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TRENTON — As his office, campaign, party and closest advisers respond to subpoenas in multiple investigations, Gov. Chris Christie plans to press on with an ambitious speaking and fundraising schedule.
From Texas and Illinois to D.C. and Georgia, Christie will travel the country in his role as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, according to a report by Politico.
On Thursday, Christie will be in Dallas and Fort Worth for RGA fundraisers, followed on Feb. 11 by a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago as well as fundraisers. From there, Christie is scheduled to address the Trenton crowd at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner in D.C.
Next he's off to the National Republican Senatorial Committee's winter retreat in New York on Feb. 18, before heading back to Washington for the bipartisan National Governors Association's annual meetings, which coincide with RGA events.
Christie budget address is expected for Feb. 25, which he'll squeeze in before getting back on the road on March 8 for a speech to the American Enterprise Institute's annual World Forum in Georgia.
Last month, the RGA announced Christie will also travel to Massachusetts, Connecticut and Utah.


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Masts and Mastering
We saw pictures of boats with masts being carried by fairly light timbers – and we saw boats in the flesh like that. They must have had masts that were much lighter than ours, because after a (potentially terminal) calamity our bolted X-frames had to be re-made in 75×75 fence post timbers, with a 3rd leg strut, and this was not 'overkill'. Between Le Havre/Honfleur and Rouen you will encounter a big river with strong currents and sea-going ships and barges that together create significant wash and movement in your craft. In Paris the many 'bateaux mouche' move fast and don't take prisoners. The Rhone is like the Seine, with strong winds too. Even when moored, passing craft (freighters, barges, even small speeding fishing boats in Sete) can create a significant wash that not only rocks the boat but the tied-down mast as well. Beware! Your mast not only needs to be supported well, it must also adequately resist fore-and-aft and side-to-side movement through lashings down as far from the mast in both directions as you can contrive.
[above] 2003 X-Frames to Bow and Stern
2007 Jointed Frame – paired supports with housed, bolted and glued ties at head and foot
The mast sticks out, at both ends. Firstly, one needs to be acutely aware of this 'new' factor when manoeuvring the boat. We've got an old blue fender hanging down from its end aft, and a bright orange bucket covering the end, forward – to remind at the appropriate time. Secondly, the water pouring into locks (ecluses) when going 'uphill' (i.e. to Paris and well beyond) creates considerable potential movement at the bows, sufficient to bash the mast end on that nasty rough and slimy lock wall if one is not careful. Good warping technique and control is important (see "Locking") . . and we find our bowthruster really earns its keep. The supported mast gets in the way, moving about the deck, especially when one needs to get somewhere quick. We supported ours at a height (needing 3m clearance) where we don't crack our heads in the cockpit, we can raise the spray hood, and on deck we can fairly easily duck under from one side to the other.
A common experience seems to be that boatyards that offer this may be friendly and know how to operate a crane, but are not in business to provide a 'de-rigging' service. You may (as we were) be expected to undo and generally prepare everything, then they will attach a strop to the mast, lift it up and lay it onto the supports you have provided on the boat. In that respect they do not 'look after one' as one might hope. A shame, since for most of us unmasting does not happen often and is a worrying event – problems at the time maybe and maybe problems stored up for the future. We taped the positions of all our shroud and stay bottle-screws and took photographs of all the critical bits of our rig, hopefully to reassemble it correctly in the future. (below: Rouen)
A Right Carry On?
There is the option of not carrying the mast. In our innocence, we chose not to arrange transportation to a 'destination port' because (a) it costs and (b) we didn't know where we might want to re-mast. Carrying increases alternatives but adds complication and anxiety (see above), and height. On smaller canals like the Midi, bridges are narrow and low. 9 months on, on the Midi where locks are also tricky, we'd be very glad not to have it – to be more suited to inland conditions – but we would not have changed our original decision. So far, we have knocked the end of the mast just the once, but . . .
If you want to have your mast transported south you might try contacting one of the bigger marinas there – Port Napoleon, Port Camargue, Grande Motte . . .
Mast-transport (+49 4343/ 556869-50 speak to Wolfgang Graf) are consistently recommended.

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1590 Edition, Book III, Cantos XI and XII of The Faerie Queene
Skipped stanzas are summarized in prose.
The third Booke of the Faerie Queene.
Contayning The Legend of Britomartis. OR Of Chastity.
Cant. XI.
Britomart chaceth Ollyphant,
findes Scudamour distrest:
Assayes the house of Busyrane,
where loues spoyles are exprest,
Britomart, a lady knight in search of her own love, is chasing after the villainous Ollyphant when she is detained by her encounter with the despairing Scudamour.
Fayre Britomart so long him followed,
That she at last came to a fountaine sheare,
By which there lay a knight all wallowed
Vpon the grassy ground, and by him neare
His haberieon, his helmet, and his speare;
A little of his shield was rudely throwne,
On which the winged boy in colours cleare
Depeincted was, full easie to be knowne,
And he thereby, where euer it in field was showne.
His face vpon the grownd did groueling ly,
As if he had beene slombring in the shade,
That the braue Mayd would not for courtesy,
Out of his quiet slomber him abrade,
Nor seeme too suddeinly him to inuade:
Still as she stood, she heard with grieuous throb
Him grone, as if his hart were peeces made,
And with most painefull pangs to sigh and sob,
That pitty did the Virgins hart of patience rob.
At last forth breaking into bitter plaintes
He sayd, O souerayne Lord that sit'st on hye,
And raignst in blis emongst thy blessed Saintes,
How suffrest thou such shamefull cruelty,
So long vnwreaked of thine enimy?
Or hast, thou Lord, of good mens cause no heed?
Or doth thy iustice sleepe, and silently?
What booteth then the good and righteous deed,
If goodnesse find no grace, nor righteousnes no meed?
If good find grace, and righteousnes reward,
Why then is Amoret in caytiue band,
Sith that more bounteous creature neuer far'd
On foot, vpon the face of liuing land?
Or if that heuenly iustice may withstand
The wrongfull outrage of vnrighteous men,
Why then is Busiranewith wicked hand
Suffred, these seuen monethes day in secret den
My Lady and my loue so cruelly to pen?
My Lady and my loue is cruelly pend
In dolefull darkenes from the vew of day,
Whilest deadly torments doe her chast brest rend,
And the sharpe steele doth riue her hart in tway,
All for she Scudamore will not denay.
Yet thou vile man, vile Scudamore art sound,
Ne canst her ay de, ne canst her foe dismay;
Vnworthy wretch to tread vpon the ground,
For whom so faire a Lady feeles so sore a wound.
There an huge heape of singulfes did oppresse
His strugling soule, and swelling throbs empeach
His foltring toung with pangs of drerinesse,
Choking the remnant of his plaintife speach,
As if his dayes were come to their last reach.
Which when she heard, and saw the ghastly fit,
Threatning into his life to make a breach,
Both with great ruth and terrour she was smit,
Fearing least from her cage the wearie soule would flit.
Tho stouping downe she him amoued light;
Who therewith somewhat starting, vp gan looke,
And seeing him behind a stranger knight,
Whereas no liuing creature he mistooke,
With great indignaunce he that sight forsooke,
And downe againe himselfe disdainefully
Abiecting, th'earth with his faire forhead strooke:
Which the bold Virgin seeing, gan apply
Fit medcine to his griefe, and spake thus courtesly.
Ah gentle knight, whose deepe conceiued griefe
Well seemest'exceede the powre of patience,
Yet if that heuenly gracesome good reliefe
You send, submit you to high prouidence,
And euer in your noble hart prepense,
That all the sorrow in the world is lesse,
Then vertues might, and values confidence.
For who nill bide the burden of distresse,
Must not here thinke to liue: for life is wretchednesse.
Therefore, faire Sir, doe comfort to you take,
And freely read, what wicked felon so
Hath outrag'd you, and thrald your gentle make.
Perhaps this hand may helpe to ease your woe,
And wreake your sorrow on your cruell foe,
At least it faire endeuour will apply.
Those feeling words so neare the quicke did goe,
That vp his head he reared easily,
And leaning on his elbowe, these few words lett fly.
What boots it plaine, that cannot be redrest,
And fow vaine sorrow in a fruitlesse eare,
Sith powre of hand, nor skill of learned brest,
Ne worldly price cannot redeeme my deare,
Out of her thraldome and continuall feare?
For he the tyrant, which her hath in ward
By strong enchauntments and blacke Magicke leare,
Hath in a dungeon deepe her close embard,
And many dreadfull feends hath pointed to her gard.
There he tormenteth her most terribly,
And day and night afflicts with mortall paine,
Because to yield him loue she doth deny,
Once to me yold, not to be yolde againe:
But yet by torture he would her constraine
Loue to conceiue in her disdainfull brest;
Till so she doe, she must in doole remaine,
Ne may by liuing meanes be thence relest:
What boots it then to plaine, that cannot be redrest?
With this sad hersall of his heauy stresse,
The warlike Damzell was empassiond sore,
And sayd, Sir knight, your cause is nothing lesse,
Then is your sorrow, certes if not more;
For nothing so much pitty doth implore,
As gentle Ladyes helplesse misery.
But yet, if please ye listen to my lore,
I will with proofe of last extremity,
Deliuer her fro thence, or with her for you dy.
Ah gentlest knight aliue, (sayd Scudamore)
What huge heroicke magnanimity
Dwells in thy bounteous brest? what couldst thou more,
If shee were thine, and thou as now am I?
O spare thy happy daies, and them apply
To better boot, but let me die, that ought;
More is more losse: one is enough to dy,
Life is not lost, (said she) for which is bought
Endlesse renowm, that more then death is to be sought.
Thus shee at length persuaded him to rise,
And with her wend, to see what new successe
Mote him befall vpon new enterprise:
His armes, which he had vowed to disprofesse,
She gathered vp and did about him dresse,
And his forwandred steed vnto him gott:
So forth they both yfere make their progresse,
And march not past the mountenaunce of a shott,
Till they arriu'd, whereas their purpose they did plott.
There they dismounting, drew their weapons bold
And stoutly came vnto the Castle gate;
Whereas no gate they found, them to withhold,
Nor ward to wait at morne and euening late,
But in the Porch, that did them sore amate,
A flaming fire, ymixt with smouldry smoke,
And stinking Sulphure, that with griesly hate
And dreadfull horror did all entraunce choke,
Enforced them their forward footing to reuoke.
Greatly thereat was Britomart dismayd,
Ne in that stownd wist, how her selfe to beare;
For daunger vaine it were to haue assayd
That cruell element, which all things feare,
Ne none can suffer to approchen neare:
And turning backe to Scudamour, thus sayd;
What monstrous enmity prouoke we heare,
Foolhardy, as the Earthes children, which made
Batteill against the Gods? so we a God inuade.
Daunger without discretion to attempt,
Inglorious and beastlike is: therefore Sir knight,
Aread what course of you is safest dempt.
And how we with our foe may come to fight.
This is (quoth he) the dolorous despight,
Which earst to you I playnd: for neither may
This fire be quencht by any witt or might,
Ne yet by any meanes remou'd away;
So mighty be th'enchau~tments, which the same do stay.
What is there ells, but cease these fruitlesse paines,
And leaue me to my former languishing?
Faire Amorett must dwell in wicked chaines,
And Scudamore here die with sorrowing.
Perdy not so; (saide shee) for shameful thing
Yt were t'abandon noble cheuisaunce,
For shewe of perill, without venturing:
Rather let try extremities of chaunce,
Then enterprised praise for dread to disauaunce.
Therewith resolu'd to proue her vtmost might,
Her ample shield she threw before her face,
And her swords point directing forward right,
Assayld the flame, the which eftesoones gaue place,
And did it selfe diuide with equall space,
That through she passed, as a thonder bolt
Perceth the yielding ayre, and doth displace
The soring clouds into sad showres ymolt;
So to her yold the flames, and did their force reuolt.
Whome whenas Scudam our saw past the fire,
Safe and vntoucht, he likewise gan assay,
With greedy will, and enuious desire,
And bad the stubborne flames to yield him way:
But cruell Mulciber would not obay
His threatfull pride, but did the more augment
His mighty rage, and with imperious sway
Him forst (maulgre) his fercenes to relent,
And backe retire, all scorcht and pitifully brent.
With huge impatience he inly swelt,
More for great sorrow, that he could not pas,
Then for the burning torment, which he felt,
That with fell woodnes he effierced was,
And wilfully him throwing on the gras,
Did beat and bounse his head and brestful sore;
The whiles the Championesse now decked has
The vtmost rowme, and past the formest dore,
The vtmost rowme, abounding with all precious store.
Cant. XII.
The maske of Cupid, and th'enchanted
Chamber are displayd,
Whence Britomart redeemes faire
Amoret, through charmes decayd.
Britomart enters the house of Busirane, and enters the first room to find the walls hung with tapestries depicting the loves and disguises of the ever-shifting Cupid. The second room is all in cold, leading to an altar on which a statue of Cupid stands, blindfolded.
By the door to the innermost room of the apparently deserted castle, where she waits until evening, seeing no one, not sleeping, her weapons dressed about her in readiness.
After all these there marcht a most faire Dame,
Led of two grysie villeins, th'one Despight,
The other cleped Cruelty by name:
She dolefull Lady, like a dreary Spright,
Cald by strong charmes out of eternall night,
Had Deathes owne ymage figurd in her face,
Full of sad signes, fearfull to liuing sight,
Yet in that horror shewd a seemely grace,
And with her feeble feete did moue a comely pace.
Her brest all naked, as nett yuory,
Without adorne of gold or siluer bright,
Wherewith the Craftesman wonts it beautify,
Of her dew honour was despoyled quight,
And a wide wound therein (O ruefull sight)
Entrenched deep with knyfe accursed keene,
Yet freshly bleeding forth her fainting spright,
(The worke of cruell hand) was to be seene,
That dyde in sanguine red her skin all snowy cleene.
At that wide orifice her trembling hart
Was drawne forth, and in siluer basin layd,
Quite through transfixed with a deadly dart,
And in her blood yet steeming fresh embayd:
And those two villeins, which her steps vpstayd,
When her weake feete could scarcely her sustaine,
And fading vitall powres gan to fade,
Her forward skill with torture did constraine,
And euermore encreased her consuming paine.
During the night, Britomart witnesses the entrance of various costumed figures to Busirane's Maske of Cupid.
Following Ease, Fancy, Desyre, Doubt, Daunger, Feare, Hope, Dissemblance, Suspect, Dissemblance, Griefe, Fury, Displeasure, and Pleasure, Amoret enters the mask.
After Amoret, Cupid rides into the maske, followed by Reproch, Repentence, Shame, and a confused "rout / Of persons flockt," including Strife, Anger, Care, Unthriftihead, Losse of Time, Sorrow, Change, Disloyaltie, Riotise, Dread, Infitmity, Povertie, and finally death.
The doors lock behind the members of the masque. Unable to open it with either force or magic, Britomart waits until the next night, when the masque arizes again and then, concealed in dark costume, she enters the innermost room of the house of Busirane.
So soone as she was entred, rownd about
Shee cast her eies, to see what was become
Of all those persons, which she saw without:
But lo, they streight were vanisht all and some,
Ne liuing wight she saw in all that roome,
Saue that same woefull Lady, both whose hands
Were bounden fast, that did her ill become,
And her small waste girt rownd with yron bands,
Vnto a brasen pillour, by the which she stands.
And her before the vile Enchaunter sate,
Figuring straunge characters of his art,
With liuing blood he those characters wrate,
Dreadfully dropping from her dying hart,
Seeming transfixed with a cruell dart,
And all perforce to make her him to loue.
Ah who can loue the worker of her smart?
A thousand charmes he formerly did proue;
Yet thousand charmes could not her stedfast hart re|moue.
Soone as that virgin knight he saw in place,
His wicked bookes in hast he ouerthrew,
Not caring his long labours to deface,
And fiercely running to that Lady trew,
A murdrous knife out of his pocket drew,
The which he thought, for villeinous despight,
In her tormented bodie to embrew:
But the stout Damzell to him leaping light,
His cursed hand withheld, and maistered his might.
From her, to whom his fury first he ment,
The wicked weapon rashly he did wrest,
And turning to the next his fell intent.
Vnwares it strooke into her snowie chest,
That litle drops empurpled her faire brest.
Exceeding wroth therewith the virgin grew,
Albe the wound were nothing deepe imprest,
And fiercely forth her mortall blade she drew,
To giue him the reward for such vile outrage dew.
So mightily she smote him, that to ground
He fell halfe dead; next stroke him should haue slaine,
Had not the Lady, which by him stood bound,
Dernly vnto him called to abstaine,
From doing him to dy. For else her paine
Should be remedilesse, sith none but hee,
Which wrought it, could the same recure againe.
Therewith she stayd her hand, loth stayd to bee;
For life she him enuyde, and long'd reuenge to see.
And to him said, Thou wicked man, whose meed
For so huge mischiefe, and vile villany
Is death, or if that ought doe death exceed,
Be sure, that nought may saue thee from to dy,
But if that thou this Dame doe presently
Restore vnto her health, and former state;
This doe and liue, els dye vndoubtedly.
He glad of life, that lookt for death but late,
Did yield him selfe right willing to prolong his date.
And rising vp, gan streight to ouerlooke
Those cursed leaues, his charmes back to reuerse;
Full dreadfull thinges out of that balefull booke
He red, and measur'd many a sad verse,
That horrour gan the virgins hart to perse,
And her faire locks vp stared stiffe on end,
Hearing him those same bloody lynes reherse;
And all the while he red, she did extend
Her sword high ouer him, if ought he did offend.
Anon she gan perceiue the house to quake,
And all the dores to rattle round about;
Yet all that did not her dismaied make,
Nor slack her threatfull hand for daungers dout,
But still with stedfast eye and courage stout,
Abode to weet, what end would come of all.
At last that mightie chaine, which round about
Her tender waste was wound, adowne gan fall,
And that great brasen pillour broke in peeces small.
The cruell steele, which thrild her dying hart,
Fell softly forth, as of his owne accord,
And the wyde wound, which lately did dispart
Her bleeding brest, and riuen bowels gor'd,
Was closed vp, as it had not beene sor'd,
And euery part to safety full sownd,
As she were neuer hurt, was soone restor'd:
Tho when she felt her selfe to be vnbownd,
And perfect hole, prostrate she fell vnto the grownd,
Before faire Britomart, she fell prostrate,
Saying, Ah noble knight, what worthy meede
Can wretched Lady, quitt from wofull state,
Yield you in lieu of this your gracious deed;
Your vertue selfe her owne reward shall breed,
Euen immortall prayse, and glory wyde
Which I your vassall, by your prowesse freed,
Shall through the world make to be notifyde,
And goodly well aduaunce that goodly well was tryde.
But Britomart vprearing her from grownd,
Said, Gentle Dame, reward enough I weene
For many labours more, then I haue found,
This, that in safetie now I haue you seene,
And meane of your deliuerance haue beene:
Henceforth faire Lad comfort to you take,
And put away remembraunce of late teene;
Insted thereof know, that your louing Make,
Hath no lesse griefe endured for your gentle sake.
She much was cheard to heare him mentiond,
Whom of all liuing wightes she loued best.
Then laid the noble Championesse strong hond
Vpon th'enchaunter, which had her distrest
So sore, and with foule outrages opprest:
With that great chaine, wherewith not long ygoe
He bound that pitteous Lady prisoner, now relest,
Himselfe she bound, more worthy to be so,
And captiue with her led to wretchednesse and wo.
Returning back, those goodly rowmes, which erst
He saw so rich and royally arayd,
Now vanisht vtterly, and cleane subuerst
He found, and all their glory quite decayd,
That sight of such a chaunge him much dismayd.
Thenceforth descending to that perlous Porch,
Those dreadfull flames she also found delayd,
And quenched quite, like a consumed torch,
That erst all entrers wont so cruelly to scorch.
At last she came vnto the place, where late
She left Sir Scudamour in great distresse,
Twixt dolour and despight halfe desperate,
Of his loues succour, of his owne redresse,
And of the hardie Britomarts successe:
There on the cold earth him now thrown she found,
In wilfull anguish, and dead heauinesse,
And to him cald; whose voices knowen sound
Soone as he heard, himself he reared light from ground.
There did he see, that most on earth him ioyd,
His dearest loue, the comfort of his dayes,
Whose too long absence him had sore annoyd,
And wearied his life with dull delayes:
Straight he vp started from the loath ed layes,
And to her ran with hasty egernesse,
Like as a Deare, that greedily embayes
In the coole soile, after long thirstinesse,
Which he in chace endured hath, now nigh breathlesse.
Lightly he clipt her twixt his armes twaine,
And streightly did embrace her body bright,
Her body, late the prison of sad paine,
Now the sweet lodge of loue and deare delight:
But she faire Lady ouercommen quight
Of huge affection, did in pleasure melt,
And in sweete rauishment pourd out her spright:
No word they spake, nor earthly thing they felt,
But like two senceles stocks in long embraceme~t dwelt.
Had ye them seene, ye would haue surely thought,
That they had beene that faire Hermaphrodite,
Which that rich Romaneof white marble wrought,
And in his costly Bath causd to bee site:
So seemd those two, as growne together quite,
That Britomart halfe enuying their blesse,
Was much empassiond in her gentle sprite,
And to her selfe oft wisht like happinesse,
In vaine she wisht, that fate n'ould let her yet possesse.
Thus doe those louers with sweet counteruayle,
Each other of loues bitter fruit despoile.
But now my teme begins to faint and fayle,
All woxen weary of their iournall toyle:
Therefore I will their sweatie yokes assoyle
At this same furrowes end, till a new day:
And ye faire Swayns, after your long turmoyle,
Now cease your worke, and at your pleasure play;
Now cease your worke; to morrow is an holy day.


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Will a Buccaneer quarterback last 16 games this season?
It hasn't happened since 2003, when Brad Johnson went from Start to Finish for the Bucs, mind you the only time a QB was able to do that under the 7-year career of Head Coach Jon Gruden. It may not be a coincidence that the Bucs ranked 10th offensively that season either!
Since then, and before that, its been a history of back ups and Whose Who players sometimes, like in 2006 when PreSeason hero Bruce Gradkowski became the starter, perhaps for a bit longer than he should have.
The next year Jeff Garcia was brought in via free agency and was having a great year when a first play of the game hit against the Redskins caused him to miss a critical game at New Orleans where Luke McCown started instead. Garcia went weeks without playing until the playoff game and looked rusty.
Hard to fault him for that though, when in our own Super Bowl season Brad Johnson missed several games including the last two, and went one full month without playing a football game when the playoffs started. He tore apart the 49ers, Eagles, and Raiders and put a Lombardi Trophy at One Buc (and Paul Stewart's hands).
Brian Griese has seen his share of Ins and Outs too, taking over for an ineffective, <
> injured Garcia (injured feelings due to Favre-itis) in 2008, and Griese replaced an equally ineffective Brad Johsnon back in 2004, via an injured shoulder to Chris Simms, who replaced Griese in 2005 when Brian's knees were taken out.
Then Chris Simms takes the story full circle when he fights for a first win in 06 and gives up his spleen, and job, to Gradkowki! Not the Spleen that is, just the Job. Not sure where the spleen is these days.
I didn't lose you did I? It was much simpler back in the days before free agency when the back-up QB was one or two steps below the starter, so that you cringed if your starter was dinged up because it meant the season was over.
You just knew Chuck Fusina wasn't better than Doug Williams, or Joe Ferguson than Vinny Testaverde. Or Vinny and Chris Chandler. Wait…never mind. Or every Young QB prospect and Steve DeBerg!


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Was watching WWE Raw monday night on USA HD and TNA Wrestling lastnight on SpikeTV and the video and audio freezes about 6 times on each station it seems like it has gotten worse over the past 2 weeks before it was just audio dropouts but now the video is also affected.Has others noticed the issues.
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A 35-year-old woman was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center late Sunday after she crashed her car along Route 850 in Rye Township, state police said.
The 2001 Kia Sorento Rose Audrey Wilson-Fake was driving left the westbound highway just before midnight and crossed the center yellow lines, police said. It struck a guide rail, several mailboxes and a tree on the eastbound side before stopping.
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Like Christmas trees, nobody's perfect, and it's okay
Thanksgiving is over and the next holiday is underway. Our December schedule looks so tight that we started putting up our Christmas decorations while the turkey was still digesting.
It seems that each year gets busier and busier. I feel as though I am entrenched in a battle to keep some of the true spirit of Christmas in the midst of the chaos.
We have switched to a fake tree. I wish I could say it was to be environmentally cautious, but in reality, it was just to cut down on the pine needles and watering.
There is something inside me that finds pulling branches out of a box distasteful. There the branches were in piles according to size. In the box was a set of directions that showed how to bend and tweak the boughs into a shape resembling nature.
I labored over the tree to make it perfect. A voice behind me said, Dont worry about the bare spots, all Christmas trees have them.
I began to think about how God could certainly make every tree perfect, but He is not so concerned with appearances. He is concerned with the heart of the matter. I decided to stop competing with God and His natural wonders.
The lights went on with little hitch this year. In times past, I had resigned myself to the idea that one tried and true tradition was giving an unceremonious toss of faulty light strings into the garbage can. This was usually done on the way to the car to go buy new ones. This year, the tradition was left undone.
Next came the ornaments. The imperfect branches were covered by warm memories of Christmases that had gone before. With the lights twinkling and the ornaments hung, the shape of the tree is unnoticed.
When the rest of the family had enough and each wandered off to their own projects, I told my youngest child I wanted to pass on to her a secret tradition of mine. As we stood next to the tree, I handed her a cheaply cut glass candy dish and I took its faceted lid. We lay down on our backs under the tree.
If you take the cut glass and look up into the heart of the tree at the lights, it blends together into a starry wonder of twinkling. We just flopped there, feet sticking out from the tree, looking up at the lights. We laughed and talked. Nicole said, This is so cool! And we laid in silence a little longer.
No, the trees shape or its manufactured origin does not matter any more. I only see the lights and remember a few precious moments with my little girl (actually, she is not so little any more).
There are other tree traditions that we have. After the ornament boxes are put away and the work is all done, we sit and have hot chocolate with a candy cane melting in it. The kids always sleep under the tree the first night it is up.
Little traditions are what make the holidays bright. They are what takes the edge off the hectic schedule and bring warmth into the chaos. Like the many-faceted candy dish changes the appearance of an imperfect tree, so is Gods view of us. As I look up the trunk of the tree, I see the lights. God looks at the heart. While we may not be perfect, He looks for the heart that twinkles with the light of His perfect son.
It is not about appearances or chaos, its all about perspective.
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The basic principle of any bombing mission was to deliver the bombs accurately on the target. To navigate through clouds or to evade and counter the enemy's defenses was an achievement in itself, yet everything depended upon the bombardier's ability to hit his target. The bombardier's main tool was the Norden bombsight, a top secret piece of equipment the Allies guarded throughout the war. On a mission, the bombardier's real job began at the IP. This was the point at which the bombing run on the target began; from this point on, the bombardier would fly the airplane through the bombsight linked to the autopilot.
The plane would have to be flown straight and level to the release point through flak and fighter attacks. Few, if any, bombers equalled the B-17 in visibility afforded to the bombardier. Sitting behind the bombsight in the plexiglas nose gave him an unrestricted view for his mission. The Norden simplified the bombardier's job considerably by taking into account factors of altitude, airspeed, ground speed and drift to automatically calculate the bomb release point.
The optical sighting mechanism of the bombsight was a small telescope. The bombardier would first locate the target by looking over the instrument and through the plexiglas nose. Once the target was located he would try to line it up in the telescope, often requiring several head up glances to find the target again. There were two cross hairs on the telescope, one to show drift left or right of the target, the other to show rate of closure. When the two indicators met the bombs would automatically release.
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"We were selling vintage bridal gowns and they were so popular that when the space upstairs became available I decided to take it over and turn it into a bridal salon," Gross says.
Today, thanks in part to that smart move and an ensuing stampede of brides, business is booming at Xtabay Vintage Clothing and Bridal Salon. Revenues have jumped from $75,000 in 2008 when the transition toward selling to brides began to $250,000 last year -- and along the way the store has captured the attention of VIPs from the White House to Tinseltown.
Vintage wedding dresses, once discarded or left to slowly molder in cedar closets, are now a hot commodity thanks to the resurgence of vintage styles in all sectors of the fashion industry, including weddings.
"People are tired of everything looking the same and being made in big box stores or overseas," Gross says. "When a girl wears one of our dresses in her wedding portrait she is not going to look dated, like, 'That's from 2012 or 1987.' There's a level of quality and character in them that is not available today unless you are willing to spend $2,000 or more."
At Xtabay, the selection of about 120 vintage wedding gowns ranges from turn-of-the-century bridal fashions to mid-'60s gowns that can be worn by brides or bridesmaids.
"I went in there not completely sure of what I wanted," says bride Samantha Hogan, 24, of Portland, who married Erik Larson, 27, in October. "I knew I wanted vintage but didn't expect it to be the third dress I tried on."
Her 1930s satin back crepe silk bias cut gown features lace shoulder insets. The dress' simple elegance fit the tone of the wedding: a rustic outdoor fall ceremony and reception along the banks of the Metolius River at Camp Sherman.
"It required one alteration and that was it. I was really amazed the first time I put it on," says Hogan, a hairdresser. "It was form flattering and I was really happy with it."
Total cost of her wedding ensemble: $389 for the dress and $69 for the vintage veil, also from Xtabay.
A growing trend
It's that one-of-a-kind style and affordability that have made vintage wedding gowns so popular. But despite the fact that the gowns are decades old, they can be decidedly upscale and stylish, too.
AlexSandra's Vintage Emporium in north Portland also carries a large selection of vintage wedding dresses and is enjoying the vintage wedding boom. Owner Alex Sandra remembers a time when nobody wanted them.
"Now, it's almost exclusively what I do," she says. "With vintage wedding dresses, it's the quality of craftsmanship, the high quality materials and the fact that you can choose a style that is flattering to your body rather than just go with what is popular."
Even mainstream bridal gown stores that carry mostly modern-day dresses are getting into the vintage side.
Connie Bradley, owner of Richele Kay Bridal Consignment in Northeast Portland, carries about eight to 10 vintage dresses (mid-'60s and earlier) at any given time and sees a growing demand.
"It's very interesting," she says. "I think right now what is popular is the late '50s and early '60s when they used a lot of lace and very little embellishment. Even new dresses that are coming out right now are very similar in style. The big poof is out."
Adds Gross: "Vintage dresses are economical and ecological. But we are selling to cute modern brides -- not girls who go to rockabilly concerts."
To that end, she designed her bridal salon to look like a luxurious department store from the '50s or '60s. "I. Magnin or Bergdorf -- that was my inspiration," says Gross, who attended the Rhode Island School of Design for three years before moving back to her hometown of Portland in 1995. "I believe in the presentation and the art of it."
Sandra says she started collecting and fixing up vintage bridal gowns nearly 20 years ago, long before they were popular. "At 12, I started working at estate sales and eventually went to work with my mother at a local antiques shop. I also taught myself to sew. And about the only people in the market for sewing are brides."
In the early days, she came across vintage bridal gowns "that weren't quite right for the time we were in. But I felt so bad for them. So I would keep them and fix them."
Over the years, she amassed hundreds of old wedding dresses and finally had the idea to start a vintage bridal show with a milliner friend. Now in its third year, the Vintage Bridal Show will be held on March 23-24.
Unearthed gems
Most old wedding dresses come to resale vendors from estates and other obscure sources.
Gross recently acquired 30 midcentury Priscilla of Boston bridal gowns when a Michigan bridal store closed its doors after decades. So far, she has sold 12 of them for $695 to $1,000. They range from '50s tulle-and-French lace ball gowns with cathedral length trains and hip bolsters to '60s silk-and-lace empire waist dresses with "Watteau" back trains.
Four "pretty great" mid- '60s gowns, including an unworn Oleg Cassini silk column gown with a low scoop neck and tie, came from the estate of a "shopaholic" in Lake Oswego, Gross says.
Vintage is big with the Hollywood set thanks to people like stylist Rachel Zoe and her vintage-clad celebrity clientele who sometimes pay the equivalent of a down payment on a middle-class house to wear an old Gucci frock.
Capricia Marshall, the U.S. Chief of Protocol, wore one of Gross' gowns to an event at the White House last year and a photo of her standing next to President Barack Obama that night ran in the national media. Then actress Carrie Brownstein wore one of Gross' gowns to the season premiere of her show, "Portlandia," last year and raved about Xtabay to People Magazine.
Then, Kristin Bauer, a star of HBO's "True Blood," wore a strapless dress from the Xtabay bridal salon to the show's 2012 premiere.
Brides, like celebrities, are always after that one-of-a-kind frock, Gross says.
"There is a certain amount of ceremonial sacredness to these wedding dresses that is lost a little bit today. I feel like a lot of today's brides look like a Miss Universe contestant rather than someone who is part of a sacred ceremony. But these have all the little details that make them special."


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Cleanup of a chemical leak at a Dow Chemical unit in Norco continues as students at three parish schools wait to see whether they will return to school and residents of 42 evacuated homes wait to see whether they can return home Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday evening, the St. Charles Parish Web site encouraged evacuated residents to call Dow Chemical at 985.783.3423 to arrange for hotel accommodations for the night.
Parish officials say the evacuation order will be lifted once the cleanup is complete. School was expected to resume today, but is predicated on whether the site is cleaned.
"There was never, and still is no threat or danger to the Norco community," said Dow spokesman Tommy Faucheux at a news conference outside the plant's fenceline Tuesday morning.
The pipe rupture spilled titanium tetrachrloride, a liquid used to make catalyst that is used to make plastics. It occurred inside a tall metal building in which the unit was housed.
When exposed to air, the chemical vaporizes and combines with water vapor to produce hydrochloric acid, a skin, sinus and eye irritant, Faucheux said.
However, Jean Kelly, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Quality, said Tuesday afternoon that roving inspectors using hand-held air monitors found no threat to human health.
Faucheux said four or five people work in the unit during those hours and that it is staffed around the clock, but that he did not know Tuesday morning whether anyone was in the building at the time of the incident.
Faucheux said that at 4:30 a.m., a pipe ruptured at a small Dow unit in the Hexion plant, which is located near the spillway.
"We're confident that it did not blow over a human-inhabited area," Faucheux said earlier.
The wind did blow the fumes over the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Parish officials told the Corps of Engineers to close its spillway management offices, located next to the plant. Dirt haulers in the spillway also were asked to leave the area.
The parish issued a mandatory evacuation for residentsin several blocks of homes just north of the plant in Norco as a precaution, and three schools in Norco were ordered closed. While parish officals were not forcing residents to leave, access to the area was restricted by St. Charles Parish Sheriff's deputies.
Dow offered emergency housing for residents affected by the release.
The evacuation was a precaution, said Scott Whelchel, the parish's director of emergency preparedness.
"If it had been an imminent danger to life and property, there would not have been time to evacuate. We would have asked them to shelter in place in their homes," he said. "We had time to ask people to leave as a precaution in case matters got worse."
Whelchel said word went out to the school system at 6:40 a.m. and the decision was made to close Norco Elementary K-3 and Norco Elementary 4-6 schools, as well as the Sacred Heart parochial school, all of which are in the evacuation area.
The closure caused many parents to change plans quickly.
"I put 'em to work cleaning the house," said Denise Naquin of New Sarpy after hearing about the closure from her chidren's bus driver, an incident that Whelchel said proved the parish's notification system worked.
"The bus drivers all have radios, so they were informed very quickly," he said.
Norco resident Matt Mollere, an Entergy lineman, said he had to take the day off to care for his 6-year-old twin sons, Mason and Michael.
"My wife is a nurse and couldn't take the day, so I had to," he said, as he brought the boys home from lunch.
"The kids like it," Michael chimed in, when a reporter asked whether missing work was a hardship.
Norco resident Keith Schexnayder, a retired Monsanto employee who owns several businesses in Norco, took the matter in stride as he drove his battered pick-up truck home for lunch.
"It's what you expect when you live around a refinery," he said.
Residents should stay tuned to Cable Channel 6 and the parish Web site for more information as it becomes available.
Matt Scallan can be reached at email@example.com or 985.652.0953.
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ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — Three Sussex County teenagers were taken to area hospitals after their car veered off Route 80 early this morning and overturned in an embankment, State Police said.
The teens had been traveling west in the left center lane near mile post 34 when their Volkswagen Jetta veered right and drove down the embankment, Trooper Brian Polite, State Police spokesman.
The car struck a tree on the driver's side and flipped over, he said. The crash occurred at 12:32 a.m., he said.
The driver, Carly Gallo, 18, of Sparta, was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital and remained in critical but stable condition this morning, Polite said.
Also taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital was passenger Michael Calo, 17, of Hopatcong, who was listed in stable condition, Polite said.
The second passenger, Joshuah Gallo, 16, of Sparta, was taken to St. Clare's Hospital in Dover and was in stable condition, Polite said.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Alchohol or drugs are not believed to be a factor, and the road was clear and dry at the time of the crash, Polite said.


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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has gone global thanks to the recent international roll-out of "Steven Seagal Lawman."
Now airing in the UK, Israel, France, Turkey, Australia, Southeast Asia, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Slovenia and soon to launch in Latin America, the series, which places action-adventure film star Steven Seagal and the A&E network's reality-TV cameras on patrol with the JPSO, has resulted in "hundreds upon hundreds" of comments to Sheriff Newell Normand.
Coming from "law enforcement, county officials as well as individual citizens," most are "overwhelmingly positive," Normand said last week.
So signing on for another batch of episodes -- the first season of which concluded Feb. 3 in the U.S. -- was an easy call.
The A&E cable network, in conjunction with the production entities ITV Studios and Steamroller Prods., announced last week that shooting has begun for at least 16 more episodes, airdates undecided.
"Just yesterday I received letters from London, England, the state of Ohio, the state of Delaware, about how much they enjoy the show, the realism it depicts," Normand said. "(They) enjoy the lighter side of the show as well, with some of the activities that Steven has engaged in while here."
The positive nature of the feedback he's received leads Normand to believe that his original motivation for green-lighting Seagal's taped ride-alongs was sound.
"I believe it serves a good educational value for the public in understanding the trials and tribulations that the men and women not only of this department, but in law enforcement all over the country, face each and every day out on the streets," he said. "I think it serves as a good educational tool, because I could talk about it a lot, but it doesn't really mean anything until people actually see it.
"(Viewers) see the prevalence of drugs out on the street. They see the prevalence of guns that are encountered. They see the human side of not only the perpetrators but of the law enforcement agents.
"I probably give two, three speeches on average a week, and I can talk about it ad nauseam, but until people actually see it happening, they don't understand the breadth and depth of it."
Normand appears to be OK with the perverse appeal of the series among an undeniably substantial portion of its viewership.
Many watch for, and some concoct drinking games to accompany, examples of Seagal demonstrating near-superpowers of crime-spotting vision, spouting gibberish about Zen during firearms instruction, and rapping with suspects, perps and other citizens in an odd-for-a-Michigan-native Southern street patois.
"Whatever tickles the viewers' fancy that causes them to watch the show," Normand said. "If we go back to what my purpose of being involved in it is, (viewer) motivation is really of no moment. I think what happens, though, is that when you begin to look at the outcomes and what people are actually saying and the hundreds upon hundreds of letters that I've received from people all around the world now ... the reality is that it seems to be overwhelmingly received.
"In fact, it's ironic one of the few criticisms that we have of the show is that periodically people say they've noticed that our guys aren't wearing a seatbelt."
The series' domestic popularity is undeniable, regardless of viewer motivation. It premiered to blockbuster ratings and maintained an episode average of 2.1 million viewers -- the best performance by any new A&E show this TV season.
"Obviously, the public has enjoyed viewing Seagal and enjoyed viewing him in this role," said Normand, adding that he hopes to ride that popularity to help the show delve into the societal issues -- unemployment, literacy rates, single-parent households -- that result in citizens coming face to face on a dark night with the dark knight of such feature film titles as "Above the Law," "Under Siege" and "Hard to Kill."
He also hopes that "Lawman" will deliver a broader depiction of Jefferson Parish life than viewers witnessed during the first skein of episodes.
"In conversations with A&E and the production company, I've expressed an interest to do more human-interest stories about the area," he said.
Specifically, Normand hopes that the next run of "Lawman" episodes focus on "the more upbeat, positive things about why we all worked so hard to come back here after Katrina," he said. "The fact that we have a fair and festival for every living creature that ever walked the face of the earth, (or) the reality that anybody that ever leaves this community comes back and says it's one of the friendliest communities they ever live in, that we have these things to offer."


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DORSET - The Battenkillers will be appearing live on the Dorset Green, Saturday, Aug. 2, from 4-6 p.m. Dan Scarlotta, Scott McCampbell, Matt Langan, Geoff Chamberlain and Pat Zilkha will be performing an eclectic mix of songs from the 70's through the 90's, with a little something for everyone.
The Three Pears Gallery on the Green will be serving light refreshments along with exceptional art works.
For more information about Dorset, visit www.dorsetvt.com.


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text: Mark Birdsall of Berthold and Chad Hofstad of Starkweather were awarded top honors for their respective durum and hard red spring wheat samples at the annual durum and hard red spring wheat quality contest held by the North Dakota Wheat Commission. Nearly 100 samples were received and tested at the North Dakota State University's Durum Quality Lab and Hard Red Spring Wheat Quality Lab where they underwent a series of tests to determine the winners. Birdsall's winning durum sample was DG Star, a 2007 variety developed by Dakota Growers Pasta Co. in Carrington while Hofstad's winning hard red spring wheat sample was Glenn, a 2005 variety released by NDSU. The top winners in each category received cash prizes of $400, $250 and $150.


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2013 Shelby 1000 Ford Mustang Expected At New York Auto Show
With the big New York Auto show looming near, Shelby American plans to show off powerful pony just as they did last year. The 2013 Shelby 1000 Ford Mustang will generate more power than it did last year with an incredible 1,200-hp, all on pump gasoline believe it or not.
Last year around this time, the '12 Shelby 1000 model made its debut in the same exact spot with people in awe of Shelby American's latest creation. Pop the hood of last year's model and you'll see a supercharged 5.4-L engine used by the 2012 Shelby GT500s, but more beefed up obviously.
Now the 2013 Shelby GT500 has upgraded to a 5.8-L capable of 662-hp has been transplanted, stripped down to the engine block, and upgraded with some tough parts from top to bottom to produce the crazy amount of 1,200 horsepower… and powered by your regular neighborhood gas station. The Ford Racing 4.0-L supercharger definitely helps, along with various suspension parts, upgraded big brakes for powerful stopping power, unique wheels and high performance tires, the Shelby 1000 hood and graphics.
Since this version is seriously powerful, there may be a less powerful version available as well.
"The 2013 Shelby 1000 is the most powerful production muscle car on the market," said Vince LaViolette, Shelby American's test driver. "But this car cannot be defined by just its amazing power. The steering provides wonderful feedback and the car tracks beautifully, giving it an athletic feel. It attacks corners, ripping through them with minimal body roll and tremendous grip. Yet the Shelby 1000 can be so docile that you can cruise it down the streets of Manhattan."
This car will cost you a pretty penny, $154,995, and that doesn't include the actual price of your brand new '13 Shelby GT500 to start out with at $55,445. These will be limited to 100 units, so for about $210k you can have the whole shebang.
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Shelby Performance Cooling Package
Shelby K-Member with Control Arms
Shelby Billet Aluminum Watts Link
Shelby Water Pump
Shelby Carbon Fiber Coil Overlay Kit
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Senate Returns to Consider 1099 Repeal Bill
PPA remains hopeful that the U.S. Senate will complete the passage of their version of H.R. 5297 - The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Prior to the August recess, PPA sent letters to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee leadership, supporting the substitution they introduced in the Senate.
"We were pleased to see the passage of the bill substitute prior to the recess," adds David Trust, CEO of PPA. "It is especially important to take note that the Senate's substitute included Section 2042, a provision allowing self-employed business owners to deduct their health care expenses pre-tax for one year, as proposed by Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME)."
Before the bill can be sent back to the U.S. House of Representatives for a conforming vote, though, there are still amendments on the table. These are as follows:
Senate Amendment 4596: Repeal of 1099 Reporting Requirement
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—signed into law in March 2010—included a provision that expanded the 1099 reporting requirement in a way that would prove costly to small businesses (due to the administrative burden it would create). The provision as written requires businesses to provide 1099 forms for all business transactions exceeding $600, such as purchasing equipment or paying for lab services.
S.Amdt. 4596, introduced by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), is one of two repeal amendments proposed. We believe that this version of the repeal is the most effective, for it fully repeals the 1099 reporting provision as it was passed into law. The second amendment (S.Amdt. 4595), introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), simply creates exemptions to and imposes new standards on the existing law.
To show our support of Johanns' amendment, PPA joined with the Small Business Coalition Health Care members and sent a letter on September 9, 2010, to the senator and his colleagues, urging its passage.
Senate Amendment 4330: Standard Home Office Deduction
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has proposed giving home-based businesses the option of selecting a standard home office deduction instead of using the existing tax criteria when calculating the home office deduction. There have been no changes to this amendment since we brought it your attention prior to the August recess.
We hope that Boxer will have the opportunity to bring this amendment to the floor during this week's debate and that it will be included the version of the bill sent back to the House.
Take Action Now!
Debate on these amendments and other provisions to the Senate's version of H.R. 5297 resume this week when Congress returns from the August recess. To encourage your senator to support the passage of Senator Johanns' 1099 repeal amendment (S.Amdt. 4596) and Senator Boxer's amendment (S.Admt. 4330) to the bill, please visit the Contact Congress page.
In addition to representing members on copyright issues, PPA is a strong advocate on small business issues, primarily relating to health care. Through the Small Business Coalition for Affordable Healthcare, PPA advocates health care solutions that meet the needs of small business owners, employees, the self-employed and their families. In previous congressional sessions, PPA has supported various health reform bills, in particular those that would provide trade associations the ability to create insurance pools on behalf of its members.


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Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT Librarieshttp://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNT/browse/?fq=str_degree_discipline:Physics&sort=default&fq=untl_collection:UNTETD2014-03-26T09:30:20-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT LibrariesElectron Density and Collision Frequency Studies Using a Resonant Microwave Cavity as a Probe2014-03-26T09:30:20-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279091/

Electron densities and collision frequencies were obtained on a number of gases in a dc discharge at low pressures (0.70-2mm of Hg). These measurements were performed by microwave probing of a filament of the dc discharge placed coaxially in a resonant cavity operating in a TM₀₁₀ mode. The equipment and techniques for making the microwave measurements employing the resonant cavity are described. One of the main features of this investigation is the technique of differentiating the resonance signal of the loaded cavity in order to make accurate measurements of the resonant frequency and half-power point frequencies.
A New Approach for Transition Metal Free Magnetic Sic: Defect Induced Magnetism After Self-ion Implantation2014-02-01T18:14:03-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271849/

SiC has become an attractive wide bandgap semiconductor due to its unique physical and electronic properties and is widely used in high temperature, high frequency, high power and radiation resistant applications. SiC has been used as an alternative to Si in harsh environments such as in the oil industry, nuclear power systems, aeronautical, and space applications. SiC is also known for its polytypism and among them 3C-SiC, 4H-SiC and 6H-SiC are the most common polytypes used for research purposes. Among these polytypes 4H-SiC is gaining importance due to its easy commercial availability with a large bandgap of 3.26 eV at room temperature. Controlled creation of defects in materials is an approach to modify the electronic properties in a way that new functionality may result. SiC is a promising candidate for defect-induced magnetism on which spintronic devices could be developed. The defects considered are of room temperature stable vacancy types, eliminating the need for magnetic impurities, which easily diffuse at room temperature. Impurity free vacancy type defects can be created by implanting the host atoms of silicon or carbon. The implantation fluence determines the defect density, which is a critical parameter for defect induced magnetism. Therefore, we have studied the influence of low fluence low energy silicon and carbon implantation on the creation of defects in n-type 4H-SiC. The characterization of the defects in these implanted samples was performed using the techniques, RBS-channeling and Raman spectroscopy. We have also utilized these characterization techniques to analyze defects created in much deeper layers of the SiC due to implantation of high energy nitrogen ions. The experimentally determined depths of the Si damage peaks due to low energy (60 keV) Si and C ions with low fluences (< 1015 cm-2) are consistent with the SRIM-2011 simulations. From RBS-C Si sub-lattice measurements for different fluences (1.1×1014 cm-2 to 3.2×1014 cm-2) of Si implantation in 4H-SiC, the Si vacancy density is estimated to range from 1.29×1022 cm-3 to 4.57×1022 cm-2, corresponding to average vacancy distances of 4.26 Å to 2.79 Å at the damage peak (50±5 nm). Similarly, for C implanted fluences (1.85×1014 cm-2 to 1×1015 cm-2), the Si vacancy density varies from 1.37×1022 cm-3 to 4.22×1022 cm-3 with the average vacancy distances from 4.17 Å to 2.87 Å at the damage peak (110±10 nm). From the Raman spectroscopy, the implantation-induced lattice disorders calculated along the c-axis (LO mode) and perpendicular to c-axis (TO mode) in 4H-SiC are found to be similar. Furthermore, the results obtained from SQUID measurements in C implanted n-type 4H-SiC sample with fluences ranging from 1×1012 to 1.7×1016 ions/cm2 have been discussed. The implanted samples showed diamagnetism similar to the unimplanted sample. To date, to our best of knowledge, no experimental work has been reported on investigating defect induced magnetism for self-ion implantation in n-type 4H-SiC. These first reports of experimental results can provide useful information in future studies for a better understanding of self-ion implantation in SiC-based DMS.
Transport Phenomena in Indium Arsenide at Low Temperatures2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131011/

This thesis looks at the transport phenomena in indium arsenide at low temperatures.
Solutions of the Equations of Radiative Transfer by an Invariant Imbedding Approach2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131045/

This thesis is a study of the solutions of the equations of radiative transfer by an invariant imbedding approach.
Monte Carlo Calculations of Reflected Intensities for Real Spherical Atmospheres2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131064/

To calculate the emergent radiation field, a realistic atmospheric model and algorithm must be developed. The radiation field may be characterized by the emergent intensities of scattered light. This is possible only if the algorithm determines these intensities as dependent upon atmospheric and angular parameters.
Boundary Scattering of Electrons in Thin Cadmium Single Crystals2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130996/

In the present investigation, zinc was plated onto a cadmium crystal to determine the effect on the scattering parameter.
Size Effect in the Electrical Conductivity of Bismuth2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc130880/

If a physical dimension of a metallic specimen is comparable with, or smaller than, the mean free path of the conduction electrons, then the observed electrical conductivity will be less than that of a conventional bulk sample. This phenomenon is called a size effect, and is the result of electron scattering from the specimen surfaces. In the present investigation, measurements were made on electropolished monocrystalline specimens ranging from matchbox geometry to thick-film geometry in order to obtain further information on the size effect in bismuth at liquid helium temperatures.
The Effects of Lead Placement and Sample Shape in the Measurement of Electrical Resistivity2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131303/

This thesis is a study of the effects of lead placement and sample shape in the measurement of electrical resistivity.
A Study of the Decay Levels of 169/Tm692012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131328/

The purpose of this investigation was to study the radiations of the 169/Tm nucleus as it de-excites after the electron capture decay of the 169/Yb. Numerous unreported gammas were present in the sample. The origins of these gamma rays were found.
Phase Shift Determination for Elastic Potential Scattering, Using the IBM 360-50 Computer2012-12-27T22:03:54-06:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131381/

The primary objective of this paper is to present a computerized method for the extraction of phase shifts from an angular distribution. This was accomplished using a least squares curve fitting routine.


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Being a reporter has its rewards. Taking flight in the Wind Dancer hot air balloon, owned by Bob and Toni Flick of Shermans Dale, gave me the chance to check one more item off my list of things I really, really want to do before I die.
The truth is, I thought I was just going to be an observer, taking notes and writing a story. Then, in the truck on the way to the launch site at North Middleton Park in Carlisle Springs, Bob told me he was taking me up. Needless to say, I was psyched.
The entire crew was enthusiastic, well-trained and came together like clockwork. The crew included Bob, the pilot; Toni, the crew chief; and crew assistants, Toni's son, Kyle Barrick, 13, and daughter, Kimberly Barrick, 11; Toni's sister, Beth Butcher, and niece, Samantha Butcher; Ross Denlinger and Nate Weller.
I learned a lot that afternoon, but probably the most important thing is that hot air ballooning is not just an awesome experience, it's a highly skilled sport.
Bob, who has been piloting for more than three years, holds a Balloon Pilot Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To receive it, he had to take a written exam, log a prescribed number of hours in a balloon, make a solo flight and pass a flight test.
Bob's son, Damon, who lives in New York, was the link to his future in hot air ballooning.
"Damon's girlfriend's father kept trying
to get me to a balloon rally," said Bob. "I kept going up to help him
crew. Finally, I took a ride and I was hooked."
He and Damon ended up going to ground school together and now they both have their own balloons.
I watched in amazement as the crew carried the 240-pound envelope (the balloon in its storage bag) and attached it with ropes to the 360-pound basket, which contains two large propane tanks.
Meanwhile, Toni pointed up in the air at a black helium balloon floating overhead.
"It's a piball (pilot balloon)," she said. "Pilots release them to see the exact direction of the wind at the launch site."
Of course, Bob already had gotten an official weather report from the FAA Web site.
"If you don't get that weather report and you have problems, you have some explaining to do," he said before recalling the wise words of his instructor: "It's better to be down here wishing you were up there, then to be up there wishing you were down here."
With the balloon stretched out in a long line, it was time to begin the cold inflation process.
Kyle manned the fan while the throat crew held the mouth of the balloon open and the rest of the crew "set the top" by fastening the Velcro tabs of a large flap at the top of the balloon where air is released during the landing process.
Ross then took control of the crown line that is used to steady the balloon as it becomes fuller and begins to rise.
"I can do it," said Toni when I asked her how much strength it takes to steady the crown line. "But, when there is a strong man here I'm going to let him do it."
"She's a great crew chief," said Bob. "She knows how to do it all, and I don't like to fly without her there."
As I saw the balloon growing, the reality of the whole experience began to sink in and I stood in astonishment as it grew and grew.
"You might want to step back a little," said Toni, who explained that Bob was done with his sniff test for any propane leaks, and was about to test the burners.
I took a few steps backward and felt the thrust of the hot flames.
Bob was now ready to start the heat inflation process used to inflate the balloon. The process also seals the flap at the top of the balloon to keep the air from escaping until the appropriate time.
Beth and Nate shielded their faces as the first blasts of heat shot from the burner into the mouth.
When the balloon started to rise, crew members quickly moved to the basket to apply "weight on," a crewing term that means placing folded arms over the edge of the basket to keep it from lifting off the ground.
Still snapping pictures, I almost missed the boarding call. Rushing to the basket, I thrust my camera into Kyle's hands and said, "I need to have a picture of myself" (just in case anyone doubted my courage).
Then, I hauled myself over and into the basket, smiled for the camera and began to float upward as the crew removed their arms, otherwise known as "weight off." All the while the rhythm and words of the song, "Up, Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension engulfed my senses.
At about 3,000 feet, the view was fantastic. We traveled over houses, swimming pools, churches, streams, woodland and farmland.
As pilot, Bob was busy checking fuel gauges and instruments such as an altimeter to indicate altitude and a variometer to show rate of climb or descent. And, although the balloon goes wherever the wind takes it, he sought out wind currents by firing the burner to give us lift and releasing air through the top flap to take us lower.
Meanwhile, the chase crew followed our flight path and kept in contact via radio. Bob relayed GPS coordinates that the crew used to help determine our location. Clearing the mountain, we passed over Shermans Dale before drifting toward Dellville. Although we had traveled about 10 miles, the flight was so gentle it felt like we had been standing still.
As the sun began to set, Bob and the chase crew began looking for landing sites.
"You are not allowed to be in the air after dark," said Bob, who explained that great care is used in landings.
While it's not unusual to land on private property, Bob is careful to respect a landowner's property, especially farmers' crops and any animals that may be in the area.
If a chase crew is able to seek prior permission from the property owner to land the balloon, they do so. However, the landing is hard to predict far enough in advance to seek permission.
Our landing occurred quickly. With nighttime looming, a field was spotted near the road where the chase crew had easy access without having to take a vehicle onto the property.
We landed safely in Domer Wolfe's field at Dellville, where the chase crew easily "walked the balloon" from the landing site to the nearby road.
"Spectators have a tendency to over-react," said Bob. "They see the flames from the burner and automatically think the balloon has crashed. They panic and call 911."
He hopes with this story that people will have a better understanding of the sport of ballooning and realize that there seldom is need to panic.
In fact, ballooning is considered one of the safest forms of flying. A major risk would be tangling with power lines, but this is rare under the guidance of a skilled pilot like Bob.
With our landing, the Wind Dancer completed its 39th flight of the year, with only 11 flights short of the Flicks' goal of 50.
"If the weather holds, we should easily be able to reach 50, and probably more," said Bob.
The change in altitude left my legs just a bit unsteady for about the first five minutes after my feet touched the ground.
While I was regaining my foothold, the pilot and ground crew already were hard at work. The fuel system was shut down, cooled down and dismantled and the "milking" process or squeezing of the air from the balloon had begun.
Before I knew it, the envelope and basket were loaded into the trailer, and the spectators who stood by with a look of yearning in their eyes began to disappear.
I did it. I was no longer one of those who dreamed about the magic of it, I was now in the club of doers.
Bob shared with me the following words of Leonardo da Vinci:
"Once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes skyward, for there you have seen, there you long to return."
I couldn't have said it any better.
For more information about the Wind Dancer, readers may call the Flicks at 582-3289.


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Welcome to Wagner's Adjunct Faculty Guide. Here any Adjunct can find information on how to get established, prepare for classes, conduct classes and access resources for professional development as an educator.
New Adjuncts: Please take time to explore these pages, the infomation is invaluable. Below you will find information on how to navigate the new employee process at Wagner.
Returning Adjuncts: Please note that your resources have been re-organized for easier retrieval. Please familiarize yourself with the new layout.
The Albert Faculty Center is a "one-stop shop" for all your self-service needs for academic information. The Faculty Center home page on Albert is where you will find valuable information such as your class roster, class location, and where to submit your grades.
To access the Albert link, log in to http://home.nyu.edu and click on the Academics tab.
A Quick Guide to Albert
Use these guides to help you navigate the system. If you have further questions, you can reach out to your faculty support, Craig Schott, at 212-998-7477 or Craig Schott. You can also reach out to the NYU Information Technology Services (ITS) at 212-998-3333.
Office Assistance
Craig Schott is the Adjunct Faculty Support and your primary contact for Adjunct-related issues. He is located on the 3rd Floor of Wagner and can be reached at 212-998-7477 or email@example.com. If you cannot find an answer here, Craig should be your starting point. He will also assist you with the following:
Workspace: Wagner has four offices in the Puck Building designated for rotating Adjunct use. If you would like to reserve one of these offices, please contact Craig.
Mailboxes: The faculty mailroom is located on the 3rd floor of the Puck Building. If you have not been assigned a mailbox or informed of its location, please contact Craig.
Human Resources and Payroll
By this point, you should have already spoken to Ellen Lovitz, made an appointment with LaShawn Jones and recieved a NetID (the user id that you used to login to the restricted area). The next step is to submit employment forms to allow the payroll department to issue your paychecks. Links to PDF versions of these forms can be found to the right.
If you have any questions about payroll related matters, please contact Frank.
Collective Bargaining
Although union membership is not required at NYU Wagner, please note that a collective bargaining agreement is in effect between the University and International Union, UAW, AFL-CIO and Local 7902, Adjuncts Come Together (ACT/UAW).
Adjunct and part-time faculty who are covered by the collective bargaining agreement must pay either union dues or an agency fee to the Union; this payment obligation is a condition of continued employment at New York University.
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The dluge of tears has been mainly my sister's: while I miss my mother, I was not living with her on a daily basis, and the effects of her passing on my daily life have yet to be manifested. They will come, I know that. Between now and then, though, is the dluge of work. On the one hand, my sister and I need to go through Mom's belongings and household goods to decide what to keep, what to donate, and what to throw out. I also need to do the same with the stuff I still have in Queens. And on top of that, I need to clean and clear a lot of things from the apartment The Other Half and I share, since without a financial miracle, my sister will not be able to keep up the apartment she and Mom shared, and she will need to stay with us.
The financial side of things has not been far from my mind; in fact, it's only due to the intervention of a Jewish free-burial society that we were able to bury our mother, since her government-based life insurance takes approximately two months to process from either the report of death or the receipt of a death certificate (which, in most cases, requires that the body already be buried, cremated, or entombed). Besides reimbursing the burial society for the grave, the life insurance will need to cover at least one month of my sister's living expenses in Queens, plus the cost of her moving in with us. Meanwhile, in the January slow period, my current working hours have been reduced, and the costs of going back and forth to Queens have caused us to fall back even further on our rent and utilities.
None of this is getting me the packing materials I need to gather the things I wish to move (from either apartment) nor the money needed to move back and forth between the two. Some of the stuff in the New Jersey apartment is heavy enough that I need The Other Half to move (or help me move), which can be a task in itself. While we've secured additional storage space, it's beginning to look like most of it will be needed to store furniture, china, and other of our mother's things things that my sister does not want to abandon or sell, as opposed to the stuff we need to move out of the New Jersey apartment, or condense out from other rented storage space (which we cannot do without a U-Haul van and lots of help). All of which is leaving me in a funk of not wanting to do any of this. It's snowballing, as I knew it would, and I'm handling it as poorly as I feared, rather than as well as I need to.
The recent snowfall didn't help any, either but at least it wasn't summer flooding.
Aprs moi, le dluge an expression usually interpreted as "I don't care what happens after I'm dead". Literally, it's more like "the Flood will follow in my wake". And in the wake of my mother's passing, we are inundated with work. Which leads me to corrupt another French saying:
C'est la vie; c'est la mort. As opposed to "l'amour". For the love of life, it's time to get on with the chores of staying alive.
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