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Let $X_1, X_2, \cdots$ be i.i.d. random variables with $E(X_1) = 0, E(X_1^2) = \sigma^2 >0, E(|X_1|^3) = \rho < \infty$. Let $Y_n = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n X_i$ and let us note $F_n$ (resp. $\Phi$) the cumulative distribution function of $\frac{Y_n \sqrt{n}}{\sigma}$ (resp. of the standard normal distribution). Then, Berry Esseen theorem states that there exists a positive constant $C$ such that for all $x$ and $n$, $$|F_n(x)-\Phi(x)| \leq \frac{C \rho}{\sigma^3 \sqrt{n}}.$$
Are there known conditions on the distribution of $X_1$ that allow to derive a similar statement for probability density functions instead of cumulative distribution functions?
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Sure. Look, e.g., at the supplements to chapter VII in the classical book "Sums of independent random variables" by Petrov. – Yvan Velenik Sep 19 '11 at 9:02
ok, thanks! I just need to find a copy of the book... – Anthony Leverrier Sep 19 '11 at 9:16
Hum. If you search for "Sums of independent random variables" Petrov on google.com, you should find what you need on the first page of results ;)... – Yvan Velenik Sep 19 '11 at 9:24
indeed! Thanks. – Anthony Leverrier Sep 19 '11 at 9:27
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The magic words are "local limit theorem".
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: to make strong: such as.
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Is Lawe a Scrabble word?
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We had so much fun playing with apples in STEAM class yesterday. We learned about the scientific method and then we created towers (or modern art) with apple chunks. Our apple STEAM projects were a lot of fun.
My family was rained out of our apple orchard trip, but I still planned on doing apple experiments and art creation.
Learning about the Scientific Method
I used the BrianPop Scientific Method form to introduce the scientific method to my class. It's a mixed age group at a homeschool co-op, so most of them had heard of the scientific method before.
Then we followed the idea in Coffee Cups and Crayons. Instead of testing acids against bases, instead I asked the simple question, "Which liquid can I put on the apples to slow down the oxidation process?"
Many students in the class knew the answer to this too. But together we talked about what the hypothesis could be, and we learned the vocabulary for control and variable as we set up the experiment.
Although I knew that the lemon juice would be the best result, I was surprised by how gross the vinegar became!
Engineering with Apples
After our mini-lab discussion, I set the kids at creating. They truly loved building with the apples, and by the time the hour was up, sure enough, all the apples were likewise gone!
Buildling with apples was an amazing idea from Fun at Home with Kids. I loved how some of the kids were competing to make the highest tower, another wanted the most sturdy, and yet another insisted he was just making "modern art."
I've posted on apples before.
- Apple Tree Life Cycle Freebie
- Apple Graphing Freebie
- Apple Counting Activities
- ABC Tree
- Two Fall Favorite Books
- Fall Learning Activities for School-Aged Children
Here are some more great learning ideas and activities using apples.
- Name Apple Button Snake
- Apple Addition and Subtraction Mats
- Apple Multiplication and Division
- Apple Skip Counting
- Dissect an Apple
- Apple Ten Frames
- Paper Weaving Fine Motor
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"Creating value is an inherently cooperative process, capturing value is inherently competitive." — Barry J. Nalebuff
I remember back in the day when prototyping solutions was the biggest bottleneck. It could easily take many months to prototype a working solution that would address the key concerns in a viable way.
In fact, in one particularly painful example, I remember a team had spent more than six months on their prototype. They were trying to find the right combination of authentication and authorization patterns to support a suite of line-of-business applications.
They got lost in all of the possible combinations and permutations, and they ended up going down a bunch of different rabbit holes.
Worse, they ended up with a bunch of dead ends that would never work in the target environment.
This example really stuck out in my mind, because when this particular customer met with our little security SWAT team on the Microsoft patterns & practices team, we figured out a workable solution within 30 minutes, and had concrete plans for three specific prototypes just to play out the possibilities.
30 Minutes vs. Six Months is a Big Deal
Of course, we had several things on our side that helped us reduce six months down to 30 minutes:
 1. We had been looking across customer scenarios so we were familiar with all the various patterns
 2. We knew the technology stack, the viable options, the obvious limitations, the design intent, and in most cases, the actual source code
 3. We had an "algorithm" for designing authentication and authorization solutions
Here's the algorithm we used for solving every authentication and authorization challenge:
 1. Identify resources
 2. Choose an authorization strategy
 3. Choose the identities used for resource access
 4. Consider identity flow
 5. Choose an authentication approach
 6. Decide how to flow identity
Obviously, there's a lot of details behind each step, but the high-level sequence was the key to success.
The reason why this approach was so effective is that we worked backwards from the end in mind. In many cases, solution architects and developers were so focused on the authentication piece, that they lost sight of the spectrum of resources they would need to access, and which identities would need to be authorized, etc.
A Proven Practice, a Shared Language, and Mental Models Really Speed Things Up
This authentication and authorization design process also worked really well because we had a shared language and mental modelsfor each of the parts. For example, when we identified resources, we looked at Web server resources, database resources, and network resources.
When we chose an authorization strategy, we evaluated role-based vs. resource-based (claims wasn't on the scene at that time.) When we chose identities, we evaluated the original caller's identity, the process identity, service accounts, and custom identities. When we evaluated different authentication approaches, we would use terms like the trusted subsystem model and the impersonation/delegation model.
My big insight at the time was how a little knowledge and a proven practice for designing authentication and authorization solutions could effectively "flatten" time. In which case, now the bottleneck gets pushed around. If it no longer took a team six months to prototype a solution, then what would be the next obvious big bottleneck?
If you're into Theory of Constraints (TOC), you'll especially appreciate this dilemma.
What's the Next Big Bottleneck?
Let's fast forward to today's emerging landscape. With today's tools, people, and processes, prototyping no longer takes a six month epic journey.
It's no longer the big bottleneck.
In a world where we are moving towards "IT as a service", what does become the next biggest bottleneck?
You could just say that it's the absorption rate, or the adoption rate, or the consumption rate, and you'd be in good company. In fact, a book that explains this bottleneck in detail is Consumption Economics: The New Rules of Tech.
But, there is another bottleneck.
It's one that I was exposed to thanks to a few incubation teams where we got to see what happens when a customer goes Cloud and re-imagines their business. Suddenly, they have a lot more capability at their fingertips, as well as agility, and the ability to innovate.
Business Value Generation is the New Bottleneck
The new bottleneck is business value generation.
Precisely, it's the challenge of finding, creating, capturing, and accelerating business value – which is the key to the future.
It's like a switch is suddenly flipped, and it's a race to figure out how to create new value.
I like how Charlie Bess describes this new landscape when writing about HP Discover 2013:
"The IT industry behavior is definitely changing. We're moving from a focus on cost savings and RFP driven engagements between companies and suppliers into an environment that is more consumption-based. Where nearly anything in IT can be purchased "as-a-service". This allows for a much more business-led approach, focused on business value generation, yet with a demand for a relatively short return on investment. This leads to many asking for advice on what they should do or just a level-set on what is actually happening and what others are doing."
The Pace of Change Changes Everything
With the pace of change, the ability to innovate, and the ability to execute, the bottleneck really comes down to how to generate new business value (and, related, how to accelerate that business value.)
It's a loop, too as value goes from productized to service-ized, to commoditized.
And, it's a continuously changing game as value moves up the stack, where things that were once "above the line" are now "below the line."
What's Possible When it Comes to Business Value Generation?
Remember that example of six months vs. 30 minutes? Amazing things are possible when you have proven practices, a shared language, and mental models.
I'll share more on this in a future post, but for now, let me give just a brief example to hopefully illuminate what's possible …
A colleague and I were brainstorming on potential scenarios on how social computing could change the Enterprise as we know it. We knew we could use scenarios as a way to rapidly envision future capability visions, and then use storyboards to play out future possibilities.
When we were operating from a blank slate, we didn't get very far. In fact, it was pretty abstract, and not very effective.
Then we switched gears.
We pulled up a topology map of business capabilities and started to heat map capabilities that we could light up with social computing scenarios. Suddenly, we were on fire. For example, externally, if you had more insights into your customer's pains and needs from social computing, could you design more targeted offers? Or, if you had better connection with your customers in the marketplace through social computing, could you better shape your customer loyalty and perception in the market? Or, internally, through social computing capabilities, could you improve collaboration and more rapidly share tribal knowledge among your teams?
Behind the scenes, we used a rapid way of checking for potential business value, and quickly validating whether the scenario would be a meaningful and significant chunk of organizational change.
Long story short, we quickly walked away with tens of future scenarios for the Enterprise in under an hour.
What I learned from this exercise is three key things:
 1. Business value generation is the new bottleneck
 2. Many businesses will fail if they don't master this (and this is growing opportunity for business transformation artists)
 3. Information technology is the key to the future, but only when it helps drive new business value
Your ability to generate new business value will be the key to making the most of big technology trends, including Cloud, Mobile, Social, and Big Data, and re-imagining your business in a digital economy, while crossing the chasm to the Cloud, in a globally connected, always-on, ultra-competitive, ever-changing world.
Innovation, instead of being the exception, is the new norm.
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Tips: Great Dough Part 1
on Monday, March 4, 2013
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One of the most requested recipes for which I received dozens of messages whether on my Arabic Blog ( or on my English one has been the "Dough Recipe". Some sent asking me for the pizza dough recipe, others asked about a good bread dough recipe, and many many (especially on my Arabic site) for the muajanat dough recipe. Muajanat is the Arabic word for various types of pastries, not sweet, that are dough based, these include mini pizzas among others. Muajanat are very popular in the Middle East!
For a while now, I have been planning to post the dough recipe, or actually the two dough recipes I use the most. The first is a basic dough recipe without dairy products while the second one includes dairy products. I use both. Just as I was about to post the "Dough Recipe", I remembered my struggles with dough recipes when I started cooking! and by dough I mean "Yeast Dough".
Yeast dough is the dough that rises, and it is used to prepare bread, pizza crust (both thin pizza crust and thick pizza crust) and is the dough used in many of the Arabic muajanat.
What are the struggles I faced? Probably the same ones many of you face or faced when you started trying to make homemade bread or homemade pizza crust. They are the same challenges that have made bread making and pizza crust making spark so much fear and awe!
I remember one of the things that baffled me the most was why did one recipe work perfectly well one time and the next time it will be flat or mediocre??!!!?? I couldn't figure it! I would toss the recipe labeling it as not trustworthy, and continue my search for the perfect dough recipe.
I must admit that it took me some years to figure out the problem or problems, and pick-up tips and pointers from here and there that helped me get the dough and crust I want. And till this day I continue learning something new every day.
Last month as I was skimming through my daughter's "All About Food" textbook, I noticed they had a whole section on yeast bread! The methodology they use to teach students how to make the perfect bread or perfect pizza crust is to introduce the dough ingredients and explain what they are, what they do, and how they work. I loved it!!! I remember thinking I hope I had this at hand when I started out!
I knew what I wanted to do next!
Before I post any pizza dough recipe, or muajanat recipe, or bread recipe, I will cover the basics of a great dough in a 2-part tutorial tip. As I learn new tricks and tips will update these two tutorials for all to benefit. Today's tip covers:
Ingredients of Yeast Dough Recipes and What Each Ingredient Does.
Roasted Peppers Salad Recipe
on Monday, February 18, 2013
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I grew up in a global home; Armenian father, Bulgarian mother, living in Jordan in the Middle East! Needless to say, I grew up with my taste buds adapted to several cuisines. I guess this was the start of my fascination with food and discovering the history and stories behind popular dishes.
Peppers, especially red peppers, are a fundamental ingredient in Bulgarian cuisine. Bulgarians enjoy peppers a lot, and there are numerous dishes that my mom used to prepare using peppers. I remember growing-up, red peppers weren't readily available in Amman as they are nowadays. So when we went to visit Bulgaria during the summer, red peppers was a delicacy that we heavily indulged in.
Well into my teens, colored bell peppers (yellow and red) started showing up in grocery stores around Amman, and we were finally able to enjoy some of our favorite Bulgarian dishes year-round. Roasted Peppers Salad being a regular one.
Traditionally, Bulgarian Roasted Peppers Salad is prepared with the long red peppers, not with bell peppers. But this roasted peppers salad is delicious using red and yellow bell peppers. You can also add a few green peppers, the combination of colored peppers makes it an eye-catching salad. Just be careful not to use many green peppers as their taste is a bit bitter!
The traditional way to prepare roasted peppers salad is to grill the peppers from all sides until there are black patches throughout the skin. This gives the peppers a nice smoked/ grilled flavor! But you can also prepare the salad by roasting the peppers in the oven.
Roasted peppers salad, is not only delicious but quite easy to prepare, especially if you roast the peppers in the oven instead of grilling them. To top that, it keeps well in the fridge for days. better yet, the longer it marinates, the better it gets as the flavors soak in better. So when I prepare this salad, I usually double or triple the portions and we can enjoy it throughout the week.
If you have a party or event, roasted peppers salad is a great addition. It is a big hit with the guests with its appealing colors and yummy taste! Plus you can prepare it a day or two in advance freeing you on the day of the event. Just store it in a glass airtight container in the fridge and forget about it until the day of your event. Just make sure you remember to serve it!!
Unbaked Cheesecake Recipe
on Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Cheesecake is a universally loved dessert! There are loads of recipes for this yummy cold dessert, some are for baked cheesecake and some for unbaked cheesecake. In the Arab region, the popular version is unbaked cheesecake. Baked cheesecake was recently introduced in our area and has not yet gained the popularity of unbaked cheesecake.
Cheesecake is a very old dish. There is historic evidence that baked cheesecake was prepared in Greece more than 4000 years ago! When the Roman Empire occupied Greece, they adopted several Greek dishes into the Roman Cuisine including cheesecake. With the expansion of the Roman Empire they spread their cuisine and cooking methods in the regions they occupied; cheesecake being one of them. Of course each region adapted the dish to its taste and cuisine, giving way to many different versions and techniques for preparing cheesecake.
Greeks prepared cheesecake baked using feta cheese or yogurt. Italians also baked it and used ricotta cheese, while the Germans used cottage cheese. The use of cream cheese in cheesecake came much, much later after cheesecake was discovered in America in 1872, and they started using it to prepare cheesecake.
In our region, we prepare the unbaked cheesecake using cream cheese and gelatin. Many recipes, including mine, also uses "Labaneh". Labaneh is a very popular Middle Eastern cheese spread that is prepared from Greek yoghurt. You can prepare Labaneh at home by mixing Greek yoghurt with some salt and straining it through a cheese cloth. I am planning to post how to prepare Labaneh sometime soon.
Unbaked cheesecake is usually creamier, and much, much faster to prepare! Both versions of cheesecake - baked and unbaked - are delicious and rarely would I be at an event or party where cheesecake is not one of the prepared sweets.
Today's cheesecake recipe, is the basic unbaked cheesecake recipe used in our region. By basic I mean it is without any additions or added flavors (such as chocolate) and you can easily use it as a base for developing different flavors of this cold dessert. If you are looking for a baked cheesecake recipe, try my Baked Cheesecake Recipe.
Pickled Turnips Recipe
on Saturday, January 26, 2013
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Arabic and Middle Eastern food is famous for its wide selection of appetizers, what we refer to as "Mazzes. Pickles are a major corner stone of our mazze tables. There are various kinds of pickles that are very popular in our region including pickled turnips. In Arabic, Pickled Turnips are called "Mukhalal Lift" or "Kabees Lift", "Lift" is the Arabic word for turnips.
Turnips are very beneficial as they are part of the vegetable family that help fight several types of cancer, especially lung and colon cancers (hopefully none of us will experience any of these illness).
Pickled Turnips have a very sharp taste that distinguishes it from the other varieties of pickles. You either love this sharp taste or hate it! Our household is divided on pickled turnips!! My husband and eldest daughter LOVE IT, while my younger daughter and I, don't care for it that much - we prefer pickled cucumbers, pickled cauliflowers and carrots.
In the Middle East, our method for pickling turnips is quite different that the method used in the West. First, we chop our turnips and don't rind them, then there is the lovely pick color of our pickled turnips. The pink color is a must! Some use food color dyes for the pink color, but I prefer to color my turnip the traditional, natural way using beets.
I normally pickle 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds), and this is enough for about two to three weeks…. Once you start nibbling pickled turnips, there is no stopping!! If you want to pickle a smaller portion you can always half the recipe.
Note: when pickling remember that every half kilogram of turnips will fill a 1-liter (34 ounces) glass jar. So for pickling 2 kilograms we need jar capacity of


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 [Khouzam] Yes, this is probably an obvious thing for groups, now that we have it for the current Multicore Visualizer.
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 [Khouzam] Valid point. I thought automatically adding more information as the user zoomed-in could be user-friendly. The "layer" concept should come first. Automatically turning on layers is something we could then discuss.
 - A concept of grid-in-grid would allow separating each Multicore Visualizer element into sub-elements like a box for each register, or variable. As an example, this could be applied to the zoom level, where we could zoom out of the Multicore Visualizer of a single chip and then show a Visualization of many chips, each one showing a grid of cores as a sub-element.
 [WRS] We might also allow multiple Visualizer views, as someone suggested at the EclipseCon talk, and then have a "Processor Visualizer" view, so that one can click around in the Multicore Visualizer, and see more detail about the currently selected cpu/core in the processor visualizer -- again, as a way to avoid the user having to constantly zoom in and out to see the necessary detail.
 [Khouzam] That sounds good. I'm a little worried that people wouldn't realize they could do this by using multiple views though. But I like that one view could show a higher level, and then using the synchronization with the debug view, a second view could be 'zoomed' on the currently selected core. Then, with Pin&Clone, you could even have multiple views, zoomed on different cores at the same time.
 8. Synchronized resume and step must be supported in the Visualizer view. A synchronized resume or step is performed on multiple cores/processes/threads while keeping the progression in lock-step where each entity progresses at the exact same ratio.
 [WRS] If it's like synchronized resume of multiple threads, that might be a back-end/debugger feature, and below the visualizer's radar.
 [Khouzam] You are right that the actual implementation of the synchronized resume/step must be performed by the back-end. But CDT will need to provide UI to support this operation.
 - The concept of a leader for a synchronized operation is necessary. The leader is the entity part of the synchronized operation that will indicate when the operation has completed. For example, if two threads are stepped in a synchronized manner, the selected leader thread is the one for which the step must finish to indicate the operation is done.
 - The Visualizer view should support soft-groups. A soft-group is a group that is defined for a single operation; for example, a drag-selection or a multi-selection define a soft-group. Soft-groups needs a way to select a leader for synchronized operations. For multi-select, the last selection could be the leader. For drag-selection, the user could specify the leader by un-selecting an entity and then re-selecting it, making it the last one part of the selection.
 9. Building blocks of the view should not be limited to cores, but should be a generic building block that the user can name, set the size, specify the content. The content needs to be based on what the backend knows: "fundamental building blocks", i.e., threads, cores, chips, etc.
 - The Visualizer view could have a concept of widgets which already exists or can be created.
 - Configuration may need to be done at different levels. This means that some configuration would be done by the chip provider, e.g., the number of cores to show, other hardware entries to show; while other configuration could be done by the installer, e.g., which subset of cores to actually show the team of developers; and even more configuration at the user-level, e.g., which register to show
 [WRS] Again, is this extending the Multicore Visualizer, or providing "building block" support for custom views in the framework? We'd need some examples of what people would like to achieve to know where this building block / configuration support should properly live.
 [Khouzam] This is an ambitions and vague requirement. I suggest we revisit it once we have better support for customizations and layers.
 10. When doing drag-selection, it would be convenient to also drag-deselect (DONE)
Comments above from:
 - [WRS] Bill Swanson, Tilera Corporation
 - [Khouzam] Marc Khouzam, Ericsson
Multi-chip debugging
The CDT community is mostly focused in enabling multi-core debugging to the CDT. However, support for multi-chip debugging would also be interesting where you have chips->cores->processes->threads. Current solution will be to use multiple debug sessions (multiple GDBs). We will need GDB support to have a better integrated solution using a single GDB; using a single GDB would allow, for example, to support synchronous control of different chips.
Watch view
A new 'Watch' view would be a good addition to the CDT. This view (see 'watch' command in unix) would provide a way for the user to request that a console command or set of commands be executed at specific times such as:
 - after every state-changing operation
 - at a periodic interval
 - on particular events (suspend, running)
 - based on filters (when thread1 stops)
 - watchpoints
 - catchpoints
 - breakpoints
 - etc
It may be good to look at what is provide by the IAR Debugger where it is apparently possible to have a watch window which can be used to watch expressions which are updated in a specifiable interval.
 1. This concept could be extended to eclipse operations, like refreshing a view automatically on those triggers
 2. We could mimic a breakpoint condition/commands to allow the user to 'run a script' whenever one of the above triggers occurs. This script could be a gdb python script
 3. The view should always refresh if the context changes, unless it is pinned
 4. This watch view would handle its output in the following way:
 1. There should be a standard scrolling mode
 2. There should also be a fixed size output that only shows the last output.We could then "page up" to jump to the previous output repeatedly.
 3. We should have a toggle to choose between the two modes
 5. Another enhancement would be to highlight the changes from the new output compared to the previous output. This would allow the user to quickly see what changes. A nice way of showing change dynamically is firefox' javascript debugger who shows the new html code written in red to indicate what the single step actually created in html. This could be disabled by the user if the data is too different.
Enhancements to the Modules view
The modules view is used to show the list of currently used dynamically linked libraries. The view is updated whenever a new library is loaded or an existing one is unloaded (although there is currently a bug that makes the update not happen). The view also shows information about the libraries such as file location, base address and size. Below are some requirements for the Modules view.
Note that the Watch view described above may be more valuable than the below enhancements
 1. The view should be context-aware and show what is currently loaded based on the current context (process/core)
 2. Although modules can change when a process/core is running, it only needs to be refreshed once the process/core stops, just like for variables and such.
 3. Refresh of the view should be based on GDB's new MI events: =lib-loaded and =lib-unloaded
 4. Since the modules view is so simple for GDB, as to repeatedly issue the 'info sharedlib' command, the current behavior of the view could be replaced by the
new proposed Watch view which would send the 'info sharedlib' command upon the proper triggers.
Enhancements to Disassembly view
The Disassemby view shows the running code as disassembled by GDB. The view allows navigating through that disassembled code, to set breakpoints/tracepoints, and to show the disassembled code interleaved with source code. Below are some requirements relevant to the Disassembly view.
 1. Should support different memory spaces and allow the user to choose which memory space to show the disassembly for.
 2. Instructions that correspond to the same source code line should be identified. An example is shading them to the same color, and/or a vertical bar in the margin (see ARM product http://inf


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Applications of Sheaf Cohomology in Twistor Theory
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, 1976
 1. Introduction
 2. Complex Manifolds, Vector Bundles and Twistor Space
 3. Sheaves, Sheaf Cohomology and Twistor Functions
 4. Deformations of Complex Structure and the Nonlinear Graviton
 5. References
The past 75 years in theoretical physics has seen the introduction of a wide variety of new mathematical constructions for the description of physical phenomena in regions beyond our immediate experience. It is a curious and interesting fact that all of classical physics (and indeed much of quantum mechanics and especially relativity) is based on the real number system and formulated in terms of differential equations, a local description. Why is it that the real number system, just one of an infinite variety of mathematical structures (and a rather complicated one) has secured such a totally dominating position in physics? The use of real numbers has become so ingrained that it is difficult even to conceive of a measurement which does not produce the measured quantity as a numerical value. The construction of the real number system out of the finite ordinals via the rationals was motivated a long time ago by the need to solve certain kinds of equations. Perhaps with our increased knowledge of the microstructure of spacetime some of these steps may be reconsidered to produce a mathematical structure more suited to the needs of modern physics.
One of the most interesting trends in recent physics has been the gradual recognition that complex numbers are in some sense more fundamental than real numbers. It may seem that the move from real to complex numbers is a small step but this is not the case, as has often been emphasised by Penrose (e.g. Penrose 1975, Introduction). The extra mathematical structure in the complex number field, giving rise to theorems like Cauchy's integral formula, represents an interplay between local and global properties, totally absent in the real number system, which has been exploited to great effect in twistor theory. Also we have the local isomorphisms (Penrose 1974)
O(1,3) <--- SL(2,C)
C(1,3) <--- SU(2,2)
 O(3) <--- SU(2)
showing that the structure of spacetime can be neatly reformulated in terms of complex spaces and the basic role played by complex numbers in quantum mechanics is well known. Twistor theory, perhaps more than any other physical theory, is built around complex structures. For example, in the representation of zero rest mass fields on spacetime, by means of twistor functions, the field equations are essentially replaced merely by a condition of holomorphicity (Penrose 1975, 1969) and in the nonlinear graviton (Penrose 1976) curved vacuum spacetimes are generated by deforming the complex structure of flat twistor space.
One of the natural paths along which complex analysis and contour integral techniques can be developed leads to sheaf theory and sheaf cohomology which, as a result, takes up a fundamental role in the mathematical apparatus of twistor theory. In the following work, among other results it will be seen how zero rest mass fields on spacetime, originally described as real spinor fields satisfying field equations, later by arbitrary holomorphic functions of one twistor, are now interpreted as elements of a sheaf cohomology group. Also, It will be seen how deformations of complex structures, described in terms of sheaf cohomology, can be used to generate the general half flat solution of Einstein's vacuum equations. Perhaps these results depending essentially on the structure of complex numbers give some clues towards an understanding of the fundamental role of complex structures in physics but a full understanding, which perhaps incorporates the union of quantum mechanics and relativity, is yet to emerge.


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Fruit Jams: Make Your Body Healthier
Knowledge is power. By knowing the truth about fruit jams you will be able to make positive, healthy decisions, and choices when it comes to your diet. The choices you make today for yourself and your family will define their eating habits for generations.
How can Jam make my body healthier? It's loaded with sugar, and corn syrup and HFCS, and stuff I can't even pronounce. All Jams are not created the same. Not all jams have the same amount of sugar, some don't have corn syrup in them, nor do they all have HFCS.
Higher quality jam is not made with HFCS most use real Pure Cane Sugar. Many high-quality jams are GMO-free, gluten-free, loaded with fiber and may contain less sugar than conventional jams, jellies, and preserves.
Of course, there is the common sense approach that everything in moderation is the best way to go. Fresh fruit is always a healthy choice for you but trying to spread a whole apple across a piece of toast just isn't the same as a nice teaspoon of fresh jam.
There are many health benefits provided by fruit jams.
- Unlike butter, margarine, Nutella, and cheese, Jams do not contribute to the cholesterol and fat content of your body. Jam helps maintain a healthy weight when following recommended serving sizes.
- Pectin is a substance contained in all fruits. During the heating process of making jams, this substance gets modified. The modified pectin can help reduce your chance of developing cancer, as well as: Improve the health of hair, skin, and fingernails, decrease bone loss, reduce constipation and diverticulitis and help the body form red blood cells. (caution to those suffering from diverticulitis, seeds in jams may irritate this condition, please consult your doctor before consuming jams containing seeds.)
- Jams are rich in sugar and a great source of Energy and Fiber. They curb hunger, helping us to eat less and be satisfied without cravings (please note this is not the case when consuming Jam made with High Fructose Corn Syrup). By doing so they also reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- Since they are high in calories, the weight loss seekers and those diagnosed with diabetes should use jams sparingly. For more information about Diabetes and your Diet please read Eating Well With Diabetes. It is important that we know the Truths and the Myths regarding Sugar and how it affects our bodies.
- Jam made with chunks of healthy fruit can help reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack and all other potential cardiovascular diseases.
- Jam has most of the health benefits of fruit, most notably, heart-healthy, cancer fighting antioxidant power. It can help reduce the risk of developing various cancers, particularly mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer. In pregnant women, reduce risk of neural tube defects, spina bifida, and anencephaly during fetal development.
- Jam is a concentrated source of nutrition when made with fully ripened fruits.
Preparation of mixed fruit preserves generally involves the use of added pectin as a gelling agent, although most fruits contain a degree of pectin, added pectin helps ensure a nice gel and healthy shelf life.
There are various types of mixed fruit jams made globally. Fruit jam can be made from sweet or savory ingredients. Properly, the term mixed fruit jam refers to a product made with a blend of whole fruit, cut into pieces or crushed. The different fruits used in mixed fruit jam usually vary. Fruits are heated with water and sugar to activate the pectin in the fruit. The mixture is then put into containers. It comes in myriad varieties.
The nutritional value of today's Jams is not 100% lost as they were when our grandmothers stood over a stove cooking down fruit for hours and inadvertently cooking out all the wonderful nutrients.
By adding sugar and pectin (depending on the type of pectin) some jams only have to cook at boiling for as little as ten minutes instead of two and a half hours. This helps retain the natural nutritional value of the fruit while ensuring shelf stability. This is why choosing a jam that utilizes fresh fruits, healthy ingredients and proper production is an important health decision.
Knowing that choosing the right fruit jam as a main staple in your life, and indulging in a health-conscious lifestyle will not only give you great peace of mind, but also a healthy happy future to embrace.


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Since 2003, a group of North Mississippians have united under the banner of the Mississippi Trailblazers organization and has done something few other organizations or individuals in Mississippi have done: recognize and celebrate diversity.
At its simplest, "diversity" has two meanings. First, it means inclusion. Second, it means differences. For those who make up the Mississippi Trailblazers organization, diversity means, making sure that people of different races, cultures, genders, socioeconomic status, political affiliations, and philosophical persuasions are recognized for their personal and professional endeavors, despite their differences.
Unfortunately, for far too many of us, diversity only pertains to race, and even in that regard some have a hard time accepting or embracing others of different races and ethnic groups. Too many will only associate and assimilate with those of their own race, excluding from their lives the blessings and benefits of getting to know people who don't look like or live like them.
But if we would only recognize that diversity is a good thing, and come to the reckoning that we all should not be the same, we would understand that – in the final analysis – we have more in common that we have differences: the desires for economic prosperity, educational excellence, safe communities and good, efficient government.
That's why the motto of the Mississippi Trailblazers is "Diversity is the Strength of Mississippi," because it is in recognizing our many differences that has made us move forward as one people.
Consider some of our past and present Mississippi Trailblazers and the contributions they have made to diversity:
n Federal District Judge Sharion Aycock from Fulton, the first female federal judge in Mississippi, a major stride for a female in a male-dominated judiciary.
n Tupelo businessman V.M. Cleveland, who has contributed countless amounts of his personal resources to help those who are less fortunate and far less resourceful.
n 2011 Mississippi Trailblazer of the Year Blake Wilson, who is president of the Mississippi Economic Council. Wilson has successfully facilitated the convergence of Mississippi's business dollars with support of public education.
n 2011 Mississippi Trailblazer Legacy Award recipient Constance Slaughter Harvey from Morton, who was the first black woman, and only the second African-American in the history of the institution, to graduate from the University of Mississippi Law School. Attorney Harvey went on to become the first female and first African-American to serve as an Assistant Secretary of State of Mississippi.
n Former Mississippi Trailblazer of the Year, Dr. Dolphus Weary of Mission Mississippi, who has crusaded for racial reconciliation, not through politics or social advocacy, but through the body of Christ.
n 2005 Mississippi Trailblazers Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and Tupelo businessman Jack Reed and his son, 2011 Tupelo Trailblazer, Jack Reed Jr. Both men have used their success in business to affect public policy.
n And then there is Kilmichael's Country Doctor of the Year, Dr. Katrina Poe; Mississippi National Guard's first black general, Brig. Gen. Augustus Collins, who led the 155th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq; and Blue Mountain College's retiring president, Dr. Bettye Coward, the first woman to hold that post in the colleges's history.
n All of these individuals represent the many faces, shades and backgrounds of Mississippi's diversity. On Saturday evening, May 14, The Mississippi Trailblazers hold the 9th annual Mississippi Trailblazers Awards Ceremony and Black Tie Gala at the Bancorpsouth Conference Center.
This is more than just a "feel good" event. It is an event where people from all walks of life, all social statuses, and all sorts of different backgrounds come together to honor fellow Mississippians. And it is a testament that there are Mississippians who believe that everybody, has something to bring to the table to help move our state forward... together... despite our differences.
James Hull, an award-winning journalist and political consultant, is president of Mississippi Trailblazers. Contact him at _EMAIL_.


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More than one-third of the Hyderabad's population lives in slums
1179 slums have been identified by by GHMC officially.
Slums continue to grow at a rate of 6.06% per annum.
Primary sources of livelihood includes housekeeping, autorickshaws, blue collared work and street vending.
Congested habitations and living conditions make academic excellence a challenge.
Education is discontinued at a young age for most children due to financial constraints and safety concerns
These kids are involved in household chores, child labor, child marriages
What we do:
Holistic development of lesser-privileged children.Courses are offered in: Academics, Self-defense, Vocational Training and Personality DevelopmentSpecial focus is laid on: Health and hygiene, Nutrition awareness, career counseling and extra curriculum activities.
TKF volunteers visit recognized slum areas, and identify student groups from Govt. schools.Mentors are identified from the same slum, and employed.A "Kalam Centre" is established in a local hall or study space.Mentors provide after-school support to the students for 2 hours per day.Each centre consists of around 25 kids.Attendance is recorded everyday.
How you could help:
Volunteer in our Centers regularly and assist in teaching.
Train our mentors and volunteers and interact with them Quarterly or Half Yearly.
Sponsor as individuals or groups to support a center.
Each Kalam Center costs us: Rs 90,000 / year.
You could contribute as feasible and opt to sponsor and visit specific centers.
Ways you can Support:
- Adopt 1 center per Year = Rs 90,000
- Donate a Library (one time) = Rs 6000
- Donate Student Kits (Bag,books,pens one time) per Student = Rs 500.
- Sponsor a Child in Kalam Center _USER_ 300 per month


text: An anonymous reader sends this quote from Wired: "By harnessing the power of tiny waves dancing in an electron sea, Japanese physicists have developed a novel way to project holograms that don't change color when you move your head. 'In a conventional hologram, if you change the angle, the color changes,' said optical physicist Satoshi Kawata of Osaka University in Japan. 'Our hologram shows natural color at any angle you observe.' The researchers' machine takes advantage of how beams of light trigger waves of activity in free electrons, unattached to any atom, arrayed on a metal surface. Called surface plasmons, these waves could be used to blast cancer cells and build ultra-fast computer processors. They also show up in medieval stained glass windows, where plasmons on flecks of gold suspended in the glass make the window change color as the sun sets."


text: Determining the structure of a protein by any method requires various contributions from experimental and computational sides. In a recent study, high-density crosslinking/mass spectrometry (HD-CLMS) data in combination with ab initio structure prediction determined the structure of human serum albumin (HSA) domains, with an RMSD to X-ray structure of up to 2.5 Å, or 3.4 Å in the context of blood serum. This paper reports the blind test on the readiness of this technology through the help of Critical Assessment of protein Structure Prediction (CASP). We identified between 201-381 unique residue pairs at an estimated 5% FDR (at link level albeit with missing site assignment precision evaluation), for four target proteins. HD-CLMS proved reliable once crystal structures were released. However, improvements in structure prediction using crosslink data were slight. We identified two reasons for this. Spread of crosslinks along the protein sequence and the tightness of the spatial constraints must be improved. However, for the selected targets even ideal contact data derived from crystal structures did not allow modellers to arrive at the observed structure. Consequently, the progress of HD-CLMS in conjunction with computational modeling methods as a structure determination method, depends on advances on both arms of this hybrid approach.


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Affliction – Health, Disease, Poverty - Fordham Scholarship Online
Affliction: Health, Disease, Poverty
Veena Das
This book inaugurates a novel way of understanding the trajectories of health and disease in the context of poverty. Focusing on low-income neighborhoods in Delhi, it stitches together three different sets of issues. First, it examines the different trajectories of illness: What are the circumstances under which illness is absorbed within the normal and when does it exceed the normal. A second set of issues involves how different healers understand their own practices. The book asks: What is expert knowledge? What is it that the health practitioner knows and what does the patient know? How are... More
Keywords: poverty, health trajectories, disease trajectories, Delhi, illness, patient, surveillance, health practitioner, expert knowledge, disease prevalence
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Print publication date: 2015 Print ISBN-13: 9780823261802
Published to Fordham Scholarship Online: September 2015 DOI:10.5422/fordham/9780823261802._PHONE_
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Veena Das, author
Johns Hopkins University


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sun·na noun, often capitalized \ˈsu̇(n)-(ˌ)nə, ˈsə(n)-\
: the body of Islamic custom and practice based on Muhammad's words and deeds
Origin of SUNNA
First Known Use: circa 1728
sunna noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
Body of traditional social and legal custom and practice that constitutes proper observance of Islam. Early Muslims did not concur on what constituted sunna, because of the wide variety of pre-Islamic practices among converted peoples that had to be assimilated, reconciled, or abandoned. In the 8th century the sunna of Muhammad, as preserved in eyewitness records, was codified as the Hadith by Abu 'Abd Allah Shaf'ii. Later Muslim scholars strengthened the authority of sunna by devising a system for attesting the authenticity of various practices claimed as descending from Muhammad. See also 'ilm al-hadith; isnad; Shari'ah; tafsir.
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Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX - parse XLSX files
version 0.14
 use Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX;
 my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX->new;
 my $workbook = $parser->parse("file.xlsx");
 # see Spreadsheet::ParseExcel for further documentation
This module is an adaptor for Spreadsheet::ParseExcel that reads XLSX files.
Returns a new parser instance. Takes no parameters.
Parses an XLSX file. Parsing errors throw an exception. $file can be either a filename or an open filehandle. Returns a Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook instance containing the parsed data.
This module returns data using classes from Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, so for the most part, it should just be a drop-in replacement. That said, there are a couple areas where the data returned is intentionally different:
In Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, colors are represented by integers which index into the color table, and you have to use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->ColorIdxToRGB in order to get the actual value out. In Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX, while the color table still exists, cells are also allowed to specify their color directly rather than going through the color table. In order to avoid confusion, I normalize all color values in Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX to their string RGB format ("#0088ff"). This affects the Fill, BdrColor, and BdrDiag properties of formats, and the Color property of fonts. Note that the default color is represented by undef (the same thing that ColorIdxToRGB would return).
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel doesn't support formulas. Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX provides basic formula support by returning the text of the formula as part of the cell data. You can access it via $cell->{Formula}. Note that the restriction still holds that formula cell values aren't available unless they were explicitly provided when the spreadsheet was written.
Large spreadsheets may cause segfaults on perl 5.14 and earlier
This module internally uses XML::Twig, which makes it potentially subject to Bug #71636 for XML-Twig: Segfault with medium-sized document on perl versions 5.14 and below (the underlying bug with perl weak references was fixed in perl 5.15.5). The larger and more complex the spreadsheet, the more likely to be affected, but the actual size at which it segfaults is platform dependent. On a 64-bit perl with 7.6gb memory, it was seen on spreadsheets about 300mb and above. You can work around this adding XML::Twig::_set_weakrefs(0) to your code before parsing the spreadsheet, although this may have other consequences such as memory leaks.
Worksheets without the dimension tag are not supported
Intra-cell formatting is discarded
Diagonal border styles are ignored
In addition, there are still a few areas which are not yet implemented (the XLSX spec is quite large). If you run into any of those, bug reports are quite welcome.
Please report any bugs to GitHub Issues at _URL_
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel: The equivalent, for XLS files.
Spreadsheet::XLSX: An older, less robust and featureful implementation.
 perldoc Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX
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Localités and Early Modern Britain
This article was originally published in the journal Research and Review Series, no. 7.
In early modem England local identity often was more important than national identity, and "country" as often meant one's native shire as one's nation state. In 1710, a young German gentleman visited London and kept a diary in which he noted unique British customs. He wrote at length about a cockfight he witnessed. He learned that "cocks from the same neighbourhood or county do not willingly attack each other." English cocks had a county identity or mentalite. While the sociobiological truth of this animal behavior might be doubted, the English believed it to be true. Cockfights took place mainly between the prize cocks of country squires from neighboring shires. A 1685 advertisement gave advance notice of "a great Match of Cocking, between Leicestershire and Oxfordshire Gentlemen..., in Leicester." In 1710, Surrey and Hampshire gentlemen fought a cock match after May horse races, while, after a Peterborough horse race in July,there were to be several days of cock-fighting pitting "the Gentlemen of the Counties of Northampton and Lincolnshire against the Gentlemen of the County of Huntington, and Isle of Ely and Cambridge." Cocking and horse racing were part of a gentry "theatre of honour" and of provincial reciprocity and exchange networks. And cocking, at least, reinforced county not national identity.
Key, Newton E. "Localités and Early Modern Britain." Research and Review Series 7 (2000): 71-78. Available at: _URL_


Automatic Parts Washer: A Simple Solution To Increase Efficiency And Productivity
Apr 19, 2021
An automatic parts washer is an effective and efficient solution to increasing operational productivity in businesses around the world. Vital Manufacturing Inc. uses breakthrough technology in every parts washer model.
Using a parts washer is an effective and efficient solution to increasing operational productivity in businesses worldwide. Whether it's a manufacturing business, an automotive business, or an engineering business, a parts washer will streamline the ability to clean any workpiece needed to carry out everyday procedures. Businesses that use this format of cleaning will see an increase in productivity by more than 15%, and the labor required for industrial sanitization will decrease drastically.
The idea of a parts washer isn't new to the industry. They were first introduced to automotive transmission and engine shops to improve the efficiency of soak tanks in the 1960's. Before having a parts washer, these automotive shops would degrease workpieces in a large vat filled with detergent. It took several hours to soften the build-up of grime, tar, or oil enough to be manually cleaned off prior to being disassembled, repaired, or reassembled.
Similar to a soak tank, a parts washer will degrease and remove contaminants from any workpiece — but the difference is how much time and labor the process of cleaning parts in a soak tank took. These automatic washers relieved the timeliness and labor-intensiveness of soak tanks, creating a more efficient way of cleaning. And a more efficient business operation as well.
What is a parts washer?
A parts washer is a piece of machinery that businesses use to remove contaminants and debri from workpieces. They took the place of soak tanks in the 1960's to clean parts more efficiently than simply submerging the parts in water and solvent.
How does a parts washer work?
A parts washer works by using high heat and jet stream water to deteriorate anything from grease to solid matter on small or large parts. The parts are cleaned automatically in an enclosed cabinet that carries out the entire process of cleaning — from loading, washing, and rinsing to drying and unloading.
A parts washer can clean the majority of workpieces in an industrial facility, including nuts, bolts, screws, engine blocks, and rail bearings.
Why use a parts washer?
A parts washer can increase productivity in your workplace by more than 15%. For companies who are in the business of growth and profitability, this automatic innovation is an essential addition for streamlining practices.
What is a parts washer solvent?
Parts washer solvent is the mixture used in any solvent-based parts washer to clean off the dirt, grease, or grime from the workpieces being washed.
Any solvent-based parts washer will require impeccable record keeping and manifesting, hazardous materials handling charges, as well as the heavy use of PPE for any employee using the solvent-based parts washer.
Can parts washer solvent be shipped internationally?
It's dangerous to ship hazardous materials like parts washer solvents.
To avoid this roadblock, a water-based parts washer is free of those hazardous solvents and can be easily maintained with a wash fluid made up almost entirely of water.
What is a water-based parts washer?
A water-based parts washer is an environmentally-friendly alternative to toxic degreasing methods used by a solvent-based parts washer. It also relieves the stress of keeping inventory of solvents by hazardously shipping them.
Vital Manufacturing Inc. makes three styles of parts washers that all operate with 95% water-based wash fluids, eliminating the hassle and toxicity of using harsh chemicals.
Where to buy a parts washer?
You can buy a parts washer from Vital Manufacturing Inc., a leading manufacturer in water-based parts washers. With three different models, Vital Manufacturing Inc. has an automatic washer for any need.
Their VPW-1924 is known as the best value in the industry, packing an efficient punch for its relatively small size. This model has a 19″ turn-table, a working height of 24", and a roll-in door.
With a 30" turn-table and a working height of 40", Vital Manufacturing Inc. builds a parts washer model that is the perfect size for almost any part washing job. This model is their VPW-3040, and is a completely hassle-free operation.
Their third model is the VPW-4260. With a 2,500 lb turntable capacity, Vital Manufacturing Inc,'s largest parts washer features a 42" turn-table and 60" working height.
A water-based parts washer from Vital Manufacturing Inc. is an environmentally-friendly solution to increasing the efficiency of any business operation. For more information, you can visit their website and speak with a specialist.
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"Compressed air cars" are cars with engines that use compressed air, instead of regular gas used in conventional fuel cars. The idea of such cars is greatly welcomed by people of the 21st century, when pollution caused by petrol and diesel is an extremely worrying factor.
Engine and Technology
The engine that is installed in a "compressed air car" uses compressed air which is stored in the car's tank at a pressure as high as 4500 psi. The technology used by air car engines is totally different from the technology that is used in conventional fuel cars. They use the pressure generated by the expansion of compressed air to run their pistons. This results in 'no pollution', as air is the only product that is used by the engine to produce power, and the waste material is the air itself.
Air Storage Tank/Fueling
As thought by engineers and designers, the storage tank would be made up of carbon fiber to reduce the car's weight and prevent an explosion, in case of a direct collision. Carbon-fiber tanks are capable of containing air pressure up to 4500 psi, something the steel tanks are not capable of. For fueling the car tank with air, the compressor needs to be plugged into the car, which would use the air that is around to fill the compressed air tank.
This could be a slow process of fueling; at least until air cars are commonly used by people, after which high-end compressors would be available at gas stations that would fuel the car in no time at all.
The air-powered car would normally emit air, as it's what it would solely use. But it would totally depend on the purity of air that is put into the air tank. If impure air is filled in the tank, same would be the level of impurity of the emission. The emission level would highly depend on the location and time of filling air in the tank.


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AYOUCH, Thamy. Genealogy of intersubjectivity and affect figurability: Winnicott and Merleau-Ponty. Psicol. USP [online]. 2012, vol.23, n.2, pp. 253-274. Epub July 17, 2012. ISSN 0103-6564.
This article aims to tackle the question of intersubjectivity, beyond the traditional philosophical question of otherness. This issue is fundamental in philosophy, but also in psychoanalysis and psychopathology, since it involves the constitution of a relationship with the other, an experience based on infantile memory and never definitively acquired. This involves various theoretical and clinical experiences, as far as the treatment of contemporary psychopathological forms is concerned. The author shows how Merleau-Ponty's interest for the body and the other echoes winnicottian psychoanalysis and how both reveal a mental act specific to intersubjectivity and affect figurability, lying between perception and hallucination, inside and outside, subject and other.
Keywords : Intersubjectivity; Affect; Psychoanalysis; Phenomenology; Merleau-Ponty (Maurice); Winnicott (Donald Woods).


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Malaysia – Protecting The National Cuisine
The Malaysian Tourism Minister's statement that Malaysia intends to stake its claim on recipes synonymous with the country's identity, has sparked controversy among the public. Reaction is especially high in Singapore, where people dispute the origins of certain dishes Malaysia intends to claim.
The Minister later said that Malaysia has no intention to patent local food: "We have to claim ownership on some dishes but I never said we must patent them."
This summarizes the state of IP awareness in Malaysia – confusion and ignorance. The Minister intends to claim proprietary ownership of the recipes, but maintained that the ownership will not mean domination of the product.
However, she was right in saying that Malaysia has no intention to patent the food, as it is impossible to patent food, although the Malaysian Patents Act 1983 does not actually prohibit the registration of a patent of a recipe. With the amount of variation and combination possible to prepare a dish, it is unlikely that it can be patented successfully.
This raises the question: how do we protect a recipe?
Lawyers and food consultants commented that it would be difficult for any country to lay claim to a certain dish. Generic names such as "chicken rice" would be rejected by the patent office. It is possible to stake a claim to a dish by geographical indication (GI) – Hainan, for example, can stake a claim for Hainanese chicken rice as it originated there.
This, however, does not offer any protection at all for recipes. The rationale is the same as patents. The amount of variety available for a dish will make it impossible for one to pin-point exactly the description of a dish which would enable it to be used as a GI.
The most appropriate way to protect a recipe is by a trade mark. Trade marks are not new in the food business. Trade marks like Coca-Cola, McDonalds and Subway have in fact gained international recognition, resulting in an indirect dominance of the recipes that they provided. Brands like Kentucky Fried Chicken, The Manhattan Fish Market and Old Town White Café do indicate the uniqueness of the dishes they provided, and the successful registration of the trade marks has resulted in what the Minister actually wanted – ownership of the dishes.
In light of this, it would be interesting to see how Malaysia goes about branding these famous dishes.


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Frequently Asked Questions
If you are called for jury duty, you will have many questions – from where you should report to what will happen during a trial if you are chosen to serve. Most of these steps are set by state law and a few court rules. What you read here should cover most of your questions when called to serve in the Superior Court of California, although each county may be slightly different.
1. Who may be called to serve as a juror?
You may be called to serve if you are 18 years old or older, a United States citizen, and a resident of the County of Humboldt. In addition you must not have served as any kind of juror during the past 12 months, nor have been convicted of a felony.
2. How did my name get selected for jury duty?
Jurors' names are selected at random from lists of registered voters. In addition, the law provides that the courts may use the names of all persons who have driver's licenses or identification cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
3. How long will my name be on the prospective juror's list?
Your name will remain on the court's jury list for at least one year, and you may be called for jury duty at any time during that year. If you are not called one year, your name may be placed on next year's list.
4. When I am summoned as a juror, what should I do?
READ the summons and juror information form. Complete the juror information section, date and sign it. Bring the summons form with you when reporting. Keep the summons portion and parking permit for your future use. Your juror group number and future instructions are located on the summons portion. Check your status by checking the reporting instructions at this website or by phone, per the instructions on your summons. The parking permit lists the address of the courthouse for the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. In Humboldt County trials are held at the 825 Fifth Street site in Eureka.
5. What happens if I do not respond to the jury summons?
For your information, California Code of Civil Procedure Section 209 provides that "Any prospective trial juror who has been summoned for service, and who fails to attend upon the court as directed or to respond to the court or jury commissioner and to be excused from attendance, may be attached and compelled to attend; and, following an order to show cause hearing, the court may find the prospective juror in contempt of court, punishable by a find of up to $1,500, or 5 days in the county jail, or both" (CCP 1218(a)).
6. May I postpone my jury service to a more convenient time?
You may request to reschedule your jury service to a more convenient time. Usually it must be rescheduled during the same year and not exceed 90 days from the date of your summons. Jurors are allowed one postponement. Mail your request for postponement to the Jury Services Office.
7. Do I get paid for jury duty?
Payment to jurors begins on the second and subsequent days. You will not get paid on the first day of service. The minimum amount paid is set by the State Legislature. The county pays $15.00 per day plus.34 cents per mile one-way from home.
8. Does the Court pay for meals?
No. Meals are not provided during a trial or during deliberations.
9. How can I be a juror if my boss won't let me off?
Employers must allow employees time off to serve on a jury. The California Labor Code Section 230 prohibits any employer from firing or harassing an employee who is summoned to court for jury services as long as reasonable notice is given. If you are a teacher or student, you are protected by California Education Code Sections 44037 and 87306.
If you are concerned that jury duty has negatively impacted your employment, the Department of Labor Standars Enforcement (DLSE) can provide assistance. A Senior Labor Commissioner will respond to questions at _EMAIL_.
Some employers may pay the difference between your jury allowance and your salary. For example, if your salary for the day is $35.00 and the jury fee is $15.00, your employer may pay $20.00. However, this is not required by law, but many contracts require the pay differential.
10. What should I wear to Court?
Dress as you would to go to a business meeting or social function. Check with the Jury Services Office if you have any doubts.
11. Is there any special way I must act in court?
Be alert and courteous. You may bring a book or newspaper to read while you're waiting for court to begin, or during recesses, but don't read while court is in session. Be sure to turn off all cell phones and audible pagers in the courtroom. Eating and chewing gum is not permitted.
12. How much of my day will jury service take?
You should plan to attend court as a juror all day from 8:00 – 4:30 p.m. depending on the court's schedule. Civil cases will last could last from one to two weeks or sometimes longer. The average length is around five days. Criminal cases generally last from one to two weeks.
13. Why are there such long breaks and lunch hours during a trial?
The judge may have to set the next day's calendar and dispose of other cases. Attorneys may need time to prepare their witnesses and other aspects of the case.
14. What happens if I'm late?
Contact the Jury Services Office as soon as you know that you are going to be late. If you are already assigned to a courtroom, contact the Jury Services Office or the clerk of the court and explain your situation. Remember the trial cannot proceed until everyone is present. If you don't have a good excuse, the judge may fine you for being late.
15. Is it true that I must not discuss the case with anyone while it's in progress?
Do not talk to anyone about the case until you are discharged from the jury, not even the lawyers or the judge, except through the bailiff. Discussions with others can cause a mistrial because the juror gained evidence outside the record. If any person persists in talking to you about the trial or attempts to influence you as a juror, tell the bailiff. During deliberations at the end of the trial, of court, you will discuss the case with other jurors in order to reach a verdict.
16. May I investigate some parts of the case that aren't brought out by the attorneys on my own?
No. Under no circumstances should you investigate the case on your own, either alone or with other jurors. You may not talk to witnesses, or do independent experiments. Your verdict must be based only on evidence produced in court. This prevents a trial based on secret evident. If you violate this rule, you could cause a mistrial.
17. Why do attorneys talk with the judge out of the jurors' hearing?
If this happens, do not feel slighted or guess what is being said. Such conferences are held to discuss legal issues or to agree upon points of evidence. These conferences often help speed up the trial or avoid the possibility of a mistrial.
18. Who can I write with suggestions about my jury service?
The Presiding Judge or the Jury Commissioner, at mailing address 825 Fifth Street, Room 231, Eureka, Ca. 95501
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A Brief History of Dog Collars (and some other related, interesting tidbits)
Dogs were domesticated early, probably around 12,000 years ago, so it is not surprising that some of the earliest recorded laws dealt with their relationship with man. The Egyptians had laws that regulated the ownership and treatment of dogs from the early Pharaonic times. In China the "Lion Dog" gained status as the official dog of the Imperial Palace. This at a time when dogs were a staple of the local peasants' diet, but anyone caught harming an Imperial dog could be punished by death.The ancient Persians had laws that could punish anyone killing a dog with 500to 1000 lashes. Even feeding a dog bad food could result in 50 to 200 lashes,depending on the breed and social status of the dog.
The dog's legal status began to slip substantially in the Middle Ages, when most legal thinkers were inclined to agree with English jurist Sir William Blackstone, who wrote that dogs had "no intrinsic value" since they were "creatures kept for whim and pleasure". Fortunately, lawmakers of the early 19th century started taking a more enlightened view of canine rights by passing anti-cruelty legislation. In 1856, the New York legislature enacted what is widely regarded as the first meaningful anti-cruelty law, which called for the arrest of anyone caught promoting a dog fight. A decade later, the law was expanded to outlaw the malicious killing of a dog belonging to another person. The force of law has also been brought to bear against dogs because of their owner's misdeeds.In the middle Ages, the dogs of criminals and heretics were often tried and punished along with their owners. There are records of dogs being put on trial in England, France and Italy up until the middle of the nineteenth century.As recently as 1906, two men and a dog were put on trial for murder in Switzerland.All three were found guilty!
The first dog taxationor licensing laws came into being in Europe. Schweinfurt, Germany is on recordwith laws regarding the licensing and disposition of dogs in 1598. Amsterdam,Holland was collecting dog taxes and issuing dog collars in 1797, with the proceedsbenefiting orphans and widows. Most European countries are known to have issueddog collars and collected dog taxes in the 1800s.
A collar is a piece of material put around the neck of a dog for control, identification, or other purposes. Identification collars and medical information is often placed on collars. Collars are also useful for controlling the dog, as they provide a handle for grabbing. Buckle collars, also called flat collars, are usually nylon or leather with a buckle similar to a belt buckle or a quick-release buckle,either of which holds the collar loosely around the dog's neck. Usually identification is attached to such a collar; it also comes with a loop to which a leash can be fastened. Nylon quick-release buckles collar with identification and medical collars. Flea collars are impregnated with chemicals that repel fleas. They are usually a supplementary collar, worn in addition to the conventional buckle collar. An Elizabethan collar, shaped like a truncated cone, is worn by a pet,usually a cat or dog, to prevent it scratching a wound on its head or neck or licking a wound or infection on its body. Martingale collars have a longer section usually made of leather, chain, or nylon, joined through loops by a circle of chain or leather to which the leash is fastened; pulling on the leash tightens the collar, but the wide section both prevents the chain from tangling in a dog's coat and prevents the collar from being pulled tightly enough to cut off the dog's airway. It also spreads pressure on the dog's neck over a larger area.A Stud collar is fitted with sharp points and metal studs that prevent another animal from biting the neck. While such a collar may appear brutal, it is actually he best collar for a milder mannered or older animal interacting with its more aggressive fellows.


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At times, the most promising method available to unravel the workings of a living organism is to trace the process of its disintegration. This method is especially applicable to a study devoted to the description of the inner mechanisms of a living soul. We shall attempt to discover how the human soul functions as an integrated entity by learning about how and why it dissolves into its constituent parts as a result of the commission of certain types of sin.
Let us selectively extract the information we learned in previous articles to orient ourselves properly towards the present discussion. The soul is made up of Naran, an acronym for Nefesh, Ruach and Neshama. Its source is in Azilut, where it is called Knesset Yisroel, which is also the Shechina, a name for the Divine Presence, the reason why the soul is called a part of God. (Responsa, Chavot Yair,210) Each of these soul parts is independently self-conscious and is subdivided into ten constituent sub-parts joined together according to the pattern of the Ten Sefirot from Keter to Malchut (see Soul #3 hyperlink). Each represents the human being in one of the four levels of reality; the human being of Azilut is called Knesset Yisroel; of Briah he is called Neshama; of Yezira he is called Ruach; and of Assiyah he is called Nefesh.
The most efficient way to tackle our present topic is to state a set of conclusions concerning reality constructed on these axioms, and only then explain how we fit into this reality as spiritual beings. Without a glimpse of the overall picture, even though at this early stage in our understanding of Kabbalah it can only be poorly understood, it will be difficult to unravel the tapestry of knowledge into individual threads.
Beginning at the conclusion
1. Nine of the ten Sefirot of the lowest part of the soul called Nefesh are detachable from their attachment to the higher part of the soul called Ruach by a process referred to in the Torah as Karet, excision.
2. There are different degrees of Karet. The most severe form has the effect of detaching nine Sefirot of the Nefesh from the Ruach, starting with Chachma and ending with Malchut, while the mildest form of Karet will detach only the bottommost level of the Nefesh, the Malchut of the Nefesh, leaving the remainder of the Sefirot of the Nefesh attached to the Ruach.
3. The levels of the Nefesh that are so detached are trapped by the forces known as Klipot who draw their life force from detached Nefoshot.
4. The highest portion of the Nefesh, the Keter of the Nefesh, can never be detached from the Ruach, because the Keter of the Nefesh is also the lowest Sefira of the Ruach, known as the Malchut of the Ruach. The parts of the soul are held together like the links of a chain. The Keter of every lower level functions as the Malchut of the level above it. The Keter of Nefesh is the Malchut of Ruach; the Keter of Ruach is the Malchut of Neshama; the Keter of Neshama is the Malchut of Knesset Yiroel.
5. Because this highest Sefira of the Nefesh cannot be detached, the parts that were severed by the Karet can always be rescued from the Kelipot and reattached to the Keter and thus to the Ruach once again through Teshuva, or repentance. Teshuva draws a bright spiritual light from the source of the Neshama in Azilut, which flows through the Neshama, passes from the Neshama through the Ruach until it enters the Malchut of Ruach, which is also the Keter of the Nefesh. The intense light that is generated in the Keter of the Nefesh cuts through the Klipot, and reattaches the severed Sefirot of the Nefesh back to itself, and as the Keter of the Nefesh is also the Malchut of the Ruach, the Karet is healed and the Nefesh and the Ruach are once again joined together.
6. Sins have the very reverse effect on the opposite extremity of the soul, the Neshama. The top nine Sefirot of the Neshama are detached from the Malchut of the Neshama, which is the Keter of the Ruach by certain types of sins. Again, the link between the Neshama and the Ruach can never be completely severed, as the top Sefira of the Ruach is also the bottom Sefira of the Neshama; the potential for healing the break is always in place.
7. As in the case of the Nefesh, the detachment of the Neshama from the Ruach is not an all or nothing proposition; not all nine levels will necessarily detach. The most severe form of detachment drives away the nine top levels of Neshama from their connection with the Ruach, from the Yesod to the Keter of the Neshama, while the mildest form of detachment will involve the separation of the level of Keter alone.
8. When the Neshama detaches from the Ruach it returns to Kneset Yisroel, its roots, the source of the Neshama in Azilut, where it is once again a portion of the Divinity itself.
The healthy integrated soul is an expression of the Shechina.
9. The Ruach is the only portion of the soul that cannot detach from the rest. This prompted the Gaon of Vilna to declare that the true spiritual level of living human beings is the Ruach. The Neshama is above us and the Nefesh is beneath us. Each tugs at the Ruach in opposite directions, and it is on the level of the Ruach that we choose the overall direction of our spiritual development. But while the Ruach is unable to detach, certain sins have the effect of causing it to contract and shrink, reducing its effectiveness as a passageway that connects the Nefesh with the Neshama.
10. The healthy integrated soul is an expression of the Shechina. The Nefesh in the body connects to the Ruach; the Ruach connects to the Neshama; the Neshama connects to Knesset Yisroel, the Shechina; the spiritual light emanating from the Shechina flows all the way down to the Nefesh unimpeded and is expressed by the actions of the body as the light of God in the world.
These are the points that we shall spend the next few essays developing. There is far too much to learn to be able to include everything we need to understand all these conclusions in a single essay. Nevertheless, it is essential to focus on the entire picture as summed up in these ten points to be able to comprehend the detailed dynamics of spiritual functions.
In this specific essay we shall be focusing on Karet, which is a phenomenon that affects the Nefesh.
Karet and Nefesh
All Karet is a byproduct of sin, but we cannot understand what Karet is without realizing that there are different sorts of sin. There are sins that involve forbidden actions; sins that concern forbidden forms of speech; sins that revolve around forbidden thoughts. Sins relating to actions are harmful to the Nefesh and the most severe among them cause Karet, which is a problem that affects the Nefesh specifically. Sins than involve the power of speech cause injury to the Ruach. Thought related sins drive away the Neshama. Karet is mentioned many times in the Torah but always in association with the Nefesh and most often associated with the word Assiyah, meaning action.
Let us attempt to trace the consequences of these ideas in the context of a specific example of Karet. One of the sins that carry the penalty of Karet is the sacrificing of one's child to the idol known as the Moloch. "I shall concentrate My attention upon that man, and I shall cut him off from among his people... (Vayikra 20,3)." When a person formulates the thought of offering such a sacrifice into a concrete plan he affects his Neshama. A serious plan to worship the idol drives away the Neshama; the brain is the receiver that is sensitive to the light broadcast by the Neshama. But the Neshama cannot broadcast its light into a receiver that is occupied by the darkness generated by plans of idol worship. It detaches from the Ruach as far as it is able, leaving only the level of Malchut of the Neshama attached.
As all light that emanates from the Source must flow through the Neshama in order to reach the Ruach and subsequently the Nefesh, to the extent that the Neshama detaches, there will be no fresh Divine light flowing through the Ruach into the Nefesh emanating from the source of the Neshama in Kneset Yisroel. As the top parts of the Neshama have detached, there is no channel through which such light can flow. The spiritual input into the soul is diminished; there are no fresh holy ideas to offset the negative effects of the plan to worship the Molech. However, the Nefesh and the Ruach still retain their full capacity to function normally at


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In the past few decades, many asset-pricing anomalies, which often appear in theform of long-short strategies, have been documented in the literature. To serve asa piece of evidence against the efficient market hypothesis, an anomaly should beproofed that it survives under proper risk adjustments, and that its return patternsgo beyond those of the existing anomalies.The price momentum effect proposed by Jegadeesh and Titman (1993) is perhapsthe most often-cited among the many anomalies. However, there are a couple ofproblems with their strategy. First, it is equal-weighted both over time and in crosssection,which requires constant rebalancing on a monthly basis. Second, it failsto account for microstructural biases such as nonsynchronous trading and bid-askbounce. Third, the performance is calculated on simple average returns, withoutconsidering the compounded nature of real-world returns. As a result, the momentumperformance is overstated.As the problems related to JT's price momentum effect are also common for allother anomalies, it is important to come up with a research method that allows forexamining both the statistical and economic significance of the anomalies. To tacklethis research question, I shall propose a regression-based framework initially proposedby George and Hwang (2004), with some significant improvement. The proposedmethod would be able to resolve the problems associated with JT's strategy, andallow for examining the robustness of competing strategies (or effects) from bothrational and behavioral perspectives.The project has two major objectives:1. I will provide a unified regression framework that allows for examining the profitabilityof various competing strategies and their driving force. I will conductan empirical analysis using the U.S. data, and perhaps would also conduct asimulation analysis to examine the extent to which how various confoundingfactors affect the performance of trading strategies.2. I will conduct two empirical applications based on the proposed method.(a) Investigate the competing profitability of three trading strategies (price momentum, 52-week high momentum, and five-year low) and their drivingforces.(b) Examine the sources of various anomalies (e.g., Stambaugh et al (2012)and Novy-Marx (2013).5
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Cloning of Genetically Engineered Molecules
Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen combined their efforts in biotechnology to invent a method of cloning genetically engineered molecules in foreign cells. By this discovery and its applications Boyer and Cohen initiated what is now the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry.
Their collaboration began at a conference in Hawaii in 1972, when Boyer was a biochemist and genetic engineer at the University of California at San Francisco, and Cohen was an associate professor of medicine at Stanford University. The conference's topic was bacterial plasmids---circular segments of DNA that endow the cells carrying them with antibiotic resistance and other medical benefits.
Boyer's lab had recently isolated an enzyme that could be used to cut strings of DNA into precise and "cohesive" segments: that is, the segments would carry the code for a pre-determined protein and could also be attached to other strands of DNA. Cohen had developed a method to introduce antibiotic-carrying plasmids into certain bacteria, as well as a method of isolating and cloning genes carried by the plasmids.
Boyer and Cohen decided to pool their resources: Boyer's enzyme would allow Cohen to introduce specific DNA segments to plasmids, and use those plasmids as a vehicle for cloning precise, previously targeted strands of DNA. Within four months, the joint effort of Boyer's and Cohen's labs had succeeded in cloning predetermined patterns of DNA.
After further refinements, three patents, and marketing and licensing arrangements, Boyer and Cohen had given birth to a huge, international industry. Among the dozens of medical products that their work has made possible are synthetic insulin for those with diabetes, a clot-dissolving agent for heart-attack victims, and a growth hormone for underdeveloped children. These and other lifesaving substances are now produced world-wide by Boyer's and Cohen's cloning methodology.
For their inventions, entrepreneurship, and the spirit of teamwork which allowed them their success, Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen were awarded the 1996 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation.