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You probably check your copy for typos and errors. But do you check it for… (dramatic chord) vampires?
Not literal vampires. Those are easy to deal with: a little sunlight and garlic, and Vlad's your uncle.
The kind of vampires I'm talking about are a lot more insidious. They're the words and phrases that can take a piece of vibrant writing, and suck the lifeforce out of it. Oh, the meaning's still there… if anyone bothers reading it. But the emotional energy and power are gone, and with them, most of the impact it could have had.
But take heart, Van Helsing: these vampires may be impervious to daylight, but they don't stand a chance against your Delete key. Here are five of the worst vampires we've encountered; the moment you see them in your own work, seek out and destroy.
- The verbiage vampire: Look for useless words and long-winded phrases, the ones that either say nothing or take forever to get to the point. "Do you really need "in the final analysis…" "at the end of the day…" "going forward" or "as previously stated"? Swap your stake for some scissors, and get cutting.
- The pompous vampire: Larding up your writing with ornate, flowery language just weighs it down, and hides your message. And if your audience starts to think you're looking down your nose at them, they'll flee in droves. (Or come at you waving pitchforks and torches.) A little humble simplicity will keep this vampire from your window.
- The jargon vampire: When it comes to the issues you deal with every day, you probably have whole range of terms and acronyms that are perfectly clear to your organization's leadership… and mean nothing to the general public. (Or most of your members.) Use the language your audience uses, and the jargon vampire will wither away.
- The couch-potato vampire: When messages are phrased passively, they—… Wait, let me start again. When we phrase messages passively, we strip them of their power. That's partly because the passive voice ("messages are phrased", instead of "we phrase messages") obscures whoever is taking the action. No action, no drama, and no interest to your audience. Restore that action to your message, and the couch-potato vampire slips between the cushions, never to return.
- The wishy-washy vampire: Vague generalizations are sneaky, making you think you've said something when you actually haven't. Instead of "This is bad," or even "This will hurt families," get specific: "This will cost the average family hundreds of dollars a year." Or "It's the difference between affording college, or settling for a dead-end job." Some vampires hate garlic; this one hates concrete.
So, fellow fearless vampire hunters: what exotic creatures of the night have you found in your travels? And what tips do you have to send them screaming to the netherworld?
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The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the selection of Regina E. Dugan as the 19th director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA is the principal agency within the DoD for research, development, and demonstration of concepts, devices, and systems that provide highly advanced military capabilities for the current and future combat force. In this role of developing high-risk, high-payoff projects, DARPA compliments and balances the overall science and technology program of the DoD.
"Regina Dugan is precisely the dynamic leader DARPA needs to open new technology frontiers and transition revolutionary technologies to serve our nation's interests," said Zachary J. Lemnios, director, Defense Research and Engineering. "I am delighted she will be leading this agency and look forward to working closely with her."
Prior to this appointment, Dugan held several key positions in industry, most recently as president and chief executive officer of RedXDefense, LLC, which she co-founded in 2005, a company that develops defense against explosive threats. She has also served in senior executive positions in several additional companies in roles ranging from global sales and marketing to research and product development.
During her first tour at DARPA from January 1996 to May 2000, Dugan received the program manager of the year award for her leadership of the "Dog's Nose Program", which was focused on the development of an advanced, field-portable system for detecting the explosive content of land mines. She is also the recipient of the deFleury Medal, the office of the secretary of defense award for exceptional service, and the award for outstanding achievement. She has participated in wide-ranging studies for the Defense Science Board, the Army Science Board, the National Research Council and Science Foundation, and currently sits on the Naval Research Advisory Committee and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Science and Technology Panel.
Dugan earned her doctorate in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology and her master's and bachelor's degrees from Virginia Tech. She is the co-author of "Engineering Thermodynamics," 1996, sole inventor on one issued patent and inventor or co-inventor on nine additional patents pending.
Media may contact DARPA external relations at 571-218-4512. Additional information on DARPA is provided at http://www.darpa.mil .


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vCJD in Hong Kong
A Chinese woman is confirmed to have variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the fatal brain-wasting human equivalent of mad cow disease. This is the first known case in Hong Kong, adding to the list of approximately 100 confirmed cases worldwide. British neurologist Richard Kay believes the woman probably contracted the disease from eating beef in Britain, where she was a frequent visitor.
Crohn's Disease Linked to Dairy Bacterium
Many scientists believe Crohn's disease is caused by the same bacterium that causes Johne's (YO-nees) disease, an infection found in at least one in five U.S. dairy herds. Now U.S. dairy farmers are asking Congress for $1.3 billion to identify and kill infected cows.
Crohn's disease affects more than 500,000 people in the United States, causing such severe intestinal inflammation that hospitalization and even surgery are sometimes required.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Causes Human Illness
In a review of 17 scientific studies on foot-and-mouth disease, Michael Greger, M.D., has determined that the illness can spread from animals to humans and that 400 cases across several continents have been reported.
Those at highest risk for the disease are butchers, livestock auctioneers, farm workers, veterinarians, lab workers, and children. The most frequent route of infection, however, is through ingestion of cheese and other dairy products. Symptoms include fever, headache, thirst, tonsillitis, and sometimes painful blisters on the hands, feet, and mouth. Laboratory research has shown that person-to-person infection can occur through coughing, sneezing, and breathing.
Rat Tests Under Fire
Although animal experiments often fail to accurately predict hazardous biological effects in humans, U.S. government agencies rely on these tests to evaluate a chemical's potential to cause cancer. The reliability of cancer tests using rats was once again called into question by a recent report showing that when the experiments were repeated, the results were the same only 57 percent of the time.
Gottman E, Kramer S, Pfahringer B, Helma C. Data quality in predictive toxicology: reproducibility of rodent carcinogenicity experiments. Environ Health Perspect. 2001;109:509-514.
Who Protects Animals in University Labs?
It is the job of animal care committees to scrutinize university animal experiments, but a new study shows their judgments to be as random as a coin toss.
As reported in Science, Scott Plous of Wesleyan University and Harold Herzog of Western Carolina University presented 150 research proposals to 50 randomly selected animal care committees from various U.S. colleges and universities, with each proposal evaluated by two separate committees. In most cases, proposals that were disapproved by one committee were approved by a second, even for experiments on dogs, cats, and primates that involved painful surgeries and death.
The approval process for animal experiments has remained largely unchanged since the mid-1980s.
Plous S, Herzog H. Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research. Science. 2001;293:608-609.
A Single Fatty Meal Can Harm Your Heart
Australian researchers fed volunteers a ham and cheese sandwich, a glass of whole milk, and a dish of ice cream. Just hours later, their cholesterol levels were elevated, and they experienced a 25-percent reduction in elasticity of their arteries—both important risk factors of heart attack.
The fat content of the experimental meal was 50 grams, still well below that of a typical fast-food meal such as a chicken sandwich and fries.
Nestel PJ, Shige H, Pomeroy S, Cehun M, Chin-Dusting J. Post-prandial remnant lipids impair arterial compliance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001;37:1929-1935.
AHA Issues New Warnings on Hormone Therapy
The American Heart Association (AHA) says there is not enough evidence to support the widely reported notion that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protects the heart. In its new clinical recommendations, the AHA advises postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease not to take hormones to try to improve heart health. Instead, they should quit smoking, get regular physical activity, and lose excess weight.
Risks of HRT include blood clots, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, and gallbladder disease.
Mosca L, Collins P, Herrington DM, et al. Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2001;104:499-503.
Clean Living Adds Years to Life Span
A new study finds that Seventh-day Adventists, many of whom follow a vegetarian diet, exercise regularly, and don't smoke, live significantly longer than their non-Adventist counterparts.
Researchers at Loma Linda University compared California Adventists to other Californians, all 30 and older, finding males gained more than seven years of life and women nearly four and one-half years. Although a great deal of evidence suggests that healthy lifestyle habits discourage many illnesses, this is the best study to illustrate that clean living is linked to longevity.
Fraser GE, Shavlik DJ. Ten years of life: is it a matter of choice? Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:1645-1652.
Birth Defects Decline with Folic Acid Fortification
A new study has found a 19-percent reduction in neural tube birth defects since folic acid fortification of the U.S. food supply.
The U.S. Public Health Service recommended in 1992 that all reproductive-aged women consume 400 micrograms of folic acid. However, a 1998 survey found that only 29 percent of U.S. women were doing so. In response, the FDA mandated folic acid supplementation in enriched grain products, expecting to add 100 micrograms of the nutrient to the daily diet of the average person. The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida and anencephaly.
Honein MA, Paulozzi LJ, Mathews TJ, Erickson JD, Wong LC. Impact of folic acid fortification of the U.S. food supply on the occurrence of neural tube defects. JAMA. 2001;285:2981-2986.
Vegan Diet Meets Children's Nutritional Needs
Children raised on a healthy, vegan diet of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds gain significant protection against overweight and diabetes and have much higher intakes of fiber, important antioxidants, and minerals than omnivorous children.
The American Dietetic Association has given the vegan diet the green light for children, saying it can provide all the necessary nutrients for growing infants, toddlers, and adolescents. Meal planning guidelines for nutritionists assisting vegan parents can be found in the June 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Messina V, Mangels AR. Considerations in planning vegan diets: children. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001;101:661-677.


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Luanda — Palestine ambassador to Angola, Najah Al Rhman, Sunday in Luanda hailed the economic growth of the African country over the last few years which, he said, makes of it a country of the future, Angop learnt.
The ambassador said so to Angop, addign that the level of economic growth Angola has recorded took place in a rapid and dynamic manner, increasing the prestige of the country that ended a war just about ten years ago.
Najah Al Rhman said he is confident that the Angolan Executive, following the general election of August 31, led by president José Eduardo dos Santos, will give a positive response to scheduled goals.
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Lures abound to sidetrack homeschooling parents. One is the fast-growing nationwide promise of "free," state-run, "home" school programs to "help" you educate your children. Dr. Ray will challenge you to consider the paramount importance of who should be in authority over what is taught to the minds and hearts of children. Related to tax-funded programs, there are (1) subtle and negative practical consequences of enrolling your children in them, (2) serious problems from the perspective of a liberty-loving republic such as the U.S., and (3) contradictions to a biblical worldview that demands parents and private associations be the main educators of children. Dr. Ray is convinced this is one of the most urgent issues that homeschoolers should grapple with during the next several years.
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At the annual Harvard Virology Retreat, program students and faculty are invited to share their research. Student-run, the retreat features a two-day series of talks by students and faculty, a poster session, and a keynote lecture by a speaker selected by the students. In addition to providing an excellent opportunity for students and faculty to discuss their research, the retreat plays a fundamental role in fostering the sense of community prized by the program.
In 2014, the Harvard Virology Retreat was held at the Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, on Cape Cod in Hyannis, Massachusetts on September 5-6, 2014: http://www.capecodresortandconference.com/index.html . The fourth-year Virology students, who organized the retreat, invited Dr. Erica Ollman Saphire from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California to serve as keynote speaker. Dr. Saphire's talk, titled "Filovirus Entry and the ZMapp Cocktail", focused partly on her lab's recent research on the Ebola virus.
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WITH hundreds of millions of people around the world using mobile phones, we ought by now to have some idea whether they pose a health risk. But ask experts in the field, and their contradictory views make an answer seem further away than ever.
Mobile phones have been blamed for causing everything from headaches to cancer. One study even suggested they might be beneficial, improving our reaction times. Just about the only thing that researchers agree on is that the hundreds of studies carried out so far are inconclusive. What they can't agree on is what should be done next.
One leading industry scientist is calling for an end to research on health effects. In an interview in this magazine (see "It's good to talk"), Mays Swicord, scientific adviser to Motorola Research in Florida, argues that the reason no health effects have been found is that there simply aren't ...
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Sift flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt into medium bowl. Beat 1 cup sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reserve 1 tablespoon dry ingredients. Mix remaining dry ingredients into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix dried cranberries with reserved 1 tablespoon dry ingredients in small bowl. Fold dried cranberries into batter.
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Ok, first the intro...the day before my car's inspection I'm coming up to a traffic light...it turns yellow...go through or stop? Well, I decided to stop a little to late and hit the irons hard...so hard the passenger's rear brake line, which had a good amount of rust on it, gave up the Holy Ghost. She did lock the brakes, but I got a loud whistle and the pedal dropped to the floor. I idled the car over to the parking lot and parked it. I hit the pedal a few times and took a peak under the car...it's in the back and bleeding good.. Good enough, time for a tow home...
Two months later, time to fix the thing. Now, according to the parts manual, the line is all one part...I take a quick look and it appears that way, so I purchase a small section of line (51") and get ready to splice the line. Below are some of the parts you need. (FYI the system is split up into smaller parts).
The most notable thing here is the flaring kit. Since female flare fittings are kinda hard to come by, I purchased a small section of brake line and will use one of its fittings and a coupling, or here labeled "union" to connect them. I also got a small tubing cutter since the space I'm working in is kinda small.
Ok, here is the cut old brake line. I removed the portion that connects to the rubber hose to take to the store with me to make sure I've got the correct threads.
Ok...new line curved to miss any sharp edges...the line runs right along the spare tire well where the old line ran over the rear axle assembly. Since it's hard to get up there, not to mention how badly rusted everything is, I prefer to take this route.
We've moved from under the car to the driver's side. Both rear brake lines come up the driver's side. The damage to my passenger side line was over the middle of the car, so this portion of the line is still good. You can see the new line, so I'll make a cut on the old line to match.
Ok...Flaring time. First things first PUT ON THE FITTING!!! I can't remember how many stories I've heard about great flares but they forgot the fitting. Now, usually you'd use a double flare for brake lines, but the cheap ass tool store only had single flare tools...so we'll go with that.
For those of you who have never flared a line before, let me describe it. You clamp the line in the tool noted in the first picture (large silver bars with holes and screws on either end). My brake lines are 3/16", so I used that slot. You clamp the bars on the line, then attach the red vice-like press to the bar and crank down on the line. This squeezes the end of the line and causes it to flare to 45 degrees. You'll want to practice some on some spare line. Then undo everything and you're set. A double flare is more involved, but we'll save that for when this one fails and I have to redo the whole dam thing...
Above is the flared line...that I had put the fitting on. I attached the "union", then screwed in the new line...and that's it. Make sure everything is tight and bleed the system. No thread sealant is needed because technically the line should be sealed. If fluid gets to the treads, you're dead anway. For bleeding the system, you'll need to follow the service manual for that, I'm hoping to get away with just doing the calipers, but I'm sure the ABS system will want some bleeding to as the system drained itself over that two month period it was sitting out back in the grass.
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Johannesburg — AINSLEY Harriott, the celebrity British chef, is to shoot a cookery series in South Africa.
BBC Food, the cookery channel on DStv, has announced it will be filming the new series, entitled Off the Menu, in South Africa from May.
The 13-episode series will feature recipes from top South African chefs and ordinary cooks.
In a statement, Harriott said he had visited South Africa on numerous occasions and "had met great people and eaten memorable meals".
"I'm excited because Off The Menu is a combination of those two things, it's going to be a uniquely South African television experience," said Harriott.
The series - the third one set in South Africa that BBC Food has commissioned - will feature 26 pairs of amateur chefs who will cook meals taken off the menus of top South African restaurants.
The contestants will only be given the name of the dish for which they have to choose their own ingredients, devise the recipe, cook the meal and present it - all in the space 30 minutes.
BBC Worldwide director of channels Wayne Dunsford said the programme suited South Africa because of the vibrant and varied culinary scene.
"South Africa has some world-class restaurants and, as a nation, it is passionate about its food, whether it's pap and gravy or saffron glazed seafood soup.
"We know there are huge numbers of people out there who are enthusiastic and imaginative cooks and they're the people who are going to make Off the Menu fantastic entertainment as well as a celebration of South African food."
The series will be shown on DStv later this year.
To take part in Off the Menu or to be in the studio audience, make an online application at bbcfood.co.za/offthemenu


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Richard III: Princes' fate looks set to remain a mystery
Posted: February 09, 2013|
A centuries-old claim that Richard III imprisoned and murdered his two young nephews looks set to remain a mystery despite the possibility a genetic study could reveal the truth.
Using DNA from the recently identified monarch, academics at the University of Leicester could determine whether two bodies believed to be those of his nephews, Edward and Richard, are indeed the Princes in the Tower.
However, Westminster Abbey, where the bodies are buried, said it would not grant access to the remains.
The Richard III Society unsuccessfully applied to open the graves in 1993 and 1995.
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A spokeswoman for the abbey said: "The recent discovery of Richard III does not change the abbey's position, which is that the mortal remains of two young children, widely believed since the 17th century to be the princes, should not be disturbed."
The story goes that in 1483, Richard III ordered the deaths of the 12-year-old King Edward V and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, nine, in order to seize the throne.
Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester, said tests would involve analysing the Y chromosome from the known Plantagenet remains.
"However, we haven't got that far in our research yet, nor have we been granted, or applied for, permission from Buckingham Palace," he said.
"If we were to do the work, we could work down through the family tree to the princes, but we're not thinking that far ahead yet."
The dramatic discovery of two child skeletons in the Tower of London in 1674 added weight to the claim the young princes came to a gruesome end at the hands of their uncle.
Geneticist Dr Turi King, whose work cemented the identity of Richard III, said: "It's an intriguing question and it would be interesting to try to answer it.
"There's a possibility that if I can amplify the Y chromosome and we can get an uncontaminated sample from the remains at Westminster, we might be able to determine whether there's a link.
"But, if I'm honest, there would be no academic merit.
"I'm a little wary of people who try to do things like this without a proper research question attached to it.
"But I am interested and I think I'd have to do it quietly, without the media breathing down my neck.
"In the case of Richard III, I had to go public before I'd completely finished my research, which is not the way I would have done things in an ideal world."
If the DNA did not match, it would be unlikely the remains at Westminster were those of Edward V and his sibling.
If they did match, it would further strengthen the claims the princes were murdered.
Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on the issue.


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You may access each function either by using the combined menu tab system or by simply clicking an icon on the start screen.
Joomla! consists of hundreds of files: Images, PHP scripts, CSS files, JavaScript files and a many more.
You probably already noticed this when you unpacked the compressed package and copied it into the htdocs folder. Basically, you have already installed two Joomla! packages: one for the frontend and one for the backend. The 'Backend Joomla!' is located in the administrator folder (Figure 3).
This folder is addressed when you call /administrator in the browser. Inside that folder are other folders like cache, components, language, modules and templates. The specific backend files are stored in these directories.
You will find the same folder names again outside the administrator folder. These folders contain the frontend files. These are not really two Joomla! packages, but there is a clear separation between backend and frontend files.
For example, all files uploaded with the Media Manager will be saved in the /media folder. All files have to be saved with a backup.
Figure 3: Joomla! files and folder
Additionally to files (graphics, documents, system files, etc.) Joomla! also needs a database. During the installation procedure, the Joomla! web installer creates 33 tables in your specified database (Figure 4). In these tables, all content will be managed.
Figure 4: The Joomla! data base tables
When I say content, I mean texts and configuration settings. The tables in the screenshot are displayed by means of phpMyAdmin. phpMyAdmin is a part of XAMPP and MAMP and is available via
Usually, no changes need to be made in these tables. In case you forget your admin password, phpMyAdmin is very helpful.
This software can also be used for backing up your database by creating a so-called SQL dump, as your tables have to be secured regularly. In chapter Must have extensions you will learn about a more convenient option to backup your database.
Elements of Joomla!
The structure of Joomla! is simple, sophisticated and efficient.
Joomla! assumes that you want to write an article. An article usually consists of a title, text and some configuration settings.
Articles can be displayed in single or list view.
On the frontpage of your recently installed Joomla! website you will see these four articles (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Article on frontpage
The articles are sorted in a certain manner. The first article is displayed by using the full width of the website. The other articles are placed below in three columns. If the articles are too long, you may insert a read more link. This representation is a list view. By clicking on the read more link you will be redirected to the single representation of that article (figure 6). The type of display can be changed by setting options in the backend, however, only by the user with corresponding access rights.
Figure 6: single display of an article
Articles can be published (publish) or not published (unpublish). You can feature articles on your frontpage, you can archive them or put them in the trash and retrieve them. You can copy and move them.
In order to display articles clearly, you may create categories, and then assign an article to them. Each article can be assigned to exactly one category (Figure 7). The categories can be nested to any depth. Articles from one or multiple categories can be assigned to one menu item and displayed in various ways. By clicking on the menu item, all articles from different categories will be shown. This principle is used by online newspapers, for example. You click on Sports and get all categorized articles for this topic. If the newspaper discerns between different forms of sports, they will use nested category trees:
- Sports
- Football
- Handball
- Politics
- Domestic
- Europe
- World
Figure 7: Category assignment
Users are needed to produce content. At least one user is registered on each Joomla! site, namely the one you created during the installation, with the rights to configure everything on your site. Depending on the user's rights, he can work in the frontend and/or backend to write an article. Each user requires a username, an email address and a password. Every user can be assigned to any user group as well as to any access level. This enables the user to create articles that are only visible to certain user groups.
To find your way around the website, you will need navigation with corresponding links. In Joomla! we call this a menu. You may create as many menus as desired and nest them into as many different ways as you wish. Each menu is a module which can be positioned on a provided area in the template.
A module is something that you can position next to an article. A menu, for example, is a module. The small registration block on the left side is also a module. You can create as many modules with smart functions as you need and position them on the predefined area in the template.
A template is the graphical pattern for your website. It mostly consists of HTML and CSS files. Joomla! delivers several templates for you to choose from. Templates are configurable, which allows you to upload a different logo, change the background color, etc. Each template provides areas where modules can be positioned (Figure 8).
Figure 8: Template Positions
You can group modules around one or more articles.
A plug-in provides practical services but is usually invisible to the visitors of the site. A wysiwyg editor, for example, is a plug-in. Plug-ins are extensions, which can be installed unlimited amount of times. The core package already consists of numerous useful plug-ins.
Components are the little surprise packages that help you create nearly anything on your site. You want to have a booking system for workshops? A platform for properties? A forum? An image gallery? You just have to install the right component!
The Joomla! core package already comes with some components, e.g., the contact component, which enables you to integrate contact forms into your site. There are many components to enhance your Joomla! system.
You will need individual configuration settings for your website; we call them options. These options are applied to the whole website, for users, categories, modules, components. You will always find an icon named Options like, e.g., that one (Figure 9), which provides you with the possibility to see the position of modules (Figure 8) by inserting http://localhost/index.php?tp=1
The initial tp stands for template position.
Figure 9: Options
Other structures
Other structures for user interfaces, templates and technical relations are also available. For the time being, you are well equipped by remembering the described structures above.


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Analyzing focus group data
During data collection:
Refine your focus
If you are conducting multiple focus groups with similar participants, results from the first focus group may suggest topics to emphasize or include in later focus groups.
Reassess central questions
Based on the initial focus group, determine if central questions are still relevant. For example, imagine you begin an evaluation of an English instructional technology program for second language learners in college. An initial question you and administrators agree on is: "What is the average increase in English writing ability from this program?" During the first focus group, however, you realize that most students in the study are taking an ESL writing course in conjunction with this program. You might replace your initial question with a new one, "What benefits do second language students derive from this program technology?" Although mid-course adjustments are sometimes needed, in most cases you should adhere to the study's purpose, continually assess if data collection and analysis are answering central questions.
Transcribe the focus groups
Consider the following questions when transcribing data:
- Is special formatting needed to meet the requirements of qualitative analysis software?
- Will the transcription be verbatim (every utterance recorded) or only include complete thoughts and useful information?
- How will background noises, interruptions, and silences be recorded, if at all?
- How will non-standard grammar, slang, and dialects be recorded?
If you hire a transcriber, explain how to format documents following your transcription rules. Be sure to check the transcription against the audiotape for accuracy. Providing transcribers with your focus group questions is also helpful.
Review transcripts
Transcribe focus groups quickly so you can resolve ambiguities while the session is still fresh. If you are conducting multiple focus groups, review your notes and transcripts to identify any additional topics you want to pursue in the next focus group by asking, "What do I still need to know or confirm?"
Record insights and summarize your reflections after each focus group
When you have important realizations during a focus group, write them down as soon as possible. If one or two participants disagree with the rest of the group, probe to understand why.
After data collection:
Develop coding categories
Not all evaluations or assessments require in-depth coding. For small studies or when you use multiple sources of data, it may be enough to identify key issues by listening to the tape and taking notes. When using multiple focus groups or relying solely on focus group data to make conclusions, transcribe and code data.
Coding speech into categories enables you to organize large amounts of text and to discover patterns that would be difficult to detect by just listening to a tape or reading a transcript. Always keep an original copy of your transcripts. Bogdan and Biklin (1998) suggest first ordering focus group transcripts and other information chronologically or by some other criteria. Carefully review all data at least twice during long, undisturbed periods. Next, conduct initial coding by generating numerous category codes as you read responses, labeling data that are related without worrying about the variety of categories. Write notes to yourself, listing ideas or diagramming relationships you notice, and watch for special vocabulary that respondents use because it often indicates an important topic. Because codes are not always mutually exclusive, a piece of text might be assigned several codes. Last, use focused coding to eliminate, combine, or subdivide coding categories, and look for repeating ideas and larger themes that connect codes. Repeating ideas are the same idea expressed by different respondents or across focus groups, while a theme is a larger topic that organizes or connects a group of repeating ideas. Try to limit final codes to between 30 and 50. After you have developed coding categories, make a list that assigns each code an abbreviation and description. [more]
Berkowitz (1997) suggests considering six questions when coding and analyzing qualitative data:
- What common themes emerge in responses about specific topics? How do these patterns (or lack thereof) help to illuminate the broader central question(s)?
- Are there deviations from these patterns? If so, are there any factors that might explain these deviations?
- How are participants' environments or past experiences related to their behavior and attitudes?
- What interesting stories emerge from the responses? How do they help illuminate the central question(s)?
- Do any of these patterns suggest that additional data may be needed? Do any of the central questions need to be revised?
- Are the patterns that emerge similar to the findings of other studies on the same topic? If not, what might explain these discrepancies?
Bogdan and Biklin (1998) provide common types of coding categories, but emphasize that your central questions shape your coding scheme.
- Setting/Context codes provide background information on the setting, topic, or subjects.
- Defining the situation codes categorize the world view of respondents and how they see themselves in relation to a setting or your topic.
- Respondent perspective codes capture how respondents define a particular aspect of a setting. These perspectives may be summed up in phrases they use, such as, "Say what you mean, but don't say it mean."
- Respondents' ways of thinking about people and objects codes capture how they categorize and view each other, outsiders, and objects. For example, a dean at a private school may categorize students: "There are crackerjack kids and there are junk kids."
- Process codes categorize sequences of events and changes over times.
- Activity codes identify recurring informal and formal types of behavior.
- Event codes, in contrast, are directed at infrequent or unique happenings in the setting or lives of respondents.
- Strategy codes relate to ways people accomplish things, such as how instructors maintain students' attention during lectures.
- Relationship and social structure codes tell you about alliances, friendships, and adversaries as well as about more formally defined relations such as social roles.
- Method codes identify your research approaches, procedures, dilemmas, and breakthroughs.
Software programs can help with coding focus group data, understanding conceptual relationships, or counting key words. They facilitate systematic, efficient coding and complex analyses. Three popular software packages for qualitative coding and data analysis are Atlas.ti and NVivo7 and XSight.
Use visual devices to organize and guide your study
You may want to use matrices, concept maps, flow charts, or diagrams to illustrate relationships or themes. Visual devices can aid critical thinking, confirmation of themes, or consideration of new relationships or explanations.
Share results with sponsors and stakeholders
Often, it is a good idea to share results with sponsors and stakeholders before you have completed your analysis. This is particularly true when doing a formative evaluation or when the sponsor wishes to make changes quickly. For example, you might share the focus group transcripts without providing any interpretation. Avoid making conclusions before you have fully analyzed the data.
Additional information
Berkowitz, S. (1997). Analyzing Qualitative Data. In J. Frechtling, L. Sharp, and Westat (Eds.), User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations (Chapter 4). Retrieved June 21, 2006 from National Science Foundation, Directorate of Education and Human Resources Web site: http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/REC/pubs/NSF97-153/CHAP_4.HTM
R. B. & Biklin, S. K. (1998). Qualitative Research for Education: An
Introduction to Theory and Methods, Third Edition. Needham Heights, MA:
Allyn and Bacon.
Seidel, J. V. (1998). Qualitative Data Analysis. Retrieved June 21, 2006 from: http://www.qualisresearch.com/QDA.htm


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|Bruins extend affiliation with Providence, hire Jay Pandolfo
|08.27.14 at 5:41 pm ET
The Bruins announced Wednesday that they have extended their affiliation with the Providence Bruins and hired former Bruins forward Jay Pandolfo as a development coach. They also announced that Don Sweeney, currently an assistant general manager for the Bruins, will also serve as GM of the Providence Bruins.
Pandolfo, a Winchester native and Boston University graduate, spent the majority of his 15-year NHL career with the Devils. After a season with the Islanders in 2011-12, Pandolfo finished his career with the Bruins in 2012-13. In playing for Boston, he was also reunited with former Devils coach Claude Julien.
Sweeney is entering his ninth year in the Bruins' front office. He will retain his current responsibilities as assistant GM in addition to his new Providence duties.
For more Bruins news, visit weei.com/bruins.
|A look at every (realistic) scenario to replace Gregory Campbell in Bruins lineup
|06.06.13 at 2:17 pm ET
With Gregory Campbell done for the season with a broken right leg, the Bruins have some decisions to make as they go about addressing their lineup.
Of their four options — Kaspars Daugavins, Jordan Caron, Carl Soderberg and Jay Pandolfo — all but Soderberg present them with multiple moves that would need to be made to fill Campbell's role at center. That means that either Rich Peverley or Chris Kelly could be looking at moving down to center the fourth line. It's also worth noting that the B's might want to consider someone who can take Campbell's role on the penalty kill.
Soderberg is the only option of the four who can play center, while the other three can kill penalties. The guess here is that it will be Daugavins or Caron. And before we jump into the case for each player, don't even think about Tyler Seguin moving to center. It's not happening because he — at this point at least — can't play the position in the NHL.
Here's a look at Claude Julien's options and how the bottom six forwards look with them in:
Last game played: May 1
Why he would make sense: Can kill penalties, has played a game thus far in the postseason.
Why he wouldn't make sense: Not a center. Hasn't been overly impressive in his brief time in Boston's lineup. More turnovers than you'd expect from a defensive-minded forward.
What the bottom six would look like with him:
Paille – Kelly – Seguin
Daugavins – Peverley – Thornton
Daugavins – Kelly – Seguin
Paille – Peverley – Thornton
Paille – Peverley – Seguin
Daugavins – Kelly – Thornton
Daugavins – Peverley – Seguin
Paille – Kelly – Thornton
Last game played: May 22 (for Providence)
Why he would make sense: He's played the most recently of the Bruins' options and doesn't make mistakes. He also kills penalties.
Why he wouldn't make sense: Putting him in would mean making multiple moves as far as shuffling the lineup goes.
What the bottom six would look like with him:
Paille – Kelly – Seguin
Caron – Peverley – Thornton
Caron – Kelly – Seguin
Paille – Peverley – Thornton
Paille – Peverley – Seguin
Caron – Kelly – Thornton
Caron – Peverley – Seguin
Paille – Kelly – Thornton
Last game played: April 28
Why he would make sense: Of the options, he's the only center. You could plug him into Campbell's spot on the fourth line and not have to make any further changes to the 5-on-5 lineup.
Why he wouldn't make sense: Lack of experience and the fact that he doesn't kill penalties. He's played just six career NHL games, and though he's had lots of time to get used to the smaller ice in practice, having him figure out the NHL in the playoffs would be a bit risky.
What the bottom six would look like with him:
Peverley – Kelly – Seguin
Paille – Soderberg – Thornton
Last game played: April 6
Why he would make sense: Has played 131 career playoff games, can kill penalties.
Why he wouldn't make sense: Has been out of the lineup for a long, long time. Part of the reason the Bruins played Torey Krug over Aaron Johnson is because Johnson had been out of game action for so long.
What the bottom six would look like with him:
Paille – Kelly – Seguin
Pandolfo – Peverley – Thornton
Paille – Peverley – Seguin
Pandolfo – Kelly – Thornton
|Andy Brickley on M&M: 'I expect [Tyler Seguin] to take a little clearer look in the mirror'
|02.13.13 at 2:00 pm ET
Andy Brickley of NESN joined Mut & Merloni on Wednesday to talk about what the Bruins might do with the money they freed up by trading Tim Thomas, Tyler Seguin's lack of production, and his broadcasting partner Jack Edwards, whose reaction to the Bruins' comeback Tuesday has by now been seen all over the hockey world.
"I just admire his passion for the game," Brickley said of Edwards, who was on video jumping up and down after the Bruins rallied to tie Tuesday's game. "That was such an unlikely scenario, and how much he cares about quality play and the entertainment value of the visual medium we're involved in, I think is spectacular. It's different from my style and therefore I think we're a good balance, but I think the fact that he's enjoying it, doing a good job, calling the game the way it should be called, I think he's doing the fans a service."
Brickley said that, in addition to solidifying their long-term situation in net, the Bruins could be looking to add a veteran forward before the trade deadline.
"You'll rarely get another Mark Recchi-type player, but I think that's where they're targeting somebody that can play in the top nine as far as their forwards," he said. "They have a real strong room, but without Recchi and his resume or his pedigree, I think they're looking for that type of player.
"I know they signed Jay Pandolfo and he brings a couple of Cups, experience, a guy that's been around a long time. I'm not sure if he's the guy, but I think they're looking for that type of player that's another voice in the room that can help motivate or keep guys in line or further get them to do what they need to do to be accountable to the rest of the team."
|Bruins give Jay Pandolfo one-year deal
|02.12.13 at 2:02 pm ET
The Bruins and veteran forward Jay Pandolfo have agreed to a one-year deal, according to a source. The agreement was first reported by TSN's Bob McKenzie, with Pandolfo receiving a prorated $600,000 deal.
Pandolfo, who has been with the Bruins on a tryout since training camp, must clear waivers before he can play with the team. The B's placed him on waivers on Tuesday and he is scheduled to clear waivers Wednesday at noon.
A native of Burlington, the 38-year-old Pandolfo has played 881 games in the NHL with 100 goals and 126 assists for 226 points.
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Looking back at plaza plan
Suggestion: How about totally changing the use concept? Tear out the existing theater, and make that space a multistory parking lot. Cars would come in from Park Boulevard, with some redesign of the entry there needed to accommodate the increased traffic. Top off the new garage with a grassy surface (as was included in the Jacobs plan) to add some more true park strolling and picnicking area. Oh yes, do not charge for garage parking, and close down traffic over the Laurel Street Bridge. – Tom Leech, San Diego
The world's great cities have their own iconic places: New York, its Central Park; Paris, its Bois De Boulogne; London, its Hyde Park and San Diego, its parking lot. – Walter Carlin, Del Mar
In the U-T Feb. 10 news article, "Does park plan defeat mean fewer donations?" by Roger Showley, the statement that "San Diego said no" is not supported by evidence. In fact, San Diego said "yes" through its democratically elected City Council. The project was stopped because it was adjudged not legal under the Municipal Code. No one is above the law – not the City Council, not the city attorney, not the persons of good will who favored the project.
It is disrespectful and dangerous for the U-T to opine in its news article that the equal application of law was only a technicality. By inference it seems the U-T is saying that law should be ignored when it stands in the way of what is desired. That would be the road to chaos and tyranny. As I recall the words of the judge at oral argument: "You cannot wish away the words of the Municipal Code." – John A. Berol, La Jolla
Lost in the debate over car removal from Balboa Park is the amount of space already put to structural use. A zoo, naval hospital, two major expositions' buildings, and others were built there. When the hospital was to be replaced outside the park, protests, mostly from retirees, resulted in the new hospital also being built in the park. The old hospital buildings weren't removed, but put to other uses, so more "green" space was lost!
A parking structure near the organ and cottages plus access road is inappropriate, [and] would detract from the "park" setting and encourage more traffic.
Running a trolley up Park Boulevard from Petco Park sounds good, but still has parking problems. Has the possibility of parking structures east of Park Boulevard around Florida Drive with shuttle connections been considered? Minimal intrusion.
The Jacobs family's many generous civic donations are appreciated. Years ago their major gift helped fund an art museum at the Santa Fe Depot instead of a rail museum/archive library. Hopefully, the rejection of their offer to fund this controversial plan will not preclude them from seeking other ways to improve our community. – Bill Schneider, El Cajon


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Gladstone is a lightly populated locality in the Carterton District of New Zealand's North Island, located on the Mangahuia Stream near where the Tauweru River joins the Ruamahanga River. The nearest town is Carterton 15 kilometres to the northwest, and nearby settlements include Ponatahi to the west and Longbush to the south. It was named after British Prime Minister William Gladstone.
Gladstone is primarily a farming community and some viticulture occurs in the area. Viticultural activity is increasing as winemakers realise the potential of soil and climate that produce low yielding rich concentrated grapes. Gladstone also has a number of small businesses and industries, including cafes, homestays, and a wheelwright shop.
The Gladstone Inn, known to locals as "The Gladdy", is Gladstone's iconic pub and it was voted by the Hospitality Association of New Zealand as the best country hotel in New Zealand in 2006.
Gladstone School is the local primary school accommodating approximately 100 children. This has been the main school for the area since the closure of schools in Longbush, Maungaraki, and Te Whiti in 1968. Over the last decade, the school has gained popularity and is now taking children from further away, including Carterton, Martinborough, and Masterton.
A sports complex is located in Gladstone near the pub. It is the home of Gladstone's rugby union and hockey clubs.
Thirty-four deceased soldiers from Gladstone and its surrounds are commemorated by a small roadside war memorial, and part of the main road between Masterton and Gladstone is lined with 36 memorial oaks. Why there are thirty-six rather than thirty-four oaks is unknown.


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Whisk first 7 ingredients in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cut peel and white pith from oranges. Working over medium bowl, cut between membranes to release segments. (Dressing and oranges can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Rewhisk dressing before using.)
Combine spinach, half of almonds, and all orange segments in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Divide among 6 plates. Sprinkle with almonds.


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Governor Christie's recent statement that he's skeptical about the science behind climate change is a major shift and will hinder New Jersey's economic viability when it comes to green technologies. His statement at a Town Hall meeting in Toms River deviates from his prior support of renewable energy during the gubernatorial campaign.
This change in positions has more to do with political science than sound science. Every renowned scientist believes climate change is real, including those at Rutgers University, Princeton University, and the Department of Environmental Protection. The Governor's words are hot air because they will lead to climate change and the continued pollution from greenhouse gases.
This politically-calculated move by Governor Christie not only goes against the best interest of the people and economy of New Jersey. We have already seen the impacts of climate change on New Jersey. As a coastal state, we are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and the storm surges that occur from climate change.
By aligning himself with the right wing of Republican Party, the tea party, and other groups funded by coal industry, the Governor may get political gain but will impose long-term consequences to New Jersey's environment and economy.
The Governor's recent move to cut clean energy funding already sent a chill through the green energy community. By publicly doubting climate change, the Governor will further undermine New Jersey's efforts as we try to develop green industries, especially offshore wind and turbine manufacturing.
Business and financial institutions that invest in green technology, including offshore wind, need assurance that the government is supportive and will not pull the rug out of green energy projects. Investors and entrepreneurs will only do business in New Jersey if we're moving forward, not dismantling key programs that promote these technologies. If we want companies to install and manufacture green technology here in New Jersey, we must show support or they will simply go to states where there is a friendlier business climate.
New Jersey has proven itself a leader in green technologies and the Governor's statements will undermine our progress. New Jersey is second nationally in the number of solar installations and we may be the first to develop a large offshore wind project. We've seen the start of two new solar manufacturing facilities and a fuel cell plant. We are among the top 10 in the number of both start-up and venture capital green technology businesses.
What message does the Governor's statement send to businesses that are eager to capitalize on green technology for the betterment of the people and the environment? By doubting the very existence of climate change, Governor Christie is undermining New Jersey as a state that embraces these new technological advancements.
This is opposite of other Republican leaders, like former New Jersey governors Christie Whitman, Tom Kean, and Governor Schwarzenegger, who recognized the threat of climate change. Furthermore, New Jersey has always been a leader in the fight against global warming. We've seen bipartisan passage of the Global Warming Response Act and Clean Car legislation. The state sued the Bush Administration for freedom to regulate greenhouse gases.
But it's not surprising that the Governor is setting himself up to further dismantle key efforts to stop climate change. Since he came into office, has a dismal record on issues surrounding climate change on the environment in general. He eliminated the Office of Climate Change and dismantled the Division of Science to a mere advisory board stacked with industry insiders. The administration also abandoned the greenhouse gas monitoring plan.
The Governor has not only tried to put a lid on sound science, he has eliminated funding for key programs that help promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
He has taken away more than $460 million from clean energy programs, to balance the budget. This will lead to more pollution and hurt our economy. He has cut $67 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is aimed to fight climate change and reduce carbon pollution.
By eliminating funds from RGGI and other programs aimed to fight climate change, it gives credibility to extreme groups looking to do away with key laws that protect the environment. The Governor's cuts have economic impacts; New Jersey has seen the loss of 4,000 jobs because of his cuts to clean energy programs just this year.
There is very real data that shows climate change can impose devastating circumstance on New Jersey. According to research by top scientists, almost 10 percent of New Jersey could disappear as a result of global warming, including places like the Meadowlands and Barrier Islands on the Jersey Shore. Climate change would devastate our $39 billion coastal tourism industry, destroy forests, and hinder our cranberry industry and as well as other agriculture industries.
It is unfortunate the Governor is now playing politics with climate change and is doing what's in his political interest over what is best for the people. New Jersey's economy, its people, its environment, and its land will be devastated by climate change. A governor who fails to recognize this problem is only putting our state in harm's way.
Jeff Tittel is the Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club.
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The U.S. military says a force of 150 Marines is ready to enter troubled South Sudan to help evacuate Americans and protect U.S. facilities.
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The U.S. has evacuated several planeloads of Americans from South Sudan since fighting broke out December 15 between supporters of the president and his former vice president.
The U.N. says the fighting has displaced about 100,000 people, more than 40,000 of whom have taken refuge on U.N. bases.
The U.N. Security Council is due to vote Tuesday on a resolution to send 5,500 additional peacekeepers to South Sudan.
The U.S. says all members of the Council support the proposal. The troops would be transferred from other U.N. missions in Africa.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Monday in a meeting with U.S. special envoy for South Sudan Donald Booth that he is willing to hold talks with his former vice president Riek Machar without preconditions.
The country's Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told VOA that Kiir stressed in remarks to parliament that he will never again take South Sudan to war and that talks are the way to end the violence.
"President Salva Kiir, being an elected president democratically, is responsible for the lives of the people of South Sudan, including the foreigners in this country, so it is his absolute constitutional right and mandate to see that peace is achieved," Benjamin said. "And I hope Dr. Riek Machar should also be able to see the same, that the people of this country suffered so much and cannot be losing their lives because of a power struggle."
Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, blames Machar, an ethic Nuer, for what he says was an attempted military coup that triggered the violence. Hundreds of people have died in the fighting.
Machar told Reuters on Monday that he will take part in dialogue immediately if Kiir releases detained opposition leaders.
Journalist Hannah McNeish, who is in the capital, Juba, tells VOA the fighting has a clear ethnic element, with members of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups targeting each other.
"There are people going house to house, tracking people down in terms of ethnicity," she said. "They are taking them out of their houses, they are binding their hands, and executing them if they are not the right ethnicity. This is completely out of control."
South Sudan has a history of tribal violence, dating from before its independence in 2011.


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An object in an accelerated frame will usually be compelled to move with the frame by a fictitious force. If this force is applied mechanically to one part of the object, the transmission of this "holding force" through the object will make the object seem to feel accelerational "g-forces" as if it were suspended in a gravitational field.
This serves as an illustration of the manner in which fictitious forces arise from switching to a non-inertial reference frame. Calculations of physical quantities made in any frame give the same answers, but in some cases calculations are easier to make in a non-inertial frame. (In this simple example, the calculations are equally easy in either of the two frames described.)
To consider another example, taking as our reference frame the surface of the rotating earth, centrifugal force reduces the apparent force of gravity by about one part in a thousand, depending on latitude. This is zero at the poles, maximum at the equator.
Another fictitious force that arises in the case of circular motion is the Coriolis force, which is ordinarily visible only in very large-scale motion like the projectile motion of long-range guns or the circulation of the earth's atmosphere. Neglecting air resistance, an object dropped from a 50 m high tower at the equator will fall 7.7 mm eastward of the spot below where it was dropped because of the Coriolis force.
Both the centrifugal and the Coriolis force are needed to explain the motion of distant objects relative to rotating reference frames. Consider a distant star observed from a rotating spacecraft. In the reference frame co-rotating with the spacecraft the distant star appears to rotate around the spacecraft. The apparent motion of the star requires a fictitious centripetal force acting on the star. Just like in the example of the car in circular motion above, the centrifugal force acting on the star has the same magnitude as the centripetal force, but is directed in the opposite direction.
In this case the Coriolis force has twice the magnitude of the centrifugal force and is directed oppositely to the centrifugal force. Centrifuge force is a position-dependent field. The farther from the rotation center, the bigger the force. Coriolis is a speed dependent field. The faster we see a travelling object, the bigger the force. This has to be like this because objects rotating with our frame will feel only the centrifugal force, while objects static on the outside, will move respect to us and will feel the coriolis to compensate the centrifugal force.
Fictitious forces can be considered to do work, provided that they move an object on a trajectory that changes its energy from potential to kinetic. For example, consider a person in a rotating chair holding a weight in his outstretched arm. If he pulls his arm inward, from the perspective of his rotating reference frame he has done work against centrifugal force. If he now lets go of the weight, from his perspective it spontaneously flies outward, because centrifugal force has done work on the object, converting its potential energy into kinetic. From an inertial viewpoint, of course, the object flies away from him because it is suddenly allowed to move in a straight line. This illustrates that the work done, like the total potential and kinetic energy of an object, can be different in a non-inertial frame than an inertial one.
If a region of spacetime is declared to be Euclidean, and effectively free from obvious gravitational fields, then if an accelerated coordinate system is overlaid onto the same region, it can be said that a uniform fictitious field exists in the accelerated frame (we reserve the word gravitational for the case in which a mass is involved). An object accelerated to be stationary in the accelerated frame will "feel" the presence of the field, and they will also be able to see environmental matter with inertial states of motion (stars, galaxies, etc.) to be apparently falling "downwards" in the field along curved trajectories as if the field is real.
In frame-based descriptions, this supposed field can be made to appear or disappear by switching between "accelerated" and "inertial" coordinate systems.
As the situation is modeled in finer detail, using the general principle of relativity, the concept of a frame-dependent gravitational field becomes less realistic. In these Machian models, the accelerated body can agree that the apparent gravitational field is associated with the motion of the background matter, but can also claim that the motion of the material as if there is a gravitational field, causes the gravitational field - the accelerating background matter "drags light". Similarly, a background observer can argue that the forced acceleration of the mass causes an apparent gravitational field in the region between it and the environmental material (the accelerated mass also "drags light"). This "mutual" effect, and the ability of an accelerated mass to warp lightbeam geometry and lightbeam-based coordinate systems, is referred to as frame-dragging.
Frame-dragging removes the usual distinction between accelerated frames (which show gravitational effects) and inertial frames (where the geometry is supposedly free from gravitational fields). When a forcibly-accelerated body physically "drags" a coordinate system, the problem becomes an exercise in warped spacetime for all observers.


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(Vocus) March 11, 2009 -- For more than a decade, silicone breast implants were unavailable to most patients undergoing breast augmentation or breast reconstruction procedures. Citing the need to study the implants further, the FDA pulled them from the market, and plastic surgeons performed breast enhancement procedures using implants filled with saline. In 2006, the FDA gave the go-ahead for doctors to use the silicone-filled implants in breast reconstruction procedures for patients of all ages, and in aesthetic breast enlargement surgery for those aged 22 and older.
Dr. Jon Paul Trevisani is the founder and Medical Director of the Aesthetic Surgery Centre, one of the leading facilities offering breast augmentation for Orlando, Florida-area patients. Dr. Jon, as his patients call him, was one of the few plastic surgeons in the United States who were part of the silicone breast implant clinical trials, and has spent much of his career at the forefront of new plastic surgery techniques to improve aesthetic appearance. Dr. Jon says that between saline and silicone implants, silicone is the superior option. "It is softer and feels more like breast tissue. And it has less of a rippling effect than saline implants."
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