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Information for Researchers No. 27 | 30 May 2014
Priority Programme "High Frequency Flexible Bendable Electronics for Wireless Communication Systems" (FFlexCom, SPP 1796)
A new Priority Programme entitled "High Frequency Flexible Bendable Electronics for Wireless Communication Systems" (FFlexCom, SPP 1796) has been established by the Senate of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). The programme is planned to run for six years. In this present call, we invite to submit proposals for the first funding period of three years.
In the past, electronic devices have mainly been advanced regarding performance, power consumption and costs. A further interesting property of future electronics is mechanical flexibility which can come together with advantageous features such as bendability, stretchability, light weight, ultra thinness, transparency, large area integration and easy recyclability. These properties can be achieved by modern TOLAE (thin film organic and large area electronics) technologies.
Cut-off frequencies up to the MHz range and bending radii down to 3 mm were reported for TOLAE devices such as transistors. These recent achievements indicate a novel promising research area: wireless communication systems fully integrated on ultra-thin, bendable and flexible substrates such as plastic or even paper. Hence, conventional rigid circuit boards would not be required any more. However, to enable functional flexible systems and sufficiently high operation frequencies for wireless communications, the speed of flexible TOLAE devices and circuits must be massively increased.
The FFlexCom programme wants to pave the way for the first circuits and systems for wireless communications, which are fully integrated in TOLAE technologies. We expect to cover the following areas:
- Research on optimised wireless system architectures taking into account the limited operation frequencies, bandwidths and device counts of TOLAE technologies. Activities demonstrating the data communication on basis of receivers and/or transmitters fully integrated in TOLAE technologies are highly encouraged. The investigations can also include multifunctional flexible wireless systems featuring localisation radar and identification in addition to communications.
- Design of key circuits such as low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, low noise oscillators and synthesisers, frequency converters, analogue to digital converters and digital to analogue converters, as well as simple data modulators and demodulators using fast TOLAE technologies. One main challenge is to achieve sufficiently high operation frequencies considering the moderate performance of TOLAE devices.
- Exploration of concepts for TOLAE devices such as transistors and diodes which enable very high operation frequencies up to the GHz regime. Examples for corresponding innovations are: Vertical transistor structures, aggressively down-scaled gate lengths, 2-D semiconductors or even 1-D structures. Advanced organic and inorganic high-mobility materials such as indium gallium zinc oxide, zinc tin oxide, molybdenum sulphide, tungsten disulphide, are examples for promising candidates for high speed TOLAE transistors. Low loss passive TOLAE devices (if possible tuneable) such as inductors, capacitors, antennas, filters and resonators are also important components.
- Precise compact small signal, large signal and noise modelling for the TOLAE devices enabling efficient circuit design.
- Advanced studies for low loss homogeneous and heterogeneous packaging of TOLAE devices and TOLAE based interconnects maintaining flexibility.
The fabrication methods of the devices, circuits and systems can e.g. be based on printing, nano-imprint, lithography, spray-coating, transfer printing and hybrid approaches. Implementations on flexible plastic or paper substrates, as well as on flexible ultra-thinned chips (e.g. on silicon), are considered. The research should have suited application scenarios in mind. Examples for applications are data communications for sensor and actuator networks, medical and on-body use, fully flexible broadcast radios, smart item tracking, and textile integration. Further ideas aiming at advancing the speed of TOLAE devices, circuits and systems for wireless communications and visions for corresponding applications are welcome.
To enable the required breakthrough for wireless communication systems fully integrated in TOLAE technologies, the combination of multidisciplinary competences is required. Hence, FFlexCom aims at bringing together experts from different disciplines including electrical engineering, physics, chemistry and mechanical engineering. To stimulate the synergies and the networking between the projects, organise joined workshops and dissemination activities, promote young researchers and gender issues, a coordinating project will be implemented.
Further information concerning the research orientation of the programme can be found at the programme's website. The proposals for the initial three year phase are invited with the deadline 23 September 2014. They have to be submitted via the DFG's portal elan for applications. Those applicants who do not yet have an account on elan (from earlier proposal submissions or from review tasks accomplished for DFG) need to register. The registration of a new account needs to be confirmed manually by DFG and should thus be requested no later than two weeks before the deadline. The proposals must be marked by "SPP 1796", which should indicate how they fit into this programme as a whole, have to be submitted in English, and need to be prepared using the respective forms and guidelines in English language.
General information on proposals in the framework of a Priority Programme (in particular concerning eligibility and admissible funding requests) can be found in guideline 50.05 (part B). See also guideline 54.01 for instructions how to prepare a proposal. The specific proposal has to be structured according to form 54.012. However, it is admissible to prepare the proposal as a pdf-file, e.g., using LaTeX, instead of using the rtf-file which is available online.
Please notice the rules for publication lists that have been modified recently: Beside the general bibliography every proposal should include a list of up to ten publications that relate directly to the project. Further the number of publications that may be listed in any academic CV has been increased to up to ten as well. These publications need to be classified as a) refereed publications (published articles and monographs; accepted articles with note of acceptance by the journal) or b) other publications (e.g. preprints on arXiv).
The initial review will presumably take place at Dresden University in January 2015.
Further Information
The DFG's electronic proposal processing system elan with proposal instructions and guidelines can be found at:
Proposal guidelines and preparation instructions are outlined in DFG forms 54.01en and 50.05en, which can be found on the DFG's website at:
For scientific enquiries concerning the scope of the programme, please contact the Priority Programme's coordinator:
- Prof. Dr. sc. techn. habil. Betriebswissenschaften NDS Frank Ellinger,
Technische Universität Dresden,
Professur für Schaltungstechnik und Netzwerktheorie,
Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik,
Helmholtzstraße 18,
01069 Dresden,
phone: +49351463-38735Interner Link mit Anker,
Link auf firstname.lastname@example.com
For administrative enquiries please contact at the DFG:
- Dr.-Ing. Damian Dudek,
Kennedyallee 40,
53175 Bonn,
phone: +49228885-2573Interner Link mit Anker,
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- Gudrun Freitag,
Kennedyallee 40,
53175 Bonn,
phone: +49228885-2623Interner Link mit Anker,
Fax: +49228885-2777Interner Link mit Anker,
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Local resident makes argument for West Grove Street entrance to relocated Commuter Rail Station in Middleboro
To the Editor,
Thank you for your impressive coverage of the proposed relocation of the train station.
It could be of help to point out that the proposed temporary relocation of the Middleborough Train Station would be to put the new station north and / or south of Route 28 / West Grove Street, a little more than a block west of South Main Street / 105.
The MBTA is saying it MIGHT connect the station to West Grove Street.
I should think that Middleborough should be demanding that not only should a connection be made from the relocated station to Route 28, but that that portion of Route 28 / West Grove Street be designated as the Main Entrance to the Train Station, with the access to the parking from 105 / 495 simply be noted as parking access.
Widening the road / railroad bridges with related improvements at this point of route 28 would allow many people to pick up and drop passengers from trains WITHOUT going through the intersection of 28 and 105. This would an improvement in the traffic flow of that intersection. People dropping off and picking up coming from the East Grove Street and South Main Street directions would still have to go through the intersection but would not need to use 105 south of 28. People coming north on 105 or from 495 for drop off / pick up could access the station by the access road.
Additionally, this would give Middleborough a very visible train station on a main road ½ to 3/4 mile from Town Hall, with parking at the station, the parked cars driving in from 105 / 495.
The MBTA is negotiating with the owner of the former car dealership at 105 / 495 for what they call a driveway from 105 / 495 to parking among the tracks. There are concerns about parking being provided which is less than at the Lakeville station. The car dealership is a very big lot. The owner would clearly benefit from being on the car access to the train station. I should think that the owner would also be willing to part with, for a reasonable amount, whatever is needed at the back of his / her lot to bring parking up to snuff. That would create an overflow lot connected to the station by a sidewalk following the access road.
Permanently closing the Lakeville Station is also being considered with another platform in the same location as the temporary platform, under 28, but east of the temporary platform.
Additionally, there should be state money to do what is needed for the highway improvements, both for Route 28 with the Main Entrance and NEW pickup and drop facilities, and to improve the 105 / 495 area at the vehicle access road. To the extent that work would be needed at 105 and 28, of course, the state should pay for that as well.
On getting through the railroad jargon, this relocation strikes me as possibly a benefit to Middleborough. It will possibly take a fight, but perhaps the MBTA is deliberately sweetening things for Middleborough. Is the MBTA looking for our assistance in fighting for a project which clearly is controversial, and is even opposed by the New Bedford mayor?
Support by Middleborough, if it occurs, should reflect the fact that getting the 44 overpass at the rotary is a lot more important to Middleborough.
Robert J. La Trémouille
Christmas Parade organizers grateful for support
To the Editor,
It's hard to believe another Christmas parade has come and gone. It was the perfect day for a parade. We are so thankful to all the people who work behind the scenes to make sure our parade runs so smoothly.
Bob Silva, Harry Pickering and their crew work tirelessly on the day of the parade making sure the floats are lined up and the parade starts without a hitch. Chief Perkins and his officers in the police department line our streets and make sure everyone safely enjoys our parade. Chief Benjamino and the Fire Department ensure Santa & Mrs. Claus have the best ride in town. The DPW takes care of our roads and puts the barriers in place throughout town. Roger Parent keeps us operational. His support is tremendous.
Our judges give of their time and have the most difficult job of picking winners from so many outstanding floats. Our families are most supportive and although may sometimes be overlooked, we realize this parade doesn't happen without their love, support and patience.
Finally, to the people of Middleboro, you are the one's that make this parade one of Middleboro's most anticipated annual traditions. Thank you for helping us bring the magic of the season to our very special town.
Merry Christmas,
Greg & Jen Thomas
Co-Chairs of the Middleboro Christmas Parade

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Fisherman's Market
Fisherman's Market will be shucking oysters from 11am – 2:00pm. Like what you tried? Then take home a dozen for $11.95 while supplies last.
Look out for the orange tags in
participating store windows!
Fisherman's Market will be shucking oysters from 11am – 2:00pm. Like what you tried? Then take home a dozen for $11.95 while supplies last.
7% of sales to Nelson & District Women's Centre.
Customer Appreciation draw for a $150 gift certificate.
Hot apple cider & cupcakes for one and all.
Plus 15% off storewide!
– First 75 customers receive a gift with purchase.
– In store draws
– Southern Hemisphere olive oils on sale 25% off.
Greeting from the newest member of the Baker Street shopping experience.
Customer Appreciation – 25% off all clothing.
20% off storewide sale. Friday and Saturday only at the Iconic Gift Shop.
Make us your first stop for unique holiday gifts. We have a store full of locally made one of a kind items.
In store raffles for 2-3 items.
Outerwear discounts.
10% off storewide plus 5% of sales to Valhalla Wilderness Society.
In store draws for 3 $50 gift certificates.
10% of sales to Nelson Food Bank.
Enter to win one of many great prizes.
No purchase necessary.
Door prizes, snacks, hourly draws.
Buy one and get 50% off all regular priced items that aren't black or white (excluding accessories, socks, underwear and sale items).
Cowan's will be handing out gifts with purchase during Customer Appreciation Day.
We will also have a draw for a few great door prizes!
20% off all items in the store.
Enter our draw for a $100 gift certificate (no purchase necessary).
30% off the entire store – All sales final.
Fisherman's Market will be shucking oysters from 11am – 2:00pm. Like what you tried? Then take home a dozen for $11.95 while supplies last.
Half price on all appies.
$4.00 bottles of beer, $5.00 pints.
In appreciation for all of our customers the Craft Connection is offering 15% off all Fine Art and handcrafted work on Nov 30th – Thank you for your support.
– 50% off select optical frames
– $129 special, frame & single vision complete glasses
– $50.00 off progressive lenses
– 25% off selected sunglasses
All adult & kids clothing 20% off
With every purchase get entered into a draw for a $200 gift card.
20% off sweaters & cardigans.
10% of sales donated to the Salvation Army and Food Cupboard.
In store specials, prizes and more!
Buy one items and save 10% on the second item.
In-store draw (with purchase) for a $75 gift card.
15% off all in-stock merchandise (excludes repairs, service & special orders).
Give you hard earned money purpose by shopping local.
Buy more, save more on already discounted Samsung major appliances!
Friday Nov 29-Dec 1 -15% off all retail; Buy 5 Get 2 Free on Select Services; Enjoy a little gift for coming in.
Gift with purchase.
Great deals all day.
In appreciation to our customers we are offering 15% off storewide on Friday and Saturday.
All sportsjackets 25% off.
On Customer Appreciation Day Saturday there will be a gift with every purchase.
Check out our new Mancave which will be 50% off on Friday & Saturday.
Thank you for your support !!
15% off storewide Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Extra savings in store on Saturday Nov 30th.
25% off until cyber Monday online and in-store.
All street wear 15% off + in store specials.
15% off storewide.
20% off storewide.
Up to 50% off clearance items.
Cottonwood Kitchens is the Kootenay's #1 source for quality, unique kitchenware.
Everything in store 20 – 50% off excluding electronics.
Treats will be served.
Storewide sale on products and pre-ordered gift baskets.
Draw prizes & lots of samples to taste throughout the day.
22 years in business!
22% off select bedding and select furniture.
Black Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
– Additional 10% off Cross Country Ski packages.
– 10% off any downhill ski & binding when purchased together.
– 25% off Winter clothing
– 15% off ski & bike accessories
– All E-Bikes on sale.
We have three indoor sales and 15% off other select Christmas products!
For Customer Appreciation Day, Shoe La La is offering a store wide discount!
And to further show our appreciation, every footwear purchase will enter you into two draws.
1st prize $100.00 gift card, 2nd prize a Colab backpack!
Come see us!
Buy more and save clothing sale.
– Buy one at 5% off
– Buy two at 10% off
– Buy three at 15% off
(Excludes socks, gloves & hats)
Save 30% or more on more than 30 items across the store and enter to win a $100 gift basket.
Stop by Mountain Baby for storewide discounts.
Plus more great deals throughout the store.
Friendly and knowledgeable staff at Nature's Health, always willing to "help you help yourself".
20% off all services and products.
Deals & specials for Spa packages!
20% off everything!
Storewide discounts and a chance to win a $100 gift certificate.
15% off storewide! Diffusers, aroma jewellery, essential oils, perfume, toys, books & more!
We really appreciate you all. Thank you for your support.
20% off clothing in addition to a big clearance section.
10% off storewide.
10% of net sales donated to Nelson Community Food Centre.
Hot Dog sale by donation also goes to Nelson Community Food Centre.


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I recently read an article about a Harvard review of hundreds of studies that concluded that a positive attitude even helps prevent heart attacks. You can read the article here.
Parenting has a lot to do with attitudes, as well. Your attitude, theirs, the extended family's…it all plays into your child's developing world view. Sharon Silver notes that there is a cure for "bad attitudes," and gives some practical tips in "A Cure for the Common Bad Attitude."
What does it all boil down to? Listen more than you talk and focus on the good things in your life, your children, your job…you get the drift. How do we do that?
How do we decide to be happy?
It sounds simple, but like most things, it takes practice and work on something you may not have paid much attention to in your life. You must work on the things you say to yourself. You must work on the things you say to other people.
Jot down your thoughts about yourself for just one day. What are you saying to that most vulnerable person of all?
Now, start noting what you are saying to your spouse, parents, friends and most of all, your children. Do you think before you say negative things? Are you saying more negative things than positive things? Do you realize you are programming yourself, your relationship and your children?
Truth. It sounds like science fiction, but it is not. Our brains are incredibly sophisticated computers, capable of taking in mounds of information and feelings and synthesizing them into our individual worldviews. And they can be programmed for good instead of evil! 🙂
Here are a few things that seem to work well for me. You are welcome to try them and see if they are for you, or check around and find some other techniques that resonate with you. The Internet is a great resource and I am sure you will find something that isn't too "woo woo" for some of you, or too clinical for others.
- Start the day off right. When you wake up in the morning, before your feet hit the floor, get in the habit of thinking something positive about your day. It can be a prayer of thanksgiving, a little stretching session that glories in the wonder of a healthy body, or just a positive thought about something you are doing that day or about someone you love. It takes about 28 days or so to make a habit, so give it that long to become something that will forever be a part of your personal attitude adjustment.
- Take a moment before you speak. This is harder than it sounds, but if you take that moment before you let the words come out of your mouth, it is the moment in which you can shape your speech into something more positive, more affirming, maybe even just more tactful.
- Focus on the good things in your life. Again, this will be hard for those of you who are much more attracted to the drama of the negative. But I assure you, if you will give your attention to the positive in your life, your children, your relationships and yourself; the rewards are immense. There is an old piece of wisdom that says, "You are as happy as you decide to be." Decide to be happy. You won't regret it, and neither will your family.
- Give yourself positive thoughts. Monitor your "self-talk" and mentally cut off that little tape that may be playing in the back of your head with negative observations, comparisons or self loathing. You deserve better than that, and if you quash those thoughts in your mind, you will be much less likely to share that mental tape with your children. Do it for them, even if it is hard to do it for yourself.
Good luck and here's hoping for a positive day for you and for your family!


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Sixth Form students at Giles Academy are today celebrating after their hard work resulted in them achieving top grades needed to go onto undergraduate courses at university or into local industry.
Results are in line with teacher predictions. This means that results are technically better than last year's which we are very happy with. Some subjects performed better than predicted, these include Business Studies and Computing.
Our top achiever this year is Casey Barker. Casey achieved a Distinction * in Health and Social Care and A grade in A Level Psychology. Casey also achieved B grade in the level 3 Extended Project Qualification. Casey joined us in Year 12 and has thoroughly enjoyed her time here at Giles. Casey is delighted with her impressive grades and is looking forward to reading BA Hons in Children, Young People and Females undergraduate course at York St John University.
Other top achievers are Sam Fisher and Ethan Witham. Sam achieved a Distinction grade in Business Studies and C grade in Psychology A level and a D grade in History. Ethan achieved a Distinction Merit in Health and Social Care and a Merit in Science. Both students are delighted with their achievements.
Megan Johnson achieved a Distinction in Health and Social Care, D and E grades in English and Psychology A Level. Megan is now looking forward to reading Psychology at De Montford University Leicester.
We would like to congratulate our Performing Arts students which achieved good grades and those students that will be furthering their studies at various stage schools and universities.
A special mention to Nathan Hunt and Hugh Cadle who achieved Merit grades in Computing Sciences. Hugh is going onto study Computing Science at Leeds Beckett University. Nathan is looking forward to undertaking an apprenticeship with us at Giles Academy within the Computing department.
Heads of Sixth Form, Sam Garrard and Alex Reed were keen to congratulate all the students on contributing to this first class set of results:
"All of the students should be congratulated on these outstanding results, they are a testament to everyone's hard work throughout the year. Our students have successfully secured places either in higher or further education, apprenticeships or employment and we look forward to hearing about their future achievements".


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You may have considered using an experienced landscaper to design your yard. Doing it by yourself can save you money, and it is enjoyable, too. You just need to be educated about what can work in your yard. The tips in this article will help you to create the garden you've always dreamed of.
Always look to incorporate native plants in your landscape design. When you landscape your garden, try using trees flowers and shrubs that you would find locally. Native plants have the best chance of surviving in the toughest of weather conditions.
Know what the difference between annuals and perennials are. You'll also want to know what shrubs, plants, and flowers work best in your area. When landscaping, it is important that you are aware of the seasons. Know this information so you can have a great landscaping experience with good results.
Consider using granite for surfaces on outdoor kitchen areas you may be planning to add to your landscaping. Marble and other materials are cheap, but granite is heat-resistant and easy to maintain.
Have your soil tested before you begin your garden or landscaping project. When your soil has been properly tested, you can determine what nutrients are present and which, if any, need to be amended before adding plants into the mix. This will improve the quality of the plants in your yard or garden.
Be judicious when it comes to selecting your plants, because this can have a huge effect on the success of your landscaping project. Don't plant sun-loving plants in shady areas. You'll be unhappy if a tree is planted in a place that won't give it room to grow. Take the time to ensure your plants can thrive in their new home.
Timing your purchases wisely will save you money on landscaping projects. Wait until winter to buy lumber and wait until later in the season to buy shrubs, mulch, or trees if possible. When new plants are introduced to the market, wait a year or two for their prices to fall before purchasing them.
Get professional advice before starting a landscaping project. Talking with a qualified professional, and following his or advice, can help you to avoid making any expensive mistakes. Doing this is critical, especially if you're not an experienced landscaper.
Although some people are surprised, you don't need to pay a designer to perform your landscaping job. This will result in you investing a lot of money. It is a good idea to meet with a landscaping expert that can let you know what you should be expected to do and what to avoid.
Consider the structures that are already in place before modifying your landscape. Find out where the cables, pipes and other essential structures for running your home are in your yard. You'll need to plan around these when planning your new landscape. Also contact your municipal government to find out where all underground items, like pipes and wires, are located before you dig.
You should now feel confident to transform your yard. That is a fantastic accomplishment! You probably just saved your wallet from spending too much money, and are on the path to a fun activity. First, take a walk outside and start making your plans and putting what you have learned into effect.


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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Increasing U.S. criticism of NAFTA is somewhat irrational, since the free trade deal is not responsible for job losses that so worry American policy makers, a Canadian government minister said on Wednesday.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two Democratic presidential contenders, vow to change or even abandon the trade agreement linking the United States, Canada and Mexico. This would badly hurt Canada, which sends 75 percent of all its exports to the United States.
Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson said U.S. critics of NAFTA should focus their ire elsewhere.
"I strongly believe that the growth in protectionist sentiment is somewhat misplaced and irrational. It's people who are concerned about the loss of jobs over the last 10 years which largely — analytically — has been shown to be driven by technology," he told reporters.
"To the degree that it's the result of liberalized trade, it's more to do with the Asian dynamos like China and India and Vietnam, and countries like that. It's not NAFTA that is hurting the North American worker. It's not," Emerson said.
"In fact, NAFTA is probably the friend of the North American worker because it enables us to achieve a level of efficiency and competitiveness that helps us take on the real competitive threats."
Emerson said he had urged his counterparts in Canada's 10 provinces to stress this message in dealings with the governors of U.S. states and members of the U.S. Congress.
"When you recognize that 39 out of 50 states have Canada as their number one export market, you start to realize governors and congressmen at the local level have an awful lot at stake, and we need to make sure they understand that," Emerson said.
"Premiers and provincial ministers are very good, they have lots of contacts. The federal government cannot do it all."
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has expressed confidence that, despite the rhetoric, the North American Free Trade Agreement will not be reopened. Emerson was not quite as confident.
"We've all been hearing the comments of presidential candidates, of congressmen. Protectionist forces have been gathering steam for some years and they're showing no signs of abating," he said.
"Will NAFTA get reopened? ... I don't think the risk is zero and you have to plan against potentially damaging but remotely probable risks."
Last month Washington expressed unhappiness over the leak of an official Canadian memo casting doubt on the sincerity of Obama's criticism of NAFTA.
Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by Rob Wilson


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Seeking Empire at the Centre of the World: Nineteenth Century American Hollow Earth Novels
[This is an abbreviated version of a paper delivered at ICFA 2014]
The 1890 Census of the United States erased once and for all the distinctive frontier line the once bisected the eastern half of the continent from the mythical west, a revelation that paralleled the global cartographic developments of the late nineteenth century: the disappearance of terra incognita. A subset of the unknown land I have termed terra cava, the narrative of an inhabitable space beneath the earth's surface. Nether regions once considered only in terms of spiritual consequence became hypothetical realms of mineral and literary wealth.
There are three ways in which the developing consciousness of American empire is expressed in these novels: the need for commerce, the need for land, and the need for technology. Three forces of empire, three exemplifying novels among the dozens of terra cava narratives published in America that embraced the native theory of a hollow earth accessible via holes in the North and South Poles. These are not idle fantasies either; the US Exploring Expedition, launched in 1838, was initially commissioned by John Quincy Adams with the goal of discovering these polar openings and claiming the interior of the earth.
I – Symzonia and the American Adam
Published in 1820 under the nom de plume 'Adam Seaborn', Symzonia is considered to be one of the first American utopian fictions. Though occasionally categorised as a 'burlesque' for its commentary on American culture and use of charactonyms, Symzonia is serious in its treatment of the Symmes Theory of Concentric Spheres and the prospect of a hollow, habitable world.
In the shortest possible summary, Captain Adam Seaborn commissions a ship to sail to the Antarctic, where he expects to find a Symmes Hole opening to the interior world. The narrative is a conglomeration of Symmes's scientific ideas (in the loosest possible definition of 'scientific), anti-British sentiment, and socio-political commentary on the new nation of America. Finding a technologically advanced race of pure-white utopianists, Adam Seaborn, in scenes reminiscent of Gulliver's Travels, find himself and his country wanting in the face of such perfection. Returning to the US without proof and thrown into debtor's prison, Seaborn publishes his travelogue in hopes of earning his freedom and encouraging others to follow in his footsteps, to establish trade with the Symzonians before another country – id est, Britain – gets there first. America's future in global trade and expansion rests on getting to the interior of the world.
John Reider writes of Symzonia as a 'fantasy of appropriation', one of 'discovered wealth' in a world perceived to be losing its easily obtainable resources. Seaborn is the fulfilment of what R.W.B. Lewis called 'The American Adam': he is the proverbial first man, entering into an Edenic garden; 'The world and history lay all before him.' Unfortinately, this Eden happens to already be inhabited. The experiences Seaborn gains – as with the original Adam – are his downfall and he is cast out. For a time, though, the voyage to Symzonia made Seaborn a very rich man, and the narrative ends with the prospect of regaining that wealth if another expedition is sent.
Believe it or not, the author of Symzonia, and John Cleves Symmes himself, were not being facetious. President John Quincy Adams commissioned the US Exploring Expedition in 1828 at the behest of Symmes's followers, though the ships would not launch until 1838, nine years after Symmes died. In the intervening decade the focus shifted from reaching the interior of the world to simply charting the southern hemisphere and looking for trade opportunities. In his opening statement, Seaborn claims, "I projected a voyage of discovery, in the hope of finding a passage to a new and untried world. I flattered myself that I should open the way to new fields for the enterprise of my fellow-citizens, supply new sources of wealth, fresh food for curiosity, and additional means of enjoyment; objects of vast importance, since the resources of the known world have been exhausted by research, its wealth monopolized, its wonders of curiosity explored, its every thing investigated and understood!… The faculties of man had begun to dwindle for want of scope, and the happiness of society required new and more copious contributions."
The concept of 'Manifest Destiny' – that the American flag would rule over the entirety of the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific – was still decades away from its full enunciation. And the Monroe Doctrine, which would press for American isolationism, would not be put into effect until 1823. But here we see Seaborn laying the foundation of an American desire to stretch the Stars and Stripes further into the world, lest the Union Jack get there first. At the time of publication, America had only been at peace with Great Britain for five years, and John Symmes himself fought against them in the War of 1812.
At the point that the narrative leaves the known map, venturing into the imaginative, the transition is subtle, leaving readers to wonder when exactly it was they left the surface of the earth. On the 'discovery' of 'Seaborn's Land' at around between 78° and 83° S (further than Cook's recorded Antarctic penetration or his Sandwich Land) a ceremony of deeply national, imperialistic, and legal significance is performed: "Aware that there was a possibility that I might miscarry, and never get back to this place, I devoted a day to the performance of a necessary duty to my country, namely, taking possession of the country I had discovered, in the name and on behalf of the people of the United States of America." He plants a flag and a plaque attesting to the claim, then ceremonially fires the ship's canons. Without a globally recognised body to settle land disputes, employing ceremonial formalities that should be recognised by other European bodies (no one else's opinion counting) is the best any explorer can do. Seaborn, though naming the island for himself, does not claim it for himself, but for his country. Just like Columbus, he did not set out to form his own country, but to bring greater glory and gold to his home. This is an interesting and generous offer, considering that the US government did not sponsor and was not aware of Seaborn's voyage, unlike the other empire-expanding voyages of exploration throughout history. He is acting without the foreknowledge and consent of his government; yet approval of his actions is assumed. The future American empire will not be assembled by the U.S. government, but by enterprising Americans.
II – Interior World and the American West
Symmes's theory faded to the background of American consciousness in the wake of civil war and reconstruction – not to mention the U.S. Exploring Expedition returning in 1842 to report no Symmes holes in the Poles. In the last three decades of the century, though, it came roaring back. Two of Symmes's sons wrote tracts about their father's theory, as did several others. Fiction authors also came to appreciate the narrative opportunity a hollow world presented them with as the U.S. rapidly manifested its continental destiny.
Published in 1885 ostensibly for young, male readers, Washington Tower's Interior World stands apart from its terra cava brethren for one very specific reason: it is not a lost race novel. There are no inhabitants in this lush, virginal paradise to contest the character's claim to the interior of the earth. The proverbial Adams in this story do not need to fear being cast out of this garden; it is theirs to claim free and clear.
In true American Manifest Destiny philosophy, the protagonists, are inspired by their present circumstances 'with the spirit of enterprise, and they determined to incur the hazards, difficulties, and hardships of a migratory life, being supported with the belief that they were destined to accomplish a great work – a work of no less importance than that of opening communication between two worlds' (pg. 74). This is a sentiment found often in other hollow earth works; that of the characters feeling duty bound to alert the rest of the world to the presence of a hollow and habitable land waiting for trade, settlement, etc. The bait for readers to yearn for this world's veracity is set in the rich open lands, exotic pelts to be obtained (pg. 85) and the gold that is just lying around waiting to be plucked from the ground (pg. 99). The mythical view of the American pastoral as an Eden is being recreated in the hollow earth. In the tradition of formal colonial claiming, the three men recite the solemn oath 'We… do by right of discovery, now formally take possession of the Interior World in the name, and for the eternal behoof of the United States of America' (pg. 128). This kind of ceremony can be seen clear back to Symzonia.
In his study of the American west as symbol and myth, Henry Nash Smith referred to the American west as the 'Garden of the World', and American empire built upon 'a populous future society occupying the interior of the American continent' (p.12). At the end of Tower's novel, two of the three men remain behind, newly married to the female descendants of the lost Tichborne heir (a piece of history we cannot delve into now) – they are a pair of Adams and Eves who will begin to populate the interior of the world, wanting for nothing. The pages of the novel are filled with references to a variety of ever-budding fruits and abundantly available meat sources: 'Nature was most generous, supplying their table with every luxury that heart could wish' (p. 154).
This western garden of America helped to fulfil the doctrine of the 'safety valve', allowing the ever-increasing population of the U.S. to move from East to West into empty lands, preventing over-population from leading to urban squalor and perceived social decay. Tower's novel embodies this principal from start to finish, in an authorial introduction that states his intent to 'present a narrative entertaining to boys, yet free from any thing tending to awaken vicious or ignoble passions', along with a 33-page index providing 'scientific' evidence for his theory of gravitation in a hollow world. Tower claims that 'the Interior World is of a vast extent – only a few thousand square miles less in area than the exterior.' The reader, hopefully free of any ignoble passions, will believe Tower's assertions and follow his lead to this vast interior world on behalf of Americans everywhere.
III – Atvatabar and the Machine in the Garden
No other terra cava novel is so blatant in its imperial fantasy as The Goddess of Atvatabar, given the rather lengthy subtitle, 'Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and the conquest of Atvatabar'. Published in 1892 by William Bradshaw, this narrative of overt American land acquisition was graced with an introduction by Julian Hawthorne, comparing it to the likes of Bulwer-Lytton, Haggard, and Verne, and praising it above their works; European rather than American authors, emphasising the literary distinction between Old World and New World literature.
The protagonist is called Lexington White, a wonderfully American and imperial name if there ever was one: the first battle of the American Revolution, and the symbolic colour of purity. He is a wealthy, private entrepreneur – like Adam Seaborn – who sails through the Arctic Symmes Hole and encounters a lost race of universal attractiveness and unparalleled technological advancement. White's conquest is not just of the country of Atvatabar, but the heart of its resident goddess, Lyone, both seemingly by force. Initially he sets out 'for the sake of science and fortune and the glory of the United States' (p. 9) It is the old inducement of imperialism: Glory, God, and gold. White set out for the North Pole with the intention of standing on top of the world, a 'monarch of an empire of ice' (p. 10). White has gone so far as to provide his crew with 'a special triumphal outfit… a Viking helmet of polished brass surmounted by the figure of a silver-plated polar bear' (p. 12). Image and pageantry, invoking the northern warriors of old and the ancient Roman practice of a triumphal march. This was never just an exploring expedition; it is a new century of conquistadors.
As for Lyone, the celibate goddess, a stolen kiss from her is a 'proclamation of war upon Atvatabar' and the inevitable 'destruction of a unique civilization' (p. 94). With legitimacy granted by the love of the local deity, White and his crew succeed in deposing the current monarch and crowning himself the new king of Atvatabar, Lyone the Queen. Bradshaw is negotiating a fine line between American aspirations for empire, and the American belief in the superiority of its democratic republic. White, his crew, and the United States now have access to all of Atvatabar's $8 trillion in annual revenue (p. 167) and advanced technology, which will put America ahead of its global competition. Where Symzonia sought only to seize trading preference for America, Atvatabar has seized the land itself. Where it differs, however, is that the British offer assistance near the end of the narrative; where the nineteenth century started with British and American competition, the close of the century saw America and British cooperation in economic and imperial ambition.
The technology made available by Atvatabar's conquest aligns with Leo Marx's study of The Machine in the Garden; technology makes Atvatabar better, a utopia that has figured out how to negotiate industrialisation with the dream of the pastoral. The Atvatabarans have worked out how to balance their mechanised society with both urban and agrarian ideals.
Americans would not be the first to either of the Poles, but they did not miss out on the opportunity to claim the interior continents of the world: the final nail in the coffin of Symmes's theory of a hollow, habitable world was pounded into place. The terra cava narrative disappeared into obscurity, to be replaced by adventures stories set on other planets in outer space; there was nothing left on earth to conquer without running into other people who too much resembled the reader. Traditional imperialism was already starting to buckle under the strain of socio-political reform.


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Simulation of the Effect of Pressure and Solution Gas on Oil Recovery From Surfactant/Polymer Floods
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- Meghdad Roshanfekr (University of Texas at Austin) | Russell T. Johns (Pennsylvania State University at University Park) | Gary Pope (University of Texas at Austin) | Larry Britton (University of Texas at Austin) | Harold Linnemeyer (University of Texas at Austin) | Christopher Britton (University of Texas at Austin) | Alexander Vyssotski (University of Texas at Austin)
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Surfactant/polymer (SP) and alkali/surfactant/polymer flooding is of current interest because of the need to recover residual oil after primary and secondary recovery. If designed properly, these enhanced-oil-recovery processes can give very high oil recoveries. Microemulsion phase behavior plays a central role in process performance and is typically measured by performing salinity scans in glass pipettes at atmospheric pressure and reservoir temperature using dead crude oil from the reservoir of interest. There have been only a few experiments reported in the literature on live oil at reservoir pressure and temperature, and the importance of those experimental results is conflicting.
This paper investigates the effect of pressure and solution gas on microemulsion phase behavior and its impact on oil recovery. We examine previous data reported in the literature, and report new measurements with live oil to show that the optimum parameters can change significantly. The experiments show that while pressure induces a phase transition from upper microemulsion (Winsor Type II+) to lower microemulsion (Winsor Type II?), solution gas does the opposite. An increase in pressure decreases the optimum solubilization ratio and shifts the optimum salinity to a larger value. Adding methane to dead oil at constant pressure does the reverse. Thus, these effects are coupled and both must be taken into account. Using a numerical simulator, we show that these changes in the optimum conditions can significantly impact oil recovery if not accounted for in the SP design.
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ON THE FARM, NEAR ST. PAUL — St. Paul volleyball coach Matt Koehn has a little time to chat while he's doing cattle chores — mainly filling up some water buckets — on a Wednesday night.
And we are grateful.
His team is 15-0. Ranked third in the most insanely competitive class in Nebraska prep volleyball — Class C-1. They've lost a single set all season and are fresh off a championship at the difficult Harvest Festival tournament in Gothenburg this past weekend.
"We just had our most difficult practice of the season," he says, always looking for a way to find that extra ounce of competition from his team. "We have had to work for a bunch of those sets and have played some really good competition. We know there are some 5-set matches in our future."
In St. Paul, Koehn has built a volleyball program that looks much like the town it represents: do the little things right (serve, defense, passing), work harder than everybody else, be a good teammate by helping those around you. It's not rocket science, but it's also not easy.
The Wildcats have been one of the most consistent teams in Class C-1 since coach arrived in 2007. They made it state in his first two years, but have only gone back once.
That is the rigor of volleyball when you are within an hour of Columbus Scotus, Grand Island Central Catholic and Kearney Catholic, who, for most of his tenure have ended the Wildcats season and then went and won a state title. Even when they went to state in 2016, they drew eventual champion Omaha Concordia in the first round.
You get the sense he has a little Tom Osborne in him, in that he doesn't lose sleep over it. He's more worried about who his players are after they leave, not that in three of the past five years they have been the "first team out" of NSAA wild card points for post-district volleyball.
Enough of the past, the 2018 Wildcats are good — very good.
Koehn thought they'd have a chance after going 26-7 last season with just two seniors. This year's group has four seniors, but only two juniors and is relying on freshmen and sophomores in the main rotation.
The coach talks about his seniors — Hayley Fox, Grace Jerabek, Alexis Sack and Bree Carlson — as if they are the four corner pieces that hold the puzzle together. Fox leads in kills (357), Sack in blocks (17, she's only 5-5), Jerabek shares setting duties with freshman Olivia Poppert and Carlson is a back row defensive specialist.
"Hayley is finally healthy and you could say she is the 'face' of our program," Koehn said. "She's in the best shape of her life. Grace went from being our only setter to sharing with Olivia and she has been great, they are best friends.
"Alexis is our brain. She knows where the ball is going to go, is our best communicator out there. And, Bree might be our best athlete. We move her around to get her as many plays as we can in the back row."
That's not even all the pieces. Add in returning starters Josie Jakubowski (283 kills) and Brooke Poppert (243 kills). Noel Roan and Teegan Hansel (100 kills) are newcomers to the rotation and Paige Lukasiewicz has been a consistent libero.
"They get along really well, sometimes we almost think they are too nice," Koehn chuckled. "We are looking for that one girl who might step up and be just a little more vocal. But, they have been focused."
Such is the consistency of Koehn's program which has been blessed to reload and not have many seasons, or reasons, to rebuild. He said the success is a combination of many factors, but mostly comes down to where he picked to live and teach and coach volleyball.
"We have a great town, great community support," Koehn said. "Awesome parents, a great student section. And, I think the girls know that I wouldn't trade them for anyone else. They know we have high expectations for them.
"If we have a day off from school, but have practice, everyone shows up 20 minutes early. Summer weights had 100% attendance; they all take a weightlifting class. They want to do things right. They do two or three sports. They know that we push them and they are ready to be pushed."
It is the Wildcat Way.
Six Rotations
This is the third in our new weekly feature called Six Rotations, which we hope will bring six different volleyball stories each week. If you have a good one hit us up in our Twitter DMs at either @strivsports or @tony_chapman76. Volleyball in this state is awesome and we need to promote it the best we can.
Rotation Two: Not just the 'Cats | St. Paul is one of four Striv schools in the Neprepzone top five in Class C-1. They join top-ranked defending champion Wahoo, second-ranked Lincoln Lutheran and fifth-ranked Grand Island Central Catholic.
Rotation Three: Riding the Buss | Do-everything Lincoln Lutheran star Marriah Buss had 47 kills in a triangular sweep of Wahoo Neumann and Fremont Bergan on Tuesday night. The three teams entered the night with a combined record of 37-1.
Rotation Four: Efficient | Four Striv athletes are in the top-10 in the state in hitting efficiency neary the halfway mark of the season. Wahoo's Kyla Swanson (.531) leads the way, with Buss sixth, Elkhorn South's Rylee Gray 7th and Johnson-Brock's Fallon Stutheit tenth. Full stats.
Rotation Five: Bad Bracket | You really should pay to unlock Berk Brown's "Big Bad Bracket" over on Nebraska Prep Volleyball. But, don't tell him I told you to do that. He'll let it go to his head.
Rotation Six: Tune In | There will alway be a special spot down here for some big games. Tonight you can catch these ranked teams: unbeaten Thayer Central travels to Milford, Grand Island Central Catholic takes on Adams Central and Cambridge hosts a triangular with Eustis-Farnam and Arapahoe.


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After more than 35 years as an educator, Mark Bessen has decided to put down his No. 2 pencil.
Bessen announced last week that he will retire and leave his post as the superintendent of the Granville Central School District, making his last day on the job Jan. 31, 2017.
Bessen, 57, came to Granville in 2009. His legacy in Granville encompasses many initiatives he said he is proud of, including PBIS, bringing on a school resource officer, incorporating SUPA courses into the curriculum, and the new solar farm, which the district is pursuing with Monolith Solar.
"If you look at PBIS and how it has helped us with discipline in the school… kids are making better decisions, so there isn't as much of the discipline as there used to be," he said.
He began his career in education as a tutor/counselor for Upward Bound in Plattsburgh. He then worked in the Ausable and Saranac school districts as a teacher. After that, he briefly worked for the state, and started as an administrator in 1991 at the Saratoga Springs High School.
In '92 he became the sole assistant principal at the Maple Avenue Middle School, which opened that year. Then he served as a principal and director of administrative services in the Lake George School District.
Bessen said that working in each of those roles in education helped him to be a better administrator.
"I truly believe that you need to be a classroom teacher at some point in your career in order understand the trials and tribulations that classroom teachers go through," he said. He worked as a teacher for nine years.
Bessen said becoming a superintendent wasn't always in his plans.
"In each position, some mentor nudged me to apply for the next job," he said.
Leaving education, Bessen said, will be difficult for him — especially leaving the kids and teachers.
"Our kids here in Granville are some of the nicest kids," he said. "If you say good morning to them, it's good morning back… and it's a genuine good morning."
In reference to the teachers, he said, "It's invigorating to just hear their goals that they want to attain in the short term to improve instruction. That's the kind of stuff that charges you up."
He added: "You come in every day and realize that you are lucky to work in such an amazing place… You could be having a tough day and if you go out into a building and you see teachers engaged with kids and doing all of those great things, then you remember, 'hey, that's the reason we are all here,' and it gives you that energy to say, 'hey, this is the life that I have chosen, and thank goodness that I did so.'"
Preparing a budget and dealing with complaints, he added, he is not going to miss as much.
Bessen said that his family is looking forward to his retirement.
"When you are in the district-level administration, your hours are not 40-hour weeks. Fifty hours is the norm… a 60-hour week is not unusual."
Bessen is eyeing a job with the federal government.
"It's really a temporary, part-time job just to engage with people," he said.
Bessen lives in Middle Granville now, but may move closer to Albany if he decides to pursue the position.
He also wants to take some time to travel, and see the national parks he didn't have the opportunity to see when he was younger.
He has a son in Omaha, Nebraska, whom he hopes to visit more often.
Bessen has had a job since he was delivering the Daily News at the age of 10. "It's going to be Mark having Mark time," he said, a bit nervous about the downtime.
Bessen had announced to fellow administrators that he would retire some time during this school year, he was just waiting for the right time.
"The district has all of its contracts in place… financially we have a good plan…we finished the comptroller's report, so this is a great time to hand the district off to somebody else," he said.
Bessen has had a shaky past with the school board since he was hired in 2009. The board last year voted against renewing his contract, 5-4, which meant it would expire June 30, 2017. Then-board member Nekia Torres, whose term ended in May, cast one of the "no" votes.
"I think we need change," she said at the time, citing her "it's about the kids" philosophy.
Earlier this year, the board reversed that decision, by a 5-4 vote, to extend Bessen's contract by one year – moving the expiration date to June 30, 2018. Torres again voted against the renewal. The renewal vote takes place annually in compliance with state law.
Even though Bessen's contract was extended through 2018, there is always a clause in the contract that allows the superintendent to give notification for a retirement or resignation to move on to another job.
The board voted to accept Bessen's resignation at its meeting last week. His retirement plans were not listed on the agenda, but after a closed executive session, the board emerged and voted to accept Bessen's early departure.
"It's not unusual for superintendents to do this mid-year," Bessen said. He sent a letter to school staff members last week, formally announcing his retirement.
By exiting in January, Bessen opens the opportunity for a new official to come in while the district is working on its budget.
"A new superintendent coming in may have wonderful ideas that they would like to get started, and if they are not here during the budget planning process, sometimes those initiatives have to be bagged for a year," Bessen said.
When Bessen started at Granville on Nov. 1, 2009, he entered into a school year where the budget had already been set, so his plans had to be put on hold until budget planning for the 2010-11 school year started.
Other area schools including Lake George and Argyle will be searching for a new superintendent at the same time Granville is.
"A big part of me wanted to stay until June 23 and do the graduation, because it would have been exactly 40 years after I had graduated high school, but then that's about you and it's not about what's right for the district," Bessen said.
There are challenges that a new superintendent will face when coming to Granville — but they are positive ones. One is determining what the district's schools will look like in the future, as a 21st century school.
"That's really an exciting engagement with the community that that superintendent is going to have the opportunity to have," Bessen said. "If I had more years ahead, that would be an exciting thing to do."
He said he didn't think it would be fair to start that process and turn it over to someone halfway through.
One piece of advice he has for a new superintendent coming in is to be a part of the community — to join or attend various civic organizations and events that are in the area. Bessen is a member of the local Rotary Club.
He added that leaving his door open to the community has also been beneficial. Bessen said there are certain stereotypes that also face an incoming administrator.
"There are times that people just assume that because you have a certain title, you are automatically of a certain mindset," Bessen said.
School board president Audrey Hicks said the board has already started laying the groundwork for a new superintendent search.
Bessen said the board usually hires a consultant like BOCES district superintendent Jim Dexter, or another private agency, to help it search for a new leader.
The school board will meet tonight (Thursday, Sept. 22) at 8 p.m. in the high school library to discuss the superintendent search.
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