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We got to work right away and ironed out all of the details (both big and small) that always seem to materialize in the few weeks leading up to the big day. We introduced ourselves to each vendor they had booked, reviewed and confirmed the details of each signed contract, established set-up/delivery times, created a budget sheet to keep track of final payments and created a meticulously detailed itinerary (seven pages long!) for the wedding weekend. We also accompanied the mother of the bride on a final meeting with the florist and helped the couple book last minute limo transportation for the bridal party and coach buses for the hotel guests.
Ed and Liz were a joy to work with--they were such a sweet, easygoing couple with a loving and supportive group of family and friends to help them celebrate their big day. We also got the chance to work with some fantastic local vendors who helped execute a beautiful wedding day for the happy couple--we had such a blast working with them all!
All photos by John-Paul Teutonico Photography.
Liz and her bridal party were primped and pampered at JoBella Salon at the Omni Hotel in downtown New Haven, while the guys got ready in the best man's room at the hotel. My fabulous assistant Katie held down the fort at the Omni, making sure the hair and makeup team got the girls done on time, while I was over at Pine Orchard Union Chapel and the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club to start setting up for the big day.
The entire bridal party was then transported to the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club for Liz and Ed's romantic first look as well as photos with the bridal party.
Guests then started to arrive at the historic Pine Orchard Union Chapel where the ceremony was to be held. The bride's uncle officiated the wedding which put such a heartfelt and personal touch to the ceremony.
The Chapel was a five minute walk from the Country Club, so while Liz and Ed took off towards the reception venue in a golf cart (how cute is that!?), the bridesmaids led guests in a procession towards the venue. In the meantime, Kati and I collected all of the floral arrangements in the Chapel to bring them over to the Country Club, adding some additional decor to the space while guests mingled during cocktail hour.
By the evening, the reception was in full swing with dinner, drinks, heartfelt speeches from Liz's mother, sister/MOH and Ed's brother/best man. The band kept the dance floor hopping all night and provided the perfect backup when one of Ed's groomsmen did an impromptu performance!
We wish Liz & Ed a lifetime of happiness and were honored to have been a part of their special day!
From the bride Liz via WeddingWire;
"Choosing to work with Martine at This Modern Love Events was one of the best decisions that we made during the whole wedding planning process! From the very first consultation meeting we could tell that she was the right planner for us, and so we hired her on the spot. We chose the "Month Of / Day Of" planning services, which was so helpful as we came down to the most stressful part of the planning process - trying to pull all the final pieces together....
We really cannot say enough about Martine. She is very professional while still keeping it all fun, and she is extremely patient! No matter how many times I changed my mind or put off a decision until the last minute she was always calm and supportive, which helped me to keep my anxiety in check. Her expert advice along the way helped us to make some of the most difficult last minute decisions. She definitely went above and beyond our expectations a number of times.
Most importantly, working with This Modern Love allowed my husband and me to feel confident before our wedding weekend and to enjoy a stress-free wedding day. TML was crucial in the days before our wedding coordinating the vendor services. The help that Martine and her assistant offered during the set-up, the rehearsal, and the day-of was invaluable.
We had initially been on the fence about whether or not we needed to use a coordinator or if we could just handle things ourselves, and after my experience I cannot imagine any other way. Choosing to work with This Modern Love was a great investment and we wholeheartedly recommend their services!"
The Wedding Team
Wedding Planner/DOC: This Modern Love Events
Ceremony Venue: Pine Orchard Union Chapel
Reception Venue: Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club
Photographer: John Paul Teutonico Photography
Band: Cracked Ice
Florist: Myers Flowers
Hair & Makeup: JoBella Salon


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Rookie Profile – Casey James Kirwan
When I Get Where I am Going
F.E.A.R has 2 meanings, Forget Everything and Run, or Face Everything And Rise…. the choice is yours, posted CBR rookie bull rider Casey James Kirwan on social media two years ago.
Kirwan, a twenty two year old rookie bull rider with Championship Bull Riding, has chosen the second acronym as inspiration as he gets on bulls this evening at the South Point Arena after attending his father's funeral just a few days before competing in first Tuff Hedeman Vegas Shoot Out at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa Arena. Kirwan's father's was killed in California in a car accident.
Kirwan is excited to be riding close to home where he will be joined by his family in Las Vegas in support of his bull riding career choice.
"My dad was a cowboy and he would expect me to cowboy up and make the ride," said Kirwan on the way to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sign autographs in the South Point booth.
Kirwan grew up as a California kid enjoying surfing and sunshine in Graton, California while under the influence of his rodeo cowboy father who rode bucking horses and was a team roper, and made it clear he did not want his son to ride bulls.
"It was the one thing he told me he didn't want me to be so when I turned 18 I took off and decided to be a bull rider," laughed Kirwan.
Kirwan's path to the CBR is not the usual one of early entries on the mutton bustin circuits or a career in high school rodeo. He has been riding bulls for just a few year but feels it's an advantage. He has received instruction and spent a month with Gary Leflew and other bull riding experts along the way and tends to hang his hat wherever he can learn. He gets on as many as ten practice bulls a week and feels his rookie status a plus in his young career.
"Being new to the sport has an advantage, my body is fresh, no lifelong bad habits, and when I make mistakes it's easier to fix if it's not a habit, I am like a sponge, a student of the sport."
After receiving an offer for a rodeo scholarship in Stephenville, Texas at Ranger Jr. College, he decided to call the cowboy capitol of the World home. He currently resides in Stephenville where he works and lives with a bucking bull stock contractor to earn rent. Keeping true to his California roots, Kirwan also works as a stunt double in commercials and videos requiring bull riding action and has a few modeling credits as well.
It is not an accident Kirwan found the CBR, he set out with the goal of making the CBR World Finals last July when he entered the first Horizon Series qualifying event in Jackson, Wyoming. He continued to enter the Horizon Series and found himself in the top five which granted him an invite to the CBR's Road to Cheyenne tour in Window Rock, Arizona in September.
"I didn't make the most of those two invites, I was really nervous and felt in over my head, I had to learn to handle the pressure of the big events," continued Kirwan.
Kirwan continued riding both tours and had his best showing this season in round one of the Bucking on the Rio Grande event in Rio Rancho, New Mexico where he won the round with a 90.5 ride on Boomer and advanced to the final four shoot out round for the first time in his CBR career.
Kirwan is still in the hunt for his first event win but thrives on the three round tournament style format of the Road to Cheyenne.
"The opportunity to get on three bulls in one night is a big accomplishment when you ride and learning that consistency is what provides the "luck" in bull riding," said Kirwan.
Kirwan will be joining twenty four other dragon slayers including five time World Champion Sage Kimzey and ERA World Champion Chandler Bownds and multiple National Finals Rodeo qualifiers as they take the dirt at the South Point Arena Saturday night for the CBR Tuff Hedeman Vegas Shoot Out presented by Boot Barn and Discount Tire.
Tickets available Ticketing Link at the South Point box office and ticketmaster.com.
Kirwan will join Tuff Hedeman today at Boot Barn for a fan meet and greet and autograph session.
Saturday, March 11
Noon to 2 pm Tuff Hedeman and Bullfighter of the Year Brandon Loden at Boot Barn, 7625 W. Warm Springs, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
6:30 pm – Doors Open at South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa Arena, 9777 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
7:00 pm – Bullfighters signing on Concourse
Cody Jesus signing, Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Booth on concourse
7:30 pm – CBR Tuff Hedeman Vegas Shoot Out
9:30 pm – Hedeman and riders Autograph Session on arena floor
Courtesy of CBR

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The ASRM conference focused on designing babies, while RESCUES focused on non-embryonic reproductive developments as well as same-sex reproduction.
I'm not sure if all of you are interested in stem cell research,but I read absolutely everything I can get a hold of in this topic. Perhaps therefore I found it a bit disappointing when I discovered that ASRM covered the topic of "designing babies". However, it makes for good conversation for us "designers".
I wasn't able to copy the video link so here is a link to the website:


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Monday, April 12, 2010
2nd Monday Discussion: 1040-not-so-EZ
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I am not paid to say this :) but I just want to put a plug in for Turb0tax.com It handles clergy compensation quite well--has the right questions for getting the self-employment tax right, and is very easy to use. Less expensive than an accountant, too!ReplyDelete
I handle the self-employment tax by having extra withholding from my paycheck. That way I don't have to pay quarterly. That just seems to work better for me.
Happy to report that my taxes were done over a month ago! One area of my life where I'm not last minute (one of the few!)
Good luck to everyone still preparing to file.
This is probably the first place I've worked where they could have handled withholding, so I hadn't thought of that. I'll remember it for my next "gig!"ReplyDelete
I've got a problem from a past church where a new Treasurer didn't understand that the Social Security offset/FICA didn't count as income to me and filed a 1099. I thought we had taken care of this two years ago, but now the IRS wants more money for that year. Since I don't work there anymore, this is awkward. Bleh. There was also an issue with the housing allowance at that church, something we're still trying to straighten out so I don't end up owing more $$$ from 2007.
I find the whole thing overwhelming, to put it mildly.
we've been using Turbo Tx for 20 years, but next year will be the first year I will be filing as clergy. I'm glad to know it does it correctly. I was worried. I also have the self employment tax withheld. The treasurer was a little unsure (the previous ministers didn't do it that way!) but now that we have her doing payroll in powerchurch and she doesn't have to compute it by hand, she's OK with it.ReplyDelete
I've used the same accountant for 23 years; he specializes in clergy taxes, and because I am highly risk averse, I like the confidence that comes with having him do our taxes. We've had all sorts of odd big and little things over the years that he has known how to handle to our advantage as well, so in the end I think he has probably paid for himself. Dh was unemployed almost all of 2009, so one of the bright sides to that was that we owed nothing to the federal government (well, after my SE tax)...ReplyDelete
Our payroll company is what drives me nuts. It takes them multiple tries to get anything right, and because I am not the administrator, they won't talk directly to me to sort things out, only to the office manager. Bureaucracy at its finest!
Prayers for smooth and easy filing for those still crunching numbers and filling out forms.
One half of a clergy couple here, two different churches. Complicated, it is. We actually had several very poor (ha! pun not intended, but appropriate!) experiences with a so-called clergy specialist tax preparer, and have had extremely good experiences with a large chain you would recognize (like RDM says, they ask the right questions re: housing allowance, self-employment, etc).ReplyDelete
My fun story for this year is that we sat down to get all of our paperwork together a couple of weeks ago (yes, we procrastinate) and--look--no W-2 for me! I worked Jan-May of 2009, surely I need one! The secretary/financial person "didn't think about you needing one." Argh. It came, just a few days later, but then it was Holy Week and...the stuff is at the office right now, hopefully to be finished by Thursday.
My siblings and I are in a family corporation which adds to the complicated-ness of my taxes. My professional is worth every penny I pay him.ReplyDelete
I thought I HAD to pay quarterly's but he checked with the IRS and they said, I could not be penalized for not doing that...just to be prepared next April 15th. So, I am doing my own withholding and earning some interest at the same time.
The church I served the first part of the year withheld for me... and withheld extra for the SE. So nice! But the church I've served since July doesn't do that, so I'm back to paying quarterly. With two churches in two different states and my husband working in a third state, tax prep was fun this year. I'm glad we got it done early (with the help of a professional). Apparently I overpaid on the quarterly taxes, so I've already deposited one refund check in the bank!ReplyDelete
British tax is different but no simpler! I have used a specialist ministry tax firm for a number of years & can relate to the 'peace of mind' element of knowing someone else is dealing with it! I tried to do it myself one year and made a complete hash of it. We've just had our forms this side of the pond - so we now spend the next 8 months or so feeling guilty about not getting round to filling them in! Huge sympathy to all who are thus afflicted!ReplyDelete
This year I get to file twice! I am buying a condo for my retirement in June, and won't close until perhaps April 22. I want to file for the first-time homebuyer tax credit, soooo, I will file for Thursday using the standard deduction, and then after closing file an amended return itemizing and filing for the tax credit.ReplyDelete
I also have used turbotax for many years with no problems. This year I was even audited for 2007. I had to send them documentation for my health and business deductions, which they accepted.
I have a good friend who works for H % R Block who kind of specializes in clergy taxes, and she is very willing to give me advice.
I've been having tax withheld for a number of years now. Some of my treasurers (small churches) have been fine with doing it since I figure out how much to deduct, since the tables are useless. They have to file social security for the organist, etc., so they're doing the basic paperwork anyway.
I also use TurboTax. It knows clergy issues backwards and forwards.ReplyDelete
Husband does taxes (he is clergy too), and always delays till last minute. Arrggghhh! Gonna tell him turbotax does it right.ReplyDelete
Well today was the day I planned to do my taxes myself--have been paying an out of town lawyer but I thought it might be simple enough this year to do it but decided to try Turbo tax on recommendations here. Went very well except that I came home tonight to find that the IRS had rejected my return. Good thing I did not wait till Thursday! So tomorrow I will be back with Turbo trying to figure out what went wrong --probably entered my church's ID # wrong...ReplyDelete
I used Tax Cut because (for some reason) TurboTax crashes on my machine. Unfortunately, Tax Cut does not process the "housing allowance" - it produces a fatal error in filing, so I had to MAIL my taxes in. However, I learned from a friend to always mail with a return receipt so that you have proof you sent your taxes in.ReplyDelete
I HATE taxes. Almost as much as... as... as...
I pay to have my taxes done by one of those clergy friendly types.ReplyDelete
But I have a friend who uses TurboTax (her husband is a CPA) and we happened to be talking about tax stuff. Her assessment is:
TurboTax doesn't seem to handle UM clergy taxes exactly right. There's something funky with housing stuff & it doesn't let you put honoraria in easily.
as they say: your mileage may vary
- AnonymousApril 14, 2010 at 9:50 PM
AND... they are ready to mail. I mailed them last week without postage. And they came back to me today. :blush: I need (a) more sleep and (b) an "E-Z" button.ReplyDelete
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And I bring this up because not too long ago I was interviewed by Ellis Booker for an article on the subject published in InformationWeek on December 20th under the title of Massive Open Online Courses Meet Higher Ed, accompanied by the subtitle of Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are prompting discussion about higher education's future and business model.
The article begins, appropriately enough, by posing some key questions:
Can a class contain 100,000 Internet-connected students? Can grading be crowdsourced? Will colleges and universities someday confer certifications on students who've never stepped foot on campus, never interacted with a live teacher and never paid a dime?
These are just some of the existential questions confronting academia thanks to massive open online courses, or MOOCs. MOOCs are distinguished as much by their network- and computer-mediated scale as their free-for-all philosophy.
So, what's the origin of this new educational phenomenon? That's the next point that Booker tackles:
The first MOOC is believed to have been the 2008 course "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge," created by George Siemens, then an associate director, research and development with the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba, and Stephen Downes, an online learning and new media designer and commentator.
Their course content was available through RSS feeds, and students could participate via threaded discussions in Moodle, blog posts, Second Life or synchronous online meetings. The course was taken by 25 tuition-paying students at the University of Manitoba; another 2,300 members of the general public registered for the course online, free of charge.
From here, Booker takes us directly to the present day:
From these humble beginnings, MOOCs have grown. According to one recent count, there are 230 MOOCs today, with more than 3 million students. In a milestone last year, an online course in artificial intelligence from Stanford attracted 160,000 students -- 23,000 of whom completed it.
In fact, the fastest-growing purveyor of MOOCs isn't a college or a university. Coursera is a venture capital- backed online platform, now with more than 33 participating schools offering online courses to 1.3 million students.
So, now that we have MOOCs explained, I think it worthwhile to add that the acronym MOOC, and especially the terms massive coupled with online have a connection to an aspect of new media that involves something other than pedagogy. What I am referring to are the initials (not acronyms because they're not really pronounceable) MMO and MMORPG. MMO stands for Massive Multiplayer Online, which is used in reference to gaming, so the typical reference is to MMO games. MMORPG is a little more specific, referring to Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, sometimes used in reference to MMORPG games, which is of course redundant (and must I repeat myself on the significance of that point?). MMORPG's include World of Warcraft, and various games based on the universes associated with The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.
And while we're on the subject, these games are descendents of MUDs, which started out as text-based online games, the acronym standing for Multi-User Dungeon. As the format, which shares some common ground with chat rooms, was adopted for non-fantasy and even non-gaming functions, alternate meanings for the initials were introduced, i.e. Multi-User Dimension, Multi-User Domain, or even Multi-User Dialogue. One type of MUD is known as a MUSH, a Multi-User Shared Hallucination (the allusion here is to William Gibson's definition of cyberspace in his science fiction novel Neuromancer as a shared consensual hallucination). Another variation is the MOO, which stands for MUD, Object-Oriented, which refers to object-oriented programming, meaning a MUD where the virtual objects contained within it are programmable.
And let's not forget where this all began, with the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, which has been abbreviated as D&D or DnD. Originally played as a kind of board game, albeit without an actual board per se, but with maps and charts and the like, along the lines of war and strategy games, these games were based on computer technology nonetheless, specifically on computer-generated statistical probability tables made available in print form, used in conjunction with rolling a variety of dice with many different sides to determine specific outcomes.
What's the point of all this, you may ask? Well, it's merely to point out that MOOCs can be said to have descended from gaming rather than schooling, and perhaps have as much if not more to do with entertainment than education. That's certainly a point that is consonant with Neil Postman's critique of education via television in Amusing Ourselves to Death. And while we're on that subject, let's note that the very term massive recalls the older term mass, as in mass consumption, mass culture, mass media, and mass communication. And while these massive forms may have some redeeming qualities, is mass communication really the best model for pedagogical practices?
Okay, this has been a long digression, so let's get back to Booker's piece, and hear from one of the leading cheerleaders for all things online:
"The possibility MOOCs hold out is that the educational parts of education can be unbundled," Clay Shirky, an associate professor at New York University and a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, wrote in a lengthy post in November.
"Once you imagine educating a thousand people in a single class, it becomes clear that open courses, even in their nascent state, will be able to raise quality and improve certification faster than traditional institutions can lower cost or increase enrollment," Shirky wrote.
Umm, increase quality? Really? Shirky may know something about new media, sure, and may be one of the leading cheerleaders for online communication and social media, but his understanding of quality in education leaves something to be desired. Holding aside the basic economic law of diminishing returns, there's a little thing we call teacher-student ratio that has a great deal to do with quality of education. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's move on to a new section of the article, with a heading of "Why Now?":
Distance learning has been a topic of discussion and experimentation for at least two decades, which begs the question: Why the current excitement?
"Why now? That's a question I've been asking myself," Kemi Jona, a research professor in learning sciences and computer science at Northwestern University, said in a phone interview with InformationWeek.
Noting the "long trajectory" and expensive failures of the past, Jona said the answer has less to do with technical advances (broadband connections to the home, tablet computers) than with economics -- specifically, the high cost of tuition and the global fiscal crisis, which combined to cause many to question the value of a post-secondary degree.
Jona is among those who see multiple advantages in online classes, ranging from "not subjecting a 19-year-old to an 8 a.m. chemistry class" to research suggesting that online environments may be more conducive to risk-taking and student participation. "It's not socially acceptable to look stupid [in person]," Jona said.
Jona's last point rings true in reference to online learning, and you might say that it applies to online behavior in general, that people are more likely to take risks when sitting comfortably in front of a computer screen rather than taking the same risks when actually in a real, live situation, which brings us back to gaming, come to think of it. But this has noting to do with massive online learning, as opposed to, say, small seminars conducted over via the internet. Well, maybe a little, as there's safety in numbers, otherwise known as risky shift, but how much participation can there really be in a course with thousands of students? And participation with whom? Certainly not the professor. So, maybe we're talking about graduate students working as teaching assistants, but now on a massive scale? Or will it all be programmable, automated, bot-led discussion sections. I can just hear some student say, Professor Siri, a question? Anyway, greater participation is not the same thing as greater learning.
The earlier point is the one that is most to the point: economics. MOOCs represent a cheaper form of education than traditional college classes, and there is no arguing with that, but let's just say, you get what you pay for.
But where do I come in, you might ask. Well, I hope it was worth waiting for:
Not surprisingly, other educators are suspicious about MOOCs.
"It's not an accident [these] are coming out of the most prestigious and well-endowed universities," Lance Strate, professor of communication and media studies and director of the Professional Studies in New Media program at Fordham University said in a phone interview. The initiatives are, he said, "in some ways, a kind of publicity stunt to help reinforce the image of these [schools] as leading institutions of higher education." Fordham has no MOOCs, nor plans for one, according to Strate.
Strate isn't alone in his suspicions. If the unbundling of education happens, Harvard and Yale will be fine, but maybe not the "4,000 institutions you haven't heard of," Shirky wrote in his essay.
So, yeah, I'm a bit cynical, but status and prestige is definitely a factor in the rush of elite institutions to field MOOCs, as opposed to a straightforward desire to bring education to the masses. No doubt, the presence of MOOCs will soon play a role in US News & World Report rankings.
And I give him credit, Shirky does raise an ominous point, in that higher education could go the way of the media industries under this scenario, as in increased concentration of ownership. Could Harvard and Yale become the educational equivalents of Time-Warner and Disney/ABC?
Anyway, Booker gives the "inventor" of the MOOC the last word:
Does this mean existing institutions should lay low?
Not at all, says the professor whose 2008 class is credited with being the first MOOC. "If MOOCs are eventually revealed to be a fad, the universities that experiment with them today will have acquired experience and insight into the role of technology in teaching and learning that their conservative peers won't have," George Siemens wrote in a December post on his Elearnspace.org blog. These days, Siemens is an assistant professor in the Center for Distance Education and a researcher and strategist with the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada.
Siemens is no doubt right that there is something to be learned by those who follow the fad, but maybe it's something that the rest of us already know. And maybe there's also something to be lost, a cost to all this, and who will be the ones to pay that cost? Maybe the students who take these courses, and think they are getting something that they in reality are not? If it's all a grand experiment, or let's say it's all just a game, then there are winners and there are losers. If the experimenters are the winners, then aren't the subjects destined to be the losers, to be the mooks for the MOOCs?


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Si═X Multiple Bonding with Four-Coordinate Silicon? Insights into the Nature of the Si═O and Si═S Double Bonds in Stable Silanoic Esters and Related Thioesters: A Combined NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study
Jan. D. Epping, Shenglai Yao, Miriam Karni, Yitzhak Apeloig and Matthias Driess
The electronic structures and nature of silicon−chalcogen double bonds Si═X (X = O, S) with four-coordinate silicon in the unique silanoic silylester 2 and silanoic thioester 3 have been investigated for the first time, by 29Si solid state NMR measurements and detailed DFT and ab initio calculations. 29Si solid state NMR spectroscopy of the precursor silylene 1 was also carried out. The experimental and computational study of 2 and 3, which was also supported by a detailed computational study of smaller model systems with Si═O and Si═S bonds, provides a deeper understanding of the isotropic and tensor components of their NMR chemical shifts. The general agreement between the experimental NMR spectra and the calculations strongly support our previous NMR assignment deduced from experiment. The calculations revealed that in 2 δ(29Si(═O))iso is shifted upfield relative to H2Si═O by as much as 175 ppm; the substituents are responsible for ca. 100 ppm of this shift, while the remaining upfield shift is caused by change in the coordination number from three to four at the Si═O moiety. The change in coordination number leads to a nearly cylindrical symmetry in the plane which is perpendicular to the Si═O molecular axis (δ11 ≈ δ22), in contrast to the significant anisotropy found in this plane in typical doubly bonded compounds. The change in r(Si═O) or in the degree of pyramidality at the Si═O center which accompanies the change in coordination number has practically no effect on the chemical shift. δ(29Si(═S))iso in 3 is shifted downfield significantly relative to that in 2, and a similar trend is found in smaller models with Si═S vs those with Si═O subunits. This downfield shift can be explained by the smaller σ−π* energy difference in the Si═S bond, relative to that of the Si═O bond. The NMR measurements of 2 and 3 having a four-coordinate silicon−chalcogen moiety, and the calculations of their tensor components, their bond polarities, and their Wiberg bond indices revealed that the Si═X moieties in both 2 and 3 have a significant π(Si═X) character; yet, in both molecules there is a substantial contribution from a zwitterionic Si+—X− resonance structure, which is more pronounced in 2.
Monday, April 26, 2010
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132 (15), pp 5443–5455
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SHAREHOLDERS in easyJet have been urged to vote down the remuneration report at the airline group's annual meeting next week by the investor advisory group Pirc.
Pirc, which tends to take a tough line on executive pay, argues that various changes have been made to the airline company's long term incentive programme without shareholder approval.
It says the group's new plan lacks a comparator group.
Outgoing chief executive Andrew Harrison is set to receive a £2.7m pay-off which includes a £1.22m retention bonus which Pirc considers excessive. Last year Harrison received a pay package of £1.6m, which includes a £1m plus bonus.
Company insiders defend the award, saying it was important for the airline to retain Harrison's services for as long as it did. Harrison said last month he would leave the airline after four years in charge.
"The group's been one of the best performing airlines," said an insider yesterday. The group is confident it will gain approval for the main votes at its meeting.
The more influential Association of British Insurers has yet to oppose any of the motions.


text: Marianne and Sister 3 had lunch together at our mother's at the weekend, and they came up with the ideas and Sister3took the pictures. Then chaos ensued: Sister 3's internet connection went down and one of her photos, lust, was lost. We needed something fast, and we had to keep with the spirit of Sister 3's other pictures, i.e. it had to be a body part. So Marianne and I got Skyping, and we eventually came up with, to us, the perfect solution. It's not our own and we merely add it so we can complete the lot. We hope you enjoy our lust as much as we do!


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This needed to be said.
"Exceptions in the case of rape, incest, the mother's health or alien invasion" are misdirects by cake-and-eat-it Republicans trying to appease the fundies. That's all. And they're no less odious than outright bans, because they're, for all intents and purposes, intended to be outright bans.
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And she fights for her life as she puts on her coat, and she fights for her life on the train. She looks at the rain as it pours.
19 September 2011
Don't let me down.
All this to say that I have news that will not make some people happy at all, and I don't know how they will react. These people have been so good to me, and while I can get pretty frustrated with them, they have done a lot for me since I have known them. I've always been a teacher's pet--so sue me-- and this situation doesn't seem any different.
So boo. I have to break the news soon, because once the paperwork starts trickling back in... Ben and I are moving to Korea.
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- Melco said...
Let me tell you, that was written PERFECTLY. You had the perfect amount of tension, and just when I thought you weren't going to give up the goods... BAM. Last sentence! Wow! Congrats on moving to Korea. Are you guys going to go teach? I've been considering doing that myself, but I've been pushing it out of my mind because I'd be all alone out there.
- September 24, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Rebekah said...
Thank you! We are indeed going to teach... we decided it will be the most financially lucrative move for us at this point, especially since both of us still want to go back to school. Plus we both love an adventure...
You should totally go! Now you know you won't be alone. The paperwork sucks, though.
- September 24, 2011 at 8:41 PM


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- Nano Express
- Open Access
A Nonaqueous Approach to the Preparation of Iron Phosphide Nanowires
- Houde She1,
- Yuanzhi Chen1Email author,
- Ruitao Wen1,
- Kui Zhang1,
- Guang-Hui Yue1 and
- Dong-Liang Peng1Email author
© The Author(s) 2010
Received: 7 January 2010
Accepted: 30 January 2010
Published: 16 February 2010
Previous preparation of iron phosphide nanowires usually employed toxic and unstable iron carbonyl compounds as precursor. In this study, we demonstrate that iron phosphide nanowires can be synthesized via a facile nonaqueous chemical route that utilizes a commonly available iron precursor, iron (III) acetylacetonate. In the synthesis, trioctylphosphine (TOP) and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) have been used as surfactants, and oleylamine has been used as solvent. The crystalline structure and morphology of the as-synthesized products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The obtained iron phosphide nanowires have a typical width of ~16 nm and a length of several hundred nanometers. Structural and compositional characterization reveals a hexagonal Fe2P crystalline phase. The morphology of as-synthesized products is greatly influenced by the ratio of TOP/TOPO. The presence of TOPO has been found to be essential for the growth of high-quality iron phosphide nanowires. Magnetic measurements reveal ferromagnetic characteristics, and hysteresis behaviors below the blocking temperature have been observed.
- Iron phosphides
- Nanowire
- Synthesis
- Magnetic properties
Nanoscale building blocks have attracted much interest due to their potential applications in replacement of traditional materials in the coming next few decades. However, most of the work in the synthesis of nanocrystals using solution-phase chemical method is focused on VI-II semiconductor systems and noble metals [1]. Transition metal phosphides exhibit unique catalytic, optical, electronic, and magnetic properties depending on their phases [2]. For example, Fe3P is ferromagnet that has a high transition temperature (Tc = 716 K) [3], while FeP2 is a small-bandgap semiconductor with a Tc of 15 K. Some preparation methods have been developed for the interest of studying the size-property relations of nanoscale iron phosphides. For example, Gu et al. [4] prepared 200 nm orthorhombic FeP via solvothermal synthesis employing FeCl3 and Na3P at 180°C. Luo et al. [5] synthesized nanocrystalline Fe2P in a similar way at 180°C. Hu et al. [6] obtained a mixture of iron oxide nanoshells and hollow iron phosphide nanoparticles using sonichemistry method. Brock et al. [3] prepared FeP nanoparticles via a de-silylation route using a highly reactive phosphine source, P(SiMe3)3. Later, Brock [7] found that trioctylphosphine (TOP), which is a less-reactive reagent compared with P(SiMe3)3, can be used as phosphine source as well as surfactant and solvent in the preparation of MnP and FeP using metal carbonyls as metal source. Liu et al. [8] synthesized FeP nanorods by injecting Fe(CO)5/TOP into hot solution of TOP and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO). Hyeon et al. [9] studied the relation between the injection rate and length of Fe2P nanorods synthesized using a syringe pump. Fe2P nanorods can also be prepared without using a syringe pump as shown in the work of Whitmire et al. [10] who developed a single-source organometallic method to control morphology by varying the ratio of tri-n-octylamine (TOA) to oleic acid (OA) in a one-pot reaction.
We recently reported the synthesis of Ni2P nanowires in the system of TOA/OA via an injection approach [11]. In this work, we present a primary result on the synthesis of iron phosphide nanowires using a solution-phase chemical approach. Instead of using toxic and unstable iron carbonyl compounds that were usually employed in most of previous work on the synthesis of iron phosphide nanowires, we developed a approach that uses a metal precursor of iron (III) acetylacetonate (Fe(acac)3),which is low toxicity, inexpensive and rather stable at ambient condition. The structure and magnetic properties of as-synthesized nanowires are also presented in this work.
Experimental Section
In a typical synthesis, 0.5 mmol of Fe(acac)3(96%, Acros) was added in 10 mL of oleylamine (OM, 80–90%, Acros) and heated to 130°C. The resulting solution was continuously injected into a stock solution of 5 ml of OM, 5 mmol of TOP (97%, Acros), and 2.5 mmol of TOPO (90%, Acros) at 340°C using a syringe pump. The whole injection time varied from 3 to 6 h. A one-pot reaction was also attempted by reacting a mixture of 0.5 mmol of Fe(acac)3, 4 mmol of TOP, 2 mmol of TOPO, and 6 mL of OM directly at 350°C for 1 h. The obtained product precipitates were washed by hexane and acetone, and separated from solution by centrifugation.
Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) data were collected on a Panalytical X'pert PRO X-ray diffractometer using Cu Kα radiation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was performed on a TECNAI F-30 transmission electron microscope. Samples for TEM analyses were prepared by sonicating the as-synthesized powders in hexane and dropping a small volume onto a carbon-coated copper TEM grid followed by solvent evaporation. Magnetic analysis was performed using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer (MPMS-5).
Results and Discussion
It can be inferred from the above results that the anisotropic shape of nanowires comes mainly from the intrinsically anisotropic nature of hexagonal crystalline structure. The monomer concentration of the injection route is relatively low, which favors the growth of existing seeds formed in the early stage of continuous delivery. Another important prerequisite for the formation of anisotropic nanostructures is related to the surfactants used. Usually, a multi-surfactant system favors the formation of an anisotropic nanostructure. In our case, the employed TOP and TOPO both can act as surfactants to cover different crystallographic surfaces of newly formed nanocrystal seeds, and eventually lead to the anisotropic growth toward c axis, forming a one-dimensional nanostructure.
The formation process of Fe2P nanowires may be as follows. At first, the complex of Fe(acac)3-OM decomposes to iron clusters once added to hot solvent of OM. Then, these iron clusters will be attached to TOP molecules, and the P–C bonds located at the particle surface may break and cause phosphorus to react with iron, forming iron phosphide. Once Fe2P seeds with an anisotropic structure forms, the growth along [001] direction will be favored due to the cooperation of anisotropic nature and the side-protection effect of surfactant molecules. This eventually leads to the formation of a one-dimensional nanostructure.
We also explored one-pot reaction for the synthesis of iron phosphide nanowires. As shown in Fig. 2b, the obtained products via one-pot reaction consist of nanowires plus nanosheets or nanoblocks. The shape singularity of the products from the one-pot reaction is not superior to the continuous-injection approach. Considering the robustness of the reaction, this difference should not come from the small difference in TOP amount. It is certain that continuous-injection route is crucial to keep the singularity of the products. A possible reason is that one-pot synthesis incurs a high concentration of nuclei, some of which are unable to develop into nanowires due to insufficient protections of surfactant molecules, whereas for the injection approach, the nuclei concentration at the beginning stage is restricted by the delivering rate, and the relatively low concentration of nuclei plus the continuous delivery of source materials will allow nuclei to fully grow into nanowires.
Iron phosphide nanowires have been synthesized through a nonaqueous approach that utilizes Fe(acac)3 as an iron source, TOP as a phosphorus source and oleylamine as solvent. The as-prepared nanowires have a hexagonal Fe2P structure and grow along c axis. The dimension of nanowires can be tuned via reaction parameters such as injection rate, reaction temperature, and TOP/TOPO ratio. Both injection method and one-pot reaction can produce iron phosphide nanowires, although the former can generate products with much better uniformity and yield. The magnetic tests reveal ferromagnetic characteristics below the blocking temperature, and a large coercive force of ~5,000 Oe has been observed. The reported synthetic approach does not use commonly used toxic iron carbonyl compounds as iron precursor, which provides a convenient access to further studies of their special physical and chemical properties.
This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 50701036 and 50671087) and the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 50825101).
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Yes, back from the month-long trip but it took me quite a while to get back into the swing of things. I had a list as long as my arm of things I should do but other things kept popping up. Unscheduled things. Oh well.
Here is someone who popped in. Caleb is now 10 months and he has changed a lot in the time we were gone.
Got a video!
The crockwalker (or what it might be called) used to be cousin William's. Omi is very happy to be able to have it in her house. It is perfect!
Papa needs to put the gate up on the stairs. He is fast.
Just look at the video!
Here is another distraction from my to-do-list: Timberly Court, the place for sale. Looks like it's a done deal: closing on October 23.
So much was done before it was put on the market. The remodeled kitchen with granite counter tops. I am so jealous (I see a CR kitchen remodeling in the future).
Look at this little guy who seemed to have already moved in on the back patio there. Picture taken from the living room door.
On Saturday the Richmond Quilt Guild had a big exhibition. Guess what ... James came with me. It was fun to discuss with him which ones he liked and which ones not. This was one we studied closely.
You get a lot of ideas and inspiration in a place like this.
I think this would make a cute baby quilt.
We had some cold and even rainy days in between but then the next Saturday was picture-perfect.
Last 3rd of July we were supposed to be in England at the Henley Regatta to celebrate the 50th anniversary of James' Nottingham University rowing team. We had been there for the 40th reunion which had been a lot of fun and were disappointed that we had to cancel our trip this time because of James' accident. Oh well.
James had received a photo after the 50th reunion. Rowing 8 + cox + coach = 10 who live in Australia (1), New Zealand (1), USA (2), Portugal or Spain (1) and England (5). Seven were able to attend (and their spouses). Eight if is wasn't for James' unfortunate accident.
One of the team members, Colin, contacted James that he and his wife were on vacation in the USA and would like to meet us in Charlottesville. Great idea! Since they like vineyards we agreed to meet at one for lunch.
James and I brought the picnic. Sarah had a great recommendation to get the sandwiches at this place which was just off I-64 (exit 107?). It was quite busy. Seems other people had the same idea.
The menu was incredible. Quite special. Well, they called themselves "gourmet grocery". We got four different sandwiches and all came halved. Surely something for everybody.
King Family Vineyard was just a few minutes away.
We were half an hour early but it didn't matter because it was so nice and pieceful there. I declared myself the designated driver and James got us some refreshments.
Colin and Dayle arrived right on time and we had a great time chatting. Colin got a bottle of the vineyard's wine (too bad I only could have a little taste) and we enjoyed the lunch. We had also brought some veggies and dip and a cheese platter. Fresh strawberries, pineapple and grapes for dessert. And all that sunshine and gorgeous view. Ha, we even had real (linen) napkins.
It had been agreed that it shouldn't be another 10 years for a reunion and Colin will organize something before that.
When we had parked on arrival I had not paid attention but look at this picture right there. Had to get out of the car again to take it.
What else? There had been two Thursdays since we are back (Stitchers for a cause) but I only managed to go to the second for a couple of hours. I really like this group of people. I did a lot of cutting for my next project. Nothing to show yet though.
I didn't think I would have time to make the September Block Lotto block. But a girl needs to have fun and I sneaked into my queendom for a little bit. This is my effort. It was a good lesson.
Sunday afternoon (yesterday) at St Martin's. We are working on craft items for the bazaar whenever possible. I brought an idea from Germany with me and we made 20+ Angels. It's always great fellowship.
And now we are in the car driving to Nashville ... which ... takes ... all ... day! William already called that he was excited to see us. Then he cried because he wanted to go to Omi and Papa right then. It's still difficult for the little guy to understand "long time" (driving) and "distances". Soon, William, soon!


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This Dumb Trick: Lindsay Lohan Will Stop Hurricane Sally (Or Whatever That Ho's Name Is) With The Power Of Prayer!
Hundreds of thousands of people have been told to evacuate, an 11-foot wall of water is supposed to crash into Manhattan and millions of people are furiously searching the Internet while they still can for ways to make a satellite dish and TV out of tin foil and fish bones (because they can't miss American Horror Story on Wednesday night, DUH), but Lindsay Lohan wants everyone to stop bitching and crying about Hurricane Sally Jessy Raphael. (Don't hate Blohan for not remembering Sandy's name. You know how bad crackheads are at remembering anything.)
Right before LiLo, whose brain was destroyed a long time ago by Hurricane Cokey, begged Lady CaCa to pay attention to her, she told all of her followers to stop being so dramatic and use positive thinking to ward the hurricane away. I can see it now. There's LiLo, wasted out of her mind, sitting on her living room floor and rambling to the walls about how we can make the storm go away if we just THINK it away.
Hurricane Sandy is obviously a coked up, drunk mess herself, and Lindsay Lohan is made up entirely of vodka and coke granules, so can't we just tie her to the top of the Empire State Building as an offering to the storm? That's me thinking positively.
(Thanks to Deb and Jardley for sending this mess in)


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Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Little bold move
Not a huge one, nothing unprecedented, nothing concrete, just a little edging out from where I am currently headed. Which is back home, with my parents, to the outskirts of London.
I was just having a little look on Gumtree at what's out there in the way of houseshares. Not really expecting to find anything other than dodgy landlords or foreign students in squats, I stumbled across an ad that caught my eye. In the same area as the flat, round about the same price, but more people. A sociable, mixed bunch looking for a 20-something female to share with.
It might be a moment of madness that I'll regret tomorrow, it could all be too soon. But my thinking is that I need to be busy. And right now, living at home again...I'm not. I'm in my room, watching TV and cuddling labradors, which is just what I need - right now. But as the healing process continues, I know I'll be itching to get out again. Even though the idea of living with four other people would have sent me running for the hills a month ago, now it seems like a good idea. So I replied to the ad.
It feels safe, there's no obligation - I'm just testing the water. Dipping a toe in. Looking at the options available to me. They might respond, they might not. They might let me look around, but choose someone else. Who knows?
Anyway, after the events of the last month, what else can I possibly lose?
10 comments:
- jman said...
Your toe? Just kidding. Go for it. The worst that happens is you have to move again. And last year you were constantly on the move so it's old hat now.
- 22 February, 2011 23:20
- modelofamodernmajorgeneral said...
Black or brown lab? Does yours have the same habit of trying to get food at every opportunity, and then falling asleep on you whilst snoring quietly and farting every so often?
My wife may confuse me with a lab from time to time....
- 23 February, 2011 07:01
- Redbookish said...
Good luck! Two of my best friends (they're like my brothers) were strangers until we shared a house for 3 years together.
- 23 February, 2011 07:48
- nuttycow said...
Having been on the gumtree trial before I can understand your trepidation. However, as others have said, you might end up finding the best friends you've ever had. Or you might end up living with the kind of weirdos I ended up living with. Whatever the outcome, it all adds to the rich tapestry of life :)
- 23 February, 2011 08:20
- Victoria said...
Good for you, hope it works out!
- 23 February, 2011 09:05
- London-Lass said...
When I was in my 20s I too looked at possibly house-sharing. However, things that had been happening were all resolved and I no longer had to move out. All I would say is dodge the ones (if this happens at all on Gumtree) that specify in their ad `must be female and willing to supply photo' (but then I think that's pretty obvious!).
- 23 February, 2011 09:54
- 1FightingIrish said...
The great thing about flat hunting on Gumtree is that it tends to be totally hit or miss - you will get there and it'll either be spectacular + you'll jump at it, or it'll be rubbish and you'll run out of there at full sprint. Easy decision either way.
- 23 February, 2011 11:59
- Anonymous said...
Probably a wise choice, as I think you're ready to no longer be living with the 'rents.
Of course this could create excellent blog fodder, which we thank you in advance for!
- 23 February, 2011 12:12
- Anonymous said...
Good for you! I hope it works out, and if not, there's bound to be someone else looking for a roommate!
- 23 February, 2011 16:30
- Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open said...
jman - That's true. It would be lovely to stay in one place for a while. Wishful thinking eh?
model - One black lab, one golden. Yes, yes yes, guilty looks abound in our household.
Redbookish - Well, who knows what happens when you're thrown together with randomers! It can either go badly or well :)
nutty - Ah yes, and my tapestry of life is definitely in need of enriching right now ;)
Thanks Victoria!
London lass - Yes, that's sensible advise. Same goes for job ads on that site too!
1Fighting - Yep, it's my first time on Gumtree but am expecting instinct to kick in when it comes to the 'yes' or 'no' part.
Perp - Ah yes, when in doubt, blog about it! I'm definitely ready to live away from the 'rents...
Breezy - Time will tell, I'll keep you all updated!
- 25 February, 2011 12:29


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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A Happy Lughnasadh to All
A word about it's creation:
A digitally-created work, one of 4 on the theme of Lammas/Lughnasadh created for an Artist trading card exchange. The other 3 may be seen by accessing my Gallery at the ATCS for ALL site on the sidebar.
Lugh himself is actually an outdoor sculpture of the ancient fighter, Vercingetorix atop a pillar by the 19th century French sculptor Aime Millet...I coloured him digitally fo this ATC card , as I much admired his stolid and heroic pose... the long spear I added in, as it has been mentioned, along with the bag at his waist, as objects that always accompany him.
His giant horse is from a 1901 post-card and his hunting hound from Morgue File.
The stormy back-ground is my own photo from a field near Rocky Mountain house, here in Alberta , the stylized frame is in the public domain.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shades of Black, White and Gray : Tarot card 15
Tarot card XV-The Devil
I tend to use a lot of Public Domain imagery in my cards, and am going to try to do better in this new year to give more credit where credit is due - Library of Congress /LOC and the New York Public Library /NYPL here!
I've downloaded a huge amount of imagery and put them in various folders for future use……
Having an idea already in my head for The Devil card, I pretty well knew what folders to access for imagery and initially - after first choosing what I thought of as an appropriately dramatic back-ground for them - narrowed down to about 21 to possibly use… I put them in a new folder so I could visually see the mix together to try and pick out the best matches for the back-ground…..and then chose my three main ones
Went for shades of grey, as I think that's my overall feeling on this subject card…..
I think, really, we are our own agents - bar a catastrophe-like being in a War ,or having some kind of illness- things not of our doing- we more or less make our own personal 'hells' just as we go about our daily lives…
So I was quite surprised when I came up with an "Eve" image for the woman, and an unaware "Adam"-type …the wonderful operatic Mephistophicles figure was just too fitting for the background NOT to have him there overseeing it all!
A diagram of the Golden Mean -what we want to achieve/have,and mostly beyond our grasp- kind of finished off the symbolism from being somewhat quasi- religious to more simply just speculative……I hope!
Back-ground: Stage design of 1896 by one Adolphe Appia
Man: LOC image from 1860 by one Marconi
Woman: NYPL image from their theatre database
Devil: from a turn-of-the-last Century Russian operatic production of Faust
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Shades of Black, White and Gray III : Gothic Collages
All Things Gothic Collages
I was inspired again to continue creating more old-fashioned style Gothic scenes in black and white tones, and the arches format
They are
Night at the Opera (albeit not the Bros Marx )!
The Awakening
The Meeting Place and
The Summons
All are public domain images- original stage or movie stills figures set into new backgrounds- backed by the patterned gel-layered napkin paper I made pictured behind them.
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|Lillian and Jodi Macken
I did a report on Macken Real Estate yesterday and this is the update:
April 21st - I met this morning with the two powerhouse women behind Macken Real Estate, both Lillian and Jodi Macken. We had a very nice meeting and I believe them when they told me that they did not know that our deal was not monitored correctly and that they were unaware of what the title company had done. All they were given was a release from us.
They made the title agent in question cry and that made me immensely happy.
I believe that their offer to sell my home in lieu of the problems I had with the title Company is more than fair, since they really don't control the title company. To tell you the truth, I enjoyed their company and appreciated their candor. They wanted to make things right -- whatever was in their power -- and I appreciate it.
This is a company that stands behind its name and wants to maintain their reputation. We sorted out the whole convoluted story and the outcome is to my satisfaction. Thank you Jodi and thank you Lillian for valuing your reputation and wanting to be a righteous company. I look forward to your selling my house...quickly Jodi!


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does airport express have the ability to limit the time certain devices can access the internet wirelessly (so i can limit my kids to before 9pm)
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I believe it does, otherwise you can manually access their computer by hand or screen share it to limit usage. I would try using automator. It's great for timed things, so if there's a face-time call at 7:00 sharp they computer will automatically set it up for me. You SHOULD be able to limit usage with automator- but if for some reason it doesn't, bring the computer into the apple store, and they'll get it set up for you.
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I've tried, I really have. It's partly your fault. You encouraged it with your laughter. At the very least you acknowledged its presence and reacted in some way. I'm speaking of that nasty little tendency to say the most absurd thing at the most absurd time. Whether it be making that most untimely, unsavory joke that makes people a tad bit uncomfortable or saying something hilariously funny while you have the misfortune of being smack dab in the middle of consuming fluids, I do it! I'm the one who makes people laugh, chuckle, giggle snort or spit take. I'm trying to stop. I made a committed effort to seek therapy. I mean a half-hearted attempt at standup. Okay, fine… a weak attempt at an on the air joke contest. It didn't work. I don't tell jokes incredibly well, I don't write "material". I improvise, I riff. If I were a famous comedian I would be Robin Williams, but I don't have nearly the fortitude to sustain that level of insanity/genius/ history of substance abuse. Instead I must lay this heavy burden on you my friends, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, the random person that just asked how to get to Carnegie Hall (practice baby practice), etc. You are being asked to tolerate my absurdity, try desperately not to laugh too hard at my jokes, or at least limit it to a slight chuckle that you mask with a cough. Without you, I don't know if I can finally act my age, say the adult things, and not make people shoot Dr. Pepper through their nose. Is it too much to ask for your assistance in my time of need?
Screw it! After a few weeks I'd probably go off on a Linsey Lohan-esque binge, where I wrap my clown car around a candy pole, walk off muttering non-sequiturs, stumble into the local grocery store and start spouting off horrific puns as I head to the fabric care aisle in search of an irony board. See...you either chuckled or groaned and now I am forced to continue!
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Books >> Kids Books
Jill Rappaport
Jack & Jill
Jill Rappaport
Jack & Jill
The Miracle Dog with a Happy Tail to Tell
Release Date: 4/21/2009
LIST PRICE: $17.99 (you save $5.40)
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This is the true story of an abandoned puppy that was rescued by NBC's Today show correspondent Jill Rappaport. Jill named him Jack, and together they lived on a farm. Life with Jill was grand, all right! Jack spent his days running through fields, digging holes, playing with the horses, and chasing deer. But one day Jack's leg started to hurt. When Jill took him to the vet, she received bad news. Jack had bone cancer. In order to beat the disease, Jack's hurt leg had to be removed. Would life with only three legs be as grand as it was before?
Jack & Jill is the story of a brave dog and his loving owner making it up the hill together. Told from Jack's point of view and with beautiful photographs by Linda Solomon, the message of hope in this book will inspire children and adults alike.


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Washington Post had some interesting things to say
Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush was being stubborn with his American captors, and a series of intense beatings and creative interrogation tactics were not enough to break his will. On the morning of Nov. 26, 2003, a U.S. Army interrogator and a military guard grabbed a green sleeping bag, stuffed Mowhoush inside, wrapped him in an electrical cord, laid him on the floor and began to go to work. Again.
It was inside the sleeping bag that the 56-year-old detainee took his last breath through broken ribs, lying on the floor beneath a U.S. soldier in Interrogation Room 6 in the western Iraqi desert. Two days before, a secret CIA-sponsored group of Iraqi paramilitaries, working with Army interrogators, had beaten Mowhoush nearly senseless, using fists, a club and a rubber hose, according to classified documents.
If you ask me, which people often do, the United States abides by rules. Terrorists don't. What do you think they do to us when we are captured, they cut our heads off. I'd rather be beat.


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Monday, January 11, 2010
Another useless Facebook milestone.
You'd think this was something to be proud of:
Sadly, it turns out that all of these people are simply ignorant students or useless welfare bums being hoodwinked by their leftard corporate MSM masters and evil, undemocratic coalition leaders so they can be safely ignored.
I read that somewhere.
P.S. Stephen Taylor's earlier anti-coalition Facebook group was totally, totally different. You knew that, right?
3 comments:
- Michael said...
Oh man, I damn near re-created Monty Python's man who died laughing from the hilarity of the world's deadliest joke when I read this in the comments thread under that link: "We need to take the issue and jam it down the throats of a bunch of bullies who for too long have gotten away with beating up on conservatives."
Awwww... all those poor, hard-done-by bullied conservatives. My only explanation is that DC Comics' Bizarro World has joined the internet.
- Ti-Guy said...
Per Crux in the comments:
"Think on this: On January 25th the opposition are planning on a huge photo op and protest rallies on parliament hill. On January 26th, our PM is leaving for Switzerland for several days — having been invited by world leaders to share how he has steered Canada through the recession. All protest all the time to drown out his accomplishments. We have to make sure that doesn't happen. Somehow."
Someone call the Minister of Public Safety. Cruxy needs to be watched.
- sooey said...
We ain't even seen the recession yet. Good grief. What a bunch of maroons.


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Come To Think Of It, Maybe It Was O.J.
Eleven years ago, I had my car stolen. It was a Honda Accord, and I LOVED that car. It was parked right in front of our apartment we were renting, and when I came out at one o'clock in the afternoon with a friend, there was an empty space where I had left it a few hours earlier. The thing that made me saddest, though, was losing a small rubber dinosaur that was glued to my dashboard – we had bought it on our honeymoon and it had been with us for the entire three week trip, stealthily watching over us from it's perch.
Then there was the time, five years ago, when I almost got my car stolen.
I had gone to the Beverly Center to do some Christmas shopping, and pulled on to the fourth floor, which is where I ALWAYS park. I say this with great certainty, because I have a horrible sense of direction and therefore only park where I know I'll be able to find my car when I return, intoxicated by the rush of all the buying of expensive creams and overpriced pants. So, imagine my sense of deja vu when, after several trips up and down the aisle, lugging my great load of valuable purchases, I couldn't find my car. A hysterical cell phone call to Rigel followed.
"I'm at the Beverly Center! My car's been stolen!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'M SURE – I've been up and down the aisle five times. It's gone. You need to come down and get me."
"Well, okay, but maybe you should alert security first. And maybe take another look around."
"I told you, IT'S GONE. I WILL NOT TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AROUND FOR A CAR THAT IS NOT HERE! Come and get me. NOW."
I flagged down a security guard, and after giving him a description of my car, "Champagne Camry" (I always called it Champagne instead of gold. Gold just sounded so gaudy) he told me to hop in his little hotrod cart and we would take a look around. I kept trying to tell him it had been stolen, and weren't we wasting valuable time, wasn't he concerned that my car was probably already being disassembled and the parts being picked over by members of a car-thieving street gang? Apparently not, since he just kept driving that damn little cart up and down the aisles, slowly. He was just not getting it – my car was gone and nobody cared.
Then he suggested we drive on up the fifth floor and take a look around, but I told him that I never, EVER had even parked on the fifth floor. It was just impossible, it wasn't in my territory, it would have been like a monkey just deciding to up and wander off into a whole different jungle. He didn't get the analogy, but oh well, my car's been up and stolen is what I was tryin to say! But he convinced me to ride on up with him to the fifth floor, "Just to be absoloootly cer-tayn" is how he put it, I think, so off we went even though I knew it was hopeless and my car was probably already gone, the sad shell of it sitting forlornly in an alley somewhere, and hey, maybe I'll get one of them snazzy ESS YOU VEES that everyone is talkin' about. Anyway, while I was checking out the cars on the fifth floor, thinking of which model I might soon be purchasing, I heard him say, "You mean a champagne colored Camry, jest like that one there?" and I looked up to see a car EXACTLY LIKE MINE. Oh, and it had MY LICENSE PLATE ON IT. And after he asked me what I RECKON had happened, I said, with all seriousness, "Well, it's obvious that someone broke in and drove my car up here." After he gave me the hard boot out of his little cart, (and really, sir, was all that cussing necessary?) I had the painful task of driving my previously stolen car over to the guard station where Rigel was waiting, now staring suspiciously at my newly recovered, previously stolen car, his enraged eyeballs boring through my windshield.
And I'll be damned if I STILL don't know why those practical jokers didn't just STEAL the thing instead of driving it up to the fifth floor.
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here and here.
Another source of ocean temperature data is here.
Plotting the data from the third source (the NOAA data for 180W - 100W, which covers most of the tropical Pacific Ocean) doesn't give much insight into cooling. A linear regression gives a very slight cooling, but that's probably just an artifact of where the regression starts and ends:
One fact that jumps right out is that the ocean temperature fluctuates quite a bit, and this can translate into greater atmospheric temperature fluctuations near the surface because of the higher specific heat of water.
The decline in ocean temperature my friend and the two web sites were referring to is the decline from late 2009 to the present (latest data May 2010):
This represents nearly a 3 degree (C) decline, but it's not all that much compared to earlier fluctuations (see the first figure). A Google Scholar search turned up a number of papers on ocean temperature, mostly showing warming, but all with considerable up and down fluctuations.
Still, it's of interest to assess the causes of ocean temperature fluctuations. It doesn't seem the oceans should be affected as much by the greenhouse effect as the atmosphere, since greenhouse gases trap rising heat. It would seem the ocean temperature would be more directly affected by the Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) and by cloud cover, which in turn is driven (among other things) by cosmic rays. Sunspots affect the TSI, and sunspots are currently in decline, as shown in the following figure:
When sunspots are low, less energy is released by the sun, contributing to less warming due to TSI. Furthermore, the magnetic field of the sun is at its lowest, letting more cosmic rays impinge on the atmosphere. This in turn causes more air to be ionized, which provides nuclei for clouds to condense around, increasing cloud cover and increasing the reflectance of solar radiation back into space. This of course cools the atmosphere. Also, some recent research by Qing-Bin Lu of the University of Waterloo, links the decline of CFC gases (chlorofluorocarbons once used as refrigerants and according to Professor Lu, "well known greenhouse gases") under the influence of cosmic rays to the recent cooling of the atmosphere.
My conclusions:
- The study of earths temperature cannot be complete with the main emphasis on CO2
- Although the oceans temperature fluctuates considerably, the higher heat capacity of water argues strongly for including the influence of the oceans on earth's temperature
- Factors like sunspots and cosmic rays must be taken into account.
Cosmic-ray-driven electron-induced reactions
of halogenated molecules adsorbed on ice surfaces:
Implications for atmospheric ozone depletion
and global climate change
Physics Reports, Volume 487, Issue 5,
February 2010, Pages 141-167,
ISSN 0370-1573, DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2009.12.002.
Galactic Cosmic Rays - Clouds Effect and Bifurcation
Model of the Earth Global Climate. Part 1. Theory
Authors: Vitaliy D. Rusov, Alexandr V. Glushkov,
Vladimir N. Vaschenko, Oksana T. Mykhalus,
Yuriy A. Bondartchuk, Vladimir P. Smolyar,
Elena P. Linnik,
Strachimir Cht. Mavrodiev, Boyko I. Vachev
The Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial
Physics Vol. 72 (2010) p. 398-408
arXiv:0803.2765v3 [physics.ao-ph]
Galactic Cosmic Rays - Clouds Effect and Bifurcation
Model of the Earth Global Climate. Part 2.
Comparison of Theory with Experiment
Authors: Vitaliy D. Rusov, Vladimir N. Vaschenko,
Elena P. Linnika, Oksana T. Myhalus,
Yuriy A. Bondartchuk,
Vladimir P. Smolyar, Sergey I. Kosenko,
Strachimir Cht. Mavrodiev,
Boyko I. Vachev
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial
Physics Vol. 72 (2010) p. 380-497
arXiv:0803.2766v3 [physics.ao-ph]
Testing the proposed link between cosmic rays
and cloud cover
Authors: T. Sloan, A.W. Wolfendale
arXiv:0803.2298v1 [physics.ao-ph]


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June 2, 2003
Baltimore to Host International Biotech Research Park Convention
Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich and Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley are among the invited speakers at BioParks 2003, an international conference highlighting the importance of Maryland's four research universities in the state's biotechnology industry to be held June 20 and 21 in downtown Baltimore.
Economic development and research park leaders from across North America and as far away as Europe will join federal, state, University System of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University and city officials for a day and a half of talks, tours of research/tech parks and strategy sessions. Prominent guest speakers include: Bruce P. Mehlman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, Bureau of Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and Matt Zuga, Managing Director of Legg Mason's Life Sciences Investment Banking Group.
Some of Maryland's top names in economic development and education will be there, including State Department of Business and Economic Development Secretary Aris Melissaratos, University System of Maryland Chancellor William Kirwan, and the presidents of Baltimore's four research universities (UMBC, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park.)
Maryland's powerful combination of an established biotech industry and research universities in close proximity to key federal agencies and labs (NIH, FDA, etc.) is fueling national and international interest in the Baltimore-Washington region as a prime biotech business location.
A recent comprehensive study by the Brookings Institution's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy entitled "Signs of Life: The Growth of Biotechnology Centers in the U.S." described the Baltimore-Washington region as one of four 'biotechnology centers' on the rise. The DC-based think-tank ranked the region alongside Philadelphia-Wilmington, New York and LA as part of the top nine U.S. metro areas with above-average levels of biotech research and commercialization.
BioParks 2003 leads up to the world's biggest biotechnology conference -- the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) Annual Convention to be held June 22-25 in Washington DC -- making for a bustling week for the Baltimore/Washington region's biotech industry.
Last year's BIO Convention drew more than 15,000 participants from 52 countries, including more than 1,000 exhibitors and speakers and nearly 400 journalists. BIO participants discussed everything from science and medicine to business development, ethics and religion.
BioParks 2003 is sponsored by the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) and the Council of Biotechnology Centers (CBC), which both have ties to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Ellen Hemmerly, executive director of bwtech@UMBC, the University's research and tech park, is also president of AURP. Tony Moreira, vice provost for academic affairs at UMBC, is chair of CBC. Hemmerly and Moreira worked extensively behind the scenes to bring the influential conference to Baltimore this year.
"Hosting BioParks 2003 is a great opportunity for Baltimore," said Hemmerly. "I look forward to spreading the word about not just bwtech@UMBC, but all of Baltimore's excellent existing and planned research parks. I'm personally excited to learn more about Johns Hopkins' planned East Baltimore Biotechnology Park and UMB's Baltimore Health Sciences Research Park located in West Baltimore."
Hemmerly and Moreira will be joined by other officials from area universities, including William Brody, president of Johns Hopkins and UMBC president Freeman Hrabowski. Research park officials from as far away as St. Louis' Emerging Technology Center will offer a perspective on national trends and case studies for biotech parks.
The event will be hosted by UMBC, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and the University of Maryland, College Park. The conference is sponsored in conjunction with the City of Baltimore, Baltimore Development Corporation, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and the Greater Baltimore Technology Council.
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Baby Algebra For Baby and You – Anita Elaine Henderson-Watson : Xlibris http://bookstore.xlibris.com/Products/SKU-0112143017/Baby-Algebra-For-Baby-and-You.aspx via @XlibrisPub
algebra is a language. Using tangible objects to understand and to converse with others by age two, in the language of algebra to engage students and promote cooperation in groups.
Algebra is art,any way you look at it-if you have students in wood shop, homemaking, sewing class or gardening-students will come up with their own algebra works, formulae solutions and tools.
There has never been an algebra toy even though everything in life is algebra.I made this algebra "train" out of clay-make your own and measure it to help you with your algebra homework/test.
define all terms in algebra and put a picture with it,or it is meaningless. (motivation v boredom) Know or understand what letters and other general symbols represent relationships, quantities, how much, how far, how many,which way, direction in formulae which is given, is standard accepted symbols and equations, bases for comparing two or more 'things' or relativity. The system of algebra based on relativity and structure of things in relation to other things.
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This exam is made up of three sections. Section C is worth 50%.
A. Language structures: 10 'true or false' questions about parts of a sentence: subject/verb/object; verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, sentence structures
B. English Language: short answer questions based on two non-literary texts. Key knowledge: mode, text types, function, audience, sentence types, sentence structures.
C. Unseen Poetry Analysis: an extended analysis of ONE poem from a selection of three poems.
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I realize they're playing it up for the media, but would this type of claim make you want to hire this firm?
Apple Computer's release Wednesday of a software update to limit the volume level of its iPod music player confirms the product is flawed, U.S. attorneys involved in a class-action suit against the company said.Also, what's so special about an iPod that common sense shouldn't apply? Hearing loss from excessive volume was an issue with the "Walkman" back in the 1980's.