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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

US Patent 8124503 - CNT diameter selection by pretreatment of metal catalysts

This patent from William Marsh Rice University teaches a way to fabricate small diameter (<1nm) carbon nanotubes by modifying catalyst particles prior to CVD growth. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method for producing at least one nanotube, said method comprising the steps of:

placing at least one catalyst particle on a nanotube growth substrate surface;

modifying said at least one catalyst particle; and

growing said at least one nanotube, wherein said step of modifying said at least one catalyst particle comprises modifying the diameter of said at least one catalyst particle, by chemically treating, wherein the chemically treating comprises reducing with a liquid solution.

US Patent 8124044 - Arc discharge synthesis of CNTs

This patent from Sony teaches techniques to improve the purity and diameter uniformity of carbon nanotubes formed via an arc discharge process. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method for preparing carbon nanotubes comprising synthesizing carbon nanotubes from a carbon source using an arc-discharge process in presence of a catalyst and a promoter, wherein the promoter contains an element simple substance capable of reducing a surface energy of carbon nanotubes growth sites in the catalyst, and wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of Se, Te, Ge and combinations thereof.

US Patent 8124016 - Antimicrobial article with metal nanoparticles

This patent from LG Electronics teaches an antimicrobial agent for home appliances in which metal nanoparticles are used to improve the effectiveness of sterilization. Claim 1 reads:

1. An article with an antimicrobial property comprising a coating with both Kimchi lactic acid bacteria culture fluid originated from Kimchi lactic acid bacteria and nano metal particles, wherein the nano metal particles are selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Cu, Pt, Cd, Pd, Rh, Cr, and mixtures thereof.

US Patent 8123745 - Ablation catheter with CNT film tip electrode

This patent from Biosense Webster, Inc. takes advantage of the transparent, electrical conductive properties of carbon nanotube films in forming a catheter tip. Claim 1 reads:

1. A catheter, comprising:

a catheter body;

a tip electrode with an optically transmissive shell and a carbon nanotube film on said shell; and

a ring electrode at least partially mounted on the film of the tip electrode, the ring electrode being electrically connected to the film.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

New Scientist screws up reporting on memristor debate

New Scientist recently erroneously reported on an alleged "online spat" regarding memristor papers posted on ArXiv by myself and a group led by Hyongsuk Kim (link). EETimes gave slightly better coverage but still gets it wrong (link).

The subject of the so-called "spat" is whether or not the term "memristor" as originally defined by Leon Chua in 1971 is justifiably applicable to ReRAM, phase change memory, or other forms of 2-terminal memory resistors.

My position is that there is insufficient scientific proof that the memristor as mathematically defined by Leon Chua in 1971 or, as more broadly defined by a 1976 paper by Leon Chua and Sung-Mo Kang, is a correct model for ANY form of ReRAM, phase change memory, or MRAM as claimed by Stan Williams of Hewlett-Packard.

Hyongsuk Kim's position (according to my understanding) is that it is inappropriate to call a device a memristor or memristive system unless it meets certain mathematical criteria regarding invariance of the zero-crossing hysteresis effect when the characteristics of the input signal are changed.

Therefore my position and Kim et al.'s position are not that different (although I believe Kim et al. misunderstands the point of my paper). In addition, there is some evidence from the literature of TiO2 memory resistors that, given Kim et al.'s argument, HP's so-called "memristor" can not be considered a memristor or a memristive system.

This may seem like a mere trivial mathematical argument to some but if the wrong models for ReRAM are being proposed and accepted by the scientific community this will hinder technical progress and innovation in this area resulting in a very negative economic impact if not remedied.

My formal response to Kim et al.'s paper is posted at this link.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

US Patent 8121162 - Nanocrystal laser

This patent from MIT has priority going back to 2001 and includes some broad claims to forming a laser using nanocrystals. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of forming a laser comprising:

selecting a semiconductor nanocrystal having a diameter and a composition; and

placing the semiconductor nanocrystal on a grating arranged to provide feedback.

US Patent 8120071 - Ionic mem-transistor

This patent from HP applies Leon Chua's concept of memristive systems in the development of a new type of field effect transistor. Some earlier concepts related to memtransistors (i.e. memory transistors) were discussed by Bernard Widrow in the 1960's in terms of a memistor and in a presentation I gave in an IEEE meeting back in 2010 (B.Mouttet, "Memristive systems analysis of 3-terminal devices," ICECS 2010, link). Claim 1 reads:

1. A non-volatile field-effect device, comprising:

a source;

a drain;

a channel-formation portion disposed between and coupled with said source and said drain; and

a memristive gate disposed over said channel-formation portion and coupled with said channel-formation portion;

wherein said memristive gate comprises a plurality of mobile ions and a confinement structure for said plurality of mobile ions; and

said memristive gate is configured to switch said channel-formation portion from a first conductivity state to a second conductivity state in response to migration of said plurality of mobile ions within said confinement structure.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

US Patent 8119985 - Statistical characterization of nanoparticles

Scanning probe microscopes and electron microscopes are common tools used to study nanoparticles but these instruments are too slow to determine the statistical properties (such as size distribution) of nanoparticle arrays .This patent from FEI Company teaches an new method which may provide more rapid characterization. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of determining properties of nano-particles, comprising:

forming a charge pattern on a substrate;

distributing nano-particles onto the charge pattern, the charge pattern causing the nano-particles to spread across the surface of the substrate; and

measuring a property of a plurality of nano-particles to determine statistical characteristics of the nano-particle population by:

forming an image of the nano-particle population on the substrate; and

using automated pattern recognition software to find and characterize the nano-particles in which measuring a property of a plurality of nano-particles to determine statistical characteristics of the nano-particle population includes measuring more than 25 nano-particles.

US Patent 8119094 - Carbon nanohorn for fluorine storage

For synthesis of UF6 in uranium enrichment in energy industries, fluorine gas has been used on a mass scale for a long period of time. However, fluorine gas has extremely high reactivity and corrosiveness which makes storage a difficult problem. This patent is based on research from Sumio Iijima (often credited as the discoverer of carbon nanotubes in 1991) and teaches how carbon nanohorns may be useful for storing fluorine gas. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of taking out fluorine gas by heating a fluorinated carbon nanohorn in a pressure-reduced hydrogen atmosphere of 0.5 kPa or less.

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US Patent 8119093 - C70 fullerene nanotube

This patent from Japan's National Institute for Materials Science claims a new type of nanotube structure based on C70 fullerenes. Claim 1 reads:

1. A C70 nanotube which is a thin line with a hollow structural portion made of a C70 fullerene molecule, wherein a wall thickness of the nanotube is in the range of from 1 to 500 nm, and an outer diameter of the nanotube is in the range from 200 to 1000 nm, wherein an inner diameter of the nanotube is linearly related to the outer diameter of the nanotube throughout the hollow structural portion.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

US Patent 8115189 - Silica nanowire

This patent from Samsung teaches the manufacture of silica nanowires having excellent capacitance and light absorbing properties. Claim 1 reads:

1. A silica nanowire comprising a core portion and an inner region surrounding and contacting the core portion, wherein the core portion comprises a silicon rich oxide and the inner region comprises silicon nanodots.

US Patent 8114937 - Improved conductivity carbon black

This patent from Denka Singapore Private Limited teaches a way to achieve greater electrical conductivity with less carbon using a nanostructured form of carbon black for applications in fuel cells and batteries. Claim 1 reads:

1. A carbon black comprising a chain body which comprises (1) a region of spherical carbon particles and (2) a region of rod-shaped carbon particles, the region (1) and the region (2) being connected.

US Patent 8114807 - Iron palladium nanoparticles

This patent from CEM Corporation involves a new type of nanoparticle catalyst for pharmaceutical synthesis which are reusable, active, can be readily synthesized, and are appropriate for scale-up. Claim 1 reads:

1. A composition comprising:

particles of an intermetallic magnetic compound of iron oxide and palladium having a nanometer particle size; and

wherein at least about 70% by weight of the palladium present in the particles is present on the surface of the nanometer size particles.

US Patent 8114716 - Deletable nanotube circuit

This is one of a series of patents from the company Intellectual Ventures claiming methods of configuring electronic circuits from carbon nanotubes by inactivating unwanted segments of carbon nanotube arrays. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of constructing a circuit, comprising:

providing an array of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) comprising a plurality of segments, at least a subset of the segments intersecting to form electrically responsive junctions; and

selectively inactivating at least one segment or junction by at least one of (a) applying electromagnetic energy by at least one of (i) directing laser energy toward the at least one segment or junction or (ii) directing an electron beam toward the at least one segment or junction, or (b) chemically attacking the at least one segment or junction.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Memresistors on Facebook

I have decided to extend the scope of this blog a little bit. Over the next several years I will be providing more information and analysis regarding the developments of start-up companies and patents related to ReRAM and memresistors (often incorrectly denoted memristors). I will also still be covering the usual nanotechnology patents on this blog. For those only interested in the memresistor information I created a Facebook page which will mirror the memresistor information posted here but exclude the nanotechnology patents. The link to the Facebook page is on the sidebar and below.

Memresistor Facebook Page

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

US Patent 8114518 - High-purity SWCNT aligned array

This patent is from Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and includes some broad claims with priority going back to 2005 for purified single walled carbon nanotube arrays. Claim 1 reads:

1. A single-walled carbon nanotube having a specific surface area of between 800 m2/g or more and 2500 m2/g or less; and having a purity measured by fluorescence X-rays of 98% or more.

US Patent 8113811 - Manufacturing nanocomposites

This patent from SNU R+DB Foundation (S.Korea) teaches an extrusion apparatus for incorporating carbon nanomaterial into polymer composites. Claim 1 reads:

1. An apparatus comprising:

a barrel configured to accommodate an extrudable raw material;

a shaft rotatably disposed in the barrel;

a motor coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft to force the raw material through the barrel;

a heater configured to melt at least a portion of the raw material passing through the barrel;

a die coupled to the barrel and including one or more first injectors configured to inject nano-particles into the die, thereby forming at least one layer of the nano-particles over the molten raw material; and

a supply of nanoparticles operably coupled to the one or more first injectors.

US Patent 8113530 - Nano-metal bicycle frame

This patent from PowerMetal Technologies teaches a lighter, stronger, and more durable bicycle formed using a nanostructured metallic coating. Claim 1 reads:

1. A bicycle comprising a frame,

wherein a portion of the frame includes a substrate and a layer of nanostructured material with an average grain size between 2 nm and 5,000 nm extending over at least a portion of the substrate,

wherein a conductive interface is disposed between the substrate and layer of nanostructured material for improved adhesion of the layer of nanostructured material to the substrate and improved impact performance of the frame portion,

wherein the frame portion further includes a silane applied to the conductive interface to improve adhesion of the conductive interface to the substrate.

US Patent 8113437 - Memresistor RFID

There is currently a collaboration between Hewlett Packard and Hynix Semiconductor to produce a ReRAM product by 2013 (which they are incorrectly calling a memristor). This patent may be indicative that the first product may be related to RFID technology. Claim 1 reads:

1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) device comprising:

a radio signal transceiver configured to transmit/receive a radio signal to/from an external reader;

a digital unit configured to detect a command signal from an output of the radio signal transceiver and output a control signal corresponding to the command signal; and

a memory unit that includes a resistive switch device (RSD) having memristor characteristics and that is configured to perform a data read or write operation in response to the control signal and to write data in the resistive switch device depending on a voltage difference between a bit line and a cell plate line,

wherein the resistive switch device is coupled to the bit line and the cell plate line and a voltage level of the cell plate line changes according to a logic state of the data.

Thursday, February 09, 2012

US Patent 8110883 - Electromagnetic sensor using nanotubes

This latest patent from the nanotube electronics pioneer Nantero teaches new applications of their nanotube fabrics in optical sensors. Claim 1 reads:

1. An electromagnetic radiation detector comprising:

a substrate;

a nanotube fabric disposed on the substrate, the nanotube fabric comprising a non-woven network of nanotubes and first and second conductive terminals, each in electrical communication with the nanotube fabric, the first and second conductive terminals disposed in space relation to one another;

wherein the nanotube fabric is tuned and derivitized to be sensitive to a predetermined range of electromagnetic radiation such exposure to the electromagnetic radiation generates a temperature change in the fabric that induces a change in the nanotube fabric resistance between the first and second conductive terminals.

US Patent 8110510 - Low temperature synthesis of nanowires in solution

This patent from Merck Patent GmbH teaches techniques to lower the fabrication temperature of semiconductor nanowires to below 400 C. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method for producing nanowires, comprising:

exposing at least one nanowire precursor to metal nanoparticles in a nanowire growth solution comprising an organic solvent in a non-supercritical state, whereby the metal nanoparticles act as seed particles for the growth of the nanowires,

wherein the nanowires comprise a material selected from the group consisting of (a) Group IV elements, (b) Group II elements other than cadmium, (c) Group VI elements other than tellurium, (d) combinations of a Group III element and a Group V element which include at least one element selected from the group consisting of aluminum and, nitrogen, and (e) GaP.

US Patent 8110476 - Atomic layer carbon memresistor

This patent from SanDisk3D teaches the manufacturing of a new type of carbon-based memresistor based on the deposition of atomic layers using PECVD. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of forming a memory cell comprising:

forming a steering element above a substrate; and

forming a memory element coupled to the steering element, wherein the memory element comprises a metal-insulator-metal stack comprising a resistivity-switching carbon-based material sandwiched between two conducting layers,

wherein the carbon-based material is disposed above one of the conducting layers, and the other conducting layer is disposed above the carbon-based material, and wherein the carbon-based material has a thickness of not more than ten atomic layers.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Memresistor company bought by Rambus

The company Rambus has reportedly bought Unity Semiconductor for $35 million (link). Unity is one of the first companies to innovate in the area of metal oxide RRAM and holds many of the basic patents in this area (link). Hewlett-Packard had attracted much interest in recent years based on relabeling many of the innovations of Unity Semiconductor as a "memristor" and issuing press releases claiming credit for Unity's inventions. I recently debunked the theoretical concept of the memristor in a paper I posted on ArXiv (link).

It is actually somewhat strange to me that Rambus was able to buy Unity. The last I had heard Unity was in a 2 year development deal with Micron Technology (link). My understanding is that Rambus and Micron have a very contentious history. Micron Technology recently won an anti-trust case against Rambus (link) and Rambus has apparently been fighting Micron, Infineon, and Hynix Semiconductor (aka the "Three Amigos") for several years (link). Why would Micron allow Rambus to gain control of Unity especially since HP has been working with Hynix Semiconductor to release metal oxide RRAM in 2013?

In related news Micron CEO Steve Appleton was recently killed in a plane crash (link).

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

US Patent 8110170 - Manufacturing conductive polymer-CNT composite

Supercritical fluids are substances in which distinct liquid or gas phases do not exist. This patent from SNU R+DB Foundation teaches a method of making carbon nanotube-polymer composites using supercritical fluids which may be applicable to the production of improved sensor and electrode materials. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of manufacturing a conductive polymer-carbon nanotube composite, comprising the steps of:

introducing a monomer of a conductive polymer into an open-ended carbon nanotube using a supercritical fluid; and

polymerizing the monomer to fill the carbon nanotube with the conductive polymer.

US Patent 8110125 - Separation of carbon nanotubes by density gradients

This patent from Northwestern University has priority going back to 2005 and includes some basic claims to sorting single walled carbon nanotubes between metallic and semiconducting types. Claim 1 reads:

1. A system for separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes, said system comprising:

a fluid medium comprising a density gradient; and

a nanotube composition comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes of mixed nanotube diameters, chiralities, electronic types, or combinations thereof and at least one surface active component.

US Patent 8110026 - Graphene-polymer gas barrier

Gas diffusion barriers are important to some types of chemical processing and sensor applications as well as materials for food packaging. This patent from Princeton University teaches using graphene material to produce improved gas diffusion barriers. Claim 1 reads:

1. A gas diffusion barrier, comprising:

a polymer matrix; and

a functional graphene having a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g,

wherein said functional graphene is made by thermally exfoliating graphite oxide at a temperature of from 300 to 2000° C.

US Patent 8109129 - Portable nanoparticle size classifier

Naneum Limited is a company founded in 2005 with the aim of developing and marketing easy to use instruments for detecting and characterizing airborne nanoparticles. This patent from Naneum teaches handheld instrumentation to classify nanoparticles according to size. Claim 1 reads:

1. A nanoparticle size classifier comprising a variable flow rate system, wherein the variable flow rate system comprises:

a diffusion cell having a single diffusion element disposed therein, the diffusion cell having an inlet and an outlet;

a flow meter;

a pump; and

a pump controller for controlling variable flow rates within the variable flow rate system;

wherein the variable flow rate system is arranged to enable a plurality of particle number concentration measurements to be obtained by passing an aerosol through the diffusion element at various flow rates.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

HP's memristor delusion

Recently EETimes (link)  has picked up on e-mail correspondences I have had with a few industry scientists regarding HP's so-called "memristor." I had recently posted an article on ArXiv debunking the mathematical basis for Leon Chua's memristor theory from the 1970's.  HP is using the memristor theory to claim credit for a new form of non-volatile memory called RRAM which is under development by Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Unity Semiconductor, and a variety of other companies. It turns out that many of the scientists involved in legitimate research in RRAM view HP's memristor as a foolish gimmick which is being perpetuated by naive academics and science writers.

The story behind the memristor delusion is actually quite interesting and I went into more detail in a paper I posted on scribd available at this link. The article directly addresses public comments made by Stan Williams, one of the lead researchers of HP.  The article also points out some evidence of plagarism in HP's original 2008 Nature paper based on an earlier patent application of Samsung and a paper published in 1968 on resistance switching in titanium oxide thin films.


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Thursday, 15 September 2011

Striped Skunk and Steam Plant (A Night-Wandering Tale)

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), California: photo by randomtruth, 11 August 2011

On most nights the only sign of human presence on the sprawling university campus during the deep nocturnal hours is that of roving police cruisers, maintaining a constant vigilance lest scattered elements of the common urban riffraff -- that ever-growing army without standards, the hungry and homeless -- be found seeking, on a muddy creek bank or beneath a rat-infested bush, a place to lay down, for a few hours, that heavy, heavy thing, a weary head.

A small sharp wind was kicking up, blowing dead plant matter about, after the manner described by the poet Shelley, who wrote in his Ode to the West Wind of leaves fleeing as before an enchanter.

O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being,
Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,

Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,
Pestilence-stricken multitudes

Heat is generated in the campus buildings by steam power. A massive building houses the steam plant. Through the terrorist-proof grated windows one can make out the enormous steam pipes, as impressive as the monster machinery at the Ford River Rouge Plant once venerated in the reverent mechanical-utopian images of Charles Sheeler.

Steam puffs issuing from subterranean vents waft forth constantly upon the air currents, blown this way and that, like ghosts with sheets disheveled, from an enchanter fleeing, their sheets flapping behind them.

Last night, the spiky little breeze was bringing forth great white billows of steam from the huge steamship-funnel-size vents of the steam plant. Passing through these clouds it was possible to view the world as a Gustave Doré illustration from Dante.

It took a moment to notice a small scrabbling sound from the drift of dead leaves littering the margin of the concrete path.

A skunk sifting through the vegetal rubble for something to eat.
And indeed a very handsome Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis, a much maligned yet entirely innocuous and splendidly attired creature.

From six feet away, we exchanged glances. The following conversation ensued.

"Hello, Skunk."

Back to the sifting, impassively ignoring the intruder's untoward presence.

Any urban-venturing deer would have frozen warily in its tracks until the passage out of range of the trespasser in its space.

The skunk, though, as if better accustomed to the project of sorting out the dangers of the night, apparently sensed no danger.

And a very pretty skunk it was, so intent, so beautiful, so industrious, framed there as it was in the billowing white cloud blown over us both by the steam plant, there in the middle of the night of the world.

Museum director Lilly Tellefson at work in the Georgetown Power Plant Museum, Seattle: photo by Joe Mabel, 12 January 2008

Ed Baker said...

cheap (dirty) coal is used to fire those boilers that make the steam from the boiling of water that drives the turbines that make the electricity that we use to add to the skunky air up there in Seattle ! and LA and SF and etc

I miss Peppy Le Pew

vazambam said...

Pleasantly odoriferous
Ode full of whimsy powered

By billowing puffs of steam—
You’ve skunked us again.

word verification: tommorp!

TC said...

Perhaps I've finally found an animal totem that fits.

I think they use gas to fire the boilers.

Some twenty years ago I happened to be in a building near the steam plant when an explosion rocked the joint. Standard earthquake-panic moment... later it was learned the cause had been a blast in the steam plant, killing one worker.

A few months ago, still impregnated with that memory, I was night-wandering up there, through the steam clouds, when I noticed a powerful odour of gas. Found a university parking cop on a campus-access road a few hundred yards from the noxious-stink-site and attempted to report this news, but he declined to look up from his labour of copying-out license-plate data, and grunted "Not my department".

Right. Isn't that called strategic specialization?

Keeping all those classrooms and offices (over)heated at a time when the state is bankrupt is anyway merely another case of standard contemporary denial raised to the level of rarefied lunacy. Just another reminder that the demise of the historical epoch of Industrial (D)evolution has been prematurely anticipated.

Newspaper story last week reported the university has 3000 employees "earning" over $200 k per annum, while the common people of the streets starve and weep.

Tuition at this "public" institution is meanwhile set to rise to $22 k per annum.

Putting the "mock" back in democracy...

As the laughing vultures said over the rotting corpse of the clown in the desert, "Something smells funny".

(And it's not a skunk.)

Nora said...

My freshman year of college (at St. John's College in Annapolis, MD), I used to sneak down to the boiler room beneath the dorm when I couldn't sleep. I was so unhappy, and it was so, so loud and strangely comforting.

Also, one sleepless night, I happened to run in to a friend of mine while walking across campus. He lived in an apartment nearby, and had caught a raccoon in his garage. Somehow (the reasoning has been lost to history), I ended up on the back of his motorcycle, holding the raccoon, which was stuffed inside a cat carrier. We drove out to the edge of the city, and he let it go.

And that's all I have on steam or creeping crepuscular critters.

TC said...

Hi Nora,

Boiler rooms must be the universal refuge of misfits. As a youth I had a "janitorial position" (well, it shouldn't be laughed at, as currently the prevailing position is pretty much "prone"), and the building had a caged-in boiler room, deep in its nether regions. Once I had concluded that no one ever ventured in there, I set up a sort of nest (cocoon? pouch?) made of gently cushioning rag-scraps. It was possible at opportune moments to escape thereto, for comfort and consolation and paperback-novel-reading. Vanishing from the workplace without being seen exiting the building... well, it worked... for a while.

The raccoon in the cat carrier must either have been a docile sort, or charmed by you. The very thought of how one might manage to coax a raccoon into a cat carrier gives pause.

Here, the raccoons rule the night. As our cats have learned, to their dismay. You will remember that big old redwood tree. That is their kingdom. They come down at night to forage. We smuggle bread scraps out there and leave these offerings in the overgrown ivy. The neighbors of course consider this a form of terrorism. Around here, there are residents who will call in the police to "deal with" a raccoon that dares to exist. And indeed they are tenacious existers... for a year or two -- their average urban life span. In the "wild" (but where is that, any more?) they are said to survive upwards of twenty years.

Long may they continue.

There are small odes to raccoons scattered all about this overgrown blog.

Here's one.

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Great comfort in this post and its comments, Tom. My, such a lovely assembled group of wanderers and scavengers, lovers and thieves, human and un.

Truly delightful to read first thing up at 5am. I'm steeled ... no, cushioned ... for the day ahead.

TC said...

Long strange night here -- well, even stranger than usual -- one of the cats having gone a bit loony, evidently unsettled by local real-estate displacements in the habitat, wanting to go out and check on things, and then come in and then out again, with great to-do, at five-minute intervals, all the livelong night... for the past month or so. An assembly of wanderers and head-cases, of several species.

In which odd context your steady gentle sensitive company is appreciated more than ever, among these friends...

All the bipeds and quadrupeds, each to its own niche and custom, here in the fog.

Ed Baker said...

I jus' kant keep mouth shut the door wide open these
comings & goings for company

the fog came in on kitty-cat paws, you say ?

(what's your cats-iz name ? "Cat" ?

TC said...

S. Smokingham.

Although he tends to forget...

Currently he seems to think his name is merely "A. Wild Animal".

But it is now morning, which often causes him to fall asleep... for about five minutes.

Cats are supposed to sleep 16 hours a day. But he does not subscribe to that theory. (I believe he fears he might be missing something.)

A handsome and curious fellow.

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Sources also said that Mr. Birla clarified his stand on Hindalco to finance ministry officials during the meeting. In addition, he reportedly spoke about the amount of Rs 25 crore that the CBI seized from Hindalco's Delhi office in cash.

Government sources said that the meeting was organized on the directive of the Prime minister to calm down industrialists who are on the boil because of the CBI's action against Mr. Birla.

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serena-williamsLondon, Jan 26  : Serena Williams has revealed a picture of the ankle injury she endured during her hotheaded Australian Open quarterfinal defeat at the hands of teenager Sloane Stephens.

When 15-Grand Slam winner, Serena Williams, smashed her racket in anger at losing to a U. S. teenager in the Australian Open, eyebrows were raised about the tennis star''s sudden lack of sportsmanship, the Daily Mail reports.

Early this morning Williams posted a picture of her hugely swollen right ankle on Twitter, which was of an injury she picked up in her first round match and aggravated in her three-set loss to Stephens, the paper added.

The tennis ace also went on to suffer a back injury in the match against the upcoming 19-year-old fellow American, the paper said.

So when Serena was caught on a courtside microphone muttering the contest had been `the worst two weeks' and she was ultimately fined 1,500 dollars for smashing her racket Serena was outplayed by the 19-year-old in the quarter-finals losing 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, and it appears she wasn''t making up her misery just to save face following her first loss since August 17, the paper concluded. (ANI)

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Monty Don's Mastercrafts series is highlighting the skills involved in traditional crafts and bringing much needed attention. The Heritage Crafts Association  have been campaigning to promote and protect these crafts so we are delighted with the publicity. I blogged just before the start of the series when I was looking through the proofs of the book, at that stage I was rather wary about the competitive element in the program and frustrated at the shortness of the apprenticeships.

 Now having watched 3 programs (I have no tv but catch up on iplayer) I am a huge fan. I still much prefer the cooperative elements when the apprentices are working together and find the judging bit at the end a bit sad but if we overlook those we are left with a great program. Monty has a clear and honest appreciation of the depth of understanding, time and commitment that it takes to truly master these skills. What comes across is the dedication to the craft, the importance of feeling you are part of a living tradition and are doing the best possible job, but also the fact that you have to work hard and efficiently and fast if you are going to make a living. It is about training the body to do the job, when hammering a nail we see the end of the nail and feel the contact between hammer head and nail, our mind is no longer thinking about the hand holding the hammer handle, the tool has become an extension of the body.

My first blog of the year predicted 2010 would be a special year for traditional crafts. My first blog of 2009 was about the need for a traditional crafts organisation. These things are coming together now. Many people are I feel seeing these crafts as an important part of our cultural heritage and the idea that keeping the skills alive is more than backward looking romanticism, they should be recognised as being as much a part of our culture as our art galleries, museums and old buildings. The skills are much more difficult to preserve than an important art work since they only survive in the hands and mind of people and need to be passed on to each new generation. There is worthwhile work to be done and many people wishing to take on these skills. Our prime issue no is getting support for the mastercrafts people to help make it economically viable for them to pass on their skills. More discussion about these issues here.

The next stage for the Heritage Crafts Association is a forum at the V&A on 23rd March where representatives of many traditional crafts will come together to discuss the issues facing survival of their skills. Guy Maillinson and Don Barker the greenwoodworker and blacksmithfrom the series will be there along with representatives of many crafts. It will be interesting to hear what everyone has to say.

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  1. ~I didn't think I would like the format but I have to say I'm hooked also. I think the fact that the participants generally don't become masters in the 6 weeks is rather heartening. To me a craft is something that takes time, patience, dedication and passion to master. Being a spinner I can't wait for next weeks weaving.


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Pristina(PRN), Pristina, Yugoslavia (95.3km)
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Birmingham(BHX), Birmingham, England (93.2km)
Fairford(FFD), Fairford, England (95.9km)

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Cosford, Cosford, England (77.4km)
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The FAA will examine policies on the use of portable electronic devices while in flight. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

It’s a routine as familiar to air travelers as taking off their shoes at security, and to some just as annoying: turn off all your favorite gadgets when the plane is preparing for takeoff or landing.

But changes may be on the way.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced it’s forming a working group to study the government’s policies on portable electronic devices — such as iPads and Kindles — as well as the rules airlines follow to decide when they can be used.

“With so many different types of devices available, we recognize that this is an issue of consumer interest,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a statement.

“We must set appropriate standards as we help the industry consider when passengers can use the latest technologies safely during a flight.”

Under the current rules, fliers can’t use tablets, laptops and e-readers when a plane flies below 10,000 feet because of concerns the gadgets could interfere with aircraft instruments, according to the FAA. Any potential disruption could be riskier at a lower altitude when the crew is preparing for takeoff and landing.

There are similar regulations around the world, said Kevin Hiatt, chief operating officer for the nonprofit Flight Safety Foundation and a former pilot for Delta Air Lines.

“We’ve taken a conservative approach,” Hiatt said. “It’s not an unreasonable demand based on the fact that there are so many devices out there that we don’t know exactly what each might do.”

But Hiatt pointed out the last studies to examine the impact of portable electronic devices on aircraft instruments are old — dating back to 2006 or so, or long before many of today’s most popular gadgets came on the market. The Kindle, for example, debuted in 2007, while the iPad was introduced in 2010. The number of passengers bringing along the devices has since exploded.

Then, there’s the issue of passenger tension when told to turn off the devices. In one of the most publicized incidents, actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight last December when he didn’t power down his iPad when instructed to do so.

Not long after, the government began allowing some pilots to use iPads in the cockpit, prompting grumbling of a double standard. Hiatt noted those specific devices were thoroughly tested to see if they were safe to use on the flight deck, while testing remains to be done on all the other gadgets passengers carry.

Many flight attendants also feel they’ve been put in the position of being the enforcers of the policy, leading to more on-board animosity between travelers and crew.

“It’s time for us to either verify that we want to keep the rules in place or go ahead and modify as necessary,” Hiatt said.

“It’ll be complicated ... (but) let’s get some better rules around this and some better understanding so it takes a little bit of the edge off with the passenger.”

Airlines can allow unlimited use of portable electronic devices if they can prove the gadgets are safe, but carriers haven’t been doing the testing because they would have to check each one of the hundreds of smartphones, tablets and e-readers available on the market, sources said.

It’s one of the issues the FAA’s working group will tackle. The panel — which will include representatives from the mobile technology and aviation manufacturing industries, pilot and flight attendant groups, airlines, and passenger associations — will be established this fall and meet for six months.

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The working group will not consider changing the rules that ban passengers from making calls on cell phones during flights.

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Plan A Fun And Successful 2016 Season

  • By Scott Fliegelman
  • Published Dec 2, 2015

Break out the calendar and get ready for an exciting 2016 season.

There is a time of year for training and a time for playing. Ideally, you’ll soon be wrapping up an adventurous and rejuvenating play season during which you shunned written training schedules, and your workouts were deemed successful based on sheer fun versus time spent at lactate threshold.

Training season is almost here, soon to be followed by racing, so now is a great time to get out your calendar and make a proactive plan for several rewarding months of triathlon fun.

Choosing your races

Begin by selecting one or two “A” races, which require a full taper, peak and recovery period—up to a full month in total. Register and commit the money, then write them in ink on your calendar. I suggest prioritizing a date that allows enough lead-up time with good weather in order to be well prepared with minimal anxiety. Also, be sure there are no major work projects or family obligations in the month or two leading up to an “A” race.

Add in two to four “B” races, which may be shorter, less expensive or closer to home. Plan on a shorter taper leading to the race (as little as a few days), but be sure to recover from the race thoroughly before resuming full intensity training.

A “C” race may be done in place of a scheduled hard workout, and therefore will not have any taper at all, aka “training through” the race. C races can often provide an even better training stimulus than a solo workout given the competitive environment, so sprinkle in as many of these as you like and can afford. Expand your C race schedule by including single-sport events like 5Ks, swim meets or bike races (hill climbs or time trials are best for triathletes). If cycling is your weakness, use your train-through races as an opportunity to test your bike fitness. Set ambitious goals for your bike portion and treat the run as an easy training day.

Plan a week-long break: If your race schedule permits, try to break up your season into two halves separated by a week of play time. You’ll approach the second half with a refreshed body and mind, and likely nail the training necessary for a peak performance at your final A race.

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South Buffalo Elementary students get hands-on lesson in presidential politics

| Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, 12:33 a.m.

The excitement of Election Day was on full display Tuesday at South Buffalo Elementary School.

The school's fifth-grade class presented the rest of the school with an assembly dubbed “Who Will Rock the White House.”

An auditorium packed with students and parents were taken through the election process by students portraying candidates Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Paul Ryan and their wives.

Likewise, each candidate had his own director of public relations and had to answer questions from a tough press corps during a debate.

“We did this in 2004 and 2008, too,” said teacher Renee Bogan, who along with colleague Jessica Berberich helped the students prepare for the assembly. “They do it all. We just offer them a little guidance.”

There were polling places setup in each classroom to enable the students to cast their ballots.

Bogan said the fifth-grade classes learn about the election process for a month before the election. Each student who portrayed a part in the assembly had to know their candidates, or significant other, inside out.

From where Jana Ryan went to college, to what Joe Biden's favorite animal is, the student actors knew it all.

“There's a lot of pressure on you, because everyone is watching you,” said Geno Roppolo, Obama's 10-year-old stand-in, minutes before he took the stage with the real life Obama campaign song “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours” by Stevie Wonder blaring through the auditorium. For Cole Furer, the student portraying Mitt Romney, the process of getting into character was tough.

“It took about two or three weeks,” said Furer, 10, dressed to the nines in a blue blazer. “I'm really excited.”

As the faux candidates took the stage, young students held up homemade signs signifying which candidate they supported.

Max Sellinger, who portrayed a Valley News Dispatch reporter, said the process was a thrill.

“It was a lot of fun,” the 10-year-old said after he asked the candidates a question about Social Security.

Melissa Hower, whose daughter Sophia portrayed Jill Biden, said the assembly was a great experience for the students.

“Ever since she started to research her character, my daughter has had a lot of interest in the election,” she said. “My husband and I have let her find her own way through the research she's had to do.

“I think the teachers and staff did such a great job putting this together.”

As for the all important mock election results, the real life Mitt Romney might want to stop by South Buffalo to thank his supporters. He won the student vote 234-86.

R.A. Monti is a freelance writer.

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Fill-in OFs help Pirates to 4-3 victory over Cardinals

Rob Biertempfel
| Saturday, May 10, 2014, 10:57 p.m.

As their top outfield prospect continued to toil in the minor leagues Saturday, the Pirates were forced to play their backup first baseman and starting shortstop in right field in a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

After Starling Marte and Andrew McCutchen were cut down by injuries, Gaby Sanchez played the fifth, sixth and seventh innings in right field. Jordy Mercer went into right in the eighth inning.

Neither Sanchez nor Mercer had played in the outfield before in the majors. Mercer appeared in left field in one game for Triple-A Indianapolis in 2011.

“I told them, ‘Play deep and straight up and you'll be fine,' '' said McCutchen, who could not play due to what the team termed “left foot soreness.”

McCutchen said he can't pinpoint the cause of his injury but expects to play Sunday night when the Pirates will try to sweep the three-game series.

On April 11, McCutchen left a game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth inning with discomfort in his left ankle. He was back in the lineup the next day.

Marte started in center field Saturday, even though he has been bothered by tightness in his lower back. After hitting a weak grounder in the third inning, Marte walked away in obvious discomfort. Sanchez pinch-hit for Marte in the fourth.

“It's been hurting for a while,” said Marte, who winced as he tugged on his socks.

There was no immediate word on the severity of the injuries to McCutchen and Marte, or if the Pirates will bring up an extra outfielder from Indianapolis on Sunday.

“Why don't we talk about the game first, and we'll talk about the injuries later?” manager Clint Hurdle snapped after the game.

On Friday, the Pirates filled an open spot on their active roster by calling up infielder Brent Morel from Indy. They bypassed outfielders Gregory Polanco (who's batting .373), Jaff Decker (.240) and Chris Dickerson (.312).

Polanco, 22, is the highest-rated prospect in the Pirates' system and, like Decker, already is on the 40-man roster. Dickerson, who signed a minor league deal over the winter, has six years' experience in the big leagues.

Neither Sanchez nor Mercer needed to record an out in the outfield.

“There's going to be nerves because I've never done it,” Sanchez said.

“I was trying to take it like it was (batting practice) and I was shagging balls. I'm glad nothing got hit over there. But I can catch fly balls. It's just a different angle, a different spot.”

Mercer never even played outfield in Little League.

“I had to do whatever it takes to help the team win,” Mercer said. “I didn't question it one bit. I got an outfielder's glove and got ready. End of story.”

Trailing 3-0 in the fourth inning, the Pirates loaded the bases with none out off Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (4-2). Two run-scoring grounders and three straight singles gave them a one-run lead.

Starting pitcher Edinson Volquez hit a bouncer to shortstop, which drove in Ike Davis. Jose Tabata's grounder to second scored Tony Sanchez.

Josh Harrison's low liner ricocheted off the pitcher's mound away from second baseman Mark Ellis, who was breaking toward the bag. By the time Ellis backtracked to the ball, Harrison was at first base with an infield single that scored Mercer to tie the game at 3-3.

Neil Walker's single moved Mercer to third. Pedro Alvarez followed with a run-scoring single up the middle — the first time in nine at-bats that he hit the ball out of the infield.

The four-run outburst covered for a spotty outing by Volquez. The right-hander worked only 4 23 innings and gave up three runs on four hits, walked three, hit one batter and fired two wild pitches.

Rob Biertempfel is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at rbiertempfel@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BiertempfelTrib.

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Bicyclist pleads guilty to manslaughter in Calif.

| Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 7:21 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — A bicyclist pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter for running down a 71-year-old pedestrian in what San Francisco's top prosecutor said Tuesday appeared to be the first such conviction of its kind in the nation.

Under the unusual plea deal last week, Chris Bucchere, 37, would not serve any jail time and instead would be sentenced to three years of probation and sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service in the death of Sutchi Hui of San Bruno, District Attorney George Gascon said.

“Our goal is to send a message to cyclists about safety,” Gascon said. “Just because you are riding a bicycle doesn't mean all bets are off. ”

— Associated Press

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Sugar price increased by Rs10 per kg

Published: July 27, 2010
The sweetener will be sold at Rs55 per kg at utility stores

The sweetener will be sold at Rs55 per kg at utility stores

ISLAMABAD: A ministerial panel on Monday gave the green light for a Rs10 per kg increase in the price of sugar at utility stores just a fortnight before the advent of Ramazan, apparently wilting under pressure from vested interests.

The objective of the move is to counteract against hoarding by profiteers during the holy month. But far from easing the pains of those at the bottom of the pile, the ministerial committee decided to increase the price of the sweetener.

The six-member committee once again relied on the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to import 375,000 metric tons of sugar to replenish supplies, which it had earlier held responsible for the failure to import 1.2 million metric tons of the commodity by June 30.

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on July 20 had mandated the panel to take any decision in three days to improve sugar supply in the market. It had even authorised the committee to import sugar by either negotiating deals directly with the private sector or by tendering, whichever way the sweetener reached the country quickest.

The committee was constituted after the TCP failed to import 1.2 million metric tons of sugar on the government directive to meet the shortfall between production and consumption. The government had estimated the shortfall of over one million metric tons. At the last ECC meeting, it was told that official sugar stock was sufficient only for 13 days.

Minister for Industries Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani chaired the meeting attended by ministers of food, science and technology, petroleum and natural resources, finance and economic affairs and deputy chairman of Planning Commission.

The committee fixed the sugar price at Rs55 per kg, up by Rs10 from the currently-pegged official rate of Rs45 per kg. The government took this decision to avert pressure from the utility stores after the commodity prices started witnessing an upward trend in the run-up to Ramazan. The new rates will take effect from the first day of the holy month. After Ramazan, according to the committee decision, the difference between the open market and utility stores would not be of more than Rs10 per kg. This is a broad hint that the commodity prices would further register a Rs5 per kg increase after Ramazan as the market rate is hovering above Rs70 per kg.

“The crisis-like situation emerged because the cabinet failed to get its decision of restricting raw sugar export implemented,” said Iskandar Khan, president of All Pakistan Sugar Mills Association. He said despite domestic shortfall of 100,000 metric ton, sugar was smuggled to Afghanistan.

However, according to the outgoing chairman of the Competition Commission, the current situation surfaced as the government failed to implement the recommendations of the regulator under the influence of vested interests.

The committee decided that in order to improve sugar supply in the market provinces would buy 100,000 metric ton sugar from the TCP on cash before Ramazan.

It also decided that TCP will complete the tendering process for import of the remaining 375,000 metric tons of white sugar on schedule. The TCP would open a tender of 200,000 metric ton on July 31 and a second of 175,000 metric ton on August 8.

The committee also recommended allowing duty-free import of 500,000 metric ton of raw sugar till November 30, 2010 on a first come, first served basis.

The committee also decided that with the completion of the current sugar import process the market forces will be allowed to prevail and the private sector would be encouraged to import sugar.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 27th, 2010.

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  • Fahed Gill
    Jul 27, 2010 - 8:03PM

    Preparation for Ramadan … Nice Start by our Government Now see whats more waiting…? Recommend

  • Syed A. Mateen
    Jul 27, 2010 - 9:47PM

    I have never heard in my life that price of a commodity has ever decreased.

    There should be a parity between the increase in inflation and increase in wages of a common man.

    This is one of the reasons that social injustice is increasing in the country.

    If any one cannot afford to buy daily essential items, he or she will go the wrong way to purchase it.

    We talk a lot about eradicating corruption from the society, but how can the corruption be eradicated when the government itself increase the price of essential items of daily use.

    How a common man will pay the increase of sugar price. Did the Prime Minister increased Rs.10/- in the salaries of a common man making a total monthly salary of Rs.7,100/-?Recommend

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July 31, 2012 > Baby squirrel finds home alongside Michigan cats

Baby squirrel finds home alongside Michigan cats

Submitted By AP Wire Service

BANGOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP), May 11 - A baby squirrel is finding a home of sorts alongside a cat and her kittens in Michigan.

Eight-year-old Bailee Schultz heard the squirrel whimpering a few weeks ago in a wooded area of his grandparents' property in Bay County's Bangor Township. Stephanie Box tells ( ) Bailee brought her to the squirrel, which was under a nest.

Box says she placed the squirrel they call Bushytail with her cat, Oreo, who recently gave birth to five kittens. The next day, Box says the squirrel was nursing side-by-side with the kittens. They've also seen Oreo lick Bushytail.

Box says Oreo may not have fully accepted the squirrel, however, since she once moved the kittens but left Bushytail behind.

They want Oreo to keep an eye on Bushytail for a while.

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