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Power Ranking the 10 Best MMA Performances of DecemberJanuary 1, 2013
Power Ranking the 10 Best MMA Performances of December
The UFC saw two title fights in the month of December as Benson Henderson defended the lightweight belt against Nate Diaz and Cain Velasquez reclaimed the heavyweight championship by dominating Junior dos Santos.
Outside of the world's premier MMA organization, Bellator also crowned a new heavyweight champion. With Cole Konrad retiring, the belt was up for grabs in the heavyweight tournament final featuring Alexander Volkov and Richard Hale.
A year in MMA that had many ups and downs finished strong with its final month. Let's take a look at the fighters who delivered the best performances of December.
10. Hector Lombard
Hector Lombard disappointed in his UFC debut against Tim Boetsch, but the former Bellator middleweight champion came back strong in his second Octagon appearance at UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson.
Against Rousimar Palhares, Lombard came out much more aggressive and was able to finish his Brazilian opponent in the opening round.
While he only boasts a 1-1 UFC record at the moment, Lombard's name value puts him a couple big wins away from a title shot.
9. Yushin Okami
Back-to-back losses to Anderson Silva and Tim Boetsch had some believing Yushin Okami was beginning to fade as a fighter. Now, Okami is back in the mix for a middleweight title shot.
In August, Okami righted his ship with a win over Buddy Roberts. That gave him the chance to re-establish himself as an elite 185-pound fighter in a bout against Alan Belcher.
Okami kept the well-rounded Belcher on the defensive for all three rounds of their bout at UFC 155 and walked away with an important decision win.
8. Costa Philippou
Costa Philippou stepped in as a replacement for Chris Weidman at UFC 155, where he took on middleweight contender Tim Boetsch.
Despite the short notice, Philippou delivered the biggest win of his career by stopping Boetsch with punches in the third and final round.
With five straight victories, Philippou has emerged as the newest contender in the deepening middleweight division.
7. Jim Miller
Following a loss to Nate Diaz in a bout that could have earned him a lightweight title shot, Jim Miller came back strong in a UFC 155 fight with Joe Lauzon.
Miller bloodied Lauzon with standing elbows early in the bout and continued to punish his opponent for the majority of the three-round fight.
With the win, Miller finds himself back in the hunt for a shot at the lightweight championship.
6. Rory MacDonald
Considered one of the brightest young fighters in the welterweight division for quite some time, Rory MacDonald was afforded the opportunity to make a statement against a former UFC champion in B.J. Penn.
MacDonald withstood a strong start by Penn and took over the fight once his opponent began to fade. The Canadian left Penn battered and bruised at the end of three rounds and earned himself a decision victory.
By beating Penn soundly, MacDonald has now emerged as a serious contender in the 170-pound division.
5. Alexander Gustafsson
Ever since a loss to Phil Davis in April 2010, Alexander Gustafsson has been tearing through his competition.
At UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz, Gustafsson picked up a sixth straight victory and the biggest one of his young career.
Gustafsson used his reach to gain an edge over Mauricio Rua when standing and surprised many by scoring a number of takedowns en route to a decisive decision win.
4. Alexander Volkov
With Cole Konrad out of the picture, Alexander Volkov was given a clear path to the Bellator heavyweight title via a tournament that spanned the final months of 2012.
Volkov moved to the semifinals by beating Strikeforce veteran Brett Rogers and advanced further to the finals by stopping former UFC competitor Vinicius Queiroz with punches.
In the tournament finals, which also served as a heavyweight title fight, Volkov was able to stay standing and methodically picked apart Richard Hale to earn the Bellator belt.
3. Jessica Eye
At Bellator 83, the relatively unknown Jessica Eye took on one of the top female fighters on the planet in Zoila Gurgel. Bellator's women's strawweight champion, Gurgel had won seven straight fights and was looking to continue her success in the flyweight division against Eye.
Both fighters came out strong, but Eye got the better of the early exchange and wobbled Gurgel. That allowed Eye to press forward and clinch with her opponent, who eventually went to sleep in a standing arm triangle choke.
Right now, Bellator does not have a champion in the women's flyweight division, but Eye is making a strong case to be the favorite whenever the organization holds a tournament for that weight class.
2. Benson Henderson
Coming off of two close fights with Frankie Edgar, lightweight champion Benson Henderson was in need of a dominant win to prove he was deserving of the belt around his waist.
Against Nate Diaz, Henderson was able to earn the definitive victory he had been seeking.
The titleholder took Diaz down frequently and even looked better than the challenger on his feet, where many thought he would face the most difficulty heading into the fight.
1. Cain Velasquez
One year after being knocked out by Junior dos Santos, Cain Velasquez was able to regain the heavyweight title from the Brazilian by looking like a completely different fighter in the rematch.
Velasquez dropped Dos Santos with a right cross in the opening round, and he owned the fight from that point forward.
Dos Santos was drained of his energy and had no answer for the constant pressure from Velasquez, who repeatedly took the fight to the ground and pounded away on his opponent's face.


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A couple of weeks ago I had lunch with a group of gals that I have worked with over the years; The Ladies Who Lunch get together once or twice a year as to have a few laughs and get caught up. This time around Elizabeth brought a bag with one of her UFOs in it hoping that someone would finish it up. She's not a quilter, but about 12 years she decided to try it and it's only gotten so far. She'd rather have it finished and that someone use it so she was ready to hand it off. Of course, I couldn't say no.
It's from Fons and Porter's 'For the Love of Christmas' magazine. And see those little samples of fabric hanging out from the corner?

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I totally bombed the Glitter done challenge! I got it mostly clean and organized, then didn't take pictures and it's a hot mess all over again. I don't think I was born with a clean bone in my body. Maybe a cell or two, but surely not a bone! So here is what she looks like now....
Now, on to the REALLY good news!! I opened my Etsy shop last week and guess what... I sold three items already! Here's a picture of the very FIRST thing to be sold from my shop! I also got my Facebook Fan Page up and running as well...go check it out to see all the latest things going on in my crazy crafty world!
Really cool, huh?! Now for some not so great news. I have been banned from Trashy Tuesdays by the hubster. He seems to think I have too many projects already, so I am not allowed to bring any more in until I finish at least HALF of the projects I have already. BOOOOOO! I am going through withdrawls I tell ya'! I am now busting my hump to get more projects done while still filling up my shop. I will be putting some of the trashy treasures in the shop as I get them done, but quite a few of them are for me to keep. I'll keep you posted and post some photos as soon as I can.
And I haven't forgotten about the tutorial I promised either... It's in the works, but my camera puttered out on me and I am currently borrowing an AWESOME camera from a good friend. So I promise tutorials are coming soon!
That's all I have for now! Here's to messy hands and happy hearts all day long!


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A Journey of Multiple Miscarriages, Infertility, Adoption, Premature Birth & Finally a Successful Pregnancy
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Cycle 1 Post Viral Protocol- Back on the Fertilty Rollercoaster!
If I am pregnant I start the progesterone suppositories (ugh my fav- sarcastic tone) and of course my heparin injections twice daily. If I'm not I will wait for cycle day 1 and repeat the process again.
Keeping our fingers crossed we caught the egg this month. I am feeling positive and upbeat and know we can do this.
Our doctor says we have about 5 months until the viral protocol wears off so time is ticking but I'm trying not to focus on that timeline all too much. We've been doing this for almost 6 years now and I've come to realize nothing is on MY time table. I can take the steps to get there but ultimately it's up to God and the Universe to decide. But still I have faith. I know this is going to happen for us. We've come so far and worked so hard.
For now I am focusing on my wonderful life with Kayla. She makes me smile everyday and I know I am so blessed. I love being a mom. More importantly.... I love being HER mom.
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If I should fall from grace with God where no doctor can relieve me...
Professional athletics comes with many perks - fame...fortune...toadies to stroke the inflated ego. There are, however, other things that some with it - sycophants that do one no favors, increased scrutiny from being in the public eye, and a very high perch from which to fall.
With the increased media scrutiny and leagues becoming more and more image conscious, it has felt like a lot of people have fallen from grace lately. Some from greater heights than others.
Let's take a look at eleven of the biggest falls...
Roger Clemens -
Accused of...
Baseball cheat
Witness tampering
Multiple counts of philandering
Creating a new synonym for the term clemency - It started with the Mitchell Report tainting who some were calling the greatest pitcher of all-time (I won't even address the inaccuracy of the hyperbole involved there), which has snowballed. Due to the accusations of Celmens being a steroid cheat for approximately a decade of his career, The Rocket filed a defamation suit against his accuser. This was one of the first of many legal missteps which include a crash-and-burn-act in front of a Congressional committee (including potential witness tampering), and has culminated in the unearthing of a series of affairs with a country singer, a former bartender, the ex-wife of golfer John Daly (were they married at the time?) and possibly the (ex?)wife of a pro wrestler. As Mike Lupica noted, Rusty Hardin must be the Isiah Thomas of lawyers. A smart lawyer would advise his client to cut his losses and settle the defamation suit at this point, a suit based on the premise that his client is a good family man.
With a federal perjury investigation hanging over his head and a new mistress revealed daily, Clemens has gone from one of the most revered pitchers in the history of baseball - often talked about in the same breath as the likes of Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson, and Sandy Koufax - to being little more than a punchline.
Jose Canseco -
Copped to/nailed for...
Steroid use
Probation violation
Accused of...
Slander and libel
At one time one of the most feared power hitters in the sport (we'll be kind and not talk about his defense), Canseco crashed and burned due to steroid use some time ago. He was a punchline, until his book Juiced turned out to be a fairly accurate catalyst for the Mitchell Report. Unfortunately, his second book came out to allegations of a blackmail operation that was intended to raise money for a film project of his - you give me money, I say you didn't use.
As a key character witness, and the one of the few character witnesses Clemens has been able to produce, Canseco has once again managed to paint himself into the corner of sleazy opportunist with a series of claims that seem to be contradicted by other witnesses and, in some cases, hard evidence.
Michael Vick -
Copped to/nailed for...
Dog fighting
Cruelty to animals
Illegal gambling
Drug use
Transmitting an STD
Once the anointed savior of the Atlanta Falcons and highest paid player in the NFL, is now a jail-bird in a federal prison. After getting nailed to the wall for being the money behind a dog-fighting operation, Vick violated the terms of his house arrest when he was caught toking up a Bob Marley special. Since the criminal issues came to a resolution, Vick has continued to be plagued with legal issues as everyone from the Hawks to companies with which he had sponsorship deals have been trying to recoup their investment in him.
OJ Simpson -
Copped to/nailed for...
Wrongful death (civil)
Domestic violence
Unpaid income tax
Broadcast piracy
Contacting a co-defendant
Accused of...
Murder (criminal)
Gun charges
Conspiracy to commit crimes
Once one of the best running backs in the NFL, Simpson was able to parlay his fame on the football field into a respectable film career, appearing in close to 30 films over a 20-year span from 1974 to 1994. His post-football career included rolls in Roots and box-office hits like The Towering Inferno and the Naked Gun series.
The film career stopped abruptly when Simpson was put on trial for the murder of his ex-wife and her boyfriend Ron Goldman. Acquitted despite overwhelming evidence of his guilt, Simpson vowed he wouldn't rest until he brought his ex's real killer to justice. Despite the acquittal, Simpson was found responsible of the murder in civil court and ordered to pay damages to the families of the victims.
To date, his "search" has revealed no leads and he is now in court for violent criminal violations for the second time in little more than a decade.
Pete Rose -
Copped to/nailed for...
Gambling on baseball
Tax evasion
Charlie Hustle was the hardest working man in professional sports. A player with limited tools and talent, Rose put up Hall-of-Fame-worthy numbers during his career - retiring the all-time hits leader. He was used, for a period, as an example of how to play the game by every little league coach as to how kids should play the game.
Rose was bounced from baseball for violating the game's cardinal rule. Nailed for gambling, and on charges of tax evasion, Rose has become a polarizing figure among sports writers debating his place in the canton of ball-players.
Maurice Clarrett -
Copped to/nailed for...
Gun charges
Armed robbery
Intimidating a witness
General stupidity
Sure, Clarrett never made it to the pinnacle of professional sports, but he was expected to be a high draft pick. Clarrett screwed the pooch in college, violating any number of NCAA rules in accepting money, and cars from Ohio State boosters, not to mention academic violations.
In danger of being kicked out of school, and already suspended by the NCAA from play, Clarrett unsuccessfully sued the NFL for entry into the draft. It went downhill from there for him.
Barry Bonds -
Accused of...
Steroid/HGH use
Tax evasion
Once a five-tool player with Hall-of-Fame written all over him, Bonds wanted more, and apparently turned to steroid and HGH use to get it. He went from a svelte, fast player who could play defense to a lumbering muscle-bound freak who could hit the ball a ton, but was a defensive liability prone to injury.
Now Bonds appears to be baseball kryptonite and facing a potential trial on federal charges of perjury. On the plus side, no one ever has accused Bonds of being a nice guy or sterling family man. His fall from grace appears to be almost totally tied into the professional.
Marion Jones -
Copped to/nailed for...
HGH use
Check fraud
The one-time Olympic competitor, and occasional magazine cover-girl saw everything come crashing down with the BALCO investigation as well as a separate investigation into a check fraud scheme. Now serving time on federal perjury charges, Jones' issues brought not only herself down, but her relay teammates who were stripped of their Olympic gold due to her cheating.
Mike Tyson -
Copped to/nailed for...
Iron Mike was the most dominant force in boxing from the '80's into the '90's. Granted, it's not like there was a whole lot of competition in the heavy weight division during that stretch, but really, no one else came close.
Tyson ended up in jail in the early 1990's for raping a beauty queen, and has since squandered his fortune, and been mocked for using Evander Hollyfield as a chew toy during a late-career boxing match.
Isiah Thomas -
Copped to/nailed for...
Sexual harassment
Destruction of a storied franchise
Accused of...
Thomas' tenure as the general manager and coach of the New York Knicks was an unmitigated disaster. During his time running the show at Madison Square Garden, Thomas has pretty effectively wiped his Hall-of-Fame playing career from the public's minds with his ineptitude, his failure to defend himself against allegations of sexual harassment, and the allegations of racism that surfaced as a result of the case against him.
Along the way Thomas undermined the authority of a Hall-of-Fame coach, destroyed his own credibility, the credibility of the Knicks owner, and put together one of the most overpaid and underachieving teams in the history of professional sports. He has, since, been effectively neutered by the team's new president. His nickname should be changed from Zeke to Gelding.
Mark McGwire -
Accused of...
Steroid use
Big Mac is the only guy on the list whose fall had virtually no impact on his private life. McGwire was a likely lock for the Hall-of-Fame, despite borderline numbers, when the steroid hearings on Capitol Hill started.
His Hall candidacy was mostly predicated on his power numbers. His hall votes dried up when he would not address accusations of using in order to pad his power numbers. To date, McGwire will not address questions regarding his use of supplements during his playing days, and does his best to stay out of the spotlight.
Dishonorable mention: Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Steve Howe, Rafael Palmeiro, Ryan Leaf, Adam "Pacman" Jones, Chris Henry, and a bevy of other idiots.
Almost all of those mentioned above in some way or another, brought the fall on themselves - whether through questionable choices, stupid associations, or what have you - the only place these people can realistically lay blame is at their own front door.


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There are a few types now. I have kept them since I got them and I think since it is the final for the World Cup today (yes I am watching it now, still draw at the moment 12 July 2010, 3.54am), I should open some presents!
Todate, I have 7 Farm Mystery Box(es), 9 Fish Mystery Box(es), 3 Mermaid Mystery Box(es), 32 Mystery Ability and 3 Space Mystery Box.
(Some of the pictures are added after the first place. To show the different type of items that can be found in each gift. I will try to, as I remember, list down each addition at the bottom of this page.)
These are the different types of gifts I got:
Scuba Duck, Scuba Cat and Scuba Goat!
Farm Jellyfish Lamp
Cute Seashell Tree
Rabbitfish, Annularis Angelfish (one of my favourites!), Spotted Spinefoot, Giant Shrimpgoby, Flame Hawkfish, Royal Gramma, Harlequin Tuskfish, Murphy Cardinal, Spotted Cardinal,
Mermaid Maiden, Merman Minstrel, Mermaid Queen, Mermaid Soldier
Agility Food,
A Moon and Venus. (FishVille suddenly just go off by itself and doesn't allow me to take the printscreen of Venus *bleah*)
There are, finally, 1 Annularis Angelfish, 2 Mermaid Maiden, 1 Merman Minstrel, 5 Rabbitfish, 3 Scuba Cat,
1 Scuba Duck, 1 Scuba Goat, 2 Seashell Tree, 3 Spotted Spinefoot, 1 Moon and 2 Venus.
Crystal Mystery Box gives: Blue Crystal
12 July 4.38pm - Giant Shrimpgoby, Flame Hawkfish
12 July 8.48pm - Royal Gramma21 July 9.35pm - Harlequin Tuskfish
17 July 6.33pm - Jellyfish Lamp, Mermaid Soldier, Mermaid Queen
17 July 6.33pm - Jellyfish Lamp, Mermaid Soldier, Mermaid Queen
9 August 9.12pm - Murphy Cardinal, Spotted Cardinal,
You may want to view my other FishVille posts or surf around my blog. If you like, please visit my Support page.
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I don't tend to write shoe reviews until I'm very sure of my opinion. I've already logged 200 (or so) miles on the Fresh Foam 980 at the writing of this review. Sadly, while I've learned a lot about the shoe over that period of time, one glaring fact stands in the way of me fully endorsing them: the fit. Fit is highly variable... makes sense, FEET are highly variable. For whatever reason, the designers at NB just didn't make a shoe with the 980 that fits my feet. I discovered this the first time I took them Fresh Foam on a long run, and ended up with blisters. I reaffirmed this the second time I did so with the same result (I very, very rarely get blisters otherwise).
While that pretty much assures I won't buy another pair, I do want to point out some of the positive things I like about this shoe; a shoe I still use for short runs on occasion:
1. It's got a 4mm drop with tons of underfoot protection. Massive.
2. I've heard folks mention the cushioning is very stiff. From my standpoint, this is a good thing. My feet feel very protected, the shoes are plenty plush and they are responsive enough to handle any paced running. Tough to have all of those things at once, in my mind.
3. The upper is light, but doesn't seem fragile. In fact, the shoes look quite new even after 200 miles.
On the flip side:
1. The tongue is absurdly puffy and bothers the tops of my feet, moves around during the run.
2. The "fit issue" for me is related to the narrow toe-box. Widen it up, NB!!
All-in-all, its a well-cushioned, light, low-drop shoe that, provided it fits, will get you through the miles at any pace you choose.


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Men's Bermuda
- Website: http://www.bermudaballhockey.com/
- Head Coach: Tom Worthington-White
- Contact: Tom Worthington-White
Bermuda Ball Hockey Association (BBHA)
Bermuda Ball Hockey Profile:
Ball hockey in Bermuda started in the 1980's by a loosely-knit group of die-hard Canadian hockey fans. Over the years guys would get together Saturday mornings to play 'pick-up' hockey at an old converted outdoor roller-skating rink. The number of players on the Island had grown and in the late 1990's the Bermuda Ball Hockey Association (BBHA) was officially formed. . It was around the late 1990's that the first semi-annual ball hockey tournaments were organized in Bermuda, called the prestigious Robin Hood Cup (RHC). As the competition for the RHC tournaments grew, so did the level of competitiveness.
In 1999, Bermuda sent its first ever International Team to the USA to play a local 'All-star" ball hockey select team from Leominster, Massacuschetts. Due to a strong showing by Team Bermuda and the contacts made at that very first International event, the BBHA was contacted by the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation and was given a formal invitation to attend the 2001 World Ball Hockey Championships being held the following year in Toronto. Team Bermuda finished 5th in that 2001 World Championship event and has now been a formal member of the ISBHF for 12-years. Since 2001, Bermuda has also participated 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, 2011 World Championships, the 2002 European Cup and Bermuda is the three-time defending champion of the Caribbean Cup in 2004, 2005 and 2008.
David Gazzard BBHA Representative
Bermuda about their preparation for ISBHF World Championships in St. John´s:
Mr. David Gazzard, a member of Team Bermuda's national men´s team did the following interview on preparation of team with regards to upcoming 2013 ISBHF World Championships in St. John´s, Canada.
- 1. At what stage of preparation is your team with regards to next year's the world championships in St. John's?
Team Bermuda had its first try out on Sunday February 3rd. We have over 30 men competing for positions on the team this year.
- 2. How will the preparation continue in the next months?
Weather permitting; we will continue to hold tryouts at our new outdoor facility for the next 3 weeks. Our goal is to have the team selected by mid March. Once our roster is set, we will practice 2-3 times per week in preparation for the Worlds.
- 3. Can you already tell the names of some players of your team?
We are excited to have several new participants along with a few key veteran players this year. Some of our veteran players likely to return this Worlds are Chad Critchley, Chris Coleman, Chris Merritt, Tom Worthington-White and David Gazzard.
- 4. What are the expectations you have for St. John's?
Our team goal for St. John's is to compete hard and earn a 'B' Pool Championship. Regardless of whether or not we are able to achieve our goal, Team Bermuda will remain focused on respecting officials and opposing players whilst promoting friendship and good sportsmanship throughout the competition.
- 5. Who will become world champion 2013, and why?
We look forward to watching some closely contested games in the 'A' pool this year. The team from the Czech Republic dominated last Worlds and must be the favoured team again this year. It's not easy to repeat…let alone three-peat. We wish them the best of luck.
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Share your thoughts or memories below for our Memorial Keepsake Book that his wife, Toni, will be putting together. How has Ed or IAADP touched your life?
Part I of III
Ed and his wife, Toni, with guide dogs, Latrell and Keebler, in this photo, traveled the world to foster the assistance dog movement, lecturing at many conferences, co-authoring two books, magazine columns, hundreds of articles and scripting an award winning video / DVD, "Partners in Independence."http://www.iaadp.org/paypal/iaadp-memorial-gift-paypal1.html


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1. FUN photo shoots (and the new Dragonfly model!) (photo by Paul Newland)
2. not only is she the MOST darling girl, her outfits are always adorable…and she SKETCHES every one of them! so fun!
3. Lemon Low Fat Frozen Yogurt Bars w Green Tea Swirl, yum!
4. Mondays off, aka Three-Day Weekends. Yay 🙂
5. Sewing Pretty with Hello Kitty
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Math Equation Wow Seti 1977 radio signal alien
Wow SETI 1977 radio signal alien
11/111/1/1/14=0.0071 Google 0.0071
Quantum dots and second dot to do cross ref line 27 Fano effect+ Aharonov-Bohm oscillations+ mesoscopic interferometer for UFO core communications device space travel in line 22 wow data
To be filmed july 9 2013
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Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance to
microscopic inhomogeneities
Keywords from formula data:
Line 22f1fa19c3m1b7c8e13c9c6d3p38d19d7b73 Isotropic Interactions Formula 5g WOW SETI
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Keyword google
controlled de-phasing
Quotes PDF results from blog:
Phys. Rev. B 75, 045309 (2007) [9 pages]
Controlled dephasing in single-dot Aharonov-Bohm interferometers
V. Moldoveanu and M. Ţolea
National Institute of Materials Physics, P.O. Box MG-7, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
B. Tanatar
Department of Physics, Bilkent University, Bilkent, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
Received 3 April 2006; revised 14 September 2006; published 8 January 2007
Aharonov-Bohm oscillationsURL:
73.23.Hk, 85.35.Ds, 85.35.Be, 73.21.La
16 June 2013
My thoughts:
Fano effect + Aharonov-Bohm oscillations
Looking at these two keywords from this PDF file data in next few videos.
8 July 2013
Formula from PDF results data:
Fano effect +visibility (visible light)+
Aharonov-Bohm oscillations +
mesoscopic interferometer+
Embedded+ quantum dot + nearby + second dot+ electron-electron+ interaction+ between+ two +dots +
Considered +nearby+ dot+ acts + charge detector.
charge detector in another video
Formula from data continues:
Compute + currents + through + interferometer+
detector +within + Keldysh+ formalism
self-energy+ nonequilibrium+ Green's functions
Google Green's functions in another video
Formula from data continues:
up to the second order+ interaction strength+
current formula+ contains + correction + Landauer-Büttiker formula.
Google Landauer-Büttiker formula. In another video
Formula from data continues:
contribution + transport + dephasing +
bias applied +detector + increased
amplitude + both + Fano resonance + Aharonov-Bohm oscillations
Google Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in another video
Formula from data continues:
reduced +controlled +dephasing+ result+analyzing +Interaction+ self-energy+Function+ energy+ bias.+
ring-dot coupling
Google ring-dot coupling in another video
Dionex QD Charge Detector
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Breaking Down 6 Finalists for US Army Player of the YearNovember 27, 2013
Breaking Down 6 Finalists for US Army Player of the Year
High school standouts across the country hoped to see their name land among finalists for the 2013 Hall Trophy, awarded annually to the nation's best football player. Since 2000, the U.S. Army National Player of the Year has received the prize during a dinner banquet before the All-American Bowl Game, held Jan. 4 at the Alamodome.
Past winners of the award include Adrian Peterson, Terrelle Pryor, Chris Leak, Jimmy Clausen and Dorial Green-Beckham. This year's finalists were unveiled Tuesday evening.
Let's take a look at the exceptional credentials that helped these athletes make the final cut.
5-Star QB Will Grier (Davidson, N.C.)
School: Davidson Day
Credentials: Will Grier has put up video game numbers throughout his entire career, but his senior season has been even more off the charts than usual. The 6'3", 180-pound passer has led Davidson Day to a 12-1 record while leaving opposing defenses in his wake.
Grier has thrown for 4,989 yards and 77 touchdowns, per MaxPreps. He completes 70 percent of his passes, throwing 11 interceptions along the way.
Opponents must also account for his rushing ability. Grier has gained 1,251 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
College Plans: He committed to Florida last December and will arrive on campus next semester. Grier also garnered offers from Auburn, Tennessee, North Carolina and Arkansas.
5-Star RB Joe Mixon (Oakley, Calif.)
School: Freedom High School
Credentials: Joe Mixon is among the most versatile players in the nation. The 6'2", 195-pound playmaker carried his squad to a 6-6 record and a North Coast postseason appearance.
He rushed for 1,704 yards and 23 touchdowns, averaging more than 7.5 yards per carry, according to MaxPreps. Mixon also did damage in the passing game, catching 12 passes for 205 yards and three scores.
College Plans: Mixon remains uncommitted, considering several options at the next level. Wisconsin, California and Oklahoma are among his top choices.
RB Elijah Hood (Charlotte, N.C.)
School: Charlotte Catholic
Credentials: Elijah Hood has been practically uncontainable while propelling his team to an 11-2 record and a postseason run. The running back has surpassed the 3,000-yard mark for the second straight season.
He has 3,119 rushing yards and 45 touchdowns this year, per MaxPreps. Dating back to Oct. 4, Hood hasn't been held below 200 yards in eight straight contests, including three 300-yard efforts.
College Plans: Hood initially committed to Notre Dame in April. However, he changed plans and committed to North Carolina in late August.
4-Star WR Trey Quinn (Lake Charles, La.)
School: Barbe High School
Credentials: Trey Quinn made national history this season, breaking current Missouri star and former Hall Trophy recipient Dorial Green-Beckham's all-time career receiving record. He holds the record with 6,457 yards and still has more playoffs ahead of him.
Quinn has 103 receptions for 1,858 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2013, according to MaxPreps. All three of those statistics fall just shy of his junior season numbers (115 catches, 2,141 yards and 26 touchdowns).
College Plans: Quinn committed to LSU in August. He selected the Tigers from an offer list that includes Texas, Ole Miss, Notre Dame and Clemson.
5-Star RB Nick Chubb (Cedartown, Ga.)
School: Cedartown High School
Credentials: Nick Chubb spent his entire high school career dismantling defenses, and his performance reached a new level of dominance this season. The 5'11", 216-pound running back rushed for 2,683 yards and 41 touchdowns in 11 games, according to MaxPreps.
Chubb churned out at least 250 yards in seven games. He scored at least three touchdowns in every regular-season matchup.
College Plans: Chubb chose Georgia in June. He spurned offers from Florida State, South Carolina, Texas, Miami and Alabama.
4-Star ATH Marshon Lattimore (Cleveland, Ohio)
School: Glenville High School
Credentials: Marshon Lattimore is expected to suit up at cornerback in college, but he is currently a jack-of-all-trades playmaker on state title contender Glenville. He stands out as a threat at receiver, running back and defensive back.
The 6-foot, 175-pound prospect put his versatility on display in a second-round playoff victory over Bedford. Lattimore tallied 137 total yards, a receiving touchdown and an interception, per Cleveland.com.
College Plans: Lattimore is still surveying his options. He is heavily considering Alabama, Oregon, USC and Ohio State.
Predicted Winner: Will Grier
Each member of this list can certainly stake claim to the award, but Grier's eye-popping passing totals separate him from the pack. The Florida commit is just the sixth player to throw 70 or more touchdowns in a season.
Throw in his rushing totals, and it's hard to argue with Grier as the 2013 Hall Trophy winner.


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Trying to link up with Jen. Seven Quick Takes
(1) I know this might be more appropriate in a leap-year, but thinking (very happily) about the fact that suddenly it was the last day of February today kept reminding me of The Pirate King from The Pirates of Penzance. "For such a beastly month as February, 28 days, as a rule, are plenty". 'Paradox': enjoy it here.
(2) About three year olds. Mine did something she knows she shouldn't do (she was eating the brown sugar) yesterday, and I overheard another child stopping her and emphatically telling her she was "bad. Bad Leia!" Well, I immediately intervened and had a little talk with each of them. The older one I spoke gently with, reminding her that even when we do wrong things that mess up God's kingdom and disrupt our connection to the True Vine (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd), God doesn't call us "bad". He made us good, and calls us Good, and calls us to do good things. Fine. She has had her first reconciliation already, she gets it. She apologized to her sister. Cool. Next, the three year old. In similar, but more simple and brief terms, I said that she is good, and I want her to do good things, but even though she does wrong things sometimes.... Etc. what's the reply? "Mom, poop and pee don't mix together". Ok???
(3) My darling husband bought me cowboy (cowgirl?) boots! I had birthday money, and was obsessing online about different boots. But then I decided, no. Next pair of shoes was going to have to be some practical athletic sandals. And then, out of the blue, Fyodor ordered the boots I really wanted! Yay! I love them. They are a tad tight over the instep, and slip a bit on the heel, and I read that they are supposed to do just that, and once they are broken in the tightness and slipping will stop. I plan to wear these with everything!
(4) My son is a ninja. His siblings helped him with this getup, and he loves it. Worn two days running. Prompted me to show the kids Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
(5) The ninja costume reminded me of the great photos we've been seeing of the Orthodox Priests in Kiev. So manly. So moving. And good for Orthodox and Catholic boys to see.
Being a priest is not a safe, easy calling.
But an opportunity to imitate Christ with courage.
(6) A dear family friend who married a Russian woman was just telling me about the Russian psyche, and the deep passion and love for art and poetry. He said there is something very spiritual, and yet atheism basically took over in that country, and the damage that Marxism did to the church there is deep. I had no idea. It makes images of Eastern Orthodox Christianity more mysterious and poignant.
(7) My more tech-savvy family members just showed me that I've been composing in html, and that is the root of my format problems!! The learning curve is steep, but I'm on it!


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Honda Civic Hatchback Might Have Tall People Leaning Back
If you are above average height and are considering buying the upcoming Honda Civic Hatchback then you might want to think again.
This is because when we got to see the Honda Civic Hatchback close up the vehicle suggests that it isn't going to be tall enough for tall people. If you are above 6 feet 1 inch your head is going to touch the roof of the vehicle.
The Honda Civic Hatchback isn't too comfortable either when sitting up straight in the vehicle, even though the vehicle does have larger measurements.
If you are over 6 feet 1 inch you might have to drive the Honda Civic Hatchback with the seat tilted back a little at a sporty angle. This isn't going to be the most comfortable position for anyone who is driving a long time, however its what you will have to do if you are tall.
Honda should have given the Honda Civic Hatchback a steering wheel with lumbar support and then this might not have been an issue for taller drivers.


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Today during Leaders' Questions, Deputy Broughan asked the government to direct or encourage the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) to refinance our huge stacks of debt amounting to over €46 billion (or a quarter of our total debt) as urgently as possible while interest rates are low and given the worrying risks in our external economic environment. Through his role in the Budgetary Oversight Committee and interest in the economy, Deputy Broughan has become increasingly concerned about maturing bonds in an increasingly erratic international environment in the wake of the Brexit result and Trump Presidency.
At the end of 2016, general Government Debt stood at €201 billion with net National Debt at €186 billion, representing between €42,000 and €46,000 for every person in the State. The metrics which both NTMA and the Department of Finance want us to focus on are still shocking. National debt stood at 274% of general government revenue at the end of 2016 and was then nearly 250% of the national wage bill. By these measures, Ireland remains one of the most indebted countries in the world, alongside Japan, Portugal and Greece. Of course, Deputy Broughan pointed out that the national debt exploded after 2007/2008 on foot of the crazy bank rescue policies foisted on our people by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. It's especially deplorable that our national pension fund was decimated and over €40 billion in interest has been paid out since 2008 (perhaps twice the annual budgets of the Departments of Health and Education).
Deputy Broughan says "Tough decisions need to be made. Following Quantitative Easing we can expect to see Quantitative Tightening and an increase in interest rates. I have deep respect for Mr Conor O'Kelly, the Chief Executive of the NTMA, and his team but I am also concerned about the maturing 2018/2020 bonds. Prof Colm Fitzgerald from the Actuarial and Financial Studies Department of the School of Mathematics and Statistics in UCD and other concerned citizens have been in contact with me suggesting that the NTMA should be refinancing these bonds now while interest rates are low. This might not be a typical headline subject and with unemployment decreasing it can be easy to believe that we are in the midst of a recovery but that is because the government rarely talks about the debt it hung on all of our heads during the blanket bank guarantee. We must learn from the lessons of the past and now heed the advice of those who were ignored before the crash in 2008."
Tags: Leaders Questions, National Debt, NTMA, QE


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Meet Janice Nichols: Your Charlotte Area Running Realtor
A Winthrop University Grad and former owner of a small social media marketing business, I can assist you in buying or selling a home. Prior to real estate I oversaw the marketing and social media for several businesses.
WHY I'M Different
Leveraging my experience as a successful business owner and social media guru, I am known for outstanding customer service, high tech marketing techniques, personal touches and as a skilled
negotiator with my client's best interest at heart. I believe strongly that it is not only my duty to represent my clients to the best of my ability, but to also educate them throughout every step of the process armed with top notch information and market insight, so that my clients make the best decisions possible. I am honest, sometimes telling clients things they might not want to hear, hard working and extremely knowledgeable about the real estate industry, having worked with top agents around the country.
I believe in Giving Back.
I am a firm believer in giving back and am passionate about the community I live in. I volunteer at several organizations and donate a portion of each commission to local charities.
In my Free Time
I am an artist, a runner and a triathlete I live in Rock Hill, SC with my three adopted dogs and two adopted cats, two teenagers and the love of my life my Husband Richard.
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Last 2 days i went out to midvalley alone (just to have dinner with one of my bestie , maryam ) . Well , firstly i thought she's already there waiting for me but when i called her , she's at bukit bintang. i was like " whatttttttt?" .i'm all alone. thankfully , she told me erin was there with her colleagues. i met her around the escalator with packages of Mcd's meal and they were still looking for a place to break-fast. It was so crowded back then. I didn't even even have a chance to buy food. We walked and walked and we found one empty ,so we quickly reached the table. I break my fast by drinking blast cappucino. like ZOMG ! mm. dah habis2 sume tuh . diorg ckp nak balik. lagi la alone doe =.= . when i walked alone i bump into my other friend pulak ! it's like God is giving me sign to meet them at mid. hehe . then that night i wanted to go back at college but it's too late a night already and there would be no bus to college after 11. but then my friend whom i suppose to meet that evening called me and ask whether i could just sleep at her house to redeem her guilty feelings before. so i took the train to kajang and waited there alone. It's like really awkward to me because it's my first time there. as i wait , i felt like something is looking at me. it scares me a lot. when my friend arrived , everything turn out so calm and relief. that night i slept at her house.
p/s : tonight griffin vs. hornetts rematch . go hornetts go !


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I have tried other collapsible lunch boxes before and they collapsed too well (meaning all the time) and that gets messy. But this one has stayed strong throughout the whole day. It is also BIG! I could have put two sandwiches on top of one. It also comes with a spork (with a sharp-ish knife side) that attaches to the lid. And my most favorite part? It has a condiment spot with a tiny lid!
It is also dishwasher safe--top rack--and very easy to just rinse off. Though I can't find it online at BB&B I know it is in stores for around $12, but just in case here it is on amazon :) enjoy!
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The two tracked 2014 Kielder juveniles are definitely exhibiting signs of zugunruhe (restlessness) in their recent activity. The last post asked the question 'which way would 7H go?' The answer was north back to near Azemmour on 29 March, but after a fairly normal day there on 30 March she was back down towards Jorf Lasfar today after a late start (from a pylon roost) and a morning by the river. This image shows her journey today, last fix at 15.20 GMT.
Her cousin from Kielder Nest 2 has been in a more restricted range of late, although within that UV has been restless at times. Yesterday he flew north outside that range (apart from one trip back to the phosphate mine!) for the first time in a while.
UV didn't leave his patch until shortly before 17.00. This may be why he left. Thanks to Paul for the graphic.
The densest area is where UV is (was!) and although the impact is nothing like the inland sand storms it may have influenced his move. He roosted overnight near other spots he used in previous trips up and down the coast.
Today he set off before 11.00, and headed NE rather than back to 'base'.
He used a thermal to gain height very quickly; another great graphic from Paul.
By the last fix UV had turned towards the coast and was at a familiar place to him from his sorties up and down the coast – the Langue de Barbarie.
But where will he be tomorrow?


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This afternoon, while looking for a power point I need for a June presentation, I discovered this piece I wrote four years ago. Of course, I couldn't know at the time that my grandson was not going to survive his cancer. What struck me in reading this four years later, is how the need to write still holds true for me today, and that to maintain my sanity I must find ways to work my writing around my job with the newspaper:
4-2012: In A Circle of Quiet, one of Madeleine L'Engle's "Crosswick Journal" books, the author reveals a period of angst in her writing life.
The decade of her 30′s had been a dry spell for selling her work so she was actually looking forward to her 40th birthday, certain that a new decade would bring about writing success. It plagued her that she'd spent a great deal of time writing without pulling her own weight financially. She was working at her desk on her 40th birthday when her husband informed her she'd received yet another rejection in the mailbox. She took that as a sign that she should stop the foolishness of writing and become a good New England housewife who could make cherry pie. She covered the typewriter in a grand gesture of renunciation.
Then she paced around the room, sobbing and weeping, totally and utterly miserable. She stopped her wailing long enough to realize that all the while she'd been crying, her subconscious mind was busy devising a way to work her failure into a novel. She uncovered the typewriter and recorded that epiphany in her journal. She realized then that even if she never had another book published, she must write.
So it is with me. Somewhere in the midst of raising eight children and homeschooling, I began writing as a creative outlet and before long my sanity depended upon it. I, too, must write.
Standing in line at a wake a few months ago, I turned to make small talk with the woman behind me, wondering out loud how she knew the deceased. I watched in fascinated horror as her eyes filled with tears and her face crumpled. My writer's eye dispassionately observed her behavior. Even as I patted her arm, murmuring something comforting, I was wondering how I could describe that complete folding into oneself as a person succumbs to powerful grief.
"Thank you," the woman sniffed as I handed her a tissue. "That's very kind of you." I smiled wanly, hating myself. My thoughts were not of kindness. We writers are not very nice people; we take the pain and anguish, despair and despondency, of ourselves and others, and work it in our minds like a loose tooth, until we put pen to paper and describe it in excruciating detail.
I am not proud of the fact that within twenty-four hours of my husband David's cancer diagnosis in 2006, I was pondering how I would go about writing about it. How else, but through writing, could I bear the possibility of losing my life's partner? My husband did not begrudge me those moments I spent hunched over a legal pad as he lay in a hospital bed for 11 days, recovering from surgery. He appreciated having me next to his bedside and would fall asleep holding one of my hands, while I wrote with the other. I continued writing as I kept him company during his Wednesday chemotherapy sessions. Eighteen months later, I had a manuscript chronicling our shared journey through cancer and the revitalization of our marriage.
I wrote my way through my mother's lung cancer diagnosis four years later, and four months after that, the devastating diagnosis of my five-year-old grandson. How else to endure the triple whammy of cancer without writing about it? My husband and grandson survived their cancer. My mother did not. I spent many hours alone in her empty house that winter, grieving and writing.
On a Sunday in March of 2012, I found myself sitting at my husband's hospital bedside once again, this time as he recovered from a heart attack. Our grandson was in another hospital 80 miles away, fighting an infection from the round of chemotherapy he'd just endured for a recurrence of his cancer. As I frantically scribbled on a legal pad, my husband leaned over the side of the railing of the bed and groggily commented, "I don't know how you do that." Ashamed, I stopped writing mid-sentence.
"I'm sorry, I was working on my column that's due tomorrow. I can work on it later in the waiting room while you take a nap." I shoved the pad into the tote bag I carry with me everywhere.
"No, don't stop. I meant that I don't know how you can write like that; filling pages with words so effortlessly. You have such talent."
"It's what I do. I write," I replied, as my eyes filled with tears at his understanding. My husband had become my biggest supporter in my writing endeavors. It spoke volumes of my non-writing spouse's character that he could even begin to understand the pull of the pen. He'd drop me off at my workshops and meetings and go to a restaurant for coffee while I talked shop with other writers. When I was hired to do a weekly newspaper column he drove me to their photo studio for pictures and waited for two hours in a waiting room, reading newspapers. In the car on the way there, we'd chuckled at the incongruity of a small-town girl like me having a photo shoot. David roared with laughter when I told him how the photographer had playfully called out "Work it, girl," to help me relax. He beamed with pride when I obtained several speaking engagements as a result of that column. He often remarked that I was flying and it was my time to soar.
"Just don't fly away from me," he'd add. Horrified that he would even consider that prospect, I took his hand in mine, reminding him he was the reason I could do all these things. I repeatedly told him he was the "wind beneath my wings."
Less than two weeks after that hospital encounter, I was the one crumpling under the weight of my own grief. My beloved husband of almost 33 years had died in his sleep. His obituary was the most difficult piece of writing I'd ever attempted; summing up the life of a gentle, humble man in just a few paragraphs.
My heart felt so heavy, I wondered if I could ever write again, but I knew I had to try. But where to begin? Give thanks in all things, I remembered from 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." On the morning of David's wake, I picked up my pen and scrawled stilted sentences in a journal, thanking God for the bonus five and a half years I'd cherished with my husband since his cancer. I thanked God that David had obviously not been in any pain in death, since he'd looked like he was sleeping when I found him. I could write little more than prayers that first day.
I wrote in the journal again the next day, this time several pages bemoaning the loss of my partner, but also jotting down notes about recent developments in our life; David had begun watching Joyce Meyer on the television the past few months and picking up all her inspirational books to read. I'd made a dozen new Christian friends at the two Christian writer's conferences I'd attended in the previous year, friends who could now lift me in prayer and be an emotional support for me. A friend from my distant past had reconnected with me while her husband was dying of lung cancer in 2010. He'd died shortly before my mother died of the same disease. A few months later, her mother died. Now, I'd also lost my husband. Our entire family had just begun listening to an inspirational radio station. My 15-year-old daughter had joined a Christian youth group just that year.
I kept writing, with the dawning realization that I had a God who truly had cared about me and my family's needs. Just the week before his death, David had pointed out how quickly God had opened so many doors for my burgeoning career, and we'd marveled at that blessing. David had spent more and more time across from me at the breakfast table, just gazing at me, so much so that I'd become embarrassed at the attention. "You're so beautiful," he'd comment, and I'd blush furiously. How could he say that when I hadn't even applied make-up? Our 15-year-old daughter had taken to hugging him four or five times a day, so often that he'd privately asked me if there was something going on with her. Just three weeks before his death, David's previous workplace life insurance policy had been reinstated!
A day later I began the arduous task of completing thank-you notes. For two days I wrote letters of gratitude. Blog postings soon followed. I'm writing! I'm writing! My spirit lifted with joy upon the completion of my first essay after David's death. Before I knew it, I was getting up before the children every morning, desperate to stem the tide of grief with words.
"Does it help you to write?" A blog reader asked, and I realized I couldn't even fathom navigating the labyrinth of grief without a pen and paper.
It's what I do. I write.


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Getting out of the box
By Cecilia Brenner on March 29, 2010
Categories: Books, International
Who would have thought that my first addition to F + S would be about a book I've read a while ago…but here's the thing… this book made me think and it might make you think, if you let it.
As many of us, you might think you are a people person. But are you really having the right effect on those around you? Or are your undermining your own success - and others?
Be prepared to step out of your box and open your eyes to a whole new way of living and working.


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St. Clare is the little plant of St. Francis, as she called herself. A blog to my call to become a Poor Clare Colettine. If St. Clare was a "little plant", I am a scraggly weed.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
"I Have Come to Set the Earth on Fire"
"I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!" When words like fire, water, dirt, etc… are used in Sacred Scripture, there is always a deeper meaning behind them. What does Jesus mean by setting the earth on fire?
Fire can do many things. Fire can destroy. Fire can heat up elements. When we get near a scorching fire, we immediately feel its effects. We end up backing away, unless you are curious like a child.
Fire also has the capacity to purify. When a piece if iron is put into a burning furnace, the iron is heated up to a point where it can be molded and shaped. Without the fire, the iron remains cold and immovable.
And it is the same with us. Apply this analogy to how the Holy Spirit works in our lives. When we allow the Holy Spirit to take possession of our hearts, there are many imperfections that need to be purified. Countless times in Sacred Scripture the image of fire is used as purification. Purification from what?… The imperfections of our lives… Our sins, our weaknesses… The life of God within us and our own sinfulness cannot co-exist. One has to go… and hopefully by our cooperation and the action of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the purifying fire of the Spirit takes reign over our hearts.
The LORD desires that our hearts be on fire. In the Old Testament, the Scribes and Pharisees observed the Law, but without the love of God in their hearts. God the Son became flesh in order to show us the perfection of charity. A Pharisee asked Jesus, "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." Jesus Christ did not merely talk and teach about the great commandment of love of God and neighbor, but He gave us the supreme example and model for how to love.
What image do you think of in the Old Testament associated with fire? Maybe the LORD appearing to Moses in the form of a burning bush… a burning bush that was not consumed. If you would set a bush on fire, I guarantee that it would be consumed very quickly! The unconsumed burning bush teaches us about the fire of God's Love. Christ came to reveal the His Father's Love and to send the Holy Spirit among us to set our hearts on fire. The unconsumed burning bush points to what God desires to do in each of our hearts.
Throughout his Pontificate, Pope Benedict has used the imagery and expression that every Christian is called to have a personal Pentecost. The same Holy Spirit that descended upon the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Upper Room is the same Holy Spirit that we receive at Baptism… is strengthened at our Confirmation and is increased within us at every reception of Holy Communion.
Saying that we are called to experience a "personal Pentecost" personalizes to each one of us an event that happened 2000 years ago. God desires that your heart be set on fire with His Love… ultimately that you love as He loves. The Holy Spirit dwelling within us makes this possible.
The Year of Faith, which was inaugurated on Oct. 11th is an opportunity for each of us to do what the Pope is asking: to rediscover the precious gift of Faith—and in some cases to even discover for the first time the Faith that has been given as a pure gift. The Pope is inviting us to study the content of our Faith. It is not merely enough to be Catholic by name. We have to know what we believe and why we believe it. No more Cafeteria Catholism! The Cafeteria is now closed! If we do not know what we believe, how do we expect to fall in love with God? WE CANNOT LOVE WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW… If we do not know God, we cannot love Him. By studying and praying over what we believe as Catholic Christians, we will come to a greater knowledge of the God who has revealed Himself… and in turn fall more and more in love with the God who has made Himself known.
St. Catherine of Siena once said "if you are what you should be, you would set the whole world on fire." If we would only let God accomplish what he desires to do through us. Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta once was asked by a reporter: "Mother, what do you see as the greatest obstacle to your work and furthering the work of the Missionaries of Charity?" She was quick to answer—"ME!" I am the greatest obstacle to God working through me. How true that statement is! We are our biggest obstacle in our life of Faith.—Not other people—or the events or circumstances in the world around us… BUT it is myself… that is preventing the Holy Spirit from working in and through me.
If only we would stop being an obstacle to God. If only we would get out of the way and let Him ignite our hearts with the fire of His Love. What good could be accomplished in the world if every Christian would pray for their own personal Pentecost.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful anPrayer:d kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
By Br. John Paul Mary
(Franciscan brother of the Franicscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word - founded by Mother Angelica, at EWTN)
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Kitchen and dining areas
The kitchen is a full working kitchen with all of the tools and appliances you would expect to find in a home. It is equipped with enough crockery and glassware a minimum of 10 persons. Please do not hesitate to ask – 'If it's not there' – inform us and we can supply it for you!
Three dining room can seat 10 persons and there are two additional outdoor eating areas. The outdoor barbeque dining area has additional cooking tools, crockery, unbreakable glasses, a preparation area and a drinks fridge.
There is a laundry room situated at the back of the property; please ask for assistance if you need any laundry or ironing done.
A maid service or cleaning service can be arranged if required.
A welcome pack is provided for your arrival – no need to rush out and shop for food!
This will comprise of:
- Bread, Butter, Cheese, Ham, Jam, Milk
- Instant coffee, Tea, Sugar, Crisps
- Orange juice, Bottled Water, Wine and soft drinks


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Thanks to everyone who left a comment on Sunday's post about my pretty daughter. I am blessed with three wonderful children, a super daughter-in-law and six beautiful grand kids. Soon I will have another son-in-law and two adorable step-grandsons. Life is good.
"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."
Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965)


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It has been a very, very long time since I posted! We had a good Christmas and New Year. Mom, Dad, Grandma, Henry, & Sarah came here and we had our first Christmas in our new house. Everything went really great! Drew LOVED opening presents! So much that she was running from person to person trying open any gift she saw! Santa brought her a Cabbage Patch Newborn with a little cradle and she immediately picked her up, grabbed the "bobble" and started feeding her. She's such a good little mama! She got tons of other stuff too. Toys galore! She apparently got my "neatness" gene--stuff everywhere! LOL! Here's one of her present opening techniques.
And a pic of her and "baby".
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
4 comments:
- AmyG said...
Glad to hear you guys had a great Christmas! The pics of Drew are adorable...she looks like she's present diving!!
- January 8, 2008 at 9:03 AM
- Ronda said...
Aww, the pics of Drew are so cute! She is getting so big! Don't wait so long to post next time! LOL
- January 8, 2008 at 9:47 AM
- Kimberly said...
YAY!!! I've been waiting for you to update! LOVE your photographs too! So glad your CHRISTmas was wonderful too!
- January 9, 2008 at 1:00 AM
- Preemie Mom said...
Those pics are adorable!
- January 9, 2008 at 6:00 PM
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I thought this would be a great look for a holiday special occassion. Maybe someone you know is in a christmas play this year or you have your childs christmas party at school, or a family dinner. Whatever it may be this pony tail look is sure to be complimented! Its fun, its easy and of course, simply stylish. All you will need for this look is a hair tie and around three bobby pins and some of your hairspray! I hope you all enjoy this look!


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Hope you're keeping warm!
The apartment does not get much sun, so I spend time inside in my big down jacket. At night, the electric blanket helps, and I wear a balaclava and the woolen hat that Matthew gave me a long time ago. When the sun is out during the day, it can be very warm. That means leaving the house though.


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Dr Chantal Andraud, École Normale Supérieure of Lyon.
"NIR molecules for nonlinear absorption and biological applications."
Dr. Chantal Andraud obtained her a Ph.D. in University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris and is Research Director in CNRS. She is Director of the Chemistry Laboratory of Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, and is Doctor Honoris Causa from Politechnica University of Bucharest and SPIE fellow. Her research concerns organic and coordination (lanthanides and transition metals) chemistry for different applications in optics and nonlinear optics (second harmonic generation, electro-optic effect, two-photon absorption for 3D microfabrication, optical limiting, dynamic phototherapy, bio-imaging).
Prof. Pierre Audebert, PPSM - ENS Paris-Saclay.
"Enhancement of light emission using organic fluorophores as antennas in unusual situations: The cases of tetrazines and 2-D hybrid perovskites."
Pierre Audebert, born Périgueux (France) on Feb. 12th, 1959, in the homeland of truffles and foie gras. Married Aifang Wang, 2 children. Professor, class exceptionnal since 2010 (materials chemistry).
Education : Engineer ESPCI Paris. Doctorat d'Etat, Electrochemistry, Grenoble U., in 1987.
Professionnal achievements : Permanent research assistant, CNRS (Electrochimie Moléculaire, U. Paris 7), in may 1988. Full professor in 1993 in University of Franche Comté (Chimie et d'Electrochimie Moléculaire) in october 1993. Mutation to PPSM in Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan in 1998. First class in 2004, Exc. Class in 2010. Responsible of a research team (5-14) members in PPSM laboratory 1998-2015.
Competences : Organic heterocyclic chemistry, Electrochemistry, NLO, Sol-gel chemistry, Nanomaterials, Fluorescence, Perovskites.
Achievements and distinctions : Author of 200 + publications, H=39, several book chapters and review articles. Prof. Invited/adjunct in several foreign universities (China, Korea, US, Japan, Poland …); Admitted Institut Universitaire de France senior Member in 2014 (5 y. duty ongoing).
Prof. Alasdair Campbell, Imperial College London.
"Circular polarized optoelectronic devices based on chiral organic semiconductors."
Professor Alasdair James Campbell has a BSc in Physics with Astrophysics from Queen Mary College and an MSc in Solid State Physics from Chelsea College, both parts of the University of London. He did his PhD on semiconducting polymers in the Department of Materials, Queen Mary College. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kings College, London and the Department of Physics, University of Sheffield. In 2000 he took up his academic position at Imperial College London. He is currently a Professor of Solid State Physics in the Department of Physics. He is also part of the college-wide Centre for Plastic Electronics (CPE). His research is in the area of organic semiconductor materials and devices. This includes organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) for applications such as large area, flexible and energy-efficient displays and lighting, lightweight wearable electronics, and optoelectronic sources and sensors for quantum optics and biomedicene. Current areas of focus include organic chiral optoelectronics, large-area contact printed plastic electronics, device physics and biomedical organic electronic sensors.
Prof. Roberto Mendonça Faria, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
"Plasmon enhanced fluorescence and emission lifetime modulation of conjugated polymers by metallic copper cavity arrays."
Roberto Mendonça Faria is a Full Professor in the University of São Paulo. He is involved in the field of organic electronics, then publishing more than 180 articles in this field. He supervised graduate degrees of more than 47 students (27 PhDs and 20 Masters). Now he heads the National Institute on Organic Electronics (INEO) that has more than 35 research groups throughout Brazil. He was director of the São Carlos Institute of Physics between 2002 and 2006, coordinator of the Institute for Advanced Study of USP/São Carlos (2010-1013), and president of the Brazil Materials Research Society (2013-2016).
Prof. Vidmantas Gulbinas, Center for Physical Sciences and Technolgy, Vilnius, Lithuania.
"Charge carrier motion dynamics in organic solar cells."
Vidmantas Gulbinas is leading researcher in the department of Molecular Compounds Physics of the Center for Physical Sciences and Technolgy in Vilnius, Lithuania and professor of Vilnius University. He graduated from Vilnius University, faculty of physics at 1980 and received his Ph.D. in experimental physics in 1880. His main research activities are on development of ultrafast spectroscopic techniques for investigation of ultrafast optically induced processes in molecular solutions, aggregates and solids. His research group is currently manly focused on charge carrier generation, motion and recombination dynamics in organic and hybrid materials and solar cells.
Prof. Eunkyoung Kim, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University.
"Control of charge transport across interfaces of polymer films for bistable electrochromism."
Prof. Eunkyoung Kim earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Yonsei University (Seoul Korea), MS from Seoul National University, and a Ph.D. from University of Houston, USA. She received Doctor Honoris Causa from ENS Cashan, France. Currently she is a professor of the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering of Yonsei Univ. Her research focuses on conjugated polymers for chromogenic, thermoelectric, and photothermal switching. She served as the vice president of research affair, president of University-Industry Foundation, and the director of Active polymer center for pattern integration at Yonsei University.
Prof. Anna Köhler, Department of Physics, University of Bayreuth.
"Photogeneration and Recombination at Conjugated Polymer Interfaces."
Professor Anna Köhler holds a chair of experimental physics at the University of Bayreuth. She received her PhD in 1996 from the University of Cambridge, UK, where she continued her research funded through Research Fellowships by Peterhouse and by the Royal Society. In 2003 she was appointed professor at the University of Potsdam, Germany, from where she moved in 2007 to the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Her research is concerned with photophysical processes in organic semiconductors. She focusses in particular on the processes of energy and charge transfer in singlet and triplet excited states, the exciton dissociation mechanism and intermolecular/interchain interactions.
Prof. Isabelle Ledoux-Rak, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan , France.
"Metallic nanoparticles for quadratic nonlinear optics : size and shape effects."
Isabelle Ledoux-Rak graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris (1981). She obtained her PhD degree in Physics in 1988 on nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of crystals and Langmuir-Blodgett films, under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Zyss in Centre National d'Etudes des Telecomunications, Bagneux, France. She is currently appointed as Professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan and director of the "Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moleculaire". Her current research topics are focused on molecular and supramolecular engineering for photonic applications, investigation of gold nanoparticles for quadratic nonlinear optics and elaboration of waveguiding polymer devices for sensor applications. She is the coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master course: "Molecular Nano- and biophotonics for telecommunications and biotechnologies, since September 2006.
Prof. Kwang-Sup Lee, Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University, Daejeon, S. Korea.
"Fabrication of 3D Microstructures by Two-Photon Polymerization for Photonic and Biophotonic Applications."
Kwang-Sup Lee is Professor of the Department of Advanced Materials at Hannam University, Korea. He also holds a position as the Research Professor at the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics in the University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA. He received his BS degree in chemistry from Hannam University in 1976, MS degree in polymer chemistry from Korea University in 1980, and a doctorate in polymer science from Freiburg University, Germany in 1984. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research from 1985 to 1986 and a visiting professor at the Naval Research Laboratory, USA in 1998. His research interests lie in the field of photofunctional polymers, organic-inorganic hybrid materials and their application in devices. Prof. Lee is a Fellow of SPIE and EM Academy.
Prof. David G. Lidzey, University of Sheffield.
"Strong coupling in optical microcavities: from fluorescent dyes to living bacteria."
Prof. David Lidzey studied for a B.Sc. and PhD in Physics at the University of Birmingham, with his PhD research addressing bio-photonic devices. After graduation, he moved to the University of Sheffield to undertake postdoctoral research in the area of polymer optoelectronics. He has subsequently held research Fellowships from both Lloyds of London and the UK EPSRC. He was promoted to a personal chair in 2007 and his current research interests include the use of organic and hybrid semiconductors in photonics and optoelectronics. He is co-founder and Chairman of the materials science company Ossila Ltd.
Prof. John Lupton, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Regensburg University.
"Controlling H- and J-type aggregation: from single polymer nanoparticles to transition-metal dichalcogenide single-photon LEDs."
John Lupton holds a chair in experimental physics at Regensburg University, Germany, where he presently serves as dean. He is also Research Professor of Physics at the University of Utah, where he maintains a small research activity. John studied physics at the University of Durham, UK, and held postdoctoral appointments at the University of St Andrews, at the MPI in Mainz and at LMU Munich. Distinctions include a Packard Fellowship, a Research Corporation Scialog award, and an ERC Starting Grant. His research interests span single-molecule spectroscopy of pi-conjugated macromolecules, spin physics of molecular materials, and the optics of semiconductor and metallic nanostructures.
Dr. Rainer F. Mahrt, IBM Research, Quantum Technology Group, Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland.
"Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Polymer: Towards a Quantum Simulator."
Rainer F. Mahrt received his PhD working in the field of site-selective laser spectroscopy in disordered systems in 1991 from Marburg University. He was a research associate at "Istituto di Spettroscopia Molecolare", CNR, Bologna in 1996. He obtained his habilitation in physical chemistry in 1997 on ultrafast laser spectroscopy. In 1999, he was appointed to a group-leader position at the Max-Plank Institute. In 2001 he joined the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory (ZRL). His current research interests are opto-electronic properties of organic/inorganic materials, optical properties of confined systems, and more recently polariton condensates for analog quantum simulation.
Prof. Rajesh Menon, USTAR Associate Professor, Menon Research Group, University of Utah.
"Going beyond the far-field diffraction limit in nanopatterning using photochromic molecules."
Rajesh Menon combines his expertise in nanofabrication, computation and optical engineering to impact myriad fields including super-resolution lithography, metamaterials, broadband diffractive optics, integrated photonics, photovoltaics and computational optics. His research has spawned over 95 publications, over 35 patents, and 3 spin-off companies. Rajesh is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. Among his other honors are a NASA Early Stage Innovations Award, NSF CAREER Award and the International Commission for Optics Prize. He currently directs the Laboratory for Optical Nanotechnologies (http://lons.utah.edu/) at the University of Utah. He received S.M. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT.
Prof. Andrzej Miniewicz, Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.
"Physics of optical trapping of untrappable particles - gas bubbles."
Prof. Andrzej Miniewicz obtained doctorate in chemistry in 1980 and title of professor in physics in 1998 from Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland. From 1994 to 2014 he held position of head of Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Materials at Faculty of Chemistry. He was visiting professor in CEA, Saclay, ANU, Laser Physics Center, Canberra and POMA, University of Angers. He published more than 220 scientific papers.
His research is focused on optical and nonlinear optical properties of crystals, liquid crystals and polymers with emphasis on real-time holography, photorefraction and holographic grating recording in azofunctionalized polymers, and recently random lasing and optofluidics.
Prof. Andrew Monkman, Department of Physics, Durham University.
"100% efficient OLEDs using thermally activated delayed fluorescence; Vibrational coupling in TADF and how resonance between energy levels yields efficient OLEDs."
Professor Andy Monkman obtained his PhD (London) in 1987 and has run the OEM research group at the University of Durham since then, focussing on the study of the optical properties of organic semiconductors, and OLED devices. The research group has a sophisticated array of spectroscopic techniques ranging from 15 fsec time resolved laser measurements to the ability to study the weakest phosphorescent processes. Many dedicated spectroscopic techniques have been developed for the study of triplet exciton dynamics, triplet annihilation processes and thermally activated delayed fluorescence, in organic materials. We are currently focused on understanding the mechanism that drive TADF.
Prof. Soo Young Park, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University.
"Luminescent Organic Semiconductor"
Soo Young Park received his PhD from Seoul National University in 1988. He has been a senior researcher in the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, Korea) in 1985-1995. He joined
Seoul National University as a faculty member in 1995 and was promoted and tenured to the full professor of Materials Science and Engineering. He is a director of the Creative Research Initiative Center for Supramolcular Optoelectronics Materials (CSOM) since 2009. In 2010, he was appointed as the fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST). His research focuses on the design and synthesis of molecular electronics/photonics materials.
Dr. Luana Persano, NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze of the National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy.
"Electrospun light-emitting nanofibers for next lasing applications."
Luana Persano, PhD in Innovative Materials and Technologies (U. Salento) is staff researcher at the Nanoscience Institute of CNR and co-founder of the high-tech company Soft Materials and Technologies S.r.l. She has been Marie-Curie fellow at FORTH, and visiting scientist at Harvard and at U. Illinois. Her research interests include nano-manufacturing on organics and nanocomposites for nanophotonic devices, and electrospinning. She has authored 90 papers, and she has been TEDx speaker in 2014. Her research has been recognized with the International Obducat Prize for Nanoimprinting Lithography (2005), "CNR-Start-Cup" award (2010), and "Bellisario" Award as Young Talent in Industrial Engineering (2011).
Professor MAREK PIETRASZKIEWICZ, Department of Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. Leader of the Organic Photoelectronics Group.
"Eu(III) and Tb(III) Tetraphenylimidodiphosphinates as Prospective Materials for Advanced Photoluminescent Diagnostics."
Scientific interests - past: supramolecular chemistry: molecular recognition, self-assembly and self-organization, calixarene chemistry, polyazamacrocycles and their transition metal complexes, macrocyclic and acyclic luminescent lanthanide complexes, porphyrin analogues synthesis, electronic bistability in CT complexes, present: advanced organic materials for OLED technology, lanthanide complexes for biomedical applications, semiconductor nanoparticles functionalized with lanthanide photoluminescent complexes.
Prof. Wojciech Pisula, Lodz University of Technology and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.
"Self-Assembly into Mono- and Multilayer Organic Field-Effect Transistors."
Prof. Wojciech Pisula has gained his M.Sc. in chemical engineering at the University of Wales, Swansea, in 2002. In 2005, he completed his PhD in the group of Prof. Klaus Müllen at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP) in Mainz and in 2015 his habilitation at the Technical University of Darmstadt. In 2015, he became an Associate Professor at the Lodz University of Technology in the Department of Molecular Physics, while keeping a project leader position (currently in the group of Prof. Paul Blom) at the MPIP since 2006. In 2016, he has been appointed as Editor for Synthetic Metals. His research focuses on material science of self-assembling conjugated molecules and polymers and their implementation in functional devices. Parallel to his academic career, he holds a full position at Evonik Industries since 2006 and is currently the Head of Applied Technology Silicone in the business line Silica.
Prof. Adam Pron, Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology.
"Hybrids of inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals and organic electroactive molecules. Preparation and properties."
Adam Proń was born (1951) and to the MSc level educated in Poland. He got his PhD in 1980 from University of Pennsylvania working under the supervision of Alan G. MacDiarmid. After graduation he started working at Warsaw University of Technology where he became full professor in 1993. In 1991-1993 he shared his time between Warsaw University of Technology and "UNIAX" Corporation where he closely collaborated with Alan J. Heeger. In 1998 he moved to the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in Grenoble. In 2012 he retired from this institution in and became full professor at Warsaw University of Technology.
Prof. Jean-Charles Ribierre, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
"Towards CW lasing in organic semiconducting thin films."
Prof. Jean-Charles Ribierre obtained his doctorate in physics in 2002 from the University of Strasbourg in France. Before moving in 2013 to the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research at Kyushu University as associate professor, he held positions at RIKEN (Japan), the University of St Andrews (UK) and Ewha Womans University (South Korea). His research is focused on the development and the physics of organic semiconducting materials and optoelectronic devices. In particular, his recent activities are mainly devoted to thermally-activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic semiconductor lasers.
Prof. Carlos Silva, Department of Physics, Université de Montréal.
"Excited-state dynamics in metal halide perovskites probed via two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy."
Carlos Silva will be Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology with joint position in the School of Physics & Biochemistry and the School of Physics, beginning in May 2017. Prior to this, he held the Canada Research Chair in Organic Semiconductor Materials at the Université de Montréal, where he was Assistant Professor (2005), Associate Professor (2009) and Professor (2015). He was EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow in the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, from 2001 to 2005. He enjoys international recognition as a leader in the development of the physics of polymeric and hybrid semiconductors by means of time-resolved optical probes, especially ultrafast spectroscopies.
Prof. Peter Skabara, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde.
"Investigating twisted and other non-conventional molecular architectures for application in organic electronics."
Prof Peter Skabara is the James Young Chair of Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde and the Deputy-Editor-in-Chief and Chair of the Journal of Materials Chemistry C. He is the author of over 170 papers, focusing on the synthesis and application of new materials for organic electronics. Prof Skabara is currently a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder, which was gained for his research into monodisperse macromolecular conjugated materials for photonic applications.
Prof. Jacek Ulanski, Department of Molecular Physics, Technical University of Lodz.
"Ultrathin ambipolar organic field effect transistors."
Since 1994 professor at Lodz University of Technology in Lodz, Poland; since 2001 full professor; since 1999 Head of the established by him Department of Molecular Physics.
Research: physical properties of polymers, molecular crystals, composites and nanocomposites, hydrogels; molecular relaxations, phase transitions, intermolecular interactions, transport of energy and charges. Developing of new materials and new processing techniques (like reticulate doping or zone-casting) for organic opto-electronic devices; construction and characterisation of OFETs, OLEDs, photovoltaics, photodiodes.
Supervisor of 21 PhD thesis, author and co-author of over 220 papers and monographs, many patents and over 100 lectures at international conferences.
Prof. Leonas Valkunas, Head of the Department of Molecular Compounds Physics at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology in Vilnius.
"Exciton-exciton annihilation and relaxation pathways in semoconducting carbon nanotubes."
Professor and chair of Theoretical Physics at Vilnius university, head of the Department of Molecular Compounds Physics at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology in Vilnius. He graduated from Faculty of Physics of Vilnius university after studies at this university and at Kiev university, recieved his PhD in 1976 and fulfillled his habilitation in 1986. His scientific activities are mainly related to theoretical desciption of the coherent processes in spectroscopy and modeling of the excitation dynamics, relaxation processes and self-regulation ability of molecular complexes of biological and artificial origin.
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Shocking footage of a 12-year-old girl being viciously assaulted has gone viral after being posted on Facebook.
The clip shows the victim being punched in Loughton, Essex, before she is dragged to the floor by a girl in a white top.
Her attacker, believed to be 14, continues to punch her on the floor while being encouraged by someone behind the camera.
Someone can be heard saying 'keep punching' as the victim, wearing a blue top, tries to cover her face from the attackers fists.
The disturbing scene happened in the city in the Epping Forest district of Essex, between 5 and 6pm on Tuesday.
The attacker only stops punching when another person tells her to 'let her get up'.
The video ends with the attacker saying 'I don't f****** care if she is crying' before someone can be heard laughing.
Footage of the attack has been circulating social media and has been shared thousands of times.
Several pages have posted the footage with some being viewed more than 300,000 times, while others have been removed by Facebook.
The sister of the victim posted about how disgusted and angry she was about happened to her.
She said: 'The video that has been posted of my little sister being punched and slammed to the floor, broke my heart and I have never been so upset for her.'
A spokesman for Essex Police said: 'Essex Police is aware of a video appearing to show an assault in Loughton.
'Officers were called to The Broadway in Loughton on Tuesday, June 13.
'A teenage girl reported being assaulted by another girl. The investigation is ongoing.'
Anyone with any information should contact Essex Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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text: Human Rights Observatory At Least 40 Bodies Recovered in Search for Missing AirAsia Jet Indonesian officials have recovered at least 40 bodies from the sea near the wreckage of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed during a storm Sunday. Local television Tuesday showed rescue helicopters pulling bodies from the Java Sea, about 160 kilometers off the coast of Borneo island. Families of some of the 162 people on board AirAsia flight 8501 burst into tears and hugged one another after seeing the images of the floating bodies, which were not wearing life jackets, and...Read complete article© Voice of America - Tuesday, December 30, 2014


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Comic on the joy of online reading
Lucy Knisley's comic "Downloading Optimism: Pessimism Detected" is a thoughtful response to a panel where great indie comix creators (Linda Barry, Jules Feiffer, Matt Groening, Chris Ware) decried online comics and online reading. Click through for the whole thing.
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