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Prague, Czech Republic
Monday, July 11
Cloudy, hot and humid and breezy
Three times now I've encountered pianos in public places in Prague.
One, a rather plain old upright in a sheltered passageway near the national theater,
was being played by a rather scruffy young woman – pounding out ragtime.
She stopped, the random selection of listeners applauded, and she went on her way, leaving the piano silent and unused.
Then an elderly gentleman in a suit and tie walked up, sat down, and played some short selections by Mozart.
He, too, stopped, was applauded, and departed.
Then I noticed the little sign just above the keyboard: "Play me, I'm yours."
Not far away, an extravagantly decorated baby grand piano was being played by two young men in a four-hand duet.
And later, in a park by the river, I saw a tall woman in black playing selections from Broadway musicals.
Nobody is quite sure how many pianos have been placed in public places all around the city, but I've learned that the idea was the brainchild of a young nightlife tycoon, Ondrej Kobza, who has personally purchased the pianos and placed them in strategic places in Prague – all with the invitation to "Play me, I'm yours."
Link to this site to see for yourself: https://goo.gl/71uuCb (Google images for pianos in public in Prague)
Unfortunately I'm leaving Prague tomorrow for another week of performance with the Listovani Theater troop, but if I had time I would find out more about these pianos, search out as many as I could, and give you a full report.
Meanwhile, you must use your imagination – or if you are in Prague and play piano and find one of these instruments, sit down and play.
The capacity to offer small delight in unexpected places in this world is infinite.
Every once in a while somebody sees the opportunity and makes it real.
Ondrej Kobza, for example – who went beyond "What if I . . ." and just got some
pianos and put them out there, entrusting them to the better angels of human nature.
Hurray for him – and for those who sit down and offer the music they have within him to anyone who will stop and listen.
Prague, Czech Republic
Sunday, July 3
Cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms
Photos are from an evening on a barge in the Vltava River with 500 Czechs, two musicians, and the finest of sunsets. Afterward, some Czech University students took me out for wine and food, and I got the last train back to my flat.
The next day I had a tour of the great Vietnamese market (details below.)
CZECHIA REPORT – Part Two
When I speak to a Czech audience, I always begin by saying:
"Omlo valm say – Nem lu veem Chesky."
I'm sorry, but I do not speak Czech.
Then my mischievous interpreter always says, in perfect English,
"He says he is sorry, but he doesn't speak Czech."
And the audience laughs – because most of them speak English, and
I certainly do not speak Czech beyond my greeting to them.
Then, in English, I go on to introduce my new book, published a month ago.
"Crisis in the Cheese Aisle" is the title – and pretty much the same in Czech.
I tell them that it is unique in that it is not published in English – only in Czech.
The stories and essays were chosen by my publishers and their editorial staff
from work that had not appeared in English – to appeal to the Czech mentality.
The material was translated into Czech.
Illustrated by a Czech artist.
Manufactured and distributed in the Czech Republic.
And I, the author, sometimes think of myself as Czech.
I explain with this sentence:
"It's because I am the illegitimate grandson of Jara Cimrman!"
And the crowd goes a little wild in response – cheering, laughing, and applauding.
To make that statement is to acknowledge my understanding of Czechs.
It's like saying "I know who you are and am inside that mentality with you."
If you are not Czech you may be mystified by this.
If you want to understand the Czechs, you need to know about Jara Cimrman.
He is their national hero – the most important Czech – and . . . . he never existed.
It would take a long essay to explain, but I refer you to this link on Wikipedia –
Read it – and if you get it, come to the Czech Republic and be at ease.
If you don't get it, visit another country in Europe.
Another side of contemporary Czech culture is a result of the years spent behind the Eastern Bloc of Russian communism. There are 20 to 30 thousand Vietnamese
in Prague. They emigrated from North Viet Nam in the 1960's and now have been here into a third generation. They are Czech citizens – carry Czech passports – speak Czech – and have become part of the fabric of Czech culture.
Because they work hard and include themselves in the life of the country, they are a welcome part of Czechia.
I was taken by Jama Cerna to the vast Vietnamese market in the suburbs of Prague.
She is a gourmet cook and expert on Vietnamese spices and herbs and cuisine.
She wanted to make the point that this part of Asia is part of the Czech culture.
Everything Asian is available – with the fresh fruits and vegetables flown in daily
From Ho Chi Minh City and distributed all over the Czech Republic.
(I would show you pictures, but the Vietnamese don't appreciate being seen as tourist fodder, so all you get is me and the produce and the lovely Cerna.)
Prague is an international city – cuisine from everywhere – not just sausage, dumplings, and beer. Mexican food a block from my flat – a French bakery nearby – Italian and Turkish take-out and all the rest in walking distance.
The doors to the world are wide-open in the Czech Republic.
But only 27 years ago the Czechs were still imprisoned by communism and the USSR – their revolution is recent – and there are many Czechs who are alive who remember the hard life under the Russians and the Nazis – their sense of freedom is palpable.
I say this in light of this being the Fourth of July weekend in the United States.
Our revolution seems a long way off in time and space – we haven't known Fascist or Communist repression in our time, but . . . .
When the Czechs notice our current political climate, they worry for us – don't take Democracy for granted, they say – be careful . . . .be very careful.
May that be so – the spirit of 76 and the 4th – may we be care-full of what we have.
Another week here – on my own to wonder-wander, and then a trip to Bratislava and four more shows before being part of a great music and literary festival in Ostrava – 40,000 people from all over Europe – 100 bands from all over the world.
And then Captain Kindergarten puts away his costume and goes back to Moab, Utah to recover from an astonishing experience with the relatives of Jara Cimrman.
Prague, Czech Republic
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms
"Ahoj!" (Ahoy) It's the Czech casual greeting for hello or good bye – like saying "Ciao" in Italian.
"Do-bre-den" (Doe-bree-din) is a more polite way of saying
Good Morning or Good Day or Hello – and so say I to you from Prague.
So? Where have I been? And what have I been doing?
Writing for this journal has been problematical because I've been traveling non-stop in Czechia for 20 days - 41 events in 32 towns. A different hotel almost every night. There's one more touring week to go – then some time off, and a final event in Ostrava at a music-and-literature festival – 40,000 people in attendance there.
Mostly I've been traveling with Listovani – a theater group specializing in improvisation based on books. Four actors and me, presenting an hour-long summary version of my novel about Tango dancing.
We've played big cities in big theaters, music festivals, book stores, and
coffee houses - in an abandoned indoor swimming pool, museums, libraries, schools, and at a rock-music festival.
We've given shows inside and out - on hot days, and in the rain during a crashing great thunder storm.
I've traveled by car, bus, tram, subway, train, and even motorcycle.
Along the way I've signed thousands of books and met thousands of Czechs – especially those outside the city of Prague.
Because I've offered to sign anything other than books, I've autographed many hands and arms, 3 necks, 5 chests, 1 breast, 3 legs, and the belly of a pregnant lady – a week away from the birth of "Zuzana-still-inside."
And we held a successful combination stealth-treasure-hunt book signing and tango-flash-mob event in a shopping mall and park.
A partial price paid is my consuming more than my share of Czech beer, red wine and sausages.
In addition, there's been the publication and presentation of a new book –
"Crisis in the Cheese Aisle" – just for Czechs, aimed at the Czech mentality.
(My publisher's choice.)
Lots of publicity for all this - and good book sales.
So I got what I came for – a larger, wider, deeper view of a country I've come to
love and feel at home in. I've seen more of Czechia and more live Czechs than most Czechs themselves have seen.
I've often felt temporarily lost, but was quickly found – just by standing in a town square holding a map, looking confused, stupid, and harmless. Somebody has always come to my rescue and offered to show me their town and buy me a beer.
I'm exhausted.
But in fine spirits because of my connection with the Czech people who read my books. They see and know the dark side of life, while at the same time they can still find reasons to laugh.
They think. And they play. And they survive, despite a long, bitter history of conflict, invasion, and occupation.
They know how to hang tough when they must, and how to party when they can.
It's an honor to tour their country and spend time in their country.
And an honor to know those who read my books.
I take photos of them as they take photos of me – so that we do not forget each other – so that we will remember we are real people – not just a wandering American author or a random Czech reader, but members of a common human community that shares a view of the world.
Kolympari, Crete, Greece
The beginning of June in 2016
Summer comes - with warm everything – weather, sea, and Cretans, and me.
Some words about some of the photos on my most recent Facebook page:
Illustrations of the Greek and Czech alphabets. (I'll explain . . . later on.)
Wild poppies on the edge of a remote beach in early morning.
The beach at dawn where the poppies grow.
Daily bowls – one for coffee, one for cereal, one for fruit – all Cretan made.
My tango shoes, as used at my birthday party Saturday evening.
My Cretan friends at that party – Tango Night at the Taverna Argentina.
And me, on the last day of my 79th year – in dancing mode.
And now, this:
Knock, Knock, Knock
"Yes, who is it?"
"We are the Exit Interview Delegation from the Office of the Olympic Gods."
"What do you want?"
"We are here to begin the necessary passport procedures for those in the waiting room for the After Life Bus Express."
"Yes? So?"
"This is the first day of the 80th year of Robert Lee Fulghum, and we wanted to contact him to make a more formal appointment to make arrangements."
"Sorry, but he's not here."
"Where might he be?"
"He's out – said he was going hither, and thither, and yon."
"What does that mean?"
"Damned if I know – he says things like that."
"When will he be back?"
"Probably not for a long time – he said it's quite a distance between hither and thither, and nobody knows how long it takes to get to yon, but I don't expect him back anytime soon."
"We'll note that down on the interview form."
"Who did you say you represent?"
"Zeus Services, L.L.C – It's the Greek division of an international conglomerate."
"I've heard of you – but I didn't know you were still in business."
"The brand names change, but the product is the same."
"Do you offer anything special?"
"No, everybody gets the same ride out on the same bus for the same destination. It's just that the waiting rooms differ in their décor from time to time and place to place. The Tour Director speaks all languages, of course. But the destination remains the same as it's always been."
"Well, I don't think Mr. Fulghum is at all interested in talking to you anytime soon. He did say that someone from your organization might drop by, and to tell them that whatever they were selling, he was not buying."
"Well, sooner or later, he has to deal with us."
"He knows. He said you would have to find him first and then try and catch him.
"We just want to reserve him a place on the bus."
He doesn't have any interest in bus rides, actually. He's traveling on his own."
"Did he leave any forwarding address or an itinerary?"
"No, he's fallen in with some Bohemian gypsies and they are never any one place at any one time for long."
"Well, we'll be back."
"Don't hurry – he won't be interested in talking to you for a long time.
He did leave a poem for you, by the way. Here it is:"
Give me a seven, give me a nine
Give me a hug, give me a sign
Open the bottle, pour out the wine
Goodtime Bobby's doing just fine!
Give me an 8, give me an O
Give me a Yes, don't need a No
There's no status in status quo!
Goodtime Bobby is on the go.
Look in China, look in France –
Speak to Luck, speak to Chance
Looking for Bobby?"
He's off to the dance.
"Interesting - but he'll have to get on the bus, sooner or later."
"Only if he can be the driver."
"Is he qualified?"
"Yes. He knows the Way to Yon."
This is the last web-posting from Crete until next March.
I'm leaving on Wednesday for Prague – to begin a 6 week tour of the Czech Republic, celebrating the publication of a new book, "Crisis in the Cheese Aisle" and performing onstage with the Listovani Flying Circus of actors and dancers.
Bohemians, in every sense of the word.
It's not such a big shift to move from Greece to what is now called Czechia.
About 10 million citizens in each country. Both with a long history of being overrun by invaders, being dominated by Emperors, Dictators, Popes and Patriarchs, Communists and Fascists, and both victims of the Nazi Germans during World War Two. They know about religious conflict and political persecution first hand. Yet they remain steadfastly just who they are – independent, defiant, strong. They not only have survived the vicissitudes of history, they have prevailed.
Czechs and Greeks are more alike than they are different.
Which is why I feel so at home in both countries.
And to top it all off, the Czech language is based on the Glagolitic Alphabet, invented by two Greek Christian missionaries from Constantinople in the 9th century – St. Cyril and St. Methodius. There is a resonance in the words I hear spoken by Czechs and Greeks. Look at the alphabets – they are more similar in nature than you might first think.
A final set of thoughts and images:
When I first came to Crete and was first exposed to Greek dancing, I was intimidated. When the music began, everybody joined in the line of dance – old people, little children, teenagers - everybody got up and in.
Except me. The fancy footwork done in unison was beyond my skill set.
And I sat.
An old lady came over and said that she knew I was feeling foolish for not dancing, and would feel foolish if I tried, so if I was going to feel foolish anyhow, why not dance? Besides, if I would not dance, they would know I was a fool.
And I thought to myself, "These are Cretans. They are not afraid of the Turks or the Italians or the Germans or the tourists or even Almighty God if they disagree with His policies, and if I am going to be one of them, then I must not be afraid either – certainly not of dancing."
So. I danced.
Last night at my birthday party two instructors and I demonstrated tango, and then invited the Greeks to give it a try. Nobody moved. So I gave my speech.
"You are Cretans – if not all by birth, at least by conviction – and Cretans are not afraid of anything – certainly not dancing. Get up. Dance."
And they did.
(All except one lady who was trying to crawl under the table after protesting that she was from Thessaloniki - not a Cretan.)
And then I remembered a night in Prague when some dancers and I demonstrated tango and invited the audience to join us for a lesson.
Nobody moved. And then I said,
"What? You are Czechs! Afraid of nothing. And certainly not dancing. Come on!"
They flooded the floor. And danced.
One more reason why I think of Cretans and Czechs with the same affection.
Afraid? Not them. Of dancing? Never!
One more reason why leaving Crete to go to Prague is an easy journey.
Being there is like being here – dancers abound.
And when we all get to heaven after the bus trip. I will ask to manage the seating arrangement in the Great Hall of Eternity.
The front rows of chairs will be reserved for dancers.
Probably a lot of Czechs and Cretans . . . . . even the lady from Thessaloniki.
Kolympari, Crete, Greece
The end of May, 2016
Calm sea, calm sky, and calm me. . . .
Ongoing news: The katsikis, having seen the tiger move, have not returned to assault the marigolds on my porch. My leaving the fake tiger skin draped over a chair at night seems to have served its purpose. It might spring to life again . . .
But goats are wily little buggers, and when they figure this out, they'll be back.
STONED IN CRETE – plus snapshots and postcards from the life . . .
First, an explanation of some of the photos on my Facebook page:
Itinerant Albanian stone masons are building a wall along the road to my house.
I watch them with pleasure as they perform a rhythmic acrobatic ballet – lifting a stone, measuring it in its destined place with the experienced eyes – swinging it back to the ground – shaping it with blows of a hammer – troweling on a layer of cement – and then swinging the stone up and into place, where it fits perfectly.
This is fine art.
There are stone walls still standing all over this island that were built across thousands of years of human occupation.
Walls still in use.
I wish my art could stand that test of utility and time.
I wonder if the Albanian stone masons ever think how long their work will last.
This island of Crete is largely limestone – gazillions of tiny sea creatures dying and floating down to layer a seabed over gazillions of years, which was thrust up by tectonic movement into land that is now quarried for stones for walls and buildings that last almost forever.
My house is one of these stone structures – unique in that, when excavating into the cliff face, a spring of water was found in the rocks, and we included that in the back wall of the living room – as the photos on my Facebook page show.
In a way, you might say I live stoned in Crete.
There is a bug in my bathroom sink.
It is struggling to climb out of its slippery ceramic trap.
What kind of bug? – I don't know – I don't care – a bug, that's all.
You know – you've had bugs in your sink.
In the early morning mood of an irritated alligator, I instinctively react to the bug.
Turning on the water full force, I sluice it down the black hole of the drain into the oblivion of the underworld – out of sight, out of mind.
Die, bug!
I can wash my face now without the threat of an insect in my space.
Another damned bug – in the kitchen sink this time – struggling to climb the white walls of its doom – falling back – desperately trying to find a way out.
Meanwhile, I have slowly emerged from the nocturnal mindset of a reptile into something more wholly human as I moved between the bathroom and the kitchen. Something in my better nature stays my hand from automatically washing another tiny creature away.
This is not just a bug, but a roundish armored tank the size of a bean – but even its many legs cannot move it up the white walls of the sink. Again and again and again it climbs up, only to fall back, rolling itself into a small ball as it falls.
I call it a "pill bug" – I don't know what it calls itself.
Holding a small piece of paper towel in front of it, I offer it a safe rescue.
When it climbs aboard, I take it outside where I have noticed other creatures like it.
Live and let live.
Returning to the bathroom to finish my morning ablutions, I find the first bug is back in the sink, having survived the deluge and heroically climbed up out of the drain to resume its assault on the summit of the sink.
I notice it now – really look at it - a singularly small spider with black and white polka dots on its back and orange and white stripes on its head.
A highly complex creature whose ancestry is far, far older than mine.
It can make silk and spin a web that is strong, symmetrical, and utilitarian.
The same cannot be said about me.
And. It, too, has a will to live – to prevail – to survive.
It does not register my presence.
Stupid bug.
All I have to do is turn on the really hot water and cook it into oblivion, and then wash it down the sink.
I am Doom. I am Death. I am the Destroyer of Bugs. I am God!
Or was – earlier in the morning.
But now, admiring the spider's tenacity, feeling a solidarity with its will to live, astonished at its courage to fight on, I stand back to think.
I become the Agent of Mercy and Grace.
If not me, who?
So I place my little finger just in front of it so that if it is to climb on up, it must climb up on me.
It does.
Is it silly to say I feel accepted, forgiven and trusted?
Yes. But I do.
Carefully I put my finger down in a corner of the bathroom and the spider climbs off and on to its destiny.
When I look around after my shower, the spider is moving on up the wall.
Alive . . . like me.
When I was in high school I was a voracious reader – and the librarian took note and selected books for me that I might not choose for myself. One of these was by Albert Schweitzer in which I found this sentence:
"The most immediate fact of man's consciousness is the assertion "I am life that wills to live in the midst of life that wills to live" – it was the basis for his great notion of Reverence for Life.
(If you don't know about or have forgotten about this extraordinary human being, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer before reading on.)
The test of my integrity is not in how I perform on the stage of the world before the audience of my fellow human beings.
The test of my values must always come when I am alone – when nobody else is looking or can know.
When I must act in the smallest, most ordinary ways, if my beliefs are to be brought to life and expressed in deeds, not just words.
So why am I telling you this?
Not to display my virtues – for my reverence for life does not extend to mosquitos.
But because you, too, are alone sometimes in the early morning.
And you, too, are confronted with a bug in your sink.
And you might take comfort at knowing that somewhere in the world, at even the same time, a man is considering a bug – reaching for the better part of himself, to have reverence for his own life as well as that of the bug in the sink.
Lest I become too serious, here's the goofy side of life with bugs.
An account from a previous time in Crete.
"So what is it you do in Crete?"
People often ask me that.
As if to imply that it would be boring sitting on a beach in Greece doing nothing year after year.
A funny thought, since, outside, as I write tonight, it is cold and windy and raining. And the closest beach is too rocky to sit around on, anyhow.
So what do I do?
Last night some silly friends and I drank a little too much wine and out of desperation for entertainment, started the Bug Olympics.
The first event is the Rolling Down Hill and Walking Away Contest.
Each one of us found one of those little fast-crawling armored pill bugs.
We touched them gently to make them roll up into a ball, and then using a piece of paper, scooped them up, held them in line at the top of an inclined cookie sheet, and let go at the count of three.
The bugs rolled down and out onto the stone floor.
The first bug that got up and walked away was the winner.
My bug, Manolis, won 5 times in a row.
A Gold Medal Bug.
Another night. Another round of wine and bug racing.
A truly fine wine.
Dark, almost black, red wine - Aghiorghitiko grapes from Nemae in the Peloponnnese region, near Corinth.
Three glasses and now it is Olympics Time.
"Let's find some bugs, and race them again."
"I already have mine – the gold medal winner from last time: Manolis."
"How do you know it's the same bug?"
"Do not insult my coaching integrity. I know my bug. Look, he's over there in the corner, running in circles. He's pumped."
"Looks like a bigger bug to me than the one you raced last time."
"He has been in training."
"How do we know he isn't using supplements or steroids?"
"So find your own bigger bugs. The Mighty Manolis takes on all-comers!"
While my wonky friends are scouting for talent around the porch, I get Manolis ready. A little pep talk from the coach: "Now these other guys will be big, but they won't be fast, and they don't know the drill, so roll as far as you can, and then don't wait, get up and run like hell."
So the cookie tin was produced and set in place; my two companions found the biggest free-ranging pill bugs on the porch; the three little armored contestants were held at the starting line; and on the count of three, let go to roll down the slope and across the stone floor.
The two big bugs stayed in a rolled up position, but the Mighty Manolis was up and running in a nanosecond.
Go Manolis! The winner and champion once again.
I went to find a very tiny olive leaf to crown the victor, but by the time I got back he was gone – too shy for the glory, I suppose.
Humble bug. Class act.
The other two big bugs were still there tucked up in a ball. My desperate friends resorted to stimulants - put a drop of wine on each one to get them up and going. Nothing. Maybe the bugs are drunk. Or possibly dead. Besides, giving your bug a stimulant is bug-doping – against the rules. Banned from further racing.
Manolis reigns!
So now you know why I was so careful to rescue the pill bug in the kitchen sink.
Might be the Son of Manolis . . . .


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|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jan 19, 1993
|Filing date
|Oct 10, 1989
|Priority date
|Oct 23, 1987
|Fee status
|Publication number
|George J. Jarocki, Tadeusz M. Drzewiecki
|Original Assignee
|The Coca-Cola Company
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (19), Classifications (12), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 112,906, now abandoned, filed Oct. 23, 1987.
The present invention relates to post-mix beverage dispenser valves such as for soft drinks and juices, and in particular to the use of a fluidic oscillator as a volumetric flowmeter and a piezo electric film transducer as a flow sensor in such a valve.
Traditional post-mix beverage dispensing valves include separate water (carbonated or still) and syrup (or concentrate) conduits and separate flow regulators located therein upstream of electrically or mechanically actuated on/off control valves. Each flow regulator utilizes a spring-loaded cylindrical piston as a combination of force and valving element; the piston is able to reciprocate freely within the cylinder and respond to the pressure difference at the two ends of the cylinder, as shown, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,230,147; 3,422,842; and 2,984,261. The function of the piston and cylinder assembly is to maintain a constant pressure differential across the metering orifice machined directly in the face of the cylindrical piston, and to thus provide a constant flow regardless of the fluid pressure changes at the dispensing valve inlets. The flow regulator components operate at low force levels and operation at low force levels has a drawback of fostering hysteresis because of contaminants interposed between moving parts, and close fit between the parts themselves. Furthermore, it has been experienced that free pistons sometimes tend to stick in the regulator cylinder without regard to fit and finishing of the piston and the cylinder.
More recently, improvements in such valves to control the ratio of water to syrup have included the use of flow meters and control elements, as shown, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,333. The known flow meters are relatively expensive and include moving parts.
A postmix beverage dispenser valve using a fluidic oscillator as a flowmeter and a piezo electric film transducer as a flow sensor in conjunction with a flow control means. This system provides greater accuracy, lower cost, and higher reliability, because of the use of the fluidic oscillator which has no moving parts.
It is an object of the present invention to overcome some of the problems in postmix beverage dispensing valves using either the above-mentioned flow regulators or the known flow meters.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a postmix beverage dispensing valve incorporating a fluidic oscillator as a volumetric flowmeter working in conjunction with a flow control element to measure and modulate the flow of carbonated water and syrup through the valve.
It is another object of this invention to provide a flowmeter for a postmix beverage dispenser that has lower cost, higher reliability and greater accuracy.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a very inexpensive flow sensor, in the form of a piezo electric film transducer, in a beverage dispenser valve, and preferably in combination with the fluidic oscillator of this invention.
The present invention will be more fully understood from the detailed description below when read in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the operation of the postmix beverage dispenser valve of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the closed loop feedback control of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a postmix beverage dispenser valve according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a partly cross-sectional front elevational view of the valve of FIG. 3 taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a partly cross-sectional front elevational view similar to that shown in FIG. 4 but of an alternative embodiment;
FIG. 6A is a partial cross-sectional view through a sensor 70 located on the position of the sensor 30 of FIG. 3 taken along line 6--6 thereof, and FIG. 6B is a partial plan view of the sensor 70;
FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view through the film transducer 70 of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a schematic circuit diagram of a filter/amplifier 88 useful with the film transducer 70; and
FIG. 9 is a graph of a typical waveform output by the film transducer using the filter/amplifier of FIG. 8.
With reference now to the drawings, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a postmix beverage dispenser valve 10 according to the present invention.
The valve 10 includes a body 12 having a syrup conduit 14 and a separate water conduit 16 extending therethrough from syrup and water inlet ports 18 and 20, respectively, to a mixing nozzle 22. Each conduit includes a fluidic oscillator flowmeter therein upstream from a flow controller. Because these features are identical in the two conduits, a description of only one will be sufficient.
Pressurized syrup is delivered to the syrup inlet port 18 located in a detachable dispensing valve mounting block 24, flows through the syrup conduit 14, through the syrup fluidic oscillator 28, and then enters a syrup control valve 26. Fluid oscillations are sensed by a sensor 30 located in a sensor plate 32, which is attached to the valve body 12 by screws. The sensor 30 is able to detect the changes in one of the feedback branches 34 and 36 in the fluidic oscillator 28. The frequency of the syrup oscillations is linearly related to the syrup velocity and hence to the volume flow rate. Because of the fact that the syrup velocity and pressure in the flowmeter 28 feedback branches 34 and 36 cycle between their minimum and maximum values, a variety of different types of sensors can be used to determine oscillation frequency. Pressure, thermistor, resistance temperature sensors, or other suitable means of detecting fluid oscillations can be employed, provided that the sensor output is an electrical quantity which can be accepted by a master controller 38 mounted directly above the dispensing valve body 12. One useful sensor 30 is a resistance temperature detector (RTD), such as temperature sensitive grids (ETG-50) by Micro-Measurements, Inc.
With reference now also to FIGS. 1 and 2, the electrical signal from the sensor 30 representing actual syrup flow rate through the dispensing valve 10 is compared by the master controller 38 with a flow reference value, as illustrated in FIG. 2. If the actual flow value is not equal to the reference set point value, the error signal is processed by the controller 38 and the resulting manipulating signal acts on the syrup control valve 26 to correct the actual flow rate. If the desired flow rate reference value is kept constant, the controller action will provide constant syrup flow rate equal to the set point.
After leaving the fluidic oscillator 28, the syrup follows a channel 40 portion of the conduit 14 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) and enters a control chamber 42. FIG. 4 shows a proportional solenoid 44 with a spring loaded armature 46 working as the control valve element. The proportional solenoid 44 is a readily available commercial product. The master controller 38, which will preferably include a microprocessor, generates the manipulating signal in a form wherein the voltage periodically energizes the solenoid 44 for a set interval of time. The position of the solenoid armature 46 in relation to the orifice 48 in the valve seat 49 can be varied by changing the width of the pulses sent to the solenoid coil in response to the error signal. If the solenoid coil is not energized, the solenoid armature 46 is seated in the orifice 48 by a spring 50 located on the top of the armature 46.
The proportional solenoid armature 46 as shown in FIG. 4 is subjected to varying pressure drop between the channel 40 and a channel 51 downstream from the orifice 48. The pressure of the flowing syrup in the channel 51 and in the mixing nozzle 22 is low and close to atmospheric pressure. The pressure in channel 40 is highly dependent on the syrup pressure applied to the dispensing valve 10 and to the pressure loss in the fluidic oscillator 28. Therefore, the controller 38, whose task is to minimize the error signal, must compensate for the varying force created by the pressure drop and the plunger spring 50.
FIG. 5 shows a valve 58, which is an alternative embodiment for isolating the armature 46 from the varying syrup pressure, by means of a pressure compensation device 60. FIG. 5 shows a diaphragm and control plunger assembly 62, a control spring 64, and an outlet orifice 66, all of which comprise the pressure compensating device 60 which maintains a small and constant pressure drop at the orifice 48, thus relieving the solenoid armature 46 from changing pressures. The pressure drop at the orifice 48 can be determined by the spring 64 and the working area of the diaphragm itself.
The water side of the dispensing valves 10 and 58 operate the same as the syrup side described above, and therefore a detailed description thereof is not necessary.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the master controller can, if desired, provide information on the number of drinks per day, quantity of syrup sold per day, and total syrup sales.
A preferred transducer 70 for use as the sensor 30 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 6-9. The preferred transducer 70 is a piezo-electric film transducer. The film transducer 70 includes a middle layer 72 of piezo electric material such as PVDF sandwiched between a pair of metal layers 74 and 76 such as of silver. Electrodes 78 and 80 are connected to the layers 74 and 76, respectively, for feeding the signals to the master controller 38.
The preferred piezo electric material is PVDF or polyvinylidene flouride which is a long chain semi-crystalline polymer of the repeat unit (CH2 --CF2).
Units of the monomer, vinylidene fluoride CH2 ═CF2, polymerize in an orderly fashion to give greater than 90% head-to-tail configuration: --CH2 --CF2 --CH2 --CF2 --. For this reason, the polymer exhibits the unusually high net dipole moment of its monomer constituent--about 7.56�10-30 C-m.
The properties of PVDF, including piezoelectricity, depend heavily on the degree and type of its crystalline structure. Three common crystalline phases for the material are designated alpha, beta and gamma.
The non-polar alpha phase, the most common, results when the polymer is cooled from its melt. The beta phase materializes after deformation of the alpha crystallites. For example, stretching of extruded PVDF film at temperatures below its melting point causes a packing of unit cells in parallel planes to give the polar beta phase.
The gamma phase, which is also polar, has intermediate polarity between the alpha and beta phases. Mechanical deformation of the gamma phase polymer also yields beta phase crystallites.
To obtain significant piezoelectric and pyroelectric activities, beta phase polymer must be "poled." Poling exposes the polymer to a high electric field at elevated temperatures. The level of piezo activity obtained by poling depends upon poling time, field strength and temperature. When conducted properly, the poling process provides a permanent orientation of molecular dipoles within the polymer.
A working voltage applied to the electrodes of piezo film causes the film to elongate or contract, depending on the field's polarity. Exposed to an alternating field, the film elongates and contracts as the field polarity changes.
Conversely, when an external force applied to the film results in compressive or tensile strain, the film develops a proportionate open circuit voltage. Exposure to a reciprocating force results in a corresponding alternating electrical signal. The frequency response ranges widely--0.005 Hz to gigahertz. The film is also characterized by a low Q. The basic half wavelength thickness resonance of 28 μm piezo film is about 40 MHz.
Pennwalt sells such a piezo film under the trademark KYNAR.
KYNAR Piezo Film is available in the following thicknesses expressed in microns (1�10-6 m): 9,16,28,52,110 and 220. Thicker films, 600 to 1,000 μm, may be ordered by special arrangements.
For pyroelectric detectors, sensitivity requires a film that has rapid heat transfer through the film and low mass. Thin films (9 to 28 microns) are preferred.
KYNAR Piezo Films are coated on both sides with conductive metals such as silver or aluminum to provide intimate electrical contact. Two types of metallization are available: thin metal layers deposited by a vacuum metallization and thicker coatings deposited by spraying or by silk-screening with a conductive silver ink.
The preferred film transducer 70 has a thickness of about 28 microns with a vacuum metalized silver layer on each side with a thickness of less than 1000 Angstroms. The portion of the film transducer used in the conduit as the sensor is preferably circular with a diameter of just less than about 1/8 inch.
It is also preferred to include a water-proof protective coating 82, such as of polyurethane, over the surface of the film that is exposed to the liquid. It has been noted that there is a tendency for the metallic layer to deteriorate when exposed to liquids (the syrup or the soda). The protective coating 82 can be applied over the entire film transducer rather than just one side.
In addition, it is preferred to provide a flex cavity 84 in the side wall 86 of the conduit 34 overlayed by the film transducer 70 to allow the transducer to flex freely. The flex cavity 84 is preferably circular and has a depth of about 0.030 inch and a diameter of about 1/16 inch. The use of the flex cavity provides a higher output signal.
This film transducer 70 has proven to be an ideal, low-cost transducer for this application. Each transducer would require approximately one cm2 of film (which would cost less than about twenty cents). With the use of a simple filter/amplifier 88, as shown in FIG. 8, the film transducer puts out a clean signal with a frequency that is easily picked up by a frequency counter. FIG. 9 shows a typical waveform output by the film transducer 70 using the filter/amplifier of FIG. 8. The filter/amplifier 88 is straightforward and its operation will be easily understood by anyone skilled in the art. The filter/amplifier 88 takes the output signal from the film transducer 70, amplifies it and low pass filters it according to the switch settings.
While the preferred embodiments of this invention have been described above in detail, it is to be understood that variations and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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|Fee payment
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Little India, Singapore
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
I was shopping for DSLR camera accessories and happened to checked from this store. I asked for the price of a battery grip but after checking with the item, I found its quality to be very sub-standard. So, I said "Thank you, anyway" but the fellow was very aggressive and sarcastically told me that "You think it's expensive, HA!" and I said again "it's okay, thank you" but when I left he was very furious and shouting at me "okay lah $80, don't want?, $50, $20..." I decided to quickly left that shop before I lost my temper! That sales staff was very rude, ill-mannered not to mentioned the sub-standard quality of the products that they are selling/offering... SO BEWARE OF THIS STORE EVERYONE.... DO NOT WASTE A SINGLE SECOND OF YOUR TIME IN THIS STORE...
What to buy: Electronic items are good to buy in Singapore but definitely NOT from PERFECT PIX! This store is a SHAME!!!
What to pay: Any amount as long as the quality is at its best!
Address: 116 Syed Alwi Rd, Singapore 207684
Directions: In front of Mustafa Store in Serangoon area.
Singapore visitors are spoilt for choice regarding shopping. If you have already shopped till you could drop in the centres and markets, a good alternative is to take yourself off to Little India, where you can have almost any type of clothing tailormade to you specification.
We have been doing this every time we visit Singapore, my husband has had suits and many shirts made, and I have had pants made which I treasure to this day. The fit is perfect. The cost is a fraction of retail price.
The tailor that I recommend is Terry, at CONTINENTAL TAILORS, Little India.
Terry meticulously does a body measurement, then suggests fabric and design. He is knowlegable and not pushy at all.
We were offered refreshments, and the shop is spacious and air-conditioned.
Our last order was hand delivered after 2 days to our hotel.
What to buy: Tailor Made mens, womens and childrens clothing
What to pay: very affordable
Address: #01-04 Little India Arcade Little India
Directions: 48 Serangoon Road Little India
Phone: 62940114
Website: http://www.continentallittleindia.com
Perfect Pix camera and video Pte Ltd is near Mustafa shopping centre and is best avoided if you want a bargain. The salesmen there use tricks to sell cheap, poor quality products over good ones and I fell for it even though I had done some research beforehand. Since making this mistake I have read of other people having exactly the same experience at the same shop so it must be something they do regularly.
What to buy: Do not buy anything from Perfect Pix Camera and video. I joined this website just to warn people of my experience.
What to pay: If you buy from them expect to pay too much.
Address: 116 Syed Alwi Road, Singapore, 207684
Directions: Little India MRT, near Mustafa shopping centre
Phone: 6341 7212Add to your Trip Planner
Nalli is very popular in India, and even to Indians residing outside of India. I didn't buy any saris during my last trip, but my friend bought one a few months ago from Nalli, at the suggestion of her Indian classmate. She brought the sari back to be sewed into a ready-to-wear sari---so that she can wear it without the inconvenience of wrapping herself with it (she needs the help of her friend to wear it). The job cost her SGD35.
You can also buy trinkets from this shop. I bought a pair of earrings with a matching pendant for only SGD9.
Address: 32, Buffalo Road, SINGAPORE 219795
Directions: Alight Little India MRT, proceed to Buffalo Road.
Phone: 262998676Related to:
This shop sells electronic goods like Cameras at a discount as proclaimed in the banner generally displayed in front of the shop. I am generally a smart shopper and try to get value for money for all I buy. But ths shop has taught me many lessons in one evening. Maybe it will be useful to other shoppers.
1. Avoid doing the shopping alone. Have a companion with you.
2. If you are not sure of the price, ask for the amount of GST included and whether it will be refunded to tourists.
3. The GST is 5% of the price of the item and so you can multiply the GST amount 20 times to know the realistic price of the item.
4. I went to this shop to buy a Nikon L10 camera for $199 , a few dollars less than in Sim Lim and Mustafa. The smart shop keeper took out the L10 camera and then said apolegetically that the Nikon camera's picture quality is not very good and showed me the pictures taken then and there on the TV. He then took out a cemera called Jenoptik ( a name which I had till then not come across) and demonstrated better quality of photos taken by it. Against all the little warnings from somewhere inside me , I buoght the camera for %288. He took the payment and gave me the bill with the GST Refund certificate folded and stapled. I did not open it to see the amount of GST which would be later refunded to me at the airport. It turned out to be $8 which means the camera was worth $160 and I was over charged to the extent of $120 by the smart shopkeeper.
Address: Perfect Pix Camera & Video Pte Ltd, 116, Syed Alwi
Directions: On the side road beside Mustafa Centre
Website: http://www.perfectpixcv.comAdd to your Trip Planner
The shop is full of all kinfs of snacks. Trying Indian snacks is like taking adventures. You never know what you will taste. The common feature of them is "sweet". They are so sweet and tha seems all are composed completely of sugar.
Directions: Little India MRT
Little India gathers all kinds of Indian shops. If you have not been to India, Little India is a place to satisfy your curiosity. There you can purchase Indian snacks, books, CDs, clothing, shoes, furniture, vegetable & fruits etc what you will see Indians' life.
However, prices of many product might not meet your expection, such as bags. Dealing with Indians is another job. If you are smart and have good skill, "bargain" must bring you much fun. Unfortunately not.........it doesn't a matter.......
What to buy: I bought 5 music CDs, together 5 SG$ (=200NTD)
I really did not enjoy my foray into Little India, despite really looking forward to it. The shopkeepers were just so pushy and you couldn't show the slightest bit of interest in anything without being pounced on. As a result, I didn't buy anything.
Directions: Little India MRT
If you enjoy hunting for bargains then Little India is the place to go. Walk down Serangoon Rd and the little laneways and go in and out of all the little shops. You will be amazed at what you find. As you walk along you will be greeted by the beautiful smells of incense and the music of India. Meet the locals, expect to bargain and you will have great fun.
What to buy: From costume jewellery to women's and men's wear you will find it all here. Looking for some beautiful material - try the saree shops. They don't just have to be used as dresses. Hunt through the hanging rails to find beautiful embroidered, sequined women's tops or skirts, men's T-shirts and shorts. There are shops devoted to costume jewellery - beautiful bracelets and necklaces. Need a Bollywood movie or CD - just follow the sounds and you will find a shop.
What to pay: The prices are cheap, approx. S$15 for beautiful sequined women's tops, men's T-shirts S$10.
Address: Serangoon Rd
Directions: Little India
Mustafa stocks more than 100000 articles. So you should a) take some time b) plan before what you want . My wife bought some jewellery in a seperate building next to the main building : For 280 € (320 $) she got a very nice collection of very pretty articles , girls like. Not Cartier , but not Cartier prices either. I bought a dozen of shirts ,prices from 9 € to 20€ .
The quality is perfect ,size fits as well -why pay many times more at home. Pierre Cardin underwear for 4 € (boxer )
What to buy: If you have bought more than you expected buy a new suitcase at Mustafa-cheap and good quality . So did we.
Directions: Little India MRT or take a taxi because you might have to carry a lotAdd to your Trip Planner
Used to be a huge fan of mustafa's untill it was renovated, it has lost its charm and consumers are now paying for the renovations and 24hr shopping through higher prices.
What to buy: Once bought a genuine citizen windsurfing watch for S$50, sadly those days have gone expect to pay S$200 and up
Watches like casio are well worth it starting at S$25
Directions: Little India MRTAdd to your Trip Planner
There are numerous shops in which you can buy gold products, but they do vary in price, so make sure you shop around before you commit!
What to buy: I think gold in Singapore is relatively cheaper in comparison to other countries.
It is also a slightly different colour, it is a far bolder shade of gold, still nice though!
What to pay: I think you shouldn't pay more than US$15 for a plain gold chain
Directions: Little India MRTAdd to your Trip Planner
Singapore is no longer the home for bargains. Many locals now cross over to Malaysia to now do their shopping. However, if you are travelling to Singapore there are still some good buys to be had. When in Little India keep a close eye out for shops selling linens - these are usually of high quality and can be had at a good price.
What to buy: Bed and Table linens
What to pay: Will vary by size and quality. Look around
Address: Little India
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If you go to hindu Temples, you will see men are with a special cotton saron coverd. Is a very nice cotton very fresh .. my friend wanted one ... we bought on "longui", the price was $6. I don't know what we did wrong. But as my friend took the cotton and open it ... the worker of the shop get very angry with us... perhaps this is a special textil for the and didn't like tourist to buy it??? I don't know... some times you go with a lot of respect but ... as the costums are so diferent ... you don't know what you do wrong.
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On Tuesday and Fridays, the Hindu holy days, gods are honoured with simple strands of flowers. In Hindu culture, people are garlanded as a show of respect and welcome.
In Little India street you can find vividly coloured flower shops where you can finde garlands and fresh flowers. Flowers are very important in Indian lifes as a symbol of prosperity. The garland are red yellow and white that symbolise love, peace and purity respectively.
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Technologies Advance UAVs for Science, Military
- Created: Friday, 01 January 2010
Greek mythology tells of the inventor Daedalus using wings of his own fashioning to escape from imprisonment on the island of Crete. In 1988, a similar adventure was launched, though in this case carbon-fiber composites, gears, and driveshafts featured instead of wax and feathers.
A year earlier, a group of students, alumni, and professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gathered at Dryden Flight Research Center to begin a series of test flights for what they hoped would be a record-setting effort. Inspired by the Greek myth, the team built and tested three lightweight, human-powered aircraft designed to reenact Daedalus' (according to the tale) 115-kilometer flight. After numerous test flights of the three aircraft (and one crash), the 69-pound Daedalus 88 launched from Crete in April 1988. Powered only by the pedaling of the pilot, a Greek champion cyclist, the aircraft flew nearly 4 hours and 199 kilometers before winds drove it into the sea just off the coast of the island of Santorini. (If this calls to mind the demise of Daedalus' son Icarus, do not worry; the pilot swam to shore.)
Setting distance and duration records for human-powered flight that are still unmatched today, the Daedalus project provided NASA and the MIT team the opportunity to explore new technologies for lightweight aircraft and high-altitude, long-duration flight. Also from this effort came the kernel of a company that—with the help of NASA partnerships—is producing some of the world's most advanced aviation technologies.
In 1989, John Langford founded Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation in a small office in Alexandria, Virginia. Langford had managed the Daedalus project and saw great potential in applying the technologies developed for that effort to the innovation of high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for global climate change research. Almost immediately, Aurora established a pattern of partnership with NASA that continues today.
"NASA has been a critical supporter of Aurora from day one," says Langford. The company has engaged in numerous Aurora now has 350 employees and has facilities in Mississippi and Massachusetts, in addition to its West Virginia and Virginia operations. The company employs 160 people in its NASA-enabled West Virginia plant, and about one-third of Aurora's work force is dedicated to the company's Global Hawk efforts. Aurora now supplies all the composite structures for Global Hawk, save for the wings.
"This is an example of economic development done right," Langford says. "You want to build up the economy across the country, and this was a move that NASA participated in that has been very successful."
The partnership has also allowed Aurora to contribute to the use of UAVs for scientific endeavors; NASA's two Global Hawk aircraft began long-duration science missions over the Pacific Ocean in 2010 as part of the Agency's Global Hawk Pacific Mission.
"We are very proud of the fact that parts of those planes were built in our West Virginia facility," Langford says.
Aurora's expertise in advanced aviation development—cultivated in part through its NASA work—has led to the creation of unique robotic aircraft that are providing entirely new takes on UAV design and function. Aurora's GoldenEye and Excalibur aircraft are both vertical takeoff and landing vehicles with science-fiction looks. The GoldenEye 50 and the larger GoldenEye 80 are ducted-fan aircraft designed to provide highly portable surveillance for military applications. Excalibur is an armed tactical UAV that takes off on one side and then rolls over for mission mode, protecting its sensors from any dust kicked up by its propulsion system.
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"A lot of aircraft missions are not involved with carrying people, and when you take the people out of the equation, it completely changes the design space," explains Langford. "GoldenEye and Excalibur are examples of designs that have no analog in manned aircraft."
The popularity of UAVs has risen dramatically in recent years, Langford says. "Ten years ago, all the UAVs in the world flew a few thousand flight hours per year, total. This last year, UAVs flew between 500,000 and a million flight hours." Such growth is remarkable, he says, but still hardly compares to the 100 million manned flight hours flown each year worldwide. And science missions are still a vast minority of UAV applications, though Langford predicts that will change with NASA's help.
"We are extremely excited about the renewed emphasis on aeronautics and global change research. It is something only NASA can do, and it fits perfectly with NASA's heritage, mission, and capabilities. Understanding and protecting our planet is a huge reason why taxpayers should be enthusiastic about NASA."
In the meantime, Aurora is continuing work on a number of UAV projects, including its Orion HALL (high-altitude, long-loiter) aircraft, which can fly for 5 days nonstop, and the Centaur optionally piloted airplane. And while the original Daedalus aircraft that inspired Aurora's founding set records with its nearly 4-hour flight, the company is also working on a project that may one day perform flights of positively mythical proportions: The solar-powered Odysseus aircraft may one day be capable of flying for up to 5 years at a time.
Perseus™, Theseus™, GoldenEye™, Excalibur™, and Orion HALL™ are trademarks of Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation.


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The content addressable memory (CAM) is a memory device that executes fast recognition and validation of binary patterns of a limited set, as opposed to the random access memory (RAM) that executes slow recognition of a large set of patterns. Here, we present a logic circuit which, combined with existing RAM, constructs an associative RAM-based content addressable memory (AR-CAM) that executes fast pattern recognition of very large pattern sets. In addition, we describe the applicability of the AR-CAM to broadband communications systems. Broadband communications systems with an aggregate bandwidth of tens or hundreds of Gbps require real-time recognition and translation of large pattern sets. Although CAM are a good candidate for such applications, nevertheless we demonstrate that AR-CAM can better and inexpensively accomplish this task
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Medical treatment of hirsutism
Version of Record online: 6 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00215.x
© 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Dermatologic Therapy
Volume 21, Issue 5, pages 329–339, September/October 2008
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Blume-Peytavi, U. and Hahn, S. (2008), Medical treatment of hirsutism. Dermatologic Therapy, 21: 329–339. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00215.x
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- antiandrogens;
- enzyme inhibitors;
- hirsutism;
- insulin-sensitizing agents;
- oral contraceptives
ABSTRACT: Hirsutism is usually the result of an underlying adrenal, ovarian, or central endocrine abnormality mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome but may also be idiopathic or drug induced. The aim of medical treatment of hirsutism is to rectify any causal hormonal balance, slow down or stop excessive hair growth, and improve the aesthetic appearance of hirsutism, thereby positively affecting the patient's quality of life. Today, for the majority of women, a monotherapy with oral contraceptives that have antiandrogenic activity is recommended as a first-line treatment for hirsutism. Combining an oral contraceptive pill with an antiandrogen is recommended if clinical improvement of hirsutism is insufficient after 6–9 months' monotherapy. In women who present with hirsutism, hyperandrogenism, and insulin resistance, insulin sensitizers are effective for the hirsutism as well as the hyperinsulinemia, hyperandrogenism, and infertility but there is no convincing evidence that they are effective for hirsutism alone. Topical eflornithine is a medical therapy that can be a useful adjuvant for hirsutism when used in conjunction with systemic medications or with laser/photoepilation.


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Organizers for the Latin Grammys, the top honors for Latin music, on Monday named Colombian superstar Shakira as their person of the year to be feted at the group's annual awards show in November.
Shakira, who was nominated for three Latin Grammys this year including album of the year for her "Sale el Sol," will be given the award not only for her songs and performing but for philanthropic work through her Pies Descalzos Foundation.
"We are honored to pay homage to this dynamic, socially conscious woman whose illustrious career has touched so many people around the world, both musically and personally," Latin Recording Academy president Gabriel Abaroa, Jr. said in a statement.
Shakira, 34, rose to fame as a singer in the early 1990s combining rock, Latin and Mediterranean music with her own original dancing -- a feature of Shakira's that eventually manifested itself in the smash hit single, "Hips Don't Lie."
In 1996, Shakira released "Pies Descalzos" with hit singles "Estoy Aqui" and "Se Quiere...Se Mata." Her first crossover album, Laundry Service, debuted in 2001 and went on to become her most successful album, to date.
Shakira's foundation focuses on helping impoverished children receive an education.
(Reporting and writing by Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Jill Serjeant)
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