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Practitioners studying environmental change will be familiar with many classical statistical procedures for the detection and estimation of trends. However, the ever increasing capacity to collect and process vast amounts of environmental information has led to growing awareness that such procedures are limited in the insights that they can deliver. At the same time, significant developments in statistical methodology have often been widely dispersed in the statistical literature and have therefore received limited exposure in the environmental science community. This book aims to provide a thorough but accessible review of these developments. It is split into two parts: the first provides an introduction to this area and the second part presents a collection of case studies illustrating the practical application of modern statistical approaches to the analysis of trends in real studies.
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My mom passed two years ago, I would love to hear her breathing down my neck about this or that.... This is my first baby on my own kinda my MIL and mom are gone. Not really any female support. Anyway take a deep breath and enjoy the women in your life..... Patience is not just for children also for pushy overbearing grandmas to be, lol!
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|Kokemäen kaupunki
Location of Kokemäki in Finland
|Coordinates: 61°15.5′N 022°21′E / 61.2583°N 22.350°ECoordinates: 61°15.5′N 022°21′E / 61.2583°N 22.350°E
|Pori sub-region
|Town privileges
|• Town manager
|Markus Ojakoski
|Area (2011-01-01)[1]
|• Total
|531.27 km2 (205.12 sq mi)
|• Land
|481.23 km2 (185.80 sq mi)
|• Water
|50.04 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
|Area rank
|220th largest in Finland
|Population (2015-06-30)[2]
|• Total
|• Rank
|134th largest in Finland
|• Density
|15.9/km2 (41/sq mi)
|Population by native language[3]
|• Finnish
|98.6% (official)
|• Swedish
|• Others
|Population by age[4]
|• 0 to 14
|• 15 to 64
|• 65 or older
|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
|Municipal tax rate[5]
Kokemäki (Swedish: Kumo) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The town has a population of 7,653 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 531.27 square kilometres (205.12 sq mi) of which 50.04 km2 (19.32 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (41/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kauvatsa municipality merged Kokemäki in 1969. These same towns and municipalities are also Satakunta Kokemäki tax-office in the area. Agricultural research center located in the Järilä's village the years 1929-1996. Kokemäki town council decided on 15 December 2008 annexation with Nakkila, Harjavalta and Ulvila, but the project failed Ulvila amended decision.
Because of the central location and the old settlement of Kokemäki, it has historically been the major central area. In Kokemäki there are relics from the Iron Age and Middle Ages. Historical province of Satakunta was often called Kokemäki estates county in the later Middle Ages.
Through Kokemäki flows a 121-km-long river called Kokemäenjoki. Kokemäenjoki area is the fourth largest in Finland. Kolsi's hydroelectric power plant is located in Kokemäki.
The legend says that in 1156 Saint Henry visited Satakunta on a preaching tour as a part of Erik the Holy's first crusade to Finland. Kokemäki church has been founded in 1200 century maybe even earlier. The Kokemäki parish was established in 1324 and the Kokemäki slottslän in 1331. Its administrative centre was the Kokemäenkartano manor, hosted by the Bishop of Turku and many royal families for a long time. The Medieval Kokemäki Castle was demolished in 1367.
Kokemäki worked as administrative center of historic Satakunta in the Middle Ages. Province court was held in the court hill which was located near the Kokemäkis church and county seal kept close in the Ylistaro village still of the 1500s.
Medieval Huovintie goes from Turku by Kokemäki to Kokemäenjoki. On Huovintie was spiritual and secular community kept up guild houses where travelmen can stay overnight. This was located also near the Kokemäkis church. Kokemäenjoki has been important waterway to sea. Also it has been famous of salmons, whitefishes and lampreys.
Kokemäki's network of schools in grades 1-6 has reduced in recent years due to the schools have been closed. Remaining are Korkeaoja's school, Lähteenmäki's school, Peipohja's school, Riste's school, Tulkkila's school and Tuomaala's school. The center buildings of Tulkkila's school are being used by grades 7-9, special education, high school and its adult line, as well as Kokemäki's Community College.
Vocational training is provided by Satakunta Training Consortium alias SATAEDU's Kokemäki Unit. Its classrooms are located in Peipohja. The facilities of Huittinen Business and Vocational College are located in Kuoppala, north of Tulkkila, and the teaching garden acquired for the college is located in Paistila.
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Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Kokemäki is twinned with:
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kokemäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kokemäki – Official website (Finnish)


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Eli was born 2 weeks ago and I still don't get very much milk when I pump! When I start nursing him will the milk come in more?? How often and how long do I need to pump? I am trying to get up to 8X a day, but so far I am stuck at 6X or 7X. UGH!
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When I pumped, I pumped about 8x a day.
My lactation consultant had suggested "power pumping" to another mom in the NICU whos milk wasn't coming in very well.
She said to watch one of your favorite hour long tv shows...and pump and during commercials stop...so do it for a whole hour with little breaks in between, it was supposed to help the milk come in more.
Good luck!
Mommy to my former 26 weeker- DD Felicity (4) and my termie- DS Xander (1)
I pumped every 2.5 hours and went about 4 at night. I would also pump beyond what you think. When it stops, pump just a bit longer to tell your body to produce more. Also there are alot of methods to increase supply - natural: milk thistle, feerngreek (never spell that right) oatmeal and ofcourse make sure your getting enough fluids. There is also a prescription for reglan you can get that is supposed to help.
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I pump every 3 hours. Sometimes I get more others not so much. Luckily the nurses are saying I am doing really good with my supply. ( I am thinking it is not thatgreat, but I am keeping up with my little girl. They ahve several bottles in the freezer, and I normally take 4 bottles a day in. She is getting 45 cc a feeding, so 1 bottle is good for 2 feedings. Plus she gets the extra calorie booster. So today I tool 4 in, and they had 2 bottles (4 feedings) ready to go, and then I have 7or 8 in the freezer at the hospital.
Don't give up, try to massage your breasts while pumping, but a heating pad to help with the letdown. Try fenugreek, its about 8 dollars, but I have found it helps.
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I've had 2 full-term babies and had every imaginable nursing problem - latch, supply, etc - and the lactatation consultant always reminded me that nursing is a supply / demand type of thing. In other words, the more is demanded from your body, the more your body will supply.
With that said, this time around w/ my 26 weeker, my supply was about 2 oz. / day for the first 2 weeks. I had an emergency c-section, lost a lot of blood, and had a really rough recovery. I talked to the LC's and they all said that basically my body was in survival mode and when my body recovered more I would produce more. They recommended that I pump 10 x / day, every 2 hours or so. And I did. And SLOWLY my supply came up. I now pump about 6 x / day and get 15 - 18 oz. day. The LC's weren't sure if I'd have a full supply (25-30 oz./day) when LO goes to breat but that it could happen. I've found the LC's to be very helpful as well as www.kellymom.com
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My son is 2 months old today and I'm also having an issue supplying milk. I've tried everything and I get no more than 7 ounces a day total. He's passed me now but luckily i had enough stocked from when he wasn't taking as much milk so I'm okay for a little while.
I started Reglan last night and have been taking Fenugreek which did help a little. I'm now pumping 10 x's a day (was 8) and I'm going to try that power pumping that was suggested on the other post. We'll see if they do the trick.
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Ok first of all - alot of us have trouble producing. I had way too many LCs make me feel bad about how little milk i was producing when pumping.
1. you really need to pump ALOT more often. Yes I know it is incredibly difficult but 8x is the minimum and to get your milk in you really need to shoot for 10-12. One of those really needs to be at night - prolactin is highest at night and right after sleeping which is why you will have more milk first thing in the morning and it will go down during the day
2. you can look into fenugreek and other herbal supplements. Reglan is a prescription but if you are suceptible to depression it is not recommended. Fenugreek can be purchased in capsules at most organic/whole food types stores and vitamin stores. You start with ~1200mg (usually 2 pills) 3x a day and can work up to 3 pills 4x a day..
3. lots of debate on what power pumping is - but the 2 ways i was told - pump for 20 mins every hour for the evening, or 10 mins on, 10 off for an hour each evening (it doesn't have to be evening, but thats whne most do it because many babies clusterfeed like this anyway at nighttime). I stronglly suggest getting a hands free pumping bra and surf the web or watch tv.
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I was arround 8x a day. I would get up at 3am untill it came in. I would pump for 15-20 minutes. Kangaroo Care & attmepting to nurse did help w/letdown. I had some free time - check this link:
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Another rx to try besides Reglan is Domperidone. You can buy it over the internet from Canada as it is not FDA approved in the US. Your Lactation Consultant will recommend it though, so it's not risky or dangerous.
The best way to make more is it pump more often 8 to 10 times a day for a minimum of 15 min. Keep pumping even if nothing is coming out. Breasts are factories not wearhouses. More milk is produced when your are pumping or a baby is nursing. So the more you pump the more your body will make.
Can you pump in the NICU? I did my best pumping at DS bedside.
CDing, EBFing, ERFing, Co-Sleeping, AP Mom to my super-strong 29 weeker who is now 2 and my sweet Mae-flower - VBAC after preemie!
I talked to the LC today at the NICU. She said a few things:
1: I am using the wrong size cup thing to pump. She gave me a bigger one.
2: I was using to much suction and that is why it was hurting so much.
I did the few things that she told me to do and I pumped when I got home from the NICU (I had pumped there earlier) and I got less than 1/2 oz! UGH! Do you think it will get better???
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Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn't seem as fun when you've lost as much as he has.
But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a newfound interest in life. Because she brings news - he may have put down the monster who attacked them, but the conspiracy is far from dead.
Now, Shaun hits the road to find what truth can be found at the end of a shotgun.
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"Better than feed"
More action packed. I liked it even better than feed and left me wanting to go straight to the next book in the series.
"Live-Blogging the Apocalypse"
I'm still only in my first few months of audiobooking, but Deadline is in the higher tier. I've really liked the performances for the Newsflesh books, and I've liked the books themselves a lot, as well.
Oh, come now: Spoilers.
Okay, I can do this. I would have to say that one of the most memorable moments of Deadline was George Mason, in the van outside the lab, talking to himself.
That's pretty spoiler-free, I think.
Feed, the first book in this series, surprised the crap out of me. In my review, I explain how Feed is made up of a collection of tropes and plots and stuff that I strongly dislike, as a rule. And yet I loved the book. Seanan McGuire understands reader investment and she understands her genre, and everything about the book that I am naturally inclined to hate works fantastically because of it. Deadline is no different in this respect, picking up where Feed left off and going to interesting places with it. Some of those places are surprising in their freshness, and others are gleeful in their familiarity (see: the final scene), but all are interesting. My only complaint is that, unlike Feed, the exposition in this book does have a tendency to drag, with characters repeating known information one or two too many times, or with characters failing too often to understand information that is perfectly clear. This gets frustrating, but it does not undermine the text.
"Dead Redundant"
If you loved the first book so much and are happy with the formula that was established and you never want it to change, this is the book for you.
It's second in the series, but a long winded senseless recap of book one. So if you miss Georgia and Buffy, don't worry they will never be far from the narrative.I finished the book but by the time I got to the second half I was able to skip chapters seemingly without skipping a beat in the narrative. They kept repeating what had happened anyway, perhaps Grant was trying to prove their frantic actions had some kind of point.
Yes, but I felt he was, for the most part, reading it in the cadence that the author would want. Shaun is an obnoxious selfish bore; and it's his book, so perhaps it couldn't be helped.
Georgia's brother, Shaun. lol.
I hate it (especially) when a female author celebrates bullying and outright physical humiliation of a lone female character (Kelly) who enters the established group, while trying to depict it as part of the "coolness" of Shaun and the other characters. I don't think the author realizes she's written a book about a group of jerks. The fear that character must have been experiencing is all I took from that scene. And the moment was prolonged beyond any the faux 'necessity' that was claimed. It was really kind of gross and inexcusable.
"Oh the cliffhangers!"
I finished 'Feed,' the first of the Newsflesh series by Mira Grant, quickly, and did not wait at all to pick up 'Deadline.' Grant is a master of the cliff hanger. I simply had to know what happened next. 'Deadline' picks up right after 'Feed' and is narrated primarily by Shaun Mason, everyone's favorite Irwin. He is a changed man. The events that took place after the end of the campaign left him and the staff of 'After the End Times' scarred. The events, however, left Shaun in worse shape than anyone else. He hears voices in his head and he answers them. Those closest to him deal with it, but it is unsettling to those outside of his insulated circle. Shaun is no longer a carefree, devil-may-care Irwin. He has changed his focus to helping Mahir with the administration of the site despite the general roar from the public wanting him to go back to poking dead things with sticks. It's what they love him for.
The plot of this book surrounds the CDC and their involvement, scientific methods, and potential conspiracies with the Kellis-Amberly virus(what causes humanity to become zombies). One day Doctor Kelly, Doc, shows up at Shaun's headquarters in Oakland with information that Irwin's don't understand and the Newsies only are getting a glimmer of understanding before a full outbreak takes out Oakland, and 'After the End Times' headquarter. The assumption – it could only relate to what Doc knows, the timing of her visit, and knowing who has the power to cause this kind of incident.
Shaun and his team go completely off grid in towns that have long since been abandoned by civilization and surrendered to the walking dead. There are several people who live this way, including scientists that work outside the rules of the CDC. Shaun and his team get to know the mad scientists as they unravel what is really going on.
My rating is really more of a 3.5. The tale is more disjointed than 'Feed.' It does not flow as well, but it will still suck you in. It's an intriguing book, but at times you will feel bored and other times not understand character motivation and involvement. Shaun is very changed, as I mentioned above, and it can be hard to completely sympathize with his anger, desire to stay crazy, and his lack of compassion for those surrounding him. A problem I've always had with characters is when they start acting like petulant children. Let me fair, however, Shaun has reason to act out.
Mira Grant is great at providing some exceptional twists. Ones I refuse to give you and ruin the surprise. All I will say is George still has a part to play, and there is one deliciously large twist at the end that raised my evaluation of the book. If you loved 'Feed' continue to 'Deadline' accepting it will not be quite as good. If you were lukewarm on 'Feed,' I recommend stopping here.
"Dreadful follow-up"
This book lacked enough plot to justify its length. Nothing really happens, and nothing really engages the listener. The attempts at humorous quips were embarrassingly bad.
Maybe... I enjoyed the first book of the trilogy, but I have no interest in hearing the third.
The performer did his best with the clunky dialogue. The biggest problem was the fact that, although the narrator was male, most of the characters are female. It's much easier for female readers to perform male character than the other way around. (Sexist? Perhaps, but there it is.) For the female characters, the narrator employs either a breathy, faux-sexy voice which is beyond creepy or a clipped Valley Girl-sounding voice. (Except for the character with the last name "Garcia" which gets a squirm-inducing "Mexican" accent. The writer makes it clear she's an American born and raised, so why the accents???) Just bad.
"Fun but not quite as good as the first."
Obviously, I have to compare it to Feed, the first book in the series. Feed comes out ahead simply because the character Georgia is more compelling than her brother. Buffey is also a very strong character, so the second book loses a bit in having to make up for their loss.
I think they did a great job with accents and also with injecting emotion into the characters.
In dealing with reactions to death of loved ones there were some emotional moments. I think those were handled well; they were powerful but not overdone.
It was a fun adventure that kept moving at a good pace. Compelling characters and an interesting story.
"Good follow up to the first book"
There is a smooth transition into this book from the end of the first, good action and high tension
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"Solid book but the end..."
Deadline is a solid continuation of the Newsflesh trilogy. It picks up in the not too distant future after "Feed" and has plenty of zombie action as well as the overarching conspiracy of the trilogy, and leaves you with a "WTF" moment at the end. The main character shifts between stories for obvious reasons, and despite Shaun's partial mental break and short temper, I find myself still liking him, or at least rooting for him. Even in a series I like books that can stand on its own as a story, rather than a way to get you to buy the next book. The first one was like that, but with the way this ended I really feel as if I'm missing out if I don't read the third book, but other than that I can't really complain.
The performance by Chris Patton was great, he really brought the characters to life.
Indiscriminate Reader
"Great follow-up with as many twists as book one"
Warning: This review contains spoilers for "Feed," the first book in the series.
The second book in the Newsflesh trilogy picks up where Feed left off. Feed introduced us to George (Georgia) and Shaun Mason, two bloggers in a post-Rising world in which the Kellis-Amberlee virus means zombies are now an everyday part of life, and have reshaped society accordingly. People huddle in enclaves, road trips are for heavily-armed truckers and the borderline suicidal, and you can't go from point A to point B anywhere without sticking your hand in half a dozen blood testing units, and people are always standing by to shoot you in the head if any of those tests indicates you are positive for infection. Much of book one was a commentary on this post-Rising world in which people have allowed fear of the walking dead to take over their lives, curtailing their freedom of movement, autonomy, and privacy.
Now, while I think that was a valid point to make, I also think the author and her characters really failed to offer any alternatives. I mean, if the entire world now has to live with this highly-contagious virus that in minutes can turn anyone into a mindless flesh-eating zombie, and any large gathering of people is a potential bloodbath if just one thing goes wrong, of course everyone's life is going to change and heavy security measures are going to make them a lot less free than we are in our zombie-free world. That's kind of unavoidable.
But in book two, Mira Grant expands the scope of this zombie apocalypse, and addresses one of the other weaknesses of book one, the cartoonish villainy of Vice Presidential candidate Tate, who was apparently evil for the sake of evil. In Deadline, we learn the conspiracy was much bigger than him, and there are people who want the virus to keep people living in fear, with the government telling them what to do.
Which is a metaplot that, again, the author delivers with not a lot of subtlety, and maybe the logic holes were a little more noticeable to me this time around. That said, I really liked Deadline, just as I liked Feed, because what it has, and a lot of it, is Plot and Pacing. Something horrible is always just around the corner. A new twist, a serious complication, or another near-death experience. And as is par for the course in any zombie story, you know not all the characters are going to make it to the end and you're kind of laying mental odds on who survives and who doesn't.
At the end of the last book, George died. The author gets around this by having Shaun be "insane" in this book; George is constantly talking to him, and sometimes he even sees her. His friends are used to him talking to his dead sister, albeit a little disturbed by it. George's voice sometimes even tells him things that supposedly he shouldn't even know, which made me wonder if there was going to be some bizarre twist in which it turns out that George somehow really is inside his head.
I did get kind of tired of Shaun and his angst over his dead sister. I mean, yeah, it's tragic, she was his sister and best friend, but seriously the degree of closeness and his inability to live without her started skeeving me out a little. When, for the first time in two books Shaun actually shows interest in another female (I was wondering until then if he was a virgin), he ruins it by... saying George's name at a very inappropriate time. Now that was creepy. Seriously? This guy has problems, and hearing his dead sister's voice in his head is not the worst of them.
Notwithstanding the one-dimensional Shaun "I can't get over my dead sister" Mason and his deathwish vengeance crusade, this book did cook along, a little improbably at times, but with so many thrills and twists that it was never boring and I had to know what would happen next. Mira Grant even makes all the virology infodumps interesting. In Deadline, we learn that even in the wake of a zombie apocalypse, things can indeed always get worse.
That said, the BIG twist at the end? I totally saw it coming. But nonetheless, I have to read book three, and soon.
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Staging a dramatic return
Theater program at Rutledge to perform first musical in years
- What: Disney's "Aladdin"
- When: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
- Where: Rutledge High School
- Cost: $4 in advance, $5 at the door
RUTLEDGE - A revitalized drama program has taken center stage at Rutledge High School.
The fact that the 800-student Grainger County school doesn't actually have a stage isn't stopping drama teacher Mindy Barrett and about 40 of her students from putting on "Aladdin" this weekend in the gymnasium.
It will be the school's first musical in nearly half a century.
The production is the most recent testament to Barrett's commitment to rebuilding the school's drama program, which had functioned behind the scenes at Rutledge for decades.
Barrett credits her students.
"They are the most dedicated I've ever worked with," said Barrett, whose father wouldn't allow her to major in theater at Middle Tennessee State University.
"He said he wouldn't pay all that money for a waitress. So I majored in social studies and took all my elective classes in theater and minored (in theater) without telling my dad."
The combination of interests has worked well for Barrett, who has 12 years of teaching experience.
Barrett, who is as enthusiastic and animated as her teenage students, has been at Rutledge for only two years, but what she and her students have accomplished is, well, dramatic.
For the first time in 42 years, the school chartered two competitive drama troupes last fall, joining the Tennessee High School Speech and Drama League and the International Thespians Society.
Students placed fifth among eight schools in a regional THSSDL competition in March, performing the one-act play "Nobody Heard Me Cry." Sophomore Seth Howerton was named to the All-Star Cast for his portrayal of a suicidal high school student. Senior Hannah Johnson received a superior rating in the individual competitions for a pantomime performance.
"I was really shocked and happy about being selected to the All-Star Cast," said Howerton, who's playing Aladdin this weekend. "I felt out of place next to the other all-star actors. We were the smallest school in the acting district."
In fact, the Rutledge students were the only competitors who had never rehearsed their performance on a stage.
"Our students were a little scared when we competed on such a big stage for the first time," Howerton said.
Students returning to school next year won't be quite so inexperienced.
The new Grainger High School building slated to open in the fall will boast a stage in its cafeteria.
For "Aladdin," cast members have practiced wherever they can find space - the cafeteria, gymnasium, band room and even classrooms.
Last year, they performed the play "Headin' for a Weddin'" at the Rutledge Community Center, a space shared with the senior citizens' building.
"Having a stage next year will give us even more enthusiasm because we don't have much of anything now," said sophomore Zak Goddard, who plays Jafar.
Other than a few props that the "Aladdin" cast is borrowing from churches and friends, the performances are being funded almost entirely by a $2,000 donation from the Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority. Rutledge Principal Ronnie Cabbage and school funds will pay for the show's lighting.
"(That was) a very nice and unexpected surprise," Barrett said.
The DCEA also donated $3,000 that, with a $500 donation from Craig Belitz Construction, made possible what many of the students called their most memorable experience this year: a spring break trip to New York City.
The 38 students who made the 14-hour drive to the Big Apple saw two Broadway plays and worked with Broadway actors, choreographers and coaches. The trip cost each student $622, but donations and fundraisers - including two plays the students performed for their classmates in December - helped reduce the cost.
"The most memorable part of the trip was watching the students work with the Broadway professionals and holding their own. They weren't intimidated," Barrett said. "(Two of the Broadway professionals) expressed an interest in coming to Grainger County to work with our students at our school."
Senior Victoria Crawford said she learned lessons in New York that have helped her portrayal of Jasmine in "Aladdin."
"We learned to project our voice" in a workshop with New York University acting professor Erin Ortman and Judine Somerville, a cast member of "Hairspray" on Broadway, Crawford said. "That's helped me here to project my voice from my diaphragm, not my throat."
In a stage combat workshop, Broadway stunt coordinator Brad Lemons choreographed the fight scene in "Aladdin." Howerton said he especially appreciated the help because his character, Aladdin, gets kicked in the face.
"I was really concerned about that scene," Howerton said. "We worked on how Razoul (played by senior Jeremy Scearce) is supposed to kick me in the face. The scene now looks real, but I don't have to worry about actually getting kicked."
The students have been rehearsing 3:30-5 p.m. Mondays -Thursdays for about a month. Opening night is just days away, but senior Cody Cameron, who plays the Genie, said he believes the cast will be ready.
"It's turned out nicely," he said. "It's brought talent to the surface that I didn't know this school had, and I think it will be a strong drama program in the future."
According to many of the students, Barrett's influence is what will keep the drama program strong. Cameron credits Barrett not only for the program's growth but for promoting students' personal growth.
"Mrs. Barrett is a figure of inspiration for a lot of us," he said. "If it weren't for her, we'd still be stuck in our holes, not knowing what to do. We've learned to be more comfortable with each other."
Barrett said she's just glad to pass along to her students what drama gave her.
"The students are like my second children," she said. "In high school, not everyone is athletic or academic. For my students, this is the one place that fits and makes sense, and that is important. I hope they learn self-confidence and the ability to believe in themselves.
"That's what drama did for me in every aspect of life."


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Burton mental health unit plan for county court
Posted: August 08, 2014|
THE former home of Burton County Court has been suggested as a potential site for a mental health 'Safe Space' unit in the town.
A detailed plan has been drawn up that would see the former court, in Station Street, become known as 'The Harbour' and be a place where people who suffer a mental health crisis could head to for immediate help.
The proposals would likely meet with widespread approval after the Mail revealed £3,683 was being paid out by the taxpayer to pay for the site until a buyer is found for it.
The proposals have now been presented to police and council officers in a bid to win support for the project.
The plan states: "This safe place would be based on a 'hub' model, where 24-hour support can be given, a cafe venue and a non-hospital style service.
"A safe place where a client and family can come and hopefully prevent the crisis becoming either fatal or criminal.
"They also need to be substance-free when assessed, so this can be a full proper assessment – one which they themselves can be a full participant in and can be done in a safe environment for them and professionals.
"Time is also needed to find the right ongoing treatment plan, a bed in a unit nearer to the family, a bed in the right ward, community involvement for their health needs, a place to take stock and be safe and most of all identifying any service, support or agency to prevent further interventions and aid recovery.
"It should be noted that if there is a possibility of a criminal sanction for their actions it must also be addressed, however with support – not forgetting starting to see the family fully supported in both their needs and that of their family member, and one in which they have the chance to get support too."


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Zhang, DE
Ce Zhang, Munich DE
|Patent application number
|Sensor System And Method For Reducing A Settling Time Of A Sensor System - A sensor system has a first sensor device and a second capacitive sensor device for detecting a movement of the object relative to a detection surface, wherein the sensor system may be operated in a first mode of operation and in a second mode of operation, wherein the sensor system may be switched over from the first mode of operation into the second mode of operation, wherein the second capacitive sensor device has a number of second sensor electrodes, and wherein in the sensor system at least in the second mode of operation at least one signal path connectable with a predetermined fixed electric potential is provided, which is parallel to a parasitic capacitance of the first sensor device.
Ce Zhang, Pasing DE
|Patent application number
|System and Method to Share Electrodes Between Capacitive Touch Controller and Gesture Detection Device - A system may have a touch controller, a gesture detection device, and a capacitive sensor having at least one first and at least one second electrode, wherein the at least one first electrode is coupled with a controllable generator for supplying an AC signal to the first electrode. Furthermore, a configurable coupling is provided between the at least one second electrode, an input of the touch controller and an input of the gesture detection device, wherein the coupling can be configured to allow the system to perform a touch detection from signals received from the second electrode by the touch controller in a first configuration mode and to perform a gesture detection from signals received from the second electrode by the gesture detection device in a second configuration mode.
Eryi Zhang, Heidelberg DE
|Patent application number
|FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING TRADE PREFERENCE AGREEMENTS - A preference management framework allows for the management of vendor-based vendor declarations and of vendor declarations for customer's purposes, preference determination based on preference agreements, the provision of statements regarding the preference eligibility of goods based on preference determinations, and the printing of several preference related documents according to the relevant agreements. The framework is flexible enough for users to easily develop their own preference schemes for new preference agreements. Users may first define (or modify) their responsible areas for preference management by assigning (or removing) administrative units of a business to themselves. Then the users may begin the preference processing by choosing one of their assigned administrative units and any preference agreements relevant to that administrative unit may be automatically determined for possible following steps in preference processes which can now be started.
|System and Method for Bill-of-Materials Low-Level Code Harmonization - Techniques for bill of material (BOM) low-level code harmonization are disclosed. The BOMs from different sources for each product are ranked according to corresponding low-level codes of the end product. The BOMs are scanned in order to determine the lowest low-level code for all BOMs for a particular product. The BOMs for the particular product are then associated with the lowest low-level code. Once all the BOMs for each product are assigned the lowest low-level code for that product, then the BOMs are rescanned in the ranked order to determine the lowest low-level code associated with each end product in BOMs in which the end products are included as components. Each BOM for each end product is then associated with lowest low-level code from the BOM in which the end product is listed as a component. The harmonized low-level codes are used for determination of eligibility for preferential customs duties.
|System and Method for Cross-Plant Bill of Materials - Systems and methods for generating a cross-plant bill of materials (BOM) for a particular final end product that can be used by a central business system for performing various business analysis and processes quickly and efficiently are disclosed. The cross-plant BOM can include information from multiple bills of materials (BOMs) for multiple component products produced by multiple manufacturing plants. The list of manufacturing plants participating in the production of a particular end product is referred to as a plant group for business entities. The BOMs for the component products produced by various plants within the plant group for a final end product are inserted into or associated with the BOM for the final end product that includes the component products.
Guimei Zhang, Heidelberg DE
|Patent application number
|MANAGING CONSISTENT INTERFACES FOR A POINT OF SALE TRANSACTION BUSINESS OBJECT ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS - A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a point of sale transaction business object.
|Consistent Interface for Cost Object Settlement Rule and Inventory Notification
|Consistent Interface for Goods and Activity Confirmation
|Consistent Interface for Product Valuation Data and Product Valuation Level
Huiming Zhang, Shanghai DE
|Patent application number
|Enablement of Quasi Time Dependency in Organizational Hierarchies - Changes to a hierarchical organizational structure may be stored in different versions of a data structure depicting the hierarchical organizational structure. Each of these versions may include a validity period field representing a time period that the hierarchical organizational structure depicted in the version accurately reflects the organizational structure of the organization. Each of the versions may also be designated as active or inactive. In some instances, each of the versions may be designated as inactive except for a version that reflects the organizational structure of the organization at a particular time, which may change over time. Historical copies of versions may be stored and subsequently recalled to identify an organizational structure that was in effect at a particular time in the past. The recalled version may then be used to limit the results of a query to a selected node of the historical organizational structure.
Jiahua Zhang, Brilon DE
|Patent application number
|TRANSFORMER - A transformer and a method of manufacturing a transformer are disclosed. The transformer can include a transformer core with at least three core limbs which are arranged in parallel with respect to one another and perpendicular to corner points of an area spanned by a polygon, and wherein axial end regions of each of the at least three core limbs transition into a respective yoke segment arranged transversely with respect to the axial end regions. Main windings can be arranged around each of the at least three core limbs in a hollow-cylindrical winding region. A magnetic cross section of a respective core limb can be greater than a magnetic cross section of the respective yoke segment. Additional windings can be electrically connected to a respective main winding and can be arranged around each of the respective yoke segments.
Jiang Zhang, Siegen DE
|Patent application number
|Gas generator for an airbag module - The invention relates to a gas generator for an airbag module having a gas generator housing, in which a first chamber for receiving a propellant for igniting a main gas set in a second chamber, and an ignition device for the ignition of the propellant are provided. In order to simplify the production of the gas generator, the invention provides that the first chamber for receiving the propellant is limited by a pipe, on the first end of which the ignition device is disposed, and the second end of which reaches the gas generator housing at least approximately. The first and the second chamber are separated from each other such that no parts of the propellant may reach the second chamber via the second end of the pipe before the ignition of the propellant.
|Gas generator and method for influencing a gas flow in a gas generator - The invention relates to a gas generator for an occupant protection system, particularly for an airbag module in a motor vehicle, having an outer housing, an interior space formed in the outer housing for receiving a gas generating substance, an outflow opening for discharging gas generated in the interior space out of the gas generator, and a flow connection between the interior space and the outflow opening. According to the invention, the cross section of the flow connection between the interior space and the outflow opening is designed to be temperature-dependently variable. Further, a method for influencing a gas flow in a gas generator is described.
Jiang Zhang, Aschaffenburg DE
|Patent application number
|THERMAL TRIGGERING MECHANISM HAVING A GLASS AMPOULE FOR AEROSOL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - The invention relates to a method for thermally initiated triggering of an aerosol fire extinguisher having a strike pin (
Jiawei Zhang, Stuttgart DE
|Patent application number
|ULTRASONIC FLOW SENSOR WITH QUADRATURE DEMODULATION - An ultrasonic flow sensor, in particular for determining the flow velocity of a medium flowing through a pipeline, has at least one ultrasonic converter for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals, an oscillator, which is connected with the ultrasonic converter, and an evaluation unit, which determines a phase shift of the ultrasonic signal that was received, with respect to a reference signal. The evaluation unit includes a plurality of quadrature demodulators, which operate with different demodulation frequencies and each determine phase information about the ultrasonic signal that was received, and when a vernier unit is provided, which determines—based on the individual pieces of phase information—a phase angle or a quantity proportional thereto.
Qinyin Zhang, Muenchen DE
|Patent application number
|AERODYNAMIC, BLUNT AFT BODY - An aerodynamic blunt aft body (
Qinyin Zhang, Augsburg DE
|Patent application number
|ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT WITH A TAIL SHROUD - A rotary wing aircraft with a tail rotor in a rotor duct of a shroud. A bumper projects from a lower transition region of said shroud, said lower transition region having a left hand and a right hand lower transition edge between respectively the left hand and the right hand annular surface around the rotor duct and the bumper. Upper leading edges of a vertical fin and of said shroud are provided with left hand and right hand trailing edges. A projection of the upper transition edge to an upright longitudinal plane is defined by a spline curve through points Pi (i=1 . . . 5) and a projection of the lower transition edge to the plane is defined by a spline curve through points Pi (i=6 . . . 10) defined by their respective coordinates (xi, zi) relative to a centre of the shrouded tail rotor.
Ran Zhang, Stuttgart DE
|Patent application number
|DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE - A method and a device for controlling a graphic user interface of a display unit, having a first interface, having a processing unit, having a second interface, the first interface being configured to transmit a message of the user interface to the processing unit; the processing unit being configured to send the message via the second interface to at least one data source; and the second interface being configured to receive a response message from the data source; the processing unit being configured to route on the response message via the first interface to the user interface.
Shuang Zhang, Stockelsdorf DE
|Patent application number
Shuo Zhang, Goettingen DE
|Patent application number
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING A SEQUENCE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES - A method for reconstructing a sequence of magnetic resonance (MR) images of an object under investigation, includes the steps of (a) providing a series of sets of image raw data including an image content of the MR images to be reconstructed, the image raw data being collected with the use of at least one radiofrequency receiver coil of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, wherein each set of image raw data includes a plurality of data samples being generated with a gradient-echo sequence, in particular a FLASH sequence, that spatially encodes an MRI signal received with the at least one radiofrequency receiver coil using a non-Cartesian k-space trajectory, each set of image raw data includes a set of homogeneously distributed lines in k-space with equivalent spatial frequency content, the lines of each set of image raw data cross the center of k-space and cover a continuous range of spatial frequencies, and the positions of the lines of each set of image raw data differ in successive sets of image raw data, and (b) subjecting the sets of image raw data to a regularized nonlinear inverse reconstruction process to provide the sequence of MR images, wherein each of the MR images is created by a simultaneous estimation of a sensitivity of the at least one receiver coil and the image content and in dependency on a difference between a current estimation of the sensitivity of the at least one receiver coil and the image content and a preceding estimation of the sensitivity of the at least one receiver coil and the image content.
Sunny Zhang, Wuerzburg DE
|Patent application number
|ELECTRICAL MACHINE - An electrical machine, in particular an electric motor of a motor vehicle, having a stator and having a rotor which has a rotation axis. In this case, an electrical machine can be a brushless electric motor (DC motor) or a synchronous machine, but also a generator. The stator or the rotor has an electromagnet structure and the other has a permanent-magnet structure which comprises a first quantity of permanent magnets and a second quantity of permanent magnets. At an operating temperature, the magnetic coercive field strength of the first quantity is greater than the magnetic coercive field strength of the second quantity.
Wei Zhang, Munchen DE
|Patent application number
|PLANT PROTECTIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ALPHA-HYDROXY ACIDS - The present invention relates to a plant protective composition comprising α-hydroxy-acid or a derivative thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of protecting plants from biotrophic pathogens comprising contacting the plants with the plant protective composition.
Weiwei Zhang, Cologne DE
|Patent application number
|Systems and Methods for Viewing Data Generated By Rotational Scanning in Non-Destructive Testing - The present application relates to a non-destructive testing system. The non-destructive testing system may include an ultrasonic probe and a hand-held display in communication with the ultrasonic probe. The hand-held display may be configured to display C-scan images or S-scan images.
Wenhui Zhang, Heidelberg DE
|Patent application number
|METHOD FOR COORDINATION OF WIRELESS TRANSCEIVERS OF A NETWORK NODE AND NETWORK NODE - A method for coordination of wireless transceivers of a network node, in particular for application in communication nodes of a vehicular network, wherein the network node is equipped with one or more wireless transceivers that are capable of simultaneously generating and/or receiving electromagnetic signals on different electromagnetic channels, the electromagnetic signals being potentially able to interfere with each other, is characterized in the steps of, for each pending packet transmission on a particular of the electromagnetic channels, checking the presence of ongoing and/or scheduled activity on one or more of the other of the electromagnetic channels, and deferring the pending packet transmission in case ongoing and/or scheduled activity is detected on one or more of the other of the electromagnetic channels, at least until the detected ongoing and/or scheduled activity on one or more of the other of the electromagnetic channels is completed. Furthermore, a corresponding network node is disclosed.
|METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION IN A SELF-ORGANIZED WIRELESS NETWORK - A method for performing communication in a self-organized wireless network, in particular a vehicular network, preferably based on the IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol, wherein the network includes a plurality of network nodes each being equipped with a communication system, wherein the communication systems generate periodic messages that are transmitted via a dedicated wireless communication channel, wherein each of the communication systems employs specific transmission parameters—message interval and transmit power—for transmitting the periodic messages, is characterized in that a reliability threshold for a maximum admissible load of the communication channel is defined, and that each network node, taking into consideration information on network nodes in its surrounding, establishes a relation between the message interval and the transmit power—interval-power-relation—such that the reliability threshold is not exceeded, wherein each network node applies its established interval-power-relation to adjust transmit power and/or message interval of its outgoing periodic messages.
|METHOD FOR ENABLING MULTI-CHANNEL SIGNALING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for enabling multi-channel signaling in a communication network, including a multitude of communication nodes, wherein the communication among the communication nodes is performed by sending and receiving messages on communication channels including a control channel and at least one service channel, is characterized in that communication nodes embed information related to communication channel usage in messages sent on one of the communication channels, in particular the control channel, wherein the information indicates to others of the communication nodes a communication channel, in particular a service channel, intended to be employed for a specific service and/or application by the communication node having sent the respective message, and wherein communication nodes that receive a message including information related to communication channel usage forward the information by embedding the information in any of their own messages to be sent on a communication channel, in particular on the control channel.
Wenxing Zhang, Darmstadt DE
|Patent application number
|PREPARATION OF METHACRYLIC ACID - The invention relates to a process for preparation of methacrylic acid, comprising process steps a) providing a crude methacrylic acid-comprising aqueous solution comprising at least one impurity at least partially dissolved therein; b) precipitation of at least a part of the at least one impurity from the crude methacrylic acid-comprising aqueous solution to form at least one solid impurity and a mother liquor; c) separation of at least a part of the at least one solid impurity from the mother liquor to obtain a purified methacrylic acid-comprising aqueous solution and a solid impurity; d) separation of methacrylic acid from the purified methacrylic acid-comprising aqueous solution.
Xian Zhang, Heidelberg DE
|Patent application number
|USE OF BUBR1 AS A BIOMARKER OF DRUG RESPONSE TO FURAZANOBENZIMIDAZOLES - Use of BUBR1 as a biomarker for predicting the response to a compound, preferably resistance of a disease such as cancer in a subject, wherein the compound is a furazanobenzimidazole compound of general formula (I).
Xiang Zhang, Wetter DE
|Patent application number
|EMPTY CRATE INSPECTION BY DETECTION OF EXCITED OSCILLATIONS - An apparatus for inspecting an empty crate that is transported on a transport device includes an inspection device having a pulse generator, a processor, a sensor, and an uncoupling device. Prior to inspection, the uncoupling device uncouples the empty crate from the transport device. The pulse generator then excites vibrations in the empty crate, which the sensor receives and passes to a processor for analysis.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING CONTAINERS, SUCH AS BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for inspecting containers, such as bottles or similar containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading "Abstract of the Disclosure." The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
Xiang Zhang, Dortmund DE
|Patent application number
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY INTEGRATING SENSOR DEVICES IN A CENTRAL CONTROLLER - The invention relates to a method for automatically modularly integrating sensor devices (
Yan Zhang, Leverkusen DE
|Patent application number
|HIGH-MOONEY NDBR HAVING MOONEY JUMP - The invention relates to methods for achieving a step increase in the Mooney viscosity in production of high-molecular-weight polybutadiene having >95% by weight content of cis-1,4 units and <1% by weight 1,2-vinyl content, characterized in that
Yanmei Zhang, Muenchen DE
|Patent application number
|Solvent-Stable Metal Complexes Having Slightly Coordinating Counter Anions as Polymerisation Catalysts - The invention relates to a solvent-stable metal catalyst having slightly coordinating counter anions of formula I [M(L)
|METHOD FOR POLYMERISING ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED POLYISOBUTENE - The invention relates to a method for polymerising ethylenically unsaturated monomers, wherein ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerised in the presence of a solvent-stable transition metal complex having slightly co-ordinating anions as polymer catalysts. The invention also relates to specific solvent-stable transition metal complexes having slightly co-ordinating anions. The invention also relates to highly reactive copolymers which are made of monomers comprising isobutene and at least one vinylaromatic compound which can be obtained according to said inventive method.
Yipin Zhang, Munchen DE
|Patent application number
|Method and Device for Detecting at Least One Property of at Least One Object with a Microchip - The present invention relates to a method and a device for the detection of at least one property of at least one object. The detection is effected by means of a microchip. The microchip has at least one readable detection pixel. In order to reduce the technical equipment outlay during object detection, the method according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the at least one object is arranged at the microchip in a spatially predetermineable position. The at least one object is exposed to illumination light in order to detect the illumination light that interacts with the at least one object or the light that is induced by the illumination light and emerges from the at least one object by means of the at least one readable detection pixel of the microchip.
Yixin Zhang, Dresden DE
|Patent application number
|NON-COVALENT, SELF-ORGANZING HYDROGEL MATRIX FOR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to the non-covalent, self-organizing hydrogel matrix for biotechnological applications containing a covalent polymer peptide conjugate, wherein the covalent polymer peptide conjugate includes conjugates of two or more peptides that are coupled to a polymer chain and the peptide sequence contains a recurring dipeptide motif (BA)
Youming Zhang, Saarbruecken DE
|Patent application number
|ELECTROCOMPETENT CELLS AND PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a method of preparing electrocompetent cells from Gram-negative bacteria characterized in that the bacteria are prepared under room temperature. Also provided are electrocompetent Gram-negative bacteria and kits which comprise the electrocompetent bacteria.
Youming Zhang, Dresden DE
|Patent application number
|METHODS FOR HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES - The invention provides a method for the heterologous expression of a secondary metabolite encoded by a biosynthetic pathway. Also provided is a method for introducing a large sized DNA molecule into the chromosome of a heterologous host using a transposable element. Novel myxochromide S derivatives are also provided.
Youming Zhang, Heidelberg DE
|Patent application number
|NOVEL DNA CLONING METHOD RELYING ON THE E.COLI recE/recT RECOMBINATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to methods for cloning DNA molecules using recE/recT-mediated homologous recombination mechanism between at least two DNA molecules where one DNA molecule is a circular or linear DNA molecule and the second DNA molecule is a circular DNA molecule, and the second DNA molecule contains two regions with sequence homology to the first DNA molecule. Competent cells and vectors are also described.
|NOVEL DNA CLONING METHOD RELYING ON THE E.COLI recE/recT RECOMBINATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to methods for cloning DNA molecules using recE/recT-mediated homologous recombination mechanism between at least two DNA molecules where one DNA molecule is a circular or linear DNA molecule and the second DNA molecule is a circular DNA molecule, and the second DNA molecule contains two regions with sequence homology to the first DNA molecule. Competent cells and vectors are also described.
|HETEROLOGOUS HOSTS - This invention is related to bacterial engineering and the heterologous expression of useful compounds. In particular, the invention relates to a heterologous host that has been engineered for expression of a gene which is capable of polyketide or non-ribosomal peptide synthesis. Methods of treating cancer are also disclosed.
|Direct Cloning - A method for performing homologous recombination between at least a first nucleic acid molecule and a second nucleic acid molecule which share at least one region of sequence homology. A method for improving the efficiency of homologous recombination.
Patent applications by Youming Zhang, Heidelberg DE
Zhengfeng Zhang, Trostberg DE
|Patent application number
|Method for the physical treatment of starch (derivatives) - The present invention relates to a method for the physical treatment of starch (derivatives) using densified gases, in which essentially the starting material is treated at process temperatures between 20 and 200° C. and at process pressures between 50 and 800° C. for at least one minute, the density of the densified gas (mixture) being >180 kg/m
Ziyang Zhang, Berlin DE
|Patent application number
|DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A directional coupler comprising a first and a second optical waveguide extending at least partially parallel to one another is provided. The first and the second optical waveguide are arranged on a substrate in such a way that they extend in common plane running essentially parallel to the substrate. The first and the second optical waveguide are embedded in a polymer cladding. The first optical waveguide comprises a dielectric core and the second optical waveguide comprises a polymer core, or both the first and the second optical waveguide comprise a polymer core, wherein the cross section and/or the composition of the polymer cores is different.