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- Two-channel-model description of confinement-induced Feshbach molecules
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- Peng, Shi-Guo; Hu, Hui; Liu, Xia-Ji; Jiang, Kaijun
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- Using a two-channel model, we investigate theoretically the binding energy of confinement-induced Feshbach molecules in two- and one-dimensional ultracold atomic systems near a Feshbach resonance. We show that the two-channel prediction will evidently deviate from the simple single-channel theory as the width of Feshbach resonances decreases. For the one-dimensional system, we perform a full two-channel calculation, with the inclusion of bare interatomic interactions in the open channel. Away from the resonance, we find a sizable correction to the binding energy, if we neglect the bare interatomic interactions as in the previous work. We compare our theoretical results with the existing experimental data and present predictions for narrow Feshbach resonances that could be tested in future experiments.
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- Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 86, no. 3 (Sep 2012), article no. 033601
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Liberty 1, Rigidity 0? Perhaps. The contrast between Fulham and Stoke was at its greatest in the forward lines as a free spirit, in Dimitar Berbatov, defeated a well-drilled team.
Stoke's emphasis is on height and hard work and their personnel are invariably industrious, while their Fulham counterparts have greater licence to roam and involve themselves in play. In a comparison of the strikers, predictably Peter Crouch won more aerial duels but Berbatov had more touches. Indeed, the Bulgarian has a tendency to drop off, play as a No. 10 and spread play. Bryan Ruiz, selected to play in the hole, often drifted to the right.
- Whittaker: Pulis sticks with recipe for disaster
Fulham tried to create an overload there. Occasionally, both wingers, Damien Duff and Ashkan Dejagah, would appear on the same side. They had the freedom to swap flanks, unlike the Stoke wide men. The Cottagers' goal contained most elements of their tactics: Sascha Riether crossed after a combination on the right, Berbatov, rather than attacking the ball, lingered deeper and met Robert Huth's header with the volley of an individual talent.
Until then, however, Stoke had appeared to be playing for a 0-0 draw. Indeed, they were set up in a familiar way on their travels. The Potters are close to booking a sixth successive season in the top flight. But the facts are that, since promotion in 2008, Stoke have scored 60 goals in 90 away league games. They arrived at Craven Cottage as the joint-lowest scorers on the road, but having conceded more goals than only six other sides. An accent on organisation meant the shape took priority.
And Tony Pulis has gone back to Plan A. After last season, when Stoke were the division's least prolific team, he tinkered with his gameplan in an attempt to give them more firepower. Two of their summer signings were untypical, a sign that Pulis was looking for another dimension.
Now neither is in the team and Stoke have reverted to their original blueprint. Indeed, Michael Owen, injured again, is yet to start a league game. A specialist finisher who contributes little in other parts of the pitch, he never seemed likely to displace the more industrious and adaptable Jonathan Walters, who is seemingly immune to injuries.
Tactically, the more interesting acquisition was Charlie Adam. While the Scot once operated as a quarterback, a long-range passer from the base of the Blackpool midfield, it is evident Pulis does not trust him defensively. Glenn Whelan and Steven Nzonzi have been the first-choice midfield pairing; when they are missing, the equally diligent Dean Whitehead comes in. Instead, Pulis attempted to use Adam further up the pitch.
His home debut came against Manchester City on the left wing; his first Stoke goal, against QPR, when he was tucked in as a supposed right winger. More often than not, he has played as the most advanced central midfielder. Yet the statistics - two goals, no assists and an average of only 32 passes per game - show Stoke have struggled to involve him in the game and why Pulis has dropped him for more industrious performers. At Craven Cottage, Adam was an unused substitute as he often is when the aim is to stop opponents.
Pulis' favoured formation, 4-4-1-1, can become 4-5-1 against elite opposition or away from home when Walters is used as a winger. This was a case in point, with Walters showing the versatility that has brought him 78 consecutive Premier League starts. He started on the right wing, moved into the hole for the end of the first half and reverted to the flank when, with Stoke 1-0 down, Pulis introduced a second striker in Cameron Jerome.
Initially, however, the unusual element was that the player closest to Peter Crouch at times was Geoff Cameron. The American was charged with trying to latch on to Crouch's flicks or win the second ball from goal kicks. It was another sign of Pulis' reluctance to disrupt a settled unit. Although Cameron has spent some of the season operating at full-back, he was the most attacking of the central midfield trio, with Nzonzi and Whelan occupying their normal roles.
But even in the first half, Pulis had amended his approach, sending Cameron to the right wing and moving Walters forward. When Fulham scored, his safety-first tactics were rendered irrelevant. Cameron was removed for Jerome, another staple of Stoke's tactics. He is their specialist impact substitute. Stoke ended playing the sort of aggressive, high-tempo 4-4-2 they use in home games.
The eventual statistics, showing they had only 39% of possession, were not unusual - on average only Reading have less of the ball this season - and hinted at Pulis' problem: with less of the ball, he has to select 11 men who can all contribute to the defensive effort, rather than a wildcard. But whenever they go a goal down on the road, they require a rethink and more attacking players. Not that this is news to Pulis: his business last summer showed he recognised the need for something a little different. Finding the right players and integrating them in the team, however, has been the problem.


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Typewriters are making a comeback. Great news. http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/story/2012-03-15/typewriters-comeback/53546156/1
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Diane and I were just speaking of same at dinner last night......being a bit of a Luddite it makes me happy.
- March 18, 2012 at 7:14 PM
I have an old manual typewriter on my desk next to my slide rule, my clepsydra, and my log tables. I lost my quill and inkwell during my last move.
The "L" is missing from the typewriter keyboard, and its performance is best described as ousy.
- March 18, 2012 at 10:20 PM
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I laughed out loud at that.
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- March 19, 2012 at 7:55 AM
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Last updated: May 20, 2013
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Functional Mitral regurgitation is a now well known entity due to tethering of the valve either mono-lateral, as happens in lateral myocardial infarction, or bilateral as happens in dilated cardiomyopathy. Treatment of this pathology, either conserving the valve and addressing regurgitation by mean of restrictive annuloplasty, or implanting a prosthesis remains controversial in terms of mid and long term benefit for the patient. The investigators propose a randomized controlled study to compare the efficacy of both technique in terms of mortality and freedom from reintervention.
Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Procedure: Plasty
Procedure: Prosthesis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|POP Study: Plasty or Prosthesis to Treat Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Low Ejection Fraction Patients; a Randomized Prospective Controlled Study
Further study details as provided by Cardiochirurgia E.H.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Mortality [ Time Frame: 1 year of follow up after discharge from hospital ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Freedom from reintervention [ Time Frame: 1 year of follow-up after discharge from hospital ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Plasty
Patients treated with restrictive Annuloplasty
Procedure: Plasty
Restrictive Annuloplasty
Active Comparator: Prosthesis
Patients treated with valve replacement
Procedure: Prosthesis
Valve replacement
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients presenting for surgery due to functional mitral regurgitation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Associated Heart Surgery procedures other than CABG, Tricuspid Regurgitation correction, Atrial Fibrillation Correction
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|Responsible Party:
|Luca Weltert, Project Leader Luca Weltert, Cardiochirurgia E.H.
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|NCT00947921 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 23, 2009
|Last Updated:
|May 20, 2013
|Health Authority:
|Italy: Ministry of Health
Keywords provided by Cardiochirurgia E.H.:
Functional MItral regurgitation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Reading the positive reviews on this sight leaves me speechless. Our meal was so terrible that I can't even begin to imagine anything even remotely good coming out of this kitchen. For the price, this was offensive. I've had better at Pondarosa. It's awful too, but at least there is some variety.
Excellent Entrees. – The food at this place was amazing. I got this dish that was filet mignon with some vegetables, and the other side of the plate was short rib over some mashed potatoes. The filet melted in my mouth like butter. It was a rational portion, but the flavor was excellent. Good wine at somewhat moderate prices. Dark mood lit atmosphere. They even have a wine bar where you can grab some hors d' ovres before your meal. I would highly recommend this place for a date if you're trying to impress.
Great new (2008) chef and menu, wine list, ambience and private dining – First, the facts. The Steelhead Restaurant hasn't been called "Steelhead Grill" for several years. It's been the "Steelhead Brasserie and Wine Bar" for a while, but is now (2008) going back to just being "The Steelhead."
Also, it's at the Marriott City Center. Make sure you don't confuse The Steelhead with other places like the Original Fish Market at the Westin, as some have done here. That's a different restaurant.
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Why? The Steelhead has a new "Rockstar" Executive Chef, Brian Pekarcik, recently returned to PA from Southern California after cooking in some of the best kitchens in America. (Google his name and see for yourself. ) Chef Brian has created a delicious new menu best described as New American Cuisine. The Steelhead dinner menu features his signature, seasonal dishes plus more standard fare. Meats, seafood, pastas -- all well prepared. (Try "three kinds of pork" if it's being served when you go.)
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Wine list is changing, but there was a nice selection of French, Australian and California wines, by the bottle or glass as of May, 2008.
Great except pasta and salad bar – We dined there November 2007 before the Stevie Wonder Concert. Service was exceptional, Main course as well. However, the pasta bar................terrible. Very, very, tasteless. Salad bar was good, but a little let down with the pasta thing. Scary part, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to make a good pasta bar.
Would I eat there again.................ABSOLUTELY !! I am making reservations for this weekend.
Located in Marriott City Center downtown, this fish-lover's paradise will snag you with its big-city culinary expertise. – The Scene
Steelhead Grill has a bland interior that leaves something to be desired. Even if the walls could use a redo to wake up the room, once the dishes start coming, well-heeled diners hardly bemoan the visuals.
The Food
The grilled Steelhead salmon over wasabi whipped potatoes is the restaurant's most popular entree--fancified fish is what attracts most diners--but the meat dishes are just as good. The spit-roasted Amish chicken over truffle-scented whipped potatoes and garlic-rosemary sauce is a good choice for carnivores, as is the Elysian Fields Farm lamb loin with grilled vegetable couscous. Steelhead's desserts carry the theme of great food through the last course; panna cotta, homemade ice creams and sorbets, and chocolate espresso torte are among the favorites.
All Time Worst Meal – Service was inadequate and the food was terrible. Don't waste your time on this establishment. I wish we would have read the reviews before wasting our time!
Disappointing – Dining at the Steelhead Grill in March 2003 we were surprised by the poor, inattentive and slow service, despite the large number of staff milling around. The food, when it finall arrived was mediocre to bad in quality. Although nice to look at, it didn't taste like much, and suffered from "big plate - not much food on it" syndrome. And all this for price that the food, service and atmosphere simply can't justify.
Rude waitresses spoiled the experience – It would seem that the Steelhead Grill is so proud of the national recognition they have received for their menu that they've forgotten the importance of customer service. My boyfriend and I dined at the Steelhead Grill on Valentine's Day, using a gift certificate we'd recieved. Once our waitresses saw our gift certificate, they alternately ignored us, threw us dirty looks, and basically treated us with the disrespect one does not expect to receive from a restaurant that claims to provide a world-class dining experience. Sadly, the rude waitresses spoiled what would have been a lovely evening, as we did enjoy our meals very much.
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AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has dismissed speculation that Kevin-Prince Boateng is on the verge of leaving the club for Monaco.
Conjecture that Boateng, 26, could sign for affluent side Monaco this summer was intensified following news that Galliani had travelled to the Principality.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. - Police have identified the body of a woman that was found inside an abandoned car on a rural Franklin County road on Monday morning.
Sheriff's investigators said the body of 23-year-old Kayla D. Qualls was found around 11 a.m. inside a red 2000 Ford Explorer on Spring Creek Road.
The Tullahoma woman had two children ages three and four. According to Qualls' Facebook page she worked at Calsonic in Shelbyville.
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More Mass Effect 2 Footage in Death-centric Dev Diaryby Nick Breckon, Jul 10, 2009 2:36pm PDT
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Nice stiff drink, Hot Bartender, Awesome Pole Dance Lesson – I met the cute bartender John Eric after taking one of the Tuesday night pole dancing classes they offer there during non business hours. He set me up with a cosmopolitan that was exactly the way I like it after my workout. Where else can you relax like that after taking a pole dance lesson, which by the way, was amazing. I didn't realized what a workout pole dancing could be until the next day - I guess I was having too much fun doing the class to notice. The instructor was really cool and knew her stuff if your interested in the classes check out the website for Pole La Teaze, if your interested in the bartender i think he's already taken.
Great VIP table service!! – I reserved a VIP table for my 12 guests for 10/27. I reserved event thru emails and felt very accomadated by manager. I arrived with my guests and Eric came out to greet me. He set up my guests at the larger VIP area and our bottle service and mixers were delivered as promised on silver platters and buckets. The whole evening Eric came by to ask if my party needed anything. I was very happy with the service, atmoshere (halloween weekend and lots of costumes) and staff. Its small, stylish and inviting. I highly recommend getting the table service if your group is 6 or more. AND the DJ was on fire that night. I would and WILL go again.
Wed and Sat nights ;) – I don't know who the owners of this bar is but now that you have Vard working there you will definitely see me coming to party at your bar. You rock VARD and can make some of the best drinks.
Best Bar – This place is hot! The staff is hot! The fireplace in the back is hot! The couches are "O" so hot! The pole is slippery and hot! The DJ's are always hot!
L-A-M-E! – What a pathetic excuse for a bar. The bartender/owner is a fat nerd who somehow thinks he's cool. Think the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. What a joke.
Wed night – get your drink on. Vard is the best bartender. I love the Black seating in the bar. and the drink are unreal!
Crappy service – The bartender who serves his friends only and ignores other customers becasue he's too busy popping his collar cuz he thinks he's way cool......a) should learn to acknowledge patrons especially if they are standing right next to the person he is busy talking out of his rear (we stood there for 20 mins and he was not helping anyone else) b) if you are working then WORK, if you are trying to dance then at least watch who you knock into with your flailing arms because you are TRYING to dance....take some dance lessons c) if you lnock into someone (even if by accident), apologize!! It reflects poorly on the bar because the employees are rude and obnoxious- ok, really it was just that one bartendar. The female bartenders were great. The door guy was super cool and very nice. The music- eh..it was ok. Maybe it depends on the night and maybe it depends on the DJ....overall not impressive......
great crowd and customer service – this bar is a fave of my friends and I. everyone from the friendly doorman to the welcoming bartenders always go out of their way to make my group happy, and we never have to wait more than a couple minutes for our drinks. the crowd is a nice mix, which is refreshing after the oh-so-expected marina and typical cheezy north beach crowds. also, the size and intimate atmosphere provide a classy ambiance without feeling too crowded or meat-marketesque.
So Slow BAR – I found this bar on city search, highly recommended, except for the one person who said the bartenders didn't serve people in order. I stood at the bar for at least 30mins so I could order about 5 drinks for my group. I kept getting skipped over, for people the bartender knew on a personal basis. When I finally got the 5 drinks I tipped well so the bartender wouldn't skip me over when I came back. That totally didn't work!!! I finally moved to the other side of the bar where the much faster, less drunk, more attentive, bartender served me. This place brought my birthday down quite a bit. I wasted so much time standing waiting for a drink!!!! Thank goodness for good friends, they kept my birthday from being ruined by this place. Maybe it was an off night, but I wouldn't come back.
Great place to host a party! – I just had my graduation party and Sip Lounge and Bar was the best place I found out of quite a few places that I looked at. Talk to John Eric: he was very helpful. I rented out the lounge room in the back, had food and decorations, and it was all good. The drinks were strong, the atmosphere very comfortable. My guests share my opinion as well. Sip is away from the noise of Columbus, and close to parking garages. If I had to host another party, I would do there again.
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FATAL: Ambulance service apologises for 90-minute wait (From The Oxford Times)
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FATAL: Ambulance service apologises for 90-minute wait
9:00am Friday 13th December 2013 in News By Pete Hughes, Reporter covering Abingdon and Wantage. Call me on 01865 425431
OXFORDSHIRE'S ambulance service has admitted a series of failures which a doctor said may have led to a pensioner's death.
And last night the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) apologised for distress caused to 76-year-old Clive Gould's family.
Mr Gould died after waiting an hour-and-a-half for an ambulance, despite his wife making five 999 calls.
Now SCAS has produced a report admitting Mr Gould's case was given the wrong priority rating, which meant two ambulances which were sent to him were diverted to more important calls.
Speaking at an inquest into his death on Wednesday, pathologist Dr Ben Phillips said there was a "definite possibility" that had the ambulance arrived 30 minutes earlier, Mr Gould might have survived.
Mr Gould's widow, Sheila, 73, said: "It was dreadful. He was gasping for breath.
Clive Gould's widow Sheila and son Stephen.
"This was a breakdown in communication. I'm not a person to complain, but the NHS has let me down."
Retired lorry driver Mr Gould, 76 – originally from Witney – was diagnosed with lung cancer in April this year and started chemotherapy in May.
He also had emphysema and other lung and heart problems.
On July 18, he woke up at about 3am in the house he shared with his wife in Filkins, near Carterton, with breathing problems.
Mrs Gould first called for an ambulance at 4.18am and her call was given a 'code amber', meaning an ambulance was due within 20 minutes.
SCAS investigations manager Paul Cooke, who investigated the family's complaints into the incident and produced the report, told the inquest that an ambulance was ordered from Bicester at 4.20am. But it was diverted at 4.29am to reports of a seizure.
Mrs Gould called again at 4.59am and was put through to a clinical specialist to describe the symptoms in greater detail.
Another ambulance was sent at 5.11am but this, too, was diverted to a higher priority 'code red' to deal with reports of someone having chest pains.
At 5.22am, a third ambulance was dispatched, which arrived at 5.46am.
Mr Gould, who had been awake and talking at the time of the first call, was at this time unresponsive and, after half an hour of CPR, was declared dead.
The coroner at his inquest gave a narrative verdict and ruled Mr Gould died of congestive cardiac failure – a build-up of fluid in his heart.
In the SCAS investigation, Mr Cooke explained that Mr Gould had been given an "amber" code but that in hindsight that was wrong.
Mr Cooke also said that had emergency call takers followed the correct process, information about Mr Gould's deteriorating condition could have been recognised earlier and added: "There does not seem
to be any resilience in the system to tolerate unfilled or unallocated units not covered, or sudden sickness."
He also said that three staff were sick that morning.
Coroner Nicholas Graham ordered SCAS to review the way it treats emergency calls and its assessment process.
He said: "It is not possible to say whether the deceased would have survived had he been treated earlier."
Mr Gould's daughter Christine Tinson, 52, who lives in Filkins, said following the inquest: "I am disgusted with the service we got.
"We could have driven to the hospital if we knew what was happening."
His 51-year-old son Stephen said: "We know they made a mistake."
A SCAS spokesman said yesterday: "We would like to send our sincere condolences to the patient's family and apologise for the delay and distress caused to the patient and his family."
He said it had "carried out a comprehensive investigation of this incident which found that errors were made in the handling of the call that led to the call being categorised for a response within 20 minutes".
They added: "We take our response to patients very seriously and as such will take on board the findings from the inquest and we will be addressing the issues raised by the family and the coroner."
It would not release its report into the death "due to the patient confidential nature of the report".
EMERGENCY calls reveal Mrs Gould's increasing desperation as she waits for an ambulance to arrive and operators' apologies for delays.
In the first call, the operator asks a series of medical questions and says:
"We'll be there shortly for you."
In the second call, Mrs Gould said she called "about half-an-hour ago", adding: "His breathing's getting worse."
The recorded calls includes her asking him: "All right?" He replies: "No and she says: "I know, I know about the pain."
The third call begins with her saying she called about an hour ago and her husband is "getting very distressed"
His congested breathing clearly audible, the operator says: "We are trying to get to you as quickly as we can. I do apologise for the delay."
The operator says: "We've just been absolutely inundated tonight, unfortunately" and gives her a reference number.
In the fourth call, Mrs Gould says she has waited "over an hour" and the operator says: "We have had quite a busy time this past night".
He says: "We haven't forgotten about you and we are coming to you as quickly as we possibly can." Like the first, third and fourth call he tells her to call back if his condition worsens.
When she makes the fifth call she says: "The ambulance has just arrived".
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While I have every sympathy with the family, the public need to understand that government restrict, impose,retrain and continue to blame staff while demoralising them and making conditions of employment untenable.
The media leap on the failings of the NHS and ignore the good work done by the majority,
No doubt once the NHS is given to private contractors the vast majority of callers will be asked for insurance/credit card number before any assistance is given.
As for medics manning the control this should be compulsory however medics are hands on and not advisors or managers they want to help!
Teenagers playing a computer game ?
That should be investigated and if proven THE MANAGERS should be dismissed.
My deepest sympathy to Mr Gould's family please don't loose faith in our pledge to help when needed.
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Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is seen holding the hand of U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke, right, in this photo released by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday.
Updated at 10:50 p.m. ET: BEIJING -- In a visit to China on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cautioned China to protect human rights, the Associated Press reported.
Without mentioning Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese dissident who sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing for six days, Clinton said, "all governments have to answer to our citizens' aspirations for dignity and the rule of law and that no nation can or should deny those rights."
Only hours earlier, U.S. officials said they had extracted from the Chinese government a promise that Chen would join his family and be allowed to start a new life in a university town in China, safe from the rural authorities who had abusively held him in prison and house arrest for nearly seven years.
In her remarks, Clinton did not mention Chen by name, although she had spoken with him hours before when he left the embassy. In a statement she welcomed the resettlement as one that "reflected his choices and our values."
This came after an interview Chen gave to the Associated Press on Wednesday from a hospital room in Beijing where he was taken for medical treatment, during which he said a U.S. official told him that Chinese authorities had threatened to beat his wife if he did not leave the embassy. He said he feared for his safety and wanted to leave.
In a separate interview with Britain's Channel 4 News, Chen said he wanted to go to any country that will take him and his family and added he's disappointed that American officials didn't stay at the hospital with him as he thought they would.
"Nobody from [the] embassy is here … I don't understand why. They promised to be here," he told Channel 4 News.
Chen also told NBC News that he asked the U.S. to take concrete steps to guarantee his safety.
The State Department denied much of the AP's account of what Chen said.
The blind Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic tug-of-war between Washington and Beijing left the U.S. Embassy Wednesday morning to receive medical care and be reunited with his family. NBC's Ian Williams reports.
"At no time did any U.S. official speak to Chen about physical or legal threats to his wife and children. Nor did Chinese officials make any such threats to us," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told NBC News.
Chen was told his family would be sent back home if he stayed in the embassy, she said.
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"At every opportunity, he expressed his desire to stay in China, reunify with his family, continue his education and work for reform in his country. All our diplomacy was directed at putting him in the best possible position to achieve his objectives," Nuland added.
Chen's plight has overshadowed high-level talks on economic and international issues due to begin Thursday. The United States hopes the negotiations will encourage greater Chinese cooperation on trade as well over Iran, Syria, North Korea and other international disputes.
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In what earlier appeared to be a deal to end the diplomatic tussle between the U.S. and China over his future, Chinese authorities promised he would be relocated to a safe environment where he could study at a university, a U.S. official said, speaking prior to Chen's comments.
Chen, who went to the embassy after making a daring escape from house arrest on April 21, ran afoul of local government officials in China for exposing forced abortions and other abuses. His dogged pursuit of justice and mistreatment by authorities brought him attention from the U.S. and foreign governments, and earned him supporters among many ordinary Chinese.
Chen may have been forced to accept what he's offered, according to Zeng Jinyan, a long-time friend of Chen's family and also a human rights activist. Zeng has been tweeting about Chen's latest situation since Wednesday evening, some in Chinese, some in English, according to NBC News.
Chinese crackdown on dissident's family and friends
According to Zeng, Chen was unwilling to leave the American embassy but had no choice because his wife and two children would be sent back to Shandong province if he insisted on staying. It is not known when and how they arrived in Beijing, but Chen's wife Yuan Weijing told Zeng that local government in Shandong province installed security cameras inside her home and moved in, waiting for her and the children if Chen didn't agree to leave the embassy. Yuan also said she was arrested on April 27th when they found out Chen has escaped.
Teng Biao, a lawyer who's been assisting Chen in the past few years, tweeted about his conversation with Chen Wednesday afternoon, asking Chen "I've heard you were threatened, is that true?" Chen said, "Yes, very true. People from the Foreign Ministry said this afternoon, if you didn't leave the embassy, your wife and children would have been sent back to Shandong." In the same conversation, Chen said the Shandong officials who escorted his family are still in Beijing.
Blind dissident's case a 'hot potato' for US-China
Meanwhile, Chinese government is taking a more hard-lined attitude on the case, demanding an apology from the American government.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said: "It should be pointed out that Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese citizen, was taken by the U.S. side to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing via abnormal means, and the Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied with the move."
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Chinese activist activist Chen Guangcheng (left) is seen in a wheelchair pushed by a nurse at the Chaoyang hospital in Beijing Wednesday.
He stressed that China demands that the United States thoroughly investigate the event, hold relevant people accountable and ensure that such an event does not happen again. "What the U.S. side has done has interfered in the domestic affairs of China, and the Chinese side will never accept it," said the spokesman.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- who arrived in Beijing Tuesday ahead of the talks -- said that the case had been handled "in a way that reflected his choices and our values" -- comments made before Chen's remarks that he feared for his and his family's safety.
She said it was crucial to ensure that Beijing kept its pledge to leave him unmolested. "The United States government and the American people are committed to remaining engaged with Mr. Chen and his family in the days, weeks, and years ahead," Clinton added.
Chen's supporters said last Friday that he had escaped after 20 months of house arrest and gone into U.S. government protection.
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