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moreOur world seems entangled in systems increasingly dominated by power, greed, ignorance, self-deception and denial, with spiralling inequity and injustice. Against a backdrop of climate change, failing ecosystems, poverty, crushing debt and corporate exploitation, the future of our world looks dire and the solutions almost too monumental to consider. Yet all is not lost. Robert Chambers, one of the ?glass is half full? optimists of international development, suggests that the problems can be solved and everyone has the power at a personal level to take action, develop solutions and remake our world as it can and should be. Chambers peels apart and analyses aspects of development that have been neglected or misunderstood. In each chapter, he presents an earlier writing which he then reviews and reflects upon in a contemporary light before harvesting a wealth of powerful conclusions and practical implications for the future. The book draws on experiences from Africa, Asia and elsewhere, covering topics and concepts as wide and varied as irreversibility, continuity and commitment; administrative capacity as a scarce resource; procedures and principles; participation in the past, present and future; scaling up; behaviour and attitudes; responsible wellbeing; and concepts for development in the 21st century. less
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[1] Coastal safety may be influenced by climate change, as changes in extreme surge levels and wave extremes may increase the vulnerability of dunes and other coastal defenses. In the North Sea, an area already prone to severe flooding, these high surge levels and waves are generated by low atmospheric pressure and severe wind speeds during storm events. As a result of the geometry of the North Sea, not only the maximum wind speed is relevant, but also wind direction. Climate change could change maximum wind conditions, with potentially negative effects for coastal safety. Here, we use an ensemble of 12 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) General Circulation Models (GCMs) and diagnose the effect of two climate scenarios (rcp4.5 and rcp8.5) on annual maximum wind speed, wind speeds with lower return frequencies, and the direction of these annual maximum wind speeds. The 12 selected CMIP5 models do not project changes in annual maximum wind speed and in wind speeds with lower return frequencies; however, we do find an indication that the annual extreme wind events are coming more often from western directions. Our results are in line with the studies based on CMIP3 models and do not confirm the statement based on some reanalysis studies that there is a climate-change-related upward trend in storminess in the North Sea area.


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About three weeks ago I watched the documentary "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead" and was inspired to begin incorporating fresh fruit and vegetable juices into my diet.
I, like the main person in the film, suffer from an autoimmune disease (actually more like 6 of them). The idea that drinking your nutrients gives your body more in a smaller span of time makes total sense to me.
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Welcome friends, patients and readers to my first medical blog. For nearly 20 years I have had the privilege to be entrusted with the medical care of thousands of people, from babies to adults, for the treatment of allergy and asthma. These chronic diseases have the potential to not only be life threatening but can also impact your daily routines and eating habits.
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Hellooo Athens! This is the first of many blog posts I will be writing, and I have thought long and hard about the general theme I will write about. I tend to enjoy reading blogs that stick to one main topic, so I am going to try to do that as well. The last thing I would want is to confuse all of my loyal readers! (That was a joke, but I'm really not that funny so I'll try to avoid attempts at humor).
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Last Friday morning, my son said he didn't feel well. Trying to motivate him to get moving I said, "Well, if you're too sick to go to school you'll be too sick to go to Grandma's house and cousins." His response? "But Grandma's who makes me feel better when I feel bad!" Wow. How do you argue with that? Luckily for me he did, however, think it was worth going to school to get to go visit his family. . . .
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Saying goodbye is never easy. Over the weekend we lost our most loyal member of our church Brother Harold Durden. His Birthday was only a couple months ago. He celebrated the big nine-zero. Can we say wow?!? There are so many wonderful stories to share about Brother Harold. Any person who came in contact with him can tell you he touched their lives and hearts. You may wonder why would a twenty something year old would be friends with someone who is way beyond his years. The answer is quiet simple. Friendships have no age limits.
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In a one on one interview in the gloomy slightly sun lit gallery of the Georgia theatre, Lukas talked about what its like to be the son of one of the most influential singer/songwriters in the history of country music.
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on the mailing list
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- The X.Org work with Google Summer of Code 2009 was successful but X.Org Endless Vacation of Code was not. The X.Org Endless Vacation of Code project was spawned from Google's Summer of Code, but it was really not promoted and there didn't end up being any student developers contributing.
is in France this September, but the foundation is already looking at XDC 2011. Next year's X Developers' Conference may be in Brazil.
- Funding options for the X.Org Foundation will be again explored in 2010 after they stopped actively collecting money from sponsors a few years back.
- The report's conclusion: "The state of the X.Org Foundation is strong. The X Window System continues to succeed. Each year that I have prepared this report I have confidently predicted that the following year will be the Year of the Linux Desktop. However, I do not believe that 2010 will be the Year of the Linux Desktop, due to decreasing interest in desktops and laptops. I am quite sure that 2010 will be the Year of Mobile Linux."
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Several people I spoke to said that they liked the positive energy of the show, and the convention center setting reminded them a bit of a ASR – but a cooler version, and in the earlier days of ASR before the big, closed booth trend emerged.
Lots of retailers were on hand ranging from Urban Outfitters to Ron Jon's. Many brands told me their appointment books were full and they were pleased with the quality of the retailers.
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The covalent immobilisation of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on the surface of devices to give them an antimicrobial coating has been suggested many times before. However, host cell toxicity and reduced activity following sub-optimal immobilisation strategies often hinder the success of immobilised AMPs.
In an attempt to combat these issues, Susanna Su Jan Leong from Singapore Institute of Technology and co-workers have investigated the use of Polybia-MPI, a short peptide with a broad antimicrobial spectrum and high killing efficacy from the venom of a wasp, as a potential antimicrobial coating candidate. Polybia-MPI was immobilised on a silicon wafer using allyl glycidyl ether-based polymerisation chemistry. This wafer was then tested in conditions that mimicked the physiological environment of a urinary tract. Tests showed that the outer membranes of Escherichia coli cells were damaged following contact with the treated wafer to demonstrate that the AMPs maintained their activity following surface immobilisation. Human red blood cells, however, experienced negligible cytotoxicity.
'It could be very useful as a surface treatment,' says Monique Van Hoek, an expert in antimicrobial peptides at George Mason University in the US. Urine is often assumed to be sterile – Van Hoek says 'this is correct for most healthy people but there can be bacteria in the urine of patients with various infections.'
Leong expects the platform to be 'readily applicable to other types of biodevices, such as implantable stents.' But the team's main aim is to immobilise AMPs on catheters to combat urinary tract infections.
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I'm looking for another hero to play on the side when I don't play with my friends and Poppy is what I'd like to play in solo que. I've read most of the guides and tried AS builds, Crit, tank, AP and so far I've had the most luck with attack speed. I'm just posting here to see if anyone could give me some more insight on how Poppy can be played to her full potential. As far as items, runes, etc what do you go?
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1) Get sheen>phage>boots>zeal>trinity force, then banshee's/guardian angel depending on team composition.
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(Haven't tried this after the sheen/triforce nerf though).
Trinity Force is your first big item. To start get Doran's Shield and a Heath Potion. Get Sheen as soon as you can afford it. Then get Zeal if you're doing well. If not, get Basic Boots then Phage. After that, upgrade to Trinity Force as soon as you have enough cash, then get defencive boots of your choice. Now you can buy tankish items. Stay away from HP: stack armor and MR instead. GA, Banshee's, and Frozen Heart are all good. If you're really being fed, feel free to grab Stark's and Phantom Dancer.
But really why not just look at this Poppy guide that was posted recently, it's probably much better than anything anyone will post here https://www.leagueoflegends.com/boar...ad.php?t=64426
Okay i'll be sure to check that out Thanks! I don't know I just like reading how everyone plays her because sometimes you get some very valuable info that you wouldn't find in some guides.
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A closure cap system for glass chromatography columns includes a glass cylinder with unfinished shaping or work on each end, and two sealing caps. The caps have a circumference shoulder with O-rings. The O-rings having the same diameter as the diameter of the glass cylinder unfinished ends. A base and top parts, both containing openings for receiving sealing caps and the glass cylinder. Threaded rods are received by additional openings in said top and base parts. Nuts are affixed at the end of each threaded rod. The combined action of the nuts and threaded rods apply compression forces to the caps and glass cylinder for sealing in a simple and economic manner defining the system as a disposable apparatus.
1. A glass chromatography apparatus comprising
a cylinder having a diameter and having two unfinished ends with each end having a cut surface;
two sealing caps with each cap having circumferential shoulder wherein the circumferential shoulder corresponds to the unfinished ends of said glass cylinder;
two O-rings having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of said glass cylinder and a thickness corresponding to the cut surfaces of the unfinished ends;
a base and a top part having openings for receiving the two sealing caps and said cylinder;
at least one rod extending from the base to top parts;
wherein apparatus is assembled by inserting said sealing caps on each end of said cylinder such that each of said O-rings contacts cut surfaces of said cylinder and circumferential should of said cap wherein assembled cylinder is then inserted into the openings of the base and top parts and said at least one rods is positioned between said base and said top part to draw said base and top part together, thus causing said O-rings to provide a seal between the cut surfaces of the unfinished ends of said cylinder and said caps.
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[0001] This invention relates to liquid chromatography and, in particular, to disposable glass chromatography columns and apparatus to sealing same.
[0002] Liquid column chromatography is used for various different purposes. It may be employed to analyze, identify, extract, separate or purify sample components. The typical design consists of a surface-active powder or a size separating material such as a gel product, which is contained in the column. This is called the stationary phase. There is also a mobile phase that consists of a carrier fluid and a sample of the product to be analyzed, identified, extracted, separated or purified.
[0003] Liquid chromatography requires the use of different columns designs, depending on the application. Various materials are used in the manufacture of the cylinder used to house the packing media. Metallic cylinders are used to provide columns intended for high-pressure processes. The material most commonly used for the manufacture of this type of column is stainless steel. The columns are pre-packed and sealed with high pressure supporting gaskets. Glass and acrylic or plastic is employed in the manufacture of other cylinder designs.
[0004] The disadvantages of metallic columns are related to corrosion. For example, most organic solvents provide satisfactory results. Different results are obtained with long-termed contact with organic acids, halogenated hydrocarbons, and their by-products. Metallic columns are less resistant to the action of aqueous solutions of acids and salts commonly used in the reversed-phase chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, and affinity and gel chromatography. Changes in the sample may also take place when metal is in contact with mixtures of sensitive biologically active compounds.
[0005] As disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,421, issued to Spacek et al. on Nov. 6, 1990, glass columns have numerous advantages in liquid chromatography. One important advantage to the use of glass is the high resistance to the action of aggressive mobile phases or separated compounds. The high quality of the inner surface of a glass tube or column is also important because it reduces the spreading caused by the unevenness of the inner surface. This is a problem noted in columns manufactured with plastic materials or the like. The inner surface may suffer deformities and the spreading of the mobile phase becomes uneven. Glass also provides the possibility of visually observing the chromatographic separation and the quality of packing. Plastic columns possess a more opaque color and visualization of the process is not as clear as with a glass cylinder. Further, plastic is substantially less rigid than the glass which prevents or significantly deformation errors.
[0006] The disadvantages of glass columns for use in high-pressure chromatography, on the other hand, include the necessity of shaping the glass cylinder for the setting of secure sealing fittings, thus making the use of glass increasingly expensive when compared to other designs and materials. Designs using metallic jackets are complex apparatus and, therefore, do not offer a comparative advantage to steel columns because of cost. Thus, there is presently no disposable glass column that compares favorably in price to the use of plastic columns or steel columns for high-pressure applications.
[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,486 B1, issued to Green et al. on Jan. 9, 2001, discloses a liquid chromatography plastic cartridge with end caps. This invention describes a system that uses clamps, which are circumferentially located about the cartridge wall and seals by applying radial force. This is necessary since the plastic walls are flexible. The invention, as a result of the cylinder being fabricated with plastic, does not overcome difficulties associated with glass columns, nor does it contribute to designing a disposable column for such type of material.
[0008] U.S. Pat. No. 6,132,605, issued to Leavesley et al. issued on Oct. 17, 2000, discloses an apparatus for making a sealable connection to a plastic chromatography cartridge. In this invention, the sealing head or cap and its components are sized to fit by sliding into the cartridge. Once the cap and the elastomeric components are situated within the cartridge, axial compression forces on the elastomeric sealing members cause it to expand laterally and press against the cartridge forming a seal. This concept is applied to cartridges and employs a different technique than the present invention. It seals from inside and uses a cartridge as a column. Leavesley et al. does not resolve the issues addressed by the present invention, namely producing an economic and disposable glass column.
[0009] As noted above, Spacek et al. discloses a glass chromatography column. But the invention describes a system where the glass column is placed within a jacket. The jacket has threads on its ends and through axial forces closing sockets to seal the column by providing axial forces. The invention by Spacek et al. is not a disposable column since it is not advantageously economical to produce such system for single use.
[0010] The prior art does not disclose a closing system applicable to a glass chromatography column, which is simple and economic so as to provide a disposable unit. Moreover, it does not disclose a disposable glass column that compares favorably with the cost of plastic column and yet offers the advantages of glass.
[0011] It is an aspect of the invention to provide a chromatography column that is disposable.
[0012] Another aspect of the invention is to provide a chromatography column that utilizes a glass column and has the advantages inherent to such material as noted.
[0013] Still another aspect of the invention is provide a chromatography column that can be manufactured without requiring the ends of the glass tube to smooth or otherwise finished, i.e., the glass tube ends are merely rough cut.
[0014] It is another aspect of the invention to provide a chromatography column that is sealed with caps that placed under compression.
[0015] Another aspect of the invention is to provide a chromatography column that is translucent.
[0016] It is another aspect of the invention to provide a chromatography column that has a high chemical resistance.
[0017] Still another aspect of the invention is to provide a chromatography column that is assembled with simple made or readily available parts.
[0018] It is another aspect of the invention to provide a chromatography column that is readily adaptable to different sizes and packing materials so as to meet most chromatography applications.
[0019] Finally, it is an aspect of the invention to provide a chromatography column wherein the sealing caps can be adapted to various manifold configurations so that sorbents can be distributed evenly over the stationary phase materials contained within the column.
[0020] These and other aspects of the invention will become apparent in light of the detailed description of the invention which follows.
[0021] The invention is a disposable chromatography apparatus. A glass cylinder having top and bottom unfinished ends and internal diameter is provided. A top sealing cap having a sealing diameter and an integral manifold is provided. A top O-ring that is adapted to seal the top unfinished end of said glass cylinder is provided. A bottom sealing having an outlet and a sealing diameter is also provided. A bottom O-ring that is adapted to seal the bottom unfinished end of said glass cylinder is also provided. Wherein inserting said top sealing cap on the top unfinished end and inserting said bottom sealing cap on the bottom unfinished end and placing said caps under a compressive force so that said O-rings are urged against their respective unfinished ends, said apparatus is sealed.
[0022]FIG. 1 is a cross-section view of the chromatography column according to the invention.
[0023]FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of the cap sealing design of the invention.
[0024]FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of alternative cap design.
[0025]FIG. 4a is a bottom view of the base.
[0026]FIG. 4b is a side view of the base showing the glass column being sealed with a cap therein.
[0027]FIG. 5 is a detailed isometric view of the cap sealing a glass tube.
[0028]FIG. 6 is an alternative embodiment of the invention.
[0029] The invention uses a closing system that permits having a glass cylinder having no finishing, machining or shaping work at each end. Using glass cylinders with unfinished ends, as provided after the cylinder has been cut to length, reduces significantly the cost of manufacturing. The closure is provided by end caps having O-rings that will seal the apparatus during use. Several types of O-rings are suitable depending on the solvent that is being used. A Buna-N O-ring works well with aliphatic hydrocarbons, oils and water. A VITON O-ring is useful when working with alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, oils, water, basic solutions, and ammonia. A silicone O-ring works well with alcohols, oils, waster basic solutions and ammonia. Ethylene-propylene polymer (FETFE) O-rings are suitable for water, basic solutions and acidic solutions. CAPFE (a silicon encased in TPFE (a fluoro polymer such as TEFLON as made by DuPont)) O-ring is the preferred choice for alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, oils, water, basic solutions, ammonia, acidic solutions, ketones, esters, and aldehydes. KALREZ, CHEMRAZ, White Seal have not been tested but it is expected that these will also work with materials useful with the CAPFE O-ring. All of these O-rings are readily available from companies such as ACE Glass, Inc., McMaster Carr, and US Hydraulics.
[0030] The closing system has two end caps containing O-rings that seal against the top of the glass cylinder when the two end caps are place under compression.
[0031] The disposable nature of the column permits pre-packing with sorbents or stationary phase materials. This reduces labor and costs in chromatography operation. The glass cylinder may be pre-packed with chromatography media in a ready-to-use configuration, only available to date in steel and plastic columns.
[0032] The column is easily assembled. A base and top parts are provided for the insertion of the sealing caps and the glass cylinder. The base and top have openings for receiving the sealing caps and the cylinder. Two rods secure the base and top parts and also provide compression for the caps to seal.
[0033] The caps, as well as the base and top parts, can be easily removed from the glass cylinder so that said glass cylinder may be re-used by packing new stationary phase materials. Thus, the invention could be used as a disposable column or re-used in chromatography processes.
[0034] In operation, the closing caps having O-rings are inserted onto a rough cut glass cylinder with unfinished ends. Once the O-rings contact the unfinished diameter border of the glass cylinder, the caps and glass cylinder are inserted into openings in the base and top parts. The rods are passed through side openings of the base and top parts and nuts inserted on the rods end that are threaded. Compression between the top and base parts effected by the action of the nuts in the threaded rods cause caps to seal the glass cylinder inserted in between the top and base parts.
[0035] Referring to FIGS. 1-5, invention 10 is filly assembled. A glass cylinder 24 with unfinished ends 26 is provided. While preferably, cylinder 24 is made from glass, it is also possible to use steel for those circumstances where steel or other such material is more beneficial. Cylinder 24 may be pre-packed with sorbents or stationary phase materials 34 and become disposable after use. For such purpose, the invention features a cap 28 having a circumference shoulder 27 that corresponds to the diameter 29 of the glass cylinder 24. On the circumference shoulder 27 of the cap 28 is an O-ring 30 having a diameter that corresponds to the diameter 29 of the glass cylinder 24 so that the O-ring 30 seals cap 28 where in cap 28 is contact with said cylinder 24. The cap 28 may include a protruding or extending shape form 36. Around the extended shape 36 in the cap 28 is the circumference shoulder 27 with the O-ring 30. This design limits the dead volume between the cap 28 and the stationary phase materials 34 in the column, thus permitting a more efficient chromatography process. The cap 28 contains a single inlet 32 of fluid and a manifold outlet 35, which evenly disseminates the fluid into the glass cylinder 24. While the preferred embodiment is disposable, the caps, base and even the cylinder may be re-used if so desired.
[0036] Several options are possible for manifold outlet 35. One embodiment has six openings each at approximately 45 degrees in relation to the axis of cylinder 24. However, other configurations are also suitable such as a single opening or variations of multiple openings with even greater number of openings than six.
[0037] The glass cylinder 24, with the cap 28 positioned as described above, sits on a rectangular base 12 having a round opening 13. Through this opening 13, the glass cylinder 24 and the sealing cap 28 are inserted until stopped by a bottom part 15 in said opening 13. This bottom part 15 has an outlet 11 for the passage of connecting tubing to the glass cylinder 24 through the cap 28. A top part 14 has another cylinder and cap-receiving opening 17. The other end of the cylinder 24 and the corresponding cap 28 are inserted in the same manner as described above for the base 12.
[0038] While caps 28 for base 12 and top part 14 are shown as being essentially identical, that does not have to be the case. Cap 28 for the top part 14 could have multiple opening manifold 35 as shown while cap 28 for the base could be a single conical shaped opening on the bottom surface.
[0039] Additionally, both the base 12 and top 14 parts feature openings 18 for rods 16. The rods 16 are inserted in base openings 18, and have sufficient length to reach the top part 14. The top part 14 has essentially the same configuration as the base part 12. The rods 16 are received in the top part 14 by openings 20. These openings 20 are situated next to the openings 13 and 17 for the glass cylinder and the caps 28. Once the caps 28 and the glass cylinder 24 are inserted into the base and top openings 13 and 17, sliding until stopped by the bottom part 15 in the openings, the threaded rods 16 are also inserted into the corresponding openings 18 and 20, and nuts 22 are affixed and used for compression in the closure of the glass cylinder 24. While nuts 22 are shown as typical hexagonal nuts, other fastening means well known in the art would also suffice. Further rods 16 are shown threaded from top to bottom; however, threading only the end portions of rods 16 would be acceptable.
[0040]FIGS. 2a and 2 b show a cross-section of the sealing cap 28. A circumference shoulder 27 holds an O-ring 30 positioned to contact the diameter 29 of the glass cylinder 24. The cap 28 has an extended shape 36. In operation, when the O-ring 30 contacts the unfinished end 26 of the glass cylinder 24, the extended bottom part 36 of the cap 28 situates inside the glass cylinder 24, limiting dead volume between chromatography media 34 and the sealing cap 28.
[0041] The preferred embodiment for sealing cap 28 is shown in FIG. 3, as noted above, while the inlet may have various outlets in manifold configuration 35, single outlet 32 is preferred. In this embodiment, the mobile phase fluid is more evenly spread into the chromatography media 34 via conical shaped recess 31.
[0042] In another embodiment as shown in FIGS. 2a, 2 b, the manifold outlet 35 allows even spreading of the mobile phase fluid into the chromatography media 34 in the glass cylinder 24. As shown in FIG. 2b, inlet 33 may be threaded to permit a secure connection between inlet 32 and tubing typically used for carrying or collecting mobile phase fluids into the column.
[0043] Referring to FIG. 4, the top and base parts 12 and 14 contain openings 13 and 17 for receiving the sealing caps 28 and the glass cylinder 24. Each said opening 13 and 17 possesses a bottom part 15 so that the sealing cap 28 and glass cylinder 24 remain in place not sliding through said openings 13 and 17. Moreover, this bottom part 15 allows compression to effectively seal the cylinder 24. As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom part 15 comprises an opening 11 for passage of connecting tubing carrying mobile phase fluids to the column 24 through the sealing cap inlet 32.
[0044] The glass cylinder may be constructed of any glass well known in the art that is used for such purposes. Further, the diameter of the glass, wall thickness, and height can be varied in accordance with the typical uses as is also well known the art.
[0045] The threaded rods 16 may be made of steel or other material having suitable strength to hold the apparatus together during use.
[0046] As shown in FIG. 6, top part 14 may be fitted with slot 52 so that support rod 51 can be placed therein. Support rod 51 can then be attached to a stand (not shown) that is well know in this field so that invention 10 cannot be tipped over during use. Attachment plate 50 is optionally provided so that the invention can be easily moved up and down on the stand via keyholes and screws well known in the art (not shown).
[0047] While certain representative embodiments of the invention have been described herein for the purposes of illustration, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modification therein may be made without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday heard that when the three children were taken from their home in the city by social workers, the eldest told them she had "been brave" in helping to look after her younger siblings after they were left alone by their mother. All three are now in foster care.
The woman, who cannot be named to protect the children's identities, admitted six charges of child cruelty on the basis of neglect and abandonment over a period from 1 April to 22 June 2013.
She was handed a six-month prison sentence, which was suspended for three years.
A representative from the PPS told the court that on 22 June last year, social workers visited a property in Belfast where they discovered three children home alone.
They were subsequently removed from the house under the Children's Order 1995.
They were medically examined by a forensic medical officer, and during interviews the eldest child said they had been left alone overnight by their mother, who returned the next morning.
When she arrested, the 25-year old admitted leaving her children.
Branding the case against his client as "very sad", defence solicitor Ben Thompson pointed out there were no allegations of physical abuse, adding the children at the time appeared to be in good health.
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American Youth is a controlled, essential, and powerful tale of a teenager in southern New England who is confronted by a terrible moral dilemma following a firearms accident in his home. This tragedy earns him the admiration of a sinister gang of boys at his school and a girl associated with them. Set in a town riven by social and ideological tensions — an old rural culture in conflict with newcomers — this is a classic portrait of a young man struggling with the idea of identity and responsibility in an America ill at ease with itself.
"Phil LaMarche observes boys undergoing the rites of adolescence the way Rick Bass and Jim Harrison investigate the ravages of time on their fathers — with an unflinching but sympathetic eye, sometimes amused, sometimes ashamed, always astonished." San Francisco Chronicle
"This is one of the most savagely beautiful, emotionally devastating and accurate readings of what it means to grow up in our soul-starved homeland that I've ever read." Los Angeles Times
"[A] small book, devastating in its particular portrayal of a boy who, under various pressures, approaches collapse." Minneapolis Star Tribune
"LaMarche writes in a clear, crisp, procedural prose, almost claustrophobic and airless, akin to Hemingway with almost none of that writer's lyricism, but his story is so riveting and toxic that it held me every step of the way." Providence Journal
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Phil LaMarche was a writing fellow in the Syracuse University graduate creative writing program. He was awarded the Ivan Klíma Fellowship in fiction in Prague and a Summer Literary Seminars fellowship in St. Petersburg, Russia. His story "In the Tradition of My Family," published in the spring 2005 edition of Ninth Letter and the 2005 Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize Stories anthology, has been made into a film by orLater Productions. He lives in central New York state.
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