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Translator: Twin.Fishes
Editor: Rei
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Chapter 84: But it Would be Awesome
"Squeak?" Four Seasons Manor?
Once the lethargic Xiao Yu heard the name, he immediately regained his vigor and nodded his head twenty times in five seconds.
"Don't nod so hard." Yan Jin wrinkled his forehead.
"Squeak." You even need to control that.
Xiao Yu turned his little body, facing his butt towards Yan Jin to show his dissatisfaction.
Four Seasons Manor…… Last time, they unexpectedly left early due to an accident. Xiao Yu had not played enough and always wanted to go there again. He just didn't expect Yan Jin to suggest going there at a time like this.
The end of the month. That was in two weeks. Was there anything special about those days?
As Xiao Yu became lost in his thoughts, he realized that he wasn't even sure what today's date was.
My god, the days just run together.
"I have a break for the New Year. Including the paid leave I still have, we can stay for three extra days." Yan Jin answered Xiao Yu's question: "It's the perfect time for us to visit the Four Seasons Manor."
Xiao Yu squeaked twice in agreement.
Seeing Xiao Yu regain his energy, Chairman Yan let out a sigh of relief and felt assured enough to go to work.
Xiao Yu said goodbye to Yan Jin, waving his little paws. Then, he suddenly thought of today's date.
More accurately speaking, he remembered that he received another miniature artifact two days ago — a very charming candy house. Of course, only its appearance resembled the candy house from a fairy tale; it was not made out of real candy. At this point, Yan Jin would like to clarify something. It was not that Chairman Yan was not able to get a candy house made of real candy. He was just afraid that if he had decided to use real candy, Xiao Yu would not be able to control himself and get into trouble from eating too much candy.
Yan Jin had said before that he would not dig too deeply into Xiao Yu's identity, and he would not try to investigate things that Xiao Yu was unwilling to disclose. Yan Jin was a man of his word. But regarding food, he had asked Xiao Yu once before — as a hamster demon, wouldn't the range of his diet be much wider compared to that of regular hamsters?
Inside, Xiao Yu wished he could say that his diet range was in the same category as humans. But in the end, for the sake of his own health, he could only obediently say no.
After that, Yan Jin was the same as before when it came to Xiao Yu's food intake. He controlled everything very strictly. Things that he could not eat, Yan Jin would definitely not give him. Things that he should not eat a lot of, Yan Jin would set limits.
That was to say that he could only dream about being given an entire house made of colored pigments and artificially flavored carbohydrates.
Oh yes, two days ago, other than the candy house, Xiao Yu also received a golden fishy. That fishy should not be mistaken for a certain Fishy. Instead, it was the kind of fishy that swam in water. A fish shaped golden ornament.
Just like the others, it was very ugly.
Inferring from this information…… two days ago was the fifteenth, which would make today the seventeenth.
While Xiao Yu admired his ability to calculate the date, he felt disdainful of his memory, which was getting worse and worse.
Sigh, what was he doing? He even forgot about the celebration they just had for his monthly birthday. Was it getting so cold lately that even his IQ was frozen?
Xiao Yu quickly ate a walnut to steady his emotions.
Kacha Kacha.
Speaking of which, the Autumn Release Conference had been over for a month, so the sales report should be out now.
As Xiao Yu gnawed on his walnut, he casually opened Yan Jin's mailbox.
That's right, he opened Yan Jin's mailbox. It was not even Yan Jin's side account, but his work account.
In the past, Xiao Yu had sworn to himself that he would never use his identity as Chairman Yan's pet to do anything illegal. But now, he did not feel even the slightest bit ashamed to rely on his pet status to arrogantly do what he wanted.
What? What would he do if Yan Jin discovered him?
He would just give him a muwah.
Xiao Yu clicked open the mailbox, then openly browsed through YL Corporation's internal, confidential information.
Well, it might not be accurate to call it confidential information, as truly confidential information would never be sent through email. These were merely reports that would most likely end up on their main webpage after Yan Jin went over them. Yan Jin put them in his mailbox to make it more convenient to work from home. He would never bring anything truly critical out of the office.
Xiao Yu was able to dig out the Luxuriant Flower design drawings from Yan Jin's mailbox, as these were not confidential documents. It would take him a lot of time and hard-work to collect the whole set from the Internet.
In his past life, when Xiao Yu discovered the possibility of his designs being plagiarized at the Autumn Release Conference, he had scrutinized YL. That was why he was very clear about the data in YL's sales report after the conference.
The mystery designer's Moonlit Manacles occupied the number one spot on YL's new items sales list as well as the number one spot on this year's jewelry list. The other series also performed well. However, the series that sold the best was not a new release, but the Luxuriant Flower series that performed averagely last year— This was what Xiao Yu remembered from his past life.
The report in Yan Jin's mailbox clearly stated that in this life, the results were not all that different.
Xiao Yu picked up another walnut.
The Moonlit Manacles sold extremely well, almost comparable to the number of units sold in an entire series. Even compared to the data from two major publications from the previous year, the Moonlit Manacles' place at the top was unshakable.
The claw Xiao Yu used to click through the report froze.
He suddenly noticed a problem. The series that did the best in his past life was also the Luxuriant Flowers?
Why was it the Luxuriant Flowers? There was a clear explanation for why the Luxuriant Flowers did so well in this life— It was fortunate enough to ride on the Jade Court's coattails. But in his past life, why was this outdated series suddenly able to explode in popularity with such a high number of sales without the Jade Court?
Xiao Yu thought of a possibility that caused him to drip with cold sweat. Was there really nothing like the Jade Court in his past life?
In the past, at the time, he was already completely embroiled in his investigation into the mysterious designer's true identity. Could he have carelessly neglected the existence of the Jade Court?
At this Autumn Release Conference, the Jade Court could be considered one of the most stunning exhibitions. To have 'carelessly' overlooked such a piece would not have been easy to do.
Could there be some other hidden secrets? He thought back to his past life. After he finished arranging the exhibition booth at the Autumn Release Conference, what did he do?
He should have gone on to investigate the mysterious designer. But Xiao Yu could not be completely certain.
Xiao Yu randomly clicked on a few forums. As he expected, the human Xiao Yu had replied to many of the discussions relating to the identity of the mysterious designer.
During this month, the mystery designer's name had spread throughout the entire industry. His fan club was even established overnight. Under YL's deliberate indulgence, the crazy hype and speculation over the mysterious designer's identity exploded. There were people who believed that he was anyone from the successor of a corporation; to a down on his luck designer; to a student returning from out of the country. What made it scarier was how many people believed in these rumors. The media, who did not care about the validity of their articles, just added oil to the fire. If you asked ten different fans what the mystery designer's background was, you would get ten different answers.
YL was pleased to see this situation. No matter who people thought the mysterious designer was, whether the mysterious designer was male or female, as long as it guaranteed that Mr. Mystery's name was at the front and center of everyone's mind; this season's new releases were guaranteed to have a market.
During this period, the human Xiao Yu was already frantically searching for the identity of the mysterious designer. After all, what aroused his suspicions that someone was plagiarizing his designs did not originate with the Moonlit Manacles, it even went back to the foreign billionaire's jewelry order.
In the eyes of the masses, they might think of various aspects where the designs were not alike, but the person being plagiarized would surely be able to feel the similarities.
Could he have been too focused on his design drawings being plagiarized to take notice of the Jade Court?
This logic seemed reasonable, but he couldn't help but find it weird. The Jade Court was such big news. It was too strange for him not to even have an impression of it.
But looking at the results, if there was also a Jade Court in his past life, then that meant that his rebirth had not derailed the future by much. That's great, isn't it?
Oh, maybe this was god giving him a chance to discover what he had missed in the past so that he could fix it.
Xiao Yu's imagination ran wild for a bit before he unexpectedly decided that it made sense.
To this day, the Autumn Release Conference and the follow-up events could be considered completed. But there was still a thread hanging loose— In his past life, he designed a matching piece for the Moonlit Manacles, the Heart Lock, which was already on its way to being released.
The manacle couple rings originally belonged in a set. In his past life, after he failed to win over the audience at the Autumn Release Conference with his design, Xiao Yu gave up on the draft that he had designed to go along with it.
The Heart Lock and the Moonlight Manacles were designed together, Since the draft was already drawn, Xiao Yu simply took it out and posed it as this year's design.
There was an annual event at S City for those in the jewelry industry. At the end of the year, every designer would bring out what they considered represented their most successful creation for that year. The various enterprises would chose a few designs to enter into S City's Year End Design Competition. This competition was limited to those within the industry and was not open to the public. The designers who could enter this competition were not nobodies. Basically, this was just an entertaining event for industry insiders within the city to show off.
But this year, the usually harmonious event would become a part of SI and YL's battle to become the strongest in S City. After the Autumn Release Conference, many industry insiders were watching these two corporations struggle against each other with glee.
Actually the plot of this sequel to the Autumn Release Conference was easy to guess. The victory would go to none other than the Heart Lock.
It was a pity that it would not be the Heart Lock from Xiao Yu of SI. Instead, it would be the Heart Lock from the mysterious designer at YL, Mr. Mystery.
That would also mean that at this competition, YL would officially announce that Mr. Mystery was a special designer that YL contracted. He could no longer muddy the waters like before.
Why was this considered special? Naturally, this was because Mr. Mystery's name, age, contact information, and salary were all kept confidential. Everything about this mystery designer was 'unknown.'
But compared to the first two times, this time's situation was much simpler.
After all, even if Xiao Yu used his nail to think, he could still guess that Lin Zhou was definitely going to steal the human Xiao Yu's design drawing, hoping in vain that he could steamroll the competition and catch Yan Jin's attention.
The original script would have the mystery designer perform some face slapping on the spot, win first place, and announce that Lin Zhou's plan failed.
In order to keep complications to a minimum, Xiao Yu already received the final draft of the Heart Lock from Nannan a week ago and had it sent to Yan Jin.
Incidentally, this was also what happened in his past life.
The Year End Competition only accepted designs that would be released within six months and had never been shown in a public competition. That was why he gave his design to Yan Jin, so that YL could have it registered early, which wouldn't violate the rules.
This move of Xiao Yu's did not affect YL in the slightest, but as for SI……
He was afraid things would get amusing.
Lin Zhou would steal the design draft after much difficulty, then spend two days without sleep to modify the draft, and rush to publish the finished draft before the human Xiao Yu. What would he think when he saw YL announce the finished product of Heart Lock? Xiao Yu didn't know what sort of mood Lin Zhou would be in then.
Of course, he could go and sue YL for plagiarism; as long as he had the courage and was brainless enough to do so.
It was a pity that he did not have that kind of courage and his intellect could be considered alright.
As for the human Xiao Yu……
Xiao Yu could only apologize to himself.
His failure at the Year End Competition shook his position at SI, though this was nothing compared to his rage and panic when he discovered that his design had been plagiarized.
Sigh, Xiao Yu ate another walnut to calm his nerves.
Xiao Yu had another walnut again.
Even though this was a bit like dealing 1000 damage to his enemy while dealing 1200 damage to himself, but……
Damn it feels great.
Just thinking of the expression on Lin Zhou's face when he realized that his plan had failed, when Lin Zhou realized that all his efforts were for nothing, Xiao Yu felt like he could eat a couple more bowls of melon seeds.
Xiao Yu bet that never in Lin Zhou's wildest dreams could he ever imagine that while he, the mantis, stalked human Xiao Yu, the cicada, that hamster Xiao Yu would also be the oriole stalking him from behind.
Comparing 'not knowing when he would get promoted' with 'immediately being able to cover his enemy in blood,' Xiao Yu, who held Yan Jin's secondary credit card, indicated— he would chose the latter.


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I must do what I've been told."
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Group healing -medical acupuncture
Possible measurement of external Qi with infrared imaging: a case study involving group healing
Shui Yin Lo, PhD*, Grace Yen, RN, Minh Thanh Nguyen, MS, and Shiu Ling Chiu, MS, Quantum Health Research Institute, Pasadena, CA 91107;* also at American University of Complementary Medicine, Beverly Hills, California 90120
Qi is one of the most important and fundamental concepts in Chinese Medicine. Despite thousands of years of tradition, and much research in recent years, its existence, let alone its property, has not yet been acknowledged by mainstream biomedicine and medical professionals. In this study, we used infrared imaging method to record objectively and quantitatively, changes in body surface temperatures in a human subject who underwent a 10-minute group healing session. In this case, the group consisted of six individuals who had no previous qigong training background, but were taught a simple qigong movement. We find statistically significant changes in body surface temperatures of the subject who received the qi treatment, as well as in two of the participant- healers of the group. The experiment is designed in such a way that it can be reproduced easily. We hypothesize that the effect of group healing increases rapidly with an increase in the number of participants in the group as N2, where N is the number of participants.
A key tenet that underpins Traditional Chinese Medicine is the concept of qi, which can be defined generally as vital energy that circulates within the human body. Disease and illnesses are defined within the Chinese Medicine framework to be the result of a blockage or imbalance of qi. Research has shown that there are two kinds of qi: internal and external qi. Internal qi circulates inside a human body via a network of acupuncture channels or meridians (1). External qi, however, is energy that an experienced practitioner, such as a qigong master, can emit from his/her body and which can be felt by a receiver. While research into the nature of qi and qi healing has been conducted in China for many decades, it is only recently that Western scientists have joined the effort to measure the qi effects, and to understand the mechanisms by which qi is transmitted (2-5).
In our previous published research, we proposed the hypothesis that acupuncture meridians are made up of electrically polarized molecules (6-10). We have identified the oscillations on the stable water clusters along the meridians as qi. As a simple analogy, meridians are more or less like piano wires. There are two kinds of vibrations associated with a piano wire: the internal vibration and the external vibration. The internal vibration is the oscillation of the piano wire itself in sinusoidal movement. The external vibration is the vibration of the air outside the piano wire, which is the sound made by a piano wire. External qi is similar to sound waves that travel from the piano wire to a listener. External qi can travel from the emitter, such as a qigong master, to the receiver of external qi, who is often a patient.
The external qi emitted by qigong masters has been shown to have effects on animals (11,13,14), to affect human fibroblasts FS-4 (15), human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (16) and others (17-22). Almost all of the research on external qi has been carried out using experienced qi gong practitioners. However, research that involves experienced qi gong practitioners can face obstacles and limitations. For example, qi gong masters are rare in number. Even when they can be located, they are not always willing to participate in research and/or healing projects; some of them are not interested in using their qi skills for healing purposes. On the other hand, some qi gong masters, while very skilled in qi cultivation, have poor aptitude for healing.
We hypothesize, however, that external qi can be emitted by ordinary people who have little or no training in qi gong; and, moreover, that this external qi can be used for healing purposes. Thus, the objective of our case study is to demonstrate that the physical effect of external qi, such as that measured in research involving qi gong masters, can be reproduced by ordinary people who move and act as a coherent group. The implications of our hypothesis are radical in nature: 1) Ordinary individuals have the capacity to emit external qi; 2) Research into external qi does not have to involve skilled qi gong masters; 3) Biochemical reactions in the body can be induced by external qi emitted by individuals who have limited or no training in qi gong.
We take as our theoretical basis the electromagnetic theory of wave, which posits that the amplitude of the electromagnetic wave adds up if the oscillations of the electric charge oscillate coherently (12). We then make the theoretical jump that when ordinary people with polarized molecules in their meridians come together as a group and move coherently (i.e. move their arms and hands in a coordinated and uniform manner), this group will emit coherent electromagnetic waves, and the amplitude of the waves will add up coherently. Thus, we postulate that the greater the number of individuals who act coherently in a group context, the bigger the electric effect produced and emitted by the group as a coherent healing entity.
In our case study, we measured the physical effect of external qi emitted by participants in the coherent group on a subject who was a recipient of this external qi. We employed infrared imaging to evaluate the state of the patient and the group participants before and after the coherent group external qi treatment. We hypothesize that there will be noticeable changes in the infrared images not only of the subject, but also of the group participants who were doing the qi gong movement.
Infrared Imaging
Among all parameters of the human body, internal temperature is one of the most sensitive and important parameters for measuring health. A person in good health will have an internal body temperature measured as 37 0C in the oral cavity. In terms of absolute temperature in Kelvin, a person with 1 0C above normal temperature, which is only 1/310 or 0.3 % above normal temperature, is considered sick. In other words, a person with an oral temperature of more than one degree, or above 38 0C, may be considered sick.
Studies have shown that the infrared imaging system, commonly called "thermograph," can accurately measure the temperature at each spot of the human body surface to one hundredth of a degree (Meditherm 2000). Infrared imaging system contains a single detector maintained at 13 0 K that measures the infrared imaging at all points of body, and it continuously calibrates. Therefore, the absolute temperature is reliable (1,2). Normally, a person in perfect health is assumed to have uniform body surface temperature, which can be detected with infrared images. When expressing perfect health through infrared images in color code, the skin temperature will be presented in only one uniform color instead of in many different colors. When a higher temperature spot, or a different color appears in the infrared images, it usually implies biochemical changes in the body that can indicate pain and discomfort.
Because the internal temperature is a very sensitive indicator of the average rate of biochemical reactions inside the body, and it can be sensed by the infrared images, we employed the infrared imaging system to examine the effects that external qi had on the internal temperature of one patient.
The case study involves a 36-year-old female in relatively good health. A 10-minute coherent group healing treatment was executed by six participants who had very little training, if any, in qi gong. During the 10-minute coherent healing treatment, the subject was asked to sit on a chair, relax, and close her eyes. The six participants formed a circle around the subject, standing at a radius of about three meters. The six participants were instructed to act as a single coherent group and to perform a simple qi gong movement repetitively and in unison. The simple qi gong movement involved the following: the participants moved their arms and hands up over their head and come down directing the hands and fingers at the subject sitting in the middle of the circle. The participants were instructed to emit qi from their body and hands via the qi gong movement to the subject without direct physical contact. Infrared images and numerical temperature were taken before and immediately after the 10-minute coherent healing treatment for the subject and two randomly chosen participants from the group. In this time, the external environment and infrared images were assumed to remain constant.
The infrared images were captured in color pictures. The color coding of the images is as follows: the hottest areas of the body are represented in white; the next hottest areas in red, then yellow, green, and blue, with black depicting the coldest regions of the body. According to studies from the thermograph manufacturer, the normal fluctuation of surface temperature of a person is about 0.11 0C to 0.25 0C. Therefore, a difference in surface temperature less than 0.25 0C will not be considered significant. The significant difference level of temperature fluctuation was set at 0.5 0C for comparison in this study, which is more than 2 standard deviations away from the normal fluctuation. Therefore, a significant temperature fluctuation was primarily attributed to the external qi treatment.
The infrared images of the subject before and after the coherent group treatment are shown in Fig 1. The color code for the infrared images are: white being the hottest, then red, yellow, green, blue and black, the coldest, with sixteen shades of these. The span of the maximum temperature from hottest to coldest is 8 0C. If there is a difference in shades of color that represent the local body surface temperature, then there is a change of more than 0.5 0C. Before the treatment, the infrared images showed that the subject had several hot spots (white area) and uneven temperature distribution all over her body, especially the chest, genitals and back regions. After 10 minutes of coherent group healing treatment, the entire body surface temperature decreased significantly ( > 0.5 0C ) and the body surface temperature distributed more evenly. The overall body surface temperature fluctuation was around 1 0C, except in the upper and lower back regions.
The before and after coherent healing treatment infrared images of the two surrounding participants are shown in Fig 2 – Fig 3, respectively. For healer participant A, the infrared images showed that she had hot spots (white area) around the torso and neck regions before doing the coherent group exercises, but the hot spots diminished after performing the coherent group exercises. Significant decrease in body surface temperature ( > 0.5 0C ) was found in the chest, genitals, lower back and leg areas. The entire body surface temperature fluctuation was around 0.5 0C, which is less than the subject. For healer-participants B, the infrared images showed that he had hot spots (white color-coded areas) around the torso and lower back area before the coherent group exercise, and the hot spots area expanded after the exercise. Significant increase in body surface temperature ( > 0.5 0C ) was also found in these two areas. The overall body surface temperature fluctuation was around 0.5 0C.
There are more than 10,000 pixels in each of these infrared images. Each pixel has its numerical values of local temperature. We had enormous numbers of local temperatures values to do the analysis. We chose to use the maximum temperatures to represent the change of thousands of local body surface temperatures. The maximum temperatures of the face, torso, genitals, the lower back, the upper back, and the legs for the subject, healer-participants A and B are listed in Table 1. The differences of maximum temperatures due to the group healing treatment are also listed in Table 1. During the ten minutes of group healing treatment, we keep all external circumstances constant. The effects of external conditions should be subtracted out and do not appear in the difference of maximum temperatures. The differences are considered to come from the effect of the external qi from the group.
We have carried out coherent group healing practice as described above in this case study for more than one year. We have practiced this coherent group healing in different contexts and involving different people; we have also used different kinds of scientific instruments to quantitatively measure the effects of external qi. We have always gotten positive feedback from both the healers in the circle that do the healing and the subject in the middle. In the case study reported here, we have all the external conditions under control, and the measurements completed. We have deliberately designed our experiment discussed above so that other groups can repeat the experiment easily; and, hopefully, they will reproduce similar results.
The results from this study demonstrate that there was some form of external qi emitted by the coherent group participants, and that this external qi elicited changes in the both the subject and the group participants. The thermograph changes indicated that the subject in the center of the circle that received qi as well as the two healer-participants who emitted qi to the subject had dramatic responses to the coherent healing treatment. Not surprisingly, the subject had more significant responses to coherent healing treatment than the two healer-participants. Significant body surface temperature differences were mainly caused by the treatment, demonstrating that there were decreasing or increasing biochemical reactions in the body in response to external qi. We take the decrease in body surface temperature to imply a lesser amount and degree of biochemical reactions. The subject and healer-participant A got healthier from the qi treatment. This showed up as less variation in body surface temperature distribution. The body surface temperature increase for participant B, however, can be considered to result from the qi effect activating more healing processes in the body. Hence, more heat was being released from an increased amount of biochemical reactions. Whether there was an increase or decrease in body surface temperature, we regarded both changes as direct evidence of the existence of external qi. If external qi did not exist, there would be no change in temperature. The interpretation of such change of temperature, however, is still under investigation and subject to more thorough discussion.
We noticed that the temperature changes occurred all over the body, which indicated a systematic body effect. A systematic physiological effect of the whole body is presupposed by Chinese meridian theory, which postulates that stimulation of qi in one specific area of the body will have systemic effects throughout the whole body via the network of meridians. Therefore, coherent healing treatment implies a whole body treatment. Qi travels in the meridians to reach every parts of the body, and the healing effect occurred for both the healer-participants and the subject alike.
We designed and performed this experiment based on our hypothesis that external qi has an electromagnetic wave component. Since electromagnetic waves can add up, a group effect is predicted to be stronger than an individual effect. This case study demonstrates this. If external qi is indeed as we assume, then the amplitude of electromagnetic waves from a group healing is N times that of an individual. Since the intensity of the electromagnetic waves is the square of the amplitude, we predict the coherent group healing effect to be of the magnitude of N2, where N is the number of participants in the group. For a group comprising of ten individuals, the coherent group healing effect will then be 100 times that of an individual. It is important to test this prediction and we hope to carry out future research to accomplish this.
Not only can infrared imaging be used as a diagnostic instrument, but it can also help us examine the treatment effects of external qi by objectively showing the immediate biochemical reactions taking place in the body in response to external qi. This technique is suitable for demonstrating the effects of qi because the meridians are there to connect the surface skin with the internal organs. Our case study suggests that coherent healing treatment could have good healing effects for both the subject receiving the qi treatment and the participants who are emitting external qi.
Before qi treatment After qi treatment *[to view the images, please click on Group healing -medical acupuncture and navigate to appropriate section of published study]
Fig. 1. Infrared images of the subject of group coherent healing: From top to bottom they were from face, torso, genitals, upper back, lower back, and legs. The left pictures were taken before the group healing, and the right pictures were taken after the group healing of the same body surface. The maximum temperatures of body surface for these parts of body were 33.820C, 35.470C, 35.290C, 34.020C, 33.750C, 31.210C before group healing. They became 32.990C, 34.080C, 33.910C, 33.780C, 32.960C, and 30.100C. The decreases of these maximum
temperatures were 0.830C, 1.390C, 1.380C, 0.240C, 0.790C, and 1.110C respectively. The maximum temperatures of the face, torso, genitals, and lower back all decreased more than 0.50C, or more than two standard deviation away from normal statistical fluctuation, and therefore were significant.
Fig. 2. Infrared images of healer-participant A: From top to bottom they were from face, torso, genitals, upper back, lower back, and legs. The left pictures were taken before the group healing, and the right pictures were taken after the group healing of the same body surface. The maximum temperatures of body surface for these parts of the body were 33.880C, 34.210C, 33.360C, 33.250C, 32.960C, 29.200C before group healing. They became 33.520C, 33.550C, 32.790C, 32.920C, 32.300C, 28.670C. The decreases of these maximum temperatures were 0.360C, 0.660C, 0.570C, 0.330C, 0.660C, 0.530C respectively. The maximum temperatures of the torso, genitals, lower back and legs all decreased more than 0.50C, or more than two standard deviation away from normal statistical fluctuation, and therefore were significant.
Fig. 3. Infrared images of participant B (no genital and leg images) From top to bottom they were from face, Torso, Upper back, and Lower Back. The left pictures were before the group healing, and the right pictures were after the group healing of the same body surface. The maximum temperatures of body surface for these parts of body were 32.960C, 33.580C, 32.630C, and 32.660C before group healing. They became 32.990C, 34.240C, 32.590C, and 33.190C. The increases of these maximum temperatures were 0.030C, 0.660C, 0.040C, and 0.530C respectively. The maximum temperatures of the torso, and lower back increased more than 0.50C, or more than two standard deviation away from normal statistical fluctuation, and therefore were significant.
Table 1. Difference of maximal temperature before and after coherent healing treatment ( 0C ) *[to view the chart, please click on Group healing -medical acupuncture and navigate to appropriate section of published study] a. Difference = Before treatment temperature – After treatment temperature b. * significant difference which was greater than 0.5 0C
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Yoga off the mat. By Ambika
So you found your perfect yoga home that ticks all the boxes: challenging (but relaxing) classes, nice hipster studio, awesome teachers, cool events, retreats to Bali, herbal tea at reception. Now what? Is this what yoga is?
Did you know that yoga is a way of life? In fact, the asanas (the postures) we practice in a studio are just a small part of yoga. Who we are as a person, how we treat others, how we treat ourselves, how we keep our home, how we contribute to the world and how we impact nature is all part of being a yogi.
The second sutra in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras reads, 'Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodha' which translates roughly to 'Yoga is to slow down (or to stop) the fluctuations of the mind'. This is the goal of yoga. If we achieve this, we achieve self realisation. When the mind becomes calm, and free from thoughts, we can then realise that THERE IS NO SEPERATE SELF.
Which means, WE ARE ONE.
In a nutshell :)
If we are truly living a yoga life we could consider that every single thought, feeling, word and action has a direct impact on the balance of EVERYTHING. We are matter, we are energy and each and every thing is connected. FULL ON!
Volunteering, serving, helping others, being mindful of where our food is from, being mindful of where our clothes are made, acknowledging others, caring for nature, and simply being kind without expecting something in return are all practices of yoga. I reckon this is where the hard work is for many of us, not the handstand.
Yoga is a work in progress. It's a practice. A lifelong practice.
So, now you have realised that you are connected to the stranger over the other side of the world, the fish in the sea, the possum in the tree, the person next door, the flower in your front yard, the chair you are sitting on ...
How do you choose to live?
How will you practice yoga off the mat?
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PNG Drilling shall receive 2 mobile rigs from WEI Srl, Italy: "Pioneer 4000 WEI DS 205-22 LT" and "Sarmat 4000 WEI DS 205-22 LT"
PNG Drilling Company has signed the Contact with Well Equipments International s.r.l. (WEI Srl, Fiorenzuola D'Arda, Piacenza, Italy) for the delivery of two mobile drilling rigs (MDR) WEI DS 205-22 LT with hook-load capacity of 205 m/t each.
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The ordered mobile drilling rigs will have the given by PNG Drilling Co names of «Pioneer 4000 WEI DS 205-22 LT» and "Sarmat 4000 WEI DS 205-22 LT" and will be equipped with the Italian mud pumps with diesel drive of 1 600 h.p. (WEI QF-RS-1600) each, with 5 cleaning stages circulation system and with other world-class up-to-date equipments.
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How to link existing C code into Flowcode 6
Hi. My name is Jonny and I design and write Flowcode.
Most of my work is behind the scenes adding features and fixing bugs – trying to ascertain what our users want from Flowcode.
We are preparing for 6.1 at the moment – there is a lot to be done on this, but the down side is I very rarely get to play around with Flowcode itself, so I thought as a short blog I would show you how to link existing C code into Flowcode and package it as a component – useful if you have a lot of existing libraries.
The first thing you need is to have some C code. Flowcode has a supplementary code feature and this can be exported with a component. You could add a hash-include for your source file or add it to the compiler arguments as a library. For the purposes of this demo we will write a small routine to make a string upper-case and use this instead.
So here is a C routine that makes a string upper-case. If you don't know C, don't worry about how this code works – it is only to serve as an illustration
We can add this routine to the supplementary code defines section, which can be exported as part of a component. Just cut and paste the text into the definitions section.
Once we have added the supplementary code, we must remember to tell the component to export it. In the settings manager under 'Advanced' select 'Use supplementary Header Code'. This will tell Flowcode to package the header code with an exported component.
Now our C code is part of this project, we need to provide an interface to it. For this, create a macro with the same parameters as your code. Remember Flowcode will automatically add the 'Length' parameter when it sees a string or array, so you do not need to add this. Make sure you un-check to make a local copy of the Buffer String, so the upper-case result can be passed back to the caller.
Flowcode does not know what C code this will be linked to in the chip so will use the contents of the flowchart during simulation.
So we can add a simulation version of our routine using the ToUpper$() call on Buffer.
The final stage of the component creation is to declare an interface. Flowcode needs to know what macros you want to be available to the user and how to call them.
In the Interface Manager select the MakeUpperCase macro and from the drop-down select an 'Embedded Macro.' This tells Flowcode that while you want to simulate using the flowchart, the C code to download to the chip is already embedded in the program somewhere.
The function name to use on download can be expanded using several variables you can see in this drop-down list. We have a fixed name for our C function, which makes things nice and easy – just add the name into the Native Macro field.
Everything is set now, Flowcode has enough information to create a component, so its time to export. Just make sure that the front end of the component is correct, give it a tool-tip and the default icon. Now your component is exported into the Misc category you should see it in the lists.
To test the component, open a new instance of Flowcode, add your component to the system and create a simple test routine. Simulate the program, and you will see the simulation routine working. However if you look at the C code, all Flowcode is calling is the routine we have embedded in the supplementary code.
This method is the same for pretty much any component using embedded code. Some components such as the CAL even create additional consoles or other interfaces during simulation to help in testing.
Here are the source files and compiled component used in this example; Blog source files.
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Some people think there is some special merit in "playing hurt". That is not the goal! Whether the pain you are experiencing is coming from your body, others, circumstances, even God, that pain is crying out to you to change. When you ignore the pain and play hurt you're living on credit. You may be … Continue reading
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I am unable to to connect to a teradata database which is other side of a firewall and getting error like "[Teradata Database] [8017] The UserId, Password or Account is invalid".
No issue with the firewall. Also user-id and password is also correct (because the person in the green side of the firewall able to connect using the same credential)
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(birds chirping) – Hey guys, I'm Rae. – And I'm Jason. – And if you've watched
any of our other videos, you know that we've made some
serious beginner RV mistakes. So we decided to put them together for you and make this video. Our top 10 beginner RV mistakes. – So what are we waiting for? Let's roll that intro and get into it. (refreshing music) So, beginner tip number one is to gas up the night before your trip. Do you know how annoying
and terrifying it is bringing this huge rig through a normal gas station filled with cars and people? We did it our first week, and I will never do it again if I can. So, make it easy on yourself. Gas up the night before
and avoid the hassle. If you do need to gas up while towing, or you drive a Class A, we recommend
stopping at truck stops. They have a higher clearance and truckers generally know that
people need their space. As a side note, be considerate
of truckers as well. They're working, so don't block pathways. Most truck stops are
diesel, so if you need gas, search out RV gas pumps. They're normally located off to the side, away from the crowded regular gas pumps. So, come on, I gotta show
you something in the car. – Not knowing the height of your rig is a pretty newbie move. So make sure to get out and actually measure your rig once it's hitched up. That way, you'll know your exact height. Then, when you have that measurement, you can go ahead and get
an RV or trucker app, and plug that measurement into it. This will ensure you don't go under any bridges that you don't fit under. Personally, we like to
use the app, CoPilot. We've put in the height of our rig, and our preference for two-lane highways, and that keeps us safe on the road. What are you doing? – Oh, I was getting RV
mistake number three ready. It's important to have a tire
pressure monitoring system. And better yet, get an air
compressor to go with it. Because there's nothing worse
than knowing that you have a flat tire, and not being
able to do anything about it. Dealing with tire issues
is almost inevitable when you live in an RV full time, so it's best to be prepared. That's some pretty good product
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ready for mistake number four. But yeah, VIAIR sponsorship? Wouldn't be mad about that. Anyway, mistake number four is
not having an extension cord. Whether you have 30 amp or 50 amp, just make sure you have
one of these on hand. Because, we learned this
mistake the hard way. We arrived to a campground,
pulled in, got settled, only to realize that the
hookup for electrical was all the way in the back. So, let me tell you firsthand experience. It's not fun hunting
down an RV extension cord on a Sunday when all the
part places are closed. Man, that day was rough. Do you remember that day? Now where'd he go? – Mistake number five is
not having a basic toolkit. Whether you have a new rig or an old rig, you need at least a basic toolkit. You don't know when you're gonna need it, but trust me when I say, you will. While we're out here, let's go
check out mistake number six. Mistake number six is having
both propane tanks open. It's RV law that your propane is going to run out in
the middle of the night. So, would you rather freeze your butt off? Or just walk outside real quick, turn a knob, and get cozy back in bed? The next morning you can
take your empty tank, get it filled back up, keep
it closed and plug in it until your tank runs out again. That way, you're never
stuck cold in your RV. Hm, smells like lunchtime. (plastic bag crinkles) – Oh, you're in here, alright. Well, RV mistake number seven is, not packing food on moving days. I can't tell you how many
times in the beginning we thought, I'll just make food when I get to the next campground. It's a pretty easy drive, right? Nope. We ended up starving. Normally, places with food are in shopping centers and crowded areas. So, you don't wanna bring a
fifth wheel through there. Can you imagine? No, you know what, don't even imagine. Because it's a nightmare. Or, you know what the other
nightmare situation is? Driving for what feels
like a million miles and not finding any food. So do yourself a solid,
and pack some lunch. Oh, this was from our date day video. Little old, but it'll work. (sighs) Did you turn the heater on? – No way. It's way too hot for that right now. But that does remind me
about mistake number eight. If you purchase a new rig, make sure that the first time you run your furnace you're able to run it with your
windows and even door open. We learned the hard way that furnaces come with wood chips
and dust and oil in them that burns off and creates a
really, really acrid smoke. We settled in to watch a
movie on our shakedown trip, and five minutes later, the
smoke alarm started going off and the whole rig was filled with smoke. 'Bout two minutes of panic and 15 minutes of Google searching later, we found out that it's very common for this to happen. It can take 12 to 24 hours of continuously burning your furnace
to completely clear out all of the particles in your furnace. If you still have your sticks and bricks, we recommend you do this in your driveway. Hey, are you ready to do number nine? – You know I am. So, mistake number nine is not having a basic understanding of
the electrical in your rig. You need to do some
research and understand the difference between 50 amp and 30 amp and how they affect your specific rig. Normally when you pull too much voltage, you'll just flip the breaker on the electrical pole
outside of your rig. But it's pretty important to know where your fuse box is
inside of your coach. And you really should know
where your GFCI outlets are. Don't know what a GFCI outlet is? Then you're already guilty
of mistake number nine. Let's go outside and
finish this up, you newb. – Alright, you guys ready for number 10? Since it's the last, it's
the most important, right? – No, these are in no particular order because we're trying to
save you from all 10. So, number 10 is making sure that on travel days, your door is deadbolted. I mean, this is a moving house, so don't you dare think for a
second just closing the door is not gonna pop it open
when you're on the road. Thankfully, the handrail also
doubles as a second lock. So, I mean, I'm not saying it happened, but, one time it may or
may not have been open and if the handrail wasn't
there our door would've opened. I don't know, I'm not
saying that happened. But, just deadbolt your door. – Alright, those are our
top 10 beginner RV mistakes. Tell us in the comments below which ones you're committed to not making. – Or, if you've made a couple
of these mistakes yourself, we'd very much like to
hear those stories as well. So let us know in the
comments those stories too. Don't forget to like this video. It really does help us out. And subscribe to join our Getaway Gang so you never miss any
future mistake videos. We'll see you next time. – [Both] Bye guys. – Uh, I'm gonna need you to move your head so it's shading that drink though. Yeah, there you go, it's getting taller. Thank you. Ready?
– [Rae] Yeah. – Is it rolling? – [Rae] Yeah. – Oh, you got that on tape. – [Rae] Yeah. (beep) – Come on, I gotta sow you something, (lisping) tho thomething. (Rae giggles) (beep)
Come on, we gotta show you something in the car. (Rae laughs loudly) I did it again. – [Rae] Yeah, you did. (beep) The worst idea. I should have given you this. (beep) – If you still have
your sticks and bricks, we recommend to do this in your, what? – [Rae] Put your hands– – Oh yeah, that's right. – [Rae] (laughing) You look so silly. (beep) (Rae meows and giggles) (beep) Good? (Rae chuckles) (chicken burbles) What? Will you do number 10 for us? (chicken burbles) – [Jason] Guys, please, just five minutes. – Where are they coming from? There's another one. (chicken burbles) (cheery music)


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(1) Ultra high-speed cell-based data transmission protocol that may be run over ADSL.
(2) Transfer mode in which information is organized into cells. Asynchronous in that recurrence of cells containing information from individual user is not necessarily periodic.The asynchronous transfer mode makes use of fixed-size cells, consisting of a 5-octet header and a 48-octet information field. There are several advantages to the use of small, fixed-size cells. First, the use of small cells may reduce queuing delay for a high-priority cell, since it waits less if it arrives slightly behind a lower-priority cell that has gained access to a resource (such as the transmitter). Second, it appears that fixed-size cells can be switched more efficiently, which is important for the very high data rates of ATM.
The GFC field can be used for control of cell flow at the local user/network interface. The details of its application are for further study. The field could be used to assist the customer in controlling the flow of traffic for different qualities of service. One candidate for the use of this field is a multiple-priority-level indicator to control the flow of information in a service-dependent manner. In any case, the GFC mechanism is used to alleviate short-term overload conditions in the network.
The virtual path identifier and virtual channel identifier fields constitute a routing field for the network. The virtual path identifier indicates a user-to-user or user-to-network virtual path. The virtual channel identifier indicates a user-to-user or user-to-network virtual channel. These identifiers have local significance (as with X.25 and frame relay) and may change as the cell traverses the network.
The Payload Type (PT) field indicates the type of information in the information field. A value of 0 in the first bit indicates user information (that is, information from the next-higher layer). In this case, the second bit indicates whether congestion has been experienced; the third bit, known as the service data unit (SDU) type bit, is a one-bit field that can be used to discriminate two types of ATM SDUs associated with a connection. The term SDU refers to the 48-octet payload of the cell. A value of 1 in the first bit of the PT field indicates that this cell carries network management or maintenance information. This indication allows the insertion of network-management cells onto a user's VCC without impacting the user's data. Thus, the PT field can provide inband control information.
The Cell Loss Priority (CLP) field is used to provide guidance to the network in the event of congestion. A value of 0 indicates a cell of relatively higher priority, which should not be discarded unless no other alternative is available. A value of 1 indicates that this cell is subject to discard within the network. The user might employ this field so that extra information can be inserted into the network, with a CLP of 1, and delivered to the destination if the network is not congested. The network can set this field to 1 for any data cell that is in violation of an agreement between the user and the network concerning traffic parameters. In this case, the switch that does the setting realizes that the cell exceeds the agreed traffic parameters but that the switch is capable of handling the cell. At a later point in the network, if congestion is encountered, this cell has been marked for discard in preference to cells that fall within agreed traffic limits.
The Header Error Control (HEC) field is an 8-bit error code that can be used to correct single-bit errors in the header and to detect double-bit errors. In the case of most existing protocols, such as LAPD and LAPB, the data that serve as input to the error code calculation is in general much longer than the size of the resulting error code. This allows for error detection. In the case of ATM, the input to the calculation is only 32 bits, compared to 8 bits for the code. The fact that the input is relatively short allows the code to be used not only for error detection, but, in some cases, for actual error correction. This is because there is sufficient redundancy in the code to recover from certain error patterns.
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KRCA Homeowners
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
6:00 8:30 pm
Kilauea Neighborhood Center
Kalihiwai Ridge homeowners can find official minutes to KRCA Board of Directors meetings by setting up their own Account Log In at www.associaonline.com. They can assist you in getting your 7 digit homeowner number. After you have that you will then need to set up a User Name and Password. You can also set up having the Agenda to these meetings sent to you by e-mail the day before the meetings are held every other month.
My Impressions
It seems we are in a bit of a stall in getting motions passed to proceed with the work that needs to get done on the access road and clearing by the dam. I am hopeful next meeting will make a breakthrough, but I will be traveling so won't be reporting on the September meeting. I was happy to see water coming down the Kalihiwai Ditch via the intake stream for the first time in nearly five months of no water entering the lake from that source, so there is some progress being made in those ditch repairs.
New sandbags have been put up to keep the lake at 12ft 5in while we are determining what to do about the mid level outflow gate and ditch situation. Designs are being developed for a standpipe solution that would need to be approved by DLNR. Meanwhile we will be meeting with the water use easement holders again in October to continue working on a timeline of all work needing to be completed by January 2015 as required from the last inspection done by DLNR in April 2014.
We are also waiting to get our Kahiliholo Road repaired, resurfaced and relined by 2016 according to some County worker reports. The Phase I section of the road is in very ill repair and quite dangerous, especially at the curve near the old tree tunnel that has been trimmed. Many people drive down the center of the road to avoid all the potholes and we have been lucky not to have had a serious accident.
There will be two openings on the board come the Annual Meeting January 14, 2015 so if any homeowners are interested in running please contact one of the board members. Bob Turchyn resigned at our last meeting and Bert Lyon was appointed to fill out his term ending in January. Bert will also serve as Treasurer. Mahalo to Bob for his many years of service and we wish him well in all the projects he has planned that would keep him from continuing on the board until 2015.
Until we meet again.
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Are honey bees the only bugs that can make honey? How about bumblebees? Do bumblebees make honey?
Well, it turns out that they can!
Like honey bees, bumblebees make their honey from nectar and pollen. CC Image courtesy of Alvesgaspar on Wikipedia
Bumblebees have their own version of honey
Just like carpenter bees, bumblebees make something that's related to honey but not the one that we're used to. They have their own unique version of that golden syrup, and it's still made from the same ingredients that honey bees use.
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Bumblebees rely on pollen for their protein and nectar for their daily dose of sugar. And like all pollinators, they collect these food items from flowers.
Keep in mind that honey is really just dehydrated and fermented nectar with some traces of pollen in it. So when it comes right down to it, bumblebees and honey bees somewhat have the same procedure in making this sweet concoction.
What typically happens is that bumblebees store excess pollen and/ or nectar inside some chambers in their nest. The pollen and nectar are mixed with their saliva because of how they're handled, being kept temporarily inside the stomach and regurgitated back out several times. So the nectar, pollen and bee saliva combination end up fermenting and tasting somewhat like honey.
Additionally, fuzzy bumblebees live inside a hive-like nest. We say "hive-like" because it isn't actually a hive that houses thousands of bees. Instead, it's comprised of only a couple of hundred of them (about 40 to 500). With this small population, it's only natural that these insects don't keep a massive collection of their honey. What they do have is a few stores which are usually consumed for a short period of time.
Bumblebees don't rely too much on their honey
Bumblebees are different. They don't owe majority of their food to what they store away. Instead, they usually feed on nectar and pollen directly. The small colony enjoys sipping on nectar while the queen and all of her larvae mostly eat pollen. That's because it's rich in protein, so it's good for reproduction and growth and development.
The reason for the bumblebees' lack of reliance on stored honey is practical. For bumblebees in temperate regions like the US and Canada, their nests have a short lifespan. They only last for a few months, and they don't even reach winter.
In contrast, honey bees can huddle up inside their hives and last through the frigid season. They survive the cold by slowly consuming their honey. But for bumblebees, only the new queens have the ability to hibernate and to build new nests when spring comes. More than 90% of her old nest dies, the old queen, the drones and the workers. So it makes sense not to keep a lot of honey since no one's going to be around to eat all of it anyway.
Believe it or not, there are a few people that do harvest bumblebee honey. So when someone asks," Do bumblebees make honey? " Invite him to take a little taste test with you. You might want to try one for yourself to see if their honey is different from the usual bottle that you buy from supermarkets.
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Golden Dolphin Diner in Huntington reopens with new owners
A few months after it was seized for $163,000 in back taxes, Huntington's lone diner, the Golden Dolphin Diner, quietly reopened in September under new ownership.
The marigold "seized" signs that appeared in the diner's windows this summer have been replaced by a "Help Wanted" sign, and the lengthy menu is still the same — at least until the new owners, Spiro and Buffy Dimas and Peter Tsadilas, change it, according to a manager. The owners were not available for comment.
The Dimases are experienced hands at running diners: They also own the Old Westbury Diner, the Williston Townhouse Diner in Williston Park and the Towers on the Green Banquet and Reception Hall in Floral Park's North Shore Towers.
This week, Golden Dolphin's specials were wide ranging, from trout almandine for $25 to ravioli Alfredo with cranberry and almonds for $22.
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Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican States of Tamaulipas and Coahuila to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the various cartels that operate in those areas including the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas if a pseudonym were not used. Breitbart Texas' Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by "J.A. Espinoza" from Matamoros and "A.C. del Angel" from Reynosa.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The lack of security conditions along the highways that lead to this border city continue to be an area under the control of cartel members where they are able to attack police vehicles with complete impunity and make clean getaways.
The most recent act of impunity at by cartel gunmen took place on Thursday afternoon on the southern side of the city along the highway that leads to Ciudad Victoria. The attack took place when two Mexican Federal Police officers riding on two police cars tried to pull over a suspicious white pickup without license plates, information released by the Tamaulipas government revealed.
Rather than stopping, the gunmen tried to drive off setting off a short chase, however a group of gunmen in a red SUV pulled into a brushy area and began to rain gunfire on the police officers in an impromptu ambush.
A bystander took video of the attack which shows police officers with handguns fighting off the ambush as cartel members appear to fire automatic rifles. The firefight ends when a pickup with more federal police officers in tactical gears rolls up to provide backup to their colleagues. The gunmen were able to escape.
Authorities confirmed that during the attack there were no fatalities, injuries nor arrests.
As Breitbart Texas previously reported, members of the Gulf Cartel have been behind multiple ambush style attacks against federal police officers in an effort to keep them out of their highways. The brazen attacks have resulted in multiple police officers being killed while fighting off the attacks.


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Shaping Movement: University of Washington Station in Seattle
Client: Sound Transit
Architect: LMN Architects
Location: Seattle, Washington (US)
With the construction of the 1,600-m² urban railway station, LMN Architects have created a unified solution for a complex situation at one of Seattle's largest intersections. Between the surface and the platforms 10 metres below, the architects have arranged the traffic routes with visual connections on several levels.
The glazed entrance structure offers a view of the surrounding city, Lake Washington and the mountains. The transparent entry level serves as a light shaft: daylight penetrates as far down as the station's mezzanine. The central space, which is ca. 17 metres high, is home to the escalators and a glass elevator. LMN Architects and artist Leo Saul Berk have created a wall installation entitled Subterranean, which refers to the surrounding underground layers of earth.
A softly curved cyclist and pedestrian bridge with ramps and stairs connects the two entry levels with the city and the nearby university campus. The bridge was planned and realized as part of a new network of bicycle trails.


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