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Enter the competition
Who can enter?
All EAC/ABET-accredited programs from all engineering disciplines are invited to submit projects that integrate professional practice and education.
What are the awards?
The NCEES Engineering Education Award includes eight cash awards.
- Grand prize: $25,000
- Seven awards: $10,000 each
Use of the funds awarded is at the discretion of the winning engineering departments/colleges. NCEES encourages their use for the advancement of projects connecting professional practice and education.
The grand prize winner will be recognized at the NCEES annual meeting in August. All award-winning submissions will be exhibited at the event and featured on the NCEES website, in NCEES publications, and in other related professional publications.
What are the competition categories?
The NCEES Engineering Education Award competition categories are as follows:
- International projects
- Community enhancement projects
- Public welfare and health services/care projects
- Energy and sustainability projects
- Device/design/prototype projects
- Freshman/sophomore design projects
- Innovation projects
What will be submitted?
All entry materials will be submitted electronically. To be considered, entries must be received by May 4, 2019. Entries will include the following three files:
- An abstract (maximum one page PDF)
- A project description (maximum seven pages PDF) organized as follows:
- Project description
- Collaboration of faculty, students, and licensed professional engineers
- Protection of health, safety, and/or welfare of the public
- Multidiscipline and/or allied profession participation
- Knowledge or skills gained
- Development since previous submission (for resubmitted entries)
- A visual representation of the project that summarizes the submission should be submitted electronically. NCEES will print the file and mount it on a 30″ X 30″ foam core board for the jury meeting. The display board must be in a jpg, tif, eps file (minimum 300 dpi) or a PDF file (high-quality print) and designed to print 30″ X 30″. The display board may include text and/or graphics, but the university name and location and the names of the participants should not be identified in any of these elements.
How do I make my submission anonymous?
So that the jury can conduct a blind judging, your abstract, project description, and display board need to be anonymous. Identifying information should be included only on the entry form. Take care to not identify the university name or location or the names of participants (personal or firm names) in the abstract, project description, and display board. This includes text, photos, and graphs/tables. NCEES may disqualify any entry that includes such identifying information.
Below are examples of how to write about your project without identifying participants.
University name
Instead of "Springfield University," use "University A" or "the university."
Instead of "Washington City," use "City A" or "a city."
Instead of "John Smith, P.E.," use "P.E. A" or just "a professional engineer."
Firm name
Instead of "Anderson Engineering Inc.," use "Mechanical Engineering Firm A" or "a local electrical engineering firm."
If one of the participants is wearing a shirt or hat with your university's name or logo, blur the name/logo or cover it with a black box.
Entry instructions
To enter the competition for the 2020 NCEES Engineering Education Award, your project must be in progress or completed by March 9, 2020. All applications must be received electronically by May 4, 2020.
Competition details
Evaluation criteria
Possible areas of collaboration
Jury representatives
Past winning projects
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The Creation/Migration Group, as it approaches the end of its 4th year, presents an exciting new exhibit honoring the pathways of their ancient, mythical and modern day forefathers and mothers. Returning to Freestyle Gallery, site of their first exhibition in 2012, founding members of the group, Betsie Miller-Kusz and Donna Caulton, have selected the title theme, Descansos Along the Ancestral Road.
This installation of personal altars and descansos explores the stories and journeys of honored ancestors, loved ones and children who have crossed from and to other worlds, over the rough seas and harsh lands of emergence and migration. Since the Descanso is a specific roadside marker for those who have died in transit, it has formed the starting point for the visual representation of these journeys.
The northern New Mexico artists presenting work in this exhibit are Donna Lea (fabric), Jaymes Dudding (mixed media), Kai Harper (mixed media), Jean Nichols (assemblage), Max Early (clay), Ralph Greene (painting), Krystofer Meadows (collage), Betsie Miller-Kusz (mixed media) and Donna Caulton (mixed media). The artists come from diverse heritages, which will be richly reflected in their work.
At the time of this posting, the show has not been completely installed, the lighting is not set, and all hands (and artwork) are not yet on deck. But please enjoy a couple of sneak peeks of some of the works that will be seen. Hopefully these will stimulate your curiosity enough to realize this thought provoking exhibit it not to be missed.
Ralph Greene has only begun his installation as seen on the left. He is incorporating many meaningful ancestral artifacts with his own personal imagery. We are all waiting to see what is yet to unfold.
Fabric artist, Donna Lea, has incorporated her two pieces, Valles Caldera Descanso, and Altar, along with other fabrics and symbolic additions (see below) into a stunningly luminescent altar.
Cruz del Tiempo by Betsie Miller-Kusz honors the sacred interaction of earth and air and memory.
There will be a public reception for the exhibition on Friday, November 4 from 5-8 PM with refreshments celebrating the Day of the Dead festivities in Albuquerque. At 7:30, during the reception, there will be a poetry reading by Laguna Pueblo artist and poet, Max Early, whose poetry so eloquently expresses his respect for his ancestral ways.


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Interdisciplinary is intuitive for her
My dream job has always been to sit in the woods and write. At my current job, I sit in Mrak Hall overlooking the UC Davis Arboretum and collaborate with writers from across campus. In other words, with both creative and natural elements around, I'm on cloud nine.
I've been celebrating the alchemy of science and art for a long time. I began blending my interest in writing and research as a translation intern at the Centro de Investigación y Planificación del Medio Ambiente in Santiago, Chile, and an editorial assistant at the interdisciplinary journals PLoS ONE and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. I earned Master degrees in Creative Writing and Environmental Science, both from the University of Idaho.
As a graduate student, I worked across departments to create the Writers in the Wild fellowship, which places student writers at the university's science field stations for week-long immersions. I consider this partnership, to spark and sustain interdisciplinary communication, as one of my greatest recent accomplishments. I had realized that pursuing science and art concurrently is interesting, but integrating them to cross-pollinate is what really exhilarates me.
I am fortunate to be called upon to be inquisitive, analytical and creative as a One Health contributor. I could never have dreamt as a child that I'd get to help tell the stories of science every day.
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Don't hurry, don't rest.
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Orthopedics is the medical field that covers injuries and diseases to the musculoskeletal system, which is the system that is made up of the skeletal bones, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints and other connective tissues that form the animal's body. This system is also made to protect vital organs and allows for movement and to support of the body.
Some examples of what orthopedic treatments are for are cranial cruciate ligament tears, patellar luxations, bone fractures, elbow dysplasia, hip dysplasia and osteoarthritis, among many others. In order to diagnose conditions that would warrant orthopedic surgeries and/or treatments, various scans or ultrasounds may be used. Surgeries can vary from minor fixes to major replacements of joints and other pieces of the musculoskeletal system.
Soft Tissue surgery involves surgeries of other parts of the body that are outside of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Some examples of soft tissue surgeries are reproductive surgery, abdominal surgery, thoracic surgery, upper airway surgery, head surgery, neck surgery, neurosurgery, oncological surgeries, and wound care or reconstruction. There are many other types but these are the most common and frequent in veterinary sciences and pet problems.
Like orthopedic treatments, these surgeries can vary in time and cost. It is important to remember that the pain of the pet is most important in deciding these decisions. There are many other factors to consider as well, but this should be the top concern for pet owners.
These treatments can be given to a variety of animals, but are mainly used for dogs and cats since they are the most common forms of house pets and the most common patients of veterinary clinics. These surgeries and procedures are also used on bigger animals. Equine veterinary services are a big market and important to keeping riding horses and racehorses healthy. These procedures have been performed on a variety of bigger animals that have been injured in the wild such as bears, deers, buffalo, etc.
For both cases, a consultation appointment is set first to discover the issue. Scans such as CAT scans or ultrasounds may be issued to diagnose the problem. From there future appointments are set and the plan for treatment is made. It is important for pet owners to catch these issues early in order to ensure quick and speedy recoveries and the greatest possibility of success to ensure a high quality of life for the family pet.


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|This article is about a/an episode in Juken Sentai Gekiranger.
Forty-seventh Lesson - Pika-Pika! My Path (修行その47 ピカピカ!俺の道 Shugyō Sono Yonjūnana: Pika-Pika! Ore no Michi) is the forty-seventh episode of Juken Sentai Gekiranger. It is the fourth episode of Gekirangers six-episode endgame, featuring the reconciliation of Rio and Mele with the Gekiranger and their showdown with Long.
As the other Gekiranger raid Confrontation Beast Hall to save Mele, Jan tracks down Rio to prove that there is still something worth fighting for.
The truth is finally revealed; the Gen Jūken was a front by Long to use Rio, whose path he set up to bring about the end of the world. After Mele was taken, Rio loses his fighting spirit and runs off in a desperate state of mind on his purpose. At SCRTC, as they ask Xia Fu for the whereabouts of Rin Jū Hall to save Mele, Bae arrives to show them the way for Mele's sake as Long tortures her. While Jan leaves to find Rio, the others head off to rescue Mele, with Gou and Ken facing Sanyo while Ran and Retsu reach Mele before having to fight Long in vain. While this occurs, after words fail, Jan manages to beat some sense into Rio to show him he's no pawn, giving him a path of his own and a true reason to fight, to stop Long's cruelty. The two arrive in time as Long was about to torture Mele some more, freeing her and Retsu and Ran. After Rio and Mele finally express their feelings to each other, they force their Genki out of their bodies to Long's horror as he runs out to tell Sanyo to kill them all so they can start anew. While the others defeat Sanyo, Jan and Rio battle Long together for all the wrongs he committed against them, combining their powers to deliver the deathblow. But Long reforms into a giant as the Gekirangers and their rivals form SaiDaiGeki RinTohja to seemingly destroy him. Soon after, with Rio and Mele having nowhere to go now, Jan invites them to live at SCRTC, to Ran's and Retsu's dismay. But by nightfall, Sanyo emerges with intent to get them for this before he suddenly starts to feel sick.
- Jan Kandou (漢堂 ジャン Kandō Jan): Hiroki Suzuki (鈴木 裕樹 Suzuki Hiroki)
- Ran Uzaki (宇崎 ラン Uzaki Ran): Mina Fukui (福井 未菜 Fukui Mina)
- Retsu Fukami (深見 レツ Fukami Retsu): Manpei Takagi (高木 万平 Takagi Manpei)
- Gou Fukami (深見 ゴウ Fukami Gō): Riki Miura (三浦 力 Miura Riki)
- Ken Hisatsu (久津 ケン Hisatsu Ken): Sotaro (聡太郎 Sōtarō, Sotaro Yasuda)
- Master Sha-Fu (マスター・シャーフー Masutā Shā Fū, Voice): Ichirō Nagai (永井 一郎 Nagai Ichirō)
- Miki Masaki (真咲 美希 Masaki Miki): Kazue Itoh (伊藤 かずえ Itō Kazue)
- Rio (理央 Rio): Hirofumi Araki (荒木 宏文 Araki Hirofumi)
- Mele (メレ Mere): Yuka Hirata (平田 裕香 Hirata Yuka)
- Bae (バエ Voice): Akira Ishida (石田 彰 Ishida Akira)
- Long (ロン Ron): Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝 Kawano Naoki)
- Sanyo (サンヨ San'yo, Voice): Hideyuki Umezu (梅津 秀行 Umezu Hideyuki)
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Kiva episode 1, Fate: Wake Up!.
- Viewership: 4.3%
- Pre-Credits: SaiDaiGekiRinTohja
DVD releases
Juken Sentai Gekiranger Volume 12 features episodes 45-49: Lesson 45: Pikīn! Showdown of Destiny, Lesson 46: Gyawa-Gyawa Memories, Lesson 47: Pika-Pika! My Path, Lesson 48: Saba-Saba! And Now, Judgement Fist and Lesson 49: Zun-Zun! The Beast-Fist, for All Time.... [1]
See Also
- Path of the Righteous - Power Rangers counterpart in Power Rangers Jungle Fury. See comparison page. (fight footage & story)


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January always feels to me like a second chance at a fresh start. During the winter break, I try to find a good balance between spending time with family and relaxing, and reflecting on how my instruction has been going and what I need to shake up. To give some perspective, I have been teaching elementary Spanish in the same school for five years, and each year, grade levels have been added or removed from the Spanish schedule. As if that wasn't challenging enough to create a well-articulated curriculum, instructional time has varied from once a week to twice every four days, to once every four days, and class periods have varied between 20 minutes and 42 minutes. So, I spend a good part of my summer coming up with ambitious plans for engaging content and activities for the year; by January, I realize some of the best-laid plans I made over the summer might be a little too ambitious, or I can see the holes that need to be filled, and the tweaks that need to be made. By now, I've gotten to know the chemistry of my class compositions and the dynamics of my schedule, and how these impact student learning this year in ways that are different from last year. As teacher mid-year conferences loom, it is a good opportunity to take a step back, and hit the restart button.
I spent part of my winter break with my finger on the restart button – in my kitchen, at my computer with a cup of coffee that kept going cold and asked myself:
What is it that my students need to know and what do they need to know how to do?
One of the core practices of World Language instruction is to plan with a backwards design model. A backwards design model has 3 steps: identify learning outcomes; decide what performance assessments you will use to determine if students have met those outcomes; and design learning activities to structure student learning towards those outcomes. So, the first step is deciding what it is we want our students to know and know how to do. Some World Language teachers might have more flexibility with this than others, and for some of us what they need to know might not be our choice. It could be determined by external factors, like a mandated textbook or curriculum, or by high school placements. Regardless of whether or not you have control over what students need to learn, you do have control over two bigger questions:
Why? How?
There should be a real-world, meaningful purpose for what students are learning; they should know it, and they should be able to tell others what it is, and it shouldn't be "because its in the textbook". A purpose students can connect with helps to engage and motivate them, and can turn rote tasks into something they are more invested in doing and being successful at.
For me, one of the most challenging and time consuming steps of backwards planning is the first one, and particularly identifying good essential questions. A good essential question should be open-ended, promote inquiry, and point towards transferable ideas. So, this winter break, I looked at my 4th grade themes for January and February that I had brainstormed over the summer and saw "All About Me" and "Puerto Rico". My essential question for the "All About Me" unit was "How can I introduce myself to others?" My essential question for the unit on Puerto Rico was "How is Puerto Rico the same and different from Connecticut?"
What was I thinking?
Alright, so I had thought it would be a fun idea to have students write books about themselves in Spanish at a novice level, where they were applying some formulaic sentences about themselves, with some choice in what they were saying about themselves. Then, I thought my 4th graders usually study the cultures of the Caribbean, so we can start with Puerto Rico. So, back in August I had written some quick essential questions, but I now realized they didn't really pass the muster of an essential question. The answers are fairly clear-cut; there aren't any really transferable skills; and they don't really promote any higher order thinking. More importantly, what is the purpose to all of this? Here is where I got stuck. Why should students be able to describe themselves? What should they be able to say? What is the purpose of it? Why should they learn about Puerto Rico? The standard answer is usually to increase their job prospects, in case they travel, and to build cultural competency. Yes, those are all very important, but what specifically is the purpose of learning specifically this content over other content, and how can I help my students make a personal connection to it?
Unable to immediately answer this question, I looked towards what I had mapped for the rest of the year and felt uninspired. What to study and when to study it is something else that can be pre-determined by something like a textbook or curriculum, or necessary skill sequencing, but we can also think creatively about how to move things around in a way that makes sense. This can be informed by a variety of factors. Following the thematic units in students' other academic classes, for example, can help to set an authentic context for learning in the World Language. I know that in February and March, 4th graders are studying the geography and culture of U.S. states and why people choose to live in different parts of the U.S. Through that lens, I saw this as a perfect opportunity to study the geography and culture of Puerto Rico, as well as its complex status as a territory of the United States. Puerto Rico's recent natural disaster and the on-going news coverage of the island's trials make studies of Puerto Rico even more timely and relevant.
That is when my essential question kind of started to come to me. The news has been filled with stories of Puerto Rican students moving to the mainland to go to school. What if our school started to see some of these newcomers – what could we do to help them feel welcome and settle in more easily? Here is a real purpose for my students being able to tell a little bit about themselves in Spanish, and here is a real reason for understanding Puerto Rico a little better. There are many ways that students could answer this question, and there really isn't a right or wrong answer. It also prompts them to empathize with the students of Puerto Rico and ask: if I had to move to another school with a different culture that spoke a different language, what would I want them to know about me? Not only did I now have what I think is a more compelling question and purpose, but I have connected two previously unrelated themes together in a meaningful way.
The second step to backwards planning is to determine how you are going to measure student progress towards the desired outcomes. Usually this will include some sort of performance task, as well as a variety of formative assessments. For my performance task, I decided to have students work in groups to make informational videos in Spanish comparing and contrasting Puerto Rico to their hometown. I can use the videos to teach younger grade levels, and they can also be shared with our local community. So, they will still be using formulaic, novice-level sentences, but with the purpose of comparing and contrasting two cultures. I was excited that this project has the potential to align with all 5Cs: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.
I walked into this with some pretty clear ideas about the content I wanted to introduce students to through their learning activities. Last summer I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico with a FLES Fellowship from Dalton School and from that had a collection of resources about the geography, colonial buildings, African culture, and Taino hieroglyphs. I sampled foods, took photos, and found recipes.
Before plotting ahead, however, I invited a 4th grade student who is from Puerto Rico to my room for lunch, shared the essential question with her, and asked her what she thought people should know about Puerto Rico. Her answers blew me away.
The first thing she said was "I would want them to know that all Puerto Ricans are not bad people". The second thing that she said was "Puerto Ricans can be white, too. My mother is very white and people always try to talk to her in English, even though she can only speak it a little bit, and they don't believe her when she says she only speaks Spanish".
My student's answers speak to the critical importance of developing cultural competency among our students, and how this can be a compelling purpose for language instruction. This student, who is in just fourth grade and has only been on the mainland for about a year and a half, has already had experiences that lead her to conclude that many people have negative perceptions of Puerto Ricans. She was also keenly aware of racial stereotyping.
Cultural competency is not just about being able to describe or compare and contrast other cultures, it is also about developing a non-judgmental awareness of other cultures and tackle stereotypes; it is an ability to empathize with other cultures, be curious about them, and accepting of them. Her answers led me to incorporate in learning activities that examine the ancestry of Puerto Ricans to help students see how Puerto Rican identity is shaped by diverse influences, just like our own is. My students will also make on-going comparisons to other aspects of the Puerto Rican culture, like sports to see what they have in common with them, and foods and music. Thus, my students will still be learning to make statements about themselves and to compare and contrast our culture with Puerto Rico; however, I feel that the why and how is the bigger purpose of humanizing the culture of Puerto Rico and making connections to Puerto Ricans. This is a skill that they should then be able to transfer to the study other cultures, and ideally their interactions with people from diverse cultures as they go on with their education, careers, and lives.
I am glad I hit the restart button. I feel like I have a clearer, more rigorous vision of what I want students to be able to do, and why and how they will do it. I am excited to see how these videos turn out. I am interested in your comments, questions, and feedback on this post. Please leave comments by clicking on the comments link at the top of this post, or by following the "contact" link.
Of course, just when I think I have a good revised, flashy plan ready to go, students are getting back into the groove, and we have a nice new rhythm going … WHAM! We're hit with a blizzard and several snow days scattered here and there. Once again, the kids are excited, take longer to settle, and their attention is elsewhere. Then flu season hits, you can't keep enough tissues on hand, and someone seems to always be running to the waste basket to vomit. What strategies do you use to pull them back in?
Then, just when you think you might have that figured out, the flu hits YOU, and now, in a feverish stupor, you have to write sub plans. I would love to hear your strategies for re-engaging students after so many interruptions, as well as your ideas for sub plans in a World Language classroom. Please leave comments by clicking on the comments link at the top of this post, or by following the "contact" link, and I will share in a future blog post.


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If you open help from the icon on the top bar, all of the pull down menus in the software stop working. When you select anything with a pull down menu, the menu appears but you cannot select any item, you cannot close it, and you cannot do anything else. Minimizing Accordance and then maximizing the window gets the program operating again until you try a pull down menu. Everything other than a pull down window apears to work while the help tab is open. Closing the help tab usually, but not always resolves the problem.
Note: I have close and re-opened Accordance a dozen times and was able to re-create this problem every time.
Please fix this immediately!!!
Note: Minimizing Accordance by clicking on the icon on the windows task bar at the bottom of the screen is the most reliable way of minimizing when this problem occurs.
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[From memepool] OBD stands for On Board Diagnostics. It's for automobiles. You'll probably hear more about this in the near future.
OBD-II is used to diagnose cars at smog check stations (and other places). It started in California, then substantially the same spec became a federal mandate for cars manufactured since 1996.
OBD-III might as well be called "Over My Dead Body, Iy-yi-yi!" The air quality nazis want to make OBD call home, via cell phone or satellite. They want to know where you drive. They want the ability for the police to pull you over by disabling your engine remotely. This is all to keep the air breathable, by remote monitoring of car emissions. But it's oh-so-much-more, a tired old pattern since the War on Terror essentially vaporized privacy in this country.
Any bets on how secure the result is going to be? If it's designed by automotive engineers, or even better, by the government, it's going to make Microsoft software look like Fort Knox. Now, this could actually be a boon. You could subscribe to services like:
– Page me if my car is driven outside of a specific area ("My car's been stolen" / "Oh, junior lied about going to his study group.").
– Likewise, send notification if someone is coming home. Useful if you're burgling a house and know the VIN of the owner's car.
– Naturally, we can assume that security is bungled for cop cars, so you'd be able to track them, too.
– That bozo who just cut you off? Zap! Cut off his engine with your handy "RoadRage" transmitter.
Motorcycles are presumably exempt … as is anyone who knows what wires to cut, or what firmware to patch. Of course, we all know that anyone who rides a motorcycle or knows how to use a logic analyzer is a potential terrorist, so that'll probably be taken care of well before cars sporting OBD-III hit the streets.


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GASLAMP KILLER COMMIX!! Easter Sunday Bass Special @ Stealth!!
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EASTER SUNDAY 4th April. 10pm - late
Part of Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder collective, The Gaslamp Killer is renown for his energetic DJ sets, and infectious, totally unique character. A founder of LA's acclaimed weekly Low End Theory club, the GLK's lateral crate-digging through dusty psychedelia, classic hip hop, cutting edge beats and heavy dubstep is unparalleled. With the spirit of the West Coast psychedelic movement of the 60s and the current manifestation of the beat generation running strong in his blood, the GLK will lay waste to Stealth Sunday 4th April!!
GLK @ Warehouse Project 2009 ->
GLK @ Sonar 2009 ->
(Hospital Records/Metalheadz/Good Looking)
Informed by the likes of Doc Scott and Fabio, a Commix DJ set has always been about smooth, rolling mixes, a continual flow – rather than the high-energy, high impact histrionics many D&B DJs have fallen into and it is the sounds and the techniques of the house and techno that have had the biggest impact on the guys!! Fusing minimal techno undertones and deep Philly Soul flavas woven around crystal clear drum and bass rhythms to create a diverse and compelling experience!!
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Sunday 4th April. 10pm - late.
Check out the Facebook Event.
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Not to be confused with iced coffee (coffee served with ice), cold brew coffee is coffee that is brewed cold. Cold brew coffee has grown in popularity due to its full-bodied and bold flavor. It's also less acidic and easier to consume than traditional coffee brewed with hot water.[1] X Research source Making your own cold brew coffee does take some time but is a delicious and easy way to make coffee that can be consumed cold or hot and customized to your liking!
Method 1 of 2:
Making Your Own Basic Cold Brew Coffee
1Measure and mix the coarsely ground coffee with cold or room temperature water. The ratio of ground coffee to water will vary depending on personal taste. A good place to start is to use the basic formula of one pound of ground coffee for every one gallon of water, and increase or decrease the amount of ground coffee to find your desired flavor strength.[2] X Research source
- Once you have determined the amount of water and coffee to use, pour the desired amount of cold or room temperature water into your large container. Stir in the ground coffee and mix well.
2Cover the ground coffee and water mixture and let it rest at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours. You can let the mixture sit out covered overnight, but make sure you let it rest for at least 12 hours so that the coffee has time to brew completely. For stronger coffee, increase the amount of time you let the mixture rest, up to 24 hours.[3] X Research source
3Separate the coffee grounds from the mixture using a large coffee filter or mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth. Now that the mixture has had ample time to rest, your coffee has been cold brewed and you are ready to remove the remaining coffee grounds from the mixture. There are a few ways that you can separate the coffee grounds to avoid any unwanted grainy texture. Here are a few suggestions.
- Pour the mixture through a large coffee filter. If there is sediment still left in the mixture, pour it through the filter a second time to ensure the remaining liquid is clear and smooth.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth to filter out the grounds.
4Chill the filtered or strained cold brew coffee and serve with ice. Once all of the coffee grounds have been separated from the liquid, you will have a fresh batch of cold brew coffee ready to be chilled. Once the cold brew coffee is chilled to your desired temperature, serve with ice and enjoy!Advertisement
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1Add milk or a dairy-free milk alternative to your cold brew coffee to cut the bitterness. If black coffee is not your thing, adding milk and or a milk alternative is a great way to make cold brew coffee that is creamy and smooth. Whether you are enjoying your coffee hot or cold, you can add milk or a milk alternative to your cold brew coffee.
- Add 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of whole milk, half and half, creamer, or a dairy-free creamer to make your drink particularly creamy.
- Mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons of almond, cashew, or macadamia nut milk for a nuttier, slightly sweet beverage.
- Try 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut milk for a unique tropical flavor that goes great with cold brew coffee.
2Heat up your cold brew for a more traditional-style hot cup of coffee. Hot cold brew coffee has a similar taste to your more traditional coffee brewed hot but with significantly less acidity and bitterness. Heated cold brew coffee might pack less of a punch from your usual hot coffee, but it will make for a smooth, flavorful, and delicious warm drink![4] X Research source
- Select a cold brew coffee with a strong concentration to avoid making coffee that is too watery. Heating cold brew coffee without that undesirable "burnt" flavor requires that you dilute the original concentrate. Whether you are making your own cold brew coffee or purchasing a pre-made batch from a store, you will need to select a batch with a strong concentration to avoid over-diluting, resulting in a cup of coffee that is too watery.[5] X Research source
- Boil six ounces of water for every eight-ounce cup of hot cold brew coffee you wish to make.
- Once the water is boiling, pour it into a large mug and mix in two ounces of strong concentrate cold brew coffee for every six ounces of water.
3Add in additional ingredients for a fancy café-style drink. By adding any milk or creamer, sugar, syrup, or spices to your cold brew coffee, you can re-create your favorite fancy café drink at home, usually for much cheaper! If you are feeling extra fancy, you can learn how to your own simple syrup or sweet cream to add to your cold brew coffee for a delicious homemade version.
4Use a blender and add a handful of ice for a blended coffee drink. Use your blender and add a handful of ice to your cold brew coffee and any desired ingredients to make a blended iced coffee drink that is typically cheaper and healthier than at a café.
- Blend one cup of milk or milk alternative, one tablespoon of sugar or syrup of choice, a handful of ice, and one cup of cold brew coffee for a refreshing cold brew blended cappuccino.[6] X Research source
5Mix up a cold brew coffee cocktail or mocktail by adding alcohol or mixers. If you are looking for new and interesting ways to drink cold brew coffee, making a cold brew coffee cocktail or mocktail might fit the bill.
- Adding 8 ounces of tonic water to 2 ounces of iced cold brew coffee will leave you with a refreshing cocktail that can be enjoyed any time of day.
- For a delicious cold brew cocktail, mixologists recommend adding mezcal for a bold and smoky beverage, or sherry and cream for a sweet and velvety option.[7] X Research source
- Try mixing in 2 ounces of Kahlua or Bailey's with one cup of milk or milk alternative, 2 ounces of cold brew coffee, and a pinch of your favorite spice for an extra creamy cold brew cocktail.
6Make a cold brew coffee dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth. Just like traditional coffee brewed hot, cold brew can be used to make some delicious desserts. With only one cup of cold brew coffee, 3 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk, a set of popsicle molds and sticks, you can freeze and serve some delightful cold brew coffee popsicles in a matter of hours.[8] X Research source
- For a slightly more labor intensive but incredibly satisfying dessert, try making a batch of cold brew Ice cream. Stir 2 cups of heavy whipping cream, 12 ounces of sweetened condensed milk and one tablespoon of Kahlua until peaks form. Gently mix in a ½ cup of cold brew coffee, freeze for 2-3 hours, serve and enjoy![9] X Research source
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- One large coffee filter or a fine mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth
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- ↑ https://www.today.com/food/what-cold-brew-coffee-why-everyone-including-starbucks-it-t9481
- ↑ https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/common-mistakes/article/cold-brew-coffee-common-mistakes
- ↑ https://www.cooksillustrated.com/articles/86-how-to-make-cold-brew-coffee
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-cold-brew-coffee-bette_n_8964244
- ↑ https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/cold-brew/5-ways-you-can-use-cold-brew-coffee-concentrate
- ↑ https://minimalistbaker.com/cold-brew-caramel-frappuccino/
- ↑ https://www.gq.com/story/cold-brew-cocktails
- ↑ https://www.homegrounds.co/ultimate-list-of-cold-brew-coffee-recipes/
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I just lightly inked the chippie with chalk ink and later detail it with a white gel pen.
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The concept of what amounts to the legal concept of "oppression" is widely misunderstood. In a nutshell, oppression means the unfair disregard of someone's rights. Note that in Ontario law the mere disregard of someone's rights is not enough – the disregard must be unfair.
In The Courthouse Block Inc. v. Middlesex Condominium Corporation No. 173 2011 CarswellOnt 6210, 2011 ONSC 3893, a commercial unit owner, the owner of 35 commercial units in a mixed use complex, experienced 153 instances of water leakage over many years of ownership, some of which caused substantial damage and disruption of the businesses of various tenants.
The judge found that although the condominium corporation was slow to act, it had now taken steps to seriously address the unit owner's concerns and that there was a plan in place to do so.
The judge was not prepared to second guess the actions of the board of directors and found it persuasive that the board of directors was required not only to consider this unit owner's rights, but also those of the 255 residential condo unit owners. The judge found that the rights of the residential unit owners were not preferred over the rights of the commercial unit owners and that there was no oppression.
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4 The problem persisted for almost two years, despite extensive investigation and attempts at remediation. During that time, Ms. Weir was unable to use her solarium. She hesitated to go out when it was raining for fear that water would seep into the solarium unabated. If she was out when it began to rain, she would stop what she was doing and rush home.
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Despite the criticisms of the condominium corporation's conduct, it did not amount to "oppression".
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That is as it should be. Having extras to eat the next morning or noon, or to cook the next night for dinner, can spur a person to new creativity in the kitchen, to an extended sense of the joy delivered by the first meal, in the first place.
In her book, Nigella has a recipe for roasted sausages with quartered red onions and Gala apples. You don't need to wait for publication day to make it. Toss the best links you can find with olive oil, the apples and onions, some mustard seeds, dried thyme and a little flaky salt, then roast it all at 400 for around an hour. "Serves four."
Or, like, eight! But if you reheat the leftovers the next night and slide them into toasted sub rolls with really hefty swipes of good mustard, a little mayo? Thanks, Nigella, two times.
So we'll cook that meal at some point this week — two meals. And make this fine new recipe for one-pot meatballs and sauce.
And absolutely take time for a platter of country captain (above) as well. There is no easier, more celebratory meal I can think of, save perhaps that famous old war horse chicken Provençal.
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We created a remake of this iconic position. We used the Flixel framework and Flash technology. The game was published on Facebook and was initially available only for logged in FanPage users. The prize for the results in the game were designer bikes. Due to the attractiveness of the awards, there have been many attempts of fraud. To prevent this, we implemented advanced UseItBetter analyzes.
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Project made in Flash ActionScript technology; the festive banner contained an interactive "crystal ball" full of swirling snowflakes.
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Conversion of the classic Frogger game for Alternativa Exhibition 2013 in Gdańsk.
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Michelle Carter has Munchausen-by-proxy
It wasn't as if she was about to inherit any money from him, or stood to gain anything material. They were just high school classmates. And it wasn't as if she had any particular reason to hate him: she was, after all, his girlfriend, and he was by all accounts a nice guy.
She simply wanted him to die so she could pose as his bereaved girlfriend and get lots of sympathy. There's no other explanation.
Carter sent a number of texts to other people, expressing worry about Conrad's well-being and professing ignorance as to his whereabouts. She was setting up a scenario where she could act as if she was utterly heartbroken and inconsolable because of her great love for him.
Carter had probably played out these scenes in her head beforehand. She had undoubtedly thought about how she would burst into tears while talking about the life she and Conrad had planned together, how they had even discussed marriage, and how he was the love of her life.
All her female friends would feel great sympathy. (And oh would she ever enjoy making them feel as if they were somehow lacking for not being capable of feeling as great a love as hers.) And all the boys.....well, she just knew that all of them would sympathize, and each would secretly want to replace Roy.
And Conrad's family would simply adore her. Every time they'd see her they would think, oh, that sweet little girl, she cared for Conrad so much. And she might have even been our daughter-in-law. Carter undoubtedly planned to remain a presence in their lives, making a big show of weeping at the funeral and then showing up at their doorstep on the anniversaries of his death to remind them that Conrad was not forgotten.
It would all be so very gratifying. She would be the absolute center of attention in her community. And everybody would say, oh, poor Michelle, she's so heartbroken. That poor girl, we should do whatever we can for her!
(It's called Munchausen-by-proxy.)
Look at that practiced expression of sadness and confusion on Carter's face:
There was only one little thing wrong with Carter's scheme: text messages are retrievable.
So now, people think the opposite of what she wanted them to.
23 comments:
- Anonymous said...
These people are dangerous. Another person with this disorder is a woman named Kathleen Bush - she intentionally made her daughter sick, having her hospitalized many times, forcing the child to undergo unnecessary procedures. Mrs. Bush went to prison for three years and when she was released, she returned to her husband and sons. The daughter had been removed from the household for her protection. Mother and daughter reunited when the daughter was an adult. The husband seemed to have a hard time believing that his wife could do what she did to their daughter. I always found this case I interesting, bizarre.
- Susan
- June 12, 2017 at 1:44 PM
- John Craig said...
Susan --
Yes, these people are incredibly dangerous. Mrs. Bush should never have been accepted back by her family, she is poison, a sociopath. Her husband was just naive, and the daughter in particular should never have forgiven her. It was all done so Mrs. Bush could get sympathy and attention, that's the way Munchausen-by-proxy works.
- June 12, 2017 at 2:08 PM
- GT said...
According to Carter's defense witness, it was all caused by the drug she was taking (Celexa). Amazing a drug that induces sociopathy - Can you imagine the TV commercial for the drug going over all the side effects at the end
May cause:
no empathy
to feel no love toward someone
to make unwise choices
bad decision making
I have to give it to her lawyer - Find an "expert" witness with an axe to grind to
help paint your Client as a victim of a "tragic psychiatric drugging of American children"
- June 12, 2017 at 5:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
The girl basically grew up in foster care. After she was free of her mother, amazingly her health issues cleared up. Of course, the mother denies harming her daughter. To me, the whole family must be in denial.
- Susan
- June 12, 2017 at 5:27 PM
- John Craig said...
The psychiatrist, Dr. Breggin, who's being used as Carter's defense witness, is the type who evidently is always described as "controversial." He once said on Oprah that patients should refuse to take their medication, and was called before some board as a result.
And yes, they could add "May cause one to commit manslaughter" to that list of side effects. Amazingly, even though the drug had robed Carter of her empathy, she was still able to feign empathy AND sympathy to all of the other people she texted when she was pretending to be so concerned about Roy's well-being. That Celexa has some complicated side effects.
- June 12, 2017 at 5:37 PM
- John Craig said...
Susan --
I'm sure you're right about the family being in denial.
- June 12, 2017 at 5:37 PM
- John Craig said...
Gilbert Ratchet --
Thank you, no, I did not mean to post that, how embarrassing. I hope it wasn't up there long. It's notes to myself of things I have to remember as well vague thoughts about posts i want to write in the future.
- June 12, 2017 at 8:33 PM
- LBD said...
It's always interesting to me to see how many allies evil is able to count on, mainly because people are too mentally and physically lazy to face the actions they would be required to take were they to acknowledge the evil which is in plain sight. You see this a lot within families who deny child molestation has occurred even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Were the evil to be acknowledged, they would have to divorce, find a job or do with less money, find new living quarters, and on and on. Easier to say the kid made it up.
I don't believe the family is "naive", I believe they find it too much trouble to deal with the consequences of acknowledging the truth. The state made it very convenient for them by relieving them of the burden of caring for the injured daughter. Mom moves back in and they don't have to do their own cooking and laundry any more. I really think it's that simple.
- June 12, 2017 at 9:41 PM
- John Craig said...
You have an evermore cynical view of humanity than I do. But when you spell it out that way.....I think you're right. There is a lot of laziness involved in what we do. I"m lazy in a lot of ways myself, though I've always called it "inertia" in my own case.
But yikes, a mother who's willing to hurt her own child in order to gain attention and sympathy from strangers.....I think I'd be too scared to live under the same roof as her.
- June 12, 2017 at 10:11 PM
- LBD said...
That's another aspect of the tolerance of evil: astounding how easily people can accept the harm done to others as long as they weren't on the receiving end. The husband and sons are fine, so it's OK. It might as well have happened to a stranger in Peru, not their daughter and sister.
By a certain age, much of our lives are on autopilot. I find that once I have made certain decisions and set up organized systems (automatic bill payments, regular replenishing of things I use frequently) there is little effort I have to make in nearly every part of my daily life.
Sometimes I do things to shake it up (travel, remodeling a room) to break that rut. I do know that major change would be unpleasant to me. If I found out something dreadful about my spouse, the first thing I would think is, "Oh, crap, don't tell me I have to move"! I would do it but I sure wouldn't like it. Disclaimer: my husband is one of the nicest and most moral people in the universe, so unlikely. Just using an example.
- June 12, 2017 at 11:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
LBD is right about the laziness part. But more than laziness, it is selfishness that stops families and society from taking action. To stop an abusive family member may mean personal loss of benefits. Believe me I have personally experienced it. It is painful to know that the ones who should protect you will do anything to prevent their apple cart from being upset.
- June 13, 2017 at 6:49 AM
- John Craig said...
I can see how the sons might feel that way, but the father? I suppose that brings up the question of whether he's really the father, and if he isn't, if he's aware of that fact. Every now and then i'll hear of some woman in the inner city who's been extraordinarily mean to one of her children, while being a normal mother to the others. And I can't help but wonder if that's her way of getting back at the father of that particular child.
Good point, my life is largely on autopilot these days too. I don't have automatic bill payments, but I"m such a creature of habit that anyone on the outside looking in would say, that guy is really a pathetic creature of habit. At the same time, though, that's what allows me to do stuff like write a blog; not putting thought into other things (like a job) allows my mind to wander a little more freely.
LBD, sorry, I hate to have to tell you this, but your husband is a serial child molester. (JK)
- June 13, 2017 at 7:02 AM
- John Craig said...
Sherie --
I'm surprised to hear that of you, you sound so well-adjusted and bright and cheerful in your comments. (Is that how you stumbled across this blog? By Googling questions about sociopaths?)
Now that you and LBD mention it, I do seem to recall a few instances of mothers who turned a blind eye to their husbands molesting their daughters. In fact I wrote about one such case here, Frances Lear:
(Although in her case it was a stepmother, which I suppose is somewhat different.)
- June 13, 2017 at 7:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
Unfortunately, there are women who will turn a blind eye to husbands who are abusive toward their children. When I was in my twenties, I met a woman (our mothers were friends from church) who revealed to me that her father bullied her, but for some reason not her siblings. She chalked it up to the fact that she reminded her dad of himself. This woman worked as a head hunter, running her business from the basement of her mother's house. She explained how her dad was abusive toward her. No-one in the family growing up stuck up for her. It was when she was an adult and her father was being awful toward her that her mother finally defended her,telling her husband to back off. This woman claimed that this had been the first time that anyone in her family-of-origin had acknowledged the father's mistreatment of her. This woman was on to her second marriage, getting ready to end it because of how that husband treated her. It's painful how people can treat each other.
- Susan
- June 13, 2017 at 10:04 AM
- John Craig said...
Susan --
It IS interesting that people will often hate those who remind them most of themselves, whether or not they are consciously aware of that.
- June 13, 2017 at 10:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
After my mother died when I was 11years, I saw the face of evil. I wasted too much time and energy trying understand that nothing was wrong with me. My mother loved me very much. That's why I am stable and have raised a pretty nice 17 year old guy.
- June 13, 2017 at 3:08 PM
- John Craig said...
Sherie --
Ouch. I won't pry any further. Well, character is formed by age 11, in fact probably earlier than that, so you're lucky you had a nice mother. all it takes to grow up normal is the love of one parent.
Good job with your son.
- June 13, 2017 at 3:24 PM
- GT said...
She was found guilty - I doubt this was the type of attention she was seeking.
- June 16, 2017 at 11:53 AM
- John Craig said...
Thank you, that's good news. And ha, no, not exactly what she was looking for.
- June 16, 2017 at 2:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Michelle Carter received a 15 month sentence but is out on appeal? Makes no sense to me. This must be hard on the boy's family, seeing her free, not in prison.
- Susan
- August 5, 2017 at 8:23 AM
- John Craig said...
Susan --
Defendants often appeal their verdicts, in which case the victims' families and everyone else have to go through the same rigamarole all over again. It doesn't seem right, particularly in a case like this, but that's our system.
My guess is that they realize she won't be a popular inmate, and are worried about what fate may befall her in prison. I suppose a lot of that depends on what type of prison she gets sent to; if it's medium security or stronger, the risks for her are probably higher.
- August 5, 2017 at 9:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
There have been articles on the Daily Mail website, covering this case. According to one of Conrad's relatives, Michelle Carter asked the family for some of her boyfriend's ashes (which seemed like an odd request to the family). Some commenters surmised that it was similar to what a serial killer would do, having something in their possession that was connected to the victim.
- Susan
- August 5, 2017 at 10:06 AM
- John Craig said...
Susan --
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Portable data acquisition unit
A portable data acquisition unit which features a sample order register which sets addresses in a multiplexer unit allowing one out of many electrical signals connected to the multiplexer to pass through at one time. The selected electrical signal is a sample which is transmitted to an A-to-D converter so that a digital signal is generated and passed to a communications port and then to a remote host device. A clock pulse increments the next address in the sample order list to the multiplexer to establish the next signal sample to be transmitted to the host device. At the host device, the original electrical signals may be reconstituted. For example, the electrical signals may be physiological signals derived from transducers associated with an EKG. The host device may be a remote EKG apparatus.
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1. Technical Field
The invention relates to digital data acquisition from multiple sources, and in particular to a portable data acquisition terminal for sampling signals from a plurality of transducers.
2. Background Art
In cardiography and similar medical applications, it is common to use a plurality of transducers which are affixed to a patient for deriving signals indicative of physiological conditions and functions. Since there can be many sources of electrical signals, there is sometimes an overabundance of data for recording or transmission. One approach has been to record all channels of data. Another approach, used mainly in EKGs, has been to combine signals to derive other signals which can be interpreted by a trained observer.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,064 R. J. Olson et al. disclose a system for gathering EKG data by sequentially monitoring each of at least three patient leads for a period of greater than 15 seconds. The collected data may be stored or communicated over telephone lines for translation and interpretation at a remote site by trained individuals. The apparatus seeks to reduce the number of leads which are monitored to three pairs of electrodes producing data which can be monitored and selected, such as by a manual switch.
In U.S. Pat. No. 3,757,778, M. H. Graham discloses a terminal block for a plurality of electrocardiograph leads. The terminal block combines some of the leads into a composite signal, but also transmits uncombined signals in a cable to a distant signal processing and recording apparatus.
Both of the above patents show the need to transmit physiological data derived from a plurality of transducers to a remote location. On the one hand, the patent to Olson et al. shows the need for being able to select desired leads for transmission of selected signals to a remote location. On the other hand, the patent to Graham et al. shows that a user at a remote location can manually select data from desired leads and he may select the order in which signals are processed.
An object of the invention was to derive a more efficient manner of allowing physiological data signals to be selected from a remote location in a variable manner.Summary of Invention
The above object has been met with a data acquisition unit which features a sample order which is variable by signalling from a remote location for collecting data from transducers at a local site. The sample order is a list stored in a volatile memory in a local terminal, the list controlling a multiplexer. Signals from a plurality of input transducers are fed to the multiplexer and the multiplexer has an output which produces signal samples as directed by the sample order register.
The sample order register may be varied upon command from a remote computer communicating with the register through a communications port associated with the register. The output of the multiplexers is a signal responsive to the sample order. This signal is converted to a digital signal and fed back to the communications port for transmission to the remote cardiograph or computer over a communications channel. This channel is then a two-way channel, a receive sub-channel containing sample order commands and a transmit sub-channel containing outgoing data samples.
An advantage of the invention is that the port, sample order register and multiplexers may all be combined in a hand held terminal which may be used near a patient. The output wire may be connected to a remote cardiograph or similar apparatus which is distant from the patient. The sample order is programmed into the terminal by the cardiograph. The terminal sequences through the sample order on command. The communications channel may be a simple low bandwidth channel using cable, or the like, which transmits time division multiplex signal samples which may be reconstituted at the host cardiograph or computer into the originally measured signals. The sample order may be changed by command from the cardiograph.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a plan perspective view of the portable data acquisition unit of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view of a data terminal used in the apparatus of FIG.1.
FIG. 3 is an electrical block diagram of the data terminal of FIG. 2.BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
With reference to FIG. 1, a portable data acquisition unit of the present invention features a terminal block 11 with a plurality of wire leads 15 extending to a patient P. Transducers are fixed to the patient for the purpose of gathering physiological data and converting the data to analog signals, such as skin potential. The transducers generate signals which are transmitted along the wire leads back to the terminal block 11. The terminal block contains a time division multiplexer which is controlled by a sample order register. The terminal output is a sample signal on cable 18 to a remote host device 65 which may be a computer or a cardiograph or similar device which also contains a CPU for communicating with the terminal block 11. Terminal block 11 is of a size which will readily fit in the hands of a user U and may have signal condition indicating features which are the subject of co-pending applications.
In FIG. 2, the terminal block 11 is shown having a plurality of wire contacts 13 along the periphery of the terminal block. The wire contacts serve to terminate EKG lead wires 15. The wire contacts may be plugs or receptacles which receive corresponding jacks associated with the EKG lead wires. There are a total of fourteen wire contacts, including a right leg contact 19 and a left leg contact 17. Similarly, there is a right arm contact 16 as well as a left arm contact 18. The block is rectangular, having dimensions of approximately six inches on a side and a depth of about an inch and a half. Within the unit is a printed circuit board.
The electrical signals which are carried by wire leads 15 are analog signals which are derived from a plurality of transducers, such as electrodes which measure differences in electrical potential arising from contractions of the cardiac muscle. Alternatively, the leads could carry signals from acoustic, ultrasonic, pressure or almost any kind of electrical signal representing the measurement of a physical quantity. In other words, the data acquisition unit of the present invention is not restricted to use with EKGs, but may be used with any group of electrical signals to be transmitted to a remote location.
With reference to the block diagram of FIG. 3, a sample order register 60 may be seen which is connected to receive an input from a communications port 66, 82, 68 while having an output to address logic 70. Preferably, the sample order register is a volatile memory, such as a random access memory or a barrel register. The register is of a size sufficient for holding a list containing the sample order. For example, if sixteen electrical leads are to be used, a possible sample order might be as follows: 10, 1, 16, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 7, 16, 6, 9, 8, 13, 14, 11. Alternatively, in many cases data from only a few leads might be required and the sample order might be as follows: 3, 5, 4, 6, 11, 12, 3, 5, 4, 6, 11, 12, 3, 5, 4, etc. In either case, sixteen numbers consisting of the sample order for sixteen wires are loaded into the sample order register.
On power up of the circuit, host device 65, typically a cardiograph, transmits a sample order to a remote terminal. The remote terminal consists of all the blocks in FIG. 3, except for host 65. Transmission of the sample order is initiated by the remote terminal. A bit in the terminal-to-host status word is used to verify that the sample order is set after power on. If not set, the host transmits the sample order. The status word is transmitted along data line 68 from the remote serial interface 50. The communications protocol is such that seventeen words are transmitted every 250 microseconds. There are sixteen data words, plus a word that contains the checksum of the previous sixteen data words, along with the status information.
The sample order signal is transmitted to the command decode logic block 52 where the information is broken into a RAM select signal, transmitted along line 54; a RAM data write signal, transmitted along line 56; a RAM write address signal, transmitted along line 58. All signals are transmitted to the RAM lookup table 60. The lookup table 60 provides output signals along lines 67 and 69, representing requests for analog data at specified multiplexers in accord with the sample order. A sequencer 62, driven by clock 64, provides an address to the lookup table 60 and latch 70 and at the appropriate time, latches the sample order data from latch 70 to multiplexers 72 and 74 via the multiplexer address lines 73 and 75. The command decode logic 52, RAM lookup table 60 and the sequencer 62 form a sample order register means. The sample order is a list of numbers, written at appropriate addresses corresponding to analog data signals to be selected from multiplexers. The multiplexers 72 and 74 each receive eight channels of analog data coming from transducers collecting physiological data. These channels are represented by lines 77 connected to multiplexer 72 and lines 79 connected to multiplexer 74. In response to control signals from a remote host, a sample order register means writes, holds and reads a number sequence to be used for sampling wire leads in multiplexers.
Signals from the multiplexers are transmitted to the A/D converter 43, which also receives the signal along line 44 for selecting between the two multiplexers. The logic signal for selecting the appropriate multiplexer is generated by sequencer 62 which is generating addresses for the RAM lookup table 60. Digital data from the transducers is transmitted along line 46 to data buffer 48 where data words and checksum signals are generated to form formatted data words using the protocol previously described. The formatted data words are transmitted along line 80 to the remote serial interface 50 for transmission to the host along line 68. A remote clock signal is also generated along line 82 for reading data at the host. There is bidirectional communication between the host and the remote terminal. The host may change the sample order at any time by providing a new list.
Since there are only sixteen analog channels, the same lead may be sampled multiple times within the 250 microsecond period of each data word transmitted to the host. This rapid sampling allows an increase in the usable signal bandwidth, as well as selection and variation among leads to be sampled.
Host computer 65, contained in a cardiograph, is similar to a personal computer of the 286 or 386 type. Analog-to-digital converter 43 and multiplexers 72 and 74 are commercial integrated circuits. The portion of the circuit within dashed line 86 is fabricated with a gate array, but could also be fabricated with discrete integrated circuits.
Since host device 65 establishes the sample order, the data acquisition unit which includes the sample order register is really a slave to the host device. This slave circuitry transmits whatever sample order is communicated from the host device. All of the functions indicated by the electrical blocks of FIG. 3 can be mounted on the small circuit card which fits into the data aquisition unit shown in FIG. 1.
1. A data acquisition unit for receiving analog signals from transducers comprising,
- a portable terminal block terminating a plurality of wire leads for carrying analog signals from the transducers,
- a volatile sample order register means in said terminal block containing a sample order, the sample order listing a sequence for sampling said plurality of wire leads,
- a multiplexer in said terminal block having as an input said plurality of wire leads, each of the wire leads having an address, the multiplexer having an output,
- logic means in said terminal block connected between the sample order register means and the multiplexer for associating the sample order to particular wire leads,
- analog-to-digital converter means in said terminal block connected to the multiplexer for receiving the multiplexer output and providing a digital signal, and
- a communications port means in said terminal block connected to the analog-to-digital converter means for receiving the digital signal and providing an output signal onto a communications channel and for receiving a new sample order for the sample order register means.
2. This apparatus of claim 1 wherein said sample order register means comprises a random access memory adapted to contain the sample order and a sequencer which reads the sample order in sequence.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said sample order register means further comprises command decode logic.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said sequencer is connected to a clock.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said multiplexer comprises a pair of multiplexer devices.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said terminal block has hand-holdable size dimensions.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said communications port means is a serial port.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said communications channel is a two-way channel having send and receive sub-channels.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said receive sub-channel carries preselected sample order signals from a remote signal source.
10. A method of operating a data acquisition unit, comprising the steps of:
- providing a terminal with a number of wire lead inputs, transmitting a list of wire leads to be sampled in a particular sequence in the terminal from a remote location, the list having an order,
- outputting sampled signals from the terminal in accord with the order of the list, and
- changing the order of the list by providing a new list.
11. A data acquisition unit for providing to a host a series of digital signals, where each one of the digital signals corresponds to an analog signal present on a respective one of a plurality of wire leads, and where the series proceeds in a sequence selected by the host, the data acquisition unit comprising:
- sample order register means for reading from the host a list of numbers representing the sequence, for storing the list of numbers, and for serially writing the numbers in the list, where each number in the list corresponds to one of the wire leads, the sample order register means including means for reading from the host a new list of numbers representing a new sequence;
- multiplexer means, receiving the numbers from the sample order register means, and having as inputs said plurality of wire leads, for, in response to receiving each number, providing as an output an analog signal corresponding to the analog signal present on the wire lead corresponding to the number;
- analog-to-digital converter means connected to the multiplexer means for receiving the output signal of the multiplexer means and outputting a corresponding digital signal; and
- communication port means connected to the output of the analog-to-digital converter means for receiving said digital signal and outputting said digital signal to said remote host.
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 1991
Date of Patent: Jul 6, 1993
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Daniel J. Powers (McMinnville, OR), Jeffrey C. Osborne (McMinnville, OR), Peter M. Galen (McMinnville, OR), Susan R. Hart (McMinnville, OR), William E. Saltzstein (McMinnville, OR)
Primary Examiner: Lee S. Cohen
Assistant Examiner: Samuel Gilbert
Application Number: 7/706,139
International Classification: A61B 504;


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