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Now that Christmas is behind us and all surprises are out of the bag I can start discussing some crafts again. I haven't done that in a while for a few reasons. Firstly, because I didn't do a single thing crafty for about a year. I picked it up last year around x-mas and then wasn't arsed with it again until the fall. I am well and truly hooked again, but I deal in temporary obsessions, so we'll see how long this lasts.
Anyway, one of my favorite Christmas projects was my father's musical scarf. He is a musician and I knew that something musical was the way to go for him this year. I had marked a guitar scarf in my favorites on Ravelry because I knew I wanted to make it for him one day, so when I went back to it I saw that someone had combined the knitted Piano Hat pattern to make a combined scarf and I knew that's what I wanted to do. After a bit of trial and error I ended up doing two rows of single crochet for each single row of knitting on the piano hat pattern. I decided that I would do one guitar section, then work the piano until it felt like it was time to do the guitar again and then continue from there.
Also, rather than doing the scarf in two panels and sewing it together as the pattern suggests, once I finished the piano section I just did the guitar pattern backwards, working it in one long scarf. It just didn't make sense to me to make two sections and sew it together when you could just continue on and continue the one piece. It didn't seem to make much difference in the finished product.
I used Drops Merino Extra Fine yarn which I ordered from Hobbydoos.nl. LOVE the yarn and loved the service from Hobbydoos (I have since ordered from them multiple times). I really loved how they vacuum sealed the yarn in order to have it fit through the mail slot. The yarn was so soft and only got better after washing and blocking. I will definitely use it again.
In the end I think I probably could have done with making the piano section a little shorter. Once I had washed and blocked the scarf it seemed incredibly long, but there was no turning back then. I just told myself that my dad could wrap it around himself a few more times during what has turned out to be an incredibly cold Canadian winter!
He doesn't seem to mind. He's a shortie so as long as it's not hanging down around his ankles, I figure we're good… right, dad? :)
All in all I really enjoyed this project. It was my first time doing color work in this way, outside of the usual granny square type of color work. It added a little extra challenge while making the guitar but was easy enough for me to pound out in time for Christmas.
I think at some point I will try doing it in reverse. Knitting the scarf and converting the guitar to knit rather than the piano to crochet, just for fun.


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Edge of Darkness
Warner Home Video
117 Minutes
List Price: $35.99 (Check Price at Amazon.com)
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Available 5/11/2010
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Disc Contents
- Upfront Ads (HD 3:57) - skippable, but disallows going straight to the top menu
- Blu-ray Promo
- Digital Copy Promo
- Sex and the City in theaters (2ch)
- Movie
- Extras (2ch VC-1 HD)
- Focus Points (30:52)
- Deleted and Alternate Scenes (5:23)
- BD-Live
About the Movie
The bullet that killed his daughter was meant for Boston cop Thomas Craven. That's what police brass and Craven himself think, but that's not what the investigation finds. Clue after clue and witness after witness, the search leads him into a shadowy realm where money and political intrigue intersect. If Craven wasn't a target before, he -- and anyone linked to his inquiry -- now is.
Mel Gibson stars in his first screen lead in eight years, making Craven's grief palpable and his quest for payback stone-cold and relentless. Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) directs from a screenplay co-written by The Departed's William Monahan. Gibson is back, taking us to the edge--and into the sinister darkness.
How Does it Look?
I didn't notice any artifacts that sometimes come from BD-25 discs, where the compression knob can often be turned a little too far in the pursuit of saving space. This is a challenging movie in that regard, since many scenes take place at night, in the rain, indoors, etc. If the transfer was done poorly, you would see artifacts in the form of blockiness, lack of shadow detail, and washing out the bright spots of darker scenes. Fortunately, none of that appears here, and we're all treated to every crag in Mel Gibson's face.
How Does it Sound?
I had a huge problem understanding the dialog in this movie! Gibson and Ray Winstone exchange mumbled dialog in several scenes as though they were trying to out-mumble each other. Aside from the mumbling, action scenes deliver the punch they require, especially during the pivotal opening shooting scene. If you turn up the volume too far, you're going to wake the neighbors!
I like to see the theatrical trailer included with movies, so I was disappointed that none are included here. Being able to watch the trailer helps one to appreciate how the movie was marketed during its theatrical release, and it's unfortunate when such a simple and obvious extra is not included.
There are almost 31 minutes of what are called "Focus Points," which feature various elements of the movie, such as a short feature called "Mel is Back" about Gibson's return in front of the camera, "Boston as a Character" highlighting the importance of the setting to the movie, and so forth. There are eight focus points that can be watched one at a time or all together via a "Play All" function.
There are also deleted and alternate scenes for your viewing pleasure. Some of the scenes flesh out the story a little and make you wonder if they shouldn't have been included, but that's always a delicate balance that makes editors worthy of their pay.
The BD-Live section contains nothing of interest relating to this movie. The only video clip is a repeat of the "Mel is Back" focus point that already appears on the disc. Another wasted opportunity by Warner Bros. to make use of a feature that would reward those who buy the disc (as opposed to rent it) and stretch the boundaries of what can be done as far as movie-related extras. At the very least, put in a trailer for the movie!
Digital Copy
There is a second disc which contains the DVD version of the movie as well as a Digital Copy. The inclusion of a DVD version of a movie in the Blu-ray package is something that we encourage more studios to do with their releases. It provides an additional level of value to the buying consumer by giving them the ability to play the movie in other rooms/vehicles where a Blu-ray player does not yet reside. I did not view the DVD, so I cannot judge its video or audio quality. It contained no extras, just the movie and the ability to select a language.
Fans of the movie might enjoy the digital copy, as it would allow you to download the movie and enjoy it many times on your portable device. By inserting the disc into a Windows PC or Mac, you can obtain a digital copy of the movie for playback on your PSP, PC, Mac, or iPod. I didn't explore this option, so I can't comment on the picture or sound quality. The documentation says that the Digital Copy must be redeemed by 5/9/2011.
Other Aspects
Bookmarking is not supported. Even though this was a BDMV disc, the Oppo BD-83 that we have in for review could not auto-resume the movie like we have observed with other BDMV titles. Every time we inserted the disc, we were forced to watch the upfront ads (and skip through them, one-by-one), but we were surprised to see that this is the first Warner Bros. release that offered the ability to resume the movie at the last point of playback, or to start from the beginning.
Resuming playback is one of the biggest usability problems with the Blu-ray format that studios need to recognize and support, so it's good to see more studios making this possible, either through the format they use (BDMV) or through programming (BD-J). I like the resume feature that was included in this disc, but I'd rather the upfront ads be avoided when the software sees that resuming playback is possible.
I found myself liking this movie more than I expected to. This is Mel Gibson's movie to carry or drop and carry it he does. While I found his accent a little odd and the mumbling contest between him and Winstone made it difficult to enjoy their verbal sparring, the action is good, the story is good, and it was well worth watching.
Is it worth purchasing or renting? Considering that the amount of extras are a little thin, and the BD-Live section has nothing of value when it comes to this movie, it's difficult to recommend a purchase. Are you going to watch the movie more than once? Are you going to want to share it with someone else at some point in time, or keep some scenes available on your iPhone? If so, then go ahead and make the purchase. But otherwise, the lack of substantial extras makes this a rental rather than a purchase.
One final thought: We're several years into the Blu-ray release market, and we're still having to put up with up-front Blu-ray promotional video clips. These have always been odd, considering if you've purchased the Blu-ray copy of the movie, aren't you aware of the fact that Blu-ray is better than DVD? Let's end these senseless promos, OK?
I'd really like to see the upfront ads be removed altogether, but that's probably wishing for too much customer friendliness...
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text: Psychosocial Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Women Compared With MenHazelton, Garrett PhD; Williams, Jennifer W. PhD; Wakefield, Jessica MA; Perlman, Adam MD, MPH; Kraus, William E. MD; Wolever, Ruth Q. PhDJournal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention: January/February 2014 - Volume 34 - Issue 1 - p 21–28 doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000034 Cardiac Rehabilitation Abstract In Brief Author Information PURPOSE: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to reduce cardiac risk and improve the psychosocial functioning of participants. This study examines gender differences on several psychosocial indicators across the course of CR. METHODS: Patients (N = 380; 67.9% men and 32.1% women) referred from local inpatient and outpatient settings at a southeastern US academic medical facility were assessed on reported levels of depression, anxiety, panic, anger, and relationship satisfaction, using the Burns Brief Mood Survey, at the start and conclusion of a CR program. Medical variables were also assessed but are not the focus of this report. Statistical analyses included 1-way, Kruskal-Wallis, and repeated-measures analysis of variance procedures, as well as χ2 analyses. RESULTS: Women reported more psychosocial symptoms at pre-CR than men, and overall, both groups improved across CR. Women with significant depression, anxiety, and panic experienced clinically significant benefit across CR. Although the percentage of men reporting clinically significant levels of anger decreased significantly across CR, clinically significant levels of anger did not significantly change among women. In addition, women did not report benefits in relationship dissatisfaction. CONCLUSION: This study provides further evidence that CR offers psychosocial benefit for women, as has been reported in several small clinical samples. Some notable gender differences on anger and relationship satisfaction were observed. Clinical attention may be warranted to facilitate improvement for symptoms of anger and relationship concerns among selected women who participate in CR. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participants (N = 380) generally experienced psychosocial improvement from the start to conclusion of CR. However, a high percentage of women reported clinically relevant anger and relationship dissatisfaction that did not improve. Clinical attention and programming appear warranted to focus on symptoms of anger and relationship distress among women presenting for CR. Department of Psychiatric Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina (Dr Hazelton); Duke Integrative Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina (Drs Hazelton, Perlman, and Wolever and Ms Wakefield); Carolina Psychological Services, Rocky Mount, North Carolina (Dr Williams); Divisions of General Internal Medicine (Dr Perlman) and Cardiology (Dr Kraus), Department of Medicine, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Dr Wolever), Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. Correspondence: Ruth Q. Wolever, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine 102904, Durham, NC 27710 (firstname.lastname@example.com). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins


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TYPO3 Neos Technical Discussion August 20th
August 20, 2013
Category: Community, Development
Author: Berit Hlubek
Today we had another technical discussion meeting for TYPO3 Flow and Neos. Two topics were discussed: the TypoScript folder as well as the usage of event sourcing in workspaces.
TypoScript folder
Neos stores TypoScript in Resources/Private, TYPO3 CMS with Extbase has the convention to store it in Configuration/TypoScript. In case of Neos somehow it makes sense to have it in Configuration. We wanted to discuss that topic as it would be a breaking change to move the TypoScript.
In contrary to TYPO3 CMS in Neos we don't use TypoScript (exclusively) for configuration. Thus we keep the current folder structure (for now) being:
- Resources
-- Private
--- TypoScript
---- Libraries (optional)
Usage of event sourcing in workspaces / history
CQRS / ES has been discussed for a few times now (also with Thomas, Sebastian and Robert) so we tried to put some thoughts on paper. It seems now that it might be an interesting approach for making a publish less error prone, it could be used for shine through nodes and could be the basis for a full history of content changes.
It would be good to discuss if it makes sense to actually do a prototype based on those ideas.
Sounds like a great idea that enables neat features like Undo/Redo and it reduces the chance for merge conflicts.
This won't make it into 1.0 most probably, but Rens keeps investigating and tries implementing a first prototype as soon as possible.
The next technical discussion meeting is scheduled for September 3rd, 3pm CEST at http://bit.ly/FlowHangout


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How Oregon Football is Innovating Corporate Management Style
I didn't attend the University of Oregon, but I grew up in Eugene, Oregon, so tonight's national championship game between U of O and Ohio State is personal. Eugene's culture is hinged on two things: U of O sports and hippies. It's a beautiful thing.
It should come as no surprise that the culture within Oregon's athletics is powerful and carefully fostered. Forbes' Carmine Gallo wrote about the university's athletic culture today in his piece "Pixar, Oregon Ducks, and how culture builds winning teams." Gallo analyzes the special culture within the Oregon football team, and compares it to Pixar's equally unique culture.
"The common theme between Pixar's culture and the Oregon Ducks is that both cultures are focused on building trust, transparency, candor, and openness," Gallo writes.
As this Wall Street Journal article points out, Oregon coach Mark Helfrich and his staff have ditched the age-old technique of screaming at players to motivate them. Instead, Oregon's coaches provide regular feedback and encouragement, making players feel that their work worthwhile and that their efforts are being recognized.
"Society has changed," says one Oregon coach. And he's right, especially when it comes to leading young people. This year Millennials are expected to be the largest generation in the workforce and they do expect to be treated differently.
Millennials demand open feedback, candor and regular recognition for their contributions. And if they aren't getting that they won't stand for it. They'll go somewhere else where they feel as though their opinions matter. Pixar and Facebook have embraced this new management reality. And apparently the Oregon football team is just as cutting edge. And it's paying off.
"Society has changed in our understanding of how best to encourage, motivate, and inspire our people. Give people a voice and they'll reward you with their loyalty and performance," Gallo wrote.
Now let's Go Ducks!


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Robert Treat Paine was a native of Boston, where he was born, in the year 1731. His parents were pious and respectable. His father was for some years the settled pastor of a church in Weymouth, in the vicinity of Boston. His health failing him, however, he removed with his family to the latter place; where he entered into mercantile pursuits. His mother was the grand-daughter of Governor Treat of Connecticut.
At the early age of fourteen, he became a member of Harvard College; but of his collegiate course, little has been recorded. On leaving the university, he was engaged for some time in a public school. As the fortune of his father had, from various circumstances, become much reduced, the support of his parents, with some other relations, seemed to devolve upon himself. In the acquisition of more ample means for their maintenance, he made a voyage to Europe. It was an honorable trait in his character, thus in the morning of life to exhibit such filial affection; a kindness
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[W]hen I consider that this instrument contemplates my departure from this life and all earthly enjoyments and my entrance on another state of existence, I am constrained to express my adoration of the Supreme Being, the Author of my existence, in full belief of his providential goodness and his forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state, acknowledging with grateful remembrance the happiness I have enjoyed in my passage through a long life.
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This beachfront home is located in a quiet family neighborhood. Party animals, please look elsewhere! We are well off the main road with very little traffic making it a great place to take walks or go jogging. We are situated on a long white sand beach ideal for beachcombing or relaxing the day away. The house has a large oceanfront grass yard and is completely fenced, so that kids can play. The garage has a full-sized ping pong table and foosball table for you to enjoy. This spacious two story house offers spectacular ocean vistas and stunning mountain views from just about every window. Cool trade winds and sounds of the surf will lull you to sleep each night. The main floor of the house has a pool room, full kitchen, laundry room, large oceanfront dining room that opens up to the outside eating area, living room with high ceilings, three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The second story is a very spacious room opening up onto a large covered outdoor lanai overlooking the ocean.
Policies: We have a policy of no more than 10 people on the property at all times and do not rent for any large parties such as weddings, graduations, etc...
5 out of 5
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Review Submitted: November 15, 2009 Date of Stay: October 2009
We stayed in this for property for nine amazing nights. This house itself is wonderful, right on the beach set in a private surrounding. House contained everything we required plus more. The bedrooms were all wonderful, clean and spacious, kitchen was fully stocked with everything needed. The games room was a real favourite for us. Were lucky enough to swim with the turtles right out front of the house... a real dream holiday in a great north shore location! Thanks to Maggie and Tim the owners for their welcome at the property and also a nice phone call the day prior to leaving! Would rent this wonderful place again and recommend it to anyone!!
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A wonderful place to stay with family. We went with children and grandchildren, The fenced yard was great for small children. The beach was quiet and beautiful. We could watch the sunset every night while eating dinner on the patio. The home had everything we needed for a great stay, beautiful furnishing, beach items, and a well supplied kitchen (even an extra refrigerator in the garage). Try sky diving at Dillingham....Fun! Tim and Maggie were great hosts. They were at the house when we arrrived and they answered questions, and were available if we needed anything during our stay. A WINNER!!!
We've stayed here many times and it gets better every year. The property itself is gorgeous, steps from a beautiful peaceful beach and the fact there is so much grass to run around on is awesome. They give you every beach toy you could possibly want- snorkel stuff, chairs, toys, tubes, etc. The owners are so kind and so easy to work with. The location is perfect, too. The neighborhood is quiet but a great street to go for walks and conveniently located about 10 minutes from "town." We have taken a bunch of different friends there every year and each person marvels at the awesomeness of this house. I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend staying here, its worth every penny. Thanks Tim and Maggie!! See you again next year, and the year after that, and the year after that... :)
We had a perfect stay in this lovely oceanfront home. I own and manage vacation rental homes in North Lake Tahoe and West Maui but even after about 30 visits to Maui this was my first stay on Oahu. We really enjoyed this neighborhood. I passed a number of peaceful hours on the bench overlooking the breaking waves. I enjoyed watching the surfers. I also saw skydivers and powered hang gliders. One morning at sunrise my wife and I took a hike to the West and saw two turtles playing in the surf right by the sand.
Our hosts left plenty of boogie boards, snorkeling gear, balls, and other toys and we also enjoyed playing pool. We prepared most of our dinners here using the Weber propane BBQ. We used the provided cooler to pack a lunch each day for outings. We especially enjoyed playing in the shore break and jumping off the rock at Waimea Bay which is very close. We also rented Stand Up Paddleboards and paddled up the creek from the charming seaside town of Haleiwa. We got up early one morning to drive to Pearl Harbor just after 7 to pay our respects at the memorial there.
The house is very nice and well stocked. Our three boys shared the upstairs room and my daughter and mother in law each had their own room. My wife and I had the master bedroom and the bed is situation maybe 50 feet from the ocean. I love falling asleep to the sound of the surf.
This was a wonderful stay at a great oceanfront home in a very nice and peaceful part of Oahu.
We rented this property because of its beautiful setting and close proximity to our daughter's wedding at Hawaii Polo Club. The home is even more beautiful than the pictures displayed. There was nothing that this house did not have. The rooms were spacious and decorated tastefully with Hawaiian decor. Inside and out the property was immaculate. The owners were completely accessible prior to and during booking. We met one of the owners during out stay and it was both an informative and delightful encounter. This home was the perfect backdrop for pictures prior to leaving for the wedding. Our daughter and the bridesmaids got ready here and the photographer utilized the second floor loft and lanai for breathtaking shots of our bride with palms swaying in the background. The location on the beach made for great encounters with surfers, turtles, sun bathing, walking and fishing. We would take our morning coffee and sit on the surf bench looking out onto the Pacific ocean. Paradise and the perfect setting for our family surrounding the wedding. The neighborhood was well manicured, the neighbors friendly and we safely enjoyed morning running along the nearby roadways. We hope to get back to this wonderful piece of the Mokuleia. Mahalo Maggie and Timm. Aloha.
We just came back from staying 10 fantastic, amazing days at this house.There were 8 of us. 6 adults from age 66 to 20 and 2 kids, 11 and 9. Plenty of room for all, fully stocked with everything you could possibly need to cook, have fun, beach play, or just sit and enjoy the views. And the surfer bench was such a plus. No one enjoyed or used that bench more than uncle Bernie did. We all wished we would have stayed the whole 2 weeks. Such fun was had by all and we would definitely recommend this property to anyone looking for a great home to stay in on the North shore. Will be back!
We stayed at this gorgeous house for 7 days. We were 4 adults and 4 kids under the age of 12. The house had plenty of room for us all to fit comfortably leaving one room empty. The house itself has everything you could possibly need. It was clean and accommodating to our needs. Maggie was fantastic to work with. She took time out of her schedule to chat with us about all of our questions regarding the house, local beaches and other activities that would be appropriate for our children. The garage was the kids getaway from the parents. It had foosball, ping pong, balls for every sport, coolers for the beach as well as sand and water toys. The yard is fenced in which allowed us to feel completely safe letting the kids go outside by themselves to play. Unless you have the luxury of seeing the views for yourself, pictures do not do this property justice. The bench views and porch views are simply breathtaking. The house is far enough away from the city to truly relax yet close enough to take a short drive anywhere on the island. We spent hours trying to find the right house and it seems the answer had been so simple...stay here as you will not be disappointed!
Mokuleia is a wonderful place to vacation. There are lots of great activities near by. Just down the road (2 miles) is Dillingham airport (It is a very small airport that offers glider plane and ultralight rides, and sky diving). Right across the street is the polo field, and you can watch a game on Sundays or go horseback riding. Just three to four miles down the road from our house is the end of the road, Kaena Point. There you can go on about a 3 mile hike or mountain bike to the point and lighthouse. It is a preservation area and it's very beautiful.
Haleiwa town is about 7 minutes away and there are two grocery stores there as well as lots of shops and restaurants. There is also a Costco on your way from the airport to the North Shore just right off the freeway if you prefer that. Just past Haleiwa town there are miles and miles of beaches. Most of the famous surfing beaches are up that way, and you can watch the contests in the winter months.
Other Activities: rock climbing, kite surfing, polo, skydiving
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Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum went straight to the point and said Juan Manuel Lopez was affected by numerous distractions, both in his public life and personally, and they led to a lackluster showing at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, where he lost his perfect record and his WBO featherweight title to Orlando Salido by technical knockout at 1:39 of the eighth round.
"The distractions did the job. Look at Miguel Cotto, the best thing he ever did was hold his training camps outside of Puerto Rico. And you can't be out of shape between fights," Arum said.
Juanma has been going through a divorce with his wife Barbara, and he was very heavy prior to this fight. In November/December, Arum believes Lopez was around 180 to 190-pounds and spent most of his training camp squeezing down to 126.
"Of course he was overweight. He was like 180 or 190-pounds when he was in the Philippines [for Manhy Pacquiao's birthday]. And I know all about his personal problems. Boxing is a serious business and you have to be in great physical condition between fights. And you have to lead a good life between fights. When he trains, he should follow's Cotto's direction and leave the island," Arum said.


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In the near-empty Red Coffee Corner cafe, in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, the portraits of four men have pride of place above the front window: Che Guevara, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Thaksin Shinawatra.
Beneath the picture of the exiled billionaire former prime minister – ousted in a coup, convicted of corruption but still a hero to millions – Jakrapon Botirak was holding court, discussing the future of Thailand and its fractious politics.
"This [cafe] is not a good business," he said. "It loses a lot of money. But it is important that people have a place where they can come to talk about our country freely. This is a place for that."
Thailand's north, populated largely by small-scale farmers and shop owners – the country's "rural poor" – is known as the redshirt heartland. It is from here that the anti-government movement, whose protesters occupied the streets of Bangkok for more than two months, drew its numerical strength and where it remains strongest.
On Tuesday the government signalled that the movement was still a threat, as it extended a state of emergency for another three months in about a third of the country, including the areas around Chiang Mai.
"The people here are still red," Jakrapon said. "Not on the surface, [there are] no more shirts, but they still have the red feeling, they still oppose the government."
Since the violent crackdown by government troops in May that ended the redshirts' protest on the streets of the capital, the movement, once proudly public, has been forced underground. Few supporters are now willing to identify themselves or talk openly about the cause. Redshirt stickers and flags, once ubiquitous across this part of Thailand, are a scarcity now.
All that remain are anonymous, vague threats of "guerrilla warfare", and "uprising against the government", all without detail or timetable.
Police are still actively searching for known political activists in Chiang Mai. There is, reportedly, a list several dozen names long, but most of the people are in hiding. The Red Radio station, where Jakrapon was a DJ, has been raided several times and its broadcasting equipment confiscated under Thailand's emergency decree law. Jakrapon's coffee shop is one of the few places in the town that remains defiantly red.
But beneath their seeming acquiescence to the government's reasserted authority, people in Chiang Mai are still enraged, according to Jakrapon. "People are still very angry with the government. The government did not choose the smooth way to end the protests, by talking. They chose the violent way, by shooting."
Fourteen people were killed as troops marched on the reds' protest camp in central Bangkok on 19 May, bringing to at least 88 the number of people who died in the political violence over 68 days of protests.
But the forcible end to the protest has not dissolved the disaffection felt by many Thais towards their government.
"People are ready to fight again, they are not afraid. This is only a rest, a break," Jakrapon said.
Despite the portrait overhead, Jakrapon said the redshirt movement had moved beyond its former figurehead, the fugitive Thaksin. "Thaksin has no special rights or power. The reds are about democracy now."
This is debatable. Thaksin's foreign billions bankrolled much of the long-running demonstration, and opinion persists at senior diplomatic levels that it was his refusal to negotiate with the government that led to the demonstration's final bloody end.
But the redshirts in Chiang Mai say they oppose the government led by Abhisit Vejjajiva because it was never popularly elected. They say it is a puppet administration for the interests of the wealthy elite and the military figures of Bangkok. And, regardless of motivation, in that distant capital it is recognised that while the protest might have been crushed, the discontent that drove it remains.
"Things have calmed down," said Bangkok's governor, Sukhumband Paribatra. "But I am of the opinion that things are not back to normal yet. It may be just an interlude, I hope I'm wrong, but I think it is a possibility that this is a quiet interlude between two crises. This is why I'm very worried."
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political analyst at Chulalongkorn University, in Bangkok, said the government faced a difficult task trying to reconcile Thailand's yawning political divide. "The early signs aren't good. There's vindictiveness in the air."
Tawangwong Yoduppatham runs a tiny shop on the northern outskirts of Chiang Mai. He went by train to Bangkok four times to join the protests and was behind the reds' tyre-and-bamboo barricades when the troops advanced. "The soldiers, they shoot at everybody, even people who are peaceful. I saw people killed. We run, we have to leave, but we leave more angry at the government."
He is cynical about government talk of an early election, a "circuit breaker" on the political impasse gripping Thailand. Tawangwong believes that even when the parliamentary term expires at the end of next year there will not be elections. "Nobody here trusts the government. They say one thing and do another. They lie to us."
He added that the sense of peacefulness in Thailand's north belied the people's anger. But with the redshirt leadership in hiding or in prison on terrorism charges, there is a vacuum at the head of the anti-government movement.
"There are two groups of people, some who want more protests for the world to see, and other people who want to go underground, to do violence against the government. But for now, the people are just waiting for new leaders to come up. For sure, the grassroots people are all ready to fight."


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Definitions for whopʰwɒp, wɒp
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whack, wham, whop, wallop(verb)
hit hard
"The teacher whacked the boy"
sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash(verb)
hit hard
A blow or strike.
To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
He angrily whopped the book onto the table.
Origin: From whappen, wappen
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to throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over
to beat or strike
a blow, or quick, smart stroke
same as Whap
same as Whap
Origin: [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Whap, hwop, v.t. (coll.) to whip.—v.i. to flop on the ground.—n. Whop′per, one who whops: anything very large, esp. a monstrous lie.—adj. Whop&pprime;ping (slang), very large. [Whip.]
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The numerical value of whop in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
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August 22, 2013
Fermi Enters Extended Mission After Five Years In Space
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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe OnlineHaving successfully completed its five-year primary mission, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope entered the extended phase of its mission earlier this month – a deeper analysis of the high-energy cosmos that the US space agency hopes will continue through the year 2018.
Fermi, which began the extended phase of its mission on August 11, has given astronomers an increasingly in-depth portrait of such phenomena as supermassive black holes in far-away galaxies during its first half-decade of service.
Perhaps the mission's crowning achievement thus far was the discovery of giant bubbles extending over 25,000 light-years above and below the plane of our galaxy. Scientists believe that those structures could have formed as the result of past outbursts from the black hole residing in the heart of our galaxy.
Furthermore, the project has provided astronomers with new insight about gamma rays, the most energetic form of light in the universe – shedding new light on rapidly rotating neutron stars known as pulsars in the process.
"As Fermi opens its second act, both the spacecraft and its instruments remain in top-notch condition and the mission is delivering outstanding science," Dr. Paul Hertz, the director of NASA's astrophysics division in Washington, explained in a statement Wednesday.
NASA called the start of Fermi's extended phase "a significant step toward the science team's planned goal of a decade of observations," and a large part of the mission involves the Large Area Telescope (LAT), an instrument capable of scanning the entire sky every three hours.
According to the space agency, the LAT has sharper vision and a wider field of view than any other instrument of its kind. Furthermore, it is also capable of covering a broader energy range than any previously flown telescope.
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A young Ulsterman today - on his 16th birthday - took the immensely brave step to waive his right to anonymity to expose the sick paedophile who brutally raped him.
Stephen Graham, from Belfast, who was just 13 when a rapist subjected him to a horrific sexual assault in April 2005, said he wanted to scream when he heard that his attacker will serve only half of his 13-year sentence under Northern Ireland's controversial remission laws.
But today - with the support of his family - the teenager said he felt compelled to speak out to encourage others to come forward - and to stop evil sex fiends getting away with it.
Last month, east Belfast man Henry Irwin - formerly of McMaster Street - was sentenced to 13 years and nine months in prison for a total of 45 sexual assault charges against children, including rape.
But, under Northern Ireland's controversial 50% remission law, Irwin (43), who has already been in jail for over two years, will serve less than five years for his despicable crimes.
Stephen, who admitted that the terrifying ordeal drove him to attempt suicide three times, was in court when Irwin was sentenced and said the verdict made him feel that there was no justice.
"He is a monster," said Stephen.
"When the judge said 11 years, I thought it was great, but then they told me he was really only getting under five years and I wanted to scream.
"If it was my will he should have got life. I'd like to see him dead."
He added: "This is something that will be with me for the rest of my life."
Stephen, who was repeatedly abused by Irwin, said he had been lured into the rapist's house with the promise of vodka and cigarettes.
Inside, he was shown porn, while the sick sexual deviant "spoke dirty" and performed lurid sex acts on himself - and Stephen. Then, in a matter of weeks, as Irwin progressed from grooming to sheer brute force, he raped the youngster.
Brutally raped at age 13 ...a horror I can't forget
Last week, evil paedophile Henry Irwin (43) was jailed for horrific sexual abuse - including rape - against eight children. Today, one of those victims, brave Stephen Graham (16), tells Claire McNeilly why he is waiving his right to anonymity in order to expose this fiend and hopefully encourage other victims to come forward
Today is Stephen Graham's 16th birthday. But there will be no lavish party, no elaborate celebrations and no coming-of-age extravaganza.
Instead, Stephen has courageously decided to mark the occasion by waiving his anonymity - to expose the sick paedophile who viciously raped him.
There are faint tears in his eyes when he talks about the brutal rape - the culmination of a series of sexual assaults - that has changed his life forever.
And - understandably - at times, he finds it difficult to speak.
Aged 13, Stephen was just a boy when rapist Henry Irwin (43) formerly of McMaster Street in Belfast, robbed him of his childhood, after putting him through a despicable ordeal.
Worse still, the convicted sex offender was supposed to be a friend when he repeatedly assaulted him.
In the two years since the dreadful crimes took place, Stephen says that his waking hours have been punctuated with flashbacks, while nightmares torment his sleep.
That day - the day he was raped, the day that Henry Irwin decided to abuse his trust, the day the sexual predator stripped him physically of his garments and mentally of his innocence - has become many of Stephen's yesterdays.
And, doubtless, it will continue to taint each of his tomorrows.
Stephen cannot forget what happened, but by speaking out, he hopes to inspire other victims of sexual crime to break their silence.
"I can't remember the exact date, but it happened just shortly before he went to jail," said Stephen.
"I went round to his house. He was dead jumpy, as if something was worrying him. He asked me to come upstairs so he could show me his new computer.
"He took me into his bedroom and locked the door. He began pushing me about the room and started trying to take my trousers off.
"He pushed himself on to me and swung me round. Then he pulled my trousers down and he raped me.
"It was really sore. I was crying and I was telling him to get off me. But he wasn't listening. I'm not sure how long it lasted, but the whole time he was raping me he was making weird noises, like grunts."
After the painful ordeal was finally over, Stephen somehow managed to prise open the bedroom door and escape.
"He came after me, but I ran out of the house," he recalled.
"I went for a walk. I didn't understand what had happened to me. I didn't realise I had been raped. I didn't tell anyone what had happened for months.
"I felt angry and upset. I never went near him again. I was feeling strange at school. I didn't go out at all. I just sat in.
"I was having nightmares about it and flashbacks and all. They are still with me."
In May, Irwin was convicted of rape, although he denied the charge. It was one of a staggering 45 sexual assault charges brought against him.
Stephen was only one of eight victims - young girls and boys - that Irwin abused over a 10-year period, between 1995 and 2005.
He was only caught when social workers received an anonymous tip-off by phone.
"He used to take us out in his car," Stephen said.
"He gave us vodka and cigarettes and let us smoke in front of him. He said he wouldn't tell our parents.
"Six or seven weeks after I first met him he started showing us porn DVDs with men and women and he used to talk dirty."
Irwin admitted several charges of assault against Stephen between March and April 2005, culminating in his rape.
"When he was touching me I tried to fight him off, but he said it was normal," Stephen said.
"I didn't understand what he was doing. I was dead shaky and I felt a bit strange, but he told me that if I told anyone about it I wouldn't be living for long"
Last month, Irwin was sentenced to 13 years, nine months in prison.
But, as he has already spent at least two years in jail, under Northern Ireland's controversial 50% remission law, he will walk free in under five years.
Stephen, who was in court when Irwin was sentenced, said that the verdict made him feel that there was no justice.
"He is a monster," he said.
"It felt strange seeing him in court. I was worried my temper would break. I wanted to hit him.
"When the judge said 11 years, I thought it was great, but then they told me he was really only getting under five years and I wanted to scream.
"If it was my will he should have got life. I'd like to see him dead."
Stephen, who is receiving counselling, admitted that, on three separate occasions, he had taken an overdose. He was also hospitalised in August, after his weight plummeted to seven and a half stone.
"Sometimes I want to punish myself because of what he did to me," he said.
"I blame him for this. I get on with my life but sometimes I stay in my room for days and days, just sitting there watching TV and everything goes through my mind."
Despite his turmoil and the endless flashbacks, Stephen's father William (47) praised his son for having the strength of character to speak out.
"Stephen is incredibly brave," he said.
"He knows his family and friends are completely behind him. He wanted to speak out because he understands that vicious sex offenders pry on children because they think they can get away with it.
"Stephen's courage will hopefully give other victims the strength to come forward."
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Thanks for coming back and having the guts to tell your story, even though you feel it's not as positive as many of your other posts. But it is so much more valuable for it not being positive. Have you ever heard that poem,ReplyDelete
"I walked a mile with Pleasure;
She chatted all the way;
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And ne'er a word said she;
But, oh! The things I learned from her,
When sorrow walked with me."
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That is how i feel listening to you tell us of your struggles, so that we don't feel discouraged when we hit a bump. We pick ourselves up and try a different route.
Thanks for telling your tale!
You know what they say about great leaders...they lead with humility. "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less" -C. S. Lewis.ReplyDelete
In a humble state, you learn better. Kishore, thank you to you and your colleagues for being humble and thinking of what 's best for your patients. Good luck as you journey to get back to where you know you can be!
Way to go, Kishore, you and your colleagues have great courage! I know that many (and I mean many) practices and organizations have the same struggles, we just have a habit of only wanting to talk about success. I have had this feeling for awhile that QI is suffering as a result of not naming the struggles, exploring the 'failures', or putting on the table the wicked questions we can't seem to crack. If we keep only highlighting sanitized versions of what it means to engage in improvement, I think we risk holding ourselves back from true and deep change. I hope one year at IHI to see a session on "the questions we just can't seem to answer" or "how my QI work failed" :-) Keep up the great and honest work my friend.ReplyDelete
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But pediatricians offer encouraging news for the most part - it's usually only a temporary flattened-head condition that infants get while avoiding the much more serious risks of sudden infant death syndrome.
SIDS is rightly feared. And physicians agree with the American Academy of Pediatrics' 1990s directive to let babies sleep on their backs.
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An infant's head, designed with the capability of allowing for very rapid brain growth during the first two years of life, is malleable. Not exactly like clay, but given daily pressure over time, it can be shaped.
When a baby spends enough time lying flat, a flatness to the back of the head can develop. This is positional plagiocephaly.
"Incidence of deformational plagiocephaly has been estimated to be as low as one in 300 live births to as high as 48 percent of typical, healthy infants younger than 1 year, depending on the sensitivity of the criteria used to make the diagnosis," the organization stated in its Volume 112, No. 1, July 2003, report.
According to Dr. Richard Lampe, chairman of the department of pediatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, a flattened or asymmetrical head can be caused by multiple factors, not just sleeping on the back.
"As babies are in utero - in the mother's womb - there can be some pressures and some positional ones that might make the baby's head have this positional shape as the baby comes out," he said.
Dr. Patricia Evans, who practices pediatrics with an emphasis on neurology, also alludes to prebirth conditions that can influence the shape of a baby's head.
Back to sleep
"One category probably that leads the list is the back-to-sleep program that was instituted in 1992 by the American Academy of Pediatrics," he said. "It has reduced the overall amount of SIDS by babies sleeping on their backs by about 40 percent. But with that it has also been noted that when babies spend their time on their back, they can get these positional skull deformities - the backs of their heads will be a little bit flatter."
Another cause of flattened heads can involve the extended use of infant carriers outside a motor vehicle.
"Babies need to sleep on their backs to prevent SIDS, and they certainly need to travel in their car seats," Evans said.
"But for a child to be parked in an infant seat just because there's no place to put them ... if they spend most of the hours of the day that way, then their head can flatten."
Starting with the neck
Unusually stiff neck muscles also can be a contributing factor in misshapen heads, and alert pediatricians also check for that possibility. It is a condition known as torticollis. According to Lampe, it is similar to an awry neck in adults, in which the neck is twisted a bit in one direction.
Those babies, he said, sometimes have sustained a degree of stretching to their neck when they come through the birth canal, and they may experience a small amount of bleeding into the neck muscle.
It can be serious if not treated. Flatness can develop on one side of the head for torticollis babies. As the head develops, one ear can become positioned closer to the face, and one side of the face appears flatter than the other.
About the brain
Lampe said the most serious cause of head deformity is represented by a category in which the baby's skull bones are prematurely closed.
"The lines between these bones are called sutures," he said. "Those sutures need to be open to allow the brain growth."
Surgery is necessary to prevent the condition from affecting the brain's development.


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Dubai today pardoned Marte Deborah Dalelv, 24, who was convicted last week of extramarital sex, consumption of alcohol and perjury - all as a consequence of having reported to the police that she had been allegedly raped by a co-worker. The co-worker, a Sudanese man, was also sentenced to 13 months in jail for extramarital sex and alcohol consumption - it's not yet known whether he has been pardoned.
I'd like to know what kind of wrangling occurred on the diplomatic level for this to have happened - or did Dubai officials just realize how colossally awful it is for their PR-promoted image of a modern city if they lock up professional women from other countries for the same laws which apply to their own population.
And about those other women. This whole case just exposes what kind of obstacles face anyone who is raped. Don't report it, and the rapist(s) walk free to continue raping. Report it, and go to jail.
Dalelv is undoubtedly relieved to be able to leave Dubai, but she also leaves behind her job - she was fired for improper behavior after reporting the rape in the first place.
As for the alleged rapist, who remains in jail, this does no good when it comes to preventing future rapes, since that's not the crime he was convicted of.
I can only repeat what I said the first time around: Maybe women should avoid going to Dubai while these laws remain in force. And maybe men should do the same thing.
Huffingtonpost article: Marte Deborah Dalelv, alleged Norwegian rape victim, pardoned after being sentenced to jail for sex outside marriage


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At a White House press briefing earlier this month, spokesman Jay Carney was asked why the administration is now de-emphasizing the goal of getting seven million people enrolled by March 31 on either the federal or one of the state health-insurance exchanges. More than one official, including the Health and Human Services secretary, had mentioned that goal, but with only 2.1 million enrolled at last count the goal is unlikely to be met.
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The Engine is able to load animated objects and skinned characters with bones. There are some things to keep in mind when we're going to export animations to the Engine.
When creating models and animations for the Engine, there are some limitations, specially if the Engine will be used in mobile platforms, in which resources are more limited:
- Currently, there are no limits in the number of bones deforming a mesh in windows, but in some smartphones, there are limitations or important performance reductions. If you're going to use the engine in mobile platforms, specially in Android, is recommended to not use more than 50 bones to deform a character or mesh.
- Biped is supported, as well as custom skeleton and hierarchies; Anyway, you should keep the skeletons simple. Usually, complex rigs are used for animation, but in the final skeleton exported to the engine should only be the deformer bones, to increase performance and prevent issues with complex constraint setups. A good way to do this, is to use the complex rig for the animation, but in the final one, use only the bones that are deforming the scene. For that, it's possible to bake the animation so no constraints, helpers and complex stuff is needed. Here is a document explainig a simple way to bake animation in 3Ds Max.
- No vertex level animations like fluid simulations or morphers are supported currently, you may only deform vertices using bones and skin modifier.
Here, we'll expose some guidelines and suggestion that will help you when exporting animations from 3Ds Max.
- Don't forget to activate animation in the exporter options, so the animation information in the scene and objects gets exported:
- The exported animation will only use the frames in the active timeline. That's it, deciding the frame range in the timeline, you'll export the same frame range in the exported animation. The suggested workflow is to add all the animations consecutively, like: animation01 → frames 0 to 40, animation02 → frames 41 to 100, animation03 → frames 101 to 150, etc. Later, you can set those frame ranges in the timeline to export the animations separately. Right under the animation playback controls, you'll find the "Time Configuration" button. It will open the window that you can see in the image above. In the field "Animation", you have to define the start and end frames of the timeline: this is the frame range that will get exported.
- Before you export, make sure that everything is unselected, to prevent issues. Having something selected at export time may cause corrupted .EAD files.
- Modifiers that animate geometry won't be animated, only the first frame status will be baked into the .EAD (May behave incorrectly if other stuff in the scene depends on these animations, it's recommended to not animate modifiers)
- Animations and models should be separated: to not loading the same model over and over again with each animation, it's recommended to export several .EAD files, one with the Hierarchy (objects and relations between them) and Materials (defining material properties and textures, and then, one different .EAD file only containing animation information for each of the animations you want to load into that objects. This will allow you to load the model only once, and then only load animations into it as needed. Example:
- character_model.EAD (Hierarchy and Materials) - Remember that currently, you always need to activate animation when exporting. It's suggested that for this kind of models, you export a frame range like 0-1 without any movement.
- character_animation01.EAD (Only Animation)
- character_animation02.EAD (Only Animation)
- Animation Managers: If you're trying to export a complex scene, in which different objects needs to be able to play different animations simultaneously, you'll need to understand "animation managers" and how to set them up. Check the Advanced Export documentation to learn about them.


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President Barack Obama's plan to address border security and humanitarian concerns along the U.S.-Mexico border is coming under scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
The president says $3.7 billion in emergency funds are part of "an aggressive, unified, and coordinated Federal response" to an "urgent humanitarian situation" on the southwest border.
At a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Thursday, Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said without immediate action key border security and enforcement funding could run out by the end of the summer.
"Doing nothing is not an option," Johnson said. "At our current burn rate within the Department of Homeland Security, [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] will run out of money in mid-August. Given the added transportation costs, given the added enforcement costs, customs and border patrol will run out of money by mid-September."
The proposal makes around $1.1 billion available to ICE to help cover the costs of detention, prosecution and removal for the surge undocumented immigrants. It also includes $1.8 billion in funding to help the Department of Health and Human Services care for the estimated 52,000 unaccompanied minors who have crossed the border since October.
"To address the associated challenges, HHS has put together a two prong strategy for our part," HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell told lawmakers Thursday. "One is first to drive down the length of time that children remain in shelters, the other is to expand our shelter capacity."
Despite Thursday's testimony, Republicans and Democrats still disagree that a new influx of cash is the best solution.
"What exactly is the $3.7 billion going to address? Will this request be the end, or will it be the beginning of many new requests for emergency funding?" Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said. "I personally have no confidence that pouring billions of dollars into our existing immigration system will solve the crisis."
"I believe that this is an emergency designation," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. "Our appropriations job now is to make sure that the resources to deal with this are met."
Speaker of the House John Boehner said Thursday Congress would not give the president a "blank check" to address the border crisis, suggesting for the second time that the president deploy the National Guard to aid the situation.


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And no, this post isn't going to be about math. So come back here and quit running in terror. The screaming is disturbing the neighbors.
Things have gotten rolling full speed at the day job, the offspring has gotten back into the swing of things, and I'm trying to juggle numerous (figurative) flaming chainsaws.
So while trying to kill time between interruptions at work this afternoon (there was too much going on to be able to shut the door and work on tasks that require extended concentration), I looked at the top posts for this blog.
It was rather interesting. I didn't compare or combine the numbers from when I was on Blogger, just looked at things since I set up my own domain. I didn't look at the other blogs, only Adventures Fantastic. I ignored the most viewed page, which is the homepage, and looked at only individual posts, wherein a pattern quickly emerged. Continue reading


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Valentine's Day projects by Yainea
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Officials and developers broke ground on the $71 million Pearland Medical Center Tuesday evening.
HCA Gulf Coast Divison announced plans for the center in late 2012. At the site, several public officials and developers broke ground on the site, which is at the southwest intersection of Texas 288 and Shadow Creek Parkway on a 48-acre site. Construction will begin in October.
"The Pearland Medical Center groundbreaking emphasizes HCA Gulf Coast Division's long-standing commitment to the residents of Pearland and Brazoria County by providing convenient, high-quality healthcare close to home," Maura Walsh, president of HCA Gulf Coast Division, said in a statement.
The 144,000-square-foot, 30 bed acute-care hospital is set to open in fall 2014, according to a statement. Features will include surgical suites, medical/surgical beds, intensive care beds and a 24-hour emergency department.
Services will include magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, a catheterization lab, echocardiogram testing, and nuclear medicine modalities, according to the statement. The center also will provide digital mammography, labor and delivery suites, cesarean-section operating rooms and a newborn nursery.


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Slowing down atomic diffusion in subdwarf B stars: mass loss or turbulence?
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Subdwarf B (sdB) stars show chemical peculiarities that cannot be explained by diffusion theory alone. Both mass loss and turbulence have been invoked to slow down atomic diffusion in order to match ... [more ▼]
Subdwarf B (sdB) stars show chemical peculiarities that cannot be explained by diffusion theory alone. Both mass loss and turbulence have been invoked to slow down atomic diffusion in order to match observed abundances. The fact that some sdB stars show pulsations give upper limits on the amount of mass loss and turbulent mixing allowed. Consequently, non-adiabatic asteroseismology has the potential to decide which process is responsible for the abundance anomalies. We compute for the first time seismic properties of sdB models with atomic diffusion included consistently during the stellar evolution. The diffusion equations with radiative forces are solved for H, He, C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Fe and Ni. We examine the effects of various mass-loss rates and mixed surface masses on the abundances and mode stability. It is shown that the mass-loss rates needed to simulate the observed He abundances (?) are not consistent with observed pulsations. We find that for pulsations to be driven the rates should be ?. On the other hand, weak turbulent mixing of the outer 10[SUP]-6[/SUP] M[SUB]&sun;[/SUB] can explain the He abundance anomalies while still allowing pulsations to be driven. The origin of the turbulence remains unknown but the presence of pulsations gives tight constraints on the underlying turbulence model. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 7 (0 ULiège)
Gravitational settling in pulsating subdwarf B stars and their progenitors
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in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2010), 511
Context. Diffusion of atoms can be important during quiescent phases of stellar evolution. Particularly in the very thin inert envelopes of subdwarf B stars, diffusive movements will considerably change ... [more ▼]
Context. Diffusion of atoms can be important during quiescent phases of stellar evolution. Particularly in the very thin inert envelopes of subdwarf B stars, diffusive movements will considerably change the envelope structure and the surface abundances on a short timescale. Also, the subdwarfs will inherit the effects of diffusion in their direct progenitors, namely giants near the tip of the red giant branch. This will influence the global evolution and the pulsational properties of subdwarf B stars.
 Aims: We investigate the impact of gravitational settling, thermal diffusion and concentration diffusion on the evolution and pulsations of subdwarf B stars. Although radiative levitation is not explicitly calculated, we evaluate its effect by approximating the resulting iron accumulation in the driving region. This allows us to study the excitation of the pulsation modes, albeit in a parametric fashion. Our diffusive stellar models are compared with models evolved without diffusion.
 Methods: We use a detailed stellar evolution code to solve simultaneously the equations of stellar structure and evolution, including the composition changes due to diffusion. The diffusion calculations are performed for a multicomponent fluid using diffusion coefficients derived from a screened Coulomb potential. We constructed subdwarf B models with a mass of 0.465 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] from a 1 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] and 3 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] zero-age main sequence progenitor. The low mass star ignited helium in an energetic flash, while the intermediate mass star started helium fusion gently. For each progenitor type we computed series with and without atomic diffusion.
 Results: Atomic diffusion in red giants causes the helium core mass at the onset of helium ignition to be larger. We find an increase of 0.0015 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] for the 1 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] model and 0.0036 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] for the 3 M[SUB]ȯ[/SUB] model. The effects on the red giant surface abundances are small after the first dredge up. The evolutionary tracks of the diffusive subdwarf B models are shifted to lower surface gravities and effective temperatures due to outward diffusion of hydrogen. This affects both the frequencies of the excited modes and the overall frequency spectrum. Especially the structure and pulsations of the post-non-degenerate sdB star are drastically altered, proving that atomic diffusion cannot be ignored in these stars. Sinking of metals could to some extent increase the gravities and temperatures due to the associated decrease in the stellar opacity. However, this effect should be limited as it is counteracted by radiative levitation. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 22 (13 ULiège)


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Hardcore might be the best way to describe the Blues singing of Lucille Bogan. While many of the Classic Blues singers of the 1920s tackled risqué and controversial issues in their songs, Bogan almost exclusively focused on explicit sexual themes, like prostitution, adultery and lesbianism, and social ills such as alcoholism, drug addiction and abusive relationships.
Bogan was born April 1, 1897 in Mississippi but grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1923 she made her first recordings for the Okeh label in Atlanta, Georgia. The records apparently didn't sell well because she didn't record again until 1927 for the Paramount and Brunswick labels after moving to Chicago.Read more


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AMC American Motors Corporation, Costa Rica
You will probably ask yourself, just what does a Toyota have in common with a Rambler, or American Motors?
Well, in Costa Rica, they have much in common. They were in fact under the same franchisee, the same distributors, and they shared the same assembly plant. This began under the company H.T. Purdy, which soon became Purdy Motors, which still represents Toyota, and is probably the largest dealer in the country today.
This sort of multi-mark representation was actually not uncommon overseas. Australia was also similar as AMI (Australian Motor Industries) became the representative for American Motors in 1960, and also for Toyota in 1963, in addition to a number of other makes they already represented.
|This site is dedicated to the history of American Motors and Rambler in
Costa Rica, as well as other items of interest such as the Designer
Interiors offered by American Motors, prototype vehicles, and other special
interest and unique vehicles connected to the AMC banner.
At this point I have only lived in Costa Rica since 1998 (I am Canadian) and only started to discover the history of Rambler & AMC since I imported my Cardin Javelin in 2008. Since then I have uncovered much of the history, but will continue to try to update this site as I discover more.
As time permits, I will be adding many images into the gallery of Ads published in Costa Rica for AMC, Willy's, Jeep, Ramblers, and other related topics. I have collected a great deal of memorabilia over the past few years, and also plan to upload photos of prototype or concept cars, brochures, press kits, and so forth. All coming soon (I hope!)
|The Purdy Motor Company in 1959, around the time when they would sign agreements with American Motors for the Distributorship of Rambler vehicles in Costa Rica.
|This is a shot inside the new Purdy Motors Assembly plant in Costa Rica, finished in 1964. Here they would assemble knock down kits for both American Motors and Toyota vehicles. The first vehicle assembled was an AMC Rambler Classic.
As the company grew, new specialized locations were opened for business. To the right is a photo of the 1970 Sales Office for Purdy Motors. Note the lineup of the various AMC models out front. These were likely all assembled in Costa Rica.