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The Embassy of Nepal in Copenhagen, Denmark organized a promotional programme entitled "A Presentation on Tourism, Trade and Investment Opportunities in Nepul" at Restaurang Himalaya in Goteborg, the second largest city in Sweden on 06 July 2013. A team of the Embassy officials comprising of Mr. Ram Kaji Khadka, Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission,Mr. Prakash Adhikari, Second Secretary and Mr. Uttam Prasad Neupane, Attache conducted the programme. Mr. Prakash Adhikari, Second Secretary welcomed the guests in the programme and highlighted the objective of the event.Following the welcome remarks, the Counsellor made the presentation, where he shed light on major tourist affractions in Nepal, new and niche tourism products such as rural tourism, home stay, send home a friend, MICE tourism, meditation,honeymoon and major tourism clusters like nature, culture and adventure.lt was also emphasized during the presentation that the brand Nepal segment such as weekend breaks,amazing adventure and life time experience could benefit tourists visiting Nepal rejuvenate their body, mind and soul with the unprecedented opportunity to experience the perfect blending of nature, culture and society with the service provided by friendly and ever smiling people.Nepal's tourism brand-'Naturally Nepal, Once is not Enouglr'was thus repeatedly emphasized in the presentation.The impact of Visit Nepal Year 2011, subsequent upward curve of the tourist arrivals by air,tourism policy of Nepal and its vision to host 20 million tourists annually by 2020 and tourism campaign year 2013-2020 to rcalize the vision through the creation of destination demand,bringing Nepalese travel trade and international travel trade and consumers together,establishment of backward and forward linkages and achievement of higher spending, longer stays and year-round arrivals were also highlighted during the presentation.A montage that won Grad Prix Award in Czech Republic in 2006 was also displayed following the presentation.Given the insignificant presence of businessmen, trade and investment opportunities in Nepal were only touched upon but not discussed in detail during the presentation.There was a significant presence of travel agents, Nepal enthusiasts, friends of Nepal and potential tourists fiom Goteborg and its vicinity and Nepalese expats and students in the programme. All the guests were requested to visit Nepal once and encourage their friends, relatives and kins to visit Nepal at the end of the presentation that was followed by a dinner. Tourism related materials including brochures, CDs and booklets provided by Nepal Tourism Board were also distributed among the guests.The programme organized as part of economic diplomacy is expected to have positive impression among the guests encouraging them to place Nepal at the top of their travel destination in their future travel plan.
Organizers of the ´Power Summit 2013´ have claimed that the two-day event would help create favorable environment for hydropower sector.Speaking at a press meet on August 7, 2013, Subarna Das Shrestha, President of Independent Power Producers´ Association Nepal (IPPAN), said the summit would energize the hydropower sector and help create environment conducive for the ongoing 70 projects, with installed capacity of 1,978 MW, that are under different phases of construction."From the experience of three editions of Power Summit, we have come to know that events like this can create enthusiasm and give momentum to the energy sector," added Shrestha. IPPAN is organizing the 4th Power Summit on August 26 and 27. It has already sent invitations to investors, suppliers of equipment and machinery for hydropower projects, consultants, and banks and financial institutes from India, China, Korea, Russia, Japan, Norway, Check Republic, Canada and the United States of America. Some 500 participants are taking part in the event including Nepali delegates. The event is being organized after a hiatus of four years. IPPAN had organized the first three summits in 2006, 2007 and 2008."Despite unfavorable investment climate in the country, about 337 hydropower projects with total installed capacity of 9,021 MW are in different stages of project development. This became possible because of the power summits that we organized in the past," said Shrestha. "Various speakers at those summits had drawn the attraction of the government toward hydropower development."IPPAN is organizing the ´4th Power Summit´ with theme of ´Hastening the Pace of Hydropower Development´ together with PTC India Limited and Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA).
Room booking at star hotels and resorts in Kathmandu for this month and the upcoming months look promising compared to the same period of last year. Hoteliers say they have seen 10 to 15 percent increment for October-December compared to last year. Almost all the start hotels have reported growth in booking for the period. However, booking for September has gone down. "The booking for September has gone down as the number of trekkers visiting Nepal is decreasing," Bharat Joshi, resident manager at Hotel Yak and Yeti, said. He attributed the decline in the number of trekkers to recession in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.Booking figures of Hotel Yak and Yeti as at August 6 show the hotel has received 46 percent booking for August, 45 percent for September, 87 percent for October, 88 percent for November and 67 percent for December. Hoteliers attribute the growth in booking to growing number of Chinese tourists, increased flow of tourists to Kailash Mansarovar area of Tibet, and growth in occupancy from MICE (Meeting Incentives Conference and Exhibition) segment.Bharat Devkota, sales and marketing manager at Shaker Hotel, said hotels have received good bookings compared to last year because tourists feel political situation here has become stable after election date was finalized.The hotel has received 65 percent booking for August and 75 percent, 90 percent, 90 percent and 50 percent, respectively, for September, October, November and December.According to the hoteliers, most of the bookings have been made by individual clients. "Booking from corporate clients is not satisfactory. Likewise, booking from MICE segment, except India, is also down," Joshi said, adding that most of the international conferences have been postponed to December-end or January due to election.Though hotels in Kathmandu have reported rise in booking, Pokhara hotels say bookings are down compared to last year. Rajkumar KC, executive manager of Hotel Barahi, hotels in Pokhara have received less bookings compared to last year. "We have received fewer bookings not because tourist arrivals are down. It is because six new hotels and resorts have opened in Pokhara," said KC.Hotel Barahi has received 60 percent booking for August, 44 percent for September, 95 percent each for October and November, and 80 percent for December. (News Courtesy: The Republica)
With a view to attracting tourists in the off season, Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing TAAN International Eco-Challenge 2013 on August 17.The Eco-Challenge is a team event in which teams comprising four members each will compete in three different disciplines of sports -- running, cycling and rafting, the organizer TAAN announced at a press conference in the capital on Monday. "We are organizing the event with a view to attracting tourists in the off season as well. The period from October to November and from March to May are the only tourist seasons in Nepal and we hope such events will help attract tourists in the off season as well," said Mohan Lamsal, the general secretary of TAAN. According to TAAN President Mahendra Singh Thapa, the event is being organized with the slogan "Nepal for All Season".All four members of each team will start the Eco-Challenge with a 6.5-km race from Bhutkhel ground, Tokha to Pani Muhan, Budhanilkantha. A team can compete in cycling once all the team members reach the finishing point. Similarly, all the team members have to complete the 14.5-km cycling race from Nagarjun-Shivapuri National Park to Sundarijal before they can take part in rafting, the third and final segment of the event. The 7.5-km rafting race will start from the Bagmati River at Sundarijal and finish at Gokarna.Each team will get one guide for rafting and the team that finishes first in the last segment -- rafting -- will be declared the winner. "The main objective behind starting every stage after the arrival of all team members is to develop team spirit," said Saroj Neupane, the coordinator of sports, festival and ceremony department at TAAN. The registration fee for Nepali teams is Rs 2,500 and $ 100 for foreign teams. The top three teams will bag Rs 100,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively. The organizers have expected at least 10 teams to participate in the event. The expected cost of the event is about Rs 1 million.
A workshop on industrial design organized with the aim of strengthening and diversifying Nepal´s handicraft products concluded here on August 5, 2013.Some 26 students of Kathmandu University´s Center for Art and Design and working professionals participated in the workshop to improve their handicraft product design skills, according to a press release. The workshop concluded with creative culmination of the work of students, who used traditional Nepali techniques in paper-making, silk screening and other fields to create new designs for the handicraft industry during the workshop, the release added. Professor Conrado, during the workshop, highlighted the export potential of Nepal´s handicraft industry and demonstrated how improved design can improve the handicraft industry´s export potential.Kathmandu University will be incorporating industrial design elements into its art curriculum and is planning industrial design workshops and certificate programs in the future, the release said.


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Oh Walmart, you never fail to disappoint. This week Walmart pulled a girl's costume called 'the Naughty Leopard' (pictured below). This consisted of a tutu, cat ears and what looks like a medieval corset dress. But how did this even make it to the shelves? Someone had to design it. Someone had to approve it. […] [Read More]
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Best bets for comedy this weekend (9/27/13) Friday 9/27 (Tonight) Comedy Gold 18 The Mine 388 Broadway, Saratoga, NY Jason Smith's hit monthly show featuring Aaron LaRoche, Zack Livingston and guest host Kris Badal! 8 pm $5 More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/162422130629944 Saturday 9/28 The Brew Ha-Ha Comedy Showcase Lt's Grill 2305 Nott Street St. (James […] [Read More]
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The Problem
In 2004, NICE guidance was published on 'improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer'. The guidance described 4 levels of emotional support that should be available to cancer patients, with level 1 being basic support that should be provided by any members of staff in contact with patients. As it was clear that such staff did not in general have the communication skills required to deliver the support, the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM) led by Michael Connolly, with the help of other members of staff and a patient, decided to develop appropriate training.
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The SAGE & THYME training package is a 3 hour course that provides basic training on how to deal with emotional distress. The SAGE & THYME model is a two-step structure based on published evidence regarding how best to communicate with patients. The model guides staff as they allow patients to explore their fears and emotions in a supportive environment. Patients are then encouraged to come up with their own solutions.
'SAGE & THYME' is an acronym for the approach: setting, ask; gather; empathy; talk; help; you; me; end.
Whilst the SAGE & THYME model and training was developed initially for staff dealing with cancer patients, the approach is generic and can be used to deal with anyone with emotional distress (e.g. colleagues, family, patients with other conditions e.g. heart disease, physical health problems) working within both health and social care in the UK and worldwide, therefore it potentially has a very wide application.
Since 2006, over 1100 healthcare staff from all professional backgrounds have received SAGE & THYME training. An evaluation carried out with 412 delegates has shown that when comparing ratings pre and post-training, the training significantly increases the delegates' mean score for perceived competence and confidence in talking to people about their emotional troubles, and also their willingness to talk to people about their emotional troubles. In addition, 90% of delegates scored between 8 and 10 on the likelihood that the training would influence their practice.
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TRUSTECH originally identified the training package after it was submitted as an example of a training innovation in TRUSTECH's annual North West NHS innovation competition. The training package was assessed positively by a technology manager and a service innovation manager within the TRUSTECH team and so TRUSTECH and UHSM agreed to work together to try and spread the training nationally. TRUSTECH provided UHSM with a development fund grant (£25,000) to carry out a formal evaluation of the training in collaboration with the Maguire Communication Skills Training Unit based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The results of the evaluation will be submitted for publication in 2011. The training is being rolled out via a teach-the-teacher approach, whereby trainers who meet certain minimum requirements regarding their skills and experience are trained how to run the SAGE & THYME course. Their organisation then purchases a licence for the SAGE & THYME facilitators to run the training.
TRUSTECH has provided advice on copyright and branding and also helped UHSM to register the trade mark. It has also developed the business plan and drafted the licence agreement. The involvement of TRUSTECH is ongoing as it is now negotiating the licence agreements on behalf of UHSM.
The training programme was shortlisted for a BUPA Foundation communication award in 2009 and to date, and as of June 2011, 17 organisations and hospices have purchsed a licence.
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Monroe wins second straight state title
Monroe High's girls track team repeated as 1A state champions last Friday, and it wasn't even close.
The Redhawks crushed the field, rolling up 103 points — second-place Winston-Salem Prep had just 42 points, followed by West Wilkes (40).
Last year Monroe won the state meet with 101 points, followed by Hendersonville with 54.
Monroe won four individual events and a relay on the campus of N.C. A&T Friday. Those 50 points were enough to win the meet, but the Redhawks also placed second in two relays and top five in five other events.
"It was a great team win," said Monroe coach Nichole Jackson. "I'm very proud of all of them. A lot of kids contributed."
The Redhawks were much deeper in 2013, and Jackson believes the notoriety from their 2012 state title contributed to their dominant victory on Friday.
"It helped our numbers," Jackson said. "Kids saw we could do it again and they could be a part of it. Throughout the season we just focused on getting better individually and as a team and keeping our focus."
Junior Reneazia Collins and senior Kendall Cox led the way.
Collins repeated as state champion in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.52 seconds, and also repeated in the 400 meters. She ran a 57.41 to win the 400 in 2012, and just missed the state record of 57.40.
Collins shattered the state record, and her own personal best, with a winning time of 56.28 this year.
Collins also won the 200-meter dash (25.47) after placing second in the event in 2012.
"I am so thrilled, so happy for Reneazia," Jackson said. "She struggled with a sprained ankle about a month into the season and she didn't have the spring she wanted to. For her to break the state record in the 400, that was her goal. That was her year-long goal."
Collins collected a fourth state title on the day when she teamed with Cox, Julice Crowder and Zasha Barrett to win the 4x200 (1:42.66).
Collins and Cox are now three-time state champs in the 4x200 after also winning it in 2011, when the Redhawks finished third in the state with 67 points.
Collins is now a five-time individual state champion for Monroe, and has also been a part of four state champion relay teams.
"She's having a really impressive career," Jackson said of Collins. "She's such a competitor."
Cox will graduate with four outdoor gold medals after capturing the state title in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 10 inches.
Cox also placed third in the 100 (12.54) and fourth in the 200 (26.44), giving her 23.5 points on the day.
"Kendall, she's had a strong season," Jackson said. "She had a spectacular day. It was a great way to send off a senior."
In addition to helping Monroe take the 4x200, Crowder, a junior, teamed with senior Daya Jordan, junior Simone Gwehi and junior Asha Jordan to place second in the 4x100.
Gwehi, who was on Monroe's 4x200 state title team as a sophomore, also claimed second in the 4x400 along with Daya, senior Shikima Gainey and Barrett, a sophomore.
Gainey added a top-five finish in the 300 hurdles.
Asha Jordan placed third in the shot put and seventh in the 100 hurdles, giving her 12 points on the day.
Jackson has built a track dynasty at Monroe. She will return most of the team next year, but faces the challenge of Monroe moving up to 2A.
Of the 10 Redhawks who scored, only three were seniors. Jackson was confident her team had the talent to repeat as state champions, but wasn't sure what to expect with so many young athletes.
"They really responded well," Jackson said. "Last year we counted mainly on three athletes but this year was much more of a team win. I'm glad so many girls got to stand up there knowing they were a part of it."
Monroe's top five scorers
Athlete, Grade^Points
Reneazia Collins, Jr.^32.5
Kendall Cox, Sr.^23.5
Asha Jordan, Jr.^12
Zasha Barrett, So.^9.5
Shikima Gainey, Sr.^8
Monroe boys place 4th; CATA 12th
The Redhawks won the 4x200 and 4x400 relays on the way to a fourth-place finish at the 1A state meet on Friday.
Junior Jaylan Barbour is now a four-time relay state champion for Monroe after running the first leg of the 4x200. He teamed with junior Tre Shun Wynn, senior Lavonte Baker and junior Tyler Casey to cover the event in 1:29.67.
The Redhawks swept the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays at the 2012 state meet, and Barbour was on all three teams.
Wynn, also a junior, is a four-time relay state champion as well.
Wynn ran the anchor leg on the 4x400 Friday. His brother, senior Douglas Carelock, ran the opening leg, followed by senior Quay Chambers and freshman Desmen Robinson.
Carelock scored a team-high 10.5 points on the day after placing second in the triple jump.
Central Academy sophomore Elijah Inuwa won the state in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.75, leading his team to a 12th-place finish.
Inuwa scored 13 of his team's 19 points, including a sixth place in the 3,200.
Teammate David Pann, a senior, finished third in the 1,600.


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Studs and Duds
Wollongong guard Adris Deleon stopped the rot in emphatic fashion and fellow import Gary Ervin continued his hot streak to make round 15 a points bonanza for their NBL Dream Team coaches.
Deleon entered the round with his price slashed to less than $65,000 following a long stretch of sub-par performances, but a career-best game against reigning premiers New Zealand coupled with a strong showing against Townsville saw him finish the weekend as Dream Team's top points earner.
Thrust into the starting line-up in the absence of injured teammates Rhys Martin and Lance Hurdle, Deleon dropped 34 points on the Breakers on Thursday before following up with a near-triple double in the Saturday night loss to the Crocs to tally 90 Dream Team points – a welcome turnaround from the previous six weeks where his best effort had been 14 points.
Despite Deleon's heroics, Ervin was the shining light in Saturday night's showdown, hitting 26 points at a sharp 57 per cent from the field and collecting four steals. That translated into 66 Dream Team points for the former MVP, helping him overtake Cedric Jackson as the game's most expensive player.
Only Sydney centre Ian Crosswhite could lay claim to a better single-game score than Ervin in round 15, his 27-point, 13-rebound solo effort against Melbourne yielding a mammoth 84 points.
Jackson proved a worthy captaincy pick for the masses, pulling in 76 points from the Breakers' two games, although teammates Tom Abercrombie and Mika Vukona – each valued at half Jackson's hefty price tag – came close with 62 points apiece.
Perth forward Shawn Redhage underlined his essential status ahead of the Wildcats' busy set of fixtures with 54 points in the big home win over Cairns, while Oscar Forman was the next best Wollongong scorer after Deleon with 48 points from the Hawks' double.
Dream Team duds were pleasingly difficult to detect in round 15, although Sydney shooter Ben Madgen's meagre return of just two points deserves a mention. Given the Kings have exhausted all of their two-game rounds this season, it seems Madgen's days as a fantasy must-have are over.
Don't be as quick to ditch Melbourne forward Seth Scott, but his 12-point effort against Sydney hardly inspired confidence ahead of the Tigers' double-up in round 16.
Looking Forward (Round 16 Preview)
Pick Me, Pick Me!
While Scott may have scared off some suitors, teammate Jonny Flynn highlighted his appeal as potentially huge points scorer this weekend with a healthy 42-point haul against the Kings.
The Tigers face their first two-game round of the season this weekend, which is sure to make Flynn one of the week's most popular pick ups ahead of games against Cairns and Adelaide.
Another source of some serious points could be Tigers shooting guard Chris Goulding. Or he could be the round's greatest flop. Dream Team coaches have jumped on and off the Goulding rollercoaster all season, with those still on board hoping the All-Star MVP proves a valuable differential against two of the league's leakiest defences.
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New Zealand is the other team to tackle two teams in round 16, making it four games in a fortnight for the Breakers. While it's an increased workload for Cedric Jackson and co, the former NBA guard once again shapes as the most reliable supplier of big-time points with games against Sydney and Wollongong.


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Don't rush things Hakeem! We want you back at 100 percent for the whole season!
GO Victor! now that's the kind of showmanship all Giant fans want to see!
Too bad on Da'Rel. From want I'm hearing from interviews, everyone VERY high on Wilson....get well quick Da'Rel, would love to see the 2012 version of Earth Wind and Fire...
Agreed with many who posted here, Cruz needs Nicks on the field...hopefully as he gains more veteran chops, Cruz will learn how to beat those double teams. Here's hoping Randle will step up or Hixon can stay healthy and provide defenses a distraction from Cruz while Nicks heals. And yes, please Giants don't rush Nicks, we need him healthy for the season!
Let's hope the Giants can keep him on the straight and narrow. Hard to have kids with no paycheck to help support them. Grow up young man...and you'll find life can get better.
Loved Hedgecock, but he truly had hands of stone. Hynoski a pleasant surprise. All in all, the 2011 rookies, for the most part, rose to the occasion. Looking forward to what the 2012 class brings to the table...
That one gave me a chuckle, scottmiemac...a definite Hynoski highlight!
It's too nice a day for you to be this grumpy! C'mon we weren't talking about putting Eli in danger. What's wrong with a fake punt, a successful onside kick or a good misdirection play every now and then? Keeps the opposing defense on their toes!
crazeddog: the most hated play in the Giants book: the draw play to Ware!
Parcells was a ball-control, eat- the- clock coach but even he had a couple of sneaky plays up his sleeve for every occasion. And it all goes back to OL - in order to sell a misdirection, OL has to get job done.
I still dream about that fake punt TD....if only Gilbride/TC would throw a curveball like that in the mix in regular season!
Hopefully Louie Freeh will do his job equally as well as the Bellefonte jury just did. Spotlight now on the enablers of good ol' Jer...here's to justice!
Damn! I admit that would have made MY morning! Can he take this on the road and hit a few more in NJ? Wondering if he caused a backup in the drive thru line with people doing double-takes??
Like I said before...his heart was always in the right place! He gave those kids a memory of a lifetime!
Sorry Ramses, it IS a make or break year for you. Hoping you can finally become a red-zone target.
Hixon could take over Steve Smith's old role - grabbing the critical 3rd down conversion, without many YAC. WE REALLY need him at KR...but that's a big ? right now.
Jeez. and it's not even the full moon.
"however, labeling any player drafted in the sixth round as a reach is pretty silly" - hey scott, you forgot the most famous sixth round pick of all - Tom Brady. A real reach indeed.
Here's hoping Wilson and Da'Rel Scott can turn into the next Giant RB tandem, like Bradshaw and Jacobs. I love Bradshaw, but how much longer are those feet of his going to last? And I still think Scott would be good at returning KOs...did Wilson do any of that in college?
Make or break time for a lotta dudes this year -- Beckum, Barden, Jernigan. Time to show us what you got guys (and I don't mean just a super-sized gut !)
Osi still has a few miles left to pass Lance Armstrong on thebike, I see...(roll eyes)...just so long as he's HAPPY on that dm bike!
Nice hearing the good reports on Randle. Giants are gonna need him. Of course, proof is on field with pads on against real opponents. But so far, so good....
I'll add my vote...Joseph and Canty only got better as season went on...so go kick the bureaucrats in the butt and get Kuhn his work visa already and throw him and Rocky in the mix!
jeeez, yesterday loose cannon jydk and today, TRR off his meds...makes me wonder where Carbs is with a good "Glass Man"" Beckum joke...
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Vocabulary Word
Word: beget
Definition: father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
Definition: father; become the father of; produce; give rise to
Sentences Containing 'beget'
(For example, in modern English, nearly all words that do not have accents on the first syllable—except when they have unaccented prefixes as in "beget" or "forgive"—are borrowed from other languages.)
A hundred instances or experiments on one side, and fifty on another, afford a doubtful expectation of any event; though a hundred uniform experiments, with only one that is contradictory, reasonably beget a pretty strong degree of assurance.
A stone or piece of metal raised into the air, and left without any support, immediately falls: but to consider the matter _a priori_, is there anything we discover in this situation which can beget the idea of a downward, rather than an upward, or any other motion, in the stone or metal?
And about this harpooneer, whom I have not yet seen, you persist in telling me the most mystifying and exasperating stories tending to beget in me an uncomfortable feeling towards the man whom you design for my bedfellow--a sort of connexion, landlord, which is an intimate and confidential one in the highest degree.
As a former soldier he was a practical man, and he agreed with Catesby that should the plot succeed, it would "breed a confusion fit to beget new alterations".
As a great number of views do here concur in one event, they fortify and confirm it to the imagination, beget that sentiment which we call _belief,_ and give its object the preference above the contrary event, which is not supported by an equal number of experiments, and recurs not so frequently to the thought in transferring the past to the future.
As for the sons and the daughters they beget, why, those sons and daughters must take care of themselves; at least, with only the maternal help.
aye, he did beget ye, ye young exiled royalties; and from your grim sire only will the old State-secret come.
Beget thyself by continual pains and endeavours to true liberty with charity, and true simplicity and modesty.
But I could not counteract Nature's law that everything shall beget its like; and what, then, could this sterile, illtilled wit of mine beget but the story of a dry, shrivelled, whimsical offspring, full of thoughts of all sorts and such as never came into any other imagination--just what might be begotten in a prison, where every misery is lodged and every doleful sound makes its dwelling?
For as for the things and objects themselves, they of themselves have no such power, whereby to beget and force upon us any opinion at all.
For that Thou didst beget me, I thank Thee for that Thou hast given: for the time during which I have used the things that were Thine, it suffices me.
For there is not anything more effectual to beget true magnanimity.
For there is nothing so effectual to beget true magnanimity, as to be able truly and methodically to examine and consider all things that happen in this life, and so to penetrate into their natures, that at the same time, this also may concur in our apprehensions: what is the true use of it?
For this being the common privilege of all natures, that they contain nothing in themselves that is hurtful unto them; it cannot be that the nature of the universe (whose privilege beyond other particular natures, is, that she cannot against her will by any higher external cause be constrained,) should beget anything and cherish it in her bosom that should tend to her own hurt and prejudice.
For what thou dost conceive of these, of a boy to become a young man, to wax old, to grow, to ripen, to get teeth, or a beard, or grey hairs to beget, to bear, or to be delivered; or what other action soever it be, that is natural unto man according to the several seasons of his life; such a thing is it also to be dissolved.
For, not to hint of this: that it is an inference from certain canonic teachings, that while some natural enjoyments here shall have no children born to them for the other world, but, on the contrary, shall be followed by the joy-childlessness of all hell's despair; whereas, some guilty mortal miseries shall still fertilely beget to themselves an eternally progressive progeny of griefs beyond the grave; not at all to hint of this, there still seems an inequality in the deeper analysis of the thing.
He called it the SLEET'S CROW'S-NEST, in honour of himself; he being the original inventor and patentee, and free from all ridiculous false delicacy, and holding that if we call our own children after our own names (we fathers being the original inventors and patentees), so likewise should we denominate after ourselves any other apparatus we may beget.
Nietzsche forthrightly declared, "Man shall be trained for war and woman for the procreation of the warrior, anything else is folly"; and was indeed unified with the Nazi world-view at least in terms of the social role of women: "They belong in the kitchen and their chief role in life is to beget children for German warriors."
Nor, at the time, had it failed to enter his monomaniac mind, that all the anguish of that then present suffering was but the direct issue of a former woe; and he too plainly seemed to see, that as the most poisonous reptile of the marsh perpetuates his kind as inevitably as the sweetest songster of the grove; so, equally with every felicity, all miserable events do naturally beget their like.
Such an abounding, affectionate, friendly, loving feeling did this avocation beget; that at last I was continually squeezing their hands, and looking up into their eyes sentimentally; as much as to say,--Oh!
The word "indigenous" comes from the Latin "indigena", meaning "native," formed from "indu" "in" and "gen-" "beget."
There is no lane so vile that the scream of a tortured child, or the thud of a drunkard's blow, does not beget sympathy and indignation among the neighbours, and then the whole machinery of justice is ever so close that a word of complaint can set it going, and there is but a step between the crime and the dock.
These principles of connexion or association we have reduced to three, namely, _Resemblance_, _Contiguity_ and _Causation_; which are the only bonds that unite our thoughts together, and beget that regular train of reflection or discourse, which, in a greater or less degree, takes place among all mankind.
This doctor therefore proposed, "that upon the meeting of the senate, certain physicians should attend it the three first days of their sitting, and at the close of each day's debate feel the pulses of every senator; after which, having maturely considered and consulted upon the nature of the several maladies, and the methods of cure, they should on the fourth day return to the senate house, attended by their apothecaries stored with proper medicines; and before the members sat, administer to each of them lenitives, aperitives, abstersives, corrosives, restringents, palliatives, laxatives, cephalalgics, icterics, apophlegmatics, acoustics, as their several cases required; and, according as these medicines should operate, repeat, alter, or omit them, at the next meeting." This project could not be of any great expense to the public; and might in my poor opinion, be of much use for the despatch of business, in those countries where senates have any share in the legislative power; beget unanimity, shorten debates, open a few mouths which are now closed, and close many more which are now open; curb the petulancy of the young, and correct the positiveness of the old; rouse the stupid, and damp the pert.
Though the long period of a Southern whaling voyage (by far the longest of all voyages now or ever made by man), the peculiar perils of it, and the community of interest prevailing among a company, all of whom, high or low, depend for their profits, not upon fixed wages, but upon their common luck, together with their common vigilance, intrepidity, and hard work; though all these things do in some cases tend to beget a less rigorous discipline than in merchantmen generally; yet, never mind how much like an old Mesopotamian family these whalemen may, in some primitive instances, live together; for all that, the punctilious externals, at least, of the quarter-deck are seldom materially relaxed, and in no instance done away.
Thy purpose was to return to thy country; to relieve thy kinsmen's fears for thee; thyself to discharge the duties of a citizen; to marry a wife, to beget offspring, and to fill the appointed round of office.
To be thus affected she must consider all worldly objects both divided and whole: remembering withal that no object can of itself beget any opinion in us, neither can come to us, but stands without still and quiet; but that we ourselves beget, and as it were print in ourselves opinions concerning them.
Use thine opinative faculty with all honour and respect, for in her indeed is all: that thy opinion do not beget in thy understanding anything contrary to either nature, or the proper constitution of a rational creature.
When thou shalt have content in thy present estate, and all things present shall add to thy content: when thou shalt persuade thyself, that thou hast all things; all for thy good, and all by the providence of the Gods: and of things future also shalt be as confident, that all will do well, as tending to the maintenance and preservation in some sort, of his perfect welfare and happiness, who is perfection of life, of goodness, and beauty; who begets all things, and containeth all things in himself, and in himself doth recollect all things from all places that are dissolved, that of them he may beget others again like unto them.
Ye did beget this luckless child, and have abandoned him, ye creative libertines.
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::: pontifical - pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop
::: genealogy - record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
::: aboriginal - being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
::: devoid - empty; lacking
::: deploy - spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
::: convoke - call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
::: granulate - form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
::: rebus - representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''.
::: hatch - deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg


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EIGHT BELLS features within its ranks SubArachnoid Space alumni Melynda Jackson and Christopher Van Huffel. A native of rural Texas now based in Portland, Oregon, Jackson's EIGHT BELLS continues in SAS' tradition of heavy guitar exploration, adding a blackened dissonance to the mix and minimalist vocals. Jackson is accompanied by classically trained six-string bassist Haley Westeiner who created the centerpiece vocals on "Fate and Technology" and also provides harmonic counterpoint to Jackson's newly discovered vocalizations. Van Huffel resumes the throne he occupied for ten years, bringing his thunderous, nuanced double kick playing with him. With this power trio, Jackson has found a group that brings focus and support to her unapologetically expressionistic experimental metal music.
Engineered by sound mastermind Billy Anderson, The Captain's Daughter features four organic soundscapes that oscillate seamlessly between tranquil and terrifying. Details SteelForBrains in an early review of the offering: "Perhaps the most tremendous achievement of The Captain's Daughter is its ability to evoke atmospheric qualities of a multitude of genres without succumbing to the confines of any of them.… EIGHT BELLS seem intent on giving the listener a broad canvas of sound to work with without seeming grandiose or tedious, and with The Captain's Daughter they succeed on every level of that presumed intention. Utilizing the negative space of sound in a way that many other bands would do well to pay heed to, EIGHT BELLS has created a masterwork with The Captain's Daughter – easily placing themselves in a realm of music that will rarely be matched this year." Metal Psalter calls the record, "a journey into the far reaches of one's mind through sound that acts as its own wordsmith," Sentire Magazine notes, "The Captains Daughter is a black metal and drone tinged journey through psychedelic doom. Featuring four tracks over about 30 minutes, each song takes it time exploring various themes," while Unhallowed Nation gushes, "EIGHT BELLS' debut album is one the most interesting, well-performed records I have heard in a while."
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The couple get married at Smiths Court Hotel, Cliftonville, this afternoon, achieving one more thing on Luke's bucket list as he makes the most of his last months.
The Hartsdown Academy IT teacher was diagnosed with mouth cancer last year and underwent radical surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
But Luke, 29, developed secondary cancer in his lungs, which doctors said was terminal in May and that he had only six months to live.
Since then he vowed to live life to the full, working through a list of dreams, experiences and achievements, which has included raising an amazing £21,511 in support the Pilgrims Hospice and Cancer Research UK.
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Animals Matter
See what Express-News pets columnist Cathy M. Rosenthal has to say about animals.
Monthly Archive for June, 2006
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month. The event was created to help the underdog in the shelter, namely cats, find good homes. You see, people generally go to shelters to adopt puppies, then dogs, then kittens, and then maybe cats. That's because people often acquire cats differently than dogs. Dogs are often a choice; […] [Read More]
Frappaccino with Fido at Your Feet
If you have a small dog, chances are you have put your dog in a handbag. If you put your dog in a small handbag, chances are you have tried to sneak your dog into a store. If you have tried to sneak your dog into a store, chances are you have also tried to […] [Read More]
Signs of Improvement
Change comes slowly, but thankfully it has come. When I read Laura Jesse's article about improvements with San Antonio's Animal Care Services, I was thrilled to read that things have improved. I know it's because they hired an interim director, Craig Brestup, who has knowledge of the field, and who could make the recommended changes […] [Read More]
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One of television's strangest sagas in 2012 was the March cancellation of HBO's Luck after the horse racing drama starring Dustin Hoffman was attacked over the treatment of animals on set.
The saga isn't quite over.
Barbara Casey, who worked as the director of production in the American Humane Association's film and television unit, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer and HBO. Casey says she worked for AHA for 13 years and is suing the organization for allegedly wrongfully terminating her in January 2012. She's also suing HBO and Luck producer Stewart Productions for aiding and abetting an alleged abuse cover-up months before the series was put to sleep.
According to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Casey says the AHA observed drugged horses, underweight and/or sick horses routinely used for work on the show, the misidentification of horses by producers so that animal safety reps couldn't track their medical histories and more.
Casey says HBO and Stewart Productions wanted to save time and money and that rather than cooperate with AHA, the production companies pressured the organization to allow them to violate the AHA's animal safety standards.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO says: "We took every precaution to ensure that our horses were treated humanely and with the utmost care, exceeding every safeguard of all protocols and guidelines required of the production. Barbara Casey was not an employee of HBO, and any questions regarding her employment should be directed to the AHA."
The AHA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The AHA -- which holds a trademark on the "No animals were harmed" phrase -- allegedly went along with the producers over Casey's objections and her desire to contact law enforcement authorities.
"AHA bowed to political and financial pressure and refused to report the Production Defendants' conduct to the authorities," Casey alleges in the suit. "AHA instructed Plaintiff not to report such conduct. AHA engaged in efforts to conceal and cover up the production defendants' criminal activities."
Eventually, the series was canceled after several horses died -- the complaint reports four deaths -- and after PETA spoke out in protest.
During the controversy, HBO said it had been working closely with the American Humane Association to implement safety protocols that go "above and beyond" typical film TV industry standards and practices. But Casey says that HBO didn't make the job easy for the AHA.
"The production defendants intentionally misidentified horses so that the humane officers and/or animal safety representatives could not track their medical histories," says the lawsuit.
Casey adds that after a horse named Hometrader died, the AHA actively interfered with efforts to rectify the situation. According to the complaint, "AHA told its representatives not to document [Hometrader's] death because he was killed during a summer hiatus from filming and therefore did not count."
Casey claims that it was unlawful to terminate her and retaliate against her for an attempt to report criminal activity. She is represented by attorney Howard Rutten and is seeking general and punitive damages.
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SABH Foundation Inc.
Welcome to South Asian Behavioral Health and Training (SABH) Foundation Inc
A Non-Profit California Agency with goals to provide residential and mental health services to mentally & developmentally disabled, new immigrants and seniors.
Welcome to SABH
South Asian Behavioral Health and Training (SABH) Foundation, is a non-profit agency registered in the State of California. It was founded by Dr. Harmesh Kumar, a licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist with 27 years experience. He has been helping the mainstream and South Asian communities for their psycho-social and emotional needs for many years. Dr. Kumar saw and listened to so many of our seniors and people with physical, developmental and mental disabilities and their families suffering in his clinical practice in the Bay Area and Central Valley over the years. However, they did not have much to look forward to as there are no psycho-social services available in their cultural and linguistic context. Therefore, Dr. Kumar accepted this challenge and now many good-hearted people have joined him.
with the current economy and high joblessness rates there are many
people from the mainstream who cannot afford to get the services they
need. On top of that people with limited language skills and with
different cultural background sometimes cannot access the services due
to lack of knowledge about the available resources. People who came to
this country on tourist visas and got sick here or are in line to get
their green cards and legalization, they and their family members are at
a disadvantage due to the current political and economic environment of
the country. They mainly depend on their local communities and churches
for help. The SABH Foundation is trying to help people with disabilities
and our seniors who are not able to get the help they need due to their
limited English language skills and lack of awareness that such services
exist. They continue to suffer on their own and become more depressed
and sometimes suicidal and not able to cope with their medical bills.
Whenever, there are economic and other pressures on families, they can
result in use of alcohol/drugs, some in domestic violence incidents and
some deal by becoming depressed and ending their lives with suicide.
We are asking for your help by giving a tax-deductible donation to South Asian Behavioral Health and Training [SABH] foundation so that such deserving persons can be helped. We are tax-exempt and non-profit 501 C (3) organization registered in the State of California.Your donation is tax deductible. (I.D. 26-04603731). Please note that any donation amount is always welcomed. If you are able to donate privately, please also check for matching funds through your employer. Many companies have matching programs which you may not be aware of.
you require additional information about South Asian Behavioral Health
and Training Foundation Inc., please contact us at (415) 504-3471 and we will be happy to
answer any questions you may have. If you are sending your donation in
the form of a check, please make it payable to SABH foundation Inc. and mail
it to 2249 Pacheco street Concord, CA 94520.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. SABH foundation Inc. couldn't do it without the generosity of donors like you.
Very truly yours,
Dr. Harmesh Kumar
Services for Seniors
Our immediate goal is to establish our own South Asian Seniors' Independent, Assisted and Skilled Residential Care Facilities.
However, at this time we are collaborating with private agencies to get the affordable and culturally appropriate placement for South Asian Seniors and their family members. We want to make sure that they get the services in their cultural and liguistic context. Also we want to make sure that their religious and spiritual needs along with their activities of daily living are met effectively. It's as important to us as it is to you in making the connection between your and our family. At SABH Foundation Inc., we want to give our seniors and their families the choices they need to live well. Our residents and our staff come together to create an environment that enriches each individual's experience to ensure that they are living their best quality life. We want our residents to be active, healthy members of their community and SABH Foundation Inc. supports their independence, their character, and their lifestyle. To explore the lifestyle at the our partnering facilities, their locations and learn more online about our independent, assisted living and skilled nursing options.
Current Events
Legend of Punjab...GURDAS MANN Saturday Aug 28 2010 at Saryon Theatre in Fresno, CA from 7:00 p.m.
Munni Begum Live in concert on Friday Jul 02 2010 at the Madhuban Restaurant in Sunnyvale, CA from 7:00 p.m. and
Sunday June 27 2010 at Taj of India in Fresno, CA from 7:00 p.m.
7th Annual Diversity Spring Festival will be held on Saturday May 01 2010 at the Todos Santos Park Plaza in downtown Concord from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, APRIL 9, 2010 Starting at 6:30PM Holiday Inn, Sanjose, CA 95113


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Some trailers every now and again
By Makoto_Mizuhara_Sakamoto 1 Comments
I hopped onto Machinima's YouTube channel to see if they had anything interesting up as of late. One thing caught my eye that seemed semi-moving in a way.
Normally, I wouldn't harp or even do anything remotely fanboyish with something that's a 360 exclusive. However, with what they did with this trailer, with the battle raging on in normal time with the city immediately around them the same and far away crumbling throughout the ages to come... that was a nice touch on the part for the guys who made the trailer. This makes me want to actually want to get a 360 and try this title out... maybe. However, it just doesn't capture my attention quite like this classic does.
What I ask of you now is this- throw your fav trailers of all time (games/movies/TV/anime/whatever) and list WHY it is that it captures your mind in one way or another.


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Palermo have insisted that they will bring in just one new player during the January transfer window – Franco Vazquez.
"We've already made our signing," stated President Maurizio Zamparini. "We decided to leave Vazquez in Argentina until January.
"We'll do nothing else in the window."
The South American is a gifted 22-year-old midfielder who has been with current club Belgrano since he was a teenager.
An Argentine Under-20 international, Palermo announced his capture in September. He cost the Italian club €4.5m.
Palermo have made a bright start to the season given that they are just one point behind joint leaders Juventus and Udinese.
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Light's Shield Tower
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The Light's Shield Tower is a new tower near Corin's Crossing in the Eastern Plaguelands. It was constructed by the Argent Crusade and offers quests and a neutral flight path.[1]
Flight PathsEdit
- Crown Guard Tower, Eastern Plaguelands
- Eastwall Tower, Eastern Plaguelands
- Plaguewood Tower, Eastern Plaguelands
- Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands
Beta changesEdit
- Was named Heartland Tower during the early stages of beta.


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Jonesborough Mayor Kelly Wolfe speaks with Operations Manager Craig Ford before Monday's BMA meeting. (Max Hrenda/Johnson City Press)
Despite facing increases to insurance premiums, the town of Jonesborough elected to play the odds that helping its employees pay for medical care would be cheaper than paying for policies with low deductibles.
On Monday, the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved the purchase of lower-cost insurance policies and the establishment of a health reimbursement account to safeguard against potential future increases.
Mayor Kelly Wolfe said the new policies approved by the BMA cost less because of the higher deductibles that accompany them. In 2013, employee deductibles were set at $1,500. According to Wolfe, however, a minority of town employees met that deductible.
"Only 12 percent of our employees actually met their deductible, which means 88 percent didn't," Wolfe said. "Therefore, the insurance we have right now is not that good a deal for us because we're overpaying and under-utilizing the policy."
To compensate, Wolfe said the town chose to purchase policies with higher deductibles ($3,000) to reduce the cost of those policies. That doesn't mean, however, that employees will be held accountable for the extra $1,500.
"The employees' out-of-pocket (cost) is still going to be $1,500," Wolfe said. "The town then will pay the additional $1,500. We believe, looking at our experience and the claims of our employees, that we would be better off paying that additional $1,500 out-of-pocket for, say, the 12 percent who used their insurance this year."
By purchasing the higher-deductible policies, Town Administrator Bob Browning and Town Recorder Abbey Miller estimated that the town saved $131,472 in insurance costs. Rather than apply those savings to another area, however, Browning and Miller recommended the creation of a health reimbursement account to deposit those savings to either cover employees' health costs — if those costs exceeded $1,500 — or to save as a "rainy- day fund," as Miller called it.
"We would be putting money into an account monthly, and using that to pay any claims," Miller said. "And hopefully it would build a 'rainy-day' fund."
While the town is willing to cover some of its employees' costs, this new practice is based on the notion that employees' needs would cost less than the $131,472 the town saved by switching policies. In his report to the BMA, however, Browning estimated that even if half of the town's employees exceeded their $1,500 deductible, the town would still see a savings of more than $10,000.
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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Larry Hogan, from Anne Arundel County, and his running mate, Boyd Rutherford of Howard County, have filed for the election and are the first in their party to run on public dollars this election.
Hogan, chairman of the nonprofit fiscal accountability group Change Maryland, and Rutherford, a former secretary of Maryland's Department of General Services, filed Monday.
They also filed their intent to participate in the state's public campaign financing program.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Del. Heather R. Mizeur (Dist. 20) of Takoma Park is the only other candidate in the governor race so far to use public funding for the primary.
Candidates who opt for public campaign financing can raise no more than about 44 cents for every resident of the state, or approximately $2.5 million in the 2014 primary, according to the tate election board's website. In opposed elections, the state will evenly match the money raised by candidates who opt for public financing.
Hogan said in a news release that no tax dollars are used through the Fair Campaign Financing Fund and using it "levels the playing field" for grassroots campaigns like his.
Yet, just days earlier, following his late-in-the-game campaign kickoff, Hogan's campaign staff issued a release naming Hogan the clear frontrunner in the GOP primary.
Maryland's primary is June 24.
As of Thursday, the other Republicans who had filed to run were Harford County Executive David R. Craig and Baltimore businessman Brian Vaeth.
Del. Ronald A. George (Dist. 30) of Arnold and former political action committee head Charles Lollar also are campaigning for the GOP nomination.


text: Frequent comedy collaborators Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911!, Night at the Museum) re-team for this high-concept horror comedy about an expectant New Orleans couple who move into a notoriously haunted home, and seek the protection of the Vatican's top exorcists (Lennon and Garant) in their battle against a bouncing baby demon. Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, and Keegan-Michael Key co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi


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Overview of Joint Degree and Cooperative Programs
Joint Degrees within Stanford University
Stanford Law School offers three types of joint degree—JD/Master's, JD/MD, and JD/PhD—in 21 subject areas.
Our JD/Master's programs are ideal for students who plan to practice law after graduation, though they may also be helpful for students interested in an academic career. Most JD/Master's degrees can be completed in three years, although several may take longer, depending on the specific master's degree.
Students interested in an academic career—or those seeking greater depth in another discipline—may want to consider a JD/PhD. The length of time required for these degrees varies depending how long it takes to complete a dissertation, but under Stanford Law's innovative programs, the typical JD/PhD can be completed in anywhere from 18 months to two years less time than required anywhere else. More important, a Stanford JD/PhD can be completed at one–third the cost of a similar joint degree anywhere else.
Established Joint Degrees
Cooperative Programs with Other Universities
Stanford JD students also have pursued degrees with other universities. For example, Stanford JD students have pursued degrees at Harvard Kennedy School, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Princeton Woodrow Wilson School. The approval process begins after you are admitted, independently, to both programs you wish to pursue. Please note, you may enroll in either a joint degree among schools at Stanford or a degree from an external university, but not both.
Degree Requirements
- Of the 111 quarter units required for the JD, you must earn at least 80 units at the Law School under a Law School course listing. You may fulfill up to all of the remaining 31 units via coursework taken in your other program, whether at Stanford University or another institution; however, restrictions may apply and you should check with the bar examiners of the state in which you intend to practice about any restrictions they may impose. (In the case of JD/PhD programs, Stanford Law School may award the JD degree upon completion of the JD degree requirements.)
- You must spend 7 quarters of full-time study at the Law School.
Jeff Strnad
Director, Joint Degree Programs
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Recoil Mass Spectrometer (RMS)
The recoil mass spectrometer (RMS) is a zero degree device used to separate masses produced in nuclear reactions. The spectrometer [1-6] is 25 m long and is comprised of a momentum separator for beam rejection and the traditional electric-magnetic-electric dipole mass separator [7-10]. The initial performance of the HRIBF RMS has been reported in ref. [11]. Other recoil separator devices may be found in ref. [12-14].
A schematic sketch of the RMS. Detectors at the target and focal plane positions may be used to achieve high selectivity of reaction products. Primary beam is usually deposited in the RMS at positions marked with 1 and 3 and in spectrometers without a momentum separator [7-10] at positions 2 and 3. The superior beam rejection capability of the RMS is due to the additional focussing elements between positions 1 and 2. In addition, the amount of beam reaching position 3 may be reduced through the use of the finger system inside Q3.
The RMS consists of three magnetic dipoles (D), seven quadrupoles (Q), two sextapoles (S), and two electric dipoles (ED). The physical properties of each element may be found in ref. [4]. The first two quadrupoles gather the recoiling nuclei and determine the momentum focus which is located inside Q3. The first magnetic dipole separates by momentum the recoiling nuclei from the beam. The primary beam, originating from a tandem accelerator, has a well-defined momentum even after passing through the target foil and should be focussed spacially according to its charge-state distribution. The recoils have a large momentum distibution caused by the evaporation process and will thus, fill the available space. Small rods called fingers may be inserted through the split poles of Q3 to intercept the primary beam at its focus and yet, have minimal impact on the overall transport efficiency for recoil products. When used with inverse kinematic reactions where beam particles and recoils have similar rigidities within the acceptances of the RMS, the fingers are designed to provide enhanced primary beam rejection.
A schematic sketch of the fingers inside Q3 and data taken with a position sensitive detector at the achromatic focal plane. The horizonal spectrum in the middle is the normalized one-dimensional spatial distribution of recoils at the achromat with and without fingers blocking charge state 23+. The normalized count rate spectrum on the right displays the number of recoils reaching the achromat as the position of one finger inside Q3 is changed. Note the dips in this spectrum caused by the fingers intercepting the focussed beam.
The second half of the momentum separator, D1-Q4-Q5, provides a second focus which is the object of the mass separator portion of the spectrometer. This position, called the achromat, is energy independent when Q3 is correctly adjusted. The two sextapoles provide second-order corrections in the final focus.
The mass separator section contains a magnetic dipole between two electric dipoles. The electric elements separate the recoils as a function of kinetic energy and charge (E/Q) and the magnetic dipole separates as function of momentum and charge (P/Q). The net result are recoils separated as a function of mass and charge (A/Q). The magnitude of the mass dispersion is determined by the last pair of quadrupoles, Q6 and Q7. Together with Q4 and Q5, the position of the final focal plane is determined.
The performance parameters of the spectrometer, such as the size of the final image and the mass dispersion, often depend only upon specific groups of elements of the RMS. These elements may be adjusted together without affecting the field values of the other elements. Thus, several "knobs" have been incorporated into the control system so that users may adjust these parameters according to the requirements of the experiment.
Various acceptances govern the performance of the RMS and the efficiency to detect recoil products. The RMS has an nonsymmetric, overall solid-angle acceptance. The horizontal acceptance is +/- 30 mrad and the vertical acceptance is +/- 110 mrad and is determined by the positions of Q1 and Q2. The target-to-Q1 distance is approximately 75 cm. However, other aperatures in the system affect the effective overall solid angle which corresponds between 10- and 15 msr. The primary beam spot on target should be a vertical line 1 mm in width and 4 mm in length. The energy acceptance is determined, in part, by the length of the plates on the electric dipoles and is estimated to be greater than +/- 10%. The A/Q acceptance, reflecting the various aperatures throughout the flight path is near 5%. Overall mass resolution (M/dM) has been calculated to be 540 although through collimation, it is estimated that this value may approach 1000 (including software corrections).
A typical focal plane image of the RMS using the reaction 60Ni + 58Ni at 220 MeV. The masses and resolution are given in the figure. This spectrum is taken with no other requirement than an ion passing through the focal plane detector. The high primary beam suspression of the RMS is evident from the cleanliness of this spectrum although a light spray of beam particles may be observed on the far left of the spectrum. You may access a higher resolution JPEG version of this figure.
The long flight-path of the spectrometer will prohibit detection of nuclei which contain isomeric transitions with halflives ranging from approximately ten nanoseconds to a microsecond. These nuclei decay in flight through internal conversion, causing disruption [15] of the atomic electrons and drastic changes in charge state. In order to reduce this effect, a charge resetting foil is placed some 10 cm away from the target and charge state equilibrium is obtained for all recoils. Due to the gaussian charge state distribution, the maximum total efficiency of the RMS for each mass will be on the order of 45%. This assumes that two charge states are detected at the focal plane.
A list of focal plane detectors and other relevent features of the RMS is given below:
- RMS hardware and other features
- charge resetting foil
- fingers
- RMS target area detectors
- CLARION Ge array
- hyball
- RMS focal plane area detectors
- moving tape collector (MTC)
- position sensitive avalanche counter (PSAC)
- multi-channel plate detector (MCP)
- focal plane
- ionization chamber
- gamma chamber
- double-sided silicon strip detectors (DSSD)
- pair spectrometer
This device is funded by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Idaho Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Louisianna State University, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, State of Tennessee, UNISOR, University of Maryland, University of Tennessee, U.S. Department of Energy, and Vanderbilt University.
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