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Dub: Anti Capitalist bloc for Dail protest
Last Tuesday Gardai used extendable steel batons against the heads of protesters trying to enter the Dail carpark resulting in at least five head injuries. On Saturday they again attacked an occupation of Anglo Irish Bank by eirigi. We've seen the state react in a similar fashion to resistance in Rossport, Mayday 2004 and Reclaim the Streets. It's time to say Enough.
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The Workers Solidarity Movement and Seomra Spraoi are calling on an anti-capitalist bloc to meet up at 19.00 sharp to march (perhaps with a short stop at Anglo Irish bank) down to the Right to Work protest called for 19.30 at the Dail. We think its important to show we won't be beaten into passivity and the greater the numbers who assemble at the Dail the clearer this message will be.
We stand with the Greek workers who continue to resist the cuts and reject the demonisation of their resistance and ours that has been waged in the Irish media. Against those who say there is no alternative we declare, "They didn't share the wealth, why should we share the pain? Make the rich pay for the crisis"
We hope you will join with us. Be there at 19.00 sharp as we will have a discussion of how we should best react to the events of last week.
The meet up point is the North East corner of Stephen Green, opposite the Shelbourne Hotel. Be there at 19.00 on Tuesday May 18th.
Details of what happened last Tuesday

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The Brusson area of North-western Italy hosts several gold mines which have been worked since roman times. These have also been the focus of intensive recent research by L.W. Diamond and others. The quartz veins occur in brittle fracture structures within gneiss and marble host rocks, but gold only occurs in the quartz veins within the gneiss host rock. The Fluids which formed the auriferous quartz veins were of metamorphic origin during the alpine orogen and Diamond has determined time constraints on the fluid processes suggesting that hydrothermal activity lasted less than 2 Ma.
37 samples were collected from the Fenilia mine area for baro-acoustic decrepitation. Because the mine adits were inaccessible, the samples came from dump material at each of 3 adit entrances at different mine levels as well as surface quartz outcrop from the overlying carbonate.
The mine is located in the north-western alps of Italy in Val d'Ayas.
The sample locations were recorded using a GPS. Samples came from adit entrances and mining dump waste on the hillside at 4 different levels.
The cross section shows the lower levels of the Fenilia vein hosted by paragneiss. These levels are auriferous. At the uppermost level 4, the Fenilia vein is hosted within carbonate rocks and is now barren of gold. Past studies have tried, unsuccessfully, to explain the lack of gold in the Fenilia quartz vein where it is hosted by carbonate.
Samples were collected from adit entrances on 4 levels of the Brusson mine, specifically including the uppermost level which is hosted by carbonate rocks and is considered to be barren of Au.
Each site is allocated a single sample number, at which multiple quartz fragments were collected over several metres radius and the quartz is from unknown locations within the adjacent adit. Each fragment is allocated an alphabetic suffix and analysed separately, with different "RUN" numbers.
Before analysis each quartz fragment was briefly described to see if there was a correlation between visible quartz characteristics and decrepitation response.
The sample details are listed here. The locations were fixed by GPS and waypoint names IT6 – IT9 are these positions and are plotted on the topography map.
In addition, several samples from nearby areas were collected as "background" quartz, but there were few opportunities to collect such background samples.
The complete decrepitation analyses for all these samples are shown in the plots later in this page. Low temperature decrepitation peaks indicative of high CO2 contents in the inclusion fluids are common, but there are variations which do not relate to quartz hand sample description or presumed Au content. In particular, the top level samples (H2053-H2056, sample 1957) are not obviously different to samples from the lower levels which are considered to be auriferous. Most, but not all the samples have a low Temp Peak due to CO2/CH4 rich fluids.
Some of the samples from the 2 nearby background areas also show CO2 so it seems that CO2 content alone does not relate closely to Au content at Brusson. Or perhaps the CO2 anomaly halo around mineralisation is so large that all the quartz in this region is within the anomaly.
At first inspection, the initial plot of all samples together, colour coded by mine level and shown here, does not distinguish between the lower auriferous levels and the uppermost level 4 barren sample.
However, plotting this data using a special logarithmic y axis to accentuate the important region from 20 to 500 counts reveals that there are 3 distinct types of quartz. Type 1 quartz has high levels of contained CO2. Type 2 quartz has lesser, but still substantial, levels of CO2. Type 3 quartz lacks CO2 rich fluid inclusions. In the following plot these groups are distinguished and a scatter plot (inset) of quartz types versus mine level shows that there is no type-3 quartz at the uppermost mine level.
So the decrepitation data DOES distinguish a difference in the quartz which correlates with the known lack of gold in the quartz vein at the uppermost, carbonate hosted level 4.
To facilitate comparison between these complex decrepitation curves, each curve was deconvolved to determine the component skewed gaussian populations which combine to generate the overall result. These data samples can comprise between 3 and 5 sub-populations. The peak temperature of the fitted peaks is summarized in the following table. The curve fitting and some of the data are shown here.
The complexity of these samples with (often) 5 component populations is unusual and interesting. It is also unusual to be able to distinguish a population such as Peak4 with a temperature around 560 C, which is unusually close to the inversion-related peak at 600 C.
This peak temperature data is plotted below, grouped by both the mine level of the sample and also the quartz type. In this plot, the radius of each plotted circle represents the total number of decrepitation counts in that decrepitation peak. Note the absence of green "type 3 quartz" samples from the uppermost (1710m) level.
The decrepitation data reveals that there is a significant difference in the fluid inclusion populations in quartz from the uppermost level when compared with the quartz samples from the 3 lower levels. This observation can be used to define a model for the formation of the Fenilia quartz vein which explains the lack of gold where this vein is hosted by carbonate rocks.
The Fenilia auriferous quartz vein at Brusson was formed from auriferous fluids coming from the basement, in which the Au is transported as a HS- complex, as shown by L.W. Diamond. This was not, however, a continuous steady flow and the flow was episodic.
During periods of high fluid upflow rates, the effect of the weak fluid inflow from the host rock units was minimal. The vein-flow fluid temperature remained high and there was little chemical change so the gold present remained in solution and passed through the section without being deposited while type 1 and type 2 quartz was deposited.
During periods of low fluid upflow rate, the inflow of fluids from the paragneiss host rock unit mixed with the basement sourced fluid and lowered the temperature of the vein-flow fluid. This resulted in phase separation of the CO2 rich fluid into an almost pure CO2 phase and an aqueous dominated phase, with gold partitioning almost completely into the aqueous phase. The gold enriched aqueous fluid gave rise to auriferous quartz deposition and type 3 quartz containing few or no CO2 rich fluid inclusions. At the upper level 4, the stratigraphic inflow fluid from the marble and serpentinite has a high pH, possibly greater than 10. Mixing of this fluid with that in the vein increases the pH, which increases the solubility of the Au(HS)-2 complex and also increases the solubility of silica, despite any temperature decrease. Consequently the quartz at this upper level lacks gold and also lacks type 3 quartz deposition. It is this change in pH caused by mixing with high pH stratigraphic inflow fluids that stops the deposition of gold in the vein at this location.
Diamond also noted that the rock alteration halo adjacent to the vein is frequently very thin, only a few cm thick. This is inconsistent with his assumption of wall rock reaction being the cause of depositional control. However, the model proposed here with gold and quartz deposition being controlled by fluid mixing with fluids ingressing from the host strata, is entirely consistent with the observed minimal wall rock alteration halo adjacent to the vein.
The fluid system at Brusson was CO2 rich and the fluid inclusions show many differing populations which undoubtedly reflect a complex fluid history of multiple events which contribute to the complex zonation of the quartz. Despite this complexity of quartz deposition, the decrepitation data provides key information to understand just why the gold within the vein is controlled by the type of host rock.
Most samples from the lower adit entrance show intense low temperature decrepitation due to abundant CO2 rich fluid inclusions. But the quartz is zoned and some samples lack CO2 rich inclusions.
Brusson mid-level adit entrance - 1648 level.
Some but not all samples have low temperature CO2 caused decrepitation peaks. Note the complexity of the many inclusion populations between 400 and 560 C. This quartz is the product of numerous different fluid events and it is incorrect to think of it as a single rock even though it is a single mineral phase.
Low temperature CO2 caused decrepitation is still present at the upper adit entrance.
Brusson Carbonate hosted quartz at ~ 1740 m altitude, non Au mineralised.
Although outside the economically mineralized Au zone, low temperature CO2 caused decrepitation is still prominent.
This is still quite close to the ore zone and perhaps the CO2 is part of a fairly large halo around the ore zone.
These regional samples tend to show an absence of the low temperature peak indicating a general, but not complete, absence of CO2 in unmineralised samples.
Mesothermal gold lodes in the North-western alps: A review of genetic constraints from radiogenic isotopes.
Eur. J. Mineral., 2000, v12, 213-230.
Fluid inclusion evidence for P-V-T-X evolution of hydrothermal solutions in late alpine gold-quartz veins at Brusson, Val d'ayas, northwest Italian alps.
Economic Geology, Jul 1997; 92: 389 - 406.
Solubility of gold in NaCl and H2S bearing aqueous solutions at 250 - 350 C.


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Reforms mean Public Service can hire graduates and frontline staff.
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has today (Tuesday) urged graduates to consider a career in the public service. The Government has lifted the moratorium on public service recruitment in a targeted and focused way and is now providing opportunities for graduates and those at the early stages of their careers.
"At least 250 graduate positions are to be filled over the next two years. These include 50 graduates in the civil service, 15 specialist economists in the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) and 200 graduates in the wider public service.
"Recruitment for some of these positions has begun and details are available on www.publicjobs.ie. Closing dates for receipt of applications are 28 October 2014 for the graduate economist competition, and 30 October 2014 for the Public Service Graduate campaign.
"Public sector reform remains at the heart of this Government's agenda and will focus on ensuring efficiency and improving outcomes for those who use public services. Public service staff numbers have been reduced by 10% since 2008.
"It is encouraging that public sector recruitment has begun by targeting graduates and young people and giving them opportunities to contribute to the future of the country, while providing them with stable employment.
"The Public Appointments Service is focused on securing the highest quality candidates for these positions. In addition to opportunities for graduates, interviews for approximately 300 Clerical Officer roles, which will also be filled over the next two years, are currently underway. These Clerical Officers will be taking up positions in the Civil Service and Public Service across the country.
"The Government also prioritised the recruitment of frontline staff in last week's budget, including 1,700 teachers and a further 200 Garda recruits who will enter training in the coming months. This is in addition to the 100 Garda new recruits who graduated earlier this year.
"It is vital that future public service recruitment is carried out on the basis of need and I welcome the fact that we have begun this process by targeting graduates and frontline staff. Of course, the reform agenda must continue, as this will allow us to continue to make savings and target those savings in areas where extra resources are needed.
"The public service is a commendable career choice and we are now once again giving that choice to our graduates and young people to allow them to stay at home and make their contribution to the country.
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College of Liberal ArtsNews1st Amendment Studies Center Announces Winners of National Monograph Contest Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
1st Amendment Studies Center Announces Winners of National Monograph Contest Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
A student at the Columbia University was named winner of the Richard A. Clarke Graduate Student Monograph Contest. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the competition was sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts' Center for First Amendment Studies at CSULB and 911plus.org.
Graduate students in master's or doctoral programs at United States colleges and universities were invited to take part in the contest, which asked for monographs of no more than 50 pages in response to the following questions: What lessons have we learned from 9/11? Given the lessons learned, what policy changes would make America more secure?
Sara Moller, studying in the Department of Political Science at Columbia, was awarded first-place honors and a $20,000 scholarship for her monograph titled "Lessons Learned and Unlearned: The Tenth Anniversary of September 11, 2001."
Two other prizes were also awarded: Dimitar Georgiev, a student of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University, garnered second place and a $10,000 scholarship for his monograph titled "Failure of American Strategic Thought and 9/11." Jennifer L. Freer, studying in the Department of Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology, earned third place and a $5,000 scholarship with her entry "The Patriot Act and the Public Library: An Unanticipated Threat to National Security."
"We received entries from colleges and universities all across the country, including University of Texas, Harvard University, USC, Georgetown, Columbia and the like," said Craig R. Smith, director of CSULB's Center for First Amendment Studies. "The three winners were selected by a panel of anonymous judges, all with Ph.D.s, who assessed the monographs in blinded form. That is, the judges did not see who wrote the essays or what university they came from."
The goal of the contest was to analyze the information leading up to 9/11, the United States' subsequent invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, and related government decisions and actions in order to provide thoughtful analysis and public policy recommendations to make America more secure.
"We wanted to provide an opportunity for the best graduate students in America to explore the lessons we have learned from the attacks of 9/11 and to suggest reforms that might prevent such a tragedy from occurring again," Smith explained. "The three finalists represent three very different approaches and assessments of the implications of 9/11. Ms. Moller's study focuses on policy recommendations. Mr. Georgiev's study draws lessons from his detailed history of events. Ms. Freer's study focuses on the impact of the Patriot Act on libraries and their customers."
Smith noted that the contest was made possible by a generous grant from Steven C. Markoff, who conceived and compiled the on-line database, www.911plus.org. Additionally, the contest was named in honor of Richard Clarke, who came to widespread public attention for his role as counter-terrorism czar in the Clinton and Bush administrations in March 2004. He garnered further public attention when he appeared on the "60 Minutes" television news magazine, released his memoir "Against All Enemies," and testified before the 9/11 Commission. In all three instances, Clarke was sharply critical of the Bush Administration's attitude toward counter-terrorism before the 9/11 terrorist attacks and of the decision to go to war with Iraq.
All three winners joined Clarke, Markoff, and Smith to receive their awards at a commemoration of 9/11 that was hosted by New Jersey Congressman Rob Andrews on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
The winning monographs will be posted on the center's website.
Picture from L to R: Steve Markoff, the donor, Craig Smith, Director of First Amendment Studies, Richard Clarke, the terrorism advisor to three presidents, and Congressman Rob Andrews


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Benjamin Smith II (1764 - London 1823) A George III Four Piece Tea & Coffee Service
London, 1810-1818
Maker's Mark of Benjamin Smith
Height of Coffee Pot on Burner: 29cm (11.5in)
Son of Ralph Smith of Birmingham, born 15 December 1764. Married firstly, 8 October 1788, Mary Adams at Egbaston parish church. Apparently to be identified with 'Mr. Smith' introduced through James Alston, on recommendation of 'Mr Nevill,' to Matthew Boulton at Birminham, (Letter dated 18 May 1790. Birmingham Assay Office), then described as 'an Ingeneous Chaser.' By September 1792 the firm of Boulton and Smith, latchet manufacturers was in existence, from the evidence of a specification endorsed 'Smith Buckle Invention' signed James Smith, from which it is clear that both Benjamin and James were with Boulton. In March 1794 they were joined by John Lander, jeweller, who had invented an 'Elastic Shoe Latchet', when Benjamin and James are button makers. Disagreement developed in 1801 when Benjamin threatened to withdraw and go to London and a new partnership was drawn up between Boulton and James in 1802. On 1 February 1802, Benjamin married secondly Mary Shiers at Greenwich Church, by which time he was presumably setting up the workshop there. First mark, in partnership with Digby Scott, 4 October 1802. Address: Limekiln Lane, Greenwich. Second mark together, 21 March 1803. The partnership apparently dissolved by 11 May 1807, when Smith entered a third separate mark. Fourth mark, 25 June 1807. Fifth mark in partnership with his brother James, 23 February 1809. Sixth seperate mark, 14 October 1812. Seventh mark, 15 January 1814. Eighth mark in partnership with his son Benjamin, 5 July 1816. Address: Camberwell. Ninth mark alone again, 25 June 1818. By his first marriage Smith had four sons, of whom Benjamin was the eldest and three daughters, and by Mary Shiers a fourth daughter in 1803 at Greenwich. His third son Digby, born 2 June 1797, may be assumed to be the godson of Digby Scott. There seems little doubt from the accounts preserved in the Boulton papers at Birmingham that Smith was of a difficult and probably irascible nature and this borne out with the variations in his entry of marks with and without partners. His firm was of course, together with Storr, manufacturing almost entirely for Rundell and Bridge, and it seems that the later may have supported Smith's move to London. The firm's most important production is probably The Jamaica Service of 1803 in The Royal Collection. The silver-gilt trays, baskets, and wine coasters with open-work vine borders are among the most distinctive and accomplished achievements. The designs, so closely related to those of Storr, most almost certainly stemmed from central control by Rundell and Bridge.
( - ) A George III Rococo Helmet-Shaped Ewer
John Schofield ( - ) Pair of George III Candlesticks
( - ) A Set of Four Victorian Silver-Gilt Figural Salts
Paul Storr (1771 - Tooting 1844) A Set of Four George III Rectangular Entreé Dishes
Peter Taylor ( - ) A Set of Four George II Salts
A George III Four Piece Tea & Coffee Service (1764 - London 1823) Reference: dt20.80.6


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An empire is a group of states or peoples under centralized rule.

Empire may also refer to:

Buildings
 Empire (skyscraper), formerly the Imperia Tower, a complex in Moscow, Russia
 Empire, Colombo, a residential complex in Sri Lanka
 Empire State Building, a skyscraper in New York City

Places in the United States
 Empire, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama
 Empire, Arkansas
 Empire, California, in Stanislaus County
 Empire, Colorado
 Empire, Georgia
 Empire, Kentucky
 Empire, Louisiana
 Empire, Michigan
 Empire, Missouri
 Empire, Nevada
 Empire, Ormsby County, Nevada
 Empire, Ohio
 Empire, Oregon
 Empire, Wisconsin
 Empire, Wyoming

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics and graphic novels
 Empire (comics), a 2000 DC Comics miniseries
 Empire (graphic novel), by Samuel R. Delany and Howard Chaykin
 Empyre, a 2020 Marvel Comics miniseries

Films
 Empire (1965 film), by Andy Warhol
 Empire (1986 film), by Alexander Sokurov
 Empire (2002 film), starring John Leguizamo
 The Empire Strikes Back, a 1980 film referred to as "Empire" by the Star Wars community

Gaming

Computer and video games
 Empire (1972 video game), a 1972 4X wargame
 Empire (1977 video game), a 1977–2004 series of turn-based strategy games invented by Walter Bright
 Empire: Wargame of the Century, video game developed by Walter Bright and published by Interstel Corporation in 1987
 Empire (PLATO), a 1973 space battle game for the PLATO system
 Empire, a 1980s strategy game for the BBC Micro
 Empire, or Empire: Alpha Complex, the working titles for the Xbox Live Arcade game Shadow Complex
 Empire!, a 1986 space trading and combat video game
 Empire: Total War, a 2009 strategy computer game
 Empires: Dawn of the Modern World, a 2003 computer game in the Empire Earth series
 The Empire, a video game trilogy (I: World Builders, II: Interstellar Sharks, III: Armageddon), developed by David Mullich

Other games
 Empire LRP, a large UK fest game run by Profound Decisions
 The Empire (Warhammer)

Literature
 Empire (Card novel), 2006 novel by Orson Scott Card
 Empire (Hardt and Negri book), a 2000 book about imperialism by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
 Empire (H. Beam Piper book), 1981 short story collection by H. Beam Piper
 Empire (Saylor novel), by Steven Saylor
 Empire (Vidal novel), a 1987 Narratives of Empire novel by Gore Vidal
 Empire (graphic novel), a 1978 graphic novel by Samuel R. Delany
 Empire, a The Legend of Sigmar book by Graham McNeill
 Empire, a Galaxy Science Fiction Novel by Clifford D. Simak
 Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, a book by Niall Ferguson
 Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British, a book by Jeremy Paxman
 Empire Trilogy, a fantasy series by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
 Galactic Empire series, a sci-fi series by Isaac Asimov
 The Empire (play), by DC Moore

Music

Groups
 Empire (band), a British-German metal band
 Empire (English band)
 Empire (Japanese group), a Japanese idol group
 Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), an emo group
 Empires (band), an American rock group

Albums
 Empire (Circle album), 2004, or the title song
 Empire (Scott Colley album), 2010
 Empire (Frankie DeCarlos album), 2011
 Empire (EP), by The Word Alive, 2009
 Empire (Kasabian album), 2006
 Empire (Madball album), 2010, or the title song
 Empire (Derek Minor album), 2015 album by American artist Derek Minor
 Empire (Queensrÿche album), 1990
 Empire (Super8 & Tab album), 2010
 Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood, 2015 album by American rapper Master P
 Empires (Animosity album), 2005, or the title song
 Empires (Hillsong United album), 2015, or the title song
 Empires (Jimi Jamison album), 1999
 Empires (VNV Nation album), 1999
 The Empire (album), by Vader, 2016

Songs
 "Empire" (Kasabian song), 2006
 "Empire" (Queensrÿche song), 1990
 "Empire" (Shakira song), 2014
 "Empire", a song by Asking Alexandria on the album Asking Alexandria
 "Empire", a song by August Burns Red on the album Leveler
 "Empire", a song by Bomb the Bass
 "Empire", a song by Boysetsfire on the album The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years
 "Empire (Let Them Sing)", a song by Bring Me the Horizon on the album Sempiternal
 "Empire", a song by David Byrne on the album Grown Backwards
 "Empire", a song by Chimaira on the album Resurrection
 "Empire", a song by Fear Factory on the album Transgression
 "Empire", a song by Ella Henderson on the album Chapter One
 "Empire", a song by Hybrid on the album Disappear Here
 "Empire", a song by In Strict Confidence on the album Face the Fear
 "Empire", a song by Mac on the album Shell Shocked
 "Empire", a song by Machinae Supremacy on the album Redeemer
 "Empire", a song by Of Monsters and Men on the album Beneath the Skin
 "Empire", a song by Pete Philly and Perquisite on the album Mystery Repeats
 "Empire", a song by Superheist on the album Identical Remote Controlled Reactions
 "Empire", a song by The Black Angels on the album Passover
 "Empire", a song by Trampled by Turtles on the album Duluth
 "Empire", a song by Dar Williams on the album My Better Self
 "Empires", a song by 10 Years on the album The Autumn Effect
 "Empires", a song by Chicane on the album Easy to Assemble
 "Empires", a song by Snog
 "Empires (Bring Me Men)", a 2002 song by Lamya on the album Learning from Falling
 "Empires" (Alicja Szemplińska song), the Polish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Periodicals
 Empire (film magazine), a British film magazine
 Empire (newspaper), an Australian newspaper
 Empire News, an 1884–1960 British newspaper

Television
 Empire (1962 TV series), a Western series
 Empire (1984 TV series), a sitcom
 Empire (2005 TV series), a historical drama series
 Empire (2006 TV series), a current-events series
 Empire (2012 TV series), a documentary series
 Empire (2015 TV series), a music industry drama series
 "Empire" (Law & Order), a 1999 episode of the police/legal drama series
 The Empire (Indian TV series), a 2021 historical drama centered on the Mughal Empire
 The Empire (South Korean TV series), a 2022 drama series

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
 Empire (show), a contemporary circus show that debuted in New York City
 Galactic Empire (Star Wars), a fictional autocracy in the Star Wars franchise

Brands and enterprises

Airlines
 Empire Airlines (1976–1985), a defunct American airline
 Empire Airlines, an American airline
 Empires Airlines, an American airline that operated in the 1940s

Motor vehicles
 Empire (1901 automobile), an American automobile manufactured 1901–1902
 Empire (1910 automobile), an American automobile manufactured 1910–1919
 Dial EV Empire, a Chinese automobile

Other brands and enterprises
 Empire Company, a Canadian holding company
 Empire Theatres, the second-largest movie theatre chain in Canada and a subsidiary of the above company
 Empire Distribution, an American distribution company and record label
 Empire Interactive, a video game publisher
 Empire Records (disambiguation), any of several record labels
 Empire Theatre (41st Street), a Broadway theatre that was prominent in the first half of the twentieth century
 Empire Today, an American home furnishing company
 Moss Empires music hall theatres, and now cinemas as well, originally including:
 O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
 Empire Cinemas, a British cinema chain, or any of its theatres
 Empire, Leicester Square, a central London cinema owned by Empire Cinemas

 Hackney Empire, London
 Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England

Plants and animals
 Empire (apple), a cultivar of apple
 Empire (biology), a taxonomic rank of organisms

Transportation
 Empire ships, ships prefixed Empire - many ships operated by the British Government
 Short Empire, a pre-WWII flying boat

Sports
 Atlanta Empire, an American women's gridiron football team
 Empire Cricket Club, Barbados
 Empire Games, a sporting festival now known as the Commonwealth Games
 The Empire (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling stable, formed in 2020 in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)

Other uses
 Empire (program), a computer software for molecular orbital calculations
 Empire High School, Tucson, Arizona
 Empire silhouette, a style of women's fashion
 Empire style, a design movement
 Project EMPIRE, a design-study for a human mission to Mars

See also
 Emperor (disambiguation)
 Empire City (disambiguation)
 Empire series (disambiguation)
 Empire State (disambiguation)
 Empire Township (disambiguation)
 Inland Empire (disambiguation)
 Imperium (disambiguation)
 New Empire (disambiguation)

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Edible excursions: Hank Shaw's quick and dirty guide to foraging in the Bay Area
Cow parsnips
Both the shoots and leaves can be eaten on cow parsnips. They're best prepared blanched and go well with with starchy foods and dairy.
Also known as achillea millefolium, this plant has a bitter, almost medicinal taste — and that's because it is. Shaw swears that if you rub yarrow leaf on a bleeding wound, it'll stop gushing within minutes. You can also harvest its leaves when still soft (typically early spring) to use in soups or salads.
Wild watercress
While delicious, it's best to be extra cautious when foraging for wild watercress, as it could make you very sick. It grows around water, however, it's safest to pick the parts of the plant that don't touch water or grown in high altitudes. It's totally safe once cooked, but it tastes best when eaten raw.
California bay leaf
These can be used just like the European Bay leaves you buy at the store, but the flavor is a little greener and more intense. These leaves are great for panna cotta or braising meats. Bonus: the flesh on the nuts of the tree taste just like avocado when perfectly ripe. The nut also can be roasted and eaten like dark chocolate.
Coffee berry
Roast and grind the pit just like coffee. Boom.
Hazelnut plant
Hazelnut plants, like this one, are plentiful around the Bay Area. You can tell it's a hazelnut plant by the fuzzy leaves. However, you'll hardly ever find an actual nut on these plants because the squirrels and birds love these nuts just as much as we do. The best time to pick these is in August.
Hedge mustard
Great for making — you guessed it — mustard.
Huckleberries
The way you can tell these sweet little berries and other berries are edible is by the star pattern on the root end. All berries with that star are good to go in your belly.
Lupini beans
These are one of those wild foods that could be lethal if eaten in large quantities, which is hard to do. According to Shaw, Lupini beans are "bitter as hell" and have to be soaked in water several times before prepping. So these might actually be more trouble than they're worth.
Madrone bark
This tastes like cinnamon when cooked, so it's great to use as a meat brine or for making ice cream.
The rule here is that if it smells like mint, then it's mint, and it's fine to eat. Always.
Nutsedge
While often considered a weed, this stuff can actually be eaten raw or roasted and has a bit of a nutty taste. It's traditionally used to make horchata in Spain.
Wild radish
You can tell this little wild radish plant by its purple flours, which are edible and are lovely for decorating dishes. The roots and leaves can also be eaten.
Salal berries
While this plant only grows in the Pacific Northwest, it's super easy to find in the wild. They're delicious puréed as jam, baked in pies or just on their own.
Sea beans
San Franciscans who frequently eat out should recognize these right away. Even some Safeway stores now carry it. But why pay for it at the grocery store when you can pick it around the Bay Area? May is the best season to harvest these salty, crunchy greens. They're delicious with seafood.
Wild currant
These guys are super cute. They're also easy to pick, since they don't have spiny stems, like gooseberries.
As it turns out, all seaweed in North America is edible. Not all is tasty, but that's another story.
Sea rocket
A close cousin to arugula, the pods of sea rocket can be used for relish, as it's super peppery. It can also be pickled.
Thimbleberries
These look and tastes like the most delicious raspberry you'll ever pop in your mouth. Unfortunately, they're really hard to harvest.
Water parsley
This, apparently, is not edible. It's tricky because it looks like angelica or lovage. But don't confuse it. When in doubt, hit up Hank Shaw.
Wild edibles are abundant in and around the Bay Area. And if you know where to find them and what to do with them, you might be able to feast for free for the rest of your life.
That's the case for modern day hunter-gatherer Hank Shaw. He hasn't gone to the grocery store for anything other than dairy products in over 10 years. An award winning author and forager, Shaw has been hunting for wild edibles since he was five years old and is now one of the most knowledgeable sources on what to pick and how to eat it. As such, he's become a treasured resource for cooks and chefs around the region.
Shaw recently gave us a tour of Bodega Bay and Point Reyes for a crash course in foraging. In just half a day we learned of dozens of ingredients that are at our disposal to pick, cook and eat. Many of the ingredients we picked and tasted, like sea beans and fennel fronds, have been showing up more frequently on trendy San Francisco restaurant menus, as they're sending cooks to forage, or buying ingredients off guys like Shaw.
Of course, there are limitations to foraging — including numerous legal issues that I won't get into — and courtesies that one should know. For one, Shaw says, foraged food should serve as a compliment to a main meal or dish, not a staple. That's because there might not actually be that much to go around. It's also important in order to keep colonies of plants in tact so that you and others can come back for more.
Shaw's most important piece of advice for those seeking wild edibles: There's a very small line with foraged foods that could make something go from being a food, to a spice, to a medicine, to a poison — then you're dead, or really really sick. So be careful when eating what you forage, please.
You can check Shaw's website here for more tips and recipes on foraging for wild foods. It's an encyclopedia of knowledge on this stuff. To get you started, click the photos above for a little rundown of things you can find around the Bay Area.
Now, go forth and forage! Or contact Hank Shaw at Honest Foods for a super awesome educational tour of your own.
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Shiv Sena Dogra Front stages protest in Jammu against Digvijaya Singh's remarks on surgical strikes
Jammu, Jan 24 (PTI) The Shiv Sena Dogra Front staged a protest here on Tuesday against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's remarks on surgical strikes and the Pulwama terror attack.
Scores of SSDF activists led by its chairman Ashok Gupta gathered in the Rani Park area of the city and raised slogans against Singh and the Congress.
They demanded Singh's apology and that the Congress expel him from the party for his remarks.
They also sought to know Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's stand on the matter.
Singh on Monday questioned the surgical strikes and accused the government of peddling lies, drawing furious reaction from the BJP.
Addressing a public meeting during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, Singh alleged that the government did not agree to the CRPF request of flying its personnel from Srinagar to Delhi and 40 soldiers sacrificed their lives in Pulwama in 2019 to a terror attack.
"They talk of surgical strikes. They claim to have killed so many people but no proof is given. They are ruling by peddling a bundle of lies," the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, who has often courted controversy with his comments, said.
The Congress has distanced itself from Singh's remarks, saying they were his own and do not reflect the position of the party.
Lashing out at Singh, SSDF chairman Gupta said he has insulted armed forces and martyrs.
"Singh has a habit of making anti-India and anti-armed forces statements.... Rahul Gandhi should show him the door," the Shiv Sena Dogra Front leader said. PTI AB SMN


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Prosecutors: Woman Charged In Newport Beach DUI Crash That Killed Parents Had Been Driven From Brewery, But Got Back Behind The Wheel
Filed Under:DUI Crash, Fatal Crash, KCAL 9, Newport Beach, Santa Ana
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A woman charged in connection with an alleged drunken Newport Beach crash that killed a Santa Ana couple and left their three young daughters orphaned continued to be held without bail after appearing in court Tuesday.
The arraignment for Grace Elizabeth Coleman, 22, was postponed again to Jan. 27, 2021 during Tuesday's hearing.
(credit: Orange County Sheriff's Department)
Coleman, of Newport Beach, is charged with two counts of murder in connection with the Dec. 8 crash on Newport Coast Drive, near the Pelican Hill resort. Henry Eduardo Saldana-Mejia, 27 – who was picking up his last paycheck at the resort — and his wife, 29-year-old Gabriela Andrade, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their young daughters, ages 1, 4, and 5, were also injured in the crash, but the girls have since returned home.
The criminal complaint against Coleman stated that she ran a red light immediately before the crash and had a blood alcohol concentration of more than .20 that night. Coleman allegedly tried to leave the scene on foot before she was caught and arrested.
Coleman apparently did not need to get behind the wheel, according to prosecutors. She was first driven home from a brewery that night, but then got back in her car minutes later before the fatal crash, the Orange County District Attorney's Office told CBSLA's Michele Gile.
Breaking: Newport Beach DUI murder suspect Grace Coleman was driven home from brewery night of fatal crash but then got in her car minutes later & allegedly killed couple per DA @cbsla #cbsla #dui pic.twitter.com/SX0YBKHWDU
— michele gile (@CBSmichelegile) December 22, 2020
She was apparently also involved in two different DUI incidents in as many years. Coleman was arrested on Aug. 29 in Laguna Beach and now faces a misdemeanor count of DUI for that arrest. Prosecutors say she also paid for the damage caused by the hit-and-run of a parked car in Laguna Beach in June of 2019, but was not seen behind the wheel in that incident.
Coleman's attorney requested a $1 million bail for her, but she remains in custody without bail.


For the month of May, Apollo would like to extend our warmest welcome to our latest success story, Samuel Capouch. Sam was a recent graduate looking for work after school, below is his story.
1. How did you experience with Apollo compare to what you expected or experienced with other staffing firms? If you had no experience with other staffing firms, perhaps preconceived notions going into it?
I sent my resume to several staffing firms in regards to the junior scientist position. Apollo Professional Solutions was extremely prompt with their reply, and quickly did everything that they could to get me placed into the position and offered whatever assistance they possibly could throughout the entire process. I have not had experience with a staffing firm in the past, but I have had friends who have utilized staffing firms in the past in order to obtain employment. I was pleasantly surprised with the effort and continual support that Apollo provided me with throughout the entire hiring process, as well as the resources that were provided to me in order to assist with preparation for interviews and what to expect when I began my job.
2. How did you hear about Apollo? If you had not heard of Apollo prior to us establishing contact with you, what were you looking for in a career and how did Apollo assist that pursuit?
I discovered Apollo when exploring career websites in my pursuit for an entry level position. Apollo, when compared to the other staffing firms that I had researched and made contact with through the web, provided the greatest amount of clarity and most in depth explanation in regards to the position that I was applying for. This put me at a distinct advantage when going through the application process, as I knew what to expect throughout the whole process and how to better prepare myself for each step along the way.
3. Is there anyone specifically at Apollo that you would like to thank?
I would like to thank Nicholas Curtin specifically for continually providing me with support throughout the application process, for always being forthcoming with what to expect during the interview process, for providing me with resources in order to better prepare myself, and for keeping in contact with me throughout the entire process.
4. What else would you like us to know?
Overall, I had a great experience with Apollo and their help to place me in my current career. I could not have obtained this job without the diligent help of Nick Curtin and Gloria Beach, as well as the other staff members at Apollo Professional Solutions. Finding entry level positions right out of college is always a challenging task and the fact that I gained employment immediately after graduation speaks volumes about the abilities of Nicholas Curtin and the other employees of Apollo. Professional Solutions.
Samuel is one of the hundreds of success stories for Apollo Professional Solutions. As a company, we consider customer service as one of our core values, we pride ourselves on being both prompt and efficient in the way we assist contractors and clients, alike. We are very glad to hear Samuel echo that same sentiment. We are the service edge, We are YOUR staffing firm, We are Apollo. Click here to contact us.


Keith and Soohong drank three pitchers of beer.
Sergeant begged Art to give him one more chance.
Do you actually feel sorry for Suu?
You'd think that would have impressed Paul.
We might need to help Judith.
I just want you to know that Olivier is safe.
Jason didn't know why it was happening.
Let's invite Thad over for dinner.
Are you suggesting I killed Charleen?
Prakash's office is on the third floor.
Nhan is doing much better.
Where did you tell Straka to put his suitcases?
We need to pick Barton up at the station.
Taurus seemed to be unable to concentrate.
That's the only problem with Antony.
Val isn't as rich as Mitchell.
Piete painted a picture of Stewart's dog.
I want to ask you some questions about Charley.
Boyce arrives at his office at around 8 o'clock.
Rees knows exactly how I like my hair done.
Rolf and Jingbai are the same age.
It was three nights ago that Clara visited Ramon.
Karen often has trouble choosing what clothes to wear.
Shahid got it done right way.
Seymour is doing great in school.


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Is it possible to get 2 or more WiFi signals to work in concert to have better/faster Internet?
Remoting into a VNC Server securely?


The Hospitality and Fellowship committee provides food and set up for parish social events and working meetings. In church gatherings organized by Hospitality and Fellowship include Convirmation Receptions, lunch for LEV/LEM training, the Parish Retreat and Deanery meetings. Along with the Stewardship Committee, H&F co-hosted a BBQ dinner at Tupperway farm. Other functions organized through H&F Committee include trips to a River Dogs game, Neojub /abbet Creche Festival, brunch following Lessons and Carols. Whether fully fun times or meetings, Good Shepherd enjoys gathering togethre.
Good Shepherd foyer groups have met for several years. Foyer groups meet once a month for four months, rotating hosts. New groups are formed in the Spring and the Fall.
The people of Good Shepherd welcome you! We are grateful you have come to worship with us. Please ask an usher for a newcomer packet on your way out of worship. If you are new to our community, or already settled and looking for a church home, we invite you to take time to get to know us and let us know you as well. As a relatively new mission congregation, we focus on worship, education, and outreach. We also enjoy an active, fun-filled parish life with dinners, picnics, barbeque suppers, and receptions from time to time. We invite those coming to Good Shepherd from other denominations and anyone who would like to learn more about ministry and spiritual life at Good Shepherd to contact us via email. You will receive a prompt response.
Good Shepherd women meet at a local restaurant on the 4th Monday of each month for lunch and fellowship. All are welcome. Come and bring a friend.


Home/Blogs, Technology/Video Teleconferencing Technology (VTC): A New Frontier in Revolutionizing Mental Health and Behavioral Science?
A pressing problem in mental healthcare today is patients' lack of accessibility to the treatments they need. People who live in remote locations are disproportionately affected by this silent epidemic, facing one too many miles of road between them and the nearest trauma center. The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) reported that as of May 2017, 52.8 percent of Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas were in nonmetropolitan areas. In these rural, often poverty-stricken communities, distance acts an impenetrable barrier to treatment. Harsh financial realities, coupled with the scarcity of public transportation systems, prove to be a tough obstacle to face.
Luckily, the lack of access to mental health facilities may no longer be such a harrowing issue. It seems that technology once again comes to our aid, this time in the form of telemental health. Also known as telemedicine, telemental health relies on electronic communications and information technology to bridge the gap between patient and practitioner. It draws upon various practices such as clinical assessment, psychotherapy, psycho-educational interventions, and cognitive testing.
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. With a network of over 100,000 healthcare professionals and industry leaders holding membership, the organization is devoted to improving the quality and accessibility of healthcare. On the first day of its 2016 Fall Forum conference, the ATA released a study that showed how the practice of telemedicine in mental healthcare is still egregious. Of the 429 people surveyed, 78 percent of the respondents had never used telemedicine services.
However, one branch of telemental health, video teleconferencing technology (VTC), has gained momentum within the mental health community and is hailed by many as the solution to making treatment more accessible to poor, rural areas. Both convenient and economical, VTC is easy enough to understand. A patient in one location and a clinician in another each look at a computer monitor or television screen to see and hear each other in real time. The technology poses several benefits to business and has the potential to make great strides in mental healthcare. As a matter of fact, VTC is already being used in states with large rural areas.
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) has implemented VTC at the Department's Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) across the state. As a result, behavioral services reach 78 telehealth sites across the states. One CMHC in southern Oklahoma saw 180 new patients within the first three months they started using VTC.
The ODMHSAS has initiated a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deliver video-based psychological training to veterans throughout the state. It has also partnered with Indian Health Services (IHS), enabling clinicians to contact local behavioral health practitioners from local CMHSs through video. These clinicians can check to see if treatment is needed for patients showing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders without conducting a face-to-face consultation.
Using VTC in mental health settings poses many benefits. The technology enables mental health professionals to administer clinically significant interventions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) education, symptom management plans, coping skills therapy, and stress management tactics. We may even see a focus on trauma-based interventions in the future.
According to the VA, 7 to 8 percent of the U.S. population will develop PTSD at some point in their lives: 4 percent of men and 10 percent of women. As many as 8 million U.S. adults have PTSD in a given year, and an estimated 44.7 million people today have the disorder. Combat veterans suffer from PTSD at an even higher rate. The RAND Center for Military Health Policy reported that 20 percent of veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from either major depression or PTSD.
Mental health facilities across the country have been working with veterans and have slowly begun implementing VTC in their practices. The Traumatic Stress Recovery Program of the VA Pacific Island Healthcare System successfully used VTC to provide group therapy to the Hawaiian Island Community Based Outpatient Clinics. A pilot study featured in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare reported participants in a group for PTSD psychoeducation and coping skills (veterans, clinic staff, and remote clinicians) found VTC treatment helpful. There was no significant difference in satisfaction or information retention between the VTC group and in-person control group.
A randomized clinical trial (RCT), appearing in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, measured the effectiveness of a VTC-based 12-session anger management group for rural combat veterans with PTSD. The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology published a secondary analysis of the RCT, documenting that VTC doesn't affect the group therapy process or the psychotherapist. The therapist can adhere to a manualized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol, regardless of whether they are physically present.
VTC has the potential to make great strides in mental healthcare, as well as in business practices. Because VTC eliminates the need for transportation, it dramatically cuts travel costs for both doctors and patients. Companies who use VTC no longer have to reimburse physicians for transportation expenses, and therefore save money. Moreover, VTC enables physicians to work more efficiently as they spend less time driving back and forth between patients. Entire towns may benefit from using the technology as well. Small clinics in rural communities can offer specialized interventions and psychiatric specialists that they normally wouldn't be able to without using VTC.
Of course, like with any other technology, VTC does have its drawbacks. The often exorbitant cost of equipment, maintenance, and fees can certainly be a hindrance to its implementation in medical settings. Also, not all equipment is created equal, as some tools are of much higher quality than are others. While lower-end equipment tends to be less expensive, it is also less reliable.
The quality of equipment affects the quality of care. Some VTC equipment, with the help of HD technology, projects exceptionally sharp images and auditory signals, but that is no guarantee of diagnostic accuracy. Despite the clarity of these images, clinicians can still struggle to detect nonverbal cues such as psychomotor agitation. They might find it even more challenging to pick up on subtle clues from their patients' body language. Conversely, the patient may fail to recognize warmth and empathy on the clinician's behalf, causing them to perceive the interaction as detached or indifferent.
Diagnostic information is the first step to getting the necessary treatment on the journey to recovery, so the importance of diagnostic accuracy cannot be overstated – especially in the treatment of major anxiety disorders like PTSD. With the use of VTC, since the clinician isn't physically present, they cannot address symptoms like the suicidal thoughts and aggression associated with chronic PTSD and other disorders. Although these sound like valid concerns, research shows that VTC doesn't compromise diagnostic information or accuracy. The Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare reported that VTC results are comparable to those achieved from face-to-face diagnostic methods.
Ultimately, the benefits of VTC greatly outweigh its shortcomings. We must consider its widespread implications for mental health, business, as well as its potential in criminal justice and law. Though VTC is mostly used by psychiatrists, it could be an asset for psychologists, social workers, and counselors. For instance, forensic psychologists could use VTC as a safer mechanism for criminal profiling, especially in settings like correctional facilities.
Mental healthcare professionals could use VTC to encourage more communication with their peers. The technology could prompt discussions over different diagnoses and treatment plans between clinicians in virtually any location without anybody even leaving their office. Medical professionals and scientists are constantly learning from each other. So, improved peer relations could do wonders for their respective fields.
Everyone has to confront their inner demons at some point, but none of us can imagine the true horrors of mental illnesses like PTSD without ever having experienced it. Only those who have suffered can tell us how it feels to be a prisoner of your own mind, trapped within the confines of your mental walls, and forced to relive your worst experiences at the slightest provocation. No one, military or civilian, should have to face a lifetime of these struggles simply because they cannot access treatment.
While the stigma surrounding mental illness may have begun to thaw, we have a long way to go before we truly break the ice. Fighting any mental illness is an uphill battle. VTC might just be a turning point, guiding those who suffer down the path toward recovery and the peace of mind they deserve.


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Marc Touati, né le  à Vitry-sur-Seine, est un économiste français.

Biographie
Marc Touati passe sa jeunesse dans une cité d'Orly. Son père travaille dans l'administration fiscale et sa mère est vendeuse.

Il réussit un DEA « Monnaie, Finance, Banque » de l'université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, puis s'inscrit en doctorat au sein de cette même université en 1994, mais ne l'obtient pas.

En 1995, il intègre les études économiques de la Caisse centrale des Banques Populaires et en devient le directeur en 1997. La même année, il prend la direction de la recherche économique et financière des groupes Banque Populaire et Natixis et occupe ce poste jusqu'en .

En 2007, il est le président fondateur du cabinet ACDEFI (« Aux commandes de l'économie et de la finance »), un cabinet de conseil économique et financier indépendant.

Entre  et , il est nommé directeur général adjoint chargé de la recherche économique et financière de la société d'investissement Global Equities. Cette société est placée en liquidation judiciaire, sans poursuite d'activité, le  par le tribunal de commerce de Paris.

En 2008, il devient membre du conseil d'administration d'IC Telecom.

Il est chroniqueur dans l'émission TV William à Midi sur C8 de 2018 à 2021. En 2020, il devient partenaire de Spektrum Markets.

Bibliographie
 Le Retour du plein emploi, une nouvelle révolution française, en collaboration avec Pierre Alexandre, Anne Carrière, 2000 .
 Le Politique saisi par l'Économie, Club Ulysse (participation de Marc Touati), Économica, 2002 .
 Krach, boom... et demain ? : pour enfin comprendre la crise et l'économie mondiale, Dunod, 2009 .
 Quand la zone euro explosera... Comment la France peut encore éviter le pire, Éditions du Moment, 2012 .
 Le dictionnaire terrifiant de la dette, Éditions du Moment, 2013 .
 Guérir la France, la thérapie de choc, Éditions du Moment, 2014 .
 La fin d'un monde, Hugo Document, 2016 .
 Un Monde de Bulles, Bookelis (auto-édition), 2018 .
 RESET, Quel Nouveau Monde pour Demain ?, Bookelis (auto-édition), 2020 .
 RESET II, Bienvenue dans le monde d'après, Bookelis (auto-édition), 2022

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Naissance en août 1970
Naissance à Vitry-sur-Seine
Économiste français du XXIe siècle
Docteur en économie de l'université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Journaliste économique
Personnalité libérale française


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Just because you know you're going to die, it doesn't make the actual experience any better. It doesn't make you braver, it doesn't make you calmer, and it does nothing to reduce the fear.
Tom was glad he hadn't eaten anything. If he had, he wouldn't be able to keep it down now.
Dalby shut the panel from which he'd retrieved the phaser. He didn't turn around. He was certainly taking his time-Tom didn't know if he should be grateful for the extra time or angry that Dalby was drawing this out. Tom stood up. Or atleast he tried to. His knees locked together. With considerable effort, Tom got to his feet. Something bothered him about dying sitting down. Something bothered him about dying at all.
Ken turned to face the Brig cell. Paris had risen. He was standing tall, in the center of the cell. Dalby had expected him to cower in the rear of the cell. Ken didn't know if he himself would be able to stay so calm in the face of the end. But it wasn't his end; it was the end for Tom Paris.
Dalby walked closer to the cell. Tom forced himself to hold still, despite the fact that he wanted nothing more than to tremble. He kept his breathing steady. Externally, he didn't give a damn that he was about to be murdered. On the inside, it was a different story. Tom's heart was pounding. Not only in his chest, in his head, in his hands, even in his knees, he could feel his blood pulsating. Firmly, he met Dalby's eyes. And Dalby dropped his gaze.
Ken looked down to check the configuration of the phaser. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to do this. Chakotay had said they didn't want an investigation. At the same time, they needed a cover story. Paris had tried to escape, better yet, tried to hurt Ken. The trajectory of the phaser beam and the placement of its target had to reflect this. But they didn't need a body. Dalby slowly moved the setting of the phaser from light stun. Past heavy stun, past kill, onto disintegration. He didn't see the shudders that went through Tom, each level he passed.
Dalby set the phaser on disintegrate. Atleast it would be quick. Dalby reached over and touched the Brig Control Panel. The force field dropped. Dalby raised the phaser, both hands wrapped around it. Tom swallowed, his throat dry. He desperately wanted to say something. Not something snide, not sarcastic. He wanted to have the last word. Hoping his voice wouldn't crack, he looked straight into Dalby's harsh eyes and said the first thing that entered his mind.
"You hug Naomi with those hands?"
Paris whispered maybe the only thing that could have delayed his execution. Momentarily. Ken's grip on the phaser loosened, slightly. His elbows almost lowered the weapon. Then, with even more determination, he tightened his grip. Raised the phaser directly parallel to Paris' midsection.
That was when the door to the Brig slid open.
Dalby instantly dropped his arms, using his body to hide the phaser. In the Brig doorway, Tom saw the most welcome sight he'd ever seen.
The pure bravado that had been holding him up gave out. Tom fell to the floor of the cell, leg splayed. And he barely had enough strength to catch the streak of child that launched itself at him. He folded his arms around her small figure. He saw Dalby step away, the phaser hidden behind his back, irritation evident on his face. Tom buried his face in Naomi's hair. He tried to keep from crying. It was only against the warmth of Naomi's skin that he realized how cold he was. Clammy. Like a corpse. He held Naomi tighter. He wasn't a corpse yet.
Naomi could feel Tom's heart beat through his clothes. Fast and hard, like he'd been exercising for a very long time. This was a very small room, she didn't know what he could have been doing to get so tired. And he was squeezing her tightly. He wasn't talking at all, but he was happy to see her. Then she felt something warm and wet drip down the back of her neck. Tears. Like her mother's, the night before. Like the shine in Neelix's eyes. She didn't know what all the adults around her were crying about, but she didn't like it.
"Don't worry, Tom," she told him. "It'll be okay."
She tried to move her hands to wipe his face, but he was holding her too tightly.
Ken moved aside with a muffled curse. He turned his back on the image of Tom embracing Naomi like it was his last chance. Which it was. He walked over to Lon Suder and Gerron, who had followed Neelix through the door and were now lurking by it. Neelix had moved slowly toward Tom and Naomi.
"We're just keeping an eye on Neelix," Gerron whispered back. "We didn't know what we were interrupting."
"If you'd come in ten seconds later, do you know what Naomi would've seen me do?"
"It's not like she's isn't going to see a lot more of that the day after tomorrow," justified Gerron.
"Aren't you the idiot who overreacted in the Mess Hall, and isn't that why Neelix needs keeping an eye on in the first place?" Ken snarled at Gerron.
Gerron didn't reply immediately, then he muttered, "It was Jarvin."
Ken shook his head at Gerron, to Suder he said, "I only have so much time. B'Elanna can't keep O'Donnell away indefinitely."
Suder took a step forward. "Neelix, it's time to go."
Neelix, kneeling next to Tom and Naomi, looked up.
Tom slowly disentangled himself from Naomi. He gently lifted her upright and pressed her hand into Neelix's. The Talaxian was hesitant to go. He knew all to well what his arrival had interrupted.
"Then the same thing will happen. To both of us," he said, mindful of small ears nearby. "I *don't* want Naomi seeing that."
Neelix nodded sadly. He guided a very confused Naomi out of the cell. Neelix turned back, his eyes wet.
The two men hugged, parting slowly when Lon Suder spoke for a third time. As Neelix and Naomi walked toward the exit, Tom called after them.
"Neelix, tell Harry...tell Harry goodbye for me."
Neelix stopped, and turned back.
"I will, Tom. I promise I will."
Gerron began hustling Neelix and Naomi toward the door. This earned him a viscous kick in shin from Naomi. She didn't know exactly what was happening, but she picked up on the desperate feelings of two of the people she loved most in the universe, and she knew the young Bajoran was partly responsible. As was her mother's 'friend' Ken, but he wasn't pushing her towards the door, away from Tom.
"Suder," said Ken. "I could use some help with this," he gestured to Paris.
The door slid shut. Tom watched the two men approach him.
Well, atleast he'd gotten to say goodbye to Neelix and Naomi. That was a small comfort.


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Q: Line Integral, Work in physics Hi there all:  I have a problem!
I need to find the work done on a particle that moves from $(0,0)$ to a point $(1,1)$ by a strait line $y=x$.  The force acting upon the particle is $F = (y , 2x$).
Now how i have attempted the problem is I paramaterized the line $x = y$ to be $r = < t, t >$ by letting $x = t$ which means that $y = t$ too. (I'm hoping that this is how you do it, it's been a while since ive done that maths course)
I know the formula for work is:  The integral of $F\cdot dr$ - thus meaning I have to differentiate $r$ to get $dr = < 1, 1>$ then finding the force acting on the particle using $F$ and the particles position of $(x,y)$ to be $(1,1)$ (i.e. i substituted this point into $F$) so $F= (1,2)$.
Then taking the dot product between the two i get $3$.  Then taking the integral between $1$ and $0$ I get the answer to be $3$.  Now the answer in the textbook says the answer is $1.5$ :( bummer.
Where have I gone wrong?  Do i need to paramiterise F differently? or.. i dno ??? :S

A: In a different notation (see below) and without making the parametrization using $x$ as the parameter.

The work $W$ carried out by  the force $\overrightarrow{F}= y\overrightarrow{i}+2x\overrightarrow{j}$ acting on the particle, when it moves from $P(0,0)$ to $Q(1,1)$ along the line $\gamma
:y=x$ (see picture), is given by the integral
$$\begin{eqnarray*}
W &=&\int_{\gamma }\overrightarrow{F}\cdot \overrightarrow{dr}\qquad \gamma
:y=x,\text{ from }P(0,0)\text{ to}\;Q(1,1) \\
&=&\int_{\gamma } \left( y\overrightarrow{i}+2x\overrightarrow{j}
\right) \cdot \left( dx\overrightarrow{i}+dy\overrightarrow{j}\right)
 \\
&=&\int_{\gamma }y\text{ }dx+2x\text{ }dy,\qquad y=x,\; \; dy=dx \\
&=&\int_{0}^{1}3x\text{ }dx \\
&=&3\int_{0}^{1}x\text{ }dx=3\times \left. \frac{x^{2}}{2}\right\vert
_{0}^{1}=3\times \frac{1}{2}=1.5.
\end{eqnarray*}$$
Notation:

*

*$\overrightarrow{u}\cdot\overrightarrow{v}$ is the dot product of the vectors $\overrightarrow{u}$ and $\overrightarrow{v}$. Above it was used  in    $$ \left( y\overrightarrow{i}+2x\overrightarrow{j}\right) \cdot \left(dx\overrightarrow{i}+dy\overrightarrow{j}\right)  =y\;dx+2x\;dy.$$

*$\overrightarrow{i}$ and $\overrightarrow{j}$ are vectors of unit length in the direction of the positive $x$ and $y$ axes, respectively.

A: Given are
$$F = (x,2y) \ , \ r = (x,y) \ , \ dr = (dx,dy) $$
The path is $(t,t) , t \in [0,1]$.
Put $x=t=y$ and then
$$F = (t,2t) \ , \ dr = (dt, dt) $$
and then the dot product is
$$F \cdot dr = tdt + 2tdt = 3tdt $$
Note that $\int_0^1 t dt = \frac{t^2}{2} |_0^1 = \frac{1}{2}$. This is probably where you made the mistake.

A:
The logic is that the force acting on the object, changes with position.

Your parameterization of $dr$ is correct; it leads to $dr=<1,1>dt$, but $F$ is not equal to $<1,2>$ along the path, except in $(x,y)=(1,1)$. It is equal to $F=<t,2t>$. Hence
$$
\int F\cdot dr=\int_0^1 <t,2t>\cdot <1,1> dt=\int_0^1 3t dt=1.5,
$$
which is the correct answer.

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Lime, Razor and Bird win contract for electric scooter in San Antonio
The city council passed Lime, Razor and Bird's electric scooter contracts by 10 to 1 on Thursday, marking a new phase in the city's supervision of electric scooters.
The three are currently the largest operators in San Antonio and will allow up to 1,000 shared electric scooters each over the next two years. The council also approved the abolition of the current night curfew, opening the door to 24-hour electric scooter operations.
As one of the three operators initially recommended, Lyft was replaced by Bird, which ranked fourth in the tender for the final contract.
From the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019, the number of rides and electric scooters on the street has been declining in general since the peak usage.
The number of rides in December 2018 was 300,101, and the average number of vehicles deployed in February 2019 reached the highest level of 6,703. However, as of November this year, there were only 82,742 rides per month, with an average of 2,636 vehicles deployed.
Contracts with Lime, Bird and Razor will start on January 12, and until then, other electric scooter operators must cease operations. The night riding ban will be lifted on the same day.
Plans for Seattle's electric scooter pilot program have come into focus, with new documents announcing key details of the proposal.
According to a proposal by the Seattle Department of Transportation, electric scooters will be allowed into bicycle lanes and multipurpose trails, but not on sidewalks. This may test the city's law enforcement capabilities as other municipalities have been working to implement similar restrictions.
According to documents, SDOT will issue licenses for up to 20,000 electric scooters and bicycles. The speed of an electric scooter must not exceed 15 miles per hour, which is consistent with other regulations of the well-known "micro-traveling tools". These companies will have to pay, which will fund the management of the pilot program.
The deadline for public comment on the proposal is December 23. Seattle is in the midst of a summer review to prepare for the electric scooter pilot program. City officials are expected to finalize electric scooter companies that can apply for permits by the end of the year, and launch electric scooters in spring 2020.
Seattle was one of the first cities in the U.S. to adopt a pileless bicycle, with a pilot launched in 2017 and the program officially implemented in 2018. The city has spent more preparation time before allowing electric scooters, even if the surrounding cities are already using electric scooters. In recent months, neighboring cities of Redmond, Tacoma and Bothell have launched electric scooter trials.
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