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Beginner's Mind for Yogis. ~ Kim Roberts
How to give up, start over, and take a hint from the newbie.
Here's the honest to god truth: after over twenty years of devoted (bordering on obsessive) yoga and meditation practice, I am amazed at how much time I still spend criticizing myself, judging others and wanting things to be different than they are. Wanting things, in general. Or, not wanting things. Being mad at how our planet is evolving. I used to hear stories about long-time practitioners who suddenly gave up practice after years and years, and I couldn't understand how anyone could be so silly. How could you give up after putting so much time in?
I get it now. What use are all the months and months on retreat and pilgrimage and attending hundreds of teachings and classes and conferences? I've spent thousands of dollars and many years, cumulatively, in intensive practice situations. I've sacrificed steady jobs, long-term relationships and stable housing situations.
And good old ego keeps asking: Why are you wasting your time?
I answer with things like this: These practices settle me, I'm more stable emotionally, they have allowed me to earn my living while traveling the world, often in places most people only dream about. It's been an incredibly rich experience.
Or more to the point: I don't have a choice.
Ego answers: You're a failure at this. Give it up.
And of course this is true—I am a failure at it—because there is nothing to achieve. There is no goal and ego hates this. But along the way I've become more peaceful, more relaxed, nicer to be around. People tell me so. I think this is the point of these practices. But you can't really measure that. And how do you list that on your resume?
I've understood the point of practice to be a realization of the nature of mind—a realization that fundamentally shifts your perspective of reality. One that allows loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity to infiltrate every situation that arises. And though these qualities are more familiar than they were in the past, for the most part, I still look at the world in the same old way: through the eyes of ego, which asks in an endless variety of ways: what's in it for me?
So I have decided to give up. I mean really, give up.
I'm giving up the negative thoughts that still sabotage my peacefulness. I'm giving up the self-flagellation that stains my awareness. I'm giving up the illusion that I have plenty of time to practice later, because I don't know if I'll have another twenty years or not. I may, but I may not. I'm going back to the beginning to learn again.
My first yoga teacher, Richard Freeman, was (and still is) appreciated for his Level One beginner's class. What originally drew me to yoga practice was Richard's constant reminder to keep coming back to the beginning. So that's what I am doing. Back to the beginning: back to the mat, back to breath and bandhas, back to questioning my ideas about how things should look.
Ego complains that things are never as I think they should be. I keep thinking I should be more of this and less of that, somewhere else on the spectrum. But I'm not. So I am recommitting to stay present with the truth of the moment, whether or not I like what I see. Being a beginner is humbling. Humility can be a profound teaching, if you are brave enough to face it.
As a beginner, you open yourself to new possibilities—you have no idea what you are in for. Openness is the most important tool you have when learning something new (like how to live your life). It is also how to keep practice fresh. If you lose this, you lose the whole point of practice. Openness is not just about flexible hips or shoulder joints. Openness means acceptance, curiosity. If I cannot do a posture as a beginner, I can accept that. After all, I have only just begun. But if, after 20 years I can still not do that posture (or maintain that ideal relationship or the perfect teaching situation), I might encounter embarrassment or vulnerability, and that is powerful medicine.
The best way to tune in to this experience of being a beginner is to use the breath. It is always present, and always in the now. The breath is the connector between our inner and outer experience—the communicator, or, you could say, our wireless connection. It is our lifeline. The more aware you are of your breath—which is to say the more finely tuned in it is—the stronger your connection. Connection to what? To everything, but let's just call it source.
The most important teaching Richard ever gave me was to listen to myself, even if everyone else was doing something different and telling me to do the same. I love him for saying this. You know yourself better than anyone else ever will. With practice your innate wisdom will develop its voice, and at the same time, you will learn to hear it, by listening to the breath. And the more you practice, the more you will come to know this voice. It is with you always—it is the voice of your heart. But to hear it, sometimes you might need to become a beginner again—to keep coming back to the breath, and to not knowing, again and again. And again.
So here's my current practice: Breathe in, Breathe out, Smile, Repeat.
Ed: Caroline Scherer
Kim Roberts earned an MA in Psychology from a Buddhist University and spent the next two decades bowing to bald men in red robes or white lunghis. When not meditating, counseling or writing, Kim teaches yoga and has led retreats at paradisical resorts throughout South Asia for the past 15 years. She divides her time between Thailand and Crestone, Colorado, where her nearest neighbors are the elk. www.papayayoga.com www.diaryofapilgrim.com
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7 Responses to "Beginner's Mind for Yogis. ~ Kim Roberts"
Beautiful Kim! Your writing is exquisite and I am in such a similar place. It actually seems to me that the yoga itself keeps bringing us back to beginning doesn't it? There's no where else to go but giving it all up to something so much bigger!
Thanks Alison! Yes, I am sure we could have a loooooong talk about the journey…in fact I'd love to do that! Wish you all the best as you make your way forward sharing your gifts. You have SO much to share! Send me your email when you have a chance…love to you
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Great article Kim. Love your current practice and it almost sounds like a mantra. Thank you for writing this!
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Daniel Rowan
MSc, PhD
- Primary position:
- Lecturer in Audiology
- Other positions:
- Director of Programmes (Audiology)
"My team is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with sensory impairments"
Daniel is a Lecturer in Audiology at the University of Southampton. His goal is to develop knowledge and technologies that will allow people with sensory impairments to optimally use their hearing to achieve the independence, prosperity and fulfilment they desire.
Daniel is the Director of Programmes (Audiology) covering the MSci/BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) and MSc Audiology course, teaches on them and looks after clinical placements. He is also an Audiologist registered with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP).
Daniel began his training as an Audiologist in the National Health Service in 1995. In 2000, he embarked on the MSc in Audiology at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), graduating in 2002. Daniel conducted his PhD research, funded by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (now Action On Hearing Loss), under the supervision of Prof Mark Lutman and graduated in 2006. In 2004 he joined the Hearing and Balance Centre as a member of staff. Daniel is the lead member of a team of scientific advisors from the University of Southampton to the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, which includes the Deaflympics.
A sample lecture on human echolocation.
Youtube video: How our ears help us see
Honours and Awards
|The Denzil Brooks Trophy, British Society of Audiology in recognition of outstanding contributions to promoting excellence in clinical practice through Chairmanship of the Professional Practice Committee, which has become the leading provider of clinical guidance in audiology nationally and internationally.
The University of Southampton's electronic library (e-prints)
Conference or Workshop Item
Research Interests
Sounds, through hearing, are important to people in various ways. Daniel is interested in ways that the hearing of sound helps us (e.g. for communication and spatial awareness) and hinders us (e.g. the interfering and fatiguing effects of background noise), the particular difficulties that arise with hearing impairment and how hearing can be exploited to help people with visual impairment and blindness. His research covers:
- How hearing can help us to localise objects that either actively produce sounds (aka sound-source localization) or can be stimulated to reflect sounds (aka echolocation).
- How hearing assists or interferes with our ability to function in challenging acoustic and psychological environments. For example, effects of different types of background sound on hearing, situational awareness and cognitive capabilities.
- The effects of hearing impairment and auditory prostheses on our hearing abilities (including speech understanding and localization).
The importance of hearing to visually impaired and blind people and how the usefulness of their hearing can be improved, especially if they also have a hearing loss.
The large anechoic chamber at the University of Southampton
An experiment to determine the localisation abilities of cochlear implant users
Primary research group: Human Sciences Group
Affiliate research group: Hearing and Balance Centre
Research projects
Make like a bat
How can humans use echoes to detect and locate objects?
What is the best way detect cheating in sporting events for deaf people?
2 ears are better than 1
What benefit do hearing impaired people get from using two auditory prostheses, one in each ear?
Fit for duty
How can the impact of hearing impairment on the capabilities of military personnel be assessed?
Telemedicine in cochlear implants
This project is exploring different ways of providing long term follow up to cochlear implant users.
Teaching Responsibilities
|Module Code
|Basic neurosensory assessment
|BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) Part 1
|Physiological and Psychophysical Measurement
|BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) Part 1
|Clinical Measurement and Training
|BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) Part 1
|Practical Tutor
|Experimental Audiology Research (EAR) Projects
|BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) Part 2
|Clinical Practicum
|BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) Part 2
|Practical Tutor
|Clinical Practicum
|BSc Audiology Part 3
|Co-ordinator of synoptic exam
|Research Project
BSc Audiology Part 3
|Project Supervisor
|Clinical Assessment in Audiology
|MSc Audiology
|Lecturer, Practical Tutor and Clinic Tutor
|Physiology and Psychology of hearing
|MSc Audiology
|Diagnostic Audiology
|MSc Audiology
|Research Project
|MSc Audiology
|Practical Tutor
Dr Daniel Rowan
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Authorities called off a search late Thursday afternoon for some residential burglary suspects in Camarillo.
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Perhaps Dominic Artis is more important to the No. 10 Oregon Ducks than anyone thought.
In two games without their freshman point guard, the Pac-12 leading Ducks have struggled to beat a woeful Washington team and then were blown out by Stanford.
"That's the first time we've fell flat on our face this year," Oregon coach Dana Altman said after his team lost 76-52 on Wednesday night. "I'm really disappointed, I'm not going to lie. I'm very disappointed. But a lot of it has to do with Stanford. They just kicked us.
"We just got it handed to us. Turnovers were really a problem. We gave up some easy baskets, and they played with tremendous confidence after that. We just got it handed to us. There's no other way to put it."
Artis is out indefinitely with a foot injury, although Altman holds out some hope that he can return by next weekend.
A 6-1 native of Oakland, Artis is averaging 10.2 points and 3.8 assists per game, shooting 35.1 percent from 3-point range.
Junior Johnathan Loyd started against Stanford and split time with freshman Willie Moore. The two combined for seven points, one assist and five turnovers Wednesday.
It wasn't just the point guards, though. The Ducks finished with 20 turnovers as a team and only four assists.
"The turnovers really killed us today," Oregon senior E.J. Singler told The Oregonian. "We've had a problem (with that) all year, and it finally caught up to us today.
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Volume 55, Issue 2, 15 January 1984
Effect of uniaxial stress on optical gain in semiconductors55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333094View Description Hide Description
It has been previously shown that the optical gain for impurity‐band transitions is altered by stress and the results of that analysis have been used to explain the ''anomalous'' polarization characteristics of semiconductor lasers. However, in semiconductor lasers with u n d o p e d active layer the stimulated emission is observed at band‐to‐band transitions. The effect of uniaxial stress on optical gain for band‐to‐band transitions in direct gap semiconductors is calculated in this paper. The optical gain for linearly polarized light with electric vector along the stress is found to be larger than that for light polarized normal to the stress even in the absence of impurities. This arises from the stress‐induced anisotropy of the band‐edge effective masses. The result shows that in semiconductor injection lasers, the optical gain for the TM mode (E normal to the junction) is larger than that of the TE mode (E along the junction) in the presence of a sufficient compressive stress normal to the junction. The stimulated emission from injection lasers is usually polarized in the TE mode, which has higher facet reflectivity than that of the TM mode. Thus the observation of stimulated TM emission implies higher TM gain and hence suggests the presence of compressive stress.
Some aspects of bonding‐solder deterioration observed in long‐lived semiconductor lasers: Solder migration and whisker growth55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333095View Description Hide Description
This paper reports on catastrophic degradation, called sudden failure (SF), that is observed in both AlGaAs/GaAs and InGaAsP/InP double‐heterostructure lasers. The SF observed here is not associated with electrical surge effects and appears unexpectedly in the middle of a long‐term, stable operation. It was found that this type of SF can be caused by aging‐induced metallurgical deterioration at the interfacial bonding solder layer. Among the metallurgical deteriorations observed were (1) solder migration into the laser crystal due to current‐induced local heating near the end mirror of the laser, (2) In whiskergrowth due to electromigration in In solder, and (3) Sn whiskergrowth, when using an Au‐Sn alloy as solder, due to strain relaxation. All of these effects cause SF. Countermeasures against these deteriorations are described and some successful results are presented.
Yield‐stress and stress relaxation measurements in cobalt55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333096View Description Hide Description
Yield stress of polycrystallinecobalt (5N) was studied in the temperature range 15–300 K and interpreted by a theoretical model which provided an agreement with experimental results. Logarithmic stress relaxation was also studied in polycrystallinecobalt at natural strains of up to 8% at 15, 25, 40, and 55 K. Activation energies, i.e., 1.27±0.35 eV, deduced from a single barrier model of logarithmic stress relaxation, i.e., u 0=k(T 0+A T 2)×[m+2.3 (dσ/d s)c] where T 0 and A are constants), which allows for ''quantum'' effects below T≤70 K, favors vacancy formation and dynamic recovery as the rate determining process. The occurrence of structural effects such as ''strain enhancement'' (semiempirical fact) at low temperatures, suggests that a single barrier model is not sufficient to explain the ''anomalies'' appertaining to the temperature dependence of the yield stress and of the accompanying modes of plastic deformation. However, both quantum and structural effects seem to play an important role in the determination of low temperature deformation peculiarities.
Relationship of the structure of the pseudobinary Laves phase compounds Sm‐Er‐Fe to their intrinsic magnetostriction55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333097View Description Hide Description
A series of pseudo‐binary Laves phase compounds Sm1−x Er x Fe2 (x=0.1, 0.2...0.85) have been prepared and investigated. Using the method of x‐ray diffractometry, the samples are step scanned with monochromatic Cu radiation at Bragg angle 2θ ranging from 50° to 110°. A detailed report is presented here on the broadening and splitting of the line profiles in some specimens at higher Bragg angles, like the cubic (533), (622), (642), and (731) reflections. The results are discussed in connection with the intrinsic magnetostriction of the material. The Curie temperatures and the room temperaturesaturation magnetization of the compounds have also been studied.
Nonlinear optical reorientation in hybrid aligned nematics55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333098View Description Hide Description
We give the complete theory of optically induced molecular reorientation in hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystals in which all the approximations usually adopted can be dropped. Applying a very general variational method of calculation and taking into account the anchoring energies on the boundaries of the liquid crystal cell we obtain a phase diagram (thickness versus optical field) exhibiting the possibility of ordered phase transitions from homeotropic to hybrid to planar configurations. Then we get the field dependent dielectric constant 〈δε〉 for any field strength and work out, as well, some numerical examples. In particular we show the previously assumed quadratic dependence on the field is true only at very low fields while a saturation occurs increasing the field. For larger sample thicknesses the saturation occurs at fields much lower than those necessary for the transition to a planar order. Finally we show that our analysis can be applied to the study of optical Fredericksz transitions in nematics and we work out a more general expression for the Fredericksz threshold.
Thermionic‐field emission from interface states at grain boundaries in silicon55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333099View Description Hide Description
An extension of Shockley–Read–Hall kinetics is presented for interface states at grain boundaries in silicon. The emission of majority carriers by these states is generalized to include thermionic field emission (TFE), which is shown to be important in many practical cases. Comparison is made with experimental results obtained on studies of isolated grain boundaries in silicon. One of the principal results is that energy distributions of interface states deduced from electrical characteristics of grain boundaries must be interpreted using a model which includes TFE. The importance of TFE increases with the doping concentration of the siliconN and the voltage applied across the grain boundaryV and decreases with temperature. It is legitimate to neglect TFE from the interface states and consider pure thermal emission only for N V≲101 6 cm− 3 V at a temperature of 300 K, or N V≲101 5 cm− 3 V for 130 K.
Light‐beam‐induced current characterization of grain boundaries55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333047View Description Hide Description
A quantitative theory for evaluation of light‐beam‐induced profiles at grain boundaries is presented. Signals and deduced characteristic values, i.e., the maximum and the half‐width, are calculated in a practically important region of the semiconductor parameters. From this numerical simulation the influence of the various parameters on the signal properties is deduced. Light beam experiments are performed with high spatial resolution on semicrystalline solar cells. The light‐beam‐induced current can be calibrated to give the spatially resolved quantum yield. The experimental data are analyzed using the presented theory. Excellent agreement is obtained between experiment and theory as well as between light‐beam‐induced current analysis and previous electron‐induced experiments.
Unannealed and annealed depth distributions of mercury implanted into silicon55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333075View Description Hide Description
We report unannealed and annealed depth distributions for Hg implanted into Si at energies of 300–900 keV and fluences from 101 4 to 101 6 cm− 2. Range parameters and Pearson IV moments are determined; projected range and range straggle are about 40% greater than Lindhard, Scharff, and Schio/tt calculations. Significant redistribution of Hg atoms occurs with annealing, especially at 550 °C, and the nature of the redistribution varies with ion fluence, and appears to be related to amorphization and regrowth of the damaged layer.
The effect of heavy dose implantations of B and C on the crystal structure and superconducting transition temperature of A‐15 Nb3Al55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333076View Description Hide Description
The effect of ion implantation on metastable phase formation and superconducting transition temperature (T c ) has been investigated. The particular alloys studied were Nb3Al1−x B x and Nb3Al1−x C x . A‐15 Nb3Al was used as the substrate material. Large doses of B and C (up to 23 at.%) were implanted into Al depleted surfaces. A series of implantation energies and doses was chosen to maintain the (Al+B) and (Al+C) concentrations equal to 25 at. %. This is necessary for achieving high T c materials. Auger analysis indicated that there was very good agreement between experimental and theoretical dopant profiles immediately after implantation. After annealing up to 900 °C the B atoms showed very little redistribution; however the C atoms tended to migrate towards the surface. Structural analysis using a READ camera and a diffractometer indicated that the large doses of B and C had been implanted into the A‐15 structure without affecting its stability; this A‐15 phase remained stable up to 950 °C. Implantation caused the lattice parameter of the A‐15 phase to increase by 1%–2%. There was no increase in the superconducting transition temperature above that of the substrate (18 K). This work is consistent with other studies; implantation has successfully produced metastable phases; however implantation into A‐15's has not increased their T c 's.
Ion implantation and diffusion of Zn in GaAs55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333077View Description Hide Description
Znimplantation (dose 5×101 5 cm− 2) and subsequent diffusion were carried out on GaAs wafers and on liquid‐phase epitaxial GaAs layers. A silicon nitride cap was deposited by chemical vapor deposition(CVD) or by sputtering either before or after implantation. Profiles were determined with Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Differential Hall Effect measurements and damage was studied with Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry. Annealing gave rise to Zn segregation at the surface or just below it and at a depth past the implantation maximum. The diffusion was much deeper and the damage recovery was much less with implantation through a nitride layer than with implantation directly into GaAs. This is explained in terms of recoil implantation of Si and N and of a smaller Ga vacancy concentration so that less trapping of interstitial Zn by such vacancies takes place. Surface segregation of Zn and differences in diffusion depth between samples with sputtered and CVDsilicon nitride caps are ascribed to the effects of stress. Except in a surface layer, complete electrical activation and ideal Hall mobility values were found after annealing at 700 °C.
Study of manganese accumulation in ion implanted GaAs influenced by Fermi energy and annealing technique55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333078View Description Hide Description
The redistribution of Mn during post‐implantation annealing in bulk semi‐insulating GaAs and GaAs vapor phase epitaxialbuffer layers is studied by secondary ion mass spectrometry for Si, Se, and Cd implantedmaterialsannealed capless in an As4‐H2 atmosphere. The secondary ion mass spectrometry chemical profiles are correlated to the electrical profiles of the implanted layers and agree with the stages of approach toward equilibrium during annealing. We have developed a model for Mn diffusing by an interstitial‐substitutional mechanism and one that agrees with the relative amount and type of implantation damage due to stoichiometric disturbances generated during the implantation process. Mn accumulation caused by differences between donor and acceptor implants, the effects of annealingtemperature, time, and atmosphere are discussed. The implant fluences used in this investigation are appropriate for GaAs field‐effect transistor device applications.
Neutron transmutation doping of gallium phosphide55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333079View Description Hide Description
The doping of GaP with Ge using nuclear transmutation is reported. Electrical and optical measurements were used to characterize the neutron‐irradiated samples. After annealing at 800 °C for 2 h, essentially all the Ge atoms are located on lattice sites where they act as single donors. This is most likely the Ga site. Higher temperatures are needed to anneal all the defects induced during irradiation and decay of the activated nuclei.
Comparison of channeling radiation from diamonds with and without platelets55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333080View Description Hide Description
Channeling‐radiation spectra produced by planar‐channeled relativistic positrons and electrons in Type‐Ia and Type‐IIa diamonds have been measured. Because of the presence of platelets in the Type‐Ia diamond, some of the spectra measured for this crystal differ markedly from their counterparts for the Type‐IIa diamond. These striking differences illustrate the potential applications of channeling radiation as a diagnostic tool for studies of impurities or defects in crystals.
Diffusion of arsenic in bilayer polycrystalline silicon films55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333081View Description Hide Description
The diffusion of arsenic in polycrystalline silicon films is studied using a novel bilayer structure consisting of a polycrystalline silicon layer, i n s i t u doped with arsenic, deposited on top of an undoped polycrystalline silicon layer. This technique avoids the complication of structural changes resulting from the ion implantation doping that has been employed in other investigations. The diffusivity is measured for the relatively low temperature range 700–850 °C and is described by the relation D=10 exp (−3.36/k T)cm2/s. The average deviation from this relation of the measurements from samples prepared in two different deposition systems is less than 20%. The values are about three orders of magnitude greater than the intrinsic diffusivity of arsenic in the silicon lattice. It is proposed that the diffusion takes place along grain boundaries and that certain background impurities in the grain boundaries are responsible for the large variation in the values that are reported in the literature.
Metal clusters in plasma polymerized matrices: Gold55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333082View Description Hide Description
This paper describes how plasma processes can control the metal content, metal cluster dispersion, and metal cluster crystallography embedded in dielectric fluorocarbon film matrices. We will show that the metal volume fraction can be controlled over a wide range by superimposing varying degrees of physical sputtering onto the chemical plasma etching/polymerization process which inevitably takes place simultaneously in certain halocarbon plasmas using a capacitively coupled rf diode discharge system. The critical metal volume fraction V c at which the metal cluster containing polymer suddenly becomes conducting is 0.4. Evidence is given to show that the crystallographic features of the Au clusters (particle size, nonuniform strain, unit cell dimensions) have quite a different functional behavior v i s‐a‐v i s the overall film conductivity at different metal volume fractions depending on the deposition temperature in the range −15 to 60 °C. Furthermore, crystallographic features of the clusters are independent of the metal volume fraction in the film but depend on surface migration during film growth in the Teflon‐like matrix.
Residual strains in amorphous silicon films measured by x‐ray double crystal topography55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333083View Description Hide Description
A new application of double crystal topography using selected diffraction from portions of bent crystals was used to determine the curvature of single crystal Si wafers coated with hydrogenated amorphous Si (a‐Si:H) films. This direct imaging method allowed measurements of the radii of curvature R of bent crystals over a range ≂0.2–1000 m. Using this procedure two different series of a‐Si:H films were measured to compare the internal strains and monitor these as a function of film thickness. The curvature of the sample crystals was shown to be inversely proportional to the thickness of the film. The internal stress was found to be independent of film thickness, but only depended on the processing conditions.
Lattice match: An application to heteroepitaxy55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333084View Description Hide Description
We define the concept of lattice match for any pair of crystal lattices in any given crystal direction, allowing for a periodic reconstruction of the interface. An algorithm for a systematic search for all possible matches is developed, and some examples of nonstandard lattice matches are given for CdTe on GaAs and sapphire to illustrate the method. For the case of CdTe on GaAs, our results agree with published results, both with respect to growth plane and orientation for CdTe(111) on GaAs(100). For CdTe on sapphire, our results agree with published results with respect to growth plane.
Electron beam induced explosive crystallization of unsupported amorphous germanium thin films55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333085View Description Hide Description
Explosive crystallization has been observed in thin, unsupported (free) films of amorphousgermaniumirradiated with a focussed, moderately intense electron beam. Transmission electron microscopic examination of the crystallized films show radial dendritic growth followed by annularly arranged periodic surface features. Analysis of our results confirm that the heat released during the amorphous to crystalline (a→c) transformation of the irradiated area (∼10 μm) abruptly crystallizes the surrounding area up to ∼120 μm in diameter. Origin of the dendritic growth is consistent with the ''duplex‐melting'' model and confirms that the crystallization mechanism is self‐sustaining and proceeds via an intermediate melting step. Periodic morphology in the outer crystalline area is characteristic of the present experiment on unsupported, amorphousfilms and is analyzed in terms of one‐dimensional heat flow. A qualitative model is presented. The observed periodic surface features consisting of alternate large grain (∼1 μm wide) single crystalline and small grain (∼0.2 μm wide) polycrystalline regions in the outer crystallized area are understood in terms of melting and rapid solidification occurring in succession along the direction of propagation of the amorphous to crystalline transformation process. The presence of gaseous bubbles in the single crystalline area supports the existence of the melting step.
Deep levels related to Co in InP55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333086View Description Hide Description
Electrical and optical junction space‐charge spectroscopies,photoluminescence, and electron paramagnetic resonance are used to investigate the charge states of Co present in n‐type InP and to characterize the deep levels occuring in such Co dopedmaterials.Electron paramagnetic resonance and photoluminescence results indicate unambiguously that the Co2 + charge state is present in n‐type material substitutional to indium. Only one deep level at E V +0.24 eV is detected with a concentration similar to Co doping. The (E V +0.24 eV) level is identified with the (Co2 +→Co3 ++e C B ) charge state change mainly on the analysis of its optical cross sections σ0 n (hν) and σ0 p (hν). Optical transitions are well interpreted as transitions from the Co2 + ground state (4 A 2) to the Γ point minimum of the conduction band for σ0 n (hν) and from the valence band to the Co2 + ground (4 A 2) and excited state (4 T 2) for σ0 p (hν). The value of the ionization energy for Co2 + in InP (1.16 eV) is shown to agree quite well the value predicted by the trends of the ionization energies of 2+ charge states of transition metals in III‐V semiconductors.
Semi‐insulating GaAs examined using a three‐band model55(1984); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.333087View Description Hide Description
Electrical transport parameters were calculated at 296 K as a function of Fermi energy around n‐ and p‐type conversion points using a three‐band model comprising the Γ1 C and the heavy and light hole bands. This study indicates that all of the recently reported semi‐insulating GaAs are n type (negative Hall coefficient), and futhermore the electrical transport phenomena can be explained only in terms of electrons and the contribution of the holes can be neglected. The resultant calculations can be used in assessing the semi‐insulating GaAs crystals in a routine way only by measuring the electrical conductivity and Hall coefficient at one temperature, 296 K.


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My gratitude to Bill Freda, who depicted Damian Chiotis with his usual charm and elegance--exactly as I imagined him.
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Many thanks to Rose Brungard, my publisher, who edited 'Christmas Dream'. Her light hand, as always, made it a pleasure to work with her.
You know how grateful I am, Rose honey.
Christmas Dream
Christmas Eve
As the sleek, black limousine purred
along through the falling snow, on its way from
Dammit, the snow was falling harder. But what was that? Damian lifted his hand, and Ian Evans, his bodyguard, seated beside the chauffeur, caught the gesture. "Slow down, Sir? Check what that is?" Damian nodded.
"Right," said the bodyguard. Damian watched him leave the limousine, going over to a snowbound hunched figure, gesturing to the open hatchback of the car. Ian nodded to the figure, sprinting back to the limo. "It's a young lady, Sir, stranded with a rental that has no spare in the back, and she has a flat. I offered to stop at the nearest garage, send some help to her…" He halted when Damian shook his head.
"Make sure the car is locked securely and well off the road. Invite the young woman to come with us. We'll find out her destination and drive her to it, or as close as we can get. You get the rental contract out of the glove compartment, so you can phone the rental people and get them to rescind the contract and pick up their car." Ian nodded and went back to the figure, which Damian now realized wasn't hunched, but a petite woman, in a hooded suede coat that seemed to be lined with some kind of fur. He saw her nod, and Ian went about the business of dealing with the rental. He guided the young woman to the back of the limousine, about to open the door for her. Damian was amused to see her open her coat, shaking it vigorously to rid it of the amount of snow that had collected on it. Considerate, well mannered. She even knocked her boots against the bottom of the limousine. At least the trip to wherever she was going promised to be reasonably pleasant, if he should feel like conversation. For safety's sake, he took a file out of his briefcase. If the woman should turn out to be a ninny, he'd excuse himself, and read the file instead.
A blast of cold, snowy air brought Damian quickly out of his reverie. He glanced over to the young woman who did her best to enter quickly. She slid smoothly into the seat next to him, glancing at him rather shyly, it seemed to him.
Removing her snowy gloves, she said softly, "It's very good of you to take pity on me this way. My name is Cynthis Leigh."
"Damian Chiotis." He held out a well-shaped hand, and was interested to see her small, cold hand disappear entirely into his. "You're ice cold," he remarked, frowning. "I'll up the thermostat a little, so you can warm up quickly."
She hastily shook her head, and he was amused to see coppery curls dance. "Please don't bother on my account. It's wonderfully warm in here, I'll soon warm up."
"How long had you been out there, staring at the empty space where the spare should've been?"
She frowned. "Uh—maybe a quarter of an hour. Trouble is, I hadn't intended driving on this quiet back road, where there's hardly any traffic, but I missed the turnoff for 485…"
the Interstate to
nodded. "Oh, I see. I was on my way to
He smiled
briefly. "Then you are in luck. I am on my way to
"Thank you very much—that's so kind of you." Her sigh was barely audible, but he heard. Without appearing to, he slanted a glance at her. He had already noticed her coppery curls, which had remained mostly dry under the hood of her coat.
Long lashed, deep blue eyes under finely drawn dark brows. Elegant cheekbones, a straight little nose, and a luscious, pink mouth that invited kisses… He frowned at himself. What a flight of fancy… Well, he had been alone for a while. The repulsive tricks of his discarded mistress—who had been trying to force him into marriage—had turned him off totally. Now, for the first time in months, his libido kicked in. Maybe it was time to have a brief fling with one of the women vying for his attentions— He sighed. After Christmas.
He nodded in her direction. "You will excuse me, I've some papers to go through." He was pleased to note she merely nodded quietly, didn't use the opening to bury him under a flood of words. She seemed to be comfortable with silences, sitting there so calm, her hands clasped lightly in her lap, not fidgeting, crossing and re-crossing her legs, giving him a flash of thigh. None of that. Hmmm.
He put his papers away with a sigh. Turning to her, he said, "I'm glad that's done. Tell me, did your misadventure come at the end of a long flight?"
She shook
her head. "I live in Ocean Breeze,
nodded. "That's why I thought
"And you
drove to
"Well, Bud Hillman drove, I just sat here." His mouth twitched slightly.
She smiled back. "Even so…" Nodding, he made a throw-away gesture with his left hand. She noticed again the strong, elegant shape of his hand, the fingers long and tapering, the trimmed nails beautifully formed, a heavy gold signet ring on his little finger. A snowy cuff with a discreet gold cufflink showed beneath a dark charcoal sleeve. A classy guy. Damian Chiotis—obviously Greek. Owns his own plane, is driven around in a limousine… Evidently a Greek tycoon.
In spite
of the snow that kept on falling, they were making good time. They left the highway and went on to a much
smaller road. After a little while, she
thought a snow-covered sign read,
Shortly afterwards, the limousine slowed, then drove through what was evidently a huge cast iron gate, which closed quickly behind them. The limo drove up to a porte-cochère, on the side of what seemed to her a huge house—what she could see of it in the slowly fading light. The bodyguard flew out of his seat, scanning quickly, while the chauffeur went to the trunk, getting the luggage, she thought.
Damian decided to get out of his limo on her side, closer to the house. She hastily tucked her feet close to the bottom of the seat, allowing him to pass. As he did so, he smiled, and the serious tycoon became a stunning, to-die-for handsome man of great charm.
"Goodbye," he said. "I've enjoyed your company on this long, fruitless trip."
"Thank you for taking me in," she whispered.
"No Greek worthy of the name would leave a beautiful woman stranded in the snow."
"You are very kind." Her voice was no more than a sigh. He nodded, and with a lithe movement left the car. The chauffeur quickly closed the door again, and slid behind the wheel. He drove through the porte-cochère, making a quick turn on an apron in front of what seemed to be a four-car garage, and sped out of the gate, which miraculously opened, closing behind them.
"Where in
"If you're taking the 114…" he nodded, "then it is the first white house on the right where the houses begin."
"In this weather, all houses are white, Miss." The chauffeur's voice was edged with humour.
"Of course, you're right. Let me see…" She counted on her fingers. "Yes, it's the fourth house on the right." Bud nodded, driving as fast as the snow allowed. When they reached her friend's house, Cynthis was disquieted to see it entirely in darkness. Bud Hillman was puzzled, asking, "Are you sure this is the house, Miss?"
Cynthis nodded. "Oh yes, very sure. Maybe the snow has caused the electricity to fail…" Bud silently indicated the three houses they had just passed. They were ablaze with Christmas lights, and there was light at the downstairs windows. Cynthis nodded. "You're right." Peering through the increasing dusk to the dark front door with its huge Christmas wreath, she said, "Um-uh, if you'd let me walk to the front door? I think there's a white envelope stuck to the door, just underneath the wreath. See it?"
"I'll go, Miss. I doubt anyone's been on this driveway today, it is thickly snowed in." Bud fought his way to the portico and found that Cynthis was right. An envelope was stuck to the door. He hurried back, giving her the envelope. "There you are, Miss." Cynthis nodded her thanks, and tore the envelope open. Reading half-aloud, she could not prevent a little gasp escaping her.
My mother was suddenly hospitalized in
up there just ahead of the snow. Sorry about your Christmas visit, but
I'm sure you understand. Love, Germaine
Cynthis gazed at the chauffeur, who had a cell phone to his ear. She heard, "Yes, Sir. There was a letter for the young lady on the door, she seems upset." There was a pause, then Bud said, "I'll ask her, Sir." Turning to Cynthis, he said, "I'm on the phone with Mr. Chiotis. He asks what your friend's message was."
"She had
to leave this morning for
"Thank you, Miss." Bud relayed what Cynthis had just told him, listening respectfully to his employer's voice, which Cynthis could just discern as a deep rumble.
"Yes, Sir, I will, thank you." Bud put his cell phone away and said, "Mr. Chiotis told me to bring you back to the house. This late on Christmas Eve, there is nothing you can do here. Tomorrow is Christmas. Mr. Chiotis would be pleased if you would spend Christmas with him."
would? He…" It took Cynthis mere seconds to realize that
Bud's message from Damian Chiotis was a godsend. "Thank you.
I'm…" Bud nodded, and carefully
settled Cynthis back in her seat. He
slid behind the wheel and began to drive back to
When the
limousine neared the Chiotis mansion, the gates opened, and a Mercedes
convertible drove out, with a roar of its powerful engine, wrenching the car
into the opposite direction—back to
"Thank you," Cynthis managed. The housekeeper seemed to realize that the unexpected guest was upset, distressed about her stay with friends being cancelled. Keeping up a casual conversation, she said, "You've probably guessed that I'm Bud's wife." For greater clarity, she added, "Bud's the chauffeur, we look after the house for Mr. Chiotis. Oh, there's also a chef and his helper—and two gardeners—and some cleaning women to help me. But we try to bother Mr. Chiotis as little as possible, managing the house and grounds for him. Of course, the bodyguards do their own thing. Nothing to do with the running of the house."
Cynthis smiled. "Quite a house, and from what little I could see in the dusk, huge gardens."
Mrs. Hillman nodded. "The gardens go all the way down to the beach."
Cynthis sighed. "It must be divine in summer…"
Hillman smiled. "It is pretty nice here
in winter, except when a sudden snowstorm hits." She sighed.
"I was getting worried about Mr. Chiotis's return from
He said, "Mr. Chiotis said he'd be happy to have you join him for a cup of tea, when you're ready, Miss."
Cynthis smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Hillman. My name is Cynthis Leigh."
"Call me Bud, Ms. Leigh. Everyone does, except my wife sometimes has choicer names for me, right, Dot?"
Cynthis laughed. These were nice people, not the stiff, starchy, uppity household servants she had half-expected in a house of this size and magnitude. No, they were kind human beings who happened to work for a very rich man. One casual glance at the house and its furnishings would make it clear that Damian Chiotis was a very rich man.
The Hillmans left, and Cynthis decided to have a quick shower to warm up a little, and whisk away the travel-weariness. When she returned to the bedroom, she realized that Mrs. Hillman had come back and unpacked for her. How kind… On reflection, she thought that was probably par for the course in a house like this.
She quickly chose a blue cashmere sweater and a toning skirt of fine wool fabric. Real stockings, and shoes with kitten heels. She deliberately dressed down a bit, hoping to convey to Damian that she had changed to get out of her snowy clothes, not to impress the heck out of him.
When she descended the curving stairway, she found Mrs. Hillman waiting for her. "I'll just show you the small drawing room, where Mr. Chiotis is taking tea," she said. Cynthis laughed. "I realize this is the residence of a very rich man, but does he really have drawing rooms in different sizes?"
Mrs. Hillman joined in Cynthis's laughter. "Just the small drawing room, which he likes, and the huge formal drawing room, which he detests."
"I suppose that big drawing room is used only for entertainment?"
Mrs. Hillman shook her head. "He doesn't entertain here. This is his home, where he unwinds." She stopped at a door on the left. "Here we are." She opened the door, and Damian got to his feet to greet his unexpected guest.
"I hope you've recovered to some degree from your long and snowy journey?"
Cynthis liked his voice—deep, with a slight, very attractive Greek accent.
"Oh yes, thank you. It wasn't the journey so much as the shock of finding my friend wasn't there… I felt close to panic when I read her note…"
smiled, and she saw again the phenomenon of the handsome man becoming
devastatingly stunning. "After I rescued
you from standing in the snow by your rental car, you surely didn't think I'd
abandon you to an empty house in
Cynthis smiled back. "I'm afraid at first I didn't think at all. It was when Bud indicated he was on the phone with you, and he gestured me back into the car, that I finally heaved a huge sigh of relief—and of apprehension. How would you react to having a Christmas guest forced on you?"
mouth quirked. "When you get to know me
a little better, you'll realize that no one could ever force himself or herself
on me." He shook his dark head, and she
noticed sapphire flecks where the light touched his hair. Dear
God, he's so handsome… "No. I
was very happy to have your company, because my own Christmas—planned to be
spent with my mother—was going to be very quiet, as she is stranded in
Cynthis was wryly amused by his conversation, but also surprised he would discuss his mother and her irritating plans that much. In the limousine, he had been taciturn and remote. His mother must have irritated him well beyond his level of tolerance. Or—is he still annoyed at the unexpected appearance of his uninvited guest? She vaguely recalled an article about Damian Chiotis's latest mistress, Tawny Shiraz, or some such ridiculous name. There had been photos of her, about six feet tall, a mane of too-blond hair, with silicone breasts spilling out of the top of whatever she was wearing. Cynthis sniffed delicately. Apparently she had, even then, been his discarded mistress. Anyway, he certainly hadn't hesitated to send her on her way.
"Perhaps your mother meant for the woman to keep her company on the long flight?" Cynthis suggested. She was surprised and a little taken aback, when Damian said feelingly, "I sure hope so."
Mrs. Hillman entered with the tea tray. A young woman in a black dress with a little café-au-lait lace apron, carried a stand with tiny sandwiches, bite-size goodies, and various delicate looking cookies and small cakes. When Cynthis saw the antique Georgian silver teapot, she hoped Damian would pour. She doubted she could lift the thing.
When Mrs Hillman and her helper had finished setting the tea table, he said, "Thanks, Dot, we'll help ourselves." Mrs. Hillman nodded, pushing the young woman out of the door ahead of herself. Damian smiled at Cynthis. "I've tried to get Mrs. Hillman to use an ordinary china teapot, but she persists in dragging out this huge silver monstrosity—which means I can't very well ask you to pour, the damn thing is too heavy." He sighed,"Ah, well," and began to pour the tea. He gestured to the milk, sugar, thin lemon slices.
"Just a slice of lemon, if I may. I love the taste of Earl Grey. Milk and sugar would ruin it, but I think lemon goes well with it," she said, helping herself.
"I agree with you, and I'm glad you knew Earl Grey by its scent of bergamot." For a while, they both sat, sipping with visible pleasure. "Please help yourself to some of the sandwiches and so on," Damian invited. "I keep to the Mediterranean habit of dining late. Nine o'clock, in fact. So if you're starving—and you've probably missed your lunch—please eat something now."
"Thank you." Cynthis took two minuscule sandwiches and one of the unidentified goodies that looked delicious. Although starving, she ate daintily, with small bites, and an occasional smiling glance at her host.
When they had finished their tea, Damian pressed a small button on the telephone standing on a nearby table, and Mrs. Hillman appeared promptly, with a small cart, to take the tea things away.
When she had left, Damian said, "I don't know what you brought in the way of clothes…?"
"I brought a dress to have Christmas dinner in," she said. " And one evening dress, just to the knee— I couldn't put a load of chiffon skirt into my luggage. And various tops to go with this skirt and the pant suit I travelled in." She hesitated, adding, "If you are planning to have a more formal dinner than I have clothing for, please say, and I'll of course have a tray in my room."
Damian shook his head decisively. "No way," he said. "I detest giving dinner parties at any time, and particularly at Christmas. I was going to have a quiet Christmas with my mother, as I told you. I was only concerned that, once my mother arrives, she will expect a certain formality at dinner. Your Christmas dinner dress and the evening dress will be fine."
As if on cue, the phone rang. Damian picked up. "Chiotis."
After listening to a spate of what seemed garrulous babble to Cynthis,
Damian switched to Greek. Ah, his mother is calling to blame Damian
for the snow… After listening and giving a brief answer, he said, in
English, "The woman is not welcome in my house.
My bodyguard will put her in a hotel at the airport. If she prefers, he will buy her a ticket back
"I apologize for that. I'm afraid it is worse than I thought. My mother brought the woman to be company for me. You heard what I said. My mother may attempt to vent on you her disappointment over not being able to force this woman's company on me. If she should try, be very firm with her, and be sure to tell me if she should be rude to you. That, I will not allow."
Cynthis gazed at him, her blue eyes huge. "I'm willing to stay in my room, if that makes things easier for you, Mr. Chiotis."
shook his head. "Call me Damian. Cynthis—pretty name—you are my invited
guest. My mother tried to force an
uninvited guest on me, and she will pay for that by having the guest put up in
a hotel or sent back to
Damian seemed to realize that all this information must sound threatening to Cynthis, and attempted to cheer her up. "Tell me, would you like to go to your room and have a nap? Or, if you're not tired—do you by any chance play chess?"
Cynthis nodded, carefully hiding her surprise at this unexpected invitation. "Yes, I do. I used to play regularly with my father, when he was still alive…"
"And would you rather rest or play chess?"
Cynthis smiled. "I'd rather play chess, but I'm probably not in your class."
"Now why would you assume that? I'm an average player. Tell you what, I'll give you White."
"Thank you." Cynthis saw Damian get to his feet, stretching out a hand to her.
"The board with chessmen is permanently set up over there, by the window, on the table between the two armchairs." Cynthis was already out of her chair, accepting Damian's hand, strong and warm. Together, they strolled over to the chessmen. Damian courteously held the chair on the side of White. Giving him a smile, she sat down, hoping she would prove an adequate player for Damian.
When she moved a pawn, Damian smiled. "Ah, the famed opening of Dr. Max Euwe. I may be sorry I gave you the advantage of White." Cynthis gave him a diffident glance. She was glad Damian wasn't one of those players who take an hour to decide on a move. They both played in a brisk tempo, until Cynthis moved her remaining knight, and saw from the glitter in Damian's dark eyes that she had played into his hands. He moved his queen. "Checkmate, I think," he murmured.
Cynthis nodded ruefully, turning down her King to indicate she accepted defeat.
"I'll give you revanche tomorrow," he promised, adding, "If my mother has managed to arrive here by then, we may both be grateful for the respite of a game of chess. I have another board set up in my library, which I hold inviolate from invasion by anyone, including my mother." He gestured to the fireplace. "Will you sit down for a while and have a glass of wine with me?"
"Thank you, I'd like that."
Damian went over to a drinks tray on a low credenza. "Red all right for you?"
"Oh yes, thank you." Smiling, he poured two glasses of red wine, carrying them over to the fire. Giving Cynthis her glass, he touched the rim of his to hers. "To an unexpectedly pleasant Christmas."
"Yes," she whispered. They both sipped, and she glanced up. "This is a wonderful wine."
"Glad you like it. By the way, since we're just by ourselves, let's stay as we are for dinner, and not get all dressed up."
Cynthis smiled. "Like the first evening's dinner on a sea voyage. No one dresses for dinner—uh, I mean no one gets dressed up for dinner."
"I know what you meant," said Damian, his mouth twitching again. "But for a moment, the thought of a ship's main dining room filled with nude people was most amusing."
They stayed together for another half hour, and then they parted, Damian claiming to have some work awaiting him in his library. Cynthis went back to her room.
To her surprise, Mrs. Hillman was there, turning down her bed. "Thank you, Mrs. Hillman, but such small things I can easily do for myself. I don't like the thought of you racing up and down this grand, sweeping staircase to do things like this."
"Bless you, Ms. Leigh. And call me Dot. Dorothy's my name, but Mr. Chiotis always calls me Dot." It seemed to Cynthis that Dot was looking for a chat. In this she was proved correct, for Dot went on, "You're a hit with Mr. Chiotis, my dear. The fact that you can play chess is a big factor with him." She added, "Of course he never expects his mistresses to play, but then, he does not have them for company, but for only one purpose."
"Um—uh, yes, I guess so."
"He never talks to them, certainly doesn't have them down for tea. He eats dinner while they talk his ear off about a designer dress they've seen, a diamond bracelet that would look divine with a new dress, and so on. He never reacts."
Dot became animated, warming to her subject. "Sometimes, like with that Tawny, they talk themselves right out of a job. She went on and on about wanting him to accept an invitation for a cruise with Prince Lysandros of Pátrai and his wife, Princess Geneviève. As if he would have taken that obvious slut to meet royalty… At last, in the middle of dinner, he said, 'That is all I am prepared to stand from you.' He said to me, I was just clearing the previous course away, 'Help her pack and tell the bodyguard on duty to make sure she is gone within half an hour.' He threw his napkin down and strode out of the room. You never heard such howls! She tried to go after him, but his bodyguard intercepted her. Told her to get packed and leave, quickly, or they would move her without her luggage."
Bending to Cynthis as if imparting a deep and dark secret, she said, "That was her, earlier, roaring out of the grounds in her Mercedes. She had come here ahead of Mr. Chiotis, you see, insisting that he had invited her to come." Dot laughed. "Well, the moment Mr. Chiotis saw her, it was clear he had not invited her. Told his body-guards to make sure she cleared out instantly." Dot laughed again. "I liked seeing the last of her. The most avaricious, grasping type, she was. Rude to the staff…" She shrugged. "Of course, up to a point it goes with the job description, but she was the worst. Trouble is, Mr. Chiotis works so hard, he doesn't have time to get to know decent women. As a result, he is constantly under siege from models, actresses, European celebrities, famous only for being famous, well, you know the type. Always in the glossies, bragging over some new man."
It seemed
to Cynthis that Dot wondered whether she was giving the impression that her
employer was a womanizer, for suddenly she changed course, as it were. "Mr. Chiotis doesn't always have a resident
mistress, of course. And they're not
resident here, just at a condo he keeps for them, in
"Thanks a lot, Dot, and for our chat. I'll try not to irritate Mr. Chiotis."
Dot shook her head. "You won't, but his mother will, plenty."
When Cynthis went down on hearing a muted gong sound, Dot was there to show her the dining room. Damian was already there, greeting her with a friendly smile. Silently, she blessed her father, who had taught her to play chess when she was five years old. Apparently it had broken the ice with him.
They had just finished the first course, when Damian asked, "You told me you lived in Ocean Breeze, a small town or big village? What do you find to do there?"
She smiled. "I'm gainfully employed. I teach at the elementary school, and because my degree is in music—piano—I can also teach music." She smiled, unaware of its gentle, loving quality. "I like teaching small children. They react to music like a starving person to food." Aware of his sympathetic smile, she wondered if she had bored him with too much information. "I'm very happy in my work."
"You're a pianist? I am delighted to hear it. Perhaps, if you're not too tired after dinner, you would play for me?"
"I'll be delighted. What do you like to listen to?"
"Chopin." He smiled at her. "I realize it is an unusual choice for a man, but I find Chopin recharges my batteries, lifts my mood, well…" He let his voice trail away.
"You're playing my song," she smiled. "I love playing Chopin. Any time you say."
"And tomorrow some Christmas music?"
"With great pleasure."
It seemed to Cynthis that neither of them was all that interested in the excellent dinner any more. Both of them seemed anxious to get to the piano.
The piano turned out to be a Steinway concert grand, in a room with wonderful acoustics. She went to the grand piano, stroking the keys as if caressing them. Damian noticed it and quietly went to sit where he could see her hands on the keys, as well as listen. "Any time you're ready," he said softly.
Neither of them could say how long she had played for him, when Damian finally got to his feet, walking over to her, taking her hands into his and bringing her fingers to his lips. "That was the most sublime evening I have ever experienced."
"I'm glad I was able to please your taste in piano music."
"You more than pleased me, you must know that," he protested. "It is rare for me to hear music I love played in the way I love to hear it. Thank you for the gift of this evening." He gazed at her, concerned. "I'm afraid I must have tired you far too much."
Cynthis shook her head. "If I had got really tired, you'd have heard it in the quality of my playing, and I'm sure you'd have called a halt."
"I am pleased
you should think me capable of such refined hearing. I can't thank you enough. Good night.
By the way, on Christmas morning, we do much as we like." He paused, saying ruefully, "Unless my mother
manages to reach
"But I'll hold you to your promise to play some Christmas music for me—preferably before my mother arrives."
laughed. "I promise. Good night, Damian." With a smile, she moved away from him, and
left the room. Damian sat down again in
the chair he had vacated to thank Cynthis.
He sat there for a long time, staring into space.
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I Am Leaf in the Wind But I Am Not Rose Tyler's Daughter
Nor am I a younger River Song, the Doctor's daughter, Susan, a Time Lady, the Tardis, etc…etc…etc….
With all the speculation who Clara really was I guess we built ourselves into a bigger frenzy than we realized because as epic as the Season finale of Who was, I can say, that I was a little disappointed, just a little mind you.
Things got wrapped up into a lovely little package with a gorgeous bow on top yet again.
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The Impossible Girl proves that we SHOULD NOT over speculate. Case in point I will not even begin to hope that John Hurt is the Valeyard. I'd be crushed going into that theory and not having it be so besides The Great Intelligence doesn't know everything anyway.
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5/20/13 19:52 The Asian Pear:
I actually figured the Clara Oswin thing. Not exactly how Moffat presented it. But I figured it was due to an anomaly that she was thrown back in multiple time strands which would be revealed in the finale. I had actually hoped the revelation would have been for the 50th anniversary special with Tennant & Piper though.
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5/21/13 2:04 Katie:
My friend also thinks that John Hurt is the Valeyard. I just wish we didn't have to wait so long to find out!
5/21/13 7:00 kate:
As a watcher of the Doctor 1 as a little kid in the UK, I just found myself watching on and off recently as the 50th approaches. I sort of enjoyed the last 3 eps. Saturday's was good. Eager to find out what John Hurt will be doing.
Have you been watching the shows on BBC America about each Doctor starting with the first? They are reruning them again on Sunday. The new one is Peter Davison who is a favorite actor of mine from All Creatures and other shows.
5/21/13 9:27 Whimsical Kelly:
I spent part of the episode filling in Richard E. Grant's unspoken line: "Screw that other guy, I AM EIGHT, DAMMIT!"
5/21/13 10:47 Ruth:
I also had a ton of theories about Clara but didn't see that it was actually pieces of her scattered through time. I really liked how they inserted her into the older shows so we can see her impact on previous incarnations of the Doctor. it also makes sense of why she would sacrifice her mother's ring for transport when they were in akhatan because she was there to save the Doctor. Because at least as far as we had seen, this Clara didn't know the Doctor well enough to give away something so precious to her. He could've given Amy's glasses or his bow tie because they are precious to him.
I think that John Hurt is the one who committed genocide against the other time lords which is why 11 said that he's broke the Doctor's promise. If he was the valeyard, 11 wouldn't know him yet since that is a future incarnation of himself.
5/21/13 12:22 Cj:
I was thinking she was the doctors daughter (remember he got bioscanned n cloned?) but I gotta say I really like Clara, she's almost up there with Donna as my favorites I've been hearing Matt is leaving at the end of the next season
5/22/13 16:27 Chynna:
I was really disappointed. I'm on board with those who feel that Moffat is bad for women. We learned that Clara's sole purpose in the universe is to save the doctor by dying and that's what makes her important. Screw that.
5/24/13 16:22 Elin The Cupcake Cat:
I was a little dissapointed with the whole Clara thing or maybe I had over speculated this a bit.


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Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business has today announced Teaninich near Alness in the Highlands as the location for its plans to build a new malt whisky distillery.
The company also announced a major new phase of expansion to its Scotch whisky production in the Speyside area. All of this activity is a key milestone of the £1bn five-year investment plan which was launched last year.
The new distillery, which will create up to 20 new Diageo jobs, will be adjacent to the company's existing Teaninich distillery but will have its own name and identity. It involves an investment in the region of £50million and will have the capacity to produce around 13 million litres of spirit per annum (mla) from 16 copper stills. An on-site bio-energy plant will also be constructed to convert co-products into green energy to power the distillery.
At the same time Diageo, also plans to invest £12million in expanding the existing Teaninich distillery to almost double its capacity. The single malt whisky produced at the new distillery and at the expanded Teaninich distillery will be used in a range of Diageo's world-leading blended Scotch whisky brands. Full planning applications will be submitted to Highland Council and the company hopes to be in a position to begin work on the new distillery in 2014. Diageo also announced plans to invest around £30million in new production facilities in Speyside, including a project to substantially increase the capacity of the Mortlach distillery at Dufftown. This will involve the building of a new stillhouse, which will replicate the unusual partial-triple distillation process which makes Mortlach unique.
Another element of the investment will be the construction of a new plant at Glendullan to process co-products in an anaerobic digestion process, producing bio-gas which will be used to power the Glendullan distillery. This new plant is an important element of future distillery expansion plans on Speyside as it creates the capacity to process the extra co-products which will result from increased Scotch whisky production.
These developments build on recent Diageo investments in Speyside totalling in excess of £40m, including distillery expansion and upgrade projects at Linkwood, Mannochmore, Glendullan, Dailuaine, Benrinnes, Inchgower, Cragganmore, Glen Elgin and new bio-energy plants at Dailuaine & Glenlossie. Elsewhere in Scotland, as part of the £1bn investment programme, the company is progressing plans for a major expansion of Glen Ord Distillery, near Muir of Ord and is progressing with construction of new warehousing at Cluny near Kirkcaldy.
Brian Higgs, Diageo Malt Distilling Director, said: "We are delighted to announce the next phase of investment in expanding our Scotch whisky production capacity in Scotland.
"All three sites we considered for the new malt distillery were excellent potential locations but after detailed investigations Teaninich came out just ahead in terms of the many complex logistics required when planning such a development.
"It is a significant investment for the local economy around Alness and we look forward to working positively with Highland Council and the local community as we progress our plans."
In relation to the latest Speyside investment Brian Higgs added: "Mortlach is one of Diageo's most important malt whisky distilleries, producing the finest quality single malt used in our world-leading blended Scotch whiskies. We are delighted to be able to develop and expand this distillery.
"Along with the plans for the new bio-plant, our financial investment in Speyside is the equivalent to building a new distillery and with other expansion work already underway, the Moray economy is benefiting significantly from Diageo's investment in Scotch whisky distillation."
Bryan Donaghey, Managing Director, Diageo Scotland, said: "This announcement is a significant milestone in our £1billion investment programme in Scotland to support the global growth of our Scotch whisky brands. The plans also demonstrate Diageo's commitment to building a sustainable business through investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies."
Last year Diageo submitted Proposal of Application Notices (PANs) in relation to three possible sites for a new distillery at Teaninich and at Glendullan and Inchgower, both on Speyside. Full planning applications will now be submitted to Highland Council and Moray Council for the projects announced today.
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