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Finance & economics | Free exchange
Employee share ownership has merit. But that does not justify further government incentives
IN AN effort to rebuild New England's cod industry after the war of independence, George Washington signed a law in 1792 giving shipowners "allowances" (ie, subsidies) to offset the tariffs they had to pay on their inputs. Two conditions were attached to the support: shipowners had to sign a profit-sharing agreement with their crew, with whom they also had to split the allowance. Thus one of America's first tax breaks was designed to encourage owners to share profits with their workers.
This was no accident, according to "The Citizen's Share", a new book by Joseph Blasi and Douglas Kruse of Rutgers University and Richard Freeman of Harvard University. The authors argue that America's founders put priority on shared rewards and the broad ownership of capital, and were not afraid to use the federal government to advance them. This mindset, the authors explain, has periodically motivated American business and politics ever since, from the 19th-century Homestead Acts (which distributed land free to those willing to till it) to the 1974 legislation creating employee stock-ownership plans (ESOPs), tax-advantaged trusts that borrow money to buy shares for workers.
As a result, surprisingly large numbers of American workers share in some way in their employers' success. Based on a series of national surveys, the authors reckon that some 47% of full-time workers have one or more forms of capital stake in the firm for which they work, whether from profit-sharing schemes (40%), stock ownership (21%) or stock options (10%). About a tenth of Fortune 500 companies, from Procter & Gamble to Goldman Sachs, have employee shareholdings of 5% or more. Almost a fifth of America's biggest private firms, including behemoths like Cargill and Mars, have profit-sharing or share-ownership schemes. Some 10m people work for companies with ESOPs.
In most cases the stakes are fairly small: the median employee shareholding is worth $10,000. The scale of workers' equity has not increased enough to counter two bigger trends that have dramatically increased inequality of incomes in America over the past 30 years: the widening gap in pay between the top 1% and the rest, and the overall squeeze in the share of national income going to wages. To counter this concentration of wealth, and live up to the ideals of the country's founders, Messrs Blasi, Freeman and Kruse argue that America needs another dose of Washington's medicine: more incentives for employees to build ownership stakes in the firms they work for.
These academics—two economists and a sociologist—are on the centre-left. The same logic, however, is currently motivating policy in the Conservative-led government of America's former colonial master. Britain also has a tradition of employee share ownership. John Lewis, a big retailer that is owned by a trust on behalf of its employees, is one example. To boost what is often dubbed the "John Lewis economy", the government has made it easier to set up employee share schemes, and created some £50m ($81m) of tax incentives to encourage ownership by employees. In the recent privatisation of the Royal Mail, one-tenth of the shares were distributed to the firm's workers.
The political appeal of employee share ownership is not in doubt. Broader stock ownership appeals to the right. Helping squeezed workers appeals to the left. Economically, however, the merits of using government incentives to encourage the phenomenon are less clear.
Most academic analyses of employee ownership have focused on the gains to firms. Worker participation plainly does not guarantee success: Lehman Brothers was 30% employee-owned. A flagship firm in Mondragon, a huge Spanish co-operative, recently filed for bankruptcy. But a host of studies show that workers at firms where employees have a significant stake tend to be more productive and innovative, to retain staff better and to fire them less readily. These findings come with a proviso, however. The effects often depend on whether the employees' ownership stake also brings a greater say in how the firm is run.
Would larger stakes benefit employees? There, too, the answer is not clear. If share ownership comes at the expense of wages, workers may simply be shifting from a stable and liquid form of compensation to a riskier one. Messrs Blasi, Freeman and Kruse argue that share ownership should be, and usually is, additional compensation. Surveys suggest that over 70% of workers who benefit from a profit-sharing or other share-ownership scheme say their wages are at or above prevailing market rates—presumably thanks to their firms' superior performance.
Reward and risk
Even if the compensation is genuinely additional, employee share-ownership can have disadvantages. It may lead workers to hold too much of their wealth in their own company's stock. The authors acknowledge this risk and recommend that workers should diversify their portfolios. But since most Americans have very few savings, that caveat sharply limits the potential expansion of employee share schemes, especially for poorer people.
All this casts doubt on the merits of bigger government incentives to promote employee share ownership, especially in light of the cost and distortions inherent in any tax break. Growing inequality and concentration of share ownership are troubling, but there are better ways to address them. Capital-gains taxes could be made more progressive: today richer workers benefit disproportionately from the lower tax rate on capital gains. Tax breaks that encourage the concentration of capital, such as the carried-interest loophole, which dramatically lowers private-equity partners' bills, should be eliminated. America's founding ethos of broad-based capitalism is admirable. But it is best promoted by getting rid of special incentives, not by creating new ones.
Economist.com/blogs/freeexchange
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Turning workers into capitalists"
Finance & economics November 23rd 2013
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From SOE to GLC
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Under the mattress
Fishy tale
Putting Humpty together again
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The "Turbulent" Relationship between Stellar Feedback and Magnetic Fields
by Michael Foley | Mar 28, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries | 0 comments
Title: The role of initial magnetic field structure in the launching of protostellar jets
Authors: I. A. Gerrard, C. Federrath, R. Kuruwita
First Author's Institution: Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2611, Australia
Status: Accepted in MNRAS; open access on Arxiv
Building a star is not an easy task! We now know that a number of factors come into play, such as turbulence in the surrounding material, stellar feedback, and everyone's favorite factor – magnetic fields. Astrobites from 2015 and 2016 discuss the role of turbulence and magnetic fields in star formation, finding that turbulence both creates regions of high density that form stars while also preventing too much gas from collapsing into stars on large scales. This astrobite from 2012 also finds that magnetic fields can prevent accretion disks from forming around protostars. Clearly, getting star formation right requires fine tuning all of these factors. Today's paper looks at the relationship between all three components to see how the orientation of a magnetic field affects the young star. Let's step back first, though, and talk about what is meant by stellar feedback.
What is stellar feedback?
Broadly defined, stellar feedback includes all of the ways that a star feeds matter and energy back into its surroundings. We already know that stars put off light. This light transfers both energy and momentum to the surrounding gas, blowing away material while raising its temperature. What most people don't know is that stars also eject matter. This occurs both during their formation and throughout the rest of their lives. Almost paradoxically, this ejection of material during the formation of the star is crucial for its stability, discussed more in this astrobite.
This ejection of matter comes in two forms: bipolar outflows and isotropic (spherical) winds. During the star formation phase, the bipolar outflows dominate (see Figures 1 & 2). Why are they so collimated? This is primarily due to the presence of the accretion disk, relegating the ejected material to the openings on the top and bottom. However, today's paper also shows that the orientation of the surrounding magnetic field plays a large role in the structure of these bipolar outflows.
Figure 1: Left – Artist's conception of a growing protostar. Material in the circumstellar disk (accretion disk) loses energy due to friction and falls into the protostar. Some of this matter is ejected in the bipolar outflow to carry away angular momentum and prevent the protostar from accreting mass too quickly and becoming unstable. (reproduced from "Protostars" by Tom Greene, Scientific American 2001)
Right – Hubble image of one lobe of a bipolar outflow from a cluster of three stars. The stars are is enshrouded in the dusty accretion disk at the bottom, and the material is ejected with high velocity. (taken from COMPLETE Survey website)
Making stars on a computer
In order to investigate the role of magnetic fields in protostellar outflows, the grid-based, adaptive mesh refinement code FLASH is used to perform three simulations of a 1 solar mass molecular cloud: one with a uniform magnetic field, one with a partially turbulent field, and one with a fully turbulent field. Figure 2 shows what the magnetic field lines look like for each of these simulations. The magnitude of the magnetic field remains constant across all simulations, so the orientation of the field is the only variable. In the uniform case, the field lines are parallel to the rotation axis of the cloud.
Figure 2: Schematic of the magnetic field lines in each of the simulations from the paper. Though the orientation of the field lines changes, the magnitude of the magnetic field remains constant. (Taken from Fig 1 in the paper)
As the simulation progresses, gas will begin to gravitationally collapse in certain regions of the cloud. These regions will eventually acquire enough mass to turn into sink particles. In modern simulations, sink particles are used to reduce computational cost and increase accuracy when studying star formation. Instead of trying to calculate all of the interactions that occur within a particularly dense region of gas (which will introduce numerical artifacts due to the limited resolution of the simulation), we can replace this dense region with a single sink particle of the same mass. It is important to note that, in these simulations, this is only done when it is certain that the gas is dense enough to collapse into a star. These sink particles then attract other gas in exactly the same way as the prior region of dense gas, so these sink particles can be thought of as protostars that will continue accreting material.
How does the magnetic field orientation impact this?
By comparing three different simulations in which magnetic field orientation is the only variable, the effects of this factor on star formation can be isolated. First, today's paper considers how quickly these sink particles (protostars) grow in each of the three different cases. Figure 3 shows the growth of the sink particles as a function of time. A sink particle appears to grow the fastest in the uniform magnetic field, but many more sink particles are produced in the fully turbulent case.
Figure 3: Growth of sink particles as a function of time in each of the three simulations. Both the uniform and partially turbulent cases produced only one sink particle. The fully turbulent case produced five. Each dashed green line shows the evolution of a single sink particle in the turbulent case, and the solid green line is the sum of all five. The x-axis is scaled by a Star Formation Efficiency (SFE) cutoff, measuring the time since 1% of the total mass of the molecular cloud was turned into protostars. (Taken from Figure 2 in the paper.)
Next, the role of magnetic field orientation in the launching of bipolar protostellar outflows is addressed (see Figure 4). A strong bipolar outflow is produced in both the uniform and partially turbulent simulations, though the outflow in the partially turbulent case expands slower and has larger lobes than the outflow in the uniform case. A bipolar outflow is completely absent in the fully turbulent simulation.
Figure 4: Plots of the outflows launched from protostars in each of the three simulations after 20% of the total mass in the cloud has been accreted by sink particles. From left to right, this plot shows the uniform case, the partially turbulent case, and the fully turbulent case. Outflows are clearly visible in the uniform and partially turbulent scenarios, but there is no outflow present in the fully turbulent case. Purple lines indicate the magnetic field lines. The arrows represent the direction of the velocity field, and the lighter blue colors represent regions of higher gas density. Black crossed spheres indicate sink particles. (Taken from Figure 3 in the paper)
It is hypothesized that this is because a fully turbulent magnetic field would apply pressure to the protostar isotropically, meaning that the protostar feels the same pressure from all sides. In the uniform and partially turbulent case, there is a gradient in the magnetic pressure that could launch these outflows. Consequently, it appears that the orientation of the magnetic field can alter both how quickly stars form and how their feedback affects their surroundings. To untangle the mysteries of star formation, perhaps the degree of entanglement possessed by the magnetic field will play a crucial role!
About Michael Foley
I'm a graduate student studying Astrophysics at Harvard University. My research focuses on using simulations and observations to study stellar feedback - the effects of the light and matter ejected by stars into their surroundings. I'm interested in learning how these effects can influence further star and galaxy formation and evolution. Outside of research, I'm really passionate about education, music, and free food.
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Thursday 15 October 2009 8:00 pm
Goldman UK staff to enjoy huge payouts
By: admindrupal
THE London operations of Goldman Sachs, based in the Daily Telegraph's and the DailyExpress's old Fleet Street office, have been key to the bank's success and some of its City players stand to net massive pay packages as a result.
The bank has set aside $16.7bn (£10.3bn) for compensation in the first nine months of the year, equating to an average salary of $527,192 for each of the bank's 31,700 employees worldwide. If the bank were to repeat its strong performance in the year to date during the fourth quarter, the average compensation package, including bonus and benefits, could top $700,000.
However, plenty of Goldman's big beasts in London are likely to receive well in excess of $1m for their efforts.
Chief among them are Michael Sherwood, co-chief executive of the bank's European operations and group vice chairman, as well as Gary Cohn, the group's London-based president and chief operating officer.
Sherwood's fellow co-chief executive in Europe Richard Gnodde, who was one of the chief bankers on Mittal's £17bn bid for Arcelor, is also in line for a hefty payout.
Julian Metherell, who runs investment banking in the UK, senior M&A banker Simon Dingemans and managing director in investment banking Karen Cook should also take home weighty pay packets.
Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable yesterday hit out at the bank, saying it was "farcical that so soon after the reckless greed of bankers brought the world economy to its knees, we are seeing a return to business as usual".
But Goldman, along with its fellow foreign investment banks in London, has signed up to abide by the FSA and G20 rules on remuneration meaning that any bonuses are likely to be deferred, subject to clawback and paid in a higher proportion of shares than in previous years.
Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman drives away with £30m funding for used car startup
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THE pathology section plays a vital role in any hospital, Health Secretary Paso Kase says.
He told the Public Accounts Committee inquiry that the country needed more pathology sections in urban and rural medical facilities.
Committee chairman John Hickey asked Kase why pathology work was carried out in Australia and not in PNG.
Kase said the Health Department had a laboratory that dealt with all the pathology work. But due to lack of facilities, most of the findings and testings had to be done in Australia.
He said after the budget review, they would take up the issue and build pathology sections in all rural hospitals where they would carry out all testings.
He said they could conduct this in their own areas rather than sending everything to the central laboratory.
"With next year's budget of K106 million, the Health Department will be working with the church-run health services in the rural areas," he said.


This is a group of three different types of natural twin, or twinning crystals.
A twin crystal (also called twinning) is recognized as two individual quartz crystals that have grown together to the extent that they have merged, but terminated separately. Twinned crystals may be contact twins or penetration twins. Contact twins typically have grown side to side and share a common facet point. With penetration twins the individual crystals grew point to point, as though they are passing through each other.
The largest, pictured center, measures 20x13x13 mm overall / 16.8 ct. It is a penetration twin, with a 13 mm Herkimer who's point grew into the 18.75 mm crystal, resulting in one single point on one side and 2 points on the other. It has excellent clarity and strikes a rainbow where the two quartz crystals come together.
The natural contact twin, pictured right, measures 11.25x10x6.25 mm / 4.4 ct. The crystals attached side to side resulting in 2 double terminated Herkimer's.
The third, measuring 12x8.25x5.25 mm / 3 ct. overall, and pictured left is technically a triplet, not a twin. A 10 mm and 7 mm crystal naturally joined at a 45° angle at one tip. Nested here is a 2.5 mm double terminated baby.
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VSP Global Extends Healthcare Technology Program through June 2010
Rancho Cordova, Calif., January 11, 2010—VSP GlobalSM today announced that the Healthcare Technology Program will be extended through June 30, 2010. The program is an exclusive offer to VSP doctors through Eyefinity®/OfficeMate® which provides ExamWRITER® electronic medical records (EMRs) at no initial software license charge for existing OfficeMate® or OfficeMate Enterprise® users, or the OfficeMate Suite or OfficeMate Enterprise with ExamWRITER for first time users at no initial software license charge.*
Since the program was first offered in June of 2009, more than one thousand VSP providers have taken advantage of the risk-free offer from VSP Global. The Healthcare Technology Program was designed to help VSP doctors seek federal stimulus funds available through the HITECH Act, which encourages the adoption of EMRs and the interoperability of health information technology throughout the healthcare continuum. VSP doctors who take part in the program are only responsible to pay for the software license if they receive federal incentive payments beginning in 2011.
"We have seen a tremendous response to the Healthcare Technology Program and are happy VSP Global extended the offer into the new year," said Eyefinity/OfficeMate President Jim McGrann. "We view this extension as an investment in private practice eyecare and a way to further strengthen patient care."
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the HITECH Act has appropriated $19.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to accelerate the adoption of certified EMRs. Physicians who demonstrate "meaningful use" (policy makers are currently working to define this term) of certified EMRs can qualify for up to $64,000 in incentive payments through Medicare and Medicaid.
*Other fees apply, including "Annual Support and Maintenance Agreement" (ASMA), data conversion, and onsite training
For more information or to sign up for the Healthcare Technology Program, please call 800.269.3666
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North Harrow tube station
North Harrow
Location of North Harrow in Greater London
London Borough of Harrow
Number of platforms
Fare zone
London Underground annual entry and exit
1.69 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company
Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Pre-grouping
Post-grouping
Line opened
Station opened
TfL station info page
51°35′06″N 0°21′45″W / 51.58500°N 0.36250°W / 51.58500; -0.36250Coordinates: 51°35′06″N 0°21′45″W / 51.58500°N 0.36250°W / 51.58500; -0.36250
London transport portal
North Harrow is a London Underground station situated in North Harrow in North West London. The station is on the Metropolitan line between Harrow-on-the-Hill (southbound) and Pinner (northbound). Fast Metropolitan line and Chiltern Railways services pass by using two of the four tracks. It has won Transport for London awards for best customer service in 2009 and 2010.[2]
The Metropolitan Railway began running services through here on 25 May 1885 with the opening of its Pinner extension. North Harrow station opened on 22 March 1915. The station was rebuilt in 1930 to the designs of Charles Clark as part of the Metropolitan Railway's modernisation programme.
Currently the art on display are photocopied pictures of local people painted over with coloured paint in various places, made by a local disabled children's group. It has two main exits but in recent years only one is in use, towards the town centre, presumably due to setup of the barriers not requiring both. There is a direct door into a neighbouring florist. The area under the railway bridge outside the exit to the station is prone to flooding at times due to its low-lying position.
In the northbound direction the station is served by trains to Watford (4tph), Amersham (2tph) and Chesham (2tph) trains (at peak times, 'fast' trains do not stop at stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Moor Park). In the southbound direction off-peak services generally run 4tph to Baker Street and 4tph to Aldgate.
London Buses routes H9 and H10 serve the station.
^ a b c d e "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ Kirk, Tristan (20 March 2009). "North Harrow tube station best for customer service". Harrow Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
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Northbound platform looking east with the fast tracks on the right. The southbound platform is on the left.
Station platform roundel
The disused entrance on the south side of the tracks
Preceding station
Following station
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The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception are members of a religious congregation of women dedicated to serve in the nations of the world most in need. Founded in 1902 by Délia Tétreault (1865-1941) in Canada, they were the first such institute established in North America. Members of the congregation use the postnominal initials of M.I.C.

History
Tétreault was born on a farm in rural Quebec. Having lost her mother in infancy, her father entrusted her care to her maternal aunt and her husband before emigrating to the United States for work. She was raised in a very religious household and grew up reading stories of the missions run by the Catholic Church in Africa and Asia. As a young woman she felt called to take part in this effort, and attempted to join a religious institute twice. Both times, however, her lifelong poor health prevented her from achieving this goal.

Tétreault spent twenty years serving the needs of the residents of a poor neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec. During this time, she remained convinced that she was being called to establish a way to contribute to the overseas missions, in the same way that the people of Canada had been served by the Paris Foreign Missions Society in the early centuries of its development. She came to know a Catholic priest, Gustave Bourassa, who supported her vision and guided her through the process of presenting her proposal to the Archdiocese of Montreal.

In 1902, Paul Bruchési, the Archbishop of Montreal, gave permission for the founding of the congregation. Tétreault drew together a small group of women who had expressed interest in this project and opened an apostolic school to train them for serving overseas. The following year, they found a permanent home at 27, Saint Catherine Road, Outremont. In 1904, Bruchési had to travel to Rome on Church business, during which time he spoke to Pope Pius X about this new foundation. The pope immediately answered, "Found, found, and all the blessings of Heaven will fall upon this new Institute and you will call them the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception."

Tétreault and her companions were allowed to profess religious vows in 1905, at which time she took the religious name of Mother Mary of the Holy Spirit (). In 1909, the first group of six members of the congregation left Canada to serve in Canton, China. In October 1913, the Shek Lung Leprosarium, on Saint Marie Island, was entrusted to the missionaries. Communities were soon established in Japan and the Philippines. Within the next ten years, 26 Sisters were serving in Asia. The foundress also established houses of the congregation throughout Quebec, to provide assistance to the Sisters serving in the overseas missions. In 1933, Tétreault began to suffer from an increasing paralysis, which restricted her contact with the other Sisters to written communications. The first General Chapter of the congregation was held on January 25, 1939, and Mother Marie-de-la-Providence (Anna Paquette) was elected Superior General to succeed her.

By the time she had taken ill and had started to withdraw from the administration of the congregation, the foundress had opened 36 houses of Missionary Sisters: 19 in Asia, 16 in Canada and one in Rome.

Expansion
After World War II, during which period Tétreault had died, the congregation established new communities in Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Madagascar, Malawi, Peru, Taiwan, Vietnam and Zambia, where they now serve.

The Sisters were expelled from China in 1953, with the sole exception of a Chinese member, Sister Lucia Ho, M.I.C.

Ebola crisis
During the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, a small group of the Sisters were serving with the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God at St. Joseph Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Many of the staff members became infected. One of the Hospitaller Brothers, Miguel Parajes, O.H., a native of Spain, was airlifted back to his homeland by his government. Spain also transported Sister Juliana Bonoha Bohé, M.I.C., who was a native of Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony. She tested negative for the disease, however, when she arrived in Madrid. That government, however, refused to transport the other member of the community.

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Catholic female orders and societies
Catholic missionary orders
Catholic nursing orders
Catholic religious institutes established in the 20th century

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On October 4th and 5th, 2014 I participated in my first 24 Hour Comic Day at Time Warp Comics in Boulder, Colorado. The goal was to create and finish a 24 page comic story in one 24 hour period. I penciled the pages in non-repo blue pencil and inked them with Sharpie and Micron markers. I lettered the pages the week after on the computer since lettering by hand is not one of my strengths. I also blue penciled both a cover and back cover to the project in the 24 hour period but I finished those later, while at lunch, in the same marker inking style I used on the interior pages.
I hope you enjoyed the results.


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When Juveniles Are Tried in Adult Criminal Court
Some juvenile cases get transferred to adult criminal court through a process called a "waiver" — when a judge waives the protections that juvenile court provides. Usually, juvenile cases that are subject to waiver involve more serious crimes, or minors who have been in trouble before. Although being tried in adult court gives a juvenile more constitutional protections, it has distinct disadvantages too — including the potential for a more severe sentence and the possibility of serving time in an adult correctional facility.
Below you'll find an outline of the waiver process, factors the court will consider in deciding whether to transfer a juvenile to adult court, and the pros and cons of trying juveniles in adult court.
Juvenile Cases Eligible for Waiver
In most states, a juvenile offender must be at least 16 to be eligible for waiver to adult court. But, in a number of states, minors as young as 13 could be subjected to a waiver petition. And a few states allow children of any age to be tried as adults for certain types of crimes, such as homicide. The current trend among states is to lower the minimum age of eligibility for waiver into adult court. This is due in part to public perception that juvenile crime is on the rise, and offenders are getting younger.
Factors that might lead a court to grant a waiver petition and transfer a juvenile case to adult court include:
The juvenile is charged with a particularly serious offense.
The juvenile has a lengthy juvenile record.
The minor is older.
Past rehabilitation efforts for the juvenile have been unsuccessful.
Youth services would have to work with the juvenile offender for a long time.
Waiver Petition Procedures
There are three ways that transfer proceedings can usually begin — the most common is through the prosecutor's request. But the juvenile court judge can also initiate transfer proceedings. And some state laws require that juveniles be tried as adults in certain types of cases, like homicide. (To learn more about state laws requiring juveniles to be tried as adults, see the "Automatic Transfer Laws and Reverse Transfer Hearings" section below.)
If the prosecutor or judge seeks to transfer the case to adult court, the minor is entitled to a hearing and representation by an attorney. This hearing is called the waiver hearing, fitness hearing, or certification hearing. Usually, the prosecutor must show probable cause that the juvenile actually committed the charged offense.
If the prosecutor has established probable cause, the judge must then decide on the minor's chances at rehabilitation as a juvenile. To make this decision, the judge will often hear evidence on the minor's:
juvenile court record, and
willingness to get treatment in the juvenile system.
If the judge transfers the juvenile case to adult criminal court, the case starts there at the beginning — typically with the arraignment (formal, in-court notice of charges against the juvenile).
Automatic Transfer Laws and Reverse Transfer Hearings
Some states have "automatic transfer" laws that require juvenile cases to be transferred to adult criminal court if both of the following are true.
The offender is a certain age or older (usually 16).
The charges involve a serious or violent offense, such as rape or murder.
Juveniles subject to an automatic transfer can still request a transfer hearing in juvenile court. During that hearing — called a reverse waiver or reverse transfer hearing — the juvenile (through an attorney) has the burden of convincing the judge to reverse the automatic transfer and allow the juvenile to be tried in juvenile court.
Pros and Cons of Transfer to Adult Criminal Court
Usually, juveniles and their attorneys fight to keep a case in juvenile court. But there are also advantages to being tried in adult criminal court. Here are some of the pros and cons for juveniles whose cases are waived to adult court.
Advantages of Adult Criminal Court
Sometimes, it can be advantageous for a juvenile to be tried in adult court. Here are some reasons why.
Minors have the right to a jury trial in adult court (most states do not provide a right to a jury in juvenile court).
Juries in adult court may be more sympathetic to a minor.
In some jurisdictions where dockets and jails are crowded, the court may be inclined to dispose of the juvenile's case more quickly and impose a lighter sentence.
Disadvantages of Adult Criminal Court
Some of the disadvantages for juveniles in adult court include the following:
The juvenile is subject to more severe sentences, including life sentences.
Judges in adult court do not have the wide range of punishment and treatment options that are available to juvenile court judges — such as imposing a curfew or ordering counseling instead of jail time.
The juvenile may have to serve time in adult jail or prison, rather than in juvenile detention centers.
A conviction in adult criminal court carries more social stigma than a juvenile court judgment does.
Adult criminal records are harder to seal than juvenile court records — sealing or "expunging" records makes them unavailable to the public.


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More than one-third of farmed fruit and vegetables fail to reach supermarket shelves because it is misshapen or the wrong size, research suggests.
The research comes from the University of Edinburgh, and finds that over 50 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables grown across Europe are discarded each year.
The report highlights that the climate change impact of growing the wasted food is the equivalent to the carbon emissions of some 400,00 cars.
It said that this is largely because they 'do not meet supermarkets and consumers' standards of how they should look'.
"The scale of food that is wasted when it is perfectly safe to eat is shocking at a time when one-tenth of the world's population is perpetually underfed," said Professor David Reay, School of GeoSciences.
Researchers at the University examined details of food loss and waste within the EuroZone, and studied how much food is discarded before it even reaches the shelves.
Due to strict government regulations, supermarkets' high standards and consumers' expectations of how fruit and vegetables should look, more than one-third of produce was scrapped before the point of sale.
As a result, farmers contracted with supermarkets typically grow more food than they are obliged to supply, allowing for a portion of food deemed unfit to sell.
"Encouraging people to be less picky about how their fruit and vegetables look could go a long way to cutting waste, reducing the impact of food production on the climate, and easing the food supply chain," concluded Stephen Porter, School of GeoSciences.


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How to download video from YouTube without using any software.
You have to check, are you sure? You want Shift this channel.Here, you have to click on Move channel button, As you can see in a screenshot below.
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Marketers around the world are taking advantage of Call Analytics to do just that. In this post, we are going to talk about some of the great benefits of the call analytics. But before moving ahead with the call analytics benefits for the digital marketers, first discussion about what is call analytics.
Which marketing channels are driving sales.
All these details (and more) come from any call tracking software like Ringba. Ringba is currently one of the leading enterprise call tracking and management software for everyone.
If you have already signed up for Ringba then you can quickly design the campaign and get started, else will suggest you do one.
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Phone calls have around 35-40% conversion rate compared to the 1-2 % for the web or mobile clicks. What could be better for the digital marketer who receives such dedicated calls or leads?
Before calling analytics or say call tracking, it was almost impossible for the marketers to identify where calls have been made. Earlier only tracking was possible for the source of ads like web ads or mobile ads, but phone call tracking was not possible. But now with the tools like Ringba, you can get all from any calls.
It has been seen that the customer prefers to call the business rather than filling the form who operate from the mobile. And it is no longer a secret that mobile users are increasing like it was never seen before. You can check the below image which shows how the mobile internet users have emerged.
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Around 70% of the leads come from the digital marketing channel and so need to be managed properly. Adding a phone number to your marketing campaign will make the experience better and will be easy for the users to reach to you quickly and properly. By using these call tracking numbers, you will be getting to know from which channel the calls are coming from and then further you can analyze to make it better.
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The Nasty Business of Trashed Tech: Where Does It End Up?
Misc / May 5, 2021 May 7, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading
It's no secret that technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives. According to Moore's law, the speed and capability of computers are expected to double every two years. However, even Moore's Law cannot keep up with the rapid pace of technology. Roughly every 18 months or so, computer processing speed doubles, and the number of transistors that can fit in a microchip is growing at an unprecedented rate.
In 2017, the number of transistors that fit into a microprocessor was over 10 billion. In 1971, it was under 10,000. Although analysts predict that the growth rate will become slower over the next decade, there's no denying how far we've already come.
It's important to consider how the acceleration of tech impacts the earth we live in. In a world where we're expected to update our cell phones and computers every two years, where does it all end up? The truth is, the amount of electronic waste is reaching a critical mass. Our gaming systems, smartphones, televisions, and computers play a role. Unfortunately, these devices are chock full of harmful toxins.
And with devices emerging all the time, there's a fresh batch of tech devices waiting to be discarded. So always be sure about the results and make a careful comparison with the best possible feature points to get satisfactory solutions. According to Elemental Inc, a company that offers computer recycling services in Philadelphia, millions of pounds of technology are dumped at recycling plants every month.
One of the biggest issues with computers and cell phones is that often, it's easier to replace those items than to refurbish them. For example, to replace a Retina display on a Macbook, you can expect to pay between $400 and $800. So, assuming there are newer models of that MacBook—and chances are there are—it might be financially better to buy a completely new, updated laptop. However, understanding how technology and recycling play a role in our health and environment can change your perspective. Here's what you need to know:
Harmful Toxins in Technology
Dead electronics are the world's fastest-growing source of waste. In 2005, the United States generated 2.6 million tons of electronic waste, and only 12.6% of it was recycled. In addition, roughly two-thirds of the electronic waste was still functioning properly when it was disposed of, making it even more harmful to the environment if it's broken during transportation to landfill because it releases toxic chemicals into the environment.
But why are these electronics so bad for the environment? To understand this, it's important to understand the chemicals that discarded electronics contain. This includes lead, mercury, barium, and lithium. These toxic components have negative health effects on the brain, heart, and skeletal system. They can also hurt the nervous and reproductive systems in the body.
Improper disposal of electronic waste also severely impacts our environment. For example, it directly affects the soil of a particular region; when e-waste breaks down, heavy metals like cadmium, arsenic, and lead are released into the soil and hurt the plants and trees surrounding it and support the environment. From here, it's easy for those toxins to enter the human food supply through crops.
Improper Disposal of Recycled Technology
Although technology recycling efforts have ramped up over recent years, not all recycling companies are creating equally. A two-year investigation conducted by the Basel Action Network found that some companies export their electronics rather than recycling.
The group partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to add geolocating tracking devices to 200 electronic products given to electronic recycling centres, take-back programs, and donation centres. A third of the trackers went overseas, with some going as far as 12,000 miles. Many tracked electronics ended up in Kenya, Mexico, Thailand, Taiwan, and China.
A 2001 film called "Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia" revealed some of the harsh recycling methods that happen overseas. The film highlighted Guiyu, a small group of villages in China regarded as "America's electronic graveyard." The video showed several villagers burning circuit boards over coal-fired grills and soaked computer chips in hydrochloric acid to mine pieces of gold.
Guiyu's e-waste industry made it a region with some of the highest cancer-causing dioxins in the world. Before proceedings, make sure which type of feature plans can proceed and how to achieve your objectives to proceed through online easy and easy approaching standards.
Varying Opinions
Still, the notion that a large amount of recycling companies exports their waste is debated greatly. According to Eric Harris of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, the vast majority of electronics sent to recycling centres in the United States are handled directly in the country. The United Nations estimates that 10 to 40% of electronic waste is sent overseas for dismantling. At the same time, another report from the International Trade Commission stated that only 0.13% of electronics collected in the United States went abroad for dismantling.
Find the Right Electronic Recycling Center
Finding the "right" data and reading between the numbers can be difficult. As a result, you need to research the electronic recycling programs you choose to use. Although many tout themselves as sustainable and eco-friendly, a simple Google search can reveal whether a particular company has been investigated before.
You can also ask the company questions about their sustainability practices and what they do with electronics like yours. Great companies are happy to help you better understand the process behind recycling and educate you about your donation.
Selection of the right electronic recycling centre can be assistive to get fast results in less timeframe. Never take your quick action plans until you are not sure about the feedback and the best-expected results. Proceed after getting useful acknowledgement and make sure how to match with your priorities and the interests levels to proceed through simple and easy approaching standards.
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Paid advertising drives a high volume, short term funnel to quickly deliver new, pre-qualified leads to specific landing pages. In order to achieve this, Fleek Marketing recommends investing in social advertising. Facebook and LinkedIn advertising allows for highly specific targeting and will give the best return on investment. The initial campaign will also generate useful data for future targeting and campaigns, ensuring budgets are spent in the areas most likely to achieve maximum ROI and impact.
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Championships/Postseason
Privateers in the Pros
ULL Settles Down, Rallies to Victory
In a Wednesday night in-state rivalry at Lakefront Arena, the Privateers started fast, but UL Lafayette finished strong and won a 77-73 overtime decision.
Lamont Berzat drives
in the second half
The New Orleans defense rattled the Ragin' Cajuns early, creating a frenetic pace and turning over the visitors 14 times in the first half. Through the first 16 minutes, UNO led 29-15, with 16 of those points coming off turnovers. But ULL was able to gather themselves, scored the last 11 points of the half, and make it largely a halfcourt game the rest of the way, gradually wearing down the Privateers until they finally took the lead late in the contest.
The Cajuns only turned the ball over five times over the final 29 minutes of action, and New Orleans' offense struggled in halfcourt sets. Gerrale Gates, though, tied it at 59 with a jumper with 13 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Gates scored seven points in overtime to keep the Privateers in it, but the Cajuns were ultimately too much.
Gates, a freshman, led the way for UNO with a career-high 17, and Damion Rosser added 13. New Orleans' best shooters, Bryson Robinson and Ezekiel Charles, combined to shoot 5-for-24 and 2-for-10 from deep. As a team, the Bucs shot an anemic 35%.
The balanced Cajuns attack featured three players with 12 points and another two with 10.
After a week off, UNO will face another former Sun Belt rival when they take on South Alabama at Lakefront Arena next Wednesday.
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Uggie (February 14, 2002 – August 7, 2015) was a trained Parson Russell Terrier famous for his roles in Water for Elephants and The Artist. His memoir Uggie, My Story was published in the United States, the UK, and France in October 2012.

The campaign "Consider Uggie" was launched in December 2011 on Facebook by S.T. VanAirsdale, an editor at Movieline, for Uggie to receive a real or Honorary Academy Award nomination. BAFTA announced that he would be ineligible for one of its awards, while he received a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards in France. He won the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Early life and family
Uggie was rejected by at least his first two owners as being too wild. He was about to be sent to a dog pound, but was adopted by animal trainer Omar Von Muller after his friends alerted him to the dog. Von Muller intended only to foster the dog while he found him a new home, but decided that Uggie should stay. He said of the dog, "He was a crazy, very energetic puppy, and who knows what would have happened to him if he [had] gone to the dog pound. But he was very smart and very willing to work. One of the most important thing[s] is that he was not afraid of things. That is what makes or breaks a dog in the movies, whether they are afraid of lights, and noises and being on sets. He gets rewards, like sausages, to encourage him to perform, but that is only a part of it. He works hard." When not working, Uggie lived in North Hollywood with Von Muller, Von Muller's wife and Von Muller's daughter. There were six other dogs in the household, all of whom work in the film industry.

Career
Uggie's earliest roles were in commercials and minor roles in the films What's Up Scarlett, Wassup Rockers (2005) and Mr. Fix It (2006) alongside David Boreanaz. His first named role, and big break, was as "Queenie" in the romantic drama Water for Elephants, alongside actors Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. He appeared in "The Incredible Dog Show" from August 2010 onwards, a tour of dogs with different tricks, which toured the United States and South America; his trick was riding a skateboard.

He went on to appear in the 2011 silent movie The Artist, and it was this role which brought him to the attention of mass media, with some critics describing him as "stealing every scene". He had two stunt doubles in the film, named Dash and Dude, who were colored to look more like Uggie, but Uggie did most of his own stunts and the doubles were barely required. Uggie and his trainers for the film, Sarah Clifford and Omar Muller, spent three days with the film's star Jean Dujardin to teach the French actor the verbal commands and hand signals Uggie needed in a scene. Because it was a silent film, the trainers could also call out commands while the film was rolling.

He attended the American Film Institute premiere of the film and walked the red carpet along with the rest of the cast. Uggie promoted the film on a week-long promotional tour, appearing on television shows in the UK, including The Graham Norton Show. He also appeared at a charity screening in London's West End, in aid of Dogs Trust. Uggie appeared opposite another Jack Russell terrier named Cosmo from Mike Mills' Beginners in a photoshoot spread for The Hollywood Reporter. He also appeared in other photoshoots for W magazine and The Hollywood Reporter. During the "Consider Uggie" campaign, an official Twitter account was set up in his name.

Trainer von Muller said that Uggie was approaching retirement and that he wouldn't want him to have to go through the same long hours that the dog experienced while filming The Artist again, but would be willing to let Uggie take other less intense jobs. On February 8, 2012, Uggie was named as Nintendo's first-ever spokesdog. He helped promote their 3DS video game Nintendogs + Cats during Responsible Pet Ownership Month. Later that year he became a spokesdog for PETA in an ad campaign that encouraged potential dog owners to adopt from shelters. Uggie made a cameo appearance in the 2012 comedy film The Campaign, his final film role before retirement.

"Consider Uggie"
After The Artist received critical acclaim sufficient to suggest that the film might have a real chance of winning "Best Picture" awards, S.T. VanAirsdale, an editor at Movieline, began a campaign called "Consider Uggie" on Facebook to seek recognition for Uggie's performance; he felt that the dog outperformed Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in J. Edgar, but probably wasn't as good as George Clooney in The Descendants. However, a precedent was set for the Oscars in 1929 at the 1st Academy Awards when German Shepherd dog actor Rin Tin Tin, according to legend, gained the most votes for the Award for Best Actor. Actor Emil Jannings was actually presented with the award on the night.

Cast and crew on The Artist responded to the campaign, with James Cromwell supporting the move to ensure Uggie was recognized, saying he was "wonderfully trained and talented" and supporting the move to install a special Oscar for animals in film. The Daily Telegraph endorsed the campaign, believing that a win for Uggie at the Oscars would be a win for all canine film stars, such as Fox Terrier Asta, and Terry, the Cairn Terrier who portrayed Toto in The Wizard of Oz.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts responded: "Regretfully, we must advise that as he is not a human being and as his unique motivation as an actor was sausages, Uggie is not qualified to compete for the BAFTA in this category." This was after a number of members had contacted BAFTA to inquire if they were allowed to vote for Uggie for Best Actor.

Awards
Uggie won the Palm Dog Award for best performance by a canine at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, for his role as "Jack" in The Artist. It was the 11th year in which the award was handed out and goes to the best canine performance. Following the "Consider Uggie" campaign, Jone Bauman of the American Humane Association said Uggie was in line for a Pawscar, the association's awards for animals in films.

He has also received a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards, the French equivalent of the Golden Globes. Uggie and Cosmo shared the prize for "Best performance by an animal", awarded by The Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald.

On February 13, 2012, Uggie was named Best Dog in a Theatrical Film at the first Golden Collar Awards, awarded by Dog News Daily. The awards were only launched a couple of months previously due to the attention Uggie was getting for his performance in The Artist.

On June 25, 2012, he had his paw prints placed in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

Death
Uggie was euthanized  at the age of 13 on August 7, 2015, after developing a prostate tumor.

Filmography

See also
 List of individual dogs

References

External links

 Uggie's Twitter

2002 animal births
2015 animal deaths
Dog actors


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Calculate the anticipated future (ultimate) population of area served by the sewer using ultimate population density.
Multiply the ultimate population by per capita average daily sewage flow to obtain the average daily sewage flow e.g.
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Q: Inequality between least common multiple and product (of successive integers) Is it true that
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\frac{{{\text{lcm}}}(x+1,x+2,\ldots,x+r)}{(x+1)(x+2)\ldots (x+r)} \geq \frac{1}{(r-1)!}
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for any positive integers $x$ and $r$ ? I have checked this for $r=2,3,4$.

A: It is true, and we can refine it a bit. Let me rearrange and re-index it a bit to get a more convenient form. We have
$$\frac{x(x+1)\cdot \dotsc \cdot (x+r)}{\operatorname{lcm}(x,x+1,\dotsc,x+r)} \mid r! \tag{1}$$
for all $x \in \mathbb{N}\setminus \{0\}$ and all $r \in \mathbb{N}$.
To prove $(1)$, we will show that
$$\sum_{\rho = 0}^{r} v_p(x+\rho) \leqslant \max\, \bigl\{ v_p(x+\rho) : 0 \leqslant \rho \leqslant r\bigr\} + \sum_{\rho = 1}^r v_p(\rho)\tag{2}$$
for all admissible $x,r$ and all primes $p$, where $v_p(n)$ is the multiplicity of $p$ in the factorisation of $n$.
For the proof of $(2)$, it is convenient to assume that $p \mid x$. When $p \nmid x$, proving $(2)$ for $y$ where $y$ is the smallest multiple of $p$ greater than $x$ implies $(2)$ for $x$. As $v_p(x+\rho) = 0$ for $0 \leqslant \rho < s := y-x$, $(2)$ is trivially true for $0 \leqslant r < s$, and for $r \geqslant s$ it is implied by the stronger
$$\begin{aligned}
\sum_{\rho = 0}^r &\, v_p(x+\rho) - \max\,\bigl\{ v_p(x+\rho) : 0 \leqslant \rho \leqslant r\bigr\} \\
&= \sum_{\rho = 0}^{r-s} v_p(y+\rho) - \max \,\bigl\{ v_p(y+\rho) : 0 \leqslant \rho \leqslant r-s\bigr\} \\
&\leqslant \sum_{\rho = 1}^{r-s} v_p(\rho).
\end{aligned}$$
Thus fix an arbitrary prime $p$ and $x \in \mathbb{N}\setminus \{0\}$ with $p \mid x$. Let $r_0 = 0$ and $\alpha_0 = v_p(x)$. Define inductively
$$r_{k+1} = \min\,\bigl\{ r \in \mathbb{N} : v_p(x+r) > \alpha_k\bigr\} \quad \text{and} \quad \alpha_{k+1} = v_p(x+r_{k+1}).$$
Let $d_k = r_k - r_{k-1}$ for $k \geqslant 1$. Then $v_p(d_k) = \alpha_{k-1}$ and $v_p(r_k) = \alpha_0$ for all $k \geqslant 1$. Furthermore, $d_k = m\cdot p^{\alpha_{k-1}}$ for some $m \leqslant p-1$.
First we note that
$$\sum_{\rho = 0}^r v_p(x+\rho) = \alpha_0 + \sum_{\rho = 1}^r v_p(\rho)\tag{3}$$
for $0 \leqslant r < r_1$. This is immediate for $r = 0$, since $\alpha_0 = v_p(x)$. For $0 < \rho < r_1$, we have $v_p(\rho) = v_p(x +\rho)$, and thus $(3)$ follows. It may be worth a short explanation why $v_p(\rho) = v_p(x+\rho)$ for $0 < \rho < r_1$. By definition of $r_1$, we have $v_p(x+\rho) \leqslant \alpha_0 = v_p(x)$, and so $p^{v_p(x+\rho)} \mid (x+\rho) - x$. And since $\rho < r_1 = d_1 < p^{\alpha_0+1}$, we have $v_p(\rho) \leqslant v_p(x)$, whence $p^{v_p(\rho)} \mid x + \rho$.
Next, we show that for $r_k \leqslant r < r_{k+1}$ we have
$$\sum_{\rho = 0}^r v_p(x+\rho) = \alpha_k + v_p((r-r_k)!) + \sum_{\kappa = 1}^k v_p(d_{\kappa}!), \tag{4}$$
using $\sum_{m = 1}^n v_p(m) = v_p(n!)$ to get a more compact notation.
For $k = 0$, $(4)$ is just $(3)$. For the induction step, we apply $(3)$ for $y = x + r_k$ in place of $x$, noting that $r_j(y) = r_{k + j}(x)$ and $\alpha_j(y) = \alpha_{j+k}(x)$ for $j\in \mathbb{N}$. Thus
\begin{align}
\sum_{\rho = 0}^r v_p(x+\rho)
&= \sum_{\rho = 0}^{r_k-1} v_p(x+\rho) + \sum_{\rho = 0}^{r-r_k} v_p(x + r_k + \rho) \\
&= \alpha_{k-1} + v_p((d_k-1)!) + \sum_{\kappa = 1}^{k-1} v_p(d_{\kappa}!) + \sum_{\rho = 0}^{r-r_k} v_p(x+r_k+\rho) \tag{IH} \\
&= \alpha_{k-1} + v_p((d_k-1)!) + \sum_{\kappa = 1}^{k-1} v_p(d_{\kappa}!) + \alpha_k + v_p((r-r_k)!) \tag{by $(3)$} \\
&= \alpha_k + v_p((r-r_k)!) + \sum_{\kappa = 1}^k v_p(d_{\kappa}!). \tag{$v_p(d_k) = \alpha_{k-1}$}
\end{align}
Now $(2)$ follows from the observation that the multinomial coefficient
$$\binom{r}{d_1,\dotsc,d_k,r-r_k}$$
is an integer, whence
$$v_p(r-r_k)!) + \sum_{\kappa = 1}^k v_p(d_{\kappa}!) \leqslant v_p(r!).$$

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Now that Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and pop songstress Avril Lavigne are officially set to tie the knot, the Canadian lovebirds have an incredible amount of planning to do for their big day. With a seemingly endless amount of daunting tasks awaiting the bride and groom before they actually tie the knot, we've decided to give the two a bit of help to plan the wedding.
Like any other married couple, there will be plenty of time for the boring bedroom stuff for years to come, but as newlyweds you gotta add a little excitement to the mix in the form of foreplay. That's why we suggest 'Something in Your Mouth' as the first track for your Wedding Night Playlist. Consisting of masterful lyrics such as, 'You're so much cooler when you never pull it out / 'Cuz you look so much cuter with something in your mouth,' this track is guaranteed get the evening off to nice head start.
Okay, Chad, you've made it through the first song and you're probably doing great so far, but it's essential that you don't over-exasperate yourself too quickly. If you're feeling like you may be giving Avril an 'early encore,' just refer to the lyrics you wrote for 'Feelin' Way Too Damn Good' -- 'Lookin' back each time they tried to tell me / Well something's gotta go wrong / 'Cuz I'm feelin' way too damn good.' Something doesn't have to go wrong, Chad! Just relax, pace yourself and try to make it until the next song on our playlist.
This is it, Chad -- the moment you've been dreaming about for nearly four decades. Luckily for you, we've already anticipated this moment and added 'Bottoms Up' to your Wedding Night Playlist. Remember, confidence is key right now. You're a rock star, gosh darn it! Act like one! There's no time to look in the rearview mirror (well, maybe ... forget it) -- focus on the lyrics, 'This is what it's all about / No one can slow us down / We ain't gonna stop until they throw us all out.' Addaboy, Chad! The scary part is almost over, we promise.
Alright, Chad, you may even be thinking that you've given Avril a wedding night far beyond what her former husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, was able to deliver, so now seems like the perfect moment for 'I'd Come for You.' That magical moment is approaching, and in the background, the lyrics, 'Yes, I'd come for you / No one but you / Yes, I'd come for you / But only if you told me to,' are busting out of your laptop speakers. It's finally over. And guess what? You did a stellar job. Now let's turn off the video camera and get some Purell on those hands, because you deserve a high five!
Wait, what were we thinking?! Typical men … we haven't even considered Avril's music yet. The pop-punk princess deserves a few tracks on the couple's Wedding Night Playlist. Therefore, we've compiled a little medley of Avril Lavigne songs for the newly married duo to listen to while they "cuddle" after the act. To bring the night to its conclusion, we've added her singles 'Losing Grip,' 'Keep Holding On' and 'My Happy Ending' to the playlist. You're welcome Chad! Now that Avril has a few tracks on the playlist, you won't have to hear her complain about why you had "to go and make things so complicated."


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Q: How to take union of sigma algebras As a homework assignment, I have been asked to provide a concrete example for why the countable union of sigma algebras is not always a sigma algebra.
The example that I had thought of was to take the sigma algebras of singletons over the natural numbers. i.e. $\mathscr A_i = \bigl\{\{i\},\{i\}^c, \emptyset,\Bbb N \bigr\}$. Then for example, $\mathscr A_1 \bigcup \mathscr A_2$ would contain {1,2} but not its complement.
However, another student told me that this would not work because not only do you take the unions of the elements {i}, you also take the unions with $\{ \emptyset\}$ and $\{\Bbb N\}$, so the countably infinite union would contain the union $\{ \emptyset\}\bigcup\{ \emptyset\} \bigcup \{3\} \bigcup \{4\}\bigcup $... which would be the complement of the union {1,2}. Is this the correct way to take the unions of algebras?
Most of the examples I've seen online would just take the unions of the elements {i} and wouldn't consider the null in the unions. The logic the other student gave me seems correct, I just haven't seen this idea anywhere when reading about this topic. Can someone confirm or refute this?

A: Here is a simpler example:
Consider the space $\Omega = \{1,2,3\}$, and let $\Sigma_1 = \{ \emptyset, \{1\}, \{2,3\}, \Omega \}$ and
$\Sigma_2 = \{ \emptyset, \{1,2\}, \{3\}, \Omega \}$.
Both are $\sigma$-algebras, but $\Sigma_1 \cup \Sigma_2$ is not as it would have to contain the set $\{1,3\}$.

A: Your example of $\mathcal A_1,\mathcal A_2$ is a very valid example.[Assuming that countable collection of sigma algebra also includes finite collections].  But your argument is no right. It is not true that $\{1,2\}$ is in $\mathcal A_1 \cup\mathcal A_2$. What is true is $\{1\}^{c}$ and $\{2\}^{c}$  are in $\mathcal A_1 \cup\mathcal A_2$ but their intersection is not in this union. I don't see any point in your friends objection.


The Howard University School of Communications just celebrated its 45th anniversary, and amid rumors that the school will be adding a new building, it seems the school will also be getting a new name: the Cathy Hughes School of Communications.
According to Radio One's WOL News Talk 1450 AM, the school will hold a naming ceremony on Oct. 23 following the conclusion of the Howard Homecoming's #ExperienceBlueprint.
Hughes, who has served as the chairperson of the board and secretary of Radio One since 1990 and was formerly the chief executive officer of the largest black-owned broadcasting company in the country, reportedly also donated $4 million to the university.
The university itself has not made an official announcement concerning the new name for the school.


Eastwell Manor will be serving a delightful Valentine's afternoon tea. Packed with a selection of sweet treats, savouries, sandwiches and fresh warm scones. Join us on 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th February - £37.50 per person.


The new Godsmack compilation, Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack, was released today. Among the sixteen tracks spanning their 10 year career is the Peart-inspired song "Serenity". The package also includes a 75 minute DVD, "An Evening With Godsmack", featuring a recent acoustic performance filmed at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. During a Q&A with the crowd, Sully Erna explains that "Serenity" was written after reading the book Ghost Rider: Travels On The Healing Road by Neil Peart (pronounced incorrectly as "Pert") of Rush". Erna gives the audience an encapsulated synopsis of Neil's story, and then goes on to credit Neil as being an important influence on he and fellow Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin. Thanks to Kyle Doyle for the headsup!
Neil Peart has updated his website with his latest installment of "News, Weather & Sports": The Hour of Arriving. In it he describes his stays in some of the finer establishments in Europe, discusses his interest in cooking, and closes with memories of a typical show day.
For the second consecutive year, Alex Lifeson auctioned one of his original paintings on eBay to support The Kidney Foundation of Canada. The winning bid was $5,700.00. Click here for details on the A Brush Of Hope fundraising campaign.
Neil Peart's News, Weather & Sports: "Haste Ye Back"
Neil Peart has updated his website with his latest journal of the road, "Haste Ye Back". In it, he details his travels over the fifteen show Eurorpean leg of the Snakes & Arrows tour. He also recounts his feelings of shame and anger at reading he was voted second worst rock lyricist (behind Sting) in Britain's "Revolver" magazine, confronting stalking British fans, and the inevitable wearing out and breaking of parts for both his drums, motorcycle, and body. "Altogether, Brutus and I rode 7,268 kilometers (4,543 miles) in Europe, while Alex, Geddy, and I played fifteen shows. That brings me to a total of 39,059 kilometers (24,412 miles) of motorcycling on the Snakes & Arrows tour, on my way to sixty-four shows with the guys at work."
Neil also touches on the filming of the Ahoy gigs for the upcoming concert DVD, stating there were 17 cameras recording the shows and that "On that occasion, Alex and Geddy and I were fairly ecstatic to feel that we played really well on those two nights. All things considered, they may have represented the true climax of the tour. Sure, there were many satisfying shows among those sixty-four performances, I am glad to report, but those two are permanent."
The November Guitar Center catalog includes a new item that will make some Rush fan's holiday season a happy one! Coming this month to select Guitar Center stores, the Neil Peart Signature Snakes and Arrows snare drum. Guitar Center will be selling the snare for $899.99, with no payments until 2009.
"This stunning 6"x14" snare features an Aztec Red finish with handpainted gold leaf and metallic gray Snakes and Arrows graphics. The finish is done by DW master craftsman Louie Garcia, who paints Neil Peart's own drums. DW's unique Black Diamond hardware is made of nickle, but it's as hard and durable as chrome. The all-maple shell utilized DW's propietary VLT (Vertical Low Timbre) design, with a vertical grain pattern that allows for a lower overall tone without sacrificing resonance and attack. The special batter head features a printed Neil Peart signature. Everything about this drum was designed in accordance with Neil Peart. This is the same snare Neil is currently using on the Snakes and Arrows tour. See it first at Guitar Center."
"Tribute Bands: For The Love Of Rush"
"For The Love Of Rush", a one hour documentary spotlighting Rush tribute bands, premiered Sunday, October 28th on Canada's E! The second episode of Tribute Bands, a four part documentary series narrated by Toronto native and Rockstar: INXS finalist Suzie McNeil, it features "the obsessive Dave Cornwall (a.k.a. Spageddy Lee) who fronts an Arizona-based Rush tribute band called Freewill. Tribute Bands also connects with other groups trying to emulate one of the most technically proficient bands in the world." Each one-hour episode follows a tribute band paying homage to The Police, Rush, Queen and The Tragically Hip.
Peart's News, Weather & Sports: "Shunpikin' it Old Skool"
Lush: A Mainman tribute to The Debut Rush And John Rutsey, is now available. Billed as "A loving recreation of Rush's debut album...back when John Rutsey was the drummer and they had greasy hair", the album covers the complete debut album, as well as both sides of the debut single, "Not Fade Away"/"You Can't Fight It". A limited edition, to purchase contact MainMainRecords or Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey.
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie is now available on DVD. The film includes a cameo by Neil Peart, who voices a miniature of himself (a watermelon seed) who plays the drums.
Inspiration for "Red Barchetta" finally meets Peart!
Richard Foster, the author of the short story "A Nice Morning Drive" which inspired the song "Red Barchetta", has recently posted an VERY interesting story on a Metro Washington BMW messageboard. In it he tells of first learning of the Rush connection in 1996, becoming a fan, finally contacting Peart in 2006, and finally meeting him while riding with him during the east coast leg of the S&A tour! Check it out here, amazing pictures included of the ride, as well as images of the original story as it appeared in Road & Track.
Rush on G4TV's "Code Monkeys"
Rush fans are everywhere! Yesterday saw the debut of G4TV's "Code Monkeys", a new animated show done in the blocky style of old 8-bit computer games. As seen during the opening credits, a Rush poster can be seen hanging on the wall in Dave and Jerry's office (click here to see the original poster). Code Monkeys airs Wednesdays at 9PM ET on GVTV.
Geddy Lee on CBC's "The Hour"
Geddy Lee appeared on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos last night (Thursday), and the interview is now available on their website.
Fan Produced Video for "Sweet Miracle"
Check out this fan made music video for "Sweet Miracle", from Vapor Trails. Kimberly, the star of the video, is a big Rush fan, and created the video based on the scene described by Neil Peart on pages 338-339 of Ghost Rider. Visit myspace.com/kimberlys_nyc to read Kimberly's blog and to see pics including the original treatment.
Last Sunday night, the CBC aired "Bob And Doug McKenzie's 24 Anniversary" prime time special, celebrating the 24th anniversary of the film Strange Brew. Geddy Lee made a guest appearance which can be seen here. Geddy Lee and Rick Moranis (Doug McKenzie) grew up together, and Geddy sang on their top 40 hit, "Take Off" from their 1981 comedy album, The Great White North.
Jazz Covers of "Tom Sawyer"
Two jazz covers of "Tom Sawyer" have been recently released. Last Day In Paradise by the Alex Skolnick Trio, was released March 18th. Known for its inventive jazz take on hard rock and heavy metal standards, the album contains seven originals and three covers, including "Tom Sawyer", which can be heard on the band's MySpace page. This is not Alex Skolnick's first released Rush cover; the guitarist for the band "Testament", he also is credited with the guitar solo on the Subdivisions tribute album.
The second jazz cover of "Tom Sawyer" is included on the new album titled Prog by jazz band "The Bad Plus" released May 8th.
"...their florid take on Rush's 'Tom Sawyer,' may be likely to get the most attention of anything on the album. But they rely too much on irony, on people's previous perceptions of the music, and do not seem quite as enamored of the original. They're jokes that are funny the first time but not so much the second or third."
On April 12th, Geddy Lee appeared on ESPN's "Cold Pizza" and discussed the commercial, the comentator/musicians, and of course, baseball. The commercial is a music-video advertising fantasy baseball on ESPN, featuring the ESPN crew including John Kruk, Peter Gammons and others. The band, "Iron Diamond", has a MySpace page which offers some great photos as well as the full commercial. The full band complement is: John Kruk: lead vocals, ESPN Baseball Tonight Cohost; Peter Gammons: vocals, (home-plate shaped) guitar, ESPN Baseball Tonight Cohost, writer; Bronson Arroyo: vocals, guitar, 2006 MLB All-Star Pitcher; Geddy Lee: vocals, bass, Rush frontman, fantasy baseball genius; Gary Sheffield: drums, MLB slugger with 455 career HR's and counting; Joe Borowski: keytar, closer, 2006 Comeback Player of the Year Finalist; Jennie Finch: vocals, ESPN Fantasy Analyst, Olympic Gold Medalist; Matthew Berry: vocals, Senior Director of Fantasy for ESPN.com; Eric Karabell: vocals, ESPN Fantasy Analyst, ESPN Radio Host; Buster Olney: vocals, ESPN the Magazine Senior Writer, NY Times.
Snakes & Arrows was released on CD May 1st 2007, as a double album on June 19th, as well as the new MVI (Music Video Interactive) format on June 26th. In the UK, a "Special UK Tour Edition" was released September 3rd, essentially as a 2 disk counterpart to the MVI; both include 96kHz/24 bit hi-resolution stereo as well as 5.1 surround sound; "Rush: The Game of Snakes and Arrows" 45-minute documentary on the making of the album; digital extras including wallpapers, buddy icons, screensavers, and more. Click here for complete Snakes & Arrows news archive.
Another release hitting the shelves on May 1st is a new Rush tribute album, Run For Cover, A Tribute To Rush. This is the fourth Rush tribute album released in the past decade or so (discounting the classical tributes), but what makes this one stand out is the fact that the members of the band "Run For Cover" are key members of three different premier Rush Tribute bands: Archives, Hemispheres and Limelight. Accordingly, the songs are very well performed, nearly note perfect, as you would expect from musicians who have literally performed them countless times. In addition, they are also performed using the same instrumentation as the originals, down to the Minimoog, Rickenbacker 4003 bass, Gibson ES335 and Gibson Les Paul guitars; the end result is a that unlike most of the performances on the previous tribute albums, they are very faithful to the originals. One downside to this tribute album, like all of its predecessors, is the lack of anything from the Rush catalog newer than 1984. One wonders if venturing into the 90's and beyond is not safe territory for Rush tribute bands, or are those songs simply not as marketable for a tribute album?
Coinciding with the release of Snakes & Arrows, Mercury/UME is following through with their plan of releasing the individual DVD's of Exit…Stage Left, Grace Under Pressure and A Show Of Hands, which were first released together in the Replay X 3 box. Each DVD features 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes created for the DVD releases by Alex Lifeson and Mike Fraser from the original concert multi-tracks as well as digitally transferred and remastered visuals. These individual DVD versions are identical to those previously included in the in the Replay X 3 boxed set, which also includes the Grace Under Pressure CD soundtrack.
Porcupine Tree's Fear Of A Blank Planet, which includes a guest performance by Alex Lifeson, was released worldwide April 24th.
Rob Zombie's "Halloween" Includes "Tom Sawyer"
Rob Zombie's latest film, an adaptation of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween", features a scene with "Tom Sawyer" as the background music. Click here to order the film's soundtrack release, which includes a host of 70's and 80's hits, including Rush's "Tom Sawyer".
If you were interested yet passed on previous Rush classical tribute albums Exit Stage Right - The String Quartet Tribute to Rush, Chamber Made: Baroque Tribute to Rush, The String Quartet Tribute To Rush's 2112 and The Piano Tribute To Rush, the record label has a new compilation album just for you. The Classical Tribute To Rush: Through The Prism was released April 3rd containing "14 of the best tracks from these tributes"
Neil Peart's News, Weather & Sports - "The Count of Words"
Alex Lifeson in "Wine Spectator"
Alex Lifeson is interviewed in the April 30th, 2007, issue of Wine Spectator. Subscribers can access the article online.
This month's Drumhead Magazine includes an interview with Vertical Horizon singer, Matt Scanell. The article goes into detail of how Vertical Horizon was influenced by Rush, and Scanell also shares the story of his friendship with Neil Peart. Apparently Neil was in Texas selling his BMW car to a lady at a BMW dealership; her husband was Matt Scanell, who was also present and recognized Peart. They hit it off and became good friends.
For some time now I've wanted to bring some interactive functionality back to Power Windows, ever since dropping my "guest book" back before the turn of the century (literally), which was followed by the death of my newsletter two years ago. With that in mind, I've converted my News page over to a Newsblog (my RSS news feed has been automatically replaced as well). I've tried to keep the format as close as possible to my original News page, and the frequency and number of my entries will essentially remain the same as in the past. Now, however, you have the ability to comment on each entry as well. The forthcoming release of the new album should make for some interesting talk in the next few weeks, so please speak up!
On a related note, a cover of "Working Man", performed by the Suplecs, was included on Sucking The 70s released in 2002.
Released only in Canadian theaters last October, Trailer Park Boys: The Movie was released on DVD February 20th. A must for Rush fans, Trailer Park Boys fan Alex Lifeson has a cameo role as a police officer in the film, which also includes many Rush references. Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee also perform on the soundtrack (for more information regarding the soundtrack, click here).
Rush On "The Family Guy"
Someone involved with the animated television series The Family Guy must be a Rush fan!
Back in November, a scene included Chester Cheetah (the Cheetos mascot) playing "Tom Sawyer" with a Rush poster on the wall and saying , his Rush poster and his saying "Ah God there is no f(bleeped out) drummer better than Neil Peart (pronounced 'Pert')!".
During last night's episode, there was another Rush reference: as Stewie and Brian are leaving Aspen, Colorado, a highway mileage sign gives the distance to Rhode Island as 2112 miles! (Note, this is in fact the actual milelage from Aspen to Rhode Island, +/- 6 miles! Coincidence?).
Rush on "The Knights Of Prosperity"
During the opening scene of tonight's episode of the new television series, "The Knights Of Prosperity", the leader of the group chooses "Tom Sawyer" as their theme song, then begins to sing Tom Sawyer along with a karaoke machine as the other members join in. Twice later in the episode the Rush version is played as well. The episode can be seen at ABC.com.
Previously only available on VHS, the complete Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concerts and The Making Of Burning For Buddy are now available on DVD (released in 2006). The Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concerts contains Neil Peart performing three songs with the Buddy Rich Band at the Ritz Theater in New York City on April 8, 1991. These concerts ultimately led to the "Burning for Buddy" albums whose recording sessions were documented on The Making of Burning For Buddy.


Build Strong Legs: Workout Routine - CN F.U.E.L.
CN Crew member, Elizabeth, shares one of her leg workout routines to build stronger glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves. Check it out and try it for yourself with your own weights!
Pick a weight you can lift consistently. Try 75 pounds if you're used to lifting moderate to heavy weights.
Take a 20 sec pause, but superset, each set, with bodyweight walking lunges 10 down, 10 back.
You can use dumbbells or the barbell, depending on your comfort and fitness level. Elizabeth prefers the barbell with a plate on each side. Do what works for you!
It doesn't matter how many sets it takes you to get to 100, just get there. Choose a lighter weight than from your extensions at the beginning.
Same as the leg extension burnout; however many sets it takes to get there or one if you wish!


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