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Volume 51, Issue 6, 15 September 1969
Collisional Quenching of Competitive Unimolecular Reactions. Vibrational Energy Transfer51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672345View Description Hide Description
Two competitive–consecutive unimolecular reaction systems were investigated. An H+olefin chemical activation technique was used to produce highly vibrationally excited polyatomic alkyl radicals in a narrow, nonequilibrium distribution of energy states centered near 45 kcal mole−1. The radicals studied, 3,3‐dimethylhexyl‐2·* and 3‐methylhexyl‐2·*, each decompose unimolecularly by several competitive C–C rupture reaction channels to stable olefins and smaller radical fragments; also, isomerization by H‐atom transfer to secondary radicals, 4,4‐dimethylhexyl‐2·* and 4‐methylhexyl‐2·*, respectively, competes with C–C rupture. The isomerized species retain the vibrational excitation and undergo further consecutive unimolecular reactions including C–C rupture and H‐atom isomerization. The spectrum of competitive reactions of via various paths, each characterized by a different energy threshold, provides a type of competitive chemical reaction "spectroscopy" wherein the amounts of the various decomposition events associated with each threshold act as transducers of the steady‐state energy level populations of the reactive species. The competition between collisional stabilization and reaction via the several reaction paths of was measured for H2 and CF4 heat‐bath molecules. The experimental results are compared with calculations made on a stochastic basis. Various collisional transition probability models characterized by different distributions of vibrational energy jump sizes were examined. Based on a step ladder model of transition probabilities, H2 transfers ∼ 400 cm−1 per collision and CF4 >̃ 1600 cm−1 per collision; for an exponential distribution of transition probabilities, a larger amount of vibration energy, e.g., ∼ 500 cm−1 for H2, is appropriate. The conclusions obtained by this technique are independent of information on the magnitudes of the collision cross sections. Some of the more important aspects of the radical chemistry are considered and several disproportionation–recombination ratios were obtained.
EPR Study of the Hole Centers in Phenacite51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672346View Description Hide Description
The centers created by x and uv irradiation of the single crystals of phenacite (Be2SiO4) at room temperature were studied by the EPR method. Well‐documented proofs were offered that the centers involved ·SiO4 −3 and ·PO3 = radicals. The components of the g factor of the ·SiO4 −3 radical are presented in the text. They fit this model well. Also supporting this model are the HFS splittings which were attributed to two Be atoms. The components of the g factor and the HFS tensors of the ·PO3 = radical were measured. The HFS tensor fits this description of the center well. The paper following this one attempts to correlate these measurements with luminescence of phenacite.
Luminescence in Phenacite51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672347View Description Hide Description
Luminescent behavior and optical absorption of phenacite BeSiO4 are compared with the results obtained for x‐ or uv‐irradiated naturally occurring and synthetic phenacite crystals using the EPR method. It is thought that these crystals contain ·PO3 = and ·SiO4 −3 radicals, and our results indicate that they both act as luminescence centers. Emission bands, which might be assigned to both, have been identified. Thermoluminescence, thermoconductivity, and uv re‐excitation were also investigated and compared to EPR results.
Determination of Diffusion Coefficients of Thermal Electrons with a Time‐of‐Flight Swarm Experiment51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672348View Description Hide Description
A typical time‐of‐flight electron‐swarm experiment was modified by replacing the electric‐field–ring assembly with a conducting paper cylinder in order to (1) increase the lateral dimension of the swarm region, and (2) remove nonconducting surfaces which become charged with electrons and thereby provide the zero‐field condition necessary for thermal electrondiffusion and capture studies in gases. A new drift–dwell–drift technique was devised whereby electron swarms were (1) drifted to the center of the swarm region, (2) allowed to dwell there for varying periods of time under field‐free conditions, and then (3) drifted to the anode where proper sampling with a differentially pumped electron‐multiplier detection system allowed the reconstruction of the swarm time‐of‐arrival distribution. Diffusion coefficients were determined for thermal electron swarms in nine gases. The mean thermal diffusion‐pressure values were 0.214, 2.01, 0.885, 0.133, 0.294, 0.178, 0.0151, 0.253, and 0.281 cm2 μsec−1 torr for He, Ne, Ar, H2, N2, CO, CO2, CH4, and C2H4, respectively.
Thermal Expansions of Some Alkali Halides51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672349View Description Hide Description
A simple model is presented for the calculation of the equilibrium nearest‐neighbor separation of the alkali halides as a function of temperature at atmospheric pressure. Theoretical values of are compared with the experimental data for NaCl, KCl, KBr, KI, CsCl, CsBr, and CsI for the temperature range from room temperature to the melting point. Excellent agreement with experiment is obtained for the potassium halides by using a central‐force two‐particle potential composed of the Coulomb interaction and a nearest‐neighbor exponential repulsive potential.
Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Autoionization Peaks51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672350View Description Hide Description
A vacuum ultraviolet monochromator has been combined with a retarding‐field electron‐energy analyzer to study the distribution of photoelectrons from autoionizing states of hydrogen and nitrogen. In most cases involving hydrogen, the photoelectrons produced are monoenergetic and correspond to autoionizing transitions in which Δυ is a minimum, i.e., the ejected electrons have the minimum kinetic energy. There is one possible exception to this generalization. Different mechanisms appear to be operative in the nitrogen autoionizations. In general, several bundles of electrons, corresponding to the formation of several ionic states, are observed. Whereas vibrational relaxation of the core appears to explain the results with hydrogen, an alternative mechanism involving configuration interaction has been examined in an attempt to rationalize the nitrogen results. This proposed mechanism implies that relative transition probabilities in the autoionization process are dominated by Franck–Condon factors connecting the quasidiscrete state and the ionic state. The ratio of Franck–Condon factors is very sensitive to the choice of internuclear distance for the quasidiscrete state. In many cases, it is possible to find a plausible internuclear distance for which the ratio of Franck–Condon factors agrees with experiment. If the Franck–Condon factors are indeed the major determinant of relative transition probabilities, photoelectron spectroscopy offers a method for determining the internuclear distances of the quasidiscrete states. One autoionizing transition in nitrogen, as yet unassigned, does not seem to fit this mechanism.
Gas‐Phase Structure of XeF251(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672351View Description Hide Description
The region of the spectrum of XeF2 at 560 cm−1 was studied under high resolution. The analysis of the band gives , , , and . The xenon–fluorine bond length obtained from is 1.9773 ± 0.0015Å.
Dirac Delta Functions in the Laplace‐Type Expansion of51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672352View Description Hide Description
The theory of generalized functions and Fourier transforms is used to derive the Laplace‐type expansion for . This approach leads naturally to a general formula for the Dirac delta‐function terms which occur when is odd.
Bipolar Expansion for51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672353View Description Hide Description
Explicit formulas for the radial functions in the bipolar expansion for , , where , are derived with the use of the theory of generalized functions and Fourier transforms. When and is odd, there are delta‐function terms. In this approach the delta‐function terms and the four‐region form of the expansion are obtained from a single, unified formula valid in all regions. Recurrence formulas for the are given.
Threshold Electron‐Impact Excitation and Negative‐Ion Formation in XeF6 and XeF451(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672354View Description Hide Description
Electronic excitation and dissociative electron attachment in XeF6 and XeF4 were investigated by studying the products of low‐energy electron–molecule collisions in the gas phase. The relative abundances of the major negative ions produced were recorded as a function of the electron‐beam energy. Both molecules attached electrons at ∼0 and ∼5 eV and dissociated into a number of negative‐ion products. The similar energy dependence of the various ion currents suggested that the fragment ions were competing for the electron attached to XeF6 or XeF4. The threshold electron‐impact excitation spectra were determined by means of the "SF6‐electron‐scavenger" technique. No evidence for low‐lying electronic states was found.
Energy Migration in Lanthanide Chelates51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672355View Description Hide Description
Intramolecular energy transfer in lanthanide chelates can occur through different paths depending on the nature of the chelate. Contrary to prevailing notions, it is shown that energy transfer does not require the participation of the lowest triplet level of the chelate. The experimental results from a study of solutions of more than 600 chelate systems are consistent with a transfer mechanism via the ligand‐excited singlet state, with rate constants of about 1011 sec−1 and higher. Transfer via the lowest triplet state may predominate, however, when the rate of energy transfer from the singlet excited level is smaller than the rate of intersystem crossing to the triplet level. Whatever the mechanism, intramolecular energy transfer is generally a very efficient process, regardless of the fluorescence quantum yield of the chelated lanthanide ion. Low quantum yields of sensitized fluorescence are usually the result of radiationless decay processes following intramolecular energy transfer. This quenching is most pronounced in chelates in which the lowest triplet level lies below the emissive level of the lanthanide ion.
Diamagnetic Susceptibility of Hydrazinium (1 +) and Hydrazinium (2 +) Compounds51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672356View Description Hide Description
The diamagneticsusceptibilities of a number of solid hydrazinium salts have been determined by the Gouy method. The results have been compared with the diamagneticsusceptibilities of the corresponding alkali and ammonium salts. It has been confirmed that the relationship between the molar susceptibility of alkali, ammonium, and hydrazinium (1 +) halides and the effective atomic number of the cation is a periodic one. The diamagnetism of the hydrazinium (1 +) and hydrazinium (2 +) ions was estimated to be . The magnetic susceptibility of the hydrazinium (2 +) ion has been treated theoretically in the LCAO MO approximation and a good agreement with the observed susceptibility value of this ion has been found. A theoretical prediction about the diamagneticanisotropy of the hydrazinium (2 +) ion was made. The values calculated by the Van Vleck method are about 30% smaller in the and directions as compared with the one. Only a 10% difference was obtained by Pople's MO theory.
Guest‐Impurity Heterogeneous Triplet–Triplet Annihilation in Organic Mixed Crystals: Benz[f]indan Guest in Biphenyl and in Fluorene Hosts51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672357View Description Hide Description
Delayed fluorescence has been observed in mixed crystals with benz[f]indan guest in biphenyl host and also in fluorene host. At 77°K, the delayed fluorescence intensity shows a second‐order dependence on the phosphorescence intensity, indicating the biexcitonic origin of the delayed fluorescence observed. Temperature dependence of intensity and of decay and growth behavior of delayed fluorescence and phosphorescence is similar to that generally observed in mixed‐crystal systems where . The thermal energy gap obtained from various Arrhenius plots, however, do not give the spectroscopic energy gap in either case; instead a lower activation energy has been obtained. Evidence is presented that an unknown impurity causes the delayed fluorescence in these cases. Kinetics for such guest‐impurity heterogeneous triplet–triplet annihilation is discussed.
Spin–Orbit Coupling in Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Calculation of the Radiative Triplet Lifetimes of Naphthalene, Anthracene, and Phenanthrene51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672358View Description Hide Description
A formalism is developed to calculate spin–orbit interactions in aromatic hydrocarbons. The theory is based on interactions and involves singlet and triplet and states and their interactions with both the ground and lowest triplet states. CH and CC electrons are treated separately, and their wavefunctions are written as linear combinations of bonding and antibonding CH and CC orbitals. An estimate is made of the σ‐state energies on the basis of spectroscopic and theoretical data. The calculations are restricted to one‐center, one‐electron terms in the matrix elements of the spin–orbit Hamiltonian. Radiative lifetimes obtained for naphthalene, anthracene and phenanthrene are in reasonable agreement with experiment. The calculations show the importance of including all of the mixing mechanisms considered here in any calculation of spin–orbit coupling in these molecules.
Semiempirical Energy Surface for H351(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672359View Description Hide Description
A semiempirical potential‐energy surface has been generated from the London equation by evaluating the Coulomb and exchange integrals using a method which takes into account the effective orbital overlap as a function of internuclear distance. A single adjustable parameter is used to fit the calculated activation energy to the observed value. The surface is symmetrical and very flat over the saddle‐point region, which leads to much lower values for the probability of H‐atom tunneling through the barrier.
Field Theoretical Methods in Classical Statistical Mechanics. I51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672360View Description Hide Description
Equations of motions and a diagram technique are developed for the classical‐mechanical Green's functions. The Boltzmann equation and a classical reaction‐matrix operator analogous to the quantum‐mechanical T matrix are derived.
Photoionization, Absorption, and Fluorescence of CS251(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672361View Description Hide Description
Absolute absorption and photoionization coefficients of CS2 have been measured in the 600–970‐Å region. A 1‐m radius Seya–Namioka‐type scanning vacuum‐ultraviolet monochromator was used with the Hopfield helium continuum source as a background and with photoelectric detection of the dispersed radiation. A number of peaks in both the absorption and photoionizationspectra were observed at wavelengths that agree well with a higher resolution photographic spectrum. The total continuum underlying the band structure has been estimated as well as the fraction due to absorption and to ionizations.Fluorescence was observed when the wavelength of the incident radiation was shorter than 976.5 Å. A brief discussion of its origin is given.
Angular Relaxation of the Symmetrical Top51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672362View Description Hide Description
The calculation of is formulated for the symmetric top, and evaluated for several special models; is the Legendre polynomial and the angle made by the symmetry axis with its initial direction. The collision operator is presumed to arise from a time independent transition probability, and includes the Boltzmann integral operator or Langevin differential operator as special cases. Diffusional relaxation is recovered only if the collision frequency is large, and is not the general behavior for large .
Molecular Collisions. X. Restricted‐Distorted‐Wave–Born and First‐Order Sudden Approximations for Rotational Excitation of Diatomic Molecules51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672363View Description Hide Description
Although a number of approximation methods have been widely used in the field of molecular rotational excitation and scattering, their interrelationships and ranges of applicability have not always been clearly established. The present work is a comparison of several of these approximations. Considered are the time‐independent treatments such as the distorted wave approximation (DWA), the restricted distorted wave (RDW) and the RDW–Born approximations, and the time‐dependent ones such as the sudden approximation (SA), full trajectory and straight‐line limit, and the first‐order perturbation approximations. Equivalence is demonstrated between the RDW–Born and first‐order SA, and convenient analytical forms are presented for the resulting transition probabilities.
Time‐Dependent Concentration Fluctuations of Polystyrene in Cyclohexane51(1969); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1672364View Description Hide Description
We report the effects of long‐range correlation for a critical mixture of polystyrene in cyclohexane at small temperature distances from the phase separation temperature by means of quasielastic light scattering. The estimated coherence length for the polystyrene–cyclohexane system from Rayleigh linewidth studies is somewhat smaller than that from angular dissymmetry measurements if we assume that the temperature dependence of the molecular‐interaction range remains unchanged from static to dynamic phenomena.


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Charlotte Hunter - Paris, France
8th November, 2012
Pulling open one of her desk drawers Charlie delved a hand into the gloom and began to feel around, her fingers blindly fumbling over an array of objects. The moans of pain from behind her, only made her fumble more madly until with a triumphant sigh, Charlie withdrew her hand, her fingers encasing a small roll of bandages. She turned on her heel and observed her patient, one of the more accident prone students in the ARF known as Nick, with an eager grin.
"Knew I would find it somewhere!" The petite girl beamed, as using her hip she pushed the drawer closed. Moving back to the boy's side, she knelt down and inspected the area of need with a quiet focus. This time around, Nick had appeared at the nurse's door limping at 8:30 that morning, which in Charlie's opinion was far better than their first meeting's circumstances, despite the early time.
Nick, whom had been for the most part silent, whimpered slightly as Charlie rotated the injured joint tenderly before sitting back and allowing a satisfied grin.
"How's it looking then Charl?" Nick asked, as he anxiously rubbed his forehead and stared at Charlie's warm smile. "Think I'll make it?"
With this Nick then flopped back on the bed where he sat, dramatically reaching up towards the ceiling with one hand. "As you know, I think I can hear them. The angels I mean. They are calling for me to join them."
"Ahuh" Charlie replied, barely evening raising an eyebrow at her friend's dramatics.
Annoyed at this though, Nick continued on, flashing a glance at Charlotte through one slightly opened eye before suddenly gripping his chest and almost gasping.
"Tell my brother I will see him in hell OK?"
"I thought you were going to heaven." Charlie shot back, as without looking at her friend, she reached for her first aid book and consulted the instructions once more for good measure.
Part laughing and part huffing, Nick flopped back into his bed and shook his head, acknowledging his defeat and waiting for the diagnosis from his friend which came shortly afterwards.
"Well it's not broken, so I think we are just looking at a sprain." Charlie offered this conclusion with a sudden change in facial expression, as the skin between her brows puckered in a frown. "Though I could have sworn I told you to watch yourself earlier this week."
To this Nick turned feverishly quiet and shuffled somewhat uncomfortably on the spot, focusing his gaze onto the back of his hand before muttering a reply which was inaudible to any human ear. Sighing at this Charlie shrugged and began work on the injury, wrapping it up firmly in the soft elasticated trips and deciding not to question her company too much. As she worked though, the pair began to chat again the subject only turning serious when Nick questioned Charlie's use of the bandage.
"So how come you aren't just…erm…doing your thing?" Nick gestured wildly in the air before signalling down to his ankle with a raised eye brow. Charlie at this, sat back and met the boy's gaze with her own quizzical look, puzzled at first by what Nick was referring to by 'Doing your thing'. But at the switch flicked on in her head, Charlie almost chuckled. Her plump lips once again form a perfect 'o' as realisation came in floods.
"It's been suggested that I don't use my powers for every injury." Charlie started, as she recommenced her work. "Rather than leaping in and taking on small injuries which are rather bothersome, I have to deal with them practically, hence all of them." With this, Charlie jutted her head in the direction of a small desk in the far corner of the nurse's office where a large, leaning tower of thick textbooks loomed over the other paper work in an ominous manor.
Nick studied this spectacle for a few seconds then mockingly shivered. "I'm glad most of my training just means I get to the beat the heck out of things." He laughed, his strained face lighting a little with his smile as he returned his gaze to the dark haired girl, whom now stood in front of him, her small hands on her hips.
"Are you sure it's that way round?" Charlotte giggled "As the amount of times I get you and your mates in here, I am starting to think the 'things' are beating the heck out of you."
Nick shrugged at this, leaning forward and rolling down his jogger's leg before gingerly standing and testing his ankle.
"It's usually 'you should have seen the other guy' visits with me. I swear!" Nick offered with a wink, before letting out a sigh. "This new approach to fixing us up though a little bit of a bummer. How long is it gonna take till it heals Doc?"
Charlie nodded at this and pursed her lips once more as she thought. "Well it's not a bad sprain, so about a week or two. Just go easy on it ok? No kicking planks, or whatever it is you guys do."
Nick at this gave a mini salute then placed a large hand on Charlie's shoulder, as with his free hand he put on his glasses. "I can make no promises that I will not see you again by the end of today." He smirked. "Thanks Charl. See ya later."
Charlie nodded then waved off her patient, returning to her desk in a sluggish manor, almost sad that her reason for avoiding her study had limped off down the corridor. In some ways she was almost jealous of the other students' combat training, though it involved some rather nasty injuries from time to time, it was for now, a lot more fun than sitting in an office or if she was lucky watching one of the combat training session with a few fellow students. Though on those occasions, of which there had only been two so far, she had only been there in case immediate attention was needed.
Sighing, Charlie flicked open a one of the text books and thumbed through the pages absentmindedly stopping every once in a while to allow her eyes to soak in a step by step procedure of various different wounds. In some ways this new way of handling injuries sucked, just like Nick had pointed out, but Charlie was beginning to see the upside to it. Time consuming,yes, but it also meant that when the day came to an end, Charlie was able to walk to her own room and lie down without the now familiar twinge of freshly absorbed wounds.
It was just as this thought drifted across her mind that Kieran came stumbling into the room, his familiar kind features flushing to a brilliant scarlet as he panted for air, Austin and Minerva shortly following in his wake. In the short time frame which followed, Charlie had not bothered to ask any questions as to why she had been summoned. The reddened face of Kieran was enough for her and so within 3 minutes of Kieran appearing in the door way to her own 'classroom', Charlotte found herself running along with the others towards the helipad, Kim being the last to be picked up along the way.
On arrival at their destination, Charlie, at this point finding it slightly difficult to breath, was greeted by Justin and River. All was then explained in a brief manor, as Justin filled them in on the plan before they were ushered onto the helicopter and whipped away from their new home. As they travelled, the buzzing familiar voice of River sounding over the headsets offered little comfort to Charlie's nerves as she watched the mansion disappear.
Charlotte had zoned out for the entirety of the journey, her eyes tracked to the back of her hands as she visualised medical procedures, dimly aware of the helicopter as it hummed through the blue expanse of sky. It was only when a tremor shuddered through the metal framework of the vehicle and first violent evasive swerve from River that cracked through Charlotte's subconscious state of mind. Grabbing the edge of her seat, Charlotte swore loudly into the headset not realising the cause of the disruption until she violently turned her head to the left and looked out over a scene which she had come to know through numerous post cards. Only this time, rather than being meet with blue skies and bustling streets, Paris lay in smouldering ruins. Like razor rain, the meteors tore down through the sky, ripping through buildings, cars and trees, all the while gushing forth hot ash.
Screams could be heard over the loud resounding thunder claps of collision, as more meteors fell from the reddened, swollen bellied heavens. Their helicopter dodged a few close calls as River's skills came into play, saving them all more than once. On landing however, all horror of first impression was bitten back as everyone washed out of the helicopter and formed into teams. The first team peeled off at River's command and the second at Justin's.
"Keep an eye out for the others, in case they get hurt," Justin ordered, "send as many people as you can to the metro below ground, but don't get killed!"
Charlotte had nodded and then glanced at Kieran before heading out into the chaos which was now Paris. Everywhere the small girl looked was burning red or smeared with black ash as the screams of the public almost seemed muted over the sheer roaring power of tremors and flaming boulders which tumbling through the sky. She had been told to help those in need and that was exactly what she planned to do.
Charlie helped numerous people get to the metro system, leading them with wild gestures towards the sunken stair cases which lead down to the underground network. She also absorbed a few injuries along the way, helping to animate people and get them safety. Burns, cuts and bruises marred her body under her long sleeved top, but she tried her best to ignore the pain which buzzed over her skin.
Checking each window she passed, Charlie desperately sought out the distressed and the injured, and helped with healing and first aid. She followed the screams which sounded over the on- going percussion of meteorites. When her search began to reveal a distant lack of people however, Charlie began to feel a small glimmer of hope. Perhaps most people had already sought refuge somewhere safe. Yet just as quickly as this glimmer of hope illuminated itself, it was extinguished when Charlie's foot caught something soft, sending her sprawling to the floor.
Charlie rolled onto her back narrowly avoiding a pile of shattered glass, as she examined the offending object which had caused her to trip and what met her eyes made her stomach twist.
It was a leg, small, bloody and broken. The rest of the body was hidden by rubble but the leg was enough to know what lay beneath the debris.
"Oh god.." Charlie breathed as she wiped ash away from her skin. She could feel tears beginning to brim. The size of that leg… it had to be a child. Charlie's head began to sway, the world around her oozing in confusion, dismay and horror as slowly, Charlie stood and began to back away. She could feel her stomach turn cold as her eyes remain glued to the small limb which sat motionless on the floor.
The screams and gutters of a crying woman were what pulled Charlie out of her stupefied slump. She had been standing there frozen and horrified, in amongst the rubble and dancing ash in complete silence as her eyes had remained trained to small motionless form which lay on the floor. Beginning to feel bile build up in her throat, Charlie forced herself to swallow, supressing the urge to vomit, as her stomach continued to do summersaults. Her tongue lay thick and heavy in her mouth and her eyes watered. She had known that she would find something like this, after all it was to be expected, yet that had never prepared her for actually seeing it.
Yet as she began to feel utterly depressed over the small body's lost life, a cry of something living pulsed through her ear drums. The sound was both awful and gut retching, but at the same time, hopeful to Charlie. If there was a cry, there was life. Shaking the dark cobwebs of thought which had swaddled the girl, Charlie turned her head to track the sound.
Further up the street, behind a fractured window, billowing large plumes of smoke were evident. The Café had once been a small quaint looking thing, with polished dark wood window frames and cream coloured walls, completed rows of tables and table cloths. It had been something which belonged in a picture. Yet now the tables lay in splinters, the varnished frames curled up from heat with the flowers trampled, and from within, no dark cool retreat was promised. Instead, red flickers of flames and black smearing clouds of smoke came out in pillars. Regardless of this however, standing in front of the door was one woman. Her clothes would probably be considered fine not too long ago, but now they were torn and dirty. Her hair covered in dust and debris and on each leg clutched a child, no more than the age of 4. Yet despite this woman's young charges, she continued to shriek and wail at the dark clouds of smoke which emitted from the open door.
Braking into a run and narrowly dodging a falling lamppost, Charlie bolted towards the woman. She knew little of the situation bar that there was something deeply wrong. Drawing nearer, and talking in broken French Charlie called to the woman as she fell to knees and began to cry. The children simply huddled together, their voices coarse from screams. The repeated lines of 'run to safety' did little to nothing and on finally arriving beside to the small group, Charlie realised quickly that the woman was not going to be moved.
Kneeling down, Charlie had tugged at the woman to stand, pleading with her to move and save her children. But the more she tried, the more frantic the woman became, slapping off Charlie's grasp and pointing towards the smoke.
"Mon fils!"
Charlie froze at this then turned to match the woman's gaze and it was only then, focusing on the open door way, that Charlie heard it. A small yelp came from within, the words were inaudible, however, it was an unmistakable call for help. Suddenly, Charlie knew why the woman would not move. She could not enter the flames without abandoning her two children but neither could she run and abandon her other child to the flames.
Watery streaks of mascara stained the woman's cheeks as this time, Charlie felt the perfectly manicured nails grasp her arm.
"Au secours" The sentence came staggered and rough, through crimson lips which were now bloody and swollen.
Help. Charlie nodded and slowly pulled the woman's hand away from her arm. Patting it, she tried to offer a little reassurance, before putting her arm to her mouth and darting forward into the smoke.
Inside, the flicking light and falling plaster created enough obstacles as the girl picked her way through the rubble all the while staying as close as she could to the floor , her arm shielding her nose and mouth. The heat in the small shop was almost intolerable as Charlie began to feel sweat break out over her forehead and her eyes begin to sting. Regardless however, she pushed on, training her ears on the small yelp which sounded near the back of the café.
Beginning to cough now, her lungs burning from a mixture of dry, hot hair and smoke, Charlie began to feel dizzy but once more ignored her body's pleads for retreat. One child's remains already lay on the street outside and she was not going to allow another to add to the count.
Weaving cautiously through a few still standing tables Charlie at last found her target huddled under a table and face buried into his knees. From within this small ball of clothes was the source of the yelp. Moving forward again Charlie stepped over more fallen plaster and crouched down at the table, the distinct smell of urine meeting her nostrils as the girl leaned forward and grasped the kid's arm.
The boy had jumped at first, swinging his head up and staring through the protective slits of eye lashes at Charlie in sheer amazement, however, this startled surprised lasted one fleeting second before the boy scrambled into Charlie's arms with wild sobs. Charlie, almost pushed over by the child's speed, allowed the boy to entangle his arms around her neck before she stood and wheeled back towards the entrance, staggering with the added weight of the kid now.
The exit was easy and on stepping out into the open street, Charlie felt the child being instantly peeled away from her by his mother, then, with little more than a hurried thank you, the mother and her children ran off without a backward glance. Charlie simply wheezed as she bent over, grabbing her knees for support as she felt the world around her begin to spin. Her lungs felt burnt and no matter how much she gasped for air, she felt starved of oxygen.
Slowly the world around her began to black out. Her body tingled from various different wounds she had acquired from helping people escape. Cuts marred her arms and legs, a gash on her forehead oozed blood and stung and she could feel a new burn sear into the back of her neck, where the boy had touched her. The child must have been burned in the store, and on contact, her body had instantly transferred the wound to herself. Groaning in pain and a mixture of confusion, Charlie then collapsed. Rib cage heaving as panic set in before everything blacked out.


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Hey guys,
I have seen where you both like Justin Turner a lot (is it just because he is from Ohio) or can he be a great player? I have notices many people think he will play CB, S or LB at Michigan. Where do you guys think he will play and why? Will he play as a freshman and will that position be his only position over the 4 years he is at Michigan?
Where does he fit into Shafer's scheme better than English's scheme or does he?
Why does it seem like he does not get as much attention as other recruits that are just as high-ranking wise or even below him it seems like some kids get more attention.
Thanks for taking my question--- Greg
First, both of us are very happy Michigan is recruiting Ohio, and making it a priority. Both of us have a great respect for depth and quality of Ohio High School football. That said we really do not care where a recruit calls home, just that Michigan gets the best players possible.
Turner shows a very good skill set on film, against a very high level of competition, that is why we like him so much. Turner has a nice combination of speed and size that makes him an excellent prospect. Add to that he plays the game with nasty physical edge, and really, hits and you have the type of prospect all programs like to bring in.
Doubt very much we see Turner lining up at linebacker, at least in the short term; he does not have the size or frame at this time to carry the weight to be linebacker. He could help at cornerback, safety, or even nickel.
In addition, do not forget special teams, he has skills to be very good special team's player. Under Coach English, Turner would almost certainly be a safety, but under Coach Shafer's schemes, I would not be surprised to see him start at cornerback. His ability to press and jam wide receivers at line of scrimmage make him perfect fit for what Coach Shafer is doing at cornerback.
Low rankings can be caused by many things, early commitment takes players off the radar, not attending as many combines where rankings are judged are just a couple of things that could effect the amount of attention he receives such as his school not having a good record, coaching changes and not pushing their kids to the recruiting services.
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Book lovers have one last opportunity to stock their libraries this weekend as Friends of the Amarillo Public Library hosts its final book sale of 2012.
The sale includes items withdrawn from the library collection, as well as books and movies donated to Friends, with a "brown bag" format. Shoppers can fill a grocery bag with books and other media and pay one price for the entire bag.
Library public relations coordinator Stacy Clopton Yates said it's a chance for shoppers to pick up a bargain. "Books are usually $5 per bag, but the price per bag for this final sale is $3," Yates said. "We are trying to clear out the sale area before the end of the year, but we've actually added quite a few new donations and library withdrawals, so there will be plenty to choose from."
Bags are provided, but patrons also are welcome to bring their own bags. The Friends group reserves the right to charge extra when patrons bring in extra large bags.
Annual Friends of the Library book sales raise funds to allow Friends to support
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As always, the sale takes place in the basement of Downtown Amarillo Public Library, beginning with a Friends Only Night on Friday; the library will close at 6 p.m. and the sale begins at 6:30 p.m. Shoppers can enter the sale through the stairwell at the east door or through the library's front doors if they need to use the elevator. There will be no access to the stairs from inside the library.
Following the Friends Only Night, the sale will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, the price will drop to $1 per bag.
Friends memberships are $5 for an individual or $10 for a family and can be purchased at any Amarillo Public Library location through Thursday. After that, memberships can be purchased at the Downtown Library only. Memberships are effective for this sale as well as all 2013 book sales.
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Harder to break in a pair each game. I've had the first colorway since they dropped and they're still pretty stiff. Never played in them though
come on there were more shoes than this :-)
Only one that makes the mark; Ginobili !
(D-wade Li-Ning was there but no image)
y doesnt lebron wear his lebron 11s
Bron Bron might as well start wearin da 12s
Heat in 6. Yeah I said it.
@JMBasquiat lol
3:19 left in the 4th quarter people leaving the stadium!!! FAKE HEAT NATION. Those who did stay are true fans. GO SPURS. (Coming from a Portland Trail Blazers fan)
@"C.E.O." YESSIR! A TRAIL BLAZER FAN! I am too. every single fan in miami is just a loser. they are always hopping on the band wagon. same with the pacers and OKC
So embarrassing for Nike, Lebron cant even wear the $275 elite 11's either...smh. Bad enough he can't play in the regular 11's but you get a chance to tweak them, improve on the flaws so Lebron could be seen on the brightest stage rockin his elite signature shoe and still go it wrong. #epicfail
@urroyalhynus Yup and instead you got Ginobili rocking his signature shoes with no issues lol.
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I love those pure platinum XX8 Se that Leonard is wearing. I liked them at first sight and bought a pair weeks ago!
@cru33 actually they're a PE ,very similar but more white /black with grey accents, I bought pure platinums myself cause I love the cw and noticed they're not the same Kawhi is wearing..Ray allens Finals PE are sweet too
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East Nashville musician Adrian Krygowski continues to impress with the second single 'Shot in the Dark' from his new LP, 'Roam'. You may recall we featured his first single from this self-released album late last year, which officially released several weeks back on January 14th.
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What materials did you use? 11 oz dark denim, fabric from JoAnn's. I used an old pair of Lee brand jeans that were falling apart, deconstructed them, and drew a pattern from it.
What advice would you give someone starting this project? watch the whole class first, then sew along with her. The last photo shows an "oops". I folded the zipper side 5/8" instead of 1/4, then had to move the other side over to cover the zipper, which made the zipper off center, and, oh, yeah, now I can't breathe in the pants. If I loose some weight, I'll wear them around the house with a tunic.
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
We cant solve problems with the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein
Due to print deadlines, this column is being written prior to the outcome of perhaps the most important vote the Mount Pleasant Town Council has made since the town wrestled with where to bring I-526 into the town from the Wando River. Former town councilman Jimmy Bagwell, who has been an eloquent spokesman for lowering building height limits and protecting the look and feel of Shem Creek and Coleman Boulevard, says the current situation and dynamic is similar to the I-526 debate.
Outside interests wanted the interstate to reach Johnnie Dodds Boulevard/Highway 17 by bringing it extremely close to what was then Mount Pleasants biggest planned suburban neighborhood, Snee Farm. Bagwell recounts that, against what appeared to be all the powers-that-be, the residents made their voices heard and got a solution that worked for both the town and their neighborhood.
Writing this column in anticipation of town councils vote on the planning commissions recommendation to lower building height limits around Shem Creek and parts of Coleman Boulevard, it is tempting to predict the outcome based on what I have observed at the town council meetings and have seen stated by elected officials in social and traditional media. But I wont.
But what I will do is assess, or lament, if you will, the current situation facing Mount Pleasant residents regardless of what happens at the meeting.
There is an unavoidable battle to keep the pleasant in Mount Pleasant. In the struggle over the current issue, the acronym STOMP has bubbled up. It stands for Save Town of Mount Pleasant. It projects the feelings of thousands who live here who value quality of life more than profits or textbook urban planning. The strength of their numbers is evidenced by the thousands of Save Shem Creek bumper stickers that have been distributed and the numbers joining Facebook groups such as Saving Shem Creek and Protect Coleman Boulevard and Our Old Village Neighborhood.
On one side of the issue, the powers-that-be, who want high-density growth in Mount Pleasant, tall buildings and basically transformational real estate development, and institutions and organizations that have weighed in saying as much. Who are they? The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Coastal Conservation League (surprise!) and even the Post and Courier, which editorialized in favor of tall buildings and high density in Mount Pleasant but against a high-density, multi-story gathering place on Maybank Highway on James Island. Go figure.
The first three organizations all have well-paid staff whose jobs are to attend all the planning meetings as well as the town council meetings. They are full-time professionals who specialize in playing the game. Their job performance is evaluated on how well they get what their special interest organization wants. Id like to ask the Coastal Conservation League if high-density, high-rise development is such a great idea for the iconic vistas of Mount Pleasant. Why dont you advocate it for areas such as South of Broad in Charleston, Wadmalaw Island, or perhaps the village of Rockville? Are you suffering from NIMBY not in my back yard?
As for the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, they act more like a political party, as was exposed in a Dorchester County political battle as documented by Martha Hollis, a realtor there who opposed the organizations stance. She wrote that the National Association of Realtors published a Resource Guide for Realtors Associations 2014, in which they used the term Realtor Party more than 30 times.
In Mount Pleasant, is it a coincidence that council members voting patterns on these issues seem to directly correlate with their association to the real estate industry, however indirectly?
There was a time in downtown Charleston when historic buildings were being torn down to make way for progress. Appalled by the loss of irreplaceable structures and the ambiance they bestow, historic preservation groups were formed by ordinary citizens. Now, the backbone of Charlestons tourism industry is the look and feel that so easily may have been lost had a few concerned citizens not said, Enough!
So let STOMP do the same in Mount Pleasant. To paraphrase Churchill, it is not even the beginning of the end. The movement represents a different kind of thinking than the kind of thinking that caused the problem in the first place, and you dont have to be an Einstein to understand that.
Will Haynie has published more than 400 op-ed columns as a feature columnist for the Asheville Citizen-Times and the Hendersonville Times-News when it was owned by the New York Times. Find him on Twitter at @willhaynie or email him at email@example.com.
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As we all know, those additions have actually happened in the form of two ex-Chiefs who've returned to Kansas City. One of them – Casey Wiegmann – was a starter here from 2001-2007. The other – Ryan Lilja – was originally a Chief during the summer of his rookie season before he was cut and claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts.
Instead of providing us with some certainty about the offensive line, though, these new signings have actually left us here at Warpaint Illustrated with more questions than answers about where the line is headed.
Casey Wiegmann
Perhaps the most unusual thing about Wiegmann's return to the Chiefs is that the team chose to bring in a veteran center over 35 and it wasn't former Tennessee Titan Kevin Mawae.
It's been obvious over the last year that Scott Pioli and Todd Haley put a premium on players they have prior experience with. Wiegmann has strong ties to the Chiefs' franchise, but he has no history with the new regime. On the other hand, Pioli and Haley, plus numerous other members of the Chiefs' staff, were with the New York Jets in 1998 when Mawae began his eight-year stay there.
Like Wiegmann, Mawae is a smaller center, adept at pulling and zone blocking. He's about a year and a half older than Wiegmann, but the fact that he's coming off two straight Pro Bowls suggests his tank isn't empty quite yet. If the Chiefs wanted to sign an aging center, Mawae seemed like a perfect fit.
So what made the team sign Wiegmann instead? That answer may shed some light on what the team has in mind for him.
The decision could have come down to money, of course. Perhaps Mawae was asking for more than the Chiefs wanted to pay a player of his age. On the other hand, Mawae's agent has made no secret of the fact that his client is looking for a starting job. Maybe that's what took the Chiefs out of the running.
In other words, maybe the team wasn't looking to sign a new starter. With backup center Wade Smith leaving for Houston in free agency, perhaps the Chiefs were simply looking to add depth.
Many have already penciled Wiegmann into the starting lineup, but we have to consider the possibility that starting Wiegmann over Rudy Niswanger might not actually be in the team's plans.
Why didn't the Chiefs sign Kevin Mawae?
Does the team really plan to go that small? Couldn't that pose a problem on the goal line and in short-yardage situations?
The Patriots, with Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen, and Stephen Neal, don't have an interior that small. The Cardinals, with Reggie Wells, Deuce Lutui, and Lyle Sendlein, have a considerable amount of beef in the middle. If the Chiefs do plan to line up such a slim interior, it would be a departure from the norm for both Pioli and Haley.
Then there's the upcoming draft, which is another factor to keep in mind. It's been far too long since the Chiefs addressed the center position by drafting a young player. Given his obvious connection to Charlie Weis, there has been speculation around Notre Dame center Eric Olsen, but by no means is he the only prospect worth looking at.
If the Chiefs draft a center this year, it's hard to imagine them keeping three. So who becomes the odd man out? If the idea is to groom a young player, then having a veteran like Wiegmann around makes sense.
But what happens with Niswanger? Would the team pull their RFA tender, making him a free agent? Would they move him back to guard, where he saw his first action with the Chiefs?
There's plenty of questions, but few answers.
Ryan Lilja
As a member of the Colts, Lilja lined up at left guard. In Kansas City, Brian Waters has that spot occupied. Will the Chiefs simply move Lilja to the right side of the line? That obviously seems like the easiest solution, but we can't ignore that Waters has been the subject of trade rumors since his unpleasant meeting with Chiefs' brass last year.
How does Lilja's arrival impact Branden Albert? If Lilja and Waters are entrenched at guard, then it casts doubt on the mainstream theory that has the Chiefs drafting a left tackle with their first-round pick. Unless you put stock into the strange reports about a possible move to right tackle, Albert would then have nowhere to move.
However, the biggest questions aren't about Lilja's position – they're about his health.
According to a Tweet from Scout.com's own Adam Caplan, Lilja was cut by the Colts after failing a physical. For a player who missed the entire 2008 season because of three surgeries on his knee, that's no small detail.
However, it's fair to say that some have been skeptical of that report. They point to the fact that Lilja started 21 games for the Colts last year – two in the preseason, all 16 games of the regular season, and Indy's three postseason contests. Only once in that span did Lilja appear on the Colts' injury report, when he was listed as probable for the Super Bowl with a sore back.
Then there's the fact that Lilja presumably passed his physical with the Chiefs. He was also in good enough shape for the team to give him a three-year contract, rather than the one-year deals signed by Wiegmann, Mike Vrabel, Shaun Smith, and others.
But that takes us back to the Colts' decision to release Lilja in the first place. It's been widely reported that Indy plans to utilize larger offensive linemen now that longtime line coach Howard Mudd has retired. But would that alone prompt them to release one of their starters? Particularly when, according to many Colts fans, there doesn't seem to be an obvious replacement for Lilja?
As one of the league's best-run franchises, the Colts aren't in the habit of making foolish personnel decisions. Knowing that, logic would suggest some additional factors behind Lilja's release, apart from their shift in philosophy. They paid Lilja a scheduled roster bonus before releasing him, so financial reasons don't seem to apply. Injury concerns are one of the only reasons that make sense.
We've already covered the size issue, but if Lilja's injuries have in any way limited his ability, it only exacerbates those concerns. More information on his health status will surely come out, but once again, it's a situation where the questions outnumber the answers.
Until we get a better idea of the Chiefs' plans, it may be awhile before we can discuss the offensive line with any certainty. In fact, when it comes to these new additions, it seems like the only thing we know for sure is that we don't know anything for sure.


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