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Global Investing Made Easy - Your Wealth-Creating Guide To The International Markets (Paperback)
Warren Ingram 1
Investing overseas can be a very intimidating, even scary, subject. Even though many of us would love to invest overseas, we have limited information on how and where to place our money. This book will demystify global investing by providing novice investors with practical guidelines on how to invest overseas while helping them to avoid the pitfalls.
Global Investing Made Easy covers all the main aspects that a non-financial person should know before embarking on a global investment journey and will be helpful to investors across the globe.
People of all ages and levels of wealth will benefit from the practical and easy-to-understand information required to invest in the international markets, proving that financial freedom is possible for anybody.
Mr Bitcoin - How I Became A Millionaire At 21 (Paperback)
Mpho Dagada
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780
Most of the time, the road to riches is a closely guarded secret, until now. Jacana Media presents Mpho Dagada, one such young, self-made millionaire who in his memoir, Mr Bitcoin, shares his story of triumph and failure. He tells his story from the beginning: being brought up by business-minded and accomplished grandparents who planted in him the seeds of what it means to be successful in business.
Mpho Dagada's interest in Bitcoin was ignited when he was in his first year at the University of Johannesburg in 2013 after opening his own laundry and cleaning service company. He invested his profits from this company in Bitcoin. He currently owns a logistics company, a chain of fast food restaurants and is in the process of developing the first black-owned cryptocurrency exchange platform.
This book is both motivational and practical, examining the errors and pitfalls that Dagada had to go through in his business pursuits. These included falling for Ponzi schemes like Kipi and losing his money on more than one occasion. Through these many lows were lessons of great value which ultimately led to the endless possibilities that Bitcoin presents for those interested in creating wealth through trading cryptocurrencies and running a successful business.
Dagada is confident in the viability of Bitcoin and ascertains that "we will never understand the money of the future without learning how money came about in the first place. Blockchain and Bitcoin are now pioneering a new online financial world. Cryptocurrencies will replace fiat money in the end, as they are faster, better and more convenient than all the earlier forms of currency."
Behavioral Finance - Psychology, Decision-Making, and Markets (Hardcover, New edition)
Richard Deaves, Lucy Ackert
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Discover a structured, applied approach to behavioral finance with the first academic text of its kind--Ackert/Deaves' BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: PSYCHOLOGY, DECISION MAKING, AND MARKETS. This comprehensive text--ideal for today's behavioral finance elective--links finance theory and practice to human behavior. The book begins by building upon the established, conventional principles of finance before moving into psychological principles of behavioral finance, including heuristics and biases, overconfidence, emotion and social forces. Readers learn how human behavior influences the decisions of individual investors and professional finance practitioners, managers, and markets. The book clearly explains what behavioral finance indicates about observed market outcomes as well as how psychological biases potentially impact the behavior of managers. Readers see, first-hand, the implications of behavioral finance on retirement, pensions, education, debiasing, and client management. This book spends a significant amount of time examining how behavioral finance can be used by practitioners today. Readers utilize theory and applications in every chapter with a wide variety of end-of-chapter exercises, discussion questions, simulations and experiments that reinforce the book's applied approach.
Millionaire In The Making - Building Generational Wealth By Investing Wisely (Paperback)
Laurens Boel
Thanks to historically debilitating apartheid laws and a lack of financial education, many South Africans are crippled by generational poverty, inheriting liabilities (like black tax) instead of assets. To change society, we need to convert consumers into investors, spenders into savers, and equip our nation with world-class financial principles.
Author, educator and property expert Laurens Boel sets out every step of the wealth-generation process, including how the rich think differently from the poor, how the economy works and how to earn passive income through side hustles. He offers his own set of insider insights on how to grow and protect your wealth.
The book focuses on property investing as a foundation for wealth. The reader will be armed with secrets to investing in South Africa's lucrative property market, such as finding below-market-value deals, leveraging other people's money and using efficient tax structures. Plus, you'll get advice on wealth-generation strategies like trading and starting a business.
Millionaire in the Making is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their financial situation, as well as experienced investors looking to polish their portfolios and build wealth, not only for themselves but for generations to come.
Financial Mathematics - A Computational Approach (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
K. Pereira, N. Modhien, K. Hunt
This book introduces the fundamentals of financial mathematics.
It begins with a discussion of simple and compound interest and then establishes the important concepts of effective and equivalent effective interest rates. Subsequent chapters discuss the applications of annuities to practical problems regarding the saving of money and repayment of loans. The notion of using net present value and internal rate of return to distinguish between two different investment opportunities is presented.
The concluding chapters of the book take a brief look at the use of differential and integral calculus in financial mathematics. Each chapter includes numerous worked examples that are solved with the aid of a financial calculator where applicable.
Investment management (Paperback, 5th ed)
Johan Marx 1
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The goal of investment management is to achieve the investor's required rate of return by putting assets to their most productive use. The return should compensate the investor for the time during which the funds are committed, the expected rate of inflation and the uncertainty of the future financial benefits anticipated from the investment. Investment management is a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to investment analysis and portfolio management, specifically in the South African context. Investment management provides a broad framework and a thorough network of guidelines for the investment management student. It focuses on investment in financial assets such as shares and bonds, and explains both fundamental and technical analysis. It investigates portfolio management and how derivative instruments such as futures, options and swaps may be used for this purpose. A chapter is devoted to the foreign exchange market and its management, and a new chapter dealing with the governance of investment management has been added. With self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, it prepares undergraduates for postgraduate study and is written with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA (R) ) Level I learning outcomes in mind. Investment management is aimed at undergraduate investment management students. Johan Marx (editor) is a professor in financial and investment management at the University of South Africa (Unisa). He is the author of five financial management publications, and has presented and published numerous articles. He has a keen interest in financial markets. Johan de Beer lectured at Unisa before joining the University of Pretoria as a senior lecturer in investments and derivatives. He has since immigrated to Canada. He is a CFA charter holder and completed his MCom on the topic of single stock futures. His particular field of interest is derivatives and technical analysis. Raphael Mpofu is a professor and the deputy executive dean of the College of Economic and Management Sciences at Unisa. His research interests include financing small businesses and personal investments in emerging market economies. Henry Mynhardt is head of the School of Business and Economics at Southern Business School (SBS). He has vast experience in securities trading and has a keen interest in fixed interest securities as well as corporate governance, risk and compliance management.
How Much Is Enough? - Maximising Wealth And Well-Being (Paperback)
Andrew Bradley, Arun Abey, Andrew Ford 3
Wealth is about more than just money. But how can we come to grips with our financial situation at a time when no one seems to have enough? The authors of this book believe that the answer lies beyond the balance sheet, in the mind, heart and spirit of the individual investor.
How Much Is Enough? provides a framework for the reader to find the right balance between their time, money and happiness in order to achieve financial security and personal well-being. Through a holistic approach to wealth management, based on the premise that money is only one element in the overall chemistry of a happy life, readers will learn how to: overcome the challenges that the brain's hard-wiring and the environment place on personal health and well-being; plan and invest to achieve personal goals and aspirations; become happier and avoid wealth-destroying behaviour to improve investment results; and help their kids achieve financial security and assume financial responsibility.
Combining the latest economic theory and behavioural research with compelling stories of those who have found peace beyond their bank accounts, including Warren Buffett, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Raymond Ackerman, Bill Gates and Patrice Motsepe, How Much Is Enough? is the perfect antidote to our acquisitive, materialistic times and a must-read for anyone who wants both financial wealth and personal well-being. Find happiness, and wealth will follow…
Making Money Out Of Property In South Africa (Paperback, New Edition)
Jason Lee; Foreword by Andrew Golding 2
More than 60 000 readers can attest to finding Making Money out of Property an indispensable guide to investing in the lucrative South African property market. This bestselling property book has been updated to include the most current tax requirements and the latest developments relating to the local property market.
Author and property expert Jason Lee sets out every step of the property-investing process, including how to find the right deals, how to negotiate and finance a property, and whether to hold on to or sell a property for financial gain. This book focuses on some of the professionals' best-kept secrets, such as how to utilise agreements of sale, property investment structures, financing options and key economic factors influencing the property cycle. Most importantly, it explains how to make money in both rising and falling property markets.
Making Money out of Property is a must-read for any first-time property purchaser or investor, as well as for experienced investors looking to polish their skills.
The Power Law - Venture Capital and the Art of Disruption (Hardcover)
From an award-winning financial historian comes the gripping, character-driven story of venture capital and the world it made Innovations rarely come from "experts." Jeff Bezos was not a bookseller; Elon Musk was not in the auto industry. When it comes to innovation, a legendary venture capitalist told Sebastian Mallaby, the future cannot be predicted, it can only be discovered. Most attempts at discovery fail, but a few succeed at such a scale that they more than make up for everything else. That extreme ratio of success and failure is the power law that drives venture capital, Silicon Valley, the tech sector, and, by extension, the world. Drawing on unprecedented access to the most celebrated venture capitalists of all time, award-winning financial historian Sebastian Mallaby tells the story of this strange tribe of financiers who have funded the world's most successful companies, from Google to SpaceX to Alibaba. With a riveting blend of storytelling and analysis, The Power Law makes sense of the seeming randomness of success in venture capital, an industry that relies, for good and ill, on gut instinct and personality rather than spreadsheets and data. We learn the unvarnished truth about some of the most iconic triumphs and infamous disasters in the history of tech, from the comedy of errors that was the birth of Apple to the venture funding that fostered hubris at WeWork and Uber to the industry's notorious lack of women and ethnic minorities. Now the power law echoes around the world: it has transformed China's digital economy beyond recognition, and London is one of the top cities for venture capital investment. By taking us so deeply into the VCs' game, The Power Law helps us think about our own future through their eyes.
The South African's Guide To Global Investing (Paperback)
D.A. Joshua
Too many South Africans are excluded from the benefits of the international marketplace. This book aims to change that, by showing how to grow your wealth through simple, sustainable investment principles, and how to harness the fundamental drivers of global growth.
Drawing from a career providing international investment solutions to global clients, David Joshua addresses the most common and costly blind spots individual investors have, and lays out the key fundamentals everyone can learn to transform their financial future.
This book provides the tools to understand:
Why South Africans have a unique mindset when it comes to investing, and why what you think you know about investing might be wrong because of it.
The power – and necessity – of investing in global assets rather than only in South Africa.
How to harness global growth and generate compounding, Einstein's 'eighth wonder of the world'.
How and when you should exchange your rands for hard currency.
What your financial goals are, and how to invest in the best solutions to meet them.
How to manage yourself when managing your investments.
This book aims to bring global best practice to South African investors, addressing the specific challenges South Africans face when investing to secure their financial future.
How to make money on the stock exchange - The layperson's guide to successful investing (Paperback)
Ross Larter 5
Learn the skills of trading on the stock market, and it can provide you with the opportunity to generate an income well into your retirement years. To those who have walked the journey for a while, the stock market becomes like an all-you-can-eat buffet, providing opportunity on a daily basis for individuals to make money for themselves and their families. How to Make Money on the Stock Exchange is written for the ordinary person, in everyday language, with the purpose of helping the beginner to understand how the market works, and how to use this knowledge to acquire the necessary skills to generate a secondary (and potentially a primary) income by investing and/or trading on the markets. You don't need to be a financial whizz-kid to make money on the stock market. All you have to do is be willing, and take the time, to learn about it. This book will show you how.
The Multifamily Millionaire, Volume II - Create Generational Wealth by Investing in Large Multifamily Real Estate (Hardcover)
Brandon Turner, Brian Murray
Understanding investment law in Zambia (Paperback)
Sangwani Patrick Ng'ambi
Understanding Investment Law in Zambia deals with both the domestic law and international legal norms pertaining to foreign direct investment. A wide array of topics is covered in this book, including the contractual, legislative and treaty-based protections available to investors as they consider entrusting their capital to another jurisdiction. These protections are considered through the prism of the Zambian investment climate, and give a glimpse into both historical and current issues.
Penny Stocks For Dummies (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Peter Leeds
Want big returns? Look at small stocks! Penny stocks are low-cost equities that often make large price moves, potentially leading to big gains--or losses--for investors. Penny Stocks For Dummies will help you determine whether this wild ride is right for you. With this hands-on guide, you can grasp the basics, find smart investments, avoid scams, and look for big success, even if you only have pocket change to start out with. This latest edition takes you right into today's unique penny stock market. You'll learn how to read penny stock charts, evaluate the strength of small companies, recognize price manipulations, and use smart trading strategies to maximize your returns. Buying and selling penny stocks can be extremely lucrative--if you know exactly what you're doing. This book will make a penny trader out of you, so you can start making money for the future. (Heads up: you're going to need a bigger piggy bank!) With Penny Stocks For Dummies, you will: Find out whether penny stocks are a good fit for your investment goals, available capital, and risk tolerance Do your due diligence and learn how to research potential penny stock investments Use fundamental analysis, financial ratios, and penny-specific technical analysis to identify winning bets Uncover expert tips that will boost your results and help prevent big losses Penny Stocks For Dummies will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to get in on the ground floor and discover those hidden gems for high rewards.
The Antisocial Network (Hardcover)
This is definitive take on the wildest story of the year- the David-vs.-Goliath GameStop short squeeze, a tale of fortunes won and lost overnight that may end up changing Wall Street forever. Bestselling author Ben Mezrich offers a gripping, beat-by-beat account of how a loosely affiliate group of private investors and internet trolls took down one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, firing the first shot in a revolution that threatens to upend the financial establishment. It started on a subreddit forum called WallStreetBets - a meme-filled, freewheeling place where a disparate group of investors shared their shoot-the-moon investment tips, laughed about big losses and posted diamond hand emojis. Until some members noticed an opportunity in Game Stop - a flailing bricks and mortar video-game retailer - and somehow rode a rocket ship to tens of millions of dollars in earnings overnight, simultaneously triggering unfathomable losses for one of the most respected funds on the street. In thrilling, pulse-pounding prose, THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK offers a fascinating, never-before-seen glimpse at the outsize personalities, dizzying swings, corporate drama, and underestimated American heroes and heroines who captivated the world during one of the most volatile weeks in financial history. It's the amazing story of what just happened - and where we go from here.
The Hunt for Unicorns - How Sovereign Funds Are Reshaping Investment in the Digital Economy (Paperback)
Winston Ma, Paul Downs
Who holds the power in financial markets? For many, the answer would probably be the large investment banks, big asset managers, and hedge funds that are often in the media's spotlight. But more and more a new group of sovereign investors, which includes some of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, government pension funds, central bank reserve funds, state-owned enterprises, and other sovereign capital-enabled entities, have emerged to become the most influential capital markets players and investment firms, with $30 trillion in assets under management ("super asset owners"). Their ample resources, preference for lower profile, passive investing, their long-time horizon and adherence to sustainability as well as their need to diversify globally and by sector have helped to transform the investment world and, in particular, private markets for digital companies. They have helped create and sustain an environment that has fostered the rise of the likes of Uber, Alibaba, Spotify and other transformative players in the digital economy, while providing their founders and business models the benefit of long-term capital. Despite this increasingly important impact, sovereign investors remain mostly unknown, often maintaining a low profile in global markets. For the same reason, they're also among the most widely misunderstood, as many view investments made by sovereign investors as purely driven by political aims. The general perception is that most sovereign investors lack transparency and have questionable governance controls, causing an investee nation to fear exposure to risks of unfair competition, data security, corruption, and non-financially or non-economically motivated investments. The current global tensions around the AI race and tech competition - and now the corona virus pandemic - have exacerbated such misperceptions, spawning controversies around sovereign investors and capital markets, governments, new technologies, cross-border investments, and related laws and regulations. As such, sovereign capital and the global digital economy are undergoing an unprecedented, contentious moment. In short, the emergence of sovereign funds symbolizes a major shift of the world's economic power. For the first time, investment funds from developing countries are playing with OECD financial giants as equals. Furthermore, their investments into high tech enable them to participate at the cutting-edge of the fourth industrial revolution, challenging traditional innovation powerhouses like the US and Germany. For all stakeholders, from tech unicorns, VC funds, asset managers, financial firms, to policymakers, law firms, academics, and the general public, this is the must-have book to get to know these new venture capitalists and "super asset owners".
How To Invest Like Warren Buffett - Discover The Wisdom Of The World's Greatest Wealth Creator (Paperback)
Alec Hogg 2
Alec Hogg is one of South Africa's leading financial journalists, and the founder of Moneyweb and Biznews.
Here he helps us to learn how the investment genius of Warren Buffett can be applied to South African investing. This book is packed with invaluable lessons and insights from the world's greatest wealth creator. Useful charts and graphics are included in the book to provide more details about concepts and shares.
Packed inside the book you'll find:
What $10'000 invested in Berkshire in 1965 looks like today
Buffett's Top 4 Companies
Stock charts of important South African companies
ESG Investing For Dummies (Paperback)
Brendan Bradley
Your guide to investing for a more sustainable world Investing in one's own future has always been a good financial move. But what if you want to ensure that the companies you have a financial interest in are also helping to improve the present and future of all of us--and of the planet? More than ever before, sustainable investors want to be confident that a company's Environmental (net zero emissions target), Social (response to the Covid-19 pandemic), and Governance (no repeats of Enron and WorldCom) policies and actions are positively impacting the global outlook--and to identify ways that their dollar can incentivize business leaders to do even better. The worldwide rise of an Environmental, Socially Responsible, and Governance (ESG) approach to investing shows you're not alone, and the $30+ trillion--and growing--committed in this way says it's already become a transformative global movement. ESG provides a framework for evaluating companies that, unlike unrelated investment strategies, informs and guides sustainable investment. Even if you're a novice investor, ESG For Dummies will allow you to hit this new investing landscape running, providing you with measurable ways to factor ESG into company performance, see how these are reflected in your investment return, and show how you can monitor companies to ensure your money is being put to ethical use. You'll also become familiar with the big names to follow in the ESG world, how they're already effecting positive change, and how you can help. Identify the drivers for each category of ESG Define and measure material ESG factors for investing success Understand principles for building a diversified sustainable portfolio Recognize material ESG factors effect on company performance ESG investing introduces powerful tools to do real and lasting good: this book shows you how to use them to help make everyone's future, including your own, much more secure.
Trillions - How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever (Hardcover)
Robin Wigglesworth
The Rule of 30 - A Better Way to Save for Retirement (Paperback)
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Investing in Gold & Silver For Dummies (Paperback)
Paul Mladjenovic
Diversify your portfolio with gold and silver Investing and trading in gold and silver is always a sound idea--and that goes double in a time of unusual market fluctuation. As people look for safe places to diversify their investment risk, you'll likely see the value of your investment go up where other stocks are vulnerable. Gold and silver saw increases in value of 16% and 15% respectively in 2019--putting them among the top ten most desirable commodities out there--and are projected to experience even more of a bear market as the dollar wobbles in an uncertain post-COVID world. This year, 2020, gold and silver are set up to have their best year of price appreciation over the past 40+ years. Written in an easy-to-follow, no-jargon style by CFP and bestselling author, Paul Mladjenovic, Investing in Gold & Silver For Dummies explains the different complex processes and vehicles for buying gold and silver. You'll find out the best ways to add these to your portfolio, how to balance risk and reward, and how to adapt time-tested investing plans and strategies to your goals. Identify your goals and form a plan Buy gold and silver safely to diversify your portfolio Use ETFs and options to profit from market ups and downs Understand when a gold and silver investment is legitimate Use technical analysis to time your market entries Whatever your current familiarity with gold and silver, this book gives you the extra expert knowledge you need navigate your gold and silver investment portfolio safely through a bear or bull market.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio - The Stories, Voices, and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest (Hardcover)
Andrew W. Lo, Stephen R. Foerster
How the greatest thinkers in finance changed the field and how their wisdom can help investors today Is there an ideal portfolio of investment assets, one that perfectly balances risk and reward? In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio examines this question by profiling and interviewing ten of the most prominent figures in the finance world-Jack Bogle, Charley Ellis, Gene Fama, Marty Leibowitz, Harry Markowitz, Bob Merton, Myron Scholes, Bill Sharpe, Bob Shiller, and Jeremy Siegel. We learn about the personal and intellectual journeys of these luminaries-which include six Nobel Laureates and a trailblazer in mutual funds-and their most innovative contributions. In the process, we come to understand how the science of modern investing came to be. Each of these finance greats discusses their idea of a perfect portfolio, offering invaluable insights to today's investors. Inspiring such monikers as the Bond Guru, Wall Street's Wisest Man, and the Wizard of Wharton, these pioneers of investment management provide candid perspectives, both expected and surprising, on a vast array of investment topics-effective diversification, passive versus active investment, security selection and market timing, foreign versus domestic investments, derivative securities, nontraditional assets, irrational investing, and so much more. While the perfect portfolio is ultimately a moving target based on individual age and stage in life, market conditions, and short- and long-term goals, the fundamental principles for success remain constant. Aimed at novice and professional investors alike, In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio is a compendium of financial wisdom that no market enthusiast will want to be without.
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An officer's job is never done, not even when he's competing in a men's league game.
Such was the case for Manchester Police Officer Brian Volk, who saved the life of a fellow skater on Wednesday evening while the two were competing in a league game at the Winding River Skating Center in Toms River.
According to a post on the Manchester Police Department Facebook Page, Volk administered life-saving CPR to a player who was suffering an apparent hear attack.
"The man collapsed on the ice at the Winding River Park rink during the hockey game, at which time and without hesitation, Officer Volk, an eight year veteran, controlled the scene and immediately began CPR," read the Facebook post on the official Manchester Police page.
The Facebook report also read that the man Officer Volk administered CPR to was transported to the hospital and is currently recovering.
On behalf of the Shore Hockey Report and our local hockey community at large, I'd like to thank Officer Brian Volk for his incredible service.
Check out the full Facebook post below and please send some well-deserved stick taps to Officer Volk today.


text:
\section{Introduction}

One of the most significant applications
of the St\"{u}ckelberg relativistic
dynamics \cite{Stueckelberg1941,HorwitzPiron1973}
is certainly the classical two-body problem.
The significance arises from
the fact that the St\"{u}ckelberg mechanics
allows the use of {\em Lorentz-invariant action-at-a-distance}
in the form $V=V(\rho)$, $\rho=\rho(\tau)$\footnote{The parameter $\tau$ is the
invariant dynamical time; see ref. \cite{HorwitzPiron1973}.}, to
model long-range mutual interaction between particles.

In this paper
we study
the classical covariant Kepler problem, i.e.,
the classical special relativistic two-body problem
with scalar Coulomb action-at-a-distance $V=-k/\rho$,
where $k>0$ is an invariant constant.
Although certain solutions for this potential were obtained
by Cook \cite{Cook1972}
and by Piron and Reuse \cite{PironReuse1975},
the full range of physical motion
produced by this potential
has not yet been investigated.

In this paper
we outline\footnote{A more complete discussion
        of these solutions is given in ref.~\cite{TrumpSchieveBook}. The
        1+1-dimensional version of this system is also discussed in
         ref.~\cite{TrumpSchieve1998}.}
two separate methods
to study
the reduced two-body motion
for this potential
using the pseudospherical coordinates $(\rho,\beta,\theta,\phi)$
suggested  by Cook\footnote{In ref.~\cite{Cook1972};
                   see Section~3 below for a discussion of these coordinates.}.
Both methods are
generalizations of solutions
of the nonrelativistic inverse-square potential $V=-k/r$.
In the first method,
we integrate
the Euler-Lagrange equations
for the central force $V=V(\rho)$
to obtain
a set of Lorentz-invariant isolating integrals,
which are solved
for a set of classical {\em orbit equations}
in the pseudospherical coordinates.
We plot
particular solutions
for the invariant Coulomb potential
in the 2+1 dimensional
particle separation coordinates
$(\Delta x (\tau), \Delta y (\tau), \Delta t(\tau))$.
In the second method,
we solve
the classical Hamilton-Jacobi equation
to obtain
the Lorentz-invariant {\em action variables}
for the central force potential.
In the case of the Coulomb potential,
we impose
the rule of semi-classical quantization
to obtain a prediction
for the electron energy levels
of hydrogen.

The classical orbit solutions
of the potential $V=-k/\rho$
will be shown to produce
all three types of physical motion
expected for
the two-body system
with inverse-square interaction---i.e.,
bound attractive,
unbound attractive,
and repulsive scattering motion---with
the distinction
being given
in a straightforward manner
by a pair of
Lorentz-invariant eccentricity constants\footnote{Here we set $k>0$
           and obtain both attractive and repulsive solutions.
           The distinction
           between the two cases is absorbed in the definition of the
           eccentricity constants; see ref.~\cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.}.
The most striking prediction
in these solutions
is the lack of
perihelion precession
in the bound orbits
of the special relativistic system\footnote{cf. A.~Sommerfeld,
          1915 \cite{Sommerfeld1915}}.
As a result of
this lack of precession,
the semi-classical hydrogen spectrum
contains no fine structure corrections.
It is argued that
this result
is favorable
to the St\"{u}ckelberg theory,
based on consideration
of the classical limit
without spin.

\section{The Classical and Semi-Classical Solutions}

Consider
an isolated system
of two particles
with constant finite rest masses $m_i$, $i=1,2$,
and mutual long-range interaction
over flat spacetime.
It is well known \cite{HorwitzPiron1973,Fanchi,HorwitzSchieve1992,TrumpSchieve1997}
that in the covariant mechanics,
the most straightforward solution
of the classical problem
with scalar interaction
is obtained
by a transformation
from the individual particle
event coordinates
$(x^\mu_1(\tau),x^\mu_2(\tau))$,
$\mu=0,1,2,3$,
to the
covariant {\em center-of-mass and reduced coordinates},
$(X^\mu(\tau), x^\mu(\tau))$.
The system can be regarded
as comprising two fictitious particles
with masses $M$ and $m$. The transformations are
\begin{eqnarray}
M &=& m_1 + m_2, \qquad m=\left({m_1 \,m_2}\right)/M,\label{Mm}\\
X^\mu &=& \left({m_1 x^\mu_1 + m_2 x^\mu_2}\right)/M,\qquad
x^\mu = x^\mu_2 - x^\mu_1
\label{Xx}
\end{eqnarray}
In these coordinates,
the nontrivial motion of the system
occurs entirely in the reduced problem,
for which the frame components are
$x^\mu=(\Delta t,\Delta x, \Delta y,\Delta z)$.

The most convenient procedure
is to make a second coordinate transformation
of the reduced problem
to the pseudospherical coordinates of Cook \cite{Cook1972},
which consist of the variable spacetime separation $\rho=\rho(\tau)$,
as well as a spacetime angle $\beta=\beta(\tau)$, and two ordinary
angles $\theta=\theta(\tau)$ and $\phi=\phi(\tau)$. The transformations are
\begin{eqnarray}
\rho
&=&\left[{ \left({\Delta x}\right)^2 + \left({\Delta y}\right)^2
+\left({\Delta z}\right)^2 -\left({\Delta t}\right)^2
}\right]^{1/2}=\left|{x^\mu}\right|\nonumber\\
\tanh \beta&=&
{{\Delta t}
/{\sqrt{\left({\Delta x}\right)^2 +
\left({\Delta y}\right)^2
+\left({\Delta z}\right)^2}}}\label{rho}\\
\tan \theta&=&
 {{\Delta z}/{\sqrt{\Delta x^2+\Delta y^2}}}
\nonumber\\
\tan \phi&=& {{\Delta y}/{\Delta x}}.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}

In these coordinates,
the Lagrangian
for a central force potential is
\begin{equation}
L={1 \over 2}\,m\left({
\dot{\rho}^2-\rho^2\,\dot{\beta}^2+\rho^2\cosh^2\beta\, \dot{\theta}^2
+\rho^2\cosh^2\beta \sin^2\theta\,\dot{\phi}^2
}\right) -V(\rho).
\label{lagrangian}
\end{equation}
where the dot indicates
differentiation
with respect to the world time.
By integrating
the four resultant
Euler-Lagrange equations
in the pseudospherical coordinates $(\rho,\beta,\theta,\phi)$,
one obtains
the Lorentz-scalar isolating integrals,
\begin{eqnarray}
l_{\phi}&=&m\,\rho^2 \cosh \beta \dot{\phi},\nonumber\\
l_{\theta}&=&\left[{m^2\,\rho^4
     \cosh^2 \beta \dot \theta^2 +
    l_{\phi}^2\,\csc^2 \theta}\right]^{1/2},\label{integrals}\\
\Lambda^2&=& m^2\rho ^4\dot \beta ^2-l_\theta ^2\,\mbox{sech}^2\beta,\nonumber\\
E&=&{1 \over 2}m\dot \rho ^2+{{\Lambda ^2} \over {2m\rho ^2}}
				+V\left( \rho  \right).\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
It can be shown\cite{HorwitzSchieve1992}
that the conservation
of a covariant angular momentum tensor
implies that the polar angle
$\theta$ can be eliminated from the problem by an ordinary
three-rotation of the coordinate axes, i.e., by choice of a frame
in which $\dot{\theta}\equiv 0$ and $\theta\equiv \pi/2$.
Since this rotation does not involve relativity, it then possible to
study the classical problem in 2+1 dimensions without loss of generality.

By comparing differential expressions, the three remaining
integrals of the motion $(l_{\phi}, \Lambda^2, E)$ may be solved to
derive a pair of central force {\em orbit
equations} \cite{TrumpSchieveBook} for the dependence of
$\rho$ and $\phi$ upon the spacetime angle $\beta$.
The azimuthal orbital component  $\phi=\phi(\beta)$ is given by
\begin{equation}
\phi(\beta)= \tan^{-1} \left({
{{q\sinh(\beta-\beta_0)}\over{\sqrt{q^2 - \cosh^2 (\beta-\beta_0)}}}
}\right),
\label{phiorbit}
\end{equation}
where $q^2\equiv -l_{\phi}^2/\Lambda^2$.
For a conservative potential $V=V(\rho)$,
the radial orbital component $\rho=\rho(\beta)$ is given
by the solution
of the differential equation,
\begin{equation}
\left( {1-{{q^2} \over {\cosh ^2\beta }}} \right)
{{d^2 u }\over{d \beta^2}}+q^2{{\tanh \beta } \over {\cosh ^2\beta }}
{{du}\over{d\beta}}
-u=+{m \over
{\Lambda ^2}}{{dV} \over {du}},
\label{rhoorbit}
\end{equation}
where $u\equiv 1/\rho$.

In the case of the {\em two-body Coulomb potential},
\begin{equation}
V= {{-k}\over{\rho}},\qquad k=\mbox{Lorentz-invariant constant},
\end{equation}
the inhomogeneous term
in the radial orbit equation (\ref{rhoorbit}) is a constant,
and thus
particular solutions are known trivially once the homogeneous
equation is solved.
It is useful to examine the two particular solutions formed
by adding the inhomogeneous term to the two linearly independent solutions
of the homogeneous equation, which may be labeled {\em Type~I} and
{\em Type~II solutions} for $\rho=\rho(\beta)$,
\begin{eqnarray}
\mbox{Type I:}\qquad{1 \over {\rho}}&=&{{mk} \over {\Lambda ^2}}
\left({
1-{{e'}\over{f}}\,\sinh \left({\beta-\beta_0}\right) }\right),
\label{TypeI}
\\
\mbox{Type II:}\qquad
{1 \over {\rho}}&=&{{mk} \over {\Lambda ^2}}
\left({
1-{{e''}\over{f}}\,\left[{
{\left( {\sinh ^2\left( {\beta -\beta _0}
\right)-f^2} \right)^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right.
\kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}}}
}\right]}\right),
\label{TypeII}
\end{eqnarray}
where $f\equiv \sqrt{q^2-1}$, and where
$e'$ are $e''$ are two new invariant constants which are
explicit functions of
$E$ and $\Lambda$ \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.
They may be regarded as Lorentz-invariant generalizations
of the Kepler eccentricity \cite{Goldstein}.
Note that
$f$ is the same constant in both (\ref{TypeI}) and (\ref{TypeII}).

From the orbital solutions $\theta=\theta(\beta)$ and $\rho=\rho(\beta)$,
the physical motion produced by the Coulomb interaction can
be understood by using the inverse transformations of (\ref{rho})
to plot in the frame coordinates
$(\Delta x(\beta), \Delta y(\beta), \Delta t(\beta))$.
If it is desired,
the $\tau$ dependence of the solution may be included
by numerical inversion of
the expression $\tau=\tau(\beta)$ obtained from
integration of eqs.~(\ref{integrals}) \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.

It is useful to examine the dependence of the Type I and Type II solutions
upon the eccentricities $e'$ and $e''$, as well
as upon $f$,
the rotational constant\footnote{So-called because it
                    depends explicitly on $l_{\phi}$ in 2+1 dimensions.}.
For a given $e'$ or $e''$, the effect of
the variation of $f$ is simply to modify the scale and proportion of
the curve (see \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}).
The topology of the reduced orbit---and thus the classification
of the physical motion---is found to depend on the magnitude of
$e'$ or $e''$.

Fig.~(\ref{FigOne}) is a summary of the classification of orbits
arising from variation of $e'$ and $e''$. For a proof of the
properties discussed here, see ref.~\cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.
From the three
panels of the diagram, it may be seen that the Type~I
solutions correspond to an attractive Coulomb interaction, whereas
Type~II corresponds to a repulsive potential. For the Type~I solutions,
the effect of the transformation $e' \to -e'$ is a reflection of the
curve across the $(\Delta x,\Delta y)$ plane, and thus one need consider only
$\left|{e'}\right|$. For the range
$0<e'\le 1$, the motion is bound, and thus a generalization
of the elliptical Kepler solutions. For $e'>1$, the motion is unbound, i.e.,
a generalization of hyperbolic Kepler solutions.
The boundary case $e'=1$ is bound at $\rho \to \infty$. The degenerate
case $e'=e''=0$ corresponds
to the limit $m\to 0$, $M <\infty$ \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.
For the Type~II solutions, eccentricities in the range $e''>1$ produce
a pair of conjugate curves; the reduced trajectory follows one of the
two branches. Solutions in the range $e''\le 1$ are bound solutions
which are not differentiable at $\phi=(0,\pi)$ and thus
may be considered unphysical. Likewise the general solution
$e',e''\ne0$ appears to be unphysical on the same grounds based
on numerical investigation \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.
The Type~I solutions
were found by Cook \cite{Cook1972} who discussed only
the bound case. The bound Type~I orbits were also derived
by Piron and Reuse \cite{PironReuse1975}
by a transformation out of the center-of-mass rest frame to one in which
$\Delta t(\tau) \equiv 0$.

The most interesting feature of the solutions is
the fact that
the perihelion of the bound two-body system does not
precess. This follows from the fact that the bound
orbit of any central potential is a closed curve \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.
This is contrary to the
prediction of a finite precession
made by Sommerfeld \cite{Sommerfeld1915}
using
the Heaviside-Lorentz equations in the one-body
limit, i.e., infinite mass of the source.
This latter precession is entirely special relativistic, and in
the case of gravitation, the Sommerfeld rate
is exactly one-sixth the rate predicted by general relativity for the
same planetary masses. Sommerfeld proved that the nonvanishing
perihelion precession results
in the ``correct'' fine
structure hydrogen spectrum
under the rule of semi-classical quantization \cite{Sommerfeld1915}.
This result has become
questionable, however, and it is generally regarded today
as incorrect \cite{BetheSalpeter}. This judgment is based primarily on
the fact that
in the full quantum theory, fine structure is known to arise
intimately from the spin of the electron \cite{Pauli1927}, which has no
classical counterpart.
One should expect, therefore, that in the
classical limit, the special relativistic two-body system
should not undergo perihelion precession.

It is interesting to impose the rule of semi-classical
quantization on the bound Type~I solutions above. In
the case of the hydrogen atom, one should expect the result to
be
the Bohr prediction without
fine structure corrections. Since the energy spectrum is a
function of the separation of energy states, it is possible to
continue to ignore the energy of the center-of-mass and
to proceed by the reduced problem alone.

First it is necessary to solve the covariant Hamilton-Jacobi
equation to obtain the invariant action variables.
As in the Lagrangian version above, many of the
results are valid generally for the conservative potential $V=V(\rho)$.
Following
Goldstein \cite{Goldstein}, ch.~10, it is useful to set aside
for the moment
the knowledge that the system can be reduced in dimensionality.
Using the  3+1-dimensional Lagrangian in (\ref{lagrangian}),
the canonically conjugate
momenta are
\begin{eqnarray}
p_{\rho}&=&m \dot{\rho},\quad
p_{\beta}=-m \rho \dot{\beta},\nonumber\\
\quad p_{\theta}&=& m \rho \cosh \beta \dot{\theta} ,
\quad p_{\phi}= m \rho \cosh \beta \sin{\theta} \dot{\phi}.
\label{momenta}
\end{eqnarray}
The Lorentz-invariant Hamiltonian is
\begin{equation}
K={1 \over {2m}}\left[{
p_{\rho}^2-{1 \over \rho}\left({
p_{\beta}^2 -
{1 \over{\cosh^2 \beta}}
\left[{
p_{\theta}^2 + {{p_\phi^2}\over {\sin^2 \theta}}}\right]
}\right) }\right]
+V(\rho).
\label{hamiltonian}
\end{equation}
\vfil\eject
Using the rule $p_{\rho}\to{{\partial S}/{\partial {\rho}}}$, etc.,
the
energy equation $K=E$ becomes the {\em Hamilton-Jacobi equation},
\begin{eqnarray}
\left({ {{\partial S_{\rho}}\over{\partial \rho}} }\right)^2
&-&{1 \over {\rho^2}}
  \left[{
  \left({ {{\partial S_{\beta}}\over{\partial \beta}} }\right)^2
  -{1 \over {\cosh^2 \beta}}\cdot }\right.\nonumber\\
& &\cdot \left.{
   \left[{
    \left({ {{\partial S_{\theta}}\over{\partial \theta}} }\right)^2
    + {1 \over {\sin^2 \theta}}
       \left({ {{\partial S_{\phi}}\over{\partial \phi}} }\right)^2
     }\right]\;
     }\right]
  +2mV(\rho)=2mE.
\label{hj}
\end{eqnarray}
Hamilton's characteristic function $S$
is
assumed here to be totally separable,
i.e.,
in the form $S=S_{\rho}+S_{\beta}+S_{\theta}+S_{\phi}$.
This allows one to solve
eq.~(\ref{hj}) by a procedure
which is a generalization of the nonrelativistic method
for the
central force problem \cite{Goldstein}, i.e.,
using the invariant separation constants,
$(\alpha_{\phi},\alpha_{\theta},\alpha_{\beta}, E)$ \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}.
This procedure
yields the solutions
\begin{eqnarray}
{{\partial S}\over{\partial \phi}}&=&\alpha_{\phi},
\nonumber\\
& &\nonumber\\
{{\partial S}\over{\partial \theta}}&=&+\sqrt{\alpha_{\theta}^2
-{{\alpha_{\phi}^2}\over{\sin^2 \theta} }},
\nonumber\\
& &\label{hjsolutions}\\
{{\partial S}\over{\partial \beta}}&=&-\sqrt{
 {{\alpha_{\theta}^2}\over{\cosh^2\beta}}-{\alpha_\beta^2}},
\nonumber\\
& &\nonumber\\
{{\partial S}\over{\partial \rho}}&=&
+\sqrt{2mE-2mV-{{\alpha_{\beta}^2}\over{\rho^2}}}.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
The action variables are given by
$J_{\rho}=\oint{{{\partial S}/{\partial \rho}}\,d\rho}$, etc.,
where the integration is taken over the full
range of oscillation of the coordinate.
The first two integrations are solved entirely in the manner
of the nonrelativistic problem, yielding
$J_\phi = 2\pi \alpha_\phi$
and
$J_\theta=2 \pi \left({ \alpha_\theta - \alpha_\phi }\right)$
The new step is the third integration (see \cite{TrumpSchieveBook}),
which yields
$J_\beta =2 \pi \left({ \alpha_\beta - \alpha_\theta }\right)$.
The last integration is over
libration of the radial coordinate $\rho$. The form of the integral
is identical to the corresponding nonrelativistic one for $r$, and thus
the identical method of contour integration is used \cite{Goldstein}, yielding
\begin{equation}
J_{\rho}=-\left({J_{\beta}+J_{\theta}+J_{\phi}}\right)
+{{2\pi\,i\,m\,k}\over{\sqrt{2mE}}}.
\end{equation}
It follows immediately that the energy is given by
\begin{equation}
K=-{{2\pi^2\,m^2\,k^2}
\over{\left({J_\rho+J_\beta+J_{\theta}+J_{\phi}}\right)^2}}=E.
\label{energy}
\end{equation}
The angular frequencies, which are given by the
rule $\nu_{\rho}=\partial K/\partial J_{\rho}$, etc.,
are therefore identical. Thus it is proved
what was asserted above,
namely that the bound orbits of the central force potential are closed.

The {\em rule of semi-classical quantization} stipulates that
$J_{\rho}=n_{\rho} h$, etc.,
where the quantum numbers $(n_{\rho}, n_{\beta}, n_{\theta},n_{\phi})$
take on integer values and where $h$ is Planck's constant.
From eq.~(\ref{energy}), the semi-classical energy levels in
the case of the potential $V=-k/\rho$
are
\begin{eqnarray}
E&=&-{{2\pi^2\,m\,k^2}\over{n^2\,h^2}}, \qquad n=1,2,3,\ldots,\\
n&=&n_{\rho}+n_{\beta}+n_{\phi}+n_{\theta}.
\label{E}
\end{eqnarray}
Assuming that $k$ represents the electrostatic interaction strength between
the proton and electron,
the prediction of the St\"{u}ckelberg special relativistic
two-body theory gives the Bohr levels without fine structure corrections,
which is the correct
result in the case of no spin.

\section{Comments on the Coordinate System}

The pseudospherical coordinates eqs.~(\ref{rho})
used in this paper
are those used by Cook \cite{Cook1972}
to study
several two-body systems,
including
the inverse-square potential $V=-k/\rho$.
These coordinates
may be contrasted
with
the alternate set of pseudospherical coordinates
used
by Arshansky and Horwitz \cite{ArshanskyHorwitz1989}
to solve
the full quantum St\"{u}ckelberg model
of the hydrogen atom
with no spin.
Although Cook claimed to have found
in the full quantum case
an incorrect $n+1/2$ dependence of the hydrogen spectrum
on the principal
quantum number $n$, this result is obtained by
using
an electromagnetic retarded potential
approximated for low particle acceleration
(cf. eq.~(81) on p.~133 of ref.~(\cite{Cook1972}).
The inverse-square
potential $V=-k/\rho$ studied here
is discussed by Cook
only in the purely classical
context, as a possible
special relativistic gravitational solution.
He used the bound two-body solutions
he obtained for this potential
to study high-order
deviations from Newtonian motion
in the Solar System orbits.
The lack of perihelion precession discussed here is implicit in his work.

Regarding the lack
of fine structure corrections
for the system without spin,
the semi-classical prediction obtained
in this paper
is in agreement with the
full quantum St\"{u}ckelberg result for this potential
obtained by Arshansky and Horwitz
using the alternate pseudospherical coordinates.
In the purely classical case,
the difference between the two coordinate systems is trivial,
since the two sets are identical
in 2+1 dimensions.
In the quantum case,
it may be possible
to distinguish between the two coordinate systems
based on the support required for the reduced wave function (see
ref.~\cite{ArshanskyHorwitz1989}).

\section{Acknowledgments}

We wish to acknowledge the helpful remarks of Prof.~Larry Horwitz
of Tel Aviv University, particularly in regard to the question of coordinate
systems mentioned above.

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TBI Investigating Clarksville Officer-Involved Shooting
UPDATE: Ongoing investigative efforts have determined Clarksville SWAT officers did not enter the apartment unit. Instead, the investigation has revealed Vaughn stepped from the unit with the weapons, which ultimately led to the shooting in the breezeway near the apartment unit.
UPDATE: The deceased subject has been identified as James Vaughn (DOB 8-11-68).
At the request of 19th District Attorney General John Carney, TBI Agents continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deadly officer-involved shooting this afternoon in Clarksville.
Preliminary information indicates the incident started with a barricaded subject, who was the ex-boyfriend of a woman who went missing recently in Middle Tennessee. Authorities obtained information about the individual's whereabouts at an apartment of a family acquaintance on Big Sky Drive in Clarksville and attempted to discuss the matter with him. However, over an initial period of several hours, the individual showed no willingness to cooperate with officers and refused to communicate with them. The situation escalated further and resulted in SWAT officers from the Clarksville Police Department breaching the apartment's door at approximately 1:00 PM, after which the subject fired several shots in the general direction of the officers. Subsequent efforts to diffuse the situation, including tear gas and negotiation efforts, were unsuccessful and, at approximately 3:30 PM, SWAT officers again breached the apartment's door, only to be met by the subject holding two weapons. The subject reportedly pointed the weapons in the direction of the officers, who fired upon him, striking him several times, killing him. The TBI will identify the deceased subject after ensuring proper notification to his next-of-kin.
The TBI will identify the deceased subject after ensuring proper notification to his next-of-kin.
No law enforcement officers sustained injury during the incident.
TBI Agents continue to gather any and all relevant evidence, interviews, and information. A team of Special Agent/Forensic Scientists has also been dispatched to the scene to process and gather relevant evidence. Throughout the investigative process, findings will be shared with the District Attorney General. As a reminder: In all investigations, the TBI acts solely as 'fact-finders.' Any determination about the legality of the actions of the officer/s involved in these types of matters rests solely with the District Attorney General.
The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these types of matters, and instead refers questions of that nature to their respective department/s.
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Family fun day to be held at Priestfield!
Get yourselves down to the home of Football in Kent on Sunday May 6.
Join us at Priestfield in May for a number of activities and first-team appearances.
Gillingham FC is holding a family fun day at MEMS Priestfield Stadium on Sunday May 6!
The club's staff, players and management will all be in attendance for the event, less than 24 hours after competing in the final league match of the season against Plymouth Argyle.
The ground will open at midday and it's FREE ENTRY to everybody. The Factory will also be open all day and throughout the evening.
The following activities will be happening on the day:
- Gills v Southend Academy fixtures
- First-team player appearances and signings
- Inflatable games
- Speed kick
- Beat the Goalie
- Food and Drink festival
- LIVE music and performers
In addition to the above we will also be holding a Kentish beer festival!
We look forward to seeing you all at Priestfield.


Deposition Author(s): Heikinheimo, P., Helland, R., Leiros, H.S., Leiros, I., Karlsen, S., Evjen, G., Ravelli, R., Schoehn, G., Ruigrok, R., Tollersrud, O.-K., Mcsweeney, S., Hough, E.
Heikinheimo, P., Helland, R., Leiros, H.S., Leiros, I., Karlsen, S., Evjen, G., Ravelli, R., Schoehn, G., Ruigrok, R., Tollersrud, O.-K., Mcsweeney, S., Hough, E.
Lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (LAM: EC 3.2.1.24) belongs to the sequence-based glycoside hydrolase family 38 (GH38). Two other mammalian GH38 members, Golgi alpha-mannosidase II (GIIAM) and cytosolic alpha-mannosidase, are expressed in all tissues. In humans, cattle, cat and guinea pig, lack of lysosomal alpha-mannosidase activity causes the autosomal recessive disease alpha-mannosidosis. Here, we describe the three-dimensional structure of bovine lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (bLAM) at 2.7A resolution and confirm the solution state dimer by electron microscopy. We present the first structure of a mammalian GH38 enzyme that offers indications for the signal areas for mannose phosphorylation, suggests a previously undetected mechanism of low-pH activation and provides a template for further biochemical studies of the family 38 glycoside hydrolases as well as lysosomal transport. Furthermore, it provides a basis for understanding the human form of alpha-mannosidosis at the atomic level. The atomic coordinates and structure factors have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank (accession codes 1o7d and r1o7dsf).
Tollersrud, O.-K.,Berg, T.,Healy, P.,Evjen, G.,Ramachandran, U.
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After GKS engineers completed the long-range scanning, the scan data was used by Valador to create the architectural structure of the compound. Source: GKS Global Services/Laser Design Inc.
Each year in May, the Mock Prison Riot Training Event is held at the West Virginia Penitentiary, a decommissioned prison built in 1876, in Moundsville, WV. The rest of the year the prison serves as a museum with a small custodial staff.
As the springtime event rolls around, the staff is inundated with questions from the corrections professionals who plan the training activities about the dimensions and locations of various areas in the facility. Unfortunately, no detailed drawings, blueprints or computer-aided design (CAD) models exist of the prison. Because all that exists are a few rudimentary floor plans, staff members have had to manually measure rooms, equipment and other landmark locations with tape measures. This was very time-consuming, incomplete and, in the end, not very accurate.
The Moundsville staff knew there must be a better way to provide this information to the teams, which led them to Valador (Herndon, VA) for the solution. Valador designs and builds information architectures for strategic planning, engineering, analysis and management of complex systems, with services that include visual and model simulations using game engine technology. This idea was late in coming, just 60 days before the Mock Prison Riot event deadline. The idea was to use 3-D scan data to create a model of each area involved and use it for developing an interactive environment for new recruits and repeat attendees alike. The professionals brush up on skills in how to handle any type of situation that may occur throughout the prison. Having all areas well documented means that prison employees would know about every access point, defensible area and hidden corner. That awareness would serve to make them better prepared to safely handle not only normal prison activities, but also any emergency that might arise.
Valador had used CAD data in the past to create a real-time environment of 80,000 square feet. The prison scenario promised to be over 2 million square feet. Obviously, manually measuring every space and feature of the prison, even with all Valador's personnel resources on call, was not a viable option.
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Valador turned to GKS (Los Angeles, CA) for its competency in gathering geo-spatial data of large-scale areas. GKS was called in to provide the true-to-life, full-scale 3-D data of every area. GKS engineers proceeded with the laser scanning of the main cellblocks, the infirmary, the cafeteria, office spaces and the apartment for the night guard. Because the laser functions even in the dark, the long-range laser scanner was even able to scan the basement area, which had never been mapped or visualized before because lighting was very limited.
Long-range laser scanning is a ground-based technique for collecting high-density 3-D data to create digital models of large, complex entities. It can be used for both the interiors and exteriors of structures. Using the highly accurate 3-D scan data generated with long-range laser scanning, engineers and designers can create CAD models of actual site conditions by processing the scan data into universally usable CAD models.
The large-scale laser scanners work by projecting a laser beam onto an angled rotating mirror that reflects the beam to the object being scanned. The unit scans 360 degrees in a horizontal plane and 320 degrees in a vertical plane, so that the net effect is that everything the scanner can see within a sphere with a 76-meter radius can be digitized in one setup, while maintaining an accuracy of +/- 3 millimeters or better. Many setups can be merged together to create large-scale scan scenarios.
The voluminous scan data from the prison areas were immediately downloaded to another GKS engineer who edited the data almost in real-time. The data was then assembled into a digital replica of the prison complex and a solid model was created. Scanning the entire compound took about four days and the large, complex model was completed in two weeks. Following the transfer of data, Valador further optimized the model data for real-time and online use, added textures and lit the environment within the game engine.
GKS was called in to provide the true-to-life, full-scale 3-D data of every area of the prison. Source: GKS Global Services/Laser Design Inc.
After GKS engineers completed the long-range scanning, the scan data was used by Valador to create the architectural structure of the compound. The data was assembled, smoothed and modeled into a digital replica of the entire prison complex using middleware to translate the files.
The project required the environments to be as realistic as possible. The Valador design team took videos of walls, floors and other elements in the prison to create credible textures, colors and lighting. Valador used a high-end software package commonly used in professional filmmaking to model the 3-D data. The models were then integrated into their game engine technology to create an interactive simulation that could allow for an avatar in the scenario.
The resulting 3-D model of the West Virginia Penitentiary allows users to virtually traverse the penitentiary environments. The advantages of having the necessary areas available in a real-time system also include the ability to take measurements and get a tactical overview of the surroundings while interacting with a to-scale representation of the prison. The trainers can plan their exercises, such as cell obstruction, riot shield training and rappelling with accurate measurements and spatial models before coming onsite.
The system is, therefore, self-service, with the capability to tag objects to obtain dimensions. For example, if a rappelling exercise from the upper level of the cellblock is planned, the trainer can measure the height and determine what length of rope is needed and what supports are available for anchoring it.
Because 2009 is the first year the model simulation has been available at the Mock Prison Riot event, it received a lot of attention. Attendees from 28 states and 14 different countries saw the Valador booth. After familiarizing themselves with the compound via the interactive model, many training exercise response times improved. Participants saw how the 3-D model could be used for many purposes, and that the realistic structural modeling, lifelike geometry and details added elements of realism and plausibility to the video gaming modality.
GKS Global Services/Laser Design Inc.
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Google Turns To TV To Boost Its Browser
The New York Times reports that Google launched its largest offline advertising campaign in company history with the debut of a series of 90-second television ads promoting its Web browser, Chrome. The search giant is heavily promoting Chrome with the belief that people who use its browser will be more likely to continue using Google search.
Chrome currently has only 18 percent market share, compared with 45 percent for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, according to StatCounter, a Web analytics firm. However, Chrome's share has climbed 10 percent in the last year and the number of Chrome users has tripled to 120 million.
The company is so focused on marketing Chrome because the more people use it to browse the Web, the more they will use Google for search, as well.
"The browser's probably the most important piece of software on anyone's computer, but a lot of people, the people we're targeting with these TV spots, don't know what a browser is," said Robert Wong, creative director of the Google Creative Lab.
Google's new ads have an emotional angle and use real-life stories to show what users can do with Chrome. The campaign appeals to Internet users who care more about the personal benefits than the technical ones. Ads show families making scrapbooks in Gmail, as well as an international love story, and the use of Chrome's tool bar and YouTube to create videos to help gay teens who fear bullying.
While the new TV campaign highlights the personal stories and makes subtle references to Chrome, the accompanying online ads are more direct and boldly tell viewers to make the switch and download Chrome.
Check out the Google Chrome Channel on YouTube to see the television commericals.
Read the article.
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Last year I decided to go on a Digital Detox operation which mainly focused on Social Media apps and Emails.
Moved all my Social Media apps to the last page on my phone, meaning that they weren't automatically the first apps I would see when looking at my phone.
Turn all notifications off my phone, except for phone calls and text messages. This meant I would have to physically go in to each app to see what notifications I had. Also, if something was urgent then people would normally call or text message.
Deleted Email App, emails were constantly coming through so I decided to only be able to receive emails when I was on a computer.
Deleted Facebook App, for me this was the biggest step. I'm sure it's the same with most of us but Facebook was definitely the App I used most. I checked it constantly, so much that I wasn't even hearing people talking to me at times. Goodbye Facebook. I haven't seen Facebook News Feed since last year and this without a doubt was the best step I took. I kept Facebook Pages App as this meant I was still able to post on both my pages.
Fast Forward a year later and I've taken another step. I deleted 7 apps in total today. The reason behind this is even though I don't see News Feeds on any of these apps I still found myself constantly checking for notifications (without even realising it). So I deleted any apps that I could log in to on my computer. The 3 apps that are still on my phone are Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger – basically any app that can only work properly on a Mobile Phone.
So, another step taken to Digital De-clutter. My plan is to have all Social Media off my phone and back on to my laptop, meaning that the time I spend on the apps will be much more intentional. I have one step to go and that is to delete the final 3 apps.
– Give me a couple of months on this one, maybe in time for New Year lol.
I would definitely suggest to anyone to try one or all of the steps above. Try and make the time you spend on Social Media intentional rather than letting it take over your time, concentration and even your life.
What to do with your life.


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St Margaret's Scottish Episcopal Church
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St. Margaret's belongs to the wider community of the Scottish Episcopal Church and is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
We are an inclusive, affirming community where all are welcome to explore faith (and doubt) and to come to a deeper understanding of God and God's call in our own lives.
Sunday Sung Eucharist at 10.30am.
Eucharist on Tuesday 10am.
Eucharist on Thursday at 7pm.
'Short and Sweet' Reflective service: first Tuesday of the month at 7pm.
**To keep one another safe, wearing of face masks is mandatory at our services.**
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The Sunday Sermon: 24 October 2021
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COVID-19 Lays Bare the Limits of Debt Capitalism
Economies are moving from a supply shock to a demand shock that will inevitably bring job losses and a recession, but, as Emilios Avgouleas writes, there are lessons to be learned
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the building prepares to close indefinitely due to the outbreak of COVID-19. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)
With our cities around the world resembling scenes straight out of Albert Camus's dystopian novel The Plague, and financial markets in free fall due to the outbreak of COVID-19, it may not seem to be the right moment to dissect "what went wrong." But, even at this very early stage — as economies move from a supply shock to a demand shock that will inevitably bring job losses and a recession — there are lessons to be learned. Economies based on high levels of leverage are inherently fragile and with no inbuilt resilience to withstand even mild shocks (let alone the ripple effects that the pandemic has caused. Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, the forecasts about global economic growth and the stability of financial markets were gradually getting darker. Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank had warned that systemic risk — the risk of serious disturbance to the financial system — might be about to make a potent comeback due to trade wars and the very high levels of private sector debt.
This century's earlier episodes of serious disturbance to the financial system (such as the 2008 banking crisis and the 2010–2015 EU sovereign debt crisis) and the ensuing austerity policies sparked social discontent — which morphed into today's populist movements and trade wars.
Central bank liquidity injections and historically low interest rates for a prolonged period have led to a return of very high levels of leverage in most sectors of economic activity. Essentially, the growth of the last decade was fuelled, in part, by high levels of indebtedness rather than by productivity gains and a long-term investment boom. We have, for instance, widely observed an increase in the number of share buybacks on Wall Street and a stock and housing market bubble in China. Such short-termism has repercussions, and these were nowhere more clearly manifested than in short-term corporate borrowing, which is a factor in the precipitous stock market falls we see today.
The Global Economy Faces a Slow, Fragile Recovery
Since 2008, a host of new financial regulations have been introduced in an attempt to augment the financial systems of Group of Twenty (G20) countries and prevent another systemic crisis of existential proportions. These regulations have mostly focused on banks, which were at the heart of the previous two crises and made them both more resilient and more risk-averse. But the biggest source of worry these days is not the regulated sector or the threat of an imminent sovereign collapse. Rather, it is the building up of hidden levels of private sector debt in the system of parallel lending we call shadow banking, which proved troublesome in 2008 as well. Specifically, fears concentrate on a new segment of shadow banking markets that has emerged, what I'd call the shadows of the shadow system, namely, short-term corporate-to-corporate lending. This relatively new development has all the ingredients to turn into a mighty catastrophe when combined with a major macroeconomic event such as the demand shock that COVID-19 is widely forecasted to bring along to deepen and widen the anticipated recession figures around the world.
In the short-term an avalanche of central bank liquidity will make sure that we will not see a string of corporate bankruptcies as short-term debts will be rolled over. But should economic operators and markets always operate on the knife-edge? G20 authorities need to act now in a coordinated way, not only to put off today's wildfires in the markets but also to make sure that the economy becomes less leveraged, since an accumulation of bad debts would mean a slower rate of economic recovery when the worst phase of the pandemic is over.
There are two steps that the G20 could take that would have an immediate effect:
extend the regulatory net to all forms of credit intermediation and maturity transformation, obliging such entities to some form of licensing and a duty to act prudently when facilitating new lending; and
use their macroprudential powers beyond the regulated sector to avoid the emergence of a new generation of too-big-to-fail entities.
Unregulated big corporations (over a certain turnover threshold) engaging in short-term lending to recycle their cash surpluses in global markets should be required by G20 regulators to observe large exposure restrictions in their short-term borrowing and lending outside the banking sector. They could also be made subject to a minimum of liquidity reserves to meet a portion of their short-term liabilities over a month. Given the lack of transparency in this sort of activity and the promise of yields in an environment of very low interest rates it may be absurd for authorities to merely rely on market discipline to restrain it.
These restrictions may be imposed on a temporal basis by public authorities, but there is also a need to reform company directors' duties with respect to preservation of financial stability.
Measures to restrict corporate short-term lending in shadow banking markets will prevent them from free-riding on the public safety net. They would also make the approaching economic crisis less devastating for individuals and households whose livelihoods depend on the solvency of these corporates. In the longer term, such restrictions would make corporate boards more determined to focus on productivity gains and innovation, moving away from the toxic wave of debt-based capitalism of the last decade.
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Cosmos » Space » Astronomers turn eyes to New Horizons target beyond Pluto
10 July 2017 /
Michael Lucy
Astronomers turn eyes to New Horizons target beyond Pluto
Astronomers are carefully watching tiny shadows to learn about MU69, the mysterious Kuiper belt object that the New Horizons space probe is heading for.
The New Horizons space probe, which made headlines around the world in 2015 when it beamed back humanity's best-ever views of Pluto, is currently hurtling through the outer reaches of the solar system on its way to a rendezvous with a lump of ice known as MU69.
New Horizons won't get to MU69 for another year and a half – the flyby is expected to occur on 31 December 2018 or 1 January 2019 – so the spacecraft is hibernating to preserve its energy.
Meanwhile, scientists on Earth are doing everything they can to find out as much as possible about MU69 before New Horizons gets there. {%recommended 1147%}
MU69 sits in the Kuiper belt, a broad disc of small floating bodies out beyond Neptune at distances between 30 and 50 times as far from the Sun as Earth is. In some ways it mirrors the asteroid belt that occupies a ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though Kuiper belt objects are on the whole much icier than the rocky asteroids closer to the Sun.
Very little is known about MU69: it was only discovered in 2014, when astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at the Kuiper belt to look for something interesting beyond Pluto that New Horizons might be able to manoeuvre itself towards, and because it is so tiny and distant it's hard to get a good look.
What astronomers have been doing is watching very closely when MU69 passes in front of a background star. In these events, known as stellar occultations, observing the changes to the image of the star can reveal information about the size of MU69 and also whether there is any debris in the space around it that might pose a hazard to New Horizons.
The first such occultation occurred on 3 June, and more than 50 observers set up telescopes in South Africa and Argentina along the path that the tiny, almost imperceptible shadow of MU69 would trace across the Earth's surface. Though the occultation lasted only 2 seconds, altogether the telescopes capture more than 100,000 images of the area of space around MU69.
The Hubble Space Telescope images in which MU69 was first detected in 2014.
NASA, ESA, SwRI, JHU/APL, and the New Horizons KBO Search Team
While the observers did see the background star dimming, they were unable to make any direct observations of MU69, which suggests that it smaller than earlier estimates that it is perhaps 18–41 kilometres across. It is also possible that MU69 is actually a swarm of smaller objects, rather than a single lump.
Another occultation will occur on 10 July, which NASA's airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will watch with its 2.5-metre telescope. A third is due on 17 July, which will be observed by the Hubble Space Telescope and more ground-based observers in southern Argentina.
When all the data is in and analysed, the New Horizons team should have everything they need to make sure that when New Horizons does wake up on its journey through the void, it will have the best information possible to guide it on its way.
Originally published by Cosmos as Astronomers turn eyes to New Horizons target beyond Pluto
Michael Lucy is a former features editor of Cosmos.
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The Times critic A. O. Scott reviews "Fill the Void."
The story told by Rama Burshtein in "Fill the Void," her remarkable debut feature, has an almost classical simplicity. Shira (Hadas Yaron), a young woman living in an ultra-Orthodox enclave in Tel Aviv, faces a choice not unlike those faced by the heroines of Jane Austen novels and Hollywood romantic comedies. Which man will she marry? For Shira, this is an especially agonizing question because it forces her to weigh the claims of family loyalty, religious duty and her own desires.
After a courtship conducted according to the rules of her community — where marriages are not precisely arranged, but brokered and facilitated by parents and professional matchmakers — Shira is engaged to a soft-spoken, ginger-bearded fellow. Her happiness is quickly overshadowed by the death of her beloved older sister, Esther (Renana Raz), who leaves behind a newborn son and a husband, Yochay (Yiftach Klein). As the family struggles with grief, the possibility begins to emerge that Yochay might marry Shira.
Nobody suggests that this is a perfect or even a comfortable solution, but it offers some practical and emotional advantages, especially to Shira's mother (Irit Sheleg), who can't bear the thought that Yochay might leave Israel with her only grandchild. But though Shira and her brother-in-law get along reasonably well, the idea that she could replace Esther shocks her conscience and her sense of propriety.
Ms. Burshtein emphasizes both the loneliness of her heroine's predicament and its implications for those closest to her. Shira's parents are patient and compassionate, and there is no shortage of advice from friends, family members and other interested parties. What the film makes clear, with unfailing sensitivity and wry humor, is that for Shira and her family the ordinary arrangements of living are freighted with moral and spiritual significance. Their routines are dominated by prayer, ritual observance and obedience to Jewish law, but their world does not seem narrow and austere. On the contrary, it is at times almost unbearably full of feeling and significance.
"Fill the Void" has been described as the first feature film directed by an Orthodox Israeli woman, and it is one of a small handful of modern movies that depict religious devotion from within. Characters in black hats and head coverings are not uncommon in Israeli cinema, but they tend to be viewed, by secular filmmakers, with curiosity or condescension, or as symbols of a social problem.
Ms. Burshtein illuminates Shira's world from within, a description that could also be applied to Ms. Yaron's performance. Shira is modest and sensible, forthright with her opinions and discreet about expressing emotion, but the way Ms. Yaron composes her features — and the way she is lighted by Ms. Burshtein and the cinematographer, Asaf Sudry — seems to offer direct access to her soul.
She is surrounded by equally vivid, complicated characters, including her parents, her sharp-tongued Aunt Hanna (Razia Israeli) and the rabbi whose counsel is sought on matters grand and trivial. (In one scene he interrupts an urgent marriage-related discussion to advise an old woman who wants to buy a new stove.) As Yochay, Mr. Klein is a gentle, brooding presence and also an intriguing, at times almost frightening enigma. How well does Shira know him? How much does she want to?
The deeper drama of "Fill the Void" has to do with her self-knowledge, and it is this — the sense we have of witnessing a young person figuring herself out in the most challenging circumstances — that makes the film both accessible and thrilling. It is completely unexpected, and entirely believable.
"Fill the Void" is rated PG (Parental guidance suggested). Modesty is respected.


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Posts tagged 'Seattle Rap'
New album from Framework!
I recently had the pleasure of mastering the long-awaited new project Upscale Slanguage Vol. 1 from South Seattle Hip-Hop legend, Framework. Featuring production from veteran beatsmith, Vitamin D. Available on all digital platforms and on CD. Check it out!
January 29, 2020	Music
New album from Gifted Gab!
I had the pleasure of mixing the queen of Seattle Hip-Hop's latest album, Cause & Effect. Produced entirely by producer extraordinaire, Antwon Vinson. Available on all digital platforms and limited edition vinyl from Crane City Records.
New music videos from Gifted Gab & Deadly Poets!
Two of my clients released new music videos today! The first is from Gifted Gab, which I mixed for her. The 2nd is from the Deadly Poets, and I recorded, mixed and mastered their song. Check 'em out! Happy 4/20!
GIFTED GAB – "EYE ON 'EM"
DEADLY POETS – "RESTRICTIONS"
April 20, 2018	Video
Seattle super group Dyme Def is back with new music!
Seattle super group Dyme Def has been coming in for the past few months and bangin' out some hot new songs. Be on the lookout for an album in 2018! All songs produced by Brainstorm and recorded, mixed & mastered by D-Sane @ Digital Age Sound.
Check out the in-studio video that they shot at Digital Age Sound for the song "Never Gonna Get It".
September 25, 2017	Music, Video
Seattle artist Avatar Darko has released his latest project Putin Work!
Entirely recorded, mixed & mastered at Digital Age Sound. Featuring Raz Simone and the newest signee to Jay-Z's Roc Nation, Korean star Jay Park. Check it out!
September 17, 2017	Music
Check out the debut album "Mind on my Business" from Seattle artist Speaker Child!
Speaker Child, formerly of the group Continental Soldiers, has just released his debut album Mind on my Business that was entirely recorded, mixed & mastered by D-Sane @ Digital Age Sound. The album was mostly produced by West Coast funk extraordinaire, Roc Phizzle, and features appearances from numerous California Hip-Hop legends such as Spice 1, Celly Cel, Dru Down, Rappin' 4-Tay, Andre Nickatina and Lil Nate Dogg. He also teamed up with Seattle Hip-Hop legends Twin-G & Fatal Lucciauno for the bangin' title track "Mind on my Business"! Give his album a listen and if you're diggin' it, support him by purchasing it on iTunes or your favorite retailer! We also pressed up his CD's for him!
July 31, 2017	Music, Video
New Album From Seattle Artist Fatal Lucciauno Available Now!
Fatal Lucciauno has released his long awaited and highly anticipated album WTF Happened! A majority of the album was recorded, mixed & mastered by D-Sane @ Digital Age Sound, with 3 songs recorded and mixed by Carl Roe. The album features appearances from Black Umbrella family members Raz Simone, Sam Lachow and Malitia Malimob as well as Street Level Records recording artist Twin-G. Featuring production from Antwon Vinson, Rob Reeves, Brainstorm, Stuey Newton and Anthony Danza. D-Sane also co-produced the title track "WTF Just Happened?"
Peep the album on SoundCloud….
March 27, 2017	Music
New album from Seattle artist Sam Shoemaker available now!
Our friend Sam Shoemaker just released his debut album "Watch What I Do" today. It's available on iTunes, Spotify and pretty much anywhere you purchase or stream music. The project was entirely Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by D-Sane! Give it a listen and some support! #SeattleHipHop