Can Any Two Things Be Identical???
Can you think of any two things that are identical to one another in every way?
This is an ongoing research question, and all your answers will be gratefully received.
[+4] - dyslexia - 06/12/2010confidentially, Heisenberg told me that everything looks different every time he look at it but he seemed uncertain about it.
If, for example, data on CD (not the physical part of it, but logical) is a thing, they can.
Otherwise - Universe is filled with fields. At every point you should have Universe around you affecting your current state (like gravity fields etc.) and thus it's hardly believable that even two electrons can share exactly the same state.
I know that it's widely believed that in the history of Earth, there hasn't fallen two identical snow flares. Search that from Google.
We'll stick with the material, I guess. Between the sub-quantum and the universe's perimeter (not that either are, of course). It may well be that there is only one electron in all given locations? If the electron exists, that is.
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They differ by location, in the least. Thank you though.
Thanks for taking it with good humour.
The simple answer is no, because there are two of them .
Trivially any two items are both similar and different...similar because they are both objects of comparison...and different because there are two.
But it gets worse. From a materialistic point of view, a time lapse allows exchange of atoms from "an object" with its surroundings, so that two instances of the object could be deemed dissimilar.
So if instead of considering "material existence" per se, we say "things" are a function of "observer states" (and vice versa) we could argue that "identity" is "functional equivalence" with respect to the outcomes of those interactions between observer and world. That is, we have "observation events" as part of a stream of events.
A celebrated example in philosophy is consideration of the planet Venus which prior to more careful astronomic observations was thought to be "two separate objects" (the morning star and the evening star). On my functional definition the original historical observation events were indeed not identical, even if later astronomical findings changed subsequent observer states to give "functional equivalence". In other words, it is meaningless now to say they were really the same "object" all the time because that seperates "things" from their "thingers" as part of a paradigmatic progression.
Considering "observer states" of course leads to the interesting scenario of questioning the the integrity of "self". In other words is self1 at time 1 identical to self2 at time 2. Lawyers often resort to such a distinction in pleading "mitigating circumstances".
Can I therefore assume with clear definition that NO two atoms are identical? I've been through this with physicists, and they just keep quoting the identical-property paradox. They can't measure or apply this theory so they just sidestep it.
Am I potentially correct in my assumption?
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They differ by location, in the least.
That stipulation would certainly eliminate most candidates, possibly to the point where such a strict definition of "identical" ceases to be a usable or useful concept. Is there some advantage to restricting the criteria for identity so drastically? In what context would one ever use this particular concept of identity?
The problem with "atoms" is that they are not directly observable. So from a mainstream point of view, the idea of identity which implies "keeping your eye on an item over time" is not applicable, nor indeed is being able to count "two".
The situation is somewhat similar to watching "a wave" (since atoms could be thought of as wave packets in multi-dimensions).In what sense does a wave "retain its identity" given that it keeps altering its molecular membership...only in terms of its functionality for the observer who "things" it (a surfer maybe).
But the problem is further complicated at the sub-atomic level by "non-locality" findings, which leads me to suggest that you cannot use the term " identity" at the atomic level.
And I agree with Shapeless who makes the Wittgenstein point "meaning is use".
confidentially, Heisenberg told me that everything looks different every time he look at it but he seemed uncertain about it.
I'm just throwing this out there. With such a strict definition limited to material things in time and space there can only be two things identical if there are two (or more) realities that co-exist. What the purpose would be of having two identical realities, I have no idea. I guess there could be another one of me made up of the exact same identical atoms typing this exact same response in an alternate reality.
I have a very poorly-formed idea that a necessary criteria for existence is identity. Kennethamy once quoted Quine as saying 'no entity without identity'. Basically I think that 'ex-ist' means 'to be separate' or 'to have an identity'. I would think that this applies to any composite thing - anything that is made of molecules. But when you get down to the subatomic, it becomes more hazy. That idea you have of there being 'only one electron' was floated by Richard Feynman, there is a Wikipedia entry on it. In any case, I think electrons and photons are all completely identical. So I guess I am saying, on the 'level of manifestation' (i.e. the material world) everything has an identity, but on another level, they may not. Still lots of big holes in this theory still though.
but this is demonstrably untrue. Every creature is an individual. The DNA of each is different. That is what makes the question interesting.
Well, even data, pure information if you want, has a necessary context, a spatial and temporal relation with what is around, being an integrated flowing part of a frame who support´s it and retro supporting the background in which it rests, all of course, in a dialectical integrated dynamic, hardly boundary objective... and such that, that alone, given true, changes its purpose and how it fits from case to case...an object such as Information in its nature, and even eventually anything else, without its correlative links cannot be, as it addresses nothing...so, when under the microscope, sufficient difference in apparently similar Informational algorithms, or path assembly´s should eventually show up, given its backgrounds asymmetry !
If two entities have the same ontological properties, they are usually identified as the same thing.
I don't know whether that is true, but it has nothing to do with the issue.
the two, when separate, are (x) and (x). They both equal each other. If (x) is a shape, then it is not only equal but congruent to (x) as well.
Aside from math, I cannot think of two identical things. Even if two things were completely completely completely identical down to each atom, the two would not be identical because they cannot occupy the same space (thinking of solids here).
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Bute Island open to public as newest CVRD regional parkland
The island can now be visited by residents and visitors to the Cowichan Valley
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Aug. 8, 2019 11:30 a.m.
Bute Island, a 2.2 acre island in Ladysmith Harbour has been acquired by the CVRD and designated regional parkland.
The island has been held by private owners for years, but can now be visited by residents and visitors to the Cowichan Valley. There is a day-use accessible dock capable of accommodating kayaks, canoes, and smaller vessels. Visitors can explore But Island's unique nature, and enjoy panoramic views of Ladysmith. The interior of the island provides a rustic, low impact natural trail walk with access to small pocket bays along the foreshore that can be explored during low tide.
"Adding Bute Island to our roster of regional parkland ensures the stewardship of a small piece of land that holds tremendous ecological and aesthetic value, and has significant cultural importance to local First Nations community members," said Ian Morrison, chair of the CVRD. "This is an exciting opportunity for CVRD to expand its regional parks for the benefit of residents, and further strengthen the tourism sector of the southern Gulf Islands and Ladysmith area.
In celebration of the acquisition, the CVRD will be offering boat tours to Bute Island during the Ladysmith Maritime Society's Sea Life Celebration event on Sunday, August 11 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Ladysmith Community Marina.
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Google faces grilling on ad business before U.S. Senate antitrust panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits.
Senator Mike Lee, a Republican and chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, is likely to also press Google on allegations that it is opaque in pricing advertising services, as its critics complain.
Lee is expected to express concern that Google may have broken U.S. antitrust law, a source close to the panel said.
The tech giant made a series of purchases, including DoubleClick and AdMob, to help make it the dominant player in online advertising. Google maintains a tight grasp over each of the many steps between an advertiser looking to place an ad and a website looking to host it.
The panel will hear from Don Harrison, who took over as head of Google's corporate development, which oversees advertising partnerships with other companies, in 2012.
Harrison, who testifies at a time when Google has few friends in Washington, will argue that the ad tech ecosystem is crowded and competitive, with Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc among Google's powerful rivals, and that ad tech fees have fallen.
Harrison is also expected to argue that advertising is critical to supporting free websites, including Google search.
The hearing comes as the U.S. Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against Google within weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the committee, has expressed support for the Justice Department probe. Also on the panel are two other lawmakers who have raised questions about Google, Senators Josh Hawley, a Republican, and Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat.
Google's critics say it uses search to tout its shopping, mapping and other services rather than giving neutral responses. Others allege it unfairly favors its services in Android.
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MATCH PREVIEW: DERBY COUNTY (A)
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Town travel to Pride Park on Saturday 15 February 2020
- Preview for Town's Sky Bet Championship match against Derby County
- Ones to watch on Phillip Cocu's side
- Tickets still available for the game
Huddersfield Town make the trip down to the East Midlands to face Derby County in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday 15 February 2020; 3pm kick-off.
Danny Cowley's side will be looking for an immediate response to Wednesday night's 3-0 loss to Cardiff City at the John Smith's Stadium.
The game at Pride Park is the first of consecutive away games for Town, with a trip to Swansea City to follow a week later.
Town narrowly lost out in the reverse fixture with the Rams earlier this season; losing 2-1 on the opening weekend of the 2019/20 Sky Bet Championship season.
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Philip Cocu's side will also be looking to bounce back from a defeat in midweek, having lost 3-2 to Bristol City on Wednesday evening.
The loss was not tpyical of the Rams' recent form, with Cocu's men losing just two of their last 10 games in all competitions.
It has ignited a potential second half of the season Play-Off push at Pride Park, but following the defeat at Ashton Gate, the Rams still sit 10 points adrift of the play-off places.
Their form has also seen them progress to the Fifth Round of the Emirates FA Cup in recent weeks, with a tie against Manchester United awaiting the Rams next month.
Midfielder Tom Lawrence scored both of Derby's goals when the two sides met in West Yorkshire earlier in the season.
Holmes came through the youth ranks at Huddersfield Town before making his professional debut for the Terriers in 2013. During his time at Town, he had loan spells at Yeovil Town and Bury before a permanent move to Scunthorpe United in 2016. The full-back signed for Derby prior to last season and has been a key creative threat for the Rams, being utilised predominantly from his defensive role in his 62 appearances for the Club.
The Englishman burst on to the scene as a 16-year-old at Everton back in 2002 before a move to Manchester United two years later. Across 13 years at United, Rooney became the Club's all-time top scorer, finding the net 253 times in 559 games before returning to Everton in 2017. Following a season back with his boyhood club, Rooney had a spell in the MLS with DC United before signing for the Rams in January as a player-coach.
Martyn Waghorn
The forward has been the spearhead of the Rams' attack in recent seasons, having made the move to Pride Park in 2018. Waghorn brings a wealth of Championship experience to Derby, having spent time in the division with the likes of Leicester City, Wigan Athletic and Ipswich Town. Derby's no.9 is currently their top scorer so far in 2019/20, netting 11 times in 35 games across all competitions.
TEAM NEWS – DERBY COUNTY
Midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Ikechi Anya are continuing to recover from hamstring and calf injuries respectively, but could return for Saturday's game at Pride Park.
Krystian Bielik (knee) and George Evans (calf) remain sidelined with longer-term injuries.
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Danny Cowley will detail Huddersfield Town's latest team news during his Press Conference.
Town's manager was without Tommy Elphick (knee, pictured below), Collin Quaner (hip), Kamil Grabara (head), Karlan Grant (knock) and Alex Pritchard (training after knee injury) during Town's game against Cardiff City.
There are still tickets available in the Town's allocation for the game at Pride Park – CLICK HERE to get yours!
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Rickey Henderson in San Diego.
Posted on August 14, 2015 by duaneharris19
Like most people from my generation, there was something about Rickey Henderson that sparked my imagination. I'd be lying if I said I didn't try to emulate him as a kid. In little league, I wore his trademark neon green padded Mizuno batting gloves and subscribed to the Rickey frame of mind that "If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the game." This is something I still carry with me to this day while playing. I was legitimately excited about Padres baseball from 1996-1997 and again in 2001, solely based on the fact that Tony Gwynn and Rickey Henderson were both on the team. I think you get the idea, I loved Rickey Henderson and his time he spent playing baseball in San Diego.
On October 4th, 2001, Rickey Henderson hit a home run which put him ahead Ty Cobb to become the all-time runs scored leader. I looked for this video for years and eventually gave up, fortunately though, MLB uploaded it to YouTube about a year and half ago. Needless to say, I was excited when I discovered it. I suggest watching this gem and paying attention to the following things:
Rickey's slide into home plate. I remember seeing this on ESPN and thinking how fitting it was. The pinnacle of "Rickey being Rickey."
Jerry Coleman's enthusiasm after Rickey goes yard is amazing and makes me miss The Colonel even more.
Jack Murphy Stadium with it's palm trees. I don't care what anyone says, they were awesome.
The cast of characters that come out to congratulate Rickey brings back some serious memories. The one that got me was Mike Darr. It's so weird to see him and know that his life would end in a little over 4 months from this day.
Tony Gwynn presenting Rickey with the ceremonial gold base at the end of the video.
October 7th, 2001 was a special day in San Diego sports history due to the fact that Rickey Henderson and Tony Gwynn both wore a Padres uniform for the last time. For Gwynn, it was the last game of his playing career and for Henderson, he got his 3000th career hit. Rickey lead off the game with a double for his landmark hit, which you can watch HERE.
The story goes that Henderson did not want to play that day, as he feared it would be a detraction to the celebration of Gwynn's last game. Tony wasn't having this and insisted that Henderson play. Rickey was pulled from the game after scoring in the first inning, but in the bottom of the ninth inning, he re-entered the game as the third base coach, when Tony entered the game as a pinch hitter. Unfortunately he grounded out to the shortstop in his last at-bat, presumably while trying to knock the ball through the 5.5 hole.
In 2005, at the age of 45, Rickey Henderson played with the San Diego Surf Dawgs, an independent minor league team in the now defunct Golden Baseball League. This was Rickey's 3rd season in independent ball (he spent parts of the previous two seasons with the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League), and it ended up being his last year in professional baseball. I think it's safe to say that Rickey loved the game and was hanging on purely for the love, as he surely didn't need the money. Oh yeah, he had a sweet bobblehead while with the Surf Dawgs that I still need to get my hands on. (Image Source: Jed Jacobsohn Photography)
Dario Veras, Fernando Valenzuela and Rickey Henderson celebrate after beating the Dodgers on the last day of the 1996 season and therefore becoming the National League West champions. For most people, this will always be considered the "Chris Gwynn" game and should rank highly in San Diego's greatest sports moments.
October 3rd, 1996. In game six of the 1996 NLDS, Rickey slid head first into home plate in typical Rickey fashion. He was safe on the play, but ultimately it didn't matter as the Cardinals beat the Padres that day and proceeded to sweep them in three straight games. San Diego were "in" every game and it was a heartbreaker to see them knocked out so quickly. I really loved that 1996 team and I thought they would go farther. Those damn Cardinals…
One of the cooler aspects of this play is that Chris Gwynn scored right before him (on a Tony Gwynn single) and Rickey scored right behind the younger Gwynn on a bad throw. If you look at the Getty Images photo of this, you see Chris on his knees, signaling to Rickey to get down with a slide. It's definitely a cool photo worth checking out.
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Your story needs a pulse, a ticking clock running in the background. Like a time bomb, this sense of urgency is quietly unrelenting, pressing the story forward.
Tick, tick, tick. The suspense builds, sometimes silently, and yet the reader can't forget. Photo Credit: me! This is my clock! Eh, and my shadow reflected in the glass.
Think of suspense like the tempo of a song, the thing that causes you to tap a foot, even without meaning to. Readers might say they want "Happy People in Happy Land," (hat tip to James Scott Bell), but they don't. Without a looming crisis, a story becomes flat and uninteresting.
On the other hand, continual, unrelenting drama is exhausting, which is what comic relief is for. Give the reader an emotional break, while that story clock continues to tick quietly. The Mercy's Embrace books have Jane Austen's Sir Walter Elliot and Mary Musgrove. Darcy By Any Other Name has members of the Bennet Family, Lady Catherine, and (of course), Mr. Collins.
There are several ticking clocks in Darcy By Any Other Name, the most prominent being the body swap. How much damage will Mr. Collins cause Darcy before they switch back? If they switch back! And, oh no, Elizabeth Bennet is falling in love with the wrong man! But wait, he's Darcy, so he's the right man! Well, kind of. Arg! We want handsome Darcy!
Here's an illustration of comic relief from Chapter 9. Notice how the ticking clock is woven into the scene, running silently in the background. What if Darcy-as-Collins betrays himself? Wouldn't that be a good thing? Or wait, that might be disaster.
William Collins was probably as ignorant about billiards as he was about everything else. It would never do to show skill, or even aptitude. While the lamps were lit and a second footman ironed the green baize table, Darcy selected his cue stick. He made an awkward business of it, first gaping at the rack like a yokel and then taking down one stick after another. He asked a greenhorn's questions, too—about the cue ball, the spot, the red ball, and the rules by which they would play. Bingley showed remarkable restraint, answering each of his questions with kindness. At last Darcy became ashamed of himself.
Collins' hands were not as large as Darcy's, so he chose a stick with a smaller shaft. And he made sure to hit Bingley's ball during the lag, giving his friend the advantage. Darcy hesitated and chewed on his lower lip; he moved around the table and sighed like an old woman.
But once the game was in play, long years of habit and competitive spirit took precedence. Without thought, Darcy assumed the correct striking stance; his follow through was straight and relaxed and therefore all wrong. He felt Bingley's eyes on him as he moved round the table. Blast!
And so before he took the next shot, Darcy chalked up with vigor, twisting the chalk on top of the cue stick like a rustic. He then studied the position of the balls from multiple angles, leaning over the table and waggling his hind end to and fro.
He heard Bingley choke back laughter, disguised as a cough.
When Darcy finally took his shot, he struck the ball with an abrupt hit so that it bounced. A foul! Fortunately his stick did not damage Bingley's baize-covered table.
Darcy's stick went clattering to the floor. So the wind was still in this quarter, was it?
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On the heels of its surprise upholding of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court has now ruled, 8-1, that Safford, Arizona, middle school officials broke the law when they strip-searched a 13-year-old girl, Savana Redding, because they suspected she was carrying ibuprofen. Retiring Justice David Souter, who seemed somewhat skeptical of the plaintiff's position during arguments, actually authored the decision, writing:
What was missing from the suspected facts that pointed to Savana was any indication of danger to the students from the power of the drugs or their quantity, and any reason to suppose that Savana was carrying pills in her underwear.
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Q: succinct description for circuitous and unnecessary, wasteful, or odd Is there a word or idiom for coming to a solution through unnecessarily convoluted means?
I think similar to the question Is there a word or phrase for "taking the long way around a square"? but where the circuitous route isn't forced but a result of error or ignorance.
I have a particular illustration that frequently comes to mind when describing unnecessary transformations (y = x - 2; y += 2).
While reviewing counterproductive strategies that all arrived at the correct answer, a lecturer said "you can solve the problem like this, just like you can eat like this". He put his arm over his head and bent it around to the other side of his face and touched his upside down hand to his mouth.
"Eating with an upside down hand" isn't yet ubiquitous enough for anyone to know what I'm talking about
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What's an idiom for doing something in an unnecessarily complicated way?

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I can't believe that I am standing here, not as a student but as having graduated from my school and in few hours I will be thinking about the next path in my life.
In my childhood, when I was looking at the "garaduating" students, I was always thinking, that this is their most happy moment in their lifes. Now, I am one of the graduates, I have a smile on my face and tears in heart. School is over.
My nearest ones beside me, thats why it's warm in my heart, knowing that there are people who share your joy together with you.
We met the new day, the new light, now we are adults, and we choose our path.
Having been a sponsor of Maria for nearly 2 years it was a privilege to have been invited by her to her graduation from school. It is one of the biggest moments in a Ukrainians life and is taken very seriously. The Graduation ceremony takes place in the evening and is very formal and rehearsed. The Graduates take centre stage in a ceremony that is clearly steeped in tradition. They dance, recite poems, praise their teachers and give flowers and bread to their parents. He teachers and dignitaries make passionate speeches and the graduates are presented with their certificates.
Afterwards many formal photographs are taken much like a wedding and then everyone goes off for an evening of feasting.
Tradition dictates that the graduates get up to meet the first dawn of their new lives and dream of a successful future. It was a moving display of fellowship from young people who have spent most of their lives together.
For my part it was uplifting to see Maria, who's path in life has not been easy , achieve this milestone and look so beautiful and adult. Having her family join in the celebration was moving for all of us. Maria made everyone proud of her.


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In Conversation: Zakir Hussain and Zane Dalal
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Meet the Maestro
Music Education – Basics
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"Intolleranza is a profound cry for humanity" – Ingo Metzmacher in conversation about Luigi Nono
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POET OF THE PIANO – MARIA JOÃO PIRES PLAYS BEETHOVEN
PUCCINI AT THE OPERA BASTILLE
A GOETHE LEGACY IN VIENNA
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STYLISH PERFORMANCES OF TIMELESS CHAMBER MUSIC
Fareed Curmally·
· August 31, 2018 ·1 min read
Legendary pianist and conductor now in his late seventies joined hands with two young string players in two concerts covering the six important piano trios of Beethoven. Violinist, his son Michael Barenboim and young Persian-Austrian cellist Kian Soltani joined the veteran pianist whose playing remain youthful, vigorous and highly communicative. The first concert which was the one I attended took place on Tuesday 28th August in the Grand Room of the Mozarteum. This has a ripe and resonant acoustic ideally suited to chamber music specially when played by such gifted musicians. Tempi needed to be harnessed in order not to lose phrases which required time to speak especially here in the case of the cellist. Barenboim Sr. is a seasoned chamber musician. Yet even he set rather a quick tempo to the first movement of the opening trio no. 1 in E flat op. 1 no. 1. But by the repeat of the exposition the tempo has settled down very nicely though it was still more like a concerto for piano with accompanying strings. This however is typically Beethoven's early style heavily influenced by his teacher Haydn and Mozart.
Beethoven wrote the two op.70 trios while staying on Countess Anna Maria von Erdody's estate in 1808. Op. 70 no. 1 in D major known as the "Ghost" is one of his best known works rivalled only by the "Archduke" in the genre. It was dubbed the "Ghost" because of its strangely scored and undeniably eerie-sounding slow movement.
The op. 70 pieces are representative of Beethoven's "Middle" period which went from roughly 1803 to 1812 immediately after finishing his sixth symphony the Pastoral.
Piano trio no. 6 in E flat major op. 70 no. 2 is my personal favourite. It is full of singable melodies lilting rhythms and rich scoring with much interplay between the instruments. It has a bucolic flavour not dissimilar to the Pastoral symphony.
This concert was quite simply a revelation not least because Barenboim's piano playing was superior and echt Beethoven. The youth and vitality of his playing was commensurate with his younger colleagues who acquitted themselves commendably.
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Born in a prosperous Bombay family of doctors, musicians and intellectuals, polymath Fareed Curmally is at home everywhere he goes. His sparkling career began as piano accompanist to the Vienna Opera Stars right after he graduated summa cum laude in his Bachelor of Medicine degree from Bombay's prestigious Grant Medical College, where his grandfather once sat as Dean. He went on to perfect his skills as a physician in India, and in the United Kingdom where he worked in specialised areas paving the way for his involvement in AIDS and HIV (ID) returning to pioneer this both in the drug industry and hospital care. For a while he worked with GlaxoSmithKline, Prince Aly Khan and the Breach Candy hospitals. Apart from a private clinical practise and work in counselling and music therapy, Fareed still finds the time to teach and lecture in both areas of his experience, medicine and music. He pursued his diploma acquiring the licensorship of the Royal Schools of Music, London just a year before gaining admission to medical college. This doesn't mean that he gave up his music career at all, but continued them both pari passu. Four years ago his excellence in music was celebrated at his 50th birthday concert held at the prestigious Royal Bombay Yacht Club where he was joined by international colleagues, musicians and singers. He has had experience as an accompanist, conductor, chamber musician and with various operas staged by the Neemrana Music Foundation. He has had a 12 year partnership with Chantelle De Salaberry all over France, Belgium, Poland and India. When he announced his formal retirement from the performance stage, he has been devoting his time to mentoring the younger musicians. He has received several awards, including the two Chopin prizes given by the Sangeet Abhinay Academy and the Sir Adrian Boult Cup.
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3 New York Firefighters Die From 9/11-Related Cancers In The Same Day
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NEW YORK -- Three retired New York firefighters died within hours of one another earlier this week, succumbing to cancers related to their relief work after the Sept. 11 attack.
Daniel Heglund, 58, who had bone cancer; Robert Leaver, 56, who had leukemia; and Lt. Howard Bischoff, 58, who had colon cancer, died on Monday. Leaver and Bischoff grew up in Brooklyn together and considered themselves lifelong best friends, and Heglund was one day shy of his 59th birthday.
"Losing three firefighters on the same day to WTC-related illnesses is a painful reminder that, 13 years later, we continue to pay a terrible price for the Department's heroic efforts on September 11th," New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said in a statement Thursday.
In the years following the tragedy, a total of 92 9/11 first responders have died due to medical conditions sustained from their exposure to toxins at ground zero. Hundreds of others have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. According to the FDNY, 99 percent of firefighters who took part in cleanup efforts have reported respiratory problems.
Monday's deaths brought renewed attention to the Zadroga Act, a law requiring the government to cover the medical expenses of 9/11 rescue workers that's set to expire over the next two years. Last week, a coalition of lawmakers from across the country introduced a measure that would extend the bill for 25 more years.
"Our country has a moral responsibility to continue to stand by these men and women and their families over the coming decades as these illnesses continue to manifest themselves," Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who cosigned the legislation, said in a statement following Heglund, Leaver and Bischoff's deaths. "My heart is with the families and friends of these three heroic men."
Earlier this month, The Huffington Post told the story of Jimmy Martinez, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY who now suffers from blood cancer. Martinez described the scene at ground zero as a "cocktail of chemicals."
"It was very windy that day, debris and dust flying all over," Martinez said, adding that in his fire house alone, five men have been diagnosed with cancer over the past few years.
Still, Martinez maintains that he and his colleagues don't want to be portrayed as victims. "Every firefighter on the job would say if they had to do it all over again, they would," he said. "That's the way it goes."
Leaver's widow, Rosaria Leaver, expressed similar sentiments to the New York Daily News. "He liked helping people, having a purpose," she said. "Even after he was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2003, he never wanted to be called a 9/11 victim. He would say, 'The innocent people in the towers were the victims.'"
Martinez is currently searching for a donor match in order to undergo a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant. Learn more about becoming a donor here.
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New York Commemorates 13th Anniversary Of September 11th Attacks
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Sam Pulia, mayor of Westerchester, IL, and a former police officer of the same town, mourns over the name of his cousin, New York firefighter Thomas Anthony Casoria, who was killed in the South Tower, prior to the the memorial observances held at the site of the World Trade Center in in New York on September 11, 2014. This year marks the 13th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and on Flight 93. (Photo by Andrew Burton - Pool /Getty Images)
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Study: Twitter fueled attacks on Ilhan Omar,…
Study: Twitter fueled attacks on Ilhan Omar, other Muslim candidates in 2018
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PUBLISHED: November 5, 2019 at 10:03 p.m. | UPDATED: November 8, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.
Muslim candidates, including Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, endured torrents of hateful, xenophobic and threatening tweets during last year's campaign season, much of it amplified through bots and other fake accounts, according to a study released Tuesday.
The study, by the Social Science Research Council, analyzed 113,000 Twitter messages directed at Muslim candidates. The tweets called the candidates "dogs" and "pieces of garbage" and accused them of marrying siblings, being terrorists and seeking to impose the values of a "demonic" faith on Americans.
The threats and verbal attacks flowed so heavily toward Omar, D-Minn. — who came to the United States as a refugee from Somalia and has become a visible symbol of Muslim political aspirations — that the report categorized more than half of all accounts that mentioned Omar as "trolls" because they tweeted or retweeted hateful, Islamophobic or xenophobic content.
The vitriol of the tweets far surpassed what Muslim candidates reported encountering on campaign trails in their own districts, evidence, the report said, that Twitter was responsible for the spread of images and words from a small number of influential voices to a national and international audience.
"We ended up with manufactured outrage that was amplified by faceless individuals, organizations and governments," said Lawrence Pintak, lead author of the report and a professor at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. The study is called "#Islamophobia: Stoking Fear and Prejudice in the 2018 Midterms."
As a result of this social media blitz, Pintak said, "you create a sector of society that buys into this exaggeration of lies and exaggeration of hate in this online echo chamber, and it spills into the mainstream media and into mainstream consciousness."
Many of the tweets cited by the report appear to violate Twitter's terms of service, which prohibit violent threats and attacks based on religious affiliation, and the researchers found that a large number of the accounts they studied were eventually closed or deleted by the user, which can be a tactic to remove evidence of disinformation campaigns.
"Death threats, incitement to violence, and hateful conduct have no place on Twitter," said company spokeswoman Katie Rosborough after reviewing an advanced copy of the report. "We believe this behavior undermines freedom of expression and the power of healthy public conversation. People using their accounts to spread this type of content will face enforcement action."
Omar complained publicly Sunday about the threats against her life on Twitter by retweeting a compilation of them and saying, "Yo @Twitter this is unacceptable!" That prompted talks between her office and the company.
After reviewing an advanced copy of Tuesday's report, she called it "a wake-up call."
"It has become clear that these platforms do not take seriously their role providing a platform for white nationalist hate and dangerous misinformation in this country," Omar said. "We as a nation need to think seriously about ways to address online threats to our safety and our democracy."
The office of Tlaib, D-Mich., who was born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrant parents, did not respond to a request for comment about the report.
Omar's wearing of a traditional Muslim hijab head-covering was a particular source of anger in tweets reviewed for the study, as were unfounded claims that she sought to impose Islamic Sharia law on Americans and was complicit in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh last year.
"No one that wears a #Hijab should be running for office in America. The #Quran #Islam and our #Constitution are Not compatible in any way," said one tweet.
A set of three identical tweets said of Omar, "No way she belongs in this country. No way she should be involved in anything! Or breathing."
The researchers examined and categorized 113,000 tweets directed toward Omar, Tlaib and a third, unsuccessful Muslim congressional candidate in the two months before the November midterm election. Overall, Muslim women were more likely to be targeted online than men. And a relatively small number of influential accounts had outsize reach, thanks to accounts that tended to retweet, quote or comment rather than write tweets themselves.
"All these things that happened online — all this hate, all this controversy — were manufactured," said Jonathan Albright, a social media researcher at Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism and a co-author of the report. "They wouldn't exist if somebody hadn't built a platform like this to amplify them."
Particularly potent was right-wing journalist Laura Loomer, whom the report dubbed "Queen of the Trolls" for her ability to shape anti-Muslim online narratives. One tweet quoted in the report said, "MUST WATCH: I confronted Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, two Jihadi U.S. candidates with connections to terror organizations." It also claimed that they hated Jewish people.
Loomer, who was banned from Twitter and Facebook in 2018, did not respond to emails seeking comment.
The account for President Donald Trump, @realdonaldtrump, also played an influential role, in part because people seeking to spread anti-Muslim sentiment would direct their messages to Trump, potentially increasing their reach, the report found. The study concerned a period last year before Trump said, in July, that Omar, Tlaib and two other congresswomen of color should "go back" to their countries even though three of them were born in the United States.
The report found that automated "bot" accounts — along with so-called "sock puppets," which are controlled by people disguising their identities — played crucial roles in spreading hateful content directed toward Muslim politicians. Of the top 20 conservative accounts that spread messages about Omar, at least nine were bots, the report found.
Albright said the report also attempted to assess the impact of anti-Muslim messages on Facebook but failed because posts typically were deleted or otherwise made inaccessible before they could be collected for analysis.
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An employee found a body at the Cahaba Pump Station of the Birmingham Water Works early Tuesday morning. The facility is located on Sicard Hollow Road.
A body was found in the water at the Birmingham Water Works' Cahaba pumping station on Sicard Hollow Road on early Tuesday morning, prompting a police investigation.
Rick Jackson, spokesperson for the BWW, said the company received a call at about 7:30 a.m. that an employee had found a body, which appeared to be that of a black male, in an intake pump at the station.
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Will Bryce Dallas Howard & Taika Waititi Also Star In 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian'?
Will Bryce Dallas Howard & Taika Waititi Also Star In 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian'?
We've been learning a lot about the upcoming 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' television series and now some minor casting news may have been revealed. While we know that both Bryce Dallas Howard and Taika Waititi are among the directors who are tackling the first season, it looks as if they'll also be starring in the series! It is said that they're only going to have minor roles, but anyone who has a chance to act in a galaxy far far away has to be thrilled about the opportunity!
At this time it isn't clear as to who Howard will be playing, but there is a rumor about Waititi. It appears that the director of 'Thor: Ragnarok' will be featured as a droid of some sort. There is no indication that we'll see either as a recurring character but with how early in development this is that could still change.
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Italenergia consortium raises bid for Montedison
Italenergia, the consortium created by agro-industrial group Fiat and Electricit�e France as a vehicle to acquire control of Italian energy group, Montedison, has increased its offer by 9 per cent to 3.07 Euro ($2.62) per share. The higher offer follows talks with the Italian stock market regulator Consob and will be considered at a Montedison shareholders meeting scheduled for August 9.
Italenergia is seeking to replace the current board of Montedison, which is controlled by investment bank Mediobanca but has faced stiff opposition largely due to the interests of French state-owned energy group EdF in the consortium. In May, EdF admitted to having built up a 20 per cent stake in Montedison but its position was immediately undermined by the introduction of a temporary law introduced by the Italian authorities, which had the effect of reducing EdF's voting rights to 2 per cent.
Italians voiced their fears that EdF was entering the open Italian energy market without offering any reciprocal investment opportunities in the French energy market, which has only implemented minimal market liberalization measures. It was argued that EdF enjoyed a quasi-monopolistic position within France and from this position of strength had already made strategic investments in the Spanish, German and UK markets.
EdF's response was to form Italenergia, a consortium in which it had an 18 per cent interest. The balance was shared between Fiat, Franco-Polish financier Romain Zaleski and various Italian banking interests. Even with an Italian dominated bidder, suspicion remained that EdF would ultimately gain control and as a result the Italian government has been taking steps in the last week to formalise the 'blocking' legislation.
Last Friday, EdF announce it would voluntarily reduce its voting rights by taking preferential, but non-voting shares in Italenergia. It did however, retain full powers in matters of mergers and capital issues.
The decision to raise the bid may have been forced upon Italenergia by Consob, who would have carefully examined Italenergia's compliance with Italy's complex offer rules. Consortium members tendered their shares into Italenergia at 3.22 Euro per share. Under Italian rules the minimum legal bid is the average of the last 12 months trading average and the highest price paid in the market.
Italenergia's decision to raise its offer was interpreted by Montedison as suggesting that consortium members had paid above 3.22 Euro per share. On May 11, Montedison shares hit a peak of 3.53 Euro.
Consob is expected to clear the bid as admissible on Tuesday and start the take-over clock running for Montedison. Approval from Consob means the "passivity rule" restricting Montedison from defending itself by selling assets, such as its energy unit Edison, will remain in place during the bid battle. Montedison argues that it has been unfairly restricted from defending itself under the "passivity" rules governing the behaviour of bid targets.
Expectations are for the take-over battle to continue for some while with one or other side resorting to legal action ultimately. At stake is not only the fate of strategically important power generation assets which Italians fear may fall into foreign hands, but also the position of Mediobanca, whose role as leading player in Italian industry is under threat.
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And now, what you've been waiting for all year long (which is to say, at this point about twelve hours), the January 2016 edition of Pilsner's Picks!
Happy New Year— or in this case, really old year, since this time we start out in 1925 with a couple of catchy numbers from Frank Crumit and Paul Whiteman.
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A: If you wish to try it using pure CSS then this is the easiest approach. Though you need to check the support for older browsers and do add vendor prefixes.

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A: A little late to the party..
There's an angular directive for this: https://github.com/davidtran/angular-marquee. You don't touch any js - just add the directive tag and you're done

And it doesn't fall back on the "deprecated tag" argument, relying on modern solution


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Vaccine against pneumococcal strain ST8
A sweet vaccine against pneumonia
A triple sugar induces an immune response against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chemistry (M&T) Medicine Physiology
It may not take much to vaccinate against a particularly dangerous pathogen that causes pneumonia. A molecule consisting of three adjoined sugars is sufficient to protect against infections with highly virulent and antibiotic-resistant streptococci. The trimer stimulates the immune system to form antibodies against the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae of serotype 8, short ST8, as researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam demonstrated by in vivo tests. They illustrate how a new generation of tailor-made vaccines of can be developed.
Inconspicious, but dangerous: The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause lung and brain inflammation.
© MPI of Colloids and Interfaces
For many years scientists have used the characteristic sugar molecules on the surface of bacteria as a component of vaccines. However, immunization with mixtures of isolated capsular polysaccharides does not always reliably protect against infections with the actual pathogen. The mixtures are not effective against all subtypes of the bacteria. Moreover, their production is expensive and expensive, since the surface sugar is often contaminated with other sugar molecules.
An alternative is provided by synthetic sugar molecules, which resemble the surface molecules of the bacteria. Coupled with carrier proteins, these molecules are effective vaccines that are much simpler to prepare in the laboratory than the isolation of conventional vaccines from bacteria. However, the researchers need to know exactly which component of the bacterial envelope actually induces immunity to the pathogen. The identification of this component can be tedious, and complicates the development of this new generation of synthetic vaccines.
Enormous medical advance through a synthetic vaccine
The researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Potsdam combined a series of experiments to identify the surface molecules of the pneumococcal strain ST8 that are currently a serious threat. The bacterium can cause dangerous pulmonary and inflammatory infections and is resistant to common antibiotics. "The production of conventional vaccines against ST8 is difficult," explains Max Planck Director Peter Seeberger, "therefore, the development of a synthetic vaccine would be an enormous medical advance."
A molecule consisting of only three adjoined sugars was sufficient to protect against the pneumococcal strain ST8 in mice. Researchers now aim to further develop it into a vaccine for humans.
In order to keep the synthesis effort for the vaccine managable, the researchers identified the smallest possible sugar for immunization. For this purpose, an automated synthesis method developed by Peter Seeberger and his colleagues was used to produce a series of different sugar molecules that correspond to different parts of the capsular saccharide on the ST8 bacterium. They then tested which sugar molecules are recognized by antibodies that are also active against ST8. These molecules were found to also trigger a protective action against the pathogen in vivo. Animals that received a particular sugar combination profuced antibodies that were effective against the genuine capsule polysaccharides isolated from ST8 bacteria. Mice that had been given a different combination also formed non-protective antibodies.
Development of a vaccine for humans
In order to find out which part of the capsular saccharide induces effective antibodies, the researchers analysed the binding behaviour of the antibodies more precisely. They ultimately showed that a triple sugar containing two glucose and one galactose molecule mediates the protective immune response.
Addition of the synthetic sugar molecule to the current pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13, expanded the protection in vaccinated animals from 13 to 14 serotypes including the dangerous ST8 pathogen.
Currently, the researchers aim to develop a vaccine for humans together with Vaxxilon AG, a Max Planck Institute spin-off company. The MPI team has a long track record developing synthetic vaccines based on sugars. "Synthetic carbohydrate vaccines represent a paradigm shift within vaccine research," says Seeberger. "They are more precise, effective and easier to manufacture than conventional vaccines." The synthesis of the ST8-effective sugar molecule is a further milestone on the way to a new generation of tailor-made vaccines.
Prof. Dr. Peter H. Seeberger
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam-Golm +49 331 567-9301 peter.seeberger@mpikg.mpg.de
Katja Schulze
Press and Public Relations Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam-Golm +49 331 567-9203 katja.schulze@mpikg.mpg.de
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Fighting hospital germs with sugar
A synthetic sugar-based molecule activates the immune system and could serve as a vaccine against C. difficile bacteria. more
More than just sweet
When they hear the word sugar, the first thing most people think of is candy. Some may also think of diabetes. Peter H. Seeberger from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Golm, in contrast, wants to use sugars to develop more effective drugs and vaccines. He hopes his work will benefit primarily poorer countries. more
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3D model of human liver for better diagnosis
Dresden researchers create liver model for improved diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Ironclad climate protection
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The metal industry and materials science have numerous possibilities to make metallic materials more climate-friendly
"The metal industry is about to undergo one of the greatest upheavals in history"
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Dierk Raabe, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research in Düsseldorf, explains the opportunities that industrial companies already have today to achieve the goal of a sustainable metal industry.
Genetic diversity facilitates cancer therapy
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Cancer patients with more different HLA genes respond better to treatment
Mechanochemistry can be used to produce corundum nanoparticles
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Nanometer-sized corundum particles for automotive catalysts and particularly stable ceramics can now be produced amazingly easily
Max Planck Society grants license for new drug candidates
Modag further develops drugs for multi-system atrophy and Parkinson's disease
A team of Walter Leitner is nominated for the German Future Prize
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Researchers from the Max Planck Society, RWTH Aachen University, and Covestro AG nominated for CO2-based plastics
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Researchers can determine the disease vulnerability of older people using a defined set of substances in the blood
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Autism at work: a not so typical colleague
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People with autism often have outstanding skills, which can be enriching for businesses
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Fossil energy is the main source of air pollution and related health burdens
Insulin protects against colorectal cancer
Signaling pathway strengthens the intestinal barrier
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Calcium carbonate forms a previously unknown aqueous crystal structure
In the footsteps of our history
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The Berlin district of Dahlem plays a special role in the history of the Max Planck Society. Many institutes, such as the MPI for Physics or Biochemistry, have their roots there. A new app now enables users to explore this history on their own.
Medically assisted reproduction does not raise risk of preterm birth and low birth weight
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Synaptic protein regulates anxiety behaviour
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Music lovers for decades have swayed to soulful tunes such as "My Girl" performed by The Temptations or "The Tears of a Clown," so smoothly sung by Smokey Robinson — they are part of the soundtrack of our lives.
But in many cases, these songs that entertained millions were written by ear, and not with standard musical notation. The composers, often people of color and from disadvantaged communities, clearly embraced excellence — but not always formal documentation.
The argument that composers who worked in this "aural musical tradition" deserve credit for the full composition that was often documented only in recordings is at the heart of a brief filed by University of Washington law professor Sean O'Connor, on behalf of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit, along with other professors of law, music and business, in the world-famous "Blurred Lines" copyright court battle between musicians Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke and the estate of late soul legend Marvin Gaye.
O'Connor and colleagues filed an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court" brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Los Angeles on Dec. 29 supporting the verdict in the case — which favored the Gaye estate — but taking issue with what they feel is a key element of procedure.
The question behind the case is whether Williams and Thicke's 2013 hit "Blurred Lines" unduly copies from Gaye's 1977 hit "Got To Give It Up." The case was tried in early 2015 in United States District Court for the Central District of California, overseen by Judge John A. Kronstadt.
During the trial, Kronstadt did not allow the jury to hear the original sound recording of "Got to Give It Up"; they saw only a limited version of sheet music — called a "lead sheet" — for the songs on file with the U.S. Copyright Office. However, in the case of composers who work by ear, someone else at their publisher or record label drafts and files the lead sheet with the Copyright Office, often with no review by the composer.
In March 2015 a jury found Thicke and Williams, but not a third collaborator, T.I. (Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) liable for copyright infringement and awarded the Gaye estate $7.4 million in damages. This was later reduced to $5.3 million.
Thicke, Williams and T.I. appealed the verdict in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in August 2016. A group of about 200 musicians, including many well-known names, also filed an appeal, saying the verdict could have the effect of inhibiting musicians from making new music inspired by older works.
Composers who work in this aural tradition and aren't fluent in formal musical notation, or who rose from disadvantaged communities "and thus did not enjoy access to formal musical education have been routinely discriminated against when the copyright system has been incorrectly construed to require the use of such notation," they wrote.
O'Connor, a former singer-songwriter, said separately that the group submitted its brief because its members feel significant social justice issues are at stake for such composers.
"Many are or were artists of color or from disadvantaged backgrounds who did not understand the copyright system and for whom transcriptions and registrations of their works were made by others. In some cases, managers, labels and publishers exploited the situation, claiming co-authorship and otherwise not fully protecting the rights of the composers.
Amicus briefs are those filed by nonlitigants who have a strong interest in the topic of the case, and are advisory to a court.
For more information, contact O'Connor at soconnor@uw.edu.


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Out of Time...the strange death of the Levant Company
A clock found in a back alley in Istanbul led me to learn about the Levant trade in the 1750s, which features in my novel The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley.
Almost everyone knows something about the East India Company – its huge wealth, its corruption, its cruel excesses, and the long shadows of its legacy. Yet at one time, the Levant Company was just as renowned, holding a charter awarded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592 for trade between England and the Levant, the Levant encompassing the Ottoman Empire and territories held at the time by the Venetian Republic.
Yet, just as the East India Company reached the peak of its powers in the late 18th century, the Levant Company entered a dramatic decline. Why? This talk will contrast the aggressive East India trade with the more benign (if ultimately unprofitable) practices of the Levant Company, as well looking at how war and disease created stark winners and losers in the increasingly global 18th century economy.
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Dies ist eine Liste von Corrales de comedias in Spanien. Ein Corral de comedias (wörtlich ein "Theaterhof") ist eine Art spanisches Freilufttheater im Innenhof eines Häuserblocks. Im Spanischen wurden alle weltlichen Stücke comedias (Komödien) genannt, die drei Genres umfassten: Tragödie, Drama und Komödie. Im spanischen Goldenen Zeitalter begleiteten die Corrales als beliebte Aufführungsorte den erstaunlichen Aufstieg des spanischen Theaters. Der Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts erbaute Corral de comedias von Almagro in der spanischen Provinz Ciudad Real in der Autonomen Gemeinschaft Kastilien-La Mancha ist der einzige Spaniens, in dem noch Aufführungen dargeboten werden. An das Teatro de la Cruz, das bedeutendste verschiedener Spielstätten dieser Art in Madrid, erinnert heute nur noch eine Hinweistafel. Die folgende Liste erhebt keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit oder Aktualität.

Übersicht

Corral de Comedias de Alcalá
Corral del Coliseo
Corral de comedias de Almagro
Corral de comedias de la Olivera
Corral de la Montería
Corral del Carbón
Teatro de la Cruz
Hospital de la Encarnación
Hospital del Comendador Don Alonso Sotelo
Mesón de la Fruta
Teatro Principal (Barcelona)
Teatro del Príncipe
Teatro de los Caños del Peral
Teatro Principal (Zamora)

Siehe auch

Corral de comedias (spanisch)
Corrales de comedias de Madrid (spanisch)
Spanish Golden Age theatre (englisch)

Weblinks

Corral de Comedias de Almagro
Los corrales de comedias I, II – youtube.com
Theater in Almagro: Ein barocker Sommernachtstraum – taz.de

Corrales de comedias in Spanien
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Home Business & Law Thai textile industry to grow 3.66% this year
Thai textile industry to grow 3.66% this year
As the World Cup fever continues worldwide and Thailand gained attention by being assigned to produce team jersey for 10 teams participating in the tournament, Atchaka Sibunruang, director-general of the Industrial Promotion Department, said Thailand's exports of textiles and garments this year should grow 3.66 per cent.
Ms Atchaka said there were signs that the business of sport outfits should continue to grow because more people now love to exercise, while Thai manufacturers have been assigned to make football outfits for 10 teams contesting the World Cup.
It was estimated that Thailand's exports of textiles and garments in 2014 could fetch about US$7.6 billion, up 3.66 per cent from last year, she said.
Wallop Wittanakorn, vice chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries, said that Thai exports to the US and Europe were still positive although Washington has downgraded Thailand's human trafficking rating.
Mr Wallop said he believed the downgrade would not affect trade connections between American and Thai businessmen.
Suggesting that Thai textile manufacturers ought to further develop their own brands, Yuttana Silpsarnvitch, secretary-general of the Thai Garment Manufacturers Association, said several retailers have gone out of business after their purchase orders were cancelled.
Buyers have switched to purchasing from major manufacturers, said Mr Yuttana, adding that operators are now worrying about the European Union generalised system of preferences which expires next year.
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