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|Aug 27, 2002
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|Oct 11, 2000
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|Oct 13, 1999
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|Nabil M. Lawandy
|Original Assignee
|Spectra Systems Corporation
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|Patent Citations (21), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (39), Classifications (11), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/159,171 filed Oct. 13, 1999.
This invention relates to coding and authentication, in particular, by identifying spectral emissions and a response to modulated excitation.
It is well known that valuable items, for example, negotiable instruments, works of art, etc. are susceptible to theft and counterfeiting.
With regard to documents, the advancement of color copier technology has made it fairly easy to create a color copy of any document, including currency, using commonly available equipment.
One way of protecting valuable items is to utilize the physical characteristics of the item itself as a way to identify the object. As an example, watermarks or signatures are typically produced by taking semantic information of the item to be protected, for example, alphanumeric characters, physical features, etc. or other related information (e.g. ownership information), as an input to a mathematical algorithm that generates a signature or watermark. These signatures or watermarks are typically kept with the item to be authenticated. For example, a digital watermark may be imbedded within digital information to be protected or it may be printed on or within an item that is valuable. In another example, the watermark or signature may be kept separate from the item, but when combined with the item to be authenticated produces proof of authentication. For instance, a smart card could be utilized that when read confirms certain physical characteristics about an item.
Objects and Advantages of the Invention
It is a first object and advantage of this invention to provide a system for coding and authenticating an item.
It is another object and advantage of this invention to code and authenticate an item by using a response to a specific periodic optical excitation.
The foregoing and other problems are overcome and the objects of the invention are realized by methods and apparatus in accordance with embodiments of this invention.
A method of coding and authentication includes the steps of irradiating a sample with a harmonically modulated radiation and detecting a component of an emission of the sample in response, where the component is out of phase with the radiation. The method further includes modulating the intensity of the radiation and identifying the sample by a phase difference between the radiation and the out of phase component.
The above set forth and other features of the invention are made more apparent in the ensuing Detailed Description of the Invention when read in conjunction with the attached Drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 depicts a detection system 10 in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a detector array;
FIG. 3 shows a representation of the phase angle difference between the output of a source and the emissions from a sample.
The invention is directed toward a method and apparatus for authenticating an article or document by its steady state temporal response. Specifically, a shift in phase of an oscillating fluorescence or phosphorescence time signal is manifested when an object is subjected to a periodic excitation. An atomic or molecular fluorescent material system with two or more levels may be optically excited to exhibit a steady state time signature in response to the periodic optical excitation. Through solution of the appropriate rate equations, a particular radiating transition will fluoresce or radiate light with a time signature that is a function of the modulated excitation and the specific delay rates of the system.
The same effect can be used with any physical response that has associated with it a well defined relaxation process and/or time including non-linear phenomena.
An atomic or molecular fluorescent material system with two or more levels typically exhibits an upper state lifetime T or relaxation rate of γ=T−1. This response phenomena can be driven by a harmonic forcing function (exciting UV light for example) whose intensity is harmonically modulated. It should be understood that, as employed herein, harmonic modulation means modulating in relationship to the relaxation rates of the materials being driven to an upper state. The forcing function is modulated in a manner that does not preclude detecting emissions from a sample that have characteristics that result from the modulation. The forcing function is given by:
With this modulation, the electron population of the upper emitting state is given by:
N u =N 0 BI 0 cos ωt−N uγ (2)
where it is assumed that there is, on a time scale T, ω−1, a direct excitation from the ground state N0, and that B is the effective Einstein coefficient for the transition, and I0 is the excitation intensity.
Assuming a solution of the form:
we obtain:
Insertion of equations (3) and (4) in equation (2) yields:
These two equations can be solved to yield:
Equation 6a can be used to determine the phase angle of the emitted light, φ, at a modulation frequency, ω:
Equation 7 shows that when ω=γ, φ=π/4 or 45 degrees.
The out of phase or quadrature component of the fluorescent emission of a material "i" at a wavelength λ is given by:
where I0 is the excitation peak amplitude, A is a factor that depends on the material active density, other rates and optical cross section. γi is the relaxation rate of the optically emitting level and includes non radiative relaxation.
In the case that a combination of different materials are used, all emitting at or near the same wavelength λ but with different γi, the quadrature component of the fluorescent light output has an amplitude given by:
This enables the encoding of information into substantially one "color", by discriminating the plurality of relaxation values by the associated phase shifts.
Equation (8) shows a resonance response behavior which peaks at ω=γi and has a full width at half maximum given by:
Equation (10) shows that materials with the same λ can all be distinguished from each other by their component or out of phase response if their γi are well separated. The critical separation is of the order of:
Using γi+1/γi>20, we find that between a range of 10 Hz and 10 MHz, we can uniquely identify four materials with the same emission wavelength using their time response.
The temporal response of a material system may be combined with spectral response to obtain a number of unique response signatures. Excitation in the UVA region alone or with other sources can be used to produce fluorescent or phosphorescent emission out to 1000 nm or more. Using the range from 400 nm to 1000 nm (silicon response window) and a typical spectral separation requirement for dyes of 100 nm we can obtain different fluorescent wavelength bins λ1 . . . λM, where M is approximately 5.
By sweeping the modulation frequency of the excitation source from 1 Hz to 10 MHz and phase detecting the fluorescent light within each wavelength bin, we can obtain up to MN unique codes. For the case of M=5, and N=4, we have γN M=625 available codes.
Phase measurement of frequencies well into the MHz range can be effectively implemented using currently available lock in circuits on a single chip. Such chips can determine phase differences with approximately 1% accuracy, which allows for a high precision authentication of the specific fluorescent taggant material based on time response as well as spectral signature.
A detection system 10 in accordance with the invention is shown in FIG. 1. A modulated source of radiation 15 excites a sample 20 at a wavelength ω and a periodic rate defined by Equation 8. The source 15 preferably generates UV radiation but may generate any type of radiation that is capable of being harmonically modulated. The sample may be mounted on a positioning device 25 in order to locate the sample 20 for irradiation. The source 15 and detector array 30 may also comprise positioning devices (not shown) for locating these devices for optimum performance. In response to being irradiated by the source 15, the sample 20 emits a wavelength λ with a time function defined by the modulated wavelength ω and the specific relaxation rate γ of the sample 20. A detector array 30 with appropriate support circuitry 35 detects the emission from the sample 20. The detector array is preferably capable of detecting the spectral content of the emission in addition to any phase differences of emissions having the same wavelength. Control circuitry 40 directs the activity of the overall system 10 and in particular controls the source 15, positioning device 25, detector array 30 and support circuitry 35.
As shown in FIG. 2, the detector array 30 is preferably comprised of an optical section 45 for focusing the emissions within the detector array 30, an array of sensors 55 for detecting the emissions, and a filter section 50 for allowing only the frequencies of interest to impinge on the sensors 55. The sensor array may comprise any array of sensors suitable for detecting the emissions of the sample 55, for example, a diode array, a CCD array, etc.
As a specific example, the sensors 55 may comprise three photodiodes and the filter section 50 may comprise a corresponding number of narrow band filters, one diode filter combination centered on the emission line, and the two others being, for example, +−10 nm relative to the center of the emission line. The relative signal outputs of each diode filter combination serve to authenticate the spectral signature while phase shift measurements authenticate the temporal signature of the specific material.
FIG. 3 shows a representation of the phase angle difference between the output 60 of the source 15 and the emissions 65, 67 from the sample 20.
It can be appreciated that the techniques and structures described above are useful for authenticating objects based on their materials. It can also be appreciated that by selecting certain materials with the characteristics described above when constructing items, that the techniques and structures disclosed herein are also useful for encoding various types of information into objects, and authenticating those objects, such as valuables, negotiable instruments, works of art, currency, various types of substrates, items that may require sorting, items that are traveling on a conveyor system, etc.
Thus, while the invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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Fungal infections of the bones and joints
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- Johnson, M.D. & Perfect, J.R. Curr Infect Dis Rep (2001) 3: 450. doi:10.1007/BF03160470
Osteoarticular complications may occur with a variety of invasive fungal infections, and seem to be increasing with growing use of prosthetic joints and as the immunosuppressed patient population increases. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, presentation, and management strategies differ somewhat among the different fungal species. This review focuses on recent developments in diagnostic and management approaches for patients with osteoarticular mycoses, and outlines specific treatment strategies for the different species.
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Feeling selfish? Try the Pulled Pork Benedict ($16) or the specialty, the Fried Chicken Sandwich ($16) with coleslaw and thick waffle fries dusted in Old Bay seasoning and panini scorch marks atop the bun. A new grilled-cheese menu features thick sammies loaded with fillings either sweet, like blueberries and white cheddar ($12), or spicy, like the Nacho Libre's ranchero sauce and house-made tortilla chips ($12). The Memphis Style ($14) comes packed with mac and cheese and BBQ pulled pork, and the side of classic tomato soup is a Chef Boyardee flashback.
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Law firm mergers always produce the odd bit of unexpected intrigue, but the dilemma facing SJ Berwin partner and former managing partner candidate Perry Yam during the firm's 2010 merger talks with Proskauer Rose is surely one of the most absorbing ever.
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Reed Smith doesn't have a base down there, but sources aren't talking of this as an office launch – more a work-from-home project that could turn into a retirement plan.
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Sunray Window Films has never entered into a franchise agreement with ANYONE at any time. Who are you, Mr. Workman (if that is indeed your name) and exactly what line of work are you in? Certainly anyone who would be asked to represent Sunray would at minimum know how to spell, how to formulate a cohesive thought and how to project a professional image.
Sunray has qualification standards that most window film companies cannot copy, follow, or understand. We take pride in our work and stand by our products. Can you say this about your business practices "Mr. Workman"?! Probably not.
Sunray is in good standing with any and all business partners, vendors and creditors maintaining an impeccable credit score and history. We are a legitimate organization subscribing to the strictest codes of ethical conduct. I would suppose that if this were a real person - Mr. Dan Workman - and if he had his own company or were a part of a real organization he would not hide behind the ambiguity of a fictitious name and a mythical complaint to take pot-shots at someone.
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At the Jellico Electric and Water System meeting Tuesday night, consultant Chris Mitchell came before the board with ideas for improvement to the system.
"You guys haven't made bad decisions," Mitchell said.
Campbell County middle school basketball teams had a tough time Thursday night.
At Jacksboro, the host Lady Eagles fell 34-17 to Grace Christian. Calynne Pridemore scored nine of her game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Lady Rams.
Aubree Cahill paced the varsity Lady Eagles with six points, followed by Jessica Stanley with four, Mackenzie Seiber three, Autumn Meadows two and Morgan Wilson and Megan Muggridge one each.
Churches in Campbell County are trying to reach children, one shoebox at a time. One 17 year old leads the way at her local congregation. Lauren Evans, a senior at Campbell County High School has helped her church assemble around 500 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child this year.
The LaFollette Splash Park may become a little more exciting next summer.
For 99 cents or less a month, LaFollette Utilities Board Customers have the opportunity to contribute to different organizations in the community through Operation Round Up.
Dr. Lee Jess Seargeant, Jr., 95, died last Thursday.
"He has been (real) instrumental in the practice of medicine in this county," Dr. Burgin H. Wood said Monday. "Wasn't anything spectacular he did, but he did his job and he did it well."
An investigation at an abandoned house led to the arrest of five on meth charges last Wednesday.
On Nov. 2 LaFollette Police Officers Pam Jarrett, Matthew Sandefur and Sgt. Jason Marlow responded to tips meth was being cooked in an empty house located at 401 E. Walden Street.
At the abandoned residence officers found Harold Daniel Bell, 47, 316 N. 4th Street; Tammy Leah Perry, 46, 725 Duff Road; Scott Elliott Roberts, 40, 414 N. 5th Street; Karin Grace Servier, 48, 103 E. Central Ave. and Elisha Michelle Wilson, 29, 708 New Clear Branch Road, inside.
Running from police did not bode well for a LaFollette man last week.
Ricky Lynn Bailey, Jr., 27, 708 S. 15th Street, was speaking with LaFollette Police Officer Matthew Sandefur on Nov. 4 when he suddenly turned and started walking away from the officer.
When he was ordered to stop, Bailey allegedly ran toward a trailer located at the intersection of 8thand Beech Streets. As he ran into the trailer officers allegedly observed something in his hands.
After abandoning the junior school board member program for several years board members revisited the issue at Tuesday's meeting.
Board member Josh Parker broached the subject at the September board meeting and agreed to come back with more solid information the following month.
Parker made a motion to reinstate the program with students from each high school submitting applications. According to the guidelines Parker presented, applications would be reviewed by board members and one representative from each district would be selected.
Freedom isn't free.
And to honor the men and women that have sacrificed for this country's freedom, many with their very lives, Campbell County will mark Veteran's Day with a number of events across the area.
Kevin Walden, veteran's affairs administrator, said the local observance is important not only to recognize those who have served, but also to impact the ones that may serve in the future.
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Within a short walk of Times Square Mall, Rooms on the Beach Negril is within 2 miles (3 km) of Throne Room. This 3-star resort welcomes guests with 57 rooms and conveniences like an outdoor pool, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking. It's on the beach and also close to Kool Runnings Water Park and Negril Hills Golf Club.
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Guests of Rooms on the Beach Negril have access to an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and free WiFi in public areas. You can take advantage of free parking, along with an airport shuttle for a fee (available 24 hours). The 24-hour front desk has staff always at the ready. Other amenities at this beach resort include a meeting room, a garden, and barbecue grills.
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Rooms on the Beach Negril features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The resort offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measuring 463 square feet (43 square meters) include a meeting room. This beach resort also offers spa services, barbecue grills, and gift shops/newsstands. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Rooms on the Beach Negril has designated areas for smoking.
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Rooms on the Beach Negril offers 57 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Premium cable television is provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Negril resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Rooms on the Beach Negril has a restaurant on site.
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Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Children are welcome.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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The always-pithy Dave Pell has the final word on the Silicon Valley bubble.
Break it down for me.
If we're in a bubble why are so many companies having trouble raising money?
Is it winner take all?
It's important to note the differences between now and when we were partying in 1999:
There are way more customers on the Internet, the big players have massive reach and very real revenues, technology is now much better able to support our ideas, and mobile has turned the Internet into a non-stop, always-on money machine.
That said, we are in another bubble. But this time it's not a financial bubble. It's a psychological one. The psychological bubble makes you think that because you can code a photo app or design an algorithm to get me to the airport a little quicker, that also qualifies you as an expert on every other topic.
The psychological bubble prevents you from seeing what role timing and serendipity play in your bombastic financial success.
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Black Pepper Cornbread
Whole Grain Recipe
Black Pepper Cornbread with yellow cornmeal, all purpose flour, a bit of sugar and a whopping one quarter cup of fresh ground black pepper make this bread live up to its name.
Recipe Ingredients
1 pint yellow cornmeal
1 pint all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup fresh ground pure ground black pepper
1 pint milk
4 medium eggs; well beaten
1/4 cup melted butter
Recipe Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 8 inch square pan with 2 inch high sides.
Mix together first 6 ingredients in large bowl.
Mix milk with egg and melted butter in a small bowl.
Pour milk mixture over dry ingredients and stir just until moistened: do not over mix.
Spoon batter into prepared pan.
Bake cornbread until light brown and tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cornbread in pan.
Break and crumble corn bread, spread in baking pan and allow to dry 24 hours before using to make stuffing.
Nutrition Information
Recipe Yields: 12 Servings Black Pepper Cornbread.
Nutrition Nibbles
Did you know that black pepper is a common remedy in traditional Chinese medicine? In a 2013 test tube study, researchers pretreated human cartilage cells with black pepper and then zapped the cells with an inflammatory protein. The cells inflammatory activity was inhibited, leading to the conclusion that pepper could be an effective arthritis treatment.
- Black Pepper is the foremost detoxifier and anti-aging herb in Asia.
- A warming digestive remedy, black pepper relieves gas and increases absorption of other nutrients.
- Increasing circulation, regulating blood pressure and easing joint movement, black pepper is also antioxidant, reducing free radicals.
- Black pepper is an excellent source of manganese, a good source of iron and vitamin K, and dietary fiber.
- Black Pepper reduces respiratory mucus, easing sinus congestion.
- As a diuretic, black pepper balances water in the body and regulates eye pressure.
In addition to black pepper cornbread, sprinkle black pepper on dinner, using frshly ground whole peppercorns to ensure you get pepper only. Or, try it as a supplement in 10mg capsules.


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State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd on Friday reported 10 per cent drop in net profit for the July-September quarter on the back of higher fuel subsidy outgo as well as fall in gas transmission volumes.
Net profit for the quarter was Rs 984 crore (Rs 9.84 billion), 10 per cent lower than Rs 1,094 crore (Rs 10.94 billion)
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Parent Review
The novelty of seeing Jane Austen's prim and proper characters morphing into zombie hunters quickly pales. While the Bennett sisters now have something to do, the violence introduced is vicious.
Movie Review
Seth Grahame-Smith is a writer who has discovered a moneymaking idea that we may all wish we had thought of. He takes literature that's in the public domain or familiar characters and creates what can be best described as a Halloween mashup. He started with Dark Shadows, then moved to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Now Seth brings us Pride & Prejudice with Zombies.
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It seems zombies have infested all of England and those of the living are fighting to contain the outbreak. The Bennett sisters have been sharpening their hunting skills since childhood and are just as adept at tracking down the undead as are their male cohorts. The lead of the brood, Elizabeth, played by Lily James, is a keen warrior who doesn't hesitate to despatch anyone who reeks of zombie flesh. And just as Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln spent his off time seeking vampires, now the unlikable Mr. Darcy, played by Sam Riley, is an expert zombie detective.
Admittedly, Pride and Prejudice has never been my cup of tea. And while the addition of angry zombies does, at the very least, give the Bennett women something to do aside from sitting around their drawing room and gossiping, it also introduces to this rather tedious tale a lot of vicious violence. Zombies, like space aliens, Nazis, or many other movie antagonists, are disposable characters that justify massive bloody mayhem in an all out effort to achieve their extinction. Many fighting scenes depict these ghoulish humans being decapitated, impaled or even having their heads shot off their bodies. In fact, had this movie contained any significant sexual content or profanity, it would likely have moved it to a restricted rating in the US.
Coming to theaters at a time of year when horror movies rule the dark days of January and romance begins to blossom in time for Valentines' Day, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a marketing checkmate. However, the novelty of seeing Jane Austen's prim and proper characters morphing into zombie hunters quickly pales. And the story just trades those boring conversations for equally mundane and gory battle scenes.Directed by Burr Steers. Starring Lily James, Lena Headey, Matt Smith. Running time: 108 minutes. Theatrical release February 5, 2016. Updated May 31, 2016
Get details on profanity, sex and violence in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies here.
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Is this movie intended to "shock" you? How does it do that? What contrasts does it take advantage of to create this effect?
For a movie to be scary, we must relate the make-belief onscreen to something in reality. While we know zombies are not real, what might they represent in reality? Would our reactions parallel those of the characters in this film? What alternatives are available when dealing with people who are different from our own beliefs and social makeup?
Zombies are "disposable" characters that give creators of movies free reign to eliminate them as they please. What other disposable movie characters can you think of? Are stories with these clearly formed antagonists beneficial or harmful to audiences? Do they allow us to work out our violent thoughts in productive ways, or just indulge our darkest fantasies?Learn more about Jane Austen and her novel Pride and Prejudice.


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Chapter 7
The twelve of them, having taken a meagre portion of tomato soup, seemed more relaxed and at ease with me being there. With the last of the flasks now safely stored in my rucksack, we all stared deep into the flames, listened to the crackles and watched the ashes as they ascended to the skies. Jacoby sighed and poked the fire with a nearby stick, then commanded the group to attention with the words,
"I wanted to get away from the constant screams and cries of my rowing parents. They didn't notice until the next morning that I was gone."
I had never seen Jacoby so vulnerable before. Now, he was letting me in, and in my head replayed screams and cries of a different kind, the ones of my mother and I as we realised that our husband and father, was gone. Then another voice picked up where Jacoby's had dissolved into silence.
"I'm Alex," it said, shortly followed by,
"I'm Aidan." The second voice continued, "Alex is my father, and we were left homeless and penniless when my mother, his wife, filed for divorce."
Alex's voice followed,
"We felt so betrayed. We had given her love, I had given her faithfulness, he gave her obedience. But to her, money was everything, and we didn't have enough."
I continued to think as this information went in. I remembered the love, the faithfulness, the obedience we had shared, all of us, before Edward, my father, was snatched away. But still, more voices came.
"I'm Danny,"
"I'm Simon," The first voice went on,
"We're brothers. We fought in the army, in Afghanistan. We were both involved in a bomb explosion, yet somehow we survived."
"We returned home to find that our parents had received word that we were dead. They didn't believe us, when limping and disfigured, we told them we were their sons. They thought it was some cruel joke."
"We couldn't work, so we began wandering the streets. Jacoby found us."
I remembered the disbelief I felt when I first heard that my father was dead.
A female voice came next, shy and youthful,
"I'm Mia,"
"I'm Michael,"
"Michael's mine twin brother. Mummy and Daddy didn't love us no more, so they lefted us in an alleyway. Then Uncle Jacoby found us."
"We're four, so I'm a big boy now!"
I couldn't believe it. My father's abandonment of my mother and me was involuntary and forgivable... just not at first.
Then, out of the darkness, came three voices in close succession,
"I'm Libby,"
"I'm Sally,"
"I'm Markus,"
Markus continued, "We had problems with alcohol. All our money disappeared; we were thrown out of our rented accommodation. Now we're here."
Another memory came to mind. I remembered the day I had found my mother, in a state of sheer insobriety. She scared me. She was hurting. We both were.
Then, the last voice came,
"My name is Gabriel, and I was orphaned in a car accident. I couldn't bear the idea of going into care, so I began roughing it on the streets. I was starving to death when Jacoby found me."
Car accident. I hated cars. Cars killed people.
Like my father.
I couldn't believe that all these people had suffered so greatly, and memories that had resurfaced forced tears out of my eyes. So, when I spoke, my voice was cracked and broken.
"My name is Ayla, and I live with my mother a few miles away. I lost my father in a car accident. My life is punctuated with punches and abusive words hurled at me by my peers,"
I took a breath before I spoke again,
"I'm here because I want to help you." I began to tremble and spasm with tears. I must have looked pathetic. Here I was, with people living through terrible things, and I was crying about being bullied. I had a home to go to. I had a mother who loved me. What right did I have to tears? Suddenly, I felt a gentle hold around me. I looked up into Gabriel's eyes. They were blue, a shade of blue so deep that I could not fathom them. They were almost black.
"How old are you, Ayla?" he asked, wiping my tears with his sleeve.
"I'm fifteen."
"Just a year younger than me, then."
And then it hit me. I was surrounded by people who cared, despite their own problems. Here, I had friends. I began to feel happier, almost euphoric. Then something else hit me as I looked down at my watch.
"Jacoby, I need to go."
He understood my urgency, and I went to leave, but then realized my rudeness and turned to face the eleven;
"Goodbye, and thank you."
"No, thank you." Came the reply.
"I'll see you soon."
I turned from them to Jacoby.
"I'll take you as far as the street."
"That's fine, I'll know where I'm going then."
A few turns later, we were standing in the place we had met that evening.
"Thanks, Jacoby, I know where I am now."
"Ok, Ayla, good luck for later."
I was sure of one thing.
My mother was going to kill me.


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The Hypnotist
Chapter 1
The first day of school.
Always a bore. A reminder that the holidays were over and it was time to get down to some work, which no one really wanted to do. But today was intriguing...
I walked to the house meeting area feeling strangely apprehensive. Why should I be anxious? It wasn't like I was starting a new school, it wasn't like any teacher had ever hated me or treated me unfairly before, it wasn't even as if there wasn't at least one person I got on with, and yet... something like a sixth sense told me today was going to be different from any other school day I'd experienced before.
The whole school assembly took up the first two periods. The headmaster droned on about everything that one gains from education and I allowed my mind to wander meaning that I didn't really pay attention to what he was saying.
It was a relief to get out of that stuffy hall and I wasn't at all surprised that my legs really needed stretching.
We were given timetables and homework diaries in the third period, that lesson being missed out on too so we could get a chance to 'make friends with' the rest of our tutor group.
Pretty pointlessly, break was afterwards. During it, the day unexpectedly increased in interest...
I was walking along to my next lesson (ICT), when I spotted a tall, handsome boy I didn't think I'd seen before. He looked slightly older than me, and had black hair which was straight and flat upon his head (rather than spiked up the way some guys liked it) and a slight tan. He was quite lean but there was a sinister air about him that made you want to think twice about even getting on the wrong side of him experimentally.
Before I had a chance to investigate who this alien character was, the bell rang. I trudged resignedly off to the computer block, hoping I would see him an hour and a half later at lunch time.
My strange wish came true. It was oddly good to see him again. Especially after the most boring German lesson you could imagine. Especially when I got set prep on the first day.
I saw him as I was walking out of the lunch hall. I quietly excused myself from the company of my two best friends: Sara and Beth; and drew closer.
He was talking to a teacher, so I had to walk past him, but something almost made me stand there beside him and listen attentively to what he had to say. I felt curiously drawn to him, as if he were a magnet and I were iron filings...
I had to shake him out of my thoughts as I realised I was meant to be in a particular place in roughly two point six minutes because I wanted to do Voluntary Work on a Wednesday afternoon - the choice was between that and Sailing or Canoeing Club, the last two of which I didn't really fancy. I ran over to the meeting place, decided that I would help out at a school for disabled children for the year and then helped out with the recycling, forming a trio with Sara and Beth.
When I was in the library, I spotted the boy sitting in a corner, appearing not to be doing any of the three options. He seemed to be absorbed in a book. I didn't want to disturb him but strangely I couldn't take my eyes off him. He looked up, obviously feeling my stare, and he smiled at me before returning to his novel. I wanted to go over and sit with him, and just be immersed in the tranquillity of the scene he had put together like a great director, but Sara and Beth tugged at my arm, reminding me there was more recycling to be collected. Resignedly I left the library to continue this task.
An hour later, the bell rang for the end of school and I caught my bus without seeing the boy again.
The following day, I was surprised by how early I'd arrived in school. The bus wasn't renowned for getting here half an hour before registration. Consequently, I wasn't surprised to find the corridors bare of students. It was slightly scary though. No one else on the bus had the same tutor as me so I was alone. I felt slightly comforted by the fact that there were about fifty other people around the school in the same situation but it was still unnerving. Almost like being in a haunted house or a disused building from some popular horror film. At least it was the morning and not dark (who would be in school at the dead of night anyway?) I stopped in front of the room I would be registering in for the next year, put my bag on the floor and sat down quietly to wait for someone who I could talk to.
To my surprise, the boy I had seen and been inexplicably drawn to yesterday walked in. To my further surprise, and slight anxiety, he came up towards me.
I stood up as he approached.
"Hi," I said amiably, hoping he didn't think I was crazy after the incident with the staring. "Are you new this year?"
The boy nodded, stopping inches away from me. Luckily, he didn't seem to know who I was. Up close, I could see his eyes were dark green, a shade I'd never seen in anyone before. I was filled with sudden, irrational fascination.
"My name's Harriet. What's yours?"
"Henry," he replied, in quite a pleasant voice: medium-low pitched with a slight undercurrent of musicality to it.
"So, where did you go to school before?"
"I didn't." His tone was inflectionless as he said this; in fact, he sounded quite emotionless although not cold. It was like he was representing an unfathomable expression with his voice.
"So, you were home-schooled?"
Henry nodded.
"What was that like? I'd imagine you were quite lonely."
"I have seven brothers."
"Wow, perhaps not then. So are you the youngest, in the middle or what?"
"Three brothers are younger and the rest are older."
"What's that like? D'you feel like you're all treated the same?"
Henry nodded again.
"I have a younger brother and he definitely gets more attention than me," I told him.
"Our parents care about none of us."
"Oh, I'm sure that's not true. Why have kids if you don't want them?"
"To continue the line."
"Oh." I frowned. "That wouldn't be a great reason to start a family. And why does it require eight sons?"
Henry shrugged. "Who knows?"
This boy was quite mysterious, I thought to myself. He comes from a large family but he's very quiet and hasn't really told me much about himself at all. But then again, I hadn't really told him much about me. I decided to try and encourage him to talk more about himself by being really conversational.
"I had a great summer. I read loads of books - I'm a really avid reader, you know - and I went on loads of outings, mostly to the large meadow near our park where all these wildflowers grow - I'm the sort of person who really appreciates nature - and I saw lots of bunny rabbits and squirrels - they have to be the cutest animals I've seen up close (I say up close, it was probably from about ten feet away) - and yeah, I just had a great time. We bought a black Labrador puppy named Plum (the owners were a bit eccentric) and he's really amusing ..." I trailed off as Henry gazed into my eyes. I have no idea why that made me stop talking and I didn't even know why I thought this was the reason but I just shut up. My mouth closed and I looked back, not really knowing what to do.
"I don't want to talk about reading, nature or pets," Henry said.
I would have asked what he did want to talk about but I was still unable to talk.
He stood there for some time just staring into my eyes. His gaze seemed to be oddly intense and I found myself transfixed by those eyes, which really were a gorgeous colour now I came to think of it.
Finally, he relaxed his stare and smiled, a warm smile that I had a feeling was rarely seen.
I smiled back.
"You seem like a very interesting person," he said, his tone quite warm now.
I frowned slightly. Was he psychic or something? Had he been reading my mind? I pushed these ridiculous thoughts out of my head and said, "Um, thanks."
"You're welcome," he said, smiling to himself as he walked off towards another section of the corridor.
People were starting to arrive and I soon forgot about this strange encounter as my Sara and Beth appeared. We chatted about the summer holidays until our tutor arrived and then we talked after the register had been taken, this time about boys we had our eye on. I confessed that I didn't really have any feelings for any guy but was happy for Sara and Beth to tell me all about this hot guy they had met in Portugal.
I conversed with a girl this morning. She was extremely talkative and I might have enjoyed hearing her tell me all about her puppy and the things she did over summer if I hadn't been so keen on getting to know her a bit better, finding out about the kind of person she was etc. I was sorry for the explanation I gave her as to why I didn't want her to talk about her summer anymore.
It was worth asking her to stop talking a minute. She certainly talked a lot afterwards.


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Interview: Dappy
The N-Dubz star talks fishing, Freddie Mercury and publicly shaming himself
N-Dubz frontman Dappy might have a chequered rep, but he's never happier than when he swaps the mic for a rod and spends a few quiet hours at the water's edge. Alexi Duggins joins him.
'Fishing is everything to me,' says Costadinos 'Dappy' Contostavlos, as he perches himself by an algae-mottled pond on Hampstead Heath. 'I've been doing it pretty much since I come out my mum's womb.' We settle down beside a leaf-strewn path, and the lead singer of N-Dubz drops his line into the water. We're all set for a full day of angling.
Or maybe not. 'HOOIIIICCKKK-PITTT! I'm gonna be sick,' groans Dappy, 20 minutes later. 'Must have been that lamb chop I had last night. I fried it, like a mad man,' he pants, as he hunches next to a hedge. 'Bruv, if I didn't feel like this, I'd be enjoying it. But right now, I'm just not.' Looks like we're not going to be catching many fish today.
'My metabolism's fucked,' he groans. 'I've been in the studio for four months solid recording my debut album, going to sleep at 7am, waking up at 6pm and hardly eating. I've lost all my weight, man.' He's not wrong. While Dappy's never exactly had the physique of a heavyweight boxer, looking at him today – one of his first public appearances in months – he's so skinny that you suspect he'd struggle to win a punch-up with a chihuahua. Bizarre, really, for a man who has an upcoming court case for an affray charge.
Then again, Dappy's not exactly the most predictable of people. A blinged-up, platinum-selling UK urban artist as an angling aficionado? That's a bit like discovering that Ol' Dirty Bastard was keen on crochet.
Nonetheless, Dappy appeared on the cover of Total Carp ('The UK's Biggest-Selling Carp Magazine') in 2011, and angling is so important to him that in the same year he nearly released an N-Dubz fishing DVD called 'Reel Big Fish'. Why's he so into this sedentary pastime? 'It's something I always used to do with my pops.'
It's not just a love of fishing that his dad passed on to Dappy. Until his death from a heart attack in 2007, Byron Contostavlos managed N-Dubz and helped fund them by working in a Camden barber's shop. And as one-time bassist with flamboyantly sideburned '70s pop-rockers Mungo Jerry, he clearly gave to his son a love of music from previous decades.
'Music will never be the same as it was in the '80s,' reckons Dappy. 'It was all so natural and epic then. Now everything's digitally edited.' Sure is. Including most of Dappy's back catalogue. 'Not any more, man. N-Dubz was electronic, but now the majority of it is live. I want that big, one-take feel.'
Whether or not he's achieved it is debatable. His first solo single, 'No Regrets', took its lyrical lament – 'I messed my life up' – to Number One, but it's also a slice of Auto-Tuned synth balladry. Still, there's no denying the '80s credentials of the rawked-up riff-rap follow-up, 'Rockstar': a collaboration with Brian May. The video saw the fuzzy-bonced rocker bizarrely lurking in the shadows of a warehouse while teens honked on bongs at a house party. 'That's life, though, innit?' chuckles Dappy about the bong smoking, before catching himself. 'Not that I take drugs any more. Working with Brian was one of the biggest moments of my life, though. Made me want to buy a wig.'
So who else would he like to work with? 'Right now? Gaviscon!' he winces, bending over and clutching at his stomach. 'Bloody lamb chop.' How about actual musicians? 'Phil Collins: we have similar top-line melodies. Or Freddie Mercury. He was the greatest performer of all time.'
A reflection of Dappy's agent appears on the water's surface and we pause as the singer engages in his dream collaboration with a bottle of antacid. Soothed, his mood turns reflective. 'There's a lot more to me, man. People might've seen me on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" and thought I was a joke,' he says. 'But I'm not stupid, innit? I know all my times tables. I know how to spell. I know how to read and write. I could tell you some next shit about the Illuminati and then you'd think: Shit, this guy knows a lot.'
But a reputation for being a joke is the least of his worries. In January 2010, an N-Dubz appearance on a Chris Moyles radio phone-in saw him secretly copying down the number of a texter and later bombarding her with abusive phone calls and texts (for which he subsequently apologised). A few months later, he was caught on CCTV taking mephedrone in an Essex nightclub. And in 2013, he'll go to court for that affray charge over his alleged involvement in a petrol station brawl last February. Is he the unlikely bad boy of UK urban music?
'That Chris Moyles thing is the worst thing I ever done, definitely,' he sighs. 'I looked at her messages, went "Aargh!" and took my phone out,' he sighs. 'I wish I'd never done that. I grew up in a negative environment, which has given me a lot of anger. But hopefully scandals about me are a thing of the past now. I'm a good human being and I've got a warm heart.'
It's tempting to scoff. But in person, it's very hard to doubt his sincerity. Revolting as his public persona at times might be, he is astonishingly sweet face to face. He punctuates answers by throwing his arm around me. Even as he runs off to dry heave, he wheezes, 'Keep asking, bro. Keep going: whatever you want.' His PR rep brings her mum down to meet him and he greets her enthusiastically, despite his obvious pain.
Eventually, though, it all proves too much. 'Bruvver, is it all right if we stop? I'm really starting to feel it. I just need to sit down and maybe try to bring something up.' And with that, his agent starts packing up Dappy's fishing rods for him, while the singer laments his inability to fish ('If I had my line in the water now, I'd be so excited I probably wouldn't even listen to you') and insists on hugging everybody farewell. Just before he leaves, he offers a final thought: 'Anyone who says that badman can't fish is wrong,' grins Dappy. 'Not that I'm a badman. I keep fishing reel. Reel. Geddit?' Then he runs off to retch over another bush.
Dappy's debut solo album, 'Bad Intentions', is released Oct 22 2012 on All Around the World/Island.
See Dappy live in London
DappyThu Dec 20, Hammersmith Apollo
Gobby, sock hat-donning clown prince of pop Dappy goes on a solo tour to follow on from the chart-topping single 'No ...


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