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What a Wonderful Time It Was!
The Tsunami on the Square Board of Directors and I want to thank all our performers, volunteers, camp counselors, helpful local government staff, grant making agencies, vendors, sponsors and most of all the Circus Campers and audience members who made the 15th Annual Tsunami on the Square a wonderful week in Everybody's Hometown.
The Tsunami on the Square Board of Directors has decided to bring the festival to a close.
15 years was a good run and 2013 was a high note to end on.
We've shown what can be accomplished with a creative, dedicated group of volunteers. We hope the success of Tsunami on the Square inspires brand new events in our community. We showed that expanding cultural events can economically benefit Prescott. And, we created 15 years of incredible summer memories.
As the Tsunami Board and long time volunteers worked on closing up the festival operation, we've talked about the many cool things we pulled off over the years:
Circus Camp for Kids
Flourish Before the Flood
The Micro-Tsunami Tour
Neptune's Tea Party
Tsunami TSunday
The Kingfisher's Harvest
The Deep End
The AquaDance Party
The Tidal Pool Party
Jazz and Pie
And, of course, 15 great, great Tsunami on the Square Saturdays on Prescott's historic Courthouse Square. That location has seen a lot of events over 150 years. We're proud to have added so many years of unique and culturally diverse performances to the vital heart of our community.
The Kid's Cove was home to puppets and play-along music, demonstrations of capoeira, singing princesses, arts and crafts, lots of laughs and lots of fun.
The main stage has featured performers from hometown amateurs to legends in their field.
Just watching festival favorites Clan Tynker grow up over the years, become truly world famous and return to perform at the festival and teach at Circus Camp, has been a real pleasure.
To see the Fire Show start with Flam Chen, continue with Instruments of the Now and finally evolve to the series of awesome performances by our own very local, Pyroklectic made us smile to remember it all.
Everyone has their favorite Tsunami performers. Everyone has their favorite Tsunami moments. We would love for you to share yours, either at the Tsunami on the Square page on Facebook or by email@example.com.
Already, I know of at least one event organizer looking to build a new festival on what we accomplished. I look forward to a flood of family-friendly, culturally diverse performance art to follow us.
Tsunami on the Square founder and Director Emeritus Jay Ruby began this shindig in his two room apartment. We, the friends and co-workers of Mr. Ruby who were tricked into becoming his first board with the promise of a pot luck dinner, had no idea he was about to invent the Skitmerical and create a whole new way to celebrate performing arts in Everybody's Hometown.
Its been hard, hard work and a lot of fun, too. All of us who have served as Executive Directors:
Jay Ruby
JT Tannous
Susan DeFreitas Timmons
Megan Buchanan Cherry


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Charlie, the 18-year-old Donkey who will take to the stage in Carmen at the Regent Theatre on February 23.
By Matt Hunter
Saturday, February 16, 2013
VETERAN actor Charlie the donkey is set for his biggest role yet – treading the boards at Ipswich's Regent Theatre.
Eighteen-year-old Charlie, already the star of several nativity plays and church services, stepped in after the director of opera Carmen put a call out for a donkey.
Charlie's owner, Sue Field, even had to fill out an application form explaining his likes and dislikes and acting career to date.
"He is such a good donkey, he is independent, he is happy to go out and be on his own. I think he knows he is something of a superstar," Mrs Field said.
"He always rises to the occasion and everyone who meets him gets huge pleasure from him. He is worth his weight in gold."
She saw an article in the East Anglian Daily Times and its sister title the Ipswich Star urging someone to come forward to help.
Charlie, who has a walk-on part in two scenes in the performance a week today, will also be joined by Mrs Field, who will playing the role of a peasant.
Mrs Field owns a total of eight donkeys at her hire company's – Rainbow Donkeys – base in Leavenheath.
The cast and crew are putting together a collection to raise money for a donkey welfare charity on the night.
Carmen will be performed by the Moldovan National Opera and the Moldovan National Philharmonic Orchestra at the Regent Theatre as part of a 74-date tour of the UK and Ireland. For tickets call 01473 433100.
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Talented indeed. In fact hasn't he also made several appearances for the "Super blues"at Portman Road this season?
Saturday, February 16, 2013
It's a good thing the old moke has an acting career, rather than winding up in a supermarket ready-meal.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
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Engineering: HFC-245fa Tailor Made HFC-245fa Foam for Appliance Applications
by Jeff King, Phillip Irwin, Ike Latham, and Stan Moore, The Dow Chemical Company
Eight years ago, the use of CFC-11 in rigid foam applications was terminated in the U.S. due to environmental concerns arising from its ozone depletion potential. Since that time, rigid foam manufacturers have used the second-generation blowing agents with more and more confidence. In general, the predominant blowing agent for the U.S. market over this period has been HCFC-141b.
Now, however, government regulation requires that manufacturing of HCFC-141b be discontinued in the U.S., beginning Jan. 1, 2003. These regulations require the phasing out of the use of HCFC-141b in rigid foam applications. Many appliance producers have chosen to use HFC-245fa as a blowing agent replacement for HCFC-141b. One reason for this selection is due to the low cabinet energy consumption that is possible with HFC-254fa.
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In light of this blowing agent switch and as in the case of the change from CFC-11, experience will be needed to develop and gain comfort with the use of this new blowing agent. It is reasonable to expect differences between HCFC-141b and HFC-245fa. Whereas one is more liquid like, the other behaves more like a gas at typical processing temperatures and pressures. The molecular weights and sizes of the two molecules also differ. A new understanding will be needed to determine how these differences will affect the foam processing and foam properties.
This paper will help lay the foundation for a higher level of understanding on how the use of HFC-245fa will affect the foam properties. In addition, formulation development using HFC-245fa has been extensively investigated, and insights into what components are needed to make acceptable foams have been identified. From this work a database has been generated that allows quick identification of formulations to meet design requirements.
Work described in this paper was performed at the Polyurethanes R&D facility of The Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, TX, U.S. Foams were processed using high-pressure injection foam machines with throughputs of 25-30 lb/min. The foam samples used for the physical property testing were generated from a Brett (Bosch) mold (200 cm x 20 cm x 5 cm) preheated to 50°C.
Foam samples were tested perpendicular to rise direction and in accordance with ASTM 1621. A test specimen for the thermal conductivity was cut from the core of the foam at a pre-set position of the Brett foam sample. The thermal conductivity was measured using a LaserComp Fox 200 at a 75°F mean temperature. The heat flow was perpendicular to the direction of foam flow.
The remaining pieces of the Brett foam sample were put into a cold room at -30°C for an additional 24 hr. After this period, the samples were removed and visually inspected for any dimensional changes that occurred under these conditions. A stringent rating system was used to differentiate samples having small differences in freeze stability. Each Brett foam sample was given a qualitative freeze rating between 1 and 4 (the higher, the better). A rating of 1 was given to foam showing unacceptable dimensional stability. The ratings from 2 to 4 were used to differentiate small dimensional stability differences in samples that most likely would provide acceptable freeze performance, with a 4 rating showing no visible shrinkage.
Testing was done during the foam processing to gain a better understanding of the foaming reaction in HFC-245fa systems. A free-rise foam was produced to measure the string or gel time. In addition, the temperature profile of the free-rise foam was measured over a 45-min period for a selected number of systems. Two parameters were obtained from this time-temperature data: the maximum temperature obtained by the foam mass and the initial rate of temperature rise, dT/dt. This rate was determined by a least-square line fit of the temperature data between 10-25 sec after the foam shot.
Results and Discussion
Optimization of Polyol Blends An initial experimental screen of eight different polyol blends used in various formulations was made to determine how the various components in the polyol blend would affect the properties of the final foam. These polyol blends were selected to examine a broad range of polyol compositional elements and, in addition, to establish a baseline for the effect of these variations on various foam properties.
Figure 1 shows the average thermal conductivity achieved by the use of each of these polyol blends (designated P01-P08) with the 95-percent confident interval of this average. These averages represent the overall effects of the polyol blend in a variety of foam formulations and not the lowest possible thermal conductivity that is achievable for each blend. Although the lower possible thermal conductivity is not represented here, these averages are extremely useful in establishing the effects of the individual components of the blends on the final properties of the foam. The average thermal conductivities of these systems ranged from 0.133-0.143 btu•in/hr•ft2•°F.
Figure 2 illustrates the average post-demold expansions measured on a 10-percent overpacked Brett with a 3-min demold time using the same polyol blends. Low post-demold expansion is important since it relates directly to productivity for the appliance producer. The post-demold expansion behavior will determine how fast a cabinet can be removed from the molding fixture. It is interesting to observe that there is a bias for higher post-demold expansion at lower thermal conductivity. The bias between post-demold expansion and thermal conductivity for these systems is illustrated in Figure 3. It is doubtful that higher post-demold expansion results in lower thermal conductivity or vise versa, but the two properties may have a common underlying origin.
Another important property for foam systems is the ability to flow, which can be characterized by the minimum fill density. To compare systems with small differences in the water and HFC-245fa levels, the minimum fill density can be adjusted to accommodate the differences in total gas level for the final foam. Figure 4 shows the average of the adjusted minimum fill densities for the initial eight polyol blends. The adjusted minimum fill densities vary over a 12-percent range from 1.81-2.04 pcf. These differences will be reflected in the ability of the foam to flow and fill a refrigerator cabinet.
Table 1 lists the relative behaviors, in comparison to the grand average, of these polyol blends for the previously mentioned foam properties along with their relative freeze stability. The freeze stability is important since it is related to the minimum foam density required in a refrigerator cabinet to produce foam that is dimensionally stable for the lifetime of the appliance. It can be seen from Table 1 that no polyol blend in this first round of experimentation had good overall performance. However, the motivation for this first round of experimentation was not to find the optimum polyol blend, but to understand how the nature of the polyol blend affects the foam properties.
Using the information acquired with the first round of polyols blends, additional polyol blends were evaluated. Thermal conductivity, demold expansion, and flow behavior were significantly improved compared to the initial eight polyols during this second portion of the study. More than 300 foam options were ultimately evaluated.
The relationship between average thermal conductivity versus average gel time for the polyol blends was studied in this work. The well-known relationship between faster gel time and lower thermal conductivity holds true for the polyol blends studied here. Faster gel times correlate with a more rapid increase in the viscosity of the reacting polymer system. Higher polymer viscosities will stabilize the foam structure and lead to smaller cell sizes. Thermal conductivity is known to decrease with decreasing cell sizes [1].
Supporting the premise of a more rapid increase in the viscosity, a good correlation between the gel time and initial temperature rise of the foaming mass was found. A higher initial rate of temperature rise would indicate that the chemical reactions are proceeding at a quicker rate and resulting in a faster growth in polymer molecular weight. Since viscosity is a strong function of molecular weight [2], the viscosities in systems with higher initial rate of temperature rise would be higher. In light of the above correlations, it is not surprising that the average thermal conductivity is related to the initial temperature rise.
Another relationship that was observed in this study is the correlation between post-demold expansion and the relative length of a polymer network chain. The length of a network chain can be simply defined as the length of a chain between crosslink points. Although there is a distribution of lengths in the polymer network, an average length can be calculated from statistical methods [3]. Although these averages do not represent the entire distribution of chain lengths, the relative comparison of these averages is useful to give a measure of how tight or loose the network structure is in the polymeric material.
Figure 5 illustrates the correlation between post-demold expansion and the relative length of a polymer network chain that was found in this study. This relationship can be explained by recognizing how the modulus of a polymer network increases as the lengths of the interconnected network chains decrease [4]. A higher modulus material should deform less under demold conditions and, thus, lead to smaller post-demold expansions.
It has also been well documented that post-demold expansion is a strong function of demold time [5]. As may be anticipated, this effect was also seen in this study. Figure 6 (Page 6) shows what can be expected with the demold test used in this study as a function of demold time. From this graph, it can be seen that the post-demold expansion measured by the process is decreasing at a rate of approximately 0.003 in/sec in the time frame between 2- 3 min. This number could be used to optimize the time a refrigerator cabinet needs to remain in a fixture leading to possible increases in plant productivity.
Freeze Stability
The freeze stability behavior of the final foam is very important in the determination of the in-place density needed in the refrigerator cabinet to be dimensionally stable for the lifetime of the appliance. An increase in in-place density will normally increase the freeze stability; however, it will also tend to increase the overall cost of the foam in the refrigerator cabinet. It was hypothesized that the average compressive strength of the foams could be a controlling factor in the freeze stability of the foam [6]. Using a nominal logistic regression [7], an estimation was made of the probability for the foam falling into one of the four freeze rating categories based on average compressive strength. Figure 7 shows the relationship obtained through this analysis for the samples failing freeze testing (those with a freeze rating of 1). From this figure, one can see that about a third of the samples with compressive strength of 16 psi fail freeze testing, whereas about 15 percent fail at 18 psi.
The relationship between samples failing freeze testing and the overall density of the foam was obtained through the same type of nominal logistic regression. It is no surprise that there was a similar relationship as the one with compressive strength. This is true since the overall density and compressive strength are closely related. This analysis showed that almost half of the samples failed at 2.0 pcf; however, that number dropped to less than 20 percent at an in-place density of 2.1 pcf.
Nominal logistic regression analysis was used to show the effect of overpacking level on the probability for a sample to fail freeze testing. Here a similar trend was found as for the compressive strength and overall density. However, the overpacking level was less of a predictor of freeze stability than the overall density or compressive strength.
Foam flow in an actual refrigerator cabinet will be very different from that in Brett molds. This will cause the freeze behavior in a specific cabinet to vary from what has been found in a Brett. However, once a baseline has been established, there should be a very good correlation between Brett and cabinet data.
Selection of a Foam System
Selection of a foam system based on input requirements can be a difficult and time-consuming task. Many times the formulation that was used as a starting point for the development work is very different from the final system that is developed to meet the foaming requirements. However, using the data generated in this study, the process of formulation development can be streamlined. With this formulation database and by knowing the specific input requirements, one can quickly focus in on the system or systems that have the highest potential for meeting those input requirements.
For example, by assuming the arbitrary input requirements listed in Table 2, it can be clearly shown how this process might work. The database has a total of 334 foam samples where the data is available for these four parameters. Table 2 also lists the total number of these 334 samples meeting the four individual requirements, independent of other properties. However, the four input requirements must be met collectively.
A Venn diagram can be used to show what happens when these constraints are imposed together. When looking at the constraint of thermal conductivity alone, there are 160 samples meeting or surpassing the arbitrary target of less than 0.134 btu•in/hr•ft2•°F and 174 samples that do not meet this criteria. When the dual constraints of thermal conductivity and density are imposed, there are 68 systems that meet or exceed both of these two requirements. When the additional constraint of a freeze rating greater than 2 is added, the pool of samples drops to 17, as demonstrated by Venn diagram in Figure 8. When the final constraint of post-demold expansion is added, the number of samples meeting all four requirements shrinks to just two. Thus, the work now is focused on a smaller number of possibilities where the final system optimization can be performed.
Using an initial polyol blend screen, the effects of components in the polyol blends on foam properties have been studied. With this information, additional polyol blends were developed to meet the requirements of foam systems using HFC-245fa. These additional blends show superior performance in areas of thermal conductivity, post-demold expansion, flow behavior, and freeze stability. These systems represent an excellent starting point for further optimization to give a foaming system that will meet the end foaming requirements of a specific end user.
Several relationships between the polymer structure and foam properties have been observed. These relationships will aid in further development and optimization of a system to meet design requirements. The relative length of a polymer network chain is found to affect the post-demold expansion of the foam. The initial rate of temperature rise is also important in determining the thermal conductivity of the foam. In addition, the effect of demold time on post-demold expansion was studied.
Overall density and average compressive strength were found to be good indicators for the freeze stability of the foam system. Using nominal logistic regression, estimations of the freeze stability were made as a function of both the overall density and compressive strength. Finally, a database has been established to quickly find foam systems that will provide the needed properties of a specific set of design criteria. This database will allow a streamline method to focus on the best potential systems for further optimization.
About the Authors
Over the last few years, Jeff King has lead Dow's efforts in developing technical solutions for blowing agent replacements; Phillip Irwin is a development chemist in the Polyurethane's Development Laboratory of The Dow Chemical Company (Freeport, TX, U.S.); Ike Latham is currently working on technology development for rigid polyurethane foam applications; and Stan Moore is a senior technical specialist in rigid foam development and is a technical leader for polyurethane construction and appliance foams in North America.
References 1. Booth, L. D., "Radiation Contribution as an Element of Thermal Conductivity," Polyurethanes World Congress, Proceedings of the FSK/SPI, p.85, (1987). 2. Fox, T. G.; Allen, V. R.; "Dependence of the zero-shear melt viscosity and the related friction coefficient and critical chain length on measurable characteristics of chain polymers", J. Chem. Phys. 41(2), p.344, (1964). 3. Flory, P. J., "Principles of Polymer Chemistry", Chapter 9, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N. Y., (1953). 4. Flory, P. J., "Principles of Polymer Chemistry", Chapter 11, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N. Y., (1953). 5. Clarke, W. D., "Foam Pressure Monitoring as a Method of Studying Demold Characteristics of Appliance Polyurethane Insulation Foam System", Polyurethane Marketing & Technology Partners in Progress, Proceedings of the SPI 28th Annual Technical/Marketing Conference, p.194, (1984). 6. Birch, A. J., Parenti, V. Van Duin, K. J., Smits, G. F., Clavel, P., "Iso-/n-pentane Blown Rigid Polyurethane Foam for Appliances: A Realistic and Economically Attractive Alternative to Cyclopentane", Polyurethanes 95, Proceedings of the Polyurethane 1995 Conference, p.448, (1995). 7. Hosmer, D. W., Lemeshow, S., "Applied Logistic Regression, New York, John Wiley and Sons, (1989). This paper is an edited version of a technical paper presented at Polyurethanes Conference 2002, Oct. 13-16, 2002 in Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.
1. Booth, L. D., "Radiation Contribution as an Element of Thermal Conductivity," Polyurethanes World Congress, Proceedings of the FSK/SPI, p.85, (1987).
2. Fox, T. G.; Allen, V. R.; "Dependence of the zero-shear melt viscosity and the related friction coefficient and critical chain length on measurable characteristics of chain polymers", J. Chem. Phys. 41(2), p.344, (1964).
3. Flory, P. J., "Principles of Polymer Chemistry", Chapter 9, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N. Y., (1953).
4. Flory, P. J., "Principles of Polymer Chemistry", Chapter 11, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N. Y., (1953).
5. Clarke, W. D., "Foam Pressure Monitoring as a Method of Studying Demold Characteristics of Appliance Polyurethane Insulation Foam System", Polyurethane Marketing & Technology Partners in Progress, Proceedings of the SPI 28th Annual Technical/Marketing Conference, p.194, (1984).
6. Birch, A. J., Parenti, V. Van Duin, K. J., Smits, G. F., Clavel, P., "Iso-/n-pentane Blown Rigid Polyurethane Foam for Appliances: A Realistic and Economically Attractive Alternative to Cyclopentane", Polyurethanes 95, Proceedings of the Polyurethane 1995 Conference, p.448, (1995).
7. Hosmer, D. W., Lemeshow, S., "Applied Logistic Regression, New York, John Wiley and Sons, (1989).
This paper is an edited version of a technical paper presented at Polyurethanes Conference 2002, Oct. 13-16, 2002 in Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.
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Honestly if I could change one thing about LoL, I would remove Shaco entirely. Every fucking game he's in is just a completely entirely unfun nightmare.
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Mar 29th 2012 12:38PM Pandaria is open now? Okay seriously blizzard, what the hell. Where are the damn annual pass invites? -.-
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But can you leave your friends behind?
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Mar 28th 2012 1:56PM In the TERA storyline, player characters are the second response team to the Island of Dawn after the first response team mysteriously disappeared pre-game.
I and some others decided to RP members of the original response team who (presumably) got killed at some point. Morbid, but fun!
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Earlier this week Martha Stewart did an interview with Bloomberg TV and stated that bloggers aren't experts. I could not help but to weigh in on this because the designation of "expert" status is an intriguing thing in the world of social media. I could not help but share my thoughts on Twitter last night and when I woke up with the topic nagging at me, I decided a conversation about what makes a blogging expert is video worthy. I recognize this is completely outside what we normally post. But it is precisely because we are part of the blogging community and my years of working hard to provide you with the best "expert" advice I can that I think it deserves some thought. I hope you'll watch…
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I think the majority of bloggers are experts at what they write about. Why would they blog about their topic if they didn't have first hand knowledge? Especially, if it's business or tech related because I'm sure they'd have to do their research in order to blog about it.
Gardeners and housewives used to be inexperients too, but she published her books and became what she is. So… I didn't like that comment. And I love her.
There are people like you Molly who are experts ho provide amazing content and are the consummate professional. But there are plenty of bloggers who aren't, and who don't want to be experts. I think in particular she's speaking to food bloggers, but I think her broad categorization of bloggers and food bloggers as being unexperienced and inexpert are too broad to be true. Some are, some aren't, and for Martha to paint an entire community with a single comment makes me think she doesn't know as much about marketing as I thought she did. She is still someone I admire, but I certainly would never work with her as a blogger.


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Here Today . . . Gone in the Morning
People go missing in the world every second of every day. Sometimes, such people are the victims of crimes such as kidnappings or murders. Others choose to "disappear" for personal reasons (to avoid legal or other private and personal problems).
In the realm of unsolved mysteries, though, there are many classic and disturbing disappearances that, despite the fact that many people are aware of the circumstances leading up to the vanishing, no one has yet figured out what happened to the parties in question.
Though believed to have been abducted and likely murdered, the disappearances in 1930 of Joseph Force Crater (a New York State Supreme Court Associate Justice) and in 1975 of James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (former Teamster leader) fueled much speculation but neither case has been solved. To date no one knows for sure what happened to either Judge Crater (once described as "The Missingest Man in New York City") or Hoffa.
These are individuals, though, and it is relatively easy to misplace a lone person. But what happens when an entire company of trained military men, about 2,900 in all, disappears from the face of the planet in the space of a few hours? This was the case of a missing Chinese battalion in Nanking in 1939.
Fighting Men
China was ravaged by an invading Japanese military force
starting in 1937. Relations between
China and Japan had been strained since the late 1800s; in 1894, a full-scale conflict
over dominance of Korea (called the Sino-Japanese
War) ended in 1895 with the victorious Japan emerging as a world power
while demonstrating the weakness of China's military force.
Continued hostilities between the two countries continued well into the early 20th Century. China's constant resistance to Japan's involvement in what was perceived as Chinese interests led Japan to invade China in 1937 (this warring lasted well into the closing years of World War II and is also sometimes referred to as the Second Sino-Japanese War). Beginning in 1937, Japan launched a massive assault on Nanking (Nanjing), the capital of Jiangsu province in east-central China. Nanjing's plight, particularly after exiled refugees were corralled into a Safety Zone in early 1938, led Chinese authorities to at least marshal an attempt at maintaining a defensive posture in the area.
This invasion by the Japanese was particularly brutal, and has gone down in history as the Nanking Massacre or more horrifically (and popularly) as the Rape of Nanjing. Although civilians were not supposed to be molested by enemy forces (per international agreements) the Japanese soldiers pillaged the city over several weeks from late 1937 into early 1938. Mass killings netted estimated deaths between 100,000 and 300,000 Chinese. More horribly, though, were the wide spread rapes of the Chinese vanquished women—marauding soldiers, though ordered not to do so, raped tens of thousands of women, killing them afterwards so the outrages could not be reported (although some perpetrators were ultimately brought to justice and executed). Estimates of the number of disarmed Chinese soldiers and civilians killed by the Japanese are sketchy because records were kept secret by the Japanese and not disclosed until after the end of World War II.
On December 9, 1939, a newly-arrived battalion of Chinese
soldiers was assigned to a two-mile stretch of foothills as reinforcements in
the area of Nanjing.
Several hours later this string of soldiers was gone without a trace.
Fleeing Men?
The leader of the group was a colonel, Li Fu Sien. He was in charge of the rear guard advancing toward the Japanese strongholds in the area. The Chinese troops assigned to hold down the foothills and a particular bridge were not in his immediate route of inspection, and he did not get to their entrenched positions until around 4 AM on December 10, 1939. He traveled through the ranks, seeing that the men were well dug in for the night, and the area was secured with a posting of soldiers for watch. The colonel then retired to his sleeping quarters, a truck parked about two miles behind the lines.
About three hours later, as dawn passed, an aide awakened the colonel with the disturbing news that the newly placed troops could not be contacted. Infuriated, the colonel went out to the line. What he saw there stunned him: concealed fires still glowed, and the bigger guns set up for defenses were still in place. But with the exception of a handful of men at a removed outpost there was not a single soldier to be seen.
The bulk of the group had vanished almost completely, including all the field officers responsible for the ground troops. Nothing of their passing remained. The surrounding vegetation was so sparse that it was believed that a mass defection was not possible: where would nearly 3,000 Chinese soldiers hide out to avoid detection is they had deserted? Questioning the few men at the lone outpost revealed nothing—they had heard no sounds of combat nor were there any signs on the landscape that any skirmishing had occurred.
It was suggested the Chinese may have decided to surrender to the Japanese. However, to do this, the soldiers would have had to cross a bridge into the area occupied by the Japanese, and this bridge was under constant observation. No such mass crossing had been seen. The peasants living in the area similarly reported they had heard no gunfire nor had they seen any soldiers fleeing from the defensive line through the countryside.
Finally, not a single corpse or grave was located. And to further add to the mystery the Japanese later reported they had not engaged any such group of Chinese soldiers in battle during that time.
Folk Lore Men
There are those, of course, who will claim a certain bright light (a UFO) was reportedly seen in the area (though there is never any supporting corroboration), thus leading the gullible to conclude aliens from outer space abducted these troops.
The tale of the disappearing Chinese soldiers, while interesting and certainly fuel for the conspiracy minded or the person who believes in the supernatural, may only be a story, an anecdote without substance. There are several things wrong with the narrative, starting with its setting in time and certain assumptions made about the physical environment.
Web writers (not those with peer-reviewed hard copy in respected journals or other print media) tend to try and place the timing of this event in conjunction with the Nanjing Massacre (and some web sources even give the year of the disappearance as 1937 in hopes of making it fit into that horror).
More credible sources, however, put the disappearance in December 1939 as noted here. The Nanjing siege was over and resolved by mid 1938, over a year earlier. So, the two incidents are not related. The importance of fixing the date is that means these soldiers were probably not wiped out in the mass killings during the sacking of Nanjing.
The more believable accounts do, however, put these soldiers in a defensive posture near a Japanese military stronghold. Surrender to the Japanese could have been a possibility but not a probability. It seems unlikely (considering the horrific and widely-known ill-treatment the Japanese afforded prisoners of war) that no self-respecting Chinese soldier would surrender to such an enemy, knowing he would be tortured and probably killed outright or die from abuse.
A reasonable conclusion is that such a group, tired of the fighting or seeing their lot as hopeless, simply deserted quietly. Just because there was only one bridge nearby under observation does not mean that was the only route of egress available in the area. And under cover of darkness from anytime after 4 AM until dawn (a few hours' lead time) men familiar with the countryside could have merely melted into the landscape. The peasantry, not part of the political machinery of either Communist China or directly involved in the warring with Japan may have been inclined to help hide or cover for the fleeing soldiers. If recognized as a true desertion the reason such a defection might not be forthcoming as an explanation is simple: China was a Communist country by then, and for ideological and morale reasons no one in authority would ever allow that soldiers fighting for the "rightness" of Communism would ever deign to desert.
Another plausible explanation, and perhaps the most reasonable one, is that it never happened. The Japanese made a point of asserting they had not engaged anyone in combat. And as a destroyer of morale, a mass desertion by the Chinese would have been great propaganda for the Japanese to use against the Chinese government, making them look foolish and weak on the world stage. This was never done. The Japanese were as apparently mystified by the mass disappearance claims as anyone else who heard the tale.
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Know Your Lore: The story of the mists {WoW}
Aug 7th 2011 6:16PM Good form. This does a good job of making Mists of Pandaria sound less terrible and half-assed (I know thats an unfair assumption from a title but... Pandaren? Really?). Excellent TFH.
Breakfast Topic: Any other new 85s in the house? {WoW}
May 28th 2011 8:29AM I look up raiding advice and then scale it down, applying common sense where necessary. It's easy to find the information - not so easy to apply it. Works for me, though.
The Queue: The Golden Crown {WoW}
May 24th 2011 12:49PM About the guild rep question, you could always do arena. I think it's about 300 rep per win (don't quote me on that). With the tabard, capping conquest every week boosts your rep fast.
Know Your Lore: The Warcraft cosmos, part one: The Material Plane {WoW}
May 23rd 2011 12:14PM I am looking forward to the rest of this series. Good choice of subject matter!
Addon Spotlight: Utilities with Bliky {WoW}
May 20th 2011 2:03PM Sexycooldown is out of date and no longer works. Use CoolLine instead, it's the same thing.
The Daily Quest: 5x2 {WoW}
May 18th 2011 4:35PM Zing!
Reader UI of the Week: Bloom with Skoddie's UI {WoW}
May 17th 2011 3:18PM Reading the first part of that submission was like stepping inside my own head. Centre elements, minimalism, etc, are so important. A UI is a UI, not a collection of addons.
I would add another element though, which is aesthetics. I go to much trouble making everything symmetrical and colour coordinated, since if I'm looking at it all the time I want it to be shiny.
Reader UI of the Week: Controlling chaos with Melosh's UI {WoW}
May 4th 2011 11:58AM Hots and dots? I used to use EventHorizon, but it has no customisation and takes a lot of space. Nowadays I use a slick combination of specialised SBF frames (SBF foreva, even though its not in development any more D:) and small Power Auras. It means you have to edit in everything manually, but once it's set up it works.
WoW Archivist: World of Warcraft beta patch 0.12 {WoW}
May 3rd 2011 4:16PM Ashenvale easier to navigate? Wait - the Ashenvale that made you want to throw your keyboard out the window with its huge trees and mountains everywhere? What in God's name was it like before this patch!!?
Cory Stockton interview reveals more info on Firelands in patch 4.2 {WoW}
Apr 28th 2011 1:26PM
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Yes, he's already two hundred miles in, but with seven hundred to go, there is still plenty of time to hit up like-minded people to pledge just one dollar (or more) for every mile walked, the proceeds of which will go to financial tyranny research and to getting him some Dr. Scholl's sneaker inserts. Read more »
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By Bess LevinUBS Encouraged Kweku Adoboli To Develop Other Interests Outside Rogue Trading, Which It Condoned, Says Lawyer/Old Boss
By Bess LevinAdoboli lawyer Charles Sherrard said the bank became "more aggressive in terms of its desire to make profits" in 2011, while cross-examining one of Adoboli's former bosses at a fraud trial in London today. "The culture, practice at the bank you were working for, didn't matter as long as you were making money," Sherrard said to Ron Greenidge, who oversaw UBS's exchange-traded-funds desk until April of last year…Greenidge, who worked at UBS for 19 years, said today he was dismissed for gross misconduct because of Adoboli's trades. He said he felt the bank was making him a scapegoat…Sherrard read out Adoboli's performance reviews from 2009 written by Greenidge, which said the trader needed a better balance between work and other activities. Greenidge said Adoboli was a "great ambassador for the ETF product" and had outstanding performance that year…The culture at UBS changed with the arrival from Deutsche Bank of Yassine Bouhara in 2010 as the co-head of equities, Sherrard said. Bouhara is no longer at the bank. "The very nature of the bank became more aggressive in terms of its desire to make profit," Sherrard said to Greenidge. "The mantra was coming from above was revenue, revenue, revenue." [Bloomberg]
A Lot Of People Saddle Their Employer With Billions In Losses Over A Few Thousand In Personal Credit Card Debt
By Bess LevinUBS, the Swiss bank, was aware of problems with Kweku Adoboli's trading five weeks before he was arrested, a court was told on Tuesday. The bank's back office questioned €3.6bn (£2.9bn) of incorrectly booked trades as early as August 4, Southwark Crown Court heard in the trial of the former trader accused of losing his bank $2.3bn in rogue trades. The trades, normally booked on the same day, remained unregistered weeks after Mr Adoboli made them. Yesterday, the court heard how he himself had lost £123,000 spread-betting through a personal account with IG index. His trading with IG Index prompted two official warnings from his bank bosses after he failed to disclose the account and then failed to disclose individual trades. The court heard on Monday how Mr Adoboli owed thousands of pounds on current accounts and credit cards despite earning £360,000 and was overdrawn and relying on pay-day loan companies when he was arrested. Despite seeing £233,000 pass through his NatWest Bank account in the 12 months prior to his arrest Mr Adoboli's account was overdrawn by £3,594 when he was arrested on September 15 last year, the court was told. Across his four banks accounts and two credit cards the 32-year-old trader owed £4,181. His primary current account showed payments to eight pay-day loan companies including Wageday Advance, Wonga.com, Payday UK and Pounds to Pocket. [Telegraph]


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Father's Day Weekend
17 comments:
- Courtney said...
Ugh. My husband is the same way, he wears shirts until they are covered in holes and worn down to a different color. Men.
- June 19, 2011 at 9:59 PM
- Alex and Jill said...
Eli looks so cute! Alex comes home some days (from work) dressed like a clown. All he needs is a big red nose and he would fit the part perfectly.
I'm like, "did you wear that to work?"
And he's like, "yes."
And I'm like, "it doesn't match." And he's like, "I know."
I just have to laugh and let it go! :) - June 19, 2011 at 10:21 PM
- Just the 3 of Us said...
Eli is the most beautiful baby!!
- June 20, 2011 at 4:55 AM
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- June 20, 2011 at 5:16 AM
- punkledoodle said...
I became obsessed with my delivery nurse as well. Don't worry, I hope it's normal too! You just feel this special connection to the woman who helped you bring this precious baby into the world not realizing she has done it 20 times today for others ;)
Love reading your blog. As a mommy of 3 littles I can so relate to what you write about. Keep up the great work......as a mommy and a writer <3 - June 20, 2011 at 5:17 AM
- Carrie said...
Eli's such a cutie!
Also.....buy American ;) - June 20, 2011 at 5:22 AM
- Ashley said...
Eli looks adorable in his Father's Day outfit! As far as the nurse thing goes, at least you know from her statement that you are FAR from the only person who has tried to be facebook friends with them! :)
- June 20, 2011 at 5:45 AM
- Waiting for Bulgaria said...
My husband still has shirts from high school. We're 30! Men . . .
Eli is getting so big and so cute.
And just so you know, I didn't get obsessed with my nurse in the hospital. I got obsessed with my son's NICU nurse. I wanted to bring her home with me. - June 20, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- Lauren said...
Sounds like a fabulous weekend! Eli is too cute!
- June 20, 2011 at 7:30 AM
- Madison's Mommy said...
LOVE your blog!! My hubby wears the same pair of gym shorts ALL the time and it drives me crazy...so, I can totally relate!
XOXO - June 20, 2011 at 9:12 AM
- Charla Liedahl said...
"I love this man...not his habits!" is one of the best lines I've heard in a LONG time! I so hear you!
- June 20, 2011 at 9:51 AM
- Melissa said...
Eli is so adorable!
- June 20, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Tricia Nae said...
Eli is just too cute. And my husband is the exact same way with clothes...though I think for him it has less to do with favorites and more to do with what is at the top of the drawer. ha.
- June 20, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- the rigdons said...
sweet baby and sweet family! hope you guys have a great week!
- June 20, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- Sweet Simplicity said...
Ty does the same thing with his clothes. It cracks me up.
- June 21, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Chelsi said...
I did notice the shirt, too funny. My husband is the same way with clothes... but I kind of think I am too. I'd like to think I don't let my need for comfy over take a decent fashion sense, but I think it does a lot. I'm just a jeans & t-shirt girl, oh well.
Kind of weird about Luke's car? My SUV's alarm goes off randomly causing the battery to die (like when I'm in a store or something for over an hour and it's going off & I can't hear it?) But I'm fairly certain it is from our crazy dog tearing apart part of the dash one year because some idiot was letting off fireworks right outside of it... Sure, insurance fixed the interior but I think there's some wiring mixed up or something b/c my Toyotas and Hondas have always been awesome cars!!! - June 21, 2011 at 12:05 PM
i LOVE Luke's shirt. I want it.
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Chevrolet clinches 31st manufacturers' championship
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RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 9, 2007)- Jimmie Johnson's victory in Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway clinched the 2007 Manufacturers' Championship for Chevrolet in NASCAR's premier division.
With 10 races left in the season, Chevrolet has collected its 31st Manufacturers' crown since 1952.
"This has been a dream season for Chevrolet," said Ed Peper, general manager of Chevrolet. "We have won 19 Cup races so far this year. We have nine of the 12 drivers in the running for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title. And tonight we also want to congratulate Hendrick Motorsports and Jimmie Johnson for winning the Chevy Rock & Roll 400.
"Our success in NASCAR is a result of many hours of hard work and dedication from all the men and women on our Chevy race teams. We know that a strong performance in racing helps to generate the same strong performance in the marketplace, and we're pleased with everyone's efforts to keep the Chevy bowtie out front on and off the track."
A total of nine different drivers have contributed to the 19 victories in 26 races thus far this season that brought Chevrolet this award. Hendrick Motorsports has won 12 of those events, with all four Cup-level teams reaching Victory Lane in 2007.
"I'm really proud we clinched this Manufacturers' Cup for Chevrolet," Johnson said. "I can't believe we've clinched this early in the season. That's phenomenal. I think it says a lot about the brand and the relationships with the teams have with GM and in particular with Chevrolet.
"With the new car coming on line with the Impala SS and to hit the ground running like we did to have the advantage that we did, says a lot about everybody's commitment."
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Mon, Sep 6, 10 at 12:00
Just finishing wiring up my new construction house and want to test my circuits before buttoning up the walls. Any tips or tricks that will save me time other than powering everything and testing with a meter? What do you pros normally do? |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Mon, Sep 6, 10 at 13:38
I don't test anything. Your pre-drywall wiring shouldn't have any faults unless you did something really stupid. Most faults occur at the terminations (which you should not have been doing yet) or by some other trade drilling through (which will likely happen after this testing). |
- Posted by petey_racer (My Page) on Mon, Sep 6, 10 at 14:15
Same here. It would be extrmely rare that a pro "tests" his wiring prior to the walls being closed up. |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Wed, Sep 8, 10 at 17:38
I do test. Takes more time than I like, but occasionally finds a problem. Drunken insulation installer stapled the fiberglass bat flanges to the side of the studs at the request of the GC since the drywall was to be both screwed and "glued". The sot drove several staples into the NM cable with his spring-powered stapler. The insulation company paid me for the correction. I power the conductors with a 60 watt incandescent in series. Puts full voltage on the conductors but does not cause arcing of significance if there is a problem. If the lamp lights, it indicates a ground fault. |
- Posted by grantrobarts (My Page) on Thu, Sep 9, 10 at 5:47
I don't test outlet wiring, but I like to check lighting circuits. I have forgotten to hook up a connection in a box on a recessed can before. If I had not found that, I would have been tearing into drywall after because of the location the can was in, I could not get to it from the attic. But then again... I'm not a pro =) |
- Posted by petey_racer (My Page) on Thu, Sep 9, 10 at 6:37
Grant, a pro would have known that you can remove the can from below to get at the junction box. ;) |
- Posted by grantrobarts (My Page) on Thu, Sep 9, 10 at 12:41
A new construction can? I can't see how I can do that. hmmmmm I have used Commercial Electric and HALO cans. |
- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Thu, Sep 9, 10 at 13:26
Yes, a new construction can. It has to be removable or else the installation would be in most cases illegal as the junction box has to be accessible. Generally, you have to bend some tabs to release the can from the mount and then it pulls down through the hole allowing you to reach the junction box. |
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"They're starting to see the value in having accountability of their workforce. There's a reconciliation you can do to not pay for more flats or incur more harvest costs for what's actually harvesting so pickers can't get credited more than once for their work."
Kevin Brooks, chief marketing officer with traceability systems provider FoodLink, Los Gatos, Calif., said consistent communication is vital in the traceability process.
"One of the biggest challenges out there is the ability of organizations to speak to each other in consistent language," he said.
"There is such variance in the way product catalogs are managed. You have large groups like GS1 (GS1 US, Lawrenceville, N.J.) and others doing good work to try to make it easier for organizations to communicate, but in the practical day to day, we have a lot of on-the-fly mapping of information."
Ed Treacy, vice president of supply chain efficiencies for the Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del., said companies implementing PTI are enjoying many benefits.
Treacy cited Scott Farms Inc., Lucama, N.C., which implemented PTI to engage in a pilot program with retailers.
Treacy said he helped bring Scott Farms and Food Lion LLC, Salisbury, N.C., together.
Teri Miller, Food Lion's produce category manager, ran a couple of loads.
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"There are all sorts of other people getting benefits from doing it (PTI)," Treacy said.
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Cat owners speak to their cats, attribute many complex emotions to them and chide them when they bring small dead rodents into the house. People don't pause to ask what is going on in the mind of the cat during these interactions, and perhaps that's just as well. The role of a pet is to be relentlessly anthropomorphized.
But for any who may wonder what their feline companions are really thinking, "Cat Sense," by John Bradshaw (Basic Books, $27.99), provides the best answers that science can give for the time being.
Bradshaw, a biologist at the University of Bristol in England, has studied animal behavior and cats in particular for the past 30 years. The starting point of his analysis is that cats are still essentially wild animals. Unlike dogs, which have been greatly changed by domestication from their wolf ancestor, cats have seldom been bred for a purpose. They caught mice well enough, and their kittens made attractive companions. So cats have stayed much the same, with any evolutionary trend toward domestication constrained by frequent interbreeding with wild cats.
The result is that when cats interact with people, they have to rely almost entirely on their natural social behaviors, which are not highly developed. The strongest social bond is between a mother and her kittens. Kittens purr as a signal to their mothers to stay still and feed them, and they knead their mother's belly to keep the milk flowing.
Also in the cat behavioral repertory are grooming and rubbing against known cats. When cats rub up against you or invite their head to be stroked, they are treating you as a nonhostile cat. An upright tail is a greeting sign between cats and "is probably the clearest way cats show their affection for us," Bradshaw writes.
One of the cat behaviors most disturbing to owners is their habit of bringing dead animals into the house. Cats bring their prey into the house, Bradshaw says, as a side effect of their hunting strategy, which is basically to sniff out the scent marks that mice and other rodents leave to communicate with one another. The cats just sit downwind of such marks and wait for the rodents to show up. Because several cats may congregate where such marks are abundant, it's better to take any prey to a safe place where it can be eaten in peace.
As for cats' attitudes toward their owners, Bradshaw thinks they regard them not as kittens but as a combination of mother-substitutes and larger, nonhostile cats.
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Any National University of San Diego RN Alumni out there?
2Jul 28, '11 by nurturebynatureHello! I'm currently taking the prereqs to apply to the nursing program and have done extensive research. There's one thing missing- feedback from alumni. I've scoured allnurses.com for alumni from National University of San Diego BSN prog but I haven't found had any luck . If you are an alumni please let me know how your experience went. Is there anything you wish someone told you before you began the BSN program? Is there anything you'd change? What was your favorite thing about NU? What was the most challenging and how did you overcome it? Please pass on your words of wisdom. Tips on TEAS, Essay, NCLEX... all feedback is welcome. Congrats on becoming an RN! :bowingpurdorkypanda and cedillosf18 like this.
0Jul 28, '11 by lrobinson5I didn't go to NU but I did very well on the TEAS test by getting the review booklet and getting the online practice assessment. (I think it was about $40 for both) Good luck
0Jul 28, '11 by nurturebynatureThanks for the reply. How long did you study for the TEAS? I'm sure it's different for every one, but I'm curious If I need to study for a month or six months?
0Jul 28, '11 by lrobinson5I don't remember how long I studied... Just pretty much made it through the whole review and took the practice test the weekend before the actual exam. Definitely study as much as you feel will benefit you and you will do fine
Good luck! -
0Jul 28, '11 by maidayHmm... Well I imagine if people answer, you'll have many different viewpoints. I graduated May 2011 from NU and I just got a job offer for Scripps Memorial Hospital for the PCU (progressive care). I'll start next month.
I actually really liked NU. Good: the classes go quick, some teachers are awesome, you really get to know your classmates, lots of clinical hours, good reputation in the hospital
Bad: classes go quick, some teachers are horrible, no preceptorship, no opportunity to work as a student nurse, expensive
Yes, classes go quick is good and bad. It's good because things move and you don't get bored. It can be bad though because in a semester long class you may find it easier to learn the material better. At NU, sometimes you feel as though you're learning for a test, not for life... does that make sense? But it's up to you what you learn to a certain extent.
Having a preceptorship or possibility for externship would be a benefit because I feel students learn so much from those experiences. But in the end, I knew I would not have an opportunity like that so I got a job as a CNA and that helped me have my foot in the door at Scripps.
Some teachers at NU are amazing!! Really great. But on the other hand, some it's hard to believe they're allowed to teach. But again, classes are only 2 months
No advice about TEAS or essay because things have changed since I got accepted. NU does the ATI... Not very fond of it, the program is okay, but Kaplan would have been better. The ATI is a program that is "included" in NU's program (you actually pay for it with your orientation fee). It's supposed to help you pass NCLEX and I passed NCLEX on the 1st try so I guess it worked. However, for that money, I would've rather just taken Kaplan.
So, overall, I liked NU. I graduated in only 2 years with my BSN from an accredited college and already found a job in my first choice hospital with my first choice specialty. I have said this before, but it bears repeating. NU is not a state school, it's more like a University of Phoenix. This was perfect for me. If you are young, have the time and money to wait, go to a 4 year or wait for Palomar or something. That was simply not the best option for me.
Good luck!! -
0Jul 29, '11 by nurturebynatureExcellent feedback. I did look into Kaplan but since it's not WASC accredited (it's a vocational school), I might have trouble with transferring or furthering my education later. NU is fully accredited, although it is a private school.
I'm about to be 30 years old and want to have kids soon but also want to accomplish this goal of becoming an RN that I've had for so long.
Anyway, thanks for your time!
Best wishes! -
0Jul 29, '11 by maidayOh, sorry, let me clarify. I meant Kaplan for the review course. No, I would not personally recommend Kaplan as a school (due to the accreditation issues). NU uses ATI for their review course for NCLEX. Some schools use Kaplan, some just do their own. Some of my classmates paid $500 for the Kaplan review course and they really liked it.
0Dec 3, '11 by Av03Hello. I happen to be an alumni at National. Like you, I went on this site to look for information and did not come up with anything. The person who commented on National University's program did not mention the need to pass ATI comprehensive exams for each course. I believe the change did not apply to her cohort. Anyhow, this is not a big deal since nearly all schools require you to pass ATI for each course.
I agree that it is nice to have a 2 month course for classes with a clinical component. However, this sets up a student for short-term memory learning. The things you learned from year 1 is long gone by the time the second years rolls around, unless you do continuous refreshment of stuff you learned previously. As for the class...nearly all of them are structured in a way where the professors just read off of powerpoint slides. It's up to you to do extra learning outside of the classroom. If you don't mind this teaching style, then go ahead and go with NU.
If I had to do it over and I had a choice, I would definitely go with a State program. I'm sure this is the case for 99% of the students at NU. It was the only program we could get into at the time.
If you happen to get in...I would say make friends with everyone, but keep your study circle to about 5 people. It will help you focus and will help everyone motivate each other to do well. If you happen to be good at picking up info. and retaining them, keep your knowledge to yourself and your circle. Many students and clinical preceptors may be annoyed by a student that thinks they know it all. Of course, show how smart you are if a person directly asks you a question....
With how hard it is to find a job, I am thinking of continuing my education. So good luck to you and to all others interested in going to National University or any other universities. -
0Feb 6, '12 by jennabee18Nurturebynature,
I'm not an Alumni, but have applied for the july april cohort and am waiting to hear from them. Have you applied yet? If so, have you received your email yet about the TEAS test date? That's what i'm waiting on. I am in your same position, I am only 22, i wish i would have started at a state school right away but instead i received my A.S from a JC. I can't apply to state schools or a J.C because my science gpa (A&P, MICRO, CHEM) is only a 2.33 instead of a 2.5 Though my overall GPA is 3.0, i still am ineligible to apply. its very frustrating!! so instead, i am applying to NU. In a last resort, i am attempted to just go to Kaplan. I have heard that it is a decent program, and that the local hospitals actually like nurses that went there. But i too am afraid of not being able to get into a Bridge BSN program because they aren't accredited by WASC. -
1Feb 12, '12 by SopheapHi Maiday.
After reading your post I feel like you had great success and did what you needed to get to where you are now. I would like to get some advice from you if possible.
I have to take my TEAS exam in one month and I have been studying. Let's assume I get accepted and start in July 2012. I work full time right now and I am not sure if I can afford to quit. Did you work full time and how did you juggle that? Were most of the classes in the evenings or day or weekends? How many days a week were the classes and how long? Any insight would be great.
Congrats to you in your new field.
Also if any has any advice on balancing work/school please let me know.
Thanks so much.
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iqc.ca > laboratories > photonic entanglement >
Free-space quantum key distribution
Quantum cryptography is a technology becoming mature. Two manufacturers (idQuantique, MagiQ) are offering commercial quantum key distribution systems based on the transmission of weak optical pulses via optical fibres already.
Instead of fibres we chose to implement a free-space optical link based on roof-top telescopes. This choice is motivated by easy installation and reconfigurability and in the view of possible extension and connectivity to satellite based quantum key distribution. Since the atmosphere is not birefringent, polarization is the ideal degree of freedom for a quantum channel with very little decoherence. Even with small telescopes of about 10cm lens diameter one can achieve link transmission of up to 50%. System details
Entanglement based quantum key distribution does not require fast switching or modulation. A typical compact source for polarization entangled photon pairs using a semiconductor blue laser will be able to deliver a detected pair rate of up to 100 kHz even at moderate link transmission. Future sources based on periodically poled materials may be able to yield even higher rates, in order to get a final key rate that will allow to encrypt all communication between the two locations. Scientific goals
Having a working quantum key distribution system will allow us to try out new protocols that have not been implemented before. They promise both higher security and immunity against certain deficiencies in the practical realizations of quantum key distributions. Multi-pair emission
There is a widespread belief that entanglement based quantum key distribution is immune against imperfect sources that emit more than one pair at a time. However, this problem has not been studied in detail and there is no security proofs that take this issue into account. We will study the suitability of decoy techniques to entanglement based systems. Multi-state protocols
With entanglement based quantum key distribution it is easy to introduce more bases and realize, for example, the six-state protocol, which can give better security thresholds under certain conditions. Multi-photon protocols
The protocols suggested by Boileau et al. [PRL 92, 17901 (2004) are robust against collective noise and, in part, photon loss. With a working quantum key distribution system we can try to implement these protocols. Fundamental tests
Current quantum key distribution protocols involve some tacit assumptions, for example that quantum physics is fundamentally correct. Trying to reduce quantum key distribution to fewer assumptions Kent et al. [quant-ph/0405101] have suggested a protocol that only relies on the eavesdroppers inability to signal faster than light. On the working system we may be able to implement this protocol. Quantum key distribution by fingerprinting
Fingerprinting is about testing for equality of bit strings. Quantum fingerprinting tests for equality of qubits. R. Horn has suggested to use the equality test for a new symmetric key distribution protocol. |