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A national survey of academic articles reading and retrieving of laboratory professionals
As a scholar said, "If an organization does not learn faster than the rate of change in their environment, they die" (1). Recent years, the laboratory medicine has developed rapidly. New markers and detection technologies are emerging, giving the laboratory medicine new contents and developable space as well as various new challenges to the inspection workers. Therefore, the inspectors should to update the knowledge and skill continually to provide patients with the modern superior health services (2). Literature reading is one of the effective methods to understand the latest developments in the scientific field. However, there have been no relevant articles, as far as we know, described the literature reading and retrieving of the laboratory professionals in our country. Against this background, this study aimed at understanding the awareness of updating the knowledge among national laboratory professionals to assess the work and study situation of them.
The design and analysis of questionnaire
This questionnaire was designed by "Questionnaire Star", a website typically used to make questionnaire. The questionnaire has several kinds of questions, including sentence completion, single choice and multiple choices. Meanwhile, utilizing powerful analysis function of this website, questionnaire was retrieved and analyzed by it too.
The distribution of questionnaire
WeChat, a social software released by Tencent Inc. in January 2011, has successfully surpassed other social networking tools and become the most fashionable way of mobile social networking in china. At present, its active accounts have reached 438 million (3). By concerning the various WeChat public numbers, people can use mobile phone to browse the relevant information whenever and wherever to understand the latest developments in science. So this software was chose to publicize the questionnaire among laboratory professionals.
In order to having a fair idea of literature's reading and retrieving among laboratory professionals, this survey was given out for a month. There are 883 replies collected in all up to the closing date and there are more than 30 districts covered by this survey.
The constituent of responders
The largest number of replies were provided by laboratory professionals working in the public hospital (44.9%), followed by university students (41.0%), postgraduate students (5.7%), laboratory professionals working in private hospital and company (5.0%), teachers (1.5%), retired staffs and so on(2.1%) (Figure 1).
The situations of literature reading
As regards the frequency of reading academic articles, 59.2% responded "monthly or yearly", 25.8% said "weekly", 9.0% chose "daily" and 5.9% chose "never" (Figure 2). Among the repliers who chose "daily", first-class of governmental hospital's workers accounted for over half proportion (53.8%), followed were postgraduate students (22.5%) and university students studied at key universities (13.8%). It indicates that the three parts above are more positive in daily working and studying than others. Besides, among "never" people, university students who studied at general universities shared a large proportion (65.4%), followed were staffs working at private hospital and company (25.0%). This disparity suggest that the students who studied at university and the staffs working at private hospital and company hardly understand academy or broaden their horizon by reading literatures.
Moreover, amongst those who have the experiences of reading articles, it be found that there were other valuable information, such as reasons of reading (Table 1), the methods of reading literature (Figure 3) and the most popular journals—Clinical Chemistry and Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine were found.
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The situations of literature retrieving
As regards the frequency of consulting academic databases, 37.9% of responders accessed scientific databases weekly and 33.2% accessed monthly, followed were yearly (14.2%), daily (8.1%) and never (6.1%) (Figure 4). Being similar to the situations of literature reading, university students who responded "daily" and "weekly" were higher than staffs working at private hospital and company, however, it is far lower than the first-class governmental hospital's workers and postgraduate students. When asked about "which database do you usually use", a large number of them chose foreign database—PubMed (50.1%) and national database—Hownet (49.0%), respectively.
The situations of publication
All participants were also asked the questions of "How many articles do you usually publish each year" and "what are the impact factors of these articles". The survey reveals that 55.4% of the responders never publish articles, 40.3% whose article publications were less than 5 every year. Of course, the impact factors of those publications are less than 5 (89.1%) mostly.
To authors' knowledge, this is the first survey to study the learning and working situation of laboratory professionals. In order to expand the coverage, questionnaire was distributed by WeChat. And it is using this powerful and widely used social tool that we collected 883 replies, covering more than 30 districts which include provinces, autonomous districts and municipalities. In addition, the responders were come from various positions of laboratory professionals, which made the data become more representative.
It is clear that the frequency of articles retrieving in domestic focus on monthly (33.2%) and weekly (37.9%). Early this year, an Italy scholar had done a similar survey. The survey revealed that workers often consult academic databases many times per day (17.6%), daily (33.9%) and weekly (34.5%) in Italy (4). The people whose retrieving frequency more than weekly (weekly, daily and many times per day) in Italy is nearly 1.9 times over ours (weekly and daily) (Table 2). However, the people who never access databases in our country (6.1%) are 20 times as much as Italian (Table 2). Besides, there are 92.8% Italian have publications below 5 each year while there are 40.32% in our country (4). The impact factors of those articles at home concentrate on the range of less than 5 mostly. In spite of the fact that impact factor is not the most trustworthy index to reflect journal's influence power and quality, it is still the numerical, objective, easily accessible parameter compared with other indexes in journal (5). What's more, there are still 55.38% of responders never have the experience of publishing. It suggests that the awareness of domestic laboratory professionals in updating the knowledge is far below the Italian.
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The differences between our country and Italy, I think, may be attributed to several factors. Firstly, the importance of laboratory doesn't be taken seriously whether among clinicians or patients, which reduces the enthusiasm of inspectors to enhance themselves. Besides, increasing automatic equipment has softened workers' professional judgment and more and more laboratory professionals begin to adapt this "don't worry" model, causing fewer and fewer workers want to acquire new knowledge and improve their professional skills willingly.
To improve this situation, several measures, in my view, should be taken without any hesitation. First and foremost, laboratory professionals should not only focus on the detection of specimens, but also communicate with the clinicians more closely. Moreover, laboratory should strengthen business assessment and implement cumulative elimination system. Only by these ways can workers have the crisis awareness and update knowledge actively. Last but not least, some lectures and other academic exchange activities should be organized to help laboratory professionals understand the latest scientific research results.
All in all, the result of this survey may be valuable in enlightening national laboratory professionals and helping them to have a more positive attitude towards studying and working under the new medical model. I hope that the medical laboratory workers in our country can strive to accumulate knowledge and understand the latest developments in laboratory medicine to provide better services for patients and clinicians.
Funding: This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81000754, 81471994), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu (No. BK20151154), General Program of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No. 16KJD320005), the Scientific Research Foundation for Excellent Talents of Xuzhou Medical College (No. D2016014).
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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- Fu X. The analysis of propagate feature and double influences of WeChat. Communication and Copyright 2015;1:90-2.
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Cite this article as: Chen Y, Wang Z, Li Y, Gu B, Li H. A national survey of academic articles reading and retrieving of laboratory professionals. J Lab Precis Med 2017;2:1.


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Ever since I was little, the idea of picking my own fruit has appealed to me. It seems like a quintessential Spring/Summer activity. I can't think of a better way to celebrate the season than to soak up the sun, get in tune with nature and carry home a basket full of beautiful sweet and ripe fruit at the end of the day!
However, where I live, there are very few PYO farms. While I know of one strawberry farm that offers the service, I'm not aware of any other farms on the outskirts of the city and even way down the South of Western Australia. Thankfully, mulberry trees, especially in West Perth, are abundant and there is even one on my university campus. I decided to take advantage of the situation and harvest some mulberries during one of my class breaks. While the tree had been thoroughly picked over, I was still able to collect a good amount of ripe berries; enough to make a batch of frangipane tarts specifically!
With so little ingredients and not a lot of hard work involved, these tarts are a delight to make and eat. They aren't too sweet, with the mulberries cutting through the butter and sugar. They are simple yet indulgent and serve as the perfect afternoon treat. Seasonal baking couldn't get any better than this.
Makes 6-8 tarts
110g butter
100g castor sugar
1 egg
250g cake flour
Frangipane filling
60g butter, diced
60g castor sugar
1 egg
50g ground almonds
As many mulberries as you wish (I used 5 in each tart)
Flaked almonds
Combine the butter and sugar in a food processor an, while it is still running, add the egg. Add the flour and blend into a dough. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before using. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Press the pastry into 6-8 loose-bottomed tart tins measuring 10 cm in diameter, and refrigerate for 45 minutes. Bake the tart shells for 10 minutes.
Mix the butter and castor sugar together in a food processor. Add the egg while the motor is still running and then add the ground almonds and blend well. Spoon a dollop (teaspoon) of frangipane into each tart shell and gently place 5 mulberries into each shell. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and bake for 25-30 minutes at 180 °C, turning the tarts around halfway through the baking time. You want the edges of the pastry and the frangipane to turn a little brown. Allow to cool and serve as is or with cream.
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Constitutional rights of citizens are not observed in Ukraine.
The overwhelming majority of the Ukrainian citizens believe that their basic constitutional rights are not observed. This is a result of the sociological polls conducted by the Ukrainian center of economic and political research named after Aleksandr Razumkov. The polls were held on 4-12 August and 16-23 September in all regions of Ukraine; 2019 and 2015 persons, respectively, were questioned in the course of the polls.
89.9% of the respondents reckon that the right for the sufficient living standard is violated in Ukraine, 5.1% believe that this right is observed, 5% could not answer this question.
80.6% believe that their right for health protection is abused, 12.5% have the opposite opinion and 6.9% did not answer.
79,3% are sure that the right for personal dignity is not observed in our country (10.8% answered contrariwise, 9.9% could not answer), 78.8% insisted on the violation of the right to work and the opportunity to earn the living by this work (other opinions: 16.1% and 5.1%, respectively), 77.6% -- the right for social protection (15.5% and 6.9%), 77.1% – the right for living accommodation (16.3% and 6.6%), 72.4% – the right for education (19.1% and 8.5%).
70.4% of the respondents think that their right for the freedom of speech and personal immunity is abused in our country, 18% are sure that this right is observed, 11.6% -- do not know.
The idea that the right for the inviolability of dwelling is violated in Ukraine was supported by 68.5%, 20% did not agree with that, 11.5% could not answer the question.
According to the results of the polls, 82.6% do not believe that all citizens of Ukraine have the equal rights and are equal before the law. The negative answer was got from 12.6%, 4.8% did not know what to answer.
The majority of Ukrainians reckon that the future of Ukraine depends, first of all, on the growth of prosperity and living standard of the citizens, the effectiveness of the struggle against corruption and crime, and the high-quality education of the youth.
81.5% of the respondents said that the future of Ukraine "depends very much" on the growth of prosperity and living standard of population, 15.4% answered: "rather depends". The future of the country "depends very much" on the effectiveness of the struggle against corruption and crime – 80.5%, "rather depends" – 13.3%. 79% are sure that the future of the state "depends very much" on the high-quality education of the youth, 17.5% -- "rather depends"; 73% and 21.3%, respectively, believe that the future of Ukraine depends on the increase of the minimal salary to the level of living wage; 72.2% and 16.5%, respectively, -- on the liquidation of the "shady" economy; 70.1% and 24% -- on competent and responsible power; 67.9% and 25.5% -- in the increase of pensions; 62.3% and 23.1% – on the development of market economy; 60.8% and 27.1% – on the decrease of taxes; 51.1% and 30.9% -- on the development of democracy; 48% and 28.9% -- on forming of the middle class; 35.5% and 30.5% -- on the orientation toward the strategic relations with Russia; 26.9% and 32.1% -- on joining the European Council; 16.8% and 18.4% – on joining the NATO; 14.1% and 22% – on the orientation toward the USA.
22.2% of the respondents reckon that the future of Ukraine "depends very much" on the conduction of the constitutional reform directed at forming of the parliamentary-presidential republic, 23.3% -- "rather depends"; 14.1% and 11.6%, respectively, think that the future of the country "rather does not depends" and "does not depends" on that. 28.8% (the largest percentage) could not answer this question.


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Greenough's related to Turk, Doris, or Frank Greenough?
Doris and Frank were my grandma and grandpa. And Turk Greenough was my great uncle. He was a stunt man for John Wayne in movies, and is also in the "Cowboy Hall Of Fame". Anyone out there also related to/connected with these people? I would really like to know some more of my family. Jesse Greenough, my father, passed away in 2000, so I don't know any other Greenough family members.
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The kissing bet
author: "brler"
Tell the girl that you will bet her a dollar (or a drink is nice) that you can kiss her without using your lips or your tongue.
Girls usually think (know) that your up to something, so sometimes it takes a little convincing to get them to take the bet.
They will take it about 1 or 3 of the time. If the girl is a good friend and she doesn't take the bet, say Ok. Fine Just check out this trick I learned you can use it to make money off people, then play it off like your doing her a favour by showing her this (Trust me you are). Then if she accepts the bet or you offer to show her the trick do this: Say: ReadyWatch this! Then move in like you are going to kiss her on the lips.
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One of the things that marketers often due to generate traffic is to establish a thoroughly optimized web site or blog based around a particular niche of the porn industry. Pages are enhanced with tantalizing images or videos that when clicked on lead to a particular membership site, directed with your own referral ID to ensure that you receive commission for any sign-ups.
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At our telcon on 2003-09-10 I took an action item to start discussion of requirements MTOM might place on Xinclude. This e-mail attempts to fulfill that action item. XInclude currently has two parse types; xml and text, the former allowing a subset of one Infoset to be merged into another, the latter allowing text to be merged into an Infoset ( as character information item in the [children] property of an element information item ). The xbinc:Include element in MTOM functions like Xinclude with a parse type of base64Binary, it allows binary data to be merged into an Infoset ( as character information item in the [children] property of an element information item ). So possible requirements on Xinclude are: 1. Defined a parse type value of base64Binary that allows binary data to be merged into an Infoset. 2. Define whether the character information items merged in 1. are to be in canonical form or not. Our spec would then define how one would convert binary data into xinc:Include elements along with the rules for resolving the href attribute on the xinc:Include element ( i.e. that the value of such attributes must reference a MIME part in the multipart/related package ). Please chime in with your own take on the requirements, GudgeReceived on Monday, 15 September 2003 11:32:11 UTC
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We at Redemption Fellowship are excited about the work of the Lord and the challenges ahead! We are reaching out to people who are in need of the love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ as well as taking care of those who are members of the "household of faith." Our mission centers on the person and work of Jesus who said, "Come and learn of me," as well as "go into all the world and teach, preach, baptize, and care." We are a church with a mission and we need more people to help us! We are visionary. We have big, God given plans that will impact our community and our world.
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Committee for Asian Women (CAW) is a regional network of 46 women workers member groups in 14 Asian countries which aims to empower women workers to protect, advocate, and advance their rights.
CAW is part of the global movement advocating workers' rights for over 30 years. The organisation is registered as a charitable organisation in Hong Kong and has another registration in Bangkok as a Foundation when the organisation moved its office to Bangkok. The organisation keeps both the registrations. However in 2015 the organisation secretariat moved to Malaysia temporarily.


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This is my very first post about "pure-web" tech, and it's also very short. I began to deal with those things some months ago, but I feel there's a long road to walk.
Here is an attempt to re-think the Single-Page (web) Application (a.k.a. SPA) using Angular-JS, toward a more abstracted templating way. The reasons behind a similar solution are pretty hard to understand only reading this post, but shortly I'll post a much larger yet concrete framework for telemetry applications.
As a hint, think the ability to compose a page from a series of components, and store/retrieve the layout on any persistent medium (e.g. file, database, etc)
From what I meant, AngularJS is among the closest web-frameworks to the desktop's WPF, which is (at least in my mind) the best framework for LOB apps.
However, I noticed that the ability to reuse components, abstract views and so away, is still somewhat not yet standardized, nor used. That's because I thrown myself in this challenge, and the result isn't bad as expected (for a web-dev noob like me).
A short video should explain way better than thousand words how the result is:
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Croatia on Thursday were deducted one point from their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign after a swastika was scrawled on the pitch ahead of the 1-1 draw against Italy in June, UEFA confirmed.
After the penalty Croatia are on 13 points at the top of Group H, with Italy second, one point behind.
UEFA also ruled that Croatia`s next two home matches will be played behind closed doors and have banned the team from playing qualifiers at the Split stadium where the incident occured.
They were also hit with a 100,000 euros ($110,000) fine, but escaped a ban.
Croatia have three days to appeal the ruling.
The swastika on the pitch at Split was removed by groundsmen at half-time of the draw between Croatia and Italy on June 12.
The Croatian federation apologised for the incident which they said "brought prejudice against football and the Croatian State and labelled it an act of sabotage".
Last month Croatia`s Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic had pleaded with UEFA not to expel his country from the European Championships because of a swastika scrawled on the pitch used for an internatioinal.


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it felt good to be out of the rain
Shoes: Aldo Purse: Faux Louis Vuitton *sorry jo* Jacket: Danier Shirt: Elizabeth & James Skirt: Forever 21
Got home from vegas late, late last night.....and woke up feeling like i just got slipped a sleeping pill and got hit over the head with a sledge hammer. is there any other way to feel when you just returned from vegas?
although my trip was 'business' related..i still indulged in numerous vices and was on the go ( and on my feet) for the entire 4 days.
the pictures above are from a dinner out. we headed to the mandarian oriental for some asian food (MOzen bistro to be exact) and i would recommend the restaurant to any visiting foodie out there. the constant noise of slot bells combined with the large tourist bus groups made me appreciate the silence and ambiguity of both this hotel and restaurant. it was quiet, it was sleek and sexy and there wasn't many flashing lights.
i had a zen moment with the food and hotel.... but did a 360 once the cheque arrived. I began twitching for the blackjack tables.
Thats the thing about vegas...it sucks you in. Even when you think your out...it still has you.
16 comments:
- stilettolover91 said...
You look great!!! I love your outfit & shoes!!
- March 13, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- A.Co said...
Great outfit - sounds like a great trip (minus the pounding head ;)
- March 13, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Lau. said...
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- March 14, 2010 at 3:11 AM
- Carol said...
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- March 14, 2010 at 5:03 AM
- O'Style said...
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- March 14, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- VIDA EN OBRAS said...
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- March 15, 2010 at 2:24 AM
- Carol said...
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- March 15, 2010 at 3:13 AM
- Faridah said...
Fabulous outfit. The colours of that skirt are so so pretty!
- March 15, 2010 at 5:50 AM
- Jen said...
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- March 15, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Ezra said...
This is my first time visiting your blog and I like the photography and the overall blog itself :)
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- March 15, 2010 at 2:01 PM
- sharonlei said...
You look fabulous!! and where can I get me that faux LV?? Please share. Must have it. :) I'm not a big fan of knock offs.. but that one is gorg.. and it retails for over $2000!! omg!
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- March 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM
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GBBO Bingo!
It's like Christmas for amateur bakers…because tonight sees the start of the new series of the Great British Bake-Off. We know we can expect Mel, Sue, Paul, Mary and a whole lot of baking-related fun… and there are probably quite a few other things we can expect too, so we've created Bake-Off Bingo in its honour. Every time one of these things happens, have a mouthful of cake…
*Mary wears a hectic and slightly unsuitable floral item from Per Una that's destined to sell out the next day.
*The camera lingers on Paul's icy-cold blue eyes as he cruelly assesses a soggy bottom.
*Paul says, "I'm a bit disappointed, to be honest."
*Mary says, "I can see what you were aiming for" as the camera cuts to a cracked sponge disc leaning like the tower of Pisa.
*Someone makes a joke about Mary's liking for sherry. She looks a bit frosty.
*One of the 'educational insert' experts thinks she's on the History Channel and goes into way too much detail about social conditions at the time of the Bath Bun.
*Sue announces a European recipe no one's ever heard of and the contestants all pull terrified faces.
*Mel makes an innuendo that's so obscure nobody laughs.
*The credits include a close-up of a tray of perfect cakes being dropped.
*A humourless, driven sixth-former contestant comes top three weeks running and pretends to be amazed.
*A cosy-looking gran turns out to be filled with burning ambition, and commits fridge-based sabotage.
*A bumbling middle-aged schoolteacher with some "Richard's pencil" style quirk gets thrown out in week two.
*A previously good contestant falls apart after coming bottom and weeps when they're ejected.
*Paul looms up terrifyingly just as a baking disaster is discovered, and says, "What exactly were you trying to do?"
*A rabbit appears outside the marquee, and takes up several crucial minutes of filming time.
*Sue mindlessly eats something that was vital for decoration.
*Mel comforts a panicking contestant and puts her elbow in something edible.
*Bunting gets rained on.
*Someone is too ambitious and tries to construct the Albert Hall out of sponge fingers. Mary says, "It was a brave attempt."
What have we missed? Let us know @Candismagazine #GBBO


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Israeli Candidates Resume Campaigns
Soon after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was announced on Thursday, a ceasefire of another sort ended. Although there was an understanding among Israeli presidential candidates that no campaigning would occur during the recent Gaza conflict, with the current truce in place all bets are off. However, some believe the campaigning never really stopped: President Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of delaying the announcement of the current ceasefire due to concerns that air-raid sirens toward the end of the conflict would hurt his election prospects.


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I'm claiming temporary insanity. Anyone who has ever been pregnant will definitely agree that I'm definitely qualified. I have 3 months left for this convenient disability and plan to use it for all its worth.
Along with being just plain nuts about some things (unlike before when I was
neveronly occasionally nuts), I'm typically pg emotional. Reading the sweet story Moreena tells of her Annika needing both hands made me cry. She is such a talented word-crafter. Moreena, you Rock!
Guideposts magazine articles about lost pets and LeapPad commercials are the latest Big Meanies to make little ol' me cry.
My ultrasound did it Monday morning. But that's not unusual for crazy pg gals.
Well, you've probably determined that we're having a little boy. Boys have turtle bottoms and girls have hamburger bottoms. At least that's what the sonographer here says they look like. I kinda agree. If you poke yourself in the eye to temporarilyblur your vision and then strain to see the picture on the u/s screen, you'll see a turtle or a hamburger or nothing but a big blobby mess.
The Mighty Hunter is on top of the world.
Before I continue with my description of his excitement over having a SON (hear that in the movie announcer's deep, dramatic voice), let me tell you a little about The Mighty Hunter's fathering of his daughter.
There was The Mighty Hunter. He was exactly as you might imagine someone with that nickname. He's smart. Tall. Handsome. Hard-working. Outdoorsy. Hunter. Fisher. Find-his-way-out-of-the-woods-in-the-dark-blindfolded. Passionate (shh. don't tell him I said that). Loves Auburn football. Hates u of alabama football. Ditto for Tennessee and Florida and all other rivals of Auburn University. Loves Jesus and his family with all his heart.
He was a "guy." Not much more. But a complete and total Guy.
He learned with mixed emotions that Stinkerbell would be a girl. He knew he would be putty in her tiny, little, soft hands. He tried to prepare himself with all he knew about fathering a daughter. Which was Nothing. I mean, he had a younger brother – no sisters. Until me, the only female in his life had been his mom – whom we lost to leukemia when I was 2 months pg.
With my ob, we planned my labor induction for a Saturday morning – inauguration day! We arrived and settled into the L&D suite. It was pretty uneventful till I puked red and purple Jolly Ranchers about 6:30pm. Except for the intense contractions that lasted 3 days before the Blessed Epidural (BBE). He is still scared to be in the room with me BBE this time – chicken!
At 8:something o'clock, Stinkerbell emerged, screaming and squeezing her thumbs between her pointer and middle fingers. It was at this point that The Mighty Hunter forever lost the hard boney quality to his spine. It is now completely and irrevocably comprised of jell-O. He cried (shh. don't tell him I told you.) He commented on her big feet – and they're still big. He stroked her little arms and legs and head and back and belly as we held her for the first time. As they measured her and did all that crap, he stroked and shushed her screams more still. The video camera went with him into the nursery as the nurses gave her her 1st bath. More stroking and shushing. He held her in his arms like she was the very Christ Child. Or the most fragile, tender, precious, beautiful, important egg-shell of a creature he'd ever seen.
He was instantly, completely, unbelievably, wonderfully in love with Stinkerbell.
And still is.
She owns him, and they both know it. Ask her where she keeps her daddy and she'll hold up her little pinky finger.
And she loves him. This Sunday night she said that she had changed her mind and did want to GET a baby when she got older. Not really HAVE a baby, but GET one – scared of needles and understands they're just part and parcel of pg. I told her that she should find herself a good Christian man to marry and GET a baby with him.
"I want to marry Daddy."
"Well, I'm married to him already, so I don't think that will work. But why don't you go tell him that you want to marry him."
She trots down the hall, buck naked from just finishing her bath to tell her Daddy this wonderful announcement. A few minutes later, I bring her panties and pj's to her and I learn that The Mighty Hunter's trying to figure out a way to accomplish this so that there will NEVER be another man in her life that she would EVER want to marry.
It's this kind of sweetness and love and devotion that The Mighty Hunter has for his Daughter (hear that in your head with Celine Dion's voice in a lullaby style).
Now, he's getting his SON (again, the movie announcer voice). He's so very VERY excited. He had admitted to me before the u/s that he really hoped it would be a son and that he would be disappointed if it were a girl.
Before you start the criticisms, keep in mind that we ALL have preferences and he is NOT wrong for having a preference in this. Also remember how very dearly he loves Stinkerbell and don't think for a SECOND that he'd love a 2nd daughter less than this SON. He just wants a Little Mighty Hunter to pal around with and pick on.
I patted him on the arm and told him it would be ok either way.
But now he is getting his SON. And it is wonderful news to him. He's on top of the world. He's thrilled.
But I realized something else. And I've already told you about it. The Mighty Hunter is a different man because he was father to a daughter first. If the SON were first and Stinkerbell the 2nd child, I don't think he'd be The Mighty Hunter as we know him today. There's a tenderness that he has acquired that might not be there if the birth order were reversed.
So, it's great that we're having the SON. And it's actually great that the SON is 2nd after Stinkerbell.
So how is Auburn Gal handling being the mother of the SON? Pretty good. I'm excited too. I had been able to restrain myself from buying anything, thinking that some of Stinkerbell's clothes, etc might be recycled. But last night, I bought the very FIRST things for the SON last night. Wal-Mart had some things on clearance and there were some CUTE little outfits in 3-6 months size – just right for late spring and summer. Stinkerbell was thrilled to help choose the first clothes for the SON.
I can't wait to see his fat little thighs sticking out of those little short legs.


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Farm Stand
Our produce is available at our farm stand (located at the garden gate) Saturdays 9AM-Noon and seasonally adjusted Thursday hours (cash or check, no credit cards). Tours of the garden and rabbit paddock are available for $10/family, half price as part of our 'Harvest Gardener' membership.
'Harvest Gardener' Membership
The Sundew Gardens 'Harvest Gardener' membership is your opportunity to take part in all that we have to offer. Our 'Harvest Gardener' family membership (up to 6 individuals) is $20/year, which includes unlimited visits into the garden and one group visit to the rabbit paddock (additional rabbit paddock visits are $10), email newsletter, crop availability and price updates, invitations to special events, and apprentice opportunities.
Field Trips, Tours
Plan you group field trip/tour at Sundew Gardens. We can arrange a tour for any age group, interest, or experience you are seeking. 2 hours are suggested @ $100 for 20 guests, $5/additional guest. Picnic area provided with blankets, serving tables, and other necessary facilities (you bring your food and drinks).
Workshops, Classes
We offer workshops and classes on a variety of subjects. Follow the Sundew Garden facebook page, this website, or our 'Harvest Gardener' membership emails for updates. Regular topics include: 'Intro to Sundew Gardening', 'Chicken Class' (meets City of Orlando prerequisite), 'Homestead Electricity'.
Private Consultations
Scheduled: 2 hour minimum @ $50/hour for up to 20 guests, $5/additional guest.
Unscheduled (when available): 1 hour minimum @$100/hour for up to 20 guests, $10/additional guest.
Apprentice Opportunities
We offer an organized apprenticeship based on work experience in numerous facets of our operation. From planting beans to customer assistance, conducting rabbit paddock tours to feeding the chickens and gathering eggs, and everything in between, our apprentices always discover the unintended experiences there are about community market gardening. We have several parameters regarding safety, skills, and routines that make this ongoing commitment more than just pulling weeds.


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The Camino de Santiago
- Difficulty: Moderate+
- Category: Cycling, self-guided
- Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
- Recommended time of year: 1st April- 31st October
Discover the unique and unforgettable experience of cycling the ancient pilgrim route, the World Heritage Camino de Santiago
This is not a standard cycling tour! The Camino de Santiago is an ancient pilgrimage of great historical, cultural and spiritual significance which continues to be shared by pilgrims from all walks of life. It is the only long-distance route to have been awarded World Heritage recognition.
- Experience the cultural exchanges with fellow pilgrims as they wish you a 'buen camino' on this internationally acclaimed age-old route.
- Recreate the magic of a bygone era as your pilgrimage takes you across the same rivers, up the same hills and past the same villages, chapels, churches and cathedrals as countless pilgrims before you.
- Cycle the final stages of the Camino starting in Astorga with its famous episcopal palace designed by Gaudi.
- Explore quiet country lanes on a hand-picked route that mirrors the original walking route.
- Encounter the stunning medieval village of Molinaseca.
- Be rewarded by the breathtaking views from O´Cebreiro, an ancient mountain village which has provided shelter to pilgrims for centuries.
- Experience the elation as you cycle into the main square of Santiago de Compostela with its awe-inspiring cathedral.
...The Camino is more than a journey across the Spanish landscape. It is a personal journey which unites people from many parts of the globe, all of whom decide to undertake this pilgrimage.
Which airport should I fly to? Madrid or Santiago International Airports.
How do I get to the Starting Point?
- MADRID TO ASTORGA. The bus company ALSA runs a daily service from Madrid to Astorga (most buses leave from Madrid south station "estacion sur" but some buses also leave from the airport, terminal 4). There are typically 5 buses each day and they take between 4 and 5 hours and cost is around 25€ per person.
- LEON TO ASTORGA. Several trains (RENFE) each afternoon taking 30mins and costing 10€ per person. The bus company ALSA runs many buses to Astorga, taking 50mins and costing around 4€ per person.
- SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA TO ASTORGA. RENFE run one early morning train (9:25) taking just over 5 hours and costing around 32€ per person. The bus company ALSA runs one early morning bus (8am) taking 6 hours and costing around 27€ per person.
How do I get back? From Santiago airport back home directly or via another airport.
Cycling surface:
Tarmac: 100%
Day 1: Arrival to Astorga
Arrival to Astorga and a chance to explore this interesting city with its walled city centre, episcopal church designed by Gaudi and beautiful Cathedral.
Day 2: Astorga to Molinaseca
Today you will cycle into the Maragatería area, a wooded mountainous region where beautiful villages with large red stone houses dot the landscape. You will climb to the highest point of the tour. Here you will pass the stone cross at 1.510m, where traditionally each pilgrim leaves a stone they have carried all the way from their homeland. You might want to bring your own small pebble with you! Later you will descend into the rich valley of the Bierzo.
30.5 miles (49 km) / Climb: 707 m
Day 3: Molinaseca to Ferrerias / O'Cebreiro
On day 3 you will cycle through the flat cultivated landscapes of the Bierzo valley, which produces excellent wines, fruit and vegetables. Around midday you will reach the mountains as you go through the historic town of Villafranca del Bierzo. Depending on which hotel you are at, you will then have to climb the famously steep O´Cebreiro mountain pass which separates the regions of Castilla and Galicia or you will stay at the foothills and do the climb the next morning, whichever, the views at the top are well worth the effort!
To Ferrerias: 30.2 miles (48.7 km)/ Climb: 671m
To O'Cebreiro: 36 miles (58 km) / Climb: 1371 m
Day 4: Ferrerias / O'Cebreiro to Sarria
Today sees you in a new region, with a very different climate, vegetation and people. Galicia is green Spain, wooded and mountainous. Today you will descend into the small town of Samos where you will find an ancient monastery from the middle Ages which still remains inhabited by monks. Don't miss the opportunity to visit it! Then your route meanders alongside streams and rivers flowing from the mountains to the town of Sarria.
From Ferrerias: 28 miles (45 km) / Climb: 958m
From O'Cebreiro: 21.7 miles (35.7km) / Climb: 258 m
Day 5: Sarria to Palas de Rei
Today you can enjoy one of the most beautiful sections of the Camino in Galicia.Travelling on narrow secondary roads through woodland and green pastures, you will discover a true haven of peace and tranquility as you go past tiny villages where people live off the land, as they have done for generations.
30 miles (48km) / Climb: 1117 m
Day 6: Palas de Rei to Rua
Today you'll be tempted to stop and savour every village you encounter, each one a hidden gem with stone-built houses, narrow streets and seemingly caught in a time warp! You can breathe the history along the way and can only imagine how many thousands of people over the centuries have shaped this legendary route.
37.2 miles (60km) / Climb: 1170 m
Day 7: Rua to Santiago de Compostela
Time to relish the last remaining kilometres of your adventure. Today the Camino leads you into the very heart of the unique city of pilgrims, Santiago de Compostela, into the Plaza de Obradoiro overlooking the Cathedral built in honour of Saint James. A city shrouded in centuries of legends, you will arrive elated to the echos of the pilgrims who have gone before you. This is a truly spiritual and uplifting experience! With a buzz of satisfaction and a smile on your face you will arrive with enough time to get your "Compostelana" or Pilgrim's Passport. This singular city offers many important landmarks for you to enjoy, every corner imbued with history and atmosphere. You won't want to say goodbye!
17 miles (27km) / Climb 599 m
Day 8: Departure or extra nights
Departure or why not linger in Santiago a few days to rest and enjoy. How about a touch of Luxury in the 5***** Parador?
Our hotels are conveniently positioned very near or on the Camino and are always the best quality on offer along the way. They are typically of 3 star grading. These are some of the hotels used as an example:
Day 1, Astorga
Day 2, Molinaseca
Day 3, Ferrerias
Day 4, Sarria
Day 5, Palas de Rei
Day 6, O´Rua
Day 7, Santiago de Compostela
Our hire bikes and equipment:
A bicycle specialist will deliver your hire bike and adjust it to your specifications. We provide you with fully equipped touring bicycles. Remember that we carry your luggage between hotels so you can travel light.
|GIANT ARGENTO or equivalent:
Other equipment provided:
- Price: 643€ per person
- Single room supplement: 122€
- Half board / dinners: 90€
- Bike hire: 90€
- Electric Bike hire: 180€
- GPS rental (one per group): 30€
What´s included?
- 7 nights´ accommodation.
- 7 breakfasts.
- Luggage transfers between hotels.
- Detailed maps with your trail clearly marked.
- Itinerary description, full of recommendations for things to do and places to visit, advice and suggestions and information about your accommodation, etc.
- Emergency support.
- Activity insurance.
- 4 star hotel upgrade in Santiago (price on asking).
- Extension cycling to Finisterre, two extra cycling days (price on asking)


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Friday the 14th of June, William Michael Moreland will defend his Ph.D. thesis in Geology. The thesis is titled Explosive activity in flood lava eruptions: a case study of the 10th century Eldgjá eruption, Iceland.
Opponents are Dr. Valentin R. Troll, Professor of Petrology, Geocentrum, University of Uppsala, Sweden and Dr. Corrado Cimarelli, Faculty staff, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München, Germany.
Adviser is Dr. Þorvaldur Þórðarson, Professor of Volcanology and Petrology, University of Iceland. The assessment committe included Guðrún Larsen, Emeritus Research Professor, University of Iceland and Dr. Bruce F. Houghton, Professor and Gordon A. Macdonald Chair in Volcanology, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Abstract.
Chairing the defense is Dr. Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, Head of Faculty and Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland.
The 10th century Eldgjá flood lava eruption, southern Iceland, was the most voluminous eruption on Earth in the last 1100 years, erupting up to 21.0 km3 of transitional alkali basaltic magma of rather uniform composition. While 19.7 km3 was erupted as lava in the form of two extensive lava fields covering 780 km2 in total, 1.3 km3 (dense rock equivalent) was erupted as tephra in at least 16 explosive phases. The Eldgjá vents form a ~70-km discontinuous mixed cone-row which stretches from beneath Mýrdalsjökull to the edge of Vatnajökull.
Explosive activity took place as discrete events restricted to distinct lengths of the fissure and alternated between subglacial and subaerial until phase 10 after which all activity was subaerial. Each phase contributed a tephra unit to what became a thick composite tephra deposit over 2 m thick 10 km away from source. Eruption column heights are estimated to have reached between 11 and 18 km, well above the 10-km tropopause above Iceland. The combination of subaerial and subglacial vents lead to both magmatic and phreatomagmatic tephra being produced. Individual explosive phases have been classified as Plinian and Phreatoplinian.
Vesicle-size analysis reveals that the magma beneath all Eldgjá fissure segments had identical vesiculation histories. However, total grain-size distributions of magmatic and phreatomagmatic tephra exhibit stark differences with the magmatic having one medium lapilli mode and the phreatomagmatic having one broad peak of medium lapilli to medium ash and a narrower peak of very fine ash. Thermal granulation is suspected as having reduced lapilli-sized magmatic foam into finer particles but without adding intensity to the eruption.
About the Ph.D. student
William grew up with three siblings in rural Northumberland, north-east England where his parents ran a village pharmacy. Having been inspired by British Geological Survey geologists working in the area, William went to the University of Edinburgh to study Geology. He graduated with a Master of Earth Science with Honours Geology, having completed a Bachelor's mapping project on the Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides, Scotland; and a Master's research project on the geochemistry of Arthur's Seat Volcano, Edinburgh. After graduating, William immediately moved to Iceland to begin his PhD.


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Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins discussed Jose Fernandez trade with D'backs, source says
The Marlins keep insisting that Jose Fernandez is "not available."
But sources are indicating otherwise.
According to a major-league source, the Marlins discussed a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks in which they would have given up Fernandez for a five-player haul that included pitcher Patrick Corbin and top shortstop prospect Dansby Swanson — last year's overall No. 1 draft pick.
The Marlins would have also received outfielder Ender Inciarate, pitcher Aaron Blair and infielder Brandon Drury in the proposed blockbuster. But the deal collapsed Tuesday when the Diamondbacks acquired pitcher Shelby Miller from the Braves.
With the Diamondbacks out of the hunt, the Los Angeles Dodgers could make a stronger push to acquire Fernandez. The Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants, have been linked to the Marlins in trade rumors involving Fernandez.
All of it suggests the Marlins aren't as reluctant about dealing Fernandez as they're letting on.
For the second straight day Tuesday, Marlins president of baseball operations Mike Hill told reporters the pitcher was "not available," and that the same message was being delivered to teams asking about him.
"You try to say he's not available," Hill said. "But that doesn't stop teams from asking."
Hill said 15 to 20 teams have called asking about the pitcher. Only four have been identified: the Yankees, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Giants.
Diamondbacks general manager Dave Stewart acknowledged Tuesday he had spoken to the Marlins about Fernandez and intended to do so again. But that was before the Diamondbacks acquired Miller.
And Foxsports.com reported that the Dodgers are trying to involve another team in a possible three-way deal to land Fernandez.
Hill said many of the calls are from teams who don't want to be left out of the Fernandez sweepstakes if the Marlins are open to trading him.
"People don't want to feel like they miss out, so [when] they think they're missing out on something, I tell them, 'You're not missing out on anything,' " he said. "But that still doesn't stop the phone calls and the time to explain what's actually going on."
Clearly, even if the Marlins say Fernandez isn't available, they're listening.
Buy sources said the Marlins would have to be "overwhelmed" with an offer — an overpay — they couldn't refuse.
"Everybody is available," Marlins president David Samson said. "But some are less likely than others. He's very unlikely. It would take something where our entire room would say, 'Whoa, I would do that.' "
What would the Marlins require in return for Fernandez?
"There is a decent bet there would be front-line pitching, plus other stuff coming back," Samson said.
Just like the deal the Marlins were discussing with the Diamondbacks.
Although Hill said he has told teams that Fernandez isn't available, he's not delivering the same message about outfielder Marcell Ozuna. Sources said seven to 10 teams have asked about Ozuna.
"We're listening," Hill said of trade proposals involving Ozuna.
The Marlins would be open to dealing Ozuna for starting pitching.
It's official. They're moving the fences in at Marlins Park.
Samson confirmed the re-configuration Tuesday, saying the fences are being moved in and shortened, pending permit approval.
"It's going to have a very cool look to it," Samson said. "The people it will impact the most are [Christian] Yelich and [Giancarlo] Stanton on the defensive side. On the offensive side, it remains to be seen."
Samson said the fences will be moved in 10 feet "at most" from the curve of the Home Run Sculpture to the entrance of the Marlins' bullpen in right field.
"That'll move when we're all dead," Samson said of the sculpture.
Samson said in some parts, primarily in left and right field, the fences will "be as low as me" — or 5-feet-5 inches.
"It'll be interesting to see what it means psychologically," Samson said. "That's the one thing we can't measure."
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Wild Waves and Enchanted Village, the region's only major theme park, has been sold to a Missouri real estate investment firm.
Kansas City, Mo.,-based EPR Properties scooped up the 70-acre Federal Way attraction and more than a dozen other theme parks and other properties from Orlando-based investment company CNL Lifestyle Properties earlier this month.
The total price of all the properties was $456 million, although there was no specific price disclosed for Wild Waves.
The park and its vast parking lots have an assessed value of $15.2 million, according to King County records.
Earlier this month, CNL also sold 14 ski resorts including Summit-at-Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass to a different firm, Och-Ziff Real Estate, for $374 million.
The parks involved in the transactions were praised as high-quality assets with strong operators that would immediately deliver value to investors, according to a slide deck posted online earlier this month.
The presentation says EPR is "investing in the experience economy" and that the properties expand "EPR's investments in recreation.
"Recreation as a percentage of total discretionary spending continues to grow," the presentation states. "Baby boomers are entering their peak leisure spending years. Millennials (now the largest population segment) are focused on the types of experiences that recreation assets offer."
It's unclear whether Wild Waves' new owners plan to make any changes to the park. EPR, which owns more than 100 movie theaters, theme parks and public charter schools across North America, did not respond to a request for comment.
CNL said it isn't aware of any planned changes. The company said it sold Wild Waves and all of its remaining properties so it can close the investment fund and cash out its shareholders.
The property has changed hands several times since Enchanted Village opened in 1977. Wild Waves was added in 1984.
Former soccer player Jeff Stock bought what was then known as Enchanted Parks for $8 million from the original owner in 1991, then sold it to Six Flags for $19.3 million in 2000. After a $25 million renovation, Six Flags unloaded Wild Waves and six other parks to CNL for $312 million in 2007. In 2010, CNL parted ways with its park operator, Parc Management, and brought back Stock.
Because of the local weather, the park is only open full time from June through the first week of September, along with some weekends and holiday events.
Wild Waves most recently made headlines in August, when a 32-year-old programmer drowned in one of their pools. An investigation by local and state health officials did not find any violations.
Staff writer Kate Martin contributed to this report.


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Samuel Fuller's career is full of films which were dismissed by both critics and audiences upon the initial release. Many of those same films have since found an audience, and 1982's White Dog might be his most controversial release.
Kept out of American theatres for fear of stirring up racial hatred, the film begins as young actress Julie Sawyer accidentally hits a stray dog while driving. She takes it upon herself to care for the dog, and to find its owner. The dog even saves her life from a home invader. However several incidents of unexplained violence occur and it becomes clear to her that the dog is prone to violently attacking anyone with dark skin.
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If you're on an unhurried visit, there's plenty of opportunity to get out into the beautiful countryside of Canton Geneva, Switzerland's smallest. The tourist office brochure Sites naturels et cours d'eau de la campagne genevoise features eight two- or three-hour walks in the Genevese countryside, easily manageable from the city itself, but it's also simple to strike out alone and discover bucolic villages, châteaux, views of the mountains or the lake for yourself. In general, the slopes of the Rive Droite (north bank) are winegrowing territory, those of the Rive Gauche (south bank) devoted to farmland. Public transport of all kinds – from boats to buses – extends to every corner, but you'd do just as well renting a bike or on foot.
As well as the nearest high mountain to Geneva, Mont Salève, which is a perfect place for sunshine when the lake is foggy, the Rive Gauche village of Cologny is worth a jaunt, both for its atmosphere and ease of access. In an entirely different vein, CERN, Europe's leading particle physics laboratory and the place where the World Wide Web was born, straddles the French border at Meyrin to the northwest.
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Bear in mind that Salève is actually in France, so if you're going to need a visa (either to get into France, or to get back into Switzerland), you'll probably do best to give it a miss. Bus #8 terminates on the border at Veyrier, from where it's a short walk through customs to the cable-car, which rises to a crest of the ridge (Fr.15 return).
The Rive Gauche lakeside slopes, all the way from Geneva to the French border, are dotted with peaceful, attractive villages that can offer some of the most beautiful and relaxing walking in the vicinity. The first of these, COLOGNY, some 6km northeast of Geneva, has long been known as an exclusive and somewhat refined suburb, and the difference from Geneva is striking, with country lanes weaving between fields and open woods, and many large detached houses set back behind walls. From central Geneva, you can either follow the Rive Gauche road past the Parc des Eaux-Vives, and take a turn-off to the right, Rampe de Cologny, up the hillside into the village; or grab bus #A, which takes a different route through Frontenex up to Cologny, remaining within Zone 10.
Byron wrote the third canto of Childe Harold in 1816 while staying in Cologny at the Villa Deodati at 9 Chemin de Ruth, and waxed lyrical about the rarity of seeing Mont Blanc reflected in the lake from up here. Milton, too, came visiting in 1639. If you follow Chemin de Ruth north, you'll come to the district of Montalègre, and the Maison Chapuis, where Shelley and Clairmont stayed in 1816 with Mary Godwin, who began writing Frankenstein here. The association with fame has stayed rock solid over the centuries, and Cologny has its fair share of resident big-names, including Isabelle Adjani, Charles Aznavour, various sheikhs and Petula Clark. True to form, the tourist office has obligingly dubbed the place the "Beverly Hills of Geneva".
Cologny also has an esoteric museum attraction, the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, at 19 Route de Guignard next to the bus stop (Thurs 2–6pm, also first Tues in month 6–8pm; Fr.5). One of the greatest private libraries ever assembled, it takes in 160,000 works of literature, many of unique historical value, including illuminated medieval manuscripts, one of the few copies of the Gutenberg Bible and the oldest surviving text of the Gospel of St John.
Some 10km further along the lakeshore on a minor road, the tiny village of HERMANCE, last before you cross into France and reachable on bus #E (or summertime boats), is even more tranquil, with a gorgeous lakeside location, remnants of its thirteenth-century walls and many medieval houses. Its charming Auberge d'Hermance, at 12 Rue du Midi, has five cosy and attractive rooms, and is also celebrated for its French cuisine (022/751 1368, fax 751 16 31, firstname.lastname@example.com, www.kis.ch/hermance; c).
CERN has an exceptionally well-organized public visits office, which runs regular free tours of the entire site (Mon–Sat 9am & 2pm; 3hr), for which you should book ahead; if you visit between October and March, you'll also get to stand inside the accelerator tunnel (it's switched off in winter). There's also a less engaging schools-oriented exhibition, Microcosm, explaining some of the work at the centre (Mon–Sat 9am–5pm; free) and providing free Internet access. It was a scientist working at CERN in 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, who began to realize the limitations of the data-only Internet at that time, and the need for electronic transmission of texts, images and references to other data files; to fill the gap, he created the World Wide Web. CERN's website is suitably encyclopedic on this and other matters.
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July 11, 1951
Petition of TEXAS CO. THE ALL AMERICAN
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This is a proceeding brought by the Texas Company, as owner of the steam tug All American, for exoneration from, or limitation of liability for, the damages resulting from a collision on the morning of February 3, 1946, between the steamship Jagger Seam, owned by the United States, and the drawbridge of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey spanning the Hackensack River at Kearny, New Jersey. In the proceeding a substantial claim was made on behalf of the Central Railroad of New Jersey for damage to the bridge, and this claim has been settled, and paid by the United States, under an arrangement with the Texas Company that the payment was without prejudice as between the Jagger Seam and the tug All American. There is also a claim by the United States for damage to the Jagger Seam. It has been stipulated by the parties that in the event the tug All American is held liable, it is entitled to limitation of liability.
The All American is a tug about 95.6 ft. long, 23.5 ft. beam; she was bound down the river with an empty oil barge, the Taxaco 402, in tow, made fast to her port side. The barge was about 210 ft. long and about 44 ft. beam. The Jagger Seam, also bound down the river, is a single-screw Liberty type vessel converted to a collier, about 2500 horsepower, 422.8 ft. long, 57 ft. beam, 6643 gross tonnage, 3740 net tonnage, and having a high superstructure- all aft and about 35 feet above the water. She was light, having water ballast only. Her draft was about 11 ft. 6 inches forward and 17 ft. 6 inches aft. Two tugs were in attendance, but neither one had any lines to the vessel.
The Hackensack River runs in a general southerly direction, with many curves. There are several bridges across the river, the last two, as one goes downstream, being the Lincoln Highway bridge and the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge, the latter of which is a full half-mile below the Lincoln bridge. The Lincoln bridge is a double leaf Bascule type of bridge, i.e., it has two leaves, each of which is raised to open a draw of 150 feet in width between them. The Central bridge rests upon a center pier, and swings to open a draw passage of 94- 1/2 feet on each side of the pier. The Lincoln bridge is at a right angle to the channel, while the Central bridge is at a slight angle.
The channel is about 300 feet wide; it runs straight and at a right angle from the center of the draw in the Lincoln bridge to the center pier of the Central bridge; it then turns slightly to the west and broadens out. A mile or so farther downstream the Passaic River runs into the Hackensack. Adjoining the west end of the Central bridge and above the bridge, and to the west of the channel, are the Federal Shipyards at Kearny, where vessels 600 feet long, with a tonnage of 22,000 tons, were launched during the war. The depth of the water in front of the shipyards, for at least 700 feet along the river, is about the same as that in the channel.
The All American left Little Ferry, New Jersey, which is a considerable distance up the river, at about 9:00 AM on February 3, 1946, with the empty oil barge in tow, and proceeded downstream; at about 10:35 she passed the Jagger Seam, as the latter was undocking at the Koppers Coal dock on the west side of the river. After undocking, the Jagger Seam followed down the river. The weather was clear, with a strong northwest wind of about 35 miles an hour. The tide was ebb, with a force of from 1- 1/2 to 2 miles an hour.
The All American was proceeding at full speed of from 6 to 6- 1/2 miles an hour. After leaving the Koppers dock, the Jagger Seam proceeded at various speeds until 10:51 AM. She then proceeded at full speed from 10:51 to 10:55; at half speed from 10:55 to 11:05, and at full speed until 11:05- 1/2 . The collision occurred at 11:06. Full speed for the Jagger Seam, under the then prevailing conditions, was about 12 knots an hour through the water; half speed was about 6- 1/2 or 7 knots an hour through the water.
Both vessels were about in the center of the channel, and both were holding up a little to the wind. The rudder and propeller of the Jagger Seam were about 2 feet out of the water; nevertheless, she handled well at the speed at which she was proceeding. When the Jagger Seam was passing through, or was a little above, the draw in the Lincoln bridge, and the All American was about halfway from the Lincoln bridge to the Central bridge, the Jagger Seam blew a signal of two blasts. When this signal was not answered, the Jagger Seam blew a danger signal, followed by two blasts, which the All American answered with two blasts, indicating that the Jagger Seam intended to pass to the left of the All American and through the left or east draw of the Central bridge. Sawyer, the pilot of the All American, testified that in his opinion this could be done safely.
The All American was heading for the west draw. She then slowed down to one bell, stopped her engines, and drifted for a few seconds, to shape up the tow to go through the west draw. The All American was never stopped dead at any time, nor did she change her course.
When the Jagger Seam saw that the All American appeared to have stopped, the Jagger Seam blew a danger signal, followed by a single blast, indicating that she was going to change her course to the right in order to pass through the right or west draw of the Central bridge. This the All American answered with a single blast. The All American at that time was about 200 or 300 feet above the Central bridge, and the Jagger Seam was not more than 700 or 800 feet behind the All American.
After the exchange of these one-blast signals, the All American proceeded full ahead with a hard left rudder, and then, after clearing the center pier of the bridge, with a hard right rudder; she passed safely through the left or east draw, except for a slight rubbing of the barge against the crib on the left side of the draw. The Jagger Seam proceeded at full speed ahead with a hard right rudder, clearing the center pier of the bridge, and then, with a hard left rudder in order to pass through the right or west draw, but as she did not come around fast enough she went full speed astern and dropped an anchor. Her stem struck the bridge west of the west draw, causing damage to the Jagger Seam and to the bridge. At no time did the Jagger Seam call upon her two tugs for assistance, although they were following immediately behind her.
It is clear that the blame for this collision rests solely upon those who were in charge of the navigation of the Jagger Seam. She was an overtaking vessel in a narrow channel. Under Articles 23, 24 and 21 of the Inland Rules, 33 U.S.C.A. 208, 209 and 206, she was required to keep out of the way of the All American and her tow, and, if necessary, to slacken her speed, stop or reverse, and the All American was required to keep her course and speed.
Although the Jagger Seam sought for, and obtained, permission from the All American to pass her to port, which the pilot of the All American thought could be done safely, the Jagger Seam still remained under the duty of navigating prudently and assumed all the risks of such navigation. The permission given merely expressed an understanding on the part of the All American of what the Jagger Seam proposed to do, and an agreement by the All American to do nothing to thwart it. Atlas Transp. Co. v. Lee Line Steamers, 8 Cir., 235 F. 492, 495. It was not an agreement by the All American to assist in the maneuver; at most, it was an agreement by the All American to hold her course and speed, so far as practicable, to do nothing to thwart the Jagger Seam, and that she knew of no circumstances, not also open to the observation of the Jagger Seam, which would prevent the latter from safely passing, if prudently navigated. Charles Warner Co. v. Independent Pier Co., 278 U.S. 85, 89, 49 S. Ct. 45, 73 L. Ed. 195; The Cedarhurst, 2 Cir., 42 F.2d 139, 142, certiorari denied 282 U.S. 868, 51 S. Ct. 75, 75 L. Ed. 767. See The Industry, 2 Cir., 29 F.2d 29, certiorari denied New York & New Jersey Steamboat Co. v. Schomburg, 279 U.S. 837, 49 S. Ct. 251, 73 L. Ed. 985.
When, thereafter, the Jagger Seam concluded that she could not safely pass on the left, and blew a one-blast signal, indicating that she now desired to pass on the right and go through the west draw in the Central bridge, and the signal was answered by the All American with a single blast, a new passing agreement was made. But both vessels were then so near to the Central bridge that both had to maneuver skillfully in order to get through the draws. The All American succeeded in doing so, but the Jagger Seam was so close to the bridge that, at the high speed at which she was proceeding, with the strong ebb tide, she could not do so, and the collision occurred. The Jagger Seam did not attempt to slacken her speed, or stop or reverse, until less than a minute before the collision; nor did she ever call upon her two tugs, which should have been preceding instead of following her, to assist her.
The opinion of Fiddy, her master, that if she had gone astern and dropped her anchor when the engines of the All American appeared to be stopped, she would probably have collided, despite the strong northwest wind, with some naval craft that were tied up at the Federal Shipyards to the west, hardly deserves consideration. The collision appears to have resulted solely from the ...
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