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Conclusions: Gynecologic events were generally more common in women treated with arzoxifene than in women treated with placebo. The gynecologic effects of arzoxifene seem to differ from those of raloxifene, although both SERMs have a benzothiophene structure. Although all SERMs influence cells through the estrogen receptor, they need to be evaluated independently in terms of their effects on various tissues, including the genital tract.
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One oddball on one of this year's biggest national entertainment tours will soon return home to Amarillo.
Drew Blood, founder of the city's Pickled Punk Side Show, is showing off his freakshow talents on the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival.
You know, the one marks Dave Chappelle's return to the national stage.
No wonder Blood decided to ditch his Amarillo day job and start focusing his energies on his entertainment career.
"We're playing to 20,000 people here," Blood told me a couple of weeks ago. "It's definitely the biggest thing I've done."
Blood and four other traveling performers do their acts in a circus tent before the main acts take the stage, contributing to a festival-like atmosphere at the shows.
Blood calls himself a "power-tool crash-test dummy," using an electric drill on his face, lighting a cigarette with an electric grinder shooting sparks into his face and carving an apple in his mouth with a chainsaw while blindfolded. (I saw him first develop that last stunt while working on my story on Underground Amarillo in the spring.)
The other headlining freaks lift weights with their eye sockets, play with fire, hammer nails into the middle of their faces and swallow swords before doing the Worm. (Ouch.)
"We've had such a good reception," Blood said. "Houston especially just loved us."
The tour, which kicked off Aug. 23 in Austin, is giving Blood a birds'-eye view of one of the year's biggest entertainment stories: Chappelle's return to national prominence years after walking away from his popular Comedy Central show.
"He seems like he's doing different material every night," Blood said. "He seems relaxed, more mature like you'd expect. He seems to be very comfortable in front of an audience like that and seems to relish being with people again."
That's what Blood said Aug. 29. That night, Chappelle walked off the stage in Hartford, Conn., complaining that the crowd was yelling too much to hear his act.
This week, Blood told me that he was backstage during Chappelle's set and didn't witness the walkout, but a friend at the show called and told him and the other sideshow performers what happened. But he has seen Chappelle's response since the kerfuffle.
"I wasn't there to see what happened but the way Dave has been describing it is, 'Hartford had too much to drink, and I have a bad attitude,'" Blood said.
When Blood returns to Amarillo after the tour's final show on Sept. 22 in Phoenix, he'll throw himself into turning his Pickled Punk shows into a touring entity, too.
"I think the energy coming off this tour will springboard some things, you know," Blood said. "I'm learning a lot, working with a lot of other seasoned professional performers.
"I want to take what I'm seeing out here and take it back home and put it in the punk show," he said. "And obviously, we're getting a lot of recognition and attention here, and I'm hoping we can take that home, too, and get a chance to play in larger venues and make sure more people see us."
The Oddball tour plays in Denver on Friday; Irvine, Calif., on Sunday; Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 20; and Las Vegas on Sept. 21 before wrapping up in Phoenix. See www.oddballfest.com for more.
Another Amarillo face soon will be playing national stages, too.
Erica Swindell, an Ascension Academy graduate, will play the role of the ex-girlfriend in the national tour of "Once," the musical adaptation of the 2006 film.
Swindell made her Broadway debut in the musical in February, and she'll still serve as the Broadway and understudy for the roles of Reza and the Girl while on tour, her mother, Roni Swindell, wrote in an email.
The 30-city tour launches Oct. 1 in Providence, R.I. The closest it will come to Amarillo is at the Buell Theatre in Denver from May 6 to 18. Tickets are on sale now at tickets.denvercenter.org.
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I may start to sound like a broken record, but could we please have an interview from the show's HEAD WRITER for once?
Glad to see we get a Sami and Nicole showdown before Arianne Zucker's leaves. I hope a stunt double is used and we get to see Sami beat the living shit out of Nicole for everything that she's done.
I'm glad we're going to see this from EJ's point of view as well.
Bo and Carly and Justin and Hope are so refreshing. I may be in the minority, but I'm ready for a Bo and Hope break. At least this time, it won't be for the 353429th time with Billie or that nobody Patrick Lockhart.
Finally! Something interesting happens and this story moves on. I'm glad to see Brady is joining her in the investigation. I hope there are still traces to Victor though even though he sold his territory to EJ. I love how Corday says that they're building to a relationship, yet he doesn't tihnk Arianna's going to end up with Brady. Then why are we building this relationship? Oh well. I hope this means Arianna is going to end up with EJ after that picture we saw. James Scott and Lindsay Hartley looked smoking hot in that picture.
Glad to hear Melanie and Nathan and Philip and Stephanie are the rooting couples. While I wouldn't mind Nathan and Stephanie ending up as a couple, I don't want Philip anywhere near Melanie, romantically, in the long run. I really wish they would move Philip into the Brady, Arianna, Nicole, Sami, EJ, Rafe, Chloe territory and away from the kids. He would fit in so much better there. Move him out and develop a Melanie/Nathan/Stephanie triangle. I'd love it.
Oh dear God! Why does every woman in Salem have to be told they can't have children? This is ridiculous and I don't see why soaps still use this cliche to produce drama when in a few years, when they need the story, they're just going to reverse it and produce some "miracle" and Chloe will end up pregnant. I'm sure Daniel will be devestated that Chloe can't have his child, which will lead him to his next prey, a woman that can have children. Maybe Lexie? I'll take it!
Yay for Chad and Mia coming together in the end as they grieve their real baby's death. Please make Mia going to Chad bring out the bad boy in Will and he starts scheming to get Mia, just like his parents used to when they were his age. And I hope that Gabby is the "Lucas" to Will's "Sami" and the two are just partners in crime at first, but wind up having a thing for each other. I'll take it!
In other words, they have no real story, but we'll throw them in a couple episodes each month and let them spar with one another, but nothing will ever amount to an actual story for them.
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LocalEats®, a critically acclaimed iPhone and iPad app, online dining guide (LocalEats.com), and the publisher of the Where the Locals Eat series of dining guides, has released its 2013 list of the best restaurants spanning the Emerald Coast of Florida. For years, LocalEats has focused primarily on major metropolitan areas and the most populous cities. But the dining guide is now turning its attention to popular smaller markets boasting a higher percentage of excellent restaurants per capita: coastal towns, mountain getaways and vacation destinations of all sorts. In this spirit, they have canvassed Florida's Panhandle coast, spotlighting the best locally owned restaurants from Pensacola to Panama City Beach with stops in Destin, Apalachicola, Santa Rosa Beach along the way. From beachfront oyster bars and seafood shacks to steakhouses and upscale Gulf Coast dining, LocalEats has chosen restaurants beloved by tourists and locals alike. Whether upscale or down-home, these restaurants compose the distinct dining fabric of the Emerald Coast.
All selections are made by the LocalEats editorial staff, who research local media and relevant dining blogs, monitor social media, survey food-savvy locals and travelers, and take into account their personal dining experiences. There are no national chains listed, and restaurants cannot pay for inclusion. Unlike many restaurant apps and websites that rely on user comments and contributions, LocalEats is one of the only curated restaurants guides.
"The caliber of restaurants we feature shows that the Emerald Coast has much more to offer than typical surfside vendors and beach bars," says LocalEats editorial director Pat Embry. "We've attempted to capture the diversity of this ever-evolving dining scene, and we're proud to present our picks for the best independently owned restaurants from Pensacola to Panama City."
A sample of Emerald Coast, Florida winners:
Jackson's Steakhouse – Best Steakhouse, Pensacola, FL
"Named for our nation's seventh president — the building overlooks Ferdinand Plaza, where the Spanish ceded Florida to Old Hickory in 1821— Jackson's Steakhouse is known for its classy digs, aged steaks and Gulf seafood preparations from co-owner and executive chef Irv Miller."
Bud & Alley's, Seaside, FL
"Tucked into the dunes and looking out onto the Gulf, longtime Seaside seafood standout Bud & Alley's features entrees such as crab cakes, grilled black grouper, lobster Tagliatelle, and the whole fish of the day. Not to be overlooked are the always-hopping pizza bar and taco bar."
Boss, Apalachicola, FL
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Picolo's & The Red Bar, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
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BEST EMERALD COAST, FLORIDA RESTAURANTS BY TOWN (includes category winners):
George's at Alys Beach
Caroline's River Dining
Tamara's Cafe
Up The Creek Raw Bar
Spring Creek Restaurant
AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar
The Back Porch
Beach Walk Cafe (at Henderson Park Inn)
Bistro Bijoux
Buster's Bar & Grill
Cabana Cafe
Camille's at Crystal Beach
The Crab Trap (also, Pensacola)
Cuvee Bistro
Dewey Destin's Seafood Restaurant &
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Donut Hole
Fisherman's Wharf Seafood House
Harbor Docks
Harry T's Lighthouse
Lin's Asian Cuisine
Louisana Lagniappe
Marina Café
Marlin Grill
McGuire's Irish Pub
Ocean Club
Pompano Joe's
Rick's Crab Trap
Vintij Wine Boutique & Bistro
Caffe Italia
The Crab Trap
Pandora's Steak House
Nick's Seafood
Aegean Breeze
Stinky's Fish Camp
Ed's Hometown Seafood and Steaks & Sports Bar
Hunt's Oyster Bar – Best Seafood
Andy's Flour Power Cafe & Bakery
Angelo's Steak Pit
The Back Porch
Boon Docks
Capt. Anderson's
David's New Orleans Style Sno-Balls
Dee's Hang-Out – Best Oysters
Dusty's Oyster Bar & Eatery
Firefly – Best Contemporary
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Flamingo Joe's Grill & Seafood
Hook'd Pier
Jeannie's One Stop Diner – Best Breakfast
Liza's Kitchen
Mike's Cafe and Oyster Bar
Oishi – Best Thai
Pineapple Willy's
Reggae J's Island Grill
Saltwater Grill
Thomas Donut & Snack Shop
Wicked Wheel Bar and Grill
Atlas Oyster House
Blue Dot Barbecue
Chet's Seafood
The Coffee Cup – Best Breakfast
The Crab Trap (also, Destin)
Dharma Blue
The Fish House
The Global Grill
Jackson's Steakhouse – Best Steakhouse
Jerry's Drive In
Joe Patti's Seafood
McGuire's Irish Pub
O'Zone Pizza Pub – Best Pizza
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Cogswell alumnus, Kyle Brown, is a Level Designer on SimCity and was responsible for building the recently released map for Edgewater Bay. Kyle wrote a blog post for the company blog describing the process he used to create the world and some of the issues he encountered along the way.
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Need to be reliable, robust and able to take a 35mm tyre
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I'm looking for a new wheelset for my Tricross
Do they exist at such a low price?
Build your own or buy the parts and get the LBS to .
I have Shimano R500 wheels on my Tricross - good enough for some racing (you probably won't win much!). They are v cheap and haven't broken yet after 2 years of use. You will have to regrease the hubs at some point.
Running one pair tubeless which is, er, interesting as they burp pretty easily with just Stan's tape in there... May be time for a rubber rim strip. This is with a 34mm tyre.
The wheels may have a rider weight limit, so if you are a much 'sturdier' build or like doing 6 foot drops you'll probably hurt yourself.
Planet x CX model which I think is the a57 or the lower end shimano stuff is reasonable. Superstarcomponents might have something. I have their 29er wheels non my commuter.
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Superstar if you know how to check and trim up the wheels, as it seems their build quality varies a bit.
I got a set of Mavic Aksium from OnOne for £140 around a year ago.
tinribz: I can't build them myself cos I'm ham-fisted
pid: The R500 sounds good but I weigh 90 kg
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"The office becomes more lively, colorful, and comfortable" with new designs like Anchor™ Storage, notes Surface magazine writers Hannah Gottlieb-Graham and Gwen Tan.
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How about a Guided Tour?
I have been very privileged over the years to have met people from many different regions of the world whilst undertaking guided tours of the National Library of wales.
They have shown interest in gaining further knowledge and understanding regarding the Welsh language and our unique culture.
Last year whilst taking a group of students from Korea, I was totally amazed at their exuberance and enthusiasm whilst describing various items on display within the Hengwrt exhibition area.
They could only be described as if they were children within a shop full of sweets.
This week I shall look forward to welcoming members of the public as well as students studying at The Glyndwr University in Wrexham and also Japanese students visiting our local Welsh medium Comprehensive school here at Aberystwyth.
If you wish to visit one of the great libraries of the world, why not come along on a Monday at 11.00 a.m. or a Wednesday at 2.15 p.m. and experience a guided tour.
This will enable you to go behind the scenes to one of the areas where we store some of the 50,000 works of art from the collection and also see some of the treasures.
Finally you will visit one of the most magnificent exhibition galleries in Wales to enjoy and experience the current major exhibition entitled
'Dot Dot Dash:' Communicating in Wales which will remain open until 14th of September 2013.
The exhibition focuses on the collections of the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, displaying iconic audio and visual clips from each decade of the past century. It traces some of the major milestones in the history of communication in Wales that have changed the way we live our lives today.
Featuring objects borrowed from the Museum of Communication in Fife, this exhibition guides you down memory lane with early radio and television sets, home-movie clips and audio clips of early radio broadcasts in Wales.
Admission is free so therefore there will be no excuse not to visit the National Library which most probably has one of the best views in the whole wide world.
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Investigation Targets More Classrooms for Possible Cheating
2/10/2012, 1:37 p.m.
Revelation almost two years ago of a cheating scandal that spawned the investigation of several District classrooms, has now shed on about 35 more classes that could have possibly been involved.
In the wake of an abnormal amount of erasures found on student tests during analysis of the 2011 DC Comprehensive Assessment System, the Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE) has called for an ongoing investigation to be conducted by an independent firm to be announced next week.
As of Feb. 10, there has been no mention of which schools have now been targeted, but an initial investigation revealed that pressure for teachers to improve their classroom performance might have been tied in with the erasures.
"We are committed to restoring and improving confidence in our standardized tests security and recognize that teachers and students are working hard on improving test scores," OSSE Director Hosanna Mahaley said in a statement. "We believe wholeheartedly that the overwhelming majority of school leaders, teachers, and students are playing by the rules."
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Amy Family Reunion 1936
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Amy Family Reunion held on Wednesday, July 29, 1936 at the home of Mrs. Wayne Thomas in Lincolnville. A newspaper article of the time stated the following:
"The fifth annual reunion of the Amy family was held at the home of Mrs. Waynr Thomas at Lincolnville. The *** of this reunion are descendants of forebears who came from New York State 89 years ago. The family was a *** to settle in that part of Pennsylvania Picture shows those who were in attendance."
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1st row) Howard Amy, Millie Fisk, Ettie (Burton) Watson, George W. Watson, Hattie (Fradink) Amy, Eleanor H. Willis, Russell Willis, Marjorie Fisk, Myra (Willis) Wright, Alva Fisk, (next two unknown) Charles Amy, John Amy
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Volume 18, Issue 12, 01 December 1950
The Infra‐Red and Raman Spectra of Cyclopentane, Cyclopentane‐d 1, and Cyclopentane‐d 1018(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747535View Description Hide Description
The infra‐red and Raman spectra of cyclopentane, cyclopentane‐d 1, and cyclopentane‐d 10 have been determined for the purpose of establishing the symmetry of cyclopentane. D 5h selection rules are found to hold very well. This does not constitute a rigorous criterion for structure in this case, however, because drastic alteration of the symmetry by substituting groups such as D, OH, CH3, or Cl for a hydrogen atom does not appreciably increase the complexity of the spectra. The data have provided two strong arguments against a D 5h structure. (1) An assignment could not be made which simultaneously satisfied the product rule and the expected band contours. (2) The entropy of the vapor demands a low frequency (near 140 cm−1 for the assignment in this paper) if the symmetry is D 5h . This is completely incompatible with the heat capacity of the solid.
It is concluded that cyclopentane definitely does not have D 5h symmetry. The actual geometry of the molecule is still not known. It is shown that a rigid structure of symmetry Cs , C 2, or C 1 is consistent with the available data. A decision between this and Kilpatrick, Pitzer, and Spitzer's model with a puckered ring and a pseudorotation in place of one of the genuine normal vibrations cannot be made at this time.
Analogous spectroscopic results for perfluorocyclopentane are mentioned briefly for comparison. This molecule is definitely non‐planar.
The method of preparation of the deuterium compounds is given. A Pd‐on‐charcoal catalyst is described which promises to be useful in other hydrogen‐deuterium exchange reactions.
The Quenching of Mercury Resonance Radiation. I. The Effective Cross Sections of Paraffin Hydrocarbons18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747536View Description Hide Description
The effective cross sections of the paraffin hydrocarbons from ethane to n‐heptane in quenching mercury resonance radiation (λ2537) have been measured by the technique of Zemansky. The effective cross section of ethane is much smaller than the value previously found by Bates. Neopentane is reasonably efficient in quenching λ2537 although it is not decomposed readily by Hg(3P1) atoms. Increase in molecular weight and, up to a point, in branching of the carbon skeleton are accompanied by increases in the effective cross section. The quenching efficiency of the paraffins depends on the number and type of C–H bonds in the molecule and is not primarily a function of the number of carbon atoms or C–C bonds. The effective quenching diameters of the C–H bonds are: primary 0.05 to 0.10A, secondary 0.50 to 0.65A, and tertiary 1.3A; the actual values depending to some extent on the nature of the rest of the molecule. The number of collisions necessary for quenching to occur on primary, secondary, and tertiary C–H bonds is, therefore, approximately 3000, 30, and 5, respectively.
Rotation‐Vibration Spectra of Diatomic and Simple Polyatomic Molecules with Long Absorbing Paths IV. The Spectrum of Methyl Fluoroform (CH3CF3) from 19μ to 0.7μ18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747537View Description Hide Description
The absorptionspectrum of methyl fluoroform has been investigated with path lengths up to 30 meters in the region 19 to 0.7μ. Three of the fundamentals have been assigned differently from Thompson and Temple. Since the molecule is nearly a spherical top, the ⊥ bands show the same typical PQR structure as do the ∥ bands except when the Coriolis interaction constant ζ is large. This seems to be the case for the degenerate C–F stretching vibration ν9(e) and for most binary combinations involving it. The CH3 rocking vibration ν10(e) is split into two close components (separation 6 cm−1) a splitting that is here ascribed to the presence of three potential minima separated by low potential maxima. A large number of infra‐red bands can be readily interpreted as binary combinations. The relative intensities of fundamentals and of overtone and combination bands are briefly discussed.
Rotation‐Vibration Spectra of Diatomic and Simple Polyatomic Molecules with Long Absorbing Paths V. The Spectrum of Isocyanic Acid18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747538View Description Hide Description
The spectrum of isocyanic acid has been examined in the photographic infra‐red using a 21‐ft. gratingspectrograph and path lengths up to 500 m. The rotational structure of several bands has been analyzed and the energy levels and moments of inertia determined. With their help the coarse rotational structure of two of the fundamentals has also been analyzed. The molecular parameters fitting best our data and published electron diffraction results for the C–N and C–O bond distances are: r(H–N)=1.000A, ≰ H–N–C=125.5°.
Rotation‐Vibration Spectra of Diatomic and Simple Polyatomic Molecules with Long Absorbing Paths VI. The Spectrum of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) below 1.2μ18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747539View Description Hide Description
The photographic infra‐red spectrum of N2O has been investigated with absorbing paths up to 4500 m atmos. Thirty‐four absorption bands have been found of which twenty‐three have been measured and analyzed in detail. Improved vibrational constants ω i 0 and Xik have been determined which give a fair representation of all the bands. The remaining deviations which are outside the present limits of error are due to the effect of Fermi resonance between ν1 and 2ν2.
Precise values of the rotational constantsB v1v2v3 have been determined for almost all vibrational levels involved in the observed bands. For the lowest vibrational level the six most accurately measured bands yield B 000=0.419125 cm−1. In this case also the rotational constantD 000 representing the influence of centrifugal stretching has been determined: D 000=0.193×10−6 cm−1. The value of B 000 is larger by 0.000091 than that derived from microwave data. From the B v1v2v3 values the following values for the rotational constants α i have been obtained,These values allow the determination of the rotational constant in the equilibrium position Be =0.42145 cm−1 from which the moment of inertia in the equilibrium position is found to be Ie =66.397×10−40 g cm2. The deviations of the individual B v1v2v3 values from those obtained from the formula are appreciably larger than would correspond to the errors of measurements and must be ascribed to the effect of the Fermi resonance.
Molecular Orbital Calculations of the Lower Excited Electronic Levels of Benzene, Configuration Interaction Included18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747540View Description Hide Description
The lower excited π‐electron levels of benzene are calculated by the non‐empirical method of antisymmetrized products of molecular orbitals (in LCAO approximation) including configuration interaction. All configurations arising from excitation of one or two electrons from the most stable configuration are considered, and all many‐center integrals are retained. The results are in better agreement with experiment and valence‐bond calculations than those obtained previously by Craig in a calculation neglecting many‐center integrals. Configuration interaction is found to change the order of the 1 B 1u and 1 E 2g states but leave unchanged the order of the 3 B 1u and 3 B 2u states, in agreement with the assignments 1 A 1g —3 B 1u and 1 A 1g —1 E 2g for the experimental bands at 3.8 and 6.2 ev.
V‐Centers in Alkali Halides18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747541View Description Hide Description
V‐centers are defined as stabilized positive holes. The peak wave‐lengths of three V‐bands of KCl, KBr, and NaCl are listed. Most of the paper deals with KCl, but the results are typical for KBr and NaCl as well. Experimental data are given concerning the conditions under which the various V‐bands are obtained and their unequal stability with regard to bleaching by light and temperature. Crystals irradiated at various temperatures and observed at room temperature show superpositions of the V 2‐ and V 3‐bands with relative intensities depending greatly on the temperature at which the crystals were irradiated and on the nature of the primary radiation. The V 1‐band can be observed only at temperatures below −100°C. These data are compared with those published by other investigators, and some remarks are made concerning the possible mechanisms which are responsible for the various phenomena.
I. The Vaporization of Strontium Oxide18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747542View Description Hide Description
The vapor pressure of SrO was measured by studying the product evaporated from platinum filaments coated with SrO. Most of the experiments employed radiactive isotopes.* The possibility of systematic error caused by chemical reduction of the oxide or by its thermal dissociation is discussed. A value of λ0, the heat of evaporation at 0°K computed from the results, is used to evaluate precision and to derive a vapor‐pressure equation.
II. The Reduction of SrO by Tungsten in Vacuum18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747543View Description Hide Description
It is shown that in the temperature range 1150–1550°K, SrO is reduced by tungsten in vacuum. Both the rate of the reaction and its equilibrium constant can be calculated, giving values in substantial agreement with the experiments, which were performed under conditions such that both could be measured. The use of radioactive isotopes simplified the experimental work.
The Admittance Concept in the Kinetics of Chromatography18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747544View Description Hide Description
Chromatographic processes with linear kinetics can be represented by a system admittance for the case where the influent concentration varies sinusoidally. The admittance has been obtained for a variety of assumed rate controlling mechanisms and is shown to depend strongly on the type of kinetics obeyed by the system. The results indicate experimental techniques for determining the kinetics of these processes. Representative results obtained with an electronic analogue computer are presented for a case of non‐linear kinetics.
On the Ultrasonic Absorption in Binary Mixtures of Unassociated Liquids18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747545View Description Hide Description
Measurements of absorption coefficient were carried out in a binary mixture formed by two unassociated liquids having similar absorption coefficients. The curve absorption coefficientversus mole fraction has a minimum at an intermediate concentration. A theoretical interpretation of experimental results is presented.
Kinetics of the Isotopic Exchange Reaction between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747546View Description Hide Description
The rate of the exchange reaction between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide has been studied, using C14 as a tracer. The reaction, whose velocity in a quartz vessel is convenient for study between 800 and 900°C appears to follow the rate law: Rate = k(pCO)0.73(pCO2)0.85. The apparent activation energy is 77 kcal. The reaction is accelerated by added nitrogen but not argon. Packing increases the rate only slightly, giving no indication of a primarily heterogeneous reaction. However, this observation is considered questionable.
The present conclusions differ somewhat from those derived by Brandner and Urey from a similar investigation. Re‐examination of these authors' data seems to resolve the apparent inconsistencies. It is concluded that their proposed reaction mechanism is invalid; however, their conclusion of heterogeneity seems more acceptable.
A probable mechanism appears to be a bimolecular exchange between the two reactants adsorbed on the catalytic surface. The acceleration by nitrogen or, as observed by Brandner and Urey, by hydrogen or water is then possibly to be ascribed to ``promotion'' of the catalyst by surface adsorption of these substances.
Intramolecular Reaction in Polycondensations. I. The Theory of Linear Systems18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747547View Description Hide Description
For three types of linear polycondensing systems, equilibrium molecular size distributions, including rings as allowable species, are derived. Average molecular weights and amounts of ring and chain fractions are calculated therefrom. The fractions of rings are shown to increase with dilution, and with molecular weight. It is shown that beyond a critical dilution it is sometimes possible to obtain 100 percent yield of rings by driving the condensation to completion. Detailed calculations are made for two important cases corresponding to condensations of the decamethylene glycol‐adipic acid type: (1) for equimolar amounts of the two monomers, and (2) unequal amounts, with one monomer type completely reacted.
Intramolecular Reaction in Polycondensations. II. Ring‐Chain Equilibrium in Polydecamethylene Adipate18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747548View Description Hide Description
Decamethylene adipate polymers prepared in the absence of solvent undergo a reversible decrease in solutionviscosity when heated for long times in chlorobenzene. This phenomenon is shown to be due to ester interchange reactions which establish equilibrium between ring and chain molecules. Quantitative agreement with the equilibrium theory of the previous paper is obtained if the effective length of a chain link is taken as 4.5±0.2A, which is of the order of magnitude to be expected from hindered rotation and steric effects. Measurements of ring‐chain equilibrium thus appear to offer a useful method for characterizing the stiffness of relatively short and flexible chains.
The Microwave Spectrum and Structure of Methyl Acetylene18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747549View Description Hide Description
From measurements of the J=1→2 rotational transitions of methyl acetylene and some of its isotopic modifications, the moments of inertia, IB (in the units 10−40 gm cm2), were found for the ground vibrational state: for CH3CCH, 98.1723; for CH3C13CH, 98.2132; for C13H3CCH, 100.9193; for CH3CC13H, 101.1992; for CH3CCD, 107.7234; and for CD3CCD, 124.5806. The centrifugal distortion constants, DJK , in mc/sec. are 0.161, 0.16, 0.16, 0.13, 0.14, and 0.09, respectively. The J=2→3 rotational transition of CH3CCH was also measured, and the distortion constant DJ was found to be 0.005 mc/sec. Four lines of CH3CCH corresponding to the J=1→2 transition and six lines for the J=2→3 transition in the excited vibrational statev 10=1 and six lines for the J=2→3 transition in the excited statev 9=1 were measured and interpreted according to Nielsen's theory of l‐type doubling in symmetric tops. The calculated structure for the ground vibrational state is: C–H (acetylenic), 1.056A; C≡C, 1.207A; C–C, 1.460A; C–H (methyl), 1.097A; ∠HCH, 108°14′.
Absolute Intensity of Light Scattering from Pure Liquids and Solutions18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747550View Description Hide Description
The absolute scattering powers of several strongly scattering solutions of polystyrene were measured by three independent methods, using transmission, integrated scattering, and scattering at right angles respectively. When a number of factors involving the geometry of the measuring system and the refraction of the light at interfaces are taken into account all the methods give results in excellent agreement. The absolute scattering power of benzene and carbon tetrachloride were then determined by comparison with the polystyrene solutions and were found to be in good agreement with Einstein's theoretical equation, though at variance with most of the previously reported experiments. The scattering from solutions of dibenzyl and sucrose octaactetate were also measured and found to give results in good agreement with those calculated theoretically from the molecular weights of these substances. In the course of the measurements it was also necessary to study the reflection properties of MgCO3 and MgO surfaces in more detail than has been published heretofore.
The Small‐Angle Scattering of X‐Rays by Nitrogen18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747551View Description Hide Description
An experimental study has been made of the scattering of x‐rays by nitrogen at various pressures and temperatures in the general region of the critical point. Particular attention was given to the scattering at small angles. CopperKα‐radiation used with a single‐crystal spectrometer and narrow slits provided the means of attaining low values of sinθ/λ where 2θ is the scattering angle and λ the wave‐length of radiation. A qualitative demonstration of the effect of pressure and temperature upon the small‐angle scattering from a fixed volume of sample was made by observing at a fixed angle the amount of scattering from the sample as it was made to approach and then cross the liquid‐vapor transition curve. At 29 selected conditions of pressure and temperature, more complete patterns were taken in an attempt to make a quantitative application of theoretical expressions to obtain values of the isothermal compressibility and the sizes of regions of inhomogeneity which give rise to the small‐angle scattering. Values of compressibility from this work are roughly comparable to those obtained by other methods. The regions of inhomogeneity are found to be small at low temperatures, and they increase in size as the P—T conditions approach the critical region. Typical values for the radii of the regions of inhomogeneity are found to be 3.8A at 115°K and 18.7 atmospheres, and 8.1A at 128°K and 36.8 atmospheres.
Kinetics of the Reaction of Atomic Hydrogen with Acetylene18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747552View Description Hide Description
A study has been made of the rate of recombination of atomic hydrogen in the presence and in the absence of the homogeneous catalyst, acetylene. The recombination in the absence of acetylene has a negative temperature coefficient and an order between one and two. The acetylene catalyzed recombination was found to be first order in atomic hydrogen and first order in acetylene, with a rate constant of 1.34×10−14 cc molecules−1 sec.−1 at 17°C. The effect of temperature on the reaction corresponded to a collision theoryactivation energy of 1.5 kcal./mole and a steric factor of 4×10−4.
The Separation of the Rotational Coordinates from the N‐Particle Schroedinger Equation18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747553View Description Hide Description
By group theoretical arguments, it can be shown that a wave function, ψμ L , for a system of N particles corresponding to a total angular momentum quantum number, L, and a quantum number, μ, referring to the z component of angular momentum may be written as a sum of terms:The DL (R)μs are the representation coefficients for the Lth irreducible representation of the three‐dimensional rotation group, and are functions of the three coordinates specifying the orientation of the system of particles in space. The χμ L are functions of the 3N−6 coordinates specifying the relative configuration of the N‐particle system. The set of coupled differential equations for the functions, χμ L , is obtained explicitly. The special case of the three‐particle system is discussed in detail. The present treatment is more directly usable than the previous discussions since the basic equations do not involve implicit relationships between the variables.
Rotational Isomerism and the Vibrational Spectrum of 1,2‐Dibromoethane18(1950); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1747554View Description Hide Description
An assignment of the vibrational frequencies of CH2BrCH2Br and CD2BrCD2Br has been made. The Raman spectra of these compounds have been redetermined using the new ``Toronto''‐type mercury arcs. It was possible, in the case of CH2BrCH2Br, to obtain a number of combination and overtone bands which were of assistance in the assignment. The liquid phase infra‐red spectra of both compounds have been redetermined with greater resolution and spectral range than had been previously reported. The solid infra‐red spectra of the same compounds were also determined in order to separate bands due to the trans isomer from those due to the skew isomer. Evidence for the C2 symmetry of the high energy form has been given.


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Unfortunately, there is a good chance that several of those daughters married in Pennsylvania where marriage records are difficult to obtain.
The married name of one daughter is provided in the pension file. Her name was Katharine (Blaine) Wickiser. It is the others that is the problem.
However, there is a letter from January of 1912 that may shed some light on the problem. A minister from Mishawaka, Indiana, wrote a letter on behalf of Mrs. Miriam E. Pierce requesting information on whether she was entitled to Elam Blaine's military warrant.
Blaine's widow had already received his warrant so Pierce was out. However, in the letter regarding her request, it is stated that Pierce's grandmother was a daughter of Elam Blaine. Perhaps if we can trace the ancestry of Miriam Pierce, it may be possible to find one more daughter of Elam Blaine.
Unless of course, Katharine (Blaine) Wickiser is the grandmother. But it's worth a shot to give this "backwards research" a try.
|26 January 1918 letter from A. C. Ormond to Commissioner of Pensions on behalf of Miriam E. Pierce in regards to the bounty land warrant of Revolutionary War veteran Elam Blaine.


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The project works with child laborers who live on construction sites with their parents and are migrants. These children have no access to education and are living in hazardous environment at sites. We aim to connect these children back to mainstream education by providing informal education &basic nutrition support.Every year we support around 250 children & to date we have enrolled more than 3,302 child laborer in our CFS classes and have steered around 271 of these children to formal school
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Today in India, 250 million children are working to support their families' meager incomes. Gujarat ranks ninth among India's 28 states in child labor. Often employed as domestic servants, tea-stall workers, rag pickers, vegetable sellers and at roadside dhabas, these children are deprived of basic education and suffer long working hours, abuse, torment and the loss of their childhood. Often they are abused at home as well as work, without refuge and with little hope for the future.
How will this project solve this problem?
Through an integrated programme: i) providing non-informal education within the child's working day ii) addressing factors creating/sustaining child labour, such as low parental incomes and imparting skills to parents iii) nutritional support
Potential Long Term Impact
Potentially, change the course of the lives of child labourers otherwise with no alternative for education. By teaching literacy and providing a chance of formal education, they have a chance of a future and to escape a vicious circle of poverty.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: £20,256
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £30,441
Total Funding Goal: £50,697
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Charlotte J. MegarrySeptember 11,2013
Charlotte J. MegarryCharlotte J. Megarry
OAKHAM, Mass. Charlotte Joyce Megarry, 68, of Oakham, MA, and Benson, VT, passed away in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, after a 7-year battle with cancer.
Joyce was born in Fall River, daughter of Edward and Jean (McLeod) Megarry.
Joyce leaves behind her partner, Edward Ostrout; sister, Susan (Donald) Reed of Ojai, CA; nieces, Allison (Stephen) Reed-Glenn of Ojai, CA, and Carolyn (Doug) Kirkpatrick of Queenstown, New Zealand; nephews, Matt (Jamie) Reed of Anchorage, AK, Bruce (Freddie) Robbins of Santa Clara, CA, and Jeffery (Shannon) Robbins of East Hampton, CT; grandnephews, Liam Kirkpatrick and Colin Kirkpatrick and grandniece, Julia Reed; also a special cousin, Francis (Allen) Webb of VA. Her sister, Jean Robbins Scott, predeceased her.
The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the VNA Hospice Team and especially to Nurse Paulette Halihan. They also wish to thank the Dana Farber Head Neck Oncology Team, notably Jason Glass NP, for all the medical and compassionate care given to Joyce.
She was a member of the Rotary Club of the Brookfields, a former member of the Oakham Conservation Commission and The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association. She also was a former member of the North Brookfield Theater Guild.
Joyce graduated from North Brookfield High School, and then went on to graduate from Becker College. She later earned her B.S. Degree in Business from Clark University.
Joyce spent her working career in business management for small companies in Massachusetts, Connecticut and California. She eventually became an expert in the high stress world of startup businesses, retiring in 1999.
Joyce was an active outdoor enthusiast and enjoyed swimming, sailing, hiking, cross-country skiing and photography. She especially liked kayaking on Perch Pond and on Lake Champlain in Benson, VT.
At Joyces request, there are no calling hours or services. There will be a Celebration of Life Remembrance at a later date.
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Everyday leadership: Effective leaders need to prioritize work problems
Everyday Leadership
Last Saturday morning I awoke with a steady pounding of rain on my roof. I parted the bedroom curtains and viewed a hurried stream of water crossing my front yard and rushing through a culvert under my driveway.
I thought of the Little Hocking River at the base of my back property and the three-inch sheet of ice that had encapsulated it for several days due to the extreme cold weather.
I am a man of habits as are many who have reached three score years like me. One of my habits is to walk down to the river and back three times at least every other day for exercise. If work and accountabilities permit, I walk it every day.
This Saturday, the rain stopped around one o'clock. I piled on my winter walking clothes and headed down the slope. I carried a few pieces of firewood up the hill and then rested at the river's edge and watched the brown ice. Down stream I observed free flowing water but in front of me and as far up stream as I could see, brown ice covered the river.
I looked closer at the center of the river and noticed brown water flowing under the ice occasionally pushed by thatches of leaves and sticks. I carried another armload of wood up the hill and returned to my chair.
I measured my wooden steps I had constructed at the water's edge and realized the water had risen almost a foot covering the bottom step. A grinding and crashing sound turned my head up stream where a raft of branches and broken ice gradually plowed the center of the stream. As the collision progressed, a large piece of ice turned perpendicularly and spun in the air like a pinwheel. Other large pieces rose and submerged like the killer whales.
The water kept rising at a noticeable pace. The center of the ice had now been melted by the water flow and the crashing raft up stream moved toward me in slow motion. The half of the river near me was all that was left of the ice cover. Suddenly the 100-foot piece of ice just below my chair and all the rest of the ice started moving away from shore. The slow but quickening movement was a little disorienting. The raft of debris breached the final barrier of ice and shoved everything toward a couple of trees submerged across from one another down stream. The ice was crushed like in a meat grinder. In a matter of 74 minutes, the river overcame the ice and was free to flow.
It would have taken about 10 days of warm weather to melt the ice. However, with a series of factors including increased temperature, an inch of rain, and pressure from a rising Ohio River all combined to shatter the ice in less than an hour and a half. I pondered the event in front of me and realized most work problems are complicated with multiple contributors. Leaders need to prioritize work problems, conduct measurable experiments to isolate and solve problems. If we work on the right problem with the scientific method, processes can be improved and a great deal of money can be saved.
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By Megan Buerger
Friday, October 5, 2012
Porter Robinson and Zedd are two of electronic dance music's rising stars. Known for producing electro-house music that combines synth-heavy instrumentals, ethereal vocals and enough bass to rattle your ribcage, both received mainstream acclaim after touring with Skrillex in 2011.
Now they're co-headlining a fall tour, sharing the DJ booth and spinning back-to-back tracks. You can catch them at Virgin Mobile FreeFest on Saturday at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Oh, to be a famous DJ. On the surface, the job looks cushy. They bounce around the world from festivals to five-star hotels, tweeting pictures of champagne bottles and screaming fans. Earlier this year, Forbes and Rolling Stone dubbed DJs the "new rock stars," noting that headliners such as Skrillex net upward of $15 million a year.
But this image, albeit glamorous, is a slight misconception. Porter Robinson, an electro-house producer and one of dance music's prodigious talents, says the job also comes with ceaseless jetlag, exhaustion and pressure to produce new material overnight.
"We're all just a bunch of studio nerds, really," he says. "And it's incredibly difficult to say no [to gigs]. It feels like a reflection of my character to say, 'No, I'd rather sleep,' when I've been given this great opportunity."
Robinson, 20, first heard electronic music at age 12, when his older brother brought home the Japanese video game "Dance, Dance, Revolution." He started toying with production software and wound up with a No. 1 hit song on Beatport -- the EDM equivalent of iTunes -- before he had earned a high school diploma. In the two years since, he has toured with Tiesto and Skrillex, released "Spitfire," an EP on Skrillex's label OWSLA, and headlined his own tours in Europe and North America.
Last month, he finally hit pause. Robinson took September off and went home to Chapel Hill, N.C., to focus on producing new music.
"Guys like Skrillex can make tracks on the road, but I need to be with my dog and my siblings. It's a better setting for me to write music in," Robinson says. "It's important for inspiration to get away from the DJ environment, too. It's incredibly instructive and can influence your choices in songwriting."
It may sound strange to tout authenticity in a profession where kids can drum up tracks by sampling music on their MacBooks, but such sites as SoundCloud and Beatport have made it remarkably easy for DJs to follow dance music trends. As a result, some hardcore fans have raised the bar, praising technical prowess and innovation over material that feels contrived.
Robinson is acutely aware of these elevated standards and isn't interested in dumbing down his music to please the masses. He sees dance music as an opportunity to challenge conventions and buck expectations.
"It feels inorganic and insincere for me to come out and say, 'Hey, here's my trap song,' " he says, referring to the dubby hip-hop sound that has recently seen a surge in dance circles. "Guys like Flosstradamus and RL Grime have trap on lock, that's their thing, and out of respect for them, I don't want to rob that world. My music should reflect me because everything else is so fleeting."
Robinson resurfaced last week for his fall tour with German electro-house producer Zedd. The Poseidon Tour, a 17-city run that includes the Virgin Mobile FreeFest on Saturday, will feature both DJs spinning back-to-back tracks, an approach they tested at the Camp Bisco festival last year. Robinson says his and Zedd's similar fan bases responded to having them pal around onstage.
"The purpose of this tour is not to generate a ton of hype for this grandiose epic thing," he says. "It'll be consistent with our philosophy right now, which is just stupid, happy, fun."
Anton Zaslavski's flight to Los Angeles was delayed. Very delayed. It was a Saturday last March, and Zaslavski, more commonly known as Zedd, was scheduled to perform at Beyond Wonderland in San Bernardino, Calif., his first festival outside his home country of Germany.
By the time he made it to the park, he had only 10 minutes to perform.
As it happened, the DJ following him was Porter Robinson, then 18 and also a first-timer. Robinson took pity and gave Zedd the first 10 minutes of his set.
"A lot of people thought he was me," Robinson says. "I even asked him to say, 'Hey, this is Zedd and not Porter Robinson,' but all people heard were the words, 'Porter Robinson.' "
At the time, both DJs were new to the EDM circuit, which was just beginning to gain mainstream attention in America. They bonded over their similar sounds and software and hit the road with Skrillex three months later.
At 23, Zedd isn't much older than Robinson, but he has been pursuing a music career for years. He trained in classical piano as a child and played in the German metal band Dioramic as a teenager, where he got a feel for production from working in the studio.
But it wasn't until he bought the Justice album "Cross" that he fell under EDM's spell. "It reminded me in a way of the first album I ever bought, which was Daft Punk," Zedd says. "I had to try it out."
Much like Robinson, Zedd began by releasing electronic mixes on Beatport. Within a few months, he had won a few of the site's remix contests and caught the attention of Skrillex, who also comes from a metal background.
"The first gig I ever had was at the end of 2010, December or so. It was a little party I made myself," he recalls. "Four or five months later I went on tour with Skrillex [and Robinson]. And it was from watching him that I learned most of what I know now about DJing."
But it's not enough to be a good DJ; success almost always boils down to production. Most producers release EPs or singles to keep up with the fast pace of dance music, but Zedd's mentality is a little more pop-centric. He accompanied Lady Gaga on her Asian tour this spring and recorded his first studio album, "Clarity," which goes on sale next week.
"I definitely have a relationship with pop music, and I personally like the idea of an album," Zedd says. "When I made albums with my band, we always tried to create a whole package. . . . It was never about throwing songs together. I think you can learn a lot from that world."
The ultimate question for dance music whiz kids such as Zedd and Robinson is where electronic music goes from here. Both artists are relishing its most common formats -- raves, concerts and festivals -- but they also have bigger ideas.
Robinson has said he could see himself spearheading a trance renaissance in America, and Zedd would eventually like to follow in the footsteps of A-Trak, Diplo and Steve Aoki, who own their own labels. And someday, he'd like to score a movie.
"Electronic music is about emotions," Zedd says. "And when you combine that music with a moving picture, the emotion can just explode."


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Getting Posterized With Women's Lacrosse
by Clare Lochary | LaxMagazine.com | Twitter | Lochary Archive
|This column originally appears in the December 2013 issue of Lacrosse Magazine. Want your copy? Join US Lacrosse today!
Last December, I got an email from a reader in need of help. The guy had a young niece who played lacrosse, but her room was awash in One Direction posters. He wanted to get her some women's lacrosse posters as a Christmas present to inspire her to play more. (Best uncle ever, right?) He couldn't find any for sale, so I sent him some U.S. women's national team stuff. The niece was thrilled, and the guy's status as Best Uncle Ever was sealed.
I didn't have any women's lacrosse posters in my room when I was growing up. I don't think any existed. I did have that sweet Gait Brothers STX poster that every lacrosse player between now between ages 25 and 40 had, the one with Gary doing an Air Gait and Paul lounging on the goal line with his elbow propped up on a bucket helmet. It was the best.
But no women. And that's a shame.
The idea of posters on a kid's wall might immediately conjure up ideas of frivolity and hero worship, but that's exactly why they're important. The images that surround us seep into our brains and into our souls. What we see is what we grow to want, so you should make sure your gaze frequently falls on something that's truly worth wanting.
Fortunately for the young players of today, we live in a media-rich age and you can get plenty of women's lacrosse posters, although not from me personally. I wish I had the resources to send every single one of you posters for Christmas myself, but I don't. What I can do is point you in the direction of NCAA sports marketing offices.
If you attend a lot of NCAA women's lacrosse games (and you should, more on that later), you may have noticed that there's usually a table where the athletic department is giving away team posters before the game, and sometimes there's an autograph session with the team using those same posters after the game.
Nearly all Division I schools have them, and some smaller schools produce them as well. With desktop publishing, designing a poster is a relatively cheap and easy way for schools to promote their teams. If you can't get to a game to get one, or if you live too far from your favorite team to attend their games in person, you can contact the school's sports marketing department and get them to send you one. The most you'll ever have to pay is the price of a self-addressed stamped envelope or mailing tube.
That said, going to NCAA games is one of the best things that you can do to help grow the game, and not just for the free swag. Attendance numbers are one of the factors that come into play when an athletic department considers adding a sport. Furthermore, it's great for your development as a player to watch the game at its top level.
There are a couple of different ways to watch a game. You can watch as a fan, which means you mostly keep your eye on the ball and follow the big plays. Watching as a fan is fun, but it's not necessarily the best way to learn.
When you watch the game as a student, you catch the subtle things that make your game better. Don't zero in entirely on the ball. Watch a play develop, and try to learn how and why it happened. Pay particular attention to the person who plays your position. How does she hold her stick? What does she do when she's under pressure? What does she do when she's not in the middle of the action?
Watching top-level games in person is one of the most inspiring experiences a young player can have, and making sure she can take a little piece of that inspiration home in poster form is easy and fun. I always like checking out what different teams have to offer, poster-wise, when I'm covering games for LaxMagazine.com. They're always cool, with professionally shot images of women's lacrosse players looking powerful, fierce and beautiful.
If I had a niece or a daughter who liked to play, I'd wallpaper her room with them.
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UFC Fight Night Live: Shields versus Ellenberger will be held on September 17 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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It will be an evening full of young prospects as they make their mark within the sport's biggest promotion. These young practitioners will have their moment to shine on the big stage.
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Become a Pet Detective! Learn how a lost dog or lost cat thinks and acts and discover clues that tell you where to find them.
Several years ago, when I first began to consider the concept of lost cat behaviors, I decided to perform a little experiment. I had seen enough cases where lost cats exhibited very different behaviors. Some cats travel far, and others hide very close to home. Some cats meow, and other cats are completely silent.
I began to wonder what factors influence how a cat will behave when it becomes lost. I was smart enough to realize that I have no training or talents in scientific research, and that anything that I called "research" was simply an exploration for information that might eventually be used to conduct an actual scientific study. So, what better way to understand how displaced cats behave then to actually displace some cats and watch how they behave.
So here's what I decided to do—I had three housecats at the time: Yogi, Myron, and Tiffany. These three cats all had very different temperaments. This begged the question: Would they all behave differently when displaced into unfamiliar territory? Then, I decided that the question I would attempt to answer would be: How far would each of my cats travel if they were to escape outdoors?
I didn't just dump them outside as an experiment. I took each of my cats and put them into a harness attached to a long lead. I set a timer for 10 minutes, set them on my front porch, and watched their behavior while I held onto the end of the 30-foot leash. Here's what I logged and learned about each cat:
Yogi has a "careless cat" temperament. Sometimes she's friendly, and sometimes she's afraid. Most often, she's aloof. She won't approach a stranger in the house. She's a former outdoor access cat with 9 years experience of being allowed outdoors.
Immediately after setting her on the step, Yogi began meowing and moved down one step onto the sidewalk where she sat down. She looked around for three minutes. She then turned and walked into the dirt area by a bush and laid down. She appeared relaxed, back leg stretched out, tail lightly wagging with mild agitation, and eyes often half-closed. She remained in the same spot for the remainder of the evaluation. Once inside, Yogi darted behind a box in the den and stayed there for 45 minutes. She eventually came out and resumed normal behavior.
As a previous outdoor cat, Yogi's pattern was to establish a territory of a one-house radius of her home. If she was to escape outdoors, I will focus my search within a 3-house radius of my home using a cat-detection dog and a listening device.
Myron has a "curious clown" temperament. He is fearless around dogs and will go up to strangers and jump in their lap. He has plenty of personality and absolutely no fear. He is strictly an indoor-only cat but is taken outside on a regular basis in a harness/on leash.
Immediately after setting him on the step, Myron walked east off the step, stood, and looked around. He turned north and sauntered around the bushes, and then, turned around and investigated my entire front yard. He ate grass and smelled bushes. He was curious, not afraid. At the end of the ten minutes, he was in my next door neighbor's front yard. Once inside, Myron ran up to the front window and meowed in protest—he wanted out again.
Thank God that Myron is microchipped and always wears a collar with an ID tag because if he ever escapes outdoors, he will travel. I would need use a scent discrimination trailing dog to track him down. More than likely, he'd be inclined to approach a stranger.
Tiffany is a "catatonic cat." She is afraid of dogs, people, and her own shadow. She lives primarily inside one of our bedrooms. She feels the safest under a king bed. Tiffany will hide if she hears a stranger's voice. Because of her skittish, fearful behavior, she could easily be mistaken as being a "feral" cat. She is strictly an indoor-only cat, but she has escaped outside on three occasions. Each time she had gotten out, she turned around and immediately ran back into the house through the open door.
Immediately after setting her on the step, Tiffany froze in place. Her breathing was rapid and her pupils were constricted. She continually either looked back at the front door or at least kept one ear positioned facing the door. She did not move until I made a loud noise. This caused her to bolt and dart towards the dirt area behind the bush. She stayed frozen there for another two minutes. I made the mistake of making another loud noise, which caused her to bolt from the bushes like a streak of lighting and dash around the corner. When I got around the corner, I found the harness caught on a sago palm. Before I could reach her, Tiffany backed out of the harness and was loose! Thankfully, she behaved as she has done in the past and darted back to the front door (which was closed). I let her inside and she ran under my mother's bed to her safety zone. We did not see Tiffany until the following day.
If Tiffany escapes outdoors, I would leave a window or door open for her. But if she did not immediately return, I would obtain permission from my neighbors to use a humane trap to capture her.
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