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by Alexander Pope
In A Nutshell
Picture this.
You're sitting there, having a perfectly lovely day, when someone you thought was your friend betrays you in the worst way possible.
Do they copy your homework? Well, no. Do they spread a vicious rumor about you around school? Nope, not that either. It's worse.
They cut off a lock of your hair.
Okay, so that situation has a bit of the ridiculous about it. But Alexander Pope is nothing if not a bit ridiculous. And he uses just such an occasion—someone cutting off a friend's lock of hair—to craft this long, funny, famous poem, The Rape of the Lock.
We know: nowadays the word "rape" usually describes a horrific situation at which laughing is strictly—and rightly—forbidden. But back in 1714, when Pope published The Rape of the Lock, the term "rape" had a broader definition. Sure, they used it as we do, but it could also refer to the act of seizing or taking anything by force (you can see where our more specific use of the word today comes from—and both meanings, as you'll also see when we dive into analysis, are active in this poem).
Two years earlier, at a very fancy party just outside of London, the young Lord Petre had snuck up behind a young lady, Belle Fermor, and snipped off a lock of her hair (literally seizing it by force) without her consent. That actually happened. Neither Belle nor her parents appreciated this assault on her hairstyle, especially since they had been considering Lord Petre as a potential husband for her.
Yeah, that marriage didn't exactly pan out. Instead, the two families fell out hard with each other. You could call it a feud, Capulet-Montague style.
After a while things got so bad between them that a mutual acquaintance asked the young poet Alexander Pope (who was also good friends with both families) to write a poem that might make the whole affair into something funny. The idea was to end the feud with laughter and good humor.
Pope was pretty young at this point—twenty-four years old—and at the very beginning of his career. Still, he was already getting a name for himself as one of the hottest young poets in London. Back in those days, before radio, television, and the Internet, poets were full-on celebrities. You could call them the rap stars of their culture, writing catchy political and social satire that everyone who knew how to read, did.
Poetry was the social media of its time: imagine Facebook in verse, or a rhyming Twitter feed. A poem might tell you everything about the extramarital affairs of the King of England, or the money troubles of his Prime Minister, or the bad clothing choices of his oldest son. Pope was ambitious for this kind of celebrity and eager to advance his career, so he took the request to write this poem about what happened between two personal friends as an opportunity to show off his education and his considerable talent with meter, rhyme, and allusion.
Pope wrote an initial version of the poem in 1712, telling the basic story of Belle and Lord Petre, and then made it twice as long two years later, turning it into a gentle satire on social pretension and vanity. With the expanded version, Pope succeeded in reuniting his friends and in achieving poetic fame: The Rape of the Lock was a smash hit throughout his lifetime and became one of his most famous and best-loved poems. It was also his most light-hearted (coincidence?). As he got older and more involved in politics, his outlook (and his poetic satires) got a lot more bitter and made him many enemies.
The Rape of the Lock describes what happened just before (the heroine waking up and getting dressed for the party), during (the card game at the party that she plays, which distracts her) and just after (the heroine and her friends completely freaking out over her unwanted new do) Lord Petre snips off Belle Fermor's hair, but in the most elaborate language and fanciful style possible. You might even say that the poem is more about its own style and language than it is about the actual event it describes.
Pope takes the trivial crisis of a spoiled society girl losing a piece of her hair to a rich boy's prank, and makes it larger than life by adding in supernatural beings (the Sylphs, fairy-like critters who oversee and comment on the action), and by comparing it to major Classical epics like Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid. Belle's obsession with her own looks; Lord Petre's obsession with Belle's hair; Pope's obsession with showing off his mad poetry skills, imagination, and intellect: put it all together, and you'll find the Rape of the Lock is a seriously obsessive poem.
Why Should I Care?
Don't be put off by the poem's length and its incredibly formal language: stay patient, resist the temptation to go back to that email full of cute guilty-pet pictures your aunt just sent you, read the poem slowly (with our help of course), and prepare yourself for a big payoff. Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock delivers on many levels: social, poetic, political, and aesthetic. All that is to say: this poem is awesome.
How often in your own daily life do people (your friends, your brothers or sisters, your parents, your teachers) seem to blow up over completely trivial things? How many times have you gone off the deep end over something silly and then felt kind of dumb about it later? Have you ever wished you could just sit everyone down and have them put things into perspective? Or that someone could do that with you sometimes?
The Rape of the Lock looks at tempests in teapots from a uniquely double perspective. On the one hand, the poem recognizes that for some people, an event so slight as the loss of a piece of hair can be a Big Freaking Deal. And that's understandable if you look at it from their point of view. But then the poem also shows how important it is to keep perspective and a sense of humor about all of those little things that can really (and sometimes literally) get us down.
This social attitude spills over into the poem's politics as well. Think about all of the times our representatives in Congress bog themselves down in arguments about trivial points while the larger issues they should worry about (children going hungry, schools going downhill, the rising cost of living) get ignored?
What The Rape of the Lock finally shows you is how important it is to look at the bigger picture. Yep, that's right: don't sweat the small stuff. At the same time, though, the poem is busting at the seams with small stuff: perfect rhymes, detailed allusions, gorgeous imagery. What gives?
Here's a deep thought for you: Pope uses the small stuff (a beautifully written poem) to make his readers get over their own small stuff (a petty fight over a lock of hair). The takeaway point? Even small stuff has its place. But you have to keep it in its place. Got it?


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Nominee: Area's Best DoctorPosted Thursday, November 20, 2008, at 8:53 AM
Way back in my college-student/cab-driver days I happened to meet a heart surgeon on his way to a lecture. It's been a while so I'm not sure how the subject came up, but something he said always stuck with me: "If you have a correctly diagnosed problem for which there is a proven remedy, there is no place in the world where you will be better off than in an American hospital. But, if we don't know what's wrong with you, you might as well be in darkest Africa."
This came to mind today as I arrived home from my more-or-less regular review of the room-n-board accommodations at Union Hospital. Apparently if you've had heart surgery, stroke, heart attack, etc. you can get a night or two in any hospital in the country just by having a few chest pains. By now I've got this "review" procedure down so well I know when they miss a step. I've also learned which nurses you can talk to [thank you Vickie], and which ones to whom you just say "I'm fine."
The trick is to find a really good doctor -- a knowledgeable, considerate, involved physician whom you are prepared to trust with your life (which in my case has not necessarily been an exercise in rhetoric).
Because of my incredibly busy schedule (read: "hospital hatred") I had been able to postpone my tour of Union for all of three days. But, when I called my cardiologist on Monday hoping to buy a few more days of "busy schedule" postponement, he wanted me in right away. Now, what kind of doctor trains his employees to by-pass procedure just because a guy has a few aches and pains? Aren't those people supposed to give you an appointment two weeks from next Wednesday?
Here you have to bear with me while I explain my personal theology [which I am prepared to impose on no one]. It seems to me that in America when God chooses to heal a human body He mostly uses doctors. And, if I really do believe God works through doctors, it is incumbent upon me to do what that doctor thinks wisest.
Dr. Dalloul walked in the room having already decided to put me in the hospital "for observation." And, yes, it was a wise choice. I did not have a heart attack, but it was Wednesday morning before I could walk as far as I can walk.
Now here's the thing:
For complicated reasons we left Union and returned Wednesday to Providence. Dr. Dalloul wanted to know about one particular test, but it was too soon to get records from Union. Although I was added to his appointment schedule at the last minute, there was plenty of time for the good doctor to assure me they do have a good idea of what is wrong and there are proven treatments. Not too long after arriving home his nurse called saying the doctor had reviewed the hospital records and wanted me to get this other test ASAP. Between leaving the hospital and this follow-up call was about three hours. Not sure about anyone else's experience, but having a doctor seek out test results and act on them immediately is not something I've come to expect.
So, I am opening nominations for best doctor in the area. My nominee is Dr. Elias Dalloul of Providence Medical Center.
David L. Lewis is an observer of and sometimes commentator on life who may be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dr. Dalloul is a good doctor, however, I'm a bit biased in my opinion as he treated me back in 2002.
LOL, Dave, you've asked a "loaded" question here. Everyone will be biased........they either like their Dr. or are seeking a different one.....lol!
Or, like you and I, are trying to avoid seeing any doctor........lol!
-- Posted by FlyinLion on Fri, Nov 21, 2008, at 4:16 AM
Well, as I am not in your area, I will nominate my doctor, Donna Robey, who called me 3 times to make sure I could fit time into my busy schedule to get the additional blood work done needed and then talked to me for 45 minutes about how I was doing, emotionally. I love my doctor.
Of course, I really like your doctor also. If he could just figure out what is wrong with you, I'd nominate him for Doctor of the Universe.
-- Posted by lawyersusan on Sat, Nov 22, 2008, at 9:00 PM
I would like to nominate Dr. Douglas H. Paine, M.D. out of Terre Haute for being such a compassionate and caring Neurologist. When I began having some really serious issues, this man calmed my fears and made sure I understood every test and every step of the diagnosis process he was taking. He even called to see how my medication was doing. I have never had a specialist do that before.
In a complete tie would have to be Jeanne Peacock as well. She is professional, humorous and always on top of the latest medical information. Caring and efficient, I have watched her treat each patient as a friend.
-- Posted by karenmeister on Mon, Nov 24, 2008, at 9:40 AM
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BIRTHPLACE: Snowflake, MB, CAN
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|Memorial Cup All-Star Team (2008) Traded to NY Rangers by Minnesota for Benn Ferriero and Columbus' 6th round choice (previously acquired, Minnesota selected Chase Lang) in 2014 Entry Draft, June 30, 2013. Missed majority of 2013-14 as a healthy reserve. Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, August 1, 2014. Traded to Columbus by Minnesota with Minnesota's 5th round choice (Veeti Vainio) in 2015 Entry Draft for Jordan Leopold, March 2, 2015.
2012-13: Skated in his 100th career NHL game on Mar. 27 vs. PHX ... Post- ed a plus or even rating in 27 of 36 contests ... Tallied an assist on the game-winning goal on Jan. 29 vs. CBJ ... Made his playoff debut in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on May 3 at CHI. 2011-12: Compiled nine points (1-8=9) and 54 PIM in 47 games with Minnesota... Tallied two multi-point games...Ranked fourth on the team with 78 hits... Ranked sixth in TOI/game and eighth in blocked shots (78) among NHL rookies...Scored first career NHL goal on the power-play at COL (Giguere, 1/24)...Tallied a pair of assists vs. LA (3/31) and vs. SJ (1/10)...Notched a career-high four shots at NSH (12/28)...Skated a career-high 26:53 vs. STL (11/19)...Recorded career-high seven PIM vs. COL (11/17)...Logged career-best plus-2 rating at CGY (11/8) and at CBJ (11/15)...Blocked season-high six shots vs. ANA (10/27)...Missed 11 games with upper body injury (11/28-12/19) and 10 games with lower body injury (3/6-3/27). 2010-11: Saw action in 22 games with Minnesota collecting three assists and 6 PIM... Played in 55 games with Houston (AHL), tallying 14 points (3-11=14) and 41 PIM...Finished the regular season with a plus-16 rating to lead Aeros... Recorded five assists and 33 PIM in 24 playoff games with Houston. 2009-10: Appeared in three games with the Wild...Skated 5:36 TOI during his NHL debut at CBJ (3/19)...Totaled nine points (3-6=9) and 87 PIM in 69 games with Houston.
AHL Career
2008-09: Totaled three assists and 44 PIM in 65 contests in his first professional season with Houston...Collected two assists in 20 playoff games.
Junior Career
2007-08: Played 72 games with Spokane (WHL), collecting 26 points (4-22=26) and 98 PIM...Appeared in 21 playoff games and recorded five points (1-4=5) to help Spokane claim the Memorial Cup. 2006-07: Tallied 15 points (3-12=15) and 88 PIM in 62 games with Spokane. 2005-06: Started season with Calgary (WHL) and recorded two assists in five games...Notched eight assists and 35 PIM in 48 games with Spokane... Led Chiefs with a plus-11 rating and ranked fourth in PIM.


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2008: Went 3-2 in 39.2 innings of work .. Appeared in 13 games, making six starts ... allowed three runs and five hits in 6.0 innings against Virginia (3/18) in first career start ... struck out five in season-high 7.0 innings against Longwood (3/23) ... pitched 2.0 innings of relief to pick up victory against Lafayette (3/3).
2007: Went 1-1 in seven relief appearances ... pitched a scoreless inning including a strikeout at Hofstra (4/5) ... hurled two scoreless innings, striking out two against Vermont (5/12) ... picked up first career victory, allowing just a run in two innings against UMBC (5/20).
High School: Pitched for the Valley Stream South Falcons in Valley Stream, N.Y.... four-year letterwinner... two-time all county... also named all-county in basketball.
Personal: Matthew Sam Harloff... born November 29, 1988... son of Nina and Mark Harloff... brother of Mike, Rick and Jamie... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr.... enjoys the movie Wedding Crashers and the Dave Mathews Band.


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Dressmaking for beginners – all about sewing machines
Do you need a sewing machine to make clothes?
In theory, no. After all, people managed to do dressmaking for hundreds of years before the invention of the sewing machine.
In practice, yes. Sewing clothes by hand takes ages – fine if you enjoy it and have the time. Hand sewing can be very soothing, it's much more portable than a sewing machine so can be good to do when commuting. For making most clothes however, I'd recommend getting hold of a sewing machine even if you are a beginner.
Options for borrowing or buying a machine
You might be able to borrow a sewing machine from friends or family – strangely, people who have sewing machines often don't seem to use them very much. It's good to see if like dressmaking or not before you take the plunge and buy a machine.
Another option would be buy a second-hand machine. Charity shops often sell them for around £30. You could also put a request on Freecycle if there's a group in your area. If you're buying a second-hand sewing machine, make sure that there is a manual. If there's no manual, you might be able to get hold of a copy online – there are several websites that sell them. Search for "sewing machine manuals".
If you decide to buy a new machine, you might as well buy a decent model. There's no point in buying a really cheap machine. There's lot of choice available and you can get a good machine for around £200.
Best sewing machines for beginners
All the machines sold now are electronic – you plug them in and operate the motor using a foot pedal. There's one big choice to make: non-computerised or computerised.
What you go for really depends on what you are want to sew and how much you want to spend. Non-computerised machines tend to be straightforward to use and cost around £130-250. Electronic/computerised machines are more expensive (starting around £250-300) and can do a much wider range of stitches. My feeling is that for beginners a non-computerised machine is probably going to be just fine.
Some of the big brands of sewing machines include:
- Brother
- Elna
- Singer
- Janome
- Pfaff
- Viking Husqvarna
Different people have favourites but I think that all these brands are pretty good. I've had a Janome 419S (very similar to this Janome 423S) for the last few years and have been very pleased with it. It cost about £200 and is a pretty sturdy, straightforward machine with a very clear instruction manual.
How to buy a sewing machine
I'd recommend going to a shop and having a look at sewing machines to get an idea of what's available. Try your local sewing shop or John Lewis. However, shop around before buying as there are some good deals available.
Good online shops include Jaycotts and Sewing Machines Direct. For reviews of sewing machine suppliers, check out The Sewing Forum's member's feedback and recommendations of suppliers.
Make sure you try out any second-hand sewing machines before you buy – don't buy a machine untested unless it's very cheap and you can afford to take the risk.
What to look for when buying a sewing machine
- All-metal parts – a good-quality sewing machine will have a plastic case covering an all-metal body. The cheapest machines use a plastic chassis and parts as well – avoid these as they are a bit flimsy.
- Adjustable speed control – essential in my opinion, especially for beginners, so that you can slow down for the tricky bits. You want a machine that will sew faster if you press harder on the foot pedal.
- One-step buttonhole – a lot of new machines have this feature and it's much easier to use than a four-step buttonhole.
- Multiple needle positions – this is a very useful feature. Being able to change the position of the needle can really help with hemming, topstitching and inserting zippers. My machine has two positions – centre and left – and I find I use that flexibility a lot.
- Warranty – make sure that the sewing machine comes with a warranty, especially if you are buying through a special deal online. The standard warranty is 20 years mechanical, 2 years electric and 1 year labour.
If you're trying out a machine in a shop or watching a demonstration, try to get a feel for whether the machine is sewing quietly and steadily or whether it is jiggling. Does it sew straight or pull to one side? How does the machine manage with different fabrics?
Finally, have a look at the instruction manual if you can. Is it well laid-out and easy to understand? It will make your life much easier if it is!
What's an overlocker and do you need one?
Also known as a 'serger', an overlocker is used to finish hems. It trims the fabric and sews the hem in one operation, and is used for making pretty much all commercially-made clothes.
If you look at the hems inside anything that you are wearing, you'll see what I'm talking about. It's a very neat and professional-looking finish and is especially useful for working with stretchy, knitted fabrics.
However, beginners don't need to bother buying one of these machines. All sewing machines have zig-zag stitches which you can use instead. Overlockers are best for experienced dressmakers as they are quite difficult and complicated to use.
Getting to know your sewing machine
Once you've bought, begged or borrowed a sewing machine, it's a good idea to spend a little time getting to know it before you get stuck into a sewing project. Have a look through the manual and familiarise yourself with the main parts of the machine and what they do. Practise winding a bobbin and threading the machine – follow the instructions until you can remember what to do.
Practise sewing a on a piece of scrap fabric so that you can get a feel for the different speeds and learn to sew in a straight line. There's a really good introduction to getting started with your new sewing machine in the book Sew Everything Workshop.
Read more
- What equipment you really need
Basic dressmaking equipment, where to buy, optional extras, storage
- Dressmaking for beginners
Equipment and books, courses and tutorials, where to get help and inspiration, choosing patterns and buying fabric.
If you have any recommendations or things you'd like me to cover in this guide to dressmaking for beginners, please leave a comment.


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Studio Apartment
Size400 ft²
Floor No.2
- Air conditioning
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Kitchen
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The neighborhood offers deli's, coffee shops, bars, lounges and full service restaurants all within walking distance.
The "G" train is 1 blocks away at the Myrtle/Willoughby train stop. In 10 minutes with a connection to the "L" at Metropolitan. Here you will find Williamsburg or take the "L" right into NYC which will take about 25 minutes total to Union Square.
Inside you will find a full size double bed. Equipped kitchen and table to eat. There is a private bathroom. There is WiFi.
The apartment is private. Nobody else will have access during your stay.
cleaning fee included in the total nightly price.
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Excellent studio, great location, all courtesy of the host with the most! would stay at his place again in a heartbeat. ¡Saludos Angelo!
Super leuk appertement, netjes veilige omgeving. Angelo is super behulpzaam. Zeker een aanrader als je niet in de drukte van de stad wilt verblijven.
Ángelo fue un anfitrión muy cordial y correcto.
El apartamento estaba en buenas condiciones.
Desayuno buenísimo.
Fantastic host and great apartment - thank you Angelo!
Wir hatten eine sehr schöne Zeit dort. Die Wohnung ist super! Angelo ist sehr hilfsbereit und hat uns immer mit richtig guten sandwiches versorgt. Danke dafür!
Manhattan ist sehr einfach in ca. 15 Minuten mit dem Subway zu erreichen. Auch das Zentrum von Brooklyn (sehr gut zum shoppen!) ist in genau 6 Minuten mit dem Subway erreichbar.
Die Nachbarschaft ist sehr gemischt und manchmal kann es etwas laut sein. Wer das wahre New York erleben möchte und nicht nur Touristen sehen möchte, sollte dieses Appartment wählen.
We had a very nice time there. The apartment is great! Angelo is very helpful and has always provided us with really good sandwiches. Thank you for that!
Manhattan is very easy to reach in about 15 minutes by subway. Also the center of Brooklyn (very good for shopping!) Is in exactly 6 minutes by subway accessible.
The neighborhood is very mixed and sometimes it can be a bit noisy. Who wants to experience the real New York and would like to see not only tourists should choose this apartment.
Nice flat at reasonable price. Angelo, the owner, is very friendly and very very helpful. Thank you!!
Nice flat at nice price. Angelo, the owner, is very friendly and very very helpful. Thank you!
Nettes Flat zu angenehmen Preis. Angelo, der Vermieter, ist sehr freundlich und sehr, sehr hilfsbereit. Danke !!!!!
Nice flat at nice price. Angelo, the owner, is very friendly and very very helpful. Thank you!!
The appartment was very nice and comfartable and Angelo was very nice, too. We just were confused, because the description didn't tell us that there is the subway going pretty close to the appartment. Because of that you always heard it driving. Luckily it doesnt't run so often at night. Besides the airplanes to LaGuardia Airport often fly over the appartment by day. We would have liked to know that when we booked the appartment. But if you know, than it won't be a Problem to handle with.
The biggest Problem for us was the rat in the wall. Angelo told us this would be because of the subway and he will try to get it away, so this won't be a Problem for future visitors.
The neigborhood was pretty good, a great mix of all cultural Groups. Even if there is no direct subway to Manhattan close to the appartment, going there is pretty easy and comfortable.
If Angelo can handle the rat-problem, there is no reason not to recommend this appartment.
Very pleasant stay. Angelo is present if we have a concern (besides it offers breakfast and lunch), smiling and pleasant. The apartment, in spite of a small leak in the room is very good. Large, clean, with air conditioning. Small private land behind friendly. The neighborhood is nice, even if it is not the most beautiful or the most renovated Brooklyn. Easily accessible (metro and bus), there are a lot of shops around (within 5min walk). Possibly only negative, certain smells can interfere especially when passing garbage. Small apartment with very reasonable prices for the budget to be recommended.
Séjour très agréable. Angelo est présent si nous avons un soucis (d'ailleurs il offre le petit déj et le lunch), souriant et agréable.
L'appartement, malgré une petite fuite lors du séjour, est très bien. Grand, propre, avec clim. Petit terrain privatif derrière sympathique.
Le quartier est agréable, même si ce n'est pas le plus beau ou le plus rénové de Brooklyn.
Facilement accessible (métro et bus), il y a pas mal de commerces autour (à moins de 5min de marche).
Éventuellement seul point négatif, certaines odeurs peuvent gêner notamment lors des passages des éboueurs.
Petit appart à prix très raisonnable pour les petits budgets à recommander.
We really enjoyed our stay there its relaxed and near the subway. Angelo is very helpfull and kind. Gives breakfast if you like! Let Angelo arrange a cap for the airport you won't be ripped off. Thanks Angelo....we hope to see you again.
I went in NYC in the 1st week of June with 2 friends, and in the end there is ONE thing first of all I really want to say: Thank you Angelo.
The host is really disponsable for every kind of help and advice, and you NEED it in your first time in NYC. So thank you again and again.
The flat is so cute in my opinion, perfect for 3 person, with everything you need, from the bathroom to the kitchen, the wifi connection, large hall, tv, hifi, everything! It's located in a quite and wonderful place in Williasmburg, at ten minutes from the best nightlife out of manhattan. The metro in just 2 minutes walking far and you can reach Times Square in just 20/25 minutes by train. Amazing.
The host Angelo also got next to the apartment his Deli (El Miste, it rocks!) and it's great for little shop for your holiday.
When I'll come back in NY surly I'll do here to the Sexy Flat.
Enjoy and thank you again.
Davide, Francesco & Luca.
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tin whistle
A small flutelike instrument made from a thin metal tube, with six finger holes of varying size on top and no thumb holes.
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- Children are swapping the bodhrán for the bassoon and the tin whistle for the tuba as educators seek to bring classical music to the islands.
- Classes in all instruments from the tin whistle to the harp are held each morning from 10 am - 1pm by qualified teachers.
- The tin whistle or mouth-organ serves as an instrument for a tune, or some young ones sing a song to get the householders in the mood to drop a coin in their boxes, as they spread the good cheer of the Christmas season.
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Definition of approachable in English:
1Friendly and easy to talk to: managers should be approachable
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- We want our nationbuilders to be open, approachable, and easy to communicate with.
- Ask anyone in the press about Henry and they'll tell you how affable, friendly, approachable and humble Henry is.
- The reason we chose Amy is that she's got a really open face and it's friendly and approachable.
friendly, welcoming, pleasant, agreeable, congenial, affable, cordial, well disposed, obliging, communicative, open, hospitable, helpful;
informal, easy-going, accessible, available, easy to get on/along with
informal unstuffy
2(Of a place) able to be reached from a particular direction or by a particular means: the site is approachable from the roundabout
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- This pass, like much of the approachable areas of the Wall is visited by Chinese tourists fortunate to have enough free time for a cultural holiday.
- It was impossible to reach from our bank through the trees, and approachable only from the trickiest of angles on the opposite side.
- These elements were never approachable; they were viewed from afar, atop viewing towers or from the safety of a path.
accessible, attainable, reachable, obtainable
informal get-at-able, come-at-able
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- I love the feel of it, its smell, its friendliness and approachability, its ease-of-use and flexibility.
- A direct mail piece or newsletter featuring the smiling faces of your employees emphasizes approachability and friendliness, thereby enhancing your company image and inviting customer trust.
- In medical design, approachability, intuitiveness, ease of use, and strategic value are the most critical aspects, he explained.
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- Some of the characters are menacing in appearance and therefore limit their approachableness.
- Smuts wrote of his simplicity of character and approachableness.
- Meekness involves being childlike in approachableness and willing to listen to others.
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Having your home photographed for a magazine is different than when realtors take pictures for a listing. Unlike the latter, it's not about making your place look bigger, or more neutral by removing anything idiosyncratic; usually, it's the opposite. Editors want photographs to be intimate, to give the impression the reader is in the room. They want homes to appear unique, or a reader will feel they've seen it all before. Taupe rooms might sell houses, but not magazines.
Last week, our apartment was shot for House & Home. Other places I've owned have been published, and I used to work for the magazine on the other side of the camera, so to speak. I'm used to the experience, but not when it's my own home.
The process starts with being scouted. Perhaps someone told the magazine's editors your place is cool, or your designer sent photographs to a publication to intrigue them. An editor visits, smiles, walks through, takes endless pics and is gone in about 10 minutes. "We'll get back to you" is the standard parting remark, and you're left feeling it was a bad date, no matter how nice the editor.
Places are scouted for a reason. Sometimes a house looks great in real life, but doesn't translate to photographs. For editors, the biggest challenge is where the home will fit in the editorial lineup. Should it be in the small-space issue, or maybe country-themed is more appropriate? As an editor, it can be a letdown to realize the place is great, but it doesn't work in the schedule or it looks like something that was in print two issues ago.
If it's a celebrity's house, the challenge is different. "Love him, hate his house," is a common editor's refrain, or "Can we shoot around the ugly bits or prop it?" Celebrities sell magazines and that includes the designer variety.
I'm grateful people let their homes appear in print. If they didn't, many of us would have nothing to read, and there would be few examples to learn from both in terms of aspiration and cautionary lessons.
The phone rings one day and it's the editor you thought gave you the brush-off. The team can't wait to photograph your place, the person says. A stylist may visit before the shoot to discuss adding flowers, or accessories to finish a vignette an editor has devised. I recall one session, not for House & Home, where we borrowed some large pieces of art because the architecture was modern minimal and we needed colour. The owner of the house liked them so much he bought it all. However, adding items is rare in photo shoots; it's more often about subtracting.
When I was an editor, my worst experience, though, wasn't dealing with personal junk but rather decorator-perfect houses where everything matched. There was little that was quirky. The photo challenge was to make it not seem like a spread for a department store catalogue.
A shoot typically takes a day. There is a photographer, their assistant, a stylist and sometimes an editor or the art director will visit if a place is being considered for a large article or the cover. Everyone is nice and complimentary - particularly when they delicately suggest moving furniture or decluttering a room.
With digital photography, it's interesting how images are contrived. Several shots can be combined so that, for instance, the light is right in the foreground and back, which wouldn't otherwise be possible. For my apartment, my dog's best pic is combined with the photograph where she doesn't look good but the sofa does.
Then you wait - sometimes nearly a year - for it to appear on the newsstands. When you see it, the images appear a tad idealized. But we want to live in a perfect world, don't we?


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Ena Grant was only 9 months old when she started to walk. Two months later and feverishly sick with the flu, she constantly screamed when she tried to walk and found she could no longer take any steps. It would not be until well after her first birthday when little Ena would walk again.
It was November 1918 when one of the worst influenza pandemics in U.S. history struck Atlantic Mine, Michigan, where Ena's family lived. Although she became infected, she survived; two of her sisters were not so fortunate. Bertha, who was 3, died from influenza on a Friday. The next day, 9-year-old Alexi passed away. When the sisters were buried on Sunday, a third grave was dug for Ena after the family physician told her parents that he was convinced that the baby would also not survive.
Now 88 years old and living in Birch Bay, Washington, Ena Grant remembers nothing of her firsthand experience with the deadly 1918 flu, only what little her parents told her.
"With a large family to care for and no newspaper or television, I don't know if they were really aware of what was going on, or aware that it [the flu] was sweeping the country," she says. She only recently began thinking of her brush with the deadly flu after seeing news reports of the H5N1 avian flu virus sweeping through Southeast Asia.
Interestingly, neither of her parents nor her 5-year-old sister Gertrude became sick with the 1918 flu. Ena credits her own survival to the fact that she was still nursing when she became ill with the flu, and, therefore, she must have acquired some of her mother's protective immunity to the virus.
Dina Friedman, Ena Grant's next door neighbor and friend, also has a family history with the 1918 flu: her grandfather and an aunt on her father's side succumbed to the virus. At the time, her father, Arthur W. Peterson, and her uncle, 24-year-old Al Peterson, were in the Navy. They were stationed on the East Coast when they learned that their father had died from the flu. When they returned to Spokane, Washington, to attend to their father's affairs, they discovered that their 22-year-old sister Sigrid, who had traveled from California to care for their father, also had died, according to Dina Friedman.
Friends had already buried their sister. However, to locate their father's body, the two grief-stricken brothers had to sift through dozens of bodies of flu victims that had been spread out in a large local gymnasium.
Aside from the enormous horror and sadness of that situation, what is amazing to Dina Friedman is that her father and uncle never got sick with the 1918 flu. "They lived in a heavily populated area and were surrounded by Navy men who were constantly coming and going. They had hundreds of contacts and, therefore, should have been exposed to the flu many times over. But they didn't get it," she says.
What makes someone immune to such a deadly virus while so many others, particularly younger people, died in massive numbers? And can 1918 flu survivors, such as Ena Grant, offer some clue to protecting against another deadly flu pandemic?
Those are the questions Christopher F. Basler, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, is trying to answer. By collecting and examining blood samples from 1918 flu survivors, Dr. Basler is trying to understand what made the 1918 influenza virus so deadly and how vulnerable today's population would be to a similar virus.
Through the blood samples, Dr. Basler and his research team are hoping to recover B cells, the cells responsible for helping produce a human immune response. In this case, they are specifically looking for "memory" B cells, those cells exposed to the 1918 flu virus and, therefore, likely capable of producing antibodies if exposed to a similarly constructed virus.
Using a technique developed in 2004 to identify antibodies capable of destroying the SARS virus, Dr. Basler and his research team plan to take B cells recovered from 1918 flu survivors and attempt to identify those that make antibodies specifically targeting the 1918 flu virus and examine the antibodies the cells produce. In this way, they hope to identify those antibodies capable of neutralizing the 1918 flu virus.
"Finding antibodies against the 1918 virus should be easy. It's isolating those memory B cells specific to the 1918 flu virus that will be the hard part," Dr. Basler says. "They're not likely to be circulating very heavily in the blood, and trying to identify them and culture them is like finding a needle in a haystack."
The project, which is being funded by NIAID, also involves an investigation into the virulence of the 1918 flu virus' surface proteins: hemagglutinin, which allows the virus to stick to a cell and cause infection; and neuraminidase, which enables newly formed viruses to escape the host cell. Because the influenza A virus strain that caused the 1918 pandemic is now extinct in nature, Dr. Basler and colleagues have reconstructed the individual genes of the virus using sequenced 1918 gene data and reverse genetics techniques with the intention of studying the function of the genes within recombinant flu viruses. The hope is that these studies will not only illuminate the workings of the 1918 influenza virus but also provide insight into all human flu viruses.
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Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Group equities desks, usually focused on picking stocks, have turned their attention to Tuesday afternoon's Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious horse race.
Goldman is backing the favorite, French horse Americain for the win, following its victory in 2010 and fourth place in 2011. The eight-year old horse has jockey Damien Oliver — who won the race in 1995 and 2002 — cracking the whip.
"Since the race was first run in 1861, favorites have won 22% of the time or placed 66% of the time," the bank pointed out in a note to clients, before adding that Americain will carry 58 kilograms, a touch heavier than the average winning weight of 54 kilograms.
For the trifecta, Goldman picked Americain, Dunaden in second and hedged bets on third place across six horses; Maluckyday, Galileo's Choice, Red Cadeaux, Niwot, Kelinni and Mount Athos.
Macquarie Group quantitative analysts — who have picked the winner since 2009 — have run a model to rank the field which reflects the high Australian dollar, a magnet for foreign horses.
Quant factors include sentiment, momentum, yield and hit rate, measured by odds, movement in odds, average prize money and win percentage. Quality is determined by form, weight and age, and the bank points out almost half the winners since 1861 have been aged four or five.
Macquarie picks Dunaden to come first, followed by Kelinni, Maluckyday, Lights of Heaven, Americain and Galileo's Choice.


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This is a guest blog post by Glenn Cooper.
Glen Cooper is a professional Structural Engineer who lives and works Hertfordshire, UK.
He runs his own engineering business providing a service to residential property owners, local builders and architects. Along side his day job, Glen also writes for a Structural Engineering blog site – Starting up an Engine[er]; which reports upon recent engineering news, the softer side of engineering, and starting up on your own. Glen quite often finds himself talking about mentoring and motivation in his posts. Today he has a story for us…
"When I was about 10 I discovered running. It wasn't obviously the first time I had ran, and I am willing to concede that the discovery wasn't quite as important in history as say the formulaic discovery that Pythagoras made, or the writing of Euclid's Elements, or even building of the Pantheon in Paris 1789. BUT this single act brought about a series of events, which gave me my first and most influential MENTOR.
It was a sunny day and I was bored. My parents told us kids to get outside and enjoy the great weather. My siblings were busy using twigs to remove bituminous tar from the joints of the estates roads or something, but that day; I stuck on some comfy trainers and began to trot around our estates central residential island. Each circuit took a few minutes and was perhaps 300 meters in circumference. I had no agenda; I was just bored.
As I edged towards finishing my tenth circuit I had become tired. But I pushed on against the odds to see if I could manage yet another full circle.
I did, and it made me feel good! I bet myself that I could do 10 more. I did them too. It was by then I found it difficult to stop, even though my legs were tired. I slowed to a pace which allowed me go on for a little longer and continued to sweep by other kids walking to and from the recreational ground. As I ran past a girl on a pink bike with stabilizers, it was then I was afforded a little bit of respect from the other children. I decided to take advantage of this pseudo celebrity status and enlisted the help of a passing kid. "Please go and get my brothers!? I need some water!".
Without water I may have just become so thirsty that I would have to stop. About 10 minutes later my older brother arrived and passed me a plastic cup – but not before spilling half of it whilst running and laughing beside me, in an obvious attempt to put me off. Brothers are great like that.
Soon he began to jog beside me. "What's with the running?", I had no proper answer so I made one up, in case I needed more water later. "I'm training. Training for a sponsored walk, in a week I think". So my brother joined me for a while, got bored and then wandered off. I continued.
Another kid joined me but he was on a bike. He stopped following me when he complained of feeling dizzy. Later that same kid was seen setting up a wooden ramp and jumped over the path and through his neighbor's fence. He thought he was the tumbling stuntman Colt Seaver from The Fall Guy. I think he must have had an inner ear problem…
I found it easier to concentrate on what was going on around me rather than the pain in my feet and legs. I made little stories up in my head, and replayed back the journey that was going on in my imagination. Just so I could block out the pain. The pain disappeared.
More and more kids lined up to see what all the fuss was about. Why was this kid endlessly running? A number of them went home and returned with their shorts and tee's on to join me. Kids from all over the estate began running at different points on the circuit. I began counting the ones I passed as well as the laps I was completing. I was up to 35 laps and 5 overtakes. The more kids I passed the more it became a race. The past challenge had been simply not to stop, but now it was not to be overtaken.
Our numbers grew to over 15 kids of varied ages all doing the same thing. Then a few of them got bored and stopped. Others reversed their direction – running against the flow of traffic. Confusion, laughter and lots of crashing ensued. But this was no laughing matter for me.
Gradually the field of runners depleted and pretty soon, by 50 laps I was alone again. Running.
I ran all afternoon, missed my lunch and had blisters on my toes. When I finally stopped, the sun was dipping well below the middle branches of a giant oak tree. The sun's final shards of light filtered through its green chunky leaves, and did their best to crystallize the last bits of sweat on my face. I dragged my beaten body towards home. I entered our garden and slammed the wooden gate closed behind me in frustration.
A familiar voice startled me. A broad Norfolk accent, which for once, was not heavily laden with colloquially acceptable levels of swearing.
"What's wrong with you boi?" It was my dad, and he was standing at our front door watching me head down the garden path towards him.
"Tired! I want to keep on running, and tomorrow I will have to start my laps all over again. Also, this time I have school to fit in as well".
"HA! That's life boi. Work trumps play. So how many laps did you do?". This startled me again. Had my dad been watching me? Normally the weekends were taken up with him fixing stuff, fishing or clearing out the shed. He worked nights, so he didn't get any life what so ever during the week. His days were literally all rolled into one until the weekend came around.
"55, I think, and I passed 20 others whilst running!"
My dad grinned that proud grin that dads do. "There's a sponsored fun run next weekend. You want to enter with me?"
How about that! I lied to my brother about training and it was all coming to life… I didn't need time to think, if running around the estate made me feel this happy then my answer was clear. "Sure! Lets do it!"
During the final push towards the finish line on our fun run, my dad grabbed my hand so we could finish together, and over the next 8 years I ran with my dad [14 years on and off]. He listened to me talk about how I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. He posed questions which distracted me from the pain in my feet, and the feeling of pointlessly trudging along our path by fixating on the next available landmark as we ran. Goal setting.
A lot of things happened to me when I ran around my estate that sunny afternoon.
- First and foremost I found a hidden talent. It wasn't running, it was the summoning of my will power and being uncompromising in the face of adversity, right when I most needed it.
- Secondly, I learned that doing your own thing can lead into other interesting encounters. Being different [and not just for the sake of being different] – can reward you in ways that might surprise you.
- Thirdly, I concluded that the race we all run is the one in our heads. We can escape the pain and the boredom of life temporarily through our imaginations – but what you do with those creative byproducts [stories] is what makes you unique as a person or indeed a good designer and problem solver.
- Fourthly, I found that I was able to incite a fitness fad which then led onto other kids running in the opposite direction just to upset a short lived status quo. What did this help me realize? When we were kids those days, we were not inhibited by mass conformity. We were allowed to be self-expressive and to create chaos where there was none. But what comes out of this chaos? Strength of purpose and an identity.
- Finally, and most importantly I found a mentor in my own father. I was destined to learn from our relationship anyway, but now I had someone who was newly motivated to help me realize my dreams not just because he was my dad; but because he could also see a definite path to success for me – AND where he fitted in on this journey. By simply listening to me during our runs and giving me a push when I needed; was just enough.
So Mentors, go find your mentees and strive to be part of their success story. You have a duty to assess whether or not your relationships will be fruitful for both parties, and therefore educate them on what you are able to deliver by way of knowledge, skill, advice and motivation.
Mentees, take care not to model yourselves after your mentors, parents or heroes, and be wise enough not to assimilate goals or milestones which only lead to the foot of someone else's mountain of accomplishment. Trust in, and always be yourself. As an engineer you will very quickly learn that doing addition is not even the half of it. Design, form and function are paramount, and are driven by how we view the needs of our clients, consumers and industry. Yes, this is a personal reflection.
You will all need help in achieving these outcomes, but don't expect to be handed them. You must create your own new 'situations', and try your hardest to learn. Perhaps go for a run?
Tell me, when you read this story, do you visualize a man running away from his problems or a man running towards his goals?


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Film screening: RADIOACTIVISTS
To mark the anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Fukishima, come along to the Wollongong première of RADIOACTIVISTS, a film that explores the anti-nuclear protest movement in Japan.
"RADIOACTIVISTS (radioactivists.org) is a documentary film project under the German film-makers Julia Leser and Clarissa Seidel. The two of us have been shooting in Tokyo from end-April to mid-May 2011, we have accompanied the rallies and demonstrations within that time, and we have talked to all those critical voices about the current situation: scientists, journalists, activists and bloggers.
The documentary 'RADIOACTIVISTS – Protest and Discourse in Japan since Fukushima' wants to explore the Japanese protest culture under the effects of Fukushima and to illuminate the backgrounds of the current movements, protests and critical voices, which keep getting louder, not only in Japan."
After the film there will be time for a general discusssion.
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What: "Radioactivists (Japanese with English subtitles)" Film Screening
When: 7pm Tuesday 11 March 2014
Where: University of Wollongong, Building 20 Communications), Room 3


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The following is an excerpt from The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet by Myra Goodman (Workman Publishing, 2010). The excerpt is part of chapter 5: Vegetarian Entrées.
While I'm not a vegetarian, my family and I enjoy eating meatless meals on a regular basis. I try to be aware of where my food comes from and its effect on the environment, so during the week I'm mindful of trying to balance our meals with vegetarian options. But to tell you the truth, most of the time I choose a meat-free soup, crêpe, pasta, or salad because I'm craving the delicious taste of that particular dish. I'm not thinking we need to "deprive" ourselves of meat for that meal.
Eating vegetarian is a great way to tread more lightly on the earth. Generally speaking, it takes more than 11 times as much fossil fuel to make 1 calorie of animal protein as it does to make 1 calorie of plant protein. And if every American who eats meat daily committed to eating meat-free one day a week, it would be the CO2-reducing equivalent of taking 8 million cars off the roads!
For me, this kind of food represents wonderful flavors to be shared with family and friends. Eating lower on the food chain does have a powerful impact on the environment, but it's appetite-appeal that draws me to these dishes. As I look over the recipes in this chapter, I just want to get cooking. Wait till you taste our Springtime Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Fresh Favas, Peas, and Asparagus. Experience the comfort-food satisfaction of autumn-inspired Pumpkins Stuffed with Quinoa, Butternut, and Cranberries, and splurge by treating yourself to the creamy, slightly nutty flavor of the Roasted Cauliflower Tart. And I think you'll find our Homemade Veggie Burgers deliciously satisfying, with a flavor and texture you just can't find in frozen ready-made veggie burgers.
So bon appétit . . . without the meat!
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Even with injured Carlos Beltran out of the lineup, the Giants seemed to be in decent shape Monday night with Ryan Vogelsong on the mound against a reeling Pittsburgh team that had lost 10 in a row.
But Vogelsong suffered his worst outing of the year at AT&T Park while the Giants' offense again came up feeble in a 5-0 loss to the Pirates, who pounded out 12 hits in support of starter Charlie Morton's eight strong innings.
If there was any good news, it was that Beltran's injury suffered on Sunday didn't turn out to be serious. He had an MRI exam Monday afternoon that revealed nothing more than a strain of his right hand and wrist area. He declared himself day to day and said he possibly could return to the field Tuesday night.
"We have to test it, and if it feels good, I'll be out there," Beltran said after the game. "But if it's not good, we have to be smart and take another day."
The veteran outfielder said the hand was feeling pretty good when he left the ballpark Sunday but that it was worse when he woke up Monday morning. Throughout the day, he received contrast treatments of ice and heat, and he also took an anti-inflammatory drug to reduce swelling. He said he still didn't feel comfortable gripping a bat and added that he didn't want to play until he felt like he could capably contribute both hitting and throwing.
"I don't want to put myself in a situation where I can't go out there and play at a percentage where I feel I can help the team," he said. "I prefer to let somebody else take my spot."
In their latest display of offensive futility, nobody stepped up in Beltran's absence. The Giants were shut out for the 10th time this season and the third time in the past nine games. They had opportunities against Morton (9-6), putting two runners on with fewer than two outs in three innings but failing to score each time.
"I think it's fair to say our biggest issue is getting hits with runners in scoring position," said exasperated manager Bruce Bochy. "It's not just the past 10-12 days, but over the course of the season we haven't done a great job of that. We have to get our mojo back. We've lost it, and we know it. It's going to be up to us to get it back, and it better be sooner than later."
Vogelsong, meanwhile, had a rare off night. He entered the game with a 1.30 ERA in 11 home appearances (10 earned runs in 691/3 innings), but Pittsburgh struck for two first-inning runs and added one run in the third and two in the fifth, Vogelsong's last inning.
The right-hander gave up nine hits, walked two and struck out eight over five innings, but unlike most of his starts, he couldn't end innings when he got in trouble. Three of the Pirates' runs came on two-out hits, and another scored on a two-out, bases-loaded walk.
"It was one of those nights," he said. "I didn't get the job done with two outs. But I'm not going to let one game where I didn't make pitches in certain situations deter me from what I've done or interrupt me from getting ready for my next start."
Vogelsong (9-2) said he didn't lack for velocity, as his strikeout total seemed to verify, and he also felt that all of his pitches were working. But he gave up back-to-back doubles to Garrett Jones and Neil Walker in the first inning to start the evening on a bad note, and it never improved much.
"When I needed to make pitches, I didn't make real good location pitches," he said. "I missed over the plate (on the two doubles) with two pitches back-and-back, right in the middle, and they didn't miss them."
Morton, meanwhile, allowed six hits and three walks in his eight innings, striking out four.
Pittsburgh (James McDonald 7-5) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner 6-11), 7:15 p.m. CSNBA


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Sykeasaurus, on 28 March 2013 - 02:27 AM, said:
I've only quoted this part, but this is going to be more of a generalized response.
So first of all, I believe that content is lacking because there are other sites out there that offer you cash for basic (and not so basic) guides. Rest assured, those sites still only cater for beginners / mediocre players so the best players could still use AJ for such discussions, but regardless, I wouldn't expect guides unless a kind of reward was offered in return (or something, I'm not suggesting that you turn AJ into something it's not, but you get the point).
Secondly, the fact that Curse has taken over AJ has led overall moderation into an entirely new direction. I fully support moderation that is just and reasonable, but AJ was in fact known for it's end of the season drama - it attracted a crapload of attention and if you've been here for more than a year you should be aware of that. Now, if you recall the end of s11, ranging from the Hydra hack thread to the Xandyn threads you should know that entire topics have been deleted / locked in there for good and that is after all the individual moderation that happened on those threads. A board like this thrives on drama and (healthy) competition, so to delete these type of threads is just... not beneficial. You also might recall how every time something like this happened another 15 topics sprung to life citing overmoderation and whatnot. And don't take me wrong, I don't support those threads for most parts, but they did have a point here and there.
I know that these are kinda just random points, but they also form an essential part of AJ that may or may not be there anymore.
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Heat leaves atom clusters cold
Feb 15, 2001
When a system gains energy, its temperature rises - or so we are taught. But about a decade ago it was predicted that, on very small scales, some materials could get colder when they receive energy. Hellmut Haberland and co-workers from the University of Freiburg in Germany have now observed this negative heat capacity for the first time in clusters of sodium atoms (M Schmidt et al 2001 Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 1191).
Haberland's team used a laser technique known as photofragmentation to measure the internal energy of the clusters at different temperatures. Photons deliver energy to the clusters - each containing 147 sodium atoms - prompting atoms to evaporate. The researchers determined how much energy the clusters absorbed from the number of atoms ejected. This yields the energy-temperature profile of the clusters from which the researchers calculated their heat capacity. They found that, around the melting point of the clusters, the temperature fell as the energy increased - in other words, the heat capacity was negative. This phenomenon is expected to exist in many small clusters of atoms. Haberland's team chose sodium atoms because their electronic structure is simple and well understood.
We are familiar with how large quantities of solids melt. When we warm an ice cube, for example, the kinetic energy or heat is converted continuously into the potential energy needed to break down the crystalline structure. This is the latent heat that increases the entropy of the system without raising the temperature. The amount of solid in the ice cube decreases evenly as it melts. In bulk quantities of ice, only a minuscule fraction - around 10-7 - of the atoms are at the interface between solid and liquid. This ratio makes the increase in entropy energetically favourable.
In contrast, a large fraction - around 20% - of the atoms in tiny clusters are at the interface between the liquid and solid phases. This makes a partially melted state energetically unfavourable. Consequently, the atoms convert some of their kinetic energy into potential energy to help the melting process. The temperature therefore falls - even though the total energy has increased.
Haberland told PhysicsWeb that although an application for the discovery may be some way off, it is nevertheless a significant contribution to our understanding of atomic systems, which is crucial in the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology.
Physicists have observed similar phenomena in fragmenting nuclei and astronomical objects, suggesting that they share a certain characteristic. Haberland notes that none of these systems can be treated as simple aggregates of their parts. Local effects - for example, gravity between different parts of a binary star system - must be taken into account. A star system sounds enormous compared atom clusters, but is actually very small in terms of the long-range action of gravity. "When Donald Lynden-Bell first applied the concept of negative heat capacity to astrophysical systems, the physics community thought it was nonsense", said Haberland, "but we have proved that the phenomenon is real".


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Financial Aid
TSC Hurricane is committed to providing youth soccer activities to every eligible player who wishes to participate. The Tulsa Soccer Foundation, Inc. was created as a non-profit (501-c3) for the purpose of providing financial assistance to those players in need as well as to help support the development of soccer facilities. A portion of these funds are earmarked for player assistance. The Tulsa Soccer Foundation, Inc. provides a limited amount of financial aid to children whose families are unable to pay the full cost of registration and/or club fees. As a non-profit organization, the Tulsa Soccer Foundation is required by IRS rules to qualify financial aid based on fairly applied guidelines. The Foundation grants financial aid on the basis of financial need (NOT player ability) and requires information to determine the need for financial assistance.
All players seeking financial assistance are required to apply on line (See Left Menu for Application). The Financial Aid Committee of the Tulsa Soccer Foundation will review your request once we receive ALL required documentation and the on-line application completed. You or your team will be notified on the decision within 10 days of your request. All information on this form will remain confidential. Please note that a financial aid request form must be completed for each seasonal year.
Please Note: The number of players awarded Financial Assistance will be limited to no more than 5% of the TOTAL number of players registered with the club for that seasonal year. Awards will be based on: 1) financial need severity including additional criteria (see below)*; and 2) date of submission. Once the allocated 5% of financial aid is awarded, no further applications will be honored. Eligibility criteria include qualification for Federal Student Lunch Assistance or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Players can also work with their respective teams on financial assistance, fundraising opportunities and/or assistance with obtaining a sponsor.
If a player is approved for financial assistance based on the information submitted, a player may be awarded any one or combination of the following awards:
1) Registration Fees - $100-$200 credit based on level of qualification
2) Monthly Club Fees - Approximately 80% or 50% credit based on level of qualification
There will NOT be a check sent to the players or teams but the team accounts will be credited based on the award levels. In addition, this financial assistance is NOT intended for player equipment, travel, tournaments, uniforms or other player/team expenses.
Players accepting this financial aid also is an agreement of obligation to TSC Hurricane. TSC Hurricane is making an investment in the player. Therefore, players should understand that if they ever choose to transfer to another club, they will not be granted a release until they pay back the full amount of financial aid awarded.


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Student & Alumni Profiles
Christina Kamkosi
MBA in IM Alumna, '13
- Grew up in Malawi
- B.A. in Biblical Studies, African Bible College
- International Student Club, president
- Board member: Make-a-Wish Foundation
Why Whitworth?
Coming from Malawi my dream was to attend a smaller Christian university in the U.S. Initially I was looking in California. Eventually, I heard about Whitworth's globally-focused MBA. I liked the structure and the unbelievably supportive correspondence while applying. And, I know that support will continue after I graduate whenever I need it. I was drawn to Whitworth's mission of an education of mind & heart. I am planning to be an agent of change and with my MBA from Whitworth I am empowered to change lives for the better.


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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
TV, Comic Books
Ever stumble across a comics treasure trove when you least expected it?
The other day I was looking around for the websites of artists associated with the late, lamented Buenaventura Press when I clicked a random link USSCatastrophe, the site of cartoonist Kevin Huizenga. Suddenly I found myself looking at a hidden repository of out-of-print comics by an astonishing range of cartoonists from throughout the history of the medium. An entire book of dog cartoons by Barnaby artist Crockett Johnson … early minicomics by two of my favorite altcomix artists, Dave Kiersh and John Hankiewicz … crazy-gorgeous strips and cartoons by C.C. Beck, Abner Dean, and Garret Price … links to, samples from, and miniature reviews of dozens more titles … sure, some of the links are broken — it's been years since the stuff was updated, it seems — but what's there is more than enough to keep me blissed out on hidden gems for hours on end.
Have you ever wandered into a similar motherlode of comics goodness online? Superheroes or scanned minicomics, a killer collection of original art or a webcomic you never knew existed, a site full of classic strips or a gallery of stunning covers — whatever it is, post your links in the comments. Face it, tiger — you've just helped thousands of readers kill an afternoon!
The Internet is filled with comics riches, and What Things Do, the corner of the Internet run by cartoonist/designer Jordan Crane, contains plenty of them. It's filled to bursting with new and old comics by the likes of Crane himself, Jaime Hernandez, Sammy Harkham, Kevin Huizenga, Ted May, John Porcellino, Dan Zettwoch, and Steve Weissman. But for me, the big discovery at the site is the work of Abner Dean, a New Yorker and Esquire cartoonist who specialized in anxiety-dream images of (anatomically incorrect) naked people is satirically absurd situations. What Things Do is reprinting the 1947 Dean collection What Am I Doing Here?, and the bounty is rather astonishing — the strength of both the images Dean concocts and his execution of them all but bowls me over. I've never seen its like, though if you've ever seen Matt Groening's Life in Hell, you've seen a kindred spirit at the very least. The shrunken-down image above truly doesn't do justice to seeing Dean's stuff in its full-sized, screen-spanning glory, so click on over and check it out!


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Bag Thieves Arrested After Working At Police Christmas Party
Friday 23rd December 2011
Two thieves were in for a surprise when they attempted to steal bags at a pub where the police Christmas party was taking place.
The officers spotted the two men acting suspiciously at a pub on Battersea rise where they were celebrating on Wednesday.
Having recently been investigating a spate of bag thefts in the area, the off-duty officers thought the men matched descriptions of the suspects and detained the men.
Chief Inspector Charlotte Taylor said: "I am delighted that my officers acted in this positive way, particularly at this time of year when this type of crime causes considerable distress to victims.
"Their actions show police officers are never off duty and always willing to intervene when they suspect crimes are being committed."
Two men, aged 19, have been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal and have been bailed to return on 27 January 2012.


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Count Basie Orchestra: Count Plays Duke
Track Listing:
Take the "A" Train; It Don't Mean a Thing; I Got It Bad; I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart; Just Squeeze Me; Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me; The Star Crossed Lovers; Love You Madly; In a Sentimental Mood; Cottontail; Paris Blues; Mood Indigo; I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So (57:59).
Grover Mitchell, conductor, trombone; William "Scotty" Barnhart, Bob Ojeda, Michael Williams, Shawn Edmonds, trumpets; Bill Hughes, David Keim, Clarence Banks, Alvin Walker, trombones; Doug Miller, John Williams, Kenny Hing, Jackie Kelso, Brad Leall, reeds; Terence Conley, piano; Will Matthews, guitar; James Leary, bass; Butch Miles, drums. Special guest: Frank Wess, flute, alto saxophone.
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Definition of minnow in English:
1A small freshwater Eurasian cyprinoid fish that typically forms large shoals.
- Phoxinus phoxinus, family Cyprinidae.
Example sentences
- There are also rudd, bream, eels, gudgeon, crucian carp, tench, minnows, perch, sticklebacks, the odd trout, pike and barbel present.
- The boys used a net to lift the fish from the mud and took it to their mum, a keen fish keeper who already owns guppies, minnows and a goldfish.
- Other species caught included a handful of pike up to about five pounds in weight and a single chub, plus minnows and bullheads too numerous to count.
1.1Any fish of the family Cyprinidae, the largest family of fishes, which includes carps, shiners, spinefins, squawfishes, chubs, daces, and stonerollers.
Example sentences
- Another environmentalist land grab is underway in six states to protect the Topeka shiner, a minnow.
- The 'slab' crappie that grabs a shiner minnow or small jig requires only a soft lift of a limber tip to set the thin-wire hook.
- And it's the last stronghold for 25 native fish species, including the rare shovelnose sturgeon, the sturgeon chub and the western silvery minnow.
1.2Used in names of similar small freshwater fishes, e.g., mudminnow, topminnow.
Example sentences
- The central mudminnow not a true minnow was first recorded in Maine in 1999 from the OronoOld Town area.
- Although called a minnow, the topminnow is not really a minnow but belongs to the family Fundulidae.
1.3 Fishing An artificial lure imitating a minnow.
Example sentences
- I always take a big selection of Sea-Ducers Bend backs, Clouser minnows and Lefty Kreh Deceivers in sizes from 1's through to 4/0's in various colour combinations.
- All you need is a rod capable of casting a fast sinking eight or nine weight line fitted with a two foot leader of about 15 lb breaking strain and a selection of Clouser minnows in size 2's and 4's.
- When chasing bass I would always want a few Clousers minnows in various colours especially chartreuse and white, some Lefty Kreh Deceivers, and a few sand eel patterns and poppers.
2A person or organization of relatively small size, power, or influence.
Example sentences
- As a result, Bulldog has only attracted 80,000 users to its broadband and telephony service - a minnow in the broadband market.
- They are the mighty minnows of the national league, a wee club with limited history and resources, but an indomitable instinct for survival.
- The Afghan national army is a minnow alongside the 85,000 armed fighters in the ranks of regional warlords.
Late Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu 'small, minnow'.
Words that rhyme with minnowwinnow
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A manwhore who can't keep his hands off of other girls and flirts with everything and anything with a vagina.
When Nathan and Melissa had a grope-fest on Nick's couch, we realized what a douchewipe Nathan really is
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Makes about 3 1/2 cups
This colorful salsa teams cilantro with fiery chiles and ginger as well as freshly ground coriander seeds. Offer a bowl with tortilla chips or spoon it over grilled fish or chicken.
• 3 to 4 ripe mangoes (about 2 pounds), chilled, peeled, and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 1 1/2-inch length of gingerroot, peeled and minced
• 4 or more tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds, ground
• 1 small dried red japonés chile or chile de árbol, ground (about 1/2 teaspoon)
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
• Salt to taste
• Mild red chili powder or paprika to taste
1. In a medium bowl, combine the mangoes, bell pepper, onion, and ginger. Drizzle on the lime juice and sprinkle with the ground coriander and chile pepper. Toss gently with the cilantro.
2. Chill for several hours, salt to taste, and sprinkle with the chili powder or paprika just before serving.
Lucinda Hutson is the author of The Herb Garden Cookbook, 2nd edition (Gulf, 1998) and Tequila: Cooking with the Spirit of Mexico (Ten Speed Press, 1996). She lives and gardens in Austin, Texas.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Redshirt sophomore Jake Kocher of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team has been named Second Team Southland Conference All-Academic the league announced today. Kocher is the third player in program history to pick up all-academic honors and the second in Willis Wilson's three years at the helm of the program.
"When we look at our core principles of character, toughness and talent, Jake Kocher is a guy who fits that mold," Wilson said. "His hard work on the court and in the classroom embodies what we are looking for from our student-athletes. I know Jake is a true student-athlete, and I'm happy that he accomplished this achievement."
Kocher, who holds a 3.49 cumulative GPA in marketing, has been a standout for his efforts off the court since arriving at the Island University. He was one of 75 Division I finalist for the NABC/Allstate Good Works Team for his community service and academic efforts this season. He has represented the university at numerous outreach activities, particularly with the youth of Corpus Christi, and traveled to the NCAA APPLE Conference last year to represent the Islanders.
On the court, he was one of the toughest players in the Southland Conference this year, coming back from surgery on both of his hips to play in 32 of the Islanders' 35 games. He came off the bench in all but three of those but posted 5.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in his 17.2 minutes of action. Kocher also finished fourth in the league with his 1.9 steals in conference affairs.
Kocher and the Islanders posted their finest season in the Wilson era, going 18-16 overall and 14-4 in conference play to finish second in the league. A&M-Corpus Christi finished with 13 more wins than a season ago, the third-best improvement in the nation. With nine more league wins than the 2012-13 campaign, it represented the biggest in-conference turnaround in college basketball.
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As I mentioned in my last post, the boys drove supplies down to the studio.
This beast of an espresso machine was one of those supplies.
The boys job was to build a home for it.
Thankfully, Natalie found work to keep us girls busy too.
Little sis re-upholstering chairs.
I think it is her hidden talent.
Yep…Natalie trusted us with the sewing machine.
God so knew what he was doing when he gave her the art studio.
She is so at home there…and such an encouraging instructor.
Check out our finished product.
Aren't they so cute?
We were inspired by her.
Although, I have to admit they are on the girly side.
I like to think they balance out some of the more masculine graffiti.
But I just tell myself that as to not feel guilt over the comments Natalie might get from all the teenage boys that frequent the studio😉
We worked hard…but it was only a matter of time before the goofing off started.
I blame it on all the tacos…they go straight to the hips and then to the brain.
Behold the finished project!
Studio Del Creador's first coffee bar!
A few more fun things we got to do during our trip…
eat breakfast at the most beautiful restaurant.
It was built around huge boulders.
Did you see the boulder behind the fireplace?
And the tree growing out of the floor?
And the chandeliers doubled as wine racks. The restaurant had the most amazingly delicious chili rellano…thankfully Ty was willing to share his with me😉
It was also positioned atop a hill so the view of Tecate was great.
I had to stock up on sandigomas so Natalie took me to the coolest candy store.
I left with arms full of candy and the prettiest sprinkles.
I'll have to make cupcakes or better yet these cookies and then show you.
I had to take a picture of these piñatas.
They were the biggest I have ever seen.
Whenever I see a piñata I think of my 7th birthday.
Sorry Mom…I gotta tell the story.
We had just moved to Arizona from Florida and my Mom was embracing southwestern culture.
She threw me a little party…complete with my first piñata.
I remember all us kids taking a swing at it…totally having a blast.
Then finally the last hit tore the thing apart…
but to our dismay not a single piece of candy spilled out of it.
Mom had missed the most important step in the piñata tradition.
It's okay Mom…I bet you did it just to make it memorable for me right?
It definitely worked😉
So there you have it…our trip to Mexico.
We worked, then played, then ate, then played and ate even more.
Natalie and Pato were such sweet hosts.
They turned our "missions trip" into a full on vacation.
Hopefully Natalie can keep thinking up projects for us to work on.
We need lots of excuses to come visit her!


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Now i'm taking commissions. Whoa! For limited time only((
Black'n'white inking - 15$-40$ depends on task
Black'n'white digital portraits 25$
Colored portraits - 40$-80$
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I do characters too, but the portraits of a real people are my favorite
adding hands +15% to the price
adding bg +20-40% to the price