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Botox a Fraud That Increases the Need for a Facelift?
He is quoted as saying "In the case of frequent use, the damage to the muscles may force a patient to undergo a face-lift at an early age. This scam allows for doctors and dermatologists to set themselves up for a steady income from their patients."
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Botox is not a fraud
Dr. Vijay Sharma's statements sound more like sensationalism for himself and have no scientific merit. In fact, it seems to me that Botox has actually lowered the number of facial cosmetic procedures performed - although this is just my observation.
It certainly has lowered the amount of forehead surgery such as brow lifts. Additionally, in general, Botox is used in the periorbital region and above (forehead, glabella).
Facelifts address the lower face, an area where Botox is not typically used. Botox or not, people continue to age. So, if there is any correlation between Botox and facelifts, it would be that Botox patients already are familiar with plastic surgeons and, when it comes time for them to have a facelift, they have one.
Learn more: http://www.RealPlasticSurgery.com
Doesn't make sense
Botox is mainly used for the upper 1/3 of the face. So if the doctor's rational was correct he would imply browlifting. However, in a relatively young patient in their 30's, 40's and sometimes 50's, Botox can help improve the wrinkles associated with muscle overactivity. Yes, down the road a browlift may be better, but most of these people do not need a full browlift until may years later.
Botox and facelifts
Wrinkles and an aged appearance result from repetetive use of facial muscles --smiling produces laugh lines and crow's feet. Frowning creates frown lines. Botox prevents those muscle actions from occurring excessively.
We can learn from an experiment of nature - facial paralysis from a stroke. In those patients, the paralyzed side literally is wrinkle free.
Of course in the paralyzed face, the tissues droop as well, so maybe Dr. Sharma does have a point!
Most doctors believe that after 3 months the effects of Botox go away and the muscle activity returns to its previous state. There is some (weak in my opinion) evidence in twins that repeated use of Botox over the years results in fewer permanent wrinkles.
If a patient gets Botox over a ten year period, say from age 35 to 45, they will cross a threshhold where they will probably benefit from a facelift. But that is not the fault of Botox, but rather of 10 years' passing.
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False sensationalism.
Dear Tom,
1) Botox has an excellent safety profile.
2) Botox is extremely effective at temporary facial improvement ( lifting the eyebrows, lifting the corners of the mouth, relaxing neck bands, erasing wrinkles in the forehead and around the eyes, etc. ).
3) There is absolutely no evidence that using Botox will cause patients to need earlier facelifts. In fact, the opposite is true.
Perhaps "Dr. Sharma" should stick to his own "profession"
The use of Botox to improve the appearance of rhytids of the periocular, glabellar and forehead regions has been proven safe and effective. Moreover, the use of Botox in the perioral region could in no way lead to atrophied muscles and the need for a face lift. Dr. Sharma clearly doesn't understand the anatomy of the aging face. More then likely I suspect he is trying to sell his own "snake oil."
Oh Come on Now Dr. Sharma .....Get Real!
As you can see by the multitude of responses this assertion is silly. The plastic surgery community as well as dermatologists, etc... have been injecting Botox for years. The statistics indicate millions of treatments. dont you think that an untoward effect potentiating the aging process would have been well documented by now??? Those of us who are legitimate plastic surgeons base our recommendations on peer reviewed scientific observation and not conjecture
Use of Botox does not lead to earlier facelifts
Since Botox is used mostly in the glabella, crow's feet and forehead area, I find the comments to make no rational sense. Facelifts are mainly sought for issues of the lower face (jowls, neck) while Botox treats the upper face. Whatever a patient has done to the upper face will not affect the aging of the jowls and lower face.
I have been using Botox in my practice since 1998, and I find no correlation between the use of Botox and the need for a facelift sooner. In addition, many of our facelift patients benefit from Botox after they have had their facelift since they look great in the lower face but still have issues around the glabella and crow's feet.
I find Botox and facelifts to be complementary treatments and not adversarial treatments and I will continue to advise younger patients to use Botox without fearing that the use will lead to premature lower face aging.
Learn more: http://www.enhanceyourimage.com/medical-spa/botox.cfm
There is no good reason to believe this
The dominant use of Botox is to block the frown lines between the eyes. Other areas are of course treated but most are in the upper face. Relaxation of these muscles should not have anything to do with early aging leading to premature facelift surgery. If anything, I would expect the exact opposite to be true, namely that early prophylactic use of Botox and medical grade skin care and sun protection may prevent many people from ever needing a facelift.
Evidence based medicine and Botox
Modern practitioners of every discipline today generally adhere to evidence-based medicine. This means that medicine is practiced based upon the evidence supplied by randomized placebo-controlled clinical studies. To the best of a physician's ability, treatment is based upon fact. Botox studies are numerous and convincing. Hundreds of trials exist thoughout the world confirming its safety and efficacy. The collective advocacy of millions of practitioners versus one naysayer should speak for itself.
Botox and facelifts
Botox is a very effective in power for medication that is absorbed by muscles and helps them relax. It's method of action is very different from the concepts we use when we perform a facelift. In a facelift, we generally re-organize the deeper structures of the face to create a more youthful appearance. We then gently excise skin to create a smoother appearance over this rejuvenated framework. Some areas of the face are best treated with Botox, such as the crows feet and portions of the brow. Botox will not increase the like possibility that you will need a facelift. Botox can complement the good results from a facelift.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Things I can and can't do in one hour
Can you say goodbye forever in 60 minutes?
I can wash a car, mow the lawn, wash the house windows, change the sheets on every bed in the house, make a meal, give a lecture, write a letter, visit a shut-in, read an entire magazine and take a nap. I think and plan ahead to maximize my efforts.
These are tasks I know I can do in one hour.
There are also things I know I can't do in one hour: paint the house, drive 400 miles, read "War and Peace," understand my computer and solve the Middle East crisis.
And, I know I can't accept condolences from 100 or more people prior to the funeral service for my loved one.
Saying goodbye shouldn't be rushed
I may be able to receive support, tell how my loved one died, hold another human being, reminisce and share my grief with perhaps a maximum of 10 individuals. The rest will have to stay lined up in the center aisle of the church, synagogue or funeral home.
They will not get to see the deceased, to whom they have come to bid their farewell or pray for. And they will not get to fully accept the reality of their friend's or co-worker's death.
They, and I, will be forever void of the meaningful interchange when people stand at the casket and share their stories, memories and grief. They will be without the opportunity to touch, kiss or pray near the body of a person they knew and loved.
The stories will be lost forever. The pain will be kept forever. The support will be missing forever.
A life is remembered by poignant moments, forever.
Visitations matter
The visitation is a major aspect of the funeral process. It brings humans together to fulfill human needs. These basic human needs cannot be met when the obituary reads, "Visitation one hour prior to the service."
Picture memory boards are helpful at a visitation. Video collages are helpful at a visitation. Prayer services are helpful at a visitation. A well prepared body is helpful at a visitation.
But most of all, time is the greatest asset at a visitation. Without time, all of the other important functions can't happen.
One hour holds a mere 60 sweeps of the clock. How insignificant when compared to a lifetime of 85 years, or 44,676,000 sweeps of the minute hand.
Those in funeral service before us remember visitations that lasted two days and nights. They remember that at the end of those visitations the family was much more ready to give up their loved one.
By making things "easier" for mourners and funeral directors, we have made it harder to obtain the value of the leave-taking process.
In this era of options, which funeral service proclaims as the new wave, let us offer the option
of more hours of visitation/viewing and explain the value of the visitation in the funeral process. Counsel those you serve on the value of time and keep meeting those basic needs in your funeral home.
It all started with these words
If you're seeing numerous people lined up in the aisle prior to the start of the service and are wondering what to do, remember, it all started with the words, "Visitation one hour prior to the service."
When a large number of family comforters will not leave the cemetery and continue to stand near the closed casket, and you can't get the immediate family members back to their cars, remember the words, "Visitation one hour prior to the service."
When family members come to pick up more thank-you cards and say, "Everything seemed to happen so quickly and we never got to talk to everyone who came," remember the words, "Visitation one hour prior to the service."
One of our major roles is helping families see the pros and cons of their decisions. When you counsel families, please remember what can and can't be done in one hour.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities lifted an evacuation order yesterday as firefighters cleared vegetation around homes in Shasta County that had been threatened when weekend lightning strikes ignited more than 40 blazes.
The mandatory evacuation went into effect Sunday for Big Eddy Estates and Sam Wolfin Springs in the county 160 miles north of Sacramento.
Fire officials said the blazes in the area had burned about 1,500 acres and were 10 percent contained. Twelve fires have been fully contained.
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Giant garter snake population found
STOCKTON – Biologists are rejoicing after the recent discovery of a population of giant garter snakes, a federally threatened species many thought had vanished.
Biologist Eric Hansen discovered the snakes, which can grow up to 5 feet long and emit a fishy odor, in a wetland north of Stockton. The snake has lost about 90 percent of its habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Hansen received a federal grant to find out how many of 13 subpopulations of giant garter snakes are still around.
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Diver dies after surfacing suddenly
MONTEREY – A 49-year-old man died after suddenly popping up in the water during a scuba dive off California's Central Coast and asking for help.
Authorities say Alec Piplani of San Jose died Sunday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
Monterey County coroner's Sgt. Matt Luther said Piplani stopped breathing after he came up to the water's surface calling for help.
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|Sport, 65'
|YDS: 5.12a French: 7a+ Ewbanks: 25 UIAA: VIII+ ZA: 25 British: E5 6a [details]
|Jeremy Schlick and Seth Dyer
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By JJ Schlick
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Jun 22, 2007
|FA Dyer/Schlick Named after a jazz club in Chi town, and, of course, its somewhat reachy moves...
By Corey Morris
From: Fort Sam Houston, TX
Apr 9, 2009
|Great route.
By Tradiban
Jun 26, 2009
rating: 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|I recall hanging all over this thing, me thinks 5.12a. Huston mentioned some sort of "secret hold" at the top once, maybe that makes it 5.11c?
By Mr. Mix
From: Sauk City, WI
Jun 30, 2009
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
|A secret hold at the top? How does that help with the crux in the middle?
By Tradiban
Jun 30, 2009
rating: 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|Both these slab lines end together, I might have been to far left, but I remember the top being un-doable at the time for me.
By Burt Lindquist
From: Madison, WI
Nov 23, 2009
|This is my favorite line at Qual Wall. The moves down low are so unique and fun. The moves at 1/2 way are very hard to read and tough to on sight and the moves at the top, although easier, sure feel hard because of the pump from everything below. Stellar!
By Remo
From: Madison, WI
Aug 23, 2010
rating: 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
|Fun route!
By ChrisFrayer
From: Platteville, Wi
Oct 10, 2010
rating: 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
|Fun technical climbing, great edges most of the way up. Talking your partner into hanging draws and chalking holds makes for an easy flash.
By randy baum
From: Minneapolis, MN
Nov 5, 2011
|12a? i thought huston's/knower's guide calls this 11c. either way, super fun and exciting!
By Tradiban
Nov 6, 2011
rating: 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|Yea, it's 11c, I hadn't changed my opinion on MP since I found the "secret" hold on top.
By Chris treggE
From: Madison, WI
Nov 6, 2011
|I only was on this twice, my onsight attempt and subsequent redpoint, but it sure felt 12a to me. I sure didn't find any secret hold or sequence that made it feel 11c. I've been known to make things harder than they need to be though.


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Market Wrap for Friday, May 17: Stocks Gain on Late Day Rally
Markets surged Friday afternoon, bringing the Dow near a record high at 15,354.40.
The S&P 500 closed up almost one percent, with the Nasdaq up slightly more than that.
The rise in stock prices this week can be largely attributed to the end of earnings season, job numbers, and positive information from Japan.
Crude Oil traded up slightly today to $95.19, while gold declined $24.80 to $1359.30.
The iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bond ETF (NYSE: TLT) droped over one percent today to 117.07 near the close.
This pushed the 5, 10 and 30 year bond yields up 0.06, 0.08, and 0.08 percent, respectivly. This change brings the 30 year yield to 3.16%.
The US Dollar rose today against all major currencies. The dollar picked up 0.9 percent on the Pound, and 1.1 percent on the Japanese Yen.
Equity Movers
National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) rose 19.5 percent today to $2.39 on news Fitch Ratings upgrading its ADR and a sovereign credit increase.
Shares of Marketo, Inc (NASDAQ: MKTO) climbed 77.69% today to $23.10. This rise comes after their IPO on Firday at $20.00.
Shares of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) increased by 26.09% today to $45.00. This can be credited to a $500 million dollar financing deal with GOldman Sachs.
Aruba Newtworks (NASDAQ: ARUN) fell sharply today by 25.61 percent to $13.10 after a poor earnings report and downgrades by several analysts.
Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) declined by 6.71 percent to $37.11 after missing earnings estimates.
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Plainfield (Ill.) North senior defensive tackle recruit Jack Kramer (6-foot-4, 280 pounds) recently committed to Bowling Green. Kramer talks about his decision here.
"I took a few days after BGSU offered me," Kramer said. "I gave it some serious thought, talked it over with my family then called up the coaches at Bowling Green and gave them my verbal commitment."
Kramer talked about why he decided to pledge to the Falcons.
"It really came down to the fact that I didn't want to miss out on a great opportunity at BGSU. They had just one open spot on the defensive line left and I just felt I was ready to decide. The more I thought about BGSU the more I felt I belonged there. They offer a great education, a program that is ready to become a major player and it's just a great fit for me."
Kramer gave a handful of other schools some thought before pledging to the Falcons.
"I looked hard at Miami (Ohio), Western Michigan and Illinois. Those seemed to be the main school who were interested in me. In the end I just felt that the best fit was at BGSU. I'm really happy about my decision and so is my family."
Jake Kramer is verbally committed to Bowling Green.


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Alastair Seeley says it would be 'great honour' to win the new Robert Dunlop trophy on Saturday at the Vauxhall International North West 200.
The accolade will be presented to the overall Man of the Meeting this year following the conclusion of the day's racing and Seeley is among the fancied frontrunners to lift the honour.
Dunlop, sadly killed at the North West in 2008, still holds the all-time record of 15 victories around the north coast circuit, but Carrick man Seeley has been edging closer to the Ulster road racing legend's benchmark, winning ten times since his first success in the Superstock class six years ago.
"Robert was a legend, he was Mr North West," Seeley said. "It would be a great honour to win the new Robert Dunlop trophy as the Man of the Meeting at this year's North West.
"I remember sitting on the hedge waving my programme as Robert raced the JPS Norton around here with the flames spitting out of the exhaust.
"He used to say that as long as he could get it stood up and fired out of the corners he could win. I always liked that. But 10 is still a long way away from 15 and I've had a few good battles with other Dunlops at the North West as last couple of years!" Seeley added.
"At the end of the day it is all about getting into the right place at the right time on that last lap. You can think that it is all going great at Metropole, that you are in a good place to win, and then you lose it all on the run from Black Hill to Juniper. We'll just have to wait and see what happens."
Seeley will ride his British Supersport Mar-Train Yamaha R6 plus Kawasaki ZX-10R machinery in the Superstock and Superbike classes this week and is determined to maintain his record of winning at least once at the famous event every year since 2008.
"I would like to keep that going," said the 34-year-old. "I'm not riding a Supertwin so I will only have four races on the Saturday. The whole five-in-a-day thing just added pressure before.
"The field is very, very strong this year and I think those clean sweeps like Phillip's [McCallen] at the North West in 1992 and Hutchy's [Ian Hutchinson] at the TT in 2010 don't happen every day. They are freakish really."
Opening practice gets under way on Tuesday, May 13, with roads closed from 9.15am-2.45pm.


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Dr. George O. Wood was elected chief executive officer of The General Council of the Assemblies of God at the 52nd General Council in August, 2007. As general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, USA, part of the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, he is a member of the denomination's Executive Leadership Team and Executive Presbytery. The church has over 12,900 congregations in the United States with over three million members and adherents.
The U.S. Assemblies of God is part of a larger World Assemblies of God Fellowship with a membership of over 67 million. Dr. Wood also serves as chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship as well as the global co-chair for Empowered21.
Prior to his present position, Wood served the church as its general secretary for 14 years. He was assistant superintendent of the Southern California District Council from 1988-93. Wood pastored Newport-Mesa Christian Center in Costa Mesa, California, for 17 years.
The son of missionary parents to China and Tibet, Wood holds a doctoral degree in pastoral theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a juris doctorate from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California; and is a member of the California Bar and admitted and qualified as attorney and counsellor of the United States Supreme Court. He did his undergraduate work at Evangel University (College) in Springfield, Missouri, and served the college in several capacities, including being director of spiritual life and student life from 1965-71. He was ordained by the Southern Missouri District in 1967.
Dr. Wood is author of a number of books including Fearless, Road Trip Leadership, Core Values, Living in the Spirit, A Psalm in Your Heart, Living Fully, The Successful Life, and a college text on the Book of Acts. Sermons and articles by Dr. Wood may be accessed at www.georgeowood.com.
Wood and his wife, Jewel, have a daughter and son.
Dr. Wood and the AG Executive Leadership Team are committed to the following core values.
- Passionately proclaim, at home and abroad, by word and deed Jesus as Savior, Baptizer in the Holy Spirit, Healer, and Soon Coming King.
- Strategically invest in the next generation
- Vigorously plant new churches
- Skillfully resource our Fellowship
- Fervently pray for God's favor and help as we serve Him with pure hearts and noble purpose


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Where Home Really Is
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Chapter 33 (v.1)
Chapter Thirty-Three
Friday, October 5, 2012
Two weeks had passed since the day Jordyn and Cole had become official. After the night at Lookout Point, the actual 'official' didn't have to be questioned anymore. Jordyn was relieved, because she knew where they stood. And of course, she liked it.
According to Natalie, Jordyn had also done something no other girl in school had been able to do the entire four years she'd been at Cedarwood High.
"He calls you his girl," Natalie had told her with a smile one day. "And he gave you his jacket. Never happened before."
Jordyn hadn't responded. She didn't know what she'd done to make Cole do things for her he'd never done before, but she didn't mind. She didn't know him as a player, she knew him as Cole. Her boyfriend.
He'd been her boyfriend, officially for two weeks, now, and everyone in school knew that Jordyn was wearing Cole Anderson's letterman jacket, and since the weather was cooling down more and more every day, Jordyn had taken to wearing it more and more often. She didn't do it to boast, but she wore it enough to remind herself that she was Cole's girl.
Of course, things weren't all happy on the Cedarwood front.
Ashley had been working pretty hard to get her silly rumor mill started and it was going around. Jordyn wasn't sure how much of it was believed, but as long as Cole and her friends knew none of it was true, she didn't bother herself so much with it. She and Alice had, however, picked their very favorites.
One was that Jordyn had had a boob job. Alice had attributed that one to A-cup Ashley being jealous of Jordyn's abundance up top. Another one was that she took steroids—what the hell? And of course, Jordyn's personal favorite, she really came to Cedarwood to live with her Aunt and uncle—Zara and Jack weren't her real parents—because she'd had a baby at fifteen, got hooked on drugs, and lost custody to her real parents.
"You can stop being so protective over me, now," Jordyn had teased Ty after they'd heard it. "You're not even my brother, and cousins don't act like that."
Ty hadn't been so amused. In fact, he and Natalie were pretty pissed off about the whole thing until Jordyn convinced them that it was no big deal. No one was even listening to those ridiculous stories anyway.
Friday morning, one week into October, was chilly in Cedarwood, so Jordyn had pulled on Cole's jacket, happy for yet another excuse to wear it, and headed downstairs, finding her father pouring a cup of coffee, still in his police uniform after pulling third shift last night."
"Morning, sweetie," he said with a smile when he saw his daughter. He kissed her forehead.
"Morning, daddy," Jordyn replied. Soon they were joined by Zara, Ty, and Logan. Ty and Cole had an away game that night, and Zara was busy insisting that she and Jack wouldn't mind making that drive to Berrywood to see the Cougars take on the Bears.
Yes, the Berrywood Bears. No lie, that was the team they were playing.
"Mom, it's almost a two-hour drive to Berrywood from here," Ty was saying. "You guys make all my home games. You don't have to go to the away ones. At least not that far away."
Logan stepped up beside his sister, grabbing the carton of orange juice. "Why does Jordyn have a football letterman jacket but Ty doesn't?" he asked casually.
Jack and Zara laughed.
"It's a wonderful thing, Logan," Zara said. "They both have good girl and boyfriends. Good enough to exchange jackets."
Zara hadn't understood why her son had given Natalie his letterman jacket when he did. Considering she was Swedish, she was pretty good about keeping up with her American teenagers' rituals. The San Diego ones, anyway. Jack was filling in the blanks with the small town rituals and how they differed. Jordyn didn't know the big deal about the Letterman jackets herself, besides what she'd seen in movies. But she knew the night Cole gave her his it meant a lot.
"So," Jordyn said, casually. "I'm going bowling with Alice and the girls tonight in Woodbury. It'll be kind of late when we get back so is it OK if I sleep over at her house?"
She hoped she'd been believable. She was lying about staying at Alice's, and lying to her parents not only made her uncomfortable, it wasn't something she did too often. But she was going over to Cole's tonight after he got back from his game and that would be late enough. He was sticking to his no pressure promise, but Jordyn planned on sleeping over there tonight. Cole didn't know that, yet, though.
"Perfectly fine with me, Jordyn," Zara said. "What time are you leaving?"
"We're leaving straight after school," Jordyn said, motioning toward her duffel bag full of overnight clothes. "Gonna go to the mall or something I think."
"Well, make sure you don't stay up all night," said Zara told her. "Remember you have dance tomorrow."
Actually, Jordyn had completely forgotten she had dance tomorrow. The Harvest Festival was Monday night, and since Miss Maggie had a full show prepared for them, she'd requested a four hour long rehearsal tomorrow to run through everything until it was just right.
"I won't," Jordyn said. "I'll just come back early in the morning and get changed for rehearsal."
So Jordyn had lied to her parents for the very first time in her life. For what? So she could sleep over at her boyfriend's house.
After homeroom, Jordyn met Cole, and he walked her to first period.
"So I'll be at Alice's tonight," she told him as they walked through the crowded hallway. "We're all going to Woodbury to hang out. I guess I'll come over after the game?"
"Yeah," he said. "What time do you need to be home?"
"Uhm, tomorrow morning."
Jordyn still hadn't told Cole she was planning on sleeping over at his house. She knew his parents were going to visit his sister in Philadelphia this weekend, though, and she'd made the decision herself to stay at his house.
"So, you're sleeping at Alice's?"
"That's where my parents think I'm sleeping," she said. "You haven't shown me your house, yet."
He smiled. "So, you lied?"
She laughed. "I feel kind of bad so shut up."
"You want to sleep over at my place?"
She nodded. "If that's alright with you."
"Do I look like I'd complain?"
She laughed. "Perfect. Call me when you're on the way home from the game?"
"Yes, ma'am."
She smiled. "Great."
She didn't know if anything would happen tonight. Anything more than what already had, which had limited itself to heavy making out and a little touching, but she was open to the idea that it would. She didn't think she was ready to go all the way with Cole tonight, but she knew he was probably the one she'd want to go all the way with, when the time came.
She confessed this to the girls that night while they were eating pizza at Mickey's after bowling. Of course, Alice was the one who'd started the conversation. Jordyn had mentioned that she was staying over at Cole's and was sorry to use Alice as an alibi.
"They won't call," Jordyn said, knowing Alice was worried about what she would tell Jordyn's parents. "My parents. I told them I'm sleeping at your house. They'll take that and won't call. They might call my cell if they need me, but that's about it."
That's when Alice lightened up, smiling. "Is this the night?"
"What do you mean?" Jordyn asked, taking a sip from her Diet Coke.
"Are you sleeping with him?"
Jordyn shook her head. "No, I don't think so." She looked around to make sure no one in close range was listening. "We've only made out. Nothing further."
"Wow, he loves you then," Bethany said.
"Yes," Erin said. "That's really uncommon for guys like him. I mean, jocks. Popular experienced guys."
Alice smiled. "If you two have been together like, two weeks, already and you've done nothing but kiss, you got that guy whipped."
Jordyn had to laugh. She doubted if that was the case. But she had to wonder. If Cole really was the playboy everyone said he was before he started seeing her, did that mean she had something to do with his changes?
She didn't reply. She just drank from her soda, and hoped that she was part of it.
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No wonder that the first date is the most important one for each couple, but as a girl you are concerned about many things and this hairstyle game will let you remove some of them for a nice girl who needs your help. Braided hair is actually the theme of this game and as a hairdresser you will try to recreate some interesting braided haircuts in order to prepare this girl right.
Diva Wedding Dress Up Games
These divas are getting married and they decided to visit the bridal salon. Join the girls in one of the cutest wedding games and make them look amazing! They know exactly how they are going to dress for this special event, so you should pick the clothes and accessories they want. Still, that will n
Princess Wedding: Classic or Unusual?
Disney princess Cinderella is always one step ahead of the fashion trends. Last time she was invited to princess Elsa's wedding, she instantly fell in love with her unusual bride look. That's why Cinderella decided to make her wedding the most unusual way… or not? She still can't decide whic
Princess Coachella Inspired Wedding
Tomorrow Ariel and Eric are getting married! Princess Ariel is very much fond of festival fashion, so when it came to choosing a wedding theme, there was no other option but Coachella! Help Ariel and her pretty bridesmaids, Anna and Moana, put together the most beautiful Coachella-inspired wedding l
BFFs Wedding Guests
The princesses are so excited to attend at this wedding. It will surely be interesting as it is going to be held on the beach. The princesses will have to plan their wedding look and you must help them. Start by choosing a nice hairstyle and then find the perfect dress for Anna and Rapunzel. Choose
White Kittens Bride Contest
Talking Angela and Sheriff Callie have the wedding the same day, and each kitten wishes her perfect wedding. Help your favorite and advice her for the most beautiful wedding dress and the most suitable accessories. Have fun in this contest!
Princess Summer Wedding Cake
Your best friend is getting married. Embellish the wedding cake attractively. Before the ceremony commences complete the task given to you. The bride and bridegroom would be very much grateful to you. You would have many princess for the wedding party. This is summer season. So, decorate the cake th
Bride Wedding Dresses
Help a beautiful bride to make her dream come true because of you. In this wedding game, you are her guidance and you have to handle the spa thing and all the details about the look. Make sure you add nice accessories once you have arranged her hair and do not forget to put on the things that will m
Super Barbie Bride
Play this lovely wedding game called Super Barbie Bride to become Barbie's wedding planner and turn her into the most beautiful bride! Your favorite super girl is getting married to the love of her life. Her venue is ready, she picked the flowers and cake, and all she needs to do now is to choose a
Mermaid Wedding Makeover
Our gorgeous mermaid is getting ready to get married. She needs your help to look stunning for this special event. Start with a makeover and continue with a beautiful makeup. Next take care of her hair and her bridal outfit. Finally complete the wedding picture with a magical and festive decor. Enjo
Spring Wedding
Christine is in a terrible rush and as soon as you play this wedding game you will understand how useful you can be if you just help her with the entire bride aspect. Imagine that you are her personal fashion assistant and try to combine her makeup and look with the bridal spring theme. Once you are


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Florida education news: interim superintendent philosophy, spanking teacher, FAMU haze update, and more
PENNY PINCHER: Interim Pinellas superintendent John Stewart is a self-admitted budget bulldog.
BOARD LEADER: Pinellas County School Board members unanimously elect Robin Wikle to be their new chairperson.
SWATTING TEACHER: A Hernando teacher who swatted the bottoms of two students will get another chance but is leaving exceptional education.
TECH SAVVY: The robotics team at Tampa's MiddletonHigh School is raising its profile on campus.
HAZE LITIGATION: The family of a Florida A&M University drum major who died in what authorities suspect was a hazing incident will sue the school, according to an attorney, the Associated Press reports. The band director fired after the student's death wants his job back, the Florida Times-Union reports.
ED COMMISSIONER AS POLITICIAN?: Two legislators have filed a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that would return the appointed post of commissioner of education to an elected one, the Lakeland Ledger reports.


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Japanese Pepsi Could Actually Make You Skinnier
First there was soda, carbonated sugar water that was sure to expand your waistline. Then there was "diet" soda, which didn't add any calories to the equation but was sweetened with chemicals that may not be so great for you.
Now, in Japan, there is something called Pepsi Special. This drink is so chock-full of chemicals -- mainly indigestible dextrin -- that there are claims it can actually make you skinnier.
Indianapolis Colts Shave Heads to Honor Cancer Stricken Coach
It's been quite a season for the Indianapolis Colts. Led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, they find themselves 5 and 3, a surprising improvement from last year when they were among the league's worst teams.
The Colts have been quick to credit their first year head coach Chuck Pagano for setting the tone for their turnaround. But Pagano has actually been absent from the team since September, when he was diagnosed with leukemia.
Planning to Tweet or Instagram Your Ballot? You May Be Committing a Felony
Voting in a presidential election is pretty exciting. And, these days, when we do something exciting we want to tell the world about it through social network sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
But while there may be a temptation to take a photo of your completed ballot and post it on the internet with pride, it's not a very good idea. In fact in states like Wisconsin it's a felony to let anybody else see your ballot or a photo of your ballot.
'A Christmas Story' Inspires Awesome One-Legged Halloween Costume
Josh Sundquist wears a lot of hats. He's a motivational speaker, a best-selling author, a vlogger, former member of the paralympic ski team and US amputee soccer team and the founder of a social networking website for persons with amputations.
He's also a cancer survivor, and it was that disease which took his leg at age 10.
'Star Wars Episode 7′ Is Coming – Who Should Be Cast?
As you have surely heard, Disney bought Lucasfilm yesterday and promptly announced there would be three more Star Wars movies, with 'Episode VII' coming out in 2015.
The latest trilogy is going to pick up where 'Return of The Jedi' left off, meaning Luke, Han and Leia will all (presumably) be back. Of course the actors who played those roles will be 32 years older than they were when 'Return of the Jedi' came out so we don't think they will be cast again, outside of possible flashforward scenes.
One-Legged Cheerleader Makes Exclusive University of Arkansas Team
The gravity-defying tosses, spins and flips of college cheerleading are hard enough to do on two legs. Now imagine trying to do them on one.
That's Patience Beard's reality, as the 18-year-old lost her left leg to an illness when she was a baby. But she's never let her lack of a limb hold her back, and this year she was one of only five freshmen to make the University of Arkansas cheerleading squad.
10 Costumed Mugshots for Halloween
See the Cast of 'Little Shop of Horrors' Then and Now
'Little Shop of Horrors' was a 1986 music comedy about a blood-thirsty, foul-mouthed flesh-eating plant and the meek florist who raised it. With a new Blu-ray edition out that features the original, darker ending, we were wondering what the cast is up to today.
You Probably Don't Need an Annual Checkup With Your Doctor
It would seem like getting a yearly physical would make you less likely to die of an otherwise undiagnosed malady than someone who doesn't go in for such checkups. But that may not be the case.
Heart-Attack Victim Searches for Stranger Who Saved His Life
Toronto resident Jason Kroft, his wife and their two young children came to New York city earlier this month to visit Kroft's brother-in-law, Andrew Zeller. Zeller was giving the Canadian family a tour of 30 Rockefeller Plaza when Kroft, who had no history of heart disease, went into cardiac arrest, fell to the ground and stopped breathing.
13 Year Old Braves Snowstorm To Rescue Classmates Trapped On Bus
Alexi Catellier is only thirteen, but the Canadian youngster was one of the oldest kids on his school bus when it broke down during a Manitoban snowstorm. The storm had also knocked all the region's power out, making it impossible to call for help.
Dads sing 'Part of Your World' from 'The Little Mermaid'
The singing dads in this video have clearly each raised at least one 'The Little Mermaid' fan. Otherwise, how would all the words to the movie's classic song 'Part of Your World' come so easily to them?


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Marc Jacobs: Optical Allusions (IHT)
"The Jacobs theory is to take an opposing stand: Whatever he did last season — layered, textured outfits with romantic big fur hats — goes into reverse for the next collection."
Yvan Mispelaere leaves Diane von Furstenberg (Telegraph)
"French-born Mispelaere, who began his tenure at the DVF in April 2010, announced his unexpected departure just 48 hours after showing his last collection for the label at New York Fashion Week."
French tycoon's threat shakes Socialist tax plan (Associated Press)
"Arnault — the CEO of French fashion giant LVMH, owner of houses like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior — is the symbol of France's treasured luxury fashion industry.So when the face of 'Made in France' confirmed Sunday that he had applied for dual citizenship in Belgium it struck deep chord in France's national pride."
These Virtual Models Could Be The Future Of Online Shopping (Business Insider)
"For online fashion retailers, displaying an ever-changing selection of clothing can pose a major logistical and financial challenge. Enter virtual models... Looklet, a Sweden-based design company, is already working with major online fashion retailers like H&M and Vente-Privee to present their stock on virtual clotheshorses."
In fashion circles, lawyers becoming sought-after accessories (Reuters)
"One of the hottest new trends in fashion is emerging from an unlikely venue: law school. Fashion law is a burgeoning niche practice in New York and Los Angeles, both hubs of the approximately $200 billion U.S. apparel market, with both legal firms and design houses hiring specialist attorneys."


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Two Catholic publishers are marking their 100th birthdays in 2012. Our Sunday Visitor, the Indiana-based publisher of Catholic books, Bibles, a weekly newspaper, and church resources celebrates its anniversary with a slate of events beginning next month. On May 5—the date in 1912 when the first issue of its OSV Newsweekly came out—OSV will hold an open house at its national headquarters in Huntington, Ind. Then OSV co-hosts for the first time (with Criterion, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis) the Catholic Media Conference (June 20-22) in Indianapolis, sponsoring the opening dinner.
The national celebration of the anniversary comes on September 28 at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. A symposium will feature Cardinal Francis George of Chicago; teacher, speaker, and author Scott Hahn (The Lamb's Supper); and Helen Alvare, associate professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law. The keynote speaker at a dinner that evening will be Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. A special commemorative edition of OSV Newsweekly dated September 30 will feature images of one front page for every year between 1912 and 2012.
Chicago-based Loyola Press also turns 100 this year. Though the press is not planning any events, it has marked the milestone by commissioning an original portrait of St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Society of Jesus in 1540. The portrait is being used for the cover of Loyola's fall catalog, as well as for the cover of Just Call Me Lopez: Getting to the Heart of Ignatius Loyola by Margaret Silf (Aug.). In the book, a present-day woman encounters St. Ignatius, who helps her after she is struck by a car. They have a series of conversations that form an unusual spiritual friendship.
Andrew Yankech, business development manager for trade at Loyola, told RBL, "The goal of the book is to humanize a man whom even many Jesuits say they feel estranged from." The book will be on sale in time for St. Ignatius's feast day on July 31; celebratory banners will fly on Ashland Ave. in front of Loyola's Chicago headquarters. (The portrait of Ignatius is being made available free for anyone who wants to use it, Yankech said.)


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Professor Nicole Grobert
Department of Materials
Tel: +44 1865 283720
Summary of Interests
Nicole Grobert's research group focuses on the synthesis, processing, and characterisation of novel carbon and non-carbon based nanomaterials, including nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanorods, graphene and other 2D nanomaterials. Moreover, multifunctional hierarchical nanostructures are also developed and investigated for their implementation in the health-care sectors and for their use in energy applications.
Production routes for the controlled manufacturing of nanomaterials include chemical vapour deposition, template routes, arc discharge, and wet-chemical techniques. State-of-the-art in-situ characterisation plays a crucial role in order to elucidate the importance of individual growth parameters for the controlled formation and the study of structure properties relationships of these novel nanomaterials.
- Pergamon Prize (2001)
- Future Leader STS Forum Kyoto Japan (2008)
- ERC Starting Grant Awardee (2009)
- ERC PoC Awardee (2012)
- Vice-Chairman British Carbon Group
- Conference Chair NanoteC10
Current Grants:
- Systematics for the catalytic growth of nanomaterials, ERC Starting Grant, ERC (PI)
- Taking in-situ controlled manufacturing to market, ERC PoC, ERC (PI)
- CONTACT - Tailored industrial supply-chain development of CNT-filled polymer composites with improved mechanical and electrical propertiesMarie Curie ITN, European Commission (PI)
- BioTiNet - Academic-Industrial Initial Training Network on Innovative Biocompatible Titanium-base Structures for Orthopaedics, Marie Curie ITN, European Commission (PI)
- EPSRC INSPIRE, Robust biocatalysts for energy solutions (PI)
- DIVERSITY, Science and Society, European Comission (PI)
- Modelling and quantitative interpretation of electron energy-loss spectra using novel density functional theory methods, Responsive mode, EPSRC (Co-PI)
- NanoTP: "Designing novel materials for nanodevices: From Theory to Practise COST, European Commission (Co-PI)
Current Research Projects
Dedicated nanocatalysts for nanomaterials production
Dr. F. Dillon, Professor N. Grobert
Nanomaterials' properties are highly depended on their atomic structure and composition. This project focuses on the synthesis of dedicated catalyst nanoparticles for the controlled generation of novel nanomaterials. We investigate the influence of catalyst particle size, shape, concentration and composition on the resulting nanostructure. Experiments involve pyrolysis techniques in conjunction with state-of-the-art electron microscopy techniques. This project is essential to the group and will be an integral part of the ongoing research activities. It is carried out in close collaboration with Dr K Moh, Prof E Arzt (Leibniz Institute for Novel Materials Saarbrücken, Germany), and industrial partners.
Carbon nanotube/beta-Ti alloy composite materials for use in artificial bones
Nataliia Stepina, Professor N. Grobert
The project aims to develop routes towards mechanically strong biocompatible carbon nanotube (CNT)/ß-Ti alloy composite materials for use in artificial bones. Thermal chemical vapour deposition techniques are explored using temperature sensitive and porous Ti-based substrate materials. The project is part of and funded by the Marie Curie ITN BioTiNet - Academic-Industrial Initial Training Network on Innovative Biocompatible Titanium-base Structures for Orthopaedics,
SrTiO3 supported catalysts for carbon nanotube growth
J. Sun, Professor N. Grobert and Professor M.R. Castell.
We are investigating the possibility of using the ceramic oxide SrTiO3 as metal nanoparticle catalyst support for the growth of carbon nanotubes.
Development of spray process for manufacturing new CNT-modified films
M. Dutta, Dr. V. Nicolosi, Professor N. Grobert
The project is part of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network CONTACT (http://www.contactproject.eu/). The aim is to design and develop a new spray process for manufacturing novel CNT-modified films suitable for various applications, for example, capacitor films. Part of the study will be to investigate the dispersion behaviour or CNTs in various matrices. The project is in collaboration with Prof Steven Sheard (Department of Engineering) and Dr Peter Rocket (Department of Engineering). (Supported by The European Commission MC-ITN CONTACT)
Low-voltage, low-dose STEM for radiation sensitive materials
Professor P.D. Nellist, G. Theodossiou, Dr. V. Nicolosi, Professor N. Grobert
By the very nature of their length scales, nanoscale materials require imaging and analysis techniques at resolutions approaching individual atoms. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) can provide such capability. However, many nanoscale materials are also formed from low atomic number materials, such as carbon nanotubes and biological macromolecules, and tend to be damaged by electron beams. Aberration correction in scanning transmission electron microscopy offers an opportunity to image materials with lower electron doses, and electron energy-loss spectroscopy can provide detailed analytical material of lower-atomic number materials. The aim of the project is to develop advanced electron microscope instrumentation and develop strategies for the characterisation of materials with minimum electron exposure. Initial applications of the techniques developed will include B,N-doped carbon nanotubes, novel nanowires and carbon nanotube functionalised by enzymes.
Aerosol production of arrays of pure carbon and heteroatom containing carbon nanotubes
F. Dinc, Dr. A.A. Koos, Dr. F. Dillon, Professor N. Grobert
Pure and well-aligned carbon nanotubes can be prepared in gram quantities using homogenously dispersed aerosols generated from metal organic precursor solutions using an ultrasonic spraying device. In addition, this process can also be adapted for the synthesis of bulk amounts of nitrogen, boron, silicon, and phosphorous doped carbon nanotubes and composites of carbon nanotubes with alumina, silicon carbide and other ceramic materials. SEM and TEM investigations reveal that the products are generally arranged in carpet-like flakes containing high yields of well graphitized multi-walled carbon nanotubes and are free of polyhedral particles or amorphous carbon, which are major drawbacks of standard production methods. With this method it is now possible to explore the chemical and physical properties of, for instance, nanotubes and their composite materials without the influence of by-products or the need of additional purification processes. (Supported by The Royal Society, ERC Starting Grant, CONTACT Marie Curie ITN)
Carbon nanotube reinforced ceramics
Dr. F. Dillon, G. Otieno, Professor R.I. Todd, Professor N. Grobert
There have been several attempts recently to make ceramic nanocomposites in which the reinforcing phase consists of carbon nanotubes. None has resulted in a viable composite, either because the nanotubes have been destroyed by the high firing temperatures used, or because the nanotubes have not been properly dispersed in the ceramic matrix. We are trying to solve these problems using a variety of techniques and using both single- and multi-walled nanotubes. (Supported by The Royal Society, and ERC Starting Grant)
Carrier transport of Fe-filled multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Y. Nakajima*, T. Fukuda*, Professor N. Grobert, Professor T. Maekawa*, Dr. T. Hanajiri*
The pyrolysis of ferrocene:C60 mixtures yields Fe-filled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Transport measurements are being carried out on Fe-filled and test devices are fabricated by means of lithography techniques used in semiconductor device processes. (*Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Japan) (Funded by The Royal Society, 21st Century's Centre of Excellence Programme - Bioscience and Nanotechnology)
Filling multi-walled carbon nanotubes with metals
Dr. F. Dillon, Professor N. Grobert
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be filled with various materials. Generally a two-step process is used whereby CNTs are grown, opened via oxidation and subsequently are filled. Here we have developed a technique for the in-situ filling of CNTs using the pyrolysis of metal-organic precursors. Depending on the precursors pure metal-filled or alloy-filled CNTs can be produced. (Supported by The Royal Society, and ERC Starting Grant)
Manipulation of carbon nanotubes using a rotational magnetic field
Professor N Grobert, Dr F Dillon, Professor T Maekawa*
The manipulation of nano- and micro-particles, biological molecules and cells is a key technology for the operation of nano- and micro-electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) and micro-total analysis systems (microTAS). Various manipulation techniques of magnetic particles using magnetic fields have been studied and developed in recent years. Magnetic particles tend to form chain clusters in a dc magnetic field since the magnetic dipoles are aligned in the direction of the field. It is also known that chain clusters are rotated in rotational magnetic fields under certain conditions. We have developed a novel method for manipulating both magnetic and nonmagnetic particles using a rotational magnetic field. The present method is applied to the manipulation of CNTs. (*Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University, Japan) (Funded by The Royal Society, ERC Starting Grant, and The 21st Century's Centre of Excellence Programme - Bioscience and Nanotechnology)
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Research Publications
Boron- and nitrogen-doped multi-wall carbon nanotubes for gas detection
Jean-Joseph Adjizian, Radouane Leghrib, Antal A. Koos, Irene Suarez-Martinez, Alison Crossley, Philipp Wagner, Nicole Grobert, Eduard Llobet, Christopher P. Ewels
Carbon 66, 662-673 (2014)
Layer-by-layer spray deposition and unzipping of single-wall carbon nanotube-based thin film electrodes for electrochemical capacitors
C Huang, N Grobert, AAR Watt, C Johnston, A Crossley, NP Young, PS Grant
Carbon 61, 525–536 (2013)
In situ engineering of NanoBud geometries
RJ Nicholls, J Britton, SS Meysami, AA Koós, N Grobert
Chem Commun 49 (93), 10956-10958 (2013)
Probing the Bonding in Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Using Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
RJ Nicholls, AT Murdock, J Tsang, J Britton, TJ Pennycook, AA Koós, PD Nellist, N Grobert, JR Yates
ACS Nano (2013)
Controlled growth of Ni nanocrystals on SrTiO3 and their application in the catalytic synthesis of carbon nanotubes
J Sun, C Wu, F Silly, AA Koos, F Dillon, N Grobert, MR Castell
Chemical Communications (2013)
Synthesis of carbon nanocoil forests on BaSrTiO3 substrates with the aid of a Sn catalyst
J Sun, AA Koós, F Dillon, K Jurkschat, MR Castell, N Grobert
Carbon (2013)
Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition synthesis of multi-wall carbon nanotubes: I. mapping the reactor
Seyyed S Meysami, F Dillon, AA Koós, Z Aslam, N Grobert
Carbon 58, 151 (2013)
Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition synthesis of multi-wall carbon nanotubes: II. An analytical study
Seyyed S Meysami, AA Koós, F Dillon, N Grobert
Carbon 58, 159 (2013)
Controlling the Orientation, Edge Geometry and Thickness of Chemical Vapor Depostion Graphene
AT Murdock, A Koos, TB Britton, L Houben, T Batten, T Zhang, AJ Wilkinson, RE Dunin-Borkowski, ChE Lekka, N Grobert
ACS Nano, DOI: 10.1021/nn3049297 (2013)
Boron-Mediated Nanotube Morphologies
RJ Nicholls, Z Aslam, MC Sarahan, A Koós, JR Yates, PD Nellist, N Grobert
ACS Nano, DOI: 10.1021/nn301770b (2012)
Polarized light microscopy of chemical-vapor-deposition-grown graphene on copper
K Kertész, AA Koós, AT Murdock, Z Vértesy, P Nemes-Incze, PJ Szabó, ZE Horváth, L Tapasztó, Chanyong Hwang, N Grobert, and LP Biró
Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 213103 (2012)
N-SWCNTs production by aerosol-assisted CVD method
AA Koós, F Dillon, RJ Nicholls, L Bulusheva, N Grobert
Chemical Physics Letters 538, 108–111 (2012)
Tuning the Magnetic Properties of Iron Filled Carbon Nanotubes
F.C. Dillon, A. Bajpai, A. Koós, S. Downes, Z. Aslam and N. Grobert
Carbon 50, 10, 3674-3681 (2012)
Customised transition metal oxide nanoparticles for the controlled production of carbon nanostructures
K Mandel, F Dillon, AA Koos, Z Aslam, F Cullen, H Bishop, A Crossley, N Grobert
RSC Advances 2 (9), 3748 - 3752 (2012)
Tailoring gas sensing properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by in-situ modification with Si, P, and N
AA Koós, RJ Nicholls, F Dillon, K Kertész, LP Biró, A Crossley, N Grobert
Carbon 50, pp. 2816–2823 (2012)
Nomenclature of sp2 carbons nanoforms (*Guest Editorial)
Suarez-Martinez I, Grobert N, Ewels CP
Carbon 50, pp. 741-747 (2012)
Investigating the Structural, Electronic, and Chemical Evolution of B-Doped Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Result of Joule Heating
Aslam Z, Nicholls R, Koos AA, Nicolosi V, Grobert N The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115 (2011) 25019
Nomenclature of carbon nanoforms
Suarez-Martinez I, Grobert N, Ewels CP
"Advances in Carbon Nanomaterials: Science and Applications" publisher Pan Stanford Publishing (2011) ISBN: 9789814267878
Stable dispersions of nitrogen containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes
M Dutta, V Nicolosi, E Obratzsova, AA Koós, A Crossley, N Grobert
Materials Express, 1, 3, pp. 201-209(9) (2011)
Current-induced restructuring and chemical modification of N-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (*Featured article)
Z Aslam, R Nicholls, A Koos, V Nicolosi, N Grobert
Advanced Functional Materials, adfm.201101036 (2011)
Facile, fast, and inexpensive synthesis of monodisperse amorphous Nickel-Phosphide nanoparticles of predefined size
K Mandel, F Dillon, AA Koos, Z Aslam, K Jurkschat, F Cullen, A Crossley, H Bishop, K Moh, C Cavelius, E Arzt, N Grobert
Chem. Commun. 47 (2011) 4108-4110
Comparison of structural changes in nitrogen and boron-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (*Article of the future)
AA Koós, FC Dillon, E Obraztsova, A Crossley, N Grobert
Carbon 48 (2010) 3033-3041
Processing and properties of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube/aluminoborosilicate glass composites made by sol–gel processing
G Otieno, AA Koós, FC Dillon, A Wallwork, N Grobert and RI Todd
Carbon 48 (2010) 2212-2217
A Facile Route to Self-assembled Hg//MoSI Nanowire Networks
V Nicolosi, Z Aslam, K Sader, GM Hughes, D Vengust, NP Young, R Doole, D Mihailovic, AL Bleloch, AI Kirkland, N Grobert and PD Nellist
New Journal Of Chemistry, 34, 10 (2010) 2241-2246
Covalent Metal-Nanotube Heterojunctions as Ultimate Nano-Contacts
Rodríguez-Manzo JA, Banhart F, Terrones M, Terrones H, Grobert N, Ajayan PM, Sumpter BG, Meunier V, Wang M, Bando Y, Golberg D
PNAS, Vol 106, Iss 12, pp 4591-4595 (2009)
Spray deposited fluoropolymer/multi-walled carbon nanotube composite films with high dielectric permittivity at low percolation threshold
Zhao X, Koos AA, Chu BTT, Johnston C, Grobert N, Grant PS
Carbon, Vol 47, Iss 3, pp 561-569 (2009)
Effect of the experimental parameters on the structure of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes produced by aerosol chemical vapour deposition
Koós AA, Dowling M, Jurkschat K, Crossley A, Grobert N
Carbon, Vol 47, Iss 1, pp 30-37 (2009)
The structure of 1D CuI crystals inside SWNTs
Kiselev NA, Zakalyukin RM, Zhigalina OM, Grobert N, Kumskov AS, Grigoriev YV, Chernysheva MV, Eliseev AA, Krestinin AV, Tretyakov YD, Freitag B, Hutchison JL
Journal Of Microscopy-Oxford 232, 2, 335-342 (2008)
Fabrication of carbon-nanotube-reinforced glass-ceramic nanocomposites by ultrasonic in situ sol-gel processing
Chu BTT, Tobias G, Salzmann CG, Ballesteros B, Grobert N, Todd RI, Green MLH
Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol 18, Iss 44, pp 5344-5349 (2008)
Tumbling motion of magnetic particles on a magnetic substrate induced by a rotational magnetic field
Hisao Morimoto, Tomofumi Ukai, Yutaka Nagaoka, Nicole Grobert, and Toru Maekawa
Physical Review E 78, 021403 (2008)
Doping of carbon nanotubes with nitrogen improves protein coverage whilst retaining correct conformation
Burch HJ, Contera SA, de Planque MRR, Grobert N, Ryan JF
Nanotechnology Vol 19, Iss 38, 384001 (2008)
Effect of acid treatment on the structure and electrical properties of nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Burch HJ, Brown E, Contera SA, Toledo NC, Cox DC, Grobert N, Ling Hao, Ryan JF, Davies JA
Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, Vol 112, Iss 6, pp 1908-12 (2008)
Synthesis of SWCNT rings made by two Y junctions and possible applications in electron interferometry
Grimm D, Venezuela P, Banhart F, Grobert N, Terrones H, Ajayan PM, Terrones M, Latge A
Small, Vol 3, Iss 11, pp 1900-5 (2007)
Lipid-modulated assembly of magnetized iron-filled carbon nanotubes in millimeter-scale structures
Toledo NC, de Planque MRR, Antoranz Contera S, Grobert N, Ryan JF
Japanese Journal Of Applied Physics Vol 46, No 4B, pp 2799-2805 (2007)
Carbon nanotubes - becoming clean
Grobert N
Materials Today 10 (1-2): 28-35 (2007)
Nanotubes - grow or go?
Grobert N
Materials Today 9 (10): 64-64 (2006)
Electrical conductance and current-induced breakdown in individual CNx nanotubes
Burch HJ, Brown E, Davies JA, Hao L, Antoranz Contera S, Grobert N and Ryan JF
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For graphene to become industrially viable und useful for technological applications large scale production of high-quality graphene must be developed. This project will investigate different routes to manufacturing highest grade graphene and the feasibility of up-scaling production. State of the art characterisation techniques will be employed for quality control, and close collaboration with internationally leading industries will form an integral part of the project.
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Dr. F. Dillon, Professor N. Grobert
Nanomaterials' properties are highly depended on their atomic structure and composition. This project will focus on the synthesis of dedicated nanoparticles defined properties. The student will investigate the influence of various parameters on particle size, shape, concentration and composition. Experiments will involve wet-chemical techniques in conjunction with state-of-the-art electron microscopy techniques. This project is essential to the group and will be an integral part of the ongoing research activities. It will be carried out in close collaboration with Dr K Moh, Prof E Arzt (Leibniz Institute for New Materials Saarbruecken, Germany), and industrial partners.
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Novel routes to manufacturing layered inorganic nanomaterials
Dr. F. Dillon, Dr. R. Nicholls, Professor N. Grobert
Cabon nanotubes, have attracted increasingly more attention due to their outstanding properties in recent years. Concurrently, other 1D nanomaterials such as, inorganic nanowires and nanotubes of other layered materials, such as MoS2, WS2, BN, have been explored. Recently, new techniques for the precise structural control of WS2 nanomaterials were developed in house. Larger laboratory scale production, however, is still scarce and needs to be developed in order to make these novel nanomaterials viable for further characterisation, manipulation and application. This project will be focusing on the development of novel routes to inorganic 1D nanomaterials using chemical vapour deposition techniques. In this project the student will work closely with other members of the group and the samples produced by the student will be an integral part of a collaborative project with Dr Michael B Johnston (Department of Physics) and Dr Kylie Vincent (Department of Chemistry). It is envisaged to publish the findings in a peer reviewed journal and conference participation will be encouraged.
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Graphene ribbons for nanoelectronics
Dr. A.A. Koos, Professor N. Grobert
Controlling the structure and hence properties of nanomaterials is essential for their successful implementation in devices. This project will focus on the generation of graphene ribbons and their detailed characterisation using state-of-the-art in-situ characterisation techniques.
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Dr. F. Dillon, Dr. A.A. Koos, Professor N. Grobert
This project will aim to develop fast, facile, and inexpensive routes to manufacturing hierarchical inorganic nanostructures for energy applications. Various production techniques and combinations of these will be explored including hydrothermal methods, chemical vapour deposition techniques, and wet chemistry.
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Making and manipulating metal nanowires inside carbon nanotubes
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Ferromagnetic nanowires have attracted much interest and are widely used across different disciplines, including biology and medicine. In preliminary experiments, ferromagnetic nanoparticles and -wires have proven to be highly efficient for manipulating nano- and micro-scale objects. Recently it has been shown that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be filled during growth with pure metals and alloys simply by varying catalyst concentration. The carbon coating prevents nanowire oxidation making them easy to handle.
This project is aimed at the production of metal-filled carbon nanotubes, their structural characterisation using state-of the art analytical electron microscopy. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with Professor Toru Maekawa (Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University, Japan). The candidate will have the opportunity to interact with researchers based at the Bio-Nano Electronic Research Centre and will be participating at the 21st Century's Centre of Excellence Programme on Bioscience and Nanotechnology.
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Dean Keates insists Wrexham can cope without James Jennings if the on-loan left-back receives a suspension from the FA of Wales.
Jennings attended a disciplinary panel hearing on Monday after he was charged with violent conduct for his part in the mass brawl that erupted at full time following a fiercely competitive derby against Chester at The Deva Stadium on January 21, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Having pleaded guilty, Jennings, pictured below, on loan from Cheltenham Town until the end of the season, will find out within 14 days if he will be banned.
"We had the hearing and now we are just waiting for all the paperwork to come through," said Keates.
"We find out within 14 days so we will see when it all comes through, we are just waiting on the FAW to come back to us.
"James has made a difference in the building and on the pitch.
"It was a moment of madness, we will cross that bridge when we come to it and we will see what the punishment is.
"From the time of the game and by the time if the suspension comes through, you are looking at around eight weeks."
But although defender Mitchell Lund has returned to Doncaster Rovers after spending a month on loan at Wrexham, Keates is ready to hand scholar Olly Marx his opportunity in the Reds' back line if Jennings is suspended.
"The reason Mitchell came in was because we expected it to happen a lot sooner," said Keates.
"It has not happened but we have got a lot more points on the board.
"There was the possibility of extending Mitchell but the longer it went on and with points on the board, there is the possibility of looking at young Olly playing in there and moving one or two around in the back four.
"Mitchell can go back now, he has come here, got fit, we have given him some minutes and he has done outstanding for us.
"We thank him for everything he has done and the contribution, all being well he can go back to Doncaster and play a part in their promotion push."
Teenager Marx, who has been an unused substitute for Wrexham, has returned from a loan spell at Sutton Coldfield and Keates believes that will stand him in good stead when he is handed his senior Reds debut.
"It is different with George Harry (another second year scholar who has been involved with the first team), he is a forward and there is a team behind him," said Keates.
"There is the midfield, back four and goalkeeper if you ever make a mistake.
"It is a bit different for Ollie, if he makes a mistake they are straight through onto the goalkeeper.
"The reason he went out on loan was to play against men, rough him up a little bit and get him used to a more physical side than it is in the under 23s.
"He has played some games, come back so when it all comes through he will be an option that I will look at slipping in there."
Keates is set to bolster his squad by completing the signing of a winger who has been training with Wrexham before Saturday's home game against Gateshead.
"Everything has been agreed with the winger and he should be all done and dusted in the next day or two," added Keates.
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So some friends of mine who are way more up to hip on the whole music scene (if it's even still called a scene?) was talking about dubstep the other day, how they love and/or hated and/or lovated it. I really had no idea what they were talking about so what did I do? Well nothing, but I was watching videos on YouTube and saw "Dubstep Guns' as one of the offered videos, so now I've heard my first dubstep. Little did I know Dubstep was made using guns and martial arts moves!


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my other problem is when i try to run photoshop, i get to the initializing screen where it's starting plugins and i get the 2nd error message...
i think it may be related to something i did earlier... i looked on the network i was on for internet and saw that my user folder was being shared. now i dont want to share any of my personal info with anybody on a public network, so i changed the permissions so that everybody cant access my user folder. there is only 1 user account on my laptop, and of course it is an admin account... any ideas anybody? i desperately need to access photoshop for work and im about to lose it!
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WASHINGTON, DC- The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) enthusiastically applauded President Barack Obama's expression of support for marriage equality this afternoon.
"On behalf of NJDC's board, staff, and membership, I am pleased that the President has made a decisive statement in support of marriage equality," said NJDC Chair Marc R. Stanley. "From working to end the discriminatory 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy to ending the Federal Government's defense of the unjust Defense of Marriage Act, this President has demonstrated an unmatched record of progress in favor of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans. President Obama has admirably continued to demonstrate the values of tikkun olam in his work to make America a better place for all Americans. I am truly proud of President Obama and know that so many others in the Jewish community share my feelings."
"To put it plainly, the vast majority of American Jews are behind the President in support of marriage equality," commented NJDC President and CEO David A. Harris. "In recent decades, many of our community's mainstream institutions have worked to welcome and include gays and lesbians—to the point where it is now a widely accepted norm, with certain Jewish clergy routinely performing same-sex marriages. But perhaps most notably, the recent poll released by the Public Religion Research institute found that at least 81% of American Jews support marriage equality—showing that grassroots American Jewry, our communal institutions, and now the President are united on this important civil rights issue."
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I was excited to try this one (also part of the sampler pack from twiggles) because I really love jasmine teas, and this is a "Chung Hao" grade of jasmine and I've read reviews of other Chung Hao jasmines that made me want to try them. The dried leaves on this one have a strong jasmine aroma with an underlying sweetness; I've seen a couple of jasmine teas described recently as having honeysuckle aromas, and now I can smell it in this one too.
I was surprised at how dark this tea got after only 2.5 minutes of brewing. The liquor is a dark yellow edging toward orange, and the aroma of the brewed tea is very similar to the dried leaf, except more well developed and "fuller". This isn't a wimpy jasmine; the taste is strongly of floral jasmine (not very perfumey, I don't think, but I don't tend to get bottle of perfume flavor from florals that some people do) integrating well with the green tea. There seems to be a touch of underlying bitterness from the green tea, but given the darkness of the liquor after 2.5 minutes I think the steep time could be dropped to take care of that. I'm not quite sure how this one compares to the other jasmines I have now; I guess I'll have to go back and try them to see how they all stack up. In any case, I think this tea would match up well with the others I've tried so far.


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New RFI to explore promise of semantic web
In its ongoing quest to catalyze cost efficiencies and improve information-sharing, the Defense Department is increasingly looking to IT to solve problems of all sizes. The latest bid involves high-tech search capabilities, interoperable data and a futuristic, data-rich internet known as semantic web.
In a new RFI, the Defense Information Systems Agency and Deputy Chief Management Office are looking to strengthen interoperability and data-sharing for a vast array of requirements through an enterprise information web (EIW). Their envisioned EIW is built on semantic web, which will allow better enterprise-wide collection, analysis and reporting of data necessary for managing personnel information and business systems, as well as protecting troops on the ground with crucial intelligence.
"At its heart, semantic web is about making it possible to integrate and share information at a web scale in a simple way that traditional databases don't allow," said James Hendler, senior constellation professor of the Tetherless World Research Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
One way semantic web helps is by standardizing information to enable databases to better communicate with each other – something that could be particularly helpful for DOD's diverse systems and lexicons.
"The information necessary for decision-making is often contained in multiple source systems managed by the military services, components and/or defense agencies. In order to provide an enterprise view or answer questions that involve multiple services or components, each organization receives data requests then must interpret the question and collect, combine and present the requested information," the RFI reads.
"EIW, through semantic web technology, should allow the DOD to have visibility of personnel, pay, logistics and other pertinent data at the enterprise level using authoritative data from each of the services," the RFI read.
That's key for an agency that has thousands of business systems and data bases – many of which are not interoperable – and happens to be facing some of the most dramatic budget cuts in department history.
"DOD historically spends more than $6 billion annually developing and maintaining a portfolio of more than 2,000 business systems and web services. Many of these systems, and the underlying processes they support, are poorly integrated. They often deliver redundant capabilities that optimize a single business process with little consideration to the overall business enterprise," DOD Deputy Chief Management Officer Beth McGrath said in an April 4 memo. "It is imperative, especially in today's limited budget environment, to optimize our business processes and the systems that support them to reduce our annual business systems spending."
To do that, DOD must break down all of the data elements and identify what's mission-critical and what's redundant, according to Brand Niemann, senior data scientist at Semanticommunity.net and former senior enterprise architect and data scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Once the mission-critical is identified, building semantic web on top of it would mean that data can be easily searched and translated – for example, numerical data can be pasted between documents as actual tables rather than jumbled characters lost in HTML translation. Pieces of data become apps that can integrate, Niemann said.
"This is about making apples and oranges into apples and apples – they can talk to each other. That's semantic interoperability," he said.
For example, in a collaboration on lead poisoning between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control , lead may be referred to in some documentation as "lead," or it might be labeled as its atomic symbol, "Pb." With an agreed-upon mapping with semantic web, information could still be accessed and used despite the incongruent terminology, Niemann said.
"Most people are familiar with the web we use today, which is about documents – like HTML or PDF. Semantic web is all about data and putting that data on the web," he said. He added that semantic web data is accessible in four clicks: access, filter/sort, download and share, including via mobile device.
It's proving invaluable for government sites like Recovery.gov and Data.gov, which are using semantic web to create dashboards rich with information that can be downloaded and is easy to access and understand.
Now Niemann is using an inventory of DOD's thousands of information systems, to create a dashboard that categorizes the systems and plans for each, such as whether to transition, retire or rebuild, he said. Such a dashboard could play an integral role in combing through DOD's glut of systems to target redundancies and mission-critical systems and data.
"We are the biggest, and so have failed in the biggest way in eliminating duplication," Dennis Wisnosky, DCMO CTO, said at the Enterprise Architecture conference in Vienna, Va., on Nov. 7. He added that DOD must focus not on picking winners and losers, but on looking inside systems to determine their functions.
"It is the only way [we're] going to make this small enough to be managed," Wisnosky said. "It all begins with understanding the data; that is what the semantic technology push is all about."
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Saw a very interesting presentation at a Semantic Web Meetup last year that dealt with using the semantic tools to optimize the DoD personnel information. Wonder if this is an offshoot?
DIMHRS concluded as a failure in leadership for change management vice a technological problem. Perhaps in a more austere fiscal environment the DoD will have the Leadership will to live with an 80% solution for a percieved "requirement" while achieving lower cost for business operations. Neither Semantic technology nor ERP's are "the answer" but they both will play a role for the interoperable solutions of the near future.
I was pushing that concept years ago when I was still on active duty. The whole DIMHRS fiasco was a good example. The "requirement" was for information not a new system but was interpreted as being the only way to implement the requirement. It's the same concept. The challenge will be to come up with a common, agreed to representation of the data items, AND who "owns" the data & representation. The latter in my experience is usually the bigger challenge.
Sounds like DOD is throwing in the towel on using big, commercial Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)systems to solve is business IT problems, doesn't it? Imagine that.
An Oct 27 GAO report on DOD Financial Management, "Challenges in the Implementation of Business Systems Could Impact Audit Readiness Efforts," (GAO-12-177T) provides some useful background on how the big ERP programs at DOD are doing. It's not pretty.
The same folks who've been telling us for years that ERPs would solve everything are now saying, no,wait, what we actually need is "symantic technology," because THAT's what will REALLY work -- trust us!
(How do these people keep their jobs?)
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Review by erica on August 23, 2006:
- okay - i don't live in nyc but come there tons for work and to visit friends but RICE is my favourite restaurant and i've been known to eat there everyday for an entire weeklong visit.
the problem is that i am stuck in a rut of loving my favourite dishes so much that i can't seem to get the guts to try something new!
i get the grilled tofu steak (marinated and delicious) with brown rice and the carrot ginger sauce which i could drink it's so delicious. i've almost mastered making this at home - i got them to divulge that the secret ingredient is avocado. i tell them to hold the greens (it's just a handful of non-descript and possibly unwashed mesclun) - it comes with a delicious little side of anchara which are pickled asian style vegetables. alternatively i will order the vegetarian meatballs with sweet and sour sauce. they are delectable pan fried tofu/vegetable balls with tons of flavour. and if i really want to mix it up i will get the asian coleslaw also slathered in carrot ginger dressing.
the options are unlimited for any regular person. i think the tofu may be marinated in yogurt so that would be worth asking - i am not a strict vegan.
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Is there a way to lock a java process into memory.
Using something like mlock/mlockall it is possible to lock the memory of a process into memory, so that it doesn't get swapped out. With this approach is it possible to write a C wrapper before invoking the java process to lock the java process into memory? If so, how would the wrapper invoke the java program - fork/clone/vfork/execl?
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Air New Zealand named Best Premium Economy 2017
Air New Zealand's world class customer experience has been recognised at TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards for airlines, winning Best Premium Economy class. Read about Travellers' Choice Awards.