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How do I become a Chapel Designer?
Membership in the organization begins with your participation in a Chapel Designer designated event. Once you are a Chapel Designer you may remain a Chapel Designer by 1) attending a Chapel Designer event at least one time during the year, or 2) paying an annual membership fee of $400.00 . Attendance at an official Chapel Designer conference or workshop on or before your renewal date waives the annual membership fee. If you do not renew your membership annually you will be required to attend a Chapel Designer event to rejoin the organization.
To be an official Chapel Designer one must have a floral design business license, a web presence (active business website and Facebook business page required), and be the owner of the floral design company. We do allow other industry designers, planners, freelancers or floral design employees to attend our annual conferences, but full membership benefits do not apply to these attendees.
The Chapel Designer group also has a list of obtainable goals created by Holly Chapple. These goals help to ensure that membership in this organization continues to promote professional growth and continued growth of this organization. From this list each designer must complete at least three of these goals per calendar year.
Due to our growth, we have many Chapel Designers within the same market. Our code of ethics dictates that we assist and encourage the growth of other designers including those within our own markets. Any designer who violates the trust of this organization will be asked to leave. We are good to each other.
Benefits of Chapel Designer Membership?
- Invaluable support and guidance from industry peers.
- Access to the Chapel Designer private forum
- Industry sourcing discounts
- Guidance from Holly as needed
- Use of the Chapel Designer Logo in your marketing materials
- Periodic mentions on the Chapel Designer blog and Chapel Designer social media sites
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While there may have been little VR Days blogging action of late, much work has been afoot on the J Class steam loco kit.
The chassis frames spacers that accompany the kit are 13mm in width, rather than the prototypically correct ~15.9mm (4'6½"). I would guess that this has been made to allow the RP25-110 wheel sets that come with the kit to be fitted. Consequently, the chassis will require new spacers, while all infrastructure associated with them will also need modification (such as the steam chests/cylinders and air tanks located between the frames). I will detail their modification in a future post.
As previously mentioned, continuous spring beam (CSB) compensation is being installed. Therefore, the connecting rods will need to be articulated (currently one piece).
In the mean time, a good modelling mate of mine has turned down all the tires to P87 profile. The driver wheels have been pushed back on to their centres but not yet on to the axles. However, the front pony truck and tender wheels sets are complete (see figures).
On another matter, my family and I are about to relocate from Perth, Australia, to Vancouver, Canada. The removalists are due tomorrow. So you will have to excuse the rather filthy and incomplete tender! On a brighter note, I have made contact with P87 modeller, Rene Gourly, who resides in Vancouver. His works can be found here: http://www.proto87.org/. We intend to meet up soon after my arrival in Vancouver.
Anyway, to all my modelling mates in Australia (you know who you are), so long, and thanks for all the fish.

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Vice President — Dan Gates, P.O. Box 128, Canon City, CO 81215; 719-275-4077
Secretary/Treasurer — Cheryl Oleyar, 1362 Hillcrest Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909; 719-471-0739; email@example.com
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Public Relations Director — Opal Watts, PO Box 29, Dumont, CO 80436; 303-569-2953
NTA Representative — Otis Latham, PO Box 61, Mesa, CO 81645; 970-268-5554;
Historian — Dick Hane, 1971 Frontage Road, Fruita, CO 81521
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Happy Valentine's Day. By the time you get this 45 days of 2014 have disappeared. The Stock Show is over and the Fur Auction is a thing of the past and hopefully prices didn't tank too bad. Secretary Oleyar should have the meeting minutes available and auction results and other association business should be available next month as well. There has been quite a bit of turmoil in the industry and the economic outlook on all fronts does not appear to be as promising as originally thought. Kandy Herman continues working on the Furbearers Unlimited Banquet which will be held in late April in Grand Junction. For more information or to participate, contact Kandy directly at 970 379 6024.
Some members of the association have been supplying samples to the Grey Fox Study in Missouri along with other samples of Bobcats being submitted to Wildlife Services here in Colorado. Both have to do with sub species along with related diseases. It's just another way to help in the Wildlife Management side of things.
Plans continue for this years convention/rendezvous and things are getting hashed out on some of the particulars. New Castle is the place, Labor Day Weekend is the date. A full line of activities is being planned and sponsorships are falling in as well. There are some things in the works pertaining to trapping but nothing is concrete as of yet, but I will keep you posted as to what happens. This fur season has been quite difficult with the weather and disease that I am running into. A couple of weeks ago one of my landowners got attacked at his front door by a Mountain Lion. It was about 4:30 in the morning while letting the dog out. The dog got attacked at his feet and he was also in the mix. Both are recovering.
On a more personal note Dick Hane's wife, Joan, was having some significant health issues with surgery yesterday. Hopefully everything will be alright, keep them in your thoughts. Also not sure if everyone knew but last fall Don Loehnes a member from Canon City passed away. He attended many National Conventions and had quite a trap collection.
Try to sign up some new members, attend a commission meeting or just get involved.
Until next time. — Dan Gates
News from our February Fur Auction and Membership Meeting will be posted in the next issue. I hope we will have lots of good news to share!
In the meantime, we want to recognize our new members: Jason Baudino from Aguilar, Michael Bernhardt of Loveland, Carl DePriest from Brighton, Doug George of Grand Junction, and Jim Miller from Wellington. We are so appreciative that you joined our association! Please feel free to contact any of the officers listed above concerning questions you may have.
Every year we contribute towards a fur coat for Miss Rodeo America. We received this note from 2014 Queen Paige Nichelson: "Colorado Trappers Association, Thanks so much for your support for the 2014 Miss Rodeo America Pageant. I can't wait to wear my fur." We are sure she will look stunning in it!
And from Marv Miller, who recently moved to Texas: "Let me thank ya'll for the many great times, memories, I had with you all and for the wonderful presents you gave me. I am having a good time in Texas with no oxygen since I left Colorado." We sure miss you, Marv! — Cheryl Oleyar


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COMEDK UEGT 2017 Entrance Examination & Application Form: – Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental of Karnataka, commonly abbreviated as COMEDK is the educational body which is responsible for the conduction of COMEDK UGET, a state level entrance examination. It is conducted to provide admission into the Under Graduate courses in the field of medical, dentistry and engineering. From this year 2017, this entrance exam will be held only to provide admission in the engineering & Architectural courses, i.e. B.Tech and B.Arch. COMEDK UGET 2017 exam date & eligibility have got released now. To access complete information about COMEDK UGET for the academic year 2017-2018, you can go through this article.
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The Application forms of UGET 2017 will be made available to the interested candidates from the second week of February 2017 to the first week of April 2017. The Admit card for this examination will be made available in the last week of April 2017. COMEDK UGET Engineering Examination date is declared to be 7 May 2017. The final answer key for the UGET 2017 will be released on the official website in the last week of May 2017. In the same, last week of May 2017, the result of UGET is also expected to arrive. The counselling session is said to get started from the second week of June 2017.
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The candidates will be made available with the application form and the brochure on the official website. The candidates are required to follow the instruction mentioned in the brochure to fill up the application form. After the successful registration, the candidates will receive a user ID and password on the registered E-mail ID. Then the candidate is required to upload a photograph and signature in the prescribed format. Here are the steps of filling up the online application form.
- First, Open the official website
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- Fourth, After Completing the online form click on SUBMIT.
- Fifth, Pay the Registration Fee.
- Sixth, Get a printout of your enrollment number (By pressing CTRL+P).
The application fee for the COMEDK UGET 2017 is Rs. 1200 for PCM. The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances. The application fee can be filled in both online and offline mode. The mode of online payment is through credit card/ debit card or through net banking. The offline mode of payment is to pay the fee through bank Challan in any branch of Axis Bank.
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For B.Tech and BE: The candidates are required to get passed 10+2 or equivalent level of examination form any recognised board in PCM and English with 45% aggregate marks in case of general category and 40% in case of SC/ ST/ OBC category.
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For Architecture: The candidates who have passed their qualifying examination in the pattern of 10+3 (diploma holders) with at least 50% aggregate marks in case of general category and 40% marks in case of SC/ST/OBC are also eligible to apply for architecture courses. There will be no entrance exam for admission to architecture courses. The admission is done on the basis of candidate's score in NATA.
Examination Pattern
The COMEDK UGET 2017 examination will be asked in the English language. It will consist of a total of 180 objective type questions of 60 questions of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics each. Each correct attempt will reward the candidate with one mark for every question. There will be no negative marking for this examination. The duration of this examination is 3 hours.
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Here the admit card is known as Online Test Admission Ticket abbreviated as TAT that will be uploaded on the official website within the specified time. The candidates can access the admit card online otherwise no permission will be granted to enter the examination hall. The admit card will also be required in the counselling round so all the appearing candidates are advised to preserve it till the completion of admission process.
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My bro has an old account under his name and whatnot that has sat dormant for years and he is pretty sure it has Spirit of Competition on it.
The idea would be for me to merge the account with my Battlenet account, this giving me access to his pets and mounts, mainly giving my main account the pet, then letting the account expire like a trial or RAF account.
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The treatment of migrants within Indonesia, particularly trafficked sex workers and domestic workers, is a growing human rights issue in the region. However, the traditional models of advocacy that predominate have produced very limited results in terms of actual government protection for this population. This initiative is aimed at enriching the existing approaches by enlisting international fora to address the deplorable situation of migrant workers in Indonesia and elsewhere. This undertaking will also bring to light the best-practices that are rapidly coming to the fore as a result of the recently in force UN Convention that protects migrant workers, particularly in the area of the administration of justice. The publication of abuses of migrant rights to the international community would also expand awareness of the problem and facilitate the dedication of more technical support to address it. In addition, the initiative would further the acceptance of human rights norms in Indonesia, since it could make public the benefits of the international human rights regime.
Despite its locality, the initiative will introduce the Indonesian public as being part of a global community rather than resist it. The resistance toward globalization is considerably felt widespread among local public figures. This situation can be remedied by introducing something that shows them the practical benefits of the globalization itself. Mostly, the existing initiative has failed to link the international law and human rights. International mechanisms has rarely been used or considered neither by the activists or scholars. Therefore, the initiative will be a pioneer in exploring the international law for the benefits of individuals. And it will also be useful to the migrant workers, mostly the low income migrant sex worker and Indonesian migrant workers, who couldn't access the luxury of the international law. Additionally, the aspiration of these low-income workers can also be heard by the international community that in turn will urge them to respond in appropriate ways.Therefore, the initiative will serve as a bridge between the aspiration of locals and the applicable international norms.
This initiative is woman-centered. Every decision that is taken reflects the representation of women in the Institute. Therefore, every effort is putting significant more emphasis on addressing the peculiarity of the women's conditions by focusing on the situation of female Indonesian domestic workers and foreign sex workers in Indonesia. Recently, the Institute have also adopting the policy of affirmative action by placing women, at least one, in the board of directors as mandatory. In addition, the Institute is also placing particular emphasis on the contribution of ethnic minorities in every project. It is shown in our membership that give the equal oportunities for all that have succeed with the recruitment of Chinese Indonesian Women as a members of our board of directors. And in the proposed project the Institute will also inviting more Chinese women to get more involve by interacting with the locals, especially the Islamic communities.


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Top 10 Hold'em Poker Hands
1. Ace-Ace
This is the best Hold'em poker hand you can hope to have. It's the best of the best, and will win more than any other hand. Also known as American Airlines, pocket rockets, and bullets.
2. King-King
This 2nd-best hold'em hand is still incredibly strong and will win you a good chunk of change. Two kings, or "cowboys" are only dominated by aces.
3. Queen-Queen
Two queens, or "ladies" are a very good hand. Sure, kings and aces will beat you, but you've got the upper hand on jacks and below.
4. Ace-King
Ace-king is a strong but tricky hand. It is the strongest of the drawing hands, but the flop needs to work with you to give you a pair of aces or kings for it to really pay off. Suited it is slightly stronger than unsuited, as then you can also make the nut flush much more easily.
5. Jack-Jack
A pair of jacks, ten-handed, will win almost 20% of the time. If the flop shows a queen, king, or ace, watch out, but otherwise, it's smooth sailing.
6. Ace-Queen
Ace-queen is the second best drawing hand, and when suited, will win about 20% of the time as well.
7. King-Queen
King-queen, especially suited, is a great drawing hand that is only afraid of an Ace falling on the board.
8. Ace-Jack
Ace-jack is another great drawing hand. Suited is always better here, but unsuited is still playable.
9. King-Jack
King-jack, especially in later positions, is a fine hand to play, but can be beat by any of the hands listed above and should be folded to big raises. Statistically, suited it will win just under 19% of the time, but unsuited that drops to just 15%.
10. Ace-Ten
Ace-ten is still a good hand — you've got the ace, and can make a straight if the miracle J-Q-K falls on the board. But be wary of playing it too strong, especially unsuited, as if all you end up with is a pair of aces, you may be out-kicked.
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1961 Philadelphia Mint 5-Coin Vintage Proof Set in Unopened Original Government Packaging
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1961 Philadelphia Mint 5-Coin Vintage Proof Set in Unopened Original Government Packaging
Just like it was minted yesterday, this 1961 proof set is still in its original government packaging. This 5-coin proof set includes three 90% silver coins: the Roosevelt dime, Washington quarter and the Franklin half dollar. What a wonderful addition to your collection or a unique gift to commemorate a special occasion.
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Blog #248-Happy Holidays!
December 26, 2016
We are taking a little break for the holidays and would like to wish all of you a happy holiday season!
Here is a photo of a Christmas tree though the roof of a house like Sparky would do in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!! Love it and it's our favorite movie that we watch every year!
The other photos are of me at work at the races at Elkhart Lake and then a little winter scene for Christmas.
Happy Holidays!
Rich Zimmermann
Blog #247-2003 CART at Road America
December 19, 2016
Winter is in the state of Wisconsin, finally! We have snow and the cold all at once it seems. It's really beautiful and the snow is very fluffy. It's easy to shovel. The snowblower is out for repair, but it worked great when I tested it a month ago! Hopefully we will get it back soon, more snow on the way.
Well, I am scanning the 2003 race at Road America lately and for a few more weeks that is what we will be looking at. The cars were so great then. They had so much horsepower and they looked really nice.
These were the days with different engine and chassis manufacturers. It was during the years when teams put blankets over the car wings, both front and rear, to hide their secrets for more speed.
Enjoy a look at Tiago Monteiro again, plus Rudolfo Lavin, Mario Haberfeld, Ryan Hunter Reay and Oriol Servia.
Time to keep working on our basement project. We finished the painting last week and I finished the floor tiles yesterday on a day off of work! Now it's time for the cove molding and then it's about done!!!!!
Have a great week. Don't shovel too much and stay warm.
Rich Zimmermann
P.S. Thanks to everyone who bought one of my Rich Zimmermann Photography rock'n roll calendars! Sold out early this year!
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Blog #246-2003 Elkhart Lake-Road America and Emmo!
December 13, 2016
Well, it's been very busy around here lately and this is the first time I have ever missed writing my blog on time!! Sorry to my 2 followers! Hah!
We have been busy painting our basement and doing some remodeling work. We actually can see the finish line, I think!
So yesterday, 12-12-2016, was Emerson Fittipaldi's 70th birthday! I was planning on doing some Road America 2003 work here and with Emmo's birthday it works out nicely.
In 2003 I worked for Emerson's team, Fittipaldi Dingman, with driver Tiago Monteiro. Those were fun times!
Here are a few photos of Tiago and the birthday boy!
More to come soon.
Rich Zimmermann
Blog #245-Leo Kottke 1973 and 2016
December 5, 2016
A long time ago in 1973, I had the great pleasure of meeting, photographing and being part of an interview with Leo Kottke. We did the interview for the Bugle American newspaper in the dressing room of the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee. Since that day, I have wanted to see Leo again and redo some of my favorite photos that I have ever taken, like the one with the mirrors in the dressing room. It came out really cool.
Well, thanks to Jan Martin (Leo's manager) and Peter Jest (the local promoter) we have some new photos for you to see and enjoy of Leo. The dressing room is in the same building but a different hall. The previous photos were in Uhlein Hall and these photos are in Vogel Hall. Leo was opening up for Loggins and Messina before and this time it was his own show.
I met Leo outside as he was coming in for the sound check before the show that night. He was so nice and really wanted to duplicate the 1973 photo for me as close as possible. I couldn't have asked for anything more other than to see and photograph his show that night but it was not meant to be I guess.
Enjoy a look at 1973 and 2016 together! We all get a little older and that's life. The last photo is the photographer getting ready to shoot it! Moved a few things around and did a preshoot of myself!
Rich Zimmermann


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Over the past 5 years, access to bank accounts in Mexico has grown to 39%, an increase of 10% since 2010. While the progress is promising, 75 million Mexicans still lack the access to financial services needed to support their families and small and medium businesses (SMBs), as well as to protect them from financial shocks. Although many national and international financial institutions are exploring ways to serve this unbanked segment, they're stifled by the cost of service, poor infrastructure, inability to validate user identity, outdated regulations and credit scoring methods, low competition, and lack of incentives to change.
To address these challenges, Village Capital, sponsored by PayPal and BlackRock, as well as local partner Crédito Real, is hosting a 3-month business training program for innovative early stage FinTech ventures from throughout Mexico. The program will be held in Mexico City, but will bring together prominent stakeholders, leading investors and industry experts from across the country in efforts to collectively tackle these issues around financial inclusion.
At the end of the program, the top 2 peer-selected ventures will receive an offer for $75,000 USD investment in pre-committed capital from VilCap Investments and Pomona Impact.
Eligible Enterprises:
Village Capital and its partners seek financial technology entrepreneurs with market-based solutions that:
Develop user-friendly products and services that align with needs of the underbanked and SMBs in the Mexican context;
Innovate in credit scoring to enable affordable access to credit;
Reliably authenticate user identity, such as through blockchain, biometrics, behavioral data, and open networks;
Increase financial literacy and provide incentives for cash-centric consumers to adopt traditional and digital financial services;
Improve distribution channel infrastructure, enabling financial institutions to affordably and efficiently serve rural and urban unbanked populations.
Furthermore, eligible enterprises must
Have at least 1 full-time employee based in Mexico
Have meaningful customer validation (this is not limited to revenue, can also include betas, pilots, strategic partnerships, etc.)
Address the financial inclusion problems identified above
Program Dates
Workshop 1: 4/5-4/8 (Gentera Innovation Center, Mexico City, Mexico)
Workshop 2: 5/11-5/14 (BBVA Innovation Center, Mexico City, Mexico)
Workshop 3: 6/21-6/24 (BBVA Innovation Center, Mexico City, Mexico)
- Lanzamiento de Village Capital FinTech Mexico (4/7/16 – Gentera Innovation Center – Benito Juarez – Event)
- Venture Forum (6/23/16 – BBVA Innovation Center – Juarez – Event )


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Council competition encourages Caithnessians to recycle more glass
26th February 2013
There's still just enough time for householders to enter the Highland Council's free competition to win a Ł20 voucher for The Thurso Cinema! There are five vouchers to be won, as part of a drive by the Highland Council's Waste Aware Team to encourage glass bottle and jar recycling in Caithness.
To enter, participants can email a photograph of themselves recycling their glass bottles and jars at any Caithness Recycling Point, before the closing date of 1 March 2013. Five winners will be chosen at random and will be announced in March. Photographs should be emailed to recycle[AT]highland.gov.uk or prints can be handed in to Wick or Thurso Service Points.
There have been a few entries from primary school pupils, who received a leaflet promoting the competition – however, the competition is open to everyone, so adults can enter as well.
Caithness currently has the lowest glass recycling rate in the Highlands. In 2012, the average glass recycled from each house in Thurso was 1.3kg, Wick 1.6kg and the landward area 1.5kg. This is less than half the volume of glass collected in other areas with similar household numbers, such as Inverness Millburn at 3.9kg per household, Aird and Loch Ness 5.0kg; and Caol and Mallaig at 6.9kg.
Some householders recycle their glass bottles, but glass jars are often forgotten about. This includes jars after sauces, jams, spices and baby foods. All glass bottles and jars can be recycled, and it's easy to do. Just remove the lids and rinse them out before popping them into the nearest glass recycling bank.
The Highland Council is hoping to increase the number of recycling points in Caithness to make glass recycling more convenient for householders. A new recycling point was recently introduced to Scrabster, and there are plans to provide more glass banks in Thurso as soon as a suitable site is identified.
For more information on recycling and waste minimisation, call 01349 886603, email: recycle[AT]highland.gov.uk or visit www.highland.gov.uk/recycle


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by August Wainwright on July 30, 2013
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Chapter 17- Probing Deep Into Matter
A summary of chapter 17 from OCR A2 Advancing Physics
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Scattering to Determine Structure
- Geiger and Marsden studied scattering of alpha particles by thin gold foils. A stream of alpha particles was fired at the gold foil, and the number of alpha particles scattered at different angles were recorded. They observed that occasionally particles scatter at an angle greater than 90- only possible if they're striking something more massive than themselves. Conclusions-
- Most particles passed straight through the foil= the atom is mostly empty space
- Some particles are deflected back through significant angles= the centre of the atom must be tiny but contain a lot of mass
- The alpha particles were repelled= the nucleus must be positively charged
- Atoms are neutral overall= the electrons must be on the outside of the atom
- An alpha particles that bounces back and is deflected through 180 will have stopped a short distance from the nucleus. At this point electrical potential = initial kinetic energy
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Classification of Particles
- Hadrons (eg. protons and neutrons) feel the strong interaction. They are not fundamental particles, as they are made up of quarks. There are 2 types of hadron- baryons and mesons
- Protons and neutrons are baryons, and can be thought of as two versions of the nucleon
- All baryons (expect protons) decay to protons. Protons are not thought to decay
- Baryon number is the number of baryons. Protons and neutrons have the baryon number +1, and the total baryon number in any particle reaction does not change
- Leptons are fundamental particles which don't feel the strong interaction. They only interact with other particles via the weak interaction and gravity.
- Electrons (e-) are very stable, but there are 2 more leptons called the muon (μ-) and the tau (Τ-)
- Muons and taus are unstable, and will decay into electrons. The electron, muons and taus each have their own neutrino
- Neutrinos have zero or almost zero mass and zero electric charge
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- Each particle type has a corresponding antiparticle with the same mass but with opposite charge
- Energy and mass are interchangeable. When energy is converted into mass you have to make equal amounts of matter and antimatter
- Fire two protons at each other at high speed and lots of energy will be released, which can form more particles. If an extra proton is created, there must be an antiproton created also. This is pair production.
- Pair production only happens if one gamma ray photon has enough energy to produce that much mass. Also tends to happen near a nucleus, which helps conserve momentum. You usually get electron-positron pairs produced as they have a relatively low mass
- Annihilation occurs when a particle meets its antiparticle. All of the mass of the particle and antiparticle gets converted to energy
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- Quarks are the building blocks for hadrons. To make protons and neutrons you need the up quark and the down quark.
- Antiparticles of hadrons are made from antiquarks, which have the opposite properties to quarks
- Evidence for quarks came from hitting protons with high-energy electrons. The way the electrons scattered showed that there were three concentrations of charge (quark) inside the proton
- Even if a proton is blasted with lots of energy, the quarks cannot be separated. The energy gets changed into more quarks and antiquarks, a quark-antiquark pair. This is quark confinement.
- When two particles interact, they must exchange particles called gauge bosons, which are virtual particles that only last for a short time
- All the forces in nature (strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravity) have their own gauge boson.
- The exchange particles that cause the strong force which 'glues' hadrons together is called the gluon.
- As they cause a force, you can think of them as fields as well as particles. As you try to separate quarks, you increase the energy of the gluon field, increasing the attraction between them
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Particle Accelerators
- Linear accelerator- A long straight tube containing a series of electrodes. An alternating current is applied to the electrodes so their charge continuously changes between +ve and -ve. The AC is timed so that the particles are always attracted to the next electrode and repelled by the previous one.
- A particle's speed will increase each time it passes an electrode, and the high-energy particles leaving the linac collide with a fixed target at the end of the tube.
- Cyclotron- Two semicircular electrodes to accelerate protons (or charged particles) across a gap. An alternating pd is applied, and the particles are attracted from one side to the other as their energy increases. A magnetic field is used to keep the particles moving in a circular motion. The combination of fields (electric and magnetic) makes the particles spiral outwards
- Synchrotron- Produce very high energy collisions. Electromagnets keep the particles moving in a circular path, and magnets focus and deflect the beam
- Particles are accelerated to such high speeds that the effects of relativity become noticeable and important. No particles that has a mass can move equal to or greater than the speed of light.
- As you increase the kinetic energy of a mass, the more massive it gets. Particle accelerators have to alter their fields to compensate for the relativistic mass of particles
- Relativistic factor= the total energy of a particle divided by the rest energy. Low speed= close to 1
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Electron Energy Levels 1
- Electrons in an atom can only exist in well-defined energy levels. Each level is given a number, and n=1 is the ground state
- Electrons move down an energy level by emitting a photon, and the photon can only take certain values as the transitions are between definite energy levels
- Electron-volt- the kinetic energy carried by an electron after it has been accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
- All electrons that are bound to the atom have negative energies. The higher the energy level, the more energy the electron has and the less negative the energy. An electron is 'free' (no longer bound to the nucleus) when it has a pd of 0- it has been ionised
- The energy carried by a photon is equal to the difference between energy levels.
- Electrons are fermions, which means they obey the Pauli exclusion principle. This states that no two fermions can be in the same quantum state at one time eg. no more than two electrons can be in the same energy level at the same time
- You get a line absorption spectrum when light with a continuous spectrum passes through a cool gas. Photons of the correct wavelength are absorbed by in electrons in the gas (in their ground state) to excite them to higher energy levels. The wavelengths are then missing from the gas when it emerges, You see a continuous spectrum with black lines
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Electron Energy Levels 2
- When an electron falls down to a lower energy level, it emits a photon. Emission spectra show the wavelengths of photon emitted, and are made up of a series of bright lines on a black background
- As light has both particle and wave characteristics, De Broglie suggested electrons should be waves.
- When they orbit around a nucleus, they behave like standing waves, as they only exist in well-defined frequencies
- The wavelength of the electron should fit into the circumference a whole number of times
- The principle quantum number = number of complete waves
- Electrons are essentially trapped in the potential well made by the nucleus
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Believe it or not, one 20-ton, 12-foot-tall blocks of snow soon put Frosty to shame. Artists from all over the world came to carve out a name for themselves at this chilly event.
From Mexico, Dolores Ortiz Ahlf may not see a lot of snow, but that is not a problem for her. She says, "We practice with clay and different other materials."
Of course, the local Breckenridge guys have a bit more snow experience. After all, these fellows created the event themselves 14 years ago. Even so, Ron Shelton of the Breckenridge team says, "We haven't won this competition yet. Ever."
And wouldn't you know? The team right next to them has won twice.
Peter Vogelaar's key to success? "We manage to go big, go really crisp and have a clear strong message," he says of his team from British Columbia.
The guys from Breckenridge had a simple design this year: A duck landing on the water, which really began to take shape, using a clay model as the guide, on day two of the five-day event.
Rob Meyland of the Breckenridge team says it is not always easy to work as a team. With tongue-in-cheek, he says, "Well, actually this is our third teammate. The other three we had executed a couple times."
Truth is, most of these guys are real estate brokers; but the majority of the other competitors are professional artists.
However, team Minnesota was made up of math professors and computer scientists. Team member Carlo Sequin says sculpting is what a mathematician does for fun.
"That's how you do it," he says. And they're really proud of their work, really proud.
Stan Wagon of team Minnesota says, "I don't have children so these are my kids. Asked if he keeps pictures of his snow sculptures in his wallet? He says, "Well, I've only done five."
This year, their inside-out snowball was up against 13 other sculptures whose creators all chopped, and carved, and sawed using anything and everything, except power tools.
And while they sculpted, so did Murphy with 73-year-old Klaus Ebeling as her teacher. It didn't take long for Murphy to say, "This is a lot of work? " Surprised, Ebeling replied, "Already? You've hardly started."
Maybe so, but carving snow is tough. She says, "See, there's a flower here and a flower there and there's a leaf."
Well, she only spent ten minutes on her creation. And soon found out when you have to explain your art, it's not very good.
But for the rest of the folks, the hard work showed. Judging is no easy task.
Judge Stephen Leblanc says, "There's some very, very creative pieces here this year. In fact, I think this is the best it's ever been."
But in the end, team British Columbia won for the third year in a row.
Peter Vogelaar says, "I'm really, really thrilled to be a winner this year with the excellent caliber of work"
Team Idaho took home Kids' Choice and team Tennessee snagged People's Choice. But it's back to the old drawing board for team Breckenridge.
As for what they will sculpt next year, a kid offered his idea: A skating pig.
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Isaac Caldiero, the first ever winner of American Ninja Warrior, has decided he's not going to splurge after winning the US$1 million first prize.
"I might buy myself a nice shirt," he told MarketWatch, a financial new website.
Caldiero managed to jump, twist, swing, and climb his way through the four-stage obstacle couse in the fastest time to become the inaugural winner of an event that has captured the attention of fans around the world.
But he clearly hasn't let the prize go to his head, "You're not going to see us driving around in a brand-new Ferrari. I'm going to be smart with the money and invest it."
Only time will tell if the investment was a smart idea or a rip-off. But 33 year-old Caldiero will likely give up his job as a busboy.
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Anticipatory nausea and vomiting: A review of psychological interventions
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Department of Emergency Medicine
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Vomiting, Anticipatory; Nausea; Psychology
Emergency Medicine
Although a cure for cancer continues to elude scientists, modern chemotherapy treatments can typically reduce or reverse the rate of disease progression and can often lead to restored health. However, chemotherapy can also produce severe, sometimes intolerable, side effects. A particularly distressing and aversive side effect that develops in 25 to 32% of all chemotherapy patients is anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV). Fortunately, research investigating the prevalence, etiology, predictors, and treatment of ANV has flourished since the early 1980s, and there has been significant progress in understanding this phenomenon. Although antiemetic medications appear to be ineffective in controlling ANV, several psychological interventions, including progressive muscle relaxation training, systematic desensitization, hypnosis, attentional distraction, and stimulus control have produced promising results. The present paper is a review of these interventions.
DOI of Published Version
Boudreaux ED. Anticipatory nausea and vomiting in cancer patients: A review of psychological interventions. International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health, 1995; 1(2): 75-58. DOI 10.1007/BF02213888
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International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health
At the time of publication, Edwin Boudreaux was not yet affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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Boudreaux, Edwin D., "Anticipatory nausea and vomiting: A review of psychological interventions" (1995). Emergency Medicine Publications and Presentations. 61.


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Preface: I'm no coder or anything. I just played around with a hex editor until I figured how to add ships.
For some reason, the modified Designs.dat of Fusion_power didn't work for me. I followed the instructions exactly, but after every battle, the Designs.dat file would reset, making it useless for me. Also, several people have noted that they didn't want Fusion's own custom ships in the file. So I'll be showing how you can add your own.
There is one restriction to my method though: I don't know how to increase the size of the file and thus the maximum number of entries. If you change the file size, it will not work anymore.
You cannot replace any of the default ships, so all you can do is replace the Separators with the ships you want because I don't know how to increase the file size.
1) Find a hex editor. I used HxD hex editor.
2) Have a clean, unmodified Designs.dat file and back it up somewhere, for 'safety' reasons.
3) Open up your game, and make/import the designs you want to have the AI use. As far as I know, there are absolutely no limits on what you can do with your ships. I use the Ship Editor utility somewhere in this forum to give my ships higher than the allowed amount of modules and it works fine. You can have the ships restricted to any factions, as I personally have my custom ships to fly with only my faction, Straylians.
4) Rename and backup this modified Designs.dat file. I just renamed mine to Designs_custom.dat.
5) Open up an expendable copy of the custom file on the Hex editor. Now to edit!
6) Find your ship in the hex editor. You can search it by name or description in HxD using Ctrl-F.
What I highlighted is where the entry begins. I believe the 01 indicates a new entry.
The entry naturally ends where the next entry begins. Copy the entry (I just used Ctrl-C). This contains everything pertaining to the design.
7) Find one of the 'blanks' between default ships. You can open Critical Mass and Design Ships to orient yourself within the hex editor. When you find it, highlight the entry to be replaced.
The 02 in the 5th space indicates a 'blank' entry, I think. Previously I was just copying everything from the description of one entry up the description of the next, but it resulted in the entry not working as seen in Design Ships in the game. I noticed for the 'blanks', it said 02 and for ships, it had 00. So this needs to be 00, but you already have that when you copied your custom ships design so don't worry about it.
As before, highlight to the end of the 'blank' entry. The size of the highlight (which is the size of the entry) should end up being the same size as what you copied before. So just paste (Ctrl-V)! Done!
If it says that the file size will change, you highlighted too much or too little when copying your designs or replacing the 'blank'. Go back to the beginning and try again.
Just keep replacing the 'blanks' with whatever designs want to add.
When done, save the file. Make sure it's named Designs.dat and put in the main directory.
Note, when you look at the ships in Designs Ships, they will be where the separators used to be. This looks weird. You can rearrange everything in the hex editor, but I'm too lazy for that.
[Tutorial] Edit Designs.dat so that AI use custom ship designs.
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At first glance Assassin's Creed III: Liberation's siren call beckons you to come hither with all the hint and promise of unspeakable gaming delights - but once snared you'll quickly realise it's not even close to the earth-shattering handheld experience you'd envisioned or hoped for.
There isa lot biased in these reviews. Liberation has a few techni al issues that need to get fixedbut it is a solid 7.5-8/10 and one of the best ACs and Vita titles out there. I am enjoying it more than Uncharted GA. My personal opinion but if you have a Vita, get this game. Its very good.
Ya this and CoD got destroyed by critics. CoD declassified is a must have if u like FPS or CoD In general. It's a tad expensive and because of that many should hold out till its atreast 40$ minimum. I'm happy with my purchase of it. It's a great game and for a first generation handheld it's perfect, expect great things to come. AC3:Liberation is a great game as well and I agree it has issues and glitches but it's a solid 8/10 game. I like CoD a lot better tho just me. Everyone bashing it hasn't played it and are bashing it because everyone expected. It's funny how all the critics say its junk but anyone on the forums who ACTUALLY BOUGHT IT are loving it or at the very least liking it and feeling It a tad overpriced. It's CoD on the go. It's fun as shit
This game is no 5! Its total biased BS.. These ppl hold it to console standards so its gonna get bashed.. It does need more polishing but the game is really good..
These reviews are seriously off.
For anyone who wants an honest opinion on this game,
It's a great game. It doesn't stutter or have frame rate issues like they're saying. It's a ton of fun and is even better than the older console versions.
I have no idea where these scores come from, but they certainly do not come from those who invest time in the game. The game is a great Creed experience and anyone who loves the series will love the game.


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That's why we were absolutely titillated to hear in a KXLY story last week that our ferocious ladies had finally, in their 4th game, claimed a victory.
But against who? And what was the score?
While the Scorn hadn't officially announced their victory on their Facebook or website, one would assume that if one were reporting on a story and, say, literally standing there talking to players, coaches and fans while filming their victory for television news, one would probably mention the score. Or the other team. How much airtime can that suck up — like, five seconds?
KXLY's story focused narrowly on the girl-power element. Fair. These girls are kicking ass. But shouldn't that coverage also include their accomplishments? These women are out there playing football, and they want to be taken seriously.
"This is not a lingerie league. These girls are serious, they're out there working their butts off," said team captain Amber Clark in her April interview with The Inlander.
The quest for equality isn't going to come from patting ladies on the back for tossing a football. It will come from giving their game the same small courtesies given to men's teams. Like posting that number they earned. Like men's teams, these scores have real, serious implications for the Scorn's progression and success, and it's something fans want to know about, and the women deserve to be proud of.
In any case, the scores are up on the Women's Football Alliance site, which we located in, like, five seconds.
So, without further, unnecessary adieu: The Spokane Scorn took out the Utah Blitz 26-20. Congrats, ladies. You earned it.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
When Your Heart Is Broken
He heals the brokenhearted
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Living In The Presence Of God
One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock
As I was still up at 2am studying the word of God I read this scripture and when I read it, it touched me because this scripture is my deepest thoughts and desires of myself and my relationship with God. Even though my physical brain cannot understand the connection I have with God my Spirit does. My spirit connects with God on a level of total Faith and Knowing that he is my Father and God. I really believe that I will be with him forever and that everything I go good he is the source and everything bad he has my back to deliver. I believe in that favor I have with him. I believe that I am totally protected by God from any harm. That when things do show up he is going to make a way for me to come out on top. I believe these things with all my heart and the reason I believe them is because I live in his presence. I could not be anything that I am today without his presence going everywhere I go. There is nothing like being in the presence of God. We should make a habit out of being in his presence at all times. No matter what we are doing. Your ultimate desire should be in his presence and have it surround you like a shield. Greatness lies in his presence. We should never want to be absence from God's presence.
So you may ask what are the benefits from being in God's presence?
We can be sure that he will help us
When we are in his presence we can be sure to have all wisdom and knowledge to go about your daily task and activities.
We can avoid situations when we live in his presence. There are certain things we will not do and things we will not touch when are are living daily in his presence
We can see things come before they are about to happen. God will not allow some things to sneak up on you but he will nudge at you and give you a spirit of discernment.
God Presence = His Mindset
God's Mindset = His Word
You have to live in his word in order to be successful. There is no true success outside of God's Word. You can be successful at anything because you have the complete instruction Guide on how to do so which is his word.
If you are not living in God Presence and you have a strong desire to be in his presence God will take care of you. He will give you his presence which is what he is looking for.
God Honors our efforts. I had to learn that I am not perfect nor will I ever reach perfection here on earth. I learned that if I stay in his presence and do the very best I can he will honor my efforts. God really does honor our efforts and those things we fail at he makes us strong in those areas so that we can succeed and not fail. Follow your heart to serve God completely. My one desire in all that I do is to be pleasing to him Make your life about him. It has to be about him. I know it may be hard for your to not think of yourself but it has to be done. God will take care of what you want and need. Whatever you do anyway should ultimately be about hi, so you can serve him better. Live in his presence today!
Psalm 27:4
Psalm 18:28
Isaiah 60:19, 20
Micha 7:8
Friday, July 12, 2013
Happy Friday:)
Enjoy your weekend and praise God for another week survived. Although it may have not been easy you still made it and the grace of God is upon you! Never stop praising God. It is your weapon against the enemy and all he does to try and stop or discourage you. When on the mountain top praise his name, even when in the valley you still praise him. you should never lose praise on your lips. It is your only hope! I hope you all enjoy your weekend and take the weekend to look over some messages here meditate on the word. For those that are sending in prayer request please know that I lift you up in my prayers on a regular basis. Please send any praise reports I love to hear when God had answered some prayers of his people. For the word say The Lords is far from the wicked but He hears the prayers of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29
God Bless,
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Devotional: What type of seed are you?
And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: 5 "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. 8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
9 Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"
10 And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
'Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.'
And hearing they may not understand.'
11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
I am so lucky to have the kind of God I have simply because he is faithful. He gives me much hope when there seems to be none. When life knocks you down more than once and twice, it is easy to be discouraged. To never try again because you are going to continue to fail. When people are in charge of giving the green light on something and you have been given the red light over and over again, its easy to never try again. Never Give Up! I don't care how many times you fail or plans don't go your way, have the courage to stand up and try again. Have the courage not care how many times they say no but know that God is for you. Know that he is ruler over everything! You are his so he will work everything out for you. I don't know fully what all he will do for me but I know he will not fail in my life. I am going to rise up keep trying and not give up. As long as I know I am leaving right before God he will not withhould anything good from me. Have hope today and do not be discouraged! His Mercy last forever and does not run out.
God Bless,
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The World Champions Collection by UMBRO04 May 2010
Created to celebrate the seven teams that have triumphed at the world's biggest football tournament, Umbro's World Champions Collection brings in a team of top designers to create a new badge for their home nation.
From my home country my good friend Martín Albornoz a.k.a. Bruster Special was invited to represent us.
The message is about "that match in 1950, known as 'el maracanazo'. a 'before and after' in uruguayan and brasilian football. it was the last match that brasilian team played with white t shirt, they had all the celebrations prepared, it was a unique moment in which a complete stadium remained in silence, it was an opportunity where uruguay showed to the world that a small country can beat a bigger one."
Cheers on the project! Cheers on the World Cup!
Check more here and also here.
Jesse Auersalo04 May 2010
Jesse Auersalo updates.
Caroline Selmes04 May 2010
Caroline Selmes is a French illustrator, based in Barcelona.
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There are some new scripts available for Scriptographer, including Time Bandit, which lets you animate directly in Illustrator. Check out this example on The Consortium.
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Great photography, illustration and design sent in from Château-vacant out of Montreal.
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Nice shirts and bags by Loyalty & Blood in Brooklyn, NY. You can buy online, but if you live in New York, find them at Brooklyn Flea.
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This is the online portfolio of 23 year old graphic artist Michael Willis. Make sure to check out his Forever Heavy video, a great video and a great band.
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Thanks to Russian born nature photographer, Daniel Kordan, we have a rare look at the night sky in an unexpectedly gorgeous setting. Kordan recently traveled to Altiplano, Bolivia, which is famed for its dark night skies. The area hosts Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, and it's there that Kordan captured some of the most stunning Milky Way photos ever.
The Uyuni salt flat is 11,995 ft. above sea level, making it the perfect place to capture the Milky Way reflected in the mirror-like ground below.
Kordan's photos are exceptional. First, check out the what the Uyuni salt flat looks like just as the sun is setting. Still exceptionally picturesque, but just wait.
Now, check out the magical scene he captured when the sun goes behind the horizon. The sky lights up and reflects in the salt flat below.
What an incredible sight!
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* I commend you on your editorial, "Prayer for Teddy" (May 21).
Obviously, you are on the other end of the political spectrum as Sen. Ted Kennedy, but there is no denying that this man has been a giant among men, someone who has overcome multiple family tragedies and who has devoted his life to working for what he believes in.
Perfect? No, but who is perfect amongst mere mortals?
A man with such courage of his convictions will not be seen again.
I agree that politics should be set aside in the hope that Kennedy can, once again, triumph over personal adversity.
Get well, Ted.
Andy Miller
Monroe Township, NJ
* I've always admired and respected The Post's "right of center" viewpoints.
Unfortunately, that respect and admiration has diminished with the front-page sub-headline labeling Kennedy an "icon" ("Brave Icon Vows Fight," May 21).
I'd categorize Kennedy in the class of such people as O.J. Simpson – a rich "murderer" who got away with a crime that most people would have served prison time for.
Maybe now, Mary Jo Kopechne can rest in peace, seeing that Ted Kennedy will shortly meet his maker. Frank Plenskofski
Doylestown, Pa.
* Any person who is diagnosed with a terminal condition should not have to see the words "He's Dying" (May 21) on the cover of a national newspaper.
Would you do such a thing to a toddler being treated at Dana Farber Cancer Institute? It is inhumane and cruel.
I know that New York and Massachusetts tend to be rivals, but don't you think this is carrying it a little too far?
Shame on you for forgetting that, no matter what job people hold, we are all ultimately human beings and deserve to be treated as such.
Eileen Schwalm
Watertown, Mass.
* Have you no shame? Without question, the man is sick, but no one, not even his doctors, had yet to pronounce a death sentence.
You have shown no concern for him or his family at a time when they could use support, not false statements by a bunch of headline grabbers.
Whatever happened to reporting the truth?
Mary Carroll
* Even though The Post does not agree with Kennedy's politics, does that give you free rein to be so insensitive to him and his family at this difficult time? Susette Wise
* Kennedy is a human being with a family.
Have you no respect for someone who has been in our Senate for 46 years?
Kelle Ritter
Wappingers Falls
* I still have the hope that I had in the early 1960s.
With each death of a Camelot family member, my hope has grown a little dimmer.
My prayers are with the senator and his family that Kennedy will overcome or accept what is to come, with the dignity that he has shown most of his life.
I want the Kenndys to know that a lot of people in my life are praying for them and theirs through this latest hit on the family.
Diane Hafstad
* Where were you in 1962 when Kennedy was first elected to the United States Senate?
I would guess that most of your readership was not yet born. However, I was a HS junior.
Kennedy's diagnosis is not good, but the senator is a fighter, just as all the Kennedys are.
Yes, more than likely he will lose a part or all of his beautiful head of hair going through treatments, but he will beat this problem.
Kennedy will return to that hallowed chamber to once again champion his cause for the American people.
Notwithstanding one's politics, everyone is pulling for Kennedy to make a speedy and full recovery from this malady that he faces.
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Oligodon taeniatus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Oligodon taeniatus (Günther, 1861)
Common Name(s):
Oligodon quadrilineatus (Jan, 1866)
Simotes quadrilineatus Jan, 1866
Simotes taeniatus Günther, 1861
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Oligodon quadrilineatus was erroneously described as a species distinct from O. taeniatus following confusion over the number of dorsal scale rows possessed by the holotype (David et al. 2008), which was corrected when Campden-Main (1969) synonymized O. quadrilineatus within O. taeniatus. Despite accepting the correct number of scale rows for O. taeniatus, Das (2010) treated O. quadrilineatus as a separate species, but provided no characters by which the two forms could reliably be distinguished. The description given in Das (2010) matches the description of the neotype for O. quadrilineatus assigned by David et al. (2008), however, this neotype designation was made to affirm the synonymy of these two names following the loss of the O. quadrilineatus holotype, not to resurrect O. quadrilineatus as a valid species. David et al. (2011) corrected the neotype designation following the rediscovery of a museum specimen consistent with the original holotype. The newly-designated neotype is also referrable to O. taeniatus, and so O. quadrilineatus remains in synonymy with this species.
In their revision of the O. taeniatus complex, David et al. (2008) redescribed this species, erecting the new species O. deuvei, O. moricei and O. pseudotaeniatus to describe populations formerly included within O. taeniatus, and clarifying its distinction from O. barroni and O. mouhoti.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Ananjeva, N.B. & Orlov, N.L.
|Bowles, P. & Cox, N.A.
This is a common species found in dry and moist lowland including forests and cultivated areas, rural and urban gardens. It faces no major threats and covers a wide range. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.
|Range Description:
|The striped kukri snake is widespread in Viet Nam, Thailand and Cambodia between sea level and 1,100 m in elevation, and has also been recorded from Paksé, Champasak Province, in southern Lao PDR. In Thailand it is found in the east, south and southeast of the country, with records from the following provinces: Ayuthaya Bangkok, Chaiyaphum, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Prachinburi, Sa Kaew, Saraburi, Si Sa Ket, and Ubon Ratchathani (Pauwels et al. 2003, David et al. 2008).
In Viet Nam it is known from sites throughout the country, including the provinces of An Giang, Bac Kan, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Cao Bang, District of Ho Chí Minh, Dong Nai, Hai Duong, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Minh Hai, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Soc Trang, Tay Ninh, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, and Vinh Phuc (David et al. 2008, Nguyen et al. 2009).
The species has been reported from southern and central Cambodia, in Kirirom (Koh Song Province), Trapeang Chan (Kompong Chhnang Province), Phnom Penh, and Angkor (Siem Reap Province). It probably occurs country-wide, however records are lacking for this poorly-surveyed area.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand; Viet Nam
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|This species is common.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This secretive, semi-fossorial snake inhabits dry and moist forest, and is also known from agricultural land (T. Chan-ard pers. comm. September 2011), and from gardens in both urban and rural areas. It is nocturnal and feeds on small vertebrates (mainly frogs, lizards and their eggs). It is an egg-laying species.
|Use and Trade:
|This species is not thought to be used or traded.
|Major Threat(s):
|Habitat loss through deforestation may threaten this species in parts of its range. Human pressures on forest within this species' wide distribution are varied and include industrial-scale logging, slash-and-burn agriculture and smallholder farming, road-building and urban development.
|Conservation Actions:
|No species-specific conservation measures are in place. It occurs in several protected areas throughout its range, including Tam Dao National Park in Viet Nam and Kirirom National Park in Cambodia.
|Chan-Ard, T., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Ananjeva, N.B. & Orlov, N.L. 2012. Oligodon taeniatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191952A2020292. . Downloaded on 16 October 2018.
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Before we begin, there's something you should know about me - my dirty, little gamer secret, if you will. You see… I'm obsessed with game money. Rupees, Gil, Zenny, Bells, Munny - whatever the currency, and no matter how full my digital wallet is, if I run across a bit of game cash, I'll happily risk life and limb to nab it. So when I discovered the concept behind New Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS - to collect as many coins as humanly possible - suffice to say my interest was immediately piqued.
Still, despite the alluring nature of this new Mushroom Kingdom romp, something about the impending release of two "New Super" games in the same year had me rather skeptical. It wasn't until the other day, when I had a chance to spend some quality time with the game, that I realized New Super 2's true potential. Now my skepticism has shifted to full-out fear, as I'm somewhat worried that Mario's latest adventure could turn into a dark, life-consuming obsession… and that I just might love every minute of it.
I began my demo by sampling levels from New Super 2's first three worlds. Ghost houses, castles, Toad Houses - while I've seen some wildly innovative areas in trailers and such, the ones I sampled were all pretty standard New Super fare - and that's not a bad thing. The levels I played were as fun and creative as I've come to expect from the series, and the addition of tons of secrets (more on that in a bit) and some new Power-Ups (the return of the traditional Raccoon Suit is glorious) only add to the enjoyment. But in truth, all that was somewhat to be expected, especially since I'd already played a few early levels at this year's E3. What I was most interested in were the game's two new modes - co-op and Coin Rush.
New Super 2's co-op mode, which I got to play a few levels in, was similar to what we saw in New Super Mario Bros. Wii - in other words, it brings out the absolute worst in people. Rather than working together, the other player and I found ourselves constantly trying to stomp each other to gain control of the screen, stealing power-ups and refusing to let each other out of the the respawn bubble that appears when you die. Much like in New Super Wii, co-op makes the game absolutely insane, especially if you don't communicate and work together (which was definitely the case this time around). Still, despite how frustrating it can be when the other person races ahead, hogs a platform or nabs all the coins, we couldn't help but laugh and smile at the silly antics this mode fostered. While I'm generally not a huge fan of co-op, the fact that it's optional - and that it offers a different, yet still enjoyable way to experience the game - showed me that once again the New Super team has done co-op right.
But as fun as it was, co-op was not the highlight of my play session - not by a long shot. That distinction goes to the brand new Coin Rush mode this game is introducing. One of the most innovative and compelling parts of New Super Mario Bros. 2, Coin Rush tasks you with completing three randomly selected levels with only one life, all the while grabbing as many coins as you can. The fact that your time is severely limited in this mode ups the ante considerably, as it forces you to find the delicate balance between speed running, collecting and seeking out potentially coin-yielding secrets.
This new offering provides ample difficulty for seasoned gamers, pushing your skills to the test in the constant struggle to increase your coin count on any given challenge. It's thrilling, and manages to capture the heart of old school Super Mario glory with its renewed sense of challenge and exploration. It also forces you to learn and memorize every secret of every level - and trust me, there are plenty. Even just in my limited time playing the game, I ran across a Golden Mushroom that scores you 50 coins, golden enemies that earn you increasingly more coins if you pull off consecutive kills before they return to normal, hidden blocks with vines that take you to coin-filled rooms, secret warp pipes, a Golden Block hat that gives Mario more coins the faster he runs, and much more. Not too shabby, considering I only sampled levels from the game's first three worlds.
Further lending to the frenetic nature of Coin Rush mode is its StreetPass functionality. If enabled, StreetPass allows you to acquire Coin Rush challenges from other New Super players. If you accept a challenge, you'll be tasked with completing the same set of levels they ran through to see if you can nab more coins than they did. As a devilish twist, you can't see your friend's coin count until after you've accepted and completed the challenge - only adding to the angst of trying to beat their score. Of course, you can always retry the challenge later, or even favorite it if you like, but that initial mystery of not knowing how well you need to do somehow adds a whole new layer to the Coin Rush excitement.
My journey with New Super Mario Bros. 2 has been a fascinating one so far, ranging from surprising disappointment when it was first announced to mild interest once more was shown off following E3, to where I am now - absolutely dying to jump back into this new Mushroom Kingdom adventure. The coins, the secrets, the challenge, that patented Mario fun - it's all here, and as compelling as ever. Only time will tell if the full game lives up to my now lofty expectations, but for now, I simply can't wait to see what happens when you complete Nintendo's challenge by collecting a million coins. Perhaps I should locate my local chapter of Money Grubbers Anonymous first, though.
My name is Audrey, and I have a problem.
Audrey Drake is an Associate Editor at IGN and a proud member of the IGN Nintendo team. She is also a lifelong gamer, a frequent banisher of evil and a wielder of various legendary blades. You can follow her wild adventures on her IGN blog and Twitter. Game on!


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