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Iraq isn't the first place that comes to mind for retail expansion, but at least one fashion company is venturing where none has gone.
This story first appeared in the July 9, 2008 issue of WWD. Subscribe Today.
Mango plans to bridge a cultural and psychological divide and open a store in Abril, a city of one million people in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region.
"We're going to open a shop in Iraq very soon," said Isak Halfon, Mango's president of expansion. "The people are starving for something like this."
But don't expect the usual array of flirty dresses, tight jeans and sexy bikinis found in most Mango stores.
In an acknowledgement of the cultural realities, the clothing will be designed by Zuhair Murad, a Lebanese designer who has collaborated with the retailer since 2006. About 30 percent of the Mango merchandise sold in the Middle East is designed specifically for the region and Murad's collections are available only in Arab countries.
The Barcelona-based fast-fashion chain has a thriving business in the Middle East. The region accounted for 13 percent of 2007 revenues of 1.33 billion euros, or $2.08 billion at current exchange.
The retailer, which operates 1,144 stores in 90 countries, entered the Middle East in 1997, opening units in Kuwait and Dubai. It now has 84 stores in the region, in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Israel. The company plans to open 22 stores there this year. "We're number one in these countries," Halfon said. "Sales are booming."
Abril has experienced sporadic violence since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. In May 2007, a suicide truck bomb killed 14 people and wounded 87. But in the last year, the city has seen some development. A new airport terminal is under construction and hotels are being built.
Nonetheless, Mango executives did not travel to Iraq because of safety concerns. "We didn't go there to see the location, but we have a good partner there," Halfon said. "This is the only store we accepted without seeing it."
Mango's vulnerability to Middle East violence isn't limited to Iraq. The company in July 2006 temporarily closed five stores, four in Beirut and one in Tripoli, Lebanon, after Israel bombed Lebanon during its war with Hezbollah.
Asked why Mango was opening a store in Iraq, Halfon said, "We like to have a challenge."
And a challenge it will be. Traditional Islamic attire for women covers most of their bodies and often consists of a jilbab, or overgarment; hijab, or headscarf, and aniqab, or face veil.
"The Koran says that both men and women must dress modestly," said Katherine Lang, associate professor and chairman of the history department at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. "That's been interpreted in a lot of different ways in a lot of different places. Women have to cover themselves in Iran and Saudi Arabia, but not in Iraq. The biggest issue would be the economics of this. The challenge is who can afford the clothes right now. Still, there are going to be women interested in high fashion."
Lang said some Mango garments may be worn underneath a jilbab, hidden until the wearer arrives at a private function.
"In Iraq, we have a much more conservative society," said Rend Al-Rahim, director of the Iraq Foundation, a nonprofit focused on women's issues and human rights. "Amman and Cairo [where Mango operates stores] are much more open environments and more modern societies. A lot of designs that may sell well in Lebanon couldn't be sold in Iraq, things that are sleeveless, that show the midriff, short skirts, tight pants and tops that show a lot of bosom. Some women may buy them to wear at women's-only parties, but they don't have many parties right now because of security concerns."
Mango will still have to be careful "not to show anything provocative in their windows," he said. "Abril is not Lebanon or London or Madrid."
In addition to his collection for the Middle East, Murad designs a signature collection that's as sexy and glitzy as anything a Hollywood starlet might wear. His couture spring-summer 2008 line, themed Diamonds Are Forever, features models with blonde Marilyn Monroe curls and silver halter gowns slit high up the thigh. Nor is prêt-à-porter any more demure. A long black gown has sheer inserts on the bodice and a pink and turquoise gown exposes the midriff.
But Zuhair Murad Limited Edition for Mango is in line with Middle Eastern norms. Long silhouettes — tunics worn with ruffle-hemmed skirts and billowy dresses — come in floaty fabrics and silks. The issue of coverage is dealt with through layers. Soft pastel colors such as teal, beige, cream, lavender and peach abound.
"They like to have long-sleeve blouses," Halfon said of consumers in the region. "Being Lebanese, [Murad] does long dresses and is very good on this kind of issue."
Mango is active on fronts around the world.
The retailer is launching a men's wear concept called Mango He after testing the concept in its stores.
"The test was quite positive," Halfon said. "We opened the first Mango He in Ankara [Turkey]."
The men's collection will also launch in some existing Mango units. Halfon said it takes up 5 to 8 percent of a store's space and will be introduced into larger stores.
Mango is building its retail presence. There's an emphasis on Russia and Eastern Europe. The company opened its third Romanian store in Bucharest in April. Three additional stores will open in Cluj-Napoca and Constanta, former capitals of the Transylvania and Dobruja regions in Romania, respectively.
In Russia, where Mango operates 48 stores, business is robust, Halfon said. Mango this year opened 13 stores there. Russia represents 4 or 5 percent of Mango's total sales volume, Halfon said, adding that the retailer will continue to open 10 to 20 stores a year in the area. "People there love to spend money," he said. "They're coming out of 70 years of oppression. They love to consume and wear sexy garments."
Halfon characterized China, which Mango entered in 2002, as "a good market, but not as good as the Russian market." The company has 45 units in China and will open 28 stores by the beginning of next year.
In emerging markets, Mango will add five stores to the nine it already has in India. Several challenges exist in India: Sixty percent of the population wear traditional saris and the Indian standard of living is below that of China. "India is a difficult market so far," Halfon said. "It's not easy to import to India."
Mango has touched down on the African continent, as well, opening stores in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Halfon views Senegal and the Ivory Coast as emerging markets that "will be good in a couple of years."
The U.S. is one market that still seems to be in development in terms of store count. Mango has unveiled only 20 units, while competitor Hennes & Mauritz has launched more than 100. Mango will open five to six stores a year in the U.S., Halfon said.
"I'd love to open 10 to 15 stores a year," he said. "The difficult thing in the U.S. is the location. We want to make a cluster of stores in the New York area. We're trying to make some deals and [have] critical mass like we have in Los Angeles….We'd like to have more stores in New York City."


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Volume 95, Issue 3, 01 August 1991
Fourier transform emission spectroscopy of BeF2 at 6.5 μm95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461056View Description Hide Description
The high resolution infrared emission spectrum of BeF2 was observed. The fundamental antisymmetric stretching mode ν3 and numerous hot bands involving ν1 and ν2 were found near 1550 cm−1 by Fourier transform spectroscopy. Eight vibration–rotation bands were rotationally analyzed and the spectroscopic constants are reported. The equilibrium beryllium fluorine distance (r e ) was found to be 1.372 9710(95) Å in BeF2.
Study of the low‐lying electronic states of Si2 and Si− 2 using negative ion photodetachment techniques95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461057View Description Hide Description
The low‐lying electronic states of Si− 2 and Si2 were studied using both photoelectron spectroscopy and threshold photodetachmentspectroscopy of Si− 2 . Our measurements show that the ground state of Si2 is the X 3Σ− g state and that the X 3Σ− g –D 3Π u splitting is 0.083±0.010 eV. Additional spectroscopic constants for the X 3Σ− g , D 3Π u , a 1Δ g , b 1Π u and c 1Σ+ g states of Si2 were also determined. For Si− 2 , the first two electronic states were identified as: 2Π u (T e =0, r e =2.207±0.005 Å, and ν=533±5 cm−1) and 2Σ+ g (T e =0.025±0.010 eV, r e =2.116±0.005 Å, and ν=528±10 cm−1). The electron affinity for Si2 was found to be 2.176±0.002 eV. Our results provide definitive orderings and splittings for the low‐lying electronic states in both Si2 and Si− 2 .
Algebraic approach to molecular rotation–vibration spectra. III. Infrared intensities95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461058View Description Hide Description
We suggest a form of the dipole operator to be used in the analysis of intensities of infrared transitions within the framework of the vibron model. We give the corresponding matrix elements in explicit form and discuss their qualitative features.
Absolute measurements of photoabsorption cross sections, photoionization cross sections, and photoionization quantum yields of silane in the 13–40 eV region95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461059View Description Hide Description
The absolute values of the photoabsorption cross section of silane have been measured in the energy region between 13 and 40 eV. The photoionization quantum yields have also been measured in the 13–22 eV region. Using these values, we have evaluated the absolute photoionization cross sections and the total cross sections for nonionizing processes, i.e., neutral fragmentations. The photoabsorption cross sections show a broad peak at around 14.6 eV and a vibrational structure between 16 and 18 eV. These structures are superimposed on the spectra of direct transitions to the ionization continuum. The decaying features of the superexcited states corresponding to these two bands are shown to be very different from each other. Corresponding to the broad absorption peak located at around 14.6 eV, considerable deviations from unity in the photoionization quantum yields are observed. This means that the superexcited states at this energy decay through fast neutral fragmentation rather than autoionization. On the other hand, the superexcited states, which appear as the vibrational structure between 16 and 18 eV, decay predominantly through autoionization over the neutral fragmentation.
Infrared spectrum of t‐butyl hydroperoxide excited to the 4νOH vibrational overtone level95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461060View Description Hide Description
The infrared predissociationspectrum of t‐butyl hydroperoxide excited to the 4νOH level reveals extensive mixing between the zeroth‐order OH stretch state and nearly isoenergetic zeroth‐order dark states. Because most of these dark states have an OH stretch quantum number of zero, the predissociationspectrum strongly resembles the infrared spectrum of an unexcited molecule. The observed intensity distribution in the predissociationspectrum is what one would expect if the eigenstates prepared by 4νOH vibrational overtone excitation were statistical mixtures of all the nearly isoenergetic zeroth‐order states.
Rydberg series of charge‐transfer excitations: Cl and H in rare gas crystals95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461061View Description Hide Description
Rydberg series observed in the excitation spectra of Cl and H atoms isolated in the rare gas (Rg) crystals Kr and Xe are associated with the charge transfer species Cl−Rg+ and H−Rg+. The progressions originate from hole states of Rg+ which converge to the top of the rare gas valence band in an analogous manner to the convergence of conventional exciton states to the bottom of the conduction band. A model based on the effective mass approximation and a quantum defect concept predicted such progressions in Xe and Kr crystals and it is supported by the present results.
Photoelectron spectroscopy of krypton and xenon clusters95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461062View Description Hide Description
Ultraviolet photoelectron spectra have been measured for pulsed supersonic beams of krypton and xenon as dilute mixtures in helium. The spectra exhibit broad bands which are located at lower ionization energies relative to the monomer ion states, 2 P 3/2 and 2 P 1/2, with which they correlate. The structural features of the spectra, particularly in the first band group, become more complex with increasing condensation, apparently relating to the mean cluster size associated with each spectrum. The spectra are interpreted using the cluster‐size dependent core‐ion model developed to explain the analogous spectra of the argon clusters. The argon clusters spectra were interpreted as showing the presence of Ar+ 3, Ar+ 7, and Ar+ 13 core ions, with Ar+ 3 involved in the ionization of small neutral clusters, and Ar+ 13 produced by the dominant ionization mechanism in large clusters as well as in solid argon. The krypton and xenon clusters show variations of this behavior. The relatively large spin‐orbit splitting of the Kr+ and Xe+ p‐hole states is reflected in the two band groups observed in the respective Kr and Xe clusters spectra. The lower ionization energy band group in each case exhibits structural features similar to those observed for the argon clusters spectra. The krypton spectra indicate, that for the largest clusters, all three core‐ion mechanisms are operative; whereas, for xenon, the largest clusters show only the triatomic core ion, Xe+ 3, as involved in the ionization mechanism. The high pressure clusters spectra of argon, krypton, and xenon are effectively identical with those reported for their respective condensed thin films, indicating that these variations in the core‐ion mechanism of ionization are also responsible for the differences observed in the ultraviolet photoemissionspectra of the rare‐gas solids.
Nonlinear line narrowing of excited state resonances in perylene doped poly(methylmethacrylate) using multiply enhanced nonparametric spectroscopy95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461063View Description Hide Description
Line narrowing of perylene vibronic transitions in poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) samples has been demonstrated using multiply enhanced nonparametric spectroscopy. Three lasers are used to generate a four wave mixing signal that is resonantly enhanced by three simultaneous perylene resonances involving a vibrational state, a vibrationless excited electronic state, and a vibronic state of the excited electronic state. There is a correlation between the position of the electronic and vibronic states within the inhomogeneously broadened absorptionspectrum. The correlation can be used to achieve line narrowing by fixing one of the resonances to a subset of perylene sites within the inhomogeneous profile so the other resonance of those sites will be selectively enhanced. The position of the line narrowed vibronic peaks depends upon the electronic detuning from the center of the inhomogeneously broadened absorption band as different sites within the band are probed. Excited state coherent processes involving resonance with higher singlet states are shown to be unimportant from the detuning dependence on a simultaneous vibrational enhancement.
Fluorescence‐detected wave packet interferometry: Time resolved molecular spectroscopy with sequences of femtosecond phase‐locked pulses95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461064View Description Hide Description
We introduce a novel spectroscopic technique which utilizes a two‐pulse sequence of femtosecond duration phase‐locked optical laser pulses to resonantly excite vibronic transitions of a molecule. In contrast with other ultrafast pump–probe methods, in this experiment a definite optical phase angle between the pulses is maintained while varying the interpulse delay with interferometric precision. For the cases of in‐phase, in‐quadrature, and out‐of‐phase pulse pairs, respectively, the optical delay is controlled to positions that are integer, integer plus one quarter, and integer plus one half multiples of the wavelength of a selected Fourier component. In analogy with a double slit optical interference experiment, t h e t w o the two pulse experiments reported herein involve the preparation and quantum interference of two nuclear wave packet amplitudes state of a molecule.
These experiments are designed to be sensitive to the total phase evolution of the wave packet prepared by the initial pulse. The direct determination of wave packet phase evolution is possible because phase locking effectively transforms the interferogram to a frame which is referenced to the optical carrier frequency, thereby eliminating the high (optical) frequency modulations. This has the effect of isolating the rovibrational molecular dynamics. The phase locking scheme is demonstrated for molecular iodine. The excited state population following the passage of both pulses is detected as the resultant two‐beam dependent fluorescence emission from the B state. The observed signals have periodically recurring features that result from the vibrational dynamics of the molecule on the electronically excited potential energy surface. In addition, coherent interference effects cause the magnitude and sign of the periodic features to be strongly modulated. The two‐pulse phase‐locked interferograms are interpreted herein by use of a simple analytic model, by first order perturbation theory and by quantum mechanical wave packet calculations. We find the form of the interferogram to be determined by the ground state level from which the amplitude originates, the deviation from impulsive preparation of the wave packet due to nonzero pulse duration, the frequency and anharmonicity of the target vibrational levels in the B state, and the detuning of the phase‐locked frequency from resonance. The dependence of the interferogram on the phase‐locked frequency and phase angle is investigated in detail.
Plasma spectroscopy proposed for C60 and C7095(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461065View Description Hide Description
The fullerenes C60 (quasispherical though actually icosahedral) and C70 (quasispheroidal) are very like hollow shells (graphiteroles) made from a single hexagonal layer from a graphite crystal. They should support multipolar (l≥1) plasma oscillations, closely related to the plasmons seen in graphite. We estimate their frequencies using the so‐called hydrodynamic model, with (provisionally) just one parameter calibrated on graphite. We predict π plasmons in the range between 6 and 8 eV, and σ plasmons near and above 25 eV. The best, if not the only way to observe them is by electron energy‐loss spectroscopy. Only the dipole (l=1) excitation is allowed optically; in the solid, its frequency should be shifted according to the Lorentz–Lorenz formula. If, improbably, the l=1 π plasmon is observable in solution, its frequency should be unprecedentedly sensitive to the refractive index of the solvent. On C70, the multipoles are split and shifted relative to C60, but only by surprisingly little.
The photophysics and photochemistry of complexes of s‐tetrazine and acetylene95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461066View Description Hide Description
The photochemistry and photophysics of complexes of s‐tetrazine (T) with acetylene have been studied in a supersonic free jet using laser induced fluorescencespectroscopy. Two complexes of the form T–C2H2 and a complex of the form T–(C2H2)2 were observed. One of the monoacetylene complexes has a stacked structure and one has a planar structure. In all cases low frequency vibrational structure was observed in the emission spectrum, and this allowed measurement of the frequencies of intermolecular vibrations. At some levels of excitation, all three complexes had broad features in their emission spectra. It was shown that in these cases, the density of states was sufficiently high that the molecular complexes were in the statistical limit, and therefore the broad structure was attributed to intramolecular vibrational relaxation (IVR). At higher levels of excitation, dissociation of the complexes was observed, and in some instances both IVR and dissociation were observed. Rate constants were measured by comparing the relative intensity of emission produced by these two decay channels with the intensity of resonance fluorescence. These rate constants were found to vary depending on the complex and upon the initially excited state of a given complex. When dissociation was observed, not all energetically allowed vibrational states were observed. The diacetylene complex was observed to dissociate to produce both monoacetylene complexes, but never the monomer.
On the absorption spectrum of the 3s Rydberg state of acetone95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461067View Description Hide Description
The optical absorptionspectra of acetone and acetone‐d 6 in the 3sRydberg region have been remeasured and reanalyzed. Activity is observed in the a 1 CH3 deformation, CH3 rock, and CC stretching vibrations, as before. The two low frequency displacement subbands of the transition, +250 and +309 cm−1 have been reassigned; the former is twice the a 2 CH3 torsion, the latter cannot be assigned. Possible photophysical implications of the large frequency shifts in the methyl‐centered modes are discussed.
Vibration–rotation spectrum of the acetylene‐nitrous oxide van der Waals complex in the 3 micron region95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461068View Description Hide Description
Infrared laserabsorption spectroscopy has been carried out on a molecular beam containing the HCCH‐N2O van der Waals complex. Analysis of the vibration‐rotation spectrum gives ν=3281.5437(2) cm−1, A'=9387(1) MHz, A'=9382(1) MHz, B'=2829.6(3) MHz, B'=2827.2(3) MHz, C'=2166.6(2) MHz, and C'=2163.7(2). These rotational constants describe a planar complex with parallel monomer axes making right angles with the vector connecting the monomer centers of mass. The monomer center of mass separation is 3.307 Å. This geometry is very similar to that of HCCH‐CO2. This similarity is also present in the comparison of model potential functions calculated for HCCH‐N2O and HCCH‐CO2.
A molecular dynamics study of the far infrared spectrum of liquid water95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461069View Description Hide Description
The far infrared spectrum of liquid water at room temperature is calculated by molecular dynamics simulation over the spectral range 0.5–1000 cm−1. It is shown that the experimental absorption intensity can be reproduced satisfactorily provided that the dipole induced dipole mechanism is conveniently implemented in the calculation and the classical profile corrected for quantum effects. The contribution due to exchange overlap dipoles between O and H atoms is also investigated but its role in the genesis of the far infrared (FIR) spectrum is negligible. Although the dipole induced dipole (DID) mechanism is found to be responsible for the peculiar band shape near 200 cm−1 by revealing the intermolecular oscillations of the hydrogen bond network, no other translational band is detected in the region 10–60 cm−1, a result in contradistinction with data put forward recently. Moreover, it is shown that the absorptionspectrum is the seat of various cancellation effects between permanent and induced dipoles, effects which are described in detail.
Tunneling in a linear B2H6–HCl dimer95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461070View Description Hide Description
Rotational spectra have been observed for eight isotopic species of the diborane–HCl complex with a Balle–Flygare, pulsed nozzle, Fourier transformmicrowave spectrometer. The dimer has a linear, or at most slightly bent B–B⋅⋅⋅H/DCl equilibrium structure with the H/D end of the HCl attracted symmetrically to a terminal BH2 group of the diborane. Three B2H6–HCl species homonuclear in the boron were observed to tunnel while those with 1 0B1 1BH6 or DCl did not. The tunneling splits each rotational transition into two components of comparable intensity, separated by several MHz depending on J and K. The a–dipole transitions are characteristic of a prolate, very near symmetric top; only K=0 and ±1 transitions were found. Rotational constants are reported for all species. The B̄, D J , H, (B‐C), and D J K constants determined for 1 1B2H6–H3 5Cl are for the A 1tunneling state 1273.364(1) MHz, 5.56(5) kHz, 1.0(8) Hz, 5.3(2) MHz, and −2.1(3) MHz; for the A 2tunneling state 1273.856(1) MHz, 11.64(7) kHz, 33.1(9) Hz, 5.70(4) MHz, and −3.21(5) MHz. The chlorine hyperfine structure gives the average torsional displacement of the H/DCl from the a axis to be 26.3° for the HCl complexes and 22.5° for the DCl. The torsional displacement of the B2H6 was found by an inertial analysis of the complexes with HCl. It is very anisotropic, being close to 0° in the ethylene plane and about 9° in the BH2B bridging plane. It is suggested that in the tunneling the B2H6 reorients by 180° in the bridging plane, coupled with a gear‐like counter rotation of the HCl by 360°. The B⋅⋅⋅H distance is 2.693 Å in the dimers with HCl and the B⋅⋅⋅D distance is slightly longer, 2.702 Å.
Elucidation of electronic structure by the analysis of hyperfine interactions: The MnH A 7Π–X 7Σ+ (0,0) band95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461071View Description Hide Description
We present a complete analysis of the hyperfine structure of the MnH A 7Π–X 7Σ+ (0,0) band near 5680 Å, studied with sub‐Doppler resolution by intermodulated fluorescence spectroscopy. Magnetic hyperfineinteractions involving both the 5 5Mn (I=5/2) and 1H (I=1/2) nuclear spins are observed as well as 5 5Mn electric quadrupole effects. The manganese Fermi contact interaction in the X 7Σ+ state is the dominant contributor to the observed hyperfine splittings; the ΔF=0, ΔN=0, ΔJ=±1 matrix elements of this interaction mix the electron spin components of the ground state quite strongly at low N, destroying the ''goodness'' of J as a quantum number and inducing rotationally forbidden, ΔJ=±2 and ±3 transitions. The hyperfine splittings of over 50 rotational transitions covering all 7 spin components of both states were analyzed and fitted by least squares, allowing the accurate determination of 14 different hyperfine parameters. Using single electronic configurations to describe the A 7Π and X 7Σ+ states and Herman–Skillman atomic radial wave functions to represent the molecular orbitals, we calculated a p r i o r i values for the 5 5Mn and 1H hyperfine parameters which agree closely with experiment. We show that the five high‐spin coupled Mn 3d electrons do not contribute to the manganesehyperfine structure but are responsible for the observed proton magnetic dipolar couplings. Furthermore, the results suggest that the Mn 3d electrons are not significantly involved in bonding and demonstrate that the molecular hyperfine interactions may be quantitatively understood using simple physical interpretations.
Normal mode analysis of van der Waals vibrations95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461072View Description Hide Description
Two algorithms are presented for calculation of the van der Waals modes of weakly bound clusters. Both methods rely on the harmonic normal mode approximation and a chosen intermolecular potential. These calculational techniques differ specifically in the form of the force field employed: one method uses the total (both intra‐ and intermolecular) force field for the cluster and the other uses only the intermolecular force field. Both methods require rather elaborate coordinate transformation and their first and second partial derivatives; these are provided in detail. The two calculations generate eigenvalues and eigenvectors that are in complete agreement with one another for a given potential. The methods insure that the van der Waals modes are calculated at the proper cluster equilibrium configuration for which all torques and forces on molecules and/or atoms are effectively zero. Examples are presented for (H2O) n (n=2,...,7), benzene clustered with water, methane, and ammonia, and a number of different intermolecular potentials. Some of the observed heterogeneous cluster van der Waals modes are reassigned in light of these new results.
Polaron and size effects in optical line shapes of molecular aggregates95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461784View Description Hide Description
Optical absorption and fluorescence line shapes of molecular aggregates are calculated using a variational method and the dynamical coherent potential approximation (DCPA) which account for strong exciton–phonon coupling. The formation and the quantum size effects of excitonic polarons are studied.
Resonance enhanced two‐photon dissociation of H2 by the X→(E F+G K+I ) transition via intermediate B,C states95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461073View Description Hide Description
The generalized resonance enhanced two‐photon dissociation (RETPD) cross sections of H2 are calculated for linear parallel polarizations of the two photon fields. The reduced density operator formalism is used to study the wavelength and quantum number dependences for the transitions X 1Σ+ g (v g =0, J g =0–4) →vuv B 1Σ+ u (C 1Π u ) [v i =0,3, J i =0(1)–3] →uv/visible [(E F+G K)1 Σ+ g +I 1Π g , E f , J f ]. By resonant absorption of the first photon an aligned population in the intermediate B(C) is created which is then dissociated by the second photon. The wavelength is so chosen that ionization from the resonant intermediate state is energetically forbidden. The contribution of the E F state to the total cross section is found to be negligible. The relative contribution of the G K and I states varies sharply with wavelength of the second photon and the resonant intermediate state. For both B and C states, dissociation through the I state is more prominent over a narrow range of wavelengths far from the dissociation threshold when the vibrational quantum number (v i ) is large. For small v i the contribution of the I state is less. Due to the presence of a barrier above the dissociation threshold in the I state potential, narrow shape resonances occur. The cross sections at these shape resonances are a few orders of magnitude higher than the background. The detailed line shapes at these resonances have been presented for all the rotational quantum numbers considered for v i =0 and 3 of the B and C states.
Dissociative single and double photoionization of CH3F in the region 20–110 eV studied by mass spectrometry and the photoion–photoion coincidence method95(1991); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.461074View Description Hide Description
Dissociative single and double photoionization of methyl fluoride (CH3F) has been studied in the photon energy region of 20–110 eV by use of synchrotron radiation, a time‐of‐flight (TOF)mass spectrometer, and the photoion–photoion coincidence (PIPICO) method. The TOFmass spectrometer facilitates relatively efficient extraction of energetic ions, which is essential for quantitative measurements. Photoion branching ratios are reported for the observed 11 singly charged ions, H+, H+ 2, CH+ n (n=0–3), F+, CH n F+ (n=0–3). Stable CH3F2+ is not observed in all of the energy region studied in a μs time scale. The double photoionization threshold is measured to be 35.0±0.5 eV. PIPICO spectra measured at higher photon energies show the following five types of dissociation processes:(1) CH3F2+→H++CH n F+ (n=0–2), (2) H+ 2+CH n F+ (n=0–1), (3) H++CH+ n (n=0–2), (4) H+ 2+CH+, (5) H++F+, with ten total dissociation channels. These processes are characteristic in regard to bond breakage involved, whether a rearrangement reaction occurs, and which atom and/or molecule is ionized, and are correlated with the electronic states of CH3F2+ calculated by the Green's‐function method [C. ‐M. Liegener, Chem. Phys. 1 5 1, 83 (1988)]. PIPICO branching ratios for these channels are also reported as a function of the photon energy.


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Jon Cruddas MP and Searchlight editor Nick Lowles:
"The New Labour project relied on the assumption that its traditional support, although declining, had nowhere else to go. But this is now changing, and the BNP has emerged as one beneficiary. The party received more votes last month than Labour in seats such as Dagenham and Rainham in east London and the new Morley and Outwood constituency in West Yorkshire...
It is no coincidence that the BNP is doing best in those communities, often overwhelmingly white, where there has been the greatest economic change, such as the former coalfields and car manufacturing areas. For too long a basic formula has underscored much New Labour thinking - a counterbalancing of so-called aspirational, Middle-England swing voters with our traditional supporters. Its adherents have remained tone deaf to both the aspirations and insecurities of those who fall outside this tight political calculus.
Ministers' rhetoric of 'aspiration' fails to address the real aspirations of voters across huge tracts of the political landscape, where even decent housing or good jobs are in too short supply. So our language, policies and tactics all fail to hit the mark."
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The show also scored a few highlights including a great kiss shared between Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka when Neil won for favorite TV comedy actor. Another slam dunk was Jane Lynch's portrayal of the show's seat coordinator. Interviewed by ET's Mark Stenis, she showed the audience just how she "decides" where celebrities sit. The cast of Pretty Little Liars presented a few categories themselves and the biggest miss of the night goes the horrible CVS Pharmacy product placement stint which went on for far too long. Check out the full winner's circle and some of my favorite moments in video form below.
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Writer: Geoff Johns and Richard Donner
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"Last Son: Part One"
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At the Daily Planet, Perry yells at Jimmy for handing in a poor photo. Clark tries to defend his friend, but in the distance he notices an object crashing to Earth. As he rushes out of the building, Perry marvels that Lois married him.
As the object crashes through buildings, Superman intercepts its trajectory and brings it to a halt, but not before it tears a trench down the street. Holding the object in his arms, Superman is shocked as it opens to reveal a small boy inside.
Superman takes the boy and his craft to the local Department of Metahuman Affairs, where he meets with Sarge Steel. Suddenly, they turn around to find the boy lifting a large cabinet over his head and speaking Kryptonese. Superman sits with the boy, but the child doesn't know who he is or where he is from. That night the boy goes to sleep and Superman promises to be there when he wakes up in the morning.
Superman stops by the Daily Planet where Lois is working on her story to bring her dinner and fill her in on what he's learned. He tells her that they'll know for sure tomorrow, but he can feel that the boy is from Krypton.
Flying across town the next morning, Superman looks in to find an empty room. Enraged, he crashes into the lab, but the child is gone.
In Washington, Sarge Steel is meeting with the Secretary of Defense when Superman knocks the door off its hinges, disarms two guards, and slams him against the wall. Superman demands to know where he is, and Steel says he thought they told him. The tests proved the boy is Kryptonian and they're moving him to a safer location.
In his lab, Lex Luthor reads Lois' article on the Kryptonian boy, and says that opportunity strikes.
Somewhere else, a heavily guarded convoy is brought to a halt by a tree across the road. As they stop, a masked man subdues the guards with gas pellets and blows open the truck to reveal the Kryptonian boy.
Jonathan and Martha Kent are cleaning up from breakfast when they hear a knock at the door. They open it to find Clark holding a small boy. He says that they took in a boy who fell from the sky and raised him as their own, and now he needs to know how they did it.
Story - 4: Upon first read this story didn't do a whole lot for me but it's grown on me since then, and I'm glad. Johns is certainly a good writer, and while it's been debated how much actual writing Donner is doing, he can certainly bring some good ideas to the table. So I do really want to enjoy their run.
As for the issue at hand, it's a fairly standard setup issue. The fortress scene at the beginning was excessive, as if we need to be reminded that Donner did the Superman movie, but it does work as a decent introduction to Kal not being the last son. Similar things can be said about the scene with Perry in the Planet. It reads like a first issue, where they are trying to get everyone in. But it was enjoyable, and I do like it when they can work in the difficulties Clark has in balancing his double life.
The use of the Avenue of Tomorrow (a genius idea by whomever thought it up), and specifically the Department of Metahuman Affairs was a nice touch. It's good to see Superman operate not only within the context of the DCU, but also within the confines of the government which surely would take an interest in many of his activities.
Part of me doesn't like how quickly Kal takes to the child, but I suppose it's in his nature to be trusting.
The appearance by Lois feels just like the Perry scene. They threw her in because they felt they had to. On one hand, it's nice to have an effort to include the supporting cast, and on the other it doesn't work if it feels forced. I can't fault them too much, this being an introductory issue after all, but I hope it doesn't continue into the future. Kind of shoddy journalism on Lois' part to call the boy Kryptonian with no proof to back it up though.
I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who didn't like Superman's assault on Sarge Steel, but I have no problem with it. Superman's an idealist, and in his mind the child must be pure and good. What the government is doing is undoubtedly the safer and more cautious route, but you can't blame Superman for charging in there to save one of his own.
The Luthor appearance, contrary to what I said about Lois and Perry, was great. I like the lab, and I like the fact that he's showing up for a purpose. Johns (and obviously Busiek as well) wrote some of the best Luthor I've seen in a long time a few months ago, and I'm looking forward to seeing more.
The breakout was a fantastic touch. Superman wants to save this child, but obviously he can't be seen attacking a military convoy (regardless of what he may just have done in Washington). Of course, it won't take a genius to put it together that the boy was taken right after Superman learned where he was, so I do hope we see some fallout from that in the near future.
And I really liked the bit at the end too. Clark turning to his parents for help comes and goes over the years (Loeb was the last one to use it prominently that I can think of) and I always feel that it's a nice touch.
So overall, a really solid issue. We got to see all the major players (even if some appearances were a little forced), and the story has real promise. This issue isn't going to win any award for the best ever, but I honestly feel like the arc has a solid chance at being really great.
Art - 3: I've never cared for Kubert's work. Or more specifically, I like Andy's stuff, but Adam never did it for me. So when I heard that he was coming to Superman, I was a little disappointed. And while things didn't turn out as badly as I might have feared, it still isn't quite as great as it could be.
I wish I had a word for Kubert's art, but the best I can come up with is crude. Which unfortunately sounds like and insult and it's not meant to be, but the art does look unpolished to me in a number of locations.
The worst offender, by far, is the spread inside Perry's office. All three of them look very unfinished. I'm not sure if it's a result of the inks being too heavy, or what, but it's still not great.
Elsewhere though, I really like the art. The page of the craft crashing through Metropolis is great, and I also really like the panels of Superman sitting with the child.
The high point was definitely Superman's 'attack' on the Pentagon. While I wish some of it were cleaned up a bit, Kubert's Superman has a fantastic sense of mass to him. He just feels big and strong. When he punches in that door, you can tell that it's a four foot thick door of steel. When he throws Sarge Steel up against the wall, you can tell that it is effortless for him. I don't know how Kubert is doing it, but his Superman just looks super.
But please Adam, Lois needs her long hair back. She looks horrible.
Overall, it's not as bad as I was expecting (how's that for a compliment). Some of the work does remind me why I've never been a fan of Adam Kubert's. But some of the other stuff, mainly his action sequences, is really great. His work is different, but I think it'll grow on me. If he cleans up his faces a little, and keeps everything else, it'll be great. And regardless of how you feel about his style, having a big name artist like him on Superman cannot be bad for the book.
Cover Art - 5: There were of course two covers for this book, because DC is intent on bleeding me dry. The standard cover is quite nice indeed. Different, but still a great image. It really feels like a great way to kickoff Kubert's run on the book, with a nice portrait that is unquestionably his work. Definitely one of my favorite covers of the year.
As for the special, 1 in 10 so it'll cost you way too much, cover, I don't actually have it in my hands yet. But from what I've seen online, it's a nice dynamic cover (which is, of course, why I'll be handing over way too much money for it as soon as my store gets a copy in stock). It's nothing special like the regular version, but still a great image. Well done on both Mr. Kubert.
January 2006
Check out the Comic Index Lists for the complete list of Superman-related comics published in 2006.


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Shortly after Texas' worst NFL draft weekend in more than 75 years, six Longhorns ended the day with good news.Texas made national news Saturday when it failed to produce a selection in the NFL draft for the first time since 1937, a shutout that nobody saw coming and led to a long day of mockery for the program.about 781 days ago | Max Olson | ESPN.com
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The NFL draft is here.It all begins tonight at 8 p.m. (ET) and the draft will continue through Saturday. Several Big 12 players should be selected in the next three days, so here is a team-by-team NFL draft primer, which includes each schools top prospect, one sleeper/value pick and a list of each potential draftee.about 784 days ago | Brandon Chatmon | ESPN.com
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As we close in on national signing day, its an appropriate time to look back at how the top Big 12 recruits from four years ago performed.2010 was a banner year for the Big 12 in recruiting, as the league collectively landed 23 from the ESPN 150.about 878 days ago | Jake Trotter | ESPN.com
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Texas seniors endured tough run, rebuild
AUSTIN, Texas -- When Mack Brown introduced his latest recruiting class on signing day of 2010, he did so with great pride.I've been asked over the last couple of days, Is this the best class that we've ever had?about 945 days ago | Max Olson | ESPN.com
McCoy still Longhorns' best bet at QB
AUSTIN, Texas -- Mack Brown doesnt enjoy postgame press conferences. If he could skip them, he probably would. Its not that he has disdain for the reporters and their questions -- well, OK, that could be part of it -- he just doesnt like the answers he gives.about 951 days ago | Max Olson | ESPN.com
Longhorn players not ready to give up yet
AUSTIN, Texas -- Mack Brown was trying to make sense of a lopsided home loss.It was Sept. 14. After losing 44-23 to Ole Miss, Brown tried to espouse hope and confidence about leading a troubled two-loss Texas team on a Big 12 title run.about 953 days ago | Max Olson | ESPN.com
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It has been well established that Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers is big.
The New Orleans Saints are aiming to make it bigger.
The game, which has been flexed into the 7:30 p.m. slot on NBC, will also be the Saints' shot to establish a record for crowd noise at indoor sports stadium as representatives from Guinness World Records will be in attendance. The mark currently belongs to the Sacramento Kings, who set the record of 126 decibels during a win over the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 15 at Sleep Train Arena.
"I think it's a little bit of a challenge to our fans," said Saints punter Thomas Morstead. "And what better game to do that than this week? We're tied in our division, it's the first game of the two (vs. Carolina) and it's at home."
The Seattle Seahawks hold the noise record for loudest outdoor stadium, which they set during Monday's 34-7 win over the Saints.
"Let's find out who has the loudest stadium in the NFL. There is only one way to do it," said Saints coach Sean Payton. "Let's see how we measure up. Anything we can do to make that environment an advantage for us and difficult for our opponent, and especially in a big game like this, we are going to lean heavily on our home crowd. ...
"They have been outstanding and I am sure tomorrow night it will be exciting. I am anxious to see what they register, whatever that is measured in."
The Saints will also distribute 75,000 towels to fans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome during the game.
The Saints have won 10 straight primetime games at home and crowd noise has been a huge part of that, said tight end Jimmy Graham.
For one thing, the crowd noise only amplifies the mistakes for the other team, he said. And for the home team, it's a huge lift.
Can the Saints break the record? Graham seems to think so.
"We have the greatest fans in the National Football League," he said. "It's not a game here. It's a culture. It's a belief."
Uncharacteristic: Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan didn't say if he's had some sleepless nights since the loss to the the Seahawks. But if he has, he can take solace in the fact that he knows it's not typical of the unit, which is ranked No. 7 in total defense and No. 6 in scoring defense.
"That's not who we are," he said. "We're better than that."
When asked if knowing that made the loss easier to swallow, Ryan laughed as he responded.
"Well, hell yeah. If we were doing this every week, I wouldn't be here," he said. "Our guys know we've got to play beter, but I've got to coach better.
"It's the first time that happened to me here. I don't like it, and it's not going to happen again."
Ryan took the blame for the performance against the Seahawks, explaining that he changed things up in coverage that "obviously caused confusion on our part, not (quarterback Russell Wilson's)."
He added: "We know we're doing the right thing. We've got a lot of games where we played well. In fact in the second half (against Seattle), we played hard. It wasn't perfect, but we played better. It was just one of those days. I've had those days before. I've had a lot of them. It's something you want to avoid, but it's something that definitely can be fixed."
What's the delay? Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been penalized seven times for delay of game this season, an unusually high number for him. His previous season high as a Saint was four in 2006 and 2011.
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Payton said he takes the blame for at least several of those this season.
"I would say at least four of those are on me," Payton said. "Whether it is a year off or rust. ...
"Now last week we had one, Ed (Hochuli, the referee) and I talked about it and we had a player coming in reported as eligible and then Ed kind of made a motion to make sure everyone knew he was eligible. The clock was running the whole time. I think hindsight he basically said that hey, you reset the clock. Tempo, for us, has to operate efficiently. We have always been good at tempo. I think that is something, obviously, we have to clean up and I have to do better at."
War Eagle? Saints running back Mark Ingram said this week he'll get Graham back for taking a picture of him decked out in Auburn gear.
The former Alabama star, who lost an Iron Bowl bet, was forced to wear the colors of his hated rival for a day. Graham took a picture of him coming around the corner and posted it on Twitter, where it quickly went viral.
As to what revenge he has planned, Ingram didn't say. But Graham was pleased with the result.
"People were trying to take that picture all day, and I'm pretty sneaky," Graham said. "I ended up getting it and Twitter blew up."
Uniforms: The Saints will wear black jerseys and black pants Sunday. The Panthers will wear white jerseys.
Quotable: "I thought he was going to get charged with sexual harassment." -- Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman to the Seattle media on Michael Bennett's touchdown celebration against the Saints.
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The Hammocks at Millcreek is a luxury apartment home community situated in the heart of Erie, PA. Located just off of Old Zuck Road minutes from Lake Erie, it's blocks away from shopping malls, restaurants and so much more. We offer the best of both worlds: proximity to city life while being nestled in the peaceful, quiet atmosphere of Millcreek. The Hammocks at Millcreek is a community that fits every lifestyle. We provide contemporary, spacious apartment homes designed to exceed your expectations. We understand that "home" is much more than just an address. It's a place you want to feel comfortable, happy and secure. A place where traditions are started and followed, families grow and thrive, and neighbors become life-long friends.
The Hammocks at Millcreek offers more than just apartment homes. The residences here are complemented with a Clubhouse that is available exclusively to The Hammocks at Millcreek residents 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The Clubhouse offers a fitness center, business center, great room, theater room, pool and fire pit area. The Hammocks at Millcreek is managed by Riedman Companies, which is headquartered in Rochester, NY. Riedman Companies has several decades of experience in developing, building, and managing top-quality residential communities. We are dedicated to a philosophy that promotes ""Live Green. Save Green"," in which we design and build apartment homes that are energy-efficient. We have incorporated many new features, resulting in apartment homes that are healthier, more comfortable, more energy-efficient, and easier to maintain.
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Tornados, lightning and record heat top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here are the weather events that happened on April 26.
1915 - A record three-day spell of warm weather in the 80s peaks with a high of 88° at Grand Rapids and Lansing. For Lansing, this is the warmest temperature ever recorded in the month of April.
1976 – Canadian cold air settles into the Great Lakes behind a front. Both Muskegon and Grand Rapids set records for cold high temperatures, only reaching 39°. Lansing also sets a record for the coldest high temperature with 36°. Other records include Detroit 38°, Flint 37°, and Houghton Lake 35°.
1984 – Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of 47 tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The tornadoes killed 16 people and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)
1990 - Record high temperatures of 85° and a record warm low temperature of 62° occurred at Weather Forecast Office in Marquette in Negaunee Township.
1996 - A record low high temperature of 31° occurred at Weather Forecast Office in Marquette with a daily record snowfall of 4.8 inches.
2009 - It was a sunny and very warm day with a record high of 84° set at Detroit.
2011 - Severe thunderstorms brought hail up to two inches in diameter. A tornado with peak winds estimated at 85 mph hit near Burnips in Allegan County, damaging buildings at a turkey farm. In Portage, nine people were injured by a lightning strike. Read more about the storm here: Tornado confirmed in Allegan County


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Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park is located in Dublin city Centre close to The Spencer Hotel. The Park is made up of 1752 acres and is one of the largest designed landscapes in any European city. The Spencer Hotel Dublin is near the Phoenix Park, a 15 minute walk to O'Connell Street and short bus journey will leave you at the entrance to The Phoenix Park. Beyond the gates you will find an abundance of activities, historical sites, landscaped gardens and the home of Ireland's president, Arás an Uachtaráin.
Bikes are available for hire, Dublin Zoo is located in the grounds as well as a multitude of playgrounds, Kiosks selling ice creams for those long lazy Summer days. Cafés & tea rooms to add to your picnic, a beautiful flower garden along with the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden.
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In the studio, Karen L. Swartz (left) talks about holiday depression and losing a loved one to violence. Listening to her expert comments are Brian Gibbs, Wenda Royster and Malcolm Brock.
Johns Hopkins physicians and other health experts are making airwaves with a weekly radio program that addresses challenges facing underserved minorities, who often lack health care access and information.
Breaking It Down: Our Health, Our Way is a live, 60-minute broadcast featuring Q-and-A with Johns Hopkins Medicine experts, host Wenda Royster and listeners who call in to the show. "This is a way we can go and sit in the living room or at the kitchen table with any of our listeners and just have a conversation about their health," says Brian Gibbs, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine associate dean for diversity and cultural competence.
Breaking It Down generates candid conversation on issues affecting low-income communities while acknowledging and offering solutions to health care barriers, such as lack of insurance or transportation. Each month, the show addresses a particular health topic through a series of episodes that highlight different aspects of the issue. A recent series on nutrition featured registered dieticians, a weight loss physician, a public health expert and Baltimore's food policy director. The guests shared their expertise on such topics as healthy eating habits and obesity.
Engaging in dialogue with clinicians outside of hurried office appointments helps strengthen the relationship between health care providers and their patients, says Royster, an experienced Baltimore broadcast journalist. "You really get to know the person's soul because of their voice," she says. "You get to know them and trust them without seeing them." Most importantly, Royster says the program gives people hope. "The subjects are approached in such a way that anyone can understand the topic and what they can do moving forward."
The idea that others could benefit from hearing about his struggle with depression prompted Pastor Marvin Jones to be a guest on the show. Jones says, like many of his faith community members, he equated depression with personal weakness—not illness—until a friend who is a physician encouraged him to seek treatment. After appearing on the show, he was surprised to learn many of his own family members are facing depression but never talked about it. Jones says he'll continue to fight the stigma of mental illness by sharing his story and telling others how treatment has helped him.
Created by the school of medicine as a way to address health disparities, the radio show embodies Hopkins' mission of improving the health of the community. "We're bursting at the seams with people who are the world's leaders on so many diseases, and yet within a mile radius of the hospital, you have so many people in dire need of this information," explains Malcolm Brock, chief medical consultant for the radio program and thoracic surgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Brock and Gibbs wanted a radio format that would reach community members who may not have online access to accurate and reliable health information. Since the first episode aired in September 2010, listenership has climbed to more than 25,000 people each week, including online listeners, Gibbs says.
While most listeners are local, some have dialed in from as far away as Mississippi, according to Gibbs. Health care professionals throughout the country and from such remote places as Afghanistan have inquired about the program in their search for similar solutions to address disparities in health education. Gibbs hopes the show will someday become syndicated. The medical school is also laying the groundwork for a local Spanish radio or cable TV health program, which they hope to launch in the spring.
To listen to Breaking It Down: Our Health, Our Way, tune in to WOLB 1010 AM on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Recordings of past programs are available at hopkinsmedicine.org.
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Little Feather
Female Bobcat
Rescued 5/8/93
Little Feather was five days old when she came to Big Cat Rescue. She had been bred at a game farm that bred bobcats and cougars. Game farms often breed wild animals to be shot as game, or to be exploited in other awful ways. One of the most common is one that you have probably seen.
If you have ever seen bobcat or lynx mothers with their kittens in a field of flowers, you have probably seen game farm cats. Photographers will pay a lot for images they can't get in the wild because no mother bobcat or lynx is going to let you get anywhere near her kittens.
The mothers are drugged, and wired down in place behind the flowers or log so you can't see that their back legs are tightly secured to the ground. The kittens are turned loose and they run to their mothers. As she awakens, surrounded by photographers, she is terrified and gives them the hissing images they know will sell.
The photo session is concluded by the mother being darted again so that she can't move. This constant drugging destroys her kidneys and she will die young, but game farmers just consider that the cost of doing business. Kittens who don't look just right, or who grow too old are discarded as pets, to hunting ranches and other bad places.
Please, don't buy books, calendars or other items with wildcat mom and kitten photos and don't pass them around on social sites, unless you know that they were really taken in the wild or at a sanctuary that doesn't buy, breed or sell wild animals.
When Little Feather arrived we began bottle feeding her, and she quickly became everyone's little darling. Her surrogate mother was Breezy, a freebred domestic cat rescued from the streets.
Little Feather was very sickly as a kitten and spent days in a pouch around Carole Baskin's neck to keep her warm and to monitor her every breath. She never grew to be very big for some unknown reason, and full grown she weighs only 16 pounds.
Little Feather is a very odd looking bobcat, she is stocky and has a fluffy coat like a northern bobcat, but has the dark coat pattern with small spots and her face has little ruff like a southern bobcat. She is likely a cross between the two.
She is now over 20 years old, but still just as cute as a kitten thanks to those huge eyes.
Due to blood clot, Little Feather has been lame in her back leg and has been receiving K-Laser Therapy three times a week thanks to K-Laser Veterinary. She still limps a little, but the overall improvement has been amazing. See the video below to show the progression from the time of lameness until her near recovery.
Here are a few pages that show the K-Laser therapy for Little Feather:
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2014: Little Feather is a 21 year old bobcat at Big Cat Rescue. She was reported for having a puffy looking chin, which turned out to be some bad teeth. The dental work went fine and she seemed to be well on her way to recovery, so we took her back to her Cat-a-Tat.
When we let her loose, we were horrified to see that she was lame. See how three vets, a number of techs, K-Laser and Big Cat Rescuers all came together to try and give her back the ability to walk.
See how you can help: http://bigcatrescue.org/cat-hospital-wishlist/
More About Little Feather:
* January 2015 video has some footage of Little Feather: http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-feb-16-2015/
* Wildcat Walkabout Video has footage of Little Feather looking cute – February 24, 2014: http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-feb-24-2014/
* This page has a short video clips of Little Feather enjoying being scratched: http://bigcatrescue.org/dont-they-miss-being-petted/
* Today At Big Cat Rescue for October 2, 2014 – This page has a lot of photos including Little Feather. http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-oct-2-2014/
* Today At Big Cat Rescue for November 12 – This page has several photos of the cats including photos of Little Feather: http://bigcatrescue.org/today-at-big-cat-rescue-nov-12/
* Now at Big Cat Rescue for July 29, 2014 is a video that has some footage of several cats including Little Feather: http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-july-29-2014/
* Now at Big Cat Rescue for June 22, 2014 is a video that has some footage of several cats including Little Feather: http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-june-22-2014/
* Today At Big Cat Rescue for September 16th – This page has a lot of photos including Little Feather: http://bigcatrescue.org/today-at-bug-cat-rescue-sept-16/
* Today At Big Cat Rescue for October 17, 2014 – This page has several photos of the cats including photos of Little Feather: http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-oct-17-2014/
* Walk About Video for May 3, 2014 has some footage of several cats as well as Little Feather – Little Feather turns 21 and gets a doll house. http://bigcatrescue.org/now-big-cat-rescue-may-3-2014/
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It's sometimes frustrating (but always entertaining) to see the comments from the lefties which pop up on every story dealing with the Texas Nationalist Movement's drive for Texas independence.
I see the same comments, over and over -- comments which have been refuted time and again: "secession is illegal," "Texas couldn't survive without federal money" (I really love that one), "Texas couldn't defend itself," "the Texas economy would rapidly become a Third-World bleep-hole," and the very tired, "this is all about racism."
Then there's my favorite: "Let's see 'em try it, and watch while American military might crushes their rebellion."
Aside from the fact that no one's talking rebellion here -- we've maintained for 15 years now that Texas independence can be accomplished through a perfectly-legal, sane, sensible, reasoned vote, and the Texas Nationalist Movement has no ties whatsoever to any militia group -- I find it amusing that the people who hate the military the most are the ones who think it will defend their tyranny.
Digest that a bit.
The most vehement objections to Texas independence come from people who loathe the military, who dress up in pink and block recruiting stations, who kick ROTCs off campuses, who spit on our honored veterans in airports or cheat them in business, and who demand we prosecute "war crimes" against our own people while ignoring atrocities committed by the enemy. Many, if not most, members of the Texas independence movement are veterans.
The same far-far left politicos who stage marches wanting to hang our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines for defending themselves against enemies who use human shields, think that those same soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are going to open fire on peaceful Texans exercising their fundamental right of self-determination. Am I the only one who sees a little duplicity there?
People who never wore a uniform -- and in many cases, fled to other countries to avoid being drafted during another unpopular war -- think that people who risk their lives today while wearing a uniform are going to take their orders and slaughter unarmed civilians?
The same wild-eyed radical lefties who have forced the military to openly accept gays -- something no army on Earth in history has ever done -- expects that military to gun down their brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers?
People who are responsible for cutting back veterans' benefits, who work hard to limit military pay and spending in order to give a free ride to crack whores and illegal aliens, think that our hard-working, responsible military members are going to follow their directions?
People who make cracks on social networking sites, in newspaper columns and in the broadcast media about how stupid and robotic our military members are, expect those same warriors to bomb Walmarts and turn heavy weapons loose on "rebels" trying to vote?
How very Democratic of them.
Our service members, both Texans and otherwise, took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States -- not either of the major political parties, not Congress, not the President. They are aware that the Constitution has been systematically shredded, spindled, mutilated and used like toilet paper by the far-far left. A great number of our service members, like members of law enforcement, are Oath Keepers.
Like many Texas Nationalists, I am a veteran. I bled for the flag the Texas-haters wrap themselves in. Like our current service men and women, I was willing to put my life on the line to protect the Constitution and my country.
I respect those soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines -- but I do not fear them. When the time comes for Texas to go its own way, I expect they will do their duty ... and refuse illegal orders issued by illegitimate authority to commit illegal acts.
There was a saying popularized during the anti-war movement of the 1960s: "What if they gave a war and no one came?" How interesting it is, that the lefties might actually get their wish some time in the near future.