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BUFFALO – A year ago, the Sabres saw value in Russian prospects, so they drafted four of them, including three straight in the second and third rounds.
Taking a single Russian would’ve been notable; the Sabres hadn’t selected one in five years. Grabbing so many, especially early, indicated general manager Kevyn Adams would operate differently than his predecessors.
The world, of course, has changed a lot over the past year. Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine has had a ripple effect on the hockey world, and the country’s prospects did not participate in the NHL Scouting Combine or World Under-18 Junior Championship.
In the past, Russians have sometimes stayed home to play or bolted back overseas. With more uncertainty this year, some teams might shy away from drafting them.
Adams, however, said he has asked his staff to “evaluate them as hockey players first.”
“Let’s put our list together,” Adams said Thursday inside KeyBank Center during media availability to discuss next week’s NHL Draft and other offseason items. “Let’s not worry about where players are from. Let’s put together our list and then we can put a little asterisk, we can look at it and have the conversation. In terms of how we kind of move forward on that, we’ll see.
“What we will be open to is if we get to a spot in the draft where we feel that there’s real value there, then we’re going to talk about that.”
He added: “You certainly take into account some of the unknowns.”
Jerry Forton, the Sabres’ director of amateur scouting, feels confident the scouting staff got enough looks at Russian prospects.
“We just haven’t had as much access as you would have had to some of these players three years ago,” he said. “But we have had a lot of live viewings of them this year.”
So far, the Sabres appear to be pleased with the Russians they drafted in 2021.
Forward Aleksandr Kisakov, the 53rd overall pick, recently signed his entry-level contract. Adams said the youngster could attend development camp later this month. If his paperwork isn’t finished by then, Adams said he could arrive for training camp.
Meanwhile, forward Stiven Sardarian, the 88th pick, is set to begin is NCAA career at New Hampshire.
“That’s a very positive development,” Forton said. “It was part of our excitement with Sardarian and that development path for him.”
The Sabres also drafted forward Prokhor Poltapov and defenseman Nikita Novikov – both of whom spent some some of last season in the Kontinental Hockey League – 33rd and 188th, respectively. Novikov represented Russia at the World Junior Championship.
“Novikov and Poltapov we’re still extremely high on as players,” Forton said. “But we knew with all these players it would be a two- or three-year process, like any player taken maybe outside of the top three or four in the draft – you’re going to wait a few years on these players.”
Over the past month, Adams said every person in the hockey world he has encountered has told him, “I’ll see you in Montreal.”
“I don’t know if they’re going to have enough enough hotel rooms in Montreal to fit everybody,” he joked.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the NHL to hold the last two drafts virtually, so the upcoming event at the Bell Centre – the first round will be held on Thursday night and rounds two through seven on Friday – will be Adams’ first in person.
He spent the last two drafts operating out of a war room in the team’s offices.
“I can tell you this, I won’t have like 15 note cards in front of me so that people could see, or cameras can see,” Adams said. “Because when you’re up in the war room, you can hide it a little bit. So that will change.”
Adams said “nothing replaces communication back and forth in person.”
“For me to look over the table and to be able to walk over and have a conversation, there’s nothing better than that,” he said.


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Liza looked from Jack to the bag. She was perched on the edge of the sofa. She had cut her hair short and dyed it some sort of sweet potato red. He didn’t like it, but he told her she looked nice. It was only temporary, he thought.
She eyed him suspiciously and pulled the bag closer. She parted the white tissue paper. At the bottom was a small blue box. “Jack. No.” she said.
Jack had always hated that he never got her an engagement ring. He was just a kid then barely out of school and with little prospect. Liza shook her head,”I don’t think you can fix this with gifts this time Jack.”
He looked at the bag, “Liza,” he said, “Look, I’m sorry.”
“No, Jack. You can’t do that anymore either.” She stood up and walked out of the room.
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18 January 2019
International fund raising underway to aid the Piano Association of Solomon Islands (PASI)
Readers of the two main newspapers in the Solomon Islands will know from previous articles I have written about the efforts being made to aid the work of the Piano Association of Solomon Islands (PASI)
I can now confirm that donations to an appeal launched in the UK by the Ensemble in Residence for The Commonwealth Resounds, one of only two accredited music organisations within the Commonwealth, has already reached S11,000
The donations to the appeal fund continue to grow as sponsors learn more of the UK musician’s efforts to aid PASI and its members with music education and practical instrument training.
The Dionysus Ensemble is the Ensemble in Residence for The Commonwealth Resounds, one of only two accredited music organisations within the Commonwealth and a virtuosic chamber ensemble with a string quartet at its core, equally at home on the concert platform, playing for events in both formal and informal settings, as well as providing music education projects.
The Ensemble provides a range of musical performances from solo cello right through to chamber orchestra, and the team has a wealth of expertise and international musical reputation.
The Piano Association of Solomon Islands (PASI), the volunteer run music organisation in the Solomon Islands, enables children to learn various instruments, not simply the piano.
The talented young children receive tuition only once or twice a year and have to manage alone apart from that.
The project underway, when fully funded by donations, will provide expert instrumental teaching for the children currently studying with PASI, and culminate in a showcase concert at the end of the project where the children would perform alongside internationally experienced professional players.
When the visit to Honiara eventuates, the Ensemble would hope to work with local teachers and parents to share teaching expertise and methods so that they would have a wider range of techniques and resources available to encourage budding musicians amongst the youth to go forward.
It would be hoped that by giving the adult instructors a greater repertoire of practice techniques and study materials to draw on, there would be longevity for the children after the project as they would get more experienced help in between lessons.
All sponsors to the appeal get a report on the project including photos, audio clips of the showcase concert and progress reports on the students so that they can see the joy that their contribution have brought.
The project well underway could bring such an exciting and invaluable range of experiences and opportunities to all involved in PASI which would really spur the volunteers and the young musicians on, as well as hopefully working to put in place the beginnings of more regular and structured music tuition.


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A list of Mps which meet the criteria selected. A Link attached to an MPs name will take you to the source information on the APH site.
Job Key of Councillor
|Mr George Christensen MP||Member for Dawson Queensland||Liberal National Party of Queensland||Councillor||Councillor 2004-10.|
|Ms Anne Stanley MP||Member for Werriwa New South Wales||Australian Labor Party||Councillor||Councillor, Liverpool City Council, 2008-16.|
|Senator Glenn Sterle||Senator for Western Australia||Australian Labor Party||Councillor||Federal Councillor, Transport Workers' Union 1998-2005.|
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Will F Young was born to a family with no holidays. He never celebrated Easter or Christmas or even some of the non-Christian ones too! So now he spends his life celebrating every holiday, every day. Just to make sure the world has something worth celebrating.
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We observed no evidence of pathology in either brain or mammary tissue from mice treated with anti-HER2 CAR T cells in combination with “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text”:”SCH58261″,”term_id”:”1052882304″,”term_text”:”SCH58261″SCH58261 and antiCPD-1 antibody (Physique 3E) or with A2ARC/C CAR T cells and antiCPD-1 (data not shown). 2 syngeneic HER2+ self-antigen tumor models, we found that either genetic or pharmacological targeting of the A2AR profoundly increased CAR T cell efficacy, particularly when combined with PD-1 blockade. Mechanistically, this was associated with increased cytokine production of CD8+ CAR T cells and increased activation of both CD8+ and CD4+ CAR T cells. Given the known clinical relevance of the CD73/adenosine pathway in several solid tumor types, and the initiation of phase I trials for A2AR antagonists in oncology, this approach has high translational potential to enhance CAR T cell efficacy in several cancer types. Introduction The success of immunotherapy in cancer in recent years has highlighted the potential to utilize a patients immune system to eradicate cancer. With adoptive cellular therapy, this conventionally involves ex vivo expansion of a patients tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) to reinfuse a population of T lymphocytes that contains clones responsive to tumor antigens. While this approach has been successful in melanoma (1), and to a lesser extent L-Leucine in other cancers such as renal cell carcinoma (2) and glioma (3), it is not broadly applicable to multiple cancer types because of the low frequency of TILs within the microenvironment of less immunogenic tumors. To circumvent this problem, a patients peripheral blood T lymphocytes can be genetically modified to express a transgenic T cell receptor (TCR) (4) or a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) (5) to target L-Leucine a known tumor antigen. This approach enables the generation of large numbers of tumor-specific T cells. CARs are composed of a Fab fragment that recognizes a tumor antigen linked to an intracellular domain name with the signaling domains of CD3 L-Leucine and CD28 and/or 4-1BB. The incorporation of CD28/4-1BB signaling domains leads to more robust T cell activation and consequently more potent antitumor effects (6C9). CAR T cells have been highly successful in hematological malignancies such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (10) and chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (11, 12), but their success in solid cancers has been limited to date (13). The reasons for this are not fully comprehended but include the need to traffic to a solid tumor site (as opposed to hematological disease) and immunosuppression L-Leucine in the local tumor microenvironment. A number of preclinical studies have shown that CAR T cell efficacy can be improved in the solid tumor setting by targeting of tumor immunosuppressive mechanisms (14, 15). Notably, we have previously shown that blockade of PD-1 with a monoclonal antibody can enhance the antitumor activity of CAR T cells (16). Similarly, reversal of PD-1 signaling through a chimeric PD-1/CD28 construct has been shown to enhance CAR T cell function (17). One immunosuppressive pathway that has recently gained attention as a potential target to reverse tumor-induced immunosuppression is the production of adenosine. Adenosine is found at immunosuppressive concentrations within the tumor microenvironment (18) and can be generated from extracellular ATP in a stepwise manner by the ectoenzymes CD39 and CD73 (19). CD73 is expressed on both tumor cells and host immunosuppressive cells such as Tregs and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). CD73 expression has been shown to negatively correlate with patient prognosis in a number of cancer types (20C22), highlighting the relevance of the CD73/adenosine immunosuppressive axis in patients. Furthermore, preclinical studies have shown that targeting of either CD73 or CD39 with either monoclonal antibodies or pharmacological inhibitors can enhance antitumor immunity (23C26). An alternative Rabbit Polyclonal to Cytochrome P450 2D6 strategy is to target the downstream adenosine receptors. Adenosine binds to 4 known receptors: A1, A2A (herein referred to as A2AR), A2B, and A3. Although A2B and A3 are also expressed on T cells, adenosine is usually thought to predominantly suppress endogenous.
Adelson Medical Research Foundation and the Dr. both MEKi-resistant tumors and CDK4/6i-tolerant tumors. Furthermore, oxygen consumption rate was increased following MEKi + CDK4/6i treatment. IACS-010759, an OxPhos inhibitor, decreased UM cell survival in combination with MEKi + CDK4/6i. These data highlight adaptive upregulation of OxPhos in response to MEKi + CDK4/6i treatment in UM and suggest that suppression of this metabolic state may improve the efficacy of MEKi plus CDK4/6i combinations. and are found in 90% of UM (2C5). The encoded mutant forms of Gq and G11 signal to several pathways, including MEK-ERK1/2 and YAP/TAZ (6C8). In a Phase II trial (“type”:”clinical-trial”,”attrs”:”text”:”NCT01143402″,”term_id”:”NCT01143402″NCT01143402), the MEK inhibitor, selumetinib, had a 15% overall response rate and improved median progression-free survival (PFS) compared to standard chemotherapy (15.9 weeks vs 7 weeks), but overall survival Demethoxydeacetoxypseudolaric acid B analog was not significantly improved (9). The SUMMIT Phase III Demethoxydeacetoxypseudolaric acid B analog trial analyzing the addition of selumetinib to dacarbazine was stopped early since it showed only a 1 month improvement of median PFS (10). Thus, MEKi may be a component of therapeutic approaches for advanced UM, but rational, effective combinatorial approaches are needed. Constitutive MEK-ERK1/2 signaling upregulates cyclin D1 which binds to and activates CDK4/6, allowing for enhanced cell cycle progression. Three selective CDK4/6 inhibitors Demethoxydeacetoxypseudolaric acid B analog (palbociclib, ribociclib, and abemaciclib) are currently FDA-approved for ER+ breast cancer patients in combination with ER antagonists (11,12). We have shown in cutaneous melanoma that concurrent inhibition of MEK and CDK4/6 leads to enhanced apoptosis and tumor regressions, with complete responses in some tumors (13,14). The combination of ribociclib with the MEKi, binimetinib in and and DPP4 by Sanger sequencing. 92.1 has the Q209L mutation in which was also confirmed. Culture conditions for UM001, UM004, OMM1.3, and 92.1 are described in previous reports (8,19C21). WM3618F was cultured in MCDB 153 medium (pH 7.6) containing 5% heat-inactivated FBS, 100 mM CaCl2, 50 IU penicillin, and 50 g/mL streptomycin. Cell lines were tested for mycoplasma contamination every two months using the MycoScope Kit (Genlantis, San Diego, CA) and analyzed by STR for authentication. Inhibitors – Trametinib and PD0325901 (22) were purchased from SelleckChem (Houston, TX). Palbociclib was from Pfizer (New York, NY). IACS-010759 was purchased from ChemieTek (Indianapolis, IN). All drugs were dissolved according to manufacturers instructions. Western blot analysis – Protein lysates were prepared in Laemmli sample buffer, separated by SDS-PAGE, and proteins were transferred to PVDF membranes. Immunoreactivity was detected using HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies (EMD Millipore; Burlington, MA) and chemiluminescence substrate (Bio-Rad; Hercules, CA) on a Versadoc Imaging System (Bio-Rad). Primary antibodies were as follows: phospho-Rb (S780; #9307), RB (#9309), phospho-ERK1/2 (#9101), ERK1/2 (#9102), Cleaved PARP (#9541), and HSP90 (#4877), all purchased from Cell Signaling (Danvers, MA). Cyclin A1 (sc-751) and cyclin D1 (sc-718) antibodies were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Cell viability assay (MTT) – Each cell line was cultured in 96-well plates at 2×103 cells per well with indicated inhibitors. Viable cells were measured at day 4. Thiazolyl Blue Tetrazolium Bromide (Sigma-Aldrich) was added to growth medium, incubated for 4 hours at 37C, and solubilized overnight with equal volumes of 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate/0.1N HCl. A Demethoxydeacetoxypseudolaric acid B analog 96-well plate reader, Multiskan? Spectrum (Thermo Fisher Scientific; Waltham, MA) was used to measure absorbance at 570 nM. Reverse Phase Protein Array (RPPA) analysis – Cells were treated with the indicated inhibitors for 48 hours, then lysed for RPPA analysis, as reported previously (21). Comparisons were performed between conditioned samples using the two-sample t-test method with 1,000 permutations. Multiple hypothesis test corrections were calculated and antibodies with a Storey q-value 0.05 and a fold ratio 2 were considered significant, unless noted otherwise. Calculations were performed in Matlab? (v2017b) using the mattest and mafdr functions. Seahorse assays – Cell Mito Stress tests were purchased from Seahorse Bioscience (Billerica, MA) and utilized on a XF24 Analyzer (Seahorse Bioscience) to measure oxygen consumption rate (pMoles/minute). Cells were seeded in XF24 cell culture microplates (Seahorse Bioscience, #100777-004) and treated with DMSO (control), PD0325901, palbociclib, or PD0325901 plus palbociclib. After 24 hours, the drug-laced media were removed and the cells were incubated with Seahorse XF base medium containing 1 mM pyruvate, 2 mM glutamine, and 10 mM glucose for 1 hour in a non-CO2 incubator at 37C. To manipulate cell metabolism in the test, oligomycin (1 M), carbonyl cyanide-4 (trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone (FCCP) (1 M) and rotenone/antimycinA (Rot/AA, 0.5M) were injected. Oxygen consumption rate (OCR) was measured after each injection. The.
In the G1-phase, proteins and mRNA are getting synthesized in planning for the next stages from the cell routine
In the G1-phase, proteins and mRNA are getting synthesized in planning for the next stages from the cell routine. the cells from the untreated cell people showed even green nuclei (because of high staining of AO) when seen beneath the fluorescent microscope. On the other hand, capsaicin-treated ORL-48 cells with IC50 focus (200 M) within 24, 48 and 72 h demonstrated intensified green shaded nuclei and apoptotic blebs (Amount 2). Chromatin condensation was seen in many cells over the treated cell people also. It was noticed that some cells exhibited orange shaded nuclei, in the capsaicin-treated people from the ORL-48 cell series at 72 h when compared with the control cells as proven in Amount 2. Open up MRS 1754 in another window Amount 2 Morphological evaluation of capsaicin-treated and untreated (control) ORL-48 cell. Fluorescence microscope pictures (40) of 24, 48 and 72 h capsaicin-treated (IC50 focus (200 M)) and untreated (control) ORL-48 cells with AO/PI dual staining, the crimson group represents the chosen region at 72 h that exhibited morphological adjustments along as time passes. 3.3. Quantification of Apoptotic/Necrotic Cells by FITC-Annexin Rabbit polyclonal to ALDH1A2 V/PI The cell loss of life of untreated and capsaicin-treated ORL-48 cells was verified by calculating the phospholipid phosphatidylserine (PS) using FITC-Annexin V/PI. Treatment of ORL-48 cells with IC50 worth of capsaicin for 48 h and 72 h induced apoptosis through the change in cell people from early apoptosis (R5) to past due apoptosis (R3) as proven in Amount 3a. As seen in this scholarly research, motion of capsaicin-treated ORL-48 cells through the quadrant levels showed a substantial decrease in the percentage of practical cells, and a substantial upsurge in the percentage of cells going through early apoptosis (R5) and past due apoptosis (R3) pursuing treatment with capsaicin for 48 h and 72 h. Furthermore, capsaicin-treated ORL-48 cells demonstrated a faster motion through the quadrants in the practical stage (R4) to early apoptosis (R5) and past due apoptosis (R3) stage in comparison to untreated ORL-48 cells. The percentage of practical cells in untreated ORL-48 cells is just about 84% in comparison to 72% and 61% in 48 h and 72 h capsaicin-treated ORL-48 cells, respectively. Hence, it had been evidenced that capsaicin-treated ORL-48 MRS 1754 cells reduced dramatically compared to untreated cells within a time-dependent way (Amount 3b). On the other hand, the percentage of early apoptosis (R5) and past due apoptosis (R3) ORL-48 cells more than doubled, within a time-dependent way also. This concedes using the graph that demonstrated an 8% distribution from the practical cells for the untreated cells, but a huge elevation of 12% and 24% distribution in the 48 h and 72 h capsaicin-treated cells within the first apoptosis stage, respectively. Open up in another window Open up in another window Amount 3 Quantification evaluation of Apoptotic/Necrotic cells by Annexin V-Fluorescein isothiocyanate / Propidium iodide (FITC-Annexin V/PI). (a) Stream cytometric evaluation of apoptosis in ORL-48 cells treated with IC50 focus (200 M) of capsaicin for 48 h and MRS 1754 72 h using FITC-annexin V/PI increase staining. Early and past due apoptosis were analyzed on fluorescence 2 (FL2 for PI) versus fluoresencence 1 (FL1 for Annexin) story. (b) Percentage distribution of practical cell connected with phosphatidylserine externalization of 48 h and 72 h capsaicin-treated and untreated (control) ORL-48 cells. 3.4. Perseverance of Caspase Actions and Disruption of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential The caspases activity was quantified as Comparative Luminescence Device (RLU), where in fact the luminescent strength of caspase-3/7 and -9 actions in capsaicin treated cells more than doubled in comparison to untreated cells at < 0.05. As proven in Amount 4a, the RLU worth for caspase-8 activity was fairly low rather than significant set alongside the untreated cells (> 0.05). The high RLU worth seen in caspase-3/7 and -9 in comparison with the control suggest a high likelihood which the intrinsic (mitochondrial) pathway was included for the apoptotic procedure for cell loss of life of capsaicin-treated ORL-48 (Amount 4a). The adjustments in MMP (m) in TMRE-stained ORL-48 cells had been measured by documenting fluorescent strength. The ORL-48 cells exhibited considerably (< 0.05) more affordable fluorescence strength of 42% absorbance after 24 h treatment with 200 M capsaicin when compared with untreated cells of 100% absorbance which could be because of membrane potential depolarization from the mitochondria (Amount 4b). Open up in another window Amount 4 Perseverance of caspase actions and disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential of ORL-48 cells treated.

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Lots of El Salvadorans live in the Mission, and they head here for pupusas, stuffed cornmeal rounds that are more or less the hamburger of their homeland. It usually comes filled with beans, cheese, or meat—sometimes in combination—and is eaten with seasoned shredded cabbage (and is less than $2 apiece). The kitchen at this friendly, family-run place also makes the more unusual rice-flour pupusa, as well as other dishes popular in Central America, including fried plantains, seafood soup, tamales filled with chicken or pork, chicharrones (fried pork skins), and yucca. Accompany your meal with horchata, a cooling rice-based drink flavored with cinnamon. Service is sometimes a bit slow, and pupusas are made to order, so don't come here when you're in a rush.
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|Publication number||US6029530 A|
|Application number||US 09/195,497|
|Publication date||Feb 29, 2000|
|Filing date||Nov 19, 1998|
|Priority date||Jul 25, 1997|
|Also published as||US5895871|
|Publication number||09195497, 195497, US 6029530 A, US 6029530A, US-A-6029530, US6029530 A, US6029530A|
|Inventors||Thadd Clark Patton, Robert John Filkins, James Paul Fulton, Kristina Helena Valborg Hedengren, John David Young|
|Original Assignee||General Electric Company|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (34), Non-Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (28), Classifications (14), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The U.S. Government may have certain rights in this invention pursuant to contract number FAA93G-08-029 awarded by the FAA.
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/900,343, filed Jul. 25, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,895,871, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to nondestructive testing, and more particularly to a finger-tip probe for nondestructive testing which comprises a flexible sensor.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the field of nondestructive testing (NDT), ultrasound and eddy current techniques are commonly used to characterize material properties and detect flaws in parts under inspection. Ultrasound, which is typically used for volumetric inspection, involves the generation and detection of ultrasonic waves in a part with an ultrasonic transducer. Eddy current methods, which are commonly used to inspect the surface of a part, involve the electromagnetic induction of eddy currents within the part using a changing magnetic field, and the detection of eddy current effects to determine part characteristics or flaws.
Performance of many NDT systems can be improved by placing the sensors in direct contact with the part under inspection, because commonly the inspection sensitivity is directly related to the placement, proximity, and coupling of the sensors to the surface of the part. The accuracy of NDT techniques may thus be influenced by geometrical constraints of the probe which houses the sensor and the exterior boundary conditions of the part. The exterior boundary conditions may include, for example, surface curvature, which may introduce limitations to the performance of the inspection system. Other exterior boundary conditions include surface roughness, external coatings, support structures, corrosion, and fasteners.
To provide flexibility in inspecting parts having a surface curvature, known systems utilize a flexible eddy current coil or ultrasonic sensor integrated into a multilayer flexible polymer film. This arrangement, which enables the sensors to be efficiently coupled to a curved part, eliminates the need to maintain a large inventory of probes tailored to fit individual geometries and curvature conditions of various parts.
Another factor which influences the sensitivity of the sensor is the pressure with which the sensor is applied to the part. A uniform pressure properly couples the interactions between the sensor and the part under inspection. Uniform pressure reduces variations in signal response to factors not directly related to the detection of material flaws or material properties. To achieve a uniform pressure at different inspection sites, a known solution utilizes compressed gas at a controlled pressure applied against the back of a flexible eddy-current sensing coil array. The eddy current sensing coil array is disposed in an eddy current probe which is under the control of a multi-axis mechanical control system which precisely manipulates the probe over the part. The complexity of such a system, however, may limit its usefulness due to cost considerations. The size of the system may also limit its accessibility to remote parts.
Hand held probes are known which provide NDT data without the substantial cost associated with a multi-axis control system. One known hand held probe includes a mechanism for applying a uniform pressure to the part surface, which pressure is decoupled from the pressure the operator uses to apply the probe against the part. Hand held probes, however, typically include a supporting structure which limits the accessibility of the probe to remote regions of a part and which makes the probe somewhat cumbersome to use.
It would be desirable, therefore, to have an inspection apparatus which was able to reach relatively inaccessible regions of a part and apply a uniform pressure to the surface of the part at a low cost.
An exemplary inspection apparatus for inspecting an article comprises a flexible sensor for sensing a characteristic of the article, which sensor conforms to a surface of the article, a finger cover which fits over a finger of a user, and an attachment device for removably attaching the sensor to the finger cover.
The finger controlled inspection apparatus provides a simple and inexpensive means of manually applying a flexible sensor with uniform pressure to the part under inspection. The apparatus allows the sensor to be traversed over a large range of smoothly varying concave or convex inspection surfaces, for example, while providing the user with direct control of the sensor.
Other features and advantages of the invention will be more readily understood upon reading the following detailed description, in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of an inspection apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the inspection apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3a-3c show an eddy current probe in various positions and orientations with respect to a users finger;
FIG. 4 illustrates the use of multiple probes on multiple fingers;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the eddy current coil of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is an electronic processing system for processing the data generated with the probe;
FIG. 7 is an exemplary embodiment of a probe which includes an ultrasonic transducer; and
FIG. 8 is an inspection apparatus which includes an extension member according to another embodiment of the invention.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an exemplary inspection apparatus 100 is shown which includes a probe 120 having at least one sensor 124 for sensing material properties and flaws of a part under inspection. The sensor of the probe is supported in a flexible film and is connected with electrical wires to an electronic processing system (FIG. 6). The probe is secured to the user's finger with a finger cover 110, which gives the user a large degree of control over the manipulation of the probe on the part being inspected. The electronic processing system processes the data obtained with the probe to, for example, detect flaws in, characterize the material properties of, or characterize flaws in the part being inspected. The electronic processing system may, for example, generate an audio or visual signal representative of eddy currents induced in the part, or generate an image of the part, based on the data obtained with the probe.
The probe 120 comprises at least one sensor such as an eddy current sensor 124 (FIG. 2), an ultrasonic sensor 124' (FIG. 7), or both. The sensors are preferably flexible so that they can conform to the surface of the part being inspected when pressure is applied. The sensor or sensors are supported in a flexible film 122, which may comprise a polymer, for example. The flexible sensor or sensors integrated in the flexible film 122 can conform to the surface of the part.
According to one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the probe 120 includes an eddy current sensor 124. The eddy current sensor 124 includes a drive coil which generates an alternating magnetic field when an alternating current is passed through it. The magnetic field, in turn, generates eddy currents in the part under inspection through electromagnetic induction. The eddy current sensor 124 includes a sense coil for sensing the eddy currents induced in the part. The flow of the eddy currents is used to characterize and detect material properties and flaws in the part. For example, the eddy current flow is affected by cracks, since an open crack causes eddy currents to detour around it, which changes the electrical impedance of the sensor over that region of the part. The eddy current flow is also influenced by factors such as hardness, chemical composition, and thickness, which affect the electrical properties of the part. Detection of eddy current effects, through the use of magnitude and phase measurements with appropriate impedance plane instruments, can therefore be used to characterize properties and detect flaws in the part.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the sensor 124 of FIG. 2, which illustrates an exemplary eddy current coil arrangement. In FIG. 5, the sensor 124 includes a separate drive coil 125 and sense coil 126. The drive coil can be a single or multiple loop coil disposed along the perimeter of the coil arrangement. The sense coil 126 typically includes multiple loops, and is commonly a subtractive or "differential" coil. The drive and sense coils can occupy different layers of a multilayer probe. The drive and sense coils may be embedded in a flexible polymer film such as Kapton™, a polyimide available from E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company to form the probe 120. The construction of the probe is described in more detail in commonly-owned U.S. Pat. No. 5,389,876, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
As shown in FIG. 5, the differential sense coil 126 includes two sub-coils 127, 128, which are wound in opposite directions. The differential sense coil 126 generates a signal representative of the difference between a first eddy current sensed by the first sub-coil 127 and a second eddy current sensed by the second sub-coil 128. Thus, when a crack is located below only one of the two sub-coils, the differential signal will be large. When the eddy current effects detected by the two sub-coils are of about the same magnitude, the differential signal will be small or zero. The differential sense coil also reduces the inspection dependence to pressure, contact, temperature, and local changes in conductivity over the part under inspection.
For a typical application, the length "a" (FIG. 5) of the sensor 124 is about 1/2 inch, and the width "b" is about 1/16 inch. These dimensions, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, are used to accommodate various considerations for detection efficacy. First, the width of the sense coil should be small enough to precisely locate small cracks. Second, the length of the sense coil should be large enough to expedite the inspection of large areas. Third, the area of the sense coil should be large enough to generate a suitably large voltage signal. Thus, the width of the sense coil is relatively small, while the length is relatively large. The number of turns in the sense coil can also be increased to provide a greater signal strength.
Although the exemplary probe 120 shown in FIG. 2 includes a single sensor 124, multiple sensors may be included on the probe 120. For example, first and second eddy current sensors may be provided which are staggered with respect to their lengths to eliminate the possibility that a crack will go undetected because it lies perpendicularly between the two sub-coils 127, 128 on a single sensor 124. Other sensor arrangements may be implemented, for example an "absolute" sensor which includes a single coil acting as both the drive coil and the sense coil. An "absolute" sensor may be implemented to measure the absolute magnitude of eddy current effects, which magnitude may be subsequently compared to a reference signal to determine a part thickness, for example.
Various combinations of single and multiple eddy current coil arrangements are possible with the flexible film arrangement according to exemplary embodiments of the invention. For example, the eddy current coils can be connected in an array configuration with single or multiple sense and drive lines using multichannel and multiplexing systems. Single eddy current coil configurations can be used with conventional single channel eddy scope instruments to cover small or large inspection areas. Large inspection regions can be accommodated by a single large coil or through the use of several small coil arrangements connected in series or in parallel. The electronic processing system (FIG. 6) may accordingly have single or multiple channels depending on the number of sensors on the probe 120.
According to another embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the probe 120' includes an ultrasonic transducer 124', which typically comprises a piezoelectric element. The ultrasonic transducer may comprise, for example, a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric element which is imbedded in a flexible polymer film 122' to form the probe 120'. The center frequency of the ultrasonic transducer can be controlled by the thickness of the PVDF film. The bandwidth of the ultrasonic transducer can be controlled by a combination of the damping characteristics of the pad of the user's finger and other thin damping materials coupled to the transducer, such as rubber or epoxy. A typical piezoelectric element may comprise a 25 micron thick disc of PVDF having a diameter of about 1/4 inch imbedded in a flexible polymer film, serving as both a transmitter and a receiver of ultrasonic signals.
The piezoelectric element of the ultrasonic transducer vibrates at an ultrasonic frequency, e.g. from 1-10 mHz, when an appropriate voltage is applied to generate ultrasonic waves in the part. The ultrasonic waves propagate through the part and are reflected at interfaces or flaws in the part to produce reflected waves. The piezoelectric element also receives the reflected waves and generates electric signals representative of the reflected waveforms. The electric signals contain information on the characteristics or flaws of the part, which information is processed by the electronic processing system to characterize or image the part.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the ultrasonic sensor can comprise a plurality of flexible ultrasonic transducers in the form of a flexible film of piezoelectric elements. The piezoelectric elements can be connected in an array configuration with single or multiple sense and drive lines using multichannel and multiplexing systems.
The number, size, shape, orientation, and position of the eddy current elements and the piezoelectric elements is not limited to the implementations shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, and can vary. The probe 120 may include, for example, both flexible eddy current elements and piezoelectric elements, as described, for example, in commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/880,322, filed Jun. 23, 1997, by Patton et al., entitled "Probe and Method for Inspecting an Object", which is hereby incorporated by reference. The probe may also include a thermocouple sensor which is appropriately thermally shielded from the user's body.
As shown in FIG. 1, the inspection apparatus 100 may include a signal preamplifier 130 which is electrically connected to the eddy current sensor and/or ultrasonic transducer. The location of the preamplifier 130 adjacent to the probe 120 improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the inspection apparatus 100 and thus improves characterization and flaw detection. Transformer coupling of the sensed signals can also be performed with a transformer coupled to the probe 120, which improves the signal to noise ratio, or at the connection to the electronic processing system, for example. The transformer amplifies the voltage signal by the transformer's turn ratio without increasing noise. Other signal processing electronic components can be coupled directly to the ends of the probe 120, if desired.
Extending from the preamplifier 130 are electrical wires 132, as shown in FIG. 1, which connect the probe 120 to the electronic processing system for processing the data generated by the probe 120. The wires 132 can be secured to the user's finger and wrist with elastic bands 140 and 142, respectively. The wires 132 can also be secured together to a common substrate to facilitate handling of the inspection apparatus.
The probe 120 is manipulated by the user's finger, which allows the user to directly control the coupling of the probe to the part under inspection. To secure the probe to the user's finger, a finger cover 110 is provided which fits snugly over the users finger, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The finger cover 110 may comprise cloth, rubber, nylon, or leather, for example, or any other suitable material.
The open end 112 of the finger cover 110 may include an elastic band 114 which secures the finger cover 110 to the finger. The finger cover provides a surface to which the probe 120 is easily attached, removed or rearranged. As shown in FIG. 1, the probe 120 may be attached to the finger cover 110 with a removable attachment means 116 such as Velcro or a hook and loop fastener, or with a suitable adhesive, or thread, for example. Additional attachment means may be provided to secure any additional electronics, such as a preamplifier, transformer, or signal processing components, to the finger cover 110.
The material of the finger cover and the attachment means may be selected to be compatible with any desired inspection conditions. For example, the materials can be selected to be flexible, electrically insulative, thermally insulative, and to absorb vibrations of the part. The finger cover 110 also places the finger at a distance away from the sensor, which minimizes the effect of the capacitance of the human body on the sensor 124.
Because the probe is secured directly to the user's finger, the inspection apparatus provides direct control over the placement of the sensors on the part under inspection and allows the user to make measurements quickly and easily. In addition, the inspection apparatus is small, which allows the user to inspect surfaces which are inaccessible to larger hand-held or machine-controlled probes. The exemplary inspection apparatus also provides the advantage that the user's finger acts as a damping mechanism for acoustic and frictional vibrations in the part.
Another advantage of the inspection apparatus 100 is that it allows the user to couple the interactions between the sensor or sensors and the part very effectively. The probe is flexible, which accommodates a wide range of inspection conditions such as surface curvatures, surface roughness, corrosion, and fasteners. In addition, the probe is directly fixed to the users finger pads, so that the user can feel the pressure with which the inspection apparatus 100 is applied to the part. The user has direct sensory feedback with respect to the pressure and conformance of the sensor to the part being inspected, which allows the user to instinctively and precisely control the coupling of the sensor to the part. The sensitivity of the inspection apparatus is therefore excellent, since the user can easily provide uniform coupling at various inspection sites on a part.
To facilitate the inspection process, the inspection apparatus 100 can be adapted to arrange the sensor or sensors in any desired position and orientation with respect to the user's finger. This may be accomplished by changing the placement of the probe 120 with respect to the finger cover 110 using the removable attachment means 116. The probe 120 can also be formed such that the sensor 124 is aligned at a desired orientation with respect to the probe 120. This adaptability facilitates the inspection process, because it allows the eddy current sense coil 126 to be oriented in any preferred orientation with respect to the user's finger. For example, if cracks in a part are usually aligned horizontally, it is generally desirable to align the eddy current sense coil to have a substantial vertical component. In this way, the crack disrupts the eddy current effects detected by one sub-coil (e.g. 127) substantially while the eddy current effects detected by the other sub-coil (128) are unaffected, thus producing a large differential signal. The removable attachment mechanism 116 allows the probe and sensor to be easily oriented and reoriented for desired applications.
FIGS. 3a-3c illustrate three exemplary configurations of the sensor 124, probe 120, and finger cover 110. In FIGS. 3a and 3b, the probe is arranged perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis 126 of the user's finger. In FIG. 3c, the probe 120 is oblique to the longitudinal axis 126 of the finger. In FIGS. 3b and 3c, the sensor 124 is arranged perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the probe 120. In FIG. 3a, the sensor 124 is oblique to a longitudinal axis of the probe 120. FIGS. 1 and 2 show the probe arranged along the length of the finger.
In some inspection applications, it may be advantageous to attach more than one sensor to a finger, or to attach sensors to more than one finger. The selection of the appropriate sensors depends on the desired application, and may involve different sensing modalities for each finger. For example, a first finger may be equipped with a differential eddy current coil to detect cracks, a second finger may be equipped with an absolute eddy current coil or ultrasonic transducer adapted to measure part thickness, and the user's thumb may be equipped with an ultrasonic transducer for volumetric inspection of the part. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a probe arrangement in which a first sensor 150 is secured to the users index finger 152 and a second sensor 160 is secured to the user's thumb 162. Due to the user's direct sensory feedback, the user can quickly and accurately take measurements at inspection points along the tube 164.
An example of a multichannel inspection system 200 coupled to the probe 120 is shown in FIG. 6. Each measurement by the probe 120 is multiplexed by a multiplexer 202 to a collector 204 and separated into independent parallel data channels (CH1, CH2, . . . CHN). Discrete measurement signals are independently collected and inputted to a demodulating synchronous detector 206 to obtain demodulated signals. The signals are formatted for digital processing by an analog-to-digital converter 208. The digitized signals are then stored in a memory 210.
A processor 212 processes the digitized signals to generate an output signal representative of the measured signals. For example, the processor 212 may generate a visual or audio output signal in real time representative of the magnitude of the differential signal from the differential eddy current sense coil 126. Thus, as the user scans the probe 120 over a part, the magnitude of the differential signal is displayed on the display 214 or represented by audio so that the user can precisely identify the location of a crack on the part in real time. The processor 212 can of course be adapted to process the data in any other desired manner, for example by generating an image of the part displayed on the display 214, showing surface and volume defects of the part.
According to another embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the inspection apparatus includes an extension member 300 which is secured between the finger cover 310 and the user's finger. The extension member 300 may comprise a rigid material such as wood or plastic, for example. Fixed to the end of the extension member 300 is a conformable pad 318 which may comprise foam or an encapsulated liquid, for example. The conformable pad 318 absorbs vibrations of the part under inspection and allows the flexible sensor 324 and probe 320 to conform to the part. The probe 320, which houses the flexible sensor 324, is secured with a removable attachment mechanism 316 such as Velcro to the conformable pad 318 at the end of the extension member 300. The probe 320 is also secured to the finger cover 310 with the removable attachment mechanism 316. A preamplifier 330 and other components can be coupled to the probe 320 to reduce the signal to noise ratio of the inspection apparatus, if desired. The extension member 300 is useful for inspecting remote surfaces which are inaccessible even to the user's finger. The extension member 300 may take any form which facilitates access to a desired remote inspection site.
The invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments. However, it will be appreciated that various modifications may be made by a person skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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Endive and Escarole (Cichorium endivia and C. intybos)
Germination Soil Temp:
Days to Germinate
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60 - 65 Degrees
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8 weeks before frost
Stagger planting every 2 weeks from Spring until Fall:
March - April, September - Frost
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8 - 10 inches
Full sun, some shade
Moderate N, P and K
Avoid other lettuces
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Endive and escarole are actually different forms of chicory. Endive has curly, crinkled leaves and a slightly bitter taste. Escarole has a milder flavor and flatter, thicker leaves. Both are great plants for the winter garden.
Endive and escarole do well if planted in a fertile soil and is watered as needed.
The faster lettuce grows, the sweeter the taste. To encourage growth, use compost or add a balanced fertilizer and water. However keep in mind that too much nutrition can cause a bitter taste.
Directly sow tiny seeds in rows (use a stick or board as a guide) or grow in containers. Cover lightly with 1/4 inch of soil and water with a breaker to keep seeds from splashing.
To keep plants growing, water evenly when the top soil dries and withhold water as the ground begins to freeze.
Radish, strawberries, beets, broccoli, bush and pole beans, carrots, cucumber and onion
Endive: Belgian, Radicchio and Puntarelle
Escarole: Full Heart Batavium and Twinkle
Harvest outer leaves as needed; leaves should be eaten fresh. The roots can be harvested and forced in a root cellar.
Endives and escaroles are rich in vitamins such as folic acid and vitamins A and K. They are higher in fiber than lettuce.
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After the international break, FC Augsburg return to action by welcoming RasenBallsport Leipzig to the WWK ARENA on Saturday, 17th October (15:30 CEST). Despite having previously sold all 6,000 tickets made available, the match must now take place behind closed doors due to the rising number of coronavirus cases. Augsburg’s seven-day average infection rate rose to 49.3 over the weekend and the city’s authorities have now informed FCA that the match must take place without spectators.
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Due to the rising infection rate, FC Augsburg U23’s match in the Bavarian Regionalliga will also take place behind closed doors. The same goes for all matches for FCA youth sides. The U23 team, coached by Josef Steinberger, play their first home match since March on Friday, 16th October (19:00 CEST), facing TSV Aubstadt at the Rosenaustadion.

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Rooms well kempt and spacious, hot showers et all. We always stay at this Hotel, it is fabulous for children, the views from the sea view rooms are wonderful, the security is exceptional, the food and facilities very good, the staff are professional and very friendly and go the extra mile to make your stay simply perfect and I was very touched with my birthday cake and staff singing - made my day.
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“…he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” Luke 12:lb
Jesus was always the hardest on the religious people of His day. The Pharisees tried so hard to look good on the OUTSIDE, but Jesus knew their hearts. “You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.” (Matthew 23:27, NIV)
Hypocrisy is rooted in pride. It tries to make you look good at the expense of others. It leads to a critical spirit, critical of everyone except yourself. It focuses on the external and superficial because it has much to hide.
Jesus said that hypocrisy grows and spreads in a man like leaven or yeast does in the making of bread. The Apostle Paul continued that thought when he wrote that “a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump,” (I Corinthians 5:6) A little unaddressed sin in a man will eventually corrupt the whole man.
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees today by speaking Li of others, and do not think of yourself more highly than you ought. (See Romans 12:3.) Remember, you are only righteous through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and not sufficient in yourself. (See II Corinthians 3:5)
PRAY: “Gracious, loving Father, forgive me for the sin of hypocrisy. Let me see my brother through Your loving eyes of compassion. My sufficiency is in You alone. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”

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Russia reports multiple strikes of hypersonic missiles in Ukraine
Russia reported that it had used the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal, a ballistic missile able to fly at the speed of Mach 10 or 12,000 kilometers per hour, twice to target military facilities in Ukraine.
The first strike of the Kinzhal (‘Dagger’), most likely carried by a MiG-31K fighter, took place on March 18, 2022, according to Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region,” Konashenkov reported on March 19, 2022.
Though tested successfully in 2018, the Kh-47M2 had never been reported as being used in combat before.
Further Kinzjal hypersonic missile strikes were reported in a Russian Ministry of Defense briefing note on March 20, 2022. “From the airspace over the territory of the Crimea, aviation missile systems "Dagger" with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large base for storing fuel and lubricants of the Ukrainian armed forces near the village of Konstantinovka, Mykolaiv region,” the note said, without specifying when these additional strikes took place.
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So far, we have traveled thousands of miles and we have been to almost every corner of the Island of Liberty. Hopefully, we shall together discover the hidden beauties that haven't yet captured the tourists' attention.
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan‘s release is not the only thing that has Salman Khan fans psyched right now! It is also the official announcement of Sultan being released on Eid next year that has them pumped. And now they have yet another reason to celebrate! Sources suggest that Salman will return as Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg 3 in the year 2017! Yes, that is right, not just Eid 2016 but Salman has also booked Eid 2017 for his blockbuster sequel!
Dabangg’s Chulbul Pandey became quite a hit with the audiences. From people emulating his dressing sense, to mimicking his dialogues and wearing shades the same way as him, Dabangg became a cult in its own. While the first Dabangg was directed by Abhinav Sinha and produced by Arbaaz Khan, Dabangg 2 was produced as well as directed by Arbaaz.
Dabbang 3 will also be directed by Arbaaz Khan and we hear that the story for the film has also been finalised! Salman has been booking the Eid festival for his movie releases for quite a few years now and that has proven to be a blockbuster formula! Now that he has the slot reserved for three years, we can expect the hit machine to thrill us with three new superhits!
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Pink Floyd has always been considered the brainchild of Roger Waters. Inspired by the whirlwind that comes with stardom, the album follows Pink and her struggles to navigate the world of rock and roll excess. Waters may have been the mastermind behind the songs, but David Gilmour was heart pounding.
Towards the climax of the album, Gilmour spins in one of the best guitar solos of his career on ‘Comfortably Numb’. Discussing when he created the lead guitar figure, Gilmour said, “I wrote the music that became this when I was making my first solo album. I was just getting to the end of recording my album, and I couldn’t be bothered to work on that single song.
Although he may not have had a home with Gilmour, producer Bob Ezrin saw something in the song. As Gilmour recalled, “It was getting rarer and rarer, and Bob Ezrin asked me to play it to the rest of the band with what would become ‘Run Like Hell’.”
Gilmour’s guitar playing on ‘Comfortably Numb’ was born from his discovery of a high-tuned guitar. While working on his solo project, Gilmour said, “One of the producers that worked with me said he wanted to use a treble string guitar. I had no idea what that meant. So I bought an Ovation acoustic guitar and strung it with all the strings unwound. I found that the higher the strings, the better the song started to sound. I later discovered that the traditional treble string guitar had nothing to do with what I was doing. So it was my own creation for this song.
Regardless of Waters’ involvement, each of Gilmour’s songs added a new dimension to the album’s central theme. When you listen to something like ‘Another Brick In The Wall’, Gilmour’s guitar almost seems to cry over the major changes in the song. When it comes to writing his guitar solos, Gilmour generally takes a different approach. To work on the solos, Gilmour explained, “Sometimes I plug my guitar in and play and see what comes out on the very first take. Sometimes I sing to it and then try to play what I sang.
From the sounds of The wall, you can hear exactly what Gilmour is talking about. With each guitar break, he approaches the solo almost like a singer trying to reach a high note, going deeper and deeper until he finally hits the right note. Of course, there has always been a human element to Gilmour’s game. Speaking about his take on his music, Gilmour was keen to add the organic element into things: “People want to feel that other people felt what they felt,” he said. . “Other people can describe it. It’s a way to be part of a shared experience.
In a song like “Mother,” the solo could be an emotional experience in itself, with a clear beginning, middle, and end that sounds like a child crying for its mother.
Going into the next tour, at the time, Gilmour also recalled how The wall also outgrew a traditional rock band, saying, “You had to have teams of people who knew exactly what they were doing. When you’re in rehearsal you have more of a role in that stuff, but when you’re on the road you don’t have to worry about that stuff.
Although Pink Floyd created the ultimate rock opera, the touring cycle became almost like rock and roll theater for Gilmour. He noted, “For the shows we did, for me, it was quite complicated, especially for the first shows. I had written the whole show on a long sheet of paper with all the notes that were to arrive throughout the night.
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Grapes are bulb-shaped fruits. They can be eaten fresh, dried to make raisins, or crushed to make grape juice or wine. There are more than 8,000 varieties of grape.
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Fossilized leaves, seeds, and stems of grapes, some of them perhaps 40 million years old, have been found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The grape is native to the north temperate zone. There are about 60 species and more than 8,000 varieties of grape. The mature fruit of most species can be eaten fresh or dried. Dried grapes are known as raisins. All varieties, when crushed, can be made into some kind of wine or juice.

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Mason received a positive financial statement for the 2013 fiscal year after adding almost $2.5 million to its fund balance, the city’s auditor reported at the City Council meeting on Oct. 21. William Tucker IV of Abraham and Gaffney audited the city and said Mason is doing fiscally well compared to many other communities in Michigan. “In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly in all material respects,” Tucker said. “That is a clean opinion and it is the best you can receive.”
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SUGAR industry stakeholders are working with the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji to conduct a survey on cane farms in three sectors after termites infested and destroyed crops on a Lautoka farm.
Fiji Sugar Corporation executive chairman Abdul Khan said the extent of the infestation was not known at the present and more would be revealed once the survey was completed.
"There was an issue at one of the farms and we have harvested all the cane there and processed it," he said.
"We don't know how bad the problem is at the moment but a reasonable amount of cane was destroyed which was enough for us to be concerned.
"If it spreads it could be disastrous for the industry."
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Study romulus belonging quotes flashcards at proprofs - these are my quotes for my belonging essay on romulus my father my additional texts were parramatta girls and looking for alibrandi i have orgaised them by key word and section of the essay. Sample text: in raimond gaita's 1999 biographical memoir romulus, my father belonging is portrayed as complex and difficult through the exploration of raimond and romulus' familial bond and romulus' connection to the european and australian landscapes. Romulus, my father overview: memoir explores the difficulties his father encountered in trying to establish himself amid the conservation and narrow attitudes of 1950s australian society. It is an essay on romulus my father, based on the area of belonging it explores the themes of madness and friendship.
Romulus my father - belonging essay it is in human nature to strive towards a sense of belonging, a process that incites the creation, or deterioration of a sense of personal and cultural identification - romulus my father - belonging essay introduction. A study of raimond gaita's twentieth century memoir 'romulus, my father', euripides' 5th century bc play 'medea', reveals that if an individual's philosophic and cultural views are incongruent to their surroundings, they are often prevented them from belonging. Romulus, my father, written by raimond gaita, is a true story about raimonds father, romulus gaita explores the concepts of belonging to a family, belonging to the australian landscape, and not being accepted because of the fact that romulus was an immigrant.
Belonging - 'romulus, my father' and 'pursuit of happyness' 'an individual's interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging ' an enriched experience of belonging can be seen in the strong relationship between a father and son. Belonging: romulus my father essay connections made with a community or a group have the potential of profoundly impacting an individual's sense of self interactions with people of that community and the physical environment that houses it are vital in developing an individual's identity. Romulus my father scaffolding technique: switching between first and third person narrative/point of view thesis: gaita's memoir seeks to reflect n influences one has in life that help shape a sense of. Re: romulus my father belonging to me, the most substantial concept of belonging is that of the intraspective, or 'personal' both romulus and raimond are stark examples of how 'personal belonging', or in other words 'self identity' is the foundation on which you build your external visage. The point that can be made in relation to belonging is that the narrative is a manifestation of the deep and abiding bond between father and son it is also a narrative depicting a love for one parent at the same time its language and construct serve to reinforce the exclusion of the other.
This is represented thoroughly in both 'romulus my father' by raimond gaita and 'avatar' by james cameron, both texts show that belonging or not belonging is an unavoidable activity and may take many different forms, some obvious and others hidden. Romulus my father - belonging identification the memoir, romulus, my father, by raimond gaita john guare's play, six degrees of separation and tim winton's short story, big world, from the collection, the turning, explore the concept that belonging is the driving force for the human condition.
Importantly, it can be argued that what makes romulus a great character is that he is a real one, and he already represents a theme: he represents truth as a way of life, kar-a-cter. Belonging- romulus, my father a person's identity is often reflected and shaped through one's own personal understanding of where they belong in a society a sense of belonging is driven by both the external and internal factors that exist around them. Another complex example of belonging shown in romulus my father is the mental illness which is present in many of raimonds roll models in his childhood such as his mother, mitru and even his father romulus.
Belonging is a paradoxical concept illustrating an individual's sense of inclusions and exclusion simultaneously this is evident in raimond gaita's memoir romulus my father as the individuals romulus, raimond and christine experience the dynamic changes evident in the concept of belong to place, society and community. 'romulus, my father' composed by raimond gaita is an autobiographical memoir of his fathers lifeit explores the assimilation to australian culture in the eyes on raimond gaita general hardships of migrants moving from europe, in this case yugoslavia, to australia in 1939 and the repercussions of such.

domain: sociology