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\section{lattice models}
\emph{Winding numbers and geometry of the loops for a lattice model.-}
In order to reveal the topological properties described by the NL winding number, we next consider a lattice model described by an anticommuting set of Dirac matrices $\mathbf{\Gamma}=(\sigma_x s_0,\sigma_z s_0,\sigma_y s_x,\sigma_y s_y,\sigma_y s_z)$, as
\begin{eqnarray}
H&=&\mathbf{h}(k)\cdot\mathbf{\Gamma},\label{total_H}
\end{eqnarray}
with
\begin{eqnarray}
\mathbf{h}(k)&=&(h_{x0},h_{z0},h_{yx},h_{yy},h_{yz}),\nonumber\\
h_{x0}&=&\mu-t_{\parallel}(\cos{k_x}+\cos{k_y}),\nonumber\\
h_{z0}&=&-t_{\perp}\cos{k_z},\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
which form two NLs in $k_x-k_y$ plane for $k_z=\pi/2$ and $-\pi/2$ when $0<|\mu/t_{\parallel}|<2$.
The position and shape of the NLs are only associated with the ratio of
$\mu$ and $t_{\parallel}$, hence we can choose $t_{\parallel}=t_{\perp}=1$ for
the sake of simplicity.
In the following we only consider the case with positive $\mu$, with the center of the NLs
given by $k_x=k_y=0$. For negative $\mu$, the center of the NLs is at $k_x=k_y=\pi$,
and a similar discussion applies.
The two NLs of $k_z=\pm\pi/2$ give two independent winding numbers, $\nu_{NL}^{\pm}$,
respectively, and we define the total winding number of the system as
\begin{eqnarray}
\nu_{sum}=\nu_{NL}^+ +\nu_{NL}^-.
\end{eqnarray}
Without loss of generality, here we choose $h_{yx}=0$ to preserve a chiral symmetry
with the operator $S=\sigma_y s_x$. The other two gap terms of $\mathbf{h}_y$ are functions of $k$,
and $\mathbf{h}_y=0$ gives 1D lines in the BZ.
We consider the following form of $\mathbf{h}_y$ that breaks time reversal symmetry:
\begin{eqnarray}
h_{yy}&=&-t_y\sin{k_y}\\
h_{yz}&=&\mu_s-t_x\sin{k_x}-t_z\sin{k_z},
\end{eqnarray}
and the system falls into the AIII class.
$|\mathbf{h}_y|=0$ gives some 1D lines in the $k_x-k_z$ plane with
$k_y=0$ or $\pi$, which may or may not be enclosed by the NLs.
We would also like to point out that although the gap terms need be small
for the system to preserve a NL like structure,
{\it the topological properties are not related to the exact value of these terms,
but only to the ratios between them}.
For the sake of simplicity, we choose $t_y=t_x=1$ and positive $\mu_s$ hereafter.

We first consider a simple case with $t_z=0$. In this case, the 1D solution of
$\mathbf{h}_y=0$ gives four lines perpendicular to $k_x-k_y$ plane,
two with $k_y=0$ and two with $k_y=\pi$. For positive $\mu$, the pair of lines with
$k_y=\pi$ are always outside the loop.
By tuning $\mu_s$ and $\mu$, the NLs may enclose
$2$, $1$ or $0$ lines with $k_y=0$, as shown by Fig.\ref{fig2}(a)-(c).
However, the windings of these lines in the $k_x-k_y$ plane have opposite values
(as in Fig.\ref{fig1}),
and the NL
enclosing either $0$ or $2$ lines will result in $\nu_{NL}=0$.
On the other hand,
as the system preserves a reflection symmetry along $z$ direction,
each line will be enclosed by either two or none of the NLs,
hence the total winding number, $\nu_{sum}$, in this case is always even.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{fig2.eps}
\caption{The NLs and the 1D lines given by $|\mathbf{h}_y|=0$,
represented by blue and red lines respectively.
For the latter, we only show the lines with $k_y=0$,
as the ones for $k_y=\pi$ lie outside the NLs.
(a) $\mu=0.2$, $\mu_s=0.8$ and $t_z=0$; (b) $\mu=1$, $\mu_s=0.8$ and $t_z=0$; (c) $\mu=1.8$, $\mu_s=0.8$ and $t_z=0$; (d) $\mu=1.6$, $\mu_s=0.5$ and $t_z=0.2$; (e) $\mu=1.6$, $\mu_s=0.5$ and $t_z=0.4$; (f) $\mu=1.6$, $\mu_s=0.5$ and $t_z=0.6$. }\label{fig2}
\end{figure}

In the presence of a nonzero $t_z$,
the reflection symmetry is broken, and
the lines of $|\mathbf{h}_y|=0$ will change shape with $t_z$ and eventually form a closed ring,
as shown in Fig.\ref{fig2}(d)-(f).
In this case, an enclosed line will cross one of the NLs at some point,  resulting
in a topological phase transition.
After this transition, the system has an odd winding number, $\nu_{sum}=1$,
as only one of the NLs encloses a singularity.

\emph{edgestates and phase diagram.-}
The topological properties of a 3D topological insulator can be represented by the number of
Dirac cones in the edge states under OBC.
Next, we apply the method in Ref.\cite{edge_state} to study the edge states in our model.
The existence of edge states and their eigenenergies,
under OBC,  are associated with the bulk topology
of the system, which can be seen by the trajectory of $\mathbf{h}(k)$ in the 5-component
vector space formed by the Dirac matrices $\mathbf{\Gamma}$.
Here we choose a surface plane perpendicular to the $x$ direction by fixing $k_y$ and $k_z$,
and study the corresponding edge states as an example.
Edge states in the other two directions can also be studied in this way,
and give similar results are obtained.
The Hamiltonian terms associated with $k_x$ give an elliptical
 trajectory of $\mathbf{h}$
in the 1-5 plane in $\mathbf{\Gamma}$ space,
\begin{eqnarray}
\mathbf{h}(k_x)=(-\cos{k_x},0,0,0,-\sin{k_x}).
\end{eqnarray}
The remaining Hamiltonian terms,
\begin{eqnarray}
\mathbf{h}^0=(\mu-\cos{k_y},-\cos{k_z},0,-\sin{k_y},\mu_s-t_z\sin{k_z}),
\end{eqnarray}
can be viewed as the vector from the origin of the vector space to the center of
the ellipse $\mathbf{h}(k_x)$. The parallel and perpendicular components of $\mathbf{h}^0$ to the 1-5 plane are given by
\begin{eqnarray}
\mathbf{h}^0_{\parallel}&=&(\mu-\cos{k_y},0,0,0,\mu_s-t_z\sin{k_z})\,,\\
\mathbf{h}^0_{\perp}&=&(0,-\cos{k_z},0,-\sin{k_y},0).
\end{eqnarray}
The existence of edge states depends on whether the ellipse
$\mathbf{h}(k_x)$ encloses the point $\mathbf{h}^0_{\parallel}$,
and this condition reads
\begin{eqnarray}
|\mathbf{h}^0_{\parallel}|=\sqrt{(\mu-\cos{k_y})^2+(\mu_s-t_z\sin{k_z})^2}<1\,.\label{condition}
\end{eqnarray}
Provided that Eq.(\ref{condition}) holds, the edge state energies
are given by
\begin{eqnarray}
E_{\pm}=|\mathbf{h}^0_{\perp}|=\pm\sqrt{\cos^2{k_z}+\sin^2{k_y}}.
\end{eqnarray}

Candidate Dirac cones at  $(k_y,k_z)=(0,\pm\frac{\pi}{2})$
must satisfy the inequality (\ref{condition}).
When $t_z=0$, Eq.(\ref{condition}) becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
(\mu-1)^2<1-\mu_s^2\,,
\end{eqnarray}
for both $k_z=\pm\frac{\pi}{2}$. In other words, it gives either no Dirac cone, or a pair of
Dirac cones at  $(k_y,k_z)=(0,\pm\frac{\pi}{2})$.
For nonzero $t_z$, there may exist $0$, $1$ or $2$ Dirac cones depending on the parameters, as the condition (\ref{condition}) becomes
\begin{eqnarray}
(\mu_s\mp t_z)^2<2\mu-\mu^2\,,
\end{eqnarray}
for $k_z=\pm\frac{\pi}{2}$, respectively. In Fig.\ref{fig2} we display phase diagrams showing
the number of Dirac cone edge states. These results are also
in consistence with the winding numbers of the NLs, as shown in the figure.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.45\linewidth]{fig3_1.eps}
\includegraphics[width=0.45\linewidth]{fig3_2.eps}
\caption{Phase diagram with $t_z=0$ (left) and $\mu=1$ (right). The number of Dirac cones in edge states equals to the total winding number of the model, $\nu_{sum}=\nu_{NL}^+ +\nu_{NL}^-$.
In the left panel, the yellow region with $\nu_{NL}^+=\nu_{NL}^-=0$ includes three different situations: i) two lines are enclosed by the NLs when $\mu_s<1$ and $\mu<1$; ii) all the lines are out of the NLs when $\mu_s<1$ and $\mu>1$; and iii) not any line exsits when $\mu_s>1$.}\label{fig3}
\end{figure}

In order to visualize the edge states, next we choose open boundary condition in $x$ direction and rewrite the Hamiltonian as
a tight-binding between planes
\begin{eqnarray}
H&=&\sum_{n}\hat{c}^{\dagger}_{n}U_d\hat{c}_{n}+\sum_{n}\frac{1}{2}\hat{c}^{\dagger}_{n+1}U_{od}\hat{c}_{n}+h.c.,
\end{eqnarray}
with $\hat{c}_n$ is a vector of annihilation operators $\hat{c}_{n,\sigma,s}$ on
plane $n$,
$\hat{c}_n=(\hat{c}_{n,+,+},\hat{c}_{n,+,-},\hat{c}_{n,-,+},\hat{c}_{n,-,-})_n$, and
\begin{eqnarray}
U_d&=&(\mu-\cos{k_y})\sigma_x s_0-\cos{k_z}\sigma_z s_0\nonumber\\
&&-\sin{k_y} \sigma_y s_y+(\mu_s-t_z\sin{k_z})\sigma_y s_z\,,\\
U_{od}&=&-\sigma_x s_0+i\sigma_y s_z\,.
\end{eqnarray}
We numerically diagonalize this Hamiltonian and show the four closest
doubly degenete energy bands above and below zero energy in Fig.\ref{fig4}, with
OBC along $x$ from (a) to (c), and periodic boundary condition from (d) to (f) as comparison.
Panels (a) and (b) are for the topologically nontrivial phases with $\nu_{NL}^+=\nu_{NL}^-=1$
and $\nu_{NL}^+=1,~\nu_{NL}^-=0$,
and the spectra show edge states with two or one Dirac cone, respectively.
Panel (c) is for the topologically trivial phase with $\nu_{NL}^+=\nu_{NL}^-=0$,
where there is no edge state connecting the conduction and valence bands.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=1\linewidth]{fig4.eps}
\caption{The spectra of the two doublet bands nearest to $E=0$, (a)-(c) for open boundary condition along $x$, and (d)-(f) for period boundary condition. The three columns are for three topologically different phases, while the left two are topologically nontrivial. The parameters are $\mu=1$ and (a), (d) $\mu_s=t_z=0$; (b), (e) $\mu_s=t_z=1$; and (c), (f) $\mu_s=2$, $t_z=0$.}\label{fig4}
\end{figure}

\emph{A real material example.-}Finally, we apply our method to 3D topological insulators of the
Bi$_2$Te$_3$ family\cite{real}.
These materials possess time reversal symmetry and are characterized by a $Z_2$ number.
Nevertheless, their topological nature is determined by the physics near the
time-reversal-invariant point $\Gamma(0,0,0)$ in the Brillouin zone,
around which the low-energy effective Hamiltonian also satisfies a chiral symmetry.
This Hamiltonian is given by
\begin{eqnarray}
H(k)=\epsilon_0(k)I_{4\times4}+\left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
M(k) & A_1k_z & 0 & A_2k_-\\
A_1k_z &-M(k)  &A_2k_-  & 0\\
0 &A_2k_+  &M(k)  & -A_1k_z\\
A_2k_+  &0  &-A_1k_z  & -M(k)
\end{array}\right),
\end{eqnarray}
with $k_{\pm}=k_x\pm ik_y$, $\epsilon_0(k)=C+D_1k_z^2+D_2|k_{+}|^2$ and
$M(k)=M-B_1k_z^2-B_2|k_+|^2$.
Using Dirac matrices, this Hamiltonian can be written as
\begin{eqnarray}
H(k)=M(k)\sigma_z s_0+A_1k_z\sigma_x s_z+A_2k_x\sigma_x s_x+A_2k_y\sigma_x s_y,
\label{bi2te3}
\end{eqnarray}
where we left out the identity matrix as it only changes the shape of the energy bands,
not the topology of the system.
The chiral operator is given by the absent fifth Dirac matrix,
$S=\sigma_y s_0$.

$P*T$ symmetry is here implemented by $P=\sigma_z$. However, we note that
particle-hole symmetry also exists in this case, which reads
$CH^*(-k)C^{-1}=-H(k)$, with $C=\sigma_y s_y$,
and satisfies $CC^*=1$.
Thus the model Eq.(\ref{bi2te3}) falls into the DIII class,
which is also characterized by a $Z$ invariant in 3D\cite{classes}.
Similar to our previous discussion, we write  $H=H_1+H_2$, with
\begin{eqnarray}
H_{1}(k)&=&M(k)\sigma_z s_0+A_1k_z\sigma_x s_z\,,\\
H_{2}(k)&=&A_2k_x\sigma_x s_x+A_2k_y\sigma_x s_y\,.
\end{eqnarray}
Then $H_{1}$ has a NL in $k_x-k_y$ plane, and the nodes of $H_{2}$
produce a single line enclosed by the loop.
This gives a NL winding number $\nu_{NL}=1$,
which corresponds to the topological properties of the $\Gamma$ point.

\emph{Summary.-}
In summary,
we have studied Hamiltonians with $P*T$ symmetry where two terms define a NL which is gapped
out by the other terms.
In the presence of chiral symmetry, these gap terms can drive the system into a chiral TI,
which can be described by a winding number defined along the NL.
This winding number is associated with the geometric relation between the NL
and the zeroes of the gap terms.
We investigated a  lattice model in detail, which has two NLs in the BZ,
each of them with  a winding number of $1$ or $0$
due to the gap terms. This winding number corresponds to the emergence of a Dirac
cone for the surface states under OBC.
Finally, we applied our method to the 3D topological insulators of the Bi$_2$Te$_3$ family,
and showed the connection between their topological nature and the NL winding number.

\emph{Acknowledgments.-}
Financial support from FCT through grant UID/CTM/04540/2013 is acknowledged.
S. C. is supported by NSFC under Grants No. 11425419, No. 11374354 and No. 11174360.

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Is there a write up on how to re-install the stock head unit? I had someone install my aftermarket head unit but I want to switch it back to the stock one. I have the Bose head unit without the navigation.
search hard enough, there might be one. If not, i could possibly write one up for you, my car system is not fully complete, but i've taken it apart soo many times it's super easy now. I would just do a mock up re-install of the OE head unit just to show.
If it's just the in-dash part, it should be pretty much plug for plug if they used the correct aftermarket wiring harnesses. Were there new speakers installed where they bypassed/removed the stock speakers?
1. Remove snifter knob.. should just have to turn the knob and pop out a pin and it slides up.
3. Use plastic panel popper to remove the wood grain panel. ( screwdriver if careful not to scratch) P.S. Use a little force behind it.
4. Disconnect all the connectors, cig lighter, hazards and I think maybe 1 more.
6. Remove the dash kit with panel popper or screwdriver.
8. Remove all the screws holding the radio bracket it in.
12. Remove factory harness from the aftermarket harness.
14. Installation is the reverse of removal.
P.S. They prob used a radio antenna adapter its a big weird looking silver thing just disconnect it and plug it into the stock radio.
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Q: HTML - Multiple contact forms on one page I'm having an issue when I add two contact forms to the same page
The first contact form:
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<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Full Name">

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And this is the second form:
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The first form works fine by itself, but when I add the second one neither of them will work and once I hit submit i only get the following message:
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And this is the content of my contact-form.php
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When I add print_r($_POST); before the the first if I'm getting the following:
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A: Change this in first if and try
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A: Dude,
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Deadline for NOAA's 2023 Urban Heat Island program nears
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If it felt hotter for you this summer than normal, you're not wrong. The period of June to Aug. 2022 was the second-hottest meteorological summer on record, with the Northern Hemisphere two degrees above average. Heat waves surged from coast to coast, including one along the western U.S. that's estimated to cost $9.3 billion in damages.
NOAA is looking for several cities to join the 2023 Urban Heat Island mapping campaign
The winning cities will collect temperature data throughout Summer 2023
That data will help create a better understanding of where Urban Heat Island's exist in your area
NOAA is now looking for local organizations and scientists to take part in a science campaign to better understand extreme warmth in their communities. The 2023 Urban Heat Island mapping campaign program is open for community organizations, university programs and scientists to apply, hoping to map out Urban Heat Island affects across their area.
The campaign is in its seventh year, managed by NOAA's National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS). Supported by community-based civic science campaigns, the program aims to map the hottest parts of the city's winning communities.
The science gathered helps community and government leaders take better steps in helping to protect those most affected by high temperatures.
An urban heat island is a dome of higher than normal temperatures, typically found across a metro area. Concrete and lack of shade tend to allow for temperatures to stay higher than surrounding communities. (Spectrum News)
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How a Cardinals fan learned to stop worrying and love (well, not hate) the Cubs
As a Cardinals fan who grew up in St. Louis and now lives in Chicago, I won't be rooting for the Cubs to win the World Series this year. But I won't be rooting against it, either.
Joan Niesen
I had lived in Chicago for exactly 44 days before conceding the National League Central for the foreseeable future. On Oct. 13, 2015, I walked from my apartment in Lincoln Park to Wrigleyville to meet a friend who'd attended the final game of the Cubs-Cardinals NLDS. I perversely wanted to see the celebration. The neighborhood was thick with weed smoke, and fans bellowed louder than the gridlocked taxis could honk. For Cubs fans, it felt like the beginning of something great. For me, it felt like the end.
Look at the box scores of those four games, and they're unremarkable. The most convincing win was the Cardinals' in Game 1, a 4–0 shutout. St. Louis lost the next three, none by greater than a three-run margin, but they each seemed out of reach. The Cubs were just better. (Jason Heyward and John Lackey would certainly agree with me.) That night, it hit me: I had moved to Chicago at the exact worst time.
Some background: I grew up in St. Louis and was 10 years old during the home run race in 1998, which is when I fell in love with baseball. I'd always been a Cardinals fan, dating back to an inexplicable devotion to Pedro Guerrero I developed as a three-year-old; there was something about Mike Shannon's gravely voice rhyming his name on the radio that sold me. But in '98, I went haywire. I have a mildly photographic memory, which I put to use memorizing the NL leaderboards I'd read each morning in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. My friends were embarrassed that I'd argue with boys about Jeff Bagwell's batting stance and El Duque's fastball, and even though I've dialed back my viewing and stat-memorization, I can still say with a straight face that I care more about the Cardinals than I do about half my relatives.
As I moved away from St. Louis for college and jobs, I always asked potential friends I met from Chicago the same question: Are you a Cubs fan? It was half-joking, but I lucked out. The close friend I made while living in Minneapolis is from a South Side Irish family—White Sox people. My cousin's husband: White Sox, too. And, most importantly, one of my very best friends assured me soon after we met at Missouri that despite growing up in a northwest suburb of Chicago, he'd given up on baseball entirely.
I knew when I moved here that I'd have to relax my standards. I'd have to make friends with Cubs fans, and I have, and they're lovely. But what I didn't count on was that soon after I arrived, my friend from school would reveal his true colors. As the playoffs neared, he talked more and more about the Cubs. I joked that he'd jumped on the bandwagon. He was agitated—and then he remembered. He'd lied, he told me. He grew up a Cubs fan; it was just easier never to admit it to me. During the first game of the NLDS, which we watched with friends at a bar, he ordered a plate of toasted ravioli. (To be clear, they were cheese-filled, which is an affront.) I was confused; he rarely orders bar food. But the Cardinals were winning, and I didn't think much of it. The fried cheese pasta pockets arrived, and within 30 seconds, my friend had picked up the basket, looked me in the eye, and dumped them on the ground. "Screw the Cardinals," he said, laughing.
The 30: Contenders and spoilers in this week's MLB power rankings
I wish I could tell you that being a Cardinals fan in Chicago in the summer of 2016 is like having toasted ravioli dumped on your feet on a daily basis—but it's not. I've been to 12 games at Wrigley this season (the Cardinals are 5–1 with me in attendance, just saying), and the place is magic. It's a pain to get beer, and the hot dogs are horrendous, and I wouldn't want it to be any different. I love that there are seagulls. I love that the seat numbering only sort of makes sense, and I love that I understand it now. I love the older men and women with their scorecards and their decades-old Cubs t-shirts who sit at the ballpark with headphones in, listening to the game on the radio. Hell, I even love the absurdly large billboard of Kris Bryant wearing Express.
These days, you can't walk into the grocery store or the drycleaner or the gym without hearing someone talking about the Cubs, about that Bryant home run, about Kyle Hendricks's Cy Young chances, about where do you think Jake Arrieta does Pilates? One night in August, I was riding the L north, and the car was full of people in team gear. I was confused; it was about 5 p.m., so it was still early, and I could have sworn the Cubs were out of town. But this was the red line toward Wrigley, so I told myself I must have been mistaken.
I wasn't. They were in San Diego.
To be clear: I will never be a Cubs fan. My DNA is programmed to prevent that; I assume that if I were to try, it would result in total nervous system shutdown. I will tell you that deep-dish pizza is mediocre and Malort tastes like sludge. I will extol the virtue of Imo's Pizza and swear that Budweiser really is the king of beers. But that doesn't mean that if the Cardinals are eliminated this postseason (or don't make it at all), I won't hope for a World Series on the north side of Chicago. I think I will. I will cheer for my duplicitous friend; for two little boys I know and love in Colorado who are named after Ernie Banks and Greg Maddux; for their sister, whose middle name is a tribute to Mark Grace; for the men hawking merchandise at the corner of Sheffield and Addison; for the blind man who rides the red line toward Wrigley most nights in a Cubs t-shirt; for the millions of people who are now my neighbors and deserve to know how it feels to see your catcher and closer meet halfway between the mound and home plate and jump into each other's arms.
They're revoking my access to St. Louis as I type this, but oh well. I just hope fans don't burn Chicago down celebrating if they win. Because this place is the best—even if it is full of Cubs fans with no regard for toasted ravioli.
Cubs can clinch NL Central title against Cardinals
Chicago can lock up its first division title since 2008 and deal a big blow to its archrival's postseason hopes when the two teams meet up for a three-game set in St. Louis starting tonight.
By Jay Jaffe
Cardinals-Cubs rivalry could be ready to take off once again
With both the red-hot Cardinals and youth-driven Cubs looking like playoff contenders early on, could their decades-old rivalry soon see a revival?
By Joan Niesen
2016 MLB season preview: St. Louis Cardinals
Expect the Cardinals to contend yet again this season, but a thin offense and some injury concerns could put a ceiling on St. Louis' World Series hopes.
Holliday gives Cardinals fans one last thrill
Matt Holliday's time as a Cardinal is quickly coming to an end. In what was very possibly his last at-bat in St. Louis, he gave fans one final memory, maybe the unlikeliest of all.
How one Cubs fan balances Aroldis Chapman issue
How one Cubs fan who felt conflicted after the team acquired Aroldis Chapman has tried to figure out a balance between rooting for the team and doing what she thinks is right.
Cubs slug way past Cardinals, reach NLCS
The Chicago Cubs advanced to the National League Championship Series with a 6–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLDS at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
By Jon Tayler
Pujols's emotional return drums up nostalgia in St. Louis
A 75-second applause left no question about how St. Louis feels about Albert Pujols in a surreal ovation Friday night at Busch Stadium.
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Interviews conducted by
William F. Causey, Esq.
Earl J. Silbert, Esq.
Oral History Text & Documentation
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Earl Silbert: On the Front Lines of Legal History
By William F. Causey
Based on Earl Silbert's Oral History for the D.C. Circuit Historical Society
Earl Silbert's prominent place in the legal history of the D.C. Circuit is secured by his work as a prosecutor during the turbulent years of Watergate. Born in Boston and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, at an early age Earl wanted to be a high school teacher. After attending Phillip Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and Harvard College, Earl graduated from Harvard Law School in 1960 and joined the Appellate Section of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, where he worked for Assistant Attorney General Louis Oberdorfer, who later became a United States District Judge. Earl argued tax appeals around the country, appearing in all but two federal circuit courts.
In March 1964, Earl joined the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he gained wide exposure to numerous legal matters, including handling landlord/tenant cases and misdemeanor cases in the Court of General Sessions, serving in the Special Proceedings Section handling extradition and collateral attacks on convictions, and working in the Grand Jury Section for the U.S. District Court, before moving to the Trial Section. During this time, Earl was in the middle of significant criminal procedure changes in the areas of confessions, search and seizure, pretrial detention, no knock, and wiretapping. In his oral history, Earl discusses the events surrounding the riots in the District of Columbia following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, and the change in the attitude of jurors to the testimony of police officers. Despite the heavy pressures of serving as a prosecutor during this time, Earl and several colleagues found time to form a group called "The Metropolitan Athletic and Educational and Cultural Association," helping underprivileged kids by organizing local basketball and softball clinics around the city.
In 1969, Earl returned to the Department of Justice for a brief period of time in the Office of Criminal Justice. While there, Earl worked on the Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 that created the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. One of its major reforms was transferring local felony prosecutions from U.S. District Court to the Superior Court. One year later, Earl returned to the U.S. Attorney's Office as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney to assist in the implementation of the Court Reform Act.
Earl's most interesting legal experience was when he was the First Assistant in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the lead prosecutor for the investigation and prosecution of the Watergate burglary and cover up by the White House. In his oral history, Earl discusses many fascinating aspects of the Watergate matter, including:
how Earl received a call from a colleague in the U.S. Attorney's Office early on the morning of Saturday, June 17, 1972, stating that five men in business suits had been arrested in the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Office Building;
the mystery surrounding how a lawyer appeared within an hour of the 5:00 am arrest of the burglars asking to speak to them when no one else was aware of the arrests;
how an FBI investigation led to information that accomplices of the burglars were in the Howard Johnson Hotel across the street with listening devices;
how Earl's office made the decision to have the FBI instead of the D.C. Metropolitan Police conduct the investigation of the break in;
how Earl's office determined that the CIA was interfering with the burglary investigation;
Earl's relationship with Chief Judge John Sirica, the attorneys representing the burglars and officials of the Committee to Re-Elect the President, and later the White House;
the effort by Earl's office to ascertain the source of leaks to the press regarding grand jury activity;
the relationship between the U.S. Attorney's Office and counsel representing the Democratic National Committee in the civil suit filed by the Committee;
how Earl and his prosecution team got John Dean and Jeb Magruder to secretly implicate Attorney General John Mitchell and senior White House staff Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman and ultimately – after Dean was denied immunity from prosecution – President Richard Nixon;
the revelation by Dean and his lawyer that the White House was involved in the office break in of psychiatrist Daniel Ellsberg;
Earl's thoughts on who was "Deep Throat" years before FBI Associate Director Mark Felt was identified;
the inquiry into whether a sitting President could be prosecuted for crimes or whether the remedy was impeachment; and
the relationship of the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Senate Watergate Committee and the Special Prosecutor, and the reaction to the revelation of the White House tapes and to the Saturday Night Massacre.
In January 1974, Earl became the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, serving in that capacity for almost six years. During this time, the Office was involved in high-profile cases such as the assassination of Orlando Letelier, a leading opponent of then-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, the brutal murder of a family of Hanafi Muslims, and the white-collar fraud and bribery prosecutions of real estate developer Dominic Antonelli and D.C. public official Joseph Yeldell. Earl also discusses his efforts as United States Attorney to obtain improved cooperation between the D.C. Metropolitan Police, FBI, DEA, Secret Service, and U.S. Park Police, and how he improved the management and operation of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Finally, Earl recounts his experience in private practice with the firm of Schwalb, Donnenfeld, Bray & Silbert, where he split his time between civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense work.
Earl Silbert's oral history makes for engaging reading about some of the most important and historic legal matters in recent years in the District of Columbia and the nation.
BIOGRAPHY – 1992
Harvard College, B.A., 1957, Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1960, Awards: Cum Laude
Admitted to Bar
Massachusetts- November 1, 1960
District of Columbia- July 17, 1963
United States Supreme Court- May 12, 1975
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, D.C.- May 6, 1985
Principal, Law Firm of Schwalb, Donnenfeld, Bray & Silbert, A Professional Corporation, July 1979- Present
United States Attorney, D.C., 1974- June 29, 1979
Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office, D.C., 1960-1974
Principal Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, 1972-1973
Executive Assistant, United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, 1970-1972
Attorney Advisor, Office of Criminal Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, 1969-1970
Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, working in the Court of General Sessions; Special Proceedings; Deputy Chief, General Sessions; Grand Jury Section & Criminal Trial Section, 1964-1969
Lawyer, Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1960-1964
March 8, 1936, Boston Massachusetts
Married with two daughters
Courtesy of Chris Molina
Earl Silbert practicing law
Oral Histories of the D.C. Circuit Courts


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TEXT IN ENGLISH – SALVADOR DALI #62
Que tal aproveitar essa sexta-feira para estudar um pouco de reading? Para você que não sabe o que é "reading", nada mais é do que a leitura, parte muito importante na jornada rumo a fluência é praticar a leitura e estou aqui para te ajudar nisso!
Ler é um atividade que vai te ajudar a adquirir muito vocabulário novo, ajuda a fixar melhor as palavras e faz muito bem para saúde.
O text in english de hoje vai falar sobre um grande artista conhecido no mundo todo pela maioria das pessoas, ele é muito famoso por suas pinturas, sem dúvida um grande artista, vamos falar hoje do grande Salvador Dali!
Lembrando que nem só as perguntas abaixo são a forma de estudo, você pode usar o texto de várias maneiras diferentes como pesquisar por palavras que você não conhece e melhorar seu vocabulário, ou até treinar seu reading em voz alta para melhorar sua dicção ao ler em inglês, você pode também ler o texto e fazer um resumo em inglês com seu vocabulário sobre o que você entendeu, enfim as opções são muitas basta ter criatividade e estudar!
Salvador Dali was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, on 11 May 1904. Dali's father was strict in the education of his children unlike the mother. Dali had a brother named Salvador who was born nine months before him and died of gastroenteritis. When he was five, Dalí was taken to his brother's grave and was told that he was his brother's reincarnation.
At an early age, Salvador Dali's parents encouraged him to produce highly sophisticated drawings and was sent to drawing school in Figueres, Spain, in 1916.
In February 1921, Dalí's mother died of breast cancer. Dalí was 16 years old; he later said his mother's death was the greatest blow he had experienced in his life. After her death, Dalí's father married his deceased wife's sister. Dalí did not resent this marriage, because he had a great love and respect for his aunt.
The development of his own style
In 1922, Dalí moved to Madrid and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando where he already drew attention as an eccentric and dandy. He was influenced by several different artistic styles, including Metaphysics and Cubism. Dalí was expelled from the Academy in 1926, shortly before his final exams when he was accused of starting an unrest.
Later, Dali visited Paris where he met Pablo Picasso whom he revered. Picasso had already heard favorable reports about Dalí from Joan Miró, a fellow Catalan who introduced him to many Surrealist friends. As he developed his own style over the next few years, Dalí made a number of works heavily influenced by Picasso and Miró.
Marriage to Gala
In August 1929, Dalí met his lifelong and primary muse, inspiration, and future wife Gala. She was a Russian immigrant ten years his senior. They married in 1934. In addition to inspiring many artworks throughout her life, Gala would act as Dalí's business manager.
Dali's work
Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media.
Arab lineage
Salvador Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes" to an "Arab lineage", claiming that his ancestors were descended from the Moors.
Eccentric manner
Salvador was highly imaginative, and also enjoyed indulging in unusual and grandiose behavior. His eccentric manner and attention-grabbing public actions sometimes drew more attention than his artwork, to the dismay of those who held his work in high esteem, and to the irritation of his critics.
In 1980 at age 76, Dalí's health took a catastrophic turn. His right hand trembled terribly, with Parkinson-like symptoms. His near-senile wife allegedly had been dosing him with a dangerous cocktail of unprescribed medicine that damaged his nervous system, thus causing an untimely end to his artistic capacity.
His wife Gala died on 10 June 1982, at the age of 87. After Gala's death, Dalí lost much of his will to live. On the morning of 23 January 1989, while his favorite record of Tristan and Isolde played, Dalí died of heart failure at Figueres at the age of 84.
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In April 1887, Dalí met his lifelong and primary muse, inspiration, and future wife Gala
His wife Gala died on 10 June 1982, at the age of 87.
After Gala's death, Dalí didn't lose much of his will to live.
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Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition est une revue académique révisée par des pairs et publiée par l'American Psychological Association. Elle a été créée en 1975 en tant que section indépendante du Journal of Experimental Psychology et couvre la recherche en psychologie expérimentale. Plus précisément, la revue « publie des études expérimentales originales sur les processus fondamentaux de la cognition, l'apprentissage, la mémoire, l'imagerie, la formation de concepts, la résolution de problèmes, la prise de décision, la réflexion, la lecture et le traitement du langage ».  Le rédacteur en chef est .

Historique

Le journal s'appelait autrefois Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory. En 1980, , rédacteur de Human Learning and Memory, annonça qu'il avait l'intention «d'élargir la portée de la revue pour y inclure un ensemble de sujets plus généraux sur la cognition humaine» et que le journal serait rebaptisé Learning, Memory, and Cognition. Le dernier numéro de Human Learning and Memory était le volume 7, numéro 1981.  La diffusion de Learning, Memory, and Cognition a débuté en 1982 avec le volume 8, numéro 1.

Caractéristiques

Le journal est résumé et indexé par MEDLINE / PubMed et le Journal Citation Reports. Selon le Journal Citation Reports, la revue a un facteur d'impact de 2.776, ce qui la classe au  rang sur 85 dans la catégorie « Psychologie expérimentale ».

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Response to the terrorist attack on the USA, on 11 September 2001
"British troops will lead an international coalition alongside America to wage war on Afghanistan in the next 10 days..." British Plan for Afghan onslaught, Observer, September 23, 2001 http://www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,556734,00.html
"Military strikes on Afghanistan being contemplated by the Bush administration could create a dangerous political vacuum in the region, government officials and analysts fear." Waging War in Afghanistan Could Rattle Region, NYT, September 23, 2001 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/international/asia/23ASSE.html?todaysheadlines
"Clumsy reprisals will simply inflame Muslim opinion and that is bin Laden's objective... If the West goes down the way of revenge, as Bush especially seems ready to do, than it will lose" 'A foolish crusade', Peter Oborne, Observer, September 23, 2001
1.Response to Attack on USA - Scientists for Global Responsibility
2.US Planned To Attack Taliban BEFORE WTC/Pentagon Attacks - BBC
3.What if the answer was in our own back yard and we never did anything about it?
1. Response to the Terrorist Attack on the USA, September 11th, 2001
A Statement from the Coordinating Committee of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR), UK www.sgr.org.uk
SGR expresses deep sympathy for the thousands of people, from many countries, who were killed and injured in the terrorist attacks on the USA on September 11th, 2001. SGR unreservedly condemns these attacks and supports attempts to identify the perpetrators and bring them to trial. However, SGR is deeply concerned about the possibility of military action taken in retaliation to this attack by US and other forces. Further, we feel that there are important lessons which should be drawn concerning global security and global inequality, and that these are not getting adequate attention in media coverage of the issue.
US Government Response
The US Government, understandably outraged by these attacks, has chosen to brand them as the opening shots of a 'war', thus psychologically preparing the ground for military retaliation against the alleged perpetrators in Afghanistan. SGR believes that such actions run the severe risk of inflaming a tense situation with the likely result being that more innocent civilians will die in the 'crossfire'.
Already, western aid agencies have been told to evacuate from Afghanistan, hence abandoning refugees created by Afghanistan's civil war and the ongoing drought in the region. US threats are creating a situation which is already adding to considerable suffering in the area and where the UN aid agencies have already only three weeks supply of food aid (1). SGR urges European Governments to restrain the US from precipitous action.
'Deeper Problems'
It is essential to see this attack in a wider context. Global spending on armaments is approaching $1 trillion ($1,000,000,000,000) annually. Meanwhile global inequality is increasing, with nearly half the world now living in poverty.
Such spending on weapons, which has decidedly not increased world security, has to be compared with the much smaller sums given to an increasing range of natural disasters such as the flooding in Bangladesh in 1991 which killed approximately 140,000 people and the 1998 landslides in Venezuela which killed 30,000 people. Such a reality can only breed hostility against those who control the world's money supplies: and the World Trade Centre provided a physical symbol for those feeling resentment. Moreover, the US Government has been selective in regard to whom it criticises for human rights violations: it has condemned certain Arab countries but is rather quieter about violations carried out by Israel. Its apparent double standard is shown even more starkly when it is remembered that the US supplied arms to Iraq during the Iraq-Iran war and to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in its war against the Soviet Union.
Missile Defence
It is very important to realise that the attacks of 11 September and any other terrorist attack on the USA would not have been prevented by the missile defence systems proposed by President Bush. Critics of these systems, including SGR, have consistently pointed this out. These events show that the greater threat to the USA is from terrorist attacks and not from intercontinental ballistic missiles from 'rogue states'. SGR repeats our urgent call to President Bush that this programme should b abandoned to prevent a global arms race which will decrease, not increase, global security.
Terrorist Use of Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Materials
These events have highlighted the power and unpredictability of terrorist threats. These threats could have involved, and may in the future involve, the use of biological, chemical or fissile nuclear material. SGR calls on all states, particularly the USA, to take serious steps to bring into force a strong enforcement regime for the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention this year. Commercial concerns expressed by the USA during the recent failed negotiations on this issue should not be used as an obstacle. The black market trade in the fissile material from which nuclear bombs could be made has greatly increased since the break-up of the Soviet Union. Even countries such as South Africa have admitted that they cannot account for all the fissile material they have produced. In 1991, Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (a forerunner to SGR) warned that reprocessed nuclear fuel could be converted into weapons grade material. A recent report by the respected nuclear scientist Frank Barnaby has reiterated this. SGR therefore calls for much stronger action, not only into seizing illegally traded fissile materials, but also to restrict and quickly eliminate the reprocessing of nuclear fuel.
Lessons can be learnt from the USA which stopped the reprocessing of nuclear fuel in the 1970's. In the UK, the planned approval of the Sellafield MoX plant - whilst the eyes of the world are elsewhere - should be halted. It carries the risks of making even more dangerous plutonium vulnerable to terrorist seizure and creates the need for a completely unnecessary and dangerous world-wide plutonium shipment network - including shipment by air. The recent attacks also raise the possibility that nuclear power plants themselves could be terrorist targets, with horrific consequences (2). Military action against Afghanistan runs the severe risk of destabilising a region which contains nuclear weapons - in Pakistan and India. The possibility of nuclear weapons under the command of an extreme faction has to be avoided at all costs. Important lessons need to be learnt from these attacks. Whilst we need greater co-operation between nation states to guard against terrorism and to bring its perpetrators to trial with principles of international law (3), we also need urgently to take major steps in reducing the reasons which cause such actions: religious and cultural intolerance, and economic and social inequality. These root causes of terrorism, not imprecise military action to avenge their effects, are the major issues to address as we begin the 21st Century.
(1) The lack of action to support humanitarian measures should be contrasted against huge sums already allocated for the 'war' against terrorism. On Friday 14th September the US Senate approved spending of 40,000 million dollars for reparations and a "war" against terrorism. 5,000 million dollars have been agreed to support the US airline industry. Some of this financial allocation should be used for increased international aid for refugees in Afghanistan and Iraq and other states directly affected by recent conflicts. In stark contrast, the US has failed to meet its UN commitments. In March 1999, Kofi Annan, General Secretary of the UN, urged Washington to pay up 1300 million dollars of unpaid arrears to enable the UN to do its job properly. On May 11, 2001, the House of Representatives froze US repayments to the UN. The US currently owes the UN over 220 million dollars.
(2) International Atomic Energy Commission meeting Vienna, September 17, 2001: spokesperson David Kyd: At present all nuclear plants present a clear target for terrorist attacks and the security of radioactive material must be taken very seriously indeed. Most nuclear plants would not withstand direct hit of large, fuelled airliner.
(3) Support the setting up of the International Criminal Court via the Treaty of Rome. Almost alone amongst world states, the US has refused to support the International Criminal Court and the 1998 Treaty of Rome, fearing cases against itself. The US should change this stance to support this global effort to set up an international court where offenders including terrorists could be tried consistent with internationally agreed principles.
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2. US Planned To Attack Taliban BEFORE WTC/Pentagon Attacks
Report By George Arney, BBC News Online: World - South Asia 9-18-1
A former Pakistani diplomat has told the BBC that the US was planning military action against Osama Bin Laden and the Taleban even before last week's attacks. Niaz Naik, a former Pakistani Foreign Secretary, was told by senior American officials in mid-July that military action against Afghanistan would go ahead by the middle of October.
Mr Naik said US officials told him of the plan at a UN-sponsored international contact group on Afghanistan which took place in Berlin. Mr Naik told the BBC that at the meeting the US representatives told him that unless Bin Laden was handed over swiftly America would take military action to kill or capture both Bin Laden and the Taleban leader, Mullah Omar.
The wider objective, according to Mr Naik, would be to topple the Taleban regime and install a transitional government of moderate Afghans in its place - possibly under the leadership of the former Afghan King Zahir Shah.
Mr Naik was told that Washington would launch its operation from bases in Tajikistan, where American advisers were already in place. He was told that Uzbekistan would also participate in the operation and that 17,000 Russian troops were on standby.
Mr Naik was told that if the military action went ahead it would take place before the snows started falling in Afghanistan, by the middle of October at the latest.
He said that he was in no doubt that after the World Trade Center bombings this pre-existing US plan had been built upon and would be implemented within two or three weeks.
And he said it was doubtful that Washington would drop its plan even if Bin Laden were to be surrendered immediately by the Taleban.
3. What if the answer was in our own back yard and we never did anything about it?
JEAN GRECO, Fairfield bureau chief, Ottumwa Courier
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FAIRFIELD - Tucking the kids into bed at night takes on new meaning in light of Tuesday's apocalyptic nightmare. Those willing to die for a cause bedded in a faraway land brought to an end one of our most basic rights as human beings, the ability to move about without fear. We shall never be the same.
Over the eight years in which I have lived in Fairfield, I have heard and read a great deal about the beneficial effects of transcendental meditation. According to dozens of documented studies, TM can help alleviate or even mitigate a myriad of health problems including heart disease, hypertension, high blood pressure, a bad back, emotional trauma, or I as I have been apprised more recently, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity or even the want to use drugs and commit crimes.
In St. Louis, a judge assigns certain offenders to learn TM as a condition of probation. In an elementary school in Washington, D.C., a principal has instituted the offering of TM instruction for students. In Mozambique, the president learned to meditate and offered the same to his cabinet.
As published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, another study suggests TM can reduce or eliminate hostile tendencies by actually changing the physiology. People involved in stressful situations, after meditation will be more clear; the creativity for problem solving will be engaged.
When civil unrest escalated in Kosovo, organizers of Fairfield's TM movement renewed calls to go to the dome for the twice a day group practice of meditation. The more people meditating together, the greater the chance for coherence in the world, they say.
There are documented studies that suggest when thousands of meditators descended upon Washington, D.C. to group meditate in 1993, crime was reduced in Washington.
It has something to do with the intangible field of consciousness, in much the same way people report a benefit from group prayer. The research may be arguable, but isn't it impressive that so many meditators cared enough to try and prove it. Meditating for peace? Meditating for a drop in the crime rate?
When the community of Littleton, Colorado was wrestling from disbelief over the in-school massacre, young members of Fairfield's TM community, organizing as End School Violence Now, went to that area to tell kids they know a better way. They also went to the United Nations with the message of ending conflict.
Meditators have been in town for a long time. Despite rumor after rumor that they are leaving, that the university is closing up shop, that has not happened. The mantra of the TM organization has been the same over the last nearly 30 years, "we've got something that works" and for remaining loyal to that, you have to give credit if not admiration.
We are about to go to war here, the likes of which we have never seen. When the fourth plane went down near Pittsburgh, my thoughts channeled to the nation's young men. I have always said I would help my sons do whatever it takes not to fight in a war, unless it were an out and out act of aggression such as it was at Pearl Harbor. Now that the unthinkable has happened, I want to rephrase: I don't want a war. Surely none of us do. Where would it be fought? Is any soil appropriate? Who is the enemy? Where are the battle lines? Where would it stop?
I've spoken with dozens of people since 9:03 eastern standard time Tuesday. We all agree on two things:
1) What we have been doing as human beings in the universe is not working if one of us could work so hard to take out the other.
2) A third World War is incomprehensible.
Transcendental meditators have a good message to us, the government: "we want peace, we know how to help you find it, you don't have to pray to our God, or any God, you can do that however you see fit."
All that is required is settling your mind. Thoughts and body and resting for 20 minutes with your eyes closed and thinking about nothing. In the profoundness of it, you might find yourself, or the deepest levels of nature, which could be you anyway. In the process, coherence in the world will be created even among those who would never dream that anyone is meditating for coherence. It requires a leap of faith to believe, but harkening back to point one above, we are where we are on September 14, 2001, because we have been doing as we have been doing.
It's hard to find fault with the technique, if that is indeed all it takes to radiate harmony for the world. And you don't have to adopt the trappings of the TM lifestyle or even be part of a "movement." "We need more transcendental meditators and advance meditators, yes, that is true," Linda said. "That much is obvious in light of Tuesday."
If it's really just all about getting the numbers of meditators up, that all we need to do is to learn this simple technique and then practice it for creating coherence in the world, now is a good time to drop the barriers, drop the obstacles and let's get going.
All over the planet, we need a way to think and act like a world. So what if the answer was in our own back yard and we never did anything about it?
(c) 2001 Ottumwa Courier, Jean Greco, Used by Permission
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How to eliminate terrorism permanently?
Its our choice now. The time for 'conservative' thinking is over. A scientifically proven method of peacefully eliminating terrorism and war already exits and can be implemented straight away if the desire is there. See: http://www.indiadefence.com/SupremeMilitaryi.htm (Includes references from in the Journal of Conflict Resolution)
Please take a few minutes to follow these two links:
Ending civil war in Mozambique - http://www.mg.co.za/mg/news/2000jan1/13jan-tm.html
A review of related scientific literature - http://www.subcontinent.com/sapra/military/m_1999_05_01.html


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Rep Young Kim's Uyghur Policy Act Passes House
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Washington, DC – The House of Representatives yesterday passed the bi-partisan Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 4785) that Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] introduced on July 29, 2021. It will help to fight #StopUyghurGenocide and support freedom around the world, clean up our supply chains & hold authoritarian regimes accountable, Rep Young Kim tweeted.
The Uyghur Policy Act, led by U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, and Subcommittee Chair Ami Bera (CA-07), would create a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to raise international awareness of the persecution of Uyghurs, direct the State Department to effectively respond to human rights challenges in the 'Xinjiang' Uyghur Autonomous Region and push back on China's (PRC) efforts to silence Uyghur voices.
"The Chinese regime has repeatedly silenced, detained, imprisoned, tortured, and brainwashed millions of Uyghurs each day. Words are not enough to counter the Chinese Communist Party – we need action!" "The Uyghur Policy Act equips the U.S. with tools needed to support the basic human rights and distinct identities of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the 'Xinjiang' Uyghur Autonomous Region subject to the Chinese government's inhumane treatment. I will continue to firmly push back against the repeated disinformation, coercion, and abuse by the Chinese government and support human rights and freedom in the world."
"No one should be persecuted for their religious or cultural identity. Yet despite widespread and sustained international condemnation, the Chinese Communist Party continues to target Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for their faith and heritage," Rep. Young Kim said.
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Tom Coleman will talk about "The Life and Times of Cyrus K. Holliday" when the Shawnee County Historical Society holds its annual meeting beginning at noon Sunday, Dec. 8, at Topeka Country Club, 2700 S.W. Buchanan.
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Q: Node.JS Express - POST request not working (returning 404) - running in sub-directory on port 8080 I have 2 node.js servers running;
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another on port 8080
The one on port 8080 will be an API, so need to send POST requests to it.(Endpoint: websocket/test).
When I try to do this, a 404 gets returned.
It is sat in a subdirectory(ROOT/webhook), so not sure if that is the reason, or if its the fact that it is on port 8080?
Socket.io is working fine and connects with no issues, I just cant send a POST request to this server.
Here is the server.js file:
//SOCKET.IO Server
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = 8080;
const fs = require('fs');
const http = require('http');
const https = require('https');

const sslKey = 'HIDDEN';
const sslCert = 'HIDDEN';

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});

A: You almost got everything right. Except you aren't telling your express application to start listening for requests. By just changing this code:
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It was a hot day. Well, let's face it, in Ghana every day is hot. On this day, however, the electricity had gone out rending any cooling effect our fans might give - void. The house heated up as the day continued and to seek some relief, we made a move to the front porch.
The move gave little respite from the heat and none from the humidity, but it did allow for an ever so light breeze to bring a "breath of fresh air." For a while, we read but soon, we challenged each other to a game of Uno. We played two or three games. Debbie was winning.
The school at the end of our street let out and it was not long until a gaggle of giggling children could be heard nearing us. On other days some of the youth would greet us and maybe stop to exchange a few pleasantries. The curiosity of the game drew more than the few to come and see. They watched with puzzled looks on their faces which only increased as one of us would say, "Uno!" We studied their faces and understood that a couple were beginning to have some ideas as to the game's rules. We asked if they wanted to join us. The others, with laughs of approval, encouraged them to do so.
Twice we played with the cards face side up so we could help them understand the moves we were making and the possible moves they could make. Then the challenge began in earnest. As the game proceeded, we shared with one another who we are, where we live, what interests we have. In time, there came the exclamation, "Uno!" A few more quick moves around the table, and finally, Larry had won a game.
It is a simple game. On this hot afternoon, it became a game which created new friendships. As we now walk the streets of Peki, these youth greet us with glee. They have shown us their homes, introduced us to their families, and have genuinely accepted us into their community. Uno!
My name is Rev. JJ Crow (UCC) and I'll be traveling to Accra in January. I'm hoping we might have a chance to meet each other? I'd love to meet you and learn about your ministry in Ghana.


Lynnette Peck takes us on a mission to sort that laundry cupboard, edit those towels and give one of the busiest rooms in the home some serious love.
When it comes to keeping a tidy home, several experienced and wise voices come to my mind.
To start with, my decluttering guru is Marie Kondo, a Japanese tidying expert and author who invented her signature 'KonMari Method'.
Her bestselling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has been the must-read book for interiors gurus over the last couple of years and her method states that one should discard everything that doesn't bring joy.
Well, although shampoo and towels don't exactly bring me joy they do give me hair that looks more joyous… but I do agree with Ms Kondo that most of us have homes and especially bathrooms that need marathon tidying and clearing out sessions.
The bathroom is often ignored as somewhere to tidy up, but if you look closely work can be done here as much as in bedrooms and kitchens.
I am not sure about keeping everything out of the bathroom, but instead of 12 shower gels, 14 types of shampoo and old soaps that were gifts, I am aiming for one product for each area of my body that needs tackling.
Hygge (a Danish phrase, pronounced heurgha) is all about creating a serene space, and this of course means tidying, chucking and storing. Hygge means clean fresh lines, minimalist finishes and the absence of clutter.
The bathroom is seen by Danes as a place for rest and rejuvenation, hence the rise in spa-style bathrooms. For those of us on a budget just recreate this with scented candles, the fluffiest bathrobe you can find, lots of storage boxes, low lighting and some ambient music.
Purge, purge, purge old and never used products and frayed textiles.
Put a shelf above the bathroom door for loo rolls and products.
Use a moveable vintage ladder as a towel rack.
Put stackable storage drawers in a cupboard to maximise space.
Check expiry dates on all products twice a year and then chuck if out of date.
Hi there I found the sun emoji in the bathroom. Cool shades. Having a good clear out is my life's work.


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This past Saturday we had our second class. It was a terribly cold and rainy day as far as the weather was concerned. The snow on the mountains made for lovely scenery but the wind was chilly. Luckily the class was nice and cozy and we had some premium coffee and yummy scones to warm us up.
The topic of the lesson was The Birth. They explained the stages of labour and also the different birth options. We are lucky that we know exactly what we want and also that our plans seems to be in order. I do realise that sometimes things do not go as expected, but at least we are prepared for any surprises as well. The couple in class with us on the other hand are very confused. They are much younger than us and seeing them struggling with this actually makes me glad that we are more mature and in a better position to make informative decisions. They live on a farm and have quite a drive to the hospital. They do not like or trust their gynecologist, but he is the nearest one to them and they also don't want to change doctors in fear of offending him.. He insists on her having a c-section as it will be very inconvenient for them to have to rush from the farm to the hospital when she goes in to labour - I think very inconvenient for him to be waken up in the middle of the night maybe?
It is a sad fact that South Africa has one of the highest c-section rates in the world at 76% of all deliveries performed via c-section. I believe that this has its place as an emergency procedure or where natural birth is not possible. Unfortunately we are bombarded with media and doctors trying to convince us that this is the "safer" option.
So I was extremely disappointed by the videos shown to us portraying the different kinds of births. The videos came as a package and was sponsored by a well known diaper company. The natural birth shown a black lady, all alone giving birth in a state hospital. By the looks of the room not one of the "better" ones (also a sad fact that our state hospitals are in a terrible state).. The delivery itself was ok to look at but one could not help but notice the shabby bedding, stained walls and run-down look of the room and obviously the fact that she had no support but for the nurse attending to the delivery.
The c-section on the other hand was filmed at a private up-market hospital in Sandton. It was a white couple having their second baby and they were all happy and smiley, the husband being very supportive and being at his wife's side during the whole procedure, the team of doctors very professional and the theater spotless with all the high quality machinery.
Why they could not show a woman having a natural birth in a private hospital, being supported by her husband goes beyond me. No wonder our South African woman are afraid to go for this option, if this is the kind of educational material distributed by trusted companies.
Although the 2 nurses running our baby clinic are encouraging natural birth, I am almost convinced that the other couple will now definitely opt for the c-section. Sad, I believe that woman should be proud of their bodies and should be comfortable in making a decision to opt for a natural birth, without having fear drive them to make other choices.


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    Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
  -->
  <parent>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
    <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.0</version>
  </parent>

  <properties>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
  </properties>

  <prerequisites>
    <maven>3.5</maven>
  </prerequisites>

  <!-- [START dependencies] -->
  <!--  Using libraries-bom to manage versions.
  See https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/wiki/The-Google-Cloud-Platform-Libraries-BOM -->
  <dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
      <dependency>
        <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
        <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
        <version>26.1.4</version>
        <type>pom</type>
        <scope>import</scope>
      </dependency>
    </dependencies>
  </dependencyManagement>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
      <artifactId>google-http-client-jackson2</artifactId>
      <version>1.41.8</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.apis</groupId>
      <artifactId>google-api-services-healthcare</artifactId>
      <version>v1-rev20220929-2.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.api-client</groupId>
      <artifactId>google-api-client</artifactId>
      <version>2.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.auth</groupId>
      <artifactId>google-auth-library-oauth2-http</artifactId>
      <version>1.8.1</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
      <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
      <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <!-- [END dependencies] -->

    <!-- Test dependencies -->
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
      <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
      <version>1.1.3</version>
      <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>junit</groupId>
      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
      <version>4.13.2</version>
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    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
      <artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
      <version>4.5.13</version>
    </dependency>
    <!-- [START dependencies] -->
  </dependencies>
  <!-- [END dependencies] -->
</project>


CNN has decided it will be the leading network in bashing President Trump. That would be great if anyone was watching.
CNN spends each day bashing the living daylights out of President Trump.
Turns out, hardly anyone is watching. Even pro wrestling gets better ratings than Wolf Blitzer.
For the week of Aug. 13 to 19, CNN ranked No. 8 in primetime and No. 6 for total day viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"The network's 1.01 million total viewer average in prime time is -23 percent vs. the same week last year, and its 686,000 total day viewer average is -24 percent vs. last year," TV Newser reported.
CNN has lost a quarter of its viewership since this same time last year. The network is singing, and bashing President Trump is not the life preserver it needs.