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Postdoctoral Associate (Global Oncology Research)
· University of Miami
· Location: Miami, FL
· Job Number: 7061547 (Ref #: R100035852)
· Posting Date: Oct 18, 2019
· Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
The Department of Global Oncology Research at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Associate. Dr. Gilberto de Lima Lopes Junior, M.D., MBA, FAMS announces the availability of one Global Oncology Research Postdoctoral position annually as of May 2020. Dr. Lopes serves as the Medical Director for International Programs and Associate Director for Global Oncology.
The purpose of the Global Oncology Research Postdoctoral Associate position is for a physician to specialize in the emerging discipline of Global Oncology and lead cancer control efforts, improve clinical and health outcomes, conduct economic research and advocate for improvements upon their return to their home countries.
The Global Oncology Research Postdoctoral Associate will be a one-year training program, contingent upon continued funding and performance for one physician from a low- and middle-income (LMIC) country in Latin America and the Caribbean. The program is set to begin May 2020. Upon their return home, the Global Oncology Research Postdoctoral Associate will have expert leadership in the discipline and act as an example for their fellow students and teachers, government representatives, institutions of medical care, and partner collaborators.
Training will take place at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Health System under the direct supervision of Dr. Lopes and faculty of the Global Oncology and International Programs.
This opportunity is intended to support a physician researcher in low resource settings on scientific questions specific to those settings. This research has the potential to offer "reverse innovation" insights that could influence practice in a wide range of practice settings. Research may entail but is not limited to:
Health systems, outcomes and economics in research related to cancer control and care
Implementation research
Prevention and palliative care
Innovation in care delivery
Translational research
The final program will be designed to fulfill specific needs of the candidate, country, and health systems of the country of origin.
The duties and responsibilities for this position may include, but are not limited to:
Develop an understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of cancer care
Develop research skills, which optimize a compassionate and humanistic approach to cancer control and delivery in a LMIC
Develop and initiate research projects (with the guidance of faculty)
Attend and participate in educational activities — journal clubs, hematology/oncology didactics, cancer round table conference, multidisciplinary conference, bone marrow conference, tumor boards, and conferences
Learn to critically analyze medical literature
Be aware of ethical issues that arise in end-of-life care
Attend program classes
Minimum Qualifications
Be a physician (MD, DO or international equivalent) working in any LMIC in Latin America or the Caribbean. Physician should have completed a residency program (or international equivalent) in either medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, or hematology. Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data. Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems. Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions. CV must detail undergraduate, graduate, and professional education: include past internships, residencies, fellowships and other professional work history; summarize received honors, scholarships, grants and memberships; include research experience and publications. Please include a personal statement discussing your interest in this Global Oncology Research Postdoc position, your interest in our program and professional goals. You must express your commitment to return home with a role in global oncology education, advocacy, and research. Include a potential research area to study during the postdoc year.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.
Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University of Miami School of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.


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Sermons from May 2019
We Believe: The Church
Continuing through the Apostles' Creed, we explore what it means to be the church. It's not just about showing up in worship every once in a while…
We Believe: Life Everlasting
This week's focus is connected to the Easter story and resurrection. The mention of resurrection in the Apostles' Creed is brief, so what impact does it have on our faith today?
We Believe: Jesus
This week we examine the major portion of The Apostles' Creed, focusing on Jesus. Quite a few theological statements are claimed in this central section of the creed. We explore what The Apostles' Creed claims about Jesus and how these central claims form our faith.
We Believe: God
This week we begin a new series on The Apostles' Creed, one of the earliest statements of the Christian faith. We will explore the opening phrase: "I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth." Is it possible that everything we know about the God of the universe is still incomplete?

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What a lovely machine. Oldschool but compact. I thought that Jeol Company was from Japan. http://www.jeol.co.jp/en/corporate/outline/
Do those position adjusters work using a magnetic coupling to avoid having a shaft seal?
Would be nice to digitise the output for direct digital imaging - I wonder if at the slow scan rate, you could do it with a sound card input?
How heavy is it? I would imagine that it would be quite heavy.
Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on August 26, 2014, 12:01:56 amDo those position adjusters work using a magnetic coupling to avoid having a shaft seal?I think it actually has shaft seals for a more direct physical connection, especially for the X-Y movement, but for the rotation I can not be sure since I never checked (it is hard to tell from the inside of the chamber). The resolution of the instrument is on the order of 10 nm, so the movement in all directions have to be super stable without hysteresis.
Actually thinking about it, having magnets near the stage would probably not be a great idea as it would probably affect the beam!
Very nice video That would be just simply too cool to have one. Too bad you had to sell it.


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Nothing can stop people to pursue their dreams if they have the determination to do it.
A former overseas Filipino worker OFW who worked as a teller in Dubai, UAE is now realizing her dream of Graduating in College.
Being envious of the sight of students graduating, Jermaine will now be one of them finally. After years of working abroad, she decided to pursue her studies. She took up BS Customs Administration.
Jermaine or "Mine" graduated salutatorian in high school but she did not had the chance to go to college after graduating. Instead, she worked in a fastfood chain before she had a chance to work overseas.
Her Father, Dado, also an overseas Filipino worker for 20 years said that he is proud of her daughter because in spite of all discouragements, she was still able to pursue her dream on her own and she finally made it,.
Mine vows to help her family in any way she can. Now that she got her college degree, she can keep her promise even better.


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There are two conflicting beliefs about the history of Handfasting:
"Handfasting" was the word used throughout the once-Celtic lands of Scotland and Northern England to refer to a commitment of betrothal or engagement. It was a ceremony in which the couple publicly declared their intention to marry one year and a day in the future.
In 1820, Sir Walter Scott used the term to refer to a fictional sacred ritual that bound the couple in a form of temporary marriage for a year and a day. He wrote of it in his book "The Monastery: 'When we are handfasted, as we term it, we are man and wife for a year and a day; that space gone by, each may choose another mate, or, at their pleasure, may call the priest to marry them for life; and this we call handfasting."
Handfasting was suppressed following the Synod of Whitby in 664 A.D. when Celtic Christianity was abandoned for the Catholic Church.


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Ghanaian actor Van Vicker says he wants to walk in the footsteps of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
At the premier of 'Damaged Goods' a play by Uncle Ebo White, Mr. Vicker said the founder of the National Democratic Congress is one loved by many for his charisma and body language.
"I think Papa J is one of the greatest leaders Ghana has ever had. The way he speaks… He can sell you pig in a bag. The media just love his utterances. This is a man whose presence alone says a thousand words.
"Without saying a single word, he appears and he has said so many things by just looking at him. Can I say I want to be like him? He inspires me in so many different ways. Who knows? I'm walking in your footsteps."
The actor on the 70th birthday celebration of the former president said he has fallen in love with his personality and whishes to follow his footsteps.


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It's been a while since I've felt like this. Since I've been in Warrior Mom mode and sent an email to school administration inquiring about services. But I messed up and now I'm determined to get it right.
It was the last week before break and I was buying my gift cards for Norrin's teachers and therapists. I realized that I didn't know the name of Norrin's Physical Therapist. And it was the first time – since September that I thought about it.
He didn't start this school with PT services. It was something one of his teachers suggested Norrin receive PT as a safety issue so that can better navigate his environment. Over the summer he was evaluated and PT was added to his IEP.
Now I LOVE Norrin's school. It was well worth the year of kindergarten hell (see related posts to catch up) and suing the department of Education. I am grateful that we were able to find a school like the one Norrin attends. I know he is safe there and that he cared for.
But I allowed my love for the school to overshadow everything else. I became complacent. I sat back and relaxed, thinking my job was done…And because I assumed everything was taken care of, Norrin has not had a single PT session since September.
I'm not mad at the school or his teachers. I get that these things happen. Especially since there's been so many transitions for Norrin since June. I'm mad at myself for not catching it sooner.
Now I know. No matter how old Norrin is and no matter how much I love his school/teacher – I can never take anything for granted. I will always need to be Norrin's #1 advocate. Because no one else will make sure he has the things he needs in order to navigate this world.
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Some individuals have particular choices for traditional mattresses or futons for their own individual factors. Individuals who like to get and move can commonly fit a double and even queen-sized futon in a station wagon or SUV because of the floppiness of the item. Individuals who desire extra-firm support might go futon searching for one fulled of cotton batting. Futons are also the traditional mattresses of some locations of the world, and individuals who have actually grown up with them or want to get back to their cultural roots might trying them out.
There are a number of various kinds of microfiber sofa beds offered for you to consider. You might have particular requirements in mind so it is essential to understand the variety offered. Your microfiber sofa bed is going to be a convenient accessory for your house in addition to one that looks amazing. The A-Frame design is extremely basic. This is a wonderful choice for a bed room or a small family room. It will typically offer you a twin sized mattress. They are also the most budget friendly that you can get. Some people buy microfiber sofa beds in the A-Frame design for their houses. That way they can share expenditures with a room mate and still have a comfy place to rest.
Quality is what you must look for when selecting a bedroom furniture set. Great quality bedroom furniture does not have to be extremely expensive. Almost all contemporary bedroom furniture comes in a combination of brown and black wood with wrought iron or chrome.
The good thing about a lot of massage chairs is that they likewise have actually a powered recline. Strong motors are utilized to recline the chair and raised the leg rest. This allows you to set these angles at the touch of a button. When you get a massage, exactly what feels good is the pressure applied by the thumb, palm of the hand and the heel of the hand. Panasonic has actually integrated a brand-new floating kind of mechanism making use of company Robert massage heads. This allows it to supply motions not otherwise possible.
Where Can You Locate The Best Couches?
Choosing the very best crib mattress for your baby is one of the most vital first investments for your brand-new nursery. In some cases a mattress includes a new crib and in some cases you will should select a new mattress for an older crib you could already have in the house. Even brand-new mattresses that include crib leather and microfiber couch could not be simply the right rest item for your kid. If you're searching for the very best crib mattress for your kid, right here are a couple of suggestions to assist you select the right one. There are numerous various kinds of bedding to pick from and generally the first thing moms and dads consider is how much they can actually pay for to invest. Similar to any other item on the market, the much better quality you pick, the greater you will pay. Nonetheless, the significance of a baby crib mattress must exceed expenditures on other nonessential nursery items, so it's best to thinking of buying the very best bed you can for the comfort, health and safety of your kid. The lesser end products often use a variety of synthetic products such as polyester, acrylic and other textiles that in some cases can give off hazardous fumes. Some moms and dads prefer to select a natural latex or a natural cotten crib mattress for the outright best bedding on the market for kids.
Functionality is another thing you need to look for in classic furniture. Having great designs is all right however nothing beats a lovely and extremely functional dresser that you can put almost anywhere in our home. What's even more, a practical dresser can assist you save a lot of area hence making enough room for leisure and other household activities. You absolutely will not fail with a timeless dresser or furniture. Regardless of exactly what the product is utilized, antiques or classic furniture will constantly stick out. Antiques or classic woodworks are simply breath taking. They could cost much however when it comes to quality, nothing as compares to antique furniture that's developed to last.
Well Known Leather And Microfiber Couch That Even You Can Own
The antique chests underwent many modifications in the way of their design. Initially an antique chest was a simple marital relationship coffer. Later on the sarcophagus form of the antique chests ended up being more popular. In Italy ornamental accessory in gesso spread over the surface area of the sculpted wood of the antique chests was the basis of gilding. The Spain antique chests were ornamented likewise however had leather covering. They were asserted to be the most appreciated of any antique furniture. The antique chest has actually functioned as a seat, a couch, a bed, as a traveling trunk, and as a safe receptacle for valuable family products and individual impacts. As a curio the antique chest ranks 2nd to none. The antique chest is a helpful receptacle for bedding and elegant fabrics and upholsteries. The antique chest is a safe location to keep the fabrics in. These antique chests are trusted containers for valuable items and were quickly packed onto ships and steed carriages with their mistresses on long journeys.
Before buying bed room dressers, ensure that you understand already what you require and an idea of what you want it to look like. Exactly what things will you have to shop in your dresser? Will you require a vanity mirror? How many drawers or shelves do you require? These concerns and even more will help you identify the requirements of your desired dresser. It will also help when you begin choosing the design and make from your dresser. Get additional storage and lighting that looks stylish with modern contemporary mirrored dressers, modern bed room night stands, wooden dressers, chest dressers that are inexpensive and economical however of European Italian quality, tall dressers, tall chests, night stands online at Spacify.
A bedroom looks insufficient when there isn't a dresser or chest of drawers. A bedroom with no dressing table, which is absolutely nothing however a dresser with a going along with mirror, constantly provides you the experience that something is missing out on in your space. A dresser or a set of dressers is a truly useful piece of furniture. With dressers you potentially can stack each one of your concerns in a cool and orderly manner. To include class to the bed space- a dresser all the time lastly ends up including worth to the appearance of the space. If the dresser matches the color of the bed space furniture and the fashion then it finishes the total refined appearance of the total space.
Hypnotic Examples Of Couches
This particular feature of the recliner chair has for that reason permitted individuals who utilize it to: lower the amount of pressure put on the spine and joints knees and ankles, lower the pressure on the heart specifically pertinent to the elderly, lower muscle tension, and enhance blood flow in the body. Further, the reclining positions of the chair make it simpler for individuals to change their position rather than having to get up and rearrange themselves over and over once more. Some go right back into a laying-down position.
Decorate your bedroom with essentials like bedroom sets, bedding and a headboard. Below are a couple of tips that will help you select the right bedroom sets and headboards. A set generally has the same product finish and color, as it assists to produce consistency and visual connection in the bedroom.
Purchasing a bedroom set provides you the adaptability and functionality of having the ability to ensure that all your bedroom leather and microfiber couch's pieces match, tying the space together. There are many different styles out there, so the first action is to decide exactly what kind of appearance you are after. For those that choose a modern decor, for instance, the appearance you are after is understated. Beds that can be found in a dark color with a fundamental headboard, and dressers and bedside tables with simple knobs on the drawers create this appearance. Or there are many that choose a timeless appearance, in which case fancy bedroom sets are offered. Bedroom furniture is offered in a number of different styles and finishes, so it is simple to find a set that matches the design of your bedroom.
What Donald Trump Might Teach You About Couches
A chest of drawers may appear in virtually any room of your home. A chest of drawers in or near the kitchen area can be stenciled in a nation style. Animal or cartoon stamps and decals may be added to a chest of drawers in a youngster's room or nursery. In an entranceway, sponge painting can be an useful and appealing method to disguise unintentional damage or dirt generated from outside. In this classification, the chest of drawers far beats the dresser. Dressers are typically designed to match other pieces in a bed room set, which limits their flexibility outside the room or dressing area.
The first upholstered recliner was developed after a crucial client declined to buy among their recliners given that it was only a seasonal porch item. The client suggested upholstering their recliner and marketing it as a year-round piece. The cousins did so and the upholstered recliner was developed in 1929.
Among the huge benefits of having leather sofas lacks a doubt the pride of ownership. Having a luxury leather sofa in your home provides a sense of fulfillment. It indicates to your guests that you have shown up, that you have accomplished a certain level of success in your life, and that you have a sense of sophistication and style. The distinction in price between a leather sofa and a similar material covered sofa is typically offseted by the reality that the leather sofa will last for several years longer than material sofa. The carefree maintenance and ease of cleaning is another benefit that makes having leather sofas such a joy.
The mere decor of your house typically plays an essential duty in order to represent the social status quo of an individual. It ardently exemplifies your style and choices in front of the others. For this reason, it is vital that a specific should be exceptionally mindful while picking the leather and microfiber couch of their home. Now, while discussing furniture, the foremost thing that is available in our mind is none apart from the sectional sofas. The sectional sofa enables the individuals to organize it in any style and manner according to their requirements. You possess the sole liberty of moving it around in each corner of your home. Now, even if your room does not have the adequate amount of space, you can still set up the sectional sofas in it. As most of these sofas are crafted of different modules, you are also accountable to manipulate its size in an efficient manner.
The best method to locate the chair or chairs that you want, full with a checklist of their features and expenses is the web. It holds the full variety of all the chairs with their prices and has the full assortment of each and every sort of chairs designs as informed previously discussed. There are likewise fantastic special discounts on the world wide web which will allow you get the best deal on the chairs.
You could be considering getting new furnishings in your house. And it's time to get exactly what you are entitled to. A terrific method to accomplish this is to take a look at Berkline furnishings, Berkline recliners and Berkline sofas. You are certainly losing out if you haven't seen or heard of Berkline furnishings, Berkline recliners and Berkline sofas. You ought to identified that Berkline is a front runner when it come to the quality of furnishings. That implies Berkline furnishings, Berkline recliners and Berkline sofas are going to be with you for the long run. Let's take a look at some Berkline furnishings products.
Silly Self Obsessed Super Stars Guide To Couches
Do not be impulsive. This might cost you hundreds of dollars. I sell a sofa and loveseat for $499 and have actually seen the exact same sofa and loveseat for $999. Folks, this is $500 we are talking about. Do your homework particularly with furnishings. You would be astonished at the different mark ups there are on furnishings. Bear in mind, the larger the shop, the majority of most likely the mammoth the increase. They need to pay far more to keep their doors open. Find excellent bargains right here: Craigslist, Backpage, Kijiji, eBay, and Yellow Pages. You can do all the comparison shopping you have to right from your personal computer.
When you decide that it is time for new sofas you can easily be overwhelmed by the number of sofas out there and identifieding where to start can be a complicated job. What you have to do is break your choice process down. First of all decide what sort of material you desire your sofas to be made out of. This will assist you to narrow your search down massively for example you can select from leather sofas or fabric sofas? It would make much more sense to buy a sofa when you actually require it and to take your time, consider the alternatives and the styles readily available to you and not hurry the process.
When you want to give your home a new however different appearance then you have to opt for lively colors with Floral Prints. Floral Duvet Covers which offers a huge selection of color selections and with various patterns to select from. With these duvet covers you will get a botanic in addition to floral sensation. Different duvet cover comes with a combination of terrific colors like pink, orange and red. These colors are appealing and will produce an aura in your bedrooms. You can likewise look into the duvet covers as they are crafted with materials that are carefully woven with classy embroidery on it offering it a sophisticated appearance. This work of art has an elegant and advanced appearance in addition to a touch of nature that will awestruck others.
How To Lose Your Leather And Microfiber Couch And Be Happy About It
Sofas are readily available as a round, square and numerous other styles. They are readily available for little spaces, large spaces or any other space. They can have a low or high seating which is accommodating for individuals of various heights, in addition to being soft or company in construction.Com fort is the aim of the designers and makers, in addition to the aim of producing a well constructed item which will lead to consumer satisfaction. It ares possible, with some makers, to have an office sofas constructed to purchase but generally, with a search of the web and other sources, one can be found to match the situation. An individual embellishing their home has the selection of selecting a Office Sofa and afterwards embellishing the space or embellishing the space and afterwards selecting the office sofas. The drapes, floor coloring and other furnishings that is going to be used have to be thought about with the choice. Relying on the shape of the space, potentially the sofa style chosen would be an L shaped or corner device. Assessment with an Interior Designer is helpful if there is any doubt about what will be suitable. Furniture business will be most pleased to consult a consumer regarding the style of office sofas which will accommodate the consumer's needs and make every effort to attain full satisfaction of the sofa chosen.
Typically, individuals believe that their bed is the focal point of their bedroom and they are not wrong as their space is called after it. These items of furnishings are used for grounding of a space and are quite crucial for storage. If they are chosen well then the user would guarantee that a different style and decoration is added to the bedroom. A Wooden Dresser is an ideal fit in these scenarios, as they ensure that the aforementioned requirements are quickly followed. Option of dressers is done quite similarly to all other furnishings items. The first and the most crucial thing to do is to measure up the location that has to be filled and afterwards go searching for a piece that can quickly fit in those limitations. It is very important to plan good enough space so that the drawers can be opened quickly. This can be quickly done by measuring the dresser depth and afterwards adding additional space for about a foot or so. After placement, the next essential thing for the Wooden Dresser to have is functionality.
Third, you ll need to choose a leather recliner or a fabric one. If you choose to go with leather there are a variety of advantages that it provides. Leather puts on extremely well and you can expect to see anywhere from 15-20 years of use. Leather is extremely simple to clean and there are lots of brands of leather cleaning and conditioning products in the market that will certainly help you keep your leather leather and microfiber couch feeling and look terrific. You can likewise select a recliner in material. Leather is commonly offered in strong colors with material you ll find lots of different designs and patterns. Fabric can be cleaned utilizing upholstery cleaners or having it done professionally. Lots of brand-new kinds of fabrics are likewise readily available including microfiber which has a suede feel to it but is really man made. Microfiber can commonly be cleaned with a mild cleaning agent and a soft cloth.
Selecting the right bed frame is the most crucial facet of buying a bed. You will discover different options like sleigh, canopy, platform along with traditional beds. Check the size of the room for getting the right bedroom frames. If creating an opulent and extravagant bedroom is your objective, you can select rich fabrics and materials, and designs with fantastic information. Bed frames, with lavish leather-upholstered headboards, and matching closets can guarantee durability, enhanced coziness, and remarkable looks. For vintage charm, you can go for antique bed frames in standard designs like a four-poster bed, a ball and bell bed or a paneled head and foot end sleigh bed. Frames might be metal or wooden, with an addition of material upholstery. Metal bed frames with sophisticated scrolling patterns look romantic and captivating. You can likewise discover a range of beds that are a beautiful blend of metal and wood, highlighting the very best of both materials. Bedroom sets are a simple way of creating a comfy and matching bedroom dcor. The set can be selected keeping your functional needs and room size in mind.
Practical Ways To Modify Your Couches
Take a look at your room. A sofa/loveseat combo allows you to position pieces all over the place such as throughout from each other, alongside each other, side by side, etc. A sectional is like a sofa and loveseat connected and normally can just go one method. When you are buying a sectional, ensure you ask the dealer which side the chaise goes on and make certain your room is located to handle it.
Do you discover yourself in need of a new night table that will fit in with your new room furniture? Are you not sure of the best ways to pick the very best night table for your room? A nightstand is a crucial part to almost any room. After all where do the majority of us drop our secrets and anything else in our pockets at the end of the day? A nightstand supplies storage as well as style to a bedroom however how do you pick the right one? Here are a few ideas you can utilize to assist you pick the perfect night table for your room.
As it can also be transformed into a coffee table, it is among the most popular options of lots of housewives and designers. The huge kidney formed ottoman can be used as a love seat in the lounge or room. It can be covered with anything like striped zebra animal skin to glamorous brocade. More useful or hardwearing fabrics are of course another alternative. It can also be upholstered to match existing furniture and interior.
Don't Just Sit There! Change Your Couches Right Now
The next pieces you might wish to think about are Berkline sofas. When you consider it, sofas are one of the largest leather and microfiber couch purchases you are going to make in your home. That implies you need to make certain you buy a sofa that you know you are going to wish to take pleasure in year after year. A great deal of individuals choose Berkline sofas for this reason. Berkline sofas are made with quality and built for comfort. Even though you might a slightly greater cost, it will deserve it. You will love sitting on your sofa for a very long time. It will be able to hold up to all that day-to-day use and still be there for you years down the road. When checking out new furniture, study Berkline furniture, Berkline recliners and Berkline sofas to find the greatest quality furniture for your house.
You just wish to notice the cuddle of your bed while you are at home soon after the days tedious company. You wish to feel the comfort in your bedroom. Though, you might have a king sized bed with lavish and spacious closets and a gorgeous dressing table, but you undoubtedly need a nightstand for your bedroom. Nightstands are positioned with your bedside to make sure that it is quite hassle-free for you to use while you are resting or while loosening up on your bed. However, you need to buy this incredible piece of furniture really thoroughly. Here are some points you need to bear in mind so that you buy a best night table for your bed space.


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A Democratic seat in Iowa's 18th Senate district has become vacant as of earlier today when the resignation was announced of Sen. Swati Dandekar. Dandekar's appointment to the Iowa Utility Board by Governor Terry Branstad has resulted in a special election to fill the vacated Senate seat scheduled for November 8th.
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Ben Lee's back and he's become a Holy Roller. He's no longer content to be just a songwriter, musician or pop star. Instead, he's gone and grown a beard and is like the late dark horse, George Harrison in that his spiritual beliefs are intersecting with his music with often mixed results.
The support act was Appleonia or Jessica Chapnik-Kahn. Some keen observers will remember Chapnik-Kahn from her work with Lee on The Square film soundtrack. She is also responsible for co-writing some of the songs on Lee's latest record, Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work, while the latter is helping her produce her debut album.
Chapnik-Kahn's voice was beautiful and had as much intensity, sweetness and emotion as Sarah Blasko. She was accompanied by an electric guitarist as she sung along to her own original compositions. Some of the songs had blues-rock riffs that could've been written by The Black Keys or Jack White. The lyrics were a taste of things to come in the main set and were heavily rooted in religion and philosophy. "She Is The Sun" – one originally sung with The Vines' Craig Nicholls for the film, Despite The Gods – was a pretty distillation of all this and closed the first religious movement with something dark and atmospheric.
Ben Lee opened his set by welcoming us to "The Experiment". He acknowledged that for the past decade he has been on a spiritual journey to awaken his own sub-conscious. He also said the show would be more like a prayer than a concert and that there would be some awkward bits and failures because some ideas are far too abstract for this format. But he did also offer us some "dessert" by promising to stick around for a few catchy songs at the end.
Lee was joined by a seven-piece band that included Chapnik-Kahn, Nadav Kahn (Gelbison) and Avasa & Matty Love,among others. The rag-tag group remained seated at the front and looked like a bunch of gurus sitting atop an altar. They played the album, Ayahuasca in full to a generous and largely receptive sold-out audience. The record's name is actually from a psychoactive, healing medicine from South America that is consumed like tea and is supposed to make your spirit rise.
They started with "Invocation" and "Welcome to the House of Mystical Death" which were like two calls-to-arm with gorgeous harmonies. The latter was an expansive and layered pop tune that made you think of an African sunset. The following, "Welcome To Being Born" was about release or letting go of who you thought you were. Some audience members took this opportunity to lay back and meditate or they could've just fallen asleep- it was a confusing sight.
After some more peace, love and brown rice and dabbling in mythology, religion, spirituality and philosophy the band took things up a musical notch. The rousing Christian rock-meets-Hillsong, "Thank You" was about tearing down different boundaries in faith. The more enthusiastic devotees of Lee and his new-age mantras took it upon themselves to come together and do a liturgical dance of sorts.
Ayahuasca is going to be a record that polarises people. It's not designed for the fans that fell off of Lee's bandwagon with the turgid, The Rebirth Of Venus (because it didn't have the old-fashioned pop synonymous with Awake Is The New Sleep or the indie goodness that was "Cigarettes Will Kill You"). Lee actually joked that a friend of his had said that this record was destined to be the most beautiful thing Lee's ever produced and career suicide and in some ways he's right.
For myself personally, there were times where I could appreciate where the artists were coming from. But for the most part I found the muddled spiritual messages and overly-sanctimonious preaching to be over-bearing and self-indulgent. I felt like Fran from Black Books who proves a hard convert and easy relapser when her friend is glowing like a shiny, happy person on a new diet and yoga regime. Call me cynical and closed-minded but there are days when my own agnosticism is pushed to the limit and I err on the side of full-blown atheism. But then, that's just me.
My favourite part of the show was at the very end when Lee chose to wield his acoustic guitar and play a romantic pop ballad. His quietly, sublime version of "Gamble Everything for Love" almost had me in tears. "Into The Dark" got a few fans up and dancing while the excellent pop of "Catch My Disease" got us acting like a pack of gleeful school kids. It would've been the perfect song to end with (and it had eclipsed the Ayahuasca material) but Lee decided to steer things back along the spiritual path.
"Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe" was nice and thoughtful enough. But it's obvious that the masses can't go past his Awake Is The New Sleep record. In all, Lee's church show was delivered in an appropriate context. It was a divinely honest, bold and considered effort. It had its moments but overall, it seemed to prove that when it comes to pop, you'll have to leave your preaching to the converted.
Originally published on 13 April 2013 at the following website: http://www.theaureview.com/sydney/ben-lee-appleonia-jessica-chapnik-kahn-paddington-uniting-church-11-04-13
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Hung Cheung do Yum Cha during the day and your standard Chinese eat in/take away in the evening. Their reputation for good Yum Cha is strong throughout the Inner West, and possibly further afield, which means you end up with lines going outside the door and down the street by mid-morning. Keeping this in mind, we rocked up just after 9:30am.
Turning up so early ended up working very much in our favour – instead of the usual trolleys, almost everything was cooked to order, with the wait being virtually nil. I highly recommend doing the same, unless the hustle and bustle of a crowded Yum Cha place is your thing. It's certainly quiet at that time of morning.
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I told a fib – these BBQ Pork Buns were brought out on a tray, rather than us ordering them first. As the filling was a little cold, I can only assume they were leftovers from the day before. The taste was still outstanding, though.
These were ordered at the insistance of my 3 year old daughter. "Dees wuns! We need dees wuns!" She had no idea what she was ordering, but wanted to be a part of the process while my partner and I perused the menu. She made a good choice! Beautifully crispy outer shell around the glutinous dumpling and a rather tasty prawn and vegetable filling. Boiling hot like they were straight out of the fryer, too. Nom.
Simple, but AWESOME.
Tasty, but dunno if I'd order them again. They're just a pain to spoon out into the bowl. I also think it doesn't need the sauce, but that might be just me.
This was damn good. However, it being rather early in the morning, and me not being one who has breakfast that often, I couldn't quite get my brain around the fact that it was 'guts'. Stupid, I know, considering what else was probably in my dumplings, but I couldn't stomach more than one small slice. I still highly recommend you give it a go. For anyone who hasn't had it, it's just chewy gelatinous stuff in a savoury sauce.
The obligatory pork and prawn Siu Mai. Ohhhhhh, yeaaaahhhh. *Homer Simpsonesque drool*
And now – dessert!
I believe this was another dish that way carried out on trays for diners to select. It tastes just how it looks – one of those sugary treats made from rice flour and dusted in coconut. 3 year olds love them.
This was a request I made. I always get mango pancakes, even if I'm full. I don't remember seeing it on the menu, but I know they make them. They do a damn fine one, as well. The pancake is fluffy, the 'cream' is delightful sugary crap, BUT the mango is always semi-frozen. I don't know if it's an accident or if it's their 'thing', but it's always frozen at Hung Cheung. Still tastes good.
(Coconut Jelly – Pre-Child) – This was another request by the 3 year old. "Jelly! I want jelly!", a request made after she saw it in the menu. I honestly thought she'd eat the lot, as she's fond of it at home.
As you can see, we ordered quite a bit of food for two and a half people, and it only cost us $60 including tip. Damn impressive.
So, Hung Cheung is tasty, good value for money and convenient. Well, for me, anyway. It's not much to look at from the outside (or the inside, for that matter), but don't let that turn you off.
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|Juniper and Wise Child, from the cover of Wise Child
Juniper explains to Wise Child that a doran is the true word for what she is (not a witch, which can mean many things, and only sometimes what doran means). She tells Wise Child that a doran is one who has found a way into seeing or perceiving, and that the word comes from the old Gaelic root dorus, an entrance, gate or way. When Wise Child asks what is seen or perceived by these dorans, Juniper tells her "the pattern," and I imagine she means the great web of connection between all beings, that hitches the bobcat to the brush rabbit to the oatgrass to the dry soil to the earthworm to the magma heart of the earth, and the other way too, from the bobcat to the fir tree its carcass will one day feed to the oxygen the fir tree makes and the moon far above. And us, too, tangled somewhere in the middle of it all.
When Wise Child asks what dorans do, Juniper then tells her: Some of us do healing things, like me and my herbs. Some of us sing, or write poetry, or make beautiful things. Some don't do anything at all. They often stay in one place, and they just know [...] how things are" (83).
Each day, she schools Wise Child subtly in the ways of the doran. They gather herbs together, process them, milk the goat, learn the stars, the old stories of the world, the lives of animals. They engage deeply, joyfully, and with great hard work, with the simple everyday tasks of life, from sweeping to root-scrubbing to wildcrafting.
|Pearly Everlasting along the Muddy Hollow Trail-- a native summer medicine!
I try to bring the wisdom of Juniper into my every day, and so I've decided to share a bit of that Way in a slightly more orderly manner here. If you all enjoy, I shall carry on with it! My plan is to have three to four different themes, under which I will post new thoughts and images two to four times per week (!). They will obviously be little bit shorter than usual! And yes, things are going to be much busier around here than before...
The categories are as follows:
|Catskin, by Arthur Rackham
Patchwork Coat of Muses— in which inspirations, learnings, and small scraps of my own stories are shared. This will generally mean passages from wonderful books, ranging from fiction to ancient, medieval & indigenous history, ecology, natural history, folklore, etc. The personal writings will generally come from my morning exercises, in which I often choose a painting (from all over the place) or symbol (from my Book of Symbols) to spin a small yarn. (Wise Child learning astronomy, geography, poetry, calligraphy...)
Hands & Hearth— in which makings of the hand, held within the sphere of hearth and home, are explored, from felting to embroidering, herbalism, spinning, plant-dyeing, rabbit-tending. Tea too. (Wise Child milking the cow, sweeping the floor, learning to weave and dye, tending the herbs in the garden)
Notes from the Wild Folk—in which the Songlines of the wild land beyond my back yard are explored, from the tracks of coyotes, brush rabbits and ravens to the fruiting of the manzanita bushes, and the language of wrentit, towhee, robin, & more, and their places in the great web of being. (Wise Child and Juniper wandering the woods and heath, wildcrafting and learning the ways of the animals and plants of the self-willed land beyond the fence.)
Elk Lines— in which I share more occasional explorations of my latest Wild Tales by Mail project, this rewilding of the Handless Maiden fairy tale. Insights into the process, excerpts and some illustrations will be posted like small windows into this strange writerly realm.
And finally, I would like to invite all of you dear and blessed readers to come join the strange blue gathering-place of my new Facebook page for Wild Talewort. This was a very big and difficult decision for me. I have resisted and avoided this for many, many years. Sometimes I want to throw in the towel and flee from the entire internet, for the way it dissociates and deadens, distracts and destroys, as much as it also connects and empowers individuals, artists, activists, in ways never seen before. And yet I must thank it, that I can make my living and my path as a tale-weaver in this world. This is an enormous blessing, a great gift, and sometimes a very difficult way to walk, let me tell you!
And yes, surely Juniper had no blog, no Facebook, no none of it, but this is the world in which I live, and you live, and I am trying to navigate it the best I can, because it is where we all seem to increasingly gather. I know it is a very complicated and fraught issue, but at the end of the day I say to myself—yes indeed, old girl, you & your love could run off alá Juniper to the woods and meadows happily for the rest of your days, making do, milking goats, growing herbs, tending fires, off the human grid and deep in the wild grid (no easy feat, I should, and also one that I do dream of, and see somewhere down the line, if a bit far off), and maybe one day the world will shift and these Internet webs will be no more, nor many of the structures we so depend on. But for now, I am a writer, and a tale-maker, and it is no fun writing stories for yourself, nor is that quite the point, not in my heart. So there you have it, and here I am, on the Book of Faces, trying very hard not to run away again with my tail between my legs in terror. Do come and say hello!
If you would like to read some truly brilliant and more in-depth thoughts about said Book of Faces (a term I borrowed from Rima Staines), come along and read her excellent post on the subject here. You won't regret it.
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The Greek archeological council has decided to designate 289 acres at the Hellinikon former airport as an archaeological site with 15 to 1 votes. The council members were invited to vote on the basis of two proposals:
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Monday, January 5, 2015
Hi World. It's Monday, that means it's our last day of relaxing and taking it easy because school starts back tomorrow. It has been a fantastic two and a half week break. Lots of family time, fun time, afternoon naps and relaxing. If every week could be like that we'd all be a lot happier and less stressed but alas, real life waits. I'm sure i'll miss my finace and son this week but i'm looking forward to getting back to a routine. I get my one hour of daily reading time back, too because that's what I do while I sit in the car rider's line and wait for my son to be dismissed from school. Today i'm working on getting my house back in order and dreaming of decorating and crafty projects. I have a ton of beads to start making jewelry again but there are a few other things I want to make, too; such as these lovely crafty projects. I actually started buying the stuff to make this! I can't wait! We can't forget about the jewelry I want to make! I actually want to start a $ jar. I saw this great idea that every time you get a $5 bill put it in a jar and save it for the whole year. I plan on doing this, along with spare change so by the end of the year I'll have extra $$$. And who doesn't want extra $? I love being crafty and I plan on doing a lot of DIY for my wedding so i'm sure these are just a few of the crafty projects for 2015. What kind of projects do you have planned?
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The first step out was like a dream,
The miracle of the unseen
Was there for her to touch, to feel,
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Automatic detection of input power removal shuts down the device, minimizing current drain from the battery. An overall system accuracy of 0.75% ensures that the cell capacity is fully utilized without cycle life degradation. ♦ Top-Off Charging to Achieve Full Battery Capacity ♦ Lowest Power Dissipation ♦ 8-Pin µMAX Package Saves Space ♦ No Inductor Required ♦ Continuous Voltage and Temperature Protection ♦ Safely Precharges Near-Dead Cells ♦ Programmable Safety Timeout ♦ Automatic Power-Down when Power Source is Removed The MAX1679 evaluation kit (MAX1679EVKIT) is available to help reduce design time. Ordering Information PART MAX1679EUA TEMP. RANGE -40°C to +85°C PIN-PACKAGE 8 µMAX Applications Single-Cell Li+ Portable Applications Self-Charging Battery Packs PDAs Cell Phones Typical Operating Circuit Cradle Chargers Pin Configuration CURRENTLIMITED VOLTAGE SOURCE PFET LED GATE IN TOP VIEW BATT CHG BATTERY IN 1 GATE 2 CHG 3 TSEL 4 MAX1679 µMAX 8 BATT 7 THERM 6 GND 5 ADJ TIMER RANGE SELECT MAX1679 TSEL THERM GND ADJ THERMISTOR ________________________________________________________________ Maxim Integrated Products 1 For free samples & the latest literature: http://www.maxim-ic.com, or phone 1-800-998-8800. For small orders, phone 1-800-835-8769. MAX1679 General Description MAX1679 Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS IN, CHG, GATE to GND ........................................ -0.3V to +26V BATT, TSEL, THERM, ADJ to GND ........................ -0.3V to +6V GATE to IN................................................................-6V to +0.3V THERM, ADJ to BATT...............................................-6V to +0.3V GATE Continuous Current ................................................ -10mA Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70°C) 8-Pin µMAX (derate 4.1mW/°C above +70°C) ........... 330mW Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C Storage Temperature Range ............................ -65°C to +150°C Lead Temperature (soldering, 10sec) ............................ +300°C Stresses beyond those listed under "Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VIN = V CHG = +10V, VBATT = +4.2V, TSEL = GND, GATE = unconnected, ADJ = unconnected, THERM = 10kΩ to GND, TA = 0°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.) MAX UNITS Input Voltage (Note 1) PARAMETER SYMBOL VIN External PMOS FET off CONDITIONS MIN 5 22 V Input Voltage for Removable Battery (Note 1) VIN External PMOS FET off 6 22 V 2.3 V Undervoltage Lockout Trip Point VBATT rising Undervoltage Lockout Trip-Point Hysteresis VBATT falling Fast-Charge Qualification Threshold VBATT rising, transition from precharge to full current 2.425 2.500 2.575 V Fast-Charge Restart Threshold VBATT falling, transition from DONE to PREQUAL state (Figure 2) 3.783 3.89 4.00 V Precharge Source Current VBATT = 2V BATT Regulation Voltage 2.1 TYP 2.2 60 mV 4 5 6 mA 4.1685 4.2000 4.2315 V BATT Regulation Adjust Range 4.0 4.2 V ADJ Source Impedance 9.8 10 10.2 kΩ ADJ Output Voltage No load on ADJ 1.393 1.400 1.407 V Battery Removal Detection Threshold VBATT rising 4.875 5.0 5.125 V % Battery Removal Detection Threshold Hysteresis VBATT falling 125 BATT Input Current (Note 2) VIN ≤ VBATT -0.3V 0.1 1 µA mV BATT Input Current, FastCharge State IBATT VBATT = 4V 900 1500 µA BATT Input Current, Done State IBATT VBATT = 4.25V 500 1000 µA IN Input Current, Fast-Charge State IIN VBATT = 4V, VIN = 4V 30 100 µA IN Input Current, Done State IIN VBATT = 4.25V, VIN = 22V 250 600 µA Timer Accuracy See Table 3 -10 +10 % CHG Output Leakage Current V CHG = 22V, CHG = high -1 +1 µA 2 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply (VIN = V CHG = +10V, VBATT = +4.2V, TSEL = GND, GATE = unconnected, ADJ = unconnected, THERM = 10kΩ to GND, TA = 0°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.) PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS 4 5 6 mA THERM Sense Current (for hot qualification) 346 352.9 360 µA THERM Sense Current (for cold qualification) 47.8 48.8 49.8 µA THERM Sense Voltage Trip Point 1.379 1.40 1.421 V % CHG Output Sink Current CONDITIONS V CHG = 1V, CHG = low GATE Source/Sink Current VIN = 10V, VGATE = 8V 75 105 130 µA GATE Drive Current at Battery Removal VBATT = 5.1V, gate driven high 20 40 60 mA ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VIN = V CHG = +10V, VBATT = +4.2V, TSEL = GND, GATE = unconnected, ADJ = unconnected, THERM = 10kΩ to GND, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) MIN MAX UNITS Input Voltage (Note 1) PARAMETER SYMBOL VIN External PMOS FET off CONDITIONS 5 22 V Input Voltage for Removable Battery (Note 1) VIN External PMOS FET off 6 22 V Undervoltage Lockout Trip Point VBATT rising 2.05 2.35 V Fast-Charge Qualification Threshold VBATT rising, transition from precharge to full current 2.35 2.65 V Fast-Charge Restart Threshold VBATT falling, transition from DONE to PREQUAL state, Figure 2 3.74 4.04 V Precharge Source Current VBATT = 2V BATT Regulation Voltage BATT Regulation Adjust Range ADJ Source Impedance 3 7 mA 4.137 4.263 V 4.0 4.2 V 9.8 10.2 kΩ ADJ Output Voltage No load on ADJ 1.386 1.414 V Battery Removal Detection Threshold VBATT rising 4.850 5.150 V BATT Input Current (Note 2) VIN ≤ VBATT - 0.3V 1 µA BATT Input Current, FastCharge State IBATT VBATT = 4.0V 1500 µA BATT Input Current, Done State IBATT VBATT = 4.25V 1000 µA VBATT = 4.0V, VIN = 4.0V 100 µA IN Input Current, Fast-Charge State IIN _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3 MAX1679 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) MAX1679 Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) (VIN = V CHG = +10V, VBATT = +4.2V, TSEL = GND, GATE = unconnected, ADJ = unconnected, THERM = 10kΩ to GND, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) PARAMETER IN Input Current, Done State SYMBOL IIN CONDITIONS MIN VBATT = 4.25V, VIN = 22V MAX UNITS 700 µA % Timer Accuracy See Table 3 -15 +15 CHG Output Leakage Current V CHG = 22V, CHG = high -1 +1 µA CHG Output Sink Current V CHG = 1.0V, CHG = low 4 6 mA THERM Sense Current (for hot qualification) 342 363 µA THERM Sense Current (for cold qualification) 47.3 50.3 µA THERM Sense Voltage Trip Point 1.358 1.442 V GATE Source/Sink Current VIN = 10V, VGATE = 8V 60 140 µA GATE Drive Current at Battery Removal VBATT = 5.1V, gate driven high 20 90 mA Note 1: The input voltage range is specified with the external PFET off. When charging, the PFET turns on and the input voltage (the output voltage of the constant-current power source) drops to very near the battery voltage. When the PFET is on, VIN may be as low as 2.5V. Note 2: BATT Input Current is the supply current to the device. When VIN is removed, the MAX1679 shuts down and the input current is less than 1µA, even if there is an external RADJ resistor (ADJ to GND). 4 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply NORMALIZED BATT REGULATION VOLTAGE vs. TEMPERATURE 1.0100 1.0050 1.0000 0.9950 0.9900 -40 1.0010 NORMALIZED TO +25°C 1.0005 1.0000 0.9995 0.9990 0.9985 6.0 5.8 PRECHARGE CURRENT (mA) TIMER PERIOD 1.0150 1.0015 MAX1679 toc02 MAX1679 toc01 NORMALIZED TO +25°C BATT REGULATION VOLTAGE 1.0200 PRECHARGE CURRENT vs. INPUT VOLTAGE -20 0 20 40 60 TEMPERATURE (°C) 80 100 5.6 VBATT = 0V 5.4 5.2 VBATT = 2V 5.0 4.8 VBATT = 4.1V 4.6 4.4 0.9980 0.9975 -40 MAX1679 toc03 TIMER PERIOD vs. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 4.2 4.0 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 TEMPERATURE (°C) 5 10 15 VIN (V) 20 25 Pin Description PIN NAME FUNCTION 1 IN Input Voltage from Current-Limited Voltage Source (+22V max). Bypass to GND with a 0.1µF capacitor. The cell charging current is set by the current limit of the external power supply. 2 GATE Gate Drive for External PMOS Pass Element. The PMOS device should have a VGS threshold of 2.5V or less. See Selecting External Components. 3 CHG Charge Status Indication. CHG is an open-drain, current-limited N-channel MOSFET suitable for directly driving an LED. Connect a pull-up resistor to BATT to generate a logic-level signal. See Table 2 for CHG output states. 4 TSEL Maximum Total Charge-Time Selection. See Table 3 for timer options. 5 ADJ Battery Regulation Voltage Adjustment. Bypass to GND with a 1000pF capacitor. Connect a resistor from ADJ to GND to reduce the nominal +4.200V regulation setpoint. See Adjusting the Battery Regulation Voltage. 6 GND Ground. See Layout Guidelines for information on system grounding. Connect the battery's negative terminal to GND. 7 THERM Thermistor Temperature-Sensor Input. Connect a thermistor from THERM to GND to prequalify the cell temperature for fast-charge. Drive THERM high (> +1.4V) during Done or Fault states to reset the MAX1679 and reinitiate the charging sequence. Replace the thermistor with a 10kΩ resistor if temperature sensing is not required. 8 BATT Cell Voltage Monitor Input, Trickle-Charge Output, and MAX1679 Power Source. Connect BATT to the positive terminal of a single Li+ cell. Bypass BATT with a capacitor to ground (1.5µF per amp of charge current). _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5 MAX1679 Typical Operating Characteristics (VIN = V CHG = +10V, VBATT = +4.2V, THERM = 10kΩ to GND, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) MAX1679 Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply CURRENT-LIMITED VOLTAGE SOURCE (800mA) PFET * REVERSE-CURRENT PROTECTION DIODE IN GATE CHG MAX1679 TRICKLE CHARGE (5mA) 5mA BATT 10kΩ TSEL STATE MACHINE SEE TABLE 3 FOR TIMEOUT OPTIONS 1:3 ADJ 2.2µF 1.4V 1nF TIMER RADJ ** BATT REMOVED 5V COLD QUAL TEST CURRENT 30kHz OSCILLATOR HOT QUAL TEST CURRENT 1.4V THERM NTC THERMISTOR* *OPTIONAL **RADJ = 410kΩ ±1% FOR 4.1V CELL; LEAVE OPEN FOR 4.2V CELL. Figure 1. Functional Diagram 6 _______________________________________________________________________________________ SINGLE Li+ CELL Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply CELL NOT INSTALLED (FROM ANY STATE) MAX1679 SHUTDOWN LED: OFF PMOS FET: OFF CHARGING POWER REMOVED (FROM ANY STATE) R OWE ER P D G R CHA APPLIE CELL REMOVAL OR PULL THERM HIGH PREQUALIFICATION LED: 50% DUTY CYCLE, 2Hz PMOS FET: OFF 5mA PRECHARGE: ON VB PULATT < 3.8 L TH 9V O TEM ERM R PER HIGH ATU AND RE O VB K ATT > 2. 5V TEMPERATURE NOT OK OR VBATT < 2.5V E RG HA -C OUT T S FA TIME FAST-CHARGE LED: ON PMOS FET: ON ec RY FAULT LED: 50% DUTY CYCLE, 2Hz PMOS FET: OFF 7s E EV K EO UR T RA E MP TEMPERATURE NOT OK RY CELL VOLTAGE REACHES BATT REGULATION VALUE (e.g., 4.2V) TE FAST-CHARGE QUALIFICATION LED: ON PMOS FET: OFF TOP OFF LED: ON PMOS FET: PULSED TOP-OFF c se 7 E EV RE OK FET O FET N TIM E OFF TIM ≤ E 1% U AT ER TOP-OFF QUALIFICATION LED: ON PMOS FET: OFF MP TE DONE LED: 12% DUTY CYCLE, 0.25Hz PMOS FET: OFF 5mA CANCELLATION CURRENT ENABLED TEMPERATURE NOT OK Figure 2. State Machine Diagram _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7 MAX1679 Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply Detailed Description Initiating a Charge Cycle The MAX1679 attempts to initiate fast-charge upon insertion of the battery or application of an external power source (current-limited wall cube). After charge completion, charging restarts when the cell voltage drops below 3.89V or when THERM is pulled above 1.4V. Before a charge cycle can begin, the cell conditions are verified to be within safe limits. The cell voltage must be greater than 2.5V but less than the regulation voltage (default value 4.2V). In addition, the thermistor must indicate an acceptable cell temperature (the default range is +2.5°C to +47.5°C). See the Applications Information section. Li+ cells can be damaged when fast-charged from a completely dead state. Moreover, a fully discharged cell may indicate a dangerously abnormal cell condition. As a built-in safety feature, the MAX1679 precharges the Li+ cell with 5mA at the start of a charge cycle when the cell voltage is below 2.5V. Typically, 5mA is sufficient to bring a fully discharged 1000mAh Li+ cell up to 2.5V in less than 5 minutes. As soon as the cell's voltage reaches 2.5V and all the other prerequisites are met (see the Fast-Charge section), the MAX1679 begins fast-charging the cell. If the temperature is outside the programmed range, the charger waits. Once all prequalification conditions are met, the charging cycle and timers begin. The MAX1679 continues to monitor these conditions throughout the charging cycle. Fast-Charge Once all cell conditions are determined to be satisfactory, the MAX1679 begins fast-charging the Li+ cell by turning on the external PMOS FET. The cell charging current is set by the current limit of the external power supply; it is not regulated by the MAX1679. The PMOS FET is used as a simple switch, not as a linear regulator. Therefore, the circuit's power dissipation is minimized, permitting rapid charge cycles with minimal heat generation. The external power supply should have a specified current limit that matches the desired fast-charge current for the Li+ cell. Fast-charge continues until one of the following conditions is reached: 1) cell voltage climbs to the battery regulation voltage (4.2V or as set by ADJ); 2) the fastcharging timer expires (fault condition); or 3) cell temperature rises above +47.5°C or falls below +2.5°C. If the cell temperature moves outside the specified limits, charging is suspended but not terminated. All timers are paused and charging resumes when the temperature returns to the normal range. 8 Pulsed Top-Off Charge In the most common case, where fast-charge is terminated because the battery regulation voltage has been reached (that is, the cell is nearly fully charged), the MAX1679 will top off the cell. The MAX1679 uses a hysteretic algorithm with minimum on-times and minimum off-times (Table 3). The cell voltage is sampled every 2ms. If the cell voltage (at BATT) is less than the battery regulation voltage, the external PMOS FET turns on or remains on. If the cell voltage is greater than, or equal to, the battery regulation voltage, the FET turns off or remains off until the next sample. By also measuring the cell voltage when the PMOS FET is off, the MAX1679 eliminates voltage errors caused by charging current flowing through the series resistance of protection switches or fuse links that may be in the charging path. At the beginning of this top-off state, the current stays on for many consecutive cycles between single off periods. As the cell continues to charge, the percentage of time spent in the "current-on" mode decreases. Toward the end of top off, the current stays off for many cycles between single "on" pulses. During these final pulses, the instantaneous cell voltage may exceed the battery regulation voltage by several hundred millivolts, but the duration of these pulses is several orders of magnitude shorter than the intrinsic chemical time constant of Li+ cells. This does not harm the cell. Cell top off is completed either when the duty ratio of "on" cycles to "off" cycles falls below 1/64 to 1/256 as set by TSEL (see Table 3), or when the charging timer expires. Switched 5mA Cancellation Current When the charge cycle is complete, the MAX1679 replaces current drawn by the BATT pin (to sense battery removal) with a 5mA (nominal) switched current. This current is turned on and off by an on-chip comparator as needed to maintain the battery regulation voltage. The cell is maintained in this manner as long as the battery is inserted and power is connected. This cancellation current is turned off when the MAX1679 is shut down. Note that BATT draws less than 1µA from the battery when power is removed. Charge Status with CHG CHG indicates the cell's charging status. An LED can be connected directly from IN to CHG for a visible indicator. Alternatively, a pull-up resistor (typically 100kΩ) from a logic supply to CHG provides a logic-level output. Table 2 relates the status of the CHG to the condition of the charger. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply The MAX1679 was designed to offer the maximum integration and functionality in the smallest, most basic application circuit possible. The only necessary external components are a current-limited wall cube, a PMOS FET, two small capacitors, and a 10kΩ thermistor/resistor. This simple application circuit appears in Figure 3. Optionally (as shown in Figure 4), an LED can be added as a charge-state indicator, a resistor (RADJ) can be used to trim down the maximum charge voltage from 4.2V, and/or a reverse-current-protection diode can be added in line at the source. If the input is shorted, the MAX1679 will not allow current to flow from BATT back through IN to the source. However, the body diode inherent in the enhancement- mode FET would still allow the cell to discharge rapidly. To prevent this, add a power Schottky diode between the source and IN as in Figure 4. Adjusting the Battery Regulation Voltage A typical Li+ cell should be charged at a constant current until it reaches a voltage of about 4.2V, then charged at this voltage until the current decays below a predetermined level. The MAX1679 provides a simple way to reduce this maximum target voltage with a single resistor between ADJ and GND. Internally, ADJ connects to a precision 1.4V reference through a 10kΩ resistor. Leave ADJ open for a battery regulation voltage (VBR) of 4.2V; connect a 1% resistor from ADJ to GND to form a voltage divider for lower battery regulation voltage (VBR¢ ). Select the external value using: Table 2. CHG Output States RADJ = CHG CONDITION No battery or no charger, or cell voltage < 2.2V High impedance Fast-charge or pulsed topoff charge in progress Low (LED on) Fast-charge timer expiration or initial prequalification state (VBATT < 2.5V or initial temperature fault) 2Hz, 50% duty factor (LED flashing) Charge cycle complete LED blinking 0.5sec on (low), 3.5sec off (high impedance) A 1% tolerance resistor at ADJ degrades system accuracy by only a fraction of a percent. For example, an RADJ of 410kΩ ±1% reduces the battery regulation voltage by 2.4% (VBR¢ = 4.1V from equation above, and PMOS FET FAIRCHILD FDC638P -4.5A, -20V 0.07Ω AT VGS = -2.5V CURRENT-LIMITED WALL CUBE (800mA, 6V max) 10kΩ VBR −1 VBR '¢ (VBR¢ - VBR) / VBR = (4.1 - 4.2) / 4.2 = -2.4%). Therefore, the additional system error is simply the RADJ tolerance multiplied by the percent change in the battery regulation voltage, or (1%)(2.4%) = 0.024%. CURRENT LIMITED WALL CUBE (800mA, 6V max) GATE GATE IN IN 5mA LED BATT MAX1679 CHG PMOSFET FAIRCHILD FDC638P -4.5A, -20V 0.07Ω AT VGS = -2.5V SCHOTTKY DIODE 30V, 1A ZETEX ZHCS1000 TSEL* ADJ THERM CHG SINGLE Li+ CELL 0.001µF 0.001µF 10k 2.2µF *SEE TABLE 3 FOR TSEL POSITION AND ASSOCIATED TIMER SETTINGS. Figure 3. Simple Application Circuit MAX1679 RADJ 410k 1%** BATT TSEL* ADJ THERM 2.2µF NTC THERMISTOR FENWAL 140-103LAG-RBI (10kΩ AT 25°C) SINGLE Li+ CELL *SEE TABLE 3 FOR TSEL POSITION AND ASSOCIATED TIMER SETTINGS. ** RADJ SETS BATTERY REGULATION VOLTAGE TO 4.10V; LEAVE OPEN FOR 4.2V. Figure 4. Application Circuit Including LED, Thermistor, and Reverse-Current Protection Diode _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9 MAX1679 Applications Information MAX1679 Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply Table 3. Timer Option (TSEL) Definitions TSEL CONNECTION RECOMMENDED CHARGE RATE FASTCHARGE TIME LIMIT (minutes) BATT 1.5C 55 ADJ 1C 75 GND <1C Off 6.25 Selecting Maximum Charge Time As a safety feature, fast-charging and pulsed top-off charging will stop if their respective counters time out. The MAX1679 offers a choice of three timeout periods set by TSEL (Table 3). In Table 3, C represents the nominal capacity of the battery cell in ampere hours. Both timers begin upon entering the fast-charge state. The fast-charge timer is disabled upon leaving fastcharge; the total charge timer continues through top-off but is disabled in the done state. Selecting External Components Power Supply One reason the MAX1679 Li+ cell-charging solution is so compact and simple is that the charging current is set by the external power source, not by the MAX1679 charging circuit. The PMOS FET in this application circuit is either on or off, allowing the source to be directly connected to the cell or completely disconnected. Therefore, it is very important to choose a power supply with current limiting. In most applications, this will be a small "wall cube" switching converter with an output voltage limit of about 5V or 6V, which is advertised as "current-limited" or "constant current." PMOS Switch The PMOS FET is used to switch the current-limited source on and off into the Li+ cell. Because of the intentionally slow switching times and limited slew rate, the MAX1679 is not particular about the power FET it drives. Specifications to consider when choosing an appropriate FET are the minimum drain-source breakdown voltage, the minimum turn-on threshold voltage (VGS), and current handling and power-dissipation qualities. The minimum breakdown voltage (BVDS) must exceed the open-circuit voltage of the wall cube by at least 25%. Note that this open-circuit voltage may be twice as high as the specified output voltage, depending on the converter type. 10 TOTAL CHARGE TIME LIMIT (hours) MIN ON/OFF TIME (IN TOP-OFF) (ms) ON/OFF DUTY CYCLE FOR DONE INDICATION 2.8 70 1/256 3.75 140 1/128 280 1/64 Thermistor The intent of THERM is to inhibit fast-charging the cell when it is too cold or too hot (+2.5°C ≤ TOK ≤ 47.5°C), using an external thermistor. THERM time multiplexes two sense currents to test for both hot and cold qualification. The thermistor should be 10kΩ at +25°C and have a negative temperature coefficient (NTC); the THERM pin expects 3.97kΩ at +47.5°C and 28.7kΩ at +2.5°C. Connect the thermistor between THERM and GND. If no temperature qualification is desired, replace the thermistor with a 10kΩ resistor. Thermistors by Philips (22322-640-63103), Cornerstone Sensors (T101D103-CA), and Fenwal Electronics (140-103LAGRB1) work well. Bypass Capacitors Bypass the ADJ pin with a 0.001µF ceramic capacitor. Bypass BATT with a capacitor with a value of at least 1.5µF per amp of charge current. The MAX1679 has a built-in protection feature that prevents BATT from rising above 5.5V. The device recognizes a rapid rise at BATT, indicating that the cell is being removed with the FET on. A capacitor from BATT to GND that's too small does not give the MAX1679 adequate time to shut off the FET. BATT may then rise above 6V (towards the open-circuit source voltage), violating the absolute maximum rating and damaging the device. In applications where the cell is removable, very large capacitance values make it increasingly difficult to identify momentary cell removal events and may increase transient currents when the cell is replaced. Therefore, values in excess of 100µF should be avoided in those cases. For best system performance, at least 0.47µF of the total capacitance should be low-ESR ceramic. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply TRANSISTOR COUNT: 4692 SUBSTRATE CONNECTED TO GND ______________________________________________________________________________________ 11 MAX1679 Chip Information Layout Guidelines The MAX1679 controls the GATE slew rate. The layout is not as sensitive to noise as a high-frequency switching regulator. In addition, since the cell voltage is sensed both during and between high-current pulses, the system is insensitive to ground drops. However, Maxim recommends establishing good grounding areas and large traces for high-current paths. Single-Cell Li+ Battery Charger for Current-Limited Supply 8LUMAXD.EPS MAX1679 Package Information Note: The MAX1679 does not have an exposed pad. Maxim cannot assume responsibility for use of any circuitry other than circuitry entirely embodied in a Maxim product. No circuit patent licenses are implied. Maxim reserves the right to change the circuitry and specifications without notice at any time. 12 ____________________Maxim Integrated Products, 120 San Gabriel Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 408-737-7600 © 1999 Maxim Integrated Products Printed USA is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products.


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Hello again everyone, welcome back to Animal Crossing! Back by *very* popular demand, I thought now would be a good time to work ourselves up for the release of Animal Crossing New Horizons by spending a little more time with New Leaf. This is sort of like my way of saying "goodbye" to this fantastic game, and getting (even more) hyped for the next game.
I hope you guys will join me in this series, where we will be focusing on creating the "Perfect Town". This series will be entirely streamed on my Twitch channel (link down below) so that I can interact with you guys in real time while making decisions for the town. We will be using and abusing time traveling, plot resetting and amiibo cards in this play through, so things will be a little different than my previous towns.
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