Sometimes things happen to you in life that make the once important priorities seem unimportant. This is what happened to these three women.
Vicki, her sister Brenda, and their friend Melanie arrive at Nantucket airport. They are there to spend the summer together to sort through their problems. Each has a very different one. Vicki has been diagnosed with lung cancer. She wanted to come to Nantucket to spend the summer at the family beach house with her two young children. Brenda has been fired from the college where she was teaching because she had an affair with a student. Melanie has been trying for years to get pregnant. She is now pregnant but discovered that her husband is cheating.
Josh Flynn, a college student, works at the airport during his summer break. This is how he met the three women. Brenda asks Josh to baby-sit for Vicki's children and the three women soon realize how much they have come to depend on him. He not only baby-sits for Vicki's children which gave her more free time but encourages Brenda with her writing and challenges Melanie to follow her heart. These four people soon realize they all need each other.
What becomes of these four people who have come together during a summer in Nantucket?
Barefoot is a wonderful story of friendship and love. The reader will feel sympathy for Vicki but not for the other women. This is one of those books that consume the reader and you will want to continue on to find out what happens to each person. Elin Hilderbrand does an excellent job of intertwining the lives of these four people with the end result being one of a very memorable story. Be sure to add Barefoot to your reading list and check out the interesting book cover.


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The saga of Lee Creek Heights – Part One
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Communities, Memoirs, Shuswap / By Jim Cooperman
When we moved to Lee Creek in 1969 after driving our old truck and most of our possessions from Berkeley, California, the only person who lived nearby was Beatrice Riley. The wife of Will Riley an original Celista homesteader, Beatrice was a schoolteacher and a remarkable woman and could speak and write seven languages. She shared our pacificist worldview, was enamoured with Bertrand Russell, dreamed of travelling to China and owned the former homestead of James Freeman, who was the father of Oliver Freeman, the patriarch of Lee Creek.
This house at the entrance of Lee Creek Heights was Beatrice's cabin
Beatrice lived near the highway in a vertical log cabin built by Emil Martinovsky, who arrived with his wife Eva after World War II and lived in a squared-timber house on the lake below Freeman Road. Emil owned a substantial amount of land in Lee Creek, had a sawmill above the Creek and built a number of timber cabins along the lake that remain today. Emil and Eva also became good friends of ours and I worked with him building a timber ore loading facility in the early 1970s for a mining company that was operating up on the Adams Plateau.
Beatrice is standing on the left and her daughter Ann is on the right, photo taken at a wedding on our property in 1970
In May of 1971, Beatrice informed us that she sold the property to her son Mike's company, Longview Developments, as she needed to move to Victoria to care for her daughter Ann who was ill with cancer. In the early 1970s, residential subdivision developments were just beginning around the Lake, as the Shuswap was becoming a popular place for vacation and retirement homes. Mike had recently developed Lucerne Estates just west of Anglemont and soon his bulldozer was carving out the hillside above Beatrice's cabin.
Having fled city life to homestead in the "wilderness," I was aghast to see the trees fall and the roads being built, knowing that houses and pavement would soon sprout up between us and the lake. We had been good friends with Mike, having enjoyed Christmas dinner with his family in 1970. That relationship soured when he and his major investor, Chase High School principal, Tom Campbell, arrived on July 9, 1973 with his plans to build a road through five acres of our property to access the upper bench of proposed development.
We also learned of his plans to block our only access with steel water tanks for the subdivision's water system. At the time, our access was a forestry road that began at Freeman Road, which cut through Beatrice's property and our property, and then carried up to the Adams Plateau. This road was likely built in the late 1940s and as was typical then, it did not have legal easements through both the private properties and the Indian Reserve. The Ministry of Forests was not pleased to see their road blocked, nor was BC Hydro as it was building the powerline from Mica Dam at this time, nor were the miners or our new neighbours who were in the process of homesteading the property above us.
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Mike presented us with plan that had been proposed by the forest service to build a massive road with two switchbacks that would take up the entire six acres of land we owned on the other side of the road and in return we would get a paved access and hydro. The alternative was no decent access. We attempted to get help from the government, but soon learned there was nothing they could do. At one point, the miners had a confrontation with Mike and tried to block his bulldozer, but of course they were no match with his powerful machine. After the tanks were installed, the only way we could drive into our properties was up a steep cat track along Mike's property line we nicknamed "the ski jump."
Eventually Mike built a new road around our property that joined the road through our neighbour's land, which gave them access. We then either had to drive up the "ski jump" or park on the new dirt road and walk in. This road went through a new addition to the proposed subdivision, a property that Tom Campbell had purchased from Emil Martinovsky. Soon, Mike and Tom approached us with a new plan that would provide access to both of our properties. He only needed one acre, which was unusable wetland, and in return we would have a paved road and power. After being cut-off for over a year, there was no way we could turn it down and as soon as we signed the papers, Mike and I became good friends again.
When I first arrived in Lee Creek in 1968 to view the property where we live today, we drove up our old driveway with the realtor to find two shake-cutters squatting in the log cabin. On one side was a mound of shake trimmings and on the other side was a pile of their garbage. They had just boarded up the windows a few days earlier because a bear, attracted by the garbage, had tried to break in. The men had shot the bear and dumped the carcass in the ditch up the main logging road. I told the shake cutters that we had decided to purchase the land, but they were welcome to stay there that summer. On our way out, we stopped to view the carcass of the bear.
The two shake cutters, three Stewart kids from the Pritchard campground where we stayed and my first wife, Debbie, in front of the cabin on the day we arrived. Note the boarded up window!
We moved to the property in April 1969 and lived in the cabin for many years. Life was rugged in those early days, with no electricity, no running water (we dug a well and had to haul the water) and in the winter we had to use our horses to get up and down the snowed in road to the highway. Farming was our early goal and we ended up feeding the bears and cougars with our goats and sheep! At first we socialized with the locals and attended square dances at the Cottonwoods and community dances at the Celista Hall where often there was a drunken brawl as part of the entertainment. When our neighbours arrived to homestead the land above us, parties and music nights filled our social calendar and we helped each other build our homes and clear the land.
After Mike began building the road through our property and we became good friends again, he helped me build our house. When the backhoe digging the hillside for the foundation hit bedrock, Mike lent me his compressor and rock hammer. After the holes were made, Mike's sons, Frank and Al inserted the dynamite. Everyone showed up for the big blast and there was party afterwards. Later, Mike skidded the giant logs down to our property for building the basement. When there were parties on the hill, Mike often joined us as he became part of our social life in the early days.
Part Two will detail the three phases of the subdivision, including the many challenges the developers faced and the fate of the third phase.

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Life's rich collage
Alastair Smart
Such is the veneration in this country for the St Ives school of painters, it's easy to forget that other art colonies existed, let alone thrived, in the mid-20th century: that in Great Bardfield, Essex, perhaps chief among them.
The village near Saffron Walden was home to the likes of John Aldridge, Kenneth Rowntree, Michael Rothenstein, Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden (1903–89). Maybe it's going a bit far to say there has been a resurgence of interest in this loosely affiliated group of figurative artists. But it's certainly a welcome coincidence that, following the success of Dulwich Picture Gallery's superb Ravilious exhibition last year, comes the publication of Bawden's scrapbooks — assembled by him over 55 years and
reproduced in a single volume by his erstwhile dealer Peyton Skipwith, together with Brian Webb.
Many contemporary artists compile scrapbooks, but often these are carefully conceived works of art in themselves, their contents forming a deliberate whole and intended for display. Bawden's scrapbooks, by contrast, were intended for his eyes only and are of a more amateurish, traditional kind. We duly come across bus tickets, coin rubbings, cigarette cards, newspaper
cuttings and other ephemera.
Some of his juxtapositions are so quirky they border on the surreal: the wrapper for a tin of Portuguese sardines shares a page with the ink sketch of a girl's doll. A photograph of the England cricket team on board SS Liverpool bound for Australia appears beside a note from a friend thanking Bawden for the ticket to a flower show, and a flyer for the exhibition of Picasso's 'Guernica' at New Burlington Galleries in 1937.
Bawden always insisted that, as an artist, good design was what mattered to him. He wasn't interested in baring his soul on canvas, van Gogh-style. And the same can be said of his scrapbooks: there aren't too many moments we meet the real, raw Edward. Indeed, when one comes along, it packs a surprise, emotional punch. A telegram announcing the death from cancer of his friend — and fellow Great Bardfield artist — Tirzah Garwood is pasted above the Christmas card she sent Bawden the year before, featuring her evocative engraving of snow-topped local farm buildings.
Letters abound in these pages, two in particular standing out. One, from the Lord Privy Seal in response to a note from Bawden critical of the government's handling of the Suez crisis, contains the confession: 'Although our aim was good, we may have failed — tragically failed.' Another, a curiously unexplained letter from Buckingham Palace, thanks Bawden, on the Queen's behalf, for the gift of a cot cover. The scrapbooks mix entries of purely personal and occasionally global significance throughout.
They function as a kind of diary, albeit one without chronological order (most of the entries being undated). It's also unfortunate that the most fascinating period in Bawden's life — when he was a war artist in Dunkirk and the Middle East, and later a POW in Casablanca — was one in which he (understandably) didn't do any scrapbooking.
These pages won't interest everyone. Indeed, apart from doodles of anthropomorphic ants and trial designs for the cover of Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge, there isn't even much here to interest lovers of Bawden's art. What we do get, though, is an insight into the world of a very English eccentric, engaged in what now seems a quaint and innocent pastime, scissors and glue in hand. Pretty much every page raises a smile.
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Schoeman relishes role as cycle tour ambassador
8th Oct 2019 Archives By fullstop
Besides being a prime competitor with 18 titles under her belt, Port Elizabeth star Anriette Schoeman is revelling in her role as ambassador of the long-running Lorraine Cycle Tour.
The 20th edition of what has become a PE institution will be held at Lorraine Primary School on Saturday and the 42-year-old Schoeman is ready to take her place among the podium contenders.
However, she admitted this week that she was suffering from "a bit of a cold", but was hoping it would not affect her performance.
"I am always keen for this race," said Schoeman, "although I am not sure if I will be firing on all pistons. I'm hoping to shake this cold off before Saturday."
Sponsored by African Bank, Mecer and Strada, the tour has a feature race of 80km and also offers distances of 50km and 30km.
Schoeman's entry into the main race, however, is just one aspect of the occasion as the seven-time Cape Town Cycle Tour winner has become the face of the PE event.
Her role as race ambassador continues a long-standing connection with the tour and Lorraine Primary School, who have a strong cycling ethos in their development programme.
"I really do respect what this tour brings to Port Elizabeth because it always connects with projects via the school and gives back to the community," she said.
"Although I never went there, Lorraine Primary is very close to my heart.
"I try to assist the children wherever I can, whether it be giving them some advice or assisting with equipment and cycling kit."
Schoeman added that providing opportunities for young enthusiasts to take part in the sport was an uplifting experience.
"Some don't have the means to buy the best equipment, but when you give them a chance to experience cycling and see how their faces light up you realise what it means to them.
"It helps from a holistic point of view, because it's a wonderful outlet for them. Even if they don't become world champions it promotes a healthy and active lifestyle."
Defending champion Anriette Schoeman will be chasing her 19th title when the Lorraine Cycle Tour, sponsored by African Bank, Mecer and Strada, takes place in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo: Full Stop Communications
She felt it was all about planting the seed at an early age because often young children didn't know what their life path would be.
"But if they can achieve something by being exposed to the sport, for example a university bursary, then it is mission accomplished."
The defending champion said the cycle tour was a celebration of the sport in the city.
"It is a really nice day and a festival of fun, not only for the riders, but also for supporters and spectators.
"The race is well organised and there is a great vibe and amazing lucky-draw prizes, so it's always a good one to support."
Tour director Alex Cooper said they appreciated the support they had received from the former Olympian, who has also attended three Commonwealth Games.
"As a top professional, Anriette has never left Port Elizabeth, even though she faced some tough challenges in competing at the highest level," he said.
"She has been a real ambassador for us, as well as PE, and is an icon to many in the cycling fraternity of the region."
The 80km race will start at 7am on Saturday, followed by the 50km at 7.15am and the 30km event at 7.30am.
There will also be a fun walk, expected to attract around 500 people.
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So much fun that the good guys on Reddit even made a couple of ringtones out of it. Download the longer one here. And the shorter one for notifications here.
Why does it form a Bubble cover?
This happens because the metal that is dropped into water is extremely hot and makes the water around it vaporize. The vapor formed around the ball acts as an insulator and doesn't let the water touch the metal ball. This is the same effect that lets dip your hand in molten lead or Liquid Nitrogen without getting harmed by it. The same thing happens when you drop water on a hot pan – it dances.
I'm not sure what exactly causes the "Ping" sound. If you know or have any theories, please tell me in the comments below.
Yes, quenching. Quenching is the name for making a hot metal cool very quickly. It is pretty interesting to know why some one would, with great effort, heat a metal, and then choose to drop it in water to cool off!
Cooling a hot piece of metal very quickly makes it extremely hard. So hard, that the same process is used to make the hard edges of swords that don't get damaged even if they are used to cut metal!
There is so much more I wanted to write about the process, but I feel this isn't the right place for it. Let me leave it for some other day.


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Got back my score on my test/5 hours writing thing. I'm actually dissapointed, but still not suprised for that score. 3- is probably around a C (for those who dont know ehat 3- is. 6 is the best score). The test wasnt in my native language, it was in like a dialect people speak and write in other parts of this country. Yep, I dont really know the language, I barely know the basics. Yet I was kind of hoping for a 3? Atleast? Why is the minus there? It was said that I didn't wrtie enough on Part A. Which is weird. It was about decent length (longer than most in my class).
I'm not going to complain about anything on it, since that language/subject is not important for my school applicaton in Mars anyways.
But, If my english and my native language tests gets a bad grade like that one, then I'll go crazy and make a giant fuss about it. Really felt like I did a good job, atleast I did my best. My other tests when it comes to writing have always been good. If they just dramatically go down acouple grades because I have a new teacher now, Ill kill him. Seriously!!!
Can't say anything until I get them back tho. Same goes for my final grades.
Hope you'll be pleased with coming grades. There's a key phrase in your entry. "I did my best." That was like a ray of light. YOU DID. You can't do better than your best. You did well.


Prof. Aarti Ramaswami of ESSEC Business School, together with George F. Dreher at the Kelley School of Business and Tom Dougherty from Trulaske College of Business, follows up with Part 2 of her research-based article on the influence of partners on career attainment.
As mentioned in Part 1 of this article, one way in which to scratch the other's back in return for increased family income and stability is to scale back on your career and provide additional support to the lead careerist. This might take the form of taking up a part-time job, flexible hours, early retirement or even quitting work altogether to take up the role of stay-at-home spouse. A key contribution of the latter is the capacity to offer social support that saves the physical and mental resources of the working partner, and may even take the form of caring for children and elderly parents, entertaining, or even taking off some of the workload from the other by organising schedules, planning business trips or writing up memos and reports. All in all, because of the extra availability of time and a flexible schedule, possible ongoing income and knowledge of the workplace, this partner type has the potential to enrich their partner's career.
But there is a downturn. Because work in the office is more valued, staying at home – even with a workload – is a source of additional inequality between people. Very simply, it increases the decision-making and bargaining power of the employed partner. Moreover, men seem to benefit more from this type of partnership, mostly due to how we have been shaped by gender roles. Traditional fathers (with stay-at-home wives), for example, are perceived as being more stable, professional and requiring increased financial needs. All this leads organisations to boost male career advancement. The numbers crunched from research speak for themselves: married men with working wives earn less than married men with stay-at-home wives. And finally, women lose out because even if their male spouse stays at home, they will continue to perform a disproportionate amount of childcare and household work.
Being in the no-partner category produces forces working both for and against the likelihood of you reaching the C-suite. No Partner can mean the eternally single, the currently on-a-break, or even the divorced and widowed. The odd thing is that at first glance this category of individual may seem to hold the upper hand when it comes to career advancement: they have the time, lack of commitment, and – able to eat whenever they want – don't have to be present at 6.30 pm sharp with a napkin tied around their necks. However, think twice – being single presents its own set of problems to bear. Research shows that they are subject both to cultural biases and discrimination that have a negative impact on their capacity to reach the C-suite. Men are especially losers in this field because despite the increasing number of adults choosing to be single, cultural norms place a high value on marriage and married couples. Marriage signals maturity, family values and meaning in life with married men especially considered as more productive and effort-oriented. We even talk of a marriage premium of 15% higher wages. Lo-behold the single guy – less responsible, immature, carefree and even delinquent. For a woman it is different: here the research leads to the conclusion that single women are likely to advance more than married women (with or without children) – they are likely to have more time for energy-intensive jobs than married women, have fewer employment disruptions than married women and are more likely than married women to be perceived as having financial need because such resources are presumed to be provided by married women's husbands.
Altogether, Profs. Aarti Ramaswami, George F. Dreher and T.W. Dougherty provide us with an interesting insight into the little researched area of the impact our partners have on our careers. The race to reach the C-suite for women may be handicapped from the outset – naturally so, because there is a universal preference found in virtually all cultures for women to prefer male partners who are three to four years older than themselves (or for men to prefer younger female partners). As such, this gives a head start for men in amassing both social, experiential and financial capital as they begin work earlier. It also means that women are more likely to fall into a relationship with an alpha male career competitor – the partner type that offers the greatest negative career consequences for becoming a top exec. Cultural context may also hamper a woman's ascension to the summit – just think of Sweden compared to India, for example. All in all, choosing a perfect partner is a difficult thing. If you're hell bent on reaching the C-suite, then it is a partner who acts as a career resource that helps most. And a partner who is a career competitor who hampers most.
Should we stop, step back and assess future career attainment each time that mischievous cherub harpoons us with an arrow? And what if we return to the beginning and the young couple whose gaze met on Commencement Day? Many of us have no doubt had such a moment – and it takes your breath away. Better to gulp in new air, step forward and see where things end up mid-career. After all, we want to believe in good and happy endings.


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Review: Delivering Happiness, by Tony Hsieh
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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh. New York: Business Plus, 2010. 253 pp. $23.99 (hardcover).
In July of 2009, right after celebrating his company's ten-year anniversary, Tony Hsieh stood in a packed room. Seven hundred Zappos employees were cheering, and a "lot of them even had tears of happiness streaming down their faces" (p. 1). Hsieh had just surprised his employees with a special bonus after announcing the sale of Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 billion. Amazingly, this was the second time in just over ten years that Hsieh had sold a company for what amounted to roughly $100 million for each year he ran the business. But this second sale was a far happier occasion.
In the autobiographical Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, Hsieh tells how he set out as a kid "to become the number one worm seller in the world," ran a successful button business (among others) in elementary school, and eventually achieved happiness—while delivering it—through Zappos, an online shoe store.
Hsieh starts by recounting a childhood spent searching for different ways to make money, observing what worked, and gaining many important lessons about business—his goal being to make enough money to do whatever he wanted when he grew up.
Upon graduating from university, and after a short stint at Oracle, Hsieh put his mounting knowledge to use in a company called LinkExchange, which he started with a friend, Sanjay. "The idea behind LinkExchange," says Hsieh, "was pretty simple."
If you ran a Web site, then you could sign up for our service for free. Upon signing up, you would insert some special code into your Web pages, which would cause banner ads to start showing up on your web site automatically.
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The value that LinkExchange offered to websites was immediately recognized, and the network grew at a breathtaking pace. Working around the clock, Hsieh and Sanjay answered e-mails and programmed. Only five months into the business, they were in a position to debate selling their company for $1 million—an offer they ultimately refused. . . .
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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:introduction}

Energy is a significant constraint for wireless communication devices that are generally dependent on limited capacity batteries. In recent years, energy harvesting has been investigated as an alternative energy source for low-power communication nodes. Energy harvesting circuits gather ambient energy from sunlight, vibration, air flow, thermal gradient or other types of harvestable energy sources. Similarly, energy harvesting from radio frequency (RF) signals is also considered as an alternative solution when utilized jointly with advanced semiconductor technology \cite{6951347}. In RF energy harvesting (RFEH) systems, a wireless node equipped with energy harvesting circuit captures radio signal from ambient by its antenna, then converts radio signal energy into direct current (DC) energy. The amount of harvested RF energy may not be sufficient to directly power-up the node. Therefore, the harvested energy from received DC signals is commonly used to recharge the battery of wireless node, which is utilized to  receive, process, and transmit information when required. In order to ensure sustainable communications, it is necessary to harvest the sufficient amount of energy and extend the lifetime of battery as required by the used application. In the literature, there are various studies investigating different ways to improve the amount of harvested RF energy. These approaches can be stated as special designs of circuit,  antenna, and signal types for RFEH systems as well as the use of multiple antennas, multiple frequency bands, and power management systems. In \cite{6159063}, focusing on circuit design, a new RFEH circuit is proposed to improve operational efficiency in the low incident power range. In \cite{5434266}, a compact aperture coupled patch rectenna is designed to receive arbitrarily polarized signals with high conversion efficiency. In \cite{5972612}, the use of multisine signal excitation is presented to increase the obtained DC power in energy harvesting systems. In \cite{6732976}, several distributed arrays of antennas, which are designed by scaling in array size, power, DC load, frequency, and gain level, are presented to increase harvested power and efficiency.  In \cite{6697364}, a triple-band antenna is developed to effectively harvest RF energy from available Wi-Fi  and cellular network frequency bands. In \cite{5395599}, microcontroller-based power management system is proposed to obtain more energy than direct connection.

Although proposed approaches introduce RFEH systems with improved performances, they fail to make use of diversity combining techniques. In current wireless communication systems, diversity combining is considered as an important tool to enhance wireless link performance by alleviating the effects of radio channels' fading process \cite{4065786}. Diversity combining techniques are based on redundancy of transmitted information. Destinations combine multiple copies of the same information signal received over different points of a domain such as time, frequency, and space. While time and frequency diversity can be achieved in single-antenna transmission systems, space diversity needs the use of multiple antennas that are spaced sufficiently far apart  to obtain a diversity gain \cite{5039585}. On the receiver side, the used diversity combining technique plays an important role on the system performance. Three common diversity combining techniques are the selection combining (SC), the equal gain combining (EGC), and the maximal ratio combining (MRC). There is a trade-off between the performance and the complexity based on the selected diversity combining technique. These techniques are mainly used to increase signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the received signal.
However, the aim in RFEH systems is to increase the amount of harvested RF energy instead of the value of received SNR.

In order to benefit from diversity combining in RFEH systems, the design of an RFEH system employing a diversity combining technique is considered in this paper. In the literature, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems and energy beamforming at the transmitter side are studied to overcome propagation effects over distance in RFEH based new technologies. In \cite{6489506}, MIMO is used for maximizing the efficiency of simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) systems. In \cite{6568923,6954434,7274644}, wireless energy transfer, via energy beamforming from a multi-antenna transmitter to single-antenna receivers, is utilized in SWIPT systems, wireless powered communication (WPC) networks, and  backscatter communication systems, respectively. These works give useful insights on the improvement of RFEH technology, but they do not handle the use of diversity combining techniques at the receiver side.

Our motivation in this paper is to increase the amount of energy obtained from RF signals by using diversity combining, and to analyze the performance of diversity combining based RFEH systems according to the selected technique. We study the problem of diversity combining in a communication network, where the receiver is equipped with multiple antennas. We propose a new receiver structure making use of diversity combining to improve the performance of RFEH systems. We also take the power consumption of diversity combining process into account. We analyze three diversity combining techniques, which are SC, EGC, and MRC. We compare the performances of RFEH systems in terms of the harvested power and the net obtained power. It is shown via simulation results that diversity combining techniques can provide significant benefit for RFEH systems.

\section{System Model and Receiver Structure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.42\textwidth]{diversitymodel_6.pdf}
\caption{System model including an RF source node (transmitter) and an RFEH node (receiver) with diversity combining.}
\label{fig:systemmodel1}
\end{figure}

We consider a system composed of an RF source-harvesting node (transmitter-receiver) pair with single transmit antenna and multiple receive antennas, respectively, as illustrated in Fig. \ref{fig:systemmodel1}. The RF source node sends energy in the transmitted symbol to the RFEH node through wireless channels. The RFEH node contains a diversity combining unit, energy harvesting unit, and energy storage unit after antennas. The received signals are combined in the diversity combining unit,
and harvested in the energy harvesting unit. The harvested energy is stored in the energy storage unit. Assuming $K$ receive antennas and flat fading channels, the  received signal on the $k^ \textrm{th}$ antenna can be modeled as
\begin{eqnarray}
r_k = \sqrt{P_{t}} h_k x + z_k,  \;k = 1, 2,\ldots, K,
\label{channelmodel}
\end{eqnarray}
where $x$ represents the transmitted symbol. $z_k$ is the complex additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) with zero mean and $\sigma^2_z$ variance. $h_k$ is the channel coefficient affecting the transmitted symbol between the RF source node and the RFEH node,  $h_k=|h_k| e^{j \theta_k}$, where $|h_k|$ and $\theta_k$ are amplitude and phase of $h_k$, respectively. $P_{t}$ denotes the average transmit power. It is assumed that the transmitted symbol is normalized in terms of power, where its expected value becomes unity, $E[|x|^2] = 1$. Depending on the related channel coefficient, the received power from $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna $(P_{r,k})$ becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{r,k}= P_{t} |h_k|^2.
\label{receivedpower1}
\end{eqnarray}
The harvested power from $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna $(P_{h,k})$ can be expressed as \cite{6623062}
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h,k}=\eta P_{t} |h_k|^2,
\label{harvestedpower1}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\eta$, $0<\eta<1$, is the conversion efficiency of RF signal to DC signal corresponding to the performance of the energy harvesting unit in the RFEH node.
The harvested energy from $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna $(E_{h,k})$ throughout the harvesting time $(T)$ is stated as
\begin{eqnarray}
E_{h,k}=T \eta P_{t} |h_k|^2.
\label{harvestedenergy1}
\end{eqnarray}

In the proposed receiver, we target to increase the amount of harvested RF power by using diversity combining techniques. In that case, the weighted form of received signal can be modeled as
\begin{eqnarray}
y_k = \sqrt{P_{t}} w_k h_k x + w_k z_k,  \quad k = 1, 2,\ldots, K,
\label{channelmodel}
\end{eqnarray}
where $w_k$ is the combiner weight coefficient corresponding to the antenna branch $k$, $w_k \in \mathbb{C}$. For the rest of this paper, we target the power expressions, which can be stated as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h,k}=\eta P_{t} |w_k h_k|^2,
\label{harvestedpower3}
\end{eqnarray}
denoting the harvested power from $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna and
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h}= \eta P_{t} \left|\sum\limits_{k=1}^K w_k h_k\right|^2,
\label{harvestedpower4}
\end{eqnarray}
denoting the total harvested power in the presence of diversity combiner.

Considering linear combination of incoming powers, the total maximum harvestable power $(P_{h,{max}})$
can be obtained as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h,{max}}= \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \eta P_{t} |h_k|^2.
\label{harvestedpower2}
\end{eqnarray}
In the next section, we examine diversity combining techniques and their impacts on the harvested power.

\section{Analysis of Diversity Combining for RFEH}

Diversity is an effective way for increasing the received SNR in the presence of wireless fading channels. Space diversity, having additional antennas,  increases the probability that the value of SNR is sufficiently high at the receiver. Here, based on the system model including diversity combining, we focus on the harvested RF power instead of the received SNR. Unlike the use of diversity combining to maximize SNR, the use of diversity combining in RFEH targets to increase the net obtained power. Therefore, we need to take the power consumption of diversity combining process into account and analyze the net benefit of diversity combining. For any diversity combining technique, the power consumption of $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna branch $(P_{c,k})$ can be modeled as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{c,k}= \beta P_{w,k} + P_{f,k},
\label{powerconsumption11}
\end{eqnarray}
where $P_{w,k}$ is the power of combiner weight coefficient at $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna branch. It is dependent on the received signal. The parameter $\beta$ denotes the combiner weight efficiency, as a real number $\beta \ge 1$, which encompasses the impact of power losses in the generation of combiner weight coefficient. The value of $\beta$ changes according to the type of diversity combining technique. $P_{f,k}$ represents the constant power consumption due to the circuit elements at $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna branch, which is not dependent on the received signal.

Considering the overall diversity combining system, the total power consumption $(P_c)$ can be formulated as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_c= \beta P_w + P_d,
\label{powerconsumption1a}
\end{eqnarray}
where $P_w$ is the total power of combiner weight coefficients. It can be calculated as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_w= \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: P_{w,k} = \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2.
\label{pw1}
\end{eqnarray}
$P_d$ in (\ref{powerconsumption1a})  denotes the total constant power consumption of diversity combining system. The value of $P_d$ depends on the type of receiver beamforming scheme that can be classified as analog, digital, and hybrid beamforming \cite{abbas2016towards}. In general terms, $P_d$ includes $P_{f,k}$ values in all antenna branches and the power consumption of summation unit $(P_{s})$. It can be expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_d= \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: P_{f,k} + P_{s}.
\label{pd1}
\end{eqnarray}
It is reasonable to assume that each antenna branch has the same circuit design. In that case, $P_{f,k}$ values become equal, $P_{f,k}=P_f$, $\forall k$. The definition of $P_d$ becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
P_d= K P_{f} + P_{s}.
\label{pd2}
\end{eqnarray}
Considering both the total harvested power in (\ref{harvestedpower4}) and the total power consumption, the net obtained power $(P_{net})$ for all type of receiver beamforming schemes can be expressed  as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{net}= \eta P_{t} \left|\sum\limits_{k=1}^K w_k h_k\right|^2 - \beta \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2 - P_d.
\label{netobtainedpower1}
\end{eqnarray}
Note that $\eta$, $\beta$, and $P_d$ depend on the receiver circuits, and $|h_k|$ depends on the operation environment. These parameters can be considered as constant for a given system. To improve the net obtained power, the value of $P_t$ can be increased. The value of $P_t$ is set on the transmitter side. However, in the receiver side, the combiner weight coefficients can be optimized. According to equation (\ref{netobtainedpower1}), the optimization problem (\textbf{P1}) can be expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
(\textbf{P1}): \quad
\begin{aligned}
& \underset{\textbf{w}}{\text{max}}
& & \eta P_{t} \left|\sum\limits_{k=1}^K w_k h_k\right|^2 - \beta \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2 - P_d,
\end{aligned}
\label{opt1}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\textbf{w}$ is the vector of combiner weight coefficients as $\textbf{w} =[w_1,w_2,\ldots,w_K]$. As the solution of decision variables in the nonlinear multivariable optimization problem (\textbf{P1}), the $w_k$ values in the vector $\textbf{w}$ go to infinity. Because, the  value of $P_{net}$ increases as the values of $w_k$ increase. Actually it is not realistic to use such a solution for actual receivers. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the total power of combiner weight coefficients, i.e. the value of $P_w$. In that case, the optimization problem (\textbf{P2}) is stated as
\begin{eqnarray}
(\textbf{P2}): \quad
\begin{aligned}
& \underset{\textbf{w}}{\text{max}}
& & \eta P_{t} \left|\sum\limits_{k=1}^K w_k h_k\right|^2 - \beta \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2 - P_d \\
& \text{s.t.}
& & \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2  \leq \xi,
\end{aligned}
\label{opt2}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\xi$ is the limit value of $P_w$ as a real-valued constant ($\xi \in \mathbb{R}$). Since we focus on diversity combining for the harvested power and energy unlike diversity combining for the received SNR, it is necessary to take the conservation of energy into account. The value of output power can not exceed the value of input power. It requires the expression of
\begin{eqnarray}
\sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2  \le 1
\label{conservation1}
\end{eqnarray}
for actual networks, i.e. $\xi=1$, \cite{schwartz}. The solution of constrained nonlinear multivariable optimization problem (\textbf{P2}) can be obtained in different forms based on the knowledge of amplitude and phase of channel coefficients. In this context, we analyze MRC, EGC, and SC seperately.

\subsection{Maximal Ratio Combining}

In the receiver with MRC, all received signals are weighted and combined coherently to maximize the value of SNR. The output gives the sum of all individual SNRs through the antennas. Here, both amplitude and phase values of channel coefficient at each branch need to be correctly estimated for all instances in time. In our case, the same process is conducted to maximize the net obtained power. The solution of optimization problem (\textbf{P2}) for any value of $\xi$ can be found by using an optimization algorithm such as the interior-point algorithm. In this solution, all received signals are combined that the phases of signals take the same fixed value (not necessary to be zero) to obtain the maximum power. Without loss of generality, the phase of signals can be fixed to zero. In that case, according to the Schwarz inequality, we observe that
\begin{eqnarray}
\left| \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: w_k h_k \right|^2 \le \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |w_k|^2 \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |h_k|^2,
\label{schwartz1}
\end{eqnarray}
hence the solution for $w_k$ becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
w_k= c h^*_k, \quad \forall k,
\label{wgeneral}
\end{eqnarray}
where $c$ is a real-valued constant, $c \in \mathbb{R}$, depending on the value of $\xi$. For $\xi=1$, the combiner weight coefficients can be expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
w_k= \frac{h^*_k}{||\textbf{h}||} = \frac{|h_k|}{||\textbf{h}||} e^{-j \theta_k}.
\label{wmrc}
\end{eqnarray}
where $||\textbf{h}||= \sqrt{ \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |h_k|^2 }$, i.e. $c=1/||\textbf{h}||$. The normalization of $P_w$ ensures both the conservation of energy and the solution of (\textbf{P2}). Considering $P_w=1$,  the harvested power for MRC $(P_{h,mrc})$ is calculated as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h,mrc}= \eta P_{t} \sum\limits_{k=1}^K |h_k|^2,
\label{netobtainedpower2e}
\end{eqnarray}
and the net obtained power for MRC $(P_{net,mrc})$ becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{net,mrc}= \eta P_{t} \sum\limits_{k=1}^K |h_k|^2 - \beta_{mrc} - P_{d,mrc},
\label{netobtainedpower2}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\beta_{mrc}$ and $P_{d,mrc}$ are the related values of $\beta$ and $P_d$ for MRC, respectively. Note that equation (\ref{netobtainedpower2}) includes the total maximum harvestable power expression in (\ref{harvestedpower2}).

\subsection{Equal Gain Combining}

The receiver using EGC combines the received signals coming from all antennas coherently to increase the value of received SNR. In our case, the same process is conducted for improving the net obtained power. The combiner weight coefficients can be written as
\begin{eqnarray}
w_k= |w_k| e^{-j \arg\{h_k\}} = \gamma e^{-j \theta_k},
\label{wegc}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\gamma $ denotes the amplitude of $w_k$, which is constant for all $k$ values. Here, only the knowledge of phase values of channel coefficients is sufficient, amplitude values of channel coefficients are not required.

In order to ensure conservation of energy and equal gain approach for each branch, $\gamma$ is set to $\gamma=1/ \sqrt{K}$. In that case, the harvested power for EGC $(P_{h,egc})$ is expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h,egc}= \frac{\eta P_{t}}{K} \left( \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |h_k| \right)^2,
\label{harvestedenergy_egc_e}
\end{eqnarray}
and the net obtained power for EGC $(P_{net,egc})$ becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{net,egc}= \frac{\eta P_{t}}{K} \left( \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \: |h_k| \right)^2 - \beta_{egc} - P_{d,egc},
\label{harvestedenergy_egc}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\beta_{egc}$ and $P_{d,egc}$ are the related values of $\beta$ and $P_d$ for EGC, respectively. $\beta_{egc}$ is expected to be smaller than $\beta_{mrc}$ due to relative implementation simplicity of EGC.

\subsection{Selection Combining}

In SC, the simplest combining technique, only a signal received by a single antenna is used for an instance in time. The receiver employing SC measures the SNRs of all signals coming from the antennas and uses the signal with the maximum SNR. In our case, the receiver selects the antenna with the maximum received power. The combiner weight coefficients are assigned as
\begin{eqnarray}
w_k=
\begin{cases}
1,& k = \: $arg$ \: \underset{k}{\text{max}} \: (P_{r,k}) \\ 0,& $otherwise$.
\end{cases}
\label{wsc}
\end{eqnarray}
(\ref{wsc}) implies that only the knowledge of amplitude values of channel coefficients is sufficient, phase values of channel coefficients are not required. The harvested power for SC $(P_{h,sc})$ is calculated as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{h,sc}= \underset{k}{\text{max}} \: (\eta P_{t} |h_k|^2).
\label{harvestedenergy_sc_e}
\end{eqnarray}
Note that $\beta$ value for SC is zero, $\beta_{sc}=0$, since there are no generated signals for the combiner weight coefficients in the real circuits. The net obtained power in case of SC $(P_{net,sc})$ can be stated as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{net,sc}= \underset{k}{\text{max}} \: (\eta P_{t} |h_k|^2) - P_{d,sc},
\label{harvestedenergy_sc}
\end{eqnarray}
where $P_{d,sc}$ is the value of $P_d$ for SC. Unlike $P_{d,mrc}$ and $P_{d,egc}$, $P_{d,sc}$ contains only the constant power consumption due to the circuit elements at $k^\textrm{th}$ antenna branch. It can be expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
P_{d,sc}= P_{f,k}, \quad k= \text{arg} \: \underset{k}{\text{max}} \: (T \eta P_{t} |h_k|^2),
\label{pd_sc}
\end{eqnarray}
where $k \in \{1,2,\ldots,K\}$.

\begin{figure*}[t]
\centering
\begin{minipage}{.45\linewidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{mrc_12.pdf}
    \caption{Mean values of the harvested power for SC, EGC, and MRC are plotted vs. the average transmit power, where the values are illustrated by dashed line for $K=2$ and solid line for $K=8$.}
    \label{sim1a}
\end{minipage}
\hfill
\begin{minipage}{.45\linewidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{mrc_23.pdf}
    \caption{Mean values of the net obtained power for SC, EGC, and MRC are plotted vs. the average transmit power. No-harvesting region is illustrated by yellow color, where energy harvesting is not achieved.}
    \label{sim2a}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure*}

\section{Numerical Results}

Numerical results of simulations for different diversity combining techniques are presented in a comparative fashion in order to show the performances of diversity combining techniques. The channel coefficients are assumed to be Rayleigh distributed with a variance that is equal to the path loss.
Without loss of generality, the path loss is considered as $10^{-3}$. The mean values of harvested power for SC, EGC, and MRC are illustrated for $K=2$ and $K=8$ in Fig. \ref{sim1a}.  It is seen that the increase of the number of receive antennas improves the amount of harvested power significantly for all diversity combining techniques. MRC is the best diversity combining technique for the harvested power. Note that although SC shows the worst performance for each fixed $K$ value, SC for $K=8$ provides better performance than MRC for $K=2$.

The power consumption of each unit changes based on the design of receiver circuits. It is possible to design low-power integrated diversity receivers as studied in \cite{735549,5477304}. As MRC is more complex than EGC, the combiner weight efficiency parameters are selected as $\beta_{mrc}=2$ and $\beta_{egc}=1$. Other parameters are set to $P_{s}=1$ mW and $P_{f,k}=0.5$ mW $\forall k$ to evaluate the performances depending on the net obtained power. In Fig. \ref{sim2a}, the mean values of the net obtained power vs. the average transmit power are demonstrated. There are two regions for the negative and positive values of the net obtained power in the figure, named as no-harvesting region and harvesting region, respectively. In the no-harvesting region, energy harvesting is not achieved. In the harvesting region, energy harvesting can be achieved with an appropriate diversity combining technique that provides the best performance. In case of $K=2$, the results show that energy harvesting for EGC and MRC is not possible in the ranges of [$0,1.6$] and [$0,1.9$] W, respectively. It is also seen that SC is the best technique for $K=2$. However, in case of $K=8$, SC outperforms other techniques up to $P_t=1.2$ mW. MRC is the best technique for higher values of $P_t$. Note that the performance of MRC for the net obtained power is not the best for all regions, although the performance of MRC for the harvested power becomes the best.

\vspace{0.2cm}
\section{Conclusion}
\label{sec:conclusion}
The use of diversity combining is proposed to improve the performance of RFEH systems. The received RF signals are weighted and combined by the diversity combiner in the receiver. The output of diversity combiner is introduced as the input of energy harvester. The harvested energy is stored in an energy storage unit. Based on the proposed receiver structure, RFEH performances are analyzed for SC, EGC, and MRC techniques. The net obtained power depends on the power consumptions of circuits during combining process and changes with the type of diversity combining technique. Numerical results show that diversity combining provides significant increase in the amount of harvested energy. Moreover, the selection of diversity combining technique based on the operating region plays an important role on the performance of RFEH systems.

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"Hanasaki Gassen"/"Hanasagi Gaassen" (re: a cancelled game)
Evie the Mother Hen ❤✿
"Hanasaki Gassen"/"Hanasagi Gaassen" (re: a cancelled game) Apr 30, 2019 13:03:25 GMT -5
Post by Evie the Mother Hen ❤✿ on Apr 30, 2019 13:03:25 GMT -5
This game was a cancelled Game Boy Advance game, but it would seem not much is known about it. I heard about it a long time ago, but it seems only recently something new about it was recently noticed, hidden on online resumes (including that of a developer called Tony Caton).
Before this was noticed by monokoma of Unseen64 (link), we had sources such as this:
www.nintendoworldreport.com/preview/3411/hanasagi-gaassen-game-boy-advance
The title of this quirky game roughly translates into "Flower Blooming Competition." No real details have been released on this game, though the name alone suggests this won't be a game that sees release outside of Japan.
If the translation is true, then (from my limited knowledge of Japanese) it is possibly based on 花が咲く (hana ga saku); saku is the dictionary form of saki (or apparently "bloom" in this context), but where does "competition" come from?
Back to Tony Caton's resume he says:
"Developed in 2000 - Designed and programmed AI for Hanasaki Gassen, a real time strategy game. There were many factors that the AI needed to evaluate, and simulated annealing was used to allow the AI to learn strategies by playing itself overnight, adjusting its internal weights until the best strategy was found. The AI could thus adjust to changing game rules, and even discover new strategies! It was written in C++ with STL for the GBA. Developer: Blue Planet Software. "
We can find that it was developed by Blue Planet Software, who according to the Unseen 64 article were "(AKA Bulletproof Software), the same company that created the original Tetris for Game Boy and today act as the exclusive agent for The Tetris Company."
I'm unsure if this was necessarily even about flowers at all, because "鼻先が斡旋" (Hanasaki ga Assen, "nose tip mediation?") would be a different interpretation and he just says it's a strategy game without specifying more details about it. I suppose flowers in this context may still be relevant though. Additionally, Flower Blooming Competition might be the planned Western name rather than a translation, maybe, similar to Horse Racing Creating Derby (馬穴大作戦, Baketsu Daisakusen Horse-Hole Great Strategy), or perhaps the game the subject of this topic had different names throughout development.
Anyone able to spread further light on this?
Edit: Going back to an old post I made, apparently the Japanese community refers to this game under a different name ("はなさき合戦"), Hanasaki Kassen; not Gassen, which could mean "Tip of Nose Battle" or at a stretch closer to the English interpretation "Flower-Blooming Battle" etc.
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"Hanasaki Gassen"/"Hanasagi Gaassen" (re: a cancelled game) May 1, 2019 1:48:23 GMT -5 Evie the Mother Hen ❤✿ likes this
I'm fairly certain that the actual title is 花咲き合戦 (はなさき がっせん) or some variation. "Sagi" would be 詐欺 (fraud), and "Gaassen" (がーっせん?) makes no sense whatsoever.
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"Hanasaki Gassen"/"Hanasagi Gaassen" (re: a cancelled game) Jun 30, 2019 14:55:54 GMT -5
Post by Evie the Mother Hen ❤✿ on Jun 30, 2019 14:55:54 GMT -5
You know something, with the advancements of deep-learning AI in science and those 'AI plays Mario' things, I'm wondering if it could be a venture Nintendo could very well get into; whether it be plant survival of the fittest, or a user-friendly robotics game with deep learning elements (and maybe past games have already had elements of this).


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In episode 17 of FactCheck Radio, we look at false and misleading oil spill claims from both Republicans and Democrats. Also, we talk about the New Mexico gubernatorial race and debunk an ad from Democrat Diane Denish, attacking Republican Susana Martinez.
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In a new ad, the Democratic National Committee inaccurately accuses "the Republican Party" of endorsing Rep. Joe Barton's notorious public apology to the CEO of BP.
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Democrats are running an attack ad in Washington, D.C., and nationally on cable networks that says Republicans "delayed funding for our men and women in uniform, then they voted against it." But it's not true. Senate Republicans did delay a vote on military funding, as part of their strategy to drag out the fight against health care legislation. But the funding itself wasn't delayed. And ultimately, Republicans voted overwhelmingly to approve the defense funds.
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The Democratic National Committee says in a TV ad that "Republicans voted to abolish Medicare." Not true. The ad refers to a proposal endorsed by most House Republicans as part of the alternative budget they presented earlier this year. In fact, the GOP plan actually called for …
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The Republican National Committee has released a new Web ad about health care. The RNC has some fun with the issue, framing its ad as a parody of pharmaceutical advertisements. Warning: trying to sort out fact from fiction in this video may lead to headaches, shortness of patience, and excessive Googling. If you experience any of these side effects, we recommend consulting the FactCheck.org archives.
The ad offers the sobering fine-print side effects of "Reforma," the health care reform "drug."
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The Democratic National Committee has produced two TV ads against McCain, hoping to soften him up while the party figures out who its own presidential nominee will be.
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"It was just unsafe. I couldn't tell you how ridiculously unsafe it was."
That's what Jayne Mitchell-Werbrich told ABC 6 in Philadelphia.
She couldn't work at a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Delaware anymore.
"They were using instruments on patients that were not sterile," said Joyce Vasikonis, another former nurse from this facility.
Both nurses said that a rush to get patients in and out left operating tables soiled and unclean. They told ABC Philadelphia that they quit in order to protect their medical licenses, stunned by the 'meat-market style of assembly-line abortions.'
Planned Parenthood has always claimed that they are on the side of women. But the women at this Planned Parenthood facility were subjected to unsafe and dehumanizing conditions.
And this is the same Planned Parenthood that spent all last year shrieking about a 'War on Women' in order to get free birth control and abortion pills.
The horrible scene at this Delaware Planned Parenthood is just across the river from Kermit Gosnell's gruesome abortion mill in Philadelphia. Abortionist Kermit Gosnell is on trial this week and faces 43 criminal counts, including eight counts of murder in the death of one patient.
TV commentator Kirsten Powers slammed the media for ignoring the barbarism found at Gosnell's abortion facility.
"The revolting revelations of Gosnell's former staff, who have been testifying to what they witnessed and did during late-term abortions, should shock anyone with a heart…" said Powers. "The deafening silence of too much of the media, once a force for justice in America, is a disgrace."
Indeed. The mainstream media cannot be counted on to tell Americans the truth about abortion. That's why it's important for members of CatholicVote to tell their friends and neighbors the ugly truth about Planned Parenthood's dark anti-woman agenda.
P.S. Watch the video about the Delaware abortion facility from ABC Philadelphia and read Kirsten Powers' article about Kermit Gosnell for yourself:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9059172
http://usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/04/10/philadelphia-abortion-clinic-horror-column/2072577/
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I a man trying to factory restore my window vista thru the restart computer and pressing F8 option, however when the screen to scroll up and down appears I don't have the option to select repair your computer. If I say not there what other can I use to factory restor it?
You will need to download the drivers from the manufactuer's website.
If you bought the computer new from a reputable company, then why don't you email the company, give them the product code for the Windows installation (probably on a sticker on the outside of the computer), and ask if they can send you re-installation discs. Will probably cost you something. When I had the same problem as you have, that's what I did. Cost me about $30, and I received four installation discs about a week later. It's worth a try.


Kathleen Morgan died following a long fight with cancer at the age of just 43. She was an amazing person and a wonderful librarian and we have honoured her memory by creating a prize in her name: Kathleen's prize.
Kathleen first joined the University Library in November 1992 and retired due to ill health in November 2012. In the course of the several roles she filled while working at Staffordshire University her passion to help students realise their potential shone out. She instigated the InfoZone programme which helps orientate first year students and assists them in making the transition from school or college to University level research.
Reflecting and remembering this passion, in her memory we have created a prize which rewards research excellence in first year undergraduate work. The prize is awarded to the level 4 student who submits the best researched piece of first semester work. In order to decide this, each tutor who marks any Semester One level 4 work can submit outstanding examples of work to the Library panel. The Librarypanel choose the final winner from all the tutor submissions across the University. The winner is awarded the prize which Mrs. Mavis Morgan, Kathleen's Mum, presents.
All other entrants are invited to the ceremony and are given a certificate indicating that their work was thought worthy to be considered for the prize. Submitting tutors are also invited as are parents and friends of all entrants.
The prize is awarded each year in the last week of March (Kathleen's birthday was 25th March) and the ceremony is an informal event with tea and cakes- just as Kathleen would have enjoyed herself!
The first presentation will happened in March2016. This year's presentation is the second year of the award and it took place on March 30th.
This year 8 students were entered to win Kathleen's Prize. Chosen by their tutors, the students were first years from across all subjects studied at the University. All entrants received a certificate commending their work and the winner received an Amazon voucher. Pro Vice Chancellor Sue Reece was in attendance and congratulated all students on their splendid achievements.
This year's winner was animation student Philip Hallworth, nominated by Alke Groppel Wegener. Also present at the ceremony were Rachel Wakelin (Biomedical Science) and her tutor Paul Orsmond and sport and exercise students Dominic Podmore, Kerry Malik and Bradley Smith. Three students from sport and exercise won a certificate but could not be present at the event Liam Baggley, Dan Gowans and Tom Priestley. All sport and exercise students were nominated by Matt Slater.


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