What are you doing for your reception right after the wedding?
Originally, we were going to rent out a room at the resort and have a private dinner. But we only have about 30 people and don't think it makes sense to pay $500 to rent out the giant banquet room plus $40 per person for the meal.
So were are debating just going to a nice restaurant with everyone or doing some type of dinner cruise excursion. I would prefer a sunset dinner cruise but the food on those things are never that great.
I'm wondering what everyone else is doing for the "reception" right after the wedding.
We're not at an all inclusive, but we're doing the traditional cocktail hour while we're off taking pictures, then a seated dinner. We'll have the DJ start at the end of the seated dinner and continue with dancing.
We only have 13 guests so I see your dilemma. We are doing a private dinner for $50 a person at the resort right after the ceremony. We do not have to rent a room we are going to have it in an area by the pool which is included in the price. I think we are doing a sunset dinner cruise the night before for our "rehearsal" dinner. I just thought it would be easier to just stay in the same place. See if your resort offers something like that.
To make your wedding unforgettable, you can prepare a slideshow of pictures before you were married. or you can have a messages for each other or from the guest. One of the video i've seen is entitled "epic wedding speech" it's really epic but so romantic.. the guy sing a song that he composed and he express his gratitude to all who attended through the song.. So cute. or you can have special numbers.
I'm getting married in the Bahamas and what we decided to do was have a semi-private meal at a local restaurant. We figured since most of our guests will be staying on the resort for the whole week, that we would do our reception somewhere else.
What restaurant are you going to? And where are you holding your ceremony?
Having my ceremony at the cloisters and dinner at Lucianos. How about you.


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SBC Student Receives Indian Gaming Award
Posted on February 27, 2017 by koreenr
Sitting Bull College student Kaylie Trottier has received a Spirit of Sovereignty award scholarship from the National Indian Gaming Association.
Kaylie, as profiled in the article "works two jobs and drives 100 miles round trip to attend Sitting Bull College on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. The mother of two young children, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is working on a business degree. 'I am pursuing higher education now,' she said, 'to show my girls how important education is.'" We at Sitting Bull College are glad she is! Congratulations, Kaylie.
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Tribal Leaders Charity Slot Tournament
Supports Spirit of Sovereignty
Kaylie Trottier works two jobs and drives 100 miles round trip to attend Sitting Bull College on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. The mother of two young children, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is working on a business degree. "I am pursuing higher education now," she said, "to show my girls how important education is."
Kaylie's road to success is made just a little easier thanks to the Spirit of Sovereignty, a National Indian Gaming Association-advised fund at the Indian Land Tenure Foundation that provides scholarships to students at 37 tribal colleges. Funds may be used for any education-related expenses, including but not limited to tuition, housing, childcare and travel. Spirit of Sovereignty also supports the Native Children's Holiday Program, an annual campaign that provides toys, clothing and food for American Indian children.
These programs are funded by donations from NIGA member tribes and associate members and individual contributors. To help raise money for Spirit of Sovereignty, NIGA Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr., is hosting the Tribal Leaders Charity Slot Tournament during the 2017 Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention in San Diego. The slot tournament is on Thursday, April 13 at 1 p.m. and is being co-hosted by Everi, a NIGA associate member, in booth 1344.
There are many compelling success stories among scholarship recipients. Jonathan Ammesmaki is at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Minnesota. The 27-year-old military veteran has two children and three foster children and wants to be a pharmacist. Joedes Emerson (Northern Cheyenne & Navajo) is studying science and math at Chief Dull Knife College in Montana and dreams of a career in engineering or aerospace. Samantha Milk (Oglala Lakota) graduated Magna Cum Laude from Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas where she is now working on a second degree in environmental science. As a single mother and full-time student, her finances can be tight and she appreciates the scholarship's flexibility to pay for childcare and rent.
All slot tournament winnings will be donated to Spirit of Sovereignty. The first-place winner will have the opportunity to direct $10,000 to support scholarships at tribal colleges or programs serving Native youth on the reservation of their choice. The second-place finisher will donate $5,000 with $3,000 for third. This event is a way to help students like Jerry Racine (Blackfeet) who is working on a bachelor's degree in education at Blackfeet Community College. "At this point, the most difficult thing is funding," said Jerry, who is using the money to cover rent, gas and other expenses. "Education is important, but it comes with a cost."
For more information on the slot tournament, contact Mary-Charlotte Grayson: emailMCGrayson@indiangaming.org or call 202-548-3812. Learn more about the Spirit of Sovereignty at www.spiritofsov.org.
Kaylie Trottier, pictured with her daughters Rylie (left) and Paislee (center), is a Spirit of Sovereignty scholarship recipient who attends Sitting Bull College in North Dakota.
ABOUT NIGA
The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), established in 1985, is a non-profit organization of 184 Indian Nations with other non-voting associate members representing organizations and businesses engaged in Tribal Gaming. The common commitment and purpose of NIGA is to advance the lives of Indian peoples economically, socially and politically. NIGA operates as a clearinghouse and educational, legislative and public policy resource for tribes, policymakers and the public on Indian gaming issues and tribal community development. For more information visitwww.indiangaming.org.

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Emergency Funds – How do You Start an Emergency Fund?
Emergency Funds Why are They Needed?
Emergency Funds – Think back to the last time you needed more cash than you had. How did that feel? Were you a little (or a lot) panicked? How do You Start an Emergency Fund?
According to Business Insider, most of us have the same two big money fears: that we spend too much and save too little. Most people also say they know they should be doing exactly the opposite. However, it can feel impossible to switch the pattern around.
The modern Western mentality also struggles with impatience. A little is too little, and only a lot right now is good enough. This mentality is the big enemy of the effort to save. In this article, we will address the why, how and how much of starting your emergency fund.
A better question might be "why wouldn't you need an emergency fund?" No matter how carefully you plan for the future, life always has a few wildcards. As well, as soon as you start a family, all financial bets sometimes seem like they fly right out the window! Common money mistakes of people in their twenties are not having emergency funds.
But there are also greater forces at work that could impact your finances in ways you couldn't begin to control. Examples include the global political landscape, the weather, your loved ones' health and the national economy.
The moral of this exercise for most people tends to be: it is never a bad idea to sock away a bit of extra cash in savings.
The one good and cool thing about emergency funds is this – they can be fun! This is part of the psychology behind why games are so popular. We keep score, watch the points add up, feel that adrenaline rush when we win. Fun, right?
This holds true whether you are playing against yourself or someone else. An emergency fund can be like a game in this respect. If you like to do things in groups, ask a few of your friends to join in with you. Each week, you can set new goals and compare your progress. This also can help with accountability.
But you can also easily create your own motivation. Some people like to keep wall charts or graphs. Others prefer to allow themselves to spend a little after they've saved up to certain benchmarks.
So first, identify your umbrella goal. Next, decide what your motivation will be daily and weekly – how will you track and celebrate your progress?
– Collect all the spare change you can find. Go to the bank and get some change rolls. Count up what you have, roll it up and deposit it into your savings account.
– Collect $1 & $5 bills. When your collection outgrows the box you store it in, count it up and deposit it into your savings account.
– Set up a regular bank auto draft. First, link your checking and saving accounts. Next, decide if you want to draft to your savings account daily, weekly or monthly. Finally, set the amount of the auto draft.
– Use an app like Digit to help you save. Digit uses its own in-house algorithm to withdraw small amounts based on your spending patterns. The app holds what it withdraws for you in savings until you ask for withdrawal.
– Sell what you don't need or use. eBay, Amazon, Craig's List and even the old-fashioned garage sale are all great ways to jump-start your emergency fund.
How much money should be in emergency funds?
Save and Invest points out that if you decided to put $20 into your emergency fund each week, you would save over $1,000 in one year. Not bad!
If you don't think you can afford $20 a week, or if weekly savings sounds too daunting, start with a monthly savings goal.
But here, many people honestly don't know what they can save, and if this describes you, your first step is to back up and look at your monthly budget (expenses and income). Taking the time to chart out what you spend and what you earn is a real education! You will notice where you can cut back to fuel your emergency fund savings goal.
Often the first question new savers have "what should my emergency fund goal be?" Financial experts advise savings aiming to save enough to have three to six months of fixed living expenses. Fixed living expenses can include these types of expenses: rent/mortgage, cellular service, utilities, car note, car insurance, groceries.
So if your budget tells you that you need $2,500 for basic fixed expenses each month, that is where you start. Multiply $2,500 by 3 to get your 3-month savings goal: $7,500. Then multiply $7,500 by 2 to get your 6-month savings goal: $15,000.
What is a Real Emergency???
Look up the word "emergency" and you will see descriptive terms like "dangerous," "expected, "serious" and similar others.
But sometimes it is easier to figure out what an emergency truly is by realizing what it is not. Not having cable television service, while irritating, is not an actual emergency. Not taking a vacation every year is not an emergency. Also, not having the latest technology is not an emergency.
Conversely, a flooded-out car or home is an emergency. Having no air conditioning in 100-degree heat is an emergency. A sick child is an emergency.
This means you should put these funds in a place where you can access them quickly. "Quickly" means within 24 to 48 hours, if not sooner.
The very best way to keep your funds liquid is to put them in a savings account. Specifically, you want to choose a savings account that allows immediate, same-day withdrawals with no holds.
Starting an emergency fund may sound daunting at first, but once you get going, you may just discover you love it! You feel more secure, stronger, safer, more responsible and educated about your finances. Best of all, you don't have to worry if you need money in a hurry.
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Infected Mushroom () — израильская электронная группа. Изначально в группе было два человека — Эрез Айзен и Амит Дувдевани. Позже к ним присоединились Эрез Нец, Том Каннингхэм и Рогерио Жардим.

Коллектив

Эрез Айзен
Эрез Айзен родился 8 сентября 1980 года и с ранних лет получил музыкальное образование. Уже в 4 года Эрез научился играть на органе, а в 8 лет начал обучаться игре на фортепиано в Хайфской Консерватории. В 11 лет решил попробовать себя в электронной музыке с помощью Impulse Tracker (под псевдонимом Moondust участвовал в группе tRiP). С 16 лет сотрудничал с различными диджеями, в том числе с DJ Jorg в составе проекта Shiva Shidapu. Слово Shidapu появилось случайно — из-за помех при телефонном разговоре с Йоргом. Эрез хотел взять псевдоним Sidpao, но Йорг расслышал Shidapu.

Амит Дувдевани
Амит Дувдевани родился 7 ноября 1974 года и получил схожее музыкальное образование. С семи лет начал играть на фортепиано, позже увлёкся тяжёлым металом и панк-роком. Амит играл на синтезаторе и писал лирику для местной панк-группы Enzyme. На транс-тусовку Амит попал впервые в 1991 году за неделю до призыва в армию (где он получил прозвище Duvdev), что сильно изменило его жизнь. С тех пор он думал только о транс-музыке. После службы Амит провёл год в Индии, в основном в штате Гоа, что окончательно определило его направление в музыке.

История группы
Играть вместе Эрез и Амит начали в 1998 году и первые несколько треков они выпустили под псевдонимами Shidapu & Duvdev. Позже они сформировали дуэт Infected Mushroom и начали работать над своим первым альбомом. Название было выбрано в честь панк-рок-группы, существовавшей с 1989 по 1993 года, которой восхищался Амит.

В 1999 году вышел их первый альбом The Gathering. Альбом отличался тёмным ритмичным и атмосферным звуком, благодаря чему быстро стал знаменитым и в целом внёс свой вклад в увеличение популярности пси-транса во всём мире.

В следующем 2000 году дуэт выпустил новый альбом Classical Mushroom, который стал одним из самых знаменитых альбомов группы, а также одним из самых известных альбомов в этом жанре. Трек «Bust a Move» из этого альбома многие называют самым популярным треком группы.

Уникальный стиль исполнения Infected Mushroom развивался и в свет вышла новая пластинка B.P. Empire, которая была достаточно тепло встречена фанатами и критиками. Всё же альбом оказался не слишком популярным среди мейнстримовой аудитории слушателей. Также в этом альбоме группа немного вышла за границы традиционного пси-транса.

Самым спорным альбомом группы многие считают Converting Vegetarians, вышедший в 2003 году. Альбом вышел на двух дисках («Trance Side» и «The Other Side»). «Trance Side» является логическим продолжением их предыдущих работ в танцевальном стиле, а «The Other Side» оказался наполнен нетрадиционными экспериментальными работами в жанре брейкбит, даунтемпо и электро-поп. Сами участники группы не относили эти работы ни к одному из жанров и называли их в целом «фристайл». В записи альбома участвовала британская певица Мишель Адамсон.

Стилистика альбома IM the Supervisor, вышедшего в 2004 году, стала неожиданностью для слушателей, так как помимо пси-транса группа продолжила заниматься работой с другими музыкальными стилями. Многие раскритиковали альбом, назвав его слишком коммерческим, но как бы то ни было на тот момент он был самым успешным по продажам альбомом группы.

Гитаристы Эрез Нец и Том Каннингхэм присоединились к группе в том же году. Том Каннингхэм играл с группой в США, в то время как Эрез Нец играл на гастролях с группой во всех остальных странах. В декабре того же года группа переехала из города Хайфа, где у них была студия, в новую студию в Лос-Анджелесе.

В 2007 году к группе присоединился бразильский ударник Рогерио Жардим, который был приглашён, чтобы играть на их выступлениях. Тогда же Infected Mushroom оказался на 9 строчке в рейтинге DJmag Top 100 DJs Poll.

26 марта 2007 года был выпущен новый альбом группы под названием Vicious Delicious, однако предзаказы можно было оформлять уже 16 марта. Альбом доступен в двух версиях: обычная и Limited Edition отличающиеся упаковкой — Limited Edition поставляется в специальном пластиковом полупрозрачном кожухе с иллюстрацией. Также в коробках проломаны зубчики держащие диск, что символизирует выбитые зубы из клипа «Becoming Insane». Этот альбом также стал экспериментом над разнообразными жанрами. В записи альбома принимали участие приглашённые музыканты.

8 сентября 2009 года на прилавках музыкальных магазинов появилась последняя на то время пластинка «Грибов» Legend of the Black Shawarma. В записи композиции «Smashing the Opponent» принял участие Джонатан Дэвис из группы Korn.

В 2011 году группа выпустила сингл «Pink Nightmares», выставив в сеть короткую версию, а через некоторое время полную версию, которую можно было купить через интернет. В октябре Infected Mushroom опустились на 21 место в голосовании DJmag Top 100 DJs.

Восьмой студийный альбом Army Of Mushrooms вышел в свет 8 мая 2012 года, на лейбле Dim Mak Records. Выход альбома предварили синглы «U R So Fucked», который вышел 14 февраля 2012 года в двух вариантах: альбомная версия и радио-версия с клипом., а также Nation of Wusses, который вышел 3 апреля. В этот экспериментальный альбом вошли треки самого разнообразного жанра помимо традиционного пси-транса, например драм-н-бейс или дабстеп. Примером последнего является вышеупомянутый «U R So Fucked».

В конце 2012 года было заявлено о выходе трёх EP под общим названием Friends on Mushrooms. Как следует из названия, основной темой этих ЕР являются совместные работы с другими музыкантами. 22 января 2013 года вышел первый EP Friends on Mushrooms, Vol.1. 16 июля 2013 года вышел следующий ЕР Friends on Mushrooms, Vol.2. 17 июня 2014 года вышел третий EP Friends on Mushrooms, Vol.3. 6 января 2015 года EP Friends on Mushrooms, Vol.1-3 были выпущены в виде полноформатного альбома с добавлением новых треков «Kafkaf» и «Kazabubu». В цифровое издание были также включены ремикс на «Kipod» (Vol.3) от группы RIOT и сингл 2013 года «See Me Now».

11 сентября 2015 года группа выпускает альбом Converting Vegetarians II, в котором она отходит от электронной танцевальной музыки в сторону чил-аута и даунтемпо, таким образом выполнив альбом в стиле Converting Vegetarians — CD2: The Other Side. Записанный совместно с Сашей Грей сингл «Fields of Grey» выходит 25 сентября 2015 года. Также группой было объявлено, что Converting Vegetarians II будет дополнительно выпущен в формате 7.1 Surround Sound, однако этого так и не произошло.

27 января 2017 года вышел альбом Return to the Sauce.

12 декабря 2018 года группа выпустила альбом Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys.

23 марта 2020 года группа выпустила второй альбом в рамках лейбла Monstercat - More That Just a Name, с тремя выпущенными ранее синглами - Ani Mevushal (c BLiSS), Freedom Bill (с Freedom Fighters и Mr. Bill) и Only Solutions.

Дискография

Альбомы
 The Gathering (LP, BNE, 1 марта 1999)
 Classical Mushroom (LP, BNE, 1 февраля 2000)
 B.P. Empire (LP, BNE, 1 марта 2001)
 Converting Vegetarians (2 LP, BNE, 9 апреля 2003)
 IM the Supervisor (LP, BNE, 10 сентября 2004)
 Vicious Delicious (LP, BNE, 26 марта 2007)
 Legend of the Black Shawarma (LP, Perfecto Records, 8 сентября 2009)
 Army Of Mushrooms (LP, Dim Mak Records, 8 мая 2012)
 Friends On Mushrooms (LP, Dim Mak Records, 6 января 2015)
 Converting Vegetarians II (LP, Dim Mak Records, 11 сентября 2015)
 Return to the Sauce (LP, HOM-Mega, 27 января 2017)
 Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys (LP, Monstercat, 12 декабря 2018)
More Than Just a Name (LP, Monstercat, 23 марта 2020)
Im25 (2022) (LP, Monstercat, 16 сентября 2022)

Синглы и EP
 Intelligate EP (1999)
 Classical Mushroom EP (2001)
 Bust A Move EP (2001)
 B.P. Empire EP (2001)
 Birthday EP (Featuring the famous israeli rock-star Berry Sakharof) (2002)
 Deeply Disturbed EP (2003)
 The Other Side EP (2003)
Raash (2004)
 Cities Of The Future (2004)
 Stretched (2005)
 Becoming Insane (2007)
 Smashing The Opponent (2009)
 One Day (Feat Matisyahu) (2010)
 Killing Time (The Remixes) (2010)
 Deck and Sheker (2010)
 Pink Nightmares (2011)
 U R So Fucked (2012)
Atid Matok (2012)
 Nation Of Wusses (2012)
 Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 1 (2013)
 See Me Now (2013)
 Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 2 (2013)
 Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 3 (2014)
Fields of Grey(feat Sasha Grey) (2015)
 Ko Phangan (feat. Hatikva 6) (2016)
 Liquid Smoke (2016)
 Nutmeg (2016)
 Return to the sauce (2017)
 Spitfire (2017)
 IM21, Part 1 (2018)
Walking On The Moon (2018)
Do It (with MR.BLACK & Skazi) (2019)
Kababies (2019)
Shroomeez EP (2021)

Клипография
 Birthday
 Deeply Disturbed
 Becoming Insane
 Smashing the Opponent
 Pink Nightmares
 U R So Fucked
 Evilution
 Legal Eyes

Разработка ПО
Музыканты приняли непосредственное участие в разработке следующих звуковых плагинов,

 Infected Mushroom Pusher (Waves) - многополосный усилитель
 Infected Mushroom I Wish (Polyverse) - эффект модуляций тона
 Infected Mushroom Manipulator (Polyverse) - плагин искажений для вокала

Эрез Айзен является соучредителем и руководителем отдела инноваций компании Polyverse

Примечания

Ссылки

 Официальный сайт Infected Mushroom
 Infected Mushroom на сайте Discogs

Коллективы и музыканты в стиле транс
Музыкальные коллективы Израиля
Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 1996 году

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\section{Introduction}

High contrast dielectric gratings (DG) have become an important instrument in optics
with various application including high-Q resonators and focusing reflectors \cite{Zhou08,Fattal10,Lu10,Karagodsky11,Chang-Hasnain12,Ko16}.
In this paper we address the capacity of DGs to host optical bound states in the continuum (BICs),
i.e. localized eigenmodes of Maxwell's equations with infinite Q-factor
embedded into the continuous spectrum of the scattering
states \cite{Hsu16}. In the recent past the optical BICs were experimentally observed in all-dielectric
set-ups with periodically varying permittivity \cite{Plotnik,Weimann13,Hsu13,Foley14a,Vicencio15,Sadrieva17,Xiao17}.
Nowadays, the optical BICs are employed to engineer high-Q resonators for enhancement of light-
matter interactions with applications to narrow-band transmission filtering \cite{Foley14},
lasing \cite{Kodigala17}, and second harmonics generation \cite{Wang18}.

 Depending on the spacial extension of the light holding structure one can identify
three classes of BICs. If the structure is confined in all three dimensions, a perfectly localized optical mode
with infinite Q-factor can be found in spherical dielectric particles coated with zero-epsilon metamaterial
\cite{Monticone14,Li17a}. One the other hand, if the structure is infinitely extended in
one spacial dimension the above condition on the dielectric permittivity is lifted allowing for BICs in
periodic arrays of lossless high-index dielectric elements such as spheres \cite{Bulgakov2015,Bulgakov17}
and discs \cite{Bulgakov17b}. Notice that in the latter case light is localized only in
two dimensions.

The third class of BIC supporting systems are planar structures infinitely extended in two dimensions.
 They include
perforated slabs  \cite{Shipman2005,Hsu13,Zhen2014,Mocella15,Ni16,Li16,Penzo17},
arrays of rods \cite{Venakides03,Marinica08,Bulgakov2014,Yuan17a,Yuan17b,Hu18}, arrays of
rectangular bars \cite{Zhen2014,Blanchard16,Cui16a,Foley14a,Wang16b,Ni16,Taghizadeh17,Sadrieva17},
and gratings \cite{Marinica08,Yoon15,Cui16a,Monticone17,Wang16}.
Here, we consider Bloch BIC in DGs, i.e.
localized modes propagating above the line of light in the plane of the structure
\cite{Venakides03,Ndangali2010,Yang2014,Ni16,Gao16,Hu17}.
Such BICs can be contrasted to symmetry protected standing waved BICs
\cite{Pacradouni00,Foley14a,Mocella15,Wang16,Cui16a}
that are symmetrically mismatched with the
outgoing wave allowed in the ambient medium.
The Bloch BICs considered here not only provide access to light localization
and concurrent effects of resonant enhancement and frequency filtering, but also allow for light guiding above the line
of light paving a way for multifunction optical elements which steer the flow of light
harvested from the ambient medium \cite{Bulgakov16}.

\section{System overview}
The simplest DG supporting BICs is sketched in Fig. \ref{Fig1}(a). It consists of a slab substrate of
thickness $L$ made of a dielectric material with permittivity $\epsilon_1$. Dielectric ridges of width $w$
with permittivity $\epsilon_2$ are placed on the top of the slab with period $a$ in the $x$-direction. The ridges
are parallel and infinitely extended
along the $y$-axis. The whole structure is immersed into the ambient medium with $\epsilon_0=1$.
In what follows the thickness of the topside ridges are designated by $h_1$.
In a more generic case of the two-sided DG shown in Fig. \ref{Fig1}(b), the
ridges are also placed on the underside of
the slab. The underside ridges are positioned with the same period $a$ to preserve
the periodicity of the structure as a whole.
The topside and underside ridges are shifted with respect to each other by distance $\delta$.
The thickness of the underside ridges is designated by $h_2$.

Due to the system's translational symmetries the spectral parameters of the eigenmodes are linked
through the following dispersion relationship \cite{Popov12}
\begin{equation}\label{spectrum}
k_0^2=k_{x,n}^2+k_z^2+k_y^2, \ k_{x,n}=\beta-2\pi{n}/a,
\end{equation}
where $k_0$ is the vacuum wave number, $k_{x,z}$ are the wave numbers along the $x,y$-axes,
$k_z$ is the far-field wave number in the direction orthogonal to the plane of the structure,
$\beta$ is the Bloch wave number, and, finally, $\ n=0,1, \ldots$ corresponds to the diffraction
order. Here, we consider $TM$-modes with $k_y=0$, i.e. propagating only perpendicular to the ridges, however,
a generalization to bi-directional BICs propagation in both $x,y$-directions is possible \cite{Bulgakov17a}.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth, height=.245\textwidth,trim={5.6cm 11.5cm 1.0cm 11.0cm},clip]{Fig1a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth, height=.245\textwidth,trim={4.5cm 11.0cm 1.0cm 10.5cm},clip]{Fig1b.pdf}
\caption{Dielectric gratings: (a) One-sided grating; (b) Two-sided grating.}\label{Fig1}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

For numerical simulations we use the rigorous Fourier modal approach in which the solution  the $y$-component of
the electric vector $E_y$ is written in the following form \cite{Pisarenco10,Pisarenco11}
\begin{equation}
E_y(x,z)=\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}S_{n}(z)e^{-ik_{x,n}x}.
\end{equation}
The Fourier components $S_{n}(z)$ are matched on all interfaces
to cast Maxwell's equations into a set of linear equations truncated in the diffraction order.
Since the BICs are source-free solutions, our numerical implementation is restricted
to finding the poles of the scattering matrix. All simulations are run for
\begin{equation}\label{range}
\beta{a} < k_0{a} < 2\pi -\beta{a},
\end{equation}
which according to Eq.(\ref{spectrum}) means that only one TM scattering channel
is open in the far-zone on both sides of the DG. We mention in passing that a similar
couple wave approach was used in \cite{Gao16} for finding BICs in photonic crystal slabs
with one dimensional periodicity.

\section{Results}
The results of our simulation for DGs with $w=0.5a$ are collected in Table \ref{Table}. Our analysis of the numerical results showed that
in regard to BIC holding capacity to major types of DGs can be distinguished.
In the case of {\it asymmetric gratings} the system possesses no symmetry involving
mirror operation with respect to $x0y$-plane. This is always the case for
the different thicknesses of the upside and underside ridges $h_1 \neq h_2$. For example,
the DG shown in Fig \ref{Fig1} (a) clearly falls within this category. On the contrary, if
$h_1 = h_2$, and $\delta=0$ the system is mirror symmetric around its middle plane.
Another type of {\it symmetric gratings} are those possessing a glide symmetry i.e. a composition
of a mirror reflection and a half period translation along the $x$-axis with $\delta=0.5a$. In what follows we
discuss the specific features of BICs in the both types of DGs.
\begin{table}[t]
\begin{center}
\caption{BICs in DH for $w=0.5a$.}\label{Table}
\begin{tabular}{lccccccccc}
BIC & $k_0a$ & $\beta a$& $\delta$ & $L/a$&  $h_1/a$ & $h_2/a$ & $\epsilon_1$ & $\epsilon_2$\\
\hline
1     &  4.829 & 0        & 0     & 0.1747   & 1   & 0.5     &  1.5         & 3        \\
2     &  4.101 & 1.472    & 0     & 0.1747   & 1   & 0.5     &  1.5         & 3        \\
3     &  4.168 & 0        & N/A    & 0.8838  & 1     & 0       &  15          & 15        \\
4     &  4.221 & 1.311    & N/A    & 0.8838  & 1     & 0       &  15          & 15        \\
5     &  4.168 & 0        & 0.5    & 0.5248  & 1     & 0.5     &  1.5         & 3         \\
6     &  3.916 & 1.247    & 0.5    & 0.5248  & 1     & 0.5     &  1.5         & 3         \\
7     &  3.644 & 2.001    & 0      & 1       & 0.5   & 0.5     &  1.5         & 3         \\
8     &  5.094 & 0.690    & 0.5    & 1       & 0.5   & 0.5     &  1.5         & 3         \\
\end{tabular}\label{Table}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\subsection{Asymmetric gratings}
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=.45\textwidth, height=0.73\textwidth,
trim={2.1cm 0.85cm 3.1cm 1.3cm},clip]{Fig2.pdf}
\caption{BICs in asymmetric DGs. (a,b,c) Mode profiles in form of the real part of the electric vector
component $E_y$ for BICs 2,4,6 from Table \ref{Table}, respectively. (d) Dispersion of the real part of the leaky-mode
frequency: BIC 2 - solid blue; BIC 4 - dash green; BIC 6 dash-dot brown. The white domain is given by Eq.(\ref{range}). Red circles show the positions
of the BICs. (f) Q-factor dispersion for the same leaky
zones as in (d).  }\label{Fig2}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
The BICs in asymmetric DGs are BICs 1-6 from Table \ref{Table}. Among those BICs 2,4,6 are Bloch waves
with non-zero wave vector. The mode profiles of BICs 2,4,6 are shown in Fig \ref{Fig1}(a-c). At the
same time BICs 1,3,5 are symmetry protected standing wave BICs previously know in literature (not shown
here for brevity). Generally, the spectrum of a DG above the line of light
is characterized by leaky-modes \cite{Monticone15, Bulgakov16}, complex eigenfrequency dispersion branches
each of which can host a BIC in an exceptional point were the eigenfrequency is real and the Q-factor diverges
to infinity. In Fig. \ref{Fig2}(d) we shown the real part of the leaky-mode eigenfrequencies for three sets
of the DG parameters corresponding to BICs 2,4,6. One can see that besides a Bloch BIC
every dispersion branch also hosts a symmetry protected standing wave BIC in the $\Gamma$-point. These standing
wave BICs are BICs 1,3,5 from Table \ref{Table}. The dispersion of the Q-factors is shown in Fig. \ref{Fig2} (d)
to demonstrate its divergence in the points of BICs. It worth noting that the dispersion is symmetry with respect
$\beta \rightarrow -\beta$. Thus, each dispersion branch hosts to Bloch BICs propagating in the opposite directions.

One important feature of the asymmetric DG observed in numerical simulations is that finding a BIC always
requires tuning one of the systems's parameters. For instance, in our case the substrate thickness
$L$ always had to adjusted to find leaky zones with diverging Q-factor, as seen from Table \ref{Table}. Given that
the other parameters remain the same and the thickness is even slightly detuned from the values in Table \ref{Table}
the BICs disappear from the system. That feature will be explained later in the text.

\subsection{Symmetric gratings}
BICs 7,8 are supported by symmetric DGs. In the case of BIC 7 the DG has a mirror symmetry, while in the case
of BIC 7 the DG is glide symmetric. The mode profiles of BICs 7,8 are shown in Fig. \ref{Fig3}(a-b).
In contrast to asymmetric DGs, now finding a BIC does not require a fine tuning of the system's parameters.
This finding complies with the results presented in \cite{Ndangali2010} for double arrays of
infinitely thin dielectric rods. Moreover, if a control parameter, such as $L$, is slightly perturbed, the BIC
persists only having slightly different frequency $k_0$ and wave vector $\beta$.
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=.49\textwidth, height=.76\textwidth,
trim={5cm 3.0cm 5cm 8.6cm},clip]{Fig3.pdf}
\caption{BICs in symmetric DGs.(a,b) Mode profiles in form of the real part of the electric vector
component $E_y$ for BICs 7,8 from Table \ref{Table}, respectively. (c) Position of BIC 7 - solid blue, and BIC 8
dotted brown under variation of the substrate thickness. The white domain is given by Eq.(\ref{range}).}\label{Fig3}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

This feature can be explained in a view of the topological properties of BICs in planar
structures, where the BICs are known to be associated with polarization singularities (vortices)
of the leaky zone far-field
polarization directions  \cite{Zhen2014,Bulgakov17}. Since the polarization singularity is topologically stable
the variation of parameters only relocates the position of polarization vortex in momentum space. Once
the DG is symmetric, the leaky modes also possess identical far-field patterns in upper and lower half-spaces that
can only be shifted with respect to each other in case of the glide symmetry. Therefore, under variation
of parameters the polarization vortex migrates in the same point in both upper and lower half-spaces ensuring
the stability of the BIC. This, however, is not the case for asymmetric DG when the BIC field pattern is also
asymmetric. Once the control parameter is perturbed the polarization vortices are relocated in momentum-space
in the both upside and underside far-field polarization patterns. Due to the absence of symmetry the positions
of the vortices do not have to coincide. Thus, Bloch BICs in asymmetric DGs are purely accidental in nature which
explains their fragility to variation of parameters.

Finally, let us illustrate the above arguments with numerical data. In Fig. \ref{Fig3}(c) we show
the frequencies of the families of BICs generated by BIC 7, and 8 under variation of the
substrate thickness $L$. It is seen from Fig. \ref{Fig3}(c) that with increase of $L$ both BICs shift to
the line of light $k_0=\beta$ until they eventually cross it to become ordinary guided modes below the line
of light protected by total internal reflection. With the decrease of $L$ the scenarios are, however, different.
The family generated by BIC 8 terminates at the line $k_0a=2\pi-\beta{a}$ which is the boundary of the second radiation
continuum. Once that boundary is crossed the BIC is destroyed by leakage to the second radiation channel.
In contrast to the above case, the family BIC 7 migrates to the $\Gamma$-point where all three BICs
hosted by the leaky zone coalesce. In this a pure Bloch BIC is destroyed giving rise to BICs propagating
along the ridges (see \cite{Bulgakov17} for more detail).

\section{Conclusion}
We considered Bloch bound states in the continuum in dielectric gratings.
Based on the Fourier modal approach we recovered the
leaky zones above the line of light to identify the
geometries of the gratings supporting Bloch bound states propagating in the direction perpendicular to
the ridges.
It shown that the capacity of dielectric gratings to host such bound states depends
on the presence/absence of symmetry with respect to the central plane of the grating.
It is demonstrated that if a two-side grating possesses either mirror or
glide symmetry
the Bloch bound states are stable to variation of parameters as far as the above symmetries are preserved.
That makes the bound states robust against possible fabrication inaccuracies at the same time allowing for a
certain
freedom in choosing the geometric parameters of the gratings. We speculate that our finding might be useful
in design of multifunction optical elements which steer the flow of light
harvested from the ambient medium.

\section*{Funding Information}

Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation
(state contract N3.1845.2017/4.6)

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Boone told the San Francisco Chronicle that he believes the long-form birth certificate that Obama released in April to quell birthers is a "Photoshopped fraud."
"I was in Kenya…about a year and a half ago and everybody there says, you know, your president was born here," Boone told the San Francisco Chronicle. "He's spending millions of dollars so that we do not have his records and experts have already looked at and been able to verify that this long-form document is a fraud."
Boone gave the interview after he introduced Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann at California's GOP Convention over the weekend.
Boone, once a wholesome singer who produced several hits in the 1950s, is now a proud member of the Beverly Hills Tea Party. He has had a history of taking controversial stands, including calling the theory of evolution "nonsensical" and comparing gay rights protests to the Mumbai terror attacks.
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The "O'Dell Center" (named after its donor) is three stories and faces a recently completed multipurpose sports field for football, soccer and lacrosse. The main floor has locker rooms for those sports and others including baseball, softball, track, golf, beach volleyball, tennis, basketball and volleyball.
PHOENIX, ARIZ. (December 2, 2019) – Through a collaboration between Cawley Architects, the City of Surprise and the school, Ottawa University unveiled its $21 million, 96,321 SF athletic facility.
Cawley Architects is the design firm behind the Ottawa University Athletic Facility for Indoor and Outdoor Athletics. The facility at 14470 W. Tierra Buena Lane, Surprise, comprises the 44,317 SF O'Dell Center, the 41,027 SF Faith Arena and lobby and a 10,977 SF recreational facility.
"We hold our project partners, the City of Surprise, Ottawa University and Haydon Building Corp. in the highest regard," said Cawley Architects President Sherman Cawley. "This project is a confirmation that the design build approach to projects in the public arena can succeed at the highest level, bringing increased savings to our clients and superior value to their institutions."
The project is a multi-use athletic facility designed to house Ottawa University's 21 indoor and outdoor sports teams. It's located on the governmental campus of Surprise City Hall. The complex is divided into three major uses.
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The Faith Arena has a 30,000 SF gym with four basketball courts designed for four full-size volleyball courts. The main court area with telescopic bleacher seating provides a setting for competitive games and events. The lobby with concessions, ticketing and restrooms provide a link to the O'Dell Center.
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Ottawa University opened its Arizona campus in August of 2017 with 434 new pioneer students, nearly twice the original projections.
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Is "Customer Loyalty" relevant today?
A prominent multiplex in India has a luxury seating space. The guests are treated the best when they opt for luxury seats. There are special waiters to serve them, the food is served on the seats.
The same multiplex does not treat its other customers in the similar manner. If you are an 'ordinary' customer, you are treated badly and many times you are rudely talked to. The smile that you see on the ticket checkers sadly goes off on the face of the ticket checkers on "normal" seats.
I have a rule. I do not go to normal class. I will not watch five movies a month in normal class. Most of the time I patiently wait for the movies to appear on DVDs or VCDs. I would rather go once to watch the movie in luxury seats. I love the experience.
I however absolutely detest the multiplex. Given an alternative, I would never go to their halls. They will never have my loyalty. I will never speak or write nice about them I am not their frequent customer. I am just there because I do not have an alternative.
A customer would feel loved where he/she is provided the best attention. No doubt some take it for granted and start misbehaving but they are the exceptions. The multiplex earns from me once a month but loses on at least three to four movies because of their rude behaviour.
Don't I have choice? I do have. I will have to just drive a little longer. I do that most of the time. I spend more on petrol than I would if I get a better experience. Experience is what matters. That is why you would see parks and resorts filled all the year round. A fairly decent customer service with a great natural experience make people drive hundreds of kilometers just to be there.
Loyalty is relevant today. A loyal customer is not only who comes back but who talks about your business, who gets you more business and who talks about his experience in various forums. A customer shares your page on facebook. He or she tweets about it. He puts the experience on the blog as I have put it. That is what is loyalty.
You can have a thousand loyalty program launched. A customer will not be loyal till he or she experiences your business and that should be good.
Good customer service is the cornerstone of all successful business and as you rightly said whenever a customer is satisfied he will tell his friends and that friend will tell another friend thanks for the heads up. Well written.
Thanks Gary for your words on the topic. They reinforce what I have been thinking.
Once they have created a brand, most forget about customer service. Like PVR..the tickets and eatables are exorbitantly priced and the carpets and seats are not well maintained now. As a customer I do feel cheated. More so if the movie turns out to be a waste of time…Hope competition spurs some action…but consistent quality is a big issue in India.
Yes I know and understand what you mean. I often tell them that they will never get my service. If they dont listen its their loss because we do have choices. Thanks for your comment.
Very true and I must say..it happens mostly in India. Well, I haven't much to the multiplexes and I don't watch much movies either. But I agree to whatever you have shared here. I too have been through a similar experience quite a number of times. Mostly in the restaurants where the moment you enter, you can make out from the faces of the waiter and manager both. Bas paisa bolta hain…you place a bigger order and then see how it all changes. Customer is good as long as he spends more…sad but true !!
The best example of a company creating customer loyalty is Apple. I'm not their client but I have to admit that they know what people really need and this is the reason because many of customer always come back by them.
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Lester and Venesa Strong, RDN, were married for more than forty years. When Vanessa passed away in 2016 after a long struggle with dementia, he knew the best way to honor her memory and love of nutrition and dietetics was to establish a scholarship in her name through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.
In 2017, Academy student member, Lisa Francis Keovongsa received the first Venesa W. Strong Memorial Scholarship, which provides financial support to a dietetic intern as he/she completes their supervised practice experience. As many students already carry debt from their undergraduate coursework, this scholarship provides truly invaluable support to help ease the financial burden of becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
Venesa was a fifty-year member of the Academy and is remembered for her love of people, her profession, her education and her family. After earning her RD credentials in June of 1965, Venesa's first job as a nutrition professional was at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX, running the food service department. She was encouraged to advance her knowledge and went on to earn her Master's in Nutritional Science from Cornell University in Ithaca. Following her advanced training, Venesa went on to share her gifts in a variety of settings, spending time working for the Rochester New York Visiting Nurse Service, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, and consulting with various institutions. She was further inspired to earn her Executive Masters in Business Administration from UCLA in 1996. In her personal life, Venesa was an accomplished tennis player, devoted coach to her two sons, an adventurous traveler (visiting Third World countries and beyond), and a great lover of books.
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I would like to reclaim the concept of interruptions. Historically, they've been this unfortunate occurrence that disturbs my path to getting everything done just right and on time. I am on course to accomplish the busy planning I think my life needs and then, suddenly, a lapse in the way things should have gone.
That's not interesting. I would say that more often than not, this is exactly the way it should be. Interruptions are opportunities for love, story, time, wonder, and newness to break through. They are divine pauses in a schedule too often plagued by narrow vision. Nowhere do I see these divine pauses more frequently than working with our youngest boys at Camp Rockmont.
To be a 6 to 10-year-old is to know that what's on your mind is worth saying. A few nights ago, as the Buckeye Tribe was having snacks after Council, one spry camper in Cabin One – in between bites of his apple – asked me, "Hey Andrew, do you know what my favorite talent is?" Interested by Tradd's ability to just jump right in, I asked, "What's your favorite talent, Tradd?" Without pause or hesitation, he simply replies, "Ukulele. I'm really good at it." Tradd gave me the gift of interruption with a joy that reaches graciously beyond "Is everything running perfectly?" to just tell me something about himself. These are the moments that stick with me. These are the moments that teach me, an adult who's too often in my own head. And with these young boys, these moments come dozens of times throughout the day. If I'm paying attention.
If ever there is a time to expect interruption, it is in our relationships with one another. The astonishing act of coming to one another with our pain, random stories, joy, and faith is something that Jesus makes time for over and again throughout his ministry. It is his ministry.
Shouldn't the synagogue leader have protested when Jesus delayed their journey to his daughter by pausing to help this woman? Shouldn't the disciples have protested the synagogue leader when he came and interrupted Jesus' teaching to them to ask for help? Jesus' motion is always toward the now; at least this is how I've seen him working in my life, especially at Rockmont.
This is the beginning I believe Jesus had in each new encounter with those during his ministry, and those he still has with us in breaking through each interruption even today. I am grateful to be divinely interrupted by these young boys who are so pleased by the beginning, each day.
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Based on Browline spectacle frames originally designed in 1947, the Ray-Ban Clubmaster is arguably one of the most easily recognised sunglass designs of all time. The Browline frame was first made popular in the 1950's where they made up for almost 50% of all spectacles sold in the US during this period.
Ray-Ban chose to use this frame style for their Clubmaster sunglasses and is still making them today due to their timeless looks. With its retro design, the Clubmaster is as fashionable today as it ever was and in fact has once again become one of the 'must have sunglasses' styles for 2009/10.
Worn by counter-culture intellectuals and civil rights leaders from times gone by, it has become the perfect choice for a new generation of afficinados discovering these designer sunglasses for the first time as well as those who grew up with their classic lines.
Worn by a multitude of style icons and celebrities alike it is easy to see why Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses are still as popular today as they ever were. Worn in films such as Reservoir Dogs by Tim Roth, recently sported around town by Kylie Minogue and even to court by Lindsay Lohan, the Clubmaster is a firm favourite.
Ray-Ban Clubmasters are available in a wide range of colours from the classic Black and Tortoise shell, to the new kids on the block such as Cobalt Blue Marble and Pearl White.
Want to get your hands on a pair of Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses for yourself? Why not visit Sunglasses Direct where you can find a pair of these designer sunglasses from just £80. What's more is that you can take advantage of free delivery too. Check out our website for more details!