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Q: GWT Composite that wraps a DockLayoutpanel - Composite or ResizeComposite? When I implement a custom widget, which wraps a DockLayoutPanel, should I let it extend Composite or ResizeComposite?
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When creating a custom Composite widget that wrap a widget that implements RequiresResize, you should use ResizeComposite as its base class. This subclass of Composite automatically propagates resize events to its wrapped widget.

But in most examples I saw, the custom widget extended Composite.

A: Since DockLayoutPanel implements RequiresResize you should use a ResizeComposite. Looking at the ResizeComposite source one sees that the only change it makes to Composite is the addition of the onResize() method.

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Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s.  Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Since the early 1990s, he has toured under his own name.

Biography
Parker was born in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Parker's father played piano and drums in addition to singing in church with Parker's mother; his brother Melvin played drums and his brother Kellis played the trombone. Parker and his brother Melvin joined James Brown in 1964; in his autobiography, Brown claims that he originally wanted Melvin as his drummer, but agreed to additionally take Maceo under his wing as part of the deal. In March 1970, Parker, his brother Melvin, and a few of Brown's band members left to establish the band Maceo & All the King's Men, which toured for two years.

In January 1973, Parker rejoined James Brown's group. He also charted a single "Parrty – Part I" (No. 71 pop singles) with Maceo & the Macks that year. In 1975, Parker and some of Brown's band members, including Fred Wesley, left to join George Clinton's band Parliament-Funkadelic. Parker once again re-joined James Brown from 1984 to 1988.

In the 1990s, Parker began a solo career. His first album of this period Roots Revisited spent 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard  Contemporary Jazz Charts.  To date he has released 11 solo albums since 1990. His band has been billed as "the greatest little funk orchestra on earth" and the "million-dollar support band". Parker's 1992 live album, Life on Planet Groove, is considered to be his seminal live album, marking his first collaboration with Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer.

In 1993, Parker made guest appearances on hip hop group De La Soul's album Buhloone Mindstate. In the late 1990s, Parker began contributing semi-regularly to recordings by Prince and accompanying his band, The New Power Generation, on tour. He also played on the Jane's Addiction track "My Cat's Name Is Maceo" for their 1997 compilation album Kettle Whistle. In 1998, Parker performed as a guest on "What Would You Say" on a Dave Matthews Band concert, which also became one of their live albums, Live in Chicago 12.19.98.

In 2004, Parker toured as a part of Prince's band for the "Musicology Live 2004ever" tour and again in 2007 he performed as part of Prince's band for Prince's 21 nights at the O2 arena. Parker also played as part of Prince's band for his 21-night stay at LA's Forum in 2011.

In 2008, Maceo Parker closed the Edmonton International Jazz Festival at Urban Lounge.

Parker's album Roots & Grooves with the WDR Big Band is a tribute to Ray Charles, whom Parker cites as one of his most important influences. The album won a Jammie for best Jazz Album in 2009. Parker followed this up with another collaboration with WDR Big Band in 2012 with the album Soul Classics.

In October 2011, Parker was inducted in the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.

In July 2012, Parker was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from  Victoires Du Jazz in Paris. He continues touring, headlining many jazz festivals in Europe and doing as many as 290 concerts a year.

In May 2016, Parker received The North Carolina Heritage Award from his home state.

Book and media
In February 2013, Maceo Parker published his autobiography, 98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music with the publisher Chicago Review Press. Parker was portrayed by Craig Robinson in the 2014 James Brown biopic Get on Up.

Equipment
Maceo plays a gold-plated Selmer Mark VI alto saxophone and the mouthpiece he uses is a #3 Brilhart Ebolin. Maceo's reed of choice is the Vandoren Java, 3.5 gauge.

Discography

As bandleader

As sideman

Filmography

References

External links
 Maceo Parker official website

1943 births
Living people
People from Kinston, North Carolina
Soul-jazz musicians
African-American saxophonists
American funk saxophonists
American male saxophonists
American jazz saxophonists
American bandleaders
James Brown Orchestra members
The J.B.'s members
P-Funk members
New Power Generation members
Heads Up International artists
21st-century saxophonists
Jazz musicians from North Carolina
American male jazz musicians
Verve Records artists
Jive Records artists
P-Vine Records artists

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San Antonio won the game, which was expected. San Antonio entered the game as the strong favorite, with a 75% chance to win before the game started.
LA Lakers did not go quietly, holding the lead toward the end of the game. Their biggest lead was when they had a 66% chance of winning, but ultimately San Antonio managed to take control and pull away for the win.


When children start to really struggle going down for their nap, which is now in the range of 1:00 to 2:00 in the afternoon. They are chit chatting. The are fighting it. This happens somewhere between three and four years of age. Then it's time to start thinking about giving up the nap. Many children will nap at three or four years old, but then they will chit chat to themselves for hours at night and not go to bed until 9:00 or 10:00. Many often, what I hear from parents is, what do I do about my child's chit chatting at night? They still nap. The idea is to pull the nap, and they will go to bed at a nice early hour again.


Simply put, we create connections between brands and their target markets. Whether your brand is a premium or private label, UpShift has decades of experience creating identities and strategic messaging that today's consumers find appealing.
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WATCHING ALDOUS HARDING 'FIXTURE PICTURE' (DOMINO PUBLISHING)
Aldous Harding 'Designer'
Aldous Harding has shared the album opener track and video "Fixture Picture" directed by Harding and Jack Whiteley and filmed at the Cliffs of Dover. Watch above. 'Designer' is out 26th April 2019 via 4ad.
Designer finds the Aldous Harding hitting her creative stride. After Party, Harding came off a 100-date tour last summer and went straight into the studio with a collection of songs written on the road. Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding spent 15 days recording and 10 days mixing at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Bristol's J&J Studio and Playpen.
From the bold strokes of opening track 'Fixture Picture', there is an overriding sense of an enigmatic artist confident in their work, with contributions from Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), drummer Gwion Llewelyn and violinist Clare Mactaggart broadening and complimenting Harding's rich and timeless songwriting.
HORIZON (VIDEO) | NEW WRITER - ALDOUS HARDING | PARTY (2017)
WATCHING THESE NEW PURITANS 'WHERE THE TREES ARE ON FIRE' (DOMINO PUBLISHING)
These New Puritans 'Inside The Rose'
These New Puritans today unveil the video to their new song 'Where The Trees Are On Fire', lifted from their already acclaimed forthcoming album Inside The Rose, which is set for release next Friday, 22 March. The song is the haunting centrepiece of their forthcoming album, and the video is directed by band member George Barnett and Max Luz.
It's an enigmatic portrait of Jack Barnett by his brother. Halfway through, the viewer transcends the stark painterly reality and is thrown into a world of ecstatic, saturated colour.
Jack dreamt the melody and lyrics. "Clichéd as it may seem, that's how it came to me. I went through a period of dreaming loads of music. Most of it was crap – bad '80s synth pop or pub rock – but this was the best of them. Because I dreamt most of the lyrics, I don't know exactly what it's about, but I think it's got something to do with the extremes of life, whether that's oblivion or ecstasy."
'Where The Trees Are On Fire' follows current single 'Anti–Gravity', as well as the album's title track and 'Into The Fire', which debuted late last year to immense acclaim. The album arrives six years after the critically acclaimed album Field of Reeds, and is arguably the Barnett brothers' most innovative work to date.
INSIDE THE ROSE (2019)
NIGHT MOVES 'CAN YOU REALLY FIND ME' OUT 28TH JUNE 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN)
Night Moves 'Can You Really Find Me'
Domino announces Can You Really Find Me, the new album from Night Moves, due for release on June 28th. Accompanying the news of the album comes new track "Strands Align" and its' Cameron Dutra-directed video, starring John Pelant and Micky Alfano from the band as well as actor Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Whiplash, Boardwalk Empire). Watch above.
Night Moves new album, Can You Really Find Me, pulsates and glows with the same sublime energy that radiated from breakout single "Carl Sagan" in 2016, however in the intervening years, John Pelant and Micky Alfano have grown up. The songwriting, while still steeped in super-catchy, velvety riffs and pure pop glaze, feels more sophisticated and modern. Since the pair met in high school, awestruck by such ear-candy wizards as Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, they set off to craft their version of what sophisticated, emotional modern pop music can and should sound like. 2016's Pennied Days was a breakthrough, and set a new bar for the members of Night Moves. After spending the subsequent two years on Can You Really Find Me, they've scaled new heights, where the sounds are still just as sweet, but now smarter, more evocative, and perfectly designed for a summer release.
Can You Really Find Me was produced by Jim Eno (founding member and drummer of Spoon) out of Public Hi-Fi Studios in Austin, TX and recorded with live band members Mark Hanson and Chuck Murlowski.
PENNIED DAYS | COLORED EMOTIONS | CARL SAGAN VIDEO
PETER PERRETT 'HUMANWORLD' OUT 7TH JUNE 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN)
Peter Perrett 'Humanworld'
Peter Perrett returns once again with Humanworld, out on the 7th June via Domino. Watch the music video for the album's opening track, 'I Want Your Dreams', above.
One of the recent past's most unexpected come-back stories, Peter Perrett – former frontman of The Only Ones - resurfaced in 2017 with How The West Was Won, an album that saw him chart in the UK, star on BBC Newsnight, sell out rooms at Electric Ballroom and Islington Assembly Hall, and collect accolades across the board.
In this new chapter, Peter continues to dissect romance and politics with his trademark sense of sardonic wit and wry humour, if not with more vigour even and a palpable sense of immediacy. Peter adds, "This record has got more urgency and the songs are more concise. Don't like words such as progression but I hope this is texturally and sonically more interesting than How The West Was Won."
Peter's band includes his guitar and bass playing sons Jamie and Peter Jr, drummer Jake Woodward, Jenny Maxwell (Microkorg synthesiser, viola, BVs) and Lauren Moon (keys, drums, BVs) - a tight-knit bunch who have honed this album and the previous one with choice live performances here and in Europe.
Following the years of possibly having too much fun, Peter Perrett is in the process of rebuilding himself, his family, and his art. Working with his sons and fronting another great band, he's firmly back on track. Humanworld features a production credit for Peter's son Jamie who also contributes a song to the album ('Master of Destruction'); and the story of knitting a family back together following a history of chaos and addiction now takes a step closer to centre stage.
GEORGIA VEVO DSCVR LIVE SESSIONS (DOMINO ALL-IN)
Georgia 'About Work The Dancefloor'
VEVO has launched a DSCVR session for Georgia, featuring brilliant live performance videos for her latest singles 'About Work The Dancefloor' and 'Started Out'.
"About Work The Dancefloor" is a defiant slice of electro-pop, exploring love, passion, melancholy and the thrill of finding yourself on the dancefloor. Showcasing Georgia's upbeat pop brilliance, the track is a reflection of the rich influences of Georgia's personal experience with club culture. "About Work The Dancefloor" follows the euphoric hit single, "Started Out" which reached the A-list at BBC Radio1 and broke in to the top 15 in the Shazam charts.
STARTED OUT | GEORGIA - DEBUT ALBUM | GEORGIA - HEART WRECKING ANIMALS (VIDEO) | GEORGIA - KOMBINE (VIDEO)
NEW SIGNING: ARLO DAY 'BAD TIMING' OUT 31ST MAY 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN)
Arlo Day is the moniker of Alice Barlow, a young songwriter and guitarist from South-East London whose unique ear for melody, haunting vocals and rumbling guitar tones have gained a quiet reputation as one of the capital's best kept secrets. Newly-signed to iconic indie label Domino, Arlo Day has today revealed her debut single 'Bad Timing' and its emotive video. 'Bad Timing' is the lead single and title track taken from her first EP out 31st May.
The video for 'Bad Timing' came together during the cold winter months of 2018 with Barlow collaborating alongside friends Holly Taylor, Elena Isolini and Esther Collins. The visuals were shot in the friends' houses and all around South London. Barlow adds: 'Like the song, the video is based around the disparity of time and hindsight, and how moments of the past can replay in your mind. We were inspired by photographs by Duane Michals and Katrien de Blauwer, and Lynne Ramsay's short film Gasman.'
Self-produced and recorded at home, the Bad Timing EP is a trio of tracks that showcase her deft ability to write songs that are at once personal vignettes and brooding canvases for introspection and introduces Arlo Day as a singular and exciting new songwriting talent.
HOT CHIP 'A BATH FULL OF ECSTASY' OUT 21ST JUNE 2019 (DOMINO RECORDINGS)
Hot Chip will release their electrifying seventh album, A Bath Full of Ecstasy, on June 21st. Their third album for Domino, A Bath Full of Ecstasy is the group's definitive release, crystallising the sound they've become celebrated for – bridging euphoria and melancholy with colourful melodies, idiosyncratic vocalisations and pounding electronic pop rhythms. Watch the Saman Kesh directed music video above.
Recorded in Paris and London, the album sees the group (Owen Clarke, Al Doyle Joe Goddard, Felix Martin and Alexis Taylor) open up to a more adventurous and collaborative song-writing process, choosing to work with outside producers for the first time: Philippe Zdar, the French maestro who's shaped the magic of Cassius and Phoenix, and Rodaidh McDonald, the Scot who's collaborated with The XX, David Byrne and Sampha, among others.
Today, the band share the first song from the record, 'Hungry Child'; for 6 glorious minutes, Hot Chip fuse the uplifting soft pads and melodic keys of classic soulful house and the percussive swing of UK garage, full of sweet vocalisations and rhythmic snaps, to make an instant, club-ready hit. The video for 'Hungry Child' is directed by Saman Kesh and features Martin Starr and Milana Vayntrub.
DANCING IN THE DARK EP | 'STARTED RIGHT' REMIXES | 'WHY MAKE SENSE?'
HAYDEN THORPE 'DIVINER' THE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM OUT 24TH MAY 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN)
Hayden Thorpe 'Diviner'
It is with great pleasure that Domino announce Diviner, the debut solo album from Hayden Thorpe, due for release on 24th May 2019. Along with the news of Diviner, Hayden Thorpe shares the new track, "Love Crimes" plus a video, directed by Alexandra Liveris. Watch above.
Diviner is a deeply emotional album: lyrically generous in its candid tone and self-awareness, the melodies resonant with sense memory. The album feels like a startling departure from Thorpe's previous work with Wild Beasts and also unlike anything else being made at the moment.
Written in a deep period of flux; at points in California, Cornwall and at his home in London - the latter acting as a womb-like space where he worked out his new life, story and belief systems. "My adulthood was based on a certain belief system, a band, a family. When it shifted entirely, I had a ghost I had to find a new haunt for," Thorpe notes. But his belief in songs as transformative entities kept him going. "I believe in the medicinal properties of songs. I believe in their healing properties," he says. "Songs defy time, they don't erode or denature, they come with you and reform anew in your mind as and when you need them."
"I broke up with myself. So this is a break-up album, but not about a relationship. It's a break-up from a past self, it's a breakup from the old idea of yourself and therefore every relationship, of all kinds, that you've ever had." Throughout the record, Thorpe's voice is a beacon - paired with weaving piano, ambient guitar drifts and propulsive bass lines - his sound is even more powerfully unfettered than before, as if he'd found a new inner voice, a new way to use his instrument.
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Months ago Google announced that in the future that would launch a new feature in Google Forms - locked mode. Locked mode means that students' screen during Quizzes would be locked on school-managed Chromebooks. Yesterday, (11/29/2018) Google announced that G Suite for Education users can now sign-up for early access to Google Forms locked mode. Click here to sign up.
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A Pro Infinity, a PLUS or a Pro Subscription License is required to use the Denon MC6000MKII. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ 8.
A detection window will appear next, asking to use or not the pre-defined audio setup with the built-in sound card of the MC6000MKII You can still change that from Settings->AUDIO tab.


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Q: Override PhoneNumber IdentityUser as ForeignKey .Net Core Web Api I've PhoneNumberis seperated entity in Context i need to assign it as foreign key to  IdentityUser
i was used Guid as Primary key but when i defined it as foreign key i found already they are field called PhoneNumberin IdentityUser class then i changed it to string to override the actual PhoneNumber field and i want to assign it to the PhoneNumber entity and use the field as ForeignKey then i set the ForeignKey Atrribute to the phoneNumber theni faced this error

The ForeignKeyAttributes on property 'PhoneNumber' and navigation 'phoneNumber' in entity type 'User' do not point at each other. The value of ForeignKeyAttribute on property should be navigation name and the value of ForeignKeyAttribute on navigation should be the foreign key property name.

Here is PhoneNumber Entity
     public partial class PhoneNo
    {
        public PhoneNo()
        {
            User = new HashSet<User>();
        }

        [Key]
        public string Id { get; set; }

        public string Prifix { get; set; }
        [Required]
        public string LineNo { get; set; }

        public ICollection<User>User{ get; set; }

    }

UserEntity
public class User:IdentityUser
   {

       public string FirstName { get; set; }
       public string  MiddleName { get; set; }
       public string LastName { get; set; }
       public string ProfilePict { get; set; }

       [ForeignKey("phoneNumber")]
       public override string PhoneNumber { get; set; }

       [ForeignKey("Identities")]
       public Guid IdentityId { get; set; }
       public Identities Identities { get; set; }
       public PhoneNo phoneNumber { get; set; }

   }

I've tried to remove ForeignKeyAttribute but it creates other field called PhoneNumberId and the original field  both in Userclass

A: changed phoneNumber Navigation to phoneNoand it's work ..
The new phoneNumberNavigation
public PhoneNo phoneNo { get; set; }

assigned ForeignKey Property
  [ForeignKey("phoneNo")]
    public override string PhoneNumber { get; set; }


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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L), Pakistan army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pakistan's army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, have spoken by phone, discussing Afghanistan peace among other issues.
According to a statement released by State Department spokesman Heather Nauert, the sides discussed ways to advance U.S.-Pakistani bilateral relations, the need for political reconciliation in Afghanistan and the importance of targeting all militant and terrorist groups in South Asia without distinction.
Relations between Washington and Islamabad have deteriorated in recent months amid allegations the latter shelters the Taliban's leaders. U.S. has cut off military aid in an effort to pressure Pakistan.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered peace talks with the Taliban without preconditions in February, but the group has continued fighting.
U.S. military said recently that the Taliban held secret meetings with Afghan officials to discuss a ceasefire.


The largely still unexcavated archaeological treasures of the island are not the only reason for the air of mystery which surrounds Milos. The awe-inspiring statue of Aphrodite – the goddess of love and beauty – which was discovered in 1820 by a local peasant, is marketed as the island's main attraction, even though it was then swiftly shipped off to Paris, where the marble statue has graced the Louvre ever since as the 'Venus de Milo'.
The natural splendour of Milos, with its myriad of multi-coloured volcanic landscapes, can seem almost magical, even to its own nearly 5,000 permanent residents1. During the summer tens of thousands of visitors crowd onto the island, the numbers increasing year by year. While there is no denying that this lucrative human 'invasion' ensures that the islanders are able to survive very comfortably, it also inevitably creates major challenges to the island's flora and fauna, as well as affecting its cultural heritage, infrastructure and ecological balance.
Tremendous amounts of waste have to be dealt with: plastic bottles, straws and plastic bags; tyres; disposable items of all sorts; sewage overflows; depleted water resources, even overfishing – as the local fishermen are keen to sell the freshest, best quality fish and seafood to the restaurants. ? Fires, heavy mining and volcanic activity, all known for millennia on the island, have taken their toll on the soil. The list of issues is endless, and if there is one thing that unites the views of officials, volunteers and faithful devotees of the island, it is that 'something has to be done'! But what? Where? And by whom? Opinions differ. Initiatives are taken and, as we will repeatedly hear, abandoned after a while, whether embarked upon individually or with partner organisations.
Together with Anni Mitropoulou, the dynamic Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF) Greece Country Director, we set off to pay a three-day visit to Milos and its small immediate neighbour, Kimolos, in November this year. We wanted to hear from as many people as possible about their concerns, and see if there were any common issues where the CPF could help. We prepared for our trip, arranging meetings with architects, tourism operators and volunteers, all of whom care deeply about both the islands and are worried about their sustainable future. We learned, among other things, about plans to expand the Milos Archaeological Park to make it more accessible to tourists, hoping to create much-needed income for future development.
The visit to Milos, in its glorious autumnal light and slight breeze, after a mere 40-minutes flight from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos airport, was a treat.
However, our first inquiries about recycling initiatives on Milos brought a reality check. We learned that while some supermarkets take responsibility for their own recycling, the disposal of public rubbish is undertaken by a commercial enterprise located on the nearby island of Santorini. This could certainly be improved upon and become far more efficient.
We learned from the Mayor's office that fundraising efforts, no matter how enthusiastically encouraged and supported by Greek and international volunteers, have not brought about the necessary results. They complain that bureaucracy kills every initiative.
We were told about plans to extract salt from seawater which would bring a welcome reduction of costs as at present water has to be brought to the island in commercial container ships. Lack of potable local water resources is one of the reasons that garbage disposals overflow with plastic water bottles, particularly during the hot summer months.
Our search for local insiders to guide us through the many opportunities Milos holds for sustainably developing its natural and cultural resources leads us to the man responsible for restoration and rehabilitation of areas affected by mines at YMERIS, a French company established in Milos. We learned about the astonishing biodiversity of the island – there are 864 varieties of indigenous plants known here alone, many of them unique to Milos. They, and the vast quantity of rare birds and other animals, must be protected. It is a task to be taken seriously with research, education and study programmes. We heard many times that new ideas have come up, first steps were taken – and then the project was dropped.
Nature trails already exist in Milos, but there is still a way to go. Botanical pathways specifically might bring the solution towards saving the local biodiversity a step closer. Visitors who can approach and admire rare local plants and emerging vineyards, explore archaeological sites, olive groves, catacombs, ancient ports, local production plants, ancient mines, and the many other treasures hidden on Milos will be more likely to bring responsible tourism, which, in turn, will create much-needed employment.
During our short trip to Kimolos we found that here, less than a handful of committed volunteers, the 'Kimolistas', frequently with enthusiastic outside support, have had an astonishing impact. Partly in collaboration with the nearby island of Sifnos, they have cleaned up beaches, mapped footpaths, established a cinema and even a library. Their commitment has not waned, but it is limited to one or two persons among a community of close to 500. Will they manage to create a momentum so that more local inhabitants will participate?
Owing to its central location among the Cyclades islands and its worldwide fame as the 'island of the Aphrodite', the time may be ripe to step forward and set an example to showcase one of the Cycladic islands' rich natural and cultural heritages. The captivating beauty of Milos and Kimolos might eventually pull people together to show the community that respecting its past, will secure its future, and inspire them to work towards a common goal. Will it be enough?
 The author had a long career with the United Nations Refugee Agency and is now a volunteer of the Cyclades Preservation Fund (CPF). She is based in Greece and Austria.


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SAP acquires SuccessFactors - Enterprise Education Platform trend evidence.. What will Oracle do?
SAP tracks performance data on all levels, SuccessFactors tracks talent performance. This combination could be the Holy Grail CEOs have been looking for, as SAP will inevitably make it possible to combine SuccessFactors data with their enterprise performance data. Perhaps this is the real reason (or at least an additional reason) SAP acquired SuccessFactors?
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Blackboard Acquisition may Solidify Gilfus Education Group Prediction of an Enterprise Education Platform
Reactions about the Blackboard acquisition from students and recent graduates at the Gilfus Education Group's Education Research Center at George Mason University were mostly positive. Lauren Heimburg, a recent graduate with bachelor's degrees in both mathematics and psychology from the University of Virginia provided the following insights: "I think Blackboard's acquisition will cause UVA to intensify its focus on online learning initiatives in order to remain competitive in coming years. Enterprise Education Platforms can improve colleges and universities by enabling them to provide more efficient systems and facilities to their students and faculty and by simplifying their internal operations."
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Justia Patents Switch Or RelayUS Patent Application for Safety Warning System and Method Patent Application (Application #20130222145)
Safety Warning System and Method
An appliance warning system comprises a floor pad for location on or adjacent a device such that a user must stand on the floor pad in order to normally use the device. The floor pad has at least one switch movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected on the floor pad and a closed position when the switch is activated by weight pressure detected on the floor pad. A transmitter is provided for transmitting a signal depending upon whether the switch is in the open or closed position. A warning device is activated when the switch has been in the open position for a preselected period of time after having been in the closed position.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/373,987 filed Dec. 7, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/803,999, filed Jul. 12, 2010, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/077,423 filed Mar. 19, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,755,504 dated Jul. 13, 2010, all incorporated by reference in their entirety.
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus that alerts and warns a user of an appliance such as a stove or oven, or any other device or situation which may be monitored, either visually, audibly or by some other sensory means, that a cooking or other process has been initiated and requires monitoring and attention. Over a cyclic period of time the user, such as a cook, is signaled to return to, for example, the appliance and the cooking process, and hence to the source of combustion (i.e. the stove top burners, the oven, broiler, etc.) until the cooking process is completed or otherwise terminated. In this way, the risk of accidental damage which may arise due to overheating, combustion and possible kitchen fire due to an unattended cooking process is greatly reduced. The invention may be applied not only to cooking and kitchen monitoring, but to any other process or situation where such monitoring may be useful, for safety or other reasons. Some of these situations are described herein, but the invention is not limited to the specific examples which may be enumerated herein. In this specification, therefore, a specific reference of the applicability of the invention to cooking or other monitoring situations is to be interpreted broadly as encompassing any of a plurality of situations where the apparatus of the invention may be used.
Every year, thousands of people are killed or injured in house fires or other home related accidents. Some current statistics indicate that deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury and deaths in the United
States and the third leading cause of fatal home injury. Sources indicate that in 2006 fire departments responded to 412,500 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,580 people (not including firefighters) and injured another 12,925, not including firefighters. Some statistics and sources also indicate that 4 out of 5 fire deaths in 2005 occurred in residences and that cooking was the primary cause of these fires. Often, for example, cooking related fires are caused by unattended utensils which may be left on heating elements or gas flames. A common scenario involves an elderly person who initiates a cooking procedure and then forgets that food is cooking because of distractions such as a long telephone conversation; disease (Alzheimer's is an example), other impairment or just simple forgetfulness and absent-mindedness. Furthermore, unattended food left cooking on a burner may dry and overheat, and this scenario can lead to combustion and smoke. If cooking oil is involved, combustion can quickly result and produce an uncontrollable fire in very little time.
One solution to this problem is an inexpensive apparatus that (1) directly detects a person's or user's presence in front of a cooking appliance before a cooking procedure is initiated, (2) automatically monitors a user's attention to the cooking process, and (3) automatically warns with an alarm or other signal the user if the cooking process is left unattended.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a warning system comprising: a floor pad for location on or adjacent a device such that a user must stand on the floor pad in order to normally use the device; at least one switch formed in or on the floor pad, the switch being sensitive to weight pressure on the floor pad, the switch being movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected on the floor pad and a closed position when the switch is activated by weight pressure detected on the floor pad; a control circuit in or on the floor pad and connected to the switch for determining when the switch is in the open position or the closed position, the control circuit being operational between a ready state before the switch is activated from the open position to the closed position and a monitoring state after the switch is activated to the closed position; a warning device connected to the control circuit, the warning device being activated by the control circuit when in the monitoring state when the control circuit determines that the switch has been in the open position for a preselected period of time after having been in the closed position; and a reset switch on the floor pad for resetting the control circuit from the monitoring state to the ready state.
Preferably, the floor pad is substantially rectangular and the switch and control circuit are embedded in the floor pad. In one form, the at least one switch comprises a plurality of momentary switches embedded in the floor pad.
Preferably, the control circuit restarts the preselected period of time when the switch is closed during the monitoring state. The reset switch may be located near an edge of the floor pad and is activated by the user with a foot. Further, the warning device may be selected from the group consisting of: piezo crystal, a bell, a buzzer, a speaker, a horn, a strobe light, or any combination thereof.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a warning system comprising: a pad for location on or adjacent a device such that a user must stand on the pad in order to normally use or monitor use of the device, the pad having at least one switch formed in or on the pad which is movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected on the pad and a closed position when the switch is activated by weight pressure detected on the pad, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal depending upon whether the switch is in the open or closed position; a module remote from the pad, the module comprising a receiver for receiving the signal from the transmitter, and a control circuit connected to the receiver and operational between a ready state before the switch is activated from the open position to the closed position and a monitoring state after the switch is activated to the closed position; a warning device connected to the control circuit, the warning device being activated by the control circuit when in the monitoring state when the control circuit determines that the switch has been in the open position for a preselected period of time after having been in the closed position; and a reset switch for resetting the control circuit from the monitoring state to the ready state.
The reset switch may be located on the floor pad and/or
on the module. The module may powered by an AC power source, or by a DC power source.
Preferably, the control circuit restarts the preselected period of time when the switch is closed during the monitoring state. The reset switch may be located near an edge of the floor pad and is activated by the user with a foot.
In one embodiment the module further comprises a power line carrier circuit transmitter for transmitting signals to selected devices connected to an electrical system which supplies the module with power. The power line carrier circuit may be an X-10 power line carrier which superimposes a 120 Hz coded signal over existing 60 Hz Ac wiring in the electrical system.
According to yet a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a safety monitoring system comprising: a device including a pad or mat for placing at an area to be monitored; a switch mechanism for placing the device in a resting state; an activating event effected by altering the mat or pad from its resting state to an active state; a normal range window of time for monitoring the area for any further incident; and resetting to the normal range or initiating an active response depending on the activity during the normal range window of time.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an appliance in the form a stove and warning device in accordance with on embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view of a floor pad in accordance with the warning system of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a floor pad and module box on the warning system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 4 is a detailed perspective view of a module of the warning system in accordance with the present invention.
With reference to FIG. 1 of the drawings, in one embodiment of the invention, the invention comprises a sensing device 10 including a floor pad 12. The floor pad 12 will preferably, but not necessarily, be sized and configured with dimensions approximately equivalent to the floor space typically required to use the cooking appliance 14. The floor pad 12 may be rectangular, semi-lunar, or another shape so long as a person using the cooking appliance 14 must normally stand on it in order to use the appliance 14. Of course, the floor pad 12 may be of any suitable shape depending upon the context of application. The sensing device 10 may be used in many situations other than with a stove or cooking device, and some of these other applications are set forth in this specification.
The floor pad 12 is preferably constructed of a suitable polymeric thermoplastic, rubber, foam, gel or combination thereof so a resilient, shock absorbing surface is provided for comfort and functionality. The floor pad 12 contains a pressure sensitive, normally open, momentary switch or switches 16 (such as membrane switches) interspersed equally and imbedded within the floor pad 12 so that a person standing on the pad 12 must depresses one or more switches 16, as shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. Any suitable arrangement incorporating electronic, electro mechanical, mechanical or electro-optical methods may be employed to configure a weight sensitive switch 16 that is momentary and normally open.
The weight required to depress and momentarily close a switch 16, or signal the presence of a load on the floor pad 12, would fall within a range equivalent to the average human weight range, for example, 75 to 300 lbs.
Once a switch 16 of the floor pad 12 is depressed and thereby closed, an internal (within the floor pad 12) or external (outside the floor pad 12) populated printed circuit board or PCB 18 (see FIG. 2) is triggered or activated by an appropriate signal form the floor pad 12 switches 16. The PCB 18 contains a circuit that monitors the open or closed condition of the floor pad 12 switch 16, a timing circuit, a power status circuit, a ON-OFF-READY indicating circuit, an alarm or signaling circuit and an electronically connected alarm or signaling device 20, such as, for example, a piezo crystal, a bell, a buzzer, a speaker, a horn, a strobe light, an RF interface to other appliances, lights, and/or a power line carrier interface to other appliances.
A power supply unit 22 is provided. The electromotive force or power supply from the power supply unit 22 required to power the PCB 18 may be comprised of a replaceable dry cell battery, rechargeable battery, AC transformer or other suitable power source.
In one embodiment of the invention as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the floor pad 12 switch or switches 16, PCB 18, power supply 22, and alarm 20 are completely self contained or embedded within the floor pad 12. In this particular embodiment, a person must stand on the floor pad 12 in front of the cooking appliance 14, or other apparatus, to initiate a cooking or other procedure. When the person stands on the floor pad 12, the PCB 18 immediately detects the closed condition of the floor pad 12 switches 16 due to presence of the user, and then waits for an open condition to occur when the person leaves or steps off the floor pad 12. Once the open condition is detected, a non-user interfaced, preset timing cycle, for example, 7 minutes (although any suitable time delay can be selected) is initiated. If the person returns and steps onto the floor pad 12 before the timing cycle of 7 minutes (or other preset time) are over, the timing cycle will reset and wait for the person to leave the floor pad 12 to begin another 7 minute timing period. Resetting of the timing cycle continues as long as the person keeps returning to the cooking appliance 14. Eventually, one of two conditions will occur, as detailed further below.
Condition one: In this scenario, the person returns to the cooking appliance 14 (or to or form some other device or apparatus) within the selected timing cycle(s) (in this example, 7 minutes) and terminates the cooking (or other) procedure. At this point, the person depresses an optionally lighted (LED) reset switch 26 which is preferably located on the external upper surface of the floor pad 12 at a position which would not normally be stood upon by the person using the device so as to avoid inadvertent activation of the reset switch 26. Depression of the reset switch 26 on the floor pad 12 deactivates the PCB 18 and resets the system to a READY state. In the READY state, the PCB 18 will remain inactive until the next closed position of the floor pad 12 switches 16 is detected, and a new cooking (or other) procedure is initiated. If the person terminates the cooking (or other) procedure but forgets to depress the floor pad 12 reset switch 26, an internal alarm 20 will sound after the 7 minute timing cycle expires. The alarm 20 will continue to sound until the person returns to the floor pad 12 (and hence, in this example, the cooking appliance 14) and resets the system to the READY state.
Condition two: In this scenario, the person does not return to the cooking (or other) appliance 14 during the first or subsequent timing cycle(s) within the preset time (7 minutes in the present example, but reprogrammable as required). In this case the internal alarm 20 will sound until the person returns to the cooking appliance 14 (or other) and steps onto the floor pad 12 to either continue the cooking (or other) procedure and initiate a further 7 minute countdown period, or terminate the cooking (or other) procedure by pressing down on the reset switch 26. If neither of these events occur, the alarm 20 will continue to sound until the floor pad 12 reset switch 26 is depressed or the power available from the power supply unit 22 (5) is depleted.
Reference is now made to FIG. 3 of the drawings which illustrates a further embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment of this invention, all the electrical components are not self-contained within the floor pad 12. Instead, the floor pad 12 contains the pressure switch or switches 16 or other electronic, electro mechanical, mechanical or electro-optical means for detecting a weight load on the pad, a power supply unit 22, and an RF transmitter circuit 30. The power supply unit 22 powers the RF transmitter 30 contained within the floor pad 12. There are several ways for electronically configuring the RF circuit 30 that utilize standard, semi-custom and custom electronic components, such as ICs, resistors, capacitors, inductors, and so forth. An RF circuit 30 capable of propagating a discrete, pulsed and coded electromagnetic signal is preferred in the context of this invention.
The open and closed position of the floor pad 12 switches 16 are detected, processed and modulated by a circuit that is continuous with the RF transmitter circuit 30. The modulated RF signal relays the closed or open position of the floor pad 12 switches 16 to a module 32 that is plugged into a nearby (i.e. in the kitchen if the appliance being monitored is the cooking appliance 14) electrical outlet. The module 32 houses a PCB 34 that includes: an RF receiver circuit 36 capable of detecting and decoding the modulated RF signal of the RF transmitter 30, a logic circuit, a timing circuit, an alarm or signaling circuit, a power status circuit, a ON-OFF-READY circuit, a reset circuit and a electronically connected internal module alarm 38, such as a piezo crystal, a bell, a buzzer, a speaker, a horn, a strobe light, and others, or a combination of such alarms. The PCB 34 is powered by the AC line 40.
The floor pad 12 may include a transmitting antenna 43 and the module 32 may contain a receiving antenna 45.
Operation of the apparatus is generally the same as the embodiment discussed above, except that the PCB 34 is external to the floor pad 12 and is remotely connected to the floor pad 12 through the RF transmission, namely the RF transmitter circuit 30 and the RF receiving circuit 36. This embodiment has certain advantages, some of which include: (1) the PCB 34 and the alarm 38 or signaling device are AC powered and less susceptible to power failure, and (2) a higher decibel alarm or more powerful alarm may be used since power drain, as from a dry cell battery, is a negligible factor. The floor pad 12 may have a reset switch 42 which may be located on the floor pad 12 (as in the first embodiment described above), or the rest switch 44 may be located on the outside face of module 32 that is plugged into an outlet 46 near the cooking (or other) appliance 14. Indeed, there may be both reset switches 42 and 44 within a given system in order to give the user the option of selecting one of these switches depending upon which of them may be more convenient to use in a given situation.
Reference is now made to FIG. 4 of the drawings which shows a further embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the module 50 is very similar to the module 32 shown in FIG. 3 of the drawings in that it also contains the PC board 52 and internal alarm or signaling circuit. Further, the operation is essentially the same as in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, but further includes an X-10 power line carrier (PLC) circuit 56, or a similar type of circuit capable of achieving substantially the same effect, that is able to superimpose a 120 Hz coded signal 64 over the existing 60 Hz AC wiring system 66 throughout the home or building. The superimposed signal can then control a variety of devices and appliances that are connected to the X-10 compatible receiver modules plugged into wall outlets throughout the house. Examples of devices that may be plugged into an X-10 compatible receiver module include: room lamps, strobe lights, PC controllers, high-decibel sounding devices, telephone dialers, existing light switches and receptacles, existing alarm systems, other appliances, and the like.
One advantage of the embodiment incorporating the X-10 compatible receiver, or a functional equivalent thereof, may be illustrated by the following example: A person initiates a cooking (or other) process and of necessity steps on and off the floor pad 12 depressing the imbedded floor pad switches 16. The closed or open condition of the floor pad 12 switches 16 is converted to a signal by a circuit that is continuous with the RF transmitter circuit located within the floor pad 12. The processed coded signal is then modulated and propagated as an RF signal to the module 50 that is plugged into an electrical outlet 46 near the cooking appliance (or other device), which may be somewhere in the kitchen. The RF signal is then processed by the RF receiver circuit 58 located on the PC board 52 housed within module 50. The processed signal activates the timing circuit within the PC board 52 housed within module 50 and a timing cycle (for example, 7 minutes) is initiated.
When the person does not return to the cooking (or other) appliance during the first or subsequent timing cycle(s) within the preset time (optionally 7 minutes), then the internal module alarm 60 housed within module 50 begins or continues to sound until one of the following events occur:
(1) the person returns to the cooking (or other) appliance, steps onto the mat and continues the cooking (or other) process, thereby resetting the timer to an additional 7 minutes;
(2) the person returns to the cooking (or other) appliance to terminate the cooking (or other) process and then depresses the floor pad reset switch 42 or module reset switch 44 to reset the system;
(3) the person returns to the cooking (or other) appliance to terminate the cooking (or other) process but forgets to reset the system by depressing the floor pad reset switch 42 or module reset switch 46, in which event the internal module alarm 60 will sound until the floor reset switch 42 or module reset switch 46 is depressed;
(4) the person fails to return to the cooking (or other) appliance, for example, after 3 timing cycles or 21 minutes. If the person has not returned to the cooking (or other) appliance or kitchen (or other) area to reset the system within 21 minutes the module 50 will activate one or more X-10 connected devices (i.e. room lamps, strobe lights, a PC controller, a high-decibel alarm, a bell, a siren, a horn, transceivers X-10 to RF and RF to X-10, a telephone dialer, etc.) to further alert the person or alert others such as neighbors, relatives, 911 emergency services, the fire department, as examples) of a potentially dangerous and life threatening situation. The use of X-10 or X-10 compatible interfaces becomes useful for persons having disabilities such as deafness. A bypass switch located on the module 50 may serve to bypass the audible alarm in favor of an X-10 device connected to a strobe light or multiple room lights to alert a deaf person in all signaling and alarm modes.
X-10 technology: X10 Power Line Carrier (PLC) technology was invented and patented in the late 1970's and opened up a whole new world of remotely controlling almost anything plugged into the electrical power line, without adding any control wiring. Basically, the X10 power line signaling technique consists of superimposing and transmitting a 120 khz coded signal on the 60 hz electrical power line. Using X10 transmitting device(s), the signal is sent over the power line to X10 receiving device(s) which are programmed with the same House and Unit code. There are 256 different standard X10 codes available (16 House codes: A through P, and 16 Unit codes: 1-16).
Various examples in which the monitoring and warning system of the invention may be used are set forth below.
As already mentioned above, the invention can be used as for safety purposes as a simple kitchen stove monitor mat. The monitor mat would be dormant as long as the time monitored is, for example, less than a couple of minutes or so. The monitor would become active only after the user has been standing on it for "y" minutes, which may be considered the activating event. Once the monitor mat has been activated, and as long as the time spent standing on it is within the normal preselected range, the mat will keep resetting itself. When the user is finished with the designated task, the user will signal the monitor mat with some activity, such as by tapping twice on a corner thereof, which constitutes the normal reset action. However, if the normal reset action does not occur and the user steps away beyond the normal range, then the mat causes a beep, or voice to say something like "turn me off" (for a stove), or some other audible signal.
A further safety function of the invention may be when it is used as bedside monitor mat. This situation may also be used to operate in front of the shower, with different time parameters to help monitor or protect from strokes, accidents or the like when the user is in the shower. The system warning is dormant as long as the user steps on it for more than, say, 20 seconds, and would be in the resting state. The monitor mat would become active only after the user has not returned for y minutes, the activating event. Once activated, if the user returns and gets back in bed or back in the shower in less than, say, 15 minutes, the normal range, the system will re-set itself. After, say, 15 minutes, a light may turn on in a corner of the mat, and/or an alarm beeps, until the user taps on it, causing a normal reset. However, if the person is gone for more than, say, 25 minutes, and has not given the normal reset, then the mat may turn on a light, such as in a nurse station, or calls a designated caregiver.
A further safety function of the invention may be when it is used on a car, boat or heavy equipment. The monitor mat may be on the seat of the vehicle itself. It is dormant until a user sits down and while the motor is "ON" for more than, say, 5 minutes. Because it is self-activating, it begins to monitor the simultaneous presence of two states: (a)someone sitting on it, and (b) the motor being "ON". As soon as the motor is turned off, the system reverts back to the resting state. After, say, 2 to 5 seconds of the user being off the monitor mat while the motor is on, it will beep for a few seconds or until the user pinches, for example, a corner of the mat to initiate a normal reset. However, the alternative is that an alarm goes off in the vehicle and/or the motor is turned off with a wireless signal to the "Emergency Stop" (if available) switch to prevent further problems.
A further safety function of the invention may be when it is used in conjunction with drivers, pilots, truckers, security guards, and others, during long periods of sitting, which would be on the monitor mat (with auto timer+digital clock). The system is dormant until it is in use for over, say, 2 hours during the day, or 1 at night. After a preselected amount of time of continuous use it becomes active. Once active, the mat begins to randomly beep in two different tones for a few seconds during each 20 minute period. To reset it normally, the user must quickly pinch one or both front corners of the mat, or another designated component, within x number of seconds. However, the frequency or complexity of the required pinch pattern may keep increasing until the user stops the vehicle, calls the office or dispatcher, or carries out some other acceptable conduct.
A security function of the invention may be when it is used on floors in home or businesses such as building sites that cannot be fenced in easily. The resting state would be inactive. Once, for example, the front door is locked from the outside, the mats may be activated by, as examples, a signal from the door lock, a key remote or PC. The normal range in this situations would be an "all or none" configuration. When the same lock is reopened from the outside, the system would go back to the resting state only if the monitor has NOT been stepped on. However, if stepped on, a range of responses may follow. These may include: a silent alarm via email from a PC or modern door lock; turn on web cam, sound alarm, flashing light, or alarm when front door is unlocked with key, to warn of the intruder.
A further security function of the invention may be when it is used to protect cars, trucks or heavy equipment in a simple and low cost manner. The system may be inactive until sat on, and may remain so for 5 minutes more (to provide time to put key in). After, say, 5 minutes, the mat sends an IR signal to a device in the key mechanism or door lock. The return signal indicates that the key is in the ignition (or equivalent situation for electronic starting) and/or that the door has been unlocked with a key. If normal entry and use has occurred after the user gets off, it again goes to the resting state. However, a signal orders an off switch in the electrical system to disable the vehicle or some other alarm where appropriate as an active response to an alert situation.
A further security function of the invention may be when it is used by convenience store clerks who may work alone and are vulnerable. The mat may have a vertical 8 inch splash section that serves as a "panic button" which can be kicked to set off. Once on, the normal resting state is that the mat randomly causes a phone to ring on the counter with a different ring tone than the usual. The clerk just picks it up or steps on a corner of the mat with a double tap. If the clerk does not do either after a preselected number of minutes, or if the panic signal is made at any time, a real phone call is made by the system to a designated list of prioritized number or web addresses etc. complete with a AV feed from a web cam (if used) in the identified store. This could be sent to a "buddy clerk", or security, or police. The clerk answers the phone and either gives the OK or does not answer. In either event, the other party can assess the situation and take action as necessary. Of importance is that the assailant wold be unaware that he is being reported and taped and observed in real time.
An alternative set up is for the clerk to kick the panic section twice or jar the cash register to turn on the alarm, flashing red lights mounted outside the store and a recorded call for help to 911 "robbery in progress", or with the panic signal to the mat a mechanism is set off that pepper sprays the area in front of the counter at face level as well as another spray of bank money bag dye at the feet of the attacker, to aid in the pursuit later.
A further function of the invention may be when it is used as a pet service. Two or three monitor mats may be mounted on a wall or fence so that the longitudinal side is, say, 2 to 3 feet long and one foot above the floor. The mat may be 2 inches thick at the lower border. Hidden from view are a number of LEDs or red lasers aimed at the ground. These could be powered by solar cells like those in garden lights. It could also be made with a thick plastic tube inside a perforated metal pipe for durability. The resting state would be a period of no activity. The activating event may be as follows: An internal programmed circuit periodically causes the LEDs to shine down so as create an image on the ground. These light sources turn off and on quickly and in sequence so as to create the illusion of a projected rapidly "moving spot" of light back and forth the length of the 3 mats. The normal range may be set as any possible combination of sequence, rate or duration, and may even be random. At the end of each sequence, where the last light has shown, a pellet or treat is dropped as a "reward". This may occur sometimes, but not always. The pet dogs or even zoo animals are kept on their toes and alert with simulation of the real hunt with the built in elements of speed, random reward and stimulation.
The invention may also be used for survival purposes in the form of a mat that uses solar energy to charge a capacitor like electrical fly swatters except when stepped on and can shock or kill small animals. It charges itself and is inactive until turned on with a remote, as for cars. The activating event may occur once turned on and after being baited. It can be set to fire instantly or by remote as well. If and after the animal steps on the center surface made up of crisscrossed live wires, the animal is delivered a shock and dies or is stunned. The system could be configured to just punish the animal that ventures into the wrong area, with an electrical shock. Because it can be set off with a key or other remote, it can also be used in a pond or river to stun fish.
The following shows in tabular form some of the embodiments and variations thereof described above.
Either (NS) (RS) Resting (AE) Activating (NR) Normal Normal Reset/ (AR) Active Device Use State Event Range . . . OR - - - > Response
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Security: To Inactive until sat After 5 min the The return If normal entry A signal orders protect car, on, and mat sends IR signal indicates and use has an off switch in trucks or heavy remains so for signal to device that the key is occurred after electrical equipment in a 5 min more (to in key in and/or door user gets off, it system to simple low cost give time to put mechanism or has been again goes to disable the manner key in door lock. unlocked with RS vehicle or some key OR - - - > other alarm Security: Once on, the If the clerk does The clerk An alternative Or/and with the Convenience normal RS is not do either answers the set up is for the panic signal to store clerks that the mat after x minutes, phone and clerk to kick the the mat a who work alone randomly OR if the panic either gives the panic section mechanism is and are causes a phone signal is made Ok or doesn't twice or jar the set off that vulnerable. to ring on the at any time, a answer, in cash register to pepper sprays The mat has a counter with a real phone call either case the turn on the the area in front vertical 8 in different ring is made by the other party can alarm, flashing of the counter splash section tone than the mat to a see what is red lights at face level as that serves as a usual. 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""buddy clerk""/security or police Pet services: No activity An internal Any possible At the end of The pet dogs or Two or three M- programmed combination of each sequence, even zoo mats mounted circuit that sequence, rate where the last animals are on a wall or periodically or duration can light has shown, kept on their fence so that causes the be set., even a pellet of treat toes and alert the longitudinal LEDs to shine random. is dropped as a with simulation side is 2 to 3 ft down so as ""reward"" . . . of the real hunt long and one create an sometimes . . . with the built in foot above the image on the elements of floor. The mat ground. These speed, random is 2 in thick at light sources reward and the lower turn off and on stimulation. border. Hidden quickly and in from view are a sequence so as number of to create the LEDs or red illusion of a lasers aimed at projected the ground. rapidly ""moving This could be spot"" of light powered by back and forth solar cells like the length of those in garden the 3 mats lights. This could also be made with a thick plastic tube inside a perforated metal pipe for durability Survival: A It charges itself Once turned on Once after the Could be Because it mat that uses and is inactive and after being animal steps on configured to could be set off solar to charge until turned on baited . . . can be the center just punish the with a key a capacitor like with a remote, set to fire surface made animal that remote, could those electrical as for cars. instantly or by up of ventures into be used in a fly swatters remote as well. crisscrossed the wrong area, pond or river to except when live wires, the with a electrical stun fish stepped on can animal is shock. shock/kill small delivered a animals shock and dies or is stunned
The invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein or illustrated in the drawings.
1. A warning system comprising:
a floor pad for location on or adjacent a device such that a user must stand on the floor pad in order to normally use the device;
at least one switch formed in or on the floor pad, the switch being sensitive to weight pressure on the floor pad, the switch being movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected on the floor pad and a closed position when the switch is activated by weight pressure detected on the floor pad;
a control circuit in or on the floor pad and connected to the switch for determining when the switch is in the open position or the closed position, the control circuit being operational between a ready state before the switch is activated from the open position to the closed position and a monitoring state after the switch is activated to the closed position;
a warning device connected to the control circuit, the warning device being activated by the control circuit when in the monitoring state when the control circuit determines that the switch has been in the open position for a preselected period of time after having been in the closed position; and
a reset switch on the floor pad for resetting the control circuit from the monitoring state to the ready state.
2. A warning system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the floor pad is substantially rectangular and the switch and control circuit are embedded in the floor pad.
3. A warning system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one switch comprises a plurality of momentary switches embedded in the floor pad.
4. A warning system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control circuit restarts the preselected period of time when the switch is closed during the monitoring state.
5. A warning system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reset switch is located near an edge of the floor pad and is activated by the user with a foot.
6. A warning system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the warning device is selected from the group consisting of: piezo crystal, a bell, a buzzer, a speaker, a horn, a strobe light, or any combination thereof.
a pad for location on or adjacent a device such that a user must stand on the pad in order to normally use or monitor use of the device, the pad having at least one switch formed in or on the pad which is movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected on the pad and a closed position when the switch is activated by weight pressure detected on the pad, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal depending upon whether the switch is in the open or closed position;
a module remote from the pad, the module comprising a receiver for receiving the signal from the transmitter, and a control circuit connected to the receiver and operational between a ready state before the switch is activated from the open position to the closed position and a monitoring state after the switch is activated to the closed position;
a reset switch for resetting the control circuit from the monitoring state to the ready state.
8. A warning system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the module has display indicator lights thereon for indicating the status of the appliance warning system.
10. A warning system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the reset switch is located near an edge of the pad and is activated by the user with a foot.
11. A warning system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the module further comprises a power line carrier circuit transmitter for transmitting signals to selected devices connected to an electrical system which supplies the module with power.
12. A warning system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the power line carrier circuit is an X-10 power line carrier which superimposes a 120 Hz coded signal over existing 60 Hz Ac wiring in the electrical system.
13. A safety monitoring system comprising:
a device including a pad or mat for placing at an area to be monitored;
a switch mechanism for placing the device in a resting state;
an activating event effected by altering the mat or pad from its resting state to an active state;
a normal range window of time for monitoring the area for any further incident;
resetting to the normal range or initiating an active response depending on the activity during the normal range window of time.
Filed: Jan 14, 2013
Patent Grant number: 8810424
Inventor: Rodolfo Garcia (Studio City, CA)
Application Number: 13/740,690
Current U.S. Class: Switch Or Relay (340/644)
International Classification: G08B 21/24 (20060101);


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2015-12-08 Assigned to NOVINEON HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS GMBH reassignment NOVINEON HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS GMBH ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: SCHURR, MARC O.
A medical implant is disclosed, said implant having a flexible hollow body (1) which can be implanted inside the stomach (8) of a patient and which has a first tube-like end section (2) and a second tube-like end section (3), wherein the first tube-like end section (2) is dimensioned such that it can be fitted into the esophagus (7) of the patient, and the second tube-like end section (3) is dimensioned such that it can be connected to the small intestine loop (9) of the patent in a sealing manner.
The present application is a continuation-in-part of PCT application no. PCT/EP02/05810, filed May 27, 2002, which application claims priority from German application no. 101 25 568.3, filed May 27, 2001, and from German application no. 101 58 785.6, filed Nov. 30, 2001. All of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The so-called Body Mass Index (BMI), is used today to define the degree to which one is overweight. BMI is calculated by dividing body weight in kilograms (kg) by the square of the body height in meters (m 2). A BMI of more than 40 corresponds to morbid obesity. A BMI of 35-40 is defined as severe obesity and a BMI of 30-35 is defined as obese. Morbid obesity and, to a lesser extent, severe obesity of human beings results in a number of health consequences such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and damages of the locomotor system.
The object is achieved by the device according to claim  1. Advantageous further developments are explained in the dependent claims.
FIG. 3 shows a modified embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates a medical implant for treating pathological obesity in accordance with the present invention. This implant is a flexible hollow body  1.
The hollow body  1 has a first tube-like end section 2 and a second tube-like end section 3. The first tube-like end section 2 is dimensioned so that it can be fitted into the esophagus of the patient. The second tube-like end section 3 is dimensioned so that it can be fitted into the loop of the small intestine of the patient.
Each of the first and second tube-like end sections  2, 3 includes a first opening 5 and a second opening 6, respectively.
Fixing means (not shown) by which the end sections  2, 3 can be fixed to parts of the patient's organs are provided at the first and second tube-like end sections 2, 3. The fixing means can be, for instance, braces which are broadly used in the medical area.
Alternatively, the end sections  2, 3 can be easily sewed at the corresponding parts of the patient's organs.
The hollow body  1 has a hollow flexible central portion 4 which is bulged relative to the first and second end sections 2, 3 and is communicated with the first and second end sections 2, 3. This central portion 4 defines the later artificial stomach volume of the patient. As the central portion 4 is flexible, the artificial stomach volume is expandable to a certain extent depending on the filling ratio of the central portion 4. Preferably, the central portion 4 is made of a suitable flexible material such as polyurethane or another synthetic resin having a similar flexibility. The wall thickness of the central portion 4 can be adjusted to obtain the desired flexibility of the central portion 4. Advantageously, the desired flexibility of the central portion 4 corresponds to the flexibility of a human stomach.
A wall of the hollow body  1 and especially of the central portion 4 may optionally include a means (not shown) by which the diameter and thus the maximum volume of the hollow body 1 is adjusted. For instance, the means for adjusting the diameter of the hollow body 1 can be realized by inelastic strips enlacing the hollow body 1 or being embedded therein. Alternatively, the central portion 4 may be in the form of bellows.
Here the arrangement of the implant in the stomach is clearly discernible. The first tube-like end section  2 is fitted into the esophagus 7, while the second tube-like end section 3 is fitted into a laxative loop of the small intestine 9. The small intestine loop 9 is prepared in advance by being circularly clipped to the stomach wall by clip suture instruments 10, after a suitable perforation in the stomach wall was prepared at that location. In this way the implant comprises a bypass between the esophagus 7 and the small intestine 9 which completely bypasses the stomach 8 and the duodenum (not shown). Thus the food path becomes the esophagus 7, through the first opening 5, the first tube-like end section 2, the central portion 4, the second tube-like end-section 3 and the second opening 6 directly into the small intestine. There is preferably chosen a laxative loop of the small intestine 9 from the lower small intestine area so that the upper area of the small intestine is equally bypassed.
The flexible hollow body  1 can comprise an additional aperture 11 directed to the stomach. This aperture 11 is adjustable in its size and allows a natural passage for the food into the stomach. Thereby, the stomach is advantageously bypassed, for instance, for 90%, while 10% of the food comes into contact with the remaining stomach and the duodenum.
Furthermore it is possible to observe the remaining stomach through the aperture  11, for instance, via an endoscope after surgery, which has been impossible in conventional and laparoscopic methods yet.
The aperture  11 can include means (not shown) for changing its size, such as a lace for contracting the aperture 11.
1. A medical implant, comprising a hollow body for implanting inside the stomach of a patient, the hollow body having a first tube-like section at a first end and having a second tube-like section at a second end, the first tube-like section being dimensioned to fit into the esophagus of a patient and the second tube-like end section being dimensioned to be connected in a sealed manner to a small intestine loop within the patient.
2. The medical implant according to claim 1, wherein said hollow body further comprises adjustment means for adjusting the volume of said hollow body.
3. The medical implant according to claim 1, further comprising fixing means provided at said first and second tube-like end sections for fixing said end sections to parts of organs of the patient.
4. The medical implant according to claim 1, wherein said hollow body further comprises a hollow flexible central portion between said first and second end sections, said central portion bulging relative to said end sections and being connected to the same.
5. The medical implant according to claim 2, further comprising fixing means provided at said first and second tube-like end sections for fixing said end sections to parts of organs of the patient.
6. The medical implant according to claim 2, wherein said hollow body further comprises a hollow flexible central portion between said first and second end sections, said central portion bulging relative to said end sections and being connected to the same.
7. The medical implant according to claim 3, wherein said hollow body further comprises a hollow flexible central portion between said first and second end sections, said central portion bulging relative to said end sections and being connected to the same.
8. The medical implant according to claim 1, wherein said central portion defines a desired artificial stomach volume of the patient.
9. The medical implant according to claim 2, wherein said central portion defines a desired artificial stomach volume of the patient.
10. The medical implant according to claim 3, wherein said central portion defines a desired artificial stomach volume of the patient.
11. The medical implant according to claim 4, wherein said central portion defines a desired artificial stomach volume of the patient.
12. The medical implant according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the flexible hollow body (1) comprises an additional aperture (11) directed to the stomach.
13. A method for treating obesity, comprising implanting a hollow body into the stomach of a patient, the hollow body having a first tube-like section at a first end and having a second tube-like section at a second end, the first tube-like section being dimensioned to fit into the esophagus of a patient and the second tube-like end section being dimensioned to be connected in a sealed manner to a small intestine loop within the patient, by the steps of attaching said first tube-like section into the esophagus of said patient, and attaching said second tube-like end section into a small intestine loop, whereby food passes from the esophagus directly into the small intestine loop.


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The Andohahela National Park is situated in Anosy in the south-east of Madagascar. It is remarkable for the extremes of habitats that are represented within it. The park covers  of the Anosy mountain range, the southernmost spur of the Malagasy Highlands and contains the last  humid rainforests in the southern part of Madagascar.

The Park was inscribed in the World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana.

History
Andohahela has been a protected area since 1939 but did not become a national park until 1998.

Geography
Andohahela National Park is  north-west of Tôlanaro and at the southern end of the Malagasy Highlands. The park is divided into three zones. The first, Malio, ranges from  to the summit of Pic d' Andohahela at , and has dense lowland and montane rainforest with more than two hundred species of tree ferns, orchids, wild vanilla, lemurs and many birds. The second, Ihazofotsy-Mangatsiaka, contains dry spiny forest with rare birds and reptiles in altitudes ranging from  to  at the summit of Pic de Vohidagoro. The third zone, Tsimelahy, is mainly at an altitude of , and contains the unique Ranopiso transitional forest. The mountains form a natural barrier to the moist trade winds that blow from the east, causing on the eastern side a rainfall of  per year that supports one of the few rainforests south of the Tropic of Capricorn. At the western edge of the park, the rainfall is just  per year and the resulting vegetation is a dry spiny forest characteristic of southern Madagascar.

Several circuits within each of the habitat types of the park can be accessed by road from the town of Tolagnaro. Detailed information on arranging trips is available from the tourism information office or from the Madagascar National Parks Association office in Tolagnaro.

Flora and fauna

The variety of habitats within Andohahela is mirrored in the richness of species that are found there, and the park is the richest place in Madagascar for lemurs. Fifteen species have been recorded, including two of Madagascar's most emblematic species, the ring-tailed lemur and Verreaux's sifaka. Some rare species of geckos, turtles and snakes are among the 67 species of reptiles found in the park, 130 species of birds and fifty species of amphibians. The Triangle palm is found only here.

See also
 National parks of Madagascar
 Tolagnaro (Fort Dauphin)
Sainte Luce Reserve

References

External links

 Official website (in French)

Anosy
1998 establishments in Madagascar
National parks of Madagascar
Protected areas established in 1998
World Heritage Sites in Madagascar
Madagascar subhumid forests
Madagascar lowland forests
Madagascar spiny thickets
Important Bird Areas of Madagascar


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