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The Museum presents more than 25 exhibitions each year, ranging from comprehensive single-artist retrospectives to historical surveys to focused presentations that explore specific topics. Works of art from the Museum's collections, many not regularly on view, as well as masterpieces on loan from museums worldwide are featured in these installations.
Current Special Exhibitions |
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The Museum's galleries beckon with treasures from all corners of the globe, boasting works of art from pre-antiquity to the present day. So whether you're searching for quiet contemplation or visual stimulation, whether you want to visit a favorite collection or discover a brand new installation, the Museum offers over 200 galleries for you to explore and enjoy.Museum Publications
The Publishing Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art develops, produces, and publishes the Museum's books, handbooks, and collection and exhibition catalogues, as well as the Bulletin, an occasional scholarly publication. The department collaborates with other institutions on joint exhibition publications, and arranges for the distribution and co-publication of its titles in the trade in the United States and abroad.


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OID Social Lunch | Cinco de Mayo Celebration | Asian Pacific American Heritage Month | Mathematics Awareness Month | Women's History Month | Black History Month
OID Social Lunch: Celebrating Gay Pride MonthTo commemorate June as Gay Pride Month, a campus-wide picnic was held on June 24th, 2009. This event was in collaboration with the HMC Dining Services & the student PRISM Group. Visit Shutterfly to see pictures of this event.
Summer Book Club
Color Me Butterfly: A True Story of Courage, Hope and Transformation by L. Y. Marlow
Color Me Butterfly covers four generations of abuse, hurt, and pain.
It displays the strength of women when they have nowhere else to turn.
These women pressed through decades of domestic violence. We first see
Eloise, from a small town in North Carolina, as she meets a wonderful
man (so she thought), Isaac, who moves her to Philadelphia. She later
tries to understand how she found herself in Philadelphia, with five
children and Isaac never home. His abuse grew drastically and he began
to do unthinkable things to her and the children. But Eloise
stayed...for the children. Marlow brings to light many stigmas in the
African American community, such as domestic violence, mental illness,
and the issue of color. You find yourself hoping for better and wanting
to see the women succeed. Each woman's story is so intense and then you
realize that this is true. This is really someone's family history.
Marlow does a great job with capturing the feelings of each character.
In the end, you feel like a part of their family.
The book club consisted of a group of 30 students, staff, and
faculty. Copies of the book are available for check out in the OID office.
Summer Movie Series
The OID Summer Lunch Movie Series covers a variety of diversity issues including race, gender, and class. For more information on the movies in this series, follow the link.
Women's History Month - March 2009
As March commemorates Women's History Month, the Office of Institutional Diversity sponsors programs within a wide range of interest. Each week features a different theme:
- Week 1: Women, Every Body! – includes a program focused on Health & Nutrition, including a massage break.
- Week 2: Women in Science! – includes highlighting our female faculty.
- Week 3: Women Around the World! – includes a movie screening made by an HMC Physics professor about violence against women.
Black History Month - February 2009
Throughout the month of February, the HMC community celebrated the lives, events, and accomplishments of all the people, past and present, which have made and continue to make lasting contributions to our country and world. Browse our Black History Month Jeopardy questions, which was held in the Hoch-Shanahan dining hall with students, staff and faculty.
American Indian Heritage Month - November 2008
Throughout our history, American Indian and Alaskan Native peoples have been an integral part of the American character. Against the odds, America's first peoples have endured, and they remain a vital cultural, political, social, and moral presence.
National Coming Out Day - October 11th, 2008
Let's show our support for the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, & Queer) in the HMC community. PRISM handed out National Coming Out Day stickers, door signs, and information on the PRISM group & the QRC Center.
This occasion is intended to support our LGBTQ students/staff/faculty, to inspire those struggling to come out, and to bring together all who are allies.


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A light aircraft carrying 12 people crashed after takeoff and burst into flames in Botswana, killing the British pilot and seven tourists from France, Sweden and Britain, an official said.
The crash occurred in the southern African nation's remote Okavango Delta on Friday, according to spokesperson Modipe Nkwe of the Civil Aviation Authority. He said two French tourists and two Botswana citizens survived.
The cause is under investigation, Nkwe said Monday. His agency had issued a brief statement announcing the crash on Friday, with few details. It was unclear why it took three days to announce the fatalities.
Britain and France confirmed they had citizens aboard the flight, but Sweden said it was still investigating the reports.
The chartered Cessna 208, operated by local company Moremi Air, crashed shortly after takeoff from Xakanaka airfield in northern Botswana and was ablaze soon after. Read more…


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51st Annual Potter Memorial Lecture
Allen Buchanan • January 17, 2013
Allen Buchanan researches and teaches mainly in BioEthics, with special emphasis on the application of genome science-based technologies to humans. He is the James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law at Duke University.
The lecture was held in CUB Auditorium 177 at 7:00 p.m.
Prof. Buchanan presented "Why Evolutionary Explanations of Morality Fail"
The annual Frank Fraser Potter Memorial Lecture is sponsored by the WSU School of Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs.
These past Potter Lectures have been archived online.
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OTTUMWA, IOWA -- The annual Indian Hills Community College faculty art exhibition kicks off Monday evening at the Ottumwa Campus Art Gallery.
The exhibition features the recent works of two full-time Indian Hills arts faculty, Mark McWhorter and Lisa Fritz.
There will be a wide range of media including acrylic paintings, water colors, colored pencils and pottery.
McWhorter said his favorite medium to work with is either clay or watercolor.
And he's no stranger to Indian Hills.
"Well I've been here at Indian Hills since 1980 so I'm almost a fixture I suppose and I'm originally from Kentucky, went to college in Kentucky as well but been here so long that I almost feel like a native," said McWhorter.
Monday evening is the exhibit's opening reception from 7 to 8:30 and all are welcome to attend.
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I cannot live without a flat iron! I have a natural curly hair and I like to style it straight or wavy. I used most of the top brands, CHI, T3, GHD and Sedu. In my opnion GHD and Sedu are the best ones. I used the GHD for about 3 years and I can definitely say it is one of the best flat irons in the market. There are some pros and cons though.
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Not wanting to wait for Halloween to arrive, Cherry-Jelly Productions and Anime Jungle hosted a costumed pre-Halloween event called "Trick or Cosplay?"
Japan's Assist Wig Sale and Exhibition – Wicked Wig Night - (Try saying that three times fast.) was held to promote the Japanese wig store, Assist Wig, this past Saturday night. Assist Wig is a Japan-based company that specializes in wigs, shoes, and other accessories.
A gathering of enthusiastic cosplayers converged on Los Angeles' Anime Jungle store in Little Tokyo to mingle with and showoff their costumes to others as well as check out exciting events hosted by Assist Wig and Anime Jungle. Special events included an accessories exhibition and sale, fashion show, contest, and a photo booth to boot.
Special guest Ayumi Fujima, who is a professional stylist for Assist Wig, demonstrated a special tutorial featuring Assist Wig's virtually un-tanglable wigs, wig tools, props, and shoes. Ayumi is a popular cosplayer in Japan, having appeared on Japanese magazine Cosmode's cover twice and had represented Team Japan at the World Cosplay Summit. She spoke about her life in Japan, her job at Assist Wig and answered questions from the audience about being a cosplayer, wigs, and otaku lifestyle as well.
Anime Jungle and Assist Wig's entertaining and unexpectedly educational themed event went on until the late evening to the delight of those who attended. There was a sense that even after the event was over, that no one wanted to go home. Event promoter Cherry-Jelly Productions really did an excellent job of simultaneously ushering in an early dose of Halloween spirit and promoting authentic Japanese cosplay lifestyle.
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The video rental and streaming service announced Monday that it will eschew the traditional conference call format with analysts for a live video discussion when it announces its second-quarter financial performance on July 22. The discussion, which will be hosted on Netflix's investor relations page, will be moderated by BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield and CNBC media and entertainment reporter Julia Boorstin.
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Each year, Earlham's senior class — led by a volunteer committee of dedicated students — begins a philanthropic relationship with the College through the Senior Gift program.
The Class of 2013 raised $8,999.32 for a May Term scholarship and to install a digital event screen in Runyan Center. Members of the 2013 Committee are: Lynne Francis, Chancellor Milligan, Ikumi Doucette, Jordan Cerna, Alma Gracic, and Lily Cuellar.
The Class of 2012 contributed $13,278.87 towards a meditation space that will be located in the garden near the new Visual and Performing Art Center. In addition, the funds raised support multiple annual scholarships for a rising senior in financial need who has demonstrated a commitment to the values of peace and justice. The gift will be in memory of their friends Mark Christianson and Pema Norbu, who passed away the summer of 2011.
The Class of 2011 contributed $9,562 to the construction of new Fine Art and Science buildings to convey Earlham's programmatic strength in both areas to prospective students, campus visitors and the public.The Class of 2010 raised $8,886 to construct a new wind turbine as part of ongoing Wind and Solar Renewable Energy Projects at Miller Farm. Also, a bench on campus was named in the class's honor to match the 100-year-old bench from the class of 1910. 59% of the class participated.The Class of 2009 gave $10,413 to Wind and Solar Renewable Energy Projects at Miller Farm. In addition to reducing Earlham's carbon footprint, the Farm was able to purchase a bike and trailer to collect food scraps to compost. 52% of the class participated.The Class of 2008 contributed $9,414 for Student/Faculty Collaborative Research in Memory of Professor of History Bob Southard.
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January 21st (Monday) - Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
March 20th (Wednesday) - Closed for Customer Service Improvement Day
March 31st & April 1st (Sunday & Monday) - Closed for Easter.
April 21-30 (Sunday-Tuesday) - Richland Library Eastover closed for renovation. Reopens 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 30
May 26th & 27th (Sunday & Monday) - Closed for Memorial Day.
July 4th (Thursday) - Closed for Independence Day.
September 1st & 2nd (Sunday & Monday) - Closed for Labor Day.
October 30 (Wednesday) - Closed for Staff Education Day
November 27th (Wednesday) - Closing early at 5:30pm for Thanksgiving.
November 28th (Thursday) - Closed for Thanksgiving.
December 24th & 25th (Tuesday & Wednesday) - Closed for Christmas.
December 31st (Tuesday) - Closing early at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve.
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First of all the stresses not something that I -- something the congress has proposed it will not happen.
During the last debate President Obama said that sequestration which would trigger across the board cuts set to both domestic and defense programs will not happen.
But it is on track to -- -- last congress has something about it.
What would it mean for our military and our efforts in the Middle East and around the world joining us now talk about -- house armed services committee member and democratic congressman from California John Garamendi.
Sir thank you so much for joining us today.
Good to be with you Shannon OK now we have to talk about this because the president said that at the debates and then went on to have an interview with the de Moines register editorial board while seeking.
-- In their endorsement.
At first saying he -- want it to be on the record and later allowing the paper to release the transcript in which he said.
Something -- sounded very different seem to indicate that sequestration is going to happen or at least be used as a bargaining tool.
What is your estimation about the ability of the two sides come together and get something done.
We have no choice we have to get this thing done we have to come together we have to find -- middle ground.
And actually we've been -- that for some time and it simply hasn't happened probably because of the election and everybody.
Putting together a very hard line but when this election is over we can find -- middle ground we must and it will happen.
All rights regardless of who is elected or reelected come November 6.
-- -- in the interim time there are a couple of months they are that this would have to be hashed out what are some points of agreement -- you can see at this point the two sides could agree on.
Well speaker Boehner said a couple weeks ago that nothing would happen except kicking the can down the road.
During the lame duck session that's a possibility and if that's his view then we will.
Kicked the can down the road and then the new congress and the president.
Who I hope -- Obama but maybe not.
We'll have to deal with this and it can be dealt with -- not just the military side it's also on the domestic side some very very important.
Domestic programs will also be -- it seriously hurt.
So we have no choice but to deal with -- and there -- some middle ground it's been proposed actually both sides quietly have proposed it.
But with the election just 200 hours -- way.
We're not gonna see much.
Movement towards the center until after the election and then I and others will be there will figure this one out.
OK after the election.
Prior to January if it's possible to get something hammered out would you be willing to and would you call -- your colleagues.
To give up recess is to give up holidays whatever it takes to get this done.
Well I fully expect that to happen but once again this is a speaker Boehner is call he does control -- House of Representatives.
If he holds to the position he held to our set a couple weeks ago then.
Apparently would just kick the can down the road I don't think that's the best thing to do I think we ought to take some.
We really ought to get out this and deal with these sequestration issue which is really.
Part of the larger issue of what are we going to do about the deficit.
How are we going to deal with that in most not most people but many of the leaders are now saying it's going to have to be a balance approach -- have to be revenues and they're serious cuts that are going to have to be made.
And in that.
-- the middle ground and that's our task as representative -- get to that middle ground to work across the aisle.
And just imagine what we could do if we've really worked together.
It can't happen it will happen.
It would be encouraging and notes -- Americans regardless of party across the country -- the president has taken some criticism.
Up for not getting more involved in this do you think that there would be some benefit in him showing leadership going to the hill.
And being in the room -- the two sides try to -- -- out.
Well certainly not in the next 200 hours but after that absolutely and in fact he did that when this seaquest is.
Sequestration issue came up remembered really started over the debt limit thing the Republicans held.
At least the the very conservative part of the Republican caucus in the house said no way where they -- -- going to allowed the debt limit to be expanded.
And found that came to compromise.
The sequestration and the super committee the super committee didn't work out but the president was very very much involved.
During that period of time.
And then the election took over and it's election period everybody runs to their corner and talks loudly about their position.
But now we're past that -- really need to get to work.
And yes the president will be deeply involved hopefully during the lame duck session following the election up until January.
And and we can do it we can hopefully will be able to get that done and then if not then -- to be up to the new congress and the president.
Well we -- trapped in -- and we hope for everyone who would be impacted that it will get done congressman Garamendi thank you sir for your time.
Thank you Shannon had a great day you to.
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West Texas man sentenced to life in prison for 2011 deaths of woman, son in money dispute
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2011 killing of a woman and her son in a money dispute.
Casey Ledbetter on Monday pleaded guilty to capital murder in a plea agreement in Lubbock. His wife, Meredith Ledbetter, pleaded guilty last month to her role in the slayings and was also sentenced to life in prison.
Prosecutors say the couple from Lubbock had lured 49-year-old Joanie Parker by saying her son owed them money and she needed to pay them $4,000.
Parker's body was discovered May 24, 2011, near Idalou. She had been shot. The stabbed and beaten body of 26-year-old Derek Hale was located three days later on the same property.
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December 17, 1855: Good ice-making weather
The temperature finally fell below zero for the first time in the season at Minnesota-frontier reporting stations on December 17, 1855. Prior to this cold snap, relatively mild weather helped Charles T. Harvey and his party survive a harrowing journey "in between seasons."
Harvey, one of the men who oversaw the building of the first locks at Sault Ste. Marie in 1855, headed west that same year, eager to expedite overland travel by rail across the Upper Peninsula wilderness. In mid-November, Harvey visited Ontonagon, then the largest village on the Peninsula, working on land grants for eventual railroad construction. He intended to take the last steamer of the season east, but "it passed in the night of the 19th." The landlord of the hotel Harvey was staying at "whether by accident or design" failed to wake him in time and he was left stranded in the town with no more boats expected until next spring.
He was in a quandary: "To the south intervened four hundred miles of wilderness. Eastward, an overland trip of sixty miles to the head of Keweenaw Bay and about one hundred forty miles of lake coasting would enable me to reach Marquette." Harvey chose the latter route but had to wait, because the trip to Keweenaw Bay was riddled with impassable swamps. They could not be traversed on snowshoes until they froze over sufficiently.
Winter made a late start (not as late as the past couple of years) in 1855 and kept Harvey in Ontonagon more than two weeks. Finally, at the beginning of December, a mail carrier arrived in Ontonagon from the east and reported the swamps frozen. On December 3, Harvey headed east accompanied by the mail carrier, two voyageurs engaged to carry packs, and a business partner, E.C. Hungerford. The party loaded provisions, blankets (they decided against carrying a heavy canvas tent) and a "train dog" into a two-horse sleigh and headed east up the road to the Minnesota Mine then to the Toltec Mine where the road ended. At that point, the team was turned back and the men camped for the night.
The next morning, each man strapped on snowshoes, the dog was hitched to a sledge and the party set off into "the forest primeval." The mail carrier led them through "various unfrozen streams and morasses," which hindered their progress and made for a long trip. They spent two nights camping under the stars and on the afternoon of the third day "the blue waters of Keweenaw Bay came in sight." That night was spent at the Methodist Indian Mission, and the following day plans for the next and longest leg of the journey were made.
"The air was mild, the water calm, and the sky serene," recalled Harvey. The party was faced with two travel options: take the overland route to Marquette, which would require at least six days of "very hard traveling" or go by boat. The placid weather led them to choose the latter option and a small Mackinac was purchased and made ready for the one-hundred-mile journey.
The next morning, four men (the mail carrier went on to Marquette on foot the night before) and the dog were packed into the "row boat" along with the sledge and provisions for three days. The Mackinac, fully loaded, had only eight inches of "freeboard" above the water and the sharp, wedge-shaped ends made the craft unsteady, like a canoe. However, the weather was still mild and quiet and they made good time skirting along the glassy surface on the east end of the bay heading north. That night they camped at the tip of Point Abbaye, the strip of land separating Keweenaw Bay from Huron Bay. After a quick breakfast, they cast off on a dangerous, 12- to-15-mile stretch over open water.
The voyageurs rowed, with Hungerford stationed in the front as lookout and Harvey serving as steersman with a short oar or paddle. The dog sat in between the oarsmen. "Our progress was slow," Harvey recalled, "not more than three miles an hour." By midday they were still miles from land. There was no wind, "but a heavy 'dead swell' of increasing broad crestless billowy waves" broadsided the fragile craft from 150 miles of open lake to the northeast. The swells were an ominous sign of an impending gale. "The oarsmen were urged to the utmost," Harvey later wrote, "and at intervals Hungerford and the writer took their places." As they frantically labored to reach the safety of the main shoreline to the southeast, "the sky became overcast with a murky haziness." Far off to the northeast Harvey spotted whitecaps from the approaching storm.
"There was yet a mile or more to the point we were aiming for, when the wind reached us," recounted Harvey. "The size of the 'white caps' grew rapidly larger, and 'ere long began to come over into our 'cockle shell' boat." Fortunately, they kept the vessel afloat by bailing and finally reached a rocky point along the shore in what is now extreme northern Baraga County. Quickly the men hauled the boat a safe distance from the angry lake. Harvey remembered how close they came to disaster: "A few minutes delay would have sufficed for the waves to fill the boat, and thus ended our lives."
As night approached, the gale increased until the spray from the waves went over the tops of nearby trees. Three times during the night they moved the boat farther away from the raging waves, which Harvey felt rivaled those found on the ocean. The following morning the cold, wet party beheld a sight that "was grand beyond description." Their landing point extended into the lake and received the full force of the waves whipped by the nor'easter.
"The concussion of the waves on the shore sounded like a battle cannonade," wrote Harvey, "and shook the ground like earthquakes." Luckily, the wind was not extremely cold and it actually began to subside. Then heavy snow began falling. The snow "covered the ground about two feet deep," recalled Harvey, "and… [also]… ourselves…as we lay the third night, 'camped out' in our blankets."
The fourth day the snow and wind ceased, the sun shone and the lake calmed down. The party's provisions were exhausted and they began eating the dog's food, which consisted of fried cakes, made of half tallow and half cornmeal. They realized their situation was desperate, so they chose to cast off for Marquette as soon as possible while the weather held. That afternoon they launched their Mackinac and headed along the shore of what is now far northern Marquette County.
"The daylight soon passed," remembered Harvey, "and a night of inky darkness came on, so dark at times that we could hardly distinguish each other in the boat. But the surf along the shore was loud and continuous, thus enabling us to follow its contour with certainty hour after hour."
Suddenly, an apparition seemed to rise out of the depths of the cold, black water straight ahead of them. To Harvey, it seemed to resemble "a colossal human head with flowing white hair muttering dire threats." He snapped out of his momentary confusion and sprang to action, shouting to the oarsmen to back stroke while he made similar quick motions with his steering paddle. They barely avoided a rock outcropping that extended a foot or two out of the water. The apparition he saw was the spray of the surf against a rocky reef.
Hungerford, who had passed along the same coast in daylight, concluded they had encountered the dangerous "Sauks-Head Reef." The party had another difficult decision before them; the rock formation extended far out into the lake, but landing on the main shore was too risky, owing to the rocky cliffs and inky blackness of midnight. They felt the only alternative was to turn the boat around so the roar of the surf would be at their back. They had to "outflank" the reef by heading toward the open lake.
In his anxiety to avoid the reef, Harvey steered the vessel on the same course for about a half hour. Suddenly it occurred to him that he might have led them too far out into the "trackless waste of waters." A cold shudder passed over him as he ordered the oarsmen to cease paddling. Harvey listened: "No sound could be heard, and for a moment…[my]…heart stood still". Were they lost out in the open lake? He leaned over and brought his ear close to the water and in time noticed "a faint sound like the buzzing of a fly." He turned the boat toward the sound and the voyageurs rowed at full speed. In a few minutes Harvey repeated the ear test. "To …[my]…inexpressible joy, the sound was more distinct" and they continued until the surf again became a distinct roar and steadfast guide.
The danger was not past, however. About one in the morning it turned very cold and an hour later ice began forming on the oars, steering paddle and the sides of the boat. The craft began to lower in the water and it became evident they would founder before daylight. The only hope lay in attempting a risky landing in the pitch dark. The shoreline was faced with huge, perpendicular cliffs rising straight out of the water sometimes to a height of one hundred feet. As the sound of the surf got closer, Harvey shouted "Brace up boys, for we will be on Earth or in Heaven in the next few minutes!" No sooner had he spoke when he felt his paddle hit a sandy bottom. A moment later, the boat slid up a sandy beach. They had landed safely.
They noticed the woods came very close to the water, and after disembarking they groped among the trees until they found a white birch with shaggy bark. They pulled off some of the bark and gathered a collection of moss off other trees. Snowshoes were then used to clear a spot to make a fire. Harvey, cold, wet and exhausted, rifled through the provisions looking for matches. He found the matchbox and realized there was only one match left!
There was a single chance to get a fire going to ameliorate the unrelenting cold. Hungerford was appointed "district fire lighter" because he had "a remarkably steady hand." He took the last damp match, struck it and carefully cupped his hand around the tiny flame while he eased it over to the heap of moss. Success! The moss caught fire and spread to the birch bark and soon there was a roaring fire. The Frenchmen, who were all but paralyzed by the cold, had remained sitting in the boat. They were helped out of the Mackinac and led to the fire to thaw out. Harvey pulled out a small amount of food he had saved for an emergency and the tired, drained travelers consumed the small ration, rolled themselves up in their blankets in the snow by the dying fire and fell fast asleep.
The men woke up to bright sunshine. They quickly packed up and launched the boat, and as they drifted from their haven, Harvey surveyed their landing site: "On both sides of our mooring place were frowning cliffs—but a small stream…had worn a gulch and created the cove where we landed." Had the craft floated a hundred feet left or right, it would have been dashed to pieces against the rocky precipice. Harvey looked south and recognized "the bold headland of Presque Isle" (now a Marquette city park) about ten miles away. The travelers, buoyed by the site, rowed at full speed toward the landmark. At about three in the afternoon on December 13, ten days after leaving Ontonagon, they disembarked at the small hamlet of Marquette.
Harvey later found out that the Methodist missionary at L'Anse had sent a letter to Marquette's Postmaster explaining how a party of four led by Charles T. Harvey had left his mission in a boat just before a great storm set in. He stated how it seemed impossible that anyone could have survived the gale and suggested a search be mounted along the lakeshore for the travelers' bodies.
Harvey rested in Marquette, but was determined to go south to Green Bay, then Chicago and finally Washington D.C. to plead Upper Michigan's case for railroad land grants. He had to wait some more: this time for Green Bay to freeze enough to carry a horse-drawn sleigh. Fortunately for the determined Harvey, steady cold settled in after midmonth. At Minnesota reporting stations, the temperature finally went below zero for the first time on December 17. Then perfect ice making weather ensued. Below zero readings were reported all day on December 23 and 24 and also from the 26th through the 29th. Steady cold continued into January and by the end of the month, word came of good solid ice on Green Bay. A sleigh path opened between the iron mines west of Marquette and the Escanaba River lumber camps and Harvey hitched a ride south on a on a two-horse sleigh driven by Dr. Morgan Hewitt, one of Marquette's founders. In three days, the team reached the mills near the mouth of the Escanaba River. Now, only 120 miles of ice lay between them and Green Bay.
The sleigh hardly penetrated the icy expanse of the bay when near disaster struck. Harvey was at the reins when the horses plunged through the ice. A fissure in the solid ice pack developed and became covered with a thin, camouflaging film of ice and snow. One moment the team was gliding along at a brisk pace, the next moment "all to be seen was their heads…held up by the pole end, resting on the opposite edge of ice."
Fortunately, Harvey and Hewitt saw a sleigh approaching from the north. Amos Harlow, also one of Marquette's founders, was at the reins. With his help, the horses were hauled out on the south side of the fissure. They sustained no serious injury and the sleigh continued its glide across the frozen bay. The trip to Green Bay was completed in three days.
Harvey eventually made his way to Washington as an official "Northwest" delegate to Congress. He represented the interests of the nascent Upper Michigan railroad companies in acquiring federal land grants for railroad construction. His arrival in Washington caused quite a stir. "When I reached Washington," he recounted, "my snowshoes were strapped to my grips and attracted so much attention that I had to elbow my way through the crowd on the sidewalk to the entrance of the National Hotel."
Harvey later got involved in a number of ventures, none very successful from a financial standpoint. He founded the Marquette suburb of Harvey and platted and named many of the streets in the town. He is credited as the inventor of the elevated railroad in New York (Image 2 above), but he did not benefit financially from that venture, either. The man lead a very interesting life, but he died penniless in a New York City tenement in 1912.


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Hey, I'm normally pretty much on the ball about this stuff but i think somewhere along my sons build something has gone wrong. He has a 1055T on stock cooling, However It's running at almost 50 degrees C on the bios screen. (C&Q on). [C&Q off with full speed fan this drops to 50 degrees C loaded]. The first question is: Is there a difference in the thermal properties of the 1055t stock cooler and the X4 955 BE. The 1055t was originally in another machine, and we had to swap it over to this one. However I think the heat sinks have not been swapped. The second question is in regard to AMD's CPU speed management. Should I be seeing a CPU speed drop on the desktop the same as the i5. ATM the CPU is locked at 2.8Ghz on desktop and does not dip to a power save feature. If I should be seeing this then I think I have a tinkering son Don't know if I should praise him for attempting to tweak his bios or berate him from moving from stock, lol! As for general questions in regards to what people will ask first. The TIM is new and the HSF reseated, twice. The HSF is clean, no dust. The fan is working. However I have disabled C&Q in favour of a more aggressive fan speed until I can work out where the problem has originated from. The PC has been working without fault for almost 1 year. I'm unsure why it would suddenly start to spike temps. Another thing that may be causing the problem is the HSF itself. Has anyone ever seen a report of the heat pipes failing, Or the alu fins coming detached with age and reducing the thermal capabilities of the HSF. I'm going to go pick up a meatier HSF at the weekend i think, Perhaps see if I can get a deal on a Hyper 212, Or something similar. I think it's better to be proactive in this situation.
1. Whats your ambient temp? 2. Did you reset the CMOS? 3. What does something like CoreTemp say? 4. Did you mess with the voltages lately? 5. YES heat pipes do degrade over time.
1. UK temps it's summer so 10-25 degrees C. ATM probably 21 in the house. 2. No I haven't yet. I had a quick look through to see if he's been playing with any of the options, But most if not all were on auto. I've not used or overclocked on an AMD system. So a few of the features look new to me. (currently reading the overclocking guides to see if i can find anything out). 3. Coretemp with the fan on 100% is showing a current temp of 48 degrees C. That's with him playing a single threaded HL2 clone game. 4. First thing I checked all voltages were on auto. Currently it's Skipping between 1.28V and 1.31V With a core speed of 2812.53Mhz. Interestingly it does not appear to have turbo on.
I'll do that tomorrow while he's at school. I don't have a spare HSF that will fit, I have at least 3 s939 heat sinks kicking about but would not be willing to bodge the fittings. I'll go grab a new HSF and see if it fixes it. For the sake of £20 I should have done it when it was built. I live within walking distance of a pretty large computer warehouse so they should have something that will work. If the heat sink is not at fault then nothing has been lost there as I have little faith in stock cooling at the best of times. The last time I did a Full rebuild on his system there was a lot of cat fur in the HSF. Making a matt under the fan (his pc sits on the carpet, and the cats like the warmth). So it may be possible that the heat problem has cooked the heat pipes over time. He's been complaining of random crashes now for a bit, And me been the good father I am told him to attempt to isolate the problem and come back to me with a fix While people will probably berate me for leaving it so long, my son is 15, and I am a firm believer in him sorting or at least identifying a problem with his machine. The machine is after all his. He needs to learn PC maintenance if he wants to run a gaming machine when he leaves home. I'll probably also make him fit the new HSF and reset his own bios. In the long run it means less phone calls for me when he leaves home!!! I have a plan
LOL TY I'll remember than one Erocker. In all fairness the heat pipes are roasting at 50 degrees C. I'm pretty confident the TIM is not at fault on this one.
If you're going to pick up a cheap cooler from a local vendor, see if they have an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 (rev.2). This one is easy to install and should have no problem keeping a 1055T cooler than the stock unit. Installation takes less than 5 minutes and a phillips screwdriver and you don't need to remove the motherboard to install it Is the 1055T the 95w or the 125w model?
I'll look into that one, This is the place I will go to grab the HSF, It's only a short walk for me. http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/products.aspx?cat=9&subcat=12&brand=0 Going to put a budget of £23 on the HSF. Should be able to get something reasonable for that. No idea about the TDP of the CPU. i didn't even know that 2 variants existed! I would like to think it would be the 95W variant since the cpu is only about 18 months old. However I think we should work under the assumption it's the 125W core just to be safe.
50c is fine ignore it heat-pipes can fail if they develop a hole that said 50c is fine ignore it don't worrie until you get up to 70c
Here's the cooler: http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=HFA-F7PV2 Within that budget and enough enough left over to stop for a pint if you enjoy that sort of thing. *EDIT- I believe the 125w version would have come with a heatpipe cooler and the 95w with a plain finned aluminum one... write down the part# when you swap coolers for future reference *
Hell Mine with a hyper 212+ is running around 47c under load. So you at 50c with the stock cooler is fine.
you might want to check the power/performance profile the system is set to in windows. He may have set it for max performance, therefor no cpu throttle. Kinda like on xp when you set the laptop to "home/office desk" to keep the cpu at max speed. there's a similar setting in win7... you can even go to advanced options and specify settings for cpu speed. I'll have to look it up when i get back on my win7 rig... using my old thinkpad atm.
you missed the OP where i stated 50c for idle in bios! no load at all. I got him the freezer 7 today and he fitted it. Temps have dropped to 35c idle, and 61c after 30 mins of prime 95. I think it should be fine It is also the 125W model. TY for everyone that helped.
The BIOS temps are always higher than Windows. Maximum temperature for Thuban chips is 62C, so I think your fine.
Yeah was real easy. Just 2 screws. It took only slightly longer than a stock cooler to fit. And I didn't have to mess about with bolts ect like on the intel type fittings.
that and the bios puts a load on the cpu because everything is running wide open and most bios's tend the load the cpu from anyware from 30% to 70% more if its a EFI bios


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Name: Scott Acone
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For all of you who subscribe via email or RSS! My new blog!
March 8th, 2012
I am skippy-happy right now.
I just found out my new blog should be done within the next couple of days! WOOT! I'm telling you this because if you are subscribed here, the feed will be switching to my new blog called, Stretching into Blue. You will either see the name of the new blog or my name in your inbox or RSS, so make a note, I didn't automatically subscribe you, it's just a transfer.
Once the blog is live, Like a Warm Cup of Coffee will automatically re-direct to the new blog.
I will finally have a new blog home. {Happy sigh}
"See" you there!
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Lighting Up The Online Space! (Allume Social Trailer!)
February 27th, 2012
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Oh my goodness, I love these people so much! If you want to support their ministry with DiscipleMakers, please head on over to dm.org/give or email Dan at millerd (at) dm.org (they only need $700 more a month to be fully funded!) If you want to learn more about Dan and Becky, or sign up for their ministry updates (you know, to check them out for awhile) go to their blog here: livefrompennstate.com.
I'm Alive
February 21st, 2012
Just an update…
I am alive.
And I'm not abandoning blogging. I turn in Desperate on March 1st (finally signed my contract with Thomas Nelson-yes, it took that long, but I'm grateful for the opportunity) so of course I'm writing. I've also been spending quite a bit of time soul-searching, figuring out my "calling", preparing for my next season with writing and blogging. Then there is my first priority, my family and cultivating my home. By the way, my baby is three today. Happy sigh.
I should be back after March 1st, Lord willing. I'm excited about my new blog space, but I have no idea when it's going to be ready. I'll be writing here or there or somewhere.
But I will be writing.
Thanks for hanging with me.
P.S. Tickets for Allume Social go on sale March 1st at midnight, EST.
"The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps." Proverbs 16:9
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It's My Birthday and I've Got Cupcakes (for you!)
February 8th, 2012
*This giveaway is now closed*
All the winners, you'll know who you are in about seven days. ;)
(Make sure you read to the bottom-I've got something special for YOU!)
Today I turn 32.
And today I'm thinking about real life community.
Real life friends that surprise you with a cake at your door. Real life friends who take you out for a glass of wine and crab dip. Real life friends who host a fake Mary Kay party in order to cover up a surprise birthday party. Real life friends who bring your favorite mousse cake to you with a candle in it just as you're getting into bed. Real life friends who give you real life hugs so you can feel how special you are.
Sometimes I forget just how much I'm thankful for real life and in real life friends that I can see, and hug, and have deep conversations late into the night and giggle with. My soul is filled when I invest my time with face-to-face friends.
And it's for that reason that I am super stoked for what (in)courage has planned in April. A girlfriend meet-up all over the world, locally. On April 27-28 women from all over the world are meeting in their communities to spend time together, discover new friendships, eat cupcakes, and watch live webcasts featuring the (in)courage contributors (of which I'm one!). I'll be attending a local party in my area, and I'm encouraging you to find one as well.
No need for packing, suitcase or travel
We're bringing the beach house to YOU!
Local Meetups On A Global Scale
Friday, April 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM - Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 11:00 PM (ET)
Want to host a meet-up but need some help with how to throw a great party? Check out my friend Mary's eBook Plan a Fabulous Party {without losing your mind} (she's also posting about (in)RL tomorrow, so check it out!)
My friend Heather's post about (in)RL
Register for (in)RL (it's only $10 and you get a pretty T-shirt with registration)
Now for the cupcakes!!!!
Okay, so they're not real cupcakes, but they come on a super cute mug. See:
I've got 50 of these cupcake mugs to giveaway!!!!!!
Happy birthday for YOU!
BIG News About Relevant!
February 7th, 2012
BIG news.
Read all about it here! WOOT!
(We're having a party to celebrate! Join in on Twitter TONIGHT at 9pm EST under hashtag #allume! Someone will win a free conference pass!)
Holding on Loosely – Life in the Beautiful Tension (Book Review)
February 6th, 2012
Holding on Loosely – Finding Life in the Beautiful Tension
He followed me on Twitter, and I was immediately taken by the name of his book, "Holding on Loosely".
I can't remember the last time I asked if I could review a book, but because the title connected with something going on in my spirit, I reached out and asked if the publisher would send me a copy. They did. Here are my thoughts on Holding on Loosely…
This book is an unfolding testimony of one man's faith.
Pablo is a tennis coach, and the book takes place on airplanes and tournaments where he is coaching a young women named Stacey. Pablo begins his testimony with all of his short-comings, mainly his temper. He's easily irritated, and even though he wants to "radiate the love of Jesus" he finds that he constantly messes up.
"I've blown it again."
He can't seem to live up to the standard he has imposed upon himself: be successful, control the outcome of life, stay in check, be good. He invites us into his vulnerable space where shares the nights of crying and worthlessness he feels. There is a sense of "why bother?" if I'm going to keep messing up anyway. But he doesn't give up, instead he vows to buck up, do better, get it together. Again, he tries to work harder at being who he is "supposed" to be.
"…that little religious voice inside me is pushing self-maintenance, the need to put together the example-to-all-society Pablo once again. I try desperately to fight it but to no avail…You need to do more. The problem is I don't know where this more is going to come from, as by now I have exhausted all my self-effort, all my striving, all my putting and holding things together in my life."
It's crushing when you think you can't change; when hope seems way out of reach. When no matter how many times you try, you just keep failing to measure up. It's a life-sucking shame-filled reality, and Pablo was experiencing it deep in his spirit.
But as God in His faithfulness and kindness does, He reached into Pablo's heart and began a change.
The rest of the book is filled with conversations and personal insights into finally experiencing the freeing love of God. Pablo writes in a child-like faith and wonder that is compelling. Weaved in each chapter are whispers of thanks to God. Pablo begins to see life as not something to control, but as a mystery to be invited into. The "beautiful tension" he speaks of is the tension between resignation and control, what he calls "surrender." It is surrender to the One that allows him to take the next steps in his life without demanding to know the outcome.
I call this, walking by faith.
There a few times in the book I felt like Pablo was getting a little off track, talking about "being in the zone" and finding life through the process of "being in the moment." He is excited about the revelations he's experiencing, and he wants to share his new found understandings with Stacey (the young woman he's coaching), but ultimately, he resists sharing the fullness of the truth. He talks about living in the moment and letting go of control, and being "in the zone", but he doesn't go further by inviting Stacey into the truth and grace of the blood of Jesus. There are two things about his lack of sharing that interest me. The first is that I felt disappointed. Pablo, tell her the truth! Tell her about Jesus and the reality of why she falls short; that their is a God who picks up the pieces when we break and seals them together with his perfect blood. Tell her! I'm sad that he doesn't, but I get it. Pablo for years believed that God was a "policeman in the sky" who only wanted him to do more and be better. So Pablo began to try and control everything, even people's responses to God. He used to dive right into the "salvation and baptism" sermon and try and get people to believe what he believed. The problem was, Pablo was still acting out of control, not love. I think he felt that if he were to tell Stacey the specifics of God, it would be him trying to manipulate her to believe. This leads to my second observation, that Pablo genuinely cares more about Stacey finding the true, living God than his own ability to save her. It takes great faith to say, "Why don't you ask Him to reveal who He is to you". That's what Pablo said to Stacey, and then he prayed and trusted that God would reveal Himself to her. Pablo's choice to not blatantly share the gospel challenges my own convictions, but at the same time, I am enamored with his faith.
This is a man who can't help but dance on the beach because his heart is so filled with the love of God that he can't contain himself. His faith and child-like wonder is catching.
If you want a simple, easy-to-read book that encourages your faith through testimony, I think you'll enjoy Holding on Loosely.
"The best way for us to experience His love is to stop pretending and start being our true selves."
You can buy the book through Amazon here.
Read more about the book here.
You can follow Pablo on Twitter here.
31 Days to Clean is Getting Published!
February 1st, 2012
Me at UPS sending my signed contract to Tyndale
It's official.
31 Days to Clean is going to print and I'm just a wee bit excited.
I love love love love love the folks at Tyndale. I had the priveledge of meeting them a couple of months ago and they impressed me so much. Just neat people.
We're hoping to have the book out by Spring 2013 (keyword here is hoping). Thank you all so much for your support of this book-if it weren't for you, this never would have happened. My deepest thanks.
Also, if you're excited about 31 Days to Clean going to print, would you take a minute and thank the amazing people at Tyndale? Their Twitter is @TyndaleHouse and their Facebook is Facebook.com/TyndaleHouse.
I'm off to do some happy dancing on this glorious pretend Spring day. Have a beautiful one friends!
Loving a Wild One
January 31st, 2012
You have a wild one, a wild child you feel is out of control.
You're at your wits about what to do. You don't want her to become a wild out-of-control teenager, but discipline is not working, in fact, she laughs in the face of discipline. Oh friends, how I understand! I have a nearly 3 -year-old little spit-fire, beautiful, crazy girl, who I love desperately, but who drives me mad sometimes. Mad. As in crazy coo-coo. Just send me to the place with the white walls 'cause mama has lost it.
I mean, what do you do with a child like that? Well, I'll tell you what I'm learning.
Read the rest at (in)courage today.
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Washington, DC Tuesday, October 23, 2012
In September, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund warned donor nations attending the opening sessions of the United Nations that the ongoing financial crisis in Gaza and the West Bank threatened to bring down the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Facing a $400 million shortfall in its annual $2.5 billion budget, the PA, also the biggest employer in Gaza and the West Bank, has adopted austerity measures leading to high unemployment and civil unrest.
The shortfall is a result of politics and the global economic slowdown. Donor nations such as Saudi Arabia have failed to make promised payments due to falling revenues. Payments from the U.S. fell dramatically after the PA appealed to the Security Council for recognition as a member state. Congress promptly voted to withhold regular payments to the PA.
The State Department has restored some of those funds, but is threatening to withhold more if the PA does not return to the negotiations for a two-state solution with Israel.
Oussama Kanaan, one of the International Monetary Fund officials who commissioned the report, discussed the PA financial crisis with Khaled Elgindy of the Brookings Institution and Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations
Hussein Ibish of the American Task Force on Palestine moderated this event hosted by the Middle East Institute.
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Looking for other utra runners inthe wouth west wales area
Hi everyone, just hoping to meet some other ultra runners in the south wales area, we seem to be few and far between. Just took part in PCC and hoping to do teh JCC next year.
Hey EH, I am training for the JCC also - how are you going? still planning on completing? I am looking for this year's event thread but can't find one??
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I'm Cardiff EH - you'll find me at the Might Contain Nuts series, Cardiff Ultra, Born To Run ultra in Llanelli and various ultras in the South West area!
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I had a nice weekend.
Saturday the wife and oldest headed out for a 5k race and the Polar Plunge, where my wife and daughter jumped into an icy cold lake in 20 degree weather. Stella and I, being much brighter, watched Phineas and Ferb and went to McDonalds. Win for me.
Sunday, the kids vanished, playing Pokemon Black and/or White all day, so I took the opportunity to own the TV and play some Red Dead Redemption, which I'm really liking so far. We also caught up on some TV and watched the unasked for snow to fall.
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Thursday October 23, 2008
JUPITER, Fla.—It's apparent that there are only a handful of teams that come to the World Wood Bat Association fall championship with a realistic expectation of winning. A majority of the 80 teams that are entered are thrilled just to win one of the 16 pools and make the playoffs. Most will do their best to achieve that, but winning 7-8 games in four days is beyond the capability of most rosters.
While winning is important, the primary motivating factor for most teams in Jupiter is the opportunity for their players to be seen and scouted by the hundreds of scouts and college recruiters that are drawn to the event. No tournament anywhere will impact future baseball drafts more than the WWBA fall classic, and a vast majority of the top high school prospects in the draft classes of 2009 and 2010 are in attendance.
There is more high-end talent concentrated on some rosters than others, and perhaps 15-20 teams come to Florida in October thinking that they can win the entire thing. The approach of those teams is a bit different when it comes to setting lineups and pitching rotations.
There are two basic types of teams that compete in Jupiter.
One is the top-level, select team which has a core of players who play together all summer and in many cases during the fall, too. When it is extended an invitation to play in Jupiter or earns a spot by winning a qualifying tournament, almost all these teams supplement their roster of established players with talented players from their geographic area. Invariably, most of these teams add pitching whenever possible in order to be competitive at this high level.
The other type of team in Jupiter is the All-Star Team or Scout Team. These teams are assembled specifically for high-profile events like Jupiter and the players are brought in from all different locations. They have the advantage of being a fantasy-like roster of top prospects whose individual talents are impressive, but such teams are often at a disadvantage because most of the players have never played together before and baseball is, after all, a team game. It often takes these teams a game or two to mesh, and with a roster of diverse players a team also runs the risk of having players who might not be in the best of baseball shape—particularly for a highly-competitive event like this.
History shows that both types of teams have won in Jupiter. All-Star assembled teams have won five Jupiter titles, including the last two (Reds Scout Team in 2006, Braves Scout Team in 2007). More conventional travel teams have won four Jupiter titles, including in 2005 when the two-time champion East Cobb Astros and Chet Lemon's Juice shared the title when rain washed out the championship game. The Braves Scout Team defeated the Orlando Scorpions, a club team, in the final a year ago.
In handicapping the top 10 teams for this year's tournament, which begins Thursday and continues through Monday, the pre-championship favorite is the Braves Scout Team—a loose extension of the same organizing center that put together the last two Jupiter champions.
But the Braves are by no means the prohibitive favorites they arguably were the past two seasons. Those who might be rooting for a more conventional travel/select team to win the tournament can pin their highest hopes on such team as California's ABD Bulldogs, North Carolina's Dirtbags and East Cobb Astros.
Here's how we see the 10 teams that have the best chance to win this year's tournament (full team rosters can be found elsewhere on the Perfect Game/PG Crosschecker site):
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Lexie Van Os captured the title of Bean Queen from a field of eight contestants. The 11-year-old, whose parents are Mike and Julie Van Os, is a sixth-grader at St. Bernard's Catholic School.
In the princess division, Meredith Hagler took the crown by beating seven other contestants. Hagler, a 10-year-old attending fifth grade at Hawkins Elementary School, is the daughter Sam and Laura Hagler.
Pageant Director Juana Dement hosted the event at the community center. The girls were crowned by their respective predecessors, Queen Julia Flohr and Princess Colby Haskell.
The girls will join the current Tracy Royal Court to represent the Tracy Chamber of Commerce for one year at the bean festival and other events, such as Fourth of July Day in the Park and ceremonial ribbon cuttings and parades in Tracy.
All contestants received a trophy for participation.
• For full profiles on the queen and princess, read the Tracy Bean Festival special tab in the Sept. 7 edition of the Tracy Press. • Contact Joel Danoy at 830-4229 or email@example.com.


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ICU MOVER AID: This device makes it easier for patients in intensive care units to get out of their beds and move around. The designers hope it will lift patients' spirits, hasten their healing, and protect them against ailments such as bedsores. It is essentially a walker combined with a rack to hold all their monitoring equipment, along with a supportive cloth seat placed behind the legs to catch the patient in case of a stumble or weakness. It also requires less staff support when patients leave their rooms.
HOW WE WALK: Walking is different from running because only one foot at a time lifts off the ground. During forward motion, the leg that leaves the ground swings forward from the hip, like a pendulum. Then the leg strikes the ground with the heel and rolls through the toe in a motion similar to an inverted pendulum. The motion of the two legs is coordinated so that one foot or the other is always in contact with the ground -- a so-called 'double pendulum' strategy. The process of walking recovers about 60% of the energy expended thanks to the pendulum dynamics and the ground reaction force. (The legs act as long levers that transfer ground reaction force to the spine.)
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