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How Do You Use the Nanopositioner?
Any nanopositioner software for sale that you purchase is meant to manage any robot that works on the minute details of your production line. You will find that you could easily create a brand new product using the precision of these programs, and you might prefer to use something that will work all on its own. Your programmer will create something that is customized to your plant, and you will see it tested until it is perfect.
How Do You Test the System?
You must test the system with help from the programmer, and they will show you what the results are based on many trial runs. They will not use your program on live materials until you are both sure that it works well. You must ask the programmer to come back for service on the system, or they could create updates to the system that make it as easy as possible to manage.
You will save a lot of money on these systems if you work with a programmer who keeps their prices low. You could ask the programmer to explain how to save money, and they will talk to you about what they believe is the best option for your system. They might drop the price if you are working on a budget, and they help you buy the actual device that will be used. It is safer and simpler for the programmer to sell you the unit because they know which would work best with the software they made for you.
The system lasts a long time, and it is much easier for you to control when you have a programmer that comes back for quarterly service. You must ask the programmer if they have a timeline for replacing the whole system, or they could put the replacement into their updates. You might come out with a brand new system after a couple years, and you could ask them for help replacing the nanopositioner if that is necessary. Be certain that you constantly work with your programmer because they are the link between your company's production line and your software.
You will spend a small amount of money relative to the amount of productivity you get from these nanopositioners. You could purchase a nanopositioner that will be easy for you to use, and you could have software built for these items that will give you the highest level of precision during production of your products.


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Q: OpenGL flickering/damaged with window resize and DWM active I have a wxWidgets application that has a number of child opengl windows.  I'm using my own GL canvas class, not the wx one.  The windows share their OpenGL context.
I don't think the fact it is wxwidgets is really relevant here.
The opengl windows are children of a windows that are siblings of one another, contained within a tab control.  Kind of an MDI style interface, but it is not an MDI window..  Each one can be individually resized.  All works lovely unless Aero is enabled and the DWM is active.
Resizing any window (not even the opengl ones) causes all of the opengl windows to flicker occasionally with a stale backing-store view that contains whatever rubbish has been on the screen at that point that is not opengl.  This ONLY happens with Aero enabled.
I'm pretty certain that this is the DWM not actually having the opengl contents on its drawing surface backing store and the window not being repainted at the right moment.
I've tried so many things to get round this, I do have a solution but it is not very nice and involves reading the framebuffer with glReadPixels into a DIB and then blitting it to the paint DC in my onPaint routine.  This workaround is only enabled if DWM is active but I'd rather not have to do this at all as it hurts performance slightly (but not too bad on a capable system - the scenes are relatively simple 3d graphs).  Also mixing GDI and opengl is not recommended but this approach works, surprisingly.  I can live with it for now but I'd rather not have to.  I still have to do this in WM_PRINT if I want to take a screenshot of the child window anyway, I don't see a way around that.
Does anyone know of a better solution to this?
Before anyone asks I definitely do the following:

*

*Window class has CS_OWNDC

*WM_ERASEBACKGROUND does nothing and returns TRUE.

*Double Buffering is enabled.

*Windows have the WS_CLIPSIBLINGS and WS_CLIPCHILDREN window styles.

*In my resize event handler I immediately repaint the window.

I've tried:

*

*Setting PFD_SUPPORT_COMPOSITION in the pixel format descriptor.

*Not using a wxPaintDC in the paint handler and calling
::ValidateRect(hwnd, NULL) instead.

*Handling WM_NCPAINT and excluding the client area

*Disabling NC paint via the DWM API

*Excluding the client area in the paint event

*Calling glFlush and/or glFinish before and after the buffer swap.

*Invalidating the window at every paint event (as a test!) - still
flickers!

*Not using a shared GL context.

*Disabling double buffering.

*Writing to GL_FRONT_AND_BACK

Disabling DWM is not an option.
And as far as I am aware this is even a problem if you are using Direct3D instead on OpenGL, though I have not tested this as it represents a lot of work.

A: This is a longshot, but I just solved exactly this same problem myself.
The longshot part comes in because we're doing owner draw of the outline of a captionless group box that surrounds our OpenGL window (i.e., to make a nice little border), and that may not describe your case.
What we found caused the problem was this:
We had been using a RoundRect() call (with a HOLLOW_BRUSH) to draw the outline of the group box.  Changing it to a MoveToEx() and LineTo() calls to ensure JUST the lines are drawn and nothing gets done inside the group box kept the GDI from trying to unexpectedly repaint the whole content of the control.  It's possible there's a difference in invalidation logic (or we had a bug somehow in loading the intended hollow brush).  We're still investigating.
-Noel

A: My app has only a single OpenGL window (the main window) but I ran into some nasty DWM tearing issues on window resize and I wonder if one of the solutions may work for you.
First of all, I found that during window resize there are at least two different bad guys who want to "help" you by modifying your client area before you have a chance to update the window yourself, creating flicker.
The first bad guy dates back to a XP/Vista/7 BitBlt inside the SetWindowPos() that Windows does internally during window resize, and can be eliminated with a trick involving intercepting WM_NCCALCSIZE or another trick involving intercepting WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING.
In Windows 8/10 we still have that problem but we have a new bad guy, the Aero DWM.exe window manager, who will do his own different kind of BitBlt when he thinks you are "behind" updating the screen.
I suspect that the rubbish pixels you are seeing might actually be an intentional and very very poor attempt by DWM to fill in something "acceptable" while it waits for you to draw.  I discovered that DWM extends the edge pixels of old client area data when it blits the new client area, which is insane.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any 100% solution to prevent DWM from doing this, but I do have a timing hack that greatly reduces the frequency of it.
For source code to the WM_NCCALCSIZE/WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING hack as well as the DWM timing hack, please see:
How to smooth ugly jitter/flicker/jumping when resizing windows, especially dragging left/top border (Win 7-10; bg, bitblt and DWM)?

A: Hmm, maybe you have ran into the same issue: if you are using "new" MFC
it will create and application with Tabs and Window Spliter.
The splitter has some logic (I am guessing somewhere around transparent window and drawing XOR
lines for the split) that causes this behavior. Remove the splitter to confirm it resolve
your issue. If you need split functionality -- put in a different splitter.
Also Tabs allow docking and again splitting the windows that has the same issue -- remove/replace.
Good luck,
Igor

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Morgan Treacy/INPHO Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy.
Ireland's Olympic medalists dominate rowing heats at the European Championships in Munich
A round-up of the Irish in action on the water in Germany.
OLYMPIC GOLD-MEDALISTS Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy progressed directly to the 'A' final of the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls by winning their heat at the European Championships in Munich today.
O'Donovan and McCarthy finished almost six seconds clear of second-placed Switzerland, who were represented by Jan Schaeuble and the ironcially-named Raphael Ahumada Ireland.
O'Donovan and McCarthy trailed the Swiss side by half-a-second at the race's midway point, but surged clear with their trademark strong finish to take the only automatic final spot on offer.
The other five crews all now go to the repechage: Czech Republic finished third behind the Swiss, with Great Britain fourth, Spain fifth, and Ukraine sixth.
The Italian boat qualified for the final from the second heat, and the final is scheduled for 11.26am Irish time this Sunday, 14 August.
It was an equally impressive morning for Ireland's women's four of Natalie Long, Tara Hanlon, Aifric Keogh and Eimear Lambe, who qualified directly for their final by winning their heat. The Irish quartet led throughout the entire race and finished three seconds clear of Denmark, who also advance to the final. Third-placed Netherlands, fourth-placed Poland and fifth-placed Germany all head to the repechage. Great Britain and Romania progressed to the final from the other heat.
The final is slated for 11.16am Irish time this Saturday, 13 August.
Elsewhere today, the Irish women's eight – featuring the aforementioned women's four along with Zoe Hyde, Sanita Puspure, Fiona Murtagh, Emily Hegarty, and coxswain Leah O'Regan – missed out on an automatic place in their final, finishing in second place in their heat, two seconds behind the Netherlands. They will compete in the repechage on Friday at 10.08am Irish time.
The women's pair of Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty finished third of five boats in their heat and thus drop into the repechage, while in the women's double sculls, Sanita Puspure and Zoe Hyde finished second behind the Netherlands to book a spot in the semi-finals.
Morgan Treacy / INPHO Sanita Puspure (left) and Zoe Hyde. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
In the Lightweight Women's Single Sculls, Aoife Casey finished in fourth place, 16.69 seconds behind another Dutch rower, Martine Veldhuis, meaning she too drops into the repechage.
Lightweight Women's Double Sculls partners Lydia Heaphy and Margaret Cremen are also repechage-bound, finishing second in their heat, 11.34 seconds behind Great Britain.
Finally, in the preliminary stages of the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls, Steven McGowan and Katie O'Brien finished fourth, and will now compete in the 'A' final, on Sunday morning, at 10.52am Irish time.
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I returned to the BBC radio studio yesterday and found a new collaborator called Cal. Also did some more work with Alyson and began some of the still life work which I hope will give another dimension to this project. I'm not going to say anything about these images but would love to hear some ideas about what people think is going on….
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\section{Introduction}

Consider a bipartite system {\textit{S}} consisting of two quantum interacting subsystems \textit{A} and \textit{B} with free Hamiltonians $H_A$ acting on the Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}_A$ and $H_B$ acting on $\mathcal{H}_B$  respectively. The states of \textit{A+B} live in the Hilbert space  $\mathcal{H}=\mathcal{H}_A\otimes\mathcal{H}_B$  where the Hamiltonian of the bipartite system is
\begin{equation}\label{H}
H=H_A+H_B+H_I=H_0+H_I,
\end{equation}
$H_I$ being the operator describing the coupling between
\textit{A} and \textit{B}. Generally speaking, the entanglement
exhibited in the initial pure or mixed state of the bipartite
system, regardless of how it is measured, undergoes changes over
time traceable back to the presence of $H_I$ in the Hamiltonian.
Thus, for example, an initial factorized pure state or a separable
mixed state evolves into an entangled state where, hence,
time-dependent classical and/or quantum correlations between
\textit{A} and \textit{B} generally emerge. In such a general
dynamical scenario it is not surprising the increasing attention
reserved to the existence in some bipartite systems of subradiant
states that is selected pure factorized states which evolve
keeping the system in its fully initial decorrelated condition at
any time instant. Such a peculiar behavior, of both fundamental
\cite{dicke}, \cite{gross} and applicative interest
\cite{petrosyan1}-\cite{ferrari} , results from quantum
interference effects exactly canceling in the evolved state at a
generic time instant right those contributions, stemming from the
superposition principle, which, otherwise, would determine the
onset and possibly the persistence of correlation manifestations
in between \textit{A} and \textit{B}. Subradiance is a cooperative
effect investigated both theoretically \cite{dicke, gross},
\cite{sitek} - \cite{petrosyan2}   and experimentally
\cite{pavolini} - \cite{kalachev1}  after the seminal Dicke paper
\cite{dicke}, mainly in radiation-matter systems where it
describes optically inactive states of atomic ensemble (\textit{A})
in an electromagnetic environment (\textit{B}). The current
upsurge of interest toward these states reflects indeed the
existence of many other physical contexts where this phenomenon
may find promising applications \cite{kalachev0}, \cite{zanardi1}
- \cite{ kalachev2} as well as the experimental evidence that a
system made up of superconducting qubits or a diatomic molecule in
an optical lattice may be prepared in subradiant states. In
connection with such an enlarged view we appropriately remind that
the denomination subradiant states has been adopted
\cite{benivegna3} also to classify factorized states of generic
bipartite systems from which the two subsystems evolve with no
energy exchange between them, maintaining moreover their
statistical independence. In this paper we call subradiant state a generalized state
of this type, that is regardless of the specific nature of both
the subsystems.

 Recently, for
instance, the environmental noise plaguing the unitary evolution
of superconducting artificial atoms in a circuit QED setting, has
been modeled coupling the dynamical variables of the circuit to
the degrees of freedom of a fermionic bath. Systems of this type,
where bosonic degrees of freedom are absent, might admit
subradiant states under appropriate conditions \cite{ashhab}.

In this paper we go beyond the original notion of subradiance
wondering on the existence of even initially entangled pure or
mixed states of the bipartite system evolving as if \textit{A} and
\textit{B} were decoupled. This condition, guaranting the absence
of energy exchanges between the two subsystems, might be of
interest in any applicative protocol based on quantum processes
involving storage steps. Another dynamical property of such states
is that the quantum covariance of any pair of obsevables
$\mathcal{O}_A$ and $\mathcal{O}_B$ acting on $\mathcal{H}_A$ and
$\mathcal{H}_B$, each one invariant  with respect to the free
 evolution  of the corresponding  subsystem, keeps its initial value
 even if such observables do not commute  with
$H_I$. When states of this kind exist, we call them
interaction-free evolving (IFE) states of the bipartite system.
These states should not be confused with decoherence free states
giving rise to celebrated decoherence free subspaces DFS (see e.g.
review paper \cite{Lidar}). DFS are analyzed in the context of
non-unitary evolution of an open quantum system living in some
Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. One says that a linear subspace
$\widetilde{\mathcal{H}} \subset \mathcal{H}$ provides a DFS if
the evolution of the system restricted to
$\widetilde{\mathcal{H}}$ is unitary. Hence if the initial state
vector belongs $\widetilde{\mathcal{H}}$ it stays there and hence
does not lose quantum coherence.  Here, we assume that the
evolution of the bipartite system is unitary on $\mathcal{H}_A
\otimes \mathcal{H}_B$. Of course the subsystem B might be such to
play the role of environment of A. We emphasize that in this case
too an IFE state is a state of the compound system A+B, unitarily
evolving on $\mathcal{H}_A \otimes \mathcal{H}_B$.  Generally
speaking, as previously underlined, in an IFE state A and B
exhibit entanglement at all times even if it might happen as well
that an IFE state keeps a factorized form
$|\psi_A(t)\>|\psi_B(t)\>$  as time progresses. In this case the
state  $|\psi_A(t)\>$, belonging to  $\mathcal{H}_A$, is indeed a
decoherence free state since $|\psi_A(t)\>=\exp(-iH_A t)|\psi_A(0)\>$, by IFE state definition. Recall that if we
consider a non-unitary evolution as a reduction of the unitary one
when the system $S$ is coupled to an environment $E$ and the
interaction system-environment Hamiltonian reads $H_{SE} =
\sum_\alpha S_\alpha \otimes E_\alpha$, then DFS is spanned by
vectors $|\psi\>$ satisfying $S_\alpha |\psi\> = \lambda_\alpha
|\psi\>$ \cite{Lidar}. Hence, if all systems operators
$S_\alpha$ are Hermitian, then a nontrivial DFS
$\widetilde{\mathcal{H}}$ exists only when all $S_\alpha$ mutually
commute on $\widetilde{\mathcal{H}}$. Interestingly, as we show
 in this paper, a similar condition governs the existence of   IFE states.

The main result of this paper is the construction of the
characteristic equation for both pure and mixed  IFE states, that
is the equation whose set of solutions singles out all and only
the IFE states of a given bipartite system. In order to
demonstrate the practical usefulness of such an  equation, we
solve it in the non trivial  case of a non-homogeneous spin star
system finding all its IFE pure states.

\section{IFE pure states}

Let us consider the following

\begin{Definition} \label{DEF-P} A normalized vector  $\ket{\psi} \in \mathcal{H}$ is an IFE pure state if
it satisfies the following equation
\begin{equation}\label{}
  e^{-iHt} \ket{\psi}  \sim e^{-iH_0 t} \ket{\psi}\ ,
\end{equation}
where  `$\sim$'  denotes an equivalence relation: $\ket{\psi} \sim \ket{\phi}$ iff $\ket{\psi} = e^{i\alpha} \ket{\phi}$ with $\alpha$ being a real number (a relative phase).
\end{Definition}
It means that $\ket{\psi}$ is an IFE  state  iff there exists $\alpha \in \mathbb{R}$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{evoluzione con H0}
  e^{-iHt} \ket{\psi}  = e^{-i\alpha t} e^{-iH_0 t} \ket{\psi}\ ,
\end{equation}
at any time instant $t$. In order to characterize all the IFE pure states of the system, let us begin by stating that  $\ket\psi$ is a solution of eq. (\ref{evoluzione con H0}) if, for any nonnegative integer $n$,
\begin{equation}\label{condizione H^n}
{H}^n\ket\psi=({H}_0 + \alpha \mathbb{I})^n\ket\psi
\end{equation}
which implies that eq. (\ref{evoluzione con H0}) is satisfied for
all $t$. For $n=1$ one obtains
\begin{equation}\label{}
  H_I \ket{\psi} = \alpha \ket{\psi} \ ,
\end{equation}
that is, $\ket{\psi}$ defines an eigenvector of $H_I$ and $\alpha$ denotes the corresponding eigenvalue. It means that $\ket\psi$ is a zero-mode of   $H_I^{(\alpha)} := {H}_I - \alpha \mathbb{I}$, i.e.
\begin{equation}\label{condizione n1}
\ket\psi \in {\rm Ker}\, {H}_I^{(\alpha)}\ .
\end{equation}
Moreover, starting from eq. (\ref{condizione H^n}) and exploiting eq. (\ref{condizione n1}) we also obtain
\begin{equation}\label{condizione n2}
{H}_I^{(\alpha)} {H}_0\ket\psi=0
\end{equation}
and, by induction
\begin{equation}\label{CNS}
{H}_I^{(\alpha)} {H}_0^n\ket\psi=0\ ,
\end{equation}
for all $n$. Now, for any eigenvalue $\alpha$ of $H_I$ let us define
\begin{equation}\label{Na}
  \mathcal{N}_\alpha := \bigcap_n {\rm Ker}\, ({H}_I^{(\alpha)} {H}_0^n)\ .

\end{equation}
It is clear that $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$ defines a linear subspace of $\mathcal{H}$. Of course it may happen that $\mathcal{N}_\alpha = \{0\}$. It is easy to show that if  $\ket{\psi} \in \mathcal{N}_\alpha \neq \{0\}$, then equation (\ref{evoluzione con H0}) holds. In this way we have proved

\begin{Theorem} A vector $\ket{\psi} \in \mathcal{H}$ is an IFE state iff $\ket{\psi} \in \mathcal{N}_\alpha \neq \{0\}$ for some eigenvalue $\alpha$ of the interaction part $H_I$.
\end{Theorem}
It is clear that the space $\mathcal{N}$ of IFE states is stratified into mutually orthogonal sectors
\begin{equation}\label{}
  \mathcal{N} = \bigcup_\alpha \mathcal{N}_\alpha\ ,
\end{equation}
with $\mathcal{N}_\alpha \perp \mathcal{N}_\beta$ for $\alpha \neq \beta$.
In particular if $\ket{\psi} \in \mathcal{N}_0$ then
\begin{equation}\label{N0}
  e^{-iHt} \ket{\psi}  =  e^{-iH_0 t} \ket{\psi}\ ,
\end{equation}
at any time instant $t$.

Now, we show that the formula (\ref{Na}) defining $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$ may be considerably simplified. Note that
\begin{equation}\label{}
  [H_0,H_I]\Big|_{\mathcal{N}_0}  = 0 \ .
\end{equation}
Indeed, for any $\ket{\psi} \in \mathcal{N}_0$ one finds $H_0H_I\left|\psi\right\rangle - H_IH_0\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$. Conversely, if $\left|\psi\right\rangle \in {\rm Ker}H_I$ and $[H_0,H_I]\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$, then $H_IH_0^n\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$ for $n=1,2,\ldots $. To prove this let $\mathcal{M} = {\rm Ker}[H_0,H_I]$ and let
 $\{\ket{e_1},\ldots ,\ket{e_r}\}$ be an orthonormal basis in $\mathcal{M}$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{}
  H_0\Big|_{\mathcal{M}} = \sum_{k=1}^r a_k \ket{e_k}\bra{e_k} \ ,
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}\label{}
  H_I\Big|_{\mathcal{M}} = \sum_{k=1}^r b_k \ket{e_k}\bra{e_k} \ ,
\end{equation}
provide spectral decompositions of $H_0$ and $H_I$ restricted to $\mathcal{M}$.
Now, let $\left|\psi\right\rangle \in {\rm Ker}H_I$ and $\left|\psi\right\rangle \in {\rm Ker}[H_0,H_I]$, that is, we assume that ${\rm Ker} H_I \cap \mathcal{M} \neq \{0\}$.
Suppose that ${\rm Ker} H_I \cap \mathcal{M}$ is spanned by  $\{\ket{e_1},\ldots ,\ket{e_l}\}$ with $l \leq r$, that is,
$H_I\Big|_{\mathcal{M}} = \sum_{k=l+1}^r b_k \ket{e_k}\bra{e_k}$ due to $H_I|e_k\> = 0$ for $k=1,\ldots,l$. One immediately
finds
\begin{equation}\label{}
  H_I H_0^n \left|\psi\right\rangle = \sum_{k=l+1}^r a_k^nb_k \ket{e_k}\bra{e_k}\psi\> = 0 \ ,
\end{equation}
due to the fact that $\left|\psi\right\rangle =  \sum_{k=1}^l x_k \ket{e_k} \in {\rm Ker} H_I \cap \mathcal{M}$. Hence, $ H_I H_0^n \left|\psi\right\rangle=0$ whenever  $H_I \left|\psi\right\rangle = 0$ and $[H_0,H_I]\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$. In a similar way one shows that $ H^{(\alpha)}_I H_0^n \left|\psi\right\rangle=0$ whenever  $H^{(\alpha)}_I \left|\psi\right\rangle = 0$ and $[H_0,H^{(\alpha)}_I]\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$.

\begin{Corollary} The subspace $\mathcal{N}_0$ may be represented as follows
\begin{equation}\label{C1}
  \mathcal{N}_0 = {\rm Ker}\, H_I \cap {\rm Ker}\, [H_0,H_I]\ ,
\end{equation}
and similarly
\begin{equation}\label{C2}
  \mathcal{N}_\alpha = {\rm Ker}\, H_I^{(\alpha)} \cap {\rm Ker}\, [H_0,H_I^{(\alpha)}]\ ,
\end{equation}
for any eigenvalue $\alpha$ of the interaction part $H_I$.
\end{Corollary}
It is clear that to define $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$ one has to solve
eigenvalues of $H_I$ which might be highly nontrivial. One may ask
a simpler question, namely, how to check whether IFE states do
exist. Combining (\ref{C1}) and (\ref{C2}) one arrives at the
following existence condition:
\begin{Corollary}
A Hamiltonian  $H=H_0 + H_I$ allows for IFE states if and only if $  {\rm Ker}\, [H_0,H_I]$ is nontrivial.
\end{Corollary}

Indeed if $\left|\psi\right\rangle$ is an IFE state then there exists $\bar{\alpha}\in\mathbb{R}$, eigenstate of $H_I$, such that $\mathcal{N}_{\bar{\alpha}}$ is not trivial. This existence in turn implies that $\left|\psi\right\rangle\in {\rm Ker}[H_0, H_I^{\bar{\alpha}}]={\rm Ker}[H_0,H_I]$. Viceversa if $\mathcal{M}= {\rm Ker}[H_0,H_I]$ is not trivial, $H_0$ and $H_I$ may be simultaneously diagonalized in $\mathcal{M}$ and each common eigenstate is an IFE state since it belongs to $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$ for some $\alpha$. We emphasize that had we put $\alpha=0$ in eq. (\ref{evoluzione con H0}), the existence of IFE states belonging to the restricted set accordingly defined, would not be guaranteed by the condition expressed by corollary 2. The reason is that we cannot be sure to find zero among the eigenvalues of $H_I$ restricted to $\mathcal{M}$.

Suppose now that one deals with a bipartite system in $\mathcal{H}=\mathcal{H}_A \otimes \mathcal{H}_B$ described by
\begin{equation}\label{}
H_0 = H_A  +  H_B \ ,
\end{equation}
and the interaction term $H_I$ (to simplify notation we identify $H_A$ with $H_A \otimes \mathbb{I}_B$ and similarly for $H_B$). Note that the corresponding bipartite IFE states  do exhibit absence of energy exchanges between subsystems $A$ and $B$. Indeed, for any $t$ one finds
\begin{eqnarray*}\label{val medio HA costante}
\mathcal{E}_A(t) &:=&
\bra{\psi}e^{i{H}t} {H}_A e^{-i{H}t}\ket{\psi} \\ & =&\bra{\psi}e^{i{H}_0t}{H}_A  e^{-i{H}_0t}\ket{\psi} =
\bra{\psi}{H}_A \ket{\psi} \ ,
\end{eqnarray*}
and
\begin{eqnarray*}\label{val medio HB costante}
\mathcal{E}_B(t) &:=&
\bra{\psi}e^{i{H}t} {H}_Be^{-i{H}t}\ket{\psi} \\ &= &\bra{\psi}e^{i{H}_0t}  {H}_B e^{-i{H}_0t}\ket{\psi}=
\bra{\psi} {H}_B\ket{\psi}\ ,
\end{eqnarray*}
which shows that energies $\mathcal{E}_A(t)$ and $\mathcal{E}_B(t)$ of two subsystems are conserved. Of course the converse is generally not true. Let us consider for example the time evolution obtained starting from a stationary
state of ${H}$. Under this condition the mean values of
both ${H}_A $ and ${H}_B$, as well as of any time-independent
observable of the system, are obviously stationary but the
eigenstates of ${H}$ do not in general satisfy eq.
(\ref{evoluzione con H0}).

\section{IFE mixed states}

In this section we generalize the notion of IFE for mixed states. Denote by $\mathcal{S}(\mathcal{H})$ the space of density operators living in $\mathcal{H}$ and consider the Hamiltonian dynamics generated by (\ref{H}). One has the following generalization of Definition \ref{DEF-P}

\begin{Definition} \label{DEF-M} A density operator  $\rho \in \mathcal{S}(\mathcal{H})$ is an IFE mixed state if
it satisfies the following equation
\begin{equation}\label{}
  e^{-iHt} \rho e^{iHt} = e^{-iH_0t} \rho e^{iH_0t}\ ,
\end{equation}
at any time instant $t\in \mathbb{R}$.
\end{Definition}
It is clear that if $\rho = |\psi\>\<\psi|$, then the above definition reproduces  Definition \ref{DEF-P}.

Let $|\psi^i_\alpha\>$ denotes an orthonormal basis in $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$, that is,
\begin{equation}\label{}
  H_I |\psi^i_\alpha\> = \alpha |\psi^i_\alpha\> \ ,
\end{equation}
for  $i=1,\ldots,n_\alpha={\rm dim}\, \mathcal{N}_\alpha$. One
 immediately has

\begin{Corollary} A density operators $\rho$ defines an IFE mixed state iff
\begin{equation}
\rho=\sum_{\alpha}\sum_{i,j=1}^{n_\alpha}p_\alpha^{(i,j)}\ket{\psi_\alpha^i}\bra{\psi_\alpha^j}\ ,
\end{equation}
where $p_\alpha^{(i,j)} \geq 0$ and $\sum_{\alpha}\sum_{i,j=1}^{n_\alpha} p_\alpha^{(i,j)} =1$.
\end{Corollary}
Let us observe that any IFE mixed state define a direct sum of positive operators
\begin{equation}
\rho=  \bigoplus_{\alpha}  \rho_\alpha \ ,
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}\label{}
  \rho_\alpha = \sum_{i,j=1}^{n_\alpha}p_\alpha^{(i,j)}\ket{\psi_\alpha^i}\bra{\psi_\alpha^j}\ ,
\end{equation}
is supported on $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$. Hence, any IFE pure state belongs to single sector $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$ whereas a genuine IFE mixed state defines a mixture of positive operators supported on all sectors    $\mathcal{N}_\alpha$.

Again, it is clear that if one deals with a bi-partite system  and
if $\rho_{AB}$ is IFE state then
\begin{equation}\label{}
  \mathcal{E}_A(t) = {\rm Tr}( e^{-iHt}\rho_{AB} e^{iHt}\, H_A) = {\rm Tr}( \rho_{AB}\, H_A)\ ,
\end{equation}
and the same for $\mathcal{E}_B(t)$. Hence, there is no energy exchange between subsystems $A$ and $B$ for any IFE mixed state.

\section{IFE pure states of a non-homogeneous spin star system}
Consider a non-homogeneous spin star  system consisting of a  central spin coupled to $N$ mutually not
interacting spins around it. The Hamiltonian describing such a system has the form (\ref{H}) with
\begin{eqnarray}\label{H0 e HI}
{H}_0 =\omega_0\sigma_z+\omega\sum_{i=1}^N{\sigma_z^{(i)}} \ ,
\end{eqnarray}
and
\begin{eqnarray}
{H}_I
=\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma_i(\sigma_+\sigma_-^{(i)}+\sigma_-\sigma_+^{(i)})} \ .
\end{eqnarray}
The dynamical variables of the central spin are represented by the
Pauli operators $\sigma_z$, $\sigma_{\pm}\equiv
\frac{1}{2}(\sigma_{x}\pm i\sigma_{y})$ whereas the Pauli
operators describing the $i-$th $(i=1,...,N)$ spin are denoted by
by $\sigma_z^{(i)}$, $\sigma_{\pm}^{(i)}\equiv\frac{1}{2}(
\sigma_{x}^{(i)}\pm i \sigma_{y}^{(i)})$.

Considering this physical system as bipartite and the central spin
as one of the two subsystems, the main aim of this section is
the construction of the set of all IFE pure states associated to the spin star system under scrutiny.  In order to do this let us begin by observing that  a normalized state of our
bipartite system can be always written in the form
$\ket{\Psi}=\ket{-}\ket{\psi_-}+\ket{+}\ket{\psi_+}$ where
$\ket{\pm}$ are the eigenstates of $\sigma_z$ with eigenvalues +1
 and -1 respectively whereas $\ket{\psi_{\pm}}$ belong to the Hilbert
space of the system constituted by the spins $1,...,N$ and satisfying the condition $|\psi_+|^2+|\psi_-|^2=1$.

In view of corollary (1) and corollary 2, we must diagonalize $H_0$ and $ H_I$ within the vectorial space $Ker[H_0,H_I]$ provided $dim(Ker[H_0,H_I])>0$. It is easy to demonstrate that the equation $[H_0,H_I]\left|\psi\right\rangle=0 $ may be rewritten as follows
 \begin{eqnarray}\label{A}
&&[H_0,H_I]\left|\psi\right\rangle=\\ \nonumber
&&2(\omega_0-\omega)\left[\ket+\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma_i\sigma_-^{(i)}\ket{\psi_-}}- \ket-\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma_i\sigma_+^{(i)}\ket{\psi_+}}\right]=0
\end{eqnarray}
which in turn requires the existence of solutions for the two equations
\begin{equation}\label{Hi_pm}
\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma_i\sigma_{\pm}^{(i)}}\ket{\psi_{\pm}}=0
\end{equation}
 We solve eq. (\ref{Hi_pm}), exploiting the method reported in Ref. \cite{benivegna1}:
  let us  introduce the operators $A_{\pm}$
given by
\begin{equation}\label{A_pm}
A_{\pm}=\exp(\sum_{i=1}^N{g_{\pm}^{(i)}\sigma_z^{(i)}})
\end{equation}
where the  complex parameters $g_{\pm}^{(i)}$ will be
chosen later.

The two operators $A_{+}$ and $A_{-}$ thus defined are in general
neither unitary nor Hermitian. However they are not singular and
thus $A_{\pm}^{-1}$ there exist. Accordingly eq.  (\ref{Hi_pm}) may be transformed as follows

\begin{equation}\label{Hi_pm_A}
A_{\pm}^{-1}\sum_{i=1}^2{\gamma_i\sigma_{\pm}^{(i)}}A_{\pm}A_{\pm}^{-1}\ket{\psi_{\pm}}=0
\end{equation}
On the other hand, it is easy to demonstrate that
\begin{equation}\label{A-1sigmaA}
A_{\pm}^{-1}\sigma_{\pm}^{(i)}A_{\pm}=\sigma_{\pm}^{(i)}e^{\mp 2
g_{\pm}^{(i)}}
\end{equation}
and then, choosing the parameters $g_{\pm}^{(i)}$ $(i=1,...,N)$ in such a way
that $\gamma_i=\gamma e^{\pm 2g_{\pm}^{(i)}}$ with
$\gamma=\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma_i^2}}$, the condition under
which the state
$\ket{\Psi}=\ket{-}\ket{\psi_-}+\ket{+}\ket{\psi_+}$ belongs to
the kernel of $[H_0,H_I]$ becomes
\begin{equation}\label{eq_stati momento angolare}
\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma\sigma_{+}^{(i)}}(A_{+}^{-1}\ket{\psi_{+}})=0\;\;\;\;
\mathrm{and}
\;\;\sum_{i=1}^N{\gamma\sigma_{-}^{(i)}}(A_{-}^{-1}\ket{\psi_{-}})=0
\end{equation}
These equations show that due to the operators $A_\pm$
 we get rid of the non homogeneous character of Eq. (\ref{Hi_pm_A})  where it appears through the $i$--dependence of the coupling constants $(\gamma_i)$.

Let us note that the choice of the parameters $g_{\pm}^{(i)}$
guarantees that  the two operators $A_+$ and $A_-$ satisfy
$A_+A_-=A_-A_+=I$. Let's moreover observe that the states
$\ket{\widetilde{\psi}_{\pm}}=A_{\pm}^{-1}\ket{\psi_{\pm}}$
satisfying eq. (\ref{eq_stati momento angolare}) are well known in
terms of the simultaneous eigenstates $\ket{r,m,\nu}$ of the
square and of the $z$-component of the total angular momentum of
the $N$ uncoupled spins
\begin{equation}\label{autostati s^2}
S^2\ket{r,m,\nu}\equiv\frac{1}{2}(\sum_{i=1}^{N}\vec{\sigma}^{(i)})^2\ket{r,m,\nu}=r(r+1)\ket{r,m,\nu}
\end{equation}
where $r=0,1,....,\frac{N}{2}$ if $N$ is even and
$r=\frac{1}{2}, \frac{3}{2},...,\frac{N}{2}$ if $N$ is odd. Moreover
\begin{equation}\label{autostati s_z}
S_z\ket{r,m,\nu}\equiv\frac{1}{2}\sum_{i=1}^{N}\sigma_z^{(i)}\ket{r,m,\nu}=m\ket{r,m,\nu}
\end{equation}
with $m=-r-r+1,....,r$. The quantum number $\nu=1,2,....,\nu(r)$ with
\begin{eqnarray}\label{ni(r)}
\nu(r)=\left(\begin{array}{c}
N \\
\frac{N}{2}-r
\end{array}\right) +\left(\begin{array}{c}
N \\
\frac{N}{2}-r-1
\end{array}\right)
\end{eqnarray}
and  $
\left(\begin{array}{c}
N \\
-1
\end{array}\right) =0 $
allows to distinguish between different states of the coupled
angular momentum basis characterized by the same $r$ and $m$.
It is possible to convince oneself that
$\ket{\widetilde{\psi}_{+}}\equiv\sum_{r,
\nu}{C_{r,\nu}^+\ket{r,r,\nu}}$ and
$\ket{\widetilde{\psi}_{-}}\equiv\sum_{r,\nu}{C_{r,\nu}^-\ket{r,-r,\nu}}$
with $C_{r,\nu}^\pm \in\mathbb{C}$. We may thus claim that a
generic state $\left|\psi\right\rangle$ satisfying eq. (\ref{A}) may be written as
follows
\begin{equation}\label{sol_A}
\left|\psi\right\rangle=\ket{+}\sum_{r, \nu}{C_{r,\nu}^+A_+\ket{r,r,\nu}}+\ket{-}\sum_{r,\nu}{C_{r,\nu}^-A_-\ket{r,-r,\nu}}
\end{equation}
It is remarkable that $Ker[H_0,H_I]$ for the Hamiltonian model
under scrutiny coincides with $Ker{H_I}$ which means that
$H_I\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$ iff $\left|\psi\right\rangle$ is given by eq. (\ref{sol_A}).  This
result is a direct consequence of the fact that the resolution of
the equation $H_I\left|\psi\right\rangle=0$ leads exactly to eqs. (\ref{eq_stati
momento angolare}). In view of corollary 2 we may thus claim that
$\mathcal{N}_\alpha$ is empty for each eigenvalue  $\alpha\neq 0$
of $H_I$. We thus may conclude that the space $\mathcal{N}$ of
IFE pure states for our Hamiltonian model coincides with
$\mathcal{N}_0$. It is interesting to investigate the
diagonalization problem of $H_0$ within
$\mathcal{N}\equiv\mathcal{N}_0$. To this end
let's observe that both the operators $A_+$ and $A_-$ commute
with the $z$ component of the total angular momentum operator
$S_z$ of the $N$ spins. This property directly implies that
the states $A_+\ket{r,r,\nu}$ as well as the states $A_-\ket{r,-r,\nu}$
are eigenstates of $S_z$ with eigenvalues $r$ and $-r$
respectively. We have indeed
\begin{eqnarray}\label{Apm_autostati s_z}
&&S_z A_{\pm}\ket{r,\pm r,\nu} = A_{\pm}A_{\pm}^{-1}S_zA_{\pm}\ket{r,\pm
r,\nu}\nonumber \\&& \equiv A_{\pm}S_z\ket{r,\pm r,\nu} = \pm rA_{\pm}\ket{r,\pm r,\nu}
\end{eqnarray}

On the other hand, it is immediate to convince oneself that they
are also eigenstates of ${H}_0$ correspondent to the eigenvalues
$(\omega_0+ 2r\omega)$ and $-(\omega_0+ 2r\omega)$ respectively.
This circumstance in turn means that these states are also
eigenstates of the total hamiltonian given by eq. (\ref{H}) being
simultaneous eigenstates of ${H}_0$ and ${H}_I$. In other
words the IFE states space may be represented as a direct sum of
appropriate vectorial subspaces invariant under the action of the
total Hamiltonian $H$. As a consequence we might envision initial
conditions starting from which the system effectively evolves
conserving the value of its initial entanglement no matter  the
measure  used. Our results on the structure of $\mathcal{N}_0$
play an important role in the context of the problem of the
diagonalization of non-homogeneous spin star system hamiltonian
model under scrutiny in this section. In the near past, indeed,
many efforts have been made in order to find the spectrum of such
hamiltonian but, until now only a particular set of eigensolutions
are known \cite{jivulescu}.

\section{Conclusive remarks}

In this paper we have introduced a new class of states of a
bipartite system christened IFE states. This set of states
encompasses all those initial conditions of the compound system
from where each subsystem evolves with no energy exchange with the
other one and leaving unmodified the level of mutual entanglement
whatever measure is adopted. These properties stem from
cooperative effects leading through quantum interference
processes, to the cancellation of any dynamical consequence of the
coupling term $H_I$.We stress that since the constructions of the
IFE states space requires the resolution of their characteristic
equations in the Hilbert state of the given bipartite system, it
may happen that it is empty. It is however worth noticing that
when subradiant states exist then they are IFE states too,
allowing us to claim that our definition of IFE states generalizes
indeed that of subradiant state. Our main result is constituted by
the two characteristic equations of the states (Theorem 1 and
Corollary 3) as well as construction of the set of all the IFE
states of a nontrivial hamiltonian model of evergreen interest. A
remarkable merit of such a result is its universality with respect
to time-independent Hamiltonian models which means that the
characteristic equations here reported are applicable to any
bipartite system  evolving unitarily. The more intriguing situation
corresponding to the evolution of a bipartite system in presence
of an environment is currently under investigation and will be
presented elsewhere.

\section{Acknowledgements}
DC was partially supported by the National Science Center project
DEC-2011/03/B/ST2/00136.

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The changes also aim to make provision for the introduction of Universal Credit and align the current scheme with the Housing Benefit scheme Mid Suffolk operates.
The consultation runs until 27th November.
The current Council Tax Reduction Scheme – which replaced Council Tax Benefit in 2013 – includes a maximum discount of 95% for the least well off residents, requiring just 5% of the bill to be paid. This discount will remain in place under the new proposals.
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Buncombe County wants $950,000 from former manager Wanda Greene
An order of attachment commands the sheriff's office to "attach and keep safely" Greene's property within Buncombe County.
Buncombe County wants $950,000 from former manager Wanda Greene An order of attachment commands the sheriff's office to "attach and keep safely" Greene's property within Buncombe County. Check out this story on citizen-times.com: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/06/26/wanda-greene-investigation-buncombe-county-lawsuit-seeks-950-000-lien-created-property/731750002/
Jennifer Bowman, Asheville Citizen Times Published 12:00 p.m. ET June 26, 2018 | Updated 10:37 a.m. ET Aug. 30, 2018
Wanda Greene, former Buncombe County Manager, walks from the federal courthouse with her attorney Thomas Amburgey and Noell Tin, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, after appearing before a U.S magistrate judge where she was indicted on additional charges of using public money to buy life insurance policies for herself and other employees, entering a plea of not guilty. Greene was indicted in April on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, embezzlement and aiding and abetting.(Photo: Matt Burkhartt/mburkhartt@citize)Buy Photo
ASHEVILLE — A lien has been placed on property owned by Wanda Greene as Buncombe County seeks more than $950,000 in its lawsuit against the former county manager, according to recent court filings.
Records show the sheriff's office has been ordered to "attach and keep safely" Greene's property within Buncombe after a county-hired attorney argued she intended to defraud her creditors.
A written return showing the order has been executed had not yet been filed as of Monday afternoon.
Lien filed for Wanda Greene's bank property
As part of the June 21 order of attachment, a lien was created on all of Greene's property possessed by State Employees' Credit Union. The bank has been summoned as a garnishee and must disclose what of Greene's property is in its possession, and whether it's aware of anyone else who has her property.
Greene and her son, former county employee Michael Greene, are accused in Buncombe's suit of a series of violations, from fraud to receipt of unlawful compensation to breaking the state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act.
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County officials targeted several expenditures made during Wanda Greene's tenure, including retention incentives, valuable life insurance policies and purchases made using county-issued credit cards. The suit also claims signatures purported to be that of former commissioners chairman David Gantt were forged on documents for Greene's retention incentive.
Michael Greene is not a subject of any of the orders issued last week, though he is a co-defendant in the suit.
Michael Greene, former Buncombe County employee, leaves the federal courthouse in Asheville with his attorney Ted Besen after his arraignment on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy Thursday, April 12, 2018. (Photo: Matt Burkhartt/mburkhartt@citize)
An order of attachment essentially prohibits property to be moved and transferred amid pending litigation. It's "intended to bring property of a defendant within the legal custody of the court in order that it may subsequently be applied to the satisfaction of any judgment for money which may be rendered against the defendant in the principal action," according to state statute.
In the county's application, attorney Ron Payne argued Greene has removed property from North Carolina, and disposed of and secreted property since retiring from Buncombe last summer.
Payne, a former Superior Court judge, has been hired by the county for its suit against the Greenes.
The county pointed to several of Greene's transactions since she retired from the county and subsequently fell under investigation: a wire transfer of life insurance proceeds to a Tennessee firm for a real estate transaction "in an attempt to defraud creditors, to conceal and (secrete) assets, and to avoid detection and liabilities;" a $100,000 transfer to her son and another individual; and the sale of her Arden house earlier this month for $325,000.
The order was granted, with the court saying "it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the allegations in the plaintiff's affidavit are true."
Buncombe obtained bonds as required by state law, a secured $5,000 and another unsecured $50,000. If the suit is dismissed or the county does not win a judgment against Greene, she is entitled to recover damages directly from the bond.
The county is seeking more than $950,000, according to court documents. Its suit was filed days after Greene was again indicted on federal charges, this time for money laundering and fraud tied to the $2.3 million purchase of valuable life insurance policies.
Mounting charges for Greene and son
Greene and her son were indicted on separate charges in April. Prosecutors allege the duo used county-issued credit cards for more than $200,000 worth of improper purchases over a decade, charging them with fraud and conspiracy. Wanda Greene additionally is charged with embezzlement.
Both have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Last week's lien notice joins a move by federal officials, who froze nearly $30,000 in a State Employees' Credit Union account assigned to Wanda Greene. The account was used by Greene to deposit the proceeds from cashed-out policies and to wire $155,000 to a Tennessee law firm for the purposes of a real estate transaction.
Greene is required to notify the court of any financial transactions over $10,000 under the conditions of her release amid the pending federal charges.
She now lives in Mills River, according to court filings.
Thomas Amburgey, Greene's attorney, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Senior's Interactive Toy Design May Aid Children with Autism
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When Notre Dame senior Dan Jacobs signed up for an elective while studying in London last year, he wasn't expecting that his course selection—seemingly unrelated to his industrial design major—would spark the idea for his B.F.A. thesis project, or potentially help thousands of children.
Called the "Riverside Program," the course involved working with children with developmental disabilities.
"I wasn't actively looking for a project," Jacobs says. "I took the class because developmental disabilities is a topic I didn't know much about, and I saw a challenge."
The challenge Jacobs anticipated became more acute as he was struck by the reality that most of the toys the children played with were repurposed toys designed for mainstream students that didn't cater to the needs of those with disabilities.
"I met with the teachers and therapists and talked to them about specialty toys," Jacobs says. "While there is a specialty toy market, there is a communication and social relationship between the child and the toy—I wanted to bridge the gap and develop a toy that requires cooperative play between two people. One of the biggest questions I needed to ask is 'What would prevent a child with autism from taking this toy in the corner by himself?'"
Called "Hands On," the toy Jacobs created resembles a pair of ordinary gloves. These gloves can be used in several modes, each producing an electronic effect when activated in certain ways. "Hands On" only functions when played with in cooperation with another person.
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"Creating a toy for children with autism made the most sense because socialization and communication are such big issues," Jacobs says. "'Hands On' can improve their social skills, communication abilities and restricted behaviors."
Integrating several fields—design, psychology, electrical engineering, video, graphic design, and computer programming, developing "Hands On" was especially gratifying for Jacobs.
"Originally, I was an FTT and design double major, and this project gave me the opportunity to utilize a broad skill set."
Jacobs hopes to eventually patent "Hands On" and bring the product to market. In the meantime, he's weighing options for his immediate future—which include graduate school, pursuing the project through Notre Dame's Innovation Park, or possibly a career in the consulting side of product design.
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UN prepares al-Hariri probe
France and the US have introduced a draft UN resolution that would authorise an independent investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
05 Apr 2005 03:21 GMT
The UN security council rejected major Lebanese involvement
Rejecting Lebanon's call for major involvement in the inquiry, the draft given to the 15 Security Council members calls for the international investigating commission to complete its work within six months.
But China's UN ambassador Wang Guangya, the current council president, said there was still a debate over the probe's duration, and diplomats said it could be reduced to three months.
The US-French draft did not include many amendments sought by the Lebanese government, which wanted the investigators to cooperate closely with the government, to be based in Lebanon, and to limit the probe to 12 weeks.
Instead, it would allow UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to recruit "impartial and experienced staff" without getting agreement from the Lebanese government, and give the commission authority to determine its own procedures.
Draft details
The draft still says the commission would assist Lebanon in the investigation "of all aspects of this terrorist act", but leaves the commission to decide what role Lebanese authorities would play.
The Americans and French also rejected proposed Lebanese amendments, which would give the investigators the right - not the "authority" - to collect any additional evidence and information, and would let them interview "officials", but not "all officials".
Al-Hariri's assassination has
brought massive political change
The resolution follows last month's UN report by a fact-finding team which concluded that the Lebanese probe did not meet international standards and called for an entirely new one by an outside team.
The team was led by deputy Irish police commissioner Peter Fitzgerald.
The Lebanese wanted the draft to simply note the secretary-general's findings and conclusions based on Fitzgerald's report.
But the French and Americans kept in the report's conclusion that "the Lebanese investigation process suffers from serious flaws and has neither the capacity nor the commitment to reach a satisfactory and credible conclusion".
Point of agreement
The new draft does include one proposal sought by the Lebanese - an endorsement of Annan's opinion "that Lebanon is passing through a difficult and sensitive period, that all concerned should imperatively behave with the utmost restraint and that the future of Lebanon should be decided strictly through peaceful means".
Al-Hariri's 14 February killing caused an uproar in Lebanon, sparking massive anti-Syrian street protests that forced the pro-Syrian Beirut government to resign.
The Lebanese opposition claimed Syria orchestrated the killing and demanded Damascus end its interference in Lebanese politics and withdraw all of its thousands of troops from the country.
Syria denies any involvement, but
pledged to withdraw its army and intelligence agents from Lebanon by 30 April during a weekend meeting with UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, a move welcomed by Annan.
UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said a UN verification team would be sent to Lebanon "to ensure the full Syrian withdrawal".
Bush warning
Meanwhile, US President George Bush warned Syrian-backed leaders in Lebanon against postponing next month's elections.
President Bush has urged polls in
Lebanon to be held on schedule
"It is important for this election to take place on time," Bush said of the parliamentary poll due in May.
Speaking a day after Syria promised to end its military and intelligence presence in Lebanon by 30 April in line with US and UN demands, Bush said: "I appreciate the fact that Syria has expressed its intent to fully leave the country."
He added: "When they say, 'We're going to leave the
country,' we expect troops and security forces to leave."
Shebaa Farms
In a related development, a south Lebanon local official Umar Zuhairi said the Shebaa Farms were Lebanese, in response to comments by UN envoy Roed-Larsen on Sunday.
Roed-Larsen had said from Damascus that the UN regarded the disputed land as Syrian territory, while Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Sharaa had no comment.
The UN envoy added: "This issue has been behind us for five years now, and it was decided and resolved by the UN Security Council five years ago in a unanimous decision. I have nothing further to comment on."
But Zuhairi said: "Larsen's statement doesn't have any certified basis ... Shebaa Farms are Lebanese because the Israelis didn't occupy it in 1967 as they say, but occupied it in 1985. The owners of the farms still have their deeds to the lands."


Why We Love It: Just outside of Corydon, O'Bannon is our current go-to. Campsites are shaded and never overcrowded, and there's a connected horse campground. There are plenty of hiking and mountain biking trails as well as a rustic pioneer village with a still-functional hay press that, on certain days, is powered by the park's two resident oxen. The nature center houses lots of live reptiles and amphibians, and often a park ranger will allow folks to meet a snake or two. The park is also home to a fantastic pool and splash park with two huge water slides and a separate toddler pool. Pool admission is just a few dollars and the attendant is happy to stamp your hand so that you can come in and out throughout the day.
Why We Love It: The campground at Spring Mill offers a variety of sites, from sunny and grassy to completely wooded, with an area of its own for primitive camping. Just outside the campground is an Olympic-sized swimming pool with a diving area. This park is one of our favorite places to hike and explore; we love the trails, the caves and the creeks. There's a beautiful stone inn with a restaurant, a nature center and, near the front of the park, a memorial to astronaut Gus Grissom with space capsule on display. But our favorite part about visiting this park is certainly the pioneer village. It's big, picturesque and fascinating to tour, complete with working grist mill, saw mill and pioneer museum.
Why We Love It: Charlestown offers a sufficient campground and good trails for hiking, some with great views of the river. We always enjoy hiking down to the entrance to Rose Island, the site of the old, abandoned amusement park. But what we like best about camping in Charlestown is the proximity to our home in Henryville. Let's say we have a fairly open weekend but an important local commitment on Saturday afternoon. The location allows us to fit in both.


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Taylor Swift Songs For Any Mood ›
Taylor Swift Songs For Any Mood
When in doubt, Taylor it out.
In all times in life, there is someone you can turn to. Whether you are happy, sad, or anything in between -- you have those people who get you. It can be a best friend, a parent, relative, coach, and etc. Sometimes "your person," isn't technically a person you know on a personal level.
Taylor Swift is my person and her songs are perfect for any mood.
FOR THE GOOD TIMES:
"Our Song"
Obviously, almost every girl knows this song. It's basically the Taylor Swift of all Taylor Swift songs. You used to sing this song at the top of your lungs while your mom would drive you and your friends around. Now, years later, you're playing your throwback jams with just you and your friends driving around -- minus your mom. This song gives hope that maybe some day, some where, nice guys exist.
This song is great for getting ready to go out with your girls. You sing this song into your straightener "microphone," while your gal pal is doing her eyeliner -- singing and trying not to smudge. Everything about this song puts you in a good mood. This song describes our college lives perfectly -- "happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time." Those are definitely felt on a daily basis. And yes, we are all waiting for the day when we can sing this song on our 22nd birthday while posting a selfie captioned "I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22."
THE SHOUT OUT TO THE HATERS:
"Shake it off"
Just like it says, "the haters gonna hate, hate, hate" -- but you're just going to "shake it off" because you're awesome and do what you want to do when you want to do it. This song inspires us to be ourselves. We are never going to please everyone and we shouldn't have to. So listen to this song and remember that if you have haters, you must be doing something right.
"Mean"
We all have people who try to bring us down and the people who are " better" than us. Guess what? We don't need those people. They are the people that thought they ran the high school life. Well, maybe they did, but after high school life comes college and after college is real life. These "mean" people are the ones that are still stuck in high school, and you realize now that they are the "uncool" ones.
This song is used to sub-tweet the haters, in all times of life.
THE HEART BREAKER:
"All too well"
For the Swifties that cried when Taylor played her piano and belted her heart out at the Grammy Awards -- this is for you. Most people have that person that is hard to let go of. Even when you think those people are long gone from your life, the smallest thing can instantly reminds you them -- or when you think they are long gone and they try to hit you up again. It sucks, it really does. This song is the reminder of what once was and what will probably never happen again. It is a perfect song that you listen to on a night drive alone or when you need to shed a tear or two.
THE FRESH OFF A BREAK UP SONG:
"We are never ever getting back together"
This is it, the Taylor Swift song that is sung louder than all the others combined. There is not a song that is written more perfect than this one. Whenever this song comes on, most likely you have someone in mind because guys suck. This song is for the all the sucky guys out there. The ones that play with girls hearts like it's nothing. They break your heart then try to come back to you. Even after all the not so wonderful things they said, girls let them back. But not this time -- we scream it in the car, in shower, and tweet it. We sing this song so much that point is obviously going to get across.
However girls, some of us are guilty of this. We sing this song, even if we don't actually mean it. We sing it so that boy will get mad, and have a reason to talk to us again.


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Compagnie Des Tabacs Comme Il Faut
Coupe Comme Il Faut
Compagnie des Tabacs "Comme Il Faut" was operating in Haiti as a small business as early as 1920 and consisted mainly of growing and exporting tobacco leaf. The company was incorporated on the 23rd of April 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky by JW Fitzpatrick, C.O. Rankin and H.O. Boehme. The General Manager, Mr. H.D. Luckett, lawyer Mr. Paul Sales, Mr. D. Charles and Notary Mr. H. Pasquier signed the incorporation of the company.
Although the company was incorporated in April, the official permission to operate in Haiti was obtained on July 7th 1927. In 1934 , the first cigarette making machine was installed with a production capacity of 800 cigarettes per minute. The company started manufacturing the "Ritz Blend" cigarette and two years later, in 1936, the famous cigarette "Splendid" was launched; this was to remain the main stay brand in the Haitian market for the next forty years. At that time the factory was located in downtown Port-au-Prince.
The year 1965 saw the introduction of "Comme Il Faut" brand, the first in what was to become the most successful cigarette in Haiti. By 1982, the "Comme Il Faut" menthol had the lion's share of the Haitian Market.
In 1972 Comme Il Faut acquired a large property on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, in an area known as Cazeau, where the construction of the present factory was initiated. For the following fifteen years, the administration remained downtown and the manufacturing took place in the new facility in Cazeau. In 1987, the downtown offices were closed and all operations were concentrated at Cazeau.
The company has consistently introduced modernization programs throughout the years by upgrading equipment and training of personnel to enhance their skill levels to match modern production machinery. The modernization process has included a Quality Control laboratory that assures our products to be of the highest possible quality for our consumers.
We proudly continue to upgrade our benefits for our employees as well as providing a safe work environment and one that allows for growth.
The participation of Compagnie des Tabacs "Comme Il Faut" in many social and cultural activities is presently making an impact in the Haitian society. This is why today and many times in the past, our cigarettes have been referred to as "the Cigarette of the country".
The Wells project was launched on May 2nd, 2008. Since then, the company has implemented more than seventy artesian well as a donation to the residents.
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'Paediatric continence services are under pressure'
About 900,000 children and young people in the UK experience continence difficulties.
Penny Dobson
The negative impact on their lives and their health is well-documented. One teenager said recently: "It is not life-threatening, but life-ruining".
A 2017 survey carried out by national campaign group, the Paediatric Continence Forum (PCF), showed that only 41% of clinical commissioning groups and health boards provide comprehensive and integrated community-based paediatric continence treatment services.
The 2015 transfer of school nurses and health visitors to local authority control had a major unintended consequence. These nurses played a key role in the early identification and first-line treatment for bedwetting, constipation and soiling.
Following this transfer, many trained and skilled nurses have been taken off these tasks – a 2017 PCF survey of local authorities showed that only 15% now provide a continence service.
More worrying is that as a direct consequence of the above, we believe many more children are attending A&E and are being admitted to hospital to be treated for advanced constipation (impaction) or for urinary tract infections – a clinically unsatisfactory and much more expensive alternative.
This is not what the government wants to happen. In England, the Carter Review of productivity in NHS hospitals, the NHS RightCare programme and the sustainability and transformation (STP) plans all focus on the need for efficient and effective service delivery.
A good range of guidance and tools to fulfil the government's brief have been available for some years, for example the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-accredited Paediatric Continence Commissioning Guide, published by the PCF in 2015 and to be updated this year. This guide provides a clear template for commissioners and clinicians to set up community-based, integrated and cost-effective paediatric continence services.
"The PCF, with its partner organisations, has put together case studies to demonstrate good practice and associated efficiency savings"
NHS England has also published guidance for commissioners and clinicians in 2015 – Excellence in Continence Care – which is about to be re-published.
The PCF is in discussions with Public Health England so that measurement of the outcomes within the commissioning guide can continue in their new FingerTips tool format. The PCF, with its partner organisations, has put together case studies to demonstrate good practice and associated efficiency savings. These are being considered by NHS RightCare as clinical examples in their 2018/9 programme.
What more can we do to improve this situation? On an encouraging note, the survey of CCGs showed that 64% of commissioners were aware of the Paediatric Continence Commissioning Guide and 50% were using it. Clearly awareness and uptake could still improve – and the PCF is driving this by making MPs aware where services in their constituencies are below standard.
The PCF welcomes any feedback from readers on their local service – or on any other aspects of this piece. Do join our Clinical Supporters Group to be our local "eyes and ears" by emailing: laura.mccarthy@whitehouseconsulting.co.uk
More details about the Paediatric Continence Forum and the resources mentioned in this piece are available on the PCF website.
Dr Penny Dobson MBE is chair of the Paediatric Continence Forum.
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newswire article reposts global 06.Apr.2004 16:50
imperialism & war | media criticism
WHAT WERE THE AMERICAN MERCENARIES IN FALLUJAH REALLY DOING?
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The story about the 'civilians' being mercenaries working for a civilian contractor is also almost certainly a lie (claiming that they are mercenaries is a form of limited hang-out, masking the deeper truth, and Americans have been conditioned to believe it by by a mysterious sudden interest in the American media about mercenaries). Much more likely is that the contractor is an intelligence 'cut out' used to mask the real nature of the CIA or Special Forces agents who are assigned to appear to work for them. The reason they were in an unmarked, unarmored SUV is that they were working as spies involved in reconnaissance for the military operation that was already underway. They were probably pretending to be something that they were not, businessmen or, most likely, journalists (the American intelligence use of journalistic cover just makes the world more dangerous for real journalists), and were trying to find out something about the freedom fighters in Falluja.
Based on the series of lies told by the Pentagon to explain the Falluja killings, we can see with a great degree of certainty what really happened. The disgusting American media is so lazy and disgusting that it simply retypes the lies released by the Pentagon and presents them as gospel truth. This has made the Pentagon very sloppy in its lying. The latest version has it that the American victims were civilian 'contractors' working as private security guards for a shipment of food (they must have had to restrain themselves from claiming it was a shipment of baby formula). So let me get this straight. Falluja is so dangerous for Americans that the American military decides to ship its food through there, and hires security guards traveling in an unarmed, unarmored vehicle to protect it? This, through country that is so dangerous that when the Americans were attacked the U. S. army wouldn't go in to try to save them? Yeah, right. The way the story is presented is that these poor unarmed American civilians were set upon by a bloodthirsty and completely unprovoked mob of savage beasts. What has just come out, however, is that the marines were already one week into an operation intended to 'pacify' the civilian population of Falluja by attacking them with the might of the American military (as was done in Vietnam, with remarkably similar failure). In other words, the context of the Falluja attack on the Americans was that the civilian population of Falluja was in the middle of a military assault by American forces. The story about the 'civilians' being mercenaries working for a civilian contractor is also almost certainly a lie (claiming that they are mercenaries is a form of limited hang-out, masking the deeper truth, and Americans have been conditioned to believe it by by a mysterious sudden interest in the American media about mercenaries). Much more likely is that the contractor is an intelligence 'cut out' used to mask the real nature of the CIA or Special Forces agents who are assigned to appear to work for them. The reason they were in an unmarked, unarmored SUV is that they were working as spies involved in reconnaissance for the military operation that was already underway. They were probably pretending to be something that they were not, businessmen or, most likely, journalists (the American intelligence use of journalistic cover just makes the world more dangerous for real journalists), and were trying to find out something about the freedom fighters in Falluja. The real scandal of Falluja isn't the fact that some Americans got a small piece of what they so richly deserved, but that the American military has no ideas about Falluja - not a stronghold of Saddam as has been falsely reported by the disgusting American media but a city radicalized by incompetence and ham-handedness in the American occupation - other than to mount a military campaign against a city of civilians. In the middle of a military assault by the strongest military in the world against these civilians, some of them catch some spies operating to make their lives even worse. Can you blame them for what they did? The American military is now using the excuse of the killing of the American spies to justify what they were already doing before the Americans were killed!
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Unlocking the new Artifact Traits (guide here).
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Unlock to Upgrade your Order Hall to level 7 and 8.
This toy will raise your Artifact weapon in the air.
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These patients used to call 911. Now, they get in-home care instead.
To keep vulnerable patients out of the hospital, hospitals and insurers are turning to so-called "mobile integrated health," which involves first responders providing care for patients at home, Leah Samuel reports for STAT News.
Mobile Health Clinics: Improve access to care for the underserved
Samuel reports that first responders often take elderly, chronically ill patients to the ED for even seemingly minor illness—a potentially inefficient use of resources that is one of several factors behind the rise of mobile integrated health. Further, laws in many places—such as Massachusetts—require a hospital trip for 911 calls, Samuel reports.
Under mobile integrated health initiative, patients are given an alternative number to call during certain hours of operation. First responders are permitted to provide certain care services in the patient's house. By preventing unnecessary hospital visits, mobile integrated health programs can save insurers money, reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, and provide a less stressful experience for patients, according to Samuel.
Mobile integrated health in action
More than 100 mobile integrated health efforts are up and running around the United States, Samuel reports, including several in Massachusetts, where the Department of Public Health has waived certain rules for EMS providers for two Boston-area mobile integrated health efforts.
3 key questions for remote patient monitoring
One of the programs, Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA), launched in 2014 and works with individuals in the Boston area who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid—or "dual eligibles." According to a MedPAC report, dual eligibles in 2012 made up 18% of the Medicare population but accounted for 31% of spending—in part because of their frequent ED trips.
Patients interested in participating receive a refrigerator magnet with a number to call in case of medical emergency between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. Individuals who call the program consult with an NP, who coordinates a care response with CCA contractor, EasCare Ambulance Service.
According to Samuel, patients who call during the program's hours of operations are usually seen at home by a first responder within an hour, while those who call at other times are scheduled for a visit during the evening shift. When an EMT arrives at a patient's house, he or she records vitals and the patient's symptoms, consults with a physician over the phone, and then—if appropriate—provides basic care services, such as administering medical tests, setting up an IV, or providing medicine. The program's vehicles do not include stretchers, so if the EMT decides the patient requires emergency care, he or she will call for an ambulance.
Another mobile integrated health program, SmartCare Community Paramedics (SCP), was also created under the DPH waiver. SCP works with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center patients with severe health problems that put them at high risk for repeated hospitalizations.
A promising trend—but limited evidence
While there is interest in expanding mobile integrated health programs, their efficacy hasn't been studied much, Samuel reports.
For instance, CCA surveyed 275 program participants who received mobile care services through July 2017 and found that 84% were able to avoid all ED use over that time period. According to a 2016 study coauthored by CCA, avoided ED visits save between $800 and $3,600 per patient compared with the cost of similar care in a hospital setting.
Stephen Dorner—an emergency medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital who co-authored a 2016 journal article on mobile integrated health programs, and who consults with CCA—said, "We're able to anecdotally note that there is a benefit, but we need to measure how beneficial these programs really are."
He added, "We know that it saved money when people avoided going to the hospital. But we're talking about avoiding something that it's hard to predict in the first place. There hasn't been a full-scale, retrospective analysis" (Samuel, STAT News, 11/17).
More than 50% of uninsured non-elderly patients lack a usual source of health care, and 25% of low-income patients miss or reschedule appointments because they lack transportation.
This research report provides best practice models for employing a mobile clinic to improve access to care for vulnerable populations, including detail on national mobile health clinic trends.
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Extend Early Childhood Leadership Commission
Concerning the early childhood leadership commission.
The bill amends the statutes relating to the early childhood leadership commission (commission) in the department of human services (department) as follows:
Makes changes to the legislative declaration, mission, and duties of the commission to include consideration of families of pregnant women and children;
Repeals the early childhood leadership commission fund.
Changes the title of the person appointed to assist the department in fulfilling the duties of the commission from 'executive director' to 'director';
Removes the requirement that the director be compensated from money credited to the early childhood leadership commission fund, and instead requires that the director be compensated with federal funds or gift, grants, or donations, and not with money from the general fund;
Permits the commission to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the expenses of the commission; and
Extends the repeal date and sunset review of the commission prior to its repeal from 2018 to 2023.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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Brittany Pettersen
Beth Martinez Humenik
Nancy Todd
Became Law
06/05/2017 Signed Act PDF
05/01/2017 Final Act PDF
04/17/2017 Rerevised PDF
04/13/2017 Revised PDF
03/13/2017 Reengrossed PDF
03/10/2017 Engrossed PDF
Preamended Versions (2 )
03/03/2017 PA2 PDF
Budget Staff Analysis (2)
04/11/2017 SA2 PDF
04/11/2017 | Senate Appropriations (1 )
Refer House Bill 17-1106 to the Committee of the Whole.
04/05/2017 | Senate Health & Human Services (1 )
Refer House Bill 17-1106 to the Committee on Appropriations.
03/03/2017 | House Appropriations (2 )
Adopt amendment L.005
The motion passed without objection.
Refer House Bill 17-1106, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
The motion passed on a vote of 11-2.
01/30/2017 | House Education (3 )
Committee Report Committee ReportHearing Summary 2nd Hearing Summary
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
Senate Votes (1)
Vote Document
Aye: 21 No: 12 Other: 2
House Votes (1)
06/05/2017 Governor Governor Signed
05/02/2017 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/01/2017 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/01/2017 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/17/2017 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/13/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/11/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/05/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/23/2017 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
03/13/2017 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/10/2017 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
03/08/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2017 - No Amendments
03/07/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/03/2017 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/30/2017 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/19/2017 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
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Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. N. Todd
Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. K. Becker, Rep. J. Bridges, Rep. J. Coleman, Rep. J. Danielson, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. J. Ginal, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. M. Hamner, Rep. C. Hansen, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. E. Hooton, Rep. D. Jackson, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. P. Lee, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. J. Melton, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. P. Rosenthal, Rep. J. Salazar, Rep. J. Singer, Rep. D. Valdez, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. F. Winter, Rep. D. Young
Sen. I. Aguilar, Sen. K. Donovan, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. M. Jones, Sen. D. Kagan, Sen. J. Kefalas, Sen. A. Kerr, Sen. M. Merrifield, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. R. Zenzinger
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Kansas vs Villanova Match preview
Before the World Cup ended, the Kansas team was 28-3, winning 16 games in a row, and almost certainly the NCAA Tournament no. 1 was on the verge of being nominated as an overall seed.
David McCormack and Christian Brown were all primary contributors to the team, although none of them were playing as big a role this season.
In March, however, Martin looked like a completely different player. Despite coming off the bench, he was named the Midwest Regional Player of the Year with an average of 16.8 points and 3.3 assists in Kansas' first four wins.
The younger brother of Nova Legend Ryan Arcadiacono played 26 big minutes in the 85-74 victory over Yukon on February 5 where Moore was sidelined with a sprained ankle.
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A view of the west facade from the Davey Square. This was designed to have a civic quality with red precast concrete circular column at the centre of each balcony. Image by Forbes Massie.
Project: Bridge House
Client: CJ O'Shea
Date: Planning submitted June 2021
Location: Hackney Wick, London
Size: 6250m²
We won this project in an invited competition – the LLDC has a policy of encouraging design competitions for complex sites and the brief called for;
'A practice who can act as design leaders for this special but complex project and who really understand the client's desire for excellence. A practice who understand buildability and can generate new, yet achievable ideas that will set pioneering standards for this type of development for years to come.'.
We cycle past the site a lot – an old waste management plant facing the canal towpath in Hackney Wick. The plot is a fragment of the Wickside masterplan and is called 'Bridge House' – It abuts a new pedestrian bridge that will cross the Hertford Union Canal, connecting the site to Fish Island Village to the south. The development is part of the 2012 London Olympic Games legacy.
Our design creates 40 new apartments that all have access to a shared rooftop garden. All apartments are dual-aspect, with large balconies overlooking the canal and new public square. There is a gallery, workshop and community space on the ground and lower ground floors.
The building is surrounded on all sides by a new public realm, designed in collaboration with Adams & Sutherland Architects. There is a colonnade on two sides, one that faces the canal towpath and one the new town-square. The facade is made from concrete elements, setting itself apart from the brick buildings that surround it.
Our client CJ O'Shea said: 'In working with Studioshaw they have shown great enthusiasm and ideas and this has really helped to push the building development to a successful conclusion. If asked were they the right Architect for the project the answer would be a resounding yes'.
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A view looking south towards Fish island village. The commercial spaces are set behind a colonnade and clad in brick. Image by Forbes Massie.
Diagram showing the grid of the west facade. The base is 10 equal bays which rise with the bridge approach level. The upper grid expresses the building as three united blocks.
The colonnade is an important social space between the building and the public realm, where people can meet or shelter from the rain or sun. Image by Forbes Massie.
The south facade sits on the Hertford Union Canal. Here the colonnade is double height with cafe units opening onto the towpath. The inset balconies above are part solid, part metal mesh and have built in planters. Image by Forbes Massie.
A typical residential floor plan. All dwellings have a dual aspect and at least one generous inset balcony.
A view through the building showing the workspaces with apartments above. All residents have access to a shared rooftop garden.
The west elevation. The building straddles complex levels - the public square, the bridge approach and the canal towpath.
The new Roach Point bridge will create a new cycle route, linking Fish Island Village to the south with Wickside to the north.
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Let's visit with the charts and indicators a bit before 'throwing it under the bus'.
Washington Prime Group Inc. (WPG) has been in a downtrend the past three years as we look at our weekly chart below. Prices made a low in February but the decline may not be over and a viable base or bottom pattern has not formed yet. Sounds discouraging but let's visit with the charts and indicators a bit before "throwing it under the bus".
In this daily bar chart of WPG, below, we can see that prices are below both the declining 50-day moving average line and the declining 200-day moving average line.
The daily On-Balance-Volume (OBV) line declined with the price action until November and since then the line has risen suggesting that buyers have been more aggressive the past four months.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) oscillator generated a cover shorts buy signal last month and is testing the zero line now.
In this weekly bar chart of WPG, below, we can see the three-year price erosion. Prices are below the declining 40-week moving average line.
The weekly OBV line has been in a downtrend since August and on this time frame sellers have been more aggressive. The weekly MACD oscillator has been below the zero line for more than a year and the two lines are on top of each other - things could go either way from here.
In this Point and Figure chart of WPG, below, we can see that prices are in a short-term decline (column of O's) and a lot of sideways price action is probably needed to establish a base or bottom.
Bottom line: WPG has its work cut out for itself. If the low was made last month we now need to rally to a higher high above $7.00 to improve the short-term picture. WPG is likely to be a work in progress for some time to come.


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