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Moving silicon atoms in graphene with atomic precision/
aka The Story of an(other) Article
NOTE: This post is a greatly expanded adaptation of a press release I wrote to publicize our recent work appearing in Physical Review Letters (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.115501).
This post explains the science behind the study for the general audience in as simple terms as I can manage.
The main part is followed by a description of getting the study published, intended more for working scientists.
Two years ago I wrote a blog post titled "The Story of an Article" about the process of publishing a research article in ACS Nano. Now, I am again the lead author of a work appearing in Physical Review Letters, likewise the result of an international collaboration. Thanks to the open access policy of my funder, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), we were able to pay a fee* to make the article free to read for everyone. My sincere thanks to the FWF!
Is it possible to see and control the movement of individual atoms in materials?
Legendary physicist Richard Feynman famously posed a question in his seminal 1959 talk "There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom", which some consider to be a major inspiration for the field of nanoscience – research into the structure and properties of matter in the nanometer scale (10-9 m, or one billionth of a meter). His question was: is it possible to see and control the movement of individual atoms in materials? For a time this vision seemed more science fiction than science, but starting with groundbreaking scanning tunneling microscopy experiments in the late 1980s it has become scientific reality.
In recent years, it has become possible to directly see individual atoms also using electron microscopy. This is naturally extremely valuable for us trying to study matter at these scales. Electron microscopes work in similar way as normal optical microscopes: light that scatters from an object makes it visible to the eye or a camera. However, the wavelength of visible light is so large compared to atoms, molecules or nanostructures that it is not possible to see these using light. Electrons, on the other hand, interact readily with nano-objects, and thus using them instead of visible light allows scientists to image and visualize things like carbon nanomaterials – nanosized materials composed of carbon – or even single atoms. Lenses to focus the electron beams need to use electric and magnetic fields instead of being made of glass, and a fluorescent screen is needed to make the electrons visible. These days these are invariably combined with so-called charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras to record the images. Nonetheless, the basic principle is quite similar, as shown below.
One further detail is worth mentioning: instead of standard transmission electron microscopy (TEM) where a parallel beam of electrons pass through the sample, an alternative is to focus the beam into a very small spot (these days around 1 Ångström, or 1/10 of a nanometer, in diameter), scan the beam over the sample, and measure the electrons that are scattered from each position of the probe. This is called scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and it has certain advantages over TEM, most of which are too technical to get into here. But one thing is important for our purposes: since STEM images are usually formed by collecting electrons that have scattered to certain angles by the sample, heavier atoms that have more positively charged protons in their nucleus cause greater scattering of the electrons, and thus show up bright in the images (so called Z-contrast, Z being the atomic number).
Unlike light, electrons have mass and carry enough energy that they can cause damage by hitting the nuclei of the material under study.
Electron microscopy is especially useful for studying graphene, which is a one-atom-thick sheet of pure carbon that was discovered in 2004 and received a Nobel Prize in Physics a few years later. This is because electrons passing through such a thin material only interact with a single plane of atoms, making interpretation of the images very straightforward. However, there is a crucial difference in using electrons instead of light to image materials: electrons have mass, and they need to be accelerated to rather high energies for good imaging. This means that the electrons carry enough energy that they can cause damage by hitting the nuclei of the material under study, knocking out atoms in a billiard-ball fashion. For this and other reasons, electron microscopy experiments in graphene have typically involved imperfect structures, or resulted in damage during observation.
With this preliminary information in mind, let's turn to our latest study. For the 6 months or so before the recent publication, I had been leading an international collaboration that grew between two groups here at the University of Vienna — the Tailored Hybrid Structures group of Paola Ayala where I work, and the electron microscopy team of Jannik Meyer — along with two research teams in the UK: a microscopy team at the SuperSTEM laboratory in Daresbury led by Quentin Ramasse, and materials scientists at the University of Manchester led by Ursel Bangert (now at the University of Limerick in Ireland).
In modern nanoscience, computer simulations based on quantum mechanics are a crucial tool for understanding and interpreting experiments.
The study started when myself and my good friend and colleague Jani Kotakoski were looking at the electron beam stability of a related but slightly different system using computer simulations. We were surprised by our predictions, but had no direct means to test whether the findings would bear out in reality. Luckily, I spotted a fresh-off-the-presses article whose authors included Ursel, Quentin, Demie Kapaptsoglou and Recep Zan, again on a similar but related system. We got with touch with them via email, and it soon turned out that Quentin and Demie had been working on a material that was a perfect test case for our findings.
Finally, researchers from the Nion Company headed by Ondrej Krivanek from the US joined the collaboration to help in the analysis and interpretation of the data. Nion is the developer and manufacturer of the cutting-edge electron microscopes used by both our teams. Due to their advanced electron optics (correcting aberrations, or imperfections, unavoidably present in electromagnetic lenses), the Nion microscopes only need to accelerate electrons to energies of 60 kiloelectronvolts (keV, thousands of electron volts) and still be able to see individual atoms. This is lower than most microscopes, which require energies of 80-200 keV for a similar resolution.
The study now published in Physical Review Letters focused on single-layer graphene with silicon atoms embedded into the lattice (such atoms are often called dopants), previously synthesized and characterized by our UK collaborators. Due to the larger size of silicon compared to carbon, these dopant atoms protrude – stick out – from the plane (as shown above), which makes for interesting dynamics under electron irradiation. The detailed computer simulations that I performed in Vienna showed that 60 keV electrons are not energetic enough to likely cause the outright ejection of atoms, in line with what had been observed.
Due to the interplay of the moving atoms, the silicon–carbon bond is inverted.
Crucially, however, carbon atoms next to a silicon dopant are slightly less strongly bound than other atoms in the structure. Because of this, they can receive just enough of a kick even from 60 keV electrons so that they almost escape from the lattice, but are recaptured due to an attractive interaction with the silicon atom (basically, the carbon atom would rather be bonded with the silicon and other carbon atoms than by itself). Meanwhile, the silicon relaxes (moves into an energetically more preferred place) into to the lattice position left empty by the impacted carbon atom, which thus lands back into the lattice on the opposite side from where it started. In effect, the silicon–carbon bond is inverted, which was directly seen by the microscopy teams, an example of which is shown below. The video shown at the top of this post also illustrates this process based on the computer simulations.
We found very good correspondence between the simulations and the experiments.
In total, the SuperSTEM microscopy team observed 38 such jumps, 19 of them in a single unbroken time series (basically, a movie of the silicon atom jumping around), schematically shown in the figure below. We were able to analyze the jumps as a stochastic process (something that happens due to a random influence, which in this case is the impact of a electron to the nucleus of the carbon atom). This gave us an estimate for the probability of the bond inversion, which in turn could be directly compared to the simulations, and a remarkable agreement was obtained. The close correspondence between the simulations (which describe the motion of atoms) and the imaging (which is too slow to see the motion, but gives a solid reason to believe the process really happens) was one of the main reasons our study was accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters.
Besides being beautiful physics, the findings open promising possibilities for atomic-scale engineering. What makes our results truly intriguing is that the bond flip is directional – the silicon moves to take the place of the carbon atom that was hit by a probe electron. This means that it should be possible to control the movement of one or more silicon atoms in the lattice with atomic precision. So perhaps we'll see a new kind of quantum corral or a university logo made of atoms of silicon in graphene in the near future :)
That concludes my explanation! I hope you got something out of it, though I'm painfully aware of how difficult it is to talk about research in simple terms.
(I'll now turn to the details of getting a study like this published in a high impact journal, which is probably only interesting if you are a working scientist or looking for a "backstage" view. I do try to keep the discussion below as general as possible, though.)
The road from finding to publication is rarely entirely straightforward.
As often is the case – but rather too rarely talked about in public – the road from a finding to a publication is rarely entirely straightforward. This was the case for us as well. From the beginning, we felt we had very beautiful results, and furthermore, the agreement that emerged between our detailed simulations and the electron microscopy imaging gave us confidence that we could accurately explain what is happening at the atomic scale.
Being career-conscious scientists participating in the academic rat-race, we therefore chose to submit our work to as high an impact factor journal as possible suitable for the topic: in our case, the august Physical Review Letters. (Despite the well-known problems with using impact factors — arguably science's most misused metric — in evaluation, they still are the de facto career currency.) The higher the impact factor of a journal, however, the more submissions they receive, and thus the more stringent their selection criteria. Furthermore, the highest impact journals often have the broadest readership, which means articles accepted there need to be interesting to many of their readers, and written with a general audience in mind.
As is the standard procedure in publishing academic research, the editors of the journal first preliminarily evaluate a submission, and decide whether it seems to be in line with their editorial policy, and the work appropriate and suitably interesting for their journal. In our case we passed this hurdle (after having to condense the manuscript to fit PRL's stringent length limit), giving us hope that we had not seriously overestimated the appeal of our results.
Herein lies the well-known stumbling block of the whole system.
The editors then sent our manuscript out for peer review; that is, they requested other researchers familiar with the topic to read, evaluate and offer criticism of the work. Herein lies the well-known stumbling block of the whole system: if a referee misunderstands or unfairly criticizes the work, it can derail the publication of a deserving work when editors make their decisions on such negative reports — as they must, since they cannot be expected to understand each and every study themselves. For researchers trying to get their work published, these situations can however be frustrating. (However, it must be admitted that these situations can often be somewhat subjective, and thus not taking things personally and making a well-argued case for your own position is really the only way to go.)
After about a month (fairly swift as these things go), we received reports from two referees who had replied to the editors promptly. The first referee was rather dismissive of our work, but without very good justifications or much specific criticism. The second referee seemed to understand the topic better, and supported publication on condition of a few changes, the main of which was that the introduction was not written for a broad enough audience. Fortunately, the editor requested a revision instead of declining the manuscript outright, indicating that they would also send the revision out to new referees. After brief correspondence amongst the coauthors, we revised the manuscript as requested, and wrote a reply arguing against the first referee and for the work to be published in PRL.
Next we had to wait close to two months for word on the revised submission. The revision had gone out to three referees, apparently all of them new. One of the referees explicitly concluded that our reply had been satisfactory, and no communication with the previous negative referee was warranted. They were also the most positive about the revised manuscript, essentially recommending publication with a few minor clarifications. A second referee mentioned that while they considered the research to be of high quality, they had struggled to reach a decision on whether the work was suitable for PRL; in the end, they narrowly recommended publication.
The third referee became the sticking point.
However, the third referee became the sticking point. They were critical of the work, and recommended sending it to Physical Review B instead of PRL. Probably swayed by this opinion, the editor had decided to decline the manuscript, stating that it did not meet "the Physical Review Letters criteria of impact, innovation, and interest". After carefully reading all the comments and discussing with my coauthors, however, many of us became convinced that the third referee had misunderstood crucial aspects of the work, and furthermore, that we could justifiably argue that our work indeed met all the criteria. Others of us advised taking the easy road out and resubmitting instead to PRB or another lower impact journal, but weren't against an appeal if the lead authors wished to do so.
Physical Review Letters has an explicit resubmittal policy for situations such as these, which surely arise quite often. If the authors are not happy with a decision, they can submit a formal appeal, possibly along with a revised version of the manuscript. The editor will then consult a member of the PRL Editorial Board, a so-called Divisional Associate Editor (DAE), who will either decide the case outright, or send the manuscript out for additional peer review. We made a few changes, wrote a carefully argued appeal letter, and resubmitted with fingers crossed.
Believing in ourselves and being persistent paid off this time!
Another three weeks passed by until we got the judgment from the associate editor — and to our great joy, their comments were very positive! Thus no new review was needed, and our article was immediately accepted for publication.


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Wes Anderson's THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Movie review by Dennis D. McDonald
This is a very funny and beautifully produced piece of whimsy. The characters are interesting, the story is clever, the dialog is witty, and the voice performances are superb.
There is no pandering, no "cute," no crudeness, and no fart jokes. It's as if Wes Anderson is channelling the best of author Roald Dahl, Edward Gorey, Wind in the Willows, Edwin O'Connor's Benjy, and Chicken Run. But Anderson's sensibility is at work here as well, as is plain to see when comparing this with the director's previous films.
This is a remarkably accessible film as well. It should appeal to viewers of all ages. I'm impressed as well as entertained.
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To give you an idea of our timeline...
Our blog has only been in the works since the beginning of the summer. At that time, Konrad created the "our kids" section so we could talk about our cats. That's how quickly the whole fostering thing came upon us.
Anyway, here are three little adorable balls of fur who we are blessed to have in our home for their entire lives (pictures of the children we are blessed to foster will be posted here at later times):
[Left to Right] Chris, Frank, and Heidi were adopted from Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in July and December of 2011. For those of you who knew Konrad B.E. (Before Elisabeth), he was not only a dog person, he was pretty much an anti-cat person. Elisabeth on the other hand, while enjoying growing up with cats and dogs, was more of a cat person. One day when Konrad took Elisabeth out for a "month-iversary" breakfast, Elisabeth decided she wanted to show Konrad Peggy Adams, which was just around the corner and where she knew she wanted to get their first cat for Christmas (this part they had discussed). Of course the next day, Konrad went home with a cat (Chris). Elisabeth really only fought so hard for this because Konrad said he found a kitten he think he actually liked! Words that had never come out of Konrad's mouth in front of her before. Later, in December, they decided it wouldn't be a bad idea to get Chris a friend while he was still young, since they were making frequent weekend trips out of town (Elisabeth had a bad experience with her childhood cats after trying to do this same thing after her older cat had several years to get accustomed to having rule of the roost). They went back to Peggy Adams with a very specific wishlist: a male cat between 6 and 18 months old (Chris was 1 at the time). After spending some time browsing, they were torn between two different cats in the same cage/room - one cat (Frank) met our criteria and was CRAZY friendly; the other cat (Heidi), didn't meet our age (she was only 3 months) or gender criteria but was just. SO. CUTE! and pretty friendly as well. Konrad decided they should get Frank, see how Chris dealt with him, and if things went well, they could come back for Heidi. But once Konrad started heading off to meet the adoption specialist, Elisabeth heard a lady on her cell phone telling her friend how cute Heidi was and how they should adopt her and asking if they wanted her to pull the adoption papers for them. Once the lady turned around, Elisabeth grabbed the adoption papers and ran to tell Konrad if they wanted this cat, it would have to be now or never.
And now we're all one big happy family!
...except the kids...they really don't like the kids. lol


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This morning I woke before five and immediately headed to that quiet space my T had told me about so that I could begin the morning with good thoughts. It was wonderful to hear creation singing and notice the first notes of the sparrow.
We take so much for granted. We have so much noise around us that we cannot appreciate the beautiful music going on every day. We don't even have to turn on the radio to hear it; rather, we must turn off the radio to hear. We have to turn off the tv, the computer, the ipad and whatever else that would compete with natures symphony.
When one is healing, little victories mean alot and for me to be able to block out the nonsense that surfaces to my mind in the form of a memory or two is a victory. Daily there are triggers that spark me to remember things hurtful, things that left deep gouges in my soul and that still need healing. When such things happen, my T suggested to do one of two things: to stop and go to my safe place or do some breathing exercises.
Usually I do the first, since the latter is hard for one who has lung problems. I do try to do small breathing exercises everyday; but very small so as not to complicate things rather than help.
Every day I try to write what music is in my soul, which comes out in poetry. Sometimes it is happy music, other times not so happy. Life is like that .. sometimes we are on the mountain and at other times in the valley.
Hope you enjoy the songs I sing through my poetry. They can be anyone's song changing a word or two here or there. I will always write every day and if something moves me; maybe, I will write without verse, like now.
Hope you have a nice day; know that I am happy you stopped by. Please never feel sorrow for what I write but rather rejoice that I can express myself. It's not something I was always free to do. Letting things out, though painful to do and read, is really healing the hurts inside me. Namaste


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Help JW3 turn up the volume – we're Jewish, proud… and LOUD!
By Raymond SIMONSON, CEO, JW3.
Something very exciting is happening in London that is also pretty radical for British Jewry: We're about to raise our heads above the parapet in a way that I don't think we've ever really done before.
With the opening of JW3 on 29 September, London will suddenly have a very public, open building that is clearly identified with, and of, the Jewish community. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying there aren't other Jewish venues open to non-Jews on a regular basis.
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Vast numbers of non-Jewish people visit Jewish museums, tour old historic sites of Jewish interest – including old synagogues, cemeteries and the like – and read fascinating books in world-class Jewish libraries.
For non-Jews, these places offer a view of Jewish life as something different to day-to-day UK life; to view as an exhibition or as a curiosity. I'm excited that when JW3 opens its doors, we will offer a chance for anyone –Jewish or not– to experience and participate in the very best of liv- ing Jewish arts, culture, learning and community.
For the non-Jewish majority of London, I want JW3 to take Jewish life out of the history books, TV documentaries, exhibition cases, cemeteries and news items that the British public is more used to encountering it, and instead offer it in full 3D, surround sound, Technicolor, to be experienced and enjoyed, not merely observed or studied. That for me is one of the important, if ambitious, aspects of this project. It's not because I spend my time worrying about what non-Jews think about us, but because of the positive impact this can have on the Jewish community itself.
Let me explain what I mean.
For four decades I've lived in a community that at times seems scared of its own shadow. So often in the past century, the message has been that we need to keep our heads down and not make too much of a fuss. Not to be too 'Jewy' in public.
For years, the fear of coming across as foreign or any suspicion of not being 100 percent 'loyal to the Queen' dominated much communal rhetoric. Even today, there are committed, involved, communal Jews who are embarrassed when they see the Charedim of Stamford Hill, partly because, well, they look too Jewish –so very different from the archetypal Englishman – with their 'strange' ways, God forbid anyone might associate me with those types of foreign Jews, oy! And how many Jewish buildings in the UK have a large visible mezuzah on their outside door?
How many have a large sign with the word JEWISH as part of the organisation's name on it?
London is a world apart from New York, Los Angeles or Tel Aviv in this respect. Take a walk down 5th Avenue or Ben Yehuda Street and count how many of the shops, banks and businesses had larger, more beautiful and more obvious mezuzot on their doors than almost any Jewish communal building I've seen in London.
It fills me with pride when I walk down those streets, a pride that contradicts the received wisdom of my childhood in which English Jews mostly regarded American Jews – and too often Israelis –as rather vulgar and too loudly Jewish. I want to break definitively with the era in which fear of anti-Semitism and the desire to be 'good Englishmen and women' led to a culture where we have turned the Jewish volume dial right down low.
Now it's time to turn up the volume to 11! I've been encouraged by the few exceptions in recent years, such as when thousands of Jews gather to light Chanukah candles in Trafalgar Square or demonstrate their solidarity with Israel. But let's be honest, these are noticeable because they are unusual.
And we have some fantastic festivals of Jewish culture held in public venues, with non-Jews attending – in particular the wonderful Jewish Book Week and UK Jewish Film festival – but again, these are annual and for short periods.
Now it is time to move from a few annual pockets of public celebration of Jewish life, to have a year-round celebration. That's where JW3 comes in. Thanks to the vision and philanthropy of Dame Vivien Duffield and others, we've just built a 35,000 sq ft building, and stuck up in letters over 7ft high across the windows of the entire top floor a sign that says "JW3 The New Postcode for Jewish Life" – that's turning up the volume!
That's sticking our head above the parapet and saying "say it loud, I'm Jewish and proud!" We got the predictable calls from those of the mindset of yesteryear asking us to immediately remove the signs, lest people realise this is a Jewish centre. I'm delighted to note, though, that the times are a-changing, because an awful lot more people contacted us to say how proud they are when they pass that sign on the bus.
My chest fills with pride every day when I arrive for work. But more importantly, JW3 gives London a permanent centre that offers a programme as diverse as the community in which it is based, and that will increase the quality, variety, and as importantly, the volume of Jewish conversation in London and beyond. And that really excites me.
Of course, the quality and variety are as important as the volume. Too often, the quality of public Jewish debate around the community is poor and doesn't reflect the impressiveness of the thinking, knowledge and understanding that exists within it.
One only has to follow any debate in the press, on social media or at many Jewish events on topics such as Israel, the role of women and the different Jewish denominations, to see how quickly it descends into a playground squabble, where whoever shouts loudest wins. Surely we're better than that? At JW3, I want the quality of conversations that are inspired to be like those around the most interesting dinner tables, the most intelli- gent yeshivas, and the most probing board tables.
I was greatly encouraged by what the outgoing Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks said to a packed audience at JW3 recently: "People will come together here with or without religious commitment of different kinds, enjoy Jewish food, Jewish arts, Jewish cinema, and Jewish music and just be Jewish ethnically and culturally. That is also who we are and it is important to remember who we are."
Lord Sacks understands that while enriching Jewish conversation should be about Torah and Talmud, it might also be about food, film, music, art, politics or much more. There is Jewish interest and a Jewish angle in everything under the sun, and we want to broaden people's horizons and perceptions of what Jews talk and think about.
So I invite you all to come and join the conversation at JW3. With more than a thousand activities and events in our Launch Season, which kicks off on Sunday 29 September, I promise you'll find something that's just up your street.
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Lolo & Wren is situated in an unprepossessing block in Albion Street, on the west side of Melville Road. The cafe has an attractive interior with a mix of pretty and industrial. On a wet Sunday just past the lunch rush it was so packed we had to sit outside. We quickly forgot the cold when lunch arrived: my pulled pork roll ("drunken swine pork") was soft, packed with delicately flavoured and melt-in-the mouth pork, and slathered with gutsy, perfectly spiced chutney; the accompanying salad was a delight, with julienned apple, roasted almonds, cheese and finely sliced radish served in the shell of a red cabbage leaf. D's chicken and chorizo roll ("chicken chori-pan") was "incredible" and accompanied by excellent patatas bravas. The food is hands-on, dig in, forget your manners delicious. We were served quickly by helpful staff and all in all it was an excellent experience. There's a selection of attractive cakes and we came away with a delicious-looking salted caramel tart. Lolo & Wren is a little gem and we'll be back.
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June 13, 2011
Borgarelli, KuKanich to present in Denver
Michele Borgarelli, associate professor of clinical sciences, and Kate KuKanich, assistant professor of clinical sciences, will present at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum in Denver.
Borgarelli will present June 16 on pre-clinical chronic degenerative mitral valve disease in the dog.
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Sleep, dreams, business, of (p. 1236)
Sleep, dreams, business, of the day (p. 1236)
Sleep, dreams, dead, relatives (p. 1237)
Sleep, dreams, disaster (p. 1238)
Sleep, dreams, events, previous (p. 1239)
Sleep, dreams, events of the previous day (p. 1239)
Sleep, dreams, falling of (p. 1239)
Sleep, dreams, frightful (p. 1240)
Sleep, dreams, ghosts, spectres (p. 1240)
Sleep, dreams, ghosts, spectres, fighting with (p. 1240)
Sleep, dreams, ghosts, spectres, white (p. 1240)
Sleep, dreams, mental exertion (p. 1241)
Sleep, dreams, misfortune, of (p. 1241)
Sleep, dreams, spinning (p. 1243)
Sleep, dreams, stool (p. 1243)
Sleep, dreams, vexatious (p. 1244)
Sleep, position, back, on (p. 1246)
Sleep, restless (p. 1247)
Sleep, sleepiness (p. 1248)
Sleep, sleepiness, forenoon (p. 1248)
Sleep, sleepiness, evening (p. 1249)
Sleep, sleeplessness (p. 1251)
Sleep, sleeplessness, night, midnight, before (p. 1252)
Sleep, sleeplessness, heat, during (p. 1253)
Sleep, sleeplessness, palpitation, from (p. 1254)
Sleep, sleeplessness, waking, after (p. 1254)
Sleep, unrefreshing (p. 1254)
Sleep, waking, 2 a.m. (p. 1255)
Sleep, waking, coldness, from (p. 1255)
Sleep, waking, dreams, from (p. 1255)
Sleep, waking, early (p. 1255)
Sleep, waking, frequent (p. 1255)
Sleep, yawning, frequent (p. 1257)
Sleep, yawning, frequent, forenoon (p. 1257)
Chill, coldness in general (p. 1259)
Chill, daytime (p. 1259)
Chill, morning, bed, in (p. 1259)
Chill, forenoon (p. 1260)
Chill, afternoon, lasting, until morning (p. 1260)
Chill, evening, lying down, after (p. 1261)
Chill, night, bed, in (p. 1261)
Chill, night, waking, on (p. 1261)
Chill, air, in the open (agg.) (p. 1262)
Chill, ascending (See Coldness, Back) (p. 1262)
Chill, bed in (agg.) (p. 1263)
Chill, bed, amel. (p. 1263)
Chill, beginning in and extending from, bladder, neck of, after urinating (p. 1263)
Chill, creeping, urinating, after (p. 1266)
Chill, perspiration, with (p. 1270)
Chill, shaking, night (p. 1271)
Chill, sides, one-sided (p. 1272)
Chill, sleep, after (agg.) (p. 1272)
Chill, time, 1 p.m. (p. 1274)
Chill, time, 5 p.m. (p. 1274)
Chill, urination, after (p. 1275)
Chill, urination, after, begins in neck of bladder and spreads upwards (p. 1275)
Chill, waking, on (p. 1276)
Chill, warm room, not amel. in, nor by a warm stove (p. 1276)
Fever, forenoon (p. 1278)
Fever, evening (p. 1279)
Fever, evening, bed, in (p. 1279)
Fever, midnight, after (p. 1280)
Fever, ascending (p. 1281)
Fever, bed, in (agg.) (See Night and Warmth) (p. 1281)
Fever, burning heat, distended blood vessels, with (p. 1282)
Fever, internal heat, while the body feels cold to the touch (p. 1288)
Perspiration, cold, menses, during (p. 1296)
Perspiration, eating, while (agg.) (p. 1297)
Perspiration, profuse (p. 1299)
Perspiration, sensation as if about to perspire, but no moisture appears (p. 1300)
Perspiration, sleep, on beginning to (p. 1301)
Skin, burning (p. 1303)
Skin, burning, scratching, after (p. 1303)
Skin, chapping (p. 1304)
Skin, coldness (p. 1304)
Skin, cracks (p. 1305)
Skin, cracks, burning (p. 1305)
Skin, cracks, deep, bloody (p. 1305)
Skin, cracks, new skin cracks and burns (p. 1305)
Skin, cracks, washing, after (p. 1305)
Skin, discoloration, bluish, spots (p. 1306)
Skin, discoloration, bluish, indurated (p. 1306)
Skin, discoloration, red, spots (p. 1306)
Skin, discoloration, red, spots, rose-colored (p. 1307)
Skin, eruptions (p. 1308)
Skin, eruptions, blotches (p. 1309)
Skin, eruptions, blotches, indurated (p. 1309)
Skin, eruptions, blotches, stinging (p. 1309)
Skin, eruptions, blue, dark (p. 1309)
Skin, eruptions, boils (p. 1309)
Skin, eruptions, burning (p. 1309)
Skin, eruptions, cold, from becoming (p. 1310)
Skin, eruptions, crusty (p. 1310)
Skin, eruptions, crusty, burning (p. 1310)
Skin, eruptions, crusty, scratching, after (p. 1310)
Skin, eruptions, discharging, moist (p. 1311)
Skin, eruptions, discharging, scratching, after (p. 1311)
Skin, eruptions, dry (p. 1311)
Skin, eruptions, eczema (p. 1312)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic (p. 1312)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, burning (p. 1312)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, chapping (p. 1312)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, crusty (p. 1313)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, dry (p. 1313)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, itching (p. 1313)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, patches (p. 1313)
Skin, eruptions, herpetic, suppurating (p. 1313)
Skin, eruptions, impetigo (p. 1314)
Skin, eruptions, itching (p. 1314)
Skin, eruptions, itching, warmth, of bed agg. (p. 1314)
Skin, eruptions, patches (p. 1315)
Skin, eruptions, pemphigus (p. 1315)
Skin, eruptions, phagedenic (p. 1315)
Skin, eruptions, pimples (p. 1315)
Skin, eruptions, pimples, itching, when warm (p. 1315)
Skin, eruptions, pimples, scratching, after (p. 1316)
Skin, eruptions, psoriasis (p. 1316)
Skin, eruptions, psoriasis, syphilitic (p. 1316)
Skin, eruptions, pustules (p. 1316)
Skin, eruptions, pustules, itching (p. 1317)
Skin, eruptions, pustules, ulcerated (p. 1317)
Skin, eruptions, rash (See Granular) (p. 1317)
Skin, eruptions, rash, cold air, in (p. 1317)
Skin, eruptions, rash, scratching, after (p. 1318)
Skin, eruptions, rash, white, air, in open (p. 1318)
Skin, eruptions, red (p. 1318)
Skin, eruptions, roseola (p. 1318)
Skin, eruptions, scabies, suppressed, mercury and sulphur, with (p. 1318)
Skin, eruptions, scaly (p. 1318)
Skin, eruptions, scratching, after (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, serpiginous (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, smarting (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, spring (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, suppressed (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, suppurating (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, swelling, with (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, syphilitic (p. 1319)
Skin, eruptions, urticaria (p. 1321)
Skin, eruptions, vesicular (p. 1322)
Skin, eruptions, vesicular, scratching, after (p. 1322)
Skin, eruptions, vesicular, suppurating (p. 1323)
Skin, eruptions, vesicular, washing agg. (p. 1323)
Skin, erysipelas (p. 1323)
Skin, erysipelas, swelling, with (p. 1324)
Skin, excoriation (See Intertrigo) (p. 1324)
Skin, excrescences, condylomata (p. 1324)
Skin, excrescences, condylomata, dry (p. 1324)
Skin, formication, forenoon (p. 1325)
Skin, goose flesh (p. 1325)
Skin, goose flesh, air, in open (p. 1326)
Skin, hard, parchment, like (p. 1326)
Skin, inactivity (p. 1326)
Skin, indurations, nodules, etc. (p. 1326)
Skin, indurations, bluish, spots (p. 1326)
Skin, itching (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, morning (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, morning, rising, on (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, evening (agg.) (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, evening, bed, in (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, night (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, burning (p. 1327)
Skin, itching, scratching, amel. (p. 1328)
Skin, itching, sleep, during (p. 1329)
Skin, itching, smarting (p. 1329)
Skin, itching, stinging (p. 1329)
Skin, itching, warm, in bed, on becoming (p. 1329)
Skin, moisture, scratching, after (p. 1330)
Skin, rough (p. 1330)
Skin, sore, becomes, feeling (p. 1331)
Skin, sticking (p. 1331)
Skin, sticking, scratching, after (p. 1331)
Skin, swelling (p. 1331)
Skin, swelling, affected parts, of (p. 1332)
Skin, swelling, dropsical (p. 1332)
Skin, swelling, inflamed (p. 1332)
Skin, swollen sensation (p. 1332)
Skin, tension (p. 1333)
Skin, ulcerative pain (p. 1333)
Skin, ulcers (p. 1333)
Skin, ulcers, black (p. 1333)
Skin, ulcers, burning (p. 1334)
Skin, ulcers, cancerous (p. 1334)
Skin, ulcers, crusty (p. 1334)
Skin, ulcers, deep (p. 1334)
Skin, ulcers, discharges, bloody (p. 1334)
Skin, ulcers, discharges, offensive (p. 1335)
Skin, ulcers, discharges, offensive, putrid (p. 1335)
Skin, ulcers, discharges, scanty (p. 1335)
Skin, ulcers, gangrenous (p. 1336)
Skin, ulcers, herpetic (p. 1336)
Skin, ulcers, indolent (p. 1336)
Skin, ulcers, inflamed (p. 1336)
Skin, ulcers, itching (p. 1336)
Skin, ulcers, mercurial (p. 1337)
Skin, ulcers, phagedenic (p. 1337)
Skin, ulcers, pulsating (p. 1337)
Skin, ulcers, red areola (p. 1337)
Skin, ulcers, serpiginous (p. 1338)
Skin, ulcers, stinging, stitching (p. 1338)
Skin, ulcers, suppurating (p. 1338)
Skin, ulcers, suppurative pain, with (p. 1338)
Skin, ulcers, syphilitic (p. 1339)
Skin, ulcers, varicose (p. 1339)
Skin, unhealthy (p. 1339)
Skin, warts (See Excrescences) (p. 1339)
Skin, warts, inflamed (p. 1340)
Skin, warts, small (p. 1340)
Skin, warts, withered (p. 1340)
Skin, wrinkled, shrivelled (p. 1340)
Generalities, morning (p. 1341)
Generalities, forenoon (agg.) (p. 1341)
Generalities, afternoon (agg.) (p. 1341)
Generalities, evening (agg.) (p. 1342)
Generalities, night (p. 1342)
Generalities, night, midnight, after (agg.) (p. 1343)
Generalities, abscesses, glands (p. 1343)
Generalities, air, open, desire for (p. 1343)
Generalities, air, draft agg. (p. 1344)
Generalities, atrophy, glands (p. 1345)
Generalities, bathing, dread of (p. 1345)
Generalities, bathing, agg. (p. 1345)
Generalities, bathing, cold agg. (p. 1346)
Generalities, blackness of external parts (p. 1346)
Generalities, breakfast, after, agg. (p. 1346)
Generalities, clothing, intolerance of (p. 1348)
Generalities, clothing, loosening, amel. (p. 1348)
Generalities, cold in general agg. (p. 1348)
Generalities, cold, air agg. (p. 1348)
Generalities, cold, becoming (agg.) (p. 1349)
Generalities, cold, becoming, amel. (p. 1349)
Generalities, cold, becoming, after, agg. (p. 1349)
Generalities, cold, tendency to take (p. 1349)
Generalities, cold, wet weather agg. (p. 1350)
Generalities, constriction externally (p. 1350)
Generalities, constriction, internally (p. 1350)
Generalities, constriction, of orifices (p. 1351)
Generalities, constriction, band, sensation of a (p. 1351)
Generalities, convulsions, clonic (p. 1352)
Generalities, convulsions, tonic (p. 1355)
Generalities, cyanosis (p. 1356)
Generalities, distention blood vessels (p. 1356)
Generalities, dropsy, external (p. 1356)
Generalities, dropsy, internal (p. 1356)
Generalities, eating, before (p. 1357)
Generalities, eating, while (agg.) (p. 1357)
Generalities, eating, after (agg.) (p. 1357)
Generalities, eating, after, amel. (p. 1357)
Generalities, emaciation (p. 1357)
Generalities, emaciation, children (marasmus) (p. 1358)
Generalities, emaciation, downwards, spreads (p. 1358)
Generalities, exertion, physical, agg. (p. 1358)
Generalities, faintness, fainting (p. 1358)
Generalities, faintness, menses, during (p. 1360)
Generalities, faintness, stool, before (p. 1361)
Generalities, faintness, stool, during (p. 1361)
Generalities, food, bread agg. (p. 1362)
Generalities, food, cold drinks agg. (p. 1362)
Generalities, food, dry food agg. (p. 1362)
Generalities, food, warm food agg. (p. 1364)
Generalities, formication, external parts (p. 1364)
Generalities, full feeling, internally (p. 1365)
Generalities, gonorrhœa, suppressed (See Sycosis) (p. 1365)
Generalities, hæmorrhage (agg.) (p. 1365)
Generalities, hæmorrhage, amel. (p. 1365)
Generalities, heat, sensation of (p. 1366)
Generalities, heat, vital, lack of (p. 1366)
Generalities, heaviness, externally (p. 1367)
Generalities, heaviness, internally (p. 1367)
Generalities, indurations, glands (p. 1367)
Generalities, indurations, muscles (p. 1368)
Generalities, inflammation, externally (p. 1368)
Generalities, inflammation, glands (p. 1368)
Generalities, lying agg. (p. 1371)
Generalities, lying, amel. (p. 1371)
Generalities, lying, after, agg. (p. 1371)
Generalities, lying, after, amel. (p. 1372)
Generalities, lying, bed, in, agg. (p. 1372)
Generalities, lying, bed, in, amel. (p. 1372)
Generalities, lying, side on, painful, agg. (p. 1373)
Generalities, lying, side on, painless, amel. (p. 1373)
Generalities, menses, before (p. 1373)
Generalities, menses, at beginning of (p. 1373)
Generalities, menses, during (agg.) (p. 1373)
Generalities, mercury, abuse of (p. 1374)
Generalities, motion, at beginning of, agg. (See Walking) (p. 1374)
Generalities, motion, of affected part agg. (p. 1374)
Generalities, mucous secretions increased (p. 1375)
Generalities, numbness, internally (p. 1376)
Generalities, numbness, single parts in (p. 1376)
Generalities, obesity (p. 1376)
Generalities, orgasm of blood (p. 1376)
Generalities, pain appear gradually (p. 1377)
Generalities, pain, appear gradually, and disappear gradually (p. 1377)
Generalities, pain, bones (p. 1377)
Generalities, pain, bones, night (p. 1377)
Generalities, pain, biting (p. 1378)
Generalities, pain, burning externally (p. 1378)
Generalities, pain, burning, internally (p. 1379)
Generalities, pain, constricting, internally (p. 1379)
Generalities, pain, cutting externally (p. 1380)
Generalities, pain, cutting, internally (p. 1380)
Generalities, pain, paralytic (p. 1381)
Generalities, pain, pinching (p. 1381)
Generalities, pain, pinching, externally (p. 1382)
Generalities, pain, pinching, internally (p. 1382)
Generalities, pain, pressing externally (p. 1382)
Generalities, pain, pressing, internally (p. 1382)
Generalities, pain, pressing, inward (p. 1383)
Generalities, pain, pressing, load, as from (p. 1383)
Generalities, pain, pressing, together (p. 1383)
Generalities, pain, pressing, muscles, sticking, in muscles (p. 1384)
Generalities, pain, pressing, muscles, tearing, in muscles (p. 1384)
Generalities, pain, sore, bruised, externally (p. 1384)
Generalities, pain, sore, bruised, internally (p. 1384)
Generalities, pain, stitching, externally (p. 1385)
Generalities, pain, stitching, internally (p. 1386)
Generalities, pain, stitching, downward (p. 1386)
Generalities, pain, stitching, bones (p. 1386)
Generalities, pain, stitching, muscles (p. 1387)
Generalities, pain, stitching, muscles, tearing in muscles (p. 1387)
Generalities, pain, tearing, externally (p. 1387)
Generalities, pain, tearing, internally (p. 1387)
Generalities, pain, tearing, downward (p. 1388)
Generalities, pain, tearing, upward (p. 1388)
Generalities, pain, tearing, bones (p. 1388)
Generalities, pain, tearing, muscles (p. 1388)
Generalities, pain, tearing, muscles, paralytic in muscles (p. 1389)
Generalities, pain, tearing, muscles, pressing in muscles (p. 1389)
Generalities, pain, tearing, muscles, sticking in muscles (p. 1389)
Generalities, pain, twinging (p. 1389)
Generalities, pain, twisting (p. 1389)
Generalities, pain, ulcerative, externally (p. 1389)
Generalities, pain, wandering (p. 1389)
Generalities, paralysis, one-sided (p. 1390)
Generalities, paralysis, organs, of (p. 1390)
Generalities, plethora (p. 1391)
Generalities, pressure agg. (p. 1392)
Generalities, pulsation externally (p. 1392)
Generalities, pulsation, internally (p. 1393)
Generalities, pulse, febrile (p. 1393)
Generalities, pulse, frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid (p. 1393)
Generalities, pulse, frequent, evening (p. 1394)
Generalities, pulse, full (p. 1394)
Generalities, pulse, slow (p. 1396)
Generalities, quivering (p. 1397)
Generalities, rising agg. (p. 1397)
Generalities, rubbing, amel. (p. 1398)
Generalities, sensitiveness externally (p. 1398)
Generalities, sensitiveness, internally (p. 1398)
Generalities, sensitiveness, to pain (p. 1399)
Generalities, sexual, excitement agg. (p. 1399)
Generalities, side, symptoms on one side (p. 1400)
Generalities, side, crosswise, left upper and right lower (p. 1400)
Generalities, side, right (p. 1400)
Generalities, sitting, while, agg. (p. 1401)
Generalities, sitting, amel. (p. 1401)
Generalities, sitting, down, on first, agg. (p. 1401)
Generalities, sleep, before, agg. (p. 1401)
Generalities, sleep, at beginning of, agg. (p. 1402)
Generalities, sleep, during, agg. (p. 1402)
Generalities, spring, in (p. 1403)
Generalities, standing, amel. (p. 1403)
Generalities, swelling in general (p. 1404)
Generalities, swelling, affected parts of (p. 1404)
Generalities, swelling, inflammatory (p. 1405)
Generalities, swelling, puffy (p. 1405)
Generalities, swelling, glands (p. 1405)
Generalities, swelling, glands, hot (p. 1405)
Generalities, swelling, glands, inflammatory (p. 1405)
Generalities, swollen sensation (p. 1406)
Generalities, sycosis (p. 1406)
Generalities, syphilis (p. 1406)
Generalities, tension externally (p. 1406)
Generalities, tobacco agg. (p. 1407)
Generalities, touch agg. (p. 1407)
Generalities, trembling externally (p. 1407)
Generalities, trembling, forenoon (p. 1408)
Generalities, trembling, anxiety, from (p. 1408)
Generalities, ulcers, glands (See Skin) (p. 1410)
Generalities, vomiting agg. (p. 1411)
Generalities, waking, on (agg.) (p. 1411)
Generalities, walking agg. (p. 1411)
Generalities, walking, amel. (p. 1411)
Generalities, walking, beginning of agg. (p. 1411)
Generalities, walking, in open air agg. (p. 1412)
Generalities, walking, in open air, amel. (p. 1412)
Generalities, warm, air agg. (p. 1412)
Generalities, warm, bed agg. (p. 1412)
Generalities, wavelike sensations (p. 1413)
Generalities, weakness, enervation (See Lassitude, Weariness) (p. 1413)
Generalities, weakness, forenoon (p. 1414)
Generalities, weakness, dinner, after (p. 1416)
Generalities, weakness, emissions, after (p. 1416)
Generalities, weakness, nervous (p. 1418)
Generalities, weariness (See Weakness) (p. 1421)
Generalities, wet applications (p. 1421)
Generalities, wet, getting (p. 1421)
Generalities, wet, weather (p. 1421)
Generalities, winter, in (p. 1422)
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The new plans cost Rs 1199 and Rs 1599, and are available only in some regions of the country for now.
The voice calls can be made to any cellular network in India. The subscribers who recharge with Rs 1199 and Rs 1599 will also be able to avail 3000 local and national SMS valid for 30 days.
For Rs 1199, users will also get 1GB 4G/3G/2G data and 4GB complete 4G data valid for one month. Non 4G phone users will get 1GB data with the same validity.
For Rs 1599 plan, customers will get 5GB of 4G data for 4G handset users, non 4G users will get 5GB of standard 3G/2G data.
The telco has also recently rolled out unlimited calling at Rs 348 which applies here as well.


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Girls Varsity Sideline Cheer · Sideline Cheer
Attention any one who to try out for fall sideline Cheer there will be try outs this week Tuesday, May/21
Attention any one who to try out for fall sideline Cheer there will be try outs this week Tuesday, May/21
Anyone in grades 9-12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Tuesday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 22 at the Freshman Campus Gym from 6pm -9pm. Must wear shorts & t-shirt, athletic shoes, hair tied back and off shoulders, must be present both days. Questions Call Varsity Coach Stacy Sheler – 616-634-5644
Our Cheer gym will have classes for 3-5 year olds to learn balance, coordination, gross motor skills, numbers, letters colors, throwing and catching, etc. We will offer two different class times to accommodate different schedules; Mondays from 5-6 and Sundays from 4-5. These classes will start Monday, January 30th. Cost is $40 for a 4
What doe you like most about Cheerleading? BK: The Team and being aorund friends How long have you been a chearleader? BK: Since I was 4 years old. What is your favorite TV show right now? BK: Secret Life Whast is 1 word that describes Belinda Knowling? BK: F A N T A


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What is the aim of the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grant?
The purpose of the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grant program is to provide state and local government and nonprofit recipients of federal community development, affordable housing, and special needs funding with the technical and capacity building assistance needed to successfully carry out CPD programs.
The Core Curricula for Skills-based Training will ensure that grantee staff for all of HUD's programs will have the necessary skills and qualifications to successfully carry out their responsibilities. The purpose of the HUD Core Curricula for Skills-Based Training is to develop and deliver training courses and seminars to improve the core skills of grantee staff in the following areas common to many HUD programs: Development Finance, Environmental Review and Compliance, Financial Management and Analysis, Asset Management and Preservation of HUD-Assisted Projects, and Construction and Rehabilitation Management.
Providers will work closely in conjunction with HUD program staff to address the skills-based training needs of PIH, CPD, and Housing grantees and their program partners. Eligible applicants seeking funding to provide assistance under both the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grants and Core Curricula Training programs must submit a separate application for each.
Who are eligible to apply for the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grant?
- A state or unit of general local government;
- A HOME program participating jurisdiction (PJ);
- A public housing authority;
- A public or private nonprofit organization or intermediary, including educational institutions and area-wide planning organizations; or Indian tribes; and
- For profit organizations.
- A combination of any of the above applying together as a joint venture.
Additional information is available at the HOME website at http://www.hud.gov/homeprogram.
How to Apply for Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grants?
All applicants for the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grants are required to submit a one-page application summary cover page with the application. The one-page application summary must identify which of the four eligible activities (needs assessments, direct TA, materials/tools development (including course development), group learning delivery) does the applicant claim the expertise to provide assistance.
The requested funding amount should be based on the number of available staff, the range and quality of their skills and knowledge, and the ability of the applicant to manage these resources to successfully execute multiple TA or capacity building engagements involving several covered programs simultaneously over a two- to three-year period; and the geographic coverage area of TA or capacity building assistance proposed by the applicant (i.e., national, specific regions and/or specific states).
Where to Send Applications for Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grants?
Applications must be submitted through http://www.grants.gov and must be received by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 pm eastern time on the application deadline date.
How much is the range and average of financial assistance of the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grant?
This is a new program and subsequently there are no established range or average award.
For more information on the Cpd Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Grant, contact:
Clifford Taffet
451 7th Street, S.W. Room 7164, Washington, District of Columbia 20410
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: (202) 708-2685 Fax: (202) 708-1744.
Web Site Address: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/programs/home/


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Wedbush Issues a Buy Rating on Jack In The Box IncBy Ryan Adsit
In a report released today, Nick Setyan from Wedbush assigned a Buy rating to Jack In The Box Inc (NASDAQ: JACK), with a price target of $115. The company's shares opened today at $87.
According to TipRanks.com, Setyan is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.1% and a 61.8% success rate. Setyan covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Del Taco Restaurants, Cheesecake Factory, and Habit Restaurants.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Jack In The Box Inc is Moderate Buy and the average price target is $101.89, representing a 17.1% upside.
In a report issued on May 10, Oppenheimer also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $115 price target.
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Playing tennis while hearing the sound of ocean just behind the dunes, what an unsual nice feeling that will allow you to combine sport, relaxation and escape!La Couarde
Playing tennis while hearing the sound of ocean just behind the dunes, what an unsual nice feeling that will allow you to combine sport, relaxation and escape!
Right in the heart of the charming village of La Couarde and just a few steps from one of the nicest beach on the Island of Ré, the Tennis des Pertuis provides you with:
- 9 tennis courts: 7 hard courts and 2 clay courts
- A practice wall
- Court rental by the hour with degressive prices
- Private lessons and training courses by state qualified monitors
- Official and friendly tournaments
- A clubhouse with a bar and a shop to buy your equipment
Saint-Clément les Baleines :
Near the Phare des Baleines, you will find 3 hard courts, one minigolf, a soccer field and many other sport activities.
We also organise tennis training courses and private lessons.
La Flotte
In the heart of the village and a few steps away from the port, the Tennis Club des Pertuis of La Flotte is next to the wooded park of the Clos Biret.
Playing tennis in a calm environment and typical of Ile de Ré, with its old walls made of dry stones and its flowered alleyways, will bring you delightful moments of sport and peace.
You will be able to enjoy the infrastructure of the Tennis des Pertuis:
- 2 lit porous concrete outdoor tennis courts
- Renting of courts by the hour with degressive prices
- Private lessons and training courses given by state qualified instructors
- Official and friendly tournaments
- A clubhouse with a bar, ball selling, rackets and stringing services
Common to both locations
Prices: Court rental from 12€
Private lessons
Training courses for children (4 year olds and over) and adults
Led by stat qualified monitors
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Specific to La Couarde
- Restaurant: The Tennis des Pertuis offers you for lunch a simple and fast food service, based on fresh products and prepared by our cook in a relaxed atmosphere, on a shaded terrace with view on the courts.
You will also be able to have a break between two matches, watch the players, or wait for your lesson to start while enjoying a refreshment at the bar.
The restaurant is open in July and August from Monday to Saturday from 11am to 2.30pm.
The bar is open every day with the same opening times as the club and you will find hot and cold drinks, with and without alcohol, and its homemade smoothies à la carte.
- Mini-golf: to relax with your family, or treat your children or allow them to keep busy while you play tennis, the mini-golf of the Tennis des Pertuis in La Couarde is ideally located, right behind the sand dunes and a few steps from the beach.
At the heart of the Isle of Ré, come and discover the mini-golf close to the sea where you can hear the sounds of the wave on the beautiful beach of La Pergola.
So, don't hesitate to combine sport and fun in a friendly atmosphere, next to the Club House and the tennis courts.
Price: 5€/person
2 addresses:
Tennis and Mini-Golf des Pertuis
- La Couarde : Avenue d'Antioche, 17670 LA COUARDE SUR MER
Tel : 05 46 43 33 15
- la Flotte : Ruelle des Merciers, 17630 LA FLOTTE EN RE
Tel : 06 67 99 58 51
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June, thy beauty is a snare
To waste time in vision's rare;
Of vain dreaming, oh beware!
~Caroline May, 18187~
The first month for the meteorological summer began in the only way we knew with clouds and rain and more rain. At 14C it was even colder than Christmas which was 15C. Temperatures plunged due to a system advancing across the British Isles with an onshore breeze blowing in from the North Sea. The wet start was marked by many disgruntled people as images of rain-soaked clothes, giant puddles and broken umbrellas were posted on Twitter as beaches were left deserted.
But, whatever the weather, we packed our cameras and drove to Slimbridge WWT when we received the news that one of the Great Crane's eggs had hatched. Whoop…whoop. Unfortunately, the journey was stop and start traffic on the M40 for no apparent reason. We realised what it was when we drove past a long transporter having one of its tyres changed. Aaaah… motorists stopping to look at that!!! When we arrived at our destination, we weren't surprised to see the car-park full. News travelled fast. Even this little munchkin poked its head out to see what the fuss was about.
We headed straight to Rushy Hide to say hello to the latest and most precious arrival. The place was packed to the rafters but we waited patiently and quickly moved in as soon as someone moved away. Monty and Sedge was on the nest, clearing used nesting materials and adding fresh ones. Pieces of sticks were picked and re-arranged to make the nest comfortable. For about 15 minutes, we couldn't see the poppet but there were plenty of other things to point our cameras at.
And then, wallah…between the legs of its parents, a fluffy ginger head popped out of the vegetation. Everyone went aaaahhhh… It was just one day old. It will fledge at around 65-70 days and will take between 4-6 years to reach maturity. The hatchling was generally helpless but able to crawl away from danger within a few hours, swam soon after hatching and run with their parents at 24 hours old. It will be fed by its parents bill-to-bill until it gradually became self-sufficient.
My heart melted when it used its wing to stabilise while walking. It was cute overload. When it was time for a nap, Sedge slowly lowered herself onto the nest with the hatchling safely tucked under her. According to the website, the second egg will hatched in a few days. After all the eggs hatched, the family will forage close to the nest site for the first week but, as the chicks got older, the parents expanded their pre-fledging foraging area and escorted them over greater distances to favoured feeding grounds. I couldn't wait to visit again when the second egg hatched. It would be lovely to see both of them together.
Rushy Hide had became a wildfowl creche. Everywhere you turned, balls of fluff on two legs were everywhere. But at times, they were well-hidden as the heavy vegetation wasn't cut back as it provided cover for fledglings and thus avoided being predated. This cute Oyster Catcher chick was feeding with its very attentive parents right in front of the hide. But as soon as the parents sense any danger, they gave out loud 'tea-kettle' shrieks and the chick immediately ran for cover under the vegetation right below the hide. There it stood still until one of the parents called out to say it was safe. Then it quickly ran to them and resumed feeding again.
When Oyster catcher chicks hatched, they were always fed by the adults, and their main food at this time was earthworms. Because the chicks don't feed themselves, only 2 chicks survived to grow to adult size. We watched one of the parents present food to this young and then trained it to find the food itself. The counter-shaded plumage blended surprisingly well in their feeding habitat. The chick was also quite independent and often seen wandering on its own.
Oyster catcher parents were very aggressive towards all interlopers. We saw them starting their 'piping' with bills to the ground and then with very loud alarming calls, flew after the intruder and chased it away. They flew around and around in a low circle while calling 'scree, scree, scree' constantly. They attacked the approaching danger by launching aerial combat missions piercing shrieks and red-dagger stabs.
These alarm calls raised a racket and alerted the rest of the inhabitants and set off the Avocets in the vicinity, joining in with the chase, flying up to attack or confuse the intruder and drive them off. They now had chicks and we spotted at least 3 feeding on the mud-banks.They looked adorable and fragile but very independent. They ran about and fed themselves within a few hours of hatching. They'd to because they were never fed by their parents.
Like all young waders, the chicks were active from hatching and the adults defended a feeding territory around them, chasing off other interlopers including other Avocets. Being large and conspicuous, Avocets believed that attack was the best form of defence and chased off potential interlopers including these Shelduck juveniles which got too close to the chicks.
The adult Shelduck ran over with a loud honk and lead the juveniles to safety. The juveniles were drab, dull white, brown-black marks and a whitish face with the adult's wing pattern. They also lacked the belt and belly stripe. They started flying when they were 45 days old. Female Shelducks were exceptionally good parents and were extremely vocal in the care of their ducklings.
Then a family of Canada Geese with 3 goslings swam into view. As soon as the goslings hatched, they were immediately capable of walking, swimming and finding their own food. The parents led their goslings in a line, usually with one adult at the front, and the other at the back. While protecting their goslings, the adults violently chased away anyone who dared came close, after warning them by giving off a hissing sound and then attacking with bites and slaps of the wings.
We left the rowdy creche and headed towards the next hide. Common Spotted Orchids dotted the path. The most common of all UK orchids, it got its name from its leaves which were green with abundant purplish oval spots. They formed a rosette at ground level before the flower spike appeared with narrow leaves sheathed the stem. The flowers were densely packed in short, cone-shaped clusters and enlivened the path.
We always stopped by the wooden bridge to check for water voles. We'd not seen them here for quite some time. At the end of the bridge, a Small White fluttered by and landed on a Cuckoo flower. Commonly known as 'Lady's-smock', the pale pink flowers was believed to had bloomed to coincide with the arrival of the cuckoo. The Small White was probing for nectar after landing and was feeding long enough for me to take a photograph.
Martin Smith Hide was void of visitors both in and out the hide. A few Shelducks and Gulls were foraging along the riverbanks. The tack piece had turned into a meadow field which supported a wide array of wildflowers which included cowslips, bugle, ragged robins, sorrel, white ox-eye daisy and buttercups. A herd of cattle was seen grazing on the fields as a cost-effective way of keeping the grass short to allow these wildflowers to flourish.
Suddenly this white beauty crept silently from the reed-beds. A Little Egret was feeding walking slowly and stalking its prey in the shallow lake by shuffling its feet to disturb the small fishes or other invertebrates in the water. Often, it periodically stopped walking and stood still waiting to ambush its prey or running rapidly in the shallow water, stabbing to left and right. During its usual foraging, its neck was stretched out in many position from vertical to horizontal and thus allowed to strike its prey with a lightning-fast movement.
Little Egrets were generally solitary and silent birds when feeding. They stood out well in their pure white plumage. They had white feathers with fluffy white plumes on their crests, on their chests and on their backs above the tail feathers. The bills and legs were black, but the feet were bright yellow. In the breeding season, they had long plumes on the head and shoulder.
We left when the Little Egret went deeper into the reed-beds and disappeared from view. Since Willow Hide was empty, we walked back into the grounds. As we walked near the visitor centre, House sparrows were scaling the wooden walls picking up insects and spiders with their beaks. Both parents feed the young. After the young birds had fledged, the male continued feeding the fledglings while the female began the next brood.
We spotted a semi-leucistic Jackdaw flying around the playground. Leucism in birds was caused by a lack of pigment in the feathers. It was a condition in which there was partial loss of pigmentation in animal resulting in white, pale or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feather, scales or cuticle but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it was caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.
We checked out the Wader Shore again to see how the Avocets chicks were doing. They'd grown in just a few days. They were now very independent and often ignoring the adults. Their heads were starting to look angular and their bills had a distinct upturn and were feeding with the adult sweeping motion, Even their legs looked 'leggy'. What a contrast to a few days ago when we'd last seen them.
The male Ruff was still displaying their stunning flamboyant breeding plumage. Their brightly coloured head tuffs were getting bigger and brighter and the large collar of ornamental feathers that inspired their name was getting fluffier. The bare orange facial skin with warts and extensive black on the breast were much more visible and vivid in colour. It was show time.
Each male was still staking their small territorial space. Elaborate displays were performed which included wing fluttering, jumping, standing upright, crouching with ruff erect or lunging at rivals that happened to get too close. They were silent when displaying although a soft gue-gue-gue could be heard. The extreme variability of the breeding plumage was thought to had developed to aid individual recognition in a species that had mute communal breeding displays. We decided to end the day when we hadn't seen any interests from the females.
We stopped on a lay-by before the Patch bridge that connected Slimbridge WWT to the rest of the world. I was chuffed when the swing bridge was closed to traffic to let a canal boat passed underneath it. It was unbelievable to think that this Gloucester and Berkley Ship canal (original name) which was opened on 26th April 1827, was the broadest and deepest canal in the world at that time with a width of 26 metre and a depth of 5.5m. The black shed beside the bridge was built in 1911 to store grain on its way to Draycott Mills, Cambridge.
Due to concern that Patch Bridge, built in 1960s, wasn't designed to carry the heavy vehicles that visited Slimbridge WWT, British Waterways made arrangements to install a replacement bridge during the early months of 2009. The bridge was operated from an adjacent console which also operated traffic lights and barriers. The swing bridge was manually operated by the bridge keeper, whose office was the Grade II bridge-keepers' cottage. It was a canal-side lodge with a one storey canal front due to the build-up of embankment and very low-pitched Welsh slate roof. Swing bridges were a feature on these canals as they allowed the passage of ships with tall sails.
We also watched House-martins gliding low over the canal picking of flies before fluttering back into the air. Gliding and stalling, diving and climbing, they spiralled overhead displaying great grace and mastery of flight. These summer visitors were metallic blue-black with white rumps and pure white undersides with short, weakly forked tail. If you looked closely, their legs were covered with soft downy feathers down to their toes.
They must be nesting in the nearby cattle barn and black shed because we spotted them flying around them. Unlike the Barn swallows, they used the outside of inhabited buildings, rather the inside.They built closed cup nests from mud pellets at the junction of a vertical surface and an overhang, such as on house eaves, and strengthened by attachment to both planes.
When we walked back to the car, I was distracted by a soft twitter of melodious chirps. When I looked through the cattle gate, I saw a flock of House martins on the muddy pool gathering mud. I crept slowly and watched them collecting pelts of the almost liquid mud. Then one by one, they flew up and dab a pellet of mud on the wall, and this process was repeated The nest was then lined with grasses, hair or other soft materials. It must be cosy inside for the eggs and later the chicks.
On the way home, we followed a different route suggested by our sat-nav. We went on the A17 Cirencester existing at 11A for the Cotswold District. It was uphill driving and instead of ripening yellow rapeseed fields, we drove through miles and miles of meadows with yellow buttercups. Froths and froths of white flowering Hawthorn separated the fields. We drove through dips and valleys on the Fosse Way Roman road, passing quaint stone villages before getting stuck for half an hour at Moreton-in- Marsh. When we tuned in the radio, we found out that the M5 had turned into a car-park. I'm glad we took the long and winding route of scenic Cotswold. A shame we couldn't stop to photograph.
Wooden sculpture by Peter Walwin near Patch Bridge, Slimbridge
The month of June had taken us by surprise. It crept so suddenly that we'd nearly forgotten about the annual Coventry Motorfest. Babe reminded me just the day before and thankfully, I was able to ask my colleague, GLW, whether we could park at his place. He lived just a few streets away from the ring-road where the action was. Luckily, he was spending the weekend in Derbyshire and so we'd the parking place to ourselves, or so we thought.
As soon as we parked our car, a 4X4 parked next to us. Who on earth??? I'd to check the house number twice to make sure we were at the right address. When we got out of the car and smiled at the other driver, he introduced himself as GLW's brother-in-law. Phew… we told him that I was GLW's colleague. Sorted and we went our separate ways.
MotorFest returned to Coventry for its 3rd year transforming the city's centre and the renowned ring-road into a fun-fuelled stage showing off an array of spectacular vehicles from the past, present and future. Taking advantage of the city's unique heritage as the spiritual home of the British motor industry, the free motoring extravaganza celebrated the city's automotive and engineering pedigree with an exciting display of current and historic cars.
The iconic ring road was again a unique street circuit showcasing memorable machines in motion which included racing cars, trucks and motorbikes. There were also live music, trucks, buses, films, stock cars, armoured vehicles, taxis, art, stalls, design, education, prototypes, engineering, and even bicycles involved. There was also a range of automotive activities taking place from pop-up racing and demonstration events to static displays and fringe events, sort of an 'Edinburgh Festival' for cars, bikes and vehicles. In short, if it's got something to do with transport, had a connection to the City of Coventry and involved an engine, it was here
We walked straight to Friargate-bridge deck and the nearby Greyfriars Green where thousands of people had already lined the ring-road as things got going. But first, we checked out several stalls with plenty of heritage displays. There were Tesls, Royal Engineers, hospitality and racing trucks, Eibach Springs, Power Maxed, Top Gear experience, Audi, VW, Skoda, SEAT, Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Jaguar Land Rover, Sytner Coventry, Aston Martin, Costco, RDM group, Heineken enclosure and alcohol from local brewery Byatts. There were racing bikes brought by Donnington Park for the first time. I fell in love with this Citroen E-Mehari. Sigh…
We found something missing at the Motorfest, a certain je ne sais quoi. Although there were the incredible noise of highly tuned engines revving up, the screeching tyres, the smell of burnt rubber and exhaust fumes were in the air and hundreds of people about, it didn't had the vow factor. Perhaps, this was our 2nd visit and we knew what to expect. But, we still took hundreds of photographs.
I went to a car show to see what they had, some were real good and some were real bad. There were cars for the rich and cars in parts, some of the old cars left in push carts.
I always enjoy this auto auction and show, vintage iron to see with some I don't know. Cars big and small some short and long, each owner has his own vintage car show song.
The ones I like the best, above all the rest, are the old beat up cars at this car fest. Old family cars that moved families around, rusty and faded with worn seats do abound.
Once a great treasure, a great pride and joy, family errands and daily duties to employ. Vacations with family, warm memories to save, dad wore the car out then to the kid it was gave.
Weary of use made no difference to the kid, it was then used for everything dad did forbid. Weekend trips to the local drive in show, kissin' and smoochin' till they made you go.
These old wrecks made America great, for next years version we would anxiously await. I wonder if the new car crop of today, will be viewed in fifty years the same grand way.
My wife drives a newer car for every day, a forty year old classic is my favorite way, No heater, no computer to make life an ease, but it's mine, paid for, and pretty as you please.
So next time you see a coming car show, pack up your family and be sure to go. It may surprise you the memories you hold, of cars you have owned and cars you have sold.
~Robert Stoner Jr~
We then walked along Warwick Road checking a few classic bikes on show. Due to road closures, the traffic was very heavy as we tried to cross the road towards the Bull Yard where proud owners of Triumph motorcycles and Kestrel Honda were showing off their pride and joy. We were quite surprise to see Broadgate quite empty except for a few classic cars. A stage was taking up the space but there was nothing on. We nipped over to University Square to check out the Coventry University display from their Formula Student race vehicles.
We walked on the cobbled Priory Street past the Priory Visitor Centre. From here, we could see that Millennium Place was buzzing. It was occupied by the Coventry Transport Museum display and Classic Car Clubs. There were amazing performances from 2 very talented girls who kept the visitors entertained. We were here for half an hour before we made our way through the crowd back to Greyfriars Green.
We saw a huge crowd at one of the exhibition tent and stopped to check it out. It was the unveiling of the new Aston Martin Vulcan, making its first appearance on a UK public road. The £1.8 million track-focused hyper-car was one of only 24 examples in the world. I was gutted that I'd missed the 7.0 litre V12 powered track monster screaming its way along the closed sprint route driven by Scottish racing driver, Peter Dumbreck, a former Le Mans racer.
Then we squeezed among the spectators to watch the Rover-BRM parade lap. It was a gas powered blast from the past as the iconic turbine race-car vowed the crowds all over again. It was in the 1960s when the car was first tested at the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) track near Nuneaton by Graham Hill and road tested in and around the ring-road. We hoped the 150bhp 2S/150 two-shaft gas turbine engine would gave the crowd a roar, but it just went silently through the sprint circuit. We also watched the parade laps from motorbikes and cars before calling it a day.
After yesterday's highly charged day, we chilled out with our feathered friends at our favourite playground. We heard the cries of the Great Spotted Woodpecker chicks and followed their calls. We waited for a while and we spotted one of the parent flying in. We knew that it won't fly to the nest if it spotted us so we left them in peace. We stopped at Baldwin Hide and watched the Common Terns flying around the lake and fishing.
They were delightful silvery-grey and white birds with long tails that earned them the nickname 'sea-swallow'. They also had a buoyant, graceful flight. When seeking fish, it flew head-down and with its bill held vertically. It circled or hovered before diving, and then plunged directly into the water when it spotted a fish.
The birds shrug off the slant air, they plunge into the sea and vanish under the glassy edges of the water, and then come back, as white as snow, shaking themselves,
shaking the little silver fish, crying out in their own language, voices like rough bells-- it's wonderful and it happens whenever the tide starts its gushing journey back, every morning or afternoon.
~Mary Oliver 'The Terns~
We also noticed that the Sand-martins were flying in and out of the earthwork structure. The smallest hirundines with dark brown upper parts and dark underwings, they were agile fliers feeding mainly over the lake. Their twittering song was continuous when they were on the wing. Both parents took turns in incubating the eggs and feeding the young.
We continued to East Marsh Hide and spent a few hours watching a waterfowl fest. An adorable family of Mute Swan with 6 of the most fluffiest cygnets was sunbathing on the island. The cygnets were quite vocal, communicating through a variety of whistling and chirping sounds. When distressed or lost, they do make harsh squawking noises.
Then we watched one of the parent leading them into the water. They followed each other in a straight line. These cygnets won't be able to fly until they were 120-150 days old. They were able to feed themselves when they were about two weeks old. At this point, their diet consisted of aquatic insects and crustaceans. Even though the adults only eat plant matter, cygnets eat protein-rich insects to support their rapid growth.
Little cygnet in the springtime air,
slowly shedding feathers grey;
siblings, leaving home, exploring
other homes and other ways.
~Simon Alexander~
We scanned the mud-banks when we heard the yodelling cries of the Redshank.but we didn't see any. Instead, we saw this Little Ring Plover foraging for insects and worms on the island. The hunting style was a characteristic hesitant stop-run-peck, in a hunched position. Usually territorial, it preferred to feed alone.
We also spotted a lone Barnacle Goose on the island opposite Baldwin Hide. I wonder why we didn't see it when we were there. It was odd to see it on its own because they were sociable geese. From a distance, I could see its black head, neck and breast with the creamy-white face, contrasting with the white belly, blue-grey barred back and black tail. It should be migrating to its breeding grounds on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic soon.
We made a pit stop at Carlton Hide which was empty except for a few Mallards and a Heron skulking in the reed-beds. Aquatic weeds were taking over the pond and I think the volunteers were fighting a losing battle in controlling them. When we walked towards Ted Jury Hide, this LBJs (little brown jobs) was checking the surrounding
At Ted Jury, I was hoping to see the Cuckoo but it didn't receive the memo. We heard its calls echoing from deep in the woods but it failed to appear. Instead there were Kestrels perched on the branches and a Little Egret fishing at the far end of the hide near the Peregrine perch. Babe had taken this photograph of the Cuckoo when he was here earlier in the week.
Then it was time to head home. Near the visitor centre, we saw 3 Brimstones in the air. We could see the very pale green, almost white wings of the female while the males had yellow-green underwings and yellow upperwings. Two males had located a female and the trio were up in the air circling onto the heights on chasing each other. Were they thinking of a menage a trois!!!
But then, one of the male left and the pair continued to spiral into the sky in a courtship flight before performing a mating dance. After mating, the female wandered off, searching for suitable food-plants such as buckthorn on which to lay her small, green bottle shaped eggs. A mated female won't look for more relationships, and shrugged of late suitors. After mating and egg-laying, the over-wintered adults ended their life cycle around midsummer. The next generation appeared in August to feed up before entering hibernation.
Babe peered down the stone walls that bordered the reserve. On the dried up mud pool, he spotted these female Linnets feeding. They were duller than the male and without the attractively marked crimson foreheads and breasts. They fed on the ground, and low down in bushes, their food mainly consisted of small to medium-sized seeds from most arable weeds.
As we were about to drive off, we saw a Buzzard gliding and soaring above us with a shallow 'V' to broad and rounded wings. The tail appeared fan-like and had a barred experience. In flight, the wings had a ragged, moth-like appearance as it glided to and fro at a tremendous height. Buzzards were sometimes known as the 'tourist eagle' because people commonly mistake them for their larger fellow raptor or bird of prey. It bid us goodbye with its characteristic loud mewing 'piyay' calls before drifting off with the wind.
As I mentioned earlier that June suddenly crept upon us and so did the fasting month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month in which the Quran was revealed. It was going to be a very testing month as Muslims in the UK were faced with the long days of fasting in 33 years, as the holy month coincided with the summer solstice. We won't eat or drink during daylight, which at this time of year was about 16-19 hours. A huge challenge but then Ramadan was a time for Muslims to exercise self-discipline and restraint both spiritually and physically, as well as empathising with the plight of the poor.
"O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, so that you may learn self restraint"
~Quran 2:183~
It was also hard to believe it was a year since my Emak passed away. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her. There were times when I think of her and suddenly my chest got tighter and it got harder to breathe.
"Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us everyday.
Unseen, unheard but always near
Still loves, still missed and held so dear"


text: "Mood," by definition, is a varying and elusive term, much like Rachel Glaser's collection of poems that leaves anyone who is fortunate enough to pick it up, piqued with not only interest but also self-examination. Again when re-examining the book's title, in order to better understand the collection as a whole, the word mood in old English denotes military courage, though it more commonly refers to a person's humor, temper, or disposition at a particular time. The word's etymological definition rings throughout the book. - Jake Mariani


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Progressive Alliance for Cornwall: public meeting March 25th 2017
25th March 09.30am to 12.45pm, County hall, Treyew road, Truro, TR1 3AY
A newly formed Progressive Alliance for Cornwall is hosting its first public meeting on the 25th March on how progressive parties including the Green Party, Mebyon Kernow, Liberal Democrats and Labour can work together to oust the Tories. It will emphasise common ground rather than party differences and urge parties to work together to promote strong public services, a Green economy and real devolution for Cornwall.
They are also pro electoral reform. Coordinator, Gavin Barker said "The EU referendum showed that when people know that every vote counts, they come out in high numbers. We need a new voting system that builds on that; where the number of seats won better reflects the number of votes cast for a party, so that no vote is wasted.
At the last election the Conservatives secured absolute power with the support of less than 24% of the electorate; while five million votes gained by UKIP and the Greens resulted in just one seat for each of them."
Speakers from both in and outside Cornwall will address these issues in the light of the EU referendum and Britain's exit from the EU. They include Neal Lawson from the national think-do tank Compass which supports other grassroots progressive alliance initiatives and Owen Winter who campaigns nationally for Make Votes Matter and lives in Wadebridge.
To register online and for updates on the conference programme go to https://progressivealliancecornwall.com/conference/