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A vertical jump program that works for Division 1 athletes will probably work for you... especially if you want to learn how to dunk.
In my field, many will tell you there's no greater display of power than the vertical jump, and they're right. The ability to defy gravity pulling you back to earth is truly one of the greatest displays of power. And, let's be honest, having some legit rise while posterizing anyone on the blacktop is just flat out cool.
Joking aside, bounce is something my guys take very seriously, and our jump program is just as serious. Below I'm going to reveal our exact progression for jump training, but it's worth noting that this isn't all we do for lower body training. If fact, it's just a drop in the bucket.
If you're not strong to begin with, you're cutting your nose to spite your face. To get stronger you have to squat. So go back, check my how-to squat article, make sure you're doing the right things there, and get stronger before you dive into this, since strength is what sets up the entire program.
This article is the first of four in a series; as I'm going to go through all three phases of our jump program, and in the final article, I'm going to break down exactly how we set it all up. That's right, I'm GIVING YOU MY PROGRAM. I can't believe I'm actually doing this, but well, here we go.
Phase 1: Establish the base, learn what it means to jump as high as possible.
Now that might sound stupid, but there's one thing you've got to understand immediately. If you do not jump as HIGH AS POSSIBLE every time, there is ZERO carry over. Which means man up and jump as high as you can, no reps off, no half-ass bullshit. If you're not going to max out on every rep just stop reading because you're wasting your time. Get the point? Good. Now to the exercises in phase 1…
Drop Squats
I learned these from Cal Dietz at the University of Minnesota. What we're doing is prepping you to get down fast. The goal is to train the body to illicit the stretch reflex on the muscles that will actually propel you into the air. The video should answer any questions you have about the how's and why's of this movement, so watch it and note to start with 3 sets of 8 before moving onto the next exercise.
Loaded Squat Jumps with a reset at the top
Here you're going to lower yourself into a squat as if you have a bar on your back… but you don't. At depth (i.e. 90 degrees) you'll want to jump up as high and as fast as possible, extending your ankles, knees and hips simultaneously. Upon landing, reset and start at the top. I call this a loaded jump because you start with your hands over your head and pull yourself down controlled to "load" yourself for the jump. Understanding how to find this position is crucial. Remembering that this is not a continuous movement is also key. Do 3 sets of 8 at maximal effort and you'll be good to go.
Quick Pogo's
We'll use these as jumping preparation throughout the entire program. A classic CNS stimulating exercise first popularized by the Parisi Speed School, this exercise will stand the test of time. To perform quick pogo jumps correctly, stand completely upright with your hands up like you're in a fight (if you don't know what that's like, watch some UFC clips).
From there, bounce up and down as fast as possible on the balls of your feet while driving your arms up and down like a jack hammer. The faster you can go the better off you'll be. Not only does this turn your nervous system on, but it also trains you to get on and off the floor faster. Three sets of 30 and the first phase will be complete.
Your lower body strength work with these three jump training exercises is simple. Three days a week you'll do 1 set of 20 for each of the following exercises: Back Squats, Good Mornings, Back Extensions, Seated Calf Raises and Single Leg Calf Raises. That's it, 1 set, balls to the wall, 20 reps, as much weight as you can do. Try adding 5 pounds every time you walk in the gym, but whatever you do, don't sacrifice technique for that extra 5 pounds.
And that's Phase 1. Next we'll address Phase 2 and start to raise the intensity some. Phase 3 is when we'll ramp it up big time so be patient. You don't want to lay a house on the ground and hope it doesn't get blown over (just ask the little pigs how well that worked out). Build the proper foundation, and watch your vertical jump take off.
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I just finished taking photos for my Week in the Life project on Sunday and I was determined not to take as long as last year to get those photos into an album. I came up with a plan to help me put everything together quickly and would like to share that with you today.
First, the photos. I'd reviewed the day's photos each evening and deleted any extras. While I still had more than I needed, I wasn't overwhelmed by the number. Before Sunday was over, I decided on the sizes and number of photos I would use for each day. The album I'm using, which is part of the kit I ordered from Ali Edwards, came with a set of page protectors and in an effort to keep things easy for myself, I decided to use the same configuration of pages for each day's spread: a 6x8 photo on the left to start the day, 4 3x4 photos on the right and, using the back of that protector, another 4 3x4 photos on the left, 2 4x6 photos on the right and, using the back of that protector, another 2 4x6 photos on the left, and a 6x8 photo on the right to end the day. I was confident that I could make this work with the photos I'd taken.
I chose the photos I wanted to use for the large prints and added them to a separate album on my phone to stay better organized. I edited them on my phone, used the Print to Size app to add them in 6x8 size on an 8x10 canvas, then uploaded them to my local Walgreens for processing. I had a coupon and store credit to use to make this option more affordable.
I then looked at each day's photos to decide what I'd need for smaller prints. I made another album on my photo to keep track of my selections and printed these photos on my Canon selphy printer, doing one day at a time to keep myself from getting confused. I again used the Print to Size app to add two 3x4 prints on one 4x6 paper.
I next made a little assembly-line packet for each day: I pulled the page protectors and stacked the photos on top, along with the embellishments I knew I wanted to use for each day: the plastic die-cut day of the week abbreviation, a 3x4 card sectioned by morning, afternoon and evening (there were 7 of these in the kit), another 3x4 card to record more details, the patterned acetate day of the week dividers that were a bonus for early kit ordering, and then either a pair of rubber icon circles or a pair of chipboard squares. I also added one wood veneer day of the week piece to each pile.
Assembling was next. I slipped the photos in the pockets and adhered the embellishments. I used Scotch quick-dry adhesive (which I believe is now called quick drying tacky glue) to attach the large plastic abbreviations to the outside of the page protectors.
I used red line tape to attach the rubber pieces and the chipboard squares to the page dividers.
And now it was time to add the words. I wrote what I wanted to remember about each day - I'd jotted a few notes during the week but I added most of the journaling on the spot as I was assembling the pages.
The last step was to add the wood veneer pieces, some word/phrase stickers and perforated word strips to each day's spread. I also made sure to stamp the date on each spread using the time roller stamp from Ali Edwards. I put the year on the inside cover of the album (with the plastic numbers from the kit), along with another perforated word strip. I also added one 6x8 photo to the front and back pages.
This batch-tasking technique really sped up the assembly process. I like that each day's spread uses the same design and includes the same type of embellishments. It adds a nice, cohesive look to the album. I'll share my completed album in my next post.

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As an athlete, I've come to find that working out and playing the sport I love can be a spiritual experience. This may sound strange, but during what other activity are you completely in tune with your body, using it completely for the purpose for which it was made? When I work out I am constantly aware of the intricate internal workings of my body. I can feel every contraction of muscle, every burst of energy released, every beat of my pounding heart, every spike of adrenaline coursing through my veins, every intake of breath… And when I feel as though my body is about to give out, it is then that I feel most alive.
Personally, I believe that my athletic abilities, and those of all athletes, are gifts from God through which we are able to fully appreciate the life He has given us. However, (and I include myself in this) all too often athletes get so wrapped up in the game or the competition that they lose sight of this blessing.
More often than not, when you hear athletes reference their faith in relation to their sport, you hear them talking about how God helped their team win the game or helped them personally out race the competition–as if God had some stake in which team or individual came out on top! (Perhaps He makes bets with the Devil on who will win the Superbowl every year, I wouldn't know, but I'd say that this is a bit of a long shot.)
We become so focused on the prize–the trophy, the medal, the fame–that we lose sight of what's important. We take for granted the strength of our bodies when so many others out there have lost or never had the ability to do a fraction of what we can.
As 16 year-old Olympic gymnast, Gabby Douglas, said after winning gold in the 2012 London Games, "God has given me this awesome talent to represent Him. Glory goes up to Him, and the blessings fall down on us." Although the vast majority of us may never see success even remotely close to hers, I believe that it is important that we glorify God for the talents He bestowed upon us during every practice and every competition. Only then do I think that we can fully appreciate our sports and the life flowing within us.
I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13


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In Seattle, as in many densifying American cities, green open spaces are limited. Building footprints often cover desirable land, as this tends to be the most profitable land use. Rooftops are ubiquitous components of these built urban landscapes and are the subject of this ad hoc urban exploration. Flat, uninspiring and often ugly, we usually don't realize how prevalent these leftover spaces are in our everyday views or how easily they can be accessed. There is a tremendous opportunity for revisiting these vast deserts. Many of the ecological functions (water, nutrient and habitat systems) of these urban footprints can be restored. While typically they don't do more than keep the building dry and house utilities, they are being discovered as places to socialize, learn, grow vegetables and act as visual amenities to the thousands of people who see them from above every day. Look at some of the different rooftop uses I found around Seattle and think about the roof spaces you can access.
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today's thread: if you could watch telly all day, what would you watch?
So I want a schedule like this:
8.30am - 9.15am BBC Breakfast
9.00am - 9.30am Frasier (on channel 4)
9.30am - 10.00am The Wright Stuff (as long as it was actually Matthew Wright, not Richard Madeley or someone). (on channel 5)
10.00am - 11.00am Harry Hill's TV Burp (on Gold)
11.00am - 12 noon if its good episodes of friends on Comedy Central then that if not UK Border Force on Sky Living
12 noon if the Daily Politics is on then that but if not then House on Sky Atlantic
1pm - 2pm BBC News and Reporting Scotland
2pm - 3pm Judge Rinder
3pm - 4pm Star Trek Enterprise on Sky Atlantic
4pm - 5pm Buffy on SyFy
5pm - 5.30pm PM on radio 4
5.30pm - 6.00pm Pointless
6.00pm - 6.30pm BBC News
6.30pm - 7pm Reporting Scotland
7pm - 8pm Channel 4 News
8pm - 10pm if its on then football if not Star Trek next gen on SyFy
10pm - 11pm BBC News
11pm - bedtime newsnight if I'm still interested in the news if not then Sex and the City on sky Living or Celebrity Big Brother.
celebrity big brother is unwatchable.
How can you watch it?!
8:30am - 12am: SeinfeldBody_In_The_Thames this'd this
It's all recorded on my little digtal box
Looking at the listings for Comedy Central, they appear to play Friends non-stop from 9am until 9pm most days.
The Simpsons all day
On Hulu, I assume.
nah I'm not having that
It has to be on normal tv
then nothing at all
Imagine letting the TV schedule dictate what you watch and when in this day and age. Madness.
I'd do any of the infinite number of things that ate better than sitting watching scheduled TV
Or just sit quietly with the telly off if I've no other choice.
fx is actually having a marathon on every simpsons episode at the moment in america
Am I allowed to watch stuff on iPlayer all day?
or does it have to be live TV? (Not L!ve TV)
Has to be live TV
lets say the Internet is down for the day
I can't really spend the next ten minutes browsing the TV schedules to give you an answers. Schedulers are packed with ads and look a lot less like work than DiS!
I once fell asleep on my sofa in front of L!ve TV when I was a student
Woke up at about 5.30am to the sight of (clothed) people exercising.
No idea if any of my housemates clocked me. We never discussed it.
Probably whatever's on Dave
Switching to CSI (or whichever other crime procedural is on Living, there's always at least one[unless it's Bones, then I'd just watch FilmFour]) if Mock the Week or Top Gear comes on.
why not?
you can get a tv for under £100 and the licence is like £300 per year or something
I think I did this in University
I could go straight through from when I got up around 10 right through to bedtime just with the main 5 channels. It did involve watching some chat show with Gloria Hunniford at some point though,. Dark days.
but if there was an option i could watch my boxset of every One Foot in the Grave episode ever made, that
Storage Hunters
Seemingly it's on 24 hours a day.
Storage Hunters is the worst / best
the characters are ridiculous. There's been a couple of scraps.
Dude - if someone has bid above your last then bid again or fuck off.
Baggage Battles > Storage Hunters
the fake drama's just less annoying
Was in a hotel Sunday night
and watched loads of it. Whenever I need someones attention I'm just going to start shouting "MONEY" now. Its literally the bets thing to do.
I'd watch TLC all day
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Cake Bowwss
apparently the original bakery in Hoboken is so popular because of the TV series, it's about a 90 minute even to get in at times. to a bakery. with no seating.
Law And Order all day
Always seems to be on somewhere.
Whatever the day holds there is always enough time for a 4 hour straight run of Storage Hunters.
if I had to stick to broadcasting TV
I'd probably just watch Food Factory/How It's Made/Food Channels all day long.
bit of acrtoon network in there too
actually a lot of the summer has been spent watching all of the regular show on Netflix with my 5 yr old...desperately want 2 pets so we can call them Mortdecai and Rigby now
You miss 15mins of Pointless!
Or do you have that on with the sound off whilst you listen to PM?
here we go then - based on today and radio times lsitings
8.30 - 9.15 - bbc breakfast (bbc 1)
9.15 - 11.10 - the wright stuff (channel 5)
11 - 12 - NCIS (universal channel)
12 - 1- Deep Space Nine (syfy)
1 - 1.30 - BBC News (bbc 1)
1.30 - 2.00 - catch a bit of the jezza kyle show (itv 2)
2 - 3 - star trek TNG (syfy) or Judge Rinder (itv)
3 - 3.30- Friends (comedy Central)
3.30 - 4.15 - Coast (bbc2)
4.15 - 4.30 - a bit of come dine with me (4seven HD)
4.30 - 5 - futurama (sky1)
5 - 5.30 - simpsons (sky1)
5.30 - 6 - futurama (sky1)
6 - 6.30 - harry hill's tv burp (gold)
6.30 - 7 - harry hill's tv burp (gold)
7 - 8 - channel 4 news (channel 4)
8 - 9 - raiders of the lost art (yesterday)
9 - 10.45 - zombieland (film 4)
10.45 - 12.45 - underworld awakening (film 4)
12.45 - blow my brains out
i spent a lot of time on that
would liek some kind of recognition please
You should move 'blow my brains out'
to 9:16am. Your day would be better.
sorry was going through a tunnel
good list there. I'd watch tv with you.
are you accusing me of plagerism?
how dare you eltham?
how fucking dare you?!??!
Does it have to be actual telly that's actually on?
Or can I just freestyle it with iplayer/netflix/... cuts?
If this has been answered upthread please just answer it again.
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13:00 - gilmore girls (5 star)
14:00 - how i met your mother (e4)
15:00 -escape the the country (bbc1)
15:30 - coast (bbc2)
14:15 - 27 dresses
15:30 - hairy bikers (bbc1)
16:30 - have an early dinner
17:00 - how i met your mother (e4)
18:00 - catfish (viva)
19:00 - scrubs (viva)
20:00 - don't tell the bride (bbc3)
21:00 - big brother (5)
22:00 - suburgatory (e4)
22:30 - newsnight (bbc2)
11:20 - magaluf weekender (itv2)
13:00 till bedtime is an amazing day. probably get loads of crisps and chocolate during on the yorkshire buses and have the best day of my life
Actually would probably just listen to radios 4 & 6
through my telly so it still counts.
honestly couldn't imagine it
probably babestation
i could do this tbh
it's not worth it though. i love you guys too much :)
TV in general is so, so shite
Unless there's football on or some specific series or documentary or something on it's just wall to wall shite isn't it. Speculatively chucking the tv on and flicking is so pointless.
alright yeah
(not really, can't be bothered with it anymore)
Sky Sports News for most of the day
I say watching it's more like background noise
Then watching a bit of cricket and cycling
The Simpsons at 6
Then I stop
9 AM Watersports World
10 AM Premier League Years 1998/1999
12 PM Champions League Goals
12:30 PM Iniesta:Football's Greatest
1 PM Arsenal:Football's Greatest Teams
1:30 PM Messi: Football's Greatest
2 PM Bradford v Leeds
3 PM W.Germany: Football's Greatest
3:30 PM PL Legends: Zola
4 PM Champions League Goals
4:30 PM Live Champions League Draw
6 PM WWE Vintage
7 PM Barclays Premier League World
7:30 PM Live Super League
10 PM WWE Late Night Raw
I watched back to back all of 'the thick of it' a little while ago
and it left me frazzled, taking a break from tv, for a while, just a bit of gentle late night BBC4 documentaries
Looking at the schedule, probs something like
08:00-09:00 Futurama (Sky1)
09:00-10:00 Happy Days (Gold)
10:00-11:00 The Futurama eps I would have missed on Sky1 (Sky1+1)
11:00-12:00 Star Trek TNG (CBS Action)
12:00-13:00 Star Trek Original Series (CBS Action)
13:00-13:10 The first part of Regular Show (Cartoon Network)
13:10-15:10 New Adventures of Wonder Woman (Horror)
15:10-16:00 Shark Kill Zone (Wild)
16:00-17:00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Syfy)
17:00-17:30 The Simpsons (Sky1)
17:30-18:20 Twister Chasers (PBS)
18:20-19:20 The New Twilight Zone (Horror)
19:20-19:50 Tales From The Darkside (Horror)
19:50-24:00 probably films, whatever's decent, or some sort of semi-educational one hour documentary
I would enjoy this day a lot. Might go out and get myself really ill so I can indulge this.


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Survey of roughness by stochastic oscillations
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1 SPCTS - Science des Procédés Céramiques et de Traitements de Surface
Abstract : In this paper, connections between surface roughness and directed polymers in random medium are studied, when the surface is considered as a directed line undergoing stochastic oscillations. This is performed by studying the influence of a stochastic elastic forcing term $-\kappa y+\etas$, on a particle moving along a rough surface. Two models are proposed and analysed in this way: the random-walk process RW in its discrete and continuous form, and a Markovian process via the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck O-U process. It is shown that the continuous RW leads to an oscillator equation, via an effective action obeying a KPZ equation which is solved analytically. The O-U process allows to obtain information on the profile of surface for a long size substrate. The analogy with the roughness is achieved by introducing a quantity suited to directed line formalism: the height velocity variation $\partial h-\partial s$.
Mots-clés : stochastic processes surface structure KPZ equation
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I did it, y'all! I kept the promise I made to myself at the end of August. To paraphrase the song, I picked myself up, dusted myself off... and started all over again. I had a great month, to be honest.
This month, I am keeping momentum going. I've put myself to the challenge of walking at least 20 miles a week, and I aim to stick to that goal. I really need to improve the food I eat, as I've slacked more than a little bit. This month, I will work my arse off to improve this, too.
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Maisie Williams has tweeted out a hilarious correction to a fan who thought he'd had his photo taken with his "idol".
Adam C, as he's known on Twitter, posted a photo of himself and who he believed to be the 'Game of Thrones' actress back in March.
Met an idol tonight. @Maisie_Williams pic.twitter.com/L9C5ccULM8— Adam C (@mrconnellan) March 7, 2015
However, the person in the photo is, quite obviously, not Maisie, and this morning she sent out a hilarious tweet to Adam C, gently letting him know he'd been duped.
Uhh hate to break it to ya buddy.... pic.twitter.com/ftWhHLk9fD— Maisie Williams (@Maisie_Williams) May 28, 2015
Adam C hasn't used Twitter since the start of the month, so we could be waiting on a reaction to this epic mix-up for a while.
Maisie isn't a stranger to the weird world of social media. She's been active in encouraging young people to live their lives outside of the internet bubble. In January, she starred in Channel 4's 80-minute drama, Cyberbully.
Speaking of her role in the show, Maisie told HuffPostUK that she first suffered online abuse when she scored her first acting job as Anya Stark in 'Game of Thrones'.
She said: "I don't come from a place where opportunities like this come around. Nobody at my school had ever done an audition for anything, and all of a sudden I was in a series and on television, and I was a natural target."


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This is the landscape in the black sea area of Turkey. Hills and mountains, covered with trees and shrubs. It's all very lush and green. The top photo is me with our rental car. (Click on the photos to see them bigger)
People, nature, urban and general photography. Click on the photos to see a bigger version.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Türkiye. Landscape around Safranbolu: Black Sea area.
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Hi Dolf...friend of Orla's here with family in Limerick. Loved your photos from Turkey. Beautiful.
Probably similar to our rocky mountains..am guessing. The mountains in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are not as tall as those.
Plenty of trees and stone, but not
the height. Have seen many of your photos and think you are terrific.
Best from Boston to you and Orla.
Maureen Maloney
- 17 July 2009 at 05:30
- Dolf Patijn said...
Thank's very much, Maureen, for your comments and kind words. I'm glad you like my photography.
- 17 July 2009 at 18:34
Beautiful landscape photography. Very impressive landscapes too.
I probably said it before but I will say it again: you're a very versatile photographer. You take landscapes as well as people shots and macro. Your compositions are always spot on.
- 13 November 2009 at 13:26


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Plans for Marsh Farm include a Tesco supermarket, around 300 homes and other community facilities at Marsh Farm. A planning application will be submitted in spring 2014.
However, a conservative MP has criticised plans for a Tesco store and 300 homes on the outskirts of Royal Wootton Bassett. North Wiltshire MP James Gray said the plan to build on land at Marsh Farm would "wreck the town" and "wreck the High Street".


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This week I started a new job after almost 5 years of staying at home. To say my system has gone into 'sleepwalk' mode will not be wrong.
Waking up at 6 o'clock in the morning seems impossible.
Worse is, the haggling with the irascible auto-wallah's of Bangalore to take you to your destination without fleecing you dry.
I am hoping to get into the flow in maybe a month or so.
I have planned the menu for the next week, but the biggest drawback is that I no longer have the time to read the way I had been doing for the past few years which was almost from the moment I woke to the time I snuggled into bed. How much I miss my books may be gauged by the following example. On the first day of work, a group of girls there were sweet enough to ask me along to lunch, which however, made it impossible for me to pull out a book and read it while eating. So, for the last two days I have been sneaking out alone for lunch, which is a measly half an hour, to sit in a corner and read my book. Its terrible, I know and I hope my colleagues will forgive my foible which I will certainly grow out of in a few weeks. I also read in the metro on the way and to and from work which makes a grand total of about 22 minutes.
The blog comes next on the list of things I am worried about, now that I am a working woman again. I doubt I will have the energy to write off an article during the week and as surprising as it may sound, writing one post does take a long time if I want it to be something I should be reasonably proud of. I am going to try and write every weekend and stay on track with this blog which has been my lifeline for the past 5 years.
Time management is what is called for.
P.S. This was my first official weekend off and Hubby and I decided to go out like all working couples do, watch a movie, walk around a mall and eat junk-food. We walked into the Om book shop, a new bookstore in Bangalore and it was the only shop we browsed in the whole mall and ended up spending more than an hour here. They had a surprisingly good collection, not just the obvious bestsellers, and a lot of really nice cookery books.


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2. IndustriaX
3. David Tuckey
4. a bike outside a cafe!
5. Porters Paints
6. Mud Australia
On the weekend Lisa and I ventured to Fitzroy - I love this place and all the treasures you find along the way - here are some of my favorites shops we visited on the day.
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Juliette was born in Lagny sur Marne (France) in 1994.
She began her bassoon studies when she was 7 years old in a small music school outside of Paris. When she was 14, she entered the Paris Regional Conservatory, where she discovered and built up a great interest for chamber music and orchestra. Since 2015, she studies with Laurent Lefèvre and Fany Maselli at the National Conservatory of Paris (CNSMDP). She has also taken part in the French Youth Orchestra tours in 2016, the encuentro de Santander and the EUYO summer tour in 2017.


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Your Knight's Code is one of valor, truth, and courage. You are tasked with defending the innocent and the weak, and today your oath is being tested. Outside of town there has been a bandit attack on a merchant and his family, and it's up to you to rescue them.
Your squire straps your Kite Shield tight onto your arm over the weight of your chainmail, and with a prayer to your God you and your small unit strike out onto the road. The sword upon your shield is a reminder that you are a weapon of justice.
Criminals be warned.
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Wear this Kite Shield left-handed with the use of two leather arm straps on the back, secured through hard EVA foam for a reliable and solid grip made to last. Feel confident that this latex shield will withstand the continued abuse of a LARP with regular latex maintenance.
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Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Ambush at Ankers's Shop
"It was a complete surprise"
Mosby's men were hidden in a pine thicket south of the road, below the ridge line of Bridges Hill near Ankers's blacksmith shop. As the advance guard rode by, Mosby blew his whistle, and his men opened fire and then charged into the road. The Federals rallied, but the surprise and ferocity of the attack broke their column. Some fled to the nearby Potomac River.
One Confederate was killed and 5 were wounded. Reed was killed, as were at least 12 other Federals, while 25 were wounded and more than 50 were captured. Some of the dead were buried in the Ankers family cemetery, and some of the wounded were tended to in the house. Later, about 35 of the captured Union soldiers died of illness or disease at the
"It was a complete surprise, and would have confused the best organized soldiers in the world."
- Pvt. Charles P. Briggs, Co. A, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry
Johnathan Edwards Ankers, son of SAmuel and Henrietta Ankers, was a youth during the war. According to family tradition, he was told to stay away from the windows of his house to avoid being shot during nearby engagements.
Erected 2011 by Virginia Civil War Trails.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Virginia Civil War Trails marker series.
Location. 39° 1.608′ N, 77° 23.597′ W. Marker is in Sterling, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is on Harry Byrd Highway (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Located on the grounds of Northern Virginia Community College (Loudoun Campus). Marker is in this post office area: Sterling VA 20165, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "The Ankerage" (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Guilford Signal Station Vestal's Gap Road in the 1800s (approx. 0.8 miles away); Vestal's Gap Road (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lanesville Historic Area (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lanesville House and Vestal's Gap Road (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Braddock Campaign (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sterling.
Also see . . . Second Dranesville. Also known as the Ankers' Shop fight. (Submitted on May 11, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 11, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 11, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.


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>Katherine Heigl seeks a wider big screen
>In her 18-year career Katherine Heigl has done a great many things.
She played farce with Gerard Depardieu in "My Father the Hero" (1994), explored extraterrestrial soap opera in "Roswell" (1999-2002) and mastered medical matters in "Grey's Anatomy." That show's success led to her being cast in big-screen romantic comedies such as "Knocked Up" (2007), "27 Dresses" (2008) and "The Ugly Truth" (2009).
Never, however, had she been called upon to tackle the kind of action scenes demanded by her new film, the comedy "Killers."
"I look like a moron as an action person," Heigl said with a laugh during an interview at a Los Angeles hotel. "I was running and thinking, 'You don't do these kind of things! You save lives on a TV show. You give birth in a movie. You don't jump!'"
So she's not going to be the next Sigourney Weaver or Linda Hamilton?
"Oh, believe me, I'm not an action star, which fits perfectly into this role," Heigl said, looking sexy in a silky, short, black-and-white dress that reveals about a mile of leg. "You can feel my pain in this movie when I'm shooting guns. But I have no choice. I'm just a girl who marries a guy who has this unfortunate past."
"Killers" casts the actress as a single woman who, while vacationing with her parents in the South of France, meets a quiet, handsome and romantic American (Ashton Kutcher). The two fall in love and soon marry, embarking on a life of ease. Her new husband, after all, is already retired from his job.
"The only problem is, he never really told me exactly what he did for a living," Heigl said.
It turns out that he's a retired superspy, a fact which comes up when they find themselves targeted by some baddies from his past.
"Suddenly we go from just a quiet suburban couple to two people on the lam with killers after them," she said. "I guess the message is that you can learn a lot about your mate when you're trying to survive with him."
The film is much different from Heigl's three recent romantic comedies, not to mention from the hospital drama "Grey's Anatomy," which she recently left. That's no accident, nor is it a coincidence that her next film, a drama called "Life as We Know It," is different from all of the above.
"I definitely wanted to go out and explore other characters," Heigl said. "It's nice to remove yourself and play a different movie character each time. You play yourself a bit on a series that's long-running. It's still me that shows up in a film role, but it's also always different.
"I know some of my film roles will be distant cousins of Izzie on 'Grey's Anatomy,'" she added. "I can always color my hair to change it up for people. That's how I'll fool everyone!"
At 31, Heigl says, she's eager to move beyond the light material that has so far been her bread and butter on the big screen.
"As much as I love the younger audience and a movie like '27 Dresses,'" she said, "I want to tell real stories to people my age. Life is full of issues and problems. Those are the movies I love the most, the ones that give you a view of the world and teach you how other people struggle through life.
"I like when a movie doesn't feel too cute, because life isn't always so cute."
This deeper perspective may be the result of parenthood: Last year Heigl and her husband, musician Josh Kelley, adopted a little girl from Korea. They named the girl, now 18 months old, Nancy Leigh Kelley. These days Heigl is frequently snapped by the paparazzi wheeling Naleigh, as she has been nicknamed, around Los Angeles.
>Katherine talking about Killers and Grey's Anatomy finale
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Thursday: Mozzarella stuffed Meatballs with spaghetti and bread rolls
Friday: Chicken Laksa, Singapore noodles, naan bread
Saturday: Beef and vegetable curry with buttered toast
Sunday: Homemade crumbed chicken tenders, chips and salad
Desserts: Golden syrup dumplings, lemon pudding, apple pie.
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In the past 60 days Liberty Aerospace received the highest number of orders for any 60-day period in the company's history—20 aircraft—with one glitch. The customers, most of them flight schools, can't find financing.
If Liberty's customers could find financing, President and CEO Keith Markley said he would immediately recall all his workers. He once had 160 worldwide, but with the latest round of layoffs at the end of March, he has 45, roughly 38 of those at the factory in Melbourne, Fla. He has to assure that production does not exceed sales.
Some flight schools cancel or delay orders while others begin a lengthy search for financing. They find the requirements quite high, including 30 to 40 percent down, or a demand for posting enough collateral to cover the financed assets in full. Most of the aircraft go out the door at prices ranging from $180,000 to $210,000.
"It's frustrating," said Markley, a former congressman. Now deliveries total three per month. Affected by Liberty's fortunes are suppliers in Romania and Brazil.
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The election picture in the U.S. may still be cloudy, but the results of Taiwan's weekend elections have investors cheering. After eight years of tension, the decisive outcome in Taiwan favored rapid rapprochement with China, pushing Taiwan's markets sharply higher.
Once a leading Asian tech tiger, Taiwan lost its roar in the 2001 tech meltdown. To make matters worse, the government it elected in 2000 openly challenged Beijing's plans to assimilate it under its "One China" strategy. China responded with military threats and systematic political isolation to prevent it from asserting independence. As a result, Taiwan missed out on Asia's recent boom. Since 2000, Taiwan's market is down slightly, compared to the 20% gain of the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.
Harnessing the dragon
China is already Taiwan's largest trading partner, with nearly $125 billion in bilateral trade. Although Taiwan restricts its companies from putting more than 40% of their net value into China, many of its companies have invested in the mainland. GigaMedia
The newly elected president is promising sweeping changes to help Taiwan harness China's potential. He plans to allow direct flights between the two countries, replacing a tedious detour, and lift restrictions on Taiwanese companies' China investments. In the process, he's hoping to deliver on his "633" plan, which targets 6% economic growth, a 3% jobless rate, and per-capita GDP of $30,000. With current figures of real GDP growth at 4.7%, a jobless rate of 3.95%, and per-capita GDP at $16,130, Taiwan will have some work to do to reach those goals.
Will the dragon bite?
No matter how tempting the Taiwan bait, it remains to be seen whether the China dragon will bite. In a terse statement responding to the election results, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman reiterated the mainland's position: "There's only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory."
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People in the United States have been subjected to intense propaganda their entire lives that links the flag to their identity and feeling of belonging. When it is questioned it triggers irrational and often violent behavior even from people that you wouldn't expect it, like elementary school teachers.
Flags are on people's houses, cars, buildings, as interior decoration, as clothing, and classrooms.


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Over Us, Over You by Whitney G.
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
I'm gonna keep this short.
I've kinda stopped writing reviews unless I'm moved one way or another and this one, yeah it moved me but not in a good way.
What I liked: the hero and the heroine's brother. Total alpha dudes. Over protective males that overcame really bad odds at young ages and become BFF's.
What I didn't like: the heroine. The book starts off with her calling her brother for a rescue because her coffee shop business failed and she needs help. Not her brother giving business advice or helping her save the one that went under even though he's a huge business tycoon. Nope, she slinks back, he buys her a house and puts her up in a hotel; which BTW she turns her nose up. It's not until he forces his BFF to take her in as a roommate that she finally behaves. But as the ultimate slap in the face to her rescuer brother; to pay him back she becomes the worst intern ever at his company because she's sooooooo love struck with the hero BFF. Seriously I absolutely hated her. I thought she was a spoiled brat and couldn't see why these guys loved her so much except for family/loyalty.
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General machine may encounter the situation of the oil added machine hydraulic coupling as a kind of liquid oil as the working medium, through the pump connects liquid kinetic energy into mechanical energy of the motor and working machinery equipment to realize the power transfer refueling is yes, then the hydraulic coupling for refueling requirement?
The answer is yes, there are several points for the hydraulic coupling:
1. When using hydraulic coupler users do not have strong requirement is that we can rotate hydraulic coupling shell, when oil mouth to a peak of about 55 °, internal working liquid just out of this stage can be regarded as hydraulic coupling can deliver better oil level of high power rating
2. Turn out the filling plug when filling liquid, and then filter the working medium through the filter screen of gf1w0.63/0.2 to fill the cavity of the hydraulic coupling.
After filling the appropriate working medium, check and tighten all the filling plug and fusible plug on the hydraulic coupling shell.
3. The oil filling capacity of the hydraulic coupler should not be too small and the minimum charge of oil is 40 percent of the total volume of the working chamber, and too little oil may lead to insufficient lubrication, thus shortening the service life of the hydraulic coupler.
The hydraulic coupling product is the main product of xinsheng in henan province. Xinsheng will provide customers with satisfactory products and services. We look forward to visiting and calling from all walks of life.
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Japan, due to its small size and yet high population density, is intensely focused on facilitating environmentally friendly business practices in its many industries, including logistics. As a result, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is active in promoting those firms that take leadership positions in what is commonly called "green logistics" here in Japan. The title of this program is called "Green Logistics Partnership."
As reported recently in the August 7 issue of Logistics Japan, METI recently named 10 logistics companies as model businesses in terms of green logistics and awarded them with supplemental funds to support further green initiatives. The 10 firms/partnerships are listed below (partially linked):
- Ryoshoku Ltd.
- Collabo-Delivery
- Fujitsu/Excel Japan (part of DHL Worldwide)
- Sumikin Bussan and Hankyu Travel
- Japan Pallet Rental
- Confectionary Loginet
- Diakeito Co., Ltd. and Kyonan Warehousing
- Fuji Film Logistics and Nittsu
- Nihon Butsuryu and Nihon Kamotsu
- Yamato Transport
Firm Highlights:
Besides its efforts in condensing logistics activities into a full-line, chilled logistics center catering to processed foods, confectionaries, and alcoholic goods, Ryoshoku has built a conveyance system of transport boxes utilizing RFID. Also, by sharing standards, the center aims to improve capacity utilization and targets logistics efficiency via mutual transport that comes with such a logistics integration center. Indirect benefits include a reduction in CO2 emissions due to better capacity utilization in transportation.
Collabo-Delivery stands out by focusing on the efficiency of internal logistics for large buildings, implementing shared collection and distribution via an established stock point. While reducing the number of delivery trucks inside buildings, delivery in basement level parking structures is improved and sitting times shortened.
Fujitsu/Excel Japan (DHL), in centralizing logistics information extending from parts supply shipping to product distribution, has built a "Focused Dispatch Control Support System" designed for supply chain optimization. Based on the application of the new system, the environmental burden across the supply chain is lowered and CO2 reduction in progress.
Sumikin Bussan/Hankyu Travel are focusted on the efficiency of apparel logistics between Japan and China. Both have established a logistics foothold in China with work separated by store and bring product into ports close to areas of domestic Japan where consumption is high. Via an effort to optimize logistics across the entire supply chain, the firms are able to bring about logistics efficiencies and reductions in CO2 emissions.
The first phase of supplemental funding will total approximately $4.3m based on the current exchange rate of 117 yen/$.


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French aerospace engine maker Snecma, a unit of Safran, was attacked by hackers who exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer, according to a computer security researcher. It was not clear how successful the hackers had been in their efforts to breach Snecma's network, according to the researcher, who has studied malicious software and infrastructure used by the hackers.
- Read the article: Reuters


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In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Monday, September 22, 2008
[Congressional Record: April 15, 2008 (House)]
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From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the
rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5036) to direct the Administrator of
General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of
obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for
Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions
for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the
results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in
November 2008, and for other purposes, as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Assistance for
Secure Elections Act of 2008''.
Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the
distinguished gentleman from Florida, who has considerable voting
experience, Mr. Mica.
Mr. MICA. I want to thank Ranking Member Ehlers and others for
working on this bill.
I join in opposition to the legislation. First of all, let me say, my
colleagues, there's nothing more important than the integrity of the
election process in the United States and confidence that all Americans
would have in making certain our system of election is secure.
But let me tell you, folks, this is compounding error and mistake
Congress made, and here it is on Tax Day, 2008, that we're going to
commit another two-thirds of a billion dollar mistake.
I sat on House Administration that oversees elections. I was there in
2000 when we had the problems in Florida with the hanging chads. We've
all heard of the hanging chads. And everybody rushed here, and every
vote's got to count; we've got to spend taxpayer dollars and make sure
that every vote is counted; and we're going to put in a system, and we
have to make it look like we're doing something to make certain that
system's secure.
Now, we listened to the witnesses and they came before House
Administration and they told folks that an electronic voting system,
which would cost billions of dollars to implement, would have the
possibility of error and just about the same percentage of error if you
choose a lever, if you use a hanging chad ballot, if you use optical
scan, if you use a paper ballot. And you can mess up any of those
They told us. And then everybody rushed down. They voted it out of
committee. We passed it. We spent $2 billion or $3 billion to put in
place a system that they told us, well, somebody can pull the plug, the
electronic thing doesn't work. Duh. Somebody can come up with some sort
of electronic device. Even one of these might set it off and you might
get some results.
They told us there might be errors, and they told us they didn't have
a paper trail. Duh.
So here we are putting in place the system. On Tax Day, spend another
two-thirds of a billion dollars. Keep working out there, Americans.
Send it here because they'll spend it in some dumb fashion, and this
follows that.
Now, we do want the system to work, but there are errors in
everything. You heard them talking about the scan.
I went down and sat all night and watched the scan voting. It's
simple. You just take a pen and you fill in the space. My God, I
couldn't believe, hundreds of people, they put X's all the way around,
they circled optical scan. They could screw up any kind of a ballot. A
paper ballot. Actually I'm told that the old levers are probably the
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best, that we took out for $2 billion or $3 billion worth of hard-
earned taxpayer dollars and replaced with these electronic machines
which now we're coming to correct. But they still have the same rate of
I guess it never stops around here. But here we are again spending
that money on another whim. But we'll do it.
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The Birth of a New Galaxy
Clarifying Vision and Measurement: Continued from Atoms to Galaxies)
At this point in our progress of understanding, we shall embark upon a most ambitious journey. We are going out into space. Into the remotest depths of inter galactic space, so that we may observe, at close range, the birth processes of a new star cluster or 'Galaxy.' We will take along our consciousness, our ability to observe, and our understanding. We must, of course, leave our bodies behind, since they would not fare well in space, and also because their mass would create a gravitational field which would tend to alter the natural conditions at our point of observation. We will seek a spot which is at least a few million light years distant from any other galaxy or accumulation of matter; for it is only within these remote areas that we may observe the birth process of a new galaxy.
In the first part of this book, we discussed the almost inconceivably large number of particles which are found in each cubic inch of our atmosphere at sea level. As we move outward from the earth's surface we find that the number of particles diminishes rapidly, but still remains surprisingly large. When we have reached a height of one hundred miles we find that there are only about one millionth as many particles per cubic inch as we found at the surface, this is a density of matter so minute that we require very sensitive instruments, even to detect its existence. Yet, if we count the individual particles, we will find that there are still about 400 million, million particles in each cubic inch of space. At a few hundred miles elevation the density has diminished another million times, and we say that we have entered 'space', yet there are still many millions of particles per cubic inch.
We come to the startling realization that there simply is no such thing as 'empty space.' Astronomers have estimated that even in the remotest depths of intergalactic space, (which is our destination on this trip) there will still be found from twenty five to seventy five or more nuclear or atomic particles per cubic inch. Most of these particles are protons, or simple atoms which have attained escape velocity from the surfaces of some star, and which may have been wandering aimlessly about, perhaps for billions of years, coming into occasional collision with ocher particles, but usually with sufficient relative velocity so that mutual capture could not take place.
In the vicinity of existing galaxies, the gravitational fields created by the innumerable stars within those galaxies, tend to draw in the random particles, many of which eventually fall into one or another of the stars, and thereby assist somewhat in replenishing the mass which each star is constantly converting into energy. We must, therefore, seek a spot which is remote from any of the existing galaxies, and approximately equidistant from the nearer ones. Even in this remote area of space we will find countless numbers of particles of matter, anti-units of charge; electrons, protons or simple atoms, which have achieved escape velocity from some star, or which have been formed in space by random approach and capture. In short, we have all of the building blocks of nature, present in an exceedingly tenuous and diffuse state.
Since each of the particles of matter has mass, each has a force of attraction existing between it and every other particle of matter in the area. If we accept the concept of the non-linearity of natural law as previously outlined in this text, we find that each of these particles is also being repelled slightly by the surrounding galaxies or galactic clusters
These forces are almost inconceivably small, yet the net result of their action is to create a tendency upon the part of each randomly moving particle to move ever closer to the center of the area of attraction, which is also approximately but not exactly the center or 'null balance' point of the repulsion of the surrounding galaxies.
We will assume that we have now reached the point from which we will observe the birth of our new galaxy. This point is at the center of a sphere of space, perhaps thirty thousand light years in diameter, within which the final concentration of matter will take place.
We must be prepared to exercise a great deal of patience, because the forces involved, and the resulting accelerations are so minute that many millions of years will probably elapse before we can detect any significant increase in the number of particles per unit of volume. Nevertheless, all of the particles within several hundreds of thousands of light years are slowly but surely acquiring a velocity in our direction.
As the concentration of matter at the center of our system increases, the intensity of its field will also increase and will add, not only to the velocity, but also to the acceleration of the inward moving particles. We are observing the condensation of a tremendously large volume of exceedingly ratified gas into a relatively small volume.
Let us assume that one hundred million years have passed since we first occupied our point of observation at the center of the newly forming galaxy. All of the particles within some thousands of light years have now acquired a very respectable velocity in our direction, and the density of the gas surrounding us is increasing with comparative rapidity. We observe however, that the particles are not falling directly toward the central point of the condensation.
We can understand this if we realize that the center or null point of the force of repulsion is determined only by the distribution and the distance of the surrounding galaxies, while the center of the force of attraction is determined by the distribution of matter within the area of condensation. Since the center of 'push' is not at the same point as the center of 'pull', there is a tendency toward the creation of an angular velocity. That is, the particles, instead of falling directly toward the center, will tend to spiral inward. Eventually this rotational motion will become general throughout the mass.
The plane in which this spin begins is determined by the location of the existing galaxies and the relative density of particles in different parts of the condensing mass, but once begun, the motion tends constantly to increase as the condensation proceeds. The particles which are upon either side of the central plane of spin tend to fall toward the plane as well as toward the center, while those particles which are nearly perpendicular to the center of the plane of spin rend to fall inward more rapidly because of their smaller rotational velocities.
Our gas cloud now begins to take on the shape of a disk with a somewhat oblate sphere at the center. The galaxy has begun to assume its final shape, though as yet, there are no stars within it nor does it emit any light. If we were to direct a large telescope on earth towards this gas cloud, we would not be able to see it at all. Since all of the light coming from the galaxies behind it is now being absorbed, we would see only that there was an unusually large dark area in space. We would probably refer to it as a 'dark nebula,' a tremendous body of gas, still somewhat rarefied according to our usual concept of gas; which emits no light, but which does absorb, and convert to lower frequencies, almost all of the light, and other forms of radiant energy which reach it from the countless radiating stars throughout the universe.
As the nebula continues to contract, areas of comparatively high density will develop in many parts of the mass. Each of these points will become a local center of gravity, and accelerated condensation will occur towards these points. The gas cloud now becomes broken up into a multitude of individual spheres, each of which continues to condense upon its own center, just as a cloud condenses into myriads of tiny water droplets.
Let us now direct our attention to one of these 'droplets' which is eventually to become a star in our new galaxy. It is still several millions of miles in diameter, but shrinking rapidly. As the gas cloud condenses, the energy which it contains, becomes concentrated. The particles which while they were drifting about in space, had almost infinitely long 'mean free paths, now come into more and more frequent and more and more violent collisions.
The temperature of the mass constantly rises. The kinetic energy which the particles have been building up during the millions of years while they were accelerating toward the common center, is now being converted into thermal energy. Eventually the mass begins to emit photons having frequencies in the visible portion of the spectrum. We can now say that the star has been 'born', although it may still have more resemblance to a nebula, than to a star. A great deal more contraction will take place before the internal pressure of the gas begins to balance the gravitational force.
The star which we have chosen for observation is one of the millions which are forming within the central portion of the nebula. Since the nebula was created by the gradual inward movement of particles from an immense volume of space, it is apparent that it is within the spherical area at the center that the gas will first achieve a density sufficient for the process of condensation into separate stars to begin.
By this time the entire nebula has acquired a fairly uniform rotation about its center of mass. The individual stars, during their condensation, will of course retain this rotation but will also develop a rotational motion about their own center of gravity. As the gas at the core of the new star becomes denser, the gravitational field becomes more and more intense, and the surrounding matter falls, with ever increasing rapidity toward the center. Most of the gas which, even during the dark nebula stage, occupied dozens of cubic light years, of space, now is compressed into a sphere only a few million miles in diameter.
Earlier in this text we observed that the temperature of a given gas will be inversely proportionate to the volume which that gas occupies, so long as the total thermal energy contained remains the same. The gas which we are observing is now billions of times more densely packed than it was when the condensation began, and the temperature has risen from a fraction of a degree absolute, to several millions of degrees. This temperature continues to rise as the high kinetic energy which the incoming particles have acquired during their long fall, is converted into thermal energy as those particles impact the randomly moving particles at the surface of the star.
The condensation of the star, from the dark nebula to its present state of development has been comparatively rapid, only a few million years being required for the process. Most of the matter available to the star has now formed into a fairly compact spheroid, and comparatively little new matter is arriving at the surface.
As the mass continues to contract, the temperature within the body of the star continues to rise, but because of the tremendous amount of radiant energy which is now escaping from the surface, its temperature will remain far below that of the interior.
The star is now a member of the class which Walter Baade, then a member of the Mount Wilson Observatory staff, named Population I, a blue white star with a surface temperature of the order of 30,000 degrees absolute, and an internal temperature of several millions of degrees. It is emitting light and heat energy at a rate much greater than can be replaced by the comparatively small amount of material which is still falling into it from the nebular cloud.
If the life process of the star ended here, its period of luminescence would be very short. Within a few thousands of years, the surface temperature would begin to fall below the point of incandescence and the star would appear as a dull red body. The continuing contraction of its mass might maintain the star in this condition for a few thousands of years more, but eventually the surface would become almost entirely dark, and a liquid or solid crust would probably begin to form.
We know, however, even from our relatively short history of astronomical observations, that the active period of a star is much greater than this. Let us, therefore, return to our nuclear scale of observation to determine the source from which the star receives its continuing supply of energy.
We must remember that much of the matter which forms our new star, consists of atoms which, eons ago, escaped from the surface of some other star. Since the atom of normal hydrogen (1H1) is the lightest of the atom family, it will acquire, at a given energy level, a greater velocity than any other atom, and since velocity is the principal factor in the escape of atoms from the gravitational field of a star, we would assume that most of the particles to be found in open space would be hydrogen atoms.
The new, star, which is simply a condensation of these particles, would also be assumed to consist principally of hydrogen. This fact, which we can predict from our simple study of the behavior of atomic particles, has been verified many times by spectrographic analysis of the newer stars in presently existing galaxies.
Let us examine the interior of the star, to see if we can discover the source of its great energy supply. (Since we left our bodies at home when we embarked upon this extra-galactic tour, we will not be unduly inconvenienced by the high temperatures and pressures which exist in the regions in which we must conduct our observations.)
As we approach the star, we first pass through a region which, in the case of our sun, we call the corona. It is the area about a star where the incoming particles first meet resistance in their long fall. The corona is a belt of exceedingly tenuous gas whose particles have random motions. This layer of gas is much like the upper layers of the earth's atmosphere except that its temperature is very much higher. We must remember that the tremendous gravitational field of the star is attracting particles from all parts of the space surrounding it, and that they acquire very high velocities. As they fall through the star's outer layer of gas, sooner or later, each falling particle comes into direct collision with a particle of the corona gas. The linear kinetic energy is converted to radiant energy of high intensity. We observe temperatures of one trillion degrees Fahrenheit and more. The gas is, however, so ratified that the total amount of heat created per unit volume of space is small compared to the much greater quantities of energy which are being radiated from lower levels.
After we have descended through the corona, we encounter another layer of gas, much denser than the gas of the corona. This layer we will call the photosphere, because it is within this layer that most of the visible light which the star radiates, is created. Here the temperature, as measured by the activity of the particles, is much lower, only about 11,000 degrees F, yet the gas is so much denser that the energy contained per unit volume, is many times greater than that of the corona.
The photosphere is essentially the receiving and shipping department of the star, receiving great quantities of energy from deeper levels, and radiating that energy into space in a never ending stream.
As we descend deeper into the body of the star, we find that the temperature and the pressure constantly increase. This means, of course, that as the gas becomes denser, the mean free path of the particles is becoming shorter, and their velocity is ever increasing. The frequency and violence with which the particles impact each other becomes almost impossible to describe or imagine.
As we approach the central core of the star, we find temperatures upward of twenty millions of degrees, and pressures in the billions of pounds per square inch. Although the material is still technically a gas, because all of the particles have velocities greater than their escape velocity from each other, its density is now about ten times that of solid steel.
If we remember that in our atmosphere at 32°F and only 14.7 lbs. per square inch, the average particle has a velocity of 1760 feet per second, and undergoes five billion collisions per second, it may give us some faint comprehension of the number and violence of the collisions which take place between the particles deep within the body of a star.
We see that the shell of force which the planetary electrons create about the nucleus, is not sufficient to withstand impacts of this order, and the nucleus is soon stripped of its planetary electrons. When the bare nuclei impact other bare nuclei at this energy level we see that fusion of the two may, and frequently does take place.
The fusion of two nuclei results in the formation of a single nucleus which has a mass slightly smaller than that of the two parts from which it was created. The mass which is lost, appears as a tremendous burst of radiant energy, most of which subsequently is converted to heat. We note that this fusion or joining together of nuclear particles may occur in a number of ways, but in every case where the resultant nucleus has a mass smaller than the mass of the atom of silver, large quantities of heat will be released as a result of the combination.
We also observe that when the mass of the resultant nucleus is greater than the mass of an atom of silver, a large quantity of energy is absorbed rather than radiated, but this event occurs so infrequently that only an insignificant amount of energy is thus subtracted from the total. It is this energy of fusion which constantly replaces that which is being radiated into space from the surface of the star.
The process of fusion also gradually builds up heavier elements from the hydrogen building blocks which were the principal material of the new star. Consequently we would assume that the life expectancy of a given star is determined largely by the amount of hydrogen which it has available for fusion.
If the principal subject of our study were astronomy rather than the larger field of cosmology, we might devote several chapters to the examination of the inherent stabilities and instabilities which affect the process of fusion within a star. If we had a few billion years to spare, we might watch the infant as it changed slowly from a medium sized blue white star, to a somewhat smaller and denser white, until the ever increasing instabilities of the nuclear reactions within it finally overcame the stabilizing factors, and the entire star suddenly erupted in the tremendous blast of inconceivable energy which we call a nova.
After a few months we would see all of the material which had not been blasted irretrievably into space, slowly settle back into a very small and exceedingly dense core which we would describe as a red dwarf.
Since we have already spent many millions of years in this observational expedition, perhaps it is time for us to consider returning to earth. After all, there are many interesting things going on there too!
Before we leave, however, there is one more pattern of development which we should observe because it is, to our own egos at least, the most important of all.
In the star which we have been observing, the condensation took place in a symmetrical manner, with the result that a single sphere was formed. If we had been able to observe all of the stellar condensations simultaneously, we would have observed that in approximately one out of four or five cases, the condensation did not proceed symmetrically. The reason for this is found in the position and size of neighboring condensations.
As in the case of the galactic nebula, the stellar gas cloud also begins to rotate as it condenses, and again a plane of spin is created. The particles outside this plane of spin tend to fall toward the plane as well as toward the center. As the rate of spin increases, the gas at some distance from the center, approaches orbital velocity with respect to that center. In simpler words, the centrifugal force tends to balance the gravitational pull of the central mass, and secondary centers of condensation are formed which are in orbit about the principal mass. These secondary condensations are usually very small in proportion to the main mass, just as the main mass is small in proportion to the galaxy.
(In extreme cases, the condensing cloud may divide into two or more roughly equal parts, each of which becomes a separate star, but which then arc in rotation about a common center of gravity. It is in the smaller condensations however, that we are particularly interested at this point.)
These smaller bodies which, in the case of our solar system, we have named 'planets,' will always be found to contain a much larger proportion of the heavier atoms, than will be found in the body of the star.
The reasons for this fact become obvious from our previous examination of atomic behavior. In the first place, we have seen that the lighter atom has a higher velocity at a given temperature, and so will reach escape velocity from a given body at a lower temperature. The condensations which result in planetary bodies, being comparatively small, do not reach the very high temperatures found in the stars, but they do reach temperatures sufficiently high to cause most of the lighter particles to reach escape velocity from the relatively small gravitational field.
Because the body is small, and the temperature low, such nuclear reactions as may occur under these circumstances do not furnish sufficient energy to replace that which is radiated, and the planet soon begins to cool.
A solid crust forms upon the surface, and the elements begin to combine in countless molecular patterns. When the surface has reached a sufficiently low temperature, the stage is set for the creation of the amino-acids which are generally conceded to be the starting point in the development of the organic forms to which we refer collectively as 'life'. The process is a delicate one, and only a small percentage of the planets may develop conditions suitable for this type of synthesis. It is also possible that the process may take place upon only a small percentage of those planets which do have suitable conditions. Yet, among the tens of billions of planets in a single galaxy, it is a virtual certainty, from a statistical standpoint, that synthesis will occur upon at least a few hundred, or perhaps a few thousand planets. (If we assume that the creation of life is directed by Divine Will, then the number might be much larger.) If we wished to follow the development of these first life forms through all of the stages of evolution required to produce a sentient being, we might have to wait for a period of time as long as that required for the formation of the galaxy, but eventually such a genus would appear. A race of beings capable of originating complex thought patterns, followed by equally complex actions.
Sooner or later, such a race would tire of its confinement upon a single planet, and would seek means to broaden the scope of its investigations, and of its movements. Having achieved space travel, the race would proceed to radiate in all directions from its point of origin, investigating many planets, and perhaps colonizing some of those which were suitable for life but upon which life had not yet developed.
We must recall at this point, that it is the central spheroid of the galaxy which is formed first. It is in the central portion, that planets would first reach conditions suitable for life, and it is upon these planets that life would first achieve a high degree of development. Intelligent life might therefore be said to radiate from the center of a galaxy outward toward the periphery. A process which might take place over a period of several millions of years after the first race had achieved space travel.
It is with this thought, and in a very humble frame of mind that we begin our return journey to our tiny planet earth; located almost on the extreme outer edge of our own galaxy.
Radius of Curvature of all Natural Law:
- The Quantity C: Possessing a Significance Far Greater than Attributed
- Gravity – As Viewed Through the Radius (VC)
- Space as Observed through the Curve of Radius Light
- Matter and Mass - Quantum Gravity and the Holographic Mass
- Beyond A Uni-Dimensional Perception of TIME
- The Nonlinearity of Physical Law
- Definition