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The Economics of Charity Telemarketing
It's not a waste of money.
Nobody seems to like charity telemarketers. I have heard this statement so many times I can only assume it comes pre-recorded in the human frontal cortex at birth: "Charity telemarketers pocket 95% of every dollar you give. I just hang up on them."
I'm here neither to praise or condemn charity telemarketers, but to shed some light on the economics of their work. The conventional wisdom is a dangerous and costly misperception. Here's why:
That 95% is wrong.
Far too often, the media conflates profit and revenue when reporting on charity fundraising. For example, a recent story ran with the headline, "Meet the 5 telemarketers that pocketed $89 million asking for charity donations." These were gross figures, so the reader has no idea what the telemarketers' profit actually were, if there even were any.
This collapsing by the media of profit and revenue when it comes to charity consultants of all types infects public attitudes about good people doing good work throughout the sector.
Even with respect to gross income, the 95% take the public has in mind is false. The Syracuse story, for example, shows the top five telemarketers in New York were paid 44% — not 95% — of the $201 million they raised in 2013.
Here's what's actually going on: the telemarketer rents an office, turns on utilities, buys phones, hires attorneys to comply with states' charity laws, and does a dozen other things that cost money, not the least of which is hiring people to make phone calls. Let's say one of those people makes 100 calls every three hours. Ninety-nine people hang up. The 100th person gives $25. The telemarketer just got paid $25 for making 100 calls. Does that sound like a high-margin business?
Qualifier: if a telemarketer is committing fraud by telling you a higher percentage goes to the cause than is the truth, I say throw the book at them. But there is no evidence that charity telemarketers commit fraud with any more frequency than anyone else.
Asking works.
People love to say, "I'd rather give my money directly to the charity." But in reality they often don't. If they did, the charity wouldn't have to hire the telemarketer. But because most people don't give to charity unless they are asked, charities have to spend money asking people, in various ways. Now, let's say that the telemarketer's call prompts a person to hang up and make a direct gift of $25 to the charity. The telemarketer did all of the work that produced the gift, but got paid nothing, and gets a bad reputation on top of it. And consider that if the tele-marketer is paid a flat fee, as some are, then the expense of calling you has already been incurred, whether you give to the charity directly or not.
Long-term value changes the math.
A World Vision telemarketer called me 30 years ago. I made a $25 gift. That put me into the World Vision database. They began sending me solicitations to give $24 a month. I eventually agreed. For thirty years, I've been giving $24 a month — almost $9,000. That telemarketer got paid maybe $20 for that! Over the long term the telemarketer only got .2% of the money raised. (The credit card processor got 4% but you never hear about that.) It's worth it to a charity to lose 65% of an initial small donation in order to get 100% of larger donations over time.
Raising money always costs money, but the ROI typically improves over the long term. For example, a charity hires a new major gift fundraiser for $100,000. Her job is to find $10,000 and up donors. In year one, she raises $100,000. The same could be said of her as of the telemarketers — she pocketed 100% of the donations. But over five years she raises $2,000,000, which makes the cost of her salary over the period just 25% of the total. It takes time to cultivate new major donors. The same economics apply to telemarketers. The long-term value of the huge databases of donors they create for charities can make their short-term fees look small. But states require telemarketing accounting to be isolated, so it can't be folded as easily into a larger ledger as salaries and other fundraising costs that may be just as expensive.
This widespread misunderstanding of the way fundraising works makes acquiring new donors more difficult and expensive. It also discriminates against poor charities. Small charities serving poor communities or narrower causes don't have access to wealthy donors the way universities, hospitals, or broader charities may. They rely on telemarketing because it doesn't have heavy up-front costs. In many cases telemarketers will carry the up-front costs, only getting paid when donations come in. This form of carrying debt is not really any different than banks holding notes on charities for financing their buildings and vans.
You may not like telemarketing, but that doesn't mean it doesn't make sense over the long term. If you don't want a charity to spend money calling you, make regular gifts to them without being asked. And then encourage them to hire a reputable telemarketer to go after the people who don't.
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Stripe to test USDC payments on Twitter via Polygon (MATIC)
Online payment giant Stripe will allow platforms to pay their content creators using USDC, the second largest stablecoin backed by the dollar. The Twitter platform will serve as a test for this new tool, allowing its users to pay in USDC through Paid Spaces or via Super Follows.
Stripe offers USDC as a payment method
4 years after having put aside a Bitcoin (BTC) considered too volatile and unsuitable for transactions, Stripe seems to have found a replacement of choice for payments in cryptocurrencies. Indeed, the American giant specialized in payment solutions for professionals has announced that the USDC will be offered as an option.
Stripe already offers payment tools via Stripe Connect to renowned commerce platforms such as Shopify or WooCommerce, allowing customers to pay for products of their choice in their own currency, across more than 70 countries.
But last month, the company announced that it was rolling out a suite of products for businesses that specialize in making payments in digital assets, while limiting the risk of fraud via the widely democratized KYC (Know Your Customer) process.
At the time, it had established partnerships with the giant FTX as well as its American subsidiary FTX.US, and others such as Blockchain.com or the French company Just Mining.
But Stripe decided to think bigger, and announced yesterday Friday, April 22, that its partner platforms would be able to instantly pay the various content creators they host through USDC, the second largest stablecoin on the market backed by the dollar rate, and through the Polygon (MATIC) network.
Twitter opens the ball
According to the press release, the famous social network Twitter will be used as a test platform. Indeed, Stripe's new tool will first be offered to a selected panel of American creators, who will be able to receive payments in cryptocurrencies via Twitter's Paid Spaces or Super Follows.
This will notably allow creators to connect with their community via innovative means, according to Esther Crawford, Twitter's Product Manager for Creators:
"Twitter is where people go to have conversations around news. We're focused on helping creators who fuel that conversation make money and connect with their audience in new ways. We're excited to start offering cryptocurrency payments to creators via Stripe, so they have more choice in how they get paid."
The addition of cryptocurrency payments on this type of platform has 2 benefits: it allows the platforms involved to participate in the growth of Web 3.0 without even needing to purchase cryptocurrencies directly, but it also allows them to reach a wider audience of users who prefer to pay on the internet in cryptocurrencies rather than traditional currencies.
Initially, this new payment tool will work through the Ethereum (ETH) Polygon sidechain, which allows near-instantaneous transactions for low costs, and which also has the advantage of having a low carbon footprint, which will soon be almost zero.
So these are the first steps for this new service, which will work initially as a test, but we already know that in the future, Stripe plans to include more networks than Polygon and especially, more crypto-currencies than the USDC.
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Increasing number of states using armed UAVs
CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicles.
Over the last five years the number of countries actively using armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has quadrupled, according to new research.
A new report published this month by Drone Wars UK entitled 'Drone Wars: The Next Generation' shows that from just three states (US, UK and Israel) in 2013, there are now a further nine who have deployed armed drones, or UAVs, in a variety of roles including for armed conflict and counter-terror operations.
The report also shows that a further nine states are very close to having armed drone capabilities, almost doubling the number of existing users. "To this number, we have added five non-state actors who have used armed drones, which will take the number of active operators of armed drones to over 25 in the next few years," Drone Wars said.
"A number of studies by think tanks and NGOS over the last few years have shown that military drone technology has spread to over 90 countries, however, the ability to use armed drones has until recently remained in the hands of only a relatively few states. Some media reports, perhaps egged on by special interest groups, can give the impression that the skies are already filled with armed drones from many countries, ready to strike at any moment and so there is little to be done. However, while the numbers of countries operating armed drones is increasing, we are not yet at the point of being unable to control the proliferation and use of these systems. Drone Wars has sifted through much rumour, hearsay and propaganda from various countries to find out exactly who has manufactured, exported or acquired armed drones, and in what ways these drones have been put to use. We believe our report gives a clear picture of the reality of armed drone proliferation and the implications for global peace and security," Drone Wars said.
Who has armed drones?
As is well known, China has sold armed drones to a number of countries around the world. Since 2013, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE and Egypt have begun operating armed Chinese drones whilst another four countries (Jordan, Myanmar, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) are thought to have recently taken possession of, or be in discussion about the sale of, Chinese drones. These Wing Loong and CH series drones are cheaper and less powerful than US Predators and Reapers. As, according to their specifications, they are not capable of delivering a payload of at least 500 kg to a range of at least 300 km they do not fall into the category of systems that would be refused under Category 1 of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as the US systems do.
The Second Generation of armed drone operators
Turkey, Pakistan and Iran are actively using their own manufactured drones. Iran has, it seems, supplied Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis with armed drones while ISIS and the PKK have attached small explosives to off-the-shelf drones. Turkey is thought to be concluding deal with Qatar and the Ukraine and South Korea are very close to beginning production of their own armed drones.
"As for the larger countries that one might expect to have already deployed armed drones, such as Russia and India, they still appear to be some distance from producing workable models. Moreover, the European countries which operate unarmed versions of US Predators and Reapers have been unable, until now, to convince the US to allow the export of armed versions. Italy and France look set to arm their Reapers in the near future, while Germany will take delivery of Israeli Heron drones that they can reportedly arm. Meanwhile several cross-European projects are underway to develop indigenous armed drones within the EU," Drone Wars said.
Imminent operators of armed drones
Many of the states who have employed armed drones have done so to monitor and strike against armed groups within their own country. Nigeria against Boko Haram, Turkey against the PKK, Egypt against Sinai Province, Iraq against ISIS and Pakistan against al-Qaeda and associated groups. This is over half of the new (state) operators of armed drones and highlights how the 'war on terror' is facilitating the spread of this particular military technology.
The ability of military drones to gather intelligence from hard-to-access areas and monitor individuals of interest and strike at a moment's notice has proved attractive option for dealing with internally armed groups. However, given the US precedent of using drones for targeted killings, this raises questions about whether the spread of drones will help or hinder the rule of law in this area. Other countries have used their armed drones in extraterritorial conflict, such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran, and UAE, Egypt and possibly Iran and others in Syria.
"The findings of this report serve as a reminder that the developing proliferation of armed drones is a reality and that the international community must take seriously the consequences of both drones in the theatre of war, and their use in the war on terror for extra-judicial killing," Drone Wars said.
"With the numbers of operators of armed drones having more than quadrupled in the last five years, when NSAs are taken in to account, it is highly problematic that there has been such limited development on controls for proliferation and use of armed drones. The recent lobbying in the US has only served to convince the Trump administration to roll back conditions on export, with more of the same promised. Given the diversity of states that have engaged the use of armed drones and China's prolific sales, it is incumbent upon all members of the international community to engage speedily and thoroughly in an open, UN-led process that will deal with both proliferation and use."
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Priscilla Ahn – Find My Way Back Home
Priscilla Ahn – Find My Way Back Home (Chords)
A while back I was knocked out by a video of Priscilla Ahn playing a ukulele song. But there wasn't any indication of what it's called. I begged for more information but didn't get any. Luckily for all of us, the song has cropped up on her new album A Good Day and I couldn't resist working it out.
She's tuned down half a step for the studio and the live versions (but I've kept the chord names in C tuning to save confusion). The song uses some slightly unusual chords (C6, G9, F6). There are also two versions of the C6 chord (one with all the strings open and one in the third position). She seems to use these interchangeably on the live versions, but I've tabbed out the version on the record.
There's an interesting move on the 'Bubbles…' part where she cycles through the diminished chords. All these chords are the same shape yet have notes in them (A, Eb, F# and C). Check if you don't believe me (and have absolutely nothing going on in your life).
After that there's a little single note run which goes something like this:
For the final run part of the song, she stops strumming and starts picking. The picking pattern goes like this:
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Putin's playthings
Nato's response to the Skripal poisoning has revealed its disunity
Alexander Woolfson
Jens Stoltenberg: Could have been tougher on Russia (Annika Haas (EU2017EE) CC BY-2.0)
Theresa May appeared to achieve her first foreign policy success on March 22 at the EU summit in Brussels. She managed to persuade her fellow members to harden their initial position on the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, issuing a joint statement that the only plausible explanation was Russian responsibility. May's limited victory underscores the precarious position that the UK will find itself in after Brexit. More importantly it also illustrates the degree to which the EU has become Europe's preferred form of defensive decision making when it comes to defence, much to Nato and the EU's detriment. The EU's decision to remove their ambassador to Russia is a surprisingly blunt measure limiting their diplomatic resources.
The week before, a joint statement by the UK, France, the US and Germany had been presented as a strong display of unity, despite its glaring omissions both in terms of content and signatories. The most important phrase was that it "threatens the security of us all". This recognition of collective defence should more appropriately have been expressed by Nato but the divide between Europe and the US, particularly on the issue of Russia, has opened a fissure in the alliance.
Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's response was to express support for the UK, whilst stating that this was not grounds for invoking Nato's most serious clause, Article V, which would demand a response from all members. This was a diplomatic sleight of hand. Whilst he was correct that any response must be proportionate, there are steps short of Article V that Nato could have taken.
The response to what is merely the latest in a succession of "plausibly deniable" Russian military actions stretching from Crimea to Syria, should have been to invoke Nato's Article IV to "consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened."
This would have sent a strong message of unity and triggered a special session to speed up a co-ordinated Nato response. Indeed, Theresa May's carefully chosen language in her Parliamentary statement appeared to be intended to pave the way towards such international action in response to what she characterised as a state-directed attack on the UK.
Instead, the EU's statement papered over the significant diplomatic gulf about how to actually tackle Russia that has divided Nato members since the invasion of Crimea in 2014. Expelling Russian intelligence agents operating under official cover is a sensible first step but it does not serve to ensure unity on further sanctions or other coordinated responses.
Mustering the support for this seemingly self-evident statement had initially proved challenging, following initial reluctance by the US and France to publicly blame Russia. It was an inadequate response to a week that raised extraordinary questions about foreign policy on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, an expression of solidarity that highlighted the silence of his President, cost Rex Tillerson his job as Secretary of State.
Revealing the depth of disunity between, and indeed within Nato members, however momentarily, is exactly the effect Putin hoped for. It totally negates the purpose of the joint statement and was apparent to even the most useful of idiots, Jeremy Corbyn, whilst he grasped for any explanation of events that didn't directly implicate Russia.
As Putin celebrates his recent re-election he can be confident that Nato has failed to adequately respond to his challenge to the integrity of a member state, a blow to the collective security of all. This portends future obstacles to credible collective action, a signal that only likely to embolden Moscow further.
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Alarmingly, there are credible Western voices advocating a grand bargain with Russia
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The UK debate over air strikes reveals the strategic void at the heart of Westminster
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OBAMA DECLARES VICTORY…330 BILLION DOLLAR BUST
Obamanomics
(Washington Times) – The "fiscal cliff" deal that was designed to save money actually includes $330.3 billion in new spending over the next decade, according to the official estimate the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday afternoon.
CBO said the bill contains about $25.1 billion in new cuts, but those are swamped by the new spending on extended unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and other new refundable tax credits that President Obama fought for.
Of those cuts, only $2 billion are scheduled to take effect in 2013.
And CBO also warned that some of the cuts Congress is counting are from programs on which CBO never expected the money to be spent anyway — such as cuts to the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan, which was part of Mr. Obama's health care law.
All told, the bill deepens the deficit by nearly $4 trillion over the next decade, when the new tax cuts and spending are combined.
The bill also delays by two months the automatic spending cuts slated to take effect Wednesday, with a promise to reduce spending in the future to cover for them.
White House declares victory
(Politico) – The White House issued a "fact sheet" statement Tuesday declaring the fiscal cliff agreement a victory, even though the House has yet to vote on the measure.
"At this make or break moment for the middle class, the President achieved a bipartisan solution that keeps income taxes low for the middle class and grows the economy," the statement says. "For the first time in 20 years, Congress will have acted on a bipartisan basis to vote for significant new revenue.
"This means millionaires and billionaires will pay their fair share to reduce the deficit through a combination of permanent tax rate increases and reduced tax benefits."
The White House said it achieved 85 percent of what it wanted on taxes, locking in $620 billion in revenue from wealthier Americans over 10 years. The statement, entitled "The Tax Agreement: A Victory for Middle-Class Families & the Economy" and issued less than an hour before Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to meet with House Democrats on the Hill, includes a list of talking points covering everything from capital gains (hiked to 20 percent) to the extension of unemployment benefits and tax credits for renewable energy.
And in a section sure to please Democrats but unsettle Republicans, the White House said it planned to continue seeking more tax hikes, tying them to debt reduction.
"As we move forward to address our ongoing fiscal challenges, both spending cuts and continuing to ask the wealthy to do a little more will be part of a balanced approach," the statement says. "It is critical for our economy and future generations that we reduce the deficit. We cannot keep racking up this debt on our kids. And the President looks forward to working with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a balanced and bipartisan way."
Here are the points:
•Permanently extends the middle-class tax cuts and also extends credits for working families, with additional measures to protect families and promote economic growth.
• Permanent extension of the middle class tax cuts: This will provide certainty for 114 million households including lower tax rates, an expanded Child Tax Credit, and marriage penalty relief—steps that together will prevent the typical family of four from seeing a $2,200 tax increase next year. In addition, it includes a permanent Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) fix.
• Most progressive income tax code in decades: By raising income tax rates on the wealthiest and keeping taxes low for the middle class, the agreement will ensure we have the most progressive income tax code in decades.
• Extension of Emergency Unemployment Insurance benefits for 2 million people: The agreement will prevent 2 million people from losing UI benefits in January by extending emergency unemployment insurance benefits for one year.
• Extension of tax cuts for 25 million working families and students: The deal extends President Obama's expansions of the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and the President's new American Opportunity Tax Credit, which helps families pay for college. The President fought hard to extend these credits, overcoming Republican insistence that income taxes go up by an average of $1,000 for 25 million working families and students. The agreement would extend them for five years.
• Extension of renewable energy incentives, the R&E tax credit and other business incentives: The agreement extends tax relief for businesses through the end of next year. This means extending the Production Tax Credit, a key incentive for renewable energy that many Republicans had been trying to end, as well as the Research & Experimentation tax credit. In addition, the agreement extends 50 percent bonus depreciation, a cost-effective temporary measure to support investment and growth. All of these would be extended through the end of 2013.
• Fixes the SGR ("doc fix") with no cuts to the Affordable Care Act or to beneficiaries: The agreement avoids a 27 percent cut to reimbursements for doctors seeing Medicare patients for 2013 by fixing the sustainable growth rate formula through the end of next year (the "doc fix"). The President stood firm against Republican proposals to pay for this fix with cuts to the Affordable Care Act or the beneficiaries.
• Postpones the sequester for two months, paid for with $1 of revenue for every $1 of spending, with the spending balanced between defense and domestic: The agreement saves $24 billion, half in revenue and half from spending cuts which are divided equally between defense and nondefense, in order to delay the sequester for two months. This will give Congress time to work on a balanced plan to end the sequester permanently through a combination of additional revenue and spending cuts in a balanced manner.
•Raises $620 billion in revenue according to Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation by achieving the President's goal of asking the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans to pay more while protecting 98 percent of families and 97 percent of small businesses from any income tax increase.
• Restores the 39.6 percent rate for high-income households, as in the 1990s: The top rate would return to 39.6 percent for singles with incomes above $400,000 and married couples with incomes above $450,000.
• Capital gains rates for high-income households return to Clinton-era levels: The capital gains rate would return to what it was under President Clinton, 20 percent. Counting the 3.8 percent surcharge from the Affordable Care Act, dividends and capital gains would be taxed at a rate of 23.8 percent for high-income households. These tax rates would apply to singles above $400,000 and couples above $450,000.
• Reduced tax benefits for households making over $250,000 (for singles) and $300,000 (for couples): The agreement reinstates the Clinton-era limits on high-income tax benefits, the phaseout of itemized deductions ("Pease") and the Personal Exemption Phaseout ("PEP"), for couples with incomes over $300,000 and singles with incomes over $250,000. These two provisions reduce tax benefits for high-income households. This sets the stage for future balanced approaches to deficit reduction, which could include additional revenue through tax reforms that reduce tax benefits for Americans making over $250,000.
• Raises tax rates on the wealthiest estates: The agreement raises the tax rate on the wealthiest estates – worth upwards of $5 million per person – from 35 percent to 40 percent, in contrast to Republican proposals to continue the current estate tax levels.
• The agreement's $620 billion in revenue is 85 percent of the amount raised by the Senate-passed bill, if that bill had been enacted and made permanent: The agreement locks in $620 billion in high-income revenue over the next ten years. In contrast, the bill passed by Democrats in the Senate achieved approximately $70 billion through one-year provisions; these same provisions could have raised a total of $715 billion over ten years if Congress acted again to extend it permanently. However, the Senate bill itself locked in only one year's worth of savings so would have required additional extensions to achieve those savings.
• Part of a balanced process of deficit reduction and stronger growth.
• Strengthens our recovery next year by cutting taxes for the middle-class: The independent, non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that allowing the full effect of the "fiscal cliff" would cause our economy to enter a recession and actually shrink next year primarily as a result of higher taxes on the middle class and across-the-board spending cuts. The final agreement prevents taxes from rising on the middle class and delays the across-the-board "sequester."
• Temporary measures to support consumer spending and business investment: Extending unemployment insurance is one of the more effective ways to encourage consumer spending. And bonus depreciation will give companies incentives to invest.
• Provides greater economic certainty for families and businesses: The agreement will make it easier for families and businesses to plan and will help our economy grow.
• Cuts the deficit and reduces the debt as a share of the economy over the next five years: Since April last year, the President has signed into law 1.7 trillion in deficit reduction, including $700 billion in spending cuts from enacted appropriations bills in 2011 and 2012, and $1 trillion in the Budget Control Act. This tax agreement not only further reduces the deficit, but raises $620 in new revenue from high-income households. Together with a strengthening economy these steps will bring down the deficit as a share of the economy over the next five years.
• Establishes a foundation for additional balanced, pro-growth deficit reduction through tax and entitlement reform: The agreement leaves substantial scope for reducing tax expenditures for high-income households, reforming corporate taxes to broaden the base and cut the rate to make America more competitive, and to take further steps to reform entitlements.
•Extends the farm bill through the end of the fiscal year, averting a sharp rise in milk prices at the beginning of 2013.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/jan/1/deficit-fiscal-cliff-bill-actually-spends-330-bill/
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/01/white-house-declares-a-victory-153090.html


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Martin Brundle Among A Number Of Ex And Current Drivers To Appear At Autosport
by Ben | Jan 7, 2019 | Autosport International 2019, News | 0 comments
Former Formula One driver turned Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle is among a long list of drivers who will appear at the Autosport International show this weekend.
The former McLaren, Benetton and Jordan driver is joined by his Sky Sports F1 colleagues Karin Chandhok and Johnny Herbert.
LeMans 24 Hours winner David Brabham along with former Grand Prix driver David Coulthard will be at the show.
Charlie Martin will also be at the show along with Billy Monger who has once again been confirmed to perform in the Live Action Arena.
Gordon Sheddon, Matt Neal, Colin Turkington, Andrew Jordan and Ash Sutton will also attend the show.
The McLaren F1 Team's new line up of Carlos Sains and Lando Norris will attend the show on Super Saturday along with all of the FIA World Rally Championship drivers and co drivers for the launch of the 2019 season.
Andy Rouse of Rouse Engineering will be at the show as will give time V8 Supercar Champion Mark Skaife.
This year's Autosport International Show is not to be missed.


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'Dr. Who' Christmas Special Adds an Actor Who Has Played Dr. Who
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An actor who has a special connection to the "Dr. Who" franchise will be part of the BBC's "Dr. Who" Christmas special, reports Deadline.com. The actor is Richard E. Grant — he and fellow actor Tom Ward have been added to the holiday special, which is being shot this week in Wales.
Grant played Dr. Who in the BBC online series "Scream of the Shalka" in 2003. Ward is a BBC star, having just left the network's "Silent Witness" after being on that show since 2002.
"Who" fans are especially keen on the Christmas show because it will introduce the Doctor's new companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman. Steven Moffat, the executive producer, wrote the holiday edition and Saul Metzstein is directing.
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Simply put, Lawrence Ritter's oral history of the early days of baseball is perhaps the best book ever done on baseball, and it created a whole new genre of storytelling. Now, thanks to the collaboration of author/researchers Neal McCabe and Hank Thomas, and modern technology, Ritter's original tape recordings of his fascinating conversations with Sam Crawford, Goose Goslin, Smoky Joe Wood, Chief Meyers, Lefty O'Doul, and other "stars" of the book have come to "life." Hear for yourself the wonderful stories and recollections about Cobb, Walter Johnson, Wagner, Ruth, Mathewson, and the other legends of baseball's illustrious past. Over five hours of interviews with eleven of the men who appear in Ritter's book can be heard on the four CD (or cassette) collection, including lots of new material that didn't make it into the book (i.e., Joe Wood talking about the "fix" involving himself, Cobb, Speaker, and Dutch Leonard). The set even includes a nifty 32-page booklet featuring the classic photos of Charles M. Conlon (most of which don't appear in the book). Clearly this is the ideal gift for a person in love with the game of baseball.
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DIAMOND CUTS: A Compilation of Baseball Songs and Poetry
Hungry for Music, 1997.
This entertaining CD features a delightful variety of cuts, ranging from bluegrass, folk, pop, and blues, to jazz, rap, and gospel. Unlike mainstream-targeted baseball music collections, Diamond Cuts' twenty-five offerings are more inclusive of the great diversity inherent in the game. The strength of this collection is in the seldom heard releases that are featured, such as "The Ball Game," "This Side of the White Line," "Oscar Charleston," "The Secret to Life According to Satchel Paige," and "The Ballad of Ty Cobb." There are also some well-known tunes like "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball," "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio," and "Centerfield". Great variety with lots of different artists, as well as short readings by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Buck O'Neil, and Bob Costas. Many of the versions on this CD were created especially for Diamond Cuts, and proceeds from sales also benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
"A soundtrack for America's pastime... an album that proverbially touches all the bases: baseball, music, and verse."
Item No. 02 $15.99
DIAMOND CUTS: Turning Two
Hungry for Music, 1998
Like the first sold-out compilation released in 1997, this second sampler presents a nice variety of recordings, including "Baseball Boogie," "Knock it Out of the Park," "Color Line," "Doing His Job" (inspired by Cal Ripken's streak), "Shoeless Joe Jackson," "Roberto Clemente," "Mickey Mantle Rookie Card," and "Christmas Down in Cooperstown." Unlike mainstream-targeted baseball music collections, Diamond Cuts' offerings are more inclusive of the great diversity inherent in the game. Notable artists include Ruth Brown, Garland Jeffreys, George Winston, Chuck Brodsky, David Thomas Roberts, Chip Monk, Eddie from Ohio, and Paul Simon. Also featured is a hilarious satirical version of "Casey at the Bat" performed live by Garrison Keillor (with a Boston brogue) on his A Prairie Home Companion show.
DIAMOND CUTS: Triple Play
Jeff Campbell's third collection of baseball songs (22 cuts and 70 minutes of play time) is another eclectic mix of interesting music you won't find other places, including several folk, blue grass, and instrumental ballads. Our favorites include Tom Russell's "Sunny¹s Diner," Greg Brown's "Laughing River," Chuck Brodsky's "Letters in the Dirt," Dan Bern's "They Ain't Got Baseball," Jeff Arundel's "Harmon Killebrew," and Christine Lavin's hilarious "Ballad of a Ball Game." There's also a kickin' "Dock Ellis" by SF Seals and the up-tempo "World of Orioles Baseball" by Jason Siemer.
DIAMOND CUTS: Grand Slam
This fourth compilation of baseball songs by Hungry for Music (20 cuts and 71 minutes of play time) may be the best one yet, as Jeff Campbell continues to bring together a great variety of musical artists and styles in this wonderfully eclectic mix of baseball-themed songs. Our favorite cut is of course Dan Bern's "Merkle" (in spite of some artistic license with the facts), inspired by a story in EFQ issue 15:4, but we're also partial to the up tempo "Bill Veeck and the Baseball Man"; Jake Flack's "Earl Weaver"; Bill Kirchen's "Three Strikes and You're Out"; Ruthie and the Wrangler's "Bagged Me a Homer"; the country flavor of Marcus Hummon's "Cheap Seats" (on the beauty of minor league baseball); the wonderful piano rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by stride piano great Johnny Guarnieri; Jazzman Dave Frishberg's "Matty" tribute; and folksinger Chuck Brodsky's "Gone to Heaven" (about baseball comedian Max Patkin).
DIAMOND CUTS: Bottom of the Fifth
The fifth volume in this series features twenty cuts and sixty-six minutes of music, and like the past four releases, is sure to bring lots of satisfying listening. Tracks include songs about baseball greats Joe DiMaggio, Walter Johnson, Ozzie Smith, and Mickey Mantle, but the strength of this CD, as with previous compilations, is the variety of music styles and stories, such as Chuck Brodsky's "Bonehead Merkle," Dan Bern's "If the Dodgers Had Stayed in Brooklyn," Padre coach/singer/songwriter Tim Flannery's "The Baseball Song," George Winston's "Baseball Blues,"Henry Sapoznik's Yiddish version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game,"EFQ contributor Mikhail Horowitz's wonderful "Cool Casey"parody, and Tim Wilson's hilarious "Ballad of John Rocker."
DIAMOND CUTS: Top of the Sixth
The sixth release in this fine series of baseball songs features twenty-one cuts and 74 minutes of play time. Like past collections, there is a variety of music and artists, including rock, folk, jazz, country, and instrumental performers. Baseball personalities featured in song include Moe Berg, Dizzy Dean, Pedro Guerrero, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Rube Marquard, Biff Pocoroba, and Cal Ripken. Highlighted themes include T-Ball, AstroTurf, ballpark food, and dreams of becoming a big leaguer. Our favorites include a great "It's Opening Day" rendition by Esther Haynes and the Swingin' Dingers to kick off the CD; Bill Mallonee's "You Give it All Your Heart" (Little League); Tom Russell's "The Kid from Spavinaw" (Mickey Mantle); George Winston's "Maris' Farewell"; and anything from Chuck Brodsky and Dan Bern, two artists who have appeared on every Diamond Cuts release. And EFQ contributing editor Mikhail Horowitz again recites one of his fine poems, "Pearly Babe."
DIAMOND CUTS: 7th Inning Stretch
Another year, another great release of baseball music by Diamond Cuts, featuring 23 songs and 76 minutes of playtime. Seventh Inning Stretch includes songs about baseball personalities such as: Warren Spahn, Herb Score, Babe Ruth, Ron Guidry, Curt Flood, Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, Richie Ashburn, and others. Our favorites include an Elvis-style tune ("Hardball Boogie") by Flea Bops; Greg Hardy's "Babe Ruth's Piano"; Steve Goodman's classic "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"; Chuck Brodsky's "Whitey and Harry" folk ballad; Dan Bern's catchy "Gamblin' With My Love"; Ron Rogers' bluesy "Willie Mays"; a recitation of Ogden Nash's baseball poem by NPR's Bob Edwards, and an acoustic blues guitar rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."
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The Baseball Ballads
by Chuck Brodsky, 2002
Folksinger Chuck Brodsky hits a home run with this terrific collection of story songs about an eclectic mix of baseball personalities and personal heroes. Brodsky's focus is on the lesser known and least understood figures in baseball history, and his musical talents and appreciation for a well-researched story shine through in the words and lyrics. Tracks include "The Ballad of Eddie Klepp," "Gone to Heaven" (Max Patkin), "Dock Ellis No-No," "Letters in the Dirt" (Richie Allen), "Bonehead Merkle," "Moe Berg: The Song," "The Unnatural Shooting of Eddie Waitkus," and "Whitey and Harry" (Richie Ashburn and Harry Kalas). An interview with Chuck Brodsky appears in the Fall, 2002 issue of EFQ.
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Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Jeff Arundel recorded this wonderful tune of bygone days at Met Stadium as part of his "edgy" 1996 "Ride the Ride" CD, and produced less than 1000 promotional singles with a special Killebrew baseball card themed jacket. Back of DJ features stats from reverse of Killebrew's 1970 Topps baseball card.
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Institutions that succeed in helping regional growth deserve being included in measures of performance, says Simon Baker
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Universities being vital for local communities and economies is a refrain you often hear in Europe, especially in regions that have been hit by industrial decline and slow growth.
However, it is not something people automatically associate with a rapidly developing country such as China, where often the most common headline on higher education is the rise of elite institutions such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, which are fast gaining ground on Western universities (both are now inside the top 40 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings).
The Chinese government's priorities seem to tally with this focus, with flagship funding programmes such as Project 985 and Project 211 pumping money into a relatively small number of universities. Even Project 211, which affects around 100 institutions, involves only a fraction of the country's 2,000-odd universities and colleges.
But despite this drive in China to produce world-class institutions, it was the huge importance of universities to regional economies and their role in improving the skills of local populations that emerged as a surprising theme from a THE event in Beijing last week.
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As part of the event held at Tsinghua on 17 March, a panel discussion involving Chinese university leaders and education experts considered the factors that fed into creating a "good" higher education institution in the country.
Although it was acknowledged that research and teaching are at the core of Chinese universities' missions, especially at the elite end of the spectrum, it was repeatedly stressed that it is important to attempt to measure how well institutions support local economies through educating the workforce with skills needed by industries in that area. This was often linked during the discussion to the idea of universities being vital to supporting "nation building" in China.
This last phrase may conjure up a view in the West of Chinese universities being tools of a one-party government that wants to increase economic growth. However, such an approach is arguably not that different to that seen in some parts of Europe and North America: indeed, the UK constantly seems in the midst of a debate about whether universities are there to support the government's industrial strategy or to drive innovation through their independence.
In similar ways to the recent attempt, through initiatives such as the teaching excellence framework in the UK, to shine a light on good teaching, perhaps there is an argument to devise new measures of excellence that look at university support for local economies.
Just how this would be done is, naturally, the tricky bit. Crude measures of income gained from industry, for example, really only show the money that changes hands when private companies pay for academics to do research. It may miss the value added by universities in transferring vital skills to a local workforce or by informing public policymaking in a region.
One way to measure a university's impact on local society could be to survey employers in the area, but this would return mainly opinion-based results that are difficult to compare with other institutions.
Ideally what is needed is a metric that reflects how well a university is supporting its local area – one that works just as well in Germany's Ruhr valley or North East England as in China's own Northeastern "rust belt". Perhaps such a metric could look at the proportion of a university's students drawn from the nearby area or region; even the number of local students from poorer backgrounds could be considered, as this arguably indicates an upskilling of the workforce.
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Although such an approach seems to contradict the push in many measures of university performance to look at how international the student body is, it is essentially trying to evaluate a different thing: how successful a university is in supporting a local economy rather than in becoming a world-class institution on the global stage.
It could easily be argued that universities across the globe should be assessed on how well they do at both internationalisation and this "localisation" – especially in the light of the rise of discontent in the West with globalisation. Certainly it could highlight the hard work and success of many other types of university beyond the research elite.
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The Librarian of Congress Wants to Know Your Thoughts on Copyright
January 30, 2017 January 30, 2017 Sarah Hicks Copyright
By: Sarah Hicks
In October, Maria Pallante stepped down as the Register of Copyrights after being given a different title by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Instead of accepting the appointment as senior advisor for digital strategy, Pallante resigned. Her resignation has been pretty polarizing. Some see it as proof that the Librarian of Congress is interested in aggressively weakening copyright protections, while others see it as a possibility to finally start strengthening the public domain.
It's no lie that Pallante was a strong champion of creators' rights. Like many of her predecessors, Pallante had strong ties to the creative industries. (In fact, her new job is as the head of the Association of American Publishers. Before being Register of Copyrights, she worked with the National Writers Union and the Authors Guild.) Unfortunately, this wasn't a good thing for everyone else.
According to a report by Public Knowledge — an organization that promotes balanced copyright, consumer rights, and open Internet policies — in recent years the Copyright Office has blatantly ignored the intended balance of copyright law. This includes things like supporting stricter standards of due diligence for orphan works (works for which the copyright holder can't be found), advocating for increased "moral rights" over copyright holders that would allow them to put the kibosh on their work being used in a way that they disagreed with, endorsing both SOPA and PIPA, advocating for resale royalties, and deeming laws "ambiguous" so they can justify their increased limits. Many of these things have been struck down in court, or had pushback from Congress, but the fact remains that the Copyright Office wholeheartedly advocates for rights holders, and not for the public domain.
To many, creators having increased rights over their works doesn't seem like a bad thing, so let's talk about how things currently stand. The current copyright term is set for death of the author plus 70 years. So, for example, if J.K. Rowling died tomorrow, unless the law changed, her work wouldn't become public domain until 2087. Given that the original maximum copyright length was 28 years, the current term seems more than adequate for the average creator. However, due to the current term of copyright (which was most recently extended in 1998), nothing is passing in the public domain in the U.S. until 2019, and hasn't since at least 2010.
What's more, unlike in the past where a creator had to opt-in to copyright, now copyright applies automatically. What's covered by copyright? Almost anything that is a creative expression in a fixed medium. That could be your class notes or a watercolor painting of your cat, even though those kinds of things might not really benefit from copyright protection.
With automatic protection, less and less is available for people to use freely for their own creations, or for their research. Creators are definitely supposed to have control and rights over their work, but there should also be a balance. The initial idea of copyright was to incentivize innovation by granting the creator exclusive right for a limited number of years, but then it was supposed to be free for use by others. Stricter copyright laws means that today's creators are more and more at risk of penalty if they infringe even a tiny, tiny bit on someone else's work, whether it's six notes from a sound recording sampled for a new song, a line of a poem used in a novel, or even a few seconds of The Simpsons in the background of a documentary. (All of these have really happened, by the way.)
In light of this, the Library of Congress has put up a survey, asking the people what they want from the Copyright Office. Why should librarians care? Well, there are two key issues. The first is that having more works in the public domain means that we have more free resources to use. Are you tired of only having subpar clipart to (legally) use for your programming marketing? A stronger public domain can help. Do you want to preserve historical photographs or documents, but you can't find who owns them? A stronger public domain can help. The same goes for things that are open source or in the creative commons. While the creators of works under these licenses still hold the copyright, they allow others (such as libraries) to use them in specific ways, such as for educational purposes.
The second is that issues of copyright and intellectual property can have real ramifications for intellectual freedom. Currently, copyright law provides exceptions for things that are deemed "fair use" of copyrighted works, even without the rights holders' permissions. Fair use covers things such as criticism, satire, news reporting, and (usually) research. All of these are paramount for exercising our First Amendment rights, which are currently very much under attack.
A more public domain-minded Register of Copyrights can help preserve and protect these vitally important aspects of copyright. A Register with ties to creative industries, that's concerned with expanding protections and profits, will likely not fight for the public domain much at all. In times like these, as privatization becomes more and more common, there is a real risk in continued strengthening of copyright law.
There may not be much we can do to influence this appointment, as the Register of Copyrights has to be approved by Congress, but at least we can try to make our voices heard. If you're interested in doing so, fill out this survey by Jan. 31.
Sarah Hicks is a current MLIS student at the University of Pittsburgh, and works in a local public library. She has long been passionate about issues regarding intellectual freedom, and believes that these issues are becoming increasingly important worldwide, especially those related to privacy, surveillance, and censorship. Perhaps unsurprisingly, as certain stereotypes about librarians are not wholly untrue, she is both an avid reader (of many genres) and a total cat lady. Sarah can sometimes be found @exactlibrarian.
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Located in Oneida County - the heart of the Wisconsin Northwoods - Rhinelander has a population of around 7600est. and stands as the retail hub of northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan. When considering those who work and shop daily in Rhinelander, the population swells to around 20,000. Rhinelander provides the feel of a small-town, friendly community; yet is large enough to provide great year-around living experiences and activities.
A Mayor and an eight-member Council govern Rhinelander. The City provides a wide range of municipal services, including full-time Police and Fire, EMS, Water and Wastewater Utilities, Public Works, Parks, Library, and general government services. While in Rhinelander, come visit the historic City Hall built 1908-1909. The City Hall is open for business weekdays from 8:00 to 4:30 pm.
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Trapped in the Present Tense: Meditations on American Memory
"Colette Brooks is that rarest of writers: an original. Her ruminative, visionary, forensic meditation on enduring American pathologies, with its rich trove of visual artifacts, is both riveting and deeply mysterious."
– Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach and A Visit from the Goon Squad
"Brooks is paying her respects to fleeting but meaningful episodes in our history, pushing back against our culture's waves of forgetting . . . By preserving the capacity to be surprised, she concludes, we may be more open to keeping memory alive . . . [Brooks] has done just this."
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"Brooks ruminates upon the past while reframing events to challenge our present perceptions of what matters most when we look back and formulate life lessons . . . This is a sophisticated, thoughtful collection that should be read with the kind of care that Brooks instilled into each provocative essay."
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"What is a memory? Colette Brooks searchingly explores this question, one so fundamental we never really ask it, to uncover the sinuous paths by which public and private information intersect and mutate to form something quite separate from events as they occurred. Brooks doesn't merely describe but rather enacts this process. In prose that moves between urgent, reflective, and intimate registers, she makes vivid how the news—in all its evolving but always insistent forms—has colonized our most intimate selves. Trapped in the Present Tense charts this new consciousness and takes astute stock of its social and emotional implications."
—Albert Mobilio, author of Same Faces
"One of the pleasures of reading Colette Brooks is relinquishing what I thought I knew about her subjects. The startling clarity of her thinking, the lucidity of her sentences, and her knack for knowing where to look transform whatever she's writing about into something strangely unfamiliar and thrilling. And in Trapped in the Present Tense, a moving meditation on American life, Brooks reveals the contemporary moment to be both mournfully inevitable and utterly unexpected."
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Celebrating success is critical for a leader, and the ability to step back and admire an accomplishment can prove to be essential on the journey to fulfill a vision. Today, the Buccino Leadership Institute celebrates the Seton Hall Undergraduate Leaders Podcast's 50th episode.
Just two years ago, the university-wide Buccino Leadership Institute launched, and with it came an influx of new ideas. Those ideas were quick to become reality, all thanks to the dedicated efforts of students and faculty alike. The idea for the podcast was to be the first podcast dedicated to developing young leaders at the college level as they begin to embark on their professional careers. On November 2nd, 2018, the very first episode aired with Dr. Gerald P. Buccino, the namesake and chief benefactor of the Institute, as the guest. In that episode alone, Dr. Price and Dr. Buccino covered topics that are not limited in the scope of only a college education, but what makes a team work. Dr. Buccino discussed the importance of soft skills, self-perception, goal setting, and competition, not forgetting to mix in the important reminders to "stand out" and "rise above the rest".
Week after week, as the podcast released new episodes and gained in popularity, Student Director Audrey Pennington juggled managing the student-led podcast initiative on top of all the responsibilities that come with being a college freshman. Leading her team is only a portion of her actual responsibilities, however she would also serve as the Chief Engineer. Editing the episodes, tweaking each 30-minute interview until she reaches the polished and professional product seen on the podcast, is no easy task. As time moved on and the next generation of Buccino leaders were introduced, she always encouraged the new hosts, never bringing to attention the time it must have taken to remove all of the "oo's" and "uh's".
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GULFSTREAM V FLIES NONSTOP FROM NEW YORK TO TOKYO
By GORDON A. GILBERT October 01, 1997
Gulfstream V Serial Number 502, the aircraft in which B/CA flew around the world in mid April (June, page 66), set a key record in late summer. The G-V became the first business jet to fly nonstop from New York (Teterboro Airport) to Tokyo, a distance of 6,113 nm. The aircraft flew at 0.80 Mach and at altitudes up to FL 510. Fuel burn was 38,050 pounds. Time en route was 13.4 hours.


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© Eugene A. Grigor'ev
Addition to Maxwell's equation & Ampere's Law.
Logic, calculations, experiment.
The insufficiency of the theorem about circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity in the electric circuits, which include the closed and hollow conductor, is shown.
It is impossible to create separate, unenclosed part of a conductor, with flow of the direct current (the separate, unenclosed element of a DC) - it disturbs a conservation law of a charge (Fig. 1).
Therefore it seems obvious, that it is impossible to create a magnetostatic field (MF) by means of a separate part of a direct current [1, page 163]. The prime logic of this conclusion - there is no object for reviewing. Thus, the concepts "the separate, unenclosed element of DC" and "a separate element of a DC" - the part of closed electric circuit, are equated. On the basis of this logic the known experimental facts are interpreted and the conclusions in the theory of an electromagnetism are made.
Let's test completeness of this logic.
Let's consider only electric circuits of a direct current.
Nomenclature:
1) A conductor - the body, in which the charge particles are moving (electrical current), if inside a conductor the electric field strength E is distinct from zero. [1, page 26].
2) The inverse square law.
It is the law on central fields created by centres of force (gravitation masses, electrical charges, magnetic poles) under the law of inverse proportionality to square of distance. It is spoken about identical description of such fields [1, page 19], [1, page 46]. It is known, inside of an gravitating hollow orb the some body does not feel the gravitational force.
3) In space around an arbitrary current, always exists a MF [1, page 161].
Line conductor and area of it�s MF
4) The closed conductor - the body which ensures course of a current in the closed linear circuit [1, page 164, 167]. Usually this is a single-path circuit. Ones make the circuit of a linear, metal conductor. The current flowing in a closed conductor, creates MF in all space around itself (see item 3).
5) Biot-Savart relation in the vector form [1, page 163] :
I - current intensity in a conductor; ds - element of a linear conductor; R - Radiuses-vector from current element Ids, which create a MF, up to a point, where strength of H of it MF is observed.
6) The closed and hollow conductor (CHC) - conductive body which is made as a continuous closed surface completely enveloping some volume [2, page 65]. Usually it is a surface of rotation - cylindrical or spherical. Cross-points of a surface and symmetry axis - poles. The current, which flows on a surface of a CHC between poles, does not create a MF in volume, which it circulates. The same but more precisely - the vector sum of magnetic fields which are created by all elements of a current, in any point inside of a CHC is equal to a zero.
Closed and hollow conductor
and area of it�s MF
This property of CHC follows from Biot-Savart relations and of "inverse quadrates" (see item 2, item 5). Otherwise it is necessary to assume, that the intensity of MF, created by a current element, varies under the law distinct from law of inverse proportionality to quadrate of distance, but it contradicts experience. The same property of CHC confirms by numerical calculations.
So, in the closed electric circuit there can be conductors with current of two types:
1) Which create MF everywhere; 2) Which create MF everywhere excluding some volume which they cover.
Closed circuit of two types of conductors and area of it�s MF
A minimum number of both types of conductors which are necessary for making a closed electric circuit - two (Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
On figures are designated: 1 - spherical CHC (section); 2- a linear conductors; I - a current flowing in a circuit; W - a volume enveloped of CHC.
Let's analyse a circuit shown in a Fig. 2.
Let's designate of a pole of a CHC as A and B (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4a
A linear conductor 2, we shall present as semi-infinite rectilinear parts -�A and +�B. They are located on one axis. The created circuit with a current has a rotational symmetry. Here a MF force lines have an azimuthal (tangential) component only. They are circles with centre on an axes of a system. Let's consider a point P. It belongs to a contour L. The contour L is in a volume a W and coincides with a guessed force line. The CHC envelops a volume W.
Let's discover circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity on a contour L.
Definition: �If the curve L is closed (it is marked by a circle on the sign of an integral), the line integral of a vector a along L is termed as circulation of a vector a lengthways L [1, page 469]�:
Now we'll designate: an element of a contour L as dl and element of a circuit Ls as ds.
Because in our case the vector H is always parallel to dl, so
According to a principle of superposition for a circuit with a current: �...the field strength H of the closed current I in an arbitrary point P is equal to the sum of fields created by each of its elements, i.e. is equal: [1, page 164] � :
In this expression it is meant, that the current flows in a linear closed circuit, on which the integration is made.
In case of an infinite rectilinear conductor conterminous with an axis of viewed system (Fig. 4a), all its elements would give the contribution in a MF in a point P (R - Radiuses-vectors from current elements to a point of observation P ).
However, in a considered case, the current, which flows on CHC 1, does not create MF in a volume W (item 6) and the formula (42.4) will be so:
and circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity on a closed curve L will be :
It is obvious, in a considered circuit the circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity on a closed contour L (which not envelop of currents) is not equal to a zero, and the guessed force line became real.
It contradicts the theorem of circulation of a vector of magnetic intensity, in which is spoken that: "...the circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity on a curve which not envelop of currents, is equal to a zero... " [1, page 178].
Whence this conflict? Let's try to understand.
The Stokes theorem..
�The circulation of an arbitrary vector a on a closed curve L is equal to a stream of a curl of this vector through a surface S which based on a curve L � [1, page 472]:
It was deduced the formula which without discussion is applied for a long time [1, page 177]:
The theorem of the Stokes is only mathematical. There is no word in this theorem about a stream of charges through a surface S. However, if to view physical application of the theorem, the curl and stream of a curl is created by this stream of charges.
Nevertheless, ones says: " On the basis of the theorem of the Stokes and equation (47.3) we can write [1. page 177] � :
It is obvious, that there is a direct substitution of a curl of a vector by a current vector, which forms this curl. It is consequence of that "obvious" logic of reasoning. It is possible to make a conclusion, that the equation (47.3) in this case is untruly and requires theoretical finishing, and "...a complete set of the differential equations of a magnetic field of direct currents..." [1. page 182] is not complete, as well as set of Maxwell's equations - NOT OBVIOUSLY AND NOT NECESSARILY OBSERVANCE OF EQUALITY:
It has taken place because an electric current, including DC, is the ordered (organized) motion of charge carriers. Ordered driving charge carriers of the definite sign generate a magnetic field.
The magnetostatic field is a random, statistical superposition of elementary and driving charge carriers which create a constant electric current.
Therefore, considering any system of direct currents, with reference to a magnetic field, created by them, it is necessary to apply a principle of superposition and Biot-Savart relation to each driving charge carrier - source of a variable electrical field .
Then in an equation (47.3), which full form looks as
for consideration there is, only, a second term of its right member.
Ones more. It has taken place because in times, when the Ampere law was stated, there was no opportunity of numerical calculation of a magnetic field inside CHC, i.e. field created by all the driving charge carriers on a surface of CHC and between its poles.
The analytical expression of such vector field contains an elliptic integral of the second sort which can not be transformed to elementary functions for simple numerical calculations. The theorists explored only linear contours with a current. This care was quite justified. Gradually it became a norm and the theorem of circulation of a vector of intensity of MF became a scientific dogma. Because of it other systems with a current further were not counted. It has braked development of the theory and based on it an applied knowledges.
Briefly we shall iterate logic of a conclusion.
1) Or there are two types of conductors with direct current ( 1 - which create a MF in all space; 2 - which create a MF in all space excluding a part of space, which they envelop) - or a Biot-Savart relation and law of "inverse quadrates" are untrue.
2) Or there are a closed electric circuits of a direct current, where the circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity on a closed curve L which not envelop a currents, is not equal to a zero - or the principle of superposition is untrue.
Let's consider consequences of these reasoning.
At first, it is necessary to eliminate perpetuity out the formulas and to create a real physical system.
Let's create a rotationally symmetric closed circuit (Fig. 5) consisting of two linear conductors AC, BD and two spherical CHC 1 and 2 which are inserted one in another and not touch each other. The linear conductor BD connect the upper poles of CHC 1 and 2. The linear conductor AC connect the low poles of CHC 1 and 2. The arrows show a direction of currents in a circuit.
On a Fig. 5a the possible variant of connecting of power supply to circuit is shown.
Now formula (42.4) will be so:
and the circulation of a vector of magnetic intensity on a contour L will be:
because CHC 1 and 2 does not create a MF in a volume a W(item 6). It is obvious, that a MF in a volume a W is a sum of a MF of separate parts of a circuit - AC and BD.
Calculated structure of a magnetic field of such device in a plane containing a symmetry axis is shown on Fig. 6 as the graph of the Cantor.
The surfaces of a level of equal magnetic intensity are shown.
The direction of vector of magnetic intensity is perpendicularly planes of page.
Such a MF has the following singularities :
1) Line of a zero field strength (LZFS);
2) Minimum of magnetic intensity by on three coordinates at centre of a system (excluding LZFS);
3) The gradient such, that a field strength increases on a direction from centre of curvature of force lines.
Thus, for a research and application the new class of magnetostatic fields - a fields created by separate cuts of a direct current is entered.
In a nature such a MF exists in any channel with current, where the current bypasses some hindrance. In such channel with a current I (Fig. 7) always is possible to find a tube of a current i (down to separate mobile charged corpuscles - MCC), which diameter d is less than a size D of hindrance. So can be formed ball-lightning in the channel of a linear lightning .
Such MF exists between two MCC, moving in one line to one side (Fig. 8).
Some of the surfaces of a level of equal magnetic intensity are shown.
The direction of vector of magnetic intensity is precisely perpendicularly planes of page.
The configuration of MF (Fig. 9) is similar to a field in "mirror machine" [3], but with the "reflecting relation" more than 100 and with force lines, which have an azimuthal (tangential) component only. Because of an explicit likeness, such MF was named a "magnetic cocoon". The configuration of MF in "a magnetic cocoon" corresponds to a requirement of a minimum of a field strength [4]. It allows to create for a long time expected trap for plasma and industrial controllable thermonuclear reactor with a magnetic plasma confinement [5]. Such MF is found experimentally at toroidal current structures (see further).
Some of force lines of one of surfaces of equal potential are shown.
The sections of those surfaces are represented in a Fig. 8.
The research of behavior of free radicals in variable MF of such configuration is of interest. Formation of spiral polymeric (organic) structures here is possible.
According to calculations, a MCC of the plasma in a "magnetic cocoon" will create toroidal formation with a poloidal vector of a corpuscles velocity and R � r - caustic (Fig. 10).
At increase a MF, the Larmor radius of MCC will diminish - the plasma will be pinched comprehensively. The effect is named a "spherical pinch�. It is possible to create toroidal formation where the density of charges in a toroidal stratum will be much higher, than in metals. The refraction coefficient of a gamma-rays will rise - probably making of effective gamma-rays optics.
In a caustic there will be collisions of corpuscles and to flow reactions of kernel synthesis of hydrogen cycle, carbon cycle and other cycles. The toroidal formation can change a size under influence of exterior forces. It will change MF in a system - it is possible to create the detector of these forces.
If MCC fly under an angle in MF of such configuration, they will be reflected from of "magnetic walls" (Fig. 11).
It is equivalent to a system of MF in undulator. It is systems which use in a relativistic electronics engineering for making a free electron laser [6, page 486].
Now on a basis a MF of such configuration are develop the devices :
THE UNIVERSAL MAGNETIC LENS belongs to electronic optic technology. Can be used as dispersing lens. Also may be used for a heightening of a resolution capability of electron-optical systems at 5-10 times at the expense of elimination of aberrations.
THE REGULATED MAGNETIC UNDULATOR belongs to area of accelerators technology. The period of a undulator can smoothly be regulated (from a share of millimetre up to centimetres). It can be utilised for making free electron lasers and as an controllable radiantes of electromagnetic oscillations in wide (UHF - GAMMA) a frequency band and an output power.
THE DEVICE FOR A PLASMA CONFINEMENT belongs to area of plasma technology. It can be utilised for making plasma devices, for jet drives of new generation and for independent, ecological pure, safe and controllable sources of a power from 0.01 to 10 MW with a specific power 10 - 20 kW / kg.
The device shown on a Fig.5 can be easily transformed into two axial toruses (Fig. 12). The properties of toroidal current structures will be surveyed later.
Now we shall consider an electric circuit shown on a Fig. 3.
The theorem of circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity says: �...circulation of a vector of a magnetic intensity on a curve... enveloping a currents, is equal multiplied on 4p/c the sum of forces of these currents (taken with suitable signs)� [1, page 178]. From the theorem follows, that the circulation is constant and does not depend on geometry of a circuit.
Let's test the theorem.
Let's create a rotationally symmetric closed circuit (Fig. 13). It consist of a spherical closed and hollow conductor (CHC) 1 and linear conductor 2. The linear conductor connect a poles of CHC. The arrows show a direction of currents in a circuit.
Because of a symmetry the force lines of MF have an azimuthal (tangential) component only. They are circles with center on an axes of a system. Let's consider a point P. A point P belongs to a contour L. The contour L coincides with a force line.
Let's discover circulation of a vector of strength of MF on a contour L. The circulation of a vector H along a closed curve L is defined by expression :
In our case H is parallel dl and
To be convinced of validity of the theorem, it is necessary and enough to prove, that the strength of MF in a point P is constant at a changing of sizes of a system (a contour of an integration L and intensity of current I in a linear conductor are constants). CHC 1 does not create MF in volume which it envelops (item 6). Therefore, according to a principle of superposition, it is possible to consider only a linear conductor AB (Fig. 14).
By the same principle, the strength H of MF of a current I in an arbitrary point P is equal to the sum of fields of its elements :
I - intensity of current in a conductor; ds - element of a circuit; Ids - current element;
R - Radiuses-vector from current elements to a point of observation P.
Let's increase sizes of a system (Fig. 15).
CHC 1 still does not create a MF in volume, which it envelops (item 6). The intensity of MF in a point P because of the extra contributions of pieces of a current AC and BD will be increase and becomes :
It is obvious that the intensity MF in a point P changes at change of the sizes of system. That contradicts a position of the theorem and that was necessary to show.
The electric circuit shown on Fig. 3 also can be transformed into a torus.
Transformation a closed circuit to torus and area of it�s MF
(The classical representation, where all a MF is focused inside a torus).
Equivalence of MF, created by a current on linear and on hollow cylindrical conductors.
It is obvious, that the magnetic intensity in point 1 will be H º 0. After step by step approaching a point 2, H will be to increase, and after passage of a maximum (the point 3 whose placement depends on geometry of a circuit ), will to decrease under the law which is distinct from 1/R or 1/R2.
Now, on the basis of the shown equivalence, the transformation of a circuit (Fig. 3) can be finished up to full torus. Here length of a cylindrical conductor aspires to zero.
The calculation of MF of torus will be shown further.
List of the literature.
1) "Tamm, Igor Yevgenyevich" Encyclop?dia Britannica Online. I. E. Tamm // "Fundamentals of the theory of an electricity", Moscou, Science, Main edition of the physical and mathematical literature, 1989.
2) S. G. Kalashnikov // "A Common Course of Physics", vol. 2, state publishing house of the engineering and theoretical literature, Moscou, 1956.
3) S. Yu. Taskaev // Plasma physics, Sept., 1997, vol. 23, ?12, p.1123; "Dynamics of the Potential of a Plasma Jet Heated by Atomic Beams in a Mirror Machine".
4) T. S. Simonen // Plasma physics, Sept., 1997, vol. 23, ?9, p.771; "High Pressure Plasma Stability with Favourable Magnetic Field Lines Curvature".
5) S. V. Putvinskij// UFN, Nov. 1998, vol. 168, ?11, p.1235; "Can the future world energy system be free of nuclear fusion".
6) "The Physical encyclopaedic dictionary", chapter the editor A. M. Prokhorov, Moscou, " The Soviet Encyclopedia ", 1983.