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The Woman and the Dragon
12 A great signr appeared in heaven:s a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve starst on her head. 2 She was pregnant and cried out in painu as she was about to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven:v an enormous red dragonw with seven headsx and ten hornsy and seven crownsz on its heads. 4 Its tail swept a thirda of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.b The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her childc the moment he was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who "will rule all the nations with an iron scepter."a d And her child was snatched upe to God and to his throne. 6 The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.f
7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michaelg and his angels fought against the dragon,h and the dragon and his angelsi fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpentj called the devil,k or Satan,l who leads the whole world astray.m He was hurled to the earth,n and his angels with him.
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaveno say:
"Now have come the salvationp and the power
and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,q
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed overr him
by the blood of the Lambs
and by the word of their testimony;t
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.u
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavensv
and you who dwell in them!
But woew to the earth and the sea,x
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short."
13 When the dragony saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.z 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle,a so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time,b out of the serpent's reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpentc spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage ward against the rest of her offspringe—those who keep God's commandsf and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.g
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Alternative Newham cont. 4 comments
21 Aug 2013 @ 12:36
In the Autumn of 1979 Derek Smith and Gill Hay opened a vegetarian cafe and bookshop at 54 West Ham Lane called the Whole Thing. It soon became the focus and hub of the alternative movement. Derek Smith was a writer and had done plays for Soapbox. Gill had been on the staff of East. I remember her asking me to give her a lesson in double-entry book-keeping which was a subject I had been studying for my job.
On my way to one of Matt and Jenny's parties on New Year's Eve 1978 I slipped and broke my leg on the ice. I was out of action for a long while and spent my time studying philosophy. When I recovered I started going to to the newly-opened Whole Thing and started a Philosophy Discussion Group, held there on a Friday evening. One of the people who joined the group was Brenda, from Essex, and she and I soon got together and were to be a couple for the next 5 years.
The discussion group was led by me a bit dogmatically from a Marxist perspective, but we were all learning together and there were other strands and voices. Before becoming The Whole Thing the shop had been run by a Sufi organisation and some of their people joined the group and influenced our debates.
About this time I became the treasurer of a housing Co-op, Autonomous, and moved in to a short life house. Brenda and I lived there for a while and took part in the communal life of the co-op.
By now I had a job selling motor-cycle insurance in Stratford which I eventually left in order to write a book called Civilization and Alienation which I published at the beginning of 1981. More >
Alternative Newham 1972-89 3 comments
I first encountered the alternative side of Newham in east London when I returned there after finishing at college in the summer of 1972. I joined an evening class in order to make more contacts as I was working for an insurance company. This was held at a local secondary school as was in improvisation and assorted drama skills. It was run by a drama teacher and his wife, in their early 30s, called Matt Matthews and Jennifer Gould. They were young, vibrant and alternative. At that time they were in the process of moving from Reading, where they were working, and were commuting to Newham. I enjoyed the lessons and got on well with the other young people, and they valued the fact that I had just graduated with a degree in Politics.
Matt became something of a father figure to me over the the next few years, he was a charismatic man who attracted people to him, larger-than-life.Jenny,equally talented and better educated, was a natural foil to him. They had an alternative life-style and lived in a commune/community in East Ham in a sort of open house where they had frequent parties. After a few years they expanded their activities and started East Community Action which helped local people with bureaucratic, housing and money issues.
Soapbox theatre was a professional theatre group which went into schools and gave performances to students. They employed writers to produce plays and work was also put on at a venue called "Stage One" which was the Council's flagship for Arts events. Over a period of some years I attended many of these performances and found it vibrant and exciting.
At this time I was working for the London Co-op in their Manor Park dairy. I was also a Marxist and somewhat to the left of my friends in the alternative movement.
Newham Community Housing was formed in the mid 70s to use short life housing owned by Newham Council which were otherwise empty. It housed hundreds of people over the years and many of them became part of the alternative movement. More >
Progressive Nationalism 4 comments
30 May 2013 @ 12:55
You can judge how civilised and enlightened a society is by the way it treats vulnerable minority groups like prisoners, gays, Muslims. Progressive nationalism has the ability to integrate them into the nation.It is neither left or right but is the middle way. More >
Symmetry , Primorials and Prime Numbers 2 comments
The number system contains symmetries, one class of which I will demonstrate here.
The remainders when a product is divided by its factors are zeros. That is, for example 10 = 0 Mod 5 and 10 = 0 Mod 2. These zeros are important because they create a mirror-image type of symmetry around the product. Thus, if we take the product 15 = 3*5 then in the sequence of numbers before and after 15, there is a mirror-image of the factors 3 & 5.
5 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15 / 17/ 19/ 21/ 23 / 25
5 /P / 3/ TP / TP/ 3.5/ TP/ TP/ 3/ P / 5
where P = Prime , TP = Twin Prime and the number underneath is a factor.
From the diagram we can easily see that the order of the factors is reversed.
This interesting fact is true of any product, because the remainders are set to zero, but is particularly relevant to primorial numbers. A primorial is a product of all the primes up to a given prime. So primorial 7 consists of 2*3*5*7=210.
Numbers which are almost primorial are relevant here too. Primorials are important because they have more factors than the numbers around them.
When you multiply the numbers 3,5 and 7 together you get a product which has a large field of mirror-image symmetry around it. Since the numbers 3,5 and 7 create about 70% of composites, it is not surprising that the underlying symmetry of the composites is accompanied in many cases by a corresponding symmetry of the primes and twin primes.
The next prine is 11, and as the primorials get larger, the underlying mirror-image symmetries get richer and more complex.
The fact of these symmetries among composites and primes, may make it easier to demonstrate previously inaccessible propositions about prime numbers. More >
Financial protests,Secession of the Plebeians, Widening Generation Gap 3 comments
12 Nov 2011 @ 17:42
The present financial protests by young people in hundreds of cities worldwide reminds me of a little-known episode from Roman history. In Ancient Rome the Plebeians were an underclass of commoners and most of the privileges went to the rich and powerful Patrician clans and families. So as a protest The Plebeians decided to secede from Rome, and they went and camped outside the city walls. In the end their protests won them reforms.
What is happening now on a global scale reminds me of this. The Youth of the world are saying "we've had enough of this unfairness and injustice (of the banking and financial system) and they have literally encamped around places of strategic importance. The Youth are seceding from our unjust and unfair society which is putting huge burdens on their shoulders for years to come.
I see a new politics emerging out of this. A politics whereby the voices and values of Youth are heard, where society is not grossly unfair and unjust. Otherwise the gap between the generations will become unbridgeable. The evidence of groups like the Pirates Party in Sweden and Berlin and the "Anarcho-surrealists" of Reykjavik shows that it can be done. The older generation owe it to the young people to hand over some of their power. Those who ignore the claims of the young do so at their own peril. More >
What is Economic Narcissism 3 comments
5 Oct 2011 @ 13:46
I have referred in previous articles to something which characterises civilization and have termed it "original narcissism", instead of the more usual term "original Sin". In the myth of the Fall it is a form of overweening arrogance and selfishness that permits Adam and Eve to compare themselves to God, and strike out on their own into uncharted territory, and this comprises what the Taoists call "The Great Separation".
Greek civilization displayed in its citizens an individualism on a colossal scale and this individualism is often seen as a plus despite the crimes and excesses associated with it. I think that as we approach the end of the present phase of our global civilization this narcissism, which is still with us, is assuming grotesque proportions.
If you wonder what this Narcissistic culture is, just look around you at the way the world is now. Ordinary work is disdained, people are desperate to get rich quick,whole populations are living beyond their means. Everyone wants to be a "Somebody" and not a "Nobody".Casino capitalism instead of proper work and jobs. Lotteries abound,sports heroes and celebrities abound, tv talent shows abound.
The whole culture is escapist and suffused with an infantile avoidance of harsh reality.
Ancient Greece and Rome were based on slave economies. Now the narcissism of those days is at the heart of the way we work and do business. But it is unsustainable. You cannot go on living beyond your means indefinitely. The day of reckoning always comes. More >
Absolute Spirit 2 comments
26 Sep 2011 @ 17:29
Marx came on the scene half-way through the 3rd Act. History does not begin with capitalism. All the stages of pre-history,tribal and clan, then nation,empires etc. are part of the story. It is my contention that the whole of history is a unity and correlates with different phases of civilization. Things have accelerated remarkably in the past 250 years, since the advent of capitalism, but I think the emphasis of Marxism is wrong. They suggest that what came before capitalism is relatively unimportant.
Now we are in a phase of integration,the coming together of many different aspects of the world to make a global unity. To me it seems closer to the spirit of Hegel's thought, what is happening,than to Marx's. There seems to be an emerging spiritual element here that the Marxists would deny.
This turns Marx on his head, as he claimed to have done with Hegel. We should celebrate the spiritual element in history ( as in Hegel) and look on it as a unity which is proceeding to integration in the form of globalisation and things such as the Internet.
Fermat's Last Theorem X^n +Y^n = Z^n 2 comments
1 Aug 2011 @ 10:21
I believe that the essence of this problem is contained in the simple geometrical fact that the six sides of a cube are all squares. Thus in the equation X^3 + Y^3 = Z^3 there are also squares X^2, Y^2 and Z^2 but it is not the case here that X^2 +Y^2=Z^2, that is X^2 plus Y^2 is not equal z^2 since this would involve a contradiction.
But there are still definite constraints on the values which X,Y and Z can take as they are both the sides of the cubes and the squares. So if X^3 + Y^3 = Z^3 then we would find values of the squared equation close to but not the same as the cubed.
We see from the following Pythagorean Triplets that as the value of n goes higher the gaps get smaller;
6 plus 8 equals 14
6^2 plus 8^2 equals 10^2
6^3 plus 8^3 equals 8.xxxxxxxx^3
6^4 plus 8^4 equals 8.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx^4
We notice from this that after the squared equation the values of Y and Z get ever closer, which suggests that Z can't be an integer, in fact the limit of its value is the lower number 8.
This suggests why X^3 +Y^3=Z^3 is an impossible equation for integer values of the variables. The sides of the cubes are also the squares and the two share the same values of X,Y and Z. More >
A Simple account of Civilization 2 comments
In the earliest times we were at one with Nature/God, ourselves and each other. Then what happened has been variously described as the Great Separation (by the Chinese Taoists), and "original Sin"/Fall of Man by the Judaeo/Christian tradition. Humanity decided to break with Nature/God and follow its own path towards greater knowledge. This is seen by some as a sin and I would term it "Original Narcissism".
Soon after the Great Separation came other separations,whereby man became alienated from woman and other men. This is separation at the level of gender/sex/and sexuality and such things are Nature within us and when we become separated from Nature/God it is inevitable that eventually sexual problems will ensue. This led in turn to enslavements and exploitation.
With slavery and exploitation, sexism, homophobia and racism the foundations of civilization were set. Of course, this was the beginning of slavery but also the beginning of the fight against slavery. The beginning of exploitation but also the fight against exploitation. So we see that the creation of such forms of injustice set in motion a counter=current in the opposite direction.
As Hegel said "History is the higher and higher evolution of the Idea of Freedom". This is the political content of civilization. The striving for greater freedom and we see it throughout the ages culminating in recent centuries and decades in wars and revolutions.
This period of striving against bondage is almost at an end and we are passing on to the final phase of civilization's career: globalization and integration and the rise of the internet.
As world society moves on it passes through the original layers in reverse order. Because of Freud and other teachers the layer of sex,gender and sexuality problems have been negotiated and are known to most people.
This leaves only the final knot to untie, the Original Narcissism referred to earlier.This will hopefully complete the business of the past five thousand years and humanity will pass through the Great Separation into a global unity with Nature/God.
This adds a new and striking element to history:globalization, which was not present at the time of the original "fall" of man. This also involves the use of a new tool of globalization- the internet.
What will happen soon is the continuing globalization and integration of the world which will eventually facilitate humanity arriving at Cosmic Consciousness, so admired and talked about by the Mystics. More >
The World Wide Web: Civilization's non-coercive Global State 1 comment
It's time we moved on from the old discussion of the contradictions and crisis of capitalism to an appreciation of the fact that we are in the critical phase of the unravelling of the crises of Civilization itself.
We are in uncharted waters as far as many of the aspects of modern living are concerned. For example, modern means of communication, the internet, laws of privacy, global economy and banking, and global weather patterns (climate change).
In fact a lot of the seemingly insoluble problems facing us today are global in nature and threaten our very way of life and world.One reason for this is because it is the first truly global civilization in the history of the world and its unravelling threatens to undermine and destroy many of the achievements of the past few hundred years.
I believe that it is this inability of the global community to control vital areas of common concern which is the cause of us all being in these uncharted waters. Some sort of control, not necessarily world government,seems to be called for.
All the areas where the individual nation state cannot act effectively, because alone, are connected with the globalization of these same areas.
We are at the stage of history where we must unite in a unique way, not by creating yet another coercive organization, but by using something that already exists, like the internet, in a new and liberating way. More >
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One hundred revolutions
To kick off the year, allow me to apologise in advance to you, the relatively innocent, for the actions of my fellow devotees of the cult of Einstein. In the coming months, the Relativists will be out in force to accost you with breathless attempts to explain Einstein's general theory of relativity. They will gesticulate and gibber and blabber in an incomprehensible argot that they will paradoxically refer to as "simple terms". I have no idea how many of these shambling, mumbling, misshapen creatures roam the Earth, but don't worry, by the end of the year you and I will both know the precise number with complete certainty: we'll have had the opportunity to count them all six or seven times over.
Why is this? What will draw these bizarre individuals out into daylight?
It's quite simple. On November 25, 1915, Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Basic mathematics tells us that 1915 + 100 = 2015. And guess what? By an astounding coincidence, 2015 happens to be, since last Thursday, this year. Feel free to take a moment to recover from the shock of this revelation.
Yes, on November 25 of this year, the Earth will have completed one hundred entire orbits of the Sun since Einstein completed his theory. That isn't a relative statement -- even amidst the distorted distances and distended durations of Einstein's wild theory, the number of orbits is an invariant. All observers can agree: 100 Earth years have passed. So, it seems, it's time to celebrate.
The excitement isn't confined to the science Popularisers and Outreachers and Communicators and Ambassadors and whatever other grandiose titles these buzzing burblers go by. The frenzied desire for celebration will also ascend to the hallowed ranks of the academics. There will be lectures, conferences, workshops and symposia galore, as every scientist who has ever calculated a Christoffel symbol crawls out of the shadows to bask in the distant glow of Einstein's triumph.
It is for this that I apologise because, as I have ranted in the past, it is futile to attempt to explain complex scientific concepts with fancy metaphors, "everyday examples" and using "simple terms". It is a sham and a waste of time.
You don't believe me? You think that every detail of the marvels of modern science is available to all? I'm afraid that if you refer back to my previous rant, you'll find that I am backed up by the strongest piece of evidence any physicist could ever hope for: a Feynman quotation.
Do you think I'm happy about this? That perhaps it gives me a thrill? That I'm an elitist snob?
I certainly am an elitist snob. But even more than that I'm an egotist and a show-off. I'd love to be able to impress as many people as possible with the fathomless depths of my knowledge of general relativity, and provide a daily blow-by-blow account of all of the amazing research that I do. This year of all years I have the perfect excuse to bore you all.
You can't imagine how wonderful that would be. I would probably even get more work done. Every day I would rush into my office and furiously perform calculations and write papers, just so I could go home at the end of the day and wow family, friends and random lucky acquaintances like you. No-one would ever get sick of me, because everything I said would be so mind-blowingly, jaw-droppingly fascinating.
Plus, I'd be very fair to you. You would also have the opportunity to bore me. I'd let you blather about your latest kitchen renovation. You could showcase YouTube videos of your kid's astounding progress at potty training. You could even rhapsodise about your favourite football team. I'm sure I could smile and nod through every one of the repetitively tedious details of your mundane lives, for upwards of seven or eight whole minutes. Then we could settle down to a nice discussion of frame dragging, quasi-local definitions of mass, and the finer points of post-Newtonian spin effects. Oh boy!
Sadly, it doesn't work that way. I could trawl the internet and gather together some witty phrases and colourful computer animations, and pretend that I had explained something. You would be suitably impressed, since you wouldn't know any better. But what would we have achieved? You wouldn't have gained anything, except the false impression that I am very clever.
On second thoughts, that sounds fine to me. So perhaps I will take the opportunity this year, just once or twice or 14 times, to wheel out the creaky metaphors. There'll be stretchy rulers and dodgy clocks. There'll be trampolines and spinning tops. There'll be no end of rubber sheets and rubber balloons -- oh yes, there will be a definite excess of rubber.
For now, I will simply remind you that Einstein's general theory is not to be confused with his special theory. That was the one where the short, fat man runs very fast and finds that unfortunately he's only succeeded in becoming shorter and fatter. General relativity is the one where he falls into a black hole and gets stretched into spaghetti.
Unless I can control myself, that may be only the beginning. I apologise in advance.
M. Rupright 7 January 2015 at 20:24
Ooh, that's me! I've calculated a Christoffel symbol. I've calculated at least two Christoffel symbols.
Wait...how many are there? I think I've calculated them all. Yes, I've calculated every Christoffel symbol.
Einstein's triumph is mine!
Mark Hannam 8 January 2015 at 12:24
I trust that you have alerted the media. You have 11.5 months left.
The part on "simple terms" and "a Feynman quote" reminded me of some lines in the preface of Aaronson's Quantum Computing Since Democritus:
"[From] Carl Sagan, in The Demon-Haunted World:
Imagine you seriously want to understand what quantum mechanics is about. There is a mathematical underpinning that you must first acquire, mastery of each mathematical subdiscipline leading you to the threshold of the next. In turn you must learn arithmetic, Euclidean geometry, high school algebra, differential and integral calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, vector calculus, certain special functions of mathematical physics, matrix algebra, and group theory...The job of the popularizer of science, trying to get across some idea of quantum mechanics to a general audience that has not gone through these initiation rites, is daunting. Indeed, there are no successful popularizations of quantum mechanics in my opinion – partly for this reason. These mathematical complexities are compounded by the fact that quantum theory is so resolutely counterintuitive. Common sense is almost useless in approaching it. It's no good, Richard Feynman once said, asking why it is that way. No one knows why it is that way. That's just the way it is (p. 249)."
Mark Hannam 11 January 2015 at 15:36
Interesting comment from someone who's most famous for popularising science. Most of the same applies for Astronomy. Is Astronomy easy to understand, or just easier to *think* you understand?
Arbuthnot 13 January 2015 at 09:48
Well, it's easy to wow people with pictures of the crab nebula or talk about turning into spaghetti as you fall into a black hole. But how many people who are (rightly) awed by astronomy know their Roche lobe from their Virial Theorem?
That's an interesting question Mark. Astronomy has always been a canonical example in discussions of philosophy of science. I'd be curious to know how implications of Hanam et al's "Futility Theory" pan out for that case :)
My personal experience tells me not to hope for simple answers in philosophy of science though; simple answers in popular readings of philosophy of science can be more deceptive than their counterparts in popular science.
Don't worry about the astronomy terms -- if you get a bout of the virial theorem in your Roche lobe, you'll know about it!
As for my "interesting question mark": I have no idea if the public understands the philosophy of science, because I don't understood it myself. Unless, of course, I am mistaken.
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Americans and Brits Have Been Fighting Over the English Language for Centuries. Here's How It Started
Noah Webster. Born 1758-died 1843. The schoolmaster of the republic; portrait shown in front of dictionary, books, inkwell & desk, 19th century.
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By Peter Martin
The British and Americans have never gotten along very well where the English language is concerned. British mockery and indignation over what Americans were doing with and to the language began long before Independence, but after that it blossomed into a fully-fledged, ill-spirited, relentless attack that is still going on today. The conservative British politician and Brexit supporter Jacob Rees-Mogg, for example, has been defended as "one who dares to eschew the current, Americanized, mode of behaviour, speech, and dress." In our own time, as has been the case for more than two centuries, fights about nationalism easily turn into skirmishes over language.
British ridicule of American ways of speaking became a vitriolic and crowded sport in the 18th and 19th centuries. New American words were springing up seemingly out of nowhere, and the British had no clue what many of them meant. Although he greatly admired America and Americans, the expatriate Scottish churchman John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and member of Congress, had no taste for the language he heard cropping up in all walks of life in the country. "I have heard in this country," he wrote in 1781, "in the senate, at the bar, and from the pulpit, and see daily in dissertations from the press, errors in grammar, improprieties and vulgarisms which hardly any person of the same class in point of rank and literature would have fallen into in Great Britain." Among the Americanisms he said he heard everywhere were the use of "every" instead of "every one" and "mad" for "angry." He particularly disliked "this here" or "that there."
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The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms. Prophets of doom flourished; the English language in America was going to disappear. "Their language will become as independent of England, as they themselves are," wrote Jonathan Boucher, an English clergyman living in Maryland. Frances Trollope, mother of the novelist Anthony Trollope, was disgusted by "strange uncouth phrases and pronunciation" when she travelled in America in 1832. "Here then is the ruination of our classic English tongue," mourned the British engineer, John Mactaggart. Even Thomas Jefferson found himself on the receiving end of an avalanche of British mockery, as The London Magazine in 1787 raged against his propensity to coin Americanisms: "For shame, Mr. Jefferson. Why, after trampling upon the honour of our country, and representing it as little better than a land of barbarism – why, we say, perpetually trample also upon the very grammar of our language? … Freely, good sir, will we forgive all your attacks, impotent as they are illiberal, upon our national character; but for the future, spare – O spare, we beseech you, our mother-tongue!"
But such protests did not stop Americans from telling the British to mind their own business, as they continued to use the language the way they felt they needed to in building their nation.
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Independence, it was felt by many, was a cultural as well as political matter that could never be complete without Americans taking pride in their own language. On the part of the more zealous American patriots like Thomas Jefferson and Noah Webster, the goal was national unity fostered by a conviction that Americans now ought to own and possess their own language. Jefferson led the charge by declaring war against Samuel Johnson's famous Dictionary of the English Language, which continued to reign supreme for a century after its publication in 1755. Unless Johnson were toppled from his perch as the sage of the English language, he argued, America could remain hostage to British English deep into the 19th century. Webster, the self-styled grammarian who egotistically claimed for himself the role of "prophet of language to the American people," was by far the most hostile to British interference in the development of the American language. He wrote an essay entitled, "English Corruption of the American Language," casting Johnson as "the insidious Delilah by which the Samsons of our country are shorn of their locks."
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"Great Britain, whose children we are," he claimed, "and whose language we speak, should no longer be our standard; for the taste of her writers is already corrupted, and her language on the decline."
Yet, not all Americans were on board with Webster's ideas and many Americans fought back, thoroughly and lastingly mocking him for his egregious reforms of the language, especially spelling, as a way of banishing the persistent American subservience to British culture. Pointing to him, one of his many American enemies remarked, "I expect to encounter the displeasure of our American reformers, who think we ought to throw off our native tongue as one of the badges of English servitude, and establish a new tongue for ourselves. … the best scholars in our country treat such a scheme with derision."
We have to give it to Webster that he did write, as he made a point of putting it in his title, the first comprehensive unabridged "American" dictionary of the language. That effort, such as it was, 30 years in the making, brought on the golden age of American dictionaries — that is, those written in the U.S. The great historical irony, in light of decades of British ridicule of what Americans were doing with the language, is that Americans, like Webster's superior and forgotten lexicographical rival Joseph Emerson Worcester, quickly surpassed British writers of dictionaries and continued to do so for more than half a century, until the birth of the monumental Oxford English Dictionary finally began to replace Johnson's as Britain's national dictionary.
Nonetheless, the flow of bad blood shed throughout the tortuous language and dictionary wars in the 19th century continued well into the 20th century, confirming that America and Britain were then and still are, as is often said, two nations "divided by a common language." Divided, indeed, as with the same language they have always been able to understand their insults of one another.
Peter Martin is the author of the book The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language (Princeton University Press 2019). He is also the author of the biographies Samuel Johnson and A Life of James Boswell. He has taught English literature in the United States and England.
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The U.E.P.S. system enables traditional financial institutions to surpass the offerings of competitors through the technological innovations available in the U.E.P.S. solution.
The U.E.P.S. system can operate as a Stand-A-Lone system whereby financial institutions can issue smart cards to their clients as the physical Bank Account.
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Health care in America has long been a subject of debate. Efforts to improve care, as well as medicine and its delivery, are continuous. But there's a new shift evolving today that puts the focus on patients, and it's powered by technology.
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In 2012 the Fattoria di Volmiano launched a new initiative in agritourism, organizing walks through private, exclusive parts of the estate. Along ancient paths, amidst the olive groves and forests of Monte Morello, visitors are accompanied by a guide who helps them appreciate the centuries, old-history and uncontaminated nature of the estate. This is followed by olive oil sampling at the olive mill, or by a picnic. The walks are organized upon request all year long except in winter.
Reservations can also be made to sample our extra-virgin olive oil and visit the ancient olive press and the Oratory, decorated with frescoes by the School of Ghirlandaio.


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MacBook Air vs. iPad Smackdown: Which is Best for You?
By Ian Paul
PCWorld Oct 21, 2010 6:45 am PDT
Apple's 11-inch MacBook Air may create a conundrum for prospective Mac owners: should they buy a petite Apple laptop or an iPad? When Apple launched the Air, it said it was a hybrid device combining the best aspects of the MacBook with the iPad. Just like Apple's tablet device, the Air has flash storage and no optical or hard drive. But like previous versions of the Air, the new computer runs OS X and has a laptop form factor.
So, if you had to pick just one device, and you specifically wanted an Apple device, for traveling or using at home, which one would you choose? For a spec-to-spec comparison see our comparison chart. For feature comparisons here is some guidance:
iOS versus OS X
The first thing to consider is the software and what your needs might be. If you choose an iPad, you will have a range of applications to choose from including Apple's iWork productivity suite. But importing and exporting files between the iPad and your desktop is still a bit of hassle requiring you to use iTunes and each app's Document Manager.
The Air has the full OS X file management system, and you can switch files to your Air using a USB flash drive. You can also install the upcoming Office for Mac 2011 if you want, but you will have to use the Air's optical drive sharing feature with a nearby PC or Mac to access the install discs.
Beyond work, both devices will play your iTunes music, you can access online music services such as Pandora using the Air's Web browser or the Pandora app for iPad. But games are more accessible on the iPad since you have access to a wide range of popular mobile games such as Angry Birds, Bejeweled and Madden NFL.
Apple did not mention whether the new MacBook Airs are high-powered enough to run Mac OS X Lion, which is due out next summer.
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If you want something to use when you're 30,000 feet in the air, the choice between an iPad and an Air comes down to personal preference. The Air's 11.8-inch width and 7.56-inch depth should be small enough to fit comfortably on most airplane tray tables. When the Air is open, you probably will need about 8 inches of clearance between the base of the tray table and the seat in front of you to use the device comfortably.
The iPad has a width of 7.47 inches. So if you use an iPad with a case that props it up on your tray table in landscape mode, you'll probably need a similar amount of clearance for the iPad as with the Air. The advantage of the iPad, however, is that you can also set it on your lap or lay it flat on your tray table.
Keyboard, Portability and Other Considerations
The MacBook Air boasts a full-size physical keyboard with 78 keys, 12 function keys and four directional arrows. The iPad relies on a touchscreen keyboard, although it can be paired with a portable keyboard.
As for portability, both are relatively light. The iPad weighs in at 1.5 pounds for the Wi-Fi version and 1.6 pounds for 3G. The Air comes in a little heavier at 2.3 pounds. Both devices feature 802.11n Wi-Fi that is backward compatible with slower versions of Wi-Fi including 802.11a/b/g, and both have Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. One thing the 11-inch Air doesn't have is a built-in 3G data connection, which is an option with the iPad. However, you could pair the Air with a MiFi mobile hotspot if you needed to.
As for pricing, the Air starts at $999 and there's an $1,199 option as well. The iPad ranges in price from $499 to $829, depending on the storage and 3G options you choose.
Apple's addition of what is essentially a netbook with the 11-inch MacBook Air is an interesting new device for the Mac lineup. But it will be interesting to see if the smaller laptop bites into iPad sales, or whether users completely ignore the new laptop in favor of a tablet device.
In Video: Here is a video overview of the Macbook Air
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3 objects that most often trigger allergies in children - Allergies are a series of symptoms that arise as a response from the body's immune system to substances that are usually harmless. This substance is known as allergens. Allergic reactions usually occur after direct contact with the skin, inhaled, or eaten. Child allergy triggers vary. Symptoms caused also depend on the trigger. Then what are the triggers for allergies in children?
Food is the most frequent trigger for childhood allergies. Food allergies arise when the body reacts to proteins that are considered harmful to the body. This reaction usually occurs shortly after food is consumed.
Most cases of food allergies in children are caused by eggs, cow's milk, peanuts, soybeans, wheat, beans from trees (such as walnuts, pistachios, pecans, cashews), fish (such as tuna, salmon), and seafood (such as shrimp, lobster, squid). Food allergies in meat, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and seeds such as sesame may also occur. Food allergic reactions can vary, from mild reactions to severe reactions.
Food allergic reactions can vary, from mild reactions to severe reactions. Before you suspect that your child has a food allergy, first know the general symptoms of food allergies. Symptoms can include rashes or red spots on the skin that look like mosquito bites, sneezing, wheezing, throat tightness, nausea, and vomiting, diarrhea, to anaphylactic shock for severe allergic reactions. This condition requires immediate medical treatment.
But food allergies for early childhood can be lost. About 80% -90% of allergy to eggs, milk, wheat, and soybeans will not appear again when the child is 5 years old. But few can actually recover from nuts or seafood allergies. Pediatricians and allergists can do several tests to diagnose food allergies in children and monitor their progress, whether the allergy is gone or not.
The environment is one of the triggers for child allergies. If your child overreacts to the environment, then your child has allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation that occurs in the nasal cavity due to an allergic reaction. There are various allergens that can trigger the immune system reaction if inhaled through the nose. Common types of allergens are pollen, mites, dust, mold spores, and animal hair. Cigarette smoke and perfume are also triggers for this allergy.
Drug allergy is an overreaction of the body's immune system to a drug user. This reaction arises because the immune system considers certain substances in the drug as substances that can harm the body. This condition is different from the side effects of drugs that are usually listed on the packaging, as well as drug poisoning due to overdose.
Symptoms of drug allergy generally appear gradually as the immune system builds antibodies to fight the drug. These symptoms may not appear directly when your child first uses the drug.
In the first stage of use, the immune system will assess the drug as a harmful substance to the body and then develop antibodies slowly. In the next use, these antibodies will detect and attack the substance of the drug. This process can trigger symptoms of drug allergy.


You might be sick of Pharrell's "Happy," but it's impossible not to fall for this gleeful tap dance cover.
The same group of Broadway dancers that brought the world a tappy cover of "Cups" tackles "Happy" in a video that makes you want to get up and dance along.
The video's director and choreographer Christopher Rice (currently performing in The Book of Mormon on Broadway) has also launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund his next video, with rewards including an instructional video.


13 "San Gabriel" Restaurants in Los Angeles.
Golden Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant in San Gabriel that's super popular at lunch - for good reason.
Beijing Tasty House is a Northern Chinese restaurant in San Gabriel that's known for its Peking duck.
Jin Jiang (or J&J) is a casual Chinese restaurant that's been open in San Gabriel for decades.
Mian in San Gabriel serves fantastic noodles.


Ok before you watch the video, I'll explain it first. Step Brothers is a Will Ferrell comedy, and IBeatYou.com is a website where people challenge each other in all sorts of ways. Steve Nash and Baron Davis are both regulars there, and they often receive (and accept) challenges ordinary people throw at them, with varying results.
I'm waiting for Pinoys to overwhelm Ibeatyou like they do social networks everywhere else. I mean, Chris Tiu is already there. It's just a matter of time.
Check out Nash shutting down the 'most freethrows in a minute' competition with 21. Hmm.. Chris Tiu and basketball challenges is giving me ideas..


Southwestern Bag Company has played host to numerous motion picture, television, and commercial productions, and is available 7 days a week for professional filming. Located at 635 Mateo Street in the Downtown L.A. Arts District, the original 1929 brick and tile façade houses an undressed "police station" second floor with many versatile applications. The first floor has two additional offices with a limited-use warehouse. Parking is available. Below are a few examples of the productions filmed on-site.
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Q: mysql merging lines function I have a table in mysql where thousands of phone calls are saved. Some telephone operators send telephone calls in multiple records. Phone calls are shuffled and must first be sorted by caller, called and date.
Here is an example
    Id|Caller|Called|Date|Length|CallerImei|CallerImsi|CalledImei|CalledImsi|CallerCGIStart|CallerCGIEnd|CalledCGIStart|CalledCGIEND
   "9"|"+39123"|"+39321"|"2018-08-03 03:10:18"|"351"|"8629"|"222"|""|""|"0117"|""|""|""
  "16"|"+39222"|"+39111"|"2018-08-03 03:17:04"|"106"|"8629"|"222"|""|""|"4590"|""|""|""
  "18"|"+39222"|"+39111"|"2018-08-03 03:17:04"|"106"|"" |""|"8629"|"222"|""|""|"4590"|""
   "3"|"+39333"|"+39355"|"2018-08-03 03:06:23"|"146"|"8630"|"222"|""|""|"0117"|""|""|""

In the row with ids 16 and 18, the call is divided into two records. In line 16 there is some information, in row 18 there are others. We can recognize the call because it has the same date, same duration and the same caller and called. Also some phone calls may have more than two lines or the duration may be slightly lower, but if the previous phone call lasted longer than the one that follows it ... it is definitely the same phone call.
I would like to do a merge this way.
Id |Caller|Called|Date|Length|CallerImei|CallerImsi|CalledImei|CalledImsi|CallerCGIStart|CallerCGIEnd|CalledCGIStart|CalledCGIEND|ListIDMerged
"1"|"+39123"|"+39321"|"2018-08-03 03:10:18"|"351"|"8629"|"222"|""|""|"0117"|""|""|""|"9"
"2"|"+39222"|"+39111"|"2018-08-03 03:17:04"|"106"|"8629"|"222"|"8629"|"222"|"4590"|""|"4590"|""|"16,18"
"3"|"+39333"|"+39355"|"2018-08-03 03:06:23"|"146"|"8630"|"222"|""|""|"0117"|""|""|""|"3"

Then create a table with the result of the merge and a column that takes into account the merged rows for a possible control
Thanks for all


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By the time you're reading this, I'll be on my way to Jolly Old England enjoying my first-ever international vacation! My brother and I are doing to hit all the sights, try to avoid eating blood pudding, and mostly do our best not to act like ignorant Americans — no promises! So to celebrate my trip, this week's List of Six is all about badass British superheroes!
The Ultimate British Superhero
Comic books are still largely an American game. But even in American-led comics, British characters pop up from time to time, usually in the best of ways. Sadly, this isn't a comprehensive list, but I'm going to do my best to tell you about some of the coolest, bestest British comic book characters!
Join me after the jump to dive in!
6. Pete Wisdom
I should just go with that recap
Even Britain needs a Nick Fury. Pete Wisdom is the go-to British bureaucrat/superhero liaison of the Marvel Universe. He's a mutant with the power to turn his fingers into fiery death knives as hot as the sun! But more than that, he's the trench-coated bureaucracy type whenever Marvel needs someone to operate as a member of the British government. He's a company man in the land of cricket. The sun-fingers thing is just a gimmick. He also dated Kitty Pryde for awhile, but he's not really her type.
5. Union Jack
The mini-series is actually really good
Not the only hero on this list who wears the British flag on his chest, but the only one to simply name himself after it as well. There have actually been several Union Jacks over the decades. The first Union Jack fought alongside Captain America in the World Wars, and spent most of his time battling an evil German vampire named Baron Blood (because comics!). His son later took up the mantle to carry on his father's legacy, but things got a little complicated. Finally, Joseph Chapman was introduced a few years ago as a modern, spy-themed version of the hero. If James Bond wore a badass British costume, he'd be Joey Chapman's Union Jack. Still fights vampires occasionally.
4. John Constantine
I liked the show and the movie
Speaking of trench-coated brits, John Constantine is the OG. He's the legendary comic book badass, the supernatural asskicker who asks questions and kicks ass in somewhat equal measure. He banishes demons, pisses off angels and, nowadays, tries desperately to capture the success of his early Hellblazer career. The man was invented by no less than Alan Moore himself, and that is some seriously solid British street cred. Too bad it couldn't keep his TV show alive.
3. Knight & Squire
Where was their Animated Series episode?!
The Batman and Robin of England! Literally. Created back in 1950 during some of the wackier years in comics, the original Knight and Squire were a couple of English heroes who modeled themselves after Batman and Robin. The two Dynamic Duos teamed up and had some pretty zany adventures, by all accounts. Then in the modern day, British writer Grant Morrison brought them back as part of Batman Incorporated, an international team of Batmen. Morrison also played around with legacy and the heroic mantles, having the Knights killed and their Squires rise up to take over for them. The Squires were probably relieved to get out of those costumes.
2. Captain Britain
Second Big Ben on this list!
Hold on to your hat if you don't know the true mythology of Captain Britain. I mean, if you think about it, he should probably just be the British Captain America, right? That would make the most sense. He's heroic, powerful, and wears a pretty flag-friendly costume. But you'd be mistaken. For you see, Captain Britain is actually a member of the Interdimensional Captain Britain Corps! Every parallel universe in the multiverse has a Britain, and each one also has a Captain Britain. And they all work together under the tutelage of the wizard Merlin to protect the Multiverse. Because that's just about as insanely huge an origin story as a person could come up with. Captain Britain is no mere Captain America clone. It's far more insane than that.
1. Faiza Hussain
Not given to her by a watery tart
I want a Faiza Hussain comic book right now. I don't know why it hasn't happened. But Godspeed to writer Paul Cornell for trying to keep his awesome creation alive! You may be asking why Faiza Hussain should top this list of British superheroes, and the answer is easy: because she wields the legendary Excalibur, that's why! Ever heard of it? Does the name King Arthur ring a bell? Excalibur has been handed down throughout the ages in the Marvel Universe, and nowadays its wielded by the commoner Faiza Hussain, a British Muslim doctor who has the super power to dissect and repair bodies on a cellular level. So she's already super-powered in her own right, but Excalibur still chose her and guarantees her a spot as a legendary British hero. They could have given the sword to Captain Britain or the Black Knight or whoever else, but no, it went to Faiza Hussain, a true British hero!
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CMS Issues Guidance on Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID-19 Focused Survey Tool
In coordination with its release of its third interim final rule with comments (IFC) related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS issued guidance that builds upon the nursing home COVID-19 testing requirements established in the IFC. The guidance sets out facility requirements for testing resident and staff based on "testing triggers" such as a symptomatic individual being identified, an outbreak (i.e., any new case arises in the facility), or routine testing. The guidance requires that:• Staff and residents with signs/symptoms of COVID-19 are tested;• In the event of an outbreak, all staff and residents that previously tested negative should be retested every 3 to 7 days until there are no new cases for a period of at least 14 days; • Routine testing should be completed for staff, but not residents unless the resident "leaves the facility routinely." Routine testing for staff should be conducted in accordance with parameters set forth related to the weekly positivity rate in the county in which the facility is located.The guidance also includes: other testing considerations; information about the steps facilities should take to address individuals who refuse testing; information about conducting, documenting, and reporting testing; an updated COVID-19 focused survey for nursing homes; and additional resources.


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DoJ eschews a 3-way MS split
In its latest antitrust filing, DoJ sticks to its guns in seeking to break Microsoft in two, saying anything else would be too complicated
By Lisa M. Bowman | May 30, 2000 -- 08:12 GMT (01:12 PDT) | Topic: Networking
The US Department of Justice again asked Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to split Microsoft in two, in a filing Friday that contained only minor tweaks to a document submitted last month.
During a hearing Wednesday, Judge Jackson had asked the DoJ to present a revised proposal by the end of the week -- a move legal experts say indicates that he was planning to base his final judgment on the document.
In re-filing the document, the DOJ reiterated its request that Jackson hack Microsoft in two parts -- one company that would develop and sell the Windows operating system and another that would produce all other products, including applications such as Microsoft Office and the Internet Explorer browser.
In addition to requesting the split, the DoJ plan would put proposed behaviour restrictions into effect 90 days after the judge signs the order -- instead of the 30 days contained in the original draft.
The revised document also clarified the circumstances under which the new Microsoft companies could still license certain products to each other.
The judge had earlier indicated an interest in a filing by two computer trade groups that urged him to split Microsoft in three by breaking off the browser group into a separate company.
But the DoJ did not add that provision to the document filed Friday, which was submitted in the form of an order that the judge can sign.
When questioned about the three-way breakup proposal in court on Wednesday, DoJ attorney David Boies told Jackson that government trustbusters had considered alternative breakup plans, but that they wanted to avoid scenarios that would be too complex.
On Wednesday, Jackson surprised nearly everyone by abruptly terminating the court session and trial and refusing to grant Microsoft any more time to present witnesses and evidence in the 2-year-old legal battle.
Microsoft had requested six months to fight the remedy plan, and said in a last-minute filing -- called an Offer of Proof -- that it had hoped to put on the stand company Chairman Bill Gates, CEO Steve Ballmer and representatives from investment houses such as Goldman, Sachs & Co. to testify that a breakup would hurt the industry.
In a memo accompanying Friday's document, the DOJ criticised the Offer of Proof, saying Microsoft has known for months that the DOJ was considering asking for a breakup, and that it should have prepared itself instead of submitting a list of "unsubstantiated assertions" to the judge.
"Microsoft was not forthright," the memo said. "The fact that Microsoft had prepared but kept secreted in its briefcases a 35-page Offer of Proof concerning testimony from 16 different witnesses that it allegedly wanted to offer itself demonstrates both that Microsoft was not genuinely surprised about what was expected of it and that it was perfectly capable of being forthright with the Court but chose not to do so."
Microsoft has two days to respond to Friday's filing, and Judge Jackson will issue his ruling after that. Jackson's judgment could come as soon as the middle of next week, though many legal experts think it will take a couple weeks.
However, Microsoft said Friday that it would postpone its Forum 2000 event from next Thursday to June 22. At that event, the company is expected to unveil more details of its Next Generation Windows Services, which include tying Windows more closely to the Internet.
In an email to invitees, the company cited "strong indications that the US District Court in Washington, D.C., may enter its final decree next week in our continuing antitrust matter, an event that we feel would distract attention and focus from our event next Thursday."
It's the first time the company has publicly acknowledged changing its business practices as the result of this case.
The company has indicated it will appeal to a higher court, and any remedy ordered by Jackson likely will be set aside until that process is completed.
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We interrupt today's Cosmetic Case of the Mondays to bring you my top picks for Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale, woop woop! Since prices of these items go up on August 4th, things are selling out fast! Be sure to check them out now!
2. Nordstrom at Home 'Sweet Apartment' Dish Towel, $8.90, after sale price $14: Well if this isn't the cutest little hand towel I ever did see. Would make the cutest gift to a housewarming, I mean apartment-warming, party!
3. Rebecca Minkoff 'Erin – Chic Happens' Leather Pouch, $33.43, after sale price $75: I'm obsessed with Rebecca Minkoff pouches, they're perfect for carrying lipstick, mints, bobby pins, and more lipstick all together to either use alone or throw in a bag. This way everything's together as opposed to being loose in the black holes we call purses. They also make the best gifts!
4. Kate Spade New York 'Play Hooky' iPhone 5 & 5S Case, $25.90, after sale price $40: It's no secret I'm in love with all things Kate Spade, including the phone cases, and this one is by no means an exception! Not only is the gold playful yet luxe, it's also mirrored! Guaranteed to keep your phone looking fab!
5. Loeffler Randall 'Work' Tote, $398.90, after sale price $625: I'm pretty sure there's nothing I don't love about this tote. The mix of colors. The mix of textures. I'm sold! Do you know a recent graduate starting their first "real world job"? Did you just score a promotion? Do you just love this bag as much I do that you will try and think of any excuse to justify buying it? Go for it!
6. Kate Spade New York 'Lottie' Pump, $219.90, after sale price $350: All I can say is I couldn't wait; these have already been purchased and I'm counting down their arrival. You.should.too.
7. UGG® Australia 'Brett' Water Resistant Suede Slipper, $79.90, after sale price $119.95: I've been eyeing these slippers for multiple seasons. Even though I may not get so much use out of them living in SoFla, I still adore them. And everyone deserves a fun pair of slippers, right? Sidenote: Slippers are a great gift for a soon-to-be mom if you're in the market for a gift!


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The Last Wish
Now a Netflix original series!
Geralt the Witcher -- revered and hated -- holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures in the NYT bestselling series that inspired the blockbuster video games.
Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.
But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good...and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.
Andrzej Sapkowski, winner of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, started an international phenomenon with his Witcher series. The Last Wish short story collection is the perfect introduction to this one of a kind fantasy world.
The Wives
Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is "a compelling life force" (San Francisco Chronicle). The New Yorker has said that Elizabeth Strout "animates the ordinary with an astonishing force," and she has never done so more clearly than in these pages, where the iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but the lives of those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine. Whether with a teenager coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth during a hilariously inopportune moment, a nurse who confesses a secret high school crush, or a lawyer who struggles with an inheritance she does not want to accept, the unforgettable Olive will continue to startle us, to move us, and to inspire us—in Strout's words—"to bear the burden of the mystery with as much grace as we can."
The Giver of Stars
From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.
The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.
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Hail to the Queen: A 17-year-old football player traded in a helmet during a recent halftime ceremony for a more delicate style of headwear: a homecoming queen's crown.
Kathy Aldrich, the only female player on the team at Patrick County High School in Stuart, Va., accepted her crown at halftime during a rainy game last month while still dressed in her Cougars football uniform.
"I was shocked and excited," said the defensive tackle, who hopes to attend Virginia Military Academy or the University of Nebraska next year.
The 12th grader, who began fooling around with the pigskin as a young girl and strapped on the shoulder pads competitively in 8th grade, names the Nebraska Cornhuskers as her favorite college team.
"I really love the game, and I told my dad I wanted to play in high school," she said. "At first, my parents asked me if I was sure this is what I wanted to do. After I told them it was, they were my biggest supporters."
So how are the young men accustomed to a girl-free gridiron responding to taking the field with a homecoming queen?
"They realized that I was out there playing a game just like they were," she says.
The National Federation of State High School Associations, based in Indianapolis, says 658 of the approximately 1.3 million high school football players last year were female. The number of football teams with girl players edged up from 176 in the 1998-99 school year to 187 last year, said Margaret Kantz, an association spokeswoman.


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Си́мон Сте́вин (, 1548 (по др. сведениям 1549), Брюгге — 1620, Гаага или Лейден) — фламандский ,  и инженер.

Биография
Подробности о жизни Стевина до нас не дошли. Он начинал как купец из Брюгге, участвовал в голландской революции. Не установлены точные даты его рождения и смерти, неясно даже, в каком городе он умер (то ли Гаага, то ли Лейден). Известно, что он много путешествовал по торговым делам, затем некоторое время был личным советником принца Морица Оранского.

Симон Стевин стал известен прежде всего своей книгой «Десятая» (De Thiende), изданной на фламандском и французском языках в 1585 году. Именно после неё в Европе началось широкое использование десятичных дробей. Десятичные индо-арабские цифры укоренились в Европе намного раньше, с XIII века, а вот дроби использовались либо натуральные, либо шестидесятеричные, либо масштабированные до целых чисел. Например, когда Региомонтан составил первую чисто десятичную таблицу тангенсов (1467), она содержала целые числа, соответствующие радиусу круга 100000 единиц. Правда, Иммануил Бонфис, Виет и некоторые другие математики уже начали использовать десятичные дроби, но правилом это ещё не стало.

Трактат Стевина содержал практическое описание арифметики десятичных дробей, а также пылкую и хорошо аргументированную пропаганду полезности их применения, в частности, в системах мер и монетном деле.

Десятичную запятую (в Англии — точку) ещё не придумали, и Стевин для ясности указывал над каждой цифрой (или после неё) заключённый в кружок её номер разряда, положительный для целой части, отрицательный для мантиссы.

Другая заслуга Стевина — разрыв с античной традицией и полное уравнение в правах иррациональных чисел. В своём трактате «Арифметика» он определил число как «меру количества некоей вещи» и провозгласил, что «единица делима», и что нет никаких иррациональных, неправильных и т. д. чисел. С некоторой осторожностью он использовал и отрицательные числа.

Вслед за Оремом Стевин ввёл дробные (хотя в данном случае — не десятичные) показатели степени (например, 2/3).

Он же доказал закон равновесия тела на наклонной плоскости, исходя из невозможности вечного двигателя.

Стевин сформулировал правило векторного сложения сил — правда, только для частного случая перпендикулярных сил. В общем случае правило открыл Роберваль.

Около 1600 года Стевин продемонстрировал согражданам своё изобретение — сухопутную парусную яхту на колёсах, и прокатил на ней принца вдоль побережья быстрее, чем на лошади.

В 1586 году экспериментально доказал, что тела разных масс падают с одинаковым ускорением (часто этот результат связывают с экспериментами Галилея).

Стевин доказал теорему, согласно которой в случае равновесия центр тяжести однородного плавающего тела должен находиться выше центра тяжести вытесненной жидкости.

Помимо всего перечисленного, Стевин писал труды по механике, геометрии, изобрёл двойную бухгалтерскую регистрацию (дебет/кредит). В 1590 году составил таблицы, в которых было указано время наступления приливов в любом месте в зависимости от положения Луны.

Стевин — автор трактата по теории музыки «Vande spiegheling der singconst», на фламандском языке, который не был опубликован при жизни автора.

Одним из первых поддержал гелиоцентрическую систему мира Коперника.

Память
В память Стевина названы:
 Кратер Стевин на Луне.
  в Брюгге, где установлен памятник учёному.
 Судно для засыпки труб на морском дне (дноуглубительная компания Jan de Nul, Бельгия, 2010).
 Портрет размещён на бельгийской почтовой марке 1942 года.

Труды Стевина

 Tafelen van Interest, 1582;
 Problemata geometrica, 1583;
 De Thiende (La Theinde, Десятая), 1585;
 La pratique d'arithmétique, 1585;
 L'arithmétique in 1585;
 De Beghinselen der Weeghconst, 1586;
 De Beghinselen des Waterwichts, 1586 (гидростатика);
 Vita Politica, 1590;
 De Stercktenbouwing (фортификационные сооружения), 1594;
 De Havenvinding (навигация), 1599;
 De Hemelloop, 1608;
 Wiskonstighe Ghedachtenissen (Математические записки, несколько ранних сочинений по тригонометрии, теории измерений, перспективе);
 Castrametatio, dat is legermeting and Nieuwe Maniere van Stercktebou door Spilsluysen, 1617;
 Vande spiegheling der singconst («Об искусстве пения», дата неизвестна).
 Сочинения Симона Стевина на сайте Королевской Академии наук Нидерландов historyofscience.nl

Примечания

Литература
 Архимед. Стевин. Галилей. Паскаль. Начала гидростатики. — М.-Л.: ГТТИ, 1933.
 История математики под редакцией А. П. Юшкевича в трёх томах. Том 1. С древнейших времен до начала Нового времени. — М.: Наука, 1970.
 Мах Э. Механика. Историко-критический очерк её развития. — Ижевск: РХД, 2000.

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In the European Qualification Group F, the 3-time European champion and last year's last-16 finalist Spain will be dealing with Norway. In our Bet Tip we would like to illustrate a form analysis of both teams and then offer a recommendation in the usual manner. Both national teams meet on Saturday at 20:45 at the Mestalla Stadium.
take the role of favorite in group F.
Spain gets to do it in Norway's first friendly game of the new year. The Spanish national team can show a positive overall balance against the Norwegian national team, as they prevailed 3 times as the winner. The last time both teams met in the European Championship qualifying playoffs. Spain prevailed with a sovereign 0-3. The 3-time European champion played in the last calendar year 14 competitive games and decided a total of 7 games in their favor. They failed in the World Cup in a dramatic knockout round against host Russia Russia on penalties with 4: 5. However, they did not hang their heads in the further course of the season and secured in the Nations League victories against England (1: 2) and in a clear manner against the reigning Vice World Champion Croatia (6: 0).
It was followed in the group stage defeats and in the final table, the 3-time European Championship winner occupied the 2nd table position. In the remaining games of the year, Spain proved that they always presented their formative side under Luis Enrique coaching. The team won against Argentina (6: 1), Tunisia (0: 1), Wales (1: 4) and Bosnia (1: 0). All in all, the Spanish national team scored 31 goals in 14 competitive games - an excellent average of 2.21 matches per game. Spain can look back on an outstanding final qualifying round of European qualifiers as they remained unbeaten and always scored a victory against the opposing team. In 6 group games, they hailed 6 wins and scored 10 goals without conceding a single goal.
The European Championship 2016 was promising at least in the group stage and the 2010 World Champion defeated the Czech Republic (1-0) and Turkey (3-0). In the round of 16, however, Italy was the last stop that the world champion from 2006 could prevail 2-0. Spain's squad can look good in terms of quality and the total market value is € 831.00 million. In Spain, there are some feasible tasks in Group F - besides Norway, they have Malta, Sweden, Romania and the Faroe Islands. Spain is the favorite for winning the Group F and a win against the Norwegian national team is inevitable.
The current 46th FIFA World Ranking can look back on a particularly successful year. In Group 3 of the UEFA Nations League C they reached 4 wins and 1 draw in 6 group matches. They only concede the only defeat against Bulgaria. In 4 of 6 matches, the Norwegian national team kept the white vest and finished in the final table the first table place. Ola Kamara (2) and Stefan Johansen (2) acted as the most successful goalscorers and had a significant share in the first place.
They joined in their outstanding performances in their friendlies and made in the remaining 4 matches for 4 wins. During the whole calendar year, the Norwegians had to concede only 5 goals and scored 16 goals. This gives a good cut of 1.6 hits per game played. If they join their outstanding performance in the group stage for the European Championship, so they could qualify for the second time after the first round participation in 2000 for a European Championship. The Norwegians won the only victory so far in the European Championship 2000 - they prevailed with 0: 1 against the favored Spaniards. Anyway, Spain is warned about the Norwegians - that's what you can say.
For many football fans, the sting of sorrow lies deep, that this weekend the national leagues will pause and instead the national teams will take the stage. On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the kick-off to qualifying for the European Championship 2020 also holds one or two interesting questions. For starters, for example, one may be curious as to how the first competitive match of the DFB-Elf after the change of personnel carried out by the national coach will take place on Sunday in Holland. Also quite significant, will be the first appearance of the Spanish selection, which, after the once again disappointing performance at the World Cup last year, also relies on fresh personalities and a fresh start. As part of the first game day, the team of Luis Enrique gets to do with the Norwegians in front of their home crowd.
That Spain is at home against Norway according to the odds as a clear favorite traded, is not particularly unexpected news. Quite the contrary: The Iberians have more individual class and also benefit from a strong home record in recent years. The guests from the north of Europe do not plan to prematurely hoist the white flag and surrender to their own destiny. Hope is perhaps the fact that the outsider recently presented in good shape and under the Swedish coach Lagerbäck has definitely made a step forward in the development. However, under normal circumstances this should not change the fact that between Spain and Norway, the forecast for a tip in favor of the home side will be most likely to apply.
Not only in Germany or Italy, but also in Spain, the word "new beginning" these days determines the headlines in relation to the national team. For example, at the 2018 World Cup, the fact that the Iberians have to do something after their regularly weak tournament performance in order to stay connected to the top of the world, became clear. After a very promising preparation and strong test match results, the "Furia Roja" retired after a little convincing group stage in the first knockout round against the hosts Russia. Medial was the short-term resignation of the actual coach Julen Lopetegui a few days before the start of the finals and the installation of sporting director Fernando Hierro as successor to the coaching bank identified as the main reason for the renewed failure. Internally, the responsible decision-makers were not so naive as to believe that everything went well with Lopetegui. The mistake seems to be in the system, so the association tried in the summer to bring an absolute expert on the sideline of the national team. With the former Barca coach Luis Enrique this succeeded without question.
The first changes in the now 48-year-old were not long in coming, although in terms of sport - especially in terms of consistency - also in the international matches in the autumn of 2018 still much air was up. In the 6-0 home game against Croatia or 4-1 in Wales, the Spaniards impressively impressed their undisputed class, but in the following games in Croatia and at home to England (2: 3 each) the Southern Europeans lost the first place in their own UEFA Nations League Group. Since the qualifying match against Norway, a new European Championship cycle begins, Luis Enrique was in the cadre nomination not too bad to sort out alleged key players.
The most prominent victims of the upheaval in Spanish football wear in the club the jersey of Real Madrid. In fact, with Sergio Ramos, Dani Ceballos and Marco Asensio only three players of the reigning Champions League winner in the squad remained. Players such as Isco, Carvajal, Nacho, Odriozola, Llorente or Vazquez were not included. Instead, hopeful Luis Enrique sets many relatively unknown names, which should give the "Furia Roja" a new, fresh face. With Sergi Gomez, Sergio Canales and Jaime Mata three debutants at a relatively advanced age could come to their debut in the country selection. In addition, nine other players have a maximum of five internationals on the account.
With an interesting anecdote we want to start our sales on the Norwegian national team. In fact, Norway is the only country besides Hungary and Holland that has a positive record against the Brazilian national football team. What many enthusiastic supporters of the "most beautiful thing in the world" also do not know, is the fact that the Norwegians 1993/1994 a total of 63 days long led the FIFA World Ranking. However, the Scandinavians are currently as far away from such high performances as the British are from a proper and punctual withdrawal from the EU. After all, the world rankings 48th seems today. to have left the absolute low point behind. These experienced the ambitious Norwegians in the qualification for the 2018 World Cup, when they finished behind Germany, Northern Ireland and the Czech Republic only fourth place in the group and among other things against the DFB-Elf 0: 6 or 0-1 against Azerbaijan Shorter ones moved.
Since February 2017, an experienced coach has taken on the task in the Kingdom with the Swede Lars Lagerbäck - so far with good success. In the 19 matches under his leadership, Norway scored just under two points on average. In addition, only one of the recent ten international matches was lost. Opposite are eight successes as well as a draw. Although this record reads of course outstanding, it should be considered differentiated, since the opponents were not rudimentary to the caliber of the Spaniards. Nonetheless, it is positive that "Norge" finished 13th out of a possible 18 points in the Nations League group and will be in the B-division's next stop for the next edition.
With Joshua King and Mohamed Elyounoussi, two Premier League players are perhaps the key players in the team. But you should not forget goalkeeper Rune Jarstein, who plays a very strong season at the Hertha in Berlin and has to be defeated by the Spaniards once. We also want to pay special attention to the now 20-year-old Martin Odegaard, who once switched to Real Madrid as a talented century and is now slowly climbing the career ladder. Whether the squad is enough, however, to force the Iberians to their knees, may be doubted. In any case, we would not risk a bet on the underdog between Spain and Norway despite high odds.
Six international matches have been played by the two selection teams so far against each other. The "Furia Roja" prevailed four times. Norway won after all. The only draw was in 1996 in the run-up to the European Championship in England. Since the last direct duel is already over 15 years in the past (2003), the influence on the upcoming mating in the European Championship qualification is manageable.
Qualifying for the European Championship is under way and in Group F the Spaniards will meet the team from Norway. La Furia Roja was bitterly outnumbered by the hosts in the Round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup, and continued to struggle in the UEFA Nations League A after that. The Norwegians, however, did not even make it to the World Cup, but delivered it in the Nations League C a solid performance and will rise in the next season a league. With the Spaniards they meet now on the thickest chunk from the group. The Elf of Lars Lagerbäck manages the surprise or the Iberians live up to their favorite role. The match will kick off on Saturday, 23.03.2019, at 20:45 in the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.
The 2018 World Cup was also a tournament for the Spaniards to forget. After two weak draws and a narrow 1-0 win against Iran in the group stage, they finally flew out in the second round against the dedicated host on penalties. The short-term dismissal of coach Lopetegui did not do the Iberians well and also in the UEFA Nations League it did not go around. Luis Enrique, who succeeds Lopetegui, managed to keep the league by storm. The strongest competitor in the group F are currently the Swedes, so should be the opening of the qualifiers against the Norwegians a threefold ago.
The 46th in the world ranking has skipped the 2018 World Cup in Russia. But they put in the newly introduced Nations League properly to the fray and secured themselves with four wins, a draw and a defeat promotion to the Nations League B. But of course a success in such a young competition is not so much worth and after the missed European Championship 2016, where they only pulled in the European qualifying play-offs against Hungary, they now want to make it to the finals of the European Championship 2020.
Despite the small form weakness of the Spaniards they go as a big favorite in the game. Of the six previous duels against each other, the Norwegians won only one victory. The last match between them came from the 2003 European Championship relegation, when the Spaniards won the game with a clear 3: 0 victory. The same thing will happen with the game. The Spaniard's squad is way better and despite the small form weakness, the Norwegians will sweep away at the opening round of the European Championship qualifiers and the Spaniards will win with three goals difference. The bookmaker Bet3000 gives you a strong 2.30 quota if you place a 2's handicap bet on the Spaniard's victory. If you do not have an account with the bookmaker, then you can also secure the great € 150 new customer bonus for your first deposit, which you can even safely and quickly carry out with PayPal.