The PhD School of Politecnico di Milano promotes the opportunity to activate paths of joint PhD with companies and external entities ( Executive PhD).
Employees of companies or external entities who can train, develop and complete a research, holding their job and salary. They can obtain the PhD title at the end of their research path.
Newly-graduated candidates recruited by companies or external entities with a contract of apprenticeship in high-training, who have been got in the company gradually while they will carry on their PhD paths. In this case, the duration of the contract of high-training agrees with that one of the cycle of study. The new employees do not have to be beyond 30 years old.
4 years. The actual duration can be arranged between the company and the PhD board of Professors involved. It will depend on the kind of commitment established by the convention.
The PhD path foresees from one side a part of training through courses offered by the PhD programme and the PhD School and from the other side a part of research that can be carried out in the company, in the PhD department or in either organisations. The training path is arranged by both the company and the board of Professors of the involved PhD programme. A part of the training (in particular that one mentioned "core training") requires the compulsory attendance of the lessons (minimum 20 credits corresponding to about 100 hours of traditional lecture [taught class; the exact number of credits is determined yearly for all PhD candidates and it is reported in the Study Plan for their cycle, see link] and 500 hours of total study to prepare the final exam.
The research issue and the related path for carrying out it are arranged by both the company and by the board of Professors of the PhD programme involved. The path is followed by two supervisors, one belonging to the university , the other one belonging to the company. If the joint PhD path requires the commitment of Department's resources and/or investments for the development of the research, that will be regulated through a normal research contract between the company and the group responsible for the PhD candidate's activity.
The PhD executive candidate has to set the PhD path taking into account the company's vision and the related trends. That seems to give guarantees related to the research-oriented training product linked to the growth of the executive PhD, as well as, according to the conditions of collaboration, to interaction and integration between the university research of the group in which the PhD candidate is involved, and the development and innovation of the company or external entities for which the PhD candidate works. From the employee's point of view, the above-mentioned employee has the opportunity to exploit a training and growth opportunity, preserving his/her job and salary, with the relating loyalty by the company. From the company's point of view, the company, through the high-training contract, has the opportunity to recruit, train to research, and loyalize high-quality company's staff.
The company interested in promoting the enrolment of its employee has to contact the Coordinator of the PhD Programme involved, with the aim of checking if the training and research offer of the PhD Programme can represent a training opportunity, fitting together with the objectives of the potential PhD candidate, of the company or external entity and of the PhD programme involved.
The admitted Executive- PhD candidates have to enroll "without scholarship" and can start on one of the two main dates: November 1st, or May 1st.
Before the beginning of the PhD courses, the PhD Programmes/Departments and the companies involved should arrange the schedule of the joint project, which specifies the research areas, the modalities and the schedule of the training and research path. For our PhD programme is foreseen a contribution to the Department which will follow the research activity as a cover of the costs.


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[Deal Alert] Get an Unlocked Moto Z with Hasselblad camera mod for $499.99 ($439.99 off)
Last year's Moto Z was an alright phone, but priced a little high considering its reliance on expensive add-on Mods. However, Amazon has a killer deal on the Moto Z right now. This phone, bundled with the Hasselblad camera mod, can be yours for $499.99. The phone by itself often retails for more than that.
The official price for the Moto Z is still $699, and indeed that's what Motorola is asking. It was that much on Amazon just yesterday (although it jumps around). Today, that phone is $499.99, and for the same price, you can get the Hasselblad True Zoom Camera Mod for free. That device by itself is listed on Amazon for $239.99. So, you're getting $200 off the phone's retail price, plus the free Mod.
The Moto Z is still a fast phone by today's standards, but the battery life is a bit short. The Hasselblad Mod isn't the most impressive camera I've seen, but it's great for outdoor photography thanks to its 10x optical zoom. That's real optical zoom, with moving lenses and everything. This deal probably won't last long, so get a move on.
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Will Detention Center Operator Serco be Allowed to Run Public Housing in NSW?
Today we asked the Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian if Serco, the company that operates Australia's inhumane refugee detention centers, will be prevented from profiting from public housing in NSW.
Ms JENNY LEONG ( Newtown ) ( 15:12 :12 ): My question is directed to the Treasurer. Given Serco—the company known for running inhumane detention centres in Australia—has expressed an interest in managing public housing and has met this year with the Minister for Social Housing, is there anything to prevent Serco from profiting from the newly established billion-dollar Social and Affordable Housing Fund?
The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Family and Community Services will come to order. I call the Minister for Family and Community Services to order for the first time.
Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN ( Willoughby—Treasurer, and Minister for Industrial Relations) (15:15:12): I thank the member for Newtown for her question.
The SPEAKER: I will wait until members stop telling me what to do. After one call they want the Minister thrown out. Opposition members are on 10 calls before they are thrown out. Is that right, the member for Rockdale? Three calls, seven warnings. One call and the Opposition wants the Minister thrown out?
Mr Chris Minns: Yes, throw him out.
The SPEAKER: The Treasurer has the call.
Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: I acknowledge and thank all members in this House because the social and affordable housing legislation went through this Chamber and the Parliament unopposed. We are proud because it is an Australian first. There is no other Government or jurisdiction in the nation that has set aside a dedicated ring-fenced fund to support social and affordable housing. We are the first Government to have done that, and we are proud of it. I am able to update the House that in May we narrowed down the potential bidders for phase one, which involves providing 3,000 extra dwellings for social and affordable housing. We narrowed down the bidders to nine interested parties and the organisation that was mentioned was not one of those bidders. I say clearly, notwithstanding the fact that I have articulated the facts for the benefit of the member for Newtown, Government entities, non-government entities and private entities that have an interest in supporting the noble intentions of this Government of providing additional social and affordable housing are free to participate in all of our processes.
For too long things have been done the same way in this State and the outcomes have not changed. Members opposite do not like to listen to this bit. They talked a lot about social and affordable housing and they did nothing. It is a credit to the Minister for Family and Community Services. As was apparent, he feels strongly about this issue, as do all Government members, because we care about those who are most vulnerable. We are in a strong budget position to be able to provide that support, which those opposite were not able to do. Even in a million years they would not have the ability, capacity or know-how to set up a dedicated billion-dollar fund, which is ring-fenced to support those who are most vulnerable in our community.
The SPEAKER: Order! There are too many interjections.
[Interruption]
Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: I am bemused by the interjection by the member for Londonderry. I thought she supported social and affordable housing. I thought she said she supported the fund. I am not sure what her problem is. I appreciate Opposition members are a bit sensitive, because it highlights their hypocrisy. They say one thing in Opposition, but they failed to deliver in Government when they had the chance. In addition to the information requested by the member for Newtown, I have outlined the process we are up to in relation to the bidders.
While we invited bidders to participate in the process of supporting 3,000 extra dwellings for the first time, we also made it clear that small- or medium-sized bidders will have the chance to participate, because some of them might come forward with a solution for 200 extra houses in a particular part of the State. Others might come forward with 500. We have said through this process—which is a first—that bidders do not have to have a solution for 3,000 dwellings; they might have a solution in a particular part of the State for a fewer number than that. We want to provide flexibility to those on the ground who have the most expertise to deliver the best housing for those who are the most vulnerable. This is another example of a Government in control of its budget.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Bankstown to order for the second time.
Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: The member for Bankstown has not offered any policy position in this matter.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Bankstown to order for the third time.
Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: I note that the better our policies are, the stronger their interjections because they cannot handle the truth.
The SPEAKER: I warn the member for Bankstown for the last time.
Ms GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: The member for Newtown might like to give me extra time. It is up to her; she might feel I have answered the question sufficiently. In particular, I thank Tracy Howe from NSW Council of Social Services for her amazing support of this policy. I also thank other stakeholders such as Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and the experts on the ground who have supported the Government in this initiative.
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Here Lies Man - Ritual Divination
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Four albums in, the convenient and generalized catchphrase for Here Lies Man's erudite sound—if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat—might seem a little played out. But Ritual Divination is perhaps the best rendering of the idea so far. Particularly on the Sabbath side of the equation: The guitars are heavier and more blues-based than before, but the ancient rhythmic formula of the clave remains a constant. "Musically it's an opening up more to traditional rock elements," says vocalist / guitarist / cofounder Marcos Garcia, who also plays guitar in Antibalas. "It's always been our intention to explore. And, as we travelled deeper into this musical landscape, new features revealed themselves." The L.A. based band comprised of Antibalas members have toured relentlessly following their breakout 2017 self-titled debut. Their second album, You Will Know Nothing and an EP, Animal Noises, both followed in 2018. Third album No Ground To Walk Upon emerged in August 2019. All of them were crafted by Garcia and cofounder / drummer Geoff Mann (former Antibalas drummer and son of jazz musician Herbie Mann) in their L.A. studio between tours. Ritual Divination is their first album recorded as the full four-piece band, including bassist JP Maramba and keyboardist Doug Organ. This album continues with an ongoing concept of the band playing the soundtrack to an imaginary movie, with each song being a scene. Musically and sonically, the album is also self-reflexive. "On this album the feel changes within a song," Garcia says. "Whereas before each song was meant to induce a trancelike state, now more of the songs have their own arc built in." "We're very conscious of how the rhythms service the riffs," Garcia continues. "Tony Iommi's (Black Sabbath) innovation was to make the riff the organizing principle of a song. We are taking that same approach but employing a different organizing principle: For Iommi it was the blues, for us it comes directly from Africa.".
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Instagram Deactivates Tunde Ednut's Account Again
Oluwaseye Ogunsanya January 13, 2021
American photo and video sharing app, Instagram, has suspended the account of a Nigerian artiste turned blogger, Tunde Ednut once again barely three days after hitting one million followers. Few weeks after his previous account was removed from the Facebook-owned network platform, Ednut's account was again deactivated on Wednesday. On […]
Adekunle Gold, Simi celebrate 2nd wedding anniversary
Adekunle Gold and Simi have taken to social media to celebrate their second wedding anniversary. The couples took to their individual Instagram pages on Wednesday penning lovely messages to each other. In his post, Adekunle Gold whose real name is Kunle Kosoko expressed his love for Simi, noting that she […]
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Quit Social Media
Following growing disillusioned by the "hate" they have found on sites like Facebook and Twitter, a UK newspaper reported on Sunday that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have quit social media. According to the Sunday Times, the couple were rejecting social media in both a personal and professional capacity as […]
Elon Musk Overtakes Jeff Bezos To Become The Richest Person In The World
Oluwaseye Ogunsanya January 7, 2021
Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world with a net worth of more than $185 billion. On Thursday, Musk overtake Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to the richest person title after a 6% rise in Tesla (TSLA) shares lifted the value of its CEO's […]
Celebrity Couple, Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Living Separately
NBC News report, citing a source close to the family that Rapper Kanye West and his reality TV star wife Kim Kardashian West are living separately and undergoing marriage counseling. The source said on Tuesday that for the past few months West, 43, has been living in Wyoming while Kardashian […]
FCMB MD opts for leave as bank probes paternity allegation
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Laycon conferred with chieftaincy title in Ogun
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1996's "Boys" was probably never destined to be a quality movie. Writer/director Stacy Cochran takes on the impossible task of filling 87 minutes of screen time with her adaptation of a James Salter short story that was only eight pages long. In terms of screenwriting endeavors, that's a Hail Mary pass, and one Cochran is unable to complete despite her best intentions to taffy-pull anything from Salter's work to help beef up the dramatic potential of the project. "Boys" is the rare feature where nothing really happens during the run time, watching Cochran quickly lose interest in character arcs and mysteries, leaving the film to gradually fall asleep. There's a cast of young talent who seem eager to make something interesting out of all this filler, and while the effort is appreciated, the viewing experience is a complete drag. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com


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PREPARING EFFECTIVE CHAPLAINS
ADVOCATING QUALITY CHAPLAIN MINISTRY
Gerald E. Marsh Center for Chaplain Studies
The Marsh Center partners to equip chaplains, to provide solutions for their ministry, and to advocate on behalf of chaplaincy.
The Marsh Center is an interfaith advisory team of highly experienced professional chaplains. It brings critical insight, guidance, and support from many perspectives to equip, research, and advocate for chaplain ministry.
We collaborate with other chaplain agencies, faith groups and educational institutions to prepare chaplains to meet tomorrow's ministry needs.
Our 'think-tank' is a forum for chaplains of all types to research issues, provide adaptive and creative solutions, and advocate publicly for chaplain ministry.
Jim Browning
Director, Marsh Center for Chaplain Studies.
Jim Browning earned five degrees: BA in Psychology, the University of Texas at Arlington; (Arlington, TX); M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth TX); MS in Mass Communication, Boston University (Boston, MA); MS in Air War College Strategic Studies, Air University (Maxwell AFB, AL); D.Min, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth TX). He completed almost 30 years as a United States Air Force Chaplain, retiring with the rank of Colonel.
email: jbrowning@bhcarroll.edu
Jim Spivey
Associate Director, Marsh Center for Chaplain Studies.
Jim Spivey is a graduate of Auburn University (Alabama) where he earned a BA degree in Political Science. He also earned an M.Div. degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth TX) and a D.Phil. degree from the University of Oxford (England). He served as a United States Army Reserve Chaplain, retiring with the rank of Brigadier General.
Email: jspivey@bhcarroll.edu
Chaplaincy is the fastest growing ministry in America. Chaplains minister to persons of all faiths in a wide variety of non-religious settings. This requires a specialized set of knowledge and skills to meet a broad range of human needs.
We work with theological institutions to develop materials to train both new and experienced chaplains and to engage them in lifelong learning. This curriculum cultivates competencies for a unique ministry that reaches beyond the scope of traditional seminary coursework. It provides solid academic preparation that is theological, practical, and relevant for those who minister in settings where other religious workers rarely go.
The Marsh Center epitomizes the legacy of Dr. Gerald E. Marsh: U.S. Air Force Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains and 40-year seminary professor of pastoral ministry.
collaborative opportunities to develop and share master's and doctoral curricular material designed to address basic and advance chaplain skills and competencies.
an inter-faith forum that researches issues and develops solutions related to chaplain ministry.
in the public square concerning issues that influence, promote, and sustain effective chaplain ministry.
Marsh Center webinar focuses on lessons learned from COVID-19 challenges
Happy Birthday Military Chaplain Corps!
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A semi-empirical model is derived from operational data collected aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with the U.S. tissue equivalent proportional counter (TEPC). The model provides daily and cumulative mission predictions of the operational dose equivalent that space-crew may receive from galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) and trapped radiation (TR) sources as a function of the ISS orbit. The parametric model for GCR exposure correlates the TEPC dose equivalent rate to the cutoff rigidity at ISS altitudes while the TR parametric model relates this quantity to the mean atmospheric density at the crossing of the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). The influences of solar activity, flux asymmetry inside the SAA, detector orientation, and position aboard the ISS on the dose equivalent have been examined. The model has been successfully benchmarked against measured data for GCR and TR exposures to within ±10% and ±20%, respectively, over periods of time ranging from a single day to a full mission. In addition, preliminary estimates of the protection quantity of effective dose equivalent have been simulated using the PHITS Monte Carlo transport code. These simulations indicate that the TEPC dose equivalent is a conservative estimate of the effective dose equivalent.


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Described as "West Side Story with Vampires," "Blood Rock: The Musical" to Make World Debut on Sept. 20 at The Odyssey Theater in West Los Angeles
"Blood Rock: The Musical" Includes Cast Members Arrianna Leigh and Michael J. Ryan
"Blood Rock: The Musical" Includes Cast Members Thomas Hollow, Center, and Ellie Wyman, Far Right
"Blood Rock: The Musical" Includes Cast Members Ethan Daniel Corbett, Seated, Bradley Cusack, Second from Left, and Ellie Wyman, Far Right
"Blood Rock: The Musical" Includes Cast Member Ethan Daniel Corbett
New Play by Michael Berns Tells the Story of Two Rival Vampire Gangs in Philadelphia
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Described as "West Side Story…With Vampires," "Blood Rock: The Musical" will make its world debut on Thursday, September 20th at The Odyssey Theater in West Los Angeles. The new musical, which will run September 20 thru 23, and again September 27 thru 30, tells the story of two rival vampire gangs that have been living secretly in the city of Philadelphia for hundreds of years. Please see: http://bloodrockthemusical.com/
For Ticket Information: http://bloodrockthemusical.com/tickets.html
To see Promotional Video: https://www.facebook.com/BloodRockMusical/videos/567469623672965/
The new play features music and lyrics by Michael Berns, book by Mark Rich and Michael Berns, direction by Gary Thomas, choreography by Kyra Burns, and is being produced by Marlene Mandell. "Blood Rock: The Musical" features a cast of 17 up and coming performers, along with 28 original songs. Set in the modern day era, the show runs two hours with an intermission, and will be presented in The Odyssey's largest theater.
To watch the promotional trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyn0v32dIhw
Says producer Mandell, "Our new show is akin to 'West Side Story, but with Vampires, while also paying homage to 'Grease' and 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' This show is highly entertaining and a great deal of fun – it's just jam packed with humor and irresistible songs. We're confident that 'Blood Rock' will enthrall audiences of all ages."
See: http://www.playbill.com/article/blood-rock-musical-will-debut-at-odyssey-theater-in-los-angeles and https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BLOOD-ROCK-THE-MUSICAL-Opens-In-West-LA-Sept-20-20180829
About THE STORYLINE
Vampire Carnoli's gang is out for blood, literally, while the Blood Rock gang--the "Blood Rockers"-- just want to live peacefully and undetected in present day Philly.
The rival vampire gangs are threatened to be exposed when a young news reporter, Carolin Mills, begins covering the mysterious death of a local archeologist who happens to be the father of an old high school crush, Paul. Her investigation rekindles a relationship with Paul, while at the same time sparks the affection of the evil Carnoli.
As Carolin searches for the truth, the two rival gangs clash in an epic battle over love and the Vampire way of life.
AMONG THE SONGS
"Didn't Notice Us" (The first single released from the show's soundtrack, on iTunes.com)
"Paler than a Ghost" Orchestral
About THE LEADING CAST MEMBERS
"Carnoli"/"Rohan": Michael J. Ryan, who comes all the way from a small town famous for its "Kinky Boots," is thrilled to be making his stage debut at The Odyssey Theatre with the fantastic cast of "Blood Rock." His previous credits include "The Sound Of Music" (Rolf), "Into The Woods" (Rapunzel's Prince/The Wolf), and "Noises Off" (Gary/Roger).
"Carnoli"/"Mosi": Ethan Daniel Corbett has worked in theatre and film for years. He is best known for his role as Tommy Dinato in the soap opera "Youthful Daze," and as Nico in the film "Blood," which premiered at HRIFF and the Cannes Film Festival. Most recently, he was seen in "The Legend of Bonny Anne" at the Zephyr Theatre, and will appear in the upcoming war film, "JUBA." His theatre credits include roles as Danglars in "The Count of Monte Cristo" (Montalban Theatre), Riff in "West Side Story" (GCT), and Starkey in "Peter Pan" (5-Star Theatricals).
"Carolin Mills": Arrianna Leigh is honored to be originating the role of Carolin Mills and making her Odyssey Theatre debut in "Blood Rock." A South Bend, Indiana, native, Arrianna graduated from Millikin University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She made her Los Angeles theatre debut in 2017 as Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde: The Musical" (Cupcake Studios). Her other theatre credits include: "Into the Woods" (Cinderella), "Macbeth" (Lady Macbeth), "The Sweet Smell of Success" (Rita), "Xanadu" (Kira), "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (Millie), and "Les Miserables" (Epionne). Arrianna can next be seen on YouTube as "Molly" in the upcoming/not yet released web series "Commuting with Max and Molly" (The Wild Productions).
"Thomasina": Ellie Wyman is greatly enjoying the opportunity to play her first vampire in "Blood Rock." She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater from CSU Fullerton, and currently lives in Los Angeles. Among her theater roles to date: "The Marvelous Wonderettes" (Suzy) at the Glendale Center Theatre, "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" (Pippi) at Sierra Repertory Theater, "Beehive: 30th Anniversary Tour" (Herself, Janis Joplin) with Plan B, and "American Idiot" (Heather) at La Mirada Theater.
"Paul": Thomas Hollow is thrilled to be a part of "Blood Rock," both as a performer and as the Assistant Music Director. He graduated from UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music in 2017. Thomas has been seen as Frederic, in "Pirates of Penzance," as well as Bobby in Sondheim's "Company" at Moorpark College. He was also seen in Panic Productions' "Parade" as Officer Ivey and the Young Soldier. A classically trained Tenor, Thomas can be heard singing Opera in the Verdi Chorus of Santa Monica, Jazz as part of the duo Late to the Party, and in several additional choruses based throughout LA.
"Rohan"/"Mosi": Bradley Cusack could not be more honored to be playing both Rohan and Mosi in the very first production of "Blood Rock." He has spent the better part of the last five years performing with a non-profit organization - The Young Americans - all over the world. He studies voice with noted, private voice instructor David Anthony.
About THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Michael Berns/Writer: With the release of the soundtrack for "Blood Rock: The Musical," multi-instrumentalist Michael Berns has written and produced more than 100 songs for his bands and other artists. His music is currently available on iTunes and via additional online music outlets.
GARY THOMAS/DIRECTOR: Gary Thomas's career has been a blend of being in the spotlight and then creating it for others. With a background in theatre and dance, Gary has traveled the world with Disney, Celebrity Cruise Lines & Shows in Las Vegas, Tokyo, & Shanghai. His performer credits include: "West Side Story," "42nd St," "Guys & Dolls," "Oklahoma," and "Legends in Concert." He now produces, directs, and choreographs a wide range of theatre, industrials, club openings, product launches, and corporate events. Thomas's production credits include: Choreographer/Music Editor for "Bite," a Vampire Rock Show (Stratosphere, Las Vegas), and Director/Choreographer for the "Ooh La La" Burlesque Dance Show (Paris Hotel, Las Vegas). His corporate clients have included: Wahl, General Motors, Playboy, and Sprint.
Marlene Mandell/Producer: Based in Los Angeles, Marlene Mandell (Founder/Mandell Management) has been managing artists and actors for more than 20 years. Having produced numerous music videos, and the YouTube series "Finer Living," she is very excited to be one of the guiding hands in bringing "Blood Rock: The Musical" to the stage for its world debut.
Kyra Burns/Choreographer: Kyra Burns is thrilled to be making her Los Angeles musical debut as the choreographer for "Blood Rock." She holds a B.A. in Dance focus in choreography and a minor in film from UCLA. A resident of Los Angeles, Burns is a dance instructor and choreographer for the Brentwood Academy of Dance. She has choreographed and danced for projects for Warner Brothers, iHeart Radio, and DC Comics, as well as for various other music videos and shows across Los Angeles. In addition to her work as a choreographer and dancer, she is also an actress.
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component systems comprised of particles interacting via core-softened
potentials
\cite{pabloreview,Ja98,St98,Sc00,Fr01,Bul02,fran02,Wi02,Camp05}.
Core-softened potentials exhibit a repulsive hard core plus a softening
region, which can be a linear or nonlinear repulsive ramp, a shoulder,
a double (or multiple) attractive well, or  combinations of all these
features. These models were created with the purpose of constructing a
simple two-body isotropic potential capable of describing some aspects
of the anomalous behavior of complex fluids \cite{Fr85,Ne01,Gr04}, like
maximum in density as a function of temperature, increasing
isothermal compressibility upon cooling, and increasing
molecular
diffusivity with the increase  of pressure \cite{Ne01}.  It has been
proposed some time ago that these anomalies might be associated with a
critical point at the terminus of a liquid-liquid line, in the unstable
supercooled liquid region \cite{Po92}.  The study of core-softened
potentials generates models that are computationally (sometimes even
analytically) tractable and that may retain some qualitative features
of network forming  fluids such as water.

Hemmer and Stell \cite{hemmer70}, using the method of Takahashi
\cite{takahashi66} proposed the possibility of a second critical point
in addition to the normal liquid-gas critical point, for a
one-dimensional system whose pairwise potential possesses a region of
negative curvature with respect to separation distance in its repulsive
core.  Debenedetti et al. developed thermodynamic arguments to show
that
this type of potential can lead to density anomaly \cite{De91}.
Stillinger and Stillinger \cite{St97} showed that a pure repulsive
Gaussian core-softened potential produces both thermodynamic and
dynamic
anomalies but no indication of the second critical point at positive
temperatures.

A number of works investigated step potentials consisting of a hard
core, a square repulsive shoulder and an attractive square well
\cite{St98,Sc00, Fr01,Bul02,Bu02,Bu03,Sk04,cho96,cho96b,He05,Ol06}. In two
dimensions, such potentials have density and diffusion anomalies, a
negatively sloped freezing line and possibly a second critical point in
a deeply supercooled state inaccessible by simulations. In three
dimensions, these potentials do not have dynamic and thermodynamic
anomalies but possess a second \cite{Sk04} and sometimes a third
\cite{Bu03} critical point, accessible by simulations in the region
predicted by the hypernetted chain integral equation \cite{Fr01,Ma04}.

Jagla proposed a different version of the core-softened potential, the
main element of which is a linear repulsive ramp \cite{Ja98}. These
potentials show a region of density anomaly in the pressure-temperature
plane and also display a liquid-liquid critical point, which can be
located in a stable or metastable fluid region, depending on the choice
of parameters \cite{gibson-cond-mat-2006}.  The Rogers-Young
\cite{Ro84}
approximation, together with the mode coupling theory, reproduces these
features analytically \cite{Ku04}. An attractive ramp \cite{Ja98,Wi02,Xu05}
displays a normal gas-liquid critical point and also brings this second
critical point into an accessible region of higher temperature.

An interesting issue, besides the thermodynamic anomalies, is the
investigation of the dynamic anomalies, such as those exhibited by
water.  The translational diffusion coefficient $D$ for a spherical
particle solute of radius $\sigma$ in a medium of shear viscosity
$\eta$, is predicted by the Stokes-Einstein relation to be
\begin{equation}
\label{D}
 D=\frac{k_BT}{6\pi\eta \sigma}\; .
\end{equation}
The rotational autocorrelation time is predicted by the
Debye-Stokes-Einstein relation to be
\begin{equation}
\label{tau}
\tau_r=\frac{4\pi\eta \sigma^3}{3k_B T}\; .
\end{equation}

Simulations of supercooled SPC/E water at constant temperature show
that
$D$ increases as pressure $P$ decreases, reaches a maximum at a density
$\rho_{D{\rm max}}$ and decreases until $D$ reaches a minimum at
$\rho_{D{\rm min}}$ \cite{Ne01,Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02}.  Further $\tau_r$,
has
a minimum at $\rho_{D{\rm max}}$ and a maximum at $\rho_{D{\rm min}}$
\cite{Ne01,Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02}, and the product $\tau_r D$ is almost
constant with density and temperature \cite{Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02}. This
constancy is still an open issue and needs to be resolved.

Combining Eq.~(\ref{tau}) with Eq.~(\ref{D}), we see that the product
$\tau_r D$ is constant, which could explain the constancy of the
product
$\tau_r D$ observed the SPC/E water.  However, the hydrodynamic
approximations used in both the Stokes-Einstein and the
Debye-Stokes-Einstein relations are valid only if the size ratio
between
the solute and the solvent is large \cite{Ka00}.  This is not the case
of the self diffusion of SPC/E water where the tracer particle has the
same size as the other particles in the system, so hydrodynamic
arguments cannot explain the constancy of $\tau_r D$ observed in water
\cite{Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02}.

Furthermore, for a number of supercooled liquids, experimental results
show that there is a breakdown of the Stokes-Einstein relation close to
the glass transition temperature $T_g$ \cite{Ng99,Fu92,Ci95}. The
translational diffusion close to $T_g$ behaves as $D\propto T/\eta^b$
with $b<1$ \cite{Ng99}.  In this case, the product $\tau_r D\propto
\eta^{1-b}$ is not constant, but increases as the system is cooled
\cite{Ng99}. Since water differs from other supercooled liquids by the
presence of thermodynamic anomalies, the study of the relation between
the thermodynamic and dynamic anomalies in water might shed some light
on this problem.  For SPC/E water, the region in the $P-T$ phase
diagram
where water has diffusivity anomalies defines a broad region, and the
region where density anomalies can be found lies entirely inside the
anomalous diffusivity region
\cite{Ne01,Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02,errington2001}. For SPC/E water, the product
$\tau_r D$ is approximately constant inside the entire region of the
diffusivity anomaly.

The goal of our study is to test the hypothesis
that the constancy of $\tau_r D$ is the consequence of the diffusivity anomaly. To
achieve
this goal we construct a simple model which has the thermodynamic and
dynamic anomalies of water but also has rotational degrees of freedom,
so that  $\tau_r$ can be investigated. We based our model on
the Jagla repulsive ramp model which has the entire spectrum of water
anomalies~\cite{Ku04}, including the correlation between the
translational and orientation order parameters \cite{Yan}. In order
to create rotational
degrees of freedom, we linked two ramp particles into a ``dumbbell'' by a
permanent bond equal in length to the hard core diameter. Thus, in our
model the two monomers of the dumbbell touch each other with their hard-cores
as in rombohedral crystal obtained in \cite{Ku04} near the high
pressure boarder of the diffusivity anomaly region.
We keep the same choice of the ratio of the soft-core to the hard-core
as in~\cite{Ku04}, since these ratio reproduces also the water-like
correlation of the translational and orientational order maps  \cite{Yan06}.
Since hard-core models cannot be easily treated with a continuous molecular
dynamics, we discretized the ramp by a step-function consisting of many
small steps and use the discrete molecular dynamic (DMD) algorithm
as in ~\cite{Ku04}.

First, we  test whether the thermodynamic and dynamic anomalies are
preserved for dumbbells and how their region in the $P-T$ diagram is
alternated comparatively to the original monomeric particles.
Since it ~\cite{Ku04} it was shown that the dynamic properties
depend significantly on the step of the discretized potential,
we test if our conclusions are not an artifact of the discretization.
Finally, in the density anomaly region, we can test if the
product $\tau_r D$ is constant (as in water) or if it resembles the
behavior of other supercooled liquids.

This paper is organized as follows. We introduce the dumbbell model and
give details about the simulations in Sec.~II. We present the
thermodynamic and dynamic behavior in Sec.~III, and our conclusions in
Sec.~IV.

\section{The Dumbbell  Model}

The model we study is defined as follows. We consider a set of diatomic
molecules formed by two spherical atoms of diameter $\sigma_0$ linked
together.  The atoms in each molecule are separated from each other by
a distance $\ell$ which is allowed to fluctuate in the range
$0.99\sigma_0\leq\ell\leq 1.01\sigma_0$.  The interaction potential
between two atoms belonging to different dumbbell molecules separated
by
a distance $r$ is a ``ramp'' made of $n$ steps \cite{Ku04}
(Fig.~1). Thus
\begin{equation}
\label{pot}
U (r) \equiv\cases{\infty & $r<\sigma_0$ \cr k\Delta U &
$r_{k+1}<r<r_k$
                   \cr 0 & $r>\sigma_1-\frac{\Delta r}{2}$} \; ,
\end{equation}
where
\begin{eqnarray}
r_k &\equiv& \sigma_1 - \left(k-{1\over 2}\right)\Delta r\;,\\ \Delta r
&\equiv& {\sigma_1 - \sigma_0\over n+(1/2)}\; ,
\end{eqnarray}
and
\begin{equation}
\Delta U \equiv {U_0\over n+(1/2)} \; .
\end{equation}

The liquid phase part of the ramp phase diagram has the following
characteristics.  At low $P$, particles prefer to be at distances
$\sigma_1$ from each other. At high $P$ the typical distance is
$\sigma_0$.  This implies a crossover region of $P$ with anomalously
large isothermal compressibility $k_T$ which might give rise to an
accessible liquid-liquid phase transition if an attractive part is
included in this potential.

The discretized, step version of the ramp potential has the advantage
of being well suited for study using collision-driven molecular dynamics
\cite{rapaport95,Sk04}.  As $n\rightarrow \infty$, the step potential
becomes a ``ramp'' similar to the potential introduced by Hemmer and
Stell \cite{hemmer70} and studied by Jagla \cite{Ja98}.  Indeed, the
properties become similar to a pure ramp potential if the height
difference between two adjacent steps is less than $k_B T$
\cite{Ku04}. Moreover, we expect \cite{Ku04} that the dynamic behavior
converges to the behavior of the smooth ramp when $n \to \infty$ as
O($n^{-1}$), therefore in a slower way than the thermodynamic
properties, which converge as O($n^{-2}$).

In order to test the influence of the discretization, we study this
repulsive ramp potential with $n=18$ and $n=144$ steps and
$\sigma_1/\sigma_0$ = 1.74.  We perform ``discrete molecular dynamics''
(DMD) simulations, using a collision-driven algorithm
\cite{fran02,rapaport95,Sk04}, for a system comprised of 500 dumbbell
molecules (1000 ``atoms'') in a cubic box, with box edge ranging from
$L=13\sigma_0$ to $L=15.5\sigma_0$.  The dimensionless temperature
$T^\ast$, density $\rho^\ast$, pressure $P^\ast$, translational
diffusion coefficient $D^\ast$, and mean rotational correlational time
$\tau_r^\ast$ are given respectively by
\begin{equation}
\label{T*}
T^*\equiv \frac{T k_B}{U_0},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{rho*}
\rho^*\equiv\rho \sigma_0^3,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{P*}
P^*\equiv\frac{P \sigma_0^3}{U_0},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{D*}
D^*\equiv\frac{D(m/U_0)^{1/2}}{\sigma_0},
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
\label{tau*}
\tau_r^*\equiv\frac{\tau_r(U_0/m)^{1/2}}{\sigma_0}\;,
\end{equation}
where $k_B$ is the Boltzmann constant, $m$ the particle mass, and $U_0$
the high of the repulsive ramp.

We calculate thermodynamic and dynamic properties using simulations of
160,000 time steps. We analyze the thermodynamic and dynamic behavior
for dimensionless temperatures ranging from $T^*=0.151$ down to
$T^*=0.054$ for $n=18$ and from $T^*=0.168$ down to $T^*=0.048$ for
$n=144$.

\section{Results}

\subsection{Density Anomaly}

We shall first investigate if our system of diatomic molecules exhibits
a density maximum as found for a system of spherical monoatomic
particles interacting through the same potential \cite{Ku04}.  Figure 2
plots the pressure $P^*$ against density $\rho^*$ for fixed values of
$T^*$. We see that for all the states there is no mechanical
instability, and the pressure is a monotonically increasing function of
density,
\begin{equation}
\label{prhoT}
\left( \frac{\partial P}{\partial \rho} \right)_{T} > 0 \; ,
\end{equation}
implying that no phase transition is present. The isotherms cross each
other, which means that $(\partial \rho/\partial T)_{P}$ = 0, which
implies a density anomaly.

In order to locate the points where $(\partial P/\partial T)_{\rho}$ =
0, we plot $P^*$ against $T^*$ along isochores (Fig.~3a, 3b and 3c),
fit the
results to a polynomial, and calculate the minima. The line connecting
these minima is the temperature of maximum density (TMD) line, which is
the boundary of a thermodynamically anomalous region where
\begin{equation}
\label{ptrhoanom}
\left(\frac{\partial P}{\partial T} \right)_{\rho} < 0 \; ,
\end{equation}
and therefore an anomalous behavior of the density (similar to water)
\begin{equation}
\label{rhoTp>}
\left( \frac{\partial \rho}{\partial T} \right)_{P} > 0 \; .
\end{equation}
Because of the Maxwell relations, Eq.~(\ref{rhoTp>}) implies anomalous
behavior of the entropy,
\begin{equation}
\label{Srho}
\left( \frac{\partial S}{\partial \rho} \right)_{T} > 0 \; .
\end{equation}

We can uncover the effect of increasing  $n$ on generating the thermodynamic
and dynamic anomalies, comparing Figs.~3a and 3b. We will see that the
number of steps has almost no influence on the shape and location of
the
TMD, consistent with the fast convergence of pressure to the linear
ramp
value as $n \to \infty$ \cite{Ku04}. Therefore, the curves for the
system with $n=144$ steps are expected to be almost identical to the
curves for the linear ramp \cite{gibson-cond-mat-2006}.  The
corresponding effect of the dumbbell shape can be estimated comparing
the results of dumbbells with $n=18$ and $n=144$ with the systems of
1000 monoatomic particles with $n=18$ (Fig. 3c) and $n=144$ \cite{Ku04}
interacting with the same potential illustrated in Eq.~(\ref{pot}) for
the same state points as the dumbbell molecule system.  The systems of
interacting dumbbells have a slightly smaller region of density (and
entropy) anomaly, shifted to higher pressures. In these cases, for
densities above 0.182 and below 0.154, no minima in the pressure are
found.

\subsection{Dynamics}

We now study the mobility associated with the repulsive ramp $n$-step
potential for $n=18$ and $n=144$. We calculate the translational
diffusion coefficient $D$ using the mean-square displacement averaged
over different initial times,
\begin{equation}
\langle \Delta r^2(t) \rangle =
\langle [{\bf v}(t_0+t)-{\bf r}(t_0)]^2\rangle\;
\end{equation}
where ${\bf v}$ is the center of mass of the dumbbell.
Then $D$ is obtained from the relation
\begin{equation}
D=\lim_{t\to\infty}\langle \Delta r^2(t) \rangle/6t \; .
\end{equation}

Figure 4 shows the behavior of the dimensionless translational
diffusion
coefficient, $D^*$, as a function of the dimensionless density,
$\rho^*$, for the dumbbell potential. At low temperatures, the behavior
is similar to the behavior found for SPC/E supercooled water
\cite{Ne01}. $D$ increases as $\rho$ decreases, reaches a maximum at
$\rho_{D{\rm max}}$ (and $P_{D{\rm max}}$), and decreases until it
reaches a minimum at $\rho_{D{\rm min}}$ (and $P_{D{\rm min}}$). Above
$T^* = 0.086$ (not shown), however, the anomalous behavior disappears.

The region in the $P-T$ plane where there is an anomalous behavior in
the diffusion is bounded by $(T_{D{\rm min}}(\rho),P_{D{\rm
min}}(\rho))$ and $(T_{D{\rm max}}(\rho),P_{D{\rm max}}(\rho))$.  The
location of this region for the studied systems is shown by the dotted
lines in Figs.~3a, 3b, and 3c. The effect of the dumbbell shape
observed
by comparing Fig.~3a with 3c, or Fig.~3b with Ref.~\cite{Ku04}, is
rather small and affects only the overall shape of the curve, shrinking
slightly the region and shifting toward higher values of P and lower
values of T. The effect of $n$, obtained by comparing Fig.~3a with 3b
or
Fig.~3c with Ref.~\cite{Ku04}, however, is very strong. Whereas in the
systems where the potential was discretized in 144 steps (Fig.~3b and
Ref.~\cite{Ku04}) the diffusion anomaly line lies outside the TMD line
(exactly as in SPC/E water\cite{errington2001}), for the systems with
$n=18$ (Fig.~3a and 3c) the diffusion anomaly region shrinks strongly,
in such a way that it migrates to a region inside the TMD line, in
contrast to the behavior of SPC/E water.  These results are consistent
with the slow convergence of the dynamic properties of the discretized
ramp potential, as $n \to \infty$. Nevertheless, the results for
$n=144$
are expected to be very similar to the results for a linear ramp.

The use of dumbbell molecules, unlike spherically symmetric models,
allows us to calculate the rotational degrees of freedom and to
estimate
of the role of anisotropy. The rotational diffusion is analyzed by
calculating the orientational autocorrelation function of the vector
${\bf e}(t)$ defining the orientation of the dumbbell molecule,
\begin{equation}
\label{Ce}
C_{\bf e} (t) \equiv \langle {\bf e}(t) \cdot {\bf e}(0)\rangle.
\end{equation}
The orientational autocorrelation function depends on the density and
temperature, and for short times we can fit $C_{\bf e}(t)$ with an
exponential function \cite{note2}:
\begin{equation}
\label{expontau}
C_{\bf e} (t) \propto \exp (- t/\tau_r).
\end{equation}
The orientational correlation times, $\tau_r$, obtained from
Eq.~(\ref{expontau}) depends on density in a roughly complementary way
as the translational diffusion coefficient $D$.  This behavior is shown
in Figs.~5a (for the $n=18$ system) and 5b (for the $n=144$ system).

As $\rho$ decreases, $\tau_r$ decreases, reaches a minimum, then
increases, reaching a maximum. A similar behavior was also observed for
SPC/E water simulations \cite{Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02}. The density region
where the rotational diffusion is anomalous roughly coincides with the
region of translational diffusion anomalies, as seen in Figs.~3a and 3b
(dashed lines).  Here again the anomaly region depends strongly on $n$.

The translational and rotational diffusion for systems for the $n$-step
repulsive ramp seem to behave in a complementary way, but in fact the
product $\tau_rD$, as shown in Fig.~6a, is not density or temperature
independent as in SPC/E water \cite{Ne02a,Ne02b,Ne02}. Indeed, $\tau_r
D$ increases with increasing temperature (Fig.~6b), in sharp contrast
with most liquids.  Inside the thermodynamically anomalous region the
product $\tau_rD$ is also not a constant, and a careful examination of
the very low temperature behavior (Fig.~6b) shows that the product
increases upon cooling below $T^*=0.048$,  in a way similar to
many other systems close to the glass transition temperature \cite{Ci95}.
For our systems we estimate the Mode Coupling Temperature
to be $T_{MCT}^*=0.044\pm 0.001$ and using the Vogel-Fulcher ansatz
$D\propto  \exp(A/(T-T_0))$ we
estimate   $T_0^*=0.038\pm 0.001$. The glass transition temperature is
between these two values.

The explanation for the anomalous behavior of the product $\tau_r D$ is
that the rotation of the dumbbell in the vicinity of other dumbbells
may
have a different activation energy than translation. This is quite
plausible from simple geometrical considerations. In order to rotate,
the dumbbell must overcome a larger potential barrier than to
translate.
Then $\ln \tau_{r}D= (A_{r} -A_{t})/kT$, where both $A_{r}$ and $A_{t}$
should be functions of density. Indeed the Arrhenius plot of
$\tau_{r}D$
at high and moderate temperatures gives perfect straight lines with
weak
dependence on density (Fig.~6b).  Figure 7 shows that $A_r-A_t$, which
quantifies how strongly the product $\tau_r D$ deviates from a
constant,
reaches its maximum close to the density corresponding to the closed
packed arrangements of the rumps, below which the dumbbells may
translate without overcoming any potential barrier.
This density may be estimated for an arrangement of dumbbells
consisting of triangular lattices of vertically placed dumbbells
$\rho=1/(\sigma_1^3/\sqrt{2}+\sigma_1^2 \sigma_0
\sqrt{3}/2)=0.153\sigma_0^{-3},$ where $\sigma_0$ is the hard core and
$\sigma_1$ is considered a soft core diameter. The linearity of the
Arrhenius plot breaks down close to the glass transition where
$\tau_{r} D$ starts to increase upon cooling as in other liquids in
which this behavior is usually associated with the
breakdown of the Einstein-Stokes
caused by the growth of dynamic heterogeneities near the glass transition
\cite{Ng99,Ci95,Ma05}.

\section{Conclusions}

We have simulated a set of dumbbell molecules interacting through a
purely repulsive ramp-like potential, discretized in $n$ steps.  We
compare the cases of $n=18$ and $n=144$, where the $n=144$ case has
the behavior very similar to that if the
 linear ramp.  We studied the density
anomaly and anomalies in both the translational and rotational
mobilities.  We found that in both cases the density behaves anomalously in a
certain range of pressures and temperatures.  Comparison with
simulations of monoatomic particles interacting with the same potential
\cite{Ku04} shows that the thermodynamic anomalies are not very
sensitive to the number of steps used in the potential, and only weakly
affected by the dumbbell shape. Thus the existence of a fixed link
between pairs of atoms and the resulting anisotropy has only a small effect on
the thermodynamic properties.

The dynamic anomalies, however, are more sensitive, both to $n$ and to
the introduction of the dumbbell shape.  The translational diffusion
coefficient at constant temperature has a maximum and a minimum as a
function of $\rho$, but the locus of anomalous behavior depends both on
the particles' shape (monoatomic or dumbbell) as well as on the number
of steps (a potential with 144 steps has a different range than a
potential with 18 steps). The dumbbell shape causes the dynamically
anomalous region to shrink. The decrease of $n$ shrinks and shifts the
dynamically anomalous region to lower temperatures.

The region of dynamic anomalies lies approximately inside the
region of thermodynamic
anomalies for the $n=18$ potential and outside for the $n=144$
potential. We expect that systems with molecules interacting with a
a smooth linear ramp potential would display a behavior similar to
this last one. Despite of the fact that this last hierarchy of anomalous
regions is similar to that found in simulations of water, some
important differences should be pointed out.  For dumbbell molecules,
the product
of the translational diffusion constant $D$ and the orientational
correlation time $\tau_r$ is not a constant, even at high temperatures,
indicating that translation and rotation of dumbbells may have
different activation energies. This is not the case in water in which
the molecules are confined in symmetrical tetrahedral shells, so the
translation
and rotation are associated with switching the partners via bifurcation
of the hydrogen
bonds \cite{Ne02a}. It would be interesting to compare the behavior
of the $\tau_r D$
in the dumbbell model
and other dimeric liquids, such as hydrogen peroxide.
At low temperatures, the dumbbell model displays a sharp increase of
$\tau_r D$, resembling the behavior found for liquids close to $T_g$
\cite{Ci95}. This behavior must be investigated by analyzing the
``fastest'' rotational and translational clusters
\cite{Ki04,Ma05,Jung04}.

\subsection*{Acknowledgments}

We thank P. Kumar for helpful insights and comments on the manuscript,
and the Brazilian science agencies CNPq, FINEP  and Fapergs, and
by the NSF Chemistry Program for financial support. SVB thanks
the office of Academic affairs of the
Yeshiva University  for finantial support.

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Neo-vaisnavism gave to India more than religion: it enriched the country with dance, literature and painting. Assam's painting tradition is primarily Vaisnavite, as may be seen in works like Hastividyarnava and Samkhachura vadha. In fact, this tradition of line and colour is crying to be rehabilitated. Modern Assam has not been able yet to create a fresh tradition as vital as the medieval one. It was a revelation when Asu Dev copied some of the paintings from the seventeenth century Chitra-Bhagavata as murals in the residence of late Dr. Bhubaneswar Barua. The panels immediately caught attention by reason of the bold design, the harmony of the blue, red and yellow and a sense of realism revealed by these religious paintings of an avowedly conventional type.
Asu Dev's preoccupation with medieval Assamese painting indicates to a certain extent the source of his inspiration. He has been born and brought up in this part of India, with its distinctive cultural tradition and attractive pattern of different types of people and varied scenes of natural beauty. In fact, Asu Dev has built up his philosophy on what is seen and perceived around him, only he adds the light that never was on sea and land to what he finds. He has been influenced by techniques, European and Indian, but he is no fashionable artist. He is too obstinate to be somebody's show-boy. He has moved about much among the various types of people of this land of green plains and forested hills; he has observed the daily occupations of the rural folk; he has felt the play of colour and air in lonely places and altogether has developed a sympathetic communion with the background in which he has had his being. This communion has lent him a convincing and coherent vision which imposes its own pattern on the diversities and contradictions of life, and, technique or no technique; it is the avowed purpose of this painter to transfer on canvas his vision.
More than a decade ago I had written about an exhibition of paintings that he had given at Gauhati. At that time I wrote that he had been influenced by the pointillism of Seurat and the bold strokes of Van Gogh and that he dealt in a limited range of colours. In some of the paintings exhibited by him he evinced the freshness and simplicity of the child's vision characteristic of medieval Indian painting. On the other hand, the perceptiveness and economy of his technique could be felt in a panting like 'In the morning', representation of a clump of bamboo which I retain as a personal souvenir, in this picture the pale blue of the dawn percolates through the golden leaves of the bamboo grove and there is a suggestion of fresh air and hopefulness in the atmosphere. The work here is not in bold and rapid strokes, but detailed and painstaking, and the line is also more in evidence.
Being a modern painter Asu Dev does not rely too much on the line: his art is not representational in the conventional sense, particularly in his recent work. This trend towards non-representational painting began with Cezanne at the turn of the century and is paralleled by the scientific discovery that physical forms are not absolute, but relative. In art the trend led to impressionism and cubism and their various derivatives. In Dev's art also light is the major instrument of his technique, This leads to various experiments with colour, sometimes too mixed and blended to be definitely characterized and at other times adding a new dimension to the geometrical and cubist patterns behind his pictures. Take for instance, 'Spiring time.' The grove of trees swayed and forced onwards by the wind has existence in reality, it has a sense of form, but its value lies in the artist's vision that has been imposed on it. The blending and shimmer of colour, the trend of the line, though subdued, indicate the sudden discovery by the artist of the vitality and richness of experience that nature may give us sometime. A similar success with colour is seen in 'Boat', one of Dev's latest paintings.
The sense of the solid is evidenced in particular in 'Birth of new life', an interpretation of the Umiam Hydel project near Shiliong. Here earth lies bleeding as it were, only to erect a new township on her bosom. A sculpturesque effect is also given by 'Desire', the desire of the earth for the moon, while 'Self-portrait' with the stolid artist pressed on by his wife and child suggesting earthly worries, is wholly sculptural in design. Pointillism at its best is seen in 'Pine Avenue', with its sense of depth both vertical and horizontal. It is also a splendid exercise in colour blending.
AsuDev has certain paintings which represent experiences easily assimilable by the common observer, for instance, 'Fishing in the mud,' a girl probing for fish, a typically Assamese scene, 'Life to the lees', a group of famine shrunken persons, 'Night awake', a vision of the congestion of Gauhati from the railway over bridge. These also are not pure representation, but carriers of a certain message almost moral, if I may use the term.
As all these show, Dev's art is acquiring a new depth commensurate with his experience of life and artistic practice. That he has been carrying, on his lonely torch in the midst of public indifference and pecuniary difficulties not only speaks well of his stamina but also of his calling for this personal art form. It is because of such persons as Dev that art has 'remained the one way possible of speaking the truth, to minds like mine' to echo Browning.
Prof. PRAFULLA DUTTA GOSWAMI : A close friend who had observed the artist work for more than three decades. Was Head of the department of Folklore Research Gauhati University.
This is his second write-up on the artist. From the 1965 Exhibition Catalogue.


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Filipino filmmaker bags International Emmy for short video
By: Ricky Rillera - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Mirror/INQUIRER.net News Partner / 11:18 AM November 28, 2019
Breech Harani poses with International Emmy plaque recognizing his work. TROI SANTOS
NEW YORK – In a first for the Philippines, a young Filipino filmmaker from the Davao Region of Mindanao added another feat to his long list of achievements with his short film winning entry to The International Emmy World Television Festival held in New York City, November 23-25.
Breech Asher Harani, 27, was judged one of the three winners in the JCS International Young Creatives Award 1 Minute Video Competition for Peace. His entry "Next to Me," together with "P.E.A.C.E. – A Spoken Word," by Funke Alafiatayo (United Kingdom) and "It Starts Within" by Artes Ferruni (Albania) bested over 26 finalists for this year's theme "Stand Up for Peace."
The winners, who were flown to New York to receive their award on Saturday, November 23, were selected by a blue-ribbon panel of international jurors led by chairman Michal Grayevsky, president of JCS International and founder of Young Creative Awards.
Harani could not believe he won when he received the announcement in October, he told the Philippine Daily Mirror. "I screamed a little. There were more than a hundred hopefuls around the world this year, but somehow I made it to the finals and among the three excellent entries. It's really surreal."
At the preliminary stage of the competition, he said that there were a few Filipinos who also submitted their entries.
Winners of the JCSI Young Creatives Award. (Left to right) Funke Alafiatayo, Breech Harani, Michal Grayesvky, and Artes Ferruni. TROI SANTOS
The JCS International Young Creatives Award, founded by business and philanthropic leader Ronald S. Lauder, was established "to foster young talent across the globe while sparking a conversation around peace." Lauder, who himself was a recipient of the Directorate Award at the 34th International Emmys in 2006, said the Award is "a powerful way to promote peace through art."
It is a partnership arrangement between JCSI and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences which was launched in 2017.
The annual competition is free and open to non-American citizens aged 18 to 29 years old. An online public voting is conducted, and a final round of judging takes place.
Winning short film
"Next To Me" is about the Battle of Marawi in the Philippines in 2017, where many Muslims migrated from Marawi to Mindanao. Uprooted children were forced to transfer schools, where they were bullied and discriminated against, especially in non-Muslim communities. Harani did not find it difficult to prepare the film since he is used to quick shoots.
He did a film/video workshop to the Media Arts students of Compostela National High School at that time and decided to shoot and teach at the same time. "Editing took me a day because a 1-minute span is tricky, so I have to make sure all the right scenes are there," said Harani
He joined the competition because he loves to be a part of a platform that uses audio-visual arts as a way of raising awareness on social issues. "When I saw this opportunity that they are looking for films about 'Stand Up for Peace," I immediately thought of all those experiences I had and used my knowledge about social inclusion as the core of the narrative," he said.
Although there is no monetary prize for the award, Harani believes that having the name "I-Emmy" in his portfolio is already "10x better than cash." "We are talking and networking with the best people on television around the world, and that is the best prize ever," he said.
International awards and recognition
Harani has been to many international events and won awards over the years. His works on short films and photography have received acclaim in the USA, Hong Kong, Serbia, France, Belgium, Ireland, UK, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand including in his home country.
He considers The Plural+ International Jury Award in 2015 at the Paley Center for Media in New York City for his short paper tableau film "BLUE" as his most notable achievement among others. In 2017, he also won the International Citizen Media Award in Munster, Germany, for his short 2D animated film "My Story", which was a collaboration with a Pakistani filmmaker.
He has been invited also to several international organizations' forum as a resource speaker. He recently finished an Arts Residency Program at the Changsha Media Arts n Changsha, China which ran from April 6 to May 4, 2019.
Harani has been creating short films and video art since 2012 but he has not tried a full feature yet. However, he said he is crafting a good story and he is hopeful that he can produce one. He is currently working on a short film, about 20-30 seconds long, called "The Water of Forgetting."
The film is about the vanishing stories of the Bagobo Indigenous beliefs on life and death. He said that he is in the script development stage and perhaps if he gets the right funding he can start shooting by next year.
Shooting for the best
Harani has been an advocacy filmmaker for 7 years. He has been always a movie fan since childhood. While there are no film schools in Davao, he decided to go to the closest route, which is Mass Communication. He studied Bachelor of Arts and majored in Mass Communication at the Holy Cross of Davao College. "It's not really a film course but I learned a lot from there the basics of television and film production,' he said.
JCSI Jurors – Michal Grayevsky with fellow jurors Alvaro Pereira, Oliver Mahrdt, Lisa Azuelos, Anne Bahr Thompson, Devin Woods, Amanda Nguyen, Fred Graver and Camille Bidermann. NOA GRAYESVKY
With his experience in short films, he plans to launch an online series in the future. For now, because of invitations to arts residency programs in Europe, he said: "We'll see how it will play out. I don't really think about it too much, I just go with the flow," Harani said.
After the International Emmy Awards Gala on Monday, Nov. 25, he flew back home to the Philippines the following day. This being his third trip to the US – all of them to New York City — he hopes to explore other states someday. Meanwhile, at his young age, he will keep on working to accomplish more – shooting films for the best.
Filipino juror
Filipino Jose Mari Abacan, first vice president for Program Management in GMA, sat as one of the international jurors in the Comedy category this year. "As always, judging for the International Emmys is an enriching experience," he said. "In my almost 30 years in the industry, there is always room for learning something new – I get this every time I judge for the different categories," he told this reporter.
Abacan has been judging entries for more than 10 years. He has judged for the other categories in the past like Short Form Series, TV movies and Performance categories. "This is not the first time in the Emmy's that a Filipino judge was tapped in one of the categories," he said.
GMA has been asked to submit entries each year. "We've been regularly submitting when we see something that is worth competing for the Emmys," Abacan said. "GMA encourages our producers, writers and directors to strive for excellence in creating content not only for the Philippines but also for the global market."
As first vice-president, Abacan acquires programs locally and internationally. He was responsible to introduce programs to the Philippines that came Korea, Thailand, India, and Turkey. His responsibilities include supervising locally produced programs by partners and movies as an addition to Programming and Acquisition functions.
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Coldstream Pauses Touring to Work on the Green Costs of Worldwide Concerts
LiveNation reported that in November 2017, the rock band Coldplay completed their "A Head Full of Dreams Tour." Not only was it the "most successful worldwide outing of their career...it topped out as the third highest grossing global tour of all time (more than $500 million in ticket sales)." We often don't think of the other totals, e.g., this tour included "114 shows in 76 cities and 31 countries, with two legs in Latin America, two in Europe, two in North America, one in Australia, and one in Asia."
According to the November 21, 2019 NBC News, "the British band announced that they won't tour until they can find a way to make their concerts more environmentally friendly....They will play two shows in Jordan, which they will broadcast to the world via YouTube instead of touring their new album."
The band's goal "is to find a way to make their concerts a net positive for the environment, but (front man Chris) Martin said the hardest part of going green (carbon neutral and plastic free) is the environmental impact of air travel."
The NBC report described the work of two groups, Reverb and the Green Touring Network, which specialize in greening tours. Some bands have changed their lighting to LEDs and also purchasing carbon offsets. The Network, according to the NBC report, "says audience travel accounts for one-third of a tour's carbon footprint, and venues account for another third.
The BBC also reported on this story and includes a video of Coldplay front man, Chris Martin describing the band's initiative, a pie chart on the carbon footprint of a tour and further discussion of the environmental impacts of staging a world tour.
"Everyday Life" was just released and you can see two videos, Sunrise and Sunset, at the Coldplay website. Other options for viewing/listening are included, too. You can, for example, download a copy of the Everyday Life booklet.
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This is bigger than the usual story of a free-spending administrator running amok
Published June 17, 2014 at 12:08 PM EDT
To the surprise of no one, John Covington resigned abruptly yesterday, with a year left on his expensive contract. He was the controversial head of Detroit's controversial Education Achievement Authority, usually known as the EAA.
Both Covington and Gov. Rick Snyder insisted he wasn't fired. This was clearly for appearances sake, and for appearances' sake, both men are probably lucky they are not Pinocchio.
For the last year, there has been a steady stream of stories about problems with the authority, which was set up to run 15 of Detroit's worst schools. Most recently, we learned that it has been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel, sending administrators and teachers to a lot of expensive conferences.
The Detroit News revealed the authority spent $10,000 on gas for Covington's chauffeur-driven car, money that could have been spent on teachers, computers and the classroom. So he is gone, and the people I know there won't miss him.
But this has more importance than the usual story of one free-spending administrator running amok. And that is because Gov. Snyder wants to expand the EAA to at least 50 schools statewide. A bill that would allow that has passed the state House of Representatives, but hasn't yet made it through the Senate. It should now be clear that they need to go slow.
We owe a special debt of gratitude, by the way, to State Rep. Ellen Cogen Lipton, who through diligent digging, managed last year to expose a lot of problems with the authority, and showed it had concealed the fact that they weren't financially solvent. When it comes to education, a number of teachers and students have come forth to say what the EAA is doing isn't working.
Ironically, conservatives often complain about liberals coming up with big government programs and forcing them on people. This is a case of conservatives wanting to take a deeply troubled program and expand it to the whole state.
Clearly, at the very least, some of the bugs need to be worked out of it. That doesn't mean, however, that the EAA or something like it isn't needed. Anyone who thinks the Detroit public schools can do the job is ignorant or crazy.
They have failed totally, and there are failing schools all over the state. I can certainly understand the governor's impulse to fix them.
But the EAA seems a case where instead of being a shrewd costs-and-benefits businessman, Snyder is hoping wishing can make it so. Normally, it can't.
There is an educational problem nobody is addressing, however, which may be at the heart of the education crisis. Two years ago, an idealistic young woman teaching in a Detroit charter school asked me this question:
"How you teach a child whose mother is a hooker and who lives in the backseat of her car?"
There are many children who do not have anything like a normal home, or life. How do we reach them?
I don't have any answers, and I don't know anybody who does. And unless and until we find them, I fear that education reform is shuffling the chairs on the deck of an already sinking ship.
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The Young Environmental Activist Challenges the World
By The Bark, March 2019, Updated October 2019
Congratulations to all the young people who are marching in cities around the world today to support action to solve the climate crisis. It is inspiring that it is students—including Greta Thunberg—who are leading this movement to help save our planet. We provide this profile of Thunberg in our spring issue.
Greta Thunberg, a dog-loving 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, is on a mission for the good of humankind and for our planet. As she described in her 2018 TEDXStockholm talk, she learned about climate change when she was only eight and saw that no one was really doing much about it. After going into a deep depression at age 11, she says, she was "diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, OCD and selective mutism."
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But last year, she decided that even one so young can do something. So she did: she began a "school strike for climate." Every Friday, she and others she inspires stage a protest in front of the Swedish parliament building. She caught the attention of the world media last year as well, when she addressed the COP24 UN Climate Change Summit. This year, she took attendees of the Davos World Economic Forum to task for not paying enough attention to our climate crisis. She masterfully noted, "You are never too small to make a difference."
As the New York Times recently reported, Greta is glad people are listening to her message, but is less enthusiastic about being lauded for her youth: "It's sometimes annoying when people say, 'Oh you children, you young people are the hope. You will save the world,'" she said, after several grown-ups had told her just that. "I think it would be helpful if you could help us just a little bit."
Watch Greta's TED talk and COP24 address on YouTube, and join her and her Swedish schoolmates in their effort to focus the world's attention on climate change via the nonprofit FridaysForFuture.
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Dino Facts
'Amazing Dragon' Fossil upends origins
of world's largest dinosaurs
Dinosaur facts change often. At this date, February 2019, Ledumahadi is the largest land animal ever discovered.
It lived over 200 million years ago and weighed over 26,000 pounds; that's the size of two African elephants.
The first bones were discovered in 2012 and were found sticking out of rocks in a large field. The excavation took many years.
The dinosaur is a fully grown adult and approximately fourteen-years-old.
It is believed to be a relative of Brontosaurus (Sauropod) and is an herbivore. Sauropod dinosaurs ate plants and walked on all fours.
This dinosaur evolved earlier than Brontosaurus, at the "Dawn" of the Sauropods. Its' name is an African word which means, "A giant thunderclap at dawn."
The Ledumahdi mafube's limbs were thick and heavy. The front limbs were more squatted and stooped and it would have been difficult to support its massive weight. The Sauropods, like Brontosaurus, had more slender bones in their limbs.
The Ledumahdi mafube is considered a "Transitional Dinosaur" because he came before the Sauropod dinosaurs discovered up to now. Researchers used data compiled from dinosaurs, animals, and reptiles to determine Ledumahdi mafube walked on all fours.
Earlier in 2018, Argentina announced the discovery of a gigantic dinosaur in their country which they named, "Ingentia Prima." At the time of their announcement, their dinosaur was the largest land animal ever discovered. South Africa's Ledumahadi mafube is a close relative to this Argentinian dinosaur.
Scientists feel this supports the idea all continents were assembled as Pangea (a super continent, made up of much of the world's land mass during the Early Jurassic period).
During this period, Africa's landscape would have been different from today. It would have been flatter with very little rainfall.
South Africa is also known for the discovery of some of the earliest and largest turtles and a tiny carnivore called, Megapnosaurus. (The Megapnosaurus were also discovered to live in North America.)
LONG-NECJED DINOSAURS WERE the largest animals that ever walked on land. Moving cathedrals of sinew and bone, these plant-eating giants—called sauropods—could stretch up to 120 feet from head to tail. At their heaviest, they weighed a staggering 70 tons. But a new study published today in Nature Communications takes a whack at sauropods' conventional origin story. A new Chinese species of sauropod named Lingwulong shenqi—the "amazing dragon of Lingwu"—directly implies that major groups of Earth's largest land animals arose some 15 million years earlier than previously thought.
New 'Rainbow' Dinosaur May Have Sparkled Like a Hummingbird
An artist's depiction of Caihong juji, a species of theropod dinosaur that lived 160 million years ago in what's now northeastern China. ILLUSTRATION BY VELIZAR SIMEONOVSKI, THE FIELD MUSEUM. A new dinosaur discovered in China had feathers that may have glittered with the colors of the rainbow. Based on its stunningly preserved remains, scientists say the dinosaur's head and chest seem to have been covered with iridescent feathers akin to those on modern hummingbirds.
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An artist's reconstruction of the new titanosaurian dinosaur Mansourasaurus shahinae on a coastline in what is now the Western Desert of Egypt approximately 80 million years ago. (Andrew McAfee/Carnegie Museum of Natural History) Paleontologist Matthew Lamanna can still remember the day in 2014 when a colleague, Hesham Sallam, emailed him detailed pictures of fossils that had just been unearthed by his team in Egypt. From one photo, depicting the remains of a large lower jaw bone, Lamanna knew right away that Sallam had found a dinosaur.
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