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Hair Clarifier
Recipe by KitchenCraftsnMore
Does your hair feel limp and lifeless? Try this easy hair clarifier to remove some of the build-up.
Top Review by Marietta Mary Lou
Yes! A seasoned hairdresser told me about that. She warned not to leave it on for more than 4 minutes. Rinse well and follow with a final rinse of 1 cup or so of water mixed with a dash of vinegar, to correct the acid balance. I had just done that and was shopping when an elderly gent approached me and said "There is a lady with beautiful shiny hair. We never see that anymore."
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons shampoo (either homemade or store bought)
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
Directions See How It's Made
- Easy peasy!
- While you're in the shower, bring along the box of baking soda with you.
- Measure out approximately 1 tablespoon of baking soda and add it to twice as much shampoo in your palm.
- Use the shampoo as you would normally, using the pads of your fingertips to give your scalp a thorough massage.
- Rinse very well with cool water, and then condition as normal.
- The baking soda should help remove build-up, naturally!


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Brukraksh the Ironclad
Biographical information
Physical description
Brukraksh of the Ironclad, was an orc of Angband born during the 400 year Siege of Angband. He was known as the Ironclad because his flexible plate armour protruded directly from inside his body.
Brukraksh was the head of the orc pack known as the Zou Ushatar, or Black Warriors.
Brukraksh is a central antagonist in the fan-fiction novel: Veteran
Brukraksh began his life as a blacksmith in the pits of Angband, creating weapons for the warrior-orcs. He slowly became stronger and stronger, before finally doing a dangerous self-implant, leaving him with huge chunks of solid metal protruding from his body as armour, earning him the nickname "The Iron Orc". Brukraksh then joined the fighting orcs.
Brukraksh was part of the group of orcs who attacked the Pass of Aglon and breached it. During the later parts of the battle, he was also present during the ambush of the forces of Finrod Felegund.
After the Dagor Bragollach, Brukraksh was given command of the orcish party known as the Zou Ushatar, and was sent to hunt down the remaining Ñoldorin Elves survivors that fled the battle. Due to his successes in the hunting of the elves, the Zou Ushatar increased from 70 orcs, to 140 orcs.
The events after the Dagor Bragollach are documented in the fan-fiction novel: Veteran.
Brukraksh continued on hunting and killing the elves until his death at the hands of Arandir Ballach in FA 456.
Personality and TraitsEdit
Brukraksh was strong-willed and ruthless, yet quite a tactician, taking the largest risks only when there was no risk of failure.
He had no opposition to slaughter of innocence, however he never actually did so himself, finding it no fun to kill prey that wouldn't put up a fight.
In battle, he wielded a gruesome spike attached to a chain which he called a spike-flail. He never defended himself in battle, relying on his cleverly arranged armour to protect him and not restrict his movement.

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text: When his overbody eventually cracks open, his dMp roots are revealed and he turns into the "Lord of Darkness", a jaguar/piranha chojin who gleefully ignores the concepts of rules and mercy. At the Chōjin Olympics he is seconded by his friends Gazeman (ガンキュー Gankyū) and Pelé (ペレ). He defeats Jade in the quarter-finals, and then proceeds to lose to Mantarou in a semifinal match that involves a large, wooden structure covered with razor-sharp blades ("Punishment X", manga) or a similar device that confers electric shocks ("Electrolix", anime). Ricardo's policy in battle is simply to win. He has no desire to align himself with either good or evil choujin. Along with that, he seems to find deathmatches quite appealing, as he continued his attack on Jade even after the towel is thrown in. This don't lose, battle to the death, free agent kind of style seems to reflect properties from all three different factions of Akugyo Choujin. He has yet to make a second appearance.


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People say 'blah' to say how boring democrats are. Sometimes, blah is said numerous times in a row to signify monotony.
ex. "Mexican bloodlines are much more genetically similar to Native Americans than any other ethnicity. Therefore, if anyone should be considered immigrants, it is us Americans, who migrated here from europe", translates into "Blah blah blah water under the bridge blah blah blah blah."


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With Mother's Day this weekend....
Five Random Mother's Day Facts
Here are some random Mother's Day facts for you . . .
1. This is the 100th anniversary of WOODROW WILSON officially naming Mother's Day a U.S. holiday.
2. Mother's Day was originally started in the 1850s by a woman named Ann Jarvis . . . and it wasn't about giving gifts. It was a day for mothers to rally together behind causes like fighting disease, mourning soldiers, and promoting peace.
3. 28% of people say they don't feel they know or they knew their mother as much as they'd like to.
4. Americans will spend $19.9 BILLION on Mother's Day this year.
5. 30% of the mothers in the U.S. are stay-at-home moms.


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Hotel was very nice. Unfortunately I was there only one day... Little bit noise, when you have room with street view.
Very good room and facilities in the room. Lovely location with beautiful surroundings. Adequate car parking off - road. Not enough choice on the menu, and very pricey.
Clean, comfortable rooms. It has a restaurant that serves interesting food although a bit pricey. Walled parking lot for clients. The hotel sign is small and hard to find in the beginning.
Clean, high quality facilities with friendly and helpful staff.
Good location. Only stayed in rooms facing garden- think roadside rooms may be noisy. Nice atmosphere and super comfort room excellent. Breakfast not particularly good value
nice location with good infrastructure, relaxing atmosphere, extemely friendly as well as professional service no complaints
Excellent facilities and the extreme friendlessness and helpfulness of the owners. Willing to go the 'extra mile'.


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Mobility Scooters – Safety Tips For An Incident-Free Ride
Mobility scooters can be a godsend for people who are differently-abled or those who want to maintain an active lifestyle in the later years of their life. The invention has been designed to ensure the easiest, most convenient and safe transport mediums to people without being dependent on another for driving them to their destination. Whether it is to run errands or to visit friends or simply to be a part of the community, an active and independent life can be easily supported with the use of mobility scooters.
However when it comes to practically using these scooters, people need to follow some basic precautions to avoid any unwanted accidents while riding. Mobility scooters are designed to provide safe means of transport but there are still issues that might arise out of the mistakes of the rider or other people using the road. Here are the two major areas of concern that you should be careful about while using your scooter to get to your destination.
The kind of surface you are going to be riding the mobility scooter on, the condition of the road in general and the kind of terrain it will take you are major areas of concern for riders. The way to manage safe and secure journeys is to get familiar with the road as much as possible. Potholes, stairs, curves, bumps, uneven places and curbs – they can prove to be disastrous for your ride if they come as a surprise. If the rider is unaware of what he will be faced with on the road, chances are he might lose balance or control of the scooter and end up into an accident. Another way to avoid incident will be to use scooters with anti-tip protection. An extra set of wheels might help riders in navigating tough terrains and managing unexpected bumps while keeping the scooter from tipping over.
Other drivers
There is no doubt in the fact that the roads are filled with idiots. The younger generation especially is in such a hurry to get to their destination that they often drive at dangerous speeds and put their own lives as well as the lives of others on the road at risk. You need to watch out for these irresponsible drivers. Then there are the pedestrians to keep wary of. People using the sidewalk, exiting stores and service lanes are at risk of being taken by surprise by your mobility scooter suddenly appearing on the road. People riding these vehicles should take care to drive at a speed equivalent to people walking to avoid any undue accidents on busy roads and market lanes.
Mobility scooters sit low on ground and are exactly designed to be used on public roads and expressways. They might not be easy to see in busy traffic and can actually lead to bad accidents with other drivers not being able to spot you in time. Therefore it is better to avoid such roads as much as possible. And if you have to access main roads due to some reason, service lanes are the safest way to go.
If you need more information about mobility scooters, ScooterDirect.com is the website to trust.
About The Author
Timothy Jones is an expert at specialist mobility products like mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs. He likes to write many interesting online articles and resources to help people get the most from these devices. He also recommends ScooterDirect.com as the best place to buy these specialty products at the best prices.


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|Publication number
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|Sep 5, 2006
|Filing date
|Jul 29, 2004
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|Dec 24, 1998
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|Wayne A. Noda, William J. Worthen
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|Alsius Corporation
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|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (2), Classifications (11), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/194,815, filed Jul. 12, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,786,916 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/220,897, filed Dec. 24, 1998, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,146,411.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for exchanging heat with the body of a patient.
2. Description of Related Art
Many advantages of hypothermia are well known. By way of example; it has been, found particularly desirable to lower the temperature of body tissue in order to reduce the metabolism of the body. In stroke, trauma- and several other pathological conditions, hypothermia also reduces the permeability of the blood/brain barrier. It inhibits release of damaging neurotransmitters and also inhibits calcium-mediated effects. It is also known that hypothermia inhibits brain edema and lowers intracranial pressure.
Hypothermic treatment has been typically addressed systemically, meaning that the overall temperature of the entire body has been lowered to achieve the advantages noted above. This has been particularly desirable in surgical applications where the reduced metabolism has made it possible to more easily accommodate lengthy operative procedures. An example of this systemic approach includes catheters for transferring heat to or from blood flowing within a patient's vessel, as disclosed by Ginsburg in U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,208. A closed loop heat exchange catheter is also disclosed by Saab in U.S. Pat. No. 5,624,392. A cooling device for whole-body hyperthermia that utilizes the circulatory system of the body is known to be more efficient since the entire volume of the body is constantly perfused with the cold fluid at a capillary level.
Likewise, various other means of cooling the body have been tried with cooling blankets, ice water bladder lavages, ice baths, esophageal catheters and their associated methods. All of these devices require a considerable time to cool the body since the primary heat transfer occurs through the skin or the skull. A more efficient body cooling device that can quickly cool and accurately control the body temperature is required.
The present invention provides a heat exchange system wherein a self-contained primary cooling circuit having a first fluid circulating therein is coupled to a self-contained secondary cooling circuit in a heat exchange relationship. The two circuits are in fluid-flow isolation from each other and are provided with associated pumping mechanisms to effect fluid circulation therein. The primary circuit is in fluid communication with an indwelling heat exchange catheter adapted for insertion into the body of the patient in order to effect heat exchange with a target site in the body. The secondary circuit is cooled or warmed by a temperature control system.
In one aspect of the present invention, the temperature of the system is controlled in accordance with patient temperature determinations. This can be performed automatically, in a closed feedback loop wherein temperature readings from a probe are input to a temperature controller having inputs to at least one of the pumping mechanisms in addition to the heater or cooler of the temperature control system. The temperature controller operates in accordance with temperature control algorithms taking into account the various system and patient parameters to thereby achieve and maintain desired temperature conditions in the patient's body.
Many advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art with a reading of this specification in conjunction with the attached drawings, wherein like reference numerals are applied to like elements and wherein:
A heat exchange catheter and method of operation are disclosed in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/063,984, entitled "Indwelling Heat Exchange Catheter and Method of Using Same," incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The system of the aforementioned application is adapted to produce hypothermia or hyperthermia, typically in a selected portion of the body without substantially varying the temperature of the remaining portions of the body. The selected body portion will usually be associated with a body conduit which conveys a body fluid to the selected body portion. Of particular interest are the organs of the body which are commonly nourished and maintained by a flow of blood in the arterial system. For example, a flow of blood is introduced to the brain through the carotid artery. Of course the temperature of this blood is usually at the normal body temperature.
By positioning an indwelling heat exchange catheter in the body conduit, heat can be added to or removed from the body fluid to heat or cool the selected body portion. For example, the heat exchange catheter can be disposed in the carotid artery where the arterial blood flowing to the brain can be cooled. The flow of cooled blood to the brain reduces the temperature of the brain, thereby resulting in cerebral hypothermia. This temperature reduction can be confined to the brain or other body portion, while the remaining portions of the body maintain a generally normal body temperature. In accordance with this method, the selected body portion can be cooled to thereby provide the advantages associated with hypothermia for that body portion. The remainder of the body, such as the portions other than the brain, do not necessarily experience the reduction in temperature. Of course, selective cooling is application dependent and it should be recognized that in some situations selective cooling may give way to systemic cooling in which the temperature of the whole body of the patient is cooled using a similar approach.
Several factors are of interest in effecting heat transfer in a heat exchanger. These factors include, for example, the convection heat transfer coefficient of the two fluids involved in the heat exchange, as well as the thermal conductivity and thickness of the barrier between the two fluids. Other factors include the relative temperature differential between the fluids, as well as the contact area and residence time of the heat transfer. The Reynolds number for each fluid stream affects boundary layers, turbulence and laminar flow.
In the system of the aforementioned patent application a catheter is provided with an elongated configuration, a proximal end and a distal end, and an inner tube having a second lumen disposed within the first lumen of an outer tube. Portions of the inner tube define a first flow path extending along the second lumen, while portions of the tubes define a second flow path extending between the first tube and the second tube. In one embodiment, a plurality of hollow fibers provide fluid communication between the first and second flow paths, and a heat exchange fluid is disposed in the hollow fibers to cool the fibers.
The fluid circulated in the heat exchanger catheter of the above-described system is preferably biocompatible in order to reduce the chance of harm to the patient should inadvertent rupture and fluid leakage into the patient's body occur. Additionally, it is clear that the sterility of the fluid and tubing set needs to be maintained. Known prior art devices fall short of the high sterility standard because of their use of a single circuit to deliver cooling fluid to the patient. Specifically, in systems such as those disclosed U.S. Pat. No. 3,460,538 (Armstrong), U.S. Pat. No. 4,298,006 (Parks), U.S. Pat. No. 5,437,673 (Bauset, et al.) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,624,392 (Saab), a heat exchange means adapted for insertion into a body cavity is connected in fluid communication directly to the cooling/heating source and other support devices. This arrangement is susceptible to contamination, and it becomes necessary to maintain sterility of all the support devices if the heat exchange means is intended to be used in particularly sensitive regions such as the bloodstream of the patient. This difficult sterility standard is not problematic in for example the Armstrong patent which is limited to use in body cavities such as the intestines as accessed through the mouth or stomach, or in the Baust, et al. patent intended for insertion into the urethra. On the other hand, in the patents of Saab and Parks, where direct contact with patient blood is contemplated, severe limitations are encountered in that all the equipment must be sterile, imposing great expense in equipment and manpower.
Notwithstanding the need for localized hypothermia, there will always be those procedures which call for systemic hypothermia. Many of the advantages associated with the present invention will greatly facilitate those procedures, for example by decreasing the number and complexity of operative steps, increasing the heat transfer capacity of the device, and addressing other concerns such as the formation of blood clots.
As shown in
Pump 34 may be of conventional design, but preferably is a roller pump in order to maintain the integrity of the self-contained primary circuit and thereby preserve its sterility. Other types of pumps which may be used are diaphragm pumps, bladder pumps, piston pumps, peristaltic pumps, etc., all of which are known in the art. Pump 34 serves to circulate the first fluid through the tubing set 32 and catheter 20. Pump 34 is preferably coupled to segment 32A of primary circuit 30, although other segments can be used for this purpose. The first fluid is preferably biocompatible and is thus selected in order to minimize the harm to the patient in case of inadvertent leakage into the patient's body. Sterile water or saline are two candidate solutions, although other fluids may be used. Considerations other than biocompatibility which are to be taken into account in selecting an appropriate solution are heat transfer properties, viscosity, freezing point and compatibility with materials used, among other factors.
To detect fluid leakage in primary circuit 30, an arrangement in accordance with the invention utilizes a fluid level detection system 36 comprising a fluid volume reservoir, which is preferably a conventional IV (intravenous) bag (38), supported in a frame 42 in the manner shown in
In addition to serving as a volume gain or loss detector, fluid detection system 36 provides several advantages enhancing the safe practice of the present invention. For example, the volume reservoir (IV bag 38) serves as an air trap to remove deleterious pockets of air from the primary fluid circuit 30 and as a source of priming volume to the primary fluid circuit. Additionally, the volume reservoir provides a fluid volume buffer to accommodate modulations in the primary fluid circuit 30.
Primary circuit 30 is in heat exchange relationship with a secondary circuit 40 containing a second fluid circulating therein. A sterile heat exchanger 50 is provided for this purpose and forms part of the sterile primary circuit 30. Heat exchanger 50 interfaces between the two fluid circuits and serves to facilitate heat transfer therebetween in a well known manner whose details will be omitted herein for purposes of clarity. Like tubing set 32, heat exchanger 50 of primary circuit 30 is sterile and is preferably disposable and may be integrally formed with or removably coupled to the tubing set 32. The nature of fluid pump 34 is such that the tubing set 32, along with heat exchanger 50 in the integrally-formed configuration, can be readily removed and replaced with each new patient use.
Fluid circuits 30 and 40 retain their fluids in isolation from each other in order to maintain the sterility of at least primary fluid circuit 30 and to permit the use of a non-biocompatible fluid in secondary fluid circuit 40. Advantages of non-biocompatible fluids, such as for example an anti-freeze/water mixture, include the ability to achieve temperatures below the 0-Celcius limit imposed by water or saline, and thereby provide for a more rapid cooling down process especially at initial system start-up when component and fluid temperatures have to be rapidly lowered from their room temperature state.
Secondary circuit 40 comprises tubing set 54 having segments 54A and 54B which are preferably removably coupled to heat exchanger 50. A temperature control module 56 serves to, cool or warm the second fluid circulating in tubing set 54 in a controlled manner to be described below. Temperature control module 56 is provided with a chiller 58 and a heater (not shown) which operate to controllably alter the temperature of the second fluid, either directly or via a waterbath 60 in a well known manner. Use of a heat source is preferred in order to provide for more precise control of the temperature of the second fluid, and to permit the use of the system to warm the temperature of a target site in the body of the patient, especially after a preceding cooling phase. A pump 26 (
To provide temperature control especially during systemic cooling or heating in which it is desired to cool or warm the entire body of the patient, the patient's body temperature is measured and temperature control module 56 is operated accordingly. This may be effected manually by the operator, or automatically, using one or more temperature probes 22 (only one is shown) inserted into the body of the patient 50, rectally for example. Clearly, in the systemic heat exchange application, the temperature probes 22 need not be positioned in proximity with the site at which the indwelling catheter 20 is disposed, but rather can be placed anywhere from which a core body temperature measurement can be attained. In the automatic arrangement shown schematically in
As mentioned above, the invention can be practiced in connection with surgery to various parts of the body and is not restricted to surgery to the brain. For example, the system of the invention can be used to provide auto feedback and temperature control during heart bypass surgery, or during other types of surgery as one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate.
In accordance with the invention, the feedback scheme of the invention can be used to maintain desired temperature conditions for a patient. Specifically, the system can be used to control any temperature deviations from an acceptable temperature range, which may be a normothermic range, whereby probes 22 will trigger cooling or heating of the patient's body depending on this sensed deviation. Moreover, since this deviation is generally indicative of certain physiological activity of which the physician should be apprised, the operation of the system can be used as an indication that this physiological activity is taking place. For instance, when the cooling operation of temperature control module 56 is triggered due to a rise in the patient's core body temperature, the system cooling activity, as reflected in the increased workload of the cooling componentry of the system, is then used to indicate to the physician, audibly or visibly using an alarm or other status indicator device (not shown), that the patient's body is attempting to enter a fever state. Appropriate measures can then be taken. Of course, parameters other than workload can be used to provide this indication, such as the slope of the temperature feedback along with the sign of the slope.
The above are exemplary modes of carrying out the invention and are not intended to be limiting. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that modifications thereto can be made without inventive departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
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|Apr 7, 1970
|Emil S Swenson
|Method and apparatus for performing hypothermia
|Aug 8, 1994
|Apr 29, 1997
|Saab; Mark A.
|Heat transfer catheters and methods of making and using same
|Feb 8, 1996
|Feb 10, 1998
|The Ohio State University
|Non-invasive aortic impingement and core and cerebral temperature manipulation
|Apr 25, 1996
|Mar 31, 1998
|Urologix, Inc.
|Liquid coolant supply system
|Jan 8, 1996
|Nov 17, 1998
|Radiant Medical, Inc.
|Method and apparatus for controlling a patient's body temperature by in situ blood temperature modification
|Apr 10, 1997
|Mar 9, 1999
|University Of Pittsburgh Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education
|Portable and modular cardiopulmonary bypass apparatus and associated aortic balloon catheter and associated method
|Jan 22, 1997
|Mar 9, 1999
|Radiant Medical, Inc.
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|Citing Patent
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|Publication date
|Feb 21, 2006
|Jul 23, 2013
|Medivance Incorporated
|Portable, refrigerant-based apparatus and method for rapid systemic patient cooling
|Sep 21, 2007
|Feb 4, 2010
|Matthias Kipping
|Method and apparatus for winding up metal strips onto a winding mandrel
|U.S. Classification
|607/105, 607/106
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Aug 29, 2009
Owner name: ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC., CALIFORNIA
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- Net sales of $350.1 million compared to $357.1 million, a decrease of 2.0%. Excluding unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of $6.4 million, second quarter 2013 net sales were essentially unchanged year-over-year.
- Operating income of $59.1 million compared to $42.8 million. Operating income in 2013 included an $18.1 million insurance gain related to the 2011 fire that destroyed the Company's facility in Venezuela, a $4.5 million charge for estimated costs to clean-up the Venezuela facility, and a $3.3 million charge associated with the restructuring and related actions announced in September 2012. Operating income in 2012 included a net charge of $6.7 million related to estimated costs of resolving litigation related to the Company's 2009 exchange offer.
- Operating income in the second quarter of 2013 was negatively impacted by $2.5 million due to foreign currency fluctuations.
- Net income of $24.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared to $11.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share.
- Adjusted EBITDA a of $76.1 million compared to $58.7 million.
- Both net income and Adjusted EBITDA in 2012 and 2013 were impacted by the items noted in operating income above.
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $28.2 million compared to a use of $1.3 million; free cash flow b was positive $21.6 million compared to negative $6.6 million.
Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Second quarter 2013 results compared to second quarter 2012:


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Quantum cascade laser based TERAhertz frequency COMB
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1 Quantum cascade laser based TERAhertz frequency COMB (FET open project and a way into it...) Juraj Darmo Technische Universität Wien, Ins1tut für Fotonik
2 Talk outline 1. TERACOMB facts sheets - Project basic informahon - Project objechves - Project consorhum and the role of partners - TechnicaliHes What is terahertz wave? What is quantum cascade laser? What is frequency comb? 2. Road to TERACOMB project Project Hmeline Notes on the project negohahon Notes on the project running
3 TERACOMB key facts Item Details EC- GA Ar1cle No. Title of Project Quantum cascade laser based terahertz frequency combs No. 2 + Page 2 Acronym TERACOMB No. 2 + Page 2 Grant Number Page 2 Call FP7- ICT C Type of Grant CollaboraHve Project Page 2 Max. EC ContribuHon Project start date 2,192, No No.3 Project durahon 36 months No.3
4 TERACOMB consortium Role En1ty Country Coordinator / Partner Technische Universität Wien InsHtut für Fotonik Partner University Paris Diderot Paris 7 F AT Partner Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zürich CH Partner Partner Partner / SME InsHtut d OpHque Theórique et Appliqueé IOTA - SupopHque University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory Menlo Systems GmbH F UK D
5 TERACOMB objectives 1. Broadband (bandwidth of 1 THz) cw THz QCL with regular comb teeth THz broad frequency comb based on a mode- locked QCL generahng sub- ps pulses THz broad QCL- based amplifier for booshng the power of THz frequency comb 4. Development of a technique to increase the Hme resoluhon of the coherent sampling of QCL
6 TERACOMB Workpackages WP No. Title Ac1vity Type Leader 1 Project Management and disseminahon MGT TUW 2 Broadband QCL RTD ETHZ 3 1- THz broad FC based on QCL amplifier RTD TUW 4 1- THz broad FC based on mode- locked QCL RTD UPD 5 High Hme resoluhon coherent sampling and high SNR coherent detechon RTD MENLO
7 TERACOMB objectives WP 2: Broadband QCL (ETHZ,UPD,UCAM,TUW) WP 3: THz QCL based amplifier (TUW,ETHZ,UPD,UCAM) THz FC WP 5: Coherent sampling and detechon (MENLO,IOTA,UPD,TUW) WP 4: Mode- locked THz QCL (UPD, IOTA,UCAM,TUW)
8 TERACOMB objectives - generahon of terahertz frequency combs by means of quantum cascade laser heterostructure the same heterostructure
9 What are (good for) Terahertz (waves)? terahertz frequency range - electromagnehc spectrum between RF and ophcs ( THz) - formerly called far- infrared and dominated by astronomers + material response: - molecular and inter- molecular vibrahons and rotahons - provides chemical contrast for sensing/finger prinhng + safe: - non- ionizing photons (very low photon energy ~ mev) +/- short range: - high absorphon in air (due to water vapor ~ 100 db per 100 m) photonics robust generahon of the waveform; wave guiding; sensihve detechon of the light for the informahon processing
10 What are (good for) Terahertz (waves)?... chemical sensing... security screening... non- destruchve teshng (cultural heritage screening) RIKEN, Sendai X- ray THz M.Fischer et al., Phys.Med.Biol. 47, 3807 (2002)
11 What is (good for) quantum cascade laser? Quantum Well Cascade Laser State- of- the- art frequency range: THz output power: >100 mw operahon temperature: < 200 K, typically 80 K Alpeslaser.ch T max versus lasing frequency - ophcal transihon design by band structure engineering in heterostructure - different material systems available - accessible wavelengths μm - electron recycling (high efficiency) - output power proporhonal to number of cascades J.Faist et al., Science 264, 391 (1994) first MIR QCL R.Kohler et al., Nature 417, 156 (2002) first THz QCL
12 What is (good for) frequency comb? set of frequencies evenly spaced on frequency axis Schematic of the asynchronous sampling setup 1/f rep1 QCL phase-locked to fs-laser rep rate QCL f rep1 ~10GHz fs-laser f rep2 ~ 100MHz 1/f rep2 ZnTe l/4 l/2 1 Δf r Δf r = f rep1 n f rep2
13 What is (good for) frequency comb?... for fast and sensihve spectroscopy & beyond... for remote sensing/hyperspectral THz imaging Scient. Rep. 4, 3816 (2014)
14 TERACOMB some achievements THz QCL laser with emission spanning one octave ( THz) Nature Photonics 9, 42 (2015) THz QCL- based amplifier by 40dB in 400 GHz bandwidth OpLcs Express 23, XXXX (2015)!
15 Timeline towards TERACOMB project Item Birth of Idea Short proposal submission Full proposal submission Start of GA negohahon GA completed Project start date End date of project Date January 2011 May 2011 October 2011 February th May st June st may 2015
16 Notes on project negotiation phase Very important ConsorHum Agreement on IPR (back- /fore- ground) Risk management plan Deliverables & Milestones to control progress Less important planned effort in p/m and budget
17 Communication rules with POs Key What they Love What they Hate What they Fear Project Officers They are there to help you in the project No problems (no contractual problems) Paperwork exactly as required Researches understanding/accephng bureaucracy Success stories Problems without soluhons Surprises Being contacted by partners (Coordinator only) Being kept in the dark (or being told every detail) Contractual problems Delays (if not informed in advance) LimitaHons have to manage up to 50 projects...
18 Want to know more?... visit our homepage! h p://www.teracomb.eu
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A California judge has tentatively overturned a landmark water-use pact that was supposed to help the state make better use of its supply. The decision brings even more long-term uncertainty about California's water supply.
The 2003 pact, endorsed by the federal government, the state and water agencies, is especially important to San Diego County. It includes major water transfer agreements that bring water to San Diego County from Imperial Valley and Coachella Valley.
In the short term, there's no danger to San Diego's water supply ---- people don't have to worry about their taps running dry. Superior Court Judge Roland L. Candee put a 30-day stay on his Thursday ruling until it is final. And water officials say they will appeal, ensuring a lengthy legal process during which the water will keep flowing.
However, if the decision stands, it would overturn the 75-year pact that was supposed to end the West's fabled "water wars." And California would have to figure out how to live within its water means all over again.
During the second half of the 20th century, California had grown accustomed to taking more water from the Colorado than it was entitled to. That practice worked only when there was surplus water, a surplus that has vanished with drought and soaring populations.
Because San Diego County imports the great majority of the water it uses, stable supplies from outside the area are vital. The water agreements are meant to shore up the county's water security, as its traditional supplies from Northern California and the Colorado River are increasingly in question.
The San Diego County Water Authority, the region's main water supplier, expects to receive 165,000 acre-feet of water from the Imperial and Coachella water transfer agreements in the fiscal year ending June 30. That's about one-fourth of the authority's total supply, said Dennis A. Cushman, assistant general manager. An acre-foot is about 325,000 gallons, enough to supply two average families of four for one year.
Candee's ruling was not a surprise, Cushman said, and water will continue flowing while the legal process takes its course.
"The next step we anticipate is that the judge at some point soon will issue his final judgment in the case, and that judgment, assuming it (confirms) his decision today, will be appealed," Cushman said. "Then the parties involved will be in the appeal process for however long that takes."
The pact was opposed by farmers and landowners who lost water under the deal.
Malissa McKeith, who represents opponents of the deal, said the judge's ruling would benefit the environment and return tax money that was unfairly seized from state coffers for Salton Sea restoration.
"Today's ruling gives the state and local agencies a new chance to make things right," she said.
Kevin Kelley, spokesman for the Imperial Irrigation District, a party to the pact, said an appeal was planned, among other actions.
Others involved in the agreement include the state; the U.S. Department of the Interior; the Metropolitan Water District, Southern California's main water wholesaler; and the Coachella Valley Water District.
Candee had issued a preliminary ruling in December overturning the pact. Candee said the state improperly agreed to pick up much of the cost of saving the shrinking Salton Sea in the southeastern California desert. Restoring the state's largest lake was a crucial piece of the agreement.
The pact includes an overall agreement between the federal government and Colorado water users, called the Quantification Service Agreement. It contains 13 separate agreements on specific water transfers, and several other related agreements.
The pact ended years of legal bickering over how to divide the Colorado River between California and six other western states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
Candee's ruling came in response to a so-called validation lawsuit filed in 2003 by the Imperial water agency that sought the court's blessing of the deal in anticipation of challenges by farmers and landowners who lost water.
Opponents used the litigation to challenge the state's commitment to pay for restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by Colorado River irrigation channels. One estimate in court documents had the state paying some $60 million toward the restoration.
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Miriam Murillo Flores, 31, lives in an apartment that has a bedroom and living room. Cockroaches and mosquitoes swarm freely through windows with no screens. The concrete walls are bare, and the floor is concrete. She has a loveseat, chair and a small heating stove.
She and her daughters — Naylan, 11, and Naylenis, 3 — have lived in these conditions since October 2002, when Contreras, playing baseball in Mexico for Cuba, defected from the communist country and wound up with a $32 million contract with the Yankees.
Contreras is a former pitching star for Cuba's national team, so his wife is used to not having him around for short spurts. However, because the Cuban government will not allow her to leave the country — twice her request has been denied — she's not sure when she's going to see her husband again.
"It's hard," says Murillo Flores, who married Contreras when she was 15 and he was 16. "This is the longest he's been away. When Jose went to the United States, I lost a good friend as well as a husband. He was also a very loving father who spent a lot of time with his daughters."
Murillo Flores is the victim of the long-running dispute between Cuba and the United States.
The Cuban government is "holding her hostage" because her husband left illegally, and the United States has a lottery for 20,000 visas a year among hundreds of thousands that apply, says Damian Fernandez, director of the Cuban Research Institute in Miami.
"The two countries are enemies, but both sides are cooperating in keeping families apart," Fernandez says. "It's ironic, isn't it? Both governments don't allow for family reunification as quickly as they should. Both governments are responsible for her not getting an exit visa."
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Contreras declined to comment for this story, but in spring training he said it was an injustice that his family was being made to pay for his decision to defect.
In Cuba, the 6-4, 230-pound pitcher was a favorite of President Fidel Castro, who gave Contreras the nickname "The Titan of Bronze" after Contreras struck out 13 in beating Team USA in the finals of the 1999 Pan American Games. But now Contreras, like other baseball players who have defected, draws little sympathy from Cuban officials.
"They are traitors," said Sigfredo Barros, a writer for Gramma, the communist party newspaper, who has been covering baseball for more than three decades.
Murillo Flores says she's been told the wait for exit visas could be as long as five years and that one government official told her she will not be able to leave "until people forget who Jose Contreras is."
Contreras, who failed to get out of the first inning of Wednesday's 6-5 win against the Baltimore Orioles, is back in the Yankees' rotation after his struggles early in the season prompted the team to send him to the minors to relax and get his mechanics in order.
"There's no question that he thinks a lot about her and the situation," Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre said in the days leading up to Contreras' last start. "We talked to him about that earlier in the season, and he assured us that once the game has started and he's out there on the mound, he's not thinking about it."
After working with Yankees pitching guru Billy Connors at the team's minor league complex in Tampa and a brief stint at Class AAA Columbus (Ohio), Contreras returned to the Yankees' rotation May 22 in Texas, pitching well in his first two starts.
He held the Rangers to one run in six innings, and then last week in Baltimore he gave up three runs and eight hits to the Orioles.
"His stuff has always been good," Stottlemyre said. "He's handling himself much better on the mound. His mental outlook is better. When he gets in trouble, he's making good pitches to get out of the inning instead of bad pitches to prolong the inning."
That wasn't the case Wednesday, when Contreras allowed five runs — only one was earned because of a pair of errors — in two-thirds of an inning, the shortest start of his career. He walked three and threw a wild pitch and owns a 2-2 record and 7.11 ERA this season.
In a story published Tuesday, Murillo Flores told the New York Daily News the separation has caused her husband bouts of depression but she's convinced he will be a good pitcher this season.
"He's very dedicated, very hard-working, very responsible," Murillo Flores says. "He puts a lot of effort into everything that he does. While he was in Cuba, the first thing for him was training."
Finding comfort in calls
There's little Contreras can do to help his wife and daughters. As of Tuesday, the Bush administration tightened restrictions for Cuban-Americans, including a $100-a-month limit on remittances they can send their families.
That's barely enough to pay Murillo Flores' cell phone bill and to buy one tank of gas for her car, which for the most part sits unused in the backyard.
Her cell phone remains her lifeline to the outside world. Contreras calls regularly to speak to his daughters, doing his best to cheer them up. But sometimes it is the other way around.
Such was the case in one conversation during Contreras' earlier bad stretch on the mound. "You may have lost the game, but you are always a winner with me," Naylan, who often hugs Contreras' photograph, told her father.
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I am in removal proceeding and I have an anklet that the ice wants me to wear all the time. I was detained because they got me for dui and found out that I overstayed my tourist visa. Now I got married to my husband (same sex marriage) in good faith and he doesn't want me to get deported. We are going to file the I130 and I485 together. I still have no court date. When will my anklet be removed? What's my chance of not getting deported? Please help when will I have to face my dui charges?
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You have an excellent chance of not getting removed and obtaining a green card instead if you immediately hire the best immigration lawyer money can buy. Your GPS device will be removed once the judge agrees to terminate the removal proceedings against you and you are allowed to proceed with your marriage based adjustment off status case. Need to have a good criminal defense lawyer to take care of your DUI case. A single one will not render you removable, but a second or a third one might..be careful.
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You would have to file a Motion with the Judge to seek any modification of your custody conditions. If you married after the NTA was issued, the marriage will be presumed fraudulent by the USCIS, unless you can establish by clear and convincing evidence that this is a bona fide marriage. The Judge would have jurisidiction over any application for adjustment of status as well, not the USCIS.
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Our client is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants with an established presence across the Somerset Region. They are looking to recruit an Agricultural Accounts Senior Manager / Manager to work in their well-established team. Agricultural Accounts Senior Manager / Manager Taunton £Dependant on Experience Our client is looking for an accounting professional who is experience in working with a portfolio of Agricultural and Rural Services based clients. You should have a passion for advising businesses that operate in the agricultural sector, and a good understanding of the sector. You should be focused on delivering the proactive solutions to clients that is expected from a trusted adviser and have a broad range of experience. The position is suited for a qualified accountant with experience in the sector or an accountant with vast experience of servicing a portfolio of Agricultural, Rural Services and Farming Clients. Skills: Experience of Accounts Prep and Audits for Agricultural / Rural Services Businesses Good exposure to Tax Planning, IHT, CGT and Trusts Experience of working with Agricultural and Rural Services based clients Our client will consider individuals who are ACA / ACCA Qualified, Qualified by Experience, ATT / CTA Qualified and STEP Qualified For further information on this role please contact Jack Wood at Clark Wood - / If this specific vacancy is not quite what you are looking for please contact us to investigate alternatives; you can send your CV to this job or contact us directly. Refer a friend or colleague to us and receive a minimum of £200 in vouchers if we assist them in securing a permanent role This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/74651986


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