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A biometric handwriting identification system converts characters and a writing sample into mathematical graphs. The graphs comprise enough information to capture the features of handwriting that are unique to each individual. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques can then be used to identify these features in the handwriting sample so that drafts from two different samples can be aligned to compare to determine if the features in the writing sample correlate with each other.
1. A method for identifying an originator of a handwriting specimen, comprising:
converting the handwriting specimen into an electronic image;
converting the electronic image into a mathematical graph;
detecting similarities between the mathematical graph and a plurality of stored graphs;
aligning vertices and edges of the mathematical graph with similar stored graphs;
comparing the mathematical graph with the similar stored graphs; and
identifying the originator of the handwriting specimen based on the comparison.
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This application claims priority as a continuation application under 35 U.S.C. �120 or �365(c) to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/936,451 entitled, "Systems and Methods for Biometric Identification Using Handwriting Recognition, filed Sep. 7, 2004 (which in turn claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/500,498 filed Sep. 5, 2003). This application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/791,375, entitled "System and Methods for Source Language Pattern Matching," filed Mar. 1, 2004, and to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/896,642, entitled "System and Methods for Assessing Disorders Affecting Fine Motor Skills Using Handwriting Recognition," filed Jul. 21, 2004. The entireties of the disclosures of the above-identified applications are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full.
U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms.
1. Field of the Invention
The field of the invention relates generally to methods of identification and more particularly to identification using handwriting analysis.
2. Background Information
Biometrics is the statistical study of biological phenomenon. Biometrics can be used to automatically identify a person based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. Various biometrics used to identify an individual can include: finger prints, voice print or pattern, retinal image, DNA, etc. There are many potential uses for biometrics. For example, biometric identification can be used to take the place of a personal identification number (PIN) for use with automated teller machines. Biometrics can also be used to help identify a person who is not physically present. For example, finger prints are commonly used to identify individuals involved in crime. Such an individual is typically not present when his or her finger prints are collected from an item or items at a crime scene.
Biometric identification can also be used to fight different types of fraud. One type of fraud is check fraud. More than 500 million checks are forged annually. Check fraud and counterfeiting are among the fastest-growing problems affecting the nation's financial system, producing estimated annual losses of $10 billion. It is estimated that losses from check fraud will grow by 2.5% annually in the coming years. While fingerprints may in some cases be used to identify a person or persons involved in check fraud, in many cases a fraudulent check will not have any finger prints that can be used for identification. Thus, conventional biometric identification techniques are not necessarily easily adaptable to fraud detection.
Biometric handwriting identification can be useful for identification in cases of check fraud, exam cheating, and other cases when handwriting samples are available. Biometric handwriting identification, however, can be time consuming when performed by a person. Additionally, biometric handwriting identification using current automated methods are typically limited.
A biometric handwriting identification system converts characters and a writing sample into mathematical graphs. The graphs comprise enough information to capture the features of handwriting that are unique to each individual. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques can then be used to identify these features in the handwriting sample so that drafts from two different samples can be aligned to compare to determine if the features in the writing sample correlate with each other.
In one aspect, OCR techniques can be used not only to identify the occurrence of individual characters, but also the occurrence of groups of characters or parts of characters in two different handwriting samples. The items identified using OCR can be referred to as feature caddies that carry comparable feature information, i.e., the information that is unique to an individual author, from different samples. Thus, the biometric handwriting identification system can use one or more character reference sets to enable individual characters to be identified using OCR.
These and other features, aspects, and embodiments of the inventions are described below in the section entitled "Detailed Description."
Preferred embodiments of the present inventions taught herein, are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:
In one embodiment of the systems and methods described herein, and described in more detail below, groups of words, individual words, characters, parts of characters, or some combination of groups of words, individual words, characters, parts of characters comprising the handwriting in a particular document can be converted into graphs using graph theory. The graphs comprise unique topology and geometry that can be used to identify handwriting characteristics that are unique to the author of the document. The graphs, therefore, provide a platform by which handwriting samples can be compared and analyzed. This is because the graphs can be used as a common denominator that can be used to identify related handwriting samples. Differences between the handwriting samples can be detected as differences between the graphs.
Optical character recognition (OCR) technology can then be used to isolate similar graphs in different writing samples. Further, OCR technology can be used to register, or align similar graphs once they are detected so that corresponding features can be compared directly. As a result, words, characters, and/or parts of characters occurring in different documents can be isolated and compared.
Thus, the graphs become feature caddies carrying feature information from writing samples in such a way that meaningful comparisons between the writing samples can be made. Further, using OCR techniques corresponding points between the graphs are registered on a one-to-one basis. As a result, features from one graph, such as the depth of a curve or a line width, can be matched directly with the same feature from another graph. Feature caddies often represent individual characters, but they can also represent groups of characters or even parts of characters. The features caddies can be used to locate and match the same character, group of characters, or parts of characters from a plurality of different writing samples. Thus, feature caddies can be used to identify the author of a particular writing sample.
In one embodiment, a feature manager, described in more detail below, can be configured to maintain graphs of handwriting specimens and to allow searches, or queries to be performed on the graphs. Thus, when a new handwriting specimen is received it can be converted into a digital image. The feature manager can be configured to then extract features from the digital image and store them, for example, in a data base. The feature manager can then be further configured to allow queries to made for caddies of similar features from the same writer or from different writers. Identifying information, e.g., metadata, can also be associated with the extracted features such that the author can, for example, be linked with the features and the writing sample. While the identifying information can be used to associate the writing features with the author, it does not necessarily identify the author.
Thus, in one example embodiment, handwriting samples can be examined on an individual character basis. Next, each character can be broken down into representative graph data. Next, features can be extracted from the graph data and collected in feature caddies. An author can be associated with each caddie. Then, these caddies can be queried for matching information. As an example, a subject can have several documents already processed by the system, whereby features associated with the subject reside in one or more feature caddies. A handwriting sample can then be submitted for identification-purposes. The sample can be segmented into characters and each character can be broken down into representative graph data from which features can be extracted. Feature caddies can then be queried and used to determine if the handwriting is a match.
The handwriting "match" can be a statistical match between all or some of the features in the submitted sample with a feature caddie, or caddies, in the system. For instance, the degree of morphing of the subject's "A" with respect to reference characters is similar to those in a feature caddie for the letter "A" and the slant angles of the various characters in a writing sample are approximately the same as those found in the feature caddie for those characters corresponding to the same subject. It can be concluded that if enough features match those in feature caddies, that the author of the data in the feature caddies is a match to that of the handwriting samples.
In order to generate feature caddies, individual characters must be identified. Conventional OCR techniques can be employed here. Typically, a document is segmented first into words and then with the start and of each word identified, individual characters can be identified. The individual characters can then be broken down into graph data that can emphasize a label identifying which character of the alphabet the character represents, the skeleton of the character, which is a vector representations of the centerlines of all the character keystrokes, the contours of the character which is a collection of all points along the perimeter of the each stroke, and an edit log, which is a record of minor edits needed to enable meaningful values of the above data, e.g., the removal of a small gap in a stroke.
The features collected in feature caddies are typically metrics measuring the deviation from known standards. In one embodiment, a school copy reference set, which dictates how characters are properly written can be used as such a standard; however, due to upbringing, individuality, and other factors, individuals often write alternate forms of a character or allographs. Therefore, in addition to the school copy reference set, a writing copy reference set can also be used as required by a particular embodiment.
The writing copy reference set can, for example, be a collection of allographs of each character in the alphabet derived from handwritten samples. These samples can include both hand printed and hand scripted writing styles. Often, a given character sample can more effectively be associated with a character of the alphabet by first associating the character with a character in, i.e., the writing copy reference set and then deriving an associated school copy reference set character from the character in the writing copy reference set.
Features in the caddies can comprise the character-level features and subcharacter-level features. For example, the discussion below discloses 41 different character-level features and 12 different subcharacter-level features and non-caddie based features. The character-level features can include topological features, such as allograph classes, vertex and edge related topological features, and contour information, to name just a few. Additionally, the character-level features can include geometric and proportion features such as size, proportion, and slant of characters. There are also many stylistic and stroke related features, such as stroke components, consistency of character connections, direction and fluctuations of features, punctuation, pen pressure, stroke sequences and retracing to name just a few.
Subcharacter-level features can focus on geometric objects that do not necessarily constitute characters themselves, but comprise characters. These subcharacter level features can include, for example, garlands, loops, cusps, crossings, T-intersections, and termination points. The subcharacter-level features often pertain to attributes of these objects, such as termination tapers, loop attributes.
Further, in certain embodiments there can be features that are not part of the caddie model. These include features at the word level such as word proportions and spacing, and the manner in which characters are connected together through subcharacter-level objects such as garlands and cusps.
Additional details of the process and the technology are described further with respect to the Figures below. However, while certain embodiments of the inventions have been described above and in more detail in with respect to the Figures discussed below, it will be understood that the embodiments described are by way of example only. Accordingly, the inventions should not be limited based on the described embodiments.
The electronic image can then be converted into a mathematical graph in step 104. In an embodiment the mathematical graph is created by converting all line forms in the electronic image into an image skeleton and then transforming the skeleton into the edges and vertices of a graph. Typically in this graph, the edges represent the individual lines from the original image and the edges represent the "center line" from each line in the original image. An illustration of the components of an image graph will be discussed with respect to
Graphs provide a solid platform for comparing and analyzing handwriting samples. Since graphs can be generated for any writing sample, they provide a common denominator among samples. Differences between writing samples can be detected as differences between graphs. OCR technology can isolate and detect similar graphs. In the embodiment shown in method 100 of
Similar graphs can then be aligned in step 109. Registering or aligning the graph allows corresponding features to be compared directly. This comparison can occur in step 112. The comparison step 112 can also include a more detailed comparison than any comparison that may occur with respect to the aligning step 109. Words, characters, and parts of characters occurring in different words can be isolated and matched. The matching process entails aligning the graphs so that specific features—edges and vertices—align in such a way that they can be compared.
Some examples of features that can be compared include the apex of the upper case "A", the center horizontal line in the upper case "E", and the loop in the cursive lower case "1". With an OCR-based methodology, the graphs become the "caddies" carrying feature information from writing samples in such a way that meaningful comparisons can be made using automated techniques. Feature alignment will be discussed further with respect to
In one embodiment step 104, i.e., converting an electronic image into a mathematical graph, can comprise converting all line forms in an image into an image skeleton and transforming the image skeleton edges and vertices of a graph.
Thus, the graph components illustrated in
It will be understood that hand writing tends to vary, a trait that makes it useful for identification purposes. It will be further understood that due to the variety of handwriting samples, the examples discussed are only a few of the many examples that are possible.
Each of the types of node, vertex, or can be detected by checking the pixels around a pixel of interest, as illustrated in the example of
It will be clear that other types and variations are possible. For example, a cross intersection does not necessarily occur with each line of the character parallel to the edge of the page. A cross intersection can, for example, be a cross intersection associated with the letter "X". It will also be appreciated that other examples are possible since the skeleton is a representation of handwriting, and in many cases handwriting can be considered "sloppy" or "messy". The examples of
Once the primary vertices have been detected in step 202, the secondary vertices can be detected in step 204. Secondary vertices can be defined as all vertices that connect two—and only two—edges. Secondary vertices are created by the following conditions, corners, zero crossings, and-minimal points.
One example of a corner is shown in
An example of a zero crossing is the middle of the letter "S". The exact angle of pixels at the zero crossing may vary. The connection between two cursive letters is an example of a minimal point.
In one embodiment, once the primary and secondary vertices have been detected, intersection points are established, in step 206 where the vertex regions intersect the edges. Once these points have been established, the paths between these points can be captured in the same way the paths between vertices were captured. The captured edge paths become the contours for the graph.
Typically, graph building involves minor feature editing, step 208 such as closing of small gaps, the connection of undershoots and the combination of closed vertices. These functions are similar to those routinely applied to any type of line drawing.
In one embodiment a graph data structure is formed in step 210. Elements of a graph data structure can include a graph label, skeleton, contours, and an edit log. The graph label can be a character of the alphabet or other assigned name. The skeleton can be a vector recreation of the centerlines of all character keystrokes. The skeleton can, for example, be the same or similar to the skeleton 203 of
As was discussed above, in
As an example the "W" 455 from signature 450 can be compared to the "W" 457 from signature 452. In this example the text written in each writing sample 450, 452 is similar, signature 452 is missing the middle initial "L" 459. In this specific example the "W" 450 can be compared with the "W" 452. Other types of comparisons are, of course possible. For example the letter "W" from one word, for example "When" in one sample could be compared with the letter "W" from the word "Where" in another sample.
Aligning graphs representing the same character or group of characters provides a useful vehicle for supporting more detailed comparison of similarities or differences in writing. In this manner, the individual characters that are isolated from separated writing samples are compared and become the "feature caddies" that carry the feature data and support the analysis of the features. Features are typically individual characters, but they can also represent groups of characters or parts of characters. Thus, feature caddies can be used to locate and match the same character, group of characters, or parts of characters from a multiplicity of different writing samples. Once the same items are matched, feature caddies can also promote specific registration among samples so that specific keystrokes from one sample can be compared with specific keystrokes from another sample.
The caddie-based feature approach presumes the creation of two sets of reference allographs. The school copy reference set and the writing copy reference set. Typically, the school copy reference set represents idealized forms of characters that are used to train beginning writers. The written copy reference set generally represents actual character models extracted from various documents.
In one embodiment caddie-based feature comparisons are performed between elements within the school copy set and the written copy reference set. Alternatively, in another embodiment, caddie based feature comparisons are performed between two elements within the writing copy reference set. In other embodiments, a combination of the two caddie-based feature comparisons occurs.
The feature caddie concept can be implemented in software through a feature manager 750 as illustrated in
In one embodiment, feature manager 750 is a software module that maintains graphs of handwriting specimens and permits queries to be performed against these graphs. In the embodiment illustrate in
Feature manager 750 can also include a user interface that can allow queries 756 to be constructed and entered. Feature manager 750 can also include one or more output devices, for example, to generate, and output reports based on the queries provided. Thus, feature manager 750 can include the capability and resources to execute the queries 756 and generate the requisite reports 764 or other output.
Further, feature manager 750 can be configured to extract and manage features and permit queries to be made for caddies of 'similar features from the same writer or from different writers. The caddies are graphs that can represent individual characters, groups of characters or parts of characters. Metadata 754 typically includes a unique anonymous code that links a writing sample 752 to the author without identifying the author.
Individual graphs can be segmented from other graphs at three levels, document segmentation, word segmentation, and character segmentation. Segmentation will be discussed further below with respect to
Depending on the embodiment queries 756 can be issued against metadata 754 as well levels of segmentation. Additionally, queries can be issued for specific graphs. These graphs can, for example, represent character "atoms" such as loops, cusps, curves and termination points as well as multi-letter combinations. In response to all queries, the feature manager 750 can return its results in XML format.
As an example, queries 756 can be made for all occurrences of the letter "A" or the character combination "ae" from two writing samples. Feature manager 750 can be configured to then return all instances of graphs matching these queries as well as data regarding the matching edges and vertices that would align these graphs. These results can be returned as XML-tagged data.
In one embodiment, character-level data is maintained as character symbols, character position within a word, bounding box coordinates for a character, isomorphism code, direction feature vector, and contour edge identifier. Thus, given the word level data structure outlined with respect to
The directional feature vector can consist of six matrices of directional values for the relationships between pairs of graph components: edge-to-edge, edge-to-vertex, edge-to-face, vertex-to-vertex, vertex-to-face, face-to-face. The contour edge identifier is a factor that points to individual edges that connect a character graph to an adjacent character graph.
As discussed above, given the word level data structure outlined with respect to
The feature manager 750 can also isolate graphs by isomorphism, a unique key generated for each character graph; by position of character in word, and by stroke. Isolating graphs by stroke can include the beginning of a word, the first stroke encountered on the leftmost side of the encapsulated word, the end of a word, or the last stroke encountered on the rightmost side of the encapsulated word. Additionally, isolating graphs can include a character connector or all strokes that cross from one character to another. Depending on the embodiment, combinations of the above queries can be performed.
The XML results can be returned at the document level, the word level, and can the character level. Within the character level, every stroke can be defined. Strokes carry additional data, e.g., indicating if they are the lead or end strokes in a word. Within the stroke, the skeleton line and two contour lines are described as a series of points. Also, at the character level, an isomorphism code can be provided. Any two records sharing the same code should have identical graph structures and therefore should have identical or substantially similar XML descriptors 780.
The premise of the caddie system is that sufficient models will exist in the writing copy reference set to match virtually all new characters that are likely to be encountered. However, many characters encountered in practice will not match the school copy models exactly. In the latter case, it is necessary to provide a feature mapping between items in the written copy reference set and the school copy reference set. In this way, a new model can be matched against its corresponding writing copy model and mapped against the school copy models for those forms of analysis that compare sample writing against school copy.
An example of mapping will now be. discusses with respect to
Typically samples that are being compared will be a plurality of documents, for example, signatures on a signature card and a check, or two other hand written documents. A sample is not, however, limited to a plurality of documents. For example, in some cases it may be necessary to determine if a document was written by one individual. In this example each sample may comprise a group of letters from the same document.
Features generally referred to as character-level caddie-based features will now be discussed with respect to several figures. The term character-level caddie based feature, while generally correct and descriptive is not intended to limit the feature. In some cases the feature may be more broad, for example,
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Allograph minimum morphing is an example of another caddie-based feature that may be used for biometric handwriting identification. This feature establishes a "morphing distance" value for any two individual edges or any isomorphic combination of edges from two graphs—including graphs representing entire characters or groups of characters. The curves are normalized for length and are fitted for shape. The actual shape measurement is based on an open polygon fitted to the curve. Allograph minimum morphing will now be discussed with respect to
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In the case of more complex graphs, exact alignment can be made on two points:
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An example of vertex-to-vertex direction is shown on
In addition to vertex-to-vertex direction as shown on
Sample edge-to-vertex direction and distance relationships will be discussed with respect to
Edge-to-vertex direction computes a directional value from the center of gravity of an edge 1103 to one vertex 1107. Values returned for this feature take the form of a numeric value representing a direction between two points, the center of gravity of the edge 1103, and the vertex 1107. The direction ranges from 0 to 16,383 and is base on a square with each side measuring 4096 units. It will be appreciated that this is an example. Other direction ranges and square sizes are possible. Additionally, other direction measurements are possible.
In addition to edge-to-vertex direction as shown on
Sample edge-to-edge direction and distance relationships will be discussed with respect to
Edge-to-edge direction computes a directional value from the center of gravity of one edge 1122 to the center of gravity of another edge 1126. Values returned for this feature take the form of a numeric value representing a direction between two points 1122, 1126, the center of gravity of each edge 1122, 1126. The direction ranges from 0 to 16,383 and is base on a square with each side measuring 4096 units. It will be appreciated that this is an example. Other direction ranges and square sizes are possible. Additionally, other direction measurements are possible. For example, the starting reference point of a measurement may vary from embodiment to embodiment, as shown by the arrow 1124. In addition to edge-to-edge direction as shown on
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This feature computes the convex hull for the character, in this example, the letter 1145 "R", as well as any internal graph faces in terms of area and location of centroids. In one embodiment, the results can be compared to the school copy 800, discussed above with respect to
Similar to absolute height of a character discussed with respect to
Height of an upper zone and upper zone proportions will now be discussed with respect to
The height of the upper zone 1180 measures absolute length of a character upper zone 1180. The upper zone 1180 is defined by a character graph-specific template. Additionally,
Referring now to
The height of the lower zone 2004 measures the absolute length of the character lower zone 2004. In this case the absolute length of the lower zone of the letter 2002 "g". The lower zone is defined by the character graph specific template. The lower zone 2004 proportion measures the ratio of the lower zone 2004 to the middle zone 2002.
Referring now to
Character slat is another example of a possible feature caddie. Character slant returns the angle and direction of slant for a character based upon a pre-defined template slant line (LZ Factor 0). Slant lines are character-specific and certain characters can have more than one slant line.
Examples of possible character slant lines 2040, 2042 2044, 2047, 2049 are depicted in
Slant was discussed with respect to
The letter "a" 2108 in the word "Draw" can be compared to the letter "a" 2115 in the word "slant". The each of the slant angles 2110, 2112 of the letter "a" 2108 are different from the slant angles 2117, 2119 of the letter "a" 2115 in "slant". Several differences can be seen, for example, the angle of the slant line 2110 is different from the corresponding slant line 2117. Additionally, the angle between the slant lines 2110, 2112 is different from the angle between the slant lines 2117, 2119. These are only examples, other comparisons are possible.
OCR based biometric handwriting identification can also use loop classification as a caddie—based feature. Referring now to
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Character tendency will now be discussed with respect to
Character connection class will now be discussed with respect to
Character connection consistency will now be discussed with respect to
An example of baseline direction will now be discussed with respect to
Example of the presence or absence of punctuation will now be discussed with respect to
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Stroke sequence will now be discussed with respect to
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Abbreviation and use of symbols will now be discussed with respect to
Re-tracings will now be discussed with respect to
Some caddie based features may be referred to as sub-character caddie-based features. Generally sub-character caddie based features encompass those features that are can be captured in feature caddies but do not represent entire characters. Character-based Feature Caddies exist where the underlying writing can be accurately identified using optical character recognition technology. In those cases were precise identification cannot be made, a different class of features is detected—the sub-character class. The sub-character features are the components of allographs but are not allographs themselves and include the "atoms" of words. That is, they consist of a set of basic word building blocks and include: garlands and arcades (horizontal curves), loops, cusps, crossings, T-Intersections, and terminal points. Again, these are only examples.
The following features are generally considered to be within the non-caddie-based classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. These features are obtained in words and parts of words where caddies could not be detected.
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Stroke artifacts will now be discussed with respect to
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Distance between words will now be discussed with respect to
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Character Connection Consistency Identifies broken character connections (LZ Factor V).
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Rhythm will now be discussed with respect to
Consistency will now be discussed with respect to
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Embedded Isomorphisms will now be discussed with respect to
Several examples have been discussed with reference to the letter "R". Examples using other letters have also been discussed, for example a lower case letter "g". It will be understood that, in general these are only examples and the feature or concept being illustrated will typically apply to other letters, characters, and in some cases groups of characters. Additionally, in some cases the examples may apply to parts of characters.
In the examples above several character-level caddies, sub-character level caddies, word-level caddies, and non-caddie features that may in some embodiments be used for biometric handwriting identification. The list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Other caddie and non-caddie features are possible. Additionally, typically several, and based possibly all of the caddie and non-caddie based features may be used in an embodiment, however; it will be clear to those of skill in the art that other embodiments that use a subset of the example caddie or non-caddie features are also possible. Embodiments that use other caddie or non-caddie features that are not listed are also possible.
While certain embodiments have been described above, it will be understood that the embodiments described are by way of example only. Accordingly, the inventions should not be limited based on the described embodiments. Rather, the scope of the inventions described herein should only be limited in light of the claims that follow when taken in conjunction with the above description and accompanying drawings.
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Poppy Seed Cake
Poppy seed cakes are my husband's favorite and I've been making this one since we got married. It's become a family favorite, and is one I make often.
- Prep Time : 20 min
- Cook Time : 50 min
- Ready Time : 1 hour, 10 min
- 1 cup ground poppy seeds
- Sweet wine or ½ cup milk, warm
- 5 eggs, yolks and whites separated
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbs. brandy
- 1 Tbs. lemon zest (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F.
- Put the poppy seeds in a bowl and pour the warm milk or wine over. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the egg yolks, ¾ cup of the sugar, brandy, lemon zest (if using), salt and oil.
- Slowly stir in the soaked poppy seeds, flour, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, whisk together the egg whites with the remaining ½ cup sugar until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter.
- Pour into greased 26-cm baking pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing.
Tip: to make a richer cake slice it in the middle and make your favorite chocolate cream topping and spread in the middle and on top.
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A suspect in a shooting Monday at Camelot Apartments is in custody after he turned himself in to Starkville Police Department authorities Tuesday.
Willie J. Hogan, 24, of 2084 Sheppard St. in Starkville, is currently held in Oktibbeha County Jail on a $40,000. He was charged with aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied dwelling. SPD dispatchers confirmed he turned himself in at approximately 6 p.m.
Gregory Dowd, 24, of 1040 North Montgomery St., apartment 12, was shot in the chest during the incident. He is being treated at OCH Regional Medical Center and is listed in good condition, SPD officials said.
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Rocket Swimmers Leichty and Lindsay to Represent UT at NCAA Championships
Toledo, OH - Two seniors on Mid-American Conference champion Toledo swimming and diving team will travel to Auburn, AL to compete in the NCAA championship meet this week, which takes place at Auburn University, March 15-17.
Claire Leichty (Cincinnati, OH; Purcell Marian High School) and Laura Lindsay (Uniontown, OH; Green High School) both qualified to compete in two races against the nation's best. Leichty will swim in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle, while Lindsay will compete in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke.
The two swimmers took individual titles in each of their respective events at the MAC championships held at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium in late February, and both were named first-team All-MAC.
Leichty placed first in the 500 freestyle in a time of 4:44.62, setting a pool record and missing the conference record by just .39 seconds. She also won the 1650 freestyle - her second-straight year winning the event - in a time of 16:11.80, a new MAC championship meet record. This is her first time qualifying for the national meet.
Qualifying for the second year in a row, Lindsay is wrapping up a season in which she won every single 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke race she swam in. She won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:00.15, but also recorded an impressive mark of 59.95 in the prelims, setting a new pool record, on top of a MAC record and championship meet record. Lindsay's winning time of 2:09.79 in the 200 breaststroke also established a new pool record, MAC record and championship meet record.
Lindsay made UT swimming history in 2011, as she was the first Rocket swimmer to qualify for an event final at the NCAA swimming championships. She finished 12th (1:00.33) in the preliminary heats of the 100 breaststroke to qualify for the B Final, where she placed 15th (1:00.95).
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The New York Times offered a first look this weekend inside the proposed Islamic center for lower Manhattan. You know, the one formerly referred to—seemingly around the clock in August—as the Ground Zero Mosque.
The story includes artist renderings of the lattice exterior. Here's an excerpt:
The design was meant to show "hints of tradition," while the use of modern materials and glass panels would give an impression of translucence and "moving toward the future," Sharif el-Gamal, the project's developer, said in an interview last week.
The planners have not begun to raise the $140 million needed for construction or hired an architect.
There would also be a 9/11 memorial and a space open to people of "all faiths and of no faith" for prayer, contemplation and meditation, Mr. Gamal said.
Read the rest here.
A few quick thoughts. First, if they haven't even begun to raise the money, this proposed plan is going to periodically appear in the news every so often for at least a few years. Second, this building looks nothing like any mosque I've ever seen. And, lastly, I'm surprised there would be an ecumenical prayer area.
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Last updated at 15:54, Friday, 15 August 2014
POLICE are investigating two cases of criminal damage where symbols and characters have been drawn on properties in Barrow.
A group of approximately eight people, both male and females aged 19-40, were seen looking through people's windows on the 12th August at around 5.30pm on Balmoral Drive. The victim found that the following day a yellow 'K' symbol marked on their driveway.
Another report came in on the August 13 at around 9.45pm of a silver symbol spray painted at the rear of a property on Bedford Street.
Inspector Mike O'Hagan said: "We appeal for members of the public to get in touch with any information, someone must have seen something and any assistance can help our investigation. We believe that the two incidents are linked and we would like to ask anyone who sees any suspicious activity in their area to contact us at the first possible opportunity."
On leaving your property ensure that all doors and windows are locked and if away for an extended period, please notify a neighbour.
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Harbor View will provide you and your family with a birds-eye view of the huge U.S. and Canadian freighters loading limestone at the Port of Calcite. About 500 boatloads are shipped from this busy port each year, with each ship carrying 12,000-30,000 tons of stone. It provides an opportunity to watch the giant freighters loading that is unparalleled in the Lower Peninsula... and it's FREE!
Hundreds of millions of tons of limestone have been shipped from the Port of Calcite since it opened in 1912, making it the busiest bulk cargo port in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. No wonder—the port serves Michigan Limestone's Calcite Plant, the world's largest limestone quarry. Owned for many years by U.S. Steel, which used limestone in their steelmaking operations, Michigan Limestone is now a division of Oglebay Norton, Inc.
Two ships can load at once at the Calcite slip.
Here the John G. Munson is on the left, while the Buffalo is on the right. The Munson is a classic style freighter, with its pilothouse at the bow and its engine room at the stern. The Buffalo reflects a new design that emerged in the 1970s. Her engine room, pilothouse, and all accommodations are at her stern.
Limestone* is carried to the ships by an system of conveyor belts. Here, one of the two ship loaders at the port is dumping stone into the cargo hold of the Cason J. Callaway at the "south dock." A second ship can be seen loading in the "north dock" slip next to the Callaway. The stone loaded at Calcite ranges from sand-sized "fines" to 5 ½-inch-diameter "sugar stone."
In this view of the ship loader at the north dock, the operator's control booth can be seen directly above the loading shuttle. The operator controls the movement of the shuttle, which can be moved in and out to evenly distribute cargo in the ship's hold.
The operator also controls the amount of tonnage deposited in each hatch, based on instructions given to him by the ship's deck officers.
The white skeleton-like structure above the loader in the top left of the photo is the ship's unloading boom.
All of the ships that load at Calcite today are self-unloaders that can unload without the assistance of any shoreside equipment.
This photo shows the self-unloader Calcite II unloading limestone at a dock on the Rouge River at Detroit. The ship's 250-foot-long unloading boom has been swung over the side to deposit the stone in a pile on the dock. A conveyor system carries the stone from the ship's cargo hold to the conveyor belt enclosed within the unloading boom. The Calcite II was named in honor of the Calcite Plant at Rogers City.
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The Times Picayune interviews Sallie Ann Glassman, an initiated Vodou priestess who runs the Island of Salvation Botanica in New Orleans, and is author of "Vodou Visions: An Encounter With Divine Mystery." Glassman has been gaining increased media attention lately because of her relationship with comedian Joan Rivers, who is performing at a benefit for the New Orleans Healing Center. In the videos below, Glassman talks about Vodou, cleansing Joan River's house, and the upcoming benefit.Part … [Read more...]
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Pagan News of Note: Update on Vodou in Haiti, Maxine Sanders Interview, and More!
Welcome to the working week! I hope you're all having as good a Monday as possible. Let's start off with an important update on a previously reported story, and then move on to some Pagan news of note.Haitian Government Reassures Vodouisants in Wake of Constitutional Changes: Last week I reported on the newly-amended Haitian constitution, and an assertion from Euvonie Auguste, head of the National Confederation of Haitian Vodou (KNVA), that it removes legal protections for Vodou pra … [Read more...]
Did Haiti Eliminate Constitutional Protections for Vodou?
Two years after the disastrous earthquake that left large areas of Haiti in ruins, most stories focus on the homeless camps slowly clearing out, positive signs of new construction, and the sometimes-contentious presidency of Michel Martelly. In June, President Michel Martelly signed an amended version of the Haiti's constitution. This new version of their constitution grants voting rights to Haitians with dual citizenship, something long desired by the large Haitian diaspora which provides Haiti … [Read more...]
Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)
There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.First off, congratulations to the wonderful Norse Mythology Blog, which won Best Religion Weblog in the 2012 Weblog Awards (aka "The Bloggies"). Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried has written the first of a two-part essay on why he believes his blog on Norse mythology beat out heavy-h … [Read more...]


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Glee star and host of Virtually Famous Kevin McHale joins us to chat about going back to uniting music and acting once again in his big screen role in new film: The Choir - in which he stars alongside Dustin Hoffman.
No no no, this guy only has 27 lines! I don't want to go backwards with my career. I want to be a hero!
He's back! Just like he promised.
But as the Terminator makes its return, Arnold Schwarzenegger tells us that he wasn't originally the main man for the role as he wanted to play hero, Kyle Reese.
Arnie was telling director, James Cameron, how he thought the role of the Terminator should play out with such passion that James suggested he play the role himself. He said, "I was like uh-oh, I hope I didn't open my mouth too much... I wanted to be a hero!"
I get to do some proper acting, which I think you'll be impressed by.
Writer, comedian, director and actor Stephen Merchant joins us to talk about treading the boards in the play The Mentalists.
Written by Richard Bean, the award-winning writer of Made In Dagenham, the play is about two men who are holed up in a Finsbury Park hotel room and forced to confront the darker side of their unique relationship.
Laura's at Glastonbury for the first time - but has she missed a trick?
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Dean Gaffney, aka Robbie Jackson, has announced he will be returning to EastEnders.
Dean has had a bit of a crazy past few years, first making headlines in 2006 when he famously went into the I'm A Celebrity jungle and squealed his way through every Bushtucker Trial, and later making headlines after a car crash that left him with a scar down his forehead, just two years ago.
Gaffney even tried to become an MI5 spy in 2012 saying that he has an 'inquiring mind'. But that didn't work out - or did it?
US talk show host Jerry Springer joins us ahead of the 25th year of The Jerry Springer Show.
He's the king of the tabloid talk show and although controversial, The Jerry Springer Show has proved a ratings hit in America for almost 25 years. He's the voice of reason in a programme which combines cabaret with chaos as guests entertain, argue, and even fight each other.
The next series of The Jerry Springer Show starts on 25 August.
I've been very fortunate, it's still as great to make music now.
Rod Stewart talks exclusively to GMB about his brand new, self-penned album Another Country, which will be his 29th to date!
With a career spanning more than half a century including seven number one singles and 28 top ten albums in the UK, Rod is one of the biggest selling artists of all time.
On his 29th album, Rod said, "I make the music for my fans now."
They bought me a football and a net which was totally random!
Comedian Jason Manford is here to talk about what he got up to on Father's Day and his new ITV series It's a Funny Old Week.
The show, which starts tonight, is a brand new four-part series following in the success of Jason's annual comedy review show It's a Funny Old Year, and sees the presenter recap the weekly events from the worlds of news, showbiz, culture and sport.
Jason, who is also appearing in musical The Producers, is looking ahead to a busy summer - including a gig at Latitude Festival.
But he won't be sticking around, telling GMB, "I do my gig and I'm gone, I'm not really a festival person. I like four walls and a roof. I did [the] Duke of Edinburgh [Awards] at school and that's as close as I've got to camping."
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A child of New York in an era when New York was breaking ground and setting standards in hip-hop, Shake's music adheres to an anachronistic code. Infiltrating the conventional mainstream channels, Shake is proving that he doesn't need to sacrifice craft or complexity to reach a wider audience.
After delivering a buttery smooth verse reminiscing on his Flatbush childhood and flexing his rhyme muscle, Shake saves the actual boasts for the outro. If you enjoy letting tapes rock till they pop, Shakespeare's your guy.


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'Gangster Squad' Opening Delayed
That's right Ryan Gosling fans, we will have to wait a little bit longer for the movie Gangster Squad to reach theaters. Scheduled to come out September 7th, Warner Brothers Studios have decided to delay the opening until January 11, 2013 in light of the recent shooting in Aurora, Colorado.
The movie has a scene in which gunmen open fire behind a movie screen into an unsuspecting audience, an image eerily similar to the shooting in Colorado. By delaying the opening until January, filmmakers will have the extra time needed to take out the theater scene and possibly re-shoot an alternative scene.
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PC Rathband's death should make us rethink our attitudes
I am saddened this morning by the news of the death of PC David Rathband, the Northumbria police officer blinded by Raoul Moat in 2010.
While we know the circumstances of David's injuries and his life and charity work since, including the break up of his marriage, I don't think we can really understand the problems faced by people severely disabled in public service.
Soldiers suffering horrific injuries in Afghanistan or even injuries closer to home on exercise or while training as well as those members of the emergency services, need particular and long term support to rebuild their lives.
The problem is we have is we are not sure how to do this.
There is a tendency, these days, for injured officers to be rehabilitated within the police family, finds them an opportunity suited to their particular needs. I simply don't think this is the best thing to do.
David Rathband wanted to return to the police service and I admire his courage and determination but by doing so, everyday he would be reminded of what he CAN'T do rather than having the satisfaction of working at what he CAN do.
Putting on a uniform each day to go to work at a job you CAN'T fully do is kidding yourself that things haven't changed when they clearly have. It is perpetuating a deception which denies the officer to move on with a new life.
Indeed, this is the answer for everyone suffering a disability - work with them to find opportunities where they can have a positive life experience.
We have a duty to these officers, soldiers, firefighters, etc. to work with them to allow them to realise the potential within the confines of their disabilities.
While we celebrate the life of David Rathband let's change the way we deal with everyone who's life is changed by accident, illness or incident. Let's rethink our actions and our attitudes.
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Councilor pleads not guilty to DUI
Date posted: April 30, 2013
SHERIDAN — Sheridan City Councilwoman Shelleen Smith entered a written not guilty plea Monday to charges of driving under influence of alcohol.
The Ward 1 representative was arrested by the Sheridan Police Department shortly after midnight April 26 on Big Horn Avenue near Absaraka Street.
In a written statement issued later that day, Smith said she regretted the circumstances that led to the arrest and that she intended to accept the consequences of her actions.
"This was a severe lapse in judgment on my part and I apologize to the citizens of Sheridan and to my family and friends for this mistake," she said.
Smith was elected to represent Ward 1 last November and assumed the post early this year.
Smith refused to take a portable breath test and the results of a blood alcohol screening are not yet available. Results are expected to be available in the next couple of weeks.
In a phone call with The Sheridan Press Monday, Smith declined to comment further on her not guilty plea and directed questions to her attorney, Ryan Healy.
A trial date has not yet been set.
If found guilty, Smith could face up to six months in jail, a $750 fine or both.
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Cutting corn, Fairfield, 1916
Contributed by L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Good Will farm manager Walter Price cutting corn for the dairy operation with Good Will boys in 1916. Good Will-Hinckley Homes for Boys and Girls was founded in 1889 by George Walter Hinckley in Fairfield.
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- Title: Cutting corn, Fairfield, 1916
- Creation Date: circa 1916
- Subject Date: circa 1916
- Local Name: Hinckley
- Town: Fairfield
- County: Somerset
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Local Code: 2004-51
- Collection: Good Will Home Association
- Object Type: Image
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L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Route 201, Hinckley, ME 04944
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|Table of Contents
|Vol. 82, No. 2, 2005
Issue release date: February 2006
|Section title: Original Paper
Differential Protective Properties of Estradiol and Tamoxifen against Methamphetamine-Induced Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Toxicity in MiceD'Astous M.a · Mickley K.R.b · Dluzen D.E.b · Di Paolo T.a
aMolecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Center, CHUL, and Faculty of Pharmacy, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, and bDepartment of Anatomy, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), Rootstown, Ohio, USA
Received: 7/7/2005
Accepted: 11/24/2005
Published online: 2/22/2006
Issue release date: February 2006
Number of Print Pages: 10
Number of Figures: 5
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0028-3835 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0194 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/NEN
Mechanisms implicated in protective potential of estrogens are poorly understood. Tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), presents a neuroprotective effect against methamphetamine (MA)- and methoxy-phenyltetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced toxicity when used alone but abolishes estrogen's positive effects when combined with this hormone. In order to understand tamoxifen's protective properties, the present study compared it to estradiol on several markers of dopaminergic neurons to achieve a relatively comprehensive comparison between these two agents. Estradiol benzoate (E) or tamoxifen were used at different concentrations (E: 1, 10 or 40 µg; tamoxifen: 12.5, 125 or 500 µg) 24 h prior to a MA injection in ovariectomized CD-1 mice. The effects of the lesion and treatments were studied on striatal dopamine (DA) concentrations, dopamine and monoamine vesicular transporters (DAT and VMAT2), and preproenkephalin (PPE) mRNA levels. Both treatments, at all concentrations, prevented the MA-induced decrease of striatal DA concentrations and VMAT2 binding. Only E was able to prevent loss of DAT binding in the lateral striatum and to attenuate the MA-induced increase in striatal PPE mRNA levels (at 1 or 40 µg). Therefore, in this paradigm, E and tamoxifen differentially modulated MA-induced neuronal damages. While both treatments prevented the DA decrease, E protected more efficiently other dopaminergic parameters suggesting that overall E is more effective than tamoxifen as a neuroprotectant of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system.
© 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel
Thérèse Di Paolo
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Received: July 7, 2005
Accepted after revision: November 24, 2005
Published online: January 27, 2006
Number of Print Pages : 10
Number of Figures : 5, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 52
Neuroendocrinology (International Journal for Basic and Clinical Studies on Neuroendocrine Relationships)
Vol. 82, No. 2, Year 2005 (Cover Date: February 2006)
Journal Editor: Kordon, C. (Paris)
ISSN: 0028–3835 (print), 1423–0194 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/NEN
Received: 7/7/2005
Accepted: 11/24/2005
Published online: 2/22/2006
Issue release date: February 2006
Number of Print Pages: 10
Number of Figures: 5
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0028-3835 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0194 (Online)
For additional information: http://www.karger.com/NEN


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I am winding up Week 1 of my 30-day Ignatian Spiritual Exercises at the magnificent Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Mass. and I hardly know where to begin. Every day has been action-packed. Gull watching. Wave pondering. Napping.
Even so, I feel like I am always barreling through the halls and grounds, ratcheted up to warp speed while the other retreatants prayerfully, mindfully, move at barnacle pace and write thoughtfully in their journals.
Notwithstanding, it's amazing the deep and affectionate bond I feel toward the folks with whom I'm sharing this experience in silence. Up by 5 most days, I've come to know all the other early birds, spread out in the dining room with our coffee, gazing silently out to sea.
Whether I'm wandering the outdoor Stations of the Cross, clambering over tidal lagoons, or hanging clothes on the line to dry in the bright ocean air, some other welcome, comforting human presence is almost always close by. We gather each afternoon at 5 for Mass, and...it is just as Mass should be. Yesterday the delightful Rev. Harry Cain, S.J. presided and I learned, among other things, that I've been pronouncing demoniac wrong (t's de MONE ee ack, not deh mone I ick) all these years.
Current reading includes Zbigniew Herbert's Still Life with a Bridle, Carlo Carretto's The Desert in the City, and James Martin's Jesus: A Pilgrimage. The library also has lots of interesting picture books of Gloucester after hurricanes, floods, ice storms, and crippling blizzards.
Here's the link to this week's Aleteia piece, which no-one there appears to have read, so maybe you all will!
It's called The Cardinal Rule: Don't Bore Yourself.
|the window seat in "The Fireplace Room" where Mass begins each afternoon at 5.
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|the breezeay connecting the main house to retreat wing.
diet cokes for sale ($1) in fridge at opposite end
|St. Ignatius of Loyola in a niche
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W. M. Stagey, B. L. Pilger, J. A. Mowrey, D. G. Norris, M. Dietsghe, E. A. Hoffman, B. A. Abighedid, A. W. Anthony, M. S. Ayres, T. P. Belflower, J. D. Bohner, S. F. Gaputlu, H. M. Goward, H. M. Diller, J. A. Favorite, P. T. Feir, J. S. Gustafson, N. L. Jenkins, T. L. Johnston, J. L. Martin, C. H. Nahass, D. M. Nichter, D. F. Parker, R. A. Sidwell, A. L. Turner, J. D. Wartell
Fusion Science and Technology
Volume 27 / Number 3 / May 1995 / Pages 326-347
Format:electronic copy (download)
It is suggested that weapons-grade plutonium could be processed through a transmutation facility to build up sufficient actinide and fission product inventories to serve as a deterrent to diversion or theft during subsequent storage, pending eventual use as fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. A transmutation facility consisting of a tokamak fusion neutron source surrounded by fuel assemblies containing the weapons-grade plutonium in the form of PuO2 pebbles in a lithium slurry is investigated. A design concept/operation scenario is developed for a facility that would be able to transmute the world's estimated surplus inventory of weapons-grade plutonium to 11% 240Pu concentration in ∼25 yr. The fusion neutron source would be based on plasma physics and plasma support technology being qualified in ongoing research and development (R&D) programs, and the plutonium fuel would be based on existing technology. A new R&D program would be required to qualify a refractory metal alloy structural material that would be needed to handle the high heat fluxes; otherwise, extensions of existing technologies and acceleration of existing R&D programs would seem to be adequate to qualify all required technologies. Such a facility might feasibly be deployed in 20 to 30 yr, or sooner with a crash program.
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Claim: Champion skier Picabo Street forbidden to answer the phone in the Intensive Care Unit where she works.
Example:[Collected on the Internet, 2002]
Origins: World class skier Picabo Street has traveled through life plagued by "peek-a-boo" jokes, yet there will always be folks for whom the play on her name will come as a bright, shiny new thing, as there will be those who will fail to realize that a knee-slapper's being presented as a matter-of-fact piece of information doesn't make it anything more than a clever play on words. (Yes, we've had folks ask us if this "Picabo I.C.U." tale was true. Really.)
Picabo does not work in an Intensive Care Unit. She's not a nurse, and there is no one forbidding her from answering telephones in hospitals.
Many accounts of how Picabo came by her unusual appellation include the tidbit that her parents did not name her until she was two years old, choosing instead to address her as "Little Girl" until she was old enough to pick out her own name, and only the need for her to have a U.S. passport when the family was planning a trip to Mexico spurred them to choose something (which turned out to be the name of a town in Idaho) in the interim. Some of those accounts also include the information that "peek-a-boo" was selected because it was one of the baby's favorite games.
The "Picabo I.C.U." joke is rendered primarily in two forms: The former athlete who is forbidden to answer the phone, and the celebrity who either donates an Intensive Care Unit to a local hospital or has one named for her:
[Collected on the Internet, 2002]and
US Olympic skier Picabo Street has made a substantial donation to a hospital in her home town. Apparently, her father received life saving intensive care there after a severe heart attack last year.
A hospital spokesperson said: "We are very pleased that
A producer at WTVC-Channel 9 shamelessly reports that the Idaho hometown of Olympic skier Picabo Street is naming a hospital wing after the gold medalist. It's called the Picabo ICU.1A less familiar version frames the jape upon fears of a potential injury to the (then) Olympic hopeful:
"Glad to see that skier Picabo Street is back on the slopes after one year out with a knee injury," says Burt Dragin of Berkeley. "I always fear that she will be seriously hurt and placed in the intensive care unit. My fear, actually, is the headline that will result: ''Picabo? ICU."2Another bit of hospital humor swings upon a woman's name that contains the potential to be misunderstood as something else:
[Collected via e-mail, August 2007]Barbara "the name game" Mikkelson
I have a story that I was told by a nurse who works in intensive care.
There was a particular nurse who seemed to set off the reaction of panic in patients she was assisting to bedbath. When the patient was rolled onto their side to be washed and they would be facing her they would suddenly become extremely distressed and resist movement by the nursing staff.
It surfaced that the name of the nurse is "Diane", her name is shortened to "Di" and when patients are being asked to co-operate they were told "Now, roll over to Di..."
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Stonehenge discoveries
Six homes have been found by the Stonehenge monument reported the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/30/AR2007013000661.html?sub=new">) .They were found underneath the Stonehenge Wold Heritage Site and show that Stonehenge is part of a larger monument. The excavation started in the summer of 2006 and will continue through 2010. In the homes contained tools, jewelry, pottery, and human and animal bones. The six newly excavated houses within the Durrington Walls were dated to the same period, Michael Parker Pearson, one of the main researchers, said, leading the team to conclude that they housed the men and women who worked on the structures, and people who came to the site for ceremonies. The homes were 16 feet by 16 feet and housed men and women who worked on the monument and came for funerals.
The reporter, Marc Kaufman, used alot of fact in his article, since there really is no opinion associated with this topic. He quoted a main researcher, but doesn't say if the person is important or not. The quotes are used to show what the researchers think about the uses of Stonehenge.
The Star Tribune also published an article about this discovery (http://www.startribune.com/722/story/970619.html). Their reporter, Thomas H. Maugh li, was shorter and focuesed more on how this will effect the archaeologists' community rather than historical meaning. Maugh also quotes the same person as the Washington Post, Michael Parker Pearson, but the Star Tribune says Parker Pearson led the team. Maugh also quoted someone who wasn't involved in the reasearch but it is used to show reaction and opinion about the discoveries.
I think the Washington Post reporter did a better job of informing the audience of what was found. It was more interesting for me to know what was found rather than how it will effect a community I have no relation to. It would have been nice to have a quote from someone other than Parker Pearson, but the focus of the story seemed to be more on the findings to show the real meaning of Stonehenge.


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