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Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Cagliari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain – scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga – before moving to England. He suffered a serious car accident shortly after leaving Portsmouth, which caused him to lose a leg and effectively end his career.

Amongst other tournaments, Silva represented Uruguay at the 2002 World Cup, winning nearly 50 caps.

Club career

Peñarol and Cagliari
Born in Treinta y Tres in the namesake department, Silva began his career in 1991 with Defensor Sporting (having been a Boca Juniors player for six hours previous to that), signing shortly after with Montevideo and Primera División powerhouse Peñarol;

In 1995, aged 22, he switched to Italy and signed with Cagliari Calcio, where he was nicknamed Sa pibinca (Sardinian for nuisance) due to his frenzied attacking style. In his last season he helped the club return to Serie A, posting his best individual record with 13 goals; during his three-year spell, he also briefly returned to Peñarol on loan.

Spain and Portsmouth
Silva then moved to Spain, where he would remain for nearly one full decade. He started at RCD Espanyol where he failed to impress, and signed for Málaga CF in 1999. With the Andalusians he formed an efficient attacking partnership with Julio Dely Valdés, also helping to the conquest of the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup and consecutive mid-table La Liga finishes; during his tenure with the club, the temperamental player was also sent off six times.

In 2003, aged nearly 31, Silva joined Málaga neighbours Sevilla FC. Two years later, as the club purchased Luís Fabiano, Frédéric Kanouté and Javier Saviola, he was deemed surplus to requirements by manager Joaquín Caparrós and cancelled the last year of his contract, joining Premier League side Portsmouth on a free transfer.

At Pompey, Silva failed to make an impact after suffering an ankle injury and, after scoring just three goals in 15 appearances, he was released from his contract on 13 February 2006. He found the net against Charlton Athletic, Sunderland and Ipswich Town, the latter in the third round of the FA Cup.

Car crash
On 23 September 2006, Silva was seriously injured in a car crash in Montevideo. The accident occurred when he lost control of his pick-up truck and was thrown from the vehicle, colliding with a lamppost. In the impact, the 33-year-old Silva fractured his skull, being rendered unconscious and suffering a compound fracture on his right leg. At the time of the crash, he was traveling with two other ex-footballers, Elbio Papa and Dardo Pereira, who were not seriously injured.

On the day of the accident, a team of five made the decision to amputate Silva's leg below the knee, and he underwent an operation which lasted for three and a half hours. He was put into a medically induced coma for the amputation. After the operation, there were fears that the amputation would become infected. However, his condition was declared stable a few days later as he recovered at Montevideo's La Española hospital, whose staff expected him to make a full recovery.

After difficulty with coming to terms with the amputation, Silva left the hospital on 5 October 2006, and returned to his home in Montevideo with the plan of receiving a prosthetic leg in Italy to help him walk and run without the aid of crutches.

International career
Silva made his debut for Uruguay on 19 October 1994, in a friendly match against Peru in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima (1–0 win). He appeared for the national team at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2002 FIFA World Cup – no goals in three matches in an eventual group stage exit– and the 2004 Copa América.

Silva retired from international play after Uruguay failed to qualify to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, having played 49 times and scored 14 goals.

After retirement
In October 2006, news reports suggested that Silva was offered a job as a football pundit in his country. He had also expressed a desire to become a manager shortly before retiring, but later changed his mind. He took the pitch again on 13 January 2009 after a three-year absence, taking part in a charity match between Uruguay XI and Argentina XI for the "Fundación Niños con Alas" (Winged Children Foundation), again displaying his scoring touch after converting a penalty kick.

Afterwards, Silva was involved in breeding of racing horses, also recommending the animal for therapeutic purposes. In May 2019, rumours circulated that he was broke and working as a waiter in a pizzeria in Málaga; shortly after, he denied this and stated he was only a friend of the person who ran the business.

Honours
Peñarol
Uruguayan Primera División: 1993, 1994, 1995

Málaga
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

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1972 births
Living people
People from Treinta y Tres
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
Uruguayan footballers
Association football forwards
Uruguayan Primera División players
Defensor Sporting players
Peñarol players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Cagliari Calcio players
La Liga players
RCD Espanyol footballers
Sevilla FC players
Málaga CF players
Premier League players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Uruguay under-20 international footballers
Uruguay international footballers
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
2004 Copa América players
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in England
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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The number of housing of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon was estimated at 2 145 in 2007. These accommodation of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon consist of 2 014 main homes, 21 secondary residences and 110 vacant accommodation.
Area of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon is 13,37 km² for a population density of 390,20 habs/km² and for a housing density of 160,43 housing/km².
Here are below a set of graphic, curves and statistics of the housing of the city of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon.
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The number of housing of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon was 2 145 in 2007, 1 953 in 1999, 1 723 in 1990, 1 591 in 1982, 1 151 in 1975 and 944 in 1968.
In 2007 the accommodations of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon consisted of 2 014 main homes, 21 second homes and 110 vacant accommodations.
The following graphs show the history of the number and the type of housing of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon from 1968 to 2007. The second graph is drawn in cubic interpolation. This allows to obtain more exactly the number of accommodation of the city of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon years where no inventory was made.
The population of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon was 5 217 inhabitants in 2007, 5 049 inhabitants in 1999, 5 167 inhabitants in 1990, 4 850 inhabitants in 1982, 3 537 inhabitants in 1975 and 3 028 inhabitants in 1968. Meanwhile, the number of housing of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon was 2 145 in 2007, 1 953 in 1999, 1 723 in 1990, 1 591 in 1982, 1 151 in 1975 and 944 in 1968.
The number of inhabitants of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon per housing was 2,43 in 2007.
The accommodation of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon in 2007 consisted of 1 336 houses and 803 flats.
Here are below the graphs presenting the statistics of housing of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon.
In 2007, 1 304 main homes of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon were occupied by owners. Meanwhile, 2 014 households lived in the city of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon. The following graphs present the statistics of these households of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon.


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His father was the builder Domenico and mother Maria Giuseppa Canci studies at first in his city. At 21 years of age he migrated to France, following his anarchist antifascist brother Antonio. In 1933 started his singing career in Paris, and then started his own orchestra with French musicians. The debut as director of the group "Orchestra Riviera" is at Lille in 1943. After a variety of singing events in France (Nice, Le Mans, Dijon, and Poitiers amongst many others in those years) he reached his artistic maturity at the performance in the Opera Reale in Paris.
Called the "Le chanteur de la Cote` d'Azur" he went around Europe with his artistic tours. In 1949 took place his official consecration in Paris, at the "Champs Elyse", with the cabaret spectacle "Au boeuf sur le toit". After spending a whole year in Saigon, in Indochina, in 1951 ha began to tour the southern states of the USA, Cuba, Venezuela and Argentina. In 1952 after profitable tours that included Haiti, the Dominican Republic (where he undertook a long collaboration with the radio and TV of the state), Costa Rica, and Mexico he settled in Central America. In 1953 he married at Queretaro (Mexico) with Maria Elena Estrada Sicilia. As a valid interpreter of Italian, French and Spanish songs he continued to tour Central and South America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba and Venezuela). He fell gravely ill and returned to Europe in 1957 and died in Genoa in early 1958.
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It is officially December. I wasn't feeling that "Christmas-y" up until I wrote first sentence so cheers to that! I'm not sure where time has gone, but 2016 is on its way out (#byefelicia - you will NOT be missed). This is the time where most begin to evaluate the past year in hopes of bringing a "bigger & better" follow-up year. I hope that by sharing my reflections on my business that you will better understand me and the change that I want to create.
Here's the thing…I knew those words were coming from my client because I saw the fire brewing when they pushed themselves for the last 100 meters of their row. I saw the fire when they pulled air into their lungs to grind out their last deadlift. I saw the smile take over their face when they were drenched with sweat and completed what they thought wasn't possible.


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Fleck 2850 Filter, 21″ X 62″. Will support a service flow of up to 50 gallons per minute.
For want of better name, we call the filters made with the second size top hole 4″ filters. The filter above is from this group.
In general terms, filters of this size are for use in situations needing flow rates above 10 gallons per minute. Here is a chart that gives some typical uses with maximum effective service flow rates, in gallons per minute (GPM).
Zeolite (Turbidex) filter removing sediment from well water.
Prices of filters given below include control valve (mechanical timer), Structural Mineral Tank, Drain Line Flow Control, Riser with upper and lower baskets, media funnel, and gravel underbed. We pay shipping to lower-48 addresses. Usual lead time is about 4 days.
Prices above are for the filter only. Gravel underbed is included, but not filter media.
Filters may be ordered with or without media. If media is purchased with the filter, the filter will be set up to match the media. If no media is ordered, tell us your intended use for the filter and we will furnish it with an appropriate flow control device. There is no pre-shipment setup of control valves with the these filters, but we can suggest and help with setup after the purchase.
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Multi-Media (garnet, sand, anthracite) : Call for pricing.
For size comparison, a 21″ X 62″ filter (10 cubic feet of media) beside a 10″ X 54″ filter (1.5 cubic feet of media).


Situated in the cultural center of Rush, this is a community resource with an emphasis for the youth of the North County.
Owned by Fingal CoCo, The Rush Multipurpose Youth Facility (RMYF) is a much-needed resource for the people of Rush and the surrounding area that facilitates youth and community development. It has been partially completed and has become a hub for youth and community activities. We now plan to expand our facility to accommodate a greater number of service providers.
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McDonald's UAE Completes 5 Million Kilometres on McFuel Biodiesel
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by LeAnne Graves (The National) … McDonald's UAE fleet will complete 5 million kilometres this month, or the distance to Mars and back, fuelled entirely by biodiesel, thanks to a partnership formed four years ago between the world's largest fast-food chain and the Dubai-based biodiesel producer Neutral Fuels.
Sixteen vehicles collect cooking oil from McDonald's 135 outlets up to twice a day, which is then converted into a renewable fuel, or biodiesel.
It is the first quick service restaurant in the Mena region recycling all of its "waste cooking oil for refuelling the company's logistics fleet to transport its goods throughout the emirates", said Rafic Fakih, managing director and partner at McDonald's UAE.
Each litre of cooking oil can make about one litre of biodiesel, according to Karl Feilder, chairman of Neutral Fuels. And the price matches what customers would pay at the pump, although the company declined to comment on wholesale prices and discounts for providing the feedstock.
McDonald's is not the only company using the alternative fuel.
"We'd love to expand to the broader GCC and then Mena, but getting permission is hard," he said. Mr Feilder related it to attempting to get a permit to start drilling for oil in a new area, which can take years of negotiation with governments and relative entities as well as feasibility studies. "Everyone knows how to get permission to drill for oil," Mr Feilder said.
"With biodiesel, it's a new concept to most." READ MORE and MORE (Trade Arabia)
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Sandra Bullock Tops List of Highest-Earning Actresses
The Gravity star reportedly made $51 million last year, while Jennifer Lawrence made $34 million
By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis
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Sandra Bullock might as well keep the party going.
Bullock, who just celebrated her 50th birthday, was named the highest-earning actress by Forbes magazine – which pegs her earnings between June 2013 and June 2014 at $51 million.
Bullock's boon was largely due to Gravity, which won seven Oscars and earned $716 million globally.
Jennifer Lawrence enjoys the No. 2 spot, earning an estimated $34 million in the same time frame.
Jennifer Aniston is hot on Lawrence's heels, coming in third with $31 million – Forbes cites Friends residuals and her endorsement with Aveeno as contributing to the major portion of her yearly earnings.
Gwyneth Paltrow marks the 4th spot, and last year's top earner, Angelina Jolie, ties with Cameron Diaz for 5th place.
As huge as these payouts seem, Forbes points out that women still make less than men in Hollywood. The Top 10 actors earned a total of $419 million, while the women made just more than half of that this year, $226 million.
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On Line Betting Handle In Virginia Is Up 23% So Far In 2020
There may not be any fans trackside, but mainstay ovals like Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs and Oaklawn that host late winter/early spring meets have been posting record betting handles the past two months solely from on line wagering. Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs — lesser known tracks to east coast players — have experienced similar record shattering marks.
Despite the lack of U.S. horse racing product available to wager due to the covid-19 pandemic, a large audience has embraced the handful of tracks that have been able to run. Through the first four months of 2020, handle from Virginia horseplayers is up 23% over last year. Fans can wager via four partner wagering sites — TVG.com, Xpressbet.com, Twinspires.com and NYRABets.com.
Tampa Bay Downs, which extended their meet thru April, requested to add another eight days to their season.
In April alone, TVG handled $5,261,753, which was $1.3 million more than they handled in either January, February or March. For the four month period, they have handled $16,744,374, up almost 40% from 2019.
Twinspires followed next, accepting $2,800,544 in bets which was $582,000 more than in any other month. They have handled $9,025,538 this year, up 1% over 2019. Xpressbet has seen a comparison double digit business increase. They handled $1,331,242 in April and $4,540,037 for the year, which is up 10.6%. NYRABets, newest Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) outlet of the four, is up 97% this year with $1,2317,678 in handle versus $615,846 in 2019.
Rosie's Gaming Emporiums in the state, which have OTBs on site, closed on March 16 due to Covid-19.
Overall, Virginia residents wagered $31,627,629 in the first four months compared with $25,629,433 in 2019. Thoroughbred handle is up 29% while harness is off 21%. Unlike thoroughbreds, no North American harness track has conducted races in the past couple months.
Heading into Memorial Day weekend, the menu of tracks available to wager —without on track spectators — is increasing. The list includes Gulfstream Park, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita, Golden Gate, Tampa Bay Downs, Charles Town, Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs. Scioto Downs will be the first harness track to return to action with an opening day of May 22.
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Virginia Gold Cup Races
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The Virginia Gold Cup and International Gold Cup steeplechase races are a celebration of hunt country tradition and two of the largest, most celebrated outdoor social events held in Virgina. The Virginia Gold Cup is held the First Sunday of May while the International Gold Cup is held in late October, both at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. You become a member of the association by purchasing a ticket to one of their races. There are no annual dues for members.
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Virginia Thoroughbred Association
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The Virginia Thoroughbred Association Exists to promote the Thoroughbred horse in the state of Virgina a well as to act as both a resource and a voice for its members. The VTA strives to represent its members in the political and agribusiness spheres, provide guidance and information to members, as well as promote and administrate the lucrative Breeders Fund Bonuses through financial model that rewards the owners and breeders of Virginia-bred horses that win anywhere in the country. This is the only bonus program in the Mid-Atlantic that does not restrict payments to races in its state of origin. There is a 100 percent owner's bonus for Virginia-bred winners at any parimutuel meet in Virginia, designed to help create a market for Virginia-bred horses. Numerous Virginia-bred stakes races and restricted state-bred races are carded to give Virginia-breds the best opportunity to be financially successful for their owners and breeders.
Virginia Equine Alliance
The Virginia Equine Alliance is a non-profit, 501 (c) 6 organization which is comprised of the Virginia Harness Horse Association, the Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, the Virginia Gold Cup Association, and the Virginia Thoroughbred Association.
The purpose of the Virginia Equine Alliance is to sustain, promote, and expand the horse breeding and horse racing industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Alliance seeks to establish and support new and multiple venues for horse racing in the Commonwealth and to advocate and support legislation, regulations, and rules beneficial to the breeders and owners and trainers of horses ("horsemen") in the state.
The Alliance represents the interests of horsemen at meetings of the Virginia General Assembly, the Virginia Department of Agriculture, the Virginia Racing Commission, racing associations, breeder's organizations, horsemen's organizations, and other like groups.
The Alliance is committed to increasing public awareness of the economic and environmental importance to the Commonwealth of the horse breeding and horse racing industries.
Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association
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The Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association is a non-profit membership organization that represents thoroughbred owners and trainers who race in Virginia. The VHPBA negotiates with track management for race days, dates and purses, and also provides educational, recreational, health, counseling and religious programs for backstretch workers.
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The Virginia Harness Horse Association was established to sustain, promote and grow both the breeding and racing opportunities for standardbred horses in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The VEA is regulated by the Virginia Racing Commission
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We cordially invite you to join Pro-Test Deutschland, a group recently founded to give scientists a voice and the opportunity to provide the public with reliable information and greater transparency on animal research.
Recently Nikos Logothetis, a world-renowned researcher gave up his work with monkeys after being continuously harassed by animal rights activists. His decision triggered an active discussion about the need for animal research in science among local residents and researchers. Now, we think it is time for us to speak up about basic research and unite those who support this cause.
Our goal is to promote public education about animal research. Ultimately, we aim to promote well-informed, balanced discussions on this delicate topic. We strive to help people develop an informed opinion about animal research by providing material that has been vetted for accuracy and credibility.
We intend to accomplish our objectives through the use of popular online forums and, in the long term, public education events (e.g. open houses, public discussions, meet and greets). Therefore, we released a public website, which includes a compilation of informative content as well as recent media articles and timely news coverage.
We are acting under the name Pro-Test Deutschland, a label that has attracted attention to the cause in other European countries, such as the UK and Italy. We are working closely with Pro- Test Italia and UK to compile an extensive database of information about basic research and to make this material accessible to our German audience.
We invite you to get involved. If you agree with us that something should be done for the sake of science, join our group! Joining Pro-Test Deutschland does not necessarily require a lot of your time and effort; however, all that is of course graciously accepted. As a supporter of this movement you will be another body, another vote, and another person with a voice to speak knowledgeably on the topic of animal research. To help us enhance our strength in numbers we are now calling out to you: sign up to become a Pro-Tester!


Collected here are some resources and miscellaneous cool things from the Millennial Men campaign.
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Schmidt: Enterprise is Google's next opportunity
The next big source of revenue for Google is selling services to big business, CEO Eric Schmidt says. Also: Consumer and enterprise customers aren't that far apart.
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt in an onstage interview Wednesday at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Fla. Stephen Shankland/CNET
ORLANDO, Fla.--Eric Schmidt runs a company that earns most of its money from consumers, but the Google chief executive believes business customers are the company's next big opportunity for growth after selling ads.
"Enterprise is a huge priority for the management team and me personally," Schmidt said Wednesday in an onstage interview in the belly of the enterprise technology beast, the Gartner Symposium here. "It's the next big billion-dollar opportunity after our display (ad) business."
Google might not be at the core of every company's operations, but Schmidt has some roots in the information technology community that assembles in force at Gartner Symposium. Before Google, he was chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems and CEO of Novell.
Google has a variety of business-oriented products and services--Postini for security, Checkout for online shopping, a search appliance for in-house search. But the highest profile effort is Google Apps, which in its premium incarnation delivers Gmail and an online office application suite for $50 per user per year.
Schmidt argues there's not so much difference between enterprise and consumer markets as there once was, and the gap is narrowing. Gmail is one example:
"Gmail's growth is accelerating from its current position of users as we seem to be gaining share from everybody else," Schmidt said. "That's a good example of the consumer and enterprise growing together."
And Google is primarily interested in areas where the two worlds collide. "We'll keep trying to find ways to span enterprise and consumer," he said.
When it comes to pricing, Google wants to fund its own work but not charge much. The biggest constraint from customers is feature availability, not price, he said.
"Most of the sales activity is a discussion about strategy. Our prices are so much lower than everybody else's, there's never a price discussion," Schmidt said.
The company considered giving its enterprise applications away for free but rejected the idea, he said.
"We looked at ad-supported enterprise applications and decided most corporations would not be comfortable with random ads showing up on somebody's desktop," Schmidt said.
Schmidt also said the era of the Netbook is arriving--in particular, Netbooks running Google's forthcoming Chrome OS, a browser-based operating system.
With advancements such high-speed networks and browsers that can store data on a local computers and display hardware-accelerated graphics, the PC is growing obsolete, he argued.
"Maybe in a year it'll be possible for procuring a Netbook that costs a factor of five or 10 times cheaper than what you're getting today," he said.
Chrome OS is due to arrive on Netbooks in about a year, he said, reaffirming the existing schedule.
Editor's note: This blog was updated several times during Schmidt's live interview. The final update was published at 2:50 p.m. PDT .
Discuss: Schmidt: Enterprise is Google's next opportunity


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80 year old house in Brooklyn, roof had been leaking for decades. The entire house had to be gutted so only the original exterior remained. New roof added before interiors could be started.
We laid out the roofing iron on the lawn, made one long cut, and it all fitted!
Job finished well after sunset.
House bought as a bulldozer job, however basically OK so renovated instead.
Lifted the roof, replaced black slate floor with wood and put in aluminium windows and skylights with iconic slab door. The perfect entertainer.
Garage however was riddled with termites and had to be demolished.
The garage/workshop is now the perfect men's shed. The bi-fold doors allow the whole space to be opened.
Original cypress timber clad two bedroom house riddled with termites.
Blue Mountains charmer had collapsed onto the ground and had to be lifted.
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Josie Long Comedian talks motherhood and the darkening political climate in new show
by Sean Morley
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Cult optimist Josie Long has returned with a show about a new human she brought into the world.
Tender is a show about motherhood, how it changes you as an individual and how it compounds your relationship with the future.
Tender comes to Leadmill Comedy Club on Sunday 9 February. Josie told us more.
As a comedian, how has motherhood affected you?
It's a combination of making me feel much more confident, much more assured, thrilled to be returning, but also really frightened and tentative. I ended up having a break of about three years between writing shows and coming back to it was scary because comedy moves so fast. I was like, 'Is there any place for me and my shtick anymore?'
Then getting back on stage and feeling so at home and at ease and excited to be there was just astonishing. Part of my show is about the fact that I found giving birth really empowering. I came away from it feeling untraumatised and quite strong. As a result, I feel being on stage I'm a bit like, 'I couldn't give a fuck. I've given birth.'
The way I describe [the show] is: how can you bring someone into the world when everyone around you is telling you it's the end of the world?
I remember I was doing a gig in Hackney about a month ago and some people were... not specifically annoyed at me, but just mucking about in this way that was unhelpful to the night, because it was a mixed bill night. I think in the past I would have gotten emotionally affected by that or slightly nervous, but I was just like, 'You have to stop! I'm at work. We don't have much time.'
In terms of how I've approached writing a show, I'm not sure I've changed that much. That was quite a thrill in a way, because it was nice to come back to my stuff that's mine and find that it was still here and still mine. I have less time to work, so when I do work I really have to get shit done. As I say that I think, 'Do I actually? Or do I still fuck about a lot?' I think I do still fuck about a lot.
So for people who aren't familiar with the Josie Long oevre...
The brand.
Exactly. This is a motherhood show, but people shouldn't be expecting a Kids Say The Funniest Things routine.
The way I describe it is: how can you bring someone into the world when everyone around you is telling you it's the end of the world? It's about pregnancy and birth, but it's also about the intensity of it and the smallness of it and the tenderness of it and the sweetness of it, alongside the terrifying and chaotic backdrop of climate change, political instability and cruelty. It's about wrestling with all those things and trying to get through it with some kind of joy and optimism.
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If the world's going to hell in a handbasket, how much does having a vulnerable dependent magnify all your concerns for the future?
Massively. The way I mostly feel is, thank god that people are having children in difficult and frightening and uncertain times, because most people are reminded of their humanity around children and most people are softened and made kinder by their presence. On top of that, to have a child is to invest in the future and to say, 'I am willing to try and I believe in the future enough to try'.
On the other hand, sometimes when you think things are really scary, I think it's even scarier knowing that I am only getting older and this sweet person is my charge. It's a tricky one. I think, given recent events in British politics, it's not easy to be an optimist at the moment. It's harder to be generous of spirit and it's harder to feel like a viable mitigation of climate change is going to happen.
The only choice is to try and foster compassion and positivity, because the other choice is like a living death
But I'd also like to say that, as problematic as they are, Extinction Rebellion did galvanise and excite and wake up a lot of people. They did really push the narrative and Greta Thunberg, who I've written some perfectly serviceable material about, has been amazing. I think that there's always plenty to hope for and there's always plenty to try for and there's always things you can do.
I'm a natural optimist. I just keep waking up and being like, 'Okay, here we go again!' But not everyone is and it shouldn't really matter. What should matter is determination - just keeping on going, not giving up, trying to be active and outspoken in whatever ways you can.
No matter how bleak shit seems, I feel like anything is better than nothing.
How do you manage to maintain this optimism? Is it just your default state of mind or do you need to work at it?
I do have to work on it. It's very hard to maintain a generosity of spirit to people who would not return it to you. It's hard to maintain that feeling that you want to work towards a more humane society when that same society is pushing an inhumane version back at you.
But there aren't really any other choices. The only choice is to try and foster compassion and positivity, because the other choice is like a living death. There's no other way. Life is always inherently somewhat joyful. That's why having a baby is wonderful, because it's joyful every single day. It helps you to fight and focus.
Climate change is real and it's horrific and it's bigger than all of us. Until governments actually do what is necessary, that's quite terrifying. On the other hand, I can't imagine a world without that joy. I can't imagine a whole generation deciding they can't have children and that's that. That literally is Children of Men. That film is bleak as fuck.
Have you heard about anti-natalism, the belief that having children could be immoral if, for example, climate breakdown meant you couldn't guarantee they'd be safe or provided for in the future?
I have and I appreciate it. But I also think that we're just little mammals and were put on this world to love. It's one step too far to tell people that they can't reproduce. It's too much. I commend and admire people who do everything they can to live an exemplary life. But who will care for us when we're old if there are no children? Who will help any of it? It's more complicated than that, isn't it?
Is it likely the show will be altered in any way to address the General Election result?
Well, it's lucky that two times during the show I lament the fact that Boris Johnson is the prime minister and that we need to build a guillotine. Those things don't need to change - if anything they're more pertinent than they've ever been. But I think I will have to write some stuff about hopelessness and defeat. But that's what's nice about touring a show, that it can still evolve and grow, so I just expect it to naturally happen on tour.
But the message of the show will remain the same: that it's not about optimism or pessimism, it's about trying and not giving up.
Josie Long comes to Leadmill Comedy Club on Sunday 9 February.
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How good a swimmer are you really?
Designed by the swimmers for the swimmers, Swim Points provide the best way to evaluate, compare and share your swimming times.
Rate and compare the results among different events, gender, even among the age groups! Swim Points is the essential swimming companion app.
From just testing your fitness level, to chasing the best times in the world - stay motivated and improve your points.
- "Having Elite and Masters scoring all in one app is key. The best age-group times are just phenomenal! It keeps you motivated."
- "Now I can set much smarter goals - goals that are adjusted to my age!"
- "Very easy and intuitive to use!"
Pick an event, then roll to your time. Swim Points will calculate on-the-fly. For Elite Category, they will match Fina Scoring tables. For the age-groups, Swim Points will use the same formula, but based on Masters World Record times.
Lock the points to compare the swims among different events, gender, pool lengths and age groups.
For any event or age group - roll the time towards 00:00 (min:sec) to get the points out of the maximum points range and the time will automatically "bounce" back to the World Record time. Alternatively, use the WR> shortcut to jump to the world record.
Once you see a World Record time, hit Lock points. You can now pick any event and any age group, and glance through all the world records. That is because 1000 points always means a World Record performance.
Swim Points Calculator uses the points tables (based on World Records) to convert your times into point values. More points for world class performances (WR time is 1000 points) and fewer points for slower performances. By assigning point values to swimming times, comparisons of results among different events are possible. For Elite category - active competitive swimmers - Swim Points exactly match the Fina Scoring Tables, as defined by Fina, the International Swimming Federation. For age groups, the Swim Points formula is the same, but based on Masters World Records! Swim Points Score is therefore a universal value. It allows you to analyse your performance and follow your evolution as a swimmer. It can also help you to objectively estimate your strongest and weakest stroke.
Do not get discouraged by "lower" points you might score! The scoring formula is such that the points drop rapidly near the world record pace. Lacking just 10% behind the WR time, what would be an impressive swim, will correspond to just 750 points. Moreover, some 200 points is also a good swim by any standards - a score that people who never regularly practiced swimming will hardly achieve.
Swim on my friends, and remember: once a swimmer, always a swimmer!
Just hit "Lock Points". You can now change any selection in upper screen and the time will adjust to match the corresponding points. For example, set the event to 100 m breaststroke men, elite category, and the time to 1:05:84. It brings the points value 602. Now, we want to know what the long-course (50m pool) equivalent of this result would be. We lock the points, then select Long Course, and the time animates to 1:08:59. Done.
Suppose a swimmer wants to know how many points would their time bear after she or he enters a higher age group. Or, for instance, we wish to see if our time is good enough for a world record in any of the higher age groups. Say that a swimmer now competes in the elite category and his personal best for the 50 m butterfly (Long Course) is 26.90s, which is quite good indeed. Do older guys swim faster? (You bet!) Just roll the age-group selector and find out that this time would be a WR time not sooner than in the age group 60-64!
PLEASE NOTE: Tokyo Olympic Qualifying times are not yet FINA confirmed.


ParisDailyPhoto: The second most expensive city in the world!
I just found out this morning that I live in the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore. I'm a bit surprised (I would have thought London would be more expensive than Paris for instance), but apparently this result is based on true facts: the comparison of prices of 160 products and services in 140 cities. More on the website of The Economist. I thought this golden door knob that I shot today on my way to the doctor's office was perfect to illustrate this sad fact!
It does look like quite a ritzy door knob, after all.
I guess New York isn't as expensive as I thought.
Yikes.....although I can survive on wine, bread and cheese.
Are you trying to say golden door knobs are unusual in Paris? Doesn't everyone have golden door knobs? You could have just snapped your own !
Not everyone Stuart, now that Paris is a mere second in the expense stakes. If it keeps dropping more and more people will lose their gold doorknobs! On a personal note, I'm not sure if I'm impressed or appalled that we're 5th.
5th Debs?! Do you live in Caracas?
Ooops sorry, I don't even know how to read! Sydney of course. I'm surprised actually, I don't recall it to be super expensive.
So I ought to stop whining about the expense of the San Francisco Bay Area? Not a chance. And we don't rate a mention on the website page. If I read correctly, I'd have to purchase the report to even find out if San Francisco (where I don't actually live) is mentioned. But I like Maria G-L's fix to economize. And compared to most other places in the USA, good wine is quite inexpensive.
In fact this kind of studies does not mean much. Because you may spend a fortune on food or restaurants in some places, but you may also save on medical or education expenses. At the end of the days it's how much remains in your pocket after you paid absolutely everything.
I'll bring my tent and food next visit.
These surveys are always a bit misleading, I find some things are relatively cheap in Paris and others expensive, so just avoid the expensive stuff!
I would have to fall in love with Paris! Eric, couldn't you use a live-in factotum?
"couldn't you use a live-in factotum?" What's that?


In-form midfielder Oliver Turton quickly ended Crewe's mini barren spell in front of goal by converting Lee Molyneux's superb through pass after just two minutes at Southport's Merseyrail Community Stadium. Molyneux's reverse pass was collected by the advanced Turton and he calmly slotted his shot into the far corner for Crewe's first goal in three pre-season games.
After that early breakthrough, Crewe continued to press the ball and enjoy good possession. George Ray and the former Southport man Adam Dugdale were encouraged to pass from the back and the returning Anthony Grant was at his energetic best. He took some bumps and gave out a few as well after missing Saturday's pre-season friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers due to the head injury he sustained at Macclesfield this time last week.
Southport's Charlie Joyce whipped an effort a yard wide of Ben Garratt's left hand post and from a corner Smith went close to applying a decisive touch at the far post.
Crewe doubled their lead on 22 minutes. Molyneux was again involved with his powerful shot proving too difficult for the Southport goalkeeper Danny Hurst to hold and Billy Waters was well placed to side foot home the rebound from close range. There was an element of doubt surrounding the goal as the assistant referee had raised his flag presumably for offside, but after a brief consultation with the referee, the goal was rightly awarded.
Just minutes later, Waters went in search of his second goal of the game but his well struck shot was wide on this occasion.
With Crewe bossing the play and looking more of a menace in the final third of the pitch, a wonderfully played give-and-go between Molyneux and Oliver resulted in the Crewe wide man poking a shot just wide. Waters was rather unlucky not to stretch and reach it at the far post.
Birthday boy Jon Guthrie then just got over a bouncing ball at the far post as Crewe went in search of a third goal before the break.
To their credit though, Southport tried to pass their way through the Crewe rearguard whenever they the opportunity arose and Ben Garratt was called upon to make his first meaningful save when he had to stretch and get his fingertips to Smith's super effort. It was a marvellous stop from the young Crewe goalkeeper.
With the half time whistle imminent, Oliver shot straight at the Southport goalkeeper and Turton had a shot blocked after a little layoff into his path from Molyneux.
Crewe continued where they left off in the first half by pressing the opposition high up the pitch and looking for the little runs of Molyneux and Waters to get in behind. Molyneux was alive again to reach the by-line and nearly cut it back for Oliver. Moments later, he played a splendid pass across goal that Waters just failed to apply a touch to. A dipping cross from Waters then had to be touched over by Hurst.
The home side got themselves back into the game as a contest on 63 minutes. Lively substitute Mica Evans showed great pace and power to hold off the intentions of Jon Guthrie before lifting his shot beyond the onrushing Garratt.
Almost immediately, Nolan tried his luck with a firm shot from 22 yards out but it dipped over.
The goal certainly injected some fresh zest into the Southport side and their best spell sees Evans head over from a corner.
A double substitution sees Molyneux and Waters make way for trialist John Gorman and George Cooper. Minutes later James Jones replaced Grant.
With Southport certainly enjoying their best spell of the game, James Baillie was introduced at full-back for Guthrie.
The flurry of substitutions continued with young Callum Saunders given a late run-out for Oliver. Saunders was quickly involved and after a trademark darting run in behind, his clever lay off is collected by James Jones. The midfielder didn't hesitate to get his shot from 20 yards off and he was unfortunate to see it smack the Southport crossbar and rebound to safety.
Crewe had to survive two late corners to hold onto this pre-season victory against a spirited Southport side.


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Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Moves On in 'Spectacular' Way
She plays a woman unraveling in Queen of Earth
By Arden Dier, Newser Staff
Posted Aug 28, 2015 1:53 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Ever wonder what a psychological breakdown looks like up close? See for yourself in Queen of Earth from Alex Ross Perry. It follows two friends, one of whom has recently lost her father to suicide and her lover to another woman. Here's what critics are saying:
Queen of Earth is a "startling, razor-sharp thriller" that might solidify Perry as "the most skillful young writer-director working in the United States today," writes Calum Marsh at Village Voice. "Largely a chamber piece for two women—Katherine Waterston and Elisabeth Moss, both excellent in hugely demanding roles—the film also welcomes, and indeed earns, Persona comparisons. This is vigorous, frightening, electrifying stuff."
Scott Tobias at NPR was rapt all the way through. The film focuses on the "thorny relationship" between Catherine (Moss) and Virginia (Waterston) over a week. It "isn't a thriller per se, but it has the tension and atmosphere of one, only with emotional violence substituting for the physical kind," he writes. "Catherine's deterioration feels dread-soaked and dangerous, and it happens with the agonizing deliberateness of a suspense director pulling the strings."
Waterston "easily holds your attention," but it's Moss, "with her intimate expressivity, who annihilates you from first tear to last crushing laugh," writes Manohla Dargis at the New York Times. She's "sensational," and "brings tremendous depth of feeling" to her difficult role, Dargis adds. As for the movie, it's "alternately mesmerizing and suffocating … bringing you uncomfortably close to the action ... only to shove you away."
Joe Neumaier agrees "this is Moss' show." She's "excellent as a woman whose mind is unraveling" in a film that "burrows so deep into a psyche that it's scary." The "intense" work "may seem minor but is more than memorable" as it explores "memory, relationships and codependency, between both friends and lovers," he writes at the New York Daily News.
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Get a Better Look at Forza Horizon 5's Mexico Locales
0	July 26, 2021 5:35 PM	by	Dennis Price
Before Forza Horizon 5 accelerates to PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S later this fall, Playground Games gave fans a closer look at the game in a 30-minute live stream.
Anyone anticipating the fifth Forza Horizon game got a live gameplay demonstration with information and 4K screenshots of the game that was posted on Xbox Wire. Playground Games creative director Mike Brown and associate art director Conar Cross revealed the different biomes of the game which will be set in Mexico and will be split into 11 different sectors.
These biomes represent the diversity in Mexico's landscape, from canyons filled with rock formations and unique striations, a tropical coast filled with palm trees white sand beaches and calm water. Mexico's farmlands are filled with rolling hills and lush vegetation and wide, shallow rivers while the arid hills are full of dry grass and open spaces to go off-roading on. The jungles of Mexico full of lush, dense vegetation sporting impressive waterfalls and rivers.
A first for the Forza Horizon series, we're getting a cactus desert full of saguaros. There are also rock formations and rock piles unique to the area and filled with flowers and wildlife. Tropical coasts may feature vegetation and trees, but the rocky coasts of Mexico have amazing views of the sun and the ocean. The deserts are full of sand dunes and it is a perfect biome to cruise around in a buggy and get off the beaten path, full of straightaways, you have lots of opportunities to go fast.
There's even the city of Guanajuato to drive around in, featuring gorgeous architecture and full of vibrancy, the rolling hills and tunnels of the city will make urban races feel thrilling. Lastly, there's the volcano, a mountain situated next to the desert and it is a high-altitude area where you can drive to the top and see the horizon.
"We knew from the beginning that we wanted this to be the biggest Forza Horizon yet. However, if we wanted to be the biggest, then we felt we also needed to offer the most diversity and contrast as well," Brown said. "Mexico is almost like the whole world in one country: snowy peaks, tropical jungles, epic canyons, beautiful beaches, ancient architecture, and modern cities.
"When you add on Mexico's incredible culture – the music, the art, the history, the people – there is no more exciting location for the Horizon Festival."
How big is Forza Horizon 5 in comparison to past titles? Well, this time around the map of Forza Horizon 5 is 50 percent bigger than Forza Horizon 4's map. It has also been revealed that seasons will be making their return to this year's Forza Horizon title. That means the previously mentioned sectors will go through 4 distinct seasons which gives players 44 ways to experience all 11 sectors.
"Spring means the rainy season in the jungles and farmland of Mexico, while summer could bring intense tropical thunderstorms along the coasts. Forza Horizon 5's seasons ensure Mexico is constantly evolving, encouraging players to explore the world in full each time the seasons change," Microsoft said in the Xbox Wire post.
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वार्नर ब्रदर्स के सीईओ, केविन तुजीहारा ने फ़िल्म की लम्बाई को दो घंटे से कम रखने का आदेश दिया था। फ़िल्म को पोस्ट प्रोडक्शन काल में कई समस्याओं का सामना करना पड़ा था, परन्तु फिर भी कम्पनी फिल्म की रिलीज में देरी नहीं करना चाहती थी, ताकि एटी एंड टी के साथ इसके विलय से पहले-पहले अधिकारी अपने बोनस प्राप्त कर सकें। फरवरी २०१८ में यह खबरें आयी कि स्नाइडर फ़िल्म से खुद बहार नहीं हुए, वरन् उन्हें जस्टिस लीग के निर्देशक कर्तव्यों से निकाल दिया गया था, क्योंकि, कोलाइडर के मैट गोल्डबर्ग के अनुसार, उनके संस्करण को "अवांछनीय" समझा गया था। इस विषय पर लिखते हुए गोल्डबर्ग ने टिप्पणी की थी कि "मैंने पिछले साल भी अलग-अलग स्रोतों से इसी तरह की चीजें सुनीं, मैंने यह भी सुना कि स्नाइडर का फिल्म का अपूर्ण संस्करण 'अवांछनीय' था (एक शब्द जिसने मुझे काफी प्रभावित किया, क्योंकि यह दुर्लभ है कि आप दो अलग-अलग स्रोतों को एक ही विशेषण प्रयोग करते सुनें)। अगर यह सच भी है, तो भी कहानी केवल इतनी सी ही नहीं हो सकती है, क्योंकि रीशूट, पुनर्लेखन इत्यादि के माध्यम से ऐसी किसी भी कमी को ठीक किया जा सकता है।" इसके विपरीत, डीसी कॉमिक बुक कलाकार जिम ली के अनुसार, स्नाइडर को निकाला नहीं गया था। कैलगरी कॉमिक एंड एंटरटेनमेंट एक्सपो में बोलते हुए ली ने कहा कि जहां तक वे जानते थे, "उन्हें (स्नाइडर को) बिलकुल नहीं निकाला गया था" और "वह एक परिवारिक मामले के कारण फ़िल्म से पीछे हट गए थे।"
शिकागो सन-टाइम्स के रिचर्ड रोपर ने फ़िल्म को ४ सितारों में से ३.५ अंक दिए, और कलाकारों की (विशेष रूप से गोडट की) प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा, "यह एक बैंड-को-एक-साथ-जोड़ने-वाली उतपत्ति कथा है, जो बहुत मजे और ऊर्जा के साथ निष्पादित की गई है।" वैरायटी के ओवेन ग्लेबर्मन ने फिल्म को सकारात्मक प्रतिक्रिया दी और लिखा, "जस्टिस लीग... प्रत्येक फ्रेम में, बैटमैन बनाम सुपरमैन के पापों को सही करने के लिए बनाई गई है। यह सिर्फ एक अनुक्रम नहीं है- यह फ्रेंचाइजी तपस्या का एक अधिनियम है। फिल्म... कहीं भी कठिन या भयानक नहीं है। यह हल्की, साफ और सरल है (कभी-कभी बहुत ज्यादा सरल), रेजीरी रिपर्टी और लड़ाकू युगल के साथ जो बहुत लंबे समय तक नहीं चल रहा है।"
↑ "Justice League [2-D]". British Board of Film Classification. November 7, 2017. अभिगमन तिथि November 9, 2017.
↑ "'Justice League': Warner Bros. CEO Reportedly Mandated a Runtime Under 2 Hours". Collider. November 6, 2017. अभिगमन तिथि November 9, 2017.
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Gift to the University from the artist.
Jackie McElroy is a former Professor and Chair of the University of North Dakota Art Department. Inspired by the landscapes of eastern North Dakota, her print reveals interest in the intentional placement of green trees on a landscape via billboard.
In her unusual landscapes, McElroy draws attention to the unexpected and illustrates how creative exploration of a physical location can reveal a uniqueness of place and culture.


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Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
Е2-2006-17
V. A. Matveev and A. N. Tavkhelidze (INR, RAS, Moscow)
THE QUANTUM NUMBER COLOR, COLORED QUARKS AND QCD
(Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Quantum Number Color)
Report presented at the 99th Session of the JINR Scientific Council, Dubna, 19-20 January 2006
The quantum number color and colored quarks
Dynamic quark models of hadrons composed of
quasi-free colored quarks
a) Hadron form factors
b) The model of quasi-free quarks and the laws
of scaling at high energies
c) Quark counting formulae
At present, the dominant point of view is that all physical phenomena and processes, both terrestrial and cosmological, are governed by three fundamental forces: gravitational, electroweak and chromodynamic. The color charge serves as the source of chromodynamic forces.
In this talk we shall expose the main stages of the early development of the hypothesis of the quantum number color and of colored quarks, put forward under the ideological influence of and in collaboration with N. Bogolubov at the JINR Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. In these works, the concept of color, colored quarks, was introduced for the first time, and a dynamical description of hadrons was given within the framework of the model of quasi-free colored quarks.
Introduction of the quantum number color permitted one to treat colored quarks as real physical objects, constituents of matter. Further, from the color SU(3) symmetry, the Yang-Mills principle of local invariance and quantization of chromodynamic fields gave rise to quantum chromodynamics — the modern theory of strong interactions.
In 1964, when the hypothesis of quarks — hypothetical particles composing all the observed particles undergoing strong interactions, i.e., mesons and baryons, — was put forward by Gell-Mann and Zweig, quarks were only considered to be mathematical objects, in terms of which it was possible, in a most simple and elegant way, to describe the properties, already revealed by that time, of the approximate unitary SU(3) symmetry of strong interactions. At the beginning, these particles, exhibiting fractional charges and not observable in a free state, were not attributed the necessary physical interpretation.
First of all, making up hadrons of quarks, possessing spin 1/2, led to a contradiction with the Pauli principle and the Fermi-Dirac statistics for systems composed of particles of semiinteger spin.
The problem of the quark statistics was not, however, the sole obstacle in the path of theory. No answer existed to the following question: why were only systems consisting of three quarks and quark-antiquark pairs realized in Nature, and why were there no indications of the existence of other multiquark states?
Especially important was the issue of the possible existence of quarks in a free state (the problem of quark confinement).
In 1965, analysis of these problems led N.Bogolubov, B. Struminsky and A. Tavkhelidze, as well as Y. Nambu and M. Han, and Y. Miyamoto to the cardinal idea of quarks exhibiting a new, hitherto unknown, quantum number subsequently termed color.
From the very beginning, relativistically invariant hadron quark models, unlike the Gell-Mann-Zweig hadron quark model, were dealt with in Dubna, first of all, assuming quarks to be real physical objects determining the structure of hadrons.
To make it possible for quarks to be considered fundamental physical particles, the hypothesis was proposed in 1965 by three authors (Bogolubov, Struminsky, Tavkhelidze) that the quarks, introduced by Gell-Mann and Zweig, should possess an additional quantum number, and that quarks of each kind may exist in three (unitary) equivalent states q ≡ (q1,q2,q3),
differing in values of the new quantum number, subsequently termed color. Since at the time when the new quantum number was introduced, only three kinds of quarks were known (u, d, s), the quark model with an additional quantum number was termed the three-triplet model. Since the new quantum number is termed color, colored quarks may be in three equivalent states, such as, for example, red, blue and green.
With introduction of the new quantum number, color, the question naturally arose of the possible appearance of hadrons possessing color, which, however, have not been observed. From the assumption that colored quarks are physical objects, while the hadron world is degenerate in the new quantum number, or, as one may customarily say, it is colorless, it followed that solutions of the dynamic equations for baryons and mesons in the s-state should be neutral in the color quantum numbers.
The wave function of the observed hadron family in the ground state, described by the totally symmetric 56-component tensor Фabс(х1,x2,х3) in the approximation of spin-unitary symmetry, was assumed to be totally antisymmetric in the color variables of the three constituent quarks,
where A = (а, α), В = (b,β), С = (с, γ), a, b, с are unitary quantum numbers, α, β, γ are color quantum numbers and εαβγ is totally antisymmetric tensor. Hence it is evident that the Pauli principle holds valid for colored quarks, and that they satisfy the Fermi-Dirac statistics, so they can be considered real fundamental constituents of matter.
From the requirement that mesons, composed of a colored quark and an antiquark, be neutral, or colorless, with respect to the new quantum number the meson wave function is chosen in the form
where a and b are unitary indices, δβα is Kronecker symbol.
The choice of baryon and meson wave functions, proposed above, leads to the conclusion that the observed mesons and baryons are neutral with respect to the color quantum number, and that the known mesons and baryons are composed of colored quarks and antiquarks as follows:
Subsequently, the requirement that the world of hadrons be neutral led to the discovery of the SU{3) color symmetry group.
It is to be noted, here, that in his talk delivered to the conference «Symmetry Principles at High Energies», held in Coral Gables (1965), Nambu was the first, on the basis of SU(3) symmetry with respect to the new quantum number (color), to deal with eight vector fields, carriers of the interaction between quarks, which were the prototype of the quantum-chromodynamic gluon fields.
DYNAMIC QUARK MODELS OF HADRONS COMPOSED OF QUASI-FREE COLORED QUARKS
The introduction of colored quarks, representing physical fundamental particles, paved the way for the dynamic description of hadrons.
The main obstacle, here, was the absence of quarks in a free state. Although it was evident that the issue of confinement could be ultimately settled only by experiments, a series of attempts was undertaken to provide a logically non-contradictory explanation for the «eternal confinement» of quarks inside hadrons. Thus, for example, P. Bogolubov proposed the «quark-bag» model, known as the Dubna bag. Later, the idea of a quark bag underwent development at MIT, and the resulting model is known as the MIT bag. The dynamic relativistic quark model, the development of which was initiated in Dubna in 1965, was based on the assumption of quarks being extremely heavy objects bound in hadrons by enormous scalar forces, which on the one hand provide for the large quark mass defect in hadrons and on the other hand impede their leaving the hadron.
The dynamic equations were required to have solutions for hadrons, inside which quarks are in a quasi-free state, resulting in the property of approximate additivity, inherent in non-relativistic quark models, being conserved in the calculations of various physical quantities.
In the model of quasi-free quarks the meson wave function represents a second-order mixed spinor ФBA(р) that satisfies the free Dirac equations
where mq is the effective mass of the quark, and antiquark, in the meson.
The wave function of a baryon composed of three quasi-free quarks represents a third-order mixed spinor ФABC(p) tnat satisfies the equations:
where Mq is the renormalized effective mass of the quark in the hadron.
Baryons ФABC and mesons ФBA are represented by a superposition of all admissible states over the quantum numbers (A, B, C) and (A, B), satisfying the requirements of SU(6) symmetry, of quark statistics and of hadron neutrality in the color quantum number.
The dynamic composite quasi-free quark model has made possible the systematic description of both the statically observed characteristics of hadrons (µ, gA /gV, etc.) and their form factors. We introduce weak and electromagnetic interactions in a minimal manner,
where Aµ is the electromagnetic potential, l±µ represent charged lepton weak currents, G is the Fermi weak interaction constant.
For the ratio gA /gV (of the axial and vector weak interaction constants) and for the magnetic moment of the proton we obtain
where Lz is the orbital momentum of a quark bound in the nucleon with the projection of its total angular momentum equal to 1/2; δ characterizes the magnitude of relativistic corrections and amounts to δ ~ 1/6, the resulting correction for the ratio gA /gV is of the order of 30%. This example shows how significant the effect can turn out to be of relativistic corrections to predictions of the non-relativistic quark model.
The quasi-free quark model has permitted one to explain the lepton decays of pseudoscalar π and К mesons and, also, the electromagnetic decays of the vector mesons into electron-positron pairs as annihilation of quark-antiquark pairs bound in the mesons.
Analysis of the data on the widths of these decays resulted in a conclusion on the dependence of the scales of distances (effective sizes) on the quantum numbers of a bound system, for example,
determined by the triangular anomaly of the axial current (J. Bell, R. Jackiw, 1969; S. Adler, 1970), the annihilation model points to the width of this decay being proportional to the number of different quark colors (Matveev, Struminsky, Tavkhelidze, 1965).
b) The Model of Quasi-Free Quarks and the Laws of Scaling at High Energies
Experiments, in which inclusive reactions were studied at high energies and momentum transfers, and the scaling regularities revealed, as well as their theoretical investigation, have extended our comprehension of the nature of strong interactions and have given an impetus to further development of the theory of hadron quark structure.
We note, here, that inclusive reactions were first introduced and studied theoretically by Logunov, Nguyen Van Hieu and Mestvirishvili (1967). These results were reported by Logunov at the Rochester conference (1967).
Here, of essential significance was the investigation of deep-inelastic processes in the inclusive scattering of electrons off nucleons, performed at the Stanford center, which in 1968 resulted in observation of the scaling properties of reactions — Bjorken scaling indicating the existence of a «rigid» pointHke nucleonic structure.
Subsequent experimental studies of the scaling properties of inclusive hadron reactions carried out at Protvino (1969), and also of processes of deep-inelastic neutrino and antineutrino interactions with nucleons (CERN, Geneva; FNAL, Batavia) confirmed the idea of the pointlike behavior of the nucleon.
In 1969, on the basis of the quasi-free quark model, the assumption was put forward by Matveev, Muradyan and Tavkhelidze that the scaling properties of electron-nucleon interaction processes, revealed in experiments, are common for all deep-inelastic lepton-hadron processes and that they can be derived in a model-independent manner on the basis of the automodelling principle, or the principle of self-similarity.
The essence of the self-similarity principle consists in the assumption that in the asymptotic limit of high energies and large momentum transfers the form factors and other measurable quantities of deep-inelastic processes are independent of any dimensional parameters (such as particle masses, the strong interaction radius, etc.), which may set the scale of measurement of lengths or momenta. Thus, the form factors of deep-inelastic processes turn out to be homogeneous functions of relativistically invariant kinematic variables, the degree of homogeneity of which is determined by analysis of the dimensionality (it is a key property of conformal invariant theories).
Application of the self-similarity principle for establishing the asymptotic behaviour of the form factors W1(q2,ν) and W2(q2,ν) of deep-inelastic scattering of electrons on protons in the Bjorken region
results in the Bjorken asymptotic formulae derived in 1968 on the basis of certain assumptions
Application of the self-similarity principle resulted in the scaling law being found for the first time (Matveev, Muradyan, Tavkhelidze, 1969), which describes the mass spectrum of muon pairs, produced in inclusive proton collisions,
where M is the effective mass of the muon pair, and E is the initial energy of the colliding particles. Later, this process was called Drell-Yan process (1970).
Experimental studies of this process, initiated in 1970 by the group of L. Lederman at Brookhaven, confirmed this scaling law, and it was precisely in these processes that a new class of hadrons, theJ/φ particles, was subsequently observed.
In the case of binary reactions a+b → c+d at high energies s and momentum transfers t, application of the self-similarity principle yields for the differential cross section the following formula of the quark counting (Matveev, Muradyan, Tavkhelidze, 1973)
where n is the total number of quarks belonging to the particles participating in the reactions. If particle b, for instance, is a lepton, then nb = 1 and one obtains the asymptotic formula for the baryon form factor.
The function ƒ(t/s) depends only on the relation between large kinematic variables and is itself a dimensional quantity. Thus, the asymptotic power law points to factorization of the effects of large and small distances.
We described the scaling properties of elementary particle interaction processes observed experimentally at high energies and large momentum transfers on the basis of the self-similarity principle.
At the same time the question arises concerning the extent to which scaling invariant behaviour is consistent with the main requirements of local quantum field theory.
In the case of deep-inelastic electron scattering on nucleons, these problems were investigated by Bogolubov, Vladimirov and Tavkhelidze (1972) for form factors, which in the Bjorken region have the asymptote
For the weight functions of these form factors in the Jost-Lehman-Dyson representation, sufficient conditions were found that guarantee Bjorken scaling. In the case of free quarks the weight functions automatically satisfy these restrictions, which is precisely what provides for Bjorken scaling in the quasi-free quark model.
Note that the subsequent discovery (1973) by Gross, Wilczek and Politzer of the phenomenon of asymptotic freedom in QCD of an invariant charge, introduced by Bogolubov and Shirkov in the renormgroup theory, is an essentially important step for substantiation of the picture of quasi-free quarks in hadrons.
In a number of important works of the last years ('t Hooft, Maldacena, Polchinski, Polyakov, Witten) there was suggested an impressive non-perturbative derivation of the asymptotic power laws (the quark counting for form factors and the exclusive scattering cross sections of hadrons) in the framework of the conformal versions of QCD dual to the string theory.
The power law, which is confirmed in many different experiments and predicted by various model considerations, is the fundamental law of the Nature in the quark physics of hadrons, still needs further deep theoretical investigations.
The references to the original papers mentioned in the talk are presented in the recently published JINR Preprint D2-2005-164 (V. A. Matveev and A. N. Tav-khelidze. The Quantum Number Color, Colored Quarks and QCD (Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the Discovery of Color)).
P.S. We looked through D. Gross's Nobel Prize lecture (Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk, 175 (2005) 1306) with interest. Our recent JINR preprint «The Quantum Number Color, Colored Quarks and QCD (Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the Discovery of Color)» (D2-2005-164) and the latest talk given at the 99th Session of the JINR Scientific Council can supplement the picture of this lecture with due regard for the priority research achievements made in the opposite hemisphere of the globe.
Received on February 7, 2006.