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Chapter one of Annie tells of Annie's bad experiences at a horse show.
Chapter One - A Very Bad Horse Show "Walk, Polly, walk," snarled the rider in a whispered voice. He snapped the reins harshly several times in an effort to slow the pretty Morgan mare to a walk. But the chestnut horse, upset and confused, continued to toss her head as she jigged down the rail. The bouncy movement, a mix of a walk and a trot, threw the rider around in the saddle. Polly's ears were pinned back and she swished her tail constantly. It was not a pleasant sight. The rider grew more and more annoyed at his horse. His body became tense as he once again pulled back on the reins. Polly was afraid. She could feel her rider's anger and grew more anxious. The heavy-handed rider was hurting the frightened mare's mouth. "I said walk!" he whispered to his horse in a spiteful voice. He didn't want anybody to hear him, especially the judge. While horse and rider fought, the judge, standing in center ring, carefully watched them. Noting the horse's uneasiness, the judge wrote something on his notepad and then looked elsewhere. "Lope, all lope," came the order over the loudspeakers. Fifteen Morgan Horses all decked out in fancy western show attire, with silver oozing from every part of their saddles and bridles, calmly broke into a relaxed, slow lope, the western version of a canter. The sixteenth horse, Polly, jumped up with her front end and landed hard as she stumbled into a lope. Her head flew high into the air, mouth gaping open as her rider jerked hard on the bit. He had tightened the reins so much that the poor mare was forced to open her mouth to try and get away from the pain. She swung her tail violently as she cantered sideways down the rail. The judge, who had been watching a lovely bay mare in front of Polly, now focused his attention on the chestnut mare. Polly was a very pretty horse with a long, flowing mane and tail, both colored light brown with streaks of red. Her body was a little darker, which made her left hind sock, shaped like a small triangle, and white hoof stand out. She had a big, bold star on her forehead and a little white snip of hair and pink skin between her nostrils. Her fancy western saddle had silver on every flat surface, while the bridle reins were wrapped in the shiny metal. The headstall, the portion of the bridle that ran along the side of Polly's head, had so much silver on it that it was hard to see any leather underneath. The bit, too, was incredibly ornate, with a fancy floral design. Unfortunately, the part of the bit that ran through Polly's mouth, the section nobody could see, was an extremely severe device. With a little pressure on the reins, it could cause a lot of pain. Polly knew this all too well as she tossed her head, desperately trying to get away from the discomfort. The judge watched Polly struggle with her rider, but he only needed a moment to determine the mare wouldn't place in his ring. He quickly turned to watch another horse. The horses loped twice around the ring while the judge carefully observed them. Then, satisfied that he had seen enough, he called for a walk. Polly once again refused to walk, instead prancing down the rail. "Kevin! Make her walk!" commanded a middle-aged man standing on the outside of the ring. "I'm trying, Jim!" snapped the rider in reply. "She won't listen to me." "Line up in center ring," ordered a voice over the loudspeakers. Kevin, Polly's rider, had thought the command would never come. He hated riding the unruly mare and was glad the class was over. Polly jigged into the middle of the ring and came to a stop between two other mares. The other horses calmly waited as the judge slowly made his way down the line. Polly, however, refused to stand still. She pawed at the ground, swished her tail, and then moved her hind end from side to side. Kevin yanked the reins, trying to get the horse to stop moving. Instead, the upset Morgan backed up several steps. In response, Kevin kicked his horse hard with the heels of his western boots. Polly gasped as her rider's heels dug deeply into her sides. She leapt into the air and landed several feet ahead of where she had stood. The two riders on either side of Kevin gave him a nasty look. Their horses were getting upset by Polly's bad behavior. Kevin ignored them as he again pulled back tightly on the reins. This time, Polly turned her rump to the left and bumped into the horse next to her. That horse pinned her ears at Polly but continued to stand still. It was at that moment that the judge passed Polly. Kevin, seeing the official, grew even angrier at his horse, and as soon as the judge moved away, he kicked Polly again. Polly had no where to go but up. She threw her front legs into the air as her head went back, nose flying outward. Jumping forward, she landed hard and then trotted several steps. Thinking quickly, Kevin guided Polly to the far end of the ring, around the horses and back into place. As he asked his horse to stop, the order came to retire. All the riders knew this meant the judge had turned in his scorecard and the class was over. Now they were to ride to the far end of the ring and patiently wait to hear the placings for the class. Kevin followed the crowd but again, his horse refused to quietly wait. He was forced to walk his horse nonstop in a small, tight circle. Looking up, he saw his boss, Jim Spencer, standing by the rail. The man didn't look happy. Kevin knew as soon as the class was over, Mr. Spencer was going to yell at him for the bad ride. Taking his aggravation out on Polly, Kevin pulled hard on the reins as he kicked his horse. "I said walk!" he growled. "We have the winners for class 52, Western Pleasure Mare and Gelding," boomed the speakers. "In first place is number 359, Grand Creek Pioneer, owned and ridden by John Keesher." Kevin watched as the winner jogged slowly into center ring to receive his blue ribbon. Polly, still tossing her head, was forced to walk in tight little circles as the rest of the ribbons were handed out. Then, once the eighth place winner was announced, Kevin turned his horse toward the gate and exited the ring. Guiding the horse about twenty feet from the ring, he stopped and waited for Mr. Spencer. Polly finally stood still. Kevin was not looking forward to what his boss was going to say. Within moments, Mr. Spencer came storming over to them. He was a grumpy looking man in his mid-forties, with brown hair that had started to turn gray around the edges. He was wearing a long-sleeve white cotton shirt, jeans, and work boots. There was a crop sticking out of his back pocket, which had been used many times on Polly. Seeing him and his whip frightened the mare who knew too well what Mr. Spencer was capable of doing. "I told you to walk in that ring," shouted Mr. Spencer. "I tried, Jim, but she wouldn't listen to me," replied Kevin, trying to defend himself. Kevin Jones was a handsome young man in his early twenties. He had grown up in a city but had never enjoyed living in a place surrounded by buildings and pavement. When he graduated from high school, Kevin had decided that he wanted to live in the country and needed to find a job. After spending several months searching for the right position, with no horse experience at all, he started working as a groom for Mr. Spencer. He loved living in the country but really didn't like working with horses. But with no other education, he felt he had few choices, so he decided to make his living with the often annoying animals. Now, five years later, he was Mr. Spencer's assistant trainer. "This mare isn't going to make a fool of me," announced Mr. Spencer. "Take her out in the back field where nobody can see you, and ride her hard. Then I want you to ride her hard again tomorrow. Really hard, Kevin. I want her lathered up with sweat. That way, by Friday, for her championship class, she'll be better. Mrs. Clayburg will be here for that class." "Mrs. Clayburg?" asked a worried Kevin. He knew the woman owned the chestnut mare along with four other horses under Mr. Spencer's care. It was very important that they impress her. "Yes," replied Mr. Spencer, "and you know how essential it is that this horse does well on Friday." "Of course," agreed the young rider. "Don't worry, Jim, I'll get her going." "Good. You've got two days to get her to behave. Now go work her hard. I don't want this mare thinking she can get away with her obnoxious behavior." Kevin clucked and at the same time dug his heels into Polly's side. The mare immediately responded by breaking into a nervous trot. They moved past the warm-up arena, the food vendors, and beyond the trucks and horse trailers to a grassy field that was separated from the nearby highway by a six-foot tall chain-link fence. Kevin was relieved to find the area vacant. He didn't want to share the space, nor did he want his actions viewed by nosey onlookers. He suspected the workout wouldn't be viewed favorably by others; he knew Polly would finish the training period breathing heavily and sweating profusely. "Trot, mare, trot," Kevin ordered as the Morgan continued to prance. When showing in a western class, a rider is only allowed to use one hand on the reins. The other hand must never be used to guide the horse. But now that they were out of the show ring, Kevin could use both hands, so he took full advantage of the power of his arms to slow the horse. "Not so fast," he snarled. But Polly knew her rider was angry and tense and it caused the frightened mare to go even faster. "Fine," growled Kevin. "You want to go fast, huh? I'll give you fast," and he kicked Polly hard. "Lope, you stubborn mare." Polly jumped into a lope and continued to increase her speed. She tried to free herself from the pain of the bit by tossing her head forward, but the tight reins prevented any head movement. Unable to extend her head, she instead bounced her body up and down. It was the only thing she could do. Kevin, in response, flopped all over the place. He was thrown forward and back, and every time he fell backwards, he landed hard on Polly's back. "Don't stop, you stupid horse," ordered Kevin when he felt Polly beginning to slow down. "You'll be begging to go slow by the time I finish with you," he laughed. Several minutes went by and still the pair was flying around the field. Polly had broken into a sweat, and there was a white, foamy lather between her back legs. She was tired and wanted to stop but her rider wouldn't let her. Every time she started to slow down, she received a hard kick on her sides. Soon her neck was soaked with sweat and there too, lather was beginning to accumulate. Kevin continued to jab the reins hard until a trickle of blood started flowing from one side of Polly's mouth. "Had enough?" he asked the horse. Polly was too tired to fight now and instead, stumbled and almost fell. Falling forward, the rider grabbed the mare's mane with both hands to keep himself in the saddle. Regaining his balance, he immediately stuck his heels into Polly's side again. "That'll teach you," he scolded. Finally, as Polly's nostrils flared, trying to get enough air into her lungs, she was asked to stop. Coming to a quick halt was the worst thing a horse should do after such a strenuous workout. The horse needed to be brought slowly down, first by trotting, then by walking. But Kevin either didn't care or didn't know. Polly stood perfectly still, head hanging down, steam flowing up from her neck into the afternoon air. Her sides heaved in and out so much that Kevin could easily feel the motion. The blanket underneath the bulky western saddle was drenched with sweat. The young trainer had a look of pleasant satisfaction on his face. He had taught the annoying horse a lesson. After several minutes, a young woman led a yearling colt into the field. She smiled at Kevin but quickly turned away when she got a closer look at the exhausted horse. Leading the colt to a far corner, she snapped a lunge line onto the youngster's halter, let out about fifteen feet of the rope, and asked the horse to trot around her. The bay colt had a gleeful, playful look to him; he was happy to be out of his stall and had a lot of pent-up energy he needed to release. Letting out a loud squeal, he kicked up his heels and bolted into a flurry of motion. The sound startled Polly who glanced over at the baby but then she turned away. She was too tired to care. Kevin decided the lesson was over. Kicking Polly, he turned the horse toward the barn. With her head dragging low, Polly slowly made her way to the stabling area. Kevin slid off the mare and handed the reins to Kelly, one of two grooms who worked for Mr. Spencer. "Cool her off," he commanded, without ever looking at Polly or Kelly. Kelly, a slender twenty-year-old woman with blond hair and dirty clothes, obediently took the reins from Kevin and led Polly to a grooming stall. The instant Kelly removed Polly's saddle and blanket, a mountain of steam rolled off the mare's back. The blanket was soaked with sweat and would need a good cleaning before it could be used in the show ring again. Kelly had seen so many horses drenched in sweat, heads hanging low, and breathing heavily, return from workouts with Kevin or Mr. Spencer that she actually thought it was the way all trainers worked their horses. The young groom next replaced the fancy show bridle with an old blue nylon halter. As the halter was slid onto the mare, the weary horse tried to rub her head on Kelly's arm. Polly received a quick slap for her actions. "Cut that out," warned the groom. Then Kelly began the long job of cooling off the horse. Twenty minutes later Kelly was still walking Polly. The warm summer temperature made it difficult for the mare's body to expel the extra heat. Still, her breathing had returned to normal and the horse was starting to feel better. "You still walking that horse?" came a voice from behind Kelly. "Yeah," she replied, recognizing the voice of Mr. Spencer. "She's real hot." "Well, put her away. Domino's class is this afternoon and you've got to start getting him ready." Kelly knew that Domino, a dark bay Morgan stallion, was Mr. Spencer's top show horse. Like Polly, he belonged to Mrs. Clayburg, but unlike the mare, Domino frequently won top honors at the shows he attended. He was a fancy, high-stepping park horse who also refused to walk. But since he was shown in park classes, where few horses performed a flat-footed walk and instead moved in a slow, animated trot when asked to walk, Domino's poor behavior was often misinterpreted. The handsome stallion, once a bold, happy show horse, had changed when he was placed in the care of Mr. Spencer. Now he too, feared the abusive trainer. Knowing that Mr. Spencer would yell at her if she didn't respond immediately, Kelly acted quickly. She knew the mare needed more care before being put away, but the groom didn't want to get fired. She obediently put Polly back in her stall and turned her attention to Domino. ********** The day of Polly's championship class finally arrived. The day before, Kevin had worked the mare incredibly hard. He had taken her back to the open field near the highway in the morning and had run the mare until she could hardly breathe. Head dragging, the horse finally walked without jigging. Believing it was the only way to get the mare to go properly, Kevin took Polly back to the field the morning of her class. Again, he worked her until she was drenched in sweat and having trouble breathing. But by the time Mrs. Clayburg arrived, the mare had been completely cooled off. The wealthy owner would never know what her horse was going through. Polly was standing outside her stall, secured with cross ties that ran between her stall and an outside pole. Two other horses stood in similar fashion further down the barn aisle. "Has Domino gone yet?" asked the plump, gray-haired woman as she walked past Polly, completely ignoring the mare. "No, ma'am," respectfully replied Kevin as he led the handsome stallion out of the grooming stall. "His class is in about 15 minutes." "Good," said Mrs. Clayburg as she ran her hand through her short hair. "Mr. Spencer told me over the phone that the horse won a second. He expects Domino to win the championship today and I want to see it." She wore a brightly colored dress and a long pearl necklace that hung limply down towards her fat belly. With high-heeled shoes, nylons, and a lacy shawl hanging loosely around her shoulders, Mrs. Clayburg was not dressed for the dusty environment of a horse show. "Do I have any other horses going today? I thought you said one of my mares was showing." "Yes, that's correct, Mrs. Clayburg. Polly is going shortly after Domino," answered Kevin. "Where is she?" "She's right behind you, ma'am. You walked past her when you arrived." "Oh," said Mrs. Clayburg, as she turned and looked at Polly. "I didn't recognize her; she looks so lovely," she said as she gave the mare a gentle pat. "Has she shown yet this week?" Before Kevin could answer, Mr. Spencer walked up from behind him and answered Mrs. Clayburg. "The mare went in her qualifying class and had a real good go," he said, his lie obvious to Kevin and the two grooms who were working nearby. "So what ribbon did she get?" "The judge was blind," said Mr. Spencer, adding to his lie. "He's only judged a few shows and obviously has no idea how to pin a class. I can't believe some of the placings -" "What color?" interrupted Mrs. Clayburg. "She didn't pin," admitted Mr. Spencer. "She should have placed in the top three, but she didn't. But don't worry; the mare should do well today. Now, I've got to get ready to show Domino. Why don't you head up to the ring, find your box seat, and enjoy the show?" "Yes, I think that's a good idea. I'll see you after my horses' classes," said Mrs. Clayburg as she turned and walked away. With only three horses showing in the park saddle championship, Domino was guaranteed a top ribbon. His two competitors were the same horses he had shown against earlier in the week, and the class turned out to be a repeat of their earlier meeting. Another bay stallion, the winner of the previous class, had a fabulous headset, high-stepping action, and perfect manners. Domino, although his action was equal to the winner's, threw his head around, flattened his ears, and fought with his rider, Mr. Spencer. But the final horse refused to pick up the canter, so the judge was forced to place him third. Because it was the championship, Domino's second place ribbon made him the reserve champion in the park saddle division. Mrs. Clayburg didn't know what her horse had done wrong. She simply thought her stallion was the prettiest horse in the ring, and therefore, he should have won. When she met Mr. Spencer at the barn after the class, she repeated her thoughts to him. "You're absolutely right," agreed Mr. Spencer. "Domino was definitely the best horse in that class. But like I told you before, the judge at this show doesn't know what he's doing. He's blind. I know a lot of people saw that class, and they know Domino should have won too." Feeling better now that she thought Domino's second place ribbon was the judge's fault, Mrs. Clayburg headed back to her box seat to watch Polly's class. Ten minutes later, Polly slowly jogged into the ring along with ten other horses. After the exhausting workout of the morning, the mare was too tired to fight Kevin. Her head hung low, too low for a Morgan western pleasure horse. When the walk was called, the horse obediently slowed to a walk. Her lope was rough, but the fight was gone. This time, when the judge watched Polly, there was no jigging down the rail. But the judge could see that the mare had no spark, no pleasure at being shown, no eagerness to display her talents. That was not the look he wanted in his winner. When the class was pinned, Polly trotted out of the ring with a brown ribbon, eighth place. She was the lowest placing horse to get a ribbon. Two horses, each with major blunders, did not receive a ribbon. Mr. Spencer was furious. In his eyes, the mare had performed well. He did not understand the finer points of judging and why a horse who managed to behave would still place so low. He stormed over to the gate where Kevin and Polly were waiting. "That crappy judge," steamed Mr. Spencer. "He wouldn't know a good horse if it ran him over!" Kevin, too, was upset. He took it out on Polly by yanking on the reins. In response, the Morgan threw her head up in the air, mouth gaping open. Kevin then kicked the mare and headed back to the barn with Mr. Spencer walking beside them. As they traveled, they tried to come up with an excuse for Mrs. Clayburg. They needed to explain why her horse had pinned so low.
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Calling it "potentially was the stupidest thing I've seen, I think, in my entire career," MSNBC political analyst Mark Halperin says the indictment of Texas Governor Rick Perry on two felony counts of abusing his power is asinine. "I hope some judge throws it out right away," Halperin said.
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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "It's not just kind of funny and ridiculous. But it's an infringement on individual liberty. He's got a first amendment right -- just because he's the governor of Texas. And I think, like I said, it's easy to joke about this, but this is a serious thing. It is ridiculous that he was indicted for this," Halperin added.
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Leave it to RiRi to shop and stroll — in a swimsuit. The 'Diamonds' singer proves once again that she can do whatever she wants! Is it cool or a little inappropriate? VOTE.
Rihanna, 25, went shopping with a group of friends in Monaco on July 12. Instead of wearing normal clothes the star decided to wear her one-piece bathing suit and a sheer blouse — and we're not even mad. Later in the day RiRi tweeted about being on a yacht so we're assuming she was just being practical and decided to wear her swimsuit out shopping so she didn't have to change. See, she had good intentions! And with a beach body like hers why not strut around in a swimsuit all the time? Was this a good look for Rihanna or was she just looking for attention?
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Like you've never popped into a store or a fast food restaurant in your bikini before. Sure, you were probably wearing a cover-up but so was Rihanna! In a sexy black one-piece with a low cut front and back, RiRi looked smokin' hot while shopping around Monaco. Personally we applaud her for wearing a one-piece and not a bikini. We may have objected to a bikini. Rihanna even attempted to cover-up in a gorgeous, sheer black lace blouse which she tied at the waist. Even in flats she looks super leggy and with her black shades and nude lips she looks ready to hit up that yacht. Her blonde hair looks fab with her glowing skin, too. She's just the best. We especially love the pops of color she adds with her red nails and teal sandals. Perfect.
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Attention seeking, seriously? How can someone who command attention be seeking attention. Rihanna's presence is attention itself!!! Beautiful, tall, rich, hard worker, flawless skin, superstar…show them how it's done Rhi-Rhi. You are covered by the blood of Jesus. God got you precious. Half of you haters wished she is your kin! I bet her parents are proud of her. I don't know her but am so proud of a black lady doing good at her age. Keep living your life RiRi
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@tae…How is she attention seeking? Maybe by walking through a mall with her swimsuit on. Normal people don't do that. And if she was covered by the blood of the Lamb…she wouldn't be hanging out on a balcony in Monaco with out any clothes on….Her parents can not be happy with her antics…we know that her mother is not….This is not the way that you deal with your issues…she needs to get help or she'll end up like Lindsey…
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Breath taking this wmn – live yr life yr way our gal – do it all before age dictates otherwise – all myopically disenfranchised, step aside / take care of your green eyes / buy a $20-raffle / watch out 4 karma / take a seat / smfg, you've taken up too much O2 awreddy…GO DA WEISS BAJ!
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I have done this while on vacation there are stores that are close to the beach and the pier it is not uncommon……….Most people will put on a wrap some don't RIH'S body is BEAUTIFUL she can get away with that…#YOLO As for you saying RIH is always on display she is a SUPERSTAR they are suppose to always be on display, the papz are on it 24/7….
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@ sandra duncan i'm not one that's in for the hate but she's not the only superstar around ,there's a whole lot of them around and upcoming who doesn't go all out and still have the attention ,if this is her only way to do it she's dressing for others and not herself ,she needs to leave something to be imagine and stop being so predictable . she wants to demand 100% of respect ,honesty and loyalty she needs to start acting that way so she can get it
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It is unbelievable that Rihanna haters are so obsessed with her they still log into her blogs. Rihanna has a beautiful body and beautiful legs. It doesn't look vulgar, but I surmise she must be somewhere near the beach if she feels so comfortable. If not, it is inappropriate but not necessarily vulgar. Her skin and countenance looks fresh anew. You are beautiful, riri
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@@@@@@@ $ERGE RICHARD. Not insecure. What the hell chris put her thru all up in public. Ok. Then when she says somethin about it. Chris gets mad. Whatever its BS. The Games he played and did in front of her was ridiculous. Now she's out spoken. She's insecure? THE SAME GAMES MEN PLAY, BUT WHEN THEIR WOMAN DOES IT………………………………………..S…HE ALL THE NAMES IN THE WORLD………………. AS EVIDENCE HE DID WHAT HE DID AND PEOPLE SEEN IT AND THEN THEY STILL SAY NOOOOO HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. DOUBLE STANDARDS……………………DOUBLE STANDARDS.
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At sunny stinkky……………… Everyone knows that's A lie when u said RiRi ruins Chris. DOG LIAR. You try and make it seem like Rihanna is the crazy one because YOU want her relationship. The man has someone already. WHAT ARE YOU DOIN IN THE INDUSTRY? BECAUSE U HAVE SEX WITH A MAN DOESN'T MEAN HE'S YOUR MAN. OF COURSE IF YOU SPREAD YOUR LEGS………YOU ARE BAIT…………A NIG*A WILL TAKE IT. IF YOU GOTTA PRANCE AROUND AND TRY AND STEAL SOMEONES MAN. HE WAS NEVER YOUR MAN TO BEGIN WITH. SUNNY STINKKY MAN DOG HOE…………….PAUSE…………………THE END OF THAT BRAT.
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This blog is about Rihanna so you have nothing to do here. Stop your hate, jealousy and obsession. Guard your tongue and look after yourself instead of getting into people's private parts. Help Karrueche get a job instead of hating Rihanna. Your hate does not affect her. LEAVE.
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Analysis and Control of the DC Drift in LiNbO$_{3}$-Based Mach–Zehnder Modulators
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 29, Issue 10, pp. 1522-1534 (2011)
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The drift issue induces slow drifting of the optimum operating point for high efficiency or large nonlinearities in analog optical links, and requires complex control of the offset bias voltage for achieving high extinction ratio in digital optical links. We discuss and analyze the different sources of the drift in commercially LiNbO$_3$ Mach–Zehnder modulators. The different extrinsic and intrinsic origins are compared in terms of phase shift and the different corresponding orders of magnitude are given, pointing out the predominant role of the intrinsic (dc) drift. We show the large role played by the electrical inhomogeneities at the surface of the LiNbO$_3$ substrate by highlighting the link between the time dependence of the dc drift and the electrical conductivity measured at the surface and in the volume of the LiNbO$_3$ substrate. This allows to propose a solution to the drift issue which consists in the engineering of the electrical conductivity of the lithium niobate substrate.
Jean Paul Salvestrini, Laurent Guilbert, Marc Fontana, Mustapha Abarkan, and Stephane Gille, "Analysis and Control of the DC Drift in LiNbO$_{3}$-Based Mach–Zehnder Modulators," J. Lightwave Technol. 29, 1522-1534 (2011)
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Jesus frees us completely from the chains and guilt of sin.
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Denomination: Methodist
Scripture: John 8:31-8:36
Tags: Christian Liberty
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Scripture: John 8:31-8:36
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Scripture: John 8:31-8:36
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The Gospel is a message of freedom... It is a message of good news for the poor; freedom for the prisoners; sight for the blind and of release for the oppressed. And it is a message that is still needed today...because far too many are still not free
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A simple way to create dummy APIs
Interfake: Quick JSON APIs
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Interfake is a tool which allows developers of client-side applications of any platform to easily create dummy HTTP APIs to develop against. Let's get started with a simple example.
Get started
If you don't want to use the JavaScript method to create your Interfake API, go read up on all the methods. Otherwise, read on.
Install Interfake in your project.
npm install interfake --save
Let's write a simple fake API:
var Interfake = require'interfake';var interfake = ;interfakeget'/whats-next'body next : 'more stuff ';interfakelisten3000; // The server will listen on port 3000
Now go to http://localhost:3000/whats-next in your browser (or curl
), and you will see the following:
You can also chain response properties:
var Interfake = require'interfake';var interfake = ;interfakeget'/whats-next'status400body error : 'such a bad request';interfakelisten3000; /*# Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/whats-next -X GET# Response:400{ "error":"such a bad request"}*/
You can use different HTTP methods:
var Interfake = require'interfake';var interfake = ;interfakepost'/next-items'status201body created : true ;interfakelisten3000; /*# Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/next-items -X POST# Response:201{ "created":true}*/
You can specify endpoints which should only be created once other ones have been hit.
var Interfake = require'interfake';var interfake = ;var postResponse = interfakepost'/next-items'status201body created : true ;postResponsecreatesget'/items/1'status200body id: 1 name: 'Item 1' ;postResponsecreatesget'/next-items'status200body items: id: 1 name: 'Item 1' ;interfakelisten3000; /*# Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/next-items -X POST# Response:201{ "created":true} # Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/items/1 -X GET# Response:200{ "id":1 "name":"Item 1"}*/
You can even specify how endpoints should be extended once others have been hit.
var Interfake = require'interfake';var interfake = ;interfakeget'/items'status200body items: id: 1 name: 'Item 1' ;interfakeget'/items/1'status200body id: 1 name: 'Item 1' ;var postResponse = interfakepost'/items'status201body created : true ;postResponsecreatesget'/items/2'status200body id: 2 name: 'Item 2' ;postResponseextendsget'/items'status200body items: id: 2 name: 'Item 2' ;interfakelisten3000; /*# Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/items -X GET# Response:200{ "items" : [ { "id":1 "name":"Item 1" } ]} # Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/items -X POST# Response:201{ "created":true} # Request:$ curl http://localhost:3000/items -X GET# Response:200{ "items" : [ { "id":1 "name":"Item 1" }, { "id":2 "name":"Item 2" } ]}*/
There's more options, though, including delays, custom response headers, and handling query string parameters.
The majority of Interfake users will probably be interested in the JavaScript API, which is covered below. However, there are in fact three ways to use Interfake: JavaScript, on the Command Line (using static JSON files), or using an HTTP meta-API. These are covered in detail in the Wiki.
new Interfake(options)
: creates an Interfake object. Options are:debug
: Iftrue
, outputs lots of annoying but helpful log messages. Default isfalse
: Sets the API root path. E.g. ifapi
is used then the route at/users
will be accessible at/api/path
: Takes a JSON object with the following:request
#listen(port, callback)
: Takes a port and starts the server, and a callback which executes when the server is running#stop()
: Stops the server if it's been started#serveStatic(path, directory)
: Serve static (usually a website) files from a certain path. This is useful for testing SPAs. (Example use.)#loadFile(path, options)
: Load a JSON file containing an Interfake-shaped API configuration. Options includeswatch
, which, if true, means that the file loaded there will be reloaded when it changes.
Fluent Interface
: Create an endpoint at the specified URL. Can then be followed by each of the following, which can follow each other too e.g.get().query().body().status().body().creates.get()
: An object containing query parameters to accept. Overwrites matching URL params. E.g.get('/a?b=1').query({b:2})
will work but/a?b=1
will not.#status(statusCode)
: Set the response status code for the endpoint#body(body)
: Set the JSON response body of the end point#proxy(url|options)
: The response should be a proxy of another URL. Currently, options accepts bothurl
properties. Theheaders
property specifies the headers which should be sent in the request to the proxy URL#delay(milliseconds)
: Set the number of milliseconds to delay the response by to mimic network of processing lag- Also accepts a delay range in the format 'ms..ms' e.g. '50..100'
: An object containing response headers. The keys are header names.#creates#get|post|put|patch|delete(url)
: Specify an endpoint to create after the first execution of this one. API is the same as above.#extends#get|post|put|patch|delete(url)
: Specify an endpoint to modify after the first execution of this one. API is the same as above. The endpoints you extend are matched based onurl
. Thestatus
are the extendable bits. Keep in mind that keys will be replaced, and arrays will be added to.
Interfake supports JSONP. Just put ?callback
on the end of the URLs being called.
$ curl http://localhost:3000/whattimeisit?callback=handleSomeJson
Use Cases
Backend/API Prototype for a Single-Page Application (SPA)
By using Interfake's .serveStatic()
method, you can serve some front-end HTML, JavaScript and CSS which uses the API you've created as the backend. Not only does this massively speed up development time by not having to have a real API, it serves as a great prototype for the real API, and avoids having to mock requests. This is my most common use for Interfake.
Backend for a Mobile Application
If you'd like to develop an API-driven mobile application you might not yet have a finished API available. This is a perfect example of where Interfake is useful. You can quickly mock up some dummy APIs and work on the mobile application. In parallel, perhaps another developer will be creating the real API, or you could create it later.
Automated Testing
You can use Interfake to create dummy APIs which use data from your test setup with the HTTP method above, or by using a static set of test data. If you're writing your test suite using a NodeJS library, you can use the JavaScript API.
The HTTP API is particularly useful for developing iOS Applications which uses Automated tests written in JavaScript, or developing Node.js applications which rely on external APIs.
For an example of how to do this, please see the web page test example.
Proxying another API
There are a number of reasons you might want to proxy another API. Three of the more common ones are:
- It requires some authorization options which you want to hide from a client-side script but nonetheless want to use every time you make a request
- There is a cross-origin request sharing (CORS) issue which prevents your client-side code from using the API
- It requires some tedious header setup
Interfake allows you to proxy another URL quite easily and also specify any headers you like while doing so, using the proxy
The example above creates a simple proxy against the URL https://api.github.com/repos/basicallydan/interfake/tags
and will return whatever a public, non-authorized user will see. However, consider an endpoint which requires authorization.
interfakeget'/github-issues'proxy url: 'https://api.github.com/repos/basicallydan/interfake/tags' headers: 'Authorization': 'Token qoinfiu13jfcikwkhf1od091dj0' ;
This example uses an authorization token to authorize the request. This is one of the common use-cases. However, the first one will easily solve CORS issues, and any other headers apart from Authorization
can be specified instead.
Creating a static API
If you have a website or mobile application which only needs static data, deploy Interfake to a server somewhere with a JSON file serving up the data, and point your application at it.
I tested this on my Mac. If you have trouble on Windows or any other platform, raise an issue.
Version History
- 1.12.1: Bug fix from Alexander Pope, proxy and query params not playing well together
- 1.12.0: Proxy support
- 1.11.0: Config reload
- 1.10.0: Support for PATCH
- 1.9.2: Updated deepmerge dependency, since it included a bug
- 1.9.1: Updated dependencies, and fixed a bug where
was not working on Windows because of the directory being wrong. - 1.9.0: Created the
methods to extend existing endpoints - 1.8.2: Bug fix for Windows - paths were screwed up
- 1.8.1: Bug fix for responseheaders
- 1.8.0: Querystring parameter values can now be regular expressions
- 1.7.2: Fixed a bug where
was not allowing chaining - 1.7.1: Added ability to set a root path for the API only (skipped 1.7.0 which was a bit broken)
- 1.6.2: Can add a callback to
so that you know when the server has started (by bruce-one) - 1.6.1: Upgraded to Express 4.0.0 (thanks to Sebastian Schürmann).
- 1.6.0: Custom response headers (thanks to Sebastian Schürmann).
- 1.5.0: Can now use querystring params (thanks to rajit). Massive.
- 1.4.0: Can specify delay range using
(by bruce-one) - 1.3.0: Can mimic slow responses using
(by bruce-one) - 1.2.0: Added ability to do static files
- 1.1.1: Fixed the response to
POST /_request
to be a 201, andPOST /_requests
is now the path used - 1.1.0: Added the fluent interface for easier creation of endpoints
- 1.0.0: Backwards-incompatible changes for JavaScript API, now creating an
instance - 0.2.0: Added JSONP support
- 0.1.0: Support for creating mocked JSON APIs using HTTP, JavaScript or command line
Interfake is a labour of love, created for front-end and mobile developers to increase their prototyping and development speeds. If you can contribute by getting through some issues, I would be very grateful. Please read more about how to contribute in the CONTRIBUTING.md document.
It's important that the tests all pass so we can keep this little badge green:
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- express
- express body-parser
- connect-json
- commander
- core-util-is
- merge
- basicallydan/deepmerge forked from nrf110/deepmerge
Works well with
Thank yous
Alun for reading this readme.
Author & Contributors
Future work
- Create a guide/some examples for how to integrate this with existing test frameworks, whether written in JavaScript or not
- Improve the templating, so that a response might include a repeated structure with an incrementing counter or randomized data


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PHILADELPHIA — When the staff at Abington Memorial Hospital handed the breast cancer patient its new "Distress Thermometer" questionnaire, she instantly felt conflicted.
How could she, an early-stage patient with a good prognosis, say how she was really feeling when she saw how much worse off others in the radiation-treatment waiting room were? She left it blank.
A week later the staff asked again. Come January, cancer programs that want accreditation from the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer will be required to formally ask all cancer patients about their psychosocial needs. Breast cancer patients were among the first to test the new program at Abington.
This time the woman decided to tell the truth. She was doing OK with the cancer itself, but was really upset about the way some people she had counted on were handling it. She was on the verge of tears all the time.
The staff sent her to social worker Mary Oleksiak. They talked for an hour and a half.
"It was really helpful for me," said the patient, who did not want to use her name for fear it would make her troubling relationships even worse. "Mary gave me a lot of things to think about."
Oleksiak was enlightened as well. She had thought the hospital was doing a good job of finding patients who needed help, but here was one who would have flown under the radar without the survey. How many more would be uncovered by the questions, which the hospital began giving to all cancer patients recently.
Like others who direct psychosocial services, she is bracing for the possibility — she still thinks it's remote — that demand for help will jump when patients have more opportunities to say what's bothering them.
In her anxious moments, Oleksiak thinks, "I'm only one person and my phone is going to be constantly ringing off the hook."
Bonnie Miller, a nurse who is administrative director of the Women's Cancer Center at Fox Chase Cancer Center, also wonders. "This next year is going to be extremely telling," she said.
It should surprise no one that a cancer diagnosis starts a patient on an arduous emotional journey as well as a medical one.
So, it might be more of a surprise that only now are hospitals being required to ask their patients about their "distress," a pallid word for the massive jolt to the psyche — and sometimes the pocketbook — that an encounter with a potentially deadly disease delivers. Accredited hospitals also must help patients find the services they need, either in their own health system or elsewhere in the community.
The Commission on Cancer accredits 1,500 cancer programs that care for about 70 percent of the nation's cancer patients. Daniel McKellar, chair of the organization, said its new approach stemmed from a 2007 report from the Institute of Medicine called Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs. It concluded that problems with emotions or more practical matters like transportation add to suffering and can make it harder for patients to follow doctors' orders and get better. Experts believe distress management programs improve quality of life and communication.
"This is an important part of modern cancer care," McKellar said.
Less than two months before the new distress rules go into effect, many area cancer programs are still fine-tuning their approach.
Where there is a mandate, there is a business opportunity, and Polaris Health Directions, a Wayne, Pa., company with a long history of measuring psychological problems, is pleased by demand for its newly commercialized distress evaluation tool. The company says it has sold the product, at an annual cost of $25,000 to $50,000 a year, to 60 centers in the last 18 months.
Its Web-based tool can integrate with electronic medical records and generate treatment suggestions based on a patient's insurance and address.
The nonprofit Cancer Support Community has also developed a tool it sells for a "nominal" fee, said Linda House, the group's executive vice president for external affairs.
Those products are competing with the Distress Thermometer, which was created by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and is free, and with questions developed by individual hospitals.
Certainly many hospitals have been trying for years to assess whether patients were having trouble, although McKellar pointed out they might not have done much more than say, "Hi. How are you?" They are unlikely to find out how patients are really feeling unless they ask more probing questions, he said.
In a recent Cancer Support Community survey, 35 percent of patients seen at comprehensive cancer centers and half of those at smaller centers said they were not screened for distress.
Several large centers locally offer a host of free services for patients who need counseling, help with nutrition, or stress management. Social workers address financial and transportation issues. Insurers do not pay for many of those services. Smaller centers typically have less to offer.
Hospitals are struggling with how to collect useful data while keeping things easy for patients. Officials at Cooper University Hospital, in Camden, N.J., love the way the Polaris tool can collect and analyze data and generate referrals, but Fox Chase switched to the Thermometer after patients in a pilot program complained the Polaris survey took too long.
Penn Medicine has taken a low-tech approach, asking patients since August just four questions, on paper, about anxiety and depression and following up, when needed, with face-to-face talks with social workers.
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University is testing several surveys, including one it developed itself. That one includes a question on concerns about sexuality that many patients have checked off. "That's been eye-opening," said Greg Garber, supervising social worker.
In general, surveys flag 35 to 40 percent of patients as having high levels of distress. So far, local hospitals say the number of patients who actually want or need services has been lower.
Garber said all that many patients need is information, assurance that their feelings are normal, and time to adjust to disturbing news and decisions. "Information is a very powerful distress reducer," he said. Many patients also feel better when they have a treatment plan or see what chemotherapy is really like.
However, 15 or 20 percent may have a "frank psychiatric disorder," he said. Many of those patients were having emotional problems before cancer added money woes, job problems, and family upheaval. It can be hard to find psychiatrists comfortable working with patients with severe medical problems, he said.
Heather Sheaffer, director of patient and family services at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center, said patients had responded well to questions about their mental health and information about the help Penn can offer them.
"Patients," she said, "are really, really thankful."
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South Korea keeps interest rate unchanged at 2.75pc
PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 November, 2012, 9:42am
UPDATED : Friday, 09 November, 2012, 9:42am
As expected, South Korea's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 2.75 per cent Friday following a 25 basis-point cut the previous month. South Korea's economy grew 0.2 per cent in the third quarter to September from the previous three months -- the slowest pace in nearly three years as the eurozone crisis hit investment activity.
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