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MICHELIN Guide Budapest : two typical neighborhood restaurants take a new look at Hungarian traditions
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Stand25: Two star chefs pay homage to their roots
This is an airy, modern, chic bistro at the foot of Buda Castle. The lights are warm, the guests are laughing, the kitchen is open and the neon lights are flashing: booth 25. Behind the concept of this elegant and modern neighborhood bistro are two major figures in the Hungarian gastronomy scene, Szabina Szulló and Tamas Ser. In 2007, the couple, both chefs, started working at Onyx. This famous restaurant was awarded one Michelin star in 2011. This acclaim launched her international career. In 2016, they left Onyx to open Stand25 Bisztró in 2017, aiming to create a place for families to meet and enjoy traditional and modern Hungarian cuisine in a family atmosphere. In 2018, her second restaurant, the fine-dining stand, received a star just eight months later.
For chefs Szabina and Tamás, Hungarian cuisine needs to be celebrated. They have built a community of producers, collectors and farmers to ensure consistent quality. They are known for their delicious local staples such as goulash, brassói (pork shoulder and bacon cooked in a thick tomato and chilli sauce, served with fried potatoes), túrógombóc (cheese dumplings) and somlói galuska (a Rum sponge cake with custard, whipped cream and chocolate mousse) becomes an art. At Stand25, the food is generous, with a lot of salt - because Hungarians love it - and the portions are huge. As in any good bistro, the plate layout is clear. "It's not just food, it's a feeling," emphasises Chef Szabina, "We keep Hungarian traditions, we feed our family with home-cooked food. It has to feel like a traditional Sunday lunch, and we want our guests to forget Everything that happened in a week ».
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"It's not easy to navigate in a male-dominated world, but I did my best," she said modestly. She did succeed. Her mother was the sous chef at the Buda Castle Hotel restaurant. "I liked it there and wanted to create something myself". Since her mother worked late, Szabina and her sister were happy to surprise her with home-cooked food. Today, Szabina's sister is an ingredient buyer for Stand and Stand25. The ambitious chef has plans for the future: together with chef Tamás, she wants to open a restaurant in the tourist wine region of Tokaj. They're also building their second star at the Stand. "We're just taking Hungarian cuisine to an international level," she concludes with a cautious smile.
Laurel : Hungarian terroir influenced by Asian cuisine
On the Perth side of the river, the laurel tree is a discreet gem: is it a restaurant or a bookstore? Warm windows reveal a bar dominated by natural materials and a mezzanine with books, most of which are dedicated to Hungarian author Bella Hamvas. The gourmet restaurant is hidden in a beautiful vaulted cellar, just a short walk from the bar and the Baberligét bookstore. Directed by Gergely Báthory, Laurel's concept is smart and funky, just like the vibe of the bustling Erzsébetváros district where international youth and Hungarians alike love to party. Guests can come to read or buy a book on contemporary Hungarian literature, then dine in the restaurant on the ground floor, admiring the glass-enclosed kitchen run by young chef Ádám Mede. The casual fine dining experience ends with a relaxing drink in the quiet, intimate atmosphere upstairs. Sommelier Peter Tüű is the curator of a selection of Hungarian and international wines in the beautiful vaulted ceiling next to the restaurant.
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Norm Houseman	Memories	 October 29, 2012 October 29, 2012 2 Minutes
There is always work to do
I chose this photo over one of a house in Battle Ground. I figured the house will still be there the next time I go through town, but this farmer may not be back in the field for some time. This was the better choice.
Yesterday my grandson, Mason, posted a picture on Facebook of a pair of headphones that he had just bought. I understand his feelings. He will probably use his headphones as much for games as for music and that is OK. The picture made me think of the first set of headphones that I bought for myself back in the 60's. I believe they were made by Koss. I bought them to plug into my tape deck, reel-to-reel, so as not to disturb other people, and to kep other people from disturbing me. And from there I started thinking about my love of music, and how I had listened to it through the years. I'm going to start sharing those memories with you today, but I'm pretty sure I'll be spending more than one day on the subject.
I can't remember a time when we didn't have at least a radio in the house and my dad would often have it tuned to a station that was playing music. I have a distinct memory of being inside on a rainy Saturday morning, the radio was tuned to the LaPorte station, and they played The Teddy Bear's Picnic. I don't know why I remember that, but it's there in my head. I can even picture myself looking out of the window at the rain while the song was playing.
The first radio I owned was a tubeless transistor radio that my parents gave me. It's measurements were approximately 5″ X 7″ X 2 1/2 ". It was not one of the smaller ones that would fit in you breast pocket; those came on the market some months after I received my radio. My radio was covered in leather and had a snapping latch on the back so that it could be opened and three C batteries could be inserted. It also had a handle on top so you could easily carry it around. I loved that radio.
At night I would lie in bed at night and listen to the 50,000 watt radio stations. Mainly I listened to WLW in Cincinnati, WGN in Chicago and as often as I could WBZ in Boston. WBZ was a Top Forty station and had a disk jockey who called himself Juicy Brucey. I could hear Boston on most nights because the radio waves bounced off the ionosphere and travelled hundreds of miles. It was fun. I could hear the same music on local stations, but the idea of listening to a radio station on the east coast really pleased me. I'm easily pleased.
I have barely scratched the surface on these memories of how I've listened to music through the years, so I'll be returning to the subject.


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\section{Introduction}
Many-electron ionization of atoms by laser field was
firs observed by Suran and Zapesochny~\cite{Sur}
in alkali-earth atoms (the review of that work as
well as some earlier ones see in~\cite{DSZ}).
At present, such studies form one of main guidelines
in physics of strong field interaction
with atoms~\cite{Agos}.

A number of theoretical models were proposed for
interpretation of the gathered experimental data.
Some models dealt with direct influence
of laser radiation on the atomic
electrons~\cite{Kul,Gross,Lam,F,Gol}, the others
consider highly-stripped ion formation due to
nonelastic scattering of previously emitted electrons
with the parent ion~\cite{Rhodes,Kuchiev,Corkum}.
These models allow to explain a number of observed
features of the
phenomenon~\cite{Walker,Chin1,Chin2,Chin3,Chin4}.
Nevertheless, there are some difficulties in
theoretical description of highly-stripped ion
formation in laser field which is not related
to nonelastic collisions~\cite{Kul,Gross,Lam,F,Gol}.
Due to these difficulties, the above mechanisms
cannot be properly used for explanation of
the experiment.

At the same time, it is well-known fact that
the single-charged ion formation by a laser field
in tunnelling regime can be satisfactory described
in terms of relatively simple formulae of the
ADK theory~\cite{SCh,PPT,ADK}.
An empirical generalization of the ADK formulae
for describing the highly-stripped ion formation
was proposed in~\cite{San}. So it would be reasonable
to generalize the available theory of tunnelling
in atoms to the case of non-sequentional multiple
ionization of atom. Solution of this problem is
the objective of the present work.

Obviously, the Josephson effect can be considered
as a solid-state analogue of the considered phenomenon.
Some considerations on difference between the one-
and many-particle tunnelling are mentioned in
reference~\cite{Zah}. Comparison of these considerations
with the results of the present work shows that
the mentioned difference for tunnelling  in atoms is not
so trivial as it was described in~\cite{Zah}.

\section{Asymptotics of the many-electron wave function}

Let us remembers some facts which make the main proposed
concepts easer to understand. To describe optical transitions
in complex atoms, Bates and Damgaard~\cite{BD} modified
the Slater method~\cite{Gombas}. Basically, the
nodeless character of Slater orbitals was retained.
Unlike the Slater method, the effective nuclear charge
ceases to be a fitting parameter for valence electrons
in atom since it coincide with the residual ion charge.
But the effective principal quantum number is uniquely
determined by the electron coupling energy.
So the asymptotical region of electron motion is
considered, where the atomic potential has Coulomb shape.
High accuracy of oscillator strengths calculations~\cite{Sob}
using the Bates--Damgaard method and its clear physical
justification allows to use this method in
calculations of other atomic characteristics determined by
large electron-nucleus distances.

The tunnelling probability is also determined
by large electron-nucleus distances where the
energy of the electron interaction with the external
field becomes comparable with the attractive
energy of the residual ion. So the Bates--Damgaard method
can be used for describing the tunnelling effect. Such a
procedure was developed in recent work~\cite{Z} for
tunnelling calculation in Rydberg molecules. In that
work some evaluations are presented for the
applicability conditions of the method.

Let $N$ equivalent (i.~e. belonging to the same
atomic shell) electrons are removed from the atom via
tunnelling. Then the asymptotic behaviour of the
radial part of $N$-electron wavefunction in the
Bates--Damgaard approximation is determined by the
product of properly symmetrized one-electron
function asymptotics:
\begin{eqnarray}
\psi_{\nu lm}(\vector{r})
\sim
C_{\nu l}b^{-3/2}\left(\frac{r}{b}\right)^{\nu-1}
\exp\left(-\frac{r}{b}\right)
Y_{lm}\left(\frac{\vector{r}}{r}\right),
\label{Eq:PsiAsymptotics
\\
C_{\nu l}=(2\pi\nu)^{-1/2}
\left(\frac{2}{\nu}\right)^{\nu}L(\varepsilon),
\qquad
L(\varepsilon)=\left(\frac{1-\varepsilon}{1+\varepsilon}\right)^
{\frac{1}{2}(l+1/2)}(1-\varepsilon^2)^{-\nu/2}.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
Here $b=a\nu/Z$, $Z$ is the residual ion charge, $a=\hbar^2/\mu e^2$ is
Bohr radius, $\mu$, $e$ are the mass of electron and the
absolute value of its charge, $\varepsilon=(l+\frac12)/\nu$.
The $C_{\nu l}$~constant in~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics})
is determined in quasiclassical approximation
not implying the condition~$l\ll\nu$, which was required
in~\cite{ADK}. It results in the arising of
$L(\varepsilon)$ function with $L(\varepsilon)\rightarrow 1$ at
$\varepsilon\rightarrow0$. After passage to this limit the
expression~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics}) for the
$C_{\nu l}$~constant turns into the formula~(11)
of the reference~\cite{ADK} (with an inaccuracy corrected:
the number $\mathrm{e}=2.718\dots$ should be omitted).

The expression~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics}) for $C_{\nu l}$ is
obtained under $\varepsilon<1$. For $\varepsilon>1$,
the quasiclassical approximation is not valid, so
calculation of $C_{\nu l}$ requires numerical
approaches (see, e.~g.,~\cite{RS}).

The principal quantum number~$\nu$ is determined by the electron
coupling energy. Denoting the first, second etc. ionization
potentials of the atom as $E_1/e$, $E_2/e\dots$, the principal
quantum number of $j$-th removed electron is
\begin{displaymath}
\nu_j=\left(\frac{2aE_j}{Z^2e^2}\right)^{-1/2}.
\end{displaymath}
If the electron are equivalent and are
\emph{simultaneously} removed from the atom, then
for all the electrons
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:nu}
\nu=\left(\frac{2aE_N}{NZ^2e^2}\right)^{-1/2},
\end{equation}
where
\begin{displaymath}E_N=\sum_{j=1}^NE_j\end{displaymath}
is the coupling energy of $N$~electrons. Note that in
framework of the considered model, the asymptotic behaviour
of the bound electron wave function~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics})
\emph{depends} on the number of the removed electrons.
So a partial account is provided for many-electron effects
in the initial state.

Now we consider $N$-electron ionization as removal of
a $N$-electron ``bundle'' -- a peculiar kind of
quasiparticle of mass~$N\mu$ and of charge~$-Ne$.
In the region which determines the ionization process,
we consider the distances between the electrons in the
bundle to be much less than the separation between
the atomic core and the center of bundle mass.
Denoting the distance between the $i$-th and $j$-th electrons
as $\vector{x}_{ij}$, and the position of
the center of bundle mass as $\vector{R}$, we write
the corresponding inequality:
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:x<<R}x_{ij}\ll R.\end{equation}
Since the atom--laser radiation interaction is considered in
dipole approximation, the influence of the field on
$N$~individual electrons is completely equivalent to the influence
of the field on a quasiparticle of charge~$-Ne$ which is located
at the point~$\vector{R}$. As for the interaction of this
quasiparticle with the core Coulomb field, the correspondent
error value is $\sim(x_{ij}/R)^2$, which is small due to
the accepted inequality~(\ref{Eq:x<<R}).

For the mathematical description of the considered model,
one should solve a problem which is analogous to
that is occurred, e.~g. in nuclear $\alpha$-decay theory.
This problem is to construct the quasiparticle wave
function~$\Psi^{(N)}_{\{\nu lm\}}(\vector{R},\{\vector{x}_i\})$
at large distances from the residual system,
using the one-particle wave functions of the system in the
initial state. Symbols in the braces are sets of
quantum numbers or coordinates of individual particles.
To solve this problem we consider the asymptotics of
the function~$\Psi^{(N)}_{\{\nu lm\}}$ at $R\rightarrow\infty$,
which is a product of the one-electron function
asymptotics~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics}). It is easy to see that
the radial dependencies of the
functions~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics}) bring the factor
\begin{displaymath}
\exp\left(-\frac{NR}{b}\right)
\left(\frac{R}{b}\right)^{N(\nu-1)}.
\end{displaymath}
into the asymptotics of~$\Psi^{(N)}_{\{\nu lm\}}$.
To obtain the angular dependence, the mean of the
$\vector{R},\{\vector{x}_i\}$ variables should be detalized.
Since the problem has the axial symmetry for the linearly
polarized field, the orbital moment projections of
non-interacting electrons onto the polarization direction
are conserved. So it is convenient to leave the azimuth angles
$\varphi_i$ the same that in the original spheric coordinate
system centered in the atomic nucleus. The change of variables
will effect only on the absolute values~$\{r_i\}$ and polar
angles~$\{\theta_i\}$. At $\theta\rightarrow 0$, the behaviour
of the Legendre polynomials
involved in the spheric functions~(\ref{Eq:PsiAsymptotics}), is
determined by
\begin{displaymath}
P_l^{|m|}(\cos\theta_i)\sim
(-1)^{|m|}\frac{\sin^{|m|}\theta_i}{2^{|m|}|m|!}
=(-1)^{|m|}\frac{(r_i^2-r_{iz}^2)^{|m|/2}}{2^{|m|}|m|!r_i^{|m|}}
\end{displaymath}
Substituting here $r_i\rightarrow R$, $r_{iz}\rightarrow R_z$
and introducing the parabolic coordinates $\xi=R+R_z$,
$\eta=R-R_z$ for the center of the bundle mass, the asymptotics
of the $N$-electron function at $\xi\gg\eta$ can be written in
the form
\begin{eqnarray}
\Psi^{(N)}_{\{\nu lm\}}(\vector{R},\{\vector{x}_i\})=
B\phi(\xi,\eta)\chi(\{r_i,\theta_i\})
\prod_{j=1}^N\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\exp(\mathrm{i} m_j\varphi_j),
\nonumber\\
B=a^{-3/2}C_{\nu l}^N\left(\frac Z{\nu}\right)^{3N/2}(2l+1)^N
\prod_{j=1}^N\frac{(-1)^{|m_j|}}{|m_j|!}\left[\frac{(l+|m_j|)!}{(l-|m_j|)!}
\right]^{1/2},
\label{Eq:B
\\
\phi(\xi,\eta)\sim\exp\left[-\frac{N(\xi+\eta)}{2b}\right]
\left(\frac{\xi}{2b}\right)^{N(\nu-1)}
\left(\frac{\eta}{\xi}\right)^{M/2},
\qquad
M=\sum_{j=1}^N|m_j|.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
Here $\chi$ is the normalized per unit wave function
of the electron inner motion
in the bundle. Note that there are only $2(N-1)$
independent variables~$\{r_i,\theta_i\}$ of $2N$.
The function~$\phi(\xi,\eta)$ describes the motion
of the center of the bundle mass.

\section{Tunnelling probability}

The further calculation of the tunnelling probability
is implemented according the standard technique~\cite{SCh,LL},
an account provided for that the electron bundle mass
is~$N\mu$ and its charge is~$-Ne$. Substituting the
function~$\phi(\xi,\eta)$ from (\ref{Eq:B}) into the Schr\"odinger equation
\begin{displaymath}
\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}\xi}\left(\xi\frac{\mathrm{d}\phi}{\mathrm{d}\xi}\right)+
\left(\beta-\frac{E_NN\mu}{2\hbar^2}\xi\right)\phi=0,
\end{displaymath}
describing the motion with respect to the parabolic~$\xi$
coordinate at $\xi\rightarrow\infty$,
we obtain the variables separation constant:
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:beta}
\beta=\frac{N}{b}\left[N(\nu-1)-\frac{M-1}{2}\right].
\end{equation}
The centrifugal potential is neglected since it vanishes
rapidly at $\xi\rightarrow\infty$.

Now we consider the external field~$F(t)$ to be slow-varying,
and use quasiclassical approximation for the wave
function~$\phi_F(\xi,\eta)$ which describes the center of the
bundle mass motion in the field.
In the below-threshold domain
\begin{eqnarray}
\phi_F(\xi,\eta)=
\varkappa(\xi|p(\xi)|/\hbar)^{-1/2}\exp\left(\frac{1}{\hbar}
\int_{\xi_1}^{\xi}|p(\xi)|\mathrm{d}\xi\right),
\label{Eq:phi_F
\\
p(\xi)=\hbar\left(-\frac{E_NN\mu}{2\hbar^2}+\frac{\beta}{\xi}+
\frac{1}{4\xi^2}+\frac{N^2e\mu}{4\hbar^2}F\xi\right)^{1/2},
\end{eqnarray}
where $\xi_1$ is the greater root of the equation~$p(\xi)=0$.
Comparing the expression~(\ref{Eq:phi_F}) with the function
$\phi(\xi,\eta)$ from~(\ref{Eq:B}) at the point~$\xi_0$
lying in the region
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:xi_interval}
\frac{2\hbar^2\beta}{E_NN\mu}\simeq b
\ll\xi_0\ll
\frac{2E_N}{NeF}=\frac{eZ}{b\nu F},
\end{equation}
we obtain the $\varkappa$ value:
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:kappa}
\varkappa(\eta;\xi_0)\simeq
\left(
\frac{N\xi_0}{2b}\right)^{1/2}\exp\left(-\frac{1}{\hbar}
\int_{\xi_0}^{\xi_1}|p(\xi)|\mathrm{d}\xi
\right)
\phi(\xi_0,\eta).
\end{equation}
The condition of existence of the region~(\ref{Eq:xi_interval})
leads to following restriction to the external field:
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:F<<Fa}
F\ll F_a\equiv\frac{eZ}{b^2\nu}=
\frac{e}{a^2}\left(\frac{Z}{\nu}\right)^3,
\end{equation}
which differs from the condition arising in the
one-electron tunnelling description only by the definition
of the $\nu$ value. It should be noted that for
$\nu$ essentially greater than 1 (what holds, e.~g. for
Rydberg states) the inequality~(\ref{Eq:F<<Fa}) is changed
by a stronger one:
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:F<Z^3e/16nu^4a^2}
F<\frac{Z^3e}{16\nu^4a^2},
\end{equation}
which is deduced from the condition of existence of the
potential barrier~\cite{B}.

The formulae~(\ref{Eq:phi_F}) and~(\ref{Eq:kappa}) determine
the function~$\phi_F(\xi,\eta)$ outside the barrier.
With the account of inequality~(\ref{Eq:xi_interval}),
its squared absolute value is~\cite{LL}
\begin{eqnarray}
|\phi_F(\xi,\eta)|^2
&=&
\frac{\hbar N\xi_0}{2b\xi p(\xi)}
\left(\frac{\xi_0}{2b}\right)^{2N(\nu-1)}
\left(\frac{\eta}{\xi_0}\right)^M
\label{Eq:|phi_F|^2
\\
&\times&
\exp\left[-\frac{N\eta}{b}-\frac{16\hbar^2}{3N^2\mu eF}
\left(\frac{E_NN\mu}{2\hbar^2}\right)^{3/2}-
\beta\left(\frac{2\hbar^2}{E_NN\mu}\right)^{1/2}
\log\frac{NeF\xi_0}{8E_N}\right].
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
Using~(\ref{Eq:nu}) and~(\ref{Eq:beta}), it is easy
to see that the dependence on the arbitrary parameter $\xi_0$
is actually disappeared in~(\ref{Eq:|phi_F|^2}):
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:|phi_F|^2_without_xi0}
|\phi_F(\xi,\eta)|^2=\frac{\hbar N(\eta/b)^M}{2^M\xi p(\xi)}
\left(\frac{2F_a}{F}\right)^{2N(\nu-1)-M+1}
\exp\left(-\frac{N\eta}{b}-\frac{2NF_a}{3F}\right).
\end{equation}
The ionization probability is determined by the flux
of probability density~(\ref{Eq:|phi_F|^2_without_xi0})
through a plane perpendicular to $z$-axis~\cite{LL}:
\begin{displaymath}
W_{\nu l}^{(N)}(F)\sim
2\pi\int_0^{\infty}v_z|\phi_F(\xi,\eta)|^2\rho\,
\mathrm{d}\rho,
\qquad
v_z=\frac{2p(\xi)}{N\mu},
\quad
\rho=\sqrt{\xi\eta},
\quad\mathrm{d}\rho\simeq\sqrt{\frac{\xi}{\eta}}\mathrm{d}\eta.
\end{displaymath}
Substituting here the formulae~(\ref{Eq:B})
and~(\ref{Eq:|phi_F|^2_without_xi0}), we obtain:
\begin{eqnarray}
W_{\nu l}^{(N)}(F)
&=&
\frac{\pi\hbar}{a^2\mu}
\frac{M!(2l+1)^NC_{\nu l}^{2N}}{2^{M-2}N^{M+1}}
\left(\frac{Z}{\nu}\right)^{3N-1}
\prod_{j=1}^N\frac{(l+|m_j|)!}{(|m_j|!)^2(l-|m_j|)!}
\nonumber\\
&\times&\left(\frac{2F_a}{F}\right)^{2N(\nu-1)-M+1}
\exp\left(-\frac{2NF_a}{3F}\right).
\label{Eq:Wnul
\end{eqnarray}
This formula determines the $N$-electron tunnelling
probability in dc field within a factor accounting for
the overlapping of wave functions of the electrons remaining
in the atom, with the wavefunctions of the same electrons in the
initial state. Obviously, this factor cannot exceed 1, and its more
accurate evaluation can be performed only numerically.
Note that the $N$ multiplier in the exponent in~(\ref{Eq:Wnul})
in now ways gives an exhaustive account for the dependence
of this exponent on~$N$, as it was considered in~\cite{Zah}.
Due to the formulae~(\ref{Eq:nu}),~(\ref{Eq:F<<Fa}),
this dependence is significantly more complicated and it
is determined by the spectrum of the particular atom.
We present below (figure~\ref{Fig:1}) a numerical example
illustrating this statement.

\begin{figure}[!h]
\epsfbox{fig1.eps}
\caption{
Relation of the 3-charged ion formation probabilities
for noble gases atoms by two different channels
(see~the text).}
\label{Fig:1}
\end{figure}

Now we consider that
\begin{equation}\label{Eq:F}F(t)=F_0\cos\omega t,\end{equation}
where $\omega$ is the laser field frequency. It is a well-known
fact that the tunnelling in a laser field is possible
for small values of the Keldysh parameter~\cite{Keld}
\begin{displaymath}
\gamma=\frac{\sqrt{2\mu E_1}}{eF}\omega,
\end{displaymath}
where $E_1$ is the coupling energy of one electron. Following
the technique developed in~\cite{Keld} for ``particle'' of
mass $N\mu$ and charge $-Ne$, it is easy to see that
the $N$-electron tunnelling is possible for small values
of the parameter
\begin{equation}\label{Keld}
\gamma_N=\frac{\sqrt{2\mu E_N/N}}{eF}\omega.
\end{equation}
Since the coupling energy is increasing for each
subsequent electron, $N$-electron tunnelling requires
field values lower than $N$-electron tunnelling
cascade.

Substituting~(\ref{Eq:F}) into~(\ref{Eq:Wnul}), we average the
result over the time interval $t\in
[-\pi/2\omega,\pi/2\omega]$~\cite{PPT}%
\footnote{The values
$t\in [\pi/2\omega,3\pi/2\omega]$ leads to $F(t)<0$ and the
tunnelling takes place in the direction of negative $z$
semiaxis.}.
Due to the inequality~(\ref{Eq:F<<Fa}), the
integral arising here can be calculated using the saddle-point
method.  Under the condition~(\ref{Eq:F<Z^3e/16nu^4a^2})
fulfilled, the saddle point is $t=0$, and the final formula is:
\begin{eqnarray}
W_{\nu l}^{(N)}(F_0) &=&
\frac{\sqrt{3\pi}\hbar}{a^2\mu}\frac{M!(2l+1)^N C_{\nu
l}^{2N}}{2^{M-3/2}N^{M+3/2}}\left(\frac Z{\nu}\right)^{3N-1}
\prod_{j=1}^N\frac{(l+|m_j|)!}{(|m_j|!)^2(l-|m_j|)!}
\nonumber\\ &\times&
\left(\frac{2F_a}{F_0}\right)^{2N(\nu-1)-M+1/2}
\exp\left(-\frac{2NF_a}{3F_0}\right).
\label{Eq:W(N)
\end{eqnarray}
Remember that the exponent dependence on $N$ in~(\ref{Eq:W(N)})
is not reduced to the factor~$N$ which is written explicitly.

\section{Numerical examples}

Unfortunately, the obtained formulae cannot be
immediately related to an experiment, because,
along with the direct $N$-fold ions formation, there
are a number of cascade processes as well as other
ionization mechanisms due to nonelastic collisions of
electrons and ions~\cite{Rhodes,Kuchiev,Corkum}.
For the relation of the theory with an experiment,
the correspondent kinetic equations are to be solved,
that should be a subject for another work.
So only some illustrative examples are considered in this
section.

The figure~\ref{Fig:1} presents the relation of
probabilities of 3-fold ions formation in
the noble gases resulted from two 2-cascade processes:
$\mathrm{A}
\rightarrow\mathrm{A}^+\rightarrow\mathrm{A}^{3+}$ and
$\mathrm{A}
\rightarrow\mathrm{A}^{2+}\rightarrow\mathrm{A}^{3+}$.
These probabilities are denoted as $W(1;2)$ and $W(2;1)$
correspondingly. They have similar dependence on the
laser pulse duration. As it is seen, the relation
$W(1;2)/W(2;1)$ is not equal to 1, as it is follows
from the results of reference~\cite{Zah}.

The following result seems to be curious. The 2-electron
tunnelling probabilities for neutral atoms can be greater than
the one-electron tunnelling probabilities in correspondent
singly charged ions. E.~g., for Ar atom the  2-electron
tunnelling probability exceeds the 1-electron process
probability for $\mathrm{Ar}^+$ ion at the
intensities~$I>10^{14.88}\,\mathrm{W/cm}^2$.  The same result
takes place for~Kr at $I>10^{14.76}\,\mathrm{W/cm}^2$, for~Xe
at $I>10^{14.34}\,\mathrm{W/cm}^2$.  At the same time, for
light noble gases atoms~He and~Ne, the probabilities of
one-electron tunnelling in singly charged ions are approximately
by two orders greater than the probabilities of two-electron
process in the correspondent neutral atoms at~$I\simeq
10^{15}\,\mathrm{W/cm}^2$. These facts shows wide range of
experimental situations arising in multiphoton tunnelling
effect.

This work was stimulated by the report~\cite{San}. The author
is grateful to Professor W.~Sandner for the interest to the
work, and to WE--Heraeus-Stiftung for the offered opportunity
to participate in the seminar work. I also express my deep
gratitude to Professor N.~B.~Delone and to the participants of
his seminar in IOF~RAN for helpful discussion.
This work was partially supported by Russian Foundation for
Basic Researches (grant no.~97-02-18035).

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Description Responsa and novellae. The first work by this prominent and prolific Author. R. Hayyim Hezekiah b. Raphael Elijah Medini (1832–1904), was born in Jerusalem. He studied under R. Isaac Covo and R. Joseph Nissim Burla. His father died in 1853, and in that same year he traveled to Constantinople where he stayed for 14 years. For a while he earned his living as a private tutor but lectured publicly without remuneration. He attracted many disciples, some of whom later became rabbis. From 1867 to 1899 he was rabbi of Karasubazar in the Crimean peninsula and succeeded in raising the previously low spiritual standard of the community. He instituted local takkanot, abrogated strange customs or amended and restored them to their proper origin, and founded schools and yeshivot. He opposed Firkovich, showing that his claim that the people of Crimea were descended from the Karaites was without foundation. He was an ardent Zionist, and in his works there are many passages extolling the virtue of settling in Erez Israel, the forthcoming redemption, and on the duty of settling in Israel and supporting its poor. He became seriously ill in 1878 and it seems that he was then given the additional name of Hayyim. In 1899 he returned to Jerusalem where he was received with great honor. His books won for him a reputation, and religious and halakhic problems were addressed to him from the whole Jewish world. In 1901 he heard that there was a proposal to appoint him rishon le-Zion (Sephardi chief rabbi), but unwilling to accept this office he moved to Hebron where he served as rabbi until his death. He founded a yeshivah there, meeting part of its maintenance from his private resources. His fame as a man of saintliness spread to the non-Jews who honored him and regarded him as a wonder worker.
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View Full Version : Is is too late?
:confusedwhen is it to late 4 a person???????????
You're probably going to have to give us more to go on... Too late for supper? Too late to get saved??? That sorta thingy.
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 1:30: Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
I think its only "too late" when you die.
So Christ is now in the most Holy place in the true sactuary of which the earthen sactuary was but a shadow, as it is written in the book of Hebrews.
So Christ is now refining His people, but when the judgement of the living [bearing in mind now is judging the death or maybe the living] begins then we do not know when it is our turn, and It will seal our eternal destiny.
"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still." Rev 22:11.
"Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." Mat.12:31.
when is it to late 4 a person?
This is when it will be too late. This happen right when everyone is either given the mark or are sealed.
How late can salvation be given by the Lord to a repentent sinner?
How late can salvation be given by the Lord to a repentent sinner?Until judgment day. Problem is, it is coming up in the near future. If you receive the mark of the beast, that is your judgment and then you are toast.
Until judgment day. Problem is, it is coming up in the near future. If you receive the mark of the beast, that is your judgment and then you are toast.
Remeber the Pharisees and Sadducees, they were to be taught but, they didn`t want to.
""And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.""John 3:19.
:note: Is is too late?
:confused when is it to late 4 a person???????????
... Too late to get saved??? That sorta thingy.
yeaaaaah saved;)There are several bible passages which bear on the question you asked.
On a different occasion, Jesus responded to the same criticism by saying "a shepherd with 100 sheep, if one of them strays, will leave the 99 and go find the one." (Luke 15:4 paraph.) Such a shepherd "puts the lost sheep on his shoulders and carries it home with joy" (paraph.), Christ tells us; and He concludes by saying "in just this way, there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 just people, who don't need to repent." (15:7) This is so important that Jesus goes on to tell two more stories to illustrate the same point.
On yet another occasion when Jesus was criticized for inviting a persistent sinner to eat together, Jesus replied that He "came to seek and to save that which was lost."
In this Jesus builds upon the Old Testament, which makes the same point many times and in many ways. "I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked" God says to Ezekiel, "but rather that he should turn from his wrong ways, and live!" (Ezek. 33:11). The books of Moses similarly say that God is "patient and slow to anger, and of great kindness."
Many other wonderful texts repeat these points.
Concerning the specific issue of "too late"
One very important text on the issue of "too late" is the story Jesus tells of the workers in the vineyard. (Matt. 20:1-16) Jesus speaks of men who waited all day to work (because no one hired them) and then at the very last hour were called, and went to work in the vineyard. These received the same wage as those who had started early in the morning! Clearly, Jesus' point is that those who do not hear His call until the last moment are welcomed fully into His kingdom.
Yet the Bible repeatedly warns us to repent before it is too late!!
Hebrews chapter 3 urges us not to neglect our salvation, not to postpone turning to God: "Now is the acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!" Hebrews tells us not to harden our hearts, or neglect our salvation in these chapters. Similarly Jesus warns us, in Matthew (7:13-14) "Enter in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many go that way; and the gate is tight and the way narrow which leads to life, and few find it." Luke (13:24) notes that He also said "Make a strenuous effort to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and won't be able to." Jesus tells a number of frightening parables to illustrate the importance of repentance, turning to God, being spiritually prepared, and being reconciled with others. These include the parable of the wedding feast, in Matt. 22, the parable of the 10 virgins, in Matt. 25, the parable of the talents in Luke 19, and of the man without a wedding garment in the parable of the ten talents in Matt. 25. There are others, also.
So always it is wrong to say "too late"! Instead one should rush to God's arms, whatever our past wrongs, for God wants to heal us, to make us good, to forgive us, to rescue us, to heal us.
But on the other hand, there is great urgency to come to God, to repent, to turn our hearts and minds around and come home to Him. Though now it is not yet quite too late, it can easily become too late. We may become so addicted to sin, so indifferent, that we are not really willing to make the full effort necessary to turn to God, and turn away from our sins! It's easy to slip into a hard-hearted attitude that would kind of like to come to God, but is unwilling to give up what we like, or make the effort. When we act contemptuously toward God's grace, it fundamentally damages us, and makes it hard for us to repent.
do not be discouraged, do not give up, do not be tricked into thinking it is too late, but do not delay or be double-minded!
come to Jesus, and drink of the fountain of the waters of life!


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Giveaway - Crime novella 'Into The Killer Sphere', by Stefania Mattana
Crime fiction author Stefania Mattana has released a giveaway to celebrate her new upcoming ebook. Ten copies of the detective novella Into the Killer Sphere will be given away on 1st of October.
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"I'm excited about the giveaway! It's a fantastic way to meet more readers and introduce Chase Williams (and his snooping neighbors) to them," says Mattana.
Into the Killer Sphere is the second ebook of the Chase Williams saga. The first release, Cutting Right to the Chase, is a collection of short stories of unusual crimes and sold more than 1000 copies last August. The ebook has been welcomed by readers with an average of 4,8 stars out of 5 on Amazon and Goodreads.
About the ebook: an unsolvable murder case for Inspector Angelo Alunni of Tursenia police: Piero Galli has died as a result of a chandelier falling on him and breaking his neck. It looks like an accident, but Alunni is not convinced. Angelo calls on the help of Chase Williams, even though he's not a cop anymore. Chase takes up the challenge despite his holiday plans and an injured ankle. Will Chase bring the killer to justice before there are more deaths?
About the author: Stefania Mattana is a crime fiction author whose stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications, websites and anthologies. Her first self-published short story collection Cutting Right To The Chase, featuring the former Met Police Detective Chase Williams, was released in June 2013 to great acclaim. She also blogs for Huffington Post UK, her own blog DailyPinner and other webzines.
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Dark and Hilarious – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Date: November 20, 2017Author: Nicolas Bauer 0 Comments
Traditional Westerns have been a staple of Hollywood since the beginning. There's something inherent in the storytelling style that just seems to make for good cinema. While recent Tarantino films like Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight embody the character of their predecessors, there is a new wave of contemporary western cinema adopting the narrative style. Taylor Sheridan's Hell or High Water and HBO's popular show, Westworld were two excellent examples in 2016. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is one of these films. From the score down to the plot, there are themes of revenge, duty and vigilante justice. However, this is really a story of redemption with some poignant and cutting commentary on the relationship between the police and the civilians they are supposed to serve and protect.
Writer/Director Martin McDonough (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) just has this style of writing which goes splendidly with his wicked sense of humor. He never fails to deliver sharp and intellectual vulgarity in his scripts and this was no different. Sure, maybe throwing the "C" word around isn't exactly your cup of tea, but it works in context of the dialogue between these characters. Absent from much of modern cinema, these roles are well layered with interesting arcs so there is an investment on the part of the audience, which makes the dialogue feel much more at home rather than outright abrasive. The screenplay is remarkably well paced, so the nearly two-hour journey motors right along without any wasted dialogue bogging things down. Once again, McDonough has shown he has a keen eye for talent when it comes to directing his actors. His investment in them is rewarded with very powerful performances that each have the ability to dominate the screen and take over the film completely in certain scenes. This script deserves to be in the conversation for Best Original Screenplay if it doesn't make him the favorite to win the award outright. His work behind the camera is of top quality as well and McDonough should be considered for Best Director as well. Regardless of the year end awards shows, I'm very excited to see what he does next.
The meat of this film is centered around (coincidentally) three different and equally dynamic performances. Frances McDormand does a spectacular job out front as Mildred Hayes, a mother trying desperately to get to the bottom of her daughter's murder…her mask of vigilante occasionally slipping to reveal the broken and tormented soul of a mother still riddled with inescapable guilt. Even while carrying it all, she's still hilarious many times throughout the film. And it's her ability to exist simultaneously in the worlds of both comedy and tragedy, which is easier than it looks and surprisingly rare, that's a sign of high level mastery of her craft. Through the intensity and sense of humor, she remains a woman trapped by her tragedy. It was so refreshing to see her out in front once again where she can truly showcase her unique talent, because it's been far too long. At this point, it would be exceedingly difficult to say she hasn't leapfrogged the rest of the pack to take the lead as the favorite for Best Actress.
Woody Harrelson was equally as good playing the police chief responsible, more or less, for the lack of convictions brought forth in the rape/murder case of Mildred's daughter, which is the catalyst for the entire plot. Like McDormand, he has a spectacular sense of humor tempered by a very underrated dramatic repertoire which he utilizes marvellously. His character, Chief Willoughby, is an honorable man facing the end of his road while attempting to right a wrong he's not responsible for…a familiar role in westerns, but one Harrelson slips into easily. It wouldn't be surprising to see him positioned for best supporting actor at year's end.
Sam Rockwell turned in a wonderful performance to bolster and round out the already strong acting. He had worked with McDonough before on Seven Psychopaths and wound up stealing the show there as well, so it wasn't a big surprise that he was sneaky good in this one as well. Playing small town officer Dixon with a history of racial discrimination, who's also a few cards short of a full deck, he may have actually had the most challenging role. While he's responsible for providing many of the films laughs, he's a character the audience isn't cheering for initially so he has to really work hard to win them over. This is a guy who isn't really sympathetic and Rockwell certainly does a good job making you dislike him early on, but there is something undeniably enjoyable about watching him. The role is so well written and acted that he still managed to plant those seeds for his redemption early on with the viewer. He should find himself in good company as a candidate for Best Supporting Actor as well.
The strengths of the film are undoubtedly the writing and the acting, but the attention to detail and overall quality of the production goes a long way in solidifying the experience as a whole. Carter Burwell's original music was beautifully western. In combination with Ben Davis's excellent use of landscape cinematography, the two played off one another to great effect and really helped to nail down the intangible elements of a real western. Sarah Finn did a wonderful job casting the stars for this film, but she also managed to put together a very strong supporting cast. Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out), Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) and John Hawkes play important supporting roles that are centrally tied to the main characters and their individual journeys. Without the added layers of quality in these roles, this film may have struggled to go deeper on a personal level with its main characters. It all adds up to a clear sign that McDonough and company had a clear goal for what they wanted to bring to the screen and the final product was nothing short of fantastic.
With this effort, McDonough has shown not just a talent for snappy scripts and good relationships with his actors but an incredible understanding of characters and development. Although the title is strange and it's generally off the beaten path, from the top down, this is absolutely one of the year's best films and could easily be one of the favorites to take home Best Picture.
Recommendation: If you can find it, go see it. The performances alone are worth watching and the story will serve to get you invested. This definitely isn't one for the whole family, but don't forget it's a dark comedy. There really isn't anything I didn't like about the film, but it doesn't quite bring the resolution you'd expect.
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Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro stood next to a pole and aired out his grievances about the past year in the Hudson Valley, New York State and more.
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On Monday, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro celebrated Festivus.
"As we prepare for Christmas, I hope you can find some time today to perform some 'feats of strength' in honor of Festivus, a holiday for the rest-of-us," Molinaro wrote on Facebook.
Festivus is a made-up holiday that was featured in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld. It was originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe and has been in pop-culture since O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote the Seinfeld episode, "The Strike."
The holiday was created "as an alternative to the pressures and commercialization of the Christmas season," according to Festivus! The Website.
The holiday features an aluminum pole, instead of a tree. It also features the "Airing of Grievances," prior to a Festivus dinner and "Feats of Strength."
The holiday's slogan, which you may have seen on social media on Monday, or in the past, is "A Festivus for the rest of us!"
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In honor of the Seinfeld holiday, Molinaro posted of photo of himself standing next to an aluminum pole and wrote about "the timeless Festivus tradition of the Airing of the Grievances!"
10. Disney introducing Baby Yoda before the holidays and NOT releasing toys to go with it.
9. Tax hikes to fix New York's deficit? If only someone had spoken out about that...
8. Having to leave a spot on the list for how terrible the Giants are every year.
7. No one understands the burden of being a dream candidate. I mean, those aren't MY words. It's what other people say.
6. When you consider that Poughkeepsie is where upstate meets downstate, why did no one at Amazon think to put their headquarters there?
5. It's not that I mind Eli being more popular than me, as much as I'm not sure which of us would win in a head to head matchup.
4. Finding out that impeachment wasn't a new smoothie flavor at Starbucks. Peach? Mint? Folks, these are the jokes.
3. Having to leave a spot on the list for how terrible the Mets are every year.
2. Honestly, I didn't think the new license plates looked THAT terrible.
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Today I wrote about the main races in Malaysia and there are three main ones The Malays the indians and The Chinese I hope you enjoy this next paragraph.
In Malaysia there are three main races of people. They are the Indians the Chinese and the Malays. They also can't stand each other that I don't understand. The Chinese wear very revealing clothes and that annoys the Malays and Indians because in India and Malaysia the women have to cover up. The Chinese complain that they are always being stared and that is because of what they are wearing. The Malays are the original people of Malaysia and I understand why the people are annoying them because they came and took over there country. When they cross over they blank each other and do not say hi or smile. There is no reason not to be friendly.
Today we are just going to chill out and get some work done so wish me look. My dad has tried to get me into his hotel and I possibly might be able to come so that would be great :). After yesterdays trip to the caves I have felt a bit more energised which was weird. I hope you enjoyed my post and I hope you are ok.


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Français	31 Aug 2019
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) expresses solidarity with the Congolese people (Goma, 31 August 2019) - In French
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has arrived in Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo) on 31 August 2019.
Just after his arrival, the UN Chief had a meeting with local authorities. He expressed his solidarity and the UN solidarity with
Français	24 Apr 2019
The Situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 8515th meeting
The situation in the Middle East
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018) and 2449 (2018) (S
Français	26 Oct 2018
António Guterres (Secrétaire général de l'ONU) à l'occasion de la journée internationale de la fin de l'impunité pour les crimes commis contre des journalistes
Message vidéo de S.E. M. António Guterres, Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, à l'occasion de la journée internationale de la fin de l'impunité pour les crimes commis contre des journalistes.
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Marcel Amon-Tanoh (Côte d'Ivoire) on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire - Security Council Stakeout (8 February 2016)
Informal comments to he media by H.E. Mr. Marcel Amon-Tanoh, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire, on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire.
Français	8 Oct 2016
Jean-Marc Ayrault (France) on Syria - Security Council Media Stakeout (8 October 2016)
Informal comments to the media by His Excellency Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France following the non-adoption by the Security Council of the 1st draft resolution on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Français	20 Jul 2016
H.E. Ms. Ségolène Royal (France) and President of COP21 – Media Stakeout (20 July 2016)
Informal comments to the media by H.E. Ms. Ségolène Royal, President of COP21 and Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France.
Français	23 Mar 2016
Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Security Council Media Stakeout (23 March 2016)
Informal comments to the media by H.E. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs - Media Stakeout
Comments to the media by H.E. Mrs. Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, Responsible for International Climate Relations and President of COP21 of France.
Français	22 Jan 2016
Alexis Lamek (France) on Burundi, Security Council Media Stakeout (in Burundi)
Informal comments to the media by Mr. Alexis Lamek, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations on the situation in Burundi and the region during the visit of a Security Council delegation to Burundi.
Hervé Ladsous (DPKO), Abdoulaye Diop (Mali) and Ramtane Lamamra (Algeria) on Mali - Media Stakeout (1 October 2015)
Informal comments to the media by Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali and H.E. Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria,


Things have been super quiet on the blog lately because life has been busy. We have been traveling a bit for a couple of out of town weddings, I started on a new client at work, and we bought a house!
We began house hunting back in March and, after losing out on a few homes in the bidding process, we finally went under contract on a house in June and closed in July. We are doing some projects before we move in, so most of my free time has been spent researching vendors, getting bids, and writing more checks than I care to admit. The hardwood floors should be finished this week and I can't wait to share the before and after! Instagramming is much faster than blogging, so follow me on Instagram here if you are interested!
To make the adult bow ties, I used the free bow tie pattern from Sew Like My Mom and cut the bow ties on the fold. I thought I was being so efficient when I cut all 5 of the bow ties first, assembly line style, but that ended up being a bad idea. Turns out my fabric was too thick to turn through the neckband, even without the interfacing. I ended up having to modify the pattern by widening the band by 1/4 inch and start over.
My friend also wanted a bow tie for her ring bearer, so I used my hair bow tutorial to make the bow portion (I did shorted it by 1 inch) and I attached it to the middle of a band. I then sewed some Velcro on the ends so it could be adjustable and easy to get on a 4 year old. I'm hoping I can write up a more detailed tutorial to share once we get settled into our new place.
I can't wait to see how these bow ties look on the groom, groomsmen, and ring bearer next week!


From Telltale Games' Guardians of the Galaxy series comes these new versions of the fan-favorite Marvel characters for Funko's POP! vinyl figure line! Each figure stands 3 3/4" tall and sports the beloved urban, stylized design. Choose from Gamora, Hala the Accuser, or Rocket & Lylla. Window box packaging.


the web interface's 'Home' pane (i.e., not the Settings pane) for the B6530 camera provides Zoom and Focus access. any chance you could add this to SS?
Unfortunately not. SecuritySpy does not support focus control, because this is typically done automatically by the camera, or done as a one-off task via the camera's interface when setting it up initially.
As for zoom, this camera is not technically a zoom-capable camera. Instead, it has a vari-focal lens that is designed to be set once initially when setting the camera up; it is not designed for continuous use. Only cameras that specifically support "zoom" are designed for this. Some cameras' vari-focal lenses are operated manually for initial setup; this camera has a motorised vari-focal lens for convenience, but it is still not a true zoom feature.


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Extreme Exercise and the Heart
By Lisa Rosenbaum
All runners have heard about the tragedies. The marathoner Alberto Salazar, at the age of forty-eight, suffered a heart attack and lay dead for fourteen minutes before a stent opened up a blocked artery and saved his life. Micah True, the ultra-marathoner at the center of the best-selling book "Born to Run," went for a twelve-mile run in the New Mexico wilderness and was later found dead. Ryan Shay dropped dead in the middle of the 2008 United States Olympic marathon trials. There is also the story of the first marathon itself, run by Pheidippides, who, after completing the 26.2 miles, collapsed and died. These deaths are all the more shocking because the peak physical condition of the deceased would seem to protect them from heart disease. Hundreds of studies, as well as our own intuition, associate exercise with cardiac health. But, in recent years, a small group of cardiologists have advanced a hypothesis that suggests these tragedies may not be so shocking, after all: they believe that an excess of exercise actually damages the heart.
The most vocal proponent of the too-much-exercise theory is James O'Keefe, a cardiologist and the director of preventive cardiology at the Mid America Heart Institute, in Kansas City, Missouri. In a TEDx talk in 2012, as well as in a series of editorials and reviews, O'Keefe has argued that exercise beyond a certain threshold can lead to heart disease, and possibly decrease the benefits of moderate exercise. In a video accompanying a review he co-authored titled "Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Events from Excessive Exercise," O'Keefe suggests that extreme exercise is "not conducive to great long-term cardiovascular health," and cautions against the assumption that, if moderate exercise is good, more must be better. "Darwin was wrong about one thing," O'Keefe says. "It's not survival of the fittest but survival of the moderately fit."
For those of us who believe that the "everything in moderation" rule applies to, well, everything, this argument makes sense. Exercise remains one of the best things you can do to improve your cardiovascular health, but you certainly do not need to run marathons to achieve the benefits. Moderate amounts of exercise throughout life are perfectly adequate. Athletes who exercise in extremes generally do so for reasons other than their health—competitiveness, professional requirement, compulsion. But recognizing that exercising more than a certain amount reaps no greater cardiovascular benefits is quite different than suggesting that this level of exercise causes cardiovascular harm.
O'Keefe argues that exercise beyond a certain threshold increases cardiovascular risk. Given the complexity of the heart, the argument is tough to unpack. For the heart to do its job, the coronary arteries must be open, the electrical impulses need to be coördinated and rhythmic, and the muscle itself must be able to relax and fill. Exercise affects these systems both directly and indirectly, by mitigating the many risk factors, like obesity and high blood pressure, that cause heart disease in the first place. Because exercise affects all these systems, O'Keefe can be both right and wrong at the same time.
First, the bad news for marathoners and other extreme athletes. Excessive exercise has been consistently associated with atrial fibrillation, a rhythm disturbance that increases the risk of stroke and leaves some people feeling weak and breathless. One study looked at the rates of atrial fibrillation in over fifty thousand Swedish men who had participated in the Vasaloppet, a ninety-kilometre cross-country ski event, over a ten-year period. Those who completed the most races or who had the fastest times seemed to have a higher risk of atrial fibrillation.
So how high is this risk? The magnitude varies, but some reviews suggest that the risk of atrial fibrillation for extreme athletes may be increased five fold when compared to sedentary people. While this sounds drastic, Brian Olshansky, a heart-rhythm specialist in Iowa and an avid runner (every cardiologist I spoke to who studies this issue is a current or former endurance athlete), helped put the risk in context: "Let's say one's lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation is 0.3 per cent," he said. (The risk varies depending on several factors, like age and obesity.) "A five-fold increase still leaves your lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation at only 1.5 per cent."
Risk estimates can be hard to wrap your head around, though, because no matter how well we can predict the likelihood of something happening in the future, once it happens it hardly matters what the likelihood was in the first place. This may be why John Mandrola, a heart-rhythm doctor at Baptist Medical Associates, in Louisville, Kentucky, increasingly cautions against extreme exercise. Mandrola was an élite cyclist for decades, and a few years ago he crashed his bike. Despite painful rib fractures, he quickly resumed riding; twenty miles into his first ride after the crash, Mandrola became acutely short of breath and dizzy, and he lost his muscle strength. The butterfly sensation in his throat had been described to him several times by his own patients: he was in atrial fibrillation.
Once his immediate fear of stroke passed, Mandrola's fears became existential: Had his life changed irreparably? For years, he had been a cyclist who also happened to be a cardiologist. Now he was just a cardiologist. Some scientists postulate that inflammation may play a role in atrial fibrillation, and Mandrola began to see his earlier hard-driving life-style choices as "the inflammation of excess." He believes that an endlessly striving, never-enough mind-set begets ill effects far beyond those we can attribute to excess physical activity. "It's not just being on that edge in a race," he told me. "It's being there in training, at home, at work, and for decades. Always on the gas—yes, this is the problem."
Like Mandrola, O'Keefe was once an über-exerciser. He won Kansas City's sprint triathlon five years in a row. Then, in midlife, he decided to change his ways. At the beginning of his TEDx talk, reflecting on his previous exercise habits, he says, "I'm worried I may have made a lethal mistake." In the editorial, which largely mirrors the TEDx talk, O'Keefe and his colleague Carl Lavie suggest that vigorous exercise should be limited to "thirty to fifty minutes per day." They conclude that "running too far, too fast, and for too many years, may speed one's progress toward the finish line of life." The editorial received widespread and mostly alarmist media attention, including an article in the Wall Street Journal titled "One Running Shoe in the Grave."
Is there any reason to believe that O'Keefe's years of endurance competition will shorten his life, or worsen his cardiovascular health? At this point, no. First of all, other studies, most of which come from Paul T. Williams's National Runners' Health Study, suggest that risk factors for cardiovascular disease continue to improve with increasing amounts of exercise. When it comes to the specific association between extreme exercise and mortality, statistically rigorous associations are hard to come by, because in any given population relatively few people exercise in an extreme way, and even fewer still die during the study.
For example, one study cited by O'Keefe to suggest that mortality benefits are lost with increased exercise looked at mortality rates among nearly eighteen thousand runners in Copenhagen. The authors of the study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, confidently concluded that, when compared to non-joggers, runners lived, on average, five to six years longer. But, in their discussion of whether more intense exercise was associated with harm, the authors were far more circumspect: "We don't have evidence to support faster or more frequent jogging, nor do our limited data rule out the possibility."
Another study cited in O'Keefe and Lavie's editorial found that, in over four hundred thousand people in Taiwan, forty-five minutes of vigorous exercise daily was associated with a forty-per-cent decrease in risk of death. In describing this study, O'Keefe and Lavie note that "at about forty five minutes, a point of diminishing returns is reached whereby longer exercise efforts do not appear to translate into lower death risk." They go on to compare exercise to a drug, an analogy O'Keefe frequently invokes. "As can be expected with any potent drug, an insufficient dose will not confer the optimal benefits, while an excessive dose can cause harm, and even death in extreme overdoses."
But, prior to the publication of the editorial, O'Keefe and his colleagues wrote a letter to the authors of the Taiwanese study. They asked whether the Taiwanese data really suggested that excessive exercise can be deleterious. The letter is cited in the editorial, but the response, published simultaneously and written by the study's lead author, Chi-pang Wen, is unmentioned. Wen writes, "We were not able to identify an upper limit of physical activity, either moderate or vigorous, above which more harm than good will occur in terms of long-term life expectancy benefits."
When I asked O'Keefe to comment on Wen's response, he noted that what was considered "vigorous" exercise in the Taiwanese study was far easier than what doctors in the U.S. would consider vigorous. He thus remains concerned about high-intensity, long-duration exercise, like marathons. While acknowledging that all the data we have is observational, and therefore "speculative," he maintained that "while it doesn't appear that overdoing exercise shortens longevity, it does appear to blunt the otherwise unrivaled improvements in life expectancy conferred by less extreme amounts of exercise."
After reviewing the data and interviewing experts in the field, my own impression is that among people without known cardiovascular disease there is no compelling data to suggest that mortality significantly differs between moderate and extreme exercisers. There is thus no way to precisely define an upper limit of exercise for an average healthy individual. I suspect, though, that part of what sustains the "too much exercise can kill you" myth is the widespread recognition of the so-called exercise paradox. That is, while consistent exercise decreases the likelihood that you will have a heart attack, if you are destined to have one it is more likely to happen while you are exercising. That's why no one can issue a blanket statement that extreme exercise is safe. It's also why so many researchers have attempted to figure out how to make extreme exercise as safe as possible.
One study, led by Aaron Baggish and Jonathan Kim and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined rates of cardiac arrest among eleven million marathoners and half-marathoners over a ten-year period. Fifty-nine cases of cardiac arrest occurred during a race, translating to about one cardiac arrest for every hundred and eighty-four thousand participants over-all. Men were at a greater risk than women, and the two leading causes of death were hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (the leading cause of death among young athletes) and coronary artery disease.
In a related study that assessed the heart size and function of sixty non-élite Boston marathoners, Malissa Wood and Tom Neilan found that, immediately following the race, a percentage of runners had evidence of heart-chamber enlargement and increased stiffness. (Wood has been one of my mentors in cardiology since 2006.) Additionally, two of the enzymes that signal heart-cell damage became slightly elevated in just more than half of the marathoners. This helps explain why exercise can unmask existing disease. As Wood explained, "If even the healthiest hearts after a marathon leak a heart enzyme or demonstrate reduced pumping function, those with sick hearts will have trouble."
Does this mean that non-élite runners should refrain from marathons? Absolutely not. There are some key messages about how to exercise safely that have emerged from these studies and others. The first is to train adequately. Perhaps the most important finding from Wood's study was that the degree of detectable damage was lowest, or completely absent, among those who had trained by running more than forty-five miles a week, as opposed to those who ran thirty-five or fewer. Second, while exercise is one of the best things you can do to prevent cardiovascular disease, exercisers are not immune. Beginning an intense exercise regimen in midlife cannot suddenly erase coronary artery damage resulting from, say, years of smoking or uncontrolled blood pressure. Finally, if you have risk factors for heart disease, including a family history, those should be addressed with a physician prior to starting an intense exercise regimen. We can outrun lots of things, but we can't outrun our genes.
The phemomenon known as identity protective cognition, or motivated reasoning, can help explain our general propensity to dismiss data that might threaten our fundamental sense of who we are or what we believe. Daniel Kahan, a Yale law professor, has studied this tendency extensively, particularly around the intense polarization of issues such as climate change, gun control, and vaccines. While exercise and the heart will not strike many as a particularly polarizing topic, exercise science, in general, serves as fertile ground for motivated reasoning. Like what we eat or which clothes we wear, exercise is wrapped up in our life rhythms. You can choose not to exercise, but you can't escape having to make that choice. We constantly see happy, healthy exercisers; for some people this is motivating, but for others—those who find exercise a unique brand of torture—it fosters a sense of inadequacy and guilt. Science, in all its iterations, becomes a source of validation. When that science contains conflicting results, derived from studies of varying rigor, our identities often emerge to guide us through the data.
While our need for identity preservation can affect the way we derive meaning from science, it is also true that science often cannot tell us what gives people meaning. Ours is a society that is simultaneously unhealthy and obsessed with health. Scientific studies about exercise, diet, or other life-style choices seem to be read and shared more than any other kind. Is this because we are seeking health, or because we're looking for confirmation that our approach to life is healthier? As Alex Hutchinson, writing for Runner's World, has noted, each time the suggestion that too much exercise is harmful makes the news "it invariably rockets around the cybersphere powered by schadenfreude." Of course, some behaviors are healthier than others, and some invoke more envy or disgust. But whether we prefer to binge on exercise, Netflix, or donuts, our chosen vices often reflect far more than the pursuit of any objective health outcome. Science is an invaluable resource to help people lead healthier lives, but it should not be a weapon to shame and frighten people who don't, or who can't.
Lisa Rosenbaum is a national correspondent for the New England Journal of Medicine and a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston.
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Cairo hosts regional conference on eliminating child marriage, FGM in Africa - Press photo
Cairo releases Call to Action on FGM, Child Marriage
Thu, Jun. 20, 2019
CAIRO - 20 June 2019: Cairo released on Thursday a Call for Action to eliminate child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation practice in Africa, during a regional conference attended by representatives of African Union member states, UN agencies and civil associations on June 19-20.
The participants re-affirmed their commitments to eliminate harmful practices and that education is one of the most effective ways to prevent and eliminate child marriage.
Below is the statement of the final Cairo Call for Action:
We, the representatives of the Member States of the African Union, representatives of civil society organizations, representatives of UN agencies, funds and programs, religious, traditional and community leaders, children and adolescents participating in the Regional High- Level Conference on the Elimination of Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation, gathered here in Cairo on 19th and 20th June 2019 under the auspices of H.E. Mr. Abdel Fatah al-Sisi President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and current Chairperson of the African Union:
Recall Agenda 2063 of the African Union and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, adopted in Maputo on 11 July 2003, which contains, inter alia, undertakings and commitments on ending female genital mutilation and child marriage.
While celebrating the 25th anniversaries of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development this year, as well as the Beijing Platform for Action next year, we reaffirm the commitments included in these two international instruments to eliminate harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation, and in this regard we thank the Governments of Egypt and Kenya for leading the celebrations for both documents respectively on both instruments on the international level;
Recognize that child marriage is a harmful practice that violates, abuses or impairs human rights and is linked to and perpetuates other harmful practices and human rights violations and that such violations have a disproportionately negative impact on girls;
Recognize also that education is one of the most effective ways to prevent and eliminate child marriage and to help married girls to make informed decisions about their lives;
Take note with appreciation of the ongoing African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage, the Joint General Comment of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) and the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Children's Fund Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage, as well as international, regional, national and subnational instruments, mechanisms and initiatives to end child marriage, including the Southern African Development Community Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage, and further encouraging coordinated approaches to action at all levels;
Recognize that female genital mutilation constitutes irreparable, irreversible harm and an act of violence against women and girls, and recognizing also that it affects many women and girls who are at risk of being subjected to the practice throughout the world, which is an impediment to the full achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls;
Reaffirm that female genital mutilation is a harmful practice constituting a serious threat to the health of women and girls, including their physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health, that it has no documented health benefits, and that the elimination of this harmful practice can be achieved as a result of a comprehensive movement that involves all public and private stakeholders in society, including women and men, girls and boys, families, communities, religious leaders and local community and traditional leaders;
Are determined to collectively support our governments and communities to eliminate child marriage by:
1.	Developing and implementing holistic, comprehensive and coordinated strategies and responses to prevent and eliminate child marriage, to support girls who are affected or at risk, including through the strengthening of child protection and social protection measures including access to quality education, health and effective justice systems;
2.	Removing barriers to education, including investment in quality primary and secondary education for every child in a safe environment, through adequate financing particularly within a comprehensive social protection program to ensure girls and boys have access to quality formal education and skills development. Attention will be paid to children living in remote or insecure areas, in ensuring the safety of girls in school with a focus on their movement to and from school, providing safe and adequate sanitation, including for menstrual hygiene management.
3.	Formulating or reviewing, as needed, appropriate policies, programmes or strategies in order to prevent and eliminate child marriage, and address discrimination and violence, including domestic violence, which may happen to girls at risk of marriage and married girls;
4.	Advocating for the creation of an enabling environment that facilitates and enhances the role and involvement of traditional and religious leaders; and the active participation of youth in decision making.
We are determined also to collectively support our institutions and communities to eliminate female genital mutilation by:
1.	Condemning all harmful practices that affect women and girls, in particular female genital mutilation, whether committed within or outside a medical institution, to take all necessary measures, including through educational campaigns and by enacting and enforcing legislation to prohibit female genital mutilation, to protect women and girls from this act of violence;
2.	Holding perpetrators to account and to put in place adequate accountability mechanisms at the national and local levels, where applicable, in order to monitor progress;
3.	Complementing punitive measures with awareness-raising and educational activities designed to promote a process of consensus towards the elimination of female genital mutilation;
4.	Protecting and supporting women and girls who have been subjected to female genital mutilation and those who are at risk in order to assist them, including by developing social, legal and psychological support services and care and appropriate remedies, and to ensure access to health-care services, including for sexual and reproductive health, in order to improve their health and well-being;
5.	Ensuring that national action plans and strategies on the elimination of female genital mutilation are comprehensive and multidisciplinary in scope and that they include projected timelines for goals and incorporate clear targets and indicators for the effective monitoring, impact assessment and coordination of programmes;
We urge the international community and other key stakeholders to:
1.	Continue to strongly support national regional and continental programmes to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage focused on the elimination of female genital mutilation and child marriage;
2.	Continue in collaboration with the international financial institutions to actively support African governments, through the allocation of increased financial resources and technical assistance, targeted comprehensive programmes that address the needs and priorities of women and girls at risk of or subjected to child marriage and female genital mutilation;
3.	Fulfil its commitment in supporting African countries in strengthening the capacity of national statistical offices and data systems to ensure access to high-quality, timely, reliable and disaggregated data, while ensuring national ownership in supporting and tracking progress, in order, inter alia, to inform policy and programming, as well as to monitor progress in the elimination of child marriage and female genital mutilation.
WE thank the Government of Egypt and the African Union Commission for organizing and hosting this meeting.
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