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Reform begins in the factory
scores of books have been penned on sustainable development, but David Wallace's study provides a short and critical appraisal of global approaches to sustainable development.
The structure of industrialisation lies at the root of sustainability. Without finding new modes of industrial organisation, it would be impossible to bring about a transformation in the structure of industrialisation. The other debates concerning sustainability, like the transfer of clean technology on preferential terms are largely extraneous issues. The monograph succinctly traces the current trends and pressures surrounding industrial organisation.
One of the main arguments proffered by the author is that a new paradigm has emerged in the way firms relate to their use of natural and human resources and the society around them. However, such a transformation cannot occur without the active participation of Multinational Corporations ( mnc s), which embody organisational and technical knowledge. Wallace has not presented mnc s in all their pristine glory but he does feel that they own critical technologies which could promote sustainability. He also believes that developing countries should use their market power to lay down the conditions for mnc investments so as to incorporate sustainable considerations.
Wallace also argues that the Rio summit has failed to advance the dialogue between the North and the South, which has lent credibility to the criticisms hurled by radical greens that the economic model of development followed in the West might not be appropriate for the South. A robust model for North-South co-operation should ideally take cognizance of the following factors:
• The historical processes of industrialisation and its contemporary driving forces.
•The nature of major shifts in industrial organisation
• The relationship between industrial organisation and the rest of the economy and society.
What is disconcerting is Wallace's argument that it is the efforts of the developed world alone, which generate the essential knowledge and insight regarding the issue of sustainability! Also, like other Northern analysts, Wallace does not argue that the main responsibility for sustainable development lies with the power brokers, that is the ruling elite of the developing countries.
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Shaun Davies Home Solutions - The Countdown to Kbb Birmingham 2014 is on!
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Meetings have been lined up with all the key players, who between them will be launching and displaying thousands of new products. This allows us to source and specify the latest innovations for our customers, to ensure that we stay at the forefront of our industry.
With only two weeks to go, we are looking forward to seeing the industry's newest products and inspiring our creative juices.
Follow the link for further information and a list of exhibitors http://www.kbb.co.uk/.
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Archeological Museum of Sarsina
A little gem between clouds and sea
The Archaeological Museum of Sarsina is one of the best kept secrets of Romagna
Sarsina, hometown of the greatest Roman comic playwright Plautus, is a small town in the Appenines, far from the Adriatic Coast. In this picturesque village lies a small treasure that only few people know. In an ancient palace of the old town is located the Archaeological Museum, one of the most important museums of Roman civilization in northern Italy, for the richness and variety of its exhibits. The finds, almost exclusively of local origin, covering an extended range of time, from Prehistory to Late antiquity, but particularly from the Roman period, testify that Sarsina, a small community on the Apennines, in the past was not an insignificant and isolated village but rather a centre of profitable trade. The exhibition opens with a large group of funerary inscriptions that offer a cross-section of the ancient Sassina. Of exceptional interest is the large mosaic polychrome floor called the "Triumph of Dionysus".
Very important are also the references of many cults, linked to the Greek world (Jupiter, Minerva, Apollo), to the Italic-Roman tradition and to the Eastern world. In the museum is kept, in fact, a group of statues representing Phrygian and Egyptian deities, which constituted the most important shrines dedicated to these cults in northern Italy.
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For guided tours: tel. 0547.94641
Normally closed January 1st, May 1st, December 25th
Free of charge for all people under 18 years upon presentation of valid identity card or passport, the first sundays of each month from October to March and on December 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, August 14th, 15th and 28th;

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Ahmed Beg Fatah Beg Ibrahim Beg Mahmud Beg or Hamdi (حەمدی in Kurdish), (1876–1936), was a Kurdish poet.

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Did you know that beta thalassemia major, the most severe form of thalassemia, affects at least 1,000 people in the United States? By staying committed to long-term treatment, people with thalassemia can enjoy a full life.
Thalassemia is a group of blood disorders passed from parents to children through genes (inherited). A person who has thalassemia makes fewer healthy red blood cells. Their red blood cells do not produce enough hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen throughout the body. People with severe thalassemia can have various medical complications. They might also require lifelong blood transfusions for treatment.
Specialized care across the lifespan can help people who have thalassemia live as healthy as possible. Thalassemia is a treatable disorder that can be well-managed with blood transfusions and chelation therapy. A person with thalassemia will need to receive medical care on a regular basis from a hematologist (a medical specialist who treats diseases or disorders of the blood). If a doctor has prescribed either blood transfusions or chelation therapy, the most important thing a person with thalassemia can do is stick to their treatment schedules to prevent severe anemia (low numbers of red blood cells) and possible organ damage from iron overload.
Maria, and people like her who have a severe form of the disorder, manage it by getting regular blood transfusion and chelation therapy.
"Fall in love with thalassemia because it is a part of who you are," says Maria.
This is Maria Hadjidemetriou's advice for people living with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder. She has lived with thalassemia all of her life. Maria, and people like her who have a severe form of the disorder, manage it by getting regular blood transfusions. They also take chelator, which is a medicine that gets rid of extra iron that can build up in the blood and organs due to frequent blood transfusions.
Maria credits her parents for teaching her to be very strong so she can meet the challenges of living with thalassemia.
Read more about Maria's story.
CDC funds one project that monitors blood safety in people with blood disorders. This project is called "Characterizing the Complications Associated with Therapeutic Blood Transfusions for Hemoglobinopathies." Georgia State University, the University of Florida, and the University of California at San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland have been awarded funding to look at transfusion-related complications in people with hemoglobin disorders (sickle cell disease and thalassemia) and develop approaches for reducing these complications. In addition, CDC has funded the Association of Public Health Laboratories to conduct two webinars on alpha thalassemia.
To better understand the challenges of keeping up with thalassemia treatment, CDC funded the Cooley's Anemia Foundation (CAF) to continue providing outreach to people who have thalassemia. CAF reaches out to people who have this disorder in order to connect them with information and services that will help with managing thalassemia.


The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has prepared its Local Planning Strategy to enable delivery of the community's vision of shaping Kalgoorlie-Boulder to be a place where people choose to live, work, and play, now and in the future.
Together, we as a City must strive to meet this vision, whilst ensuring not to impede future growth, nor compromise our unique natural environment and our renowned assets of mining and tourism. To achieve our community's vision, this document sets out a number of strategic directions and achievable actions that will guide the City's future decision making.
The consultative approach taken in the creation of this Strategy will be carried forward in future planning to provide the community with both ownership and responsibility in shaping our future city. The recommendations of this strategy will ultimately be administered through the creation of a new Town Planning Scheme for the city.
Structure plans ensure that land development is performed in an orderly manner taking the strategic direction set by the City into consideration.
Where there are multiple land owners, the structure plan developed under the town planning scheme will guide the overall development. All land affected by an approved structure plan must be developed generally in accordance with the plan.
The Scheme objectives are to ensure and promote the orderly and proper development of land while securing the amenity of, and the best living and working environment for, the residents of the City, and to direct and control the development of the Scheme area in such a way as shall promote and safeguard the health, safety and convenience and economic and general welfare of its inhabitants and the amenities of every part of the City (TPS cl 1.6).
The Scheme does this through defining which land uses are permitted in which zones.
Development standards, found in Parts 4 and 5.
Other planning publications are available from the City's Administration Centre, and hard copies can be made subject to a copying fee .
For more information, please also visit the Western Australian Planning Commission website.
Not all development proposals are open for public comment. Proposals for a discretionary Use, identified in the Town planning scheme no. 1 or residential development that varies significantly from the provisions of the Residential design codes of Western Australia, may trigger consultation with the community.
Submissions with valid planning concerns must be made in writing within 14 days of the notice. These will be taken into account when a decision is made on the application.
Amending the definition of Commercial Vehicle under Schedule 1 – Interpretations to align with the definition provided under the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.
Cityof Kalgoorlie-Boulder Customer Service Centre, Shop 8-10 Market Arcade, Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie.
Submissions must be lodged in writing and include the Scheme Amendment name, the property affected, and details of the submission. Submissions must be lodged by 5.00pm Monday, 29 April 2019.
In accordance with section 87 of the Planning and Development Act 2005, the Minister for Planning approved the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Local Planning Scheme No. 01 Amendment No. 94 on 22 March 2019 for the purpose of rezoning Lot 779 Maguire Street from a 'Public Purpose' Reserve to a 'General Residential - R40' zone.
Download the approved documents from the Quick Links Panel on this page, or view them in person at the City's Administration Building, 577 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie; and the City's Customer Service Centre, Shop 8-10 Market Arcade, Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie; between 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday.


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Müllerian mimicry is a survival technique wherein two species that are equally noxious, mimic each other as a protective measure. This BiologyWise article explains the phenomenon in detail.
Many animals possess defensive warning signals such as bright colors, sounds, and even stings, or scary eyespots. However, some choose to use a dual technique of stealth and signal display, together. They lie motionless, waiting for the prey to get closer, and then suddenly exhibit various signs, momentarily distracting the predator and making a run for it!
There are many forms of mimicry found in nature. Batesian mimicry, aggressive mimicry, and self-mimicry are just some of the types. There is one more kind that involves only the harmful or noxious species present in the environment; it is called Müllerian mimicry.
Developed by Johann Friedrich Theodor Müller, also known as Fritz Muller, in the 1800s, it focuses on the mimicked characteristics between two or more harmful species of beings. It is often loved to be compared with Batesian mimicry since the two are frequently seen together at any given point of time. Let us see the difference between Batesian and Müllerian mimicry.
Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry wherein one harmless species that is palatable to a predator, mimics the appearance of a harmful or noxious species. To be clear, it only copies the other species' outer physical traits to some extent; it does not possess any defenses to protect itself. For example, a harmful bee that can sting and cause harm to a predator will not be preyed upon. If a harmless insect evolves to adapt the unpalatable bee's appearance, then it will be mistaken as harmful and avoided. But mind you, this insect does not possess the defense of a sting to harm the predator, lest it gets caught.
This is an example of Batesian mimicry, where the harmless Therea beetle mimics the noxious Tortoise beetle. Notice the almost-similar position of dots, and the body structure.
In Müllerian mimicry, two equally noxious species evolve to look similar to each other. Now you would wonder why these species want to mimic each other when they both have good defenses; this question was asked by many, and the experts came up with an answer. Studies have shown that when two harmful species look alike, there are higher chances of repelling predators, and lesser fatalities. When a predator eats a noxious insect, it will begin avoiding it with experience. Another similar-looking harmful insect will automatically be safer from the predator without having to do much. It is easier to educate the predator faster by looking alike, than wasting time and increasing preying incidents.
This is an example of Müllerian mimicry, where both these species of unpalatable butterflies look alike, which offers more protection from predators. Notice the almost-similar placement of dots on the wings.
It is not a rule that either mimicries is seen only between two species, there can be multiple species involved in the cycle. This is also known as a mimicry ring. It is commonly seen in many species of butterflies and insects. It is also common that one species exhibits Müllerian mimicry with another, and Batesian mimicry with yet a different species.
For example, a noxious species, A, can exhibit Müllerian mimicry with another noxious species, B, and at the same time, become a model for a harmless species, C, which exhibits Batesian mimicry.
Frequency dependence means the increase/decrease in the population of a species, and its survival rate, on account of displaying mimicry. In Batesian mimicry, this frequency dependence is negative. The reason being, if the population of a harmless species increases by mimicking a noxious species, it puts the latter in a greater risk of being hunted. This is because the predator will have fewer unpleasant experiences, as more of the harmless individuals will be preyed upon.
On the other hand, Müllerian mimicry displays a positive frequency dependence. When two noxious species that look alike reside in the same habitat, a predator will tend to avoid both, mistaking them to be of the same type. This helps the species, because the predator does not need to hunt more individuals of either to learn its lesson, and the populations of both can thrive.
The cuckoo wasp and yellow jacket bee exhibit Müllerian mimicry. Their similar appearances help protect both species and keep their frequency dependence positive.
The monarch and viceroy butterflies were believed to be exhibiting Batesian mimicry for a very long time; the monarch was thought to be the harmful one. However, studies have shown that the viceroy is actually just as unpalatable as the monarch, sometimes even more. Thus, it is now proven that they exhibit Müllerian mimicry.
Now don't go thinking that mimicry is found in just animal species. The orchid flower is just as deceptive as well. One species, which is also known as the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), has a very unique way of ensuring pollination. It actually looks like, wait for it, a female bee! This attracts the male bees to it, which then ensures that the pollen is transported to other locations via these clueless suckers! Who would have thought?
These were some fascinating examples of Müllerian mimicry. This concept is extremely enjoyable to study, and even more fun to see! Mother nature sure has some trick up her sleeves at all times!


Our objections relate to diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease (LD), chronic Lyme borreliosis (LB) and the so-called "post-Lyme syndrome" (PLS).
Seronegativity is frequent in LD and does not rule out a chronic persistent Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) infection (1-18).
The differential diagnosis between multiple sclerosis and neuroborreliosis based on CSF and serum analysis is not possible in at least 25% of cases (9-11, 21).
Peripheral neuropathy is not rare but occurs in over 20% of LD cases (22-25).
The test methods available on the market are not standardized with respect to their diagnostic value.
The sensitivity of ELISA and IFA screening tests varies from 50% to 70%.
The sensitivity of the Lyme Western blot is around 10% higher than that of the screening test.
This difference in sensitivity means that there is a risk that the screening test will be negative whereas the Western blot shows positive, and the diagnosis of LD will be missed.
Neither the screening test nor the Western blot can rule out infection with Bb, i.e., there is a problem of seronegativity (based on the screening test and Western blot) even though the illness persists and has been confirmed by identification of the pathogenic agent (1-18).
In Europe, LD is often associated with generalized dissemination throughout the entire body, including involvement of the central nervous system (CNS). Treatment should therefore be carried out with antibiotics that penetrate the CNS, irrespective of the various manifestations of the illness (arthritis, neuroborreliosis, neuropathy, acrodermatitis, carditis, encephalopathy).
The oral antibiotics recommended by IDSA, namely low-dose doxycycline, amoxicillin and cefuroxime, do not penetrate the CNS; in contrast, minocycline, gemifloxacin and intravenous third-generation cephalosporins yield high concentrations in CSF above the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) for Bb (19).
Contrary to the negative opinion of IDSA, the following antibiotics and methods of treatment have proven to be advantageous: carbapenems, ketolides and gemifloxacin (19); pulsed-dosing (20).
The antibiotic treatment of EM displays a therapeutic failure rate of at least 10% (15, 41, 45, 47, 67-74).
Bb could still be identified in the skin even after multiple antibiotic treatments with ceftriaxone, doxycycline and cefotaxime (47-49).
The resistance of Bb to numerous antibiotics has been proven (61).
Antibiotic treatment according to the IDSA guidelines does not guarantee elimination of Bb.
Subjective complaints may reflect ongoing infection with Bb rather than a different illness (PLS).
The disease situation described by Steere et al (26) as "minor signs and symptoms" and by Bujak (27) as "post-Lyme syndrome" represents serious discomfort for affected patients that is comparable to decompensated cardiac insufficiency, degenerative joint diseases, pronounced diabetes mellitus or a condition after a myocardial infarction according to Klempner et al (2).
Persistent symptoms of LB with Bb identification despite intensive antibiotic treatment (28-46).
Members of the Deutsche Borreliose Gesellschaft have documented 150 such cases (ISBN 978-3-640-19378-3, submitted for publication).
There is an extensive body of literature on the existence of chronic LB (45, 50-55).
Bb could be cultured in every stage of chronic LB (28-44), even after intensive antibiotic treatment (20, 41, 56-60).
Numerous publications deal with chronic LB and the problems with its antibiotic treatment (20, 48-49, 62-66).
There is a high therapeutic failure rate for the antibiotic treatment of LB in its late phase (52, 54-56, 65, 75-77).
Since Bb can possibly resist various antibiotics (including those recommended by the IDSA guidelines) switching antibiotics may be indicated (61).
While Bb may be resistant to erythromycin, related antibiotics appear to be suitable for treatment of LB (26, 83-85).
Duration of treatment depends on the organic manifestations, severity and course of disease, as outlined in numerous references (2, 20, 25-26, 41, 45-47, 49, 51, 53-54, 56, 60-66, 71-73, 75, 86-94).


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package com.avira.spark.hbase

import com.avira.spark.hbase.HBaseStructure._
import org.json4s.NoTypeHints
import org.json4s.jackson.Serialization

import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
import scala.collection.mutable
import scala.language.implicitConversions

/**
 * Methods to convert HBase records (rows) into JSON format
 */
object JSONMapper {
  implicit val formats = Serialization.formats(NoTypeHints)

  implicit class HBaseToJSONMapper(row: HBaseRow) {

    import HBaseResolvers._

    // TODO This function is quite complex and needs Unit Testing and some documented examples.
    /**
     * Convert given HBase row into [[HRow]] case class.
     *
     * @param schema schema for a given row
     * @return HRow object which can be converted to JSON
     */
    def toHRow(implicit schema: HSchema): Option[HRow] = {
      implicit def asString(b: Array[Byte]): String = AsString(b)
      val rowKey = row._1
      val rowValues: mutable.Buffer[(Array[Byte], Array[Byte], Array[Byte])] = row._2.asScala
      rowValues.nonEmpty match {
        case true =>
          val castedValues: mutable.Buffer[(String, (String, Option[String]))] = rowValues map { value: RowValue =>
            val columnFamily: String = value._1
            val qualifierTypes: Map[String, ByteResolver] = schema.columnFamilies.getOrElse(columnFamily, Map.empty)
            val qualifier: String = value._2
            val typeResolver: Option[ByteResolver] = qualifierTypes.get(qualifier)
            import schema.resolutionStrategy._
            val stringValue: Option[String] = (value._3, typeResolver)
            (columnFamily, qualifier -> stringValue)
          }
          val mappedValues: Map[String, Map[String, String]] = castedValues.
            toList.
            // get rid of unresolved values
            filter { case (cf, (cq, valueOpt)) => valueOpt.isDefined }.
            map { case (cf, (cq, valueOpt)) => (cf, cq -> valueOpt.get) }.
            // convert to Map structure
            groupBy(_._1) map { case (cf, records) =>
              // leave cf as a key and convert the rest into the Map
              cf -> records.map(_._2).toMap
            }
          Some(HRow(rowKey, mappedValues))
        case _ => None
      }

    }
  }

}

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Anna became an HHMI postdoctoral teaching fellow on February 1, 2012.
A biochemistry major, Anna received her undergraduate degree from Mills College in Oakland, California. Afterwards, she arrived at the University of Minnesota to attend graduate school. She researched the herpes simplex virus with Stephen Rice, an associate professor in the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICaB) graduate program. After earning a her MICaB Ph.D., she stayed at the University, researching cryptococcus neoformans (a pathogenic yeast) in Kirsten Nielson's lab.
Anna developed her science teaching skills at the University of Wisconsin (River Falls), teaching introductory biology. This was her first attempt to use the active-learning strategies she had practiced at a First IV workshop in Colorado just prior to her teaching position at Wisconsin. Wanting to continue to develop her skills in this area, she became an HHMI postdoctoral teaching fellow.
Anna worked with fellow HHMI postdoc Bao Vang to create an oral microflora lab module for BIOL 1010 Human Biology. In this lab, students analyzed DNA from bacteria swabbed from their own mouths to learn about the diverse array of bacteria in the oral cavity.
Her current project will give non-major students the opportunity to conduct authentic research on the human physiology. She is working with HHMI postdoc Mary Williams to bring this project to Jane Phillips's BIOL 1010 Human Biology course. This authentic research experience will allow students to design and conduct experiments using iWorx hardware/software, which is capable of measuring things like brain activity, heart rate, lung capacity, eye movement, and muscle twitch.
Anna is hoping to present data on the oral microflora and the human physiology lab at the 2013 Annual Meeting for American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in December. Anna has also been working with current HHMI postdoc Mary Willams and former HHMI postdoc Brian Gibbens on educational research about quarter vs. semester-based academic years. They will present the results this summer at the 2013 National Meeting for the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER).
After her HHMI appointment, Anna would like to teach science as a tenured professor at a small college or university.


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Home » Thaw In India- Pakistan Relations
Thaw In India- Pakistan Relations
By Malladi Rama Rao
Kartarpur Corridor heralds a new but unexpected thaw in the frosty relations between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan. Sikhs in India have been demanding the corridor for several years. It will enable them to reach the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan. It is believed to be the first Gurudwara ever built; it is also the place where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism died and hence a must visit for every devout Sikh.
The shrine is just three kilometres from the border. But right now the Indian pilgrims make a long journey to reach the place; they first go to Lahore from Amritsar by train, and then travel 120 km by road to Kartarpur in Narowal District.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi government has surprised its critics and the acolytes alike by its decision to build the Kartarpur Corridor from the Indian side to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak early next year. Pakistan government will complete the project on its side covering a distance of just three kilometres.
By design or accident, the foundation for the Indian side of the project was laid on 26 Nov 2018. It brought back memories of the mayhem Pakistani terrorists of dreaded Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had perpetrated on India's financial capital, Mumbai on this very day in 2011.
Maverick Trump's Republican Administration has added fuel by telling Pakistan that lack of action against the 26/11 perpetrators is an 'affront' to the kin of the victims. Secretary of State Mike Pampeo announced a fresh $ 5 million bounties for information 'leading to the arrest or conviction' of those involved in the 'barbarity'.
So the new India-Pak CBM (confidence building measure) has sparked off a fiery debate. Pakistan has contributed to the debate no less in the week leading up to inauguration of the work on Kartarpur Corridor.
Pak Army Chief Gen Bajwa delivered a strongly worded homily to India against 'any adventurism' at the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. He visited the area and interacted with his troops. And Pakistani media, which has come under Army chains in recent months, has gone into an orchestrated overdrive on anti-Indian campaign.
The Deep State in Pakistan is known to resist and thwart CBMs with India. But what is happening now falls into the pattern that has become a familiar spectacle to the distress of peaceniks on either side of the Radcliff Line that divides the two countries which were ruled as one entity first by the Great Moghuls and then by Colonial Britain for long centuries. Every CBM in the past saw a terrorist strike on Indian installations followed by roll back of peace efforts.
No surprise the latest Modi CBM has sparked off heated debate on the Indian TV channels with guests from Pakistan made to squirm with unease. Indians appear worried that the Kartarpur Corridor will revive the Sikh secessionist movement that has been engineered, aided and abetted by Pakistan Army's Intelligence Service, ISI. Pakistan wants India to pay for the sin of mid-wifing the birth of Bangladesh in 1971.
Two other factors are adding to the dismay amongst peaceniks at present. Only a week ago, Pakistani security personnel and a group of Pakistan-based Khalistanis prevented diplomats from the Indian Mission from meeting the visiting Indian Sikh pilgrims, despite Islamabad's permission. Khalistani secessionist flags fluttered and Khalistani slogans were pasted around the Kartarpur Gurudwara.
What was Pakistanis excuse? "We wanted to ensure the safety and security of Indian diplomats". Local police could have easily rounded up the anti-India elements since most of them are known to be under ISI protection. They could have been prevented from reaching the gurdwara. Neither recourse was taken. The question why is met with deafening silence from quarters that matter in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Well, Pakistan stopping Indian diplomats from meeting visiting Sikh pilgrim is not new. It has become part of a drill. Pakistan, going by reports, has been converting every visit of Sikh pilgrims into an anti-India event in recent years.
Once the corridor to Kartarpur becomes operative, a large number of Sikhs from India will use it on a daily basis. And for the Pakistanis it will be godsend to spread their message of hate and secession while looking to revive the Khalistani movement within India. It will be another weapon to make India bleed with thousand cuts.
From the Indian perspective, there is another danger lurking in the shadows. It relates to Pakistan's support to a "movement for referendum" in Indian Punjab to seek an independent homeland for the Sikhs. Styled as 'Referendum 2020', it has been started by the ISI-nurtured Khalistanis living in Pakistan and in countries like Canada, the US, and the UK.
To the dismay of ISI and its masters in the GHQ Shura, the Sikhs in India have generally remained indifferent to the idea of the so-called 'Referendum 2020'. Indian Sikhs have ignored the new Khalistani movement as a whole just as they did three decades ago, when the Pak military junta went into an overdrive to set Indian Punjab on fire.
Besides terror and Khalistan, Pakistan has also been exporting something else to India, particularly Punjab. It is drugs. Smuggling large quantity of drugs into India has been adding to the anti-India coffers of the ISI.
A corridor that provides 24x7 access to India with little hassles will be ideal for pushing drugs and brainwashing susceptible minds for carrying out anti-India activities.
How India will face this new challenge from a neighbour who has not yet reconciled to history remains unclear. It is possible that Indian government has factored in the ground realities while opting for the Kartarpur Corridor.
One thing is clear though. There may be no dull moment on India-Pakistan theatre, often dubbed as the theatre of the absurd.


The White House, perhaps up to a bit of post-holiday mischief, raised questions Monday about Chris Christie's record on gun control.
Earnest was asked about President Barack Obama's expected executive moves on guns, which Christie slammed in an interview on Sunday.
"The fact is, if he wants to make changes to these laws, go to Congress and convince Congress they're necessary. But this is going to be another illegal executive action, which I'm sure will be rejected by the courts," Christie continued before promising that, if elected, he would reverse all of Obama's executive actions.
Gun rights advocates have been skeptical of Christie's record on guns. Early in his political career, Christie said he had entered the race to unseat the New Jersey Senate majority leader because of the latter's effort to repeal a ban on assault weapons. "No one needs a semiautomatic assault weapon," Christie said, according to the New Jersey newspaper The Star-Ledger. He has since said he doesn't remember making that statement.
When asked about Earnest's comment, Christie's communications director, Samantha Smith, pointed POLITICO to an opinion piece in the New Hampshire Union Leader titled "Chris Christie's strong record supporting N.J. gun owners," which Smith said showed "his clear record as governor on the Second Amendment."


The People at Kaavay, a bunch of tech enthusiasts situated in South Goa have designed and manufactured a brand new social network for your smartphones and tablets that brings like-minded individuals with similar interests together on a single platform.
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A chemistry bar graph shows the mutual user connectivity and the need to make the bar rise higher is what pushes a user to interact even further with a fellow Wobbler.
The App is free for downloading and has no additional costs, so if anyone is looking out for an alternate to their Facebook and Twitter can have a go at Wobbler and wobble away!


UPDATE: Reportedly an "online survival RPG" inspired by Rust and DayZ.
UPDATE: A new report suggests that Bethesda's freshly unveiled Fallout 76 is an online survival RPG, heavily inspired by the likes of DayZ and Rust.
These latest details comes via Kotaku's Jason Schreier, whose sources describe Fallout 76 as "an experimental new entry" in Bethesda's long-running franchise. The game was seemingly conceived as a prototype for a multiplayer version of Fallout 4, although much has apparently changed since then.
Fallout 76 is said to retain Fallout 4's base-building - a staple of many online survival games - and will feature a range of other, currently unspecified, multiplayer mechanics. It's reportedly being developed by Bethesda's main Maryland team, responsible for the likes of Fallout 4 and Skyrim, and at the company's new Austin branch, formerly BattleCry Studios.
Kotaku also notes that Bethesda's latest takes its name from the Fallout series' Vault 76. This particular vault, mentioned in both Fallout 3 and 4, is described as a "control" vault, designed to open just 20 years after the nuclear war. As such, the world outside is likely to be far more desolate, and - conveniently enough - in substantially greater need of rebuilding compared to the relatively established post-apocalyptic civilisations seen in other Fallout games.
ORIGINAL STORY: Bethesda's mysterious broadcast has finally provided the goods and announced Fallout 76.
As is the trend for Bethesda's Fallout announcements, the trailer begins with a wireless radio playing a song (Take Me Home, Country Roads) indicating the setting could be Virginia. We then see a date on a Pip-Boy clock of 27th October 2102, which is earlier than any previous Fallout game.
The camera then pans out to show what must be a Fallout Vault on Reclamation Day, whatever that is - maybe when they leave the Vault? We then see the player character with a 76 emblazoned on their back - the number of the Vault - strapping a Pip-Boy to their wrist.
We don't know exactly what Fallout 76 is - we'll have to wait for Bethesda's E3 conference (10th June, 6.30pm PT) for that - but we understand it isn't the next big numbered instalment in the Fallout series (ie. Fallout 5). Kotaku's Jason Schreier has heard Fallout 76 will be an online game of some sort.


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Cherokee by Blood: Volume 3, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U.S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Applications 4201-7250
By: Jerry Wright Jordan
Book Details: 502 pages, 5.5x8.5, (1988), 2007, 5.5x8.5, paper, index, 502 pp, Softcover, Heritage Books, Inc
In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won a million dollar judgment against the U.S. because of its violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. The payments were to go to all living persons who had been members of the Cherokee tribe at the time of the treaties, or to their descendants if they were deceased. Over 46,000 people filed claims. This series presents detailed abstracts of those applications including numerous verbatim transcriptions of affidavits by the applicants, their families and friends. Since most of the applications were descendants, and had to prove their descent, the quantity of genealogical data in these volumes is impressive.
502 pages, 5.5x8.5, (1988), 2007, 5.5x8.5, paper, index, 502 pp, Softcover, Heritage Books, Inc
Title: Cherokee by Blood: Volume 3, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U.S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Applications 4201-7250
Author: Jerry Wright Jordan
Categories: Cherokee,
Publisher: Heritage Books, Inc: (1988)
Binding: Softcover
Seller ID: J0160
Keywords: NEW,
Cherokee by Blood: Volume 6, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Applications 13261-16745
Cherokee by Blood: Volume 4, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U.S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Applications 7251-10170
Cherokee by Blood: Volume 1, Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1910, Applications 1-1550


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Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. Bank Statements
From Marilyn Monroe's personal files, 1956 Colonial Trust Company bank statements for Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. business accounts:
August, 1956: A Colonial Trust Company monthly statement for Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. The beginning balance on this statement was $36,877.57; the closing balance was $43,000.54. Together with a Colonial Trust Company charge receipt in the amount of $5.90 for printed checks.
Important activities in Marilyn's life around this time include:
-The Prince and the Showgirl starts filming in England – August 7
-Release of Bus Stop – August 31
November, 1956: A Colonial Trust Company monthly statement for Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. The beginning balance on this statement was $119,747.71; the closing balance was $53,209.54.
-Marilyn is presented to Queen Elizabeth II – October 29
-Filming completed on The Prince and the Showgirl – November 17
-The Millers return to America – November 20
Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.
In 1954 Marilyn finally had enough of mediocre sex-role typecasting and a salary pegged to just $1,500 per week, many times lower than the vast majority of her colleagues. In November she divorced Joe DiMaggio, and in December, after months of planning with photographer Milton Greene, she left for New York and put the finishing touches to her brainchild, Marilyn Monroe Productions.
The world learned of the formation of Marilyn Monroe Productions on January 7, 1955, when a public statement was read out to eighty journalists and friends at the East Sixty-forth Street home of her lawyer, Frank Delaney. Marilyn was appointed company president, with Greene named vice president; 51 percent belonged to Marilyn, the remaining 49 percent to Greene.
A few months later, Marilyn explained on live national television, Edward R. Murrow's "Person to Person" show, exactly why she had taken this step: "It's not that I object to doing musicals and comedies – in fact, I rather enjoy them – but I'd like to do dramatic parts too."
In going it alone, Marilyn was single-handedly taking on the all-powerful studio system. The immediate reaction at Twentieth Century-Fox was outrage. She was sued by the studio. It took a full year of negotiations before the fledgling company was in a position to announce that it had struck a revised non-exclusive deal with Fox. The huge success of "The Seven Year Itch" the previous summer considerably strengthened Marilyn Monroe Productions' hand, and Marilyn beat Fox into submission. Her new deal brought a check for past earnings, a new salary of $100,000 for four movies over a seven year period, and approval over all major aspects of her productions. Her victory created one of the first breaches in the Hollywood studio system.
Marilyn Monroe Productions sponsored two projects – "Bus Stop" in 1956 for Fox, and its first (and only) independent production, "The Prince and the Showgirl" in 1957, for which Marilyn won the David di Donatello Prize (the Italian equivalent of the Oscar) as Best Foreign Actress of 1958 and the Crystal Star Award (the French equivalent of the Oscar) for Best Foreign Actress of 1959.
Undoubtedly, the fact that she was president of her own production company gave Marilyn far more power than most actresses at that time. For a start, her new Fox contract gave her script, director, and cinematographer approval.
Through 1956, relations between the company's two shareholders slowly but surely deteriorated. Marilyn's new husband Arthur Miller wanted to make his own contribution to his wife's future business plans, and Marilyn began to feel that Greene was not worth his share of her earnings. Marilyn and Greene finally separated in April, 1957.
Marilyn Monroe Productions made no more movies, though it continued to exist for tax purposes to handle Marilyn's earnings. This ultimately led to problems with the tax authorities, which had, from the company's foundation, suspected the Marilyn had created the company purely for purposes of creative accounting.
Marilyn Monroe and Milton Greene: The New York City offices of Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.
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The Theory of Quantum Matter Unit carries out research into a wide range of problems in condensed matter theory, with a strong emphasis on the novel phases and excitations found in frustrated magnets. Recurring themes include quantum and classical spin liquids, especially those where topology plays an important role.
This work is described in the Annual Reports listed in the menu on the left side of this page. Reports are designated by the Japanese financial year, with FY 2017 running from April 1st 2017 until March 31st 2018.
Some of the more recent projects are described below.
Electromagnetism is one of the most well-understood phenomena, and its mathematical description is one of the most elegant and charming chapters in theoretical physics.
Recently, condensed matter physicists realized that, when considered as an emergent effective theory in many-body system, electromagnetism can be extended beyond its conventional form, and takes a matrix as its electric field, dubbed "rank-2 U(1) theory". It leads to various exotic behaviors, including having "fracton" excitations that cannot be moved by local dynamics.
In this work, we try to bridge the gap between the fantasies of such theory and the realistic world of frustrated magnets. We proposed a model based on breathing pyrochlore lattice with interactions motivated by existing materials. With analytical and numerical studies we show that in such a model harbors the rank-2 U(1) physics at its low energy. Explicit predictions for experiments are also made in this work.
The four-fold pinch point in correlation function is the distinctive signature of rank-2 U(1) physics.
There is now a growing interest in rich non-trivial magnetic structures known as "multiple-q states" which are coherent superpositions of states with different ordering wavevectors. One of celebrated examples might be the "skyrmion-lattice state" which is often stabilized in the system with antisymmetric Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction. Motivated by a theoretical study for the emergence of a frustration-induced symmetric skyrmion-lattice state in a triangular-lattice Heisenberg magnet without DM interaction, we investigate the ordering properties of the classical J1-J2 honeycomb-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet under magnetic field (Fig. 1) by means of a large-scale monte carlo simulation, a low-temperature expansion and a mean-field analysis. It was reported that the classical ground state of the honeycomb-lattice system has an infinite ring-like degeneracy in the wave vector space (Fig. 2) and this degeneracy could produce exotic cooperative paramagnetic states called by "ring-liquid state" and "pancake-liquid state" at moderate temperatures under zero magnetic field. In our manuscript, we find that the ring-like degeneracy could be a source for a rich variety of multiple-q states including the single-q (umbrella and fan types), double-q (coplanar and non-coplanar types) and triple-q states (collinear type), at moderate temperatures under magnetic fields (Fig. 3). One of the double-q state, double-q (type3), has meron/antimeron-like spin textures. We also discuss the possible origin of the various multiple-q states observed in our MC simulations within a mean-field analysis and a low-temperature expansion method.
These results are described in the preprint: "Multiple-q states of the J1-J2 classical honeycomb-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet under magnetic fields" Tokuro Shimokawa, Tsuyoshi Okubo and Hikaru Kawamura, arXiv:1902.01582.
The Kronig–Penney (KP) model is one of the fundamental models, taught in almost every solid state classes. Despite its simplicity, it is particularly well suited to describe the behavior of electrons in metals. Assuming potentials at non-periodic positions or having random strengths, the KP model can describe impurities or disorder in a straightforward manner.
In this work, we use the coordinate Bethe ansatz approach for such arbitrary KP model in finite geometry and demonstrate the appearance of topological edge states.
A nontrivial topology is marked by a nonzero topological invariant, such as the first Chern number in the case of two dimensional systems. To have a second periodic parameter that can be considered as a virtual dimension, we apply a shift Δ to the scatterers with respect to the wall of the box. According to the bulk-boundary correspondence, the number of edge modes in the gap has to be related to the sum of the Chern numbers of the bands up to the given gap. In the first gap, we have one edge mode with positive and one negative velocity, located on the opposite ends and corresponding to c1 = 1. In the second gap, the number of edge modes becomes two for both sides, reflecting a total Chern number c2 = 2, and so on.
(a) Spectrum of the KP model with equidistant scatterers of alternating heights as a function of the Δ shift. Each band has a Chern number 1. The green and black line denote the in-gap edge modes. (b) and (c) illustrate the density distribution of the edge states across the box. For Δ =-1,0 and 1, the modes are extended and melt into the bulk. For other values, they are localized at the sides of the box.
Looking inside matter is not a dream, but an every-day achievement in labs around the world. The scattering of neutrons is a powerful, and broadly used, method to probe the microscopic details inside magnets. Magnetic order, or on the opposite the complete absence thereof, can be easily observed by neutrons. But what about more subtle correlations? A growing number of exotic magnets present complicated features in neutron scattering, due to unconventional correlations. These features often need to be analysed case by case, and it is difficult to find generic patterns. Here, we identify and explain a new pair of generic patterns, with the appearance of a "half-moon" and a "star". They are the natural consequence of the proximity of a Coulomb spin liquid, emerging from the local clustering of magnetic degrees of freedom. In other words, half-moons and stars appear in systems where flat bands of excitations are not ground state anymore. Being the generic signature for a family of models with flat bands, half-moons and stars are now distinctive features to be looking for in neutron scattering.
Worm algorithms have been shown as a very useful means of generating non-local updates in frustrated models of magnetism.
Here we study the statistical properties of two previously developed worm algorithms for triangular and Kagome lattice antiferromagnets with further neighbor interactions. The 'worm' construction typically starts by creating a defect and an antidefect next to each other in the initial configuration. The location of the defect defines the fixed tail of the worm, while the head of the worm corresponds to the antidefect, which is moved through the lattice in a way which satisfies detailed balance conditions in a larger configuration space that allows for one defect-antidefect pair. The construction ends when the head reaches the tail again and annihilates it. All variables encountered during the motion of the worm are updated as a result of this construction.
We establish that the statistical properties of the worms depend only on the universal long-distance properties of the underlying equilibrium ensemble, and not on the details of the worm algorithm or microscopic Hamiltonian.
First, the walk is conducted in a logarithmic central potential whose strength is set by the power-law exponent of the equilibrium defect-antidefect correlation function. Second, the steps of the walk are correlated. By comparing our measured statistical properties of the worms to expected scaling relations, we establish that the worms define a discrete-time realization of a fractional Brownian motion which has a conventional steady-state given by the equilibrium Gibbs distribution of a particle in a logarithmic central attractive potential.
A typical worm propagating through the fully packed dimer model on the honeycomb lattice. A defect here is the lattice site with no dimers touching it and an antidefect is the lattice site with two dimers touching it. The worm ends when the initial defect is annihilated by the propagating antidefect.
Magnetic frustration leads to the emergence of diverse exotic behaviors, and the study of their theories and phenomenology is crucial. For example, sophisticated understanding has been established for models with underlying U(1) symmetry and the associated pinch-point features in their spin-spin correlations.
However, this turned out to be only half the story. Attached to the pinch points, there exists another highly universal feature in the shape of two "half moons" in a wide range of frustrated magnetic models and recent experiments on Nd2Zr2O7.
In this work we establish its theoretical interpretation, which turned out to be a hidden side of the pinch-points. It is a result of decomposition and decoupling of the emergent magnetic field in the system, which leads to an extra pinch point on the dispersive band. The half moons are essentially the pinch points seen on a constant energy cross-section.
Illustration of connection between pinch points and half moons. Upper panels: flat and dispersing bands of spin excitations, showing cross-sections at fixed energy (white plane). Lower panels: corresponding prediction for the dynamical structure factor at fixed energy. Pinch-point singularities are encoded in both the flat, and the dispersing band, where they appear as half-moon features.
A long term ambition of condensed matter physics is to understand all possible quantum phases of matter. Recently, a new class of so-called "fracton phases" has attracted considerable interest in the communities of condensed matter theory and quantum information. "Fractons" are a type of exotic excitations in the system that cannot be moved by local dynamics. They character new states of matter beyond the conventional Landau symmetry breaking or topological order classification.
In this work, a simple classical fracton model is investigated in the context of holography. Holography is a conjectured principle that in negatively curved spacetime, gravitational theory is equivalent to some conventional quantum field theory on the boundary of the spacetime. We found that some of the most essential properties of holography are realized on the fracton model, including how the boundary is entangled, and how the bulk and boundary correspond to each other. This discovery implies a deeper connection between gravity and fracton phase of matter to be explored.
The mutual information of a boundary connected bipartition in the hyperbolic fracton model obeys Ryu-Takayanagi formula, a key property from holography.
Rich non-trivial magnetic structures in "multiple-q states" have attracted much attention these days owing to their novel thermodynamic ordering phenomena and unique transport properties. A celebrated example might be a "skyrmion-lattice state" known as a triple-q state with forming periodic vortex-crystal structures. In this article, we have discovered a new type of multiple-q state, a "ripple state" in the J1-J2 classical honeycomb-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet under magnetic field by extensive Monte Carlo simulations. This weird state does not form a crystal in spite of the breaking of the translational symmetry and can be considered as an "infinituple-q" state composed of an infinite number of spiral wavevectors. One of the most impressive features in the ripple state is its real-space spin texture which seems to be like a "water ripple" observed when we throw a stone on water surface (see Fig. 1). The interference effect between ripples is also observed and vortex/antivortex defects are detectable (See Fig. 2). We have found that the ripple state appears with a second-order phase transition via a spiral-spin liquid state, "ring-liquid state". The possible realization of the ripple state in the honeycomb-lattice spin-liquid material Bi3Mn4O12(NO3) is discussed.
Figure 1 : Real-space sublattice xy-spin texture in the ripple state under open boundary condition. The color displays the angle of the xy spin at each site.
Figure 2: (a) Real-space sublattice xy-spin texture in the ripple state under periodic boundary condition. The color displays the angle of the xy spin at each site. (b-c) Focused views of the regions denoted by black squares in (a). Vortex and antivortex pattern are detectable.
9. Hot things expand, right ?
Almost every object around us expands when it is heated up, and contracts when it is cooled down. This "thermal expansion" reflects the way in which energy is stored in the atoms which make up the material. In simple terms, the hotter these atoms are, the more they move, and the more bonds between different atoms are "stretched" leading to an overall expansion. Thermal expansion has to taken into account in designing any structure subject to changes in temperature, including buildings, bridges, roads, and moving components in machines.
Materials with negative thermal expansion are of technological interest since they can be used, among other things, to compensate for the positive thermal expansion of components with more conventional properties. However they are also very unusual, and perhaps the only common examples are elastic bands, which contract when heated, and water, which expands when frozen. In both cases, the driving force is the driving force is not energy but entropy, a measure of the number of different ways in which atoms can organise themselves.
In this study, we report the discovery of negative thermal expansion in magnetic material, Cd2CrO4. Cd2CrO4 is already well-known for its magnetic "frustration", which leads to big changes in entropy, and its unusual properties in high magnetic field. State-of-the art dilatometry measurements, carried out in the High Field Magnet Laboratory in Nijmegen, Netherlands, revealed that, for a wide range of temperatures and magnetic fields, Cd2CrO4 also expands as it is cooled. This negative thermal expansion originates in the coupling between magnetic Cr ions and the crystal lattice of Cd2CrO4, and can be explained using a theory developed by Penc and Shannon and Shiba Phys. Rev. Lett 93, 197203 (2004).
Change in size of a crystal of Cd2CrO4 as a function of the temperature and magnetic field. The sample shows a marked negative thermal expansion (NTE), which originates in the coupling between magnetic atoms and the crystal lattice.
These results are described in the preprint: "Strong spin-lattice coupling and negative thermal expansion in a magnetically frustrated spinel", L. Rossi, A. Bobel, S. Wiedmann, R. Küchler, Y. Motome, K. Penc, N. Shannon, H. Ueda, and B. Bryant, arXiv:1812.05890.


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I decided to start this blog for a few reasons, the main one being that I always look up everything online. From recipes to the weather, I use the internet for just about everything. And when I found out I was pregnant in May of 2017, my husband Jay saw me go from casual googler to professional researcher.
I researched every pregnancy symptom, and every thought and each question I had. After the birth of our son, Samuel, my research ramped up as I looked up the best products to buy him, the best food to make him, the best daycares, schools, parenting philosophy, and everything else. I therefore decided to start this blog in the hope of helping other mama's out there. This info, these tips and tricks and thoughts, are all from one mama's heart to another.