Getting a tattoo is illegal in South Korea.
Well… Not quite. It's not illegal to have a tattoo in South Korea and it's not technically illegal to get one in Korea, but "under criminal and medical law, only licensed doctors can perform tattooing on their 'patients.'" There probably isn't a single person on Earth who would go through medical school to become a tattoo artist. Despite this illegality, Korea has a thriving underground tattoo artist scene.
How do people react when they see your tattoos?
How has having tattoos affected your day-to-day life?
Considering the nation's rise as a cultural powerhouse (through K-Pop and K-Drama) and how trendy it's pop culture scenes are, we were shocked that something like tattoos would be illegal and so heavily frowned upon.
So the two of us decided to do some research into South Korea's tattoo culture. After looking into the history of tattoos in Korea and the perspectives of some Korean natives, we realised that the treatment of tattoos isn't too different from experiences in our own lives – it's just more intense in Korea.
In South Korea tattoos are traditionally associated with criminals and gangs – and there's a history behind this.
Sometime during Korea's Goryeo era (918 A.D. – 1392 A.D.) the practice of tattooing criminals with their crime's was adopted from Japan. This continued into the Joseon era (1392 A.D. – 1910 A.D.) before falling out of practice (Park, 2016). In South Korea tattoos still carry this criminalized stigma. Some people feel uncomfortable around tattoos, people with tattoos (or visible tattoos) are not allowed in most Korean bathhouses, and they can impact your chances of employment.
In our experience as Australians, we've noticed that this same stigma can be found (although it's much less common). There are plenty of people who will be uncomfortable around or avoid people with particular types of tattoos, due to concerns about criminal connections. Neither of us really carry this perception, but we've definitely heard it expressed.
What most surprised us about Korean views on tattoos, (as expressed in the recorded interviews below) was the idea that tattoos are damaging the pure body that was gifted to you by your parents.
In our experiences as Australians, individuality and independence from one's parents is encouraged. The idea of not getting a tattoo because you owed your entire body to your parents seemed almost absurd.
How does your family feel about your tattoos?
What is it like being female with tattoos in Korea?
Do you think the perception towards tattoos in Korea is changing?
But such devotion to one's parents is deeply embedded within Korean culture, via the ideologies of Confucianism.
Confucianism promotes a strong hierarchical relationship structure in society – including the relationship between parents and children, also known as filial piety. This concept of filial piety (or hyo in Korean) encourages the reverence of one's family and ancestors.
So while this idea of getting tattoos as being incredibly disrespectful to your parents and family is still pretty foreign to us, we're now able to understand that thought process. It would make a lot of sense to a society that's been influenced by such an ideology for two thousand years – the criminal stigma surrounding tattoos probably exacerbate this perception of disrespect.
It's important to note that neither of us speak Korean, and the vast majority of our sources have been mediated; they are largely created by outsiders (non-Koreans) or authentic Korean accounts have been presented to construct a particular narrative (as all media presentations do). While we've done our best to accurately research and present our findings, there is the possibility that we've misrepresented or misinterpreted things. But, well that comes with the territory of looking into a foreign country's illegal underground subculture.
Either way, this experience has been enlightening. With the illegality and stigma in South Korea towards tattoos, but with their history and the longstanding moral virtues of the nation in mind we can understand it, even if we still disagree with it. If it were up to us we'd abolish the law outlawing tattoos artists' work, but then, we're outsiders to this culture. It's hardly our place to make demands of the nation, is it?
Park, IH & Cho, LJ 1995, 'Confucianism and the Korean family' Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 117-134.
Park, J 2016, 'Signs of social change on the bodies of youth: tattoos in Korea', Visual Communication, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 71-92.
Mukbang, Korean for 'eating broadcast', first arrived to the internet 10 years ago – and no one could predict the popularity it would garner. The mukbang has been defined as a 'new and unique phenomenon developed in a specific socio-historical context of Korea' which 'breaks the norms of traditional food culture and challenges the social norms governing the body and subjectivity' (Destefanis, p. 112).
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In the first part of my autoethnographic research series into South Korean horror, I described my experience of watching the South Korean psychological horror film A Tale of Two Sisters. This post, the second part of the series, will provide some background information on the text and will be analysing my experience of watching the film.
When conducting some background research into the film, after watching it, I discovered that the film is loose interpretation of a well-known Korean folktale called "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" (The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon). In fact, there were already five adaptations of the tale prior to the 2003 version, and that's excluding the 2009 Hollywood remake "The Uninvited".
The folk-tale originates from the Joseon-era of Korean history and tells the story of two girls Janghwa and Hongryeon who, after being abused by their wicked step-mother, both perish at the hands of the step-mother and her eldest son. The sisters, as ghostly apparitions, then go on to kill every new mayor of the town, in the hope that someone would eventually discover their step-mother's true nature. Eventually, thanks to one brave mayor, the sisters' get their wish and the step-mother and her son are executed. As a result, this puts the sisters' souls to rest and ends the haunting. The tale is much more complex, of course, but this is the general jist. With this in mind, I wonder how my experience of watching the film would changed, had I known about its source material prior to watching it.
The aspect that stands out most to me in both the folk-tale and the film, but particularly in the film, is the representation of family. The film is essentially a horror film about domestic life and represents possible fears of a non-nuclear family. The role that the father plays, in the film, is particularly interesting as he appears to completely passive and non-fussed about the whole situation and seems to be almost isolated from the rest of the family. This interestingly plays against the male-centric Confucian system, where fathers are generally seen as the head of the household and should be respected by every family member. Yet, in the film, it always seems like the step-mother is undermining his authority and that he has very little control over anything.
This experience in autoethnographic research has been much more enlightening than I had anticipated and has proved to be a good stepping stone for my major individual research, which will see me explore something that's entirely unfamiliar to me: anime. I hope you have enjoyed these last two posts as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
This week's post will describe, in detail, my personal experience when watching the film. Next week's post will be an analysis of my experience and provide some background information on the film.
Although I did eventually manage to actually settle properly and concentrate on the film, I initially spent a large amount of time playing 'Football Manager' on my phone and pausing the film every 5 minutes for various reasons (mostly internet surfing). Furthermore, since I was watching the film through SBS On Demand, I had to deal with several ad breaks, which managed to break the flow of the film (although I will concede that since the streaming service is free, advertising is necessary for it to keep running).
The first thing to say about my experience watching this film is that I found it to be incredibly scary, both viscerally and psychologically. In fact, there were a few times where I had to distract myself with games on my phone, just to help cope with the film's intensity.
In terms of the visceral horror, which has more to do with the technical aspects, I found the sound design to be particularly frightening. The creaking of the wooden doors and the scratching of the walls proved to be incredibly effective in drawing a physical reaction from me. I'll admit, I jumped a few times, and while I usually hate that tactic, the film used it in a clever and restrained way. The techniques used reminded me enormously of those used in J-Horror films such as Ringu (1998), which deal much more with supernatural horror, as opposed to the psychological.
The psychological aspect of the film, however, was far scarier and dealt with ideas that aren't often addressed in Western cinema. The main aspect, which I refer to, is the fear of non-nuclear family. A large part of the plot revolves around the two titular sisters' deeply unstable relationship with their step-mother. I cannot recall the last time I saw a film which explored non-nuclear family life in such a manner. Personally, I found myself relating with the two sisters, as the step-mother was indeed terrifying. Every look that the step-mother gave, particularly to the sisters, was sinister and nothing she did indicated a genuine attempt to form a bond with them. I often found myself shocked at the step-mother's actions and even more so at the father's reluctance to react on said actions. It's only in the film's final revelations, that I then understood the what I had seen (more on that next week). However, I was undeniably shaken by the film's unique exploration of family relationships through a horror-sensibility.


Since it's WGC Match Play week, I thought this would be a good time to share two of my favorite clubs: replicas of the putters Jason Day used to win both of his WGC Match Play titles. I don't consider either of these collectors pieces since I've gamed them both, but they're fun pieces of memorabilia for a big Jason Day fan to own.
The first putter is a replica of the MC72 Jason used to win the 2014 WGC Match Play. There were 23 of these made in the Ghost Lab and I was fortunate enough to snag one. The main differences between this putter and Jason's gamer is that his had the sight line on the flange welded over and smoothed, and he had DASH engraved on the bottom. Other than that they're spot on copies. It even has the green/gold Ghost grip Jason was using at the time which was a favorite, but very hard to get.
The second putter should need no introduction. It's the all black Itsy Bitsy Proto that he famously switched to in mid-2015* right before going on his amazing run. This putter is one of the 20 made in the Ghost Lab and released after his victory at the 2015 PGA Championship (watch the "making of" video that was put together by @Orrrie. So cool!). Although he switched to a red Spider in 2016, he was still using the black Itsy Bitsy when he won the 2016 Match Play. Some of these were resold for a lot of money after the limited release, but I put mine in the bag immediately. It is quite literally my dream gamer and I felt very fortunate to acquire one.
*Incidentally, the putter he had been using in the first part of 2015 before switching to the black Itsy Bitsy was a white Itsy Bitsy proto. He used this putter in 2013 and again in late 2014 into 2015. Since it was never released, not even as a limited item, there's essentially no chance of the average guy ever getting ahold of one. So naturally that makes it my Holy Grail putter. It would be a cool piece to have.
So cool! I think that the first one is reason you and I started texting back and forth. Great collection.
This is awesome. I am seriously leaning towards getting a Spider.
Those are awesome putters.. I keep toying with the idea of getting am itsy bitsy spider myself!
The red spider looks amazing, the black one too. Haven't had the chance to test one out yet, but I have to when i get the oppurtunity.
I modified mine a bit. Helps me tremendously!
Looks good. I occasionally use a thin white strip of tape when I'm practicing to make sure my face alignment hasn't gotten out of whack.
The line on top looks right. I'm not sure how they made such a big headed putter without a line, but you fixed what ails it.
My Spider is an older white model that originally had the line on it.
It's very much a personal preference. I can't putt with a long sight line because it messes with my head. I have a decent arc in my stroke and the line just doesn't fit my eye and what I'm attempting to do.
When I put a strip of tape on my putter during practice, it's sole purpose is to double check face alignment in relation to the line on my ball.


Months after they were spotting sharing a joke at the royal wedding, Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton have reportedly been on their first date.
The couple are said to have opted for a casual pub dinner in a bid to keep their budding romance low key.
A source told Grazia magazine: "Harry deliberately kept the whole thing very low key - it was just about the two of them getting the chance to catch up properly,"
There has been widespread rumours that the young prince and Pippa, known as "Her Royal Hotness", first started getting close after she stepped out in "that dress" at Kate and Prince William's nuptials in April 2011.
"He's always fancied Pippa rotten, but over time the attraction has definitely grown. She's not quite sure what to make of it, in all honesty. She likes Harry enormously but finds it hard to believe that men like her for herself - even him," the source explained.
According to another Royal insider, Harry, who previously dated Chelsy Davy, wanted to avoid dating the 28-year-old socialite straight after the wedding because of all the media attention surrounding them.
Their date at an English country pub comes as the pair continue to bond over their shared sense of humour and their love of partying.
"The fact that he let the dust settle before making his move is a positive thing. Kate and William's wedding was such an unreal time, any decisions made back then would be pretty questionable. Harry has shown a level of maturity that people don't realise he possesses," the source said.


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Six Degrees of St. Augustine
Blessed Daughter Kim,
You're forgiven. Go thou and sin no more. But be sure to say two hours of Hail Monicas tonight, from 9 to 11 p.m. EST. After all, Monica carries the name of St. Augustine's mother; Augustine was a man who not only struggled with the flesh but was to invent the confessional form that Ms. Lewinsky takes a bath in tonight. In fact, Augustine had a long, unconsecrated relationship with the woman who bore his son (he got rid of her at the behest of mother Monica, I think). And here's what all this has to do with Clinton: Lewinsky actually described the president to Barbara Walters in remarkably Augustinian terms: as "a very sensual man who has a lot of sensual feelings" that conflict with his deep religious beliefs. And there you are: Six Degrees of St. Augustine.
I can't promise that that Monica snippet will actually air. I've lifted it from an account of the interview that appeared in yesterday's New York Daily News, which ran a lot of Monica-to-Barbara quotes. The paper got its quotes from a raw audiotape of one hour of the unedited interview, so there's no telling if they got used in the final cut.
Among the worthy "highlights" in the News account is the Thong moment. It doesn't quite address your thoughts on porn, but it addresses something I don't want to think about. "When Walters asked Lewinsky where she got 'the nerve' to perform the now-infamous presidential thong flash," writes the News, "the ex-intern dismissed it as 'a small, subtle flirtatious gesture.' "
Does Walters then ask Lewinsky to explain the art of thong-flashing with subtlety, and to contrast it with the usual, less refined approach that commonly occurs in offices? I like the question, but I don't want to risk either hearing or seeing the answer.
There's actually one Monica subject I would like to hear more about: Clinton's concern that their hours of phone sex were taped by a foreign embassy. Lewinsky has said that Clinton concocted a cover story, should such tapes ever surface: She was supposed to pretend that they knew all along they were being taped, and that they were putting everybody on. That's got to be the lamest cover story in the history of the alibi.
This curious episode remains an unresolved mystery of the scandal. Did Clinton say that? If so, what did he mean? Are there national security implications? A British journalist has a book coming out next week that claims to answer these questions (it implicates the Mossad), and it would be nice if Clinton addressed this, even if nobody can believe anything he says anymore. Or is David Kendall supposed to do another one-sentence stand-up?
If people here are having Monica-watching parties, I'm afraid they haven't invited me. But I guess I'll have to do my TV duty, at least for as long as I can stand it.
In dread,
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A doctor was sentenced to 48 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution of $2,198,520.37 for his participation in a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme that involved the filing of fraudulent insurance claim forms and defrauded health care benefit programs.
Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); Dave Aronberg, State Attorney, Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office; Jimmy Patronis, Florida Chief Financial Officer; William D. Snyder, Sheriff, Martin County Sheriff's Office; George L. Dorsett, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Amtrak Office of Inspector General; Rafiq Ahmad, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG); Isabel Colon, Regional Director, United States Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL-EBSA); Dennis Russo, Director of Operations, National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB); Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO); Sarah J. Mooney, Chief, West Palm Beach Police Department; Jeffrey S. Goldman, Chief, Delray Beach Police Department; Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General; and Scott Rezendes, Special Agent in Charge, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Inspector General (OPM-OIG); made the announcement.
Joaquin Mendez, 52, of Miramar, previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1347; all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.
Co-defendants Kenneth Chatman, Fransesia Davis, and Michael Bonds established sober homes which were purportedly in the business of providing safe and drug-free residences for individuals suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. To obtain residents for the sober homes, members of the conspiracy provided kickbacks and bribes, in the form of free or reduced rent and other benefits, to individuals with insurance who agreed to reside at the sober homes, attend drug treatment, and submit to regular drug testing that members of the conspiracy could bill to the residents' insurance plans. Although the sober homes were purportedly drug-free residences, some of the defendants permitted the residents to continue using drugs as long as they attended treatment and submitted to drug testing.
The co-defendants referred the sober homes' residents who had insurance to treatment centers that purportedly offered clinical treatment services for persons suffering from alcohol and drug addiction. Defendant Chatman hired doctors, including defendant Mendez, to serve as medical directors of his treatment centers. As medical director, Mendez was purportedly responsible for evaluating patients and prescribing medically necessary treatment and testing. Instead of Mendez using his medical expertise and his individual assessments of patients to decide what type of laboratory testing was needed by each patient, co-defendant Chatman dictated the type and frequency of different types of lab testing that would be performed based upon the kickbacks and bribes that he was receiving from different clinical laboratories. Mendez facilitated this testing by signing doctor's orders for urine drug tests and certificates of medical necessity for saliva drug tests, although Mendez had never seen some of the patients. Mendez knew that insurance claims for the medically unnecessary tests that he prescribed would be submitted to the patients' insurance companies. When he examined treatment center patients, Mendez billed those patients' insurance plans using procedure codes that reflected more complex and lengthier examinations than Mendez actually performed.
Mr. Greenberg commended the investigative efforts of the Greater Palm Beach Health Care Fraud Task Force. Agencies of the task force include the FBI, IRS-CI, the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office Sober Homes Task Force, Florida Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, Martin County Sheriff's Office, Amtrak-OIG, DOL-OIG, DOL-EBSA, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, West Palm Beach Police Department, Delray Beach Police Department, Florida Attorney General Office of Statewide Prosecution, and OPM-OIG. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney A. Marie Villafaña.


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From Sappho of Mytilene to Kaija Saariaho and Clara Schumann, several women have managed to break through the macho codes of the milieu and become composers. While the classical music landscape has been largely dominated by men in recent centuries, the work of their female colleagues, whether pioneers or contemporaries, is just as fascinating. Here we put eleven undervalued figures of female composition in the spotlight.
Marc Ribot, the anti-guitar hero
For over thirty-five years, Marc Ribot's name has been on the covers of albums by Tom Waits, Alain Bashung, Diana Krall, John Zorn, Robert Plant, Caetano Veloso and numerous other artists, and when he's not busy lending his unique guitar to others, the New Yorker takes pleasure, under his own name, in breaking down and re-building rock, jazz, funk, Cuban music and anything his fingers touch.
Wilhelm Kempff: The Most Human of Pianists
An artist of another time, Wilhelm Kempff (1895-1991) believed in inspiration: he took on music as if it were a religion, with a respectful enthusiasm for the masters that came before him. With his velvet touch, sense of phrasing and storytelling quality, Wilhelm Kepff's art was like that of a waking dream. Half poet, half divine, during a time when expression of emotion triumphed all. He recorded many times the works of his favourite composers, in particular his 'god' Beethoven, for whom Kempff is well known and left behind three complete sonatas in keeping with his own maturation and the evolution of his recording technique.
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The Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at Umeå University is opening a PhD position in mathematics, with a focus on discrete mathematics. The position covers four years of third-cycle studies, including participation in research and third-cycle courses. The last day to apply is February 7, 2023.
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The PhD student will carry out research within discrete mathematics, as part of a Swedish Research Council-funded project with a focus on the Traveling Salesman Problem and will be supervised by Gerold Jäger.
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How many times have you heard 'GST' in about the last 12 months? Did you say uncountable? It has been the prime issue for so many Parliament sessions. But every time the news channels bombard you with debates on GST, do you wonder what exactly the core issue is? Why are the national parties at loggerheads? What does the enactment of the GST mean for you and me?
Scroll down, and find GST- UNPLUGGED.
The Goods and Services Tax Bill is officially known as The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 and it proposes a national Value added Tax to be implemented in India. It was passed in the Lok Sabha on 6th May 2015, after the Opposition staged a walkout. It is yet to be passed by the Rajya Sabha.
What does the enactment of GST mean?
GST aims to switch the country into a unified market, replacing most indirect taxes with one tax. It will have a dual structure – a Central component levied and collected by the Centre and a state component administered by states.
At the Central level, it will subsume Central excise duty, service tax and additional customs duties. At the state level it will include value-added tax, entertainment tax, luxury tax, lottery taxes and electricity duty.
Central sales tax (CST) will be completely phased out. Entry tax or octroi would be subsumed from the start. Value added tax will be charged on each stage of value addition. At each stage, a supplier can off-set the levy through a tax credit mechanism. This means, the consumer pays GST added on by only the last dealer in the supply chain.
Where do the major political parties stand?
The Congress Party had raised objections to three points in the proposed bill. The party wanted an 18 per cent cap on tax to be levied, scrapping of the proposal to levy an additional one per cent tax and wants formation of a GST disputes settlement authority specified in the bill.
However, the Congress, which has been blocking the GST reform, has agreed to a five-hour debate on the proposal. No date has been set yet, but the agreement allows the bill to be introduced for consideration. This is a major breakthrough for the BJP government that has described the GST as the most important tax reform in decades.
The CPI-M maintains that the GST Bill has certain 'weaknesses' that are yet to be addressed by the government. The main contention is over the federal power that wrests with state governments.
The party has conveyed that it may agree if the government convenes an all-party meeting to discuss the issue and it is allowed to move amendments in Parliament.
Almost all significant regional parties, except the AIADMK, have extended their support to the GST bill. Both major regional parties of Bihar, the JD(U) and the RJD, are backing the GST bill. In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party and the BSP have extended their support to the bill.
Now that the Congress has agreed to discussing and negotiating on the GST, this spells good news for BJP. Most parties have come around in supporting the bill, including regional heavyweights like Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. However, it is yet to be seen how the GST bill unfolds during the Monsoon session of Parliament that began today.
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I got an A on my first essay exam for my women's history course! I'm super excited because this is my first semester in upper level courses, so it's a senior level history class. I also wrote this paper less than a week after my breakup. Hooray!!!
So I got a 90 on it, and the professor's only notes on it were that I needed to tie back my sources to a larger representational view of the time period, but I'm pretty thrilled that I did so well on my first paper of the semester during what's been a pretty rocky transition. Everything is coming up Natface!


Life insurance, or lack thereof, can play a very important role when determining the potential success or failure of a financial plan. But most people don't understand the financial impact it can have on a family if a spouse (or both) dies too soon. Consumers tend to focus solely on the cost of the insurance, and would rather forego paying the premiums, or they may be willing to pay a smaller premium for a smaller death benefit. Therefore, many people risk leaving their loved ones financially exposed in the unexpected event of premature death.
I imagine this family was just like any new family. They were working hard, paying the mortgage and bills, saving money for emergencies, retirement and college. They were excited about their future, growing old together, raising their children to go to college and get married one day, having grandchildren. They were leading a very fulfilling life as they had decades of memories and experiences ahead of them. Unfortunately, they received news the husband had cancer, their ambitions were cut extremely short due to one of the worst things that can happen to a person. Now, he is gone, and wife and children are left to figure out what to do now.
Let's assume for a moment the family did not have any (or little) life insurance. The immediate impact is the family's financial picture changed for the worst the moment the husband passed away. Maybe he was the sole income provider. That would mean the wife would have to go get a job, and hopefully it paid as much as her husband made annually. The kids would have to be put into some type of day care. It may mean having to downsize the home because they couldn't afford the mortgage, or they would have to cut back on expenses they once considered customary.
In summary, there would be a need for an extreme lifestyle adjustment because of the loss of the human capital value of the spouse. Right now, you may be thinking, "So what? The woman just lost her husband and she has more important things to tend to." The answer is you're right and that is the point of this story.
Now, let's assume they did have life insurance. Let's assume the husband's annual salary was $100,000 a year. Their annual expenses, excluding the mortgage, was $50,000. The children are three years old, and the family wanted to be able to send both kids to public college without taking out student loans. They had a mortgage on their home of $200,000, about $10,000 of credit card debt, $25,000 in car loans and $25,000 in emergency savings.
How much insurance should they have to ensure the family is taken of financially in case of a premature death? Using a basic formula, he should carry a policy of at approximately $1.5 million. That would leave the family with income for the next 15 years until the children turn 18, it would provide an opportunity to have enough money to set aside for the children's future college expenses, and money to pay off the mortgage and other debts. If this were the family's outcome, even during a tragic event, they would be okay financially because they planned for the unexpected.
Now, compare the two situations above. Which would you prefer for yourself and your loved ones? Is it worth paying a small amount of money for protection in the worst-case scenario? This situation doesn't just apply to life insurance. There are other events that can cripple a family financially, such as disability or needing long-term care. Money isn't everything, but the life insurance policy can give the family peace of mind they will be okay.


With the advancement of technologies in the recent era, seminars are being replaced with webinars nowadays or you can say now it is more about the 'online seminars'!! Yes! With each passing day, webinars are becoming immensely popular in all over the world.
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If you opt for a webinar for speaking out about your fantastic services or products then you will be able to reach to your customers who are present in any corner of the world and even they will be accessible to you for 24×7. With webinars, you don't have to bear with any traveling costs, transportation charges, expenses for meals, or entertainment etc. like the normal seminars but still can convey your message to your customers flawlessly!
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Neil Helson is the marketing manager at Blurbpoint Media (https://www.blurbpointmedia.com/), SEO and digital marketing company. He is passionate in helping small businesses and startups grow online.


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In brief: 'Mayans M.C.' renewed, 'Mythic Quest' season three teaser and more
Bob Rafelson, the director, producer and writer best known for helming the 1970 film Five Easy Pieces, "died peacefully, surrounded by his family" Saturday evening at his home in Aspen, Colorado, his former personal assistant of 38 years, Jolene Wolff, tells Variety. He was 89 years old. Rafelson was also known for co-creating the 1960s TV series The Monkees, which followed a fabricated rock group modeled on the Beatles. Rafelson also teamed with Jack Nicholson as either co-writer or director on several films, including 1981's The Postman Always Rings Twice. Rafelson also directed the music video for Lionel Richie's 1983 hit "All Night Long (All Night)"…
FX announced during Mayans M.C.'s panel at Comic-Con on Sunday that it has renewed the show for a fifth season. The series stars JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. The motorcycle-gang crime drama wrapped up its fourth season in June…
Apple TV+ on Sunday dropped a first-look teaser for season three of Mythic Quest, set to launch in the fall. The workplace comedy stars co-creator Rob McElhenney as the fictional company's creative director, Ian Grimm, who leads the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. The ensemble cast also includes F. Murray Abraham, Danny Pudi, Imani Hakim, Charlotte Nicdao, Ashly Burch, Jessie Ennis and David Hornsby… (Trailer contains censored profanity.)
One of this fall's two "Treehouse of Horror" episodes of The Simpsons will be a full-length parody of Stephen King's horror film It, The Simpsons exec producer Matt Selman revealed on Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, according to Variety. "I think the fans are going to be really excited. Certainly the tattoos already exist of Krusty as Pennywise. So we're just writing towards the tattoos now. You want as many tattoo worthy moments in your episodes as you can," Selman tells the outlet. The other "Treehouse of Horror" episode will follow the show's traditional three-vignette format…


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Don: appreciate your comment, and definitely agree that some dogs (and certain breeds) possess almost supernatural problem-solving abilities when it comes to getting off-property. That said, have to respectfully disagree with you on this. Because there's a big difference here. You put out the time and effort (and money, presumably) to fortify your fence and didn't stop until you solved the mystery. That is the responsible thing to do, and something we have a great deal of respect for -- because it isn't always easy. Luna's owner, on the other hand, just said his dog would "go berserk" and used that as an excuse not to solve the problem. Nobody is perfect. Even the most responsible dog owner makes mistakes. And we do not believe in punishing or castigating people who are trying to improve as owners and do the right thing. However, in this case, it really looks as if the owner was making excuses in order to take the easy way out. If more information becomes available, and we learn that this is not the case, we'll definitely change our position on that, of course.
A Facebook User: Glad they finally came to their senses with your dog. The idea that a dog chasing a cat makes it classifiable as "dangerous" would be laughable, if not for the harm and heartbreak it can cause dogs and their owners. Deni: Dogs, llamas, and chickens? Your place sounds like a lot of fun. Can we visit? Rosebud: Not all the details are in. He may have been fined, he may have simply received warnings. We'll learn more as the day goes on and keep you posted.


How to implement a Gantt diagram with ZKCharts?
I am developing a portlet for Liferay with ZK Framework and need to implement a Gantt chart. My question is. ZK Charts contains this diagram? There are other variants Offer ZK that is not JFreeChart? Thanks!!!!
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Novaculops  è un genere di pesci di acqua salata appartenenti alla famiglia Labridae.

Distribuzione
Provengono dall'oceano Indiano e dall'oceano Pacifico.

Descrizione
Presentano un corpo compresso lateralmente, alto e non allungato, con la testa dal profilo schiacciato. La livrea di alcune specie è sgargiante, di un rosso intenso, altre invece sono meno appariscenti e tendono al grigiastro.

Tassonomia
In questo genere sono riconosciute 7 specie, di cui alcune erano comprese in precedenza nel genere Xyrichtys:
Novaculops alvheimi
Novaculops compressus
Novaculops halsteadi ()
Novaculops koteamea ()
Novaculops pastellus ()
Novaculops sciistius ()
Novaculops woodi ()

Conservazione
Nessuna specie è classificata come a rischio dalla lista rossa IUCN, anche se N. alvheimi non è valutato e N. sciistius e N. koteamea sono classificati come "dati insufficienti" (DD).

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Altri progetti

Labridae

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1963 (In the year) 15 years after the establishment of Israel and during the course of the unrest that swept through Iran in response to a set of far-reaching reforms launched by Muhammad-Ridá Sháh, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Association of Iranian Clerics, in two separate declarations, denounced Bahá'ís as agents and representatives of Israel, and demanded their severe repression.
During the 1960s and 70s almost everything that troubled Iranian clerics was seen as evidence of a Bahá'í-Israeli plot against Islam. The Shah, who was harshly rebuked by the 'ulama for his regime's strong ties with Israel, was accused of being a Bahá'í because of some of the reforms he had introduced, notably his giving voting rights to women, and providing blue-collar industrial workers with a share of the profits earned by their companies. Various cultural events launched by the administration, some of which had clear Western tones, were seen as Bahá'í plots to undermine the Islamic identity of Iranians. Iranian ministers and courtiers were almost collectively accused of being Bahá'ís. Even Iran's notorious intelligence agency, SAVAK, whose strong anti-leftist agenda had naturally led to its inclination to recruit people with Islamic ties, and which had obvious connections with the Hujjatieh society – the self-professed arch-enemies of the Bahá'ís – was seen as nothing more than a Bahá'í puppet. Consequently, the 1979 Islamic Revolution came about not just as an uprising against the Shah, but supposedly as a reaction to an Israeli-Bahá'í threat. [Iran Press Watch 1407] Iran; Israel Conspiracy Theories; Ayatollah Khomeini; Shahs; Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi; Reform; History (general); Iran, General history; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Persecution
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Yankee Candle Celebrates 50 Years Of Candle-Making And A 'Scent-Evoking' 10 Years In Singapore
Yankee Candle®, America's best-loved candle, celebrates its 50th anniversary and ten years in Singapore this year. Founded by Mike Kittredge in 1969, Yankee Candle® started from humble beginnings as a small retail shop in South Hadley, Massachusetts, after he successfully created a scented candle out of melted crayons for his mother's Christmas gift. Yankee Candle® has since become the world's most renowned brand of premium scented candles, sharing its passion for fragrance® by capturing the spirit of each season with its true-to-life scents.
Since Yankee Candle® opened its first store in Singapore in 2009, the brand has warmed the hearts and homes of many Singaporeans with fragrances from different decades. Local favourites such as MidSummer's Night®, which has an intense cologne blend, debuted in the 1990s, while sweet vacation scents such as Pink SandsTM and Bahama Breeze were introduced in 2011. Island Spa is also one of Singapore's top ten best-selling fragrance, and it is exclusively available in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
These all-time favourites from various decades are symbolic of how Yankee Candle® continuously pushes the boundaries of innovation and excellence by developing new products and exploring new fragrances, to help consumers create a cosy home as they savour special moments.
In celebration of Yankee Candle®'s 50th anniversary, the brand will be re-launching a selection of their most popular scents and returning classics from the last 50 years. Crafted with fresh, uplifting, floral and fruity fragrance notes, the collection consists of 25 different large jar candles from the Spring, Summer, Fall, Holiday seasons. The Yankee Candle®'s Fall series will be available from October 2019 onwards and its Holiday series will be available from December 2019.
Yankee Candle®'s 50th Anniversary Edition Candles (Spiced Apple, Maple Sugar, Be Thankful, French Vanilla)
Yankee Candle® 50th Anniversary Edition Candles
1970s: Bayberry, French Vanilla, Spiced Apple, Strawberry
1980s: Honeydew Melon, Lily of the Valley, Maple Sugar, Sugar Plum
1990s: Balsam Fir, Banana Nut Bread, Christmas Wish, Granny Smith, Jack Frost, Salt Mist Rose, Storm Watch
2000s: Be Thankful, Blueberry, Holiday Sage, Rainbow's End, Red Berry & Cedar, Splash of Rain
2010s: Fruit Fusion, Orange Dreamsicle, Over the River, Pine Cone & Lime
Mr. Christopher Kelly, Vice President, International Market Development of the Home Fragrance Division at Newell Brands, the holding company of Yankee Candle®, said, "2019 is an exciting year for Yankee Candle® as we celebrate 50 years of candle-making and an exciting 10 years in Singapore. Looking back, the brand has evolved from its humble beginnings to the global brand it is today, with more than 150 fragrances that have won the hearts of many consumers. Yankee Candle® wanted to commemorate these milestones with our most popular scents and returning classics that truly represent the memories we have created with our consumers over the past years. We are excited to see what the next 50 years have in store for us as we strive to continuously innovate and create new fragrances and product categories to suit our customers' needs."
About Yankee Candle®
The Yankee® Candle Company is a leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles. Originating from South Hadley, Massachusetts, Yankee Candle® has become the #1 most recognized name in the candle business and America's best-loved candle brand. Built on a legacy of fragrance expertise, quality and superior craftsmanship that has been passed down through generations of chandlers (candle makers), Yankee Candle® shares their customers' passion for fragrance® by searching the world for fresh inspiration to create evocative, long-lasting scents that help make their house feel like home. Today, with over 150 fragrances, Yankee Candle® offers the world's largest and most compelling selection of candle and home fragrance scents. In addition to the renowned Housewarmer® line of scented candles, Yankee Candle® also carries a wide range of scented and specialty scented candles, home fragrance products, car air fresheners and candle accessories.
About Pure Senses
Pure Senses is the distributor for Yankee Candle® and Utah-based Candle Warmers, Etc. in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Founded in 2009 with a mission to create joy and hope in the universe through scents, Pure Senses strives to create an authentic, inspiring and personal consumer experience that will change their perception of what fragrances can do to transform spaces, fuel their soul and in the process, discover living.


Twice during mid-June I spent a few afternoon hours kayaking parts of the Quinnipiac River and its marshes in North Haven, CT. Paddling in here during the breeding season had been high on my list of things to do since hearing two Clapper/King Rails there about three years ago. Being upriver without spartina grass in sight and within earshot of Virginia Rails, I had assumed them to be King Rails. This, however, was in error. I was a bit surprised when, in following up on these birds, I watched a perfectly normal-looking Clapper Rail wander out of the phragmites and into plain sight. So much for the King Rail assumption.
Subsequent research on this topic revealed records of both Clapper and King Rails from this marsh dating back to the 90s. I have no idea, to this point, of the ratio of Clapper to King. It could be that there's enough salt water up there to be a perfectly fine place for Clapper Rails to breed, with the occasional overshoot King Rail; this is the case along the CT coast in general. But, what if the situation is more interesting than that? This marsh is mostly inaccessible except by boat thanks to few public access points, and those few land-based spots are hardly ever birded anyway.
On top of that, there are supposedly breeding Least Bittern in that same complex. This is clearly a fascinating section of tidal river marsh where a contiguous brackish waterway hosts some species tied to freshwater and others allied closely to saltwater.
I was very unsure what I would find, if anything at all, during these excursions. I paddled upriver and down, detouring through narrow side channels as the tides allowed.
This was a very pleasant kayak. The currents through the main channel are not strong, and there are several places to detour deeper into the marshes.
Birdlife was dominated by OSPREY, four species of swallow, and your usual assortment of songbirds that called the riverbank home. There were an impressive number of SPOTTED SANDPIPERS along my route; I estimated 8 or so adults. Both BLACK and TURKEY VULTURES were often in view overhead. I was surprised not to see any Bald Eagles, as there is an active nest along this marsh and often some nonbreeding immatures as well. The most abundant bird in the marsh itself was undoubtedly MARSH WREN. There were always at least a few singing within earshot no matter where I was.
There were several muskrats in the river. This was historically a well-known site for trapping this species.
There were marsh birds to be seen and heard, as I had hoped. Though not exactly vociferous, four VIRGINIA RAILS were intermittently calling, one of which I caught a fleeting glimpse. Right around sunset of my first excursion a silent LEAST BITTERN appeared along the bank the main river itself, feeding just below some phragmites. Yep, they are here.
Very near the bittern sighting, also right along the main phragmites-dominated river, three large rails called. This was also rather close to the spot where I had laid eyes on the Clapper Rail a year or two prior. Unfortunately, and frustratingly, I was not able to get a visual of any of these birds.
It is likely that these are all Clapper Rails, I guess. But given the brackish water, the presence of freshwater-associated birds and plants, and the history of King Rail being seen here, I would like to get a look at as many of these large rails as possible. Who knows...there could be a King Rail or hybrids lurking in there somewhere. I hope to get back in there sometime later this summer.


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M.G. Naso, E. Vuk, F. Zullo, On the optimization of heat rectification in graded materials, Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., 143 (2019), Art. 118520.
N. Bazarra, I. Bochicchio, E. Casarejos, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, Analysis of a contact problem involving thermoelastic mixtures, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 479 (2019), no.2, 2032-2055.
N. Bazarra, I. Bochicchio, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, Analysis of a contact problem problem involving an elastic body with dual phase lag, Appl. Math. Optim., to appear.
M. Campo, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, A dynamic problem involving a coupled suspension bridge system: numerical analysis and computational experiments, Evol. Equ. Control Theory, 8 (2019), no.3, 489-502.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Boundary stabilization of Bresse systems, Z. Angew. Math. Phys., 70 (2019), no. 2, Art. 56, 16 pp.
M. Campo, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, E. Vuk, Dynamics of nonlinear thermoelastic double-beam systems, Q. J. Mech. Appl. Math., 72 (2019), no.2, 235-259.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, About the stability to Timoshenko system with one boundary dissipation, Appl. Math. Lett., 86 (2018), 111-118.
N. Bazarra, A. Berti, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, Analysis of contact problems in porous thermoelastic solids, J. Thermal Stresses, 41 (2018), no.4, 439-468.
A. Berti, M.G. Naso, A contact problem of a thermoelastic rod with voids and microtemperatures, ZAMM Z. Angew. Math. Mech., 97 (2017), no.6, 670-685.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, R. Quintanilla, Decay of solutions for a mixture of thermoelastic solids with different temperatures, Comput. Math. Appl., 71 (2016), no.4, 991-1009.
A. Berti, J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, A contact problem for a thermoelastic Timoshenko beam, Z. Angew. Math. Phys., 66 (2015), no. 4, 1969-1986.
A. Berti, M.I.M. Copetti, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, A dynamic thermoviscoelastic contact problem with the second sound effect, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 421 (2015), no. 2, 1163-1195.
C. Giorgi, D. Guidetti, M.G. Naso, Preface [Special issue on mathematical models and analytical problems in modern continuum thermomechanics dedicated to Mauro Fabrizio]. Evol. Equ. Control Theory 3 (2014), no. 3, i-ii.
A. Berti, M.I.M. Copetti, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, Analysis of a dynamic contact problem involving a nonlinear thermoviscoelastic beam with second sound, 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM 2014, 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM 2014 and 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2014, (2014) 1043-1053.
A. Berti, M.I.M. Copetti, J.R. Fernández, M.G. Naso, Analysis of dynamic nonlinear thermoviscoelastic beam problems, Nonlinear Anal., 95 (2014), 774-795.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, Mathematical Models of Reissner-Mindlin Thermoviscoelastic Plates. In R.B. Hetnarski (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses (ETS), Vol 1, pp. 2899-2907, Springer Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London, 2014.
M.G. Naso, Asymptotic behavior in time. In R.B. Hetnarski (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses (ETS), Vol 1, pp. 251-257, Springer Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London, 2014.
M.G. Naso, Existence and Uniqueness, solutions of thermoelastodynamics. In R.B. Hetnarski (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses (ETS), Vol 1, pp. 1471-1474, Springer Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London, 2014.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, R. Quintanilla, Decay of solutions for a mixture of thermoelastic one dimensional solids, Comput. Math. Appl., 66 (2013), no. 1, 41-55.
A. Berti, M.G. Naso, Vibrations of a damped extensible beam between two stops, Evol. Equ. Control Theory, 2 (2013), no. 1, 35-54.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, Modeling and steady state analysis of the extensible thermoelastic beam, Math. Comput. Modelling, 53 (2011), no. 5-6, 896-908.
A. Berti, M.G. Naso, Unilateral dynamic contact of two viscoelastic beams, Quart. Appl. Math., 69 (2011), no. 3, 477-507.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Optimal energy decay rate for a class of weakly dissipative second-order systems with memory, Appl. Math. Lett., 23 (2010), no. 7, 743-746.
G. Bonfanti, M. Fabrizio, J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, On the energy decay for a thermoelastic contact problem involving heat transfer, J. Thermal Stresses, 33 (2010), no. 11, 1049-1065.
G. Bonfanti, M.G. Naso, A dynamic contact problem between two thermoelastic beams, Applied and industrial mathematics in Italy III, Ser. Adv. Math. Appl. Sci., World Sci. Publ., Hackensack, NJ, 2009, pp.123-133.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, V. Pata, M.Potomkin, Global attractors for the extensible thermoelastic beam system, J. Differential Equations, 246 (2009), no. 9, 3496-3517.
G. Bonfanti, J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Global existence and exponential stability for a contact problem between two thermoelastic beams, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 345 (2008), no. 1, 186-202.
M.G. Naso, On the vibrations of two thermoelastic beams in unilateral dynamic contact, AIMETA 2007 – XVIII Congresso Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata (Brescia, 2007), 357, Starrylink Editrice, Brescia, 2007.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, About Asymptotic Behavior for a Transmission Problem in Hyperbolic Thermoelasticity, Acta Appl. Mat., 99 (2007), no. 1, 1-27.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Asymptotic stability of semigroups associated with linear weak dissipative systems with memory, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 326 (2007), 691–707.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, On the decay of the energy for systems with memory with indefinite dissipation, Asymptot. Anal., 49 (2006), no. 3-4, 189-204.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, Mathematical models of Reissner-Mindlin thermo-viscoelastic plates, J. Thermal Stresses, 29 (2006), no. 7, 699-716.
M.G. Naso, Control problems for Euler-Bernoulli thermoelastic plates without memory and thermoelastic systems with memory, in proceedings of "Control Systems: Theory, Numerics and Applications", PoS(CSTNA2005)014.
M.G. Naso, F.M. Vegni, Asymptotic behavior of the energy to a thermo-viscoelastic Mindlin-Timoshenko plate with memory, Int. J. of Pure and Appl. Math., 21 (2005), no. 2, 175-198.
M.G. Naso, Controllability to trajectories for semilinear thermoelastic plates, Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst., suppl. (2005), 672-681.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, V. Pata, Energy decay of electromagnetic systems with memory, Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci., 15 (2005), no. 10, 1489-1502.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Exact controllability for hyperbolic thermoelastic systems with large memory , Adv. Differential Equations, 9 (2004), no.11-12, 1369-1394.
M. Fabrizio, C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, Viscoelastic solids of exponential type. II. Free energies, stability and attractors, Meccanica, 39 (2004), no.6, 547-561.
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P. Gervasio, M.G. Naso, Numerical approximation of controllability of trajectories for Euler-Bernoulli thermoelastic plates, Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci., 14, (2004),no. 5, 701-733.
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J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Exact boundary controllability in thermoelasticity with memory, Adv. Differential Equations, 8 (2003), no.4, 471-490.
A. Benabdallah, M.G. Naso, Null controllability of a thermoelastic plate, Abstr. Appl. Anal. 7 (2002), no.11, 585-599.
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A. Benabdallah, M.G. Naso, Thermoelastic plate with thermal interior control, Mathematical models and methods for smart materials (Cortona, 2001), 247–250, Ser. Adv. Math. Appl. Sci., 62, World Sci. Publishing, River Edge, NJ, 2002.
A. Marzocchi, J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Transmission problem in thermoelasticity with symmetry , IMA J. Appl. Math. 68 (2003), no.1, 23-46.
M.G. Naso, E. Vuk, Uniform attractors for a semilinear evolution problem in hereditary simple fluids, Internat. J. Engrg. Sci. 40 (2002), no.7, 727-742.
M.G. Naso, E. Vuk, On the exponential stability of electromagnetic systems with memory, Int. Math. J. 1 (2002), no.6, 575-590.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, V. Pata, Exponential stability in linear heat conduction with memory: a semigroup approach, Commun. Appl. Anal. 5 (2001), no.1, 121-133.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, E. Vuk, Exponential stability in viscoelastic and elastic systems with thermal memory, Int. J. Differ. Equ. Appl. 2 (2001), 55-91.
M.G. Naso, Exponential stability of a linear viscoelastic plate with thermal memory , Riv. Mat. Univ. Parma (6) 3 (2000), 37-56.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, Mathematical models of thin thermo-viscoelastic plates , Quart. J. Mech. Appl. Math. 53 (2000), 363-374.
C. Giorgi, M.G. Naso, Exponential stability of a linear viscoelastic bar with thermal memory, Ann. Mat. Pura Appl.(4) 178 (2000), 45-66.
J.E. Muñoz Rivera, M.G. Naso, Mixture of three interacting thermoelastic continua: a semigroup approach, Quad. Sem. Mat. Brescia 43 (2009).
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Q: Using environment variables from docker-compose.yml in Angular app I have enviroment.prod.ts file in my Angular app
export const environment = {
  backendUrl: '127.0.0.1:3000',
};

And this is a part of docker-compose.prod.yml:
....
environment:
      - ENV_BACKEND_URI=127.0.0.1:3000
....

How can I set backendUrl using ENV_BACKEND_URI from docker-compose.prod.yml?
I want something like that:
export const environment = {
      backendUrl: '${ENV_BACKEND_URI}',
    };

Is this posible?

A: Yes - it is possible, even though Angular runs on the client's environment, it still runs build steps on the environment it is deployed on.
Generally the envsubst program can be used to feed environment variables into a file. So with your above example of an environment.ts file:
export const environment = {
      backendUrl: '${ENV_BACKEND_URI}',
    };

If we were to name it src/environments/environment.template.ts, the command
envsubst < src/environments/environment.template.ts > src/environments/environment.ts

will produce an `environments.ts file as desired, with ${ENV_BACKEND_URI} replaced as per environment variables.
Don't forget to have your Dockerfile install it in your docker image (using the appropriate package installer method listed  here)
This command needs to be run as docker-compose up starts the container, so that it will have access to the environment variables injected into the container spawned by docker-compose.
This can be acheived in a couple of ways:

*

*Replace the ng serve usually command used to start Angular (either as CMD in your Dockerfile, or command in the docker-compose.yml dockerfile with

envsubst < src/environments/environment.template.ts > src/environments/environment.ts && ng serve

or

*Instead of ng serve run npm run start as the docker command. This will run the start script in your package.json (which by default is ng serve), but will run anything in a "prestart" script first. So edit package.json to contain:

"scripts": {
    "ng": "ng",
    "prestart": "envsubst < src/environments/environment.template.ts > src/environments/environment.ts",
    "start": "ng serve",
    "build": "ng build",
    "test": "ng test",
    "lint": "ng lint",
    "e2e": "ng e2e"
  },

A: Well from where should your system environment content comes?
Your angular app get's shipped to the user via whatever webserver, there is no node.js process or something else which could offer you a server environment variable.
consider the environment.ts in angular as a built time one-way collection of flags.
The only way to change things afterwards the app is shipped goes to api calls.
So setup a secure way to maybe request GET /api/config maybe with a one way startup token or whatever could be secure.

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Q: Simple Unification Theory Every equation I seem to find that calculates the electrostatic force between a point and a hollow sphere approximates the hollow sphere as a point.  But, if I use a simple spreadsheet numerical approximation the force in the point to sphere numerical approximation is different from the force in the conventional point to point equation.  Further, if I use the same approach to graph the interaction between the protons and electron shells in a two hydrogen system, the force graphs as a Lennard Jones over distance.
Assuming distances d1 and d2 are identical in the (awesome) drawing below and the charges on points 1, 2 and the sphere are identical the electrostatic force using Coulomb's Law between points 1 and 2 does not equal the electrostatic force between point 1 and the charged sphere, contrary to what I am reading.

Based on the diagram below and a spreadsheet of, say 360, points on the circle produces a force different to the standard Q1Q2/r^2

The approximation is a Riemann sum below

Which is the integral;

The integral resolves to the following corrected equation for the force between a point and a sphere;

Which matches the numerical approximation to a lot of decimal places.  And this is where it gets weird.  If you use that same equation to model four different forces in Hydrogen gas (below) and pull the atoms apart the force over distance is a Lennard Jones curve.

Using a Hydrogen radius of 53pm the corrected point to sphere calculation yields a net electrostatic force that varies over distance forming a Lennard Jones curve predicting a stable nuclear separation distance of 170pm.   And, because the force has a tail in the LJ curve the same corrected equation continues to produce a weak electrostatic force somewhat larger than gravity at great distance.  The discrepancy is probably my values for radii, or perhaps simulating an electron as a hollow sphere.  But the point is the close forces seem about right and the exact same equation yields a weak force at great distance.
I can write more but will wait for feedback.  Or, if someone can point me in the direction of a numerical approximation of the classical Newtonian shell theory.  I'm trying to understand the actual requirement for bands and why an infinitely thin band, or a line, wasn't used in the first place.
Thanks for your time.

A: I'm not sure what your question is exactly, but I think there is a mistake in your calculations: When you write "The approximation is a Riemann sum below", you neglect the vertical part:
$F=\frac{kq_1q_2}{s^2}$, where $s$ is the distance between a part of the shell with coordinates $(r\sin(\theta),rcos(\theta))$ and the test particle located at $(0,d)$. Therefore the averaged-out force is
$$\bar{F}=kq_1q_2\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{1}{d^2+(d-r\cos(\theta))^2}=kq_1q_2\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{1}{d^2-2rd\cos(\theta)}=\frac{d^2}{d^2-r^2}F.$$


Only the seventh Mottled Petrel found on COASST surveys was spotted on January 19th at Oregon Mile 196. This bird is a small, tubenose bird that breeds all the way in New Zealand. On the bird's right foot a mysterious glob, possibly a tumor, was found. Another possibility–a piece of marine debris that the bird became entangled in. A very interesting find by some COASSTers. Keep up the good work!
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We are continuing to receive lots of interesting marine debris images for our photo project. We're up to 1,856 photos and counting! We'd love to see that number reach 2,000 this month, so keep the photos coming. As you know, we are trying to amass a large database of images of debris items that wash ashore Pacific Northwest and Alaska beaches.
We've noticed a lot of folks have been grouping their items together into one photo. This may save you some time, but unfortunately we can't use those images. We need individual pictures of debris so they can be classified based on their unique characteristics. You do not need to photograph every piece of debris you find on the beach; just select a few pieces and photograph them individually.
Found on the North Coast of Washington, this container is from a roasted cookie. It has writing in both Japanese and Chinese characters.
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Q: What type of Authentication System does Django use out of the box? What type of Authentication System does Django use out of the box?
Looks to me like Session Based Authentication?

A: As per the docs:

Authentication in Web requests
Django uses sessions and middleware to hook the authentication system into request objects.
These provide a request.user attribute on every request which represents the current user. If the current user has not logged in, this attribute will be set to an instance of AnonymousUser, otherwise it will be an instance of User.
You can tell them apart with is_authenticated, like so:
if request.user.is_authenticated:
    # Do something for authenticated users.
    ...
else:
    # Do something for anonymous users.
    ...


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