An optional electrification means 9, designed to apply corona discharge or electrification to the filaments before ejection from the nozzle 8, may be added. Such electrification means may also be added to the impingement plate 10 where additional separation of the filaments is required.
To evaluate the degree of filament separation, the separated filaments are dropped onto moving surface of collector means 11 and collected in the form of non-woven sheet 30. Said collector means 11 is preferably an air-permeable endless conveyor belt. It may be made of a material such as metal gauze or the like. It is desirable that an air suction source (not shown) be provided beneath said collector to assist in obtaining stable deposition of the fiber web on collector means 11.
The degree of filament separation may be evaluated by determining the degree of uniformity in the non-woven sheet as determined by the weight per unit area of the non-woven sheets collected on the surface of collector means 11.
FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of the filament separation apparatus with the sheet producing process. In this embodiment, the steps preceding spinneret 4 may be the same as in FIG. 1. In the embodiment of FIG. 2 an ejector 12 is used as the fluid drawing device and the spinneret is opened to the atmosphere. The filaments 5, drawn by the ejector 12, are forced out of nozzle 8 in a direction to collide with impingement plate 10. An optional electrification means 9, as shown in FIG. 1, designed to perform corona discharge or electrification of the filaments before ejection from nozzle 8 may be added in the device of FIG. 2 as well. Such electrification means 9 may alternatively be added to the impingement plate 10 where additional separation of the filaments is required. To evaluate the filament separation, the separated filaments are dropped onto and collected in the form of a non-woven sheet 30 on a moving surface of collector means 11.
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the filament separation process. A continuous multifilament fiber bundle, previously wound in the form of a cheese 13, is run through supply rollers 14 and against the impingement plate 10 under force of an ejector 16, such as a typical air ejector for example, whereby the filaments are separated from one another. The separated filaments are collected as a sheet 30 on surface of collector means 11.
It is an important feature of this invention that the active and effective surface of the impingement plate be made of a material which will cause the surfaces of the filaments to become negatively charged electrically upon impingement to effect separation of the filaments.
Although it is not clear why these phenomena occur, it is believed that in some unexplained way frictional electrification is induced by impingement of the fibrous material against the impinging plate, and that where the fibrous material is negatively charged by such frictional electrification, the electrification is intense enough and stable enough to promote separation of the fibrous material. On the other hand we have observed that if the fibrous material is charged positively the electrification effect is weak and unstable.
It is preferred that a lead-based metal be used for the impinging surface of the impinging plate. This metal may be lead itself or a lead alloy containing at least about 60% by weight of lead, or a metal composed of zinc or zinc oxide, copper, piezoelectric material, silver, aluminum or the like. In the case of a lead alloy containing at least 60% by weight of lead, it is recommended that antimony, indium, tin, silver, copper or the like be used as the other component of the alloy.
For the piezoelectric material, any inorganic or organic type may be used, but it is preferable to use a plate-shaped or columnar PZT (Pb(Zr, Ti)03)-based ceramic piezoelectric material to obtain excellent piezoelectric characteristics and because of good availability.
The negative electrical charge created on the filaments is measured as "surface potential" for purposes of this invention. The "surface potential" means the surface potential of the filaments of the multifilament fiber just after impingement against the impingement plate measured at a position 30 mm away from the impingement plate by using a Static Charge Meter, Model 2B, Scientific Enterprises, Inc.
When the above-described material is used as the impinging surface of the impingement plate, the filaments of the multifilament bundle are charged negatively upon impingement and the surface potential created is greater than -10 KV, which greatly facilitates separation of the filaments. Where lead, a lead-based alloy or a piezoelectric material is used, a surface potential of more than -18 KV is produced and excellent filament separation occurs.
A few forms of installation of the impingement plate for this apparatus are described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 7 of the drawings.
In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the fibrous material 17 moves from left to right and collides with the impinging surface 19 of the impingement plate 10 positioned at an angle to the direction of movement of the fibrous material.
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the impingement plate 10 is incorporated into the inner wall of a tube 20 so that the fibrous material 17 moving in the tube 20 collides with the impingement surface 19 and further moves on in the tube 20 as a separated fibrous material.
FIG. 6 shows a fan-shaped, box-like impingement plate 10 where the fibrous material 17 collides with the impingement surface 19.
FIG. 7 shows still another embodiment of impingement plate 10. The impingement plates as shown in FIGS. 4 through 6 have their impinging surfaces made of the same material as the body of the plate, whereas the impingement plate of FIG. 7 is constructed by bonding an impingement surface 19 to a base plate 21 made of a different material. The material of the base plate 21 may be either inorganic or organic material. This is limited by the requirement that the material should be able to withstand the impingement impact.
Any suitable material joining method may be used for fabricating the type of impingement plate shown in FIG. 7 of the drawings. For instance, an element forming the impingement surface may be bonded to a base plate or the base plate may be plated to form its impingement surface.
The impingement surface may be joined to the base plate so that the impingement surface alone may be replaced when desired. The impingement plate may be constructed so as to be adjustable so that the point of impact of the fibrous material against the impingement surface may be changed from time to time to minimize wear of the impingement surface, thus preventing diminution of its separating effect.
The impingement plate is not subject to any restriction as to shape, number, etc., provided that it is so shaped as to satisfy the aforementioned requirements in the practice of this invention.
Any suitable means may be provided for running the fibrous material against the impingement surface. However, it is preferable to use a jet of a fluid such as air, which also enchances the separation of the fibrous material.
The separating effect may be further enhanced if the method described herein is used in combination with other known separating techniques. Particularly, if the filaments are electrostatically charged by use of an electrifying means before they are impinged upon the impingement surface, a multiple separation effect of great value may be achieved.
Another embodiment of the impingement plate is shown in FIG. 8, wherein a front view of the sheet producing process previously described is shown. This embodiment comprises a plurality of nozzles and associated impingement plate units, each unit including a nozzle 8 and an impingement plate 10 for processing the filaments of the fibrous material 5'. To prevent interference as between the filaments of adjacent units, the units are arranged in a zigzag configuration so that the fibrous materials forced out of the respective nozzles will contact the impingement plates at staggered positions. The impingement plates may be set at the same or at different angles of inclination from each other.
FIG. 9 demonstrates typical benefits derived from the use of the material according to this invention. FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relationship between sheet unevenness and output of polymer from the spinneret using two different impingement surfaces. Non-woven sheets were producing using six nozzle and impingement plate units of the type illustrated in FIG. 2. In the tests indicated by the line A, an alloy of 90% lead and 10% antimony was used as the impingement plate surface material. In tests designated by the line B a comparative material, 100% iron, was used as the impingement plate surface material. It is demonstrated in FIG. 9 that when using an impingement plate of this invention, where the impingement surface is a material which produces a negative electrical charge on the filament surface, excellent filament separation occurs and sheet unevenness is markedly reduced when compared to a comparative material at various rates of output from the spinneret.
Sheet unevenness was evaluated by determining the coefficient of variation where weights were taken of 5 cm�5 cm samples, and where the sample size was 400, using the following formula: ##EQU1##
The present invention is further described by, but is not limited to, the following Examples, which have been selected for the purpose of illustrating specific embodiments.
By following the process shown in FIG. 1 without using the electrifying device 9, and using six units of nozzles and impingement plates, polethylene terephthalate was extruded from the spinnerets with each spinneret having 66 holes and an output rate of 200 g/min. to obtain a fibrous material with a single filament size of 5 denier and a non-woven sheet was formed. The operating conditions used were:
______________________________________Compressed air jet pressure: 2.3 kg/cm2 G(Cylinder) Pipes: diameter: 7.0 mm length: 1,590 mmFilament speed: 5,600 m/minDistance between nozzle and impingement plate: 40 mmAngle of inclination of impingement plate: 60�Dimensions of impingement plate: width: 50 mm length: 100 mm thickness: 10 mm______________________________________
The surface composition of the impingement plate was varied and the surface potential, the static charge on the filaments and sheet uniformity were measured. The results are shown in Table 1.
Measurements of the surface potential and evaluation of sheet uniformity were made as described above. The static charge on the filaments was determined according to the Faraday Cage method by using a Static Charge Meter KQ-431 B manufactured by Kasuga Denki KK. The filament surface area was determined using the following formula:
______________________________________Surface area (S) = π � φ � N.V. where φ = ##STR1##N = the number of filamentsV = filament speed (m/min)d = denier per filament______________________________________
Sheet uniformity was also evaluated visually.
In Level 6 of Example 1, the surface potential dropped from -16 KV to -9 KV after elapsed time of 40 minutes, but the original surface potential was restored when the impingement plate was repositioned so as to change the point of impact of the fibrous material on the impingement plate.
In Level 1 of Example 1, in order to form a zigzag arrangement of the nozzles and impingement plates of the adjacent units, the nozzles and impingement plates were alternately placed 40 mm and 60 mm apart from each other. This arrangement gave a surface potential of -22 KV using a lead plate impingement surface. Sheets with good uniformity were produced with a coefficient of variation of unevenness of 6.5%.
TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________ Materials according to this invention Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 Materials Lead (90) Lead (95) Lead (60) ZincItems Lead plate antimony (10) indium (5) tin (40) Zinc plating__________________________________________________________________________Surface Poten-tial (KV) -22 -24 -24 -18 -16 -16Static charges(coulomb/m2) 1.7 � 10-5 1.9 � 10-5 1.9 � 10-5 1.4 � 10-5 1.2 � 10-5 1.4 � 10-5Sheet unevenness(CV %) 6.9 6.6 6.6 7.8 11.0 11.2Visual evaluation Very Very Very Fairly Good Goodof sheet uniformity excellent excellent excellent good__________________________________________________________________________ Materials according to this invention Comparative materials Level 7 8 9 10 11 12 Materials Piezo-electric Lead (50)Items Zinc Oxide Copper material Silver Aluminum tin (50)__________________________________________________________________________Surface Poten-tial (KV) -15 - 15 -20 -15 -10 -9Static charges(coulomb/m2) 1.4 � 10-5 1.5 � 10-5 1.6 � 10-5 1.4 � 10-5 1.4 � 10-5 1.0 � 10-5Sheet unevenness(CV %) 11.5 10.8 7.5 10.3 10.0 11.5Visual evaluation Good Good Fairly Good Good Slightof sheet uniformity good unevenness__________________________________________________________________________ Comparative materials Level 13 14 15 16 17 18 Materials Stainless VinylItems steel Glass chloride PBT* Iron Ceramic__________________________________________________________________________Surface Poten-tial (KV) +5 +2 +3 +4 +6 +7Static charges(coulomb/m2) 0.2 � 10-5 0.3 � 10-5 0.2 � 10-5 0.2 � 10-5 0.2 � 10-5 0.1 � 10-5Sheet unevenness(CV %) 14.5 15.0 15.8 15.3 15.8 16.5Visual evaluation Conspicuous Conspicuous Conspicuous Conspicuous Conspicuous Conspicuousof sheet uniformity unevenness unevenness unevenness unevenness unevenness unevenness__________________________________________________________________________ *PBT: Poly Butylen Terephthalate
As in evident from the foregoing descriptions various preferred embodiments of the invention, excellent separation of the filaments of a fibrous material can be achieved, as demonstrated by the production of non-woven sheets of excellent uniformity, by using an impingement plate whose impingement surface is composed of a material which creates a negative electrical charge on the surfaces of the filaments of a fibrous material upon impingement of the fibrous material against the impingement surface.
The present invention is not limited in its application to a sheet producing process but proves effective for separating filament bundles for many types of fibrous products.
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Kompas.com reported on Thursday that the acquisition deal was signed at the XL headquarters in Menara Prima, Kuningan, South Jakarta.
XL Axiata's acquisition of Axis Telekom Indonesia makes it the company's major shareholder.
XL Axiata received a $500-million loan from its holding firm, Axiata of Malaysia, and the rest was from three banking institutions, such as UOB, the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and DBS.
Hasnul Suhaimi, president and CEO of XL Axiata, said his team would finish a series of processes to finalize the acquisition and merger in line the existing regulations.
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This tool will display and show notification about broadcasts happening in Android System.
Full list of all captured actions: http://www.andro.lt/2012/12/any-broadcastreceiver-filter-actions.html
Broadcast's intent action and extras are captured and stored into internal database.
You can preview full list of all captured broadcasts.
The service can be started and stopped, so you can run it when you need it.
The application does not require any permissions, so please leave comment what features do you require.
Future development:
See the list of ideas for future development in Trello board:
It's a small tool, but some design would be nice. Please request a pull at GitHub. Thanks.
What's New
HTC UDP Broadcast Fix
See http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8407
ROOT access required.
See my website for more info.
Tested with HTC Hero 2.1u1
Trello - Organize Anything
Like a whiteboard with super powers, Trello is simple to use and infinitely flexible. You'll know exactly what needs to get done, who's going to do it, and what's coming up next. Plus, everything you do is synced and saved instantly to the cloud, so that all your devices are always up to date.
With Trello, you can create boards to organize anything you're working on. Use them solo, or invite colleagues, friends, and family to work together.
Write your ideas down on Trello cards and arrange them in lists on your boards. Add details to your cards such as:
• checklists to keep track of to-dos
• comments to update your co-workers
• photos and videos
• who's working on that card
With the Trello app in your pocket, you can make to-do lists waiting in line at the grocery store, assign tasks to your co-worker while you're on the train home, or upload a photo of that paisley couch you saw the store that's just perfect for the house you're furnishing.
Trello is great with Wear! You can quickly reply to comments and create cards from you watch by simply saying Take a note.
For details on which permissions we request and why please see: http://help.trello.com/customer/portal/articles/887749-trello-for-android
Plus for Trello
Not intended to replace the trello app. It supports:
- view basic card information (name, description, spent/estimate per user)
- pin cards to your phone
- open a card in the trello app for things this app doesn't yet do (like adding a comment)
- soon: card timers and the "card s/e bar".
Please note that this app is still in beta. Features are few but stable. Version 1.0 will have card timers and the s/e bar.
open-source: https://github.com/zmandel/Plus-for-Trello/
Trello - OpenATK
Trelloid is a new Android app which packs all the things you love about Trello into your phone or tablet. Getting stuff done wasn't before that simple or fun as it is now with Trelloid.
Key features:
- Full support for all your device form factors, like phone, tablet, phablet
- After login & setup you access all your data even without any further internet connection
- Share content fast and easy via Android Beam™
- Filter cards like you are used to it on the web
- Several convenient widgets:
* overview over your notifications or assigned cards
* adding a new card directly from the homescreen
* opening up a predefined board
* extension for the DashClock widget
Trelloid is supported by In-App Purchase. You can extend Trelloid by
* multiple accounts
* markdown editor
* scrum points
With Trelloid you can access your content whenever you want and is kept up-to-date through background synchronization. Short on your mobile data plan? No problem you can anytime disable background sync to save network traffic.
Trelloid is multi-user ready, so you can use different accounts for your professional-, private-, collaboration-, hobby-organization, etc... And the best about it, switching between accounts is amazingly fast and easy.
So don't hesitate, discover yourself how much more productive you can be with Trelloid.
Sunrise Calendar
Sunrise is a free calendar made for Google Calendar, Exchange and iCloud. Sunrise also connects with all your favorite apps like Facebook, Evernote, Foursquare, TripIt, Todoist, Trello and more to make sure you're always up to date with all the events happening in your life.
With millions of users around the world, Sunrise is changing the way you manage the places you have to be, the people you want to see and the things you need to do. Whether you're planning your daily schedule or your next trip around the world, Sunrise makes it easy to keep track of everything in one beautifully designed calendar.
Sunrise also comes with Meet, the fastest way to schedule a one-to-one on the go. Meet is a keyboard that lets you select available time slots in your calendar without leaving the app you're in and send them to anyone through a simple link. You'll never schedule meetings any other way.
Sunrise automatically syncs between your phone, tablet and computer, so you can access your calendar from anywhere. It's that easy.
Make the most out of your days. We're here to help.
Want to chat? Email us at email@example.com or say hi on Twitter at @Sunrise.
Punchtime for Trello
Punchtime adds powerful time tracking to Trello. The Punchtime app complements the free Punchtime service by letting you track time wherever you are. You can track time either by setting the duration, or by using a timer while you work.
With the app, you can:
- quickly track time on any of your Trello boards
- further categorize your logs using a description, labels and cards
- use a timer while you work
- get easy access to the Punchtime web app to view logs and insights for a board
To log on a card:
- create a card on a Trello board, then add yourself to the card
- in the Punchtime app, select the board
- or, if the board was already selected, pull down to refresh
- tap on Card, and select the card
- optionally: set a description, select other members, set a label
- set a duration, or start a timer – when done, tap the checkmark to save your log
This app requires a free Punchtime account. Learn more and sign up at http://www.punchti.me
Todoist: To-Do List, Task List
Our users have big goals. They rely on their to-do list to keep up.
Join the 4 million+ people around the world who are accomplishing amazing things with Todoist – the beautifully simple to-do list and task manager built for the pace of modern life. Whether you need to collaborate with your team, keep track of your most important projects, or just remember to pay the rent, Todoist is there to help you achieve more every day.
Praised as a life-changing app by The Guardian, USA Today, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Lifehacker and more, Todoist works seamlessly across 15 different platforms in 20 languages so you can stay motivated and productive no matter where you are.
❝This is one of the most complete task management platforms available and they hit that sweet spot of being good for both personal and business use.❞ — Android Authority
Manage your tasks from anywhere - even offline
Add, complete, and re-schedule tasks from your phone, tablet, desktop, browser, email, smartwatch and more - even offline! With an automatic, 24/7 sync across all your devices, you'll never lose track of your to-do lists.
Plan ahead and never miss another deadline
Always forget to submit that monthly expense report? Not anymore. Keep track of your important deadlines with due dates and recurring due dates. Quickly view and prioritize your to-dos for the day or week ahead with visual, drag-and-drop scheduling.
Easy yet powerful organization
Take your to-do list organization to the next level with sub-tasks, sub-projects, color-coded projects, and priority levels. Whether you practice the GTD® productivity method or just want to keep a simple list of errands,Todoist is flexible enough to handle any organizational style.
Seamless collaboration
Whether you're coordinating a big project or sharing a grocery list, Todoist makes communication easy. Share projects, assign tasks, and add comments all within the app. Instant notifications will keep you up-to-date whenever changes are made.
Stay motivated, focused and productive
Beat procrastination once and for all with the unique gamification feature Todoist Karma. Set weekly/monthly goals, accumulate points, and track your progress with beautiful graphs color-coded by project.
Use Todoist with all your favorite apps
Make your to-do list even more powerful with integrations for Google Drive, Cloud Magic, Sunrise Calendar, Toggl, IFTTT, and Zapier (just to name a few). For even more convenience, save items from any app on your device as Todoist tasks by simply sharing with the app.
Built for Android
Take advantage of Android's most innovative features with Todoist's convenient widgets, actionable notifications, Google Now and DashClock integrations, inter-app sharing, and more. Add tasks, receive notifications, and view lists sent from the app right on your wrist with Todoist for Android Wear.
Boost your productivity with Premium
▸ Set up and receive push notifications, email or SMS reminders based on your physical location or a specific due date and time.
▸ Get even more organized using task notes, enhanced labels, and powerful filters.
▸ Upload files, sound recordings and photos to your tasks from your computer, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
▸ Add tasks by forwarding an email and access your to-do lists on your iCalendar.
▸ Track and improve your productivity with extended Todoist Karma features.
▸ Set reminders on your Android Wear smartwatch using voice commands.
▸ And much, much more!
Please contact us directly if you need any kind of support:
Have a look at how we use the permissions requested by the app:
We hope you love our app as much as our community and our team do! Download it today and let us know what you think.
Wrike - Project Management
- Tablet-optimized
- Crazy-fast
- Ultra-friendly
- Requires Android version 3.0 or later
**Questions? Bugs? Drop us a line at email@example.com. We're happy to help!
**Love the app? Give us a high five!
Wrike (https://www.wrike.com) is a powerful tool to improve your project planning and team collaboration. Trust in a task management app that has already helped thousands — from startups to Enterprise Fortune 1000 companies.
"Its advantage is in its crisp user interface."
— TechCrunch
"Wrike epitomizes the flexibility that many of today's project teams need."
— TechRepublic
• Create, assign, and schedule tasks
• Discuss work with your team when you're on the go
• Adjust the project timeline with a few taps on the Gantt chart
• Attach existing images and files to your project plan right from your phone, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
• Take new photos right from the task view to instantly attach them
• Check your to-do list over your morning coffee
• Stay up-to-date with custom push notifications
• Find the information you need, anytime, anywhere
With comprehensive task management and Gantt charts, Wrike is perfect for all your project scheduling needs.
You can set up your Wrike account at: https://www.wrike.com
Wunderlist: To-Do List & Tasks
"The best to-do list app." - The Verge
Wunderlist has also been featured in The New York Times, Lifehacker, TechCrunch, CNET, The Guardian, Wired, and Vanity Fair, just to name a few.
Key Wunderlist Features:
• Create all the lists you need and access them from your phone, tablet and computer
• Easily share lists and collaborate with family, friends and colleagues
• Start conversations about your to-dos
• Attach photos, PDFs, presentations and more
• Share the work and delegate to-dos
• Setting a Reminder ensures you never forget important deadlines (or birthday gifts) ever again
• Organize your projects for home, work and everywhere in between with Folders
Wunderlist is free to download and use. Wunderlist Pro upgrades your experience and gives you unlimited access to Files, Assigning and Subtasks to help you accomplish even more for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year through an in-app purchase.
Our Terms of Use: http://www.wunderlist.com/terms-of-use
Our Privacy Policy: http://www.wunderlist.com/privacy-policy
Learn more about Wunderlist at www.wunderlist.com
Agile Tasks
Get to work!
Producteev by Jive
Producteev is…
"The task management service of your dreams" - VentureBeat
"Much more than a multiple-project to-do list" - GigaOM
"The task management service I've been longing for" - Techcrunch
The World's Best Task Management App -- Free For You And Your Team.
With an intuitive and elegant interface, Producteev helps you and your team manage projects, tasks and email across your organization for free! Create to-do lists, assign tasks, set due dates and reminders, and get real-time updates on your Android.
Key Features:
- 100% FREE for an unlimited number of users, projects and tasks
- Seamless integration between apps to keep your tasks synced
- Group tasks that allow multiple people to collaborate
- Shortcuts that help you quickly create, schedule and assign tasks
- Filters that allow you to sort and view your tasks in numerous ways
- Integration with Box and Dropbox make it easy to upload and attach files
- Task creation through email
- Push notifications to keep you in the know
For everyone from small teams to large companies, Producteev by Jive is a better way to work. Install the app for your Android today!
TickTick - Todo & Task List
TickTick is a simple to-do list app, which helps you to get all things done and cloud sync tasks. It is cross-platform, available for Android ((UI suitable for tablet also), iOS, Chrome Extension and web. With TickTick at hand, you can organize your life in an easier way.
TickTick is free but you can also upgrade to Pro account for full access of premium features:http://ticktick.com/about/upgrade
★ Key feature of TickTick:
● Sync tasks across all devices
● Create widget for easy access
● Set flexible recurring tasks
● Create checklist
● Share task lists for collaboration
● Add task via email
● Upload attachment to tasks
● Integrate with calendar application
● Classify tasks with tags
★ More functions to help you get focused and boost productivity
➔ Instant time & location reminder
➔ Four priority levels
➔ Different sort options (by order/date/name/priority)
➔ Add notes/comments to tasks
➔ Batch edit tasks
➔ Quick search tasks
➔ Voice input tasks via Google Now voice command
We are asking for permissions to access contacts, phone status, NFC & location on your phone in order to offer features.
❖ Connect with us at Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TickTickApp
keywords: tick tick, get things done, ticktock, gtasks, list notes, wunderlist, evernote, shopping list, checklist, task manager, calendar, todo list, to-do, to-do list
Finally, all your productivity tools are coming together in a single, easy and fun to use app.
In order to achieve this, MindFlux is based on techniques like the Getting Things Done® principle or the Kanban technique and makes extensive use of drag-and-drop.
Whenever something comes to your mind, quickly move it out by creating a note. Once per day, take a moment to revisit your notes and drag them to where they belong - whether they are tasks, events or just pieces of information.
Drag notes and tasks to your calendar or create lists for "To Do", "In Progress" and "Done" and watch your tasks follow their natural flow as you get things done.
IQTELL Email app and GTD®
Quick Starter Guide: http://kb.iqtell.com/docs/android-app-quick-start.pdf
Achieve Inbox Zero with completely customizable actions from any email (supports Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud and any IMAP & POP3 email accounts). Use as a simple To-Do list or tap into a full GTD® productivity suite with Next Actions, Projects, Weekly Reviews and much more.
"If you want that "one app to rule them all" for productivity, IQTELL does a great job. It fetches emails, includes to-do lists, lets you tag each item, and has a cool "Waiting for" category."
– Lifehacker
"The Best GTD App Yet? Other apps promise to help you manage your e-mail, and some manage your projects and tasks as well, but few have integrated them to this degree."
– MakeUseOf
"This application does it all. It receives e-mails from all different services and displays them in an interface similar to Gmail. You can label everything. It enables you to create a to do list and also larger projects."
– PCWorld
The app is fully functional while offline, and syncs data between your devices and the Web when online. Your Email, Contacts, Tasks, Projects, Someday, Prospects and more are at your fingertips wherever you go. The web app also provides integration with Calendars and Evernote (coming soon to Android).
Key Features
* Full Task Management – actions and projects can be created from within email or independently.
* Complete Email Functionality – access all your email from within the app.
* Push Notifications - notifications for all your email and reminders. Even snooze or park reminders for later.
* Swipe Left to Process – Archive, trash, move to folder or quick reply to email
* Swipe Right for Productivity – create actions, projects, sub-actions of a project, reminders, etc. from email.
* Customizable Swipes – productivity swipes are fully customizable. Add specific folders, flag emails for reference, track prospects, and much more. Organize your way.
* Inbox Zero – clear your email in minutes and enjoy the peace of Inbox Zero.
* Linked Emails – emails used to create actions or projects always stay linked for reference and easy reply. No more time wasting searching for important emails.
* Due Dates and Reminders – easy settings like "tomorrow" or precise timing down to the minute. Stay organized across email, tasks, projects and calendar. Never forget again.
* Flexible Sorting – organize tasks by due date, start date, priority or context (Home, Office, etc.), time needed, and more.
* Star Next Actions – always be ready to move with a list of next actions for each project.
* Watch Lists – create 'smart lists' based on any search.
* Direct-dial contacts related to Actions, Projects, etc.
* Evernote Integration – two-way integration with Evernote (available with the web app - coming soon to our mobile apps as well).
* Calendar Integration – turn to-dos into appointments from the web app (coming soon to mobile as well).
* Batch Operations – Archive, Complete, Move, set Due Date, Context, Star and more.
* Add GTD Power Features – add in additional GTD© features including Context, Waiting For, Tickler File, Agendas, Phone Call, Prospects and Reference. No in-app purchases required.
Useful links:
Knowledge Base (http://kb.iqtell.com/m/android)
Blog (http://iqtell.com/blog/)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/iqtell)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IQTELL)
Google+ (http://gplus.to/iqtell)
Terms & Conditions (http://iqtell.com/terms-and-conditions/)
* GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company. IQTELL is not affiliated with the David Allen Company.
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Screen Size and Density
ScreenSize application allows you to see screen size, resolution, density, current font scale and other device information. Also you will see heights of status bar, action bar or navigation bar if you have on screen navigation buttons. You will see which resources folder your devices is using.
No advertisements, no internet required. Minimal application.
Most used apps widget
Counts all app starts when launched via this app or via home screen widget.
No need to add/remove shortcuts manually. It will be done automatically.
Home screen widget is available only for new Android devices and sometimes is not quickly refreshing (try adding it once again).
Feedback and rating is welcome.
Flower Reminder
We'll remind you once per two weeks.
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GCM4Public DEMO open source
The event
During the +GDG Vilnius event Hackathon: Google Cloud Messaging for Android, this open source project was created:
The server
The Demo Android application using this GCM4Public service is open here:
This is the Java class which sends GCM message:
The client
To use Google Cloud Messaging for Android you need to register at Google's API console:
This is the Java class responsible for handling GCM messages and registers on GCM4Public server:
Here you can see how device initiates registration on the GCM:
Sending messages
You'll get the project number (aka senderId) and API Key. These two are used in this service to send GCM notifications. And you need to provide it in this form: https://gcm4public.appspot.com/
The service is secure, because only senderId and phones registrationId are stored. The API key is not saved on server and you need to provide it every time you want to send a message to the server.
The senderId is used to filter app's users, so one application would not disturb other's users.
Multiple applications can use this single server: https://gcm4public.appspot.com/
Google App Engine
It's running on Google App Engine so it has some limitations, but I think, it might be running ok for few hundred small apps. If you have tens of thousands users, please fork the project on github and put on your separate Google App Engine account with separate daily limits.
Other resources
Blog post: http://www.andro.lt/2012/11/google-cloud-messaging-for-android.html
Google Cloud Messaging for Android by Francesco Nerieri:
and get the slides here:
If you want to read more, here is the link on developer.android.com about GCM for Android:


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Well, I had this grandiose scheme when I started the experiment—that I'd save up all the money I'd usually spend on beauty products and new clothes and donate it al to a good cause in the end. African schoolgirls were my cause du jour, since I'd seen the challenges they faced during a college semester abroad. But as my experiment went on I found my plan had serious problems—namely I didn't feel entitled to give away money that wasn't mine, meaning my husband had earned it. As a no-income housebound caregiver, I had zero financial traction, which led me to think about the plight of those hundreds of millions of women in the world who were stuck in exactly the same way. I did finally find a way to make the donations I wanted, but I had to work to reframe my notion of value and partnership, and I had to develop a set of tools to make that happen. The good news is that some of these tools are available for anyone to use on my website: Phoebebakerhyde.com.
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