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Metz, France (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and two-time defending champion
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and his second-seeded fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon
secured spots in Saturday's semifinals at the $545,000 Moselle Open tennis
The former Australian Open runner-up Tsonga continued his winning ways at this
event by overcoming German Tobias Kamke 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, while the 2010 Metz
champion Simon got past sixth-seeded American Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) on
the indoor hardcourts at Parc des Expositions.
Tsonga repeated as the titlist here last year by besting Italian Andreas
Seppi in the final.
The 16th-ranked former top-10 star Simon's final-four opponent will be fellow
Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, who handled German Benjamin Becker 6-2, 6-4 in
Friday's quarterfinal action. Mahut already owns a pair of titles on the ATP
World Tour this season.
The 2013 Metz champion will collect $98,000.
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East Lycoming reviews cyber school tuition
April 26, 2013
HUGHESVILLE — Outreach for behaviorally challenged students and cyber and charter school tuition were topics of discussion at the East Lycoming School Board meeting, held Tuesday evening....
"Cyber school and charter school attendees also place a heavy financial burden on the school district... the district spent an estimated $400,000 on charter and cyber school tuition in the 2012-13 school year."
I hate to burst everyone's bubble but, the school district does NOT pay for cyber school out of their own pocket. The tax money is forfeited to the cyber/charter schools for that student attending. Why would I pay taxes to MHS when my kid attends cyber school? And behavior challenged children doesn't necessarily mean the kids are bad by choice; some of which are actually diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, and/or other mood disorders. While some of these kids are bullied and act out, because the schools do very little to engage in proactive measures to stop the mental abuse of bullying.
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Cyber School student money is free money to each school district. The "lie" that cyber cost money is just that a lie. The school district still gets the largest portion of those tax dollars for doing nothing. The cyber school is passed on a lessor portion of the allotment for the child.
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Simple implement a tuition to the parents of cyberschool kids, it is not our fault these kids a bad or need to be homeschooled so make the parents responsible.
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KINGS BEACH, Calif. — The after burn flowed from the playa to heat up the North Tahoe Event Center outdoor, lakeside stage at the Lake Tahoe Flow Arts Festival.
The three-day festival included hoop, poi, staff, juggling, aerial silks, SUP, dance and yoga workshops, spin jams, and an evening performance by international acts, many traveling straight from Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert.
Feathers, face paints, circus-inspired costumes ruled at the free-form festival. Flow arts are about immersion in a meditative yet active state, finding your groove and losing yourself in it. The combination of lithe dancers in an aerial triangle using silks and hoops, farcical comics and mind-blowing fire dancers lit up faces of young, old, and families. Sunset on Lake Tahoe, with clouds washed purple from our star's solar footlight, provided an enchanting backdrop, until night fell and the stage was black, other than tiki torches and the dancers fire sticks, hoops, staffs and toys.
As one dancer was introduced, performing with a broken arm sustained in a mountain biking accident the concept of flow arts was captured: It is about finding a door closed, and seeking the other, open door into your creativity and imagination. It is about the infinite possibilities your mind, body and spirit together present. It is about magic.
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A Buffalo man at the center of two violent crimes was convicted Wednesday of choking and assaulting a prostitute.
Antoine J. Garner, 26, was found guilty of choking and assaulting the 43-year-old woman in an abandoned house on Jewett Avenue in June 2011.
While the victim in this case survived, suffering cuts and bruises, Garner's choking conviction carries overtones to the unrelated but mysterious death of Amanda L. Wienckowski.
Garner is considered a "person of interest" in Wienckowski's death.
Four years ago, Wienckowski's frozen body was found upside down in a garbage tote at Clinton and Spring streets on Buffalo's East Side, across the street from the home of Garner, whom authorities believe to be the last person known to have seen Wienckowski alive.
On Dec. 5, 2008, Wienckowski – who struggled with drug addiction – went to the home of Garner's grandmother on Spring Street for a paid sexual encounter with him, authorities have said.
A pathologist later hired by her family found Wienckowski was beaten, raped and strangled.
But the likelihood of a prosecution in the Wienckowski case seems remote unless the Wienckowski family succeeds in getting the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office to revise Amanda's death certificate from an accidental overdose to a homicide.
Just days before Garner's trial last week, a spokeswoman for the Wienckowski family told a Buffalo Common Council committee hearing that an ear, nose and throat specialist determined that bone and cartilage in Wienckowski's neck was crushed and that she could not have survived that type of injury.
The media coverage of that hearing prompted defense lawyer Joseph A. Agro last week to call for a mistrial in the strangulation and assault trial because of the media coverage of the Wienckowski case.
Agro called for a mistrial again Tuesday, shortly before the jury began deliberating, for several reasons, including The News' coverage of Garner's strangulation and assault trial that also mentioned the Wienckowski case.
"Wienckowski's case is a death," Agro told Erie County Judge Kenneth F. Case. "This isn't a death."
Prosecutors said the Wienckowski controversy did not influence the verdict.
"The jury has told us again and again they haven't read the stories. They don't know anything about Ms. Wienckowski," Christopher J. Belling, a senior trial counsel in the Erie County District Attorney's Office, told the judge.
Case denied the mistrial request.
On their second day of deliberations, jurors found Garner guilty of second-degree felony strangulation, as charged, and third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. Prosecutors had sought a felony assault conviction, but jurors returned a lesser assault count.
During the trial, the victim described how Garner – 6 foot, 4- inches and 387 pounds – lifted her 5-foot, 4-inch, 135-pound body off the ground by placing his arm around her neck.
She admitted to smoking crack cocaine about seven hours before agreeing to accompany Garner inside the house for sex in exchange for $20.
So the case posed challenges for prosecutors.
"I agree this case would be easier if I had a bank president who was the victim, or if a nun was a victim," Belling told jurors in his closing argument.
But these are not the kinds of people who agree to accompany someone to an abandoned house at 3 in the morning for sex, Belling said.
In the end, the case came down to what jurors believed Garner did to the woman.
"He chose to put an arm lock on her neck," Belling said. "He chose to lift her up. He chose to put his hands around her neck. He chose to squeeze her neck."
Garner faces up to seven years in state prison when sentenced March 21 by Case. The misdemeanor assault conviction carries a maximum one-year term in jail.
"Her testimony alone established the defendant's guilt," said Belling, who, with Rosanne E. Johnson, chief of the Special Victims Bureau, prosecuted Garner. "But there's so much more."
Agro sought to discredit the prostitute's testimony, saying she offered "75 different versions" of what happened.
While Agro conceded Garner was in the house with the woman, he countered that what happened that night was not the life-or-death struggle that prosecutors portrayed the events to be. Given Garner's "sheer physicality," the woman would be dead if he did to her what she claimed, Agro said.
Police found genetic material from Garner and his fingerprint on a window pane, proving he was inside the house, Belling said.
"We have proven the who: Antoine Garner," Belling told jurors. "No doubt about that."
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Top 5 Foods for Weight Gain: How Does Your Diet Stack Up?Elizabeth Stark
A team of Harvard scientists has published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine identifying factors related to weight loss and weight gain. The take-away for those of us who may not have time to wade through an article in a medical journal–they've identified 5 foods associated with weight gain and 5 foods associated with weight loss. (My favorite thing about this study is how every story on this study, ours included, mentions right away that they're from Harvard. I mean if these scientists were at Johns Hopkins Medical School, you could maybe ignore them. Unfortunately, they're at Harvard, so you have to listen.).
If you've got your fingers crossed that beer is on the weight loss list and raw kale's on the weight gain list, I have bad news for you–the study doesn't reveal anything terribly shocking. The weight gain foods are ones that you know aren't that good for you and the weight loss foods are ones you already know are healthy. Still, it helps to have it all laid out in clear terms.
So what are the unhealthy foods and what can you substitute for them? What are some dishes you can make to incorporate the healthy ones? Get the information you need after the jump.
Foods That Most Contribute to Weight Gain
#1 Worst for weight gain: potato chips 1 of 5
#2 Worst for weight gain: potatoes 2 of 5
#3 Worst for weight gain: sugar-sweetened beverages 3 of 5
#4 Worst for weight gain: unprocessed red meat 4 of 5
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New exercise craze-Crowbar Cardio-launches with free classes this Saturday
Crowbar Cardio: Wreck your workout, not your body.
What? I had to read and re-read this tagline a few times before it really sunk in. Crowbar cardio? A new fitness craze? Okay, my interest is piqued and I'm a bit nervous, too.
The brainchild of local Dallasites Molly Setnick and Karen Soltero, Crowbar Cardio is a unique fitness studio that offers innovative cardio workouts with passionate instructors who, according to the press release, believe that "in order to live an active life for the long haul, you need to find a workout that you can keep doing." I can get behind that philosophy.
Setnick and Soltero, along with their partner Vlada Gorbaneva, have created a trio of core programs that are specifically designed to provide a heart-pounding cardiovascular workout without leaving your joints aching. Wait-a workout where my joints won't ache? This sounds do-able!
Here's the breakdown:
The indoor cycling classes will be taught on RealRyder bikes, the only stationary bike on the market that actually moves. Crowbar is the first RealRyder studio in Dallas. I've never been interested in spin classes…maybe I could get onboard with the RealRyder?
The indoor rowing classes will be taught on Indo-Row machines. Instead of "rowing" to turn a flywheel fan, like traditional rowers, a blade is pulled through a tank of water on the Indo-Row. I haven't been able to locate one of those old fashioned rowing machines in years. This sounds really cool-I can envision my core becoming stronger already!
The Barre at Crowbar, created specifically for Crowbar by Gorbaneva, a professional dancer, is a cardio-based, ballet-inspired and is unlike other barre programs being offered in Dallas right now. Okay, I have to admit, I've never been to a barre class, but I'm willing to try this one!
Both Setnick, a certified Physical Fitness Specialist, personal trainer and longtime fitness instructor and Soltero, a triathlete, marathoner and yoga practitioner, are RealRyder and Indo-Row certified instructors. They are young, fun, hip and make cool YouTube videos to promote their business. And hey, if Setnick's five year old daughter can handle a workout, I'm sure I can, too.
Want a preview? Check out Crowbar's Open House this Saturday, November 10th from 8AM-5PM. You'll meet the Crowbar crew, check out the equipment and even have the chance to participate in free classes. My plan is to check out the Tsunami class with Karen and Molly. I hope I run into their mascot, Alex while I'm there.
Schedule of Free Classes
8:00-8:55am Tidal Wave with Debbie & Molly
10:00-11:00am The Barre at Crowbar with Vlada
12:00-12:45pm Indo-Row with Karen
2:00-2:55pm RealRyder with Molly
4:00-4:30pm Tsunami with Karen & Molly
Spots in class are offered on a first come, first served basis during the open house. An observation area is available once classes are full. CROWBAR is located at 5726 Belmont Avenue, in the shopping center behind the new Walmart. Check out Crowbar Cardio on Facebook.


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An assclown, which practices assclownery at an exponential level , when compared to a regular assclown. This is an assclown whose own stupidity can actually change the Earth's gravitational pull.
That guy wasn't an assclown, he was an outright feeb.
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n. slang word derived from the phrase "feeble-minded." Describes one who is unbearably insipid or odious.
God, that substitute teacher is such a feeb! She was talking about how she wries on her grandmother's wedding dress when she is bored.
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1. Someone who is feeble, either in body or mind.
2. Derogatory term for an FBI agent, usually used by officers of the NYPD.
2. Derogatory term for an FBI agent, usually used by officers of the NYPD.
Man, look at that idiot feeb, he thinks he's blending in. 'Undercover', yeah right....
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Special Agents of the FBI
I was workin' the bank robbery, had interviewed all the witnesses, and then the Feebs showed up.
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An acronym for Fix Everbody Else's Bull Shit.
I'm tired of this FEEBS job. I should have been a garbage man. No wait, I already am!
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Someone who lacks strength
Moby didn't stand much of a chance when he got jumped because he is "feebs".
โดย Vegas 24 มีนาคม 2003
One who is feeble, usually mentally, but occasionally physically as well.
That old lady surrounded by all the seagulls looks like a feeb; let's take her purse.
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quote: Now is that impact going to lead to the slow destruction of every living thing as we somehow destroy the climate ? NO. It's a big sham and the world now knows it.
quote: This sort of thing would be best left in college studies, not in scientific studies, where students can correlate easily gathered data and present it, rather than the expensive means of employment we have now.


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Well, it all happened pretty close to the time I was due with Ivy. And when the wonderful people at Regal Lager heard about my "accident" they sent a whole new frame for me to fix my pretty stroller. I put it up for when I had the chance to get it back together again. And wasn't all big and pregnant.
Then I had Ivy and, um, fast forward seven months and I still haven't put it together.
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Chris Bogantes Named Assistant Gymnastics Coach
Chris Bogantes has been named the first fulltime assistant gymnastics coach in Ball State history and will work under the guidance of head coach Nadalie Walsh.
"We are very excited to be able to hire a fulltime assistant coach," Walsh says. "It shows a great commitment on behalf of Ball State to advance our program forward. We are in the process of upgrading our practice facility, and that will also be a great addition to the program. We are looking forward to Chris being a very valuable member of the Ball State gymnastics family."
Bogantes spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant coach at Texas Woman's University and served as a coach at Legacy Elite Gymnastics in Illinois in 2011-12. At Texas Woman's, Bogantes coached the vault plus assistant on bars and floor. He also coached the vault and bars at Legacy for Level 8-10 gymnasts, while assisting with the elite gymnasts on the bars, vault and floor.
"I am very excited to be joining the Ball State gymnastics staff," Bogantes says. "Coach Walsh and I have very similar coaching styles and I think that will help us achieve the goals we have set for this program."
From 2008-10, Bogantes was the team manager and club team head coach at Louisiana State, while earning his bachelor's degree from LSU in 2009. Bogantes was a member of the LSU Cheer Squad in 2007 and 2008 when they placed fourth in the nation plus served as a stunt and tumbling coach for varsity cheerleaders at LSU and Alabama.
He was an assistant coach at Elite Gymnastics in Baton Rouge, La., from 2006-08, and worked college and club camps from 2008-11. Bogantes has worked with three USA National Team members, 2012 USA Olympic team Alternate Anna Li and 2012 Pan Am Games Gold Medal team member Bridget Caquatto.


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on April 12, 2013 - 5:24 PM
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As people, they couldn't have been more different.
One was a man, writing 50 years ago from a city jail on the subject of justice and civil disobedience.
The other was a woman, writing soaring poems in the 19th century in an intensely personal way.
As writers, their work will converge in Buffalo, as two days of public readings of the poetry of Emily Dickinson and the jailhouse letter of Martin Luther King Jr. bring public attention to their lives and literary output.
The marathon daylong reading of Dickinson's poems happens 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, in Westminster Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware Ave. The free event is presented by Just Buffalo Literary Center, the UB department of English and community members.
Dickinson wrote 1,789 poems, according to University at Buffalo faculty members who helped organize the event, and plans call for all of them to be read at the session. That will take about 14 hours, they projected.
To help matters along, there will be servings – until it's all eaten – of something called "Black Cake," a dense molasses cake that Dickinson used to bake.
The poems will be read in the order they appear in a volume of Dickinson's poetry edited by Ralph W. Franklin. The event is timed to draw attention to National Poetry Month.
Some "celebrity readers" will make appearances during the daylong session, including Mayor Byron W. Brown, UB President Satish Tripathi and more.
The Martin Luther King event will take place Tuesday when four local sites hold readings of the letter that King wrote from the Birmingham Jail.
The readings are timed to the 50th anniversary of the day that King began writing the letter. Similar readings of the King document are happening elsewhere in the country Tuesday to commemorate the day.
The King-themed event will also be free and will take place in four places: Canisius College's Library, 2001 Main St., at 2 p.m.; at 5 p.m. in PUSH Buffalo's Neighborhood Center, 271 Grant St.; 5:30 p.m. in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave.; and at 6 p.m. in Talking Leaves bookstore, 3158 Main St.
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Out of time, ready to hiss or bark? Check out gift books for pet-loving friends and family
We're a nation that likes to dress our dogs in elf costumes at Christmas, and attempt to put reindeer antlers on our cats (I've had the scratches to prove it). So if you're still desperately seeking gift ideas, here're some new books that'll surely appeal to your pet-loving friends and family.
* Dogs With Old Man Faces: Portraits of Crotchety Canines (Running Press, $13.95), by Tom Cohen. That Grumpy Cat everyone loves so much? It has nothing on some of these Scroogy beasts. The captions are silly at best ("[A schnauzer named)] Pepper has been advised to cut down on salt."), but the adorable pics make up for that.
* Downton Tabby: A Parody (Simon & Schuster, $10), by Chris Kelly (who has written for Bill Maher and other comedians). It tells the tail … er, tale … of the Earl and Catness of Grimalkin, England's "first family of cats and their servants." In addition to the hilarious story and photos, it includes a Code of Conduct for Cats and Gentlefolk ("Never do anything for yourself that someone can do for you.") and Uninvited but Necessary Words from the Dowager ("Stop licking yourself there, dear, it's terribly middle class.")
* Hollywood Dogs, photographs from the John Kobal Foundation (ACC Foundation, $45). On the other paw, here's this utterly glamorous, gorgeous coffee-table tome with pics of Old Hollywood stars and their furry friends (Clark Gable and his spotted pooch — maybe a Springer spaniel? — adorn the cover). Also love the pic of Marilyn Monroe with her Maltese, Maf (short for Mafia, he was given to her by Frank Sinatra; draw your own conclusions).
* Bless the Dogs: The Monks of New Skeet(Center Street, $20). Those wonderful dog-whispering and -training monks from Cambridge, N.Y., are back with thoughtful meditations on the profound relationship between man and four-legged friend, with photography by Vincent Remini. Example: "What other creature is so able to pierce the veneer of our defenses, reducing the gruffest human being to unselfconsciousness displays of laughter and fun? By their sheer spontaneity, dogs find our soft spots, keeping us in touch with a more honest version of ourselves that doesn't buy its own facade." Amen to that.
* Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming Stories From the Animal Kingdom, by Jennifer S. Holland (Workman, $13.95). This one brings me hope for humankind: If a dolphin and a sea lion, or a giraffe and a goat, or … my favorite .. a boa constrictor and a pit bull can be best buddies, maybe we can make friends with our noisy neighbors, or have some compassion for that annoying co-worker who WON'T STOP TALKING (that would be me). Beautiful photos, too.
* Alpha Cat (ACC Publishing Group, $24.95). As the press release says, "Alphacats are an elite breed; they are cats with a pedigree (well, most of them) and painted almost hair by hair by scientific illustrator Gabriella Gallerani and here honored in alphabetical order, from A for Angora (Louis XV's feline), to Z for Zoroaster, one of Mark Twain's kitties. More than 300 alpha cats made the book, which is chock-ful of anecdotes, stories, and, of course, the gorgeous art.
* Much Loved, photographs by Mark Nixon (Abrams Image, $17.95), is a compendium of 65 photos of loved-nearly-to-death teddy bears and other stuffed animals that have been, let us say, slightly disheveled through years of play. Missing noses, undone stuffing and childish attempts at repairs and clothing (a decimated giraffe wearing a sweater) add to the charm. A blank page allows readers to add photographs of their beloved toys and write down their history. These stuffed ones might not be real animals (on the other hand, they might — just go read The Velveteen Rabbit), but for many of us, they were our first best friends, and led to a lifetime of animal adoration.


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Olathe officials said the animal shelter's Home for the Holidays pet fostering program found homes for almost a dozen dogs and several cats.
The Olathe Animal Shelter participated in the
National Home for the Holidays pet fostering program from Dec. 17 to Dec. 26. This was the fourth year of
participation for the Olathe Animal Shelter.
Residents were allowed to foster a pet over the holidays in hopes of giving the animals a permanent home.
Animal shelter workers said 11 of 13 dogs and nine of 18 cats were adopted.
The Olathe Animal Shelter at 505 E. Sunvale Dr. has more animals available for
adoption. The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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Back at the Criterion for Christmas 2012! Peppa Pig's Treasure Hunt Ahoy there me Hearties! Peppa Pig and her friends are going on a treasure hunt and need your help! Peppa, George and Danny Dog are up to fun and games on a day out on Grandad Dog's boat. Help them, with Pedro Pony, Polly Parrot and Zoe Zebra to follow the clues and find their treasure as they all enjoy a day of adventure. Following the incredible sell-out successes of Peppa Pig's Treasure Hunt last Christmas, Peppa and all her friends are back with a show featuring true to life puppets, perfect singalong songs and an exciting story that will charm and delight all her fans. Full sail! Ahoy! Arrrrr!
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During the 1940 presidential campaign, a Republican judge commented on what he thought of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's supporters. "The president's only supporters are paupers," intoned the GOP jurist, "who earn less than $1,200 a year and aren't worth that." FDR was quick to respond. Noting half the people earned less, he exclaimed, "Paupers who are not worth their salt - there speaks the true sentiment of the Republican leadership, in this year of grace."
President Barack Obama could very well have the same reaction to Mitt Romney's taped remarks at a Florida fundraiser. Dismissing "47 percent" as nothing more than dole-grabbing freeloaders, Romney echoed the Philadelphia judge from 1940. Curiously, it turns out some of the group he so contemptuously wrote off are some of his strongest supporters. Elderly people on disability and those who receive Medicare and working class whites would be, I think, surprised at how their champion regards them.
For a whole campaign, Romney has behaved like a man who was born to privilege and knows it. He derided supporters in South Carolina about the cheapness of their poncho and boasted of how he knew NASCAR sponsors. He is, as was once said of Thomas E. Dewey in 1948, "a self-made man in love with his creator." Although Dewey could make that claim, Romney cannot. He was given $1 million in stock - mind you in the 1960s this is a huge amount of money - from his father. To his credit, he did make the most of it, but it is not his money-making acumen that should concern. Rather, it is his expressed attitude of a purse-proud egotist who, like Herbert Hoover, thought anyone who was not a millionaire by age 40 was not worth much.
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This is surprising because his father, George Romney, stressed his struggle up the greasy pole of corporate America. He marched in voting rights demonstrations with Martin Luther King Jr. Instead, his son favors the reinstatement of something close to a poll tax.
Never has a candidate been such a prisoner of a single group of voters. Despite some hints a few days ago of veering toward the center, Romney breaks to the right at every turn.
When he is trying to moderate his position, such as when Romney stated he was harsher on Obamacare because supporting elements of it would not pass muster in the GOP primaries, he then walks the statement back to satisfy right-wing zealots. This leads to a great deal of confusion about his message. It is Ayn Rand in the morning and Massachusetts Mitt in the afternoon. He stands by all of his positions, however contradictory.
Meanwhile, the public grows increasingly fonder of Obama. Of course, Romney is still very much in the race, but he becomes more dependent on the "I hate Obama" vote. This promises to make his effort an exercise in bitterness and not hope. Romney behaves like a princeling when he hears anyone question his obviously superior outlook. At home, he is probably the nicest of men, but if you're outside his family circle, he likes to either fire you or outsource you. The King of Bain and the specter of Gordon Gecko hover over the proceedings. Romney has given no one a clue about his underlying convictions.
It does Romney little good to reflect on his opposition as either bought or foolish. He lives in a world of stereotypes whose minorities succeed only because of the government and where women stay in the home. The jokes of country club caliber fly in Romney's world - he and his social groups are "born to command" - or so they think. The acid reflections of the governor among his social peers provoke, as Roosevelt said, "a direct, vicious, unpatriotic appeal to class hatred and class contempt."


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A flu shot during pregnancy can help:
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Biophysics offers the broadest foundation for students hoping to understand modern biology, medicine, and related disciplines.
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Biophysics can be generally defined as the study of biological systems from the perspective of the physical sciences. This is the field of science that explains how physical phenomena like mechanics electricity, magnetism, light, heat, and nuclear radiation related to the structure and the function of biological systems. As such, biophysics encompasses many areas of interest, including:
- Bioenergetics
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This word refers to a person that is easy to knock out during a fight.
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Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement earlier this week was a radical break from Catholic Church tradition.
Another historic change in the papacy could be coming as soon as the election of a new pope, likely in March.
Previous popes all have hailed from Europe, but the list of Catholic cardinals currently considered contenders for the throne of St. Peter includes plenty of names from Africa, India, Latin America and Southeast Asia.
The next conclave could elect the first non-European pope, and Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is among a growing number of Catholics saying that the possibility is a positive development for the church.
"I think it would be wonderful," Malone said Wednesday in response to a question about whether it is time for the church to have a non-European as pontiff.
"We've had a long, long, long time of a Eurocentric lens for the church. It's not a bad thing, but the world of the church is a lot bigger than Europe," he said.
Malone met with the Editorial Board of The Buffalo News for about an hour in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on Benedict's stunning decision to resign Feb. 28 and the upcoming conclave of cardinals from around the world to elect his successor.
"The church in the global south is growing by leaps and bounds. Africa, some of South America – it's unbelievable how robust the church is in those areas, numerically very, very strong. And so to have a leader, a universal pastor, which the pope is, that comes from that world, I think would be very good for the church," Malone said. "I think it would be refreshing."
It was Malone's first meeting with The News Editorial Board since his installation as bishop in August.
Malone also addressed his ongoing dual roles as Buffalo bishop and as the temporary administrator of the Diocese of Maine while the Vatican sorts out who will succeed him as bishop in that diocese.
The arrangement has forced Malone to rely on teleconferencing, emails, texts and once-a-month flights to Portland in order to administer both dioceses.
"It works," he said. "But a bishop is best for his people when he's got his boots on the ground, and by that I mean two things: the Catholics in Maine need a guy with [his] boots on the ground there, and I want to be full time with my boots on the ground here. I just want to be free to put my roots down deep in Western New York.
"So everyday I pray for my successor in Maine, even though I have no clue who it might be."
Monsignor David G. LiPuma, vice chancellor and secretary to the bishop, said that the arrangement hasn't inhibited Malone's work here.
"It hasn't slowed down anything going on in Buffalo. We've been all over the diocese since the day the bishop arrived," LiPuma said.
Malone presided at Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Joseph's Cathedral during the afternoon, distributing ashes for the first time in Buffalo.
Some Episcopal priests earlier in the day took to the streets and parking lots of Western New York to distribute ashes to commuters on the way to and from work.
Malone described that effort as a "creative way of trying to reach out to people who may not come to church today for ashes."
It would not be problematic for Catholics to receive ashes in such a manner, he said.
But Malone, who oversees more than 600,000 Catholics in the eight-county diocese, didn't recommend it, either.
"I'd be reluctant to give up the opportunity for people to come together in church, to pray and to sing, to be together with brothers and sisters and to be able to come up and receive the ashes that way," he said.
"I prefer to have them come to a Catholic church, because we usually have Mass as a part of it, and it's much more important to receive Holy Communion than to receive ashes, that's for sure."


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It is when a person is being extra needy. When they want something they KNOW they cant have and make it obvious AKA WICKED DESPERATE.
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It makes good sense to develop a comprehensive landscape plan for your property. A carefully thought out plan will enable you to create a beautiful water-wise outdoor space that makes the most of existing landscape features.
In the Handbook of Water Use and Conservation, Amy Vickers list the following eight fundamental steps for designing and maintaining a water-efficient landscape:
Creating A Water-Wise Landscape Plan
If you're a do-it-yourself type of person, there is no reason that you can't develop your own water-wise landscape plan. The guidelines below come primarily from the Handbook of Water Use and Conservation by Amy Vickers. Your local library should have books and magazines that can give you additional advice. There is also a wealth of information available on the web.
Start With What's Already There
Start with a simple base map of your property lines. To measure your landscape, you'll need a 50 foot or longer tape measure, and a helpful relative/friend. You will need to measure from the property lines to your house, as well as all the exterior walls of your house. You will also need to measure other impervious surfaces, such as sidewalks, decks and driveways. If there are existing trees, shrubs, etc. that you wish to keep, you'll need to measure to place them accurately in your plan. Once you've recorded all the measurements, you'll have to transfer them to graph paper. Most designers prefer to work with plans drawn to a 1:10 or 1:8 scale. This means that every 10 (or 8) feet of actual measure equals 1 inch on your plan. So if your property is 50 feet wide by 100 feet long and you're using a 1:10 scale, your plan would be 5 inches by 10 inches.
Once you've drawn your property lines on the graph paper, you need to fill in the details, including the house outline, sidewalks, driveways, etc. You also need to show direction on your plan by drawing an arrow indicating North. This will help your designer select plants appropriate for specific exposures. Some of the other things you should include on your base plan are:
Once you've completed a base plan of your existing landscape, you need to think about how you want to use your new Xeriscape.
List Your Landscaping Goals
What do you want from your new landscape? Some people might want reduced maintenance others might be looking to improve shading and pleasant outdoor areas. Here is a list of some things to think about before creating a new plan.
Develop a Landscape Master Plan
Once you have evaluated your current landscape and given some thought to the goals of the landscaping project you are ready to develop a master plan. This plan should be as complete and detailed as possible. You may not complete the entire plan in a single year. It may take many years. By creating a master plan you can progressively work to achieve all of your landscape goals.
Your master plan should be a "map" of the finished landscape on your property. Even if you don't know exactly what trees and plants you intend to use, you can include a place for planting beds and trees in your drawing.
Here are some design issues to consider when developing your master plan:
Here are some resources to help you develop your landscape plans. Good luck!
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation, Amy Vickers, 2001, Water Plow Press, Amherst, MA
Xeriscape Plant Guide, 1999, AWWA, Denver, CO.
Xeriscape Handbook : A How-To Guide to Natural, Resource-Wise Gardening, Gayle Weinstein, 1999, AWWA, Denver, CO.
Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest, James M Knopf (Editor), Maureen McIntyre (Illustrator), 1999, Charisma Books.
The Xeriscape Flower Gardener : A Waterwise Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, Jim Knopf, 1991, Johnson Books.
Dry-Land Gardening : A Xeriscaping Guide for Dry-Summer, Cold-Winter Climates, Jennifer Bennett, 1998, Firefly Books.
Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence, Norman K. Booth and James E. Hiss, 1998, Prentice Hall.
Landscaping : Principles and Practices : The Residential Design Workbook, Ferrell Bridwell, 1997, Delmar Publishing.
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LOCKPORT – Michael D. Agee, who is awaiting sentencing March 14 for two armed robberies, pleaded guilty Friday to shooting a man who was sitting in a parked car July 14 on Eighth Street in Niagara Falls.
Agee, 20, of 16th Street in the Falls, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and accepted a sentencing cap of five years in prison plus three years' post-release supervision. Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas will sentence him May 10.
But the sentence for the shooting of Lafayette Lewis, who was wounded in the arm, could be added to whatever Agee receives for two holdups.
On Nov. 15, a jury found Agee guilty of attempted first-degree robbery for a holdup try at Rizzo's Used Furniture on 18th Street, and of first- and second-degree robbery for robbing a food delivery man at 16th Street and Cleveland Avenue. That sentence could total as much as 35 years.


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Cloud up, to cloud up, or simply just cloud is to smoke a substance. The substance can range anywhere from bud to black star, depending on the region, but is usually in reference to Meth (again; depending on the region.)
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PITTSBURGH - Alameda Ta'amu's rocky ride with the Steelers officially ended.
The 2012 fourth-round draft pick, a nose tackle from Washington, was released by the Steelers hours before Monday night's game with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Steelers needed an extra receiver and punt returner Monday with Antonio Brown injured, so they activated David Gilreath from the practice squad. Gilreath, a second-year free agent from Wisconsin, was one of the final cuts during the preseason by the Steelers in early September.
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The 6-foot-3, 348-pound Ta'amu was drafted as a possible replacement for veteran Casey Hampton, whose contract is up at the end of this season. However, last month he led police on a drunken chase by vehicle and foot through the streets of Pittsburgh.
Ta'amu was suspended by the team for two games after being charged with felonies for fleeing police and aggravated assault. He was then reinstated to the team on Oct. 30 and apologized for his behavior.
Ta'amu could be re-signed to the Steelers' practice squad if he clears waivers.
Rainy night in Pittsburgh
A light rain fell on Heinz Field throughout Monday's game but wasn't a big factor, except for creating many open seats in the stands.
Temperatures began to fall in the Pittsburgh area in the late afternoon. The rain started around 5 p.m. - more than three hours before kickoff. The field was covered with tarp until 6:40 p.m., two hours before kickoff.
The Steelers and Miami Dolphins played a memorable 3-0 November Monday night game in the rain five years ago when a punted ball stuck in the mud. The field was in much better condition Monday night.
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Altoona native and St. Francis College graduate Bob Moore, the Chiefs' team historian, did not make the trip to Pittsburgh with the team.
Moore served as the Chiefs' director of public relations for 21 seasons from 1989 until the 2009 season. He was then named to his new position in January 2010 and no longer travels with the team.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger went over the 1,000-yard career rushing mark in the second quarter on a 14-yard run Olympic gold medal gymnast McKayla Maroney and Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, led a "Terrible Towel Twirl'' before the game The Steelers honored America's military veterans and active duty service members prior to kickoff ... Attendance was 57,644.


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ILS and Stemina Biomarker Discovery entered into a partnership to advance Stemina's stem cell based toxicology testing tools, beginning with devTOX. ILS has exclusive distribution rights in North America, and the two firms will work jointly on further development.
DevTOX uses human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to evaluate pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and formulations such as cosmetics for their potential to cause birth defects if a woman is exposed during pregnancy. Existing rat and mouse models are approximately 60% predictive of the effect of a known chemical on human development, according to Stemina. In a blind study using hESC as the test substrate and Stemina's platform to test 27 drugs with known birth-defect-causing effects, the devTOX assay predicted seven of eight drugs in each category, or was 87.5% predictive, the firm adds.
Stemina is a metabolomics company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of molecular biomarkers to improve drug safety and human health. It uses mass spectrometry to analyze small molecules secreted by hESCs and differentiated cells such as heart and neural cells made from hESCs in response to drugs, injury, or disease.
Stemina's hESC lines are reportedly approved for use in the U.S. and the EU. Besides devTOX, the company is also working on cardioTOX for drug-induced cardiomyopathies and biomarkers for cancer stem cells.
ILS provides research solutions in the toxicology, genetic and molecular, histopathology, as well as environmental and information science fields. Stemina and ILS will perform the devTOX assay and develop additional technologies at ILS' facilities in Research Triangle Park, NC.
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An alternative to the word cocktail. For years men have been oppressed and forced to consume COCKtails when having a mixed drink. BOXtail turns the tables on women and is more palatable to men.
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Nobody's routine on Tuesday's Dancing with the Stars caused any judges to fall out of their chair this time, but there was certainly no lack of emotion during the second round of guilty pleasure night critiques.
The evening began with a tango from Tony Dovolani and his partner Melissa Rycroft, who was recovering from a herniated disk neck injury.
The pair, who danced to "Toxic," by Britney Spears, was given a 27 for their performance, which judge Bruno Tonioli called "intoxicating" and Len Goodman called "crisp" and "sharp."
Next came a dreamlike rumba to Céline Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," from regularly high-scoring duo Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough, whose 27-point routine wowed only Bruno this week.
"[You were] emotionally connected like I've never seen you before," the judge said of the ballroom pro and Shawn, who admitted in a video package that she has trouble acting vulnerable. "[It was] touching and romantic."
But fellow critic Carrie Ann Inaba knocked the pair for adding a lift to their number, and Len argued, "There was no hip action."
Apolo Ohno and Karina Smirnoff's high-energy samba to Rick James's "Give It to Me" also scored 27 points, but the routine didn't impress Carrie Ann.
"I think your legwork is fantastic, but I'm going to say something is not right," she said. "It's good, but it's not where Apolo should be, I think."
The best couples' dance was saved for last.
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Calling the dance the "craziest number I've ever seen," Len, who gave the group a 9 for performing Psy's South Korean hip-hop song, went on to say, "It wasn't tidy, it wasn't together … but it was fun."
Added Carrie Ann, "You guys are a hot mess ... Crazy, fun, insanity."
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Front Matter1464 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/v1464.frontmatterView Description Hide Description
Preface: International Symposium on High Power Laser Ablation 20121464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739856View Description Hide Description
Laser processing of materials based on microscopic properties1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739857View Description Hide Description
Laser processing of materials has achieved significant successes in such areas as pulsed laser deposition, micro-and nanostructuring and surface modification and analysis. However, materials synthesis, fabrication and process monitoring with atomic and molecular specificity at the micro-and nanoscale is just now on the horizon. If the grand challenges attendant to those objectives were met, one could fairly conceive of photonic fabrication systems with important similarities to those of the semiconductor industry while enlarging the palette of materials that could be built, assembled and fabricated using the unique electronic and vibrational interactions of light with matter. This paper discusses the possibilities for meeting some of these grand challenges, starting from selected examples of novel approaches to laser-materials interactions across a range of wavelengths, pulse durations, intensities, and pulse-sequencing strategies. The implications for the design of new lasers and new materials-processing strategies are considered.
- SESSION 2: ULTRASHORT PULSE EFFECTS Prof. Klaus Sokolowski-Tinten, Chair
Femtosecond laser excitation of dielectric materials: Optical properties and ablation1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739858View Description Hide Description
We report an approach to modeling the interaction between ultrashort laser pulses and dielectric materials. The model includes the excitation of carriers by the laser through strongfield excitation, collisional excitation, and absorption in the plasma consisting of conduction-band electrons formed during the pulse itself. It will be described how the model allows for a self-consistent description of material excitation and light propagation. The model is used to predict ablation depths and the optical properties of the sample. A comparison between the calculation and experimentally determined ablation depths and pulse reflectances provides constraints on the model parameters.
Third harmonic imaging of laser plasmas and laser induced material modifications1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739859View Description Hide Description
Femtosecond pulse third-harmonic generation for laser plasma mapping and the imaging of laser induced material modifications is described. The effects of input polarization and focusing on spatial sensitivity and contrast are analyzed.
High-performance laser processing using manipulated ultrafast laser pulses1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739860View Description Hide Description
We employ manipulated ultrafast laser pulses to realize microprocessing with high-performance. Efficient microwelding of glass substrates by irradiation by a double-pulse train of ultrafast laser pulses is demonstrated. The bonding strength of two photostructurable glass substrates welded by double-pulse irradiation was evaluated to be 22.9 MPa, which is approximately 22% greater than that of a sample prepared by conventional irradiation by a single pulse train. Additionally, the fabrication of hollow microfluidic channels with a circular cross-sectional shape embedded in fused silica is realized by spatiotemporally focusing the ultrafast laser beam. We show both theoretically and experimentally that the spatiotemporal focusing of ultrafast laser beam allows for the creation of a three-dimensionally symmetric spherical peak intensity distribution at the focal spot.
Seeded optical breakdown of molecular and noble gases1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739861View Description Hide Description
We report experimental results on the dual laser-pulse plasma excitation in various gases at atmospheric pressure. Dilute plasma channels generated through filamentation of ultraintense femtosecond laser pulses in air, argon, and helium are densified through the application of multi-Joule nanosecond heater pulses. Optical breakdown in atomic gases can be achieved for considerably longer delays between femtosecond and nanosecond pulses compared to that in molecular gases. The densification of the seed channel in molecular gases is always accompanied by its fragmentation into discrete bubbles, while in atomic gases the densified channel remains smooth and continuous.
Femtosecond laser interactions with semiconductor and dielectric materials1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739862View Description Hide Description
Electronic excitation-relaxation processes induced by ultra-short laser pulses are studied numerically for semiconductors and dielectric materials (Si, quartz). A detailed kinetic approach is used in the calculations accounting for electron-photon-phonon, electron-phonon and electron-electron scatterings. In addition, both laser field ionization ranging from multi-photon to tunneling one, and electron impact (avalanche) ionization processes are included in the model. Based on the performed calculations we study the relaxation time as a function of laser parameters. It is shown that this time depends on the density of the created free carriers, which in turn is a nonlinear function of laser intensity. In addition, a simple damage criterion is proposed based on the mean electron energy density rather than on critical free electron density. This criterion gives a reasonable agreement with the available experimental data practically without adjustable parameters. Furthermore, the performed modeling provides energy absorbed in the target, conditions for damage of dielectric materials, as well as conditions for surface plasmon excitation and for periodic surface structure formation on the surface of semiconductor materials.
Absorption dynamics of a femtosecond laser pulse at the surface of dielectrics1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739863View Description Hide Description
We study numerically the propagation of an ultrashort laser pulse (sub-100 fs) ionizing a dielectric material (e.g. fused silica). Helmholtz equation for the electric field is integrated in time, coupled to a plasma model taking into account basic processes in the conduction band like nonlinear photoionization, impact ionization, self-trapped exciton relaxation, electron collisions in the conduction band and inverse bremsstrahlung. A detailed model of the critical surface ( ) reflecting a high intensity laser pulse is crucial for understanding the excitation of the material, and thus the absorption of the radiation, potentially leading to optical breakdown. Finally, we link our results to recent experimental findings about ultrafast ablation of fused silica in order to optimize the energy deposition for micromachining processes.
Super-elastic response of metals to laser-induced shock waves1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739864View Description Hide Description
The structure and evolution of ultrashort shock waves generated by femtosecond laser pulses were explored in single-crystal nickel films via molecular dynamics and two-temperature hydrodynamics simulations. Ultrafast laser heating induces pressure build-up in a 100-nm-thick layer below the surface of the film. For low-intensity laser pulses, the stress-confined subsurface layer breaks into a single elastic shock wave with an amplitude that may exceed the conventional Hugoniot elastic limit. Comparative analysis with available experimental data confirms the existence of super-elastic states attainable through ultrashort shock compression. At high laser intensities, the two shock waves, elastic and plastic, form independently from the initial pressure profile. Because the laser heating was isochoric, the pressure and temperature at the melting front was fixed independent of absorbed fluence and results in a fluence-independent amplitude of the elastic wave generated at the liquid-solid interface. Elastic amplitude does not attenuate during propagation due to support from acoustic pulses emitted by the plastic front; whereas the unsupported plastic front undergoes significant attenuation and may fully decay within the metal film.
Investigation and improvements of flatbed laser engravers and cutters1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739865View Description Hide Description
Besides the industrially widely-used galvanometer scanner for laser marking especially flatbed laser engravers and cutters are well established in graphic and design branches. Compared to the vector based technology of galvo-systems most of the laser engravers are based on pixel data produced out of graphic-or photo-programs and mainly engrave large scale areas such as signboards or printing plates. The human organ of sight is very sensitive to unwanted picture effects or distortions. In order to get rid of such disturbing effects a flat bed laser engraver of a technology leading company has been analyzed to find out these errors, identify possible causes and ways to eliminate them. In addition to this vector image processing and cutting of non metal sheets is also an important feature which could be improved by modifying the motion algorithms. During this investigation the whole laser machine was reduced to a model in MatLab including the laser source, motion system and material data.
Strength of metals in liquid and solid states at extremely high tension produced by femtosecond laser heating1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739866View Description Hide Description
We will discuss results of combined experimental and theoretical investigations of ablation and laser-driven shock-wave phenomena in metal films irradiated by femtosecond laser pulses. The femtosecond interferometric microscopy technique was used to make time-resolved measurements of optical properties as well as record the deformation dynamics at both the rear and frontal surfaces during initial two-temperature electron-ion relaxation and subsequent hydrodynamic expansion. In conjunction with experiment, the formation and propagation of strong tensile and compression waves were investigated by a combination of two-temperature hydrodynamic modeling and molecular dynamics simulations. The experimental tensile strengths of aluminum and nickel in solid and liquid states at extremely high strain rates in range were obtained from the time evolution of rear and frontal surface velocities. Theoretical tensile strengths calculated by atomistic simulations of ablation and spallation using micron-sized films agree well with experiment. Elastic-plastic response of metallic films to shock compression investigated by both experiment and theory/modeling will also be discussed.
Laser shock waves: A way to test and damage composite materials for aeronautic applications1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739867View Description Hide Description
A laser shock technique has been used as a laboratory tool to produce different levels of damage inside T800/M21 CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) samples. The resulting defects for a given sample have been controlled by varying laser source parameters. A VISAR (Velocity Interferometer for System and Any Reflector) has been used to measure the sample back face velocity, which enables a time-resolved detection of inside damage thanks to the laser shock wave theory. Moreover, a preliminary numerical modeling of the composite sample under laser shock has been developed using LS-DYNA software in order to improve the knowledge of composite behaviour under high impact energy level. These numerical tools have been compared to the experimental VISAR signals in order to validate the constitutive law computed. The damage resulting from this local tensile loading has also been simulated and compared to observations performed on composite samples with different post-mortem analysis.
Comparative study of femtosecond and nanosecond laser ablation for propulsion applications1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739868View Description Hide Description
Dependences of absolute vapor/plasma pressure on femtosecond and nanosecond laser intensities were obtained for graphitic materials using a non-contact broadband ultrasonic technique, and propulsion prospects of femtosecond and nanosecond laser launching approaches are discussed.
Self-limited ionization of GaAs at high femtosecond laser intensities1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739869View Description Hide Description
Theoretical modeling of photo-induced electron-hole plasma and bandgap dynamics in GaAs at high femtosecond laser intensities (∼ TW/cm2) employing a quantum kinetic formalism based on a generalized Boltzmann-type equation, predicts for the first time, against expectations, saturation of plasma densities despite of the strong direct bandgap narrowing. Though the transient electronic bandgap renormalization provides a significant positive feedback for all relevant - single-photon and impact - ionization mechanisms, which is clearly observable at moderate (sub-TW/cm2) laser intensities, the counterintuitive plasma density saturation at higher laser intensities and high plasma densities (∼ 1022 cm−3) is dictated by much stronger negative feedback, originating from a highly-nonlinear transient enhancement of the corresponding Auger recombination coefficient for the shrinking bandgap. These theoretical predictions are in semi-quantitative agreement with results of previous time-resolved reflectivity experiments, which support this newly predicted process, self-limiting ionization dynamics in strongly photo-excited semiconductors, such as GaAs, with induced band-gap shrinkage.
In-situ and ex-situ ripples formation on copper thin films induced by nano and picosecond pulsed lasers1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739870View Description Hide Description
Laser induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) process on copper thin films by nanoand picosecond pulsed lasers was analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and timeresolved reflectivity (TRR) methods. The 500nm and 1000nm thickness of copper thin filmswere deposited on silicon and glass substrates by magnetron sputtering technique. Differentperiodic surface micro and nanostructures of copper thin films (thickness of 1000nm) on siliconsubstrate were observed post-mortem by SEM. Namely, a wrinkling microstructure and classicalripple with period spatial near wavelength of laser (approximately 266nm) were induced bynanosecond pulse laser at fluence 100 mJ/cm2. The conical nanostructure and ripple microstructure were induced by picosecond pulse laser. TRR method permits the real timemonitoring of melting and/or surface morphology changes. The reflectivity signals have shownthe increase of the removal copper thin film as increasing the laser fluence and of the number oflaser shots. Under the same laser conditions (fluence and number of shots), copper thin films onglass were removed easier than on silicon case due to the intrinsic thermal conductivity ofsubstrate. An obtained TRR signal of wrinkling formation was induced by nanosecond pulselaser. TRR method is suitable for monitoring LIPPS in the nanosecond but not in the picosecond. However, SEM analyses give more information and details of the structure changes in the nanoand picosecond. We can assume that mainly thermal 'drift' forces are responsible for wrinkling microstructure formation in the nanosecond regime, and photonic forces for periodic surface nanostructure formation in the picoseconds one.
Laser micro-cutting of wide band gap materials1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739871View Description Hide Description
This paper investigates laser micro cutting of wide band gap materials for semiconductor industry purposes. Laser is an alternative to blade sawing for hard materials such as sapphire ( ) and silicon carbide (SiC) which are useful for new functions. An ultraviolet (355 nm) diodepumped solid-state (DPSS) nanosecond laser is used in this investigation. The properties of the materials are analyzed by the means of ellipsometry and X-ray diffraction in order to understand laser/matter interaction physics. The effect of pulse energy and feed rate (scanning speed) is studied on the depth of the cutting street of and SiC. The depth of the grooves increases with laser energy (10 to 147.5 μJ/pulse with typical frequencies of 40 to 160 kHz) It decreases with the feed rate (10 to 150 mm/s) until saturation except for certain conditions for . Indeed, results show periodic patterns produced by phase explosion that can influence on the achieved depth. The shape, size and periodicity of the recast material depend on the feed rate and the laser beam frequency. Photothermal ablation is the main removal mechanism for both materials although some evidences of photo-ionization for SiC can be observed.
Laser for carbon nanotubes: From the PLD deposition of the catalytic layer to the thermal characterization by nanosecond pulsed laser1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739872View Description Hide Description
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are grown with a three steps process during which the sample is kept under vacuum combining pulsed laser deposition and radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition techniques. As results, the obtained CNTs are densely grown and vertically aligned, multi-walled, 5 to 20 nm in outer diameter. TEM analyses show the well graphitized parallel walls. Catalyst nanoparticles are trapped within or along the body of the CNTs. To characterize their thermal properties by pulsed photothermal method, it is necessary to deposit on the top a metallic thin layer (Ti, about 200 nm) acting as a photothermal transducer. The thermal conductivity and volumetric heat capacity of the CNTs film are identified. They are found to be respectively and .
Synthesis of oxidation resistant lead nanoparticle films by modified pulsed laser ablation1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739873View Description Hide Description
Thin layers of lead nanoparticles have been produced by a modified pulsed laser ablation (PLA) process in which smaller nanoparticles were swept out of the ablation chamber by a stream of flowing Ar. Large (μm-sized) particles, which are usually deposited during the standard PLA process, were successfully eliminated from the deposit. The nanoparticles deposited on room temperature substrates were well distributed, and the most probable particle diameter was in the order of 30 nm. Since lead is highly reactive, the nanoparticles formed in Ar were quickly oxidized upon exposure to air. A small partial pressure of gas was subsequently added to the effluent, downstream from the ablation chamber, and this resulted in the formation of nanoparticle deposits that were surprisingly oxidation resistant. The properties of the nanoparticle films (as determined by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and conductivity measurements) are reported, and the mechanism of the oxidation retardation process is discussed.
VUV 157nm laser ablation of spherical particles and modelling of whispering gallery mode optical antenna structures1464(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4739874View Description Hide Description
We report on VUV 157nm F2 laser irradiation of CR-39 polymer substrates that have been intentionally seeded with spherical glass particles. We discuss the importance of adhesive forces for realizing spherical cavity structures by laser ablation. Strong optical absorption at 157nm in CR-39 enables precise control of pedestal height by controlling the laser fluence and the number of laser pulses. Resonant modes for free-standing spherical cavities have been calculated and we discuss briefly the potential applications for use as optical sources on-board lab-on-chip devices.


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Pretty much the only thing available is puck movers. Regehr has an NTC, making the closest thing to a shut down w/o an NTC Lydman
Guys with NTC's move all the time. Especially when they play for garbage teams like Buffalo, or if they aren't getting the ice time they want/deserve. I'm not saying it wouldn't make finding one a little harder, and I definitely see your point, but it's not impossible to find one.
Also, Regehr was just an example. Doesn't have to be him. Though given that it's a contract year for him, acquiring him is definitely in the realm of possibility.


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on February 25, 2013 - 12:01 AM
President Obama has made a choice to lead the Department of the Interior that is either inspired or risky, or, very possibly, both.
In nominating businesswoman Sally Jewell to lead the department, Obama has selected someone who knows how to run a large organization but who has never held a political office. More to the point, she is a former oil engineer and commercial banker who is an avid outdoorswoman and who may be able to pull together a consensus on the sometimes contradictory goals of protecting public lands while allowing responsible drilling and mining.
While many senators, who must approve her nomination, are cautiously optimistic about the choice, some harbor doubts over her lack of political experience. And, indeed, it's not a small thing. She will be jumping into the deep end.
But that is no automatic disqualifier. Presidents have frequently reached into the financial industry to find their nominees for secretary of the Treasury, some with little political background. The bigger question is whether the nominee has the training and temperament to succeed in a high-pressure position and, in that regard, Jewell seems to be a reasonable choice.
Jewell heads the commercial co-op Recreational Equipment Inc. REI sells outdoor recreational gear, sporting goods and clothing, and she is known for taking on outdoor challenges, including repeatedly hiking Mount Rainier in the state of Washington, where she lives. She was a commercial banker for 19 years and also an oil company worker in Colorado and Oklahoma.
"She knows the link between conservation and good jobs," President Obama said in nominating her. "She knows that there's no contradiction between being good stewards of the land and our economic progress; that, in fact, those two things need to go hand in hand."
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Jewell's nomination is subject to Senate approval and members should look carefully at her resume and her ideas on balancing issues of drilling and mining with the protection of public lands. As intriguing and even promising as her nomination is, she is for most Americans an unknown quantity. The Senate should proceed carefully but with an open mind.