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Norfolk Sky won over a slightly shorter trip here in March and made all over 2m at Wincanton last time. But Brian Barr's mare looks vulnerable in this against less-exposed types. DISCAY dotted up at Huntingdon on his hurdling debut and there should be plenty more to come from the five-year-old who won four times on the Flat and seems oblivious to the state of the ground. Nathans Pride won a Worcester maiden hurdle last month but faces better opposition here and Rob Conti has been coming up short in hunter chases. Hazzaat was a modest maiden on the level and will find easier opportunities in the coming months.
Discay 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3 out, challenged going well 2 out, led before last, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in May beating Blazing Glen (11-0) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Nathans Pride (IRE) 4-6fav (11-0) Tracked leader, left in lead 4th, wandered approaching 3 out, not fluent next, 2 lengths ahead last, kept on well run-in, ridden out, won at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in May beating Danisa (10-7) by 2l, 6 ran.
Norfolk Sky 7-4fav (11-4) Made all, ridden before last, kept on well, won at Wincanton 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in May beating Ellin's Tower (10-11) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Rob Conti (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, plugged on from 3 out, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Popaway (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hts chs (6) gd in May.
Hazzaat (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) In touch in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chased clear winner, staying on inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Camelopardalis (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May (flat).


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We recently explored several villains that we could see in Season 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., listing Graviton and A.I.M. among the possibilities. Now that Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes, is confirmed and will be joining the show this fall, let's explore what infamous Ghost Rider villain we could see in this upcoming fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1. Nightmare
One of the original Ghost Rider's recurring foes, Nightmare is a demon that feeds from the fear of mortals. In one iteration of his abilities, he can grow stronger by giving humans nightmares in their sleep. What's interesting about Nightmare is that he's also come in contact with Doctor Strange, an aspect that will be explored in this Season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Even more, Nightmare used to be a servant to one of Doctor Strange's primary villains, Shuma-Gorath, an entity nicknamed "The Lord of Chaos," who is said to rule over many dimensions in the Marvel Universe. The inclusion of Nightmare could serve as one of the show's tie-in aspect to Doctor Strange.
2. Blackout
Blackout is an assassin, part demon and part human and has similar appearance to Spider-Man's vampire villain, Morbius. While we don't know to the extent that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will elaborate on mysticism and other dimensions, a human-demon hybrid assassin is something the show can definitely do. Even though Blackout has served more as a Daniel Ketch Ghost Rider villain in the comics, his hitman persona could tie into the story of Robbie Reyes, especially if Reyes owes money to a large mob boss and the mob boss wants him dead. Blackout was also portrayed in 2012's Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance by Johnny Whitworth.
3. Moondark
Moondark was a stage magician that discovered other-worldly dark powers. After having a terrible accident that cost him his life, he made a deal with the evil spirits he worshipped, trading his soul to once again lay foot on the Earth. He came in contact with Johnny Blaze's version of the Ghost Rider when he once trapped his soul. With Blaze's soul now under his control, he planned to trade it with the demonic entities who took his, hoping to once again regain back his spirit.
4. Deacon
In the comics, Deacon was a servant of Zadkiel, the Angel of Vengeance that betrayed Lucifer in the war between Heaven and Hell. Deacon serves as a kind of "punisher," killing people who have committed sin. The way Deacon could be portrayed in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is if he comes to Earth to punish Eli Morrow for his sins (Eli was a serial killer before his death). Eli is the spirit that possesses Robbie Reyes, allowing him to become an incarnation of the Ghost Rider. Hence, Deacon would probably be after Reyes instead.
5. Spirits Of Vengeance
An original way the show can incorporate Ghost Rider villains is by making the individuals that Eli Morrow killed come back from the dead. Those individuals could have made a deal with the Devil (Mephisto) or other demonic spirits (Blackheart, etc.), trading their souls for vengeance. While the Spirits of Vengeance are not entirely evil and serve more as antiheroes, the way they ultimately use their powers solely depends on the soul they inhabit. A perfect example is Robbie Reyes himself. If Eli Morrow's spirit takes full control of Eli's body, then the Ghost Rider would cease from being Reyes, allowing Morrow to act of his own free will.
Season 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be one of its best Seasons yet. Make sure to catch the premiere on September 20th on ABC.
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A couple of days later, I awoke suddenly in the middle of the night thinking I wet the bed. Does that ever happen to adults who aren't pregnant women? Naturally, I went to the bathroom, but I still wasn't sure what happened, so I went back to the bed.
"Don?" I said softly.
Now the MoW is instantly awake since I used his name and not one of our many terms of endearment!
"I think my water broke!" A thing that has never happened in the history of my childbearing years! I hadn't had any contractions yet, so we decided to wait until morning to call the midwife. I think must have been 3:30 a.m. when all this started. No home birth was planned this time around as we were in Georgia where the laws are different and I wasn't comfortable with the options, yet I was not about to go to the hospital until I was having good labor.
Alas, that didn't happen. When we called the midwife in the morning she encouraged me to come to the hospital anyway because it was very likely that an infection caused my water to break 3 weeks early and I would require IV antibiotics. You know, "3 weeks early" is an interesting phrase. At 37 weeks, my old midwife Nancy would have delivered me at home, but I was 36 weeks and 6 days, where she would have required me to go to the hospital. At the hospital, they continually said I was 4 weeks premature. Interesting.
Contractions did eventually start, but stopped immediately upon arrival at the hospital. I cried because I didn't want to be there. Hospitals scare me! (I really want to change that to "scared", but I'm not sure I'm there yet!) We puttered along all day, gradually calming down and dilating more. Eventually, my very nice midwife was concerned that things were moving far to slowly and we should think about pitocin. Considering the fact that I'm an avid homebirther, I was less than thrilled about this option, but believe you me, we tried all the natural ways we could to get labor moving before I agreed to it! Nothing worked. I made my midwife promise to give me as little pitocin as possible. Just what was needed to get things moving.
She agreed. I forget the dear woman's name, but she said afterward that she gave me a tiny amount of pitocin, so small it's unheard of, and it worked! I could handle the contractions and she never needed to bump it up. Gosh, I think that it was around 7 p.m. when I got the "pit" and then things started happening.
I went from 3 to 8 pretty quickly, but I still wasn't there and it was getting hard. She checked me when I thought I was feeling an urge to push, but I was still just 8 cm. Wanting to make a visit to the bathroom, they helped me up and as my feet hit the floor I had a huge contraction and when I got there, I announced that the baby was coming!
Of course, they didn't believe me. 8cm to 10 cm in one contraction.
Of course, they wanted me to walk back to the bed when they saw I was right.
Of course, I said, uh, No, I'm staying here.
So, again, standing in the bathroom, I gave birth to my little Pipster. 7 lbs. 11 oz. at 4 weeks early (or is it 3?)
I'm going to have to leave you there and finish the saga later. There's lots more to tell and I have a cake to frost before Mass!


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Mary L. Vaughn, a leader of Mississippi State University's Assessment and Testing Services, is a new member of the 17-member governing board of the National College Testing Association. Vaughn is associate director of the Division of Student Affairs office.
Vaughn holds two MSU degrees, including a 2000 bachelor's in management information systems and a master's the following year in instructional technology. She currently is completing an MSU doctorate in technology education.


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In the previous post, I simply gathered the code for creating a custom WCF transport channel from Nicholas Allen's blog and updated it for .Net 4.0. The sample is a good start but the client and service code is a bit contrived. They are written specifically to avoid asynchronous code paths. You will immediately run into issues when you try to use the transport channel for a service contract. In this post, I show what changes I made to support service contracts with the custom transport channel.
Click here to see all the posts in this series. All the code is now available on github here: https://github.com/dmetzgar/custom-transport-channel
The first step is to create the service contract. Add a library project to the solution called SharedContracts, add a reference to System.ServiceModel, and add the following service contract interface:
using System.ServiceModel; namespace SharedContracts { [ServiceContract] public interface IReverse { [OperationContract] string ReverseString(string text); } }
This contract is the similar to Nicholas's example. It replies with a backwards version of the request string.
Add the SharedContracts project as a reference to the client and service projects. The best place to start is with the service. Add a new class to the service called Reverse that implements the service contract above.
using SharedContracts; namespace CustomTransportChannelService { class Reverse : IReverse { public string ReverseString(string text) { return Program.ProcessReflectRequest(text); } } }
Next, open up Program.cs in the service project and replace it with the following code:
using System; using System.ServiceModel; using System.ServiceModel.Channels; using CustomTransportChannelLibrary; using SharedContracts; namespace CustomTransportChannelService { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Binding binding = new FileTransportBinding(); Uri uri = new Uri("my.file://localhost/x"); using (ServiceHost serviceHost = new ServiceHost(typeof(Reverse))) { serviceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IReverse), binding, uri); serviceHost.Open(); Console.WriteLine("The service is ready."); Console.WriteLine("Press <ENTER> to terminate service."); Console.ReadLine(); } } internal static string ProcessReflectRequest(string request) { char[] output = new char[request.Length]; for (int index = 0; index < request.Length; index++) { output[index] = request[request.Length - index - 1]; } return new string(output); } } }
The service code here is definitely much simpler. However, if you try to run the service, you'll notice that there are plenty of NotImplementedExceptions thrown since it uses some async code paths.
The first change is to the channel listener. The call to AcceptChannel is now done with the async pattern. For the file protocol we don't do anything of note in AcceptChannel except create the FileReplyChannel object. First we'll need an IAsyncResult implementation. For the purposes of this, I added a file called AsyncResult.cs to the CustomTransportChannelLibrary. Then I added the code for a dummy AsyncResult that would suit this use.
using System; using System.Threading; namespace CustomTransportChannelLibrary { class DummyAsyncResult : IAsyncResult { ManualResetEvent waitHandle = new ManualResetEvent(true); public TimeSpan Timeout { get; set; } public object AsyncState { get; set; } public WaitHandle AsyncWaitHandle { get { return this.waitHandle; } } public bool CompletedSynchronously { get { return true; } } public bool IsCompleted { get { return true; } } } }
Notice that I create a wait handle set to true, set sync completion to true, and set IsComplete to true.
The next step is to change the AcceptChannel methods. I've placed the sync version of AcceptChannel here for comparison.
protected override IReplyChannel OnAcceptChannel(TimeSpan timeout) { EndpointAddress address = new EndpointAddress(Uri); return new FileReplyChannel(this.bufferManager, this.encoderFactory, address, this); } protected override IAsyncResult OnBeginAcceptChannel(TimeSpan timeout, AsyncCallback callback, object state) { DummyAsyncResult asyncResult = new DummyAsyncResult() { AsyncState = state, Timeout = timeout }; if (callback != null) callback(asyncResult); return asyncResult; } protected override IReplyChannel OnEndAcceptChannel(IAsyncResult result) { return this.OnAcceptChannel((result as DummyAsyncResult).Timeout); }
Set breakpoints on the begin and end methods and try running just the service application. You should see first the Begin method and then the End method get executed. However, if you keep going you'll notice that WCF will just keep calling Begin and End. Remove the breakpoints and you'll run until getting an OOM exception.
This may seem an odd behavior but WCF is relying on the channel listener to decide how many channels it wants to have open. If you look into the HttpChannelListener in the .Net framework code, you'll eventually end up at a class called InputQueue. For a file transport like ours, we only need one channel because we're only watching one directory. I won't go into extending this transport channel to support multiple directories. Instead, I'll make another AsyncResult to handle this issue.
using System; using System.IO; using System.ServiceModel; using System.ServiceModel.Channels; using System.Threading; namespace CustomTransportChannelLibrary { class FileReplyChannelListener : ChannelListenerBase<IReplyChannel> { FileReplyChannel replyChannel; AcceptChannelAsyncResult acceptChannelAsyncResult; private static ManualResetEvent acceptChannelWaitHandle = new ManualResetEvent(false); protected override void OnClose(TimeSpan timeout) { if (this.acceptChannelAsyncResult != null) { FileReplyChannelListener.acceptChannelWaitHandle.Set(); if (this.acceptChannelAsyncResult.Callback != null) this.acceptChannelAsyncResult.Callback(this.acceptChannelAsyncResult); } } protected override IAsyncResult OnBeginAcceptChannel(TimeSpan timeout, AsyncCallback callback, object state) { if (this.replyChannel != null) return this.acceptChannelAsyncResult = new AcceptChannelAsyncResult() { AsyncState = state, Callback = callback }; DummyAsyncResult asyncResult = new DummyAsyncResult() { AsyncState = state, Timeout = timeout }; if (callback != null) callback(asyncResult); return asyncResult; } protected override IReplyChannel OnEndAcceptChannel(IAsyncResult result) { if (result is DummyAsyncResult) return this.OnAcceptChannel((result as DummyAsyncResult).Timeout); return null; } class AcceptChannelAsyncResult : IAsyncResult { public AsyncCallback Callback { get; set; } public object AsyncState { get; set; } public System.Threading.WaitHandle AsyncWaitHandle { get { return FileReplyChannelListener.acceptChannelWaitHandle; } } public bool CompletedSynchronously { get { return false; } } public bool IsCompleted { get; private set; } } } }
Essentially all this does is give me a means of blocking the BeginAcceptChannel for the second call until the channel listener is closed. After the listener is closed, it calls the callback to let the EndAcceptChannel go through.
So that takes care of the channel listener for now. The next change is in the FileReplyChannel since async code paths will be executed there. The key method is WaitForRequest since this is the method that will block the thread in the sync case. We could just create a new thread and block that thread and return a custom AsyncResult. However, the FileSystemWatcher can do this without blocking thread, so let's just use that. Here is the original WaitForRequest code:
public bool WaitForRequest(TimeSpan timeout) { ThrowIfDisposedOrNotOpen(); try { File.Delete(PathToFile(LocalAddress.Uri, "request")); using (FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(LocalAddress.Uri.AbsolutePath, "request")) { watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true; WaitForChangedResult result = watcher.WaitForChanged(WatcherChangeTypes.Changed, (int)timeout.TotalMilliseconds); return !result.TimedOut; } } catch (IOException exception) { throw ConvertException(exception); } }
This code blocks the thread on the WaitForChanged method. Instead of doing this, let's handle the Changed event and create a custom AsyncResult.
public IAsyncResult BeginWaitForRequest(TimeSpan timeout, AsyncCallback callback, object state) { ThrowIfDisposedOrNotOpen(); try { File.Delete(PathToFile(LocalAddress.Uri, "request")); FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(LocalAddress.Uri.AbsolutePath, "request"); watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true; WaitForRequestAsyncResult asyncResult = new WaitForRequestAsyncResult(watcher, state, timeout); watcher.Changed += new FileSystemEventHandler((obj, ea) => { if (ea.ChangeType == WatcherChangeTypes.Changed) { asyncResult.Complete(false); if (callback != null) callback(asyncResult); } }); return asyncResult; } catch (IOException exception) { throw ConvertException(exception); } } public bool EndWaitForRequest(IAsyncResult asyncResult) { bool result = (asyncResult as WaitForRequestAsyncResult).Result; (asyncResult as IDisposable).Dispose(); return result; } class WaitForRequestAsyncResult : IAsyncResult, IDisposable { FileSystemWatcher watcher; ManualResetEvent waitHandle = new ManualResetEvent(false); public WaitForRequestAsyncResult(FileSystemWatcher watcher, object asyncState, TimeSpan timeout) { this.watcher = watcher; this.AsyncState = asyncState; if (timeout < TimeSpan.MaxValue) { new Timer(new TimerCallback((obj) => { this.Complete(true); }), null, (long)timeout.TotalMilliseconds, Timeout.Infinite); } } public object AsyncState { get; private set; } public WaitHandle AsyncWaitHandle { get { return this.waitHandle; } } public bool CompletedSynchronously { get { return false; } } public bool IsCompleted { get; private set; } public bool Result { get; private set; } public void Dispose() { if (watcher != null) watcher.Dispose(); } public void Complete(bool timedOut) { this.waitHandle.Set(); this.IsCompleted = true; this.Result = !timedOut; } }
Note that this AsyncResult class is an inner class in the FileReplyChannel class. Also, the timeout value WCF passes can be TimeSpan.MaxValue and a Timer cannot be created with the value, so you have to check for it.
WCF does not call BeingWaitForRequest directly though. It calls through TryReceiveRequest instead. So we have to update the Begin/End methods for that. Luckily this is pretty simple since we can just use the same AsyncResult from WaitForRequest. I've included the sync version of the method for comparison.
public bool TryReceiveRequest(TimeSpan timeout, out RequestContext context) { context = null; bool complete = this.WaitForRequest(timeout); if (!complete) return false; context = this.ReceiveRequest(DefaultReceiveTimeout); return true; } public IAsyncResult BeginTryReceiveRequest(TimeSpan timeout, AsyncCallback callback, object state) { return this.BeginWaitForRequest(timeout, callback, state); } public bool EndTryReceiveRequest(IAsyncResult result, out RequestContext context) { context = null; bool complete = this.EndWaitForRequest(result); if (!complete) return false; context = this.ReceiveRequest(DefaultReceiveTimeout); return true; }
Now you should be able to run the service without running into any exceptions. It will just wait for the client to send a request, so let's update the client now too. I believe most people will generate a client using a service reference inside Visual Studio or by using the command line tool, however these classes are pretty easy to create by hand. Add a class called ReverseClient to the client project.
using System.ServiceModel; using System.ServiceModel.Channels; using SharedContracts; namespace CustomTransportChannelClient { class ReverseClient : ClientBase<IReverse>, IReverse { public ReverseClient(Binding binding, EndpointAddress remoteAddress) : base(binding, remoteAddress) { } public string ReverseString(string text) { return base.Channel.ReverseString(text); } } }
Nothing too complex there. Now update the Program.cs for the client to look like this:
using System; using System.ServiceModel; using System.ServiceModel.Channels; using CustomTransportChannelLibrary; namespace CustomTransportChannelClient { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Binding binding = new FileTransportBinding(); Uri uri = new Uri("my.file://localhost/x"); ReverseClient client = new ReverseClient(binding, new EndpointAddress(uri)); while (true) { Console.Write("Enter some text (Ctrl-Z to quit): "); String text = Console.ReadLine(); if (text == null) break; string response = client.ReverseString(text); Console.WriteLine("Reply: {0}", response); } client.Close(); } } }
Set the solution to startup both client and service at the same time. You should now have a working transport channel that uses service contracts.


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KANATA, ON The Bruins won the battle and made a statement against an Ottawa Senators team nipping at their playoff heels.
But it may have come at a cost.
The Bruins won a tight 5-3 grudge match over the Senators at Scotiabank Place that included a furious third period comeback and a potential injury to Johnny Boychuk after he was steam-rolled by Chris Neil.
The victory gives the Bs a five-point lead in the Northeast Division over Senators the with three games in hand, and ended Ottawas four-game winning streak in the process.
The Sens started out quickly with an Erik Karlsson bomb to get the early lead, but Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand responded with answers later in the period to push the Black and Gold back in front. Carter Camper added his first NHL goal in the second period to push things to a two-goal lead thats normally as good as gold for the Bs.
David Krejci notched another tally in the third period that seemed to be just the insurance the Bruins needed, but then Ottawa woke up. Neil crashed into Boychuk with a clean shoulder-to-shoulder hit when the Bs defenseman was caught with his head down, and then Zdeno Chara dropped the gloves with Neil.
That seemed to spark the Senators, who got a pair of Daniel Alfredsson strikes from perimeter shots to inch perilously close to the Bruins. Bergeron eventually salted it away with an empty net goal in the final minute, but it sets the stage for another hard-fought contest against the Sens on Tuesday night at TD Garden.
GOLD STAR: Patrice Bergeron knocked down a pair of goals, finished with a game-high nine shots on net and did yeomans work in his 19:29 of ice time for the Bruins. With injuries to key players, other top tier players have needed to step up for the Black and Gold, and Bergeron did exactly that in a playoff-style game for the Bs. The first goal was particularly important given that it was a response to Ottawa scoring less than two minutes into the game. Bergerons rebound score on a Zdeno Chara shot brought the momentum back to Boston.
HONORABLE MENTION: Zdeno Chara assisted on a pair of goals and enjoyed his third straight strong game while snapping out of his February mini-funk. It was Chara's big shot that set up Patrice Bergeron's goal to get the Bruins off and running in the first period, and he was otherwise solid in 22:54 of ice time for the Bruins. Perhaps better than any of this he stood up for his defensive partner, Johnny Boychuk, when he dropped the gloves with Chris Neil after the Senators car-bomb forward trucked over Boychuk at the beginning of the third period. Chara showed everything that goes into the package of an elite defenseman in a big game that the Bruins needed to have.
BLACK EYE: Finesse players shouldnt try dipping their toes into the dirty side of hockey. Thats exactly what Kyle Turris did when he left his skates and targeted an elbow at the head of Joe Corvo in the third period that drew a two-minute boarding call, but could get Brendan Shanahan dialing the Ottawa center up on line one. The Bs defenseman was okay after falling to the ice holding his head after impact, but the Turris play is exactly the kind of play the NHL is trying to wipe out: targeting the head as the primary point of contact. No place for that in an otherwise entertaining, intense hockey game. NESNs Jack Edwards called it a chicken hit. Im not going that far, but Turris should know better.
TURNING POINT: It wasnt quite the turning point in the game, but there was no mistaking the swing in momentum when Chris Neil turned himself into a human missile while planting Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins got the next goal, but the Senators suddenly came to life. The momentum pull got even stronger when Neil and Zdeno Chara went toe-to-toe following the heavy hockey hit, and Neil lived to tell about it after absorbing a couple of hard shots from the Bs captain. But in the end the Bruins had built up too much of an advantage for the Senators to hurdle over. It will be interesting, however, to see if the Ottawa confidence from Neils hit carries over into Tuesday nights game in Boston, and if Johnny Boychuks status for that game is affected.
BY THE NUMBERS: 25-0-0 the Bruins record when holding a lead headed into the third period even if things got a little dicey in Ottawa after a pair of Daniel Alfredsson strikes.
QUOTE TO NOTE: Ive definitely been dreaming about that. Practicing in the backyard or on the ice by yourself youre always of that first NHL goal. I saw the puck go in, saw everybody celebrating and it didnt even really hit me until I got back to the bench. Pretty cool. Bruins rookie Carter Campers first NHL goal in the second period that helped the Bs cause in their 5-3 win.


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I am a McGarrigle from the Northern NJ area. I was wondering if anyone had any information about my great-grand father John McGarrigle (born Jan 1, 1877) who married Ellen McGhee.
They were both born in Paisley, Scotland before moving to Passaic, NJ, where they eventually got married - around the year of 1910.(in St. Nicholas Church)
Basically, I would love ANY information, but my family is trying to figure out John's middle name.
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Harrison Afful's wait for his World Cup debut passed with a great display of brilliance and a never-say-die attitude as he kept going until the final kick.
Thrust into the tournament's 800th game since 1930 in Ghana's 2-2 draw with Germany in Fortaleza on Saturday, Afful showed no signs of nerves, charging around the pitch throughout the captivating encounter.
Afful, 28, was one of Ghana's many best performers in the Group G encounter at the Estadio Castelao as he delivered the cross that enabled Andre Ayew to head Ghana level at 1-1.
Though he was eager to see Ghana win, Afful says the Black Stars, who have an equal chance of going through to the next round will continue to push on.
"It's a shame we couldn't win today," Afful said after the game with Germany.
"It would have been great to take all three points. But we ran ourselves into the ground and played really well against a team of the calibre of Germany.
"We've still got a game to go and we're going to give it our all to go through. If we don't qualify, it won't be for lack of effort."
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"Ever since I was very young I've been quick and I've always liked having the ball, so when I'm near it I have to go looking for it. What's more, I really love my country and my team-mates, so I'll never stop giving everything I've got to help them."


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Perfume Notes by James Peterson
I've always been drawn to the expensive and precious. Diamond necklaces in Tiffany catalogues and twenty-dollar gold pieces never fail to draw a second glance and a twinge of desire. When I discovered that oud costs many times more than gold, my fascination grew such that I had to track some down. When the sample arrived at my door, I thought it was some kind of mistake since so little was in the vial. But once I opened it, I was struck by an ethereal yet animal scent that smelled of a barnyard crossed with the most pronounced and complex wood aroma I had ever smelled. After acquiring more samples—each one was different—I set out to make an oud perfume.
Despite the popularity of oud perfumes, few people know what oud is. Oud oil is distilled from agarwood trees found in India and southeast Asia. To produce oud, the trees must be mature and ideally rather old. They must be attacked by a particular fungus that turns the wood black and makes it so heavy that it sinks in water. People trek through many miles of dense jungle to find a tree that they then bring out in logs. A single tree may be worth well into the six figures and will have its own special character.
I discovered that some ouds are like super highways or bullet trains, sleek and streamlined while other ouds are more like dirt roads. Now don't get me wrong; I have nothing against dirt roads. In fact, I usually prefer them to super highways. The only problem is that these dirt roads may smell like a subtle blend of various notes of animal effluvia, exotic mushrooms, fields of wild flowers, fruits, and, of course, the smell of wood, not just wood but whole jungle forests.
But describing oud in these terms is analogous to similar describing of wines. I've smelled ouds as complex as 50-year-old Bordeaux and Burgundies, yet I can buy 3 ml of very fine oud for $600 for 3 ml, the price of even a bottle of even young wine, from the Domaine de la Romanée Conti. Since I only take a swipe every month or two, my bottle of oud will probably out live me.
One of oud's miraculous characteristics is its immediately accessible complexity. The same kind of complexity in wine (think Burgundy, Barolo, Brunello, Bordeaux, Mosel, Reingau, Champagne…) is far from cheap and, in any case, is a one-time event. I don't mean to imply that oud can replace the gentle euphoria produced by the ingestion and aroma of fine wine, but it does have a calming effect in that it forces you to concentrate. It's a hard thing to just let it wash over you, the aroma of wood and its nuances of licorice, tangerine, pine, gravel and earth. There's something in it that's vaguely anal (but not fecal) in a pleasing, sexually stimulating, way. Oud (in particular the burning chips of wood) is used for meditation and draws one's attention away from the travails of the world.
I know that there are plenty of oud perfumes out there, but frankly they rarely smell of oud. They may contain facets of oud but rarely the whole picture. After much experimentation, including working with ingredients such as nagarmotha that emulate oud's aroma, I've discovered that the only way to make an oud perfume is to put a frightening amount of oud in it.
The oud used in Brooklyn Perfume Company's oud is cultivated in Assam, in northeast India and is completely sustainable. It has a complex wood aroma reminiscent of fruits, musk and honey. It also has a tiny bit of funk that might remind you of cheese, but the most delicious cheese you've ever tasted.
Enjoy your oud in the day or evening. When you first apply the oud, those around you will smell it. As the oud evaporates, only you and your lover will smell it. It's a powerful aphrodisiac.
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Casa del Sol is a luxury two bedroom condo one short block to the beach where the jungle meets the sea. Located on the south end of Jaco Beach, this condo is perfect for families seeking a fun and relaxing beach vacation. Sport fishermen looking for the perfect catch, adventurous surfers looking for that tasty wave, or retired couples looking for a comfortable place to call home.
Beginning surfers can learn to surf with one of the many surf schools in Jaco. The waves at the south end of Jaco are especially good for beginners.
More experienced surfers can venture down the coast five minutes to test their skills on the extreme waves at Playa Hermosa, home of the 2009 International Surf Championships.
Casa del Sol is one of 16 luxury condos in the complex that surround a tropical garden, swimming pool, and waterfalls. Our condo sleeps up to 7 people.
The master bedroom has a king size bed and ensuite bathroom, a guest room with one twin size bed & a set of bunk beds sleeping 3 comfortably, a guest bathroom, and a living room with a double sofa bed.
In addition, the unit has 3 flat-screen TV's with cable, air-conditioning in every room and free Wi-Fi. It also has a fully equipped kitchen with granite counter tops, and a laundry room with washer and dryer. Also, for our little guests there are board games, videos and books. The entire condo has been professionally decorated with beautifully custom-crafted hardwood furniture and teak trim.
For dining, enjoy the outdoor balcony that overlooks the lush tropical gardens with poolside BBQ and beautiful swimming pool. If you prefer dining out, set out for one of Jaco's many delicious restaurants. Our concierge is happy to assist with recommendations.
We are happy to help with restaurant suggestions, tours, transportation, and more.
Why Costa Rica?
We have traveled all over the world and we have found that Costa Rica is the best place for a great vacation! The water is warm, the waves are perfect, the jungle is amazing, the climate is tropical, the food is impeccable, and the people are incredibly friendly. Pure and simple, this place is paradise. Come to Costa Rica and experience what the locals call the Pura Vida (Pure Life).
We have been spending our summers in Costa Rica at Casa del Sol since 2005. We have made many new friends by the pool and have enjoyed every minute of living the 'Pura Vida' lifestyle.
Pool BBQ is great for lunches or dinners.
Kelly loves meeting new people around the pool and making them feel at home.
A late bloomer, David started his surfing career at age 40, and now some 8 years later he is still learning how to ride the perfect wave.
Their daughter, Sydney, teaches English at a local school and raises money for school supplies.
Kelly Brehm purchased this condo in 2005
We traveled up and down both coasts of Costa Rica but could not find a better location than south Jaco. The staff is friendly and helpful, the waves are perfect, and we are far enough from the center of town to remain tranquillo, although a 3 minute taxi ride will put you right in the middle of downtown Jaco.
The pool with poolside BBQ, tropical gardens and views to the rain forrest are some of the best parts of our complex. Relax with views from the hammock on our balcony or while by the pool. Scarlet Macaws frequently fly over showing there beautiful colors. This is a great place to meet people. We've made friends here that will last forever!
Excerpt from the magazine "Outdoor Florida"Reprinted with permission from the author GON' CATCHIN'With Capt. Ralph PiñeiroNormally I try to keep my expectations low so as not too become too disappointed, when I do one the items in my list. For the trip to Costa Rica this was not the case. My expectations were super high. On the flight over I was actually worried that they were too high, and reality would not be able to live up to my expectations. Not to worry, all my expectations were met and surpassed, please read on. Since almost everything was perfect I will try not to bore you with too many details, but rest assured, I strongly recommend Costa Rica to all of you. If it weren't because my wife does not want to move over there, our house would be up for sale already (and we just got back a week and a half ago). She liked the place, but she does not want to move that far away from our children. Not yet anyway, but I'm still working on it (after all is only a 2½ hour flight). After 34 years, going at it alone is not an option...We left Punta Leona and drove south about ½ hour to the Condominios Club del Sol Hotel in the town of Jaco Beach...The manager, Julieta Mitnik & her husband, Sergio, a friendly couple from Argentina saved our day, and quickly made us forget the bad experience at Punta Leona. Our "room" was a professionally decorated, luxury 2- BR condo with everything included, full kitchen, living room, and even washer and dryer. What a difference! You will find quite a few Americans at Jaco. I could live happily ever after here, so these condos and the town of Jaco get two thumbs way up...
We had a really great stay at this beach condo with our 9 year old daughter. The condo is well appointed and immaculately clean. It is on an the upper level with a nice view over the pool. There can be road noise at peak traffic times however the white noise of the fountain in the pool largely obscures this. There is a 24 hour security person as well as a front desk which makes checking in an out very easy. It is a quick walk down to the south end of Jaco beach which is peaceful and has perfect surf for boogie boarding which we enjoyed immensely. The beach is huge and the sunsets are spectacular. There is a beachside restaurant if you walk down to the beach and turn right to the Jaco Laguna resort that has gorgeous views of the sunset and nice food. If you venture into town there is top notch ice cream at Marisican Gelato (particularly enjoyed the toasted coconut and salted caramel) and good coffee at Bohio. The Wishbone cafe was good as well as Los Amigos. There is also a reallly good pizza place beside the Marisican Gelato place serving Neopolitan style pizza made in a wood burning pizza oven. These places are just north of the prominent red multistory building in the middle of town. Overall we had a terrific holiday and would definitely consider a return to this apartment. There were a couple of other families with children that we met at the pool who have come back to this same spot for years at March break.
Our family of five stayed comfortably in this tastefully decorated condo. Kelly was very helpful in assuring our stay was comfortable and took her time to inform us of all their favorite activities they enjoy doing as a family over the years in the area.The condo has a great location! The beach is a short five minute walk and there is a wonderful reserve across the street. We saw monkeys, dart frogs, beautiful makaws and other fun creatures. Town is also a short $3 taxi ride.
We were picked up by Juan Carlos and his son JJ upon arriving at airport. They were fun to talk to and it was an easy transition to condo after a long travel day. They also got us discounted tickets on our activities.
We were Canadian snowbirds in Jaco for a month and this condo was a great place to land. It is beautifully decorated and everything is very well presented. It is well equipped for a long stay. The master bedroom bed is big and comfy. The view from the balcony is lovely overlooking the pool and with the curtains open, you feel like you are in a tree house. We loved our time in this condo and felt it was excellent value for the money. We would highly recommend this condo and the helpfulness of the owners.
fantastic condo with everything you need for a nice getaway. Food and beach within walking distance, and nightlife a short ride away. Highly recommended!
We were so impressed with this darling Condo located just a couple blocks from the beach and less than a mile to town. Jaco is such a cute town with so much to do. Fine restaurants and shops and a safe place for the kids to hang out. The condo is very nicely decorated and comfortable. The staff were very friendly and the owner, Kelly had so many tips on where to go, what to do, where to eat. She really knows her stuff and is right on! You can just feel the stress leave your body when you come to this place. I highly recommend it and we will definitely be coming back!
"My family and I stayed in this gem for a full week. The 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms were really nice, clean, and perfect for our family. In fact, we where so surprised how much larger the place was. Loved, loved, the patio looking down at the little oasis and the waterfall/pool. The staff were attentive. The owners were amazing! We highly recommend this little paradise. Merci pour des merveilleuses vacances!!!"
This location is perfect for enjoying everything Costa Rica has to offer.
The south end of Jaco Beach is a great location for learning to surf as the waves break gradually. Surfboard rentals are available across the street from Carton surfboards. Avid surfers can enjoy the more challenging waves at world-famous Playa Hermosa, home of the World Surf Championships. Great beach restaurants and bars, perfect for sunsets and checking out those pro surfers from all around the world.
Sail across the tree tops on a canopy zipline tour. There are several within a short drive. Ask our concierge for a good match for your group. Rent an ATV and ride up the mountain into the jungle tour. Be ready to be covered in mud!
Day trip an hour south to Manuel Antonio. Visit Manuel Antonio National Park. Optional tour guides are available for a fee, or take your binoculars. Exciting animals include monkeys, sloths, dragon lizards, killer bees, exotic birds, and snakes. After strolling through the beautiful jungle seeing exotic animals, enjoy a picnic at one of the beautiful white sand beaches located inside the park. No food is allowed within the park.
River Rafting is also popular in Costa Rica. Our concierge also has information if you would like to try out your skills.
Local Butterfly Gardens are great for the kids and grown ups too! See beautiful butterflies of all colors.
Downtown Jaco is a $3 cab ride and has amazing restaurants and night life. Night Clubs are also available and changing constantly so check with our concierge on what the new happening spots are.
|Final Cleaning Fee
Stay's of more than two weeks pay utilities. $Final cleaning fee of $75. Tours are available to be arranged through the front office. I definitely recommending zip lining. There are also many beautiful waterfalls to visit. The concierge will be happy to help.


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If Red Sox Keep Losing, Say Goodbye to John Lackey, Maybe Jon Lester
If things continue to go down the same path, it's going to come time for the Red Sox to ask themselves a complicated question.
What can they get for Jon Lester?
Major League Baseball's trading deadline is still eight weeks away, but the 27-32 Red Sox may come to a crossroads long before July 31. Should they try and deal their ace to a contender, selling Lester's impeccable postseason record as a means to what would amount to a two-month rental before he hits free agency? Do they try and work out a long-term deal before then, with the increasing knowledge that Lester's price tag is likely going to be in excess of the $144 million that Max Scherzer turned down from the Tigers in March? Or is Ben Cherington content in letting Lester test the free agent market, and receiving a first-round draft pick from the team he signs with as a tiny semblance of compensation?
Despite Larry Lucchino's claim last week that the team was willing to resume talks with the lefty and his agents, Sam and Seth Levinson, during the season, the conversations might as well be about which guy they think has the best chance on "The Bachelorette." Because they'll be wasting their breath in terms of Lester signing a deal before other teams get their claws on him.
"Great," Lester said when informed of Lucchino's statement. "Whatever.
"This is far from what we need to be thinking about right now. We need to be thinking about playing good baseball and getting back to the top of the standings in the East and continue from there."
Lester was coming off a dominant effort in his last start against the Tampa Bay Rays last Sunday when he made those comments, leading the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory, their seventh in a row after having lost 10 straight. Boston was two games under .500, and six games behind the front-running Blue Jays in the American League East.
Five days later, the Red Sox have lost three straight, and three games in the division, where they now face a nine-game deficit. For every up this season, there is a down, and the dips are longer, deeper, and more telling than every bright spot.
If the Sox can't climb back into respectability, John Lackey is an obvious candidate for the trade market. Because he missed all of 2011 with Tommy John surgery, Lackey will make the club minimum in 2015, $500,000, and interested teams would have the hurler for their playoff run in 2014 and at a bargain basement price for next season, which will likely make him the most sought-after starting pitcher on this summer's trade market. That means Boston can sit back and allow teams to outbid each other. It also means a small market franchise like the Oakland A's could get envision themselves in a bidding process that it would normally have no right getting into since they'd essentially be paying Lackey – a guy with a 6-5 record and 3.03 ERA in the postseason – around $5.5 million for a year-plus of service. The Mets? Twins? Giants? Tigers? Brewers? Braves? Name any team in contention, and it's a possible landing spot for Lackey, which is going to make the asking price an intriguing development the closer we get to July.
Lester is a bit of a different story, though teams may look at his 3-0 record with a 0.43 ERA in three career World Series starts and realize that talent may be better suited for their needs rather than sitting on a dock fishing somewhere in October. Most competitors will be scared off by his impending free agency, but that doesn't mean by any stretch there won't be a market for him. See: Andersen, Larry.
You only have to go back as recently as 2008 to recall that the Milwaukee Brewers ended up dealing its top prospect, Matt LaPorta, and three other prospects, including Michael Brantley, to the Cleveland Indians for CC Sabathia, who was five months from free agency. LaPorta ended up being a bust and is currently middling in the Mexican League. Brantley (.867 OPS in 2014) is the only player involved in the deal still sticking on the Indians' major league roster, and is an outfielder the caliber of which the Red Sox would drool over right about now.
Well, look who's back in the hunt in the NL Central. Adding Lester might help improve a Milwaukee playoff rotation that is currently anchored by Kyle Lohse, Yovani Gallardo, and Matt Garza. Just a bit.
Lester is 6-4 in his free agent season, with a 3.15 ERA over eight quality starts. His 95 strikeouts are fourth in all of baseball behind David Price, Steven Strausburg (101 each), and Cleveland's Corey Kluber (99). But let's not kid ourselves; it's the playoff resume (6-4, 2.11 ERA) teams would be trading for.
In return, the Red Sox aren't likely to get a Bagwellian piece back, but they'll have at least something they can file into the positives of a lost season, with the same opportunity to bid for Lester's services come November. Or not, if they so choose.
The fact that Jon Lester is going to receive a $100 million contract from some team should be a frightening proposal. He'll be 31 by the time he throws a pitch in year one of any deal, and history hasn't been kind to long-term deals for pitchers over the age of 30. Cliff Lee was 31 when he signed his five-year, $120 million contract with the Phillies, and though he's been good-to-great in the four years since, the Phillies are strapped and in last place in the NL East. Sabathia is 33, has a 5.28 ERA, and has three more years and $73 million more coming to him from the Yankees. Cole Hamels signed a $144 million contract with the Phillies in 2010. He's 9-17 since the start of 2013.
Lester has never won a Cy Young Award. He's never finished higher than fourth in the league in ERA. He's won more than 15 games only once.
He's still going to get the cash based on his consistency and what he means to a team. (Lester's 2.5 WAR is fourth among pitchers this season, behind only Felix Hernandez, Kluber, and Yu Darvish). It might even come from Boston.
But he soon may be of no use here, other than maintaining the reason why he should be considered at the front of the line come free agency. Let him do it for someone else and chase another ring in the process if it comes to that.
Lester gets the ball Saturday in Detroit. Maybe he or Lackey will be pitching there again in a little more than a month for the home team. Maybe it will be elsewhere.
If the Sox keep losing, one will certainly be gone, and then it will only make sense to explore what else might be out there for the other. The reality seems that the situation is inevitable.


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Indeed nothing succeeds like excess. To succeed in this world that is characterized by competition and dynamism, one must possess excess of whatever that is required. This book is therefore aimed at encouraging the youth to be extraordinary as that is what makes the difference. It is motivational as well as inspirational and therefore a must read for every youth who desires to stand out.
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(a scalar)
The Dot Product
The Cross Product
(a vector)
(a scalar)
Intuitively current, but nuclear spin
operator in quantum mechanics
Spin angular momentum =
Planck's constant / 2
NMR is exhibited in atoms with odd # of protons or neutrons.
Spin angular momentum creates a
dipole magnetic moment
= gyromagnetic ratio : the ratio of the dipole moment to angular momentum
Which atoms have this phenomenon?
1H - abundant, largest signal
Model proton as a ring of current.
How do we create and detect these moments?
Magnetic Fields used in MR:
1) Static main fieldBo
2) Radio frequency (RF) field B1
3) Gradient fieldsGx, Gy, Gz
1) Static main field Bo
without Bo, spins are randomly oriented.
net magnetization
with Bo,
a) spins align w/ Bo (polarization)
b) spins exhibit precessional behavior
- a resonance phenomena
z: longitudinal
x,y: transverse
Alignment Convention:
At equilibrium,
Energy of Magnetic Moment in is equal to the dot product
quantum mechanics - quantized states
Energy of Magnetic Moment in
Hydrogen has two quantized currents,
Bo field creates 2 energy states for Hydrogen where
energy separation
resonance frequency fo
There are two populations of nuclei:
n+ - called parallel
n- - called anti parallel
higher energy
lower energy
Which state will nuclei tend to go to? For B= 1.0T
Boltzman distribution:
Slightly more will end up in the lower energy state. We call the
net difference "aligned spins".
Only a net of 7 in 2*106 protons are aligned for H+ at 1.0 Tesla.
(consider 1 million +3 in parallel and 1 million -3 anti-parallel. But...
We refer to these nuclei as spins.
At equilibrium,
- more interesting -
What if was not parallel to Bo?
We return to classical physics...
- view each spin as a magnetic dipole (a tiny bar magnet)
Spins in a magnetic field are analogous to a spinning top in a gravitational field.
(gravity - similar to Bo)
Top precesses about
View each spin as a magnetic dipole (a tiny bar magnet). Assume we can get dipoles away from B0 .Classical physics describes the
torque of a dipole in a B field as
Torque is defined as
Multiply both sides by
Now sum over all
It's important to visualize the components of the vector M
at different times in the sequence.
A solution to the series of differential equations is:
where M0 refers to the initial conditions. (M0 refers to the
equilibrium magnetization when no RF has been applied for
some time. Some time would be several T1 relaxation
1.First mimics spins in equilibrium position along z
2.First mimics spins right after a 90 degree RF excitation
1.First mimics spins in equilibrium position along z
Conclusion: Since M and B start in the same direction,
there cross product is zero. Nothing will change
1.First mimics spins right after a 90 degree RF excitation
Conclusion: This solution describes a circular path for the
transverse magnetization. M and B are constantly perpendicular. This drives a circular motion.
Solution to differential equation:
rotates (precesses) about
Precessional frequency:
is known as the Larmor frequency.
for 1H
Usually, Bo = .1 to 3 Tesla
So, at 1 Tesla,
fo = 42.57 MHz for 1H
1 Tesla = 104 Gauss
The RF Magnetic Field, also known as the B1 field
To excite nuclei ,
apply rotating field at o in x-y plane. (transverse plane)
B1 radiofrequency field tuned to Larmor frequency and applied in transverse (xy) plane induces nutation (at Larmor frequency) of magnetization vector as it tips away from the z-axis.
- lab frame of reference
Image & caption: Nishimura, Fig. 3.2
B1 induces rotation of magnetization towards the transverse plane. Strength and duration of B1 can be set for a 90 degree rotation, leaving M entirely in the xy plane.
See Proton Procession under RF excitation on webpage animation
a) Laboratory frame behavior of M
b) Rotating frame behavior of M
Images & caption: Nishimura, Fig. 3.3
By design ,
In the rotating frame, the frame rotates about z axis at o radians/sec
1) B1 applies torque on M
2) M rotates away from z.
(screwdriver analogy)
3) Strength and duration of B1 determines flip angle
This process is referred to as RF excitation.
What determines flip angle?
Typical B1 Strength: B1 ~ .1 G.
A field of .1 G for 1 ms (T above) will produce approximately a 90 degree pulse
What happens for
What happens for
Switch RF coil to receive mode.
EMF time signal - Lab frame
for 90 degree excitation
(free induction decay)
m is complex.
m =Mx+iMy
Re{m} =Mx Im{m}=My
This notation is convenient:
It allows us to represent a two element vector as a scalar.
The transverse magnetization relaxes in the Bloch equation according to
Solution to this equation is :
This is a decaying sinusoid.
Transverse magnetization gives rise to the signal we "readout".
Rotating frame
Transverse Component
with time constant T2
After 90º,
T2 values: < 1 ms to 250 ms
What is T2 relaxation?
- z component of field from neighboring dipoles affects the
resonant frequencies.
- spread in resonant frequency (dephasing) happens on the
microscopic level.
- low frequency fluctuations create frequency broadening.
Image Contrast:
Longer T2's are brighter in T2-weighted imaging, darker in T1- weighted imaging
- spin-spin relaxation
T2 of some normal tissue types
Table: Nishimura, Table 4.2
The greater the difference from equilibrium,
the faster the change
Return to Equilibrium
Initial Mz
Doesn't have to be 0!
Example: What happens with a 180° RF flip?
Effect of T1 on relaxation
- 180° flip angle
Relaxation is complicated.
T1 is known as the spin-lattice, or longitudinal time constant.
T1 values: 100 to 2000 ms
- fluctuating fields with neighbors (dipole interaction)
- stimulates energy exchange
n- n+
- energy exchange at resonant frequency.
Image Contrast:
- Long T1's are dark in T1-weighted images
- Shorter T1's are brighter
Is |M| constant?
T2 is largely independent of Bo
- immobile spins
- low frequency interactions
- rapid T2 decay: T2 < 1 ms
Distilled water
- mobile spins
- slow T2 decay: ~3 s
- ice : T2~10 s
T1 processes contribute to T2, but not vice versa.
T1 processes need to be on the order of a period of the resonant frequency.
gray matter
white matter
Image, caption: Nishimura, Fig. 4.2
Laboratory Frame
returns to equilibriumMR: Detected signal and relaxation after 90 degree RF puls.
Rotating frame
Transverse Component
with time constant T2
After 90º,
Longitudinal Component
Mz returns to Mo with time constant T1
After 90º,
T2-Weighted Coronal Brain
T1-Weighted Coronal Brain
Sums of the phenomena
RF excitation
Changes the direction
of , but not the length.
These change the length of
only, not the direction.
includes Bo, B1, and
Now we will talk about affect of
What we can do so far:
1) Excite spins using RF field at o
2) Record FID time signal
3) Mxy decays, Mz grows
4) Repeat.
Now, we will work to understand spatial encoding of the signal


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My dd has just turned 3. She didn't really show any signs of being ready to be toilet trained but I thought that, given her age, I should just start.
Yesterday was day 1 and it was a disaster. Nothing in potty and 4/5 changes of clothes. Nappy for night.
Today marginally better - 2 wee's in potty but she has wee'd all over the floor 4/5 times and had done a poo in her pants which I just binned.
She likes the undies - we've got Peppa pig ones but she doesn't care when they get wet. She refuses to use the toilet even with the step, will only sit on the singing toilet.
My main problem is that it doesn't seem to bother her - she doesn't care if she is wet or dirty. After giving her lots of praise and a treat for using the potty she just went on to wet herself a half hour later. And when she did the poo she wouldn't admit it - just said no when I asked her if she had.
Bribery helps but she just doesn't seem to get it - the only wee's she has done are when sitting on the potty for a long time whilst being promised a treat for producing something.
I can't imagine being able to leave the house with her. I have a nine month old baby as well and think we'll all go mad if we're stuck inside for the week!
I just can't believe that other kids are toilet trained a full year earlier than this. Any advice or tips welcomed!
We are on day 2 with DS 2.8 - so far nothing in the potty, but many, many wees in pants and on floor. We are doing stickers, which DS is very excited about. We spent 2.5 hours playing in the bedroom, sitting on and off the potty - nothing. We put pants on, and the instant he felt the material, an accident! I have asked him a million times if he needs a wee, always 'no'. He must be holding on. All I really wanted to say was, please be reassured that your DD absolutely will get it, eventually! We've got 2 older DCs and though it was a bloody nightmare doing it with them. Eventually it just clicked.
I'm just persevering with no nappies during the day, and pull ups when we go out. I probably should just do pants, but I'm sure we'll get there.
Don't worry, just keep going. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, it will work.
Hope we get some success soon.
We went pant free for the first few days, easier to get onto the potty in an emergency! Potty in the room we were playing in, so if he started to have an accident he could be swiftly put onto the potty and get the celebration of even a dribble in there! We also used sweets in a see through jar, with us at all times so the reward was very visable! Good luck
Forgot to say that DS has been teasing me with 'Mummy, wee is coming', which has resulted in me hurdling furniture and leaving food to burn on the hob, and galloping to the potty. Still nothing! At least you've had some in the potty! We will wait and see. 5,000 pairs of wet pants later!
We have been potty training my dd (2.7) for 3 months!....we are no further on than when we started! She has some days when she asks to go for a wee wee and a poo on the toilet, and does it by herself. The next day, she has nothing but accidents! There is no pattern at all to her behaviour. Rewards don't work! We have potties and toilet training seats, but still no change. I took some friends advice and put her back into pull-ups. Really wishing I hadn't as it seems to be 10 times worse now! She isn't telling me at all she needs to go now! I'm SO frustrated! Any advice is more than welcome!
I thonk your clue may be that she is exhibiting no signs of being ready.
My dd a few moths ater this stage just started heading to the potty when no one was looking. Much praise later and she was completely dry during the day almost straight away.
Ok so she was a few months later than other kids but what was the harm?
We're 9 days in there's been a marked improvement from day 1. Dd is 2.7 and we still have the odd wet accident mainly because I have forgotten to put her on the potty at regular intervals.
I've found asking "do you need to do a wee etc." is usually met by a "No Mummy" I figured if I took her and sat her on a potty every time I went to the loo, she'd at least go as and when. It helps that I'm 36 weeks pregnant and I constantly need to go! She also gets two chocolate buttons for every wee. Which seems to be going down a treat.
We still haven't quite got the hang of poo's but at least she recognises that she needs to go and has started saying "my tummy's hurting".
Stick with it. It's bloody frustrating and tiresome. But she'll get there in the end. Fwiw we haven't stayed in all week. Just pack a supply of knickers, leggings, make sure she has a wee before you head out then just deal with it whilst out and about.
Sympathies. If you look on the 'gentle/slow potty training' thread you will see how long our own journey has been... So you might have to dig in and accept that it might be a while. If we had stayed in from the time we started, DS wouldn't have seen sunlight for years!
Consider getting some of the Bright Bots pants for when you are out and about, as they do hold a bit of wee and prevent a total trouser/tights/shoe/sock change.
At home, I would probably have gone for much more bare-bottom time in the early days. Can she just wear a dress, long socks and nothing underneath? Oh, and buy several potties...
Try no pants and regular sittings on a higher than normal potty or a baby toilet pan on a normal toilet. This worked instantly for us after a nightmare day of wetting pants.
We also went through about a week where she would try and hold in a pooh.
Good luck.
Thanks for all the responses.
We went from bad to worse yesterday. She must have some sort of bug because she did seven poo's! And the last two were explosive and really frightened her. She wouldn't go near the potty after that.
I put her in a nappy for the night. When she woke up straight away she was saying no potty, etc. I was out for a few hours and when I came back dh said she had done no wee's or poo's at all. She was clearly uncomfortable and upset; she screamed when I tried to get her to go to the potty.
I said to hell with it and let her wear a nappy. She had produced very nasty dirty nappies today! I must have the worst timing ever...
I'm just going to leave it for a few weeks and hope that I haven't scarred her forever!!
We've been going since Saturday, so 6 days now and having had 14 accidents on Saturday with no success, we've had 4 accidents today with several successes in the toilet, including a poo! He gets biscuits every time and seems to slowly be getting the hang of it. He's 2.9 and we've gone straight to pants and using the toilet rather than the potty.
I think perseverance is the key!
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