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Annals of Crosscuts
The 2021 "Ruptured Times" Issue
Sculptures of London
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Sculptures of LondonLaura Pietilä2021-03-22T13:38:21+00:00
By William Brown, Tom Maine, Lissa Schwerm
2021 • 23min • United Kingdom • English
In this essay-film, I explore the meaning of the sculptures of London. Drawing on earlier treatments of sculpture and architecture, including Les statues meurent aussi/Statues Also Die (Chris Marker and Alain Resnais, France, 1953) and Les dites cariatides/The So-Called Caryatids (Agnès Varda, France, 1984), Sculptures of London explores the ways in which a city's public art, especially sculpture, reflects its primary concerns and its ideological worldview. For, across the hundreds of public sculptures in London, there emerges a clear trend whereby sculptures express an initial emphasis on representation (most are statues), which in turn convey a sense of anthropocentrism (most are statues of humans), while at the same time suggesting the importance of men, animals and war in the collective consciousness. In this way, the city carries its past, but through its public art, it also contains seeds for a new and different future.
William Brown • wjrcbrown@gmail.com
Cite this film:
Brown, William, Tom Maine, and Lissa Schwerm. 2021. 'Sculptures of London' (23 minutes, HD). In Annals of Crosscuts: Films of Environmental Humanities 1 (1). CERN: Zenodo. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4303916.
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Photo Credit: Forest Banks/Antarctic Photo Library A C-17 Globemaster III drops cargo over the South Pole in December 2007. The plane has been used this year to drop fuel and cargo to an East Antarctic field camp, expediting the delivery of necessary supplies for a project studying a subglacial mountain range.
Team McChord Airmen assigned to the Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) has completed four operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrops to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province since last month.
Thirty bundles of fuel and other supplies were first delivered to a scientific camp Nov. 26 in the province, one of the most remote locations on Earth.
Capt. Joe O'Rourke, a 7th Airlift Squadron pilot deployed to ODF, helped develop the AGAP missions. He said the airdrop was a quick and efficient way to deliver resources to the camp, better than any other platform available.
Original Air Force press release includes three videos of the airdrop. Scroll to the bottom of the article.
"Without our delivery of that fuel, these scientists who are trekking out to the AGAP campsite from the South Pole would have had to carry that fuel with them, or a second trip would have been necessary from McMurdo Station over land carrying literally thousands of gallons of fuel," he said.
In just three hours, the captain said, Airmen delivered what would take days or weeks to accomplish through any other means.
"The C-17 has revolutionized Antarctic logistics and this is another example of how we've leveraged our strategic airlift capability to support the National Science Foundation's tactical requirement," said Lt. Col. Jim McGann, EAS commander.
The mission was flown as part of Operation Deep Freeze, which is commanded by U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica. Headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and led by 13th Air Force, JTF SFA's mission is to provide air and sealift support to the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program .


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Extended for three final weeks - must end 5 May!
Following its hugely successful premiere at Bristol Old Vic, the critically acclaimed new musical The Grinning Man has transferred to the West End and "demands to be seen" (The Times).
From Tony Award-winning director Tom Morris (War Horse) and writer Carl Grose (Kneehigh) and featuring "an outstanding score" (Sunday Times) by Tim Phillips and Marc Teitler, The Grinning Man is a magical reimagining of the classic novel by Victor Hugo (Les Misérables).
At Trafalgar Studios until 5 May 2018, book your The Grinning Man tickets today!
Please note: Recommended for brave 12-year-olds and above. Some scenes contain sexual references and swearing.


the thing i always struggle with the most when it comes to multiple trap sites, is ensuring that they all stay baited. do you have a set schedule for replacing baits, and what do you use for bait?
I just go in a round-trip like once per week, more often on hot months. Trap reset twice per month maybe?
Just caught 2 bears within 1 week in the early spring. Now I got 48lbs of bear fur, 350+ cut of dried meat. Never felt better than this..
I know how you feel. I don't do trapping, but I have killed bears and elk. The amount of meat you get is intense, I have around 600 dried meat stored in my cellar and like 50lbs of fur. Hunting is op if you know what you're doing!
Sami should make the spirits angry at you for this.
Speaking of dogs, they should probably run away if they're too hungry.
Or turn on you and eat you alive.
Pulled off a victorious There be Robbers! start for the first time this version, quite happy to be bathed in riches, and on my own little island no less.
Trying to complete The Challenge for second time. Luckily few days in game and rabbit went into ice that melted and rabbit drowned. 0.5 lbs of fur means stone axe from the beginning - that's like finding a treasure.
On Day 1 of the 12th week before midwinter point, at his large cabin by the lake at "Black Rapid", Jarrold Kaumolainen successfully forged* a fine small knife on his second attempt. His two dogs, Spot and Rascal, were not impressed.
In the 9 months since his father perished on an unfortunate hunting trip, Jarrold has successfully colonized Black Rapid, met water spirits and forest maids, found milkweed, rescued two wounded adventurers' gear, felled a tree in the rain, passed weird messages between villagers, and done minor chores.
His notable kills include a 4 Njerpez, a lynx, a bear, a dozen forest reindeer, another dozen elk, and countless squirrels, hares, and small birds. He has travelled from his cabin on the edge of Koivula territory to the western shore of the Driik.
His next plan is to forge a fine carving axe, and he's considering an expedition against the Njerpez for next spring.
I found this very secure house. Is the builder still trapped inside?
I lost a faithful companion on this sad day. Kolja the dog met his unfortunate untimely demise while bravely fighting a ferocious lynx during a hunting trip. May he be remembered for his loyalty, his bravery, and his habit of interrupting my sleep by barking at trapped birds.
Was going home from nearby village. Just bought 2 big bulls.
Taking a nap in the middle of the trip. Wake up to strange sound. Saw a pack of wolf trying to eat my big bulls.
Went into berserk mode. Bring out the masterwork longbow and superior broadhead arrow.
Keep shooting at all wolf. Kill the entire wolf pack. Even enough to get the message "The forest seem hostile."
In the end, 1 big bull and 8 wolf was KIA.


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Research shows how Hinkley Point C is improving career prospects for Somerset youngsters
New independent research over five years has shown the positive impact of Hinkley Point C's Inspire Education programme for young people in Somerset. The programme, that supports the construction of the UK's first new nuclear power station for a generation delivers free activities, workshops, assemblies and events whilst supporting careers advice for young people across the County. The team behind it have visited almost 500 schools and colleges in the area, engaging with over 167,000 students since it began.
The work by social analysts Sky Blue Research has found that:
• More than 40% of the apprentices at Hinkley Point C who participated in the programme said Inspire had changed their career path for the better.
• Half of the young people taking part in Inspire said they wanted to try harder in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects.
• Interest in STEM careers such as engineering has risen by over 10% as a direct result of Inspire, helping to close nationally significant skills gaps.
• Inspire has helped increase social mobility for those from less advantaged backgrounds. Hinkley Point C apprentices are more than twice as likely as the national average to have had free school meals as an example.
• More than half of those given careers advice said they found it easier to find their way into the world of work.
To read more, please click here.
Category: Project News
First delivery of permanent equipment for Hinkley Point C made via Combwich Wharf
Combwich Wharf has facilitated the delivery of four large tanks. The tanks are a part of the design for the diesel generators and formed the first piece of permanent equipment to arrive at Hinkley Point C via Combwich Wharf.
Constructed in a factory in the Czech Republic, the tanks set off on their journey in mid-September, travelling by a combination of sea and road to arrive at their final destination, Hinkley Point C, at the end of October. Along the way, the tanks passed through Slovakia, Bratislava and Rotterdam.
The marine leg of the journey was undertaken by Osprey – a specialist logistics business based in Portishead, Bristol. John O'Connor, Osprey's Commercial Director, said: "Our team has been on site, on hand, and on board from start to finish. Getting the equipment delivered safely was our priority; getting the right people involved from the outset meant we were working in real partnership, all the way."
As each tank is 6.5m in diameter and 10m long, the final leg of their journey involved being carefully delivered under escort between the village of Combwich and Hinkley Point C site.
To read more please click here.
Hinkley Point C News Update – November 2019
Seawall completed at HPC
The seawall structure is now complete end to end. It's taken teamwork, innovation, working around high tides, strong winds and wintery heavy swells to complete it.
The team often had to stagger their working hours to make progress within tidal windows. The logistics of working on a narrow platform with limited working room or laydown also presented challenges – this was solved by developing schemes for cranes to work on the foreshore and using ramps to aid access.
Nigel Clarke, KierBAM Engineer, said: "I've been involved in the construction of the seawall from the start, when we were still working on the beach. It's been one of the most exciting projects I've worked on during my career."
The seawall in numbers
Total volume of material excavated was 180,000m3
50,000m3 of concrete poured
Largest single pour of 1,404m3
Total of 308 pre-cast wave return units installed
Unit 1 Nuclear Island progress
Good progress continues to be made on the first unit's nuclear island structure, with the construction of the fuel handling building now well underway. The structure will comprise of 10 main levels and will house nuclear safety class systems and mechanical systems.
The first concrete pour has been completed for one of the largest sections – a 30m-high, free-standing structure. Some 38 tonnes of rebar has been placed and more than 126m3 of concrete poured so far. In total it will need 123 tonnes of rebar and 386m3 of concrete.
Construction of the two independent emergency diesel buildings has also started, with 550 tonnes of rebar placed for slab one and 150 tonnes placed for slab two.

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Junior doctors at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham City Hospital and King's Mill Hospital are due to take full industrial action between the hours of 8am and 5pm on Tuesday April 26 and Wednesday April 27, 2016. This is the first time in the NHS's history that junior doctors will refuse to provide emergency cover. Consultants and other medical staff within the hospital/s will still be working during the strike.
We are urging you to help reduce pressure on local NHS services ahead of the two-day Junior doctors' strike.
There are simple things that you can do to help. For example, it is important to think carefully about whether you can treat minor illness at home, with help from your local pharmacist or GP, or by getting advice from NHS 111.
As many as one in four people who go to A&E could care for themselves or use alternative treatment. A&E should only be used for critical or life-threatening situations requiring medical attention, such as loss of consciousness, heavy blood loss, suspected broken bones, persistent chest pain, difficulty breathing, overdoses or poisoning.
People with minor injuries and ailments should not attend at the A&E department and are warned they will face longer waits than normal as more serious cases are prioritised.
NHS 111 provides advice 24 hours, seven days a week for people who have a condition that cannot wait for their GP or if they are unsure what to do.
There are also a wide range of additional services available through their local pharmacists who do much more than dispensing prescriptions.
They offer free expert advice on a wide range of health issues, support for self-care and medicines to treat common complaints such as coughs and colds, flu, sore throats, earache, backache, stomach upsets and cuts and grazes.
Pharmacists are highly qualified healthcare professionals therefore they have expert knowledge on prescription and over the counter medicines. Many pharmacies are open seven days a week and late into the evening. You can locate your nearest pharmacy by visiting NHS Choices .
For vulnerable groups – such as the elderly, children and people with long-term conditions – steps should be taken to ensure they, or those caring for them, know what to do if they need medical care. If they have regular medication – please make sure they collect any prescriptions from the GP and have been to the pharmacist to collect it, and have it to hand.


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Un-baaaaa-lievable: Goats invade locked-down Welsh town
LONDON (AP) — Un-baaaaa-lievable: This wild bunch is completely ignoring rules on social distancing.
With humans sheltering indoors to escape the new coronavirus, mountain goats are taking advantage of the peace and space to roam in frisky clumps through the streets of Llandudno, a town in North Wales.
Andrew Stuart, a video producer for the Manchester Evening News, has been posting videos of the furry adventurers on his Twitter feed and they are racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
He said the goats normally keep largely to themselves, in a country park that butts up against Llandudno. But now emboldened by the lack of people and cars, the long-horned animals are venturing deeper into the seaside town. The U.K. has been in lockdown for the past week to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
"There's no one around at the moment, because of the lockdown, so they take their chances and go as far as they can. And they are going further and further into the town," Stuart told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday from his parents' pub in Llandudno, where he is waiting out the pandemic.
His videos show the goats munching on people's neatly trimmed hedges and trees in front yards and loitering casually on empty streets as if they own the place.
"One of the videos on my Twitter shows that they were on a narrow side street and I was on the other side and they were scared of me. They were edging away from me. So they are still scared of people," Stuart said. "But when there's hardly anyone around on the big streets, they are taking their chances, they are absolutely going for it. And I think because it's so quiet, and there's hardly anyone around to scare them or anything, that they just don't really care and are eating whatever they can."
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/un-baaaaa-lievable-goats-invade-152428950.html
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As you enter, on the ground floor there is a large double reception room with high ceilings, beautiful original features and large double breasted windows. The property boasts a modern open plan kitchen with polished concrete worktops and island cooking / serving area and an equally large dining area. The kitchen has high spec contemporary fittings and plenty of storage space. The dining area leads into the garden through a floor to ceiling glass wall which fully opens into the beautifully designed outside area, providing ample space for entertaining and relaxing on a hot summer's evening.
On the second floor, you find a very spacious double bedroom. This bedroom is currently used as a second sitting room, has large windows, high ceilings and original period fireplace. On the same floor there is a smaller but equally well sized double room with excellent lighting. There are another 2 double rooms on the third floor, one with an en-suite bathroom with shower.
In between these floors, there is a stunning bathroom with a freestanding a bath and a walk-in shower. There is also a small rooftop garden perfect for catching some quiet time with a good book and a glass of wine. On the top floor, the large extension is currently used an office but has an en-suite bathroom and fantastic views from East London. There is also a large basement area available for storage of larger items.
The house comes unfurnished, so you can decorate it to taste. The house is being let serviced, with weekly cleaning and gardening and is perfect for professionals looking for to live in a stunning and superbly decorated space.
Stoke Newington is an area occupying the North-West Part of Hackney. It's known for its culinary offerings, and being less chaotic than surrounding areas such a Dalston. Stoke Newington gives off more of a peaceful, relaxed vibe, and in some places, feels more like a village.
It has an increasingly young and professional feel to it, whilst not losing it's original East London roots. The area has an impressive amount of grade 2 listed buildings, to beautiful mosques and churches, aesthetically, Stokey has definitely got a lot to offer.
Not quite Regents Park, but just off of Church Street, you have the locally loved Abney Park Cemetery, which is now officially a nature reserve arboretum. Perfect for a stroll. Think beautiful rather than haunted. However if you fancy a more traditional setting for a walk, the fantastic Clissold Park is close by.
One of the most notable aspects of the area, is the incredible amount of independently owned shops and businesses, there is a genuine passion that shines through. The only noticeable chain store on the road is a Whole Foods – take from that what you will.
If you are not familiar with the area, you probably still would of heard of Stoke Newington Church Street, which offers fantastic restaurants, ranging a number of cuisines, street food to high end restaurants, from cocktail bars to traditional boozers – Boutiquey but still bold.
There are far too many places to individually point out, and the great thing about Stoke Newington is its accessibility, everything is easy to find. And it is easy to travel from and too, though it's lack of a tube line is a blessing in disguise, as it does keep tourists to the surrounding areas, giving it more of a community feel. The area is still served with an impressive amount of bus routes, and you can get a train to Liverpool Street in 15 minutes.
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Book a viewing or give us a call at 020 3239 4045.
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The treatment of former athletes for chronic traumatic encephalopathy and traumatic brain injury has become a focus of research in the past couple of decades. Figuring out how to treat these disorders has been a challenge since the beginning. CTE impacts many people in a variety of sports and careers. CBD is currently being studied for its potential as a treatment for CTE and TBI. Research is showing promising results for preventative and post injury applications.
The University of Miami is currently researching the use of CBD to treat concussion injuries. The $16 million grant will see if CBD has a positive effect on how a concussion impacts the brain. The cannabinoid based pills are given to rodent models that are experiencing TBI injuries. As the 5 year study progresses, researchers will begin pilot human trials. The trials will figure out if CBD can treat swelling in cells after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Inflammation after the injury is extremely hard on the brain and the side effects make healing difficult. CBD activates receptors producing a response and repairing the damage on a cellular level. The implications of this could be a huge breakthrough for CTE and TBI patients. Another compound being studied during this trial is dexanabinol, another cannabinoid, to see how it can reduce calcium build up in cells. This drains the cell of it's energy. If these are found to help with post TBI and CTE treatment, the applications are endless.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that mice experiencing TBI recovered much better if cannabinoids were used during treatment. Researchers tried to mimic how the brain would normally protect itself and were surprisingly successful. The trial showed improvement even after 3 months and a massive reduction in inflammation. Reducing swelling would be a major improvement for other side effects and research is ongoing.
A 2012 study of newborn rats with HI, hypoxia ischemia, that were treated with CBD had reduced swelling in the brain. The treatment also seemed to prevent brain impairment in the long term. CBD also reduced the extent of the injury. The study showed that after treatment with CBD, the rats were neurologically similar to the rats with no brain injuries. If the results can be reproduced, this could be ground breaking.
Chronic brain encephalopathy (CBT) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have been historically difficult to manage and treat. Understanding why the brain reacts to trauma and how CBD can aid in healing trauma are seeing major strides. The application could be used for all kinds of brain injuries that involve inflammation, and cell damage. More studies are currently underway for the potential uses for cannabidiol to treat multiple neurological injuries and disorders.


Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2006;116(1):217-227. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI24497.
Ventricular cardiomyocyte–specific deletion of FAK.
(A) Schematics of FAK WT, floxed, and deleted (Δ) alleles. Large filled triangles represent loxP sites. Horizontal lines with arrows indicate the expected sizes of DNA bands in Southern blotting of the floxed and Δ alleles. Horizontal lines with filled diamonds indicate the expected sizes of DNA bands in PCR. The location of the SacI (S) restriction sites and the primers P1 and P2 (arrows) are shown. E3, exon 3. (B) Genomic DNA from different tissues of CFKO mice were amplified by PCR with DNA from tails of various control mice (3 left lanes) as controls. The DNA bands corresponding to the flox, WT, and Δ alleles are marked on the left. SK, skeletal muscle. (C) Southern blotting analysis of the genomic DNA from lungs and ventricles of control (lane 1) and CFKO (lane 2) mice after SacI digestion. The positions of floxed and Δ alleles are marked on the right. (D) Lysates were prepared from ventricles of control and CFKO mice at different time points, as indicated. They were then analyzed by Western blotting using various antibodies, as indicated. (E and F) Lysates were prepared from LV, RV, or isolated cardiomyocytes from control and CFKO mice, as indicated. They were then analyzed by Western blotting using various antibodies, as indicated.


Special quite days and occasions need to be filled with goodness to be really special.
In Southern Italy still exists a particular culinary tradition, where is still possible to taste authentic genuine food, as it once was. Yet, Southern Italy regional food and tradition are considered, by non- Italian cultures, as a complicated, but genuine, combination of ingredients. "Add a seat at the table, if there is one more friend" is the perfect motto to describe what normally happens at Italian tables.
Sunday lunch, birthdays, Christmas and any other holidays: you spend them laughing and eating around a table full of delicacies. It's a real challenge against someone's limits but unusually there's always a free part in every stomach to accept a little more food.
It may seems strange, even crazy, but during these days the atmosphere is really special, so you have to grow up in such Italian families to really understand what it means. When you grow up adults and you move from your native place, of course, you lose such habit. (in fact, when you go back home to you relatives it sounds ironically traumatic).
Yet, despite the distance, I still have the habit to cook for all my family, especially during special days, and enjoy food made with love.
Unfortunately, there are some dishes cannot be enjoyed every day. Today is an important day for me: I am going to bake cannelloni stuffed with tofu, basil, spinach and nuts and covered with sauce and all my love.
Clean spinach and eliminate stems. Wash and rinse.
Cut tofu and let it marinate with salt, olive oil, lemon and chopped basil for 30 minutes.
Mince onion. Peel a clove of garlic.
Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, fennel seeds and a few basil leaves.
Cover the base of a roasting pan with the sauce.
Add the filling for cannelloni, using a piping bag.
Cover the surface of the cannelloni with the sauce.
Cover the pan with an aluminum foil and bake at 180° for 30 minutes.
After 20 minutes, remove the foil to sear the surface of cannelloni.


The engines and transmissions of many vehicles offer a special aspect where the grease and the remains of spilt fuel are the protagonists. These enamel based effects just need to be painted on. Apply with a brush in different lays of different intensities for the most realistic effects. For a lighter effect you can dilute them with White spirit. The AK Interactive line of weathering enamels are designed to give your models the most authentic weathered appearance. 35ml bottle.


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The gameweek 3 of the 2020/21 Premier League season will see Liverpool taking on Arsenal at Anfield on Monday. The kick-off is at 20:00 BST.
The Reds and the Gunners come to the encounter on the back of respective wins in the EFL Cup in midweek. Both clubs are also yet to drop points in the league after two gameweeks. It'll be the first huge test for Arsenal as they've faced Fulham and West Ham in the league this term so far. Liverpool, in turn, defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend.
Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta have a few injury absentees ahead of the game but neither manager will miss their regular starters at Anfield. Liverpool's new boy Thiago Alcantara is likely to be given his debut start for the Merseysiders on Monday.
Liverpool will be eager to get even with Arsenal for the defeat in the Community Shield in August. Arteta, on the other hand, proved himself ready to challenge the current PL champions in that curtain raiser. The Reds are indeed favourites to win in this game but we'd say that the Gunners are very capable of causing problems to Klopp's side.
Both teams to score at 1.665 with 1XBET.


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The electronic charge order, accompanying the pseudogap (PG) state, is an interesting phenomenon
in high-$T_\mathrm{c}$ cuprate superconductors~\cite{keimer2015quantum,timusk1999pseudogap,Vojta2009stripe}.
In the electronic phase diagram, the PG state and the charge order emerge when a
parent Mott insulator is doped with charge carriers~\cite{cai2016visualizing}.
With the increase of doping level,
superconductivity is developed and coexists with both the PG and charge order states over a broad doping range.
The study of the PG and charge order states may help to unravel the mechanism of
high-$T_\mathrm{c}$ superconductivity~\cite{Vojta2009stripe,cai2016visualizing,griiner1994density,hoffman2002four,
kohsaka2007intrinsic,vershinin2004local,parker2010silva,da2014ubiquitous,kohsaka2008cooper,wise2008,wise2009,
mesaros2011,fujita2014direct,comin2014charge,peng2017robust,peng2016direct,
comin2015symmetry,chang2012direct,wu2011magnetic,HamidianNatPhys2016,MesarosPNAS2016,fujita2014simultaneous,
lawler2010intra,webbArxiv}.

As a powerful tool of detecting the electronic structure with atomic resolution~\cite{fischer},
scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has been extensively applied to investigate the charge order of cuprates
~\cite{cai2016visualizing,hoffman2002four,
kohsaka2007intrinsic,vershinin2004local,parker2010silva,da2014ubiquitous,kohsaka2008cooper,
wise2008,wise2009,mesaros2011,fujita2014direct,
fujita2014simultaneous,lawler2010intra,webbArxiv,HamidianNatPhys2016,MesarosPNAS2016}.
In an STM conductance map
, the response of the charge order is usually identified by a checkerboard-like modulation
along two perpendicular CuO bond directions. In the Fourier-transformed data, the checkerboard-like modulation
is represented by four peaks centered at $\pm\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast$ and $\pm\boldsymbol{q}_y^\ast$.
The absolute values of the charge order peaks
are inversely proportional to the periodicity $a_0/\delta$ of the real-space modulation,
given by $|\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast|= |\boldsymbol{q}_y^\ast|=2\pi\delta/{a_0}$ with $a_0$ the lattice constant.
The checkerboard-like modulation with $\delta\approx3/4$ has been well studied~\cite{kohsaka2007intrinsic,parker2010silva,kohsaka2008cooper,mesaros2011,fujita2014simultaneous,
lawler2010intra}, and is prominent at high energies around the PG magnitude.
Recently, the charge order of $\delta\approx3/4$ has been discovered to be
an electronic modulation with a $d$-form factor~\cite{fujita2014direct,HamidianNatPhys2016,MesarosPNAS2016},
compatible with the charge order of $\delta\approx1/4$
detected with different experimental techniques~\cite{Vojta2009stripe,cai2016visualizing,hoffman2002four,vershinin2004local,da2014ubiquitous,
wise2008,wise2009,comin2014charge,peng2017robust,peng2016direct,comin2015symmetry,webbArxiv}.

The STM studies of the charge order are mainly implemented in two families of cuprates, Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+x}$ (Bi-2212)
and Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CuO$_{6+x}$ (Bi-2201). With respect to the crystal structure, two CuO layers exist
in a unit cell of Bi-2212, while only one in that of Bi-2201. The electronic structures of these two cuprates
are different as well. The PG state vanishes in the middle of the superconducting regime in
Bi-2212~\cite{fujita2014simultaneous},
while it extends to the overdoped regime in Bi-2201~\cite{heyang2014,zheng2017the}.
Therefore the charge order in Bi-2201 can be explored in a broad range of doping. The determination of
the ordering wavevector has been a main focus in previous studies~\cite{MesarosPNAS2016,webbArxiv}. With the increase of doping, a
commensurate to incommensurate transition of the wavevector has been discovered~\cite{webbArxiv}.

The structural disorder in doped cuprates can induce spatial fluctuations in the electronic orders.
In the Ginzburg-Landau theory, the charge order can be described by an order-parameter field $\psi(\boldsymbol{r})=A(\boldsymbol{r})\exp[i\phi(\boldsymbol{r})]$,
where the amplitude $A(\boldsymbol{r})$ and the phase $\phi(\boldsymbol{r})$ vary spatially. In general,
charge order is a long-range order with local fluctuations resulting from perturbations.
Furthermore, dislocations may interrupt the long range order, with dislocation cores represent
singularities in the order parameter phase $\phi(\boldsymbol{r})$. A nonzero integer winding number
is obtained along any path enclosing such a singular point, thus named a topological defect.
Previous work examining underdoped Bi-2212 extracted the spatial structure of local fluctuations in the
charge-order-induced modulation, revealing a close connection to nematicity~\cite{mesaros2011}. A similar study examining the
local structure of the charge-order-induced signal in Bi-2201 is a natural extension.

In this paper, we apply STM to study the charge order in overdoped Bi-2201.
A non-dispersive and incommensurate wavevector is determined to be at $\delta\approx0.83$.
From the local amplitude and phase of the modulation, we identify singular topological defects
in the order parameter field, corresponding to dislocation cores in the filtered stripe structure
of the charge-order-induced modulation. Around a single defect, the data analysis leads to a generic
phase slip picture. As energy increases away from the Fermi level,
the response of the charge order is gradually enhanced, and the topological defects migrate in space.
The appearance and disappearance of defect pairs are also observed.
The defect `movement' can be related to the transfer of dislocation cores in regions of bent stripes.
The total number of defects decreases with energy until it saturates, which implies that the intensity of
modulation can affect how robust the response of charge order is against local perturbations.
This energy-dependent phenomenon can be further investigated in other cuprate superconductors and
charge density wave materials.

\section*{Materials and method}
\label{sec2}
The high-quality (Bi,Pb)$_2$Sr$_2$CuO$_{6+x}$  single crystal in our experiment is grown by the
traveling-solvent floating-zone method~\cite{lin2010high}. With a size of $2$ mm $\times$ 2 mm $\times$ 0.1 mm,
the sample is cut from an as-grown ingot, followed  by being post-annealed at a specific temperature and under a controlled atmosphere.
The critical temperature of the Pb-doped Bi-2201 sample studied in this work is $T_c\approx 13$ K.
The hole doping for this overdoped (OD13K) sample is estimated to be $p\approx0.21$ according to the Ando formula~\cite{andoformula,FeiyingSCPMA}.

All the data in this paper are taken in an ultra-high-vacuum STM~\cite{zheng2017the}. The Bi-2201 sample is cleaved at liquid-nitrogen temperature
and immediately inserted into the STM head. The measurement is performed at liquid-helium temperature ($T\approx 4.5$ K).
The STM topography is taken at a sample bias of $V_\mathrm{b}=100$ mV and a setpoint current of $I_\mathrm{s}=100$ pA. The local
differential conductance ($dI/dV$) spectra are acquired simultaneously with the topography
by a standard lock-in technique with a modulation frequency of $f=983.4$ Hz.

\section*{Results}
\label{sec3}
\textbf{Topography and charge order of overdoped Bi-2201.}
We work with a high-quality overdoped (Bi,Pb)$_2$Sr$_2$CuO$_{6+x}$ single crystal sample~\cite{lin2010high,zheng2017the} whose critical
temperature $T_c\approx 13$ K and hole doping $p\approx0.21$~\cite{andoformula,FeiyingSCPMA}. The data is taken
in an ultra-high-vacuum STM at $T \approx 4.5$ K~\cite{zheng2017the}. Figure~\ref{fig:1}(a) is a topographic
image of 27 nm $\times$ 27 nm  taken on a cleaved BiO surface,
showing a square lattice of Bi atoms with the lattice constant $a_0\approx3.8$ {\AA}.
In the CuO layer, each Cu atom is located directly below a Bi atom, sharing the same lattice constant~\cite{HamidianNJP2012}.
The brighter spots in Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(a)
are Pb atoms, which are partially substituted for Bi atoms and strongly suppress
the structural supermodulation.

The differential conductance spectra
are measured by varying the voltage $V$, in which the PG magnitudes ($\Delta_\mathrm{PG}$)
can be extracted from coherence-peak positions.
The local electronic structure is probed by a differential conductance map,
$g(\boldsymbol{r},E=eV)=dI/dV(\boldsymbol{r},V)$.
In our Pb-doped Bi-2201 sample, the distribution of both the differential conductance and the PG magnitude
is spatially inhomogeneous (see Supplementary I).
To exclude the spatial inhomogeneity of the PG magnitude, the conductance map is rescaled
as $g(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)$ with a reduced energy $\varepsilon=E/\Delta_{\mathrm{PG}}(\boldsymbol{r})$.
Subsequently, we calculate a ratio map, $Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)=g(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)/g(\boldsymbol{r},-\varepsilon)$,
which reduces the systematic error known as the setpoint effect in STM measurement~\cite{kohsaka2007intrinsic,kohsaka2008cooper,heyang2014}.
In this field of view (FOV), we also find some zero gap patches
which can be attributed to the van Hove singularity (VHS) states~\cite{fischer,zheng2017the,yayuNJP}. A spatially averaged
value of $Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)$ is applied to fill in the VHS regions~\cite{zheng2017the}.
As the differential conductance is proportional to the electronic density of states, the response
of charge order is reflected in the $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$-maps at different
reduced energies, which is the main focus of data analysis in this paper.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.85\columnwidth]{fig1.pdf}
\caption{Topography and electronic properties of an overdoped Bi-2201 sample.
         ({\bf a}) A 27 nm $\times$ 27 nm topographic image taken on a cleaved BiO surface.
        ({\bf b}) The ratio map $Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ in the same FOV as in panel ({\bf a}), with the VHS regions filled in the averaged value.
         ({\bf c}) The Fourier transform of panel ({\bf b}). The four Bragg peaks
         are highlighted by yellow circles, while the charge order peaks
         are highlighted by white circles.
         ({\bf d}) In the top and bottom panels, the position and intensity of the charge order peak are extracted as a function of the reduced energy $\varepsilon$, respectively.
         }
\label{fig:1}
\end{figure}

Figure~\ref{fig:1}(b) displays a ratio map, $Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, at the energy scale of the PG and
in the same FOV as in Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(a). A small deviation of $\varepsilon$ from unity
is due to our technique of binning the reduced energies.
A checkerboard-like spatial modulation is observed, which represents a response of the static charge order in recorded STM results.
To maintain an atomic registry across the FOV, drift correction of the lattice is applied to both topographic and electronic data~\cite{lawler2010intra}.
To quantify the spatial periodicity of charge-order-induced modulation at the PG energy,
the Fourier transform of Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(b), $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q}, \varepsilon)=\mathrm{FT}[Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)]$,
is shown in the momentum $\boldsymbol{q}$-space in Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(c).
Four sharp Bragg peaks located at $\pm\boldsymbol{Q}_x$ and $\pm\boldsymbol{Q}_y$ are observed,
each collapsed into a single pixel due to the lattice drift correction~\cite{zheng2017the,lawler2010intra}.
The Bragg wavevectors, $\boldsymbol{Q}_x=(2\pi/{a_0},0)$ and
 $\boldsymbol{Q}_y=(0, 2\pi/{a_0})$,  are consistent with the square lattice structure of Bi atoms.
In addition, there exist four peaks near the Bragg peaks,
which correspond to the checkerboard-like spatial modulation induced by the charge order.
The centers of the four charge order peaks are estimated to be at $\pm\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_x\approx\pm0.83\boldsymbol{Q}_x$
and $\pm\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_y\approx\pm0.83\boldsymbol{Q}_y$ from Gaussian fitting (Supplementary II).
The same analysis can be applied to $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)$-maps at different reduced energies.
In the top panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(d), we plot the amplitude $|\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_{x/y}|$ of the charge-order wavevectors
as a function of reduced energy $\varepsilon$. As $\varepsilon$ changes, the wavevectors $\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_{x/y}$ are nearly
invariant, suggesting a non-dispersive and static charge order. The wavevectors are incommensurate with the lattice, consistent with the result
for overdoped Bi-2201 in Ref.~\cite{webbArxiv}. In the bottom panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(d),
we also plot the intensity of the charge-order peak as a
function of $\varepsilon$, showing that the response of the charge order
is weak at small values of $\varepsilon$ and becomes intensified around the PG energy.
A more detailed discussion of the $\varepsilon$-dependence will be provided later.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.75\columnwidth]{fig2.pdf}
\caption{Maps of the charge order after a Gaussian filtering. ({\bf a}) $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$,
          ({\bf b}) $A_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, and ({\bf c}) $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$
          describe $x$-direction modulations.
          ({\bf d}) $Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, ({\bf e}) $A_y(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, and ({\bf f}) $\phi_y(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ describe $y$-direction modulations. In ({\bf c}) and ({\bf f}),
          topological defects with positive and negative polarities are shown with white and black circles, respectively.
 }
\label{fig:2}
\end{figure}

\vspace{12pt}
\textbf{Identification of topologaical defects.}
To explore the spatial variation of the checkerboard-like modulation, we first separate the $x$- and $y$-components
with a Gaussian filtering technique. The $x$-component of the modulation in the momentum space is extracted as
\begin{eqnarray}
\tilde{Z}^x_f(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)=\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)[\tilde{f}(\boldsymbol{q}+\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_x)+\tilde{f}(\boldsymbol{q}-\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_x)],
\end{eqnarray}
where $\tilde{f}(\boldsymbol{q})=\exp(-q^2\Lambda^2/2)$ is a Gaussian filtering function.
In practice, the cutoff size is chosen at $\Lambda=1.2$ nm.
Following an inverse Fourier transform, $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)=\mathrm{FT}^{-1}[\tilde{Z}^x_f(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)]$,
we obtain the checkerboard-like modulation along the $x$-direction in the real space. The same technique is applied to extract
the $y$-components, $\tilde{Z}^y_f(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)$ and $Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)$.
The final results of $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ and $Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ at the PG energy are
plotted in Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(a) and~\ref{fig:2}(d), from which we observe stripes along the $y$-
and $x$-directions, respectively. In general, the $x$-component of the charge order can be re-expressed as
\begin{eqnarray}
Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)=A_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)\cos[\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast\cdot \boldsymbol{r}+\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)],
\label{eq_002}
\end{eqnarray}
where $A_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ are
the amplitude and phase of the order-parameter field at location $\boldsymbol{r}$.
Here another Gaussian filtering process is applied to extract $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ around the charge order wavevector~\cite{mesaros2011}, given by
\begin{eqnarray}
\tan \phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon) = \frac{\int d\boldsymbol{r}^\prime Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r}^\prime,\varepsilon)\sin [\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast\cdot \boldsymbol{r}^\prime]f(\boldsymbol{r}-\boldsymbol{r}^\prime)}
{\int d\boldsymbol{r}^\prime Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r}^\prime,\varepsilon)\cos [\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast\cdot \boldsymbol{r}^\prime]f(\boldsymbol{r}-\boldsymbol{r}^\prime)},
\end{eqnarray}
with $f(\boldsymbol{r})=\mathrm{FT}^{-1}[\tilde{f}(\boldsymbol{q})]$. The amplitude $A_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ is then calculated using
the definition in Eq.~(\ref{eq_002}). Accordingly, the order-parameter field associated with the $x$-component of the charge order
is given by $\psi_x(\boldsymbol{r})=A_x(\boldsymbol{r})\exp[i\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r})]$.
In Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(b) and~\ref{fig:2}(c), we show $A_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$
and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$ extracted from Fig.~\ref{fig:2}(a).
The amplitude and phase are inhomogeneous, unlike the uniform order parameter of ideal long range order.
The three spatially resolved quantities, $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, $A_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$
and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$ in Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(a)-\ref{fig:2}(c), display correlated behavior.
The same approach is applied to the $y$-component of the charge-order-induced modulation ($Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ in Fig.~\ref{fig:2}(d)),
and the resulting $A_y(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$ and $\phi_y(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$
are plotted in Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(e) and~\ref{fig:2}(f), respectively.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.75\columnwidth]{fig3.pdf}
\caption{Enlarged maps of ({\bf a}) $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$,
          ({\bf b}) $A_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, ({\bf c}) $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ around
          a selected topological defect in the solid box in Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(a)-\ref{fig:2}(c). In ({\bf a})-({\bf c}), seven lines
         perpendicular to the stripe direction are chosen to demonstrate the phase slip picture.
         ({\bf d}) Along the seven chosen linecuts in ({\bf a})-({\bf c}), the real and imaginary parts of $\psi_x(\boldsymbol{r})\exp[i\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast\cdot\boldsymbol{r}]$
         are displayed as a function of the displacement along each linecut. The experimentally extracted data are shown in solid dots
         and the spirals (solid lines) are obtained by the cubic interpolation method.
}
\label{fig:3}
\end{figure}

From Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(a) and~\ref{fig:2}(d), we observe that the stripes of charge-order-induced modulation
are distorted in space, including weak fluctuations, as well as strong disruptions.
As an illustration, we select a small area in the solid box in Fig.~\ref{fig:2}(a) and
plot magnified maps of $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, $A_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$ in Figs.~\ref{fig:3}(a)-\ref{fig:3}(c).
Near the middle of the image, a single stripe splits into two stripes along the $y$-direction, analogous to an
edge dislocation in a crystal lattice. The manifestation of the branch point, or dislocation core, in
$A_x(\boldsymbol{r})$ and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r})$ is associated with the presence of a singularity:
(1) The phase $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r})$ is undefined at the dislocation core,
while a winding phase of $2\pi$ is acquired for $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r})$ if a clockwise cycle
is taken around this singularity. (2) To generate a physically meaningful order parameter, the
corresponding amplitude $A_x(\boldsymbol{r})$ is suppressed to zero, as shown by a dark region near the middle of Fig.~\ref{fig:3}(b).
To further visualize the behavior of the singularity,
seven linecuts along the $y$-direction are
chosen around the dislocation in Fig.~\ref{fig:3}(a). For each linecut, the real and imaginary parts of
$\psi_x(\boldsymbol{r})\exp[i\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast\cdot\boldsymbol{r}]$ are plotted
as a function of the spatial location $\boldsymbol{r}$ (see Fig.~\ref{fig:3}(d)). Along the right top linecut
(in blue color), a spiral of $\psi_x(\boldsymbol{r})\exp[i\boldsymbol{q}_x^\ast\cdot\boldsymbol{r}]$
propagates with a roughly constant amplitude and four turns are generated within the selected distance.
As the linecut approaches the dislocation core (the green line), the spiral is disrupted and the middle turn is
broken into two very small turns. An extra phase of $2\pi$ is acquired through $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r})$
so that the number of the spiral turns is increased from 4 to 5 along the linecuts below the green one,
similar to the phase slip picture for other ordered states~\cite{chaikin1995principles,tinkham1996introduction}.
Through a combined analysis of $Z^{x/y}_f(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)$, $A_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)$ and $\phi_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon)$,
the dislocation cores behave as topological defects in the charge-order-induced modulation,
and almost do not affect the wavevector of the modulation (see Fig.~S3 in Supplementary III).

With $\phi_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r})$ defined modulo $2\pi$, a branch cut following a curved line
can be emanating from each defect (see Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(c) and~\ref{fig:2}(f)). Crossing
a branch cut generates an artificial jump of $\pm2\pi$, which however does not affect the value of the order parameter $\psi_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r})$.
In this FOV, most of these branch cuts connect two defects with opposite polarities defined by the signs of their winding phases.
In general, topological defects are emergent excitations in an ordered state, such as quantized vortices in
superfluids and superconductors~\cite{chaikin1995principles,tinkham1996introduction}. Compared to a single unbounded defect,
a pair of defects with opposite polarities have a lower excitation energy associated with an attractive interaction.
In our system, defect pairing is observed in Figs.~\ref{fig:2}(c) and~\ref{fig:2}(f), except for those around the corners of the FOV.

\vspace{12pt}
\textbf{Evolution of the charge-order-induced modulation and topological defects.}
In cuprates such as Bi-2201 superconductors, various electronic orders coexist and can compete with each other.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:1}(d), we find that response of the charge order appears at a low $\varepsilon$ and is intensified at
the PG energy, consistent with a consensus that the charge order is correlated with the PG state~\cite{parker2010silva,fujita2014simultaneous,vershinin2004local,wise2009,comin2014charge,heyang2014}.
Next we explore the spatial variation of the charge-order-induced modulation at different reduced energies.
The above analysis procedure is applied to $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ maps of different $\varepsilon$ to obtain
the $x$- and $y$-components of the modulation, as well as their amplitudes and phases. From a series of the filtered maps of
$Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ and $Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ (see Supplementary Fig. S6 and S8),
we observe that the stripe structure of the modulation is maintained
when $\varepsilon$ increases. However, we also find visible changes at certain regions.
The one-dimensional structure of a stripe is easily bent by local stress.
Neighboring stripes are bent similarly but with gradually decaying strengths.
Under large stress, dislocations can be created among the bent stripes.
As $\varepsilon$ changes, this local stress may be released or enhanced, causing
`movement' of defects and even their appearance and disappearance. We emphasize that
the charge order itself is a static electronic order without energy dependence. The
$\varepsilon$-dependent phenomenon discussed here is the different
response of the charge order represented in the STM spectroscopy measurement.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.75\columnwidth]{fig4.pdf}
\caption{Reduced-energy dependence of the distribution of topological defects.
          ({\bf a}) and ({\bf b}) are the two phase maps, $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=0.45)$ and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, respectively.
          Topological defects are marked by white circles in both maps.
          ({\bf c}) The total number of defects as a function of the reduced energy.
          ({\bf d}) The spatial distribution of defects as a function of the reduced energy.
          Here $\boldsymbol{r}_1$ and $\boldsymbol{r}_2$ represent two perpendicular axes of the FOV.
          ({\bf e}) Enlarged phase maps of showing how a pair of defects appear (right column) or disappear (left column)
          when the reduced energy increases. The area of these maps are shown by white boxes in ({\bf b}).
          }
\label{fig:4}
\end{figure}

To visualize the $\varepsilon$-dependence of the detailed stripe structure,
we inspect the phase maps of $\phi_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$.
As shown in Figs.~\ref{fig:4}(a) and \ref{fig:4}(b), the
overall structure of two phase maps, $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=0.45)$ and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$,
are similar to each other, demonstrating the stability of the charge-order-induced modulation but with subtle changes.
As shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:4}(c),
the total number of defects, extracted from both $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ and $\phi_y(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$, gradually decreases
with $\varepsilon$ and is stabilized around 30 when $\varepsilon$ is larger than 0.5.
We record the spatial locations of defects at different $\varepsilon$ and present a
three-dimensional map in Fig.~\ref{fig:4}(d), showing the movement of defects.
The appearance and disappearance of defect pairs are observed,
and can even occur around the PG energy (see Supplementary VI for more details).
Two examples are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:4}(e). In the left column, the distance between two defects gradually decreases
with the increasing $\varepsilon$. For $\varepsilon=0.9$ and 1.05, the two defects cannot be distinguished from each other
because their distance is smaller than our cutoff size, demonstrating `annihilation' of a defect pair with opposite polarities.
The right column shows the `creation' of a defect pair connected by a branch cut.
For charge-order-induced modulation with a relatively low intensity,
the stripe bending is prone to induce pairs of closely spaced defects, leading
to the increasing number of defects at small $\varepsilon$. The `movement' of
defects corresponds to transfer of dislocation cores within a region of bent
stripes (see Supplementary Fig. S10).
Furthermore, we find a negligible correlation between the topological defects and inhomogeneous PG
(see Supplementary IV). Although the spatial resolution of detecting paired defects changes with the
cutoff size of the filtering function (or the coarse grained length equivalently),
the evolution of defects qualitatively holds for various cutoff sizes (see Supplementary V).

\section*{Conclusions}
\label{sec4}

In this paper, we investigate the charge order in an overdoped (Bi,Pb)$_2$Sr$_2$CuO$_{6+x}$ (Bi-2201)
sample with STM. In real space, the charge-order-induced modulation is identified in the
ratio $Z$-map of $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$. In momentum space, the modulation
is represented by four peaks around incommensurate wavevectors $\pm\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_x\approx\pm0.83(2\pi/{a_0},0)$ and $\pm\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_y\approx\pm0.83(0,2\pi/{a_0})$.
The charge-order-induced modulation starts to appear at low reduced energies.
With increasing $\varepsilon$, the modulation is gradually intensified and reaches its maximum strength around the PG energy.
The incommensurate wavevector is not dispersive with $\varepsilon$, consistent with the static charge order or charge density
wave order. The spatially-varied order-parameter fields enable identification of singular points,
i.e. topological defects. In consecutive order-parameter maps with changing $\varepsilon$, the positions of defects
gradually change, and pairs of defects appear and disappear. As energy approaches the PG energy, the number of defects
decreases and saturates. This phenomenon uncovers a new aspect of the charge-order response in STM measurement.
We expect to investigate whether the observed behavior is generic in cuprate superconductors or other charge
density wave materials, which requires future experimental and theoretical efforts.

\section*{Acknowledgements}
This work is supported by the National Basic Research Program
of China (2015CB921004), the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (NSFC-11374260), and the Fundamental Research Funds
for the Central Universities in China. XJZ thanks financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (NSFC-11334010), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFA0300300),
and the Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB07020300).

\section*{References}

\section{Spatially inhomogeneous differential conductance spectra }
\label{secs1}

The sample studied in this paper is an overdoped (OD) (Bi,Pb)$_2$Sr$_2$CuO$_{6+x}$ (Bi-2201)
single crystal with the superconducting critical temperature of $T_c\approx 13$ K and the hole doping of $p\approx 0.21$.
For the field of view (FOV) shown in Fig.~1(a) of the main text, a series of $dI/dV$ spectra have been
taken simultaneously with the topographic image at a dense array of locations.
The pseudogap (PG) magnitude ($\Delta_\mathrm{PG}$) at each location
is determined by extracting the bias voltage of the positive coherence
peak. The symmetric negative coherence peaks are hidden in the filled-state spectra~\cite{boyer, caipeng, fischer}.
The resulting PG map is shown in Fig.~\ref{figS1}(a), from which a nanoscale
inhomogeneity can be observed. This inhomogeneity is also illustrated in
spatially averaged spectra binned by the PG magnitudes (see Fig.~\ref{figS1}(b)).
The broad distribution of PG, varying from 2.5 meV to 45 meV,
is represented by a histogram in Fig.~\ref{figS1}(c).
With a peak value at $\Delta_\mathrm{PG}\approx19$ meV, the distribution of PG in this overdoped Bi-2201 is relatively broader than the one in another
overdoped Bi-2201 with a similar $T_\mathrm{c}$ of 15 K~\cite{heyangScience}.
In this FOV, we also find around $10.9\%$
area with zero gap, which is attributed to the van Hove singularity (VHS) state~\cite{ZY,fischer}. Figure~\ref{figS1}(d)
presents the average spectra with and without van Hove singularity states. The two spectra are similar
to each other, except for a small difference of the zero bias conductance.

\begin{figure}[tp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.90\columnwidth]{figS2.pdf}
\caption{(a) The symmetrized ratio map $Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$.
(b) Along the line shown in (a), linecuts of $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)$ are extracted as a function of
the reduced energy $\varepsilon$.
(c) Three linecuts are shown as examples, with $\varepsilon=1.05$, 0.45 and 0.375. Results of the Gaussian function fitting
are also shown, from which the charge order peak positions are determined.
}
\label{figS2}
\end{figure}

\section{Determining the wavevectors of the charge-order-induced modulation}
\label{secs2}

In Figs.~1(b) and~1(c) of the main text, we present a ratio map $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$ and
its Fourier transform $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon=1.05)$ at the PG magnitude. To quantify
the wavevector $\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_{x/y}$ of the charge-order-induced modulation, we symmetrize
$\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon=1.05)$ with a four-fold rotation symmetry
and a mirror symmetry~\cite{heyangScience}. The signal to noise ratio is enhanced accordingly and the
result is plotted in Fig.~\ref{figS2}(a). A line of $\boldsymbol{q}$ is drawn along the $\boldsymbol{q}_y$-axis
from the center $(0,0)$ to one Bragg peak $\boldsymbol{Q}_y=(0,2\pi/a_0)$ in Fig.~\ref{figS2}(a).
The same operation is applied to the Fourier transform $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)$
at various reduced energies. In Fig.~\ref{figS2}(b), collected linecuts of $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q}_y,\varepsilon)$ are
shown as a function of the reduced energy $\varepsilon$ and the relative amplitude of the wavevector $|\boldsymbol{q}_y/\boldsymbol{Q}_y|$.
To increase the signal to noise ratio, the pixels of $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)$ close to the $\boldsymbol{q}_y$-axis
are partially added. In addition to the sharp Bragg peak at $\boldsymbol{Q}_y$,
a bright stripe is observed, which trace the peaks induced by charge order.
At each reduced energy, the charge-order-induced peak in $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q}_y,\varepsilon)$
is fitted with a Gaussian function, as shown by the examples of $\varepsilon=1.05$, 0.45 and 0.375 in Fig.~S2(c).
Centers of the the peak are located at $\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_y\approx0.83\boldsymbol{Q}_y$,
nearly invariant as the reduced energy changes (see Fig.~1(d) of the main text). This result
indicates a static and non-dispersive order.

\begin{figure}[tp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.75\columnwidth]{figS3.pdf}
\caption{(a) The modified map of $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$. A circle is drawn around each defect with a radius of 2.2 nm. A zero value is filled in the selected area.
(b) From the Fourier-transform of the modified real-space map in (a), $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon=1.05)$, the linecut
along $\boldsymbol{q}_y$-axis is extracted and compared with that for the full FOV.
}
\label{figS3}
\end{figure}

\section{Influence of topological defects in analysis of the charge-order-induced modulation}
\label{secs3}

Each `topological defect' of the charge-order-induced modulation corresponds to a local disruption of stripe-like modulation
along $x/y$-direction, which also causes a local change to the spatial periodicity. Whether
the average wavevector of modulation in $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q},\varepsilon)$ is
affected by topological defects is an interesting question to be addressed~\cite{BaggariPNAS2018}.
In the real-space map of $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$,
we draw a circle centered at each defect and with a large enough radius of 2.2 nm. A zero value,
$Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)=0$, is filled in the selected area as shown in Fig.~\ref{figS3}(a).
Through this modification, the influence of defects is almost completely removed.
Following the treatment in Sec.~\ref{secs1}, we extract the signal of $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q}_y,\varepsilon=1.05)$ along
$\boldsymbol{q}_y$-axis for the modified map of $Z(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$.
As shown in Fig.~\ref{figS3}(b), the new charge-order-induced peak is located
at nearly the same position as $\boldsymbol{q}^\ast_y$. Thus, the average wavevector
is almost unaffected by topological defects.

\begin{figure}[tp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth]{figS4.pdf}
\caption{(a) The map of the PG magnitude. The topological defects at two typical reduced energies are superimposed by white and black dots, respectively.
(b-c) The distance map of $D(\boldsymbol{r})$ for (c) $\varepsilon=0.300$ and (d) $\varepsilon=0.975$.
(d) The cross correlation functions between the PG and distance maps.
}
\label{figS4}
\end{figure}

\section{Relation between the topological defects and PG}
\label{secs4}
As discussed previously, the PG magnitude $\Delta(\boldsymbol{r})$ can be determined for
each spatial location to produce a two-dimensional PG-map. In Fig.~\ref{figS4}(a), the topological
defects at two typical reduced energies are superimposed on top of the PG-map. No obvious
correlation between the topological defects and PG can be directly observed. We need a further quantitative analysis of the correlation. With the distribution of topological defects, a distance function $D(\boldsymbol{r})$ is defined as the distance between the spatial position $\boldsymbol{r}$ and the nearest defect (Fig.~\ref{figS4}(b) and~\ref{figS4}(c)), similar as in the oxygen defect analysis~\cite{FeiyingSCPMA}. The cross correlation between the PG map and the topological defect distribution is defined by
\begin{eqnarray}
C(\boldsymbol{R}) = -\frac{\int d^2\boldsymbol{r} [D(\boldsymbol{r})-\bar{D}][\Delta(\boldsymbol{r}+\boldsymbol{R})-\bar{\Delta}]}
{\sqrt{\int d^2\boldsymbol{r}[D(\boldsymbol{r})-\bar{D}]^2  \int d^2\boldsymbol{r}[\Delta(\boldsymbol{r})-\bar{\Delta}]^2  }}
\end{eqnarray} where $\bar{D}$ is the
average distance from the nearest topological defect. An integration over the angular coordinate is further
applied to obtain a cross correlation $C(R)$. As shown in Fig.~\ref{figS4}(d), a negligible cross correlation can be observed in results of $C(R)$ for both the high and low reduced energies.

\begin{figure}[tp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\columnwidth]{figS5.pdf}
\caption{Phase $\phi$-maps ($x$-component) extracted from
$Z(\boldsymbol{r},\varepsilon=1.05)$, with the cutoff size $\Lambda=1.0$ nm, 1.2 nm and 1.4 nm, respectively.
}
\label{figS5}
\end{figure}

\section{Effect of the cutoff size in the filtering process}
\label{secs5}

As shown in Eq.~(1) of the main text, a Gaussian function
$\tilde{f}(\boldsymbol{q})=\exp[-(\boldsymbol{q}-\boldsymbol{q}_0)^2/2\Lambda^{-2}]$
is applied to the ratio $\tilde{Z}(\boldsymbol{q}, \varepsilon)$-map, which leads to the $x$- or $y$-component of the modulation
with $\boldsymbol{q}_0=\pm \boldsymbol{q}^\ast_x$ or $\pm \boldsymbol{q}^\ast_y$.
The cutoff size $\Lambda$ is thus a variable parameter in our analysis.
In practice, we choose $\Lambda=1.2$ nm and its inverse $1/\Lambda\approx0.07 \times 2\pi/a_0$
is relatively larger than the standard deviation
of the charge-order-induced peak ($\approx 0.05 \times 2\pi/a_0$) shown in Fig.~\ref{figS2}(c). As a result, the majority
of modulation information is preserved in our filtered maps of $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$
and $Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$. To further confirm the reliability of the chosen cutoff size,
we consider two other values, $\Lambda=1.0$ and 1.4 nm, and perform the same filtering process.
The final phase $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon=1.05)$-maps obtained from three cutoff sizes
are plotted in Figs.~\ref{figS5}(a)-\ref{figS5}(c). Despite small changes in the $\phi_x$-patterns
and the number of topological defects, the main feature of the spatial distribution is same
in these three maps. For a relatively smaller cutoff size (or coarsening length), a pair of closely spaced defects is easier to be identified. The smaller the cutoff size, the
larger the number of identified defects. The $\varepsilon$-dependent trend is still kept the same. Thus, the
conclusion from our data analysis is reliable from a qualitative point of view.

\section{Reduced-energy dependence of the spatial distribution of charge-order-induced modulation}
\label{secs6}

In the main text, we discuss the $\varepsilon$-dependence of the spatial distribution of charge-order-induced modulation.
Although the modulation is non-dispersive and the STM is a static measurement tool~\cite{lawler2010intra,fujita2014simultaneous},
its spatial distribution is not necessarily fixed as $\varepsilon$ changes.
In Figs.~\ref{figS6} and~\ref{figS7}, we present $Z^x_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$
and $\phi_x(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ at 11 different values of $\varepsilon$.
In Figs.~\ref{figS8} and~\ref{figS9}, we present $Z^y_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$
and $\phi_y(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ at the same values of $\varepsilon$.

With the determination of defect locations in $\phi_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$, we can map defects
back to $Z^{x/y}_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ to visualize the defect (or dislocation core)
`movement' in the stripe structure. Around each defect, the modulation amplitude is close to zero, which obscures
the signal in $Z^{x/y}_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$. In Fig.~\ref{figS10}, we enhance the signal
by a normalization of $Z^{x/y}_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)/A_{x/y}(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ together with a
cubic interpolation processing. Figure~\ref{figS10}(a) is a typical example of single defect `movement' in
$Z^{x}_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ from $\varepsilon=0.675$ to 0.750 and 0.825. Figure~\ref{figS10}(b) is an
example of how two closely spaced defects `annihilate' through stripe bending in $Z^{y}_f(\boldsymbol{r}, \varepsilon)$ from
$\varepsilon=0.3$ to 0.375 and 0.525. The area of these maps are shown by white boxes in Fig.~\ref{figS6}-\ref{figS9}.

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Maps of the Heart
What stories are we telling and where do they lead us?
Our stories are maps of the heart. They can expand our worlds and our perceptions of what's possible, pointing us towards a greater humanity. Or they can lead us into blind alleys, contracting our perceptions of ourselves and others, narrowing the way we think and make decisions.
Our point of view shapes the stories we tell, and the way we create, convey, critique and reward those stories. The writers, producers, actors and directors who create the vast majority of films and many television shows (and the critics who assess them, and the organizations who reward them) don't reflect society's diversity of gender, culture and sexual persuasions. Accordingly, it's the straight white male who almost always gets roadmaps to heroism, adventure and fulfillment. Those of different gender, cultures and sexual persuasions may be directed into a dead end of limitation and demeaning stereotypes, if not ignored entirely.
Maps of the Heart honors those storytellers who have an inherent GPS for humanity and diversity, perhaps because they know the way by heart (including many amazing straight white males, like Steven Soderbergh and Steven Spielberg).
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A person's point of view shapes their reality, and the way they create, convey and critique that reality, and the vast majority of movies are written, produced and directed by (straight, white) men. Accordingly, when you sit down to watch a movie, you're almost always getting a (straight, white) male perspective—male stories with male heroes and their male sidekicks. They feature male actors conveying a man's point of view and female actors conveying a man's point of view. The vast majority of films are then reviewed and rewarded by (straight, white) men, which effectively closes the loop, so this inherent bias is rarely commented upon, much less contested.
Many people view it as the way it is, instead of the way some men perceive it is. Two hundred years ago in "Persuasion," Jane Austen had a man point out, "I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon a woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men." I think it was Jamie Lee Curtis in a Los Angeles Times Calendar article who stated words to the affect that she was tired of getting scripts where she showed up on page 7 so the male lead would have someone to screw on page 70. Lillian Gish famously pointed out that "When I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived, I'm sure I would have played his mother."
We've become so accustomed to sexism and the male point of view that most think nothing of seeing women naked or nearly so while men are covered from top to bottom. This is the norm in everything from the earliest Hollywood movies to Eyes Wide Shut and Hotel Chevalier. Hollywood men are like Vatican sculptures: penises don't exist. If they do, (large) prosthetic penises are currently favored. Prosthetic acoutrements and three-piece suits are rarely an option for women, who resort to surgery and starvation for the Barbie Doll body Hollywood idealizes and the world attempts to mimic with frightening if not fatal results.
While even the worst of male villains can be given some illuminating motive for his actions, a female—even a female lead—will often be given no motivation at all for her shortcomings ("When A Man Loves a Woman"), or any motivation that might be veering the leading lady into the heroic will be knocked out from under her at the last minute ("The Upside of Anger"). And though theaters are continually filled with the exploits of male movie cartoon heroes whose courage, common sense and humanity would make one weep, women are given "My Super Ex-Girlfriend."
Examples are in pretty much every single movie, but a glance at the latest trailer for "Sherlock Holmes," starring Robert Downey, Jr., (slated to open 12/25/09) once again brings it into sharp relief. It's a hero/buddy movie, where Sherlock and Watson (Jude Law) are off to save the world, while the brief glimpses of Rachel McAdams show she looks good in lingerie.
Do we really want girls and boys to think it is men who are always the heroes and women who stand on the sidelines, looking good in lingerie? Are these really the stories we want to inspire our children, female or male?
Great stories act as maps to draw us out of our limited perceptions and reveal a bigger picture, opening up a greater sense of possibilities, of our inherent heroism. They usually include some form of the hero's journey: someone who is faced with challenges and learns to overcome them—and we learn with them. We are all on that hero's journey every single day. Our stories need to reflect this.
What stories are we telling, and where do they lead us?
Our stories are maps of the heart. They can expand our worlds and our perceptions of what's possible, pointing us towards a greater humanity. Or they can lead us into blind alleys, contracting our perceptions of ourselves and others, narrowing the way we think and make decisions.
Our point of view shapes the stories we tell, and the way we create, convey, critique and reward those stories. The writers, producers, actors and directors who create the vast majority of films and many televisions shows (and the critics who assess them and the organizations who reward them) don't reflect society's diversity of gender, culture and sexual persuasions. The vast majority of movies are straight white male stories with male actors conveying a man's point of view and female actors conveying a man's point of view, etc.
Currently, the straight white male almost always gets roadmaps to heroism, adventure and fulfillment, while those of different gender, cultures and sexual persuasions may be directed into a dead end of limitation and demeaning stereotypes, if not ignored entirely.
Maps of the Heart honors those storytellers who have an inherent GPS for humanity and diversity, perhaps because they know the way by heart (including many amazing straight white males, like Joss Whedon, Steven Soderbergh and Steven Spielberg).
Ann Cameron


New York: March 24, 2011. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and President of Pakistani Christian Association in North America PCA urged Secretary General UN, Mr. Ban-Ki Moon, to intervene to ensure justice for oppressed Pakistani Christian who are victimized under Islamic laws and treated as 2nd class citizen. Mr. Bhatti was addressing a protest gathering of Pakistani Christian Diaspora in front of UN building in New York, to condemn assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti.
Mr. William Shahzad, Chairman Pakistan Christian Association, Mr. Tariq Javed Executive Director International Community Care Foundation (USA), Mr. James Cyprian Chief Coordinator Peace World Wide, Rev. Ilyas Gill Coordinator Pakistani Catholic Apostolate, Rev. Pervaiz Khokhar Sutun-e-Haqq Assembly of God Church, Rev. Aslam Daniel Indo-Pak Methodist Church, Bishop Javed Nawab (New Jersey), Pastor Farooq John (Albany, NY) and Mr. Arif Khokhar President Pakistani American Christian Foundation also addressed the gathering.
Fr. Ilyas Gill read out Resolution adopted by Christian Civil Society activists and Church leaders of Pakistani Christian Diaspora which was submitted to office of the Secretary General of UNO.
The protest started at 12:00 Noon at 1st Avenue and 47 street corner in front of United Nations Building where hundreds of participated in prayers for slain Christian leader Shahbaz Bhatti.
Dr. Nazir Bhatti expressed concerns on failure of Prime Minister of Pakistan to offer prayers for Shahbaz Bhatti in National Assembly of Pakistan. He said that its mockery to sacrifice of Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti that Pakistani Missions in Washington, London, Holland, UAE and other countries are arranging prayers for him to show so-called moderate face of Pakistan.
Nazir Bhatti demanded constitution of Judicial Commission headed by acting Justice of SCP to investigate assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti expressing doubts on police investigating team.


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Here from this bridge to space, our nation will return to the moon and we will put American boots on the face of Mars.
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If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellites!
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Feeling a little small? Well, in the context of the cosmos, we are small.
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Astrology was right: those born in the winter season, when the moon has its longest reign in the skies, are more likely to suffer from mental disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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A half-century after racing the Russians to the moon, the U.S. is barely suiting up in the international race to secure interests in the Arctic.
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In a way, being a Mormon prepares you to deal with science fiction, because we live simultaneously in two very different cultures. The result is that we all know what it's like to be strangers in a strange land. It's not just a coincidence that there are so many effective Mormon science fiction writers. We don't regard being an alien as an alien experience. But it also means that we're not surprised when people don't understand what we're saying or what we think.
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The good guys see the end coming and leave. You're left with the B students.
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We've come full circle since 1961, back to when we had yet to show we could launch people into space. We will be hitching rides from the Russians to go to the space station that is mainly ours.
The good guys see the end coming and leave. You're left with the B students.
We've come full circle since 1961, back to when we had yet to show we could launch people into space. We will be hitching rides from the Russians to go to the space station that is mainly ours.


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Marcopolo BioSafe, a platform of solutions intended to preserve the health and safety of passengers and promote resuming the passenger transport segment, has a new product in its portfolio: antimicrobial curtains.
Developed to prevent contagion and prevent the proliferation of microorganisms, the product is innovative says Marcopolo because it involves the use of a 'smart' material, which is thin and lighter than conventional material, which prevents the proliferation of fungi and bacteria, preventing its growth, as long as its surface is properly sanitized. Another advantage of the antimicrobial curtain is how easy it is to clean, due to its base material (a flexible PVC laminate).
The curtains are available for all Marcopolo models. Edypo Alaniz
According to Luciano Resner, Engineering Director at Marcopolo, the action obtained by the antimicrobial curtain is due to the additives contained in the material used to make the product: "In addition, the curtain manufacturing process uses a welding method on its edges. Thus, the possible propagation of droplets through the seam holes is eliminated," he said.
He stressed the importance of properly cleaning the curtains with soap and water or sodium hypochlorite, according to the frequency of use of the vehicle, so that there is no accumulation of dirt on the surface, as fungi and bacteria can start to feed on the residues and anchor themselves into the dirt to grow.
The antimicrobial curtain is already widely used in healthcare, more specifically in hospitals for confining patients in intensive care units. The data regarding the efficiency rate of the antimicrobial material and its effectiveness will be confirmed by the laboratory tests that are being carried out in partnership with Universidade de Caxias do Sul.
Rodrigo Pikussa, Director of Marcopolo´s Bus Business, commented: "Our actions, since the beginning of the pandemic, were based on the health and well-being of our collaborators and the communities where we operate. Now, with the onboard biosafety initiatives, we take an additional step to protect the users of our products, allowing the safe return of mobility." He added that in addition to helping make vehicles safer during the pandemic, this new feature is a legacy that Marcopolo intends to leave in its vehicles.
The antimicrobial curtains will be available to both domestic and foreign customers, for all Marcopolo, Volare and Neobus body models, such as intercity, road and urban models. It can also be installed in vehicles in operation, including those of other brands. The antimicrobial curtain is supplied as kit for installation and takes aspects such as ease of installation, cleaning, maintenance, safety and low cost into account.
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Why Canadian Solar Inc.'s Shares Have Gone Dark Since June
By Travis HoiumFool.com
What: The solar industry has had a rough go of it over the past month, but Canadian Solar has been hit harder than most. The stock is down 21% since the start of June on a string of bad developments for the company.
So what: While Canadian Solar is technically a Canadian company, it's really a Chinese manufacturer of solar modules. That's become problematic because the U.S., Europe, and now Canada have put tariffs, or price restrictions, on solar panels they believe have been dumped into their market.
Over the past month, the U.S. Department of Commercesaid it would maintain anti-dumping tariffs that were set at 42.3% for Canadian Solarlast year. In Europe, officials found that Canadian Solar violated an agreed price floor for solar modules in leu of a tariff. As a result, the company will now face a 43.1% anti-dumping tariff and a 6.4% anti-subsidytariff in Europe. Maybe the biggest slap in the face was Canada's extremely punitive 82.3% dumping margin for Canadian Solar.
Now what: These tariffs around the world highlight the challenge Chinese solar manufacturers are facing in today's marketplace. State-run banks have given billions in loans to build manufacturing capacity, including to Canadian Solar, and countries around the world think it has harmed their domestic businesses. This is a major headwind for Canadian Solar, and it'll be interesting to see how management reacts now that it's getting into the development business in both Canada and the U.S.
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Breakfield and Burkey's, Out of Poland is a stand-alone novella with a gut-wrenching plot and strong, intriguing characters. This fiction is also the prequel to the highly acclaimed contemporary techno-thrillers, The Enigma Series. Readers of the cyber mystery and suspense series will want to explore the historical back story of the genesis and foundations of The Enigma Series' R-Group.
The story begins in 1939 with Germany about to overrun Warsaw, Poland. Ambassador Ferdek Watcowski confronts the political situation with determination to give his family and the country hope. His daughter, Patrycja, will become an important individual in the struggle for survival. The ambassador's son, Ferdek the younger, and his two close friends, Tavius and Wolfgang, are lieutenants in the Polish army with nerves of steel and clandestine orders that can get them killed.
Highly descriptive and emotional with hair-raising suspense in the actions of the three courageous Polish men and one woman's mission to deliver a secret package to the British Government. The package was a secret device used by the Germans that, in the hands of the British, would be of great value in winning the war. Out of Poland is a fictionalized narrative of an espionage event that happened during World War II. The events unfold during a most trying time for the Polish people, as this quote from the book illustrates.. "This a time of war in a land that no longer belongs to us." "We are doomed no matter which way we go." "The Germans are at our door and will take our liberty…and the Russians are at the other one ready to take our soul."
With these constraints and fears of exploding bombs, airplanes strafe, and thousands of troops marching into the conquered country, the four young heroes set out on a mission impossible. They face terrifying odds as they try to locate and steal an object called Baby.
While trying to fulfill their mission, the team encounters several equally determined patriots whose backstories bolster their determination to succeed in their calling. However, constantly they are faced with the question of who can be trusted. Jasiek's daughter? The gypsies? These unique individuals add complexity to the plot and are masterfully portrayed personalities.
Out of Poland, by Breakfield and Burkey, is an astonishing epic war story that unveils that World War II was not won simply by brute strength but also by reading the enemy's intentions.
Breakfield and Burkey keep the reader guessing as to the purpose and importance of Baby until the rapidly approaching enemy armies close in. The satisfactory conclusion reveals the secret of Baby and its impact on history.
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