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This Data Protection Notice ("Notice") describes the Personal Information that the Graduate Management Admissions Council, PO Box 2969, Reston, VA, 20195, United States ("GMAC") and SHL Group Limited of The Pavilion,1 Atwell Place, Thames Ditton, Surrey KT7 0NE, England, ("SHL") collect as part of the Soft Skills Assessment (the "Assessment"), and how GMAC and SHL use and disclose that Personal Information.
As used in this Notice, the term "Personal Information" means information that relates to you and that identifies or can be used to identify you. Personal Information does not include information that has been rendered anonymous such that it no longer identifies or can be used to identify you.
As described in Section 3 below, GMAC acts as the data controller with respect to Personal Information collected in connection with the Assessment, and SHL administers the Assessment and acts as a data processor on GMAC's behalf.
As described in Section 4 below, SHL acts as a data controller with respect to the use of certain Personal Information to operate its online assessment platform and to create anonymous and aggregated information that is used to improve SHL's products and services and conduct statistical research.
This notice applies only to Personal Information collected in connection with the Assessment. This Notice does not apply to Personal Information collected through other GMAC or SHL services or offerings.
This Notice also does not apply to any collection or use of Personal Information by any graduate school or other institution (each a "School") with whom you direct GMAC to share your Personal Information. If you have questions about any School's use of your Personal Information, you should contact the School directly.
When you register for and take the Assessment, SHL and GMAC will receive several different categories of Personal Information, each of which are described below.
Candidate Data:
personal and contact details collected directly from you, and that may include the following:
mailing address and phone number
the list of graduate schools with whom you wish to share the results of the Assessment
account log-in credentials
Additionally, you will be asked optional demographic questions in a survey after the Assessment.The demographic data collected through the survey may be considered sensitive and be classified as a special category of personal information under applicable data protection law. Accordingly, if you chose to answer, you will be required to provide us with your consent to process this information. Providing this information is completely voluntary. If you do not want to answer a question, simply select the "Prefer not to answer" option. If you choose not to answer these questions, it will not prevent you from taking the Assessment or affect the Assessment results in any way.
Technical and Support Data:
technical information that is automatically collected through the online Assessment platform and/or that you provide when seeking support for your use of the platform, including browser types, operating system, other device information, IP addresses, and Date / time stamps; and (ii) Personal Information that SHL collects through online candidate help forms, which is required to support candidates requiring assistance.
Assessment Data:
your answers to the Assessment questions, which are collected directly from you when you take the Assessment.
Results Data:
data generated from the Assessment that reflect your performance on the Assessment, which are based on the Candidate Data and the Assessment Data. Results Data will include inferences about you based on your performance on the Assessment.
School-Provided Data:
Solely to the extent that a School engages with GMAC for validation work, GMAC will receive Personal Information from any School in which you have enrolled. This information may include any of the following:
Your graduate program name at the time you started and currently, if different;
Information about your work and graduate program, including:
Full-time vs. part-time school enrollment status,
Employment status (e.g., number of hours worked outside of school),
Number of courses/credits completed,
Names of courses,
Main field of study,
Number of semesters or trimesters completed;
Your graduate school start date;
Information about your performance in graduate school, including but not limited to grades you have received;
Your gender, age and ethnicity, if you have provided the School permission to share this information;
Your graduate program advisor's name and email address
Advisor provided data:
Ratings of your performance
Surveys from faculty and peers
Career center information
How GMAC Uses Your Personal Information
GMAC will act as a data controller and use your Personal Information for the purposes set out below.
Administering the Assessment
GMAC as the data controller and SHL as its data processor, will use your Candidate Data and your Assessment Data to process your registration for the Assessment, to administer the Assessment and to create your Results Data, and to provide your Results Data to the Schools that you select. Your payment will be processed by an independent third party and all terms with respect to such processing are included as part of the payment process between you and the payment company.
GMAC and SHL perform this processing for the purpose of entering into and performing the agreement between you and GMAC regarding the Assessment. If you fail to provide Candidate Data or Assessment Data, GMAC and SHL may be unable to administer the Assessment and to generate Results Data that can be provided to Schools on your behalf.
GMAC will use your Candidate Data, Results Data, and School-Provided Data to create anonymous data that no longer identifies you or can be used to identify you (such anonymous data, "Research Data"). Research Data does not constitute or include Personal Information.
Research Data may be used by GMAC for its own internal statistical research and to develop and improve its products and services, including by creating aggregate benchmark measurements to evaluate the performance of different groups, programs, and industries.
GMAC undertakes this processing to pursue its legitimate interests in developing and improving its products and services and conducting statistical research.
Validating the Assessment
GMAC will use your Candidate Data, Assessment Data, Results Data, and School-Provided Data, as well as Research Data, to validate the Assessment and its effectiveness in determining competencies for success within graduate management programs, and to ensure that the Assessment fairly and objectively evaluates those competencies.
GMAC perform this processing to pursue GMAC's legitimate interest in ensuring the validity of the Assessment, and as part of the validation services that GMAC provides to Schools that use the Assessment and Results Data as part of their application and admissions processes.
Fraud Prevention, Legal Compliance and Protecting Rights and Property
GMAC and SHL may use your Personal Information to detect and prevent fraud, to confirm authorized users, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. SHL and GMAC may also process your Personal Information as necessary to comply with legal or regulatory requirements, to respond to requests from a law enforcement or other regulatory authority, or otherwise to protect our rights and property or to prosecute or defend legal claims.
SHL as a Data Controller
When you complete an Assessment SHL will collect Personal Information about you for the purposes outlined below. SHL will be data controller in respect of this information and we will be responsible for your Personal Information including for what purposes your information is collected and used.
If you have any questions on the processing of your data by SHL as data controller you can contact the SHL Data Protection Officer (DPO) on dpo@shl.com or the contact details included at the end of this Notice.
SHL collects information that you or GMAC give us when you complete an Assessment: including your Candidate Data, Assessment Data, and your Results Data and your School Provided Data (if provided by GMAC).
We also collect Technical Information relating to the systems you used to take the Assessment including:
browser types;
operating systems;
IP addresses; and
Date / time stamps.
SHL will anonymise a combination of your Candidate Data, Assessment Data, Results Data, School Provided Data (if any) to create "SHL Research Data" for our own purposes provided below. Once anonymised we use this data to:
ensure that our assessments remain fair, objective and prevent unfair discrimination;
develop and improve the services and assessments we offer; and
create aggregate benchmark measurements against industry recognised differences for different groups, jobs and industries ("Benchmark Data") to be used for the above purposes.
We use your Technical and Support Data to primarily provide you with service support and for our own purposes including to identify issues with the assessment platform and your experience of it.
Why we use it
SHL will anonymise your Assessment Data, your Results Data, your School Provided Data, and Candidate Data to create SHL Research Data because we have a legitimate interest to create Benchmark Data to develop and improve our services.
We use your Technical and Support Data because we provide technical support to GMAC as well as individuals who reach out to us using our web help form and we have a legitimate business interest in understanding how our assessments are accessed, how they are used and any problems users have with them across multiple devices.
If you require further information regarding our legitimate interests as applied to your personal data, you may contact the SHL Data Protection Officer (DPO) on dpo@shl.com or the contact details included at the end of this Notice.
How GMAC and SHL Share Personal Information
GMAC and SHL will share your Personal Information with the third parties listed below.
Schools. Your Results Data will be shared with the Schools that you designate when you register to take the assessment.
Service Providers and Affiliates. GMAC and SHL may share your Personal Information with each of our service providers and affiliates to accomplish the purposes set forth above.
Other Parties with Your Consent or As Required to Respond to Regulatory Inquiries or Legal Claims. GMAC and SHL may otherwise share your Personal Information with your consent, with law enforcement or other regulatory authorities pursuant to a valid and lawful request, or otherwise as necessary to resolve disputes, protect our rights and property, or to prosecute or defend legal claims.
Where Your Personal Information is Stored and Processed
GMAC will store your Personal Information in the United States.
If you have questions about GMAC's transfer of your Personal Information or the legal basis upon which the transfer is based, please contact GMAC as set forth in the "How to Contact Us" section of this Notice.
As a data processor and as a data controller, SHL stores your Personal Information in production and backup data centers located in the United States and SHL transfers your Personal Information to other SHL affiliates within the European Economic Area (EEA), India, and the United Kingdom ("SHL Non EEA Processing Locations") where a limited number of our personnel, as well as our trusted third party vendors and service providers, have access to Personal Information in order to provide the services. As the SHL Non EEA Processing Locations are in countries which do not have equivalent data protection laws to those applicable in the EEA, we have an Intragroup Agreement in place, signed by all SHL affiliates, which contains the European Union (EU) Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) which have been approved by the EU data protection authorities for the transfer of data outside the EEA. Our third-party vendors and service providers are also required to sign up to SCCs in accordance with Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation. All SHL affiliates have the same technical, physical, and administrative security controls and are required to comply with our data protection policies and procedures, applicable laws, governing the collection and use of personal information. SHL will provide a copy of the regulator-approved SCCs, by request to the SHL Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@shl.com or the contact details included at the end of this Notice.
GMAC and SHL will retain your information for as long as needed to provide to provide you with requested services, to meet our governance responsibilities, to comply with legal requirements, for business operations, to protect against fraud and theft, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Generally, GMAC retains Personal Information for up to 10 years beyond delivery of the last product or service you have ordered or received from us.
SHL retains Personal Information for which it acts as a data controller for a maximum of seven (7) years. Where SHL is acting as a data processor, it retains the data until instructed to delete it by the data controller.
Your Rights with Respect to Your Personal Information
Depending on where you reside, you may have certain rights with respect to your Personal Information. Those rights are described below, and are subject to exemptions under applicable law and will only apply to certain types of information or processing. To exercise these rights, you may contact GMAC or SHL as set forth in the "How to Contact Us" section of this Notice.
Where GMAC or SHL have obtained consent for the processing of your Personal Information, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting GMAC or SHL as set forth in the "How to Contact Us" Section of this Notice. Your withdrawal of consent, however, will not affect any processing undertaken before we receive the withdrawal.
You can ask us to confirm if we are processing your Personal Information and, if we are, you can ask for access to that Personal Information as well as further details including why your data is being used and for what purposes.
You can ask to correct your Personal Information if it is wrong.
You can ask to delete your Personal Information
You can ask to restrict how we use your Personal Information.
To the extent we proces your Personal Information based on your consent, you can ask us to help you move certain Personal Information to other companies. To help with that you have a right to ask that any party provide your Personal Information in a machine-readable format to another company.
You can request that GMAC or SHL stop using your Personal Information, but only in certain cases. This applies where we are processing your personal information based on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party), and you can object to processing on this ground. We will be entitled to continue processing your Personal Information, however, if we have a compelling legitimate interests to continue the processing.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your request you also have a right to make a complaint to a supervisory authority regarding the processing.
If you have any questions relating to this Notice or to the processing of your Personal Information by GMAC, or wish to exercise any of your rights under applicable data protection law with respect to GMAC in its role as a data controller, please contact GMAC at privacy@gmac.com.
If you have any questions relating to the processing of your Personal Information by SHL in its role as a Data Controller, please contact the SHL Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@shl.com.
Questions about the results of your Assessment or a School's use of your Personal Information should be sent directly to the School.
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This Notice may be updated from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Notice. If any of the changes are material, will provide a prominent notice or link to bring your attention to such changes for a reasonable length of time following the change.
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Supporters of US President Donald Trump, including member of the QAnon conspiracy group Jake A, aka Yellowstone Wolf (C), enter the US Capitol. Picture: Saul Loeb / AFP
It wasn't me: Jamiroquai frontman assures fans he wasn't part of pro-Trump mob
London - Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay has been keeping a low profile of late, and assures the world he definitely wasn't in Washington as part of the mob of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.
The 1990s jazz-funk performer trended on social media during the unrest, as users noted the similarity of his signature look to a bare-chested rioter wearing a horned animal fur hat.
"Goooood mornin' world!" Kay told his band's Twitter followers in a video message Thursday, using a mock southern US accent.
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The Trump supporter sporting furs and face-paint was identified by US media as Jake Angeli, a prominent follower of the far-right QAnon conspiracy.
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Good Morning Washington, loving the headgear, but not sure that's my crowd. Stay safe everyone, J xxx pic.twitter.com/8Fuime28cc
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Q: Use private or use properties? C# Note that the following code is in a class a single class
private string _fee;
private string _receipt;

public string Fee
{
    get { return _fee; }
    private set { _fee = value; }
}

public string Receipt
{
    get { return _receipt; }
    private set { _receipt = value;}
}

public MyValue(string fee, string receipt) : this()
{
    _fee = int.Parse(receipt).ToString();
    _receipt = receipt;
}

As you can see my property does nothing so should I use
_fee = int.Parse(fee).ToString();
_receipt = receipt;

or
Fee = int.Parse(fee).ToString();
Receipt = receipt;

A: In this case it doesn't matter, as long as you're consistent throughout your code.
If, however, your properties were marked as virtual, then it wouldn't be a good idea to access them in your constructor, and it would be better to use the fields directly.  This is because the behaviour of your properties could be overridden, and your base class could potentially call into breaking code.

Edit:  Just to clarify, I'm just referring to differences in the approach for the OP's example.  marc_s gives some great points as to why properties can be advantageous for most situations.

A: Use the properties, and if you're on C# 3 you should use automatically implemented properties like this:
public string Fee
{
    get; private set;
}

public string Receipt
{
    get; private set;
}

public MyValue(string fee, string receipt) : this()
{
    this.Fee = int.Parse(fee).ToString();
    this.Receipt = receipt;
}

A: I would always use properties - it gives you more flexibility:

*

*you can later on create more elaborate getter and setter methods, if needed

*you can specify different visibility on getter and setter

*you can define virtual properties and override those in descendant classes, if need be

*you can use databinding against properties, but not fields

Also, it seems that .NET reflection behaves slightly differently on properties vs. fields, so if you have a mix of properties and fields, you need to know about those subtle differences - if you use only properties, you're good to go :-)
While inside the class, you can use either the backing store field, or the property - if you use the property, any side-effects your setter might have (updating other fields, logging your call etc.) will be used - if you access the backing store field directly, you get around those. This can be a good or a bad thing - depends on your scenario. Just be aware of what you're doing! :-)
Marc

A: I would always use the members directly.
This is because you may implement code in the setter that isn't able to run correctly from within the constructor because some other fields aren't initialized.
It may become even worse if the properties are virtual as womp mentioned.

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The South Carolina Gamecocks are champions of the Capital One Bowl after beating Nebraska 30-13 in Orlando.It's the 11th win of the season for USC which is the highest single season win total in program history. The Gamecocks finish the season 11-2.Quarterback Connor Shaw led an efficient attack for South Carolina.He passed for 2 touchdowns and ran for another in the Gamecocks victory.One of Shaw's touchdown passes was a 51-yard Hail Mary that was caught by Alshon Jeffery for a touchdown to end the first half.Jeffery was later ejected from the game after he and a Nebraska player threw punches on the field after a play.Jeffery said "Things like that happen" when asked about the incident after the game.Junior running back Kenny Miles carried the load the rest of the way.Miles scored 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the Gamecocks.Coach Steve Spurrier said, "This win is for every Gamecock, always. This is as big as it gets for me."
Orlando, FL. —
The South Carolina Gamecocks are champions of the Capital One Bowl after beating Nebraska 30-13 in Orlando.
It's the 11th win of the season for USC which is the highest single season win total in program history. The Gamecocks finish the season 11-2.
Quarterback Connor Shaw led an efficient attack for South Carolina.
He passed for 2 touchdowns and ran for another in the Gamecocks victory.
One of Shaw's touchdown passes was a 51-yard Hail Mary that was caught by Alshon Jeffery for a touchdown to end the first half.
Jeffery was later ejected from the game after he and a Nebraska player threw punches on the field after a play.
Jeffery said "Things like that happen" when asked about the incident after the game.
Junior running back Kenny Miles carried the load the rest of the way.
Miles scored 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the Gamecocks.
Coach Steve Spurrier said, "This win is for every Gamecock, always. This is as big as it gets for me."


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package org.fcrepo.audit;

import static org.mockito.Matchers.argThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
import static org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations.initMocks;
import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;

import org.fcrepo.kernel.observer.FedoraEvent;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher;
import org.mockito.Mock;

import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.LoggingEvent;
import ch.qos.logback.core.Appender;

import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;

/**
 *
LogbackAuditorTest class.

 *
 * @author eddies
 */
public class LogbackAuditorTest {

    private final String jcrEventUserID = "jdoe";

    private final String jcrEventPath = "/foo/bar";

    @Mock
    private Appender<ILoggingEvent> mockAppender;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        initMocks(this);
    }

    @Test
    public void testEventAuditing() throws Exception {
        final Logger root =
                (Logger) getLogger(LogbackAuditor.class);

        when(mockAppender.getName()).thenReturn("MockAppender");

        final FedoraEvent mockEvent = mock(FedoraEvent.class);
        when(mockEvent.getUserID()).thenReturn(jcrEventUserID);
        when(mockEvent.getPath()).thenReturn(jcrEventPath);

        root.addAppender(mockAppender);

        final EventBus eventBus = new EventBus("Test EventBus");
        final Auditor auditor = new LogbackAuditor();
        eventBus.register(auditor);
        eventBus.post(mockEvent);

        verify(mockAppender).doAppend(
                (ILoggingEvent) argThat(new ArgumentMatcher<Object>() {

                    @Override
                    public boolean matches(final Object argument) {
                        return ((LoggingEvent) argument).getFormattedMessage()
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Team USA Excels At F-Class World Championships
by Ray Gross, USA Rifle Team (FTR) Captain - Thursday, August 24, 2017
Last week marked the end of an exciting competition at the Connaught Range in Ottawa, ON, Canada, where 17 countries were represented at the 2017 F-Class World Championships. Seven countries sent teams to compete in the Richardson Trophy Match and the Team World Championship for FTR and six others competed in the F-Open Team World Championship.
F-Class matches are comprised of two divisions: F-TR which is shot with a .308 and bipod and F-Open which entails shooting off a rest with any caliber less than 8mm.
This is our experience from the F-TR Championship.
(Photo courtesy/Kevin McSparron)
The two-day team match surpassed expectations and came down to the very last yard line. The first day started with Team Australia taking lead by 11 points with Team Canada trailing behind 6 points. We made up two points at 700m and shot even with the Australians at 800m - leaving us 9 points down going into the final 900m stage.
Team Australia chose to start shooting right away in what looked like easy conditions. So, we waited, hoping for better. While we anxiously waited, team USA remained focused and ready. Luck was on our side that day. Things calmed down and the shooters and coaches performed flawlessly making up the 9 points and pulling ahead in the last few minutes of the match.
We were the last team on the line shooting and everyone was behind us - watching intently. After two days of neck-to-neck competition, the match came down to the last two shooters. Our last shooter, Derek Rodgers, started with only 12 minutes remaining where he finished his string of 15 shots in roughly five minutes. With only two points dropped, he gave us a six point victory.
Our team was so focused on delivering our very best performance that we weren't sure how the other teams had finished. After Derek completed his last shot, the captain from Team Australia came over to personally congratulate me and the team. They had been watching our scores throughout the match and knew that we had won.
Our gritty determination had paid off. I am so proud of my teammates and our accomplishments. We were determined, driven, and worked as a team to earn the title of 2017 F-TR World Champions!
F-TR Team USA member, Mitch Fitzpatrick, came out on top earning the Under 25 Canadian National Championship title and a gold plaque. This is the first time that the Under 25 Teams have competed in an F-Class World Championship and it looks like it won't be the last.
To learn more about F-Class matches and NRA Competitive Shooting programs, click here.
(Main and marquee photo courtesy/Kevin McSparron)
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Five years ago, in the Spring of 2011, our Sandum Nation was compelled by a spirit of renaissance and renewed hope for self-determination. It was on 20 February 2011 that our State seceded from the Federal Republic of St.Charlie's Commonwealth as a territory, effectively as a colony. This change was wrought about by Sandum nationals with a singular hope that the Sandum Nation might be better maintained and advanced, that the interests of the Sandum People might be better pursued, and that the Sandum body politic might be better developed and administered as a sovereign state.
Five years later, the State of Sandus has changed drastically. In this sixth year of the existence of Sandus, seventh this May, our Nation has changed much. We have developed a national culture since the very early days of the State of Sandus: in May 2011, the Collegio Sacerdae, now the Collegium Sacerdotium, was founded with an intention to expand the cultural realm of Sandus through religion and philosophy. We have exercised correct government throughout the reign of the State of Sandus and of the Sôgmô Gaius Soergel Publicola: in 2014, the Sôgmô restored the Sandum Republic to its lawful system established in the formative days and months of the State, even expanding the power and prestige of the Party and forming the Council. We have built up the ideological and philosophical framework of the Sandum Nation-State, expanding upon the areas specified by the Founding Law of Sandus: on 13 February 2012, the Sôgmô published his article "the Fire of the Central Hearth," commencing the Realist thought which has positively affected Sandum philosophy and politics and even micropatriology. We have developed close, fraternal relations with many other micronations, incorporating them into Sandus as citizens while they maintain their own national sovereignty: in 2013 and 2014, Kumano and Überstadt combined our united philosophical nation-projects into one by becoming socii states and we are still even trying to make the arrangement seamless and just for all parties. We have done all this and much more in past five years of our State of Sandus, the long-lasting and strong-constitutional regime in the history of our nation.
Spring and the Vernal Equinox have long held a proud and treasured place in Sandus. Spring is the cultural time which we celebrate these important holiday and anniversaries for our Nation-State, mindful of the boundaries of our own nationalist faults yet proud of our achievements and our work. The equinoctes and solstices have served as Sandus's most important administrative days, as well, since the State's first year. How glad it is, as well, that Veritum Sandus, our national newspaper and official register, should celebrated with this same equinox report its 500th article, particularly on the occasion of the Spring Equinox in the season of the Fifth Anniversary of the Foundation of the State of Sandus. Inextricably linked with the annual democratic Winter Solstice elections and with the Most Honourable Order of the Throne of Sandus, the State of Sandus cherishes these administrative holidays as reflections of our common accomplishments and a rejuvenation on the march of the State's advance.
Each solstice and equinox, we gauge how much we have given compassionately to others in fulfilment of our philosophical vow. Often, this is a simple retelling of what has been given; however, this system of charity taxes has continued for so long that trends are now discernible. Recently, it has been stressed how charity taxes have now been changing: instead of donating as much money as was donated previously, now charity is given in time and in expertise. More money has been donated in this past season, however, than the previous Winter Solstice, in large part because of evenemential and demographic changes in the Sandum People. Still, however, the "changing face of Sandum Philanthrophy," as it was termed at the last solstice, remains true: despite the evenemential and demographic changes, more charitable work has been done than charitable donations.
A large sum of $473.81USD, approximately $100USD more than the Winter Solstice, was donated to charity in the past season, showing a marked difference between Sandus and the broader macronational context, where the winter holiday season in November and December marks the pinnacle of giving. However, this does not show some ill-mannered inverse of tradition or some queer reaction out of spite for religion: rather, philanthropic spending has tremendously increased in the past year. While $378USD were donated in the Autumn season of 2015, only $121USD was donated in the Summer. An all-time low was donated in Spring 2015: less than $30. So, while the majority of demographic changes in Sandus overtime have meant that the Sandum People are naturally aging into thrifty young adult college students, resulting in less financial donations, this lack of financial giving is not as sharp a decline as was expected in the 2015 Winter Solstice report. More historical-sociological work ought to be done to examine these results, we believe.
Other donations and charitable work, however, have been done to a larger extent, meaning that the 2015 Winter Solstice report was not wrong, but merely overstated the "changing face of Sandum Philanthropy." Donations of clothing, books, and household items were made in abundance, in large part because of the evenemential changes in some sections of the Sandum population. Educational volunteer work was done in abundance, as was t be expected, with a large percentage of Sandum citizens tutoring, conducting workshops, and working overtime — in other words, for free — in academic settings for the betterment of others. Others, still, performed charitable work for their macronational citizenship, such as working for the Bernie Sanders campaign, helping the US Green Party, and taking part in educational events and helping the Communist Party USA.
This long list of charity taxes is tremendous, especially considering the number, age, and current place in life of Sandum citizens. In addition to a need to understand the sociological implications in Sandus of our charitable donations and work, there is a need to understand the anthropological implications as well. With a preliminary analysis, when the Sandum People donate either money or labour in charity, that is — for the benefit of others or with a philanthropic mind, the result is that the individual livelihoods of individual Sandum citizens becomes kinder, more compassionate, and friendlier. One Sandum citizen has noted that, instead of donating more money, one's disposition toward others has changed into a friendlier and kinder stance, lending itself to be more charitable in action and in deed. How this psychological change affects the Sandum body politic should be examined, as above, with an anthropological analysis.
In the past three months, in the past Winter season, activity has been comparatively less than in previous Winter seasons. Activity in the past year, in fact, has been quantitatively less than the average activity in the first years of the State of Sandus. However, any effort to quantify micronational activity is wrought with methodological complications: there simply is no straightforward formula for converting micronational activity into concrete, real numbers. Suffice to say, however, Sandus's micronational activity has indeed continued, and it will continue for the foreseeable future. The activity of most Sandum citizens has been at the same conceptual level for many years: in other words, not at all high, but there is still activity. In contrast, the activity of the Sôgmô has seen a tremendous decline since 2013. For example of this decline in activity, the Sôgmô received in January of this year a treaty of mutual recognition and friendship from the Emperor of Angyalistan; the Sôgmô, however, has not signed it and returned a copy of the treaty, despite the fact that it is a simple procedural administrative function of the Office of the Sôgmô. The treaty is still on his desk, awaiting attention. This has much to do with, as stated above, the evenemential and demographic changes in the Sandum citizenry.
In part, this change of sagamorial activity is in large part due to the Sôgmô's current place in life and in his academic career. With less time to dedicate to Sandus in comparison to his academic pursuits, such as performing well on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) this past Friday 18 March, the whole construct of Sandum activity has declined. Many micronations constructed by adolescents and young adults suffer when their founders are in this stage of their professional lives: one need only look at the recent decline of the many "Old Guard" micronations and the sudden collapse of some of the most prominent amongst them. However, this changing activity does not mean that Sandus is necessarily inactive or at risk for collapse like the others, in large part because of the nature of the national Sandum construct.
In the years between 2012 and 2014, inclusively, much effort was placed on the construction of a Sandum national identity, indivisible from Sandum Philosophy. This has resulted in a national identity more in line with that of Landashir, which is likewise linked with a state of being and a state of mind rather than a state of action. In many ways, this has made the Sandum identity more stable, less linked to activity and more linked to deathless philosophical and ideological ideals.
Yet, even if one is to attempt to quantify Sandum activity, one will find that Sandus is not as inactive as other micronations whose founders have passed this same hurdle of age and of career. Yes, proportionally Sandum activity has indeed declined, but Sandus is still a rather active micronation. It can indeed do better, especially to increase activity amongst the other citizens, but on the whole the Sandum State is still active.
These solstice and equinox reports are meant to report on medium-scale policies and projects that have been done and completed in Sandus. This section does exactly that by reporting on the very root of our activity, yet points out that — on a singular, evenemential scale — Sandum activity and the entire nation-project of Sandus has continued and will continue.
As is customary to say when toasting and well-wishing, let us continue our activity for 5⁵ years and more!
The Emblem of the Most Honourable Order of the Throne of Sandus depicts the Statue of Zeus upon His throne at Olympia.
The Most Honourable Order of the Throne of Sandus has been awarded since September 2011, preceding in fact these Equinox and Solstice Reports by several months. It was once awarded to one person every solstice and equinox, but it has now been scaled back to only one person every few seasons. Today, however, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the foundation of the State of Sandus, in the seventh year of the Sandum Nation, by the decree of the Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Throne of Sandus, the Sôgmô Gaius Soergel Publicola, fifteen new recipients shall be inducted as Members, one Member shall be promoted from Member to Commander, and one Commander — for the first time in the history of the Order — shall be promoted to the Kchaia (Elder) class.


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Construction site of the intercity railway linking Beijing and Tangshan
A worker works at the construction site of the Sanhe section of the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway in Langfang City, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
LANGFANG, DEC. 1 (Xinhua) -- The 148.74-kilometer intercity railway linking Beijing, capital of China, and Tangshan, a port city in north China's Hebei Province is under construction with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
Workers work at the construction site of the Sanhe section of the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway in Langfang City, north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 30, 2020 shows the construction site of the Sanhe section of the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway in Langfang City, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
COVID-19 vaccines: how and when will lower-income countries get access?


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Sergio Martino, född 19 juli 1938 i Rom, Italien, italiensk filmregissör, filmproducent manusförfattare och skådespelare.

Martion är bror till producenten Luciano Martino. De två samarbetade ofta i respektive yrke. Deras morfar var regissören Gennaro Righelli.

Martino har både arbetat med storfilmproduktioner och olika serier for italiensk TV.

Han jobbade ofta med skadespelerskan Edwige Fenech som under sjuttiotalet var gift med Sergios bror, Luciano. Han har också återkommande arbetat med aktörer som Geroge Hilton, Ivan Rassimov, Claudio Cassinelli och manusförfattaren Ernesto Gastaldi.

Liksom så många andra italienska regissörer och filmskapare under den här tiden har Sergio Martino använt sig av flera olika pseudonymer, däribland: Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, George Raminto.

På senare år har Sergio Martino i huvudsak jobbat med italiensk TV-produktion.

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Friends may call at the church one hour prior to services on Friday, February 15, 2019.
Her Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 15, 2019 at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Stanley, ND. Father Jason R. Signalness will officiate.
A Rosary Service will be held at 7 pm, Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Stanley, ND.
Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Stanley, ND.
Elizabeth "Betty" Kudrna, 86, of Stanley, ND, more recently of Minot, ND, passed away, Monday, February 11, 2019 at Trinity Health Center in Minot, ND.
Betty was born at home on February 21, 1932 to Anton and Rose (Sadowsky) Volesky near South Heart, ND. She married Don Kudrna on November 10, 1952. They had been married for 62 years when Don passed away in 2015. After raising their six children she went to work in the school cafeteria for several years and did most of the wood finishing for Don's woodworking projects. For many years Betty volunteered at the church, teaching CCD, tending to the flowers and cooking for the priests, with her friend Angie. Together they were often referred to as the "church ladies". She loved her flowers and took pride in growing geraniums from seed. She was an expert quilter and made over 70 quilts. Betty spent the last year and a half at Edgewood Vista in Minot, where she thrived in that environment. The thing that brought her the greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will most be remembered for her love of faith and family.
Betty is survived by children, Galen (Kelly) Kudrna of Stanley, Kathy (Rod) Johnson of Plaza, Gerry (Mike) Linster of Fargo, Lauri (Mike) Hynek of Stanley, Ron (Julie) Kudrna of Pensacola Beach, FL, Becky (Wade) Huus of Minot; grandchildren, Carrie Standlee, Jody (Aaron) Enget, Kevin Johnson, Josh (Stephanie) Johnson, Jennifer (Tim) Helmer, Jill (Jason) Sobolik, Tom (Carolyn) Linster, Brad Linster, Blair (Carol) Hynek, Joe (Amanda) Hynek, Charlie, Olivia and Sam Kudrna, Abigail, Sophia, Seth, Max and Amelia Huus; great-grandchildren, Caleb and Taylor Standlee, Preslee, Halle, Riley and Trygve Enget, Parker, Brady and Lennon Johnson, Esmae and Ryker Helmer, Lucas, Reed and Donovan Sobolik, Paige, Kenna and Maren Linster, Jack, Ben, Jacob, Abe and Ella Hynek, Trinity, Tessa and Everett Hynek; brother, Florian (Gladys) Volesky; sister, Rose Marie Kovash; brothers-in-law, Andrew Kudrna and Glenn (Katrina) Kudrna; sisters-in-law, Tillie Volesky, Evelyn Volesky and Verna Chorne.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Don; parents, Anton and Rose; siblings, Robert, Mary, Elsie, Frances, Ben, Raymond, Joseph and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you mourn the death of your mother. I always enjoyed visiting with her because she was so easy to talk with. Time will heal your sorrow but the memories will always be yours!
Thinking of all of you and praying for you all. I cannot find words to describe my heartache for you. Auntie Betty was a warm and loving person, and I know how dearly you will miss her. I feel for you all. Sending my love!
Always enjoyed seeing Betty at Wade and Becky's. She always seemed happy to see us and we enjoyed talking with her. She will be missed.
There is never anyway to be prepared for things like this. Please know my prayers and thoughts are with you. Our parents gave us a great childhood and we have all those memories to share.
Monica and I send our condolences to you and your famiy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Gerry, Mike and family, we're so very sorry to hear about your mom. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
We were saddened to hear of Aunt Betty's passing. The world would be much better off if we all possessed the positive, caring attitude she had. She was always a pleasure to talk to. May God be with you during these difficult days.
Lovely Aunt Betty… Our prayers are with you and your family during this time. We pray for strength, healing, and comfort for you all.
Dear Kudrna family, Sorry we can't be there for your mother's service. I am sure the Lord will tell Betty "well done my good and faithful servant!" May she rest in peace.
We pray that GOD will comfort your heart during this time of sadness. Always loved visiting with your mom. She was a special lady. A candle will be lit at our church in her memory.
Kudrna Family, we were saddened to read about Betty's passing. May the many fond memories of her sustain you during this most difficult time. We pray that you find comfort in our Creator's words, in which he promises to soon reunite us with our beloved ones in a perfect world, where the causes of pain and sorrow will be a thing of the past. How exciting it will be to see her doing all things she loved. (Isa 25:8; Rev. 21:4) Our sincere condolences to all of you.


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Ed Morrissey Show
Newspaper apologizes for calling Palin a "broad"
Ed Morrissey 12:55 PM on September 25, 2009
The managing editor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has issued a profuse apology to Sarah Palin for a caption on a photograph of the former governor speaking in Hong Kong earlier this week. And well he should; the caption read, "A broad in Asia," and the space was no accident. Rod Boyce, who has sharply criticized Palin in the past, sounds sincerely embarrassed about the actions of his staff:
The Daily News-Miner has had its agreements and disagreements with now-former Gov. Sarah Palin at various points during her time serving the state of Alaska. We have tried to maintain respect for the office of governor and to be generally civil when discussing Mrs. Palin, her policies and the actions she took while serving as governor. The same has been true for the time since she left office.
Today I must apologize to Mrs. Palin personally and on behalf of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner for the choice of words used on the bottom of Wednesday's front page regarding her speaking engagement in Hong Kong this week to a group of global investors.
We used offensive language — "A broad in Asia" — above a small photograph of the former governor to direct readers inside the newspaper to a full story of her Hong Kong appearance.
There can be no argument that our use of the word "broad" is anything but offensive. To use this word to describe someone of the stature of the former governor — who is also the former vice presidential nominee of the Republican Party — only adds to the anger that many people appropriately feel.
Not only is the term offensive, it was also used gratuitously, as a joke. Had the caption used "Abroad," there would have been no reason to apologize, but clearly someone in Boyce's newsroom wanted to take a cheap potshot at Palin. The fact that the caption made it to print seems to indicate that the hostility to Palin was not limited to just one person, either. Newspapers like to brag about having "layers" of fact checkers and editors, and Boyce — while sounding almost abjectly sincere — fails to explain how that survived the quality control process.
Boyce notes that the word is unequivocally offensive, especially in this gratuitous context. Joe Gandelman, who worked in newspapers for decades, questions how anyone could have thought to allow it in the paper in this day and age, and makes the same point about the blame falling on more than one person:
The Daily News-Miner in Alaska has apologized to former Gov. Sarah Palin for a headline that would have been considered sexist and unacceptable 20 years ago, let alone in the early 21st century …
"A broad in Asia" is a headline that I can't imagine anyone on the desk at the two daily newspapers for which I worked — (then) Knight Ridder's Wichita Eagle (before it merged with the evening Beacon) and (then) Copley Press' San Diego Union (before it merged with the evening Tribune) writing…let alone getting in the newspaper. It would have been nixed before it ever got to print and the headline writer would have been in hot water, indeed.
Boyce did a good job of apologizing, but an explanation of how editors signed off on the caption is also in order — and someone should be out looking for a new job.
In fact, that particular term went out of fashion even earlier than 20 years ago. When I read this story, I immediately recalled a particularly good exchange between the late, great Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews from the 1979 movie 10 about the word. 10 got a lot of hype over its nudity and the performance of Bo Derek, but it was actually an excellent and intelligent comedy about sexual politics, midlife crises, and the empty Don Juan complex that Moore's character struggled to abandon. This YouTube clip has the entire scene, which is one of the best in the movie (Note: Not safe for work, with brief nudity and some strong language):
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The Index encompasses a volatility target of 8%.
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Beto O'Rourke announces end of 2020 presidential campaign
Beto O'Rourke drops out of 2020 presidential race
Beto O'Rourke has announced he's dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.
Democrat Beto O'Rourke has announced he's dropping his 2020 presidential bid, according to his Twitter account.
O'Rourke had been struggling to break through a crowded Democratic field. He entered the race in March with the buzz from his narrow 2018 Senate loss to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in Texas. But as the excitement over his candidacy began to fade, O'Rourke was forced to stage a "reintroduction" of his campaign to reinvigorate it. After a mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, he began to center his campaign on gun violence prevention.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - OCTOBER 17: Democratic presidential candidate, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) speaks during a campaign rally on October 17, 2019 in Grand Prairie, Texas. O'Rourkes Rally Against Fear was held to counter President Trump's campaig
"Our campaign has been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly and acting decisively in the best interests of America," his blog post reads. "Though it is difficult to accept, it is clear to me now that this campaign does not have the means to move forward successfully."
"Acknowledging this now is in the best interests of those in the campaign; it is in the best interests of this party as we seek to unify around a nominee; and it is in the best interests of the country." he said. "Let us continue to fearlessly champion the issues and causes that brought us together. Whether it is ending the epidemic of gun violence or dismantling structural racism or successfully confronting climate change, we will continue to organize and mobilize and act."
O'Rourke is the tenth Democratic candidate to drop out of the race, leaving 17 total candidates left to vie for the bid.


L and I have been living a downtown life for two days, banished to a shiny new apartment building in the city. Our little house has been overtaken by a film crew, and we have fled the scene. It was strange leaving, because I had to take all the pictures off the walls, and erase any personal traces in the form of books, ornaments and drawings on the fridge. It felt as if we were moving out forever. I quite liked the feeling, as if an adventure was about to begin. I found myself imagining hordes of strangers with clipboards and cameras tramping around my house. I worried about Neil, and his stranger anxiety. I wondered if they would be able to put everything back in its place. It just goes to show how safe and comfy I have become but how invigorating a bit of change can be.
We did things that we never do normally, because I hardly ever go into the city. We went to look at the huge cranes trundling around the wharves. We ate in one of my very favourite Japanese yakitori places, Tanuki's Cave. L ate his way through man-sized helpings of delicious grilled things on skewers and I helped him. We looked at the cavorting Christmas mice in Smith & Caughey's windows and the revamped Santa on the Whitcoulls corner. He used to have a bit of a gammy eye and a disturbing beckoning finger, but he is now much more attractive. I felt like a tourist and L was beside himself with excitement. In two weeks time we get to do it all over again.


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You have all had many lives and many loves. Those you love in this lifetime have been with you in other lifetimes. Those lifetimes can be what you label "past" or "future." In the spiritual realms there is no time, only the eternal now.
We're aware of the challenge and difficulty you have with physical death. But there truly is no death because you go on forever. Yes, you come and go into and out of your various physical bodies. And those bodies appear to change as you move through linear time. But you—your true eternal self—are unchanging.
The next time you "lose" a loved one to physical death, remember you never change, you go on forever.
That loved one can be another human, a pet, any being you feel love for. All are truly one, no matter what form they may take in a physical lifetime.
Their true selves—their spirits—live on forever. They cannot die—you cannot die.
You always have access to those you love, be they "living" or "dead." And you can just as easily communicate with those who are dead as with those still in physical form. The only thing preventing you from communicating with them is your belief you cannot.
They are always with you. They are always giving you signs they have not gone away.
You planned the relationships you have in your physical lifetimes before you became physical. Your spirits thought there might be some fun in playing around with each other in the physical.
And so you came together to do whatever you chose to do. Those partnerships, those relationships are forever. Even after one or both of you "die," you still have a long way to go. You still have much to do together.
For you never lose those you love. You will all meet again on the far shore.
Have you ever wondered why you are here, or who you truly are? Aren't those the two big questions we all have today?
The Far Shore, by The Seekers, is one of my favorite songs. If you were a music fan back in the 1960s you'll remember this world-renowned Australian band who still get together now and then.
I love the Seekers and always have. Thank you for the song and the memories.
I do too, Jeannie. And you're most welcome!
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thanks so much for sharing this.
You're most welcome, Patricia. It truly is a most beautiful song.
You're most welcome, Ramón, I'm delighted this message was timely for you.
I had someone in my life who hurt me and sadly hurt my son as well. That person past away some years ago and I sincerely expect not to find him in any future life. I still wonder what was the purpose of having that person in our lives.
Thank you, Rose. There's always a reason every person is in our lives. It's not always obvious. And we certainly don't have to put up with those who do not treat us well.
I've known for a long time our beloved who left this earth plane are always with us and hear our prayers. A few who are very close to me appear in my dreams, many times with a special request, a message or an answer to a long lost question. A good example – My mother passed away last year (in her 95th year). Before she was laid to rest I made a special request that she watch over my two young grandchildren. Once in a great while she would appear in a dream, always in connection with one grandchild or the other, sometimes both. To me this is proof that her spirit is always with my family.
Thanks very much for your comments. That's a beautiful story of your mother. I too have loved ones who appear to me in dreams. That seems to be an easy way for them to connect with their loved ones still on earth. We truly do not lose those we love, ever.
You have a blessed beginning of summer too!
The song is beautiful BTW! Yes….I'll be seeing those I have loved on the far shore….no good byes, only so long for now.
I've been feeling his presence too the last few days. You probably remember he said, shortly after he "died," he didn't go anywhere. And, yes, he does want to talk with you right now.
I love that song. As you said, there are no goodbyes, only so long for now.


In light of the reiteration of the incorrect assertion that Parliament that would ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement by Stephen Jacobi on Morning Report today, I am reissuing the following explanation and associated press release from …In light of the reiteration of the incorrect assertion that Parliament that would ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement by Stephen Jacobi on Morning Report today, I am reissuing the following explanation and associated press release from December 2012. I note that the new processes for Regulatory Impact Assessments are now likely to be more robust than the old National Interest Analysis process, although this would only be prepared and published after the text is signed.
The Cabinet manual spells out the powers and process for entering into international treaties. Paragraph 7.112 states that "In New Zealand, the power to take treaty action rests with the Executive." In practice that means the Cabinet.
Cabinet then approves the signing of the agreed text by the Minister. This is a definitive step that binds the government to act in good faith towards its negotiating partners. The Cabinet manual makes it clear that by signing an agreement the executive indicates an intention for New Zealand to be bound to that text. This constitutes a good faith obligation under international law.
Parliament does not get to see the completed text until that stage. According to the Cabinet Manual, a signed TPPA would then be presented to Parliament, accompanied by a National Interest Analysis. These analyses have been widely criticised during the standing orders reviews and submissions on the International Treaties Bill for their lack of independence and balance, because they are prepared by the same Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade that negotiated the agreement.


Fans have been quick to spot Americanised spellings, as well as dollar signs and American English in the captions, and claim this points to a US native writing them.
Another post uses the US spelling 'organization', rather than 'organisation'.
What wrong if she runs it?


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Tajikistan began a witch hunt! Why is Rahmon afraid of sorcerers?
Yesterday, President Rahmon has signed amendments to the criminal code to toughen punishment for witchcraft and sorcery. From now on, people can get involved in the magic of up to 7 years in prison.
The adoption of such a law is unique in that nothing like this in Europe has been taken for the past two hundred years. The last sentence of witchcraft in Spain (200 strokes of the cane and a 6-year exile) were appointed in 1820. The last was executed in Europe for witchcraft is considered Anna Gel'd executed in Switzerland in 1782
To date, there are not many countries where witchcraft is punished by imprisonment. Usually it is the African countries, and there is legislation aims to protect the life of the mountain sorcerers themselves perturbed by the crowd, ready to kill them. In other cases, witchcraft likened to fraud and is punishable by fines.
What is the reason tightening "antiwitch" law in Tajikistan, which existed before and was limited to a fine, clear. A number of journalists suggests that the reason was the increase in the number of traditional healers, fortune tellers, which at the time of adoption of the law in 2008, there were about five thousand according to the Interior Ministry. Today the number has doubled.
Drawing parallels with the Russian "Kuzey god", we can say that in some cases these penalties are justified and have a positive impact on various aspects of life in society.
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Massive neutrinos were the first proposed, and still remain the most natural, particle candidate for the dark matter. We investigate here the properties and astrophysical implications of self-gravitating degenerate heavy neutrino matter. Neutrinos of 10 to 25 keV/c² might cluster around the sun forming a halo of a few solar masses and a few light years radius. We calculate the perihelion shifts of planetary and asteroidal orbits that are expected due to the presence of a conjectured degenerate heavy neutrino halo around the sun. While the General Relativistic perihelion shifts are positive, those due to a possible dark matter halo are in general negative. A neutrino mass around ~16 keV is consistent with the observed mass excesses within the orbits of various outer planets, as obtailled from astrometrical data and Voyager 1 and 2 and Pioneer 10 and 11 ranging data. We then study the general relativistic effects on degenerate neutrino balls using the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Yolkoff (TOV ) equations of hydrostatic equilibrium. An extension of the TOV equations is made to describe the detailed properties of supermassive neutrino balls around compact objects such as white dwarfs and neutron stars. We further show that the supermassive compact dark object near Sgr A* at the Galactic center could be an extended object rather than a black hole. In fact these two scenarios can be distinguished by tracking the orbit of one of the fast moving stars near the Galactic center. VVe finally calculate the emission spectrum of the supermassive compact dark object using the standard accretion theory and show that the calculated radio wave to infrared emission spectrum between λ = 0.3 cm and λ = 10-³ cm is consistent with the observations.
Munyaneza, F. 1999. Heavy neutrino balls and the supermassive dark object at the Galactic center. University of Cape Town.


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