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OSTI.GOV Patent: Solar cells with low cost substrates and process of making same
Title: Solar cells with low cost substrates and process of making same
A solar cell having a substrate and an intermediate recrystallized film and a semiconductor material capable of absorbing light with the substrate being selected from one of a synthetic organic resin, graphite, glass and a crystalline material having a grain size less than about 1 micron.sup.2. The intermediate recrystallized film has a grain size in the range of from about 10 microns.sup.2 to about 10,000 microns.sup.2 and a lattice mismatch with the semiconductor material not greater than about 4%. The semiconductor material has a grain size not less than about 10 microns.sup.2. An anti-reflective layer and electrical contact means are provided. Also disclosed is a subcombination of substrate, intermediate recrystallized film and semiconductor material. Also, methods of formulating the solar cell and subcombination are disclosed.
Mitchell, Kim W [1]
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Indian Hills, CO
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
EG-77-C-01-4042
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Mitchell, Kim W. Solar cells with low cost substrates and process of making same. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Mitchell, Kim W. Solar cells with low cost substrates and process of making same. United States.
Mitchell, Kim W. Sun . "Solar cells with low cost substrates and process of making same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865254.
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Solar cells with low cost substrates, process of making same and article of manufacture
Patent Mitchell, K W
A solar cell is disclosed having a substrate and an intermediate recrystallized film and a semiconductor material capable of absorbing light with the substrate being selected from one of a synthetic organic resin, graphite, glass and a crystalline material having a grain size less than about 1 micron/sup 2/. The intermediate recrystallized film has a grain size in the range of from about 10 microns/sup 2/ to about 10,000 microns/sup 2/ and a lattice mismatch with the semiconductor material not greater than about 4%. The semiconductor material has a grain size not less than about 10 microns/sup 2/. An anti-reflectivemore » layer and electrical contact means are provided. Also disclosed is a subcombination of substrate, intermediate recrystallized film and semiconductor material. Also, methods of formulating the solar cell and subcombination are disclosed.« less
Solar cells with low cost substrates and process of making same
A solar cell having a substrate and an intermediate recrystallized film and a semiconductor material capable of absorbing light with the substrate being selected from one of a synthetic organic resin, graphite, glass and a crystalline material having a grain size less than about 1 micron/sup 2/. The intermediate recrystallized film has a grain size in the range of from about 10 microns/sup 2/ to about 10,000 microns/sup 2/ and a lattice mismatch with the semiconductor material not greater than about 4%. The semiconductor material has a grain size not less than about 10 microns/sup 2/. An anti-reflective layer andmore » electrical contact means are provided. Also disclosed is a subcombination of substrate, intermediate recrystallized film and semiconductor material. Also, methods of formulating the solar cell and subcombination are disclosed.« less
Indium phosphide/cadmium sulfide thin-film solar cells
Technical Report Zanio, K.
Thin-film InP/CdS structures were prepared by depositing, in sequence, ITO on a low-cost glass substrate, CdS on the ITO by thermal evaporation, and InP on the CdS by planar reactive deposition (PRD). Films of CdS, 15 ..mu..m thick, were recrystallized in flowing H/sub 2//H/sub 2/S at 500/sup 0/C. Lateral dimensions of typical grains were 50..mu..m with values up to 200 ..mu..m. The sheet resistance of the recrystallized CdS (RXCdS) was lowered from greater than 10/sup 5/ ..cap omega../O = cm/sup 2/ to values as low as 16 ..cap omega../O = cm/sup 2/ by annealing in either H/sub 2/ Cd atmospheres.more » Epitaxy of InP was undertaken on (100) InP at a substrate temperature of 320/sup 0/C. Room-temperature electron mobilities of about 2000 cm/sup 2//V-sec were found. Mobilities and hole concentrations of 60 cm/sup 2//V-sec and 10/sup 17/ cm-/sup 3/, respectively, were achieved with Be-doped films. P-type films with hole concentrations as high as a few times 10/sup 18/cm-/sup 3/ were achieved with increased doping. Be-doped InP was deposited onto the RXCdS/ITO/GLASS substrate to form a thin-film cell. However, p-type InP could not be prepared with CdS as a substrat4e, presumably due to interdiffusion or vapor transport of sulfur. Consequently, blocking action and a photovoltage could only be achieved using a gold Schottky barrier on the InP/RXCdS/ITO/GLASS structure. Plans for the next quarter include determining whether n-type doping from the CdS occurs by either interdiffusion or vapor transport, characterizing InP epitaxy on the RXCdS, and preparing additional thin-film structures.« less
Indium phosphide/cadmium sulfide thin-film solar cells. Quarterly technical progress report No. 1, June 1979-August 1979
Cadmium sulfide and InP thin films were prepared by thermal evaporation and planar reactive deposition, respectively. Polycrystalline CdS films up to 10 ..mu..m thick showed absorption losses of less than 10% over the 0.6- to 1.0-..mu..m wavelength range. A threefold increase in lateral grain size was achieved when CdS/ITO/GLASS structures were partially recrystallized in flowing H/sub 2/S/Ar at 550/sup 0/C. InP deposited onto (100) InP semiinsulating substrate at substrate temperatures as low as 260/sup 0/C was n-type with room-temperature mobilities as high as 1500 cm/sup 2//Vsec. The CdS and InP films were integrated into an all-thin-film InP/CdS/ITO/GLASS structure.
7. 3% efficient thin-film, polycrystalline n-GaAs semiconductor liquid junction solar cell
Journal Article Heller, A ; Miller, B ; Chu, S S ; ... - J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
By elimination of grain boundary effects, it is possible to approach single-crystal efficiency provided that the mobility remains high and an optimal, uniform doping level is maintained throughout the grains. Such a situation is approached in thin-film, chemically vapor deposited n-GaAs, following exposure to a Ru(III) solution. The anode used was n-GaAs/n/sup +/-GaAs/W/graphite. A 24-..mu..m thick layer of n-GaAs was deposited on a 2 to 3-..mu..m tungsten-on-POCO graphite substrate by the reaction by hydrogen chloride, gallium, and arsine at 775/sup 0/C. The grains were of 1 to 20 ..mu..m diameter, with an average linear dimension of 9 ..mu..m. The measurementsmore » were done under 96.4 mW/cm/sup 2/ incident sunlight. The insolation was determined by an Eppley Model PSP radiometer, which measures the direct and scattered insolation from the entire sky. This demonstrates that grain-boundary diffusion of a strongly bound impurity can reduce the grain-boundary-related losses in solar cells made with thin-film polycrystalline semiconductors. This work suggests that it is possible to approach more closely single-crystal efficiencies in thin-film polycrystalline solar cells than originally thought. 2 figures. (DP)« less
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00519a037


Many of you have questions about updates of nautical charts. We will try to explain here how it works, the relationship between MapMedia and data suppliers such as Jeppesen (C-MAP charts) or Navionics (Datacore charts) and also answer the question of who does what.
MapMedia works with various vendors such as Jeppesen and Navionics, as well as national Hydrographic Services.
MapMedia does not correct the C-MAP and Datacore nautical charts as this is done by Jeppesen and Navionics before we receive their data.
MapMedia then converts integrates their charts into our proprietary mm3d format.
How do nautical chart data providers work? How do they get chart corrections to you?
Providers that supply us with chart data are constantly working on improvements, corrections and updates to their entire chart portfolio (like C-MAP and Datacore).
This can be done either by carrying out surveys in the field, through private partners or via Hydrographic Services. This is a non-stop job and requires substantial resources for these investigations and verifications.
However, when Jeppesen and Navionics release an updated version of their C-MAP or Datacore charts, that does not mean that they have re-surveyed the entire chart area, corrected all mistakes and have integrated all marinas worldwide. Of course everyone would like this to be the case but it is not realistic.
Providers can focus on a particular area, e.g. improving European Rivers, or the Caribbean etc. In this case a special effort will be made in these regions, so that there is be a greater chance that everything will be corrected, but once again, this is not a certainty if they did not have enough information beforehand.
It is impossible for anyone to be aware of every single navigation change or new marina worldwide comprehensively and all at the same time.
There are still some nautical charts that have not been updated in a couple of years. When you see a chart that is for example from 2004 in the MaxSea product list, this date has been directly extracted from the C-MAP (Jeppesen) or Datacore (Navionics) database. It does not mean that MapMedia is using an old chart, this is impossible.
The same goes for raster charts and this update lag is certainly more prominent with Hydrographic Services as the frequency of their chart updates is quite slow. In fact they are less reactive when it comes to the integration of new marinas. Editions and revision dates are generally older.
This however, does not apply to all Hydrographic Services and the SHOM in France offers very good charts for our country as is the case with the biggest Hydrographic Services in their own countries.
Users are also a good source of information. Their comments and critiques are used to improve product quality.
Each time as Anomaly Report is sent to MapMedia via the form on our website, we check it, analyse it and we pass it on to the supplier who produces data for this region.
In turn, the supplier verifies and analyses the problem, and if the suggestion is confirmed, they correct their nautical charts or tell us if the correction is planned for the next version. We then inform the customer who reported the anomaly.
When we receive their updated chart data, we can begin the job of integrating and converting the data into our mm3d format.
MapMedia releases a new version of each chart zone once a year.
It is therefore possible that there is a maximum difference of one version between a MapMedia and chart supplier version during this time.
The quality of charts and user safety is a priority for MapMedia and for all of our chart suppliers.
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Turkey plans to divert water from Tbilisi river
TBILISI, DFWatch – The river which runs through Tbilisi might have its waters levels lowered, because a Turkish power company wants to tap its energy higher up.
The Mtkvari, Georgia's largest river, may be substantially weakened. This could cause problems not only for Georgians, but also in neighboring Azerbaijan, where it feeds the main drinking water supply the Mingechauri reservoir.
It's a Turkish member of parliament who is the source for this dramatic news, quoted in the newspaper Rezonansi and confirmed by opposition and government in the Georgian parliament.
According to Rezonansi, a delegation consisting of the district deputy of Ardagani and a member of the Turkey parliament told about the plan last week in the Georgian parliament. The project has the backing of the Turkish government and envisages building hydroelectric power stations at Beshic Haia at the source of the river Mtkvari.
The source lies in the Turkish province of Ardagan. In case a power station cascade is built there, it will mean that some of the river's water flow will be diverted to the Black Sea through Turkey.
Leader of the Christian Democrat party Giorgi Targamadze confirms this information.
"Such an issue is actively discussed in the Turkish government today and it suggested to us that we worked on this problem together, because this deputy himself is from the Ardagani district. We agreed that at least in the first stage we will exchange detailed information, and at the same time I plan to send the MP question to the government of what information they have and if they do not have any, they should get interested of this issue and what stage the discussions are in. We also have an active contact with our embassy in Istanbul," Giorgi Targamadze, leader of the Christian Democrats says.
He says that the Turkish MP gave him this information with an aim to jointly interfere and not let this project to implement, because it will create real danger to Georgia and Azerbaijan, as well as to this province of Turkey.
Turkey has no nuclear power stations, and there are only a few thermal power plants. Hydro power is seen as necessary to cover the country's demand for energy.
Vakhtang Balavadze, representative of the parliament majority and chairman of the Local Government and Regional Policy Committee confirms that the project is being prepared, but after the Georgian government intervened it was decided that instead, there will be built a hydroelectric station in Georgia which will export all its electricity to Turkey.
"Its building was planned, but the Georgian government held negotiations, and as a result the construction works will be transferred to the territory of Georgia. Building works there may have caused problems. I mean the harm which could be done to the landscape and the Mtkvari. There could have been problems leading the rivers to Georgia, and their beds would have been changed. This project was a very complicated construction, and they had made the decision to build it on our side," Vakhtang Balavadze says.
The government has neither commented on the Turkish project, nor the possibility of building a replacement hydroelectric station on the territory of Georgia.
Experts consider the project unrealistic, because of its far reaching ecological consequences which they say is not an issue for one country to decide.
Giorgi Targamadze says a solution could be to use an agreement signed by Turkey and the Soviet Union in 1928.
According to the agreement, the Mtkvari is considered a common property of those two countries. In the current situation, the legal heirs to the Soviet Union are Georgia and Azerbaijan.
"Accordingly, making a decision on the implementation of such a big scale project should be excluded without the consent of Georgia and Azerbaijan," Targamadze says.
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Vol. 18 No 1 | Autumn 2016
Singular success: ART in Australia and New Zealand
Prof Robert J Norman AO
MD, MBChB (Hons), FRANZCOG, FRCPA, CREI, FAHMS
In 2009, media reports emerged regarding Nadya Suleman, a woman in the US who had become pregnant following the transfer of 12 embryos and had eight fetuses who were subsequently delivered. This highlighted the dangerous practices in the US IVF industry, where multiple embryos were transferred. This still continues today as evidenced by the SART Database, which publishes the activity and success rates of every registered USA clinic. Worldwide, transfer of multiple embryos following IVF is the norm as clinics seek a competitive advantage in providing high pregnancy rates. Even in the UK, elective single embryo transfer is rare. There is no country in continental Asia, Africa or South America that replaces only one embryo electively and multiple pregnancy rates are routinely above 20 per cent, with the attendant complications known to all obstetricians.
The maternal and fetal complications of a multiple pregnancy following IVF have been well documented (but appear to be no worse than those of spontaneously conceived multiples, providing they are not monozygous). However, unlike naturally occurring multiples, the occurrence of multiple pregnancies in IVF is largely preventable. Even the occurrence of a single baby after transferring multiple embryos is not the best outcome: the perinatal mortality of a singleton conceived after double embryo transfer is higher than a singleton conceived after single embryo transfer.1
In Australia and New Zealand and parts of Europe, including Scandinavia, Belgium and the Netherlands, single embryo transfer has been advocated for more than a decade and encouraged through regulation, accreditation and education. Why is there such a contrast between areas of the world with equally high medical care? What have we done right in our RANZCOG community that others have not achieved?
One of the great differences between medicine in the US compared to those domains that practice high levels of single embryo transfer is the funding by the state for assisted reproduction. In Australia and New Zealand, there is significant Federal funding for IVF cycles, which substantially reduces the cost to the patient of going through this treatment. This encourages patients to take fewer risks because if they do not become pregnant on a single embryo transfer, they can use the frozen embryos on subsequent cycles without exorbitant expense. Even in New Zealand, which is not quite as generous in its funding as Australia, there is a very high degree of single embryo transfer. Various countries in Europe also mandate single embryo transfer as a condition for generous publicly funded cycles. There is now abundant evidence that transferring embryos singly does not compromise the overall pregnancy rate, while reducing multiple pregnancy rates to very low levels.2
A second reason for the high prevalence of single embryo transfer in key countries has been the advocacy by professional groups to educate patients and to encourage practitioners to practice single embryo transfer. In the 1990s, clinics in Sydney and Adelaide started to do single embryo transfer electively and a randomised control trial, the Asset Study, conducted across several clinics led to information that increasingly persuaded patients that double embryo transfer was not safe for them. The rapid change from double to single embryo transfer occurred in the absence of any regulation or coercion from government authorities and was voluntarily incorporated into the RTAC guidelines by which clinics are accredited. It is now impossible for patients to shop around to find a clinic that will give them two embryos when all the others are offering a single embryo transfer.
The multiple pregnancy rate now is below six per cent in Australia, which is remarkable and is only equalled by Sweden (see Figure 1). This is aided by the increasing success of freezing embryos and their excellent, sometimes superior, pregnancy rates compared with fresh embryo transfer. This has led to an increased confidence in encouraging patients to accept single embryo transfer, even at later ages, knowing that the pregnancy rates for the cohort of embryos after using them all will be the same regardless of single versus multiple transfer, but with a very small multiple rate if single transfer occurs.
Figure 1. Reduction in IVF multiple pregnancy delivery rates in Australia and New Zealand (ANZARD data, courtesy Dr Georgina Chambers, UNSW).
Several problems remain, however. The first is the problem of the older woman in whom implantation rates for an embryo are considerably reduced, owing to aneuploidy of the embryo. The common practice has been to offer a double embryo transfer to patients who are older than 38, with a maximum of three for women over 40, although this rarely occurs. This has led to unexpected multiple pregnancy rates in women where implantation rates are generally low. Similarly, double embryo transfer is sometimes practised when several transfers have occurred in younger women and again a multiple pregnancy can emerge unexpectedly.
Approaches to this problem generally run along two lines. The first is to always offer one embryo transfer regardless of age, bearing in mind that other embryos can be stored and used on a single embryo transfer in subsequent cycles. This, however, leads to frustration and increased expense for patients who are putting back embryos that may be aneuploid without any success. The second approach has become more popular recently and that is to do preimplantation genetic diagnosis on embryos from older women to identify those that are euploid and to only replace those singly. This is now becoming common practice in the US, where the resistance to single embryo transfer has disappeared with the advent of good preimplantation genetic screening services in every clinic. Indeed, many clinics are now going to the extreme of not putting any embryos back fresh, but biopsying all of the embryos before freezing them and then only replacing the euploid on a frozen cycle. Given that freezing is now so good and that frozen cycle implantation rates are as good as fresh, this would appear to be an attractive option. However, despite many thousands of babies born from preimplantation genetic diagnosis, safety data are lacking and there are very few, if any, randomised control trials that show the benefit of preimplantation genetic screening overall. Given the strong financial incentives in the IVF industry, it may take some time before we get substantial data to show whether it is beneficial or not.
A further problem is of monozygous pregnancies arising from single embryo transfer. These are clearly unpreventable, but have a very high risk of pregnancy complications. There has been a suggestion these are more common after blastocyst culture and transfer and it is possible that early transfer, such as at cleavage stage, may work better. However, selection of a superior embryo for implantation is more difficult at this stage. New technologies – such as metabolomics of the culture media, continuous imaging of the embryo development and evaluation of microRNA from the embryo – remain to be shown to be valuable.
Other problems remain in reproductive medicine relating to multiple pregnancy. Ovulation induction with clomiphene, letrozole and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is still widely practised and unless monitored carefully, can lead to multiple ovulations and increased multiple pregnancy rates. The practice of intrauterine insemination (IUI) using FSH is still used in Australia and there have been several well-publicised cases of women producing more than one fetus on IUI, including one woman who had ten children in two IUI and one IVF pregnancies. In the strong belief that multiple pregnancies are not ideal, many practitioners have virtually abandoned ovulation induction to use IVF, which they believe is better for their patient in terms of speed and reducing the multiple pregnancy rate and, at the same time, is more financially advantageous for clinics. This has led to underskilling of our new trainees in reproductive medicine in ovulation induction, leading to earlier use of IVF than is required if an experienced practitioner had used monitored oral drugs or gonadotrophins instead. Most experienced practitioners of FSH ovulation induction report multiple pregnancies to be around the rates of single embryo IVF.3
Responses to the 'Octomom' news ran the gamut: from academic papers and political discussion to salacious stories, and pictures, in the gutter press.
Australia and New Zealand have led the way in the world in responsible practises in IVF, particularly relating to the use of single embryos. Any unravelling of the financial incentives for patients to practice this will lead to a rise in multiple pregnancy rate and corresponding implications for health costs and safety.
Sullivan EA, Wang YA, Hayward I, Chambers GM, Illingworth P, McBain J, et al. Single embryo transfer reduces the risk of perinatal mortality, a population study.
McLernon DJ, Harrild K, Bergh C, Davies, MJ, de Neubourg D, Dumoulin et al. Clinical effectiveness of elective single versus double embryo transfer: meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials. British Medical Journal. 2010; 21 341:c6945.
Norman RJ. 'Does ovulation induction with follicle-stimulating hormone still have a future in polycystic ovary syndrome? Fertil 2012; 98(3):599.


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Home Business Small batteries can now be recycled
Small batteries can now be recycled
Samantha Bonham
The Department of Environmental Health is rolling out a small battery recycling and collection program this month as officials ask residents to separate their household batteries from the household trash to support the recycling initiative.
Some 180 battery collection containers will be available at supermarkets and schools in all three islands.
"Recycling is a key component to reduce overall waste volume," said the Minister of Environmental Health Osbourne Bodden. "I am pleased that the Department of Environmental Health is adding another element to the recycling program."
In the past, there was no program in place to stop small dry-cell batteries from being dumped in the 80-foot-high pile of household waste at the George Town Landfill.
Now, dry cell batteries including cellphones, cameras, flashlights, two-way radios, calculators, small cordless tools, and other personal digital devices, can be recycled through this new program.
"Once sufficient quantities of batteries are collected by the DEH, the batteries will be shipped and sold to a company in the USA that uses it for recycling," said Tania Johnson, public education officer of the Department of Environmental Health.
Batteries bad for environment
For the past years, the department already had a recycling program in place for wet cell batteries, which are used to power cars, boats and motorcycles and considered toxic and hazardous to the environment.
Dry cell batteries, in turn, are used to power household electronics. Some common examples of dry-cell batteries are zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries.
Alkaline batteries account for 80 percent of manufactured batteries in the U.S. and over 10 billion individual units produced worldwide, according to a study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2011.
These batteries contain heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury, and lead, which can be harmful to the environment if improperly disposed in a landfill, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a federal government agency that aims to protect human health and the environment.
The manganese dioxide mixture and zinc powder contained in alkaline batteries makes them prone to leaking potassium hydroxide, which can be harmful to humans by causing chemical burns on skin or eyes.
Batteries can also pollute the air when incinerated.
New alkaline batteries no longer contain mercury following the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act passed in the United States in 1996. The law aimed to reduce the amount of heavy metals in municipal waste phased out the use of mercury in alkaline batteries, making them less of an environmental threat and, in turn, able to be disposed in household waste. However, the full environmental impact of dry cell batteries without mercury has not been determined.
California is one of the few U.S. states where it is illegal to dump used dry cell batteries in landfills. Residents are required to dispose of their household batteries at designated recycling drop off points.
To reduce the amount of alkaline batteries disposed of in landfills, the EPA recommends consumers use dry cell rechargeable batteries as opposed to single use or alkaline batteries.
California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery also encourages the use of rechargeable batteries.
"Rechargeable batteries are much better than they used to be. The higher capacity rechargeable batteries today have nearly three times the capacity of what was readily available a few years ago," the department advises on its website. "Their capacity equals or exceeds ordinary single-use alkaline batteries."
Most battery recycling programs either grind or melt batteries to separate and collect the reusable parts. Officials say the dry-cell batteries collection program was launched in Cayman to reduce the number of batteries currently piling up in the George Town Landfill.
"In order to remedy the situation, the DEH decided to procure new collection bins specifically for small batteries during the last fiscal year," said Johnson of the DEH.
"These bins will allow the public to properly dispose of small batteries (instead of putting them in the garbage) and at the same time separate the batteries so that they can be collected and processed for recycling," she added.
All batteries collected through the DEH recycling program will be shipped overseas where they will be melted and recycled into other products.
Battery manufacturers claim that recycling companies have not yet determined a profitable way to recycle single use or alkaline batteries, and as a result recycling centers offering services for alkaline batteries are far and few in between.
"Proven cost-effective and environmentally safe recycling processes are not yet universally available for alkaline batteries," Duracell, a major distributor of alkaline batteries, says on its website.
As a result, most battery recycling organizations are either not for profit or charge for the safe recycling of alkaline batteries.
Earth911, an environmental news agency, lists 19 companies on its website that offer recycling services for alkaline batteries in the U.S.
Lighting Resources, one of the companies listed, offers recycling services for alkaline batteries through a mail-back program. Consumers can mail up to one gallon worth of dry cell batteries for a recycling fee of US$69.99.
Recycling alkaline batteries can recover steel and zinc, two valuable metals. But the value of the metals derived from the used batteries is not sufficient to cover the operating costs generated through the recycling process.
Battery Solutions, another recycling company based in the in the U.S., recycles up to 33 pounds of alkaline batteries for US$65, equivalent to more than US$4,400 per ton. More than 125,000 tons of alkaline battery waste are produced in the U.S. per year.
Battery Solutions says "alkaline batteries are recycled in a specialized 'room temperature,' mechanical separation process where the battery components are separated into three end products." These items are zinc and manganese concentrate, steel, paper and plastic. All of these products are put back into the market place for reuse in new products, the company states.
Rechargeable batteries are more profitable to recycling companies than single use batteries as they hold their end-of-life value.
Another major company that recycles rechargeable batteries in the U.S. is Call2Recycle. The nonprofit collects rechargeable batteries and cellphones through a no-cost recycling program. The company offers battery collection boxes through a network of over 30,000 retailers in the U.S. and Canada, similar to the scheme in Cayman but on a much larger scale.
"Many residents and visitors are supportive of our current recycling program," said Cayman's DEH Director Roydell Carter.
Once the bins are placed at the locations, the information will be posted on the DEH website at www.deh.gov.ky and on the department's Facebook page.
Some 180 battery collection containers will be distributed in Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
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Samim Winiger, mais conhecido simplesmente por Samim é um produtor musical e dj suíço-iraniano que tornou-se notório no verão de 2007 com o single Heater, que atingiu boas posições nas paradas musicais de vários países, mas mais especificamente o 6o lugar na Bélgica e na Holanda.

Discografia

Álbuns
 2006 - Eternally Collapsing Object (EP)
 2007 - Flow
 2009 - Kook Kook

Singles
 2007 - "Do You See the Light?"
 2007 - "Heater"
 2008 - "The Lick"

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Músicos da Suíça

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Anki Drive's iOS app gets updated with new support items and upgrades for its AI-controlled cars
by Ken Yeung — in Insider
Anki is entering 2014 with a big change aimed to help make its artificial intelligence-based racing game more "strategic". The company is releasing an iOS app update that will expand how players experience Anki Drive. With this latest version, players can take advantage of 20 new upgrades and receive greater control in customizing their cars.
The key thing about Anki's update is that it wants to make the game more strategic. By this it means that the special abilities and weapons a player chooses should be selected for that particular race. Having a tractor beam placed on your vehicle 100 percent of the time is not necessarily going to work in every race — sometimes you need to plan better.
This is where today's update comes in handy. Players will now be able to swap out upgrades on their cars, almost like a transactional return. There's also another option that instead of selling back upgrades, players can store them in an "Armory" to be used later on.
Other features with this app version include new weapons, support items, and more tools to help keep Anki Drive engaging for players.
Some of the upgrades a player's car can receive include being able to reverse drive, use kinetic brakes where you come to a dead stop and allow opponents to fly right by you, deploy an electromagnetic pulse to damage all cars on the track, and annoy others with the power of your horn.
It's only been a couple of months since Anki Drive first debuted in the marketplace. Available for purchase in Apple's retail stores and also on Apple.com and Anki's site, this remote-controlled AI game has been rather popular. How did it do over the holiday season? The company isn't disclosing anything about its sales, but did tell us that there have been 42 million laps driven on its race track, which shows players are actively playing with it.
Is the AI technology working too? Apparently so as 90 percent of the time, when the computer-controlled car is set to "hard", the AI car wins against all opponents.
All of these changes are available to Anki Drive players just by downloading the latest iOS app.
The company tells us that it's not done making improvements to its product. This year, it's looking to expand the reach of Anki Drive and may have additional retailers signed up to help sell the game. International distribution is also being explored along with the possible release of an Android version of its app.
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Pretoria : 21 November 2018 – The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, Lieutenant General Stefan Schutte has commended Crime Intelligence, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and Gauteng Province Anti-Gang Unit for the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory at a small holding in Randfontein.
Four suspects that were found at the premises were arrested including the owner of the property.
The multi-disciplinary team observed the small holding for a period of time until they were satisfied that they had enough evidence to apply for a search warrant. The search warrant was effected in the early hours of this morning and the Team discovered a steel shed full of chemicals and machines used to manufacture mandrax as well as a truck containing liquid chemical.
The Forensic Science Laboratory crime scene investigators are currently at the scene collecting evidence. The value of the clandestine drug laboratory will be determined by Forensics as soon as the are done with their analyses.
The Acting National Commissioner has commended the team for cutting off the supply of drugs to our children. "Drugs ravage our communities and destroy the future of our children. As we will soon commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children, we all need to take extra care of our children by ridding our communities of drugs", said Lt Gen Schutte who went on to urge communities to be part of community policing forums and to take ownership of the community in blue concept.
The suspects are facing a charge of manufacturing drugs and the case will be investigated by the DPCI.


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The linear force-free field in a spherical shell using a new method to determine the coefficients of the eigenfunction expansion
J.R. Clegg 1, P.K. Browning 2, P. Laurence 3, B.J.I. Bromage 1 and E. Stredulinsky 4
1 Centre for Astrophysics, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK (j.clegg, b.j.i.bromage@uclan.ac.uk)
2 Department of Physics, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK (p.browning@umist.ac.uk)
3 Courant Institute, New York & Università di Roma I, Italia (laurence@courant.nyu.edu)
4 University of Wisconsin Richland, Richland Center, USA (estredul@mail.uwc.edu)
Received 26 May 2000 / Accepted 7 August 2000
The linear force-free field of a plasma in between spherical shells is found allowing for inhomogeneous boundary conditions. A three-dimensional solution is found by analysis and used as a benchmark to test a solution in terms of an expansion of eigenfunctions where the coefficients are determined by a new method. Alternative methods are also applied in the context of the spherical shell example and used to illustrate some mathematical constraints that can affect their validity. The solution is used to model the solar coronal field in the presence of a large low-latitude coronal hole; SOHO-MDI data provide the inner boundary conditions.
Key words: magnetic fields Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) plasmas Sun: chromosphere Sun: corona
Send offprint requests to: J.R.Clegg
Online publication: October 2, 2000


Matteo takes a special friend on an unforgettable road trip aboard the Porsche Boxster.
French couple Fabrice and Celine Garlenque, along with their three children, Titouane, Amielle and Fantine, discovered the beauty of the Philippines, its people and culture as they visited some of the fantastic destinations in the country – on bicycles.
Well-traveled, the Garlenques have traveled around Europe, Australia and Asia but they were smitten by the Philippines' natural beauty and unique customs. According to them, their trip to the Philippines was not comparable to anything they have ever experienced before.
Their biking adventure started at Romblon's largest island, Tablas. The Garlenques then biked around the islands of Marinduque and Mindoro and were awed by spectacular mountains, alluring caves and breathtaking beaches.
Riding their own special bikes made it easier for them to enjoy nature up close. It also allowed them to interact with the locals and experience a taste of rural life.
The Garlenques were able to experience many firsts such as riding a "bangka" (an outrigger boat) and bathing at a communal water source or 'poso'. The children also got to climb coconut trees to pick the fruits themselves, a practice common in the country's provinces.
They were also amused by local delicacies such as quail eggs, which are eaten as snacks, and noted how sweet and fresh fruits like bananas, papayas and mangoes, were. Above all, they were delighted to eating rice, the staple food of Filipinos, for breakfast, lunch and dinner paired with assortment of viands.
The last leg of their three-week holiday was a visit to Intramuros in the city of Manila. Instead of using their custom bicycles, they rode around the walled city on bamboo bikes to get a glimpse of the country's history during the Spanish regime still preserved in the midst of the urbanized capital of the country. Their trip to Intramuros included stops at Casa Manila, the plaza of San Agustin Church, Puerta Real, Plaza Roma and Fort Santiago.
"With so many things to see and experience, we will definitely come back. We've only been to three islands and there are more than 7,000 islands to explore. In fact, we have to come back many times!" shared Fabrice. For their next visit, they are looking forward to explore more of Romblon and a visit to Palawan.
The Garlenque family is only one of the millions of tourists who are continuously impressed by the vast natural wonders of the Philippines, and oftentimes, their experience of the Filipinos' unique brand of hospitality makes them want to visit the Philippines again and again.
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Assistant Professor at the Chair of Multilingual Computational Linguistics
20.01.2023, Universität Passau
The newly established Chair of Multilingual Computational Linguistics at the University of Passau has been held by Professor Johann-Mattis List since its inception on 1 January 2023. With respect to research and teaching, the chair focuses on four major aspects: comparative linguistics (historical linguistics and linguistic typology), scientific problem solving, scientific programming and computational linguistics. The chair thus emphasises interdisciplinary approaches and will closely collaborate with other chairs at the University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics. The chair is seeking an
(Akademische Rätin/Akademischer Rat auf Zeit)
to start on 1 April 2023. This is a three-year fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension by an additional three years following a positive evaluation. To be considered for this position, applicants must have completed a doctoral thesis in general, comparative or computational linguistics. Applicants who fulfil the eligibility requirements for a German Beamter (civil service) career can be hired as a temporary Akademischer Rat/Akademische Rätin; remuneration would then be in accordance with pay grade A13 of the German public-sector pay scale for civil servants. While employed by the chair, the candidate will be given the opportunity to write their postdoctoral habilitation thesis.
Teach courses in the field of multilingual computational linguistics (5 hours per week during the semester).
Conduct research in the field of multilingual computational linguistics.
Assist with general and organisational matters at the Chair of Multilingual Computational Linguistics (i.e. related to teaching, research and academic self- governance).
Assist with interdisciplinary duties of the Chair of Multilingual Computational Linguistics (organising conferences, workshops and work-group meetings; training student assistants).
Doctoral degree in general linguistics, comparative linguistics or computational linguistics.
You have gathered initial research experience as a postdoctoral researcher following the publication of your doctoral thesis.
You have teaching experience in one or more of the chair's focus areas.
You should have basic programming knowledge and be willing to learn how to use the software tools required for the work done at the chair.
Very good written and spoken English and German language skills.
The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research, innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 12,000 students from 100 countries and more than 1,300 staff study and work on our university campus, which is located a stone's throw from the historical Old Town of Passau and combines state-of-the-art technical infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally successful high-tech companies and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and Lower Bavarian traditions, give Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes it a great place to live and work.
So bewerben Sie sich
Applications will be accepted until 28 February 2023. To apply, please send your full application, consisting of a letter of motivation which relates to the job profile, your curriculum vitae, certifications, doctoral thesis and two publications or research papers by e-mail in a single PDF file addressed to johann-mattis.list@uni-passau.de. Please write "Application for the Assistant Professor position at the Chair of Multilingual Computational Linguistics" in the e-mail subject line. E-mailed applications are kept on file for up to six months after the conclusion of the appointment procedure, whereupon they are deleted from our systems. Please visit www.uni-passau.de/en/university/current-vacancies for our data privacy statement.
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Trademark infringement is defined as the unauthorized use of a trademark or service mark. This use may be related to goods or services and may cause confusion, deception or misunderstanding about the real company from which a product or service originates. Trademark owners can take legal action if they believe their trademarks are being infringed. If trademark infringement is proven, a court order can prevent the defendant from using the trademark and the owner can receive monetary compensation.
Trademark infringement is the unauthorized and illegal use of a trademark or service mark when such use could cause confusion between the original trademark and a trademark that is later used. Sometimes, brands that are originally distinctive can become generic over time, thus losing the protection of your Kellogg Co trademark. Because the marks in each of these categories vary with respect to their distinctive character, the requirements and degree of legal protection afforded to a given trademark will depend on the category to which it belongs. Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights associated with a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensee (provided that such authorization is within the scope of the license).
A trademark owner who wants to protect their rights should continuously monitor their brand to ensure that it is not being used by third parties. Trademark law protects the exclusive right of a trademark owner to use a trademark when another's use of the trademark could cause consumer confusion as to the source or origin of the products. The basic idea is that the use of a brand is sometimes necessary to identify and talk about another party's products and services. Similarly, it was discovered that the use of a pig-like character named Spa'am in a Muppet movie does not violate Hormel's rights to the Spam brand.
The registration constitutes a nationwide constructive notice to others that the trademark is the property of the party. Your searches can generate a lot of questions, as there are a lot of gray areas when it comes to trademarks. They have the resources to be constantly on the lookout for trademark infringements, ready to bring perpetrators to the task. Trademarks are a type of intellectual property that protects the brand of an individual or company.
Under the priority principle, you have rights that can be used against your official brand, if you have been on the market longer. Thus, for example, the term thermos has become a generic term and is no longer entitled to trademark protection. However, not all circuit courts have chosen to extend the Octane rule to trademark infringement cases. Rights to a trademark may be lost due to abandonment, improper granting or assignment, or genericity.
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How to Make a Billion Dollars in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Jay W. Belle Isle — November 20, 2017
Blister pack of dollars instead of medicine; image courtesy of www.renegadetribune.com.
Our friends at ClassAction.com recently published an excellent piece on the "profits before patients" paradigm and its impact on the opioid crisis in America, explaining steps Big Pharma takes to make mega-profits from unsuspecting patients. They have kindly offered to share an excerpt for our readers. A link to the complete article on their site appears at the end of this piece.
Our friends at ClassAction.com recently published an excellent piece on the "profits before patients" paradigm and its impact on the opioid crisis in America, explaining steps the pharmaceutical industry takes to make mega-profits from unsuspecting patients. They have kindly offered to share an excerpt for our readers. A link to the complete article on their site appears at the end of this piece.
"This article was written by James Young, a ClassAction.com attorney who is nationally known in the areas of pharmaceutical litigation, health fraud, and consumer protection. Along with John Yanchunis, Mr. Young is now in the process of filing lawsuits against opioid distributors, doctors, and state Boards of Pharmacy on behalf of several counties in West Virginia, as well as the state of Kentucky.
James Young presented a version of the following in a live video for ClassAction.com's Facebook page.
Pharmaceutical companies approach new drugs with one question in mind: How do we make $1 billion?
Big Pharma's push to create the next blockbuster drug is a highly sophisticated campaign that relies on numerous tried-and true tactics—some aboveboard and some fraudulent.
Given the attention to detail that goes into developing and selling pharmaceuticals, when a drug produces serious, unwarned against side effects, it's hard to believe manufacturers when they claim ignorance. And as drug lawsuits are often able to show, burying unfavorable safety data is in many cases part of Big Pharma's marketing calculus.
A compound's path from initial approval to blockbuster drug typically follows the eleven steps outlined below.
1. Take an existing drug or patent-protected medication and expand its use. Or, create a disease.
Pharmaceutical companies have intellectual property in the form of drug formulations. But they can't make any money off a formulation until it is approved by the FDA to treat certain symptoms of a disease. So, the first step is to approach the FDA and seek permission to use a drug for a particular treatment. The general timeline to complete research and approvals for a new drug is four-to-six years.
If there are no disease criteria consistent with the symptoms that a company's drug treats, then the company simply creates a disease. They pay for physicians and research institutions and universities to come up with different disease criteria that are consistent with the symptoms that the drug treats. At the same time, they're building grassroots support with patient support organizations they either created or funded that demand more medication options.
2. Hide data and obtain broader approvals.
In addition to clinical trials, drug companies also conduct their own tests called "surveillance" of the existing use of these drugs in the population. Drug surveillance produces very robust data sets that reveal to manufacturers the harmful side effects of drugs. Manufacturers are supposed to warn the public about the harmful side effects of drugs in the drug's label.
But they don't always do that. When they don't, it leads to product liability litigation against the pharmaceutical company.
By hiding data—including safety data—companies are able to obtain broader approvals or indications for the use of their drugs. A company can't make a billion dollars on a drug if they can't sell it to a broad market.
OxyContin and other prescription pain medication; image courtesy of Rich Pedronchelli/AP.
Purdue Pharma's OxyContin, for example, was initially approved to treat end stage cancer pain, or "breakthrough" pain. But because the market for breakthrough pain was too small to create a billion-dollar drug, Purdue got the FDA to sign off on using OxyContin for chronic pain, which is very different than breakthrough pain and has a much larger patient pool.
3. Broaden the market by creating false front or support groups.
Let's say you're an American pharmaceutical company and you want a patient advocacy group to promote the approval and use of your product. If an advocacy group won't do that or doesn't exist for the disease or symptoms your drug targets, you just create it. You fund the group through various non-transparent sources and create grassroots support, such as people demanding more pain medications for veterans coming back from Iraq.
The reality is, many of the support groups and patient advocacy groups are funded by Big Pharma itself. Many are not legitimate."
If you think numbers one through three were bad (you're right!), you should see numbers four through eleven. Please click here to read the rest of this excellent article.
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We have great weather, beautiful scenery and a decent economy, but many would argue that the arts scene is the soul of Colorado Springs.
What's the best arts event you've attended in Colorado Springs? The Success of the Springs, a dance concert staged by the Colorado Springs Dance Theatre at the Fine Arts Center. It highlighted a lot of local dance talent.
What was your best-ever, anywhere? The International Art Festival in Taos. It involves artists from over 40 countries, most of the profits go to the artists, and you get to interact with them.
A lot was made of last summer's unveiling of the Fine Arts Center expansion. Have you seen it? I worked at the FAC during the expansion. It's a wonderful extension of the original architectural design.
Name the best local arts event you've attended. A play and a musical that was put on by the Youth Repertory Theatre at the Fine Arts Center.
Who's your favorite local artist/performer? A bluegrass band called Grass It Up. They're great musicians who play a lot of original stuff.
What group or event would you bring to town if you could? San Francisco has this annual event called the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival that brings huge numbers of musicians to Golden Gate Park to play for free. It would be awesome to do that here.
If you could meet any artistic great, who? I'd love to meet a bluegrass musician named Sam Bush. His music makes him seem like a fun guy to hang out with.
Which local arts venue did you last visit? The permanent collection at the Fine Arts Center. I was especially impressed with the exhibit from Mexico and Latin America.
What's the best local arts event you've been to? The Indie Spirit Film Festival this past spring. It had a very nice lineup of films. Also, the Peter Max exhibit at the FAC. I'm a fan, and it was fun.
Who's your favorite local artist? John Swayne, a guitarist and singer-songwriter I saw last Friday at the Black Rose Acoustic Society.
If you could, what event or performer would you bring to town? I'd bring Richard Thompson in for an outdoor concert at Rock Ledge Ranch.


Having to place a loved one in hospice care can be a very difficult decision, especially when you are unfamiliar with the specific providers who may be taking care of them. It is a time of concern, and most people have questions about what the future holds for their friend or relative. Hospice care provides support for patients and families during this difficult phase of life so that they do not feel helpless or alone.
Hospice provides specialized care for people who are suffering from a life-limiting illness and are unable to take care of themselves. With an interdisciplinary team composed of physicians, nurses, health aides, and spiritual aids, hospice addresses not only the patient's physical health, but also enhances their mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health. Hospice care does not stop at the patient, it supports family and caregivers by helping them cope with the intense emotions that arise while watching a loved one experience pain and suffering.
Hospice cares for patients with any form of life limiting disease, regardless of setting. Harbor Light Hospice focuses on improving the overall quality of life for patients for as long as possible, regardless of setting.
Medications that upset the stomach, alter their appetite, or make food taste odd.
Lack of hunger due to constipation or other medical issues.
Difficulty chewing food from dental problems.
Loss of appetite as they are approaching death.
Regardless of the reason, hospice care professionals work to determine the cause by asking the patient questions when possible, and evaluating medications as well as eating capabilities. If your loved one has stopped eating or drinking while in hospice for dementia or other conditions, you may not even notice. There may be no visible signs other than weight loss and discomfort. Since the body is no longer in survival mode, it's natural reaction while shutting down is to deprive itself of nourishment and water.
If you have a loved one who is under the care of hospice and they are refusing to eat, forcing it on them may actually do more harm than good. In some cases, they stop eating because they feel discomfort when doing so. If you force eating upon them, their quality of life may suffer due to the additional stress of an unwanted activity. It is important for caregivers to always discuss concerns regarding nutrition with the patient's attending physician. For more information, review our informational page on Artificial Nutrition and Hydration.
Depending on their progression in the dying process, drinking should not always be forced onto someone who is receiving hospice care. Dehydration does not cause the patient any discomfort as long as they are being given IV fluids as well as enough liquid in the mouth to prevent it from becoming too dry. Being dehydrated reduces gastric juice secretions, which reduces or eliminates nausea and vomiting, causing many patients to feel more comfortable. In the past, many patients have reported having an increased sense of wellbeing after they stop eating and drinking on their own.
When nourishment is administered to patients via intubation, it can make them feel nauseous, cause them to vomit, or cause them to have diarrhea or gastric distention, which is bloating of the stomach caused by air being pumped into it. Eating and drinking during the final stages of life can cause choking or inhalation of food or fluid into the lungs (aspiration). Intravenous therapy (IV), nasogastric tubes or peg tubes can be used to nourish the body and promote comfort.
Nasogastric tubes are inserted through the nose, down the throat, and into the stomach. It can be used to give the person food and/or medicine, but is only used for a short period of time. For long-term use, peg tubes are inserted through an incision in the abdomen so that the nutrients are introduced directly into the stomach. However, both the nasogastric tube and the peg tube have side effects, as they are capable of leading to fluid overload, ulcers, sore throat, vomiting, infection, and diarrhea. Making a decision to utilize this type of medical technology should be discussed with the patient (if possible) and their physician.
Harbor Light Hospice is Ready to Support You!
Hospice care focuses on providing holistic care so that a patient struggling with a life-limiting illness may pass in peace and with dignity. Has your loved one's physician recommended hospice care for their final days? Call us directly or contact us online for more information on our compassionate hospice care services, designed to support both patients families in this uncertain time.


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Q: What's wrong with my cross-thread call in Windows Forms? I encounter a problem with a Windows Forms application.
A form must be displayed from another thread. So in the form class, I have the following code:
private delegate void DisplayDialogCallback();

public void DisplayDialog()
{
    if (this.InvokeRequired)
    {
        this.Invoke(new DisplayDialogCallback(DisplayDialog));
    }
    else
    {
        this.ShowDialog();
    }
}

Now, every time I run this, an InvalidOperationException is thrown on the line this.ShowDialog();:
"Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'SampleForm' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on."
What's wrong with this piece of code? Isn't it a valid way to make cross-thread calls? Is there something special with ShowDialog()?

A: You're probably executing this code before the form has been shown.
Therefore, InvokeRequired is returning false.

A: I believe what is happening here is that this code is being run before the Form is ever shown.
When a Form is created in .Net it does not immediately gain affinity for a particular thread.  Only when certain operations are performed like showing it or grabbing the handle does it gain affinity.  Before that happens it's hard for InvokeRequired to function correctly.
In this particular case no affinity is established and no parent control exists so  InvokeRequired returns false since it can't determine the original thread.
The way to fix this is to establish affinity for your control when it's created on the UI thread.  The best way to do this is just to ask the control for it's handle property.
var notUsed = control.Handle;

A: Try this one:
private delegate void DisplayDialogCallback();

public void DisplayDialog()
{
    if (this.InvokeRequired)
    {
        this.Invoke(new DisplayDialogCallback(DisplayDialog));
    }
    else
    {
        if (this.Handle != (IntPtr)0) // you can also use: this.IsHandleCreated
        {
            this.ShowDialog();

            if (this.CanFocus)
            {
                this.Focus();
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // Handle the error
        }
    }
}

Please note that InvokeRequired returns

true if the control's Handle was
  created on a different thread than the
  calling thread (indicating that you
  must make calls to the control through
  an invoke method); otherwise, false.

and therefore, if the control has not been created, the return value will be false!

A: You are likely getting to this code before the form has been shown and therefore the window handle has not been created.
You can add this code before your code and all should be good:
if (! this.IsHandleCreated)
   this.CreateHandle();

Edit: There's another problem with your code.  Once the form is displayed, you cannot call ShowDialog() again.  You will get an invalid operation exception.  You may want to modify this method as others have proposed.
You might be better served calling the ShowDialog() directly from the calling class and have another method for BringToFront() or something like that...

A: You could always try testing against a different control.
For example, you could access Application.Forms collections
public Control GetControlToInvokeAgainst()
{
    if(Application.Forms.Count > 0)
    {
        return Application.Forms[0];
    }
    return null;
}

Then in your DisplayDialog() method, call the GetControlToInvokeAgainst() and test for null before trying to perform an invokerequired call.

A: Most likely the handle of the control is not created yet, in which case Control.InvokeRequired returns false.
Check the Control.IsHandleCreated property to see if this is the case.

A: I also think SLaks is correct. From msdn (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.invokerequired.aspx):

If no appropriate handle can be found, the InvokeRequired method returns false.

If its possible in your case, I would try to combine the creating and showing the control in a single method, i.e.:
public DisplayDialog static Show()
{
  var result = new DisplayDialog; //possibly cache instance of the dialog if needed, but this could be tricky
  result.ShowDialog();
  return result;
}

you can call Show from a different thread

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