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OSSC Remembers Darrel Eugene Burch
| Published on 3/10/2015
Darrell Eugene Burch
(10/3/1929- 1/12/2015)
OSSC Member Dr. Darrell E. Burch passed away peacefully on January 12, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Darrell was born on October 3, 1929 and raised in rural Ohio. After becoming the first in his family to go to college, Darrell received his Ph.D in physics at the Ohio State University and had a distinguished career as a research physicist at Ford Aeronutronics in Newport Beach. His principal interest centered on optical transmission in the atmosphere, with a particular interest in carbon monoxide and dioxide absorption. It was this interest that led to his lead authoring of a famous paper in 1962 that made detailed measurements of CO2 absorption in the atmosphere, measurements that would later be used to support the theory of global warming1. His work at Ford Aerospace centered on infrared transmission of the atmosphere, particularly in the 3-5 um and 7.5-12 um wavelength regions. I (TSR) worked with him on one project where we studied the transmission of C12O2 and C13O2 laser wavelengths through rocket engine plumes. His work was well known throughout the international optics community, and as a result he was often invited to give lectures and papers at major international conferences, including within the (then) Soviet Union, where a special exception was made for him to be able to travel there, due to his security clearances within Ford.
Curt Deckert also remembers…
"I knew Darrell at Ford and we worked with some of the same people. Later he helped me on several consulting projects involving smoke stack gas sensing, very high speed semiconductor wafer inspection, and a medical device involving glucose detection. I believe this was all before 2005. During that time he was very helpful to me and several of my clients. On another project I had used one of his retired technicians with very good results. He impacted many people with his optical and theological knowledge. I remember him telling of an early device that could sense exhaust gases from a motorcycle while traveling down a road. He was certainly one of the pioneers in gas detection for automobile exhaust detection. I had lost contact with him the last few years—we lost a good man!"
Darrell loved to share his knowledge and provide opportunities for education to others. In 1977 and 78 Darrell co-taught the first physical/geometrical optics course ever to be offered at UCI, a remarkable class that spawned my interest in optics. Darrell and his co-instructor Dr. Peter Adachi personally graded every assignment by every student in the course, often making detailed notes in the margins on where the student got off track! I still have those notes, a treasured document from that time.
Darrell also loved his family, friends and church and showed that devotion through his sense of humor, hard work and by always being there for others in times of need. Darrell is survived by children Mary Heistand, David Burch and Jerry Burch; daughters-in-law Vickie Burch and Jinsong Zhang, son-in-law David Heistand, grandchildren Laura Burch and Husband Jonathon Carlos, Brian Burch and wife Jessica Burch, and Kevin Burch; great-grandchildren Stella Burch and Brooklyn Burch.
It was a true privilege to have known, studied under and worked with Darrell, one of my earliest mentors in optics.
T. Scott Rowe, P.E.
Fellow, OSSC
Past President, 2011-12.
1. D. Burch, D. Gryvnak, and D. Williams, "Total Absorptance of Carbon Dioxide in the Infrared," Appl. Opt. 1, 759-765 (1962).


What about diversification? The old saying "don't put all your eggs in one basket" surely would have prevented the loss of this person's entire life savings. Well, at least he is young and has time to recoup. I'd like to ask him if he would invest in crypto again.
Ironically, the same government that backs currency is needed to rule in the favor of those who lost money playing the crypto game – an "I don't need you until I do" type situation.
The administration's tariffs on EU steel and aluminum led to reciprocating tariffs by the EU on Harley's imports. Then Harley decides to expand production in Thailand to get around those tariffs. A move associated with the goal of a firm: maximize shareholder wealth. A move necessitated by ill-conceived policy.
From there, the same President that lifted up Harley in the beginning as a point of national pride, tells that same nation he would support a boycott of Harley. Harley sales decline 10% domestically. Even with the corporate tax break giveaway by the current administration, Harley still reports no profit. And our government budget deficits and national debt continue to rise due to lower tax revenue collections on lower output like Harley.
So these flying cars have roots in inefficient helicopters, when measured by fuel consumed per passenger mile. The article also makes an important point: if you invest in public transportation infrastructure on the ground, the need to "fly above the fray" is mitigated. The article cites Tokyo as an example. I've never been. If you have, please comment on the Tokyo public transit infrastructure. I'd like to hear how smooth (or non-smooth) it is.
Interesting read. I never thought of higher education as a service that we export, every bit as important as soybeans and coal – perhaps more important. That is an interesting perspective consistent with reality. Soybean crop values totaled $38 billion in 2016: USDA website. Coal exports in 2018 were about $9 billion: EIA website. Hopefully, someday, we can get back to policies that promote education here in the U.S., welcome students from abroad, and thereby help our economy in the near and long-term.


We filmed a HIP Spotlight for homegrown Jersey rapper Candi Lynn! Check it out below. Find out how she got started, the story behind the slick song "Hey Girl," and other tidbits!
Also don't miss her free performance today in south Jersey! See MySpace for details.


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MLB 19 The Show is set to be released, exclusively on PlayStation, on Tuesday March 26th, 2019.
That means that baseball video games will continue to only be on the PlayStation 4 and XBOX One console owners will continue to be without a major MLB licensed baseball game.
This year's release date is similar to previous iterations of the game. Let's take a look at how this release date stacks up with previous ones.
We can see a clear trend above that the game generally comes out the last Tuesday of March and that continues this year.
The release matches up well with the MLB's opening day 2019 which will take place on March 28th so gamers will be able to get their hands on MLB 19 The Show 2 days before they'll get to watch regular season baseball games.


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Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne (1589, Delft - , La Haye) est un peintre, graveur et poète néerlandais du siècle d'or. Il est connu pour ses peintures de scènes de genre, d'allégories, de portraits et de scènes historiques.

Biographie

Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne est né en 1589 à Delft aux Pays-Bas.

En 1605, il s'inscrit à l'Université de Leyde pour étudier le latin. Il étudie également la peinture auprès du maître-orfèvre Simon de Valk à Leyde, et la gravure auprès du peintre de grisailles Hieronymus Van Diest à La Haye. Après un court passage à Anvers en 1607, il s'installe à Middelbourg en 1608. Il est influencé par les peintres Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien et Jan Brueghel l'Ancien. La plus célèbre de ses œuvres, La pêche aux âmes, est un tableau politique qui représente avec ironie la guerre de Quatre-Vingts Ans opposant les protestantisme et les catholicisme, et séparant les Pays-Bas du Nord des Pays-Bas du Sud le long de la rivière de l'Escaut, non loin de Middelbourg. Le tableau est peint en 1614 alors que la trêve de douze ans signée en 1609 par les deux camps est en vigueur. L'influence de Jan Brueghel l'Ancien est particulièrement visible au travers de cette allégorie du fanatisme religieux.
À partir de 1620 jusqu'à sa mort, il peint de nombreuses grisailles et des gravures illustrant des scènes de genre montrant des paysans, des vieillards, des clochards, des fous et des voleurs. Ces œuvres viennent souvent illustrer des maximes et des proverbes, la plupart d'entre eux issus de Jacob Cats. Ce travail d'illustration fait la popularité de van de Venne au , et sa renommée perdurera au . En 1625, l'artiste quitte Middelbourg et s'installe à La Haye. Il devient membre de la Guilde de Saint-Luc de La Haye cette même année. En 1637, il est nommé doyen de la guilde des peintres. En 1656, il fonde avec d'autres peintres de La Haye la Confrérie Pictura, une association qui a pour but d'améliorer le statut indépendant et la position sociale des artistes aux Pays-Bas.

Il meurt le  à La Haye.

Œuvres

 Le Départ d'un dignitaire de Middelburg  (1615), huile sur panneau, , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
 Satire sur la politique néerlandaise en 1619, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
 La Pêche aux âmes (1614), huile sur panneau, , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
 Allégorie de la trêve de 1609 entre Albert, archiduc d'Autriche, gouverneur des Pays-Bas du Sud, et les Pays-Bas du Nord représentés par les princes d'Orange, Musée du Louvre, Paris
 La Parabole de l'enfant prodigue, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Cassel

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
  Cornelis de Bie, Het Gulden Cabinet, 1662, p. 235

Liens externes

 La trêve de 1609 peinte par Van de Venne: La musique au cœur d'une allégorie de la réconciliation, Florence Gétreau, CNRS/IRPMF, Paris

Naissance en 1589
Naissance à Delft
Naissance dans les Provinces-Unies
Décès en novembre 1662
Décès à La Haye
Décès dans les Provinces-Unies
Peintre néerlandais du XVIIe siècle
Peintre de l'âge d'or néerlandais
Membre de la guilde de Saint-Luc de La Haye
Membre de la Confrérie Pictura

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Home » SFF Reviews » Noise: A Lord of the Flies for our modern times
Noise: A Lord of the Flies for our modern times
Noise by Darin Bradley
Tell me if this doesn't sound like a dream come true for those who regularly visit survivalist forums: In the near-future, the United States experiences a collapse of its economic institutions, which leads to the collapse of every social institution mankind has built to function as a society. All order has been destroyed, and from now on your survival against the challenges of nature, both human and not, depends on nothing but yourself. The classical dog-eat-dog world is in session.
Hiram, the protagonist in Darin Bradley's debut novel Noise, has spent his formative years immersed in the group narratives that he and his friends have created through playing Dungeons & Dragons, defeating monsters and rescuing the disadvantaged, as knights are wont to do. But for Hiram, being a knight wasn't something he was when you were transported into an imaginary world; it was his identity. Throughout his life, Hiram's goal has been to find a model, a narrative, from which to make sense of the world around him, be it his family, his knighthood, or religion, but they all end up failing him.
I tried to convince myself once, when I was a teenager, that I felt God. Alone in the sanctuary, accompanying my mom on an evening errand to the church. I stared at the ceiling and drew deep breath as quickly as I could. I told our youth minister in his ball cap that I had felt Him. That I was blessed.
But in the end, it was only the wind and the rain, making noise in the darkness.
Now in college, before the collapse, Hiram and Levi, his best friend still from the days of D&D, have become part of Salvage, an underground pirate group that have taken hold of the old analog wavelengths to broadcast advice and plans for how to conduct yourself when the inevitable collapse comes. In a way, Salvage is just another group for Hiram to build his own identity around. He stops going to classes, starts spending his money on supplies that he and his eventual group will need to survive, and he and Levi begin to write The Book, a sort of instruction manual built from the disparaging sources of Salvage, and ranging from how to escape to your designated safe house, to how to set up the government of your new community. Above all, The Book emphasizes the need to take on a new identity and build a new narrative for yourself and your family, a narrative that will serve you for the changed times you will be living. You take on new names, and by extension you become a new self.
The collapse happens, and Hiram is one of the first to recognize it for what it is: the collapse of the old world; the beginning of a new one. Some believe it to be but a passing moment, that the institutions in place to protect them will spring up and protect those they've sworn to protect, forgetting that they also have their own families to think about and protect. Others, panicked and unprepared for the coming days, take to looting the stores around town for what they'll need to survive. In one of the most haunting and revealing passages in Noise, Hiram and Levi hide behind bushes, watching as people leave the supermarket with supplies in hand. They put on masks as a way to disassociate their persona with the violence they are about to inflict. They wait for a target to exit the store; there's no need to waste energy fighting other people for the things you want, potentially risking your life, when others can do it for you. Hiram emerges from the bushes and sees a female target, running. "I didn't even stand. I just swung the sword into a pair of running shins."
Bradley uses a stream-of-consciousness style that reminded me somewhat of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, and regularly jumps around in both time and place, emulating the inchoate thoughts going through Hiram's mind as events beget memories, and memories beget more memories. As with most novels that employ this style, it was a bit confusing at first while I was still adapting my reading context to the novel's, but once I got used to it I found that I couldn't imagine it being written in any other way.
Noise was written, by Bradley's own admission, before the economic crisis of 2008 hit its full swing, but it certainly feels like the direct answer to those events, and to the general mistrust in the modern economic-political landscape. I think I've put it best in this review's tagline; Darin Bradley's Noise is the Lord of the Flies for our modern times, and it certainly is a dystopic imagining that feels more possible, and therefore more relatable, than Golding's.
I wouldn't have noticed this book if Bradley's newest novel, Chimpazee, hadn't been included in Locus' 2014 Recommended Reading List, and it's a shame there isn't more buzz surrounding both the book and its author. Noise is certainly a recommended read.
Publication Date: August 31, 2010. This haunting debut from a brilliant new voice is sure to be as captivating as it is controversial, a shocking look at the imminent collapse of American civilization—and what will succeed it. In the aftermath of the switch from analog to digital TV, an anarchic movement known as Salvage hijacks the unused airwaves. Mixed in with the static's random noise are dire warnings of the imminent economic, political, and social collapse of civilization—and cold-blooded lessons on how to survive the fall and prosper in the harsh new order that will inevitably arise from the ashes of the old. Hiram and Levi are two young men, former Scouts and veterans of countless Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Now, on the blood-drenched battlefields of university campuses, shopping malls, and gated communities, they will find themselves taking on new identities and new moralities as they lead a ragtag band of hackers and misfits to an all-but-mythical place called Amaranth, where a fragile future waits to be born.
February 26th, 2015. João Eira´s rating: 4.5 | Darin Bradley | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
JOÃO EIRA, one of our guests, is a student at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, one of the oldest universities in the world, where he studies Physics and Economics. Having spent his formative years living in the lush vistas of Middle Earth and the barren nothingness in a galaxy far far away, he has grown to love filling his decreasing empty bookshelf space with fantasy and science fiction books. For him a book's utmost priority should be the story it is trying to tell, though he can forgive some mistakes if its characters are purposeful and the worldbuilding imaginative. A book with no story can have no redeeming quality though. João probably spends more time fantasizing about books than doing productive things.
Marion Deeds / February 26, 2015
This sounds like the kind of message-book I usually hate, but your review has brought me around. I will probably read this one.
Joao Eira / February 26, 2015
I don't know that it's a message-book, it's more of a study on identity, maybe self-deception and psychopathy. The financial collapse is background, taken as a given.
I wouldn't be that excited to read it either if you were to describe it to me, but I wanted to read something outside the range of books I usually read, and since I knew nothing of the author other than he'd been included in the recent Locus list and was well reviewed there I decided to give it a shot. It's a short work as well, so it's not like you'll spend two weeks on it. I think you'll like it.
Matt W / February 28, 2015
Noise sounds pretty interesting. And the Locus recommended list seems like a useful one for discovering new fiction. It's disturbing that only 5 out of 28 sci-fi novels are written by women, but hopeful that 8 out 11 first novels are. Still a huge dearth of black writers: I count 3 among all the novel entries (sci-fi, fantasy, YA): Nnedi Okorafor, Alaya Dawn Johnson, and Jennifer Marie Brissett. Interesting that no black men write in SFF. There's David Anthony Durham and Daniel Jose Older and. . .?
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Sha Sha (11) to NiNi (9) - "Why do you always come to me with your problems?"
Dad to girls - "Are you sure you want to paint your desk 'Home Depot' orange?"
Mom (you don't really think I'm giving you my age in parenteses, do you?) to girls - "I swear that if you move that pile of stuff one more time without putting it away, I will dump in all in the trash!!!!!!"
The boy - during a conversation about crossbred dogs, "So that dog is a terriyaki, since it is a terrier and Yorkie?"
Gigi (2) to open jack-in box - "Daddy in the box?" Do you see a resemblance?
Later, she would giggle when it popped out and say "Hi, daddy!"
LOVE it! You really had me laughing there...and believe me, I needed it...so thanks. I try to write down all the funny things my kids say because I know I will forget and I don't want to forget those moments!
p.s. Thanks for your sweet comment and words of encouragement!
Stopping by from SITS to give a little blog ♥ Congrats on your SITS day!
Congrats on your day in the sun! off to read some of your other posts!!!!
Visiting from SITS! Your kids sound adorable. Happy SITS day!
HAHAHAHA! I love the things people say.
you should hear some of the stuff thats said in my house! Congrats on your SITS day!
ahaha that's adorable! I would love to have a teriyaki dog. AND carry my dad around in a windable box just in case I need some advice one of these days.
Awww.. I don't have kids yet- just got engaged- but your's just sound so cute!!
Gotta love what kids say! I am constantly amazed at the things my kids come up with!
Stopping by from SITS. These put a smaile on my face, especailly the Jack-in-the-box one. LOL!
Haha. That's great. Clever idea for a post. I remember a lot of stupid, funny things being said in my home growing up too.
Happy SITS day! I love the jackinthebox comment, too cute!!
Visiting from SITS! Your family is hilarious! LOL!
such a cute family, I will be following your blog!
How cute are your kids?! I love childisms. A friends 4 year old son when asked whether his glass was half empty or half full said: "it's half empty and it's not the one I ordered"
Had to come down here and say...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
Ah a house full of life!! Enjoy!!!
Your house is a riot, I'll bet! I'll never look at teriyaki chicken the same again!
my little girl is 1 and sitting with me right now at the computer - she saw the picture of the jack in a box on your blog and started yelling - "Peek a boo!! Peek a boo!!"
Stopping by from SITS to say hello...I'm sure I will be back, I have enjoyed my little visit!
You blog is nice. I love mommy experiences.
How funny! I'd like a little more of the girl-tude in my house, but I think I'll stick to 5!


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Nicki Minaj's Brother Still Faces Life In Child Rape Case After Losing Bid In Court: Report
Nicki Minaj's brother, Jelani Maraj, has been convicted of predatory sexual assault on a child and child endangerment but he's been trying to have the conviction set aside. He and his legal team claimed there was misconduct among the jury when they turned over the verdict but it appears the judge just wasn't biting. According to Newsday, Maraj's request was denied by the State Supreme Court Justice Robert McDonald.
(L-R) Micaiah Maraj, Carol Maraj and Jelani Maraj attend 2015 Dress For Success Something To Share Gala — Chance Yeh/Getty Images
It's been nearly two years since Maraj's conviction after prosecutors successfully accused him of sexually abusing and raping his stepdaughter from 2015 to 2017 from when she was 11-years-old. He denied that any of the allegations were true and essentially claimed that this was extortion to get money from Nicki.
However, David Schwartz, the lawyer for Maraj, said that "there was clear jury misconduct." He argued that social media and news articles influenced the jurors decision.
State Supreme Court Justice Robert McDonald ruled that "not every misstep by a juror rises to the inherent and prejudicial level at which reversal is required." He added that Maraj nor his legal team met the "burden of proof that any misconduct here created a significant risk that a substantial right of the defendant was prejudiced."
Maraj's mother, Carol, called the ruling "unfair."
"The jurors admitted that they were swayed by TV, radio, the bloggers … listening to what the comments were. Can you tell me why juror misconduct was not proven today? … This is ridiculous," Carol Maraj said.
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Jennifer Williams from Basketball Wives is in the news again. Jennifer's ex-husband and former NBA star, Eric Williams, supposedly fathered a child in 2011 while they were still married! It's no secret that he was unfaithful, but I'm sure Jennifer is happy to not be apart of this child support mess. Head over to TMZ for all the juicy details. Be sure to check out her Lucid Cosmetics makeup line. She might need that money to pay off her car.


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In her ongoing quest to be completely "covered in tattoos," British fashion model Cara Delevingne revealed yet another new tat this week, this time inking the word "silence" on her arm. Cara debuted the new tat – which is inked in black cursive on the inside of her right wrist – on Instagram at 4:00 in the morning on October 17, 2013, after her and her new fav tattoo artist, Bang Bang, downed a few too many gun-themed whiskey shots. Around the same time, Bang Bang uploaded a pic to Instagram showing him and Cara watching while another person got inked, and in the photo, Cara has what looks like several more tattoos inked on her left hand.
Cara Delevingne's tattoo of the word "silence" comes just a few days after the model debuted two other new tats – the Roman numeral 12 on her ribcage and a Southern Cross constellation tattoo around her ear. Both of these tattoos were inked by Brazilian tattoo artist Daniel Tucci while Cara was in Rio de Janeiro, but Cara returned once again to the infamous Bang Bang for her wrist tat. In a caption posted along with the pic of Cara's tattoo, the 21-year-old model wrote "Silence speaks when words can't @bangbangnyc." Bang Bang then added his own two cents, writing, "My girl @caradelevingne newest addition…Met her 6 months ago, now she has 10 tattoos! #hooked." Ten?! That leads us to believe that those telltale inkings on Cara's left hand may, in fact, be new tattoos!
Cara's "silence" tattoo is inked on the same hand as her lion and "CJD" tattoos, both of which were inked back in May 2013. Except for the two done in Brazil, all of Cara Delevingne's tattoos have been done by the talented Bang Bang, who was first introduced to the model by his number one client – Rihanna – who may before too long have to relinquish her title to the inked-up Cara. Despite the fact that Cara has received some serious backlash regarding her new-found addiction to tattoos, the fashion model doesn't seem like she is even close to being done. In fact, according to Brazilian tattoo artist Daniel Tucci, "[Cara] loves tattoos and says she isn't going to stop, she wants to be covered in tattoos." We don't think it will be too long before she is!


The upcoming remaster of the first three Spyro games has been delayed. It will now launch on November 13th.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy was previously set to launch on the 21st of September on PS4 and Xbox One.
The news was revealed in a blog post on the Activision website by Paul Yan, who is the co-studio head at developer Toys for Bob.
In this case, the delay is necessary to make sure the game meets the standards they set out for the much-loved trilogy. It's nearly been 18 years since the third game, Year of the Dragon was released for the PlayStation 1.
We should hear more about Spyro Reignited Trilogy in the coming months, with a playable demo available at Gamescom 2018, which takes place next week in Cologne.


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Q: Is the degree of an infinite algebraic extensions always countable? I guess this is right and try to prove it by using the fact that the polynomial ring $K[t]$ has a countable basis $1,x,x^2,\cdots$. But How to use this fact?
Aside, if this statement is true. Is the following one also true?

Let $\{L_i\}$ be a direct system of algebraic extension of $K$ and $L$ be the direct limit of them. Then $[L:K]=\underrightarrow{\lim}[L_i:K]$, where the degrees can be taken to be infinite.

Of course this is true for Galois extensions as in that case, one has
\[G(L/K)=\underleftarrow{\lim}G(L_i/K).\]
But how about algebraic extensions?
Edit: The statement is wrong. But I still want a proof for local fields, i.e fields with complete valuation and finite residue fields.

A: No!
Consider a set $I$ of indices and the field of rational functions $K=k(X_i|i\in I)$ over an arbitrary field $k$.
The extension field $K\subset L=k(\sqrt X_i|i\in I)$ is algebraic (since it is generated by algebraic elements), of degree $[L:K]\geq \operatorname {card} I$ because the elements $\sqrt X_i$ are linearly independent  over $K$.
Thus by taking $I$ non countable you obtain an algebraic extension $K\subset L$ of non countable degree.

A: Another example of uncountable-degree algebraic extension: Let the small field be $k=\Bbb R(t)$, rational functions in one variable over the reals. Then the irrationalities $\sqrt{t-\alpha}$, for $\alpha\in\Bbb R$, are clearly $k$-linearly independent, and uncountable in number, so the compositum of all the quadratic extensions $\Bbb R(\sqrt{t-\alpha})$ over $k$ is uncountable in degree.
Not clear that $\{\sqrt{t-\alpha_i}\}$ are linearly independent over $k=\Bbb R(t)$? Let $\sqrt{t-\beta}=\sum_if_i(t)\sqrt{t-\alpha_i}$, with $\beta$ different from all $\alpha_i$. Now square both sides. As real functions, the (new) left-hand side is zero at $\beta$, with derivative $1$, while the right either has a pole, is nonzero, or is zero with derivative zero at $\beta$.

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Charles Young National Monument No. 1Charles Young was an escaped slave who served as a US Army Buffalo Soldier later rising to the rank of colonel. During his military career, he taught military science at Wilberforce University. This structure served as his home during his years at Wilberforce and today is a National Monument under the National Park Service.
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Charles Young was an escaped slave who later became a Buffalo Soldier and then a high-ranking black Army office before WWI. During in his career, he taught military science at Wilberforce University where he purchased this home in 1907. Later in life, he served as a U.S. National Park Service superintendent which led to President Obama designating his former home the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in 1913.
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This episode of our podcast features a conversation with Carolyne Albert-Garvey. She was the reason that Joel's family moved, as they wanted the kids to attend Maury Elementary School in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Joel and his wife had one meeting with her and knew she was the right principal for their children. In this episode, Joel and Carolyne discuss how to adjust to changes in an urban school district.


September 5-30, 2018 Directed by Dennis Beasley Rated R Celebrate the 50 year anniversary of this groundbreaking musical! In the 68th season opener, SCT will take you back to the Age of Aquarius with the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, Hair. It has been 50 years since the hippies and their shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen locks invaded Broadway. Created during the Vietnam War and sexual revolution of the late 60s, many of the songs became anthems of the counter culture peace movement and inspired a whole generation to make love, not war. The outrageous staging, dress, language, and social commentary are as relevant, unsettling, and exciting as they were in 1968. Enjoy the psychedelic, groovy trip back.


Matchmaking brand, BharatMatrimony has released a new multi-language television commercial, which will be played across regional and general entertainment channels. The campaign is created by What's Your Problem (WYP Brand Solutions Pvt. Ltd.).
The TVC focuses on re-looking the way we search for a life partner while extending the concept of 'self-arranged marriages' which had been brought alive in the last film – 'Sirf Huzaron mein ek kyon? Lakhon mein ek kyon nahin?' Through this particular TV spot, the brand is taking the communication to the next level.
The film opens in a living room where a family is having an anniversary celebration with their niece. When the niece compliments her aunt on her good looks and says, "Kisi ki nazar na lage!" the aunt, making the most of the conversation replies with a playful comment saying, "Apni behen ke liye koi nazar mai hai toh bata." The protagonist catches her sister licking the cream off her fingers and replies with a tongue-in-cheek comment, "Sirf family aur friends ki nazar se dekhoge to sirf unglibhar hi dikhenge!" Therefore suggesting that to find the perfect match, your circle of friends and family might not be enough. Expand your vision and to find the best match, change the way you look for prospective matches.
"Marriage is an important part of every individual's life and to choose the right life partner is all the more important to have a happy married life. When we embark on our journey to find the 'Perfect' partner we always entrust our close group of family and friends to find a perfect match for us. But what if your "perfect" match is not in their nazar? Will you settle for less? Our parents always begin their hunt for our better half by saying, 'Hamare bete ke liye koi nazar main ho to batana.' When we first thought of it, we realised it was such a perfect fit that we knew that we needed to change the nazariya! Looking for a match online broadens your spectrum and gives you more options to choose from. " director of creative and content, WYP, Huzefa Roowala said. The director of the film, Rahul Sengupta brought realism to the film in terms of casting and the interpersonal relationship between characters, making the film as real as it gets which enables the film to connect to the audience.
"We have always been looking for ways to make BharatMatrimony more and more relevant to today's youth who want to choose their life partner themselves but the involvement of their parents in the process is also important to them. While you can get caught up in your circle of friends and relatives to find the perfect match, there's a much easier and a more effective way of making sure that your child ends up with the absolute perfect match for him/ her. Thus making BharatMatrimony the enabler to find the perfect match. We wanted to make a film that's modern but yet real, coming from a true human insight." Kaushik Tiwari, head - marketing at BharatMatrimony states.


One day after House GOP leaders announced they would abandon their insistence that a payroll tax break be paid for with spending cuts, negotiators are now close to a broader deal that would also extend unemployment benefits and ensure Medicare doctors don't see a pay cut, sources said.
The possible breakthrough Tuesday comes after a tumultuous 24-hour period when House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders in the House said they would no longer force the $20-a-week payroll tax break to be paid for -- reversing their position on the issue, which has left the GOP battered in the polls.
Boehner had hoped the overture could shake-up the stalled talks to resolve the other remaining issues. But the shift has not been embraced by the Republican rank-and-file in the House, who have been reluctant to give up their fight against a proposal that does not include spending cuts and adds to the deficit. And Senate Republicans have been noncommittal.
President Obama called on Americans on Tuesday to push Congress to act.
As talks continued, both Democratic and Republican sources familiar with the private negotiations Tuesday said a comprehensive deal now appeared to be in reach.
All three provisions -- the payroll tax cut, long-term unemployment benefits and the pay rate for doctors who treat Medicare patients -- expire Feb. 29. And with Congress scheduled to adjourn Friday for a weeklong Presidents Day recess, all sides want to avoid the appearance of being on vacation while workers see a tax hike, jobless Americans go without benefits or doctors face a pay cut.
Under emerging contours of the deal, the payroll tax would not be offset, but budget cuts would be made to pay for the other two items: the costs of extending long-term unemployment benefits and ensuring doctors that provide Medicare services would not see a pay cut, the sources said.
However, Republicans have fought for changes to the unemployment program that would reduce the amount of time jobless Americans can receive benefits from what is now a maximum 99 weeks and require jobless beneficiaries to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma. Democrats have resisted steep changes, and suggested they would be open only to more modest changes in the program.
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Robby Chen – Innovator Award
When it comes to providing excellent health care, the quality and timeliness of data available to care providers and leadership is critical.
Senior Operations Engineer Robby Chen noticed an opportunity to use patient data in a more timely and useful manner, and he set out to find a new way of doing things.
"With the old system, when a site would need information they would send a request in and an analyst would manually compile the data and send it back," Robby explains. This could sometimes take weeks, and by that time, the data may be outdated. Consequently, this decreased the perception of trust in the validity and reliability of this information for identifying learning opportunities and quality improvement strategies.
"We wanted to see how we could address this issue, improve efficiency and save everyone some time," Robby says.
Subsequently, he took the initiative to meet with different hospital sites to understand their concerns and gather feedback. He then pulled together partners from across the organization: the Clinical Quality and Patient Safety team, regional clinical nurse educators and the Patient Safety Priorities teams from the sites. He worked to identify what metrics would be most useful for care providers and leadership and to find the best way to convey the information.
"Robby visualized a space for engagement where others had not," Clinical Nurse Specialist Deb Ram-Ditta says. "He is authentic in his ability to listen, and recognizes the importance of bridging the gaps between the ways the metrics are reported."
Out of these conversations, Robby led the development of a new tool, the myPSP Dashboard. This online tool is a 'self-serve' dashboard that allows users to access real-time data about the six patient safety priorities. In addition to eliminating wait-times to receive data for certain metrics, the dashboard helps bring context to the numbers to help employees and leaders better understand and take any necessary action.
"The dashboard helps us look at populations as a whole," Robby explains. "It allows us to identify patterns and tie them back to the patient safety priorities and it assists employees to convert data into action. More timely access informs better decision making, which in turn supports better patient outcomes."
His colleague Deb Ram-Ditta who nominated him says, "Being innovative means doing things differently and creating environments in which staff are given the tools and resources to achieve their goals. Robby has exemplified this by constantly creating opportunities for others to access performance data in a meaningful way that promotes engagement."
Robby is the winner of this year's Above and Beyond Innovator Award.


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EU's Juncker tells UK: 'Get your act together' on Brexit
PARIS: European Commission president Jean Claude-Juncker has told the UK to "get your act together" over Brexit. The top Brussels official claimed it is "entirely unreasonable" for Britons to believe it is up to the EU to "propose a solution", as he denied he is trying to keep the UK ...
VW may have to step up electric car plans to meet EU CO2 targets
BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MUNICH: Volkswagen may have to step up its plans for mass production of electric vehicles in order to meet tougher-than-expected European targets to cut greenhouse emissions from cars, its chief executive said on Tuesday. The remarks came after the European Union agreed on Monday to cut CO2 emissions from cars ...
Three killed in France Christmas market attack
STRASBOURG: Hundreds of security forces were Wednesday deployed in the hunt for a lone gunman who killed at least three people and wounded a dozen others at the famed Christmas market in Strasbourg, with the French government raising the security alert level and reinforcing border controls. Some 350 people, including police, ...
Sajid Javid among contenders to replace UK PM Theresa May
LONDON: With British Prime Minister Theresa May badly weakened by her decision to delay a key Brexit vote she would have lost, potential leadership contenders for the Conservative Party are waiting to pounce. If she falls, any Conservative MP elected by the party as leader would automatically become prime minister. ...
Germany, France 'in fresh push for EU financial transaction tax'
BRUSSELS: Germany and France will on Monday seek to revive the long-delayed EU financial transaction tax by proposing that member states be allowed to use the revenues to reduce their EU budget contributions, a German newspaper reported. Germany's Olaf Scholz and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire will present their ...
PM Theresa May in landmark visit to Argentina
LONDON: Adding to her EU divorce dramas, Prime Minister Theresa May is on a landmark visit to Argentina for the G20 summit where her hosts are using Brexit to advance their claim on Britain's Falkland Islands. May arrived late Thursday on the first visit by a British premier to the ...
Facebook to Pay $100 Million in Italian Fiscal Accord
LONDON: Social media giant Facebook has agreed to pay more than 100 million ($114 million or roughly Rs. 800 crores) to end a fiscal fraud dispute, Italian tax authorities said. Italy has already drawn similar agreements from Amazon, Apple, and Google, joining EU neighbours seeking a bigger tax take from multinationals ...
EU, Britain agree draft declaration on post-Brexit ties
LONDON: The EU and Britain agreed a draft declaration laying out plans for "ambitious, broad, deep and flexible" relations after Brexit, setting the stage for the divorce to be finalised at a weekend summit. The EU Council President Donald Tusk said the 26-page declaration, outlining how Britain will work ...
Theresa May eyes Brexit endgame, but not at any cost
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said that negotiators were working through the night to get a Brexit deal with the EU but vowed it would not be "an agreement at any cost". "The negotiations for our departure are now in the endgame," May's office quoted her as telling a ...
Macron urges European army to defend against Russia, US
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron called for a "real European army" to allow the bloc to defend itself against Russia and even the United States, a hugely sensitive idea amongst EU nations which jealously guard their defence. Macron, who has pushed for a joint European Union military force since his ...


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Our mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable children in South Africa by developing and supporting community-driven initiatives.
We work directly with vulnerable individuals, families, and community-based organizations to design and launch impactful initiatives together. Our approach is based on a fundamental belief that local community members hold the insights needed to uplift their communities. Our goal is to provide a platform of tools and resources to empower these community leaders and locally-led initiatives with support from around the world.
Our projects are based on careful assessments of the needs and opportunities of the individual, organization, or community. Our diverse projects are all connected through the underlying principle of empowerment. We prioritize cultural empathy and our beneficiaries play an integral role in designing and implementing our projects.
Project Spotlight: Langbos Community Superadobe Construction
Langbos is an informal settlement with no running water, electricity, or paved roads. Many children in Langbos suffer from unstable home lives, psychological trauma, as well as HIV, TB, and malnutrition. This centre serves as a multipurpose platform in Langbos foster new youth-centered initiatives and interventions Langbos.
The centre has a unique design based around Superadobe, an earth building method that is environmentally-friendly and simple to teach.
30 men and women of all ages from the Langbos community came together to learn new skills and construct the centre together. Builders were given a competitive wage, skills training, and nutritious meals every workday.
The shelter's design includes a variety of renewable energy systems including rainwater harvesting, grey water recycling, and solar power.
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"Saudi Arabia's admission that Jamal Khashoggi was killed at its consulate in Istanbul confirms our worst fears about his fate. The fact that Saudi Arabia denied any wrongdoing for three weeks and now claims Khashoggi's death was an accidental consequence of a fight rather than a cold-blooded murder underlines its lack of credibility. None of this should come a a surprise, as Saudi Arabia has been killing civilians in Yemen and denying or downplaying its responsibility for three-and-a-half years now. President Trump has already made it clear that he thinks neither the intentional targeting of civilians in Yemen, nor the murder of a Washington Post journalist should warrant an end to military support and arms sales for the Saudis.
"Khashoggi was a critic of the Yemen war and what he called Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 'impulsive behavior in foreign policy.' It would be an ironic stroke of justice if this attempt to silence his voice became the turning point in efforts to end the brutal war and humanitarian disaster in Yemen.


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The Tale of the Bronze Rat
A tourist walked into a Chinese curio shop in San Francisco . While
looking around at the exotic merchandise, he noticed a very
lifelike, life-sized, bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag,
but was so incredibly striking the tourist decided he must have it.
He took it to the old shop owner and asked, "How much for the
bronze rat ?"
"Ahhh, you have chosen wisely! It is $12 for the rat and $100 for
the story," said the wise old China-man.
The tourist quickly pulled out twelve dollars. "I'll just take the
rat, you can keep the story".
As he walked down the street carrying his bronze rat, the tourist
noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of the alleys and
sewers and had begun following him down the street. This was a bit
disconcerting so he began walking faster.
A couple blocks later he looked behind him and saw to his horror
the herd of rats behind him had grown to hundreds, and they began
squealing.
Sweating now, the tourist began to trot toward San Francisco Bay.
Again, after a couple blocks, he looked around only to discover
that the rats now numbered in the MILLIONS, and were squealing and
coming toward him faster and faster.
Terrified, he ran to the edge of the Bay and threw the bronze rat
as far as he could into the Bay.
Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the Bay after the
bronze rat and were all drowned.
The man walked back to the curio shop in Chinatown .
"Ahhh," said the owner, "You come back for story ?"
"No sir," said the man, "I came back to see if you have a Bronze
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The Return of the Tube!
Peer inside an antique radio and you'll find what look like small light bulbs. They're actually vacuum tubes—the predecessors of the silicon transistor. Vacuum tubes went the way of the dinosaurs in the 1960s, but researchers have now brought them back to life, creating a nano-sized version that's faster and hardier than the transistor. It's even able to survive the harsh radiation of outer space.
Developed early last century, vacuum tubes offered the first easy way to amplify electric signals. Like light bulbs, they are glass bulbs containing a heated filament. But above the filament are two additional electrodes: a metal grid and, at the top of the bulb, a positively charged plate. The heated filament emits a steady flow of electrons, which are attracted to the plate's positive charge. The rate of electron flow can be controlled by the charge on the intervening grid, which means a small electric signal applied to the grid—say, the tiny output of a gramophone—is reproduced in the much stronger electron flow from filament to plate. As a result, the signal is amplified and can be sent to a loudspeaker.
Vacuum tubes suffered a slow death during the 1950s and '60s thanks to the invention of the transistor—specifically, the ability to mass-produce transistors by chemically engraving, or etching, pieces of silicon. Transistors were smaller, cheaper, and longer lasting. They could also be packed into microchips to switch on and off according to different, complex inputs, paving the way for smaller, more powerful computers.
But transistors weren't better in all respects. Electrons move more slowly in a solid than in a vacuum, which means transistors are generally slower than vacuum tubes; as a result, computing isn't as quick as it could be. What's more, semiconductors are susceptible to strong radiation, which can disrupt the atomic structure of the silicon such that the charges no longer move properly. That's a big problem for the military and NASA, which need their technology to work in radiation-harsh environments such as outer space.
"The computer you and I buy is what NASA buys, but they won't want it exactly the same way," says Meyya Meyyappan, an engineer at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California. "It takes them a few years to radiation-proof it. Otherwise the computer you put in the space shuttle or the space station basically will get zapped and stop working."
The new device is a cross between today's transistors and the vacuum tubes of yesteryear. It's small and easily manufactured, but also fast and radiation-proof. Meyyappan, who co-developed the "nano vacuum tube," says it is created by etching a tiny cavity in phosphorous-doped silicon. The cavity is bordered by three electrodes: a source, a gate, and a drain. The source and drain are separated by just 150 nanometers, while the gate sits on top. Electrons are emitted from the source thanks to a voltage applied across it and the drain, while the gate controls the electron flow across the cavity. In their paper published online today in Applied Physics Letters, Meyyappan and colleagues estimate that their nano vacuum tube operates at frequencies up to 0.46 terahertz—some 10 times faster than the best silicon transistors.
The team's device isn't the first attempt at miniaturizing the vacuum tube. Contrary to previous work, however, the researchers do not need to create a "proper" vacuum: The separation of the source and drain is so small that the electrons stand very little chance of colliding with atoms in the air. This is a huge benefit, says Meyyappan, because it opens the door to mass production.
Electronics engineer Kristel Fobelets at Imperial College London agrees. "Vacuum technology within a semiconductor fabrication line would make fabrication costs very high," she says. Still, she cautions, the nano vacuum tube is more of a "proof of concept" than a working device, since its operational requirements do not yet match modern transistors. As one example, about 10 volts is needed to switch the device on, whereas modern transistors operate at about 1 volt; in this respect, the nano vacuum tube isn't compatible with modern circuits.
Even so, the potential is great, says Meyyappan. The new vacuum tube's inherent immunity to radiation could save the military and NASA a lot of time and money, while its faster operation makes it a rare candidate for so-called terahertz technology. Sitting between the microwave and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, the terahertz region can pick out the "fingerprints" of certain molecules. The technology could therefore be used at airports to safely scan for illicit drugs, for instance.
So are vacuum tubes poised to make a comeback? Meyyappan thinks so. "We are combining the best of the vacuum," he says, "and the best of what we have learned in the past 50 years about integrated-circuit manufacture."
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Flight Pioneer
Gordon McConnell is internationally recognised as chief engineer of the iconic and innovative Airbus A350, the ultra-long range aircraft transforming the future of air travel. He has been awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society's Gold Medal – an honour he shares with those other flight pioneers, Wilbur and Orville Wright. But Gordon's career had a bumpy start. Gordon failed his first year exams at University of Strathclyde. Rather than resit, he opted to start again at the then Paisley College of Technology (now University of the West of Scotland).
I have a keep-it-simple attitude which has stood me in good stead throughout my career," Gordon says. "And I'm absolutely sure it came out of the training I got at Paisley, which was down-to-earth and never purely theoretical."
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Lesley Dalziel, Group Finance Director at Axle Group Holdings Ltd in Glasgow, makes a startling admission about her workplace:
They call me Mrs Thatcher." It's difficult to imagine anyone less like the former Prime Minister. But she continues: "I make the rules, and they're the rules, and that's it. The reason we're successful is because of our strict controls and procedures."
Born into a working-class family in Paisley, Lesley worked as an NHS accountant before joining the global health insurance company, Cigna. There she decided to study for an MBA at what was then the University of Paisley.
Today she leads the finances of a group that incorporates National Tyres and Autocare centres, with 250 outlets across the UK, 1,500 staff and a £200m turnover.
The Quiet Philanthropist
Lanarkshire-born businessman Les Hutchison is the quiet philanthropist. He has a strong belief in "giving something back" but he does it without fanfare.
He has, however, made an exception for his recent very generous financial donation to University activity, by allowing us to feature him in the hope that it will inspire others in his position to follow his example.
My task is not only to help the University directly, but to encourage other alumni like me to come forward
Les, who left Bell College of Technology (now part of UWS) with an HNC Electrical Engineering in 1975, went on to become Vice Chair and a Director of the Canadian energy services company, ShawCor Ltd and owner of Motherwell FC before transferring the club into fan ownership in 2016.


Full Circle America brings hope to many older individuals. FCA offers new choices and rebuilds community connections. Full Circle America supports elders living in the comfort of their own homes, living their lives to the fullest using technology, social networking, life management, and expansive volunteering.
Not Sure About the Future?
There is an urgency for new options in eldercare. By 2020 the US will be 1 million caregivers short, there will be more people needing care then delivering care.


Her Volvo pulled up alongside my Honda and she rolled down her window. The parking lot was almost deserted, just us, a lone school bus and a few parked cars here and there. The glaring "Going out of business" sign on the side of the Mervyn's was the only splash of color in the grey morning light.
"So, uhm, how much do you want?" I asked as she handed me two shiny foil wrapped packets.
"OK. Sounds good." I pocketed the drugs and handed her the money. We said our goodbyes and I got back into my car. She drove off in one direction and I headed the other way. Three minutes. In a shady parking lot. Drugs and money exchanged hands. My very first drug deal*. They always say there's no limit to what you'll do for your children. They were right.
*In case you were worried, all that was purchased was an emergency supply** of asthma medication for Little L.
**The medication was needed because the Canadian pharmacy*** we get her meds from messed up my last order. Bastards.
***I order my meds from Canada because here in the US one month's supply of meds for one child**** costs $300/month. In Canada the same drug costs $45/month.
**** I have two children with asthma. The $300/month doesn't even cover the rescue medicine. That's another $160/month/child. Luckily we don't have to buy that every month.
The other trafficker was a now beloved Twitter friend who jumped to my rescue after my huge showdown with the Canadian pharmacy when it became apparent that neither tears nor my extremely angry mommy voice was going to get them to come through with overnight shipping. (Something about stupid customs or something. Sheesh.) I Twittered my rage and despair and jokingly asked if someone could float me some meds for a couple days. I never expected someone to actually help. I almost cried I was so moved. Just another Twitter success story.
Also, it is possible that I over dramatized the story for literary effect. Though the exchange did take place in an almost deserted parking lot. And there was a Mervyn's. We went to see what they had left after my new best friend left with her sweetly sleeping child who never woke up as we did our shady deal. We bought some sweaters for C and some socks for Little L. In case you were wondering.
Does the nightmare of sleep deprivation ever really fade?
They're beautiful. There I said it.
I survived. Kinda. I think.
Not sure of the logistics, but if need any more help getting asthma meds from up North again I'd be happy to try as I live in Canada! That's too funny…I had no idea meds were so cheap up here in comparison!
Best drug deal story ever.
I'm going to look up Canadian pharmacies now. That's one drug story I like.
albuterol or pulmicort – because I have some of the former unexpired that I could send to you, free o charge.
Aw isn't twitter an amazing thing. People ROCK.


I can help with: I am a native Korean. So I can help someone who wants to learn Korean.
I can help with: I can help someone who want to learn korean.
I need help with: I hope someone who can speak in spanish can help me. I'm super beginner. :) I can speak in english a little bit.
I need help with: I want to develop the writing skills, and make a good friend.
I can help with: I can help with whatever it's related to Korean! However, I'm not sure about the grammar haha.


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Alphacraft-MC is a new server built upon by some great people, we will be hosting events weekly, our staff are always active, and we would love to have you!
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Born in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 11, 1959 to Francisco and Matilde Cavazos. They were migrant farm workers who followed the seasonal crops in Texas, Utah, Idaho, Georgia, and Florida.
After moving around quite a bit, the family settled in this area.
He graduated from Ropesville High School in 1977.
He married Martha Moreno on August 12, 1978 in St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Lubbock.
They have 3 children, Sylvia, Juan Eric, and Renee and have been blessed with 7 grandchildren and expecting one more at this time.
He was accepted into the Deacon Formation Program in the Fall of 2000 and was ordained to the Order of Deacons on January 22, 2005.
He was assigned to St. Michaels upon ordination and is currently also assigned as a volunteer chaplain in prison ministry.
He is the Director of the Office of the Diaconate for the Diocese of Lubbock. He is the Region X representative for the National Association of Deacon Directors, which includes Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.


STARGATE SG-1 SEASON 6 VOLUME 28 features four fantastic adventures: Allegiance; The Cure; Prometheus; and Unnatural Selection.
The DVD release also has a host of added extras including the all-new Director Series features which give a fascinating insight into the working day of the director on selected episodes such as script development, prop and set creation. On VOLUME 28, the director series focuses on Allegiance; The Cure: Prometheus plus there's audio commentaries, the next in a series of stills gallery for Season 6, promo trailers, and a fan spot.
Joining the existing team of RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON as Colonel Jack O'Neill, AMANDA TAPPING as Major Samantha Carter and CHRISTOPHER JUDGE as Teal'c is new recruit Jonas Quinn - played by CORIN NEMEC - who begins to learn the ways of Stargate command.
SG-1 must keep the peace between the Tok'ra and the rebel Jaffa who must both take refuge at the SGC Alpha Site. Centuries of mistrust exist between the two races as an assassin picks off members of both sides at the camp. O'Neill must stop the bloodshed before the assassin escapes with the Alpha Site's coordinates.
A race of people have a 'Fountain of Youth' remedy and are willing to trade it, but SG-1 becomes increasingly distressed when they find out the source of their immortality.
The first instalment of an exciting cliff hanger episode, Colonel Simmons, in league with Adrian Conrad, hijack the X-303- Earths first interstellar ship built largely from Goa'uld technology.
As SG-1 are marooned in deep space, Thor and the Ancients come to their rescue in exchange for O'Neill's help to fight the Replicators who have overrun their home world. Convinced they will attack Earth if not stopped, O'Neill plans a mission to finally stop the Replicators.


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**A/N: No note other than to just hope you enjoy and that you'll promptly and graciously ignore all/any mistakes!**
As soon as he knew that Cara was sleeping soundly – sleeping! she sleeps!! – Godric sent Eric the all-clear to enter the rest of the house. The burst of strong concern and curiosity he received in return from his Child warmed his heart even as he curled protectively around his Cara. He would need to discuss all these changes with his familia, but…not yet.
This time with his Mate was precious and new, to be cherished and guarded fiercely.
He was certain that Eric and even Pamela would understand.
In the vampire world the needs of one's Mate would always supersede the needs of one's progeny, the thinking being that one could create more Children but not another Mate, but Godric did not feel that was always necessarily the right way to look at it. To him, the member of his bloodline, or even clan when he had still been blessed with humanity, with the strongest need was tended to first whether elder, younger, or now, Mate.
His beast mocked his arrogance.
The living instincts residing within him knew that Godric had never before been captured, bathed, and cocooned by a love like this. He knew that the body in whom he resided had no idea how deeply tendrils of the love, affection, and care Cara had bestowed upon him had woven themselves into the core of his being.
While the Maker part of himself adored his progeny far more deeply than most Creators would ever consider, he knew the being called Godric had never met the other half of his soul before, and he knew that when or if it became necessary, he would certainly react accordingly.
He would make sure of it.
Wisely even Godric agreed that as much as he loved his progeny, at this moment Cara had the strongest need for his time and so would be his highest priority.
It was all still too new; things were still unclear… The how's and the what's were swirling around in his mind competing for space against the need to rest, to simply rest with his woman safely in his arms.
The most basic of his protective instincts were screaming for him to keep both her and all knowledge pertaining to her close lest his ignorance somehow prove to be a weakness to her safely. There were still so many questions. How had she not Turned? Had he not stolen from her body quite as much blood as he had thought? Perhaps the old knowledge had been wrong?
He had known it would be a risk, but she was a risk worth taking, and so he had done as he had thought best – he had chosen to at least attempt to let her keep her life.
Whatever the result, the consequence was by far better than he could have dreamt. His Cara's heart still beat, her lungs still breathed… She could still eat and drink whatever would please her, and she could still be comforted by the sun – the sun whose lethal rays were beautifully powerless to harm her.
And she was still warm.
Despite her need for blood, a need he would gladly spend the remainder of his time on this plane meeting and a need he would relish teaching her how to fulfill, she was still warm.
Godric burrowed his nose into her dark hair and inhaled deeply and considered the miracle that was his love.
His scent rising from the warmth of her body was heady in a way he had never known, and he could not imagine fighting its call.
The whole of her scent, however, confused him. The human component was obvious, but there was no denying the large amount of vampire blood in her system. His heart swelled at how very strongly she smelled of him. There was no ignoring her link to him, he thought smugly. Any Supe catching a whiff of him off her skin – his fangs clicked at the thought that it had better not come from her actual blood – would instinctively know that she was under the extreme protection of an incredibly strong, powerful, old vampire.
He smirked around his fangs with understandable pride in the respect and instinctive fear inspired by his most advanced age.
And, his face then displaying only a slight petulance, he stoically concluded that it was good that she also smelled of Eric and Pamela. Both were strong, capable, powerful vampires in their own right, and being linked with them would also serve his Cara well.
But she certainly smelled much more noticeably of him.
No protection was too much for her, especially since he couldn't decipher what that fifth scent was – the scent that was now more pronounced than before.
It didn't matter what it was as his only concern was for her safety and well-being.
No one would dare touch her.
She was his, he snarled to himself as he gathered her closer to his body now tense with the unnecessary but instinctive need to defend his Mate from all who would dare…
He didn't bother trying to resheathe his fangs. He knew the effort would be useless.
Upon waking for the night, Eric naturally held himself absolutely still until certain of his safety and environment. After that, his first thoughts turned to the events of the previous night, and he worried both for his Maker and the outcome of his Maker's actions.
Knowing that Godric rose even earlier than himself during the day, he felt for their connection, and he gratefully noted that there were no wildly careening depths of angst or despair.
While it was muted, what he did feel was certainly obvious: curiosity, relief, pride, and a love so profound that it almost brought tears to his own eyes.
It took him a long second to recover from that rose-colored overload.
As he rose from his bed, he received Godric's unexpected but unmistakable command to remain where he was. The tenor of the communication held no fear or warning, so Eric correctly guessed it all had something to do with that Cara.
Inhaling so he would have the air to snort in affectionate exasperation with Godric's possessive and proprietary attitude toward the short, dark-haired tornado he was undoubtedly caring for, he paused, then sniffed with a purpose.
Was that Cara?
He could smell her human scent as it lingered in the gently circulating air, and he could smell the components of what could only be her new vampire nature. It was a strangely pleasing blend of himself, his Child, and, mostly, his Maker.
But there was a third odor…an odor vaguely reminiscent of…buttered popcorn? It was too faint to have been the extremely annoying food item that humans seemed to salivate over, and he knew that there had certainly been none stocked in the safe house. Vampires generally detested the scent as it would permeate an entire abode approximately one second after being removed from the microwave. It wouldn't be so bad if it wouldn't take weeks to air out.
Another purposeful sniff detected the thankfully also faint stench of some sort of spiced decaying animal meat, but he chose to ignore that one. Some sort of species he was currently unfamiliar with must have expired in the woods beyond the residence.
Not knowing what to expect this night and while mourning the lack of a shower he chose to go ahead and dress for the evening anyway. He grabbed his phone and checked his messages all the while battling his curiosity over what was going on with Godric.
And Cara.
He had never heard of flooding a mostly-drained body with the blood of three vampires before and wondered at the likelihood of success, or what would even count as success. With his current instructions to remain in his quarters, it seemed that success of some sort was likely.
If this were to be a true Turning, he reasoned, then it wouldn't matter if he and Pam roamed freely about the house. In fact, Godric would demand that they call in reinforcements, secure the area, keep watch by night, and call in a full detail of Weres for the daylight hours.
And he couldn't blame him. He remembered the stark vulnerability he had felt during Pam's change…and he hadn't been at all close to her, not like Godric was with this Cara.
No, Cara wasn't Changing, at least, not in the traditional sense, no matter how delightfully she carried the combined scents of three vampires, two of whom would be considered elders…
Just as he made the realization, he caught the sound of movement in another part of the house…according to the location, it was probably coming from the kitchen.
Nope, not Turning in the traditional sense at least…
Naturally Pam would chose that moment to rise.
Still concerned but mostly curious now, he quickly chose to use a Maker's command to warn her to wait in her room. He could easily have whispered through the wall – her quarters in this house were beside his – but he wanted to practice 'speaking' via their link.
Naturally he had taught her how to communicate thusly during her formative years, but he would always take his Maker's duty toward her very seriously. He knew he was lucky that they were such close friends even now as most progeny would naturally fly from the nest sooner than later, but it never left his mind that he was her Maker and therefore her safety, her education, her protection…it all fell to him, and he had never been one to shirk his duties. Well, not after…
He shook his head. Such thoughts weren't necessary just now. He changed his focus to the possibility of a new baby vamp, or whatever, appearing in the family.
Cara… She intrigued him, confounded him. She definitely worried him, but she also gave him hope for Godric.
He shook his head wryly. She was, indeed, the Godric whisperer.
And at least he no longer had to weigh the pros and cons of causing a convenient accident to befall her so that he could Turn her first and ask questions later…
As he continued listening he heard voices as a conversation began between Godric and Cara – it wasn't as though he could ignore them, of course – and he was as baffled as surely his Maker was.
If Cara had already been up during the daytime hours, then she must not be vampire, or at least not fully vampire. This fact was supported by the continuing humanity in her scent, yet the strength of the vampire scent…and that popcorn?
Except to his knowledge, there was no such thing as a partial-vampire.
Strange.
He listened closer and barely contained his snicker at Godric's smart-ass answer. Few knew just how snarky and sarcastic the old one could be. Pam, apparently, had gotten it honest…
Fangs!?
When he felt a muted array of annoyingly scattered emotions flowing from his Maker, he pointedly probed the Bond and found it still mostly closed.
So, frustrated curiosity running riot, he decided to see if he even had a Bond with Cara, and if so, was he perhaps a Maker and just didn't know it yet – however impossible it actually was to ignore the pull of one's Child?
A moment later he couldn't decide if he was happy or disappointed. He was not Cara's Maker. He did, however, feel a connection of some sort flowing between her and Godric, but it had none of the tenor of a Maker/Child Bond.
Ahh, that must be a Mate Bond, then.
But, then, who was her Maker? She had to have one.
This worried him.
If she were some sort of strange vampire hybrid, maybe she didn't have a Maker?
The mere idea was so foreign to Eric that he had to abruptly sit down.
Vampires had Makers. They always had, and they always would. That truth was as written in stone as having to avoid the sun's burning rays and having to fall into daydeath.
But…if Cara had no Maker…
If she had no Maker, then who would help her adjust to her new state? A Maker's first duty was to tend to their new Child, to feed them, and then teach them how to feed effectively. A Maker taught their progeny how to hunt without being caught, how to select a good meal from a mediocre one. A Maker had the ability, and the duty, to help their new progeny learn how to deal with the intensity of their new emotions and physical senses, which of course the old man could do. A Maker would help the new Child identify, harness, and learn to control any powers the newborn might have. Godric could certainly do these things with no problems whatsoever no matter what kind of Bond he had with her. But, if worse should come to worse, a Maker would also be the only one with the ability to control that Child if they were to spiral out of control. A good Maker would never use a harsh command when a softer one would work, and would only ever resort to any sort of discipline if it became absolutely necessary. But a Maker could only do these things because of that Maker/Child Bond…the one that he did not sense between Godric and Cara.
Eric snorted. Godric's most effective and therefore most favored form of discipline had been truly horrendous to the young Viking who adored him: a Maker's disappointment. He acknowledged that the old man probably should have been a bit firmer with him in his more exuberant "toddler" stage, but all had worked out well.
Hell, Godric had still been Death during part of that time and not only thoroughly enjoyed their hell-raising ways but incited the majority of them. There had been precious few instances of Maker/Child disagreements along the way.
Then Eric snickered.
Somehow he just knew that Cara would be able to get away with murder along with everything even he hadn't been able to… He knew full well that Godric would never, under any circumstances, strike the young woman in any way so he knew Godric would have to rely on "the disappointment" trick just as he knew that the first time Godric tried "the disappointment" trick, two tears is all it would take from Cara and it would all be over…something about him being wrapped around her smallest finger…
But it still didn't feel as though Godric was her Maker.
If word spread that Cara had no Maker, her life, or unlife as it were, would be at risk for a long, long time.
Fuck, her life could well be forfeit should the wrong ears hear, and his Maker? Godric would…
**A/N: Well…how 'bout them apples? Is Eric right to worry? So, what did you think?**
19 thoughts on "Decisions, Chapter 27"
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galwidanatitud on May 15, 2015 at 12:04 PM said:
i think Eric has a right to be worried. but what he hasn't realized yet is that Cara is not full vampire, hence she will not have the normal temperament of a normal baby vamp. and of course there's the connection of a mated couple. i think she will do just fine since she loves Godric from the get go. i wonder though if she will be immortal. hhhmmmmm….that's another thing to reconsider.
never a dull moment with these guys. 😉
murgatroid98 on May 15, 2015 at 9:15 PM said:
Cara is Cara. She is a hybrid vampire, with aspects of both vampire and human. Didn't they figure out she is more than human? I don't think they figured out what, that I remember. Nice chapter.
shoegirl01 on May 15, 2015 at 9:55 PM said:
Can't wait for the family to meet Cara 2.0
ericluver on May 15, 2015 at 11:58 PM said:
Great chapter 😀
motomary on May 16, 2015 at 12:17 AM said:
Thanks for the use of "GW"! Since this is the case, perhaps Cara is the 'maker' in this unique scenario. Similar to when the child is truly the one in charge when they are the more stable, mature one of the parent child relationship. Not saying that Godric is not wise beyond words, but he's exhibiting occasional bouts of instability that I could see Cara being there for him in a very positive subtle way. One that would keep their situation safely private. Much like a truly honored human mate might play the role of a pet for appearances sake in the vampire world.
Caitlin Struth on May 16, 2015 at 12:49 AM said:
So, the only person we haven't heard from concerning Cara's "Turning" is Pam. And since neither Godric nor Eric are her Maker, does that mean Pam is Cara's Maker??!!!!???? ;D
Meridian on May 17, 2015 at 5:28 PM said:
galwidanatitud: You're exactly right – Cara isn't a normal vampire therefore the normal rules won't apply, and even so, she's the mate of one of the most powerful vampires alive who just happens to have a super-twitchy trigger finger… 😀
murgatroid98: You're right – she's just…..herself. And they've detected a faint scent here and there of that wee bit of something other, a scent that just might become a bit strong with such a vast infusion of strong vampire blood now. Thank you – glad you liked it!
shoegirl01: 😀 Heh, she'll still be herself… 😀
ericluver: Thank you! 😀
motomary: 😀 The "GW" still makes me grin – thank you for that!! And it seems you're still reading my mind: Despite Godric's highly advanced age and his having vastly more experience – perhaps because of such things? – Cara truly is the guiding, calming, centering force in his life now. Sure, he'll be able to teach her how to get along in the world she's now part of, but she's truly the soul to his heart, and he would gladly burn the world at the first hint of any risk to his beloved Cara… 😀
Caitlin: Can you imagine Pam being her Maker??? LOL!!! That would be hilarious!!! (Hint: nope…) 😀 I could totally see them shopping for shoes and Cara nixing every suggestion of 5″ heels… 😀
Kittyinaz on May 25, 2015 at 10:32 PM said:
Omg!! They just can't catch a break?? But Godric is just so HAPPY!!!
Kittyinaz: Lol, it might be a while before they do, but they'll be fine. Eventually… And yeah, gotta love a happy Godric!! 😀
hisviks on May 30, 2015 at 5:13 AM said:
Oh please let it be Pam! She's like the best worst Maker combo ever…. and I'm with Eric: true death to (artificially flavoured) popcorn!
hisviks: Artificially flavored popcorn just smells…wrong. And it stinks up the entire place (office, home, wherever – doesn't matter).
Bertie Bott on July 17, 2015 at 5:01 AM said:
Such an intriguing and dangerous concept of Cara having no maker… but I suspect there's even more at work here given her not completely human nature to begin with.