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Madonna was briefly barred from entering the Eurovision Song Contest venue in Tel Aviv on Thursday (16May19), according to reports in Israel.
The 60-year-old is due to perform two or three songs during the final of the event on Saturday (18May), but has delayed signing all the required contracts.
According to TV news bulletins in the country, reported by The Times of Israel, Eurovision boss Jon Ola Sand initially ordered that the singer be prevented from entering the Expo Tel Aviv venue for rehearsal. However, he later relented after an agreement was reached with European Broadcasting Union officials, who run the competition.
The last minute contract dispute apparently relates to complications over the broadcast rights to her 1989 hit Like A Prayer.
Sand revealed Madonna’s performance was not finalized at a press conference on Wednesday, saying: “The European Broadcasting Union has never confirmed Madonna as an act. We don’t have a signed contract with her team, and if we do not have a signed contract she cannot perform on our stage.”
She was reportedly refused entry to rehearsals on that day as well, but was admitted after threatening to cancel her finals gig.
Meanwhile, activists have also called on the star to pull out of Eurovision in protest at the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
The Material Girl singer has defied their calls though, telling Reuters: .”
Madonna was briefly barred from entering the Eurovision Song Contest venue in Tel Aviv on Thursday (16May19), according to reports in Israel. |
Are you ready for the fall season? It’s that time of year again, when the kids are headed back to school, Target starts selling Halloween costumes and Starbucks brings back the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Your walk to work in the morning becomes a little more chilly and the leaves are getting ready to change colors. Fall in New York is the absolute best time, spending extra time in Central Park with a good book and a cup of homemade coffee. Yumm I can’t wait!
I know the pumpkin spice craze is on going, but personally, I like to indulge in some less common flavors.
Here is my favorite autumn drink recipe for a morning pick-me-up as you stroll to work. This is a recipe my friend taught me that is a dupe of the seasonal Starbucks drink and it tastes so much better!
This is what you will need to get started!
- French press or aeropress
- Coffee grounds
Ingredients:
1 cup of water
2 tbs of coffee
⅓ cup of oat milk
Caramel sauce (to taste)
Cinnamon (to taste)
Now that you have your ingredients let’s get started!
First you will want to start off with making your espresso, in a french press you will want to boil a little extra water to pour in it to warm up the french press. After you have poured the water to warm it up, swish it around the french press and pour it out. Pour in two tablespoons of coffee grounds and the cup of water. Mix it around with a spoon and leave to steep for 5 minutes then put the plunger in.
Have a cup ready with ice and caramel drizzled and then pour in the freshly brewed espresso.
Add in ⅓ cup of oat milk and finish off with more caramel sauce and cinnamon.
Now that you’ve made your new favorite Autumn drink, it’s time to get ready for the day by putting on some festive colors and Alzerina jewelry to match. Here are some of my favorite pieces as we transition into Autumn.
Here’s how you can spice up any outfit with an accessory.
Show us your coffee by tagging us in your birthday pictures on instagram, twitter, and tiktok @AlzerinaJewelry |
What to Consider During Academic Lab Moving
Moving a lab from one floor to another or across campus can be a daunting endeavor for an academic research institute – and moving a lab across the country can be a complex and stressful undertaking for a Principal Investigator (PI).
Academic labs are a crucial part of a research institution and typically contain large collections of biological material, reagents, and specialized lab equipment that require extreme care. Besides lab equipment worth thousands of dollars, labs must take extra precautions when moving irreplaceable samples.
Considering the nature and contents of an academic lab move, lack of experience or limited knowledge of procedures can result in a costly disaster.
For this reason, working with a professional lab moving company can alleviate many of the concerns associated with a lab move by ensuring that biological samples and reagents maintain the proper storage temperatures and integrity during the complex process of moving delicate lab equipment.
Tips for Selecting a Lab Moving Service
Do your research and find a professional lab moving service with the right level of expertise and experience necessary for your laboratory’s needs.
Professional lab movers can offer special services such as custom-built trucks designed for moving freezers, temperature monitoring during the move, and fully skilled and experienced lab moving personnel.
Professional lab moving services offer backup freezers at temperature that are ready in case of a mechanical issue. Backup generators are often on hand to ensure power is never a problem. The company can also enlist the services of dangerous goods safety advisor who control the packing, unpacking, and transfer of hazardous lab chemical to ensure all potential risks are fully addressed.
Preparation is Key
Before scheduling a lab move, it is important to look at who owns the research grant. Grants are often issued to an institution and not an individual. Because of that, institutes can spend considerable time and energy transferring the ownership of the research grant. If a researcher is scheduled to move out of their current laboratory space, and the grant transfer is not complete, delays in transporting the biological material or lab chemicals can occur.
It is critical that researchers are aware of what equipment can and can’t be taken to a new institution. Depending on the type of grant an institution has acquired, and when a given piece of equipment was purchased, some lab equipment may not be able to be moved.
Follow a Timeline
Once a lab mover has been confirmed, develop a detailed lab move plan that is easily understandable for everyone involved. Apart from planning, make sure to follow a timeline and have good communication during the entire process.
Depending on the type of lab and contents you are relocating, you may have to comply with various legal requirements. Therefore, it is essential to understand regulatory compliance and other laws and regulations to prevent inconveniences or violations that might result from a poorly coordinated academic lab move.
Overall, following the above suggestions can help you conduct an academic lab move smoothly, despite the nature of the lab or level of the project.
Working with experienced laboratory movers ensures that biological materials and high-value equipment make it to a new institution intact and at-temperature. To schedule your next lab relocation project, contact an expert today! |
Our Discovery and Usage of the Chemical Elements
Southern Cross
The Southern Cross and Coalsack Nebula, the smallest of all 88 constellations. Seeing it for the first time was a bucket list item of mine.
Yesterday was too cloudy to see the stars clearly, as was every day in Jakarta since we arrived. But today the sky was mostly clear at sunset, so I used my Stellarium software to look up the southern nighttime skies.
Star chart from Stellarium. I used this software to chart out where Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross were in the sky, south of Scorpio (or Maui’s Fishhook).
Overall the southern skies are less interesting than the north, with fewer bright stars. One of these bright stars is Rigel Kentaurus, or the Foot of the Centaur. It can be found to the southwest of Scorpio next to another bright star called Hadar. We know them more often by their Bayer designations: Alpha and Beta Centauri.
If you follow the line from Alpha through Beta Centauri and continue further you come to three medium bright stars with a fourth somewhat dimmer star that form a kite or cross shape. We call these the Southern Cross.
The general area of the sky, with Scorpio and Centaurus, which surrounds Crux, the Southern Cross.
With the stars’ positions fixed in my mind, I walked outside to the hotel’s parking lot and found a spot with fewer overhead lights. I found Scorpio, and at this latitude (and the latitude of the Polynesian islands) it hung down in the sky like a giant fishhook – Maui’s fishhook. I could see two bright stars to the south, one a yellowish color and the second a brighter bluish color. Alpha and Beta Centauri.
Beyond was the four stars in a cross shape, although the fourth is hard to see with the lights of the city and haze of the tropics. By brightness, the southern tip is Acrux, then the left star is Mimosa or Beta Cruxis, then the top star is Gacrux or Gamma Cruxis. The fourth star (on the right) is known as Delta Cruxis.
I was seeing these stars for the first time in my life. There is a song about this – written and performed by Crosby, Stills, and Nash in their 1982 album. It is called Southern Cross, and the second verse starts out:
Cover for the 45 rpm single of Southern Cross, by Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
You understand now why you came this way.
It has been a long-standing bucket list item for me to see Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross. I stood there alone, amazed for this opportunity, and understanding that Alpha Centauri is actually a triple star, including the closest known star to us: Proxima Centauri, which is now known to have a planet orbiting in the habitable zone. Although it is tidally locked, life could exist there. And I was looking at it, or at least in its general direction.
The Coalsack Nebula, a dark nebula (non-emitting cloud of gas) near Cruxis. It figures prominently in one of my favorite novels, The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
I felt a bit sorry for the many people walking about in this city and elsewhere in the southern hemisphere who know nothing about this, which I have traveled halfway around the world to see. |
During the Aug. 29 Sarasota County Commission public hearing on changes the board has proposed to the Sarasota County Charter regarding citizen-initiated petition drives, three of the commissioners commented on “paid petition gatherers.”
As he discussed the changes for which the commission will seek voter approval in November, Commissioner Michael Moranreferenced “a couple of topics” on the agenda later that day. However, he never named the Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections or Siesta Key resident Mike Cosentino, both of whose petition drives the board was to address that afternoon. (See the related stories in this issue.)
Those citizens, he continued, gather signatures of registered voters and then take their petitions to the Supervisor of Elections Office for review, to ascertain the signatures’ validity. If organizers gain the necessary number of signatures to satisfy the Charter requirement, Moran added, then the issue goes on a ballot. “That is not what is going on here.”
“What is really going on,” Moran said, “is a very small group of wealthy people — political activists — that spent an incredible amount of money and had people come from Washington, D.C., and Nevada and California, stand in our streets and in front of our shopping centers and, in an incredibly small amount of time, got a lot of signatures and pushed some items on the ballot.” Moran added, “I don’t think that’s appropriate … not for any party affiliation.”
“The intent of any of [the citizen-initiated Charter amendment petition drives] is not to buy your way onto a ballot,” Moran stressed.
Once more, Moran mentioned “paid petition gatherers” as he discussed the board’s decision to seek an increase from 5% to 10% for the number of registered voters needed to sign petitions to put a citizen-proposed Charter amendment before voters for consideration.
Chair Nancy Detert pointed out that she qualified to run for office on two occasions by gathering the necessary number of signatures of registered voters in lieu of paying a filing fee.
“I disagree with only the wealthy [being able to] get signatures,” she added. “I’m not wealthy.”
She had seen “people from out of state” standing in front of the courthouse in downtown Sarasota, trying to gather signatures on petitions, Detert continued, emphasizing that she knew they were not local residents.
Commissioner Alan Maio. File photo
Earlier during the discussion, Commissioner Alan Maio told his colleagues he had been approached by paid petition gatherers. “In some instances,” he continued, “not all instances, it’s pretty horrible what they’re saying to people to get a signature.”
The Sarasota News Leadersubsequently learned that most of the board members’ comments were directed at the Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections (SAFE). That nonprofit is seeking voter approval of a Charter amendment that would change how the commissioners are elected. Instead of all voters being able to cast ballots for every commission candidate during an election, voters in each of the five board districts would select a representative just from their district. The proposed amendment won County Commission approval on Aug. 29 to appear on the Nov. 6 General Election ballo
When Sarasota attorney Dan Lobeck — a SAFE board member — made a presentation to the commissioners on Aug. 29 about the SAFE initiative, he acknowledged the difficulty of getting even 5% of the county’s registered voters — as required by the county Charter — to sign petitions. “It becomes virtually necessary to do that,” he added of paying people to help.
In a follow-up email exchange, Kindra Muntz, president of SAFE, wrote the News Leaderthat SAFE did use two different firms to assist with its petition drive for single-member districts.
As SAFE’s website notes, those partners were the Sarasota Springs Community Association, Control Growth Now, the Sierra Club, Citizens for Sarasota County, Nation Group of Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida Veterans for Common Sense, Progressive Sarasota and Action Together Suncoast.
More clarification
Kindra Muntz. Image from the SAFE website
In her Sept. 1 email, Muntz explained, “We were striving for a goal of March 16, 2018 completion of our petition-drive — in order to be able to hold a Special Election at the end of June to benefit candidates of both political parties in November, 2018 [her emphasis], but realized we couldn’t do it with local volunteers alone, especially after Hurricane Irma in 2017 …” She added, “So two petition-firms were highly recommended, and we used one in the fall and early 2018,” and another from Feb. 24 to March 24, “to attempt to achieve our goal. Even with extra help, and even as our volunteers continued to gather petitions, we were unable to achieve the March 16 deadline.”
Muntz pointed out that after SAFE realized it would not make its self-imposed March 16 deadline, “we stopped using [the second firm] and finished the petition drive with our own local volunteers — who had been working on the drive all along as well.”
Muntz also noted that, “with ongoing support from our local volunteers [her emphasis], we achieved the June 22 deadline to qualify us for the ballot in November.
“It was a worthy effort!”
On Sept. 3, Muntz provided the News Leaderwith information from the firm that hired petition gatherers to work in the county from November 2017 through February of this year. Part of the people were based out of the firm’s Tampa office, she pointed out, while others were Sarasota County residents.
The president of that firm, Angelo Paparella, of PCI Consultants Inc., wrote the following in an email to Muntz, which she shared with the News Leader: “NOTE: it only matters that the voters [who] SIGNED the petition were Sarasota voters.” He added that “who circulated [the petitions] is missing the point. That [is] why the US Supreme Court said you can’t restrict circulators to be registered voters of the locale.”
As for the other firm, which SAFE used briefly, Muntz noted in a follow-up email to the News Leader on Sept. 5, “A couple of their lead organizers came from elsewhere, but they hired local stakeholders to collect petitions with them.”
Muntz added, “I think the whole issue of having paid petition help is a red herring. Campaigns do that all the time.” She continued, “The real concern is not whether campaigns use any paid petition gatherers along with their volunteers to help gather petitions, but why is the Sarasota County Commission trying to SILENCE the voices of the voters by DOUBLING the petition requirement, SHORTENING the time to gather petitions to [one-and-a-half years], thus making it ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to put any amendment on the ballot by petition initiative in the future [her emphasis]!” Muntz was referring to the amendments the commission itself will have on the Nov. 6 ballot.
In its research this week, the News Leader found a June article by Washington State Secretary of State Kim Wyman that addressed the issue of paid petition drives. “Paying signature-gatherers,” Wyman wrote, “is legal under the U.S. Constitution.” A unanimous 1988 U.S. Supreme Court decision — Meyer v. Grant — threw out a Colorado ban on paying signature-gathers, she added, “finding that the law violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments’ protections of free political expression.”
Among his remarks on the issue during the Aug. 29 discussion, Sarasota County Commissioner Maio did concede the “legal right” of petition drive organizers to hire people to gather signatures.
Paying for signatures a decades-old business
SAFE President Kindra Muntz announces the success of her organization’s petition drive during a June 22 press conference at the Terrace Building, where the Supervisor of Elections Office is located in Sarasota. Image courtesy of SAFE
Going back to 1998, according to a Washington Post column written that year by David Broder, “at least six major firms” that gathered signatures for a fee already were based in California and Nevada and “operating across the country as far away as Massachusetts and Florida.”
An April 2016 report by Ben Bradford for California Counts — a collaboration between Capital Public Radio and three radio stations for coverage of the 2016 California elections — said, “The business of signature-gathering has become a multi-million dollar fixture of California politics. Democratic political consultant Steve Maviglio says this is the only way to qualify an initiative.”
The report added, “‘There hasn’t been an all-volunteer ballot measure [in California] that’s actually made it to voters since 1988,’ says Maviglio. ‘So you need these folks that can stand around in front of Target and Walmart and get your signature. Otherwise, it can’t be done.’”
Nonetheless, the report noted, “The industry has been criticized for essentially putting a bounty on each name. Critics say it incentivizes signature-gatherers to mislead people about what they’re signing, and since they’re independent contractors, the companies aren’t liable.”
The report also pointed out that the payments to firms have been controversial.
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Muntz is correct. The criticism of paid help is just a red herring, and what is noteworthy is that those who criticized, provided not a single reason to fault the process, except their own opinions, which have little relevance in rational discourse. |
The Debenture holder of a leading Taxi Company, that has been in business for over 24 years in Kenya, and currently under receivership, is seeking applications from self motivated and results driven professionals to fill in the post of aTurnaround Receiver and Manager.Key Responsibilities
Role Purpose
To develop and implement strategies to lift the receivership and reorganize the company, to improve its efficiency and return it to profitability.
Reporting To: The Debenture Holder
Role Purpose
To develop and implement strategies to lift the receivership and reorganize the company, to improve its efficiency and return it to profitability.
Reporting To: The Debenture Holder
- Undertake a situation analysis to determine immediate needs and develop and implement action plans.
- Develop and execute prudent strategies to lift the receivership.
- Re-engineer the company’s processes and rationalize its operations so as to to return it to profitability.
- Plan, direct and coordinate the day to day affairs of the company.
- Provide periodic business performance reports to the debenture holder taking into account critical milestones.
- Provide leadership and effective management of the Human Resource to achieve a highly motivated and productive workforce.
- Effectively manage relationships and communication with all stakeholders.
- Establish systems and procedures designed to help the company avoid future pitfalls that could lead to a recurrence of distress.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a business related field.
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or other business related advanced degree will be an added advantage.
- At least five years of restructuring-related experience.
- Must demonstrate business acumen, financial dexterity and effective communication skills.
- Proven track record of leadership capability.
- Excellent client management, organization and problem solving skills.
- Proficient in IT.
- Must be a team player with demonstrated integrity and objectivity.
- Proven negotiation skills and attention for detail.
- Ability to manage and influence key stakeholders.
DNA / 767
P.O. Box 49010-00100,
Nairobi
Important Notice: The applications should be received not later than 26th November 2010.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
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Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is a sprawling international airport covering almost 2,400 acres and employing some 16,000 people. It can be reached by ferry, by Interstate-190 and via Highway 1A.
Typical flight times from BOS to Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) are 10 to 13 hours in duration, and upon arrival in Istanbul, you’ll be near the E-5 Karayolu (D100) Road as well as the Ataturk Boulevard.
The Basilica Cistern displays the sixth-century technology that was used to transport water into the area in ancient times from nearby Thrace.
Aya Sofya is the Byzantine masterpiece church constructed during the reign of the emperor Justinian in the sixth century, now turned into a museum. Topkapi Palace was home to generations of Sultans and their wives and includes a host of gardens and courtyards.
Decorated with scenes from his career triumphs, the Istanbul Archeology Museum houses the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great. Sanding at its present location since its construction in 1348, the Galata Tower offers a commanding view of the entire city.
March tends to be rather rainy, but the rains fade away for April and May. Summers are warm, in the 80s. Cooler temperatures prevail during the autumn season from August through November, and the wet, cool winter lasts from December through March. |
The 2021 Six Nations has been blown wide open on the first day after Scotland stunned England in Twickenham.
Gregor Townsend's charges dominated England in an 11-6 win, tasting their first success away to their rivals in over 38 years.
With France picking up a comprehensive victory over Italy earlier today, the result signals an opportunity for Andy Farrell's Ireland to set up a potential Grand Slam charge in Cardiff tomorrow.
Scotland pulled off just their fifth win at Twickenham and their first since 1983 courtesy of a gritty second-half display to prevail.
Both Russell and Stuart Hogg missed second-half penalties, but the visitors still hung on for a historic victory.
A Finn Russell penalty in either half, as well as a a try for Duhan Van Der Merwe in the 30th minute, was enough to get the job done.
In a smart counter-attack on the left, hooker George Turner held his nerve in the 13 channel to feed Van Der Merwe out wide, but the wing still had a lot of work to do to finish and powered home in style.
Russell and Van Der Merwe had only minutes earlier botched a fine opening when the fly-half’s crossfield kick bounced too high and eluded the winger, who was wide open and would have scored had he fielded the chip. |
For Rent and 2 baths.
This property is situated about less than 10 minutes walking from the unspoiled white sand beaches of San Francisco (San Pancho), Nayarit. Here you can enjoy views of the Pacific Ocean. There are a host of adventurous activities, including epic surf, pristine golf, and horseback riding at your disposal. This is the perfect destination for those who seek privacy, serenity, and/or adventure.
The property is located on the Hacienda San Pancho side of San Pancho. The property is within walking distance of town, but is far enough away to steer clear of the daily crowds and noise. When in the small town of San Pancho, you can find many shops, grocers, and many restaurants to suit the taste of any family member. Do not miss the opportunity to mingle with the locals. They are very friendly and eager to practice their English with you. San Pancho itself is a picturesque Mexican fishing town with virtually no crime. It looks much as Puerto Vallarta did before it was discovered.
DETAILS
Sleeps 6
1 King Bed
2 singles with a slides bed under.
2 Full Bath
No Smoking
Lines
Housekeeping
Stove / Oven
Coffee Maker
Refrigerator
Toaster
Ceiling Fan
Jungle View
RATES:
All rates are in Pesos
$6300.00 Pesos per night minimum 5 nights
Christmas, New Year and Easter Week 20% surcharge (5 nights minimum)
We require 50% of the rent to secure your dates and the balance is due 30 days prior to your arrival.
Security Deposit $300 USD
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice. |
Facts & faces
Associated Press
Updated 6:51 am, Wednesday, December 26, 2012
MADRID — Rafael Nadal's return to tennis competition has been delayed by a stomach virus.
The Spaniard was scheduled to play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Thursday after missing seven months because of tendinitis in his left knee. But he said on his Facebook page Tuesday that his doctors ordered him to pull out when he was running a fever, telling him his body needed rest.
"My rehab has gone well, my knee feels good and I was looking forward to competing," he said.
The 11-time Grand Slam champion hasn't played since June, when he lost to 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol in the second round at Wimbledon.
The injury prevented Nadal from defending his Olympic singles gold at the Olympics in London, where he was supposed to be Spain's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He also had to pull out of the U.S. Open and Spain's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic, which his teammates lost without him.
Baseball: Former major-league outfielder Andruw Joneswas free on bond after being arrested in suburban Atlanta early Tuesday on a battery charge, according to jail records. Around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a call for a domestic dispute between Jones and his wife in Duluth, Ga. Gwinnett County Detention Center records say Jones was booked into the jail around 3:45 a.m. and had been released on $2,400 bond by 11 a.m. Once one of the premier players in the big leagues, Jones broke into the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1996 and won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1998-07 as their center fielder. He has 434 career home runs over the span of 17 seasons in the majors. Jones earlier this month signed a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Pacific League. He hit .197 with 14 homers and 34 RBIs with the Yankees this season. He also has played for the Rangers, Dodgers and White Sox.
College football:Southern Methodist University coach June Jones walked out of Aloha Stadium with another win Monday, thanks largely to a disruptive performance by defensive end Margus Huntthat set the tone for the Mustangs' 43-10 win over Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl. Jones was the coach at Hawaii before he left to coach at SMU. Hunt, the 6-foot-8 senior from Estonia with an 82-inch wing span, forced two fumbles that led to field goals and sacked Derek Carr for a safety as SMU (7-6) built a 22-0 halftime lead and never looked back. The Mustangs also returned two interceptions for touchdowns, giving them eight for the season to tie the NCAA record set last year by Southern Miss. Hayden Greenbauer picked off Carr and returned it 83 yards, the final blow to a miserable night for the Bulldogs (9-4). SMU also had seven sacks.
Obituary:Brad Corbett, who owned the Texas Rangers from 1974 to 1980 and had six managers in six years, has died. He was 75. Corbett's daughter, Pamela Corbett Murrin, told the Associated Press that her father died peacefully in his sleep on Monday. Corbett also was part-owner of a Fort Worth company that sold PVC piping to the oil and gas industry. As Rangers owner, Corbett acquired and later traded Hall of Fame pitchers Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry and Bert Blyleven |
5 Must-Have Design Details for a Millennial Home
You might have heard us talking (or blogging) recently about our passion for home design specifically for the millennial renter… but what does that mean? Are we just building on stereotypes, designing homes with perfect selfie spots in every room?
The fact is, 20-something renters are nothing new, and the chief desires of any renter, old or young, are usually the same. However, the Millennial generation is bringing with them a unique set of wants, needs, and preferences.
So what are the must-haves for the ideal Millennial home? I help young professional renters find the perfect home on a daily basis, so here’s my insight into the key features Millennials seek out when searching for a place to live.
So Who Exactly Are Millennials?
You’ve probably heard the term “Millennial” thrown around a lot, but you may not know who falls into this generation. Here’s some quick info.
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials are individuals born between 1982 and 2000.
- Millennials (also referred to as “Generation Y”) are the nation’s largest generation, making up a quarter of the entire U.S. population.
- Millennials currently number a whopping 83.1 million. That’s a good deal larger than the 75.4 million Baby Boomers who make up the nation’s second-largest generation.
Based on size alone, Millennials yield significant purchasing power—giving them the ability to influence demand and popular trends.
It should come as no surprise then that as Millennials move into their late 20s and 30s, homes are now being designed and renovated specifically to appeal to this generation.
5 Essential Elements Millennials Look for in a Home
Millennials stand apart from previous generations when it comes to what they value in a living space. Here are five features Millennials are looking for in a home.
1. Accessible Location
Rather than looking for homes in private areas, Millennials are looking for homes where they feel more connected to the larger world.
They want convenient access to things like restaurants, retail, coffee shops, grocery stores and public transportation. They also want to be in close proximity to parks and recreational areas, with lots of sidewalks, walking trails and pet-friendly spaces.
2. Multifunctional Spaces
Rather than looking for extra bedrooms or designated rooms like living rooms and dining rooms, Millennials want flexible space they can use in various different ways.
That might mean an extra living room or loft that could be converted into a bedroom or office. Instead of limiting themselves to what’s there, Millennials want spaces with the potential to be transformed into something else in the future.
A good example of this can be found in our recent renovation of the Brinkley Apartments in Midtown Memphis, where we added retractable windows to the bricked-in porch to make this a multifunctional indoor/outdoor area.
3. Smart Technology
Millennials are accustomed to being “connected” to technology—and they want their homes to be connected too.
According to this article, more Millennials would rather brag about a home with technological innovations than a kitchen upgrade.
Millennials want smart, Wi-Fi-connected technology built into the home that enables them to easily control things like lighting, heating/cooling, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, speakers, TVs, and appliances using their phones or tablets.
They also want spaces that are “technology friendly”—meaning lots of conveniently located outlets or even built-in charging stations.
4. Originality & Personality
Millennials are over cookie cutter “McMansions.” They prefer homes with custom and unique design elements—inside and out.
This generation of renters value the things big and small that make their homes different than the usual post-collegiate apartment. This is something we intentionally try to incorporate in all our renovations. You can see some clear examples of that with this project we worked on.
5. Low Maintenance
While few folks enjoy dealing with home maintenance, I’ve found that renters of this generation are even more conscious of the time, money and energy that goes into the upkeep of a home.
Even with older homes—which have the unique features Millennials hold in high regard—renovations that decrease the likelihood of potential future maintenance are valued greatly.
This Design Milk article notes: “Millennials want things that require little maintenance, because they don’t always have lots of time. Materials that offer high design, and are easy on the wallet for both the upfront costs and long-term maintenance are ideal.” I couldn’t agree more!
Is every person born after 1982 looking for the same things in a home? Of course not. Each homebuyer or renter has a unique set of wants, needs, and preferences. Millennials are no different.
These are simply some common threads we’ve been hearing from Millennials renters. With every generation, home design trends and styles change, and we’re simply here to meet the needs of our clients!
About Ryan Edwards
Ryan Edwards is the owner and property manager for EZR Management. He founded the company in 2006, building on his years of experience managing and renting properties. |
The weekly meetings program, Tea2B, returns on Monday afternoon at 5 pm, in Baden-Powell courtyard (next to the bar).
The Tea2B will be an opportunity for professors and students to discuss several topics in a friendly environment.
Tea2B n°11 | CHRISTMAS
Monday, November 29, 2021 | 4.45 pm
Next week the Tea2B will consist in informal conversations about Christmas and other occasions in which gifts are exchanged.
Students and professors are invited and welcome to join in.
Tea2B n°10 | GHOST STORY WALK
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | 7 pm
Time to get spooky! Our lovely Esther will guide us around and show us the spookiest corners of Venice. We will dive into the mysterious Venice; hear stories of ghosts and unsolved secrets.
Have you ever heard of the Butcher of Santa Croce? In the 15th century, his soup with meat was very famous and popular. Until they found a little finger. When investigations were made, it became known that he killed children to make his soup particularly tasty. He was beheaded for his crimes in St. Mark´s Square and the shop and his house were both torn down.
T2B is on Tuesday 23 November. We meet at San Zaccaria boat stop at 7 pm.
The walk will take one hour.
Tea2B n°9 | FUNERAL RITUALS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
Monday, November 15, 2021 | 4.45 pm
Different cultures practice many separate, varied, and equally graceful traditions when someone passes away. Funeral rituals are deeply ingrained in culture and reflect a wide spread of beliefs and values.
Let’s explore funeral traditions all around the world and discuss attitude towards death and dying in your country.
Also, Julia Safronova, Professor of Memory Studies at EUSP has been invited to contribute to the discussion.
We welcome all the Students and Professors to participate.
Tea2B n°8 | LIVING IN ISRAEL
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 5 pm
Some of our Israeli students will talk about their life in Israel. Come by and ask questions on various topics. What did you experience during your time in the military? How did you experience the attacks in May this year? How is the time of Nazi Germany reported at school and in the families?
This week we meet on Wednesday to leave room to the VIULecture on Monday 8.
Tea2B n°7 | HALLOWEEN PARTY
October 25, 2021 | 4.45 pm
We invite professors and students to our Halloween party. Halloween is coming soon and we want to put you in the right mood. We will listen to scary stories from Venice, hear Halloween songs and learn about Halloween traditions from other countries. There will be tea and biscuits to keep you cosy.
We are looking forward to a spooky evening with you!
Tea2B n°6 | NATIONAL GAMES EVENING
October 18, 2021 | 4.45 pm
We invite professors and students to join our games evening. We play cards and board games from different nations.
One of the games is the simple but fascinating Russian card game "Durak" (Full). This game has been part of the Russian culture since the 1812 war against Napoleon. Now every post-soviet citizen can play it. It is one of the easiest way to break the ice with fellow passengers during the long train trip through boundless Russia.
Playing cards has been a tradition in Bavaria for hundreds of years - the Bavarians are said to have been passionate card players since the Middle Ages. Evidence of this can be found in the card-playing bans issued in Regensburg and Nuremberg in 1378 and 1380. They were too passionate. We teach you the game "Neunerln", which is easy to learn and is reminiscent of the game Uno.
We also provide some other games like risk and chess to play.
We will start at 4:45 pm, you can also join later. And we will play till 5:45 pm.
Tea2B n°5 | BARBECUE
October 11, 2021 | 6 pm
This week the REDs invite you to a barbecue for our Tea2B. You can arrive on San Servolo between 6 and 7pm, where we'll meet at the outdoor dining area! There will be music via speakers, and cover overhead in case of any light rainfall.
The barbecue is free to attend, although we kindly ask you to bring any meat, salads, snacks, drinks, etc. so that you can enjoy exactly what you want and how much you want. You can bring any type of meat or food that you wish, as well as any meat-free alternatives! Please also bear in mind that the cafe will not have the capacity to store any meat in a fridge or freezer, so you can bring snacks with you first thing in the morning, but it is strongly recommended to wait until the end of the day to purchase any meat or fresh food by going to the supermarket after class. You can catch the 17:30 or 18:30 vaporetto back to San Servolo, where we'll have two cooks on hand ready to prepare the food.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get I touch with one of the RED scholars! We look forward to seeing you there!
P.S. In the How to get to VIU section of the VIU website you can find the vaporetto schedule, with the last one leaving the island at 22:50.
Tea2B n°4 | BREXIT
October 4, 2021 | 5 pm
We invite professors and students to talk about the current Brexit situation. It was discussed and negotiated for a long time and in the end it became reality, the UK left the EU.
Many of the students are from the UK themselves and have already had personal experience of what it means to leave the EU. Many had or still have problems getting a visa for Italy, and the current problem of fuel shortages can also be partly attributed to the Brexit. Students from the UK are welcome to come to our T2B and share their experiences. Students from other countries can tell how the Brexit was reported in the media of their respective countries.
The barbecue is postponed because rain is forecast for Monday. It will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
Tea2B n°3 | ANIMAL RIGHTS CONTROVERSIES
September 27, 2021 | 5 pm
About a week ago, hundreds of dolphins were driven into a fjord on the Faroe Islands and killed. The hunting of the animals is not regulated by law on the islands, and every year local residents drive about 1,000 animals into the fjord and kill them in shallow water. The meat is shared among the islanders. Mostly pilot whales, rather rarely dolphins are among them, but this year more than 1,400 specimens of the dolphins were killed. This is not an isolated case; controversies about animal rights are common. Bullfighting in the south of France, rodeo riding in America or trophy hunting of animals.
We want to hear your opinions, have you ever experienced this yourself? Is tradition more important than the rights of an animal? What controversial practices are there in your country? Do you have ideas to solve these controversies?
Tea2B n°2 | SOCIAL AND PROTEST MOVEMENTS
September 20, 2021 | 5 pm
"Black lives Matter", "Fridays for Future", "MeToo", "Russia opposition protests" or the "Hong Kong protests" are just a few examples of social and protest movements. Many of these movements were and are a big topic in newspapers, TV shows and social media. With the help of these, they got a global phenomenon. We want to know your story about these movements. How did you experience it in your own country or are you an active part of one of these groups? Have you ever been active in a movement, participated in a demonstration or strike or signed a petition? We want to tell our own experience and share it with other students and get to know in this way how people from different countries experienced the social and protest movements at home.
Tea2B n°1 | STEREOTYPES AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
September 13, 2021 | 5.30 pm
Students and professors are invited to an informal outdoor chat at the courtyard next to the bar of San Servolo, on Monday 13 September at 17:30. We shall discuss assumptions and cliché about people, in different parts of the world, from different perspectives, collecting ideas on how to overcome stereotypes. |
There is so much hype about mobile and how Internet access via mobile will outstrip access via PC year on year. I recently heard that in 2013 70% of all Internet access would be via a mobile. However, is this because peoples habits are changing or is it because more phones have internet access via apps such as Google now, facebook and twitter and that the increase is due to people using those apps via mobile and not anything else?
I’m an early adopter. As such I buy and test mobile/smart phones, tablets and phablets. My testing consists of real life testing so I port my entire online life to the device and actually try to use it. The most common issue I encounter is that of battery life, closely followed by trying to get connected to the internet, and issues with the small screen real estate and app lag (where you click the camera app only to have to wait for the app to launch and miss “the moment”). Some examples: I tested a Galaxy S3 and then the much hyped Nokia 920 Windows Phone, on EE’s 4G network no less. Both are great phones, and both many times more powerful than the desktops of the 80’s and 90’s. Whilst I loved both phones aesthetics they fell well short of the functions for which they were intended. My unplugged working day starts at 06:00am. By 16:00, both phones would be out of battery. If I received a phone call on either device it would eat battery (even if I did manage to answer the call – the Nokia would regularly fail to ring or respond to my swipes of the screen), the same issue with the Galaxy S3. The Nokia’s camera, whilst excellent for images, had so much lag that nearly every moment would be lost.
The next issues were not device specific, however. Even in London with Wi-Fi on I could see Wi-Fi hotspots but invariably they would be locked down or require the BT app to get onto them. The smart phones would then refuse to switch to 3G or 4G mode as an alternative and so I would have to turn off Wi-Fi so I could get Internet access. Smart phone? I’m thinking not very smart!
As a regular user of Hailo, the taxi-hailing app that is invaluable for today’s weary traveller, that app like so many other apps, requires downloading of maps, gps positioning and heavy dependency on images to show the cabs location and an image of the driver. What use is this if I am unable to get data access to download the maps and cannot get a gps location because I’m in central London with the gps fix hidden by tall buildings? Even in South Kensington I failed to get data access and a gps fix and so hailing a cab the traditional method was in order. Hopeless when you have no cash and rely on the Hailo app managing your payment for you. Cash is so yesterday (or is it?).
So, what I am getting at here is that whilst I can see a natural increase in web access via mobile I believe that this is only happening because phones automatically need data access for the modern social apps and email. I don’t feel that users are putting down their laptops and picking up the phone to do investigative searches and comparisons. Yes, I might pull my phone out to scan a barcode to in order to look up the price of a CD or gadget on Amazon whilst standing in a shop. Yes I might book a last minute hotel using location-based search, but in the main my investigative browsing is done on my iPad or laptop. Using the iPad or laptop, I can sit in front of the TV and surf with a usable screen real estate and then make my bookings from there.
What’s the solution?
What technology companies and also businesses, need to do is think about their user journeys and work up a comprehensive set of use-cases. Think of mobile as complimentary rather than a replacement. Don’t try and convert your media-rich online booking web site to work on mobile. Think about enhancing your proposition and the user experience by using mobile. Consider the other (often less used) features of the smart phone: location-based-search, social and add-on ancillary products that can only be bought when you arrive at your destination (in-destination). Think about payments using NFC (near field communication) and how we might replace cards and PIN numbers, tickets and bank transfers.
Here’s a poor usability scenario that annoys me every time. I use thetrainline.com a lot – a real lot! I book the train a few days before departure date and get the best possible prices (a first class ticket for the price of a second class ticket for example). I make the booking. I then download each journey as a calendar item so that I can get a reminder of train times but also the ticket collection code. I then drive to the station on the day of departure. I park my car. I pay for car parking using APCOA connect (using the phone and my mobiles valuable battery life). I then find the ticket-dispensing machine. Queue for 10 minutes, put my credit card I used for the tickets into the reader. Remove the card, type in the ticket collection code (on an irresponsive touch screen) and wait for my tickets to print. Each ticket is accompanied by a seat reservation, plus a collection receipt. So that’s 5 tickets/bits of card to carry and potentially lose. This is a farce. Why not let me have the ticket on the smart phone so the guard on the train can read a barcode? I hear Virgin trains are doing this but there are no Virgin trains on the South West route.
Then again, thinking about smart phones and their lousy battery life: what if all this were on my phone and the battery died?
It’s not just about the mobile/smart phone. It’s about function, and the infrastructure that surrounds us. If you have no battery or if there is no easy web access then the whole mobile concept is flawed. We also need to consider roaming charges – until it’s a flat rate or even free, then even location-based functions are useless. Beautiful conceptually, but functionally impotent! I have the desire but just can’t get online!
So, what do I do to get over this – head for my nearest McDonalds to get free wireless internet access and suffer a McDonalds cappuccino – a small price to pay and hey, I’m willing to sacrifice coffee quality for free internet.
In conclusion? Before taking the plunge into mobile, consider function and spend a few days working through use-cases. What will your customers really do with mobile? If you do go for a mobile strategy then consider how can you facilitate the mobile experience either at home or post departure. Do your hotels offer free wireless? If they do, is it a priority for the hotelier to keep it working: I have been to many good hotels whose wireless is flaky at best and often offline. Ask yourself this question: will my customer really access my web site using a mobile or should we spend that money on a supporting mobile solution? Be prepared to test mobile. Offer customers a free mobile or SIM (there are many fixed price Europe SIMS now that you can offer) to use on holiday and then get their feedback on their experiences. Test Social and consider how you might use it to socialise your customer’s experience. Consider pushing out mobile accessible customer satisfaction surveys making it easy for the customer to complete whilst waiting for their flight. Get their reactions while their experience is fresh in their mind.
Above all build a mobile strategy – it’s not just about putting your web site on mobile! |
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abstract: 'We study vortex zero-energy bound states in presence of pairing between low-energy Dirac fermions on the surface of a topological insulator. The pairing symmetries considered include the $s$-wave, $p$-wave, and, in particular, the mixed-parity symmetry, which arises in absence of the inversion symmetry on the surface. The zero-mode is analyzed within the generalized Jackiw-Rossi-Dirac Hamiltonian that contains a momentum-dependent mass-term, and includes the effects of the electromagnetic gauge field and the Zeeman coupling as well. At a finite chemical potential, as long as the spectrum without the vortex is fully gapped, the presence of a single Fermi surface with a definite helicity always leads to one Majorana zero-mode, in which both electron’s spin projections participate. In particular, the critical effects of the Zeeman coupling on the zero-mode are discussed.'
author:
- 'Chi-Ken Lu'
- 'Igor F. Herbut'
title: 'Pairing symmetry and vortex zero-mode for superconducting Dirac fermions'
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Introduction
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The zero-energy Majorana modes have recently become a topic of many investigations in condensed matter physics, perhaps due to the concomitant non-Abelian statistics[@ReadGreen] and potential applications to fault-tolerant quantum computation[@nayak]. In a weakly-coupled triplet $p$-wave superconductor, for example, one such zero-mode was found in the core of a half-vortex, and two pairs of such vortices are required to perform the non-Abelian braiding operations[@Ivanov]. The vortex bound states were, of course, already studied a long ago by Caroli, de Gennes, and Matricon in a $s$-wave weak-coupling superconductor,[@deGennes] but a pair of true zero-modes was discovered only much later, by Kopnin and Salomaa in a triplet superfluid[@KopninSalomma]. Both studies were performed within the framework of Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) equations which describe the low-energy electron-hole excitations around the *degenerate* Fermi surfaces in the presence of superconducting instability. The degenerate Fermi surfaces can be split, and the superconducting order parameter can contain both the spin singlet and triplet components when the inversion symmetry is broken[@Gorkov]. For example, the corresponding vortex bound states in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor,[@Lu2] or the Andreev bound states on the domain wall[@Tanaka] have also been studied. The existence of such zero-modes has been shown to depend on a Z$_2$ topological invariant associated the mixed order parameter[@Fujimoto; @ZhangTopology; @YipTopology].
The metallic surface of a topological insulator (TI) resembles the noncentrosymmetric material, as in both cases the Fermi surfaces are chiral, i.e. the projection of the spin is locked to the direction of the momentum. However, an important difference is that the surface of the topological insulator has a only one such Fermi surface [@TIrev]. Recently, an interesting system consisting of this peculiar surface subjected to the superconducting proximity effect has been proposed to bind one Majorana zero-mode inside a $s$-wave vortex core of unit vorticity[@FuKane]. This zero-mode is nothing but the mid-gap state of the Jackiw-Rossi-Dirac Hamiltonian[@Jackiw1] (JRD), studied before in the context of charge fractionalization in polyacetylene[@SSH] and graphene,[@HCM; @Jackiw2] with its existence assured by an index theorem[@IndexW]. In addition, the zero-modes of the JRD Hamiltonian have also been studied recently in the context of the insulating [@HCM; @IgorInsulating; @IgorDirac] and superconducting states on the graphene’s honeycomb lattice[@WilczekSC; @Kopnin; @Babak; @Bergerman; @Igor2010].
In this paper we study the existence and the form of the zero-modes of a class of the general JRD Hamiltonians describing paired Dirac fermions in presence of a superconducting vortex in the spin-triplet $p$-wave state, and in the mixed singlet-triplet state, when the inversion symmetry is absent. We pay special attention to the effects of a finite chemical potential[@Kopnin; @Bergerman] and the magnetic fields on the zero mode, which are all present in real systems. The problem under study is also relevant to graphene, where different symmetries of the superconducting phases have also been considered[@CastroNeto; @Annica; @Roy]. In graphene in particular, other exotic manifestations of the physics of zero-modes become possible due to their rich internal structure, consisting of spin, valley, sublattice, and the Nambu degrees of freedom[@HCM; @IgorInsulating; @Igor2010; @ghaemi]. It is therefore of importance to understand the general conditions for the appearance of the zero-energy states. Quite generally, we find that the zero-modes in the superconducting vortex may exist only for weak enough Zeeman coupling to the magnetic field. This is in accord with our previous study limited to the the vortex in the s-wave superconducting order parameter[@HerbutLu].
This paper has the following organization. We first investigate the spectrum associated with the spatially homogeneous Hamiltonian without vortex for the singlet $s$-wave, triplet $p$-wave and mixed-symmetry cases. The conditions for opening of a gap in all three cases are discussed. We then proceed to the equations for the zero-mode associated with different pairing symmetries, with the Zeeman term and the chemical potential included. In the sec. IV, the effects of the Zeeman field and the relation of the zero-mode with the antilinear operator that provides the reflection symmetry of the spectrum[@HerbutLu] in all symmetry cases are discussed. Finally, a brief summary is given.
Translation-invariant massive Dirac Hamiltonian
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![A single two-dimensional Fermi surface associated with the Dirac Hamiltonian, $H_0(\vec{k})=v_F(\hat{\rm{z}}\cdot{\vec{k}\times{\vec{\sigma}}})-\mu$, on the metallic surface of a TI. $\hat{\rm{z}}$, the out-of-plane direction, is the spin quantization axis. The dark (dashes) arrows indicate the directions of the spin associated with the momentum state $\vec{k}$ on the Fermi surface of positive (negative) helicity when $\mu$ is positive (negative).[]{data-label="SingleFS"}](SingleFS.eps)
In this section, we consider the Dirac electrons on the metallic surface of a TI and their pairing due to the proximity to a superconducting material. The metallic surface of a TI has a single Fermi surface as shown in Fig. \[SingleFS\], and the spin-dependent spectrum can be described by a simple 2$\times$2 Hamiltonian, $H_0(\vec{k})=v_F\hat{\rm{z}}\cdot\vec{k}\times\vec{\sigma}-\mu$, where $\mu$ is the chemical potential and $v_F$ is the Fermi velocity. The quantization axis for spin is parallel with the normal of the surface $\hat{\rm{z}}$. As usual, the identity matrix and the three Pauli matrices, $\{I_2,\vec{\sigma}\}$, define a basis in the two-dimensional matrix space. One should note that $H_0(\vec{k})$ is invariant under the point group C$_{4{v}}$ in which the inversion symmetry is absent[@YipGarg]. At the mean-field level, the general pairing potential $V_p$ that respects the absence of inversion symmetry and takes different coupling channels (spin singlet and triplet) into account needs to be be expressed as a matrix.[@Gorkov] To this purpose we introduce the general mass matrix $M(\vec{k})=\Delta{I_2}+v_{\Delta}\vec{d}(\vec{k})\cdot\vec{\sigma}$, so that the pairing potential becomes $V_p(\vec{k})=iM(\vec{k})\sigma_y$. Here $\Delta$ stands for the singlet pairing gap while the velocity $v_{\Delta}$ is associated with the triplet pairing.
In the 4-dimensional spin-Nambu space, the BdG Hamiltonian $\hat{H}=\sum_{\vec{k}}\Psi^{\dag}_{\vec{k}}\hat{H}(\vec{k})\Psi_{\vec{k}}$, with $\Psi_{\vec{k}}=\{a_{k,\uparrow},a_{k,\downarrow},a^{\dag}_{-k,\downarrow},-a^{\dag}_{-k,\uparrow}\}^T$, then assumes the form,
()=(
[cccc]{} &H\_0()&M()\
&M\^()&-H\_0()
).\[fullHamiltonian\] For later convenience, we note that $\hat{H}(\vec{k})$ can also be written in terms of the cross-product representation, namely $\hat{H}(\vec{k})=(v_F\vec{n}(\vec{k})\cdot\vec{\sigma}-\mu)\tau_3+M(\vec{k})\tau_{+}
+M^{\dag}(\vec{k})\tau_{-}$, where $\sigma_i$’s act on the spin and $\tau_i$’s on the Nambu indices. The vector $\vec{n}(\vec{k})=(-k_y,k_x)$ lies on the x-y plane, as in Fig. \[SingleFS\]. The chemical potential $\mu$ enters along with the number operator $\rm{N}$, which can be identified as $\tau_3$ in this representation. As we discuss shortly, while they of course never commute with the number operator $\tau_3$, the mass terms may commute with the diagonal, kinetic energy terms. These cases will lead to a peculiar spectrum that is not possible in standard superconductors which have the quadratic energy-momentum dispersion in its normal state.
First, let us discuss different pairing symmetries for the mass term, in the translation-invariant situation without the vortex, and the resulting spectrum $E(\vec{k})$.
The simplest case corresponds to the singlet s-wave pairing in which $\Delta$ is constant and $v_{\Delta}$=0. The spectrum may be obtained most easily by squaring the Hamiltonian and using the anticommuting properties of the Pauli matrices; this gives $[\hat{H}(\vec{k})]^2=(v_F\vec{n}(\vec{k})\cdot\vec{\sigma}-\mu)^2+M^2$, and therefore $E(\vec{k})=\pm\sqrt{(v_Fk\pm\mu)^2+\Delta^2}$.[@FuKane; @Santos] Next we consider the triplet pairing, with the vector $\vec{d}$ coinciding with $\vec{n}$, in which the mass term $M=v_{\Delta}\vec{n}\cdot\vec{\sigma}$ still anticommutes with the kinetic energy. The same trick can be applied again, to obtain the spectrum,
E()=,\[TripletSpec\] which is gapped as long as $\mu$ is finite. At $\mu=0$, the spectrum is gapless, and in fact reduces to the Dirac cone, with an increased velocity. A somewhat unusual situation arises when $\vec{d}=(k_x,k_y)$, for which the mass term [*commutes*]{} with the kinetic energy: when $\vec{n}\bot\vec{d}$, $[M\tau_{\pm},\vec{n}\cdot\vec{\sigma}\tau_3]$=0. It can be shown that the spectrum is then given by $E(\vec{k})=\pm{v_F}k\pm\sqrt{\mu^2+(v_{\Delta}k)^2}$. In this case the spectrum is still gapless, and it is the chemical potential that becomes modified and momentum-dependent, loosely speaking[@Linder].
In the absence of the inversion symmetry the general “mixed" mass term, with both $\Delta$ and $v_{\Delta}$ finite, is also allowed. Let us assume the triplet component to be given by $\vec{d}=\vec{n}$. By squaring the Hamiltonian, one can obtain, $[\hat{H}(\vec{k})]^2=(v_F\vec{n}\cdot\vec{\sigma}-\mu)^2+(\Delta_s+v_{\Delta}\vec{n}\cdot\vec{\sigma})^2$, and consequently
E()=,\[MixedSpec\] where a gapped spectrum exists only for the positive helicity branch when $\Delta=v_{\Delta}k_F=\Delta_{+}/2$, with the Fermi wavevector $k_F=\mu/v_F$.
Equations for zero-energy quasi-particle state
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In this section we shall consider the inhomogeneity in the mass term $M$ generated by an isolated vortex in which the magnetic field applied along $\hat{\rm{z}}$ is threading through its core. The superconducting phase changes by $2\pi{Q}$ on circling once around the core. Here $Q$ labels the winding number of the vortex. In the context of superconductivity, the mass term here is in general a function of both the center-of-mass position $\vec{r}$ and relative momentum $\vec{k}$ of the Cooper pair, namely, $M=M(\vec{r},\vec{k})$. More explicitly, in the polar coordinate $\vec{r}=(r\cos\phi,r\sin\phi)$, the vortex enters the mass via $M(\vec{r},\vec{k})=e^{{\it{i}}Q\phi}M(\vec{k})$. In the following subsections, we shall employ the BdG equation to investigate the zero-energy bound state in the vortex core for various pairing symmetries. In particular, we also consider the effects of an external Zeeman field $H_{\rm{Z}}=h\sum_{\vec{k}}\Psi^{\dag}_{\vec{k}}(\sigma_3\tau_0)\Psi_{\vec{k}}$, in which $\tau_0$ stands for the identity matrix acting on the Nambu space.
Singlet $s$-wave pairing {#singlet}
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The mass generated by the vortex of singlet $s$-wave pairing potential with the winding number of unity can be written as $M=e^{i\phi}|\Delta(r)|$, in which the magnitude increases from zero at the core and reaches a positive value of $\Delta_{\infty}$ when the distance $r$ is sufficiently large than the superconducting coherence length. In terms of the Dirac fermion $\Psi$ we defined, the quasi-particle states which diagonalize the BdG Hamiltonian and give exactly zero-energy have the corresponding coefficients ${\bf{u}}=\{u_1(\vec{r}),u_2(\vec{r})\}$ for the electron sector and the corresponding components ${\bf{v}}$ for the hole sector satisfy the following equations,
+e\^[i]{}|(r)|[**[v]{}**]{}=0,\
e\^[-i]{}|(r)|[**[u]{}**]{}+=0, where $\hbar$=$c$=1 is taken for simplicity. The momentum operators, $k_i=-i\partial_{i}$, are coupled to the gauge field $\vec{A}=(-y,x)B(r)/2$, where $B$ varies on a length scale of penetration length $l_p$ inside a superconductor. Using the identity $(\partial_x\pm{i}\partial_y)$=$e^{\pm{i}\phi}(\partial_r\pm (i/r)\partial_{\phi})$, and the angular decomposition, $[{\bf{u}},{\bf{v}}]^T$=$[u_1(r),e^{i\phi}u_2(r),e^{-i\phi}v_1(r),v_2(r)]^T$, one can decouple the set of four first-order differential equations into two blocks, namely,
f\_a +(-h)f\_b=0,\[Forb1\]\
f\_b -(+h)f\_a=0,\[Forb2\]\
g\_a +(-h)g\_b=0,\[decay1\]\
g\_b -(+h)g\_a=0,\[decay2\] where the definitions $u_2\pm{v_1}$=$f_a$($g_a$) and $u_1\mp{v_2}$=$f_b$($g_b$) are made. The explicit dependence of magnetic field $B$ and pairing potential $\Delta$ on the radial coordinate $r$ is not shown to simplify the notation. In fact, it will be seen in the following asymptotic analysis that the effects of coupling to the gauge field on the zero-mode are negligible.
Far from the core the gap function $\Delta(r)\rightarrow\Delta_{\infty}$ and moreover, only the derivative terms are relevant in the kinetic energy. The terms related to $B(r)$ can be dropped since $B(r)$ decay faster than $1/r$ in the case of a isolated vortex[@deGennesB]. Therefore, by defining the new variable $x\equiv\sqrt{|\mu^2-h^2|}r/v_F$, Eqs. (\[Forb1\]) and (\[Forb2\]) are reduced to the following:
(1)=0, where the plus(negative) signs are indicative of that $|\mu|$ is larger(smaller) than $|h|$, respectively. In both cases, as long as $h^2<\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}$, the two solutions for $f_a$ are both exploding at infinity, which, from Eq.(\[Forb1\]), is also true for $f_b$. Thus one concludes that $u_1=v_2$ and $u_2=-v_1$, to ensure the normalizability. The remaining components can be determined then from Eq. (\[decay1\]) and (\[decay2\]), which can be reduced to,
(1)=0, where two decaying solutions are available under the same condition $h^2<\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}$.
Near the core where the argument $x\ll1$, it is legitimate to keep only the singular and the derivative terms. This is because $\Delta(r)$ is vanishingly small there, and the inherent logarithmic divergence from $B(r)$[@deGennesB] is suppressed in the vector potential. Eqs. (\[decay1\]) and (\[decay2\]) can also be written as,
(+-)g\_a(x)=0,\[CoreEq\] where the plus sign still means that $|\mu|$ is larger than $|h|$. Now one can see that $u_2(x)$=$J_1(x)$, the first-order Bessel function, for small argument. Note that the other solution, $N_1(x)$, is forbidden because of its singularity of $1/x$ for small argument. For $|\mu|<|h|$, $u_2(x)$=$I_1(x)$, the modified Bessel function which is regular at small $x$. The other component $u_1(x)$ is not independent and is given by,
u\_1(x)=-(+)u\_2(x) , for small argument $x$. If we think of the pair potential $\Delta(r)$ as a step function which vanishes within some certain range and is a constant outside, the obtained solution from the second-order differential equation for $x\ll1$ can be smoothly joined with the solution for $x\gg1$ at the boundary by matching the values of the function and its first derivative. This can be accomplished when $h^2<\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}$ since, given one function on the left-hand side of the boundary, there are two available decaying solutions on the right-hand side. For an arbitrary $\Delta(r)$ the solutions can be obtained by adiabatic deformation of the step-like pair potential that leaves the asymptotic behaviors intact.
We conclude that, as long as $h^2<\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}$, there exists one zero-energy solution for the $s$-wave pairing vortex of winding number one, with the following radial wave function,
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(r)\
u\_2(r)\
-u\_2(r)\
u\_1(r)
),\[S\_wave\_function\] where the electron components $u_1$ and $u_2$ for small argument are given by,
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(x)\
u\_2(x)
)= (
[cccc]{} J\_0(x)\
-J\_1(x)
),\[s\_wf\_1\] when $h^2<\mu^2$. As for $\mu^2<h^2<\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}$, $J_0(x)$ and $J_1(x)$ are simply replaced with the corresponding modified Bessel functions $I_0(x)$ and $I_1(x)$, respectively. For a large argument,
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(x)\
u\_2(x)
)= (
[cccc]{} (A-B)\
-(A+B)
)e\^[-x]{},\[s\_wf\_2\] which is valid only for $h^2<\mu^2$. For $\mu^2<h^2<\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}$, the trigonometric functions are replaced with the corresponding hyperbolic ones. The coefficients $A$ and $B$ are to match $u_2(x)$ at the boundary and an additional overall coefficient for normalization is not shown explicitly.
A special case of above is when $\mu=h=0$ with the solution given by,
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(r)\
u\_2(r)
)= (
[cccc]{} 1\
0
)e\^[-\^r|(r’)|dr’]{},\[s\_wf\_FuKane\] which is exact for all range of $r$. Comparing with Eqs. (\[s\_wf\_1\]) and (\[s\_wf\_2\]), one should note that the ambiguity arising at the zero chemical potential is removed by the fact that $J_1$ is vanishing for zero argument. Besides, the zero-mode in presence of a finite chemical potential appears with both spin projections in contrast to the zero-mode in Eq. (\[s\_wf\_FuKane\]) where only the up-spin components show up[@FuKane]. For the case with an anti-vortex, $M\sim|\Delta(r)|e^{-i\phi}$, different angular decomposition, $[{\bf{u}},{\bf{v}}]^T$=$[e^{-i\phi}u_1(r),u_2(r),v_1(r),e^{i\phi}v_2(r)]^T$, has to be employed, and, consequently, $u_1\sim{J_1}$ and $u_2\sim{J_0}$ near the core. Moreover, in the special case with vanishing $\mu$ and $h$, the Majorana zero-mode have similar form as in Eq. (\[s\_wf\_FuKane\]) but with down-spin components only.
Triplet $p$-wave pairing {#triplet}
------------------------
Now we consider the triplet order parameter specified by $\vec{d}=(-k_y,k_x)$, which is parallel to the spin direction $\vec{n}$ in the kinetic energy. With this Rashba type $p$-wave pairing, an isotropic superconducting gap is generated for nonzero $\mu$ according to Eq. (\[TripletSpec\]) in contrast to the case with $\vec d\perp\vec n$. The quasi-particle states with zero energy in the presence of vortex in the triplet order parameter with winding number of unity have to satisfy the following equations,
v\_F(\_r+)f\_a+(-h-v\_\_r)f\_b=0\[f1\],\
v\_F\_rf\_b-f\_a=0\[f2\],\
v\_F(\_r+)g\_a+(-h+v\_\_r)g\_b=0\[g1\],\
v\_F\_rg\_b-g\_a=0\[g2\], where identical angular dependence has been employed, and $f_{a(b)}$ and $g_{a(b)}$ have the same definitions as before. $v_{\Delta}(r)$ is also a radial function. When $\mu=h=0$, it can readily be deduced that both $f_a$ and $g_a$ must be identically zero; otherwise the operator $(\partial_r+1/r)$ will lead to the divergence of $\sim 1/r$ in the solution near the origin. Consequently, the zero-energy state must satisfy $\partial_rf_b=\partial_rg_b=0$ for all $r$, which leads to the conclusion that the zero-energy bound state does not exist when $\mu=0$. For general $\mu$ and $h$, on the other hand, we may proceed in the same manner as in previous subsection. Near the vortex core the analysis is identical since the gap velocity $v_{\Delta}$ is vanishingly small there. Far from the core, it is useful to rewrite Eq. (\[f1\]) and (\[f2\]) in terms of $f_a\pm{i}f_b$, as,
(f\_a+if\_b)-ih(f-if\_b)=0,\[faa\]\
(f\_a-if\_b)+ih(f+if\_b)=0,\[fbb\] which also can be recast as a second-order differential equation. For $\mu^2-h^2>0$, the desired equation is $(d^2/dy^2-2\lambda{d}/dy+1)(f_a+if_b)=0$, where the variable $y=\sqrt{|\mu^2-h^2|/(v_F^2+v_{\Delta}^2)}r$ and the constant $\lambda=\mu{v_{\Delta}}/\sqrt{(v_F^2+v_{\Delta}^2)|\mu^2-h^2|}$. The solution then has a plane wave form, $e^{iky}$, with $k=-i\lambda\pm\sqrt{1-\lambda^2}$. Without loss of generality $v_{\Delta}$ may be assumed to be positive. We then first consider $\mu$ to be positive: there are then two exploding solutions for $f_a+if_b$ at infinity when $0<\lambda<1$, or equivalently $\mu^2>(1+v^2_{\Delta}/v^2_F)h^2$. For the case of $\lambda>1$, or $h^2$ is more close to $\mu^2$, the two solutions are still exploding but with $k=-i(\lambda\mp\sqrt{\lambda^2-1})$. On the other hand, for $\mu^2<h^2$, the differential equation becomes $(d^2/dy^2-2\lambda{d}/dy-1)(f_a+if_b)=0$, with the asymptotic solution of wave vector $k=-i(\lambda\pm\sqrt{\lambda^2+1})$. In this case one solution is always decaying, while the other is exploding. Thus we conclude that $f_a=f_b=0$ as long as $\mu^2>h^2$, and we take $u_1=v_2$ and $u_2=-v_1$. The remaining task then is to obtain the $u_i$’s from the equations for $g_a$ and $g_b$, which are identical to Eqs. (\[faa\]) and (\[fbb\]), except that $v_{\Delta}\rightarrow-v_{\Delta}$ and hence two decaying solutions at infinity are available as long as $\mu^2>h^2$.
For $\mu$ negative, the above conclusion has to be reversed, so that $g_a=g_b=0$ when $\mu^2>h^2$, and therefore $u_1=-v_2$ and $u_2=v_1$. The rest of analysis is the same as with positive $\mu$. The complete wave function for zero-energy state has the radial part summarized as following:
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(r)\
u\_2(r)\
-[[sgn]{}]{}()u\_2(r)\
[[sgn]{}]{}()u\_1(r)
),\[p\_wf\_1\] and the asymptotic behaviors are given by
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(y)\
u\_2(y)
)= (
[cccc]{} (A-B)\
(A+B)
)e\^[-||y]{},\[p\_wf\_2\] which has an oscillation on top of a decaying form when $0<\lambda<1$. It will be monotonically decaying at infinity when $\lambda>1$, and the trigonometric functions need to be replaced with the corresponding hypergeometric ones. The coefficients are determined by matching the function $u_2+iu_1$ to the solution near the core.
Mixed $s$-wave and $p$-wave pairing {#mixed}
-----------------------------------
Finally, we consider the combination of the problems in the previous two subsections. In absence of the inversion symmetry the kinetic energy in the normal state can have its chiral form with the pairing potential as the mixture in two order parameters of different parities. We will thus assume it to be a mixture of the singlet and triplet components, with the latter specified by $\vec{d}=(-k_y,k_x)$. For simplicity, we also neglect the Zeeman effect. Far from the vortex core, the corresponding equations for $f$’s are, similarly as before,
(v\_F\_r-\_)f\_a+(||-v\_\_r)f\_b=0,\
(v\_F\_r-\_)f\_b-(||-v\_\_r)f\_a=0, in which $\alpha$ specifies the sign of chemical potential, and we take $\alpha=1$ first. The above equations are identical to those for $g_a$ and $g_b$, except that $\Delta_{\infty}\rightarrow-\Delta_{\infty}$ and $v_{\Delta}\rightarrow-v_{\Delta}$. It follows that at infinity both $f_a\pm{if_b}$ are in the form of $e^{(\kappa\pm{iq}){r}}$ with $\kappa=(\alpha|\mu|{v_{\Delta}+\Delta_{\infty}v_F})/(v^2_{\Delta}+v^2_F)$ positive, and $q=(\alpha|\mu|{v_F-\Delta_{\infty}v_{\Delta}})/(v^2_{\Delta}+v^2_F)$. It is useful to define the parameters
\_=\_\_[k]{}\_F,\[DefDeltaPM\] where $v_Fk_F=|\mu|$ is the Fermi momentum for nonzero chemical potential and the renormalized Fermi velocity $\bar{v}_F=v_F(1+v^2_{\Delta}/v^2_F)$. The exploding solutions can then be written as $\sim e^{\Delta_{+}r/{\bar v}_F}$, which is similar to the case of $s$-wave pairing. Of course, the exploding solutions are forbidden, and therefore $u_1=v_2$ and $u_2=-v_1$. It can be seen that the set of equations for $g_a$ and $g_b$ will lead to two asymptotic decaying solutions in the form $e^{-\Delta_{+}r/{\bar v}_F}e^{\pm{iqr}}$, which in turn determines the zero-mode wavefunctions to be,
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(r)\
u\_2(r)
)= (
[cccc]{} Ae\^[i(qr+)]{}-Be\^[-i(qr-)]{}\
Ae\^[iqr]{}+Be\^[-iqr]{}
)e\^[-\_[+]{}[r]{}/|[v]{}\_F]{},\[mixed\_wf\] with the coefficients determined by the similar boundary conditions for matching $u_2$ to its piece near the core.
For a negative chemical potential, by similar reasoning, the set of equations associated with $f$’s gives two asymptotic solutions as $e^{\Delta_{-}r/{\bar v}_F}e^{\pm{iqr}}$, which will be forbidden if $\Delta_{-}>0$. Then, the zero-mode is determined from the set of equations associated with the $g$’s, which give similar solution as in Eq. (\[mixed\_wf\]), except that $\Delta_{+}\rightarrow\Delta_{-}$. However, the zero-mode will have $u_1=-v_2$ and $u_2=v_1$ in contrast to the previous case when $\Delta_{-}<0$, in which the solutions from the $f$’s were decaying and allowed, while those from $g$’s were forbidden. The wavefunction for $\mu<0$ therefore has a general form,
(
[cccc]{} u\_1(r)\
u\_2(r)\
-[[sgn]{}]{}(\_[-]{})u\_2(r)\
[[sgn]{}]{}(\_[-]{})u\_1(r)
),\[mix\_wf\_1\] where one can see that a vanishing $\Delta_{-}$ will remove the zero-mode. The corresponding $u_1$ and $u_2$ are determined in a similar manner.
Discussions and Conclusions
===========================
In the preceding sections, the existence of zero-energy bound states in the presence of various symmetries of the mass-gap is investigated in the context of superconducting Dirac fermions on the surface of a TI. It may also be useful to write the BdG Hamiltonian in presence of the vortex in terms of the 4-dimensional Dirac $\Gamma$-matrices. The $s$-wave vortex, for example, is described by the Hamiltonian $\hat{H}=\Gamma_1p_1+\Gamma_2p_2+|\Delta(r)|(\Gamma_3\cos\phi+\Gamma_5\sin\phi)+ih\Gamma_1\Gamma_2-i\mu\Gamma_3\Gamma_5$. The last two terms are the Zeeman field and the chemical potential, respectively. Choosing the representation for the matrices as $\Gamma_1=\sigma_z\otimes\sigma_y$, $\Gamma_2=-\sigma_z\otimes\sigma_x$, $\Gamma_3=\sigma_x\otimes{I_2}$, and $\Gamma_5=-\sigma_y\otimes{I_2}$ will then yield the original differential equations. The four matrices, together with $\Gamma_0
= \sigma_z\otimes\sigma_z$, are all Hermitian, and anticommuting among themselves, $\{\Gamma_i,\Gamma_j\}=2\delta_{ij}$ for $i,j=0,1,2,3,5$. It is easy to see that in the absence of the last two terms the matrix $\Gamma_0$ anticommutes with the Hamiltonian, and thus ensures that the spectrum has the reflection symmetry around zero. In this limit there is a total of $|n|$ zero-modes for the vortex of vorticity $n$[@Jackiw1; @IndexW]. It can be shown from the general properties of the Clifford algebra satisfied by the Dirac matrices that there also exists one antilinear operator that anticommutes with $\hat{H}$ even in the presence of the last two, $\sim \Gamma_1\Gamma_2$ and $\sim
\Gamma_3\Gamma_5$ terms[@footnote]. In the representation defined above, in which $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_5$ are the only two matrices among five which are imaginary, the antilinear operator in question is $A=i\Gamma_1\Gamma_3K$, where $K$ denotes the operation of complex conjugation. Explicitly,
A=(
[cccc]{} 0&i\_y\
-i\_y&0
)K. We recognize that the zero-mode $\Psi_0$ in Eq.(\[S\_wave\_function\]) is its eigenvector with eigenvalue $1$: $A\Psi_0=\Psi_0$. Here, it is worthwhile noting that $\Gamma_0$ and $A$ serve as the sublattice (chiral) and particle-hole symmetry operators, respectively. In the presence of finite chemical potential and/or Zeeman field, only the particle-hole symmetry is present and the JRD Hamiltonian belongs to the class D in the symmetry classifications.[@Altland] In the case of vanishing chemical potential and zero magnetic field, the chiral symmetry is restored and the JRD Hamiltonian belongs to the class DIII.
![(Color online) The phases of zero-mode for $h^2$ versus $\mu^2$ in the (a) $s$-wave pairing and (b) $p$-wave pairing cases. The left-handed sides with respect to the empty circles denote the existence of the zero-mode, while the right-handed sides, including the empty circle, indicate that the zero-mode is not normalizable and hence does not exist. The blue regions stand for the fact that the wavefunction has, in addition to the decaying, an asymptotic oscillation part, which is gone when entering the green regions.[]{data-label="PurePhase"}](PhaseDecay.eps)
The effects of the Zeeman field on the zero-mode may be summarized as in Fig. \[PurePhase\](a). For $|h|>\sqrt{\mu^2+\Delta^2_{\infty}}$, specified by the empty circle, the zero-mode is not normalizable, and hence disappears from the spectrum. The full circle, on the other hand, denotes the end of oscillations in the zero-mode in Eq. (\[s\_wf\_1\]) and (\[s\_wf\_2\]). Lastly, the presence of a single Fermi surface is the key difference in comparison with the same problem of the vortex in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor, in which the spin-orbit coupling is just the chiral kinetic energy, while the ordinary kinetic energy enter the Hamiltonian as $i(k^2/2m-\mu)\Gamma_3\Gamma_5$. It is easy to see that while the operator $A$ still anticommutes with the Hamiltonian, no zero-mode exists in the case for the $s$-wave symmetry of the order parameter[@Lu2].
In the triplet case, the corresponding BdG Hamiltonian has a momentum-dependent mass term. In the Dirac notation, the Hamiltonian is now $\hat{H}=H_D+iMH_D+ih\Gamma_1\Gamma_2-i\mu\Gamma_3\Gamma_5$, where $H_D$ and $M$ are of the same form as, respectively, the kinetic energy and $s$-wave mass in the previous paragraph. It can be shown that the operator $A$ still facilitates the reflection symmetry of the energy spectrum, due to the factor of $i$ in the order-parameter term, which on the other hand is necessary to make it Hermitian. We showed here that the zero-mode does not exist when $\mu=0$, which can also be understood in terms of the symmetry of the zero-mode $\Psi_0$ in Eq. (\[p\_wf\_1\]) under $A$: for positive and negative chemical potential $\mu$, we find that $A\Psi_0=\pm\Psi_0$, respectively. In fact, the disappearance of the zero-mode at $\mu=0$ suggests a topological transition[@DasSarma], because the spectrum in Eq.(\[TripletSpec\]) in the translationally invariant case becomes gapless right at $\mu=0$. In Fig. \[PurePhase\](b) we summarize the effects of Zeeman field on the zero-mode. For $h^2>\mu^2$, there is no zero-mode, as again denoted by the empty circle. Similarly, the full circle at $h^2=\mu^2/(1+v^2_{\Delta}/v^2_F)$, represents the disappearance of oscillations under the overall exponential decaying in the zero-mode.
In a real type-II superconductor, the Zeeman field $h$ is not uniform and is proportional to the distribution of magnetic field $B(r)$, a function riding on the scale of penetration length $l_p$. The obtained zero-mode $\Psi_0$ possesses two length scales $k_F^{-1}=v_F/\sqrt{|\mu^2-h^2|}$ and $\xi=v_F/\Delta$, which are assumed to be much smaller than the penetration length in the present problem. Therefore, it is valid to regard $h(r)$ as a *quasi*-constant throughout the space. In fact, the distribution $B(r)=\frac{\phi_0}{2\pi{l}_p^2}K_0(r/\lambda)$ for an isolated vortex, where $\phi_0$ is the magnetic flux. Hence, it could happen that near the core $|h|>|\mu|$ as a result of $|B|\sim\ln\frac{{l}_p}{r}$ when $r\ll{l}_p$[@deGennesB]. Correspondingly, the zero-mode will behave monotonically near the core, which is just the same as the the modified Bessel function with a length scale of $v_F/|h|$. Nevertheless, the zero-mode will still be sustainable with the asymptotic $h(r\rightarrow\infty)$ within the range in Fig.\[PurePhase\].
![(Color online) Different phases for the zero-mode in the mixed pairing symmetry, as a function of $\mu$ and the parameter $\Delta_{-}$, assuming $\Delta_{+}$ is positive. The dotted axis is to exclude the special cases with $\mu=0$. The grey and blue regions denote different eigenvalues of $A$ for the zero-mode $\Psi_0$ as specified in text. At the dashed line $\mu<0$, $\Delta_- =0$, in between the two phases where $\Delta_-$ changes sign (as denoted by the green arrows) the localized zero-mode does not exist.[]{data-label="MixedPhase"}](PhaseMixed.eps)
The mixed $s$-wave and $p$-wave symmetry is of relevance when it comes to the 2D surface considered here. In this case, the corresponding mass term is $M+iMH_D$, which still anticommutes with $A$ and the principles outlined above can be applied. The amplitudes of the respective pairings are determined by their asymptotic values $\Delta_{\infty}$ and $v_{\Delta}$. First, note that the Fermi surfaces for $\mu>0$ and $\mu<0$ have opposite helicities, and the corresponding zero-mode wave functions in Eq.(\[mixed\_wf\]) have the decaying length as ${\bar
v}_F/\Delta_{+}$ and ${\bar v}_F/|\Delta_{-}|$, respectively. As shown in Fig. \[MixedPhase\], the eigenvalue $\lambda$ of the zero-mode, $A\Psi_0=\lambda\Psi_0$, may be different for opposite signs of the product $\Delta_{+}\Delta_{-}$. Assuming $\mu$ is nonzero and $\Delta_{+}$ is positive, $\lambda$ remains the same when one changes $\mu=|\mu|$ to $\mu=-|\mu|$ if $\Delta_{-}>0$, which is similar to the $s$-wave case. However, $\lambda$ changes sign if $\Delta_{-} < 0$, and this resembles the situation in the $p$-wave case. Besides, the zero-mode stops being normalizable when $\mu<0$ and the parameters $\Delta_{\infty}$ and $k_Fv_{\Delta}$ have $\Delta_{-}$ vanishing, which corresponds to a gapless condition in Eq. (\[MixedSpec\]). This is specified by the dashed line in Fig. \[MixedPhase\]. The meaning of the parameters $\Delta_{\pm}$ is clear when one considers the helicity basis, $\{a^{\dag}_{\rm{k}+},a^{\dag}_{\rm{k}-}\}$, which can be transformed back to the ordinary basis, $\{a^{\dag}_{\rm{k}\uparrow},a^{\dag}_{\rm{k}\downarrow}\}$, with the following,
(
[cccc]{} a\^\_[[k]{}+]{}\
a\^\_[[k]{}-]{}
)= (
[cccc]{} 1 &ie\^[i\_[**k**]{}]{}\
ie\^[-i\_[**k**]{}]{}& 1
) (
[cccc]{} a\^\_[[k]{}]{}\
a\^\_[[k]{}]{}
), where the angle $\phi_{\bf k}$ denotes the direction associated with the momentum on the plane.[@YipTopology; @Santos] Therefore, the time-reversal invariant pairing Hamiltonian can also be written as,[@YipTopology]
H\_=\_[**[k]{}**]{}(i\_[+]{}e\^[-i\_[[k]{}]{}]{}a\^\_[[k]{}+]{}a\^\_[-[k]{}+]{}- i\_[-]{}e\^[i\_[[k]{}]{}]{}a\^\_[[k]{}-]{}a\^\_[-[k]{}-]{}) + h.c., where the two independent order parameters $\Delta_{+,-}$ are real, and corresponding to the pairing order parameters on the two helicity bands. Transforming back to the usual spin basis, the explicit singlet/triplet order parameters are then given by, $\Delta_{s(p)}=(\Delta_{+}\pm\Delta_{-})/2$, respectively, which then yields the relation in Eq. (\[DefDeltaPM\]). It is worthwhile comparing with the noncentrosymmetric superconductors in which the presence of quadratic dispersion term $k^2/2m$ in the normal state leads to appearance of *both* helicity bands at the Fermi level. It follows that those with same (opposite) signs of $\Delta_{\pm}$ resemble the singlet $s$-wave (triplet $p$-wave) superconductors.[@YipTopology] Only the triplet superconductors are associated with topological states such as Andreev bound or zero-energy vortex bound states, which can exist near the topological defects. For superconducting surface Dirac fermions considered here, the appearance of a *single* helicity band near the Fermi level is the key difference.[@Alicea] All the pairing symmetries that we consider possess topological states as long as the superconducting gap is not closed by the Zeeman field or the decreasing chemical potential. Nevertheless, the mixed-parity pairing symmetry cases with same (opposite) signs of $\Delta_{\pm}$ still resemble the pure $s$-wave ($p$-wave) case, manifested by the eigenvalue of antilinear spectrum-reflecting operator $A$ as in Fig.\[MixedPhase\].
In conclusion, we determined the zero-modes for a variety of the Jackiw-Rossi-Dirac Hamiltonians representing pairing of electrons on the surface of a topological insulator in presence of superconducting gaps of different symmetries.
[**Acknowledgment**]{}
The work has been supported by NSC Taiwan (C.K.L.) and NSERC Canada (I.F.H.). C.K.L. also thanks Dr. Sungkit Yip for drawing Ref.[@FuKane] to his attention and the relevant discussions.
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- Industry News-August 5 » RWA-WF - [...] Reetta Raitanen compiles regular “Link Feasts” of articles and posts on writing, social media, and more. Here’s her latest…
Thanks for the blog love, Reeta. We are so lucky to have Margie posting for us at Writers in the Storm.
And you have quite an extensive list of great links. Thanks for all the work it took to find them.
-Fae Rowen
I love Writers in the Storm. You have a great writing team. I’m glad I discovered Margie and her classes through you.
Love that quote, Reetta! And what a mash-up. I’m so honored by the mention. 🙂
August McLaughlin recently posted..Creativity Under Pressure: How to Write Your Way Through Storms
I’m always happy to include you, August 🙂 Your blog is great inspiration to take better care of myself.
Thanks so much for the link love! This is a fantastic round-up of posts – I’ve bookmarked it so I can sink my teeth into it later. 😉
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Thanks, Krissy. I’m glad to hear you found the links useful.
Another great roundup! I read Rachael Aaron’s How I wrote 10,000 Words in One Day post last summer; it was interesting to see how it worked out for Holly Black. And Lynn Viehl’s 10 Signs was LOL!
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Black History Month
October is Black History Month: an opportunity to raise the profile of Black history.
What is 'Black history'?
The term ‘Black history’ covers a wide spectrum. Is it just about the presence of Black peoples in the UK, or is it about the history of mighty nations and continents, such as those in Africa, India and the Pacific? Whatever Black history means to you, it cannot and should not be covered in just one month.
Black history or the history of Black peoples and people of colour are long stories, encompassing many themes and eras. They should be implicit in many of the subjects and time periods that are taught at school, featured in exhibitions, written about in books and articles, but unfortunately they are not.
There are differing feelings about having a specific month for the celebration of diverse histories. Whatever your feelings, Black History Month is an opportunity to wave the flag for those multiple histories and remind everyone of the need ensure that all history explores the many different facets and peoples involved.
British Black History
This month Miranda Kaufmann is releasing her book on Black Tudors: The Untold Story and last year David Olusoga released his book Black and British: A Forgotten History. Both of these books are serious works that highlight the long presence of Black history and diversity in the UK, and they explore how that presence is not a one off but a constant. Diversity in Britain is the story of British history.
British, European and World history are interwoven and interlinked and so are its peoples, and yet the histories are often separated out and compartmentalised. For some themes that may make sense but for many it simply excludes.
Book now for What's Happening in Black British History? VII with David Olusoga.
Facets of the big picture
At a time when many Black communities are feeling isolated and ignored, or worse still persecuted, then the need to show black, white and mixed communities that all of our histories are connected, of equal value and are all facets of the big picture (or even the small picture), has never been more important. This cannot be done in one month – but let’s use October to highlight Black history and dedicate some thinking into how it can be included in a meaningful way across historical subjects.
The Historical Association is proud to support Black History Month and to work for a wider and more inclusive understanding of history where all peoples can see their faces and their cultures represented. |
// Copyright 2016 Keybase Inc. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package libkbfs
import (
"sync"
"github.com/keybase/backoff"
"github.com/keybase/client/go/libkb"
"github.com/keybase/client/go/logger"
"github.com/keybase/go-framed-msgpack-rpc/rpc"
"golang.org/x/net/context"
)
// NewSharedKeybaseConnection returns a connection that tries to
// connect to the local keybase daemon.
func NewSharedKeybaseConnection(kbCtx Context, config Config,
handler rpc.ConnectionHandler) *rpc.Connection {
transport := &SharedKeybaseTransport{kbCtx: kbCtx}
constBackoff := backoff.NewConstantBackOff(RPCReconnectInterval)
opts := rpc.ConnectionOpts{
WrapErrorFunc: libkb.WrapError,
TagsFunc: libkb.LogTagsFromContext,
ReconnectBackoff: func() backoff.BackOff { return constBackoff },
}
return rpc.NewConnectionWithTransport(
handler, transport, libkb.ErrorUnwrapper{},
logger.LogOutputWithDepthAdder{Logger: config.MakeLogger("")}, opts)
}
// SharedKeybaseTransport is a ConnectionTransport implementation that
// uses a shared local socket to a keybase daemon.
type SharedKeybaseTransport struct {
kbCtx Context
// Protects everything below.
mutex sync.Mutex
transport rpc.Transporter
stagedTransport rpc.Transporter
}
// Test that SharedKeybaseTransport fully implements the
// ConnectionTransport interface.
var _ rpc.ConnectionTransport = (*SharedKeybaseTransport)(nil)
// Dial is an implementation of the ConnectionTransport interface.
func (kt *SharedKeybaseTransport) Dial(ctx context.Context) (
rpc.Transporter, error) {
_, transport, _, err := kt.kbCtx.GetSocket(true)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
kt.mutex.Lock()
defer kt.mutex.Unlock()
kt.stagedTransport = transport
return transport, nil
}
// IsConnected is an implementation of the ConnectionTransport interface.
func (kt *SharedKeybaseTransport) IsConnected() bool {
kt.mutex.Lock()
defer kt.mutex.Unlock()
return kt.transport != nil && kt.transport.IsConnected()
}
// Finalize is an implementation of the ConnectionTransport interface.
func (kt *SharedKeybaseTransport) Finalize() {
kt.mutex.Lock()
defer kt.mutex.Unlock()
kt.transport = kt.stagedTransport
kt.stagedTransport = nil
}
// Close is an implementation of the ConnectionTransport interface.
func (kt *SharedKeybaseTransport) Close() {
// Since this is a shared connection, do nothing.
}
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Quotient space is a term from linear algebra. It is a vector space that is made using a vector subspace, and a parallel projection. The elements of quotient spaces are equivalence classes.
A simple example of a quotient space is the following: take the Cartesian coordinate system and draw a straight line which goes through the origin of that system. All the lines which are parallel to that line are a quotient space.
More detailed description
In linear algebra, the quotient space of a vector space V by a subspace N, also said V/N, is the set of vectors v and w of V such that v-w is in N. We can also say that v added by any vector of N is in the class of v, also called [v]. The set of v and vectors in V such that v plus all those vectors are in N are written V/N (V/N = {v + N | v V }).
Also, two vectors of V are equivalent if their substraction are in W.
The quotient space shares this two propierties:
a[x] = [ax] for all a K, and
[x] + [y] = [x + y].
Also, dim(V /W) = dim V - dim W.
We will construct an explicit basis for V/W. Let (w1, . . . , wn) be a basis of W, and extend it to a basis (w1, . . . , wn, v1, . . . , vk) of V. Note that with this notation, dim W = n and dim V = n + k. We claim that (v1 + W, . . . , vk + W) forms a basis of V /W, in other words, ([v1], [v2], . . . , [vk]).
If so, we will then have dim(V /W) = k = (n + k) - n = dim V - dim W as claimed. |
For headphone-less speaker systems directivity of sound is one of the most important characteristics to provide efficient performance of the speakers and three-dimensional perception of sounds by a sound receiver. Directivity is based on the fact that the magnitude of a sound pressure differs depending on direction. There exists a great variety of speaker systems aimed at generation of directional acoustic beams, wherein designs and structures of such system also varies in a wide range depending on specific purpose of the system applications. The speaker systems for directional sound generation, in which the speakers are organized in regular patterns or matrix structure, find wide practical application and are in constant development and improvement. Especially popular and efficient are speaker systems wherein unit sound emitters are represented by piezo emitters. This is because by controlling the intensities and phase of acoustic beams generated by individual piezo emitters it becomes possible not only to create the converging acoustic beams but also to control direction of the beams to a listener or to a specific part of the listener's body, e.g., the head or ears.
On the other hand, known in the art are combined optoacoustic systems in which a plurality of speakers arranged into a regular array for tracking a listener are with the use of optical camera or cameras that assist in finding the position of a listener or listener's body.
For example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20080159571 (Published on July 2008, Inventor: A. Hooley) discloses a portable sound system for use in portable devices such as laptops or mobile phones. The system operates on the principles of parametric sound generation to create a virtual headphone-like system using focusable and steerage beams of ultrasonic sound emitted from a portage phased array or similar source of ultrasonic sound beams, focused at the vicinity of the left and right ear of the user. The system being also capable of producing audible surround sound and adapted to compensate for head motion through use of an optical based tracking system. The platform is fitted with a camera and image-processing software providing at least part of a tracking system as described above. The software analyses the camera captured images when the camera is facing the user of the device and determines from those camera images the location of the head of the user, and from that either deduces the ear positions, or further image analysis is used to measure the ear positions or the general head orientation for subsequent deduction of the ear position, if the latter cannot be directly tracked.
U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20110129101 (Published on Jun. 2, 2011, Inventor: A. Hooley) discloses a directional microphone system that includes an ultrasonic emitter and receiver. The emitter directs a beam of ultrasound at the audio source with sufficient intensity that non-linear air effects cause non-linear interactions between the ultrasonic sound and the source's sonic sound. Ultrasonic frequency-mired sounds are thereby generated and received by the ultrasonic receiver. Signal processing is carried out on the received signals to strip out the audio signals. The emitter and receiver may be co-located and the emitted beam may be focused at the location of the audio source. The receiver may also be directional acid focusable. The directional microphone system may be very small and yet highly directional at sonic including low audible frequencies. Optimization may be carried out by scanning the beam around, or by using the mobile phone's built-in camera (where fitted) to optically detect the position of the user's mouth, or under user control.
U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20130121515 (Publication Date: May 16, 2013; Inventors: A. Hooley, et al.) discloses combining a head-tracking system, for example a camera system with a plurality of loudspeakers to enhance the audio experience of the user. The location of the user can be used to alter the audio signal sent to the plurality of loudspeakers to improve such functions as surround sound. In addition, the camera system can be used, when combined with an array of loudspeakers that can produce tight beams of sound, to direct different sound beams at different users, with virtually no crosstalk to allow users to experience different media from the same audio system, and which is tolerant of changed user positions. In addition, the camera system can aid setting up the array for real surround sound delivery, which bounces sound beams off wall. Cross-talk cancellation can additionally be used. The sound beams may represent 2-D or 3-D sound sources in real time. Sound beam parameters are adjusted to provide the listener with in impression of the 2-D or 3-D position and movement of sound-producing entities of audio-visual program material in real-time. The beam parameters used include beam-direction, beam focal length, frequency response and gain. Such a Sound Projector producing a real-time representation of 3-D sound sources can be used alone or in conjunction with a video display, a television, a personal computer or a games console.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,515,719 issued on Apr. 7, 2009 to A. Hooley, et al. discloses a method and apparatus for taking an input signal, replicating it a number of times and modifying each of the replicas before routing them to respective output transducers such that a desired sound field is created. This sound field may comprise a directed beam, focused beam or a simulated origin. In a first aspect, delays are added to sound channels to remove the effects of different travelling distances. In a second aspect, a delay is added to a video signal to account for the delays added to the sound channels. In a third aspect, different window functions are applied to each channel to give improved flexibility of use. In a fourth aspect, a smaller extent of transducers is used top output high frequencies than are used to output low frequencies. An array having a larger density of transducers near the center is also provided. In a fifth aspect, a line of elongate transducers is provided to give good directivity in a plane. In a sixth aspect, sound beams are focused in front or behind surfaces to give different beam widths and simulated origins. In a seventh aspect, a camera is used to indicate where sound is directed. |
Hi,
My name is Cori. CCDesign (Cori's Creative Designs. I have been designing and making my jewelry for a little more than 10 years this is something that I love to do. I started out my jewelry venture as a hobby. And as in most hobbies it has evolved into a business. People were always saying how much they loved my jewelry and how I should start selling. So, I did and people that bought my jewelry said they got so many compliments on their new treasure. I did home jewelry parties. I had the most fun. I offered a percentage to the host of the sales from the party. We played a game that involved the guests to find items in the purse beginning with a certain letter. I always gave a small gift the the person with the most points.
I later consigned in small boutiques, tanning salons and consignment shops. I still do consignment.
This year I really decided to get into the internet world and sell my jewelry. What a great experience I am getting. I never realized the work and detail that goes into trying to sell online. I have become computer literate to some degree, have learned how to become a better photographer, marketing my jewelry online is a real challenge. The jewelry business is very saturated in todays world. So I'm a very small fish in a huge pond. My goal is to grow!
My main focus is building my shop on etsy,.
I hope you will take a look. And thanks for checking me out.
Thursday, June 7, 2007 |
I other chap, Milo Yainnopoulos, out.
Guido understands that shock-jock firebrands James Delingpole and Milo Yiannopoulos are both exiting Breitbart London. The return of Farage’s former chief of staff Raheem Kassam to Breitbart has left the two in despair, after they had spent nine months trying to move the site away from the hectoring Tea Party-style news service Kassam ran it as during his previous stint at the site. Kassam says the US-funded site will once again take a keen interest in UKIP’s affairs.Rumour has it the two have retreated to the country to plan a new YouTube-heavy entertainment website of their own. The walkout is bad news for Breitbart London, Delingpole and Yiannopoulos were two of the most well known writers on the staff and both are brands in their own right with considerable personal followings; [...[The ever energetic Kassam more generously says “James and Milo have been fantastic columnists for Breitbart London, we wouldn’t be where we are now without them. I hope that despite the loss of editorial control they will continue to contribute to the site.”
I can’t help thinking of Lady Bracknell. To lose one job, Mr. Kassam, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose a handful looks like carelessness.
There was a distinctly “Alistair Campbell” look on his face when he appeared with Emily Maitlis on Newsnight; a look that expresses a kind of satisfaction from publicly dishing the dirt and speaking “as an insider”, while trying (but failing) to look self-sacrificial and slightly pained. (Alistair Campbell had that look while doing the rounds as an ex-alcoholic, intimate and adviser to Charles Kennedy.)
Raheem Kassam’s Ukip related gossip, some of which, as it happens does ring true, has been featured in both the Spectator and the Guardian, and many of the below the line comments in both politically opposite papers are uncannily similar. Mostly suspicious and critical.
A Guardian comment:
“Something very unpleasant about this man, I'm sorry but I wouldn't trust a word he says.”
Trust him or not, the BBC will relish these revelations as they denigrate UKIP. Come to think of it, so will the Guardian and the Spectator. Common enemy and all that. In the short term Raheem Kassam can only benefit from the publicity, but we’ll have to wait and see if anything more damaging comes to light.
The whole thing is very rum (as we imaginary pipe smokers say).
The ferocious fall-out with Robin Shepherd was - to put it mildly - weird. (What WAS that about?)
And UKIP's Suzanne Evans denouncing RK's Breitbart as "far-right" on Andrew Marr's show was just as intriguing. |
Support from Small Businesses October 13, 2015June 25, 2016 Clive Field Business support for restoration The Federation of Small Businesses, Cotswold Branch, recently made a donation in support of the Cotswold Canals Trust 2015 Restoration Appeal. Lockside cheque presentation Branch Chairman Russell Warner is pictured beside Wallbridge Upper Lock presenting the FSB cheque to CCT Treasurer Trudy Ayre. Russell explained that the motivation for the donation was a CCT Walk & Talk evening at Wallbridge in June this year. "The Federation of Small Businesses is all about assisting small businesses and the self-employed. We booked the Walk & Talk as a social evening for twenty two of our members not really knowing what to expect. "The presentation and guided walk covered the history of the canal and the local industries it served, as well as the future plans for its restoration. We all found it to be unusually inspiring. "It became clear that an operational canal through Stroud will, in the future, do what it did for the local community and its businesses when it was built in the 1700s. "But rather than coal for the woollen mills, this time it will bring employment, tourism and investment to Stroud." The Federation of Small Businesses The Cotswold Branch of the Federation of small Businesses is the second largest branch — by membership — in the Gloucestershire & West of England Region. The Federation’s stated mission is 'to be, and remain, the largest and most effective organisation promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and small business owners within the UK'. Donation & Support Welcomed Trust Treasurer Trudy Ayre thanked Russell for the FSB Donation saying, "The FSB donation and support is very welcome. Up until now we have directed the Restoration Appeal to the Trust Membership and the response has been impressive. We shall be widening the appeal to local businesses and funding bodies as a means of adding to the sum we are applying for from the Heritage Lottery Fund." Click here, or on the icon below, to find out how the FSB might help you and how you might help its other members Click here to email Russell Warner direct Click here to find out how to donate to the CCT Restoration Appeal Click here to book a Cotswold Canals Trust Walk & Talk Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Related |
"Neró Spa" etiquette
Here you can find out everything you need to know about Neró Spa.
ADMISSION AND RESTRICTIONS
- NERÓ SPA is a place of well-being where an atmosphere of peace and relaxation prevails. For this reason, access to the spa is limited, ensuring all guests an absolute level of privacy and tranquility.
- Please speak quietly and note that bringing electronic devices, books, magazines, food, and drinks is not permitted.
- Smoking is prohibited in the entire Neró Spa area.
- Only persons over the age of 16 can enter.
DRESS CODE
- Wearing swimwear is compulsory. If you do not wish to wear lycra swimwear, you can buy cotton swimwear at the reception.
- We advise you not to wear watches or jewellery during your stay at Neró Spa. Please understand that we cannot be held responsible for any kind of damage or loss of valuable personal items. You are free to use the safes at the entrance of the changing rooms.
- We recommend entering the spa without make-up to allow the beneficial properties of the thermal water on the skin.
YOUTH
The minimum age for our treatments is 12 years. For minors between 12 and 16 years of age, the presence of an adult is mandatory during the treatment.
WELCOME KIT
Towels, bathrobes, and high-quality care products are available to all guests of the Neró Spa. The changing rooms are also available to everyone and are equipped with convenient lockers, showers, and hair dryers.
NERÓ SPA MEMBERSHIP
Redeemable every day
- 12 NERÓ SPA WATER PATHS AT 2 HOURS EACH (€352.00)
ADVANTAGES
- 15% discount on overnight stays at the hotel
- 10% discount on products at Neró Spa
- 10% discount on treatments
- 10% discount at La Piazzetta restaurant from Monday to Friday (with the exception of Jazz by the Pool and bar service
FREE
Spa kit with bathrobe, towel, and slippers for the duration of your stay.
GUIDELINES
- Personal membership card
- Redeemable daily
- Valid for six months from date of issue
- Water path by appointment only
- Each entry to a water path is valid for a maximum of two hours.
- Discounts reserved for Neró Spa members cannot be combined with other offers or promotions.
BOOKING
- Book treatments in advance to secure your preferred date. Call +39 049 793477 or email nerospa@no-spam.termepreistoriche.no-spam.it.
- Arrive in the waiting area at least 15 minutes before the treatment begins to slowly settle in.
- If you are late for your treatment, please let us know us by phone. If possible, we will carry out the full treatment; otherwise, the treatment will unfortunately have to be shortened.
- To cancel or change a reservation, please give us at least 24 hours’ notice. Cancellations up to one hour before the start of the treatment will be charged 50% of the amount of the booked massage or treatment.
- Please be aware that if the appointment is not cancelled within the specified deadlines or without notice, the full amount will be charged. |
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Do you call your boyfriend too much? Do you find yourself tempted to pick up the phone to share the most insignificant factoid with him? Do you worry that if you don’t call your boyfriend, he won’t call you? Then this post is for you, girlfriend.
Believe me—I know it’s hard. I’m writing about this because I love talking on the phone, and I have had to train myself to call my boyfriend less because really, I usually don’t have anything to say (just want to talk…) and it feels nice to get called instead of always doing the calling.
I was in a long-distance relationship last summer, and I used call the guy to meticulously debrief every detail of my day with him. One day, I was complaining about how he’s always rushing to get off the phone, and my friend Shannan finally said to me, “Girl, stop calling him so much! If you want to tell someone about every second of your day, call me! That’s what girl friends are for!” I had never considered such a thing. But it’s true. Women are from Venus—and Venusians love talking things through. Men, on the other hand, do not like talking on the phone as much. So no more two-hour phone convos, ladies! In fact, try and keep the convos with your boyfriend under 20 minutes or less, and he will be calling you all the time, because he knows it will be a no-pressure, no-drama experience.
I don’t care how nasty his man-cave is, you want your place looking nice for you to enjoy and for when he finally does come over. Instead of pining after him, wash your dishes, do your laundry, and go buy yourself some flowers for your living room. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to scramble to make my apartment presentable. I’ve often had my boyfriend show up at my place while I’m still loading the dishwasher with the week’s worth of dishes I let pile up in the sink. Embarrassing!
I’m telling you, crazy girls, that a fun, easy way to bring the things you want in your life to you is to make a vision board for it. Instead of pouring your heart out to your boyfriend, sit on the floor with a bunch of magazines and create a vision board of something you want in your life. If you have doubts about your relationship, make a love vision board with images of happy, active couples. If you are really upset about something that happened at work today, make a vision board containing images of the work environment and experiences you want. They take awhile to make and you feel great while working on it—like your dreams are within reach.
Cooking is very calming, and it’s a great way to lower your crazy girl anxiety quotient that may be building as you debate whether or not to call your boyfriend. Don’t worry about finding a fancy recipe. Just drop into Trader Joe’s and buy their pre-seasoned meats and some side dishes you can easily make. Don’t forget the wine! I choose my wine by whichever sounds like it will be sweet (Muscatos are super-sweet) and whichever wines are in sexy-shaped bottles. During your cooking session, listen to some good ole independent-woman-in-love music (I suggest Corrine Bailey Rae) and make yourself a beautiful meal. When you finally do talk to him, you can brag about the awesome meal you made. He’ll be sorry he missed it.
Other things you can do instead of calling your boyfriend:
Things you absolutely SHOULD NOT do instead of calling your boyfriend:
And believe it or not—I wrote this post to keep from calling my boyfriend and GUESS WHO just called to talk? Works like a charm… |
For many years, major U.S. entertainment companies have been trying to gain the power to make websites disappear from the Internet at their say-so. The Internet blacklist bills SOPA and PIPA were part of that strategy, along with the Department of Homeland Security’s project of seizing websites that someone accused of copyright infringement. Hollywood’s quest for more censorship power was on display again today at a House of Representatives committee hearing that was supposed to be discussing reforms at ICANN, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Internet’s domain name system.
Two men are going to fight this weekend, and HBO and Showtime have already thrown the first punch in the legal fight over online streaming of the match. Taking advantage of an increasingly abused loophole in copyright law, they have just won a court order requiring a host of third parties to block access to sites that may stream the fight. In other words, if you run a Wi-Fi network (for example, you’re a coffee shop) and someone may use your network to watch the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight via unauthorized sources, HBO and Showtime think they can force you to block your customers’ access.
Brazil's Marco Civil law contains vigorous language intended to protect free expression, and a stable, secure and neutral network in Brazil. But as we have noted before, such laws must be interpreted and enforced appropriately to be effective. A good Internet law can quickly turn bad if incorrectly or improperly applied. |
BiographyEdit
Moore was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He went to Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon where he earned his BFA in Performance Arts degree and performed for two summers at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2000, he moved to Los Angeles and reunited with his agent from Portland, Rachelle Ryan, who is now a manager in Los Angeles.
The lanky and slightly gaunt character actor Joel David Moore specialized in portrayals of slightly goofy eccentrics when he debuted onscreen in the late 2000s, but also demonstrated the ability to play it straight when necessary, per his lead in the 2006 slasher outing Hatchet.
In 2007, Moore joined the cast of James Cameron's Avatar (2009) as Norm Spellman, again playing against type, portraying an eager, by-the-book scientist and Avatar Program member. Moore reprised his role in a video segment for the Avatar: Discover Pandora worldwide touring exhibit in 2016. He also made an appearance at the exhibit's world premiere in Taiwan the same year with Jon Landau.
Moore specialized in comedies, with a particularly off-the-wall performance as team player Owen in the 2004 Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, his best known role. He was equally memorable in the frat-boy laughers Grandma's Boy, released in 2006, and in the 2007 Dukes of Hazzard prequel, Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, as backwoodsman Cooter. Moore had a starring role in the romantic comedy The Hottie and the Nottie. He also had a remarkable role in the comedic music video for pop star Katy Perry's hit single Waking up in Vegas.
Moore has also been involved in directing, including the 2016 comedic drama Youth in Oregon and the upcoming English remake of the 2013 Korean thriller Hide and Seek.
Starting his career in commercials, he has been in over 15 nationals (including eBay, Cingular Wireless, and Best Buy). Moore shot an international campaign for a branch of Siemens cell phones, XELIBRI, which won a Lion Award. Moore has also appeared in nearly a dozen television shows, including: LAX, CSI, The Guardian, Strong Medicine, Six Feet Under, Angel, Providence, Boomtown, Boston Public, Bones and House.
External LinksEdit
- Joel Moore at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website |
TURKEY and RED PEPPER MEAT LOAF
Total time 1hr 30min
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 pounds ground turkey
- small yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs, plain or seasoned
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 2 Tbs Dijon mustard
- 1 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 7oz jar roasted red peppers, cut into 1/2 sized pieces
- salt and pepper
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
2. Combine turkey, onion, bread crumbs, egg, parmesan, mustard, parsley, red peppers, 3/4 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper in a large bowl. Scrape the meat onto a sheet pan with short sides, (I line the pan with foil). Shape into something resembling a loaf. Optional: I push 4 or 5 cherry tomatoes into the loaf–end to end–looks cute, and they taste pretty good as well.
3. Bake until no trace of pink remains. (165 degrees internal). About 45 min. (I bake it at 350 for an hour). Transfer to a cutting board and let sit about 10 min. before slicing.
Ceci brought this recipe to Book Club and it was a big hit. It’s become one of my ‘go to’ recipes. I’ve never thought a loaf pan was right for meat loaf, but if you like go ahead and use a loaf pan. Meat Loaf makes great sandwiches!
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Q:
How do I fit a non-linear function to data?
I have a function which looks like this:
f[x] = a-1/(b Exp[x]+ c x^2 + d x +e)
I have a number of data points. I need to be able to find {a,b,c,d,e} to fit the data as fast as possible (in terms of computing speed). What is the best way to do this?
A:
You have $n$ data points $(x_i,y_i)$ and you want to fit the nonlinear model
$$y=a -\frac 1 {b e^x+c x^2+d x+e}$$ and, as usual, you need good (or at least consistent) estimates of the parameters.
The easiest would be to assign $a$ an arbitrary value and define $\color{red}{z_i=\frac 1{a-y_i}}$
So, the model reduces to
$$z= {b e^x+c x^2+d x+e}$$ So, for the given value of $a$, multilinear regression gives you parameters $b,c,d,e$ which all depend on $a$. Now, compute again the predicted $y$'s and the corresponding sum of squares
$$SSQ(a)=\sum_{i=1}^n \left(a -\frac 1 {b e^{x_i}+c x_i^2+d x_i+e} \right)^2$$ Try a few values of $a$ and plot the function $SSQ(a)$ as a function of $a$. You will notice an area where it goes through a minimum; you do not need to be accurate at all. For this close to optimal value, you have the values of all remaining parameters.
Using these estimates, run the nonlinear regression. It will converge if few iterations.
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U.S. stocks to take their cue from fading dollar
The U.S. dollar will be under close scrutiny as the greenback’s performance is expected to impact the direction of the stock market in the short term.
Need a few stock trading clues for next week? Watch the U.S. dollar. Because what is bad for the buck is usually good for the stock market, according to strategists.
“A weaker dollar is bullish for the economy and stocks and will help the export business,” said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at RW Baird & Co. “More importantly, it will help with corporate profits since it had been a very large drag on earnings.”
Of course, currency watching can require Fed watching. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled two more interest rate hikes for this year instead of the four it had projected back in December; it cited an uncertain global economic outlook.
Tighter monetary policy (meaning, raising interest rates) typically goes hand in hand with a stronger currency as investors chase higher yields. The greenback has been in a bull-run for the past few years, particularly after the U.S. central bank indicated that it would start to normalize interest rates while the eurozone and Japan continued to battle weak economic conditions with ultra-low policy. As for stocks, a weaker dollar typically benefits U.S. companies that derive a significant portion of their revenue from overseas by making U.S. goods cheaper and presumably in hotter demand.
So when the Federal Reserve unexpectedly dialed back its hawkish tone, it also took the wind out of the greenback’s sail. The ICE Dollar Index
DXY, -0.21%
shed 1.2% for the week, sparking a rally in the stock market.
In fact, Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James, on Friday predicted that the Fed will not tighten its monetary policy until the U.S. election in November is out of the way.
“The Fed’s dovish shift in forward expectations—and consensus is starting to capitulate on the strong dollar due to policy divergence’ thesis,” said Tom Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, in a report.
Lee explained that policy divergence does not support a currency move in one direction for an extended period and that inflation is the bigger influencer. And with the U.S. labor market continuing to improve, inflation in the U.S. will outpace Europe and Japan, suggesting the dollar will likely retreat against the euro and the Japanese yen, he said.
But Saut at Raymond James believes investors shouldn’t be too distracted by what the trade-weighted dollar is doing.
“I have never seen a trade-weighted dollar....Go into your local bank and tell them you want to get some trade-weighted dollars,” he said in a note. “We live in a nominal world and I think the ‘nominal’ stock market is going higher despite the fact all the sectors are overbought.”
It will be a little while before investors get a deeper view of sector health because it’s a slim line-up of corporate results this week. Only a handful of S&P 500 companies are due to report earnings, including Nike Inc.
NKE, +0.41%
Red Hat Inc.
RHT, -0.06%
and GameStop Corp.
GME, -2.01%
according to FactSet.
“It is not a data-driven market,” said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist at RBC Capital Markets.
Instead, three factors have pushed stocks higher in the last three weeks--oil prices have jumped, volatility is down, and interest rates are going back up--and the market needs the quiet period to absorb the shift in those trends, he said.
Stocks extended gains for a fifth week with the S&P 500
SPX, -1.07%
rising 1.4% to close at 2,049.58 Friday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA, -1.00%
up 2.3% to 17,602.30. It’s the longest winning streak for the Dow since Nov. 6, according to the Wall Street Journal Data Group. The Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP, -1.66%
rose 1% to 4,795.65.
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America has lost its checks and balances
Donald Trump is a bombastic, boorish, bully, a narcissist and habitual liar who seems to lack any sense of empathy and humanity. His attacks on a free press and the independence of the judicial system combined with his claims of unbridled presidential power, show his contempt for the First Amendment, the separation of powers and the rule of law.
A majority of Republicans continue to give cover to President Trump when he repeatedly demonstrates his unfitness — and ineptitude. When Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries as “s***hole” nations, Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue tried to whitewash Trump’s vile — and seemingly racist — remarks. Sad.
However, the politician who has done the most damage to the Constitution is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell stole moderate, and well-qualified, Obama Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland’s spot on the bench — a spot that is now filled by a very young and very conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch. President Obama had nominated 81 qualified people to fill vacancies in the federal judiciary, but McConnell’s Senate confirmed only 22. These federal judges get appointed for life. Conservative judges will dominate our federal judiciary long after Trump is just a bad memory.
With McConnell’s theft of the federal judiciary, House gerrymandering, Senate under-representation of Democratic voters living in populous states, Republicans control all three branches of the federal government — negating the intended separation of powers and failing to provide the Constitution’s intended checks and balances.
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Баан Бопхут - маленький бутик-отель, расположенный прямо на пляже в Фишерменс Вилледж на о. Самуи, и предлагающий 8 номеров для вашего уединения и релаксации. Номера оборудованы кондиционер, кабельным телевидением с DVD- и CD-плеерами, сейфом и душем. Все комнаты, кроме одной, имеют вид на море. Номера на первом этаже выходят прямо к пляжу. Все это обеспечивает отличный отдых. Насладитесь приятным морским бризом в течение дня и посетите различные рестораны и магазины в рыбацкой деревне вечером. Все эти места расположены в нескольких минутах ходьб Bophut Beach Hotel
Date of stay:
Mar 08, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
What a mess-up! We booked this hotel on-line, three months before our intended trip to Koh Sanui to attend a wedding. Once we had booked, we told our friends and suggested they do likewise. In all seven separate bookings were made. When we arrived we were told that the hotel had no record of our booking, or the booking of the couple who arrived with us. This is despite us both having paid a substantial deposit. The hotel did find us a hotel room close by, but it was not what we had wanted (no ocean view. The bookings of our five friends were all honoured. We were really dissapointed to be separated out from the group, and particularly annoyed that we were the ones who had found the hotel and recommended it to all our friends. Really dissapointing.
Reservation service:
The hotel blamed Sawadee for the mess-up. I don t believe them. Our friends had e-mailed the hotel prior to our arrival to enquire about an airport transfer and received a response. Surely the hotel would not have responded if they had no record of our stay. The hotel owner said it s not our fault if you book through an agent , yet this is the only way to do an on-line booking and is where one is directed when using the hotel s website.
Date:
Mar 11, 2014
written by:
Julia Slotwinski
Date of stay:
Mar 08, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
Spending time at this hotel was like being part of a bounty advert. It was like having our own private villa but with lovely friendly staff to look after you. I don t do returns because the world is full of exciting places and I want to see them all - but if I did, then I would gladly go back.
Reservation service:
Very good
Date:
Mar 12, 2014
written by:
mrs wilhelmina burke
Date of stay:
Mar 08, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
A lovely family run hotel in Fisherman s Wharf. The staff were all really friendly and we were made to feel really comfortable and at home. It felt like we were in our own private villa with our own private beach. Rooms were a good size and the food was really nice. Great value for money. Would definitely book in this hotel again.
Reservation service:
No problem at all with the booking service.
Date:
Mar 26, 2014
written by:
mrs wilhelmina burke
Date of stay:
Mar 07, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
Online booking was easy. Confirmation email received promptly, but as it turn out, completely useless, see below.
Reservation service:
We booked online 4months prior but found that we didn t actually have a room when we arrived, even though I had emailed the online booking agent two weeks prior for a confirmation. The hotel had no spare rooms so we had to find accommodation elsewhere. They ran next door to find alternate accommodation but those rooms were substandard so we organized another hotel ourselves. The disappointing part was the hotel owners lack of care. We wasted 1.5 days of our 7 day holiday moving hotels. We were offered a room at Baan Bophut for the last two nights but with no discount! Discount next year .... you ve got to be kidding me, as if we would ever book there again!
Date:
Mar 10, 2014
written by:
Lena Plambeck
Date of stay:
Mar 04, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
The website was very good - the hotel was portrayed exactly as it was - in fact everything about the hotel and resort was better than expected. Excellent! If we were to return to Koh Samui we would stay at this hotel.
Reservation service:
Very easy to book - no problems whatsoever.
Date:
Mar 08, 2014
written by:
Ann Hagendyk
Date of stay:
Jan 28, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
Baan Bophut is perfectly located in Fisherman s Village. We visited many villages in the island and Fisherman s was definitely our favourite, beautiful views and great shopping and eating, and due to the surrounding road network the main street was generally pretty quiet. The accommodations were a little bit older than I expected (after seeing the photos) but this is more than made up for by the exceptional service of the staff and the high standards they clean and service to. There is always (7.30am - 9pm) multiple staff at the restaurant/bar and they will make you anything you want at the drop of a hat and with a smile. The beach bar hut is like something you see out of a movie and is perfect to sit and have a beer or cocktail on dusk. Considering it is a public restaurant, very few people actually dine there (I think due to lack of signage/awareness) so you virtually have a private beach bar, and the prices for both food and drinks were very, very reasonable. The only disappointment was that the website says small children are not facilitated and noisy/boisterous youngsters are not allowed, but while we stayed there were two couples each having young and very loud children.
Reservation service:
Very swift, friendly response with excellent english. I definitely recommend
Date:
Jan 31, 2014
written by:
Amanda T
Date of stay:
Jan 21, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
Wonderful location right on the beach. Staff very helpful and friendly. Would definitely go back again.
Reservation service:
Good. Took a little time to hear back from hotel though when I had a query
Date:
Jan 24, 2014
written by:
Louise Mack
Date of stay:
Oct 02, 2013
Accommodation and facilities:
Great location. Away from the mad crowds but a short walk to the action if you want to be a part of it. September was brilliant. We were the only guests in the hotel for a few of the nights. Margaritas were the best.
Reservation service:
Trouble free.
Date:
Oct 08, 2013
written by:
Karen Robertson
Date of stay:
Sep 09, 2013
Accommodation and facilities:
I loved this hotel despite its deficiencies. The towels were rather worn and there were a lot of stains on the top of the cabinets etc. Also, the shower in my room (2) only reached lukewarm. However, I loved the intimacy of the hotel compared with staying at a resort and the staff were very attentive and personable without being subservient. They were excellent. The view from the room was beautiful, the pool was very clean and the breakfast was good, though perhaps a wider choice of cereal (could only get cornflakes) would be appreciated. The general position of the hotel in Bophut is excellent as this seemed to me to be the nicest part of Koh Samui and it was so close to shops, restaurants etc. If/when I return to Koh Samui I would definitely stay at this hotel again and would recommend it to others who do not want to stay in a hyped-up resort. Unfortunately, there were some uncouth, loud Australians staying there towards the end of our stay but that of course was not the fault of the hotel. It made me embarrassed to be an Australian though. I booked direct with the hotel and found the booking system good. However, when I was booking out the credit card machine was not working and this caused a lot of problems. The receptionist was not at all helpful about our predicament. I think in the circumstances, she should have trusted us to pay out bill on our return home but she insisted we find the money to pay in cash. Luckily I had enough baht to do this but my travelling companions had a lot of trouble accessing cash. It was not a good end to what had been a lovely stay at the hotel.
Reservation service:
Date:
Sep 15, 2013
written by:
Rebecca Fay Pickering
Date of stay:
Sep 06, 2013
Accommodation and facilities:
Accommodation was amazing. You step out the back straight onto your own part of the beach. Staff were pleasant and service was very good
Reservation service:
Date:
Sep 09, 2013
written by:
Nicholas Robert Lewis
Date of stay:
Aug 24, 2013
Accommodation and facilities:
As stated by a few others it is a nice hotel but suffers from some maintenance issues. Room door could not open all the way as it was a bit warped, sliding doors to balcony were difficult to close and never closed completely. In addition, housekeeping only does the bare minimum. That being said, location is great and if looking for a ladies back no stress place, it fits the bill.
Reservation service:
Date:
Sep 09, 2013
written by:
JD Gonzales.8 km
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Standard Sea View Room
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Sea View Loft
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Two Bedrooms Sea View Suite
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Children under 12 years old are not permitted to stay at.
ACCOMMODATION
Eight comfortable, sea facing rooms on two floors, each with large, shaded verandahs, are surpassed in size only by two penthouse rooms and a suite of generous proportions in which up to three or four friends can be accommodated.
:: Standard Sea View Room - 8 Units ::
:: Sea View Loft - 2 Units ::
:: Two Bedrooms Sea View Suite - 1 Units ::
An inland facing room is available at slightly lower cost. All rooms are uniquely furnished in a stylish, contemporary, south east Asian design, with probably the comfiest king sized beds on the island. km. across Bophut Bay. Ground floor rooms have direct beach access.
SERVICES & FACILITIES
Beach front restaurant & cocktail bar
Spirit House beach bar
Swimming pool, lawn area & private beach
Free Wi-Fi internet access
Travel & tour services
Ticket booking and confirmations
Car & bike rentals
Taxi services
Overseas call services
Book & DVD library
Discounts for long stays
Inclusive continental breakfast
LOCATION MAP
The beach itself encompasses some 2 km.
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BERKELEY, Calif. — The Simons Foundation, which specializes in science and math research, has chosen the University of California, Berkeley, as host for an ambitious new center for computer science, the university plans to announce on Tuesday.
The foundation’s $60 million grant to establish the center, to be called the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at U.C. Berkeley, underscores the growing influence of computer science on the physical and social sciences. An interdisciplinary array of scientists will explore the mathematical foundations of computer science and attack problems in fields as diverse as health care, astrophysics, genetics and economics.
“We’ve been talking to astronomers, climate scientists, fluid mechanics people, quantum physicists and cognitive scientists,” said Richard M. Karp, a Berkeley computer scientist who will be the institute’s director.
Part science and part engineering, computer science has long been viewed warily by scientists in other disciplines. But that is changing, not only because the computer has become the standard scientific instrument but also because “computational thinking” offers new ways to analyze the vast amounts of data now accessible to scientists. This new approach — what researchers call the “algorithmic” or “computational” lens — is transforming science in much the way the microscope and telescope did. When computer scientists train their sights on other disciplines, said Christos H. Papadimitriou, a Berkeley computer scientist who will help manage the institute, “truths come out that wouldn’t have come out otherwise.” |
FS 2020 is a beautiful program visually. I am a lifetime aviator and just want to mess around and enjoy the scenery and do a little buzzing in other words - freeflight. WTF! In FSX you got to choose but this program will prang your A/C out of your control if you don't follow the script. Is there any way to just take off and go anywhere you want and land anywhere you want? Please, I don't want to go back to FSX just for free flight.
Saberjim
wHEN msfs2020 FINALLY loads and you get the welcome area, just click on the globe, and you will see a search window in the left side, can set various variables, but if you know the airport call sign, just enter it and it will set that as the start point. Select an aircraft and away ya go! Haven't found an easy way to select another aircraft without exiting and starting over. I di try the Developer mode as someone elswere suggested but didn't have much luck and I just don't want to get into the SDK ! It takes a bit of experimintation to get what ya want out of it right know, but it is fun, challenging, sometimes frustrating, but look how long it took for the other versions to develope into what they are today! Have fun! Robin |
Subramanian Vaidyanathan1 , Peter L Hughes2 , Bhakul M Soni1 , Gurpreet Singh1 , Paul Mansour3 and Pradipkumar Sett1
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author email corresponding author email
BMC Urology 2001,
1:3doi:10.1186/1471-2490-1-3
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:
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2001 Vaidyanathan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL..
A 29-year old male, who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, presented recently with recurrent episodes of redness and minimal swelling in the left loin. At the age of eight years, he had an ileal conduit urinary diversion and surgery for kyphoscoliosis. An intravenous pyelography performed five years ago showed bilateral renal calculi (left greater than right). Right kidney was functioning, but no contrast was seen in the left pelvicalyceal system or ureter. Eighteen months ago, he became unwell and developed a swelling and large red mark in left loin. Pyonephrosis or perinephric abscess was suspected. X-ray of abdomen showed left-sided staghorn calculus. There was a small stone in the right kidney. (Figure 1). Ultrasonography revealed no evidence of hydronephrosis. Since ultrasound scan showed no features of pyonephrosis or perinephric abscess, he was prescribed prolonged course of antibiotics for infection presumed to arise from the site of metal implant in spine. He developed a discharging sinus following which, the loin swelling and red mark subsided.
Figure 1. X-ray of abdomen (05052000): This X-ray of abdomen shows large staghorn calculus in the left kidney and a small stone in right kidney.
About three months ago, he again developed a red mark and minimal swelling in the left loin. He did not have fever. Blood tests were not done during this visit. However, blood tests were performed five days later. The results were as follow: Haemoglobin: 7.0 g/dL; White cell count: 12.6 x 109/L; Neutrophils: 10.37 x 109/L. Urea: 14.2 mmol/L; Creatinine: 199 umol/L; C-reactive protein (CRP): 171.4 mg/l. In view of elevated white cell count and high CRP level, the general practitioner was requested to prescribe antibiotic. Patient received amoxicillin 250 mg every eight hours by mouth. X-ray abdomen showed left-sided staghorn calculus. (Figures 2 and 3). Ultrasonography showed no evidence of hydronephrosis. Since ultrasound scan detected no abnormality in the renal or perinephric region, the red mark and swelling were attributed to pressure from backrest of his chair. About five weeks after the radiological examination, the swelling in left loin burst open and a large stone was extruded spontaneously. (Figure 4). Following spontaneous extrusion of renal calculus, the sinus became smaller. (Figure 5). There was minimal discharge of seropurulent fluid. An X-ray of abdomen showed that he had extruded central portion of the staghorn calculus from left kidney. (Figure 6). With hindsight, the extruded renal calculus could be seen lying in the subcutaneous tissue of left loin lateral to the 10th rib in the X-ray of abdomen, which was taken when he presented with red mark and minimal swelling (Figures 2 and 3). This radio opaque density situated in the soft tissue of left loin was not present in either of the X-ray of abdomen taken earlier (Figure 1) or subsequent to extrusion of the renal calculus. (Figure 6).
Figure 2. X-ray of abdomen (10102001) Abdominal X-ray shows left-sided upper and lower pole staghorn calculi with defect in the central portion.
Figure 3. A close-up view of left lumbar region in the X-ray of abdomen A large stone is seen lying in the soft tissue of left loin lateral to the 10th rib.
Figure 4. Photograph of the stone Renal calculus, which was extruded spontaneously through the loin, is shown.
Figure 5. Clinical photograph of left loin This photograph shows a sinus in left loin through which the central portion of a staghorn calculus was extruded spontaneously.
Figure 6..
Voluntary reporting of urological errors will be helpful to facilitate learning from our mistakes or near miss: A recent report from the Institute of Medicine, To Err is Human, strongly recommends complementary mandatory incident reporting systems and voluntary near miss reporting systems in health care. [6]
SCI patients require prompt, detailed and if necessary, repeated investigations as clinical symptoms and signs may be non-specific in SCI patients. Absence or paucity of typical symptoms and signs in SCI patients is well illustrated by this case. This paraplegic patient, who developed perinephric abscess and extruded central portion of a staghorn calculus, did not develop loin pain at all.
SCI patients are susceptible to develop certain clinical conditions and diagnosis of these disorders may not be easy. A few examples pertaining to urinary tract of SCI patients are given]
♦ When the result of a diagnostic procedure is at variance with the overall clinical probability, a repeat investigation might be useful, particularly in SCI patients, as these patients do not manifest typical symptoms and signs. A patient, who had sustained spinal cord injury and paraplegia 36 years ago, presented with recurrent urinary infection. He did not give a history of haematuria. A bladder biopsy showed features of inflammation and papillary cystitis. There was no evidence of dysplasia or neoplasia in this biopsy. (Figure 7). However, a repeat bladder biopsy, which was performed three weeks later, revealed squamous cell carcinoma. (Figure 8).
Figure 7.)
Figure 8. Photograph of repeat bladder biopsy in the same patient as in Figure 7. A second bladder biopsy was performed three weeks later. This biopsy revealed keratinising, moderately differentiated invasive, squamous cell carcinoma. (HP01/07168)
SCI patients may develop clinical problems, which affect different organ systems and require investigations by physicians with expertise in their specialities, e.g. imaging studies by radiologists, histopathological examination of biopsies, gastrointestinal or, urinary tract endoscopy. Therefore, health professionals working in various disciplines should remove artificial barriers and hierarchical settings, which exist to varying degrees in healthcare system, and hold frequent, informal and honest discussions of a SCI patient's clinical condition. Such a joint team approach in reaching a diagnosis, and in implementing a treatment regime, is likely to reduce medical errors in SCI patients..
All authors are associated with the provision of medical care to SCI patients. Therefore, the authors sincerely wish to reduce medical errors in spinal cord injury patients.
We thank the patient for providing written consent for publication of the clinical photograph.
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Companies From China, Australia, Belgium and Russia Will Be Connected to IMMLA Testing
Press Release (ePRNews.com) - St. Peterburg, Russian Federation - Sep 18, 2017 - The IMMLA consortium will start testing its system in the fourth quarter of 2017 — after the completion of the ICO. Russia will be the first market for IMMLA system testing.
The choice of Russia as a region for testing the system is not accidental. This is due to a number of reasons.
Market capacity. Logistics industry in Russia produces 5.6% of GDP (the same figure for the US — 2.7%, China — 2%). Russian forwarding services market is estimated at $1B per year and 5% of logistics market turnover. Sprawling truck network, a large number of ports and the dominant role of international trade will allow to have a good start the decentralized service IMMLA.
In the beginning of the first quarter of 2018, a beta version of the IMMLA system will be released following by commercial version in the end of the first quater.
No special licensing. Unlike the legislation of other countries, in Russia, there is no license for forwarding activities. This will allow IMMLA team to avoid additional costs and to begin searching for customers for beta testing and localize in the market in the tightest deadlines.
Developed IT-infrastructure. In 2015 devices with GLONASS were installed into the 100% of Russian truck fleet and a data collection system for the location of trucks was introduced. This will allow developers to implement ubiquitous online geo-tracking of cargo with the recording of ownership transfers to the blockchain.
Legal status of cryptocurrencies. As to legal status of cryptocurrencies, is accurate to say about decriminalization of cryptocurrencies in Russia than about their total legalization. The Federal Tax Service considers operations with cryptocurrencies as currency operations, and no real measures aimed at suppression of turnover are currently being enforced by law enforcement agencies
As a result of testing, in the beginning of the first quarter of 2018, a beta version of the IMMLA system will be released following by commercial version in the end of the first quater.
At the moment, transnational companies Hellmann and Formag Forwarding have already agreed to participate in testing. Nowadays negotiations are conducted with one of the largest private railway operators of Russia Eurosib and the Belgian holding company Ahlers. Moreover a partnership with the largest shipping line and the port operator of the Far East and the Black Sea basin is planned for the port and shipping operations module. Also IMMLA in the negotiations with freighters from China and Australia about their participation in IMMLA testing..
The project details can be found in White Paper and IMMLA social media pages — Facebook, Twitter and on our Telegram channel.Source : IMMLA
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Progress in understanding preferential detection of live cells using viability dyes in combination with DNA amplification.
The ideal scenario in most applications of microbial diagnostics is that only viable cells are detected. Bacteria were traditionally considered viable when they could be cultured, whereas today's viability concept tends to be alternatively based on the presence of some form of metabolic activity, a positive energy status, responsiveness, detection of RNA transcripts that tend to degrade rapidly after cell death, or of an intact membrane. The latter criterion, although conservative, was the focus of one of the most successful recent approaches to detect viable cells in combination with DNA amplification techniques. The technology is based on sample treatment with the photoactivatable, and cell membrane impermeant, nucleic acid intercalating dyes ethidium monoazide (EMA) or propidium monoazide (PMA) followed by light exposure prior to extraction of DNA and amplification. Light activation of DNA-bound dye molecules results in irreversible DNA modification and subsequent inhibition of its amplification. Sample pretreatment with viability dyes has so far been mainly used in combination with PCR (leading to the term viability PCR, v-PCR), and increasingly with isothermal amplification method. The principle is not limited to bacteria, but has also successfully been applied to fungi, protozoa and viruses. Despite the success of the method, some practical limitations have been identified, especially when applied to environmental samples. In part they can be minimized by choice of experimental parameters and conditions adequate for a particular sample. This review summarizes current knowledge and presents aspects which are important when designing experiments employing viability dyes. |
-4/9
b
Let b(l) = -l - 10. Let y be b(-8). Let a = -0.039079 - 0.460921. What is the second biggest value in a, y, -0.01?
a
Suppose 116*f - 6368 = 662*f + 23116. What is the smallest value in 0.6, f, 1/2, 2/5?
f
Let t = -22 + 50. Suppose 9*i + 5*i = t. Suppose -8 - i = 2*q. What is the fourth smallest value in 0.01, -3, 5, q?
5
Let t = -15 + 16. Let u be (56/(-98) - 114/(-224))*-6. Let w = -2.8 - -0.8. Which is the fourth biggest value? (a) t (b) w (c) u (d) -1
b
Suppose 0 = -5*f - 5*u + 20, -7*u = -f - 5*u + 1. What is the biggest value in 0, f, 0.02, -4, 1?
f
Let u = 6.609 - -34.391. What is the third biggest value in -3, -6/7, u?
-3
Let h = -1219.7 - -1694. Let u = h - 474. Which is the third smallest value? (a) -1 (b) u (c) 1/10
b
Let p = 1654 + -1661. Which is the third biggest value? (a) p (b) -0.16 (c) 5
a
Let h = 11 - 16. Let k be ((-16)/(-427))/(6/(-30)). Let s = k + -6/61. Which is the smallest value? (a) 0 (b) -1.5 (c) h (d) s
c
Let i = 17 + -13. Let r be 20/1540*407 - 4/14. Which is the smallest value? (a) r (b) -285 (c) i
b
Let h be 144/(-40) + -8 - -12. Let x = -20 + 13. Which is the smallest value? (a) x (b) -2/11 (c) h
a
Let y be -3 - 155/(-55) - 1302/(-22). Let l = y - 416/7. What is the second smallest value in 3, 0.5, -1, l?
l
Let q = -1651.8 - -1648.8. Let r = -0.18 + 0.18. Which is the biggest value? (a) q (b) r (c) -36
b
Let y(z) = z**3 + 106*z**2 - 123*z - 1698. Let r be y(-107). Which is the third biggest value? (a) -3 (b) r (c) -13
c
Let z = -7711.08 - -7711. Which is the third smallest value? (a) -4 (b) 1/8 (c) 1/6 (d) z (e) 6
b
Let u = 30 + -16. Let k = 570.9035 + 0.0965. Let t = k - 571.2. Which is the third smallest value? (a) 0.1 (b) t (c) u
c
Let k = -896/5 + 6282/35. Which is the smallest value? (a) k (b) 2/13 (c) -8
c
Let o be (6/4)/(66/8). Let u = -61/4 + 281/20. Let g(l) = l**2 - 7*l - 3531. Let i be g(63). Which is the fourth smallest value? (a) u (b) 0 (c) i (d) o
d
Let z = 1 + 0. Let n = 5546.974 + -5547. Which is the second smallest value? (a) n (b) -4 (c) z
a
Let y = -125.42 + -2.58. Let p = y - -139. Let v = p + -9.5. Which is the second smallest value? (a) v (b) 2 (c) -3
a
Let w(m) = m**2 - 54*m + 407. Let p be w(45). What is the second biggest value in -17, -0.5, p, -0.4?
-0.4
Let u = -0.4206 - -20.4206. What is the third smallest value in u, 21, 2/5, 2?
u
Let x = 1 - 1. Suppose -3*s + 405 = -0*s. Suppose s = b + 130. What is the third smallest value in b, -4, x, -2/23?
x
Suppose -5*v + 93 = 218. Let i = v + 28. Let o = 733/24 + -92/3. Which is the third biggest value? (a) o (b) 0 (c) i
a
Let l = -1.366 - -1.22. Let v = 0.154 - l. What is the second smallest value in 1, 2, v?
1
Let t = -0.42 + -0.58. Let w = -0.058 + -147.942. Let m = w + 146. Which is the biggest value? (a) -3/7 (b) m (c) t (d) -0.3
d
Let m = 1.75 - 1.65. What is the second biggest value in 69, m, 2, -0.4, 3/7?
2
Let w be (9 - 9)/(1 + 1). Let z = 557 + -552. Which is the smallest value? (a) -3 (b) -4 (c) z (d) w
b
Let h(f) = 7*f + 58. Let p be h(-13). Let x be 2/11 - 27/p. What is the third smallest value in -0.4, x, -2?
x
Let h be ((-19 - -23) + 29/(-7))*-1. Which is the biggest value? (a) -0.4 (b) 1/5 (c) h
b
Let q(y) = -13*y**2 + 7*y + 18. Let c be q(0). What is the smallest value in c, -5, 3/34?
-5
Let g = 80 - 80. Let v = 1.417 - 1.617. Which is the third biggest value? (a) v (b) g (c) -0.19
a
Let r(t) = -t**2 - 3*t + 7. Let i be r(-4). Let q be (1/(-17))/(2/4). Let s = 59 + -54. Which is the biggest value? (a) q (b) s (c) i
b
Let u = -858.1 + 860. What is the biggest value in 1/6, u, 0, -6/19?
u
Let q be 0 + (-1)/4 + 14964/80. Let j = -186 + q. Let p = -39 + 44. Which is the second biggest value? (a) 3 (b) p (c) 2 (d) j
a
Let w = -1 - -6. Let o = 672.2 + -869. Let u = 197 + o. Which is the third biggest value? (a) -2/11 (b) w (c) u
a
Let c = 185.5 + -186. Let j = 781 + -785. What is the third smallest value in -0.4, -5, c, j?
c
Let q = -16946/5 + 3389. Which is the smallest value? (a) 1 (b) -2/13 (c) q (d) 5 (e) 11
c
Let p = -3150 - -15758/5. What is the third biggest value in p, -0.4, -20?
-20
Let j = -35.003 - -35. Let y = 14.003 + j. Let m = 32 + -286/9. Which is the third biggest value? (a) 2 (b) 1/5 (c) y (d) m
d
Suppose x - 234 = 244. Let f = x + -3358/7. Let s = -2 - f. Which is the biggest value? (a) -0.4 (b) 3/5 (c) 1/4 (d) s
b
Let i = -0.6652 - 3.3348. What is the second biggest value in -5, -1/315, i, 0?
-1/315
Let o be (-8 - -1) + 1079413/154013. What is the second smallest value in o, 1/4, 5?
1/4
Let u be (-15)/(-10) + (-19)/14. Let j = -5342.04 - -5342. What is the smallest value in j, u, -5?
-5
Let k be ((-8)/36)/((-2)/(-12)). Let q = -502/7 + 71. What is the smallest value in k, q, -1?
k
Let t = 51/152 + -509/1064. Which is the smallest value? (a) 1/10 (b) t (c) 1/2
b
Let k = 0.148 - -0.252. Let s = 0.56 - 13.16. Let a = -1.6 - s. What is the second biggest value in k, -1/7, a?
k
Suppose 35 = 4*d - 37. Let y(z) = -4*z - 2. Let i be y(-1). Let k be (-12)/d + -1 + i. What is the second biggest value in k, 24, -0.2?
k
Let o = -1547/4647 - 2/4647. Which is the third biggest value? (a) -2 (b) 0.5 (c) -13 (d) o
a
Let n = 1/23 + -63/391. What is the fourth smallest value in n, -5, 34, -0.2?
34
Let n be (-7063)/161 + 6/(-46). What is the third smallest value in 0.4, n, 3?
3
Let d = 2067 - 2066. Let q = 0.02 - -0.01. What is the fourth biggest value in d, q, 0, -3?
-3
Let x = -318.9933 - 0.0067. Let g = x + 314. Which is the second biggest value? (a) 4/11 (b) 0.1 (c) g (d) -2
b
Let y = 25.194 + -24.894. Let x = 1 - 0.5. Which is the fourth biggest value? (a) x (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) y
d
Let t = -39.1 + 37.41. Let z = 1.77 + t. What is the second smallest value in z, -0.3, -1/5, 4?
-1/5
Let d = 0.2 + 0.05. Let a = -528824 - -528822. What is the second smallest value in -2/7, a, d, 0.4?
-2/7
Let v = 3.81 + -3.8332. Let o = 4.9768 - v. Which is the second smallest value? (a) 0.01 (b) o (c) -0.5
a
Let m = -0.47 + 0.77. What is the fourth biggest value in 3, -0.01, m, -0.7?
-0.7
Let g = 0.1 + -1.1. Suppose 3*u + j + 53 = 0, -5*u + j - 67 = 24. Let s be (u/15)/(-13 + 10). Which is the biggest value? (a) 4 (b) g (c) -3/7 (d) s
a
Let v be (-1 + -6)*-1*(5 + -2). Let n be (2 + 2)/4*3/v. Let l be ((-1)/(-9))/((-8)/(-12)). Which is the third smallest value? (a) 1 (b) l (c) -0.4 (d) n
b
Let w = -56.5 + 57. Suppose 11*d = -8*d - 38. Let v = -12.3 + 13. What is the fourth biggest value in 0, d, w, v?
d
Suppose 3*f + 6 = -5*q + 4*q, 4*f + 1 = q. Let h = -99/98 - -893/1078. What is the third biggest value in h, q, 6/7, 1/6?
h
Let p be 12 - (24 - 15) - 15/9. Let a = -14 - -41/3. What is the second smallest value in p, -2/31, a?
-2/31
Let g = 42920 + -557958/13. Let n = -29 - -17. What is the fourth smallest value in n, g, -3, 5?
5
Let t be (-5)/(-4 + 1 - (-11298)/3794). Let o = t - 226. Let h = -2.8 - -3. Which is the second biggest value? (a) 3 (b) o (c) h (d) -3
c
Suppose 7*j - 3*j - 30 = t, 5*t = -2*j + 26. Let m = -4.916092 + -0.083908. What is the smallest value in 6, j, m, -2?
m
Let b be -39*(145/(-15) - -10). What is the biggest value in 26, -0.2, b?
26
Let u = 7.568 - 8.568. Which is the third biggest value? (a) -3 (b) -5 (c) 5 (d) u (e) -115
a
Let r = -4.91 + -0.09. Let a be (-15 - -16)/(26/4). Let v = 731/7 - 105. What is the smallest value in 1, a, r, v?
r
Let o = 230 - 229. Let x = 11 + -10.9. Let q = x + -1.1. Which is the biggest value? (a) q (b) o (c) 5 (d) 2
c
Let w = -751/1015 - 17/145. Which is the third biggest value? (a) 17 (b) 0.2 (c) w (d) 5
b
Let d = -14.3 + 7.2. Let z = -2506 + 2502. Which is the third biggest value? (a) z (b) -0.4 (c) d
c
Suppose -1451 = -28*k - 3579. What is the second biggest value in 0.3, k, 0.5?
0.3
Let y = -29048.94 + 29049. What is the third smallest value in 5/3, y, 1.1?
5/3
Let x = -19303 - -19159.27. Let k = x + 143. Let p = k + -0.07. Which is the second biggest value? (a) p (b) -5/3 (c) -0.2
a
Let u(p) = 28*p - 35. Let b be u(3). Let n be 70/10*2/b. Let t = -6 + 4. What is the second smallest value in -1, 0, t, n?
-1
Let t = -6.5301 + 0.0701. Let s = t - |
While conventional solar cells can absorb a good portion of the Sun’s light, they completely miss the boat on getting anything from the infrared spectrum. But black silicon solar cells are actually designed exactly for this. A group of researchers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft institute in Germany have recently succeeded in doubling solar cell efficiency of black silicon solar cells!
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Infrared radiation makes up about 25% of the solar spectrum. Black silicon can absorb almost all of this, and then turn it into electricity. So, there’s quite a bit of potential to improve the efficiency of solar panels by using black silicon.
What the heck is black silicon, you ask? “Black silicon is obtained by irradiating conventional silicon under sulfur atmosphere with a femtosecond laser,” explains Dr. Stefan Kontermann, group manager of the Fraunhofer Project Group Fiber optic sensor systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut.”The surface is roughened, installed individual sulfur atoms in the silicon lattice and the material is black.” (Translations from German courtesy of Google Translate.)
So, how did the researchers boost black silicon solar cell efficiency? (Warning: science speak coming.) “We achieved this by having changed the shape of the laser pulse, with which we irradiate the silicon,” says Kontermann.
Here’s more from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft press release: “This allowed the scientists to solve a problem of the black silicon: While the infrared light hitting normal silicon does not have enough energy to raise the electrons in the ‘conduction band’ and thus bring in the current cycle, ie convert it into electricity, the sulfur added to the black silicon creates a sort of intermediate step here.”
However, this intermediate step also allows electrons to jump the wrong way, resulting in lost electricity. But the researchers’ modification of the laser pulse solves this problem a bit by guiding more electrons in the right direction.
Where to go next?
The researchers’ next step is to evaluate how different shapes of laser pulses affect energy levels of the sulphur. And, eventually, the goal to create a system of algorithms that will be able to automatically identify how the laser pulse should be modified in order to achieve maximum efficiency.
The end goal is, of course, to merge the black silicon solar cells the researchers develop with existing commercial technology in order to bring a leading solar power product to market. According to the researchers, their intention is to add black silicon solar cells to conventional solar cells, creating a tendem solar cell, and thus boosting overall solar cell efficiency by about 1%.
“Furthermore, the scientists are planning a spin-off: In this company they want to market the laser system for manufacturers to expand their existing solar cell lines. They would then be able to produce the black silicon itself and build it into the cells.”
Yeah, this is all a bit over my head, but sounds interesting, and useful. Let’s hope so!
And, apparently, the research is rather highly esteemed, as this project has won an award from the “365 Places in the Land of Ideas” competition. An award ceremony is being held tomorrow (or later today for some of you), October 11, in Goslar. |
Authors have many options when it comes to choosing the character lens through which readers will view their stories. Each one has its own strengths and pitfalls.
First person–this happens to by my go-to POV, the one that I feel most comfortable with. There’s nothing quite like the immersion you get reading as the main character. In my opinion, this POV will take you deeper into the character than any other. Much of Robin McKinley and Roger Zelazny’s work is done in this POV, as well as classics like Moby Dick.
Of course, this comes with drawbacks. When you get greater depth, you sacrifice breadth. You must be able to tell the entire story through this character’s eyes. No switching characters to spice the narrative up, unless you do an alternating first person, and then (again my opinion) it’s best done in chunks, not by chapter. I’ve read books done well which start with one character, have two more in the middle, and end with the same character they began with. But most first-person books stay completely with one character. It’s their story.
Also, this is an easy POV to violate. If your character can’t see it or feel it, you can’t tell us about it. Other character’s thoughts need to be conveyed through dialogue.
And you have to be careful with the repetitive I. First drafts can have a lot of paragraphs and sentences starting in I, and it’s a thing that catches the eye, and not in a good way. It may cause you more work in revision to deal with this.
Second person–I was going to skip this entirely, but I actually read a post on AbsoluteWrite that did a good job of it. In the story, a gal was breaking up with her husband, and she completely carried the short internal dialogue using ‘you,’ and did it well. But the piece was something like seven hundred words. If you really have something you want to write using the word ‘you,’ (like this sentence), go ahead and do it. But be advised that it’s an automatic pass for many editors, and many readers dislike it. In general, I’d advise keeping it to short stories or nonfiction.
Third person omniscient–this seems to be somewhat unfashionable lately, which I think is a shame. It’s the ultimate POV for breadth. The story is told from the POV of the narrator, and they can dip into any character’s head any time they want. Many classic bestsellers are written in omni–Christmas Carol, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, and all of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. The narrator can have so much personality that (s)he is a functioning character in their own right, like Dickens in Christmas Carol or Tolkien in The Hobbit. They can be more subtle, like Jane Austen or Rowling. Or they can occupy a more middle ground, like Pratchett does. It’s all about what will work best to tell your particular story.
As far as disadvantage go, I’ve heard the phrase, “With great power comes great responsibility,” applied to this POV. Just because you can dip into a character’s head any time you want, doesn’t mean you should. Unless you truly have strong feelings about trying this, I’d recommend writing in first or third limited first. And I’ve never felt that omni distanced me from the characters, but some do.
There’s also a form of limited omniscient, where the narrator knows everything about one or some of the characters, but not all.
Third person limited–appears to be the go-to POV for most of the authors out there right now. I think of it as a compromise POV. Authors use it to tell a story through one pair of eyes at a time, typically not changing characters until a scene or chapter break. It has more breadth than first, greater depth than omni. There are those who feel it can be just as immersive as first–I don’t agree, but you might. I also don’t agree with having a great number of POV characters, but George Martin did it, and his sales speak for his ability to find readers with this technique. I’m not a fan personally, but it’s undeniably popular.
On the other hand, you might want to work up to it. Write a story with just one to three POV characters first, before you try to get us to care about a cast of ten or twelve. It’s important not to bite off more than you can possibly chew. A stretch is fine, but it’s better to succeed at a less ambitious project than to fail with one that’s out of your reach.
I usually try new things, including POV, with short stories first. That way, if you decide midstream that you’d be better served with, say, first instead of third limited, changing it is no big deal. Changing the POV of an entire novel is a much greater undertaking. Refining your skills in short stories first can give you greater confidence when it comes to tackling a larger project like a novel or novella.
But do whatever works best for you. The important thing is to keep writing.
Regarding Martin’s huge cast of characters, I remember being confused when I went from the prologue to the first chapter, not just because the POV character switched, but because the first chapter introduced an entire family. I felt this was way too many people to keep straight in my head (plus the prologue was terrifying, but the first chapter wasn’t, so the tension level took a slump). I tried the second chapter and there was yet another POV character. Great.
I tried the third, just because I hated feeling that I’d wasted my money on the book, and that chapter clicked with me. I understood how the POV character felt, the tension was high and there weren’t a dozen names to remember right away. So I went through the entire book reading just her chapters, and her story was amazing enough that it hooked me. After that I was willing to try the rest of the book again, and once I could remember who everyone was, that made the experience a much more pleasant read.
Thanks, Marian. It’s nice to hear from someone who got through Martin because I tried, and it just wasn’t my sort of read.
He’s done very well with it, so it’s definitely an option, although it was hardly his debut work. Martin honed his craft before attempting a book with so many POV characters.
You make a good point re: using “I” too many times in first person POV. Something to watch for!
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Q:
AngularJS, how to extract mock dependency injection like ngMock
We have an analytics service which is dependency injected to most of our controllers to help us track actions users make.
Rather than going through setting up the mock version of this service every time a test suite is created it's preferred to take the ngMock approach and abstract the mocking. What's the best approach?
A:
EDIT
Looks like you can just override the service by loading a module which replaces it.
http://plnkr.co/edit/mHI19j6FDtV8UElRWvUs?p=preview
http://plnkr.co/edit/lZg8eQdoQRNtqedcr2UU?p=preview
One thing you could do, if I understand your issue correctly, is to not have your modules with your controller depend on that tracking service, and put that dependency in at the app level. Then, in your tests, just load the module containing the mocked version explicitly.
So like:
var core = angular.module('core', []);
var analytics = angular.module('analytics', []);
var app = angular.module('plunker', ['analytics', 'core']);
var mockAnalytics = angular.module('mockAnalytics', []);
core.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope, tracker) {
$scope.track = tracker.track();
});
analytics.factory('tracker', function () {
var service = {};
service.track = function () {
return "I'm real";
}
return service;
});
mockAnalytics.factory('tracker', function () {
var service = {};
service.track = function () {
return "I'm a mock";
}
return service;
});
Tests:
describe('Testing a controller', function() {
var $scope = null;
var ctrl = null;
beforeEach(module('core'));
beforeEach(module('mockAnalytics'));
beforeEach(inject(function($rootScope, $controller) {
$scope = $rootScope.$new();
ctrl = $controller('MainCtrl', {
$scope: $scope
});
}));
it('should have its $scope.track == "I\'m a mock"', function() {
expect($scope.track).toEqual("I'm a mock");
});
});
|
Joe Maphosa has put the 2016 Olympics at the top of his hit list after being taken on by the GB Boxing Development Squad.
The Middlesbrough ABC boxer is now training eight days a month with the squad in Sheffield after impressing in four separate trials.
And the 20-year-old former England junior international and 2012 senior ABA bantamweight finalist has wasted no time in putting Rio on his radar.
“I’m really determined to make the most of it and go to the Olympics and all of the major tournaments,” Maphosa said of his GB spot.
“Whatever experience I can get, I’m going to take it with both hands.
“There is no-one on the GB Podium Squad at the moment in my weight category after dropping down to 49 kilos.
“If I can make good progress and move up, I could be there in Rio definitely.”
Maphosa says all of the ingredients are in place at the English Institute of Sport for him to become a top class international boxer.
His first bout in GB Squad colours will be in the New Year.
“I’m at the right place to kick on,” he said. “There is everything you need at Sheffield.
“The coaches are great and there is a lot of one-on-one stuff which has helped me a lot already.
“With sparring and technical sparring, you can do 12 rounds in a day.”
Joe’s brother Alex, 19, lost to smooth in-and-out boxer Charlie Lynn in the November 2 Elite Development Finals.
But he said it’s only a matter of time before he follows in his footsteps.
“My brother has got good attributes,” Joe added. “He is a skilful boxer and as long as he wants it, he can make it. He will be following me.”
Middlesbrough ABC’s Muzzy Fuyana won his support bout at the Development Finals, beating Chorley’s Liam Garmory by split decision. |
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DeVan L. Shumway
DeVan L. "Van" Shumway (22 September 1930 – 23 April 2008) was an American publisher and aide to President Richard M. Nixon. He served as spokesperson for Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President and was a staunch defender of Nixon through the Watergate scandal.
Life and career
Shumway was a native of Blanding, Utah. He attended the University of Utah and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He then took a position at United Press International. Following his work on the unsuccessful re-election campaign of George Murphy, he went to work for Nixon, becoming the director of public relations on Nixon's re-election committee in 1972. He was one of three original recipients of Nixon's "enemies list" memo.
Shumway worked as a newspaper editor from 1973 to 1974, then directed public information for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission starting in 1975. In 1978 Shumway took a position as publisher of trade publication The Oil Daily. Following its sale, he later published Utility Spotlight before retiring in 2000.
Shumway died of lung disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
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I still say Pope Francis needs to hire a team of translators. Seems that if he leaves that job to the press Reporter Bias is invincible. But if I read a translator that I actually trust to be impartial I quickly find the Pope himself contradicting the interview that the Jesuits just released..
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The second link takes me to a page that says that the article doesn't exist. Also, simply because the pope is more focused on other issues as far as the general public is concerned, doesn't mean that he still isn't addressing the issue of abortion when talking to the people who those things immediately concern and effect, namely, doctors. He's stressing a call to charity, love, and mercy currently, however, that is probably in part because the last two popes both stressed justice and condemnation of sins, so now comes the talk of mercy towards the sinners. It's not that the sin isn't still condemned, it's just that people in recent years have focused so much on justice that they've forgotten to show mercy and understanding as well.
True enough, and link updated: Zenit changed the name of the article on me.
Catholics are no longer known for their understanding and mercy mostly due to their rejection of the gay lifestyle. Whether they truly feel that way or not, their religion requires that they condemn it and not condone it. This position is unchangeable and Pope Francis is stuck with it.
Just because we don't think that every single action is okay doesn't mean that we're not able to show understanding or mercy. We just don't show support for things that are wrong. Which also means that none of use should be showing support for actions that are actually homophobic, such as the bullying of homosexual teens in schools or other places. It's a condemnation of behavior, not a condemnation of the people.
Gays need you to also stop condemning the behavior if it is done in private. We have to stop judging what goes on between consenting adults in private. If you believe in an all knowing God, then just let him do the judging.
Except to not condemn something that is wrong is to condone it. It doesn't matter whether anyone else knows about it or not, it should still be condemned, because it is still wrong.
Besides which, it's not like the issue is just in the bedroom, or just with the sin of lust, it's a problem with trying to hold up a relationship between two people of the same sex as being equal to marriage, which is completely unsound. Furthermore, it infringes upon the rights of citizens to exercise free practice of religion, without due cause. If we were going about murdering people, then coming down with the law makes sense, however, refusing to offer our services and property to help with something that is taught to be inherently wrong is not right, anymore than you consider our condemnation of homosexual acts to be.
Except to not condemn something is to condone it.
You practice a religion that does not allow you to eat meat on Fridays during Lent or marry another woman. That is the religion you have chosen to follow but those who don't follow it are free to eat meat on any day they want and marry anyone they want as long as it is sanctioned by the applicable civil authority. You don't have to worry about "condoning" something that is a sin to you but to the people involved. And you can't discriminate against them if that is illegal where you are.
Correction: but NOT to the people involved
If the behavior is done in private, truly in private, how does anybody know what happened to condemn anybody about it?
Yes Bill, the people who want to do wrong usually want everybody else to claim it isn't wrong.
Every parent of a three year old child knows this.
Why should marriage be "sanctioned by the applicable civil authority"? What does government have to do with marriage at all?
There is no reliable authority claiming that gay marriage is wrong. Religious authorities are not reliable.
That's a silly question. You people constantly condemn acts that others do in private. Private doesn't mean that no one knows it is happening. It is just no one else's business.
"There is no reliable authority claiming that gay marriage is wrong"
Of course not Bill, because for you, there is no reliable authority, full stop. There is no right and wrong in your world.
If Religious Authorities are not reliable, the neither are you. I am not about to buy into your lies about homosexuality, and nobody else should either, especially not your poor son whom you have damaged beyond repair.
What I am questioning is your definition of the word Private. Private to me means nobody else knows about it EVER. As soon as you tell another person, that data is now public. That's how it is used in the computer world.
"Private" is no one else's business. Something no one else knows about is "Secret". I can go to a private funeral and tell you all about it. If I go to a secret funeral (for whatever reason), you will not hear about it from me.
Ha! You don't know the first thing about my son. He is far from damaged. If anyone is damaging anyone, my money would be on you raising a paranoid, homophobic bigot for a son.
If it is nobody else's business, why would you tell anybody about it? As soon as you tell another person- you make it their business.
Except that we are allowed to eat meat under certain circumstances during that time period, including if a person is pregnant, sick, or even just if it's exceptionally rude not to accept meat from someone else under the circumstances. Also, Catholics giving up meat during Fridays during Lent is specific to the religion. Marriage, however, is not. Historically speaking, marriage has always been between man and woman, occasionally with polygamy involved as well. However, even in cultures such as ancient Rome, where homosexuality was condoned, such a union was never held as being equal to marriage.
Also, other people eating meat on a Friday in Lent doesn't affect Catholics like issues such as same-sex marriage does. Currently, people are being sued because they refuse to provide wedding services to same-sex couples. However, a Catholic-run deli can close its doors on Fridays during Lent, and no one bats an eye.
I guess all I have to say is that your best bet is to just argue that the Church should not let its members enter into same sex marriage. To try to make any other point about anything other than what Catholocs should or shouldn't do is a useless exercise. Catholics have no say in anything that non-Catholics and non-practicing Catholics can think, do and say.
Except we're not just Catholics, we're citizens, and as such, if we view something as being morally wrong, it's our duty as Catholics AND citizens to oppose it being legalized. We do the same thing with abortion, with the death penalty, and so on. The fact is, moral stands on issues effects how people vote, and what people will want in their nation. To try and stop a person from using their resources to influence their nation through any means other than useful and intelligent discussion, and legal process, is to violate their rights as citizens.
Yes. I suppose you are right about what you are saying is your right as a citizen to do what you can to influence votes, legislation, etc.
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Titi Monkey
Dusky titi monkeys occur in most forested parts of Brazil around the Amazon Basin, reaching into Colombia and Venezuela, around the headwaters of the Orinoco River. An inhabitant of densely vegetated areas, the dusky titi monkey often occurs in damp, waterlogged forest. It can move quite fast if necessary, but rarely does so. It generally stays within a fairly small area. They tend to live in the lower trees near riverbanks, often climbing down to the shrub plants near the ground to feed on fruit, leaves, birds’ eggs, and invertebrates. In periods of drought, these monkeys survive by eating figs, which are among the few forest fruits that are abundant in the dry season. As night falls, dusky titis climb higher into the trees to escape predators. Dusky titi monkeys have rounded heads and thick, soft coats and frequently adopt a characteristic posture, with the body hunched, limbs close together and tail hanging down.
These small monkeys are active during the day, waking up at dawn. During the night, they usually huddle together in nests, holding each other’s tails. Living in relatively open areas of forests and being active during the day exposes these titi monkeys to birds of prey - their major predators. The titi monkeys freeze, and rely on their colouration to blend into the background when such birds are sighted. Other monkeys, notably capuchins (Cebus species) may also attack them, especially when they are feeding on fruit.
Dusky titi monkeys exhibit a variety of fur colours, ranging from grey to red to gold. Their tails are long and bushy, but not prehensile. When resting, a pair of monkeys will entwine their tails together.
This species lives in family groups, each of which is dominated by a single adult pair. A baby titi monkey is quite large, so the male carries it for most of the time, only giving it to the female for suckling. This ensures that a higher percentage of the young survive than if the females were to raise them alone. When breeding, female titi monkeys will seek out more invertebrates, as a way of increasing their protein intake.
Distribution: Occurs in South America, with this particular species confined to Brazil, in forested areas ranging across the country to the south of the Amazon River.
Habitat: Rainforest.
Weight: 0.88 - 1.02 kg (1.9 - 2.2 lb).
Length: Around 73 cm (29 in) overall; tail is longer than the body.
Maturity: Around 2.5 years.
Gestation Period: Around 128 days.
Breeding: 1; weaning occurs at 15 - 21 months.
Diet: Mainly on fruit, but also young leaves and invertebrates.
Lifespan: Probably 20 years; up to 25 in captivity.
Status: Common.
Ears
Small and well-spaced on the sides of the titi's head, the ears are inconspicuous.
Facial features
The central area, from the eyes to the upper part of the chin, is dark and free of fur.
Feet
The feet are black, contrasting with the fur on the body.
Tail
The tail is quite long and well-covered with fur, but is not prehensile.
Drying out
The timing of the dry and wet seasons can vary from year to year, so young titi monkeys may become soaked soon after birth.
STAYING TOGETHER
These monkeys can move in a variety of ways, ranging from hopping to climbing. They may have a close relationship, grooming each other and entwining tails when resting.
Masked Titi
Masked titi monkeys inhabit the mixed forests that grow along the Atlantic coast of Brazil south of the mouth of the Amazon. They prefer forests with a broken canopy, where enough light reaches the ground for a thick under storey (undergrowth layer) to grow. Masked titi monkeys live in widely distributed groups, with only a few monkeys occupying large areas of forest. The destruction of coastal forests has meant that the populations of this species are now small, isolated and increasingly vulnerable.
There are five subspecies of masked titi each with a differently coloured coat. Most have black foreheads and sideburn-like tufts around their dark faces. Their bodies have a range of grey or yellow-orange fur. The tail is not prehensile.
Like other titi monkey species, masked titis form monogamous pairs that mate for life. The male does the bulk of the carrying once the single young is produced, and he is responsible for nearly all of the parental care after weaning. Young masked titi monkeys stay with their parents for at least a couple of years, helping to raise their younger siblings. |
Valencia look to copy Paris Saint-Germain route to the top by attracting a rich buyer
The Spanish side reached back-to-back Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001, but have been forced to sell off their stars in recent years and cannot challenge for La Liga now
ANALYSISBy Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
When Valencia meet Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday, there will be envious glances from the Spanish side at their nouveau-riche rivals.
Valencia reached the final of the Champions League in 2000 and 2001, part of an exciting era which also saw the Costa Blanca club claim La Liga in 2002 and 2004. But such successes are merely fading flickers in the memory at Mestalla these days.
Plunged deep in debt and forced to sell their best players year-in, year-out (including Spain stars David Villa, Juan Mata, David Silva and Jordi Alba all since 2010), Valencia's current crop can compete only in one-off matches against the top teams, while today's target is simply stability - to remain among La Liga's first four sides in order to seal qualification for the Champions League each year. At the moment, it's just about all they can hope for.
Valencia owe around €225 million to the banks, while their total debt sits at €360m. On top of that, the club is now officially owned by the Gobierno Valenciano, Spain's third-poorest autonomous government and one which cannot even afford to pay many teachers or nurses. Needless to say, their financial involvement in a football club (thought to be unique in world football) has not gone down well and if any side in Spain mirrors the country's current bleak economic crisis, it is Valencia.
Plans for the club had been ambitious, with a state-of-the-art stadium sanctioned to see the side flex their muscles alongside Europe's elite, but the end of February will mark four years since work on the notorious Nou Mestalla was halted. Valencia had originally secured a deal to pay off debts with the future sale of their current Mestalla home, thereby wiping off the €225m owed to the banks and allowing extra credit to continue construction of the new ground, but stricken Bankia was bailed out by the government and the nationalisation of the Spanish lender last year saw the agreement scrapped. Building work on the Nou Mestalla was therefore never resumed.
IN NUMBERSValencia's current crisis
3
The top players likely to be sold if the club cannot seal a top-four spot in La Liga this season
Valencia will miss out on around €25m if they do not qualify for next season's Champions League
225
The millions of euros owed by Valencia to the banks, which has halted the work on the Nou Mestalla
360
The club's total debt sits at a massive €360m.
In terms of income, Valencia are the third-richest Spanish side. Figures released by Deloitte last month showed earnings of over €110m in 2011-12, with €48m coming from television money alone. However, the Costa Blanca club raised less than €25m in terms of merchandising and the €3.5m in shirt sponsorship from Chinese energy company Vinko pales in comparison with Atletico Madrid's €20m deal with Kazakhstan.
Atletico are currently flying high in La Liga and won last season's Europa League, but in terms of trophies, history, fanbase and income, Valencia are still Spain's third team, sitting eighth in Uefa's club coefficients and 21st in terms of finances throughout Europe. The city itself is the third-largest in the Iberian country, while the new 75,000-seater stadium will - if ever completed - be on a par with any other ground in Europe. The potential, then, is huge, yet the club has been unable to exploit their commercial clout in recent years and, following a poor start to the season, now faces a real battle to stay in the top four this term.
Fail to do so and Valencia will lose out on €25m of income for qualifying for the Champions League, which will likely lead to the sale of several stars in a squad already thin in terms of marketable assets. If that were to happen, three first-team footballers would almost certainly need to be sold, with star striker Roberto Soldado and maverick midfielder Ever Banega perhaps among them.
There are no such troubles for Paris Saint-Germain these days. The French side's economic situation has never been so good. Since Qatar Sports Investments took control of the capital club last year, pumping in over €300m already, PSG's money troubles have now been confined to the past and the aim of Sheik Tamim is to turn the team into the finest in the whole of Europe. As part of the plan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva and, more recently, David Beckham have been brought in.
Valencia can only dream of such signings. That dream, however, could yet become a reality. The Spanish side are actively seeking a new investor to wipe out the current deficit and take the club to a new level, although potential buyers have expressed concern at the financial mismanagement of the club by the board, which has seen debts mount despite decent income, while one of the country's finest young talents, Isco, was inexplicably allowed to slip from their grasp as he moved to Malaga in 2011 for €6m. The young midfielder had barely featured for Valencia, but is now worth in excess of €20m.
"Before the arrival of QSI, PSG was much like Valencia, a fallen giant economically and sportingly. Between 2009 and 2011, the club had big losses, losses that went over €45 million," explains Goal.com France's Hocine Harzoune.
PSG will continue to spend in the coming seasons, but will need to justify their outlay in the light of the forthcoming Financial Fair Play regulations. "The owners planned to spend €500 million in five years but Gianni Infantino, Uefa's General Secretary, will keep an eye on them," Hocine adds.
"Before the arrival of QSI, PSG was much like Valencia, a fallen giant economically and sportingly"
- Hocine Harzoune, Goal.com France
"The days of poverty are over, of course, but the threat today is more about opaque fundings and non-transparent deals like the one between PSG and the Qatar Tourism Authority which brings between €150-200 million a year to the Paris club. Today. PSG is among the 46 European teams that fail to fulfil the FFP moral contract demanded by Uefa."
Valencia are another and the Spaniards' situation is much more critical. In order to attract a wealthy investor, the club must ensure they continue to qualify for the Champions League and retain their top talents. If they can do so, while reducing debts and eventually recommencing work on their flash new stadium, all of the potential is there for a potential buyer, including a spectacular city described by The Lonely Planet as the world's fifth-finest metropolis in 2011.
On the pitch, the club are improving under Ernesto Valverde and will aim to claim fourth spot behind Barcelona, Atletico and Real Madrid in La Liga, in order to keep their stars and boost the club coffers with much-needed funds, while they can also make a statement in Europe by beating PSG. More importantly, however, they will hope to follow the French route and attract a big buyer in the near future - or face a future of obscurity and uncertainty in mid-table. |
Voix céleste
The Voix celeste, (Voix céleste) [Fr.] (heavenly voice) is an organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune. The term celeste refers to a rank of pipes detuned slightly so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank. It is also used to refer to a compound stop of two or more ranks in which all the ranks are detuned relative to each other.
The Voix celeste is located in the swell organ on British and American organs and in the Récit expressif on French organs. It is designed to be used in conjunction with a stop of similar tonal quality of its own, normally a Viola da gamba (Viole de gambe) [Fr.] or Salicional. When both stops are played together an undulant, warm sounding string effect is generated. When proper organ terminology is used, "Voix Celeste" will always use string-voiced pipes. Frequently, both ranks of pipes required are placed on the same stop knob, and it is labeled as "Voix Celeste II". The celeste concept is extended to other types of organ voices (notably flutes) but they will be called by the name of the primary sound (e.g. "Spitzflöte Celeste").
A similar stop is the Unda maris, which is similar to the Voix celeste except that it typically uses a Dulciana or a softer-scale string (or even flutes), as opposed to the Voix Celeste which almost always refers to a brighter-scaled string celeste. The Voce Umana is an Italian variant of the celeste employing Principal pipes.
See also
Vox humana
References
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Pluggable Authentication Module Classes
Supported Authentication Module for Clients
LDAP Connection Pool Size
Default LDAP Connection Pool Size
Administrator Authentication Configuration
User Profile Dynamic Creation Default Roles
Enable Persistent Cookie Mode
Persistent Cookie Maximum Time
Alias Search Attribute Name
Default Authentication Locale
Organization Authentication Configuration
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Login Failure Lockout Count
Login Failure Lockout Interval
Warn User After N Failures
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Default Failure Login URL
Authentication Post Processing Class
Enable Generate UserID Mode
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Specifies the Java classes of the authentication modules available to the organization configured within the Federation Manager platform. You can write custom authentication modules by implementing the AMLoginModule SPI or the JAAS LoginModule SPI. To define new services, this field must take a text string specifying the full class name (including package name) of each new authentication service.
Specifies a list of supported authentication modules for a specific client. Use the format clientType | module1,module2,module3. This attribute is in effect when Client Detection is enabled.
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This attribute is not currently supported.
Specifies the default language subtype to be used by the authentication service. The default value is en_US. The following table contains a listing of the supported language locales.Table 6–1 Supported Language Locales
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Specifies the number of authentication failures that can occur before a warning message is sent. The Java class must implement the com.sun.identity.authentication.spi.AMPostAuthProcessInterface interface.
Additionally, you must add the path to the class in your organization's specific authentication template. The Default Authentication Level value described here will apply only when no authentication level has been specified in the Authentication Level field for a specific organization's authentication template. The Default Authentication Level default value is 0. (The value in this attribute is not used by Federation Manager but by any external application that may chose to use it.) |
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People Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) is the frontal military wing that executes all the subversive plan of the underground organization. Though there are roughly 15,000-20,000 active PLGA guerillas with the outfit, they are highly trained fighter capable of taking on the best elite combat forces of the country.
During the PLGA week it has been tradition with the Maoists carry out strikes against security personnel to exhibit their strength and control in areas under their dominance.
In all 20 constituencies across seven Maoist hit districts are going to the polls on Tuesday. Senior Police officials in these districts are wary about the Maoists nefarious design and peaceful conduct of the poll.
“I have informed the government about the high possibilities of strikes by the rebels during this week,” West Singh suprindented of police Narendra Kumar Singh said.
The Saranda forest spread 820 sqkm and Maoists safest hideout in the country is in this district. It has always been an uphill task for the election commission to successfully hold fair and peaceful polls in the booths in this forest area.
“In addition to the 80 companies of central forces besides the home guards and district police deployed to successfully conduct the polls, we have also sent around 12 teams of the elite CoBRA and Jharkhand Jaguar forces, each team comprising 30 fighters, at various locations in the Saranda forest to carry out operation against the rebels.” Singh said.
Sharing borders with Odisha on the West and Bengal in East, the vulnerability of East Singhbhum district to Maoists’ strike is high during the PLGA week. “At least 319 polling booths in our district are sensitive to LWE strikes,” additional SP-cum-nodal officer for deployment of forces Shailendra Burnwal said.
Last night the Maoist had fired at unknown target in the Jhatijharna area along the West Bengal border. In Tamar, Ranchi district, Maoist had forced in several villages to abstain from polling in the 2009 polls.
Forces are extra vigilant to thwart their various plans for Tuesday. The menace that has spread to 22 out of the 24 Jharkhand districts has claimed 1300 lives including 507 security personnel since creation of Jharkhand in 2000. Most of the major strikes against the forces have occurred during or around the PLGA week.
At least 46 people mostly security personnel were killed in two major strikes by rebels at Bitkil Soi and Baliba in Saranda around the PLGA week.
Though bit concern the West Singhbhum SP said that they had increased the polling in Saranda from 39% in 2009 to 72% in 2014 parliamentary polls. “The PLGA week will not deter the enlightened voters from coming out and voting in large number”
Additional DGP Rezi Dungdung said they were aware of facing the situation and prepared to tackle it. “We have deployed adequate security personnel to tackle any eventuality,” he said. |
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Q:
How to set ariaLabel for toast and Messagebox
I have a Ext.toast and Ext.Msg to be displayed on button click. So on click of button the content of toast and messagebox should be read.
I have applied ariaLabel but its still not readable, tried setting focus and containsFocus as well but still no luck, when I set defaultFocus:1 on messagebox it works for the first time only. Any hints please.
Ext.toast({
html: 'Data Saved',
title: 'My Title',
width: 200,
align: 't',
ariaLabel: 'My Title Data Saved'
});
Ext.Msg.show({
title: 'Invalid search criteria',
msg: 'check',
ariaLabel:'Invalid search criteria check',
icon: Ext.Msg.ERROR,
buttons: Ext.Msg.OK
});
Screen reader to be used - NVDA
Fiddle can be found here
A:
The problem is that attribute aria-labelledby is always set automatically. (and has the higher precedence ariaLabelledBy). I did not find a way to avoid automatic substitution, so I created an override that does this for window instances
Ext.define('Ext.window.WindowAriaOverride', {
override: 'Ext.window.Window',
afterShow: function () {
this.el.dom.setAttribute('aria-labelledby', null)
this.el.dom.setAttribute('aria-label', this.ariaLabel)
}
});
Fiddle
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Remembering Dale: Texas Rose Bascom and Dale Evans
October 30, 2012
By John Bascom
APPLE VALLEY REVIEW
During the height of their popularity, the western singing couple of Dale Evans and Roy Rogers took time to travel the USO tour where they performed at military hospitals and other military installations.
Also on those tours with Dale and Roy, were Gabby Hayes and Texas Rose Bascom.
Texas Rose Bascom was a famous trick and fancy rope artist. Married to the Utah rodeo cowboy Weldon Bascom, she learned to trick rope professionally following a few rope spinning lessons given by her brother-in-law, Earl Bascom.
Dale Evans and Texas Rose hit it off well the first time they met. On the USO tour, the same nanny took care of the Rogers kids — Cheryl, Linda and Roy, Jr. — as well as the Bascom kids — Rachel, Linda and Sherry.
While their husbands, Roy and Weldon, took time to hunt birds in the wild, Dale and Texas Rose stayed back in the more comfortable terrain of hotels and shops.
Both Dale and Texas Rose were born and raised in the South — Dale in Texas and Rose in Mississippi. They both had married young. And both had starred in Hollywood movies. Both married cowboys. Both are now inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas — Dale in 1995 and Texas Rose in 1981.
Even before these two cowgirls married their cowboy husbands, Roy Rogers and Weldon Bascom, these men had debuted in a Hollywood western movie together in 1936.
The movie was “Rhythm on the Range” starring the famous singer and actor Bing Crosby. This was the first feature of Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers in a Hollywood movie. Weldon Bascom was featured in that very same movie riding a bucking horse at the Madison Square Gardens Rodeo, doubling for Bing Crosby.
Over the years, Dale and Texas Rose’s paths crossed and re-crossed. While Dale Evans became the “Queen of the West,” Texas Rose Bascom was touring the world becoming the “Queen of the Trick Ropers,” roping her way across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
Texas Rose Bascom was a contract performer on the rodeo circuit as a trick and fancy roper with the Wild Bill Elliot Show. She is the only known female trick roper to master the skill of spinning three ropes at the same time — twirling a rope in each hand and a third one in her mouth.
Texas Rose Bascom even performed her trick and fancy roping act at the Roy Rogers Apple Valley Inn, during the time her nephew Billy Bascom ran the Roy Rogers Riding Stables.
Dale and Texas Rose both performed on stage, in the theater and on television. Both were in Hollywood western movies. Both married Hollywood cowboys who worked in the movie industry.
Dale Evans’ husband Roy Rogers was part Choctaw Indian from Mississippi. Texas Rose Bascom was part Mississippi Choctaw also.
Dale was known for preaching a good
sermon, while Texas Rose’s husband Weldon was nicknamed “Preacher” by his rodeo buddies because he had served as a church missionary. He, too, could preached a good sermon.
This year of 2012 will be the 100th birthday anniversary of Dale Evans, she being born on Oct. 31, 1912. It is also the 90th birthday anniversary of Texas Rose Bascom, being born on Jan. 25, 1922.
Both Dale Evans and Texas Rose Bascom loved children and gave extensive help to children’s hospitals and children’s homes — Dale being involved with the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation and Texas Rose with the Ettie Lee Homes for youth.
In the hearts of many children and many adults, the memories of Dale Evans and Texas Rose Bascom will live on. |
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To be honest, I’m not sure if I can write anything new about Jodi Picoult. She is to readers what leftover pizza for breakfast is to kids. We’ve grown up with her books on the coffee table or in our best friend Stacy’s Roxy backpack. And aside from that gratuitous movie adaptation of My Sister’s Keeper, anything with her scent on it has usually been a bet well-hedged. House Rules doesn’t break the mould. It’s the story of Jacob Hunt, an eighteen year old with Asperger’s Syndrome and an obsession with forensics. His mother Emma is a struggling advice columnist who rolls with the many punches of Jacob’s Asperger’s induced eccentricities—think colour-themed days, frequent meltdowns, and hypersensitivity. His younger brother Theo is a social outcast by association and starts to break into homely looking houses to feed his need for normalcy. When Jacob’s social skills tutor Jess turns up dead, his AS incriminates him more than his DNA evidence, and Emma hires rookie lawyer Oliver as his counsel. A warning: raise not your eyebrows that Jacob exhibits every symptom around—Picoult can’t sell the plot unless he manifests bad. As far as character originality goes, leave your seatbelt unbuckled; Jacob’s a doozy, but the staples (long-suffering sibling, devoted mother, and authority figure with a heart of gold) are reincarnated as the latest Picoult characters. Familiarly absorbing at the start, House Rules drags towards the end and only an author as successful as Picoult could get away with a self-indulgent 532 pages—not to mention that the final resolution comes as a finger-snap over the last four pages. To finish, I’ll leave y’all with a quote from Florence + the Machine: “Who is the lamb and who is the knife?” In Jacob’s case, that one will keep you up all night. |
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
R Kelly Dropped By His Booking Agent?
Earlier this week R&B singer R Kelly was forced to cancel three concerts on the After Party Tour after ticket sales ground to a halt following reports he was emotionally abusing his traveling harem of young women [click here if you missed that].
Now another show has been canceled and R. Kelly's booking agent has distanced himself from the singer...
This week following cancelations in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Dallas another show in LA has also been canceled.
When Billboard Magazine reached out to R. Kelly's booking agent for more information about the tour he would not confirm still working with Kellz and referred all questions to R. Kelly's lawyer.
Posted by Rhymes With Snitch at 11:47 AM
18 comments:
R. Kelz was that young pun' and your alleged evil ways worth all that? You can't back track out / double CD with gospel of this one this time!!
I hope those brainwashed and cult girls alright because he must be really mad about now!
Good. Only when his bank account hits a zero balance will he be held accountable for his actions. We are encouraging his behavior by supporting him and filling his pockets with money to seduce these women with. He has preyed on black women too much. He needs to be shut the hell down!!!!!!
Too bad it didn't happen years ago. With that poor girl getting violated privately & publicly, and Aaliyah being so obviously groomed by him & then dying so young, and the countless others whose names we may never know. Hopefully this is the end of him, to be followed by his incarceration & that of others who think like him.
Good riddance.
The shit has truly hit R. Kelly's fan. Good!!!
Hit Him Where It Hurts The Most. Money & Cashflow... Ouch!!!!
About Dxmn Time
Now It Is
Past.Time For
The Entire Black
Community Needs To
Do The Same
It Is
Way Past Time
We Put Energy
Into Preservin
Our Young Women
As We Do
Our Black Men
Durin Tragedy.
If This
Aint. Traumatic
DM Has A Story
Where Some Monster
Who Molested A 3 y.o.
Was Shot Dead
In The Streets
As The Townsppl
Took Pics
Best Justice
I Came Across
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Robert
U. Next
Let See If
U 'Sang' Yo Way
Out This 1..
Can this demon take those black ass glasses OFF!!!??
Shit!
😡
Finally!!
The feces have hit the oscillation!
This time I hope other celebrities will distance themselves from him, even in recording studios. He's not the only person that can produce a hit song. They should have cut him off a long time ago, instead of acting like just because he wasn't found guilty in a court of law he wasn't really guilty. He was as guilty as O.J. the as he is now.
The music industry and others that feed off these pedophiles should be held accountable for supporting them. All for the almighty dollar. Many lives have been ruin ...
Now his money is being affected. I wonder if he's the type of man to take his anger out on his women?
You can nail him to the cross, burn him at the stake, or bury him alive for all I care...
But when its time to get it on, or pull out that card table, or get the family reunion jumpin...his music will be playing. BS aint about nothin.
@3:00 Wouldn't surprise me. Especially now that the tea has been spilled regarding him being physically abusive to K. Michelle when they were messing around. The inside source on that said he was beating her azz on the regular and her eyes stayed blackened.
4:29
K. Michelle and the pedophile was messing around? She has a mouth which is no excuse for a man to put hands on a woman but that wouldn't surprise me. Plus she's too old for him which is how he is able to tame little girls on impressing them with money and material things such as shoes, weaves & purses.
I don't have a single note from this creep in my music collection. That stuff he puts together doesn't do anything for me. If I did have any of his music I would trash it, dump it, delete it, etc. He's never sounded like anything to me. My ears deserve better than this.
About f@cking time! As black women we jump to protect and protest on behalf of black men but don't put the same energy into our girls. Its time to boycott all these "musicians" who are not for us, the Pedos, women beaters, misogynists and colorists.
Yep!
@ 12:37 Agreed! I totally agree!
When this story hit, I deleted all of his music from my iphone. |
Can the US-Cuba honeymoon last?
Efforts to normalize diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba appear to be progressing rapidly, but will that continue? Venezuela could hold clues.
This mural in Caracas gives a sense of how the Venezuelan government views the United States. Cuba's rhetoric is similar, but its relationship with the US is shifting.
Jorge Silva/Reuters
Washington
Relations between the United States?
Cuba's response to the ongoing US-Venezuela row begins to offer clues. True, Fidel Castro – rarely heard from since he turned the reins of power over to brother Raúl Castro in 2008 – emerged to blast the “brutal” US measures and to praise Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s stand against the imperial power as “brilliant and brave.”
But to Latin America expert Michael Shifter, Cuba's response to US sanctions actually seemed “restrained” and was issued “with very little enthusiasm.” It was, he and others say, a hint of how the US-Cuba relationship might develop. Yes, there will be rhetorical attacks when it suits Cuba’s domestic political purposes. The Castros will not want to throw the door open to change too quickly, and anti-imperialist rhetoric has been is one of their most important tools in their efforts to maintain control.
But with Venezuela's economic free-fall, the regional landscape is changing for Cuba, in many ways forcing the Cuban government to accept the necessity of opening to the US. The result could be occasional thunderous denunciations of American imperialism undergirded by cautious but pragmatic economic reform at home and dialogue with the US.
“I’m not sure there was ever a very great likelihood that things were suddenly going to be smooth with Cuba, because at the end of the day there are still profound differences between” Cuba and the US, says Mr. Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington and an adjunct professor of Latin American studies at Georgetown University.
“But at the same time, the Cubans are acutely aware that Venezuela is in an unrelenting crisis and not going to get better any time soon,” he says. “So while it’s no surprise that Cuba would continue to come down on the side of its regional friends, what it’s not going to do is risk the promise of the opening with the US over the Venezuela question.”
US officials seemed to hint at this on Friday while previewing the third round of US-Cuba talks, which got under way in Havana Monday. While the US was “disappointed” at the Cuban government’s reaction to “sovereign actions of the United States Government,” an official said, the US was not “surprised” Cuba would defend an ally.
More important, the official added he was his confident that the US-Venezuela row “will not have an impact on these [normalization] conversations moving forward.”
If anything, the end of a decade-and-a-half long “symbiotic relationship” between Cuba and Venezuela, prompted by Venezuela’s economic tailspin and social chaos, is pushing Cuba closer to the US.
“The Cubans saw the environment changing, they knew that Venezuela wasn’t going to be able to play the bankrolling role anymore and they didn’t want the predicament again of being reliant on a failing country – as they had been on the Soviet Union – so they decided to go full bore on normalizing relations with the US,” says Carl Meacham, director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
But Raúl Castro made the decision to open to the US “reluctantly and only out of necessity,” Mr. Meacham says. That means relations are likely to remain touchy.
In particular, Meacham expects the Cuban government to pull out the ideological playbook it so successfully exported to Venezuela and President Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, whenever it senses political and economic changes are coming too fast.
“What the Cuban leadership benefits from is a very slow transition, one they can control, because if it goes too fast they won’t be able to control the pace of political and economic change,” Meacham says. “So I would expect them to use the anti-imperialist rhetoric to try to slow down that process.”
Indeed, he says Cuban officials have already made sharp references to the US economic embargo or to Cuba’s placement on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism in public statements during the normalization talks.
“They’re going to continue to use the rhetoric as a leverage point to advance their objectives,” he says.
Still, the glory days of railing against the US as the root of all the country’s troubles appear to be past, largely because they hold less sway with Cubans.
“That kind of rhetoric has less and less resonance, it’s not going to do the trick anymore,” says the Shifter, who was in Cuba in December when normalization plans were announced. “It’s very hard to find anyone for whom that rhetoric has any echo these days.” |
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Hola de españa!.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Leaving on a Jet Plane.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Bookish Things
First is a used book site, Alibris. Like Amazon's used books, Alibris coordinates independent sellers who might have what you're looking for. I've noticed that often their prices are cheaper than Amazon's (and the shipping is also standardized). And right now they are offering $2 off any order. I ordered a book from them, and I was pleased with the speed of shipping, which is sometimes lacking in Amazon's sellers. (Though I'm guessing it might vary). Basically, it offers an alternative place to look for used books should Amazon let you down or not have what you desire.
Now, have you ever desired to make your own paper? Recycle the paper that accumulates around you? This tutorial looks interesting, and I'm longing to try my hand at homemade paper for my bookbinding purposes...I guess I just gotta get someone handy to build me the frames for it!
If you're environmentally minded, recycling paper is great, but what about the paper that goes into all those books I purchase? All the textbooks that I need to buy? Eco-Libris offers a way to make up for the environmental impact of new books. For $1 each, you can buy a tree and balance out your paper consumption! I thought this was a pretty neat organization, so I wanted to pass it along.
And finally, do you want to read new books, but don't want to spend all that money for a book you'll maybe read once? The BookMooch is a program that allows you to trade books with other Book Mooches, creating a reading community and cutting down on consumption. It's a way to share good books, de-clutter your bookshelf, and get books you want to read with minimal cost. Woo! (Donna, aren't you using BookMooch or something similar?)
Anyway, that's some nice fruits from my web-browsing. Time to go home and make some books!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Setting Up House.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Enemy Fire...
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Various Sundries
- Pay.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
No Rest for the Wicked!!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Finished, I suppose......
Sunday, December 09, 2007
E-S-C-A-P-E: Escapay?!!
Friday, December 07, 2007
Word Game
Thanks.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Excit...
Monday, December 03, 2007
NaBloPoMo--Finis
I did learn some things from blogging daily (for the most part). Usually I don't, and I only post when I have things to say. I found that when I was compelled to post, I didn't always write things that were useful, meaningful, or all that great. I struggled at first with this, but then I found posting meaningfully became a little easier**.
I think that my fellow bloggers also liked that I posted with some frequency. I'm not too terrible--I don't go weeks without posting or anything. But several of them are daily bloggers, so it gave us a sense of community. Or something. But I did like posting with some regularity, so perhaps I'll try to keep it up--I make no promises for when I'm in Spain, though!
*This sort of thing usually seems to confirm my inability to actually complete things when I start them. Do I really have that sort of tendency? I hope not...but I fear it is so! Will I get to the end of my Ph.D. program and not graduate because I just can't finish? Or will it be confined to things like desiring to run a marathon and not completing NaBloPoMo? Perhaps...
**Don't think it meant all my posts are this. Quite the opposite.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Don't I Feel Smart...
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Paper in a Sentence
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Homework, Oh My!
After that I can relax. So now, I shall take a deep breath and get back to typing.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Holding a Slice of History
It was really neat: I got to hold an over 200-year old book in my hands. It was small (about 6 3/4 inches by 4), bound in sturdy leather (probably a while after it was printed on March 4th 1793). My bookbinding interests got me to look at how it was bound, and I was able to spot the heavy bookbinding thread that bound the book together. It smelled like an old book.
I started imagining reading this when it was first printed. The paper was heavy (probably cotton rag paper), yellowed with age. I could feel the roughness from where the printed letters pushed through to the other side of the paper. It had obviously been taken care of for the past 200 years because it was in amazingly good condition.
I wondered about the book's owner (before it was donated/purchased for Special Collections). Were they a scholar? A gift to a traveler on his way to Arkansas? How did this particular book get to where it is today? It's all pretty interesting, really.
Mostly, though, I was just happy to be holding an old book and thinking about how neat it was to hold an object that has been around almost as long as the United States has been a country.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Catching Up.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Home Again
I just don't feel like it, though. I'm tired of working all the time, going to school all the time, and just being generally busy. *Sigh* I'm sure I just need a break--it's been a hectic semester, and the course load has been pretty heavy. My boss has been asking me about taking two classes next semester, and I'm wondering that myself. I'm signed up for two; however, should I be? One's not even for credit.
I think I will, nevertheless. There's nothing like a good, intellectually stimulating class to make me happy, and I think the class I'm taking (that I don't need to take) will do that for me. Now onward to homework!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Literary Thanks-Giving.
I'm thankful for books that capture my imagination, books that take me to new worlds and new experiences. Books with words that catch my breath, thrill my heart, and make my spirits soar.
And I'm thankful for an easy post tonight. Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Interpretation and Authorial Intent!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Where's the Tenure-Track?.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Oh, the Research
I'm working on my final project for Intro to Grad Studies. We were given a list of choices that the U of A special collections has a first edition of (we even have a Blake, with all the engravings--how cool is that?). I chose J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer. My choice was influenced by the fact that I knew a little about him, and have read part of the Letters. Now off to do more research!
Two more papers and a presentation, and my semester will be done. Fun times!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Abstractly Writing
Broken vows of chastity, a bastard child born and dead in a crypt beneath a convent, and a monk who rapes and murders his own sister: in Matthew Lewis’s The Monk, sexual aberrations abound. The characters who are free from these crimes or seek to rectify their mistakes are men who have male friends. Using Eve Kosofsky Sedwick’s definition of homosocial, I argue that Lewis explores the role male friendship plays in the creation of virtuous, noble, and manly men, and that these relationships are responsible for the restoration of social and sexual order at the end of The Monk. Other scholars use Lewis’s suspected homosexuality to support the presence of homoerotic undertones within the novel. I argue instead for a reading that looks at the relationships between men in terms of fraternal and paternal friendships, demonstrating that what other critics may see as homosexual is actually homosocial. Lewis describes men who interact with one another—Lorenzo, Raymond, and Theodore—and then contrasts them with Ambrosio, a man who exists without male society. Ambrosio could have lived happily if he’d associated with men. Lewis is careful to describe Ambrosio as “possessed of many brilliant and manly qualities”, and he then insinuates the possibilities: if only Ambrosio had friends like Raymond and Lorenzo, if only he hadn’t lived shut off from society, and if only his manly qualities had not been suppressed and feminized by a woman. Instead, he dies broken and blaspheming, while his counterparts Raymond and Lorenzo end the novel in domestic bliss. I assert that in The Monk, Lewis explores ideas of what makes a man a man, and how a man of good character can fall into sin and temptation if he lives without homosocial relationships.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Writing Papers (For Tim!)
- Edit. Edit. Then edit some more. This is the lesson I learned when we edited the paper a total of three times, not counting all the edits we did to it in the prior class for which the paper was written.
- Edit by reading it out loud. Yep, you'll catch all sorts of fun things by reading it out loud.
- Edit by handing it off to someone you trust to offer good, constructive criticism. And not someone who just looks at it and says, "Oh, it's so good." You want a nitpicker. I'm a nitpicker, so I'm a good editor like this.
- But before all the revision and editing you have to write the damn thing, which means coming up with an idea. I talk out ideas with people who sort of care, write them out on my blog/journal, and outline to see if I can flesh out the idea. Do most research after you come up with an idea (it makes you feel good if your ideas are supported by the research you find). And even if someone else had your idea already, you may still be able to offer a new angle.
- Don't be afraid to change your original idea if you start writing and find that it doesn't work. It's almost inevitable that the paper you start writing is not the one you finish writing, and that's usually good.
- Don't stick with a sinking ship--if it's not working, abandon it and use the driftwood to construct a new boat.
- Writing is hard work. I find that if I can just sit down and concentrate for a few hours, I can knock it out. The earlier the initial drafting is done, the better because...
- You should leave yourself time to set it aside so that you can come to the edits fresh faced. Because revision is key. Revise, edit, revise, proofread and revise. Very important. I usually fail at this step, though...but I try to leave myself enough time to set it aside for a day or two.
I hope that helps Tim! Go forth with enthusiasm and courage, and don't be afraid to have an idea. Run with it and see where it takes you--and if you need someone to edit anything, feel free to ask me! I've read your writing and I know it's good. First seminar papers can be so frightening (I was terrified when I turned in my first grad school paper), but don't let that fear show up in your writing--fake confidence until you forget you aren't. Good luck!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Return of the Paper
A .
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Anti-Censorship, Pro-Literature.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
I Read Banned Books!
Thanks,.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The Future of Literature?.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Textual Editing!
I.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Ah, Homework!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Crafts Weekend!
While I was trying hard not to move lest the contents of my stomach rebel, I managed to finish La Perdida, which was really good. I think my presentation is going to take a genre theory approach to the graphic novel, discussing how the form of the graphic novel enhances some of Abel's major themes of miscommunication, being between places, and trying to find something lost. I even get to bring in some Derrida!
Now to do sometime domestic--baking some cookies with a recipe that I'm making up as I go...
Friday, November 09, 2007
Plodding Steadily
- one textual editing assignment, due Monday
- one presentation over La Perdida (such a good book!), due Thursday
- one 12-15 page paper (probably also over La Perdida)
- one mysterious final project, to be revealed on Monday. (yikes!)
My arms are sore right now from getting two vaccines, so I'm going to cut this post short. And since I get to leave work at one today, I get to have a bit of a longer weekend...hooray! Hope you all have a good Friday.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Tidbits
- Remember!
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Autumn...)
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Academic Imersion...
Monday, November 05, 2007
Body and Brain.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Cat Naps and Articles: A Picture Post
My cat, Rory, decided to help me with my homework:
Homework completed with purring furball demanding my attention. It actually worked out fairly well...
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Lack of Homework
It was a fun squandered day, however. I got up, checked on the newly fixed kitty in the house, who curled up on me and slept, read a bit of my book, ate some breakfast, strolled down to Farmers' Market (only two left!), baked cupcakes, and cleaned a bit. So, as you can see, I'm quite productive.
I just usually want to kick myself, though. I get to the point of being caught up, have a chance to get ahead, and then all I can do is just be lazy and not do any of the work I should. I do blame the fact that since I work all the time, the only time I have to blow off steam is the weekend, which means I don't wish to spend it doing homework. I am, however, a graduate student, which means I should make school more important.
Thus I sigh, shake my head at my silliness, and attempt to work in a smaller chunk of time. I guess I'll be at the library tomorrow, holed up, awaiting my fate for my lack of diligence...
Friday, November 02, 2007
Learning to Keep My Mouth Shut?
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Me? Blog Daily for a Month?...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Halloween Happenings.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Ah, the Joys...
Pynchon has been entertaining me so far. I'm only 40 pages or so in, so we'll see if I continue to find the book fascinating.
Other than that, I've been working, avoiding work, or doing more work*. C'est la vie.
*Registration has begun for students. And it's brought in a whole slew of issues. Busy busy!
Friday, October 26, 2007
And Now What?.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The Writing Process
At the same time, however, writing can flow. It's not all hard work: sometimes you sit down and start working, then three hours later, you have added several pages and have a significant sense of accomplishment.
Mostly it's hard work, though.
Right now, I'm on page eighteen of my paper on The Monk by Matthew Lewis. I've hopefully said something vaguely original, I attacked a critic (because she was wrong). I'm trying to decide if that's out of place in the paper--it's easy to pick on one person specifically to better enunciate my own stance, but I'm afraid it might be a bit jarring with the rest of the paper.
It's due tomorrow. I've been working on it since the start of the semester, but it's the final push until it's done!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Bullets
- I.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Last Shopping Trip....
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Aha! I have it!
A...
Friday, October 19, 2007
Reading List
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
First Sentences, Part 2
A.
Monday, October 15, 2007
First Sentences
I.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Knitters' Coffee Swap Questionnaire
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Lackadaisical.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Class Contemplations.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Already Thinking of Spring...
I pulled down the graduate catalog to check to make sure I had all of my other requirements--and I realized, to my dismay, that it would appear that I've taken two courses in 20th century American literature, leaving me one requirement lacking. Oh no! I might be able to work around that, but I'll have to talk to my adviser. It irritates me because I'm usually so careful about knowing what I need to graduate. I think perhaps I got fixated on the seminar requirement that I signed up for the only night seminar offered, forgetting I had already fulfilled that requirement.
If I'm lacking one more class, it's not the end of the world. I'll just graduate in the summer or the fall. But...hopefully I'll be able to graduate in the spring. I'll keep you all posted.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Weekend Update...
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Ravelry! (and miscellany)
Mis...)
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Lovely. again. Though we dream and hardly know it, longing, like an angel, fosters us, smooths our hair, and brings us wild strawberries.--Marilynne Robinson Housekeeping, pg. 152-3.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Paper Pride. |
Teen drowns at Spotted Eagle
By Elaine Forman
Yellowstone Newspapers
A 15-year-old boy drowned at Spotted Eagle Lake July 14 after attempting to swim to the island, then becoming fatigued, according to a Miles City Fire and Rescue press release.
Numerous agencies re-sponded to help find the boy and try to resuscitate him, but at-tempts were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at Holy Rosary Healthcare.
Custer County Sheriff Tony Harbaugh said the victim’s name is Richard Smith of Tren-ton, Utah.
The call of a swimmer in distress at Spotted Eagle came in to 911 at 2:47 p.m. Besides Fire and Rescue, Custer County Sheriff’s Office; Miles City Police Department; Mon-tana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conser-vation also responded.
The responders performed a coordinated search for the boy.
On Tuesday morning Capt. Brandon Stevens, who was the incident commander at the scene, said the boy was swim-ming with a relative who tried to pull him out but was unable to.
Fire and rescue personnel had borrowed a boat from FWP and used pike poles to find the boy.
He was located at 3:30 p.m. and brought to the shore.
Rescuers on the scene per-formed CPR and advanced life support and transported the boy to the hospital within two minutes of getting him to shore, Stevens said.
“Unfortunately, the patient was unable to be revived and was pronounced dead at Holy Rosary,” a release stated. “This is an unfortunate tragedy for our community. A loss like this will forever be remembered. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.”
Stevens said Fire and Rescue was very grateful to the other agencies that responded. He said EMT numbers were low at the time because of other ambulance calls.
He added that they did not call Custer County Fire Depart-ment because they were on a grass fire at the time.
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MEMO/01/87
Brussels, 15th March 2001
Excise duty on tobacco products: frequently asked questions
(See also IP/01/368)
Why has the Commission presented these fundamental proposals for change to the system of excise duty on tobacco?
A large number of Member States requested this at the time of conclusion of the previous review of tobacco taxation (see IP/98/485) which focussed only on technical adjustments to correct problems in implementing the Community rules for the taxation of tobacco products which exist since 1993.
The Commission agreed with Member States that a more in-depth review of the structure and rates of excise duty on tobacco products was necessary. Despite the current Community rules, tobacco prices and excise rates still vary widely between the Member States and this distorts the functioning of the Internal Market. Furthermore, the Commission feels that enhanced tax convergence is necessary in order to improve the excise system before the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union.
The present proposal and report are the result of a broad consultation process with national administrations and business and interest groups.
What amendments does the Commission propose concerning the taxation of cigarettes and why has it introduced these amendments?
The Commission has proposed the introduction of a fixed minimum amount of taxation of cigarettes expressed in euros in addition to the current 57% minimum excise incidence rule in order to guarantee a minimum level of excise duties on cigarettes in all Member States.
At present, the rule is that excise duties levied on cigarettes by the Member States must include a proportional (ad valorem) component, expressed as a percentage of the maximum retail selling price and a specific component (a fixed amount per unit of the product). The level of these two components must be such that, in the case of cigarettes belonging to the most popular price category, their combination amounts to at least 57% of the retail selling price inclusive of all taxes including VAT.
The 57% rule alone alone has not prevented the perpetuation of wide differences in rates and retail price levels. As a consequence the Commission believes that a minimum fixed amount in euros should be introduced in addition to the 57% test.
Under the Commission proposal, Member States' excise duties would have to meet two requirements: the 57% minimum excise incidence and an amount of €70 per 1000 cigarettes of the price category most in demand. The Commission believes that a minimum fixed amount of this kind would ensure more convergence of levels of excise taxes on tobacco within the EU and would also significantly reduce the incentive for smuggling between Member States.
It should be noted, however, that the introduction of a fixed amount of €70 per 1000 cigarettes does not mean that all cigarettes on the market will have to be subject to an excise amount of at least this amount. It only means that Member States have to fix their excise duty rates in such a way that they reach this minimum amount of €70 only for cigarettes in the most popular price category. Thus, in Member States which have to increase their rates to reach the amount of €70, the amount of excise duty on cigarettes which are cheaper than the most popular price category will remain lower than €70. The amount of excise duty on cigarettes which are more expensive than the most popular price category will be higher than this amount. The same rule applies for the other minimum requirement of 57%.
The present system sometimes obliges Member States which already have high tax levels to increase their excise rates further merely to comply with the 57 % minimum excise incidence rule. Is there a provision in the proposal to solve this problem?
Yes. A clause has been included in the Commission proposal to ensure that the Member States where price levels are high would not have to keep raising excise duty to comply with the 57% rule. It is not logical that a Member State like Sweden with a very significant excise charge should have difficulty in meeting the 57% excise rule, because cigarette prices there are also high, whilst Member States where price levels are relatively low may meet the 57% requirement but still have a very low incidence of overall excise duty. Therefore, the Commission proposes that Member States applying an effective excise charge of at least €100 per 1000 cigarettes for the price category most in demand should not have to apply the 57% rule, so as to ensure that those high-price Member States are not obliged to increase continuously their excise rates to meet the 57 % rule.
What are the consequences for Member States of the introduction of the fixed minimum amount of €70 per 1000 cigarettes in the most popular price category?
The proposed introduction of a minimum specific excise duty of €70 per 1000 cigarettes would lead to an increase in excise duty on cigarettes in the five Member States currently applying the lowest specific excise duty (Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Luxembourg). For Member States where the immediate introduction of this minimum euro amount would be problematic for economic reasons, the Commission report suggests that a phased introduction spread over a limited period of time could be considered. Such a phased introduction may also have to be considered for candidate countries upon accession to the EU given that price levels for cigarettes including taxes are much lower in most candidate countries than in the EU.
Would the Commission proposal amend the structure of excise duties on cigarettes?
No. At present, Member States have to apply both a specific (a fixed amount per 1000 cigarettes) and a proportional (or 'ad valorem') excise duty on cigarettes. The specific component of the excise duty may not be less than 5% or more than 55% of the amount of the total tax burden resulting from the aggregation of the proportional excise duty, the specific excise duty and the turnover tax levied on these cigarettes. This system provides the Member States sufficient flexibility to determine freely the relative weight of both excise elements, having regard to the characteristics of their national market for cigarettes. No amendment is proposed to this system. Member States must always, of course, comply with the rule of applying a minimum taxation of 57 % and €70 for cigarettes in the most popular price category. The proposed additional requirement of applying a minimum taxation equivalent to €70 for the cigarettes of the most popular price category does not affect this flexibility.
Are other amendments proposed regarding the taxation of cigarettes?
The only additional amendment proposed concerning cigarette taxation would be to allow Member States more flexibility in the imposition of a minimum level of taxation on cigarettes.
On a number of occasions Member States have been confronted with the appearance of cheap cigarettes on their domestic market, often with disruptive effects.
To combat this situation, the tobacco legislation allows Member States to apply a minimum level of taxation on cigarettes irrespective of the sales price provided that this does not have the effect of raising the total tax to more than 90% of the total tax on the most popular price category of cigarettes. This rule has proven to be inadequate to deal with price wars and/or increases in supply at the lower end of the market. The Commission proposal would therefore dispense with the 90% rule and would allow Member States to levy a minimum excise duty on cigarettes provided only that the amount did not exceed the excise duty levied on cigarettes belonging to the most popular price category.
What are the amendments proposed concerning fine-cut tobacco intended for the rolling of cigarettes and why they are being proposed?
The Commission proposal suggests amending the existing provisions relating to the taxation of fine-cut rolling tobacco in two ways. It proposes gradually aligning the minimum percentage rates for rolling tobacco with the minimum for cigarettes and adjusting the minimum euro amounts for this tobacco (and other non-cigarette tobacco) in line with inflation. That would raise the minimum incidence for rolling tobacco from 30% to 39% and the minimum specific duty to €34 over a period of three years.
The substantial differences between Member States in tax levels on rolling tobacco, combined with major differences in pre-tax prices, encourage smuggling between neighbouring countries and give rise to distortions in the Internal Market. There is also a big difference at Community level between the minimum excise incidence for cigarettes of the price category most in demand and the minimum rates for rolling tobacco which are either 30% of the retail selling price or €25 per kilogram.
The Commission is well aware of the fact that the two products have different characteristics: cigarettes are factory-made, while rolling tobacco is a semi-finished product used by consumers who roll their own cigarettes and have to buy additional materials for that purpose. On the other hand the two products compete, since an increase in the price of cigarettes often results in smokers switching to hand-rolling tobacco. From a health point of view, both products are harmful and in that sense there is little justification for a wide variation in the rates at Community level. Many Member States already maintain a certain ratio between the taxation of rolling tobacco and cigarettes although there is no obligation at present to do so.
The Commission therefore believes that the minimum rate for rolling tobacco should be brought more closely into alignment with the 57% rule applying to cigarettes. Given the different characteristics of the two products, an adjustment of the minimum rate for fine-cut rolling tobacco up to two/third of the minimum excise incidence for cigarettes seems reasonable.
Member States which do not currently maintain such a ratio between their rates for cigarettes and rolling tobacco or which set their rates at a very low level will be given the necessary time to adjust to the new minimum rates.
The following gradual changes are proposed to the rates and amounts:
Does the Commission propose amendments concerning the taxation of other smoking tobacco?
The Commission only proposes adjusting the specific minimum amount expressed in euros in line with inflation, starting from 1 January 2003. The specific minimum rate for other smoking tobacco would therefore be set at €20 at 1 January 2003. There would be no change to the ad valorem rate.
Why does the Commission propose an amendment to the definition of cigars and cigarillos?
An amendment of the definition of cigars and cigarillos is proposed to take into account the changes in products offered on the tobacco market. In particular, a relatively new product has recently become popular in a number of Member States. In terms of function, taste, filter and presentation this product can be regarded as a cigarette or cigarette substitute, except that it has the colour of a cigar instead of the white colour of a cigarette.
The wrapper is filled with cut tobacco instead of a threshed blend and the manufacturing process is similar to that for cigarettes. Application of the current definition obliges Member States to tax the product at the rate of excise duties for cigars (minimum of only 5%) instead of the excise duties for cigarettes (minimum of 57 %). Due to the lower tax rate, the product is cheaper and quite attractive, especially for young smokers.
Because this product is similar to cigarettes, as well as for health protection, the Commission is proposing that the lower minimum rate for cigars should be restricted to the products to which it originally was meant to apply (cigars and cigarillos), the production of which has a more labour intensive character. Therefore, the proposal for a Directive would amendthe definition of cigars and cigarillos .
Are any other changes proposed regarding cigars and cigarillos ?
The Commission also proposes adjusting the specific minimum amount expressed in euros in line with inflation, starting from 1 January 2003.The specific minimum rate for cigars and cigarillos would therefore be set at €11 at 1 January 2003. There would be no change to the ad valorem rate applicable to these products, as the lower level compared to that for other tobacco products can be justified by their more labour intensive production process.
How are health concerns taken into consideration in this proposal?
Excise duty is primarily an instrument for generating revenue at national level, but policy-making in this area has to take the wider objectives of the Treaty into account and try to reconcile these with improvements in the operation of the Internal Market. Given the characteristics of manufactured tobacco products, particular attention has therefore to be paid to health considerations and to the relationship between consumer protection and the price of the products.
The level of taxation of tobacco products, through its impact on their final price, obviously has a significant effect on consumption. Taxation has to be seen as an important element of a policy aimed at reducing the consumption of tobacco.
Health considerations are reflected in the proposal by the following measures:
Why does the Commission propose lengthening the review period from 3 to 4 years ?
The Commission takes the view that a three-year period is too short a period in which to assess changes in Member States' legislation. A four-year period would be more appropriate for assessing the operation of the Internal Market and the influence of any changes in legislation.
Taking into account the time required for discussions in the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee, it would be logical to provide that the four-year period for the next review should run from the time discussions on the previous review in the Council are finalised.
This does not prevent the Commission from making proposals on its own initiative at any time before the end of the four-year period where it considers this necessary or where account needs to be taken of changes on the tobacco market.
Will the new proposal contribute to ensuring convergence between Member States of rates of excise duties on tobacco ?
Yes. Rate convergence has to be considered from two different perspectives:
The proposal will oblige the Member States with the lowest real rates to increase their excises on cigarettes. On the other hand, the Member States where cigarette prices are high and therefore tax is already high will not be obliged to increase their rates further merely so as to comply with the minimum of 57 %. This is bound to lead to greater excise convergence.
Should not excise rates reflect local economic and social conditions ? At present, income and purchasing power per capita differ widely between Member States.
Differences in excise rates and cigarettes prices are well in excess of differences between Member States' per capita gross domestic product, expressed in purchasing power standards.
As the proposal does not propose any amendments to the structure of the tax on tobacco (i.e. to the relative proportions of the ad valorem rate and specific excise duty) Member States will continue to have sufficient flexibility to fix their tax levels on the basis of local and regional policies such as in those in the area of employment and health.
Won't the proposal worsen the situation of candidate countries for accession to the EU ?
Both the position of Member States and that of candidate countries must be considered.
At present there is a high level of fraud and smuggling of tobacco products from the candidate countries to the Member States. Therefore, it is necessary that a minimum amount of excise duty is ensured in the present and enlarged Internal Market. A number of Member States have already expressed their concerns about the consequences on their own national cigarette markets of the accession of the candidate countries if there are no modifications to the existing excise system, in which a mere minimum percentage is applied to prices which differ enormously.
As far as the position of candidate countries is concerned, the report proposes that transitional measures could be taken in order to help them to achieve the minimum excise amount on a gradual basis.
Won't inflation rise in Member States which have to increase their tobacco excise rates ?
The overall impact will in general be quite limited.
Only 5 Member States will be obliged to increase their rates. The Commission report proposes that a transitional period could be considered for these Member States so as to allow them some additional time to reach the minimum amount.
Cigarette prices have already in the past increased in excess of inflation. These increases do not appear to have caused significant problems, given that in general the inflation level in the EU is on the low side (between 2 and 3 %).
Furthermore, the relative weight of expenditure on cigarettes in the global price index should not be overestimated. In some Member States, these products are even excluded from the price index.
Should there not be an approach based on a minimum fiscal incidence (i.e. a combination of excise duty and VAT) instead of a minimum excise incidence ?
The introduction of such a system would not guarantee greater excise convergence between Member States.
Such a system would not put an end to the present need for high cigarette price Member States to introduce excise increases merely so as to comply with the minimum incidence rule.
It would also not guarantee greater rate convergence. The gap between the Member States would even become bigger since the new percentages would still have to be applied to very different prices.
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Georgina Adam is one of the smartest art market commentators, and this book is a lively view of today’s craziness. She’s especially penetrating in her analysis of the market’s corruption – both the corruption of the market and corruption by the market. For example, she tells us that members of Tate’s collection committee each donate at least £10,000 a year – or, to put it less politely, buy their way on. Though she doesn’t draw it out in this particular case, that gives opportunity to promote purchase of artists that the committee members collect, boosting their value. And it skews the Tate’s collection towards art cherished by rich collectors who are not necessarily the sharpest connoisseurs (though some of course are the sharpest connoisseurs; my point is simply that connoisseurship is not proven by a donation of ten grand).
Adam quotes an anonymous American museum director:
“The problem of collectors sitting on museum boards and trying to use their position to validate their own holdings is ubiquitous, and is being exacerbated by the new class of trustees, who today are investor-collectors … They will try to use their position to either influence the purchases of the institution, in line with their own collection, or have their own works included in museum exhibitions. You cannot imagine how cajoled and caressed I have sometimes been to take a painting into a show!” (p. 172)
Actually I can imagine. And this is the tragedy of the contemporary art market – not that collectors over-pay for fashionable mediocrity, but that the ghastly bad taste of the contemporary market pollutes the public sphere by influencing museums. This book gives insight into how the contemporary art world works.
Grumps goes on to take issue with a few things. Notably, he rightly points out that “She speaks of increased professionalisation, like the use of PR firms, and increased globalisation and scale. But none of this is unique to art dealing; the economy has become more global, and many business sectors have become more commercialised. There are lots of comparisons between art dealing today and art dealing in the past, but too little comparison of the art trade and other trades.”
Where Adams does look above the parapet to survey the broader economic landscape, the Grumpy Art Historian suggests, she may be too glib: “In the conclusion Adam speculates about whether the art market is ‘too big to fail’, but this is to misunderstand the concept of too big to fail. ”
He also observes that “comments on collectors today being more likely to jump in at the top end of the market, or being more focused on the investment angle, are speculative. It’s hard to know if the story here is about the changing nature of the art collector or the changing perception of the art collector.”
Finally, it’s refreshing to see that Grumpy isn’t having any of the “shock, horror” nonsense about commercial matters polluting disinterested scholarship, one of the deathless canards of the art market observer: “Connoisseurs like Berenson were utterly implicated in commerce, and many experts sold certificates of authenticity, advised dealers and collectors or traded art themselves. There has been a period when museums moved more consciously to distance themselves from the trade, and I agree that has been breaking down. But it’s a more nuanced story than the rupture implied here.” |
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Wednesday it was adding 1,600 premium seats to nearly 250 international and domestic aircraft, including the introduction of a first-class cabin on 50 Bombardier Inc regional jets.
The move is part of a push by large U.S. airlines to attract more lucrative premium travelers. Rivals Delta Air Lines Inc and American Airlines Group Inc have also added premium seats, which can fetch at least twice the coach fare.
United’s new regional jet, called the CRJ 550, will be the only 50-seater on the market to offer a first class cabin, the Chicago-based airline said, providing premium travel on connecting flights from small U.S. cities to the rest of the world.
Under the plan, United will work with Bombardier to use the frame of its current CRJ 70-seat fleet for a new two-cabin, 50-seat configuration with a self-serve beverage and snack station for premium travelers and four storage closets for carry-on bags.
The CRJ 550s will eventually replace United’s current 50-seat regional fleet with a model permitted under its pilots’ contract, which became amenable in January.
While not generating new orders for cash-strapped Bombardier, United’s plan would allow the Canadian plane and train maker to market the new model to other U.S. airlines looking to replace aging regional jets. Bombardier aims to take a decision on its money-losing CRJ regional jet program this year.
On United’s mainline fleet, there will be 50 percent more premium seating on its Boeing 767-300ERs and Airbus A319s, and 33 percent more on its A320s. Following the changes, United will have a total of 167 seats on the 767-300ER, 126 seats on the A319 and 150 on the A320.
Andrew Nocella, chief commercial officer for United, told reporters that “in an era where many airlines are adding seats to the aircraft to crowd more passengers onto the plane,” United is “doing exactly the opposite.”
United said it plans to complete the changes by the end of next year, with the first reconfigured 767 flying between Newark and London.
The new CRJ 550 will be operated by United’s regional partner GoJet out of Chicago and Newark, pending a final agreement and government certification.
Nocella said United’s overall coach footprint would continue to grow despite the new seating configurations thanks to the introduction of larger aircraft like the Boeing 787 to its fleet.
United Airlines is part of United Continental Holdings Inc.
Reporting by Tracy Rucinski; Additional reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal; Editing by Tom Brown |
248 Ga. 580 (1981)
285 S.E.2d 181
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
v.
ZIMMERMAN.
37998.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Decided December 2, 1981.
C. B. Rogers, Paul W. Stivers, for appellant.
Ira S. Zuckerman, for appellee.
GREGORY, Justice.
Merrill Lynch sued Zimmerman to recover an amount allegedly due on a commodity trading account. At the close of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict in favor of Merrill Lynch. On appeal the Court of Appeals reversed. Zimmerman v. Merrill Lynch &c., Inc., 159 Ga. App. 429 (283 SE2d 639) (1981). We granted certiorari to consider the following issue: Where a regulated business is required to prove that it is licensed in order to maintain an action for debt, does the best evidence rule require that the actual licensing document be entered into evidence, or will the testimony of an agent of the company be sufficient proof of licensing? We hold that the testimony of the agent is sufficient.
The transactions giving rise to the account in question in this case are governed by the Commodity Exchange Act which requires a company engaging as a commission merchant in soliciting orders or accepting orders for the purchase or sale of any commodity for future delivery be registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 7 USCA §§ 6d, 6f. We assume, without reaching the question, it was necessary that Merrill Lynch establish that it was registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in order to recover on its account. The office manager of Merrill Lynch testified that the company was registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The testimony was objected to on the ground the highest and best evidence would be the documents of registration. The objection was overruled. The opinion of the Court of Appeals held it was error to overrule this objection.
The best evidence rule, more correctly denominated the original document rule is as follows: In order to prove the terms of a writing, where the terms are material, the original writing must be produced unless it is shown to be unavailable for some reason other than the serious fault of the proponent. Wigmore on Evidence, Vol. IV, §§ 1173, 1174; McCormick, § 230, p. 560. Agnor's Ga.Evidence § 13-1, p. 289; Green, Ga. Law of Evidence, § 100, p. 236. The rule is not one *581 which places evidence into preferred degrees. Rather, it recognizes the central position writings have in the law. In many instances significant rights turn on the precise language used in a writing. When that is the case, the law prefers the writing itself be produced. Production of the writing also permits it to be inspected for evidence of fraud. McCormick, § 231, p. 561. In the case at hand there is no issue as to the precise language used in the license or other registration documents. Neither is there any contention of fraud. The question is simply one of the fact of issuance of the license or registration. That fact does not involve the contents of a writing within the meaning of the original document rule. Holcombe v. State, 28 Ga. 66 (1859); Green v. Johnson, 153 Ga. 738, 750 (113 SE 402) (1922); Hardy v. Hardy, 221 Ga. 176, 180 (144 SE2d 172) (1965); Butts v. Maryland Casualty Co., 52 Ga. App. 838, 840 (184 SE 774) (1935). Language which holds or implies to the contrary in the following opinions is disapproved: Reddix v. Chatham County Hospital Auth., 134 Ga. App. 860 (216 SE2d 680) (1975); Proctor v. Lanier Collection Agency &c., Inc., 147 Ga. App. 104 (248 SE2d 179) (1978); A. R. Hudson Realty v. Hood, 151 Ga. App. 778, 783 (262 SE2d 189) (1979); Tucker v. Whitehead, 155 Ga. App. 104, 105 (270 SE2d 317) (1980).
At trial the office manager testified he had been an employee of Merrill Lynch in various positions for a period of 15 years ending in May, 1980. His last position was office manager. He testified that he was familiar with the registration of Merrill Lynch during his employment, and that Merrill Lynch was registered with the C. F. T. C. (Commodity Futures Trading Commission). We hold the reasonable deduction from the testimony to be that Merrill Lynch was registered during the time of the transactions in question, May of 1978 until June of 1979. This testimony was properly admitted over a "best evidence" objection.
Judgment reversed. All the Justices concur, except Smith, J., who dissents.
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By Tony Edike
ENUGU—THE Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, has said that the ongoing rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu which has now been closed down has further worsened the economy of the South East Zone.
President of ECCIMA, Mr. Okechukwu Nwadinobi, who made this known in Enugu yesterday, said the decision of the Federal Government to close the airport for a period of one year when the rehabilitation work is expected to last even when highways in the zone had remained in a terrible and bad state, would definitely slow down economic activities in the region.
He said that though the current effort to expand the airport and upgrade its infrastructure was commendable, the government should have considered the construction of a second runway so that the existing runway would continue to provide air services to the teeming air travelers from the five South Eastern States.
Nwadinobi, who lamented the difficulty being encountered by air travelers, businessmen and women in the area since the airport was closed down on February 10 for upgrading, said that the nearest alternative airport was more than two hours away, adding that the development was already impacting negatively on the economy of the zone.
The Federal Ministry of Aviation had said that the project if carried out according to time line would be concluded in twelve months while air travelers using the airport had been directed to patronize the International Cargo Airport Owerri for the meantime.
“We call on the Federal Government, the Governors of the zone and other stakeholders to rise to the occasion and ensure that the proposed runway extension is carried out in a way that will not disrupt regular flight operations and to explore the alternative option we have humbly suggested,†the ECCIMA boss said. |
2 N.Y.3d 663 (2004)
814 N.E.2d 440
781 N.Y.S.2d 270
ANONYMOUS, Respondent,
v
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT/STATE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT et al., Appellants.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Argued June 1, 2004.
Decided June 29, 2004.
*664 Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York City (James M. Hershler, Michael S. Belohlavek and Marion R. Buchbinder of counsel), for appellants.
*665 Law Offices of Charles A. Singer, Melville (Charles A. Singer of counsel), for respondent.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith, Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and Read concur.
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. SMITH, J.
In Doe v Office of Professional Med. Conduct (81 NY2d 1050, 1052 [1993]) we interpreted Public Health Law § 230 (9) to require that disciplinary proceedings brought against physicians "remain confidential until finally determined." We decide today that, where the proceedings are determined in the physician's favor, the requirement of confidentiality continues to exist after the determination. We also decide that in this case, where a physician was exonerated of all the charges against him except one minor one not closely related to the others, the Department of Health abused its discretion by releasing to the public all of the charges and their disposition.
Facts
Petitioner-respondent (petitioner) is a doctor practicing in Manhattan. On October 28, 1999, the State Board for Professional *666 Medical Conduct, the Department's professional disciplinary agency, brought charges against him for "willfully harassing, abusing a patient physically," "failure to maintain records," "moral unfitness," "fraudulent practice" and "practicing beyond the scope." The charges were based on the complaint of a woman who said she had been petitioner's patient.
The Board, relying on the assertions of the complaining witness, alleged that petitioner had treated her "late one evening" at his office for a "sinus infection and a headache . . . with massage and acupuncture." During the treatment, according to the allegations, petitioner induced her to remove clothing, massaged her intimately and kissed her. It was also alleged that he engaged in the practice of acupuncture without an appropriate certificate or license, and that he failed to maintain a medical record accurately reflecting the treatment, condition and/or diagnosis of the complaining witness.
A hearing was held before a committee on professional conduct, as provided by Public Health Law § 230 (10) (e) and (f). After the hearing, the Committee issued a "Determination and Order" on April 28, 2000, rejecting all of the charges except for one instance of failure to maintain a medical record. The Committee found that, while there was an "office encounter" between the complaining witness and petitioner, the encounter "was of a social nature." It found that the complaining witness did not go to petitioner's office for medical reasons, and that while they were there he did not offer medical care and she did not request it. The Committee noted that petitioner was "foolish" in choosing his office as the location of this social interaction, but found that no professional misconduct in connection with the office encounter had been proved.
The Committee also found that, a week or more after the office meeting, the complaining witness asked petitioner to give her a prescription for sinus problems; that he phoned in a prescription of Cipro for her; and that he failed to maintain a record of having done so. The Committee stated that it had "discussed giving [petitioner] an administrative warning" for this "technical violation," but had been advised that a mere warning could not be issued after a hearing, and therefore decided that the appropriate penalty was a reprimand. Petitioner did not seek review of this determination.
It is the position of the Department, as expressed in this litigation, that all final determinations in physician disciplinary *667 proceedings, whether favorable or unfavorable to the physician accused, may be made available to the public. It is the Department's policy, however, to post a record of the charges made and their determination on its Web site only in cases where some disciplinary order against a physician has been issued. If any discipline is imposed, the Department posts all of the charges and determinations, without redaction. Accordingly, after petitioner's time to seek review of the Committee's determination had expired, the charges against him and the Committee's resolution of them became available on the Internet. Petitioner apparently did not discover this for some considerable time.
On February 14, 2002, petitioner's attorney requested by letter that the Department withdraw all references to the proceedings from its Internet site, and maintain "all records pertaining to this matter . . . in absolute confidence." The request was rejected, and petitioner brought the present proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, asking that the Board and the Department be compelled to withdraw the materials in question from public access and to keep them confidential. Supreme Court dismissed the petition. The Appellate Division reversed and granted the petition, directing the Board and the Department to "withdraw from public access those portions of the statement of charges, determination and order, and any other records which relate in any way to the charges which were not sustained" (309 AD2d 44, 53 [2003]). The Appellate Division granted leave to appeal, and we now affirm the Appellate Division's order.
Discussion
Our decision in Doe is the starting point for our analysis. Doe was brought by a physician while disciplinary proceedings were pending against him. He asked that the proceedings be closed, and we held he was entitled to that relief. Our decision was based on Public Health Law § 230 (9), which provides:
"Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, neither the proceedings nor the records of any such committee [i.e., a committee on professional conduct] shall be subject to disclosure under article thirty-one of the civil practice law and rules except as hereinafter provided. No person in attendance at a meeting of any such committee shall be required to testify as to what transpired thereat. The prohibition relating to discovery of testimony shall not *668 apply to the statements made by any person in attendance at such a meeting who is a party to an action or proceeding the subject matter of which was reviewed at such meeting."
Although this section on its face prohibits only disclosure under the CPLR's discovery provisions, we said in Doe, relying on our prior decision in Matter of John P. v Whalen (54 NY2d 89 [1981]), that section 230 (9) "when read in conjunction with the statute as a whole . . . mandat[es] confidentiality in physician disciplinary proceedings" (Doe, 81 NY2d at 1052). There would be little point in section 230 (9)'s prohibition on civil discovery if the materials protected by that statute were publicly available.
The issue in this case arises from our statement in Doe that "[o]ur construction of the statute is consistent with the general policy that disciplinary proceedings involving licensed professionals remain confidential until finally determined" (id. [emphasis added]). The Department interprets this language to mean that, after final determination, the confidentiality restriction ceases to exist, whether the physician is found guilty or innocent of the charges. The Department does not affirmatively publicize determinations unless they are, at least in part, adverse to the physician, but that in the Department's view is a matter of its own choice, not a legal requirement. Petitioner, however, argues that the quoted language from Doe means only that proceedings can become public after a final determination adverse to the physician, and that proceedings in which the physician is exonerated must remain confidential. We agree with petitioner.
The "general policy" we relied on in Doe relating to "disciplinary proceedings involving licensed professionals" was intended, in significant part, to protect professionals against the disastrous effect that public knowledge of unfounded charges can have on a professional career. "Reputation in such a calling is a plant of tender growth, and its bloom, once lost, is not easily restored" (People ex rel. Karlin v Culkin, 248 NY 465, 478 [1928] [Cardozo, Ch. J.] [referring to the legal profession]). The Department argues that dissemination of unfounded charges after they have been resolved will not injure a doctor's reputation, because the public, in learning of the charges, will also learn that they have been dismissed. We conclude, as did the Appellate Division, that this is unrealistic. Many people who learn that a doctor has been charged with misconduct will think it possible that *669 there was something to the charges, even if they were not upheld. Belief in that possibility will often be enough to make a prospective patient seek out another doctor. No one, but especially not a professional whose livelihood depends on being thought trustworthy, would want it generally known that he was accused by a state agency (though found not guilty) of harassment, abuse, "moral unfitness" for his profession and fraud.
It is true, as we noted in Doe, that a professional's interest in the confidentiality of charges brought against him is not the only relevant policy consideration. There is a strong public interest in the enforcement of the rules against professional misconduct, and it can be argued that the public should have a right to know all the details of enforcement proceedings so that it can evaluate, among other things, the vigor and efficiency with which allegations of misconduct are being pursued. As we said in Doe, however, the choice between "conflicting policy values" is best made by the Legislature (Doe, 81 NY2d at 1053). We decided in Doe that the applicable legislation, Public Health Law § 230 (9), required that pending disciplinary proceedings not be open to the public, and we now hold that it also requires confidentiality of terminated proceedings that have been resolved in the physician's favor.
The language of section 230 (9) gives no support to the idea that the confidentiality provided for in that section is limited to pending proceedings. On the contrary, the words "neither the proceedings nor the records . . . shall be subject to disclosure" (emphasis added) imply that pending and terminated proceedings should be treated alike. We do not read this to mean that all terminated proceedings, even those in which there have been findings of misconduct, must remain confidential, but the statute clearly does not support the Department's view that the termination of proceedings by itself is enough to make the statute's protections disappear.
Other subdivisions of Public Health Law § 230 govern the confidentiality or public availability of materials relating to specific physician disciplinary proceedings. These subdivisions, while they do not directly answer the question presented here, help to give an overall picture of the statutory framework. Two subdivisions provide that certain actions adverse to the physician, short of formal discipline, shall remain confidential: section 230 (10) (m) (ii) provides that "[a]dministrative warnings and consultations shall be confidential" and section 230 (17) (a) *670 and (c) provide that an order for "monitoring" of a physician (entered when "there is reason to believe that the licensee is unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients") "shall be kept confidential . . . unless the licensee refuses to comply with the order." On the other hand, one subdivision provides that the most serious forms of discipline are not confidential, even pending an administrative appeal: under section 230 (10) (g) the "findings, conclusions, determinations and order" of a committee on professional conduct "shall become public upon issuance in any case in which annulment, suspension without stay or revocation of the licensee's license is ordered." This provision was enacted to change the previous practice, in which no disciplinary findings were made public until the administrative review process had been completed (see Sponsor's Letter to Counsel, Aug. 1, 1996, Bill Jacket, L 1996, ch 627).
No statute explicitly provides either for confidentiality or public release of the records of physician disciplinary proceedings where such proceedings result in some lesser discipline than "annulment, suspension without stay or revocation of the licensee's license" or in dismissal of the charges. Strong reasons, however, support the Department's policy of making public the records of proceedings in the first category after the administrative review process is complete. The public's interest in knowing that a physician has been subjected to discipline even, as in this case, the relatively mild discipline of a reprimand is obvious, and we cannot conclude, in the absence of an express statutory provision, that the Legislature meant to withhold this information from the public. But in the case of a physician who has been wholly exonerated, the policy considerations are very different, and lead us to interpret Public Health Law § 230 (9) as prohibiting public disclosure. It is hard to imagine why the Legislature would have wanted to grant the public access to records of terminated proceedings that led to a doctor's complete exoneration, while keeping confidential proceedings in which a doctor was subjected to "warning[]," "consultation[]" or "monitoring."
In the sentence in Doe on which the Department relies, we referred to "disciplinary proceedings involving licensed professionals" and cited cases involving discipline of attorneys and judges, as well as medical professionals (Doe, 81 NY2d at 1052). It was then, and remains, our view that the policies governing confidentiality in these professions are broadly similar, though *671 each is governed by its own specific statutes and rules. The statutes governing judges and lawyers clearly require that disciplinary proceedings remain confidential, even after termination, where there is no finding of wrongdoing (Judiciary Law § 45 [1] [judges]; § 90 [10] [attorneys]). While the Legislature has not spoken as clearly in the case of doctors, we believe it intended the rule to be the same. We therefore hold that the statutes governing physician disciplinary proceedings require confidentiality, even after the termination of the proceedings, where no charge against the doctor is sustained.
This holding does not resolve this case, for here one charge of wrongdoing was sustained while all the others were dismissed. Petitioner contends that the Department had an obligation to separate the sustained charge from the dismissed ones, and to make public only materials relating to the former.[*] Under the unusual circumstances of this case, we agree.
In cases where disciplinary proceedings lead to a mixed result, the Department should have discretion in deciding whether its records should be redacted to keep confidential material relating to the charges that were not sustained. In many cases, the Department may well be justified in refusing to redact. The Department is entitled to consider not only the extent to which public knowledge of the dismissed charges would aggravate the damage to the physician's reputation that is done when the sustained charges are publicized; it may also consider the administrative difficulty of redaction, and the importance of making the proceedings that resulted in discipline comprehensible to the public. In this case, however, we conclude that making the dismissed charges public was an abuse of discretion.
Here, the dismissed charges and the charge that was sustained were very different in kind. The dismissed charges related to a romantic encounter; the sustained charge to a telephoned prescription. They were also very different in gravity. The dismissed charges involved alleged abuse of a patient's trust, while the sustained charge involved a bit of carelessness in record-keeping that, apparently, would have resulted in no more than a confidential "administrative warning" if the dismissed charges had not been present. Finally, the dismissed charges and the sustained charge did not arise out of simultaneous or closely-connected events. The record-keeping failure occurred at least a *672 week after the office encounter. On these facts, it is impossible to justify permitting a minor, "technical violation" to result in sensational, but discredited, charges of serious wrongdoing becoming available to the public.
Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. The certified question should not be answered upon the ground that it is unnecessary.
Order affirmed, etc.
NOTES
[*] In Supreme Court, petitioner asserted that all the proceedings relating to him should remain confidential. He has now abandoned that contention.
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Paul Engelbrecht (Head of Department) commented that “Our Team has worked extremely hard and pulled together to exceed our clients’ expectations, achieving their goals on budget and ahead of time. We have a fantastic team here which is well supported and through hard work and attention to detail managed to ensure that every single one of our clients felt reassured in achieving their objectives”.
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22 Jul Filipino finger food and tricycles
Ok, in Philippines now for two and a half weeks; another few weeks to go. Coming from Java Indonesia, where everyone is trying to sell you something, that is not the case here; however, walking through San Juan, my little town in the north, I feel like a celebrity. All eyes watch me because I’m the only white person. But, people smile, and wave. Some even blurt out a big ‘hello ma’am!‘ Everyone calls me ma’am.
I flew into Manila and then gum booted it out of there (chaos and unsafe) on an eight hour bus ride north to San Juan City to find my cabin on the beach. Arriving around 2am, I could only hear the waves crashing on the beach. Beautiful.
Fishing boats outside my cabin.
If I thought Indonesia was humid, this is an entirely new level of stickiness!
Monday and Friday is market day in San Juan, but it’s bigger in nearby (10 kms) San Fernando so I took a tricycle (motorbike taxis with sidecars) to hang out for the day. It cost me $100 pesos (about $2 Canadian); but locals get it cheaper. “When they see foreigners they assume you are rich,” says my friend. By comparison, it only costs $120 pesos to go on an air conditioned bus to Baguio (two hours).
The last mode of transport is Jeepneys– everyone just piles in the back and passes the fare up to the front from passenger to passenger. Originally US military jeeps left over from WWII, they are synonymous with The Philippines. Locals hang out the back and pile on top at times! Wild. And they are so kitchy: drivers deck them out with religious slogans, ‘God is the best weapon.’ Inside: knit covers, or pom poms with more God slogans. Grandma went wild with the knitting!
So,
squatting into the side car, I held on! With the wind flying in my face, zooming past rice fields, dogs and roosters, I was quickly in San Fernando to check out the market. Chicken feet, heads, frogs–you name it, it was there.
They don’t waste a single part of the animal here! I also love the street food. Pulutan is the name for finger food — shockingly, my favourite is isew, deep fried chicken or pig intestines served on a skewer. Fatty and tasty. Pork rinds double fried are also good.
Rice is served morning, noon and night, and bread is scarce– the North American kind. But, pastries are common for breakfast. Hopia is a tasty airy bread with mung bean paste. Mmmm. I can’t get enough. And the oddest dessert is puto. Vendors come onto the bus during stops and sell it. Wrapped in plastic, it’s mashed coconut and jelly–like a fruit roll up, you peel it off the plastic. Gooey and sweet.
This is fish pot pulutan–a mixture of deep fried fishy dumplings.
Next post: getting adopted by a Filipino family, hiking and biking and karaoke!
Yup–chicken heads! |
Q:
PowerShell and MS Access database
We would like to create AD users with PowerShell. With CSV it's not a problem, it's easy with scripts. Next level we would like to create AD users with PowerShell and MS Access database. Now we have the following problem:
we can read the Access database, we load it in an object, but when we start our script, it says it is a object and not a string.
So when we convert the object into a string, it loads all lines in the string and it creates one user with all names.
The PowerShell script is:
$DatabaseName = "c:\temp\Nordwind.mdb"
$Query = "SELECT * FROM Users "
$ConnectionString = "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=$DatabaseName"
$Connection = New-Object System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection $ConnectionString
$Command = New-Object System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand $Query, $Connection
$Connection.Open()
$Adapter = New-Object System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter $Command
$Dataset = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
[void] $Adapter.Fill($DataSet)
$Connection.Close()
$x = Dataset.Tables
foreach ($u in $x) {
New-ADUser -Name $u.name ...
}
This is the error in the PowerShell:
Cannot convert 'System Obejct[]' to the type 'System.String' required by Parameter 'String'.
We can convert with the lines
$Name = [string]u.name
New-ADUser -Name $Name ...
When we have 10 Users to add, it adds one user with the name from the ten.
We need help to read and convert a single line from the Access database with PowerShell.
A:
A dataset contains a list of tables, so you're iterating over the tables in the dataset (even if it's just one table) when you need to iterate over the rows in the table(s).
Change this:
$x = Dataset.Tables
foreach ($u in $x) {
New-ADUser -Name $u.name ...
}
into this:
$x = Dataset.Tables[0]
foreach ($u in $x) {
New-ADUser -Name $u.name ...
}
and the problem should disappear.
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Generally I don’t employ a second photographer. I’m not averse to working in a team, but having a second photographer in attendance can pose a few challenges that are not immediately obvious.
- First of all, any photographs that my name is associated with reflect on my business, and form part of my image to people that one day might be customers. That may sound a bit “precious”, but it is a concern when running a business where reputation is very important.
- When using multiple photographers attention must be paid to ensuring that the images as a whole are consistent, not only technically, but also in terms of style. A mix of images with a different look and feel does not look good in a wedding album.
- Two photographers will mean twice as many images to import, sift through, and possibly retouch. I find that a typical wedding day will see well over a thousand images taken, with roughly 300 or so making the final cut into the couple’s online gallery. Doubling that starting figure means an awful lot more time sat at the computer!
- Finally, the more photographers in attendance, the more obtrusive the coverage.
So, having a second photographer on hand at your wedding may be one of those examples of when more is not necessarily better. |
15.1 and a perfect size for a lady or youth to ride!. She is HOMOZYGOUS FOR THE PINTO GENE (tested by U of C, Davis).
She has an outstanding disposition and is willing and easy to train. She is double Chubasco, Wing Commander, Ch The black Emerald, and Ch The King of Hightpoint bred.
Sire of Velvet,Canadian National Junior Champion, Hot Prince (X RA Hot Every Nite)
15.2h as a two year old! She will be very tall!. This filly has an exceptional show career ahead. SHE IS HOMOZYGOUS FOR THE PINTO GENE (tested by U of C, Davis). She has a super topline, excellent legs, beautifully set on neck and already displays that powerful trot that comes from both sides of her pedigree. She is double Chubasco and Wing Commander bred on the bottom side and goes back to Hot August Nite on her sire's side through the fabulous RA Hot Every Nite! Her sire, Hot Prince, Canadian National Junior Champion, is the last picture at left below photos of Velvet Sells with paid for breeding! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!.
Tropical Jasmine as a yearling.
Sire of Jasmine, El Santo (X Ch El Cortez)
This powerful moving, gorgeous young filly has superb halter and performance potential for the serious buyer. She already has been bitted and had some ground work done in the long lines. (HER SIRE, EL SANTO, IS PICTURED BELOW HER AT LEFT!) *Double Registered Amercian Saddlebred and Pinto!.
NOW SOLD!!
This beautiful chestnut colt has a gorgeous head, very straight legs, a short back, well set on neck and beautiful motion. He is stallion quality by conformation and pedigree. HIS PEDIGREE IS INCREDIBLE! He is Thee Desperado, The Minstril, Magnum Psyche, Padron's Psyche, double *Padron, double Echo Magniffico, Magic Dream, Ali Jamal, *Muscat, *Bask and *Aladdinn bred (and more!) Champion after champion after champion, grace his bloodlines.
Sold!!!!!
Due to foal in July; sells with a paid breeding to Knight's Reflection or Hot Prince (X RA Hot Every Nite) for 2009! This is a superbly bred, huge mare with the look of her sire. She has a fabulous disposition and has already produced show quality NSH foals. This will be her first purebred Saddlebred offspring who can be double registered as both a Pinto and a Saddlebred and show at both breed shows. FOAL IS BY EXPLODENT...SEE OUR STALLION AT STUD PAGE. THIS FOAL WILL BE HUGE! She is a very easy breeder and wonderful mother. She stands a full 16h barefoot and has a wonderful disposition to pass on. Don't miss out on this 3 in 1 pkg! At age 11 she can produce many more winners for you.
This mare is underpriced considering her breeding, the foal she is carrying and the paid breeding that goes with her as she was foundered before I purchased her so needs proper shoes to stay sound and comfortable on her front feet.
NOW SOLD!!!!!
Shown in his first Class A show, he was named JUNIOR CHAMPION and also won the AOTH Stallions all ages class for "Champion" under judge, Myron Krause. The interesting aspect of this show was this colt was named Junior Champion over the yearling colt that has just won both the Dakota Classic Open and Auction classes for several thousand dollars and in a huge combined class of both colts and fillies! (Were they shocked to stand behind a weanling in the Class A show!) He is definitely a stallion and show quality colt, absolutely straight legs, very tall, exotic head! His dam is Majic in the Air (chestnut mare pictured at the bottom). She has a stellar pedigree. She is sired by Magnum Echo who is a multi-champion son of Magnum Psyche whose dam was a Regional Champion mare sired by Echo Magnifficoo. On the bottom side, the dam of this mare is a Magic Dream daughter who was out of the Regional Reserve Champion mare, *Padron's Khameo (who was bred by David Boggs.)
The black stallion pictured below Blackberry's photos is his sire. He is Beauafide Bey who is sired by NV Beau Bey, bringing to an already fabulous pedigree the bloodlines of *Bask and Bay Shah. On the bottom side, Beaunafide Bey is out of a Back Street daughter (who sired one of the breed's most beautiful National Champion mares, NH Love Potion!)
PLEASE NOTE: BLACKBERRY is priced with RETAINED BREEDINGS as part of the sale. Price: $4500
NOW SOLD....THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! Majic (chestnut mare pictured below black stallion at left) is the dam of Blackberry Bay! HER FIRST FOAL IS NOW CLASS A CHAMPION! ANOTHER ONE IS ON THE WAY FOR NEXT YEAR AND IS FOR SALE! She has a pedigree to die for. Her pedigree includes in the first 4 generations, Magnum Psyhe, Padron's Psyche, Magic Dream, Ali Jamal, *Padron, Echo Magniffico, Hal Gazal and more. Wonderful disposition, absolutely correct legs and has now been bred to Explodent for a triple registered foal in 2008.. (Her dam, Majic Kisses, produced a black a colt!)
This gorgeous guaranteed homozygous pinto colt arrived April 23, 2006. He is sired by the "CANADIAN NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPION, HOT PRINCE!" (Center photo at left.) He is huge, huge, huge with super long legs and will likely reach the 17h height of his illustrious grandsires, RA Hot Every Nite and The Color of Fame. This colt is halter and sire quality with his super long legs, big trot, level topline, straight legs, upright carriage, and a beautiful head with tiny tipped in ears. BOTH SIRE AND DAM ARE HOMOZYGOUS: THIS COLT IS GUARANTEED TO BE HOMOZYGOUS! The dam of this colt (pictured at the lower left in this section) is a gorgeous mare sired by Super Lucky Fame (he was unshown due to an injury as a foal, but is the full brother to the Regional Supreme Halter Champion and Park Champion, Fames Diamond Chip....both, of course, by The Color of Fame.) The dam of Super Fancy Doll is the dam of the National Champion, Spotacular Fame so she is also well bred top and bottom. THIS IS A VERY WELL BRED COLT....DESTINED FOR THE SHOW RING AND WORTHY OF BEING A HERD SIRE.
This is truely a beautiful show horse from every aspect. He is now a proven halter horse and will be fun to play with in all three breed shows until he can be put under saddle. He has a level topline, nicely set on neck, gorgeous head with large dark eyes, small ears, high tail carriage and a wonderful natural trot. He looks like a purebred Arabian with spots.
His sire is Ames Encounter (pictured at left belowe Fame's photos). Ames Encounter is a National top 10 English pleasure winner and sired by Brass.
The dam of this colt is Joi D' Vivre (pictured below Ames Encounter) She is a 15.2h PINTO daughter of the National Champion stallion, Spotacular Fame. She is triple registered as a NSH, Pinto and Half-Arabian. Her granddam was one of the finest champion and champion producing mares we have ever owned....the Nabiel daughter++/, Naarest.
This wonderful colt, now a proven halter horse, is bred to be a halter and performance horse and is destined to bring home many ribbons.
NOW SOLD!!!
Currently offered for sale as a package deal with her colt at side and bred back to the our stallion, Explodent, for a 2007 foal (see the stallions at stud section...Explodent is a half brother to the sire of her current foal and sire of her champion colt, Hot for Fame.)
SUPER FANCY DOLL is sired by the homozygous champion producing pinto stallion, Super Lucky Fame, (pictured as a yearling below "Fancy's" photo). His show career was cut short by a shoulder injury. His full sister, Fame's Diamond Chip, is now a Regional Halter and Park Champion and a champion producer herself. The dam of this gorgeous mare is also the dam of the National Champion and Scottsdale Champion producing stallion, Spotacular Fame. This mare has a fabulous disposition....just a love to handle and a wonderful mother! Has not been started under saddle but with such a great disposition, she would be fun to ride as well as a super producer.
Gorgeous full 15.2h 4 year old daughter of National Champion, SPOTACULAR FAME, and granddaughter of National Champion, THE COLOR OF FAME. Broodmare supreme and produced the stunning colt this year listed above on this sales list, FAMES ENCOUNTER (X Ames Encounter). Her dam is out of one of our very best champion and champion producing daugthers of Nabiel+/. Can sell with a breeding to" EXPLODENT" for 2007 if desired.(SEE HIM ON OUR "STALLIONS AT STUD" PAGE.)SOLD....SOLD.....SOLD.....SOLD!!! |
Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Announces 5-Star Employee of the Year Recipients
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua announced its Five-Star Employees for 2016 last week.
A total of 132 employees were nominated throughout 2016 with 16 quarterly winners who were considered for the Five-Star Employee of the Year recognition.
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua’s 2016 Five-Star Employees.
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The following were named Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua’s Five-Star Employees for 2016:
Michael Achay, Burger Shack
Elijah Agamata, Banquets
Daniel Amaya, In-room Dining
Brandon Bernades, Engineering
Ray Cairme, Housekeeping
Bethany Glend, Front Desk
“We are so proud of each of the winners and nominees,” said Mike Kass, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua. “Each one of them has truly earned this honor through their hard work and dedication. They exemplify our best and brightest talent and serve as an inspiration to all other Ladies and Gentlemen.”
The nominees and winners were celebrated at a gala event last week hosted by the hotel’s Executive Team with a five-star menu created by the resort’s award winning culinary team.
“These Ladies and Gentlemen are the best of the best,” said Executive Chef of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Daniel Schmidt. “They deserve a first class experience befitting of their five star performance. It was our pleasure to be part of this very special evening honoring their accomplishments.”
The Five-Star Recognition program was created to celebrate and recognize employees that set the standard in their dedication to work, positive attitude and overall best in class performance.
The hotel also wishes to congratulate the nominees that also earned recognition in 2016:
David Bailey – Winner, Third Quarter
Mike Burman – Winner, Fourth Quarter Supervisor
Lani Clarion – Winner, Fourth Quarter
Aulani Delatori – Winner, Second Quarter
Welkens Duarosan – Winner, First Quarter
Fely Flores – Winner, First Quarter
Juilet Golaube – Winner, Fourth Quarter Leader
Jez Gonsalves – Winner, Second Quarter
Mayra Herrera – Winner, Second Quarter
Martha Macias – Winner, Third Quarter
Deanna Miller – Winner, Third Quarter Leader
Angela Miranda – Winner, Second Quarter Leader
Aaron Palone – Winner, Third Quarter Supervisor
Stephen Pedroza – Winner, Third Quarter
Rebecca Reither – Winner, Third Quarter
Wynne Simplot – Winner, First Quarter
James Stecker – Winner, First Quarter |
In fancy I can almost hear him now, exclaiming Harp.
The effect could scarcely have been more satisfactory to the ear had every syllable been selected merely for the sake of its sound. The poem relies on many sound-based techniques, including cognate variation and chiasmus.
It was a rare book, unlikely to be at a "lonely farmhouse", nor would an individual carry it on a journey; the folio was heavy and almost pages in size.
A coroner's court is not a trial, but a process of establishing the facts. The critics were more provocative than those of the previous generation, and much of the bad reception was based on Coleridge's timing of publication and his own political views, much of which contrasted with those of the critics, than actual content.
Wordsworth, raised in the rustic countryside, saw his own childhood as a time when his connection with the natural world was at its greatest; he revisited his memories of childhood in order to soothe his feelings and provoke his imagination.
In post-Milton accounts, the kingdom is linked with the worship of the sun, and his name is seen to be one that reveals the Khan as a priest. In his Biographia Literariahe explained, "I sought for a subject, that should give equal room and freedom for description, incident, and impassioned reflections on men, nature, and society, yet supply in itself a natural connection to the parts and unity to the whole.
Maurice's History of Hindostan also describes aspects of Kashmir that were copied by Coleridge in preparation for hymns he intended to write.
The poet, in Coleridge's system, is able to move from the world of understanding, where men normally are, and enter into the world of the imagination through poetry.
Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honey-dew hath fed, And drunk the milk of Paradise. The inmates of my cottage, all at rest, Have left me to that solitude, which suits Abstruser musings: In SeptemberOxford University Press sparked a heated scholarly controversy by publishing an English translation of Goethe's work that purported to be Coleridge's long-lost masterpiece the text in question first appeared anonymously in And the poet's manner of reciting verse is similar.
However, Coleridge did believe that a dome could be positive if it was connected to religion, but the Khan's dome was one of immoral pleasure and a purposeless life dominated by sensuality and pleasure.
When discussing the work along with the origins of the poem, Bowring stated, "The tale is extraordinary, but 'Kubla Khan' is much more valuable on another account, which is, that of its melodious versification.
Wordsworth, too, looks to a close relative as he surveys the future beyond..
By her needle she contrived to support them. Critics are divided on whether the "Opus Maximum", first published insuccessfully resolved the philosophical issues he had been exploring for most of his adult life.
My babe so beautiful. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution. Pitcairn in the morning to consult about her, but unhappily did not find him at home. When coming to "Kubla Khan", he pointed out: Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions.
The inmates of my cottage, all at rest, Have left me to that solitude, which suits Abstruser musings: For instance, The Frost performs its secret ministry.
But while he frequently berated himself for his "indolence", the long list of his published works calls this myth into some question..
In 'Kubla Khan' the linked and interweaving images irresponsibly and gloriously stream, like the pulsing, fluctuating banners of the North. The text about Xanadu in Purchas, His Pilgrimes, which Coleridge admitted he did not remember exactly, was:.
"Frost at Midnight" is a typical romantic poem in that it unites the present scene with memories of a similar scene and looks ahead to the future, ending in joy or, at least, calm.
It can be compared with Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey," for example. · frost at midnight The text of this poem is taken from The Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ed. Ernest Hartley Coleridge (London: Oxford UP, ), First published in a elleandrblog.com A Study Guide for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Frost at Midnight" (Poetry for Students) Write a customer review.
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The first Tuesday of November sees several season collections released for fans of classic television. You can pick up Here’s Lucy: Season Two from MPI Home Video. Included are all 24 episodes from the 1969-1970 season. Bonus features, according to MPI’s website, include new introductions from Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., a featurette titled “Here’s Lucy on Location,” production files, CBS network promotional spots and syndication promotional spots, and a “lost interview” with Carol Burnett. The episodes are said to be uncut and digitally remastered.
Also out today, from Paramount Home Video, is Mission: Impossible – The Final TV Season. It includes all 22 episodes from the 1972-1973 season. There are no extras that I am aware of. Available from Universal Home Video is The Rockford Files: Movie Collection, Vol. 1, a 2-disc collection with four telefilms originally broadcast between 1994 and 1996, more than a decade after the series went off the air.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing both seasons of Zorro in exclusive “Disney Treasures” tins. All 82 episodes have been remastered and are hosted by Leonard Maltin. Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete First Season also includes a two-part special titled “Zorro: El Bandido” (originally broadcast in 1960); Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete Second Season has two one-hour specials: “Zorro: The Postponed Wedding” and “Zorro: Auld Acquaintance” (both originally broadcast in 1961).
Finally, Shout! Factory releases Merry Sitcom! Christmas Classics from TV’s Golden Age, with seven Christmas episodes of classic television sitcoms, including Window On Main Street, That Girl, The Donna Reed Show and McHale’s Navy.
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The four “Zorro” hours [three stories in four parts: the two-part story, “El Bandido” and “Adios, El Cuchillo”, in November 1960; the other two in January and April 1961, respectively], were originally telecast during the final season of “WALT DISNEY PRESENTS”. ABC had cancelled “ZORRO” as a weekly series after its second season because of the “legal mess” surrounding the cancellation of ‘THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB” in the spring of ’59, but Walt still believed there was an audience for new segments, and “revived” the character during the 1960-’61 season the way he’d previously schedued “floating” episodes of “The Swamp Fox”, “Texas John Slaughter” and “The Nine Lives Of Elfego Baca” {and a short-lived “Daniel Boone” mini-series starring Dewey Martin, for 1960-’61} in earlier seasons.
I’m quite sure the closing credits for the “HERE’S LUCY” episodes in that box set feature the products primary sponsor Lever Brothers “pitched” during those shows, on alternate weeks, in the lower left-hand corner of the screen {in ’80s syndicated reissues, a superimposed oval with an “L.B.P., Inc.” logo covered them, although at times I quickly saw a bar of Dove or another Lever product in that corner before Lucy’s production logo appeared}.
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For a geologist, “fast” still means thousands and thousands of years. But in a new study in Nature scientists argue that the modern Mediterranean Sea filled with water in a geologic blink of an eye. A torrential flood of water that moved 1,000 times faster than the Amazon River replenished the once-dry sea in perhaps just a few months, the researchers say.
History shows that the Strait of Gibraltar has often determined access to (and thus control of) the Mediterranean, and that goes for the water itself, too. Around 5.6 million years ago the Mediterranean Sea almost completely evaporated when it became disconnected from the Atlantic Ocean. This was due to uplift of the Strait of Gibraltar by tectonic activity, combined with a drop in sea level [New Scientist]. When the strait sank just enough to reach the water level 5.3 million years ago, ocean waters began to cascade through and fill the sea.
Scientists knew this already. The question was, how fast did it happen? Geologists figured the resulting flood must have been impressive, but their estimates for how long it took have varied wildly, from 10 years to several thousand years [Science News]. But the new study’s authors, led by Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, say the rush of water was not a mere waterfall over the Strait of Gibraltar, but rather a cascade that broke through the barrier and filled in the Mediterranean in no longer than two years, and perhaps as quickly as a matter of months.
It was the Africa-Europe tunnel project, an ambitious proposal to run trains under the Strait of Gibraltar and link the two continents, that led Garcia-Castellanos’s team to its conclusion. Rather than bearing a V-shaped bottom like river beds that formed gradually, analysis showed the Strait of Gibraltar’s to be more U-shaped. So, the scientists propose, the flood began slowly, but as it picked up momentum it began to wear away rock at the barrier between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean with accelerating speed. That would have filled most of the sea in a geologic heartbeat, and account for the U-shaped bottom.
“The flow of water increased rapidly until it was truly catastrophic,” said Daniel Garcia-Castellanos…. “The column of water going down that slope was several hundred metres deep, and in a channel like this would have reached speeds of more than 100km per hour” [The Guardian].
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Thanks to J. Harlen Bretz, this hypothesis can be read as realistic.
Could this same course of events repeat itself in the future in death valley or some other low-land coastal region in the US?
It’s possible for something similar to happen anywhere in the world, provided there are geologic and climate similarities to the Strait of Gibraltar. And Death Valley isn’t a coastal region, it’s closer to Nevada’s border than it is to the Pacific.
It may not happen at Death Valley, as there are high desert mountains and many miles between. But the Salton Sea is a very likely location, separated from the Pacific by a thin, low patch of ground.. Local leaders have considered boaring a tunnel to the Sea of Cortez in order to refill and detoxify this endangered inland sea. Furthermore, only human engineering efforts prevent the Colorado from periodically refilling the area.
What I’ve always wondered (and after this even more so) is: If the flow was this tremendous wouldn’t it have disrupted all the various structures on the bottom of the Mediterranean that led to the interpretation of the data that said the Mediterranean had dried up?
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At some point President Trump is going to forget about the 2016 election and Hillary Clinton’s emails and turn his attention to the nation’s business. But today is not that day. President Trump is awake, angry, and tweeting. And you can probably guess the topic.
Yes, President Trump has been in office for over six months and is still fixated on his former opponent Hillary Clinton. He started the morning with a tweet about Ukraine, a country that he accused of sabotaging his campaign and “working to boost Clinton.” He implored the Attorney General to look into this supposed Ukrainian influence, while tagging Fox News host and conspiracy theorist Sean Hannity in the tweet.
Then he moved on to Hillary Clinton’s “crimes” involving her emails. What alleged crimes he’d like investigated weren’t specified.
That shot at Attorney General Sessions as “weak” is meant to either get him to quit, or to get Sessions to start some kind of investigation into Clinton. Either way, multiple news outlets have reported that Trump wants to fire Sessions but simply doesn’t have the guts.
The president then tweeted about acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. President Trump said that McCabe’s wife received $700,000 from Hillary Clinton, which isn’t exactly true.
In reality, McCabe’s wife received $500,000 from a political action committee tied to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (who, yes, is an ally of Clinton’s by the nature of being a Democrat himself) and she reportedly received another $207,788 from the Democratic Party of Virginia. It’s certainly fair to argue that political donations to McCabe’s wife present a conflict in some way I suppose, but it’s still a bit bizarre to watch.
But you’ll never guess what aired on Fox News shortly before Trump sent out his tweets. That’s right. More shit about Clinton and her destruction of phones with hammers, something that anyone practicing good opsec does when they’re disposing of old electronics.
Trump then moved on to tweets about today’s vote in the Senate about health care. After saying that Obamacare had been around for “17 years” yesterday, he finally got the number right:
But it still remains unclear whether Trump even understands the bill he’s promoting.
Trump continued his morning rage-tweetstorm with a kind message for John McCain, a man who he previously denigrated for getting captured in Vietnam.
McCain is racing back to Washington to help pass a bill that will strip health insurance from millions of Americans. And if he does that will certainly be his legacy. I’m not sure that we can call that the act of a hero though.
Again, Trump seems to be just livetweeting Fox & Friends this morning, like he does practically every morning.
And just as Fox News pivoted to more talk about Jared Kushner, Trump tweeted about it right on cue. He even suggested that the investigation into collusion would turn to include his 11-year-old son Barron.
It can be so easy to forget that the president is a man with the knowledge of 17 intelligence agencies at his fingertips. Yet he seems to spend hours of his time each morning doing nothing but watching TV news. It’d be funny if it weren’t so dangerous. Because as the Trump regime implodes (there’s open speculation about whether everyone from Reince Priebus to Rex Tillerson will quit or be fired) the nation suffers at home and abroad.
Correction: This story originally identified McCabe as the one who recommended that James Comey be fired. That was obviously Rod Rosenstein. I regret my own idiocy. |
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If I was to hazard a guess, I think you might be referring to radon. Radon is a natural element in our environment, though toxic at high levels.
Please read the GreenHomeGuide Q&As below to learn more about radon in countertops.
- Is it really possible to get a radon-free granite counter?
- Where can I find radon testing equipment for granite countertops? And what are safe levels?
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Another substance, related to countertops, which may be toxic is the sealant that is used to seal a variety of natural stone materials such as granite, limestone, soap stone, etc. Sealants are typically applied in the field rather than in the shop.
- Talk to your countertop fabricator about what they use and what the VOC levels are.
- One such product we have used with success with people with chemical sensitivities is Meta Creme (available to consumers, not just the trades).
Recognize that the off-gassing period for noxious sealants will depend on a variety of factors including the time of year that the countertops are installed and whether the windows are open, how warm the interior temperature of the house is as well as the over volume of the space.
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L'Équipe annonçait dans son édition du jour que Marseille avait formulé une seconde offre à Guingamp pour Giannelli Imbula. Après avoir essuyé le refus des dirigeants bretons sur une première proposition à 6 M€ plus 2 de bonus, le club olympien est revenu à la charge avec une offre à 7,5 M€, plus divers bonus pour approcher le montant de la clause libératoire du joueur, fixée à 9 M€. Une offre qui cette fois, aurait fait mouche.
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I've decided to stop being the worst Mom ever!
The Mother Guilt...
it's powerful...
it's far-reaching...
it can pop up when you least expect it.
I haven't videoed my kids very much lately.
Emma and Jax, yes, Justus and Treston, no.
(Keep in mind I have a jillion pictures of them, and they are scrapbooked too!)
You've heard this story before. Parents get too busy, the video camera "breaks", the dog ate your video tapes...it's every parents' sad story.
And every child (who is not a first child's) martyr cross to bear.
"Let's give em' something to whine about"... (sung to Bonnie Raitt's tune.)
Well, I'm trying to give them less to hate me for later in life.
You know, cut their therapy bills in half.
So I'm picking up the video camera. I'm capturing the moments. I'm trying to avoid the mother guilt.
Who needs it? I don't.
I have enough trouble sleeping at night.
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I know the feeling. I went to video the kids the other day and the last date that came up for filming was
JUNE of 06.
Talk about terrible mom. Oh the guilt.
LOL!! That is funny. But you should definately be catching such a wonderful time in the lives of such amazing kids. As for being the worst mom ever, you KNOW what I think about that!! :) |
Most people, at some point in their life, have lived in the frustrating position of wondering whether their significant other was cheating on them or not. There are signs, but you aren’t sure, and the last thing you want to do is call attention to it. That’s where we come in. A professional in the field of private investigations is discreet and saves countless hours of time for their clients. And one of the best advantages is that your partner never needs to know that there was any suspicion in the first place.
With over 25 years of experience in the field, Kay and Associates has established itself as the go-to agency for top Hollywood producers, and Fortune 500 companies, alike. Expert private investigator Andy Kay, founder and owner at Kay and Associates, offers his advice (below) to anyone suspecting their partner of infidelity.
What is the first thing I should do if I suspect my partner of cheating?
- Call a private investigator. Seriously. The last thing you want to do is to tip off your partner of your suspicions. So before you go digging through computers, and phones, and closets…consult with a professional.
What services does a PI typically provide in a matrimonial investigation?
- If someone calls into us and believes their partner is cheating, the first thing we do is ask them the reasons they have for their suspicions. Sometimes, it is just a simple intuition, because you sense things that just don’t quite feel right.
- In our many years of experience at Kay and Associates, we have found that women are correct in their suspicions 92% of the time, and men are correct 48%. These statistics were compiled from our total cases resolved. Having said this, we approach every case objectively, and take the necessary steps to find the best approach.
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Can hiring a PI strengthen your case in a divorce?
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Why is it necessary to hire a Private Investigator who is licensed?
- First, a licensed and experience PI will be able to provide a more accurate and in-depth view of the situation. Investigations require care and expertise in which an experienced investigator will thrive. In nearly every state, private investigators must be licensed. California is exceptionally diligent in the requirements they have for licensed private investigators.
- Information coming from a Private Investigator will have much more credibility in court than that of 'a friend'. All investigative or surveillance evidence used in a court should come from a licensed agency. So the first thing you should confirm during a conversation with a PI, is verify that he/she is licensed.
Am I required to use the information uncovered by a PI or obligated to tell anyone about it?
- As a private investigator, we work for you, our client. Any and all information discovered during your investigation, is yours. Period. We will only share information we find with other parties upon your request. All information will be given to you, and ONLY you will decide what happens with it from there.
Is the information uncovered by a PI upheld in court?
- Yes, as long as it comes from a licensed agency and was not obtained illegally in any way. If a PI company placed a GPS tracker on the subject’s vehicle in order to track them, it could be illegal and the evidence could be thrown out due to the investigator breaking discovered by a PI beneficial in a spousal support/child custody case?
- It all depends on the judge and the nature of the evidence discovered. We have cases all the time where the spouse is caught cheating over and over, the judges can be swayed by such behavior, and rule in favor of my client. In other instances, if a couple is divorcing because of drug use or other addictions, professional surveillance documenting the abusing of drugs while caring for the children can help change the outcome in your custody battle.
My friend retained a PI after the divorce was complete. What are the reasons for this?
- If there are children involved, or there is suspicion that there was deception regarding disclosed assets, then surveillances are utilized to discover any pertinent facts that could benefit our clients.
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They found out that the repositories are still there, and there is a method for getting them back.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010-----You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010-----When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
It's amazing what's possible when the backups are owned by a different user whose storage the pwnd accounts don't have permissions to access.
This plan was clearly not thought through anymore thoroughly than crimecoins themselves.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010-----You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010-----When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
Trash-talk: (*) Yes, I can handle being called names in a f*cking computer game - accept all trash-talk ( ) No, I'm a snowflake and can't bear the thought that anyone that I don't know would hate me
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010-----You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010-----When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
There's value in quantifying the effects to develop guidelines about when you're too wiped to work.
Some years back I did a project involving fatigue management for people working irregular shifts. The biggest talking point level takeaway from that project is if you pull an all-nighter from a fully rested start the next day your impairment in reaction time/ability to operate a vehicle will be at levels between a 0.05 and 0.08 BAC level. If you were short on sleep already you're likely to be at above DUI equivalent levels of impairment the entire day.
The model we used was derived from reaction times only; and I've been curious about if impacts on other types of cognitive abilities were equally impacted.
I know my quality of work on less than 3h of work is poor enough that if insomnia (or a book I can't put down) keeps me away to within 3h of my alarm going off I take the day off because I know even if caffeinated stupid in an attempt to compensate I'll end up spending most of the next day cleaning up my own messes.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
Quantum communication is a strange beast, but one of the weirdest proposed forms of it is called counterfactual communication - a type of quantum communication where no particles travel between two recipients.
"I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics"
Counterfactual sounds like it might be a great replacement for 'fake news'
it is called counterfactual communication - a type of quantum communication where no particles travel between two recipients.
I am wondering... how will they call it, when two particles travel between no recipients?
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010-----You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010-----When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
A license agreement John Deere required farmers to sign in October forbids nearly all repair and modification to farming equipment, and prevents farmers from suing for "crop loss, lost profits, loss of goodwill, loss of use of equipment … arising from the performance or non-performance of any aspect of the software." The agreement applies to anyone who turns the key or otherwise uses a John Deere tractor with embedded software. It means that only John Deere dealerships and "authorized" repair shops can work on newer tractors.
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
I think time is coming that those companies with "give me your first child" user agreements get a big kick in their balls.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Bank Relationship Management & KYC
Bank relationships are vital. Bank Relationship Management (BRM) is a major task in any corporate treasury department and covers many other staff around the company. Often large companies use hundreds of banks world-wide and have thousands of bank accounts. The efficient and auditable management of bank relationships and authorities is essential for Sarbanes Oxley compliance and can cut administration costs significantly.
Bank Relationship Management
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There are three main areas in BRM: bank account and authority management, bank fees reconciliation and management, and evaluation of banks' overall performance.
Electronic Bank Account Management (eBAM) systems and services minimize the administration and overhead costs of keeping tabs on all the bank accounts world-wide and the delegation of authority for making financial transactions. The new systems and services enable corporate treasury departments to manage banks and accounts much more easily and effectively.
Bank Fees Management and Negotiation systems and services minimise the cost of analysing and comparing bank fees. They also help to identify and eliminate bank fee errors.
Evaluating a Bank's Overall Performance covers all aspects of a bank's work. It requires all the data and analyses from the BRM systems and services as well as special analyses to give a full picture of the bank's performance.
New standards are being introduced to automate all aspects of Bank Relationship Management which, when they are implemented widely, could significantly reduce costs and improve accuracy and efficiency.
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The 8th European Parliament was elected across the European Union in the late days of May 2014 for the 2014-2019 session. The United Kingdom was apportioned to send 73 out of the 751 Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) that are listed below.
Brexit and the mandate of British MEPs
A non binding-referendum was held on 23 June 2016 to decide whether the UK should leave the EU (Brexit) or remain a member of it. With a majority of voters, 52%, in favour of Brexit, the British government has promised to leave the EU. It is not clear when the UK will effectively leave the EU, this process being unprecedented. Hence, it has not been clarified if these MEPs will remain in their seats until Brexit, if it happened before the subsequent European Parliament election, or if they would remain as MEPs until this Parliament is dissolved in 2019. In any event, if the UK had left the EU before the election of the 9th European Parliament, the mandate of the listed members would be ended on that date, regardless of the process of the Brexit negotiations.
Contribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groups
The UK has representation with 73 of the 751 seats of the European Parliament with party contributions within political groups as follows:
Current members
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The present invention generally relates to structure for sealing module, and more particularly to a structure for sealing modules which include a plurality of plated printed circuits provided with a thermal conduction type cooling system.
The plated printed circuitry of modern electronic apparatus such as computers generates a large quantity of heat because a large number of integrated circuit elements are provided on a multi-layer ceramic substrate at a high density and the circuits are operated at a high speed. Accordingly, the plated printed circuitry must be effectively cooled in order to ensure stable operation of the circuits. Usually, thermal conduction type cooling systems are employed in which each of the integrated circuit elements is directly cooled using a cooling medium having a large cooling effect.
In thermal conduction type cooling systems, a cold plate having a passage through which a cooling medium flows and a bellows which communicates with the passage are arranged immediately above the integrated circuit elements at the surface of the plated printed circuit and the ambient atmosphere becomes highly humid. For this reason, a sealed space is provided between the cold plate and the plated printed circuit and a gas such as nitrogen or helium is provided within the space at a predetermined pressure so as to maintain a dry atmosphere. Such sealed structure prevents the corrosion of the integrated circuit elements, the circuit patterns and the bonding material, and the reliability of the plated printed circuit is enhanced and deterioration is prevented.
FIG. 1 shows an example of a conventional sealed module including conventional sealing structure, and FIG. 2 shows an essential part of the conventional module sealing structure on an enlarged scale. In FIG. 1, the module includes a plated printed circuit 1 comprising a multi-layer ceramic substrate 2 having a top surface 2a and a bottom surface 2b. A large number of integrated circuit elements 3 are provided on the top surface 2a of the substrate 2, and input/output pins 4 project from the bottom surface 2b of the substrate 2. A thermal conduction type cooling system 5 includes a box shaped cold plate 6 which opens to the bottom. A passage 7 for the cooling medium is provided inside the cold plate 6, and bellows structures 8 communicate with the passage 7. The cold plate 6 is arranged so that a bottom plate portion 9 of each of the bellows structure 8 make close adherence with the corresponding integrated circuit element 3 of the plated printed circuit 1, and a generally ring-shaped metal fitting 10 is mounted at the bottom of the cold plate 6. A flange 10a of the metal fitting 10 projects inwardly thereto and holds the peripheral portion 2c of the bottom surface 2b of the substrate 2. A module 11 is completed in this manner.
The sealing between the bottom surface 2b of the substrate 2 and the flange 10a of the metal fitting 10 is made as shown in FIG. 2. That is, a thin metal film 12 is formed on the peripheral portion of the bottom surface 2b of the substrate 2, and this thin metal film 12 and the flange 10a are fixed together by a solder 13 to provide the sealing between the bottom surface 2b of the substrate 2 and the flange 10a of the metal fitting 10. As a result, a sealed space 14 is formed between the cold plate 6 and the plated printed circuit 1, and a gas such as nitrogen is sealed within the space 14.
Therefore, the integrated circuit elements 3, the circuit patterns on the substrate 2 and the other components on substrate 2 are maintained in a dry atmosphere by the gas sealed within the space 14, and the heat generated from the integrated circuit elements 3 is reduced and eliminated by the cooling medium in the bellows structures 8.
In the conventional module the sealing structure, is formed by directly fixing the flange 10a to the thin metal layer 12 which is formed on the peripheral portion 2c of the bottom surface 2b of the substrate 2 by the solder 13. For this reason, a pushing force exerted by the bellows structures 8 acts directly on the junction between the peripheral portion 2c of the substrate 2 and the flange 10a. In addition, thermal stress is generated at the junction due to differences in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the materials used at the junction, but there is no means for absorbing such thermal stress. As a result, damage such as cracking easily occurs at the junction, and the substrate 2 is easily damaged because it is usually made of a glass ceramic material or the like which is mechanically weak. |
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New Twist Over Kofi Adams ‘Stolen Cars’
There seems to be more than what has been told about the five vehicles seized from the house of Kofi Adams, the National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The five vehicles, two Toyota Land Cruiser V8 with registration numbers GS 7451-12 and GN 7796-16 and three Nissan Hard Body pick-ups with registration numbers GM 842-16, GM 823-16 and GM 846-16, were seized from his Golf City area house in Tema on Wednesday.
Kofi Adams, who was the Campaign Coordinator for John Mahama in the run-up to the 2016 general elections, was said to be outside the country when the house was visited by people said to be national security operatives.
It is, however, emerging that the said vehicles were purchased in the name of the state [national security].
According to a source at the Flagstaff House – where the vehicles were sent for safekeeping – the current users have indeed scrapped [tampered with] the chassis number under the windshield of the pickups and sealed the place with a metal – all in an attempt to change their ownership.
However, the chassis number in the engine could not be scrapped.
One of the Toyota Land Cruiser V8 vehicles – with registration GS 7451- 12 – was indeed part of the presidential escorts, according to information reaching DAILY GUIDE.
Several of such government vehicles, including those in the presidential convoy, have gone missing since the declaration of the December 7, 2016 general elections which sent the then ruling NDC into opposition.
Recounting how the alleged seizure happened, Mr. Adams stated that before he travelled to the UAE last Sunday, six officials claiming to be operatives of national security, visited his home on Saturday in his absence.
According to him, the supposed national security personnel wanted to seize his vehicles but he managed to stop them immediately he was informed at a funeral.
He pointed out that his checks later confirmed that the men were not ordered to carry out the act by the National Security Minister.
The NDC National Organiser explained further that he received a call while in Dubai, indicating that the same six men, together with others, had returned to seize his five vehicles on Wednesday.
Mr. Adams noted that “I had to travel to Dubai for the function, so I left Ghana on Sunday, only to receive a call that 16 military persons and some police officers, together with four of the six who came the last time and a DVLA officer with a machine, got into the yard and insisted on getting the vehicles out.”
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However, Nana Obiri Boahen, NPP Deputy General Secretary, said most of the vehicles were “stolen from government,” their chassis numbers changed and sold to Kofi Adams.
Reacting to reports that five vehicles were taken away from the Tema residence of Kofi Adams by National Security operatives, Nana Obiri Boahen said most of the chassis numbers had been tampered with, to hide the true identities of the vehicles.
National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, was said to have directed the men who went for the vehicles to return them.
Kofi Adams, who claimed he was in Dubai for a private business, was threatening to take legal action when he returns to the country.
But Nana Obiri Boahen on Asempa FM’s ‘Ekosii Sen’ programme on Thursday, called the bluff of the NDC man, daring him to go to court.
Obiri Boahen stated that the chassis number of one of the V8 Land Cruisers with registration number GM 843-15 was changed before it was transferred into Kofi Adams’ name.
“I’m telling you authoritatively that Kofi Adams’s car is a Government of Ghana vehicle. It was stolen and sold,” he fumed.
The NPP Deputy General Secretary said the members of the Mahama-led administration had stolen more than 100 vehicles belonging to the state.
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The Brong-Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, also known as ‘Abronye DC,’ claims that he led the team that stormed Kofi Adams’ house for the vehicles, challenging the NDC organiser to produce the ‘original documents’ for the vehicles.According to him, the vehicles will be released to the NDC man if the original documents bear his name.“Kofi Adams should present the original documents and come for his vehicles, if it is proven that they are his vehicles, we would release them for you…,” Abronye said daringly.According to him, some of the vehicles given to Kofi Adams were imported by the Education Ministry for monitoring purposes, and hence was surprised they ended in the possession of the NDC executive.
“Kofi Adams’ vehicle, the Nissan Hard Body, were imported by the Ministry of Education…the vehicles were meant for monitoring purposes…,” he alleged. |
Do We All Have Multiple Selves? How to Build a More Dynamic You
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Our personality is often much more flexible than we think, especially depending on the circumstances.
We often change our speech, body posture, facial expressions, and behaviors depending on the context of a situation and the people we are interacting with.
In this way, one could say we put on different “selves” or “personas” depending on who it is we are interacting with and where we are.
How you interact with a friend from college is going to be very different than how you interact with your boss. And how you interact in a classroom is going to be very different than how you interact at a party or bar.
In Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being, it describes how our personalities are influenced by 3 main factors: biogenic (genes and biology), sociogenic (environment and culture), and ideogenic (personal constructs and goals).
According to renowned psychologist and professor Brian R. Little, the ideogenic factors are what create the “degrees of freedom” we have over our personalities.
A mother may be very introverted (biological) and have been raised in a quiet household (social), but when she throws a party for her daughter she becomes active and out-going for her guests, because being a “good mother” is a personal goal that means a lot to her (ideogenic).
We all “act out of character” every now and then. And sometimes it’s necessary for being a happier, healthier, and more dynamic human being.
Here are great principles to keep in mind while building a more dynamic self.
Identify with multiple identities
When we put all of ourselves into one singular identity, that can make things difficult when we experience turbulence in that area of our lives.
For example, say you’re an accountant and you identify a lot with your job.
But then something unexpected happens and you lose your job. That can create a lot of pain in anyone’s life, but the pain will be even more for someone who completely identifies with their profession.
It often helps to remind ourselves that we play multiple identities and multiple selves throughout our lives, even on a day-to-day basis.
You’re not just an accountant. You’re also a husband, a father, a son, a painter, a friend, a volunteer, and an avid comic book reader.
The more identities you align with, the more “degrees of freedom” you have over your personality because you don’t just see yourself in one way and one way only.
You are a person of many different multitudes and dynamics – and there is a lot of freedom and flexibility to be found there.
When it’s good to act out of character
To achieve certain goals in life, we sometimes have to act in ways that go beyond our typical personality and comfort zone.
In the book, Little reflects on his own introverted tendencies and how he often prefers to spend time by himself. However, when he gives lectures or public speeches he puts on an “extravert act.”
It’s not his typical personality from a biogenic standpoint, but from an ideogenic standpoint Little identifies himself as a “teacher” – he has a passion for what he does and he enjoys teaching psychology to his students – thus it brings out a different side of him.
It’s easier to act out of character if it serves a bigger purpose in our lives, and we can relate it back to one of our “core values.”
For example you may not see yourself as a health-oriented person who eats right and goes to the gym. But if you reframe your “health goal” in terms of one of your core goals (like “being healthier so I can be there for my family”), then it’ll be easier for you to expand yourself and try new things.
Also, by going out of our comfort zone – and “acting out of character” – we can even surprise ourselves and learn something that we didn’t know about ourselves before. As we try new things, our identity expands.
Make use of “restorative niches”
Whenever we act out of character it can often become stressful and overwhelming.
It takes physical and mental effort to pretend to be something you’re not. This is especially true if we are going against our biogenic and sociogenic tendencies.
Because of this it’s very important that we have “restorative niches” to go back to when we want to rest up and feel like our “normal self” again.
Maybe you’re a very competitive and argumentative person by nature. But you recently had to go to a family reunion, so you put your best face on.
You had to smile more, be friendly toward everyone, and – perhaps most difficult for you – bite your tongue when someone was talking about their political beliefs.
All of this “acting out of character” takes energy out of you. But when you get home, you go right to your video games to tap into your competitive nature – or you go to that new forum to go on a political rant about how “stupid” your uncle’s beliefs are.
We all need restorative niches to go back to. After a long night of partying, an introvert may like to spend the next day just sitting at home and reading books.
It’s good to be flexible and go against your natural tendencies, but you can’t forget that those natural tendencies exist and you need to have ways to go back to them when you just want to “be yourself” again.
Me, Myself, and Us is an insightful book on the different aspects of our personalities and how we can expand ourselves while still being true to ourselves.
New places and new people
One major theme in the book is how new places and new people can shape our personalities in different ways.
Often by throwing yourself in a new environment you discover new things about yourself – whether it’s going on a hiking trip for the first time, or traveling to a new country, or just going to a new restaurant you would’ve never thought about trying.
This plays off of the sociogenic factors behind who we are. Our childhood is shaped by the society and culture we are surrounded in. By exploring new cultures, we are also exploring more about ourselves.
We all prefer some places over others. Some people’s personalities work best in fast-paced, stimulating cities while other people’s personalities work best in slow-paced, relaxing, small towns.
While it’s important to take these personality factors into consideration when moving someplace new, this doesn’t discount the importance of traveling and going beyond our “typical self” (just don’t forget your restorative niche afterwards!)
This diversity in what we expose ourselves to in our environment also applies to people.
This is one big reason why I recommend we build a diverse group of friends, because different people bring out different sides of us. The more diverse the people you surround yourself with, the more balanced and well-rounded you become as a person.
If you only hang out with people who bring out a certain side of you, or you only hang out in places you are already comfortable with, then you limit yourself and your potential to expand and grow in new ways.
Think about the “opposite version” of yourself
According to the Myers-Briggs personality test, I’m an INTJ (which means I’m “introverted,” “intuitive,” “thinking,” and “judgmental”). It’s not the best personality test, but it does give a rough outline of the type of person I am.
However, I sometimes like to joke that I’m an INTJ working to become an ESFP.
Why? Because:
I’m introverted (I), but there are situations I’d like to be more extraverted (E).
I’m intuitive (N), but there are situations I’d like to be more sensing (S).
I’m thinking-oriented (T), but there are situations I’d like to be more feeling-oriented (F).
I’m judgmental (J), but there are situations I’d like to be more perceptive (P).
According to trait theory, none of these personality traits are “on” or “off,” but instead they are on a sliding scale. Very few people are 100% introverted or 100% extraverted, most of us are somewhere on a spectrum.
Thinking about the “opposite version” of yourself can be strange but insightful. Sometimes I like to close my eyes and imagine how differently I would respond to a situation if I was an ESFP.
Will I ever be an ESFP? Probably not. And I don’t want to be. But thinking about different versions of myself helps expand those “degrees of freedom” I have over my actions and responses in life.
Conclusion
Do we all have multiple selves? In a way, yes.
And it’s not always about “being fake” or “pretending to be someone else” – even the healthiest people are constantly changing and transforming into slightly new and different things.
This is true for the many roles we play in our day-to-day lives (“mom, daughter, waitress, student, knitter”). And it’s also true for our lifetime as a whole.
Think about this : Who you were 10 years in the past is different than who you are today. And who you will be 10 years in the future is going to be different than who you are now. We are dynamic and changing.
If you want to learn about the science behind our personalities, or just how to improve your happiness and well-being in general, Me, Myself, and Us is a great book to add to your collection.
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Contract Research and Development Organizations: Their Role by Shayne C. Gad,Charles B. Spainhour
The final 10 years have visible a seismic shift in healing product improvement and trying out. In either the pharmaceutical (both small and big molecule) and scientific gadget sectors, the majority of trying out and evaluate of goods isn't played inside of innovator businesses, yet fairly has been outsourced to a turning out to be universe of business enterprises. The authors either have greater than 30 years event during this box, and either have labored inside innovator businesses, for CROs, and as specialists within the field. Contract study and improvement firms: Their function in international Product Development has been crafted by way of those authors to supply a find out how to advisor for all points of operating with CROs in identifying, operating with and making sure the absolute best fascinating consequence of getting the R&D functionality, or massive components of it, outsourced. It makes use of because the exemplary case nonclinical defense evaluate, biocompatibility and efficacy checking out that are to be played to pick the absolute best candidate compound, equipment or formula after which relocating the ensuing regulated healing clinical product into and during the improvement technique and to advertising and marketing approval. but additionally lined are the agreement synthesis of drug components and corresponding manufacture of biologics and manufacture of goods, formula improvement, scientific evaluate, regulatory and record education aid, and use of consultants.
Included within the quantity are an exhaustive directory of these CROs within the (drug and equipment) security evaluate area and their touch info and functions, and wide comparable directory for the opposite kinds of agreement provider services. additionally incorporated are guidances on easy methods to visual display unit ongoing paintings at agreement amenities and audit money lists for GLP, GMP and GCP amenities. those listings are overseas in scope, and a selected bankruptcy addresses operating with many of the more recent overseas CROs.
Realizing how angiogenesis "works" and the way to manage it's going to have gigantic implications at the administration, remedies, and eventually the prevention of many universal (and now not so universal) ailments. Angiogenesis is the expansion of latest blood vessels and is a crucial traditional method within the physique. A fit physique continues an ideal stability of angiogenesis modulators.
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On Thursday we left the swimming pools of Paradise Village and traveled a short 4 miles to Marina Vallarta, which is the marina that's closest to downtown Puerto Vallarta. Also, it's the only place in Banderas Bay that currently has an operating fuel dock. We needed fuel and also wanted to check out the marina, given that we'd seen all the others in the area, because we'll be coming back to the area in March to prepare for our departure for the South Pacific.
The marina lives up to its reputation of being in a state of prolonged disrepair. (Apparently it's been bankrupt for years, despite its prime location.) But buses to downtown are plentiful, cheap, and a short walk away. Also, several large supermarkets, a marine supply store, and a Walmart are all nearby.
Riding the bus is a memorable experience. The price to downtown is only 6.50 pesos (about 50 cents). Bus destinations are painted on the windshield. You climb onto the bus and then hang on as the bus hurtles down the street, passing cars and other buses, sometimes with only a few inches of clearance. When you get into the old part of town, the streets are cobblestone, so the buses and passengers bounce a lot. But the drivers all seem to be very skilled and attentive, and it's all kind of fun.
We've ridden into central Puerto Vallarta a few times. We've walked along the malecon and seen its odd statues, taken a peek inside a couple of historic churches, seen a female impersonator do a hilarious imitation of Bette Davis singing "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch", eaten a meal or two, had a beer or two, snapped a photo or two.
Tomorrow (Sunday) we'll leave the big city and head south for awhile. We're looking forward to getting back to anchoring in more sparsely populated coves.
Yesterday we traveled all of six miles to Nuevo Vallarta, which is a few miles north of Puerto Vallarta. We enjoyed La Cruz. Brian got his teeth cleaned by a local dentist (the fee was 27 USA dollars). There were large, green and orange iguanas, some four or five feet long including the tail, hanging out in the trees next to the dentist's office.
Nuevo Vallarta has a marina that is attached to a large resort, called Paradise Village. This place has hotels, restaurants, pools, spa, even a small zoo. Yet the moorage fees are pretty reasonable, so we're here for a few days. Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the largest pool, which has water slides shaped like crocodiles.
We're happy to have reconnected with the crew of the Canadian catamaran S/V LetItGo, whom we last spent time with in La Paz. We happened to be in La Cruz at the same time and they're now here at Paradise Village. We've enjoyed a couple of on-board dinners together, and today we took our dinghies up into the estuary that's beyond the marina, hoping to spot a crocodile or two. We only saw one, but he was a big one, standing on the estuary bank until he saw us (and heard our noisy outboard motors, no doubt), at which point he trotted into the water and disappeared, probably watching us as we passed by.
Yesterday we traveled a short 10 miles to the Marina Riviera Nayarit at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, or what we gringos call "Marina La Cruz", since the full name is such a mouthful. La Cruz is a cute small town with tree-lined cobblestone streets and various small restaurants and tiendas (stores). We ate dinner at one of the restaurants and had pozole, which is a pork and hominy stew.
We are in the large Banderas Bay, which contains Puerto Vallarta. We'd like to visit Puerto Vallarta, but probably will not do so until March, when we return to Banderas Bay after spending February to the south.
The weather is definitely tropical. We've got all of our extra sun-shielding canvas rigged, which helps to keep the boat cabin and cockpit in the shade.
We motored about 30 miles from Chacala to Punta de Mita yesterday. Brian caught a 27-pound fish, which we at first thought was a tuna but turned out to be a type of jack. Its meat is very red and has a strong, beefy taste, not as good as tuna. We've obviously got a lot of it so we'll do some cooking experiments to see what tastes best.
Punta de Mita is was formerly a fishing village and there are still a lot of fishing pangas (open boats with big outboard motors), but a large resort has been built, which overwhelms the shoreline. This is also a popular surfing area.
Last night there was a continuous display of distant "heat lightning", which was very impressive to watch, and we were glad that it was a long distance away.
We arrived in Chacala yesterday afternoon after an overnight passage from Mazatlan. Light wind forced us to motor almost all the way. Yesterday we saw lots of humpback whales breaching the surface, shooting vertically out of the water (except their tail fins) and collapsing sideways back into the water. I even heard one make a loud verbal chirp as it was breaching.
The anchorage here is, as the guidebook warned, quite rolly. A southwest ocean swell is coming directly into the anchorage. We've got bow and stern anchors out, to keep us aimed more or less into the swell. We'll stay here another night and then move on.
This is a small beach resort town. The beach is lined with several palapas (open-air, thatched-roof beach restaurants). Last night we beached the dinghy and ate at one of them. Dinner and beer was 100 pesos (about $8.00) apiece. Well, Brian's dinner was double that because he accidentally ordered two dinners. We're still working on our Spanish.
We've finally reached tropic winter weather. It's hot and sunny. Last night we turned on our cabin fans for the first time since I installed them back in Seattle.
(By the way, I added a new photo gallery, containing pictures of our time on the Baja Peninsula.)
After almost a week in Mazatlan, we'll be leaving tomorrow. An overnight passage will take us to the small town of Chacala.
We've had a good time in Mazatlan. It's the biggest Mexican city that we've visited. The highlight is the downtown historic district, which is filled with brick and stucco 19th-century buildings in various states of renovation, repair, or near collapse. A renovated theater, Teatro Angela Peralta, and its adjoining performance arts studios are adjacent to the restaurant-ringed Plazuela Machado, so you can sit on a park bench and hear an opera lesson or a musician's practice session, or see ballet students socializing while waiting for dance class to begin.
Nearby is a large indoor meat and vegetable market and a tall cathedral.
The downtown area is 5 or 6 miles from the marina, but a city bus stops nearby and takes us downtown for 10 pesos (about 80 cents).
Like all of Mexico that we've seen so far, Mazatlan has a mix of money and poverty, with modern new buildings next to older buildings in need of repair, and half-finished, abandoned new construction projects next to well-kept homes and businesses. Tourist-oriented businesses, both upscale and downscale, are mixed in with businesses run by and for the local population. It's easy to find or to avoid, depending on your disposition, a Burger King or Domino's Pizza. It's also not too hard to get away from the most tourist-saturated areas of a city.
I'm enjoying the fact that in Mexico we can alternate among visits to large cities, small towns, and secluded anchorages. Our next stop is a small town. |
Thesaurus of Indonesian Islamic Manuscripts (T2IM): An effort to develop a comprehensive database for academic purposes
(the short version of this paper has been presented at "the Fifth Islamic Manuscript Conference", held by The Islamic Manuscript Association or TIMA, at the University of Cambridge, UK, 25th July 2009)
Within the last two decades, there have been increasingly growing activities, including preservation, cataloguing, digitizing, and research of Indonesian manuscripts. Both national and international institutions dedicating to this field apparently strive themselves to lead and to gain access to the Indonesian manuscripts.
In the end of 1990s, the Ford Foundation is certainly considered as a leading international funding agency greatly contributing to the preservation of Indonesian manuscripts mainly through microfilm and microfiche projects and scholarship.
Since the early 2000s, a Japanese agency, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) represented by the Center for Documentation of Area-Trans Cultural Studies (C-DATS), and supported by the Toyota Foundation, has involved in the digitizing and cataloguing projects of Indonesian manuscripts kept in such areas as Palembang (Ikram [ed.] 2004), Minangkabau (Yusuf [ed.] 2006), and Aceh (Fathurahman & Holil 2007). Their publications have undoubtedly a great contribution to the increasing research interests in the study of the local historical documents among Indonesian researchers and students. Prof. Dr. Toru Aoyama, Prof. Dr. Koji Miyazaki, Dr. Yumi Sugahara, and Dr. Kazuhiro Arai are among them who have dedicated his academic activities for the Project.
Since the early 2008, Leipzig University --collaborating with such institutions as Aceh State Museum, Ali Hasjmy Foundation, Research Centre for Education and Society (PKPM), and the Indonesian Association for Nusantara Manuscripts (Manassa)-- has conducted the digitising project and the development of online digital library of Indonesian, particularly the Acehnese, manuscripts. We have to thank to Dr. Thoralf Hanstein for his full support of this Project.
Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in Jakarta, especially thanks to my respected teacher, Prof. Dr. Henri Chambert-Loir, also plays a vital role in facilitating the publication of research products on Indonesian manuscripts. Likewise, all of them have greatly motivated many researchers to do more research and to make old-local documents easily accessible to the public, an easy open access which is previously very difficult to find.
Considering the characteristics of Indonesian manuscripts, which are greatly influenced by Islam, the manuscripts studies have positively affected the development and trends of Indonesian Islamic studies. Previously, many researchers on Indonesian Islam merely relied on foreign ethnographies (Middle East and West/Europe). But now, they have other alternative sources which are even more authentic, important, and mostly untouchable.
What encouraging is the fact that some state institutions responsible for Islamic studies and religious affairs have recently made important initiatives. The Center for Research and Development of Religious Literatures (Puslitbang Lektur Keagamaan), Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA), for instance, is now standing on the top position in conducting variety of projects related to Indonesian manuscripts, including workshops, trainings, manuscripts inventory, research, etc. Prof. Dr. Atho Mudzhar and Prof. Dr. Maidir Harun are the key persons, who are responsible for this fascinating support.
It is also the case with higher Islamic education systems, including State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Previously, we found the growing trend of research on Islam in global and contemporary issues. But now, there is an increasing number of academic works, in the forms of BA, MA, and Ph.D. theses, on local Islam, using manuscripts as primary sources. Moreover, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta plans to open graduate studies of Indonesian Islamic philological studies.
Here, however, a big problem emerges. Imagine that large number of manuscript researchers entering a very rich “virgin forest” are lost due to its poor inventory management. Compared to the Middle East Islamic area studies --much older, where the existence of works such as ṭabaqāt, fahāris and maʻājim have been extremely helpful in identifying books, authors, names of place, etc.-- the Southeast Asian studies is a nightmare. One can possibly spend weeks to find a clue of something mentioned in a manuscript with no success. This of course discourages researchers and students to go into Indonesian Islamic manuscripts.
Another problem is that up to now there is no comprehensive work considered as authoritative reference on any Indonesian Islamic manuscripts which have been, or being, studied by any scholars in any forms, both academic and non-academic. Accordingly, there has been no cross communication among researchers in the field. Sometimes it happens that two researchers working on the same manuscript without knowing each other.
The above problem certainly needs some solutions, one of which is making a database, which not only identifies all Indonesian Islamic texts produced since the 16th century, but also provides their author names, languages, scripts, places of collection, related catalogues, and relevant researches done so far. Hence, such a database would be certainly very useful for philologists, historians, and researchers in the field of Indonesian Islamic studies.
To make it more useful for broader academic communities, the database will be available in English version and called Thesaurus of Indonesian Islamic Manuscripts (T2IM). Although it uses the term “Indonesian”, the database includes not only Indonesian Islamic manuscripts but also Southeast Asian region (Nusantara) covering the areas of Pattani in South Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, and others. The word “Indonesian” is chosen on the ground that most of the manuscripts are actually produced in, and come from, Indonesia albeit the copies are now kept in diverse institutions and libraries abroad.
Thesaurus of Indonesian Islamic Manuscripts (T2IM)
Religious manuscripts [read: Islamic] constitute the major categories of the Indonesian manuscripts. Based on all catalogues compiled and researches conducted, Islamic manuscripts are very significance in number, containing the history of Southeast Asian Islam, including biographies of ulamas and/or prolific authors of religious texts in their lifetime periods.
These manuscripts are predominantly categorized as—using Braginsky’s words (1998: 275-276)—“Sastra Kitab,” religious texts which can be classified into Qur’anic exegesis (tafsīr), prophetic tradition (ḥadīth), Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), sufism, theology, etc.
The T2IM is a database designed by the Center for Research and Development of Religious Literatures (Puslitbang Lektur Keagamaan), Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA), and the Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM), Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta. In its development, the T2IM get supports from experts and researchers specializing in Indonesian manuscripts officially affiliated with the Indonesian Association for Nusantara Manuscripts or MANASSA.
The T2IM is mainly intended to provide information for both public and academic community on Indonesian Islamic manuscripts as complete as possible, written both in Arabic and local languages like Acehnese, Buginese, Javanase, Madurese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sasak, Sundanese, Wolio and others used in a written literary tradition in Indonesia. The T2IM also provides some other useful information like the author names with their biographical accounts, number of copies kept in all libraries around the world, catalogues that list the related manuscripts including their pages and summaries, and all the articles and books about them.
The T2IM will show an even greater importance with the availability of information about the conducted, as well as the ongoing, philological works. If possible, these works are digitally available and could be downloaded. It is hoped that not only can it avoid unnecessary repetition in studying these texts but also fill the gaps found in the previous studies.
The Significance of T2IM in the Development of Intellectual Islamic Tradition in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian Islamic Studies is certainly a very interesting and of course important field of study especially due to the large number of Moslems living in the region. To some extent, however, Islam in Southeast Asia is still considered as peripheral because it is very much different from Islam in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa and Iran. made by the ulamas and Muslim authors in the past are undoubtedly strong evident that Southeast Asia can definitely be considered as one of world centers for Islamic studies.
There are some factors that make Southeast Asian Islam less important in global Islamic discourse. Firstly, there is a dichotomy between central Islam developed in the Arab world and peripheral Islam which is frequently considered as pseudo Islam. Secondly, Southeast Asian Muslims have not much explored and provided information about their intensive research to the international community, without which Southeast Asian Islam would not be fully understood.
Some other factors of course might also be blamed as being responsible for discouraging scholars to study Southeast Asian intellectual heritage. But one thing is clear, there is no satisfactory research instrument available for scholars and researchers to go further to the realm of Indonesian religious manuscripts, the complicated and not stimulating realm.
From this perspective, the T2IM database will play an important role. The T2IM would be certainly a vital source for philologists, historians, and scholars of Southeast Asian Islamic Studies who are keen to see the characteristics of local Islam through the exploration of ulamas’ works in the past. It is due to the fact that T2IM provides related information, as complete as possible, about the existence of Indonesian religious manuscripts that it serves as a “gateway” for all scholars of Southeast Asian Islamic Studies before an actual research is started. The T2IM is not merely a catalogue. It constitutes a catalogue of catalogues of Indonesian Islamic manuscripts in a recent form, which is an open-access for the public anytime and anywhere.
Considering a huge number of Indonesian Islamic manuscripts kept around the world, mounting to hundred thousand manuscripts or even more, as it is thought, the T2IM is definitely a lifetime project in which all data will be continuously revised and completed in accordance with the research findings in the future.
The Logics and Organization of T2IM
As stated above, one of the main objectives of T2IM is to provide information and data as complete as possible concerning Indonesian religious manuscripts. In order to achieve this target, T2IM needs to be systematically improved.
Until now, Indonesian manuscripts are by and large kept in both private collections and public institutions including libraries, museums, and foundations, both in Indonesia and foreign countries. Some manuscripts collections have been catalogued. Yet, most of them have not.
In the initial establishment, the T2IM would be drawn upon printed catalogues as well as other manuscripts lists and documentations. All publications containing the lists of Indonesian religious manuscripts, whether they provide complete information or titles only, would be read and further developed and included in the T2IM database.
In this regard, the work entitled Khazanah Naskah: Panduan Koleksi Naskah- Indonesia Sedunia (World Guide to Indonesian Manuscript Collections) by Henri Chambert-Loir and Oman Fathurahman (1999) would be the first important reference since it is considered as the most recent catalogue of catalogues of Indonesian manuscripts ever compiled up to the present. Using this work, hundreds of manuscripts catalogues as well as manuscripts lists and documentations written since the 19th century can be easily traced.
It should be noted that after the publication of Khazanah Naskah, we still find a number of catalogues of Indonesian manuscripts kept in some collections, such as Katalog Naskah Buton Koleksi Abdul Mulku Zahari (Catalogue of Buton Manuscripts collected by Abdul Mulku Zahari) by Achadiati Ikram, et.al. (2002), Katalog Naskah Palembang (Catalogue of Palembang Manuscripts) by Achadiati Ikram, (ed.) (2004), Katalog Naskah-naskah Perpustakaan Pura Pakualaman (Catalogue of Pakualaman Manuscript Library) by Sri Ratna Saktimulya (ed.) (2005), Katalogus Manuskrip dan Skriptorium Minangkabau (Catalogue of Minangkabau Manuscripts and Scriptorium) by M. Yusuf (ed.) (2006), Katalog Naskah Ali Hasjmy Aceh (Catalogue of Aceh Manuscripts: Ali Hasjmy Collection) by Oman Fathurahman and Munawar Holil (eds.) (2007), Catalogue of Malay and Minangkabau Manuscripts in the Library of Leidein University and other collections in the Netherlands. Volume Two, comprising the H.N. van der Tuuk bequest acquired by the Leiden University in 1896 by Edwin Wieringa (2007), Katalog naskah: Koleksi Masyarakat Keturunan Indonesia di Afrika Selatan (Catalogue of Manuscripts collected by the Indonesian Descendents in South Africa) by Ahmad Rahman and Syahrial (2008), and Katalog Naskah Tanoh Abee Aceh Besar (Catalogue of Tanoh Abee Manuscripts in Aceh Besar) (forthcoming in 2010). All these new catalogues can be definitely used as authoritative and therefore important references for the making of T2IM.
The T2IM project will also trace academic works using Indonesian Islamic manuscripts as primary sources. The project will give the priority to the academic works, including B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. theses and other works using philological approach or philological research using interdisciplinary approaches. All these findings would be included in the description section of the related texts in the T2IM database. For this reason, all libraries in all Indonesian universities in particular, and around the world in general, would be certainly the main targeted locations for this tracing effort. Apart from this, the project will trace them through the publication of both national and international journals on related subjects.
A number of researches have identified the existence of Indonesian Islamic manuscripts in private collections. If possible, all information concerning the manuscripts kept in such collection would also be included in the T2IM database. In the long run their existence cannot be guaranteed since, badly kept, they are vulnerable to theft, lose or even destruction.
Last but not least, all these collected data will be an online database using well-designed software through which anyone will be able to access anytime and anywhere. It's expected that T2IM will be accessible for a public on early next year. So, please keep contact with us.
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My Debt is to my colleagues, Ervan Nurtawab, M.A., who has translated the initial draft of this paper, and to Dr. Fuad Jabali, who has spent his busy time to review and give valuable comments of the draft.
Please look at also some pictures of the Conference, here.
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MRS. BUSH: Well, we've just had a very wonderful day in Ghana, President
Bush and I have. I think he's at a tee ball game right now playing
baseball with some children in Ghana. But I've had the pleasure all day of
being with Mrs. Kufuor. Thank you so much for joining me -- at the school
this morning and then here at this clinic.
Jordin Sparks has come from the United States. As you all know, she's the
"American Idol" from 2007, and she's also very interested in working to
make sure we eradicate malaria everywhere. So thank you, Jordin, for
coming.
We've just seen some very interesting things. We saw a skit with some
children and adults talking about using bed nets. The mosquitoes that
cause malaria bite mainly at night, so if you sleep under a bed net, an
insecticide-treated bed net, you really can protect yourself from malaria.
So I urge people in Ghana to make sure you cover your children with a bed
net over their beds; and pregnant women especially, use a bed net to keep
from getting malaria.
And I'm proud that the United States is working with the country of Ghana
on this issue. We've joined with the President's Malaria Initiative, the
already ongoing Ghanaian Malaria Initiative that has been working for a
while.
So thank you very much for your hospitality, Mrs. Kufuor. And thank you to
everybody for your hospitality. We've had a great day here. Thanks a lot. |
Q:
Minicart is empty after Magento migration from 1.7.0.2 to 2.2.7
I used Magento Data migration tool to migrate Magento 1.7.0.2 to 2.2.7.
I'm trying to migrate Data and Settings.
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Data has been migrated successfully, but I have got an issue with minicart, in fact it doesn't show any message and even when I add a product to cart it doesn't show any content.
I can see the following errors on console:
Magento 2.2.7 without the migrated data is working perfectly.
A:
After some tests I found the issue.
It's in fact in relation with the new migrated settings especially this field:
CONTENT -> Design -> Configuration -> Edit -> Header -> Welcome text
Magento 2 doesn't accept HTML content in that field, only text content, so I added this field path to settings.xml with ignore statement.
It's in fact a special case but it might help someone.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Imagine a politician who valued compromise over controversy, whose candor was refreshing and never nasty. Imagine a politician who worked effortlessly with his own party and the opposition party. Now, imagine that politician is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. It may seem a distant memory given the recent turmoil in Washington, D.C., but two decades ago the tenure of one such Speaker of the House came to a close and with it the existence of compromise.
That politician was former Speaker of the House Tom Foley (D-Washington).
Imagine a politician that opposed abortion rights, was an adamant supporter of the Second Amendment and actually voted against President Obama's chief legislative achievement while still losing his seat in the next election. All of this as a member of the Democratic Party. Imagine a politician whose legacy will forever be his dedication to the men and women who serve this nation in uniform and his chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee as this country took a new direction in two wars.
That politician was former Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Missouri).
In the last two weeks this country lost two dedicated public servants who truly put their love of country and their belief that they were making decisions in her best interest above all else. Both men put that belief above partisanship, reaching across the aisle to work with colleagues who may not have shared their ideology, but shared their dedication to the greater good.
Over the last several weeks we have had a front row seat to a dysfunction in Congress that brought this country to the brink of breaching the debt ceiling and shutdown the government over established law that a small minority believed should be halted. Whether Tom Foley or Ike Skelton would have made the difference in the brokered deal or even in the days leading up to the shutdown itself we will never know. But as hard as it is to imagine politicians like Foley and Skelton, it is even harder to imagine that this nation wouldn't be better with more like them serving it.
This weekend on Face the Nation, Bob Scieffer spoke about being one of the few remaining newsmen who covered the Kennedy assassination and what the assassination meant for America. It was a powerful commentary and one everyone should take a few minutes to view.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Editor's Note: For legal purposes, the Court refers to those with mental disabilities as mentally retarded. My distaste for a word that is used too often as an epithet has resulted in me referring to Mr. Hall as mentally disabled and other inmates in similar cases as such.
Freddie Hall is sitting on Florida'sdeath row for the kidnapping& murder of a store clerk in 1978.
It was announced last week that the United States Supreme Court will hear the case Hall v. Florida during the winter session and a decision could come in early summer. Hall's case hinges on whether the states can rely on a single, simply IQ test for determination of mental disability. The court decided in 2002's Atkins v. Virginia that it is unconstitutional to execute the mentally disabled and in 1986's Coker v. Virginia that it is unconstitutional to execute the mentally ill or insane.It has been an issue since 2002 when the Court ruled in Atkins how the states would determine whether an inmate was disabled. Many have relied on a single IQ test and a threshold of a 70 point IQ to decide whether or not an inmate may be executed. Andrew Cohen wrote in The Atlantic how overdue the hearing of this issue is:
"For over a decade, especially in the South, those rules have been manipulated by local officials and judges in ways that undermine the Court's 2002 landmark ruling in Atkins v. Virginia, which banned the execution of the mentally disabled—but permitted states to define for themselves that loaded term."
Freddie Hall's case is not unique. It seems every month there is a new case that comes to my attention that regards an inmate awaiting execution who is challenging the constitutionality of their execution based on mental competence. The last case I noted was that of Warren Hill.That there can be states that define mental disability in a way that is different than their bordering neighbors is ludicrous. That some states like my own can have no route for a defendant to plead guilty by reason of insanity makes it equally frustrating for those of us who believe that justice is blind and, at its core, equal. Unfortunately, we have seen far too often in the history of this country that justice is not equal whether it be from county to county or state to state.Coinciding with the decision by the Court to hear this decision, I happened to pick up a copy of A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America by Evan J. Mandery (Norton, 2013). It was eye opening in its portrayal of how the justices came to the decision that reinstated the death penalty in the states in 1976.
Wild Justice addressed the decision in Tison v. Arizona, a 1987 decision that concluded, "that the death penalty could be appropriate for participants in felonies who didn't kill if they nevertheless displayed reckless indifference to human life." This, of course, followed a distinct line from Coker v. Virginia, a 1986 decision that laid the groundwork for the Eighth Amendment argument that executing the mentally disabled could be deemed unconstitutional and indeed, the 2002 ruling in Atkins v. Virginia established just that. I anticipate all three cases will be cited ad nauseam in whatever decision the Court comes to in Hall v. Florida.Where Cohen, Madery, SCOTUSblog and I all agree is that addressing the underlying issue in Hall v. Florida is long overdue. Unfortunately, the overall issue of capital punishment is not to be addressed by the Court anytime soon. I say unfortunately, not only as someone who opposes the death penalty, but as someone who believes what Justice Antonin Scalia said about the decision to return to the process: "The decision of the constitutionality of capital punishment boiled down to the feelings and intuitions of the justices (p. 460)."Mandery elaborates more on this in the book, a book a highly recommend to anyone interested in moral justice and the history of the Court on this topic:
"Finally, what if the constitutionality of the death penalty could have been decided by each justice at the end of his life, with the benefit of his full collected wisdom? Almost certainly history would have been changed, for three of the men who decided the 1976 capital cases, including two members of the notorious troika, later changed their views on capital punishment (p. 433)."
We can only hope that when the Court hears Hall v. Florida, they will think seriously about case law and the responsibility we have as moral human beings and not about any ideology, political viewpoint or unsubstantiated feeling. There is room for intuition in Court rulings, but that intuition must be supported by case law and, in this particular case, the meaning of the Eighth Amendment.As Cohen wrote, "too late for those already dead, perhaps in time for those still living."__________________________________________For more on Freddie Hall's case, you can visit the Commission on Capital Cases here. Unfortunately, in 2011 the Florida Legislature voted to no longer fund the Commission, but the page exists as an historical reference.
It isn't very often I use the term "musical genius," but with the passing of Lou Reed it is required. His songwriting remains some of the best I have heard in my life. His gift was and will forever be a huge gain for the musical history of this country. Lou Reed was 71.
Monday, October 21, 2013
What would provoke the editor of one of the state's more read newspapers to write, "I was scared. Knot-in-the-stomach scared"? A visit to Zeb Bell's "Zeb at the Ranch" radio show. But the bigger question is, what would provoke this editor to write what amounts to a puff piece that writes off the underlying vigilantism, hatred, talk of violence and bigotry of Zeb Bell?When I read Autumn Agar's "From the Editor: Times-News at the Ranch," I was taken back to the year in which the editor of The MountainGoat Report and myself devoted our time to following Zeb Bell's radio show. We chronicled some of the most disturbing issues and comments to arise on the show and came to the ultimate conclusion that the hatred spewing from the microphone of Zeb Bell and his guests is harmful to Idaho, both the residents who hear the show and the reputation of the state as a whole.Unfortunately, the piece in the Times-News is nothing more than a puff piece. It talks of Zeb Bell's guests as if they're a likable bunch that occasionally say something outlandish that is uncomfortably funny. Agar noted the caller who told Zeb he should have a baseball bat ready when the folks from the Times-News showed up. Agar wrote about the baseball bat threat:
"Did I think Zeb was going to hit me with a baseball bat? No. But there was something in that woman’s voice. She hated us. I was afraid I was going to learn something about how people in the Magic Valley really felt. I was afraid the curtain would be pulled back and I would never be able to forget what I saw."
Ms. Agar would close the piece by returning to the baseball bat: "The hour ended. The baseball bat never came out."This would be a cute anecdote if it weren't for the history of violence, real and imagined, displayed by Zeb's guests, the callers and Zeb himself. Back in February of 2009, the case of Roger Barnett made news and Zeb and his callers were particularly adamant in their support of Barnett's history of detaining people illegally who crossed his property on our southern border. Those detained were always Latinos, always accused of being in this country illegally and were always treated harshly. I remember clearly the conversation that day between Zeb and a caller. The caller said that if an illegal immigrant were cutting his fence, the second day it happened the authorities would be picking up bodies on the other side of his fence. It wasn't the first time I'd heard Zeb's callers speak this way and it certainly wasn't the last.Even more disturbing is an event that actually occurred on Zeb's ranch in Murtaugh. Zeb spoke of the incident candidly and with a degree of pride. You see, it isn't just talk of violence and the simmering hatred threatening to boil over that makes "Zeb at the Ranch" threatening and dangerous, it's the man behind the microphone, his own behavior and the behavior he condones. On one of his shows, Zeb went into great detail about holding a Hispanic man at gunpoint on his ranch after the man had run into a fence on Zeb's property. You can listen to the entire story as told by Bell here, but the gist of the story is this: Zeb approached the man who ran into the fence finding him slumped in the front seat and rather than offering the man help, Zeb held a gun on the man and even went so far as firing a shot. Zeb bragged about the incident on the airwaves. Airwaves that reach as far as Pocatello and Bliss and can be heard around the world online every Monday through Thursday morning.When the folks from the Times-News ended their visit at Zeb's place, they said "they had a blast." Ms. Agar wrote almost glowingly about Zeb's expertise and interest in the issue of wolves in Idaho. What wasn't said is that the show is anti-gay, anti-immigration, racist. bigoted, and vile. And, to the dismay of this Idahoan and others, it is visited and supported by members of our congressional delegation including Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, various Idaho legislators, the former Idahoan and certifiable wingnut Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association, and even the Idaho State Police.It is unfortunate and perhaps self-serving that the participants from the Times-News didn't note any of the above mentioned issues with "Zeb at the Ranch." It's hard to believe that this is the same paper that once gaveGary Ellera platform where he spoke about the insane and danger-laced tirades of Zeb and the Magic Valley callers who truly believe every bit of filth that emanates from Zeb's microphone. Sure, Zeb and many of his listeners refer to the paper as a "liberal rag" and its employees as the "lamestream media," but isn't it the media's job to show both sides of the coin? Where is the other side? They mention the caller who suggested the baseball bat, but only as a joke, really. Is that self-serving or just irresponsible?
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Editor's Note: It is with great pleasure that I share a recent op-ed by former Congressman Richard H. Stallings. In the interest of fairness, I must tell you that Stallings is a dear friend of mine and that I spent four years processing his congressional papers at Idaho State University. -Tara
Failure of Citizen Government
By Former U.S. Rep. Richard Stallings
This
nation, and even the world, has witnessed the humiliating debacle of
the United States Congress using a self inflicted wound to make fools of
themselves and to damage the image and standing the United States
Government; in a doomed effort to change a law (Obamacare) that was
enacted into law, signed by the President and approved by a conservative
Supreme Court. In effect, a handful of radicals drove the entire
Republican Party into a ridiculous attempt to ignore the results of the
2012 election and pursue a policy that has hurt millions of Americans
and did irreparable damage to their own brand.
I
had the great honor of representing our state in the United States
House of Representatives for eight years (1985-1993). My terms bridged
two Republican Presidents (Reagan and Bush) and, while I disagreed with
many of their ideas, I had great respect for both of them and did what I
could to support them. We, Democrats, held majorities in House of
Representatives but we never considered holding the nation hostage to
further our own ends or to harm the President. A recession during the
Reagan years damaged his public support but the thought of damaging the
economy to further weaken his administration never entered our minds.
Instead we worked with him to provide jobs and to help those of our
fellow Americans who were suffering.
As
we reflect on the debacle that seems to have ended, at least for now,
we can’t take any pride in the efforts of Idaho’s delegation. Our two
Congressmen seemed to have played slightly different roles as Rep.
Labrador embraced the most radical elements of the Tea Party and was
willing to damage the “full faith and credit” of the United States and
impose long lasting pain on his constituents. Congressman Simpson, while
sounding a bit more moderate, did little to mitigate the damage a
minority of his party was imposing on Idaho and the nation. Perhaps it
was the fear of his Republican challenger that silenced him but when
thousands of INL workers, government contractors, and other federal
employees, were hurting, his silence spoke volumes.
As
to our Senators, they were not to be found. They released statements
blaming the President for the government shutdown and Risch made
campaign stops blaming the president using half-truths and distortions
to make his point. The bottom line is that neither of these politicians
will ever be considered for a chapter, or a mention, in the next volume
of “Profiles in Courage”. In fact I believe neither will leave a legacy
that future political aspirants will wish to emulate. I think the
government spectacle we have witnessed has done great damage to the
image of the Congress of the United States and polls that show that
hemorrhoids have a better poll number than our Congress people seems to
bear this out. Polls show that, even in Idaho, citizens are disgusted
with Congress.
When
the Senate brokered a deal to end the crisis, and the House of
Representatives, without a majority of Republicans, agreed to the
proposal we avoided a calamity that would have done great damaged our
economy and rocked the financial markets worldwide.
As
we assess the damage of this irresponsible action perpetrated by small
number of radicals we have to ask what was accomplished. The estimated
cost of $24 billion of lost productivity as well as the billions of
dollars Congress approved to pay the wages of nearly a million
furloughed workers is more than we have spent on many of our national
disasters. And the cost to families and communities that were impacted
by this foolish shutdown is nearly impossible to determine.
The
tragedy is that nothing but pain was accomplished. While the
Republicans suffered the greatest loss, all members of both Houses were
damaged, as was the President. Our nation’s reputation was hurt and our
international enemies were gleeful by our incompetent display. We
Idahoans can take little consolation in the actions of our Congressional
delegation. One, Mr. Labrador was one of the instigators of this mess
and our two Senators did nothing to help the situation and when the
Senate voted to end the mess the joined their radical colleagues and
voted to continue the crisis. One member, Congressman Simpson, showed
some courage and voted with a minority of his Party to re-open the
government. Thomas Jefferson said that people get the government they
deserve. It pains me but I believe he was correct.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Fifty years ago next month, President Kennedy was set to deliver these remarks at the Trade Mart in Dallas. His remarks were meant for the leadership of a city embroiled in contention and divisiveness. They seem particularly fitting after the past two weeks in Washington, D.C. and on the eve of the government reopening.
"In a world of complex and continuing problems,
in a world full of frustrations and irritations, America's leadership
must be guided by the lights of learning and reason or else those who
confuse rhetoric with reality and the plausible with the possible will
gain the popular ascendancy with their seemingly swift and simple
solutions to every world problem.
"There will always be dissident voices heard in the land,
expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never
favor, perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influence without
responsibility. Those voices are inevitable.
"But
today other voices are heard in the land--voices preaching doctrines
wholly unrelated to reality, wholly unsuited to the sixties, doctrines
which apparently assume that words will suffice without weapons, that
vituperation is as good as victory and that peace is a sign of weakness.
At a time when the national debt is steadily being reduced in terms of
its burden on our economy, they see that debt as the greatest single
threat to our security. At a time when we are steadily reducing the
number of Federal employees serving every thousand citizens, they fear
those supposed hordes of civil servants far more than the actual hordes
of opposing armies.
"We cannot expect that
everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will "talk sense to the
American people." But we can hope that fewer people will listen to
nonsense. And the notion that this Nation is headed for defeat through
deficit, or that strength is but a matter of slogans, is nothing but
just plain nonsense."
Unfortunately, Kennedy never delivered these remarks, due in part to his message being lost on some in the Dallas community.
Friday, October 11, 2013
It may not have come to the attention of too many politicos until the possibility of the next debt ceiling deadline falling on it was floated yesterday, but among historians the approaching anniversary of the assassination of the 35th President of the United States has not gone unnoticed. The anniversary will certainly be noted on this blog. Until then, here are a few links to items that have been published in the last few weeks in the lead up to one of the darker anniversaries in our nation's history.
A note on the final link. Unfortunately, CableONE viewers in Idaho will be unable to watch the commemoration on Turner Classic Movies barring a contract reached between the cable provider and Turner Broadcasting Inc.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
There appears to be a heightened bit of absurdity on the interwebs this evening as the nation prepares for another week of all-out war in the nation's capital over whether the government should be open, the signature piece of policy enacted by the current administration should stand and the people's representatives should raise the debt ceiling. This particular evening there are three items floating around out there in the world where reality and fiction seem to co-exist that are worth noting.
First, Justice Antonin Scalia, thankfully not a part of the whether the government is open or the debt ceiling is raised, has given an interview on the eve of the fall session of the Supreme Court. In it, he says some of the more insane things we have heard from him. Of his more insane points are these: "Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn’t change." He has friends he "very much suspects" are gay. And, profanity and nudity is overused in television and movies except for when it is essential to the plot.
Just let all of that sink in for a minute. Ready? The meaning of words don't change? Really? Of course, by saying this is he really saying that the words of the Constitution don't change. Forget slavery and all that, right? Forget segregation and Jim Crow. The meaning of words doesn't change. Right. What kind of friend "very much suspects" that his friend is gay and says so like this? There are so many questions I have about this statement and not a single one of them will give me any better idea of what Scalia thinks of his friends than if he had said "some of my best friends are gay (or black, liberal, etc.)."
Next, much has been said about the motives of the Tea Party contingent of the U.S. House of Representatives in their successful effort to shut down the government. There is no question that this was part of their plan since being elected in 2010. However, if you want to read a piece that will infuriate you, check out what the Boston Globehas out today on the planning of this government shutdown. Yes, the planning. They were planning this for years and especially since Obama's re-election.
Last, but not least, take a deep breath before you read this: Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Florida) says that refusing to raise the debt ceiling will, and I quote exactly, "bring stability to the world markets." Yoho's sentiment, one that likely isn't unique to just him, is as startling as it is stupid. Consider how dangerous listening to this sentiment would be to the U.S. economy and yes, even those world markets Yoho claims would be brought into balance.
How is it that all of these people are in a position of leadership? How is it that these people with their radical, absurd ideas are actually asked for their opinion? It's no wonder the government is currently closed, the debt ceiling threatens to completely upend the recovery this country has been seeing in recent years and, well, the Supreme Court continues to make some of the worst rulings in its history. There have got to be wiser heads out there that will prevail. Right?
Friday, October 4, 2013
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I am an independent historian, a native Idahoan, an avid reader, a lifelong fan of baseball, and a Democrat. The Political Game offers progressive perspectives on current events, Idaho history & politics, and the political world President Kennedy once referred to as a "great chess game." |