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Ninety-eight passengers had boarded São Paulo Airways flight 375 to Rio that morning but the man in seat 3C had a different destination in mind. As the Boeing 737-300 roared off the runway, Raimundo Nonato Alves da Conceição sat quietly clutching a backpack with a box of ammunition and a .32 caliber revolver stashed inside.
Enraged by the economic turbulence and hyperinflation convulsing Brazil as it emerged from two decades of military dictatorship in the late 1980s, the jobless 28-year-old had decided to crash a plane into Brasília’s Planalto presidential palace to kill the country’s then leader, José Sarney.
“Oh God in heaven!” the Boeing’s commander, Fernando Murilo, reportedly gasped after Nonato stormed the cockpit, shot the co-pilot dead and announced his kamikaze plan.
What followed must rank as one of the most bizarre and disturbing episodes in South American aviation history. For the next almost three hours, the pilot battled to save his passengers – and Brazil’s president – with an awe-inspiring display of aerial acrobatics that makes the 2009 landing of US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River look tame.
Yet for all the drama, the September 1988 incident remains little known in Brazil, let alone internationally – something the director Marcus Baldini hopes to change with his latest movie, The Hijacking of Flight 375.
“How is it that we had an episode like this – a Brazilian 9/11 – and yet nobody knows what happened? It’s astonishing,” says Baldini, who was a 14-year-old schoolboy at the time and admits having no recollection of the event.
“I think it’s the same with lots of people. When they find out, they say: ‘Wow! I had no idea!’” says Baldini, whose film will be released in December.
Baldini calls his movie an action-thriller celebrating the courage of flight 375’s commander, a “Brazilian hero” who died in 2020 without ever receiving a public thank you from the presidency. The director hopes it will be a box office hit after a bleak period for Brazil’s film industry during which Covid hammered audiences and Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration cut funding for the arts.
The tale of flight 375 is also infused with the history and politics surrounding Brazil’s turbulent transition back to democracy four decades ago.
Nonato’s motives have never been fully explained. According to Ivan Sant’Anna’s 2000 book on the saga, Black Box, the hijacker told police he was protesting against Sarney’s failure to tame inflation and jail corrupt politicians – a haunting presage of the anti-establishment extremism that gripped Brazil during Bolsonaro’s 2018-2023 administration and culminated in January’s assault on a presidential palace that Nonato also hoped to destroy.
Baldini sees the skyjacking as an extreme and abominable reaction to the economic tumult Brazil faced after the end of the 1964-85 regime. “It was a moment when Brazilian people harboured such great hopes over the end of the dictatorship and the start of democracy. There was this feeling that things would improve. But there were all these economic plans – and things didn’t get better,” he says.
“There was hyperinflation and people suffered so much. And there was this sense that the hopes people had of the incoming democratic government looking after them was being betrayed.
“I remember this feeling well,” the director adds. “It was one of the things that helped me understand the mindset of the characters … this feeling of hope and abandonment. Prices were out of control. There was so much hunger. So much poverty. It really knocked people off balance.”
Baldini says Nonato’s attack was “a reckless, irresponsible, absolutely awful [act] – but one which somehow personified the anger people felt at the time.”
Nonato’s meltdown began early on 29 September 1988 when he boarded flight 375 from Belo Horizonte to Rio. As it approached Rio’s international airport, he shot his way into the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly north to Brasília, sparking nearly three hours of terror for passengers from Brazil, Germany, Iran and Japan.
Fighter jets were scrambled and special forces troops assembled on the ground below. Eventually, Murilo decided he had to act, performing two daredevil manoeuvres that he hoped would wrongfoot the armed hijacker so that he could be subdued.
“I’d completely run out of fuel, so I thought since I’m going to die anyway, I’m going to try to do something to save myself and save everyone,” the pilot recalled in 2018, two years before he died.
First, Murilo tried a “tonneau” – a 360-degree rotation around the Boeing’s longitudinal axis. When that failed, the aviator plunged the plane into a terrifying spiral dive.
“They were extraordinarily daring manoeuvres in a plane that size,” says Baldini, admitting several actors vomited while recreating those upside-down scenes in the studio.
Murilo’s gambit worked, allowing him to perform an emergency landing in Goiânia, about 100 miles from the capital. There, the hijacker was shot and taken to hospital where he died mysteriously three days later.
A controversial coroner who had once identified the remains of the Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele in São Paulo issued a death certificate after the hospital’s doctors refused. Perplexingly, it claimed Nonato had died of sickle cell anemia. Flight 375’s passengers – and the president – all survived.
“It’s such a stunning story – and I think this kind of curiosity will attract people to the cinemas,” says Baldini, who sees parallels between his villain’s “preposterous” crime and the political extremism of the early 21st century.
“Indignation foments extreme behaviour,” the director says of a film he believes will leave audiences wondering: “How far will people go as a result of their anger?”

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My own background
I started teaching in 1966 and retired in 2003 as the head of a Catholic comprehensive school in York. I have taught abroad, in primary, grammar and comprehensive schools. I also worked as an Ofsted inspector, as a mentor for new heads with the National College and latterly as a School Improvement Partner.
The motivation for the book was that throughout my career the attitude of most of the national media, many politicians and many business people in this country to state schools has been hostile and negative and yet so much they have had to say bears no relation – not simply to my own experience as a teacher, head and parent – but also to that of so many people I have met who have first hand experience of state schools.
I also felt that the natural defenders of state education; unions, academics and so on were, quite understandably, often so concerned to defend their members interests or to improve the lot of the poorest in society that they can also end up leaving the impression of a service in continual crisis.
I had several specific aims in the book.
1) To rebut the idea of the 1950s and early 60s as a golden age of achievement and school inspired social mobility.
2) To demonstrate that the academic performance of schools today is better than widely recognised and demolish the major media myths about school failure.
3) To look at English schools’ international performance alongside with countries with which we have most in common and should be most sensibly compared.
4) To show that wider school life; extra-curricular activities , sport, the arts, trips, residentials and so on are in a healthier state than often appreciated.
5) To discover the truth about behaviour and discipline in schools.
6 Finally to look in depth at a number of schools across the country, which I knew were very successful, and to find out why they were doing so well.
1950s and early 60s
I looked at a wide range of evidence including school inspection reports, recollections of schooldays from several hundred Saga readers who replied to an appeal in the magazine, examiners reports from the time and a wealth of , government reports and statistical material .
I looked at the academic performance of grammar schools and showed that it just isn’t true as the Sunday Times claimed last year that grammar schools were ‘wonderfully successful’.
In 1959 nearly 40% of their pupils nationally left with 3 or fewer O levels. At the school I attended in Sheffield only 2 boys in the C stream got 5 O levels in a five year period whilst in a Leicestershire school at this time only 20% of all pupils gained this number. I found the results of one girls grammar school where only 10% of the fifth year were passing O level maths in the mid fifties.
Expectations were often astonishingly low. One Dorset head, asked by HMI why a third of his pupils left with no O level passes, replied
‘some will always fail to rise to the challenge of the grammar school’ His school took in the brightest 17% of local boys!. (The inspectors verdict was that it was a good school).
In one mixed secondary modern school the head explained why no science was taught to the girls at all by saying ‘My science staff can’t handle girls’
In fact it was clear that, whilst HMI were a lot more forgiving than Ofsted, they still found a at least 20% of schools to be clearly unsatisfactory – even though the phrase wasn’t always used. One of the most interesting sources, were examiners reports from the time. I expected them to be critical but not their criticisms to be so basic. They are simply a world away from Daily Telegraph nostalgia of 1950s pupils writing beautifully crafted essays and solving complex maths problems. Whilst the candidate in 1958 who thought that ‘Wordsworth sat on top of a bus on Westminster Bridge and saw the town and cinemas’ might not have been typical, the examiners often reported errors which were common to many candidates.
Even at A level, take by only tiny percentage of eighteen year olds, it was reported that
‘paragraphs are often absent, punctuation poor, commas used instead of full stops and apostrophe’s unknown’ whilst in 1960 O level history examiners found many pupils believed there was a verb to ‘higher’ as in “the Chancellor ‘highered’ taxes”.
Spelling errors in 1958 included ’deffinate’, ‘fivety’, ‘polytitions’ and ‘Poit Loriet’
One of the most striking aspects of the reports is the complaint, to be found across all subjects, that so many candidates simply should never have been entered for the examination. Yet we are talking about under 20% of the relevant age group for O level and 7% for A level compared with the 96% who take GCSE today and over 30% sitting A levels.
In the book I also challenge the views that examination papers in the past were as difficult as is often claimed.
The level of social mobility engendered by grammar schools has also been vastly overstated. Its often argued that under the selective system bright working class children succeeded in grammar schools whilst their equivalents today fail in the comprehensive system. This is nonsense. The working class was far larger in the 1950s than today so to make a fair comparison you have to look at how the poorest third or so of the working class fared educationally in the 1950s. Very few such children attended grammar schools and only a tiny percentage of those who did achieved much success. A government report in mid-decade tracked the careers of 9000 grammar school children and found only 23 from the unskilled working class who had achieved 2 A levels. I suggest that having a child attend a grammar school was more often a sign of an already upwardly mobile family than the cause of social mobility.
Indeed, the poverty of some famous grammar school children from the past has often been exaggerated. Sir Rhodes Boyson was often portrayed as the epitome of the working class grammar school Tory. Yet his father owned his own house by 1936, was a councillor, full-time Labour agent and even chair of governors of the grammar school his son later attended!
A report for the Sutton Trust two years ago suggested that boys born in 1958 were more socially mobile than those born in 1970. Columnists across the media seized on these findings and claimed they were the result of the abolition of grammar schools, even though the actual report made no connection. Articles like Nick Cohen’s in the Observer headed ‘long live grammar schools’ proliferated. Of course 1958 was the heyday of selection and it is true that by 1970 the new comprehensive system was well developed.!’ . But it is astonishing that no one noticed that the dates quoted were the years of the boys’ birth . The report stresses the key educational factor was the decision to stay on into the sixth form or not and yet by 1974, when the 1958 born pupils had reached the fifth form, nearly three quarters of children were already in comprehensive schools. The columnists’ assumptions rested on an entirely false premise.
The central section of the book deals with schools today and includes
- The challenges facing schools and teachers today compared with those of the past
- The real views of Ofsted on schools which are so much more positive than usually reported in the media.
- The evidence that real standards have improved: even if this is not by as much as some data has suggested, the trend is still upwards-a point often lost .
- The myths which are widely disseminated about state education :
these range from the totally false claim that 20% of children leave primary school each year unable to read or write, Kenneth Clarkes statement that 27% of 7 year olds were unable to recognise A,B and C (the decimal point was in the wrong place! – the true figure was 2.7%) to Chris Woodhead’s notorious 15000 incompetent teachers and his lesser known claim that a third of heads were unsatisfactory when Ofsted has never produced a figure higher than 11%.
- Improvements in London schools.
- The true performance of state schools compared with independent schools and the same with comprehensive schools vis a vis grammar schools.
A key point on the performance of state schools compared with independent is that all international studies show that there are three factors which militate against a child succeeding in school. They are
- living in a poverty
- having parents with low educational qualifications
- having parents who lack commitment to or interest in the child’s education
I would argue that independent schools in the UK simply do not come into contact with any children who suffer from all three of these handicaps. The state system educates them all And even though these characteristics say nothing directly about the children’s ability very few indeed if any, I would suggest, are in state grammar schools.
I write from both my own experience of teaching abroad and also my analysis of international tests spanning a decade. Many comparisons commonly offered with other countries are meaningless. The Daily Mail last year said the UK ‘even came below Liechtenstein in international tests .As Liechtenstein is not only extremely rich but has a population of 36,000, the word ‘even’ betrays a breathtaking ignorance of how such tests operate .
Instead I looked at how English schools performed compared with 11 other countries
with which we arguably have most in common . They were the other 7 G8 countries plus the three other wealthy, western English speaking countries-Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and finally the Netherlands. Our average position in 19 tests taken over ten years was fourth – hardly the bottom of the league ranking so often claimed. .
On this issue I again query whether the golden age was quite as golden as portrayed whilst recognising the real concerns about the issue in schools today .
As Estelle Morris pointed out many schools are oases of calm and order compared with the areas surrounding them. Ofsted consistently finds that behaviour in almost all schools is at least satisfactory and in most it is good or better.
Apart from class size the challenges now for teachers and schools in maintaining order are far greater than in the past. The average secondary school child is older, much bigger and more sexually mature than those faced by teachers before the 1970s. Evidence suggests that truancy rates were probably higher in the past, especially of children nearing the end of their schooling. Not all but certainly many of these absentees might have made life much tougher for the classroom teacher had they been present. And there was simply less pressure on teachers to ensure all (or, at least, the vast majority of children) were included.
When things go wrong now the media quickly hears about it and then of course we all do. I was astonished at the low key press coverage of some extreme examples of crime and bad behaviour by school children in the past, including the murder of a teacher at an approved school in the 1940s. At the trial of ten boys for the crime, the ring leader told the judge they had quite liked the teacher they had shot- it was the headmaster they were hunting but there was no point in leaving the teacher alive once they’d shot him. This story did appear in the national press of the time. But there was no editorial coverage, no follow up stories, no readers’ letters, no acres of columns or hundreds of broadcast interviews and discussions expressing the nations’ outrage as there undoubtedly would be today.
This is an area where schools in the past were very successful but it was interesting how many of my Saga correspondents believed that extra-curricular activities had virtually disappeared from modern schools. This isn’t the case, of course, and I found a lot of evidence to the contrary. I looked up the Ofsted reports of a number of schools chosen at random, and found that in every case, even where inspectors had other concerns, there were a lot going on outside the classroom.
I also attack the wholly unfounded belief, still promulgated by some right wing commentators that there is widespread, ideologically – driven opposition to competitive sports in the state system. This is, to quote Fiona Millar, ‘lazy prejudice’ and has been unfounded since its first appearance in the 1980s.
I will not discuss the schools I visited in detail but will simply record those features which they had in common which made them good schools. Its not an original list in the sense that these are characteristics you will recognise and would hear from Tim Brighouse and others , the NCSL and hopefully from Ofsted. But I visited these schools without pre-conceptions and observed what was happening there and what united them
The schools were:
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. Maybury, Hull.
Kingsmeadow, Gateshead. Holme on Spalding Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire. Park High School, Harrow.
The shared characteristics were:
- a strong, moral purpose and clear vision
- a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere
- an inclusive approach to all pupils
- a continual emphasis on improving teaching and learning, supported by good use of data on pupils
- a self-critical approach, with good ideas shared amongst all staff
- a strong stress on creativity
- varied programmes of well-run, extra-curricular activities
- attention to organisational details
- pupils having a real voice in the school
- shared leadership and responsibilities
After describing the visits to these schools I noted the following
‘It would be easy to dismiss the schools described here as wholly untypical, as scattered oases in an arid desert. Quite clearly, amongst state schools in England today there are many which are less effective, less orderly and where children are less well taught than in this small sample. Yet these schools are not unique. Overall they are all very good, some are excellent but there are thousands out there like them’.
Adrian Elliott is author of
State schools since the 1950s: the good news.
ISBN 978 1 85856 372 5
Published by Trentham Books www.trentham-books.co.uk

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The system supports both Z370 and X299 motherboards, so the mainstream and HEDT platform are supported. They list that up to a 10 core CPU can be used, as well as support for 32GB of DDR4 memory with 500GB of NVMe M.2 SSD storage. They also list up to 32GB of Optane memory with 4TB of HDD space for really fast load times and enough storage to keep almost everyone's library installed.
Zotac continues by listing an 80+ Gold PSU that is rated up to 1000W, to power a "Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 20-series card with up to 11GB of GDDR6" So a 2080TI is likely, with Gigabit Ethernet and Killer AC1550 Connectivity it packs wireless that has a punch. Finally, Zotac lists Spectra 2.0 hardware with addressable LEDs for all your lighting needs as well as an included Crystal View Tempered Glass Side Panel.
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Zotac has not listed pricing nor availability, though we would assume the release date is imminent due to the way the press release is worded, though if additional information is given we will update the article.


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Delhi govt to initiate schemes for labourers, contract workers
- Supreme Court issues bailable warrant against Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan in contempt case
- Rahul Gandhi dismisses exit polls, says 'our alliance is winning' in UP
- Assembly elections 2017: Exit polls say BJP has the edge in UP, Akalis stare at rout in Punjab
- Maruti factory violence case: 31 convicted, 117 acquitted by Haryana court
- Elections results 2017: Did exit poll gurus get it right in 2012? Here's what happened then
The Aam Aadmi Party government is initiating steps to implement welfare schemes for unorganised sectors workers in the city with an aim to fulfill another poll promise.
The Delhi Building and Other Construction Welfare Board, constituted by previous Congress government on September 2, 2002, at present has an unutilised amount of over Rs 1,200 crore and the new Labour Minister, Girish Soni plans to use it under new schemes.
"Construction work labourers are the most exploited section and their condition is pathetic. A major chunk of the group are migrated people. They don't have any facilities. They are not educated and not aware of their rights," he said.
The minister plans to utilise the money under a new scheme to ensure social security for unorganised sector workers along with regulating their wages and working hours.
He also held a meeting recently with the Commissioner of the Labour department.
The total cess collected by the board up to November 11, 2013 is Rs 1,256 crore and the expenditure on welfare schemes till now has been Rs 37.41 crore, Soni said.
In a bid to make jobs for contract labourers permanent, for which the party garnered huge support, Soni has also directed all government departments to send them the lists of contract workers.
"There are people who have been working for long but their jobs have not been regularised and they work on contract. Once I get the data we will chalk out a strategy to regularise them," Soni added.
According to officials, Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking Mazdoor Sangh (workers union) general secretary Balbir Singh also met Labour Minister demanding elimination of contract labour in power distribution companies.
- Crisis of Haryana’s dominant castes mirrors India’s challenge: Lack of good jobs
- Lahore Lit Fest was affected by terror attacks. Its resilience is admirable
- Responses to Gurmehar’s fearless speech come at a time when monstrous rage against intellectuals has been growing
- Maligning a young woman, especially the daughter of a soldier who died for the nation, is pure fabrication
- Methods to use GDP estimates can't account for the shock demonetisation caused
- The UP election may result in a big loss for BJP or a comfortable majority in the state


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The Flemish Prime Minister, Kris Peeters (Christian democrats), has called for things to be put down on paper. Mr Peeters believes that the government formation process can be speeded up, if clear agreements are reached during this part of the negotiations. He feels that a number of issues like the finance law, extra cash for the Brussels Region and the question of the Brussels Halle Vilvoorde Constituency should be visited again before the process can move forward.
The Flemish Christian democrats are unwilling to sign a blank cheque for Brussels without any assurance that the regions and communities are made more financially responsible for their expenditure. Mr Peeters is also insisting that the twelve principles that should guide the changes to the finance law should be given more body.
Mr Peeters also expressed his surprise at the lack of texts: "Nobody has anything on paper. This leads to different interpretations of what is being agreed" Mr Peeters told VRT Radio. "This in turn undermines confidence."
"Texts could improve confidence and then we would know where we are".
Mr Peeters also believes that the twelve principles that the negotiators agreed and which should guide the reform of the way the regions and communities are funded under the finance law should also be expanded.
"Don't be afraid"
The Flemish Greens and Socialists both accepted Mr Di Rupo's proposals on new state reforms before the 6 PM deadline on Sunday. Flemish socialist leader Caroline Gennez noted that the two parties that rejected the deal, the Flemish nationalists and Christian democrats, bore great responsibility and are afraid to reach an agreement.
Flemish Premier Peeters rejected this accusation. Drawing on Roman history he insisted that crossing the Rubicon now opened the way for problems early in the life of the new government: "I prefer it if discussions are held now. I believe both the nationalists and the Christian democrats want an agreement and a new Federal Government based on good and clear agreements."
Ms Gennez largely blames the Flemish nationalists for the failure of the talks so far. She insists that Francophone parties want to progress, but are then faced by Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever, who says "I don't believe you".
Ms Gennez feels that there is now little trust among the seven parties around the negotiating table. She points to the insistence of the Flemish parties to insist on reform of the finance law in return for extra cash for Brussels and a solution for the Brussels Halle Vilvoorde Constituency. She thinks it's strange that when this is achieved one party says "I have a problem."


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The cost of no financial advice
March 14th, 2018
November 2017 research from Nottingham Building Society has found that – with the support of financial advice – better savings habits can be developed.
On average, Nottingham discovered people put £1,600 less away every year when they don’t have access to financial advice. One in five of us say they are saving less because they’re unable to find suitable financial advice on how to properly handle their money. 21% admit they don’t think they’re saving as much as they should.
Amongst those who aren’t receiving financial advice, they believe they’d be able to put aside an average of £134 a month for their future – which works out at more than £1,600 in lost savings every year.


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- What is a Medical Cannabis Card?
- Who is Eligible for a Medical Cannabis Card?
- How to Get a Medical Cannabis Card in DC
- Step One: Schedule an Appointment with a Qualifying Physician
- Step Two: Obtain a Written Certification
- Step Three: Submit an Application to the DC Department of Health
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D.C.’s medical cannabis program was established in 2010 with the passage of the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. The program is overseen by the Department of Health, and patients must register with the department in order to participate.
In order to obtain a medical cannabis card in D.C., patients must first obtain a written recommendation from a licensed physician. The physician must certify that the patient suffers from a qualifying condition, which include cancer, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, and chronic pain. Patients must then submit an application to the Department of Health, along with a $100 fee.
Once approved, patients will receive a medical cannabis card, which allows them to purchase up to 2 ounces of cannabis per month from one of D.C.’s five dispensaries. Patients are also allowed to grow up to six cannabis plants at home for personal use.
What is a Medical Cannabis Card?
A medical cannabis card is a state-issued ID card that allows patients to purchase, possess, and use medical cannabis legally. The card is also sometimes called a weed card, a marijuana card, or a cannabis card. To get a medical cannabis card, you must first consult with a licensed medical doctor or physician to see if you qualify for medical cannabis use. If you do qualify, the doctor will then give you a written recommendation for cannabis. Once you have this recommendation, you can then apply for your state-issued ID card.
Who is Eligible for a Medical Cannabis Card?
In order to be eligible for a medical cannabis card in the District of Columbia, you must be a resident of the District and have one of the following qualifying conditions:
-Cachexia or wasting syndrome
-Severe muscle spasms (including multiple sclerosis)
-Severe chronic or intractable pain
In addition to having one of the above conditions, you must also obtain a written recommendation from a licensed physician in good standing in the District of Columbia.
How to Get a Medical Cannabis Card in DC
You must be a resident of the District of Columbia and have a valid DC ID in order to get a medical cannabis card in DC. You will also need to have a qualifying condition. Once you have these things, you can begin the process of getting your card.
Step One: Schedule an Appointment with a Qualifying Physician
Schedule an appointment with a qualifying physician. In order to get a medical cannabis card in the District of Columbia, you must first schedule an appointment with a qualifying physician. Qualifying physicians include:
– Licensed medical doctors (MDs)
– Licensed osteopathic physicians (DOs)
– Residents or fellows of licensed physicians who are enrolled in good standing in an accredited graduate medical education program
Step Two: Obtain a Written Certification
Once you have obtained a copy of your medical records, you will need to schedule an appointment with a licensed physician in order to obtain a written certification.
The physician will need to perform a physical examination and go over your medical history in order to determine if you are eligible for medical cannabis. If the physician determines that you are eligible, they will provide you with a written certification.
This certification must be on tamper-resistant paper and must include the following information:
– The physician’s name, address, and telephone number;
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|Número de publicación||US1724954 A|
|Tipo de publicación||Concesión|
|Fecha de publicación||20 Ago 1929|
|Fecha de presentación||20 May 1921|
|Fecha de prioridad||20 May 1921|
|Número de publicación||US 1724954 A, US 1724954A, US-A-1724954, US1724954 A, US1724954A|
|Inventores||Matthew M Merritt|
|Cesionario original||United Shoe Machinery Corp|
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|Citada por (3), Clasificaciones (8)|
|Enlaces externos: USPTO, Cesión de USPTO, Espacenet|
Aug 20, 1929. M. M. MERRITT 1,724,954
MTHOD FOR TREATING HIDES AND SKINS Filed May 20. 1921" the treatment of hides, skins and the like by Patented Aug. 20, 1929. l
UNITED STATES 1,724,954 PATENT OFFICE.
MATTHEW I. MERRITT, OIE' SOUTH MIIDDILIE'JJON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY
MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO UNITED SHOEvMACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATER- SON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.
METHOD ron. TBEATING HIDES AND sms.
Application led )I'ay 20, 1921. Serial No. 471,167.
This invention pertains to improvements cathode and anode plates and parallel to the '55 in methods for treating materials, and more particularly, though not exclusively, .t0 methods primarily useful in connection with liquid chemical agents. It is among the ob'ects of the invention to improve and to spec up the action of chemicals on hides, skins and the like in connec tion with such operations as depilating, cleansing and tanning.
With this end in view the invention contemplates passing a body of treating liquor in a rapid stream over the surfaces of the hides or skins undergoing treatment, thereby securing unusually rapid penetration of the treating liquor into the hides or skins and also insuring a high degree of uniformity in the strength of the treating li uor throughout the entire body thereof. gonveniently two bodies of treating liquor are provided in one of which the hides or skins are immersed while stretched upon frames and so disposed as to be parallel to the direction of flow of the stream of treating li uor whereby both surfaces of each of the s s or hides may be bathed most effectively by thev stream of liquor which passes rapidly from the skins or hides into the second body of liquor where additions of chemical substances may be made to increase the strength of the treating liquor as desired, thusinsuring uniform distribution of the added substances before any portion of this body of treating liquor. again reaches the hides ain skins undergoing treatment.
In another aspect the invention yresides in an improved application of the electrolytic; current in connection with the treatment of. hides and skins in treating liquors. Because of the washing which the surfaces of the hides or skins receive during treatment by a rapidly flowing stream of liquor, whereby sediment and other impurities are removed as rapidly as formed, :electrolysis of the treating liquor is especially effective in prometing the treatment of the hides and skins, -the results being a marked improvement in the quality ofskins or hides treated and a` substantial reduction in the amount of time consumed in the treatment. During electrolytic action on the treating liquor each hide or skin undergoing treatment is positioned between and closely adjacent to plates so that the current passes through the hides or ,skins in a direction from side to side or from one surface to the other. In A tanning operations on hides or skins the latter will be disposed preferably with the flesh surface closely adjacent to an anode plate, while in unhairing operations the hair side of the hide or skin will be disposed by pref-` erence closely adjacent to an anode plate.
While the method of applyin the electrolytic current is preferably t at described above in conjunction with a rapidly flowing stream of treating liquor, it is to be understood that electrolysis of the treating liquor may conveniently be carried out according to the method described where the treating liquors are relatively stationary or agitated in another manner than that herein disclosed.
In the drawings, which illustrate an apparatus that may be utilized in the practice of the invention:
Figure 1 is a plan view of a form of apparatus primarily adapted to the treatment of hides; and
Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings there is shown a relatively narrow tank or trough, haviiagl suspended longitudinally thereof 1n verti planes hides or skins 6 stretched on frames 7. In the form of trough illustrated, the liquid carrying the chemicals for treating the hides is introduced by a pipe 8 at one end of the trough, the other end ot the trough being provided with a relatively narrow outlet 9, preferably and as illustrated, extending the entire heightl of the trough. The liquid discharged from the outlet 9 is strained through a strainer' 10, illustrated diagrammatically, and thence passes into a relatively large reservoir 1l, which, as illus` trated, is adapted to contain a very much larger amount of the hide-treating liquor than can be contained at any one time in the trough 5.
The reservoir or tank 11 is of considerable de th so that any foreign matter from the hi es or from other sources which is lighter than the tanning liquor may lioat in the stratum at the top thereof, and sothat any heavy foreign materials from any source may settle to the bottom thereof, leaving an invention illustrated, a supply conduit 12 leads the liquor to pumping apparatusex- Aemplified by la centrifugal pumpl 13, which returns the liquor to the supply pipe 8 which 4discharges into-the trough 5.
The pump 13 is of such capacity and operated at such speed as to keep the level of. the liquid in the trough 5 above the tops of the skins therein being treated. The trough is so constructed that'the liquid therein 'will iiow longitudinally of the hides in a substantially unitary stream, no given portion of the liquor remaining in the trough 45 for a suiiicient length of time to result 'in serious diminution, weakening the chemical content thereof. The stream iows past the hides at such a rate as also to assist in cleansing the surfaces thereof, and
so as to tend to drive the liquid'into the pores or other openings in the skins. Circulation of the liquor at a rate of at least fifteen feet per minute to provide at least 'one hundred gallons of liquor per minute passing the surface of each hide is most satisfactory. I
My improved apparatus hereinbefore described is particularly useful in connection with treatment of hides wherein electrolysis is utilized to speed up or assist or supplement the chemical action on the hide.. To this end, I provide in the trough anode and cathode surfaces, these anodes and cathode surfaces preferably- .taking the form of carbon plates 50, 51 which -are preferablyat p least as large as the skins to be treated, an
anode being located on one side ,of each skin alriid1 a cathode on the opposite side of`each s In unha-iring'," I preferably locate anode on the hairside of the skin, while in other cleaning or tanning operationsI 'preferably locate the anode next to the inside or fiesh surface ofthe skin, the' cathode vbeing on the opposite side' of the from the anode.
The anode and cathode may be, as illustrated, equally spaced from` the skin,.but for some purposes I have found it preferable to locate the anode somewhat closer to the 'skin than the cathode.
Because of the fact that I supply a relatlvely large body of treating liquor in proportion to the body which is actually used at any one time, and also because of the straining and separation provisions of m Aapparatus, action of the lrquor onthe hi e is not retarded by the presence of material once removed 'from the hide, and the deterioration or weakening of the treating liquor is very slow ascompared with the usual rate of.de--
terioration or weakening of the liquor. Such weakemng of the liquor as takes place may or .adulteration of maltese be compensated for b the addition of appropriate chemical su stances to the reser- VOlI".
When the chemical content of the treating Huid is changed by the addition of chemicals or water, such change is effected not primarily in the -same container wherein the hides are treated, but in a separate container so that a thorough mixing of the treating liquor is practicable before it comes in contact with the hides, thus preventing that damage to the hides which arises by the addition of chemicals to the liquor in which the hides are being treated, which is likely to stain` or otherwise injure the hides. Each hide and each part lof each hide being treated at any given time is subjected to exactly the same treatment and to the action of a liquor which is of substantially the same strength and consistency lat all parts of the trough wherein the hides are being treated.
For the purpose of withdrawing relatively clean and representative material for testing Qpurposes, or for taking the specific gravity thereof, I have provided a riser 3 in the conduit on the supply side of the pump 13. I -will now describe the operation of the preferred form of apparatus illustrated and dethe skns. The level of the liquor in the trough may be adjusted either by varying the speed of the pump 'or by varying the width of the discharge opening 9 from the trou h' 5. v W ereelectrolysis is used, the appropriate connections are then made to anode and cathode and the apparatus will continue to operate practically without Iany attention whatsoever.
The use of anyportion of the liquor in active contact with the Ahide or hides for any considerable period at any one time being precluded, there will be at the most a very slow and at the same time a uniform weakening of the liquor, and the constant use of a. relatively fresh and slowly changing supply will greatly improve and speed up the action of the chemicals on the hides.
flhe time factor may be varied by varying the'strength of the chemical treating liquor.
I havefound that by utilization of the flowmethod and apparatus are of superior qual' ity. and the desired operation is more quickly completed. Y
Where electrolysis is used, a much higher current density per square foot may be used in connection with my apparatus and method than may be used in connection with apparatus and methods wherein the treating liquor is still or is agitated by any of the means ordinarily practised.
Even where in connection with electrolysis, such current densities'are used as to produce only the usual effect on the hide commonly supposed to include opening of the pores thereof and assistance of the ions ofl treating chemicals thereinto and therethrough, the use of the flowing stream is advantageous because the surface of the hide is constantly washed clean, the flow of the liquidassisting in the detachment of particles which should be detached, and the flow of-liquid assisting in driving the chemicals int-o the pores or other openings of the hide. Where as in this arrangement a Greater current density is used than could safely be used in connection with a still body of treating liquor, or in connection with treating liquor agitated by any usual means, a very great improvement in vthe treatment of the skin is effected, and the time necessary for. completion of the treatment is greatly reduced. j
Vhile I have shown and described a preferred Way of practising my improved meth- -od,'it will be understood thatchanges in the apparatus and changes in the method described may be made without departing from the scope of my invention, which is best defined in the following claims.
l. The method of tanning hides, skins, and the like, which comprises, stretching the` hides or skins immersing them while in stretched condition in a treating liquor in a tank, maintaining them in stretched condition during immersion with the planes of the stretched hides or skins disposed parallel t0 .an axis of the tank, and passing the tanning liquor through the tank as a stream flowing in a direction parallel. to the surfaces of the hides or skins at a rate of fifteen feet per minuteproviding at least one hundred gallons per minute of liquor passing the surfaces of each skin.
2. The method of treating hides, skins and the like, which comprises, stretching the hides or skins, subjecting them while in stretched condition to the action of a relatively large body of treating liquor, `circulating said liquor in a rapid stream past both surfaces of the hides using this body of liquor at any one time for only a relatively short period, and then passing it back `to a main body of the liquor for a thorough admixture of its chemical content.
3. The method of treating hides, skins and the like which comprises, immersing them in a tanning liquor, washing the impurities from the hide or skin by maintaining a relatively rapid flow of the tanning fluid thereby, and passing a current of electricity from side to side through the skin to maintain the pores of the skin open by electrolysis and to assist in the peneration of the treating substances.
4.' The method of treating hides, skins `and the like which comprises, stretching the hides or skins, subjecting them while in stretched condition to the action of a stream of treating liquor flowing rapidly past both surfaces of the hides or skins, mixing the liquor when used with a body of stronger liquor to effect restoration of the used liquor to substantially its original strength, and continually supplying said flowing stream from said body of stronger liquor.
5. The method of treating hides, skins and the like which comprises, immersing them in a tanning liquor, washing the impurities from each hide or skin by maintaining a relatively rapid flow of the tanning liquor past both surfaces of the hide or skin, and pass-jA ing a vcurrent of electricity from side to side through the hide -or skin to maintain the pores of the hide or skin open by electrolysis and to assist in the penetration of the -trcating substances.
6. That improvement in methods of treating hides and skins which comprises, providing a movingbody of treating liquor for the hides or skins, subjecting the treating liquor to the action of an electrolytic current passing from side to side through the bodyof treating liquor, and immersingeach hide or skin in the moving body of treating liquor so that the hide or skin is acted upon `by a constantly changing electrolytic `treating liquor.
7. That improvement in method of tanning hides and skins which comprises, providing a tanning liquor for the hides o r skins, subjecting the tanning liquor to the action of an electrolytic current passing between cathode and anode plates, and immersing each hide or skin in the tanning liquor with the flesh surface of the hide or skin disposed closely adjacent to an anode plate. Y
In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. v
MATTHEW M. MERRITR
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Radiation power demultiplexing (RPD) technology provides an equal amount of light to each leg, eliminating the need to balance the lightguide. Uniform degradation of the legs extends the lifetime of the guide compared with standard bifurcated guides.


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11 December 2017
It’s that time of year (Oh, yes it is!) when we head off to the panto. Ed McConnell headed to Sleeping Beauty.
08 December 2017
This rugged part of west Yorkshire has it all when it comes to a romantic winter break.
05 December 2017
Margate Operatic Society have kick-started the festive season with their panto Sleeping Beauty.
01 December 2017
Discover Reims - the unofficial capital of the Champagne wine-growing region - thanks to great autumn deals from DFDS Seaways.
29 November 2017
The pressure is on for Marlowe Theatre panto producers and cast to top last year's show: have they done it with Peter Pan?
19 November 2017
No Hammer Horror-style props as actor James Hyland switches instantly from straight-laced doctor to horribly hunchbacked Mr Hyde.
15 November 2017
Hans Christian Andersen's tale The Little Mermaid comes to life in an enchanting performance by Northern Ballet.
08 November 2017
The much-anticipated second outing for the loveable Peruvian bear Paddington is out in cinemas this weekend: here's our review.
01 November 2017
Monster musical leaves the audience screaming for more after spooky night of Halloween fun. But star Les Dennis "indisposed."
25 October 2017
Could you make it through the disease-riddled hospital, compromised Army base, Satanic church and the dwellings of vampires?
20 October 2017
A group of reporters tested their skills with the ultimate spooky get-together. Did they manage to solve the clues in Escape Plan Live?
14 October 2017
Dreams turn into nightmares as this year's Screamland returns bigger and scarier than ever.
10 October 2017
Big hair and big numbers. It must be Flashdance the Musical.
04 October 2017
Author Michael Morpurgo was in the audience for a special 10th anniversary showing of the National Theatre adaptation of War Horse in the county.
02 October 2017
Rockers The Libertines closed the three-day By the Sea Festival with one hell of a raucous and rip-roaring performance at Margate's Winter Gardens.
01 October 2017
Metronomy blew the roof off a striking venue at Margate's Dreamland as they headlined the second day of By the Sea Festival to a rapturous reception.
24 September 2017
There's a taste of exclusive luxury at the recently-opened Champneys health spa, nestling in the picturesque Kent countryside.
22 September 2017
A new exhibition celebrating board games through the ages will have us all reaching for the dice and arguing over which colour we want to be.
17 September 2017
Forget about the last train home after a spectacular night out in London - enjoy it to the max, just for One Night Only!
10 September 2017
Welsh rock group Stereophonics gave a thunderous performance in Kent.
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Outgoing Chair of the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River Cities Initiative, Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal, has shared his disappointment about funding cuts by Donald Trump, the US President, at its annual meeting.
“This has been a very busy year,” he said. “The Trump administration, for the remainder of 2017, backed out of its intention to cut funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, but we must continue the battle for 2018 and beyond.”
He outlined the urgent need to maintain funding for the restoration initiative to control and prevent invading species, particularly now that the presence of Asian carp has been confirmed in the St Lawrence River.
“Forty-eight million people depend on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence for their drinking water,” he said. “We are concerned for the future because cuts to the [initiative] would affect us all, from the port of Montreal to the waterfront restaurant in Windsor to the sport fisherman on Lake Superior.”
Mayors of the Cities Initiative have also asked the Canadian government to develop a more comprehensive strategy and framework for Great Lakes and St Lawrence funding. Given the area is a shared responsibility; the group is calling on both federal governments to reflect the importance of the resource in their budgets.
“The mayors of the Cities Initiative will continue working with the Government of Canada to develop a funding strategy for the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River to ensure their successful restoration and protection for years to come,” said Sandra Cooper, Mayor of Collingwood, Ontario, and Vice-Chair of the Cities Initiative.
Following the United States departure from the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the new Chair, Paul Dyster, Mayor of Niagara Falls, New York, reemphasised the increased role of cities in the fight against climate change.
“While the President of the United States has bowed out of the Paris Agreement, we are stepping up as cities to lead the charge against climate change,” he said.
The Great Lakes and St Lawrence Cities Initiative is a coalition of 130 cities from the United States and Canada representing over 17 million people.

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"Nasty" was the ninth episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Geoff Posner. It was first aired on BBC2 on May 29, 1984.
The Damned are an English rock band formed in London in 1976. They are notable for being the first punk rock band from England to release a single ("New Rose"), an album (Damned Damned Damned), and to tour the United States. The Damned later evolved into one of the forerunners of the gothic rock genre.


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The Mota Doi smartring has been one of the more hyped up wearables around with a successful Kickstarter campaign making rounds through international trade shows like IFA and CES. Does it really work? We take a look at CES Asia 2015.
Sony unveiled its newest flagship, the Xperia Z3+, today. Known in Japan as the Z4 (the Japan version includes Digital TV and a Japan-specific FeliCA RFID smart card reader), the Z3+ boasts a slimmer, lighter design, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core processor and a new 5MP front-facing camera.
Leader Radio Technologies, the regional distributor for Pebble was exhibiting at CES Asia, and they had both the Pebble Time and Time Steel on display. Naturally, we made a beeline for their booth.
Along with the launch of the DMC-CM1, Panasonic has also announced the launch of their newest Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) camera, the DMC-G7, and we're pleased to bring you our initial impressions.
HP has just announced a range of new Pavilion devices and also teased their new Envy Phoenix gaming desktop at the YouTube FanFest Singapore 2015. Built with millennials in mind, these devices are affordable and are available in multiple configurations and colors.
Sony has announced its 2015 Bravia TVs in Singapore, slated for release in June. It also took the opportunity to showcase new features like its 4K Processor X1, High-Res Audio and Android TV. More info inside.
In this final installment of our HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards 2015 Editor's Choice articles, we pay tribute to the very best in the PC ecosystem, from CPUs, motherboards, and storage drives to notebooks, printers, and projectors. We also have some photo and video highlights of the awards ceremony.
At the Microsoft Build developer conference, we got a chance to try out the unreleased HoloLens, a Windows 10-running mixed reality headset powered by the Windows Holographic computing platform. Is it as good as some claimed it to be? We tell you.
Just now in Delhi, India, Xiaomi unveiled a new flagship phone called the Mi 4i. Here's our hands-on coverage with all the important details that you need to know.
4K displays? Curved TVs? SUHD? The TV landscape is rapidly evolving to keep up with consumers' demands for higher resolutions, better image quality and a more immersive viewing experience. 30 HWZ members joined us for an exclusive event last Saturday to meet Samsung's new flagship SUHD TVs up close and learn more about the latest TV technology and buying tips!
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Jean-Claude Juncker: The Risk of a No Deal Brexit Remains Very Real
The UK's risk of leaving the EU without an agreement remains very real. This was stated by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, according to Focus News Agency.
"The risk of a no deal remains very real. That will maybe be the choice of the United Kingdom but never the choice of the European Union," Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg two days after meeting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Luxembourg.
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Johannesburg, South Africa — MININGREVIEW.COM — 18 February, 2008 – The current power shortages affecting the South African mining industry could cost Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) – second biggest platinum producer in the world – more than 20 000 ounces in lost production by the end of its current financial year in June, but the majority of its expansion projects and ramp-ups should not be affected.
Presenting the Implats Group operational review during the company’s official presentation of its results for the six months to December 31, 2007, CEO David Brown referred to the power situation as one of the four key issues facing the Group today.He emphasised that the power crisis would be an issue in both the short and medium term.
“Production in the second half of the year has already been impacted by the loss of about 10 000 platinum ounces,” he said. “We are currently running at about 90% availability, but this is sustainable only in the short term. If we run at 90% power for the next six months, we would potentially lose another 10 000 platinum ounces which would mean a total of 20 000 platinum ounces lost in the 2008 financial year due to power issues,” he added.
Brown warned that supply below the 80% threshold for a prolonged period would mean that processing facilities would be impacted. “This would result in the build-up of surface stocks, which would ultimately grind our operations to a halt,” he predicted, “and below 50% all operations would be put on a care and maintenance basis.”
On the plus side, Brown said that, given the current status quo, “the majority of our expansion projects and ramp-ups should not be impacted by power shortages. We are investigating all aspects pertaining to power,” he continued, “and these include: further power savings such as optimising compressed usage; in-house power generation; and all aspects of safety which may be impacted by further power issues.”
Brown went on to say that the other three key issues facing the mining industry were:
- Safety, which remains the group’s number one priority
- The skills shortage, which remains a matter of grave concern for the group and the industry as a whole; and
- Conversions – the Marula conversion will be in place by March 2008, and the Impala and Leeuwkop conversions are currently awaiting approval.
Looking ahead, Brown suggested that prospects for the PGM market remain very robust, although this could be tempered in part by the slowdown in western economies.
“The increase in production to 2.3 million platinum ounces by 2010 essentially remains in place,” he confirmed, “although this may be impacted by power issues facing the country.”
In the shorter term, he predicted that output for 2008 would be just below 2 million ounces, as the impact of power shortages across Implats operations and those of the company’s third party suppliers, begin to bite. “The company, though, is in good shape,” Brown concluded, “and it remains highly cash generative with an excellent dividend yield.”


Blood is the essential element of life.
Money is the essential element of business.
There's a risk in spilling one, and a risk in spending the other.
Bio-Plexus Inc. is a Tolland company that manufactures a self-blunting needle. Now that the company has raised $17 million in a public stock offering, it is keenly involved in the circulation of both blood and money.
Seven years ago, Carl Sahi of Farmington invented a needle called Punctur-Guard, designed for the safe withdrawal of blood.
It works like this: The sharp needle enters the patient. On the last draw of blood, a blunt cylinder inside the needle moves forward beyond the sharp tip of the outer needle. The sharp needle is rendered blunt.
Sahi was a graduate student in chemistry at the University of Connecticut and running a janitorial business in Simsbury when he came up with the prototype in 1987. He created it from pieces of tubing and plumbing parts he bought at Home Depot. His living room was his humble laboratory.
Today, Sahi, 38, is president of Bio-Plexus, which last year started manufacturing the needles. It now makes about 11 million needles a month, and the company expects that to greatly increase now that it has money to expand its manufacturing.
The company expects to be profitable by the last quarter of next year with sales of $20 million in 1995.
About 14 hospitals now use the Punctur-Guard needle. Almost 100 have tried it and are waiting to buy. And, about 300 hospitals are on the waiting list to try it.
Although new to the market, the needle has gained a reputation among health care workers.
The National Phlebotomy Association, a 10,000-member organization that sets standards for people who draw blood, has endorsed the needle, said Diane Crawford, its chief executive officer. It is the only needle it has endorsed.
"In my opinion, it's the safest needle that's on the market," she said. "And we're living in a time when we can contract various infections from an accidental needle prick."
Such needle pricks can lead to infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis B and the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
An estimated 250,000 accidental needle sticks occur annually nationwide during blood collection, according to the prospectus Advest Inc. prepared for the public offering. Accidental needle sticks account for more than one- third of all hospital injuries.
Standard needles cost from 7 cents to 9 cents apiece, and Punctur-Guard needles cost about 22 cents. But the company considers them cost-effective because it estimates that every accident costs a hospital about $1,200 for testing, treatment and time lost.
It has been a struggle for the small company to grow from that one needle prototype made by one man to a manufacturer that now employs about 100.
Sahi believed he had made a better mousetrap that the world most certainly needed, but he needed money to make and market it.
Since its invention, Sahi has invested about $80,000 in the product -- most of it spent to attain a strong patent.
Sahi knew a lot about science -- he had also worked four years as an assistant in Connecticut's medical examiner's office. But he did not have the business experience to launch the product.
The University of Connecticut Health Center recommended that Sahi enlist the help of Ron Haverl. Haverl, 58, was the health center's consultant on medical products and had a successful track record on starting high-tech companies such as Scan-Optics in East Hartford and Spectrascan Inc. in Windsor.
And, he had experience with public stock offerings.
Haverl's first task was to determine that the product had a strong enough patent that other companies could not copy the design.
Two major needle-making companies manufacture needles with safety devices, but they are based on an external sheath design, according to Bio-Plexus marketing Vice President Kevin Seifert. Punctur-Guard's safety device -- the blunting mechanism -- is internal.
"I knew that there would have to be a tremendous amount of effort to turn it into a viable product," Haverl said.
It also would mean a tremendous amount of money.
Haverl, who is chairman of the company, has personally spent about $800,000 to launch the company.
Sahi and Haverl literally rolled up their sleeves and put blood and sweat equity into the business.
Several years were spent on research and development. For some companies, it might be pleasant going to the test kitchens to keep track of the perfection of a product.
Not so for Sahi, Haverl and others. They would attend what they called monthly "blood-letting parties" at which a licensed phlebotomist -- someone who draws blood -- would try the new, improved needles on them.
But the pain was worth it.
The company raised $17 million in five private offerings over a four-year period. Most of it was spent on high- speed automated equipment, and the company was able to start manufacturing the needles last year. Investors were mostly doctors, and the state added $2.5 million in loans and investment.
In the public offering in May and June of this year, Bio- Plexus raised another $17 million, which the company needs to expand its manufacturing operations to meet the needs of hospitals on its waiting list, as well as future customers.
"What we like about the company is that we really do think they have a better mousetrap," said Regina Wiedenski, analyst for Advest Inc., which handled the offering. "And infection control is on everybody's watch list."
Sahi also has a couple of other mousetraps to make and market. An intravenous catheter and a winged intravenous set, protected under the same patent as Punctur-Guard, will be the next products that Bio- Plexus will introduce.
This time, company executives will not be testing the catheter on themselves. The blood-letting is over.
The only thing that this group wants to collect now is money.
Correction published Sept. 16, 1994* The list price of the Punctur-Guard needle made by Bio-Plexus Inc. is 35 cents. The company will produce 11 million needles per month by the end of 1995. Those figures were incorrectly reported in a story on Page F1 on Tuesday.


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NEWS DESK: Frank Vincent, best known as Phil Leotardo in HBO series The Sopranos has died at the age of 78, reported The Independent.
The actor’s Sopranos co-star Vincent Pastore – who played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero – announced the news on Facebook revealing he had passed away due to complications of heart surgery following a heart attack.
Vincent’s career spanned four decades kick started by a role in crime film The Death Collector alongside Joe Pesci in 1976. He’d go on to collaborate with the actor several more times in Martin Scorsese films Raging Bull, Goodfellas – as the memorable Billy Batts – and Casino.
He reprised his role in the latter for the music video of Nas song “Street Dreams” in 1996.
The actor went on to appear in 30 episodes of David Chase’s seminal drama series The Sopranos playing the boss of the Lupertazzi crime family from its fifth season in 2004 right up until the series finale in 2007.
Vincent’s other credits include Spike Lee films Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever.

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When It Comes to the Hunger Games, Everybody Wins
As we get ready to wrap up our 3rd annual Capital District High School Hunger Games with Morris Ford by crowning a winning school, the truth is - we all win.
Yes, there will be a local high school that comes out on top. A school will win a private acoustic show by Chase Bryant and a party at Flight Trampoline Park by raising the most food for the Food Pantries For the Capital District.
But ultimately we ALL win. We win as a community knowing so many great kids are willing to step out to help those in need. It is comforting to know out future is bright!
The Food Pantries win because they will get a lot of food to fill their shelves to help feed so many during the holidays and the year ahead.
And our neighbors who may be struggling a bit win. They won't need to worry about where that next meal comes from. They will know there neighbors care about them and their well being. And maybe all the goodwill will be a spark that leads to more good things in the year ahead for some folks.
Yep. When the Hunger Games wrap up this week, we all win.


Led Zeppelin Embraces Record Store Day With New Release
Produced by Jimmy Page and pressed on yellow vinyl, the limited-edition 7” single will feature two previously unheard studio mixes, handpicked by Page – the “Sunset Sound Mix” of “Rock And Roll” b/w the “Olympic Studios Mix” of “Friends.”
The previously unreleased version of “Rock And Roll” provides an additional peek into the fabled “Sunset Sound Mixes” of “Led Zeppelin IV.” Only two previous “Sunset Sound Mixes” have been released, the first being the version of “When The Levee Breaks” on the original album, and the second the “Stairway To Heaven” mix that debuted on the 2014 deluxe edition.
The previously unheard “Olympic Studios Mix” of “Friends” is a stripped-down version, without the orchestration of the final mix, offering a true fly-on-the-wall feel from the band’s recording sessions for “Led Zeppelin III” at the Headley Grange recording and rehearsal venue in Headley, Hampshire, England.
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Dogs are known for their loyal and affectionate nature, but at times, their behavior can become problematic. Issues such as excessive barking, digging, chewing, and aggression can arise due to various reasons, including boredom, anxiety, lack of training, and health problems. Understanding your dog’s behavioral issues is crucial to finding a solution that works best for you and your furry friend.
#1 – Identify the Root Cause
The first step in solving your dog’s behavioral problems is to identify the root cause. For example, if your dog is barking excessively, it could be due to boredom, fear, or territorial behavior. If your dog is digging, it could be a sign of separation anxiety or a need to escape a situation. If your dog is chewing, it could be a sign of teething or a lack of toys and other stimulation.
#2 – Get a Professional Opinion
If you are unable to identify the root cause of your dog’s behavioral issues, it is best to seek the help of a professional. A veterinary behaviorist can diagnose any underlying medical conditions that could be contributing to your dog’s behavior and provide a treatment plan. A professional dog trainer can help you address training and behavioral issues and provide advice on how to prevent future problems.
#4 – Offer Positive Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement is a powerful tool for changing your dog’s behavior. When your dog does something good, such as following commands or being quiet, reward them with treats, praise, and affection. Avoid using physical punishment, as this can make the problem worse and damage the bond between you and your dog.
#5 – Create a Predictable Routine
Dogs thrive on routine and structure. Creating a predictable routine can help your dog feel more secure and reduce stress and anxiety. Feed your dog at the same time every day, take them for walks at the same time, and provide plenty of structure and rules.
#6 – Address Any Health Issues
If your dog is displaying behavioral issues, it is important to rule out any underlying health problems. Health issues such as pain, arthritis, and hearing loss can cause changes in behavior. Regular check-ups with your veterinarian can help catch and treat any health problems early on.
#7 – Be Patient and Consistent
Solving your dog’s behavioral issues takes time and patience. Consistently using positive reinforcement, providing mental and physical stimulation, and addressing any health issues can help improve your dog’s behavior over time. It is important to be patient and not expect immediate results, as change takes time.
In conclusion, understanding your dog’s behavioral issues is the first step in finding a solution that works best for you and your furry friend. With the right approach and a little patience, you can help your dog overcome their behavioral issues and enjoy a happy and healthy life.

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Senator Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama had invited the leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives to the White House on Wednesday for a meeting on Iraq. He told reporters at the Capitol that he, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi had been invited.


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Retro Vintage Leather Handmade Diary
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Introducing the Retro Vintage Leather Handmade Diary, the perfect travel notebook for those who want to keep their thoughts and memories safe and sound. This stylish diary comes with a metal lock, ensuring that your private musings remain just that - private. The diary itself is handmade from high-quality leather,...

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