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Scaling Analysis in Modeling Transport and Reaction Processes: A Systematic Approach to Model Building and the Art of Approximation
Scaling Analysis in Modeling Transport and Reaction Processes: A Systematic Approach to Model Building and the Art of Approximation
ISBN: 978-0-471-77261-3 June 2007 544 Pages
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DescriptionThis book is unique as the first effort to expound on the subject of systematic scaling analysis. Not written for a specific discipline, the book targets any reader interested in transport phenomena and reaction processes. The book is logically divided into chapters on the use of systematic scaling analysis in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, and reaction processes. An integrating chapter is included that considers more complex problems involving combined transport phenomena. Each chapter includes several problems that are explained in considerable detail. These are followed by several worked examples for which the general outline for the scaling is given. Each chapter also includes many practice problems.
This book is based on recognizing the value of systematic scaling analysis as a pedagogical method for teaching transport and reaction processes and as a research tool for developing and solving models and in designing experiments. Thus, the book can serve as both a textbook and a reference book.
1. Introduction. 1.1 Motivation for Using Scaling Analysis. 1.2 Organization of this Book. 2. Systematic Method for Scaling Analysis. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Mathematical Basis for Scaling Analysis. 2.3 Order-of-One Scaling Analysis. 2.4 The Scaling Alternative for Dimensional Analysis. 2.5 Summary. 3. Applications in Fluid Dynamics. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Fully Developed Laminar Flow. 3.3 Creeping and Lubrication-Flow Approximations. 3.4 Boundary-Layer Flow Approximation. 3.5 Quasi-Steady-State Flow Approximation. 3.6 Flows with End and Sidewall Effects. 3.7 Free Surface Flow. 3.8 Porous Media Flow. 3.9 Compressible Fluid Flow. 3.10 Dimensional Analysis Correlation for the Terminal Velocity of a Sphere. 3.11 Summary. 3.E Example Problems. 3.E.1 Gravity-Driven Laminar Film Flow down a Vertical Wall. 3.E.2 Flow between Two Approaching Parallel Circular Flat Plates. 3.E.3 Design of a Hydraulic Ram. 3.E.4 Rotating Disk Flow. 3.E.5 Entry Region Flow between Parallel Plates. 3.E.6 Rotating Flow in an Annulus with End Effects. 3.E.7 Impulsively Initiated Pressure-Driven Laminar Tube Flow. 3.E.8 Laminar Cylindrical Jet Flow. 3.E.9 Gravity-Driven Film Flow over Saturated Porous Media. 3.E.10 Flow in a Hollow Fiber Membrane with Permeation. 3.E.11 Falling Head Method for Determining Soil Permeability. 3.P Practice Problems. 3.P.1 Alternate Scales for Laminar Flow between Stationary and Moving Parallel Plates. 3.P.2 Laminar Flow between Stationary and Moving Parallel Plates. 3.P.3 Gravity- and Pressure-Driven Laminar Flow in a Vertical Tube. 3.P.4 Axial Flow in a Rotating Tube. 3.P.5 Laminar Flow between Converging Flat Plates. 3.P.6 Laminar Flow between Diverging Flat Plates. 3.P.7 Laminar Flow in a Diverging Nozzle. 3.P.8 Steady-State Flow between Parallel Circular Disks. 3.P.9 Unsteady-State Flow between Parallel Circular Disks . 3.P.10 Steady-State Flow between Spinning Parallel Circular Disks. 3.P.11 Lubrication-Flow Approximation for a Hydraulic Ram. 3.P.12 Flow in a Rotating Disk Viscometer. 3.P.13 Flow in an Oscillating Disk Viscometer. 3.P.14 Falling Needle Viscometer. 3.P.15 Leading Edge Considerations for Laminar Boundary-Layer Flow. 3.P.16 Laminar Boundary-Layer Flow with Blowing. 3.P.17 Laminar Boundary-Layer Flow with Suction. 3.P.18 Entry Region Laminar Flow in a Cylindrical Tube. 3.P.19 Pressure-Driven Flow in an Oscillating Tube. 3.P.20 Countercurrent Liquid-Gas Flow in a Cylindrical Tube. 3.P.21 Stratified Flow of Two Immiscible Liquid Layers. 3.P.22 Laminar Cylindrical Jet Flow. 3.P.23 Free Surface Flow down a Plane with Condensation. 3.P.24 Free Surface Flow over a Horizontal Filter. 3.P.25 Curtain-Coating Flow. 3.P.26 Flow in a Semi-Infinite Porous Media Bounded by a Flat Plate. 3.P.27 Porous Media Flow between Parallel Flat Plates. 3.P.28 Gravity-Driven Film Flow over a Saturated Porous Media. 3.P.29 Radial Flow from a Porous Cylindrical Tube. 3.P.30 Entry-Region Flow in a Tube with a Porous Annulus . 3.P.31 Steady-State Laminar Flow of a Compressible Gas.. 3.P.32 Velocity Profile Distortion Effects Owing to Fluid Injection and Withdrawal . 3.P.33 Flow between Parallel Impermeable and Permeable Flat Plates. 3.P.34 Flow in an Annulus with Fluid Injection and Withdrawal. 3.P.35 Flow in a Closed-End Permeable Hollow Fiber Membrane. 3.P.36 Dimensional Analysis for Flow around a Falling Sphere. 3.P.37 Dimensional Analysis for Impulsively Initiated Laminar Tube Flow. 3.P.38 Dimensional Analysis for Flow in an Oscillating Tube. 3.P.39 Dimensional Analysis for Curtain-Coating Flow. 3.P.40 Dimensional Analysis for Flow between Parallel Membranes. 3.P.41 Dimensional Analysis for Flow in a Hollow Fiber Membrane. 4. Applications in Heat Transfer. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Steady-State Heat Transfer with End Effects. 4.3 Film Theory and Penetration Theory Approximations. 4.4 Small Biot Number Approximation. 4.5 Small Peclet number approximation. 4.6 Boundary-Layer or Large Peclet Number Approximation. 4.7 Heat Transfer with Phase Change. 4.8 Temperature-Dependent Physical Properties. 4.9 Thermally Driven Free Convection - the Boussinesq Approximation. 4.10 Dimensional Analysis Correlation for Cooking a
. 4.11 Summary. 4.E Example Problems. 4.E.1 Steady-State Heat Conduction in a Rectangular Fin. 4.E.2 Unsteady-State Resistance Heating in a Wire. 4.E.3 Convective Heat Transfer with Injection through Permeable Walls. 4.E.4 Steady-State Heat Transfer to Falling Film Flow. 4.E.5 Unsteady-State Heat Transfer from a Sphere at Large Biot Numbers. 4.E.6 Evaporative Cooling of a Liquid Film. 4.E.7 Free convection Heat Transfer Adjacent to a Vertical Heated Flat Plate. 4.E.8 Dimensional Analysis Correlation for Electrical Heat Generation in a Wire. 4.P Practice Problems. 4.P.1 Steady-State Heat Conduction in a Slab with Specified Cooling Flux. 4.P.2 Steady-State Conduction in a Slab with Specified Heat Flux. 4.P.3 Steady-State Heat Conduction in a Rectangular Parallelepiped. 4.P.4 Steady-State Conduction in a Cylinder with Specified Temperatures at its Boundaries. 4.P.5 Steady-State Conduction in an Annulus with Specified Temperatures at its Boundaries. 4.P.6 Steady-State Heat Conduction in a Circular Fin. 4.P.7 Unsteady-State Axial Heat Conduction in a Solid Cylinder. 4.P.8 Unsteady-State Radial Heat Conduction in a Solid Cylinder. 4.P.9 Unsteady-State Radial Heat Cconduction in a Spherical Shell. 4.P.10 Steady-State Conduction in a Cylinder with External Phase Convection. 4.P.11 Unsteady-State Heat Transfer to a Sphere at Small Biot Numbers. 4.P.12 Unsteady-State Heat Transfer in a Solid Sphere. 4.P.13 Unsteady-State Convective Heat Transfer to a Plane Wall. 4.P.14 Unsteady-State Convective Heat Transfer to a Solid Cylinder. 4.P.15 Entrance Effect Limitations in Laminar Slit Flow. 4.P.16 Convective Heat Transfer for Fully Developed Laminar Flow between Heated Parallel Flat Plates. 4.P.17 Entrance Effect Limitations in the Thermal Boundary-Layer Approximation for Falling Film Flow. 4.P.18 Thermal Boundary-Layer Heat Transfer for Fully Developed Laminar Flow between Heated Parallel Flat Plates. 4.P.19 Heat Transfer from a Hot Inviscid Gas to Fully Developed Laminar Falling Film Flow. 4.P.20 Thermal Boundary-Layer Development along a Heated Flat Plate. 4.P.21 Thermal Boundary-Layer Development with an Unheated Entry Region. 4.P.22 Thermal Boundary-Layer Development with Flux Condition. 4.P.23 Thermal Boundary-Layer Development with Suction. 4.P.24 Evaporative Cooling of a Liquid Film with Radiative Heat Transfer. 4.P.25 Melting of Frozen Soil Owing to Constant Radiative Heat Flux. 4.P.26 Melting of Frozen Soil Initially at Sub-Freezing Temperature. 4.P.27 Freezing of Water-Saturated Soil Initially above its Freezing Temperature. 4.P.28 Freezing of Water-Saturated Soil Overlaid by Snow. 4.P.29 Heat Conduction in a Cylinder with a Temperature-Dependent Thermal Diffusivity. 4.P.30 Entry Region Effects for Free Convection Heat Transfer adjacent to a Vertical Heated Flat Plate. 4.P.31 Free Convection from a Heated Vertical Plate with Wall Suction. 4.P.32 Correlation for Temperature in a Slab with Heat Generation. 4.P.33 Correlation for Steady-State Heat Transfer from a Sphere. 4.P.34 Correlation for Hot Wire Anemometer Performance. 4.P.35 Correlation for Unsteady-State Heat Transfer to a Sphere having a Temperature-Dependent Thermal Conductivity. 4.P.36 Characterization of Home Freezer Performance. 5. Applications in Mass Transfer. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Film Theory Approximation. 5.3 Penetration Theory Approximation. 5.4 Small Peclet Number Approximation for Laminar Flow with Homogeneous Reaction. 5.5 Small Damköhler Number Approximation for Laminar Flow with Heterogeneous Reaction. 5.6 Large Peclet Number Approximation for Mass Transfer in Falling Film Flow. 5.7 Quasi-Steady-State Approximation for Mass Transfer Owing to Evaporation . 5.8 Membrane Permeation with a Non-Constant Diffusivity. 5.9 Solutally Driven Free Convection Owing to Evapotranspiration from a Vertical Cylinder. 5.10 Dimensional Analysis for a Membrane-Lung Oxygenator . 5.11 Summary. 5.E Example Problems. 5.E.1 Evaporative Casting of a Polymer Film . 5.E.2 Turkey Dispersion. 5.E.3 Convective Diffusion in Tapered Pore . 5.E.4 Dissolution of a Spherical Capsule. 5.E.5 Mass Transfer to a Rotating Disk ? a Uniformly Accessible Surface. 5.E.6 Field-Flow Fractionation. 5.E.7 Mass Transfer in a Membrane Permeation Cell. 5.E.8 Large Damköhler Number Approximation for Laminar Flow with Heterogeneous Reaction. 5.E.9 Small Thiele Modulus Approximation for Mass Transfer in a Hollow Fiber Membrane. 5.E.10 Dimensional Analysis for Oxygen Diffusion into a Spherical Red Blood Cell. 5.P Practice Problems. 5.P.1 Penetration Theory Approximation for Specified Equation-of-State. 5.P.2 Error Estimate for Penetration Theory Approximation. 5.P.3 Diffusion in a Tapered Pore. 5.P.4 Liquid Evaporation for Short Contact times. 5.P.5 Mass transfer to Film Flow down a Vertical Plane. 5.P.6 Mass Transfer to Film Flow down a Vertical Cylinder. 5.P.7 Mass Transfer with Chemical Reaction for Flow between Semi-Permeable Membranes. 5.P.8 Entrance Effect Limitations for Laminar Tube Flow with Fast Heterogeneous Reaction. 5.P.9 Aeration of Water Containing Aerobic Bacteria. 5.P.10 Dissolution of a Spherical Capsule for a Concentrated Solution. 5.P.11 Dissolution of a Spherical Capsule for a Bimolecular Reaction. 5.P.12 Slow Dissolution of a Cylindrical Capsule. 5.P.13 Dissolution of a Cylindrical Capsule in the Fast Reaction Limit. 5.P.14 Diffusional Growth of a Nucleated Water Droplet. 5.P.15 Crystallization from a Supersaturated Liquid. 5.P.16 Growth of a Liquid Droplet via Diffusion and Heterogeneous Nucleation. 5.P.17 Rusting of a Planar Surface. 5.P.18 Mass Transfer in a Hollow Fiber Membrane. 5.P.19 Permeation Accompanied by Membrane Swelling. 5.P.20 Evaporative Polymer Film Casting for Short Contact Times . 5.P.21 Mass Transfer with Homogeneous Chemical Reaction and a Concentration-Dependent Diffusivity. 5.P.22 Mass Transfer in the Annular Region between Fixed and Rotating Cylinders. 5.P.23 Bulk Flow Effects for Free Convection Mass Transfer from a Vertical Cylinder. 5.P.24 Free Convection Mass Transfer adjacent to a Transpiring Vertical Flat Plate. 5.P.25 Correlation for Steady-State Mass Transfer from a Sphere. 5.P.26 Mass-Transfer Coefficient Correlation for Film Theory. 5.P.27 Correlation for Free Convection Mass Transfer from an Evaporating Liquid . 5.P.28 Correlation for a Tubular Photocatalytic Reactor. 6. Applications in Mass Transfer with Chemical Reaction. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Concept of the Microscale Element. 6.3 Scaling the Microscale Element Slow Reaction Regime. 6.4 Intermediate Reaction Regime. 6.5 Fast Reaction Regime. 6.6 Instantaneous Reaction Regime. 6.7 Scaling the Macroscale Element. 6.8 Kinetic Domain of the Slow Reaction Regime. 6.9 Diffusional Domain of the Slow Reaction Regime. 6.10 Implications of Scaling Analysis for Reactor Design. 6.11 Mass-Transfer Coefficients for Reacting Systems. 6.12 Design of a Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor. 6.13 Design of a Packed Column Absorber. 6.14 Summary. 6.P Practice Problems. 6.P.1 Criterion for Ignoring the Gas-Phase Resistance to Mass Transfer. 6.P.2 Penetration Theory Model for Slow Reaction Regime. 6.P.3 Correlation for Liquid-Phase Mass-Transfer Coefficient. 6.P.4 Slow Reaction Regime for Non-Dilute Solutions. 6.P.5 Microscale Element Scaling for a Reversible Unimolecular Reaction. 6.P.6 Microscale Element Scaling for an Irreversible nth-Order Reaction. 6.P.7 Applicability of the Quasi-Stationary Hypothesis for Physical Absorption. 6.P.8 Effect of Axial Dispersion in the Macroscale Balance for a Packed Absorption Column. 6.P.9 Intermediate Domain of Slow Reaction Regime. 6.P.10 Macroscale Element Scaling for a Reversible Unimolecular Reaction. 6.P.11 Macroscale Element Scaling for an Irreversible nth-Order Reaction. 6.P.12 Implications of Intermediate Reaction Regime for the Microscale Element on the Macroscale Balance. 6.P.13 Comparison of the Intermediate Reaction Regime and the Diffusional Domain of the Slow Reaction Regime. 6.P.14 Discriminating between the Fast Reaction Regime and the Kinetic Domain of the Slow Reaction Regime. 6.P.15 Transition between the Inner and Surface Domains in the Instantaneous Reaction Regime for Gas Absorption. 6.P.16 Fast Reaction Regime for an nth-Order Reaction. 6.P.17 Steady-State Approximation for the Inner Domain of the Instantaneous Reaction Regime. 6.P.18 Improved Model for the Inner Domain of the Instantaneous Reaction Regime. 6.P.19 Model for the Mass-Transfer Coefficient for a First-Order Reversible Reaction in the Intermediate Reaction Regime. 6.P.20 Model for the Mass-Transfer Coefficient for a First-Order Reversible Reaction in the Fast Reaction Regime. 6.P.21 Macroscale Element Scaling for a Zeroth-Order Reversible Reaction. 6.P.22 Design of a CSTR for an nth-Order Reversible Reaction Operating in the Slow Reaction Regime. 6.P.23 Determining Kinetic Parameters for a CSTR. 6.P.24 Determining the Interfacial Area per Unit Volume for a CSTR. 6.P.25 Design of a CSTR for a Zeroth-Order Irreversible Reaction. 6.P.26 Use of a Packed Column Absorber to Determine Reaction Order. 6.P.27 Co-current versus Counter-Current Flow in a Packed Gas-Absorption Column. 6.P.28 Design of a Packed Column Absorber for an nth-Order Irreversible Reaction. 6.P.29 Design of a Packed Gas Absorption Column for a First-Order Irreversible Reaction. 7. Applications in Process Design. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Design of a Membrane-Lung Oxygenator. 7.3. Pulsed Single-Bed Pressure-Swing Adsorption for the Production of Oxygen-Enriched Air. 7.4. The Thermally Induced Phase-Separation Process for Polymeric Membrane Fabrication. 7.5. Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor for Hydrogen Production from Methane. 7.6. Summary. 7.P Practice Problems. 7.P.1. Axial Diffusion Effects in an Oscillated Membrane-Lung Oxygenator. 7.P.2. Transient Flow Effects in an Oscillated Membrane-Lung Oxygenator. 7.P.3. Effect of Process Parameters on the Performance of an Oscillated Membrane-Lung Oxygenator. 7.P.4. Correlation for the Sherwood Number for a Membrane-Lung Oxygenator without Axial Oscillations. 7.P.5. Wall Effects in Pulsed PSA. 7.P.6. Alternative Boundary Conditions for Pulsed PSA - Specified Superficial Velocity and Downstream Pressure. 7.P.7. Alternative Boundary Conditions for Pulsed PSA - Specified Superficial Velocity and Upstream Pressure. 7.P.8. Pressure and Velocity Dependence of the Axial Dispersion Coefficient for Pulsed PSA. 7.P.9. Scaling the Depressurization Step for Pulsed PSA. 7.P.10. Dimensional Analysis Correlation for Bed-Size Factor for Pulsed PSA. 7.P.11. Estimation of Time Required for TIPS Membrane Casting. 7.P.12. Scaling of the TIPS Process for Concentrated Casting Solutions. 7.P.13. TIPS Membrane Casting with both Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer to the Ambient Gas Phase. 7.P.14. TIPS Casting on a Cold Boundary with a Constant Heat Flux. 7.P.15. Effect of Heat Loss to the Ambient Gas Phase in TIPS Casting. 7.P.16. Upward and Downward Propagating Phase-Separation Fronts in TIPS Casting. 7.P.17. Low Biot Number Approximation for TIPS Membrane Casting. 7.P.18. Effect of Convective Heat Transfer due to Densification during TIPS Casting. 7.P.19. Scaling the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor by Balancing Convection and Heat Transfer from Wall in Gas Phase. 7.P.20. Scaling the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor by Balancing Convection and Heat Transfer from Carbon Particles in Gas Phase. 7.P.21. Estimation of the Thermal Boundary-Layer Thickness at Upstream End of the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.22. Effect of Carbon-Particle Radius on the Thermal Equilibrium Approximation for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.23. Effect of the Wall Temperature on the Thermal Equilibrium Approximation for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.24. Implications of Rapid Thermal Decomposition Kinetics for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.25. Temperature Required to Achieve Complete Fractional Conversion in the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.26. Transformation of the Dimensional Groups Containing the Temperature Difference for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.27. Transformation of the Dimensional Groups Containing the Sum of Molar Velocities for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.28. Reconciling the Estimate of Fractional Conversion with Dimensional Analysis for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.29. Correlation for the Fractional Conversion when Local Thermal Equilibrium Applies in the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.30. Isolating the Gas-Phase Mass-Transfer Coefficient in Dimensional Analysis for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 7.P.31. Isolating the Molar Velocity of Hydrogen in Dimensional Analysis for the Fluid-Wall Aerosol Flow Reactor. 1 Appendices. A Sign Convection for the Force on a Fluid Particle. B Generalized Form of the Transport Equations. B.1 Continuity Equation. B.2 Equations-of-Motion. B.3 Equations-of-Motion for Porous Media. B.4 Thermal Energy Equation. B.5 Equation of Continuity for a Binary Mixture. C Continuity Equation. C.1 Rectangular Coordinates. C.2 Cylindrical Coordinates. C.3 Spherical Coordinates. D Equations-of-Motion. D.1 Rectangular Coordinates. D.2 Cylindrical Coordinates. D.3 Spherical Coordinates. E Describing Equations for Porous Media. E.1 Rectangular Coordinates. E.2 Cylindrical Coordinates. E.3 Spherical Coordinates. F Thermal Energy Equation. F.1 Rectangular Coordinates. F.2 Cylindrical Coordinates. F.3 Spherical Coordinates. G Equation of Continuity for a Binary Mixture. G.1 Rectangular Coordinates. G.2 Cylindrical Coordinates. G.3 Spherical Coordinates. H Integral Relationships. H.1 Leibnitz Formula for Differentiating an Integral. H.2 Gauss-Ostrogradskii Divergence Theorem. Notation. Index. Taylor


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by Claudia Bordo
(Ed. Note: Claudia Bordo, 61, was born and raised in South Philadelphia, but she has lived in Chestnut Hill for the past 20 years. Claudia was a much-loved employee of the Chestnut Hill Local from 2001 to 2010, when she had to leave for medical reasons.)
Waiting for a kidney that can save your life is no easy feat, and it's not for the weak. How do I know? On a hot July day in 2009, I went to the Chestnut Hill emergency room, where the kidney specialist on call told me that I needed to start dialysis right away.
This was something I was trying desperately to avoid. I had gone to the ER because I couldn't eat or drink for days. I was in total kidney failure, but I tried to keep my composure.
At 16 years of age I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the small intestines. Two operations left me often malnourished and dehydrated. Kidneys don't like being dehydrated, and they form stones, which interfere with kidney function.
I cried through the entire first dialysis treatment. It lasted two hours. I don't really cry too easily, but I never felt so sorry for myself. I knew my life would be affected negatively, and I was loving my life. I raised two adorable children and watched them grow into wonderful people who were enjoying successful careers while raising families of their own.
I had a great part-time job. I was in a good relationship and traveling twice a year with my four sisters. Life was good! From then on, however, I'd be hooked up to a big scary machine that takes the blood out of your body through a filter and then puts it back in. Yikes! I had to undergo dialysis three days a week for at least three-and-a-half hours each time, sometimes longer.
Add another half-hour to hook up and get off the machine, and you're looking at a four-hour window where you are engaged in cruel and unusual treatment. It's all so confusing because you realize that this machine is saving your life, but you still don't like it.
My first time in the dialysis center in Mt. Airy was so depressing. That building is old, dark and worn out. I quickly moved to Flourtown, where they had just opened a dialysis center. It was new, bright and clean.
I went there for almost a year and then signed up to learn how to administer home dialysis. Home dialysis meant flexibility and comfort. A definite improvement, but I would soon learn the down side of this.
Since it's a much smaller machine and a gentler treatment, I would have to do it five times a week instead of three. That sounded excessive, and I tried to talk my doctor into doing fewer treatments, but he didn't approve.
You need a partner to learn and do home dialysis, so I brought mine. Michael, my companion, has always been a huge help, and he didn't let me down. Lessons were grueling. There was so much to learn. After five weeks we graduated, set up shop in our bedroom and began the daunting process.
In the meantime three of my own four sisters and my two children got their blood tested to be potential donors. They all matched my blood type. How awesome! One by one, however, they all were eliminated for a variety of issues. The disappointment was awful.
Where there's life, there's hope. I resigned myself to waiting for a cadaver kidney. I was told that it can take up to five years. I carried on.
In August, 2011, I got a call from Jefferson Hospital, where I was registered on the transplant list.
They had a matching kidney. They told me not to eat and to report to the ER. After a long wait and many tests later, I was getting ready to go to the operating room. A nurse was starting an IV for anesthesia when the transplant doctor came over. He had just hung up from a phone call. The kidney was infected. The surgery was called off. What an emotional trip! Back to doing dialysis.
This spring I was getting calls again from Jefferson. Apparently I had moved up on the list. When you need a kidney, there are two waiting lists available, one for healthy kidneys and one for "compromised" kidneys. I had signed up for a compromised kidney because I was desperate to stop doing dialysis.
Some of the calls were for kidneys that were in pretty bad shape, but I said yes anyway. Those kidneys didn't work out for me. Either they found a better match, or they weren't in good enough shape to be transplanted.
Then it happened! On July 4th this year, of all days. My Independence Day! The call came in the early morning. They had a good kidney from the body of a 22 year-old-girl who had just died. I was told not to eat and to come over to Jefferson Hospital to give a blood sample.
The biggest concert in America was being held that day on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and lots of roads were closed. We drove down Broad Street from Chestnut Hill, gave the blood sample and made our way back home. I didn't get my hopes up because I had been disappointed so many times before.
Luckily, many events were happening since it was July 4. Michael and I went to the annual Water Tower bike contest, for example. We love this affair and try to attend every year. It helped to keep our minds off the kidney.
We spent the afternoon waiting for the phone to ring. At 5:30 p.m. it did ring, and it was Jefferson Hospital. The voice on the other end asked how long it would take to get to the hospital. I said 20 minutes, which is impossible.
It's more like 30 to 40 minutes, but I was so excited. I quickly packed a bag, and we were off. Down Broad Street again, but this time it seemed like forever.
Once in the ER, things moved quickly. I met my surgeon, a young, pleasant man with whom I felt comfortable. The surgery didn't begin until 9:30 p.m., and it lasted until 4 in the morning. Out in the hall, in a chair, sat Michael for the whole operation.
All went well, and I stayed in the hospital for just five days. I never needed dialysis again, which shocked the doctors. Usually a just-deceased kidney that's been through a trauma needs some dialysis and time to kick in. Not for me. I think I willed this kidney to work ASAP.
Confusion struck again. Feelings of happiness, joy and freedom were mixed with sadness for the donor, especially since my donor was only 22 years old. I pray for her and her family every day.
I feel so blessed and am anxious to help. I want to volunteer for the Gift of Life at 3rd and Vine Streets. It's the oldest and largest organ procurement organization in the U.S.
I'd like to help raise awareness of organ donation. It's so much easier to donate these days. In many cases it's done laproscopically. That means that there is no surgery needed. So don't hesitate; Donate!
You can contact Claudia at firstname.lastname@example.com

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text: Observe Young Calves Often February 26, 2013 07:53 PM Tweet Sick calves will be slow to stand when you enter the pen; also watch those that don't approach you or explore novelty. © Jim Dickrell TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jim Dickrell Dairy Herd Management Dairy Editor Email As more dairy farmers move toward group management of young calves, finding the sick calves in the pen becomes a greater challenge. It's critical to find sick calves fast. Not only are you trying to minimize the effects of illness on the individual calf, you need to prevent the illness from becoming an outbreak, says Amy Stanton, an animal well-being specialist with the University of Wisconsin. Bonus Content En Espanol, more on calf management EnEspanol The BRD Bugaboo The key to finding sick calves is to observe calves several times each day. "Don't observe calves immediately after handling, pen cleaning or after potentially frightening experiences," she says. You need to observe them when the barn is quiet so you can detect natural, ongoing behaviors. "Look at each calf as an individual, looking for excretions from the nose, respiratory effort and signs of diarrhea," she says. Also look for sick behaviors, such as calves that are slow to stand when you enter the pen and those that don't approach you or explore novelty. Sick calves will also lie away from pen mates, or stand apart when pen mates are lying down. And while sick calves might get up when other calves are feeding, they'll hang back and not eat. Also look for calves with arched backs, which is a sign of intestinal upset, or those with lowered heads. The most stressful period in a young calf's life comes at weaning. "Holstein calves will drink 21/2 gal. of milk per day by three weeks of age," Stanton says. "If calves are vocalizing two or three days after weaning, they're probably hungry," she says. They need to be eating plenty of calf starter before weaning to make up for the loss of milk nutrients. Also avoid other stressors at weaning such as vaccinations and de-horning. If possible, use all-in, all-out management to avoid socialization and disease stressors. Back to news


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Get in
From Lisbon, you can take coach services operated by Mafrense which depart from Campo Grande bus terminus. The journey lasts just over one hour and a single ticket costs EUR3.75 (no return tickets are available) [1]
Get around
The Tourist Office has further information on most tourist sights.
Mafra is known for its famous bread ("Pão de Mafra"). Give it a try at a local bakery.
Try also a special cake from the town known as "Fradinhos". There's a bakery called precisely "Fradinho" that sells this delicious treat.
Also try Polo Norte for more pastries.
Get out
There's not much nightlife in Mafra, but there's a nice place where you can have a nice cup of coffee. The name is "Café da Vila" and you can find it right next to the palace, near a garden with three soldiers. If you are lucky, you can be served by the most prettiest girl of this town :)


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If Diablo III was a girl, she'd probably act something like this. While this video is hilarious, I really hope we don't run "Error 37" into the ground like we did "arrow to the knee." There's nothing less funny than the same thing repeated ad infinitum. I'm looking at you, Reddit.
IF DIABLO 3 WERE A GIRL [YouTube]


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Raised on a farm, I am blessed to have parents who taught me the value of education and respecting an earned dollar through hard work. I was always a serious student, and I learned how to get good grades, but what I enjoyed most were the leadership roles I had in student council, colorguard, and other organizations. Learning how to inspire and serve others was exhilarating as we worked together toward our goals. This is where I felt the most alive. I had a strong desire to change the world, and I thought becoming a lawyer might be the answer.
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It wasn't until we were reacquainted with my hometown friends, Brandon & Kristina Brazier, that we learned the answers lie in new information from people who have what we want in LIFE. Brandon showed Ryan the plan for the Team opportunity after he realized how dissatisfied we were in the rat race of corporate America. Ryan tried to explain it to me, and I didn't get it, but I trusted Brandon and Ryan's judgment. We went to a monthly seminar, and the rest is history. We didn't understand much about the business, but we knew that these were people who had what we wanted and they were willing to help us. We saw how applicable this information could be in our personal and professional lives. Being around the people in LIFE awoke in me the same exhilaration I had in high school leadership roles, mostly the love of learning how to truly make a difference.
Being career-driven, I had some things to learn from LIFE. I didn't know it was possible to earn my freedom and live my priorities instead of my obligations. I didn't know I could earn a living without having to separate how the Bible says I'm supposed to live my life. I didn't know the joy of making an eternal difference in other people's lives by helping them with their marriage, parenting, faith, or finances. I didn't know how desperately this country needs freedom restored, and that I can help. I didn't know that retirement has nothing to do with age. I didn't know my purpose-the thrill of pursuing God's definition of a woman of excellence. I didn't know how to be a wife of excellence. I didn't know the peace that comes from my husband being the spiritual leader of our home. I didn't know that being a mom is the most rewarding, challenging, fulfilling and significant career I could ever have, and thanks to our results in LIFE, I now have job security as a full-time mom!
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I've recently come out as a bi man. Luckily, I've found an amazing "bi curious" girlfriend who's understanding. We have great sex. The relationship is developing nicely. One problem though, curiously, is her bi curiosity. To feel comfortable committing to the relationship, she needs the option to explore girls. Which I've granted. Encouraged even. But paradoxically, my openness causes her insecurity. She's from a more traditional part of the country, and by not wanting her to be exclusive, I'm not fitting into the traditional role of committed boyfriend. There's also just fear of the unknown. Will she like girls better? We've been really good about talking this out, and have talked a little about bringing another girl to bed, but is that really the solution? As a decorated threesome veteran, does this sound like a road to bliss or a potential purple heart? Are there other, less cliche ways to support her exploration? —Between bi and a hard place
She wants the freedom to explore her bisexuality, but she also wants you to be possessive? You kids these days and your wackery! I wonder if her insecurity stems from your bisexuality, not hers? I'm speculating, of course, but it's far more common for girls to fear that bi dudes are secretly closet cases, as I talked about in a column a little while ago. She might worry that if she's allowed to explore, you will explore too. (And you should have that right. It's only fair.) And maybe you'll decide you prefer gherkins, not merkins, and then wham, pow Armagayddon!
Marjorie Garber explains this more eloquently—and with fewer puns—in her book Vice Versa. She says threesomes are paradoxical: "[T]he lover gets to gratify both fears and desires: The fear that a partner will be unfaithful is related to a desire to be unfaithful oneself as well as to the desire to know and therefore control the other's fidelity."
It sounds like you two are good at communicating your fears and concerns. This is your best defense and offense when pursuing outside partners. Don't worry about being cliche. It's not cliche if it's what gets her rocks off. I suppose there's always a risk that same-sex-ploration will convince your girlfriend to become a full-fledged vagitarian, but you can never know until it happens.
As to her curiosity, let her take the reins. The more control she has, the less insecure she should feel. A threesome, if that's the route she decides to go, should be all about her. If she wants to lez-out while cushioned by the relative safety of her boyfriend's presence, great. Let her take charge and determine what she wants, who she wants, and what role she wants you to play. You might play a role in vetting or securing the third person in your party, but it should be minimal. Be encouraging, but don't be pushy. And of course make sure you've thoroughly discussed boundaries, code words and who will hold the sling when you attempt the Restless Badger long before the clothes start coming off. Above all, be attentive, honest and upfront with her. If you show her that you're a good boyfriend, she'll have no choice but to believe it, regardless of whether you're "non-traditional."
By the way, I'm delighted by your use of a war analogy to describe my experience with threesomes. For the record, though, the only thing I was ever "decorated" with is something I am unable to print here.
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The Phillies just got home from a disastrous nine-game road trip. After winning the first game against the Mets, 13-8, they lost the next eight by a combined 52-14.
In addition: The bullpen's a mess. Ryan Howard has had knee surgery. Domonick Brown is on the seven-day concussion disabled list. Ben Revere is recovering from a broken ankle. Roy Halladay is just beginning to throw on a mound after shoulder surgery. Chase Utley missed 29 games, and was on the DL with a strained right oblique. Cole Hamels can't get his teammates to give him any offense.
Jonathan Papelbon has lost some of his effectiveness and is no longer the lights-out closer he was a couple of years ago. Carlos Ruiz, thanks to a 25-game season-starting drug suspension and some time on the disabled list after rejoining the team, is a pale version of the dominant player he was last year.
All of that gives credence to the widely held belief that Philadelphia's sports teams are the quintessential example of Murphy's Law: Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.
The disappointing season that is unfolding as baseball's July 31 trade deadline approaches is nothing new to Philadelphia sports fans. The 1964 Phillies is probably the most notoriously disappointing team of the many that have let the fans down. Leading the National League by six-and-a-half games with 12 left, they then lost 10 straight, allowing the St. Louis Cardinals to snatch the pennant from the Phils. It's still hard to talk about almost 50 years later.
There have been many other teams that caused heartburn and heartbreak. But on some memorable occasions, the hometown team has pulled off a pleasant surprise.
So while we wait to see what the Phillies powers-that-be decide to do this week, I thought it might be fun to look at a couple of teams that, rather than being a disappointment, were a pleasant and exciting surprise. They didn't win it all, but they both were a delight to watch, and brought this tough city together as only a successful sports team can.
There were several to choose from, but the two selected are, in addition to being fairly recent, emblematic of how much fun sports can be when we least expect it.
On Sept. 12, 2007, the New York Mets led the Phillies by seven games in the National League East. Then, reminiscent of the Phillies great '64 flop, the Mets tanked. They lost 12 of their last 17 games while the Phillies rallied and clinched the NL East title on the last day of the season.
As exciting as that was, the Phils didn't make it out of the first playoff round, losing to the surging Colorado Rockies three games to none in the NL Division Series.
What made this so exciting, aside from the end-of-the-year reversal of fortunes, was what it said about the boys in pinstripes. This was the first of a five-year run as NL East champions and the year before the Phillies won their second World Series.
Three years later, the 2009-2010 Flyers were a team that struggled for the entire season. It all came down to the last game of the season. Whoever won the Flyers-Rangers game April 11 would move on to the playoffs. The loser would go home.
The score was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. Nobody scored in the five-minute overtime period. The Flyers finally won it on Claude Giroux's goal in the shoot-out.
From there the Orange and Black beat the New Jersey Devils four games to one and advanced to play the highly-touted Boston Bruins. After going down three games to none, it looked like the season was done. But wait, for only the fourth time in any sport's seven-game playoff series, the Flyers came back and beat the Bs in the next four games. In game seven they were down 3-0 when Coach Peter Laviolette called time out. Whatever he said worked. The Flyers came back and won the contest, and the series, 4-3.
They then topped the Montreal Canadiens four games to one to advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals since 1997. Alas the Finals against the Chicago Black Hawks ended on a very strange goal in the sixth game, giving the Black Hawks the Cup.
Both those teams were heroes to Philadelphians. They not only created excitement, they brought hope to a long-starved city, a city that hadn't won a championship since the 76ers did it in 1983.
This may be cold comfort for those wanting to see this year's Phils return to the post-season. It does, however, give hope that the surprising and seemingly impossible are possible.
I doubt that this year's Phillies' edition will make it to the playoffs (the statistical likelihood is 2 percent) but perhaps what the team does this week will give some optimism about 2014 and beyond.
And then there's this: The Eagles, under new head coach Chip Kelly, have got to be better and more fun to watch than the team was the last two seasons. The Flyers are improved over the 2013 squad, especially in goal now that the would-be Cosmonaut Ilya Bryzgalov is gone. And the 76ers … Oh, never mind, they don't even have a head coach yet.


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It is often said that we currently live in a time of profound transition. The familiar mores and institutions of societies in every part of the world are being challenged in many ways. We could even say that global civilisation itself is undergoing transformation.
Victor Hugo noted that there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Humanity's difficulty at the present time is that it is faced with an ever-growing torrent of new ideas whose time is coming. This is a direct result of the growth in mental potency in humanity. Partly as a result of the growth of mass education (in itself, the working out of a great philanthropic idea) and partly due to the onward evolution of consciousness, more and more people are becoming mentally focused, and capable of working with ideas. And civilisation itself is the result, the outer material expression, of ideas. As ideas change, so, eventually, do the many forms and institutions, the technologies and the characteristic art-forms, which make up civilisation.
Why do ideas change? An idea, like all else, has a life-cycle. First, it magnetically attracts a body of thinkers, gathering cooperation, and working its way out into active expression. Depending on the vitality of the idea, it then holds this form of expression together for a longer or shorter time. Finally, the hold on form is released, leading to its disintegration. Five hundred years ago, Monarchy held centre stage in the political organisation of most societies. Now, the events surrounding the British Queen's Diamond Jubilee show that, in the few places it is still present, the idea of Monarchy is realised in largely ceremonial and symbolic terms.
In a number of her writings, Alice Bailey highlights the importance of a key group in this process of the emergence of ideas. The New Group of World Servers is made up of all those who are in the vanguard of transforming the thinking of humanity, through their constant reaching out to contact and bring into manifestation the Ideas of the Divine Plan. This process requires not only those few who can sense the new incoming ideas, but also those who can act as midwives, presenting the new ideas to a wider populace, enabling widespread acceptance. And finally, there are those who are skilled in implementing the ideas as programmes of action. Thus, the widest possible diversity of minds is needed to bring ideas from the levels of high abstraction down to the point where they can be embodied in enduring institutions and practices. And for an institution or practice to endure, care must be taken at every point of the descent of the idea into form.
This process whereby civilisation periodically re-makes itself can be profoundly unsettling for those who live through it. This is especially true now, as the process accelerates. Moreover, people now live longer, and may expect to see many more changes in their life than previous generations. So, as the many changes accumulate, they may even come to feel that the civilisation they were born into is dying, and being replaced by something quite alien. Alice Bailey remarked on this when she noted that, "Dying civilisations are present in their final forms whilst new civilisations are emerging; cycles come and go and in the going overlap".1
If humanity is to learn to live and work constructively in this period of rapid civilisational change, it may help to see this time as the gradual expression of a high vision of the future - a vision that must not be too rapidly forced into being, but must be carefully and thoroughly worked out, so that all can feel they can make a positive contribution. This patient unfolding is characteristic of the persistent will-to-good, which is deeply concerned with right timing in the evolution of consciousness. Even good ideas can be stillborn if they are forced into being before the public is ready to accept them. The League of Nations was ahead of its time: nevertheless, it provided a prototype upon which the United Nations could build. The purifying effect of austerity has been discussed in a previous World View, and the deep structural problems in the European Union, revealed by the current economic crisis, may lead to a profound re-consideration of the meaning and purpose of the Union itself. Has it always been primarily about securing greater material benefit for its citizens, or is there a deeper dimension of shared history, culture and values that needs to be tapped? And is there some deep lesson which the struggles of the Union is intended to convey?2 While this re-thinking may be a painful process, the fact that the human mind is thereby being led further into the world of meaning, which is where ideas reside, is itself a positive consequence. What distinguishes the work of the New Group is that the motive for contacting and working out ideas is always the good of the whole, so the ideas contacted always contain within them the seed of synthesis. It is also significant that the members of the New Group are predisposed to work constructively in group formation, for it is said that the newer truths can only be grasped by group endeavour.
One of the most ancient world symbols is the Phoenix, the great bird which is periodically consumed through fire and then re-born. In the Ageless Wisdom, fire is often used to symbolise the mind. As we know, fire can be both beneficent and destructive. It is up to all people of goodwill to learn to work constructively with the mind, taking our place somewhere within the many groups which compose the New Group of World Servers, seeking to contact the high vision of a future world where the good of the whole informs every organ of society. Then, the Phoenix of civilisation can be safely re-born, and soar to greater heights.
1. A Treatise on the Seven Rays Vol.V, p.309
2. Alice Bailey remarked in 1935 that "Europe is the field for the educating of the world in the ideas of a true world unity". (Discipleship in the New Age Vol. 1, p.161)


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BRANDON, Man. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper got a bird's-eye view of Manitoba's flooded farm fields, washed out roads and dikes holding back a raging Assiniboine River fuelled by floodwater pouring in from the west.
Harper took a 20-minute helicopter tour of the southwestern Manitoba region on Sunday before thanking volunteers and emergency officials in Brandon, Man., for working around-the-clock on the flood effort.
"Obviously we are here to express our solidarity with people as I know everybody is very concerned about the situation," Harper said Sunday after he attended a briefing with emergency personnel at Brandon City Hall. "Many have been affected."
Harper said he will continue talking with Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall about the situation. But Harper didn't promise any financial help over and above the disaster assistance Ottawa already provides during an emergency.
"I want to assure everybody that all levels of government are working together very hard," he said. "There will be disaster assistance in this case as there always is according to the federal law. We'll keep on top of this until we get the crest and get through it all."
The floodwater coming from Saskatchewan prompted Selinger to declare a state of emergency on Friday and ask for military assistance to prepare communities west of Winnipeg for the crest. The river is lapping up against farm buildings and raised roads acting as dikes but hasn't forced any evacuations so far in Brandon.
Selinger thanked Harper for deploying the military so quickly and said there are 500 soldiers on the ground right now helping in the flood fight.
But he said there are some "very stressed communities" in southwestern Manitoba where "50 per cent of the land was covered by water."
"As that water abates, we're going to be in there working closely with them to put the infrastructure back in place and get people moving again," Selinger said "That's our objective is to put everybody back to normal as quickly as possible."
This summer flood was caused by torrential rain last weekend and is expected to topple records set in 2011, which was one of Manitoba's worst floods. Manitoba still hasn't been completely compensated by the federal government for the cost of that disaster, Selinger said.
Ottawa needs to invest more in flood prevention, he said.
"The frequency, the intensity of these events is happening more often and we're starting to see some very serious problems in North America with severe, intense weather events," Selinger said. "We've got to keep focusing on good-quality infrastructure to protect our communities as we fight issues like climate change."
The first crest from the torrent of floodwater appears to have hit Brandon, provincial flood official Steve Topping told a news conference Sunday. The crest is below the devastating 2011 flood level, although levels further downstream are still forecast to be higher than 2011.
A second crest later this month is expected to hit Brandon, but Topping said it will be much lower than the current crest.
Officials say the dikes are holding right now but people living by the swollen Assiniboine River should be prepared to leave at a moment's notice. People aren't expected to be evacuated unless there is a breach in the city's dikes.
Although Brandon was pummelled Saturday by a violent storm, the dikes held firm.
Downstream, hundreds of soldiers from CFB Shilo near Brandon worked tirelessly filling hundreds of thousands of sandbags to help fend off the rising floodwater. Major Mike Legace, with the Canadian Armed Forces, said the troops are trying to fill 125,000 sandbags a day as the crest bears down on southwestern Manitoba.
The soldiers are trying to protect 350 rural homes — 150 of which could be flooded if the province deliberately breaches a dike to take pressure off the Assiniboine River.
Cutting through one of the dikes at Hoop and Holler Bend just east of Portage La Prairie, Man., could ease some of the pressure on dikes holding back the swollen Assiniboine, but Selinger said it will only be done as a last resort.
Selinger ordered the dike cut in 2011, deliberately flooding the same swath of land and threatening homes in the area in order to save hundreds more downstream.
"We can take nothing for granted right now," he said. "We have to keep working flat out to make sure we've got protection in place. The crest could hit the Portage La Prairie area as early as Tuesday. We have to keep working flat-out to protect that area."
Doug McNeil, Manitoba's deputy minister of infrastructure and transportation, said Sunday the pavement on top of the dike has been removed just in case the cut needs to be made. Work continued Sunday to shore up dikes further downstream to make sure they would hold.
Residents in the area are furious their front lawns could once again be used as a floodway. Bev Biccum, who can see the Hoop and Holler Bend from her front lawn, said they still haven't cleaned up from the 2011 flood.
Getting compensated from that disaster was a nightmare, arguing with bureaucrats to refund her for an item as inexpensive as an extension cord, she said.
"This was just a lake," Biccum said, gesturing to her front lawn. "I want to be properly compensated. If this is the second time they're doing this to us, then buy us out. This is our home and you're doing it on purpose."


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- Overall Length:11.75"
- Blade Length:6.50"
- Cutting Edge:5.75"
- Blade Thickness:0.19"
- Blade Material:1095
- Hardness:55-57 RC
- Blade Style:Clip Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Black
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:5.25"
- Handle Thickness:0.69"
- Handle Material:Micarta
- Color:Gray
- Weight:11.30 oz.
- Sheath:Molded Polymer
- Knife Type:Fixed Blade
- Brand:ESEE Knives
- Model:ESEE 6
- Model Number:6P-CP
- Country of Origin:USA
- Best Use:Camp/Hike
- Product Type:Knife
The ESEE-6P-CP fixed blade knife features grey linen Micarta scales and a black finished blade with a plain cutting edge and sharpened upper edge. Includes a coyote brown molded sheath, clip plate, paracord and cord lock.
The ESEE-6 design represents a fine balance and fit that is light for it's size. The Micarta handle feels at home in your hand and the rounded pommel offers a hole for lanyard attachment. The 3/16" thick 1095 steel blade is full flat ground. The ESEE-6 can serve as a primary wilderness survival knife, or be fitted to your modular system for duty carry in a tactical environment.
ESEE Knives are made from high carbon 1095 steel. While 1095 is a top choice for professional cutlery designed for hard use, it will rust and stain if not properly cared for, especially on the cutting edge and around the laser engraving. It is the user's responsibility to keep the blades properly lubricated and cleaned. We suggest using a dry film rust inhibitor such as TUF-GLIDE or TUF-CLOTH.


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TREND MILL | Lip tattoos
WE'RE ALL about tattoos nowadays, huh? Hand puppet tattoos, nail tattoos, faux necklace tattoos. CHANEL, Minx, etc... So I suppose it wasn't long before we came to lip tattoos, was it? After all, there really aren't many other surfaces on the face you can tat it up in a stylish manner, is there? Lace-patterened cheeks would look a bit meh and eyelids crease too much.
Enter Violent Lips, the first (as far as I'm aware) lip tattoo brand. Within each packet are three appliques and they come in everything from dots to animal print, fishnet, rainbow and glitter.
They're currently offering free shipping and packets of three tattoos cost between $14.95 and $15.95.
We predict Rhianna or Gaga will be in a set of these before too long.
Our favourites? The Red Glitteratti and Pink Snake.


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BlackBerry® developers, you're in for a treat. If you haven't heard already, the BlackBerry web platform for BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet OS 2.0 supports WebGL. WebGL is an exciting new technology that is designed to offer advanced rendering capabilities and 3D Graphics for web development. Support for this feature was announced during the BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 keynote, and developers can use it as part of their HTML5 and BlackBerry® WebWorks™ web applications.
That's right – if you wanted to, you could build a standalone BlackBerry application, powered by WebGL, using the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK, and distribute that app to other BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet users through the BlackBerry App World™ storefront.
This is a giant step forward for the web development community. As one of the first mobile development platforms to offer a native implementation of WebGL to its developers, BlackBerry provides the web development community a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of what they can do in their application content. WOW!
This is amazing! Wait a sec, what's WebGL?
WebGL is a cross-platform web standard that is designed to define a specification for enabling 3D graphics, powered by OpenGL ES 2.0. Using WebGL, you can create amazing graphics and subsequently more fun user experiences.
Here is a demo of a game named TunnelTilt running on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS 2.0. This sample app was created for the purpose of announcing WebGL at BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011, and it has since been open sourced as the BlackBerry WebGL-Samples repo in Github:
[YouTube link for mobile viewing]
The 3D graphics are rendered in an HTML5 canvas element that is hardware accelerated. This content can even be interacted with using JavaScript™ and the document object model (DOM).
function webGLStart() {
var canvas = document.getElementById("lesson01-canvas");
gl.clearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
Code sample: Learning WebGL Lesson 1 (http://learningwebgl.com/blog/?p=28)
Libraries and Frameworks
The WebGL code that provides highly visual graphics can be very complex, and may present a steep learning curve for new developers who are not familiar with the necessary principles. Building compelling WebGL content may require a deep understanding of trigonometry, geometry and Open GL features.
For example, after reading the following tutorial about how to draw a triangle and square using WebGL, ask yourself if you were expecting to see so many lines of code. There may not be the higher level "draw" or "square" primitives and methods that a developer may find helpful in building real-world applications. WebGL offers lower-level primitives to its developers for building content. Why? It's because WebGL is a language, not an application framework.
Don't worry if that's not what you were hoping to hear! Keep reading.
var square = gl.createBuffer();
var square_vertices = [
1.0, 1.0, 0.0,
-1.0, 1.0, 0.0,
1.0, -1.0, 0.0,
-1.0, -1.0, 0.0
gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, square);
gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, new Float32Array(square_vertices), gl.STATIC_DRAW);
square.itemSize = 3;
square.numItems = 4;
Code sample: creating a square using basic WebGL constructs.
Many, and I mean many, developers have recognized the need to simplify WebGL development, and have spent a lot of time and energy building great libraries and frameworks for other developers to use. These libraries translate the low-level functionality of WebGL into higher-level APIs that are easier to use in the context of application development.
Another benefit to developers is that all of this is done using JavaScript APIs. So if you are already familiar with the JavaScript language, you are off to a great start. You can continue to use all of the existing JavaScript development tools that you currently use (e.g. Web Inspector, IDEs, Jslint, etc).
A few examples of community-led projects that web developers can use to build great WebGL content include three.js, CopperLicht, SceneJS, GLGE and Canvas 3d library. There are many more, and the list will continue to grow. These libraries have traditionally focused on desktop browsers, which means authors will need to ensure they have successfully been optimized for mobile too. If you end up using a 3rd party library and find a bug, or if you are concerned about performance, please contact the appropriate author(s) and file an issue with them. Many of these frameworks exist as open source, meaning there is a great opportunity for improvement. As a community, we can work together to ensure these libraries work great on BlackBerry.
var rect = new THREE.Rectangle();
rect.set(0, 0, 100, 100);
Code sample: using three.js library to create a square. Only 2 lines of code!
So obviously there is a mobile version of the WebGL spec, right? Developers can expect to work with a specification that's optimized for mobile devices and doesn't have high memory or CPU requirements as desktop computers?
No, actually, there isn't! OpenGL ES 2.0 does not have a mobile spec. So the same libraries that are used to produce WebGL content for powerful desktop hardware are also the same libraries used to build content for mobile devices.
What does this mean? It means that WebGL code that was designed for desktop browsers will need to be properly optimized to run on mobile smartphones and tablets. If not, you can expect to experience slow rendering or performance. This is very important for developers to recognize: one cannot assume that if it works on desktop, it will also work on mobile.
Community Activity
Many of you have already seen our web platform team members participating in HTML5 and WebGL developer events worldwide. Recently we had delegates attend and present at events such as onGameStart and New Game Conference. Here are some highlights from these events:
"WebGL is huge!!! And the fact that we will be the first tablet to have it built-in is extra-huge. We need to engage aggressively here to showcase our wares … interest in tablets is high."
– Laurent Hasson, Director Web Platform, Research In Motion® (RIM®) (onGameStart, Warsaw, Poland)
"Good News! We are actually well positioned in terms of technology … There's no reason we can't have the best mobile web platform for gaming and game development."
– Genevieve Mak, Software Developer, RIM (New Game Conference, San Francisco, USA)
This is awesome. I love WebGL. What should I do now?
The following steps can help you learn how to build a WebGL-powered BlackBerry application:
1. The BlackBerry open source project on Github contains a WebGL-Samples repo where developers can download and/or contribute to code examples. In fact, the source code for the TunnelTilt sample app shown above is available in this repo! Download it today and see how JavaScript, HTML5 and WebGL are being used together to provide an awesome user experience.
2. Log into the DevCon on Demand portal and read through the DEV46 session "Advanced Web Rendering: WebGL, Canvas and Gaming" session that was delivered at BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011. Don't miss this session, where Eli Fiddler and Ram Rajagopalan from RIM presented a great overview and best practices about using WebGL as well as some helpful code snippets and examples.
3. Take advantage of the many helpful learning resources you can find online, such as learningwebgl.com by Giles Thomas, which contains many tutorials and sample code. Remember: WebGL is a standard that the BlackBerry web platform supports. This means that most – if not all – tutorials, sample code or labs that you will find can be used to assist you in building WebGL content for BlackBerry. Check out the Mozilla Developer network for a robust collection of WebGL learning resources.
4. Discover how you can use Ripple Mobile Emulator to test WebGL content, and the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK to transform that content into a standalone BlackBerry application.
Did you find a bug? Report bugs in the developer issue tracker. Our goal is to provide developers with a world class WebGL experience on the BlackBerry platform, and we want to hear from you to ensure we are doing so.
Finally, I wanted to extend an invite to you to stay in touch with us. We want to know when you have created a WebGL application, framework and/or game content that runs great on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Send us a message or ask a question in the comments below, or else share a great idea in the forums.


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The Corner Shop in Holden will award two $1,000 scholarships to two area residents living in a town served by the Shop.
Students that have successfully completed one semester of study beyond high school at an accredited school or institution may apply. Forms are at the Shop in the First Congregational Church, 1180 Main St., during shop hours (Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; 7-9 p.m.) or at the church office.
The deadline for applications is April 30. Awards will be made in June. For more information, call the Corner Shop during regular hours.


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By Cynthia A. Harris
Title: Charles A. Lewis papers, 1952-2003
Primary Creator: Lewis, Charles A. (1924-2003)
Extent: 27.55 Linear Feet
Arrangement: This collection is arranged into nine series by type of material: 1) Biographical, 1970-2003, undated; 2) Correspondence, 1970-2003, undated; 3) Subject, 1953-2002, undated; 4) Literary Works, 1950-2001, undated; 5) Printed Material, 1956-2001, undated; 6) Media, 1980, 1896, 1991; 7) Photographs, 1973-1995, undated; 8) Oversize, 1972-2003, undated; 9) Artifacts, 1986, undated.
Date Acquired: 01/01/2005
Languages: English
Charles A. Lewis (1924-2003), known as the "Father of Horticultural Therapy," was a pioneer in the field of people-plant interaction and innovative horticultural programs. He held a deep-seated belief in the positive effects of nature on people, and throughout his distinguished career he sought to share that beliefe with others.
Over more than 30 years in the horticulture field, Lewis was a plant breeder, a garden center operator, director of Sterling Forest Gardens in Tuxedo, New York, an administrator of collections and research fellow at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, and a consultant in people-plant interactions.
1924, Born on May 24 at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1942, Enlisted in the Army and served as a weatherman in the Azores, Portugal
1949, Recieved a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Floriculture from the University of Maryland
1951, Received a Master's of Science Degree in Floriculture with a Minor in Genetics from Cornell University; Master's Thesis won an award from Ohio State University
1952, Lewis won the Alex Laurie Award from the American Society for Horticulture Science
1952-1956, Worked as a Plant Breeder at Yoder Brothers, Barberton, Ohio
1956-1960, Worked as a Grower and Garden Center Operator at Syosset, New York
1960-1972, Worked as Horticulturist and Director at Sterling Forest Gardens in Tuxedo, New York
1961, Married Sherrie Rabbino
1963-1972, Was an Advisor for the New York City Housing Authority Garden Contest
1967-1968, Was a Consultant to First Lady's (Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson) Committee for a More Beautiful Capitol at the National Park Service
1972-1976, Was a Coordinator for the American Horticulture Society People/Plant Program
1972-1989, Worked asa Horticulturist and Administrator of Collection Programs at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois
1973-1987, Was an Advisor for the Chicago Housing Authority Garden Contest
1977, Was an Advisor for the British Columbia Housing Management Commission
1977-1980, Received a Certificate of Achievement from Vancouver Housing, British Columbia Housing Management
1978, Was a B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecturer for the United States Department of Agriculture
1982, Was the recipient to receive the First Service Award from the Chicago Housing Authority
1983, Was a Visiting Instructor who taught a Horticultural Therapy Short Course at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas
1984, Received the Alice Burlingame Award for Humanitarian Service from the National Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture
1985, Received the G. B. Gunlogson Medal from the American Horticultural Society
1987, Received a Special Recognition Award from the New York City Housing Authority Tenant Gardening Competition 25th Anniversariy
1989-1992, Was a Research Fellow in Horticulture at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
1990-1993, Was the Chair of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
1991-1998, Was a Member of the Xeriscape Council of New Mexico
1992, Retired; Received the Arthur Hoyt Scott Award from Swarthmore College and the Bryn Mawr PA Award from the United States Department of Agriculture
1992-1994, Was Chair of the Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Committee, a sub-committee within the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA)
1992-1998, Was a Member of the American Community Gardening Association
1994, Co-Founder of People-Plant Council
1996, Published, Green Nature, Human Nature: The Meaning of Plants in Our Lives through University of Illinois Press; Received a Horticultural Therapy Award through the American Horticulture Society
1997, Received an Award from the American Horticultural Therapy Association
1998, Received an Award of Merit from the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
2003, Died on December 18 from acute pancreatitis and heart complications at Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lewis published many articles on people-plant interactions in professional journals as well as in popular magazine and newspapers. His 1996 book, Green Nature, Human Nature: The Meaning of Plants in Our Lives, is still required reading for every horticultural therapist.
Repository: Morse Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: No access restrictions: All materials are open for research.
Use Restrictions: Restrictions may apply to the VHS tape and the cassette tape. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Physical Access Note: Original materials available during open hours of repository and any digitized materials that are online are available with Internet access.
Technical Access Note: The VHS tape will require a player and a viewer, the cassette tape will require an appropriate player with speakers, and the computer disks will require a computer that has a 5-1/4 inch and 3-1/2 inch floppy disk drives.
Acquisition Source: Sherry Rabbino Lewis
Acquisition Method: Donation
Appraisal Information: Acquired because it documents some research and efforts of the Department of Horticulture, especially Horticultural Therpay.
Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Charles A. Lewis papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Processing Information: Cynthia Harris, Library Assistant III, processed the collection.


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Definitions of kind
superl. - Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native. 2
superl. - Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart. 2
superl. - Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious. 2
superl. - Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. 2
superl. - Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness. 2
a. - Nature; natural instinct or disposition. 2
a. - Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind. 2
a. - Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety; description; class; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc. 2
v. t. - To beget. 2
The word "kind" uses 4 letters: D I K N.
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Could it be -- Paris Hilton and Brandon Davis, the new Hollywood couple? Take a look at these pictures, shot Sunday in West Hollywood. It looks a little bit more than friendly.
The two were also photographed this weekend in Malibu at a party which Lindsay Lohan also attended.
Elliott Mintz, a rep for Paris, tells TMZ, "Just for the record, Paris and Brandon are not the new Hollywood couple, and they were not engaged in a mysterious lip lock. They are pals and that was a friendship kiss."
It seems bygones have become bygones. Wow - it feels to us that just yesterday Davis went on his now infamous rant against Lohan, with Hilton giggling by his side.
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ArtsWatch: Copyright's Trillions
The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action @ GRAMMY.com and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts.
On Nov. 2 the International Intellectual Property Alliance released "Copyright Industries In The U.S. Economy: The 2011 Report" at a Washington, D.C. event hosted by the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus. The economic study revealed that core copyright industries contributed $932 billion to the U.S. economy in 2010, $1.6 trillion when including the broader copyright community, and U.S. copyright-related exports amounted to $134 billion. IIPA members include MPAA, NMPA and the RIAA. Describing the latest findings, RIAA Chairman/CEO Cary Sherman said, "The core copyright industries now employ more than 5 million workers in 2010, or nearly 4 percent of the entire U.S. workforce. On a wider scale, the broader copyright community employed more than 10.6 million workers in 2010 — that's more than 8 percent of total U.S. employment. These are all good-paying, private sector jobs that anchor communities across the country and stimulate local economies. While these numbers are encouraging, unfortunately, we should have an even more positive story to tell." Prepared by Stephen E. Siwek of consulting firm Economists Incorporated, these reports have consistently been used to encourage antipiracy enforcement and respect for intellectual property's fundamental importance. In a backhanded tribute to the heft these big numbers have brought to the national discussion, the Computer & Communications Industry Association has promoted a dueling study estimating an even higher contribution for the economic importance of copyright law's fair use exception.
President Barack Obama announced nominations for new Federal Communications Commission commissioners on Nov. 1. Republican Ajit Varadaraj Pai was named to replace Meredith Attwell Baker, and Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel was named to replace Michael J. Copps. Both, who have previous experience working at the FCC, drew wide praise for their selection and are now pending confirmation hearings and a vote by the Senate.
On Nov. 2 the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the second time that the FCC was "arbitrary and capricious" in imposing a $550,000 fine on CBS for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime incident involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. This sets up some tension with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 Fox ruling that caused the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the case. The resolution for now seems to be that even if the change in FCC indecency policy was reasonable, CBS still should have had notice of the new policy prior to being fined; however, there is more litigation ahead in this fleet of rulings regarding fleeting indecency. The Center for Creative Voices in Media applauded the decision while the Parents Television Council condemned it.
The MPAA announced on Oct. 28 that its U.S. District Court lawsuit against video streaming service Zediva has concluded with a permanent injunction against the service and a $1.8 million fine. Zediva had claimed it did not need to pay licensing fees because it was operating a DVD rental business that provided content remotely over the Internet with a DVD player in operation for each stream — a strategy the MPAA described in April as a "gimmick." MPAA Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Dan Robbins said, "We are pleased that this case ended with a court order permanently ending Zediva's infringement. This result sends a strong message to those who would exploit the studios' works in violation of copyright law, on the Internet or elsewhere, and it is an important victory for the more than 2 million American men and women whose livelihoods depend on a thriving film and television industry."
Book publisher John Wiley & Sons reportedly sued 27 New York consumers in federal court last month for unlicensed downloading of books in its For Dummies series from a rogue website based in the Ukraine. The publisher estimates its popular Photoshop For Dummies title has been illegally downloaded more than 74,000 times since summer 2010.
On Nov. 1 Universal Music Group's motion to dismiss was denied in the class action lawsuit brought by the estate of Rick James and Rob Zombie over the calculation of digital royalties. The class action was filed in April shortly after UMG was denied a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of Eminem's lawsuit over the same issue. On Nov. 2 attorneys for Chuck D filed a separate class action against the label on the same issue. The suits contend that a download constitutes a license of the music, which results in a nearly 50 percent royalty to the artist, while labels typically argue a download is a sale, which pays between 10 and 20 percent.
Law firm Righthaven made a name for itself suing bloggers who used unlicensed reproductions of newspaper stories. It is now in the ignominious position of coping with multiple claims for legal costs from defendants who successfully fought back. A Las Vegas judge ordered U.S. Marshals to seize $63,720 worth of Righthaven's assets on Nov. 2; however, outside counsel for Righthaven said the next day that the firm was not yet ready to file for bankruptcy and was considering requiring valuation of any property to be seized and whether to appeal the seizure order.
Click on the "ArtsWatch" tag below for links to other GRAMMY News stories in this series.


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Last month's article touched on implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as it relates to partnership long-term care insurance policies.
Last month's article touched on implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as it relates to partnership long-term care insurance policies.
Since the ACA is expected to add 17 million new enrollees to Medicaid by 2016, and spending on long-term care is expected to double by 2021, each state must develop strategies for its implementation.
House Bill 6300, titled "The Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012," was introduced in the House of Representatives in August 2012 and referred to committee.
The bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to provide assistance to states on how to seek estate recovery and reduce dependence on Medicaid long-term care financing. Expanding opportunities for long-term care insurance was one option I addressed last month.
House Bill 6300 calls for HHS to conduct a study evaluating the effectiveness of Medicaid Estate Recovery as well as the Medicaid eligibility look-back period for transfer of assets. The bill would require the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the impact of a 10-year look-back period. This would double the current look-back period of five years. CBO also is directed to look at tax incentives for middle-income individuals to purchase long-term care insurance and for ways to encourage states to use liens for the purpose of estate recovery.
HHS and CBO would report to Congress no later than Jan. 14, 2014, with results, assuming HB 6300 is ever passed.
The four members of the House of Representatives who sponsored the bill wrote to 50 governors asking for input on the bill and answers to the following questions:
1. Should the federal government give states greater flexibility to consider assets, including substantial home equity, when determining eligibility for Medicaid?
2. Give examples of barriers to effective Medicaid estate recovery programs and tools that might help states in this area.
3. Should state and federal governments encourage middle-income Americans to anticipate and plan for their future long-term care needs, instead of relying on Medicaid?
4. Do you consider Medicaid estate planning to be a significant problem that takes resources from the truly needy in your state?
Since an area of my practice falls into this final category, I must say that the people I have been able to help with Medicaid eligibility truly needed my help. If House Bill 6300 is any indicator, Congress will be encouraging states to postpone Medicaid eligibility by broadening the look-back period for transfers and encouraging states to expand estate recovery methods to allow for repayment of Medicaid dollars once a Medicaid recipient dies.
Lori Cerato is a Stroudsburg attorney concentrating her practice in the area of elder law. If you would like to see a particular question covered in this column, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Cerato cannot guarantee a reply to every individual's query.