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Volume 107, Issue 22, 08 December 1997
The microwave spectrum of the NHD radical in the ground electronic state,107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475224View Description Hide Description
The microwave spectrum of the monodeuterated species of was observed in the millimeter- and submillimeter-wave region. The NHD radical was produced by a dc-glow discharge through a and mixture at around 220 K. Ten rotational transitions with both - and -type selection rules were observed in the 177–517 GHz region. The most important rotational transitions for astronomical observations, and were included and their detailed fine and hyperfine components were measured with high precision. The hyperfine interaction of the nitrogen, hydrogen, and deuterium nuclei, which are similar in magnitude, caused complicated hyperfine patterns and made their assignment relatively difficult. A least-squares analysis of the measured frequencies resulted in the determination of 40 molecular constants including nuclear spin–rotation coupling constants of N, H, D and, furthermore, nonaxial components of magnetic dipolar terms of H and D. The necessity of a higher -dependent term of the dipole–dipole interaction constant for the hydrogen nucleus relative to the principal axis system reflects the effective geometrical change of the rotational levels.
Absorption study of an aggregated porphyrin under high pressure107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475225View Description Hide Description
The '-diacid of meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonylphenyl)porphin forms both - and -aggregates. Both the - and -transitions exhibit a -band. Under typical experimental conditions, the monomer and -bands are also observed. We have measured the pressure dependence of the various spectral bands up to 40 kbar. All data show linear dependence of spectral red shift with pressure. The monomer Soret band has the highest pressure sensitivity. The pressure slope of the -band is 3.6 times greater than that for the -band for the -aggregates. A simple excitonic theory predicted a ratio of nearly 11. It appears that there is a substantial solvent shift contribution to these pressure derivatives.
Microwave spectroscopy of supercritical water107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475226View Description Hide Description
Microwave spectroscopy that can be applied to study the dielectric relaxation of various fluids under high temperature and pressure has been developed in the frequency range up to 40 GHz. By utilizing this new technique, the dielectric relaxation of water has been measured in the temperature and pressure range up to 750 °C and 120 MPa, which corresponds to a density range between 0.05 and The static dielectric constant ε(0) is deduced from the time required for a microwave signal to travel through the sample by means of the time domain analysis, and is in good agreement with the literature. The dielectric relaxation time τ is obtained by fitting the experimentally observed microwave transmission rate to the value calculated using the -matrices on the assumption that the dielectric constant obeys the Debye relaxation. The results of τ at ambient pressure agree very well with previous data. Below about 350 °C, τ rapidly decreases with increasing temperature nearly independent of pressure, while above about 350 °C, τ changes little with temperature and increases rapidly with decreasing density. It is concluded that the most relevant parameter determining τ is the temperature at lower temperatures or higher densities, and it is the density at higher temperatures or lower densities. A possible change in the nature of hydrogen bonding is suggested to explain the observed temperature and density dependence of τ.
The simulation of electronic absorption spectrum of a chromophore coupled to a condensed phase environment: Maximum entropy versus singular value decomposition approaches107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475227View Description Hide Description
We consider the problem of calculating the electronic absorptionspectrum of a chromophore with intramolecular degrees of freedom coupled to a condensed phase environment. We approach this calculation in the framework of the imaginary-time path integral Monte Carlo techniques, and focus on the problem of the analytic continuation of the imaginary-time data to the real-time axis. Two alternative analytic continuation methods are considered: the maximum entropy method and the singular value decomposition method. An exactly solvable model is introduced to test the accuracy of these methods. Exact numerical results for the absorption spectra are compared to the spectra reconstructed by the analytic continuation methods; it is found that the singular value decomposition method gives systematically higher resolution than the maximum entropy method and is capable of reproducing the fine vibronic structure of the absorptionspectrum.
Excitation transfer from azo dye to nematic host during photoisomerization107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475228View Description Hide Description
Dynamic holography and polarimetric techniques are used to study the photoisomerization kinetics of D2 bisazo dye and the excitation transfer from dye to nematic liquid crystal host. As a result of this transfer, transient modulation of the orientational order parameter, three-dimensional long-scale molecular transient rotation and equilibrated two-dimensional molecular rotations are identified in the host. Amplified rotation of nematic molecules is observed which is much more efficient for the dye photoexcitation with a wavelength in the red rather than in the blue side of its absorption band. The possible role of dye photoisomerization mechanism in these processes is discussed. The dynamic character of the dye induced torque and the presence of long-living intermediate states during photoisomerization and their diffusion are suggested.
Structure and dynamics of molecular ions in clusters: in flexible107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475229View Description Hide Description
The structures and dynamics of molecular ions embedded in clusters of flexible solvent molecules are studied using molecular dynamics simulation. The potential model extends the work of Papanikolas et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 102, 2452 (1995)] by taking into account the low-frequency bending vibrations of the solvent molecules. Results are presented for flexible and for a hypothetical solvent in which the bending force constant of has been decreased by a factor of 5. The structure and the vibrational relaxation dynamics of in flexible differ only slightly from what was seen in rigid . In "hyperflexible" however, the solute becomes strongly polarized even at its equilibrium geometry, and the clusterstructures are highly asymmetric, demonstrating that the localizing solvation forces are able to overcome the delocalizing chemical bonding interactions. The pathways for vibrational relaxation are also found to be distinctly different in the flexible and hyperflexible solvent.
A subpicosecond pump-probe laser study of ionization and geminate charge recombination kinetics in alkane liquids107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475230View Description Hide Description
We report on time resolved optical pump-probe investigations of the electron-cation recombination in alkane liquids. The alkanes were excited via two-photon excitation, using intense sub-picosecond pulses at 266 nm. Adding an electron scavenger to the liquid and probing the transient absorption at three different wavelengths (800 nm, 1500 nm, and 2250 nm) made it possible to distinguish the transient absorption due to excess electrons from that due to other absorbing species. The experimentally observed charge-recombination kinetics in -hexane and -octane could be fairly well reproduced by computer simulations in which the initial electron thermalization distance distribution was taken to be Other distributions, such as a Gaussian, gave unsatisfactory results. The average electron thermalization distance in -hexane was found to be and in -octane it was found to be The results for isooctane could be described either by the distribution with an average thermalization distance of or by a Gaussian distribution with an average thermalization distance The transient absorption in -hexane and isooctane was observed to exhibit a red shift during the first 2 ps after the onset of the absorption. This spectral relaxation could be due to the slowing down of the ejected electron to thermal energies.
Global energy dependence of photoion alignment107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475231View Description Hide Description
We present experimental results for the alignment of photoions over an extended energy range The polarization of the fluorescence is used to interpret the oscillator strength distributions for normally unresolved degenerate ionization channels. The results clearly show the influence of a near-threshold shape resonance, and help to clarify the results of previous fluorescence and photoelectron studies. At high photon energies, the photoelectrons are not favored to exit via a particular channel, in contrast to recent results on and CO, where photoelectrons are ejected preferentially via the channel and the photoions retain significant alignment even at the highest measurable energies. These results demonstrate that even well above threshold the spectral dependence of the alignment (i.e., polarization) is very sensitive to the molecular environment for photoejection.
Photodissociation of C–H and C–O bonds of -methoxytoluene and -methoxybenzyl alcohol in solution107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475232View Description Hide Description
The photodissociation of -methoxytoluene and -methoxybenzyl alcohol at 266 nm in -heptane solution is studied by nanosecond fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. The formation of a -methoxybenzyl radical is identified by its fluorescence which is induced by excitation at 308 nm. The yields of the radical are of the order of for dissociation of -methoxytoluene and -methoxybenzyl alcohol. The growth rate of for the radical is equal to the decay rate of for the precursor fluorescence in dissociation of -methoxytoluene, whereas the growth rate of for the radical is much faster than the decay rate of for the precursor fluorescence in dissociation of -methoxybenzyl alcohol. The formation of the radical depends linearly on the photolysis pulse fluence for dissociation of -methoxytoluene and -methoxybenzyl alcohol. The data show existence of two distinct dissociation channels. -Methoxytoluene dissociates from thermally equilibrated levels of the state after vibrational relaxation, whereas -methoxybenzyl alcohol dissociates from vibrationally excited levels of the state in competition with vibrational relaxation. The difference of these channels is explained on a model of electronic coupling between the precursor and product states in the geometry where the C–H and C–O bonds are stretched in a plane perpendicular to the benzene rings. For -methoxytoluene, the state does not correlate adiabatically to the ground state of the C–H bond fission products, so intersystem crossing or internal conversion precedes dissociation. For -methoxybenzyl alcohol, avoided crossing between the (benzene) configuration and the repulsive configuration results in the adiabatic potential-energysurface which evolves to the ground state of the C–O bond fission products allowing rapid dissociation.
Dwell time of nonadiabatic electron transfer reaction: Solvent dynamic effects107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475233View Description Hide Description
We study the tunneling behavior in a curve crossed parabolic free energysurface with friction via a dwell time method. The dwell time is defined as the difference of the mean first passage time between the delocalized and the localized nonadiabaticelectron transferreactions. The equation of motion of nonadiabaticelectron transferreaction in the condensed phase obeys a semiclassical Zusman equation [L. D. Zusman, Chem. Phys. 40, 295 (1980)]. By using the eigenfunction expansion method, the dwell time and the tunneling probability density at short time are solved numerically. It is shown that the dwell time of the nonadiabaticelectron transferreaction between two parabolic free energysurfaces depends on the delocalization width (or diabatic width) and the force difference at the crossing point. This dwell time is proportional to
Characteristics and dynamics of superexcited states of diatomic molecules: General theoretical procedure107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475234View Description Hide Description
A general theoretical procedure to analyze the characteristics and dynamics of superexcited states of diatomic molecules is developed. It utilizes the following three methods effectively: (1) quantum chemical methods to evaluate basic parameters of the superexcited states, (2) spectroscopic experiments to improve the basic information obtained theoretically, and (3)multi-channel quantum defect theory (MQDT) to analyze couplings among various kinds of states and to clarify the dynamics. This procedure is composed of seven steps, including a method to evaluate the electronic coupling of the first kind of superexcited state to ionization continuum which is newly proposed here. The two-center Coulomb function in the field of the corresponding diatomic molecular ion is used to evaluate this coupling. This can be done by incorporating the Coulomb functions into an ab initio quantum chemical code. The whole procedure is illustrated for the CO molecule.
Determination of differential-cross-section moments from polarization-dependent product velocity distributions of photoinitiated bimolecular reactions107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475235View Description Hide Description
We describe procedures for the measurement of the differential-cross-section moments of the velocity distribution of the state-selected products of photoinitiated bimolecular reactions using resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) detection and some form of laboratory velocity selection such as time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The relative ionization probability of a single product molecule is presented in the form where the angles Θ, Φ, and describe the orientation of the product's laboratory velocity with the photolysis and probe laser polarizations, is the product laboratory scattering angle, and the are the stationary target frame (STF) differential-cross-section moments. The STF is a reference frame defined by the laboratory velocity and the scattering plane. From the ionization probability, we derive a method to measure all five parameters with the differential cross section, and the four polarization parameters and [where the are equal to the polarization-dependent differential cross sections normalized by the differential cross section, ]. The five parameters can be determined using only one rotational branch and several experimental geometries. We present simulations that show the effects of product polarization on experimental signals, and we discuss the effectiveness and limitations of inverting the measured signals to the
Differential cross section polarization moments: Location of the D-atom transfer in the transition-state region for the reactions and107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475236View Description Hide Description
The photoloc technique can permit the measurement of not only the state-to-state differential cross section but also its complete product polarization dependence for all moments of orientation and alignment with We have realized this possibility for the reaction at a collision energy of 0.25 eV, for which we have measured the differential cross section, and the four polarization-dependent moments of the differential cross section, and in the stationary target frame (STF), which are defined by For the reaction at a collision energy of 0.28 eV we have also determined and The laboratory speed distributions of the products are measured using resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) and the core-extraction technique. The polarization-dependent differential cross sections are determined from the dependence of the core-extracted profiles on the photolysis and probe polarizations. Recent studies have shown that the and both show scattering behavior described by the line-of-centers model and both yield rotationally cold DCl products with little energy in the alkyl fragments. Despite these similarities, we measure product polarizations that differ greatly for these two reactions. For the reaction, we find that is maximally aligned perpendicular to an axis close to the product scattering direction, For the reaction, we find that is half-maximally aligned perpendicular to the line-of-centers direction. We interpret these results in terms of the location of the D-atom transfer along the reaction coordinate, positing that the D-atom transfer for the reaction occurs late in the reactive process and the D-atom transfer for the reaction occurs earlier near the distance of closest approach. We interpret the difference in the locations of the D-atom transfer to be the cause of the large differences in the Arrhenius pre-exponential factors of the and reactions.
Oscillating chemical reactions and phase separation simulated by molecular dynamics107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475237View Description Hide Description
Molecular dynamics (MD) of stationary chemical kinetics is used to simulate oscillating chemical reactions in a system of classical mechanical particles with Lotka–Volterra kinetics. The MD includes oscillations in a (closed) system with conserved energy and time reversible dynamics as well as oscillating chemical reactions in an open and driven non-equilibrium system, and with and without a competing phase separation of the different components in the reactions. The approach allows a detailed investigation of the kinetics and demonstrates on a molecular level, the phenomenon oscillating reactions for various chemical and reaction kinetics details. When phase separation takes place during the oscillations the kinetics is no longer simple diffusion driven.
Improved method for calculating projected frequencies along a reaction path107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475238View Description Hide Description
Some of the factors affecting the accuracy of following reaction paths and calculating projected frequencies perpendicular to the reaction path have been examined. The reaction of with computed at the HF/6-31G* level of theory has been used as a test case. The symmetric C–H stretching mode couples strongly to the reaction path, and the projected frequency of this mode is very sensitive to the numerical accuracy of the path following and frequency projection methods. The transition state geometry must be converged very tightly so that the path steps in the correct direction. For second order implicit algorithms, improved accuracy can be obtained by computing the tangent used for path following and frequency projection from the displacement along the path rather than from the gradient. An even greater increase in accuracy can be achieved by employing the Hessian, used to compute the frequencies, to take a Newton–Raphson step to improve the convergence of the reaction path following. Taken together, these techniques yield a one to three order of magnitude decrease in the errors in the projected frequencies along the reaction path.
Many-particle effects on the relaxation kinetics of fast reversible reactions of the type107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475239View Description Hide Description
Effects of pair correlations between bound and unbound molecules on the relaxation kinetics of fast reversible reactions of the type are investigated for one-, two-, and three-dimensional reaction systems in a unified manner. Starting from the many-body Smoluchowski equations for reactant molecule distribution functions, which are coupled in a hierarchical manner, we derive a set of reaction kinetic equations by using the dynamic superposition approximation. While most of previous theories are applicable only to the pseudo-first order case, the present theory is applicable to the second-order case as well. In the pseudo-first order case with molecules present in excess of molecules, we can consider two limiting situations where either or molecules are static. The present theory can deal with both limiting cases within a single theoretical framework. Previously, the two cases have been approached by using quite different theoretical formalisms. Simple analytic solutions are obtained that are applicable irrespective of the dimensionality of reaction system, and are shown to agree well with the full numerical solutions. The present theory shows that in the time dependence of the reactant concentration a transient rapid relaxation period precedes the well known long-time power-law decay phase, in agreement with the computer simulation results obtained by Edelstein and Agmon for the one-dimensional case.
Quantum-mechanical scattering of an atom from a rigid hemisphere on a flat surface107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475240View Description Hide Description
The scattering of a monoenergetic beam of atoms by a hard hemisphere on a hard flat surface is formulated quantum mechanically. Differential and integral cross sections are calculated as a function of incident beam energy and incident angle and compared with the familiar results of scattering from a free hard sphere. Two types of interference processes are identified. In addition to the previously discussed off-specular reflection symmetry interferences, Rayleigh oscillations are found in the integral cross sections. They result from the interference of specular scattering from the hemisphere and from the flat surface. Their phases are found to be independent of the angle of incidence when plotted versus the normal component of the incident wave vector.
The predissociation mechanisms of the and the states of107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475241View Description Hide Description
A theoretical analysis is given of the photofragment anisotropy of long-lived vibrational states as a function of the rotational level and as a function of the predissociation mechanism. The anisotropy of the lower rotational levels is a strong analytical tool for the identification of the electronic symmetry in the final continuum state. Experiments have been performed on the Rydberg state and valence state in molecular nitrogen using fast beam translational spectroscopy. The rotational levels of the state yield both and products. We found different angular distributions for and fragments, although originating from the same rotational level. The observed anisotropy parameters, also called β parameters, have been interpreted and point to the presence of complex predissociation pathways involving mixing with known nearby bound and continuum states. The state produces dominantly fragments. We give a suggestion for the most likely dissociation mechanism based on the observed angular distribution.
Ultrafast OH production in clusters containing and HI107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475242View Description Hide Description
The geometrical arrangement of reagents is an important factor influencing chemical reactions in condensed phases and molecular clusters. In the present study, OH buildup times have been recorded upon photolysis of clusters in order to elucidate the role of the cluster environment on the reaction mechanism. The buildup times were measured for different molecular beam compositions (i.e., degrees of clustering). The buildup time changed from at the lowest backing pressures (119 and 132 kPa) to 430 fs at 188 kPa. It is argued that at the lower backing pressures the OH derives primarily from binary complexes. However, regardless of the cluster species involved, the fast OH buildup at the lowest backing pressures suggests a dominant direct oxygen abstraction mechanism rather than reaction via a vibrationally excited intermediate such as
Vertical and adiabatic electronic excitations in biphenylene: A theoretical study107(1997); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.475243View Description Hide Description
The low-lying singlet states of biphenylene have been studied using ab initio methods. Vertical excitation energies were calculated by multiconfigurational perturbation theory (CASPT2), starting from a complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) reference. The geometries of the most important low-lying excited states were individually optimized at the CASSCF level to study the difference between vertical and adiabatic excitations. Extended atomic natural orbital (ANO)-type basis sets were used to calculate state energies. Geometry optimizations were done with smaller ANO-type basis sets. Excitations from the ground state to the and excited singlet states lead to pronounced geometry changes which alter the bond alternation pattern. The theoretical results provide a solid basis for the assignment and interpretation of experimental spectra.


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Jon & Kate: Building An Empire And More Popular Than BrangelinaSassy Smith
Can't get enough of Jon and Kate Gosselin? Have no fear, their 15-minutes aren't up, yet. The couple may have started out as just regular folk who happen to have eight kids, a set of twins and sextuplets, but they are much more than that now. Some say they are even more popular than Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt!
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During editorial meetings at several weeklies, the decision over who to devote resources to came down to a choice between the Gosselins and the Jolie-Pitts.
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26 February 2013
Photo: Fresh FocusThe Swiss team cheering
April's Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off between Australia and Switzerland will take place on outdoor clay at the Tennis Club Chiasso in southern Switzerland after both nations came to an agreement to move the tie.
Tennis Australia was originally awarded choice of ground, but the Fed Cup Committee has approved a proposal by the two nations to switch the tie to Switzerland. As part of the agreement, Australia will now have choice of ground on the next two occasions that Australia and Switzerland meet in Fed Cup.
The move pleased new Swiss captain Heinz Guenthardt, who felt that playing on a European outdoor clay court made perfect sense for all the players involved given the time of year.
He added: "Obviously we prefer to play at home, where we have our fantastic public behind us."
The winner of the tie will compete in the World Group in 2012 with the loser contesting World Group II next year.
This is the second consecutive year that Australia and Switzerland have met in Fed Cup. The Australians won 4-1 in a World Group II first round clash last year, which was played at Fribourg.
The last time Switzerland defeated Australia was in 1983. Australia lead their head-to-head with the Swiss 5-1.
The Tennis Club Chiasso will also play host to an ITF $25,000 tournament the week after Fed Cup formalities have finished.
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Cognizant's April-June net jumps 21%; meets revenue guidance
Aug 06 2012 , New Delhi
The company's net profit stood at $208 million in the April-June 2011 quarter, Cognizant said in a statement.
"Clients continue to turn to Cognizant to help reinvent their business models in the face of secular industry changes, evolving demographics, and a new stack of social, mobile, analytics, and cloud technologies," Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza said.
The company is well-positioned to capitalise on these opportunities, he added.
Cognizant's revenues grew 20.9 per cent in the quarter under review to $1.79 billion from $1.48 billion, meeting its guidance for the second quarter which it expected would be "at least $1.79 billion".
Its April-June revenues are also higher than Infosys' $1.75 billion in the same quarter.
Cognizant, the third largest software services firm in India after Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, follows a January-December fiscal. Though it is not listed in India, 75 per cent of its over 1.45 lakh employees are based in India and is often referred to as an Indian entity.
Last year, Cognizant for the first time toppled Wipro from its spot as the third largest software exporter in India.
For the September quarter, Cognizant anticipates its revenues to be at least $1.875 billion, while for the 2012, it maintained its outlook for revenue to be at least $7.34 billion (at least 20 per cent compared to 2011).
In contrast, Wipro expects its revenues from its IT services business to be in the range of $1.520 billion to $1.550 billion in the July-September 2012 quarter.
With a bullish annual revenue outlook, Cognizant may come at par or even surpass country's second largest software firm Infosys.
Infosys, which has slashed revenue outlook for the year to five per cent growth given the uncertainty in the environment to be at least $7.343 billion.
"Our reaffirmed full-year revenue guidance includes absorbing more than $20 million of negative currency impacts during quarters two through four as a result of currency movements since we last provided guidance in early May," Cognizant Chief Financial Officer Karen McLoughlin said.


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Fortissimo Films has entered its first agreement with a Hindi-language film. "Road, Movie," from writer/director Dev Benegal ("English") will be handled by the sales company in all markets outside of Indian territories, Fortissimo announced from Cannes Friday. The original screenplay is produced by Susan B. Landau and Ross Katz, who earned an Oscar nomination for Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" as well as Todd Field's "In the Bedroom."
"Road, Movie" stars Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Bollywood actor/director Satish Kaushik in a carnival-esque drama that follows a young man driving an antique Chevy with two old film projectors in the back and discovering love, life and laughter on the Indian highway. The road trip is set against the backdrop of the epic desert landscape of India - the Kutch region in Gujarat and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
"We are thrilled that our first foray into distributing a new domestically produced feature film from India is director Dev Benegal's, 'Road, Movie,'" commented Fortissimo's co-chairman Michael J. Werner in a statement. "It is a project that we were following for nearly two years and what captivated us about the script was how it captured aspects of India that are at once alluring, charming, revealing and compelling."


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Eden Isle is an ideal neighborhood for those seeking an easygoing environment with Saint Petersburg's big city options. Eden Isle, a busy neighborhood of Saint Petersburg, is within striking distance of other great Saint Petersburg amenities in areas like Shopsaveearn in nearby Council Of Cona. For that special place near Eden Isle, expand your search to neighborhoods like Council Of Cona and Snell Isle.
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Some of the schools near the apartments in Eden Isle are Shorecrest Preparatory School, Meadowlawn Middle School and St. Raphael Catholic School. Before getting too attached to a particular school, be sure to check with your local district to determine if the apartments for rent you are looking at are served by a preferred school or district.
With lower student-teacher ratios and fewer overall students than Hillsborough County Public Schools, the Pinellas County Public district offers residents 93 elementary schools, 36 middle schools and 40 high schools. Pinellas County Public district has more blue ribbons and a higher Great Schools score than the Hillsborough County Public district.
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Home » Caregiver Support » Family & Relationships » Articles » Why Old People Refuse Help
Are you having trouble convincing your parents to let you help them keep track of their doctor's appointments or balance their checkbook?
In 2009, approximately one in five American seniors (age 75 and older) needed help with daily activities, including shopping, handling finances, managing medications and performing household chores, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
This equates to more than three million people—a figure that is set to surge as the baby boomer generation ages.
The problem is, that older adults are often resistant to receiving assistance from their grown children—even (and, sometimes, especially) when they desperately need it.
Recent research from Oregon State University sheds some light on why convincing an aging loved one to accept help can be so tricky.
After a series of in-depth interviews with seniors, their adult children and hired caregivers study author Michelle Barnhart and her colleagues concluded that many adults are offering assistance in a way that makes their parents feel, "old."
Who are you calling old?
In America, going grey is regarded in a distinctly negative light.
We equate advancing age with a host of undesirable traits, including dependence, forgetfulness, confusion, disengagement and a lack of productivity. It's no surprise that few adults—even those who are technically "senior citizens"—actually categorize themselves as being old.
"We go from thinking of ourselves as children, then young adults, then adults—then we stop," says Barnhart, who claims that conflicts arise when younger family members interact with their aging loved ones in ways that challenge their identity as a competent, capable adult.
Seniors may resort to risky retaliation
When their identity is threatened, older adults may lash out—sometimes engaging in dangerous behaviors to prove their youth.
Barnhart identifies four strategies a senior may adopt to convince younger family members of their continued vitality:
Getting your parent to accept help
Study authors identified two key tactics to help concerned adult children better communicate with their aging parents:
Ultimately, Barnhart hopes the study will help make younger family members more aware of how they are communicating with their aging loved ones.
"The most surprising thing to me was how much control we actually have in terms of determining how we treat the people we're trying to help and how they see themselves in terms of old age," she says.
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I mentioned that MyNextDeal.com has an interesting blog. I was taking a peek and found this interesting post about an ugliest building contest put on by Curbed LA.
It turns out two of the finalists were (not surprisingly) self storage buildings. One is an ugly Public Storage. The other is an A-American Storage. It's true, these are scary-ugly. For more laughs, scroll down below the pictures to see the comments.
Maybe that's why the returns in self storage are so healthy. It's hard to believe something so ugly could be so profitable. Also, no one is going to brag about their "trophy" self storage property.


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Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
Visitor Information614 Oronoco Street
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Phone: 703-548-1789
Website: http://www.leefendallhouse.org
Hours: Open year round. Wednesday-Saturday 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Sunday 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. Tours begin at the top of the hour. The last tour of the day starts at 3:00 pm.
National Trust for Historic Preservation Member Discount: $1.00 off general admission 10% discount on museum shop purchases
One of only a few surviving examples of Maryland Telescopic architecture, the Lee-Fendall House Museum was home to several generations of the prominent Lee Family of Virginia from 1785-1903. During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for the Union Army. It is believed that the first successful blood transfusion in America was performed here in 1864. Modern mechanical systems were installed by the Downham family, resident between 1903-37. The prominent labor leader John L. Lewis was the final resident of the home, 1937-69. The present garden was renovated by the Garden Clubs of Virginia in 1974.


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This is amazingly similar to what I requested in the mapmaking forum :O
Really nice job!
Please feel free to use this battle-map for any non-commercial purpose. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I really like how the illustration style of the trees and wall contrast with the texture of the fields. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff!
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If this meets your requirements Aegeri go ahead and use it. Sorry I didn't expect the move to the US to preoccupy my time as much as it has. Up to you, I'll try and start yours up on the weekend.
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Oh I am still awaiting the map you said you would do. This is just another piece of a larger puzzle. I can never have enough snowy terrain maps I can assure you.
Excellent work! I'm using this on Saturday. Cheers mate!
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The Wii U already received a $50 gift card at one retailer for the week of Sunday, March 17 and now Toys R Us has thrown down with the same gift card offer. The toy retailer doesn't stop with the gift cards offers there though as it is also offering gift cards with games for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and DS plus the Nintendo 3DS console as well.
It's important to note that all of these gift card offers from Toys R Us are only good in-store and not offered online at all. In place of offering gift cards online, Toys R Us is offering a buy one, get one 40 percent off for all PS3 and Xbox 360 games. This appears to be good on some pre-order titles like Injustice: Gods Among Us, Grand Theft Auto V, Rayman Legends, Bioshock Infinite and more. Unfortunately, it is hard to tell at the moment because the discount does not appear to be getting applied to any purchases at the time this article was published. We'll keep an eye out for when the discount goes live.
The following deals are good through Saturday, March 23 at Toys R Us. You can check out images of the game deals from this week's sales flyer in our slideshow gallery.
CONSOLE DEALS (in-store only)
- Wii U Deluxe - $349.99 w/ free $50 gift card
- Wii U Basic - $299.99 w/ free $50 gift card
- Nintendo 3DS - $169.99 w/ free $20 gift card
- Nintendo 3DS XL - $199.99 w/ free $20 gift card
- Free $10 gift card with any one PS3 or Xbox 360 game priced $59.99
- Free $35 gift card with any two PS3 or Xbox 360 games priced $59.99
- Free $10 gift card with any two DS or Wii games priced $19.99
- Free $20 gift card with any three DS or Wii games priced $19.99
- Free $5 gift card with Skylander purchase of $20 or more
- Free $25 gift card with Skylander purchase of $80 or more
Free $5 gift card with one one or free $30 gift card with any two of the following 3DS games.
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Small plane crashes in Florida Panhandle; 1 killed
Published: Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 10:14 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 10:14 p.m.
LAUREL HILL — Authorities say they are responding to a small plane that crashed in Okaloosa County in the Florida Panhandle, killing the only person on board.
The Okaloosa Sheriff's office said a 911 call about a small plane going down about 3 p.m. Saturday. It was a single-engine plane.
Mack Wilkins is chairman of the Almarante Volunteer Fire Department board. He told the Northwest Florida Daily News (http://bit.ly/1q8bHBy) that he lives about a mile from the crash site and that emergency responders found only one person at the scene.
Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, confirmed the crash and said only the pilot was on board.
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Check out these new restaurants
Add Fish Public, Sea & Smoke, Piacere Mio and more to your dining list
Po'boys come from New Orleans. And lobster? From frosty Maine's H20 if you're Lobster West, the new addition to Encinitas' Lumberyard. This shop overnights East Coast crustaceans in for lobster rolls (a lobster-meat sandwich soaked in butter). Lobster West also carries crab rolls, New England-style clam chowder, Cape Cod chips and Whoopie Pies. 765 South Highway 101, Encinitas. (760) 634-1684 or lobsterwest.com.
Supposedly the little emperor Napoleon Bonaparte named lobster Thermidor (a creamy white-sauced mixture of meaty tails stuffed and baked in their shells). And recently local chef Matt Gordon expanded his empire (Urban Solace; Solace & the Moonlight), added new restaurant Sea & Smoke to Flower Hill Promenade. It's doing a wood-roasted version of the French lobster dish for $24, along with artisanal beef for your $40 rib-eye steak, your $12 grass-fed burger. Niman Ranch reared the lamb and pork belly on Sea & Smoke's craft-informed menu. And if you aren't drawn to diver-harvested scallops wood-fired in their shells or smoked-oysters with clams, there are vegetarian entrees like achiote-spiced cauliflower. S&S's eclectic daytime menu has omelettes, baked egg casserole, a pork loin sandwich and a smoked lentil mousse tartine. 2690 Via De La Valle, No. D210, Del Mar. (858) 925-8212 or seaandsmoke.com.
Piacere Mio is the sweet new Italian guy in South Park. (His name means "My pleasure.") Open from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. it's stocked with gelato, sandwiches, salads, coffee specialties, smoothies and a lot of desserts (tiramisu, chocolate mousse, polenta cake, nutella cake? ricotta cake!). If you can't commit to a whole dessert, get a mini shot of Italian flan here. 1947 Fern St., South Park. (619) 501-8259.
Fish Public sticks with the fun script written by restaurant sibling Cucina Urbana (communal table; lively adult bar). Except this Nantucket-themed, re-envisioned restaurant (it was Tracy Borkum's Kensington Grill) feels like a wedding in an Ivy league beach town. The cocktails-by-the-bottle feel like personalized gifts. There's a back wall of candles in one (of two!) dining rooms. A cozy sidewalk patio is filled with happy people celebrating the union of rock fish ceviche with popcorn! (A texture-party that's crisp, foamy and smooth). The soft-shell crab is a fleeting, seasonal experience, like your big day. And for a restaurant with an oyster bar and seaport-city theme, why is the house-made bratwurst with spaetzle (light German noodles) so good? Maybe because the executive chef Jordan Davis trained at LA's meat-temple, Animal? 4055 Adams Ave., Kensington. (619) 281-4014 or fishpublic.com. Closed Mondays. Dinner only.
Tender Greens is a beautiful rarity. The new location is in King Stahlman Bail Bonds country, in an urban core where people tote their few worldly belongings. And Tender Greens has butter lettuce! Albacore tuna steaks! Mighty Leaf teas! Every entrée for $11! This installment of the TG chain feels very city, industrial, keeps with the cafeteria-style ordering system and puts out the same eclectic mix of feel-good, ingredient-driven food found in the Los Angeles stores, San Francisco, and our Liberty Station and UTC locations. Exec chef Bradley Austin has a solid team forged in the Lodge at Torrey Pines' kitchen. So you know what they do to baby arugula with luscious pluots and Pecorino Romano sheets. To boneless Jidori chicken fried to the crispness of sacramental bread. To yellow nasturtium petals peppering up a candied walnut and greens SIDE salad. Yep. This Tender Greens makes the kind of casual-quality dishes you have at your wealthiest friend's picnics. Sofia Hotel, 120 W. Broadway, downtown. (619) 795-2353 or tendergreens.com 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Yummy Cupcakes have been seen in the mouths of celebrities like Betty White. This Los Angeles-based bakeshop keeps expanding its sugar repertoire, from red velvet and banana split, to mango-lime-chile-salt and green tea wasabi creations. 1514 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. (760) 452-8133 or YummyCupcakes.com.


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Captain Tractor's live show "never fails to bring the house down". With versatile writers and every member a fine musician, each show is a roller coaster ride of fun and mayhem, and you never know what's going to happen from night to night. Playing over a 1,000 shows (Canada, USA, Europe and New Zealand) since their formation has made this band of misfits a tight, sought-after Canadian sensation.


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Yesterday evening I used my iOptron CubePro on photo tripod for the first time with my VMC-110L. I have to say I was very impressed by the GoTo once the mount was very exactly leveled (I will add some leveling knobs to me DIY tripod setup, like for the MiniTowers).
Now the question I have: is there a way to reverse what the CubePro believes agree the Up and Down directions? When I first put on my OTA, I had put it naturally with the integrated diagonal and eyepiece facing upwards - when I did that however pressing the up button would slew down and vice versa. Of course GoTos would point the wrong end of the OTA to the desired object
I had to use the back port with a diagonal to solve the issue but have to say is something I don't like doing: I love the quick grab and go and compactness of my little OTA and adding a diagonal to that spoils the fun a bit. There is of course no way to place the dovetail attachment to the other size of the scope,nor is the integrated diagonal rotatable. So for my whole session I had my integrated eyepiece port pointing towards the ground
Anyone knows a way by which the CubePro's understanding of up and down can be reversed? It would just be extremely convenient for OTAs with integrated diagonals that cannot be rotated...
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mobile water treatment Companies in Australasia
REDO Water Systems GmbH
based in Groß-Zimmern, GERMANY
REDO® Water Systems GmbH is a young, internationally operating company for the development, production and distribution of Water Disinfection Units. Launched in 2002 and based in Gross-Zimmern in the greater Frankfurt area, Germany, the company follows the business objective to establish their innovative water treatment- technology in the world-wide market. For this REDO® ...
Jurby WaterTech International
based in London, UNITED KINGDOM
Jurby WaterTech International is a leading European engineering and technology company offering its clients secure superior solutions in the field of industrial and domestic / potable water purification and treatment. Jurby WacerTech International - actively developing, international, technologically integrated engineering and chemical company working in the fields of ...
Derwent Water Services Ltd
based in Alfreton, UNITED KINGDOM
Derwent Water Services has established itself as a leading manufacturer and supplier of quality water treatment plant, ranging from basic water softeners and reverse osmosis equipment to customer specified complex water treatment solutions. Its success is due to its flexibility in tailoring its quality products to meet customer requirements. Derwent provides several ...
WOG Technologies Inc.
based in Lake Worth, FLORIDA (USA)
At WOG Group , our mission is to improve global water situation by providing efficient and effective water and wastewater treatment , innovative renewable energy management, reduction of carbon foot print . We accomplish our mission by leveraging over 30 years of combined experience and proven expertise to design and deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to our ...
Euro Mec s.r.l
based in Porto Mantovano (Mn), ITALY
EURO MEC s.r.l. operates throughout Italy and abroad in the design and construction of a wide range of water treatment plants. The technical design team, the heart of EURO MEC, boast years of experience in the field of Environmental Engineering and specializes in designing and managing projects for the realization of water treatment plants, equipment and technology for ...
RWL Water LLC
based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA)
RWL Water provides desalination, water, wastewater, waste-to-energy, recovery & reuse, and food & beverage processing solutions to municipalities and industries. The Company's internationally experienced and highly responsive team is dedicated to delivering leading edge solutions globally.
De Nora Water Technologies
based in Colmar, PENNSYLVANIA (USA)
De Nora Water Technologies provides a range of trusted disinfection and filtration technologies and aftersales support services for water and wastewater treatment in the energy, marine and municipal markets worldwide. With more than 50 years' experience in water treatment, the company has developed, delivered and installed thousands of installations worldwide across a ...
Environmental Remediation Equipment Inc. (ERE)
based in St. Leonard, QUEBEC (CANADA)
With the mission to keep pollution under control, Environmental Remediation Equipment Inc. (ERE) is an environmental specialist in the areas of site remediation treatment & technologies as well as equipment required for sampling and monitoring of air, water and soil. We continue to grow into the future, providing innovative, cost effective technologies and solutions for ...
based in Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
Treatment a leading manufacturer provides water and waste water treatment products systems and services fmanufacturer OF water & waste water treatment products systems & Servior industrial, institutional, and municipal customers. Products such as membranes, filters, and deionization units. Systems for high purity process water, potable and wastewater treatment. Services ...
Ovivo (Formerly Eimco Water Technologies)
based in Salt Lake City, UTAH (USA)
Following the merger of Eimco Water Technologies, Enviroquip and Christ Water Technology, September 2010 sees the emergence of a new global force in the water sector, dedicated to bringing the latest thinking, proven technologies and the most advanced application knowledge to the municipal and industrial clean water, process water and wastewater markets around the globe. ...


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I wrote recently an answer to the question "jqGrid display default "loading" message when updating a table / on custom update". While writing the answer I thought: why does he use the addJSONData() function for refreshing data in the grid instead of changing the URL with respect to setGridParam() and refreshing jqGrid data with respect to trigger('reloadGrid')? At the beginning I wanted to recommend using 'reloadGrid', but after thinking about this I understood that I am not quite sure what the best way is. At least, I can't explain in two sentences why I prefer the second way. So I decided that it could be an interesting subject of a discussion.
So to be exact: We have a typical situation. We have a web page with at least one jqGrid and some other controls like combo-boxes (selects), checkboxes etc. which give the user possibilities to change the scope on information displayed in a jqGrid. Typically we define some event handler like
and we need to reload the jqGrid container based on user's choices.
After reading and analyzing the information from additional user's input we can refresh the jqGrid container in at least two ways:
- Make call of
$.ajax()manual and then inside of success or complete handle of
eval) and then call addJSONData function of jqGrid. I found a lot of examples on stackoverflow.com which use addJSONData.
- Update url of jqGrid based on user's input, reset current page number to 1 and optionally change the caption of the grid. All these can be done with respect to setGridParam(), and optionally setCaption() jqGrid methods. At the end call the grid's trigger('reloadGrid') function. To construct the url, by the way I use mostly jQuery.param function to be sure, that I have all url parameters packed correctly with respect to encodeURIComponent.
I'd like us to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both ways. I currently use the second way, so I'll start with advantages of this one.
One can say: I call existing Web Service, convert received data to the jqGrid format and call addJSONData. This is the reason why I use addJSONData method!
OK, I'll choose another way. jqGrid can make a call on the Web Service directly and fill results inside the grid. There are a lot of jqGrid options, which allow you to customize this process.
First of all, one can delete or rename any standard parameter sent to the server with respect to the prmNames option of jqGrid or add any more additional parameters with respect to the postData option (see http://www.trirand.com/jqgridwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:options). One can modify all constructed parameters immediately before jqGrid makes the corresponding
$.ajax request by defining of the serializeGridData() function (one more option of jqGrid). More than that, one can change every
$.ajax parameter by setting the ajaxGridOptions option of jqGrid. I use
ajaxGridOptions: {contentType: "application/json"} for example as a general setting of
The ajaxGridOptions option is very powerful. With respect to the ajaxGridOptions option one can redefine any parameter of
$.ajax request sending by jqGrid, like error, complete and beforeSend events. I see potentially interesting to define dataFilter event to be able to make any modification of the row data returned from the server.
One more argument for the use of the trigger('reloadGrid') way is blocking of jqGrid during the AJAX request processing. Mostly I use the parameter
loadui: 'block' to block jqGrid during JSON request sending to the server. With respect to jQuery blockUI plugin http://malsup.com/jquery/block/ one can block more parts of web page as the grid only. To do this one can call:
jQuery('#main').block({ message: '
Die Daten werden vom Server geladen...
' });
before calling the trigger('reloadGrid') method and jQuery('#main').unblock() inside the loadComplete and loadError functions. The loadui option could be set to 'disable' in this case.
And my last remark: Mostly I used to create jqGrid with the datatype set to 'local' instead of 'json' and I would call the trigger('change') function of some of the controls (one of the comboboxes) like:
Thus I construct the url parameter of jqGrid only in one place inside of the change handle and change datatype to 'json' inside the above described setGridParam().
So I don't see why the function addJSONData() should be ever used.
Can somebody who uses addJSONData() function explain to me the advantages of its usage?
To be fair I can add that addJSONData() which exists in older versions of jqGrid as having most of the features which I describe here. Should one replace the usage of addJSONData of jqGrid to the usage of setGridParam(), and trigger('reloadGrid')?


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Apple has changed the way calendars sync in Mavericks. Here's how to sync your Apple Calendar App with an existing Google calendar.
You can't use an iCloud based calendar to sync with Google. You need to start from Google and go the other way.
Apple has changed the way calendars sync in Mavericks. Here's how to sync your Apple Calendar App with an existing Google calendar.
You can't use an iCloud based calendar to sync with Google. You need to start from Google and go the other way.
A very simple way to share your calendars across multiple macs and your iphone or ipad is to use Google calendar. The Google calender service is the easiest and most flexible free shared calendar service that I've found. Here's how to set it up on a macintosh computer.
I want a calendar that I can edit on my iphone AND on my home computer AND have one of my co-workers edit on their computer, and they all sync up automatically without me having to remember to plug my iphone in. This post explains how to set it up so that your iPhone calendar and iPhone are automatically synced up all the time via Google calendar.
MobileMe doesn't achieve this. iCal shared calendars via itunes doesn't achieve this. After much experimenting I found the best way is through Google calendar.
Google calendar allows editing and viewing from iCal on your mac and from your iPhone, plus you can let anyone else edit your calendar if you want them to. So Google calendar becomes the hub. Here's how it all works:
Well as great as the iphone is, the software is laggign a fair way behind and calendar syncign is one example.
After many hours, here's a solution I found to sync multiple calendars across different computers, with anyone being able to edit the calendars, and see them on your iphone as well.
1. SET UP A MASTER CALENDAR Your master calendar needs to be in google (not on your mac). So create a google calendar here. Because I wanted to share it among my colleagues and have them edit it, I created a special goggle account just for this calendar. After you create the calendar you can export your existing events from your mac as an ics file and import them into google calendar.
2. SYNC IT TO ICAL Download a little google application called 'Calaboration' from here which will add your google calendar to ical. You will need to enter your google id and password. You will need to run Calaboration on any mac you want to access the google calendar on.
3. SYNC IT TO IPHONE Your iphone can sync to google calendar via the ClaDAV option on the iphone. Google is basically being an exchange server that your phone syncs to. The instructions are here.
I have a newer post about this here.


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How To Grow From Seeds
Seed sowing is not only rewarding, but it can also be a very economical way to feed your family and decorate your garden. We have put together a few simple guidelines ...
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Seed sowing is not only rewarding, but it can also be a very economical way to feed your family and decorate your garden. We have put together a few simple guidelines that can make your efforts in the garden even more successful.
Growing From Seeds
Seeds, like plants, need some essential conditions to achieve germination. These are: heat, air and moisture. Many plants are better started off in seed raising trays or containers. This way you can control the temperature, moisture, light and the mix used to germinate the seed.
Follow the instructions on the packet, especially the guide to the planting depth as planting seeds too deeply can lead to the seed decaying.
As a general rule, most seeds should be sown in trays as new shoots are tender and small and can find it difficult to push through the soil's crust. In seed trays, you can protect your seeds from weather and pests. Seed trays also give the proper drainage that is necessary to prevent the seed rotting off. Once the sachet is opened, the seed is exposed to light, moisture and heat, causing it to deteriorate. An opened packet of seed should be used within six months.
Use a seed raising mix rather than a garden soil. These mixes are especially formulated to a fine texture to give the best chance of germination. Garden soil contains weed seeds and tends to pack down tightly, removing oxygen that aids seed germination. Garden soil could also contain soil-borne pest and diseases.
Water from the top using a mister. This will give you a finer spray and prevent soaking the seed. Keep the trays out of the sun but make sure they are in a warm spot. Label your trays.
Sowing In Trays
Fill the container with seed raising mix to 10mm below the top of the container. Level off the soil and firm down with your hand. Scatter the seeds evenly over the surface then cover the seeds lightly and evenly with seed raising mix. Once covered, gently firm down the surface.
Lightly water the seeds. Cover the tray with glass, plastic or a sheet of paper to keep the seeds moist and warm during germination. Most seeds do not require light to germinate, but all require light once they have germinated.
After the seed germinates and seedlings have emerged, uncover and move the tray to a warm, sunny, sheltered position in winter, or shady position in summer. Keep seedlings well watered as they will dry out very quickly in the seed tray.
Pricking Out
Shortly after germination two juvenile leaves called cotyledons appear. These are the plant's food source during germination and will eventually shrivel up and disappear. Wait until the seedling produces two true leaves – which look very different to the rounded cotyledons – before putting into another container or straight into the garden.
Using a pencil, gently dig beneath the seedling and lift it carefully by the leaves. Tease the seedlings apart. Make a hole in the soil big enough for the seedling, place seedling in hole and firm soil around it. Water in well. A cloche or plastic tunnel will help protect the seedlings, allowing them to acclimatise. Alternatively pot up seedlings into small containers of potting mix and place plants in a sheltered position for 3 – 4 weeks before planting out.
Hardening Off
If seedlings have been grown indoors they will be "soft" and therefore need to be "hardened off" before planting into the garden. Hardening off is a process of exposing seedlings gradually to outdoor temperatures before planting. Place seedlings outside during the day and bring them inside at night. After a week or two the seedlings will be ready to plant in the garden. Keep seedlings well watered during the hardening-off process and water them well before planting into the garden.
Sowing Direct
Seeds can also be sown directly into the garden. Prepare the soil by digging in generous quantities of peat or compost.
Level and smooth the soil surface using a rake. Follow the instructions on the packet or as a general rule of thumb plant the seed in rows approx 5cm deep, firm the soil around the seed with your hand. For best results always sow seeds into a moistened soil.
When seedlings appear, thin to the desired spacing. Slugs and snails love tender young seedlings so protect with slug and snail bait.
Damping off – this is caused by soil borne fungus. Seedlings collapse due to poor drainage, lack of ventilation and over watering.
Seeds fail to germinate - because they are planted too deep. Follow seed packet recommendations.
Over watering - mix should be damp and not wet.


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CLEVELAND — The Indians are well on their way to locking up all of their core players to long-term contracts, but they still have one remaining — and it's a big one.
On Thursday, Cleveland announced a contract extension for Travis Hafner that will pay the designated hitter a guaranteed $57 million over the next six seasons and keep him in an Indians uniform through at least 2012.
With Grady Sizemore, Jhonny Peralta, Victor Martinez, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook already under multi-year deals, that leaves C.C. Sabathia as the final piece to a puzzle of core players that have fallen in place nicely for Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro.
Like Hafner's was before Thursday, Sabathia's contract is set to expire following the 2008 season.
"I think we're both focused on winning a championship right now," said Shapiro, whose Indians sit a game behind first-place Detroit in the Central Division standings. "We're fortunate to have C.C. pitching for us now and next year. There will be junctures to talk contract."
Shapiro said he did not anticipate negotiating with Sabathia and his representation, Legacy Sports Group, during the second half of the season, but that discussions should open again in the offseason.
The 26-year-old Sabathia, who has spent his entire career in Cleveland, is off to his best season in six-plus years, making his third All-Star team with a big league-leading 12 wins.
He figures to command at least what Barry Zito got from the Giants — seven years at $126 million — and though ownership has recently shown a willingness to make significant financial investments in players, the consensus is that the asking price for Sabathia will be too high.
"I don't get too optimistic or pessimistic on contracts," Shapiro said. "I think that puts you at an emotional level. You put aside those feelings and concentrate on getting your team to a championship, knowing there will be time to conduct business."
Hafner, one of the American League's premier offensive players the past three seasons, came cheaper but at no bargain price.
The Indians agreed to increase his $3.75 million salary this season, while picking up his 2008 option ($4.75 million) and increasing that as well.
The 30-year-old Hafner, who has driven in over 100 runs while batting above .300 the past three years, will be paid $11 million per season from 2009-10, with the annual salary bumping to $13 million over the last two years of the contract. The deal also contains a club option for the 2013 season.
Hafner, who was acquired in a trade with Texas prior to the 2003 season and has become a fan favorite in Cleveland, passed on the opportunity to potentially make more money on the free-agent market.
"That was something that really didn't appeal to me," said Hafner, who recently married a local girl and has been active in the community since his arrival from Texas. "Really, I couldn't imagine playing anywhere else.
"I'm excited about our ballclub. I feel like we're going to have a chance to make championship runs for the next several years and I wanted to be a part of it."
Hafner struggled to a .262 batting average with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs in 84 first-half games, with many pointing to his uncertain contract status as a factor in the lack of production for a player of his caliber.
"To me, that's just an excuse," Hafner said. "I come to the ballpark every day focused on the game. All the other stuff, you don't even worry about. I feel like that had nothing to do with it."
"It had to be weighing on him," said third baseman Casey Blake. "He's human."
With Sizemore, Martinez, Lee and Peralta already in the fold, the Indians entered spring training with Hafner, Westbrook and Sabathia as their next multi-year targets.
They moved quickly to sign two of them, hoping the third is on the horizon.
"I think guys all know that they're each making significant commitments to being here," Shapiro said. "Each commitment is a step toward ensuring that we keep our core players.
"I think it's an important part of what we set out to do, build a core of special players. To have the opportunity to keep these guys together in their prime gives us the best opportunity to win championships."
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NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry is toeing a thin line to make the six airports, up for privatisation, attractive for private investment even as it tries protect the interest of state-run airport operator Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The government plans to hand over operations and management of the six airports — Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur and Lucknow — to private parties. However, attempts to ensure that AAI does not lose out on revenue could end up squeezing the potential margins for private airport operators who will ultimately manage these airports.


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I haven't made this - but as a health nut from the south - a few tips... Quick Cooking grits are for the birds. Get the real stuff cook low and simmer... It's the difference between grit and mush. Also - instead of water - sub in skim milk as well in your liquid mix. And sharp cheddar is key. Also bacon - in moderation never hurt anyone. A slice or two that you then cook the shrimp in bacon grease.. Looks like a solid recipe - just a few tips from a shrimp and grit lover.
Shrimp & Cheddar Grits
From EatingWell: May/June 2008
The South's version of creamy polenta, grits are easy to make on a weeknight—especially when topped with quickly broiled shrimp and scallions. Use the sharpest Cheddar you can find for these cheesy grits. Serve with: Sautéed greens and a tall glass of iced tea.
9 Reviews for Shrimp & Cheddar Grits
This is sooo delish; however, I didn't use the seasonings for the shrimp, instead I made the grits as directed, but I marinated the shrimp for 30 minutes in a pre-made "Sesame and Ginger Marinade." I broiled the shrimp as directed.....It was AWESOME....and for an extra KICK add fine chopped Cilantro on top!!!!!!! It's so good you're gonna wanna slap yo momma!!
My husband's favorite meal is shrimp and grits. He and I made this together and it was amazing! It was so easy and so delicious!! :) We will DEFINITELY be making this again! Thanks Eating Well!
This recipe is absolutely delicious. So creamy & zesty, with succulent bites of shrimp.
Hubby and I LOVED this. I really loved how quick and easy it was for BIG payout. Definitely "Calorie Worthy" (Except I wanted to go back for seconds.)


text: Jeff Deutchman's documentary "11/4/08" has been acquired by VOD-based distributor FilmBuff for an October 2010 release, it was announced today. The news came as the film - which premiered at SXSW earlier this year - has its first official New York screening tonight, as part of the Stranger than Fiction series at the IFC Center. The feature-length film was created with footage that Deutchman collected from filmmakers around the globe, captured during the day Barack Obama was elected President of the United States of America: November 4, 2008. In cities such as Chicago, Paris, Dubai, New Orleans, Berlin, and New Delhi, filmmakers Henry Joost (...Read More »


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|Article Authors:
|Michelle Krogsgaard; Nelida Prado; Erin J Adams; Xiao-lin He; Dar-Chone Chow; Darcy B Wilson; K Christopher Garcia; Mark M Davis
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|Evidence that structural rearrangements and/or flexibility during TCR binding can contribute to T cell activation.
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|While in many cases the half-life of T cell receptor (TCR) binding to a particular ligand is a good predictor of activation potential, numerous exceptions suggest that other physical parameter(s) must also play a role. Accordingly, we analyzed the thermodynamics of TCR binding to a series of peptide-MHC ligands, three of which are more stimulatory than their stability of binding would predict. Strikingly, we find that during TCR binding these outliers show anomalously large changes in heat capacity, an indicator of conformational change or flexibility in a binding interaction. By combining the values for heat capacity (DeltaCp) and the half-life of TCR binding (t(1/2)), we find that we can accurately predict the degree of T cell stimulation. Structural analysis shows significant changes in the central TCR contact residue of the peptide-MHC, indicating that structural rearrangements within the TCR-peptide-MHC interface can contribute to T cell activation.
|Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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|Mol Cell
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|Insect Proteins;Ligands;Peptides;Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell;Cytochromes c
|Article MeSH List:
|Amino Acid Substitution; Animals; Calorimetry; Cytochromes c(chemistry; metabolism ); Insect Proteins(chemistry; metabolism ); Ligands; Lymphocyte Activation; Major Histocompatibility Complex; Moths; Peptides(chemistry; metabolism ); Protein Binding; Protein Conformation; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell(chemistry; metabolism ); Surface Plasmon Resonance; T-Lymphocytes(metabolism ); Temperature; Thermodynamics
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