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\section{Introduction}

In this paper a linear second-order wave equation is presented based on the space-velocity
theory of cosmological general relativity (CGR) of Carmeli\cite{carmeli-0}. A spherically
symmetric metric is used with comoving coordinates. The equation is separated by variables
and exact solutions are found for all ensuing equations. The interesting radial equation
is transformed into a Gaussian hypergeometric equation for which solutions are well known.

Note that this paper is more rigorous than \cite{oliveira-1}, although the section on the
derivation of the wave equation is essentially the same.

\section{The Wave Equation \label{sect:wave}}

The CGR spherically symmetric, comoving space-velocity metric (\cite{carmeli-2}, Eq. (A.5))
is defined by the line element
\begin{equation}
  ds^{2} = \tau^{2} dv^{2} - e^{\mu} dr^{2}
           - Q^{2} \left( d{\theta}^{2} + sin^{2}(\theta) d{\phi}^{2} \right) \, , \label{eq:sph-sym-metric}
\end{equation}
where coordinate $(v)$ is the radial velocity of expansion of the universe, and $\tau$ is the Hubble-Carmeli time
constant, its value is $\tau=12.486 \,{\rm Gyr}\,$ (\cite{carmeli-2}, Eq. (A.66), p. 138).
The functions $\mu$ and $Q$ are dependent only on the velocity $(v)$ and the radial coordinate $(r)$.
$(\theta,\phi)$ are the usual spherical coordinates. From Eq. \ref{eq:sph-sym-metric} the non-zero
elements of the metric $g_{\mu \nu}$ are
\begin{eqnarray}
& &  g_{0 0} = 1\, , \\
& &  g_{1 1} = -e^{\mu} \, , \\
& &  g_{2 2} = -Q^{2}\, , \\
& &  g_{3 3} = -Q^{2} sin^{2}(\theta) \, .
\end{eqnarray}

A postulate of this cosmological theory is that the metric $g_{\mu \nu}$ satisfies the Einstein field equations
\begin{equation}
  G_{\mu \nu}  =  R_{\mu \nu} - \frac{1}{2} g_{\mu \nu} R =  \kappa T_{\mu \nu}  \, , \label{eq:Einstein-eqn}
\end{equation}
where $ R_{\mu \nu}$ is the Ricci tensor, $R=g^{\alpha \beta} R_{\alpha \beta}$ is the scalar curvature,
$T_{\mu \nu}$ is the momentum-energy tensor,
$\kappa = 8 \pi {\rm G} / (c^{2} \tau^{2})\,$, ${\rm G}$ is Newton's constant and $c$ is the speed of
light in vacuo. (Compare this to the Einstein equation in General Relativity theory where
$\kappa = 8 \pi {\rm G} / c^{4}$.) The momentum-energy tensor of a perfect fluid
 (\cite{carmeli-2}, Eq. (A.10)) is
\begin{equation}
  T_{\mu \nu} = \rho_{eff}\, u_{\mu} u_{\nu}
               + p  \left( u_{\mu} u_{\nu} -  g_{\mu \nu} \right) \, ,
\end{equation}
where the effective mass density $\rho_{eff} = \rho - \rho_{c}$, where $\rho$ is the average mass density
of the Universe and $\rho_{c}$ is the  critical mass density, a {\em constant} in CGR given by
 $\rho_{c} = 3/(8 \pi {\rm G} \tau^{2})$. Also, $p$ is the pressure, and $u^{\mu}$ is the four-velocity
\begin{equation}
u^{\alpha} = u_{\alpha} = \left(1, 0, 0, 0 \right).
\end{equation}

The solution for Eq. \ref{eq:Einstein-eqn} was derived (\cite{carmeli-2}, Appendix A.4) with the results,
   \begin{eqnarray}
      Q & = & r\, , \label{eq:nu_solution} \\
  \nonumber \\
      e^{\mu} & = &  e^{\mu(r)} = \frac{1}{1 + f(r)} \, , \label{eq:mu_solution} \\
  \nonumber \\
      f(r) & = & \frac{1 - \Omega}{c^{2} \tau^{2}} r^{2} \, , \label{eq:fr} \\
  \nonumber \\
      p & = & \frac{c}{\tau} \frac{\left( 1 - \Omega \right)}{8 \pi {\rm G}} \, ,
   \end{eqnarray}
where the density parameter $\Omega = \rho / \rho_{c}$.

A linear second order wave equation is obtained from the dual \cite{ohara} of Eq. \ref{eq:sph-sym-metric}
in the form of the d`Alembertian for space-velocity
\begin{eqnarray}
 & &  \frac{\partial^{2}{\Psi}}{\partial s^{2}} =
  \left\{ \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial{\left(\tau v\right)^{2}}}
        -e^{-\mu(r)} \frac{1}{r^{2}}\frac{\partial}{\partial{r}}
             \left( r^{2}\frac{\partial}{\partial{r}} \right) \right. \nonumber \\
\nonumber \\
  & & - \left. \frac{1}{r^{2}}
         \left[ \frac{1}{sin(\theta)} \frac{\partial}{\partial{\theta}}
                \left( sin(\theta) \frac{\partial}{\partial{\theta}} \right)
      + \frac{1}{sin^{2}(\theta)} \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial{\phi^{2}}} \right] \right\} \Psi \, .  \label{eq:Psi_wave}
\end{eqnarray}

In CGR the condition for the expansion of the universe is defined by setting $ds=0$.
For the wave equation, it is assumed that the expansion of the universe corresponds to setting
 $\partial^{2}{\Psi} / \partial{s^{2}} = 0$. With this condition,
Eq. \ref{eq:Psi_wave} becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
& & \frac{1}{\tau^{2}} \frac{\partial^{2}{\Psi}}{\partial{v^{2}}} =
     e^{-\mu(r)} \frac{1}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial}{\partial{r}} \left( r^{2} \frac{\partial{\Psi}}{\partial{r}} \right)
                \nonumber \\
  \nonumber \\
& &        +\frac{1}{r^{2}}
  \left[ \frac{1}{sin(\theta)} \frac{\partial}{\partial{\theta}}
                \left( sin(\theta) \frac{\partial{\Psi}}{\partial{\theta}} \right)
                           + \frac{1}{sin^{2}(\theta)} \frac{\partial^{2}{\Psi}}{\partial{\phi^{2}}} \right]
                   \, .   \label{eq:stat-wave-sq3}
\end{eqnarray}

\section{Solution of the Wave Equation}

Solve Eq. \ref{eq:stat-wave-sq3} by a separation of variables. Assume
\begin{equation}
 \Psi(v,r,\theta,\phi) = \Psi_{0}(v)\, \Psi_{1}(r)\, \Psi_{2}(\theta)\, \Psi_{3}(\phi) \, .
\end{equation}
By the well known process, the solutions of the equations for the $(v)$ and $(\theta, \phi)$
components are readily obtained with the result
\begin{eqnarray}
& &  \Psi_{0}(v) = e^{\pm i D \tau v} \, ,  \label{eq:Psi_0} \\
 \nonumber \\
& &  \Psi_{2}(\theta) \Psi_{3}(\phi) = P^{m}_{l}(cos(\theta)) e^{+ i m \phi} \, , \label{eq:Theta_Phi_solution}
\end{eqnarray}
where $D$ is a constant of integration called the {\em intrinsic curvature},
and where $P^{m}_{l}(cos(\theta)) $ are the associated Legendre functions with
\begin{eqnarray}
  & &  l = 0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots \, ,  \\
\nonumber \\
  & &  m = -l, -(l-1), \ldots, 0, \ldots, l-1, l \, .
\end{eqnarray}
This leaves the radial equation. Substituting for $e^{\mu(r)}$ from
Eqs. \ref{eq:mu_solution} and \ref{eq:fr}, the equation for $\Psi_{1}(r)$ is,
\begin{eqnarray}
& &     r^{2} \left( 1 + A r^{2} \right) \frac{d^{2}\Psi_{1}(r)}{dr^{2}}
     + 2 r \left( 1 + A r^{2} \right) \frac{d\Psi_{1}(r)}{dr} \nonumber \\
  \nonumber \\
& &     + \left[ D^{2} r^{2} - l \left( l + 1 \right) \right] \Psi_{1}(r) = 0 \, ,  \label{eq:R-wave-eq}
\end{eqnarray}
where
\begin{eqnarray}
  & &  A  = \frac{1 - \Omega}{c^{2} \tau^{2}} \, , \label{eq:A} \\
\nonumber \\
  & & 0 \le \Omega < \infty \, .
\end{eqnarray}

This equation is transformed (\cite{polyanin}, Sect. 2.1.2-6, Eq. 194)
 in terms of $U(x)$ by defining
\begin{equation}
  x = -A\, r^{2} \, , \label{eq:x}
\end{equation}
and the ansatz
\begin{equation}
  \Psi_{1}(x) = x^{q} U(x) \, , \label{eq:Psi=si_U}
\end{equation}
where $q$ is a solution to the quadratic equation
\begin{eqnarray}
 q^{2} - \frac{5}{2} q - \frac{1}{4} l \left( l + 1 \right) = 0 \, .
\end{eqnarray}
Apply this tranformation to Eq. \ref{eq:R-wave-eq} to obtain the Gaussian hypergeometric equation
(\cite{polyanin}, Sect. 2.1.2-5, Eq. 171)
\begin{eqnarray}
  x \left( x - 1 \right) \frac{d^{2}U(x)}{dx^{2}}
     + \left[\left( \alpha + \beta + 1 \right) x - \gamma \right] \frac{d U(x)}{dx}
     + \alpha\, \beta\, U(x) = 0 \, , \label{eq:gauss-hyper}
\end{eqnarray}
where
\begin{eqnarray}
& &  q = \frac{5}{4} \pm \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{25}{4} + l \left( l + 1 \right)} \, , \label{eq:k_eqn} \\
  \nonumber \\
& &  \alpha = q - \frac{5}{4} \pm \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{25}{4} - \frac{D^{2}}{A}} \, , \label{eq:beta_eqn} \\
  \nonumber \\
& &  \beta = 2 q - \frac{5}{2} - \alpha \, , \\
  \nonumber \\
& &  \gamma = 2 q - \frac{3}{2} \, . \label{eq:gamma_eqn}
\end{eqnarray}

To prove that $\gamma$ is not an integer, substitute for $q$ from Eq. \ref{eq:k_eqn}
into Eq. \ref{eq:gamma_eqn} and obtain
\begin{eqnarray}
  25 = 4 \left( \gamma - 1 \right)^{2} - 4\, l \left( l + 1 \right)  \, ,  \label{eq:contradiction}
\end{eqnarray}
which is false for integers, since the l.h.s. is odd while the r.h.s. is even.

For $\gamma \ne 0, -1, -2, -3, \ldots$, a solution to Eq. \ref{eq:gauss-hyper} is the hypergeometric series
\begin{eqnarray}
& &  U(x) = F(\alpha, \beta, \gamma;x) =
    1 + \sum^{\infty}_{k=1}{\frac{\left( \alpha\right)_{k} \left( \beta\right)_{k} }
                               {\left( \gamma \right)_{k}}
                          \frac{x^{k}}{k !}} \, , \label{eq:U(x)=F(a,b,c;x)} \\
 \nonumber \\
& &  \left(\alpha \right)_{k} =
    \alpha \left( \alpha + 1 \right)  \left( \alpha + 2 \right) \cdots \left( \alpha + k - 1 \right) \, ,
\end{eqnarray}
which, {\em a fortiori}, is convergent for
\begin{equation}
 \mid x \mid < 1 \, . \label{eq:x_converge}
\end{equation}

For $\gamma$ not an integer, and for $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ arbitrary constants, the general solution
of Eq. \ref{eq:gauss-hyper} is
\begin{equation}
  U(x) = C_{1} F(\alpha, \beta, \gamma; x)
    + C_{2}\, x^{1-\gamma} F(\alpha - \gamma + 1, \beta - \gamma + 1, 2 - \gamma; x)  \, . \label{eq:U(x)_general}
\end{equation}

Consider the radial wave function $\Psi_{0}(x) = x^{q} U(x)$, for $\mid x \mid \, < 1$.
As $x \rightarrow 0$, only the first term in each series is relevant in Eq. \ref{eq:U(x)_general},
\begin{eqnarray}
  \Psi_{0}(x \rightarrow 0) & \approx & x^{q} \left (C_{1} + C_{2} x^{1 - \gamma} \right) \, , \\
\nonumber \\
   & \approx & C_{1} x^{q} + C_{2} x^{5/2 - q} \, .  \label{eq:Psi0(0)}
\end{eqnarray}
where substitution for $\gamma$ was made from Eq. \ref{eq:gamma_eqn}.  If $q$ is positive then the
second term of Eq. \ref{eq:Psi0(0)} will diverge as $x \rightarrow 0$ for $5/2 < q$,
which requires that $C_{2} = 0$ for $5/2 < q$. If $q$ is negative then the first term of Eq. \ref{eq:Psi0(0)}
will diverge as $x \rightarrow 0$ unless $C_{1} = 0$.  If $q=0$ there is no divergence.

\section{Some Physical Aspects}

From Eqs. \ref{eq:A}, \ref{eq:x} and \ref{eq:x_converge},
\begin{equation}
\mid x = -\frac{\left( 1 - \Omega \right)  r^{2}}{c^{2} \tau^{2}} \mid < 1 \, ,
\end{equation}
which implies
\begin{eqnarray}
& &  0 \le r < R_{\Omega} \, , \\
\nonumber \\
& &  R_{\Omega} = \sqrt{\mid R^{2}_{\Omega} \mid} \, , \\
\nonumber \\
& &  R^{2}_{\Omega} = -\frac{c^{2} \tau^{2}}{1 - \Omega} \, .
\end{eqnarray}
The radius of convergence $R_{\Omega}$ is identical to the radius of curvature of the cosmological models
for the expanding universe described in (\cite{behar-1}, Eqs. 2.4, 2.5, 5.8a and 5.8b).
The conclusion is that the wave function solution $\Psi(v,r,\theta,\phi)$ found here is valid for the entire
expanding universe of radius $R_{\Omega}$.

An expression for the intrinsic curvature is obtained by eliminating $q$ between
Eqs. \ref{eq:k_eqn} and \ref{eq:beta_eqn},
\begin{equation}
      D = \pm \frac{\sqrt{\Omega - 1}}{c\, \tau}
     \left[ \left( 2\, \alpha  \pm \sqrt{\frac{25}{4} + l(l+1)} \right)^{2}  - \frac{25}{4} \right]^{1/2}
       \label{eq:D_eqn}
\end{equation}
Notice that $D$ can be real or imaginary, depending on $\Omega$, $\alpha$ and $l$,
which means $\Psi_{0}(v)$ can be a sinusoidal wave or a decaying exponential.

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  The author is grateful to the Joint Astronomy Centre, Hilo, Hawai{`}i for many years of employment and support,
  and to Professor Moshe Carmeli for his theories and communications.

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Not only does nearly every new album include a vinyl option, but some releases, especially on Record Store Day, can only be obtained on wax.
Any conversation about vinyl and why people are migrating back to it, however, always seems to get back to one thing: the richness or warmth of the sound.
"Man, the fidelity is just better with vinyl," says Norris. "The best way I can explain it is that listening to a CD is more like listening to a copy of the original — it just loses something. And if that's the case, listening to a file is like listening to a copy of a copy [of the original].
For Shannah VanHoose, the journey down the vinyl rabbit hole started a bit differently than most. Her reconnection with vinyl started with finding a vintage 1976 Magnavox console stereo in near-pristine condition at the flea market. Upon getting it home and pulling out a couple of albums she got with it, she was most impressed by the sound quality, but she readily admits that for her, vinyl is about more than just the sound.
"When I started buying vinyl again, it wasn't just about listening. It was about experiencing it," VanHoose says. "I still enjoy the process of dropping the disc on the turntable and the anticipation as the needle hits the vinyl. Listening used to be a process, where you listened to the whole album. With CDs, nobody did that anymore. You could just skip to the next song so easily; and with digital files, you can just download the songs you want and leave the rest.
Even so, for many music fans, half of the joy is in the hunt and in finding the new or old treasure themselves. That's where stores like Spinster and Josey are stepping up and making the search a little easier.
"Getting it home, breaking the seal for the first time and pulling out the disc, then looking through the pictures and liner notes, that's maybe the best part of the whole thing," says VanHoose. "That's the experience that you don't get with digital. With cassettes [and then CDs], you either had to unfold it so many times it got ridiculous or it was so small you couldn't read it. And the artwork? That's an art that started going away when CDs made everything so much smaller. The whole experience [with vinyl] just makes me giddy.
Nostalgia or not, vinyl has re-established itself as a more tangible alternative for discerning music fans over the past decade, and the industry is taking notice.
It's not a cheap hobby to get into, however. While you can still get a portable record player for around $50, a stereo turntable can start at around $100 and go up to nearly $2,000, and then you still need an amplifier and speakers.
Also, the days of sliding in and finding that new copy of Van Halen's 1984 on sale for $6.99 are long gone. New vinyl starts at roughly $15 and can go up to $30 for a single album, depending on the artist and label. Nevertheless, it's a listening experience that many are coming back to while others are just discovering, and nearly all of them swear it's worth the price.
So just how shining is the vinyl market right now? It's undeniably brighter, but you don't need to break out the sunscreen just yet. While vinyl sales rose 9 percent to 14.32 million albums in 2017, that was still only 14 percent of all physical album sales and 8.5 percent of overall album sales for the year. And although new albums are getting the vinyl treatment as well, six of last year's Top 10 were at least 30 years old and the No. 1 album of the year was 50 years old: The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, at 72,000 in sales. For reference, Michael Jackson's Thriller closed out the top 10 with 49,000 in sales and Ed Sheeran's Divide was the top selling new release at No. 4 with 66,000 in sales. So while the market is looking up, it's still nowhere what it used to be, and there's a whole lot of nostalgia and baby boomer or Gen X money driving the revival.
For now, vinyl is on the rise and bringing back a more immersive listening experience, but just where it will peak is what we're waiting to see.
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Asia-Pacific Governments Play Catch-Up on Minimum Wages
KUALA LUMPUR — Eight hours a day, seven days a week, a 40-year-old woman in this sweltering capital sweeps the footpaths of the public housing development where she lives. In the afternoon, she returns to her room, where she and four of her children, ages 5 to 15, sleep on a double mattress on the floor.
There have been nights when the children have cried after she could not afford to buy food; her monthly salary of 450 ringgit, or $149, often runs out before the next payday. She has already given up one daughter for adoption because she could not support her, and she relies on a church group to provide her with some food staples and help with the children's school fees.
The woman, who insisted she not be identified for fear of losing her job if her employer found out she had spoken to a reporter, is one of the vast network of working poor in Malaysia. But these days, there is at least the possibility that her life could improve, now that the country has begun talking about a minimum wage.
The government, which recently mandated a base pay for security guards, has pledged to submit broader legislation to Parliament by June. It plans to establish a National Wages Consultative Council to study various options, including a universal minimum wage for all workers in Malaysia.
If the plans bear fruit, Malaysia will join the growing list of Asia-Pacific governments that in the last decade have been playing catch-up with most of the world, either by introducing a minimum wage or by stipulating new forms of minimum wages for specific industries or regions. According to the International Labor Organization, those governments include Indonesia, Mongolia, Vietnam, China and Cambodia.
Hong Kong is among the most recent to join the list. In January, it approved legislation to introduce a minimum hourly wage of 28 Hong Kong dollars, or $3.59. The law is scheduled to go into effect May 1. According to John Ritchotte, a labor specialist at the International Labor Organization's Asia-Pacific office in Bangkok, Singapore is now the only country in the region without any kind of legislated minimum wage.
There is, to be sure, considerable variation among these locales, in terms of both the amount designated and how many workers receive it. For instance, Mr. Ritchotte said, Vietnam sets minimum wages by region based on the cost of living; Cambodia has a minimum wage for workers only in the garment, textile and shoe industries; and in China, provinces and municipalities, rather than the central government, set the minimums.
In terms of purchasing power, the most recent International Labor Organization figures available showed that Vietnam's minimum wage provided $85 a month, compared with $148 in Indonesia, $295 in Thailand and $379 in the Philippines.
The motives behind the legislation also vary. "Rapid industrialization, growing inequality and, in some countries, rising labor disputes have led governments to introduce minimum wages," Mr. Ritchotte wrote in an e-mail. "In other countries, concerns about stagnant wages or the persistence of the working poor lead policy makers to introduce them."
In Malaysia's case, the plans reflect the country's ambitions to move into the ranks of high-income nations by 2020, which would require the average annual income to increase to about 45,300 ringgit from about 24,500 currently.
It has a long way to go. A 2009 study of 1.3 million Malaysian workers by the Ministry of Human Resources showed that almost 34 percent earned less than 700 ringgit a month — below the official poverty line of 720 ringgit. In fact, the new monthly minimum wage for security guards is only 700 ringgit.
"The bottom 40 percent of households have experienced the slowest growth of average income, earning less than 1,500 ringgit per month in 2008," S. Subramaniam, the Malaysian human resources minister, said in February at a workshop in Kuala Lumpur organized by the government. "Therefore, measures are needed to narrow this income disparity."
According to Malaysian trade unions, wages in the country have been depressed partly because of the availability of cheap foreign labor from places like Indonesia, the Philippines and India, particularly in construction and manufacturing. It has long been the government's goal to reduce the dependence on foreign workers, but there are still an estimated 1.5 million documented foreign workers and as many as one million illegal workers in Malaysia, which has a population of 28 million. Proponents of a minimum wage say it would persuade more native-born Malaysians to take jobs that now only foreigners want.
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress, which represents 600,000 workers, wants to see a minimum monthly wage of 900 ringgit apply to all workers, foreign and domestic, supplemented by a cost-of-living allowance that would vary by location.
Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/business/global/14wage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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The Simpsons Movie 2: Everything We Know
Kezia Glory
The Simpsons Movie 2 – For us millennials who grew up in'the Simpsons' without 'The SimpWe've is unimaginable. We've probably known the dywe'vetional five since That'sknown oursit'ss. That's how long it's been running. The longest-running AGroening'smedy is Matt Groening's subversive animated sitcom about a'working-clas' family. 'The Simpsons' celebrated its 30th anniversary in December, after 31 seasons of causing mayhem in Springfield. And the series is nearing its 700th episode.
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"Blockchain in the sky" UAV Vimana "in talks" with UAE
Blockchain-based UAV firm Vimana is "in talks" with the UAE government
The CEO of Blockchain-based unmanned aerial vehicle provider Vimana has said the firm is in talks with the UAE's airspace authorities, with the view to a 2020 launch of the firm's services in the country's skies.
Speaking to tahawultech.com at the Future Cities Show at Dubai World Trade Centre, Evgeni Borisov said the firm, who has developed a prototype for the potentially revolutionary vehicle, is seeing increased interest in the Middle East region, and would be willing to work with competitors who have agreed deals in the UAE.
Based on a patent-pending invention, Vimana delivers a UAV, whose aircraft and applications use Blockchain technology.
The firm has developed a prototype for a blockchain-based and blockchain-regulated aerospace ecosystem, which intends to provide urban air mobility programs in smart cities.
"There's definitely room for us to work with Dubai," Borisov said. "Dubai is now the best global point of entry for VTOLs (vertical take-off and landing aircraft). The speed of progress in the UAE is faster than anywhere else in the world. We're in close touch with the UAE airspace authorities and are discussing the possibility of deploying the Vimana Blockchain aerospace network in 2020. It's a process which takes time."
Borisov said the technology Vimana is offering has the potential to build a platform for UAVs to be widespread, and part of a safe, transparent ecosystem. "We're bringing machine consensus to the skies, and this means the delivery of an ideal air and transport system," he said. "Historically, flight controls have been designed by people. We are bringing to market a joint solution to provide a human-less protocol which delivers a decentralised air traffic management system based on the Vimana system, which delivers node-to-node signal transmission."
Borisov said Vimana had already signed five MoUs with companies in the Middle East and North Asia region, and had "35 more" in the pipeline. He added that he does not believe Vimana should fear rivals such as Ehang, who have already agreed highly publicised deals with the UAE government.
"Every company in the space is making an effort towards colonising the world's last ocean – the skies," Borisov said. "We believe cooperation is needed in the UAV space. The market is huge, and breakthrough technology will find its way to the market. The next three years will be a showcase for companies trying to find their way in the field. Our technology gives us performance that no other company in this class can deliver."
Borisov also went on to claim that UAVs will be in the skies much sooner than driverless cars.
"We'll see AAVs in the skies before we see self-driving cars on our roads," he said. "With self-driving cars, there are 100 times more obstacles to detect and avoid. UAVs have less obstacles to contend with; the manoeuvrability is easier, and they're safer."


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Annie currently loves her home and her dog in Ventura, California. She is a lover of nature and is grateful she has lived in many of the most beautiful places, including Yosemite National Park, Big Sur and Malibu as well as many other places of beauty. She often says that nature has helped her through the hardships she has had to endure. Her life has been an adventure, despite its traumas and setbacks. She loves photography (don't be surprised to see her publish some in the future), travel, sailing, horses and all animals. She also hopes to help indigenous people who are marginalized in this and other countries.
She is currently setting up a non-profit in her late brother's name – the William Parke Evans Foundation – to carry on his dreams and goals which were some amazing ideas to help the world that he wasn't able to accomplish.
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Krysten Maracle was born in San Diego growing up in Point Loma and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with Honors, (Upsilon Pi Epsilon) from San Diego State University in 1987. Krysten embarked on a federal career as a civilian at Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. Her career with the Department of the Navy spanned over three decades, utilizing her technical expertise in both Communication Systems and Cybersecurity.
Ms. Maracle worked extensively with Joint Services, (Navy, Army, Air force and Marines) in various roles, which included Computer Scientist, Program Manager, Contracting Officer Representative, for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Program. Krysten retired from her position in December 2019.
Ms. Maracle has a deep passion for helping our Veterans and underprivileged individuals. She has
donated to Wounded Warriors Project of San Diego and supports volunteer teams across the Mexican border.
Krysten is also an Executive Producer of WishMan Movie, the story of the founding of the Make-A-Wish® Foundation.
Ms. Maracle is also a founding member of the Mastermind Association. Krysten became a certified Mastermind Leader in 2018. Thereafter, she became the Chief Executive Officer of Maracle Mastermind Inc. in 2019. Krysten embarked on this journey in order to pursue her passions in life by sharing people's accomplishments, supporting others, solving challenges and exploring new opportunities.
Because Krysten has a deep passion for traveling the world, both personally and professionally, she is excited to include travel for some future Mastermind groups. This travel experience will expand one's perspective of the world.
Ms. Maracle's numerous travels include these countries:
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To learn more or to contact Krysten, email maracle.travel@gmail.com or Facebook/Instagram Krysten Maracle
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I'm always looking for fun veggie side dishes to put on the grill to compliment whatever main course I am a making. Tomatoes, stuffed with blue cheese, grilled to melted and charred to perfection are the perfect compliment to a nice steak. Throw in some fresh herbs, a dash of balsmic and some fresh grated sea salt and pepper, and you have yourself the perfect grilled side dish that is as colorful on the plate as it is tasty!
Cut out the middle of the tomatoes so there is adequate room to stuff them. Layer cheese, herbs and a splash of balsamic in the middle. Finish with salt and pepper. Grill on a medium heat grill (350 degrees +) until the cheese is melted and the tomatoes have begun to slightly char on the bottom, about 5 minutes. (Keep the grill cover closed while grilling to retain heat). Add additional cheese and herbs if you like before serving. Pair with your favorite main course for a nice colorful presentation!
These stuffed tomatoes pair perfectly with a nice steak and a glass of Red wine.
I really like what you do with tomatoes on the grill.
thanks Larry. I'm sure you have tomatoes coming out of the wazoo in the summertime with your lovely garden!
I love this idea, Robyn! So many options too.


Hey, applicants, we have great news for you regarding the NATA Admit Card 2018. The Council of Architecture, New Delhi will soon declare this document for those candidates who will ready to appear this National Aptitude Test at the various centers. Interested applicants have grabbed this opportunity successfully, but for attending the examination, applicants need this document. That why applicants will be searching entry passes on the official site of conductor board. We suggest all the applicants till the date of announcement of this documents you will stay connected with this page and after the announcing must collect this entry card.
Currently, all the contestants will prepare well for this examination with the help of Syllabus which is already described for the needed applicants to improve their study for the test without any tension. We know applicants to get admission in B.Arch you will have to crack this national level examination. So don't worry we hope that you will qualify this test but for this must collect firstly admit card.
Candidates will be able to obtain the admit card in the past week of March 2018. NATA examination will be run in the next week of April 2018. This test will be organized through paper and pencil based style. After giving the test, students are looking for NATA Result 2018 which will probably be announced by the department at the second week of June positively. After downloading the mark sheet, students will be able to take part in the NATA counseling procedure.
Interested candidates who are going to appear this exam they need NATA hall ticket. Without it, candidates will not be allowed to sit in Exam, and no one will permit to enter the exam center. It comprises all crucial information such as examination venue and Roll No. of candidates, date, and timing of exam, etc. This information will be used at the time to answer sheet query filling so applicants must clutch this after the announcing. If you face any problem, then check this page.
Interested applicants must visit the Official Website settled in the end.
On the home page search the link as "Examination."
Then applicants check admit card link.
After that enter your details, i.e., registration number, date of birth.
Then wait for few moments.
Take print out of your hall ticket.
Keep it safe for the exam and then for result checking.
Don't miss this Admit Card at home and bring in the examination.
Candidates must take the print copy of the hall ticket and along with them to the exam centre. The hall ticket has to be preserved until the conclusion of the admission procedure. Whenever the CoA activates the URL to obtain NATA admit card 2018, it'll be offered on this site also. To find complete data about call letter process, dates and some more, please read the article given above on this site.


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Following over eight and a half hours of bargaining through the night, the Brookline School Committee failed to address the issues necessary to reach a contract agreement with the Brookline Educators Union, forcing educators to strike beginning Monday.
Throughout bargaining Saturday night into early Sunday morning, the Brookline School Committee refused educators' need for:
Guaranteed daily duty free prep time
Guaranteed time for colleagues to collaborate weekly
Substantive action on attracting and retaining educators of color
The School Committee also would not present any proposals on the record. In addition, the BEU has agreed to a financial package that acknowledges the town's fiscal mismanagement while standing firm that educators will not allow their wages to further erode.
The BEU has greatly pared down its list of original proposals to bare essentials. The BEU has made financial proposals that give the town tremendous flexibility to plan and prepare. The BEU has asked the superintendent to go beyond existing practices and consider using existing laws and policies to attract and retain educators of color and to commit to creating a report on the district's workforce in regards to racial diversity and inclusion.
The School Committee is hiding behind a questionable interpretation of the Open Meeting Law to avoid bargaining that could prevent a strike.
Brookline educators can no longer tolerate the School Committee's dismissive attitude toward educators or its willingness to dismantle the quality of our schools.
We remain open to negotiating with the School Committee throughout Sunday and beyond, to resolve a fair contract that preserves the working and learning conditions that our students and educators deserve.
Filed Under: Contract Campaign News, Featured News, Negotiations, Uncategorized Tagged With:
The members of the Brookline Educators Union overwhelmingly voted on Thursday evening to authorize a strike to begin Monday, May 16, should the Brookline School Committee and the BEU bargaining team fail to reach an agreement this weekend. The BEU and its supporters will be holding a rally at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brookline Town Hall. The BEU issued the following statement following the vote:
Brookline educators have been working for nearly three years without a contract that addresses fair and reasonable compensation as well as working conditions that meet the realities of a modern, comprehensive education. We have been patient. We have been bargaining in good faith. The Brookline Educators Union has never walked away from the bargaining table, contrary to what the School Committee claims.
Educators are simply fed up with the Brookline School Committee's approach to bargaining – or rather its active avoidance of serious bargaining.
The BEU is adamant that agreements on the time that educators must prepare for their work with students, the time that they have to collaborate with colleagues and the ability for the district to attract and retain educators of color are not only legal subjects of bargaining but also of immense importance to the quality of education provided to the students in Brookline. The fact that the School Committee deems these concerns unworthy of discussion demonstrates a disheartening disregard for educators; it is also alarming evidence of the extent to which the committee is willing to erode the quality of education provided by Public Schools of Brookline.
Assertions by the School Committee and others about lower student enrollment are distractions. The needs of our students are greater than ever before, and the expectations of public schools to support the emotional and social as well as the academic needs of students have never been higher.
The inexcusable delays in settling contracts and the complete unwillingness to even talk about issues that have such an impact on students and the quality of education that we provide them have brought us to a point where Brookline educators must take bold action. We will no longer stand for the disrespect displayed in the approach to bargaining nor stand by while the School Committee persists in gutting a school system that many have considered to be not only among the best in the state but the best in the country. That quality is a product of the work done by the teachers, related service providers, aides, librarians, counselors, coaches, and staff working directly and daily with our students. We will always fight for what our students need and deserve.
Filed Under: Contract Campaign News, Featured News, Negotiations Tagged With:
The BEU is pleased that the School Committee is finally countering our proposals – after months and months of showing no willingness to move and stalling negotiations at every turn. Contrary to what the School Committee has stated, we did not walk away from the table on May 9 and we made a counter proposal prior to their last proposal of the evening (which was an increase from their prior offer of ½ % more over 6 years). We have just sent the School Committee our latest counter proposal. We hope that the School Committee will work with us intensively in the next 2 days to reach a tentative agreement that can be signed by Thursday at 5 pm so the BEU can hold a ratification vote at our scheduled 7pm General Meeting.
Here's what the BEU has proposed today (May 10) as a counter to the School Committee's salary offer:
— 6% over three years, plus a 1% increase to start the following year for all money items
— 8% over the following three years, plus a 1% increase to start the following year for all money items.
We feel this is quite fair, as it meets the School Committee almost where they were, and by putting money on the end of the contract it gives them time to find the money to fund their contractual obligations. Our proposal also includes stipends and longevity. Longevity payments allow the 37% of educators who only get a cost of living increase to attempt to keep up with rising costs, showing that Brookline values our most experienced educators.
We insist on keeping working conditions proposals and racial justice provisions in our proposal, as they speak to the crushing workload and need for collaboration time that many of our members face and the importance of retaining our educators of color. However, despite many concessions and compromises that the BEU offered on these provisions over the past two years (including this week), the School Committee has steadfastly refused to offer any counter proposals about working conditions – directly impacting the conditions for students in the classroom!
Our Educators' Working Conditions are our Students' Learning Conditions — response to SC
It is important to clarify a few points regarding negotiations between the Brookline Educators Union and the Brookline School Committee.
The school committee's message sent last night did not tell the whole story. The BEU did not "walk out" on mediation last night, and is taking the last school committee proposal under advisement. Furthermore, the BEU has in fact made counter offers on the economic proposals, but the School Committee has refused to address our proposals on working conditions and racial justice. We have made proposals regarding prep and planning time and proposals aimed at attracting and retaining educators of color.
These proposals are based on the professional judgment of educators that will benefit our students.
Yet to the school committee, these proposals are not even worth talking about.
The committee also is trying to sell the old trope that educators receive annual "step raises." Steps are not raises; steps represent the base pay for educators stretched out across several years. Compared to other professions, educators agree to wait several years before achieving maximum potential earnings. They do this to help the municipalities that they work for. Raises are the actual increases in pay to address the rising cost of living.
As it stands now, the movement we saw last night is not concrete and the School Committee can withdraw its offers. The BEU is asking the School Committee to sign a written agreement by 5 p.m. Thursday.
The School Committee has time to make serious, concrete offers that address our concerns. The BEU bargaining team is ready to negotiate. We are ready to settle if the committee speaks to the two non-monetary issues that are crucial to the quality of education that we provide our students. We are also ready to take further action if the School Committee continues to ignore its obligation to bargain over our working conditions which are our students' learning conditions.
Thank you for your solidarity and for the support that you give to our students every day.
Brookline has no excuse for its failure to agree to a fair contract
On March 25, 2022, the Brookline Educators Union (BEU) submitted an on-the-record proposal to the Brookline School Committee (BSC) in lieu of a mediation session that had been canceled that day. The concept behind the proposal was to create more stability in our schools by settling the current contract for Units A and B (9/1/2020-8/31/2023) AND the successor contract (9/01/2023-8/31/2026) for Units A, B and Para at the same time. In addition to the value of the substance of the proposals, the BEU sees many benefits for both sides to enter into the non-traditional agreement between the BEU and the Public Schools of Brookline. However, on April 8, 2022, the School Committee rejected the proposal outright. In an all to familiar approach, they showed no interest in exploring the idea with us with an eye toward working creatively with us.
The BEU and the BSC have been engaged in collective bargaining for the better part of the last four years. For three years in a row, teachers have started school with an expired contract. It is past time to introduce more stability than this into the school system.
TIMELINE — THE CONTRACTS ARE EXPIRED AND DO NOT MEET CURRENT NEEDS
In the winter of the 2018-2019 school year when Andrew Bott was superintendent, the two sides entered into bargaining of a successor contract to the 2016-2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with an end date that coming August. Protracted negotiations were still underway during the following 2019-2020 school year when Covid hit in March.
While the BSC and the BEU were bargaining the first COVID MOA, both sides agreed to a one year, money only contract that covered that current 2019-2020 school year.
A second Covid MOA was negotiated, now for the 2020-2021 school year, and now with a second another interim superintendent, Jim Marini, in the district. The MOA was settled in December of 2020 only after the BEU was forced to engage in a one day strike to get the district to agree to six foot distancing in classrooms.
Bargaining resumed for the successor 2020-2023 CBA but was sidelined when the BSC triggered a clause in the COVID MOA that would cut distancing in the 2nd MOA to three feet. Sessions on Covid matters concluded with no agreement in March of 2021. The district implemented three foot distancing as the original second COVID MOA allowed them to impose a change after a limited number of sessions.
Negotiations resumed for the 2020-2023 CBA in May and June of 2021 with several marathon sessions. During these sessions, the current rate of inflation was raised as a key concern by the BEU. In an effort to get an agreement, the BEU consolidated over 15 pages of non-wage proposals for improving schools into five proposals addressing pay, hiring and retention of staff of color, preparation time, and a joint labor-management committee to analyze the "teacher day" as defined in the CBA. The BSC only countered with wage proposals that didn't come close to keeping up with Cost of Living increases as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and rejected out of hand the proposals dealing with staff retention and unsustainable workday obligations.
A paraprofessional agreement was reached, however, and ratified on June 30, 2021.
In October 2021, with a new superintendent, Dr. Guillory, a 3rd Covid MOA was settled with the school committee with CBA negotiations suspended because the District had said they would not negotiate COVID and the CBA simultaneously.
In November 2021, CBA negotiations began again. While the BEU submitted the same proposals that had been on the table in May and June, the BSC added completely new proposals that significantly curtailed union rights, exercise of professional judgment by teachers, and lengthened the contractual workday for elementary (k-8) teachers. When the BEU wouldn't accept uncompensated added work time or pay in general that didn't even keep up with inflation, the BSC filed for mediation, which the BEU opposed. Initially the Board of Labor Relations agreed with the BEU that the two sides had not met enough times for there to be a mediator assigned, the BSC forced the issue by being unwavering on pay increases that were half the rate of projected Cost of Living over the life of the contract and by refusing to rescind the late-added items of extending the school day and diminishing the rights educators and the BEU.
EXCELLENT SCHOOLS WITH FAIR CONTRACTS ARE FOUNDATIONS OF THE TOWN'S FISCAL HEALTH
As the sides prepared for mediation, the BEU formed a data team that looked closely at the town's financial picture and demographic trends in order to see if Brookline was as "broke" as the school committee claimed in negotiations sessions. We also looked at the stability of school staffing because the core of schools is its educators.
In regard to town revenue, even aside from the $25+ million dollars that the town has spent to acquire property this year, the BEU found that the town of Brookline has the ability, capacity, and obligation to increase ad/or reallocate revenue to fund what the BEU has demanded at the bargaining table.
Over the last five years, the town of Brookline has amassed an annual excess of $5.9 million in tax receipts than estimates used for the purpose of fiscal planning.
Brookline's tax rate is well below the state average. It is 31st lowest in the state.
Thus, while tax bills may be high due to high property values, the cost of owning high priced houses in Brookline is well below the cost in other districts.
"Living well" costs less in Brookline than it does elsewhere, and because of this, there is an excess capacity to tax under Prop 2.5 of close to half a BILLION dollars in the town of Brookline.
Residents in town have seen their median household income increase almost 14% between fiscal years 2016-2019 while teacher cost of living (COLA) increases during that time averaged less than half of that. In fact, income growth in town from FY2010 through FY2019 increased almost 42.5% while salary growth for teachers with a masters degree at top step only increased about 23%.
BROOKLINE EDUCATORS ARE LEAVING
Clearly there is an ability and an argument to increase revenue in town, but there is also a need to weigh how existing revenue is allocated.
It is well known that property values on which revenue depends are driven by the quality of public schools, and that quality is first and foremost a reflection of the quality of teaching. Our classroom educators and related service providers are our students' greatest source of stability in a school system that has had 6 superintendents in 7 years and an unusually high turnover of principals and central administrators.
In the absence of a contract that is more fair, Brookline's educators, including much needed teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers, are leaving the district. Before COVID hit, Brookline had the lowest rate of retention among peer districts with just under 85%. For reference, Newton was at 89% and Wellesley, Needham, Lincoln / Sudbury, Lexington, and Concord / Carlisle were over 90% staff retention rates. Through February of this year, Brookline remains among the lowest retention rates of peer districts at just under 83%. Weston and Wellesley are comparable in these numbers, but both have CBA's where top earners make more than Brookline teachers. Districts such as Newton and Concord Carlisle pay their veteran teachers more than Brookline as well.
SETTLING LONG-TERM, FAIR CONTRACTS IS GOOD FOR BROOKLINE
On April 19, 2022, the Select Board released $3.5 million of federal Covid emergency funds to the schools. Now it is time to agree to a fair contract. Past time.
All budgets and all contracts commit to costs that stretch into the future and it is past time that the first priority be a commitment to the teaching staff. The BEU's current proposal makes this planning easier than usual by giving the town even more time to reallocate and/or increase revenue. This includes using federal emergency Covid funds as a bridge to shifting its priorities to providing such supports.
The union's idea that the School Committee rejected proposed settling two contracts for a total of six years (two of the years are already in the rear view mirror) which would have begun to erase the labor strife and uncertainty that teachers, administrators, and district leaders have endured for too many years. The cost of this labor peace proposed by the BEU would have been less than 3% per year with increases can be back loaded to allow time for much needed overrides and / or a true needs assessment and stakeholder review of where money is being spent and why by town leaders. These needs in the buildings have been identified by educators and outside reviews such as the most recent assessment of the Special Education Program Review which noted significant shortcomings in staffing levels and opportunities for all students, general and special ed, to access adequate academic and social emotional support.
Brookline schools have been a shining light in the state for a long time. In order to begin the work to build them back to where they should be, accept this contract proposal and let us get back to work with job security and retention fears allayed. The BEU proposals help provide the foundation on which educators can address the needs of the district and make it everything it once was.
— Eric Schiff, Chair, for the BEU Negotiating Team


Sometimes the wishes we send into the void are granted. Last month, after hearing the first advance track off the debut album of the Norwegian deviants in Goatkraft, I publicly proclaimed that such a sulphurous spell of black pestilence had left me hungering for more, and since then my hunger has been fed by a chance to hear the album as a whole. What's more, I have the opportunity to infect your mind with another new song from the same record (spreading infection is such a rewarding experience).


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from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.http.response import HttpResponseRedirect
from braces.views import LoginRequiredMixin

from userflow.models.emails import UserEmail

class UserEmailsMixin(LoginRequiredMixin):
    model = UserEmail
    active_state = None

    def get_queryset(self):
        qs = super(UserEmailsMixin, self).\
            get_queryset().\
            filter(user=self.request.user)
        if self.active_state is not None:
            qs = qs.filter(is_active=self.active_state)
        return qs

    def emails_list_url(self):
        return reverse('users:profile:edit') + \
               '#emails'

    def redirect_to_emails(self):
        return HttpResponseRedirect(self.emails_list_url())

class BaseUserEmailView(UserEmailsMixin, DetailView):
    pass

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Paphos is great location for nightlife and entertainment. There is so much to do at Paphos nightlife. Are you clubbing lover? Paphos 26.com recommends you to go to Bar Street where most popular bars and clubs located.You can find many bars that play different music; rock, rap, pop and jazz.


Even as the Middle Ages crested into the Age of Enlightenment things were only good for the strong and the powerful. Things were very different for the weak, helpless, and beautiful. Those haughty naughties who flouted and frustrated the nobility or the priesthood could always be brought low. Those who defied the conventions of godly society and righteous men could find themselves stripped naked, their bouncing breasts exposed and their pink pussies opened by the cruelest and most violent of metal devices, rusted from the juices and stains of those who had come before. If one waited long enough, one could hear the echoing wails and screams of girls who had gone through the dungeons doors before or maybe that was just the screams of those still trapped inside!
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Q: Can't commit to cloned repository I'm trying to commit to a local repository that was cloned from GitHub. I get the following error message
fatal: update_ref for ref 'HEAD': cannot lock ref 'HEAD': ref
refs/heads/master is at 2b459....[LOTS OF NUMBERS AND CHARACTERS]...
but expected 000000000000000000000000000

The structure of the .git folder looks as follows:

output from git status:
warning: refname 'HEAD' is ambiguous.
warning: refname 'HEAD' is ambiguous.
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

    new file:   src/actions/types.js
    new file:   src/components/auth/require_auth.js
    new file:   src/components/auth/signin.js
    new file:   src/components/auth/signout.js
    new file:   src/components/auth/signup.js
    new file:   src/components/feature.js
    new file:   src/components/header.js
    new file:   src/components/welcome.js
    new file:   src/reducers/auth_reducer.js
    new file:   style/react-bootstrap-table-all.min.css

out put from git log --all --oneline --decorate --graph:
* 1d2e02d (HEAD) First working version
* 2b459d6 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD) Create .babelrc
*   a7b92d5 Merge branch 'master' of github.com:StephenGrider/ReduxSimpleStarter
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| *   29ebda4 Merge pull request #8 from megadix/master
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| | * 7a74747 Filter out IntelliJ IDEA project files in .gitignore
| * |   decca90 Merge pull request #10 from dkarter/master
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| | * | 94692d5 Use destructuring to import Component
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| * |   ff4d48c Merge pull request #24 from tsurupin/add-global-navigator
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| | * | d976e01 Add global navigator setting to modify the error, 'navigator is not defined', in testing with react-router link
| * | |   b198de2 Merge pull request #29 from hex13/master
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| | * | 6246c47 fix typo in README.md
| |/ /
* | | c62b60e moved babel config to webpack
|/ /
* | 2eba18e (tag: 1.1.0) added reactrouter
* | 3ea279e Update package.json
* | 78c0fed tweak mocha test command for windows users
|/
* 3f36bba added test boilerplate and helpers
* 3441a8e Update README.md
* 92d5200 absolute script and css paths
* 81cee14 move history fallback to webpack server config
* 2cd850b using history fallback
* 31208bf Update README.md
* c5ad6ad Update README.md
* 0c7231d Update README.md
* 6aedde6 fix npm start on windows machines
* ec41961 Create README.md
* 7afaf3a added google maps by default
* 0736160 add lodash
* f6a7716 use store with middleware
* 14813f8 middleware setup included by default
*   1b82228 (tag: 1.0.0) Merge branch 'master' of github.com:StephenGrider/ReduxSimpleStarter
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| * fe018bf add default reducer
* | 3aa34af added css
|/
* e4c4496 state-1 -> stage-1
* 4709b14 added babel preset
* 05173d9 used class container as root node
* 148f186 added bootstrap
* 9128a89 code cleanup
* dd358d4 reorder imports
* 3f0e441 update default text
* 9eff420 action and reducer setup
* 246b131 added redux
* f71dda3 add react redux and redux
* 544ddfd update repository field
* dedb285 update package.json
* dff784d initial commit

output from git branch --all
  HEAD
* master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/master

I was able to commit after running git branch -D HEAD
The outputs now look like:
git status
On branch master
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
nothing to commit, working directory clean

git log --all --oneline --decorate --graph
* 8a21399 (HEAD -> master) First working version (from git-gui)
* 2b459d6 (origin/master, origin/HEAD) Create .babelrc
*   a7b92d5 Merge branch 'master' of github.com:StephenGrider/ReduxSimpleStarter
|\
| *   29ebda4 Merge pull request #8 from megadix/master
| |\
| | * 7a74747 Filter out IntelliJ IDEA project files in .gitignore
| * |   decca90 Merge pull request #10 from dkarter/master
| |\ \
| | * | 94692d5 Use destructuring to import Component
| | |/
| * |   ff4d48c Merge pull request #24 from tsurupin/add-global-navigator
| |\ \
| | * | d976e01 Add global navigator setting to modify the error, 'navigator is not defined', in testing with react-router link
| * | |   b198de2 Merge pull request #29 from hex13/master
| |\ \ \
| | |/ /
| |/| |
| | * | 6246c47 fix typo in README.md
| |/ /
* | | c62b60e moved babel config to webpack
|/ /
* | 2eba18e (tag: 1.1.0) added reactrouter
* | 3ea279e Update package.json
* | 78c0fed tweak mocha test command for windows users
|/
* 3f36bba added test boilerplate and helpers
* 3441a8e Update README.md
* 92d5200 absolute script and css paths
* 81cee14 move history fallback to webpack server config
* 2cd850b using history fallback
* 31208bf Update README.md
* c5ad6ad Update README.md
* 0c7231d Update README.md
* 6aedde6 fix npm start on windows machines
* ec41961 Create README.md
* 7afaf3a added google maps by default
* 0736160 add lodash
* f6a7716 use store with middleware
* 14813f8 middleware setup included by default
*   1b82228 (tag: 1.0.0) Merge branch 'master' of github.com:StephenGrider/ReduxSimpleStarter
|\
| * fe018bf add default reducer
* | 3aa34af added css
|/
* e4c4496 state-1 -> stage-1
* 4709b14 added babel preset
* 05173d9 used class container as root node
* 148f186 added bootstrap
* 9128a89 code cleanup
* dd358d4 reorder imports
* 3f0e441 update default text
* 9eff420 action and reducer setup
* 246b131 added redux
* f71dda3 add react redux and redux
* 544ddfd update repository field
* dedb285 update package.json
* dff784d initial commit

git branch --all
* master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/master

git version 2.7.4 and I'm running Ubuntu 16.04
How do I fix this issue?

A: The error is because the repository has a branch called HEAD. Since HEAD keeps track of the current working commit, Git becomes confused between the branch named HEAD and git's internal pointer to the current working commit (hence warning: refname 'HEAD' is ambiguous messages.)
You could try git branch -D HEAD (the normal way to remove a branch), but I am not sure whether or not this would confuse git even more.

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