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(MCV4U) Vectors
The air velocity of helicopter Hal is 200km/h due west. Hal's ground velocity is 180km/h in the direction N80*W. Determine the wind velocity. Please help! I know i should be drawing a diagram but I am very confused with how to do this question! Thank you!
A room measures 14 feet by 20. feet. How many tiles would it take to cover the deck if the square tiles measure 8.0 inches to the side?
cup 3/4 full 1/6 is poured out. what fractionof the whole bottle is poured out x fractions= whole # .
Given the position function s(t) = t cos t, find the velocity function. Answer v(t) = -sin t v(t) = sin t v(t) = cos t - t sin t v(t) = cos t + t sin t
Player lost 15 yards, gained 3,then 21 in three successive running plays. What was his total gain and loss
An object moves up and down the y-axis with an acceleration given as a function of time t by the expression a equals A sine of omega-t. , whereA. and omega. are constants. What is the period of this motion? Answer omega. 2 pi omega. omega squared times A. 2 pi over omega. ...
math homework help
motorcycle company invested 250,000 at 4.5% compounded monthly to be used for the expansion of their manufacturing facilities how much will available for the project in 3.5 years?
How are mobile computing, Web 2.0, and social media changing how IT systems are used?
SS-my answers
Health Information Management Statistics
In September, the hospital has 23.652 admissions. Of these, 1,569 were readmissions. What is the hospital's readmission rate
can you show how the equation is solved?
A moving picture theater usually took in $220 an evening on ticket sales. The manager found out that by reducing the price of tickets by 5 cents, 200 more persons attended, and the box office receipts were $80 more an evening. How many persons attended before the reduction in ...
Math word problem
can you show how the equation would be solved?
I understand the second step but how did you get the third answer?
I need help with the below math problem. I have to write out the steps to show the answer. 2(x - 14) + 3 = 7x + 5
History HELP! ASAP
thanks,very helpful!
History HELP! ASAP
Congress's adoption of the declaration of independence confirmed a decisive shift in the conflict between the colonies and britain. Why did the colonies make this decisive breaak in 1776? In your answer, discuss some of the arguments for and against independence.
History HELP! ASAP
In the mid-eighteen century, how did native americans influence relations between european nations? between britain and the colonies?
In the SN2 mechanism, considering that the nucleophile attacks at the same time as the leaving group leaves, what would the effect of having a hindered (crowded) reaction center be on the rate of the reaction? Would you expect it to react slower or faster than an unhindered ...
tim has a det of $872.23. If he pays 40 percent of the debt this month and 50 percent of the remainder next month, how much does tim still owe?
us history
those are all right @iris. Just took the connexus test
I got 4,950 but my friend got 365 Start listing them out!!! 8)
How did tea change the life in Europe?
If you separate the socks with equal charges 4 x10-9 C until theyre 7 cm apart, what force will each sock exert on the other?
Analytical Chemistry
Match the following terms about analytical precipitations to their definitions: A.) Coprecipitation B.) Adsorption C.) Absorption D.) Gathering E.) Masking F.) Digestion G.) Peptization 1.) Inclusion or occlusion of impurities within a crystal. 2.) Binding of impurities to the...
Never mind, I figured out that it shouldn't make a difference. That's what I originally thought, but just wanted to clarify.
If say 70 mL of water is heated vs 100 mL of water, would the temperature be different or does the amount of the substance not make a difference on the temperature Thanks!
The pulley is light and frictionless. Find the mass M1, given that M2 (7.00 kg) is moving downwards and accelerates downwards at 3.01 m/s2, that θ is 15.0°, and that μk is 0.270.
Can someone pleases explain what this sentence means...this sentence is talking about the middle class in France. "They viewed universal male suffrage as the ultimate concession to be made to popular forces, and they strongly opposed any further radical republicans and ...
A moving 3.20 kg block collides with a horizontal spring whose spring constant is 224 N/m. The block compresses the spring a maximum distance of 5.50 cm from its rest position. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the horizontal surface is 0.490. What is ...
it's still incorect.. can you explain it a bit more please?... Thank you for all your help.
A moving 3.20 kg block collides with a horizontal spring whose spring constant is 224 N/m. The block compresses the spring a maximum distance of 5.50 cm from its rest position. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the horizontal surface is 0.490. What is ...
A moving 3.20 kg block collides with a horizontal spring whose spring constant is 224 N/m. The block compresses the spring a maximum distance of 5.50 cm from its rest position. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the horizontal surface is 0.490. What is ...
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I have to write an English paper discussing a current event; I chose Obama Care, but was told it is not a current event. I know the bill was passed in 2014, but discussions are still being posed about it and there are continuing developments, so why is this not a current event?
A boy jumps at a speed of 16.0 m/s at an angle of 20.0 above the horizontal. How long does he stay in the air before touching the ground? A. 1.53 s B. 1.12 s C. 3.07 s D. 4.2 s
Person A walks 6.0 m at an angle of 30 north of east. Person B walks 7.0 m at an angle of 42 west of north. How does the component of the displacement of person A along the north direction compare with the component of the displacement of person B along the north direction? A...
Which of the following statements is a true statement? A. A vector can have positive or negative magnitudes. B. A vector's magnitude cannot be more than the magnitude of one of its components. C. If the x-component of a vector is smaller than its y-component then that ...
What is 0.7g of SO2 ..and how would you do this equation? Thanks,
How many moles in 0.7g of SO2 ..and how would you do this! Thanks
World History
Which remained strongly organized and grew more powerful as the Western Roman Empire collapsed? the military command the Christian Church the Orthodox Church the trade networks
Evaluate the expression -4x3y given that x = 2 and y = -7
A 0.355-kg object undergoing SHM has ax = 2.30 m/s2 when x = 0.235 m. What is the time for one oscillation?
A ball, of mass 0.3Kg, is held on the inside of a smooth hemispherical bowl at a height 0.09 m above the base. It is then released. Assuming there is no friction, the acceleration due to gravity, g, is 10 m/s2 and the potential energy is zero at the base of the bowl - What is ...
English II
Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "Fame is a Bee," by Emily Dickinson Fame is a bee, It has a song It has a sting Ah, too, it has a wing. Of what literary device is this poem an example? A. Extended metaphor B. Onomatopoeia C. ...
English II
I think is B... But im not sure...
English II
Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "I Like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up, And stop to feed itself at tanks; And then, prodigious, step Around a pile of mountains, And, ...
English (PLEASE I NEED HELP)
Read the following short excerpt of student writing. Use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. I really thought she loved me but I discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. It was ...
Read the following short excerpt of student writing. Use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. I really thought she loved me but I discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. It was ...
English II
Im between Affluent and Amicable..
English II
Read the sentence below and answer the corresponding question. Despite their differences, my father and mother had an __________ divorce. Which word best completes the sentence? adjunct affluent amicable amorous
English II
Is it D?
English II
Which of these sentences contains an oxymoron? A. Mr. Keynes was a workaholic who found vacations to be about as relaxing as six rounds wrestling with an alligator. B. Despite his desire to travel during his week off, Mr. Keynes was unable to think of any vacation spot as ...
English II
I think is C.
English II
from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE" by P.G. Wodehouse She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me ...
World History
Thank you Ms. Sue... Can you help me in this one? Which of the following contributed to the overthrow of the Umayyad dynasty by the Abbasid dynasty? A. The Umayyads failed to produce competent heirs. B. The Umayyad social policies were unpopular and led to revolts. C. The ...
World History
What impact did Emperor Constantine's establishment of the New Rome (Constantinople) have on the Roman Empire? A.The expense of building the new city impoverished the later Empire. B. The pope moved his headquarters from Old Rome to New Rome...
calculate the lowest values of the energies of an electron, a neutron and a photon which allows diffraction from the (1,0,1) planes of silicon, using Bragg diffraction. lattice parameter 0.542nm
Algebra 1 Math
an insect flies 20ft in 1 s. how fast does the insect fly in miles per hour?
If the symbol X represents a central atom, Y represents outer atoms, and Z represents lone pairs on the central atom, the structure Y-:X:-Y could be abbreviated as XY2Z2. Classify these structures according to their shape. XY2Z,XY2Z2,XY2Z3,XY3Z,XY3Z2,XY4Z,XY4Z2,XY5Z The ...
If the symbol X represents a central atom, Y represents outer atoms, and Z represents lone pairs on the central atom, the structure Y-:X:-Y could be abbreviated as XY2Z2. Classify these structures according to their shape. XY2Z,XY2Z2,XY2Z3,XY3Z,XY3Z2,XY4Z,XY4Z2,XY5Z The ...
cost in 2005 is 15.00 cost on 2009 is 20.50 Consumer price index (20.50/15.00)x100=137 I understand that part but my professor said to measure inflation he gave the answer 37% divide 37/4=9.25% 4 number of years 9.25% annual rate inflation how did he get 37 I am confused
Microwave ovens emit microwave energy with a wavelength of 13.0 cm. What is the energy of exactly one photon of this microwave radiation?
criminal justice
Are truth-in-sentencing laws a good idea? What are their implications for crime control? for due process? for costs to the public?
Criminal Justice
I feel their personal feelings need to be set aside when dealing with criminals. But the second part of the question I am confused on
Criminal Justice
two questions.. 1a) How much discretion should prosecutors, judges, and parole board members have in administering the criminal sanction? b) What justifies the latitude given these individuals?
You subtract add -36+24 and get -12
Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment having the given endpoints. Then find the distance between the endpoints. 1. G(0,0), H(-3,4) 2. A(-4,-4), W(-2,2) 3. N(5,2), K(-2,8)
Mrs. Jones owns 100 shares of stock in Daimler-Benz valued at 16.5 Euros per share. What is the value in $U.S. of her stock if: 0.90 = $1 Value of 100 shares at 16.5 per share 1,650.00 Euros Value of 1,650.00 Euros at 0.90 = $1 is $1,833.33 0.70 = $1...
2)a 3)e
1)The study of geography includes a)living in a dessert b)growing food c)predicting the weather d)studying people e) wearing protective clothing 2) which of the following country has no seaport a) Egypt b)Algeria c)Nigeria d)South Africa e)Uganda 3)about how many kilometers ...
Informal logic
suggests that Catherines local movie theater hardly ever shows romantic comedies
An object is moving with constant velocity -->v Which situation is impossible in such a circumstance? 1. One force acts on the object. 2. Three forces act on the object. 3. No forces act on the object. 4. Two forces act on the object. 5. Four forces act on the object.
Consider a coin which is tossed straight up into the air. After it is released it moves upward, reaches its highest point and falls back down again. Air resistance can be neglected. What force acts upon the coin when it is at its highest point? a. Force acting up and ...
5. (TCO 9) You have been tasked with analyzing an extremely large amount of data and to ultimately produce a report to share with the board of directors. The data is currently in a text file and has over two thousand records of data. Explain how you would use Excel to analyze ...
1665.0 or 1675.0 gallon Is this correct
Hi, I was hoping someone could double check a chemistry answer for me. I am trying to calculate the Ksp of Ag2CrO4. This question is based on a experiment to determine ksp experimentally. In the experiment the Ksp of silver chromate was calculated using a single displacement ...
Pre Calculas
A GARDENER HAS 60' of edging. She wants to use it to enclose a 120 square foot rectangular area. She does not have to use up all of the edging. what are the possible lengths that a side of the rectangle can have? Answer using interval notation. Hint: if the length of the ...
The answers are... 1. C 2. B Just did the test. your welcome
The answers are... 1. C 2. B
Chem 110
supposed that a liter of sample water contains 1.00 mmol of Ca2+ ions and 1.50 mmol HCO3- ions. how many millimoles of CaCO3 will precipitate if this water is boiled for 15 mins?
I am having trouble with this equation and calculating the enthalpy of formation. 2 NaHCO3 (s) --> Na2CO3 (s) + H2O (g) + CO2 (g) delta H129.2kj I get as far as this step and then I dont know what to do next. delta H= [1*delta H (Na2CO3) + 1* delta H(H2O (g)) + 1* ...
The balanced equation for the decomposition of sodium bicarbonate is 2 NaHCO3 (s) --> Na2CO3 (s) + H2O (g) + CO2 (g)delta H 129.2. Using the enthalpies of formation, calculate the enthalpy of formation of sodium bicarbonate.
What is the difference between Descriptive and casual studies?
What is the difference between experimental and ex post facto research designs?
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given value of t: x=sin(t); y=(cos(t))^2; t=(pi/3)
1.A 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.C 9 Chemilcal I don't know if number ten is fully right but i hope it helps. 10. Color is classified as both physical and chemical properties. Color is a physical property because it is the visible light that the substance does not absorb. ...
The positive whole factors of 100 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, and 100. Sum = 217
Steve, thank you so very much!!! I am *trying* to wrap up my studying/homework and am having trouble with one more... It's asking the exact same question for the curve: x=ln(t), y=ln sqrt(t) A BIG THANK YOU AHEAD OF TIME!!!!! =)
**compound C5H10O5 is known as ribose 175g Ribose / 150.13 g/mol Ribose = 1.16 moles ribose 1.16 * (16*5) = 92.8 grams
Literature Help?
The 2nd sentence is correct - No one likes to be uncomfortable while sleeping.
A farmer is planting squash plants that need 2 3/8 feet to spread out. He has an area along a fence that is 20 feet long. Round the amount of space the squash plants need to the nearest 1/2 foot. How many squash plants can the farmer grow along the fence?
in #3 B?
Science ASAP
All are correct except # 10 and #14 is wrong. 10 is natural gas. Nonrenewable resources are natural gas but renewable resources are the sun, wind and all the stuff the world has cuz how ever much we use it, it never runs out but natural gas does and it take years to make more...
The triprotic acid H3A has ionization constants of Ka1 = 9.9× 102, Ka2 = 2.7× 108, and Ka3 = 5.9× 1011. a). Calculate the following values for a 0.0570 M solution of NaH2A H+ ?? [H2A^-/H3A]?? b). Calculate the following values for a 0.0570 M...
Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid with the following pKa values: pKa1=2.148 pKa2=7.198 pKa3=12.375 You wish to prepare 1.000 L of a 0.0200 M phosphate buffer at pH 7.11. To do this, you choose to use mix the two salt forms involved in the second ionization, NaH2PO4 and ...


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When Chivas USA striker Ante Razov left the Chicago Fire more than three years ago, some Fire fans thought the team made a big mistake letting him go. Others still chastise him "for sulking his way out the door" when the team didn't meet his increased contract demands, writes Nick Firchau.
"Looking back, I don't think it ended great," said Razov ahead of Thursday's game between
his present and his former MLS clubs in Carson, Calif. "At the time I didn't want it to end, and we had some contractual issues, but I think now that it was a time in my career when I might have
needed a change. Maybe, yeah, I needed to just step away. But they'll never take away those years from me - those were the best days of my career."
The change in coach from Bob Bradley
to Dave Sarachan may have eventually played a part in his leaving, and Razov acknowledges that Sarachan "was a different coach from Bob altogether." Meanwhile, current Fire head coach Denis
Hamlett, who was assistant to both Bradley and Sarachan, called Razov "the best pure scorer we ever had." The forward, who tallied 86 goals in seven years with the Fire, added, "I've been put out
for dead many times. But I'm still all right and I still have some to give here at Chivas."

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I wonder what on earth the thief thinks Jesus did TO him, when the truth is, Jesus gave all FOR him.
Some cretins stole the Santa and Frosty that had decorated my Mom's yard for years. they were found the next day in a dumpster 7 miles away, and returned.
Maybe one day he will find what he's looking for.


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yep.Originally Posted by creditcards
Bringing in a track car on a freaking tow struck/trailer to race a street driven Evo does not impress me. Evo > that camaro IMO
This is a discussion on Undefeated Evo Finally Defeated... within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Originally Posted by creditcards a drag camaro,that they brought on a tow truck. yep. Bringing in a track car on ...
yep.Originally Posted by creditcards
Bringing in a track car on a freaking tow struck/trailer to race a street driven Evo does not impress me. Evo > that camaro IMO
Just call me Clark Kent
Offical Body Guard for the Bugeye Mafia.
it is impressive how well the evo kept up with that track car thoughOriginally Posted by DTR rex
dude one time i tried to put the trailer bully into the coiler, and I got all messed up
Evo < Whipple Cobra ($$ wise; only a 1/4 of what the evo has in it) just add NX
- Local Riceist
what i am wondering is. where the hell are the supras???
i wanna see thise evo run some street driven supras. not a drag camaro, that they brought with a trailer
" I'm a bad man"
I have wondered the same thing. I am sure there are TONS of supra's out there that could walk this Evo.Originally Posted by dviousboxer
Just call me Clark Kent
Offical Body Guard for the Bugeye Mafia.
How? It lost? The Evo didn't spray on this run, only against the Drag Camaro. The Cobra is ALOT heavier, so the Evo won't have to make as much WHP to beat it. There is ALOT of money in that Evo though, but that's cuz he bought the best of everything and not to Mention AMS is the most expensive shop.Evo < Whipple Cobra ($$ wise; only a 1/4 of what the evo has in it) just add NX
Another thing stroking really limits the Evo's topend, I woulda built a 2.0, woulda be stronger and hit 9500 RPM shifts and yes more lag BUT More WHP.
Simple...Originally Posted by TSi AWD
1. I like Cobras more than the Evos
2. The Cobra is just a C16 tune (like the Evo) and 3.73's could away from inchin out on em, not to mention the possability of a small shot :shrug:
3. The cobra is virtually unchanged (compared to the Evo)
4. slappin in new injectors, pulleys, tentioners, exhaust, a Whipple, and pluggin in a Predator is a lot easier than the extensive work done to the Mitsu in question.
They're two different cars, both sick as hell but my preference is with the Cobra (snowy conditions not being a factor)
- Local Riceist
I bet it will last better than 30k miles unless he drives it like that EVERYWHERE he goes. My car is over 30k miles and I have the same kit on the STOCK engine. Albeit im only running 26-27 psi at most on track days. But he has a built engine so I wouldn't be so quick to pull the reliability card.
11.1 @ 131
If you like the Cobra better, then good for you. Both are great cars. You have to understand that those two cars are built for different purposes. Cobra are great for drag and is a pure sport car. Evo are not as great of a drag car, but can be in a twisttie. To each of their own. So why keep on trying to put the Evo under the Cobra?Originally Posted by ScoobVee
Last edited by WiCkeDrEx; 05-17-2005 at 10:42 PM.
13.7 at 98.74 MPH / Stock TD04 & No EM
Eh..KOriginally Posted by WiCkeDrEx
HTF did you manage to not pick that up from my post
Keep these gems comin
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Last edited by ScoobVee; 05-17-2005 at 11:01 PM.
- Local Riceist
I think the EVO a pure sport car by sti standard. Its a brutal daily driver from what I've heard. The Cobra would make for a great third car (Thats what I'm shooting for)Originally Posted by WiCkeDrEx
02 4eat Cobb Stg 2 WRX Wagon: Wife's
I hope this dude winds up showing up to some local rsd's as has been rumored.
Can't win that argument. With all those supporting mods on that Evo a simple turbo swap is VERY easy. Don't forget that this Evo is NOT maxxed out. This kid is simply a test baed of parts. AMS is going to offer a 40+ Serioes turbo which is just huge. AS nice as the GT35R is it is relatively smaller in teh grand scheam of things. This guy is gona bolt on true monsters next, ammasing 800WHP++++ and yes the motor is built to handle this and yes without Nitroius but there will be some lag .1. I like Cobras more than the Evos
The reason I said "pure" is because that's the only thing the Cobra is made for. Unlike Evo and Sti, you can do it with four doors. You can still have a family and buy an Evo. I wouldn't buy a Cobra if I have a family.Originally Posted by AsianWRX
13.7 at 98.74 MPH / Stock TD04 & No EM
"run what ya brung" right? Got beat hands down, good race tough that evo is very fast and stayed with him, im sure it shocked the camaro. Its not to say he couldnt have made it ready to drive there, sometimes its just easier to trailer a car to the track etc... saves gas nothing breaks before you get a chance to race etc...Originally Posted by DTR rex
2004 WRX completely stock! And becoming even more stock daily.


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350z TT vs. E46 M3
So this past Saturday im driving and spot a gold/oranage 350z twin turbo. For anyone the went to HIN Seattle it was there. So i follow him and make my move and pass him going up a hill. At first he didnt take, considering the location. Then we pull next to each other at a light. Note: I am rolling 4 guys deep in my M3. I rev my **** up. My exhuast didnt sound loud by this dudes car, and i gots dixis. After a few intersection of playing around the madman burnouts at the light in the middle of the city(belleuvue). Then comes an onramp to a freway and it was game day. Once getting on the interstate we open up, he took off faster than i did. And i dont know whether it would have been to much different if i was alone, i've heard he's pushin well over 400hp. Our first run went to bout 130~mph. Then we switched interstates and had one more run to about the same speed. After the second run he shut down and exits with the quickness. Funniest part bout this race i had was the right after the 350z exited a dodge hemicuta_(sp.) smashed by me and we raced just seconds after my first one. haha but thats another story. :pimpin:
Wanted to share, be safe :thumbup:
not to insult your intelligence, but are you sure it was a TT. I thought the TT kit that they make for the 350Z put down like 4XX HP to the wheels? That would be a hard as s race to win with a non-turbo/supercharged M3. :dunno:
Oh no there was no M3 winning going on here. All Z. Sorry that wasnt straight. I said he pulled faster than me. :dunno:
P.S. i know what a blow off valve sounds like.
I just raced a 350z with the vortech kit on it tonight, in my stock m3. We ran from 30-110 and neither of us could pull on one another. Is this normal? I thought that they were faster than m3's? I talked to him after we ran and he said he was on it the whole time, and he just got done dynoing it at 385 at the wheels :dunno: . Anyway I was suprised at how the race ended up, his car was badass though. How close was your race?
Yeah, because nothing is safer than street racing. Oh wait, I know what's safer. Street racing with your car full of people.
in my race it pulled on pretty damn fast. owned me
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Trees for Georgetown Spring Celebration
The 2013 event, which is the primary source of funding for the trees that appear in local tree boxes each year, was hosted May 8 by Shelly and Bruce Ross-Larsen. A new initiative called GIFT, "Georgetown Initiative for Family Trees," will allow Georgetowners to "tag" a tree with the name of an honoree to "root the people and businesses of the community to the trees that shade our streets." Each tree will be tagged with a scannable QR code, providing information on the type of tree, the date it was planted, the tree's honoree and a story about why the tree was selected in that person's name.


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Even as it continues to struggle with deep sectarian divisions, Northern Ireland is launching a probe into another dark corner of its history.
A government commission is set to bring to light the long-suppressed history of abuse at orphanages and children's homes that included forced confinements, canings, beatings, bullying and sexual assaults. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry will hold months of public hearings next year with hundreds of witnesses expected to detail horrific accounts of brutality. Victims were inspired to demand the probe after a similar review in Ireland uncovered decades of child abuse at more than 250 church-run institutions.
In Northern Ireland, officials say thousands of children may have suffered mistreatment in dozens of Catholic, Protestant and state-run institutions during a 73-year period from the creation of the province in 1922 until 1995, when the orphanages were reformed.
One victim is Kathy Devlin who now lives in Montreal. Her hope is that the inquiry will force the government and those who ran the homes to "actually acknowledge that there was abuse" and apologize.
In the late 1950s, Ms. Devlin and her younger brother were sent to a home in Londonderry called Nazareth House. She recalled being treated like an animal, routinely left hungry and cold. Her brother nearly died of pneumonia and she developed chronic bronchitis.
"It was sort of a time in my life when you are supposed to be learning," she recalled. "For me it was basically a wasteland because we were ignored intellectually and physically. It's something that you remember but you try to put at the back of your mind because it's not happy memories."
Ms. Devlin isn't sure if she will testify when the inquiry begins public hearings next year. But she hopes the inquiry will force the government and those who ran the homes to apologize and "actually acknowledge that there was abuse."
Conditions in the orphanages started to become known after the investigation in Ireland began in 2000. But some advocates for the victims say the government has failed to provide help and, despite the creation of the official inquiry, is still not facing up to abuse at the notorious Magdalene laundry institutions for unmarried mothers.
Ms. Devlin is one of 300 people who have come forward so far with allegations. The inquiry has started a publicity campaign through advertisements and media interviews across Britain, Australia and Canada.
"There may well be a number of individuals now living in Canada who may have experienced abuse in institutions of this type in Northern Ireland and we are very anxious to reach out to them so that they know that we are here, know the work that we are doing and are able to contact us if they can," said Sir Anthony Hart, a retired judge who chairs the inquiry's three-member panel. Their travel costs to come to Northern Ireland to testify will be covered, he added, and investigators could be sent to Canada if enough people come forward to tell their stories in public or confidentially to investigators
The approach taken by Canada in investigating its residential schools abuse is being studied as a possible model.
Northern Ireland had roughly 170 of these homes over the years but most disappeared long ago leaving few records behind. For now the inquiry is focusing on 35 facilities including one workhouse, four government-run training schools, 14 homes managed by local councils and 16 run by Catholic orders and Protestant non-profit groups. "There are potentially many thousands of children who might have been affected," said Sir Anthony who added that inquiry staff will provide the names of the institutions next month.
The inquiry has been criticized for dealing only with victims who were under the age of 18, which excludes hundreds of people who alleged were abused by clerics and women who were sent to Magdalene laundry-type institutions, where unmarried pregnant women were coerced to give up their babies and forced to work in harsh conditions. There were about a dozen Magdalene-style facilities in Northern Ireland up to the 1950s.
"They [victims] feel what they suffered as young adults was abuse and the state also has a responsibility to investigate what happened to them," said Patrick Corrigan the director for Amnesty International in Northern Ireland who has been campaigning to broaden the scope of the inquiry. The government has said those issues will be dealt with later and that it was important to start with child victims.
Sir Anthony said the inquiry's mandate is broad, and it will review allegations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, which includes humiliation, bullying and lack of proper care such as withholding medical treatment or food. It may recommend an apology, a tribute or some form of financial compensation when it reports its findings in January, 2016.
There is also a separate "acknowledgment forum" in which victims can provide confidential information to a four-member team who will investigate the claims and include some of the information in the inquiry's final report.
Others, such as Margaret McGuckin, want support services now for victims. She spent four years pushing for a public inquiry into abuse at orphanages and she now runs a group in Belfast called Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse. "We get no support from the government – no funding," she said in a recent interview. "I have no qualifications or anything – all I had is a listening heart."
Ms. McGuckin can certainly relate to the people she is helping. She, her sister and her two brothers were taken from their home in the late 1950s after welfare officials decided their parents were unfit. "We all got separated," Ms. McGuckin said. She was three years old at the time. "It was brutal. It was a brutal regime. Leather belts, bamboo canes. That was their way of controlling us. Just like cattle."
She spent eight years in the home and the experience scarred her deeply. The family never recovered and remained detached. One brother was sexually abused and is now in a psychiatric hospital. Ms. McGuckin said she recently discovered that her mother came to the home once and asked to see her daughter. "She was pushed away by them people and they handed her a cross, a little small cross," she said.
Allison Diver spent much of her childhood in and out of church-run homes in Londonderry because state officials deemed that her parents – both alcoholics– couldn't look after the family. She said she has only recently begun to talk about what happened – about being locked in cupboards, being beaten so hard it left her with hearing problems and suffering repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a priest. She links the experience to the way her her adult life spun out of control too after she married an abusive husband and struggled to raise five children while battling depression and anxiety
But since she has come forward to the inquiry, the police have tracked down the priest and are pursuing a criminal investigation. She is also preparing to testify at the inquiry next year, even though it will bring back awful memories.
"It has been really, really hard," Ms. Diver said from Belfast where she moved a few years agoafter leaving her husband. "But at least they might do something."Report Typo/Error
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Parents will soon be busy making their back-to-school lists. School supplies and new clothes may be at the top of those lists, but an eye exam should be included as well.
State law requires that children ages 3 through 6 who are entering a public school or preschool program for the first time have a vision exam.
"Studies show that vision problems are a major factor in limiting children's abilities to learn and succeed," said Dr. Tonia Batts, an optometrist in Mayfield, Ky. "Having children's eyes examined is one of the most important things parents can do to support their children's education and good health."
Up to 13 percent of children age 5 and younger have some type of vision condition. After age 5, that number increases to 25 percent.
"We encourage all parents to have their children's eyes examined because many problems may not be obvious to them or their children's teachers," Batts said. "Young children don't realize that the way they see the world may not be the way it should be. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent loss of sight from amblyopia, which is commonly called lazy eye. Unfortunately, one-half of all cases of amblyopia are not diagnosed until after age 5, when it is difficult to correct."
Amblyopia is the leading cause of vision loss in people under age 40 -- more than injuries or any other disease. However, it is almost 100 percent treatable if detected early.
Batts also said an eye examination is particularly important if your child exhibits any of these signs of possible eye problems:
•Loses place while reading, holds the book closer than normal or uses his finger to maintain his place while reading.
•Avoids close work.
•Tends to rub her eyes.
•Complains of frequent headaches.
•Turns or tilts his head, or squints, to use only one eye.
•Omits or confuses small words when reading aloud.
•Consistently performs below academic potential.
Many private insurance plans, Medicaid and KCHIP cover these services. Private programs also are available to help families meet these expenses, such as the Kentucky Vision Project, which is sponsored by the Kentucky Optometric Association and has donated millions of dollars in vision care. Sight for Students and the Lion's Club are other programs that can help.
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UPDATE 3-Wal-Mart's Mexico unit selling apparel chain for about $852 mln
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CHICAGO Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Mexican unit said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell its Suburbia clothing chain to El Puerto De Liverpool for about $852 million as the world's largest retailer streamlines operations in its largest non-U.S. market.
Wal-Mart De Mexico y Centroamerica, also known as Walmex, will sell Suburbia with its 119 stores and real estate for 15.7 billion pesos ($852 million) including debt of 1.4 billion pesos. Walmex will also receive an additional 3.3 billion pesos in items including declared dividends after the deal closes, it said in a statement.
In January, the retailer said it was looking to sell Suburbia without giving a timeframe for completing the sale. Some Mexican media outlets had speculated the sale could fetch as much as $2 billion.
Liverpool is one of Mexico's department store operators, with more than 100 outlets. Company representatives were not immediately available for comment.
Wal-Mart has been looking to double sales in Mexico by 2024 by boosting its core business of running discount retail and membership stores, and expanding its fresh food business. The divestiture is part of Wal-Mart's strategy, announced in 2013, to streamline and sell businesses not central to its overseas operations.
Wal-Mart's international division, which contributes roughly one-third of the company's total annual sales of nearly $480 billion, has divested some non-core businesses across Chile, Mexico and Canada in the past two years.
In Mexico over the past three years, Walmex has sold its Vips restaurant chain to fast-food operator Alsea SAB for $626 million, and its Banco Walmart unit to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's bank Grupo Financiero Inbursa for about $247 million. Continued...


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