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New Secretary and VP Riddell
October 01, 2007 | Sep - Oct 2007 issue
Riddell: taking center stage in the president's office. Les Todd
Richard Riddell, special assistant to President Richard H. Brodhead, has been named vice president and university secretary. As special assistant, Riddell functions as the president's chief of staff. In his added role as vice president and university secretary, he will coordinate the activities of the board of trustees, oversee university ceremonies such as commencement, and manage hiring and review processes for senior university officials.
Riddell, who has a background in theater and lighting, joined the theater-studies faculty at Duke in 1992. He chaired the department before taking a post as special assistant to Provost Peter Lange from 2003 to 2004. In 2004, Riddell was named special assistant to the president, though he also retains the title of Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Professor of the practice of theater studies.
In his professional life, he has received the Tony, Drama Desk, and Maharam (now Hewes Design) awards for excellence in lighting design and has worked on productions on Broadway and at resident theater and opera companies in the U.S. and Great Britain.


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Q: Is it possible to save an NSMutableArray to disk in iOS? Is it possible to save an NSMutableArray to disk in iOS? If so how would you go about it?
I've tried the following with no success.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString* path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"test.plist" ];
[assets writeToFile:path atomically:YES];

My NSMutableArray consists of ALAssets of photos and videos retrieved from the ALAssetsLibrary as follows:
ALAssetsGroupEnumerationResultsBlock assetsEnumerationBlock = ^(ALAsset *result, NSUInteger index, BOOL *stop) { if (result) { [assets addObject:result]; } };

A: You can do as bellow
NSMutableArray *assets = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    NSMutableDictionary *aDict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
    [aDict setValue:@"Rajesh" forKey:@"Name"];
    [aDict setValue:@"India" forKey:@"Country"];
    [assets addObject:aDict];
    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString* path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"test.plist" ];
    [NSKeyedArchiver archiveRootObject:assets toFile:path];
    NSMutableArray *assetsBack = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:path];
    NSLog(@"%@", assetsBack);

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Next Sunday for the first time since 1956 Easter will fall on All fools Day. This will be a first for most people. Anyone remember it happening before?
do not preach it but live it!!!!
chocolate eggs are nice and all, but what a weird symbol of the resurrection.
Easter has got big like Christmas and Halloween. Asda has made these into special theme weekends .
The eggs have got nothing to do with Christianity. They are associated with pagan fertility rites. Even the word Easter refers to a pagan goddess.
maybe they symbolise worm eggs..isn't there a giant pagan worm god....there was an episode of Buffy that had a giant white worm....I dunno, all this weird symbolism.
Out of the dates from 1483 to 3000, the date with the most Easter Sundays is April 19th. Lived through 3 already.
Yet never will see ES fall on its earliest possible - March 22 as last one was 1818 (a year before Queen Victoria was born) and next one will be 2285. Earliest we have seen Easter is March 23 in 2008.
In addition, one ancient tradition was the staining of Easter eggs with the colour red "in memory of the blood of Christ, shed as at that time of his crucifixion."
And what is inside it???The only way to find out is to open it ...and what do (Christians )you want to 'find' on Easter Day ?????
well previous to christianity, the Romans went around absorbing religions wherever they conquered, so partly it might have been a hangover from those days...trying to absorb paganism into their new religion.
I know that I will be at risk of getting flames around my feet by stepping foot in such an establishment, but I would be really tempted to go into a church shouting "he has risen, he has risen", followed by "April Fools !".
I like Easter, detest April Fools Day. It's going to be weird!
This bit's debatable, actually. Apart from Bede, who admitted he was speculating, Eostre (or Ostara, as later suggested) isn't mentioned ANYWHERE else at the time.
But yeah, Christianity did do a good line in co-opting pagan festivals, so it's not out of the question.
Very appropriate, but I doubt there will be many sitting in the congregation who would see the funny side of it though.
Dunno, my dad was a vicar, and once Good Friday fell on April Fool's Day, so he did a sermon about how Christ's death was the greatest April Fool ever, against the Romans, or Satan, or something along those lines. I dunno, I was a kid and I was bored in church, so the memory's not too vivid.
If we see a homeless person in the street, give them an Easter Egg and it shows your a good Christian.
Who still calls it All Fools Day?
Well, the christians just marched in, and took over all the pagan festivals, i blame the roman emperor Constantine .......,.


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Bitcoin Extortion Group DD4BC Prompts Warning from Swiss Government
Distributed denial-of-service attacks against organizations in New Zealand appear to be connected to the extortionist group DD4BC.
By Stan Higgins
May 8, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Extortionist group DD4BC appears to be connected to a new wave of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against organizations in Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia.
With the new attacks, the group is seeking 25 BTC from affected parties in exchange for relinquishing the flood of inbound data is issues that renders recipient websites inaccessible.
Most recently, DD4BC was named in an 8th May warning published by the Swiss Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCERT), a division of MELANI, a national agency focused on cybersecurity issues.
The warning read:
"In the past days MELANI / GovCERT.ch has received several requests regarding a distributed denial of service (DDoS) extortion campaign related to 'DD4BC'."
According to the New Zealand government, the extortion attempts appear to begin with a short DDoS attack to demonstrate the potential impact after the ransom demand has been issued.
DD4BC has been tied to past attacks on digital currency businesses and websites, including extortion attempts against a number of well-known mining pool operators.
Swiss incidents
GovCERT said that it had received reports from "several high profile targets", stating that a number of organizations had been affected as a result of the wave of DDoS attacks.
According to the agency, recent DD4BC activity has been rising, with the new attacks starting at the beginning of May.
The advisory explained:
"While these attacks have targeted foreign organisations in the past months, we have seen an increase of activity of DD4BC in Europe recently. Since earlier this week, the DD4BC Team expanded their operation to Switzerland."
The agency advised those impacted by the attacks not to pay the ransoms, and instead file a police report and contact their Internet service providers for additional mitigation support.
New Zealand connection
News of the New Zealand attacks surfaced earlier this week, when the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a warning about DDoS attacks on local organizations.
The notice said that an investigation is underway, though the agency did not specify the operating name of those behind the attacks. National security advisor for the New Zealand government Daria Brankin declined to comment when reached.
Cybersecurity nonprofit New Zealand Internet Task Force chairman Barry Brailey, however, confirmed the connection between the group and the recent DDoS attacks in that country.
The group issued a notice about the DDoS threats on 7th May.
"Yes [the series of attacks] appears to be linked to the group/moniker 'DD4BC'," Brailey told CoinDesk.
History of attacks
A string of incidents involving DD4BC last year culminated with the creation of a 100 BTC bounty after the group targeted bitcoin exchange and wallet service Bitalo.
This amount swelled to 110 BTC following a contribution by AntPool operator Bitmain during the mining pool attacks.
Other companies impacted by the group in the past year include BitQuick, BitBay, Expresscoin and CoinTelegraph.
Image via Shutterstock
Stan Higgins

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PARIS/TOKYO: Renault's carmaking alliance with Nissan achieved record savings of 4.3 billion euros ($4.8 billion) last year, a senior executive said, but their growth is set to slow.
Renault-Nissan Senior Vice President Arnaud Deboeuf also told reporters it was too early to assess the effects of Britain's vote to leave the EU on Nissan's operations in the country.
"For sure it will have an impact," Deboeuf said. "But it's very difficult to say today what that impact will be."
Since its creation in 1999, when Renault took a controlling stake in Nissan, the Franco-Japanese alliance has combined some vehicle architectures, manufacturing assets and corporate functions, at a pace that has frustrated some investors.
Prodded by analysts early last year to set a more ambitious savings goal for 2016 than the 4.3 billion euros announced, Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who heads both carmakers, said: "Obviously 4.3 billion euros is a conservative number. I think a reasonable target would be 5 billion euros."
But following a protracted governance dispute last year with the French government, Renault's biggest shareholder, tentative internal plans to announce major new areas of operational convergence early in 2016 did not materialise.
Deboeuf, who leads the convergence, did not repeat the 5 billion-euro objective for 2016, warning instead that savings may decline with manufacturing cycles before resuming their growth to a promised 5.5 billion euros in 2018.
"There might be some years when we are down because the way you calculate is very linked to the product plan," he said.
The 2018 target amounts to average growth of 8.6 percent over three years, compared with recorded gains of 13 percent last year and 31 percent in 2014. Last year's figure effectively met the "conservative" 2016 goal early.
Deboeuf said projected savings did not include Nissan's acquisition of Mitsubishi Motors, which is yet to close, or the repercussions of Britain's European Union exit vote for operations such as Nissan's plant in Sunderland, northeast England.
Depending on the terms negotiated, 'Brexit' could result in new trade tariffs that would hurt the competitiveness of the plant's vehicle exports to the EU and beyond.


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Would you care to elaborate on these comments & accusations on your website http://thebankdoctor.org/fall-royal-commission-will-affect/ Brokers.
"There have been plenty of broker horror stories from the RC" "For the very small number of brokers who have and continue to do the wrong thing, the RC is a timely reminder that unless they clean up their act, sooner or later they will be exposed."
All good and well to say clients should pay, but for those customers looking to get info at the very start of the process, what was once a free service would mean they pay to find out what they need to do to get into position. Additionally, Ken Hayne says add the broker fee to the loan. 2 problems, this results in a client paying interest for 30 years meaning they pay 70% more in interest (to the bank of course), and then for those with the minimum deposit, they cannot add the fee to the loan.
What started of as a banking commission quickly turned into a broking commission thanks to the brilliant deflection from certain lenders. A broking service will be a service available to those with wealth or equity in property. Only the banks with branches will be winners from all of this. Not the customers, not the non bank lenders....... only the bigger banks.
Just look at share prices. Compare brokers shares like M.Choice against the big lenders. Bank shares are increasing while broker shares are decreasing. That tells you want investors think. Banks will now make more money, where brokers will make less money. hmmm does that not tell us something.
Unfortunately people have very short memory. If it wasn't for the Brokers, looking after the customers and moving them away from unsuitable loans, we would be paying Exit Fees. Remember those fees??
The Commission points the finger at brokers and the way we are paid.
They claim we don't deserve trail because we don't provide ongoing customer service.
So if that's the case then shouldn't the banks not be allowed to charge interest or fee's etc, as they NEVER have their customers best interests at the front.
How many Banks have EVER contacted their current clients and said 'hey Mr Smith, we have this really great discounted rate on offer, How would you like to reduce your repayments and save a significant amount of money.
This is the service we offer ongoing to our clients. This is the service they are claiming we don't provide yet do nothing about the banks not providing this EVER.
First of all the clear insinuation that brokers in general, are unscrupulous is extremely biased. The "rude awakening" will come to clowns like this when brokers are gone and he has no business. Secondly what a tool this guy is......how can he have NO IDEA that brokers are OBLIGATED to disclose commissions AND they are in-fact quoted on every mortgage contract? Whats'more he is purposefully making false statements and accusations regarding where our commissions come from! I smell an agenda here.....wonder what his pay off is and by whom????


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Charter School News
The Families You Serve May Be Eligible to Save on Their Internet Bills
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, which established the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP provides eligible households up to $30 a month, or $75 a month for households living on tribal lands, toward their internet bills, as well as a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet.
All households with a child who was approved to receive free or reduced-price school meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP), within the last 12 months, including children who attend schools participating in the Community Eligibility Provision, are eligible for ACP benefits. Households are also eligible if a member of a household participates in certain federal benefit programs—including, among others, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, Medicaid, and Federal Public Housing Assistance.
Charter schools who participate in NSLP and SBP may be well-positioned to educate eligible households about ACP. The CDE is asking for your help getting out the word to ensure all eligible families in California sign up to save on their internet bills.
Text messages and mail campaigns sent directly to eligible (or likely eligible) populations have the highest response rates and are recommended. Where possible, please reach out to these eligible or likely-eligible households directly.To support your efforts in spreading the word, please feel free to use the following resources:
ACP Outreach Toolkit—outreach materials from the Federal Communications Commission, including sample factsheets, flyers, public service announcements, text messages, social media posts, and more.
Outreach partners can request the pre-qualification widget to embed on their own websites by emailing ACProgram@usac.org with the subject line "ACP Widget" for technical support. In the email, please include the web address where you plan to add the widget. The interactive widget includes questions to check eligibility and apply for ACP.
White House Fact Sheet on the ACP and its benefits.
How Families Apply
Households may apply for the ACP via The White House Get Internet web page or can call 877-384-2575. NSLP and SBP households applying directly through the ACP website may need to show documentation proving their current participation in the NSLP and SBP if their eligibility cannot be confirmed with other personal identifying information. This may include presenting the household's school meals approval letter or other current official documentation.
If you have any questions or need assistance regarding this subject, please contact your School Nutrition Program (SNP) Specialist. A list of SNP Specialists is available on the CDE's SNP Specialist Directory web page. You can also email SNPinfo@cde.ca.gov to request the contact information for your assigned SNP Specialist.
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Q: External Ids in salesforce multiple records might have the external id.
I want to Query all the duplicate Records ,I want to know all the Records which is having same external Id
How can I perform this query?
The Answer is:
SELECT External__c, count(Id) records FROM MyObject__c
GROUP BY External__c HAVING count(Id) > 1

If you are open to using Apex, you can generate a Set based on the above. If your volume is low enough, you can do it all in one go:
Set<String> externalIds = new Set<String>();
for (AggregateResult aggregate : [
    SELECT External__c FROM MyObject__c
    GROUP BY External__c HAVING count(Id) > 1
]) externalIds.add((String)aggregate.get('External__c'));

List<MyObject__c> duplicates = [
    SELECT Id, External__c FROM MyObject__c
    WHERE External IN :externalIds
];

I am Having Large Number of Records,How to Query? then I want to know all records which is having same External Id,Guide Me for the Answer


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Kim Whanki (; * 27. Februar 1913 auf der Insel Anjwado im Landkreis Sinan-gun, der Provinz Jeollanam-do, Korea; † 25. Juli 1974 in New York City) war ein südkoreanischer Maler der abstrakten Kunstrichtung.

Schreibweise seines Namens
In den westlichen Ländern wurden unterschiedliche Transliterationen seines Namens verwendet. Neben der in diesem Artikel verwendeten Transliterationen, sind noch weitere, wie Kim Whan-Ki und Kim Hwan-gi bekannt. Als Beinamen existieren auch noch die Namen Suhwa und Soohwa.

Leben und Wirken
Kim Whanki wurde am 27. Februar 1913 in dem Dorf Eupdong-ri () auf der Insel Anjwado () des Landkreises Sinan-gun () in der Provinz Jeollanam-do () geboren. Über seine Kindheit ist nichts bekannt. Im Alter von 18 Jahren besuchte er die  in Tokio und schrieb sich 1933 als Student der der Fakultät für bildende Künste an der Nihon-Universität in Tokio ein, wo er drei Jahre später auch absolvierte. In Tokio hatte er seine erste Solo-Ausstellung.

1937 kehrte er zurück nach Korea und lebte in Seoul, wo er 1943 zusammen mit einigen Malern, die ebenfalls in Japan Malerei studiert hatten, die Gruppe Sinsasil-pa (), eine Gruppe der Schule des neuen Realismus, gründete. Sein einflussreicher Status in der Kunstszene führte dazu, dass er an der Fakultät für bildende Künste der  () eine Professur erhielt und von 1946 bis 1949 dort lehrte. Während des Koreakriegs ging er nach Busan, um dann nach Ende des Krieges 1954 einen Lehrauftrag an der Hongik-Universität () in Seoul anzunehmen.

1956 ging Kim nach Paris und hatte dort, sowie in Nizza und Brüssel seine Solo-Ausstellungen. In Paris konnte er die zeitgenössischen Meister studieren, was ihm half sich über seine eigene Kunst bewusst zu werden und seine koreatypische Poesie in seiner Malerei zu bewahren.

1959 ging er zurück nach Seoul, arbeitete weiter als Professor an der Hongik-Universität und wurde Direktor der . 1963 folgte seine Teilnahme an der Biennale in São Paulo, zu der er als Repräsentant von Südkorea eingeladen war und dort mit einem Ehrenpreis ausgezeichnet wurde. Anschließend zog es ihn nach New York, dem Druck gesellschaftlicher Verpflichtungen Koreas entfliehend, sich und seine Kunst den Möglichkeiten, die sich in der Metropole ihm boten, auszusetzen und neu zu erfinden. Anfang der 1970er Jahre befasste er sich dann mit Flächen, Punkten und Linien, um daraus Kompositionen entstehen zu lassen.

Privat sammelte Kim, der sich für die traditionelle Kultur und antike Kunst seines Heimatlandes interessierte, Antiquitäten, alte Gemälde und Kalligraphien.

Kim Whanki, der während seiner Schaffenszeit in Kim Hyangan () (1916–2004) eine Weggefährtin hatte, verstarb am 25. Juli 1974 in New York. Nach seinem Tod gründete Kim Hyang-an in Südkorea die  und später das  in Seoul.

Wirken als Künstler
Die Direktorin des Whanki Museums in Seoul, Park Mee-jung (), unterteilte Kims Arbeiten als Künstler in einem Artikel in der Zeitschrift Koreana aus dem Jahr 2015 in zwei Perioden, erstens der Periode seiner Jugendjahre, als er, Zitat:  wozu sie auch die Teilnahme Kims an der Biennale in Sao Paulo im Jahr 1963 zählte.

Den Beginn seiner zweiten Schaffensperiode sieht sie in seinem Umzug nach New York, der Stadt, in der er auch verstarb. Park sieht sein Schaffen hier durch verschiedene Formexperimente und das "Verinnerlichen einer kontemplative und objektive Naturwahrnehmung und -erforschung" geprägt.

Literatur

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Maler (Südkorea)
Südkoreaner
Geboren 1913
Gestorben 1974
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Demiurge is thrilled to announce the completion of Volkan Alkanoglu's piece, Distortion. All 150 tessellated pieces of aluminum have been fabricated, painted and installed in the box office atrium at the Cedar Rapids U.S. Cellular Convention Center. The power of simplicity and iterative difference is ever apparent as the piece visually unifies the large interior volume.
Volkan Alkanoglu is the founding principal of Volkan Alkanoglu | DESIGN LLC whose works have spanned the globe and received both national and international recognition receiving awards for art installations, product design, visionary building designs and sustainable environments.
Demiurge is thrilled to announce the completion of Volkan Alkanoglu's piece, Plume #01. All 150 tessellated pieces of aluminum have been fabricated, painted and installed in the box office atrium at the Cedar Rapids U.S. Cellular Convention Center. The power of simplicity and iterative difference is ever apparent as the piece visually unifies the large interior volume.
The richness and complexity of this piece required superior project management and digital workflow; projects such as Plume #01with large quantities of unique elements require careful workflow and production design. To that end, Demiurge developed a small piece of custom code to read the 3D model the artist produced and output a spreadsheet for precise bending of the aluminum sheet, as well as coordinating and labeling all of the parts. Demiurge also took advantage of our close vendor relationships to ensure the parts were cut to precise tolerances and labelled before leaving the waterjet table to keep our workflow intact. The parts were then precisely bent using the code-generated spreadsheet, assembled into the finished pieces, prepared, and painted using paint codes selected by the artist and digitally checked in Adobe Illustrator using our large color library. The piece was crated and shipped to Cedar Rapids where our installation team met the piece and installed it over the course of three days.
This piece, with all its complexity and precision, is an excellent example of the use and benefits of digital design, digital fabrication, in combination with the workflow and manufacturing integration Demiurge implements with every project. In addition to this project, Demiurge worked with Alkanoglu to fabricate and install Plume #02 at the Salt Lake Community College in Taylorsville, Utah and Plume #04 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College campus in Durango, Colorado.
"It [Distortion] is representing spatial connectivity, visual effects and geometrical references of Cedar Rapids.


I ALWAYS (YEA,ALWAYS!) posted thread at th WRONG SUB FORUM LEL.
Ok,RTsoft tavern mostly talking about ur life,and someone tell me talking about GT there,you're dead.
Ok,where to talk about GT life? Everything Else?
Please tell me what is the function of ALL sub forum I cri and the sub forum is what to post there.
You are still in a wrong subforum. If it's not about/related Growtopia, post it on the RTsoft Tavern.
Guidebook - Talks about guides. Check thethreads of Indicative if you want to know what does the guide look like.
Suggestion box - This is where you put your suggestions, who knows? Maybe they'll add it in the game.
World Showcase - This is where you "show off" your world.
Just read each of the sub-forum's description and read the "FORUM INFORMATION - Read before posting" stickies made by Solorien.


In this tutorial i will explain how to make Android Flashlight Application in Android Studio. Now a days Every mobile has flashlight option and also available on Google PlayStore. Here i share the procedure to make flashlight application in Android Studio.
In some mobile flashlight application is already builded from device otherwise it will installed through play store. I assume you also one of the android developer that's why here i post the article to make flashlight application.
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Houston Rockets beat LA Clippers in Game 7, advance to face Warriors in Western Conference Finals
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 113-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, sending them to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997.
It's the ninth time in NBA history that a team has overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win a playoff series.
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The Rockets needed an epic comeback to overcome a 19-point third-quarter deficit and force Game 7. No such heroics were needed Sunday when they were up by 17 after three and Howard opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point play to push it to 88-68.
Blake Griffin scored five points in a 9-0 run to cut the lead to eight points with less than 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Harden made a pair of free throws after that, but a dunk by DeAndre Jordan got the Clippers within eight again. This time Trevor Ariza hit a 3 from the corner to secure the victory.
Rockets guard James Harden points to the sky after he helps eliminate the Clippers in Game 7. (Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports)
Griffin had 27 points and Chris Paul had 26 points and 10 assists.
The Western Conference finals begin Tuesday night at Golden State.
Ariza finished with 22 points and made six 3-pointers.
Every fan in the arena was given a red shirt emblazoned with the words "Clutch City" in yellow letters, bringing back the moniker of the 1994 and '95 teams that won back-to-back titles. These Rockets lived up to the nickname, winning their third straight game to become the first team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-1 since the Phoenix Suns did it in 2006 against the Lakers.
After taking a two-game lead after four games the Clippers looked destined to be heading to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. But they failed in all three chances to put Houston away and are now left to ponder their collapse as they head home early yet again.
Los Angeles never led, but tied it at twice in the first 4 minutes. The Clippers insisted Saturday that they'd gotten over Thursday's loss, but looked listless early in this one as Houston built the lead.
Little went right for the Clippers for most of the game and when a dunk by Jordan early in the fourth quarter simply bounced out of the rim, the big man could only look at the basket in disgust. The frustration was evident with Paul too, as he angrily threw the ball after picking up an offensive foul later in the fourth.
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Terrence Jones throws down a dunk as the Houston Rockets make the Western Conference Finals. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Harden was under the weather and on the bench in the fourth quarter when Josh Smith and Corey Brewer helped Houston outscore Los Angeles 51-20 to close out the win in Game 6. The MVP runner-up looked back to full strength on Sunday, scoring 12 points in the first quarter and finishing with eight assists and seven rebounds.
A 3-pointer by Jamal Crawford with about 2 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter cut the lead to eight points. Houston scored the next nine points, with five from Trevor Ariza, to push it to 83-66.
Pablo Prigioni grabbed two straight steals from Griffin in that span. Griffin fell to the court on the second one and shook his head as Prigioni darted away with the ball. Crawford made a layup for L.A. but Harden shook off Austin Rivers and stepped back for a jump shot near the buzzer to leave Houston up 85-68 entering the fourth.
The Clippers opened the second half with an 11-4 run, with five points from Paul, to get to 60-57 with 8 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter.
The Clippers' Dahntay Jones (l.) and Jamal Crawford walk off the court for the final time this season. (David J. Phillip/AP)
Harden got Houston going after that, driving into the lane and finishing with a one-handed dunk before dishing to Smith on the next possession and he swished a 3-pointer to make it 65-57.
The Rockets remained up by 8 midway through the quarter when Howard was called for a three second violation. But Griffin launched a bad pass that Prigioni snatched up and converted on the mistake with a 3-pointer to make it 70-59.
Houston led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter before a 13-4 run by the Clippers got them within 52-46. But Houston scored the last four points of the first half, capped by an alley-oop dunk by Howard, to lead 56-46 at halftime.
The Clippers made just one of their first 10 3-point attempts and Paul wasn't the facilitator he normally is early and he had just one assist at halftime.
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КА «Фотон-М» №4 предназначен для проведения в условиях микрогавитации исследований в области космической технологии и биотехнологии.
Foton-M4 is designed to accommodate scientific and technology-test experiments, facilities for generation of materials and biological preparations under conditions of orbital flight. Such research is done for the benefit of various industries and sciences, as well as international commercial collaboration.
15 satellites have been launched since 1985 in the frames of Foton program.
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Had I not had others supporting me to tune out the naysayers who nearly always pointed out my 'bossy' nature, I may not be an officer in the United States Marine Corps today.
I spent much of my childhood like any normal American child would. But to some, I was known as that peculiar girl who kept saying she wanted to be a Marine when she grew up. I remember being told, "That's nice, but why don't you pick something less dangerous?" In fact, it was only when I graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2011—and was commissioned into the Marine Corps as a Second Lieutenant—that people around me began to take my career goals seriously.
Upon graduation from The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, I was assigned to a unit already scheduled for deployment to Afghanistan. As the only female officer—and one of two females in my detachment—I dove into that first deployment with high hopes and expectations. I thought I would make lifelong friends among my fellow Marines. I could not wait to show the male Marines how females can do everything they do.
I was able to prove myself on the job, but it wasn't as easy to engage my brothers-in-arms in friendly conversation. It was challenging to bond with them. I was an assertive and outspoken female Marine. That made me something of an outcast, even overtly disliked by some of the guys. Being a female Marine in this "men's Marine Corps" was not as easy as I thought it would be. I feared that I would never really be accepted as a true part of the Corps that I had idolized for so many years. I began to doubt my own abilities. I returned to the States despondent.
Then, just eight months after my return from Afghanistan, I was offered the opportunity to deploy again. This time, I would enter a different unit and hold a more challenging job. At first I wasn't convinced it was a good idea. I recalled the problems I encountered in my previous deployment, including the contempt and resentment of other Marines. I remembered the frustration of feeling excluded. Why would I choose to leave my husband and family just to put myself through all that again?
It was during this critical time that I joined a local women's empowerment foundation, Women Give San Diego. I found myself beginning to think differently about myself and my worth. Through the encouragement of other strong women around me, I accepted myself as capable, talented and valuable to our nation's war effort. I realized that I didn't just need to go back to Afghanistan. I wanted to go, because I had so much to offer.
Now, as I write my story from Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, I can say that I have learned what it really means to lean in. I have stopped worrying that others will dislike me when I speak up or suggest changes. I participate equally at the table when there is a staff meeting, even when I am the only female present—or the youngest person present, or the least experienced. I take chances to instruct others and have stopped worrying about being seen as "too feminine." I have started a bi-weekly yoga class for men and women. I have proudly developed and presented a military education class on the perception of women in the Marine Corps and in the workplace. Leaning in has revolutionized the way I view myself—as a leader, as a U.S. Marine Corps officer, as a trailblazer, and, most of all, as a woman.


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DURHAM - You don't need to know about choreographer Olga Pona's background or contemporary Russian history to enjoy her programs at the American Dance Festival. Her energetic dancers grapple and collide in gritty, often humorous combinations that constantly fascinate and surprise.
But if you know about Pona's relative isolation in the industrial city of Chelyabinsk and her concerns over disillusionment in her country, you'll find even more to appreciate in her down-to-earth style.
Pona started the Chelyabinsk Contemporary Dance Theater in 1992 without any exposure to Western modern dance other than an ADF workshop she observed in Moscow. Her pieces, which first grew out of theater and folk dance, have always dealt with realistic subject matter, abstracted and heightened through movement and character.
"The Other Side of the River" takes its title from the symbolic divide between poor and rich, East and the West, life and death. Although the program notes characterize the piece as dark and lugubrious, it's actually rather playful and matter-of-fact, a reflection of Russian acceptance of life's inequalities and perils.
The first section has the nine dancers (six men, three women) "warming up" singly and in couples, employing awesome stretches, contortions and balances. Clad only in black shorts and shoes (with halter tops for the women), the dancers project resigned affirmation of their station -- so poor they don't have proper clothing, according to Pona's post-performance talk. Their wearily repetitive movements return again and again to the floor, as if the effort to stay upright is too much.
The scene suddenly changes to two men using prodigiously steaming irons on dressy clothing, which they eventually exchange for their own. Pona bases this section on the story of laundry workers in an expensive hotel in the 1960s who put on the fancy duds to see how it felt to be rich. The two men then seek out a prostitute, who humorously uncouples from each mid-motion to smoke a cigarette. Russian pop music from the 1960s adds an appropriately low-rent aura.
There are various other couplings, often gruff and violent. Along the way there are little bursts of carefree sailing on skateboardlike devices, and upbeat groupings of almost improvisatory gestures, but eventually it all leads back to the steaming irons and the men's own clothing. A final image of the men crumpling to the floor, the irons steaming away on their own, speaks to an inescapable fate.
The piece is only an hour long, and the dancers give their all in the constantly moving, high-energy choreography. Pona's style is eclectic, more concerned with sweaty reality than lyrical purity, but always attention-grabbing in a "what will they do next?" way.
The company is alternating performances of "The Other Side of the River" with a program that includes "Waiting" and "Nostalgia," which Pona created at the 2004 ADF as part of the International Choreographers Commissioning Program. Whichever program you see, you'll be immersed in Pona's intriguing but accessible dance visions.


Vancouver, Wa — Despite a net loss of $8.9 million for the second quarter of 2008 compared to net income of $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2007, Nautilus executives were optimistic in a recent conference call that announced the company's second-quarter results. The company's re-organization efforts and a refocus on retail are two of the main reasons for the optimism.
In late July, Nautilus announced plans to close its Tulsa, OK, facilities by the end of 2008 and transfer the manufacturing of its products to its facility in Independence, VA. Although the closing will affect 140 people, the company said it does not have plans to eliminate any major product lines.
The company also plans to consolidate its two distribution centers located in Independence, VA, and Portland, OR. In February, Nautilus announced that it would transition a call center in Winnipeg, Canada, to the company's headquarters in Vancouver, WA.
The company will also spend more time honing its retail business, Bramson said, noting that unlike Nautilus, many other manufacturers have to pay a licensing fee on their retail equipment.
Nautilus' main cardio focus in the retail world is the TreadClimber, Bramson said. Nautilus pulled the commercial TreadClimber from the market earlier this year, the second time it has done so. In fall 2005, the company withdrew the product to strengthen its hydraulic system, reintroducing it in summer 2006. The TreadClimber TC916 won a FIBO Innovation Award last year.
According to a statement from the company, loss from continuing operations for the second quarter was $9.6 million after recording restructuring related and other charges of $6.6 million. The charges were mainly due to severance, inventory reserves and anticipated settlements related to licensing agreements.
In the second quarter of 2007, the company reported income from continuing operations of about $700,000, including a benefit of $18.3 million after-tax from a litigation settlement. Results from continuing operations exclude Pearl Izumi.
The $8.9 million net loss also does not include Pearl Izumi, the company's former apparel business, which is considered a discontinued operation and was sold on April 18 for $69.4 million.
Net sales from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008, were $95.6 million compared to $102.5 million for the corresponding period last year, resulting in a 7 percent decrease. Net sales increases in the company's retail business were offset by declines in the direct business, principally due to a weak consumer and tight credit environment, as well as declines in commercial sales principally due to suspending sales of the commercial TreadClimber.
"An important part of our restructuring activities has been the establishment of separate teams with authority and responsibility for the profitability of each of our global business units. We will now be reporting the commercial, direct and retail businesses on a global basis," the company said in a statement.
As a result of changing the reportable business segments in the second quarter of 2008, accounting rules require the company to perform an interim goodwill impairment test. Nautilus is in the process of determining whether a goodwill impairment charge is required as of June 30, 2008. An impairment charge, if any, would be a non-cash charge. The company expects to complete this goodwill impairment assessment prior to the filing of its Form 10-Q for the second quarter.
As of June 30, 2008, the company had a net cash position of $4 million and unutilized borrowing availability of approximately $35 million versus net debt of $71 million on Dec. 31, 2007. The second quarter is historically the company's weakest quarter, Bramson said.
Earlier this year, Bramson was also optimistic following the release of Nautilus' first quarter 2007 results, despite a $6.4 million loss, compared to first quarter 2007. At that time, the company re-organized into three stand-alone business units: direct, commercial and retail.


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A new study by an online shopping voucher website My Voucher Codes has arrived at the conclusion that the majority of shoppers in the UK would prefer to purchase products that were made in the UK.
Clothing, technology and products that fall under the category of health and beauty accounted for the items that shoppers declared they would be most happiest purchasing 'made in the UK' items. 58% of those respondents to the survey by myvouchercodes.co.uk said that they would prefer to purchase items that had been made in the UK rather than foreign-made products, with 25% saying they wouldn't prefer this, and 17% declaring that they were not at all concerned with where the items they purchased had been made.
One major disadvantage that consumers must face when choosing to purchase products that have been made in the UK, is cost. In many cases, the costs of producing these products, from the sourcing of the raw materials to make them, to the actual making of the products, and all of the associated costs with that (premises, labour, transport, and so on), are much higher than the costs of producing similar items elsewhere in the world. In many other countries, even in Europe, but certainly in Asia, for example, replicas of items that are made in the UK are made at a fraction of the price of their UK made counterparts, and can be shipped to the UK cheaply and efficiently nowadays. With regard to the cost of items made in the UK versus abroad, the respondents to the survey were mixed, with 40% saying they would pay more for UK-made items and 39% saying that they wouldn't pay more. A further 21% declared that they would possibly pay more for items that had been made in the UK, depending on the item.
While one disadvantage to insisting on the purchasing of products that have been made in the UK is the cost of such items, one advantage is the quality of such items. It is widely accepted and acknowledged, and indeed the survey results highlight this fact, that products made more cheaply and using cheaper raw materials, in other countries around the world, are often of an inferior quality. In clothing, the fabrics are inferior, look cheaper and fade more easily, and the stitching is often shoddy. Toys and other items are made from cheaper plastics, with less attention to detail and items are not as long-lasting as those that are made in the UK.
Almost 50% of the respondents to the survey said that they would pay more money for clothing and footwear that had been made in the UK rather than abroad, with 43% declaring they would pay more for technology items that had been made in the UK, a figure that seems high considering many mobile phones and tablets, etc, are actually made abroad. Health and beauty products and small electrical appliances/white goods also saw a lot of the respondents plump for paying more for UK-made items.
Some further reasons given by the respondents to the survey as to why they would prefer to buy UK-made products is that it would give a much-needed boost to the UK economy, providing more jobs for people in the UK, and also that people that made the items are generally taken care of better in the UK, with better pay and conditions than some foreign countries.
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February 13th, 2008 #1
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Jason Ouwendyk: Another Warman Victim
In October, 2003 several individuals joined CAFE Director Paul Fromm in a press conference in the Parliamentary Press Gallery raising concerns about the Internet censorship mania of the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the role of one of its then investigators, Richard Warman, in filing complaints that would be assessed by his fellow workers. Concerns were also expressed about Warman's long history of trying to harass and shut down those with views different from his own. Since then, every one who spoke up has been the subject of either a libel suit or a Sec. 13.1 human rights complaint launched by Warman.
Paul Fromm and CAFE were sued for libel shortly afterwards. Tom Kennedy, an Ottawa area monetary reformer, is the subject of a libel suit. Melissa Guille and the Canadian Heritage Alliance are the subject of a Sec. 13.1 Canadian Human Rights Internet complained filed by Warman. Marc Lemire whose Freedomsite.org carried much of the criticism of Richard Warman was soon the subject of a Sec. 13.1 complaint. In a final act of vengeance against his critics, Warman has now complained against Jason Ouwendyk and his Northern Alliance website. Naturally, Warman's old sidekicks at the CHRC have approved the complaint and sent it on to a Tribunal. Warman's pal Randy Richmond at the London Free Press reports (April 14, 2007) "A long-time white supremacy group and its leader have landed in front of a human rights tribunal. The Canadian Human Rights Commission notified participants yesterday it had found enough evidence on the Northern Alliance website, and about the group's leader Jason Ouwendyk, to warrant a human rights tribunal hearing. 'It really is disgusting,' complainant Richard Warman said yesterday about the Internet messages, calling for the deaths of disabled children and racial minorities. 'It is the lowest of the low to make these kinds of comments,' Warman said.
No date has been set for the hearing. Warman filed a complaint against Ouwendyk and the Northern Alliance to the Human Rights Commission in January 2006, based on messages posted on the Northern Alliance website between 2002 and the fall of 2005. The messages and photographs on the website expose groups to hatred and or contempt, contravening the Canadian Human Rights Act, Warman said." In typical soap opera style, Richmond defames Mr. Ouwendyk with the label "White supremacy." Mr. Ouwendyk, a strong immigration reformer and straight pride activist has never called himself a "White supremacist."
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Richard Warman 'humbly' requested $7,500 . Was it for all his 'pain' and 'suffering' for having exposed himself to 'hate' and 'contempt' ? It's important to note that Richard Warman and his hick CHRC pals have 'requested' $70,000 from me (I forgot how they broke it down exactly but it was something like $20,000 for 'pain', $20,000 for 'damages', $20,000 for some other shit and $10,000 fine.)
But......... in this case Warman will get
$0... and 0 cents.
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haha.. Warman's 'protectors' just gave him a big 'middle-finger' salute. He must be psychologically devastated.
The Tribunal effectively accused Warman himself of breaking the law ..
Richard Warman is a discredited man .. Warman's own favourite Tribunal says so. Warman is done.
I'm stunned by how far Warman's reputation has crumbled in the past year.
Cross-examination is under oath, of course. Lying under oath is called perjury. The Tribunal noted that, at first, Warman didn't tell the truth. The Tribunal didn't use the word "lie"; it just pointed out that Warman's original answers under oath weren't true. Again, regular people would say "what a liar!" It's not the first time for Warman.
Ezra Levant makes additional interesting observations on this ruling.
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I am constantly surprised at how casual the approach of some people is to managing rental properties. I have seen experienced property owners and property managers casually shrug at the fact that a property has sat vacant for weeks or even months, or brush off the fact that a property is in disrepair and in dire need of cleaning before getting it rented.
The reality of managing a rental is that every day the property sits vacant, or every day a renter is in there without paying, is money lost. And the amount is not chump change. If a rental is going for $1000.00 a month that amounts to approximately $33 per day in lost rents alone. Add the expense of paying for utilities to that and it's closer to $40 a day. Day in and day out. Just like a dripping faucet, the water is always going out – drip by drip, one at a time, never stopping, minute by minute, hour by hour. A dripping faucet does not stop on weekends. Or on holidays. Not even for a funeral. Drip, drip, drip. But with a rental, instead of water you are dripping money. $40 a day. Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas, 4th of July. Drip, drip, drip. $40 a day, $280 a week. Adds up in a hurry.
A property can be undermanaged in so many ways! Prolonged vacancies are the most obvious. Real Property Management proudly cuts vacancies to the shortest time possible through aggressive marketing and getting properties marketed fast – as soon as possible. We don't sleep while properties sit! Nonpaying or late-paying tenants are also a serious drain. Our professionalism shows tenants that they need to pay their rent first – or suffer consequences. We encourage on-time payments through incentives and also an awareness of the consequences if rent is not paid. We never waste a single day wondering if someone will pay rent – we take action to ensure it or move on to a more reliable tenant.
Deferred maintenance and an unclean property also take their toll. A property that is not in rent-ready condition will cost money in decreased rental rates. Deferred maintenance erodes the quality of the property and encourages tenants to take poor care of the place, furthering the problem. Our property condition reports give owners valuable information in how they can successfully care for, maintain, and even upgrade their properties in the most effective ways possible.
Our experience in managing homes means no dripping faucets – literally and figuratively. We don't allow undermanaging of properties. And that not only keeps our homeowners sleeping better at night, it also keeps money in their pockets.


This is it, Part Four, about Nine Mile Canyon; I'll be showing you photos of many rock art and ruin sits, so refer back to the map and legend in Part One, if you need to. Right now I want to send a big THANK YOU!!! out to one of the oil company workers, Mike (didn't want his last name and photo shown, so respecting that), who helped us find the granaries I'll be featuring, and rock art sites such as the panels opposite Harmon Canyon road. He's been working Nine Mile Canyon for ten years, so has had time to find many of these sites; but we were able to lead him to a few he'd missed also.
Now I keep advising my readers to make sure to have a wicked zoom lens on the camera, or a very good pair of binoculars to find things you cannot easily find with just the naked eyes. So, here we are at around 38.9 miles and there is a dirt trail leading off into a small canyon; could the granary be back there? We walked all the way back...nothing; we climbed, looked around, looked up and down...nothing. On the way back down to the SUV, eyes still attached to binoculars and BINGO!; rock art higher up on the walls. Walking up the trail the first time, we missed it; walking back down and using the binoculars; well now you see why I keep advising to bring a pair. A zoom lens for the camera can get you those shots where you cannot climb to, or easily access a site. The climb up to these though was not difficult; just make sure to always check your footing because of loose sand and rocks.
The granary? Did we find the granary? Oh yes we did; but before we get to the granary mentioned on the pamphlet; let me show you what we found in between!
Mile mark 39.0 gave us another panel of Elk, but once again I'm calling them Reindeer; hence "Reindeer Panel" on my legend. There are other figures on the walls, but I simply love the detail of those antlers.
A remarkable granary is at mile mark 39.2; it's high up on the walls and still contains a thatched roof! There is a rock art panel lower down the wall, but a good portion of it has broken away. The granary though is amazing, as how often is one found with logs and a thatched roof; it's a rare find.
This next find is going to be southwest of the main road; mile mark 40.0, park in the dirt parking area and looking about halfway up the wall face...southwest of the parking area. You'll spot the granary, but keep looking right along the ledge and there will be more ruins to see.
A little scenic intermission before I finally get you to that granary mentioned in the visitors pamphlet.
So, the pamphlet said the granary was at 38.8 miles; lets try out 41.0, just off the road and level with the top of our SUV.
Just 5/10ths (mile mark 41.5) away from the granary is "The Giant"; or what I named him. I'm 5 feet 5 inches tall, and this figure towered over me; poor guy, someone shot off his face! On the History channel is a show called, "Search for the Lost Giants"; I immediately sent a copy of my photo, but haven't heard back as yet if they're interested in him or not.
There is a round granary at 41.6 miles; look slightly north, then east and look almost to the top of the wall; you'll see a cave (looks like the shape of an eye), but start looking to the right of the cave. Most granaries do have a rounded shape in the front, while the rest of it is built into an opening in a wall. This granary stands alone and is totally round in shape.
Now Mike explained that this next set of ruins dates back to the "cowboy era", and was an encampment used by them, not the local Natives. These can be found at 42.6 miles and at ground level.
44.0 miles is Daddy Canyon Complex; with the death of much of the plant life, I could climb up more easily to the cave just off the main road and get better shots of the rock art inside. I'm a bit dubious about the "red whale" though. Oh, if you're wondering where a restroom is; there are facilities in the south side parking area; this is it though, so take advantage while you can.
The Fremont Village is located at 45.9 miles and we attempted the steep climb; at around 300 feet is the outline of a Kiva, possibly a Keyhole Kiva indicated by the square section at one end. The reconstructed Pit House is at about 1000 feet up; Roy got to about 700 feet before pooping out; I only made it to 500 feet. The path is very steep and narrow; loose dirt and rocks; don't be fooled that the larger stones are set solidly into the ground...test your footing carefully for it's a long, long way down to the main road.
We kept on driving and found two rock art sites, plus some gorgeous scenery and interesting rock formations. Now a warning, the road goes from newly paved to rough, unmaintained old pavement at mile mark 46.8 miles; it becomes more narrow and there are many blind curves. This road is used primarily by the oil companies, so expect trucks. At mile mark 50.2 will be a guard shack, STOP!; the guard is keeping radio contact with another guard shack and the trucks to make sure when traffic can go through. If you want to continue through, the road will eventually split off to either the oil rigs, or to Route 123.
1915 Inscriptions at mile mark 46.6.
...and this is our total adventure series, so far, on Nine Mile Canyon. If you follow my legend, remember that the odometer on our SUV might be off from your own, but don't get discouraged...stop and look! When it gets warmer, we'll be going back again, so the initial map and legend will change anyway; I will update both as we find more, and get more information.
This also concludes the travel blog for the year 2014; it has been a year full of adventure, wunderlust, great finds and excitement. Here's to 2015, may it be just as exciting and adventure filled...happy, healthy New Year to everyone!!!


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Loudoun County Public Schools began a program called the LCPS Backpack Coalition in support of the existing BackPack Buddies Program. The LCPS Backpack Coalition collaborates with many organizations and businesses, including 100WomenStrong, Loudoun Education Foundation, Loudoun Interfaith Relief, and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to ensure no child goes hungry.Over a two year period, 100WomenStrong matched 100 percent of each dollar donated up to $100,000 toLoudoun Education Foundation in support of the Backpack Coalition. With your support, the matching challenge exceeded its goal, raising more than $200,000 to help hungry children enhance their ability to learn.
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Local businesses and community outlets come together to make sure needy Loudoun families don't go hungry with the Backpack Coalition program.
The Backpack Coalition provides the opportunity to directly impact the lives of elementary school children by providing them with food on the weekends.
Backpack food includes easy-to-prepare, shelf-stable food items. Each week The Backpack Coalition will provide a bag filled with 6 meals and 2 snacks for the child to take home for the weekend.
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A passionate parent, teacher, nurse, counselor, community advocate or corporate supporter elects to start the program in a local school. Once a school is adopted, the Backpack Coalition will provide the program framework.
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Having two older brothers, my parents knew something was wrong with me for I had trouble walking. At that time doctors basically thought that the reason my muscles were very weak was because I was so skinny. It wasn't till I was almost thirty years old that I was correctly diagnose with having a form of Muscular Dystrophy. Fortunately, my disease was progressing at a slow rate and for awhile I was able to live pretty much a regular life like my thirteen other siblings.
After I finally settled down in Cupertino, California, I went to college and got a degree in Accounting. I worked for Hewlett Packard for a few years and then finally worked for Agilent Technologies in their Finance Department.
In July 1996, my disease had eventually progressed to the point where I was in a wheelchair and breathing with the help of a ventilator. Because of my medical needs and requiring 24-hour care, I was moved to my parents' home. Not only was I adjusting to a new way of going through life, but also I had to adjust to having someone help to take care of me.
There were many things that I missed being able do, like hiking on some of the numerous trails in California. After doing some research online, I was excited to see that some of the San Francisco Bay Area trails had wheelchair access. I soon learned, though, that some of these trails weren't being well-maintained, causing them to be almost inaccessible. I also noticed that some of the restrooms weren't accessible for wheelchairs. Seeing there was a need for better information about accessible parks and trails in the Bay Area, I started my "Adventures From A Wheelchair" blog, where I posted reviews on all the parks and trails I had visited. I also made videos so that everyone would know what to expect when visiting any of these places.
In 2015, I started volunteering for Santa Clara County Parks. One of my main tasks was to start visiting each of the County's parks and doing an accessibility assessment of their facilities and trails. If I found any problems with accessibility, I would write up a report and noting what needed to be fixed, like lowering the soap dispenser so that a wheelchair user could access it. I also started looking for hiking trails that weren't listed anywhere as wheelchair-accessible but actually were. In doing so, local park organizations could update their park and trail information to include accessible trails.
Helping to make parks and trails inclusive for everyone has become a major part of my life and, with so many parks and trails in the San Francisco Bay Area, I plan on continuing my work as long as I am physically able to. "Access for all" is my new slogan.
I start my morning at 7 A.M. when my sister Kathy, my primary caregiver, comes in to put on my socks and help me out of bed. I also have another caregiver that comes during the week to take care of me. I need help with dressing and bathing.
My Puritan Bennett PR 2 ventilator that I use for resting and sleeping. This mechanical unit was in production after 1961 but hasn't been in production for decades. I use it because breathing with it is smoother than my portable ventilator. It is hooked up to an air compressor. I saw this type of ventilator in the movie Forest Gump when he was in the hospital.
I'm still strong enough to be able to transfer into my wheelchair from my bed. As my disease progresses though I'll need to find another way of transferring.
This is my ceiling lift and railing, and it goes from this wall into my bathroom. I use it with a standing sling and it helps me transfer out of my wheelchair and onto my bed. My sister then lifts my legs and gets me positioned onto my bed. I also use the lift and sling to transfer into my power chair.
Here, I'm hooked up to my standing sling.
A couple years after I started breathing with a ventilator, Pulmonetic Systems came out with the LTV ventilator series. This compact portable ventilator literally changed my life because it gave me the freedom to get back out into the world and enjoy it. I was so thankful for this life saving device that I wrote a long letter to Pulmonetic Systems telling them how much this ventilator has improved the quality of my life.
This suction machine helps to clear my lungs. I have a compact one for when I'm out and about.
I use a manual wheelchair in the house. It helps to get my upper body in shape.
My safety devices. I can use either one to make an emergency phone call in case I fall, which has happened a few times over the last 20 years. Fortunately, I've never been serious injured after a fall…knock on wood.
My Quantum Rival power chair. I got this chair because it can handle dirt trails, rough terrain like grassy areas, and semi steep hills. Some of the trails I have wheelchair hiked were very challenging for both manual and power chairs. The Rival has helped to keep me safe while taking on some of these more difficult trails so that I could see if any of them are accessible for wheelchairs. My goal to post reviews on my Adventures From a Wheelchair blog of trails that are Easy, Intermediate, and Advance.
Breakfast – Cranberry juice, Green tea, scrambled egg, and buckwheat pancakes with a fruit spread. Even though I only weigh 123 pounds dripping wet, my meal portions are small. Because I'm in a wheelchair and not as active as I wish I could be, it would easy to put lots of weight on if I ate as much as the average person.
Going up the ramp of our wheelchair accessible van.
All strapped in and ready to head out. It takes 25 minutes from the time I transfer out my bed, transfer into my Rival, get dressed, and then get strapped down in the van.
Today my sister and I are heading to Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve.
My camera wheelchair tripod that I put together. My muscles aren't strong enough to hold a camera and keep it steady so this setup solves that. Sometimes I use a GoPro Hero to record video while I'm cruising along a trail.
Back of my Rival all loaded up. The blue bag on top has my medical emergency supplies, first aid kit, my accessibility assessment gear, bottle of water, and safety whistle. Under that is my compact suction machine. My LTV ventilator with a five hour external battery connected to it, and finally my camera bag.
All of the accessible parking spots were taken below so we had to park up here.
Several months ago I contacted Midpeninsula Regional Open Space to inform them that their restroom soap dispensers and air blowers were too high for a wheelchair user to access. Two weeks later they were both lowered for accessibility. This is something we can all do so that our parks and trails are inclusive for everyone.
Measuring this picnic table to see if it meets ADA requirements for accessibility. My accessibility assessment gear: compact camera, tape measure, clinometer (measures angles of a slope), and note pad. I use these whenever I do an accessibility assessment of a park or a hiking trail.
Even though this dirt trail is narrow and has a couple small hills, a wheelchair user could still access it. A few weeks ago I informed the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space that this Deer Meadow Trail was easy for wheelchair users.
If there is a bridge to cross, I'll be going over it.
Going off trail gives me the opportunity to find beautiful scenes like this, but I'll be taking the easy trail back.
Back home and time for my Japanese lesson. These lessons help to exercise my brain, which is much needed. I have also been corresponding with my pen pal in Japan for a few years now. We write to each other in both English and Japanese.
This year I've been working on improving my landscape photography.
One of my hobbies is photographing birds.
Friday is my movie night, and tonight's film is The Wave. At 9pm my sister comes in to take off my socks, turn on my heater if needed, hook up my Bennett PR 2 to the big air compressor, then asks if I need anything else before calling it a day.
Thanks for following my Day in a Life. Good night.


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Essence to Honor Emeli Sande at 2014 Black Women in Music Celebration
by Kimberly Wilson January 16, 2014 January 16, 2014 290
2013 was a tremendous year for Emeli Sande and it seems as though 2014 will be no different. ESSENCE's "Women in Music" will take place on Wednesday, January 22nd in Los Angeles, California honoring the U.K. native and will feature an exclusive performance from Sandé with special guests. The ultra-glam, star-studded event, which is sponsored by the Lincoln Motor Company brand, takes place during the week leading up to the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and is designed to shine a light on African American women in the music industry.
For those that are unaware, Emeli Sande's debut album, Our Version of Events, became the top-selling album in the U.K. for the second year in a row and to date has sold 238,000 units in the USA, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In a statement released about the honor, Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa K. Bush shared, "Emeli Sandé's soaring confidence as a songwriter and fearless self-expression as a singer is in the tradition of many iconic female trailblazers such as Nina Simone."
Sandé will join previous honorees Mary J. Blige, Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monaé, Solange Knowles, Lianne La Havas and industry veteran Sylvia Rhone.
Kimberly Wilson


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\section{Introduction}
Fomalhaut is one of the best studied examples out of several hundred main-sequence stars known to be surrounded by dusty discs commonly known as \textit{debris discs}. The presence of circumstellar material around this nearby \citep[ 7.7\,pc;][]{vanLeeuwen_2007}, $440\pm40$\,Myr old \citep{Mamajek_2012} A3V star was first inferred by the detection of an infrared excess above the stellar photosphere due to thermal emission from micron-sized dust grains \citep{Aumann_1985}. The dusty debris belt around Fomalhaut has been resolved at infrared wavelengths with \textit{Spitzer} \citep{Stapelfeldt_etal_2004} and the \textit{Herschel} Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) \citep{Acke_etal_2012}. The dust is thought to be derived from continuous collisions of larger planetesimals or cometary objects \citep{Backman_Paresce_1993}. To trace these parent bodies, observations at longer wavelengths sensitive to millimetre-sized grains are used. Millimetre-sized grains are less affected by radiation pressure and thus more closely follow the distribution of the parent bodies. \citet{Holland_etal_1998} were the first to resolve the Fomalhaut belt in the sub-millimetre. Recent data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show a remarkably narrow belt with a semi-major axis $a\sim140$\,AU \citep[][hereafter \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012}]{Boley_etal_2012}.

The belt has also been observed in scattered star light with the \textit{Hubble Space Telescope} \citep{Kalas_etal_2005,Kalas_etal_2013}. Two key morphological characteristics emerging from the \citet{Kalas_etal_2005} observations are i) the ring's eccentricity of $e\sim0.1$ and ii) its sharp inner edge. Both features have been seen as evidence for a planet orbiting the star just inside the belt \citep[e.g.][]{Quillen_2006}. A candidate planetary body (Fomalhaut~b) was detected \citep{Kalas_etal_2008}, but subsequent observations showed that its orbit is highly eccentric ($e=0.8\pm0.1$), making it unlikely to be responsible for the observed morphology \citep{Kalas_etal_2013,Beust_etal_2014,Tamayo_2014}. There remains the possibility that a different, hereto unseen planet is shaping the belt; infrared surveys were only able to exclude planets with masses larger than a Jupiter mass \citep{Kalas_etal_2008,Marengo_etal_2009,Janson_etal_2012,Janson_etal_2014}. Actually, the extreme orbit of Fomalhaut~b might be a natural consequence of the presence of an additional planet in a moderately eccentric orbit \citep{Faramaz_etal_2015}. Alternatively, the observed belt eccentricity may be caused by stellar encounters \citep[e.g.\ ][]{Larwood_Kalas_2001,Jalali_Tremaine_2012}. In particular, Fomalhaut is part of a wide triple system. \citet{Shannon_etal_2014} recently showed that secular interactions or close encounters with one of the companions could result in the observed belt eccentricity.

We focus on yet another candidate mechanism to explain the observed morphology. It is known that gas-dust interactions can result in a clumping instability, organising the dust into narrow rings \citep{Klahr_Lin_2005,Besla_Wu_2007}. \citet{Lyra_Kuchner_2013} recently presented the first 2D simulations of this instability and found that some rings develop small eccentricities, resulting in a morphology similar to that observed for the Fomalhaut debris belt. The mechanism obviously requires the presence of gas beside the dust (typically, a dust-to-gas ratio of $\epsilon\lesssim1$ is required), but we know from objects such as $\beta$ Pictoris \citep[e.g.][]{Olofsson_etal_2001} or 49~Ceti \citep[e.g.][]{Hughes_etal_2008} that debris discs are not always devoid of gas. We test the applicability of the clumping instability to the case of Fomalhaut by searching for \ion{C}{ii} 158\,$\mu$m and \ion{O}{i} 63\,$\mu$m gas emission using \textit{Herschel} PACS. We do not detect any of the emission lines and use our data to put stringent upper limits on the gas content of the Fomalhaut debris belt.

\section{Observations and data reduction}
Fomalhaut was observed using PACS \citep{Poglitsch_etal_2010} onboard the \textit{Herschel Space Observatory} \citep{Pilbratt_etal_2010}. The integral field unit PACS consists of 25 spatial pixels (spaxels), each covering $9.4\arcsec\times9.4\arcsec$ on the sky. We used PACS in line spectroscopy mode (PacsLineSpec) to observe the \ion{C}{ii} 158\,$\mu$m and the \ion{O}{i} 63\,$\mu$m line regions (observation IDs 1342257220 and 1342210402 respectively). We observed in chop/nod mode. Figure \ref{PACS_CII_lineemission} shows the placement of the PACS spaxels relative to the Fomalhaut debris belt in the case of the \ion{C}{ii} observations. We reduced the data using the ``background normalisation'' pipeline script within the \textit{Herschel} Interactive Processing Environment (HIPE) version 12.0 \citep{Ott_2010}. The background normalisation pipeline is recommended for faint sources or long observations since it corrects more efficiently for detector drifts compared to the ``calibration block'' pipeline. The pipeline performs bad pixel flagging, cosmic ray detection, chop on/off subtraction, spectral flat fielding, and re-binning. We choose a re-binning with oversample=4 (thus gaining spectral resolution\footnote{With this choice of re-binning, the resolution is $\sim$60\,km\,s$^{-1}$ for the \ion{C}{II} data and $\sim$22\,km\,s$^{-1}$ for the \ion{O}{I} data.} by making use of the redundancy in the data) and upsample=1 (thus keeping the individual data points independent). Finally, the pipeline averages the two nodding positions and calibrates the flux. The noise in the PACS spectra is lowest at the centre of the spectral range and increases versus the spectral edges. We discard the very noisy spectral edges. We then subtract the continuum by fitting linear polynomials to the spectra, where the line region is masked. The pipeline generated noise estimate ``stddev'' is used to give the highest weight to the data points at the centre of the spectral range\footnote{Even if the noise estimate delivered by the pipeline probably underestimates the true uncertainty, it is still useful for fitting the continuum, since it describes the relative change of the noise over the spectral range.}.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\hsize]{lineemission_CII}
\caption{Placement of the 25 PACS spaxels relative to Fomalhaut (marked by the white star) in the case of the \ion{C}{ii} observations. The grey scale indicates the integrated \ion{C}{ii} emission for each spaxel within a window of width equal to 2.5*FWHM of the line. The ellipse shows the location of the peak density of mm grains according to the best-fit model by \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012}. The corresponding figure for the \ion{O}{I} data looks very similar. The 15 spaxels with a yellow bold edge were summed to produce Fig.\ \ref{upperlimits}.}
\label{PACS_CII_lineemission}
\end{figure}

\section{Results and analysis}

\subsection{Upper limits on the \ion{C}{ii} and \ion{O}{i} emission from PACS}\label{flux_upperlimits}
Whereas both lines remain undetected, we do detect the dust continuum at both wavelengths in the spaxels covering the belt. At 63\,$\mu$m, we see additional continuum emission at the position of the star. Within the absolute flux calibration accuracy of PACS, the total detected continuum is consistent with the photometry presented by \citet{Acke_etal_2012}.

We adopt a forward modelling strategy to compute upper limits on the line flux. We simulate PACS observations from a map of the line intensity on the sky. The PACS Spectrometer beams (version 3)\footnote{\url{http://herschel.esac.esa.int/twiki/bin/view/Public/PacsCalibrationWeb\#PACS\_spectrometer\_calibration}} are used to calculate the integrated line flux registered in each spaxel from the input map. The line is assumed to be unresolved. Thus the computed flux is assumed to be contained in a Gaussian-shaped line with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) determined by the PACS instrument\footnote{0.126\,$\mu$m for the \ion{C}{ii} 158\,$\mu$m line and 0.018\,$\mu$m for the \ion{O}{i} 63\,$\mu$m line; see section 4.7.1 of the PACS Observer's Manual, \url{http://herschel.esac.esa.int/Docs/PACS/pdf/pacs_om.pdf}}. These simulated spectra can then be compared to the real observations. The input sky map is constructed under the assumption that the gas is co-spatial with the dust, since we are interested in constraining the possibility of gas-dust interactions. We take the best-fit model of the distribution of mm grains derived by \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012} as a description of the line luminosity density (energy from line emission per volume) and derive a sky map assuming optically thin emission. The only free parameter in the model is a global, positive scaling of the sky map, determining the total flux received from the belt. We adopt a simple Bayesian approach with a flat prior for the scaling factor. Assuming Gaussian noise for the PACS data points, a posterior probability distribution can be derived, which is used to compute an upper limit on the scaling factor and thus on the total line emission. The noise is estimated for each spaxel individually from two 2.5*FWHM wide spectral windows, placed sufficiently far from the line centre so to avoid any potential line emission. However, the windows are also sufficiently far from the noisy edges of the spectral range. Thus we do not significantly overestimate the noise in the line region itself.

Table \ref{upper_limits_flux_table} shows upper limits on the total line emission of gas co-spatial with the dust at 99\% confidence level. The \ion{C}{II} line gives a significantly stronger upper limit because of the lower noise level in these data. We also estimated upper limits using Monte Carlo simulations by repeatedly fitting our model to new realisations of the data with added noise. This approach gives upper limits that are smaller by $\sim$5\% for \ion{C}{ii} and $\sim$20\% for \ion{O}{i} compared to the Bayesian calculation. We state the more conservative Bayesian values here. Compared to co-adding flux from the spaxels covering the belt (Fig.\ \ref{PACS_CII_lineemission}), our approach using a model of the spatial distribution allows for a stronger upper limit (Fig.\ \ref{upperlimits}). This is expected since more information is used to constrain the maximum flux compatible with the data.

\begin{table}
\caption{Upper limits (99\% confidence level) on line fluxes.}
\label{upper_limits_flux_table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{c c}
\hline\hline
Line & Flux \\
 & (W\,m$^{-2}$) \\
\hline
\ion{C}{ii} 158\,$\mu$m & $<2.2\times10^{-18}$ \\
\ion{O}{i} 63\,$\mu$m&  $<1.0\times10^{-17}$\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\hsize]{upperlimits}
\caption{Line fluxes (\ion{C}{ii} and \ion{O}{i}) obtained when co-adding spaxels marked with bold edges in Fig.\ \ref{PACS_CII_lineemission}. A 99\% confidence level upper limit was derived by integrating over a 2*FWHM wide wavelength range centred at the line wavelength and propagating the error on the integrated flux. The dashed line shows the Gaussian profile containing this upper limit flux. The plain line shows the profile obtained by co-adding the same spaxels containing our simulated spectra corresponding to the Bayesian upper limit, demonstrating the stronger limit obtained with our detailed model.}
\label{upperlimits}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Upper limits on the total gas mass in the Fomalhaut debris belt}
We use the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) excitation and radiative transfer code \textsc{radex} \citep{vanderTak_etal_2007} to convert the upper limits on the \ion{C}{ii} and \ion{O}{i} line emission (Table \ref{upper_limits_flux_table}) into gas masses. The emission lines are assumed to be excited by collisions with atomic hydrogen and electrons. We do not attempt to calculate the thermal balance, but instead consider a range of kinetic gas temperatures between 48\,K (the dust temperature, \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012}) and $10^4$\,K, which is the temperature where collisional ionisation of both \element{C} and \element{O} becomes important. The \element{C}/\element{O} ratio is fixed to solar. For the abundance of the other elements, we consider two cases: solar abundances \citep{Lodders_2003} and abundances as observed in the $\beta$ Pictoris gaseous debris disc, where the gas mass is dominated by \element{C} and \element{O} \citep{Cataldi_etal_2014,Brandeker_etal_2015_subm}. The latter choice of abundances is further motivated by a recent study of the 49~Ceti debris disc, suggesting a C-rich gas similar to $\beta$ Pic \citep{Roberge_etal_2014}.

For a given temperature, we search the amount of gas that is reproducing either of the upper limits (\ion{C}{ii} or \ion{O}{i}). Usually, the gas mass is limited by the \ion{C}{ii} flux. The \ion{O}{i} flux is the limiting factor only for kinetic temperatures in excess of 150\,K and solar abundances (see Fig.\ \ref{total_gas_mass}). The densities of the collision partners (\element[-][]{e} and \element{H}) determine the excitation of the emission lines and therefore the total amount of gas necessary to reproduce a certain flux, but the total amount of gas also implies certain values for the \element{H} and \element[-][]{e} densities. Therefore, to construct a self-consistent model, an iterative approach is necessary. Starting with a guess of the \element[-][]{e} and \element{H} densities, we use \textsc{radex} to compute the amount of \element[+][]{C} (or \element{O} if \ion{O}{i} is limiting the total gas mass) reproducing the corresponding flux upper limit. Next, the ionisation fraction of \element{C} is estimated. We assume equilibrium between photoionisation and recombination. Ionising photons from two different sources are included: Fomalhaut's photosphere from an ATLAS9 model \citep{Castelli_Kurucz_2004} with $T_\mathrm{eff}=8500$\,K, $\log g=4.0$ and $\log Z=0$, and the interstellar UV field \citep[taken from][]{Draine_1978}, where the latter is the dominant component. Ionisation by cosmic rays is negligible. A simplifying assumption is that all electrons are coming from the ionisation of \element{C}, i.e.\ $n_{\element{C}}=n_{\element[-][]{e}}$. This should be an excellent approximation if the gas has $\beta$~Pic-like abundances. For solar abundances, we are likely underestimating the electron density because of the presence of highly ionised elements such as \element{Mg} or \element{Fe}. This only affects the ionisation calculation, but not the excitation of the lines, since for solar abundances, \element{H} is dominating the collisional excitation\footnote{In the case of the \element{H}-poor $\beta$~Pic-like abundances, collisional excitation is completely dominated by \element[-][]{e}.}. The ionisation fraction of \element{C} is giving us the total amount of \element{C} and \element[-][]{e} in the model. The total gas mass (and in particular the \element{H} density) can then be derived from the assumed elemental abundances, where elements up to atomic number $Z=38$ are considered (hydrogen through strontium). We iterate until the \element{H} and \element[-][]{e} input densities are equal to the output densities implied by the total gas mass. We assume \element{O} to be completely neutral in our models because of its high ionisation potential. This is justified by computing the ionisation of \element{O} for various electron densities and temperatures, showing that \element{O} remains largely neutral for $n_\mathrm{e}\gtrsim10^{-2}$\,cm$^{-3}$.

While \textsc{radex} assumes a homogeneous medium, we calculated the upper limits on the line emission using the \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012} dust profile as a description of the line luminosity density. We convert a gas mass output from \textsc{radex} to a density by distributing the mass according to the \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012} profile and taking the peak density. For example, the \element[+][]{C} mass from \textsc{radex} implies an \element[-][]{e} density via the peak density of the \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012} density profile. Changing this mass-to-density conversion by e.g.\ taking only half the peak density has only a minor effect on our results.

Table \ref{upper_limits_gas_table} shows the upper limits on the gas mass and corresponding lower limits on the dust-to-gas ratio derived for the two elemental abundances considered. We also list upper limits on the \element{C} and \element{O} mass, the range of collision partner densities occurring and the maximum column densities, showing that the emission is optically thin. Figure \ref{total_gas_mass} shows the gas mass as a function of the kinetic temperature. The upper limit on the gas mass comes from the lowest kinetic temperature (T=48\,K) and is below the millimetre dust mass derived by \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012}. For illustration, we also performed a simple calculation of the amount of \element{C} necessary to reproduce the upper limit on the \ion{C}{ii} flux in the case of LTE for $\beta$~Pic-like abundances. It is seen that LTE is not a very accurate approximation, demonstrating the need for a non-LTE code like \textsc{radex} for the type of environment investigated here.

\begin{table*}
\caption{Upper limits on the total gas mass (and corresponding lower limits on the gas-to-dust ratio), the \element{C} mass and the \element{O} mass. The gas masses are calculated from 99\% confidence level upper limits on the \ion{C}{ii} and \ion{O}{i} flux. We also list the range of collision partner densities and maximum column densities occurring in the models.}
\label{upper_limits_gas_table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c}
\hline\hline
abundances & $M_{\mathrm{gas}}$& $\epsilon$\tablefootmark{a} &$M_{\element{C}}$&$M_{\element{O}}$& \multicolumn{2}{c}{\element[-][]{e} density} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\element{H} density} & $N_\mathrm{max}$\tablefootmark{d} (\element[+][]{C}) & $N_\mathrm{max}$\tablefootmark{d} (\element{O}) \\
& &&& & min & max & min & max & & \\
 &  ($\mathrm{M}_\oplus$) & & ($\mathrm{M}_\oplus$) & ($\mathrm{M}_\oplus$) & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(cm$^{-3}$)} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(cm$^{-3}$)}& (cm$^{-2}$) & (cm$^{-2}$)  \\
\hline
solar\tablefootmark{b} & $<5.0\times10^{-3}$ & $>3.4$ &$<1.2\times10^{-5}$&$<3.2\times10^{-5}$& 2 & 10 & $5\times10^{3}$ & $5\times10^{4}$ & $8\times10^{14}$ & $2\times10^{15}$ \\
$\beta$ Pic\tablefootmark{c} & $<5.7\times10^{-5}$ &>298 &$<1.6\times10^{-5}$&$<4.1\times10^{-5}$& 6 & 12 & $8\times10^{-2}$ & $2\times10^{-1}$ & $1\times10^{15}$ & $3\times10^{15}$\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\tablefoot{
\tablefoottext{a}{Dust-to-gas ratio, using the mm dust mass $M_\mathrm{mm}=0.017$\,$\mathrm{M}_\oplus$ derived by \citetalias{Boley_etal_2012}.}
\tablefoottext{b}{Assuming solar elemental abundances.}
\tablefoottext{c}{Assuming elemental abundances similar to the $\beta$~Pic gas disc.}
\tablefoottext{d}{Assuming a typical line width of $\sim$2\,km/s, the corresponding optical depths are below $10^{-2}$.}
}
\end{table*}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\hsize]{total_gas_mass}
\caption{Total gas mass as a function of the kinetic temperature, derived from models reproducing either the \ion{C}{ii} or \ion{O}{i} flux limit from Table \ref{upper_limits_flux_table} (as indicated in the legend). The \element{C}/\element{O} ratio is fixed to solar. The gas masses are derived using the non-LTE code \textsc{radex} for both solar and $\beta$~Pic-like elemental abundances. In addition, the gas mass derived from a simple LTE calculation is shown for $\beta$~Pic-like abundances. The total gas mass remains below the mm dust mass (horizontal dashed line) over the entire temperature range. We take the gas masses at the lowest kinetic temperature as our upper limits (indicated by an arrow and shown in Table \ref{upper_limits_gas_table}).}
\label{total_gas_mass}
\end{figure}

\section{Summary and conclusion}
Gas-dust interactions have been shown to concentrate dust into narrow, eccentric rings via a clumping instability. A necessary condition for the instability to develop is a dust-to-gas ratio $\epsilon\lesssim1$ \citep{Lyra_Kuchner_2013}, although the instability is expected to be maximised for $\epsilon\approx0.2$ (W.~Lyra 2014, private communication). We know from e.g.\ $\beta$~Pictoris or 49~Ceti that some debris discs contain gas such that $\epsilon$ is indeed of the order of unity. Prior to the present work, the only information on the gas content of the Fomalhaut debris belt came from non-detections of \element{CO}. \citet{Dent_etal_1995} used a non-detection of the J=3-2 transition to put upper limits on the \element{CO} gas mass assuming LTE. Recently, \citet{Matra_etal_2014} used an ALMA non-detection of the same transition to place a $3\sigma$ upper limit of $\sim$$5\times 10^{-4}$\,M$_\oplus$ on the CO content of the Fomalhaut belt (i.e.\ a dust-to-CO ratio $\gtrsim$30), taking the crucial importance of non-LTE effects into account. However, since \element{CO} is expected to be photo-dissociated by stellar or interstellar UV photons on a short timescale compared to the lifetime of the system \citep{Kamp_Bertoldi_2000,Visser_etal_2009}, the absence of \element{CO} does not strongly constrain the total gas mass. Constraints on the atomic gas mass are more useful. We derived upper limits on the atomic gas mass using non-detections of \ion{C}{ii} and \ion{O}{i} emission and assuming either solar abundances or abundances as those observed in the $\beta$~Pic debris disc. The total gas mass is shown to be smaller than the dust mass. Because of the low gas content, gas-dust interactions are not expected to be working efficiently in the Fomalhaut belt. Therefore, the data indirectly suggest a second, yet unseen planet Fomalhaut~c or stellar encounters as the cause for the morphology of the Fomalhaut debris belt.

\begin{acknowledgements}
We would like to thank the referee, Jane Greaves, for useful and constructive comments that helped to clarify this manuscript. We also thank Elena Puga from the \textit{Herschel} Science Centre Helpdesk for support with the \textit{Herschel} beam products. This research has made use of the SIMBAD database (operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France), the NIST Atomic Spectra Database, the NORAD-Atomic-Data database and NASA's Astrophysics Data System. PACS has been developed by a consortium of institutes led by MPE (Germany) and including UVIE (Austria); KU Leuven, CSL, IMEC (Belgium); CEA, LAM (France); MPIA (Germany); INAF-IFSI/OAA/OAP/OAT, LENS, SISSA (Italy); IAC (Spain). This development has been supported by the funding agencies BMVIT (Austria), ESA-PRODEX (Belgium), CEA/CNES (France), DLR (Germany), ASI/INAF (Italy), and CICYT/MCYT (Spain).
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