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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
7 comments:
- Jen said...
They're darling! Great job!
- June 19, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- beaquilter said...
I love how they are all red and white! do you know that when I see your blog in my blogger feed it reads no reply blogger?
- June 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Amber said...
Thank you beaquilter! I did realize that but don't know how to change it because I am not a no-reply blogger. My email IS connected to my blog and I DO get replies. The same thing is happening with my sister. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix that? I'd love some help in figuring this out.
Thanks for stopping by!
- June 19, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Lisa C said...
I went to a new-to-me LQS on Saturday for a sit-n-sew with a meetup group. I was new and had never met anyone. One gal, 25, was making farmer's blocks! I'd never seen paper piecing in action and her fabric choices were very nice. I have been watching yours pop up occasionally so it was fun for me to see someone else's take on the farmer's blocks.
- June 19, 2012 at 11:29 AM
- Cherie said...
Great looking blocks! Here is a link to fix the no reply problem =D
- June 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Sara said...
Love them!
- June 19, 2012 at 6:46 PM
- LuLu said...
It's looking so great Amber! I can't wait to see it all come together :-)
- June 20, 2012 at 8:55 AM


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At the heart of that question is the concept of quality of life. Campaigners say that historically many doctors make assumptions about an individual's quality of life based on what they see of a disability, rather than actually taking into account the individual's own experiences and opinion.
Where this becomes critical is in the few cases where intervention becomes all that is prolonging life � artificial feeding and hydration.
Earlier in 2004, the British courts agreed with a patient that he alone was best placed to decide whether his life should be prolonged by treatment.
The man in question said his disability may lead to a situation where doctors would then assume he wanted to die, and would cut off artificial feeding.
If society is to value disabled people as equals, say campaigners, then the medical establishment and society as a whole has to rethink how it sees and reacts towards disability.
Only then, they argue, can society have a more rational discussion about medical care � including the fraught areas of euthanasia or assisted suicide.

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The members of indie rock crew The Districts all had plans to attend college at some point — but their passion for music led them in a different direction.
Instead, they started looking into labels for a record deal for their band, which formed in 2009 while the members were in high school, said guitarist and vocalist Rob Grote.
"It was definitely really exciting. We talked to a couple of labels. We had to decide which one was going to give us the most creative freedom and support what we want to do. It was kind of weird going into a different direction, but it was all what we wanted. It made sense and we're happy," Grote said.
In fall 2013, the band was offered a record deal from Mississippi record label Fat Possum Records, and signed with them that season, Grote said.
Now, Grote and the rest of his band, The Districts, are set to perform at The Basement Tuesday, with doors opening at 7 p.m.
Along with Grote, the band is a four-piece group made up of Mark Larson on guitar, Connor Jacobus on bass and Braden Lawrence with percussion.
Being in a band requires nurturing and compromise, Grote said.
"I've heard many people refer to a band as like a marriage because you have to always compromise a lot. Since there are four people involved, you've got to make sure everyone's happy with everything here. You've got to try and communicate the best you can because four people, no matter how good of friends they are, you always run into roadblocks," Grote said.
They also enjoy touring and meeting other people, Grote said. He describes it as a "cool feeling."
"It's just great to meet people of all different places and play music in all different towns. My favorite part is just being in a different place every night," Grote said.
The members used to hate each others' taste in music, Grote said, back when they started playing in Lititz, Pa. They were mostly a cover band back then.
"When we started, we were mostly playing cover songs of classic rock stuff. We slowly started to listen to the same of music and agreed on the same music," Grote said.
When it comes to writing songs, there is not a set-in-stone process as to how the band composes its music, Grote said.
"There's not a completely structuralized way of doing it. Sometimes the lyrics will come first. Sometimes the music will come first. Sometimes it will kind of be simultaneous but usually, it starts with the basic outline of the song that I've written myself and then we'll kind of get together and mess around with it and figure out how to work dynamically and figure out the more technical parts," Grote said.
Grote's said his favorite part about performing live is "getting lost into the music a little bit" and having fun in his "own world."
"Playing live is really easy to get lost in the music and to enter a separate place," Grote said.
The band is currently recording a new album, Grote said.
"We're recording right now (and we're) just (trying to) make a kick a– of an album as we can," Grote said.
Some students said they would be interested in seeing The Districts live.
"I would probably see the band in concert. They seem like the type of music that I would listen to, which is pretty laid back. I like indie rock music. It's really melodic and more about lyrics. I'm big into words," said Mary McManus, a third-year in English.
Tinisha Brown, a third-year in neuroscience, said she would see the band too.
"I would see them just because they're different from any other band I've seen. I'm always trying to find new sounds," Brown said.
Haley Duff, a second-year in zoology, said she enjoys indie music and would see The Districts live.
"They seem energetic and fun. I think they would be great live," Duff said.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 on the day of the show. The Basement is located at 391 Neil Ave.


text: SED International Holdings, Inc. (Amex: SED) today announced that in conjunction with Gordon Brothers Group, LLC, a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, the two have acquired substantially all of the assets of ArchBrook Laguna LLC, a private Carlstadt, New Jersey distributor of consumer electronics, computers and appliances to retailers. Assets purchased by SED include those of ArchBrook Laguna subsidiary, Lehrhoff & Co., Inc., a distributor of small appliances, housewares, personal care products, and consumer electronics, enhancing the business lines already distributed by SED. The assets of the ArchBrook Laguna that SED has acquired include: a portion of the company's finished inventory (including goods-in-transit.) Additional assets acquired by SED include customer and supplier lists, as well as certain of ArchBrook Laguna's intellectual property; SED plans to offer employment to many of the Lehrhoff and ArchBrook Laguna employees. As part of this transaction, SED will establish a location in the Northeast. "The acquisition of the ArchBrook Laguna assets is very much aligned with our three-year strategic growth plan to broaden our product offering, diversify our geographic footprint and enhance margins," said Jonathan Elster, President and Chief Executive Officer of SED. "This transaction is a significant milestone toward our vision of becoming a leader in the distribution of technology products and services. SED's financial position is strong, with a $60 million credit facility with Wells Fargo that has the ability to expand to $75 million. Additionally, we have a track record of growth and have posted eight consecutive quarters of profitability. We are excited at the prospect of integrating the ArchBrook Laguna and Lehrhoff teams into the SED organization." ABOUT SED INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. Founded in 1980, SED International Holdings, Inc. is a multinational, preferred distributor of leading computer technology, consumer electronics, small appliances and cellular products. The Company also offers custom-tailored supply chain management services ideally suited to meet the priorities and distribution requirements of the e-commerce, Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer markets. Headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia with business operations in California; Florida; Georgia; Texas; Bogota, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina, SED serves a customer base of over 10,000 channel partners and retailers in the US and Latin America. To learn more, please visit www.SEDonline.com; or follow us on Twitter @SEDIntl. About Gordon Brothers Group, LLC Founded in 1903, Gordon Brothers Group ( www.gordonbrothers.com) is a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm specializing in the retail, consumer products, industrial and real estate sectors. Gordon Brothers Group maximizes value for both healthy and distressed companies by purchasing or selling all categories of assets, appraising assets, providing debt and equity financing, and operating businesses for extended periods. Gordon Brothers Group conducts over $50 billion worth of transactions and appraisals annually. About ArchBrook Laguna LLC ArchBrook Laguna LLC was a distributor of consumer electronics, computers and appliances to retailers. The Company was formerly known as Bdi-Laguna, Inc. and changed its name to ArchBrook Laguna, LLC in 2008. ArchBrook Laguna, LLC was founded in 1980 and was based in Carlstadt, New Jersey. On July 8, 2011, ArchBrook Laguna, LLC filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan). It is in joint administration with ArchBrook Laguna Holdings, LLC.


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Understanding the mechanics of your breathing is not as geeky as it sounds, and it may enhance your efforts at pain relief: Here are a few of the therapies people with pain do every day that may benefit from some breathing wizardry:

Back exercises

Movements to release tension out of your back

Posture exercise

Pain management

Holistic therapies in which you are an active participant in your healing.

For example, About.com's Alternative Medicine Expert, Cathy Wong has a great tutorial in her Breathing from the Belly article.

Slide on to learn the basics of breathing.

At it's "geeky-most," breathing is defined as "the exchange of gases between the cells of an organism and the external environment" by Kendall and Kendall in their classic physical therapy text, Muscles - Testing and Function. According to Kendall and Kendall, two body processes make this happen:

Ventilation, or movement of oxygen into, and carbon dioxide, out of your lungs.

Circulation, or transporting the oxygen to where it is needed throughout the body.

Most of our discussion on breathing and back pain centers on ventilation, i.e., taking oxygen in and releasing carbon dioxide out. This happens in the lungs, but without the mechanical processes of inhalation and exhalation, it cannot occur. Inhaling inflates your lungs with life-giving oxygen, and exhaling deflates them, which lets the CO2 out.

Both inhalation and exhalation occur (mostly) automatically, when the lungs respond to changes in volume of the rib cage and trunk. When the rib cage gets smaller (after you've exhaled, for example,) the lungs respond automatically by expanding with air. And the reverse is true, too: When you're all filled up with air, your ribs are expanded and the lungs automatically respond to this by exhaling. Exhaling reduces the volume of your rib cage again.

Certain trunk and core muscles participate in the breathing process, as well. You might say they do double-duty as both posture and breathing support. These most important of these muscles are:

Diaphragm muscle, which is the principal muscle of breathing. The diaphragm contracts when you take air in and relaxes when you exhale. When the diaphragm contracts, it moves down from the bottom of your ribs towards your pelvic region. This makes more space (and creates a vacuum) inside the rib cage, expanding and stretching the lungs, and as we talked about earlier, drawing air into the lungs (inhalation.)

When you exhale, the diaphragm is actually relaxing; it is pulled back up to its starting place at the bottom of your ribs as the natural "elastic recoil" of the lungs and rib cage expels the inhaled air.

The abdominal muscles, which are considered secondary breathing muscles. The abs assist with exhalation by further pushing air out of your lungs. And when you take air in, your abdominal muscles stretch to allow more space in your trunk.

Intercostal muscles, which are sets of criss-crossing muscles located in between ribs. Mostly, the intercostals expand the volume in your rib cage when you inhale.

While other trunk and core muscles participate in the breathing process, too, these are the biggies (and the most valuable players, as well.)

As mentioned earlier, circulation is the event of transporting oxygen all over the body and collecting carbon dioxide to remove it from the body, by way of the lungs. Circulation would not be possible without the pumping action of muscles, but other physiological processes are at work here, too.

So the next time you inhale during exercise, movement or as a therapy client, consider the way your lungs, rib cage volume, diaphragm, abs and intercostals participate. Working in harmony with the natural rhythm of ventilation may fast tract your pain relief efforts. Here are a few tutorials to get you started:

Activate Your Deep Ab Muscles

Drawing In Maneuver

Release Your Low Back Spasms

Sources

Kendall, Florence Peterson, McCreary, Elizabeth Kendall, and Provance, Patricia Geise. Muscles Testing and Function with Posture and Pain. 3rd. Baltimore, Maryland: Williams & Wilkins, 1983.


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July 11, 2013 BY Aaron Hope
The Nike Air Force 1 Low has excelled in simple colorways of late, including the suede upper pairs borrowing on the Blazer heritage. This new style has a similar old school tongue tag and perhaps the single simplest color scheme possible, but instead of the Blazer, this pair's satiny nylon upper makes a connection with the Vandal. We've seen a Tropical Teal colorup with the same build, so click through to see more shots of this black pair and stay tuned for release info and further revelations.
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For a living/learning environment to be effective, it needs to be, at the very least, functional and comfortable. The 2001 Campus Master Plan called for, among other things, housing for an additional 600 students. That year, thanks to a jump in enrollment, some students were being temporarily housed in residence hall lounges and others were housed as the third student in rooms designed for two.
After careful study, the College chose to enter into a long-term agreement with a private real estate developer for the Ithaca College Circle Apartments. The "Circles" addition gave the College space to house another 700 students.
"These beds," says President Peggy R. Williams, "are enabling us to diversify our housing stock and provide accommodations for 60 percent of juniors and 20 percent of seniors, in addition to all freshmen and sophomores—one of our key goals for retaining the residential character of the College." The $34 million for this priority has already been met.


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Fabrizio Gangale, training manager at Compar, and Rabi Hasnabi, branch manager at Compar, organized this intensive training course that is being provided to franchisee partners across Europe. Held in Armenia's capital city of Yerevan a month ago, it was attended by more than 50 people in total, including all store managers.
The goal of the two-day seminar was to familiarize staff with Bata's exclusive brands and products to develop a deeper insight into the world of Bata and the history of the company. Focus was also placed on differentiating product materials and understanding structures and technical descriptions, in addition to also learning sales techniques that will enhance staff effectiveness and performance.
"There is no better way to know what happens than to listen to our store managers who live the store experience. It's extremely important for us to be in direct contact with our franchisee store staff and to train them in the best practices we have at Bata," commented Hasnabi on the importance of this training.
Participants noted the content was clearly and efficiently presented, well developed and extremely useful. Potential language barriers were overcome smoothly thanks to the help of marketing manager at Bata Armenia Mariam Gevorgyan, who learned Italian during her university studies in Italy.
The format of the training sessions was very interactive. Sales staff and store managers were encouraged to participate actively in the exercises after every theoretical portion of the seminar. Staff gained confidence through role-playing exercises, and the training quickly transitioned into the art of selling for those involved.
Participants especially enjoyed the topic on "what I do better and what can I do better" and believe the answers given will improve their daily activities both in and out of store.
Inessa Hovhannisyan, sales manager at Bata Armenia, encouraged everyone to carry the newly gained knowledge and their enthusiasm from the training into stores to transform education into active skills that not only heighten sales but also empower staff to grow as professionals in their sphere, to be a step ahead and to embody the team spirit of Bata as a large, international company.
In the end, Gangale asserted, "It was a wonderful experience for me and also, as in other previous experiences, a very challenging initiative due to the different cultural backgrounds and operations management between countries. The key challenge was showing the sales staff how to better perform their sales activities and take advantage of opportunities to enhance customer service, sharing with them the same techniques and knowledge that we have in all our Bata stores in Italy."


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"If this is your first pregnancy, you may be especially bothered by changes in your body image," said the Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, published in 2011. It went on to clarify, "Simply put, you may feel fat and unattractive."
The truth is, feeling "fat and unattractive" was not on my mind at that particular moment. I had dragged myself back to bed from my usual post at the foot of the toilet, a place I had grown intimately acquainted with, and really, I just wanted to read about what was going on inside me. Apparently, there is a baby in there. You know, a tiny, tiny human who will one day in the near future stretch my poor, unsuspecting vagina around its shockingly large head, burst into the world, and change my life forever. It's too enormous to comprehend. And in the meantime, I feel like total crap. Am I normal? Is everything going OK? Does my baby have a face yet? Those were my more pressing concerns.
In defense of the Mayo Clinic Guide, the book is actually full of helpful info, and at least the section that covers body image acknowledges that some women may feel nice, or proud, and that body image issues can be blamed on our culture's obsession with thinness. But a little later in the book, without any such disclaimers, in a section on shopping for new clothes, I ran into this statement: "Think vertical. As you widen, look for clothes with vertical rather than horizontal lines to make you look slimmer. Dark coloured clothes also tend to be more slimming."
And I felt kind of weird about that.
Because it wasn't just the Mayo Clinic Guide; most of the books I read offered helpful tips on how to avoid feeling like a gigantic ugly fat cow while pregnant. You know, with slightly different wording. Many of the books explicitly assumed I would feel bad instead of good about the changes in my body, particularly surrounding the inevitable and completely healthy weight gain that accompanies pregnancy.
But more than that, as I eagerly consumed all the information I could find about my new situation, the resources all told me about how I might lose the weight afterward. How I could reclaim my slender body just three months after giving birth. Women get right back on the treadmill, because as long as you make it a priority, you're going to be just fine.
By which they mean, you're going to be thin.
There are a few things that bother me about all this. For one, I'm actually not thinking about how terrible I might look. Two, why is looking terrible almost always synonymous with gaining weight? Why do "fat and unattractive" fit automatically into the same breath?
And thirdly, even if one is very afraid of weight gain, pregnancy is totally different from "getting fat". It's all about growing a baby. Which, you know, should be obvious. The weight gain is good! When women lose weight in pregnancy (when they weren't very heavy to begin with), it's considered a problem. When women lose lots of weight in pregnancy, it often means something is going seriously wrong.
I have spent a lot of my life caring about the way I look. Not because I am fashion-obsessed or concerned with being beautiful; it's just there, this quiet anxiety. I've learned, as a female, that how I look at matters. It's hard to live in this world without learning how much importance women's appearances are given.
But getting pregnant is the beginning of a crazy, transformative journey, and for me, it flung up big existential questions right and left. What do I want out of life? What do I have to offer a child? What kind of parent will I be? And yeah, okay, I even started thinking a little more about my own death. Being thrust into the middle of the circle of life can do that to a person.
Basically, being pregnant has made me think a lot less about how I look. This just seems bigger, somehow. And bigger is sometimes better.
When I hit 12 weeks, I hauled myself through a haze of morning sickness to the nearest clothing store. I wanted to buy myself a present. I wandered around, touching billowing tunics and loose sweaters. And then I spotted a slinky peach-coloured dress. It was made out of a soft, stretchy fabric that felt welcoming under my fingers.
A salesman appeared. "Oh honey," he said, surveying me in my enormous jumper, trackpants, and greasy hair. "That is a very unforgiving dress. You can't gain an ounce in it."
And something came over me. "Well," I said, "I'm about to gain at least thirty, so I think I should give it a try."
He stared at me uncomprehendingly.
"I'm pregnant," I clarified.
"Oh," he said feebly, but didn't add anything.
So I went off to the dressing room and tried it on. It showed off every bump. My newly swollen breasts, now about a size larger than "miniscule", looked positively victorious in it. My belly was clearly visible, bloated and at the beginning of a baby bump. It was clear that the dress would stretch to allow for my upcoming growth, and as it stretched, it would become even more scandalous and skin-tight. I smiled at my reflection. I decided in that moment that I was going to show my body off. No vertical stripes for me. This belly is worth celebrating. It's not just a miracle of evolution and biology and all that. It's a body image triumph too. And I won't let any pregnancy book tell me different.
This article first appeared on Daily Life.


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Comments about PBS FRONTLINE: The Real ""CSI"" DVD:
This video is used for our Forensic science program. Real life senario video is very impacting.
Comments about PBS FRONTLINE: The Real ""CSI"" DVD:
This is not much a documentary, but more of a series of one-sided arguments that have been presented for the past several years without success. Many of these arguments concerning the firearm and fingerprint disciplines, once presented in court, where both sides of the argument are heard were not successful.
For example, the documentary references the statement: "Fingerprints are infallible." To my knowledge the FBI never officially claimed fingerprint evidence was infallible – well, the word infallible was motioned once in the forward of an FBI book on fingerprints. Even then, the unknown author seemed to be referring to individual identification based on a fingerprint "booking" card – a form of identification that is a close to infallible as any evidence processed by humans can be. Fingerprint evidence is probably the most reliable evidence introduced into court.
Even the time spent on the bogus certificates was of limited value. An expert witness must be qualified as such and I suspect a witness would have a difficult time using the bogus certificate to justify qualifications in a specialty area. Of course I would like to see these bogus certificates mills go out of business. But I think more damage was done by the incomplete information presented in this "documentary."
I do think any person interested in forensics should view this "documentary." People should be exposed to all sides of an issue. Just keep an open mind and do a little research.
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Every jurors should view this first inorder not to be influenced by CSI TV. Also a must see for every Prosecutor.


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Guns for Sale - Iberia Firearms -- Iberia 40 S & W handgun
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Seller's Description:
You are bidding on an Iberia 40 S & W handgun. EXCELLENT condition: All original parts; original finish; sharp lettering, numerals, and design on metal , fine bore. Comes as shown, gun with one clip. For security purposes we have blurred out the last few digits of the serial number with a photoshop program, actual serial number is clear and crisp and complete
This will make a nice addition to your collection.
We are a licensed FFL holder business in Niles, Ohio. We have had our Firearms License for the past 10+ years. We describe every item exactly the way it is, so please bid with confidence. You will get a professional service from us. If you have any questions please feel free to call at 330-652-2274. Our fax number is 480-393-5339 . We are open for business Mon- Sat from 10 to 5
We have been selling items on this site as well as on other gun auction sites. We have been selling items on the net for the last 10+ years.
If there is an issue with an item, please give us a chance to make it right for you. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.
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MUSICIAN Jools Holland is set to headline next year's summer line-up at Scarborough Spa.
The show, which will take place on May 15, will see Jools joined on stage by former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, as well as guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall.
The latest announcement follows the news that multi-million album sellers Toploader will perform at the Spa Grand Hall on February 8.
Helen Broadbent, general manager at Scarborough Spa, said: "This is a fantastic coup for us to secure such a popular and well-known musician as Jools Holland and we are very excited him to welcome him to the venue next year.
"We are committed to delivering a high quality and successful programme of music and entertainment at Scarborough Spa and Jools Holland is a perfect example of this."
Tickets for Jools Holland are priced £34 and are available online at www.scarboroughspa.co.uk or by phoning Scarborough Spa on 01723 357869.


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Garlic Pasta Recipe
This is one of many recipes I obtained while living in France. It makes an excellent side dish.—Sandra Pichon, Slidell, Louisiana
- 1 whole garlic bulb
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano or 4 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound pasta, cooked and drained
- 1. Separate garlic into cloves; remove papery skins. In a large skillet over low heat, saute garlic in oil for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the heat; add parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Toss with pasta serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 cup: 680 calories, 29g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 604mg sodium, 89g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 15g protein.
Reviews for Garlic Pasta
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Reviewed Oct. 11, 2015
"this dish had good flavor but I did use dry oregano I think the dry was too much ad fresh will be better next time."
Reviewed Mar. 22, 2015
"easy to make but my family did not like it."
Reviewed Apr. 20, 2014
"We used this recipe as a base for escargot. Instead of browning whole cloves of garlic, I chopped them. I also added a touch of pepperoncini for a little zip. Delicious! I also used multi-grain pasta."
Reviewed May. 12, 2011
"This is one of my family's favorites. I double the garlic since we all love it."
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2011
"I make this all the time. My family often request this.."
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2 bedroom terraced house for saleCanford Heath
Offers Over £165,000
Property Description
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Tenure: Freehold
Two bedrooms
Living room
Gardens to front & rear
PRICED TO SELL!. A modern two bedroom end terrace house situated on Canford Heath with close proximity to nearby access to local shops, amenities and bus routes.
The property offers lounge, conservatory, kitchen/breakfast room, two bedrooms, fitted bathroom, double glazed and gas central heated. Outside there is parking front and rear gardens.
|Entrance Hallway
|7'4" x 3'7" (2.24m x 1.1m). Laminate flooring, door leading in to kitchen.
|8'7" x 9'9" (2.62m x 2.97m). Front aspect uPVC double glazed window, modern kitchen with a range of matching wall and base units, roll edge work surfaces over, inset gas hob and electric oven, inset sink with mixer tap, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for table and chairs, wall mounted combi boiler, tiled flooring, partly tiled walls.
|Living Room
|12'8" x 14'10" (3.86m x 4.52m). Laminate flooring, radiator, uPVC double glazed sliding patio doors leading to conservatory, stairs leading to first floor landing.
| Laminate flooring, uPVC construction with double glazed uPVC windows, uPVC double door leading to garden.
| Door leading to bedroom one, two and family bathroom.
|Bedroom One
|10'9" x 12'2" (3.28m x 3.7m). Rear aspect uPVC double glazed window, fitted wardrobes with hanging rail space, shelving space, radiator.
|Bedroom Two
|6'5" x 9'11" (1.96m x 3.02m). Front aspect uPVC double glazed window, radiator, fitted wardrobes with hanging rail space and shelving space, airing cupboard with shelving space.
|5'10" x 6' (1.78m x 1.83m). Front aspect uPVC double glazed window, three piece suite comprising; panelled bath with mixer tap, shower attachment, pedestal hand wash basin with pillar taps, low level WC, partly tiled walls and tiled floor, radiator.
| Front garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and flower borders, outside storage shed. A range of mature shrubs and flower borders, decking area suitable for table and chairs, small paved area, range of flower pots, shed, enclosed by panelled fencing, side entrance leading to front and back of property.
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Both of our monastic communities are self-supporting and receive no financial support from the national church. We are sustained financially through charitable donations and the work of our own hands. The communities, since our founding, have worked in liturgical arts, producing icons, and publishing liturgical books and music. In addition, the Monks are world famous for breeding German Shepherds and our dog training programs; whereas, the Nuns are known for their heavenly cheesecakes.
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The prospect of the AFL introducing zones appears dead following the release of the charter for the Laws of the Game which explicitly states that a feature of the game is "few restrictions" on players' whereabouts on the field.
The charter states there are nine guiding principles and one that states: "there are few restrictions on where players can be located across the ground".
The charter for the laws of the game was released on Thursday, just days after premiership coach John Worsfold backed away from earlier support for zones.
Worsfold, who is on the AFL's Laws of the Game committee, mooted the idea in June in order to restrict player movement and reduce congestion from around the ball.
A pre-season experiment could have seen up to three players from each side being forced to remain at either half of the ground at any one time.
The idea was met with skepticism from many in the industry, with Melbourne Demons coach Paul Roos openly hostile, saying it would make the game unrecognisable.
Worsfold told Channel Seven's Game Day on Sunday that he didn't know if zones would ever be discussed again.
"But we can't say, 'Let's fix the mauls', by not changing anything or not [exploring] other possibilities.
"At the moment, we're keen to just see the game evolve itself - see what coaches do about it."


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The main difference between finding objects with your telescope visually and
finding them with a CCD is that the camera takes the place of your eye.
Instead of seeing the telescope image in an eyepiece you see it on a computer
screen. The advantage of this system is that CCDs are far more sensitive
than the human eye, so you can more easily see faint objects. There are
still some tricks, however, to finding targets and then framing them properly in
the CCD's field of view. This section will guide you through the process
of using MaxIm DL to find and center imaging targets.
Exposure Setup
The first step is to begin taking a continuous sequence of exposures.
This will allow you to see what the telescope "sees". With smaller CCD
cameras or those using high-speed connections, such as USB 2.0, there will be only a
short delay between each exposure. With some CCDs there will be a longer
delay, but this need not be a hindrance to finding objects and tips are given
below to make using large-format CCDs easier.
Select the Focus tab in the MaxIm CCD camera control window. Select
for Binning. This will let the camera operate in low-resolution mode for
faster exposures and download times.
The proper exposure time will depend on the CCD camera and telescope being
used, and the object being imaged. An 8" f/1.8 HyperStar SCT might need only a
1 second exposure to detect M51, whereas a 12.5" f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien might need
a 10-second exposure to find a faint galaxy cluster. Remember that at this
point you don't need a great picture, you only need to be able to vaguely make
out the target to get it into view. In the Focus window, select an
exposure time in the Seconds box. 3 seconds is probably a good starting point unless you know you are
imaging something especially bright like the Orion Nebula, in which case a
1-second exposure should suffice for just about any system.
Be sure the Subframe option is not selected so that the entire field of view
of the CCD is displayed. The Continuous box should be selected in all
cases except older large-format, parallel-based CCDs which may require a while to
download even in binned mode. In this case it is desirable to use the manual update mode
allowing you to take another image only after making an adjustment to the
telescope (if necessary). The Dark box should also be checked so that a
dark frame is subtracted making finding your target easier. Unless the
temperature changes significantly during the centering process only one dark
frame will be taken and then reused.
The "Frame" Nebula
So, suppose you have decided to image NGC2024, the Flame Nebula in Orion.
This is a good example of finding and framing an object. Finding is easy,
even without a goto telescope as the Flame Nebula sits right next to Alnitak,
the easternmost star in Orion's belt. Due to its faintness, finding it
requires a longer exposure than, say, the Orion Nebula, but it is easier than
something very faint like the nearby Horsehead Nebula (see following section).
The key to imaging the Flame Nebula, however, is proper framing. What
makes the Flame a challenging target is the same thing that made it easy to
locate: Alnitak. This 2nd-magnitude star is so close to the Flame
Nebula that keeping it in the image can cause its brilliance to drown out the
faint glow of the Flame.
Suppose that your goto telescope has plopped NGC2024 right in the middle of
CCD field. While normally this would be great, in this case it means that
Alnitak is glaring away from one side of the image.
You can move the telescope either with the hand controller or by using the
direction buttons in the Telescope Control window of MaxIm DL (which requires
having the telescope control cable hooked up from the computer to the telescope
mount). Which way the buttons move the object in the image is dependent on
the orientation of the CCD, the type of telescope, the type of mount, the
position of the mount (eastern sky or western sky) if the mount is a German
equatorial, whether it is the second Tuesday of the month, and the whims of the
Fates. Okay, actually there is a way to figure it out, but your best bet
is to push a button and see what happens. Remember (or better yet, write
down) which way each button moves the image; assuming your imaging setup is
basically the same each time, you will pretty quickly learn what does what.
In the case of the Flame Nebula, move Alnitak out of the field of view while
leaving the nebula itself in sight. You are now ready to image.
Similar techniques apply for framing objects which are either off-center due to
the telescope's pointing (or your pointing, if you have a non-goto scope) or
which are extended more in one direction and needs to be intentionally offset.
The Orion Nebula is a good example of a necessary-offset object. Goto
scopes will generally center the bright core of the nebula, the region around
the Trapezium star cluster, but much of the nebula actually sits off to the
southwest of this core.
Okay, What About the Really, Really Faint Stuff?
The Horsehead Nebula. You looked for it in your first 6" Dobsonian,
couldn't see it, bought an 8" telescope, no luck, moved up to a 10", nothin'
doin', tried a 12" belonging to a friend, not a chance, looked through a 20"
monster scope at a star party in the darkest place on Earth, using special filters,
and finally -- barely -- glimpsed the stupid thing. Now, realizing how much
more efficient CCD imaging is than the eye, you wish to capture this elusive
target with your new camera. Finding the Orion Nebula was a cinch to find with a
1-second exposure, and the Flame Nebula was clear in 3 seconds, even with Alnitak in the way. But the Horsehead
might not appear until you've
taken a 15-second shot. And it is in the lower right hand corner of the
field of view. How to center it up without taking all night doing it?
Take a single exposure using either the Focus mode (in manual update mode so
only a single shot is taken) or using the Expose function. Set the exposure
long enough to see the faint subject you are looking for.
Above: A 30-second exposure clearly shows the Horsehead
Nebula. Note the bright stars which can be used to center the object in a
short exposure.
Now, go back to the Focus window, set the exposure to something of more
tolerable duration, say, a second or so, and begin taking a continuous sequence
of exposures as you would to center a bright target (make sure Continuous is
checked again). By moving the stars you noted above to the
appropriate positions in the image, you can easily frame a dim subject without
even seeing it.
Above: Move the bright stars noted in the original long
exposure to their appropriate positions.
Now a long exposure should show the target in the correct location.
Next, Basic Imaging...
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Can you hear me now?
This post is part one of two about raid communication. You can read part two here.
Anyone that's ever worked in a group of any kind knows that communication is absolutely essential. Everyone needs to know who is doing what, when in order for things to run smoothly and for all the jobs to get covered (without having three people do part A and nobody bothering to take care of part C).
This is just as true in World of Warcraft as it is anywhere else – sometimes doubly so. And when you're in a five man group, that's not so hard. In vent or in chat, there are only 5 people to coordinate, and you don't really need any hierarchy over who is talking.
Add in 20 more, however, and things become a LOT more chaotic (not to mention having a full, old style 40 man!). Each raid has to come up with some way of streaming communication that both allows every raid member to know what's expected of them and keeps the lines open for emergencies. Most use a combination of raid chat, chat channels, whispers, and voice chat to prioritize information and make sure everyone knows what's what.
In that light, I've found that there are five major periods of raid communication, and each requires it's own type of handling and priority.
- Before the Raid
- Before the Fight
- During the Fight
- After the Fight
- After the Raid
Before the raid is any time up to and including the first pull. During this time people should be reading boss strategies, gathering consumables, and other such pre-raid things. This is the heyday of the guild or raid forum/website. Attendance posts, strategery and other such things go in the raid forum, since this is the hour of leisure. This is probably the most relaxed of all the periods of raid communication, so you'll have a lot more freedom during this time.
Before the Fight, however, the communication becomes more specific. Each role leader (or class leader, if you still run raids with them) has to get out the boss specific information to that group of people. The healer lead will be making assignments, the tank lead will be divvying up the adds. This communication is best done in chat channels – creative names are optional. If you have questions about who you should be healing, that's the place to ask. Ventrilo will be used for the majority of the "big raid" communication – positioning, getting out general strategies.
During the Fight, communication becomes much more crucial – and needs to have a strong filter since it will almost entirely consist of voice chat. If it's not absolutely essential, it can wait. "I can't keep the tank up right now, going OOM fast, need healing help" is essential. "Hey look, my dog just learned to roll over" is not essential. Ventrilo should be part of your "situational awareness" – but keep an eye in your class/role channel as well, in case someone has mic troubles.
If your raid doesn't use voice chat, it's even MORE essential that things be kept clear, since the raid will need to be able to read everything that goes on in raid chat.
After the Fight, however, is where chaos reigns. Someone wants to epeen a little about a new crit record, healers are trying to get everyone rezzed and rebuffed, someone is doing loot (and all the assorted loot chatter). If you wiped on the boss, you have strategy talk going on instead of loot, and people trying to figure out what went wrong and how to avoid it.
If you beat the boss, this is NOT the time to suggest new strategies – if you *didn't* win the fight, and you saw something crucial, start the chain of command. The Raid leader is juggling about 40 things right now – don't add to the vent chaos because you saw the warlock being an ass and standing in the fire. A whisper to your class or role leader should do the trick. If you think that there is some minor reorganization to be done, try your class or role chat channel – you and the other healers/melee/DPS/tanks can work out a strategy without involving the entire rest of the raid.
After the Raid is the best time to discuss major sweeping things that you noticed – the melee were having trouble with cave-ins, you think maybe there should be some positioning changes to avoid volcanoes, whatever. This can either be in Ventrilo (if the leader is around and up for chewing the fat about the raid), a chat channel, or in a forum thread.
The most important thing, as a raider (or a raid leader) is to know the lines of communication open to you – and to learn (in your raid) what is the appropriate time to use which kind of communication.
- During the middle of a fight, make sure that anything you're shouting into Vent is essential information that will aid the success of the raid.
- Before and After the fight, think about how many people need to hear the information you're wanting to convey – just one? just your class/role? the whole raid?
- Keep it Simple – if you only need 5 words, don't use 40. Be succinct and to the point.
- Know your raid – if nobody is going to read the forum – maybe that's not the best place to put your brilliant new idea.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Washington; Winter Quarter 2008 1 Chem 142; Instructor: K. P. Daruwala All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. CHEMISTRY 142 Winter Quarter 2008 Text: Chemical Principles, (fifth edition), by Steven S. Zumdahl Chapter 2 − Atoms, Molecules, and Ions Learning Objectives After completing your study of Chapter 2, you should be able to: 1) State and explain the law of conservation of mass, law of definite proportions (or constant composition) and law of multiple proportions. (Section 2.2). 2) Understand the postulates of Dalton's theory and see its relationship to the laws of conservation of mass, definite proportions, and multiple proportions. (Section 2.3). 3) Recognize the interpretation of the laws by Cannizzaro. (Section 2.4). 4) Describe the basic properties of electrons, protons, and neutrons, and explain how these particles are distributed in an atom. Understand and describe the modern theory of atomic structure and know the names of all the scientists who were involved with the development of this theory. (Section 2.5). 5) Learn the modern view of atomic structure. Know what are atomic number, mass number, complete atomic symbol and name of an element. Be able to write the symbols and the names of the isotopes of an element, and deduce the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons that are present in an isotope of any given element. (Section 2.6). 6) Calculate the average atomic mass of an element from the given atomic masses of its isotopes and their relative abundances. Likewise determine the relative or percentage abundances of the isotopes of any given element. (Section 3.1). 7) Know how molecules and ions are formed and be able to write their formulas. Describe the basic difference between a molecular and an ionic compound and be able to categorize a compound as molecular or ionic. (Section 2.7). 8) Know the arrangement of the periodic table, and be able to locate elements and predict their properties from their location within the table. State the periodic law, compare the properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids, and recognize the regions within the periodic table where these elements are located. (Section 2.8). 9) By making use of chemical formulas, understand the meaning of subscripts and coefficients. Write the symbols for the cations formed by the metals of Groups I A, II A, and III A, and those of the transition metals, and the anions obtained from the nonmetals of Groups V A, VI A and VII A. (Section 2.9 − Type I and Type II ionic binary compounds). 10) Write the formulas for ionic compounds, including those involving the polyatomic ions. Know the names, charges and formulas for the polyatomic ions in Table 2.5 on page 38. (Section 2.9 − Ionic compounds with polyatomic ions). 11) Name simple binary covalent compounds. (Section 2.9 − Type III covalent binary compounds). 12) Name and write the formulas of the acids. (Section 2.9). Chapter 2 Recommended Study and Practice Problems: 1, 2, 6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61. Khushroo P. Daruwala 2 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. EARLY CHEMICAL LAWS AND THEORIES The principles of modern chemistry are essentially based upon some of the early laws that were formulated during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Law of Conservation of Mass C + O 2 → CO 2 According to this law, matter is neither created nor destroyed, but is converted from one form to the other. In other words, this law can also be stated as follows: The Law of Definite Proportions: According to this law, any given compound will display fixed properties. The properties in turn are dependent upon the composition of the compound. It will always melt and boil at the same temperature under normal atmospheric pressure. This law is stated as follows "a given compound will always contain its constituent elements in certain fixed proportions by mass, irrespective of its source." e.g. NaCl always contains 1.5 times by weight Cl as Na. H 2 O always contains 8 times by weight O as H. A mixture (of substances) on the other hand will always change from one sample to another. The Law of Multiple Proportions Consider two chemical compounds that are composed of exactly the same elements, but have different proportions by mass of the elements. According to this law, if two different chemical compounds are composed of exactly the same elements but have different proportions by mass of these elements, then the ratio of the masses of the second element that will combine with a fixed amount of the first element will be in the form of small whole numbers. Dalton's Atomic Theory Taking into consideration, the above laws, Dalton proposed his atomic theory to be as follows: 1) All matter is composed of tiny indestructible particles called atoms. 2) All atoms of the same element are identical in mass and other properties. Atoms of different elements will have different masses and they will display different properties. 3) Chemical compounds are formed, when atoms of different elements combine with each other in the ratio of small whole numbers. 4) Chemical reactions involve the combination, separation, and rearrangement of atoms. Khushroo P. Daruwala 3 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. Question: How does Dalton's theory account for the three laws? a) Law of definite proportions: g of H + g of F = g of HF g of H will always combine with g of F to give g of HF. Since a F atom is 19 times the mass of a H atom, then of the mass of HF is F, while H is . If g of H combines with gof F,then . If g of H combines with gof F,then b) Law of Multiple Proportions: Consider the following two compounds formed from tin (Sn) and chlorine (Cl). Compound A (SnCl 2 ) Compound B (SnCl 4 ) Cl atoms have combined with 1 Sn atom. Cl atoms have combined with 1 Sn atom. c) Law of Conservation of Mass: Atomic Weight 1) Dalton made the hydrogen atom a standard and assigned it a mass of 1. He then designated the masses of other elements relative to that of the hydrogen atom. 2) During the 19 th and 20 th centuries, oxygen was used as a standard for atomic weights. However, problems arose when isotopes of oxygen were discovered. 3) In the 1950's as a standard for atomic weight, scientists adopted the pure isotope of carbon-12. Scientists assigned it a mass of exactly 12 atomic mass units (amu). An amu is thus defined as follows The carbon atom that occurs naturally consists of a mixture of two isotopes, viz. the more abundant 12 C and the less abundant 13 C with a mass of 13.00355 amu. Although the atoms exist as a mixture of isotopes, when the carbon atoms participate in a chemical reaction, it is more convenient to think in terms of a hypothetical "average" atom. Since carbon exists as a mixture of two isotopes, it is understood that the average mass of the carbon atom will lie between 12.00000 amu and 13.00335 amu. Naturally, this average mass will be "weighted" towards the mass of the more abundant carbon-12 isotope. This weighted average of the masses of naturally occurring carbon atoms is 12.011 amu. Thus, the atomic weight or atomic mass of any element is defined as the weighted average of the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of that element. Khushroo P. Daruwala 4 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION OF THE ATOM The Electron: In ancient times, atoms were regarded as the smallest possible components of matter. However, in the 19 th century, experiments with electricity made an indication that the atom itself might be composed of even smaller particles. The experiments that led to the discovery of the electron is chronicled as follows: 1) Benjamin Franklin characterized electrical charges into two types, one positive and the other negative. Being opposite in character, the two charges will attract each other. 2) Humphrey Davy used electricity to decompose chemical compounds. He proposed that attractive forces that are electrical in nature hold elements present in compounds together. 3) Michael Faraday studied the relationship between the amount of electricity used to decompose a chemical compound, and formulated the laws of chemical electrolysis. On the basis of Faraday's work, George Johnstone Stoney proposed that units of electrical charge are associated with atoms and that these units are called electrons. 4) Experiments with cathode ray tubes. Julius Plücker discovered the cathode ray tube around 1859. When the tube is filled with a gas at low pressure, and a high voltage is applied across the electrodes a stream of cathode rays is discerned from the cathode the negative electrode. If a zinc sulfide (ZnS) coating is applied to the opposite wall of the cathode ray tube, it will begin to glow. Facts about cathode rays. a) The rays travel in a straight line. b) If an object is placed between the cathode and the ZnS screen a shadow of the object is cast. c) When a pinwheel is placed in the path of the cathode rays it will begin to turn and spin. This fact indicates that cathode rays have a mass and are actually composed of particles. d) If an electrical or magnetic field is applied, the cathode rays are bent. This result suggests that the cathode rays are streams of fast-moving negatively charged particles. These negatively charged particles are the electrons. e) The same beam of electrons is generated when different metals are used for the cathode or when the cathode ray tube is filled with different gases. f) When two oppositely charged plates are placed on either side of the cathode rays, i.e. when an electrical field is applied, the rays are deflected from their usual straight-line path towards the positively charged plate. The degree of deflection of the cathode rays is dependent upon: i) the magnitude of the charge (q) of the particle: Khushroo P. Daruwala 5 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. ii) the mass (m) of the particle: The combination of the above two factors determines the extent to which the electrons are deflected from a straight-line path in an electrical field. Thus, the degree of deflection of the electron = g) If a magnetic field is applied to a beam of cathode rays, the degree of deflection is perpendicular or orthogonal to the applied electrical field. This information points out that the rays or electrons are capable of traveling in both directions of the same plane. h) J. J. Thomson (1897) determined the value of the charge to mass ratio (q / m) by studying the deflection of cathode rays in the presence of both electric and magnetic fields. Thomson measured the radius of curvature of the deflection caused by a magnetic field of known field strength. He then determined the strength of the electric field required to balance the magnetic field so that there was no net deflection. From the measurements that Thomson made, he was able to calculate the value of the charge to mass (q / m) ratio of an electron. Thomson observed that the same q / m ratio was obtained when The constant value for the q / m ratio that Thomson obtained was 5) Determining the charge on an electron. The charge on an electron was determined by means of an experiment called the Millikan's oil drop experiment. When the horizontal plates of the chamber are electrically charged, the rate of fall of the drop is altered, since the negatively charged drop is now attracted towards the positively charged upper plate. The amount of charge on the plates is adjusted in such a way that the oil drops stop falling and remain in a state of suspension. By making the appropriate adjustment of the electrical charge on the plate, the charge on the drop is calculated from the mass of the drop and the charges on the plate. Millikan observed that different droplets had different charges. However, he noticed that each charge was a whole number multiple of a smaller charge, which was calculated to be Khushroo P. Daruwala 6 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. With the help of Millikan's data, Thomson was able to calculate the mass of an electron as follows: The Proton: When atoms of molecules of a gas present in an electrical discharge tube, the cathode rays will remove the electrons from the atoms or molecules of the gas present in the tube. When electrons are removed from a neutral atom or molecule, positive ions or particles result and are formed. If holes were punctured into the cathode of an electric discharge tube, then the positive ions so produced would be able to pass through these holes. These streams of positive particles are known as positive or canal rays. The values of the q / m ratio were determined by using the same method as the one employed in the study of the cathode rays. However, when different gases are employed in the discharge tube, a different q / m ratio is obtained for the positively charged particles. This result suggests that a different positive ion is being generated in the gas discharge tube. When hydrogen gas was used, the positively charged ion that resulted had the smallest mass. Therefore, the largest value for the q / m ratio was obtained for the hydrogen gas, which was found to be The positively charged particles in the canal rays are known as protons, and they possess a unit positive charge + e that is equal but opposite in sign to that of an electron. The mass of a proton can then be calculated as follows: The ratio of the mass of the proton to that of the electron, is mass of the proton mass of the electron = Khushroo P. Daruwala 7 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. The Neutron: All atoms are neutral species since they contain an equal number of protons and electrons. Yet the masses of all atoms were found to be much greater than what would be predicted on the basis of the presence of just the protons and the electrons. Therefore, in addition to electrons and protons, there has to be some other uncharged particle present in an atom. James Chadwick discovered the presence of a third particle called the neutron in 1932 through the use of nuclear reaction techniques. Chadwick was able to determine the mass of the neutron as 1.6750 × 10 −24 g. The ratio of the mass of the neutron to that of the electron, is mass of the neutron mass of the electron = Particle Mass in grams Charge Electron 9.109535 × 10 −28 g Proton 1.672649 × 10 −24 g Neutron 1.674954 × 10 −24 g The Nucleus: Thomson postulated that the atom is a uniform sphere of positively charged matter within which thousands of electrons circulate in coplanar rings (the plum pudding model). Thomson and his colleagues tested this model by directing a beam of electrons at a very thin metal foil. According to Thomson's hypothesis when a beam of electrons encounters the electrons present in the atoms of the metal foil, the negative charges of the electrons of the beam will repel the negative charges of the electrons in the metal foil. However, upon doing so, Thomson observed only a small deflection of the beam. Based on this result of a rather small deflection, Thomson and his colleagues were forced to lower their estimate of the number of electrons present in an atom. There are atoms of certain elements, which are found to exist in unstable combinations of subatomic particles. These atoms spontaneously emit rays, and by means of this process get converted into atoms of a completely different chemical identity. This phenomenon discovered by Henri Becquerel is known as radioactivity. In general, all radioactive substances are capable of emitting three types of radiation. Ray Composition Charge of Component alpha (α) particles containing 2 protons and 2 neutrons speed = 16,000 km / s beta (β) electrons speed = 130,000 km / s gamma (γ) short wavelength electromagnetic radiation sped simlar toX-rays Rutherford elaborated upon the model of Thomson by directing a beam of α particles against a very thin (0.0004 cm thick) foil of gold or silver or copper. Rutherford observed that when the beam was directed at a gold foil, most α particles went through the foil, while some were deflected from their straight-line path, and a few even recoiled back towards their source. Based upon these results, Rutherford proposed that an atom of an element consists of two parts. 1) The nucleus which exists in the center of the atom and which is responsible for the mass and positive charge of the atom. He calculated the radius of the nucleus to be 10 −12 cm, indicating that the nucleus was found to be 100,000 times smaller than the atom. 2) The electrons occupy the rest of the volume or space that is considered to be extra nuclear. Since an atom is an electrically neutral species, the number of its protons = Khushroo P. Daruwala 8 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONCEPTS REGARDING ATOMIC STRUCTURE Atomic Number (Z): Represents the number of protons (only) that are present in the nucleus of an atom. Mass Number (A): Corresponds to the number of protons and neutrons that are present in the nucleus of an atom. Therefore, the number of neutrons (N) that are present in an electrically neutral element will be = The complete atomic symbol of an element can be written as follows: For example: Li 7 3 Cl 37 17 More often the atomic number (Z) will not be indicated in the element symbol, since it can be easily procured from the periodic table. e.g. 7 Li and 37 Cl. Writing the element name from the complete element symbol. The format by which the element name is written from its given atomic symbol is For example: Li 7 3 = Cl 37 = ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES: 1) How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are present in each of the following? Element Protons Neutrons Electrons 63 Cu aluminum−27 2) What are the complete atomic symbol and the name of the element that contains 19 protons and 22 neutrons? Isotopes: Atoms of the same element, which differ from each other in the number of their neutrons, are referred to as isotopes. For example, Since the chemistry of the elements arises from its electrons, isotopes of an element display identical chemical properties. Isotopes however differ from each other in their natural or relative abundances. The atomic weight of a particular element is thus obtained to be its average atomic weight or mass since it is calculated as an average from the atomic masses of its isotopes. In general, the average atomic mass of an element can be calculated by means of the following equation. Average atomic mass = % abundance of isotope 1 × (mass of isotope 1) + 100 % abundance of isotope 2 × (mass of isotope 2) + ………….. 10 ……….. % abundance of isotope n × (mass of isotope n) 10 Khushroo P. Daruwala 9 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES: 1) An element consists of 99.759 % of isotope 1 of atomic mass 15.9949 atomic mass units (amu), 0.037000% of isotope 2 of atomic mass 16.9993 amu, and 0.20400 % of isotope 3 of atomic mass 17.9992 amu. Determine the average atomic mass of this element and identify it. 2) Vanadium occurs in nature as a mixture of two isotopes: 50 V, which has an atomic mass of 49.9472 amu, and vanadium−51, which has an atomic mass of 50.9440 amu. The average atomic mass or weight of vanadium is 50.9415 amu. What is the percent abundance of each of the two isotopes? 50 V = 51 V = Khushroo P. Daruwala 10 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. INTRODUCTION TO THE PERIODIC TABLE The periodic table is a device, which has been used to correlate the properties of the elements. The elements arranged or listed in the periodic table are in an order of increasing atomic number. When elements are studied in order of their increasing atomic number, similarities in properties recur periodically. This is the basis of the Periodic Law, and the periodic table is designed upon this law. The arrangement of the elements in the periodic table is such that similar elements are grouped together, and that the properties of all the elements can be predicted from their positions in the table. The arrangement of the periodic table is as follows: 1) Elements with similar physical and chemical properties are arranged in vertical columns called groups. 2) In general, the elements designated as "A" groups are classified in the US as main or representative groups, while those elements located in the "B" groups are known as the transition elements. 3) The horizontal rows of the periodic table are classified as periods. There are 2 elements in the first period, and 8, 8, 18, 18, and 32 elements in the 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th and 6 th periods respectively. At the latest count, the 7 th period also has about 32 elements. 4) The periodic table is divided into several regions according to the properties of the elements. c) Elements along the staircase line are the a) Elements to the left of the staircase line are the metals. Metals are solids at room temperature, can conduct heat and electricity, and are ductile and malleable, and can form alloys. b) Elements to the right of the staircase line are the nonmetals. Nonmetals are either solids, liquids, or gases. They are however, of heat and electricity. "staircase line" 5) Some of the groups in the periodic table are often designated by special names as follows: a) Elements of Group VIII A or Group 0, are colorless gases of low reactivity and are known as the noble gases. Because of their extremely low reactivity they are often referred to as the inert gases. b) Each element located in Group I A follows the noble gas element in the period before it. These highly reactive soft metals are known as the alkali metals. c) The elements of Group II A, which follow those of Group I A are also metallic by nature. These metals give alkaline solutions when reacted with water and therefore are known as the alkaline earth metals. d) The group of nonmetallic elements located in Group VII A that precede the noble gases in terms of their atomic numbers. These elements are very reactive and are collectively known as the halogens. e) There are two rows of 14 elements each that are placed at the bottom of the periodic table. These elements are collectively known as the inner transition elements. i) Elements with atomic numbers 58 to 71 that appear after Lanthanum (atomic number = 57) in the sixth period are known as the lanthanides. Khushroo P. Daruwala 1 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. ii) Elements with atomic numbers 90 to 103 that appear after Actinium (atomic number = 89) in the seventh period are known as the actinides. (It is important to note, that the location of these two rows at the bottom of the periodic table is because of convenience and a lack of space on a single sheet). Periodic Trends: 1) The arrangement of the elements in the periodic table has been such that the elements within a group have similar (and not identical) properties. The properties of the first member of each group often differ from those of the lower members of the same group. However, members of a given group show a tendency to form similar compounds with other elements. For example a) Sodium (Na) and potassium (K) from Group I A form NaCl and KCl respectively with chlorine (Cl). b) Chlorine (Cl) and bromine (Br) from Group VII A respectively form CaCl 2 and CaBr 2 with calcium, while these same elements react with carbon to respectively form CCl 4 and CBr 4 . 2) Each period with the exception of the first one, begins with a highly reactive metal, viz. the alkali metals. Going across the period from left to right, the properties change from element to element. The metallic properties gradually fade and are replaced by nonmetallic ones. With the exception of the first period (which has only two elements hydrogen (H) and helium (He), each period ends with a highly reactive nonmetal the halogen, followed by an unreactive noble gas. IONS AND THE FORMATION OF IONIC COMPOUNDS An ion is a particle that is made of an atom or a group of atoms and which bears an electrical charge. Ions can be classified as follows: IONS Cations Anions Positively charged ions, which have lost electrons. Negatively charged ions, which have gained electrons. Monoatomic Polyatomic Monoatomic Polyatomic Cations formed from a single atom. e.g. Cu 2+ , Al 3+ , Ni 2+ Cations that contain more than one atom. e.g. NH 4 + Anions formed from a single atom. e.g. Cl - , O 2- Anions that contain more than one atom. e.g. OH - , SO 4 2- Cations: Since metallic elements have a tendency to lose electrons, they will form positive ions. The magnitude of the charge on a monoatomic cation corresponds to the number of electrons lost by the metal. The loss of one electron results in an ion of a 1 + charge, while the loss of two electrons will yield a cation with 2 + charge. The following are examples of some monoatomic cations. Element Z Charge Symbol of Ion Potassium (K) 19 1 + K + Magnesium (Mg) 12 2 + Mg 2+ Gallium (Ga) 31 3 + Ga 3+ Khushroo P. Daruwala 12 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. Question: How can I determine whether a particular metal will lose one, two, or more electrons? The number of electrons that are lost by a metal depends upon the location of the metal in the periodic table. a) Metals of the main or representative groups (i.e. those located in Groups I A, II A, III A, IV A, and V A) lose electrons equal to the group number of the metal. The above three metals are located in Groups I A, II A, and III A respectively. Therefore, they will respectively lose 1, 2, and 3 electrons. The corresponding cations that result from such a loss will accordingly have charges of 1 +, 2 +, and 3 + respectively. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE: Complete the following table with the information requested: Element Group No. No. of e − lost Charge Symbol of Ion strontium (Sr) cesium (Cs) indium (In) b) For transition metals there is no predictable pattern for the metal to lose any set number of electrons and form a cation. The loss of electrons is at random and not according to group numbers. Element Group No. No. of e − lost Charge Symbol of Ion titanium (Ti) IV B chromium (Cr) VI B chromium (Cr) VI B copper (Cu) I B copper (Cu) I B As can be seen in the above, one particular element can form more than one cation depending upon the number of electrons it will tend to lose. A polyatomic cation is formed from several atoms. It is important to note that the net charge on the polyatomic cation is the net charge of the aggregate. For example, ammonium ion = mercurous ion = Khushroo P. Daruwala 13 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. Anions: Monoatomic anions are generally formed when atoms of nonmetals gain electrons. Just like in the case of cations, the gain of one electron by a nonmetal results in an ion of charge 1 −, while a gain of two electrons will yield an anion with a 2 − charge. Element Z Charge Symbol of Ion oxygen (O) 8 2 − O 2− fluorine (F) 9 1 − F − phosphorus (P) 15 3 − P 3− Question: How can I determine if a nonmetal will gain any particular number of electrons? Unlike the cations for the main group elements when the number of electrons lost corresponds to the group number of the metal, the number of electrons gained by a nonmetal is not according to the group in which the nonmetal is located. However, the following two formulas are important towards determining the number of electrons gained by a nonmetal and the charge it acquires. number of electrons gained by a nonmetal = charge acquired by a nonmetal = ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE: Complete the following table with the information requested: Element Group No. No. of e − gained Charge Symbol of Ion chlorine (Cl) VII A carbon (C) IV A selenium (Se) VI A nitrogen (N) V A Polyatomic anions are negatively charged particles that contain more than one atom. Once again, as in the case of polyatomic cations, the net charge on the polyatomic anions is the charge of the aggregate. Some examples are: nitrate ion = sulfite ion = phosphate ion = According to G. N. Lewis, the electrons of an atom are located or arranged in shells about the nucleus. The electrons that are located in the outermost shell (i.e. the one that is located the furthermost from the nucleus) are called the valence electrons. (The outermost shell of an atom is also known as the valence shell). The valence electrons are the ones that are involved in bond formation. The number of valence electrons for the main or representative group elements (only) will always equal the group number in which that element is located. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE: Give the number of valence electrons for each one of the following main or representative group elements. calcium (Ca) = ; arsenic (As) = ; krypton (Kr) = . Khushroo P. Daruwala 14 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. It is important to note that: a) The electrons lost by a metallic element to form a cation are its valence electrons. b) When a nonmetallic element gains electrons, the entering or newly acquired electrons will always be lodged in the valence or outermost shell. Rule for the number of electrons lost by the main or representative group metal or gained by the nonmetals. "The total number of electrons present in a cation formed from the loss of electrons by a main or representative group element and the number of electrons present in an anion formed from the gain of electrons by a nonmetal will always be equal to the number of electrons present in a noble gas." a) For cations: Atoms of the main or representative group metals will lose electrons to acquire the same number of electrons that are present in the nearest noble gas of lower atomic number. In other words, the resultant cation (of the main or representative elements) will be said to be isoelectronic to (i.e. have the same number of electrons as) the noble gas that is located in the period above it. Element Z No. of e − lost Symbol of Ion No. of e − in cation Nearest noble gas of lower Z No. of e − in the noble gas (i.e. its Z) potassium (K) 19 1 K + 18 argon (Ar) 18 magnesium (Mg) 12 2 Mg 2+ 10 neon (Ne) 10 aluminum (Al) 13 francium (Fr) 87 HOWEVER, from the fourth period onwards, for main or representative group elements located in groups to the right of the transition element groups (i.e in Groups III A to Group VIII A or 0), the number of electrons present in their cations will NOT be isoelectronic to the noble gas that is located in the period above it. Element Z No. of e − lost Symbol of Ion No. of e − in cation Nearest noble gas of lower Z No. of e − in the noble gas (i.e. its Z) gallium (Ga) 31 3 Ga 3+ 28 argon (Ar) 18 lead (Pb) 82 b) For anions: Atoms of nonmetals will gain sufficient electrons to achieve the same number of electrons that are present in the nearest noble gas of higher atomic number. In other words, the resultant anion will be isoelectronic to the noble gas that follows it in the same period. Element Z No. of e − gained Symbol of Ion No. of e − in anion Nearest noble gas of higher Z No. of e − in the noble gas (i.e. its Z) carbon (C) 6 4 C 4− 10 neon (Ne) 10 phosphorus (P) 15 selenium (Se) 34 2 Se 2− 36 krypton (Kr) 36 iodine (I) 53 Khushroo P. Daruwala 15 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. IONIC COMPOUNDS: Compounds that result from the electrostatic attraction of ions of opposite charge are called ionic compounds. An ionic bond is created when cations formed from the loss of electrons are attracted by anions formed by the gain of electrons. An ionic compound therefore consists of a fixed geometric arrangement of cations and anions so as to form a crystalline solid. The formula of an ionic compound thus indicates the simplest ratio of each type of ions required to produce a crystal. Since the crystal of an ionic compound is considered to be electrically neutral, the total charge of all its positive ions will be equal to the total charge on all its negative ions. The simplest combination of cations and anions showing electrical neutrality in an ionic compound is known as the formula unit. (It is important to note that the formula unit of an ionic compound is actually a hypothetical unit since no discrete formula unit exists within its crystal lattice). Naming Ionic Compounds: A) Binary Compounds (Type I: Ionic, where metals form only one type of cation). The steps for writing the formula and the name of the binary compounds of this type are as follows: a) When writing the formula of an ionic compound, the symbol of the cation is written before that of the anion. b) There are always two words in the name of a simple ionic compound. The name of the cation is always written before that of the anion. A suffix "ide" is attached to the anion. Cation Anion Formula of the binary ionic compound Name of the binary ionic compound K + Br − KBr potassium bromide Ca 2+ Cl − CaCl 2 calcium chloride Al 3+ F − Na + S 2− Ba 2+ Se 2− Al 3+ O 2− Li + N 3− Mg 2+ N 3− Al 3+ P 3− B) Binary Compounds (Type II: Ionic, where metals form more than one type of a cation). The steps for writing the formula and the name of the binary compounds of this type are the same as shown above. However, a Roman numeral is included in parenthesis right after the name of the metal cation to indicate its charge in the compound. As in the category A) above, there are two words to the name and the ending or suffix for the anion is still "ide". The transition metals and those metals of Groups III A, IV A and V A fall in this category. If old Latin names are employed for naming the metal cation, then the suffix for the metal cation with the lower charge is "ous", while the suffix or ending for the metal cation with the higher charge is "ic". Khushroo P. Daruwala 16 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. Cation Anion Formula of the binary ionic compound Name of the binary ionic compound Cu + Br − CuBr copper (I) bromide (or cuprous bromide) Cu 2+ I − CuI 2 copper (II) iodide (or cupric iodide) Cr 2+ Cl − Cr 3+ O 2− Fe 2+ S 2− Fe 3+ O 2− Sn 2+ Cl − SnCl 2 tin (II) chloride (or stannous chloride) Sn 4+ O 2− Hg 2 2+ Br − C) Ionic Compounds with polyatomic ions: Some important points to make note of are i) Ionic compounds with polyatomic ions are not considered to be binary compounds. ii) Most of the polyatomic anions are "oxyanions" since they contain an atom of a given element (either a metal or a nonmetal) and different numbers of oxygen atoms. iii) The suffix for the oxyanions with a fewer number of oxygen atoms is "ite", while those that have a greater number of oxygen atoms is "ate". iv) For oxyanions that contain a halogen atom, four possible polyatomic ions are possible. They are hypobromite = BrO − bromite = BrO 2 − bromate = BrO 3 − perbromate = BrO 4 − Cation Anion Formula of the binary ionic compound Name of the binary ionic compound K + NO 2 − KNO 2 potassium nitrite Sr 2+ NO 3 − Sr(NO 3 ) 2 strontium nitrate Fe 2+ SO 3 2− FeSO 3 iron (II) sulphite (or ferrous sulphite) Cr 3+ SO 4 2− Cs + PO 3 2− Ba 2+ PO 4 3− Cu 2+ ClO − NH 4 + SO 4 2− NH 4 + PO 4 3− Khushroo P. Daruwala 17 All rights reserved (08/2007). Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. D) Binary Compounds (Type III: Covalent). For these compounds no distinct ions are present in them since they are essentially made of nonmetallic elements. The two nonmetals in these compounds are bonded together by means of covalent bonds where a sharing of electrons between them is involved. Thus, these compounds are also called binary molecular compounds. The rules for the naming of these compounds is as follows: i) The element that is written first in the given formula is named first. ii) If the number of the first element is more than one, then prefixes are used to indicate its number. However, if only one atom of the first element is present in the given formula no prefix is used. In other words, the prefix "mono" is not used. iii) The second element in the given formula of a binary covalent compound is named as anion with the ending or suffix as "ide". iv) Prefixes are used to indicate the number of the second element irrespective if it is one or more than one. Formula Compound Name Formula Compound Name CO carbon monoxide CO 2 carbon dioxide N 2 O NO 2 nitrogen dioxide IF 5 IBr PCl 3 S 2 Cl 2 N 2 O 4 P 2 O 5 E) Acids: Acids are compounds that contain one or more H + ions. In acids, the H + ion will be bonded to an anion of a nonmetal or an oxyanion. 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'Mind the Gap' Doco Wins Gold at New York Festivals
Bryan Bruce's documentary Mind the Gap has won a Gold Medal at this year's New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, announced in Las Vegas a few hours ago.
"It's a great honour," says Bruce. "This is a very tough competition where you're up against the world's best from over 50 countries. At the same time there's more than a touch of irony in winning Gold on the international stage with a topic about which New Zealanders should feel deeply ashamed."
MediaWorks TV Head of Commissioning, Sue Woodfield congratulated Bruce on his well-deserved win. "Bryan's documentaries address important questions, challenging us to do what we can as individuals and a community to make life better for all. They are must-see television."
Mind the Gap is produced by Red Sky Film & Television for TV3, with support from NZ On Air. It investigates the growing gap between rich and poor in New Zealand, revealing why inequality is bad (even for the rich) and what we can do about it. It is the second in a series by the award-winning documentary maker for TV3. The first, Inside Child Poverty, triggered a nationwide debate on the plight of our poorest children when it was broadcast on TV3 in 2011.
"The New Zealand I grew up in celebrated fairness and equal opportunity," says Bruce. "It was a society in which a boy from a state house could grow up to be the Prime Minister. Now 10% of New Zealanders own 52% of the wealth in our country, while at the other end of the socio-economic scale mums and dads are working all week and can't make ends meet. That's not fair. It's not what I believe we stand for as a people and a nation."
"Getting a Gold Medal is wonderful, but if Mind the Gap has played a part in focusing our attention on inequality and child poverty in an election year, that's the prize I, and the great team of film makers that helped me make our award-winning programme, will treasure most."
Mind the Gap is available to watch on the 3NOW App, and at TV3.co.nz/3NOW.
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One-stop solution to boost the charging power of cell phones
Tired of charging your phone battery? Here is the solution to all your problems. Now you can charge your mobile phones with a pair of shorts. You must be thinking that we are cracking a joke. But let's us tell you that recent reports claimed, the invention of this new technology might bring a havoc in the world of gadgets and accessories. Scientists have developed a unique pair of shorts that would allow the users to charge their mobile batteries while wearing these high-end shorts.
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These shorts are capable to power up your phone's battery for about four hours. For that, it uses the human energy, the energy which is generated by an average person while walking or moving. This is not it; the group of scientists also invented a sleeping bag that can charge your phone's battery while sleeping. It stores up sufficient energy that will provide a power boost up to the smartphone users.
The Power booster denim shorts are prepared by using a fabric material which converts walking into electrical energy. This converted energy then transfers the power supply to the shorts that can charge your phone. According the leading International daily, the Gaps in clothes are compressed together during regular movement and the energy produced is then changed into fluid for your mobile phones.
People usually suffer from battery backup issues
Many people suffer from the problem of battery backup as their cell phone battery dies after a regular interval. In order to solve these problem scientists worked on the project of making a pair of shorts that will allow users to charge their smart phones by using human power.
An executive and spokesperson for the phone company remarked that these shorts could benefit and aid people in renovating the patterns of mobile charging.
UK people are among some of the first to benefit from the development. Scientists teamed up with Vodafone Company to put forth this highly advanced technology. Their combined efforts made it possible for people to charge their phone while walking.
Also see, Android apps to charge battery of smartphones.
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According to the Director of Communications at Vodafone Christian Cull, "Our desire was to produce a practical but exhilarating solution to the charging related concerns experienced by many people at outdoor events. We hope that people connect the power in their pockets to keep them chatting and texting during their entire festival season".
The Recharge Bag also functions in a similar manner to the shorts where it turns the body heat into power to restore the life of your phone's battery. It takes approximately eight hours to give enough charge to your phone for the entire long tiring day.
The technology could shortly be moved out more commonly to facilitate the worried users, said Professor Stephen Beeby from the University of Southampton who is in-charge of this on-going research.
Let's see how useful it will be to the smartphone users.