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Entry to The Grammar Schools in Birmingham
For entry to selective schools in September 2016 only those children born between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005 are eligible to take the optional selective tests.
If you wish your child to be entered for an entrance test, you should discuss this with your child's Head teacher first. Within Birmingham there is one entrance test your child can sit. Entrance tests are held for places at one of the grammar schools within The Grammar Schools in Birmingham.
In addition, you may also wish your child to sit entrance tests for schools outside Birmingham. Please note that other Local Authorities have different closing dates and admission arrangements and you are advised to contact them for further information.
An application to sit the entrance test is not an expression of preference for the school
concerned. You must also complete the preference form of your home Local Authority (i.e. the Local Authority to which you pay your council tax).
The Grammar Schools in Birmingham
The following grammar schools are within The Grammar Schools in Birmingham:
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School for Boys
- Handsworth Grammar School
- King Edward VI Aston School
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
- King Edward VI Five Ways School
- King Edward VI Handsworth School
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Entry requirements
Optional tests for the admission of pupils to any of The Grammar Schools in Birmingham will take place on Saturday 12 September 2015. If you wish your child to be entered for the entrance test for one of the above schools then you should complete the Request for Optional Test form by 16:00 hours (4pm) on 10 July 2015 at the latest. You must include a passport sized photograph of your child for identification purposes. Forms may be submitted online via www.birminghamgrammarschools.org
Please note that if your form has not been received by 16:00 hours (4pm) Friday 10 July 2015, for whatever reason, your child will not be permitted to take the tests.
An explanatory brochure will be available from mid-May 2015 from The Grammar Schools in Birmingham (Tel: 0121 415 6004) and the individual grammar schools.
All Optional Test forms received will be acknowledged within fourteen working days. Candidates will then be informed of their allocated test centre and the time at which they should attend to take the entrance test. This may be via email.
If you do not receive an acknowledgement, you should contact The Grammar Schools in Birmingham before the closing date to confirm that your form has been received.
Supplementary tests will be held later in September 2015 for those who provide proof of illness on the day of the original test (a medical certificate or doctor's letter) or proof they cannot sit the test on that day on religious grounds (a letter from their religious leader).
The Tests
Candidates will only be required to sit one test to be considered for a place at a school that forms part of The Grammar Schools in Birmingham or Warwickshire Authority. There are 2 exams of approximately 45 minutes duration each. Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections that test:
- Verbal ability
- Non-verbal ability
- Reading comprehension
- Numerical ability
Candidates will record their answers on a separate answers sheet and most of the questions take a multiple choice format. Marks will be standardised to take account of differences in age and then added together.
Results of tests
The results of Birmingham grammar school tests should be sent by letter to parents towards the end of October 2015. The test results will be sent out by The Grammar Schools in Birmingham. Once parents receive the test results for their child they should make an informed decision as to whether they should name a grammar school as one of their preferences.
Offer of grammar schools
Places are offered to candidates on the basis of the highest qualifying scores in the tests. Please refer to the individual schools' information section of the parents' information booklet for full details of their admission policies.
Pupils who gain places at selective schools will not be entitled to free transport from the Local Authority if an appropriate vacancy exists in a Local Authority maintained school within three miles of their home address.
Coaching for Selective Tests
The Local Authority's policy is that no teaching or coaching for selective tests should take place in any of the city's primary schools. It is believed that the practice of coaching is counterproductive, as overachievement in the selective tests may be against the long term interests of children whose ability may be more limited than their test score would suggest.
Head Teachers who receive requests for guidance from parents have been asked to provide this within the context of the overall educational development of the children concerned.
Selective Tests and Equality Act 2010
It is unlawful for a Local Authority to discriminate against a person who is considered to have a disability in any of the following ways:
- the arrangements made for determining the admission of pupils to a school;
- the terms on which admission to the school is offered; or
- refusing or deliberately not accepting an application for admission to a school from someone who is disabled.
Where a pupil has a disability (as defined in the Equality Act 2010), the admission authority must consider any reasonable adjustments that could be made to ensure that disabled pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage to those who are not disabled.
If you wish to enter your child for the selective test for a place The Grammar Schools in Birmingham and you want your child considered for a reasonable adjustment because of a disability, then please contact The Grammar Schools in Birmingham on 0121 415 6004 to request an application form (Form A1).
The application form will be available from May 2015. Please note that parents/carers are required to submit the information requested on Form A1 by no later than 17th June 2015.
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"Every time I've entered, I fail to win. So I must have a really good chance this time!"
So says the Pirate Captain in the trailer for the children's animated film, "Pirates: Band of Misfits," arriving in theaters this month. He wants to be Pirate of the Year, for the glory and recognition of all his pirate peers.
But even from the trailer, it is easy to see he is not likely to win such an honor on merit. His cocky cluelessness is the crux of much hilarity. His desire for fame is not linked to any wily pirate skill.
The Pirate Captain is not alone. Desire for fame is increasingly present in the media landscape. In television, especially television geared toward the coveted pre-teenage demographic, many popular fictional characters are either already famous or actively seeking celebrity.
Researchers studying the phenomenon have noticed a parallel trend: as television shows depict fame as a value with increasing popularity, themes like community engagement are declining in prevalence. The change is obvious and abrupt, and comes in tandem with other research showing young people are increasingly focused on wealth and image.
The generation raised on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter looks up to people who attract an audience, fictional or otherwise. Some experts think the new television landscape, populated by celebrities in their own world and the outside one, is both reflecting and contributing to a larger shift in youth culture, where fame for fame's sake is the highest of aspirations, and success of the self is to be prized above all.
The rise of fame
Yalda Uhls, a former film executive and current doctoral student at the University of California Los Angeles, was watching television with her 9-year-old daughter not long ago when she noticed the trend: all of the fictional girls her daughter was watching were famous.
The Disney Channel juggernaut, "Hannah Montana," which debuted in 2006 and ran for four seasons, focuses on a teenage girl who is student by day and rock star by night. "Sonny With A Chance," another Disney offering, told the story from 2009-2011 of a teenage girl who snags a starring role on a comedy sketch show. Nickelodeon's "iCarly," on the air since 2007, features two teenage girls who launch a webcast that skyrockets them to fame. The stars of all three shows are regulars on the red carpet and in tabloids.
"I felt like (all the shows) were skewed toward this changed value system," Uhls said of the experience. She went to her colleague at the Children's Digital Media Center, Dr. Patricia Greenfield, to launch a project examining the phenomenon.
"We decided to look at the past as well as the present to see if there was a change," said Uhls.
She and Greenfield selected two popular television shows from a year in the past five decades — 1967, '77 '87 '97 and 2007. The year 1967, for example, was represented by "Andy Griffith" and "The Lucy Show." "Hannah Montana" and "American Idol" were selected for 2007. They crafted a survey asking participants to rate the importance of 17 different values the show's characters aspired to, among them "fame," "achievement," "image," "community feeling," and "benevolence."
Uhls and Greenfield's study, released last summer, found that as of 2007, fame ranked as the most popular value. In every decade studied before the 21st century, "community feeling," or feeling part of a group, was ranked either first or second. Before 2007, "fame" never got higher than 13 on the list. "Achievement" also jumped to number 2 that year.
Both researchers did a follow-up study in December, talking directly to tweens (age 9 to 12) the shows are targeted to. Twenty children were asked to write down one or two values that they thought were most important to their future, from a list of the most popular values from the last study: fame, benevolence, community feeling, achievement, financial success, self-acceptance, and image.
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Volume 97. Translating Mechanisms of Orofacial Neurological Disorder
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From the Peripheral Nervous System to the Cerebral Cortex
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In this volume, members of the International Translational Research Network on Orofacial Neurological Disorders and invited experts provide authoritative overviews of new aspects of motor function and sensation relating to neurological disorders in orofacial regions. Orofacial movements constitute fundamental motor patterns with essential roles in consummatory behavior, self-care, defensive and attack behaviors, vocalization and, in higher mammals, verbal as well as non-verbal communication. Clinically, dysfunction in orofacial movement is evident in numerous dental, cranio-maxillo-facial and neuropsychiatric disorders, including dysphagia, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.
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Noriaki Koshikawa, Satoshi Fujita, Kazunori Adachi
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James Curtis Brown, 82, of Morgantown, passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville after a long illness.
Mr. Brown was a resident of Russellville since retiring in 1971 from the U.S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer after 20 years of service. He was very proud of his military service having served the United Stated in the Korean & Vietnam Wars. He was a decorated Recruit Commander at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. After his military service he went on to a career & retirement from TVA. He was a lifetime member of The American Legion and an Expert Marksman.
A native of Morgantown Mr. Brown was born October 30, 1931 the son of the late Burn Brown and Erie Hawes and husband of the late Barbara Brown.
Survivors include a son, James Curtis Brown Jr. of Morgantown, daughters, Vetra Mallory and husband Barry of Franklin, Marie Williams of Franklin, Teresa Hightower and partner William Robertson of Salt Lake City, Utah.; step-daughter Joe Ann Barrett and husband Trull of Seattle, Wash.; eight grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and his best friend & companion of 18 years Marjorie Flener of Morgantown.
Funeral services will be held at Smith Funeral Home, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 2 p.m. with Bro: Jimmy Blackwell & Bro. Mike Whitaker officiating. Burial will follow in the Hill Haven Memory Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, January 12, 2014 from 6-8 pm and Monday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday 8 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m at the Smith Funeral Home in Morgantown.
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I come from a small town just 45 minutes away from Tallahassee, Fl and since I was about 12 I enjoyed the weather and how it always changing.
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Short Term(Today-Monday morning)
Currently there is a surface high pressure system that is in the area. The high for today will be around 73F. This is slightly below the seasonal average of 75F. Tonight the low will be around 68F. This temperature is slightly above seasonal averages because of the cloud cover that is in the area. This is also the reason why we will not be near seasonal averages. On Sunday high temperatures will be around 78F which is slightly above seasonal averages. Sunday night/Monday morning lows will be around 70F. Also during the night time there will be some showers overnight during this period from a cold front that is developing to the west of the area.
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For the long term period both the NAM and GFS models are in agreement with the incoming cold front and how fast it will move through the area. The cold front will pass through the area on early Monday morning and will leave the area by early Tuesday morning. Highs during this period will be around 70F which is about 5 degrees cooler than seasonal averages.
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text: Posted June 23, 2014 Our offense will be body punchers, not one shot knockout artists. The thing is that the body puncher can actually be much more devastating, and can destroy a team's moral and cause them to lose heart. We will not be a team that is quick strike, but we will be a team nobody wants to play because we'll be able to steadily move down the field, pounding the defense. We are built to get 5-15 yards a pop...no matter what the defense tries to do. Cotchery and Avant are not elite, and certainly not explosive. But what they are is supreme route runners that know how to find the open seam and get position on a defender, and they will catch any ball that comes near them. That also fits the mold of Olsen, and if Dickson and/or Williams proves to be at least competent, then that is 4 guys that know how to get open, and will usually make the catch. Now you add in Benjamin, though a rookie and not fully developed, who will be a nightmare matchup for anyone, not only because of his size, but the fact he knows how to use it, which is not always the case with bigger receivers. Now lets bring in Underwood who has proven to be a decent receiver that can stretch the field, clearing up the shallow routes. So on every play, defenses will have to account for at least four receivers that if ignored will pick them apart. But we also cannot ignore our RB's. Every one of them are proven receivers out of the backfield. Even the young guys, if they do get a chance to play, were very good receivers in college, and a major threat, so teams can ignore them at their own peril. So now their LB's and DB's are all occupied and unable to stack the middle of the line, which will give our RB's (and Cam) a chance to do damage in the running game. Bottom line is that while we may not scare teams with our explosiveness, we will frustrate the hell out of them because we have so many effective parts, and not one of them will be any more the focus than the others. So teams will not who or what direction to gear their defense to stop. The attack can come from anywhere. We will simply wear teams out on offense, which will also keep our defense fresh and able to reek havoc until the final whistle. I just don't see how people can look at us having Cam, Tolbert, Olsen, Benjamin, and Cotchery in on the same down and not being able to move the ball. Especially if Chandler plays competent at LT. I'm really excited about Williams v. Dickson. The winner of that will be able to get a decent amount of balls thrown this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Minority-carrier kinetics in heavily doped GaAs:C studied by transient photoluminescence91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1456244View Description Hide Description
Room-temperature photoluminescence decay time measurements in heavily doped GaAs:C-layers designed as base layers for heterojunctionbipolar transistors are reported. These measurements provide access to nonequilibrium minority carrier lifetimes that determine the current gains of those devices. By systematically studying transient luminescence spectra over a wide range of excitation densities between and we demonstrate the importance of carrier trapping processes at low excitation densities. Optimized excitation conditions that achieve trap saturation but also avoid stimulated emission are found for densities of Detection is limited to a spectral window well above the energy gap (beyond 1.5 eV). Values for both Auger and radiative recombination coefficients are given.
Thermal conduction in doped single-crystal silicon films91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1458057View Description Hide Description
This work measures the thermal conductivities along free-standing silicon layers doped with boron and phosphorus at concentrations ranging from to at temperatures between and K. The impurity concentrations are measured using secondary ion mass spectroscopy(SIMS) and the thermal conductivity data are interpreted using phonon transport theory accounting for scattering on impurities, free electrons, and the layer boundaries. Phonon-boundary scattering in the 3-μm-thick layers reduces the thermal conductivity of the layers at low temperatures regardless of the level of impurity concentration. The present data suggest that unintentional impurities may have strongly reduced the conductivities reported previously for bulk samples, for which impurity concentrations were determined from the electrical resistivity rather than from SIMS data. This work illustrates the combined effects of phonon interactions with impurities, free electrons, and material interfaces, which can be particularly important in semiconductor devices.
Electronic property variations due to an embedded potential barrier layer in modulation-doped step quantum wells91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1454198View Description Hide Description
Electronic property variations of a two-dimensional electron gas(2DEG) in modulation-doped step quantum wells due to an embedded potential barrier were studied by performing Shubnikov–de Haas (SdH), Van der Pauw–Hall-effect, and cyclotron resonancemeasurements on two kinds of step quantum wells which were one without and the other with an embedded barrier. The fast Fourier transformation results for the SdH data at 1.5 K indicated the electron occupation of two subbands in both step quantum wells. The total electron carrier density and the mobility of the 2DEG in the step quantum well with an embedded barrier were smaller than those in the quantum well without an embedded barrier. The electron effective masses were determined from the slopes of the main peak absorption energies as functions of the magnetic field, and satisfied qualitatively the nonparabolicity effects in both quantum wells. The electronic subband energies, the wave functions, and the Fermi energies were calculated by using a self-consistent method taking into account exchange-correlation effects together with strain and nonparabolicity effects. These present results indicate that the electronic parameters in modulation-doped step quantum wells are significantly affected by an embedded barrier.
Spectral dependence and Hall effect of persistent photoconductivity in polycrystalline thin films91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459597View Description Hide Description
We investigate persistent photoconductivity in polycrystalline thin films by measuring the transient behavior of their electrical conductivity under and after illumination. Characteristic nonexponential transients of the conductivity under and after illumination extend over more than four orders of magnitude in time. From this result, we conclude that the persistent photoconductivity in cannot be explained by the mesoscopic barrier model. Rather, it is a microscopic effect which can be understood in the frame of a large lattice relaxation model. Investigation of the conductivity under monochromatic subband gap illumination determines the minimum photonenergy for the direct excitation of the persistent photoconductivity to be approximately 0.6 eV. Hall effect measurements identify the persistent photoconductivity as a hole density effect in the bulk of the grains, consistent with the lattice relaxation model.
Modelling of magnetotransport of hot electrons in a spin-valve transistor91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1461061View Description Hide Description
This article explores the magnitude of spin dependent collector current in a spin-valvetransistor varying the combination of ferromagnetic layers at finite temperatures. In these calculations, the spatial inhomogeneity of the Schottky barrier at the emitter side and spin dependent self-energy effect in ferromagnets have been taken into account. In addition, the magnetocurrent has been presented as well. It has been ascertained that the magnitude of spin dependent collector current strongly depends on the type of spin-valve base since the inelastic scattering strength is different in each material. These calculations may help find the best structural combination of ferromagnetic layers in the spin-valve base.
Application of analytical k.p model with envelope function approximation to intersubband transitions in n-type III–V semiconductor Γ quantum wells91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1448890View Description Hide Description
A 14-band k.p model combined with an envelope function approximation has been developed for the analysis of III–V semiconductorquantum wells by including the six conduction bands nonperturbatively. With appropriate approximations, the envelope functions associated with the bands can be expressed in terms of the two conduction band envelope functions, which are the most important components in the electron wave function of an n-type direct-gap III–V compound semiconductorquantum well of zincblende structure. The Schrödinger-type equations for the conduction band envelope functions are derived, together with the energy-dependent effective mass that includes the effect of band nonparabolicity, as well as the eigenenergy-dependent effective potential for the envelope wave functions. The Schrödinger-type equations and the boundary conditions for the conservation of probability flux in the 14-band k.p model are found to be different from those of the conventional effective massmodel. The 14-band model is then applied to the study of intersubband transitions due to transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) mode infrared radiation in n-type Γ quantum wells, and the calculated absorption spectra are compared with those computed using an equivalent 8-band k.p model. It is found that the TM absorption spectra calculated using the two models are very similar, but the TE absorption spectra calculated using the 14-band model is up to 6 times higher than that calculated using the 8-band model. A design of the quantum well structure for enhancing TE absorption is also discussed.
Direct and trap-assisted elastic tunneling through ultrathin gate oxides91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1461062View Description Hide Description
The direct and assisted-by-trap elastic tunnel current in metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitors with ultrathin gate oxide (1.5–3.6 nm) has been studied. Bardeen's method has been adapted to obtain the assisted tunnel current, in addition to the direct tunnel current. The dependence of the assisted current on the trap distribution in energy has also been analyzed. This allows us to obtain the trap distribution in energy from experimental current curves. Finally, we have analyzed the role of the image force, the inclusion of which can avoid a barrier height dependence on the oxide thickness.
Particle size and magnetic field dependent resistivity and thermoelectric power of above and below metal–insulator transition91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459618View Description Hide Description
The effect of particle size on the transport properties(resistivity and thermopower) of has been investigated both in the presence and in the absence of magnetic field (maximum). Grain size, dc conductivity; and the metal–insulator transition temperature of the sample increase with increasing annealing time. Grain size has, however, comparatively little effect on the Seebeck coefficient S. Magnetoresistance is higher for the samples with smaller grain sizes. dc magnetic susceptibility also increases with increasing grain size. High temperature resistivity data well fit the small polaron hopping model. Polaron hopping energy decreases but polaron radius increases with the increase of grain size. In the metallic regime (for resistivity data fit well with and the transport mechanism is attributed mainly to the magnon-carrier scattering In all the samples with different grain sizes, S changes sign below In contrast to magnetoresistance, application of magnetic field increases S at low temperature for these samples. Thermopower data in the metallic phase (both for and 1.5 T) can be analyzed by considering a spin-wave fluctuation term in addition to the magnon-scattering term similar to the case of resistivity data. Although the variable range hopping mechanism is supported from the resistivity data (for it is hard to justify this model from the temperature dependent thermopower data.
Electronic structure of ytterbium-doped strontium fluoroapatite: Photoemission and photoabsorption investigation91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459601View Description Hide Description
X-ray photoemission and x-ray photoabsorption were used to study the composition and the electronic structure of ytterbium-doped strontium fluoroapatite (Yb:S-FAP). High resolution photoemission measurements on the valence bandelectronic structure and Sr P and Yb and F and O core lines were used to evaluate the surface and near surface chemistry of this fluoroapatite. Element specific density of unoccupied electronic states in Yb:S-FAP were probed by x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Yb edge), Sr edge), P edge), F and O (K edges) absorption edges. These results provide measurements of the electronic structure and surface chemistry of this material.
Mechanically reversible conductor–insulator transition in91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1461069View Description Hide Description
An irreversible conductor-insulatortransition has been observed when heating in the temperature interval 110 to 570 K. The disappearance of the electric conductivity is concomitant with the appearance of stacking faults (or microtwinning) in the structure, as observed by powderx-ray diffraction. However, the stacking faults are sensitive to applied mechanical pressure or grinding, and by compressing the hydride sample in a tablet press, regains its electric conductivity as the observable amount of stacking faults is reduced. These phenomena are attributed to peculiarities connected with the stabilization of the electron-rich tetrahedral complex by the lattice. Formally low-valent oxidation states usually demand good electron-accepting ligands with suitable or d orbitals to relieve the high electron density at the central atom. This is not possible when hydrogen is the only ligand, but the easily polarizable ion helps to distribute electron density by outward bonding to the lattice. This also stabilizes the complex. The present work shows that this stabilization mechanism is sensitive to disturbances in the lattice and that small disturbances can have profound effects on the electric conductivity of
Plasma induced microstructural, compositional, and resistivity changes in ultrathin chemical vapor deposited titanium nitride films91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459750View Description Hide Description
Extremely thin titanium nitride (TiN) barrier layers for Cu based interconnects were deposited using metal organic chemical vapor deposition. The effect of the subsequently performed nitrogen/hydrogen plasma treatment on the microstructure, composition, and electrical properties of these films is studied using conventional and high resolution transmission electron microscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, and four point probe resistivity measurements. In the studied system the crystallization of the TiN film starts from an amorphous matrix and a polycrystalline morphology is developed upon the plasma treatment. After a short plasma treatment, most of the film is already crystalline and consists of grains of a few nanometers in diameter. Continued plasma treatment leads to grain growth and a significant reduction of contaminants such as oxygen and carbon. The resistivity of the films drops with plasma treatment time, and a correlation between resistivity and oxygen content is found, which suggests that oxygen in the grain boundaries plays a decisive role for the resistivity of the films. It is shown that the oxygen in the grain boundaries leads to an electron reflectance of 0.9. Thus, the oxygen accumulation in the grain boundaries is the limiting factor for the reduction of filmresistivity by plasma treatment.
Effects of the number of periods on strain in superlattices91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1462419View Description Hide Description
The effect of periods on the accumulation and release of stress in GaAs/AlInAs superlattices structure is reported here. It is observed that in GaAs/AlInAs superlattices, when the Indium (In) content is greater than 10%, stress accumulates monotonically as the number of period increases. In GaAs/AlInAs superlattices with an In content of 5%, the accumulated stress is larger when the number of periods is less than 10. However when the number of periods exceeds 10, it was observed that suddenly there is a significant increase in defects and stress release. However, with any further increase in period number, there is once again an accumulation of stress.
Deep levels in strongly Si-compensated GaAs and AlGaAs91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1462847View Description Hide Description
Five electron traps were detected successfully in heavily Si-doped GaAs and of low Al content with a Si concentration of above using deep level transient spectroscopy. The junctions were grown by liquid phase epitaxy and were strongly compensated. The traps were investigated for functions of the Si concentration and the AlAs mole fraction. The traps are discussed in terms using their spectra and concentration as opposed to the previous results which used point defects in the GaAs and AlGaAs. The traps show distinctive features, which can be attributed to strongly Si-compensated crystals. Three traps among them were confirmed to be DX centers.
Charge polarization effects and hole spectra characteristics in superlattices91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1464234View Description Hide Description
We study the effects of charge polarization on the extended physical properties of superlattices, such as transmission coefficients and valence bandstructure. We consider both linear and parabolic modulation of the band edge. Based on the theory of finite periodic systems, analytic expressions and high precision calculations of the relevant physical quantities for n-cell systems are obtained. Well-known features of these systems are identified. Besides the well-known energy band structure, we have also the field band structure, with interesting characteristics. Wider field gaps at stronger internal electric fields and higher density of field bands for larger layer widths are some of these characteristics. Well defined level density asymmetries identify the minibands induced by charge polarization or the so-called quantum confining Stark effect. We present the n-cell transmission amplitudes, transmission coefficients and miniband structures for different values of the relevant parameters.
Transient response of a bilayer organic light emitting diode: Building-up of external and recombination currents91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1464212View Description Hide Description
Using a theoreticalmodel of a bilayer organic light emitting diode, we calculate numerically the evolution of carrier densities and electric fields inside the device. The obtained results allow us to detail injection and accumulation of carriers during transient excitation. Charge densities as a function of applied voltage present two distinct thresholds which determine three operating ranges: no injection, unipolar injection, and bipolar injection. Dynamically these thresholds depend on the rise time of the applied voltage and have a clear signature in the current densities. We show that the electroluminescence threshold has static and dynamic values which may be different. Calculated external current in response to a voltage ramp presents two steps related to the evolution of the capacity of the device. This capacitive behavior is observed experimentally.
Radiative and nonradiative lifetimes in GaInN/GaN multiquantum wells91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459106View Description Hide Description
This paper analyzes a simplified rate equation model of localized exciton emission in GaInN. Expressions for temperature dependent photoluminescence(PL) efficiency and decay time are derived and compared with time integrated (TIPL) and time resolvedphotoluminescence(TRPL) data for a series of multiquantum well light emitting diodes with varying In composition in the active region. Time resolvedphotoluminescence is measured up to relatively high temperature (540 K) and a decreasing efficiency coupled with a peak energy decay time that is weakly dependent on temperature is observed. The decay time at peak emission energy begins to decrease at a temperature that depends on the In content in the quantum wells. The analysis developed here demonstrates that application of the expressions and is not sufficient to determine radiative and nonradiative lifetimes from TRPL and TIPL data in the GaInN system. (Here is the radiative decay time, is the nonradiative decay time, is the measuredPL decay time, and η is the measured TIPL intensity normalized to the low temperature intensity.) GaInN with even small amounts of In exhibits highly efficient luminescence due to recombination through localizing centers. As relaxation occurs into both defects and localizing states after initial generation with the above GaInN band gap excitation, the number of carriers arriving at localization centers can change with temperature. This temperature dependent change should be considered when calculating relevant decay times from TRPL and TIPL data. This mechanism is distinct from an increase in the intrinsic radiative decay time obtained by applying conventional analysis to extract radiative and nonradiative lifetimes from TRPL and TIPL data.
Effects of space charge at the conjugated polymer/electrode interface91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1454188View Description Hide Description
Films of the polymer (PCDM) were electrodeposited onto indiumtin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates. The formation of a polymer was confirmed by the presence of an absorption band at previously attributed to a transition. Diodes formed by evaporating aluminum counterelectrodes onto the films displayed nonlinear current–voltage characteristics that were independent of voltage polarity. Interestingly, at low applied voltages, the diodes exhibited two, stable, reversible conductance states differing by about an order of magnitude. The effect is similar to that reported recently in diodes formed from chromium-doped ac admittance measurements carried out over a range of frequency coupled with the voltage dependence of the device capacitance at low frequency suggests that the two states arise from the presence of a field-dependent space charge at the ITO/PCDM interface.
Band gaps and lattice parameters of 0.9 μm thick films for91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1462851View Description Hide Description
The lattice parameter,band gap, and photoluminescence spectra of n-type 0.9 μm thick films with 0.045, 0.085, and 0.140 were examined. The lattice parameter followed Vegard's law using for GaN and for InN. Band gap measurements by photocurrent spectroscopy fit well with data published by one other research group, with the combined set being described by the equation for Photoluminescence measurements with a pulsed nitrogen laser showed a peak well below the measured band gap, as well as significant luminescence above the measured band gap. The above-gap luminescence appears to be due to band filling by the high intensity laser pulses.
Microstructural and optical properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots embedded in modulation-doped heterostructures91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1459752View Description Hide Description
The microstructural and the optical properties of InAs/GaAs quantum-dot (QD) arrays inserted into undoped GaAs barriers embedded in an were investigated by using transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The TEM images and the selected-area electron diffraction patterns showed that vertically stacked InAs QDself-assembled arrays were embedded in the GaAs barriers. The temperature-dependent PL spectra showed that the peak corresponding to the interband transitions from the ground electronic subband to the ground heavy-hole band of the InAs QDs shifted to lower energy with increasing temperature. The PL intensity of the InAs dots was significantly enhanced by the modulation-doped heterostructure, and the thermal activation energy of the InAs dots was decreased by the addition of the modulation-doped heterostructure. The present results can help to improve the understanding of the microstructural and the optical properties in InAs QD arrays inserted into GaAs barriers embedded in a modulation-doped heterostructure.
Avalanche breakdown voltage of91(2002); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1462845View Description Hide Description
Avalanche breakdown voltages were determined for a series of diodes with i-region thicknesses ranging from 0.4 to 4.79 μm using measurements of reverse dark current and phase-sensitive photomultiplication. Despite its narrower bandgap is found to have a very similar breakdown voltage to GaAs.


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"Convenient" Base Is Unexamined Excuse for U.S. Silence on Bahrain Crackdown
Pressure is building on the Obama administration to delay a proposed arms sale to Bahrain, which brutally suppressed its pro-democracy movement and continues to squash dissent, the Washington Post reports.
The Pentagon wants to sell $53 million worth of armored Humvees and anti-tank missiles to Bahrain, a plan slammed by human rights groups, who want the U.S. to end its silence on the crackdown in Bahrain.
This week, five Senators - Sens. Casey, Durbin, Cardin, Menendez, and Wyden - weighed in against the arms sale in a letter to Secretary of State Clinton:
"Completing an arms sale to Bahrain under the current circumstances would weaken U.S. credibility at a critical time of democratic transition in the Middle East," the senators wrote. "We urge you to send a strong signal that the United States does not condone the repression of peaceful demonstrators by delaying the possible arms sale until the Bahraini government releases its political prisoners, addresses the independent commission's recommendations, and enters into meaningful dialogue with Bahraini civil society and opposition groups."
In noting that the U.S. has been quiet on the crackdown in Bahrain, press reports usually mention the fact that the U.S. has a naval base there. In one sense, this is obviously a good thing: it's a key piece of information, clearly, about possible U.S. motivations for silence. If this fact weren't reported at all, one would have cause for legitimate complaint. But the way this fact is often cited gives the impression that it's a foregone conclusion that the Administration can't speak up about human rights in Bahrain because of the naval base.
Doesn't this assumption deserve some interrogation? If we say boo, do we lose the base automatically? And even if we did lose the base, would that be so awful? And if losing the base were a big concern, might not it be short-sighted in the long run to tie ourselves so closely to the regime? If the Shia majority victimized by the regime perceive that the base is the reason for our silence, doesn't this make it more likely that when democracy comes to Bahrain, a democratically-elected government will kick out the base? If the base were really so crucial, wouldn't we consider that? Is the presence of the base a "get out of jail free card" for justifying current policy?
Shouldn't these questions be considered before automatically assuming that "U.S. interests" demand our silence on the crackdown?
For example, in the same Washington Post report, we find:
Actually ensuring that the kingdom lives up to its promises [of reform], however, is complicated by a host or regional considerations.
The kingdom, in addition to serving as a home base for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, is a bulwark against Iranian power in the region.
Two points are raised here: 1) the base and 2) "a bulwark against Iranian power." Let's consider them in turn.
Is the base necessary to the U.S.? A February 17 report in the New York Times called the base "mainly a matter of convenience." The Times reported that the U.S. naval base in Bahrain was "mainly a matter of convenience rather than necessity to the United States Navy," noting that the Navy "has only 2,300 personnel there working in the comfort of an isolated compound, and making relatively little use of local port facilities for its major warships, which stay mainly at sea and at other anchorages."
Isn't that report striking, given that the opposite - that the base is key to the U.S. - is generally assumed? Was the February 17 New York Times report wrong? Shouldn't someone have to produce an argument that it was, before the claim that the base is key to the U.S. can be assumed? Isn't it noteworthy that the assertion that the base was mainly a convenience disappeared from the New York Times after the crackdown, when U.S. policy, previously balanced between the desire to support democracy and the desire to maintain the status quo, came down squarely on the side of the maintaining the status quo? Doesn't that suggest that the presence of the base is not mainly a reason for the U.S. policy of silence, but mostly an excuse for it?
What about "bulwark against Iranian power"? Clearly, the current government of Bahrain is currently part of the U.S. - led alliance against Iran, and under a democratic government in which the majority Shia population were enfranchised, maybe Bahrain would not be quite so enthusiastic a member of this alliance. But is the current Bahrain government a "bulwark" against Iran? The word implies something really important. The population of Bahrain is a little over a million people. The population of Iran is 78 million, Iraq 38 million, Egypt 82 million, Saudi Arabia 26 million. "Bulwark"? Oman has very cordial relations with Iran; nonetheless it has great relations with its fellow Gulf Arab countries [and also with the U.S.] Have you noticed any huge concern that Oman is undermining U.S. policy? (Recently, Oman helped free the American hitchhikers who were jailed in Iran, using its influence to help achieve a U.S. objective.)
Isn't it possible, even likely, that if Bahrain's relations with Iran were a bit more like Oman's, we would get along just fine?
Before it had a democratic uprising, most Americans had never heard of Bahrain. Isn't it possible that tiny Bahrain's current status in the anti-Iran alliance is also mainly a matter of convenience rather than necessity? Shouldn't the question be examined rather than have its answer assumed? And again, if Bahrain's current status in the anti-Iran alliance is so crucial, might that not argue that the policy of silence could alienate the majority, making it more likely that the country will move further away from the U.S. under a democratic government?
And if maintaining the status quo in our relationship with Bahrain is so crucial to the anti-Iran alliance, how come the Washington Post editorial board is against the arms sale?
This month the Pentagon notified Congress of a plan to sell Bahrain armored Humvees and anti-tank missiles worth $53 million.
The message this sends is unmistakable: The regime's crackdown will not affect its cozy relationship with the United States. This is dangerous for the United States as well as for Bahrain, because the government's attempt to suppress legitimate demands for change from a majority of the population is ultimately doomed to failure. Bahrain's ruling family should be given more reason to worry about its standing in Washington. A congressional hold on the arms package would be a good way to start
Is there anyone with more impeccable anti-Iran credentials than the Washington Post editorial board, which has called for a U.S. policy of "regime change" in Iran and sharply criticized what is called the Administration's "squishiness" about "military options" for dealing with Iran's nuclear program?
Doesn't all this suggest that people who claim that "U.S. interests" dictate U.S. silence about the crackdown in Bahrain should have to justify their position?
Senator Wyden and Rep. Jim McGovern have introduced a resolution of disapproval against the arms sale to the government of Bahrain. You can ask your Representative and Senators to back that resolution here. Robert Naiman is Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy.
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December 6, 2005
Elton Brand:
Early-season MVP candidate dominates the Heat (37 pts, 12 reb, 6 bl) and leads the Clippers to a huge 99-89 win over the Southeast division leaders.
The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
Is Duke overrated at No. 1?
Halfway through college basketball's non-conference schedule, there's enough data to scan the latest Top 25 and figure out who's underrated and who's overrated.
(Inertia from preseason rankings annoys me to no end. For solid data points, I give credit based on who teams have actually beaten this season.)
Villanova (Rank: 4).
As far as I'm concerned, they have the biggest "prove-it" win of the season: Beating then-No. 5 Oklahoma on Saturday. And that's without injured star forward Curtis Sumpter. They should be No. 1, at least this week.
Washington (Rank: 12).
It's as if everyone has forgotten about last year's team. The polls look foolish when UW sits one spot below Gonzaga, even though they just beat them head-to-head Sunday night. Freshman Jon Brockman (13.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg) is one of the top frosh in the country.
Bucknell (Rank: 27).
It's like voters can't get over that the jerseys say "Bucknell." Except they have already won at Syracuse and at DePaul. And this is the same team that shocked Kansas last year in the first round of the NCAAs. Where's the respect?
(Speaking of giant-killing Bucknell and 1-wannabe Villanova, they play tonight on ESPN 360 in tonight's must-follow game.)
Houston (Rank: 35).
Any other team from a "real" league who beats two Top 25 teams (LSU, Arizona) in the same week would be ranked. If they can't make it THIS week, when will they ever? Isn't this type of feel-good story what the ballot's 25th-place vote should be used for?
Duke (Rank: 1).
Talk about a reputation ranking! Duke barely beat Memphis two weeks ago and then narrowly beat Indiana last week. Most glaring, they needed a 40-foot prayer at the buzzer on Sunday to beat lightly regarded VA Tech -- and that was at home! That's not how a No. 1 team should be winning.
I'm not saying that Duke isn't one of the Top 5 teams; I'm arguing they're not worthy of being ranked No. 1 right now. And keeping them there because of inertia -- not factoring how they won or how other possible No. 1 teams around them did -- is what erodes a ranking's credibility.
I'll follow my own rules, though: Given the weight I put on the quality of opponent a team beats, my vote for the No. 1 team next week will go to the winner of the huge Duke-Texas game on Saturday.
MNF: Seahawks Roll
For Seahawks skeptics
wondering if Seattle can win in January-type weather in a hostile road environment of the defending conference champs, there are far fewer questions today.
In the swirling snow, Seattle humiliated the Eagles with Philly's worst home loss in more than 40 years -- and handed them not just the worst loss of Philly's run as an NFC big dog, but arguably the
coup de grace
of the short-lived "Eagles Era."
The suddenly stout Seahawks are streaking toward home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs; it's OK to buy into them now. Meanwhile, the Eagles are a mess; all eyes on that Westbrook ankle MRI result.
Stevie Wonder: Motown legend added to Detroit SBXL pregame
Saints: To play some of '06 in Superdome (Too optimistic?)
G. Washington: Tops rival Terps; best CBB team in DC area?
Rashard Lewis: Slapped with DUI charge from Sept arrest
Brian Westbrook: Not able to finish MNF (ankle); MRI today
Braylon Edwards: After 2 TD game, out for the season (ACL)
Burnett to Jays?
We've secretly replaced the Toronto management with the management of the free-spending Yankees. Let's see if their customers notice...
Give the Blue Jays credit:
They are making the biggest splash (or at least spending the most cash) in the free-agent market this offseason. First closer BJ Ryan, now starter AJ Burnett, reportedly ready to sign.
Here's why other teams will laugh and say "Take him": The Jays are offering a guaranteed 5th year. That's a
gamble for a pitcher (even a young one) with a history of injuries.
(But if he's healthy, the Jays' frontline four of Halladay, Chacin, Towers and Burnett will be the best starting pitching in the division. Are they the '06 version of the White Sox's Buehrle-Garland-Contreras-Garcia?)
More MLB Hot Stove
Clemens done?
Won't commit to Houston until early next year, which leaves the team hanging as they try to decode whether they need to find an ace replacement.
Nomar to Yankees?
What?! I think this is what agents, GMs and the media do to amuse themselves during the down time at these events.
Boston shopping Clement?
Move to tweak Theo? One rumor sends him and Nixon to Philly for Abreu; the other is to Milwaukee for Overbay.
World Baseball Classic
This is going to be huge.
Certainly bigger than the All-Star Game. (But not quite as big as a World Series.) Because with so many players included, there's something to intrigue every fan:
There's the passion of nationalism; there's the heat of rivalries; there's the chance to watch unlikely players team up; there's the roster analysis, which sets up like the greatest baseball barstool debate you've ever had; there's the "bracket"-style tournament format that fans can easily follow; and there's the very real chance that the mighty U.S. will be beaten by the Dominican Republic.
Here's the wildest dynamic
to watch: Will A-Rod play for the U.S. or the D.R.? Playing with the U.S. will help his endorsements; playing with the D.R. will give him cred. (Of course, NOT playing for the U.S. is its own decision with serious negative p.r. consequences.)
(My only complaint about the WBC? It will have to compete with March Madness. MLB didn't have another option, but the competition for your attention will be fierce next March, to say the least.)
Coaches' CFB Poll
I've been calling
for greater college football Top 25 ballot transparency since the Quickie started three years ago, and yesterday, it finally came:
The individual results of the final coaches' poll was released. In the most intriguing development, Texas coach Mack Brown voted USC No. 1 over his team.
Now, let's not give him TOO much credit: He could afford to be magnanimous once he knew his team was a lock for the national-title game.
But the real fun is in the rundown of... hmm: let's call them "anomalies":
*6 of the 7 first-place votes for Texas came from coaches with ties to UT, either through the Big 12, as coaching alums or in-state peers.
*The SMU coach had Oregon 15th; he can expect a visit from the angry Oregon P.R. Squad.
*And Steve Spurrier apparently doesn't buy the whole Notre Dame thing; he had them ranked 14th. Someone's bitter....
The transparency did its job, illustrating that, yes, the coaches' poll is scattered with regional and personal bias. Now, how about some accountability?
Brady is "Sportsman"
Tom Brady:
Most Clutch QB Ever? Possibly. NFL's Poster Guy? Definitely. Just-Like-You Internet User? Uh, depends on your habits.
But "SI Sportsman of the Year?" Maybe I'm a little thrown because Brady earned it last winter, and more than 10 months have gone by since.
He's the QB of the NFL's greatest dynasty and worthy-ish, but shouldn't the award have gone to the real mastermind: Charlie Weis?
After all, Weis didn't just coach and scheme Brady into "Sportsman"-level status; he then did the same thing with Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, while turning Notre Dame into a national power. In one year.
(Okay, if not Weis, then how about Bill Belichick? Maybe SI didn't find him enough of a hottie. We all can't date Bridget Moynihan.)
Last point: As far as athlete-only "Sportsmen" candidates go, is there any difference between Brady and, say, Matt Leinart? Could have gone either way, especially if you combine him with Reggie Bush into "Co-Sportsmen."
(See Big 5 for my ballot.)
AJ Pierzynski:
In a fitting role, love-to-hate White Sox C will act as a guest "manager" to pro wrestlers this week. Will he fake out the ref on a dropped chair?
Today on ESPN.com
Quickie: Live!
CBB Top 25
Page 2 Index
Quickie "Sportsman" of 2005
Charlie Weis
Tutored *both* Brady
Bill Belichick
Despite fall issues
Leinart and Bush
"Co-" a cop-out, I know
Tom Brady
Still not enthusiastically
Lance Armstrong
How can he not make Top 5?
If Tim Duncan is the standard for NBA PFs, young stud Dwight Howard is still learning: MVP TD spanked him, 26 pts (9-17 FG) to 13 (4-18 FG).
Kerry Collins era stalls in Oakland: Desperate Norv is mulling turning the QB reins over to Marques Tuiasosopo. (Hey, Green Bay: Take a lesson...)
Is there method to Dolphins coach Nick Saban's madness? He's keeping Frerotte as starting QB despite Rosenfels' heroics (272 yds, 2 TDs, 19 min.)
Ryan Fitzpatrick Watch: Acknowledging that it was the play-calling, not the QB's fault, the Rams will let the rookie start again next week.
More college hoops: Potentially overrated No. 6 B.C. can notch a quality win in NYC when they play No. 14 Michigan St at 9 tonight on ESPN.
I appreciate Clemens' interest in pitching for the US next spring in the WBC, but my bet is he throws no more than a symbolic inning or two.


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The big intrigue in the tech world today is why Google bought Nest Labs for $3.2 billion and Apple didn't.
A lot of the speculation is paranoid: Google wants to track everyone offline as well as online, and Nest's thermostat and smoke alarms give the Googleplex motion sensors right in peoples' homes.
But wouldn't Apple be a more natural fit for the home-automation startup? Nest was co-founded by two former Apple staffers, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers. Fadell was one the fathers of the iPod — a key hardware engineer who led the music player's development over 17 generations. Rogers was one of Fadell's top lieutenants.
With great design and easy interfaces, Nest's combination of hardware and internet software services makes its products very Apple-like. And as home automation is poised to take off (thanks largely to the iPhone and iPad), Apple is surely interested in this potentially huge market.
So why didn't Apple didn't pick up the company? Maybe it's because Jony Ive, Apple's head designer, was responsible for getting Tony Fadell pushed out of Cupertino.


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The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Sunday was set for its worst showing in a House of Councillors election, Kyodo News exit polls and projections based on early returns showed.
Sunday's early projections showed that the DPJ was certain to secure less than 20 seats, both in prefectural electoral districts and under the party-list proportional representation system, the fewest number since the current DPJ was formed in 1998. The DPJ's predecessor was formed in 1996.
"We were not able to restore public trust," DPJ leader Banri Kaieda told reporters, acknowledging the defeat of his party which has sought to maintain its standing as the country's No. 1 opposition force since losing power in the general election last December, while the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner, the New Komeito party, was projected to secure a comfortable majority.
The projected outcome is fewer than the 26 seats the DPJ won in the 2001 upper house election.
"To put it simply, the way our party handled the government (when in power) was poor," Kaieda said. "Public expectations turned to disappointment."
The DPJ took the reins of government after a landslide victory in the election for the more powerful House of Representatives in 2009, ending more than 50 years of almost uninterrupted LDP rule.
Public hopes had been high that the DPJ would offer an alternative to the old-style politics of the LDP, but they gradually fizzled out after the DPJ reneged on key policies.
The expected loss of more than half of the 44 DPJ seats that were being contested in Sunday's election is likely to call into question the leadership of DPJ President Banri Kaieda and Secretary General Goshi Hosono.
Hosono said on a TV program that he was "responsible for the election" outcome, hinting at his resignation, while Kaieda expressed his keenness to stay in his post and do more. He said on a separate TV program that his work is still "half done."
In a telling sign of its dwindling support, the DPJ lost in all 19 single-seat constituencies in which it fielded candidates.
In the crucial Tokyo constituency, DPJ lawmaker Kan Suzuki was certain to lose his seat, making it the first time the DPJ has failed to secure a seat in the constituency.
Two LDP lawmakers, Keizo Takemi and Tamayo Marukawa, meanwhile, were assured of seats in the Tokyo constituency, which would be the first time since 1986 that two LDP candidates have been elected.
In the Osaka constituency, DPJ lawmaker Satoshi Umemura lost.
"It was hard to talk about achievements when the DPJ turned into the opposition party last year," said Umemura, who had won a seat at the top of the poll six years ago.
The DPJ was already struggling after faring poorly in last month's Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, when the LDP clinched a sweeping victory.
The party had sought to lure voters by criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies, dubbed "Abenomics," which are aimed at beating chronic deflation.


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Just to prove that it isn't only Apple-fans that have the powers to spend way too much time customizing their desktops...
Here's the bastard of a UI that happens to be the desktop on my notebook. It's running Windows XP with a "Tiger compact" visual style. The dock is courtesy of Rocketdock and the widgets are powered by Opera. Shining in the reflections of a all to colorful Vista themed background by Hamad Darwish. Look closely and you'll even notice there's a couple of Linux/Gnome icons, just to complete the madness... ;-)
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I've actually been on here for a while, but somehow still haven't gotten any friends. I added a few of the people who commented on the previous post where SamN mentioned not having any friends, but I'd appreciate if some other fellow animal lovers added me (: Thanks so much!
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It took me awhile to get any friends on here too, but I didn't care much since I come on here just to help the animals out. I understand having friends on here is nice though. That's why I added a few people, then randomly people started adding me! 🙂You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida Panhandle woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing her girlfriend at their Pensacola home.
An Escambia County judge sentenced 23-year-old Laquita Lashay Farley on Tuesday. She was convicted of second-degree murder in April.
Farley told investigators that she and 22-year-old Valerie Keil had been arguing all day in June 2009 when Farley eventually told Keil she was leaving. Farley says Keil came at her with a knife in each hand and the two struggled. Farley says she took one of the knives and stabbed Keil multiple times.
Authorities found Farley covered in blood, holding Keil's toddler daughter.
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âNATION BUILDING,â Part Four Chas travels to New York to address the United Nations, but the search for international support for his fledgling nation makes for strange enemies and even worse allies. Meanwhile, Zoe infiltrates the âGreen-Xâ eco-terror group and learns some disturbing truths about Chas and his efforts to develop the garbage patch.
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text: Vogue will have a total of 658 ad pages in this year's Lady Gaga-covered September issue, a 13 percent increase over last year's 584 pages, and its best performance since 2008. Vogue's September 2007 issue boasted 727 pages of ads, but this year's editorial content will push its pages into record-breaking territory. (On Friday, Vogue will start a contest on its Facebook page asking readers and fans to guess how many pages the issue will hold. The prize is a copy of the upcoming book Vogue: The Editor's Eye.)Elle, which is expected to have Katy Perry on its cover, will also print the biggest issue in its history. Elle has announced 400 pages of ads a 12 percent increase in its September issue. Elsewhere at Hearst, Harper's Bazaar, covered by Gwen Stefani, is up 17 percent to 360 pages. Marie Claire has broken its record for ad pages with a 23 percent increase to 237 pages, and Miley Cyrus will star on its cover.


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Report Released On Native American Mascots' Use In SchoolsA panel appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper is recommending the elimination of American Indian mascots, imagery and names at public schools.
Claire Davis' Father Cries Before Committee Investigating School ShootingThe father of the student shot and killed at Arapahoe High School cried before a committee investigating the missed opportunities to prevent the violence.
Shooting Report Authors: Lessons From Arapahoe High Should Be Heeded StatewideIn a meeting to discuss this week's reports on the Arapahoe High School shooting, school officials in Littleton say they have already made changes and more are coming.
Another Report On The Arapahoe High Shooting To Be Released ThursdayLeaders with the Littleton School Board will hear from experts on Thursday about a new report on the shooting at Arapahoe High School in 2013.
Report Details Many Failures Leading Up To Shooting At Arapahoe High SchoolAdministrators at a high school in Littleton dismissed increasingly obvious warning signs that a troubled student was a threat before he killed a classmate and himself two years ago, a report released Monday shows.
'Supergirl' Star Melissa Benoist Says Colorado Shaped HerThe actress who stars in the CBS show "Supergirl" says learning her trade in Colorado has been the key to her success in the entertainment industry.
Arapahoe High Bans 'Grinding' At School DanceArapahoe High School has banned a popular type of dancing at its homecoming dance: grinding.
Colorado Schools With Native American Mascots To Meet With TribesGov. John Hickenlooper is putting pressure on schools that have mascots that could be considered offensive to Native Americans.
Colorado Lawmakers Study School Violence, Mental HealthA legislative panel looking at how to prevent school violence in Colorado started work Tuesday by hearing alarming data about rates of depression among teenage students.
Colorado Lawmakers Set To Study School ViolenceColorado lawmakers will begin studying ways to prevent school violence and how to provide better mental health services for students.
New Law Will Making Schools Liable For Violence Named For Claire DavisLegislation to allow lawsuits against Colorado schools when there are shootings or other violence has been signed into law Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Colorado Lawmakers OK Bill Making Schools Liable For SafetyLegislation to make Colorado public schools legally liable for student safety awaits the governor's signature.