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\section{Introduction}

It has long been known that gravitational systems typically approach a big
crunch chaotically -- a phenomenon sometimes called
``Belinskii--Khalatnikov--Lifshitz (BKL) oscillations" or
``Mixmaster behavior" \cite{mixmaster}.
Spacetime becomes highly
anisotropic,  and the directions and rates of contraction (and
expansion) oscillate chaotically until the big crunch is reached.
This phenomenon deserves study for several reasons.
For one, it is quite common
among suitably general solutions of the Einstein equations near
spacelike singularities.  Also, the study of supergravity models in this
regime has revealed algebraic structures that are related to a
conjectured underlying U--duality symmetry group of M theory \cite{e10}.
Lastly, avoiding chaotic behavior is essential for any
cosmological model with a pre--big bang
phase; the universe must enter the
expanding era in a nearly
isotropic and homogeneous state, which seems unlikely after
a chaotic epoch.

Here we characterize the chaotic properties
of the low--energy supergravities obtained from simple compactifications
of the heterotic string and M theory.
We begin with the  remarkable fact that the dynamics of these theories in
the BKL limit  is controlled by the
$BE_{10}$ and $E_{10}$ Kac--Moody algebras \cite{billiards}.  This
structure is invariant under toroidial compactification
\cite{ox-red}, but
non--toroidial compactification
changes the standard picture \cite{Wesley:2005bd}
by deleting and adjoining roots of these
algebras according to
simple rules.  Each compactification thereby produces a ``mutation'' of the
original algebra.
We apply this fact and obtain novel examples where the dynamics is
controlled by Lorentzian algebras that are not hyperbolic,
previously seen only in Einstein gravity in
spacetime dimension $\ge 11$ or when the  noncompact spectrum is
constrained as in \cite{geometric}.
We also list the compactifications for which chaos is suppressed:
these provide a set of potential cosmological models
whose pre--big bang phases are free of chaos.

In the present work, we consider only ``simple''
Kaluza--Klein compactifications: quantum effects,
fluxes, D-- or M--branes, orbifolds, conifolds, etc., are not
included, though it
would be interesting to discover how these affect our conclusions.
We also work in a
free field approximation, but even if potentials are included,
the only possibility relevant for chaos appears to be
a matter component with $P > \rho$ \cite{Erickson:2003zm},
as required by the cyclic universe
\cite{cyclic}.  Most other interactions
\cite{Damour:2002tc}, as well as matter with $P < \rho$, are
irrelevant near a big crunch.

  \section{The Wall System}\label{s:notation}

We first review some essential facts regarding the wall systems
corresponding to gravitational theories,
following \cite{billiards}.  We study
 cosmological spacetimes with string frame metric
\begin{equation}
\mbox{d}s^2 =
-N^2 e^{-2\beta^0(t)} \mbox{d}t^2 +
\sum_{i=1}^d e^{-2\beta^i(t)} [\omega^i]^2,
\end{equation}
in which spatial curvature is included through the choice of
$\omega^i = {\omega^i}_j(x) \,\mbox{d}x^j$, and $d=9$ or $10$,
depending on whether we are studying a
ten dimensional superstring theory or eleven dimensional
supergravity.  In the superstring case, we define
$\beta^0(t) = \sum_{i=1}^9 \beta^i(t) +  2\Phi(t) $,
and fix $N=n \exp{\left(-\beta^0\right)}$, while for the M theory case
$N=n \exp{\left(-\sum_{j=1}^{10}\beta^j\right)}$.
In either case, we will refer to
the variables $\beta^\mu$ with  $\mu=0,\dots,9$ or
$1,\dots,10$ as required.  The spacetime action becomes
\begin{equation}\label{eq:beta_action}
S = \int \left( \frac{\eta_{\mu\nu}}{2n}
\frac{d\beta^\mu}{dt} \frac{d\beta^\nu}{dt}
- nV(\beta) \right) \; \mbox{d}t ,
\end{equation}
where $\eta_{\mu\nu}$ is a flat metric of signature
$(-+\cdots+)$.
 The effects of $p$--form energy densities, spatial gradients, and
curvature in the physical spacetime are thereby encoded in the
Toda--type potential
\begin{equation}\label{eq:V_beta}
V(\beta) = \sum_A |c_A| \exp{\left( -2w_{A\mu} \beta^\mu \right)}
\end{equation}
for the motion of the point $\beta^\mu(t)$ in an auxiliary spacetime.
The $\{w_{A}\}$ are ``wall forms,'' indexed by $A$ and with components
$w_{A\mu}$. They are determined by the $p$--form menu,
 and each corresponds to a
Kasner stability condition
 \cite{mixmaster,Wesley:2005bd,billiards}.
The coefficients $c_A$ depend on the initial energy densities
in $p$--form fields, curvature perturbations, spatial gradients, and
other contributions.

It is conventional to simplify matters by restricting our
attention to a smaller set $\{r_A\} \subset \{w_A\}$ of
``dominant walls,'' which are not hidden behind other walls.
In the case of superstrings and M theory, the Cartan matrix
$A_{AB} = 2 (r_A \cdot r_B)/(r_A \cdot r_A)$,
computed using the natural metric $\eta_{\mu\nu}$ on the $\beta$--space,
is precisely that of the $E_{10}$ and $BE_{10}$ Kac--Moody algebras
\cite{billiards}.
The dominant walls play the role of
simple roots of the algebra.  For the $E_{10}$ and $BE_{10}$ cases,
the point $\beta^\mu(t)$ is trapped by the dominant
walls, and so the
corresponding string and M theory models have only chaotic solutions,
undergoing an infinite number of BKL oscillations as they approach the
big crunch.

  \section{Compactification and Mutation}\label{s:meat}

Compactification changes the wall system associated with a given
theory.  To see why, consider that when spacetime is non--compact,
each $p$--form posseses a spatially homogeneous mode
that can grow rapidly near the big crunch.  These modes correspond to
dominant walls and are responsible for chaos.   The wall system is
unchanged by toroidial compactification \cite{billiards,ox-red}, but
it was shown in \cite{Wesley:2005bd} that compactification on more
general manifolds can avoid chaos by forbidding the spatially
homogeneous modes of some $p$--form fields.  The energy density
in the remaining modes scales like dust or radiation, which are
irrelevant during a contracting phase.

The influence of compactification on the wall system is expressed by a
``selection rule'' \cite{Wesley:2005bd}:
If a Betti number $b_j$ of the compact manifold
vanishes, then remove from $\{w_A\}$ all $p$--form walls arising from
the electric modes of a $j$--form or the magnetic modes of a
$(j-1)$--form.
(We take the ``$p$'' in ``$p$--form'' to be the number of indices on
its gauge potential.)
There is a corresponding rule for gravitational walls, which we will
not
 employ here.
The selection rules are subject to a genericity assumption  that the compact
manifold $M$ does not factor, both topologically and metrically,
as $M=M_1 \times M_2$.

Since compactification deletes walls, it modifies the dominant wall set.
If the Cartan matrix for the new dominant wall set
obeys the generalized Cartan conditions \cite{Kac}, it
defines a new algebra, the ``mutation'' of the original algebra.
There is no {\em a priori} reason that special properties of the
dominant wall set should survive compactification, and in the next
section we will give examples where the new wall systems do not define
an algebra.

A natural question arises: can compactification remove enough walls to
allow non--chaotic solutions to a previously chaotic theory, such as
string or M theory?  This was addressed in
\cite{Wesley:2005bd}, where some non--chaotic solutions were found.
Here we will give a more complete answer, using the ``coweights"
$\Lambda^{\vee A}$  introduced in \cite{billiards}.  If the $\{r_A\}$ are
linearly independent and complete, the coweights are defined by the
condition
$r_{A\mu} \Lambda^{\vee B\mu} = {\delta_A}^B$.
The region far from the walls is then given by the cone $W^+$ of
linear combinations of coweights with nonnegative coefficients.
Non--chaotic solutions of (\ref{eq:beta_action}) are null rays whose
velocities lie in $W^+$.  These solutions exist only when there are
both spacelike and timelike coweights;
thus proving the existence of non--chaotic solutions reduces to
computing the norms of the coweights.

  \section{Heterotic String and M Theory}\label{s:het}

\begin{figure}
  \begin{center}
    \includegraphics[width=3.4in]{fig1.eps}
  \end{center}
  \caption{The root systems arising from the compactification of the
           heterotic string on a six--manifold.  There are two unnamed rank ten
           diagrams, denoted $X_{10}$ and $X'_{10}$.
           ``$G$'' denotes a gravitational wall. }
  \label{f:het_dynkins}
\end{figure}

\begin{table}
  \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
    \hline
     \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{Betti numbers}
      & chaotic? &
     \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{num. of $\Lambda^\vee$ that are:} & ``root \\
    $\enspace b_1\enspace$  & $\enspace b_2\enspace$ &
    $\enspace b_3\enspace$ &  & $\enspace$s--like$\enspace$ & null
    & $\enspace$t--like $\enspace$
    & $\enspace$ system" $\enspace$\\
     \hline
      + & + & + & yes & 0 & 2 & 8 & $BE_{10}$ \\
      0 & + & + & yes & 0 & 3 & 7 & $DE_{10}$ \\
      + & 0 & + & yes & 0 & 2 & 8 & $BE_{10}$ \\
     \hline
      0 & 0 & + & no  & 1 & 8 & 1 & $G+E_9^{(1)}$ \\
      + & + & 0 & no  & 5 & 2 & 3 & $X_{10}$ \\
      0 & + & 0 & no  & - & - & - & $G + X'_{10}$\\
      + & 0 & 0 & no  & 5 & 2 & 3 & $G+B_9$ \\
      0 & 0 & 0 & no  & 1 & 1 & 8 & $AE_9$ \\
      \hline
    \end{tabular}
    \caption{Summary of the compactifications of the heterotic theory
             on $M_6$.  Vanishing Betti numbers are denoted by a
             ``0,'' non--vanishing ones with a ``+.''
             ``$G$" denotes a gravitational wall form that, when
             deleted, leaves a remaining root system of Lie type. Two
             previously unnamed root systems appear, denoted $X_{10}$
             and $X'_{10}$.  The $b_1=b_3=0$ examples possess special
             properties as described in the text.}
      \label{t:het_sum}
  \end{table}

We now possess the tools required to describe
the chaotic properties of a theory, given its $p$--form menu
 and the Betti numbers of its compactification
manifold, which we now apply to the supergravities obtained
from the heterotic string and M theory.
For each theory,
we begin with the full set of
billiard walls as given in \cite{billiards,ox-red}.  We then remove walls in
accordance with the selection rules described in the previous section
and in \cite{Wesley:2005bd}, and find the new relevant walls.  From
these we calculate the new coweights and new Cartan matrices, which
determine the chaotic properties of the compactified theories as per
our discussion above.

The results for the heterotic string
are summarized in Figure \ref{f:het_dynkins} and
Table \ref{t:het_sum}. We assume compactification on a six-manifold,
which has  three relevant Betti numbers
$b_1$, $b_2$ and $b_3$, and therefore eight possible
vanishing Betti number combinations.
Our results indicate that controlled chaos requires
either $b_3$ or both $b_1$ and $b_2$ to vanish.  This agrees with
numerical searches for Kasner solutions with
controlled chaos carried out by the author.
The formulation reported herein is superior to
that of \cite{Wesley:2005bd} and the numerical search since we can say
definitively that these are the {\em only} solutions with controlled
chaos.  Significantly, Calabi--Yau compactifications, which have
$b_1 = 0$ but $b_2,b_3 >0$, appear incompatible with controlled chaos.

A wide variety of root systems arise from compactifications of the heterotic
string. While the original
wall system is described by a Dynkin diagram,
one sees from Figure \ref{f:het_dynkins} that this property is not shared
by all of the wall systems after compactification.  However, a valid
Dynkin diagram is always obtained by omitting a single gravitational wall.
The diagrams so obtained include algebras of
           Lorentzian ($X_{10}$, $X'_{10}$),
           hyperbolic ($BE_{10}$, $DE_{10}$,
           $AE_9$), affine ($E^{(1)}_9$), and finite ($B_9$) type.

Compactification provides novel examples of
systems where the dynamics is controlled by algebras
that are Lorentzian but not hyperbolic -- {\em i.e.}
the simple root Gram matrix has signature
$(-+\cdots +)$, but deleting any single node does {\em not} yield a
finite or affine algebra.
 The relevant new algebras are
$X_{10}$ and $X'_{10}$ in Figure \ref{f:het_dynkins}.
They are examples of the
 ``very extended'' Lie algebras of the type studied
in \cite{very-over-x}, with various possible central node assignments.
The appearance of these algebras is notable, since
previous examples of algebras arising in the BKL limit have all been
hyperbolic,
except for the $AE_d$ series with $d \ge 10$ for pure gravity in
$(d+1)$ dimensions, and some Lorentzian algebras obtained by
geometric constraints on M theory fields
\cite{geometric}.

Special care is required when all three Betti numbers vanish, for
the relevant wall set is linearly
independent but incomplete.  We can recover the coweight description
by introducing a (spacelike) covector
${\widehat \Lambda}^{\vee}$ such that
$r_{A\mu} {\widehat \Lambda}^{\vee\mu} = 0$ for all $A$.
The $\Lambda^{\vee A}$ are then determined up to
$\Lambda^{\vee A} \sim \Lambda^{\vee A} + k^A {\widehat
\Lambda}^{\vee}$ for constants $k^A$, which we fix  by
requiring
$\eta_{\mu\nu} \Lambda^{\vee A \mu} {\widehat \Lambda}^{\vee\nu} = 0$,
which amounts to minimizing the norm of the coweights.
Now by analogy to the usual case we can
treat ${\widehat \Lambda}^{\vee}$ as a coweight and
 write points in $W^+$ as
$\widehat \lambda  {\widehat \Lambda}^{\vee} +
 \sum_A \lambda_A  \Lambda^{\vee A}$,
with $\lambda_A \ge 0$.  Since
$\widehat \lambda$ may take any value,
 $W^+$ is no longer a cone.  Nonetheless, ${\widehat \Lambda}^\vee$ is
spacelike and therefore non--chaotic solutions exist.
When only $b_2 >0$, the dominant walls are not linearly independent,
and so a coweight description is impossible: however it is clear that
this compactification has non--chaotic solutions since the $b_3=0$
compactification does.

\begin{figure}
  \begin{center}
    \includegraphics[width=3.4in]{fig2.eps}
  \end{center}
  \caption{The Dynkin diagrams appearing in the compactification of
           M theory.  }
  \label{f:M_dynkins}
\end{figure}

We next
consider
eleven dimensional
supergravity.  The results are shown in Figure
\ref{f:M_dynkins}.  The chaotic properties are entirely controlled by
two Betti numbers, $b_3$ and $b_4$, and
in compactifications to four
dimensions we have $b_3 = b_4$ by Poincar\'{e} duality.  Therefore the
only relevant algebras for compactification to four dimensions are
$E_{10}$ (when $b_4 > 0$) and
$AE_{10}$ (when $b_3=b_4=0$).  $E_7^{+++}$ was found to control the
dynamics of an M theory truncation
 in \cite{geometric}, though via a different construction and
without the additional
gravitational wall present here.

Our results imply that chaos can be controlled if $b_3 = b_4 = 0$.
This yields $AE_{10}$, which is Lorentzian (but not
hyperbolic) and possesses spacelike coweights.
This is expected:
with this compactification the massless bosonic sector is identical to
vacuum Einstein gravity, whose billiard system is described by
$AE_{10}$ and is not chaotic \cite{mixmaster}.

  \section{Conclusions}\label{s:conclusions}

We have studied how compactification influences the algebraic structures
controlling the dynamics of string and M theory models near a big crunch.
Different compactifications of the heterotic string and M theory,
defined by their vanishing Betti numbers, lead to
``mutations'' of the $BE_{10}$ and $E_{10}$ algebras that control the
BKL dynamics of the noncompact theories.
We have listed the set of algebras obtained
from simple compactifications, and have found new examples where the
BKL dynamics is controlled by
Lorentzian (but not hyperbolic)
algebras, denoted here by $X_{10},X'_{10}$, and $E_7^{+++}$.
Previously, algebras in this class have only been observed controlling the
BKL dynamics of pure Einstein gravity in
$(d+1) \ge 11$ dimensions, where the $AE_d$ series appears, or in
\cite{geometric}.

Our results rule out
controlling chaos in the sense of \cite{Wesley:2005bd} within
the simplest string models of four--dimensional physics.
For the heterotic string compactified on a
Calabi--Yau manifold \cite{Candelas:1985en},
 the first Betti number
$b_1 = 0$, but both $b_2$ and $b_3$ are nonzero. As
Table \ref{t:het_sum} indicates, compactification with only $b_1$ vanishing is
insufficient to control chaos.  A similar problem arises with M
theory, compactified on a seven--manifold of $G_2$ holonomy
\cite{G2}.  In this
case $b_3$ and $b_4$ are nonzero, and we have shown here that
chaos is inevitable for a compactification with these Betti numbers.

Our work connects with other results regarding modifications
of the algebras that control BKL dynamics.  Lorentzian subalgebras
of $E_{10}$
were
uncovered in \cite{geometric} through various truncations of the
spectrum of M theory.  In \cite{ox-red}
 chains of theories controlled by the same (hyperbolic) algebra are
obtained by
by dimensional
oxidation and reduction.  The results presented here indicate that it is
possible to jump between chains through oxidation or reduction on manifolds
with vanishing Betti numbers.

It would be interesting to understand how the selection rules are
modified in more general
string and M theory compactifications (including flux,
D-- or
M--branes, orbifolds, etc. -- see \cite{further}).
These wider classes of string models hold the
promise of providing a realistic low energy particle spectrum, and we
expect that the techniques employed here would be useful for determining
whether controlled chaos is possible.
It would be significant for cosmology
if a satisfactory compactification could be found,
as it might form the basis of a new
string cosmological model with a smooth pre--big bang phase.

  \section{Acknowledgements}

 We are grateful to Marc Henneaux and Daniel Persson for many useful comments,
 assistance with
 terminology, identifying the $E_7^{+++}$ algebra, and for
 pointing out a number of interesting references.
 We enjoyed some informative conversations with
 Malcolm Perry and Neil Turok
 regarding Kac--Moody
 algebras and their significance in physics
 during the later stages of this work.
 We thank Katie Mack for a
 careful reading of this manuscript, and Latham Boyle and
 Andrew Tolley for their comments on an earlier version.

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Simu Liu is thriving in the entertainment industry as an actor, stuntman, writer, and filmmaker. Originally born in China, he immigrated to Canada at the early age of five and grew up in the Greater Toronto Area. As a breakout star on CBC's hit show 'Kim's Convenience,' the first-ever Canadian Asian Old Spice ambassador, and Marvel's latest superhero as 'Shang-Chi' in the upcoming film, 'Shang Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings' -- he is proving to be a groundbreaking asset in the realm of entertainment.
We talked to Simu Liu about his knowledge and experience throughout his journey in the industry, what it's like representing a cultural community, and his perspective of how things are shifting in terms of representation.
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey in the entertainment industry?
My journey in the industry has been relatively short - seven years ago I had just gotten laid off from my job as an accountant, and so then decided on a whim to spend a couple of days on set as an extra. I fell in love with the people and the energy and so decided I would give the whole acting thing a try. Three years ago I was cast in my first major role on a show called "Kim's Convenience" (which is in its fourth season!) and five weeks ago I got the call that I would be Shang-Chi. I've been rejected thousands of times by casting directors, directors, producers, conservatories... but I never let the opinions of others define me. I kept pushing through in the blind belief that I could make it in this industry... and I'm so happy I never gave up.
Are there any challenges or pressure you face as a breakout star representing the Asian community?
Sure it's a challenge, but I don't see it as a pressure or a burden - I see it as a privilege and as a purpose. Growing up I was raised to shy away from the spotlight; my parents were very much of the 'put your head down and work hard' like a classic immigrant mentality. But that mentality will only allow us to blend in and get by; it does not create community, build culture or identity. I've realized that my purpose is to help my community stand firm and not bow our heads down any longer, and one of the most important ways I can show that is by embracing this platform that has been given to me.
In regards to your work with Old Spice, would you say it was an opportunity for you to redefine masculinity?
Totally. I feel like we're living in an exciting time where traditional ideas of masculinity and what it means to 'be a man' are being (rightfully) knocked on their asses. We need to let go of toxic mindsets and try to embrace vulnerability and equality. By doing away with an antiquated idea that we have to puff up our chests all the time, and not show emotion or share with our friends, we put ourselves in a better position to be allies to the women in our lives as well as those belonging to other marginalized groups. Our inner confidence should come from self-awareness and self-love, and not be rooted in toxic competition and insecurity. It doesn't hurt to be able to laugh at yourself once in a while either!
With the prominent progressive representation in the entertainment industry, do you have high hopes for the scope in the next five years?
I can see the landscape shifting right in front of me, so of course, my hopes are high. Stories are being told with faces that have never been seen onscreen before. The old guard is definitely changing. How far we go in the next five years and beyond depends completely on the audiences' willingness to buy into this movement. This isn't just watching waves and seeing how high they break; everyone has a part to play to build out our future five years and beyond.
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Peace in Colombia Doesn't Necessarily Mean the Revival of Oil
March 10, 2016 // By Schuyler Null
It appears increasingly certain that the Colombian government will sign a peace agreement with the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2016. The oil and gas industry is widely expected to be among the sectors to most benefit from the end of 50 years of armed conflict. But a new report commissioned by the Latin American Program has identified several challenges to that optimistic view.
Lessons From Africa's Great Lakes on How to Address Migration
Guest Contributor // March 1, 2016 // By Alec Crawford & Angie Dazé
Migration is an important strategy for coping with environmental variability and change, but it can also place additional stress on ecosystems. Policymakers and practitioners are not always fully aware of these threats, nor fully prepared to manage them through appropriate interventions. Conservation professionals in the field therefore have a key role to play in reducing the harmful impacts that migration can have on the environment, and in mitigating any tensions that may emerge between migrant and host communities.
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New Department of Defense Directive on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
February 25, 2016 // By Wilson Center Staff
The original version of this article, by David Titley, appeared on the Center for Climate and Security.
If you Google "arcane bureaucratic tool" the Department of Defense Directive (DODD) should be high on the results list. That said, these little-known directives can be very influential in how the Pentagon conducts its day-to-day business. Late last week, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work signed out a DODD that may just be the most meaningful climate-related document the Department of Defense has released.
Cleaning up China's Ports: Shenzhen Explores Fuel Switching and Onshore Power
China Environment Forum // Choke Point // February 24, 2016 // By Zhou Yang & Xiaoli Mao
China's "strictest air protection law" yet took effect on January 1, 2016, promising to bring big changes to its smog-filled cities. But some municipal governments have been ahead of the curve, working to clean up the air through experimentation and innovation. Shenzhen, China's first special economic zone and which recently passed its neighbor Hong Kong to lead China's most competitive cities, is one of these.
It's OK to Play With Your Food: What We Learned From a Global Food Security Game
Guest Contributor // February 23, 2016 // By Yee San Su & Mary "Kate" Fisher
The year is 2022. Strong El Niño and La Niña events in successive years have drastically reduced wheat yields in India and Australia and increased the range of certain pests and plant pathogens in the Western Hemisphere. Moreover, a drought across North America has reduced corn and soybean yields significantly. Global commodity prices are up 262 percent over long-term averages. These price increases are compounding other social and economic challenges, contributing to social unrest in several food-importing nations.
The Commander in Chief, Congress, and Climate Security: Who Has the Authority?
Guest Contributor // February 22, 2016 // By Mark P. Nevitt
Climate change is the world's greatest environmental threat. It is also increasingly understood as a threat to domestic and international peace and security – recognized by the Department of Defense as a "threat multiplier," by Secretary of State John Kerry as "perhaps the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction," and by President Obama, in an address to graduates of the United States Military Academy, as "a creeping national security crisis." The Supreme Court's temporary blocking of the Clean Power Plan highlights the Federal-State divide over how to address climate change, but because of its national security dimension, climate change also raises unique separation of powers issues between the president and Congress with regard to how the military can respond.
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Friday Podcasts // February 19, 2016 // By Sean Peoples
"The good news is clean energy has gotten much cheaper," says Ethan Zindler, head of the Americas for Bloomberg New Energy Finance, on this week's podcast. "The amount of stuff getting built for the same number of dollars has been going up. You're getting more 'bang for your buck' when it comes to actual deployment."


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Top Athlete Endorsements and Sponsorships in the Financial Sector
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It's no secret that the financial industry is a consistent source for athletes to bolster their endorsement earnings. Every brand, whether it be a bank, insurance company, or payment provider, appear to align their values with the next big-time superstar that fits the mold.
The athletes on this list have seen their net worth and career earnings take a huge rise thanks to these strategic partnerships. Many of these big names are featured within Forbes' annual list of World's Highest Paid Athletes. Top players within the MLB, NFL, NBA, and sports organizations around the world have made an impact for their partners and themselves by aligning with the reach and brand recognition that financial brands can provide.
Here are the top financial-industry-endorsed athletes in terms of social following:
Total Athlete Following: 11+ million
Katie Ledecky | Olympic Athlete:
Instagram Following: 404,000
Facebook Following: 225,000
Twitter Following: 162,000
Total Following: 791,000
The 2017 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year was named to the Team VISA Tokyo 2020 roster in late 2019. And given the effects of COVID-19, she further showcased the brand in a humorous 'Isolate like an Olympian' post.
Zach Ertz | NFL
Total Following: 1.3 million
Zach and Julie Ertz: name a more accomplished athlete couple. Both are world champions in their respective sport, an accomplishment that is fueled by their next-level competitiveness. That fire translates over to the commercial realm in the pairs' VISA spot.
As a proud sponsor of the NFL and partner of the USWNT, VISA brilliantly showcased the unity between the two (as well as the Chase VISA contactless card) and the gamesmanship that they employ within their daily lives.
Julie Ertz | NWSL & USWNT
Instagram Following: 1 million
Speaking of competitiveness, the drive that the Ertz's possess isn't contained to the field or even within a VISA commercial. It also holds true in the realm of social media with Julie edging out Zach in both the social following department and the number of views for the aforementioned VISA commercial. In fact, Julie garnered a whopping 1.7+ million views from her upload on Twitter.
Christian McCaffrey | NFL
Instagram Following: 1.4 million
Facebook Following: 87,000
The other-worldly football star has secured strategic endorsement deals from the likes of Old Spice, NERF, and Lowes. In his sponsorship with VISA, McCaffrey serves as a brand ambassador, repping the brand on the game's biggest stage.
Saquon Barkley | NFL
Facebook Following: N/A
Barkley has held a sponsorship deal with VISA since he was first drafted into the league. Even as a #2 overall pick, the superstar was not immune to a little rookie razzing. As his career progressed, he has taken an even more consistent role with the brand. He has highlighted VISA's tap to pay function on his social media.
Lamar Jackson | NFL
Jackson, along with fellow NFL players, was featured in VISA's tap to pay campaign that activated during Super Bowl LIV.
Patrick Mahomes | NFL
Twitter Following: 1.5 million
Patrick Mahomes is having a better 2020 than the rest of us. Super Bowl MVP. Part-owner of the Kansas City Royals. Engaged with a baby on the way. What a life.
On top of all that, the superstar (who also can claim adidas and Head & Shoulders as partners amongst others) is also known for his work with State Farm. Having joined the State Farm family last year, Mahomes has fit right in. Alongside Aaron Rodgers, he has showcased his personality in the famous TV spots including his love for ketchup as well as earning his "earning" his own Patrick Price.
Aaron Rodgers | NFL
Facebook Following: 1.2 million
Rodgers' commercials with State Farm are some of the most memorable spots, not only regarding athletes, but commercials in general. His ads have been downright iconic.
Everything from the Discount Double Check (RODGAAASSS!!!) to "Hanz & Franz" has spanned #12's career for the better part of the past decade. Heck, he even clapped back at one of his lineman on Twitter for suggesting to appear in a rival insurance company commercial.
He has even spawned his own bloopers and memes from his current work which now involves the Rodgers Rate, jealous agents, and working alongside Patrick Mahomes.
Chris Paul | NBA
Total Following: 22.6 million
The newest member of the Phoenix Suns has long been an advertising icon with State Farm. Whether he is playing himself or his "twin brother" Cliff Paul, the point guard has always been known to assist.
In his most recent TV spots though, he can't seem to catch a break. Tormented by "the new Chris Paul", Number 3 has seen his workout room destroyed, parking spot taken, and his signature floater horribly impersonated. Fortunately, the real deal Paul knows that State Farm is there for him.
Total Athlete Following: 6+ million
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | NASCAR
Earnhardt Jr. drove the #88 Nationwide car for three years beginning in 2015 though he began his multi-year deal with the brand in 2009. And with that kind of moving highlight-reel advertisement in action, the insurance company has worked in tandem with the driver in a different way: assisting him in his efforts to support Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Qatar National Bank
Total Athlete Following: 253+ million
Instagram Following: 143 million
Facebook Following: 59.8 million
Twitter Following: 50.6 million
Total Following: 253.4 million
As they say, the rich get richer. In this case, Qatar National Bank (QNB) is the rich having further boosted its $4.2 billion brand valuation by signing one of the world's most recognized athletes both on the pitch and on social media.
As the Global Brand Ambassador for QNB, the bank works with Neymar in marketing and other promotional materials. Such was the case in a recent spot they did earlier this year. It's no secret that the sensational footballer can capture a global audience as his IG photo capturing the sponsorship deal has racked up nearly 1 million likes.
Serena Williams | WTA
Instagram Following: 10.8 million
Williams has been extremely active and involved with the Chase brand, focusing on key social issues she aims to help rectify.
For starters, Chase and UNINTERRUPTED partnered together on the "Kneeding Dough" series which hosts intimate and honest conversations with professional athletes about the importance of navigating their career pathways. In her sitdown, the tennis player tackles key issues within eliminating the gender pay gap. She has also sat down in long-form interviews with the company discussing her role as an entrepreneur and how being a mom has impacted her perspective on financial well-being.
Within the social media realm, the Grand Slam winner hosted a series of Chase Chats Webcasts from her home in Los Angeles during the coronavirus pandemic where she discussed planning for the unexpected. She also shouted-out the brand for the Chase Sound Check virtual concert to kick off the US Open.
Stephen Curry | NBA
The NBA Champion is one of the most marketable players of his generation and all-time. Having secured endorsement deals with the likes of Under Armour and Rakuten, Stephen Curry has been a perfect fit for Chase as the company receives easy integration to the All-Star with the Golden State Warriors playing their games inside the new Chase Center. Even when he was quarantined in California during the COVID-19 pandemic, Curry has teamed up with Serena Williams and Kevin Hart to give the 2020 graduation class a ceremony to remember. The trio hopped on Chase's social media handles to help produce a virtual graduation walk to remember.
Justin Rose | PGA TOUR
Rose has been an active Mastercard Ambassador for the brand. Earlier this year, he joined fellow golfer Graeme McDowell in the Mastercard Challenge earlier this year. The best activation of the sponsorship is location, location, location. Rose consistently reps the brand as he has the Mastercard logo strategically placed on his collar which is (*chefs kiss) perfect for any and all social media captures he's in.
Ian Poulter | PGA TOUR
Like his fellow Mastercard Ambassador Justin Rose, Poulter has pivoted his activation strategy with the brand due to the coronavirus. One of the earliest acts was providing virtual putting lessons for his fans. But it wasn't all about the short game: Poulter showed off his mid-range prowess with a spooky surprise for fans on his social media. This year was not Poulter's first venture with the brand as he has initiated "Priceless Surprises" in years past.
Naomi Osaka | WTA
The 2020 US Open champion has already secured lucrative endorsement deals with Nike and BODYARMOR. And since 2019, Mastercard has utilized the marketing services of the 23-year old. The former #1 ranked player has leaned into her multicultural upbringing within her sponsorship with the brand. Cooking is a big thing on the endorsement deal menu as she has shared her mother's lamb stew recipe and indulged in a cooking lesson.
After her championship win in New York, her platform has never been more powerful. She teamed with the brand to help drive social change, sparking an important conversation with the great Billie Jean King.
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Rickie Fowler | PGA TOUR
The ever-creative golfing personality has solidified endorsement deals with Mercedes-Benz, Puma, Rocket Mortgage, and Corona amongst others. With Farmers Insurance, Rickie has had fun within his sponsorship deal. Whether he is giving advice to his former self, allowing for self-deprecation within a blooper reel, starring in the classic Farmers' commercials, giving his guide to getting in shape, or pranking fellow golfers as an undercover caddie, Fowler has no problem tapping into his comedic roots. And yet, he can also show his genuine appreciation through the brand as he took the time to thank the fans and congratulated fellow golfers.
The combined social following for this list of professional athlete endorsers is a whopping 403+ million. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, this social following, and the impact that these athletes can have, will only stand to grow as the power of genuine authenticity and cause-market continues to persist.
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A "Hard Brexit" for Commercial Litigators, and the "Brave New World" of Civil Procedure
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On 24 December 2020, the EU and the UK finally reached agreement on the terms of the "EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement" (the "Brexit Agreement"). Its 1200 plus pages do not contain much that need detain litigators as it is entirely silent on matters relating to rules on service, jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement of judgments. As a consequence, the existing network of EU law rules that practitioners in the EU have used for the last few decades have fallen away as regards litigation involving the UK, and potentially significant changes will result. For civil litigators, this represents a "hard Brexit" and the resulting patchwork of rules is complex and will require great care to navigate accurately.
This "brave new world" began on 1 January 2021, when the transitional period, that was in place following the UK's formal departure from the EU on 31 January 2020, expired. The transitional period effectively maintained the status quo of the network of EU rules. Some of those rules have since been absorbed into UK law, and will therefore -- in substance at least -- continue to apply, albeit without the previous EU apparatus. Others will apply for a run-off period, for example, in relation to proceedings issued prior to 31 December 2020, but many will be replaced by the Hague Convention or common law rules. We set out below an overview of some of the key changes for civil litigation.
The EU adopted rules for choice of law in relation to contractual (Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 "Rome I") and non-contractual (Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 "Rome II") liability. Those rules continue to apply, post-Brexit, as the UK chose to incorporate Rome I and Rome II into domestic law as part of its Brexit arrangements, thereby electing to oblige the UK courts to apply those rules. As far as the courts of the remaining EU Member States are concerned, Rome I and Rome II continue to represent the law they must apply. The fact that the UK is no longer a member of the EU is irrelevant because Rome I and Rome II do not require that the applicable law is the law of an EU Member State. Consequently, as far as choice of law is concerned, Brexit will not bring about any substantive change.
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The EU also adopted rules on the jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters which is governed by the Brussels Recast Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012). The extent that these rules continue to apply depends on the date when proceedings were commenced.
Proceedings commenced prior to 31 December 2020: The Brussels Recast Regulation will continue to apply as between the UK and EU in respect of jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments relating to proceedings which were commenced before the end of the transition period, namely before 31 December 2020. As a result, the Brussels Recast Regulation, and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU"), the bete-noire of the Brexiteers, will hold sway for many years to come.
Proceedings commenced after 1 January 2021: The Brussels Recast Regulation will not however apply in respect of proceedings commenced after the end of the transition period, namely from 1 January 2021. Instead, those rules are replaced by a combination of international agreement and pre-existing common law rules that have always applied to litigation that fell outside the scope of the Brussels Recast Regulation.
The UK has taken steps towards acceding to two international conventions in the field of civil judicial cooperation, the effect of which would be largely to plug the gap left by the Brussels Recast Regulation: the Lugano Convention and the Hague Convention.
The UK deposited an instrument of accession to the 2007 Lugano Convention on 8 April 2020. The Lugano Convention governs jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments between the EU, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Although it is less complete than the Brussels Recast Regulation, if the UK is able to accede, it will allow "business as usual" as regards jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments to a significant degree.
For the UK to be able to accede to the Lugano Convention, however, the unanimous approval of all contracting parties, including the EU, is required. Norway, Iceland and Switzerland have already issued statements of support of the UK's accession but the European Commission is yet to make any statement in this regard. Therefore, it cannot be taken for granted that the UK will eventually accede to Lugano.
As regards exclusive jurisdiction clauses, the UK has already acceded as an independent contracting state to the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (the "2005 Convention"). The UK was a contracting state by virtue of its membership of the EU, but from 1 January 2021 it will be an independent member for the first time. This Convention is designed to give effect to exclusive jurisdiction clauses, in particular by requiring that contracting states respect such clauses, and enforce judgments resulting from them. Its utility is, therefore, limited to exclusive jurisdiction clauses and, specifically, it is not understood as applying to asymmetrical clauses. Crucially, as far as enforcement is concerned, it does not apply to interim measures, such as freezing orders or injunctions.
One matter in relation to which there is some uncertainty concerns the application of the 2005 Convention to any exclusive jurisdiction clauses concluded between the 2005 Convention's entry into force on 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2020, the date on which the UK became a contracting party in its own right. The UK has passed regulations which provide that the UK will apply the 2005 Convention to any exclusive jurisdiction clauses concluded in that period but it is unclear if other countries will do the same. Importantly, it appears that the EU and certain EU Member States currently do not intend to do so.
In the event that the UK is not able to accede to the Lugano Convention, or if the matter is not within the scope of the 2005 convention, matters will fall back on bilateral treaties, and general principles of international comity. In practice, that is likely to mean that respect for, and enforcement of, clear jurisdiction agreements will be the norm, even where no binding commitment to do so exists. The UK Government is considering becoming a contracting party to the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, but even if it does become a contracting party, it will not come into effect in the UK in the short-term.
Service of Proceedings
The rules regarding service have already changed. The EU Service Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1393/2007) applied to judicial and extrajudicial documents received by the "receiving agency" in the Member State within which service was to be effected before 31 December 2020. Thus, if proceedings were issued in, say, England on Christmas Eve and were to be served on a party in Germany, if the German receiving agency had not received those proceedings by 31 December 2020, the EU Service Regulation ceased to apply and the post-Brexit rules would have to be followed.
Those post-Brexit rules are those set out in the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the service abroad of judicial and extra judicial documents in civil and commercial matters. Essentially, those rules require service through a central authority, which serves following the rules of that state.
Taking Evidence
The Taking of Evidence Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001) sought to establish a framework for the swift and efficient transmission of requests for the taking of evidence in another EU Member State in support of either litigation or arbitration. It afforded three mechanisms to bring this about: (i) active assistance (the forum court requests a court in another EU Member State to take the evidence on its behalf); (ii) passive assistance (the forum court seeks permission from a court in another EU Member State to take evidence directly in that State); and (iii) dialogical assistance (the forum court conducts the evidence taking in the presence of a court in another EU Member State).
Requests received before 31 December 2020 are still governed by the Regulation. From 1 January 2021, however, recourse now has to be had to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on taking of evidence abroad in civil or commercial matters, which means that for request to most EU Member States, it will be necessary to issue letters of request.
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Q: Is thre a better way to build it so it print all attributes from class/parent-class I have a Student class extending Person class, both class implemented __str__ to list out all attributes in both Person and Student class.
However, I am having issues with trying to do a print of __str__ in the __init__ function as below.
class Person(object):
    def __init__(self, n):
        self.name = n
        print Person.__str__(self)

    def __str__(self):
        return "%15s%s\n" % ("Name: ", self.name)

class Student(Person):
    def __init__(self, n, sid, d):
        Person.__init__(self,n)
        self.sid = sid
        self.degree = d
        print Student.__str__(self)

    def __str__(self):
        return Person.__str__(self) + "%15s%s\n%15s%s\n"  % ("StudentID: ", self.sid, "Degree: ", self.degree)

When I execute the following
Jeff = Person("Jeff")
Cameron = Student('Cameron', 'U2314313', "Social Science")

it would produce something like:
Name: Jeff
Name: Cameron
Name: Cameron
StudentID:......
Degree:......

When initializing Student, it's calling Student.__str__(self), and subsequently call Person.__str__(self) in order to bring back the name.
Just wondering if there's a better way to build the the structure so it's more usable and inline with the OO concept.
The result that I want is when I do the __str__ for both Student or Person, it would list out all attributes, such as:
Name: Jeff
Name: Cameron
StudentID:......
Degree:......

and when I do something like print Cameron, it would still give me
Name: Cameron
StudentID:......
Degree:......

I know my code is duplicating it at the moment, but I can't figure out a way to make it work the way I intended... Help please.

A: Yes there is. Use super which calls "parent's" function realization. I'm quoting parent because it is little different than in other programming languages. There is awesome presentation by Raymond Hettinger on Pycon 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOglTERPEo.
class Person(object):
    def __init__(self, n):
        self.name = n
        print self.__str__()

    def __str__(self):
        return "%15s%s\n" % ("Name: ", self.name)

class Student(Person):
    def __init__(self, n, sid, d):
        Person.__init__(self,n)
        self.sid = sid
        self.degree = d
        print self.__str__()

    def __str__(self):
        return super().__str__() + "%15s%s\n%15s%s\n"  % ("StudentID: ", self.sid, "Degree: ", self.degree)

Here as you see when we need to call method of current class we just do self.method(), but if we need to call parent method we do super().method()
And i would suggest using format for string formating because it is more clear and readable.
class Person(object):
    def __init__(self, n):
        self.name = n
        print self.__str__()

    def __str__(self):
        return "Name: {}\n".format(self.name)

class Student(Person):
    def __init__(self, n, sid, d):
        Person.__init__(self,n)
        self.sid = sid
        self.degree = d
        print self.__str__()

    def __str__(self):
        return super().__str__() + "StudentID: {}\nDegree: {}\n".format(self.sid, self.degree)

A: You may use the getmembers function of inspect module to get the all the members of the class dynamically.
Generic function to return attributes based on passed class or class's object can be define as:
import inspect

def get_attributes(class_object):
    attributes = inspect.getmembers(class_object, lambda a:not(inspect.isroutine(a)))
    return [a for a in attributes if not(a[0].startswith('__') and a[0].endswith('__'))]

Now the demonstration, on HOW this will work:
# Parent class
class MyClass(object):
    a = '12'
    b = '34'

# Child class
class MyChildClass(MyClass):
    c = '20'
    def __init__(self):
        self.x = 20

get_attributes(MyClass)  <-- Parent Class
# returns: [('a', '12'), ('b', '34')]
# Return all the class attributes of "MyClass"

get_attributes(MyChildClass)  <-- Child Class
# returns: [('a', '12'), ('b', '34'), ('c', '20')]
# Returns all the class attributes of "MyChildClass"

get_attributes(MyChildClass())  <-- Object Of Child Class
# returns: [('a', '12'), ('b', '34'), ('c', '20'), ('x', 20)]
# Returns all the class + object attributes of "MyChildClass's object"

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HOW DONALD TRUMP JR. WAS SET UP BY THE DEEP STATE
From 7/15/17 World Affairs Brief available by subscription at www.worldaffairsbrief.com
Virtually every talking head in the mainstream media is claiming as fact that "we now know" that Russia was trying to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton, which proves Russian interference in the election. The way the major media tells it, it sounds as if there is no question that Russia has now admitted it was trying to help Trump by dishing dirt on Hillary. But in fact, the evidence is laughable. It's based on a series of emails between a not-so-credible British music promoter, Rob Goldstone, and the president's son, Donald Trump jr. The emails are not from anyone with bonafide ties to Russia—only third or fourth hand claims that the "Russian Crown Prosecutor" (a position that doesn't exist) told the father of a Russian rock star, who "told me" that they had dirt on Hillary Clinton about her involvement with Russian backers. If this kind of unsubstantiated conjecture had been presented to the press by a right-wing source to attack Barack Obama, it would have been discarded instantly as third hand innuendo. But the media was quick to jettison their vaunted journalistic standards to promote this piece of garbage—so eager are they to produce a true "smoking gun" to back up the nine month old false narrative of Russia backing Trump.
The mainstream media seems obsessed with the Russian claims. CNN even spent 93% of their air time on this issue. Others are similar.
All of this happened in June of 2016 just after Donald Trump had secured enough electoral votes to win the nomination. Trump Jr. was traveling at the time the first email arrived and didn't have the time or experience to know he should have had this invitation vetted before accepting a meeting. Goldstone claimed that a "Russian government lawyer" would meet with him to present the evidence of Hillary's Russian connection.
Naturally, this began after emails stolen from Trump Jr's computer were leaked, which ties this entire affair to the NSA. The NY Times was the recipient of the leak and called Trump Jr's high profile attorney (who had previously defended a mafia kingpin) and told him they were going to release the emails at a certain time and date as proof of Russian collusion. The lawyer, Alan Futerfas, quickly instructed the young Mr. Trump to release them in order to pre-empt the Times. I'll discuss the content of the emails shortly.
But when the brief meeting occurred (with Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner present, as well as a former Russian counter-intel man acting as translator) with Natalia Veselnitskaya—who was obviously was not a government lawyer— she had nothing to say about dirt on Hillary, let alone have "official documents," but was only looking to lobby against the US imposed sanctions that had made Putin stop all further adoptions of Russian children by US parents.
As background, a lawyer by the name of Sergei Magnitsky had accused Moscow law enforcement of stealing $230 million in tax rebates from his client. The Russian authorities had Magnitsky arrested and then he was beaten to death in jail. In 2012, his client, American Bill Browder, secured passage of the Magnitsky Act in the US Congress with the help of the Obama administration, which imposed sanctions on the officials involved. President Putin took retaliatory action by banning adoptions by Americans.
Trump Jr. ended the meeting after only 20 minutes and made no commitments and received no damaging files or information.
Let's take a brief look at the principle characters in this charade that will quickly dispel the notion that there is anything to this story, other than the president's son being setup by the deep state—through Goldstone.
Robert Goldstone (anglicized form of Goldstein): A British music publicist, who now lives in New York, with a flair for weird hats, funny T-shirts and lots of bizarre Facebook posts—hardly a serious connection to the Russian government. He does have a minor Russian connection as the publicist for Emin Agalarov, a young Russian pop star. But a more important connection (for tracing down his motive in this setup) is with the Focus GPS group, which was hired by Democratic operatives to act as a conduit for the phony Trump dossier put together by the British Deep State (using former MI6 agent Christopher Steele) to claim Trump had an affair with prostitutes in a former Moscow visit. Goldstone does know Trump Sr through the elder Asalarov's dealings with a Moscow development project (a Moscow Trump Tower which never materialized).
Aras Agalarov: The father of Emin, the Russian pop star and an acquaintance of Trump Sr. (who called both father and son "fine people"). Aras is a billionaire from Azerbaijan who made his fortune developing shopping centers in Moscow, along with other hidden deals—like all oligarchs make with connections to the PTB in Moscow. However, it appears that his name was used by Goldstone to add credibility to the story. Aras denies ever speaking to the top Russian prosecutor Yuri Chaika (the closest thing anyone can figure to Goldstone's mistaken "crown prosecutor" claim).
Natalia Veselnitskaya: (pronounced, "Vi-Syel-nitz-sky-ya") A Moscow lawyer who was once married to a deputy transportation minister of the Moscow region, was "a largely unknown figure until" she began to represent the son of a Russian official in a major money-laundering trial, according to the AP. Her company, Kamerton Consulting, defended Denis Katsyv, the son of a vice-president of state-owned Russian Railways who was charged with money-laundering in the United States over a case tied to a massive Russian tax-fraud scheme. However her main efforts have been in the US to help overturn the Magnitsky Act. Veselnitskaya founded a Delaware-based organization called "Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative Foundation" in an unsuccessful attempt in Washington to repeal the Magnitsky Act. Obviously, she was used by Goldstone who probably told her she would get a chance to pitch the Magnitsky repeal thing to the Trumps. She has denied being both a government attorney and having any information about Hillary Clinton's connections to Russia. But she does know Emin Agalarov and was seen seated with him behind President Obama during one of his speeches. So, obviously, neither were in opposition to the Democratic party.
My Analysis of the Email Exchange [in brackets]:
3 June 2016: Rob Goldstone to Trump Jr
Emin just called and asked me to contact you with something very interesting. [Goldstone will use these contacts that Trump knows in order to gain credibility, but at no time will he allow Trump Jr to go to Emin directly to confirm what he says.]
The Crown prosecutor of Russia met with his father Aras this morning and in their meeting offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father. [This makes it 4th hand information: Crown Prosecutor (which doesn't exist) to the father, to the son and now to Goldman.]
This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr Trump – helped along by Aras and Emin. [These statements are quoted in the media as proof of Russian interference, but all these claims are Goldman's, not Russia's.]
What do you think is the best way to handle this information and would you be able to speak to Emin about it directly? [But he won't let him speak to Emin directly. This is a sophisticated ploy.]
I can also send this info to your father via Rhona [Rhona Graff? -Trump's executive assistant], but it is ultra sensitive so wanted to send to you first. [Doesn't make sense. Why would Trump Jr be the one he would want to send it to first, rather than Trump Sr? I suspect Goldstone knows Trump Jr will be less experienced at detecting this fraud. Trump wouldn't have hesitated to call Emin's father on the phone.]
Trump Jr to Goldstone:
Thanks Rob I appreciate that. I am on the road at the moment but perhaps I just speak to Emin first. Seems we have some time and if it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer. Could we do a call first thing next week when I am back? [Notice the caveat, "IF it is what you say, I love it." Trump Jr wants it confirmed with Emin, but watch how Goldstone diverts this:]
6 June 2016 Goldstone to Trump Jr:
Let me know when you are free to talk with Emin by phone about this Hillary info – you had mentioned early this week so wanted to try to schedule a time and day. Best to you and your family.
Rob could we speak now?
Goldstone to Trump Jr
Let me track him down in Moscow. What number he could call?
Trump Jr to Goldstone
My cell.
He's on stage in Moscow but should be off within 20 minutes so I am sure can call. [First he says, "let me track him down," and then he says he's on stage, implying Goldstone is with him right then. Which is it?]
Rob thanks for the help.
7 June 2016: Goldstone to Trump Jr:
Hope all is well. Emin asked that I schedule a meeting with you and the Russian government attorney who is flying over from Moscow for this Thursday. I believe you are aware of the meeting – and so wondered if 3pm or later on Thursday works for you? I assume it would be at your office. [So, in the end Goldstone doesn't have him call, but claims Emin asks him to set up the meeting with a "Russian government attorney" (a lie). At no time will Trump Jr talk to Emin to confirm anything. Goldstone was counting on the fact that Trump Jr didn't have a phone number for Emin.]
How about 3 at our offices? Thanks Rob appreciate you helping set it up.
Perfect ... I won't sit in on the meeting, but will bring them at 3pm and introduce you etc. I will send the names of the two people meeting with you for security when I have them later today. Trump Jr to release the stolen emails in order to pre-empt the times.
I think it's telling that Goldstone said he wasn't going to sit in on the meeting. He knew Veselnitskaya didn't have the claimed dirt on Hillary and didn't want to be there when Trump Jr turned to him and said, "Rob, I thought you said she would have information about Hillary's Russia connections?"
And, we are now expected to believe that this entire affair is worth hundreds of hours of air time and commentary and a Congressional investigation with possible criminal charges?
To me this indicates that the Democratic team, in concert with US and British Deep State had decided early on to implicate Trump in a Russian collusion scandal, knowing that the Russian ambassador would want to meet with Trump and other key players.
This incident, I believe, was one of the early planted circumstances just to make sure they could make their case for Russian collusion even if the Russian ambassador didn't seek out Trump or Michael Flynn. They are having to use it simply because the conversations with the Russian ambassador showed no collusion, and they are desperate for something to keep the false narrative going.
But ultimately, the most telling contradiction in the entire set-up was the claim that this Russsian government attorney had dirt on Hillary's Russia connection. Why would any attorney, acting for the Russian government, finger Russia as the bad guy in a relationship with Hillary? That's simply incomprehensible, and why it never happened!
Part of the reason why this weak piece of evidence was introduced this week, might have been to counter the surprising good relationship Putin established with Trump last Friday at the G-20 summit. The meeting happened after the WAB had been published so I didn't have time to comment on it in last week's edition.
The meeting was scheduled for a half an hour but ended up going more than two. Trump's advisor's tried to intervene and remind him about his other commitments but he brushed them off. As a last resort they sent in First Lady Malania, but she was unable to get Trump to end the interview either.
It was obvious that Trump was taken by Putin and his forthright denials of the entire Russian interference narrative. Both Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted that Trump accepted their denials, which put the mainstream media into a fit of apoplexy.
The only other topic about their conversation that was revealed was an agreement to create a joint deconfliction zone in Southern Syria along the border with Jordan. This was an important gain for Russia since it was agreed that the Russians could enforce the agreement. The US military was clearly miffed that Trump allowed the Russian participation since US globalists want the presence of US troops in the areas Assad doesn't control in order to occupy these regions in the name of the US backed rebels—and not return them to Assad, even after the battle with ISIS is won. This is a clear violation of Syria's sovereignty, as is the presence of US aircraft and troops without Assad's permission.
In another example of how the US globalists are changing their attitude toward Russia (after years of detente and complicity in aiding Russia after the phony "fall of the Soviet Union") the Defense Intelligence Agency as put out its FIRST report about the Russian military threat. Heretofore, it has only put out a report about the Chinese threat—and always downplaying both the Chinese and Russian threats. Now, it's only Russia. Go figure.
The neocon agenda to criticize Russia and attack Syria demands full complicity from mainstream media, including from the pundits on the faux conservative network Fox News. It looks like they are displeased with Tucker Carlson's refusal to go along with the neocon agenda in Syria. A subscriber sent me this excellent analysis:
Following the June 19th shoot-down of the Syrian fighter-jet… Charles Krauthammer was on the Tucker Carlson Show (FOX News), and presented his justification for the shoot-down AND why the US should escalate the war in Syria…. referring to our Syrian policy as "high-level chess".
Thankfully, Tucker didn't buy it… and responded by saying: "It's way too high-level to be real in my opinion!"
Well… I'm sure that didn't sit well with the controllers at FOX News… and low-'n-behold, two nights ago (July 11th) they rolled-out Ret. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and put him on Tucker's show to "straighten him out".
Spend the 12-minutes to watch Peters' incredibly aggressive attack against Tucker. Peters demeanor shows how desperate the Neo-Cons are about the awakening which is occurring in our country. (12-minutes link here)
The establishment didn't stop there. The next night (July 12th) they rolled-out CFR advocate Max Boot and put him on Tucker's show. Max displayed the same aggressive, self-moralizing arrogance that Peters did. (10-minutes link) Interview begins at: 18:10
Both of these interviews are very telling. I'm sure the pressure to cancel Tucker's show is in the works. Kudos to Tucker for standing strong.


Goa Diaries 3- Our trip in Images!
Here is the third and final post based on my trip to Goa- Goa diaries 3.
This one is a little different and colorful for I have put forth our whole trip in the form of images.
This might answer the question of places to visit in Goa and Best places to eat in Goa!
For the second part of Goa Diaries, Here are a few must-know Myths and Facts about Goa.
Be it you are planning to travel to Goa or have been avoiding it!
Here is the first blog post from a series of three posts on my trip to goa.
Here I have written about my experience and the effects of this trip on me.
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