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\section{Introduction}
\label{intro}
Electron-positron storage rings are widely used to investigate
the behaviour of two-photon interactions via the process
$\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \rightarrow \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \gamma^*\gamma^*\rightarrow \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^-  \mbox{X}$, where $\gamma^*$ is a
virtual photon.
The outgoing electron and  positron carry nearly  the full
beam energy and their transverse momenta are usually so small that
they are not detected.
This kind of event is
characterised by an initial state $\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \gamma^*\gamma^*$, calculable by QED, and
a low multiplicity final state. This process is
particularly useful in the study  of the
properties of hadron resonances.

The total cross section $\sigma_{T}$ for the formation of a resonance R is given by:
\begin{equation}
\sigma_{T}(\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \rightarrow \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \mbox{R})=\int d^5{\cal{L}}_{\gamma\gamma}
\sigma(\gamma^*\gamma^*\rightarrow \mbox{R})
\label{eq:stot}
\end{equation}
where $d^5\cal{L}_{\gamma\gamma}$ is the differential luminosity
function giving the flux of virtual photons.
For quasi-real photons $\sigma(\gamma^*\gamma^*\rightarrow $R) is given by
the Breit-Wigner formula:
\begin{equation}
\sigma
= 8 \pi (2J_R+1)
\frac{\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\mbox{R})\Gamma(\mbox{R})}
{(W_{\gamma \gamma}^2-m_R^2)^2+m_R^2\Gamma^2(\mbox{R})}
\label{eq:sgg}
\end{equation}
where $W_{\gamma\gamma}$ is the invariant mass of the two-photon
system, $m_R$, $J_R$, $\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\mbox{R})$
and $\Gamma($R)
are the
mass, spin, two-photon partial width
and total width of the resonance, respectively.
Combining equations~(\ref{eq:stot}) and~(\ref{eq:sgg})
leads to the proportionality
relation
\begin{equation}
\sigma_{T}(\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \rightarrow \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \mbox{R})={\cal{K}}\cdot\Gamma_{\gamma \gamma}(\mbox{R})
\label{eq:prop}
\end{equation}
where the
proportionality factor ${\cal{K}}$ can be evaluated by a
Monte Carlo integration.
Equation~(\ref{eq:prop})
is used to determine
the two-photon partial width of the resonance.

The quantum numbers of the
resonance must be compatible with the initial state of the two quasi-real
photons. A neutral, unflavoured meson with even charge conjugation
and helicity-zero or two can be formed. In order to decay into $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$,
the resonance must have
$J^{PC}=(\mbox{even})^{++}$.

For the $2^{++}$, 1$^3$P$_2$ tensor meson  nonet, the f$_2$(1270), the a$_2^0$(1320)
and the  f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) can be formed.
However, since these three states are close in mass,
interferences must be taken into account.
According to SU(3),
the f$_2$(1270) interferes constructively with the a$_2^0$(1320) in the
$\mbox{K}^+\mbox{K}^-$ final state but destructively
in the $\k^0\bar{\k^0}$ final state~\cite{Lipkin1}.
Therefore, among the states of the tensor meson nonet,
only the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) was observed by previous
experiments in the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ final state~\cite{Cello}.

Since gluons do not couple to photons, a pure glueball couples to two photons
only via a box diagram and its two photon width is therefore expected to be
very small. A state that can be formed in a gluon rich environment but
not in two photon fusion has the typical signature of a glueball.

An analysis of the reaction $\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \rightarrow \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ is presented here,
where only the $\mbox{K}^0_S \rightarrow \pi^+ \pi^- $ decay is considered. The data correspond
to an integrated luminosity of 143 pb$^{-1}$ collected by the L3 detector at LEP
at $\sqrt s=91$ GeV and 52 pb$^{-1}$ at $\sqrt s=183$ GeV.

A study of the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ final state in two-photon collisions was already
published by the L3 Collaboration~\cite{Saverio} with a luminosity of 114 pb$^{-1}$
at $\sqrt s=91$ GeV.

The L3 experiment is described in detail elsewhere~\cite{l3const}.
In this analysis, the charged particle tracker is mainly used.
It is composed by a silicon microstrip vertex detector and
a multiwire drift chamber. The events are triggered by a
low $p_t$ threshold charged-track trigger~\cite{trigger}.

\section{ Event Analysis}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
  \mbox{\epsfig{file=k0.eps,width=7.5cm}}
\end{center}
\vspace*{-1.3cm}
\caption {The $\pi^+ \pi^- $  mass spectrum
for reconstructed secondary vertices which are
more than 3 mm from the interaction point.
The curve is the result of a fit using a third-order polynomial
for the background and a Gaussian
for the peak. The arrows indicate the signal region. }
  \label{fig:k}
\end{figure}

In order to select $\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \rightarrow  \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \pi^+ \pi^- \pi^+ \pi^- $
events, we require:
\begin{itemize}
\item The total energy seen in the calorimeters must be smaller than 30 GeV
to exclude annihilation events.
\item There must be exactly four good charged tracks in the tracking chamber with a net
charge of zero. A good track requires more than 20 hits out of a maximum of 62.
\item The total momentum
imbalance in the transverse plane must satisfy:\\
$|\sum \overrightarrow{p_T}|^2 < 0.1\hspace{.2cm} \mbox{GeV}^2$.
\item Events with photons are rejected.
A photon is defined as an isolated shower in the electromagnetic calorimeter
with an energy larger than 100 MeV.
\end{itemize}

\begin{figure}[t]
  \begin{center}
  \mbox{\epsfig{file=kvsk.eps,width=7.cm}}
\end{center}
\vspace*{-.7cm}
\caption {
 m($\pi^+\pi^-$) at one  secondary vertex versus m($\pi^+\pi^-$) at the other
secondary vertex. There is a strong enhancement near the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ point over
a very small background. }
  \label{fig:kk}
\end{figure}

The $\mbox{K}^0_S $'s are identified by requiring a secondary vertex distinct
from the primary interaction point with a distance greater than 1 mm in
the transverse plane.
In order to select $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ exclusive events, we require:
\begin{itemize}
\item At least one of the two secondary vertices must be at
a distance greater than 3 mm from
the interaction point in the transverse plane.
\item The angle between the flight direction of each $\mbox{K}^0_S $ candidate
(taken as the line between the interaction point and the secondary vertex
in the transverse plane)
and the total transverse momentum vector of the
two outgoing tracks must be less than 0.3 rad.
\item Since the two $\mbox{K}^0_S $'s are produced back-to-back
in the transverse plane, the angle between
the flight directions of the two $\mbox{K}^0_S $ candidates
in this plane is required to be $\pi\pm 0.3$ rad.
\end{itemize}

\begin{figure}[t]
  \begin{center}
  \vspace*{-.8cm}
      \mbox{\epsfig{file=spec_tot.eps,height=8cm}}\\
  \end{center}
\vspace*{-1.3cm}
\caption{The $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ invariant mass spectrum: the solid line
corresponds to the maximum likelihood fit. The background is
fitted by a constant (dashed line) and the three peaks by
Gaussian curves. }
  \label{fig:kk_sp}
\end{figure}

Fig.~\ref{fig:k} shows
the $\pi^+ \pi^- $ mass distribution with a 3 mm  vertex cut for the $\mbox{K}^0_S $.
Fitting this distribution, a mass resolution
of $\sigma=9.6\pm0.8$ MeV is found, consistent with the Monte Carlo simulation.
The invariant masses of the two $\mbox{K}^0_S $ candidates must be inside
a circle of 40 MeV radius around the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ point (Fig.~\ref{fig:kk}).

With these selection criteria, 253 events are found in the data sample.
The background due to misidentified $\mbox{K}^0_S $ pairs is estimated to be negligible
by a study of the $\mbox{K}^0_S $ sidebands.
The  background  due to the $\mbox{K}^0_S \k^\pm \pi^\mp$ final state
is determined to be negligible by a  Monte Carlo simulation.
The beam-gas and beam-wall contributions are found negligible.

The resulting $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ invariant mass
spectrum is shown in
Fig.~\ref{fig:kk_sp}. The spectrum is dominated by the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) resonance.
The f$_2(1270)-$a$_2^0(1320)$ region shows the destructive f$_2-$a$_2^0$ interference in  the
$\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ final state~\cite{Lipkin1}. A clear enhancement is visible in the
1750 MeV region. No excess is present around 2230 MeV.

A maximum likelihood fit using three Gaussians plus a constant is
then performed on the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ mass spectrum. The masses and widths of
the Gaussians are left free in the fit.
The fit is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:kk_sp} and the results are summarised in
Table~\ref{tab:li_fit}.

\begin{table}[t]
\caption{Results from the maximum likelihood fit of the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$
invariant mass spectrum.}
\begin{center}
  \begin{tabular}{ccc}\hline
\rule[.15in]{0.0in}{0.0in} & f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525)  & 1750 MeV Region\\ \hline
Mass  (MeV)      & 1520 $\pm$  7    & 1770 $\pm$ 20   \\
Width (MeV)      &  119 $\pm$ 15    &  200 $\pm$ 50   \\
Nb. of events &   85 $\pm$ 11    &   61 $\pm$ 10  \\ \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \vspace*{-1.cm}
  \label{tab:li_fit}
 \end{center}
\end{table}

The f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) statistical significance
is about 8 standard deviations,
the statistical significance of the enhancement around 1750 MeV
is about 6 standard deviations.
From the fit 38$\pm$7 events are found in the f$_2$-a$_2$ region.

In order to correct the data for the detector acceptance and efficiency,
a Monte Carlo procedure is used~\cite{Linde}.
The nominal f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) parameters~\cite{PDG}
are used for the generation.
The angular distribution of the two $\mbox{K}^0_S $'s in the two-photon center-of-mass system
is generated according to
phase space i.e. uniform in $\cos\theta^*$ and in $\phi^*$, where
$\theta^*$ and $\phi^*$ are the polar and azimuthal angles taking
the $z$ direction parallel to the electron beam.
In order to take into account the helicity of a spin-two resonance,
a weight is assigned to each generated event according to the
weight functions:
$w=(\cos^2\theta^*-\frac{1}{3})^2$ for the helicity-zero contribution and
$w=\sin^4\theta^*$ for the helicity-two contribution.

All the events are passed through the full detector simulation program
and are reconstructed following the same procedure used for the data.
Although the detector acceptance is rather high (15\% for helicity-zero
and 30\% for helicity-two), the trigger efficiency (83\%)
and the analysis cuts ($\sim 30\%$)
give a total efficiency of 3.9\% for helicity-zero
and 7.6\% for helicity-two for the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) at $\sqrt s=91$ GeV.
At $\sqrt s=183$ GeV the total efficiencies are 3.1\% and 7.2\% respectively.

\section{Results}

\begin{figure}[t]
  \begin{center}
      \mbox{\epsfig{file=ad_f2_1525.eps,width=7.cm}}\\
  \end{center}
\vspace*{-.8cm}
\caption{The $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ polar angular distribution
compared with the Monte Carlo distributions for the hypothesis
of a pure helicity-zero and helicity-two
contribution for the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525).
The Monte Carlo curves are normalised to the same number of events
as the data. }
  \label{fig:ad_f2}
\end{figure}

\subsection{The f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525) tensor meson}
In order to determine the helicity state,
a study of the angular distribution of the two $\mbox{K}^0_S $'s
from f$_2\,\!\!\!'$ decay in the
two-photon center of mass is performed.
The experimental polar angle distribution is compared with the
Monte Carlo  in
Fig.~\ref{fig:ad_f2} for both the helicity-zero and helicity-two cases.
The Monte Carlo distributions are normalised to the same number of
events as in the data and no background subtraction is done.
The $\chi^2$ values for the helicity-zero and helicity-two hypotheses
are 81 and 7 for nine
degrees of freedom respectively.
Thus pure helicity-zero is
excluded and helicity-two is largely dominant,
in agreement with the theoretical predictions~\cite{Kopp}.

The total cross section $\sigma_T$ times the branching ratio Br into $\k\bar{\k}$ for the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525)
is measured using the formula
\begin{equation}
\sigma_T\times\mbox{Br}
=\frac{N_{obs}-N_{back}}{{\cal{L}}\varepsilon}
\end{equation}
where $\cal{L}$ is the integrated luminosity
and $\varepsilon$ is the
total efficiency. The number of signal events
$N_{obs}-N_{back}$ is determined from the
maximum likelihood fit. From our data only
$\sigma_{T}\times $Br(f$_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos\rightarrow \pi^+ \pi^- \pi^+ \pi^- $) can be measured.
Using the PDG~\cite{PDG}
value for Br($\mbox{K}^0_S \rightarrow \pi^+ \pi^- $) and
Br(f$_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \k\bar{\k})=4\times$Br(f$_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos$) from
isospin symmerty,
$\sigma_{T}\times$Br(f$_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow $ K$\bar{\mbox{K}}$)
can be determined.

The product $\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}$(f$_2\,\!\!\!')\times$ Br(f$_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \k\bar{\k})$
is measured from the cross section using the formula
\begin{equation}
\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\mbox{f}_2\,\!\!\!')\times\mbox{Br(f}_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \k\bar{\k})=
\frac{\sigma_T\times\mbox{Br(f}_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \k\bar{\k})}{{\cal{K}}}
\end{equation}
where the proportionality factor ${\cal{K}}$ is evaluated by
Monte Carlo integration. Two separate measurements are performed for data collected at $\sqrt s=91$ GeV and
$\sqrt s=183$ GeV.
The results are in very good agreement with the published value~\cite{Saverio}
$\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}$(f$_2\,\!\!\!')\times $Br(f$_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow \k\bar{\k})=(0.093\pm 0.018\pm 0.022) \mbox{keV}$
under the hypothesis of a pure helicity-two state.

\subsection{The 1750 MeV region}

\begin{figure}[t]
  \begin{center}
      \mbox{\epsfig{file=ad_1750.eps,width=7.cm}}\\
  \end{center}
\vspace*{-.8cm}
\caption{The $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ polar angular distribution
compared with the Monte Carlo distributions for the hypothesis
of a pure spin two helicity-zero, spin two helicity-two and spin zero
contribution in the 1750 MeV region.
The Monte Carlo curves are normalised to the same number of events
as the data.}
  \label{fig:ad_18}
\end{figure}

The enhancement around 1750 MeV may be due to the formation of a radially
excited f$_2'$ state, according to theoretical predictions~\cite{Munz}.
However, the 1750 MeV region is very interesting especially looking at the recent results
by the Crystal Barrel Collaboration~\cite{CryBar}. They report the observation of three
$J^{PC}$=0$^{++}$ states the a$_0$(1450), the f$_0$(1370) and the f$_0$(1500).
In the scenario presented in~\cite{Close} the a$_0$(1450)
is the isovector member of the 0$^{++}$ meson nonet while the f$_0$(1370)
and the f$_0$(1500) cannot both be
isoscalar members of the nonet. The f$_0$(1370) is very likely
mainly composed by u and d quarks while the f$_0$(1500) is compatible with the ground state
scalar glueball expected around 1500 MeV. This hypothesis includes the prediction of
a further scalar state, the f$'_0$(1500-1800), mainly composed by s quarks. This state
will couple strongly to K$\bar{\mbox{K}}$ and its discovery is essential to support
the f$_0$(1500) glueball nature.

In order to investigate the spin of the 1750 MeV region,
the angular distribution of the two $\mbox{K}^0_S $'s
in the two-photon center of mass is studied.
The polar angle distribution is compared in Fig.~\ref{fig:ad_18}
with the Monte Carlo predictions
for the spin two helicity-zero (J=2, $\lambda$=0), spin two helicity-two (J=2, $\lambda$=2) and spin zero
(J=0) cases.
The Monte Carlo distributions are normalised to the same number of
events as in the data and no background subtraction is done.
The $\chi^2$ values are 50, 26 and 7 for nine degrees of freedom
for J=2 $\lambda$=0, J=2 $\lambda$=2 and J=0
hypotheses respectively.
J=0 assignment is found 3.2 times more probable than J=2 $\lambda$=2.

Experimental indications for a scalar state around 1750 MeV decaying into
K$^+$K$^-$~\cite{BESKPKM} and $\eta\eta$~\cite{BUGG} have been recently found.

\subsection{The 2230 MeV region}
The BES Collaboration confirmed the previous observation by the Mark III Collaboration
of a resonance,
the $\xi$(2230)~\cite{xi2230}, produced in radiative decays of the J/$\psi$ particle.
Due to its narrow width and its production in gluon rich environment,
this state is considered a glueball candidate.
Its mass is consistent with the lattice QCD prediction for the
ground state tensor glueball.

Since gluons do not couple to photons, the two-photon width
is expected to be small for a glueball. To make this statement more quantitative, a parameter called
stickiness~\cite{Chanowitz} can be introduced for a state X:
\begin{eqnarray}
S_X&=&N_l \left(\frac{m_X}{k_{J/\psi\rightarrow\gamma X}}\right) ^{2l+1}
\frac{\Gamma(J/\psi\rightarrow\gamma X)}{\Gamma(X\rightarrow\gamma\gamma)}\\
&\sim&\frac{|<X|gg>|^2}{|<X|\gamma\gamma>|^2} \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
where $m_X$ is the mass of the state, $k_{J/\psi\rightarrow\gamma X}$ is the energy of the photon from a
radiative J/$\psi$ decay in the J/$\psi$ rest frame and $l$ is the angular momentum between the two gluons.
For spin two states $l=0$. $N_l$ is a normalisation factor that can be calculated assuming by
definition the stickiness of the f$_2$(1270) tensor meson to be 1.

Using the same method adopted for the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525), a Monte Carlo simulation is used to
determine the detection efficiency for the $\xi$(2230). For the simulation we use values for the mass and the width
determined by combining the results by Mark III and BES. A mass resolution
of $\sigma$= 60 MeV is found by fitting a Gaussian to the $\mbox{K}^0_S \kos$ Monte Carlo spectrum.
 The total detection efficiency is measured to be 16.5\% at $\sqrt s=$91 GeV
and 9.3\% at  $\sqrt s=$183 GeV
under the hypothesis of a pure helicity-two contribution.
The signal region is chosen to be $\pm2\sigma$ around the
$\xi$(2230) mass. In order to evaluate the background two sidebands of $2\sigma$ are considered.
At $\sqrt s=$91 GeV and at $\sqrt s=$183 GeV,
6 and 2 events are found in the signal region respectively. Fitting a constant in the sideband region, the expected
background are evaluated to be 4.9 and 7.9 events. Using the standard method~\cite{PDG} for extracting
an upper limit for a Poisson distribution with background, we determine upper limits of 7.3 and 3.6 events respectively
at 95\% C.L. Using the same method adopted for measuring the two-photon width of the f$_2\,\!\!\!'$(1525),
an upper limit of $\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\xi(2230))\times $Br$(\xi(2230)\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos)$ is derived combining the
results from the two values  of $\sqrt s$. The combination is performed using
a Monte Carlo technique.
We obtain $\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\xi(2230))\times $Br$(\xi(2230)\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos)<3$ eV
at 95\% C.L. under the hypothesis of a pure helicity-two state.

Combining the results reported by BES and Mark III for the $\Gamma(J/\psi\rightarrow\gamma\xi)\times $Br$(\xi\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos)$
and our upper limit on $\Gamma(\xi\rightarrow\gamma\gamma)\times $Br$(\xi\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos)$, we obtain
a lower limit on the stickiness $S_{\xi(2230)} >$33 at 95\% C.L.
Errors are taken into account by a Monte Carlo calculation.
This value is much larger than
the values measured for all the established $q\bar{q}$ states.

\section{Conclusions}
The reaction
$\mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \rightarrow  \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \gamma^*\gamma^*\rightarrow \mbox{e}^+\mbox{e}^- \mbox{K}^0_S \kos$
is studied with the L3 detector at LEP.
The spectrum is dominated by the f$'_2$(1525) tensor meson.
The angular distribution excludes pure helicity-zero and
shows that helicity-two is largely dominant.
The $\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\mbox{f}_2\,\!\!\!')\times\mbox{Br}(\mbox{f}_2\,\!\!\!'\rightarrow
\k\bar{\k}) $ is found to be consistent with the previously published value~\cite{Saverio}.
Clear evidence for destructive f$_2$-a$_2$ interference is observed.
An enhancement of about 6 standard deviations is observed around 1750 MeV.
It may be due to the formation of a
radial recurrence of the f$'_2$(1525) tensor meson (J=2, $\lambda=$2)
but the observed angular distribution favours the J=0 assignment. Therefore the enhancement
may be due
to the formation of the $s\bar{s}$ member of the $0^{++}$ meson nonet.
The latter case strongly supports the glueball nature of the f$_0$(1500)~\cite{Close}.
No signal is present in the region of the $\xi$(2230) glueball candidate.
We obtain the upper limit
$\Gamma_{\gamma\gamma}(\xi(2230))\times $Br$(\xi(2230)\rightarrow \mbox{K}^0_S \kos)<3$ eV
at 95\% C.L. under the hypothesis of a pure helicity-two state.

\section*{Acknowledgments}
I would like to express my gratitude to the two-photon physics group
of the L3 collaboration in particular to M.N. Focacci-Kienzle,
J.H. Field and B. Monteleoni.

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Between the Arizer ArGo, Air II and Solo II, the Air II is the slowest to heat up with an oven heating time of about 60-90 seconds. With an average heating time of 60 seconds, the ArGo is a bit faster. Oven preheating, though, is where the dual-cell battery pack of the Solo II really shines. With the Solo II, you can vape in about 30 seconds. Although the Solo II isn't quite an on-demand vaporizer, it's certainly close.
Arizer backs its products with a two-year warranty. While the warranty won't cover battery degradation or wear and tear from normal use, it does give you protection from manufacturing defects and sudden hardware failure.
The Arizer Solo II, Air II and ArGo use similar technology, but their differences are significant enough that they'll attract slightly different users. The Solo II, for example, is portable only in the sense that it operates on battery power and is small enough to carry in most bags. You might want to bring the Solo II on a weekend camping trip, but you're definitely not going to carry it in your pocket and stealth vape. The Solo II is ideal for lengthy vaping sessions at home. The long stem and all-day battery life never fail to deliver a lengthy, mellow vape.
If you're looking for a vaporizer that you really can bring anywhere, the Arizer ArGo is for you. With the ArGo, there's no need to remove the stem for transportation. You can carry it in your pocket, and its relatively fast oven heating time ensures that it's always ready to go when you want to enjoy a quick vape.
Are you looking for something that bridges the gap between the portability of the ArGo and the power of the Solo 2? The Arizer Air 2 is your best bet. Although the non-retractable stem of the Air 2 means that you need to transport it in the carrying case, the included aromatherapy stem of the Air 2 gives it a secondary purpose that other vaporizers lack.


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Max Ernst: the Album
A run-through the highlights of the artist's career
Emanuela Borgatta Dunnett
Pietà o La rivoluzione la notte, Max Ernest, 1923
The Album (published by Electa) that accompanies the current monographic exhibition dedicated to Max Ernest at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, opens with a splendid photographic overview. More and less well-known images that highlight his life and career, tracing them back to a common denominator: his gaze. Ernst's flicker is entirely encapsulated in his unique way of 'piercing' the lens as much as the canvas; a single glance to create or decode the eternal enigma of his art. An example of this is the first, intense snapshot offered, dated 1909 at the dawn of his university studies in psychology, philosophy and art history.
Ernst, self-taught, had been drawing and painting since childhood. Able to experiment with the most disparate styles (Futurism, Cubism, Expressionism), he said of himself: "One's eyes drank in everything that entered one's field of vision". The discovery of De Chirico's metaphysics is, for him, decisive, although the common passion for terrains vagues is transfigured into something else in his works, becoming eclectic collages, within which he superimposes, rehashes and dislocates with a naturalness and audacity that are already, to a large extent, prescient of his future work.
Max Ernst's interweavings are the very essence of his art-making, all the more audacious when they seem disconnected from each other, placing him far above any artistic current that has been juxtaposed with him over time.
However, it is not only the sparks that his eye is able to catch that determine his vision, since biographical and amorous events are also able to do so; think - in this sense - of the 1920s and the ménage à trois with Paul Éluard and his wife Gala. The Poet hosted him in his own house, in which Ernst set up his own atelier, decorating - also - the interior.
The Milan exhibition highlights the two lines pursued throughout his career: eros, linked to a new representation of the female figure, as well as a careful analysis of nature as a source of inspiration, for which he juxtaposes the four elements with alchemic symbolism.
Admirable, in this sense, is an oil on canvas of 1927-28, belonging to the Guggenheim Collection, entitled The Forest, where the geometries of the vegetation stand out against the darkness of the horizon, standing out in concert to enhance the circular glow of light, placed in the centre. Almost an alternative version of the earlier Forest of Red Thorns (1927) with which it establishes an eerie, silent dialogue.
The rooms follow one another in an incessant whirlwind of enigmas and experiments that have as their absolute value the vision of Vinci and Michelangelo, finding various points of analysis in the Renaissance; although - reaching the 1930s and the unconsciously fantasy and arbitrarily ideal landscapes - it is another overbearing presence that accompanies the visitor.
There is, in fact, a silent force that harks back to the purer visions of Piero della Francesca and the common intent to make 'seeing' and 'transposing' their main artistic aim, in a new understanding of the Cosmos.
Ernst had an all-encompassing conception of his own art, himself producing catalogues and flyers for his exhibitions: making postcards and graphic works an immeasurable heritage, amply documented at the Palazzo Reale.
Max Ernst: the Dadaist, the Surrealist, the Romantic, the Pataphysician, the Humanist interested in the Renaissance. His life and work appear today as a kaleidoscope, rich in facets and yet unmistakable.
So says the introductory essay to the Album, knowing full well that the quintessence of Ernst's work lies in the indefinable, unspeakable fascination that binds his figurative motions to the soul of the observer.
The exhibition, promoted and produced by Comune di Milano-Cultura and Palazzo Reale with Electa, in collaboration with Madeinart, is curated by Martina Mazzotta and Jürgen Pech.
Over 400 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, photographs, jewellery and illustrated books from museums, foundations and private collections in Italy and abroad. These include: the GAM in Turin, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Ca' Pesaro Museum in Venice, the Tate Gallery in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Cantini Museum in Marseilles, the State Museums and the Arp Foundation in Berlin, the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid.
Born in Turin, she now lives near Cuneo, norther Italy. Author of "June Miller – Una Biografia", she teaches foreign languages and collaborates with various online magazines. She is interested in art, literature, live music and theatre.
La festa a Seillans, Max Ernest (1964)
Leonora in the Morning Light, Max Ernest (1940)
L'angelo del focolare, Max Ernest (1937)
From the exhibition Max Ernst and Nature as an Invention
Oedipus Rex, Max Ernest (1922)
La Joie de Vivre, Max Ernest (1936)
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Arguing for the arts in the 21st century
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Darthea Cross
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The Arch of Pius VII rather than the Arch of Titus
A fascinating conversation with historian Samuele Rocca in the New Wing of the Vatican Museums
Lucio Fontana. After the space age
Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Traversetolo, Italy
Día de Muertos, memories & offerings
Questions to the curator
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped
Curiosity, freedom, beauty

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Buhari to Adeboye: Don't threaten me on restructuring
By Taiwo Ajala
President Muhammadu Buhari has replied the General Overseer of the
Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye saying he will
not succumb to 'threats and undue pressure' to restructure the
He described Adeboye's advice as " unpatriotic outburst" which is " both unhelpful and unwarranted."
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restructure the country by adopting a combination of the British and American system of government or risk a break-up of the country.
Adeboye said: "Why can't we have a system of government that is 100 per cent Nigerian, unique to us? For example, we started on with the
British system of government, somewhere along the line, we moved over to the American system of government.
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"I believe that we might want to look at the problems of Nigeria in a slightly different manner. Some people feel that all our problems will be over if Nigeria should break up. I think that is trying to solve the problems of Nigeria as if it is a Simple Equation.
"Why can't we have a system of government that will create what I will call the United States of Nigeria? Let me explain. We all know that we
must restructure. It is either we restructure or we break, you don't have to be a prophet to know that one. That is certain – restructure
or we break up."
In a Press Statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Communication to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said he
will not take any decision against the interest of 200 million Nigerians out of fear or threats.
The statement reads: "This is to warn that such unpatriotic outbursts are both unhelpful and unwarranted as this government will not succumb to threats and take any decision out of pressure at a time when the nation's full attention is needed to deal with the security challenges facing it at a time of the Covid-19 health crisis.
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"The President as an elected leader under this constitution will continue to work with patriotic Nigerians, through and in line with the Parliamentary processes to finding solutions to structural and other impediments to the growth and wellbeing of the nation and its
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Institutional campaign developed for the restaurant and Pub Mão Santa, which in Portuguese means "Holy Hand". Despite the strong spiritual connotation in the name, the iconoclasm in the environment only adds charm and provokes the curiosity of its visitors. With this idea in mind, we were contacted by the agency to develop images that convey this mix of the sacred with the food, one of the differentials of the pub.


The 20th IEEE INFOCOM Global Internet Symposium took place in Atlanta, USA, on the 1st of May 2017, in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM 2017.
There were 25 papers submitted to the symposium, from authors from 17 different countries.
Nine papers were accepted resulting in an acceptance ratio of 36%. This acceptance ratio is in line compared to previous years and relatively low compared to some other INFOCOM workshops, making GI a competitive symposium. Each paper received reviews from at least three TPC members. There were 22 internationally well-known TPC members, so the review load was not excessive. During a very active online TPC meeting, the TPC members converged quickly to a set of strong papers to accept.
As in previous years, GI 2017 was a full-day event. We began with the keynote presentation by professor Bruce Maggs from Duke University, USA, who is also vice president of research for Akamai. We had also the pleasure to present the ITC Early Career Award to Stefan Schmid. The accepted papers were organized into three technical sessions. We concluded the day with a panel discussion on ""hot topics and heresy". The panel was moderated by Radia Perlman, and consisted Suresh Krishnan, Geoff Huston, and Bruce Maggs. The audience participated very actively in the discussions as well, and overall this panel was one of the highlights of the workshop.
Overall, we are happy with this year's GI symposium and believe it was a success, both in terms of quality as well as high attendance: despite the concurrent INFOCOM events, we continuously had more than 30 attendees. All technical papers were presented by the authors in person. There was also a good amount of discussion both during the sessions and in the session breaks.
We thank the steering committee of GI 2017, especially Stefano Secci, for their guidance as well as the excellent technical program committee, distinguished keynote speaker, and the panelist.


Sometimes it comes as a surprise to little people that cats are more than just the pretty kitty in a basket or the regular moggy that curls up and sleeps in the sun. Rather, there are about 38 different species which roam a range of habitats from the rainforest to the desert.
This book, full of information and illustrations, introduces the young readers to the wider world of cats with lots of facts and explanations including a double page spread which shows them drawn to scale in relation to each other and to a human. Each double page spread covers a different aspect of these creatures, including one that focuses on their future as more and more are lost particularly because of habitat destruction. Both the vocabulary and the layout make the information easy for a young reader to understand and are sure to inspire the "Did you know…" comments that little ones love to surprise adults with.
A great addition to the 599.75 section of your library.
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The conflict has also brought public focus again on the continued debate over the legality of the creation and existence of Israel despite the claims of efforts towards a two-state solution. The pendulum gravitates between rejection of the Israeli state, a view interestingly not only held by Muslims, but also Christians and a number of Jews; and between its legitimacy lent to it by its colonial creators that is imposed and protected by regional tyrant rulers over the Muslims and an ever-present Israeli military.
60 years of existence as a state has been associated with 60 years of arguments and struggle. However, the essence of the debate has become deliberately lost in translation and side-tracked by the absurd assertion that being anti-state of Israel and/or anti-Zionist is synonymous to being anti-Jew and anti-Semitic. Subsequently, much legitimate political debate and expression has been hijacked with this false, disingenuous, emotive, deceptive and irrelevant connection.
As for the core discussion about the legitimacy of Israel as a state, it connected to four claims — Ethical, Historical, Religious and Political.
There is no ethical basis for the legitimacy of Israel, since it was simply unethical and immoral to displace a population forcibly from their lands, converting them to refugees without meaning, then terrorise them to accept the illegal acquisition of their lands. We would assume by the twisted logic of considering it ethical to force a population to leave their homes, possessions and lands that this would make President Mugabe policy in Zimbabwe of forced eviction of 'whites' acceptable? It would also make it ethical for someone to enter Bush's Texas's Ranch, force him out and claim the ranch for himself, possibly leaving Bush with the barn and to accept this, making the barn his home and being prevented to take appropriate actions to claim all of the ranch back?
We don't think so and doubt this would be considered ethical and moral… and neither was it evident when Argentina sought to claim the Falkland Islands and the British government responded in April 1982, under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, by fighting Argentina in the Falklands War to keep it under British rule. Let us also keep a perspective on this – the Falkland Islands only has a population of 3,000 in comparison to Palestine which has a population 4 million (excluding those forced to flee to neighbouring Jordan and those absorbed into Israel). Given Britain's experience on giving Palestine away from her mandate to a foreign people, why was this precedent not applied to the Falklands and the islands given to Argentina (who have historical claim to the islands)? Was this an unethical action by the British government not to give the Falklands Islands, like they did with Palestine? Given that there is discussion amongst British politicians to commemorate the Falklands war, clearly Britain doesn't believe so. Therefore, if the British can fight to liberate a small relatively insignificant island from occupation to safeguard its population (and commemorate this), then why cannot the Palestinians do the same and repel the illegal occupation of their lands?
What is unethical is not the position of the Palestinians to struggle for the liberation of all the occupied lands, but the hypocritical double standards of the western powers.
When the Europeans landed, there were probably about 10 million Indians populating America north of present-day Mexico. It is believed that the first Indians arrived during the last ice-age, approximately 20,000 – 30,000 years ago. The initial enthusiasm with which the Indians greeted the Europeans soon turned to conflict due to the European colonial material greed. The conflicts led to the Indian Wars, the Indian Removal Act and other acts culminating in the last major war, which was the massacre in 1890 of Indian warriors, women, and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. From a period of a brutal policy of forced assimilation that lasted until the 1960's, aside from token gesture Indian reservations, native Indians until today have been denied their right to re-possess their ancestral lands.
From 1788, when the British officially landed, until today force (military and otherwise) has been used to strip the native Aboriginal people of their lands. The Aboriginal people fought to protect their lands but the British declared this continent terra nullius — that the land was empty and belonged to no-one when they colonised it. For over 200 years the lie of terra nullius was the cruel and brutal cover for the mass murder, for the refusal to recognise Australia's indigenous race as people, for the forced removal of children from their families, for the inhuman exploitation of the labour of Aboriginal people, for the racist treatment and apartheid Aboriginal people have been subjected to. Terra Nullius was also the justification for the denial of land rights. Though in 1992, the High Court of Australia recognised the concept of Native Title, stating it had existed before settlement and had continued after colonisation. However, the court adjudged that the Native Title was extinguished whenever land had been sold or set aside for some other purpose. Little has changed since then.
What we clearly witness in the above two examples is a repugnant disguised policy of discrimination, denial of land return and political authority upon those people with legitimate historical claims (except Israel, of course). Therefore, possessing an historical right carries neither value nor worth as a basis of argument. So why is Israel made an exception? Clearly, the historical arguments are flawed and selectively applied – but this is typical from an international community that is hostage to political expediency and established upon the evil ideology of capitalism that serves the prime interests of the capitalists.
Where does this leave the Zionist historical claim, aside from being meaningless and irrelevant? A brief review on the history of Palestine reveals two interesting points. Firstly, that the history is disputed, so there is no clear proof of the Zionist claim anyway. Secondly, most historians conclude the Canaanites were the earliest known inhabitants of Palestine (3rd millennium BC). The Canaanites were the earliest known inhabitants of Palestine (3rd millennium BC). Egypt was the first adjacent power to conquer the region (3rd millennium BC). During the 2nd millennium BC Egyptian hegemony and Canaanite autonomy were challenged by various invaders – and only then did the 'Israelites' appear (Semitic tribes from Mesopotamia). Therefore, even the Zionist historical claims are at least unproven and at best a deliberate contortion.
Politically, Palestine holds no significance for Jews –- since like Christianity, Judaism does not possess nor articulate a political structure, institutions or processes to deal with state and society.
However, it is clear that Judaism has been hijacked by the Zionist movement, which has taken Judaic principles and ideals and fused them within a capitalist and ruthless political agenda that dreams of a 'greater Israel' – whilst according to the Torah, the Jews are forbidden to have their own state or political sovereignty while awaiting the messianic era. To this end, the religious argument and justification is false and is best represented by Jews themselves.
Quoting the Talmud, Orthodox Jews refer to Tractate Kesubos (p. 111a), stating that it teaches that Jews shall not use human force to bring about the establishment of a Jewish state before the coming of the universally accepted Moshiach (Messiah from the House of David).
Therefore, we would safely conclude that there is no religious basis for the existence of the state of Israel. We wonder whether orthodox Jews who espouse these views are chastised, tried and imprisoned by western governments for promoting such views and labelled as 'anti-Semitic' or imprisoned for holding 'terrorist' views on the destruction of Israel? We don't think this is the case, since the likes of Neturei Karta hold year round global demonstrations, including in New York and London – with placards, which if held by Muslims – they would be instantly arrested and tried under racial/religious discrimination laws or some terror legislation.
The development of Palestine in contemporary political history has three distinct periods, which are: firstly, under Islamic rule; secondly, under the British Mandate from 1922, by the League of Nations; and finally under Israeli rule. Without any shadow of doubt, only under the rule of Islam did the people (Muslims, Jews and Christians) find great levels of security, stability and ease. It is well documented, by non-Muslim historians, that Jews sought refuge under the Islamic authority, the Khilafah, from persecution in Europe, particularly the infamous Spanish Inquisition in 1492.
As for British rule, in 1922, Palestine was placed, by the League of Nations, under British Mandate until 1948, when the state of Israel was established. During this mandate, all the people, particularly the Arabs suffered at the hands of a discriminatory policy that enacted laws assisting Jewish immigration to Palestine and acquisition of land by Jews. During this time, the local Arab population (Muslims and Christians), dismayed that they were being slowly swamped in their own country by foreign immigrants, rose more than once in revolt against the immigration policy of the British Government.
As for Israeli rule since 1948, little needs to be said about the apartheid, brutal, discriminatory and racist nature of the state – both against the Muslim/Christian Arab populations (in Israel and the Palestinian refugee camps) and against Jews themselves of Oriental and African descent. A number of documents by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch re-affirm what the world has witnessed for 60 years of the brutal disregard of human life and blatant discrimination, resulting in the consistent tension for the region as a whole. Therefore, politically, Israel will never provide a basis for political stability in the region given its innate racist philosophy, Zionist political agenda and sustained opposition from a people that have been forcibly displaced and will continue to work for the complete liberation of Palestine from Zionist and colonial control.
In conclusion, the legitimacy of Israel is established upon deceit, dishonesty and hypocrisy. It reality it has no legitimacy and the ethical, historical, religious and political claims are false and twisted. The occupied people of Palestine have the legal right to oppose occupation and strive for the complete liberation of Palestine. This is a right for the people of Palestine; a right that exists for ethical, historical, religious and political reasons – unlike the false reasons that the proponents of Israel have claimed.


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« WHAT THE £3BN A YEAR BBC MISSES….
On Sunday, federal prosecutors charged 22-year-old Loughner with one count of attempting to assassinate a member of Congress, two counts of unlawfully killing a federal employee, and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee. Giffords was the target of Loughner's rampage, prosecutors say, and the sworn affidavit accompanying the charges mentions that Loughner attended a Giffords "Congress in Your Corner" event in 2007. The affidavit also mentions that police searching a safe in Loughner's home found a letter from Giffords' office thanking the alleged shooter for attending an August 25, 2007 event.
– that language and grammar can determine, or at least influence, thought. It was unfortunate for Ms Gifford – and even more so for the six people murdered, including a nine year old girl – that he chose to ask her his unanswerable question – and resented her inability to answer.
Here is the real reason for his actions. It has nothing to do with Palin, but of course the BBC will never report it as it does not fit in with their anti Palin views. How are they allowed to get away with it. ?
They break their charter all the time.
I think it shows what they have already decided the narraive to be. Normally in shootings like this (especially given the evidence pointing to a profound psychological issue) the press will trot out a psychologist to give insight.
But not this time. Given the new element in this post we're starting to see some kind of fixation with Giffords. That would clearly run counter to the narrative needed.
I saw the Sherrif interviewed on yesterday evening's ITN news. I wondered if the Beeb carried out. In it the Sherrif suggested that given the charged political atmosphere, that politicians carry a gun when they're meeting representatives.
What beautiful irony. The sherrif advising politicians to carry out the constitutional right to bear arms. This right is one the things the Beeb is using in its efforts to create the impression that the tea party are gun toting crackpots directly responsible for this shooting.
The sheriff is a vehement Democrat – odd the BBC did not mention that.
What was his question, if words have no meaning?
Frankly, I resent the BBC's inability to answer this question: how do you monitor your output for bias? All we get is Helen Boaden et al telling us the BBC isn't biased because she says so.
Doesn't make me want to shoot them though. A Chinese burn will do for now.
Loughner was also apparently obsessed with 2012 end times prophecies. Could he have been pushed over the edge by recent inflammatory rhetoric in the media?
In Arkansas and Louisiana, birds have been falling dead or dying out of the sky in their thousands. Dead fish have littered the Arkansas River. Australia is drowning in biblical floods. And the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, only teared up twice today as he prepared to take the oath of the speaker's office. Something isn't quite right. Some websites have predicted that the End of Days will happen before the end of January.
Is Matt Frei to blame for the Tuscon massacre? It's the question that everyone in America is asking, our correspondent says.
I would bet any Beeboid or defender of the indefensible that the murderer had no idea about anything Sarah Palin said or did, and that he clearly lived in his own mental world.
The new year is barely one week old and already we have something for the end-of-year list of favorite moments of BBC bias.
All of Mark Mardell's blogposts between 8 Jan. and 11 Jan., as well as all of his reports made for broadcast on the BBC (audio and video, which are broadcast on multiple BBC outlets) falsely blame Sarah Palin for the attempted murder of Rep. Giffords and the murder of six innocent people. According to his own personal records, as well as that of every single acquaintance who has come forth, he was angry at and obsessed with Rep. Giffords as early as 2007, long before anyone ever heard of Sarah Palin.
Police reports have mentioned a letter from 2007 which clearly proves that the murderer was already targeting Rep. Giffords. This happened many months before Sarah Palin was chosen as Sen. McCain's running mate in 2008. Furthermore, the murderer's clearly deranged mental state existed long before that as well. These facts have been censored by all BBC reports on this story, and instead attempt to unfairly and dishonestly blame someone who has done nothing. The fact that so many in the mainstream media are doing the same thing is no excuse for the BBC. Reporting falsehoods and censoring information is wrong, even if everyone else does it. The problem is that every single BBC presenter is taking the same line of attack when reporting or commenting on this incident. This is libel now. The BBC is blaming someone for an act of mass murder without cause, and in direct contradiction of the facts. Please correct your reporting on this incident. Mark Mardell, at the very least, owes the viewers and Sarah Palin an apology. NB: If this complaint is going to be turned away simply because Mardell is, on paper, and employee of BBC Worldwide, please substitute either Richard Bacon, Victoria Derbyshire, or Stephen Nolan for Mardell in my complaint, as they have done the same thing.
I included a link to the interview in Mother Jones.
I asked for a reply, and, if not all-purpose boilerplate, I expect an excuse-filled dodge saying that the real issue is political discourse and not the act of murder itself.
Good luck; Mardell has it in for Palin politically, whenever possible; his interest in her is obsessively negative: a million miles from 'political impartiality', in any meaningful sense.
In the meantime, Bacon was on Radsio 5 a few minutes ago gratuitously vilifying Glenn Beck of FOX NEWS. Bacon simply tried to write off Beck with a one-minute clip from Beck's programme last night which Bacon pronounced, from his full intellectual height, as 'meaningless'.
The right have been very restrained about the left using the attempted murder of Congresswoman Giffords as a pretext for an anti-right and anti-Palin hatefest, and rightly so in the wake of such a tragedy, who would want to seek to the barrel scraping depths of our opponents? However, as the shock and horror of the attempted murder of the Congresswoman and murder of bystanders begins to recede to that of painful memory, it is down for each and every conservative and decent leftist to demand apologies from demagogues who have despicably used this tragedy to whip up hatred, and demand that leftist leaders disown the words of their hate-filled colleagues.


God is not a leprechaun. As I understand the folklore, the little green-clad fellas are quite rich but would do anything rather than part with their shiny gold coins. If you manage to catch one, however, you can then negotiate for his pot of gold – if you're lucky.
But our Heavenly father is not reluctant to bless. We do not have to catch Him at the right time or right mood and then negotiate with Him to open His hand to us. He is good, profoundly so, and more generous that many are often willing to consider.
As my eyes fell across Exodus 23:25 this morning, I was struck by how it reveals the nature of God. "You shall serve the Lord your God and I will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from the midst of you." Here, God presents His design and desire to bless His people. Their bread and water will be blessed, and He will actively drive out sickness from their midst (the Hebrew syntax is not as mild as the English suggests). This promise is an expansion of Exodus 15:26, and is developed further in Deuteronomy 7:14-15.
What impresses me, happily, is that we observe in these passages that blessing is God's idea and His ideal. Israel doesn't initiate the concept of being blessed. They haven't written out a list of requests or demands to be fulfilled by a reluctant deity. Blessing comes from the heart and mind of God. He thought of it. Blessing is God's idea. Further, blessing is God's ideal – it is His preferred state for His people. The best thing He can imagine for His people is them blessed: them not lacking supply, nourishment, offspring, or health. Blessing is not the exception to the rule (for the lucky); it is not elusive; it is not exclusive. Blessing is what God prefers for His people.
Now, one might counter with "Hey Dav, you know that blessing was only promised to the obedient, right?" Yes. I know. But that does not counter the concept, it affirms it. Obedience is God's preferred state for His people: us following His wise, loving and altogether good leadership. And, just as preferred for us as obedience, is blessing. They are both God's idea and ideal. Blessing was not God's reluctant response to good behavior. Obedience facilitated the funnel through which God could bless.
I realize that the subject of blessing raises the ire of some. Too many folks are too eager to make sure no one tries to talk God out of His pot of gold. Others, to be fair, erroneously imagine that God IS the pot of gold. Neither of the former agendas are mine. I simply celebrate and give thanks that blessing is God's idea and ideal for me and my family. I have no need for fear, no pressure to perform, and no reason not to believe for and embrace the blessing of the Lord.
God bless you; thanks for reading!


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Q: ios15 half-swiping back while hiding the navigation bar leaves a top empty space - SwiftUI I am working on a project where I have a custom navigationBar, which means I need to manage the back button and swipe back gesture myself. I didn't experience any problems in the past, but now when I try to swipe back and stop in the middle of the gesture (half swipe), the screen shows a top white space, as if the navigation bar is shown with no title (this problem doesn't occur if a custom back button is pressed or if the gesture is completed i.e. full swipe).
There is also an error displayed when trying to swipe back after the white space appears: changing items while animating can result in a corrupted navigation bar.
The weird thing is that the problem only happens for the third screen from the NavigationView.
I attached a video which presents the problem, showing that half-swiping the SecondView doesn't produce any top space, but half-swiping the ThirdView does.

Here is the code:
import SwiftUI

// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59921239/hide-navigation-bar-without-losing-swipe-back-gesture-in-swiftui
extension UINavigationController {
    override open func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        interactivePopGestureRecognizer?.delegate = nil
    }
}

struct ContentView: View {

    init() {
        print("ContentView")
    }

    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            NavigationLink(destination: SecondView()) {
                Text("Go to second view")
            }
            .navigationBarTitle("")
            .navigationBarHidden(true)
            .navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)
        }
    }
}

struct SecondView: View {

    init() {
        print("SecondView")
    }

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Second view")

            VStack {
                NavigationLink(destination: ThirdView()) {
                    Text("Go to third view")
                }
            }
            .padding(.horizontal, 20)
            .padding(.top, 20)
            Spacer()
        }
        .navigationBarTitle("")
        .navigationBarHidden(true)
        .navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)
    }
}

struct ThirdView: View {

    init() {
        print("ThirdView")
    }

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Third view")

            Spacer()
        }
        .navigationBarTitle("")
        .navigationBarHidden(true)
        .navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)
    }
}

EDIT: This can only be reproduced when using iOS 15, everything works fine in iOS 14.5

A: It's some weird hackery, but I was able to "fix" it by using .navigationViewStyle(.stack) on NavigationView.
If you are interested, btw, the white space was navigation bar and large navigation title. A useful thing in debugging this kind of stuff is the "Debug View Hierarchy" button.

It's definitely a hack, but you could try submitting a bug report to Apple anyway.

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Hey Coffeeholics! Welcome to February! As the love month rolls in, let me share to you one of the fun trips that I had last January which was visiting PARADIZOO at by the Zoomanity Group. Its been a while since I had a "Field Trip" like this. I've been teaching high school for several years but my last field trip to see animals was almost 10 years ago. So when I heard about Paradizoo and was given an opportunity to visit -- I immediately said yes. Haha. Yes this time, its the teacher in me who went oh YES to this experience. It was good that I was able to go there with my cuz Jen (www.shopgirljen.com) and her daughter Sofi.
January Flower Festival Week. Last month, Paradizoo showed off its beautiful finery with its breathtaking floral designs, formal hedges, and topiary. Gardeners and nature lovers were surely treated with these stunning displays. Additional attention-catching topics were discussed to visitors such as The Knowledge of Bonsai, Biotechnology Products, Health, Fitness and Wellness, Vermi Composting Technology, Pineapple Jam Making,and Aquavermiponics -- a modern gardening technology.
Feb. 1-8 Vegetable Festival Week. Interact with animals and know the basics of farming during these dates. And once you get to know how to milk a goat, ride the horse, and witness a chicken lay an egg, or plant coffee, cabbage, or flower -- you can opt to buy the farm produce product.
Feb. 15-22 Livestock Festival. Then learn right away from farm selection to breeding of goats and sheep on Feb. 15. Lastly, be trained how to practice food safety on Feb 22.
March 2 Horse Parade. A gala for this year of the horse. See different breeds of horses from thorough bred to miniature horses, display their beautiful statures as they parade together with their colorful and magnificent carts.
I happened to visit Paradizoo during January so I was pretty happy to see all the wonderful flower gardens and floral displays, veggie gardens, and the livestock! Its really a break from the city life and letting you experience the rural life. Definitely Educational! The first thing that we did there was tour the grounds. Grabe, I think ang dami namin nilakad! hehe. Yeah, we did a lot of walking coz the area was really really huge what with all the garden, plants, and areas for the livestock.
It also happened to be the official opening of the Eclectic Garden. The ribbon cutting ceremony was graced with the presence of Mr. Yupangco, Ms. Nikki Coseteng, and others from University of The Philippines, Los Baños.
And you can even buy some fresh produce off the land! Cool!
Oh they will also have a Pet Cemetery for those dear animals beloved by us who has passed away already. Yes if you want, you can be part of the opening of Noah's Ark, a comforting means of expressing a lasting tribute to your pet by selecting a burial vault and permanent marker in marble or granite.
Speaking of animals, YES THERE ARE ANIMALS! Most of them are in their pens where you can feed them. I think they also have an Animal Parade every Saturday so make sure you that when you get there, you are aware of the schedule happening for the day.
Miniature Horses.. looks like huge stuffed toys. LOL!
And of course I couldn't resist "meeting" all the other animals as well!
So here's the Paradizoo Vicinity Map so you won't get lost. Told yah its huge!
Did not had the time to ride one but apparently you can ride one if you want!
Sayang, naka boots getup nako perfect sana for horseback riding. chos. haha!
Yes, ako na.. ako na ang natuwa sa Paradizoo. Hehe.
So yeah obviously you will learn a lot here at Paradizoo! They will exhibit and display farm produce, sale & auction of livestock (imported breeds of goats for milk and meat, sheep, several pig breeds animal feed, and a lot more). There will also be briefings, discussions on breeding programs, and free seminar on flower, vegetable, and livestock care.
So yes my fellow teachers, interested parents, and curious coffeeholics -- Paradizoo is ideal for picnics, educational field trips, outdoor and group outing programs. It is a fascinating paradise with soothing beauty of its flora and fauna. Also you can check out the Wedding Pavilion that they are setting up and also a Boot Camp. Paradizoo aims to turn itself into the perfect location for different events.
I really had fun that day. But wait, there's more! Yes believe it or not, after ALL of that -- we then proceeded to the Residence Inn Zoo. Another venture of the Zoomanity Group. But for that, I will make a different post. So watch out for that! In the meantime, if you wish to try this Paradizoo Experience for yourself, do visit their website www.zoomanity.com.ph for more details or call them at these telephone numbers 8999828 or 08.
I was able to visit Paradizoo a few years ago and I also had fun with the animals and plants there.
I have never heard of this place before. But my kids are looking for a farm to visit so this post of yours gives me a good idea! Thanks!
You should also try Residence Inn Zoo as well! Pero doon, its more about the animals.
Wow thats cool! I want to visit their other sites.. the one in Subic sounds interesting.


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The Oscars' decision to diversify membership is groundbreaking, shocking and necessary
ByKevin O'Keeffe
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted unanimously to make several crucial changes to diversify the membership that votes for the Oscars each year. No longer will memberships be lifelong; instead, they'll be term-limited and based on how much each member works. The academy will scour the industry for more diverse members to recruit. Female and nonwhite member counts will be doubled by 2020.
Changes like these are ambitious, exciting and, for an academy that has often been slow to react to criticism, quite shocking. Over the next four years, an all-white acting nominee pool will become increasingly difficult to imagine. But make no mistake: Not changing wasn't an option. This was necessary for the Oscars' continued relevance in pop culture.
#OscarsSoWhite 2.0 may have been a sequel this year, but it was far more ferocious than the original. In 2015 the campaign was mostly digital and led by viewers and critics, not by celebrities. This year, celebrities such as Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith led the charge with threats of a boycott. Huge stars such as Lupita Nyong'o, George Clooney and Spike Lee slammed the academy in the press, while host Chris Rock heard calls to step down.
Keep in mind, the Oscar nominations were announced just one week before the academy voted on the changes. Imagine what the next five before the Feb. 28 ceremony would look like had they not. Faced with a public relations catastrophe that would only grow, the academy made the only move it could.
Compared to some of the potential changes, including expanding the number of nominees in the acting categories, these moves to diversify membership are relatively tame. However, they speak to a desire to not merely put a fresh coat of paint on a rotting house. The house is being gutted; the end product will be more stable.
Some, such as actress Viola Davis, have argued that the problem with #OscarsSoWhite is not in the awards themselves, but in an industry that still offers few opportunities to performers and creators of color. They're correct: Hollywood remains woefully exclusive, and these changes won't fix that problem. However, after a year in which Oscar voters did ignore several powerful performances from actors of color, the academy wisely knew they couldn't wait.
"The academy is going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up," president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in the academy's statement. "These new measures regarding governance and voting will have an immediate impact and begin the process of significantly changing our membership composition."
Last year, Isaacs and the academy blamed Hollywood. This year, #OscarsSoWhite worked. There will be change at the Academy Awards. Is it an end-all, be-all solution? Of course not. Is it a crucial step forward? Absolutely.