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Encore!, Book 1
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Sonata in d Minor, K. 90d Composed by Alessandro Scarlatti
Sonata in G Major, K. 431 Composed by Alessandro Scarlatti
Air in G Major (from Suite XIV) Composed by George Frideric Handel
Sonata in G Major Composed by Domenico Cimarosa
Sonatina in C Major, Op. 55, No. 1 Composed by Friedrich Kuhlau
Sonatina in D Major, Op. 36, No. 6 Composed by Muzio Clementi
Six Ecossaises, WoO 83 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Song Without Words ("Faith"), Op. 102, No. 6 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
The Boy's Round Dance, Op. 36, No. 2 Composed by Niels Vilhelm Gade
To Julie (from Sonata for the Young), Op. 118a Composed by Robert Schumann
Mignon, Op. 68, No. 35 Composed by Robert Schumann
Fantasy Dance, Op. 124, No. 5 Composed by Robert Schumann
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 Composed by Frederic Chopin
Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3 (Posthumous) Composed by Frederic Chopin
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4 (Posthumous) Composed by Frederic Chopin
Berceuse, Op. 109, No. 7 Composed by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller
Velocity, Op. 109, No. 10 Composed by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller
Third Gymnopedie Composed by Erik Satie
Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 1 Composed by Alexander Tcherepnin
A Warlike Dance, Op. 27 Composed by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Little Leopard on the Swing (from Children's Album, Book II) Composed by Aram Ilyich Khachaturian
Two Ladies Gossiping (from Children's Album, Book II) Composed by Aram Ilyich Khachaturian
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A graded series of intermediate to early-advanced masterworks in three volumes - perfect for students who have completed their method book studies and are preparing to perform more advanced repertoire. Includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary eras, and editor's commentary.
Suggested teaching order:
Fantasy Dance, Op. 124, No. 5 (Schumann)
Velocity, Op. 109, No. 10 (Burgmuller)
The Boys' Round Dance, Op. 36, No. 2 (Gade)
Sonatina in C Major, Op. 55, No. 1 (Kuhlau)
Sonata in G Major, K. 431 (Scarlatti)
Sonatina in D Major, Op. 36, No. 6 (Clementi)
Berceuse, Op. 109, No. 7 (Burgmuller)
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 (Chopin)
Song Without Words, Op. 102, No. 6 (Mendelssohn)
Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3, Posthumous (Chopin)
To Julie, From Sonata for the Young, Op. 118a (Schumann)
Third Gymnopedie (Satie)
Mignon, Op. 68, No. 35 (Schumann)
Sonata in G Major (Cimarosa)
Sonata in D Minor, K. 90d (Scarlatti)
Little Leopard on the Swing (Khachaturian)
Air in G Major, from Suite XIV (Handel)
Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 1 (Tcherepnin)
A Warlike Dance, Op. 27, No. 27
Six Ecossaises, WoO 83 (Beethoven)
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4, Posthumous (Chopin)
Two Ladies Gossiping (Khachaturian).
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James returns to Chicago's Ravinia Festival for his first (scheduled) appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since concluding his tenure as the Festival's music director in 2015. Last year, he graciously stepped in to lead the orchestra in two concerts on behalf of a sick Christoph Eschenbach with just four days notice.
On 8/9, he leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program of Stravinsky's Suite from Pulcinella, Strauss' Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 with pianist Garrick Ohlssohn.
On 8/11, the program will feature soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Bryan Hymel singing selections from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and orchestral selections from Rossini operas including William Tell, Semiramide, and The Barber of Seville.
For further information visit https://www.ravinia.org.


Originally designed for a customer of ours looking for the perfect reading chair, the Popper Chair lives up to its purpose. With a fairly high back and inviting cushions, the chair is made to order and can be customized.
Materials: Kiln-dried hardwood frame, loose seat and back cushions. Customer selects leg finish, cushion fill and seam style.
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Howard scores in Everton's loss to Bolton
By Avi C. January 4, 2012 4:56 pm
By Avi C. | January 4, 2012 4:56 pm
It's not all that surprising that an American scored at Goodison Park on Wednesday. After all, Everton's match against Bolton marked Landon Donovan's return to the Toffees. Thing is, Donovan wasn't the one to find the back of the net.
In open play, goalkeeper Tim Howard unleashed a long kick from his own box that took a perfect bounce from about 25 yards out and got carried by a furious wind over Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan into the goal. The tally broke a scoreless draw in the 63rd minute of Everton's 2-1 loss to Bolton.
Howard, who made his 250th Premier League appearance and had come up with a number of clutch saves to that point, was beaten by David Ngog four minutes later and again by Gary Cahill in the 78th minute, with those goals accounting for the final score. Leighton Baines nearly tied the score in stoppage time, but his free kick caromed off the crossbar. With his goal, Howard became the second American goalkeeper to score in the Premier League and the first since Brad Friedel accomplished the feat in 2004.
Donovan, meanwhile, had an active debut — especially in the first half — nearly drawing a penalty toward the end of the first 45 minutes. He played all 90 minutes in the first match of his second loan stint in the Premier League.
Video of Howard's goal is after the jump:
What did you think of Howard's goal? How do you think Donovan played? Disappointed that Everton let the result slip away?
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"du bist eine" means "you are a" (roughly). and i only know that because one of the only things i know how to say in german is "du bist eine Scheisskopf" which means "you are a sh!t head".
depsheit sounds like "dip sh!t". haha
Love the fact everyone's looking at Donovan for goals and the only goal comes from the keeper. Donovan will be important for Everton in the next couple of months but it's good to know that if they are struggling they always have Timmy Howard.
You are a complete, moron!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lorelei Seetan, Rosa Alexeev and I are planning a new sim called "Kitely Market Fashion Expo." What started as a fashion show idea has become a permanent sim and an Event which we would like to schedule on a regular basis (TBD). I invite all designers who sell Avatar Items (Fashions, Avatars, Avatar Accessories, Skins, Hair, Jewelry) on the Kitely Market to become part of this project. If you are interested, please join the group by coping the orange text into chat inworld and pressing the link hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/app/group/f00066ef-e3d4-401c-befa-4b5cd5dcef53/about and IM me (Dadiella Nightwing) to let me know you want exhibitor privileges in the group.
The goal of this project is to build a fashion community and to promote Kitely Market Avatar merchants as a great way to get legitimate items to dress your Avatar.
We will have a fashion show scheduled regularly. The fashion show will be "live," using real Avatars. We did discuss using NPC models, but we felt that live models would make the event even more social. Participating in the fashion show is not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged. Lorelai Seetan is our fashion show expert; IM her about participating or Join our group by copying this hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/app/group/f00066ef-e3d4-401c-befa-4b5cd5dcef53/about into chat and clicking the link. We will update you on dates when they are set.
The building part has progressed to the point where I would like to invite exhibitors to take a store on the sim. Join the group above and one of us will promote you to exhibitor status. Once you have Exhibitor status, you may set up your store on the sim. If your Kitely Market Store has a variety of items, please for the purpose of this sim focus on Avatar items.
All exhibitors are invited to take a goodies box. Inside you will find signage, potlights and shelves to use to customize your store.
1. Replace the image (Right now it's one of Dadiella's boots) with one for your product. The Image area is 600x800 px just like the Kitely Market images are (so you do not need to make new ones).
2. Use Edit Linked and click on the Kitely Market Logo. Go to the content tab in the edit Menu, open the script inside and replace the existing link with one to your product.
3. Use Edit Linked and select the Demo. Go to the content tab in the edit Menu and place your Demo inside. Edit the Unpacker Script to change the name of the Demo as desired. If you don't need the Demo, Use Edit Linked, Select the DEMO, unlink it and delete it.
I have included different woodgrain textures in case you want to customize the Display frame.
Use your Kitely Market Store Banner! You need a 700 x 100 px texture for the shop sign (the same size as the banner over your online store). Upload the image, select it and CTRL-click and drag it onto the sign. There is a script inside to place the texture. Also, place your banner in the Teleport Locations (the same way Ctrl-click to drag) so I can add a landmark to your store.
If you want to modify your shop further, I can give you a moddable copy to make changes on and then we can replace it. I only ask that you maintain the outside textures and meshes (changing the walls and floor/ceiling inside is fine).
These shelves are very low poly and easy to texture.
Is this initiative still ongoing? I'm quite new to Kitely, just starting to establish my Matahari Style brand, which was originally founded in SL back in 2007. It's still there, but the last 8 years were mostly focussed on InWorldz. I do clothing, shoes, hair and accessories, mostly for female avatars, system and mesh.
Obviously I've missed the opening fashion show, but I would love to be involved for future if this project is to continue. I did join the group about a week ago, and sent IMs as requested, but so far not heard anything back.


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The Diary of the Rev. F. Owen, Missionary with Dingaan, together with the accounts of Zulu affairs by the interpreters, Messrs. Hully and Kirkman
Edited by Sir Geo. E. Cory
Volume: I-7 (1926)
Print Status: Out of print (Softbound reprint available)
Owen wrote one of the best-known descriptions of life in Dingaan's kraal, including a report of the death of Retief and his followers, of which he was the only white witness. For the first time the diary has been published in full, apart from the Bechuanaland section 'which had been rewritten to include the history but to exclude the theology'.
Sir George Cory was Professor Emeritus of Rhodes University College and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London.
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110 Owen's Diary.
[…] Missionaries. He then gave an order, that no one in furture, neither man nor woman should go to be taught, and that the children should not go and learn to sew. Mr. Venable intended coming to see the king in this business, but yesterday morning about 10, four messengers arrived who had been travelling all night from the capital, in order to bring James Brownlee, the Interpreter, to interpret for the king. They said that William as well as Mr. Hully, my own Interpreter, were not here and that Thos. Halstead, the Boers Interpreter was at Capt. Gardiner's, a palpable lie, for he was here when the messenger left on Sunday evening, and I tremble to say is now amongst the number of the slain: so the natives to say tho' Dingarns servant this morning informed me he was not to be killed. The reason for this call from James Brownlee is mysterious, he is a boy and the king likes him; for what end he should have sent in so unaccountable a manner and with such haste is surprising. On Mr. V's arrival he was surprised to see the Boer guns under the trees and the natives handling them freely, but they themselves not to be found, but described as having gone a hunting, etc. At length Umthlela the Indoona told him that the Boers were killed. Mr. Venable made no reply, and the savage, remorseless Indoona asked him if he did not thank the king for having killed them. Before this conversation, Mr. V. had told him for what purpose he had come to see the king, and Umthlela had asked him what they wanted to teach. Being told the "Book," he asked, cannot you teach us to shoot, or to ride? At length our friend left and came to the station where as he saw no one about as usual he expected to find us also gone. Our conversation has been partly on the wisest course to be adopted in the present exigency. We agree that we have no security for life. The man who brings our milk informs us that the army went out to-day against the Boers. We tremble for the result. In the evening the king sent to me for some medicine to heal a man who had been wounded by a spear in a quarrel with another Zoolu.
Feb. 7th.—In the morning two Indoonas with an attendant called. One of them patted his breast, a common gesticulation of friendship. No Indoona had ever been to the station before and they asked to see the hut, waggon, etc. They were remarkably civil. They had been sent by the king to inform me that it was not his intention to kill either me or the other missionaries, for we had come into his country by fews and fews : he could live in peace with us, for we were his people. All George's people, meaning the British were his, i.e., he liked them, but the Amaboro were not his people: nor where they George's. He said that all the armies that came into his country should be killed, that the Amaboro (Boers) were going to kill the king: they had come like an army and had fallen into a passion with him. Many other causes were then assigned for their slaughter, as that they had not brought Sinkoyella and his people prisoners. Some of the other reasons I could not well understand nor did I trouble myself about them as there was but one true reason, the dread of their power and that the whole was a premeditated preconcerted plan of Dingarn who was anxious to see in order that he might butcher them all at once, I cannot now have a reasonable doubt, tho' I could not imagine previously that his designs were so treacherous. The thought frequently entered my mind but I rejected it. I said little in reply to the king. I remarked that I had come into his country only to teach the Book: that I was not a fighting person, as those who taught the Book in my country did not handle the gun.
I did not give an adequate description of the dreadful carnage yesterday. I omitted to state that many of the Boers had children with them, some under 11 years of age, as I am informed, as these were all butchered. They also had their Hottentot servants and these were likewise slaughtered besides their Interpreter and his servant. The number of slain must have been nearer a hundred than sixty, but if there had been ten hundred it would have been all the same. Dingarn afterwards sent for Mr. Venable and his interpreter. He set the latter to unhalter some of his newly acquired horses which were knee haltered. As he never possessed a horse before, none of his own people were as yet adequate to this office. The usual messenger who comes to the station was thrown yesterday and seriously injured, nevertheless, he was obliged to come this morning, tho' apparently in great pain. When the above task was performed the sun was too hot: the king went into his hut and there was no conversation. The thermometer to-day in our hut is at 101o, higher that it has ever been. In the evening, Mr. Venable went down again to the king. He professed that he had given orders that Thos. Halstead, the Boers interpreter, should be saved, but his people were not able to distinguish him. This is Dingarn's usual method when he does a thing of which he is ashamed, he throws the odium of it upon his people. So he professed great surprise that Mungo should have prohibited the people from attending the teaching, and said he should send a messenger to him. He lamented that the Port Natal people should be afraid of him and said that they had built a fort. He observed that Capt. Gardiner and he had fallen out. He said that he should never send us away or drive us out, but if at any time the teachers should […]
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When surrounded by such lush green forests one simply must take advantage of it's beauty. I chose to do my blog photos in the forest today because, why not? It is the prettiest back drop. It is rich and enjoying. There is a warm stillness in the cool and DAMPNESS of this mirky forest. (It wasn't that mirky just a wee but muddy, it had rained.) The smell of the forest puts me at ease and ready for what may be a hectic Monday afternoon. Fighting with traffic and getting my son off to an appointment ON TIME. You feel alone and aside from the birds and other fauna, you pretty much are. I love the serenity of it all. Mind you I wouldn't last a day after being destroyed by Mosquitos. Still I love pictures here. I can be as much of a weirdo as I want and the trees do not say a word.
I wore my new H&M tunic for today. It is beautiful with its bright orange embroirdary and tassels. It makes for a perfect boho kind of day. I wore my fave orange sandals from MANGO and Matching bag. I love this bag, I can carry everything in it. Including but not limited to the tiny child. He has sat in it before. Haha. The tunic is so lightweight it is perfect for our muggy summers. I love it! I know she is wearing something other than black!? Weird.
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So cute! I really love the orange pattern.
What a beautiful outfit! I don't often consider wearing the colour orange, though you've proven it can truly look lovely. Also, your dog is ADORABLE!
You totally should! !! Thank you so much Gabrielle! !!
Beautiful tunic! I love the orange heels with it-they are a perfect match!
Thank you laura!!! 🙂 The funny thing is mango listed the color as red.
Lovely outfit, the colours suit you well.
Thank you very much Noma!!!
What a beautiful outfit! Love that shade of orange! Makes such a pretty accent to your shirt. And your shoes and purse are super pretty!
Thank you so much Mikela!! I love the orange!
I just fell in LOVE!!! In love with your bag, the blouse, the look and with your dog, haha!


Max and Harry Nesbitt and the Maestro Singers entertain us with some songs and patter.
"Warner Brothers Present - Motley and Melody - A pot-pourri of patter, comedy and melody."
Introducing Max and Harry Nesbitt. Sound is missing for the first 50 seconds. This transfer is slightly out of synch.
Entertainers Max and Harry perform a couple of songs. The first sees them in suits and bow ties. One of them plays a ukulele (and the other a banjolele?). There is also a bit of banter between them. The second song sees them blacked up and dressed as stereotypical "cannibals" with grass skirts which have bananas hanging off them. One of them announces the song as "Our Well Known Zululand Song." They dance around in front of a straw hut. May be politically incorrect but quite funny if you are in the right mood. It is a very fast song so is difficult to make out most of the words.
Second item is a barber shop quartet - "The Maestro Singers" singing a medley. Sweet Adeline. They wear black suits and white shirts with white bow ties and waistcoats. They sing a medley of songs, the first is "Sweet Adeline", the second might be called, "I Love You, I Love You, I Do." The third might be "Little White Lies." The performance ends with a song which may be called "All the King's Horses, All the King's Men."


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Listen: Natalie Portman gets 'Wrapped Up' in final 'Vox Lux' trailer
November 28, 2018 — Leave a comment
We've seen Natalie Portman fully become troubled pop star Celeste in the past "Vox Lux" trailers, but now, we finally get the opportunity to hear the award-winning actress' vocals. On Wednesday (Nov. 28), the final trailer for the upcoming film was unleashed.
At the beginning of the two-minute video, Celeste tells her adoring audience that she was going to "take it back to where it all began." As promised, the clip goes back in time to that fateful day that changed everything for Celeste and her sister Eleanor as they took the stage to perform at a vigil following a school shooting. Teenage Celeste takes the stage to perform a song her and her sister wrote called "Wrapped Up."
As the viewer gets a quick look at her life as a teenager encountering several struggles, it soon returns to present day.
Like her teenage self, the viewer watches all the battles adult Celeste encounters like trying to remain relevant, raising her daughter, and the struggles of stardom.
Watch the final trailer for "Vox Lux" above.
"Wrapped Up," like all the other songs featured in the film, was written by Sia and sung by Portman.
"Vox Lux" was written and directed by Bradley Corbet. Joining Portman are Stacy Martin as Celeste's sister; Jude Law as Celeste's manager; Jennifer Ehle as her no-nonsense publicist; and Willem Dafoe as the film's narrator.
"Vox Lux" is due out on Dec. 7 in New York and Los Angeles while its wide theatrical release will happen a week later on Dec. 14. "Wrapped Up" will be available for download beginning Dec. 7 while the "Vox Lux" soundtrack will be available beginning on Dec. 14.
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Watch: Natalie Portman becomes a volatile pop star in 'Vox Lux'
October 25, 2018 — Leave a comment
What happens after two sisters experience a massive traumatic event during their teenage years? That's what Natalie Portman's latest film, "Vox Lux," is about to explore. On Thursday (Oct. 25), the first official trailer for the upcoming film was released. The two-and-a-half-minute clip begins with Portman's character Celeste, a Lady Gaga-esque pop star, sitting down with a reporter for an interview.
The purpose of the interview is to thrust her back into the spotlight as she makes a triumphant return to the stage following an "accident."
"But that's what this show is about. It's about rebirth," she explains to the reporter in a nonchalant manner.
The trailer then shifts to Celeste on stage talking to an adoring, and sold-out crowd who are just as equally decked out in sequins and black eyeliner as she is. "People have been trying to take me down for years….but I won't stay down!" she declares as the cheers drown her out.
While we see her huge pop star persona while she's on stage, the viewer also gets a glimpse at the volatile person she becomes once the stage lights go dim. The trailer finds her throwing a tantrum in her dressing room, slamming her hand on a table when a fan asks for picture, and asking somewhat politely that the paparazzi leave her alone. All the while, her own teenage daughter is concerned for her well-being.
"Mom, I'm worried about you."
The trailer comes to a close with a montage of Celeste both as a child and now on stage as her haunting final words are heard: "They wanted a show. I gave them a show."
Watch the complete trailer for the upcoming film above.
The synopsis for the film reads: "Vox Lux begins in 1999 when teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste (Natalie Portman) is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention."
"Vox Lux" was written and directed by Bradley Corbet. Rounding out the film's cast are Stacy Martin as Celeste's sister; Jude Law as Celeste's manager; Jennifer Ehle as her no-nonsense publicist; and Willem Dafoe as the film's narrator. The film also features pop songs written by Sia and sung by Portman herself.
"Vox Lux" is due out on Dec. 7 in New York and Los Angeles while its wide theatrical release will happen a week later on Dec. 14.
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News > Mohawk acquires fiber facility in Bridgeport
Mohawk acquires fiber facility in Bridgeport
by OS News, Friday, January 11, 2019 12:00 AM Hardwood Flooring, Wood Flooring
Mohawk acquires fiber facility in Bridgeport, preserving jobs
Inspired by a commitment to preserve current jobs and support employment growth in the community, Jackson County officials has announced that Mohawk Industries has acquired a fiber facility in Bridgeport, Alabama.
Mohawk Industries, the world's largest flooring manufacturer has purchased former Beaulieu Fiber Facility in Bridgeport. The president of Mohawk Flooring in North America, Brian Carson, said that the move aims To support the company's growing demand for its carpet and rug collections. He added that they are impressed with the Bridgeport plant's team and manufacturing capabilities, and they are looking forward to the expansion of the plant to produce innovative fibers into the future.
According to the Alabama Department of Commerce, Mohawk has extensively invested for the modernization and upgrades of the building and equipment in the city of Jackson County. The company has established its initial workforce with individuals that were already employed at the plant. They are also actively recruiting more employees to satisfy their present staffing needs as they anticipate the expansion of the manufacturing plant's capacity.
A Major Economic Boon
Mohawk's investment is considered a major economic boon by the Jackson County officials. Bridgeport, which has a population of around 2,400, are excited to welcome the company into their community. Mayor Bubba Hughes said that they are eager to work with Mohawk to help make their move a success.
The Beaulieu Group previously announced its plans to shut down most of the operations at the Bridgeport factory in January. The factory which has started in 1987 used to be the city's second largest manufacturing employer. Following its announcement for an impending shut down, Beaulieu launched their search for a buyer. Local leaders and some economic development agencies have also extended their help.
The Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, Greg Canfield stated that Mohawk Industries' investment which supports employment growth in Jackson County was facilitated by teamwork and a determination to search for a new owner for a manufacturing factory that has been critical to the vitality of the community.
When the Beaulieu Group placed the Bridgeport plant up for sale, Mohawk was also in the market for finding a new fiber facility. Through the deal, Mohawk has avoided what's supposed to be a costly greenfield project. The deal has also given the company the advantages of investing in new technology while at the same time meeting an internal deadline.
Mohawk has chosen Alabama over another strong option they have in South Carolina. To cement the success of the deal, there was a team collaboration made by the Department of Commerce, the Jackson County Commission, Jackson County Economic Development Authority, Jackson County Legislative delegation, City of Bridgeport, and Bridgeport Utilities to provide job trainings, tax reductions to encourage economic development and other incentives. The Tennessee Valley Authority has also lend a hand for the project.
Mohawk Industries operate manufacturing facilities in 15 countries and 11 states. They also employ more than 37,800 worldwide. The company's products are sold in over 160 nations making them the world's biggest manufacturer in the flooring industry.
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The Air Force publishes PDFs of information about some of its various Small Business Set-Asides on this page. The HUBZone PDF is also linked directly here. The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program PDF is linked directly here.
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France: mandatory vaccination for caregivers 'risks destabilising health structures', nursing union says
By Clara Bauer-Babef | EURACTIV France | translated by Charles Szumski
15-09-2021 (updated: 20-09-2021 )
"From September 15th onwards, if you are a caregiver and you are not vaccinated, you can no longer work and you will no longer be paid," Health Minister Olivier Véran said on LCI. [Spotmatik Ltd/Shutterstock]
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From Wednesday (15 September) on, health institutions staff in France will have to present a vaccination certificate to be allowed to practise. But the move is perceived as a threat by the already understaffed medical and paramedical branch.
On July 12th, faced with the progression of the Delta variant, President Emmanuel Macron announced a series of measures to fight against a new spike of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Among these measures is the mandatory vaccination of all health professionals by the beginning of the school year. "Controls will be carried out and sanctions taken if necessary," the head of state had specified before the summer break.
"From September 15, if you are a caregiver and you are not vaccinated, you can no longer work and you will no longer be paid," Health Minister Olivier Véran added the same day on LCI.
Caregivers, firefighters, paramedics, home care workers and all staff working in health facilities are required to have received at least a first dose of vaccine by now (or present a certificate of recovery or a certificate of contraindication) to be able to go to work.
The National Union of Nursing Professionals (SNPI) fears that this measure will destabilise a sector already suffering from a lack of personnel.
"10% of nursing positions are currently vacant in hospitals. In nursing homes, the number of staff is even lower. There are few nurses and few caregivers. This risks destabilizing the health structures," warned Thierry Amouroux, the union's spokesperson, contacted by EURACTIV France.
"For us, this is the tree that hides the forest," he said.
For now, it is impossible to know how many professionals will not be able to work as of today.
According to Santé Publique France, as of May 20, 2021, 91% of caregivers were vaccinated. Even though this figure is rather positive, it is especially the administrative staff that will be more difficult to convince, according to Amouroux.
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"They haven't had any training in vaccination or public health. On the other hand, as these are places where we are understaffed, it is difficult to organise a meeting in the field between health professionals and this health personnel," he explained.
For the caregivers, vaccination is seen as a "moral imperative" to protect "the most fragile patients", the SNPI spokesman stressed.
But Amouroux also specified that this is not a justification of mandatory vaccination, neither among caregivers nor in the population. "We are following the World Health Organisation's logic, which is to convince rather than to force," he said.
On the other hand, the government's communication to encourage health professionals to get vaccinated has not been particularly well received. "We went from heroes to pariahs. We felt like we were somewhat instrumentalised to push the idea of mandatory vaccination," said Amouroux.
"Many caregivers were shocked by the rather accusatory tone of the government's discourse, which does not reflect the reality", he said, adding that the majority of health professionals were already vaccinated at the time of Macron's announcements on 12 July.
"When you are a health professional, you are not against vaccination, otherwise it would mean something has gone wrong," he concluded.
[Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic]
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\section{Introduction}
\label{intruduction}
Quantum manifestations of classical chaos have received much attention in
recent years \cite{gutzwiller} and for the semiclassical quantization of
conservative chaotic systems, two-dimensional billiard systems provide a very
effective tool \cite{mcdonald,berry_87}. Due to the conserved energy of the
ideal particle propagating inside the billiard's boundaries with specular
reflections on the walls, the billiards belong to the class of Hamiltonian
systems with the lowest degree of freedom in which chaos can occur and this
only depends on the given boundary shape. Such systems are in particular
adequate to study the behavior of the particle in the corresponding quantum
regime, where spectral properties are completely described by the stationary
Schr\"odinger equation. The spectral fluctuations properties of such systems
were investigated both analytically and numerically. It has been found that
these properties coincide with those of the ensembles of random matrix theory
(RMT) having the proper symmetry \cite{mehta,bohigas_91} if the given system
is classically non-integrable. For time-reversal invariant systems, to which
group the here investigated billiards belong, the relevant ensemble is the
Gaussian orthogonal ensemble (GOE).

In the last decades this subject was dominated by theory and numerical
simulations. About seven years ago experimentalists have found effective
techniques to simulate quantum billiard problems with the help of macroscopic
devices. Due to the equivalence of the stationary Schr\"odinger equation and
the classical Helmholtz equation in two dimensions one is able to model the
billiard by a similarly shaped electromagnetic resonator
\cite{sridhar,stoeckmann,graefprl_92}.

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure1.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{Typical transmission spectrum of the superconducting $\gamma=1$
stadium billiard fabricated from niobium in the range between 10.5 and
11.5 GHz taken at 4.2 K. The signal is given as the ratio of output power to
input power on a logarithmic scale. The inset illustrates the shape of the
resonator and the positions of the antennas.}
\end{figure}

Theoretical predictions assume to have always an {\it ideal} system with a
perfect geometry whereas experiments have been performed with  {\it real}
systems. Real microwave cavities -- in particular the here used superconducting
ones -- are usually not machined by the most accurate technique, e.g. milling
from a solid block. They are cut from niobium sheet material which is shaped
and afterwards electron beam welded. Finally they are chemically etched to
clean their inner surface. Their final inner geometry is not accessible for a
direct measurement so that their exact geometric properties are not known. In
the case of the investigated Bunimovich stadium billiard \cite{bunimovich},
where $\gamma=a/R=1$ (see inset of Fig.~1), the following properties are
especially crucial: The radius of curvature of the boundary does not change
abruptly but smoothly at the transition from the straight $a$ to the circular
section of the boundary \cite{alonso}. Another point is that the  angle at the
corners is not exact 90 degrees.

The paper is about the question to which extent a comparison of experimental
data with theoretical predictions for such billiards is meaningful. Therefore
we want to compare a numerical simulation (calculation of eigenvalues) for a
$\gamma=1$ stadium billiard with a measurement of a real superconducting
microwave cavity (measurement of eigenvalues) by studying the statistical
properties of the two sequences of eigenvalues.

The paper is organized as follows. In Sec.~\ref{experiment} the experimental
set-up and the measurement of the eigenfrequencies are described and in
Sec.~\ref{numeric} the numerical calculations. The comparison of both sets of
eigenvalues is shown in Sec.~\ref{results} by analyzing their spectral
fluctuations.

\section{Experiment}
\label{experiment}

Experimentally we have investigated a two-dimensional microwave cavity which
simulates a two-dimensional quantum billiard. Here we present results based on
measurements using a superconducting niobium cavity, having the shape of a
quarter Bunimovich stadium billiard. The billiard has been desymmetrized to
avoid superpositions of several independent symmetry classes
\cite{bogomolny_88}. Its inner dimensions are $a=R=20$ cm corresponding to
$\gamma=a/R=1$, see inset of Fig.~1, and it has a height of $d=0.7$ cm, that
guarantees a two-dimensionality up to a frequency of
\mbox{$f_{max}=c/2d=21.4$ GHz} ($c$ denotes the speed of light).

As in previous investigations \cite{alt_3d,alt_coupling} the measurement of
the $\gamma=1$ stadium billiard has been carried out in a LHe-bath cryostat.
This experimental set-up is very stable concerning temperature and pressure
fluctuations. The cavity has been put into a copper box which was covered by
liquid helium, so that a constant temperature of 4.2 K inside the resonator
was guaranteed during the whole measurement. The box has also been evacuated
to a pressure of $10^{-2}$ mbar to eliminate effects of the dielectric gas
inside the cavity. We were able to excite the cavity in the frequency range of
\mbox{$45$ MHz $< f< 20$ GHz} in 10 kHz-steps using four capacitively coupling
dipole antennas sitting in small holes on the niobium surface, see inset of
Fig.~1. These antennas penetrated only up to a maximum of 0.5 mm into the
cavity to avoid perturbations of the electromagnetic field inside the
resonator. Using one antenna for the excitation and either another one or the
same one for the detection of the microwave signal, we are able to measure the
transmission as well as the reflection spectra of the resonator using an
HP8510B vector network analyzer. In Fig.~1 a typical transmission spectrum of
the billiard in the range between 10.5 and 11.5 GHz is shown. The signal is
given as the ratio of output power to input power on a logarithmic scale. The
measured resonances have quality factors of up to
\mbox{$Q=f/\Delta f \approx 10^7$} and signal-to-noise ratios of up to
$S/N\approx 60$ dB which made it easy to separate the resonances from each
other and detect also weak ones above the background. As a consequence of using
superconducting resonators, all the important characteristics like
eigenfrequencies and widths can be extracted with a very high accuracy
\cite{altprl_95,altnucphys_93,altplb_96}. A detailed analysis of the raw
spectra yielded a total number of 955 resonances up to 20 GHz. To reduce the
possibility of missing certain modes with a rather weak electric field vector
at the position of the antennas, the measurements were always performed with
different combinations of antennas. Thereby the number of missed modes is
dramatically reduced below three to five in a typical case of a measurement of
about one thousand eigenfrequencies. For the $\gamma=1$ stadium billiard
investigated here the 955 detected eigenmodes agrees exactly with the expected
number calculated from particular geometry of the cavity with the help of
Weyl's formula (see Sec.~\ref{results} below). The measured sequence of
frequencies extracted from the experimental spectra forms the basic set of the
statistical investigations in Sec.~\ref{results}.

\section{Numerical Calculations}
\label{numeric}
\subsection{ Theory}
The problem that we have to solve is to find the eigenvalues of the Dirichlet
problem in a billiard, i.e. to solve the following equations:
\begin{equation}
\Delta \Psi (\vec r) +k^2 \Psi (\vec r) = 0 \mbox{ for } \vec r \in {\cal D}
\label{eq1}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\Psi (\vec r)=0  \mbox{ for } \vec r \in \partial {\cal D}
\label{eq2}
\end{equation}

In order to solve these equations we search for a solution in form of an
expansion of regular Bessel functions, so that we write

\begin{equation}
\Psi (\vec r)= \Psi (r,\theta)
             = \sum_{l=-L}^{L} a_l J_l(k r) e^{il\theta}
\label{eq3}
\end{equation}

This expansion is obviously a solution of the first equation, so that we have
to solve it under the boundary conditions Eq.~(\ref{eq2}). On the billiard
boundary, which may be parameterized by the curvilinear abscissa $s$, the
expansion Eq.~(\ref{eq3}) becomes

\begin{equation}
\Phi (s)= \Psi (r(s),\theta(s))
        = \sum_{l=-L}^{L} a_l J_l(k r(s)) e^{il\theta(s)}
\label{eq4}
\end{equation}
which is a periodic function of $s$. This periodic function may be decomposed
in a Fourier series whose coefficients are given by

\begin{equation}
C_n(k)={1 \over{2\pi}} \int_0^{\cal L} ds \, \Phi (s) e^{-2 i n \pi
 s/{\cal L}}
      = \sum_{l=-L}^{L} a_l C_{n,l}(k)
\label{eq5}
\end{equation}
with
\begin{equation}
C_{n,l}(k)=\int_0^{\cal L} ds \,  e^{-2 i n \pi s/{\cal L}}
           J_l(k r(s)) e^{il\theta(s)}
\label{eq6}
\end{equation}

To satisfy the boundary condition Eq.~(\ref{eq2}), one may impose the
equivalent conditions that all Fourier coefficients $C_n(k)$ are zero, at least
for $-L \leq n \leq L$, so that we are left with the following linear system
in the $a_l$:

\begin{equation}
\sum_{l=-L}^{L} a_l C_{n,l}(k)=0  , -L \leq n \leq L
\label{eq7}
\end{equation}

For this homogeneous system to have a non trivial solution, one has the
following set of equations:

\begin{equation}
D(k)=det[C_{n,l}(k)]=0
\label{eq8}
\end{equation}
Thus one is left with the problem of constructing the matrix $C_{n,l}(k)$ and
finding the zeroes of its determinant $D(k)$. Before going further, we would
like to point out the advantages of this method as compared to the well known
collocation method. In our method, one may vary independently the number of
boundary points used to evaluate the integrals $C_{n,l}(k)$ and the number of
partial waves used in the expansion, whereas this is not so in usual boundary
methods. (For other methods we refer the reader e.g. to Refs.
\cite{mcdonald,sieber1}). Furthermore, it appears clearly that if the billiard
is close to a circle, the matrix is nearly diagonal so that its determinant is
easy to compute numerically, whereas this is not true for plane wave
decompositions. Finally, in contrast with the Green's method, one may always
deal with real matrices by decomposing on sine and cosine rather than on
exponentials (for time reversal invariant systems). However, one should note
that this method does not work for billiards whose boundary consists of
several distinct curves (for instance Sina\"{\i} billiards).

\subsection{Practical}
In practice, the application of the above algorithm depends on the problem one
has to solve. For instance, a particular choice of the origin of the
coordinates may simplify notably the evaluation of the matrix: For the stadium,
a good choice would be the symmetry center of the billiard, so that one may
separate easily different symmetry classes. With this choice, the expansion
given in Eq.~(\ref{eq3}) become for odd-odd symmetry:
\begin{equation}
\Psi (\vec r)= \Psi (r,\theta)
             = \sum_{n=1}^{N} a_n J_{2n}(k r) sin({2n\theta})
\label{eq9}
\end{equation}
Therewith one tabulates the function $D(k)$ in an interval of $k$ such that
the number of partial waves needed is constant in this interval:

\begin{equation}
k_{min} \leq k \leq k_{max}
\label{eq10}
\end{equation}
with
\begin{equation}
k_{min} R_{max}=L \mbox{ and } k_{max} R_{max}=L+2
\label{eq11}
\end{equation}
In this equation, $R_{max}$ is the greatest distance of the boundary from the
origin, in our case $R_{max}=R+a$. The number of coefficients $a_n$ may then be
taken as
\begin{equation}
N=L/2 +dN
\end{equation}
where $dN$ typically ranges from 0 to 3 or 4. Usually, the positions of the
eigenvalues depend very little on this parameter.

The integrals
\begin{equation}
C_{n,m}(k)=\int_0^{\cal L} ds \,  sin({n \pi s/{\cal L}})
           J_{2m}(k r(s)) sin({2m\theta(s)})
\label{eq12}
\end{equation}
are evaluated using points regularly spaced along the boun\-dary. As soon as
their spacing is such that the fastest varying phase in Eq.~(\ref{eq12})
changes by less than $\pi$ in a given step, the evaluation of these integrals
is accurate enough to give the position of the zeroes of $D(k)$. In other
words, the step $\Delta s$ used in evaluating Eq.~(\ref{eq12}) should be such
that the following condition is verified:
\begin{equation}
 {{N \pi \Delta s}\over{\cal L}}+{{2 N \Delta s}\over {d_{min}}} \le \pi \ ,
\label{eq13}
\end{equation}
where $d_{min}$ is the smallest distance of the boundary from the origin, in
our case $R$. With these ingredients, the precise computation of the levels of
a rather regular billiards is fast, and does not require powerful computers.
Typically, for the stadium, the computation of the 1000 first levels takes a
few hours run on a personal computer, the dimension of the matrices used being
smaller than 100. The precision obtained is much better than $1/100{th}$ of
the average spacing, which is enough for our purpose.

\section{Spectral fluctuations}
\label{results}
In the following section we want to discuss the statistical properties of the
data obtained for the $\gamma=1$ stadium billiard as described in
Secs.~\ref{experiment} and \ref{numeric}. After a short summary of the general
concepts of analyzing spectral fluctuations in Sec.~\ref{results_a}, we present
the results for the comparison of the  measured and calculated data in
Sec.~\ref{results_b}. Finally, in Sec.~\ref{results_c} we compare the
influence of a special family of orbits in different Bunimovich stadium
billiards.

\subsection{Theoretical background}
\label{results_a}
From the measured resp. numerically simulated eigenvalue sequences (``stick
spectrum'') the spectral level density \mbox{$\rho (k)=\sum_i \delta (k-k_i)$}
is calculated ($k$ is the wave number, \mbox{$k=2\pi/c\cdot f$}) and a
staircase function \mbox{$N(k)=\int \rho (k')dk'$} is constructed which
fluctuates around a smoothly varying part, defined as the average of $N(k)$.
Usually this smooth part $N^{smooth}(k)$ is related to the volume of the
classical energy-allowed phase-space. For the 2D billiard at hand with
Dirichlet boundary conditions it is given by the Weyl-formula
\cite{weyl1,weyl2}
\begin{equation}
N^{Weyl}(k)\approx\frac{A}{4\pi}k^2-\frac{C}{4\pi}k+{\rm const.}
\label{weylformula}
\end{equation}
where $A$ is the area of the billiard and $C$ its perimeter. The constant term
takes curvature and corner contributions into account. Higher order terms
\cite{baltes} are not relevant for the present analysis. The remaining
fluctuating part of the staircase function
\mbox{$N^{fluc}(k)=N(k)-N^{Weyl}(k)$} oscillates around zero. While
Eq.~(\ref{weylformula}) does not contain any information regarding the
character of the underlying classical dynamics of the system, the fluctuating
part does.

In order to perform a statistical analysis of the given eigenvalue sequence
independently from the special size of the billiard, the measured resp.
calculated spectrum is first unfolded \cite{bohigas_84}, i.e. the average
spacing between adjacent eigenmodes is normalized to one, using
Eq.~(\ref{weylformula}). This proper normalization of the spacings of the
eigenmodes then leads to the nearest neighbour spacing distribution $P(s)$,
from now on called NND, the probability of a certain spacing $s$ between two
adjacent unfolded eigenfrequencies. To avoid effects arising from the bining
of the distribution, we employ here the cumulative spacing distribution
$I(s)=\int P(s) ds$.

To uncover correlations between nonadjacent resonan\-ces, one has to use a
statistical test which is sensitive on larger scales. As an example we use the
number variance $\Sigma^2$ originally introduced by Dyson and Mehta for studies
of equivalent fluctuations of nuclear spectra \cite{mehta,dyson}. The
$\Sigma^2$-statistics describes the average variance of a number of levels
$n(L)$ in a given interval of length $L$, measured in terms of the mean level
spacing, around the mean for this interval, which is due to the unfolding equal
to $L$,
\begin{equation}
\Sigma^2(L)=\bigg\langle\left(n(L)-\langle n(L)\rangle_L\right)^2\bigg\rangle_L=
\langle n^2(L)\rangle_L-L^2  .
\label{sigma2formula}
\end{equation}

Furthermore, to characterize the degree of chaoticity in the system, the
spectra are analyzed in terms of a statistical description introduced in a
model of Berry and Robnik \cite{berryrobnik} which interpolates between the
two limiting cases of pure Poissonain and pure GOE behavior for a classical
regular or chaotic system, respectively. The model introduces a mixing
parameter $q$ which is directly related to the relative chaotic fraction of
the invariant Liouville measure of the underlying classical phase space in
which the motion takes place ($q=0$ stands for a regular and $q=1$ for a
chaotic system).

The chaotic features of a classical billiard system are characterized by the
behavior of the orbits of the propagating point-like particle. The quantum
mechanical analogue does not know orbits anymore but only eigenstates, i.e.
wave functions and corresponding eigenenergies. Thus, the individual and
collective features of the eigenstates must reflect the behavior of the
classical orbits. The semiclassical theory of Gutzwiller \cite{gutzwiller}
assumes that a chaotic system is fully determined through the complete set of
its periodic orbits. The influence of the isolated periodic orbits of a
billiard is most instructively displayed in the Fourier transformed (FT)
spectrum of the eigenvalue density $\rho^{fluc}(k)=dN^{fluc}(k)/dk$, i.e.
\begin{equation}
\tilde{\rho}^{fluc}(x)=\int_{k_{min}}^{k_{max}} e^{ikx}\left[\rho (k)-
\rho^{Weyl}(k)\right]dk ,
\label{ft}
\end{equation}
with $[k_{min},k_{max}]$ being the wave number interval in which the data are
taken.

\subsection{Results}
\label{results_b}
In this section we present the results of the analysis of our data using the
techniques described in Sec.~\ref{results_a}. We start with a direct
one-to-one comparison of both, experimentally and numerically obtained data
sets, and perform first a comparison with the sequences of the unfolded
eigenvalues. To obtain the unfolded eigenvalues, we fit the Weyl-formula,
Eq.~(\ref{weylformula}), onto our measured resp. numerically simulated spectral
staircase $N(k)$. Doing this, one obtains the following parameter of
Eq.~(\ref{weylformula}) for the measured data: an area
$A_{fit,exp}=(710.52\pm4.12){\rm\ cm}^2$ and a perimeter
$C_{fit,exp}=(113.68\pm2.16){\rm\ cm}$, which are very close to the
design values $A_{design}=714.15{\rm\ cm}^2$ and
$C_{design}=111.41{\rm\ cm}$. Within the given uncertainties the respective
coefficients $A$ and $C$ agree fairly well. From the numerical data which were
obtained from a $\gamma=1$ stadium billiard with area $A=4\pi$ the coefficient
$C$ can be calculated. The fit of the Weyl-formula to the numerical data
yields values for coefficients $A$ and $C$ within a few per mille of the
calculated coefficients. From this we conclude that due to the not well known
mechanical imperfections of the billiard the uncertainties in the average
properties of the spectrum expressed through the coefficients $A$ and $C$ of
the Weyl-formula are larger in the experiment than in the numerical simulations.

With the unfolding indicated above the different geometrical properties of the
{\it real} and {\it ideal} billiards are removed and a direct comparison of
the first 770 eigenvalues becomes possible. Computing the difference of the
experimental and the numerical data, $\epsilon_{exp}-\epsilon_{num}$, and
plotting this difference over the unfolded experimental eigenvalues, the upper
part of Fig.~2 is obtained. The curve fluctuates around zero, which is an
indication for complete spectra, i.e. no mode is missing. The appearing
oscillations in the curve are random and reflect the fact of how accurate a
certain eigenfrequency could be determined experimentally. If only one
eigenvalue in the measured  sequence is artificially removed, the curve shows
a clearly observable step of height 1 at the position where the eigenvalue was
dropped. This is demonstrated in the lower part of Fig.~2, where the
$427^{th}$ mode has been removed in the experimental spectrum. More information
can not be extracted from this direct comparison since systematic errors and
imperfection have been removed through the unfolding procedure. Therefore we
want to concentrate in the following on the statistical properties of the
presented complete sequences of data.

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure2.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{In the upper part the difference of the unfolded eigenvalues
$\epsilon_{exp}-\epsilon_{num}$ is plotted over the unfolded eigenfrequencies
$\epsilon_{exp}$ of the experimental data. In the lower part the same curve is
shown, but with the $427^{th}$ mode artificially removed from the experimental
spectrum.}
\end{figure}

In the next step, we extract the fluctuating part of the staircase function
$N^{fluc}(k)=N(k)-N^{Weyl}(k)$ from the measured resp. calculated eigenvalue
sequences (Fig.~3). As expected oscillations around zero are seen, also
indicating no missing modes.

In the upper part of Fig.~3 a strong enhancement of the amplitude of the
fluctuations as a function of wave number $k$ -- a characteristic feature of
regular systems -- is observed as well as a periodic gross structure with
spacing of \mbox{$15.7\ {\rm\ m}^{-1}$} (750 MHz). This behavior of
$N^{fluc}(k)$ is caused by the well known family of marginally stable periodic
orbits, which bounce between the two straight segments of the billiard, the
so-called bouncing ball orbits (bbo), with length $2r$. The cumulative level
density $N(k)$ shows therefore periodic oscillation with a fixed period of
$2\pi /2R=15.7$ m$^{-1}$ around the value given by the Weyl-formula. These
observations can be described \cite{sieber} by the semiclassical expression of
the contribution of the bbo to the spectrum which reads
\begin{equation}
N^{bbo}(k)=\frac{a}{r}\left(\sum_{1\le n\le X}\sqrt{X^2-n^2}-\frac{\pi}{4}X^2
+\frac{1}{2}X\right)
\label{n_bbo}
\end{equation}
with $X=(kr)/\pi$. This formula (for a generalization of it in three
dimensions see \cite{alt_3d}) reproduces the mean behavior of the experimental
data as shown in the upper part of Fig.~3. After subtraction of this smooth
correction in addition to the expression of Weyl the proper fluctuating part
of the level density is obtained, which is plotted in the lower part of
Fig.~3. Naturally the same result is obtained for the data from the numerical
calculations.

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure3.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{The histogram in the upper part displays the fluctuating part
$N(k)-N^{Weyl}(k)$ of the staircase function. The full line shows the
semiclassical prediction for the bouncing ball orbits (bbo) according to
Eq.~(\ref{n_bbo}). The lower part shows $N^{fluc}(k)-N^{bbo}(k)$, the
fluctuating part after subtracting the contribution of the bbo.}
\end{figure}

To determine the degree of chaoticity of the investigated $\gamma=1$ stadium
billiard we next calculate the cumulative nearest neighbour spacing
distribution $I(s)$ for the fluctuating part of the staircase function
corrected by the Weyl and the bbo terms. In Fig.~4 the dashed curve shows the
density for a certain spacing $s$ of two adjacent unfolded eigenmodes for the
experimental and the numerical data. Beside the data also the two limiting
cases, the Poisson- and the GOE-distribution, are displayed. Using the ansatz
of Berry-Robnik one obtains a mixing parameter $q=0.97\pm 0.01$ for the
experimental and $q=0.98\pm 0.02$ for the numerical data.  As stated in
\cite{bunimovich} the Bunimovich stadium billiard should be fully chaotic,
which is expressed through $q$ being very close to unity within the
uncertainties of the fitting procedure.

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure4.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{Cumulative nearest neighbour spacing distribution for the $\gamma=1$
stadium billiards. The dashed curve corresponds to the experimental (left side)
respectively the numerical (right side) data. Also the two limiting cases
(Poisson and GOE) are displayed. The contributions of the bbo are already
extracted, so that the data show the predicted GOE-behavior.}
\end{figure}

For the $\Sigma^2$-statistics which measures long-range correlations the
effects of the bbo's are strikingly visible, see Fig.~5. Their presence
influences the rigidity of the spectrum for large values of length $L$. A
proper handling of these orbits as described for the cumulative NND changes
the form of the curve towards the expected GOE-like behavior. In the upper
part of Fig.~5 the experimental data ($\Box$) and the numerical data
($\triangle$) are displayed for the $\Sigma^2$-statistics before removing the
contribution of the bbo's. Comparing the $\Sigma^2$-statistics of the
numerical and the experimental data, no significant difference between both
data sets can be seen. In contrast to this a small difference between both is
extracted when the bbo contribution is removed (lower part of Fig.~5). However,
in both cases the $\Sigma^2$-statistics follow very closely the GOE prediction
up to $L\approx 3.5$, where the distribution saturates. This is in a very good
agreement with the theoretical predicted value according to \cite{berry} of
\mbox{$L_{max}\approx 3.8$}. This length $L=L_{max}$ also refers to the
shortest periodic orbit, which is in the present billiard the bbo. Why is
$\Sigma^2(L)$ different for $L>L_{max}$ for the two data sets? This might be
due to the fact that the fabricated microwave cavity is a real system with
small but existing mechanical imperfections, e.g. a slight non-parallelity of
the straight segments of the cavity, which should have its effect on the
periodic orbits.

After comparing the statistical measures of the two investigated $\gamma=1$
stadium billiards, we now consider their periodic orbits which are given
through the Fourier transformed spectrum of the eigenvalue density
$\rho^{fluc}(k)$, see Eq.~(\ref{ft}). The lengths of the classical periodic
orbits (po) correspond to the positions and their stability roughly spoken to
the height of the peaks in the spectrum. In Fig.~6 the mod-squared of the
Fourier transformed of $\rho^{fluc}(k)$ for the experimental (upper part) and
the numerical (lower part) data are compared. The numerical length spectrum is
scaled to the experimental one in such a way that the lowest bbo occurs at the
same location in the two Fourier spectra. Then the bbo's, because of their
dominating nature in the spectra, were removed \cite{footnote}. Now a direct
comparison between experiment and simulation becomes possible. It can be seen
in Fig.~6 that beside the positions of the peaks (lengths of the po) also
their heights (stability of the po) are almost identical in both spectra.

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure5.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{$\Sigma^2$-statistics of the experimental data set ($\Box$) compared
with the numerical data ($\triangle$). In the upper part the contribution of
the bbo is not extracted, in the lower part it is. The error bars of the data
points are a measure of the statistical fluctations within the given ensemble
of eigenvalues in an interval of length $L$ (see Eq.~(\ref{sigma2formula})).
Note, the predicted saturation observed in both curves happens at
$L=L_{max}\approx 4$.}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure6.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{Fourier transform of the fluctuating part of the level density
$\rho (k)-\rho^{Weyl}(k)-\rho^{bbo}(k)$. The experimental and the numerical
results are displayed as mirror images. Remnants of the bbo's at $x=0.4$ m, at
0.8 m and to a lesser extent at 1.2 m are still visible.}
\end{figure}

Let us finally in this subsection return to the bouncing ball orbits. A
detailed analysis of those in the experimental billiard, which have lengths
$x=n\cdot R$ \mbox{($n=2,4,6,\ldots$)} shows that the distance $R$ between the
straight lines of the microwave resonator is not exactly  \mbox{$R=20$ cm} as
specified in the construction but rather \mbox{$R=(19.92\pm 0.05)$ cm}
(average over the first six recurrences of the bbo's). That means that the two
straight segments of the billiard are not exactly parallel. The reasons for
this deviation ($\Delta R/R=4\times 10^{-3}$) from the design value are on the
one hand a finite mechanical tolerance during the fabrication ($\approx
3\times 10^{-3}$) and on the other hand effects coming from thermal
contractions \cite{erfling} at low temperatures ($\approx 1\times 10^{-3}$).
This small mechanical imperfection is also the reason for the higher
saturation level of the $\Sigma^2$-statistics in the experimental data in
comparison to the numerical one after removing the bbo contribution (lower
part of Fig.~5).

\subsection{Influence of the bouncing ball orbits in different Bunimovich
stadiums}
\label{results_c}
In this section we discuss finally the influence of the bouncing ball orbits
in the length spectra and in the level statistics of {\it different} Bunimovich
stadium billiards. Therefore we compare the $\gamma=1$ stadium discussed so
far with an also measured superconducting $\gamma=1.8$ stadium billiard
($a=36$ cm and $R=20$ cm), already presented in \cite{graefprl_92}. For this
comparison we use the first 1060 eigenfrequencies up to a frequency of 18 GHz.

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure7.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{Experimental length spectra for the $\gamma=1$ (upper part) and the
$\gamma=1.8$ (lower part) stadium billiard. In both cases the bbo are not
extracted. Obviously the spectra reveal different amplitudes at the positions
of the bbo, which are marked by the dashed lines
($x=n\cdot R,\ n=2,4,6\ldots$).}
\end{figure}

The interesting features for comparing the two stadiums are the amplitudes of
the peaks for the bbo and not the peaks of the unstable po's, since they
naturally have to differ. In Fig.~7 the length spectra of the $\gamma=1$ and
the $\gamma=1.8$ stadium billiards are shown. It is clearly visible that the
peaks of the bbo's have different heights or amplitudes in the two
investigated stadiums. Because the height of the peaks corresponds to the
stability of the periodic orbits, these differences can be easily explained.
For the $\gamma=1.8$ stadium the geometrical area on which the bbo's exist is
almost twice the area of the $\gamma=1$ billiard. This correlation between the
area of the rectangular part of the billiards with radius $R$ fixed and the
amplitude of the peaks for the bbo in the FT has been first pointed out in
\cite {shudo}. This effect is also expressed through the ratio $a/R$ in
Eq.~(\ref{n_bbo}).

\begin{figure} [hbt]
\centerline{\epsfxsize=8.6cm
\epsfbox{figure8_new.ps}}
\vspace*{2.5ex}
\caption{Comparison of the $\Sigma^2$-statistics of the $\gamma=1.8$ stadium
($\circ$) before (upper curve)  and after (lower curve)  the extraction of the
bbo's contribution, as well as for the $\gamma=1$ stadium ($\Box$).}
\end{figure}

The effects of the bbo's are furthermore visible in the statistical measures,
as pointed out in the previous section. For the nearest neighbour spacing
distribution we have found a Berry-Robnik mixing parameter $q=0.97\pm 0.02$
for the experimental $\gamma=1$ billiard before and $q=0.98\pm 0.01$ after
removing the bbo contribution. But for the $\gamma=1.8$ stadium, presented in
\cite{graefprl_92}, the situation differs. There we have a mixing parameter
$q=0.87\pm 0.03$ for the billiard with bbo's and $q=0.97\pm 0.02$ without them.
Using the $\Sigma^2$-statistics to investigate the long range correlations, the
effect of the bbo's for stadiums of different $\gamma$ values becomes even
more obvious. The $\Sigma^2$-statistics for the $\gamma=1.8$ stadium,
including bbo's, increases more strongly, see upper part of Fig.~8 ($\circ$),
than for the $\gamma=1$ billiard in the lower  part of the same Figure ($\Box$).
After removing the bbo contribution one notices saturation sets in at the same
$L_{max}\approx4$ for both stadiums. In other words, the shortest po is the
same in both stadiums as it should be. The results which have been found are
thus in excellent agreement as predicted in \cite{shudo,bene} which state that
the influence of the bbo's is in the $\gamma=1$ stadium billiard is very small,
so that it can be characterized as being the most chaotic stadium.

\section{Conclusion}
\label{conclusion}
In this paper we have shown two different methods, an experimental and a
numerical one, to obtain eigenvalue sequences of a $\gamma=1$ Bunimovich
stadium billiard. A direct comparison of these two data sets clearly reveals
that both sets are complete and that no eigenmode is missing. Informations,
e.g. accuracy of the measured resp. simulated eigenvalues can not be obtained
from this test. Therefore we analyzed the statistical properties of the
billiards. Using the cumulative nearest neighbour spacing distribution $I(s)$
both data sets show the same predicted GOE behavior after removing the
contribution of the bouncing ball orbits. The same result is obtained from the
$\Sigma^2$-statistics, by which we investigated the long range correlations of
the eigenvalues. Only the saturation level of the experimental data at large
intervals is somewhat above of the level of the numerical data, because the
bbo's can not be removed exactly. The reason can be found in the length
spectra of the data which uncovers that the lengths of the bbo's in the
experiment slightly deviate from their expected values due to the design of
the cavity. The cavity contracts at low temperatures and its mechanical
fabrication has only been possible within certain tolerances. On the other
hand we have shown that such small imperfections of the real system do not
have any influence on the results of the statistical analysis. Furthermore, we
have investigated the influence of the bbo in two different stadium billiards.
They have a clearly different effect on the respective statistical measures,
confirming in particular that the $\gamma=1$ stadium is even more chaotic
than the $\gamma=1.8$ one.

The comparison of the experimental and the numerical eigenvalues was performed
to show how accurate the results of the statistical analysis depend on the
given method of providing eigenvalues. To obtain informations about simple
two-dimensional billiards, like the presented $\gamma=1$ stadium billiard,
numerical calculations sometimes have an advantage, e.g. if one is interested
only in eigenvalues. To simulate experiments involving eigenfunctions like in
\cite{alt_coupling,altprl_95} is a different matter. Furthermore, for problems
where one is interested in billiards with scatters inside, billiards with
fractal boundaries or three-dimensional billiards, etc. the experiment clearly
offers a very convenient way to obtain large sets of eigenvalues quickly.

\section{Acknowledgement}
For the precise fabrication of the niobium resonators we thank H. Lengeler and
the mechanical workshop at CERN/Geneva. This work has been supported partly
still by the Sonderforschungsbereich 185 ``Nichtlineare Dynamik'' of the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and by the DFG contract RI 242/16-1.

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Is there a single word for "moving unhinderedly"?
For example, in a novel, if someone is so powerful that no one can stop him, something like this would be said:
He [insert word] in the continent [or some other location].
"Moved unhinderedly" somewhat fits it, but it doesn't really seem like the right term.
The word I'm looking for describes a few things:
Should have an implication that the person himself is powerful
That person can go wherever he wishes to, and cannot be stopped because of his strength
That person can do whatever he wishes to, and like above, cannot be stopped because of his strength
The other word I have is "swept", i.e.:
He swept through the continent.
I used "swept" because when you sweep the floor, nothing stops you and everything is swept away, similar to the example. However, the dictionary definitions don't match up, so that isn't the word either.
single-word-requests
jsoteeln
john2546john2546
Which dictionary did you consult? Definitions 2 and 2.1 from ODO seem to fit your description (but you still might prefer another word, just please edit to explain why). The question is: are you trying to describe someone who moved across the continent, or someone who came to the continent in this unhindered, powerful way? In the other case you might consider the idiom to sweep in. – Lucky Jul 11 '15 at 18:20
Swept across, implies conquest to me, eg Genghis Khan swept across Asia and eastern Europe! – RemarkLima Jul 12 '15 at 7:24
Would pranced work? :) – CodeAngry Jul 12 '15 at 14:29
Waltz perhaps. It connotes an easy and unrestricted movement. He waltzed his way around the continent. – Neil W Jul 13 '15 at 9:15
I suggest powered
He powered through Africa, driving all before him. (example made up by me)
power verb (STRENGTH)
[I usually + adv/prep] to act with great strength or in a forceful way:
Halfway through, she powered into the lead and went on to win the race.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/power
Incidentally, I know you have already rejected it but swept is very commonly used in this situation, e.g.
After conquering Syria in 332 BCE, Alexander the Great swept down into Egypt with his army.
http://www.ancient.eu/alexandria/
chasly - supports Monicachasly - supports Monica
Stormed, swept, blew, breezed, strode, powered, rampaged, stomped, sailed, barged et all, are all fine verbs for the singular act of moving through a place without resistance. Each has its own subtle connotation too, so pick wisely.
To indicate that someone can do so habitually, you may need more than a word.
To have free reign indicates that someone can do with something or go wherever they please within an area. He had free reign of the continent.
To be unimpeded is to encounter no resistance of movement. He travelled the continent unimpeded.
There is a particular meaning to the word check that indicates withholding or limiting something; hence the phrase unchecked power. He moved around the continent unchecked.
One of the beauties of the English language is that for a concept like this, you're not only likely to find dozens of existing examples of florid description, but there is still plenty of untilled fertile ground for further invention. If this concept is central to your story, perhaps coin your own!
Chris SubagioChris Subagio
Also, "whisked" and "trounced". – Hot Licks Jul 11 '15 at 21:46
Perhaps storm (as a verb)
to use force to enter a place and take control of it
While this is often used in the context of a battle or a police action, it can have a more figurative meaning, such as
His theatrical performances throughout Europe were amazing. He stormed the continent!
Or you might use the phrase take by storm. Collins offers these two definitions
to capture or overrun by a violent assault
to overwhelm and enthral
bibbib
You might be able to user steamroller or steamroll.
Dictionary.com Unabridged:
verb (used without object)
to proceed with implacable force.
He steamrolled across the continent.
D KruegerD Krueger
Stride might be suitable. It has a lot of subtly different meanings but the 1st verb definition implies power and arrogance and the idiom "take in stride" implies confidence and success:
verb (used without object), strode, stridden, striding.
1. to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
15. take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully: She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride.
(reference.com)
Therefore, I think it has the desired connotations. The use in the example would be:
He strode through the continent.
AvonAvon
Striding is walking, though. Even if we assume that the continent in question is the smallest one available, Australia, that's still one hell of a walk! – Janus Bahs Jacquet Jul 12 '15 at 21:17
@JanusBahsJacquet You're quite right. "Strode across" implies from end-to-end. Have changed to "strode through". – Avon Jul 13 '15 at 8:16
Maybe in the form of 'bestrode'. There is a classical reference that implies just what is wanted, I think: 'Alexander bestrode the world like a colossus.' (And later Caesar did again, in Shakespeare.) You can capture the more specific sense with the historical allusion. A colossus spans an entire harbor with one step, and the implication is not that he walked, but that getting to any place would be done easily, as if by taking a single step. – jobermark Jul 31 '15 at 16:52
Addressing @JanusBahsJacquet 's observation, If this historical sense is part of the unconscious inspiration, the form probably should be 'across'. A colossus steps right over the gap, not through it. – jobermark Jul 31 '15 at 16:58
@jobermark Depends how big the gap is and which way the colossus is going. (And if your unconsciously colossal historical inspiration is tied to Rhodes, that particular colossus didn't do anything with a gap—it stood firmly on land with its legs modestly closed.) – Janus Bahs Jacquet Jul 31 '15 at 17:08
tear-assing or tearassing -UD
2: To move quickly about.
The First of the Ninth was a old cavalry division that traded in their horses for helicopters and went tear-assing around 'Nam looking for the shit... –Apocalypse Now
The Air Cav was very powerful and had the ability to [traverse] the countryside unhindered. They went wherever they wanted, did whatever they wanted to and could not be stopped easily.
I like most of the answers here but the majority of them would be best if followed by unhindered. Tearassing gets the point across without it: went tearassing about the countryside.
The adverb, unhinderingly just sounds wrong to me and I don't think unhinderedly is a word. Use the adjective, unhindered.
MazuraMazura
If it's just one person, travelling, (and not for example a whole army, conquering) then perhaps "ranged": e.g. "he ranged over Africa".
Alternatively (and more peacefully) "toured": e.g. "he toured Africa".
ChrisWChrisW
to advance (verb):
move forwards in a purposeful way
'the troops advanced on the capital'
inexorably (adverb):
in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent
Source: ODO
If you combine the above terms, the sentence given becomes:
'He advanced inexorably across the continent.'
Julie CarterJulie Carter
I'd say roam. There is some air of freedom to it. Like a gypsy.
Konrad GajewskiKonrad Gajewski
("Unhindered" does not need or allow the adverb suffix. You can move unhindered about the continent.)
The two closest words I have seen for this use are "bull" and "parade", with very different connotations.
"Bulling about the place" is going where you wish and doing as you will, despite the rules and knowing you will never suffer for any damage you might cause, as a bull might in his own pasture, unimpeded and unconcerned.
"Parading around a place" is making a show of your entitlement to do as you wish, since parades stop traffic, etc., and everyone works around them because they represent something important. This person is unimpeded, but is very much aware of and concerned with being unimpeded.
If it is more about his ability to move, than his actually doing so, you could use something like "had free rein". Metaphorically, his power is a horse that can take him anywhere, he need only choose. I don't think there is a single word related to this notion.
jobermarkjobermark
Well, "moving unhinderedly" is basically "coasting". However, your further description makes it clear that you are not talking about "unhinderedly" but rather about "not slowed down". "Swept through" is not bad but implies extensive impact. How about "barreled across"?
He marched across the continent, leaving stories in his wake. It is beyond your power to hinder a march, whether it is the determined march of an army, or the inexorable march of time.
Vladimir KorneaVladimir Kornea
To these great answers, I add charged.
"The unstoppable Juggernaut charged through continents, unstoppably."
I also propose a new verb: Juggernauted. I hope it helps you.
MartyMarty
Try "he romped across the continent" — this clearly conveys that travel was free, easy and unimpeded but does not necessarily carry connotations of conquest. It has an upbeat or joyous sense so would not work well for "the great emperor's funeral procession travelled unimpeded across the continent" but would work well for a powerful individual who was enjoying or excelling in their task: "the wealthy businessman romped across the continent, treating with governments in every capital and signing deals in every commercial centre of note".
It's often used in racing where a leader is not involved in any trouble or tussle: "he romped home for the easiest victory of his career", which is similar to the "unimpeded" sense you want.
TheFreeDictionary gives two relevant meanings:
To run or advance in a rapid or easy manner.
Slang To win a race or game easily.
SilverfishSilverfish
You could say he cut through the continent.
To pass through or across; cross: a sailboat cutting the water.
(thefreedictionary.com)
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