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Volume 26, Issue 5, May 1955
Method of Correction for the α1 α2 Doublet in the X‐Ray Diffraction Lines26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771316View Description Hide Description
In many applications it is necessary to determine the diffraction pattern due to monochromatic radiation. When the x‐ray beam contains two frequencies α1 and α2, the experimental pattern P(2θ) equals the sum of the contributions f(2θ) and kf(2θ−δ) of the α1 and α2 components. In this paper a graphical method of determining f(2θ) from P(2θ) is given, with the assumption that f(2θ) is symmetrical. The area A(2θ) under the P(2θ) curve is plotted, from which the position of the maximum and the shape of f(2θ) is easily determined. In this construction it is not necessary for P(2θ) to have a well‐defined zero.
Instrumentation of the Rocket‐Grenade Experiment for Measuring Atmospheric Temperatures and Winds26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771317View Description Hide Description
The temperatures and winds in the upper atmosphere have been measured by means of the Aerobee sounding rocket. The determination of the velocity of sound between grenades ejected from the rocket and exploded at successive heights measures the temperatures. The angles of arrival of the sound waves at the ground are used to determine the winds. The experimental method is outlined and the rocket‐borne and ground instrumentations are described. A summary of the rocket firings carried out is also given.
Tuning of a Rectangular Parallelopiped Cavity Resonator with a Circular Metallic Post26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771318View Description Hide Description
In radar T‐R tubes and in ferromagnetic resonance experiments, it is often desirable to tune a rectangular cavityresonator by means of a circular metallic post projecting into one wall. Here it is shown how a perturbation formula due to Slater may be employed to calculate the relation between resonant frequency and small displacements of such a metallic post; the calculation is carried out to first order for a rectangular cavity operating in the TE 110‐mode and the result compared with a similar relation for a right circular cylinder whose length is varied by a plunger completely closing one end.
New Fluorescence Photometer26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771319View Description Hide Description
An instrument for microanalytical analysis by a fluorescence method which is sensitive, linear, and stable is described. Both an unknown and a reference sample of the same constitution are excited to fluorescence by ultraviolet light emitted in pulses by an ac powered mercury arc lamp. The resulting pulsed fluorescent light from each sample is incident on a separate vacuum phototube. The ratio of the fundamental ac components of the photoelectric currents flowing in the two phototubes is measured automatically by a servo‐mechanism. In such a system, the measurement is independent of the intensity of the exciting ultraviolet light, the thermionic currents of the two phototubes, and the temperature of the fluorescent samples. A simplified optical system provides good efficiency. Either solid or liquid samples may be rapidly measured. For uraniumanalysis the instrument may be calibrated to read full scale for 5·10−10, 5·10−9, 5·10−8, and 5·10−7 gram of uranium. Although it is designed primarily for uraniumanalysis, the filters may be changed to permit measurement of other materials which can be analyzed by fluorescence methods.
Characteristics of a High‐Frequency Cockcroft‐Walton Voltage Source26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771320View Description Hide Description
Direct voltage output and ripple from a conventional cascade rectifier voltage multiplier have been observed under various conditions of operating frequency, load current, and number of doubler stages. Four types of voltage ``loss'' and two of ripple are identified, and their dependence on the above parameters is discussed. For six units operated at 32 kc the ``voltage efficiency'' varies from 90 percent without load to 80 percent when 8 ma are drawn; at 60 cps it is 42 percent without load. From the nature of the loss and ripple components it is clear that there is a maximum fruitful operating frequency for a supply of this type, only slightly above 800 cps in the present case.
High‐Current Cockcroft‐Walton Accelerator for Neutron Production26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771321View Description Hide Description
The 200‐kev deuteron accelerator described utilizes a water‐cooled T‐Zr film as a source of 14‐Mev neutrons. High voltage is provided by a Cockcroft‐Walton generator of six oil‐filled stages, operated at 32 kc. An rf ion source provides up to 15 ma (90 percent deuterons), at least 10 ma of which can be focused on the target. A system of forced water cooling allows at least 5 ma (at 120 kev) to be used in bombarding the target foil without reaching a surface temperature of 100°C. Observed neutron yield is approximately 2×109 neutrons/sec ma from a target containing roughly one tritium atom per four of zirconium.
Apparatus for Measuring Complete Single‐Crystal X‐Ray Diffraction Data by Means of a Geiger Counter Diffractometer26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771322View Description Hide Description
A device for measuring x‐ray diffractions from a single crystal is described. The heart of the apparatus is an ``Eulerian Cradle,'' so named because it permits rotation of the crystal about each of the Eulerian axes. It is used for orienting single crystals in an x‐ray beam, in order to bring each reciprocal lattice point into the equatorial plane for Geiger counter measurement of the intensity. It eliminates the need for raising the Geiger tube out of the equatorial plane and suggests that the reciprocal lattice be surveyed by either ``zone'' or ``cone'' schemes. These are described, and the ``cone'' scheme is shown to permit a complete hemisphere of the reciprocal lattice to be surveyed with only a single mounting of any crystal. Fine points concerning the use of the apparatus in the precise orientation of a crystal, and for the measurement of integrated intensities at single settings, are given. All angular motions are controlled by worm wheels and worms with dials for direct reading to 0.01°. Data collection is further facilitated by computing appropriate angular coordinates for reciprocal lattice points from an accurate set of lattice parameter measurements (readily obtained with the same instrument) and setting the various circles accordingly. The long spacings, characteristic of protein crystals, require both the high precision of this instrument and computed coordinates for the many thousands of reflections that must be measured.
Electrical Analog Computing Machine for Solving Linear Equations and Related Problems26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771323View Description Hide Description
A new iteration method of solving linear equations is described. The convergence of this method depends on a single scalar parameter which can be predetermined. A brief description of an electrical analog machine for solving linear equations with ten variables based on this iteration method is given. In addition to the solution the machine gives the largest eigenvalue of the matrix of the linear system.
Use of Melamine as an X‐Radiation Detector26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771324View Description Hide Description
Melamine, in the form of a clear plastic material, can be used as an x‐radiation detector in the range from hundreds to millions of roentgens. The effect of radiation is to increase the optical absorption of melamine for wavelengths from 330 to 480 millimicrons. The change in absorption produced by the radiation is greater at shorter wavelengths of light. However, in practice a compromise must be realized because the natural absorption of melamine also increases steeply as the wavelength of light is decreased. Preliminary experiments with 11‐Mev bremsstrahlung radiation and with Co60gamma rays indicate that the dosimeter properties are roughly independent of the x‐ray energy.
Mixing Machine of High Precision for Study of Rapid Reactions26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771325View Description Hide Description
The mixing machine described was designed for use in the study of certain rapid reactions by the steady‐state‐of‐flow method. This machine combines several features not previously described for a single machine. (1) It may be used for reactions whose range of half‐reaction times varies from 6 milliseconds to 1.6 seconds. This wide range is obtained by varying syringe piston speed to change the velocity of flow and by inserting spacer units to increase the length of reaction path. (2) It give results of high precision when used with the ``chemical stop'' method. The combination of precision‐machined syringes and sensitive sampling and timing mechanism gives data from which precise calculations of velocities of flow and reaction time can be made. (3) The combination of three separate mixing chambers with or without spacer units enables one to premix sensitive reagents, immediately before initiating the primary reaction. The performance of the machine was evaluated by measuring the rates of a first‐order reaction using the steady‐state‐flow technique.
Formation of Thin Films of BaTiO3 by Evaporation26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771326View Description Hide Description
Ferroelectricfilms of BaTiO3 approximately 1 to 2 microns thick have been formed on platinum substrates by evaporation in a vacuum and a subsequent heat treatment in air. The structure of the crystallites which make up the films is mainly perovskite with the hexagonal phase as a minor constituent. Dielectric measurements show that the Curie temperature is about 120°C. The sharpness of the Curie transition depends to a large extent on the size of the BaTiO3 crystallites. The structure of the film seems to influence the dielectric constant and the saturation and remanent polarization of the film.
Automatic‐Reading Viscosimeter26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771327View Description Hide Description
An automatic‐reading capillary‐type viscosimeter has been constructed for measuring the relative viscosities of gases. The measurement of the viscosity is made in terms of the time required for the pressure exerted by a charge of gas in the capillary forechamber to decrease from one fixed value to a second fixed value, while the gas flows through the capillary into a constant pressure vessel. Computation of the absolute viscosity is based on the following relationship between the time t for gas A whose viscosityn is known, and the time for gas B whose viscosity is being determined:.Pneumatic and electrical instruments are employed to (1) control the temperature of the bath in which the capillary is suspended, (2) maintain a constant pressure in the capillary exit vessel, and (3) actuate the timer which measures the interval corresponding to a given pressure drop in the capillary forechamber. The performance of these instruments is completely automatic, and primarily in this respect the apparatus described differs from manually‐operated expiration‐type capillary viscosimeters. Small groups of consecutive measurements (e.g., five runs on dry nitrogen at 65.0°C) yield readings which deviate from the mean value by the order of 7 parts in 10 000.
Some Remarks as to Dark Current and Pulse‐Height Distribution in E.M.I. 6260 Photomultipliers26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771328View Description Hide Description
Bias curves measured with an E.M.I. 6260 photomultiplier tube for dark current, and single photo‐electrons emitted from the cathode under light stimulation, are discussed. It is shown that the dark current has a multi‐electron emission component, the major part of which can be attributed to the K40 content of the glass. Pulse‐height distributions are shown to be dependent on focusing characteristics of the multiplier and to broaden when space‐charge limitation occurs.
Measurement of Magnetic Field Gradients26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771329View Description Hide Description
A simple instrument for measuringmagnetic field gradients with one‐half percent accuracy is described, consisting of a small search coil vibrated at 100 cps by a loudspeaker. The application of this instrument to field gradient measurements on a magnet with hyperbolic pole pieces is described, together with some considerations on constant gradient shimming.
Adiabatic Calorimeter for Measuring Heats of Solution at Room Temperature26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771330View Description Hide Description
An adiabatic calorimeter suitable for measurements of heats of solution in the vicinity of room temperature is described. The calorimeter vessel is hermetically sealed and suspended in a vacuum surrounded by a water jacket. The whole assembly is capable of rotation through 180° to initiate the solution process and to stir the contents. Temperatures are measured with a multijunction copper‐constantan thermocouple,temperature changes of 10−4°C being detectable. The performance of the calorimeter is illustrated by some results for sodium chloride in water at 25°C. These are in reasonable agreement with the data of other workers and appear to be more self‐consistent.
Measurement of High Permittivity Dielectrics at Microwave Frequencies26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771331View Description Hide Description
Apparatus is described for measurement of the complex dielectric constant of liquids of high permittivity in the range from 1 to 10 cm wavelength. The method is chosen for sensitivity in the region of high permittivity and requires no moving parts or measurements within the sample. Transmission coefficients of samples contained between mica windows in short sections of wave guide are measured by mixing the wave transmitted through the sample with a wave of fixed amplitude and phase traveling in the opposite direction. The resulting standing wave pattern is detected with a traveling probe. Equations are given relating primary data with dielectric properties of the samples, and solutions are obtained by graphical means.
Twin Knudsen Effusion Apparatus for Small Samples of Radioactive Materials26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771332View Description Hide Description
A twin Knudsen apparatus for the measurement of vapor pressures is described. The apparatus has been employed in the temperature range 1140–1412°K, using approximately one milligram samples of PuF3, AmF3 and Am metal. Radiometric assay of condensed effusates yielded vapor pressure data in the range ∼5×10−7 mm to ∼2×10−3 mm that were internally consistent within a mean deviation of ±5 percent. The apparatus is particularly suitable for the determination of small differences in vapor pressure of similar substances.
Technique of Microautoradiography for Metal Specimens26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771333View Description Hide Description
A microautoradiographic technique which may be used with aluminum alloys is described. It is shown capable of producing a resolution of at least 9 microns with x‐radiation and supplying quantitative information as to the distribution of radioactive material in a metallurgical structure.
Photon Counters for the Far Ultraviolet26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771334View Description Hide Description
Photosensitive Geiger counters are useful for detection of ultraviolet radiation between 1050 A and 2500 A. The spectral sensitivities of such photon counters are determined by the photoelectric characteristics of the cathodes and the absorption and photo‐ionization properties of the filling gases. Electronegative gases increase the cathodework function and greatly reduce by negative ion formation the probability that a photoelectron will initiate a count. By proper combinations of gases to fix the long wavelength limit of counter sensitivity and filters to limit the short wavelength responses, it is possible to construct relatively narrow band detectors for the extreme ultraviolet. Such tubes have been used to study the solar spectrum from rockets and have been applied in the laboratory to absorption measurements of concentrations of gases such as H2O in air and O2 in the presence of H2, N2, and the rare gases. Characteristics of solid and gaseous materials useful in vacuum ultraviolet work are listed.
Phototube High‐Intensity Gamma Survey Instrument26(1955); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1771335View Description Hide Description
Many portable gamma‐radiation detection instruments employing either Geiger tubes or ionization chambers require collection potentials which are large compared to those needed for the operation of the other electronic components. This paper describes an instrument which uses a simple phototube‐phosphor combination as the main detecting element with an inverted triode electrometer. It operates at potentials as low as 4½ volts at radiation intensities from 5 mr/hr to 500 r/hr.


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The story is still shocking to think about: On Feb. 8, just hours after they had been photographed staring dreamily at each other, Chris Brown and Rihanna got into a fight in a Lamborghini that left the pretty pop star bruised and bloodied. The next day the formerly squeaky clean R&B star surrendered to the Los Angeles police. According to a police affidavit, the argument was sparked by a text message Brown, now 20, received from a former flame; as tempers flared, he bit, choked and repeatedly punched Rihanna, now 21. In June he pleaded guilty to felony assault, and on Aug. 25, Brown was sentenced to five years probation, six months of community labor and a year of domestic violence classes. He was also ordered to not contact Rihanna for the next five years.
The singer vows he will remain silent about what happened in the car ("I owe it to Rihanna"). But in his first exclusive interview since the incident, Brown talks with PEOPLE's Elizabeth Leonard about his shame, his continued love for Rihanna (who declined a request to respond to this interview) and how he told his mother, Joyce Hawkins—who says she was once a victim of domestic violence—of the assault.
How do you feel about your sentence?
The law is the law. I am relieved to put everything behind me.
What about having to stay away from Rihanna for five years?
That might have been a little harsh. She knows me, and I know her more than anybody. It's hard.
Are you still in love with her?
I never fell out of love with her.
Describe your relationship prior to Feb. 8.
Very fun, energetic. We did almost everything together, whether it was going to the movies or me trying to teach her how to skateboard. We met when I was about 15. I had more of a connection with her than anybody in the industry.
The night of the incident you and Rihanna attended a pre-Grammy party. Were you getting along?
At the party, before the party, everything was great.
You left together, then fought in the car. What happened?
I don't think it's appropriate to speak on what happened that night.
So you're not defensive at all?
There's no need to make excuses.
What were your initial thoughts?
I was distraught. I told my mom what happened and broke down. I was disappointed in myself. I felt like I had let my mom down. I was sorry because of [her allegedly abusive second husband] when I was younger. [Brown's ex-stepfather has denied the allegation.]
Have you ever been violent with girlfriends in the past?
Never. Ever. I saw what my mom went through so I was like, "I'm not going to be that person."
You say you witnessed violence as a kid. Are you repeating that behavior?
No. I'm hopefully preventing the cycle by saying it's not okay.
Do you have an understanding of your ex-stepfather's alleged abuse?
Not at all. I feel like he enjoyed it.
Are you afraid you'll get violent with a girlfriend again?
No. I'm going to counseling. I want to understand my feelings. I don't think I'd get that mad again. [I'd] walk away. This has matured me.
Do you have an "anger problem"?
If I do, I will work with my counselor and hopefully channel my anger into something like dancing.
An alleged photo of bruised Rihanna was leaked online. How did you feel when you saw that?
Shocked. I didn't know whether it was altered. I hadn't seen any damage like that. It upset me a lot.
Did you apologize to Rihanna?
Yeah, ASAP. I also wrote a song for her called "Changed Man," explaining how when we were apart it took a toll on me. At the end it's saying I'm a changed man. I gave her that record right after the incident.
In the weeks after the fight, what were you most afraid of?
First, I wanted to make sure she was all right. Second was, "Okay, how do I get past this as far as my career?" And then, me looking out for her and being like, well, if [we stay together] then she's going to lose her fans.
But in March you were seen together at Diddy's house in Miami Beach.
We still had that friendship connection. But [we said], "Okay, we gotta take things a little bit slow now, because now everybody's in our life."
Oprah Winfrey did a show on abuse, inspired by Rihanna.
I commend Oprah on being like, "This is a problem," but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been more helpful, like, "Okay, I'm going to help both of these people out."
How did it feel when Rihanna took you back after what happened?
It took a huge weight off my shoulders. It gave me a bigger level of respect and love for her. Although we had this terrible incident, we were able to overcome it together. Our relationship was something that we were working at and then poof, the court goes, "You can't see her anymore." I couldn't say goodbye.
Will you be friends in the future?
Definitely. Hopefully we'll look back and be like, "What was going on?"
Think about that night often?
I feel remorse every day. I'm very ashamed. But it doesn't define me. I try to think about influencing people not to take the road I did.
Have you been depressed?
I could be a man and be like, "Oh I didn't cry," but everybody cries. I would be down and like, "Okay, why did this have to happen?" It takes a toll.
Still consider yourself a role model?
Musically, I can still inspire. But I have a bigger responsibility to show the world I can overcome this, be a better person, and that I'm worthy of being a role model. I'm going to earn that status back.
Chris Brown "I'm Very Ashamed"
updated 09/14/2009 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 09/14/2009 AT 01:00 AM EDT

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Happy Friday!
Here's a fun page I put together for Scrap-For-A-Cure.com using their mini-kit of the month. 5% of all their proceeds this month are going to Autism Speaks.
Here's a fun page I put together for Scrap-For-A-Cure.com using their mini-kit of the month. 5% of all their proceeds this month are going to Autism Speaks.
i love your word+photo philosophy. it is really what it is all about. but i love love it i think when you get a little 'fancy' with your l/o's and your personality as well as emotion of the story shows through.
thanks again!
Mmmm, love these colors, Ali.
man, he is really quite adorable! love the paint on paper. don't know why i haven't taken the time to "play" with that yet! great lo. enjoy the weekend.
Sweet photo of Simon and I love the layout.
Great use of paint---love how it shows the texture of the paper. Sweet photos too!
Love this LO...love the paint, the trim, the calendar...and the precious pic.
Great pic and GREAT LO, I love it!!!
Hi Ali..wasn't sure where to leave this request..lol..I am LOVING your new stuff over at Designer Digitals..will you be sharing some different ways/examples to use them..would love to see how you picture them used or how you would use them...can't wait to buy some, but I want to see some examples, mainly of the overlays and the word brushes..thanks!!
Forget the layout (although it is beautiful) but WHEN ON EARTH did your little man get so big? Your sweet Simon is losing his 'babyness'. :-)
Beautiful layout for a great cause! I love your work, Ali! Thanks for the ongoing inspiration... You are an amazing artist :-) I cannot wait to get my July Cocoa Daisy kit and add-ons to do the travel album (I'm planning a Caribbean sailing vacation in Aug and want to prepare it before then!). So exciting!
Absolutely love the photo of your son!!!
Your layout is super too! Love it!
I have been catching up on your blog today. I am getting all weepy (I am pretty sure this has to do with pregnancy hormones). I jus want to thank you for all of the wonderful inspiration. Not just about scrapping or art, but on simply enjoying the most important part of life - family. Your blog just makes me appreciate life everytime I stop by. Thank you!
That boy gets cuter every time I see him!
Tina J.
you dont need me to tell you that Simon looks so grown in that picture. So knowing and impish.
He shares a total 50% likeness of you and 50% of his father - no escaping that fact at all.
Plus he has lashes to DIE FOR!
I pay £18 a tube of mascara every month and he gets them for free. Now where is the justice???!!!
great photo of simon :)
Simon looks amazing in this photo. He looks like he's grown so much this past year..amazing how time flies.
Great Photo - Simon seems to have grown up overnight!!!!! He is a handsome dude!!!
I love the textured look of the paper & the calendar element!
:) Becky
such a handsome boy! My son has that same look when he's up to no good. ;)
awesome layout!
Ali, This photo of Simon took my breath away. I have a son just about the same age, and I've been following your blog for quite a while now. It's been so fun to watch your little guy grow up, and to see those beautiful eyes just reminded me of how my son has also grown - something I'm both sad and excited about. Thanks, as always, for sharing you and your family with all of us. :) Tess
Wow... what an amazing picture. That is one that really grabs your heart. :)
What a great LO!
What a handsome little guy!
He is such a cute kid!
I can't believe how big he looks...older. Wow! I hope you get a well deserve break. Love the kit and can't wait to get mine in the mail!


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Nuclear Energy Agency Online Bulletin
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Special stories: Special Olympics lifts up athletes
Special Olympics is open to anyone with what the organization terms an ''intellectual disability.'' Part of its mission statement is to offer its participants ''continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.''
Members of Erie County's Special Olympics community and their families opened their homes and lives to us this summer. These are some of their stories:
It's 8:49 a.m. and summer sun washes the windows of a two-story, gray-paneled Erie home.
Inside, Janine Calabrese, 27, tucks her collared, short-sleeve maroon shirt into her black work pants. She sets a black baseball cap firmly on her head, tucking her short, dark brown hair neatly behind her ears and adjusts her glasses.
Thump, thump, thump, thump.
She barrels downstairs, through the family room and into the kitchen to grab her black shoes.
She glances up at a clock.
"I've got two more minutes," Janine announces.
She's meticulous about time management. She plans her commute to the second.
Janine has pervasive developmental disorder, more broadly known as autism. Her disorder falls on the autism spectrum but doesn't have all the features of autism, which might include difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, according to autismspeaks.org.
Janine knows she must leave the house at exactly 8:55 a.m. in order to catch the M4 Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority bus to her part-time job at Country Fair, 2500 Zimmerly Road, four days a week.
She slides her backpack over her shoulders and picks up her colorful lunch tote, heading for the door.
"Watch the house, Toula," she instructs the family's 2-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever as she locks the door. "Be a good girl."
She's off. She knows exactly which roads to cross, where on the roads to cross, and which traffic lights to watch in order to get to the bus stop at West 38th and Liberty streets safely. She makes it in a little under seven minutes, checks her cell phone for time and sorts exactly 55 cents for fare.
Aaron Wilson stares at the brilliant green ground, slightly shifting his weight back and forth, his fingers laced firmly around a black-and-chrome club.
He looks toward the sky and back down at the ball. Up and back again.
Whoosh. Whack.
Aaron, 24, of Erie, shifts his focused gaze toward the sky, following the nearly invisible white ball sailing through the sky.
In the distance stands his father, Scott Gourley, 50, also of Erie.
"Nice shot, Aaron," he yells, grinning.
Father and son golf together at least once a week in a league with some of Gourley's buddies at Beechwood Golf Club.
Aaron is intellectually disabled and has attention deficit hyperactive disorder. He uses Special Olympics, and other physical activity, to find confidence and focus.
"It really is amazing how much it has shaped him," Gourley said. "He's a completely different person now."
Kacie Shaffer hoists her leg into the air, leans back and strikes a martial arts mat hard with her left foot.
"Kiahhhhh," Shaffer, 23, of Girard, cries out between breaths during her karate lesson at ABC MMA Girard.
Standing 2 feet away from her, holding the mat and yelling out commands, is her instructor and friend, Syndie Lane, 18, also of Girard.
"One, two, one ... excellent!" Lane commends her in cadence.
Shaffer is an athlete — a Special Olympics athlete. She was born with Down syndrome. Typically, the nucleus of each body cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which are inherited from each parent. Down syndrome occurs when a child has a full or extra copy of chromosome 21.
Shaffer nonetheless has a passion for playing basketball, bowling and track and field, all while taking karate lessons on Tuesdays and swimming lessons four times a week at the Girard Pool.
Jessica Rupert sits quietly in her Erie home's living room, her brow furrowed in concentration on the oblong plastic object in her lap.
Beside the loom is a plastic organizer that separates bursts of colorful rubber bands, which she carefully selects and places on the loom.
Her fingers nimbly move through it, intertwining the rubber bands, forming what appears to be artwork.
Jessica, 27, is making a starburst rainbow rubber band bracelet.
Her mother, Lori Graham, 52, brings hundreds of the bracelets stuffed in a freezer bag, overflowing with purples, blues, pinks, greens and oranges.
"See, you've just got to wrap it around like this," Jessica explains. "It's easy."
Jessica was diagnosed as intellectually challenged when she was 5, Graham says.
"She has something where her mind blacks out," Graham says. "She doesn't physically, but her mind does. So sometimes, she'll look at you like she has no idea what you're talking about."
Jessica creates the rubber band bracelets in her spare time. Along with swimming for Special Olympics, she works around 10 hours a week at Pro Floor Care, cleaning floors, bathrooms, offices and elevators at 100 State St.
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Dear BMWK, I have terrible trust issues with men. This is my second marriage and we have been together for 15 years, married 14. My first marriage lasted 1 yr and we were both just 21. My husband is a wonderful provider, has taken care of my first daughter from the first marriage since she was 3, now she is 18. We have a daughter together and he always says he has two girls. He is a real man and protector but sometimes he treats me like I'm one of his daughters because he hates when I question him about anything. He does make more money then me like three times more. So he walks around with his chest out, "it pays to be the boss attitude" Anyway, my husband likes to keep in touch with female friends. When we first got together, he stayed in touch with his ex-girlfriend which I hated. Said they were just friends. But when I would check his cell phone calls, they would talk 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning. Doesn't sound like friends to me. This went on for about 4 years. Then he had another female friend that he claims was really his buddies friend. This girl text him twice on Valentines day like at eleven at night and I remember when he get the text because the phone signal went off. When I questioned who it was texting him on V-day @ this time of the night, he says his buddy about work (they both work the night shift) But again, the spy in me, I wait about a month and check the phone bill and it's not his friends number so I call it and sure enough it's a female. She denies and says she doesn't know who I'm talking about. So I question him and he finally admits that she is just a co-worker "friend". This was maybe 4 yrs.ago. We went to counseling and talked about the situation and he can't understand why the counselor and I are both not understanding why he can't see what the big deal is. Now fast forward to 2007. After counseling, I stopped checking his cell phone bill for about 2-3 years but then he went missing one night and said he was out p laying cards with the guys all night so I started again. Now I always check the cell phone bill online. He has been talking to a female from his class reunion, a female that lives in the same County we live in and another female that works in the same city he works in. Not all at one time but all three in random order within a 12 month time span. The one that I was really concerned about was the one that they text each other almost every morning for about three months. So one day I check his phone and this chicks number is programmed in his phone as Tony but her real name is Tanya. I didn't know what to do about the situation. I know I have a serious problem with snooping and spying but my first husband gave me some baggage and my second husband is stuffing the bags with a lot of BS. I can never prove that any of these women are more then just friends. And he calls me all kinds of names when he finds out that I've been snooping so I can't confront him. I felt like I was driving myself insane. Now about three months ago his phone was on the desk and he was outside cutting the grass. I check the text from "Tony" and this is what "Tony" said and I quote…"Hey handsome, hubby home call you tomorrow" His response, "Okay, don't give him too much" (then he puts a stupid smiley face winking) Her response, "When your ready, I have some sweet lips waiting for you" His response, "And there talking a lot of Sh@* right now" (another smiley face). So I was shocked because out of all my years of spying, I never had any proof. Now I did. So I wait until that night and I ask him about it and I mean he goes OFF! How I am so insecure that I am driving him crazy, he wants a divorce, I have nothing better to do, that I can be replaced and that I have NO PROOF that he is talking to some female. So I wasn't going to let him get away with this one and I say, my co-worker saw you at her job and I name the place she works at be cause the number was showing up on his cell phone bill. (even though I just made that up about the co-worker) And he stopped dead in his tracks. Told me to leave him alone and left for work. He must have realized that he couldn't get out of this one and the next day came with an apology and a couple of days later came with some, "I'm sorry I got caught" Brian McKnight tickets. So we have been acting like this whole situation is swept under the rug. But it hurts and I can't seem to trust or forgive him.
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I'm with BD, she accepted his actions a long time ago and whatever he was doing he's been getting away with it for this long so why would he stop now? The only thing that's going to change is he's going to remember to delete the txts right after he receives and sends them. Also he will probably change his password so she can't check the activity online.
Is it me or do these men do whatever they f***** want too?


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13 Hours. In the Car. With a Toddler.
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Not a Single Meltdown During a
13 Hour Car Ride with a Toddler.
Because I put so much time and research into deciding what to take, I decided to share it with you all. I thought now would be a good time since so many people are on the road for holiday travel.
Being prepared made for such a pleasant experience.
I will start off by saying that we obviously had lots of food, some special "treat" snacks that she wasn't used to geting, and her favorite buddy, Paddington.
I wanted everything to have its own spot and be contained so that we could move effortlessly from one activity to another without her being overwhelmed and without the car getting destroyed, so I went on the hunt for inexpensive zipper pouches that had a clear window. I opted for the ones shown above, which were $1 from Walmart.
Next up, I decided that I'd need a large container for all of the activities. I opted for my Large Utility Tote from ThirtyOne (they are so incredibly versatile!), which was big enough to store everything, but small enough to fit between the seats under Wren's carseat. (She was-and still is-rear facing.)
Next, it was onto what would go into the pouches and the tote...
I googled, I pinterested, I got creative.
Here's what I came up with:
1. Finger Puppets. (Most of ours are from IKEA.)
2. Flashcards. My favorites are from Lakeshore Learning, but I also added in a few packs from the Dollar Store. We had 3 packs total.
3. Chalk-n-Doodle. You heard why this thing is amazing in THIS post.
4. STICKERS! Wren is still obsessed. I grabbed a small lined notebook from the $1 section at Michael's, along with about a million sticker pages and booklets (mostly from the $1 section at Target and during super clearance sales after various holidays). These made the cut for the plane ride, too!
5. Magnetic Writing Board (aka Etch a sketch). We picked this one up for $5 on sale at Lakeshore Learning.
6. Magnetic Letters. TIP!: Grab a cheap cookie pan to take along. This came in so handy for the magnetic letters, but also for her to put her coloring books and paper on so she could write and color (without having crayons go everywhere).
7. Storytelling Glove and Puppets. Also from Lakeshore Learning (I swear this is not a sponsored post, we just happen to love that store!), these storytelling gloves and accompanying puppets are a fun way to tell stories and let the little one take part.
8. Foam Shapes. These were great for working on colors and shapes and gave her something small to squeeze and play with. Found in $1 section at Target, though you can usually find them at any craft store.
9. Coloring Books & Crayons. TIP!: Pick up a set of these triangular crayons. They're nice and big for toddlers to grip, but the shape also means they don't slide and roll around. These are great for restaurants, too!
10. Color Wonder Coloring Pads & Markers. These are fabulous for the car. The clear marker won't show up if they drop it or write on themselves or the carseat.
11. Quiet Book Pages. I talked about the Quiet Book Page Swap I took part in HERE. These were fun to take along and Wren enjoyed the different activities within each page.
12. Books, Books, Books. We took along about 8 books. A few were ones that Wren was really into at the time, and the rest were ones that I knew she'd love but I waited to break them out until the trip. I included a couple Look and Find books that were basic enough for her to search for items, but I knew they'd keep her attention for a bit.
13. Toddler Wallet. I took one of my old used wallets and filled it with all sorts of fun surprises. Used giftcards, old hotel room keys, some business cards, pictures, and interesting little baubles. This also made the cut for the plane ride!
14. DVD Player. This isn't pictured, but we had a DVD player with 2 movies for her to watch. At the time, she hadn't ever seen a movie, so I didn't plan on it holding her attention for long, and I was right. But it did give us 10-20 minute spurts of downtime from having to entertain her when she was awake.
15. iPhone. Also not pictured, but this was used as a last resort. We have tried to limit her use of phones and computers, but she did enjoy the flashcard app that I had as well as flipping through my photos, and watching short YouTube clips of babies or animals. During our trip to Seattle, my friend Megan clued us in to the fun app, Monkey Preschool Lunchbox, and it continues to be Wren's favorite app. I'm actually on the hunt for some good ones, so if anyone has suggestions, please share!
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To leave a place or a person in a place
"Well guys, I must sham on"
Linz tarafından 17 Eylül 2004, Cuma
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Michael Jackson's way of saying "C'mon!".
You know I'm bad! I'm bad! You know it! You know it! You know! You know! You know! Shamon! And the whole world has to answer right now, so I'll tell you once again who's bad!
Walter tarafından 2 Haziran 2004, Çarşamba
A mispronunciation of the phrase "c'mon" originated by Michael Jackson in the song "Bad" and referenced in the Ben Folds' song "Rockin' the Suburbs".
Because Im bad, Im bad-sham on
(bad bad-really, really bad)
You know Im bad, Im bad-you know it
(bad bad-really, really bad)
(bad bad-really, really bad)
You know Im bad, Im bad-you know it
(bad bad-really, really bad)
labelmonkey tarafından 14 Temmuz 2006, Cuma
(v) to rock on; party
(origin: from ben fold's lyrics)
(origin: from ben fold's lyrics)
woo hoo! sham on everybody!!!
tea tarafından 25 Eylül 2004, Cumartesi
Originating from Michael Jackson. Slang for 'Come On'.
I'm a bad motherfucker. Sha Mon! Hiiihi
C to tha Rizzo tarafından 28 Haziran 2003, Cumartesi
To rock hard
to party hard
(from a GREAT song by bens folds)
to party hard
(from a GREAT song by bens folds)
"let me tell yall what its like being male middle class and white its a bitch if u dont believe listen up to my new cd sham on"~rockin the suburbs
austinluver tarafından 31 Mart 2005, Perşembe
Term popularized by Michael Jackson in his tunes. Also very popular recently due to the Avid Merrion piss take of said artist
I am too good, Shamon motherfcker
Seaneh tarafından 24 Haziran 2003, Salı


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09/10 season video
Im not sure if this is in the right section but it seemed to fit here the best compared to the others.
This is a recap of our 09/10 season. We make a video every year so we have something to look back on when we are older. We are not the best snowboarders in the world and were not the worst. This is not what the project is about. We go to have fun and live life the way we think more people should. (outdoors with you friends) Locations include Blue Mountain Pa, Hunter Mountain, Killington, Mount Snow, Steamboat, Mountain Creek, and The Snowed Inn. The entire video was shot on a GoPro Hero HD. It was edited using final cut studio 3. I have posted this on another forum and got very mixed reviews. I have no problems with constructive criticism. I just feel that many people didnt understand what the project is about. It is a memoir for friends and family to look back on. I know that the video is on the longer side and that there is alot of lifestyle and filler shots in it. I also know that the riding isnt the spectacular. This video is made for those you have fun snowboarding for what it is. Dont get all butthurt that we arnt hucking 7s every other clip. If you are excited for the upcoming season and enjoy watching others have fun doing a sport you love than enjoy. Otherwise im sorry for disapointing you. :D
Youtube also destroyed the quality since it was 15 mins. I am going to upload it to a purchased vimeo account as well and will provide a link if people are interested in purchasing a gopro. It is still very watchable though.
Really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing :)
Mad cool video.
This was awesome! :)sweet camera
footy of the east coast gets boring quick but you did a really good job of editing your footage and collecting quality B-footage. bravo
I appreciate the nice comments guys. Although I pretty much just make this for family and friends its nice to see that others can see the hard work put into it.
Very cool video. Forget what the haters say.
I'd actually like to do this myself for when my friends and I go riding on our trips. For a specific reason... my memory of our last trip is a little blurry.
I have one suggestion... and maybe this doesn't apply to you, but when I went on our 4 day trip last season (Breck, Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone)... I started to forget which photos and videos were from which resorts. So for your own memory's sake (if you are using these to look back upon sometime in the future) - I'd document when and where the videos took place. Doesn't have to be on your YouTube video... but at least on your computer so you will always know.
Simply put, this video gets me stoked. I already planned on recording some video this season for the same reason (though it will likely be pathetic in both riding and video quality compared to this), but this got me more inspired. While it's fun to watch Romain de Marchi filmed from a helicopter getting wicked air on some remote peak, your video is actually something I can relate and aspire to. I really like your camera work and post-production. The bird scene @5:47 is almost surreal and I chuckled at the air-guitar-to-faceplant @8:50. :D Nice music selection too. Thanks for sharing.
Really enjoyable. Ripping through the streets after a storm is always fun, hopefully us Jersey folk get nailed again this winter.
I have only one complaint. The vignette blur made the video seem a little dark. It was a nice effect, but maybe for this years video you could make it more subtle so the video looks brighter. Other than that, Fucking A!
This is exactly what i want to do. Have a video for memories. I am not looking to make one to show off how good or bad i am lol. I am looking into gettin the HD gopro.. I really like the quality (even after youtube kills it) thanks man. Great vid!
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On the eve of the 17th revision of my 29th birthday, I am many things, but mostly, I am peaceful. {I suppose the wine and chocolate doesn't hurt the mood.}
I am grateful for simple things (my health, a new roof over my head, a steady income, family, friends, and of course, Rocco-puppy!)
I am accepting of the choices I have made – and perhaps those I haven't made so far? One thing I've learned, you can't worry about the choices made, but rather, focus on the lessons said choices have provided. Good, bad and otherwise.
Life offers us so many options – much like a trip to your local Baskin Robbins – with 31 flavors from which to choose. And don't we typically choose the same two or three over and over and over again? But, at any moment, without instigation we can make NEW choices. We can pick flavors we've never tried before. We can explore, be edgy, take a walk into the unknown.
As the half century number (and not one that I love the sound of to be brutally honest) begins to crest the horizon, I believe there are also choices to approaching a birthday.
You can (attempt) to run and hide (not very "authentic!") – OR – you can face it head-on, breath into it, and give it a giant appreciative hug.
I am thankful for the endless love, support, humor and shelter of my darling Sexy Hubby. I would not be half the person I am today without him offering me a shoulder to lean on.
And cake. I am most thankful for the traditional birthday cake. It's not a true birthday celebration without it. (And, oh, I simply adore cake!) First order of business tomorrow, head to my local gourmet market in search of the perfect piece of forty-something German chocolate birthday cake.
Oh, aging is a beautiful thing. Especially when compared to the options…which brings me to my mother-in-law.
A birthday no longer passes without a special nod to my dear mother-in-law, as my birthday is also the celebration of the anniversary of her passing. It's been 5 years without her infectious laughter. I hope she knows how much she is missed.
…and as my dear friend KSP always says, "onward and upward."


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One who steals turds. Has also been known to be used more commonly as a term to describe people with poor taste, and that one friend who always seems to "cock-block" you.
Man: "Why the hell did you but in, you've gone and scared her away now, man you're a Turd-Burglar!!
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Just as I was about to 'release the beast', some turd buglar entered the bathroom causing my sphincter to snap shut!
автор: Sidney Abello 11 февраля 2004
In Quebec, the thief who follows the first burglar and the second burglar.
We arrested de first two burglars, but de turd burglar got away.
автор: Saddam Hussein 9 мая 2003
yet another word for gay men
jeez joe is a turd burglar!!
автор: turd-bur-gal-er 24 апреля 2003
One who burgles turds
My cat took a crap and the dog ate it...he sure is a turd burglar
автор: baldylocks1976 29 января 2005
(UK) Slang for homosexual.
"Hey, turd burglar! Get off that guy!"
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The Hamburglar's more fetid and vastly less successful predecessor.
I thought the McCrappy Meal cam with a Turd Burglar toy...
автор: AngryChegro 10 июля 2003
A derogatory term for a man of homosexual tendencies.
See also: Marmite/Vegemite/Chutney Ferret; Tail-gunner; and obviously faggot etc.
Man that guy is a turd-burglar
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After working the red carpet for the premiere of his new film The Stepfather, Penn Badgley and girlfriend Blake Lively relaxed over a game of pingpong at New York hot spot Spin. The two flirted and laughed while playing a round of one-on-one matches, even teasing each other when they missed a shot. Also joining in: Gossip Girl costar Ed Westwick, who handily beat Chace Crawford in their faceoff.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy made sure to avoid ex -fiancée Karina Smirnoff during a night out at Teddy's inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Instead, the dancing pro hung by buddy Derek Hough, and the two were on the lookout for some ladies. After watching several female clubgoers on the dancefloor, and pointing and whispering, the guys approached two women and chatted them up. Hough was also busy dancing like crazy, while Chmerkovskiy played it cooler, leaning against a post and watching the action on the dancefloor. Smirnoff, meanwhile, sat with some girlfriends and texted before calling it an early night.
Bachelorette Jillian Harris, having a mid-week girls' night out with three pals at Hub51 in Chicago. The reality star and her friends sipped on wine and enjoyed Ahi tuna poke, guacamole and Brussels sprouts salad, during their two-hour meal.
Also in Chicago: Nicollette Sheridan stopped in for a family-style lunch at Le Colonial with four friends – and the former Desperate Housewives star ordered mango martinis with her lunch.
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Syracuse Beats Louisville to Extend Streak to Six; Kansas Wins
Syracuse University rallied from a five-point deficit while holding the University of Louisville scoreless in the closing three minutes, 39 seconds for a one-point win in college basketball.
A layup by C.J. Fair, who came off the bench to lead the Orange with 13 points last night, secured the 52-51 win for second-ranked Syracuse at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. Fair's basket with 2:12 left provided the last points of the game for either team and ended a seven-game losing run for the Orange against the 19th-ranked Cardinals.
Syracuse has won six straight since its only defeat in 27 games this season, a 67-58 loss to Notre Dame. The Orange are 13-1 against Big East opponents, while Louisville (20-6) is 8-5 in conference play.
Syracuse has four regular-season games remaining, at Rutgers and Connecticut, and at home against South Florida and Louisville. Kentucky (25-1), which is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press men's college basketball poll, next plays Feb. 18 against Mississippi.
Tyshawn Taylor scored 20 points and Jeff Withey had 18 as fourth-ranked Kansas defeated Big 12 conference rival Kansas State 59-53 at Fred Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, for its third win in a row. The Jayhawks improved to 21-5 and 11-2 in conference play, while the Wildcats dropped to 17-8 and 6-7.
Baylor rebounded from consecutive losses with a 79-64 win against Iowa State. Perry Jones III led the ninth-ranked Bears with 18 points, while Melvin Ejim had 17 points for the Cyclones at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
The Bears improved to 22-4 and 9-4 in the Big 12, while Iowa State fell to 18-8 and 8-5 in conference play.


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Alex Szymanski and Greg Stolzenburg combined for a two-hitter as the Kalamazoo Kings downed Oakland County Thursday, 1-0, at Oakland University.
Szymanski started and threw seven strong innings with 11 strikeouts and just one walk and two hits. Stolzenburg (1-1) walked just one with two K's in his two innings of work.
The game remained scoreless until Kris Miller's solo homer in the top of the eighth. It was Miller's eighth home run on the year and his 31st RBI. The Kings (28-65) pounded out seven hits — Lee Rubin had two singles.
Adam Dominick (3-6) got the loss for the Cruisers. Starter Andres Esquibel got a no decision in seven innings with eight K's. Josh Brodin and Robbie Tolan had the only hits for Oakland County (52-41).


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"Commission engineers and the state Department of Environmental Protection routinely inspect the dam, and during a recent inspection in December we found that the existing undermining beneath the dam's spillway has become more severe," said Andy Shiels, PFBC Deputy Director for Field Operations. "The condition of the spillway's structural integrity necessitates that a complete drawdown of the lake be performed so that further testing and analyses can be conducted."
"We recognize that Colyer Lake is a popular fishing and boating location," he added. "However, concerns for the safety of the downstream residents and businesses necessitate this drawdown."
The drawdown is expected to begin next week and may take up to three months to complete. The lake will be drained at a rate of about two feet per week, depending on weather.
PFBC biologists are currently developing a fish salvage plan to remove and relocate as many fish as possible. The fish salvage is expected to begin by the end of March.
The lake will be drawn down indefinitely until funding can be identified and secured to make the necessary repairs.
The lake will remain open to public use until the water level reaches a point where it may be unsafe for anglers. At that point the lake will be closed and signs will be posting alerting anglers of the closing.
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I had the most bizarre bike accident yesterday. I was biking in this calm, bucolic neighbourhood, smiling to everybody, thinking about having dinner at a nice place. THEN, all of a sudden, a crazy weirdo crosses my path in his bike, shows me the finger, yells something, hits me. I fall. He keeps going.
While I am wondering what happened, if someone has set me up the bomb, where that blood is coming from, and all those crazy things that cross your mind while you are laying on the ground after an accident, a woman appears and takes me to the sidewalk. A few moments later, guess who appears? The same guy who hit me! He asks if it was his fault. DUH, OF COURSE. And then an ambulance is called.
Now, a quick background story here: last week I found a cat wandering around my condo lobby. I thought it might have escaped from one of the apartments, so I brought it home and tried to find the owner. Long story short, a couple down the street found the same cat a few weeks ago, because the owner left him alone in an abandoned house. The couple talked with the owner and decided to adopt the cat and give him a real family. A happy ending.
Back to the bike accident, there I was with the weirdo, the woman, bleeding, and scared – I really dislike anything involving blood. The weirdo was becoming weirder and wouldn't let me call Fabio and almost screaming "CALM DOWN! EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL!" – yeah, right. Finally, the full service arrived, ambulance and fire truck. I really don't know why the firemen came, but fire trucks are awesome and I am always happy to see them. When the paramedics came to see me, guess what? The guy who adopted the cat last week was my paramedic! I couldn't have been luckier in this situation! So he just told the weirdo to go away and told me cat tales while he took care of me :)
Turns out I have a cut in my chin and in my foot (got a few stitches, will most likely get a scar) a few bruises and scratches, and I needed a booster tetanus vaccine. Experience with the hospital couldn't be better. No line, waited just a little bit because Fabio saw somebody badly, badly hurt arriving at the ER while I was there. Great, friendly staff, even with an adult afraid of needles. I was back home earlier than expected (especially considering my experience with brazilian healthcare, including private & expensive & top top ones).
You brazilians, know how much do I pay for Canadian Healthcare? NOT EVEN A PENNY.


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The Falcons started their three day mini-camp today with two practices. There was a walk-thru this morning that was closed to the public and a practice this afternoon that was open to the public. We were not able to attend but here are some tweets around the Falcons twitter-sphere (the embed feature didn't want to work today for the tweets…but you get the picture)…
First pass of Minicamp was a screen. Second was a 15-yard dart to Julio. #atlminicamp
– Daniel Cox (@FalconsDCox)
#Falcons WR Julio Jones made a nice catch over the middle with Asante Samuel in coverage.
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@AJCFalcons)
#Falcons DE John Abraham and undrafted rookie TE Adam Nissley got into a little minicamp scuffle.
– D. Orlando Ledbetter (@AJCFalcons)
1-on-1 drills just ended. Julio brutalized Chris Owens once and Roddy had his way with Grimes a few times too #Falcons
– Knox Bardeen (@knoxbardeen)
One thing I personally notice from this Nolan D unlike other years is how much they're talking before the snap. #atlminiamp
– Daniel Cox (@FalconsDCox)
HD just made what will probably be catch o' day. In double coverage he jumped high to catch a pass. Probably around 40 yards. #atlminicamp
– Daniel Cox (@FalconsDCox)
Stephen Nicholas has been wearing a giant bucket hat this entire offseason. Just got a look at him. He's got a massive beard. #atlminicamp
– Daniel Cox (@FalconsDCox)
Asante Samuel wants an interception during team period bad. Just had one go high off his fingers. This dude is fun to watch. #atlminicamp
– Jay Adams (@FalconsJAdams)


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Dallas Fed's Richard Fisher speaks about monetary policy and interest rates at the Harvard Club of New York City
It's no secret that Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, opposed the central bank's recent decision to embark on a third round of quantitative easing to stimulate the economy.
Fisher is speaking tonight about the nation's monetary policy and other things at the Harvard Club of New York City. (He has a degree from Harvard University.)
Although Fisher is skeptical about the effectiveness of buying massive amounts of mortgage-backed securities — $40 billion a month in new purchases in the latest round — he hopes it works.
"Nobody on the committee, nor on our staffs at the Board of Governors and the 12 [Federal Reserve] banks, really knows what is holding back the economy," he said in a copy of the speech obtained by The News. "Nobody really knows what will work to get the economy back on course."
Here are some excerpts from his speech:
Inflation: Most members the Fed's policy-setting committee agree that inflation is not an immediate threat, Fisher said, but inflation expectations are rising without more job creation.
In the past week, "there has been a noticeable increase in the longer-term inflation expectations inferred from bond yields," jeopardizing Fed chief Ben Bernanke's outlook for consistent 2 percent long-term inflation, he said. Fisher is a non-voting member of Federal Open Market Committee.
Since last week's Fed announcement, interest rates on 30-year mortgage commitments have fallen about one-quarter of one percentage point. Lower mortgage rates could help boost consumer spending and help underwater homeowners to continue mortgage payments.
Small businesses:
Surveys show that nine of 10 of small and medium-size businesses are not interested in borrowing or have no problem accessing financing. The main concerns of small businesses surveyed by the National Federation of Independent Business, for example, are regulatory and fiscal uncertainty.
Big businesses:
Big businesses have plenty of cash reserves or access to cash — many already at negative real interest rates. Further interest rate cuts won't motivate CEOs surveyed by the Dallas Fed to invest in job-creating capital expenditures.
A Duke University survey this month found that 91 percent 887 chief financial officers would not change their investment plans if interest rates fell by 1 percent and 84 percent would not change investment plans if rates dropped by 2 percent.
A high-profile CEO in Fisher's district, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico, recently told him: "We are in 'stall mode,' stuck like Velcro, until the fog of uncertainty surrounding fiscal policy and the debacle in Europe lifts. In the meantime, anything further monetary accommodation induces in the form of cheaper capital will go to buying back our stock."
While buying back stock has a positive effect on a company's shareholders, investing the same amount of money in plants and equipment "would put more people back to work more quickly," Fisher said.


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A GigaPan of the bookshelf in my office intended to highlight a bunch of my "deskcrops" (geologic specimens I have a fond attachment to) for The Accretionary Wedge #4 (www.goodschist.com/2007/12/02/the-accretionary-wedge-4-call-for-submissions /). Unfortunately I didn't have any good way to light the office for ...
Morning view of the falls. Took 5 HDR bracket shots at at each of 20 locations, 100 shots in all. Adjusted the 100 in Lighroom. Exported to TIF files. Ran Photomatix Pro to get the 20 HDR images then stiched them into this gigapan.
The south side of Devils Tower. Can you find the climbers? How about the birds?
The geology laboratory at Northern Virginia Community College's Annandale campus is well equipped with a diverse suite of rock samples, microscopes, maps, fossils, and models.
There are many foothills in Ahwatukee and none of them are made from the red sandstone found around many other parts of Phoenix. I ride my bike past this spot a couple of times a week and wondered what the layers would look like from the other side of the cut so I rode the dirt path and took this pano. You can see wher...
I took this panorama while it was snowing. It was a real challenge, but with help of my brother (Parham) and my cousins (Pezhman and Bayan) ((by holding my cap over the camera! Not to get wet)) I finally did it. The result is not bad. The interesting story is that it was 11th of Farvardin (the first month of Persian ca...
50,000 years ago a meteor, 150ft across crashed into the earth in now what is Northeastern Arizona, USA. The result was this crater, 4,000 feet accross and almost 600 feet deep. It is a unique Geological location on the planet and it was used to train the Apollo Astronauts for their moon missions. It was extremely w...


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Puebla, Mexico, was the host city in December for the 20th edition of MITM Americas, Meetings & Incentive Travel Market -- a 3-day M.I.C.E. event -- and the 6th edition of CULTOURFAIR, International Culture Travel Fair. The program ended with resounding success. BusinessTravelDestinations.com was one of among a vetted group of … [Read more...]
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Traveling to Singapore for Business? What You Should Know
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HSMAI's National Meet
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If you're looking for a unique venue for a corporate event or employee appreciation outing, look no further than basketball arenas. While you may not be able to coordinate sports hospitality at the NBA All Star Game or the NBA Finals, corporate events at basketball arenas is something that will please everyone. And with 44 home games, it's … [Read more...]
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Should we need a licence to surf the internet?
The internet should be free to all, but some people...
I FOLLOW a Twitter account called @NeedADebitCard. It's a relatively small account, it follows no one and has only 12,000 followers. It performs a simple task. Every time someone posts an image of their debit or credit card on Twitter, it retweets it.
It is fascinating, really. You might think that we live in a world where people are so aware of their personal privacy that they shred their bus tickets. We don't. Instead we live in a world where some people are so face-slappingly stupid that they upload photographs of their debit cards to the internet.
Surely you don't have to be a genius to know that this is a very bad idea. You wouldn't, for example, create an image of your debit card on a poster and put it up at bus stops, would you? Or allow it to be featured in a popular magazine or newspaper?
No. Then why the heck do some people post their debit or credit cards on a website with over 200 million users? It's like the internet is some kind of crazy dive bar, where once we get in we lose all inhibitions and start doing some really stupid things.
We are all guilty, however. We've committed to giving away steady streams of information and control of that information to powers greater than ourselves.
Who has surrendered their entire life's photographic work to Facebook or Flickr? Who has entrusted important legal documents to Megaupload? Whose entire communications and documents history rests solely on Google Drive, on a Google server thousands of miles away from where they live?
The truth is, it's all of us. We've all banana-skin slipped into an internet where what we want is the very last thing on anyone else's agenda. The internet isn't for us, it's about us. It is built around our wants and wishes and desires and our likes, and served to us in a walled garden that extracts information streams about our lives and habits as the price of admission.
Is it too late to save us? Well of course it is now. But if it wasn't I would suggest the totally unworkable idea that we should have to apply for a licence to use the internet. It would be sort of like a driving licence, except that instead of streets and motorways it would apply to the information superhighway.
To pass a driving test you must be able to prove that you can drive a car without crashing it into a petrol station, through a glass factory or into a nature reserve. You are expected to know how to maintain control and answer some practical questions about driving in situations.
The driving test and licensing procedure probably saves thousands of properties from meeting crushing ends at the noses of cars, and a lot of drivers from paying expensive insurance bills.
There is no such quality control for the internet. At present, you only have to have access to a computer and a mouse to get online, and once you are there you are free to do whatever you want.
And people do. People click on links, unknowingly let their computers join botnets, allow applications to do whatever the heck they want with their personal data and their friends' data, they believe the promises of untrusted websites, the emailed entreaties of far away princes that promise riches just out of reach, and they let themselves be spiked on the end of spear phishing attacks on a daily basis.
There is a whole industry devoted to stopping people from doing this sort of thing and yet it still goes on, because people fall for the same tricks time and time again. I find it genuinely upsetting to think that there are people out there who are so ripe for the conning that they fall for the most obvious scams, and yet there seems to be no obvious cure, or at least no found cure, for what ails them. And that is themselves.
Let's not forget that we are moving towards an internet of things. This means that everything that surrounds us will have some connected technological being on the internet.
If things like toasters turn malevolent, and start instructing people to stick metal forks in them, can we be sure that people will not comply? I won't dare to venture a guess either way.
What I would like to say is this, be safe out there. The internet is a dark, mean and nasty place that harbours some very bad characters, and you really don't want to run into any of them. µ
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FRUITPORT – An alleged wrong-way driver has caused a trail of accidents along the westbound lanes of I-96 near the Fruitport Road exit.
Callers to Muskegon County Central Dispatch around 3 p.m. reported a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-96 east of the Airline Road interchange. Descriptions of the vehicle varied.
Minutes later, a Fruitport police officer reporting find
the vehicle in question against a guardrail near the Fruitport Road
The police officer reported the alleged wrong-way driver hit at
least one other vehicle about a half-mile west, causing minor injuries. There may be up to two or three other vehicles involved.
The Chronicle has a crew heading to the scene. Stay with www.mlive.com/muskegon for updates as this story develops.


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She participated in the first Spaceward Bound Pilot Program that took place in the Atacama Desert in Chile (2006), where she was part of the Telecommunications team and contributed to the Spanish broadcast.
Dr. Trujillo has a Ph.D. in Electronic & Computer Engineering and a MSc in Mathematical Sciences from Brunel University (London, UK) with a MEng and BSc in Electrical Engineering from University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. Her research interests are in the field of robotics and control systems as well as space exploration.
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Featured Golf News
Brauer-Designed Giants Ridge garners High Golf Digest Ranking
September 24, 2009. The two Jeffrey D. Brauer-designed courses at the Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort in Biwabik, Minnesota highlight the resort's placement as one of North America's top golf resorts by Golf Digest magazine, as released in its Oct. 2009 issue.
Only 75 resorts made the rankings and Giants Ridge was listed at No, 46, making it the highest ranked Minnesota resort on the honor roll. This marks the initial time the northeastern Minnesota golf resort has claimed such a prestigious tribute.
But this is not the first time Giants Ridge has been listed as a top resort. In 2005, Giants Ridge earned mention as a Top Five Mountain Resort by Golf for Women magazine and in 2003 was named as one of the top six golf destinations in the world by Golf World magazine.
The backbone of the golfing experience at Giants Ridge is the two Brauer-fashioned courses at resort. The Legend, which opened in 1997, and the Quarry, which first welcomed play in 2003, have been staples of various "best of" lists throughout their existence.
The Legend at Giants Ridge received a prestigious 4½-star golf rating five years in a row from Golf Digest, which has also named it as the top public golf course in Minnesota in 1999. The Legend was recently ranked in the latest Golf Digest list of Best Public Courses as No. 3 Public Course in Minnesota and as the 72nd Best Public Course in the Nation.
The Quarry has earned even higher acclaim, and this year was named Minnesota's No. 1 public golf course as well as the nation's 20th best public track by Golf Digest and as the No. 2 public golf course in the state by Golfweek magazine. The Quarry was listed as the top golf course you can play in Minnesota by Golfweek in 2008, and has earned Golf Digest's 4½-star ranking every year since 2004.
"My work in Minnesota is among my best, with both courses at Giants Ridge in Golf Digest's Top 100," said Brauer, who is the principal of Arlington, Texas-based GolfScapes, Inc. "One critic told me that he had no idea that both courses were designed by the same golf course architect, which, I think, is the highest tribute I have received. It says I designed with what I had, as I was able to utilize the nature of The Legend course and the man-made quarry at The Quarry course to create two distinct golf experiences at one great resort."
The Golf Digest ranking of top golf resorts was created with the help of Golf Digest's 900-plus course-rating panelists, who also produce our biennial ranking of America's 100 Greatest Courses. They rated hundreds of U.S., Canadian, Mexican and Caribbean golf resorts on a scale of 1 ("awful") to 10 ("perfect"). Golf Digest averaged their ratings and multiplied the result by 10 to come up with a score for each.
"This impressive rating highlights the quality golf of The Legend and The Quarry and puts Giants Ridge on the map along with some of the nation's most outstanding golf resorts such as Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Sandestin, and Bandon Dunes," said John Kendall, director of golf at Giants Ridge.
About Jeffrey D. Brauer and GolfScapes, Inc.
Jeffrey D. Brauer knows golf and the courses which make golf great. Now in his 25th year of private practice, and with 32 years in the business of fashioning golf courses overall, Brauer's work - from his 36-hole masterpiece at the Giants Ridge Golf Club in Minnesota to the Avocet Course at Wild Wing Plantation in South Carolina to the sublime Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine - speaks to his knowledge of expert design and ability to use of the land to make each course distinct.
Brauer began his career in the Chicago area; his first project was Kemper Lakes Golf Course, site of the 1989 US PGA Championship. In 1984, he formed his own company - GolfScapes, Inc. - and moved to Arlington, Texas, where he has developed a national portfolio of both new course and renovation projects. Brauer has been commended for his work in such publications as Golf Magazine, Golf World and Golf Digest. He is currently working on a handful of projects around the United States.
A member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects since 1980, Brauer served as president of that organization during its milestone 50th anniversary year in 1995-1996. As that role, he spearheaded the development of the USGA's Environmental Principals of Golf. The book, Golf Has Never Failed Me by Donald Ross, is a result of Brauer's efforts to produce a commemorative work for the 50th anniversary of the ASGCA.
Brauer's completed projects, both individually and in conjunction with some of the world's top designers, include:
The Legends at Giants Ridge (Biwabik, MN)
The Quarry at Giants Ridge (Biwabik, MN)
The Wilderness at Fortune Bay (Tower, MN)
Sand Creek Station Golf Course (Newton, KS)
Colbert Hills Golf Course (Manhattan, KS)
Cowboys Golf Club (Grapevine, TX)
Tangle Ridge Golf Club (Grand Prairie, TX)
Indian Creek Golf Course (Carrollton, TX)
The Wilderness (Lake Jackson, TX)
The Bridges of Preston Crossings Golf Club (Gunter, TX)
Ridgeview Ranch Golf Course (Plano, TX)
Squaw Valley Golf Club, Apache Links (Glen Rose, TX)
Whitestone Golf Club (Benbrook, TX)
Black Bear Golf Club (Parker, CO)
Wild Wing Plantation, Avocet Course (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Holiday Hills Golf Club (Branson, MO)
Champions Run (Omaha, NE)
Highlands Golf Course (Lincoln, NE)
Links at Sierra Blanca (Ruidoso, NM)
Gaylord Springs Golf Links (Nashville, TN)
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This unit explains the diversity and evolution of living organisms and how these relate to survival in different environments.
A body part, body covering, or behavior that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment.
A color or shape in a plant or animal's body covering that helps it blend into its environment.
An adaptation in which an otherwise harmless plant or animal looks like a harmful plant or animal in order to protect itself.
Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing. The environment includes non-living things, such as water, air, soil, weather, landforms and other living things
The place where an animal lives. The physical characteristics of an animal's surroundings where it can find everything it needs to survive.
behavioral adaptation
Something an animal does - or acts - in response to some type of external stimulus.