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Cash crusade: What are banks doing with the cash from quantitative easing?
Jordan Jackson
Until there is a resolution on the debt ceiling, net Treasury bill issuance is likely to remain materially negative in the coming month, putting continued downward pressure on short term interest rates.
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Previously, we discussed how the Federal Reserve (the Fed) "creates" money and injects it into the financial system. So where has quantitative easing from the COVID-crisis gone? We can look at the Fed liabilities to see where this cash has "manifested" itself. Last year, as highlighted in the chart, the balance sheet grew by $3.1trn1 , with almost half (45%) of that growth being driven by a $1.4trn increase in bank reserves. Another $1.2trn showed up at the US Treasury's checking account at the Fed (TGA). I cover the gritty details here, but suffice it to say, the TGA and bank reserves are both liabilities at the Federal Reserve. Meaning, when an investor pays taxes to the Treasury, buys US Treasuries at auctions, etc., reserves can leave the system, while the TGA increases. The inverse is true as well, in essence, this transaction shifts one liability item at the Fed to another.
For simplicity sake, let's assume the asset-side of a commercial bank includes: loans, Treasury and MBS securities, and bank reserves; and on the liability side, mainly deposits. During stressed periods, companies sell securities to increase liquidity and that cash makes its way to commercial banks in the form of deposits2 . Because all balance sheets must balance (A = L+ E), this growth in deposits should result in either: more loans, more reserves or owning more investment securities, assuming retained earnings remains constant3 . Here's where it gets interesting: the SLR exemption, also discussed here, removed reserves and treasures from the calculation in order to encourage increased lending capacity from commercial banks and to allow sufficient market making in the Treasury and MBS market.
Looking at the growth in Fed liabilities in 2021, the TGA has been drawn down substantially, while bank reserves rose steadily up until March 2021. Since then, reverse repos usage has picked up materially. Buy why? With loan demand weak, and reserves—which continue to rise due to QE— and Treasuries now being included in the SLR, banks have opted to actively try and manage their deposit growth by repricing deposits and/or sweeping some of the excess cash into government MMFs.
As we outlined, the Treasury has not been issuing short-term bonds because it's been funding its spending through TGA drawdown. The drawdown in the TGA has coincided with an $822bn decline in net T-bill issuance4 , most of which were held in government MMFs. As a result, government MMFs have turned to the RRP facility as a supply backstop. To put it simply, there is too much cash chasing not enough collateral.
In closing, the Fed's cash crusade will continue to inject cash into the system, even as tapering occurs. Given weak loan demand and current regulation, banks will look for ways to minimize deposit growth, suggesting MMF assets are likely to continue to increase. At the same time, until there is a resolution on the debt ceiling, net Treasury bill issuance is likely to remain materially negative in the coming month, putting continued downward pressure on short term interest rates.
Source: Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
1Total balance sheet growth from March 11, 2020 to December 30, 2020.
2Mostly in the form of non-operational deposits.
3Banks could also look to boost retained earnings via shrinking dividend payouts or increase loans.
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A brave new world for coral reefs
The future of the world's coral reefs hangs in the balance, but it is not too late to save them, according to a major study published today in the prestigious journal, Nature.
Scientists say that the reefs we know today are changing rapidly as they struggle to cope with the combined impacts of global warming, overfishing and pollution.
"The reefs of the future will be radically different from today or 30 years ago," says Professor Terry Hughes, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE). He led the study on reef futures and their capacity for rapid shifts. "But, if we take the right steps immediately, we can -- and must -- secure a future for reefs, recognising that the possibility of restoring them to their former condition is no longer possible."
"Current approaches to protecting coral reefs are failing because too often we ignore the real reasons for their decline," says co-author Professor Josh Cinner, also from the Coral CoE. "We need to understand why they are declining, and encourage changes in human behaviour to sustain reefs for the future."
"It's death by a thousand cuts," remarked co-author Professor Jeremy Jackson, from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. "Reefs suffer simultaneously from dredging, overharvesting, pollution, sewage, sediments, and steadily increasing temperatures."
These combined elements are transforming reefs into new configurations, where the mix of species is rapidly changing. According to the scientists, navigating this transition will require radical shifts in the science, management and governance of reefs worldwide.
"We can't save every species or turn back history," Prof. Hughes explained. "The challenge now is to steer reefs into the future, to ensure that they remain fully functional, and to retain their ability to support the livelihoods and wellbeing of the 100s of millions of people who depend on them."
Professor Steve Palumbi, Director of Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, adds, "Coral species themselves are changing, evolving, adapting at a huge scale. Their ability to change rapidly is an asset for us - the corals that live on warmer reefs now may be better prepared for future conditions. And every asset we have is important to use," he said.
"The window of opportunity to save reefs remains open, but it is closing rapidly," the scientists say. "One degree of average global warming has already caused three global coral bleaching events, so +1.5 or +2C will radically change reefs for centuries to come."
The scientists base their future vision on the COP21 Paris agreement. Reefs will run the gauntlet of climate change over coming decades as ocean temperatures continue to climb. However, some areas will warm less than others, and under the COP21 Paris Agreement, the most extreme future temperature rises and severe impacts of ocean acidification will be avoided.
Prof. Hughes is emphatic about the importance of COP21 to reefs: "They'll be different, but recognisable as coral reefs. However, if COP21 fails badly, coral reefs as we know them today will be destroyed."
These findings are presented in a major article published in an Insight on Biodiversity in this week's Nature.
The paper can be found at: http://nature.com/articles/doi:10.1038/nature22901
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HRD-90-37: Published: Oct 24, 1989. Publicly Released: Nov 29, 1989.
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Medicare payments to a contractor for furnishing dialysis supplies and equipment to patients who dialyzed at home, focusing on: (1) how the contractor's Medicare payments compared to its cost of providing staff-assisted home dialysis; (2) how total Medicare payments for contractor patients compared with payments for other Florida patients; and (3) whether contractor patient demographic characteristics differed from those of other Florida dialysis patients.
GAO found that: (1) Medicare reimbursements accounted for 71 percent of the contractor's revenues; (2) Medicare did not authorize payment for home dialysis aides and the contractor had to cover those costs with the payments it received for home dialysis supplies and equipment to make a profit; (3) the contractor's cost averaged about $246 per treatment, which included $179 for direct patient care, $59 for office costs, and $8 for other costs, and $67 of the direct-care costs went to pay for dialysis aides; (4) the contractor billed Medicare $252 per treatment, of which the carrier paid $202 and the patient's insurance paid $50, which allowed the contractor to be paid for the aides' services; (5) in 1988, the carrier determined that monthly dialysis costs averaged about $856, but the contractor billed Medicare about $3,124 per month; (6) although the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) proposed regulations to establish a special reasonable charge payment limit equal to the national average composite rate multiplied by the average treatments per month, the two carriers that processed almost all of the home dialysis claims had not reduced their rates; (7) HCFA estimated that increases in home dialysis patients could increase program costs by an additional $600 million over 5 years; (8) total Medicare payments for contractor patients averaged 35 percent higher than those for facility patients; and (9) as of July 1988, Florida had 4,640 facility patients and 171 contractor patients.
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Nacque a Stolpe, studiò insieme a Alexander von Humboldt sotto Abraham Gottlob Werner.

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Here is a recent note from an Angel Flight we provided.


That seems like a good choice. Samples sound good to me. The kit was far more complicated that I could handle as a non-tech type. My engineer cousin took over on that one... Price seems quite reasonable.
Topic: What is the best speaker cabinet for dub bass?
If by scoop, you mean ported cabinets, then I'd agree. Back in the late 70's (!), I used JBL scoop cabs with 15" speakers. They looked cooler than they sounded. Any ported 18" cabs I've used over the years are far superior in definition and low end.
has anyone had experience with this?
SWR Interstellar Overdrive pre-amp into a heft power amp and an Eden 1x18" cabinet. Ultra gut-rattling lows. That's with a Fender Jazz or Wal 4 string.
We've used the TAL Dub plug-in with good success. It's got a lot of gritty analog quality that other plug-ins don't - esp on excess regeneration effeccts. it's still not as good as our SRE-555 space echo, but - hey, it's free! be interested is checking out the new version.


Working in the aviation industry often seems like a dream job. Pilots and flight attendants get to travel and enjoy lucrative incomes. But these are only two of the many roles that make up the aviation industry, and below the surface, even these glamorized positions are not without risk.
How Dangerous is the Aviation Industry?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the percentage of injuries and illness in the aviation industry has spiked higher than the construction, mining, and agriculture industries. In 2016, there were a reported 6.7 nonfatal injuries per 100 workers in the aviation industry. That accounted for over twice the rate of workers among all private industries, which was 2.9 cases per 100 workers.
Spinal cord injuries – Caused by lifting baggage and reaching overhead.
Neck or shoulder injuries – Caused by jarring, turbulence, or rough landing.
Slip and fall injuries – May occur in airports or onboard planes.
Repetitive motion injuries – Impacts wrists, hands and back. Caused by pushing carts, repetitive movements, lifting, bending, etc.
Assault – Unfortunately, assault has become an increasing workplace hazard for flight attendants.
"Sick airplane syndrome" – Illness caused by extended exposure to the sometimes poor air quality inside planes.
Fatigue – Airline workers often work long hours and have varying schedules. This can result in fatigue and poor sleep schedules.
If you work in the aviation industry and have suffered these or other injuries, you may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. Find out by calling the Law Offices of George S. Henderson today.
Every year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a report detailing the most common safety violations in American workplaces. This report helps OSHA identify problem areas and violations that are commonly repeated. It also serves as a reminder for businesses of the importance of compliance with regulations.
No matter what industry you work in, employers are required to ensure a safe working environment. That includes proper training, maintaining safe property, providing protective gear when necessary, and complying with all regulations.
Some of these top 10 were also included in the 2016 report, such as ladders, fall protection, and powered industrial trucks. One new violation making the top 10 list is the fall protection specific to training (number 9). The addition of training violations means that businesses need to be diligent in properly training employees. Training should include full training for the position and for any relevant protective equipment.
Under federal law, all workers are entitled to a safe work environment. Employers must provide a work environment that is free of health and safety hazards. If you are concerned about the safety of your work environment, it is within your rights to contact OSHA and file a complaint. You also are entitled to legal representation if you are concerned about your health, or you have sustained an injury. To learn more about your legal rights, contact The Law Offices of George S. Henderson to speak with our workers' compensation attorney.
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If you've been injured on the job, you probably want to file a workers' compensation claim so you aren't stuck with out of pocket medical expenses. We've all heard horror stories about employers who fail to file claims, or refuse to pay claims that are filed. This may have you wondering what your employer can do after you've filed a claim.
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Fact: It is illegal for your employer to retaliate against you in any way after you file a workers' compensation claim. Employers cannot legally terminate an employee without reasonable cause, which filing a workers' compensation claim is not.
Myth: You cannot file a claim unless your employer was at fault for your injuries.
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When I'm in The Forest, many noises reach my deers ears.
The sounds can include the calling of my fellow deer.
I hear mooing and... Whistling?
It's an airy whistle that enters the air and echos.
I love the sound, but I have no idea what mask makes it.
IMO, it would be better to find that out for yourself, either by observing others, or trying the masks out when they're casted on you.
I mean, wouldn't doing the above be more exciting, than knowing outright which mask it is, and not needing to do the above?
That is very true, but just today I 'asked' two other deer to cast Spells on me.
They cast Pelts, Antlers, and Masks on my deer.
I wasn't sure what I was looking for in the Masks, so I just waited until I found one that I liked.
Every time they cast a Mask on me I mooed to hear my voice change.
It took more then ten minutes and tons of repeats before I gave up on the whistling Mask.
I'm not sure, but I think I went through every Mask there was.
Is there an area in the Forum where I can see all the Masks available to us deer?
It's one of these and it's on the second row down!
I know this isn't really part of this question, or rather, it sort of is, but I've heard that you can only get the Zombie Deer Set (Antlers, Mask, and Pelt) by doing something with Spell-Data?
Can anyone tell me if this is true, or will it come back during the Day Of The Deer?
What even really is Spell-Data? How can it be given from one player to the other?
There isn't really much point in explaining how you can get them outside of Halloween, since it does involve sharing and/or editing spell data which is not allowed. But there is an exception: If someone uses an older version of TEF they can cast the DotD sets on other users.
Spell Data was/is the file in which all your pelt/mask/antler data is stored and tells the game what to show on your deer. Presently the Spell Data is server side due to M and A not liking people sharing the data and editing it as it was going against their wishes. In other words Spell Data is now inaccessable whereas in the past it wasn't.


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Existential humanism is humanism that validates the human subject as struggling for self-knowledge and self-responsibility.

Concepts

Søren Kierkegaard suggested that the best use of our capacity for making choices is to freely choose to live a fully human life, rooted in a personal search for values, rather than an external code.

Jean-Paul Sartre said "existentialism is a humanism" because it expresses the power of human beings to make freely-willed choices, independent of the influence of religion or society. Unlike traditional humanisms, however, Sartre disavowed any reliance on an essential nature of man – on deriving values from the facts of human nature – but rather saw human value as self-created through undertaking projects in the world: experiments in living.

Albert Camus, in his book The Plague, suggests that some of us may choose to be heroic, even knowing that it will bring us neither reward nor salvation; and Simone de Beauvoir, in her book The Ethics of Ambiguity, argues that embracing our own personal freedom requires us to fight for the freedoms of all humanity.

Criticism

Martin Heidegger attacked Sartre's concept of existential humanism in his Letter on Humanism of 1946, accusing Sartre of elevating Reason above Being.

Michel Foucault followed Heidegger in attacking Sartre's humanism as a kind of theology of man, though in his emphasis on the self-creation of the human being he has in fact been seen as very close to Sartre's existential humanism.

See also

References

Types of existentialism
Humanism


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Bubbledogs is a hot dogs with champagne restaurant in the heart of London, a small but popular restaurant with a great atmosphere that always attracts significant footfall.
Like many popular modern restaurants, Bubbledogs operate a no bookings policy, previously Bubbledogs' had thought that making customers queue outside was the best way to turn tables quickly. However, the customer experience was not ideal and dissuaded customers from visiting as customers could wait between 0.5-2 hours outside the restaurant. The queue was also manpower intensive to manage, this meant they were serving fewer customers and not operating at optimum efficiency.
Bubbledogs implemented Qudini Waitlist App enabling customer entering the restaurant to give their details to waiter with a tablet app.
Once added to the digital waitlist, customers will receive an SMS confirmation with countdown weblink of their waitlist position. Rather than standing in a physical queue, customer can now enjoy their wait in nearby bar.
in additional revenue per restaurant per annum. Now that more customers are seated every night.


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Catabolic and Anabolic Reactions
Disorders in Metabolic Rate
Thousands of chemical reactions are necessary to keep living cells healthy. The sum of these reactions is called metabolism. Many of the reactions involve breaking down molecules to release some of their stored energy. For example, humans can break down sugar molecules to get energy. Other reactions combine molecules to make larger molecules. When a plant repairs a torn leaf, it is putting together molecules in order to heal itself.
Each metabolic reaction is either catabolic or anabolic. In a catabolic reaction, molecules are broken down into smaller components, and energy is released. The breakdown of food in digestion is a catabolic reaction (see digestive system). Foods are generally in the form of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids (also called fats). The following equations demonstrate how these larger molecules, shown on the left, break down into smaller components, releasing energy in the process.
protein → amino acids + energy
carbohydrates → sugars + energy
lipids → fatty acids + glycerol + energy
The energy released in such reactions is used to do work, such as repair or growth, in the organism. In mammals and birds this energy is also used to maintain a constant body temperature, which may often be higher than the temperature of the environment. The smaller molecules that result from a catabolic reaction may be further broken down to release more energy. Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, for example, are two biochemical processes by which sugar is broken down further to obtain energy.
The products of a catabolic reaction may also be used to build larger molecules. Such constructive reactions are termed anabolic. Anabolic reactions require rather than release energy, and they allow an organism to manufacture specific essential molecules. In the following equations the large molecules on the left are assembled from the smaller components on the right.
protein ← amino acids + energy
carbohydrates ← sugars + energy
lipids ← fatty acids + glycerol + energy
Various nutrients can be recycled to create different forms of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. For example, muscles are made from such proteins as actin and myosin. The body can make both of these proteins if it has the necessary amino acids and sufficient energy. Both types of metabolic reactions involve energy. This energy can be stored in an energy-transferring compound called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). As the name suggests, the molecule consists of three sections of phosphate attached to an adenosine section. When a phosphate is detached, energy is released; the resulting molecule is called adenosine diphosphate (ADP). The following equation demonstrates this reaction, called ATP reduction.
ATP → ADP + P + energy
Conversely, energy can be stored by joining a free phosphate with ADP to form ATP. The following equation demonstrates this reaction, called ATP synthesis.
ATP ← ADP + P + energy
Physicians can measure a patient's basic metabolic rate (BMR) by measuring the amount of oxygen the patient uses or by measuring the amount of heat the patient radiates. Metabolism is regulated by substances called enzymes (see enzyme). It is also affected by hormonal secretions of the pituitary and thyroid glands (see hormones). For example, the pituitary gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroxine, a hormone that in turn increases the body's metabolic rate. Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid secretes too much thyroxine, resulting in an abnormally high metabolic rate. The symptoms include nervousness, wasted energy, and irritability. Abnormally low amounts of thyroxine result in hypothyroidism and a low metabolic rate. In a child this condition results in cretinism, or stunted growth. By artificially administering thyroxine, doctors often can regulate these metabolic disorders. (See also biochemistry; human disease, "Metabolic Diseases."
Elliot Mitchell


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Culver City, CA -- SCALABLE Network Technologies, Inc. (SCALABLE), the leader in communications simulation technology, announced today that the company was awarded an independent SBIR Phase III Basic Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to support the acquisition and enhancement of JNE (JTRS Network Emulator) for use by numerous DoD programs/agencies. The contract from the Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) is a follow-on to previous Army and Navy SBIR efforts with SCALABLE, with an estimated value of $11M.
Developed by SCALABLE and based on the company's EXata® emulation engine, JNE is a virtual laboratory that supports real-time emulation of large-scale communication networks of current and future force radios and associated waveforms. These include, but are not limited to, the Wideband Network Waveform (WNW), the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), Link-16, Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), Enhanced Position Location and Reporting System (EPLRS), Internet Controller (INC) and similar components.
JNE has been developed for use in Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) environments that connect units that exist in a constructive simulation model with live and virtual lab-based units to form a "hybrid" large-scale network. These "hybrid" networks created with JNE emulate the intensity and distribution of traffic typical of battlefield deployments and perform with all the complexity and realism of an actual large-scale network. This high degree of fidelity makes it possible to integrate a JNE network into live exercises using real hardware, real users and real applications connected to operational networks. Thus, JNE can enable testing exercises of large-scale (hundreds to thousands of radios) networks with a few – and in some cases no - live JTRS radios, accelerating development cycle time and reducing costs.
Currently, JNE is being deployed in large-scale operational testing exercises at stages of the program lifecycle where procurement of critical quantities of live JTRS radios is problematic in terms of availability and cost. Additional uses that are part of the DoD's vision for JNE include warfighter training for JTRS radios, network managers, and advanced applications, as well as testing and analysis of emerging software-defined radio and network-centric systems.
According to Rajive Bagrodia, CEO of SCALABLE, "This contract award is the culmination of years of intense labor and cooperation between the JPEO, the Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM), and SCALABLE to develop a solution to support accelerated deployment of robust and predictable net-centric communication technology. As JNE is acquired by DoD programs/agencies for analysis, test and training applications, we anticipate that emulation will prove to be a breakthrough capability for analysis, test, and training of our military's critical net-centric systems."
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The operational needs of a mission may require connecting dismounted warfighters, vehicle-based teams, local commanders, mobile firepower, airborne assets, ISR and strategic command-and-control facilities in a seamless end-end network with appropriate Quality of Service to support the diverse mix of battlefield applications. The scale of the battlefield networks is typically large and can quickly encompass thousands of communication devices; the diversity of the communication platforms also introduces significant heterogeneity into the battlefield communication infrastructure.
To meet the communication challenges, new communication & software-defined radio technologies are emerging that include ground and air assets like the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) radios and satellite communication technologies like Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) and Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). However, given acquisition program realities, units equipped with the new communication technology must interoperate with other U.S. units or Allied and Coalition units equipped with current communication technologies like EPLRS and Link-16.
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Crapsgiving 2012
I actually recovered from a week and a half of Extreme Bizzitude the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Wednesday night was spent brining the turkey, Thursday, of course, was cooking and eating, then eating after a nap, then eating some more. Friday was more restful, as old chum Cabot Parsons was down from Noo Yawk to visit, and we made each other remember stuff from our more youthful days that we had good cause to forget (and then I ate). That was the restful day my body had really needed. And Saturday… ah Saturday… was the rest my soul needed, as I had no Show and therefore bullied everyone into a Thanksgiving Crapfest, or, as it is known, Crapsgiving.
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I think I actually stuffed myself more at Crapsgiving than I had at Thanksgiving. Host Dave had cooked up some excellent beef-and-venison sausages and sautéed the hell out of a mix of mushrooms and peppers and some dirty rice – nay, filthy rice – to accompany them. As the evening wore on we would also tuck into a huge pepperoni pizza Rick had snagged from Costco – I believe the crust was also made from pepperoni, as were portions of the box. In any case, there was a hell of a lot of pepperoni. Then the usual snacks, and Paul brought supplies for root beer floats. After a year spent losing weight, I am finally back to my fightin' weight of 500 pounds.
While various people arrived, I played a disc of terrible things from, appropriately, everythingisterrible.com. Alas, the only people to be scarred by this were myself, Dave, Rick and one of two new guys who had arrived early, Erik. Erik brought his A-game, I must say; he came with some movies of his own, about the worst of which (that I had seen, anyway) was The Angry Red Planet, and I love The Angry Red Planet. But I don't think he was entirely prepared for the brain-blasting awfulness we put ourselves through on a regular basis; though Everything is Terrible should have been a fair intimation.
We started off Crapsgiving Proper with The Big Doll House, Jack Hill's first Filipino Women In Prison flick for Corman's new company, New World Pictures. It isn't the absurd perfection of The Big Bird Cage, but it is still pretty entertaining in its own right. This is apparently Pam Grier's first big movie role, where Sid Haig is giving her acting tips as the shoot progresses. Their chemistry is damned good, so much so that Hill would pair them again for The Big Bird Cage the following year.
There is really only one plot in these movies: there are women in a hellish Filipino prison, and they want to escape. What sets each apart is the bizarreness of the setpieces. Granted, there must always be at least one shower scene, one wrestling match (usually in mud, if Corman has anything to say about it), and at least one torture scene involving nudity, ideally several. Doll House also has a food fight followed up by a general fire-hosing of the inmates (which, legend says, the inmates didn't know was coming). This particular prison is also, for some reason, run by female Nazis, though there is also a shadowy hooded military man who seems to operate things behind the scenes, leading Erik to deduce that the prison is actually being run by Cobra Commander. ("I hate you, Joe! Now get undressed!")
Surprisingly little nudity, given the movie's ultimate venue was the drive-in, but some little caution was apparently called for in 1971. The next year Deep Throat would put "porno chic" on the cultural map and things would loosen up considerably for a few years, providing the teen-aged me with a short Golden Age at the Drive-In. The Big Doll House's major problems are a Shakespeare-sized cast list (with an identically Shakespearean body count), getting rid of Pam Grier way too soon, and that there is no Vic Diaz. If I had been Ferdinand Marcos, I would have required every movie made in the Philippines to cast Vic Diaz. Dammit, A Filipino movie without Vic Diaz is like a Women in Prison movie without a shower scene.
Also best line of the night comes from Dave: "Sid Haig is like the Cary Grant of Women in Prison movies."
Best of all, Big Doll House was one of the movies from The List – I now only have 15 to go before the end of the year (oy). Thank you, gentlemen.
Alan and Paul and the other newb, Joe, sauntered in toward the end of Doll House. Paul might have gotten to see an exposed breast, or two; Alan was not so lucky. Dave called upon me to put something on while he prepared martinis to fortify ourselves against his choice. I put on my new Shazzan disc, but when Dave sneered at it, I huffily withdrew it and substituted something I had promised Paul a long time ago: the very first episode of Hee Haw.
Most of you sneered just then. But then, most people are familiar with Hee Haw from its later, syndicated years, when the bits were old and worn and the writers were desperately pawing through whatever joke books they could find in resale shops to fill up time between country stars. But the first year, all this stuff was new, and the material was smart, surreal and sharp. There was no doubting the musical ability of the visiting stars (in this case Charley Pride and Loretta Lynn, who sang a feminist song about squaws going on warpaths) and there is no gainsaying Buck Owens. No, there is not, because Buck Owens kicks ass. The very first song, on Hee Haw, on the country & western version of Laugh-In, is not a country song. It is "Johnny B. Goode" with Dogpatch-styled go-go dancers.
(You know, when I wrote this, all these things were available on YouTube. I leave this horrid placeholder up by way of protest)
This is your monthly reminder that Buck Owens always disclaimed he played country. "I play American music," he would say, and go back to rocking out. The twin brothers in the background were the Hager Twins, there for youth appeal. Their songs were likewise good, and I always find myself infected with their "The Gambling Man" for weeks after watching this first episode. Dig the kazoo action:
So despite initial disbelief, the room wound up enjoying Hee Haw. It opened up old memory through-ways and if nothing else, it was a memory you could sing along with:
Then, finally, Dave was ready to spring his horrifying choice of the evening on us. But it was a digital copy, running off a server in a back room, so while it transferred itself to a closer hard drive (honestly, we were one hot chick with short hair shy of a 90s hacker drama), we popped in an emergency disc I had gotten from Warner Archive some time before: Hollywood Party (1934). The trailer will give you some idea of the surrealism packed into its 69 minutes:
Yes, that's a shockingly young Jimmy Durante going mano a mano with Mickey Mouse, and that is not the weirdest thing on display in this movie. The contents are surprisingly saucy – Hollywood Party just barely slipped out before the Hayes Code started being sternly enforced. This is the sort of movie that gives you some context into older Looney Tunes gags. We never made it to Mickey Mouse, much less The Three Stooges (still shackled to Ted Healey) or Laurel and Hardy. We never had time to ponder the allure of Lupe Velez, the Mexican Spitfire, whose act consisted of combining a spoiled brat with the worst psycho girlfriend you ever had. Hollywood Party was interrupted by the completed transfer of Dave's choice: Abby (1974).
Abby is William Girdler's blaxploitation version of The Exorcist; it was reportedly more successful than Blacula, and one of several Exorcist knock-offs suppressed by Warner Brothers. I was a bit bemused by the other members of our gathering saying, "Abby? Abby? What's that?" I sometimes forget what a strange little specialized bubble I occupy.
Snappy pith helmet, Bishop. You must be in Africa!
Abby is the fourth of five movies Girdler made in his native Louisville, Kentucky; he was known for making them fast and cheap, even when he moved on to Hollywood. I'm pretty sure most of Abby's budget went to paying William Marshall, and that is always a wise investment. Marshall plays Bishop Garnett Williams, who heads off to Nigeria to aid in pestilence and famine relief, but winds up unleashing an ancient demon who possesses his innocent daughter-in-law, the title character, played by Carol Speed. Again, there's not much budget, so any demonic activity is limited to cursing, flailing around, popping an alka-seltzer into the mouth, renting a fog machine for one night, and scaring white women to death. And, oh yeah, screwing a bunch of men, much to the dismay of her husband, Williams' son, himself a minister. I guess that's a valid (and economical) path to take when your possessed character isn't a schoolgirl.
Well, Pop comes back from Nigeria and after his son and Abby's brother, a cop, track her down to a local nightclub, Marshall dons his holy dashiki and lays the righteous smack down on the devil. There's a lot of not-quite subliminal flashes of Speed in some monster makeup (to echo the one in Exorcist) in the lengthy exorcism scene. They even pull out the stage illusion levitation trick, possible because they didn't have to bother lifting a bed. Genius!
I've never been a big fan of The Exorcist, for much the same reason The Omen leaves me cold; I don't have much in the way of religious roots to shake. So I'm afraid a cheap copy of The Exorcist (and Girdler, whatever his shortcomings, was refreshingly honest about that) isn't going to do much for me. At least now I can say I've seen Abby.
Really, the most frightening thing about it: It has thrown the door open to a viewing of Exorcist II: The Heretic. Which, surprise, surprise, I have just gotten from the Swap A DVD Club.
You can take that earlier phrase "At least now I can say I've seen Abby" and use it for our next movie. Its possibility as a Crapfest entry had been danced around for some time, and finally, it seems, it was time to actually experience it.
Sweet Sassy Molassy. We've been through a lot at Crapfests. We've subjected ourselves to Dondi, Things and Strange Beings. We keep thinking we've developed scar tissue. But The Room punched us in places that hadn't been touched before.
Writer/director/producer Tommy Wiseau also stars as Johnny, who is a saint, I tell you, a saint. His girlfriend, Lisa (Juliette Danielle) lives with him, and he buys her flowers, dresses, a ring, soon a car and a house. They are to be married in a month. Lisa, though, confesses to her Mom and everyone who will listen that she finds Johnny "boring", doesn't love him anymore, and isn't going to marry him. Then she has an affair with Johnny's best friend, Mark (Greg Sestero).
The Room is like a vanity novel about human relationships written by Martians; they know what relationships look like, but not what they sound like, what truly makes them tick.
Characters keep getting introduced, right up into the third act – at least I think that was the third act – mainly to tell us how awesome Johnny is and how evil Lisa has become. "She's a sociopath!" Conveniently Introduced Psychologist tells us. Lisa also finishes every conversation with "I don't want to talk about it!" and we were really sorry we hadn't known to count those.
There's a fair piece of your six million dollar budget right there.
There are four sex scenes in The Room. One is simply the first sex scene between Johnny and Lisa played again, with a different fake rock song on the soundtrack. These scenes make you wonder if you haven't accidentally flipped to Cinemax; in fact, if not for the tragic ending, I would assume this was Wiseau's audition tape for directing Cinemax flicks.
Wiseau is working through some issues here, and I don't need a Conveniently Introduced Psychologist to tell me this. Johnny is just a wonderful human being, everybody agrees about this, even Mark while he's schtupping Johnny's girlfriend. So after everything is revealed at Johnny's birthday party, and he makes everyone leave, Johnny tears the place apart ("I saw Orson Welles do this in Citizen Kane and it was awesome!") and then blows his brains out, leaving Lisa and Mark to boo hoo hoo over their loss and transgression and doubtless the President to declare a day of mourning.
It's that last scene, the oh-what-have-we-done scene, that leads me to believe that the vanity novel was written by an adolescent Martian. God, how many stories have we constructed in our little hormone-cooked brains where we died and everybody agonized over how badly they'd treated us? That's what the last scene in The Room is, and the difference is that Wiseau managed to pull together a reported $6 million to make a movie version of it.
I also can't help but laugh at the last part of that trailer, the "quirky black comedy" part. That's the part that finally makes it salable, but The Room was not shot as a black comedy. It's a teenage I'll-show-them-all put to film, and I'm glad that Wiseau got some catharsis out of this, even if I and everyone who's seen it has not.
My first encounter with The Room:
It's the "Oh, Johnny, I didn't know it was you" followed by "You're my favorite customer" that still gets me.
Of course, I was live-tweeting the Crapfest, and about three-quarters of the way through The Room, I had to say this:
Little did I know that there is a Room bot out there, and I came home to this:
AAAAHHHHH! Stop haunting me, Tommy Wiseau! STOP HAUNTING MEEEEEEEEEE!
Categories: The Wonderful World of Crap . Tags: abby, big doll house, crapfest, hee haw, jack hill, roger corman, the room, tommy wiseau, william girdler . Author: drfreex . Comments: 6 Comments


The U.S. government on August 7 notified Japan that trace amounts of radioactivity leaked from the nuclear-powered submarine Houston at Japanese ports between June 2006 and July 2008. During this period, the USS Houston made 11 port calls in Japan.
The fact shows how irresponsible it is for the Japanese and U.S. governments to argue that U.S. nuclear-powered ships have no safety problems.
The radioactivity leaks from the Houston were confirmed on July 24, when the nuclear-powered submarine was in Hawaii for regular maintenance. However, the United States informed Japan of the radioactive leak on August 1, one week after its discovery, and the Japanese Foreign Ministry informed local governments concerned of the problem the day after. The delay in the ministry's action came under public criticism.
At that point, the United States said it did not know when cooling water contaminated with radioactivity began to leak, although it had been pointed out that the leak had occurred for several months. .
The Japanese Foreign Ministry on August 7 said that the U.S. government confirmed that the radioactivity leak had begun in June 2006.
Records show that since June 2006, the USS Houston called at the U.S. Sasebo Naval Base five times, at the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base once, and White Beach in Okinawa five times. The United States estimates that radioactivity leaks from the Houston may have occurred on these occasions.


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Does your ESL teacher look like this?
Staying in England, I have struggled financially. The cost of living is high all over the country, and finding a well paid position in my skill set isn't easy. Around Christmas of 2017, I had a lot of people to buy gifts for and no cash to do it. I was desperate, and even though I already worked 2 part time jobs, I took on another. My parents taught English online, and suggested a company that had flexible schedules and decent pay. It was called Cambly, I applied, and was hired within 3 days.
I initially took the job as a way to get through the holidays, but, I was so good at it, and I made so much money that I never got around to quitting. I've been with Cambly 6 months now, and I work online almost every day. I swore that I would never be a teacher, but, I have a knack for teaching English. Just a few months into working for Cambly, I became one of the highest rated teachers, and I rarely have any open slots in my schedule. Sometimes my teaching hours are booked up weeks in advance.
Teaching English was my side hustle. I never thought it would turn into more. But, I was miserable in my day job working at a nursery/daycare, and was desperate for a change. The UK is a hot spot for ESL summer camps, and all of them were looking for qualified English teachers. I applied for 2 different companies and was hired by both. So, I immediately left my job at the nursery and NEVER looked back.
My side hustle was born out of necessity. I needed money, and I had the skills to teach English (those skills were a degree and understand of different cultures). But six months in, my side hustle is now my primary source of income. I make at least $100 a week and I only work 10 hours teaching online. I make around $500 a week teaching English at summer camps. My schedule is insanely flexible, I design my own classes, and am basically my own boss.
Will I always be an ESL teacher? I don't know. For now, it pays the bills and allows me the freedom to write. Turning a side hustle into a career was never my plan. However, side hustles are usually things that people enjoy, are good at, and treat as a hobby. Like running an Etsy store or a blog. It only makes sense that something a person is passionate about would become more profitable than a job they despise.
If you have any questions about side hustles, making profits out of them, or about teaching ESL, DO NOT hesitate to contact me. I will answer any questions and happily lend support!!
As an ESL (English as a Second Language) I speak to many nationalities, and Egyptian's are frequently my students. Today, the BBC published an article claiming that Egypt is safer than the UK and USA. A survey from Gallup Global claims that more people feel safe walking alone at night in Egypt than in the US.
Ask any of my students, they would all laugh and say that was ridiculous. Egyptians live in a constant state of fear, their leader is a dictator. Several of my students have had family members killed by this regime. In no way is Egypt safer than the UK. In the UK police officers don't even carry guns, in Egypt, not only do they carry, but they use them as well.
I can only assume that people in Egypt feel equally UNSAFE at night as they do in the day. Thus, the survey results say Egypt is the 16th safest country in the world. As a traveller, I promise that I would not walk the streets of Egypt comfortably at night. And I am a fairly fearless person, I'll walk anywhere alone at night in the US, even the ghetto of New Orleans.
This is the article that lists the safest countries. Unsurprisingly, China and Singapore were were very safe, while Venezuela was on of the most dangerous. Overall, I don't think this survey is accurate. I mean, they suggest that Turkey is more dangerous than Myanmar. That Japan is LESS safe than UK (which is ridiculous). The survey is clearly flawed.
Are You a Racist and You Don't Realize It?
I was recently visiting some family, they are an elderly British couple. At one point, the husbands brother came to visit. We were all gathered around a sitting room, discussing my visa situation. I can't renew my visa because I don't earn enough money and this upsets the family. The brother said "I'm not racist but…" It is always the "but" that means something bad is coming.
I struggled to maintain my composure. I HATE when people are racist, especially when they have zero understanding of the incredibly difficult and complicated process ANYONE goes through to live in the UK, regardless of skin color. Additionally, I took affront to this words because my best friend's family originally came from Pakistan and they have done nothing but add to the UK. I don't understand why native British assume that any foreigner is detracting from the country rather than giving to it. Most foreigners fill jobs that would otherwise sit empty. The worst part for me however, was them attempting to negate their negative comments by saying "I'm not racist".
No. There is no way to be kind of racist, or semi-racist, or make racist comments and not be racist. Racism is a black and white issue. Either, you are racist (which this brother definitely was) or you aren't. You can't pick and choose how to define yourself when it comes to being insulting towards other races.
I also found it disrespectful that they attempted to minimize my situation by putting it down to the fact that I am American and/or white. My skin color has nothing to do with my visa.. The country and skin you are born in DOES NOT MATTER. We all have the same DNA design, the same body parts, the same ancestors. Race isn't important to what country you should be allowed to live. Racism is simple not ok in 2018.
Is Having a Good Work Ethic Connected to Having a Good Work Environment?
Research has demonstrated that employee's who have a good working environment with proper benefits improve their productivity and get better results. However, what about research into working environments that are made a little too good? I know this will probably sound insane, but I think that if the working environment is too comfortable, productivity and work ethic can go down. I have one clear example of this.
In the UK, contracted employee's get 25-26 days of mandatory leave plus holidays. They are allowed to call in sick and not lose pay or holiday days. They work decent regulated hours, and have huge levels of safety standards built in. All British residents get free health care, and if they lose their job they get government support. Maternity leave is usually about 6 months, father's also get a bit of time off. Lastly, it isn't easy to fire someone in the UK. You have to have a really good reason.
In the US employee's aren't so lucky. Maternity leave is 3 months, maximum. There are no paid sick days. If you are fortunate, you get a total of 10 days off work, plus holidays. Employers offer health insurance, but it will usually cost the employee an arm and a leg. Getting fired is easy, and if you want to claim unemployment, you can only do so for a maximum of 6 months and that is with a lot of paperwork involved. You are frequently expected to work a lot of overtime, without compensation.
Overall, the US work system isn't the best. Especially with regards to time off and health benefits. However, I see a huge discrepancy between British work ethics and Americans. In America, people work hard at their job because they have no choice. If you slack, you are fired. And you have no government benefits to fall back on. Many people must work multiple jobs to make ends meet and cover all their expenses. In the UK, the government lends more of a helping hand. Rarely do people work multiple jobs in the UK. This is all fine until it leads to poor ethics in the workplace.
By being allowed to call in sick with no repercussion, I think it causes people to take advantage. I only call in ill if I am going to spread illness to others, or if I have a doctors note. I would say I take less than 5 sick days a year (usually). However, in Britain, I've seen people have more than a month off (with a doc note) and still keep their job and their pay! I truly believe this causes people to make every cold seem like a deadly virus. Furthermore, when you know your job is very protected, people get comfortable. They work slower, they don't try as hard. Often it is in their benefit to work slower because they can get paid overtime.
In many ways as an American I am grateful for the good working environment in the UK. However, I treat my job as if it was in the US, which means I respect it. I believe American's have been forced to have good work ethics. . Working in the UK is nice, but I think that the British have a poor work ethic because of it. There are other countries that have achieved a happier balance. In Japan, employee's are expected to work upwards of 50 or 60 hours a week. But, they get extremely good salaries and built in company benefits. In Turkey they also work around 45 to 50 hours a week, but they get 20-30 days off and public health care. America needs a better work environment, and the UK needs to develop a way to keep employee's incentivized to continue to maintain good work ethics.
If there is one thing I have learned from travelling the world, it is that somethings are the same in every country. A McDonald's burger always tastes the same amount of greasy and wonderful. People universally dislike the average American tourist. Lastly, bureaucracy is a impossibly difficult no matter where you go. I speak from experience, I have dealt with governments agencies on 3 different continents.
In the UK, it is challenging because they want multiple documents for one thing. Proof of address for example, they want you to have at least 4 items, from different sources! This is especially challenging when most bills and mail are sent via email rather than physical post.
In China, they expect you to wait in massive, huge lines (queue's). Upon reaching the front, the believe you should already know the paperwork, documents and information you need. There is no room or error or leeway. Everything must be perfectly in order to get what you need.
I think America is one of the worst locations of this. Trying to simply prove your identity is a chore. They want your birth certificate, passport, drivers license, social security care, and your left arm. This is just to prove you exist, to prove your address/residency is a whole other matter. Today, I attempted to get a driver's license. As I have residency in two countries, having snail mail isn't easy. But, I managed to round up several pieces of mail with my name and address, along with a title to the house I was in that also had my name on it. Yet, none of this was enough! Proving that I had a partial ownership of a piece of property in the state wasn't enough evidence that I was a resident. My mother had to sign a legal form stating that I was a resident at the address. Then, they attempted to say our physical address wasn't correct. Oh, the drama!! Then they charged me $70.
I shouldn't complain. I recently discovered that in Turkey to obtain a driver's license, you need to have a health examination to assure the government you have no health conditions that might impede your driving abilities.
I take comfort in the fact that bureaucracies are the same world wide. We might all live in different lands, but we can all unite in our loathing of the red tape.
Protected: Does America Deserve to be a First World Country?
Around 2010, a "buy local" trend started to emerge in America. Suddenly, it was considered wasteful and un-environmentally friendly to buy products that were grown or made abroad. Initially, this trend has solid logic. Local businesses like farmers directly contribute to their local economy. By buying your vegetables solely from them, you are ensuring that your money is going directly back into your own nearby economy. This ensures that your area continues to thrive and doesn't face unemployment or poor living conditions.
But, eight years later, and the "buy local" trend has really taken hold. Some people will only buy products that are made within 100 miles of where they live. And they shun products that were made abroad. I'm aware that this might seem like a stretch, but has the encouraged people to lean more towards nationalism and less towards being international participants?
If you aren't buying goods from other countries, then you aren't supporting international trade agreements that the US has made. Those agreements provide millions of jobs world wide. By not purchasing a toy made in China, you could be putting someone out of work. Furthermore, by focusing only on your local economy/area, you are forgetting that there other people and places out there. These people/places deserve income and money just as much as you do. The "buy local" trend is pushing the idea that American products are more important and worth more money than international sourced ones (because "buy local" always costs more money). A belief that American goods are better pushes people to believe more in that American's are better.
Nationalism is at an all time high under the regime of Trump. He holds a lot of responsibility for this with this "Make America Great Again" and "America First" propaganda. But, he is feeding on sentiments that people were already growing. I think that "buy local" has caused people to put too high a value on what American's do. And it causes them to ignore the importance of being part of a global economy. America could never survive if everyone lived the "buy local" lifestyle. As much as Trump hates to admit it, America needs other nations to feed it's people. The US simply can't produce enough foods and goods for its citizens on its own. "Buy local" is a good, but only in small doses. Taking it too far can lead to extremism that I believe harms foreign policy.


When The Hum and the Shiver proved successful enough to warrant a sequel, I wanted to advance the themes as well as the story. I decided that the central recurring character would be the place, not Bronwyn Hyatt. Cloud County and Needsville held many other characters I felt could (and subsequently did) carry their own novels.
I've said elsewhere that Wisp of a Thing was actually the Tufa novel I wrote first, in which I worked out the world, its rules, and many of the characters. That version of the story bears only the slightest relationship to the final book, though, and it turns out that changing a prequel into a sequel is actually more work than writing a new book from scratch.
What happens when you've hidden forever from the world, but now you can no longer hide?
In Long Black Curl, the outsiders are exiled Tufas Bo-Kate Wisby and Jeff Powell. Separated from their culture, they've made their way in the regular world for decades, using their faerie glamour to keep anyone from noticing. Bo-Kate is bent on vengeance, and her primary tool is rockabilly singer Byron Harley. All three view the current Tufa hierarchy with suspicion and disdain, seeing only the worst (and not being entirely wrong). The book's theme is a variation on The Hum and the Shiver: Can you forgive what's happened in order to move forward? And if not, what then?
Chapel of Ease uses a very different outside perspective; it's told entirely from the first-person perspective of Matt Johansson, a gay New York actor. He learns about the Tufa first from a play he's in, written by Tufa playwright Ray Parrish, who dies mysteriously the night before it opens. This makes the series theme explicit: by sharing a Tufa secret with the world, Ray pushes them even more into the light. Their time hiding is quickly coming to an end. The novel itself is about the value of secrets, and what gives them their power.
Gather Her Round is, on the surface, a monster story. It's also about characters who simply can't resist their own worst impulses. It's the novel most grounded in the Tufa world; by this point, I felt it was safe to assume readers no longer needed the mystery of the Tufa's true nature. But there is an outsider: Jack Cates, a game warden charged with tracking down the monster. The very ease of his entry into this formerly closed and sealed society demonstrates how far the Tufa have come since Craig tried to make friends in The Hum and the Shiver.
And that brings us to The Fairies of Sadieville, the upcoming final Tufa novel, available April 10, 2018. As with its predecessors, this novel can be read as a stand-alone; but more so than the others, there are treats and surprises for readers who have been on this journey with me. It brings a lot of the thematic threads together for a conclusion that, I hope, satisfies both the casual reader and the fan who's stuck with me all along.
As I said in my prior post, usually I have no idea what the theme of a book will be until I'm pretty far into revision. Even then, what I intend as the theme (and this is true of any writer's work) may not be what readers get from it. And that's okay; it means the story lives for the reader, and that they're engaged with it in a very active way.
*Yes, Faulkner's famous fictional Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha influenced my creation of Cloud County; specifically, it gave me the courage to invent my locale, rather than trying to wedge my otherworldly faerie folk into a real place, as I'd done with vampires and Memphis.
**If you're unaware, this particular line was the subject of a 2013 copyright dispute between Faulkner's estate and the Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris. The estate lost; you can read about the case here.
I love this series so much. I can't wait to read the last one.
I have mixed feelings about Sadieville. I'm excited, because it's a new Tufa novel. But I'm sad, because it's the3 final book of the series. I feel privileged to have been on this ride since the first book. I can't wait to find out how it ends. But Oh, how I will miss it.
I am saddened that the Tufa stories are ending. It is a rich and interesting world. I'm sure with the quality of your writing you'll have something just as good in store for us with your next project. Do we get a clue,?


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Statistics of the gravitational force in various dimensions of space: from Gaussian to Lévy laws
P. H. Chavanisa
Laboratoire de Physique Théorique (CNRS UMR 5152), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Corresponding author: a chavanis@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr
Received: 7 October 2008
Revised: 18 May 2009
Published online: 8 July 2009
We discuss the distribution of the gravitational force created by a Poissonian distribution of field sources (stars, galaxies,...) in different dimensions of space d. In d = 3, when the particle number N →+∞, it is given by a Lévy law called the Holtsmark distribution. It presents an algebraic tail for large fluctuations due to the contribution of the nearest neighbor. In d = 2, for large but finite values of N, it is given by a marginal Gaussian distribution intermediate between Gaussian and Lévy laws. It presents a Gaussian core and an algebraic tail. In d = 1, it is exactly given by the Bernouilli distribution (for any particle number N) which becomes Gaussian for N ≫ 1. Therefore, the dimension d = 2 is critical regarding the statistics of the gravitational force. We generalize these results for inhomogeneous systems with arbitrary power-law density profile and arbitrary power-law force in a d-dimensional universe.
PACS: 05.20.-y – Classical statistical mechanics / 05.40.-a – Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, noise, and Brownian motion / 05.10.Gg – Stochastic analysis methods / 05.90.+m – Other topics in statistical physics, thermodynamics, and nonlinear dynamical systems
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Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2013) 128: 128
On the Newtonian anisotropic configurations
Eur. Phys. J. C (2015) 75: 250
Relaxation of a test particle in systems with long-range interactions: diffusion coefficient and dynamical friction
Partially relativistic self-gravitating Bose-Einstein condensates with a stiff equation of state
Rainbow's stars
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Bolts take pitchers duel with Normal, 2-0
Dyllon Nuernberg
CRESTWOOD, IL—Despite owning one of the top ERAs in the Frontier League, Dyllon Nuernberg earned his first win of the season Tuesday evening at Standard Bank Stadium. Windy City (14-21) shut out the Normal CornBelters (18-16) for a 2-0 victory.
This was the second straight pitchers' duel between the 'Bolts and their opponent, but unlike Sunday night, Windy City had the lead for the majority of the game. Although Nuernberg faced a lot of jams early on in the game, the ThunderBolts' starting pitcher stranded five CornBelters, three in scoring position.
The fourth inning was a key for Windy City as the team took the lead and its starting pitcher began to work more efficiently. Zach Aakhus led off the inning with a single, but moved all the way to third base on a misplayed ball by Normal's right fielder. Two batters later Andrew Brauer sacrificed home Aakhus with a fly ball to center field. From innings 4-6 Nuernberg retired 12 of the 13 batters he faced, he eventually ended the day going seven innings with seven strikeouts.
The ThunderBolts picked up one more run in the 8th as Ryan Soares singled home Mike Torres for a 2-0 lead.
Nuernberg (1-1) worked seven shutout innings, outdueling Drew Provence (2-2) who worked seven innings giving up just one run and striking out eight. Michael Click (6) picked up the save.
These two teams will meet back up on the baseball diamond right away with a 10:35 a.m. first pitch Wednesday morning. Luis Noel (2-2, 4.54) will take the mound for Normal against Windy City's Matt Wickswat (2-4, 5.59). Fans that cannot make it to "Big Splash Day" at Standard Bank Stadium will be able to tune into the action on 88.3 FM WXAV and wxav.com.


– A deficiency in vitamin C is a deficiency in the healing, glandular, circulatory, immune, and regenerative abilities of the body. Vitamin C is a major factor in the formation and maintenance of bones and tissues, prevents cancer, and may prevent arteriosclerosis.
– The classic vitamin C deficiency is scurvy, with gum disease, loss of teeth, weakened bones, bleeding, bad breath, and general debilitation. Signs of clinical scurvy have been apparent under stress.
– In dogs, Vitamin C can totally resolve the problems of dysplastic hips in younger dogs and arthritis in older ones, as well as help or cure spinal myelopathy, ruptured discs, allergies, viral infections (including distemper), and skin problems. After the "cures," the dog needs to stay on C, but in lesser amounts.
– The vitamin is an antioxidant, a pollution fighter that cleans toxins from the blood and tissues.
– It helps protect against the side-effects of some veterinary drugs (including steroids/cortisone), and it is a major pain reliever.
– It keeps the teeth strong in aging dogs and retards the aging process.
– Supplementing with vitamin C is a major disease preventive; therefore it's emphasized in the daily feeding plans.
– Supplementing with vitamin C can mean the difference between life and death in the case of a sick dog.
– Contrary to myth and rumor, vitamin C will not cause kidney stones, it dissolves them.


When Dressgate went viral back in February, it ignited a discussion about perception across the Internet. People were realizing that the world as they see it does not always match the way others see it. I learned this lesson several years ago when I discovered that most people do not perceive something very basic the way I do. I have grapheme → color synesthesia, which is a fancy way of saying that I see letters and numbers in color.
A B C, it's easy as…red, blue, green. My synesthetic alphabet.
Grapheme → color synesthesia is the most common form of synesthesia ("union of the senses"), which means that some of you reading this post likely have it. If so, you probably also thought it was normal and not worth mentioning to anyone for much of your life. When I finally started talking to people about it in my 20s, nobody I spoke to had ever heard of such a thing, but in January of 2002 I happened to catch a segment on 60 Minutes II called A Sixth Sense and everything fell into place. Finally, I had a name for this condition and realized that others were having a similar experience. While I see letters and numbers in color, some synesthetes taste words or feel music as a physical touch on their skin.
This box of crayons is "Patient Zero" in the development of my condition.
I've read repeatedly that synesthesia runs in families, but nobody in my extended family seems to have it. Although many of the colors I see can be traced to a large box of Crayola crayons that my sister and I shared as children, she did not acquire the condition. This was about the time I was learning to read and write, so I'm certain that the association between letters, numbers, and colors was formed during this crucial phase of development.
People are often confused when I say that I see letters and numbers in color, and I find myself at something of a loss to explain. I can see the actual color of these gray letters against a white background as I type, but the individual colors are there too. It's a mental overlay, and yet that is too simplistic an explanation. More than just seeing with the eyes or with the mind, it's a knowing. I somehow know that 8 is red and S is dark blue. It's strange to contemplate that other synesthetes see these numbers and letters differently. How could 5 be anything but purple?
These numbers are colorful characters in both senses. Each has a personality.
Aside from making the world a more colorful and interesting place, the primary benefit of having synesthesia for me has been in the area of memory. I find it easy to remember names, phone numbers, and dates, because of the color impressions they create. As a result, I have unintentionally memorized more than a few Social Security and credit card numbers over the years. I also love to look at license plates and street numbers as I drive or go for walks, because it's fun to see all of the different color patterns.
In the years since I first heard the term, synesthesia has become popularized through the TED Talk and New York Times Bestselling book Born on a Blue Day by autistic savant Daniel Tammet, who has several types of synesthesia. I encounter more and more people who are familiar with it, including one young woman who, as a child, physically saw letters and numbers in color before the experience became more of a mental perception as she grew older. Only recently, I discovered that other experiences I have always taken for granted are also forms of synesthesia: chromesthesia (seeing colors when musical notes and/or keys are being played), spatial sequence synesthesia (perceiving months and dates in space), and ordinal linguistic personification (associating numbers, days, months, and letters with personalities).
But I'm not going to get into the science of synesthesia here or expound on every little detail of my experience with it. I'd rather you take a moment to consider your own perception of everyday matters. You may find that your world has a richness beyond the norm and that you have something important to contribute to our understanding of the brain and consciousness so that we can all lead more colorful lives.
Find out more about Daniel Tammet on his website. Born on a Blue Day can be purchased from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Do you ever have those moments when you could use a little uplifting, but you don't have time to read a self-help book? Or you try to meditate and all you can think about is all the other stuff you should be doing? If this sound like you, I have a great book to share that is perfect when your soul needs a quick attitude adjustment. It's called Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe by Yumi Sakugawa, and I wish I could have it permanently implanted in my brain for quick access at all times.
The book is a collection of beautiful ink drawings with delightful ideas and suggestions for opening up your heart and finding peace and calm in a universe that is sometimes overwhelming and hard to navigate. You can easily read it in one sitting, which I did the first time. But now, when I need a little Zen, I flip through and just read a few pages. It always brings me back to center and reminds me how much there is to appreciate in this crazy world. It's also a great book for people who would like a dreamy guide to inner peace without going full Chopra.
With lessons such as "Have Cake and Tea with Your Demons," Yumi deconstructs spirituality into bites we can easily digest.
Cake and tea, you say?
And by having this little party with my demon I can come to realize my demon just wanted love and compassion and time? And then we hug it out and dance? Count me in!
And don't we deserve more presents?
Yumi Sakugawa is an award-winning comic book artist and author. I've been following her on Facebook and love every new post. Her whimsical ink drawings (sometimes with color) are so full of life and warmth and continually display increased depth and complexity the more you look at them. Her drawings are usually accompanied by a poetic thought that makes you feel better instantly. Best of all, there are no complicated pop psychology terms to look up, no existential concepts that confuse you, and there isn't a ton of reading to slog through to get to the point. With a lovely drawing and a happy thought, your spirit is uplifted and you are ready to move on to all the other stuff you should be doing.
Read Yumi. Feel better. Repeat. Becoming one with the universe has never been so easy or so fun.
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Urban Outfitters, and a variety of online retailers.
Yumi Sakugawa just released a new book called There Is No Right Way To Meditate And Other Lessons, and it's as delightful and uplifting as Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe. Yumi has a gift for combining her sweet drawings with simple text to explain sometimes complicated concepts in a way that makes you instantly feel better. Meditation can be daunting, but Yumi makes it accessible and fun. I read this book aloud to my husband and we both giggled and smiled, which in itself was a meditation—Yumi style.
Find out more about There Is No Right Way To Meditate, including where to purchase the book, on Yumi Sakugawa's website.


Scouting report: The Panthers' 2-1 win at St. Louis on Feb. 20, on Vincent Trocheck's goal with 4.6 seconds remaining, marked the apex of their season. It concluded a franchise-record five-game sweep of their West Coast trip. That moved them into a playoff spot at 28-20-10. They have lost 16 of 21 since then, including the past five. The winning goal against the Blues was Trocheck's 21st. Although he leads the team with 53 points, he has just one goal since then, and it was 17 games ago. … While the Panthers have already shifted focus to next season, this game has meaning for the Blues trying to hold on to third place in the Central Division. St. Louis (43-29-7) is already assured of a playoff spot, but its grip on a top-three place in the division (one point up on Nashville) was loosened by a 5-2 loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday. The loss was only the Blues' second in regulation in the past month and snapped a nine-game point streak. … James Reimer is expected back in goal for Florida. F Jussi Jokinen joined the Panthers' corps of injured and unlikely to play in the remaining games along with C Aleksander Barkov (upper body), D Aaron Ekblad (head, neck) and G Roberto Luongo (lower body).


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Q: Abstract Mathematics - Group theory and isomorphism I have been trying to solve two problems, but I am stuck. Can anybody provide me with some links or theory to solve the following problems? The problems are from a study guide and the test exercises are really similar to the ones presented here.
1) Are $\mathbb{Z}_{10}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_5$ isomorphic?
2) Are $\mathbb{Z}_{54}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_6 \times \mathbb{Z}_9$ isomorphic?

A: For your first question, consider the element $(1,1)$ in $\Bbb Z_2 \times \Bbb Z_5$ (under addition modulo $2$ in the first coordinate, and modulo $5$ in the second coordinate). What is its order?
The second question is more subtle-consider what happens to the element $(a,b) \in \Bbb Z_6 \times \Bbb Z_9$, when we add it to itself $18$ times (note that $6|18$ and $9|18$). What does this tell you about the maximum possible order of elements of $\Bbb Z_6 \times \Bbb Z_9$?

A: 1) Since $2$ and $5$ are coprime and  $2 \times 5 = 10$, this is a direct result of the Chinese remainder theorem : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_remainder_theorem#Theorem_statement
You can do the same for the second case. ($6$ and $9$ not coprime so ...)
See page 12 for a proof : http://www.math.columbia.edu/~rf/numbertheory.pdf

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