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7.4.1 MAMA PropertiesThere are two MAMA detectors: the STIS/FUV-MAMA provides coverage from 1150 to 1700 Å and the STIS/NUV-MAMA provides coverage from 1600 to 3100 Å (with lower response below 1600 Å). The STIS MAMA detectors are photon-counting devices that process events serially. They can be used to take data in either an accumulate (ACCUM) mode in which a time-integrated image is produced, or in a time series (TIME-TAG) mode in which the detector location and time of arrival of each photon are recorded as an event stream (see Section 11.1.2 and Section 11.1.3, respectively). The primary benefits afforded by the STIS MAMAs, in comparison with previous HST UV spectroscopic detectors such as those of the GHRS and FOS, are high spatial resolution, two-dimensional imaging over a relatively large field of view, and low background for point sources. The MAMA detector was developed by J. Timothy and R. Bybee for X-ray and UV imaging applications. The properties of the STIS MAMA detectors are summarized in Table 7.7.
FUV-MAMA Performance NUV-MAMA Performance Cs2Te 1024 × 1024 1024 × 1024 25 × 25 micrometers2 25 × 25 micrometers2 0.0245 × 0.0247 arcsec2 (clear)
0.0246 × 0.0247 arcsec2 (filtered)
0.0245 × 0.0248 arcsec2 25.1 × 25.3 arcsec2 (clear)
25.2 × 25.3 arcsec2 (filtered)
25.1 × 25.4 arcsec2 9% @ 2537 Å 5 × 10−6 to 6 × 10−4 counts/s/pix Global count rate
linearity limit1
Rate at which counting shows 10% deviation from linearity. These count rates are well above the bright object screening limits.
Figure 7.13 and Figure 7.14 illustrate the design of the FUV and NUV-MAMA, respectively. A photocathode material is deposited on the front surface. The FUV-MAMA has an opaque CsI photocathode deposited directly on the face of the curved microchannel plate (MCP); the NUV-MAMA has a semi-transparent Cs2Te photocathode deposited on the back side of the detector's entrance window.Target photons strike the photocathode, liberating single photoelectrons which pass into the microchannel plate (MCP). There they are multiplied to a pulse of ~4 × 105 electrons. The pulse is recorded by an anode array behind the photocathode and detected by the MAMA electronics which process it, rejecting false pulses and determining the origin of the photon event on the detector.The FUV-MAMA has a field electrode (repeller wire) which is used to repel electrons emitted away from the microchannel plate back into the channels. This provides an increase in quantum efficiency of the detector at the price of a small increase in the detector PSF halo. The repeller wire is normally on for FUV-MAMA observations (but see Section 7.4.4).Figure 7.13: Design of the FUV-MAMAFigure 7.14: Design of the NUV-MAMA7.4.2 MAMA Spectral ResponseThe spectral responses of the unfiltered FUV and NUV MAMAs are illustrated in Figure 5.9. The peak photocathode response of the FUV-MAMA occurs at Lyman-α. Its spectral response is defined by the cutoff of the MgF2 window at 1150 Å at short wavelengths, and by the relatively steep decline of the CsI photocathode at long wavelengths. Out-of-band QE at longer wavelengths (>2000 Å) is <10–6 yielding excellent solar-blind performance. The NUV-MAMA spectral response has a relatively flat maximum (~10%) that encompasses 1800–2600 Å. The photocathode QE declines to ~4% at 3150 Å, while at longer wavelengths the out-of-band QE is ~10–4. (See also Section 5.3.3.)7.4.3 MAMA SensitivityThe STIS MAMA detector modes, similarly to those of the STIS CCD, suffer from changes in sensitivity which depend on both temperature and time. A STIS Sensitivity Monitoring program similar to that aimed at characterizing the CCD behavior has been used to characterize the MAMAs (see Section 7.2). The well-known sensitivity of the FUV-MAMA to temperature for the first-order mode G140L has been confirmed to be −0.32%/°C. No significant change with temperature for the NUV-MAMA first-order G230L mode has been registered. Following a correction for the temperature dependence, the sensitivities of the FUV first-order modes decrease linearly with time by wavelength-dependent amounts ranging up to a few percent per year. For the NUV first-order configurations, the sensitivities increased during the first 1.5 years of STIS operations and then began to drop, by wavelength-dependent amounts comparable to those in the FUV. There was a significant slow-down in the decline of the time-dependent sensitivity (TDS) of all STIS observational modes beginning in 2002. All detectors continued to decline during the years STIS was inoperative. For STIS Echelle modes, the TDS corrections adopted are taken to be the same as for the corresponding low-order modes. Note, however, that new photometric throughput tables have been created based on Cycle 17 data. TDS corrections for all STIS spectra are implemented in the data reduction pipeline (see Section 15.1). Pysynphot, and the ETC also include TDS corrections for STIS data. Currently these default to the estimated throughputs for April, 2019.Figure 7.15: Relative Wavelength-Averaged Sensitivity of STIS MAMA First-Order Low-Resolution Modes G140L and G230L as a Function of Time7.4.4 Optical PerformanceBoth MAMAs exhibit low-level extended wings in their detector point spread functions (PSFs), with the NUV-MAMA PSF being considerably worse. Sample MAMA detector PSFs are shown in Figure 7.16. For those wishing to model their effect on absorption or emission line equivalent-width measurements or coronagraphic observations, the LSFs and detector PSFs are maintained on the STScI STIS website. Data for spectral modes can be found at:Figure 7.16: MAMA Detector PSFsThe FUV-MAMA includes a repeller wire that establishes a field above the microchannel plate and reflects forward-ejected photoelectrons back into the microchannel pores. The repeller wire is normally on for FUV-MAMA observations, but an improvement to the FUV-MAMA PSF (at the expense of a 35% decrease in sensitivity) can be made by disabling the high voltage to this wire. This procedure is only recommended for observations that use the E140H, and perhaps also the E140M, gratings when used with the 0.1X0.03 aperture (sometimes called the "Jenkins slit") for observations shortward of 1400 Å. In pre-launch testing, resolutions as high as R ~ 220,000 were obtained in observations of a mono-isotopic emission line lamp in highres mode (see Section Highres), and R ~ 200,000 has been achieved on-orbit (Jenkins 2000, BAAS 32, 731, and Jenkins & Tripp 2001, ApJS, 137, 297). Figure 7.17 shows the effect of disabling the repeller voltage for the case of an observation of a line lamp with the E140H CENWAVE=1234 Å setting. Note that the main difference is not the FWHM of the central core, but a decrease in the intensity of the line wings.Only a small number of proposals per Cycle (of the order of one to two) requesting the repeller off mode will be accepted. Note that repeller off observations will require special treatment, so a scientific case will need to be made for why these observations are necessary.Also note that, due to the large PSF of HST in imaging mode (currently 3.5 low-resolution pixels), there is no advantage in performing FUV-MAMA imaging observations with the repeller wire voltage turned off.


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It's a myth that only older adults have strokes. Stroke can happen to anyone at any time, including teenagers, children, newborns, and unborn babies. The risk of stroke in children is greatest in the first year of life and during the period of right before birth to right after birth. Stroke remains among the top 10 causes of death in children.
Common Risk Factors
Stroke happens in about 1 in 4,000 live births. The risk of stroke from birth through age 18 is almost 11 in 100,000 children per year. Strokes are slightly more common in children under age 2. Boys and African-American children are at a higher risk for stroke than other groups.
While high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat and a hardening of the arteries are common causes of adult strokes, they are rare in children. Common risk factors for stroke in children include:
Unique Symptoms
Because people do not think about newborns and children having strokes, they are not often recognized or treated properly. Another challenge with newborns is that they cannot communicate symptoms that are not readily visible.
The common stroke warning signs—FAST—used to identify stroke in adults can also be used to identify strokes in children. But, there are some specific symptoms that you should look for in children depending on their age.
In newborns and infants
In children and teens
Children usually recover better from strokes than adults do because their brains are still growing. However, children can experience permanent complications from stroke, such as seizures, weakness, and vision problems.
Treatment for pediatric stroke depends on the specific cause. Some common treatments used with adults are not appropriate for young children and infants. One of the best treatments for ischemic strokes for adults is tPA, or tissue plasminogen activator, a drug that dissolves blood clots.
With children under 18, use of tPA is controversial and currently limited to clinical trials. Further studies on safety and benefits of this treatment are necessary. Rehabilitation methods with pediatric stroke survivors are also not clear and require further clinical trials.
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Meet Melodie Cheney
For the last 15 years, Melodie Cheney has been greeting and helping students in the Admissions and Records Office as an A&R assistant. She became a permanent employee with the college in 1997, having started in 1992 as a work-study student in OTI, reading to and recording for visually impaired students from Disabled Students Programs and Services.
"I was one of the first Medical Insurance and Coding major students when the program began in Community Education, before it became part of the Health Technologies program," Cheney says.
Co-worker and nominator Veronica Aparicio calls Cheney an asset to De Anza College. "She is the smiling face at A&R's front window that many students see when they first come to campus," Aparicio says. "On Valentines Day, a student brought her some candy to thank her for all she has done for him."
Aparicio says Cheney is so knowledgeable about the college that, "You can ask her any question about A&R or the campus and she'll know the answer. And if she doesn't, she goes out of her way to find out for you." The A&R Office appreciates Cheney's teaching abilities, making her the number one person they depend on to train all new OTI and staff members. "Not only does she come in extra early, but she is the first one to volunteer to stay late if the office needs help, even though her bus ride home takes an hour and a half," Aparicio says.
"My job means a lot to me, and I like dealing with students," Cheney says. "I think starting my career as a student employee helps me empathize with the students I deal with on a daily basis."
Cheney was a member of the Employee of the Month Committee for many years, helping to plan and execute various celebrations of the accomplishments of her fellow outstanding Classified Professionals. She is also the co-adviser to the college cheer team and has served on the Classified Senate and other committees over the years.
"On top of all her hard work, she manages to decorate the office for the holidays that brings smiles to our faces," Aparicio says.


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ELON � What was missing for Elon University�s baseball was found, and it didn�t take long.
After combining for just five runs in its previous three games, the Phoenix produced five runs in the first two innings and senior pitcher Dylan Clark went eight innings in a 6-1 victory against visiting Davidson College on Friday night in a Southern Conference series opener.
Elon got started early, as junior first baseman Ryan Kinsella nearly knocked Davidson pitcher Ryan Lowe�s first pitch, bases-loaded curveball out of Latham Park. Instead, Kinsella�s double cleared the bases and gave Elon a 3-0 lead with zero outs in the bottom of the first.
�Usually you see a lot of curveballs with guys in scoring position and I knew he was struggling to manage his fastball,� Kinsella said, �so I was just sitting on his curveball and he hung one up there and I was able to put a good swing on it.�
It was one of 12 hits for the Phoenix (15-11 overall, 8-5 Southern Conference), the first time the team had double-digit hits in a week.
�I thought the biggest thing was to get settled in and score some early, got us kind of relaxed,� Elon coach Mike Kennedy said. �I thought our bats were better. Even though we didn�t score as much as the game went on, we had better at-bats.�
An RBI single by second baseman Wil Leathers capped a four-spot in the first inning. Shortstop Antonio Alvarez�s infield single drove in designated hitter Casey Jones in the bottom of the second, the same inning catcher Alex Swim notched his 250th career hit, which gave him sole fourth on the all-time list for the Phoenix.
Then it was Clark in the spotlight. He went eight innings, allowing seven hits and one unearned run while striking out three and walking one on 113 pitches.
It was a bounce-back effort for Clark, who gave up seven runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings a week earlier in a 7-5 loss at Western Carolina.
�I had a tough outing last week. I didn�t feel that I pitched my best, didn�t feel like I gave my team the best chance to win,� he said. �All I wanted was to go out there and give my team the best chance to win. (My) thought was to throw strikes and keep the ball down and let my guys behind me make the plays.�
Swim, who finished 3-for-4, notched an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh for the Phoenix�s other run.
Davidson (8-15, 4-9) got its only run on a bizarre play in the top of the eighth. First baseman Andrew Barna hit a fly ball into foul territory, where Elon right fielder Niko Fraser made the catch, but dropped the ball trying to throw it to the infield. Wildcats third baseman David Daniels, who was on second base, made it to the plate for a run. Discussions between the umpires and Kennedy and Davidson coach Dick Cooke ensued.
Jones and left fielder Blaine Bower each had two hits for the Phoenix. Davidson left fielder Forrest Brandt had two hits to lead the Wildcats.
The teams will clash twice today, starting at 3 p.m. Clark said it was big to get the series-opening victory.
�Losing this game would have put a lot of pressure on (for the doubleheader),� he said. �To get this win � takes a little pressure off, we won�t come to the park on edge.�


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Special three-day showing of The Fault in our Stars, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Stafford's Ritz theater.
The Ritz theater in Stafford will be running a special three-day showing of the movie, The Fault in our Stars. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday June 27-28 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday June 29.
The Fault in Our Stars is a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Josh Boone, based on the novel of the same name by John Green. The film stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Nat Wolff, with Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, and Willem Dafoe in supporting roles. Woodley plays Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old cancer patient who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with Augustus Waters, portrayed by Ansel Elgort.
The Fault in Our Stars was released on June 6, 2014 in the United States.[4] The film has received positive reviews from critics and retained the No. 1 spot at the domestic and worldwide box-office during its opening weekend, and currently has a gross of over $164 million against its budget of $12 million, making it a financial success.[5][6][7] The soundtrack was released in North America on May 19, 2014 while the score is scheduled to be released on July 8, 2014.[8]
The Ritz Theater is located on Main Street. Admission prices are $5 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under.


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Slater drops 35; Bisons best ETSU 85-84 in overtime
JOHNSON CITY – Going into Saturday's game against ETSU, no current Lipscomb Bison had ever experienced beating the Bucs in Johnson City.
It took 45 minutes, but that changed as the Bisons went blow-for-blow with ETSU in an 85-84 victory.
Junior Josh Slater scored 30 of his career-high 35 points after halftime and sophomore Jordan Burgason hit a 19-footer with 4.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Bisons the win. Junior center Adnan Hodzic dominated the low post with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
In a game where the score was tied nine times and the lead changed ten times, it seemed like the outcome could go either way.
Lipscomb jumped out to an 8-2 lead behind 3-pointers by freshman Zack Brown and Burgason. The six-point advantage would be Lipscomb's largest of the game.
A 16-2 run by the Bucs gave them an 18-10 lead 5:35 into the contest. With the Bisons down eight, Burgason started a 7-0 Lipscomb run to make it 24-23 halfway through the first period.
Hodzic made a layup four minutes later to put the Bisons up one, 27-26. Isiah Brown hit the front end of two free throws with 54 seconds left in the first to send the Bucs into the locker room with a 33-30 lead.
ETSU opened the second half with layups on their first three possessions including an old-fashion 3-point play by Micah Williams to put the Bucs up 40-32.
With threes by Slater and Burgason, the Bisons fought back to make it a 42-41 contest just under four minutes into the half.
The Bisons wouldn't be able to tie it until Slater connected on two free throws at the 11:45 mark to make it 54-54. Justin Tubbs gave the lead back to ETSU with a three on the next possession.
A small 6-0 run by ETSU capped by a 3-pointer by Lukas Poderis, the first of his career, gave the Bucs their largest lead of the game, nine points (67-58), with 6:17 left.
Slater was fouled while shooting a trey on the next possession. He went to the line connecting on all three of his attempts and starting a 12-0 Lipscomb run. He also hit a three on the Bisons' next possession.
With Lipscomb up by three, ETSU his three free throws and Tommy Hubbard hit a jumper to take a 72-70 lead with 3:09 left. Slater tied the game up with two free throws on the next play.
Neither team scored until Jocolby Davis made the second of two free throws to put the Bucs back up on top with 1:21 left.
Slater went to the line with an opportunity to put Lipscomb back on top with 1:00 left in regulation, but he only made the first of two attempts.
After a missed shot by ETSU, the Bisons opted to hold for the last shot. Slater missed a 3-point attempt with about two seconds remaining forcing overtime.
ETSU scored the first five points of overtime with a 3-pointer by Tubbs and a dunk by Brown.
Slater hit his fourth 3-pointer of the afternoon with 3:49 left, but ETSU extended its lead to four on a layup by Poderis.
Burgason missed a three on the other end, but it was rebounded by Hodzic who was fouled sending him to the line for two shots. He made both attempts.
Slater would tie the game at 80 with 1:06 left on a layup off a miss by Hodzic. Hubbard hit two free throws with 39.2 seconds left to put the Bucs back up by two.
Burgason quickly hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game with 27 seconds left to give the Bisons their first lead of the extra period, 83-82.
Hubbard made a layup with 19.9 seconds left to put ETSU up by one.
As time began to tick away, Burgason caught the ball in the corner in front of the Lipscomb bench. He pumped faked a three and dribbled a step left before draining a jumper from a foot inside the 3-point line with 4.5 seconds remaining.
ETSU got the ball down the court, but a three at the buzzer by Tommy Hubbard hit the side of the rim giving the Bisons the huge victory.
Lipscomb moved into sole possession of second place, one-half game back of Jacksonville.
Lipscomb had lost eight of their last nine meetings against ETSU, including four straight inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. Lipscomb's sole win against ETSU on road was a 56-54 win on Dec. 3, 2005.
Slater's 35 points were the most by a Bison this year. The tally tied Eddie Ard (1/3/08 at Campbell) for the second most points by a Bison since Lipscomb joined the NCAA.
Slater finished 10-of-22 from the field, four-of-12 from the three, and 11-of-14 from the charity line. He had nine rebounds, six assists, and two steals.
It was Hodzic's second consecutive double-double and fifth of the season. He extended his streak of scoring in double-figures to 48 games, the longest active streak in the nation.
Lipscomb shot 27-of-63 from the field for 42.9 percent. The Bisons were 10-of-30 from beyond the arc and 21-of-32 (65.6 percent) from the free throw line.
ETSU was 32-of-70 from the field for 45.7 percent. The Bucs were 6-of-25 (24 percent) from downtown and 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line.
ETSU held a 47-40 advantage on the boards. Hodzic's 12 paced the Bisons. Hubbard grabbed 13 for ETSU while Brown had 10.
Hubbard had a team-high 22 points for the Bucs. Brown and Tubbs had 16 each while Williams added 13.
Lipscomb will spend Sunday braving the snowy roads on their way to Buies Creek, N.C. The Bisons face Campbell Monday evening at 7 p.m. CT. The game can be heard on the Lipscomb Sports Network beginning with the Countdown to Tipoff at approximately 6:40 p.m.


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CBO tallies 2012 deficit at $1.1T
WASHINGTON — A new estimate puts the deficit for the just-completed 2012 budget year at $1.1 trillion, the fourth straight year of trillion dollar deficits on President Barack Obama's watch.
The result was a slight improvement from the 2011 deficit of $1.3 trillion.
The bleak figures from the Congressional Budget Office, while expected, add fodder for the heated presidential campaign, in which Obama's handling of the economy and the budget is a main topic. Friday's release came as the government announced that the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent last month, matching the rate when Obama took office.
The administration will release the official deficit numbers around mid-October, but they should line up closely with the CBO estimate, which shows that the government borrowed 32 cents for every dollar it spent.


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The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs has awarded Beaufort County a $20,000 grant to make a Community Training Home on Lady's Island compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Meanwhile, the four future residents are housed in an aging home in the Broad River area of northern Beaufort County. County DSN Director Mitzi Wagner said the inefficient heating and air conditioning unit, septic system and other elements of the home make it inadequate.
"The new home on Lady's Island will spare the county the expense of continued repairs and maintenance on the older home. In addition, the new home will be a brighter, happier place with more light and better spatial design."
The grant money will pay for wheelchair ramps, accessible bathrooms and other features that will improve access for those with limited mobility.


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Brand identity crises seem to be all the rage these days—Sprint's joining the party by all but dropping the Nextel name and adopting the all-too-easy slogan of "Sprint Ahead." The focus of the new marketing campaign, which starts July 1, will be on its data services and network speed.
Chalk it up to what you will—lagging quarters, brand confusion or the iPhone launch, all of which were tossed out by analysts as reasons for the change-up—mourners of the Nextel brand will number far fewer than Jack's bereaved, to be sure. After all, when was the last time you actually said (or heard) SprintNextel? Exactly.
Sprint Ad Campaign Leaves Nextel's Name in the Dust [WaPo via MocoNews]
Sprint Nextel revamps ads to focus on speed, data [Reuters]


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HMM Best of Weddings is back!December 7th, 2011
Today, we are just THRILLED to share that we are once again hosting our Best of Weddings series on our Mansion's Blog.
Last year, we welcomed our 2010 brides to share their favorites images and details about their Big Day and it was a huge hit. After all, who doesn't love an endless stream of gorgeous wedding inspiration?
Between now and Friday, December 23, please send along the Best of Weddings submission to email@example.com.
Real Wedding Submissions must include:
- 15-20 of your favorite wedding photos. Please note that images must be web ready and can include watermarks. Please send the images via zip file on email (or) send as a folder with your last name on it, via Dropbox.com.
- The Photographer's name and web site so we may properly credit.
- Permission from your Photographer to showcase the images.
- A paragraph or two (up to 250 words) about your Big Day. Tell us about your favorite details and memories-or anything else you'd like to share about your wedding day.
We are happy to accept wedding submissions from the bride and groom, as well as the wedding photographer.
Each wedding will be featured on the Historic Mankin Mansion Blog and the top three posts with the most blog and Facebook comments will be selected as finalists. Each wedding will receive one more feature and the one with the most Facebook and blog comments by the deadline will be the winner!
This year, we're taking it up a notch as we will be hosting a contest along with it for a complimentary overnight room stay at the Mansion, as well as a gift certificate to one of Paula and Martin's favorite restaurants in town. If your wedding was already featured this year on the Blog, not a worry- we'll happily feature you again!
Please note that we would ask that all materials (images, etc) be sent along no later than Friday, December 23, 2011. Questions? Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'd be happy to assist!
See you soon,
~Paula and Martin Ramirez
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3000m 8:33.42
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Mile 4:20.69
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2010-2011: Indoors, ran 8:34.37 in 3000m at Dartmouth-Columbia … Opened cross country season at Dartmouth Invitational.
High School: All-American in track/field … National champion in 4x1 mile relay … State champion in 3200m … All-State cross-country and track/field … Set school records in 3000m, 2-mile, 5000m and 1600m (indoors) … Captained cross country and outdoor track teams … helped team win state championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track … Academic honors include CABE Award for Leadership, Phillip M. and Matthew A. Oravetz Scholarship for Scholar-Athletes and Bryant University Book Award for Leadership.
Personal: Timothy Dwight College … Hobbies include photography and guitar… Grandfather played Division I basketball for the University of Bridgeport; held the record for 'most points scored' until NBA star Manute Bol erased it.


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By Hannah Spicher
January 8, 2013
It all started with an image. For Serge Afeli, a 6-foot-9-inch former basketball star and current doctoral student in the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, that image was a shiny BMW parked outside the local pharmacy in his hometown of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Who drove that car, he wondered? And what did they do? A 10-year-old boy at the time, he learned the car belonged to the local pharmacist. From that point on, Afeli knew he wanted to become a pharmacist.
"I always knew I wanted to help cure people with diseases like my grandmother, who was a traditional therapist, used to do. Coming from a continent where the healthcare system is so poor, I was excited to get involved in the research aspect of healthcare," Afeli says. "After college, I briefly worked as a pharmacy technician. But I knew then that dispensing medicine wasn't for me. I wanted to help make it."
Teased by the "cool" neighborhood kids for being smart, as a child Afeli was reassured by his dad, who told him, "wait 20 years and then we'll see who's the coolest." For Afeli and his six siblings, this meant their first priority would be schoolwork.
"My father emphasized education and how important it is to get the best grades you can," he says. "Growing up, we weren't allowed to watch television during the school year. But he did let me play basketball as Iong as I had good grades."
In sixth grade, Afeli chose basketball over soccer after watching the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" and seeing "a guy called Michael Jordan" on television. Afeli had to work extra hard to stay the course toward pharmacology while playing forward for the Ivory Coast's national basketball team and Kansas State University.
"When I first came to Kansas State University, they wanted to put me into a relatively 'easier' major because to play ball at such a high level of competition, we had to practice about three hours a day and be on the road a lot," Afeli says. "But I told them, no — there is no way I'm giving up on my dream of being a researcher in pharmacy one day. So I had them switch my major to physical science and pre-pharmacy with a minor in chemistry, even though I knew I would have to stay an extra year in school after finishing playing ball."
Now married to a fellow scientist, Hélène Marie-Afeli, and father to son Louis-Guillaume, Afeli is thankful he worked extra hard and seized the opportunities given to him.
"It takes a lot of time to go to graduate school. But in the end it's worth it," he says. "You can change lives. It's there. You just have to go and get it."
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Mini Reviews (August 2002)
Anatomy, Entangled, Zombie, The Courtyard, A Map of the World, Sunshine State, Death Wish 4, Live and Let Die, Not Another Teen Movie, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th
Anatomy (August 3/02)
Anatomy's central concept - people are dissected while they're still alive - is probably a huge fear for anyone that's ever gone in for surgery. That premise is so strong and so creepy, that it keeps the film afloat even during its conventional slasher movie conclusion. Franka Potente stars as a bright pre-med student who, as the film opens, learns that she has been accepted at a highly prestigious medical school. Upon arriving, she soon discovers that the competition is going to be tougher than she might have expected. She delves into her work, but is unable to restrain her curiosity surrounding an unexplained death. Surprise, surprise - turns out folks are being operated on while still alive; the question is, by who? And why? Anatomy starts off great, with Potente's arrival at the school interspersed with sequences involving soon-to-be-operated-on victims awaking in a sinister-looking metallic room. There's also some good stuff with Potente's classmates, and their relationships with each other. But after a fairly intriguing explanation for the odd method of medical research, the film essentially turns into another Scream-type flick - with Potente running around trying to escape a psycho killer. Still, Potente is good and the atmosphere is effectively creepy, so Anatomy just might be worth a look.
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Ah, Judd Nelson thrillers. There are so many of them, with many more on the way. This one casts him as an American living in Paris, struggling to complete his new novel. We soon discover how he met his current girlfriend (he crumpled up a bad review of his first book in a fit of rage, and threw it into her coffee) and learn of their peculiar predicament. See, ol' Judd thinks she's having an affair (which wouldn't be surprising, since she's a gorgeous model and he's Judd Nelson) and winds up accidentally killing the man he suspects of screwing her. Oh, but wait; it turns out she was just shooting a risque advertising campaign and was sworn to secrecy. Entangled takes about 90 minutes to tell a story that could've easily been told in about 15, but nevertheless remains sort of entertaining. This is in spite of director Max Fischer's over-the-top sense of style; he makes the similar named protagonist of Rushmore's adaptation of Heaven and Hell look restrained by comparison. And Pierce Brosnan is inexplicably here, too, as ... well, I'm still not sure what his deal was. He would pop up every now and then, do something sinister, and recede into the night.
I'm really beginning to wonder why Lucio Fulci is regarded as an above-average horror director. The New York Ripper was a horrible mess of terrible acting, disgusting gore, and laughable dialogue. Zombie suffers from the same three problems, but it's not quite as bad as The New York Ripper. The basic plot is this: A mad scientist has created a method of raising the dead, but his creation winds up out of control and out of his hands when undead zombies start showing up and eating people. The daughter of said mad scientist, along with a nosy journalist, travel to the island where he's been performing his experiments in the hope of finding out what happened to him. The biggest problem with Zombie is the complete lack of gore up until about an hour into the flick. While there are a few instances of violence before then - that infamous zombie-fighting-a-shark sequence is one of them - the entire midsection of the film is essentially disposable and incredibly boring. Finally, towards the end, we get an all-out zombie attack and the flick finally becomes interesting and (dare I say it) exciting. But really, it's just not worth the first hour that you have to sit through to get there. Having said that, there are some creatively disgusting methods of dispatching victims here, most notably the woman who winds up with an eyeful of broken wood. As good as that was, though, the horrible acting, uneven pacing, and truly awful dialogue negates anything positive about the movie.
Here's an odd one. This Andrew McCarthy thriller is well made (it doesn't look like the cheesy low budget thriller it is and actually contains some good performances), but contains so many obnoxiously quirky characters and truly idiotic plot twists, that the film winds up sucking in spite of the above average production values. McCarthy stars as a successful architect who's just moved into a Melrose Place-esque apartment building in Los Angeles. One night, he hears some strange noises coming from a nearby apartment, and walks to the front of the building and calls said apartment on the intercom (why he didn't just knock on their door is beyond me). Anyway, he tells the mysterious man who picks up that he's in the apartment across from his (a lie) and soon finds out that the actual inhabitant of that apartment has been murdered. Meanwhile, McCarthy's begun a romance with a beautiful but mysterious woman (Madchen Amick), who just happens to be the victim's sister. After the murder, McCarthy begins acting very suspicious (for no apparent reason) which causes the detective on the case (Cheech Marin) to suspect him. It's an interesting enough plot, but it's completely undone by completely out-of-left-field behaviour by McCarthy. Why doesn't he just tell the police exactly what he knows right from the get go? Sure, he's interested in Amick and doesn't want her to know that he's responsible for her brother's death, but doesn't the threat of prison time supercede the feelings of a girl he just met? And when all's said and done, the identity of the killer isn't quite as exciting as we might have hoped. And his/her rationale for killing all those people is just dumb. But like I said, The Courtyard is surprisingly well made, so if you don't mind the stupidity of the characters, you'll probably dig this.
A Map of the World is an odd movie in that its central character isn't particularly likable. She openly professes to hating her oldest daughter, makes fun of handicapped people, and generally tends to say the absolute worst thing at any given moment. But as played by Sigourney Weaver, she becomes an absolutely compelling character - if only because we want to see how she'll stick her foot in her mouth next. The fairly simple storyline - Weaver plays a wife and mother of two who's sent to prison for a reason that may or may not be valid - is certainly stretched quite thin over the two hour running time. But the movie remains watchable, mostly due to Weaver's amazing central performance. After being imprisoned, she doesn't freak out or react like we would expect her to; rather, she treats the whole thing like a vacation from her hectic everyday life (sort of like that Simpsons where Marge goes to Rancho Relaxo). The great David Strathairn is basically wasted as Weaver's semi-loyal and perpetually confused husband. And Julianne Moore delivers yet another fantastic performance as a bereaved mother who pops up every now and then, but really, this is Weaver's show. So unless you're a huge fan of hers, the sub-par material probably won't entice you into seeing the film.
Sunshine State, the new film by writer/director John Sayles, contains a lot of elements that'll be familiar to his fans - a loose plot with over a dozen characters that inhabit a small community. But unlike something along the lines of Limbo, Sunshine State never really becomes anything more than a showcase for some extraordinary acting and the occasional glimpse into an interesting life. It's entertaining enough, but it's awfully slow-paced and contains large chunks that just aren't that interesting. The whole thing revolves around land development in Florida - a subject which is, putting it kindly, not exactly enthralling. Still, there's no denying that Sayles' has a great ear for dialogue and as always, he's matched his script with some great actors. Timothy Hutton gives one of his best performances as an architect who falls in love with a local motel manager (Edie Falco). He's got a great scene with Falco where the two canoe around the swamps of the town; stuff like that, that dealt with relationships and not the land problems, are what make Sunshine State worth watching. And Angela Bassett, as a former resident of the town who's come back to visit, is equally effective. But as good as all the performances are, they just can't make up for the fact that it's just too darn long. Sunshine State clocks in at nearly two and a half hours, which I suppose would have been wonderful if I had been wrapped up in the story. Alas, I wasn't and several sequences seemed to drag on and on. Having said that, in this era of increasingly mind-numbingly stupid movies, a director like Sayles - who absolutely refuses to create a mainstream film - should be applauded.
What can I really say about Death Wish 4? It's the sort of film that, if you rent it, you'll get exactly what the box promises: Senseless violence and lots of it. Charles Bronson reprises the role of Paul Kersey, even though his entire family was wiped out long ago. But he's dating a new woman now and she's got family, so that's good enough. More specifically, her daughter overdoses on a bad batch of drugs, so ol' Chuck decides to go after the drug dealers and kingpins. Death Wish 4 isn't a particularly good movie, but for mindless action, it works. The sequences in which Bronson investigates the drug scene are fairly dull; luckily, a violent interlude is never too far away. My favorite: After showing a picture of the dead girl to a prominent drug dealer and asking him if he knows who she is, Bronson says "I do" and casually shoots him the chest with a machine gun. It's stuff like that that makes Death Wish 4 checking out.
Live and Let Die is not only a terrible James Bond flick, it's just a terrible movie period. And the fact that this was Roger Moore's first attempt at the character is astounding. Even George Lazenby's On Her Majesty's Secret Service was way better than this. The movie has something to do with an evil drug kingpin (played by Yaphet Kotto) who doesn't even want world domination (always a bad thing in a Bond film). No, all he wants is to be the biggest drug dealer in North America. Live and Let Die is missing so many elements that make these films enjoyable - an over-the-top bad guy, gigantic and gaudy sets, etc. - that it completely fails on every level. And as a villian, Kotto sucks. He's not sinister at all (to quote Dr. Evil, the man is quasi-evil), and spends a good portion of the film pretending to be another character named Mr. Big. Sporting the cheesiest little mask, I had to wonder if we were supposed to be clueless as to Kotto's secondary identity. The various actors playing his henchman are just awful, which seriously undermines any sequence in which they're supposed to be menacing. Finally, the character of Sheriff Pepper is introduced here - he's the ultra-irritating redneck cop that would pop up in a few other Bond flicks - and he's just the final nail in the coffin that is Live and Let Die.
Well, well, well. After Scary Movie and it's completely dreadful sequel, I would've thought the teen parody genre was dead. But Not Another Teen Movie, though it's nowhere near something like Airplane! or The Naked Gun, proves to be surprisingly entertaining and good for a few laughs. The film's storyline echoes the recent teen movie disaster She's All That, with a thoughtless jock betting that he can take the ugliest girl in school to the prom. Of course, she's not actually ugly and the jock has a heart of gold. But that's just a springboard for a virtually non-stop barrage of jokes and gags - mostly inspired by other teen flicks. Obviously, the best part in the entire film is that Breakfast Club parody that was in the trailer, but there are a surprising amount of other jokes that work just as well. Though a lot of gags are of the gross-out, American Pie variety, the movie remains watchable due mostly to the energetic cast and rapid-fire pace. And hey, any flick that features Molly Ringwald as a character that hates teenagers is okay in my books.
But on the other hand, there's this mess. Whereas Not Another Teen Movie was an intelligent and generally funny parody movie, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th is completely and utterly devoid of anything resembling an effective joke (or anything of any worthwhile value, really). There's not much to say about this one; every single gag falls completely flat - even though it's parodying a lot of the same flicks that Not Another Teen Movie went after. The actors seem to be trying, but with a script this horrible, Marlon Brando himself (and I'm talking old school Brando, not The Island of Dr. Moreau Brando here) would've come off amateurish. Imagine the lamest joke you've ever heard and then stretch it out to around an hour and fifteen minutes, and you'll have a vague conception of how excruciating it was to sit through this miserable flick.
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- These articles were first published many year's ago and whilst some are as relevant today as they were when new, many are now mostly of historical interest as modern research and coaching methods have superseded them.
A Ritual Questioned
By Frank Horwill
When, in 1980 during a lecture to the British Milers' Club, John Anderson, National B.A.A.B. Coach for Scotland, and former mentor of Dave Bedford and Dave Woodcroft (Both broke world records at 10k and 5k respectively), stated, "I do not believe in stretching before training and competition," there was a gasp from his audience. This was tantamount to heresy, some even thought it bordered on idiocy. Many of the coaches present had been brought up through the Oxford University athletics system, the coaching manual of which stated in very precise terms how a warm up should proceed:-
- Jog 1 – 2 miles.
- Do suppling exercises (Arms).
- Do stretching exercises (Legs).
- Do strength exercises before training. Omit before competition
- Do several strides of 150 yards in length, increasing speed every 50 yards.
After this edict there followed an observation – "Even if you do nothing else, at least you've done something useful."
Olaf Astrand, in 1974, asserted that a 10 minute jog before any physical activity raises the body temperature 1 degree F., this in turn enables haemoglobin in the blood to take on more oxygen and to release more to the working muscles. The difference in performance between no warm up jog and a 10 minute jog, is that the latter will enhance physical activity to come by up to 4 %. Also, the phenomena of "second wind" will be eradicated. This condition occurs about 2 minutes after any exercise where the oxygen supply has not caught up with the body's demand to perform an activity.
In 1990, the noted physiologist, David Costill, sought out 100 runners after the Boston Marathon who said that they did no stretching at all before training and competition. He also found 100 runners who did stretch. He then compared their injury record for the previous year. He found that the incidence of injury between them was the same. Stretching did not appear to grant greater immunity to injury than not stretching. However, when the same kind of survey was done with only female marathoners, stretching before training and competition did definitely have an advantage, and those who stretched before and after running had an even greater immunity to injury. Now, we can say that this survey is not very conclusive because of the limited numbers involved and it did not put the question on a test basis. This is what David A. Lally, Ph.D., did at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. He studied 1,543 runners who had participated in Honolulu Marathon and came up with the astounding conclusion that pre-workout stretching increased the risk of injury! Lally classed an injury as, "Inability to train for at least five days." In the survey, 47 per cent of all male runners who stretched regularly were injured during a one-year period, while only 33 per cent of male runners who didn't stretch were hurt, a statistically significant difference. Again, this trend did not apply to females. Stretchers and non stretchers had the same rate of injury. Another odd finding was that the survey did not apply to the large numbers of Japanese runners who take part in this particular marathon. Only white male marathoners were prone to injury after stretching. Lally was a meticulous researcher. He removed from his statistics runners who had been injured before his study began and who had subsequently adopted stretching as a cautionary measure, and even after this weeding out things didn't look good for the stretchers, who had a 33 % greater risk of injury. But, there is a flaw in this survey. There was no check made on the actual stretching process done by each athlete. There are basically two types of stretching – ballistic and static. The former uses movement, such as high kicking, while the second holds a muscle at full extent for several seconds. But Lally's findings were not all gloom and doom for stretch advocates. Those who stretched after their workouts had lower frequncie of injuries.
Lally's work set off a spate of research projects and one in particular is worthy of note carried out at James Madison University in Virginia. Twelve healthy subjects tried out four different hamstring exercises:
- After running at a speed above 70% of hear-rate reserve for 4 minutes or more (Heart-rate reserve is maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate.)
- After running at just 60% of heart-rate reserve for three or more minutes.
- After warming up the hamstrings with heating pads.
- With the muscles in a "cold" state – after no warm up procedures at all.
Stretching the hamstrings after (1) listed proved to be far superior to the other three methods at promoting hamstring flexibility, there being a 5% higher range of motion than the other three, and 10% greater flexibility. The stretches carried out were the PNF (Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) type, meaning that stretches of the hamstrings were alternated with contractions of the same muscles. Both periods lasted for about 10 seconds, repeated three times. Various time spans were used after the main exercises for the contraction. Immediate stretching scored over contractions done up to 15 minutes afterwards. Note that the practice of stretching the muscles in the cold condition didn't help improve flexibility at all, this is a common occurrence with many sports people.
Many studies carried out in the medical field have shown that stretching stimulates the passage of amino acids into muscle cells, accelerates protein synthesis inside the cells, and inhibits protein degradation. Logically, post workout stretching should help muscle cells repair themselves and synthesise energy-producing enzymes and structures, which improve overall fitness.
The James Madison study is given credence by research carried out at Auburn University with 51 students. This involved the subjects in either stretching their muscles before or after jogging. It was clear that jogging before stretching – not after – was a superior way to improve the flexibility of chronically tight Achilles tendons and calf muscles. But, this study did support the idea of stretching out lower back muscles before running, loosening the lower back prior to workouts seemed to reduce lower back stiffness more effectively, compared to post-workout stretches.
We now come to a critical observation. It's popular to position stretching before the beginning of a workout, but there's actually very little resemblance between the act of stretching out a muscle and the rapid shortenings (contraction) which muscles undergo during a typical workout. On face value, stretching doesn't represent specific preparation for an actual training session. During a stretch, a muscle is elongated and then held in a static position, in a workout, a muscle shortens repeatedly.
There is plenty of evidence that PNF stretching is more effective. Fortunately, PNF is easy to carry out. Take the calf muscles, for example, you can simply stretch your calves passively for a while, contract your ankle flexors (the muscles in the front of the lower part of the leg) and then passively elongate your calf muscles again. Or, you can stretch your calves, isometrically contract them, work your ankle flexors, and then stretch your calf muscles again. If you do this systematically – in particular in areas of your body with excess muscle tightness – you should notice a flexibility upgrade.
So, what makes a good warm up? Instead of stretching, try other more specific preparatory activities. Walking, jogging slowly, skipping, hopping, walking on toes pointed inwards, outwards and ahead, in that order, walking on heels with the same variations as for toes, then start mimicking the movements of the sport to come. After the workout go into PNF work.
Now so far, the discussion has been about a facet of the warm up. The general consensus of opinion being that a warm muscle is more efficient than a cold one. If we firmly believe that our warm-up routine is going to produce a better performance and it revolves around the acquisition of heat, the time factor is an important one. There's not much point in going through an elaborate routine and then going off for a cup of tea and a bun! Or, stopping to engage in a conversation about the previous night's television programme. Russian research tells us that not more than three minutes should elapse after the warm up has ended and the main activity starts. Otherwise, the whole point of the warm up is lost. Another important point which the Lally survey did not explore is the habit of runners in the winter on a track who get warm jogging a mile or two, and then stop for 10 minutes or more in freezing conditions to do their stretching. This is the time to put on extra clothing.
The next Olympics will be in Sydney, Australia, it will be hot, very hot. Those at risk will be all engaged in an endurance sport. The "warm up" there will require careful thought and at the Melbourne Institute of Sport they are not talking about "warming up" for distance runners but cooling off before competition. It is well known that once a runner's body temperature reaches 104 degrees F. and unless water is taken, there will be a rapid decline in performance. It is clear that distance events held where the temperature is even in the low seventies the 104 degrees F. barrier will be reached within 30 minutes. By immersing athletes in a cold bath for 30 minutes before an event like the marathon, the critical 104 degrees level is delayed by an hour. This goes to show that hard and fast rules accepted as virtual rituals over the years often have to be modified to meet extreme climatic conditions, and also the march of science.


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A surprise toile of the Andrew cardigan for the man in my life.
Now, he's seen the toile he gets to choose the fabric for the proper version. The colour scheme has been a hit. The contrast front panel is a bit of fun and the sleeves and back are the reverse side of that check.
It is an easy pattern. And I am really happy with how the fit worked out after I guessed a size 50. A refinement to be made for the final is to widen the front facing – the buttonhole runs off the edge of the current facing width.
It is much harder to find a decent range of ribbing… if you are in Sydney, the best by far (that I have found) is The Fabric Store. And they are 30% off everything at the mo'!
This piece marks the debut of the mens label "Handsome" :P
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Mar 3, 2011, 11.18 PMby dlikat
sooo great – love the colour-scheme, the styling – everything! congratulation
Jul 22, 2010, 08.05 AMby nessys
For a toile – this is the ant's pants! I love the contrast green and your Chap looks very "handsome" (well, at least what we can see of him!!!) Fits him really well. Gosh I wish I lived in Sydney – "Lincraft" and Spotlight are my only real fabric options .. in fact – I had a bit of a lash out myself at good o' Spotlight today!! ($10 metre special!!)
Nice job – I wish my husband would wear cardigans. I love them on men – he is not so keen . . . can't wait to see the final version!!
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|Talking to people day in and day out, we find that many people will have 2 or 3 guns in the same caliber. Many of these shooters never make any attempt to keep the cases fired in that rifle, specifically for that rifle. Instead, they mix all the brass together and size it till it fits in all the rifles. Since most rifles usually don't have chambers that are the same size, the cases fired in a larger chamber will have to be sized an excessive amount to chamber in a firearm with a smaller chamber. All the stress on the case, work hardens the case and shortens case life severely, plus affecting your accuracy also. It is a good policy to keep the brass segregated to that particular rifle by either using different headstamps (say Remington cases in your Remington, Winchester in your Winchester,
|and say you have a Savage, you could use a nickel Remington case). That way, with just a glance at a case, you can tell which case goes to what rifle. Another thing you can do, if you prefer a specific brand of case is to file a small notch or two in the rim, with a small triangle file. Then, you can size your cases accordingly, where they will just chamber in the rifle it belongs to, without being sized excessively. Accuracy will improve, case life will be much longer, and you won't run into cases chambering hard in one gun and falling into another. Try it, and you will be pleased with the gains you receive.
|Reloading Classes
By Duane Siercks
The Sierra Ballistic Technicians have taken advantage of the opportunity to become "NRA Certified Reloading Instructors" and to teach the Basic Reloading Classes during 2000. This has been a rewarding experience, and has provided the opportunity to meet and have personal contact with people who are interested in shooting sports, and to help them become more proficient in their particular hobby.
Teaching these courses is also a very effective means to promote our sport/industry, to encourage youth participation, and general interest in the benefits of reloading. In one reloading course held in a Clinton, Missouri gun shop the goal was to create more interest in reloading. This location's reloading component sales have increased 150% since the class was conducted.
If you are interested in either taking the course or becoming an Instructor, contact the NRA at 1-800-672-3888, or mail at:
The National Rifle Association
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
| Seldom does a day go by that I don't get asked, "How much should I adjust ----". These are some guidelines I use to keep myself and those around me safe and my firearms intact. Powder charges are perhaps the most common increments adjusted. An easy and safe method to establish the proper increment for increases is to use one of the cases your are going to reload and fill to the case mouth with the powder your intend to use. Lets say this is a 270 Winchester and you intend to use IMR4350. This case will hold about 60 grains of this coarse powder and a safe increment of increase is 1 percent of the total case capacity 60-grains/100% or 6/10ths (.6) of a grain. Another popular example is the 223 and H335. A normal 223 case will hold about 29 grains of this very dense powder so your incremental increase would be .3 or 3/10ths of a grain of powder rounded up.
Bullet seating is another area that is easy to abuse or go overboard. It is usual to locate the lands then back off slightly. How much is slightly? No more than .010", working back, off the lands in .010" increments until a total of .050" of an inch total adjustment is made
| This will give you small enough increments to find the "sweet spot" and not shoot through your accuracy corridor. Once you have established the general proximity try .005" on each side to establish exactly how much leeway your rifle will tolerate.
Setting up a Full Length Resizing die is a commonly overlooked incremental adjustment. Naturally the case should not fit the rifle in the beginning. It is usual for precise die setup to begin a turn and a half to two turns of the die body off the shellholder. Haste makes for less than desirable results in this operation. So, adjust your die 1/4 of a turn at a time down, towards the shellholder and try the case in THE rifle you are going to use. Make sure you quit just before you can close the bolt. Then change the increment to 1/8th of a turn until you feel you are very close to closing the bolt. Now for the final increment of 1/16th of a turn until the bolt will just close with little feel or perhaps no feel is perfect for most shooting requirements. Dangerous game will require effortless bolt operation of course as will a wilderness hunt. The idea is to size the case just enough to ensure proper operation in THE rifle you are going to shoot but not size it so much as to set the shoulder back and shorten case life.
|The USA U-21 World Champions from Bisely, UK in July 2000. The team was coached by Ian Cheeseman and captained by Michelle Gallagher.
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2 men charged with burglary for allegedly stealing guns from Waterboro home
WATERBORO, Maine (AP) � Two York County men charged with stealing an arsenal of 10 guns from a Waterboro home are headed to court.
Authorities say 22-year-old Travis Wakefield of Lyman, and 22-year-old Nathan Desfosses of Shapleigh, are scheduled to be arraigned in Biddeford District Court on Friday.
Police tell The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/TLupiD ) the homeowner returned Wednesday afternoon to find the men fleeing from his house.
The homeowner notified authorities, who used a state police dog to track the suspects.
Trooper Matt Williams and his dog found the 10 handguns hidden in woods near the home. The dog then flushed out the suspects.
Both men are charged with burglary and are being held on $10,000 bail.
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White Papers and Application Notes
Time-Harmonic Modeling of Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors: A Circuit-Field Coupled ApproachR. Escarela-Perez[1], E. Melgoza[2], and E. Campero-Littlewood[1]
[1]Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Azcapotzalco, Departamento de Energia, México, D.F., Mexico
[2]Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia, Morelia, Mich., C.P., Mexico
Finite element modeling of three-phase induction machines requires the solution of coupled circuit and field equations. This work aims to solve this problem using a strong coupling approach.
This work includes circuit field coupling and proper air-gap meshing, using the AC/DC Module of COMSOL Multiphysics and SPICE. As a result, a quasi-3D model can be obtained with an accurate field model of the induction machine and coupling with external circuits.


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Cabinet meets.
Welles, Diary.
President dominates supervision of Army of Potomac.
Journal, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Believes enemy in no position to invade Pennsylvania and so informs
Gov. Curtin (Pa.).
Abraham Lincoln to Andrew G. Curtin, 1 May 1863, CW, 6:193.
Cong. Davis (Md.) interviews President regarding article in Baltimore
"American" on Rear Adm. Du Pont's unsuccessful attack on Charleston.
Davis to Lincoln, 4 May 1863, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
During past week gentleman called on President and asked for pass to
Richmond. "Well," said President, "I would be very happy to oblige
you, if my passes were respected; but the fact is, sir, I have,
within the past two years given passes to 250,000 men to go to
Richmond, and not one has got there yet."
Washington Chronicle, 2 May 1863.
Lincoln writes Gov. Curtin (Pa.) that Gen. Schenck says the enemy
menacing Pennsylvania will have to fight or run today. "I really do
not yet see the justification for incurring the trouble and expense
of calling out the militia. I shall keep watch and try to do my duty."
Abraham Lincoln to Andrew G. Curtin, 2 May 1863, CW, 6:195.
During Battle of Chancellorsville President telegraphs Gen.
Butterfield: "Where is Gen. Hooker? Where is [Gen. John] Sedgwick?
where is Stoneman?"
Abraham Lincoln to Daniel Butterfield, 3 May 1863, CW, 6:196.
In afternoon Lincoln meets with
Sec. Stanton
and Gens. Halleck and
Heintzelman at War Dept. They are alarmed about Orange and Alexandria
Journal, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Lincoln at telegraph office with Asst. Sec. Fox in evening until 11 P.M.
Fox, Diary, Gist-Blair Family Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
"We [President and associates] know very little about what has been
Nicolay to Bates, 3 May 1863, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Sec. Welles meets President in afternoon at War Dept. where they
await news from Chancellorsville, Va.
Welles, Diary.
"We [includes President] have been in a terrible suspense here for
two days as the result of a battle which Joe Hooker is fighting on
the Rappahannock."
Nicolay to Bates, 4 May 1863, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Lincoln telegraphs Hooker 3:10 P.M.: "We have news here that the
enemy has reoccupied heights above Fredericksburg. Is that so?"
Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 4 May 1863, CW, 6:196.
Cabinet meets. President reads telegram from Gen. Hooker admitting
that Confederates hold works on heights of Fredericksburg, Va. Little
else of importance.
Welles, Diary.
In afternoon Sen. Sumner (Mass.) and Sec. Welles at Navy Dept.
discuss army under Hooker. President arrives at department and joins
Welles, Diary.
Receives April salary warrant for $2,022.33.
Pratt, Personal Finances, 182.
President sends for Asst. Sec. Fox before breakfast. Asks him
to take Richmond newspapers to Gen. Hooker's headquarters. Fox, Diary,
Gist-Blair Family Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
9:40 A.M. Lincoln telegraphs Hooker: "God bless you, and all with you. I know
you will do your best." 11:40 A.M. Lincoln to Hooker: "We have, through Gen.
Dix, the contents of Richmond papers of the fifth (5th). Gen. Dix's despatch in
full, is going to you by Capt. Fox of the Navy." 12:30 P.M. Lincoln to Hooker:
"Just as I had telegraphed you contents of Richmond papers, showing that our
cavalry has not failed, I received General Butterfield's of 11 a.m. yesterday.
This, with the great rain of yesterday and last night, securing your right
flank, I think puts a new face upon your case; but you must be the judge." 4:30
P.M. Hooker to Lincoln: "Have this moment returned to camp. On my way received
your telegrams of 11 a.m. and 12.30. The army had previously recrossed the
river, and was on its return to camp. . . . I saw no way of giving the enemy a
general battle with the prospect of success." Abraham
Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 6 May 1863, CW, 6:198-99;
Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 6 May 1863, CW, 6:199;
Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 6 May 1863, CW, 6:199-200.
About 3 P.M.
President receives news from Chancellorsville, Va., and leaves at 4 P.M. for
army, taking Gen. Halleck with him. Brooks,
Washington, 56.
Sumner (Mass.) visits White House and President informs him of defeat at
Chancellorsville. Welles, Diary.
President and Gen. Halleck spend day with Gen. Hooker and Army of Potomac.
Washington Chronicle, 8 May 1863.
Sec. Stanton
: "Have you any news? and if any what is it? I
expect to be up to-night."
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 7 May 1863, CW, 6:201.
Lincoln back in Washington tonight from visit to Army of Potomac.
Thinks "troops are none the worse for the campaign."
Diary, Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; "Castine" [Noah Brooks], Washington, 8 May 1863, in Sacramento Union, 5 June 1863.
Mrs. Blair and friends visit Mrs. Lincoln.
Fox, Diary, Gist-Blair Family Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
President writes Hooker: "The recent movement of your army is ended
without effecting its object. . . . What next? Have you already in
your mind a plan wholly, or partially formed? If you have, prosecute
it without interference from me. If you have not, please inform me,
so that I, incompetent as I may be, can try [to] assist in the
formation of some plan for the Army."
Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 7 May 1863, CW, 6:201.
President by proclamation orders that no plea of alienage be
allowed to exempt from military service any person who has declared his
intention to become citizen of U.S. Proclamation Concerning Aliens, 8
May 1863, CW, 6:203-4.
President Lincoln writes to Commander of the Army of the Potomac Major
General Joseph Hooker regarding the General's recent defeat at
Chancellorsville, Virginia. Earlier in the day, Lincoln met with Brigadier
General August Willich, whom the Confederates released from Richmond,
Virginia's Libby Prison. Lincoln explains,"[Willich] was there when our cavalry
cut the roads in that vicinity. He says there was not a sound pair [of] legs in
Richmond, and that our men, had they known it, could have safely gone in and
burnt every thing & brought us Jeff. Davis." Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 8
May 1863, CW, 6:202-3.
Orders U.S. marshal for northern district of California to deliver New Almaden
mining property to Leonard Swett, agent for U.S. Abraham Lincoln to Charles W. Rand,
8 May 1863, CW, 6:205-6.
Requests Asst. Sec. Watson to act upon case of Peckham's patent rifles and
self-loading cartridges. Abraham Lincoln to Peter H. Watson,
8 May 1863, CW, 6:206.
At cabinet meeting Sec. Welles reports capture of Grand Gulf, Miss., by Acting
Rear Adm. Porter. Welles, Diary.
Inscribes Bible "For
Charles W. Merrill of 19th Massachusetts." CW, 8:515.
interviews Gen. Sigel regarding assignment. N.Y. Herald,
10 May 1863.
Receives report of Capt. Diller that 1,000 pounds
of new gunpowder is ready for trial at Frankford Arsenal, Pa. Diller
report to Lincoln, 31 October 1863, Abraham
Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Walks to
Treasury Park with Sec. Stanton to watch
demonstration of liquid fire by A. Berney. Bruce,
Tools of War, 238.
Gen. Dix: "It is very important for Hooker to know exactly what damage is done
to the Railroads, at all points between Fredericksburg and Richmond. . . .
Please ascertain fully what was done, & what is the present condition, as
near as you can, and advise me at once." Abraham
Lincoln to John A. Dix, 9 May 1863, CW, 6:207.
President announces provost marshals for Maryland appointed under act
of March 3, 1863.
Washington Chronicle, 20 May 1863.
President receives "first offer of resignation" from Sec. Chase.
Donald, Chase Diaries, 30.
Again concludes to relieve Gen. Curtis of command at St. Louis.
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 11 May 1863, CW, 6:210-11.
At 12 M. receives Lord Lyons with announcement of marriage of Prince of Wales.
Seward to Lincoln, 8 May 1863, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Requests Sec. Welles to call at White House and read two dispatches
regarding naval matters written by Sec. Seward to Lord Lyons.
Welles, Diary.
Inquires of Gen. Dix: "Do the Richmond papers have anything about
Grand Gulf or Vicksburg?"
Abraham Lincoln to John A. Dix, 11 May 1863, CW, 6:210.
Dr. John Swinburne of New York and assistant, J. T. Gillett, call on
President and volunteer services to Army of Potomac.
Abraham Lincoln to Horatio Seymour, 12 May 1863, CW, 6:211.
President receives from Gen. Hooker's staff confirmation of Gen.
"Stonewall" Jackson's death on May 10, 1863.
Washington Chronicle, 13 May 1863.
Lincoln offers "my sincere
sympathy and condolence" to Peruvian nation on death of President Miguel San
Roman. Abraham
Lincoln to Pedro Diez Canseco, 13 May 1863,
Lincoln writes to Secretary of War Edwin
Stanton about Clement Vallandigham, of Ohio. On May 5, Major General
Ambrose Burnside arrested Vallandigham on a charge of treason. Lincoln ponders
the government's next move. The Secretary of State William
Seward and the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase
"think we better not issue the special suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
spoken of." Chase believes that neither of the two federal judges who may hear
the case will "issue" the writ because they had "refused a similar application
last year." Abraham
Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 13 May 1863, CW, 6:215.
Lincoln writes Gen.
Hooker: "If it will not interfere with the service, nor personally incommode
you, please come up and see me this evening." Abraham
Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 13 May 1863, CW, 6:215.
Hooker at White
House in evening on invitation of President. Hooker to Lincoln, 13 May
1863, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of
Congress, Washington, DC.
Lincoln writes Sec. Chase: "I
understand there are, or have been, some charges against Lieutenant [James H.]
Merryman [of Revenue Service], of which I know nothing. I only wish to say, he
was raised from childhood in the town where I lived, and I remember nothing
against him as boy or man. His father [Dr. Elias H. Merryman, involved with
Lincoln in his imbroglio with Shields. See Sept. 19, 1842.], now dead, was a
very intimate acquaintance and friend of mine." Abraham
Lincoln to Salmon P. Chase, 13 May 1863, CW, 6:214.
Telegraphs Gen.
Totten: "I wish to appoint William Whipple, son of the General who fell in the
recent battle on the Rappahannock, to West-Point, next Spring, and I wish to
file this with you as a remembrance upon the subject." Abraham
Lincoln to Joseph G. Totten, 13 May 1863, CW, 6:216.
President Lincoln writes to Major General Joseph
Hooker about military strategy. Due to the fact that the Confederate forces
"hav[e] re-established . . . communications, regained . . . positions and . . . received
re-inforcements," Lincoln surmises, "it does not now appear probable to me that
you can gain any thing by an early renewal of the attempt to cross the
Rappahannock [River]." Lincoln also confides, "I must tell you I have some
painful intimations that some of your corps and Division Commanders are not
giving you their entire confidence. This would be ruinous, if true." Abraham
Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, 14 May 1863, CW, 6:217-18.
President visits Sec. Welles to discuss Lord Lyons' dispatch
concerning confiscated mails.
Welles, Diary.
Announces renewal of Saturday concerts of Marine band on White House grounds.
Washington Chronicle, 15 May 1863.
"The President has been closeted for two hours today with Gen.
Sickles, Commander of the Third army corps."
N.Y. Herald, 16 May 1863.
Receives deputation from Union League of Philadelphia and accepts
invitation to attend exercises commemorating anniversary of American
Independence on July 4, 1863.
Washington Chronicle, 18 May 1863.
[Irwin deposits $75 in Springfield Marine Bank, interest on Cline note.
Pratt, Personal Finances, 165.]
President addresses letter to H. T. Blow, Charles D. Drake, and
others at St. Louis: "It is very painful to me that you in Missouri
can not, or will not, settle your factional quarrel among yourselves.
I have been tormented with it beyond endurance for months, by both
sides. Neither side pays the least respect to my appeals to your
reason. I am now compelled to take hold of the case."
Abraham Lincoln to Henry T. Blow, Charles D. Drake and Others, 15 May 1863, CW, 6:218.
President, accompanied by Secs. Seward and
, leaves Navy Yard
about 11 A.M. for trip down Potomac to inspect troop transports.
Extracts from Dahlgren Diary, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Directs secretary of war to instruct Gen. Burnside to parole Maj.
Clarence Prentice (CSA), rebel prisoner in Camp Chase, Ohio, "to
remain outside the limits of both the loyal and disloyal States, or
so-called 'Confederate States' of the United States of America,
during the present rebellion."
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 16 May 1863, CW, 6:219-20.
President drives to office of Rear Adm. Dahlgren at Navy Yard; later
Dahlgren returns to town with him.
Extracts from Dahlgren Diary, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Cong. George S. Boutwell (Mass.) meets President on White House steps
and goes upstairs with him to locate on map Gen. Grant's position in
rear of Vicksburg, Miss., after crossing Black River today.
George S. Boutwell, Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, 2 vols. (New York: McClure, Phillips, 1902), 2:307.
Lincoln declares Judge H. H. Leavitt's denial of motion for habeas
corpus in Vallandigham case is equal to three victories in field.
[Writ denied May 16, 1863.]
Harper, Press, 243.
President congratulates Victoria, Queen of United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, on marriage of Prince of Wales.
Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria, 18 May 1863, CW, 6:222.
Sec. Chase tells Lincoln that Abrahm Hiatt's commission will go forward.
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin D. Morgan, 20 May 1863, CW, 6:224.
President proclaims convention with Peru whereby settlement will be
made on two captured ships.
Washington Chronicle, 29 May 1863.
President pardons Albert Horn, convicted upon charge of fitting out
vessel to engage in slave trade.
Washington Chronicle, 21 May 1863.
withholds permission for Col. James F. Jaquess, 73d Illinois Regiment and
Methodist minister, to visit Washington. Abraham
Lincoln to William S. Rosecrans, 21 May 1863,
Calls upon
Sec. Welles with protest that American vessels are annoying neutral shipping
off coast of Cuba. Welles, Diary.
Committee with petition
on behalf of Gen. C. S. Hamilton, signed by 23 senators and 84 representatives,
waits upon President. Official
Records—Armies 1, XI, pt. 3, 185.
In the afternoon, President Lincoln is in the East Room of the
White House, where he meets with "20 or 30 one-legged soldiers." Chaplain J. C.
Richmond accompanies the St. Elizabeth's Hospital veterans, and he notes,
"These maimed heroes, sir, are eloquent without uttering a word. The limbs that
are absent speak more loudly than the arms and legs that are here." A newspaper
reports, "The President shook hands with all of them, calling them 'my boys,'
and congratulating them on their brave and noble deeds." Remarks
to "The One-Legged Brigade", 22 May 1863, CW, 6:226-27; Daily National
Intelligencer (Washington, D.C.), 25 May 1863, 1:6; Chicago
Daily Tribune (IL), 23 May 1863, 1:2.
President Lincoln
writes to commanding officer for the District of Memphis Major General Stephen
A. Hurlbut, and reports on what he is reading in the "Richmond [Virginia]
newspapers" about the battles taking place near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Confederate Generals John C. Pemberton, William W. Loring, and Joseph E.
Johnston, whom Lincoln mistakenly refers to as "Johnson," are trying to defend
Vicksburg against Union General Ulysses S. Grant's attacks. Lincoln writes,
"Grant beat Pemberton & Loring near Edwards' Station, at the end of a nine
hours fight, driving Pemberton over the Big Black [Bridge] & cutting Loring
off, & driving him South to Chrystal-Springs...Joe Johnson telegraphed all
this, except about Loring, from his camp between Brownsville & Lexington,
on the 18th." Abraham
Lincoln to Stephen A. Hurlbut, 22 May 1863,
President in conference at War Dept. with Secs.
and Welles,
Asst. Sec. Fox, and Gen. Halleck regarding attack on Charleston.
Welles, Diary.
to confer with W. Butler, former state treasurer
of Illinois, "and see if something definite can not be done in the
case" of state claims against Illinois Central Railroad, and claims
of railroad against U.S.
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 23 May 1863, CW, 6:227-28.
J. R. Gilmore reports to President on recent trip to Gen.
Rosecrans' headquarters in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Trip made at behest of Horace
Greeley to measure Rosecrans' fitness to succeed Lincoln as President.
James R. Gilmore, Personal Recollections of Abraham
Lincoln and the Civil War (Boston: Page, 1898), 148.
President Lincoln and Republican U.S. Senator James R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin,
visit three Washington, D. C. hospitals. A newspaper reports, "The President
expressed his gratification at the excellent condition of the hospitals and the
comfortable condition of the patients. He shook hands with over one thousand
soldiers, nearly all of whom were able to stand up. The soldiers seemed highly
delighted as the President grasped them by the hand." New York Herald, 26 May 1863, 7:3.
Inquires of
Col. Anson Stager about report of William G. Fuller at Memphis, Tenn.,
regarding capture of Vicksburg, Miss. "Did he know what he said,
or did he say it without knowing it? Your despatch of this afternoon throws
doubt upon it." Abraham Lincoln to Anson Stager, 24
May 1863, CW, 6:228-29.
President visits number of hospitals in and around city.
Washington Chronicle, 27 May 1863.
President Lincoln writes to Illinois Congressman Isaac N.
Arnold, who had criticized General Halleck Henry W. Halleck, who oversees the
Union military. Arnold claimed that the public had "lost . . . confidence" in
Halleck, and many believed that Halleck's "hostility" caused other generals to
leave "public service." Lincoln replies, "I am compelled to take a more
impartial and unprejudiced view of things. Without claiming to be your
superior, which I do not, my position enables me to understand my duty in all
these matters better than you possibly can, and I hope you do not yet doubt my
integrity." Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, 18 May 1863, Abraham
Lincoln Papers, Library of
Congress, Washington, D. C.;
Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, 26 May 1863, CW, 6:230-31.
There seems to be
a "kind of council of war" in session at White House. Journal, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC.
Cabinet discusses release of man condemned as
spy. Welles, Diary.
President Lincoln writes to General John M. Schofield, whom he
named commander of the Department of the Missouri, replacing General Samuel R.
Curtis. Lincoln cites Missouri's "factional quarrel" that pits Curtis against
Missouri Governor Hamilton R. Gamble. Lincoln explains, "After months of labor
to reconcile the difficulty, it seemed to grow worse and worse until I felt it
my duty to break it up some how; and as I could not remove Gov. Gamble, I had
to remove Gen. Curtis." Lincoln advises, "[E]xercise your own judgment, and do
right for the public interest. Let your military measures be
strong enough to repel the invader and keep the peace, and not so strong as to
unnecessarily harrass and persecute the people. It is a difficult
role, and so much greater will be the honor if you perform it
well." Abraham Lincoln to John M.
Schofield, 27 May 1863, CW,
Recognizes Christian Bars as consul of Netherlands for
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Washington
Star, 29 May 1863.
Telegraphs Gen. Hooker: "Have you Richmond
papers of this morning? If so, what news?" Asks Gen. Rosecrans: "Have you
anything from Grant? Where is [Gen. Nathan B.] Forrest's [(CSA)] Head
Quarters?" Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker,
27 May 1863, CW, 6:233;
Abraham Lincoln to William S.
Rosecrans, 27 May 1863, CW,
Sen. McDougall (Calif.) calls and asks that Maj. Kip may be made
brigadier general.
Memorandum: Appointment of Lawrence Kip, 28 May 1863, CW, 6:236.
President confers again with J. R. Gilmore and declines to give
official countenance to Col. Jaquess' project to try to arrange a
James R. Gilmore, Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War (Boston: Page, 1898), 155-56.
Authorizes Gen. Rosecrans to give Jacquess furlough to go into
Confederate territory to seek out members of Methodist Church and
others opposed to war and to arrange terms for their return to
allegiance which would be acceptable to government.
Abraham Lincoln to William S. Rosecrans, 28 May 1863, CW, 6:236.
Gen. Burnside expresses to President willingness to be relieved of
command following arrest of former Cong. Vallandigham (Ohio) if
interest of public service requires it. President supports Burnside.
Abraham Lincoln to Ambrose E. Burnside, 29 May 1863, CW, 6:237.
Lincoln and
Sec. Stanton
visit Navy Yard to observe firing of Ferris gun.
Bruce, Tools of War, 239-40.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, U.S. Senator Charles
Sumner, of Massachusetts, introduces a "Committee from New-York" to President
Lincoln. The Committee is "confident that a force of at least 10.000" black
"citizens" would "volunteer for the Service" if they could have General John C.
Fremont as their commanding officer. A newspaper reports, "The President
declared that he would gladly receive into the service not ten thousand but ten
times ten thousand colored troops; expressed his determination to protect all
who enlisted, and said that he looked to them for essential service in
finishing the war. He believed that the command of them afforded scope for the
highest ambition, and he would with all his heart offer it to Gen. Fremont."
to New York Committee, 30 May 1863, CW, 6:239; New York Daily
Tribune, 1 June 1863, 4:6; New York City Citizens Committee to Abraham
Lincoln, 28 May 1863, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington,
Discusses with Sen. Sumner (Mass.) problems of raising and
organizing Negro troops in North. Abraham
Lincoln to Charles Sumner, 1 June 1863, CW, 6:242-44.
Lincoln answers inquiry: "I esteem [former] Gov. Francis Thomas
[Md.], as an able, and very true man."
Abraham Lincoln to Robert C. Schenck, 31 May 1863, CW, 6:239.