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Deathtrap Dungeon
Mr Lizard, your butt is not going to break the Internet.
YOU become meat for the grinder…. Baron Sukumvit is a sick weirdo, who lavished a fortune on building a maze, filling it with traps and exotic monsters, then sending his retinue of guards into it. Encouraged by the total extermination of his squad, he hung out the sign: Open for business. 10,000 GP if you survive!
What sort of dummy would walk into a deathtrap dungeon? You!
This is possibly the most successful FF book of the whole series. Baron Sukumvit is mentioned in dialog in other books, and your conquest over the Deathtrap Dungeon is the setting for Trial of Champions and Armies of Death. They made a video game of Deathtrap Dungeon way back in the 90s, and later in Fighting Fantasy Legends Portal.
But I'm not sure why it gets the high praise. It wasn't a bad book, but was a real no-frills dungeon crawling adventure. It's not an epic magically-assisted epic quest spanning a continent; it's a dungeon crawl with one winning path and a scavenger hunt. If you're lucky you'll find your way to a gauntlet of five monsters in a row and just have to slaughter your way through them in sequence.
Not awesome, not awful, but a fun way to spend a few afternoons.
Written by Ian Livingstone
Illustrated by Iain McCaig
Book 6 in the series
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So, my OCD takes so many different forms; there always seems to be something new to stress over.
Lately, one of my latest obsessions is clothing, namely jeans. I have jeans that I have felt fine to wear and then I read things on Christian sites saying that jeans show the outline of a woman's body...basically saying it can cause men to think of a woman without clothes on.
I tried mine on, spending hours or so staring at them and scrutinizing them to see if they were lust-inducing. I was having a hard time finding anything wrong with most of them, but I still was unsure, so kept spending so much time checking to see if there really was something. I had this other voice of doubt in my head saying maybe my jeans were bad, maybe my curves were too visible, etc., etc.
From reading certain websites, some Christians would call my choice of jeans immodest, a stumbling block to men, or revealing nakedness since the shape of the body can be seen.
As those who understand OCD know, one can get very obsessive over just about anything, harping on small details others wouldn't even think about - which is what I feel like I am doing now: trying really hard to find and see something immodest, obsessing over if I will be causing lust or revealing nakedness.
This one girl has a modesty blog and posted pictures of herself wearing jeans that she thought was modest. It was actually disheartening for me because the pictures she showed, in my opinion, were so unflattering and shapeless...like trying to mask the God-given body. It was beyond just trying to stay modest...it was excessive. In the one picture she wore lose boyish-looking jeans, and in another, I think they were fairly loose but it was hard to see because she wore layers of tent-like tops and a very bulky grandmotherly cardigan over them to above knee length (think tops a woman might wear when she wants to conceal being overweight or just had a baby). She said, "It's tempting to show your hard work off to the world. After all, your legs are covered. This was a misconception I had. An ignorance really." While I was reading her post that did stick out to me because recently I was wondering about that...if you can be covered, but still show your shape, and if that's wrong.
"I love this post! I was very convicted reading this. Thank you for writing what the Lord put on your heart to say. I am a young woman and I am trying to dress modestly and purposefully in a way that honors God. I could totally relate to what you said, "It's tempting to show your hard work off to the world. After all, your legs are covered." "
"One thing that I notice women saying is, "well I'm covered!". But what some don't realize, is that their clothes are so tight (even though everything is "covered"), it's like the jeans are painted on. It leaves nothing to the imagination."
I saw this theme in more than one place around the same time, so I'm wondering if God is trying to convict me by telling me that covering my legs isn't enough and that I need to wear them looser or if it's OCD again... I really don't want to be hardhearted and choose to go my own way and ignore God, but I also don't believe I have immodest intentions, that my jeans are drawing attention specifically to certain areas, or that my clothes are really noticed much...I think I'm thinking about this way more than any random guy would be thinking about me at the supermarket. I also may be overthinking it...which is what I do about SO many things, thanks to OCD. But yeah, the coincidences are leaving me wondering if God is telling me that.
If anyone has struggled with this same thing or has insight, let me know!
I am not an expert on women's fashion or OCD, but I would suggest you try not to focus on this so much.
Especially since men can easily "see through" clothes if they want to, or refrain from doing so. Your jeans don't "cause" lust.
On another thread you yourself commented about a preacher who said that one earring in each ear was supposedly "okay" but not 2 or 3: you yourself said this was a rather arbitrary thing to say; none of his business to make such a determination.
There are actually Scriptures against 'busybodying' in other people's matters.
It is also about the way someone wears something too. Kate Middleton or Lauren Conrad could wear a pair of tight jeans and make them look very classy...pairing them with feminine and graceful pieces that speaks they're not wearing things to incite lust. Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, or Kim Kardashian could wear the same jeans though and do so in a way to bring the wrong kind of attention.
And if you noticed...I was struggling with legalism toward ear piercing at the time, and I am not right now; just something new to focus on.
Earrings though, don't cause lust, while clothing can.
Thanks! It's actually really insightful to think about what you said that jeans don't "cause" lust and if a man wants to think about that, he will. I guess for both the wearer and the viewer, it's a topic of a matter of the heart.
All I can say is that I hardly think anyone would somehow be able to say that my wife's jeans are inappropriate; this is simply a personal refection.
Romans 14 is Paul's great treatise on Christian liberty.
And re. earrings, it's been customary for many women to wear double pairs of earrings since about the late 70s: which means that if a teen (and her mom) became accustomed to wearing this style in 1979, if they were aged 19 and 49 respectively then, they would now be 57 and 87: it really is very widespread and it doesn't 'prove' anything, does it?
You know...I was just thinking about this today...how some styles of clothing look "immodest" on a very slim woman, but a plus size woman it doesn't look as "immodest" even though it should since she is the curvier one. That's because maybe it isn't about modest or immodest, maybe it's the body types deemed more attractive in society are considered "immodest" simply for being attractive.
I also went for a walk down the street the other day and encountered a very sweet elderly woman on her walk. She was wearing tight workout pants! Did it look "lustful" or "immodest"? Nope, not at all. If a young woman were wearing it, many Christians would jump in and say she is being indecent. Again, this is about attraction because of the age of the wearer. Youthful or slim women might get more in trouble for outfits simply because they have appealing-looking bodies to many.
This also brings me to another point. Just because a woman has an attractive body and a man sees that, does not equate sin if he finds her attractive. Lust comes after attraction and it is a conscious choice to fantasize unwholesome thoughts. Also, if a single man desires a single woman that is not sin either. I think there is a difference between sexual attraction and lust. Sexual attraction happens naturally through the workings of the body's chemistry while lust is the choice to keep on having pornographic thoughts of someone and disrespect their bodies with your mind.
I'm not a fan of Lauren Conrad. Her behavior is trashy, and attitude has a lot to do with modesty, too. Just use the Kate Middleton test: if it looks like something she would not wear, don't wear it! Come to think of it, I don't believe I ever saw a picture of her wearing jeans. She really is very classy.
you can't go by what some christians say, because some christians say women should only wear dresses down to their ankles. We can discuss why they believe that, and why you should not worry about it if you want. I spent 10 years in a Oneness Pentecostal Cult and so I have first hand experience with these beliefs. I even defended them at one time.
Anyways, to the topic. Conviction or OCD.
Don't try to distinguish between the two. The reality is that we are not worried about whether you are convicted or obsessive and compulsive.
Yes we are worried about your modesty, but that is a gray area. I can not tell you whether you are modest or not because that definition changes from person to person. What doesn't tempt me, may tempt someone else. Sometimes we dress certain ways depending on where we are going and who we will be around.
I could sit down with a committee and we can create a book of laws concerning what is modest and what is immodest (like the UPC and WPF Oneness Pentecostal Cults do), but I am more interested and giving you a better way of looking at this and other issues.
So, we are looking at conviction or OCD?
How about we look at Conscience? It sounds to me like your conscience is bothering you about this. And if that be true, I would say that you are not dressing modestly enough. Why? because your conscience says so and we should not defy our conscience.
This is what Paul tells us because if you ignore your conscience, eventually you will sear it, and it will not work for you when more important decisions come along.
For example, It doesn't matter if eating pork is not a sin. If your conscience tells you that it is, you obey it. Don't eat Pork. Eating Pork becomes a sin for you if you are defying your conscience.
They way you are dressing may be ok, I don't know, I am not there. And even if I were, my opinion probably doesn't mean much. But if there is a little voice in your head that is saying that it is not, or that it might not be... you might want to go with the little voice. Just for the sake of keeping the little voice alive.
You already mentioned some of the other points that would apply. Such as not wanting to cause yourself or a brother to stumble.
Huh, that is interesting. I never watched a show with Lauren Conrad; I know her as a fashion icon really and she has so many beautiful and ladylike outfits...perhaps she changed her image? Because trashy was never a word I would use to describe her new line of clothes. And yes, there are lots of jean pics of Kate Middleton! She really is a great fashion icon.
I didn't watch it, but years ago, there was a show called The Hills following a bunch of young people in Hollywood who bed hopped. This is what I meant by trashy. Her clothing line might be nice, at Kohl's right? I remembered seeing Kate Middleton in a pair of jeans, deck shoes and a boater sweater. Very classy, I can't remember where they were.
Well the thing with OCD is it makes you feel guilty for so so many things that are definitely not sins. I can feel confident in the Lord over an issue one day and bam, the next I am wondering if I'm being sinful. I have what I call a hypersensitive conscience; it's been like that ever since I was a child, where I would feel utter guilt over something that was not even wrong. I do happen to dress modestly, and I do think others would think I dress modestly as well, but then I find myself nitpicking and examining really close to see if maybe I'm not modest and looking at my outfits really closely to see if perhaps someone else would be looking at them and thinking lustful thoughts. I guess trying to find possible things that are wrong...like I said, I was having a hard time actually finding things that were wrong, but I guess I was looking for them anyway just to make sure.
Ultimately it is up to you. I don't know you or how you dress. Just be mindful about what I said. Or what Paul said, to be precise. Make sure that it isn't your conscience. Your conscience may be supersensitive, and that makes it all the more easier to sear. And when that happens, there is no limiting what sins you may commit.
Just saying that that should be a concern.
Do you have a brother or a dad? Maybe you could get dressed, text them a picture of yourself and ask if it is modest or not. Tell them you are having a hard time deciding on your own and need another pair of eyes. This might help.


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According to the 2012 U. S. News and World Report, UCSF is one of the best medical schools in the United States. The University of California San Francisco comes in as number five in research – earning its place as one of the top medical schools in the U.S. The reason why I am so happy to write this review, is because I have experienced their healthcare firsthand, i.e. I use the UCSF medical facilities for all of mymedical needs – including their dental clinic. In an earlier article, I raved about the dental care I experienced under the care of two of their interns. I have also visited the UCSF Women's Clinic, where again, the care and facilities were excellent. In fact, U.S. New and World Report ranks the Women's Clinic as number two in women's health. Additionally, they were cited in the number one position for their AIDS research and medicine, and third for internal medicine. I hereby second their assessment. Furthermore, U.S. World Report ranked UCSF fourth in the overall quality of primary care training and fifth in quality of research training; it is the only medical school in the U.S. that earned two places in the top five of best medical schools in their 2012 report. Indeed, the research certainly reflects my experience.
UCSF is also amongst top medical schools for other specialties and statistics including number one in U.S. public medical schools awarded NIH (National Institutes of Health) dollars. The NIH is actually the American government's medical research government agency, which supports scientific studies. Because UC San Francisco is so strong in research, it is no wonder that it is the number one recipient of funding. Secondly, UCSF has the most number of active patients in the entire University of California medical system. However, they were never overcrowded whenever I went for an appointment. They are very efficient and timely when it comes to checking in their patients, offering clean and comfortable waiting areas. I found the receptionists courteous and professional.
Originally founded in 1865 as Toland Medical College, the University of California San Francisco became an affiliate of the University of California system only nine years later. In fact, UCSF is one of America's older, yet best medical schools! Today, it has seven major campuses within Fresno and San Francisco, which consist of 28 academic departments, 9 research units, and 7 interdisciplinary research centers. The average GPA of their undergraduates is 3.79, with most of their students (85%) deemed as California residents. Although it is a state school, only 5% of the medical school budget comes from state appropriations. The average 2011 MCAT score in 2011 was 11.4, less than .5 less than Harvard – U.S. News and World Report's top scoring med school. The tuition cost for California residents is $33,622 and for out-of-state students, tuition is $45,867. These figures were incorrectly reported by U.S. News and World Report that stated the tuition for California residents was free and out-of-state student paid only $12,245. The base tuition for Harvard Medical School is $47,500 and not $45,050 as U.S. News and World Report incorrectly printed as well in 2012. Other top medical schools to consider in California are Stanford University, which tied in 5th place with UCFS, Duke University, and Yale University as top research medical schools. Other highly favorable med schools in California include UCLA, coming in at number 13, and UCSD at number 15, according to the 2012 U.S. News and World Report.
After all the stats come in, and figures verified, the conclusion as to which schools really deserves to be listed in the best medical schools survey comes down to personal taste and an individual's career path. Lifestyle may also be a consideration. San Francisco is a much more casual place to live than Boston and certainly the weather is milder. Both cities have a beach, but the northeast isn't always as inviting as the milder climate and currants of the Pacific.


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This book is utterly perfect! In terms of story, plot, pacing and literary craftsmanship. It makes one chuckle with delight as the antics are so believable. The manner in which Vibha Batra has inhabited a child's world is very well done.
Ten-year-old Prabhjot Shergill aka Pinkoo adores baking. He dreams of making Olympic history by winning the gold medal at the Bake-a-Thon event. Instead he has to settle for sneaking into the kitchen to bake exquisite creations while the adults are preoccupied with other stuff. Sometimes it is at the cost of skipping his shooting classes that his father insists upon. Pinkoo is not interested in living out the dreams of his late grandfather or father as a shooter, instead he prefers to be a world class baker.
Aided and abetted by his best friend Manu and his pestilential little cousin, Tutu, the kids hatch a plan of getting Pinkoo to participate in the international programme, "The Great Junior Bake-a-Thon". The competition is slated for an Indian edition, to be recorded in Chandigarh and finals in Mumbai. They are assisted by their classmate Nimrat, who they don't particularly like, but her father runs the best coffee shop in Patiala, offering the best confectionary for many miles around. Nimrat persuades an ex-baker of her father's, Chef Khanna, to train Pinkoo. The only reason that Nimrat assists Pinkoo is that she overheard him being taunted in the school canteen by the school bullies for wanting to become a pastry chef. "He's such a girl!" Nimrat is so irritated by this remark that she grimly determines that "these idiots need to learn a lesson" and marches Pinkoo off to a tete-a-tete with a professional baker.
Pinkoo Shergil: Pastry Chef by Vibha Batra ( Scholastic India) is about Pinkoo's training, the competition and persuading his very stern father to attend a baking competition. Papaji was of the opinion that "the kitchen is no place for a boy". It is a fun, fun, fun book that upends a lot of stereotypes with a delightfully light touch. It is a book that generates a happy spot in one's mind and at the same time gets various "messages" across without being didactic. The best one is saved for the last — whatever you do, give it your best shot and "don't give up", irrespective of ups and downs. The story is beautifully complemented by the zany black-and-white illustrations by Shamika Chaves. The buzz and excitement of the youngsters, who at the best of times are like little drops of mercury, is enhanced by the exuberant page design enabling certain words to pop out of the page. It emphasizes the rhythm of the text too. All in all, a gorgeous book!
Buy it. Share it. Read it. Donate it to school and community libraries. Pass on some of the love and joy. All of us could do with some.
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The widely publicized result was not only that medication like Ritalin or Adderall trounced behavioral therapy, but also that combining the two did little beyond what medication could do alone. The finding has become a pillar of pharmaceutical companies' campaigns to market A.D.H.D. drugs, and is used by insurance companies and school systems to argue against therapies that are usually more expensive than pills.
The study is the Multimodal Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA) study. It is among the best studies ever conducted in child psychiatry. Large samples of children diagnosed with ADHD were randomized into groups that received (a) the usual treatment offered in their community ('Community Care'), (b) high-quality behavioral treatment, (c) medication following evidence-based guidelines, or (d) behavioral treatment and medication ('Combined Treatment'). Community Care (a) might have included medication or behavioral treatment, but not the carefully-managed, evidence-based therapies delivered in conditions (b)-(d). Children were followed for 14 months. The Figure below presents the key results.
Combined behavioral intervention and stimulant medication—multimodal treatment, the current criterion standard for ADHD interventions—yielded no significantly greater benefits than medication management for core ADHD symptoms; this parallels findings reported by others.
I hope [the MTA] didn't do irreparable damage. The people who pay the price in the end is the kids. That's the biggest tragedy in all of this.
It's not that the MTA researchers were compromised by the pharmaceutical corporations. The study was conducted without drug company support. The constant promotion of medication by Big Pharma created a receptive environment for the message that "drugs are all you need," but that's not the authors' fault.
The most important problem with the reception of the MTA findings was that we didn't take a sufficiently developmental perspective in thinking about the problem. Learning to regulate your behavior and focus your attention are among the most important developmental tasks in childhood. A lot of this learning requires training by adults: This is much of what parenting and primary education are about. Some children need more help in this than others. Medication may be part of that help, but it is not a substitute for training. These developmental processes continue throughout childhood. This means that a 14-month study was not a sufficiently long period to draw definitive conclusions about the value of behavioral treatment or combined therapy.
ADHD has serious, long term effects on children. There hasn't been nearly enough research on behavioral treatments for it; that has got to change. If you are parent and your child is taking an ADHD medication, I'm not recommending that you stop. But I do recommend that you find out what other treatment options may be available for you.
Disclosure: Like Aaron, I've published on ADHD. I am the statistician for a group seeking to developed an improved method to treat ADHD and I receive funding for this work. Several of the MTA investigators are my friends.
what leads you to believe that they should have the skills and time to do behavioral treatment?
what is wrong with saying primary care is not the appropriate place for helping patients with ADHD?
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that PCPs should be delivering this service.
But we do need primary care docs to serve as a gateway for these services. That isn't working now and we need to fix that. Having behavior therapists co-located in the practice might work for a large group practice. In our research we have explored a model for linking many local practices with a central mental health system.
How do we know it led to an "over-valuing" of medication? I might agree that "children with ADHD symptoms need training to build the cognitive and social skills to function successfully without medication" (Although… maybe not. We don't feel that way about children with other chronic conditions, like diabetes or certain mental illnesses), but do we know that kids on the "only medication" treatment do appreciably worse at learning to cope without medication than those in the combination intervention? i don't see any data about that.
I agree that my view needs more evidence. Writing that post is not a project I can take on today.
I will say, though, that skill training is an essential component of the care of many if not most chronic diseases. There is much to learn about successfully coping with diabetes. Similarly with asthma, osteoarthritis, many cardiovascular diseases, and depression for that matter. "Medication only" would, in my view, be substandard care for each of these disorders.
"The constant promotion of medication by Big Pharma created a receptive environment for the message that "drugs are all you need," but that's not the authors' fault.
I'm curious who "we" is in that second quoted sentence. I completely agree with the conclusion, I'm just wondering to whom the message needs to be communicated, and what can we do to get it right.
It may not be the authors' fault, but do you think there is "fault" somewhere (vs. just well-intentioned bad decision making)? I wonder if direct-to-consumer advertising had an adverse affect… I mean, the point at which a parent seeks medical assistance for a child's behavior must be related to what they consider "normal" and what they consider an appropriate response to ab-"normal", and I remember that balance changing quite a bit when Ridalin hit the market, but I don't remember WHY I felt that way.
I hope the authors aren't beating themselves up… I think you hit it properly when you said "_reception_" of the MTA findings… if the importance of that piece of the puzzle was overstated (by advertising or any other means), this is again not the authors' fault.
Glad you liked "reception" — I struggled with what to say at that point.
Unfortunately, while the authors report whether the difference between Medication Management and Combined Treatment is statistically significant, they do NOT report point estimates or confidence intervals (see Table 5).
The study should properly have been interpreted as "The best-available evidence indicates that Combined Treatment is better than Medication Management, though our confidence intervals are wide." A Bayesian decision-maker reading this study should 1) believe Combined Treatment is better, 2) be willing to pay more for Combined Treatment than Medication Management, 3) wish the authors had conducted a cost-benefit analysis, and 4) think that the wide confidence intervals calls for further research.
Nothing in this study should make one believe that Combined Treatment and Medication Management are equivalent.
Disagree Keith, their interpretation is exactly correct. It would be misleading to say "combined was higher" because there was no significant differences between them. If you are just going to say highest is best, and remove any impact of sampling error from your decision making- why bother using a statistical test at all?
Secondly, point estimates and confidence intervals are going to be equivalent to statistical significance- what would be sample size irrelevant would be effect sizes. WIth no statistically significant differences between the two groups that difference's CI will include 0.
My son is an ADHD patient as well. The Hallowell Center where he is treated has always advocated for a combination approach to him realizing his full potential as he ages and becomes an adult. The article is correct in its observation that other support resources to address behavioral therapy are much more limited partly as a result of the emphasis on medication regimens. We as parents and family members need to push for better study and resources to support a more balanced long-term approach to this disorder.
IIRC, in the MTA behavioral interventions did demonstrate statistically significant benefits in specific sub-scales of externalizing (oppositional and aggressive) symptoms, especially in boys.
This post is a very good analysis of the problem, and I think the conclusion that the 14 month study was too short and did not give enough consideration to development and maturation is right on the money.


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Alison Can Read: Totally Twilight Kickoff!
In honor of the upcoming release of Breaking Dawn Part 1, I am featuring an entire month of Twilight posts on Alison Can Read.
****I will have a few non-Twilight posts for those non-fans out there or people who like to chase their Twilight fix with other YA books, but due to the fact that I don't have endless amounts of time available or the desire to post three times a day, November will be mostly devoted to Twilight. December will be back to normal.
First...the origins of my love obsession with Twilight.
*This is a re-post from June 2010, a few weeks after I began blogging.
I got hooked on Twilight in October 2008 when I was visiting my parents in Arizona. My dad bought Twilight for my mom on a whim for Mother's Day the previous May. They'd both read it (yup, even my dad has read the entire series). They thought it was okay; interesting enough, but a little silly. I was intrigued by the book, but wasn't sure if I'd like it. I'd heard so many good and bad things. And my only knowledge of the movie was irritation that it had pushed back the 6th Harry Potter film.
I started Twilight Sunday afternoon. I rolled my eyes at the writing at first, but the story kept me interested. I finished the book at 9 AM on Monday morning and immediately got in the car, drove to Barnes & Noble, and bought the other 3 books. Spending $50 on books at one time is a big deal to a cheap library-girl like me. But I knew I'd die if I didn't immediately read the other three books. I finished Breaking Dawn on Thursday and immediately started re-reading the series. My parents thought I was crazy.
Twilight has changed my life. It's affected the music I listen to, the websites I visit, the movies I watch, the books I read...everything. I highly doubt I'd be doing a purely YA blog if it wasn't for Twilight. Not since the Babysitter's Club in 2nd grade has a book series changed me so dramatically, although Harry Potter comes pretty close. And I love it!
1. The Cullen Family - I love the Cullens. I love Bella and Jacob and the wolf pack too, but the magic of Twilight is really about the Cullens for me. Each member of the family is so different but together they form an unbreakable unit. They are the big, mostly happy, loving family everyone hopes to have.
2. Alice and Jasper - If I could have a relationship like of the couples in Twilight, I would go for Alice and Jasper's love. It's quiet, subtle, but unbreakable. Alice is my favorite Twilight character. She is the perfect best friend. She brings light and energy to Bella's more quiet and serious life. But unlike many literary best friends, she doesn't spend all her time joking. She's smart and fiercely devoted and protective of Jasper, Bella, and her family. Jasper is introverted, thoughtful, and troubled by knowledge of his past and the weight of the world's emotions. I relate to him in my quiet moments.
2. Vampire Mythology - Stephenie created a vampire mythology widely divergent from any before. I especially like the addition of special powers - mind-reading, torture by glare, future-telling, emotion-controlling. And the politics and history of the vampire world is fascinating. The dictatorial Volturi add a richness to the mythology that the Cullens alone can't bring. I also think Jasper's back-story is fascinating - the newborn armies and Mexican wars.
3. Edward - Swoon...I'm am totally 100% Team Edward. Funny enough, I would never date a guy like Edward in real life (especially because I'm married :-) ). He's intelligent, kind, reflective, romantic, funny, sarcastic, devoted to family... On the negative side, he is jealous and possessive in a way I would never tolerate. Especially in Eclipse. But he learns from his mistakes; he protects Bella as best he can but learns to give her freedom. In real life, I would be much more attracted to someone like Jacob, but for whatever intangible reason, he holds no magic for me. A lovable sweet guy, but I'm all about Edward.
4. Bella - Bella is a stubborn, determined girl...in a good way. Too many Twi-haters only focus on how frequently she capitulates to Edward's viewpoint, but I see her differently. She knows exactly what she wants. She gives in to Edward both because she's the type of person who lives to serve others, but also because she wants to become a vampire. Many of her actions are concrete decisions to further her path toward eternity with Edward and vampire-dom. But I do wish she spent a little less time simpering about Edward's god-like beauty.
5. Carlisle and Esme - Carlisle and Esme are models of generosity and compassion. They hold the family together. Their relationship is subtle and quiet, but feels more mature. They really do seem like the parents. Carlisle's back-story is fascinating. To be so kind and compassionate to turn your back on your body's natural desires is about as admirable as you can get. His only flaw is, I suppose, loneliness. By turning Edward, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett, he gave four people lives they never chose (although Emmett was turned at Rosalie's request). It turned out very well for him but could have gone badly.
6. Rosalie and Emmett - Rosalie is selfish and vain, but has such a sad back-story that I pity her. She's also forthright and outspoken in a way I wish I could be. I like that she protects her family and Bella even when she doesn't really want to. I especially love her sparring with Jacob in Breaking Dawn. Emmett is fun and kind - the paragon of a big brother.
7. Jacob - I love the idea of Jacob as a contrast to Edward. He provides a window into the life Bella gives up. He is Bella's sun. But he does play just as dirty as Edward in Eclipse and holds the same prejudices. I enjoyed seeing him grow and learn acceptance as the series went on. He has a great sarcastic humor. I'm really glad that he will stay in the Cullens' lives. I'd love to see how that works out.
If you are a Twilight fan, what do you like best about the series?
I love this post. Looking forward to the Twilight month. Like you I got caught up in Twilight and reread the whole series two times in a row and looooved it for a long time. I feel like I'm a bit over it at the moment and I can't quite pinpoint why, but I think this month will help me reignite my love!
I can't believe your dad has read the series! That's great.
Oh, and I also love (love.) the music in all the movies and listen to it on my ipod. I agree that it has totally influenced my music preferences.
Can't wait to see all your posts!
OMG! Our stories are so similar. I pickup Twilight August because everyone was making a big deal of the newest book's release BD, and I just had to know what the fuse was about. I read it in record time, then went to Walmart and bought the rest of the books, too. I spend the entire month re-reading then in Sept, when my sister borrowed my Twilight books, I signed up on fanfiction.net to read more Twilight stories, then I started writing my own. It was insane!
Wow, I can't imagine a world where my parents have read Twilight. I mean,my Mom has seen the first two movies and wants to see the new one. I'm really suprised she likes it.
I read Twilight after seeing it on on Fandom Secrets when I was 19. We were driving to Disney World, and I read all 3 books on the way there. Then the 4th came out one month later. It was all kind of a blur because I read them all at the same time.
I'm a big fan of this series myself, especially the first book. I picked up the first three novels after I saw a trailer in the movie theaters for the first movie. I was a little late to the bandwagon. Funnily enough, I'd picked up the novels a million times before and always put it down to buy something else. I was wrong (I'm willing to admit it) but I was so glad I just went on ahead and bought them all.
What I wasn't expecting is to be swept up into the story the way Harry Potter did for me. Twilight was magic. When the fourth novel came out, I went back to my hometown and to the bookstore I used to work and ran the event (with my best friend) for the final book since no one at the store had read them. It was awesome!
From there I delved deeper into the paranormal romances and actually got interested in the "traditional vampires".
Unfortunately, with the release of the movies, I've found my enthusiasm for the books wane. I guess I lost the feeling of imagining what the TW world looked like. I do, however, cherish my reading experiences and will always look upon that fondly.
I'm a Twilight fan, I even took my kids to the midnight party for the last book, I couldn't risk not getting one of the books. I've got stickers and posters from that night. My poor little ones fell asleep in a chair waiting for the sale of the books at my beloved Borders! (hubs was out of town). My favorite was the second book, New Moon. I loved the way she did the depression, just listing the months.
And I absolutely loved what was released by Stephanie Meyer's website of Midnite Sun!! I just wish she would write the rest. Know anything about that?
Fantastic post. You summed up the reasons I love Twilight so well. I especially love what you said about the Cullens and Edward.
"[T]he magic of Twilight is really about the Cullens for me." Me too. I don't mind the werewolves, but honestly, werewolves are my least favorite paranormal creature. So, the Cullens are much more captivating and intriguing to me. Also, I love the Volturi as the bad guys. They show what the Cullens could be like if they gave in to their natural desires.
"In real life, I would be much more attracted to someone like Jacob, but for whatever intangible reason, he holds no magic for me. A lovable sweet guy, but I'm all about Edward." So so true! I'd never date a guy like Edward. Honestly, I think I'd be too scared to. Jacob is so much better of a "real" person, but he holds no magic for me. When I first read New Moon, I hated him. I've finally made my peace with him and can tolerate him as a good friend for Bella and Renesmee's match.
I'm so excited for your month of Twilight! I love hearing your talk about Twilight. You're so thoughtful about all of the reasons you love it.
I'm so confused about my own feelings. I think I can safely say that it's a guilty pleasure for me. Sure I can find a lot of things to roll my eyes about, but I can't deny how much I enjoy talking about the books and characters.
My favourite thing about Twilight is the vampire mythology, which, like you, I felt was completely new and different from anything I'd read before. Most importantly, Twilight vampires just seem infinitely more dangerous than normal vampires. In normal vamp culture, a bite never kills unless that is the vamp's intention (and it usually isn't), plus they can mind control the person into seeming everything is okay. The victim forgets about everything and continues on with their life, no big deal. With Twilight, the vampires were actually scary (in addition to be super dreamy, heehee). They are the ultimate killing machines and I really liked that.
And in combination with that, the werewolf (or shapeshifter) mythology in response to the vampires was super interesting too.
I love this post and am definitely lookfing forward to stalking your blog this month. You are so on point with everything you say (except for the team edward thing...i love me some jacob...although i'll admit that I love the relationship between him and bella) I love how you said you rushed out to the store to buy the books and spent all this money because thats exactly how it happened for me (between me and you, thats probably why i dont mind spending a lot on books now...because I started out spending a lot). I read each book 1 day each....the book went with me EVERYWHERE...i ate with it, slept with it, you name it I did it. I couldnt put it down, and like you...once I was done, I wanted to read it again. It was like I was caught up in a tornado that I never wanted to end!
I love anything Twilight, I am looking forward to your posts this month. Happy to do a guest post if you need it!


Does anyone have any tips as to the best way to manage picture and music files?
Oops, scrap that, hadn't noticed the title said Nexus 7.
I bought a nexus 7 pretty soon after they were released last Autumn.
First I got the 16Gb version and loaded loads of music on but wanted more space so gave it to my partner and bought another 32gb.
I just made a folder on the internal SD card and dropped the files across. Google play is clever enough to find and list them from there. If you have the album art leave it in the folders and the app will display it alongside a list of the tracks.
I have an extensive collection of music and have never purchased anything from google play so cannot comment on that aspect.
There is a must have app called ES file explorer. It allows you to network the nexus 7 to other pc's and storage platforms in your home network so you could make some playlists and listen to music from other devices stored on and streamed from your home network. If you are clever with port forwarding you can also do this across the internet either via another wireless network or tethered to a 3g phone.
Drop Box or sky drive (there are others) can be used to remotely store data which you can then access from anywhere with an internet connection and the required app. This is handy when you are away on holiday and want to access your ebooks or music library.
Simply head on down to the nearest bar with free net access fire up the app and download what you need from your personal allocated space.
Must have apps for Nexus IMPO.
Optional but I find them useful.
That should be enough to be going on with.
Anyone got any ideas about a Nexus7 problem - it keeps saying 'authentication problem' - nothing I've tried gets rid of it.
I don't know what a Nexus 7 is I'm afraid.
Found the answer after a lot of trawling on the net. Thanks for your comments geezer.


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If "We all experience pleasure differently" and "Everything is tragedy, or ends in tragedy" then what's left?
What is left is "Infinite tenderness" and sensuality" That describes Blue is the Warmest Color.
Yes, I know, it has a 10 minute long lesbian scene and a few other scenes that are provocative in nature, but the film also has a sexual tenderness that is seldom seen in teen relationships. The question is, why are we provoked?
The film portrays a coming of age story of Adele, who is attracted to women but resorts to boys when she feels alone and left behind. Is that fact so shocking that we must label the film provocative? And if it is why? - why is it hard to believe that our sexuality and orientation can change with age, that it may be fluid? Our beliefs change, our morals change, and our value system can change, if we are placed in the proper environment. Then why is it hard to believe that sexuality can also change?
I will tell you why - because change is scary and everything that is foreign to us is either "stupid" or a treat to our system/beliefs ext.
To put it in perspective, Plato talked about women being equal to men and proposed that they are given the right to vote and take public and state positions. That's Plato I'm talking about, 4th century BC. It took us some 2000 years to realize that he was right. We just started talking about gay/lesbian rights and equality among same sex marriages. I hope it doesn't take us another 2000 years to make it right. That thought alone can make you feel "blue." But the film takes another view of the color spectrum.
"Blue" is a way of experiencing life, it's a way of learning, learning about us and learning to experience our mistakes. First we see Emma being "blue." She has blue hair and she is looking for something (warmth?) They meet in the park and sit on a blue bench. After Emma leaves and we stay with Adele to absorb the excitement in her, Kechiche cuts to a wide shot. We see the bench enveloped in a pink-colored-spring-ready-cherry tree. Spring symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings and we are thrilled for the romance to take its next step. On the other hand, if we keep with the color pallet of the film and see pink as a shade of red, then we know that tragedy hoovers over and above us.
We end with Adele wearing a blue dress, meaning blue is all over her. She is not only hurt and sorry for what she did, but more than ever ready not to make the same mistake again. If blue is the warmest color then what is the coolest color?
According to Abdellatif Kechiche it's red. After the party scene in Emma's house when Adele for the first time sees Lise and sparks of jealousy are protruding in her eyes, red is what gets in the way. I'm talking about Emma refusing to have sex with Adele because her period has come. Subtle but very poignant. During the same scene Adele is several times compared to and juxtaposed with Louise Brooks' character Lulu in "Pandora's box." The later classic by G.W. Pabst is about the rise and fall of naive young woman, whose erotism inspires violence in those around them. Lulu and Adele are close to each other in the magnificent sexuality and sensuality they project. After "red" gets in the way it is downhill from there for Adele. Downhill that culminates in the gallery scene. Here Adele wears a blue dress, thus she is engulfed in the warmest color. Except in her situation she is thriving to get that warmth back. What gets in the way? - you guessed it. Emma is very much in love with Lise and she is wearing a red shirt to show it.
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Deer Lake now has a telehealth workstation completely installed and operating at the nursing station.
Installation of workstation in Deer Lake.
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\section{Introduction}
The classical two-dimensional steady stagnation-point flow on th plane boundary $y=0$ can be analysed exactly by Hiemenz \cite{hiemenz1911grenzschicht}. At a rear stagnation point,
on a circular cylinder say, the external flow is extracted away from the rear stagnation point. Common observation shows that when the flow is everywhere irrotational. A vortex sheet is formed near the plane and reversed flow develops in the region of vortical flow.

Forward stagnation point at which a balance is achieved between diffusion of vorcity and the inertia results in a steady solution. On the contrary, due to the advection of diffusion of vorticiy,  rear stagnation-point flows have no steady solution.

\begin{figure}[!htb]
\centering
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    postaction={decorate},
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    postaction={decorate},
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    ](0,-0.6) -- (0,4);
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\coordinate [label=45:$V_\infty$] (a) at (0.5,3);
\fill[black] (0,-0.6) circle (2pt);
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    ] (1.15,1.15) -- (1.05,1.25);
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    ] (-1.15,1.15) -- (-1.05,1.25);
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\end{tikzpicture}
\caption{Coordinate system of rear stagnation-point flow}
\label{csp}
\end{figure}
\section{Flow Analysis Model}
We shall demonstrate the linear approximation for the two-dimensional case. We begin with writing the governing equations in conservative velocity form in the Cartesian coordinates:
\begin{subequations}
 \begin{gather}
\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial v}{\partial y}=0
\label{eq:e0}
  \end{gather}
 \begin{gather}
    \frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+ u \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+v\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=  -\frac{1}{
     \rho}\frac{\partial p}{\partial x}+ \nu \left(\frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial
     x^2}+\frac{\partial ^2u}{\partial y^2}\right)
     \label{e3}\\\notag\\
     \frac{\partial v}{\partial t}+ u \frac{\partial v}{\partial x}+v\frac{\partial v}{\partial y}=  -\frac{1}{
     \rho}\frac{\partial p}{\partial y}+ \nu \left(\frac{\partial^2 v}{\partial
     x^2}+\frac{\partial ^2v}{\partial y^2}\right)
     \label{e4}
  \end{gather}
  \label{e3_4}
\end{subequations}
The equation of continuity (\ref{eq:e0}) is integrated by introducing the stream function $\psi$:
  \begin{equation}
   u=   \displaystyle \frac{\partial \psi}{\partial y}\qquad\mathrm{and}\qquad v= \displaystyle- \frac{\partial \psi}{\partial x}
   \label {stream}
  \end {equation}
In rear stagnation flow without friction (ideal fluid flow), the stream function may be written as
  \begin{equation}
\psi =\psi_\infty = -A_\infty xy
   \label {eq:e00}
\end {equation}
where $A_\infty$ is a constant and from which
  \begin{equation}
U_\infty=-A_\infty x \qquad\mathrm{and}\qquad V_\infty= A_\infty y.
   \label {eq:e01}
 \end {equation}
We have $U_\infty=0$ at $x=0$ and $V_\infty=0$ at $y=0$, but the no-slip boundary at wall $(y=0)$ cannot be satisfied.

In a (real) viscous fluid the flow motion, Proudman and Johnson \cite{proudman1962boundary} model the flows by considering a very simple function of a particular similarity variable
\begin{subequations}
\begin{gather}
\psi = -\sqrt{A\nu}xf(\eta, \tau)\label{psi1}\\
\eta = \sqrt{\frac{A}{\nu}}y\\
\tau = At
\end{gather}
\end{subequations}
Equation (\ref{e3_4}) then gives, for $f(\eta,\tau)$,
   \begin{equation}
    f_{\eta\tau}-(f_{\eta})^2+ff_{\eta\eta}-f_{\eta\eta\eta}=-1,
     \label{e9}
  \end{equation}
with the boundary conditions
  \begin{subequations}
     \begin{gather}
        f(0,\tau)= f_{\eta}(0,\tau)=0\\
        f_{\eta}(\infty,\tau) = 1.~~~~~~~~~~
    \end{gather}
 \label{e10}
  \end{subequations}
At this part it is particular to note that if a steady state is assumed such that $ f_{\eta\tau}\equiv 0$, the resulting equation has no solution.

\section{Linear Approximation}
Proudman and Johnson have set $V_\infty= 1$ and the corresponding boundary condition $f_{\eta}(\infty,\tau) = 1$. We indicated that for the external flow outside the boundary layer, the hypothesis that the velocity $v(x,\eta,\tau)$ should pass over smoothly into that for inviscid $V_\infty$ is not valid.  The influence of inertia must be taken into account at large distance from the plane. In view of the importance of inertia in the far field, we suggest a linear approximation of the advective terms, which is of dominant importance in the far field, and not in the near field. Consider a substitution
\begin{equation}
u=u' \mathrm{~~~~~and~~~~~}v=V_\infty+v'
\end{equation}
where $(u', v')$ are the Cartesian components of the perturbation velocity, small in the far field. Neglecting the unsteady term, the advective terms become
\begin{equation}
u \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+v\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=u' \frac{\partial u'}{\partial x}+v\frac{\partial u'}{\partial y}+V_\infty\frac{\partial u'}{\partial y}
 \label{e11}
\end{equation}
Substituting Equation (\ref{e11}) into Equation (\ref{e3_4}) and neglecting the quadratic terms, we get
\begin{equation}
V_\infty\frac{\partial u'}{\partial y'}=  -\frac{1}{
     \rho}\frac{\partial p}{\partial x}+ \nu \left(\frac{\partial^2 u'}{\partial
     x^2}+\frac{\partial ^2u'}{\partial y^2}\right)
\end{equation}
and a similarity variable
\begin{equation}
\psi = -Axf(y)
\end{equation}
From the definition of the stream function, we have
\begin{equation}
u'=-Axf_y \mathrm{~~~~~and~~~~~}V_\infty+v'=Af
\end{equation}
Equation (\ref{e3_4}) then gives, for $f(y)$,
  \begin{subequations}
 \begin{gather}
      -V_\infty Axf_{yy}=   -\frac{1}{ \rho}
     \frac{\partial p}{\partial x}- A\nu x f_{yyy}
     \label{e19}\\
  V_\infty Af_{y}=   -\frac{1}{ \rho}
     \frac{\partial p}{\partial y}+ A\nu  f_{yy}
    \label{e20}
  \end{gather}
\end{subequations}
The pressure gradient can be again reduced by a further differentiation equation~(\ref{e20}) with respect to $x$. That is
  \begin{equation}
\frac{\partial^2 p}{\partial x \partial y}=0
  \end{equation}
and equation (\ref{e19}) reduces to
  \begin{equation}
      f_{yyyy}=  \frac{V_\infty}{\nu} f_{yyy}
  \end{equation}
with the boundary conditions
  \begin{equation}
        f(0)= f_{y}(0)=f_{y}(\infty)=0
 \label{e21}
  \end{equation}
After intergertation,  we obtained an analytical solution of
  \begin{equation}
        f(y) =y+ \frac{\nu}{V_\infty}\left[1-\exp\left({ \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}y}\right)\right]
 \label{e22}
  \end{equation}

Our objective is to obtain a particular solution of the steady rear stagnation-point flow. The solution is obtained in the similarity transformation for steady viscous flows. The first term of (\ref{e22}) shows that the external flow is directed toward the $y-$axis and away from the plane. The appearance of a negative value in the third term in (\ref{e22}) describes a expontential velocity directed toward the wall.
The function $\displaystyle \exp\left({x}\right)$ has a Taylor series expansion for $x$, that is
  \begin{equation}
\exp(x) = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} {x^n \over n!} = 1 + x + {x^2 \over 2!} + {x^3 \over 3!} + {x^4 \over 4!} + \cdots.
  \end{equation}
Thus, the flow near the boundary becomes
\begin{eqnarray*}
\lim_{y \rightarrow 0} f(y)
& = &y+\frac{\nu}{V_\infty}\left[1-1- \left({ \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}y}\right)-{1 \over 2}\left({ \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}y}\right)^2-\cdots \right] \\
& \simeq & -{1 \over 2}\left({ \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}y}\right)^2 \\
&< & 0
\end{eqnarray*}

The component of velocity normal to the plane is not outward the plane in the region near the rear stagnation point.  The vorticity created at the plane will be convected outward the wall, which spreads the vorticity towards its source at the boundary. An explanation is that an adverse pressure gradient in the region close to the wall leads to a boundary-layer separation and associated flow reversal, and therefore the flow divides into a wall region of reversed flow and an outer region of forward flow.

The boundary layer thickness, $\delta$, is the distance across a boundary layer from the plane to a point where the flow velocity has essentially reached the free stream velocity, $U_\infty$. This distance is defined normal to the plane, and the point where the flow velocity is essentially that of the free stream is customarily defined as the point where:
\begin{equation}
u(\delta)=0.99U_\infty
 \label{e23}
  \end{equation}
where $U_\infty=-Ax$.
\\\\
From the analytical solution (\ref{e22}), we have
$$
u(\delta)=-Axf_y  =-Ax\left[1-\exp\left({ \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}\delta}\right)\right]
$$
Substituting into equation (\ref{e23}) reduces to
$$
 -0.99Ax =-Ax\left[1-\exp\left({ \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}\delta}\right)\right]
$$
\begin{equation}
 \delta= \frac{\nu}{V_\infty}\ln (0.01)=-\frac{4.61\nu}{V_\infty}
\end{equation}
which implies that $V_\infty$ is a negative value.

At this part it is particular to emphasize a point which seems to been ignored in the analysis. Near the plane or in the boundary layer the phenomenon of reversed flow with boundary-layer separation occurred. Since no information concerning the nature of the flow for finite times has yet been included, there is no justification, theoretical or experimental, for supposing that at large distances from the plane ($\eta \rightarrow \infty$) the velocity $v$ should pass over smoothly into that for inviscid $V_\infty$. Once the reversed flow has occurred, the external boundary condition may be converted to $V_\infty=-A_\infty y$ and our analytical solution (\ref{e22}) becomes
  \begin{equation}
        f(y) =y- \frac{\nu}{V_\infty}\left[1-\exp\left({- \frac{V_\infty}{\nu}y}\right)\right]
 \label{e26}
  \end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
 \delta= \frac{4.61\nu}{V_\infty}
\end{equation}
The general feature of the predicted streamline pattern is sketched in Figure \ref{vort}.
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    postaction={decorate},
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\coordinate [label=-45:$x$] (a) at (4,-1.2);
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    postaction={decorate},
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    ](0,-1.2) -- (0,4);
\coordinate [label=45:$y$] (a) at (0,4);
\coordinate [label=45:$V_\infty$] (a) at (0.5,3);
\fill[black] (0,-1.2) circle (2pt);

\draw (0.6,3) .. controls (0.6,1) and (2,0) .. (3.5,0);
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\draw (-0.6,3) .. controls (-0.6,1) and (-2,0) .. (-3.5,0);
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    ] (2.02,1.15) -- (1.92,1.25);
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\draw (3.5,-0.4) .. controls (0.6,-0.4) and (0.6,-1) .. (3.5,-1);
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    shorten >=0.4pt
    ] (2.9,-0.4) -- (2.8,-0.4);
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    postaction={decorate},
    shorten >=0.4pt
    ] (2.8,-1) -- (2.9,-1);
\draw (-3.5,-0.4) .. controls (-0.6,-0.4) and (-0.6,-1) .. (-3.5,-1);
\draw[
    decoration={markings,mark=at position 1 with {\arrow[scale=2]{>}}},
    postaction={decorate},
    shorten >=0.4pt
    ] (-2.9,-0.4) -- (-2.8,-0.4);
\draw[
    decoration={markings,mark=at position 1 with {\arrow[scale=2]{>}}},
    postaction={decorate},
    shorten >=0.4pt
    ] (-2.8,-1) -- (-2.9,-1);
\draw [dashed] (-4,-0.15) -- (4,-0.15);

\draw[
    decoration={markings,mark=at position 1 with {\arrow[scale=1.5]{>}}},
    postaction={decorate},
    shorten >=0.4pt
    ] (0.4,-0.67) -- (0.4,-0.14);

\draw[
    decoration={markings,mark=at position 1 with {\arrow[scale=1.5]{>}}},
    postaction={decorate},
    shorten >=0.4pt
    ]  (0.4,-0.6)--(0.4,-1.2) ;
\coordinate [label=-45:$\delta$] (a) at (0.4,-0.4);
\end{tikzpicture}
\caption{Streamlines of rear stagnation-point flow}
\label{vort}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusion}
For the external flow outside the boundary layer, the hypothesis that the velocity $v(x,\eta,\tau)$ should pass over smoothly into that for inviscid $V_\infty$ is not valid. Separation will occur near the wall as $\eta \rightarrow 0$ and the region of reversed flow will move outward away from the wall. Viscous forces are dominant to decelerate the velocities to zero and ultimately the region of reversed flow does not continue to grow but has finite dimensions.
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Anti-corruption day 9 December: Protection of whistleblowers is key to fighting corruption
The UN estimates that US$ 1 trillion is paid in bribes per year, while more than twice that amount – US$ 2.6 trillion – is stolen annually through corruption. This in turn corresponds to more than 5 per cent of global GDP. Whistleblowing is a key tool to detect fraud and wrongdoing – whistleblower protection can facilitate workers' effectiveness of stopping wrongdoing at an early stage through voicing their concern before scandals erupt and stakeholders incur huge damage. A new PSI report addresses this issue.
The new PSI report Checkmate to corruption: Making the case for a wide-ranging initiative on whistleblower protection, highlights the issues surrounding whistleblowing and calls for a robust whistleblower protection framework to shield workers fighting corruption.
PSI's fight against corruption kicked off at its November 2012 World Congress. Since then, PSI's has aligned its anti-corruption campaign to the fight for global tax justice – focusing on challenging tax havens and secretive deals between governments and multinationals, which lead to billions of dollars in taxes not being paid into state budgets – and the need to protect whistleblowers. PSI has argued that a key alternative to crushing austerity and cuts in public spending is through a serious effort to fight corruption.
PSI also worked successfully towards the inclusion of a reference to the protection of whistleblowers and the need to fight corruption in the conclusions of several ILO tripartite documents. It was included in June 2016 in the revision of ILO recommendation 71 on the transition from war to peace, in September 2016 in ILO Guidelines on Fair recruitment, and in July 2016 in the ILO response to the refugee crisis. Fighting corruption is also strongly embedded in the 2030 Agenda. Protecting whistleblowers should therefore be part of SDG indicators.
Commenting on the need to combat corruption, PSI General Secretary Rosa Pavanelli, said:
"Corruption undermines the funding of public services, transparency, and the credibility of governments. Corruption leads to less prosperity, fewer jobs, less rights, and we will never win the battle against corruption if we cannot protect the workers who stand up against it! This is why PSI campaigns for a comprehensive and ambitious framework for the protection of whistleblowers – to safeguard their jobs, their security, and their lives. But also to make the fight against corruption a credible and serious commitment. There is an important role here for social partners and the ILO. The ILO Convention on Termination of Employment of 1982 was one of the first international instruments to include whistleblower protection by providing that filing a complaint or participating in proceedings against an employer are not valid reasons for dismissal and by establishing that the burden for proving the reason for dismissal should rest on the employer. In the case of protecting whistleblowers, this reverse burden of proof has been essential. The ILO has a role again in taking that protection further."
Whistleblower protection is gaining momentum within the trade union movement – in addition to several national initiatives, the European trade unions are leading a campaign backed by EPSU and PSI, see the petition here https://whistleblowerprotection.eu/ :
Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU General Secretary, says:
"The appeal trial of the Luxleaks whistleblowers Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet and journalist Edouard Perrin beginning on 11th December in Luxembourg is a cruel reminder that Europe needs to protect whistleblowers not prosecute them. Our trade union petition and the support from the European Parliament mean that the time is ripe for the European Commission and Member States to take the lead in developing legislation that protects whistleblowers from reprisals and to recognise the role of trade unions to support workers who blow the whistle. We believe these actions will snowball into a global movement in support of whistleblowers".
The Unión Internacional de Trabajadores de Organismos de Control (UITOC, then ULATOC) also campaigned for an ILO standard in 2009, supported by PSI.
To commemorate the International Anti-corruption Day, PSI is launching a new report: Checkmate to corruption: Making the case for a wide-ranging initiative on whistleblower protection – which contributes to the debate and provides arguments, evidence, and examples on how a robust protection for whistleblowers with the active support of trade unions is a major – if not the most important – tool to fight corruption. Some of the key findings of the report are:
Whistleblowing arrangements are an important means of detecting fraud. Whistleblowing by employees is a more effective way of bringing wrongdoing to light than direct observation, routine controls, internal audits, external investigation, and external complaints. A recent Global Fraud Report showed that in 32% of cases where fraud was uncovered, an employee had blown the whistle to provide information that facilitated an investigation. In the US, 48% of cases where fraud was uncovered were facilitated by employees making whistleblower disclosures.
The lack of whistleblowing protection frameworks leads to many forms of retaliation and reprisals, namely: ostracism, demotion, job loss, loss of income, assault and even murder. A series of studies in the US public sector suggests between 16% and 38% of workers who blow the whistle suffer retaliation. Similar percentages of whistleblower retaliation were found in Australia and the UK. However, in Norway retaliation rates are much lower - between 7 and 18% -thanks to strong legislation and very high unionisation rates.
Based on an estimate in 13 countries, the number of workers who need whistleblower protection at some point is estimated at 7% of the global workforce.
Whistleblowing to the media represents only the tip of the whistleblowing iceberg. Whistleblowers tend to raise their concerns with different audiences throughout the process, and the vast majority of whistleblowers tend to raise their concern internally more than once before going external, if they go external at all. Findings show that 97% of whistleblowing starts as voicing a concern internally, and 90% remains internal.
Whistleblowing legislation and policies also carry a cost. However, whistleblower programmes shows that the benefits outweigh these costs. The involvement of whistleblowers in uncovering fraud and other wrongdoing implies longer regulatory proceedings, and thus increased costs. However, whistleblower involvement helps regulators to build stronger cases. The benefits of stronger cases are a higher success rate in proceedings, and higher monetary penalties. A specific whistleblowing framework for employees who can disclose inside knowledge or organisational wrongdoing is a necessary element of an anti-corruption system.
Based on 37 years of lessons learned, the six key provisions of robust whistleblower protection legislation include: burden of proof on the employer, forum (independence of enforcement agencies), final relief, interim relief, corrective action, and support services (education and outreach). Although there are many examples of best practices on these six key provisions, the overall picture of whether and to what extent these key provisions are implemented in whistleblower legislation, is mixed. This calls for a benchmarking initiative by the ILO.
UN Campaign – United against corruption
https://whistleblowerprotection.eu/
Checkmate to corruption: Making the case for a wide-ranging initiative on whistleblower protection
UN - united against corruption


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Kirkland guards against currency fluctuations with new salary cap
By Kathryn Higgins
02 February 2017 at 12:32 BST
US-headquartered firm Kirkland & Ellis has placed a cap on salaries for all of its London-based associates.
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With its salaries usually paid out according to monthly spot rates determined by the market, the firm has now introduced a new capped bracket for associate pay in London to avoid the pay fluctuations that have been experienced at the firm the months since the United Kingdom's EU referendum, which brought considerable volatility to the US dollar's rate against the pound. It is understood that the upper end of the cap has been fixed at $1.63 to every £1, while the lower end has been set at $1.44 to every £1. The new salary 'collar' comes just months after Kirkland implemented changes to its profit distribution model which culled shares from some of the firm's highest-paid partners.
Sources: Legal Week; The Lawyer
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Dynamics of Inter-Molecular Interactions Between Single Aβ42 Oligomeric and Aggregate Species by High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy
Lei Feng, University of WollongongFollow
Hiroki Watanabe, Nagoya University
Paul J. Molino, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Son Lam Phung, University of WollongongFollow
Takayuki Uchihashi, Nagoya University
Michael J. Higgins, University of WollongongFollow
Feng, L., Watanabe, H., Molino, P., Wallace, G. G., Phung, S. L., Uchihashi, T. & Higgins, M. J. (2019). Dynamics of Inter-Molecular Interactions Between Single Aβ42 Oligomeric and Aggregate Species by High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of Molecular Biology, 431 2687-2699.
Within the amyloid hypothesis in Alzheimer's disease, current focus has shifted to earlier stages of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide assembly, involving soluble oligomers and smaller aggregates, which are more toxic to cells compared to their morphological distinct fibril forms. Critical to the Aβ field is unlocking the molecular-level kinetic pathways of oligomerization, leading to the culprit subset or specific species of Aβ oligomer populations responsible for the disease etiology. Here, we apply high-speed atomic force microscopy to enable direct visualization of dynamic interactions between single Aβ42 oligomers and aggregate forms, with combined nanometre structural and millisecond temporal resolution in liquid. Analysis of dimensions revealed up to three main Aβ42 species distributions, in addition to the appearance of monomers that showed fast surface diffusion compared to the larger Aβ42 species. Significantly, we devised a new single-molecule analysis based on image contrast in high-speed atomic force microscopy movies to quantify rate determining kinetic constants for interactions between the different Aβ42 species. The findings revealed that smaller Aβ42 species show an exponential decay of lifetime distribution, indicating that all molecules undergo the same process with a single well-defined energy barrier. In contrast, larger aggregates show randomized lifetimes, indicating a distribution of interactions energies/barriers that must be overcome in order to dissociate. We interpret the latter as being due to "permissive" binding, arising from different conformation states of the aggregates, along with a variety of accessible interacting groups. Inevitably, this may lead to the formation of different complexes or alloforms, which is known to contribute to difficulties in identifying Aβ oligomer toxicity and has implications for mechanisms underlying neuronal death accompanying Alzheimer's disease.
ARC/CE140100012
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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/CE140100012


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