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annonashera wrote:With regards to Elizabeth and drowning booker you are missing some vital information. Elizabeth is special, as the audio log explains, because being in two universes from her pinky.
annonashera wrote:You can think of parallel universes as branches or parallel lines.
annonashera wrote:Elizabeth takes booker to that splitting/descision point and explains when he says they'd been here before she says no this is new. We are them in the Comstock set of universes and by drowning booker that would turn into Comstock she stops Comstock from ever existing as she explains. All the Elizabeth's then dissapear as Elizabeth as we know her is gone. However it leaves it open to interpretation about the last Elizabeth and if she do dissapears.
annonashera wrote:With regards to the ghost it is Elizabeth bringing in another dimension, which they explain and the twins explain. It is a gameplay boss, callback to BioShock, and it is a creation of both Elizabeth's perception and the truth (which the twins explain how hugely important perspective plays in. Ex. The observer effect in quantum mechanics.) Hence why when Elizabeth's perspectives and understanding changes so does the ghost.
annonashera wrote:They don't originally plan on that but they are going where it makes sense to go. It serves to further set up later ideas, like the nosebleeds and confusion. They aren't like "let's go search in a bunch of universes for guns". From their perspective they notice the tears are different and take logical guesses to think this universe will get them where they need.
annonashera wrote:You are missing a great deal of information, and are also vastly underestimating Elizabeth's unlocked power.
annonashera wrote:It is also worth noting booker is a somewhat unreliable narrarator as his memories changed and he is confused. Remember Chen Li and seeing his gun machines that weren't there. So that kinda makes us ask other detailed questions about certain things.
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Michael Kyle wrote:If you want a proper explanation that answers all these questions then I suggest you read this: http://michaelthekyle.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... nding.html
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I was rather hugely disappointed by how they chose to finish off the character I'd invested the better part of twelve hours of my life into. Give me Kirk's "I don't believe in a no win scenario" approach to life over this pathetic resolution any day.
On the one hand Elizabeth has mind blowing, universe altering powers. But the best she and her "savior/father/boyfriend" can accomplish is to erase themselves? Please. Go back to the drawing board and find a world view that's worth living by.
OXM Log wrote:Fair comment. It is complaining. But I don't buy that we're to blame for mis-, under-, mal-appreciating the Bioshock Infinite that we loved, because we haven't read subreddits. I don't mind bonus stuff being hidden in Voxophones (I was playing fairly slowly, and still missed half of them). But stuff that's essential to understanding a massive reveal, and an audacious plot, should not be left on a bench in an off-piste garden.
OXM Log wrote:This just takes me back to the initial feeling, that it was supposed to be a story about two dimensions, not Infinite. I wonder if that really was one of the original plans for the story?
OXM Log wrote: This is interesting: I hadn't thought of sets of universes. A Comstock set, a Booker set, based on the baptism, and actions Elizabeth takes can be limited to discrete sets based on her location in the timeline? Is that what you're saying? I like that thought. I don't get it, but I like it. I'm going to think it a bit.
OXM Log wrote:The observer effect in quantum mechanics is nothing to do with human perception. If I understand it correctly, it is to do with the collision of a photon - the very thing that renders a phenomenon observable, affecting the outcome of experiments on the quantum scale. Sci-fi that makes human emotion the most important thing in the world is a real bugbear for me. To make an analogy leap, it's the same odd notion that makes people deny evolution, because dogs can't write poetry. It's Steven Moffat saying the love of a father can kill the Cybermen - something that implicitly suggests that all the other fathers who died just didn't love their kids as much as James Corden.
OXM Log wrote:You're being extremely forgiving, here. The fact it wasn't part of the original plan made this even more suspicious. The act of stepping into another universe is as extreme as BioShock nameless-man finding a massive syringe and injecting himself with electricity. While I agree it's necessary to introduce the plot elements, I can't buy the ease with which they decide to step through, without even considering the consequences. Had there been extreme peril that forced them through, I'd have been on team. But to move some guns?
OXM Log wrote:And who's fault is that? *Squints erotically at the towering genius of Levine*
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By 2020, nobody shall be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo.
It sounds fantastical but — according to Volvo — it's true. According to the Volvo site:
This statement from 2008 clearly formulates a long-term vision to create cars that will not crash. Volvo Cars' strategy to achieve Vision 2020 includes cooperating with social partners, integrating preventative and protective safety systems into the car and, in particular, to better understands people in traffic situations. Driver behaviour is a contributing factor in over 90 percent of all accidents.
"The goal is unique in that Volvo Cars has designated a year and is showing a social responsibility that also extends to people in other vehicles and pedestrians," says Anders Eugensson, safety expert at Volvo Cars. "We are very clear about the fact that our cars should not negatively affect other people at the moment of an accident. In addition, no unprotected roadusers should be seriously injured or killed."
Whilst other car companies have also hit on the potential of future tech for safety, no one brand has been so bold as to turn it into a PR-able brand story. Which is what Vision 2020 is. And — vitally — it's entirely credible.
According to Ed Kim, an analyst at automotive research firm AutoPacific, the zero-fatality goal is achievable. Within the next ten years, the confluence of safety technologies such as road sign recognition, pedestrian detection and autonomous car controls will produce far safer cars. Vision 2020 is a Utopian vision which suggests that the auto wreck – that horror symbol of the 20th Century – could be consigned to the past. A vision that Volvo now has the potential to own.
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2013 Brickset Holiday Gift Guide
Posted by rocao,Perhaps the only thing more joyous than receiving LEGO during the holidays is gifting it!
With that in mind, we've compiled the Brickset Holiday Gift Guide, highlighting our picks for the best offerings from LEGO to help repair your reputation from the ugly sweater you gave last year.
We've chosen various price points to suit your gift giving needs, from stocking stuffers to sets so large you'll run out of wrapping paper! Within each price segment, we'll identify two sets: one appropriate for children, and one appropriate for children-at-heart.
"Stocking Stuffers": $10 and under
For Children: 40058 Decorating the Tree
A Christmas present that's a LEGO set of people gathering around a Christmas tree with presents? That's so meta!
Polybags are generally designed to be impulse buys, and therefore usually do not present the best value for consumers. 40058 Decorating the Tree is an offering that bucks that trend; for $7.99 USD, you get 110-pieces and among them are two minifigures.
Moreover, the set itself does not suffer from the feeling that corners were cut in order to hold to the low price point; the tree is a fair representation, and there are plenty of presents to go under it.
The set is currently $7.99 USD from LEGO shop@home. (For other countries, click here).
For Adults: 850705 Salt and Pepper Shaker set
Salt and pepper shakers serve as conversation pieces just as much as their more mundane job of containment, and being shaken. With that in mind, don't let your loved one pass on the opportunity to profess their love of LEGO and put in on their table for all the world to see!
The Salt and Pepper Shakers are up-sized to 2.5" x 2". The product description says they are 600x larger than a 1 x 1 brick, but somehow that math doesn't add up. Never mind that though, they're still cool.
This set is currently available from LEGO shop@home for $6.99 USD. (For other countries, click here).
Do you have other gift suggestions in this price segment? Feel free to share them with everyone in the comments. And tune in tomorrow for our picks in the $10 - $25 range!
Even if you go by volume, I make it about 260x bigger.
60000, 60006, 60053, 60054, 60055, 31013, 31014, and 31015 (last 3 being x2 each for $10)
And if anyone has it in their kmart 31017/31018 already, being 25% off this week for Creator sets gives it to be just under the $10 bench mark at $9.74.
I'd suggest doing this project (which I really enjoy) a bit earlier. Since Christmas is only 2 weeks away (yikes!) many of us are already done shopping.
Are the shakers stackable?
@LegoAthos: Thanks for the comment, we'll definitely try to get it up earlier next year. Thanksgiving coming so late this year -- and with it the holiday shopping season -- really compacted things.
I'm not even an adult but I still want those shakers :-P
Great, but in future, could you put the UK prices as well? Thanks!
@Mickitat -Yes, they are stackable and they actually stick together like real bricks. ;)
@chilis - really? That's so cool, in that case I will get them for myself. :)
As an adult, I'd still rather have the tree.
If Decorating the tree hadn't been sold out for the past two weeks it would have made a nice stocking filler indeed...
I'm smiling to myself as last week, I bought exactly these two items as Christmas gifts for Lego-liking friends...great minds think alike! :-)
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Translate this page Supervisors ratify proclamation of local emergencyThursday, May 29th, 2014 Issue 22, Volume 18.
The initial fires broke out May 13, but additional fires began May 14 and began to burn out of control due to Santa Ana conditions including high temperatures, low humidity, and strong wind gusts. By 1:25 p.m. on May 14, multiple evacuations had been ordered and at least 20 structures had been destroyed. Helen Robbins-Meyer, the countys chief administrative officer, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency. A Proclamation of Local Emergency is a prerequisite for the governor to proclaim a state of emergency in the county, which Governor Jerry Brown did shortly after the local proclamation was transmitted to the Office of the Governor. A Proclamation of Local Emergency also provides legal immunity for emergency actions taken by local governments and public employees and allows the chief administrative officer and other authorized officials to take preventative measures necessary to protect and preserve public health and safety. The state declaration makes the county eligible for state and federal disaster relief assistance. "The Proclamation of Local Emergency ensured the county was in the best position possible to not only respond to the fires but also transition to recovery," said Supervisor Bill Horn. Although the state of emergency was lifted, the countys Emergency Operations Center remained on continuous activation as it had since May 14 and the county continued to deploy resources to the emergency response for evacuation and resident safety while beginning the recovery phase of the disaster. During the recovery phase, the county will establish and equip local assistance centers and may dedicate staff to assist fire victims with the recovery process. Recovery activities may require the acquisition of equipment, supplies, and services for the initial phases of debris removal and soil erosion control. Once detailed assessments and associated cost estimates are developed, Robbins-Meyer will request additional appropriations from the county supervisors, but the initial $5 million will help with the response to the needs of county residents. The $5 million was derived from the general fund contingency reserve and transferred to the countys Office of Emergency Services. "The high costs associated with unexpected emergencies are the reason weve maintained reserve funds and can cover costs without affecting other county programs and services," Horn said. 0 comments Be the first to share your opinion on this article!
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Celebrate Australia's proud heritage and pioneering spirit as well as our unique quirkiness at Henley on the Mersey.
Try your hand at archery, whip cracking, sheaf tossing, egg throwing, scarecrow competition and the hurdy gurdy.
If you've always wanted to see the town and activities at Henley-on-Mersey from the air, helicopter rides are available.
A major feature of our program are the annual ferret races; this involves the ferrets being placed in one end of a long pipe that traverses up and down and around hay bales, with the first ferret to fully emerge from the pipe at the other end being the winner.
There are quite some anxious moments when the ferret starts to emerge, the crowd roars with delight and the ferret promptly retreats back into the pipe. There are also the delightful ferret fashion parade and ferret 'chocolate wheel' in which visitors and participants can win great prizes.
A major feature of this year's program is the Bell's Parade Triathlon conducted by the Triathletes Tasmania as part of their state program and of course the Axeman's Carnival which has been run since 1913 will be held throughout the day.
On the water activities include, Aqua Roller races, Betta Milk Raft Boat Race, Wooden Boat and Dragons Abreast sail pasts and, remote control yachts and speedboats.
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Agreed on Rainforest. It actually used to be pretty good back in the 90's. They had some really good sandwiches. We ate at one in Nashville several years ago since my son was still kinda little at the time (maybe 7). He really enjoyed the place, but the food was horrifying.


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AP Physics Assignment – Electric Flux and Potential
Reading Chapters 24 and 25
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Define and apply the concept of electric flux and solve related problems. |
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State and apply Gauss's Law and solve related problems using Gaussian surfaces. |
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Calculate work and potential energy for discrete charges and solve related problems including work to assemble or disassemble. |
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Define and apply the concept of electric potential and solve related problems for a discrete set of point charges and/or a continuous charge distribution. |
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Use the electric field to determine potential or potential difference and solve related problems. |
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Use potential to determine electric field and solve related problems. |
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State the properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium and solve related problems. |
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Homework Problems
1. A uniform electric field of 25 kN/C is directed parallel to the z-axis. A square of sides 5.0 cm is submersed in this field and initially located in the xy-plane. (a) Determine the electric flux for the square. (b) Repeat if the square is rotated 40.0° about the x-axis. (c) Repeat if the square is moved again and this time its normal is parallel to the x-axis.
2. Two otherwise identical
adjacent houses have different roofs. The roof of House #1 is steeper (greater
slope) than the roof of House #2. (a) Compare the total amount of rainwater
that is collected by the gutters of each house during a storm – which is
greater or is it equal? Explain. (b) Suppose the rain falls at an angle due
to wind. Would this affect the result? Explain.
Hint: This is a flux problem – the rain is like the electric field and the
roof is the area. The total water collected is proportional to the flux.
3. Two circular parallel metal plates are oppositely charged with q = ±1.0 nC. The two plates each have a radius of 5.00 cm and are separated by 1.00 mm. (a) Estimate the electric flux for a circular area of radius 5.00 cm sandwiched between the two plates. (b) Repeat for a circular area of radius 5.00 meters – the result would be essentially the same. Explain why this would be the case.
4. Both charges of an electric dipole are located on the positive z-axis. The two charges are just "above" the xy-plane. The electric flux for the entire xy-plane would be zero even though the flux for certain regions of the xy-plane would not be zero. (a) Explain how this is possible. (b) Explain why the net flux for the entire plane would be precisely zero.
5. A certain electric field has a uniform direction in the positive z-direction but a magnitude that varies according to E = 20.0 x2, where E is in N/C and x is in meters. (The field does not vary in the y-direction.) Determine the electric flux for a rectangle in the xy-plane with one corner on the origin and the opposite corner at coordinates (2.0 m, 3.0 m).
6. A point charge of +8.0 nC is located at the center of a sphere of radius 10.0 cm. (a) Find the electric flux for the sphere. (b) Suppose a second charge of −8.0 nC is then brought to a location 20.0 cm away from the first – what is the electric flux for the sphere? (c) With the second charge in place, compare the flux for two halves of the sphere – the hemisphere nearest the negative charge and the hemisphere opposite that. Which hemisphere would have the greatest flux and why? Hint: sketch the sphere and the field of the dipole.
7. A point charge of −3.0 nC is located at the center of a cubical box of sides 20.0 cm. (a) Find the electric flux for the entire box. (b) Find the electric flux for one side of the box.
8. Two point charges, q
and −q, are located on the z-axis at z = a
and z = −a as shown in the diagram below. Find the net
flux due to these charges through a square surface of side 2a, located in
the xy-plane and centered on the origin. Hint: consider the previous
problem and the superposition principle.
9. A certain charge distribution is located in a rectangular box (like a shoe box) standing on end. Suppose you (magically) determine the electric flux for each surface of the box: the square top = 115 N m2/C, each rectangular side = 95 N m2/C, the square bottom = −15 N m2/C. (a) What must be the total amount of charge inside the box? (b) Is all of the charge in the box of the same type (positive or negative)? If not, of which is there more and how much more? (c) Make a sketch of the box, showing roughly the electric field at the surfaces. (d) Based on your sketch (and your imagination) make an intelligent guess as to what type of charge distribution is inside the box.
10. A hollow metallic sphere of radius 10.0 cm is given a charge of 2.0 μC. At the center of the sphere is a point charge of −1.5 μC. (a) Find the electric field 5.00 cm from center. (b) Find the electric field 20.0 cm from center. (c) Sketch a graph of electric field vs. distance from center.
11. A total charge Q is placed on a hollow spherical shell. The charge is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of the shell from inner radius r1 to outer radius r2 (there is no charge in the hollow part of the shell). (a) Find the electric field as a function of r from the center. (b) Sketch a graph of the function – are there any discontinuities?
12. A photocopying machine employs a charged cylindrical "drum" of length 40.0 cm and radius 5.00 cm. The field just above the surface of the drum is 225 kN/C, radially outward. (a) Estimate the surface charge density for the drum. (b) Estimate the total charge on the surface of the drum. (c) If a different model photocopier uses a drum of length 30.0 cm and radius 3.5 cm, what must be the total charge on its surface to produce the same electric field near the surface?
13. In a certain factory operation powder is sent through a long pipe of radius 4.00 cm. The particles in the powder typically become charged in the factory processes. (a) If the charge density of the powder is a uniform 1.0 mC/m3, what is the maximum electric field that occurs inside the pipe? (b) A spark may occur if the field reaches 3.0 MN/C – at what charge density would this occur?
14. Charge is distributed nonuniformly throughout a long cylindrical volume of radius R. The charge is denser the closer to the edge of the cylinder such that the charge density is given by ρ = br, where b is a constant. Determine the electric field within and without the cylinder.
15. A planar "slab" of charge parallels the xy-plane. The thickness of the slab is h; it extends h/2 above and below the xy-plane. The charge has a uniform density per volume ρ. Assuming the slab "stretches to infinity" find the electric field within and without the slab as a function of z.
16. A charged wire with charge per length λ = −2.2 × 10−8 C/m extends parallel to a charged planar surface with charge density σ = −1.5 × 10−7 C/m2. The wire is 6.0 cm from the surface. (a) Make a sketch of the electric field seen in cross section (a plane perpendicular to the wire). (b) Determine the electric field at a point halfway between the wire and the surface. (c) Solve for the location(s) where the electric field would be zero.
17. Suppose it is desired to use Gauss's Law to solve for the electric field surrounding two equal point charges separated by a relatively small distance. (a) Sketch the field and attempt to draw an appropriate Gaussian surface. (b) What must be true of the surface in order for it to be suitable for finding the field? (c) Do you think such a surface exists? Explain.
18. Two pith balls are separated by 10.0 cm. The pith balls have charge: q1 = 3.0 nC, q2 = 2.0 nC. (a) Find the potential energy of this arrangement. (b) In order to increase the potential energy of the same two pith balls by 0.30 μJ what must be done to the arrangement? (c) Repeat (a) and (b) with : q1 = 3.0 nC, q2 = −2.0 nC.
19. Two opposite point charges, ±5.0 nC are separated by 2.0 cm. (a) Find the potential energy of this arrangement. (b) Find the net work that must be done by external force in order to increase the separation of the charges to 10.0 cm. (b) What additional work would be necessary to separate the two charges to a great distance?
20. Consider the potential energy of two point charges separated by a certain distance. (a) If the two charges have the same sign, what action will increase the potential energy – increasing the separation or decreasing the separation? Explain. (b) If the two charges have opposite signs, which action will increase the potential energy? Explain.
21. (a) Determine the amount of work necessary to assemble a set of point charges, 2q, 3q, and −q into an equilateral triangle of side s. (b) Repeat, but this time suppose the three charges are assembled into a line with the negative in the center and the two positives a distance s on either side. (c) Considering the two arrangements, how much energy could be "released" by rearranging from one to the other? Which arrangement should be the "starting point" if energy is to be released?
22. Four point charges, each equal to 75 nC, are placed at the corners of a square with sides 15.0 cm long. (a) Find the potential energy associated with one of these charges. (b) Find the potential energy of the entire system.
23. A Van de Graaff generator can be used as a particle accelerator. Suppose the Van de Graaff sphere has charge −2.0 μC and radius 0.20 m. An electron starts near the surface and accelerates away from the sphere. (a) Find the kinetic energy and speed of the electron when it is 0.30 m away from the center of the sphere. (b) What is the maximum speed to which the electron could be accelerated by the sphere?
24. In the classical model of the atom the electron is thought to orbit the nucleus like a planet orbiting the sun. Apply this model to a monatomic hydrogen atom, in which a proton is orbited by an electron at a certain radius depending upon its energy level. (a) Derive an expression for the total energy of the orbiting electron. (b) If an electron drops from level n = 2 to level n = 1, the atom emits a photon with a certain amount of energy. Determine this energy given the radii of the two orbits: r1 = 5.29 × 10−11 m, r2 = 2.12 × 10−10 m.
25. Two charged pith balls are connected by a silk thread that is 90.0 cm long. The masses and charges of the pith balls are: m1 = 0.10 g, m2 = 0.15 g, q1 = 2.0 nC, q2 = 3.5 nC. The pith balls and thread are floating in outer space, initially at rest (for some strange reason). (a) The thread suddenly breaks – what is the initial acceleration of each ball? (b) What will be the eventual speed of each ball as it flies off in space?
26. Calculate the electric potential at distances of 5.0 cm and 10.0 cm away from a pith ball with charge −3.0 nC.
27. Calculate the electric potential at distances of 15.0 cm and 30.0 cm away from a pith ball with charge +3.0 nC.
28. A point charge q1 = 10.0 nC is located at the origin and another point charge q2 = −5.0 nC is located at position r = 6.0 i cm, relative to the origin. (a) Find the potential at r = 3.0 i cm. (b) Find the potential at r = 3.0 j cm. (c) Find the potential at r = (6.0 i + 3.0 j) cm. (d) At what position(s) along the x-axis would the potential equal zero?
29. Sketch the electric field and equipotential lines surrounding the charges in the previous problem and note the approximate location(s) where V = 0 and where E = 0. Using different colors indicate which regions are positive electric potential and which are negative.
30. A thin rod is given a charge Q distributed evenly along its length L. Find the electric potential along the axis of the rod as a function of x, the distance from one end of the rod.
31. Suppose the rod from the previous problem has properties: L = 30.0 cm, and Q = −90.0 nC. (a) Determine the electric potential at x = 5.0 cm. (b) At what position along the axis would the potential be half its value at x = 5.0 cm? (c) Calculate the potential at x = 20.0 m and the potential 20.0 m away from a point charge of the same amount. Compare – should these values be about the same?
32. Suppose a proton is released from rest at x = 20.0 m from the rod in the previous problem. What would be its speed upon arriving at x = 5.0 cm? Assume it travels through a vacuum.
33. In a classroom experiment a pith ball of mass 0.12 g is held at a position rA = 0.50 m above the center of a Van de Graaff generator. The pith ball is then released and falls to a position of rB = 0.30 m before "rebounding" due to repulsion from the generator. The field of the generator in this region is given by E = 95/r1.5 downward, where E is in kN/C and r is in m. (a) Determine the potential difference, VB – VA, between the two positions. (b) What must be the charge on the pith ball to account for its behavior?
34. Two parallel metal plates, each with an area of 50.0 cm2, are separated by 1.00 mm. Suppose the plates are given opposite charges of ± 5.0 nC. (a) What is the potential difference between the two plates? (b) If the separation of the plates is increased to 3.00 mm without changing the amount of charge, what becomes of the potential difference?
35. A total charge of Q is distributed uniformly throughout a sphere of radius R. Determine the potential at the center of the sphere.
36. A point charge q
= +7.0 nC is located on the z-axis at z = 3.0 cm. The xy-plane
has a uniform surface charge σ = −5.5 μC/m2.
Determine the potential difference, VB – VA,
between positions: rA = 6.0 k cm and rB
= (1.0 i + 3.0 k) cm.
37. A certain electron gun in a picture tube consists of oppositely charged parallel plates with a potential difference of 22 kV. (a) With what speed can this gun "fire" electrons? (b) If the two plates are 0.90 cm apart, what is the electric field in the space between? (c) Repeat both questions if the plates are only 0.45 cm apart but the potential difference is the same.
38. Use the potential for the thin rod along the axis (the function found in problem #30) to solve for the electric field as a function of x, the distance from one end of the rod. Compare to the same function found previously by Coulomb's Law and integration.
39. In a particular region of space the electric potential can be modeled by V = y2/4, where y is in meters and V is in volts. (a) Make a sketch of the xy-plane from y = -5 m to y = +5 m and show nine equipotential lines where V = 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 volts. (b) Determine the electric field in the region as a function of y (include direction). (c) Add electric field lines to the sketch of equipotentials. (d) What distribution of charges might create such a region? Add to your sketch.
40. A metal box is given a charge of -5.0 μC. The cubic box encloses a certain volume of space. (a) Where does the negative charge reside – on the inside surface, the outside surface, or throughout the metallic volume? (b) Is the charge spread uniformly? If not, where is it concentrated? Explain. (c) The box is temporarily opened and a point charge of +1.5 μC is placed inside and the box is closed again – without changing the net charge on the box. How does this affect the distribution of charge in the metal of the box? Explain. (d) Would the field outside the box depend upon where the point charge is located inside the box? Explain.
41. In the operation of a Van de Graaff generator charge is collected by a metallic "brush" near the center of hollow metal "globe". The charge enters the globe through a small hole in one side, carried by a rubber belt. (You can find a diagram in your book.) (a) Explain why it is necessary to have the collection point on the inside of the globe in order to build up a substantial charge upon it. (Why wouldn't it work as well to add charge to the side of the globe?) (b) Describe the journey of a single electron beginning with a position on the belt outside the globe and ending with a position of electrostatic equilibrium in the metal of the globe. What path does it follow? What forces act upon it?
42. (a) Determine an expression for the amount of potential energy associated with charging a metallic sphere of radius R to a final charge amount Q. Hint: this is basically the work to assemble the charge – as the total amount of charge on the sphere increases it becomes "harder" to add charge to its potential increases . (b) Does it matter whether or not the sphere is hollow? Does it matter to which part of the sphere the charge is conducted? Explain.
43. A long, straight metallic pipe of radius R has a uniform charge per area σ. Determine the electric field and electric potential for regions inside and outside the pipe. Hint: taking the pipe to be infinitely long, the potential of the pipe itself must be what, considering our usual reference?
44. A copper sphere of radius 8.00 cm is initially charged to +75.0 nC. The sphere is then connected by a long thin wire with another copper sphere of radius 16.0 cm located on the other side of a large room. (a) Assuming that the spheres are far enough apart to be considered isolated (and that very little charge remains on the wire), what will be the amount of charge on each sphere when electrostatic equilibrium is attained? (b) What will be the surface charge density on each sphere? Hint: how should the potential at the surface of each sphere compare?
45. Two parallel metal
plates are connected by wires to a battery, as shown in cross section below. The
potential difference of the battery's terminals is: VB – VA
= +9.00 V. The plates each have area 0.0400 m2 and are separated by
1.50 mm. (a) What is the potential difference between points A and C? between
points B and D? How do you know? (b) What is the potential difference : VC
– VD = ? (c) Sketch the two plates and show electric field
lines and equipotential lines in the region between. (d) What is the magnitude
of the electric field between the plates? (e) Determine the net amount of
charge on each plate.
46. A solid metal sphere of
radius 5.00 cm is located at the center of a hollow metal sphere with inner and
outer radii 12.0 cm and 14.0 cm. Each sphere has a net charge; the net charge
of the outer sphere is -70.0 nC. Between points
A and B shown in the diagram below, the potential difference is: VB
– VA = -8.50kV. (a) Determine
the net charge on the inner sphere. (b) Determine the potential at the center
of the inner sphere, relative to infinity. (c) What is the surface charge
density on the outside surface of the outer sphere?
Selected Answers
1. a. 63 N m2/C
b. 48 N m2/C
c. 0
2. a. equal – explain
b. yes – explain
3. 110 N m2/C
4. a. b.
5. 160 N m2/C
6. a. 900 N m2/C
b. 900 N m2/C
7. a. -340 N m2/C
b. -56 N m2/C
9. a. 4.2 nC
c. sketch
10. a. -5.4 × 106 N/C r
b. 1.1 × 105 N/C r
c. graph
11. a.
b. graph
12. a. σ = 1.99
× 10-6 C/m2
b. 2.50 × 10-7 C
c. 1.3 × 10-7 C
13. a. 2.3 MN/C
b. 1.3 mC/m3
16. a. sketch
b. 4700 N/C, toward line
c. 4.7 cm from line, 1.3 cm from plane
17. a. sketch
18. a. 0.54 μJ
b. decrease separation to 6.4 cm
c. -0.54 μJ
increase separation to 22.5 cm
19. a. -11 μJ
b. 9.0 μJ
c. 2.2 μJ
20. a. b.
21. a.
c .
22. a. 0.91 mJ
b. 1.8 mJ
23. a. 4.8 × 10-15 J, 1.0 × 108
b. 1.8 × 108 m/s
24. a.
b. 1.64 × 10-18 J
25. a. a1
= 0.78 mm/s2, a2 = 0.52 mm/s2,
opposite directions
b. v1 = 2.9 cm/s, v2 = 1.9 cm/s
28. a. 1500 V
b. 2300 V
c. -158 V
d. x = 4.0 cm, 12 cm
(and all along a circle of radius 4.0 cm
centered on x = 8.0 cm)
29. sketch
31. a. -5250 V
b. x = 18 cm
c. -40.1 V, -40.5 V
32. 1.0 Mm/s
33. a. -78 kV
b. -3.0 nC
34. a. 110 V
b. 340 V
37. a. 8.8 × 107
b. 2.4 × 106 V/m
c. 4.9 × 106 V/m
39. a. graph
40. a.
41. a.
42. a.
44. a. q1 = 25.0 nC, q2 = 50.0 nC
b. σ1
= 3.11 × 10-7 C/m2
σ2 = 1.55 × 10-7 C/m2
45. a. 0, why?
b. -9.00 V, why?
c. sketch
d. 6.00 kV/m, up
e. 2.12 nC
46. a. 81.0 nC
b. 9210 V
c. 4.48 × 10-8 C/m2


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I got excited and bought the remnants of someone's 35 year lily collection on ebay not thinking they may not grow in my zone. Have I made yet another gardening blooper?
For more info this is the link if it works http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320763020150&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:US:1123 Kathy |
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- Posted by chellamaral (My Page) on Tue, Oct 4, 11 at 9:49
I have the same question. I think you can as long as you dig them up and refrigerate over the winter |
I grew Easter lilies without any problem. I didn't dig mine up. |
I can grow Easter lilies too and I am further south, but the other lilies never survived for me. Sorry. |
- Posted by carolb_w_fl 9/10 coastal (My Page) on Tue, Oct 4, 11 at 11:54
Here's some info from Floridata.com - there are more listings for 'lilium' there, but this 1 looked most like what you may have... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Floridata - lilies
- Posted by FLgardenmom 10 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 4, 11 at 16:05
I bought some asiatic lilies early last spring. They were on sale and my son wanted them. They lasted a month and then the heat got 'em. I dug up the bulbs and put them in the fridge for the summer, and am gonna try putting them out in the next month or so. No clue if it will work, but thought it was worth a try. Made more sense to me to chill them when it was way too hot outside for them. But who knows! ;) |
- Posted by gatormomx2 9a (My Page) on Wed, Oct 5, 11 at 6:08
When you have any questions, go here : solutionsforyourlife.com before you go shopping. Saves you money and time. From this article: "Local daylily societies and enthusiasts are usually happy to share information about which types grow best in your area of the state. Information about Florida daylily societies can be found at: http://www.daylilies.org/AHSreg12.html" |
Here is a link that might be useful: Daylilies for Florida
For daylilies the evergreen are the ones they reccomend. The others don't do as well. I have tried them all and the evergreen are the ones that survived for me all these years. I have lots of them and I am at the start of zone 10. |
- Posted by chellamaral (My Page) on Thu, Oct 6, 11 at 10:42
Katkin, can you recommend varieties? |
I don't remember many names but Cloe and Saramouchie are two. They just have to be the evergreen type. |
I guess you mean lillies not daylillies. Yes for many years I have grown lillies and they bloomedonce and no more, butone kind I have found to come back 2 or3 years is a series called the tango series from vanbourin bulbs. |
Thank you all for your response. I have been visiting my daughter in California and haven't had the opportunity to see the responses until now. I think I will send them to a wonderful woman I met who lives in Missouri. They will have a good home. I can't believe I made such a novice mistake by forgetting to check the zone. Oh well! Thanks again. Kathy |
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Quick: Name the five parks in Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 5, which includes Yellowstone and surrounding counties in south-central Montana.
Hints: The parks offer opportunities for visiting archaeological sites, boating and fishing, black-tailed prairie dog viewing, and an exploration of the home of the last chief of the Crow Indians.
If you want to know about hunting and fishing in Montana, the Fish, Wildlife and Parks website is a bounty of information. It's harder to find details about the state's 54 parks.
Parks will soon be getting more attention. Acting on recommendations from an interim committee, the 2013 Legislature passed House Bill 24 to create a new State Parks and Recreation Commission. The law maintains a single department, but splits park oversight from the FWP commission. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Duane Ankney, R-Colstrip, passed the House and Senate by wide margins and was signed into law on April 22 by Gov. Steve Bullock.
Last week, Bullock appointed the first five-member Park Commission. The law requires the governor to make the appointments from each of five districts, which are the same as the Fish and Wildlife Commission districts.
Bullock's office and FWP announced his choices:
Diane Conradi is a Whitefish attorney who co-founded Whitefish Legacy Partners, which focuses on community vision for conservation recreation and education.
Mary Sexton is a Chouteau rancher, former county commissioner and director of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
Douglas Smith, of Dagmar, is a planner for Sheridan and Daniels counties.
Jeff Welch, of Livingston, is president of Mercury CSC and an avid angler.
Tom Towe is a Billings attorney and former state lawmaker who will serve as chairman. Towe is a founding member of Our Montana, which works to conserve scenic archaeological, historic and natural resources.
Unlike state fish and wildlife services, which are funded with hunting and fishing licenses and federal tackle and ammo sales taxes, Montana state parks are funded through vehicle registration fees. Although the $6 annual parks fee is optional with vehicle license renewals, nearly 80 percent of vehicle owners pay the fee, according to FWP Director Jeff Hagener.
That's a good thing for state parks.
Vehicle fees are the No. 1 revenue source for the parks, Hagener said on a visit to Billings last week. The second biggest revenue source is user fees, such as camping, tours or admission paid by out-of-state visitors. State parks receive no general-fund money.
"This citizen board will have a sole focus on parks and recreation, to help guide us in strengthening our systems for the benefit of Montana's families, communities and local economies," said Chas Van Genderen, state parks administrator in Helena.
We look forward to seeing greater emphasis on getting Montanans in touch with their beautifully diverse state parks.
The names of the Region 5 state parks? Chief Plenty Coups, Cooney, Lake Elmo, Pictograph Cave and Prairie Dog Town.


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Gold Technical Analysis – March 1st 2013 – Outlook
- The price of gold has just experienced the worst monthly basis decline since May 2012. The XAUUSD instrument has dropped for a third consecutive day during trading in London on March 1st, already covering 110% of the average daily range over 60-days at 10:56 GMT.
- The strengthening US dollar has weighed on the price of gold, with the US dollar index trading near the 82.00 area recent range highs – the 61.8% Fibonacci retrace of the last leg lower.
- Strong U.S. economic data has also seen the so called "safe haven flows" into gold minimised. However, Joni Teves, an analyst at UBS AG in London, has noted that. "A dovish Fed Chairman Bernanke and U.S. sequestration kicking off suggest that investors ought to keep an eye out for buying opportunities".
- The yellow metal had pared back some of the recent losses until the selling resumed on the 26/2/13 - as price approached the previous support level which subsequently provided resistance.
- In the near term, the recent range low is located around 1554.92 and is viewed as a key technical area of interest.
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How Roman Catholics of Native American and Spanish descent became carriers of the deadly breast-cancer gene long associated with Jews
In 1999, a young woman in Colorado named Shonnie Medina died of breast cancer. Tests revealed that she carried a gene mutation commonly associated with Jews—yet Medina was a Hispano, meaning that her ancestry was both Native American and Spanish, with no known Jewish background. Other family members similarly turned out to be carriers of this potentially deadly gene; some have died from or been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer.
How this clan of Roman Catholic Hispanos became carriers of this mutation is the subject of a new book by Jeff Wheelwright: The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA tells Medina's tragic tale as well as the story of how one specific genetic marker could have made its way from Ancient Babylonia to the contemporary American southwest. Wheelwright joins Vox Tablet host Sara Ivry to talk about the resilience of the breast-cancer gene, and how the Jewish Diaspora can be traced by following the appearance of the gene around the world. [Running time: 17:07.]


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Move over "Grey Gardens" and "Unzipped", "The September Issue" is destined to be THE fashion cult documentary of all time. The flick gives us a fly-on-the-wall view on the making of Vogue Magazine's largest issue to date, September 2007. Director RJ Cutler (The War Room) was given an all access pass into the world of Vogue Magazine. We look forward to a movie filled with chilling zingers tossed from Anna Wintour's lips, comic relief from Editor At Large Andre Leon Talley, and an opportunity to see the best stylist working today and Vogue's second in charge Grace Coddington in action.
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One exists in the comic books and across the silver screen. The other battles real fires and lives next door. Both are heroes in the eyes of a child.
Firefighter Jack and Bruce Wayne both dedicated their lives to saving others.
Tim Wilson of Blood Assurance offered another route for those still hoping to find their inner super hero.
He said the area blood supply is low due to decreased donations and an increased demand from local hospitals and health facilities.
Blood Assurance's daily goal is 440 units of blood. Average daily donations reach 320 to 350.
"When that drops to 100 or 200 in a day, that is not a good situation," Wilson said. "At any given time we want to be five or six days ready for blood. We are down to a one or two-day supply when the blood supply goes extremely low."
He said Blood Assurance is currently at a two-day supply.
Scott's Bikes on Georgetown Road agreed to host a blood drive on Monday, Feb. 24, from noon to 5 p.m. for two reasons.
First, to meet the need of Blood Assurance.
Second, to meet the need of Kevin Scoggins, a local mountain-biking enthusiast battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
According to a press release on the bike shop's website, Scoggins is quite literally in the fight of his life.
"The doctors killed all of his bone marrow in preparation for a bone marrow transplant. As a result, his body cannot make blood until after the transplant."
All blood donated will count toward the blood he needs.
However, Wilson explained not all the blood will go directly to Scoggins. The blood donated will merely count as credit for when Scoggins needs blood transfusions. Patients at the 70 hospitals and medical facilities supplied by Blood Assurance will use the donations.
Wilson said one person can use hundreds of pints of blood before the bleeding can be sealed off.
Patients in route to a hospital in an ambulance are given O-negative blood as it is the universal donor. Blood types A, B and AB, both positive and negative, can receive the blood. Only O-negative blood types can receive O-negative blood.
On the other end of the spectrum, AB can receive any blood type, but can only be used by other AB blood types.
Wilson explained it is important to keep the blood inventory stocked with enough units of every blood in order to meet each blood type's needs.
Donors interested in coming out during the drive can either donate two pints on the ALYX machine or one pint on the whole blood machine. Two pints can be donated over 112 days. One pint may be donated ever 56 days.
Wilson explained the ALYX machine separates the plasma and platelets from the red cells. The plasma and platelets, "come back to you through the same needle." Saline is also pumped into the donor's system at the same time through the same needle. The saline ensures the body's fluid volume does not decrease.
The whole blood donation takes one pint of blood directly from the circulatory system. The physical act of donating blood takes approximately 10 minutes. Questions and administrations before the donation can tack on an additional 20.
Both Wilson and David Coulter of Scott's Bikes encouraged community residents to support the blood drive.
"Donating blood is donating the gift of life," Coulter said. "I am not thrilled about needles, but the overwhelming thought in my head is when I donate blood, I am saving someone else's life. How far am I willing to step outside of my comfort zone to save someone's life."
Coulter continued, "I am ensuring that daddy is going to go home to his family, because of my gift. I am ensuring mom is still going to be there to tuck in the kids. I am ensuring that kid has an opportunity to grow up."
Debunked myths about donating blood can be found at Bloodassurance.org. Some examples include: I can't donate blood because I had cancer; I can't give blood because I'm on medication; I can't give blood because I'm anemic; I can't give blood because I'm diabetic; and I can't give blood because I've been out of the country.
Donors must be at least 17 years of age and weigh a minimum of 110 pounds. Wilson said there is not an age cap provided the donor is of good health.
Bone marrow transplant testing will also be available for those who want to see if they are a match for Scoggins or someone else suffering from cancer.
The Blood Assurance donation van will be parked outside of Scott's Bikes located at 2544 Georgetown Road N.W. from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24. The shop can be reached at 472-9881.
Wilson and Coulter encouraged residents to come out and donate in an effort to save lives.
"When each of us goes and donates blood that gives families a future," Coulter said. "That gives individuals a future."


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Penny's Picks: Sak Saum – Purses that Fight Human Trafficking
Posted by Penny Lane December 2, 2013 6:00 am Building Our Faith, Penny's Picks
This Christmas holiday season, my gift to you is sharing some of my gift for sniffing out the good deals. We're calling it Penny's Picks, and you won't want to miss a single one.
If you haven't heard about it yet, let me introduce you to an amazing ministry to fight human trafficking called Sak Saum.
From their website:
"Located in Phnom Penh and the Saang district of Cambodia, Sak Saum is a ministry dedicated to the rescue, restoration, transformation and rehabilitation of vulnerable and exploited women and men."
What we love is, this isn't just a charity. It is so much more.
"Sak Saum is pioneering a model of self-sustaining ministry. From the beginning, our goal has been to create a nurturing, empowering, restorative program which facilitates vocational training in sewing, excellent products, and community development. We believe in the union of powerful, life-changing outreach with effective, excellent business."
All images from SakSaum.com
Take 6 minutes and watch this video of how Sak Saum started and just what their ministry does. We think you'll agree, it's a awesome endeavor and a very worthy cause.
"Sak Saum is not ultimately about a bag, wallet, or scarf. Sak Saum is about a changed life … seeing people set free and empowered for their future.
We believe the cycles of trafficking, abuse, poverty and despair can be broken. We believe change is possible — we see it every day."
So how are they a "self-sustaining" ministry? The women of Sak Saum create some of the most beautiful products we've seen and sell them around the world. Looks at some of these gorgeous items.
If you want to browse more and support the ministry by buying their products, go here for their store.
The best part? Today (Monday Dec 1) they are having their biggest sale of the year. I just did almost all my Christmas shopping for the special women in my life, saved a ton of money and supported a strong, biblically sound ministry. Wow. That's a good deal. Just be sure to use the discount code Holiday13.
We hope you agree with Sak Saum as we do, when they say,
"This is how the battle against human trafficking will be won – one person, one family, one community at a time."
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Wow! I honestly was expecting very plain bags. But these are really delightful, with sweet adornments like the buttons and bows. I'm loving that yellowish one with the gray bow!
This is my sort of purchase, too.
For Mother's Day, our church gave all the mamas a pair of earrings made by a similar company. They were made over in Africa by a small company trying to help orphans. Okay, it's SOMETHING like that. I was pregnant that Sunday and stayed home because I felt awful! So my husband went and heard the story and picked out my pair!
I just bought a calendar recently to help a little girl with cancer. I mean, if it's something you need to get anyway, why not spend a little extra to help out someone in need? It's such a great idea. I wish more companies did this sort of thing!
Thanks for sharing! (I'm pinning this post :))


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- At January 14, 2011
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Favorites, Humor, Rant
- 16
I'm sure that you, the reader of my website, are not an asshole of any sort, including the temperature/climate type. Surely, someone with your impeccable taste is intelligent enough and nowhere near enough of an asshat to engage in the behavior I'm addressing with this post. So please, just let this post serve as a place that you can direct the temperature/climate assholes you come into contact with towards, as necessary.
Dear Temperature Asshole,
When someone says it's cold where they are, that means >>news flash<< IT'S COLD WHERE THEY ARE. As in, the temperature is such that they have made the judgment that it's frickin' freezing, Mr. Bigglesworth. Or at least very cold. To them. Which is all that matters about their comment. This is obvious to people who don't have their heads up their asses, I'm guessing, but what do I know?
If someone says it's cold (or hot), I'm thinking, just accept it and move on. This is not a moment for argument or debate. Whatever the temperature is where you are / depth of cold (or intensity of heat) you can withstand / number of brain cells you wish you had horrific weather conditions you are experiencing/have ever experienced – COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT. Please resist your nagging stupidity and do not make someone else's experience of temperature about you.
No, really. The next time you have the urge to say something like "that's not cold – you don't know what cold is" or "pfft, that's nothing, you know how cold it is where I AM?" to someone, punch yourself in the face one time, as hard as you can, both because you deserve it and because you can do so without feeling any pain. Really! Rest assured that it won't hurt, because somewhere, someone is getting punched in the face HARDER and even MORE THAN ONCE.
You think it would hurt to punch yourself in the face that once? Pffft. You don't know what pain is.
It may or may not be cold outside. Merry Christmas!
- At December 24, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Happiness, Husband
- 16
Frankly, it's 54F outside right now, and the forecast high for today is in the 60s. On a couple of days next week, it's supposed to be in the 70s. I will now duck your thrown punches. So, pretty much, no, it's not really very cold here in Austin, TX.
Last year we had snow a week into the New Year (we were still living in Nashville). Braden expects it this year, and I keep having to tell him we will probably not see it.
No matter the weather, we're enjoying some Christmas spirit in our home right now. We've been tracking Santa already and are currently watching The Polar Express. I sense there will be cookies consumed later today – along with our usual brunsli and spitzbuben, I made these monsters yesterday. Hey, at 433 calories a cookie, it eats like a meal! (Better get out my stretch pants.)
It's been a wonderful holiday season, from the lights to the tree and the anticipation of the big day itself. Braden's first time sitting on Santa's lap and talking to him was a rousing success. My heart definitely grew to three times its previous size.
Now it's Christmas Eve, and before I completely lose myself in:
- trying not to cry at the insanely joy-filled excitement spilling out of my son (already failed)
- The Polar Express, A Christmas Story, Elf, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- a pile of wrapping paper, tape, and cursing ribbons
- smoked salmon, crackers, wine and… yeah, really need to put on those stretch pants soon.
I wanted to share a little ditty with you guys that John and I recorded (home studio + talented musician, FTW!) earlier this month for The Fifth Annual Blogger Christmalhijrahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert, hosted by Neil.
Just click the link below to listen to our version of Baby, It's Cold Outside. And whether it really is cold out for you or not, I hope this warms your heart and spreads a little of our Christmas Joy to you.
Baby, It's Cold Outside
From our family to you and yours, have a very Merry Christmas.
Happy Holidays, my friends!
The first three days. #reverb10
- At December 03, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Depression, Life, Self, Writing
- 4
This time of year has me in a weird place – I'm both surging with joy and childish wonder at the beauty and spirit of the season… and scraping the barrel of my emotions, coming up with fingers mired in the black tar that lies at the bottom of my heart.
When I eyeballed #reverb10 yesterday, "an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what's next," I was intrigued. I was a little iffy about signing a commitment, because, let's face it. The very nature of depression is that it's hard to give a flying fuck lots of days. But then I decided it's not a legal contract, and if I want to flake out like I do on everything else I've ever taken on, I totally can! Yay! (?)
But seriously, and more importantly, I see these writing (thinking/exploring/creating/discovering) prompts as a chance to find inspiration and motivation to keep me going through this season, even when the anchor tethered to my heart seems the heaviest, and the chain link line the shortest.
Day One:
December 1 – One Word. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you're choosing that word. Now, imagine it's one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you? (Prompt Author: Gwen Bell)
As in, where I do. This has been a hell of a year for me, for my family. In both joyous and heartbreaking ways, and both literally and figuratively, I've come from far away back to where I belong.
I feel at home again… in my body, in my home, in the world, and in the arms of my husband (who, by the way, loves me with a depth and in a way I sometimes can't believe possible, but for which I am grateful).
I'm not sure how I've really been lucky enough to make it here, but I'm so glad to not be wandering in the ether as often anymore.
I've refound where I truly belong this year, in so many ways.
My word for next year is…
I've been far too complacent about a lot of things for some time. (I know, how much more specific can I get, right?) I've also allowed myself to fail at things (which is sometimes okay, but that's another story) and I'm not okay with that right now. I've felt left out, unconsidered, not good enough, and neglected in certain arenas. I hate feeling that way. I hate that I feel that way about myself, ever. I'm going to challenge myself in the coming year – to overcome those feelings, to focus on positives, and to accomplish successes that will help make those first two things easier.
I need to rise above the stopping point on my comfort level and push myself to new heights, both personally and professionally. (And share it with all of you, whether you like it or not.)
Day Two:
December 2 – Writing. What do you do each day that doesn't contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? (Prompt Author: Leo Babauta)
I do quite a lot of things that probably don't contribute to my writing. I don't see that as a problem, though, so the idea of eliminating those things is somewhat puzzling and I find it unnecessary.
Writing is a deep part of me. I do it often, share it sometimes. I write about… well, everything. When I think about this, in fact, I'd have to say that, because of that very truth, everything I do and think while I'm not actually writing *does* eventually contribute to my writing. (Which is making this feel like a moot point, but I'm going to continue with the beating of the dead horse, for s&g.)
I write about my experiences, things I think, how I feel, etc. As such, all things I do affect my writing in some way. Writing and living the rest of your life = mutually exclusive? Nah. Is life full of distractions? Sure. But I'm going to lean towards saying that time management, rather than elimination of life stuff, is the key to writing and still doing.
I'm never going to regret that I didn't spend that hour writing, for deadline or for pleasure, rather than building an epic train track with my son or sharing some wine and my heart with my husband.
What I would regret is if I let everything in my life get in the way of ever writing. So "balance," once again, is the word of the day.
When I'm not wrapped up in my son, my husband, photography, cooking, gardening, Twitter/Facebook, fart jokes, Dexter, wine, or menial chores/errands/tasks that make me want to stab a pencil in my eye (clearly a favorite)… I'm writing.
Where the most time is devoted ebbs and flows, and I'm totally okay with that.
Day Three:
December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). (Prompt Author: Ali Edwards)
This makes smoke float out of my ears as my brain fries to a crisp. It takes me eons to choose from the menu at a restaurant, deciding what to wear has the potential to cook up Angst Soup with a side of ARGH Salad, and any Bio or Profile where I'm required to list 3ish favorite books/movies/songs throws me into a mindlock of epic proportions.
I might be a little indecisive.
This task was difficult for me. Really difficult. REEE-HEEEAAALY.
And I'm going to bend the rules, here, and tell you that this is ONE OF THE moments when I felt most alive this past year. Seriously, I FEEEEEL way too much, far too often. There is no way ONE moment can be the MOST of anything in a whole year.
In any case, right up there hovering damn near the top moments when I felt most alive? When John, Braden, and I walked through this house for the first time, in the middle of the night, after having traveled nearly 1000 miles to get here.
Something pleasantly electric ran through me.
During those first moments in this house, my heart was so full it seemed it might push its way up through my throat and out my mouth, finally floating away. I took a photograph of myself, reflected in the back patio door… I think you can tell how I felt?
It was a dark, quiet night outside, and inside there was an air of neglect and loneliness, like the house had been alone for too long, waiting for someone to love. Our voices rang out as we passed through together, seeking the room we'd put our air mattress in for the night.
I felt alive because this (this town, this neighborhood, this house) is where I belong, where we belong, and I knew it, felt it. Maybe the house did, too. When I woke up the next morning, it didn't feel alone any more.
And hopefully, it never will again.
It's shit like this that creates super villains.
- At October 14, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Favorites, Humor, Marriage, Rant
- 11
Oh, Raw Honey, look at you sitting there waiting for me! I heard you whispering for me to come over, Raw Honey. And you are sounding soooo really, very good to me right now. Let's get better acquainted in a situation involving bread and butter, m'kay?
What the hell, Raw Honey…
Why would you toy with me so, Raw Honey? Why would you sit there, practically beckoning to me with your sweet, delicious Raw Honeyness… and then… and then… be… EMTPY?
How cruel you are, Raw Honey!
How. Very. Cruel. You have hurt me deeply, Raw Honey.
*deep, heavy sobs*
What is that you say, Raw Honey? You mean, you didn't do this to me on purpose? You say it was beyond your control, Raw Honey? You were just sitting there, being Raw Honey and someone came along and emptied all the delicious Raw and sweet Honey inside of you out?
You are telling me that someone scraped you clean, selfishly enjoying every last drop of you, Raw Honey? Someone didn't share you, but just ate you all in private? Someone ELSE did this to you and then PUT. YOU. BACK?
Just to fool me?
What is that you say, Raw Honey? Yes, Raw Honey, you are right, I *am* feeling rather stabby.
Don't worry, Raw Honey. I'll get even. I make all the meals around here after all, right, Raw Honey? People eat what I prepare, without question.
What is that, Raw Honey? You say there's a funny tone to my laugh? Oh, Raw Honey, just ignore that. Everything is just fine. I am in a peaceful state, don't you worry. Just overlook the strange new element in my laughter, Raw Honey. I promise, I'm okay. You just rest. Shhh, shhhh, now, Raw Honey.
Someone else better watch his Raw Honey Thieving, Trickin' a Bitch Ass, though, Raw Honey.
But you? You just sleep now, Raw Honey. Shhhh.
Because it's been far too long since you questioned my sanity.
- At May 26, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Body/Health, Favorites, Friends, Happiness, Humor, My Son
- 35
<rambling post of awesomeness>
I have had way too much fun lately. In fact, I told John that I was pretty sure I'm going to die soon and this is The Universe's way of saying, "Oh, hey, sorry about that…" ahead of time. A lot of times The Universe is a total dickhead, but I can imagine that maybe sometimes it gets bummed out about what a shit it is and tries to be cool to you to make up for it.
It's kind of like how I pretend to be nice to John every once in a while when I realize I've been a total hole for months on end. Cause, you know, a few hours of not actually saying anything derogatory and smiling a lot can make up for endless weeks of torture and passive aggressive quips blended with just out and out aggressive combativeness and demanding, controlling, and manipulative domestic behavior.
God help him if he complains though; then I'm all, "DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE TIME THAT I HANDED YOU A NAPKIN WHEN YOUR FACE WAS DIRTY? I BLEED FOR YOU, INGRATE."
Or something. But, basically, I know not to push The Universe and all, because it's just doing the best it can, damnit. Ya dig?
So. Yeah. The Universe is clearly trying to be nice to me because it feels bad about my impending doom.
Either that or it is going to plan such a fiery, explosive and painful ending for me that getting me all complacent and mellow first will make things that much funnier for the bastard when it all goes down. The Universe is probably sitting in a dark room rubbing his hands together, and he's all, "This stupid bitch has NO IDEA what's in store for her, man. It.is.going.to.be.EPIC. I am totally going to photograph the look on her face and Twitpic it when she gets hers. MUAHAHAHAH."
Um. Wow, The Universe just went from being a maybe, kind-of dickhead to a completely sadistic psychopath in my mind. I can't say I'm surprised. I've been into the caffeine again. Also the wine. Maybe a little of the blow powdered sugar.
What the hell was the point of this post? Oh, yeah. I've been having fun lately – making new friends in our neighborhood, going out with girls I actually like, and generally, well, not being locked in my house like a socially inept, loser ho-bag.
That is, I've been pretending I'm not a socially inept, loser ho-bag, and nobody is on to the deception yet, so clearly I am up for the next Academy Award. (note to self: do not marry Jesse James any time soon)
Last Wednesday, in another installment of Happy Fun Times I Should Feel Guilty About (don't worry, I got mine) I went to an Open House at Beleza Medspa with some lady friends: Blythe (Aka @Bejewell) and Leigh. We needed to learn about ways you can change what nature does to your body, and instead, make it all fake and HOT.
Apparently, Blythe and Leigh were getting drunk for free while they were waiting for me to arrive late (people start drinking to cope with the fact that they miss me, I'm that awesome) (either that or they drink to cope with the fact that I'm about to arrive) and once I got there, we went to a back room to find out about the process of having your facial skin turned from haggarific to Goddess Sheen of Awesometasticness.
This process is also known, to lesser degree, as Let's Burn Your Ugly Face Off. You'll only have to hide in a cave for about 4-6 days while all the skin flakes off as if you have some horrible and contagious disease. But after that? YOU WILL BE BEAUTIFUL. It's a metamorphosis. You have to let your inner butterfly out… by KILLING THE SHIT OUT OF THAT CATERPILLAR we like to call your real face.
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- At May 12, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Life, Mental/Emotional, Poetry
- 9
they say it flies
often it rolls and tears
sometimes it creeps
and sneaks quickly, while you are distracted
it's a flower that
drops its petals
far too quickly
you look around you
and they are scattered
like the pieces of your soul
changes explode all around
milestones rip past you
things you try to cling to are lost
others are found, unexpectedly
nostalgia will mock
serendipity can tease
the man holding the hourglass
has a snide grin
a cruel, jagged laugh
we all struggle to make sure
the joke is not on us
but when the laughter fades,
what side of the punchline will you be on?
always, we are progressing
through the stages of life
whether we resist the movement
or just flow
time pushes your existence
along a path that isn't paved, but
being created by your own passage
do your feet drag lines down
your path
or are there hand prints
indicating that you did
cartwheels along the way?
your life, like time
tumbles by swiftly
and often quietly
if you let it
like the life of that flower
from bud to fragrant memory.
try to stop and notice
those moments when
it is in bloom
just as often as we note
the petals that fall.
believing in rediscovery
- At April 27, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Favorites, Life, Mental/Emotional, Miscarriage, Self
- 18
April 26th rolled past me, as it did you. It brought pain and joy and all things in between to him and her and them and the others. It was a day, and we all walked into and out of it, just like we do so many others. Some days leave their marks on you and those marks, be they soft lip prints or jagged, deep carvings, stain you. This is Life's Tattoo. This is the one that can't be removed; you just have to learn to live with your new ink. You may even find beauty in it.
I thought about this baby several times on this past day that happened like they all do, as clocks everywhere mark the time that slides by without any effort. It has been 2 years since that first miscarriage, the one that opened the door on a special kind of fear and loathing, and introduced me to the doubt of my female body. On this day I wondered, as I have so many times, who that one could have been if conditions had been just right. I sometimes stare off into nowhere, eyes distant, face slack, thinking these thoughts. Then I sigh deeply and swallow a lump in my throat; my hand may wipe at a tear that rolls absently. Other times I feel a peace, a moving on, an acceptance.
My world feels different than it used to so many moons ago. I am changed. There are some wonderful differences and there are, scattered about, some not so fabulous ones. These things, the changes both good and bad, are all just a part of the What Is. I can handle that. I can roll with it and still find a reason to be, see a splendor in life. It's always there, waiting for me to rediscover it.
There have been times I didn't think that was possible – that I'd be able to see beauty and feel bliss in life again, be able to even care if it was there or not. But I hold that knowledge, that truth, close to me now, as I live and breathe. This tender awareness seems to sit in the palm of my hot hand like a smooth pebble. It holds weight and feels cool against my skin. I like it; it grounds me.
There is splendor in life. You (and I) can always rediscover it.
I have learned another truth during this time, as well. A less fabulous one, I'm afraid. In every situation during the past two years where I have said to a group of women (of any size) that I have had miscarriages, at least one of them always shares that she has had one, also. There are too many of us. Why does it never fail to shock me, even though I know well by now how often it happens?
To all of you who have experienced this or other painful loss, I thought about you today, too. I felt sadness and tension, and then I released it. I sought the love and peace in my heart. After soaking it in for awhile, I released that into the universe, too.
I hope it finds you, much like a cool pebble that might just land, unexpectedly, in your upturned palm.
chocolate happiness
- At April 15, 2010
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Happiness, My Son, Parenting, Photography
- 20
His very first cone of ice cream to eat all on his own was a waffle cone bigger than his head. He loved it deeply.
It loved him back. They became one in a melty explosion of chocolate toddler happiness.
You just can't stand in the way of a love so deep (and sticky) as this – you just put it outside, watch the sweet carnage unfold, laugh and take lots of photos.
Mark it down on the list of fun stuff I'll miss witnessing one day.


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SPECIFICATIONS of the Sierra Designs Women's Down Moc
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- Shell: 100% Recycled Polyster Ripstop


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Fri, Oct 6, 06 at 20:38
Just wanted to post a quick note here to let ya'll know we have a new painter! ColormeViolet has posted a message on the "Off-Topic" section of this forum. I think it's new. Have any of you seen it before? I almost missed her message so wanted to make sure everyone saw it.
Anyway, I know ya'll will want to hop on over there and give her a good welcome! And welcome to any other newbies who are lurking out there. Come on and join us. We'd love to have you! |
Follow-Up Postings:
You get to the "Off Topic" section by clicking on Conversations up by the Gallery button. ~A |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Fri, Oct 6, 06 at 23:21
Thanks for the heads up, Anj. I went over to her post to say welcome. Luvs |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Fri, Oct 6, 06 at 23:55
Hey Anj, Do you think that "off topic" was always there--or did they add it because we were "chatting" about other stuff? Nice to know it is there--now I just have to remember to go there when I want to tell you something. LOL |
I don't think it was there before Luvs, I just barely noticed it the last few days. I don't know why we need it anyway. I thought that was what the discussions side was for? But I guess it's really just supposed to be about painting and the off topic is all the everyday stuff we talk about (like that dang Snuggle advertisement that keeps popping up every 2 seconds!! Sorry, but it's driving me bonkernaners!!). I guess we can try using the OT one and just check all 3. Getting a little complicated isn't it? ha ~Anj |
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