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Award-winning play 'The Good Adoptee' coming to Mercer Island
The autobiographical drama was penned by acclaimed playwright Suzanne Bachner.
by Blake Peterson
Monday, January 27, 2020 3:28pm
"The Good Adoptee," an award-winning drama from the acclaimed playwright Suzanne Bachner, is making its West Coast debut at 2 p.m. on Feb. 9 at Mercer Island's Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC).
For the center, bringing the themes as investigated in the drama — namely the exploration of one's identity — to the Eastside has long been among its primary interests.
In 2018, Pamela Lavitt, the director of Arts + Ideas and Festivals at the SJCC, saw "Three Identical Strangers" at the Seattle International Film Festival. The Oscar-shortlisted documentary tells the story of identical triplets of Jewish heritage adopted from the New York City-based Louise Wise Agency. They were separated at birth, but found each other by happenstance as young adults in the 1980s. This then led them to look into their shared history, which turned out to be an arduous, painful experience. Its impact was huge on New York City native Lavitt, who is also a parent of twins.
When she went to an Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) event last year, she had the movie in mind as she scouted for smaller-scale, thematically rich shows to bring to Mercer Island. There, Lavitt became acquainted with "The Good Adoptee," a one-actor show about an adopted woman searching for her birth parents and digging into her background.
"The story was deeply compelling and beautifully performed," Lavitt said. "I did not realize at the time that it was the playwright's story."
Emotional detective story
In promotional items, the autobiographical "The Good Adoptee" has been described as an emotional detective story. To the adopted Bachner, who worked on the at one time seven-hour, three-part play as she herself was looking into her history, the play unfolds like a mystery in that its viewers watch as its heroine journeys into her past, hitting obstacles along the way and uncertain of the outcomes.
"You're with the character — or the "me" character — on the search," Bachner said. "When I was doing the search, it was, in life, very isolating and scary and terrifying and exciting. I was obsessed about it. And most adoptees who do this get like this."
Many people, while familiar with the nuances of adoption in some respects, might not realize the struggles faced by adoptees over the decades. Aside from the difficult psychological experience of growing up around people without comparable attributes — like something as simple as a similar-sounding laugh between family members — not as commonly known realities are explored in the play. It addresses how splintered adoptee rights have been over the years, and how difficult it has been to get one's hands on pivotal personal files.
It isn't the first time Bachner has incorporated adoption into her work, but its memoir-like style demarcates a shift.
"My generation, in particular, is in this strange limbo period of the laws having caught up to where we are with technology and culture and the way we embrace information and identity," Bachner said, adding that only recently, a bill granting adoptees the right to have access to their original birth certificates for the first time since 1935 was passed.
"New York was so draconian on that count, and it was so stuck for so many years," she said.
Bachner said something she seeks to do with the show is have a non-adopted person empathize with someone who has, inviting them to think about what it might be like to be plucked from your lineage, regardless of how positive one's adoptive life has been.
Prolific actor Hayley Palmer is the second performer to populate the lead role in "The Good Adoptee." According to Bachner, Palmer is so good in the part that she makes her feel as though she's back in the room, doing her search. Though Palmer and Bachner had worked together in some capacity before, this is the first time they've collaborated on a work of "The Good Adoptee" scale.
Palmer, in addition to performing, is also a faculty member of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy's (AMDA) voice production and speech department and a teacher at the University of California. She said she fell in love with "The Good Adoptee" immediately.
"It was incredible to learn so much about the experience and what it's like to actually go through this experience of searching," Palmer said, adding, "I was blown away by how much I didn't know. A lot of people don't know how little rights adoptees have had to access their own information. It's kind of an emotional roller coaster, a gripping story."
Palmer had never before worked on a one-person play. It presented what she describes as "a really wonderful challenge." Although the memorization required by the part was daunting, and while there were facets of preparation that surprised her, she said she's grown as an actor as a result.
"There are many moments where after I do the show, people will come to me and they think that this is my story, even though it's really clear in the program that it's written by Suzanne, which to me is a tremendous compliment," Palmer said. "That's what we're trying to do, is that it really feels like I'm stepping into the shoes of Suzanne's experience here."
Starting conversations
"The Good Adoptee" is one of three plays encompassing the SJCC's "Shpiel" theater series. Other works include a December 2019 staged reading of the immigrant/refugee resettlement-focused "Eight Nights" and a three-act period piece called "Arrivals." Each has attached a discussion forum seeking to deepen related conversations about societal and social-justice challenges.
"The Good Adoptee" will be bookended by a Question and Answer session with Bachner, Palmer and adoption experts. Lavitt said that currently the SJCC is trying to build a theater audience on Mercer Island.
"I really feel that theater creates sustained education opportunities… It's a much more internal experience, and theater has an incredible opportunity for live engagement and enrichment," she said.
Bachner hopes that after watching "The Good Adoptee," non-adopted audience members will gain a new understanding, and that adoptees connect with its story, in spite of its personal specificities.
"There's such a dominant rainbow-and-unicorns narrative around adoption that is really from the point of view of adoptive parents and the industry, which is making millions and trillions of dollars and not addressing the trauma that occurs from birth parents' relinquishing of their children and from adoptees growing up in and living this," Bachner said. "Adoption is not really a transactional event — it's a lifelong thing. I wasn't adopted once — I'm still an adopted person, and all of those things work at me all the time."
For more information about the show, go to the SJCC website (https://bit.ly/2QWYAbr).
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'The Canadian' Rail Journey with Via Rail – Part One
1st November 2015 CanadaRail Journeys, Via RailGrace
I'm taking on more rail travel and now on my own to cross Canada with Via Rail's 'The Canadian', an epic and sought-after journey with locals and international passengers. The tracks were built by Canadian Pacific Railway which was founded in 1881, linking Canada's populated centres with the vast unpopulated West. This incredible engineering feat was completed on 7th November, 1885.
Today's Canadian train takes the more northerly Canadian National route across Canada via Edmonton and Jasper and was completed in 1917.
So it's bye now to Calgary and I was quite impressed with its friendly people, incredible array of food choices and value for money.
From Calgary, it's necessary to travel by Red Arrow Coaches which has partnered with Via Rail. At a cost of approximately CAD75.00 one way it includes amenities, meal and wifi – it was a seamless trip across to Edmonton to pick up the train from there. The ticket office is a short walk from Le Germain Hotel and the Tower. www.redarrow.ca for bookings online saving $5.00.
The bus trip from Calgary to Edmonton is less than 3 hours and really comfortable with a short break enroute.
Red Arrow's bus service and ticket office at Edmonton is right next to the Holiday Inn if you wish to have an overnight stay. The Canadian train from Edmonton Station departs around midnight, might be an idea to spend some time here and enjoy some of the sights.
West Edmonton Mall is the largest shopping mall in North America and the tenth largest in the world by gross leasable area. Time went really fast here with so many shops and eateries to choose from. Mmmm think I'll be coming back to Edmonton somehow … Really liked it here.
Or you can just chill out, have a cuppa and watch the all the potential Torvill and Deans practise their routines on this indoor skating rink.
Edmonton Station is just on the outskirts of the city and the journey from here becomes three-nights on the train heading to Toronto – its final destination. However, being a major transit city there's connections to all the other services Via Rail have to offer at Toronto's Union Station.
You can travel very affordably in Economy class in a reclining seat, or in Sleeper Plus class with a private sleeping-car room and restaurant car meals included. And new from 2014, there are deluxe Prestige class sleepers too.
Speaking of meals, there's a different selection from the menu each day.
If you ever see Hot Beef in a Yorkshire Pudding Bowl on the menu – order it – just the best and extremely popular. Simply delicious!
Obviously, someone has to do some work while we all just watch the world go by eating our breakfast.
Landscape has changed so much now as we traverse across Canada.
Freight trains take precedence over the tracks, but that's fine with me when you have time on your side.
Days gone by …
And as dusk envelopes the day, we're ready for more food and relaxation …
Calgary, Canada – Part Eight
26th October 2015 CanadaCalgary, CanadaGrace
Calgary is far more artistic and cosmopolitan than I expected. It's not just the annual Calgary Stampede which turns the city into an inflated cowboy town; it's really an easy-walking city with a definite vibe and eccentricity all its own.
It's also a city full of high-rise buildings, restaurants, parks and fabulous hotels and bars.
Hotel of choice, the stunning up-market Le Germain – smart, contemporary and central to everything.
Snazzy and opulent, Le Germain is plush without any regard for its competitors with many endearing attributes – noticeably a nespresso coffee machine which makes a great espresso! Other inclusions are as follows:
Rainfall shower
Bamboo and cotton towels
Le Germain 100% cotton bathrobes
Molton Brown toiletries
Looks great and I'd be happy to have a nap, but we've not hit the town yet …
Great view from the gym, however won't be needing this as we've our running shoes on to see other parts of Calgary with only a short time here.
Straight across the street from the hotel is the Calgary Tower and at 1,228 metres above sea level, it's home to the highest 360° observation deck in the world with a restaurant at the top.
Standing on a glass floor and looking down, but not too long for me – yikes.
Spectacular views from every angle.
No shortage of parks and gardens whichever part of the city you visit.
Within a short walk of virtually anywhere, you can find an array of eateries/bars for all budgets and taste buds – especially in Stephen Avenue.
This sculpture cries out "climb me" … Only it's not permitted. Lot of disappointed kids!
Calgary to me is best known for The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth each July, with the Calgary Stampede featuring a vast array of arts and agricultural exhibits, musical performances, intriguing cuisine, along with shopping, rides and games.
Lucky enough to watch some classy barrel racing. I've not done this since Pony Club days.
And on the other side of the city, there's burgeoning areas with art deco buildings being preserved.
Heritage Park is worthy of a visit with lots of interesting exhibitions of a by-gone era.
Remember the days when there was customer service at the bowser …
At Fort Calgary, the exhibits give an insight to the North West Mounted Police, who built their fort at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in 1875 and the foundations for the city were laid with many other impressive artefacts which can be found here.
Head down to the Calgary Zoo with your kids, family and friends to see over 1.5 million lights twisting around trees, tracing animal and dinosaur shapes and flashing to music. Zoolights is only on offer towards the latter part of the year.
The train stop is not at all far from the Zoo entrance and costs about $3.55 per adult. Calgary Transit offers bus or C-Train (LRT) service to virtually anywhere in the city. The C-Train is free downtown – simply hop on at any stop along 7 Ave. As long as you hop off the train before leaving downtown, no fare is required.
Awww … Had to check out the kangaroos at the end of the day!
Banff to Calgary, Canada – Part Seven
23rd October 2015 CanadaBanff, Canadian RockiesGrace
Banff, incredibly picturesque and yes very much a tourist town. Much too lovely to miss though, especially at this time of the year when Maple trees and similar are gearing up for a magical change of colour.
Recognisable wildlife crossings are found in Banff National Park, Alberta, where vegetated overpasses provide safe passage over the Trans-Canada Highway for bears, moose, deer, wolves, elk and many other species. The 24 wildlife crossings in Banff were constructed as part of a road improvement project in 1978.
Can't help stopping often for a photo opportunity as we're all happy to take in the amazing views.
Speaking of views, take the Banff Sightseeing Gondola to see the escarpment and mountains as the trees are readying themselves for a change to gold and red. The Gondola is on the shoulder of Sulphur Mountain just in the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
And then not too far away is the Icefield Heli Adventures which have a number of tours and flyovers available. Book early as they're quite busy during peak season.
Not a trick question; are we excited? You bet!
Up and away, perfect weather with the overland aspect and mountainous regions are undoubtedly one of the best things you could want to see on any trip to Canada.
The Icefield Base is located between Jasper and Banff National Parks in the Canadian Rockies, so it seems sensible to see it from up above.
Once we've finished our sightseeing in and around Banff, we're heading to Calgary which is less than two-hours drive, and a comfortable one at that. The landscape changes quite dramatically now to more flatter plains and noticeably farming and crops.
Banff to Lake Louise and the Athabasca Glacier, Canada – Part Six
20th October 2015 CanadaAlberta, Athabasca GlacierGrace
How many times have you seen photos of Lake Louise, Alberta? It actually looks and feels surreal, even when you're there!
Just superb, especially early in the day with no breeze.
Chateau Lake Louise grew from a simple log chalet and then the implementation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway which was completed in 1885.
Food at the Chateau is simply delicious and healthy choices available.
A Grumpy Bear beer isn't too bad either!
On our way towards Calgary we stop at Lake Moraine which is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park – 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) outside the Village of Lake Louise.
All along the way, just can't beat the views.
View from the Icefield Interpretive Centre which is closed during the winter (mid-October to mid-April) and stands across from the glacier.
We've come over by way of a snow coach which has to climb one of the steepest gravel roads in Canada to gain access to it.
The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield located in the Canadian Rockies. It currently recedes at a rate of about 5 metres (16 ft) per year.
Very impressive!
The leading edge of the glacier is within easy walking distance; however, travel onto the glacier is not recommended unless properly equipped. Hidden crevasses have led to the deaths of unprepared tourists.
Group shot before heading onto Calgary.
It's not going to look like this for much longer as Canada heads into its cooler months and will be whiter than white.
Kamloops to Banff with The Rocky Mountaineer, Canada – Part Five
15th October 2015 CanadaBanff, Rail, Rocky MountaineerGrace
Another early start from Kamloops and the water's vapour is just waking up as well.
Have quite a few more bridges to cross yet and heading onto Banff which is another 309 miles.
A full day on the train is fine by me with these kinds of views.
Keen fishermen and the water is crystal clear. Great time of the year as it's not yet really cold for September and this is the last Coastal Passage journey for 2015.
Little bit foggy but the air is fresh and crisp with gentle hills along the South Thompson River. The countryside is more arid here, rocky and sandy with fewer trees.
We pass a lot of small townships and farming is the main industry of the area.
Starting to see a lot more fresh water lakes as we track around the edges of many and in particular Lakes Shuswap and Mara.
The train passes Craigellachie, whereby on 7 November 1885 the last ceremonial rail spike was driven in, completing the Canadian Pacific Railway and linking Montreal to Vancouver by rail. There's a monument and small museum by the tracks for visitors.
Love to, but we're currently experiencing one of the best trains!
Freight trains take precedence on the tracks and on odd occasions we need to stop along the way for them to pass.
Noticeably starting to climb into the mountainous regions.
The glass dome in Gold Leaf allows viewing at all angles and is tinted to reduce any glare.
Mmmm, must be time to eat again and we're passing through some long tunnels. Sophie's taking good care of us and as an Aussie, she still speaks 'the lingo' well after being abroad for a while.
Photo bombing a selfie …
Always seem to meet up with a great lot of people on trains and this one was no exception.
Heading into Banff after a full day travelling, eating, drinking, filming and chatting.
Our last day on the train and really sad to farewell The Rocky Mountaineer at Banff. However, there's always next year with the season commencing in May through to October, 2016.
Vancouver to Kamloops, Canada with Rocky Mountaineer – Part Four
10th October 2015 CanadaCanada, Rocky MountaineerGrace
Early motorcoach transfer from our Vancouver hotel whereby all luggage is taken care of and loaded onto the train.
As the Rocky Mountaineer Station is separate to the Pacific Central Station where we arrived at from Seattle, this is the train's departure point from Vancouver.
Light refreshments are served with a pianist playing a number of favourites for the passengers whilst waiting to board at 7:30 am.
This would have to be one of the most photographed and well-documented luxury trains in the world.
A Scottish Bagpiper gives us a hearty welcome.
The face of lovely Enzina tells us she's ready for the whistle to blow and let's be on our way.
Here with Steve Farrelly, our National Sales Manager for Rocky Mountaineer. This is the second day of our Coastal Passage journey and it's definitely worth the long-haul trip from Australia.
Just a starter for breakfast …
Bye Vancouver, was fantastic and enjoyed every minute of being there, but we've some more sightseeing to do and a train ride to enjoy.
Still early in the day and the scenery is stunning.
As there is a vestibule at the end of the Gold Leaf carriage, photographs are uninterrupted with a clear outlook and no glass reflections to worry about.
At Cisco Crossing, CP and CN tracks swap sides of the river. The CN line crosses first on an distinctive arched orange-painted girder bridge, the CP tracks then crossing in the opposite direction on a squared-off black steel bridge lower down on the right.
Sit back and enjoy the views.
We're starting to climb now and before our eyes, the landscape is changing dramatically.
We'll also follow a number of rivers over the duration of the day.
We're not even in the last carriage for us to be able to watch the front engine going through a myriad of tunnels.
On the other side of the river, often seen are freight trains and it feels like we're in a race!
This legendary route along the Canadian Pacific track is famous for uniting the country and connecting British Columbia to Canada over 125 years ago.
We're just on the outskirts of Kamloops now where we'll have an overnight stay.
Buses are already waiting to take all passengers to their respective hotels with rooms already pre-assigned and keys given prior to check in.

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Q: Is there a way to solve for $x$ in $\cos(ax)/\cos(bx)=c$? Is there a way to solve for x in $\dfrac{\cos(ax)}{\cos(bx)} = c$?
This is similar to the question on $\dfrac{\cos^{-1}(ax)}{\cos^{-1}(bx)} = c$.

A: The answer is similar to the other one.
If $a/b = m/n$ is rational then the equation can be written as $\cos (m\theta) = c \cos (n \theta)$ where $ax = m \theta$.  For $c = \pm 1$, $\theta$ will be an easily described angle, and if $|c| \neq 1$, then $\cos(\theta)$ is an algebraic function of $c$ since the equation is equivalent to $P_m(\cos \theta) = P_n( \cos \theta)$ where the $P$ are Chebyshev polynomials.  If $c$ is an algebraic number then so is $\cos(\theta)$.
For $a/b$ irrational and $c \neq \pm 1$ there is no algebraic solution.

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title = "New Mars Persistent Memory"
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# Rationale

New Mars requires a persistence layer. Nouns which are allocated in the top frame of a 2stackz memory manager can only be freed by resetting the stack. This loses all nouns. Therefore, for nouns which persist between computations, another arena is needed.

These are also the nouns which should be included in a snapshot. Therefore, this arena ought to exist in memory mapped to persistent storage. This also represents a solution to the loom size limit: since memory is block-storage-backed, we can grow the Arvo state much larger than physical RAM or system swap space permit, and rely on virtual memory to make pages resident when we read them.

Since this memory will never be used to directly allocate a noun, we do not need the speed of bump-allocating. We do require stable addressing along with fragmentation resistance. Therefore, we will take design cues from `malloc` implementations, and maintain information about free spaces in our memory arena. For nouns, freeing will be triggered by tracing or reference counting from a set of roots.

This implies that any noun used as an input to a computation run in a stack arena must be maintained as a root until that computation completes. For instance: an Arvo core stored in persistent memory is used as input to an event computation. This core is maintained as a root in the persistent arena until the computation has completed.

This bounty details the parameters expected to support the broader New Mars runtime.

## Copy-on-Write File-Backed Memory Arena

As the [Varnish](https://varnish-cache.org/docs/trunk/phk/notes.html) notes point out: a userspace program ought not to go to great lengths to juggle disk vs memory residency for persistent data. This is something the (terran) operating system already puts large amounts of work into. It is not necessary to work very hard to manage eviction and restoration of immutable data. At the greatest extent of effort, judicious use of `madvise` calls can reduce block storage wait times.

Every page in our memory-backed arena is mapped to a region of a file. This ensures that the operating system can evict the page at will, without need for swap space. The file contains an index which is read when the process starts, describing which regions should be mapped to which virtual memory addresses. This permits us to persist data without serialization or deserialization. The file stores a memory image of the persistent arena.

What is more difficult is to ensure that data *written* to the arena is fully synchronized and that the persistent index between file and memory locations do not point to corrupted data. This is addressed with a "copy-on-write" strategy, similar but not identical to that of [LMDB](http://www.lmdb.tech/media/20120829-LinuxCon-MDB-txt.pdf).

The copy-on-write strategy ensures that commmitted data is not corrupted. Since it is not possible to "atomically" write data to disk, committed data is not overwritten, but rather copied and modified. Committing then progressively ensures that this new data is durably written to disk, and that the index of disk regions to memory regions is durably updated, before it will permit the previous copy to be overwritten.

### Handling writes to the arena

There are several ways in which we can handle writes without overwriting, and possibly corrupting, data already committed to our store.

By default, pages in the persistent memory arena are protected read-only (`PROT_READ` flag to `mmap()` or `mprotect()`). This means that an attempt to write through a pointer into such a page will trigger a protection fault, raising a SIGSEGV to our process.

#### Immediate copying

The most likely successful approach involves immediately copying the page to a new page, mapped to a new region of the file, and then mapping this page back over the same virtual memory space.

To handle the SIGSEGV signal and resolve the fault, our handler will:

- move the page to the copy-on-write set, so other threads faulting will not also attempt to copy the page.
- `write()` the contents of the page to an unused region of the backing block storage. Note that this will not block on writing through to the disk, though it may write through if the OS decides.
- `mmap()` the new region to the address of the original page, being sure to set `MAP_SHARED`, `PROT_READ`, and `PROT_WRITE`
- Move the page from the copy-on-write set to the dirty set.

The net effect of this is that the file region to which the read-protected page was mapped will remain unmodified, but our process continues with identical contents in a virtual memory page mapped to a new region of the file. The process continues from the faulting instruction and writes to memory. Index metadata which maps regions of the file to regions of memory remains untouched at this juncture.

To facilitate restoring the persistent memory arena from durable block storage, we reserve two pages at the beginning of the file for metadata storage. This does not limit us to a page for metadata, we may commit metadata objects alongside our stored data, and reference it from a page. A metadata page contains a counter and a checksum of the page's contents. The page with a valid checksum and the more recent counter is used to load the data.

To atomically commit writes since the last commit to durable storage, we simply `msync()` each dirty page. If all syncs succeed, we know that data in these pages is durably persisted to disk. We may now safely write a new metadata page to whichever metadata page is not in use. Once this too successfully `msync`s, our writes are durably committed.

#### Lazy copying

Another possible approach which leverages kernel support for in-memory copy-on-write, at the expense of using a boundable amount of swap, is to make writable mappings `MAP_PRIVATE`. This instructs the kernel to copy the page in the page cache on the first write. Unfortunately, this is now an anonymous mapping, meaning it is not backed by file storage.
Thus, if the kernel elects to evict it, it will be written to swap space on disk. It is still necessary to map pages as `PROT_READ` and use a signal handler, because we must track which pages are dirtied. It is almost certainly necessary to set a configurable limit on the number of dirty pages before a snapshot will be committed, since the number of dirty pages is limited by the available RAM and swap.

To commit, we select regions in the file from the free list, and `write()` each dirty page to a free region.
We must then achieve a successful `fsync()` to know that the file has been committed.

### When to commit

Committing is required to know that an event is durably persisted in the log. It is also required to save a snapshot to disk.

### Memory allocation

Allocation of memory space for persisted nouns, and for helper structures for the runtime, follows largely the algorithm from [phkmalloc](https://papers.freebsd.org/1998/phk-malloc.files/phk-malloc-paper.pdf).
Briefly:

- Pages are tracked as free, start, continue, or partitioned
- Small allocations seek space in a partitioned page, and only partition a page if no suitable space is found
- Large allocations (> 1/2 a page) are allocated sufficient contiguous free pages

One difference is that since all of our persistent memory is file-backed, the acquisition of new memory consists in mapping new, initially-dirty pages, backed by unused regions of block storage, instead of using the `brk` syscall.

### Block region allocation

As well as allocating memory to noun (fragments) which need to be copied into the persistent set, we must also allocate regions of block storage to memory pages. Fortunately this is much easier. All pages are the same size. When committing writes, we can take note of file regions which are not mapped by the new metadata, and prepopulate a free list of file regions with these regions. The list becomes usable once the commit succeeds. We simply pop regions off of the list, starting with those nearest the beginning of the file. until it is exhausted, at which point we must extend the file.

It's not clear whether it would be necessary to shrink the backing file, but if so, this could initially be done manually with a separate program, or a heuristic could be applied. Perhaps when a certain ratio of free-to-used pages are run, a defragmentation step is run, followed by shrinking the file.

## Snapshots

After each event is processed, the working state is copied to the snapshot persistent arena to be used as input for the next event. Creating a durable snapshot consists of committing, and recording a pair of event number and noun pointer in a durable metadata record. Metadata is referenced from the root page of a commit, and includes the event number of the snapshot and a pointer to the snapshotted noun.

## Event log

The event log should live in a separate arena from Arvo snapshot nouns. These arenas should be of incomparable seniority: that is, references are not permitted between either of them. This precludes synchronization issues between snapshot and event log commits, and ensures that old epochs of the event log can be freed without corrupting a snapshot.

This requires logic in the copier to ensure that a reference is only preserved as a reference if the seniority of the source is ≤ the seniority of the destination.

Epochs in the event log can be stored as linked lists in the event log persistent arena. In order to safely release effects computed from incoming events, the events must be durably written to disk.

Allocations in this arena may be made by bumping a pointer within pages. Dirtying a page does not necessitate copying as long as the pointer to the most recent event can be stored consistently, and is updated *after* an event is made durable on disk. This eliminates repeated copies of a page to re-dirty it after a commit. The only time when a free block of storage must be allocated to a page is when a new page is mapped. If each epoch has its own page set, then when an epoch is discarded, pages may simply be unmapped together and their blocks re-added to the free list.

The separate arena need not be maintained in an entirely separate memory region. Rather, on disk, two indexes each with two root pages (which are alternated for commits) can be maintained, and the allocator can track which pages belong to which arena, and inform the persistence subsystem of this when requesting free pages, so that the persistence subsystem knows which index should track a newly dirtied page.

## Concurrency

Because nouns are immutable, and because the copy-on-write approach ensures that a new, dirty page is a copy of an existing clean page prior to mapping it, readers should never see an inconsistent state of an object so long as that object is traceable from a root.

It is not necessary to support multiple writers to the arena. Event (`+poke`) computation is linearized: we cannot start computing the next event until the result of the previous event is copied to the arena. Computation of scries (`+peek`) may run concurrently, but will only read from the arena unless new code generation is necessary.

Thus, it should suffice to maintain a single, global writer lock for an arena.
Contention for this lock is not likely to be high, and this will eliminate a great deal of complexity which would obtain if page dirtying and commits required more granular synchronization.

## Tuning

Commit frequency of the Arvo snapshot arena is a potentially tunable value, with performance implications.
Committing more often incurs more disk IO, saving nouns that will potentially soon be discarded (Ames queues, for instance). However, under memory pressure, it makes paging more performant, as the proportion of dirty pages which must be *written* to disk to evict is smaller. Already-committed pages can simply be evicted from memory and re-read from disk when a read fault occurs. Committing less often requires writes as part of eviction, but reduces disk IO. It is desirable as long as memory pressure as low, and highly desirable for block storage where write-wearing is a concern.

# Evaluation
An important part of this work is to objectively evaluate the proposed approach. This will require the implementation of at least one alternate approach. The primary alternative is to map pages `MAP_PRIVATE` and simply track dirty pages and set `PROT_WRITE` in the fault handler. Then dirty pages could be more lazily written to disk, using `write()`, and committing using `fsync()`. The main reason this tradeoff is not expected to perform well is that it requires the underlying OS to have swap space configured and available if a dirty page must be evicted from the page cache. Another way of stating this is that the size of our dirty page set is limited by available RAM and swap space.

However, this approach is used both by the current Vere as well as by LMDB for writing dirtied pages. It should therefore be implemented for New Mars at least by way of comparison.

# Milestones & Compensation

## Milestone 1: Basic copy-on-write arena

Implement a copy-on-write arena by using `write()` to copy pages to new regions of the backing file.
This should include at least single-arena snapshot support.

Compensation: 1 star

## Milestone 2: Kernel copy-on-write (`MAP_PRIVATE`) + lazy write arena

Implement a copy-on-write arena by mapping pages `MAP_PRIVATE` and lazily writing dirty pages to the backing file.

Compensation: 1 star

## Milestone 3: Memory allocation and separate event arena

Implement a memory allocator on top of this arena. This includes the ability to store metadata such as roots which will be committed with the snapshot, and reference counting or tracing to free nouns which are not referenced from the root.

Implement a separate (may be interleaved at the page level in memory/on disk) arena for event logs, which is bump-allocated and not copy-on-write but rather does not reallocate in committed pages.

Compensation: 2 stars

## Stretch/beyond scope
- Migration to/from vere
  - Portable snapshots?
  - LMDB event log import/export
- Raw block devices?

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Uk.businessinsider. In Europe we trust? Exploring three logics of trust in the European Union. Eelco Harteveld⇑ Eelco Harteveld, University of Amsterdam, Oudezijds Achterburgwal 237, Amsterdam 1012 DL, The Netherlands.
Email: E.Harteveld@uva.nl. Fostering a European identity is unlikely to be a successful method for increasing citizens' trust in the EU. The financial crisis has rekindled debates about the legitimacy of the European Union and, in particular, whether citizens trust the EU.
Using Eurobarometer data, Eelco Harteveld analyses three possible sources for trust in the EU: rational evaluation, identity and projection. Lampedusa incident must be a 'wakeup call', insists commissioner. Nyheder. Report-consumption. International Privacy Advocates Ask E.U. To Increase Data Protection In Response To NSA Leaks.
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Commission welcomes Parliament adoption of new EU Open Data rules. European Commission Brussels, 13 June 2013 Commission welcomes Parliament adoption of new EU Open Data rules Today the European Parliament formally adopted the updated EU rules on the re-use of public sector information, thereby completing the formal EU approval process.
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The previous Polish Prime Minister, for example, alone among EU leaders and in conflict with EU policy, wanted his country to re-adopt capital punishment. M.guardian.co.uk. Google's changes to its privacy policies have been criticised by 30 European data protection commissioners for resulting in 'uncontrolled' use of personal data without individual's clear consent, relating to their use of YouTube and Gmail.
The commissioners told Google on Tuesday to give people more detailed control over personal data, and said the changes the search giant introduced in March amounted to breaking European data protection law, because the company was storing without consent cookies and data about sites people visited for between 18 months and two years.
The French data protection commissioner, the CNIL, led the inquiry and said that Google in effect let users pick and choose how their data was used among different services such as Gmail, Youtube and Google+ – a dramatic rewrite of the single privacy policy Google introduced in March. Google said it would consider its next steps, but said it had not broken the law. Confdetail385. Spiral. Long Live Incremental Research! By Bertrand Meyer June 13, 2011 Comments (9) [This article is a slightly updated version of a note I posted almost two years ago on my personal blog, bertrandmeyer.com.
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The man, the myth, the legend. Justin Bieber may only be 23 but he's done it all. Number one records, punched fans, punched other artists, even pissed in mop buckets with people filming… and this is just what the media reports. He's definitely seen some wild times.
Justin Bieber's style has always been unique having been clean cut as a 16 year old to today when shaving and bathing seems to be non essential. One thing is for sure, Justin's hair is always something to talk about. He's done blonde, shaved, long, short, quiffed, brushed forward and plenty more.
That said, Justin is one of those guys who you're always keeping an eye on in the men's grooming stakes. You have to respect his individuality.
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The Hague Judgments Convention, formally the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters is an international treaty concluded within the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It was concluded in 2019, and will enter into force on 1 September 2023 for the European Union (applicable in all 27 Member States, except Denmark) and Ukraine. The convention governs the recognition of judgements in civil and commercial matters.

History
The Hague Conference started with the "Judgements project" in 1996: the development of a convention regarding jurisdiction and recognition of judgements. Jurisdiction within such a convention would be classified in three categories: bases of jurisdiction which were obligatory, optional or prohibited. As the negotiators were not able to come to a consensus on such a convention, the scope of the work was reduced to jurisdiction and recognition of decisions based on a choice of court agreement between the parties. During the negotiations, parallels were drawn between the New York Convention on arbitral awards: the aim was to create a system of recognition of decisions based on court cases where the court was chosen pursuant to a choice of court agreements, which would create the same level of predictability and enforceability as is the case in arbitral awards in New York Convention states. The efforts led in 2005 to a convention with a narrower scope: the Hague Choice of Court convention focusing on recognition on judgments where jurisdiction had been assumed based on a choice of court agreement between the parties.  After conclusion of the convention new rounds of negotiations led to the conclusion of this convention.

Parties
All states can become parties to the convention: either through signature followed by ratification or acceptance, or by accession. The convention enters into force on 1 September 2023, 1 year after the first 2 states had deposited their instruments of ratification/accession. If a party objects to the ratification or accession of another party, the convention will not enter into force between those parties. Also Regional Economic Integration Organizations (such as the European Union) can become a party if such an organisation governs recognition of judgments.

The convention was signed on the day of its conclusion by Uruguay, in 2020 by Ukraine, in 2021 by Israel, Costa Rica and Russia, and in 2022 by the United States. The EU acceded in August 2022 with regards to all its members except Denmark and Ukraine ratified on the same day, thus triggering entry into force on 1 September 2023.

See also
 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
 Hague Choice of Court Convention

References

Treaties concluded in 2019
Treaties not entered into force
Treaties entered into by the European Union
Treaties of Ukraine
Hague Conference on Private International Law conventions

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Usage: When the doctor tapped my knee with the plexor, my reflex was so strong that I almost kicked him in the head!
A rich man is an honest man—no thanks to him; for he would be a double knave to cheat mankind when he had no need of it.


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La Dorita's business philosophy is simple…stay true to the food, stay true to family, and lend a helping hand where needed, just as our company's namesake, Grandma Dorita, would have done.
Our mission is inspired by the decades of philanthropic work that our founder, Josephine Oría's, Grandmother, María Dora Germain ("Dorita"), selflessly provided during her lifetime in La Plata, the capital city of the province of Gran Buenos Aires in Argentina. For more than 20 years, Dorita volunteered her time to cook for and serve her community's at-risk children at Casa Del Niño Esperanza ("Child Hope House"), a non-profit organization established in 1984 to offer literary support and meals to children of families with limited resources.
Dorita is also the inspiration behind our dulce de leche products that are representative of the owner, Josephine C. Oría's, Argentine heritage. Our s pecialty product line is inspired by the recipes Dorita passed down to Josephine as a child. Grandma Dorita spent hours in the kitchen. She loved cooking for Josephine and her five brothers and sisters when visiting from Argentina. Josephine loved being in the kitchen with her. Some of her fondest memories are of spending hours kneading dough, rolling out homemade gnocchi, and making homemade cakes and desserts with her. She taught Josephine how to cook, but never allowed her to write down one single recipe. Gastón and Josephine now feed their four boys and daughter with the same care and dedication that Grandma Dorita showed Josephine and her family when growing up. Grandma Dorita turned 90 in September of 2009. In honor of her birthday, Josephine bottled her up, along with the delicious experiences she has shared with her, and shared her Argentine Grandma with families, friends and gourmet connoisseurs who still long to make every meal special.
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With several standout players missing league play – or on break for the international window – Americans involved in academy action in Europe was much smallers.
Leagues in Germany saw a break in play, leaving players to compete in friendly or domestic cup matches.
That wasn't the case in Spain, however, with a couple of players continuing to make an impression.
U.S. U17 MNT pool player Jack Imperato scored twice for Villarreal, as their Juvenil B team won a 5-3 match over the weekend against CF Atletico Ciudad de Benidorm. Born in 2002, Imperato is eligible for the Under-17 World Cup cycle this year. The Northern California product joined the Villarreal Academy earlier this season.
Also in action in Spain, Mukwelle Akale earned a start for Villarreal B, getting subbed out at the half in a 0-0 draw against Ontinyent. Midfielder Jude Burst started and played 75 minutes for Unificacion Bellvitge, which drew 2-2 with Llagostera UE on Saturday.
RCD Mallorca right back Akil Watts came off the bench in a 0-0 draw against Manacor in Juvenil A, while Patrick Cassagnol (IPC La Escuela) played the duration of another 0-0 draw, this one against El San Gregorio.
Atletico Madrid forward Federico Oliva, a 2004 that plays for the club's Cadete B side, enoyed a solid shift in a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid over the weekend. Check out some of his highlights below.
A number of Americans at German academies were in Spain over the weekend, competing with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team in Spain. Sebastian Soto, Christopher Richards, Chris Gloster and Alex Mendez were among the U.S. players unavailable for their club teams.
There were some holdovers that saw minutes. Zyen Jones came off the bench for Schalke Junioren A side, playing the second half of a 1-0 loss against TSC Eintracht Dortmund in the Verbands-Pokal.
Wolfsburg U19 center back Michael Edwards was in the lineup in a 2-1 friendly win against 1. FC Magdeburg, going the full 90 as his success continues. And while Richards wasn't in action for Bayern's Under-19 side, central midfielder Taylor Booth started and played 65 minutes as the Bavarian side won 4-0 in a friendly win against FC Ingolstadt.
One player that saw run in a competitive matchup was Werder Bremen II forward Isaiah Young. The American took the field in the starting lineup alongside Aron Johannsson, the oft-injured USMNT forward looking to make a comeback. Young played 90 minutes in a 3-1 win against ULM Wolfsburg.
Midfielder Blaine Ferri continues to regularly feature for Greuther Fürth's Under-19 squad. The Texas native played every minute of another win, this time a 4-1 victory in U19 Bayernliga action against FC Ismaning. Fürth is 11 points clear at the top of the table in the league.


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Home Headlines British Columbia's premier dismisses PQ's chances of breaking up Canada
British Columbia's premier dismisses PQ's chances of breaking up Canada
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L.: British Columbia's premier waded into the national unity debate Friday, dismissing the chances of the Parti Quebecois reigniting separatist fervour in the province.
Speaking at the conclusion of the meeting of Canada's premiers in St. John's, N.L., Christy Clark said the PQ had failed in past attempts to break up Canada and wouldn't have any more success in the future.
She said that's because Quebecers are no different from British Columbians.
"There is a generation of people who are forward looking global citizens who are interested in creating wealth, building their lives, being able to be a part of the world, not just a part of Quebec or a part of Canada," said Clark.
Clark said she thinks issues of governance and the Constitution are less important to Canadians, who are interested in how the country participates globally.
Quebec is also a different place than in was 20 or 30 years ago, she added.
PQ Leader Pierre Karl Peladeau became leader of the party in May and immediately reiterated that he will settle for nothing less in the future than an independent Quebec.
But Clark doesn't think he will achieve his goal.
"I know that Monsieur Peladeau has great ambitions," she said. "I think he is going to see those ambitions unsatisfied in the long-term."
Peladeau later issued a statement in which he said Quebecers _ and only Quebecers _ will decide their future.
"We have the deep conviction that full political and economic freedom will allow us to enrich ourselves collectively," the statement said. "In being a country, we will be able to make our own decisions and be in control of our development."
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The f-word. Finances. Combining love and money may be the biggest stumbling block on the path of true love, creating more rifts in relationships than in-laws, drug and alcohol addiction, or infidelity.
Financial power struggles challenge even the most solid partnership. Unfortunately, money too often equates to control in a relationship. The delicate balance of power between you is dependent on the successful combination of love and money.
In the majority of relationships today, both members contribute financial resources. Despite the strides women have made toward financial equality on the job, though, men still have greater earning power. In general, with more disposable income, men invest more money and take greater risks than women. Women as a whole are more conservative in their investments because it takes them longer to earn the money. Money attitudes are also influenced by age, family upbringing, religion, and each person's own unique financial trials and errors.
Everyone has opened a bank account, paid the rent or mortgage, kept the telephone and electricity turned on. When you make the decision to share your life with someone, though, such mundane issues suddenly become complicated.
Do you keep separate bank accounts or do you put all the money in one account? How do you split monthly expenses? Do you each pay a portion or do you pay bills out of a joint account? Should you be able to sign on your partner's bank account? Did one of you bring assets to the relationship that the other uses, such as a car or a home, for which expenses should be shared?
Financial advice for couples over fifty varies significantly depending on age, economic status and dependents. Every situation is different, but the following is general advice for everyone.
Many modern couples keep their finances separate, while others opt to pool all their funds. Making the decision on the day-to-day handling of what was formerly "his" and "her" money can be a tough one.
There are benefits to keeping separate property funds separate and maintaining certain assets in one name only, which we'll explain in more detail in the next chapter. Keeping other monies separate may create logistical problems, though, along with a diminished sense of common goals for the future. Combining your funds also gives a couple greater borrowing and investment power.
Determining a financial plan that works might take months; many couples struggle for years before reaching a balance. Defining and discussing your money styles is the first step, setting goals is the second.
Review your financial picture. Are you both satisfied with your knowledge and control of "your" money and "our" money? Are you both knowledgeable about banking, insurance, investments, credit cards?
In a remarriage, be aware that the income of a new spouse may impact eligibility for financial aid of college-age children from a prior marriage. You may need to consult your banker, your employer, your insurance agent, your accountant, your attorney or other professionals to accomplish these tasks.
Your goal in tying the fiscal knot is to protect your spousal rights and save money. Begin your research before the wedding and make sure you follow through. LoveAndTheLaw.com should be your first stop - it's an easy and inexpensive way to stay informed.


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Jon Cryer Talks Charlie Sheen As Corey Feldman Alleges Martin Sheen's Son Sexually Assaulted Corey Haim
Jon Cryer is opening up about his time acting with Charlie Sheen and the report comes right when Corey Feldman prepares to re-release his documentary (My) Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys. In the shocking documentary, Corey Feldman meticulously lays out allegations of a pedophile network that surrounded the now 48-year-old actor and activist as well as allegations that Charlie Sheen raped Corey Haim on the set of Lucas when Haim was only 13-years-old and Charlie Sheen was approximately 19. Charlie Sheen denied the allegations through a statement by his publicist.
The son of critically acclaimed actor Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen, Charlie Sheen is best known for his role as Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men. Sheen played the role from 2003 until 2011 when he was fired from the show and replaced with Ashton Kutcher.
Angus T. Jones, who played Jake Harper worked on the series before leaving on May 9, 2013. He did return for the finale. Angus T. Jones played Jake Haper from the ages of 10 until 20 years old. After leaving the series, he appeared in one episode of Louis C.K.'s series Horace and Pete before leaving Hollywood.
Jon Cryer spoke about the public showdown that took place with Charlie Sheen and Two and a Half Men's creator Chuck Lorre. Cryer played Alan Harper and he suggested that Charlie Sheen's downfall and ultimate firing from the show was due to a drug relapse following his tumultuous divorce with Denise Richards.
FIRED! Charlie Sheen Axed From 'Two And A Half Men', He Fires Back & Vows To Sue https://t.co/uXwaouDC9h via @Deadline
— Charles Daniel (@Charles26156677) October 20, 2019
Jon Cryer spoke to People TV for an episode of Couch Surfing where he described working with Charlie Sheen. He stated the following to the show's host Lola Ogunnaike.
"Charlie and I really hit it off. We had a great first few years on that show. It was incredibly smooth, we had a lovely time, it was working really well."
He then Charlie Sheen's drug relapse.
"At first he could handle it, and he was still incredibly professional — and still lovely, by the way, to everybody on set — but you could just see that stuff was wearing on him. It was one of the first internet s—storms, plus there's the fact that all of our jobs are tied into this guy, and we're all his friends. It was very, very strange and [there were] aspects of it that I absolutely hated, but you know, I'm thankful for the years that were great."
You may see Jon Cryer's full interview below.
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— Charisse Van Horn (@charissemarievh) April 20, 2020
Corey Feldman has made shocking allegations against Charlie Sheen and those allegations will soon be heard again as his documentary (My) Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys will return to streaming on-demand on April 22, 2020. Those who wish to see the film may purchase tickets at Corey Feldman's official website at www.mytruthdoc.com.
What do you think about Jon Cryer's reflections on working with Charlie Sheen?
Disclosure: Charisse Van Horn has had personal communication and interaction with Corey Feldman, members of the Wolfpack, and Feldfam. She has never had personal, private communication and interaction with Judy Haim. She supports Corey Feldman's truth campaign and makes her personal opinions and experiences known on her social media pages and personal websites and blogs. She has followed this case since 2017.
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Inspectors rated the small primary, which has just 35 children, as 'good' across a number of areas.
They commented that staff know the children and their families well, adding that most of the older pupils appeared confident when talking to adults.
The inspectors' report said: "Overall most children are making good progress.
"The attainment of individuals and groups has improved steadily in recent years.
"Data provided by the school for the past three years shows that attainment has improved in literacy, numeracy and wellbeing."
It was also identified that most of the youngsters read regularly for pleasure and to find information.
The report continued: "Children are energetic, motivated to succeed and proud of their achievements and their school.
"Achievements are recognised and celebrated regularly through Going for Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, at whole school assemblies and in jotter work, which is shared with parents.
"This is resulting in parents being more engaged."
Forgue School was built in 1865. It has two classes and looks after children from the ages of five to 11.
There was praise for both the leadership and the teaching of headmistress Muriel Matthew.
It was highlighted how Mrs Matthew, whose class comprises youngsters during the first four years at the school, provides a positive environment where children enjoy learning.
The report stated: "Forgue has a positive ethos and effective approaches to supporting children and engaging them in their learning.
"The focus on relationships and behaviour is benefitting all children through motivating them."
A few areas for improvement were also identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from Aberdeenshire Council.
It was claimed that the school could develop a more effective use of assessment to ensure all children make the best possible progress.
The report ended: "We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection."


Lavender (Lavendula) which is commonly used in cooking recipes is a popular evergreen shrub that is often sold as a herb plant. They make beautiful plants for creating low formal hedges as the blue flowers give the appearance of a sea of blue and are often seen in many country estates where they have been growing for over 20 years.
They are drought tolerant and grow well in drier, poorer areas of the garden where other plants often fail. The fragrant flowers contain high levels of nectar which attracts bees and butterflies and they can also help deter cats as they seem to dislike the smell!
If you looking into pruning Lavender you will see some gardeners say prune them back hard whilst others advise against this as they may not survive. So do you prune them or not?
We recommend not pruning any Lavender in it's first year of being planted as you want to try and encourage root growth and pruning will encourage foliage growth which may prevent them putting out new strong roots.
English Lavender is the hardiest of all Lavender and is often used for creating low growing, formal hedging. The needle foliage is silver-green and it produces scented spiked blue flowers which the bees love. They really do need pruning every year as they soon become woody and pruning keeps them compact and bushy.
They usually flower around mid-summer and can be pruned back hard after flowering which is usually around August. Cut back by around half and into the woody stems if needed, leaving them pretty bare. They will grow from woody stems and will put enough growth on to provide them with some protection through the winter before putting on lots of new growth the following spring.
If you have one of the more tender types, such as the lavendins (Lavandula x intermedia) which flowers until around August or one of the French or Spanish Lavender then you should not prune these types back hard. French and Spanish Lavender are identifiable by the tufted ears on the top of the flowers.
These more tender Lavender will not recover from a hard pruning. They only need trimming back after flowering by a couple of inches to trim them into shape. Trim back to green growth where the new growth will shoot from.
Although we recommend pruning after flowering, usually in the late summer, they could also be pruned in spring before new growth has started if you prefer. All Lavender will benefit from dead heading (removing faded flowers) throughout the summer.
We recommend growing tender varieties such as French and Spanish Lavender in pots or containers so they can be protected over winter from the worst of the weather. They do not like being wet and damp so are best moved into a greenhouse or placed against a wall or fence for the winter where they will be sheltered from the rain. It is best to let the soil become dry rather than being damp and only water when the soil becomes dry.
As Lavender thrive in poor dry soils they don't require much feeding but we do recommend feeding them in spring, potash which encourages more flowers and better colour. Never feed with a nitrogen feed as this encourages weak sappy growth.


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Q: Order of elements modulo p Let $p$ be prime. Suppose that $x\in Z$ has order 6 mod p. Prove that $(1-x)$ has order 6 mod p as well.
I know that I need to show that the order can't be 2 or 3 (4 and 5 are trivial cases), but I'm even having difficulty showing that $(1-x)^6$ is 1. I've expanded $x^{6}-1$ to get a nice congruence that might be useful...but I can't seem to apply it.

A: Naively, we "know" there are two primitive 6-th roots of unity, and they are
$$ \frac{1}{2} \pm i \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} $$
and so
$$ 1 - \left(\frac{1}{2} \pm i \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right) = \frac{1}{2} \mp i \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$
Done! But does this make sense in the ring $\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}$?
Well first, observe that, since $p \neq 2,3$ it makes sense in the algebraic closure of the field $\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}$, since such a thing does have a square root of $-1$ as well as a square root of $3$, and so it's true there. And if the primitive sixth root of unity happens to be a member of $\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}$, then this relationship holds there too.

But maybe we don't want to go that far. Can we stick within $\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}$? Well, it turns out we don't need square roots of $3$ and of $-1$: we just need a square root of $-3$, since the primitive 6th roots of unity are
$$ \frac{1}{2} \pm \frac{\sqrt{-3}}{2} $$
Does this make sense in $\mathbb{Z} / p \mathbb{Z}$ if it has a primitive 6-th root of unity $x$? Well, we just need to check that $-3$ has a square root (and that $2 \neq 0$). If it does, then the sixth roots of unity have the same form as they do in the complexes, and the original argument applies.
There are a number of ways to do this. We know that $p \equiv 1 \pmod 6$ (because $\varphi(p)$ is divisible by 6). By quadratic reciprocity,
$$ \left( \frac{-3}{p} \right) =
 \left( \frac{p}{-3} \right) =
 \left( \frac{6k+1}{-3} \right) =
 \left( \frac{1}{-3} \right) = 1 $$
Or, we could compute the square root of -3: if the equation
$$ x = \frac{1}{2} \pm \frac{\sqrt{-3}}{2} $$
really does make sense, then
$$ 2\left(x - \frac{1}{2} \right) = \pm \sqrt{-3} $$
If we check
$$ (2x - 1)^2 + 3 = 0 $$
then we know the previous formula computes a square root of 3. We can check this with polynomial arithmetic. Because we know $x^6 = 1$, we know that $x$ is a root of
$$ t^6 - 1 = (t-1) (t+1) (t^2 + t + 1) (t^2 - t + 1) $$
The factors are polynomials whose roots are 1, square roots of unity, cube roots of unity, and sixth roots of unity, respectively. $x$ must be a root of the last factor then, so we know
$$ x^2 - x + 1 = 0$$
The equation we need to check, then, is
$$(2x-1)^2 + 3 = 4x^2 - 4x + 4 = 4(x^2 - x + 1) = 0$$
The four factors of $t^6 - 1$ listed above are cyclotomic polynomials. If you were very familiar with such things, then the very first idea that popped into your head might have been the fact $x$ has to be a root of $t^2 - t + 1$. The problem is actually fairly simple starting from this fact, since the two roots of this polynomial must add to 1.

A: Let $a \in \mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}$ be an element of order 6.
Since $a^6 = 1, a^3 = -1$.
Hence $a$ is a root of $X^3 + 1 = 0$.
Since $X^3 + 1 = (X + 1)(X^2 - X + 1)$, $a$ is a root of the polynomial $X^2 - X + 1$.
Hence there exists $b \in \mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}$ such that $X^2 - X + 1 = (X - a)(X - b)$.
Since $a + b = 1$, $b = 1 - a$.
Since $b$ is a root of $X^3 + 1$, $b^3 = -1$.
Hence $b^6 = 1$.
Since $p \neq 3$, $-1$ is not a root of $X^2 - X + 1$.
Hence $b^2 \neq 1$.
Hence the order of $b$ is 6.

A: If $ord_px=6\implies  p\mid(x^6-1)$ ,i.e,  $p\mid(x^3-1)(x^3+1)$
If $p\mid(x^3-1), x^3\equiv 1\pmod p\implies ord_px=3\ne 6$
So, $p\mid(x^3+1)\implies p\mid (x+1)(x^2-x+1)$ and $x^3\equiv -1\pmod p$
If $p\mid(x+1), x\equiv -1\pmod p\implies x^2\equiv 1\pmod p\implies ord_px=2\ne 6$
So, $p\mid(x^2-x+1)$
(i)  $ x^2\equiv x-1\pmod p$
So, $1-x=(-1)(x-1)\equiv  x^3\cdot x^2\pmod p$ as  $x^3\equiv -1\pmod p$
So, $1-x\equiv x^5\implies ord_p(1-x)=ord_p(x^5)$
We know, $ord_ma=d, ord_m(a^k)=\frac{d}{(d,k)}$ (Proof @Page#95)
So, $ord_m(x^5)=\frac{6}{(6,5)}=6$
(ii) $x-x^2\equiv1\pmod p$
$\implies 1-x\equiv x^{-1}$ dividing either side by $x$ as $(x,p)=1$
So, $ord_p(1-x)=ord_p(x^{-1})$
So, $ord_m(x^{-1})=\frac{6}{(6,-1)}=6$
Observation :
If $x^5\equiv x\pmod p, x^4\equiv 1\implies ord_px\mid 4$, but  $ord_px=6$
If $x\equiv x^{-1}\pmod p,x^2\equiv 1\implies ord_px\mid 2$
In fact, $x^{-1}\equiv x^5\pmod p$ as $x^6\equiv1$
We also know, that are exactly $\phi(6)=2$ in-congruent elements that belong to order $6\pmod p$ if $6\mid \phi(p)\implies p\equiv 1\pmod 6$.
In that case, we can conclude $x,x^{-1}\equiv x^5\equiv(1-x)$ are those two.


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Madagascar: 'Children do not run or play — in their eyes is deep sorrow'
World Food Programme partnerships officer Krystyna Kovalenko offers a glimpse of the south of the country, where thousands of people are starving
12 May 2021 , Krystyna Kovalenko
Climate Development Disaster risk reduction Droughts Emergencies Food Security Funding Natural disasters Nutrition Zero Hunger Resilience Madagascar
Every month, WFP provides food assistance to 750,000 people in Southern Madagascar. Photo: WFP/Krystyna Kovalenko
The 'Grand Sud' in Madagascar looks like something out of a sci-fi film — totally dry, inhabitable and deserted. The land has suffered from several years of consecutive drought. But locals say that this year has been worse than any other.
After an abnormally long lean season, the long-awaited harvest has been made inedible by insects. Photo: WFP/Krystyna Kovalenko
I met some elderly people who've lived here all their lives. In the beginning, they compared the current situation to the 1991 drought. But as I talked to them, they told me that it's even worse. This year, the lean season was longer than ever, the drought is deeper, and what little harvest that they have has been severely attacked by insects, taking away the last hope for something to eat in the months to come.
The situation looks completely hopeless.
Zero nutritional value
We visited small, remote villages connected by broken roads. What we found upon arrival was heartbreaking scenes of children with huge bloated stomachs. I was completely struck by the silence in the villages. The children do not run around or play, they just sit and look through you. In their eyes is deep, deep sadness and sorrow.
The elderly population and malnourished children in the drought-affected regions of southern Madagascar are particularly vulnerable. Photo: WFP/Krystyna Kovalenko
In one of the villages, I asked a child when he had had his last meal, and what it was. He pointed to the clayish ground. His mother explained that the last thing she gave her children to eat was just some grass and plants that are not usually edible, because there is nothing else growing around. She would boil them, add some clay, and give the mixture to her kids just to fill their stomachs with something.
Needless to say, there has been zero nutritional value in whatever they have been consuming for a very long time. Their bloated bellies and unnaturally thin arms show that vividly. This is particularly visible in young children and elderly people, who are exhausted by hunger. I will never forget a young teenager who couldn't even eat, as there wasn't enough force left in the body just to lift a spoon.
Around 14,000 people in Southern Madagascar are in 'Catastrophe'-level food insecurity. Photo: WFP/Krystyna Kovalenko
As we passed through settlements and villages, most children we saw were underweight. Every third or fourth child looked malnourished. Around 1.14 million people in the south of Madagascar are facing high levels of acute food insecurity. Nearly 14,000 of them are in 'Catastrophe' level in the five-step scale of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). This is the first time that people have been recorded in phase 5 in Madagascar since the IPC methodology was introduced in 2016.
Unless urgent action is taken now, the number of people in this category will double over the next lean season which starts in October.
The crisis we see today in the South of Madagascar is a result of multiple factors, including deforestation and climate extremes. The World Food Programme (WFP) is responding to the immediate needs of around 750,000 people every month, but the situation is deteriorating fast and current support is not enough to offset the impact and the risk of famine. Only through a joint effort by UN agencies, partner governments and NGOs we will be able to save lives and ensure people in this part of the country have better, sustainable futures.
WFP urgently needs US$74 million over the next six months to avert disaster in southern Madagascar.
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Rolling Fields was planted in 1954 in the heart of Jeffersonville with the hope of spreading the gospel throughout Southeastern Indiana. Rolling Fields is an elders-led, deacon-supported, congregational church. In other words the church is governed by the congregation, led by an elder team who are released by servant deacons to devote themselves to the ministry of the Word and prayer.
Rolling Fields Church is located at 1858 E. 8th Street, near downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana. We gather together for worship on Sunday mornings at 10:45, and during that time together we open up God's Word and respond in singing praise to God. We offer a nursery during the worship service for children 3 and under, and for children who are 4 through 5, we also provide a children's service immediately following the music portion of our worship service (go here for more information). Please come just as you are and dressed comfortably, our desire is simply for you to hear the hope found in the gospel.
Tomorrow morning we start a new series at the Fields called Songs of the Saints, where we'll go through the Psalms. Take a few minutes today to read Psalm 1 and pray that God would move in our hearts, and then come join us tomorrow at 10:45.
We are happy to invite you to join us for our Good Friday and Easter services. Go to rollingfields.org/Easter for more information.
If you're interested in being a part of our mission trip to Malawi, we will have an informational meeting immediately following the worship service tomorrow. Come and hear about what we'll be doing and how you can be a part of it!
Men in and around Jeff, we want to invite you to come and join us for our Men's Breakfast tomorrow at 7 as we enjoy time together and are reminded of how the gospel shapes the man and his family.
Join us tomorrow at Rolling Fields as we continue our series in Ezra. Worship starts at 10:45, and Tyler will be leading us through Ezra 4. Go to rollingfields.org/connect for more information.
Great time for some of our women to gather for fellowship and encouragement last night. Our next gathering will be March 2, go to rollingfields.org/women for more details.
Great time this morning gathering together the men of Rolling Fields. Praying we will be men whose hearts are transformed by the Gospel.
We're excited to start our Men's Breakfast next week on Jan. 27 at 7AM. Men, come join us for food, fellowship and the gospel.
Join us tomorrow morning at 10:45 as we start the Advent season (a little early technically) by looking at Isaiah 9 and anticipating this incredible child who Isaiah promises will reign forever.
It's no small thing that Paul would even be around Titus, much less claim him in any way, and to claim his as his son is almost impossible to fathom. This is possible only because the blood of Christ covers all and makes all of us who were far off near and adopts us into the family of God. But when Paul says that Titus is my true child in a common faith, what does he mean by that?
Worship Service April 21, 2019 at 10:45 am – 12:00 pm Rolling Fields Baptist Church, 1858 E 8th St, Jeffersonville, IN 47130, USA Weekly Worship Service for Rolling Fields Church.
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Since I haven't shared more moments with Q, here's a video.
He's a cute little narcissist.
Which is why we haven't gotten him a toy mirror yet. Don't think it's gonna happen now that we've seen how obsessed he can get. After a 5 min session, he gets angsty when we try to pet him.
Q has such a nice voice! *_* I miss having a pet bird.
It's not a very nice voice when he's screeching for attention though.
He's never headbutted his own reflection. He's licked the mirror though, trying to groom the 'other bird'.


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Visit New Hampshire
Above, a covered bridge at The Flume in the snowy White Mountain National Forest, and from left to right below, an historic home at Portsmouth's Strawbery Banke, a mom and dad enjoying the best family activity since the earth cooled at North Conway's Mount Cranmore, a cairn on a still quiet morning at Hampton Beach, and tugboats escorting the USS New Hampshire past New Castle, en route to its commissioning at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
If there is anything other than palm trees missing here, for families, couples, skiers, surfers, hikers, deep-sea fishermen, theater-goers, whale-watchers, history-lovers, or adventurers young or old, honestly, we can't think of a single thing.
Historic Portsmouth, founded in 1623, was already 166 years old when President George Washington visited New Hampshire's only seaport in 1789. Portsmouth has a busy working harbor, and its walkable downtown is perhaps best known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and for shopping and harborside dining on the decks, at left, overlooking its iconic tugboats. Indeed, Portsmouth has more seats in its restaurants than the roughly 25,000 residents who live there. (Read More)
To View the Official Seacoast Region Visitor's Guide, Click Here.
Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach is New Hampshire's most popular family vacation destination, not just because of its mile and a half by 150 yards of sand beach (groomed daily) but also because of its proximity to restaurants, snack bars, arcades, free summer concerts nightly at the bandshell, its Wednesday fireworks other attractions. (Read More)
Isles of Shoals
Historic homes on Star Island on the Isles of Shoals, a cluster of nine small islands, four in New Hampshire and five in Maine, six miles off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire, and originally named "Smith's Isles" by the British explorer, Captain John Smith in 1614. Some of the homes here are among the oldest structures in New England, several of which date to the early 1600s. (Read More)
Rye and North Hampton
Rye and North Hampton. Rye is said to be the first settlement in New Hampshire, is an affluent, seaside, bedroom community of about 5,000 residents, stretching between the Hamptons and Portsmouth, perhaps best known for its sandy beaches (three of which are State Parks) and for Rye Harbor, pictured at right, the birthplace of fluffy chowder. Read More
New Castle is the smallest town in New Hampshire, entirely contained on an island surrounded by saltwater at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, a two-minute drive from Portsmouth via a bridge and a causeway. New Castle is the home of the historic Wentworth by the Sea Hotel (at left) and is well known for its lovely beach, its picturesque lighthouse, and its cluster of quaint, colonial homes, some dating almost to the time of its settling in 1623. (Read More)
Hanover is an historic and picturesque town of about 12,000 residents, chartered in 1761 along the east bank of the Connecticut River (which separates New Hampshire from the State of Vermont). Hanover may be best known as the home of Dartmouth College, at right, and the resources, including the Hood Museum of Art the Hopkins Center performing arts facility in the center of town, and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center that the College offers its residents and visitors. (Read More)
To view the official Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Tourist Guide, click here.
New Hampshire's White Mountains are the home of the best skiing east of the Mississippi, including Cannon Mountain, Loon Mountain and Waterville Valley along Interstate 93, as well as Attitash, Cranmore, Wildcat and Bretton Woods in the Mount Washington Valley, all with more than 2,000 feet of vertical drop, and not least, the august Mount Washington Hotel and Resort at the base of Mount Washington, at left.
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The Lakes Region of New Hampshire, the self-proclaimed "Oldest Summer Resort in America" is more than just a summertime destination, of course, with breathtaking scenery in the fall, and the lovely hotels in the principal lakeside towns of the region, Moultonborough, Wolfeboro, and Meredith are quaint, quiet, off-mountain refuges for snowmobilers and skiers to unwind after a day on one of the major, easily drivable snowmobile trails and ski resorts nearby; indeed, Meredith's rustic yet refined Church Landing hotel (a view of an autumn sunrise over Meredith Bay from one of its guestroom balconies is pictured at right), is considered one of the top five resort properties in the state.
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Showtime has renewed Shameless and House of Lies, the network announced Tuesday.
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The fourth season of House of Lies and fifth season of Shameless will each consist of 12 episodes that will air in 2015. Production on the two shows, as well as the fourth season of recently-renewed Episodes will begin later this year.
Shameless and House of Lies air on Sunday nights on Showtime beginning at 9 p.m. Are you happy the shows have been renewed?
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Central Mining Institute, Katowice (Poland), May 19th to June 2nd, 2019.
Primordial and cosmogenic natural radioactive elements are found throughout all environmental compartments and they are present elsewhere. They are the source of natural background radiation that has been around since before the dawn of life on earth. Hence, natural background radiation usually is not considered to be harmful either to humans or to other organisms. Therefore, from a formal point of view, this phenomenon is not subject to radiation protection. However, selective accumulation of radionuclides caused either by forces of nature or human activity often occurs, leading to significant increases in the amount of the radioactive elements enclosed in some materials present in human neighbourhoods. In such cases, exposure to radiation can reach a level that cannot be neglected from the radiation protection point of view. This was reflected in the published in 2013 Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (European BSS), requiring that protection against natural radiation sources, should be fully integrated within the overall system of radiation protection.
There are about 50 natural radionuclides that may occur in different environmental compartments. Majority of them are members of natural decay series of uranium and thorium and subject to sequential decay. Complex combination of their half-lives, chemical properties of different elements created due to decay and its aggregate state, influence significantly behaviour of natural radioactivity in environment as well as in different technological processes. Finally, natural radionuclides are occurring as a radionuclide's suites, emitting alpha, beta and gamma radiation, usually called NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) which is difficult to monitor, and many measurement techniques must be applied to get proper existing exposure evaluation. Moreover, as radiation protection is focused only on radiation exposure above natural background, measurements of natural radionuclides must provide additional information helping one to distinguish which source of radiation is natural and which one should be considered as a source of risk.
High resolution gamma spectrometry applied for radionuclides identification, activity concentration quantification and equilibrium/disequilibrium evaluation, including in situ measurements.
Liquid scintillation spectrometry (LSC) measurements, combined with radiochemical preparation techniques that let one to get very good detection limits for alpha and beta emitting natural radionuclides, in application not only for analyses of relatively simple matrix like water, but also for more complex samples (sediments, biota etc.).
Alpha spectrometry dedicated for specific natural radionuclides e.g. polonium.
Radon and radon progeny (PAEC) measurement applied for indoor air quality control and occupational exposure under specific work conditions, especially in underground workplaces as mines or caves including aerosols size distribution and related effect on committed dose.
As still the lack of basic knowledge about natural radioactivity related risk is observed, the course program covers also interpretation of obtained results from occupational risk and environmental exposure perspectives. As in case of natural radionuclides often other radionuclide are directly measured that these one important for exposure to radiation evaluation (e.g. Bi-214 and Ra-226 or Rn-222 and its short-lived decay products) analysis of available data concerning external circumstances, the history of tested materials combined with hints given e.g. by observed equilibrium factors are extremely important for proper exposure situation assessment. The training course covers all such subjects and provide case studies pointing out sources of possible mistakes. Based on the great success of our previous courses in 2015, 2016 and 2017 we can present you a very interesting, balanced and multi-faceted program.
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The deadline for the submission of applications is January 4th, 2019. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by January 15st, 2019 at the latest.
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Pet Shop Boys.
Cory Graves February 3, 2016
A Group Of Women-Hating Pick-Up Artists Is Planning Secret Meet-Ups In Dallas And Denton.
If the name Daryush Valizadeh — or Roosh V, as he's more commonly known in the pick-up artist world — doesn't immediately ring any bells, then maybe "that misygonstic asshole that wrote that blog about how raping women should be legal when done on private property" sounds a bit more instantly familiar?
Somehow this despicable creepster has amassed something of a following for himself online, as evidenced by the fact that, on this coming Saturday, February 6, his backwards-ass followers have organized semi-covert meetups in 165 cities in 43 countries, two of which are right here in North Texas.
*Update: All meetups for February 6 have been cancelled due to safety concerns. Writes Roosh V on his blog: "I can no longer guarantee the safety or privacy of the men who want to attend on February 6, especially since most of the meetups can not be made private in time. While I can't stop men who want to continue meeting in private groups, there will be no official Return Of Kings meetups. The listing page has been scrubbed of all locations. I apologize to all the supporters who are let down by my decision."
Between 8 and 8:20 p.m., "tribesmen" are instructed to meet up in places like "the old school phone booth In front of British Beverage Company" in Dallas and "beside the little arch" on the Denton Square. From there, they've been told to suss out their fellow anti-feminists by asking one another "Do you know where I can find a pet shop?" and replying "Yes, it's right here" when asked that question by another. Then, at exactly 8:20 p.m., someone will emerge and lead all these pet shop boys to a second location where the real, surely enlightened, meeting will occur.
See Also: Cock Block. // How To Spot A Quote-Unquote Professional Pick-Up Artist On The Prowl.
Despite these efforts to stay under the radar — a few cities have made even their primary locations secret now, accessible only after one emails proof that they've either purchased one of Roosh V's books or previously left a comment on his blog — counter-protest gatherings have already been organized in many of these cities in response. In Denton, for instance, a counter group is planning to gather at the tiny arch to make their presence felt. And, for their part, the Denton PD have tweeted that they are aware of the meetup and are prepared to take action if things get out of hand.
We are aware of the "meeting" that will be taking place possibly on February 6, 2016 & plans in place to deal with it if needed.— DENTON POLICE DEPT (@DENTONPD) February 3, 2016
Similarly, the Dallas PD tells Central Track that it is "aware" of the gathering, and that it has "dedicated personnel to monitor the situation."
For anyone planning on attending these rallies in a disruptive manner, it's important to note that Roosh V has instructed his douche-mob of devotees to "[r]ecord [the disruptors] with your camera, upload the footage to Dropbox, and then send it to me at [email protected] afterwards so we can tear them up."
Do with that info what you will.
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Cory Graves is the Associate Editor at Central Track. He enjoys not only writing about Dallas and its local music scene, but being a part of it as a member of the band Vandoliers. Courtney Love once referred to him onstage as "my fucking therapist," which he immediately put on his resume.


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