"The first thing we realised was that you wouldn't expect to find such a tiny moon right next to Neptune's biggest inner moon," said Mark Showalter. The tiny moon, with an estimated diameter of only about 34 km, was named Hippocamp and is likely to be a fragment from Proteus, Neptune's second-largest moon and the outermost of the inner moons. Hippocamp, formerly known as S/2004 N 1, is named after the sea creatures of the same name from Greek and Roman mythology .
The orbits of Proteus and its tiny neighbour are incredibly close, at only 12 000 km apart. Ordinarily, if two satellites of such different sizes coexisted in such close proximity, either the larger would have kicked the smaller out of orbit or the smaller would crash into the larger one.
 The mythological Hippocampus possesses the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a fish. The Roman god Neptune would drive a sea-chariot pulled by Hippocampi. The name Hippocamp was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The rules of the International Astronomical Union require that the moons of Neptune are named after Greek and Roman mythology of the undersea world.
The team of astronomers in this study consists of M. R. Showalter (SETI Institute, Mountain View, USA), I. de Pater (Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, USA), J. J. Lissauer (NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, USA), and R. S. French (SETI Institute, Mountain View, USA).
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Movie studios owned by Comcast Corp and Sony Corp won the top film honors at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, overshadowing a number of nominees from streaming service Netflix Inc.
World War One epic "1917," released by Comcast's Universal Pictures, was the surprise winner of best motion picture drama at the star-studded ceremony, which kicked off Hollywood's competitive awards season.
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Premium network HBO, owned by AT&T Inc, led the TV awards with four, including best TV drama for media dynasty saga "Succession."
Apple Inc, which was vying for its first major Hollywood awards since launching its Apple TV+ streaming TV service in November, ended the night without a win.
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Why did Luke Skywalker call Obi-Wan "Ben"?
In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker knew Obi-Wan Kenobi under the name of "Ben" :
Well, I stumbled across a recording while I was cleaning him. He says that he belongs to someone named Obi-Wan Kenobi. I thought he might have meant old Ben. Do you know what he's talking about?
Where did this "Ben" nickname/alias/false identity come from?
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A name more elaborate would obviously tip off any Imperial data diggers and cause the Emperor to come swooping down with the lightning. – Xantec Sep 16 '11 at 18:02
@Xantec: Kenobi must be like the name Smith. – DampeS8N Sep 17 '11 at 1:46
It was part of Obi-Wan's clever disguise: "The Empire will be looking for an Obi-Wan Kenobi, so I'll be Ben Kenobi. And wear my Jedi robes all the time. And carry a lightsaber. On the planet I first met Anakin Skywalker, But be Ben. That'll fool 'em." – John Sensebe Jun 29 '16 at 19:51
Hey, if Rex Racer could remain incognito despite being a world champion racecar driver simply by using his name, directory style ("Racer, Rex" = "RacerX"), then changing Obi-Wan to Ben would be utterly stupefying. – PoloHoleSet Jun 29 '16 at 21:46
@Xantec The image of the emperor descending from a ship in the sky, "swooping down with the lightning" has had me laughing for a good 2 minutes as of writing this comment. – Ghoti and Chips Nov 17 '16 at 16:05
This was explained in a John Jackson Miller's 2013 EU/Legends novel "Kenobi", covering Obi-Wan's life on Tatooine:
He picked a name Ben because, as he explained in his meditation attempt to contact Qui-Gon:
Meeting her {{a teenage girl character named Kallie - DVK }} gave me a chance to finally use the name I chose. You'll like this: Ben. I had seen it on the map at the property office in Bestine—there's some mesa by that name. Satine used to call me that—it was a private thing. I like the sound of it.
His last name (Kenobi), he was NOT intending to use in the first place, and introduced himself as "Ben".
BUT... samesaid Kallie (a teen with a crush on him) sneaked around his hut and heard him use it when he was attempting to meditate and talk to Qui-Gon Jin through the force... aloud.
But I guess I'd rather see, and do nothing, than not see at all. I'm missing so much of what's going on in other places. I can't live blindfolded. It's not really the Kenobi way.
I guess I can become "the Intrepid Kenobi" if I must.
… wait.
Hold on.
Someone's here!
Being an airheaded teen with a crush, obviously the very next morning, everyone in the settler community around knew his name (Ben Kenobi).
"KENOBI."
Annileen rubbed her eyes. "What?"
"Kenobi," Kallie said, beaming across a cup of blue milk. "That's his name."
"What?" Annileen glowered at her daughter. Annileen had risen at the usual deathly hour, remembering Kallie's absence from the night before. But the girl was here, now, at the breakfast table in the family quarters. Wide awake—and positively quivering with excitement.
"It's his name," Kallie said.
"Name? Whose name?"
"Ben's name!"
Annileen stepped forward. "How do you know that?"
Jabe called from the larder. "She went to his house!"
As such, that was how people on Tatooine came to know him by.
He was OK with it (well, resigned but not panicked), because apparently there were gazillion Kenobis on Tatooine already, it luckily was a common last name.
{{ continuing from the earlier quote when Kallie tells her mother }} Kallie took her mother's vacant expression as a signal to go on. "His name's Kenobi."
"Someone called him that?"
"He called himself that," Kallie said. "I couldn't see who he was talking to—but he said it. He was just sitting there, talking about his day, and the people he'd met, and the Tuskens."
Annileen looked at her with skepticism. "You're not just making this up?" She tried the name out. " 'Ben Kenobi.' " She'd known other customers by the surname over the years, and seen it spelled several different ways on her receipts.
Jabe dabbed up the last of the gravy on his plate. "Lot of Kenobis around. There's the couple near Bildor's Canyon."
"There was that podracer pilot," Kallie interjected, excitedly.
... and later in the chapter, when Ben shows up at the store which is owned by that family:
Orrin squinted. Well, I'll be, he thought. He stood tall and waved. "Hey, Kenobi! Ben Kenobi!"
For a moment, the hooded man appeared to disappear back behind the dune. But when Orrin charged up the rise, he found Ben kneeling to adjust his boot. "I thought that was you," Orrin said.
Ben stood. As Orrin shook his hand vigorously, Ben said, "I'm sorry. I thought I heard you say—"
"Ben Kenobi—that's your name, isn't it?"
Ben looked down, around, and back to Orrin. "Yes, but—"
"But what?" Orrin smiled.
"I was just curious how you heard it."
"Oh!" Orrin laughed loudly and slapped Ben on the back. "You'll find out when you go inside." He turned toward the store, coaxing Ben along.
A high-pitched shout came from the Claim. "Ben!"
"I think you're going in, brother." Orrin put his hand on Ben's shoulder. "Kenobi. There was a Kenobi down around Arnthout, sold damper coils for repulsorlifts. You any relation?"
"Anything's possible." Ben smiled narrowly, teeth clenched together, as Orrin pushed him toward the doorway.
... Ben said. Then he stepped inside the Claim.
"Kenobi!"
The man's eyes widened at the sound of the name called out by the clutch of people at the end of the bar. But Orrin guided him inside.
Leelee Pace looked back from her packages and waved. "Hey there, Ben Kenobi!"
By the sundries aisle, Doc Mell told his child, "There's that Ben Kenobi. I think he's a doctor, too!"
Ben looked at Annileen—and then back at Orrin. The visitor was slightly bemused, Orrin was glad to see. It happened this way all the time. People came to the oasis wanting to keep to themselves, for whatever reason—not knowing that small-town life made privacy completely impossible. ... "You're the fellow from yesterday," the old man said, tugging at the sleeve of Ben's robe like a tailor droid checking a seam. "You're a Kenobi?"
Ben pulled his sleeve back. "I—"
"Hired a Kenobi once. Gormel, they called him. Thief. Stank of spice all the time. I fired him quicker than you can say your name."
... Ben said, his eyes settling on Kallie as she chattered with some teenage friends. "I think I know what happened now."
"I'm sorry," Annileen said. "Kallie came looking for us and ended up snooping. I'm mortified."
Orrin gestured for others to leave the bar, making room for him and Ben. "Gossip gets around pretty fast where there's not a lot goin' on."
.... and later when meditating (this time, silently!) to Qui-Gon, Kenobi notes:
It doesn't seem that the girl overheard anything too revealing—or saw me holding Anakin's lightsaber. The Force was with me there. And there are apparently a number of people around whose names sound like Kenobi, so nobody's drawn the connection. Yet.
Sounds like the book was written purely to explain this question! – curiousdannii Aug 29 '14 at 14:48
@curiousdannii - the book was written to vaccum the remaining cash of SW fans into Lucas's pockets. – DVK-on-Ahch-To Aug 29 '14 at 15:52
Interesting, but if it's such a common surname, why did Luke immediately think of one specific Kenobi when he heard it used with a first name that sounds nothing like "Ben"? – Mason Wheeler Jun 29 '15 at 19:23
@MasonWheeler - in universe, probably because Luke didn't actually know all that many people. Living on a remote moisture farm and all. – DVK-on-Ahch-To Jun 29 '15 at 19:54
Obi-Wan says "mesa" in that novel? I thought only Jar-Jar used that word. – b_jonas May 13 '16 at 16:16
Obi-wan is a fairly distinctive name, and Vader knew he had survived Order 66.
He could hardly call himself Obi-wan Kenobi any longer. That said, he needed a link to his previous name, in the event that he was needed (as he was, by Bail Organa, years later).
Last names, in the SW galaxy as well as ours, tend to be firmer - a person's last name rarely changes outside of big events (such as marriage). First names are much more malleable.
Common names are also more frequently used alone. He wasn't even usually called 'Ben Kenobi' - he was called 'Old Ben' most commonly.
'Ben' is a close relative, phonetically, of his given first name, but common enough to not raise eyebrows. If his name DID filter into official communications somehow (such as in an official incident report) he would likely have been referred to by the citizenry as "Old Ben" or 'the hermit'.
His seclusion and the relative unimportance of Tatooine helped him hide behind a relatively flimsy false name, while still remaining locatable to his allies.
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Sorry, this answer is wrong in many ways according to latest EU. He didn't choose to use "Kenobi" to link to previous name, for Bail Organa or otherwise. It happened by accident/oversite, contrary to his intentions. I posted the correct EU-based answer below. – DVK-on-Ahch-To Aug 27 '14 at 11:56
@DVK Isn't EU no longer considered canon? That makes your source's explanation no more than something some person made up to answer this question: much like this answer, and with no greater claim to authority than an ISBN. – Ryan Reich Aug 27 '14 at 12:53
@RyanReich - actually no. It's still canon, under "Star Wars Legends" brand. It helps to get your facts straight before snarky criticism... – DVK-on-Ahch-To Aug 27 '14 at 13:08
@RyanReich - "Star Wars Episodes VII-IX will not tell the same story told in the post-Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe. ... While the universe that readers knew is changing, it is not being discarded. Creators of new Star Wars entertainment have full access to the rich content of the Expanded Universe"..."Demand for past tales of the Expanded Universe will keep them in print, presented under the new Legends banner" – DVK-on-Ahch-To Aug 27 '14 at 13:08
@DVK In fairness, I'm not sure I agree that this answer is "wrong". It says he needed to keep "Kenobi" so that he could be found if needed. It doesn't say the character thought of that, though. Maintaining the name "Kenobi" was a key plot hook, and even with the retcon you cited, this answer still seems valid to me as far as speculative answers go. – Beofett Aug 27 '14 at 14:59
We have confirmation from the (canon) Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded edition that Obi-Wan used the nickname 'Ben' to evade the Empire's spies.
Q: Why is Obi-Wan called "Ben" on Tatooine?
A: Obi-Wan uses his old nickname so that he won't be found by the Empire, which is hunting down Jedi survivors after the Clone Wars.
I know this is a late response, but the name "Ben" is given an origin in the Season 4 story arc of the Clone Wars "Obi-Wan Undercover." When Obi-Wan goes undercover, his codename is Ben. This codename is known by Windu and Yoda but not Anakin, which makes it convenient enough to avoid detection from Imperial Forces because Anakin is not aware of any codenames Obi-Wan might use.
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It is simply a contraction of Obi-Wan (in which one can easily see the name "Ben"). That is what I (without even much thought) concluded when I saw this movie at age 13. After all, what sense is there to any nickname that is attached to any given name.
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How do you get "Ben" out of a contraction of "Obi-Wan"? You're missing the "e". – Null♦ Feb 9 '16 at 15:06
@Null It's a phonetic contraction. oBI-waN. Biwan -> Bian -> ben. That's what I concluded the first time I saw it as well. Seemed obvious. – DCShannon Jun 29 '16 at 20:44
He went by "Ben" because in the book 'Kenobi' he says he chose the name Ben because it was something Satine Kryze called him, and that he liked it because it was something personal.
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Welcome to SFF.SE! Could you provide the quote from the book where this is said? It would greatly improve the answer. – Skooba Nov 17 '16 at 16:35
I did a thorough research on why Obi-Wan turned to Ben, I listed all of the possible hypothesis, or at least I think I did, just reply if I forgot any, although I think that it is complete and I'm happy with it.
Since all info must be available in case the link goes dead, I summed the reasons up:
Reason 1: Obi Wan Kenobi used the Alias Ben for Infiltration (As seen on The Clone Wars)
Reason 2: Ben Could be Obi Wan Kenobi's Birth Name (OB-1 KNB Droid Theory)
Reason 3: He Chose to Tell a Girl his name was Ben (As he told Qui Gon's Force Ghost on his Tent)
It is one of these reasons, although opinions diverge on the "true" reason they are often just variations of these 3.
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Perhaps they're all true ... from a certain point of view. – Jules May 12 '18 at 13:52
Obi-Wan introduced himself to Owen and Beru Lars as "Ben Kenobi" at the time he handed them baby Luke and informed them that Luke was Anakin and Padme's (orphaned) son. Ben Kenobi may have informed them that he was a Jedi 'like Anakin', or maybe they just intuited as much by his appearance and demeanor. When Luke mentioned both names Obi-Wan and Ben Kenobi, just being familiar with the name 'Ben Kenobi' could have been enough to set Owen off.
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How do you know that he introduced himself thusly? – Valorum May 12 '18 at 6:31
I don't believe that it was ever explained where Ben comes from.
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First time Obi-Wan goes to town after going underground, so bloke says "What'd they call you, stranger?"... – dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Sep 16 '11 at 17:39
It does, in 2013 book. See my answer. – DVK-on-Ahch-To Aug 27 '14 at 12:30
It didn't in 2011 when the question was asked. – Mark S. Aug 27 '14 at 16:27
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Q: XNA 4.0: terrain glitches caused by SpriteBatch I'm trying to implement terrain collision in XNA so I've added some dynamic text that allows me to test whether calculations are correct. Everything was rendered just fine until I called:
spriteBatch.Begin(); spriteBatch.End();
or
spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.BackToFront, BlendState.AlphaBlend);
spriteBatch.End();
With these instructions terrain glitches a little bit, when I remove these two lines from my code everything is back to normal (but it means I cannot draw HUD)
Anyone has any clue what can cause that and how should I fix it?
screens:
with sprite batch on
with sprite batch off

A: it due to spritebatch change the graphicsdevice states...
before drawing the terrain you should store the right renderstates...
usually the you have to set the right RasterizerState and DepthStencilState.
Common values are RasterizarState.CullNone and DepthStencilState.Default


Portfolio management services firm ASK Investment Managers Ltd and microfinance company Muthoot Microfin, which are both backed by private equity investors, have received regulatory approval to float their respective initial public offerings (IPOs).
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued final observations to ASK and Muthoot Microfin on 5 October. It has also approved the IPO proposals of two other companies - Puranik Builders Ltd and Nihilent Ltd.
With this, the capital markets regulator has now approved 55 IPO proposals so far in 2018. In the previous year, SEBI had handed out as many as 46 clearances.
ASK, which counts US-headquartered private equity firm Advent International among its investors, had filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) on 7 August.
Advent, which owns a 49.47% stake in ASK directly and through its subsidiary, has proposed to sell roughly 19% stake in the Mumbai-based portfolio and wealth management firm.
Advent's post-IPO stake in ASK will be about 30-31%after accounting for fresh shares, VCCircle estimates show.
The total size of ASK Investment's proposed IPO is estimated at Rs 2,000 crore (around $290 million) and may result in roughly 35-36% stake dilution on a post-issue basis. This may value ASK at an estimated Rs 5,625 crore (around $815 million).
ASK is set to become the first standalone portfolio management services firm in India go public. Listed companies in the broader broking and portfolio management services segment include Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Emkay Global Financial Services, Edelweiss Financial Services, JM Financial, and IIFL Holdings.
Muthoot Microfin Ltd, the micro loans arm of Kerala-based Muthoot Pappachan Group, had filed its DRHP on 27 July.
The IPO will comprise both an issue of fresh shares by the company and an offer for sale by existing shareholders, a person close to the development told VCCircle.
The total IPO size is likely to be Rs 800-1,000 crore ($123-153 million), the person said. About a third of the amount raised via the fresh issue would go towards financing the company's expansion.
The offer for sale could involve US-based Creation Investments LLC divesting its stake in Muthoot Microfin fully or partially. The PE firm had invested Rs 130 crore ($20 million) in the microlender in early 2017 for an 11% stake, valuing the company at around Rs 1,111 crore. The transaction was the first PE round of funding for a Muthoot Pappachan Group company.
In October last year, Muthoot Microfin said it was planning to sell a stake to a PE player to raise $50 million. So far, the stake sale has not materialised. But before the proposed IPO, the company's promoter group has infused capital into the microfinance firm, said the person mentioned above.
The group has a presence in various sectors, including hospitality, automotive, realty, information technology, healthcare and alternative energy.
Muthoot Fincorp, the group's flagship entity, offers gold and other loans. Muthoot Housing Finance Company Ltd offers housing loans while Muthoot Capital Services Ltd, which is listed on stock exchange and has a market value of Rs 1,500 crore, offers commercial and consumer-finance products.
The group is not connected to Muthoot Finance, another gold loan company.
Thane-based real estate developer Puranik Builders had filed its DRHP on 27 June. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 810 crore besides a secondary market sale of nearly 1.86 million shares by the company's promoters.
The public issue size is estimated at Rs 1,000 crore ($145 million), people familiar with the development told VCCircle.
Puranik will join Lodha Developers and other major real estate firms looking to go public after a prolonged lull in realty IPOs.
Oberoi Realty Ltd, owned by Vikas Oberoi, went public in October 2010 with a Rs 1,028-crore IPO. It now commands a market capitalisation of Rs 16,800 crore.
NCR-based DLF Ltd is currently the largest listed realty firm by market capitalisation at Rs 34,300 crore.
Lodha Developers had filed its draft red herring prospectus on 26 April for an IPO worth an estimated Rs 5,000-5,350 crore ($750-800 million).
The Pune-based mid-sized IT firm Nihilent Ltd had refiled its draft proposal on 10 August. The IPO comprises fresh shares worth Rs 250 crore and nearly 2.13 million shares of promoter group entity Vastu IT Pvt. Ltd and 42 other individual shareholders.
Formerly Nihilent Technologies Ltd, the company had first filed its IPO proposal in December 2015 for which it received approval in February 2016.
Nihilent is among a growing list of companies that are majority-owned by international firms in seeking to go public in India. The company was incorporated in May 2000. Nihilent's service offerings include enterprise transformation and change management, digital transformation services and enterprise IT solutions.
VCCircle had reported that global brewer Carlsberg could become one of the few MNCs to list their local units in India.
Other foreign firms looking to list their India units include Singapore-based Affle Holdings Pte. Ltd, which provides mobile commerce and marketing solutions for consumers and businesses.
Singaporean infrastructure conglomerate Sembcorp Industries Ltd recently received approval to list its Indian energy unit.
Nihilent is 69.16% owned by Hatch Investments (Mauritius) Ltd. Hatch is an investment holding company jointly controlled by NTT-owned firm Dimension Data Protocol BV and South Africa's Adcorp Professional Services Ltd.
Hatch was previously part of Nedbank Africa Investment Ltd, which had originally backed Nihilent with Rs 30 crore in funding.
Of the fresh net proceeds, the company plans to use around Rs 125 crore to fund inorganic growth through strategic acquisitions, Rs 24 crore to replace and upgrade facilities at its corporate office, besides spending capital on shifting its branch office, setting up experience laboratories and general corporate purposes.


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Sox belt six HRs but it is not enough as they fall to the LA Angels 12-8.
Lucas Giolito has a quality start, and the White Sox win the first of four games with the Angels.
Dylan Covey dominates in a 5-0 shutout of the Mariners.
The Royals shut out the Sox 5-0 as the South Side offense was definitely counteroffensive.
The Sox lost to the Astros 12-6 behind the batting-practice pitching of James Shields and his bullpen backup singers.
James Shields keeps the Sox close, the offense responds, but a poor eighth inning makes it all for naught.
Though he started strong, Carlos Rodon couldn't hold back the Texas bats and the Sox bullpen let them roll right on through in a 13-4 loss.


I am back..finally. Turns out I am not good at keeping all my plates in the air and I let this one drop. Now that I have a few less plates spinning and a little more time I can finally catch up on those items that I put on the back burner.
I did complete one triathlon this season. Wanted to do more but it wasn't meant to be.
It wasn't my best triathlon but it was the one where I learned the most about myself. So my favorite part worst sport of the three is swimming. Its a wonder I don't drown every time. I even took a swim class this winter. It helped…sort of.
My slow swim made it easy to find my bike since almost everybody had already left!
Off on the bike. Surely I would make up time here. It was not to be. Here is the short version of what happened in the middle of the killer hill ( of course)!
get back on and pedal like mad.
The rest of the ride was fairly uneventful. I found my sense of humor and even scolded the cop who was busy taking up the safety cones before I even passed his checkpoint.
By the time I started the run I knew I was dead last. So I spent time making peace with that during the run only to discover at the turnaround there was someone behind me.
Seriously?? I just made peace with it and now ..mmm… no time to think just run.
One of the nice things of coming in at the tail end is that there are lots of people to cheer you in. They are truly happy for you and you know the clapping and cheers are sincere.
After some water and a banana I got into the crowd to cheer the last person in. While standing there I found out it was her first tri, she beat breast cancer and also lost over 100 lbs.
Suddenly my woes during the race seemed trivial compared to the real life challenges of this triumphant participant.
She may have been last in the race but she was first in facing real life challenges.
It's people like her who inspire me to keep "triing" no matter what the outcome because there are victories to be had just in the triing!


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You are here: Home / News / Sports: Belmont Football Falls to Reading as Rockets' Ugly Tactics and Behavior Dominate
Sports: Belmont Football Falls to Reading as Rockets' Ugly Tactics and Behavior Dominate
October 10, 2015 By Franklin B. Tucker 10 Comments
According to the mission statement of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, the governing body for high school sports, says "[t]he ideals of good sportsmanship, ethical behavior, and integrity should encompass all interscholastic athletics in our community.
"Our athletic fields should be the laboratories to produce good sports who reflect "fair play" in every area of life," says the statement.
Under the Friday Night Lights in Belmont, the small number of fans who gutted out the torrid of rain witnessed a once proud program fail those ideals that high school sports are based on.
The Harris Field scoreboard indicated Reading Memorial scored 56 points and held host Belmont scoreless, Oct. 9. But at the end of the game, Reading Memorial football walked off the field defeated, having lost the respect of those who witnessed an utter lack of sportsmanship, discipline and accountability from the Reading coaching staff and many players.
Rather than with class, Reading's performance on Friday left veteran gridiron observers speechless with a display of crass behavior and ugliness.
"Reading is a good football team, and we didn't play our best as evident by the scoreboard," said Belmont's Head Coach Yann Kumin.
"But we kept our composure in a game that was … " said Kumin, pausing to find the words.
"I'll just say I was proud of our guys for keeping their composure and keeping their head and continuing to work," said Kumin.
Belmont (1-3) came into the match with 3-1 Reading (ranked #11 by the Boston Herald, #10 in the Boston Globe poll) knowing it was going to be a struggle to stay with a team seeking a trip to the Division 2 Super Bowl.
The level of superior play was evident quickly in the first three possessions as Reading's Will Connery ran the opening kickoff 85-yards for a touchdown, Belmont offense went three-and-out after gaining two yards, before Reading quickly stormed down the field as the Rocket's D'Aundray Burcy scampered 25-yards for Reading's second touchdown in the first 7 minutes of the game.
The question requiring an answer is why a program holding aces against an opponent would resort to violent cheap shots and common vulgarity throughout the game?
It came from the constant cursing from Reading's coaches (head coach John Fiore and his assistants) in the first half – heard across the field to the opposite grandstand and on the Belmont sideline – to apparent deliberate attempts at excessive physical infractions against key Belmont players including quarterback Cal Christofori, running back Mekhai Johnson and punter Lowell Haska (Reading was flagged throughout the game for misconduct) culminating in a spearing penalty by a Reading linebacker who launched himself head first into a prone and vulnerable Christofori.
That final penalty, which is considered extremely dangerous, resulted in the immediate removal of offending player from the game. There was no reaction from the Reading coaches.
"Third time in 45 years," said the referee of the call, as he shook his head.
While Belmont had a few memorial moments – three 15 yard plus runs by Johnson, Haska's 50 yard punts and an apparent touchdown pass from Christofori to Joe Shaughnessy that was questionably ruled out of bounds – the game was never in doubt in the favor of Reading after going into the half 42-0.
Yet constant trash talking and late hits continued until the final minutes when both teams sent in their second squads.
Even in victory, Reading's baseness came to the fore. During the traditional handshake between players at game's end, Reading players cursed at their Belmont opponents, who were told by their coaches not to respond.
When approached by a Reading assistant coach after the players encounter, Kumin would only express his private disappointment how the game was conducted by the players and coaches.
Belmont Athletic Director James Davis, who attended the game on the Belmont sidelines, said he made a phone call after the game to his counterpart, Reading Athletic Director Tom Zaya, to discuss the spearing penalty and "the game."
While not willing to discuss the conversation, Davis said Belmont would continue to approach sports with a positive attitude.
"The culture that's being established within not just our football but all our sports programs is such that we rise above those types of things. It's something that we pride ourselves on, and I think it's indicative why we've been recognized last year on the sportsmanship honor roll for not having a single player disqualified throughout the school year. That's important to us," said Davis.
With no natural rivalry between the teams in football, the question for the unwarranted hostility from a superior team appears rooted in Reading's drive to a Super Bowl placement that requires them to defeat weaker opponents by ever greater scores.
When asked the reason for Readings animosity toward Belmont, Kumin could not explain the myriad examples of abhorrent actions and behavior from Reading.
"We're not concerned with their program, I'm more concerned with our program. That's the message that we preach with our kids. I'm just happy that our guys continued to fight, continue to try and execute reps and showed class and pride in everything they did. That's the Marauder Way, which we preach from start to finish," he said.
"I told the team, I'd rather be at the losing end of a 56-0 score with these guys then be over there," said Kumin, nodding over to the Reading sideline.
Filed Under: News, Sports Tagged With: Belmont, Belmont High School, Belmont High School Football, Reading Memorial High School
Jeremy Meserve says
Great article, Franklin. The word you're looking for rather than "torrid" is "torrent". Yeah, I'm annoying grammar guy, sorry. It's easy to see that the culture of bad sportsmanship displayed by the coach/players is also evident in the remarks of the parents. Must be something in the water.
Hector says
As a Reading parent, I am beyond embarrassed by the conduct of Reading's Head Coach, but not surprised at all. This man is a classless bully and always has been. He promotes animalistic behavior and rips apart the years parents put in raise decent human beings. His goal is to demoralize any classy behavior and/or gentlemen-like ways. If the Assistant Coaches were in charge, it would be a COMPLETELY different story. The assistant coaches instill the values and promote positive behavior that make Reading proud. Coach Fiore is just a plain embarrassment and not a clear representation of what this town stands for.
BELMONTS FOOTBALL FAMILIES AND FANS ~ please accept my apology on behalf of this moron. We have been out of the program for years but continue to hear the horror stories. It just keeps getting worse. We still go to the games to support our town for the love of the sport, but the display on your turf was nothing but an embarrassment. Don't think that the Reading parents weren't horrified, because they were. But no one will ever say anything to pathetic "man"
Incredible article. I attended the game and didn't see the things you imagined. Coach should act like a coach and admit he was beaten by bigger, stronger, faster, and better coached players. Looks like a wimp trying to blame his failure on trash talking and "oh gosh" hard hitting in a football game.
Reading Dad says
As the parent of two former Reading High football players i found this article to be highly biased and not consistent with my experience as a close observer of the Reading program over the past several years.
First, you made an assumption that the spearing penalty was condoned by the Reading staff because you did not see the player admonished. My strong suspicion is that the Reading coaches were furious with the player over this and I would not be surprised to see him punished by losing playing time in next week's game. Mr. Tucker, if you are going to make such a serious allegation, you owe it to your readers and to the Reading staff to ask the Reading coach about the play. Please don't guess what they are thinking. Coach Fiore has been known to fire off salty language during games – always in my experience directed at his own players – who understand it and dont seem to have a problem with it. If you think he is alone in this regard you havent spent any time on a HS football sideline.
You also noted that there was "unwarranted hostility" directed toward the Belmont team. If your assumption is true i wonder why? My understanding is that there was quite a bit of confrontational chatter directed towards Reading on social media coming from the Belmont players during the days leading up to the game. We know that Coach Kumin was on Twitter comparing his team to Muhammed Ali and to Reading as Sonny Liston, a known ex-con and thug. You should not assume that the Belmont boys or coaches are angels. When you have a low level program trying to get to the top, my advice would be to keep quiet and let your actions define your progress. I would advise Coach Kumin to get off of social media. He is setting a poor example for his team by attempting to use it as a motivational tool.
How do you know there were issues in the handshake line and if so that Reading was at fault? I have never once seen this from Reading in scores of games I've ever observed, including playoffs, and Super Bowls, as a fan or on the sideline doing the chains. I also know this is not tolerated by the coaching staff.
The truth of the matter is that Belmont does not belong on the same field as Reading. I got to see the Belmont sideline last year up close. Nice kids doing their best but they are small, there is little depth and they should be playing against D4 or D5 teams.. In last year's game at Reading, Coach Kumin was happy each time Belmont made any play for positive yardage and there were only a handful of them. The team went into full celebration mode after Belmont made their first first down in the second half. That's all well and good but know who you are before you provoke one of the top teams in the state.
I would advise the Maroon Marauders to keep their mouths shut on social media, hire a strength and conditioning coach if they dont have one, get in the weight room, get out of the ML as Watertown did, build the program up and then re-enter in a few years. Quit crying about MIAA sportsmanship rules, and running to reporters. This is football.
As a Reading parent I am completely horrified by the behavior of the Reading Head Coach and his classless ways. Running up the score like he ALWAYS
Having John Fiore as both a teacher and as a track coach who sees him every single day, I have to disagree. Mr. Fiore is a family man who has always promoted a respectful work ethic in his program. Having heard him in the lockerroom, he's about execution, but never have I ever heard him say a disrespectful thing about an opponent. He has a passion and a drive to bring good out of kids on the field and in the classroom. A lot of these kids would be doing a lot worse things if not in this program. I wouldn't ever blame this coach for the behavior of the athletes, who have bad behavior in their own right. To call Fiore a bully is off-base, and I feel you don't know him well enough.
Superfan says
Belmont vs Reading. You could say it was a dirty game. Reading played hard. They asked for it. Coach of the Belmont highschool football team tweeted calling out Reading rockets. The coach said the game was going to be like "Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston" (Ali being belmont) also telling reading to come at them. They asked and taunted Reading obviously leading the rockets to play hard, Now they compain of us riding up the score. Sorry they can't handle what they asked for! Reading did not play cheap. Plays were clean and organized. Watch the film. No cheap hits. Rockets are a well organized team who know how to hit hard. Next time don't call out a team that you can't handle, then complain about it. Play harder next time Belmont.
Franklin B. Tucker says
To know the Belmont coaching staff and the district's athletic director, the idea that the Marauders "calling out" other team is beyond reality. It's apparent that "Superfan" (robenqndy@gmail.com) was not at the game as he would have seen the numerous personal foul penalties including a deliberate spearing penalty. He would have also heard the cursing from the Reading sidelines in front of students. Since Reading Memorial has a strict code of conduct for teachers, it certain is enforced onto coaches. The real issue is the lack of sportsmanship from a team that has every reason to show it.
Third party guy says
I'm a firm believer "running the score up" is almost universally just petty whining. However this appears to be another show case of why our youth have so many issues, and by extension why we are seeing so many shootings and violent acts and a humongous jail population in America.
Many teens are being taught that violence is the solution. That showboating and pounding your chest is more respectable than taking a hit and walking away.
Massive kudos to Belmont. And if true, a humongous pathetic showing by Reading's coaching staff. I'm sure there are plenty of good kids on their team, but they're fostering a situation that inevitably gives us Greg Hardy or Bart Scott or Ndamukong Suh. Just terrible human beings who I'm sure were good kids at one point.
I really don't get this article.. Promoting excuses for poor play.. Maybe the team was more physical or even dirty, but that doesn't mean you write an article like this that gives the kids an excuse for losing and not working hard enough to be a successful program like Reading. Give me a break
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Bedfordshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England, which includes the unitary authorities of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton. Its headquarters are in the town of Kempston in Bedford Borough.

, the force has 1,317 police officers, 151 special constables, and 1,084 staff.
It covers an area of ,
with a population of 665,000.

History
A professional police force was established in Bedfordshire in 1839, under the County Police Act 1839, replacing the earlier system of elected parish constables. It initially comprised a chief constable, who was based in Ampthill, 6 superintendents and 40 constables. Constables were paid 19 shillings a week, which was nearly twice the typical wage of an agricultural labourer in the county at that time.

There was an independent Luton Borough Police from 1876 to 1947, and then from 1964 to 1966, when it amalgamated with Bedfordshire Constabulary, which was then known as the Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary until 1974. In 1965, Bedfordshire Constabulary had an establishment of 497 and an actual strength of 430.

On 11 June 2007, PC Jon Henry, was fatally stabbed whilst on duty in the town centre of Luton by a Nigerian immigrant, Tennyson Obih.  Obih was convicted of his murder, along with the attempted murder and wounding with intent of two other men that he stabbed on the same morning.

Chief constables
 1840–1871: Captain Edward M. Boultbee (first chief constable of Bedfordshire)
 1871–1879: Major Ashton Cromwell Warner
 1880–1910: Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick J. Josselyn
 1910–1939: Lt-Colonel Frank Augustus Douglas Stevens, (accidentally shot in October 1939)
 1939: Commander the Hon. R. D. Coleridge
 1940–1953: Commander William John Adlam Willis
 1953–1971: Henry Prichard Pratt
 1971–1979: Anthony Armstrong
 1979–1983: William Sutherland
 1983–1985: Sir Andrew Kirkpatrick Sloan
 1985–1996: Alan Dyer (10th chief constable of Bedfordshire)
 1996–2001: Michael O'Byrne
 2001–2005: Paul Hancock
 2005–2010: Gillian Parker
 2011–2013: Alf Hitchcock
 2013–2015: Collette Paul
 2015–2019: Jon Boutcher
 2019–2022: Garry Forsyth
 2022-present: Trevor Rodenhurst

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Bedfordshire Police has collaborated in the formation of several specialist units with Hertfordshire Constabulary and Cambridgeshire Constabulary including Major Crime, Dogs, Firearms and Roads Policing.

The force also leads regional units including Eastern Region Special Operations Unit and Eastern Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit with forces in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

In June 2015, the force implemented a new operating model – which comprises north and south bases and aims to increase the number of warranted officers in local communities.

Initiatives and controversies
Bedfordshire Police publish results of cases on their official website, such as a drug gang who were jailed for 39 years.

In 2014, Bedfordshire Police allowed cameras into the force 24/7 to film a fly-on-the-wall documentary, 24 Hours in Police Custody, capturing some of the issues faced by police officers today. The last series ended in June 2016, but more episodes are planned for the near future.

In July 2015, Bedfordshire Police was the first force in the country to secure a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order. The court order allowed officers to seize the passports of two young girls who it was thought were being taken to Africa.

In 2016, Bedfordshire Police's cadets scooped a national award for their outstanding contribution to helping to reduce crime and creating a safer community.

Resources
The force's 202122 budget was set at £127.4million.
Previously, in 2017, funding pressures meant that Bedfordshire Police had considered not responding to some low level crimes. Kathryn Holloway stated that the force has made almost £35M in cuts and would face further cuts of £11.4M to £12.5M over the coming four years "if things remain unchanged".

, the force has 1,317 police officers, 151 special constables, and 46 police community support officers (PCSO), 20 police support volunteers (PSV), and 1,084 staff.

Governance
The first Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner was Olly Martins, who was elected on 15 November 2012 and took office on 21 November 2012. The performance of the police and crime commissioner (PCC) is scrutinised by the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel, made up of elected councillors from the local authorities in the police area, and two independent members. Before November 2012 the Bedfordshire Police Authority was the police governance. On 5 May 2016, Kathryn Holloway became the second PCC, after winning the vote against Olly Martins and other candidates.
Festus Akinbusoye was elected PCC in May 2021 election. Akinbusoye assumed office on Thursday 13 May 2021

The Office of Police and Crime Commissioner's permanent chief executive officer is Clare Kelly.

The "Our Force" control strategy determines operational priorities, helping Bedfordshire Police to protect people and fight crime.

PEEL inspection
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducts a periodic police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL) inspection of each police service's performance. In its latest PEEL inspection, Bedfordshire Police was rated as follows:

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See also
 List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories
 Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service

References

Further reading
A. F. Richer, Bedfordshire Police 1840-1990, Paul Hooley, 1990, .

External links

 Bedfordshire at HMICFRS
The complete Roll of Honour for Bedfordshire Police compiled by the Police Roll of Honour trust

Police forces of England
Organisations based in Bedfordshire
1966 establishments in England
Organizations established in 1966

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It's always best to pay attention to your car and spot any symptoms of a faulty head gasket to prevent unexpected repairs. However, is it possible for a blown head gasket to occur without any clear signs? We've collected information on this question to help get the correct answer.
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To avoid an empty wallet or without a car, engage the services of a professional for proper diagnosis.
Cost Of Repairing A Blown Head Gasket?
If you immediately spot the symptoms of a blown head gasket in your car, you can save yourself a lot of money. However, that doesn't mean that the repair is cheap. On average, it will cost you between $1,000 to $2,000.
The price depends on the model of your car and how it's repaired. Repairing a blown head gasket is expensive due to the strenuous labor and the time it takes but not the parts used.
Can One Repair A Head Gasket Without Professional Help?
In some cases, however, you won't need to spend much repairing a blown head gasket. Depending on the severity of the damage, you can fix one yourself.
Buy a commercial head gasket sealant.
Apply it to the affected area.
Afterward, wait for it to harden and check if the symptoms persist after the repair.
However, note that this only works on the tiniest cracks, which are barely an inch wide. It's always better to have an expert look at the damage and determine if the sealant works or if it's better to replace the head gasket.
For a more detailed guide on how to repair a blown head gasket, check the link provided below:
How To Fix A Blown Head Gasket Without Replacing It [Step By Step Guide]
Click here to see this head gasket sealer on Amazon.
How Long Do Head Gaskets Typically Last?
On average, a regular head gasket usually lasts for 200,00 miles. In theory, this means it can last as long as your car's lifespan.
However, a head gasket subjected to constant stress and pressure wears down its durability over the years. As such, it's best to keep your car well-maintained to spot problems earlier.
To read more on how long a Toyota head gasket lasts and more in the link provided below:
How Long Do Toyota Head Gaskets Last?
What's The Best Way To Maintain A Head Gasket?
Prevent a blown head gasket by scheduling your car for yearly maintenance. Checking the guide when buying a new car is crucial to achieving the best results. If the car manual is no longer available, take your vehicle to an auto shop and have them schedule your yearly car maintenance based on their findings.
Alternatively, use a high-quality coolant and engine oil. It reduces the stress on the engine, preventing the head gasket from going beyond its standard capacity.
It's unlikely to get a blown head gasket without any symptoms, but a lack of knowledge may cause the car owner to overlook the small changes in their car. That is problematic when it comes to identifying a blown head gasket.
Consider checking the links provided below for more helpful information on car gaskets.
What Does A Blown Head Gasket Sound Like? Here's What You Should Know!
How To Clean A Head Gasket Surface [Best Ways!]?
Can You Charge A Car Battery With Two Chargers?
Why Is My Start/Stop Light Flashing?


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Gerardo Galeote Quecedo (São Paulo, 27 de enero de 1957) es un político y abogado español perteneciente al Partido Popular, al que se afilió en 1989.

Biografía
Se licenció en Derecho por la Universidad Complutense y ha ejercido la docencia en la UNED y en el Colegio Universitario Cardenal Cisneros.
Fue diputado en el Parlamento Europeo por el Partido Popular entre 1994 y 2009, siendo también portavoz del PP. En las elecciones europeas de 2004 fue en el puesto número 3 en las listas del PP. El 23 de julio fue elegido presidente del comité para el desarrollo regional de la UE.

Es vocal de la Fundación FAES, y vicepresidente de la Fundación de Estudios Europeos.

Está casado y tiene dos hijos.

Escándalo de la cuenta en Luxemburgo de la Asociación de Estudios Europeos
En febrero de 2003, Galeote abrió una cuenta en Luxemburgo a nombre de la Asociación de Estudios Europeos de la que era presidente. En dicha cuenta, 26 eurodiputados del grupo popular europeo aportaban mensualmente 3.000 euros cada uno, equivalente a un total de 78.000 euros al mes, dinero procedente de una asignación mensual de 12.305 euros concedida por el Parlamento Europeo a sus miembros para la contratación de asistentes.

Aunque el eurodiputado aseguró que no existía irregularidad alguna, y que el dinero era destinado "íntegramente a pagar a los asistentes -que son nueve, además de una secretaria y un becario-", también admitió que "un pequeño remanente" de los ingresos no se destinaban a estos fines de contratación, sino que iban a parar a las arcas del partido, lo que estaba expresamente prohibido por la normativa de la Eurocámara.

El presidente del gobierno José María Aznar pidió explicaciones a Galeote al enterarse de la existencia de la cuenta, y el PP nacional decidió cerrar la cuenta y trasladarla a Madrid.

Referencias

Políticos del Partido Popular
Miembros de FAES
Alumnos de Derecho de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Profesores de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Eurodiputados del Partido Popular
Eurodiputados de España de la Legislatura 1994-1999
Eurodiputados de España de la Legislatura 1999-2004
Eurodiputados de España de la Legislatura 2004-2009
Nacidos en São Paulo


After a day of feeling down, I realised that my comfort should be on the Lord and where I couldn't find it signified that this isn't where God is. I just want to use this to encourage you to stand firm in the Lord because your faith will be tested and those closest to you (especially family) will rebuke you and almost persecute you. But Stand for Christ! Build on yourself and surround yourself with his word.


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Imprint: Random House Australia
Nine Parts Of Desire
The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Discover the acclaimed non-fiction of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks.
'Frank, enraging and captivating.' The New Yorker
Australian writer Geraldine Brooks is now known internationally for her bestselling novels, but as a foreign correspondent Geraldine spent six years covering the Middle East. And when her poised and sophisticated assistant at the Cairo bureau of the Wall Street Journal suddenly 'adopted the uniform of a Muslim fundamentalist', Geraldine Brooks set out to discover the truth about women and Islam.
Sometimes adopting a chador as camouflage, she was granted meetings (and often astonishingly intimate insights) by everyone from Queen Noor of Jordan to former Iranian President Rafsanjani's daughter. She met with Palestinians protesting about 'honour killings' for adultery and sheltered girls transformed into warriors by the Emirates' armed forces. Throughout the Middle East, Brooks was invited into the homes and lives of these women where she found real stories that overturn western stereotypes.
With an Afterword by the author.
Geraldine Brooks is the Australian-born author of the bestselling novels Caleb's Crossing, People of the Book, Year of Wonders and March, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize. She is also the author of the acclaimed non-fiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. A graduate of Sydney University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Brooks was a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal in Bosnia, Somalia and the Middle East.
Also by Geraldine Brooks
Praise for Nine Parts Of Desire
'Powerful and enlightening ... Brooks presents stunning vignettes of Muslim women ... and carefully distinguishes misogyny and oppressive cultural traditions from what she considers the true teachings of the Koran.' - Publishers Weekly
'There has been nothing finer on the subject from a Western observer... she looks at it from the heart... mixing historical perspective with piercingly observed journalism.' - Newsday
'A rare look at a significant segment of the world's population that literally has been cloaked in mystery for generations.' - Seattle Times
'Avoids both the sensational and the stereotypical ... insightful ... a valid, entertaining account of women in the Muslim world.' - New York Times
Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
Cloudstreet
Queens of the Crusades
A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult
The Shepherd's Life
Our Women on the Ground
Zahra Hankir
Feminism Is...
Beyond Veiled Clichés
Amal Awad
Yassmin's Story
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
The Beauty Myth (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)
Naomi Wolf
The End Of Equality
Anne Summers


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Q: Does this thought experiment violate de Broglie hypothesis? A friend of mine, Nima Fathali, asked me a question for which I could not find a clear answer. De Broglie's hypothesis asserts that when the (de Broglie) wavelength is small in comparison to the size of the slits in, say, two-slit experiment, the wave behavior of the object is not detectable, and thus the configuration of the interference pattern is meaningless.
However, since the de Broglie's wavelength depends on the object's momentum, we can arbitrarily increase the de Broglie's wavelength of a macroscopic object by lowering its velocity sufficiently. Now, assume that we set too many similar marbles in motion, each having a mass of $0.1\space Kg$ and a diameter of $0.01\space m$, towards the slits of the size of $0.02\space m$.
If the marbles move slowly enough at, say, $v=6.63×10^{-31}\space m/s$, the de Broglie wavelength implies:
$$\lambda=\frac{h}{mv}=\frac{6.63×10^{-34}}{0.1×6.63×10^{-31}}=0.01\space m\space.$$
This wavelength is of the order of the marbles' diameter as well as the size of the slits. Therefore, is it correct to anticipate an interference pattern on the film for the marbles as they pass through the slits?! If so, do you think it is rational?!

A: If the marble is moving at $v \approx 10^{-31}\text{ m/s}$, it would take $10^{31}\text{ s} \approx 10^{23}\text{ years}$ for the marble to move a single meter. This is orders of magnitudes more than the current age of the universe. The number is as absurd as the result we're talking about.
In principle, quantum effects not only take place at the very small and the very low energies, but also for the very long time spans. The time spans are so mind-numbingly long that they cannot be used in any practical observation.
There is also another problem: the marble needs to be kept completely isolated during the entire duration, or else its so-called "wavefunction" would be "collapsed" before the experiment is finished. I'm not completely sure, but I think blackbody radiation from the marble interacting with the environment would cause decoherence early on. This would effectively nullify any quantum effects that could happen at long time scales, rendering the thought experiment impossible.

A: Interference has been observed for molecules as heavy as nearly 1300 proton masses. There is no fundamental reason to assume an upper limit. See https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-interference-shown-experimentally-in-larger-molecules/

A: Yes there will be an interference pattern as stated above (eventually). However, you are essentially thinking like Bohr, i.e. whether a quantum system appears as a particle or as a wave depends on the type of experiment you subject it to.
Now Wheeler thought that the quantum system was neither a particle or wave (this is the modern QFT thought, i.e.quantum systems are quantum fields), it just takes on either 'coat' after observation. This of course kicked off the whole 'something exists only when observed' idea that still is around.
What is more probable (Adami) is the quantum system stays neither and appear the way you choose you want to see them, when you interrogate a quantum state with classical devices.

A: Apart from the enormous time taken (as pointed out by other answers)and also the (probable)lack of current experimental apparatus to achieve such slow speeds,the necessary condition for interference being coherence,preparing a human body with all its particle in a coherent state and to maintain it for such a long time may almost, would be impossible.
Also,One wont be able to move the macroscopic object at such low speed without ripping it apart because it is a system of particles,and even the slowest movement will contribute greatly to the motion of the individual components of the body,and increase the velocity of the internal particles comprising the body move fast and destroying the wave nature.The body will be moving at low speed,but the particles inside wont be.The only possible option left is to separate out the particles and making them move with such low speeds,which is clearly destructive...


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Ford to sell driverless cars to public by 2025, CEO Says
Ford President & CEO Mark Fields.
DEARBORN, MICH.
Published September 12, 2016 Updated May 17, 2018
Ford intends to start selling driverless cars to the public by about 2025, its chief executive officer said.
The goal is to lower costs enough to make autonomous vehicles affordable to millions of people, CEO Mark Fields said in a speech Monday at company headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. After starting with sales of robot taxis to ride-hailing services by 2021, "around mid-decade we'll make vehicles available for people to purchase for themselves," he said.
"We're dedicated to putting autonomous vehicles on the road for millions of people, not just those who can afford luxury cars," Fields said.
The CEO is attempting to chart a new path for the 113-year-old auto maker as the industry is roiled by changes from the emergence of the sharing economy and advent of the age of the autonomous car. Over the last month, Fields has revealed plans to roll out the robot taxis – with no steering wheel, gas or brake pedals – and to expand into the mobility business by providing bikes and shuttle services in big cities. He has said he is transforming Ford into an automotive and a mobility company to succeed in this new era.
"We believe this next decade is really going to be defined by the automation of the automobile," Fields told reporters after his speech, adding that he'll offer a more detailed forecast of the autonomous future at Ford's investor meeting Wednesday.
The robot cars eventually offered to consumers will be completely reworked in ways that will let their occupants enjoy entertainment or conduct business, he said.
Memories of driver training – and the lessons learned
We want to move from a minivan to a SUV for $40,000, what should we get?


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Q: Oracle Advanced Queueing - AccessViolationException in OracleClient I'm using Oracle Advanced Queueing in a .NET 4.5 Windows Service. The service should read from an Oracle Queue (11gR2) and process the messages in a transaction.
This works well for the first message in the queue, but when processing the second message a System.AccessViolationException is thrown deep inside the Oracle Client.
The service does the following things in a loop:

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*Start a new transaction (using TransactionScope)

*Create a new OracleConnection

*Create a new OracleAQQueue with this connection

*Set the DequeueOptions.Wait property of the OracleAQQueue to 3

*Open the OracleConnection

*call Dequeue() on the OracleAQQueue

*process the message using custom business logic

*Complete (commit) the transaction from 1)

*Dispose OracleAQQueue and OracleConnection

The first message in the queue will be processed, but in the next loop I get the following StrackTrace and the windows service is terminated:

System.AccessViolationException
Stack:
   at Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OpsAQ.FreeCachedDesc(IntPtr ByRef, IntPtr ByRef, IntPtr ByRef)
   at Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OpsAQ.FreeCachedDesc(IntPtr ByRef, IntPtr ByRef, IntPtr ByRef)
   at Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleAQQueue.Dispose(Boolean)
   at StarTrack.Common.Messaging.AQ.InternalOracleQueue.Dispose()
   ....

I'm using Oracle Client 11.2.0.3.0 (64bit).
Update: also tried with the 12.1.0.1.0 (64bit) Client, same problem.
Has anybody done Oracle Advanced Queueing with similar problems and did solve it?
Best regards,
Markus


Narine of Noe should have had her whole life to train to take her father's place as High Sage. But when a mysterious force falls from the skies, sending the world into elemental chaos and her father into mortal danger, the fate of every living creature lands on her shoulders . . . including that of the Eternal Dragon. Without the Dragon it is impossible to regain the Balance of All Things. An elaborate plan to save the world must be hatched, and Narine is forced to take charge in a world gone mad. Before the White Forest was born, before the Great World Cry, the story that started it all. . .
There's a facebook party going on today to celebrate the release of Kaitlyn's Tale by Christine Amsden. Why not join in and find out more about a scarily grown-up paranormal world, just slightly set aside from our own, with stories perfectly designed for all the mothers of Harry Potter fans.
Today I get to sneak in on a round table chat with Karin Thomas.
says Annamaria, who's providing the table.
Appearing on the Round Table Chat is Karina Thomas, introducing her latest romance One Last Chapter. To indulge in this latest news, grab your favorite drink and join Annamaria Bazzi on the Round Table Chat.
All roads lead to Rome, or so I'm told. But perhaps they lead to different Romes, to imagined destinations where all is revealed. The thought had me wondering if all novels somehow incorporate roads, or paths at least. Though the first one I read last week has a whole long list of very real roads, criss-crossing the States and leading, inevitably, home.
Asphalt Asylum by Steve Theme chronicles a hitchhiking trip from Washington to Florida and back, and is probably memoir rather than novel - which means it really shouldn't be my sort of thing, but I loved it. The author lyrically recreates the scenery for the readers, then invites us into the lives of some fascinating drivers, ranging from generous to scary. It's the kindness of strangers (and sometimes, maybe, their prayers) that protects him, and the loser wins and finds himself. A very cool narrative, best enjoyed with some well-balanced, full-flavored three-star coffee.
Start at the beginning, work through the middle, and finish up at the end - that's the way to do it, isn't it? Whatever "it" may be. But do stories really have to start at the beginning?
I've heard a lot of writing coaches suggest we start with the middle - find out where the story's going then we'll know where it began; but of course, for the reader the story still starts at that newly and beautifully rediscovered beginning.
There are others who insist the published tale should start in the middle of the action, revealing the past when things calm down, then heading for the future - got to grab those readers, right from the start you see.
Then there are books that start at the end, or nearly the end, jumping to "six months earlier" or three hours or three days. TV shows do it to. They drive my sons crazy.
Georgia L. Jones' Remnants of Life Series Virtual Tour!
Today I'm delighted to welcome Georgia L. Jones to my blog. She's the author of the intriguing Remnants of Life series, and she's touring the internet with books one and two, Legends of Darkness, and Witches. Pull up a chair, fill your mug with rich dark coffee, and then read what she has to say about how this series "began to creep into [her] mind."
I'm currently working on the final book in the trilogy of Remnants of Life as well as several other projects. The first book in the series, Legends of Darkness, launched on March 17, 2012; the second, Witches, launched on December 1, 2012.
Today I'm delighted to welcome author Bob Freeman to my blog to answer just a few questions about his Cairnwood Manor Series of books. I really enjoyed the first book, Shadows over Somerset (click to read my review), so I'm delighted to find there's another, and even more delighted to get to ask the author some questions. So, find yourself a good strong cup of coffee, sit down and enjoy.
Hi Bob, and welcome to my blog. Since I grew up in Britain and enjoyed many vacations in Scotland, I have to ask you, Indiana and Scotland? What do they have in common?
Well, for starters, both are near and dear to my heart. I am a Hoosier, born and bred, but I've felt a kinship to Scotland since I was a child. Strike out away from urban centers, into the rural countryside of both, and I believe you'll find Scots and Hoosiers kindred spirits, hardworking, salt of the earth folk who are connected to the land beneath their feet.


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New Tech Economy
Global Car Industry
Covid: City firms look to cut office space amid pandemic
Many top City firms are thinking about how big their offices should be as staff continue to work mainly from home during the pandemic, a study indicates.
According to a survey by the CBI and PwC, 74% of financial services firms are reviewing their office space needs.
Of those, most are looking to either use space differently, get rid of it, or both.
Other recent surveys suggest that more home working will become a permanent fixture for a majority of businesses.
The government says people in England should work from home if they can.
Last week, a survey of just under 1,000 firms by the Institute of Directors (IoD) showed that 74% plan on maintaining the increase in home working, while more than half plan on reducing their long-term use of workplaces.
It followed a BBC survey in August which suggested that 50 of the biggest UK employers had no plans to return all staff to the office full-time in the near future.
Coronavirus: Work from home 'if you can', Michael Gove says
Of the 133 firms polled in the CBI and PwC survey, 88% said there had been a shift to remote working, with half saying most of their staff could work from home.
More than two-thirds of the firms were investing in their IT infrastructure, but overall, jobs were tipped to be cut back.
'Ghost towns'
A report by Cardiff and Southampton universities in August suggested that most people are as productive when working from home, if not more so.
Given that the people working from home are among the most productive, "preventing them from choosing how they work in the future does not make economic sense," said Prof Alan Felstead, of Cardiff University.
However, the CBI warned in August of negative economic consequences from increased working from home, saying city centres could become "ghost towns" if office workers were not encouraged to go back.
But the IoD survey suggested that home working driven by the pandemic was "here to stay", with a significant minority of bosses saying working from home was more effective.
Home working here to stay, say businesses
No plan for a return to the office for millions
'Nine in 10 would continue working from home'
Bad backs and wobbly tables: 'I hate working from home'
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
10Italian fashion great Nino Cerruti dies aged 91


As part of our new section, 'App of the Day', we want to ensure that you're up to speed with the very best photography, art and videography apps, across all platforms. The Google Play store is now bursting with photography apps, that more often than not, are also available on iOS too. Days of fragmentation with the Android system are fading and the hardware is good too. The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) is a brilliant app and one that's available across iOS and Android platforms. The Photographer's Ephemeris is a powerful application to help you plan outdoor photography in natural light, especially landscape and urban scenes. It is a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth.
It must be pointed out that the Android version of this app is not as rich as the iOS version and this is reflected in the price. However, this app is hugely popular across both platforms and that's simply because it is an essential tool for anyone who needing access to this information.
Just updated, TPE 4.0 offers a number of new features, making use of the Augmented Reality using ARKit – not to be missed!
As part of our new section, 'App of the Day', we want to ensure that you're up to speed with the very best photography, art and videography apps, across all platforms. The Google Play store is now bursting with photography apps, that more often than not, are also available on iOS too. Days of fragmentation with the Android system are fading and the hardware is good too. Snapseed is an obvious app that's available across platforms, now owned by Google of course. Snapseed is a powerful application with profesional qualitly editing tools. There's a huge array of editing options, and anyone familiar with the iOS version, will feel reassured to see it here.
Head to the Google Play store here to download Snapseed to your Android device, requires 4.4 and up.
DxO, a key player in digital image technologies, announced a major update to the DxO ONE, its miniaturized and connected professional-quality camera for smartphones and tablets. Available immediately and free of charge, version 3.0 of the DxO ONE iOS app offers the first pro-quality multi-camera solution for Facebook Live and a new time-lapse option featuring exclusive Auto Ramping technology. The DxO ONE ecosystem of accessories now includes an external Battery Pack that doubles the camera's battery life as well as a Cable Back Door for the device's waterproof case, allowing you to use the DxO ONE outside or even underwater for extended periods.
Wow, this is an immensely impressive and well written article by Ron Amadeo, Reviews Editor at Ars Technica. "Take a closer look at Oreo and you really can see the focus on fundamentals. Google is revamping the notification system with a new layout, new controls, and a new color scheme. It's taking responsibility for Android security with a Google-branded security solution. App background processing has been reined in, hopefully providing better battery life and more consistent performance. There's even been some work done on Android's perpetual update problem, with Project Treble allowing for easier update development and streaming updates allowing for easier installation by users. And, as with every release, more parts of Android get more modularized, with emojis and GPU driver updates now available without an OS update." If you're yearning to learn more and for developers this is a no-brainer, head over to this link and settle down to enjoy this 20,000 word feature on Android's latest firmware update – 8.0 Oreo.


Just across the Charles River from Boston is the city of Cambridge, home to some of the top schools and universities in the country. Filled with parks and other recreational facilities, ample time in Cambridge is spent outdoors playing sports or enjoying the scenic views. Natural grass takes considerable time and resources to maintain properly and making the switch to synthetic turf will reduce that. Located in nearby Woburn, Turf Prep is proud to provide synthetic turf installation and maintenance services in the city of Cambridge and the surrounding area.
Making sure your synthetic turf is properly installed and maintained is critical to keeping users safe. When we install synthetic grass, we perform tests to ensure each component is working, from the rubber infill to the shock absorbency layer underneath. Working with a professional team will make sure your field is built to last as long as possible.
If you are interested in having synthetic grass installed in your yard, park or athletic facility, contact Turf Prep today! We work across New England and continue working on your turf long after installation, offering annual maintenance plans with several on-site visits to conduct safety testing, infill redistribution, and paint touchups. To schedule a consultation or a free estimate, contact Turf Prep by calling 1-877-744-TURF or by filling out our online contact form.


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World Suicide Prevention Day: Safer Media Reporting
Monday, 1 September, 2008 - 16:11
1 SEP 2008 - A focus on safer reporting and portrayal of suicide in the media will be highlighted on World Suicide Prevention Day this year, says Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand (SPINZ).
SPINZ is organising a series of seminars in Auckland, Wellington and Nelson on September 10-12 entitled "The Role of Media in Suicide Prevention". A broad range of stakeholders have been invited, including editors and journalists, public relations professionals, healthcare workers and researchers. "Suicide is a complex issue, and its prevention requires a range of initiatives across different sectors, including the media," says Merryn Statham, Director of SPINZ. "These seminars are designed to foster discussion between the media and people with expertise in suicide prevention, which is critical to enhancing the safe reporting and portrayal of suicide."
The theme for World Suicide Prevention Day this year is: "Think Globally, Plan Nationally, Act Locally". The format of the SPINZ seminars presents all three perspectives.
"Research internationally has shown that some types of media reporting and portrayal of suicide can increase suicide risk," Statham says. "We also know that enhancement of safe reporting and portrayal of suicide by the media can make an important contribution to suicide prevention."
A global perspective will be provided by keynote speaker Jane Pirkis, Associate Professor in the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne. Pirkis' work on the internationally-recognised Media Monitoring Project examined the extent, nature and quality of media reporting of suicide and mental illness in Australia for a full year.
Local speakers will include Jim Tucker, former editor of the Auckland Star and current Head of Journalism at Whitireia Journalism School; Paul Thompson, Group Executive Editor at Fairfax; and Keri Welham, Senior Writer for the Dominion Post.
Other perspectives will include presentations from Lifeline, local DHBs, and researchers on New Zealand-based media research projects and clinical case studies of people at risk of suicide.
"SPINZ acknowledges that there has been a positive shift in the way many journalists have approached this issue over the last few years," Statham concludes. "We're focussed on providing an environment in our seminars where dialogue between media professionals and experts in suicide prevention can take place."
Registrations for the SPINZ Seminar Series are open until September 8. Limited spaces are available. Registration is online at www.spinz.org.nz/seminar .
Wintec academic staff 'want a fair return on their hard work'
Police investigate Nelson infant's injuries
Fatal crash in Huntly
Government agency fleet CO2 emissions falling
Take precautions against opportunistic burglars - Chch Police
OIO investigation forces overseas investors to sell Auckland properties


The Personnel Committee has approved an extended leave for our Minister of Music, Diane Ball. After thirteen years of service and leadership with our Music Ministry she has been granted eight weeks of leave. Two weeks of this leave will be vacation and six weeks will be extended leave. The leave was granted due to her excellent performance and as time for rest, renewal, and study. While Diane is on leave, Melissa VanOsdol will serve as our acting Music Director. We look forward to Diane's return at the beginning of June refreshed and rejuvenated.


The Society/Institute keeps a track of the students, who pass out from the Institute. We at the Institute take every effort to help our ex-students to not only rehabilitate them by getting gainful employment but also help those who wish to go in for higher studies by getting them admitted to various colleges of their choice. Our nominees accompany the prospective candidates for placements interviews as well as for getting admissions for higher studies. We can say very proudly that all our ex-students are either gainfully employed or are doing higher studies. There are about 140 of our ex-students, who are doing jobs and are well-placed in life.