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Sally Sedgwick
Hegel's Critique of Kant: From Dichotomy to Identity
Sally Sedgwick, Hegel's Critique of Kant: From Dichotomy to Identity, Oxford University Press, 2012, 240pp., $65.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780199698363.
Reviewed by Katerina Deligiorgi, University of Sussex
Hegel's Critique of Kant amply rewards the patience of those who have been eagerly awaiting a book-length treatment of the position Sally Sedgwick has been developing over a number of years through her engagement with classical German philosophy. The book offers an original thesis with characteristic clarity, fine conceptual articulation and an expository style that combines the virtues of immanent interpretations with those of reconstructive ones. Careful reading of the primary texts is put to the service of showing what is true in our philosophical past.
The book has three aims. The first is to show that a widely shared view of Hegel as an inattentive or unfair reader of Kant should be revised; the second that Hegel's criticisms are philosophically well-founded; and the third that the philosophical position Hegel develops in order to remedy the flaws he identifies in Kant is defensible. Obviously, the three are connected; given that Sedgwick is committed to the last two points, her view of Hegel's position naturally guides her reconstruction and interpretation of how Hegel reads Kant. This is not to say that this is a parti pris reading, and this is where attention to the texts pays off. I think Sedgwick largely succeeds in her first aim; the Introduction alone is a compact master-class of how to get fresh insights out of well-worn topics such as Kantian formalism in ethics. The pay-off for looking more closely and more sympathetically at Hegel's criticisms is a novel interpretation of the Kant-Hegel relation developed in detail in the rest of the book. Sedgwick argues that it is Hegel's modest estimation of our powers of abstraction that motivates his criticism of Kant (5, 6). She also thinks that it is Hegel not Kant who got our measure right. Although I found reading this section of the book extremely rewarding, I was not convinced simply because, in sharp contrast to the exemplary prosecution of the critical argument, the positive Hegelian alternative looks rather sketchy. In what follows I shall focus on a small part of her argument that is nonetheless illuminating for the whole, her treatment of the topic of intellectual intuition.
Kant's denial that our understanding is intuitive is a direct consequence of his view concerning the constitution of our cognitive capacities: 'An understanding, in which through self-consciousness all the manifold would at the same time be given, would intuit; ours can only think, and must seek the intuition in the senses' (B 135).[1] Hegel glosses this Kantian position as follows: 'the concept is permanently conditioned by a manifold of intuition'.[2] The alternative Hegel defends is that the 'concept . . . through a dialectic immanently grounded in it passes over into reality, which it generates [erzeugt] out of itself'.[3] This relation of thought to sensuous existence, Hegel continues, is already to be found in Kant's philosophy in the idea of 'an intuitive understanding'. Many readers of Hegel encounter the claim that our understanding is intuitive with incredulity since it appears to endow us with extraordinary powers. The topic is therefore central to Sedgwick's demonstration of the modesty and plausibility of Hegel's position. Although the debate about intellectual intuition belongs to the earlier stages of Hegel's engagement with Kant (and indeed the earlier stages of post-Kantian idealism), she is right to tackle the topic head on since Hegel's argument against Kant's two sources view of human cognition remains consistent throughout his mature writings even as his positive use of Kantian terminology becomes less frequent. Sedgwick admits that Hegel's rejection of the two sources view and his statements concerning our possession of an intuitive understanding gives the impression that he believes that we can produce objects simply by thinking them (43). She sets out to correct this impression by arguing that there are features of the Kantian notion of the intuitive intellect that Kant failed to acknowledge and which do describe an alternative model of cognition that is recognisably human and more plausible than the two sources view.
Sedgwick starts with an uncontroversial claim, that Kant's primary concern in the first Critique was to save reason from the quarrels of metaphysics by strictly regimenting which metaphysical claims have legitimate right to our assent and which do not, basically by allowing substantive a priori knowledge to be about appearances only. She then argues that the discursivity thesis, and therefore the two sources view of human cognition, flows directly from that primary concern. This is the connection she draws: on good Kantian grounds, failure to acknowledge discursivity leads to irresolvable conflicts or antinomies, while acknowledging discursivity, and so limits to our form of knowledge, invites 'consideration of objects from two points of view: from the standpoint of human understanding and knowledge, and from the standpoint of what is merely thinkable for us but capable of being known by a non-discursive or intuitive understanding' (35). Kant clearly considers what he calls the 'two-fold standpoint' (Bxvi) to be an advantage, since, as he says in the B-Preface cited here by Sedgwick, it allows reason to avoid self-conflict. A fallout from the discursivity thesis is the contingency of the 'discursive intellect's efforts to know' (22). If our intellect is discursive then its content must be independently given, but independence works both ways: the organisation of the understanding obeys its own rules and as a result, the conceptualisation of the independently given manifold is contingent. As Sedgwick puts it, if the form of experience is contributed by the knowing subject then 'we have no grounds for supposing that it reveals the reality of the given sense content itself' (136). It is to avoid this sceptical conclusion that Hegel sets out to defend a different model of cognition.
It is important to distinguish here between what is and what is not at stake in the contingency problem that Sedgwick identifies because this directly affects the positive claims she attributes to Hegel. She gives an indication early on when she quotes from the third Critique to the effect that concepts concern merely the 'possibility of an object' and they allow cognition of actually possible (rather than merely logically possible) objects by their restriction to sensible intuitions (21). There are at least two ways of understanding what Hegel is saying here.
One way of interpreting Hegel's claims about the importance of a non-contingent relation between the intellect and 'the laws in nature's products'[4] is as a direct challenge to the Kantian view of metaphysical necessity, a species of necessity that is vindicable a priori and attaches to the minimal set of properties of what could be instantiated in the physical universe. This is a broad conception of necessity that is not reducible to logical necessity, nor does it reflect natural necessity that is, real features in the world, for if it did, then reason would be legislating for nature. If we see Hegel as responding to this portion of Kant's argument, then he might be making a suitably narrow point, namely that there are natural necessities that adequately capture metaphysical necessities, which is another way of saying that we can have knowledge of the essential properties of things. I say this is a narrow point because how the notion of essential properties is further specified is open, but it should be clear that if the point of contention is Kant's conception of metaphysical necessity, this need not lead to any revision of the constitution of our cognitive powers.
There is another way of interpreting the contingency problem, as a problem about reference. On the Kantian picture, the senses provide the content to our intuition. But intuitions by themselves are 'blind', that is to say, mental content does not intrinsically refer, reference of course requires that we stand in some causal relation to objects (what Kant calls 'ground'), but we cannot attach mental content to objects unless we form judgements. Judgements use concepts, so concepts are what secures reference. On this view of the contingency problem, Hegel would be seeking to hold onto this last feature of Kant's thought, explicating how concepts refer by incorporating judging into practices, while giving up as idle the part about mental content. Again this need not lead to a reappraisal of our cognitive powers but merely the contextualisation of their employment in terms of, for example, a 'space of reasons, as a historically constituted human practice, [that] is autonomous, sui generis, not explicable in first-nature terms, not supernatural, subject to revision and critical correction'.[5]
Although at different points, Sedgwick's argument shares premises with the diagnoses of the problem of contingency given above, her concern overall is with rethinking the relation of understanding and intuition in order to show that intuitions and concepts 'stand to each other in a relation similar to that of the parts and the whole of an organism' (70). To say with Hegel that our understanding is intuitive is therefore not to seek to reduce concepts to intuitions or the other way round (111, 114). The problem of contingency, and so of skepticism, on Sedgwick's account, arises from our treating the understanding 'as wholly independent of and undetermined by nature' (94). Instead of the familiar hyperconceptualist Hegel then, Sedgwick offers us what looks like a naturalised Hegel. This resonates with Hegel's approbation for the model of organic unity for rational knowledge (63). The metaphor of organic unity fits Sedgwick's claim that on the Hegelian account our subjectivity is 'part of an original identity' (128). The question is what exactly this amounts to beyond the meta-philosophical claim that meta-philosophical enquiries such as the transcendental one are misguided because they seek to abstract universal validity from contingently valid content. Hegel denies that anyone has such abstractive powers; the laws of thought are not transparent to us (156, 161). But this does not explain how original identity works out in practice. One, conceptually and historically, available option is Spinozism, which Sedgwick does not countenance (or discuss). So we are left with a minimal positive characterisation of our cognitive powers as capable of knowing nature in itself, because unconditioned by subjective forms (93), but also as a dependent (158), in the sense of activated through engagement with the world that makes up our 'common reality' (159). I find this intriguing but sketchy: since, as I tried to show in the variant interpretations of the contingency problem discussed above, this picture can fit a number of different views of how we think, what we think about, and what is our place in the world as thinking beings.
[1] The reference is to the Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood translation 1998 for CUP
[2] The reference is to the A. V. Miller translation 1969 for Gorge Allen, p. 589. The translation of Begriff as concept comes from George di Giovanni's translation 2010 for CUP.
[3] See both Miller 591-592, di Giovanni 522.
[4] W. Cerf and H.S. Harris trans., Faith and Knowledge SUNY Press 1977, p.88.
[5] Robert B. Pippin, 'Leaving Nature Behind: or Two Cheers for Subjectivism' in Nicholas H. Smith ed., Reading McDowell. On Mind and World Routledge, 2002, pp.58-75, here p.70.


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import com.jme3.post.FilterPostProcessor
import com.jme3.post.filters.BloomFilter

class Main(headless: Boolean = false) extends com.jme3.app.SimpleApplication with Settings {

  private lazy val logger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(getClass.getName)

  lazy val guiState = new states.GuiState(guiNode)

  lazy val debugState = new states.DebugState(rootNode)
  lazy val environmentState = new states.EnvironmentState(rootNode)
  lazy val simulatorState = new states.SimulatorState(rootNode)
  lazy val sfxState = new states.SfxState(rootNode)

  if (headless) start(com.jme3.system.JmeContext.Type.Headless)
  else start(com.jme3.system.JmeContext.Type.Display)

  def simpleInitApp() = {
    flyCam.setEnabled(false)

    val processor = new FilterPostProcessor(assetManager)
    val bf: BloomFilter = new BloomFilter(BloomFilter.GlowMode.Objects)
    processor.addFilter(bf)
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    stateManager.attachAll(debugState, guiState, environmentState, simulatorState, sfxState)
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Beckner: FOMC To Look Beyond 2018 At Appropriate Funds Rate Path
Written exclusively for InTouch Capital Markets
By Steven K. Beckner
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should have no trouble getting support for an increase in the federal funds rate at the Federal Open Market Committee's late September meeting — what would be the third since he took over from Janet Yellen in February and the eighth since the FOMC stopped holding rates near zero in December 2015.
A fourth hike seems likely in December, which would take the policy rate's target range to 2.25-2.5%.
With the presumed September increase, the FOMC could decide to drop or perhaps amend past assertions that "monetary policy remains accommodative."
The larger question is how many more funds rate increases Powell and his colleagues will tentatively plan when they reconsider their projections in their quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).
In their June "dot plot," FOMC participants projected three moves in 2019, taking the funds rate up to a 3.0-3.25% range (median 3.1%), and another in 2020 to a 3.25-3.50% range (median 3.4%).
Will they revise their dots higher in light of rapid economic growth and tightening labor markets? Or will they stay with their June projections out of caution about downside risks and lingering uncertainty about the persistence of 2% inflation?
The strong thrust of recent data and the long awaited escalation of inflation have made it relatively easy thus far for Powell to make the case for rate "normalization." Outside a few vocal dissenters, a consensus for monetary firming hasn't been hard to build.
Raising rates could get tougher next year, after the remaining 2018 moves bring the funds rate closer to putative "neutral." Debate is raging over just where neutral lies, where it's headed and whether to go beyond it.
For now, though, the course seems clear. The bulk of the data all but guarantee a 25 basis point increase in the funds rate to 2-2.25% on Sept. 26, with the odds favoring another rise on Dec. 19.
The U.S. economy has been on a tear. After growing by 4.2% in the second quarter, real GDP is expected to grow 3% or more in the third quarter. The Atlanta Fed recently lifted its GDPNow estimate of third quarter growth to 4.4%. Those dismissing the economy's renewed dynamism have been proven wrong.
The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index hit a 14-year high last month.
Retail sales grew a disappointing 0.1% in August due to weak motor vehicles purchases, but July sales were revised higher, and it seems doubtful consumer spending has lapsed into lasting softness. The beige book survey found that "consumer spending continued to grow at a modest pace" through Aug. 31.
The labor market continues to tighten, and this is finally generating larger wage gains. In August, non-farm payrolls rose a greater than expected 201,000 — well over what's needed to absorb new entrants to the labor force. The U-3 unemployment rate stayed at 3.9%, but the broader U-6 rate fell to a seven-year low 7.4%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4%, leaving them up 2.9% from a year ago — best in more than nine years.
The fiscal stimulus of tax cuts and increased federal spending is coming on stream. Just as important is the Trump administration's deregulatory efforts. Financial conditions are also supportive. Optimism about growth and corporate earnings and hope for a resolution of trade tensions propel stocks higher, while longer term market interest rates remain modest — the 10-year Treasury note yield still below 3%.
Against that backdrop, at least some FOMC participants may well recommend a steeper rate path. Already in June, four officials favored four or more rate hikes next year. That number could grow.
Other officials are sure to make counterarguments. President Trump's nerve rattling efforts to make "fairer" trade deals with China, Europe, Canada and Mexico pose downside risks. Dollar appreciation has aggravated the economic and financial woes of emerging market nations.
And just when Fed policymakers were congratulating themselves on finally getting inflation to target, the "doves" can point to recent signs of slippage in inflation after the consumer price index rose a less than expected 0.2% in August overall and 0.1% on a core basis. That brought the year-over-year rises down two tenths to 2.7% and 2.2% respectively.
Upside and downside risks may largely offset, leaving little change in the funds rate dots.
There was a time when the recent economic picture would have the Fed raising rates energetically, but Powell has signaled he wants a cautious approach. Certainly that was his message when he keynoted the Kansas City Fed's annual Jackson Hole symposium on Aug. 24.
Powell favorably cited former Chairman Alan Greenspan's "risk management" approach of "waiting one more meeting" for signs of inflation before raising rates in the late nineties. And he cited economist William Brainard's principle that "when you are uncertain about the effects of your actions, you should move conservatively."
Reiterating his desire to raise rates neither too quickly nor too slowly, he commended the "current path of gradually raising interest rates as the FOMC's approach to taking seriously both of these risks."
Powell advocated a healthy agnosticism about trying to "navigate" by conventional economic "stars."
"While the unemployment rate is below the Committee's estimate of the longer-run natural rate, estimates of this rate are quite uncertain," he said. "The same is true of estimates of the neutral interest rate….We are also aware that, over time, inflation has become much less responsive to changes in resource utilization."
"While inflation has recently moved up near 2%, we have seen no clear sign of an acceleration above 2%, and there does not seem to be an elevated risk of overheating," Powell added.
More recent comments by other policymakers have supported moderate further monetary firming.
Governor Lael Brainard, once a leading dove, now says, "Over the next year or two, barring unexpected developments, continued gradual increases in the federal funds rate are likely to be appropriate to sustain full employment and inflation near its objective."
She allowed for more rapid hikes on Sept. 12: "While the information available to us today suggests that a gradual path is appropriate, we would not hesitate to act decisively if circumstances were to change. If, for example, underlying inflation were to move abruptly and unexpectedly higher, it might be appropriate to depart from the gradual path. Stable inflation expectations is one of the key achievements of central banks in the past several decades, and we would defend it vigorously."
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, who turned a tad dovish after voting for the March and June rate hikes, sounded more eager to raise rates on Sept. 13. "The unemployment rate is low relative to historical standards and has been at or below 4 percent since the spring," he said. "You'd have to go back nearly 20 years to find a similar performance. This suggests we are at, or at least very close to, full employment."
"When the economy is doing well and standing on its own, as it is now, I think monetary policy ought to be moving toward a neutral stance," Bostic said. "For me, this means a gradual increase in nominal interest rates over the next handful of quarters."
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, who will be voting next year, seemed to favor moving the funds rate at least as high as projected in June. Assuming the neutral federal funds rate is in a 2.5-3.0% range, "this means that the 3 to 3-1/2 percent level of the funds rate projected for 2019 and 2020 is mildly restrictive," he said Sept. 14. "Given an unemployment rate forecast below the natural rate, such a policy stance would be quite normal and consistent with some moderation in growth and a gradual return of employment to its longer-run sustainable level."
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, another 2019 voter once considered a dove, recently said, "If things work out well for the economy, and that's what I expect and hope, then we'll be in a situation where we need to have somewhat restrictive policy over time."
At this and subsequent meetings, choosing the way forward will be complicated by divisions and uncertainties over where the real equilibrium short-term interest rate (r*) and in turn the nominal neutral funds rate lie.
In June, the FOMC estimated the longer run funds rate, which includes the 2% inflation target plus a real component, at 2.9%. That's 135 basis points lower than 4.25% in January 2012. Estimates ratcheted lower as officials became increasingly convinced r* had fallen as slower productivity and labor force growth undermined the economy's potential for expansion.
What matters is not just the longer run neutral rate but the current neutral rate.
Some still think the real rate is close to zero or a little higher, which would mean the nominal neutral rate is now close to the top of the current funds rate range of 1.75% to 2.0%.
Many hope the real rate and in turn the neutral funds rate will rise if business investment boosts productivity growth and GDP potential, but expectations vary. And no one really knows.
Brainard highlighted the importance of the neutral rate in setting the actual funds rate, focusing first on the "shorter-run neutral rate," which she said "fluctuates along with important changes in economic conditions," such as tax cuts that can "generate tailwinds to domestic demand" and changes in risk appetite.
She said "monetary policy can help keep the economy on its sustainable path at full employment by adjusting the policy rate to reflect movements in the shorter-run neutral rate."
The longer run neutral funds rate is what the FOMC publishes, but "the shorter-run neutral rate, rather than the longer-run federal funds rate, is the relevant benchmark for assessing the near-term path of monetary policy in the presence of headwinds or tailwinds."
The fact that unemployment has returned to pre-crisis levels and job gains have increased despite rising rates suggests "the short-run neutral interest rate likely has also increased…," Brainard contended. "This is also suggested by the observation that overall financial conditions … have remained quite accommodative during a period when the federal funds rate has been moving higher.
In June, FOMC participants projected that at the end of 2020, the median funds rate will exceed the longer run neutral rate by 50 basis points. Brainard thinks that's entirely appropriate.
"With government stimulus in the pipeline providing tailwinds to demand over the next two years, it appears reasonable to expect the shorter-run neutral rate to rise somewhat higher than the longer-run neutral rate. Further out, the policy path will depend on how the economy evolves."
"These developments raise the prospect that, at some point, the Committee's setting of the federal funds rate will exceed current estimates of the longer-run federal funds rate," she added.
This might mean the already flat yield curve inverts. That bothers some officials more than others, but that prospect undoubtedly provides another reason to proceed cautiously.
It's doubtful the FOMC will stray far from Powell's cautious middle course, unless inflation diverges significantly from expectations.
The economic forecasts in the new SEP will bear watching. in June, the median forecast for real GDP growth (fourth quarter over fourth quarter) was 2.8% in 2018; 2.4% in 2019 and 2.0% in 2020. That was relative to a longer run estimate of 1.8%.
Unemployment was seen at 3.6% in 2018 and 3.5% in each of the following years. PCE inflation was forecast to rise to 2.1% next year and 2020.
It seems likely the near-term GDP forecast will rise, but not much, because of doubt whether Trump policies will have a lasting impact. If the longer run GDP growth estimate is raised from 1.8% we might also see an uptick in the longer run funds rate estimate.
The composition of the FOMC keeps changing. The San Francisco Fed tapped its director of research Mary Daly as its new president, succeeding John Williams, who left in July to lead the New York Fed. She will vote in November and December after taking office Oct. 1. Richard Clarida was sworn in as Vice Chairman Sept. 17 and will participate in the upcoming meeting.
Clarida has somewhat of a hawkish reputation, although after the crisis, he backed unconventional easing. In current circumstances, he's likely to be a centrist supporting continued rate hikes in league with Powell and Williams.
Daly is more of an unknown quantity. She has said the economy is at full employment and that monetary policy needs to be conducted to sustain the expansion, but beyond that her leanings are unclear.
On the quantitative side of policy, shrinking the Fed's balance sheet has been proceeding as designed. Bond rollovers and reinvestments have not reached the maximum level planned, but it wouldn't be surprising if the Committee discusses when to halt the resulting reduction of reserve balances.
Since last October, the Fed has slashed holdings of Treasury and agency mortgage backed securities by rolling over or reinvesting principal maturities only to the extent they exceed gradually increasing caps. As scheduled, the caps have risen each quarter by $6 billion per month for Treasuries and $4 billion for MBS. In the third quarter, the caps rose to $24 billion for Treasuries and $16 billion for agency MBS. The total cap will rise from $40 billion to a maximum $50 billion in the fourth quarter.
Then, the FOMC says "the caps will remain in place once they reach their respective maximums so that the Federal Reserve's securities holdings will continue to decline in a gradual and predictable manner until the Committee judges that the Federal Reserve is holding no more securities than necessary to implement monetary policy efficiently and effectively."
Shrinking the portfolio reduces reserves, of course, and the FOMC "anticipates reducing the quantity of reserve balances, over time, to a level appreciably below that seen in recent years but larger than before the financial crisis; the level will reflect the banking system's demand for reserve balances and the Committee's decisions about how to implement monetary policy most efficiently and effectively in the future."
Most officials want to keep a much larger amount of reserves than prevailed before the crisis and continue using interest on excess reserves and overnight repurchase agreements to control the funds rate rather than go to back to pegging the funds rate through open market operations with limited reserves. But that has not been finally determined, and at some point the FOMC will need to decide what its operating framework will be.
At the last FOMC meeting, the minutes say a couple of participants "judged that it would be important for the Committee to resume its discussion of operating frameworks before too long" and said "the Chairman suggested that the Committee would likely resume a discussion of operating frameworks in the Fall."
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Il suo ambito di ricerca comprende la scoperta delle stelle più antiche nell'Universo.

Biografia
Anna Frebel è cresciuta a Gottinga, in Germania. Dopo la maturità, ha intrapreso lo studio della Fisica all'Università di Freiburg im Breisgau. Ha continuato poi i suoi studi in Australia, dove ha conseguito sia un master in Fisica teorica che un dottorato presso l' Osservatorio del Monte Stromlo dell'Australian National University di Canberra. Grazie ad una WJ McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship, ha continuato ancora i suoi studi presso l'Università del Texas ad Austin nel 2006.

Dal 2009 al 2011 è stata Clay Postdoctoral Fellow presso l'Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics a Cambridge, Massachusetts. Nel 2012 è diventata professore aggiunto di fisica presso il Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dal 2017 è professore associato.

Nel 2020-21 è ricercatrice ospite presso il Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin.

Dal 2022 è Professor of Physics al MIT.

Scoperte
Nel 2005, Anna Frebel ha partecipato alla scoperta della stella HE 1327-2326, che è la stella con il più basso contenuto di ferro conosciuto. Nel 2007 ha anche scoperto la stella gigante rossa HE 1523-0901, dell'età di circa 13,2 miliardi di anni.

Nel 2019, la Frebel e i suoi colleghi rilevarono concentrazioni di zinco relativamente elevate (circa l'80% del contenuto di ferro) in HE 1327-2326 grazie alle osservazioni del Cosmic Origins Spectrograph dal telescopio spaziale Hubble.

Premi e riconoscimenti

 2007: Premio Charlene Heisler per il miglior dottorato in astronomia nel 2006 in Australia
 2009: Presentazione di apertura XLAB Science Festival, Gottinga
 2009: Premio Ludwig Biermann (Premio giovane astronomo) della Società Astronomica Tedesca
 2010: Premio Annie J. Cannon per l'astronomia dell'American Astronomical Union
 2010: Lise-Meitner-Lectures, Gottinga e Innsbruck
 2011: Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze

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Collegamenti esterni

 Anna Frebel, fischerverlage.de
 Anna Frebel au MIT
 Anna Frebel, Page d'accueil
 Google Scholar
 inspirehep.net
 Anna Frebel, fischerverlage.de
 Anna Frebel au MIT
 Anna Frebel, Page d'accueil

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VIA train 186 pauses while I detrain in front of the CP crew shelter in Franz, Ontario. Photo by Malcolm Kenton.
We departed right on-time at 7:00 AM and encountered no delays, sandwiched between two eastbound CP freights in the running order. We paused about seven minutes at Milepost 88, seven miles west of Franz, where the Service Manager (who I had gotten to know the previous day) let me disembark to take photos while the supplies were unloaded from the baggage car and carted away in wheelbarrows. When I stepped down from the vestibule onto the ballast at Franz at 8:15, the Service Manager asked me to try opening the door to the small wood-frame building next to which I was standing. I did and it opened. She said I could wait and leave my stuff in there. She gave me a hug, wished me good luck, stepped back onto the train, closed the doors, and the RDCs roared off to Sudbury. Once it was out of earshot, it was silent save for distant bird calls. My ACR train was scheduled there at 11:15.
I left my luggage (a small roller bag and a backpack) inside the building, a dirty and obviously little-used shelter for CP track and signal maintenance crews that had electricity but no running water (though it had a non-functional sink and toilet, and was stocked with about 15 unopened bottles of water), and went exploring. I walked up and down both main lines a bit, photographing both in-use and abandoned railroad buildings and bush lodges. I also caught two eastbound and one westbound freight on the CP line, all three over a mile long. Pretty soon, however, the numerous flies and mosquitoes became a real nuisance, so I retreated to the CP building, sat cross-legged on the floor (there were no chairs), got out my laptop and did some writing. While there, I heard the beeping of a vehicle's reverse signal. I looked outside to find the driver of a hy-rail pickup truck stopped at a point where wood planks lay parallel with the CP rails, lifting the truck's rail wheels up and driving it onto the dirt. He drove up to the building and introduced himself as Richard, a CP signal & communications maintenance employee from Missinabe with a distinct Canadian accent. I told him my name and that I was awaiting the ACR train, and he said he'd seen a couple of others doing the same thing at Franz. He said he would be around a while, checking on the signal system. For the next three hours, he and I were the only human beings in Franz.
An eastbound CP mixed freight, loaded mostly with double-stack containers, rumbles by the crew shelter where I was camped out, about an hour behind VIA train 186. Photo by Malcolm Kenton.
About 11:13 (having been told to expect the ACR train to run a bit late due to large numbers of passengers boarding at wilderness lodges farther up the line), I grabbed all my luggage and moved it to the patch of dirt next to the diamond, where I stood to await the ACR train. There once was a station building serving both railroads at this spot (click here for several historic photos); it was moved down the line to Dubreuilville and restored as a visitor information center. I waited 20 minutes, which turned to 40 minutes, then an hour, then 90 minutes. By this point, I suspected that the train had encountered an unusual delay. I walked over to Richard and asked him if he knew my train's status. He said no ("not my railroad"). I asked him if he had a phone I could use. He said I could use the satellite phone in the small metal bungalow next to the signal and switch leading into CP's short siding and yard track just west of the diamond. I looked up the ACR's number, which I had stored on my iPhone, and dialed it on the satellite phone. I reached an ACR representative in Sault Ste Marie, who informed me that the train was being held at Mead (80 miles north) "pending an investigation." She could not provide any further information, and asked me to call back in a half hour. Luckily, Richard was going to be around until 3:00, and said I could open the door to the bungalow and use the phone as needed.
A half hour later (around 1:20 PM), I called again, and the agent made it clear, without divulging details, that she felt it highly unlikely that the ACR train would complete its run that day. I later discovered that a formal complaint was filed with Transport Canada around 10:30 that morning against the crew of the ACR train, alleging that a violation of operating rules had occurred the previous day (the ACR crew was later cleared of any wrongdoing). Once such a complaint is filed, neither crew involved can legally operate a train during a mandatory 48-hour investigation period. That day was only the day after a new operator, Railmark Canada Ltd., had formally taken over the passenger train's operating contract (replacing CN crews with its own). Since Railmark had not been able to hire any additional crew, it had no way of operating the train until the investigation was complete.
A former (foreground) and current (background) employee house for the Algoma Central Railway (later Wisconsin Central, now CN) along the ACR main line at Franz, looking south.
I told all this to Richard, and asked if he could possibly give me a lift out of town. He said he could only take me as far as Missinabe, but that he knew a CN employee who would be coming south on the ACR line in a hy-rail truck, and was headed for Hawk Junction to finish his shift, then to his home in Wawa. I decided to try to hitch a ride with this CN employee, knowing that I could at least get a Greyhound bus in Wawa. I returned to the phone and reached a friend whoI was going to meet in Sault Ste Marie, and he graciously offered to come pick me up in Wawa.
I then grabbed my things and walked a short way down the ACR line to where I saw a hy-rail parked. There I met Jeff, a 21-year-old CN track inspector, who said he had gotten permission from his supervisor to give me a ride to Hawk Junction, 45 miles south. I loaded into his truck (he had to clear the passenger's seat for me), and off we went down the jointed rail at about 30 mph. Jeff did not speak much, but offered to slow down to let me take photos (which did not come out well through the reflective windshield glass). He said he "didn't know what to tell me" about the passenger train.
The CP-ACR diamond at Franz, looking westward on the CP line. A depot once stood on the left side of the CP track here. Photo by Malcolm Kenton.
Upon arrival at the brick depot at Hawk Junction (whose waiting room was closed for the moment), Jeff said I could sit on the platform or in a restaurant across the gravel parking lot (the only one in town) for about two hours while he finished his duties, after which he would take me to Wawa in his personal truck. But no sooner had I sat down on a bench at the depot then three middle-aged men wandered up. Upon introduction, one of the men said that he and his companions had been spending a few days at a lodge up the line and had been called and informed that the passenger train was halted, so they managed to book a last-minute flight to Hawk Junction, where they had parked their van, in a small plane. They were friends from Michigan, up there on a fishing trip. I asked if they would give me a ride to Wawa, and they obliged, as they would be passing through there anyway on their way home. I piled into the back seat of their minivan, and rode 15 miles west, where they dropped me off at a Tim Horton's, where I spent almost three hours before my friend arrived from Sault to pick me up.
Though I was deprived of a ride on the ACR (save for my first ever hy-rail ride on 45 miles of it) and had to rearrange the rest of my trip, the gorgeous ride down Ontario Highway 17 on Lake Superior's east shore at sunset — during which my friend and I stopped several times for photos and short hikes in provincial parks along the shore — was a spectacular way to end a truly wild day. After a late dinner, I checked in to the Days Inn across from the former Algoma Central depot (now a bank building) in downtown Sault Ste Marie, Ontario at 11:30 PM. Were it not for the kindness of strangers and railroaders, I would likely have had to spend the night in Franz until the Budd cars came through westbound on Saturday afternoon.


Four riders from Scunthorpe United will be joining the fight against prostate cancer by taking part in this year's Football to Amsterdam cycling challenge for Prostate Cancer UK as the charity aims to raise half a million pounds.
From Friday, June 9, 2017 Nick Daws (First Team Coach), Adam Grice (Assistant Club Secretary), Marie Grice and Hayley Grice will be pounding the pedals from Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium to Amsterdam to support the leading men's health charity against a disease that kills one man every hour.
Prostate Cancer UK, the Official Charity Partner of the EFL, will stage its fifth annual football fundraiser from 9-11 June 2017 – prostatecanceruk.org/amsterdam. One group of riders will roll out of London from the iconic Olympic Park's Velodrome, while the other group will kick off at Barnsley FC's Oakwell Stadium.
The money raised will help 'shift the science' and crack the three core issues of diagnosis, treatment and prevention which have been left unsolved for too long. It will also help provide support and information to those affected by the disease.
From the initial event in 2013 with a small group of 35 riders, to a total fundraising tally which smashed through the £1m mark last year thanks to a biggest ever peloton; the football-themed cycling challenge has proved a phenomenal success throughout its five years.
This year 400 football fans, staff and legends of the game will be embarking on the epic pedal-pilgrimage of 145 miles cycling over two days, all raising money to stop prostate cancer being a killer.
Football to Amsterdam is more than a ride for Adam Grice, who was inspired to complete the hat-trick for Prostate Cancer UK after Scunthorpe United developed a close working relationship with the EFL's official charity partner.
Adam said: "Ignoring prostate cancer won't beat it, so I joined the fight by signing up to take on the Football to Amsterdam ride.
"I decided to ride for Prostate Cancer UK because it is a charity that needs help to be in the public eye more and more. Not many people are aware of prostate cancer and the charity. However, their profile is raising due to the excellent partnership they have with the Football League. It is a privilege just to be able to say I have contributed one way or another to helping Prostate Cancer UK with fundraising or by raising their profile.
James Beeby, Director of Fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK, said: "We're delighted that Scunthorpe United has decided to join the fight against prostate cancer and ride to raise vital funds for Prostate Cancer UK.
To sponsor Nick, Adam, Marie and Hayley please visit https://www.justgiving.com/companyteams/ScunthorpeUnitedFC.


I'm sorry to report unruly youths were once again back at David Livingstone Centre last night, Friday 12th February 2016, causing further vandalism and disorder.
Around 9pm that evening, despite the cold temperatures, residents around the David Livingstone Centre grounds, Station Road heard a disturbance and called police. Acting on complaints of a similar nature a few weeks back and after public comments on social media that not enough was being done, local police this time took swift, decisive action and despatched a van containing a total of 7 officers who arrived on the scene within minutes of the call.
Five of the officers approached a crowd of about 15 youths who appeared to be drinking underage and if eyewitness accounts are to be believed, the youths were smoking drugs.The crowd scattered and five of the officers pursued them on foot, right out of the park and the chase continued up the Dandy (woodland towards Farm Road). A time later 3 of the officers returned to the police van in the park and it headed off to meet up with the other 2 officers still giving chase.
The Police van later returned after 9.30pm at 20 minute intervals to scan the park, which remained empty afterwards, with no sign of the youths returning. It is unknown if any of them were apprehended but the actions and promptness of the police last night are to be commended.
Unfortunately though, damage HAD been done before the police arrived. The Africa Pavilions windows were damaged (pictured), a similar incident to previous damage where a memorial bench was destroyed in January.
The vandalism comes at a time when the Centre is closed for renovation. It is truly shameful these youths are SO incredibly stupid that they would think damaging the centre is clever or funny. These are crimes and these youths WILL be charged. Blantyre will not stand for drug-taking in public parks, underage drinking and mindless vandalism. The David Livingstone Centre is (and will be even more soon) one of Blantyre's greatest assets and attractions. We note for the record, the centre and grounds are not the responsibility of the council in any way.
Have your say. Is enough being done by the Centre, by Police, by parents?


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English must confirm we still stand by our principles on UN resolution
Posted by Andrew Little on June 14, 2017
Bill English must tell New Zealand whether we remain in support of the UN Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory, says Labour Leader Andrew Little.
"After Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee's evasive answers to repeated questions on Morning Report, Bill English needs to come clean and state very clearly whether New Zealand still supports the UN resolution.
"Resolution 2334 which condemned the settlements (and Palestinian intransigence) was co-sponsored by New Zealand. Its passing was seen as the crowning achievement of our two years on the UN Security Council.
"As a long standing friend of New Zealand, Israel should accept that at times friends have differences.
"It's proper to have diplomatic relations with Israel and attempt to restore them, but that doesn't get away from the fact that when that country has committed breaches of international law, we have a right to call them out.
"We need to be standing firm on our principles. Why was Mr Brownlee so unwilling to confirm our continued support for the resolution?
"What's changed since December when we were proud to have succeeded on the world stage on such an important issue? Bill English needs to be upfront with New Zealand.
"If the Prime Minister has backed down, it would be an affront to many of our key allies - including Europe, the UK and China - who voted for the resolution.
"It was the right thing to do then, which is why Labour unambiguously backed the resolution from the start.
"It remains the right thing to do today. Bill English should tell New Zealand exactly what he said to the Israeli Prime Minister in order for diplomatic relations to be restored," says Andrew Little.


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Applicants who already hold an MA in History earned in the last six years, are eligible to apply to our PhD program. Applicants with a Master's degree awarded in the last six years in a closely related discipline (including, but not limited to, American Studies, Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, etc.) and whose training was primarily historical may petition the departmental Graduate Committee to apply directly to the PhD program. Permission will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Dr. Daniel Riches, the Director of Graduate Studies, to make such a request: dlriches@ua.edu.
All other applicants apply to our MA Program, described below.
There are two plans for earning an MA degree in History at The University of Alabama:
Plan I requires 24 credit hours in History, a thesis, and reading proficiency in one foreign language. There is an oral examination after the candidate has completed his or her thesis and course work.
Plan II requires 30 credit hours in History, four of them in a seminar course, and reading proficiency in one foreign language. In addition, students prepare a synthetic essay that reflects upon the historian's craft and discusses which methods, historiographical fields, theoretical frameworks, specific works of history and/or individual scholars have contributed to the student's understanding of history. In the final semester students undergo an oral examination on the revised seminar paper and the synthetic essay.
Most of our master's students complete Plan II. In lieu of a formal master's thesis, we emphasize producing a strong seminar paper involving original research, with the goal of publishing the seminar paper as an article in a professional journal.
All incoming MA students must take the History Colloquium (HY 665) in their first semester, a course that introduces students to the professional study of history. MA students must also take at least two Literature of the Field courses in different geographic areas, such as U.S., European, and/or Latin American. MA students who elect to follow Plan II must also take at least one research seminar.
Continuation to the PhD Program
Students who complete the MA in History at UA do NOT need to submit a written application for admission to the PhD program. Rather, they need to indicate to the Department their desire to be considered for continuation, and the Graduate Committee will then make a determination on continuation based on:
A review of the student's full academic record
The input of the faculty member identified by the student as the potential dissertation director
A written evaluation produced by the MA exam committee following the exam


Under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, federal district courts lack jurisdiction over "federal complaints ... that essentially invite federal courts of first instance to review and reverse unfavorable state-court judgments."
(2) Rooker v. Fid. Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413, 44 S.Ct. 149, 68 L.Ed. 362 (1923).
The jurisdictional statute providing for Supreme Court review of state court judgments states that "final judgments or decrees rendered by the highest court of a State in which a decision could be had, may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari" when certain federal questions are presented. 28 U.S.C. § 1257;<#fn5> see also id. § 1258 (same for Puerto Rico Supreme Court).
In other words, Rooker is based on a negative inference: because Congress only provided for review of state court judgments by the Supreme Court, Congress therefore intended to preclude lower federal courts from exercising such review.


This unit will take you through the controls provided by Fastcall to adjust the functionality of the Widget as it related to logging calls. You can find these under Fastcall Settings > Admin Settings > Logging > Widget Interface.
Task Subject – this controls whether your users can edit the subject of the call Task. You may wish to turn this off, especially if not using Tasks.
Call Notes – this controls whether your users can write notes about a call in the Widget. You probably wish to leave this turned on.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the training units in the Setting Up Logging module on the Fastcall data model and how Fastcall links Calls to Salesforce Objects before turning these features on.
Display Opportunities in Widget – this controls whether the Widget 'Related Objects' tab allows you to add an additional relationship to Opportunities. Even if this is turned off, you can create a primary relationship to the Opportunity if Opportunity is a Managed Object.
Display Cases on Widget – this controls whether the Widget 'Related Objects' tab allows you to add an additional relationship to Cases. Even if this is turned off, you can create a primary relationship to the Case if Case is a Managed Object.
Multiple Contacts – this controls whether you can associate multiple Contacts with the Task record. You must have Salesforce Shared Activities enabled, and this will not affect Call records.


This cashew cream is awesome! Super yummy, super nutritious, and full of healthy fats and micronutrients. Yum! Cashew cream is used a lot in vegan baking, cooking and desserts – it's very versatile and can take the place of heavy cream almost anywhere.
This is a sweetened, vanilla cinnamon version, but to make a standard cashew cream you can just omit everything else.
Place the cashews in a bowl with two cups of water. Cover and leave overnight.
The next day, drain and rinse the cashews. Place in your food processor or high-speed blender (I used my Vitamix) and process until the cashews are as creamy as they can be on their own. Slowly add almond milk or water until desired consistency – it should be very thick and creamy, much like whipped heavy cream.
Once the cashew cream on its own is ready, add the vanilla, cinnamon, stevia, and salt. Blend until smooth, then enjoy! Any leftovers can be refrigerated.
I had mine on top of berries and bananas after a five mile run – it was awesome!
How do you eat cashews or cashew cream?


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Oscaecilia elongata és una espècie d'amfibis gimnofions de la família Caeciliidae. És endèmica de Panamà. Els seus hàbitats naturals inclouen boscos secs tropicals o subtropicals, plantacions, jardins rurals i zones prèviament boscoses ara molt degradades.

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September 7, 2019 | Opinion/Feature
Xenophobia: Apartheid by another name!
By Abdulrazaq Magaji
In his first coming as military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari foresaw the possibility of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians who 'check out' in search of the Golden Fleece. That fear must have prompted the government to create the award-winning television jingle, 'Andrew' which featured late actor Enebeli Elebuwa. The popular 'Andrew' jingle underlined the administration's campaign to discourage Nigerians from 'checking out'.
Aside 'Andrew', the then Buhari/Idiagbon administration embarked on a re-orientation programme with its WAI or War Against Indiscipline campaign. The administration also proceeded to erect formidable socio-economic structures meant to lay a solid foundation for economic diversification and transformation. It soon became clear that Nigerians were not prepared to change their ways as Muslim and Christian prayer warriors organised open-air prayer sessions to seek divine intercessions to rid Nigeria of the corrective and incorruptible Buhari/Idiagbon administration! God, in His munificence, answered those prayers and Buhari was sacked after 20 months in office.
Nigeria is back to square one! Three decades on, the fear of xenophobic attacks that that birthed 'Andrew' has become real. It is now common sight to see red-eyed panga-wielding South Africans dancing weirdly in the streets in search of the blood of their former benefactors. Beginning from 2008, misguided South Africans have regularly taken to the streets to hack down their guests, make bonfires of their bodies before proceeding to loot their property. The excuse, as usual, is that African immigrants have pauperised South Africans by cornering available jobs. We hear some South Africans are angry that immigrants flaunt their newfound wealth to seduce South African girls!
South Africans also accuse their guests of turning the former apartheid enclave into a drug hub and turning their youths into incurable drug addicts. Related to this is the accusation that the illicit drug trade has pushed South Africa to the top of the world most violent countries ranking. Taken on their merits, the charges levelled against foreigners are weighty. Denying a people their means of livelihood and foisting a drug-driven gun culture on a people should raise the adrenalin level of right thinking individuals. To that extent, Africans share the concern of their South African brothers!
And those concerns are valid. Although there has been progress in provision of houses and education for black South Africans, official statistics remain scary as they tend to suggest that the South African economy was better managed by apartheid high priests! Under black majority rule, it is true that more South Africans have joined the army of unemployed even as social amenities are over-stretched. For many South Africans not used to power outages, the sudden appearance of the phenomenon a little over a decade ago was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Some people have to pay the price for the turn of events.
Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, confirmed the suspicion of Africans when, after the 2015 xenophobic attacks, he called on African leaders to do more for their citizens. It was an indication that the patience of South Africans was running thin in the face of massive influx of immigrants. Since then, several top and not-too-top South African politicians have jumped into the fray by alluding to the fact that immigrants have become an albatross.
There is no denying the fact that many Nigerians do very terrible things in the name of hustling. Mention it: drug peddling, cyber crime, armed robbery, drug-related killings etc are some of the things some Nigerians jet out to do without minding the consequences to themselves or to the damage they do to the image of their fatherland which many of them gleefully refer to as a zoo.
While law-abiding Nigerians are united in condemning these despicable acts of their compatriots, one would have thought there are laws in South Africa to put away deviants. Besides, rather than inciting criminals to go after the lives and property of their guests, South African politicians could have considered the mass expulsion option if they truly believe their guests have become a drain on the economy. After all, it was for similar reasons that Ghana expelled Nigerians in 1969. It was for similar reasons that Nigeria retaliated against Ghana in the early 1980's.
Africans are justified to show deep anger at the South Africans. Many Africans, especially those in the frontline states bore the brunt of the decades of bombings, social and economic dislocation and despoliation by the white minority government in South Africa and their backers in Western Europe and North America! It was the frontline states that served as home to many South Africans aside providing the liberation fighters 'safe haven' to plan and launch the attacks that eventually forced the hands of apartheid high priests.
Nigeria was a colossus in the anti-apartheid struggle. It was on the basis of Africa's collective sacrifice in the liberation struggle that many Nigerians embarked on the 'great trek' to South Africa with the misplaced hope that they would feel at home there. But, let's say this for Nigerians: fact is, many of them who dared it to South Africa had no business leaving Nigeria in the first place! Why would a Nigerian close his barbing salon in Nyanya, a sprawling Abuja suburb and 'check out' to Soweto or South West Township to cut hair? What sense is there in a second degree holder in Port Harcourt 'checking out' to Johannesburg to become a cabbie?
If truth be told, xenophobia is the new face of apartheid in South Africa. It is as sad as it is ironic that a people who suffered collective discrimination for more than three centuries based on skin colour could, so soon after independence, have any cause to justify discriminating against others. Ordinarily, Nigerians should have no business checking out to South Africa to suffer the new apartheid that has gripped the former apartheid enclave. It all boils down to getting Nigeria's parlous economy out of the woods. But, turning round a criminally-plundered economy, like the one inherited from the larcenous Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2015, will not happen overnight.
In fact, it is delusional to imagine that a turn-around will come without pains! Still, t,he latest xenophobic attacks, coming so early into the second term of the Buhari/Osinbajo administration, should be a challenge for a government that is decidedly committed to changing Nigeria for the better!
Hope is not lost!
Magaji < [email protected] > is based in Abuja.
Disclaimer: "The views/contents expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of Abdulrazaq Magaji and do not necessarily reflect those of The Nigerian Voice. The Nigerian Voice will not be responsible or liable for any inaccurate or incorrect statements contained in this article."


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Watch Trailer Director: James Ponsoldt
Writer(s): James Ponsoldt, Susan Burke
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullaly
Awards: Winner of Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize
A married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol gets their relationship put to the test when the wife decides to get sober.
Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Charlie (Aaron Paul) like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter . . . and getting smashed. When Kate's partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something's got to give. But change isn't exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she's been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie.


The exposure draft legislation is the second part of consultation on the Government's tax integrity measure to extend the GST to digital products and other services imported by consumers. This exposure draft builds on the feedback received from the first round of consultation, conducted from 12 May 2015 to 7 July 2015.
The exposure draft also seeks comments on provisions to give effect to the announced but previously unenacted measure relating to GST cross border transactions and the 'connected with Australia' rules.
11 submissions were received for this consultation, including 5 confidential submissions.


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Əfqan Muxtarlı (* 1974; international oft in der anglisierten Schreibweise Afgan Mukhtarli) ist ein aserbaidschanischer Journalist.

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Bekannt wurde Muxtarlı unter anderem durch seine Recherche über Korruption im aserbaidschanischen Verteidigungsministerium. Seit 2015 lebte er in Tiflis, der Hauptstadt Georgiens, im Exil, wo er am 29. Mai 2017 entführt und einen Tag später in Aserbaidschan verhaftet wurde. Trotz internationaler Proteste wurde Əfqan Muxtarlı am 12. Januar 2018 zu einer sechsjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt.

Am 17. März 2020 wurde Muxtarlı freigelassen.

Auszeichnungen
 September 2017: "EaP CSF Pavel Sheremet Journalism Award"

Literatur
 Kurzbiografie in: Zaur Gasimov: Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan, 2017, S. 158. (online)

Weblinks
 Afgan Mukhtarli, Meydan TV, Institute of War and Peace Reporting. Imprisoned in Azerbaijan. May 29, 2017 (CPJ)
 "Statement on the Abduction and Arrest of Afgan Mukhtarli", U.S. State Department, 3. Juni 2017
 "Leyla Mustafayeva: Əfqan Muxtarlı 'onlara yalnız Əliyev ailəsinə görə lazım idi'", BBC, 10. Juni 2017
 "Afgan Mukhtarli: Did Georgia help abduct an Azeri journalist?", BBC, 18. Juli 2017
 Mike Runey: "Afgan Mukhtarli: behind bars, but not forgotten", openDemocracy, 29. Januar 2018

Einzelnachweise

Journalist (Aserbaidschan)
Aserbaidschaner
Geboren 1974
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Super fun addition to dress up. I love that it's reversible! Great quality.
This is so cute! This is fun for dress up box. I love that it's reversible.
This is so cute! I love that it is reversible and seems easy to wash.
Fun dress up and great for story time play! Great reversible product idea that gives you two themes of play.


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Blackadder är namnet på en skotsk klan och därmed ett traditionellt skotskt efternamn, som dock är mindre vanligt i Storbritannien.

Den fiktive personen Edmund Blackadder (på svenska Svarte Orm) har sitt efternamn efter den här släkten.

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Sacramento, CA undefeated super lightweight Pedro Moreno will put his unblemished record on the line against fellow unbeaten Chilean prospect Ramon Mascarena in an eight-round main event from the DoubleTree in Ontario, CA.
Moreno, who is a hard-hitting Mexican-American fighter, fighting out of Marcus Caballero's boxing gym in South Sacramento entitled Caballero Nor-Cal Boxing is looking to move into the discussion to potentially claim a form of a regional title with a win.
Moreno who is managed and advised by Charles Bosecker and Oscar A Sanchez is looking to stay very active as he fought four times last year, his first year being signed to Thompson Boxing.
Moreno is a tremendous puncher, one who has legit one-punch power, but has had to work on other aspects of his game to fine tune for the world level. This bout Friday night will be a solid test to see where he is at currently.
Moreno is someone that those in Sacramento, CA, have high hopes for, as he is a solid fighter with good power.
This bout will be telecast on Facebook as well for those unable to be there live.


Of course, its a given, potatoes rule but I'm honestly not hating cauliflower as a substitute for most of my favorite starch foods. Between using it as rice and now mashed, I feel pretty satisfied. Ill be using mashed cauliflower to explain the gravy recipe I have put together for you. Not only does cauliflower cook fast, it is very beneficial to your body. I don't know about you, but knowing my food is working towards making me feel better, makes it even more delicious! Cauliflower still adds up with carbohydrates, it is best to weigh it and be mindful, in order to not get kicked out of Ketosis.
This gravy taste great over veggies and your protein of choice during the holiday. Ive indulged with this recipe over my salmon even! It definitely has a versatile palette. When it comes to traditional gravy, most are made with corn starch to thicken the sauce. In Keto, we have Xanthan Gum. 1 full tablespoon comes to 7g carbohydrates. Thankfully, we would only need 1/2 tsp of 1g carbohydrate for this recipe. Lets talk broth. The question most people ask is if chicken stock and bone broth are the same. They are not. In this recipe, I decided to use chicken bone broth because it is higher in protein. Most importantly, it has more health benefits than chicken stock. Bone broth has collagen and gelatin which are great for your gut health, bones, and skin. One of my favorite items to consume on Keto. Of course, for the sake of Thanksgiving, you can definitely replace the chicken for turkey bone broth. In addition, I decided to use Coconut Cream instead of heavy whipping cream, since I prefer not to consume most dairy. If you'd prefer for taste and texture, you may switch to heavy cream and just edit your macros. Let's get started!
Fill up sauce pan with water and set to boil.
Weigh desired amount for cauliflower and place in sauce can until tender. I would say no more than 15 minutes. If Cauliflower boils too much, the texture will not hold together for the mashed potato feel.
In a blender add Cauliflower, 1 tsp of ghee, salt and seasoning. I love blending it with fresh rosemary.
Do 3 quick pulses and set aside on a dish.
In Sauce pan, combine Broth, Cream, and Butter.
Once simmering, add Xanthan Gum and seasoning.
Let simmer until desired texture. Remove and place in dish.
Thank goodness for this recipe. I can't tell you how hard it was to give up bread at first. One of the main reasons I love Keto is because there is an alternative for almost anything. I don't feel deprived with this lifestyle and you shouldn't either. This bread recipe has a nice taste to it considering its mostly held together by eggs! It has a savory seasoning taste with a mild hint of sweetness. I personally enjoy it with any garnish. I can consume it as a dessert with some homemade nut butter (that I will share later on) or with some avocado, preferably with a fried egg on top. Its such a versatile recipe and has quickly become one of my go to side dishes. If you're a person on the go, baking a batch of this bread would be ideal. I recently meal prepped for my up coming trip. Its really hard to find a Keto treats in the airport. Therefore, I packed, in a container, 3 slices with avocado and bacon strips. Too perfect, too easy.
This bread is very light on the carbohydrates. If you choose to cut each slice to half an inch, when weighed at 40g, you would be consuming just 3g carbohydrates per slice. Serving size depends on how thick or thin you cut a slice. I provided the macros for half an inch slice. The process to making this Keto bread is simple. It is a different process then the one I used for Flaxseed Bread. In this recipe, you would have to stir into the mixture/dough small quantities of the fluffed egg whites. I would recommend using an electric hand mixer to fluff the egg whites. I did it by hand with a whisk and although I succeeded, I was very worn out after. If you choose to, you may use a blender or food processor to mix everything. As part of trial and error, I noticed I had over blended the mix when I used my Nutri Bullet. But I found the mixture to have more volume by me whisking it all together by hand using my baking spatula. Be cautious to not lose the volume the egg whites provided.
Preheat oven to 375F. Gather Ingredients and supplies to proceed.
Place two mixing bowls side by side to separate egg yolks from the egg whites. Once separated, beat egg whites till fluffy.
Determine if you'd like to use a food processor or do so by hand. Combine dry ingredients with half of the beaten egg whites.
Add the remaining egg whites to the mixture but make sure not to over blend.
Pour batter into a baking loaf pan and place in the oven for 30 min. Once completely, puncture loaf with a toothpick or knife to see if the center inside is baked as well.


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Калязинский краеведческий музей им. И.Ф. Никольского – краеведческий музей, посвященный истории города Калязин в Тверской области, а также церковной истории и жизни помещиков и купцов Калязинского уезда.

Является филиалом Тверского государственного объединенного музея.

История
Открытие музея в г. Калязине состоялось осенью 1920 года. Первые экспозиции были открыты на территории Троицкого Калязина Первоклассного мужского монастыря. Основателем музея и его бессменным руководителем на протяжении 52-х лет был Иван Фёдорович Никольский (1898—1979).

Экспозиция
Основная коллекция музея в 1920 году — «памятники старины», хранившиеся в монастыре, коллекции икон, одежда церковнослужителей, библиотека, церковная утварь. В 1923 г., на инвентарном учете в музее числилось 340 экспонатов церковного отдела, 200 экспонатов художественного отдела, 425 рукописей и 50 предметов доисторической археологии. Богоявленская церковь — в 1935-м году монастырь попал в зону затопления и был разобран к 1940-му году.  Музей перенесли в Богоявленскую церковь (1781 г.) на Зареченскую часть города (Свистуха).

В 1950-е гг., — коллекция музея насчитывала 8300 экспонатов.

В 1960 г., — музей посетили первые туристы, с круизного теплохода «Железнодорожник».

В 1977 г., — музей вошёл в состав Калининского объединения музеев области (ныне Тверской государственный объединенный музей).

В 1992 г., — открытие действующей экспозиции.

В музее представлены отделы:

- Археологический;- Монастырский;

- Истории города и уезда XVIII-XX вв.;

- Истории церкви Богоявления;

- помещики и купцы Калязинского уезда;

- советский период;

- Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг.;

Коллекция музея к 2020 году составляет 21455 экспонатов.

Музей открыт для самого широкого круга посетителей, здесь созданы уникальные возможности для диалога между различными культурными группами, профессиональными сообществами, что помогает изучать российскую историю на примере отдельно взятой территории.

Литература

 Суворов Н.А. Калязин. Страницы истории: путеводитель по городу и району. – Калязин; Кимры: Кимр. тип., 2000. – 182 с.
 Леонтьев Я.В. Калязинская хрестоматия: город и люди в художественной литературе, письмах, мемуарах, дневниках и документах. – М.: [б.и.], 2002. – 84 с.: ил.
 Калязин // Города и районы Калининской области: (Крат. очерки). – М., 1978. – С. 231-250.
 Калязин // Тверская область: энцикл. справ. – Тверь, 2000. – С. 117-132.
 Калязин. История // www.zolotoe-koltso.ru/goroda_new/kalyazin/kalyazin_about.php.
 Беллюстин И. С. Записка о городе Калязине // Архив исторических и практических сведений, относящихся до России. СПб., 1861 Кн. 2 Отд. 3.
 Павел (Крылов), иеромонах. Троицкий Калязин первоклассный мужской монастырь. Калязин, 1897 Тверь, 2002.
 Виктор, инок. Житие преподобного и богоносного отца нашего Макария Калязинского чудотворца. 4-е изд. Тверь, 1903.
 Крылов Л. И. Материалы для истории церквей и монастырей г. Калязина и сел Калязинского уезда. Калязин, 1908.
 Никольский И. Ф. Калязинские кружева. Очерк кружевного плетения в городе Калязине в прошлом и настоящем. Кашин, 1929.
 Крушельницкая Е. В. Записка о Макарии Калязинском // Труды Отдела древнерусской литературы. СПб., 1993 Т. 46.
 Города Тверской области. Историко-архитектурные очерки (XI – начало XX в.). СПб., 2000 Вып. 1.

Ссылки
 Официальная страница музея на сайте Тверского государственного объединенного музея
 Официальная страница музея на сайте Туристического портала Тверской области
 Официальная страница музея на сайте «PRO.Культура.РФ»
 Официальная страница музея на сайте «Музеи России»

Примечания

Калязин
Музеи Тверской области


It all began with a diagnosis of clinical depression when I was 28 years old. To be honest, I didn't even know what that meant at the time, or how that diagnosis would be the catapult that changed the direction of my life.
As I worked through the standard system of doctors, hospitals and therapy, I began to realize something wasn't working, but I didn't know what. I ended up in hospital with severe depression, and several years later was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, forcing me to leave a dream job in television. I found myself unable to work for 10 years and had to sell my house and car to live. My whole life was literally turned upside down and I had no idea how to make it right again.
Even though I had tried over 140 different therapies, nothing was getting to the root of the problem.
After 5 years of searching for answers without results, and not really knowing if or how I may ever be well again, I realised I had two options: I could stay housebound and unwell, watching my life disappearing in front of my eyes, or I could do something different. I chose to take a huge risk, selling my house to travel around the world on 'one last trip' in case my health worsened and I never got the chance to do it again.
While travelling I was still seeking answers: from Shamans in Mexico to Spiritual Gurus in Costa Rica, I tried and tested even more therapies, and just before I was due to fly back to New Zealand, I finally found what I was looking for: the real root causes of illness, which had nothing to do with any physical! I had no idea I had been looking in all the wrong places for the answers!
I immediately started training in some transformational therapies and slowly started to bring myself back to health. It took another 6 years before I was able to say I was well enough to re-enter life and the work force again.
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Robomaid is a dream come true. It automatically vacuums your house whenever you want it to and it will automatically go back to the docking station to recharge. The rotating brush underneath the unit picks up dirt and dust like there's no tomorrow. Most importantly, it's also child and pet friendly!
Ah…the chore of vacuuming our house. It can be frustrating sometimes, especially when you are always so busy in life that you barely have the time to do it (although this is argueable, because you CAN make the time if you want).
If you fall into this category, you'll definitely appreciate Robomaid. Robomaid is designed to keep your carpet and floor clean of dust and dirt, without doing a single thing. That's right, folks. Robomaid is a vacuum cleaning bot that will automatically roam around the house, vacuuming while you go to work or even when you are asleep on your bed!
Robomaid is round shaped, like a big dish, available in 2 different colors at the time this review is written: Light Gold and Red.
Underneath, a long brush attached (detachable) to brush the dust and dirt while it's moving around the house. There is also an optional side brush (why not?) that can be attached, quite handy to clean the wall corners.
The packaging also comes with lots of goodies; the most important ones being the remote control (to control Robomaid from afar), a Virtual Wall (to disallow Robomaid to go to certain areas), and the docking station (responsible for scheduling and also the final resting place of Robomaid while it's being recharged).
Firstly, you set how Robomaid wants to run. For example, you can set it to keep on vacuuming until it runs out of battery, among a few other modes. You set this on the Robomaid unit itself, through the remote, or schedule it on the docking station. Once set, Robomaid then roams around the house, vacuuming.
If you schedule to run it from the docking station (based on day of the week and the time), it will first move backwards from the docking station, turn, and then do the cleaning. When the battery runs out, or rather, when the battery gets low, Robomaid will go back to the docking station by itself to recharge! It does this by trying to find the docking station and then dock onto it. So it's best to keep the path clear to the station (at least a few metres in front of it).
I'm very impressed with Robomaid. This is the first time I've ever tried a vacuum cleaning bot. At first, I was skeptical because I don't think it would have a good suction power compared to the generic vacuum cleaners out there. I was actually very surprised when I look at how much dirt, dust, and hairs it collected after one session! It was quite scary in a way as I couldn't believe how dirty my carpet is! Even a day after I vacuumed the house, Robomaid somehow could still collect dust and dirt, although not as many as if you haven't been regularly cleaning your house!
Talking about the bin compartment, it is attached nicely at the back of the Robomaid. You take it out by pressing the Eject button (real hard) at the back of Robomaid.
One thing to note, even though I've kept on mentioning carpets, Robomaid also works very well on floors and boards. It sped through my kitchen and bathroom floor flawlessly. Robomaid is perfect to clean your bathroom floor that is normally filled with hairs accumulated every day. If you have a pet, the amount of hairs on the floor (and your carpet) will also grow substantially. Unless you vacuum every day, it can get quite hazardous for your kids' health (and you). Set Robomaid to run daily and create a healthier environment for your family!
Just as no software is free of bugs/problems, automation comes at a price. Since Robomaid moves using a series of patterns, I found that not every single area of my house is covered. It goes well to all the rooms in my 2 bedroom apartment (and for some reason it likes my kitchen very much), but I'd have to say it won't cover every single spot on your house in one go.
However, since you can schedule Robomaid to run every day when you are at work or whenever, these spots will of course finally picked up by Robomaid after the second or third try.
Because of its size, Robomaid can't really cover hard to reach spots such as the corner of a wall surrounded by furniture or basically places where Robomaid can't fit in. I'd advise you to have a handheld vacuum cleaner as a secondary to complement Robomaid.
So, make sure you tidy up your house enough before you run Robomaid. Thankfully, Robomaid won't get entangled on network cables as it's normal to have a few of them lying on the floors between rooms (if you are not on a wireless solution).
These drawbacks in my opinion are nothing compared to how useful Robomaid is. Besides, these are good excuses to tidy up your house, aren't these not?
Having a Robomaid, the robot vacuum cleaner, to vacuum your house is like a dream come true. It's probably what everybody has dreamed about in the past – to be able to make your house clean without doing anything. The technology is here now and Robomaid doesn't disappoint.
With the scheduling feature enabled, you can "set it and forget it". Robomaid automatically runs even if you are not at home, vacuuming your house, and it will then go back by itself to the docking station to recharge. There's nothing better than having to come home to take a rest, knowing that Robomaid has taken the rest.
Despite of some minor drawbacks and the fact that you need an extra handheld vacuum cleaner to complement it, Robomaid has taken vacuum cleaning to the next level.
Note however, that I've been having multiple problems with Robomaid during this review process. If you notice the photos, you'll see both the Red and Light Gold units. This is because my Light Gold Robomaid was replaced by the Red due to some issues. After some investigations with the Robomaid team however, the problems occurred because of signal interference issues in my apartment (Robomaid failed to go back to the dock, always ran in reverse after I turned the scheduling on, and the remote didn't seem to work). Again, according to the support team, this happens only in my house, most likely caused by so many wireless gadgets (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) that have been accumulated for reviews all these months. Even with the missing scheduling and auto-dock features, Robomaid is still the best thing to have in my house. There's a 30-day money back guarantee if you worry that these issues will happen to you, too. But since I'm the only one who seems to be having these issues, I'm pretty sure you will be satisfied with your Robomaid purchase.
NOTE: Review unit provided by Robomaid. Photos taken by Canon EOS 500D.
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Blaine Manor Autumn Tour: Agatha Christie meets The Haunting - Climb Aboard the Ghost Train...
First and foremost a huge and hearty thank you to Buxton Festival. We really enjoyed our time at The Arts Centre Studio, part of the magnificent Opera House. The Front of House staff were superb, bending over backwards to help ours and all the shows there, they were a great team and it was a pleasure to get to know them over the short time we were there.
We're delighted to know that we set a new house record there for audience attendance, there was a real buzz around the show and each performance we felt the energy from our audiences so a very special thank you to them. We picked up further fantastic reviews there, and it was great to rub shoulders with so many talented production companies and shows - no doubt we'll see you again soon out there in festival land.
Well done to the festival organisers, the helpers, the venues, the venue staff, the reviewers, the bar staff and anyone we may have left out. Bye for now and maybe see you next year.
Keep up with our REVIEWS PAGE here:
www.talesfromparadiseheights.com/reviews.html
The Ghost Train Thunders On Down The Track...Autumn Tour
We're shaping up to have a very haunted autumn, and there are some fabulous venues to catch the show at across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and a return to Oswestry. We're looking for further venues as we go and will be popping up in more theatres in the new year. In the meantime the poster above indicates where we are booked in so far, and below are the ticket links. Some venues are already getting a number of bookings so get in there fast - we set a new house record in Buxton and we sold out in London two weeks before we got there, so make sure of your ticket.
Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre - 22nd Sept
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/227032
Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax - 27/28 Sept
www.squarechapel.co.uk/whats-on/the-haunting-of-blaine-manor/
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Hebden Bridge 19/20 October
hblt.co.uk/diary/shazia-mirza-2-2
The New Continental, Preston 24/25 October
Tickets On Sale Soon
The Met, Bury - Halloween Special - 31 October
themet.org.uk/event/haunting-blaine-manor/
Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry - 1/2/3 November
More updates soon...Joe x
Buxton Buzz: Blaine Manor Buxton Festival Fringe Update
Some of the Blaine Manor cast and crew making themselves comfortable.
We're halfway through our performance schedule at Buxton Festival Fringe, two of our performances of The Haunting of Blaine Manor played so far at The Arts Centre Studio, adjoining the magnificent Buxton Opera House. The play is going down a storm, thrilling new audiences and once again garnering wonderful reviews, our remaining performances coming up in the coming week, details below.
We're having a fantastic time at the Fest, the audiences, front of house staff, the festival organisers, the fellow acts and artists, the townsfolk and local businesses, everyone is really friendly and there's a real buzz about the place. I'm happy to report there's a fair bit of buzz around us too, and judging by bookings for next week it's clear there are a lot of audience recommendations doing the rounds, we strongly recommend you book at we are filling up fast for those two remaining shows.
Whilst the Manor may be chilling, the reviews are HOT!
Darren McGinn has been producing some wonderful artwork for Tales from Paradise Heights for a number of years now - including the poster for the show, you'll find a lot of his work through this site. He has also created some wonderful trailers to support the show, including the Review Trailer below. This week he has released some further imagery in support of the show. This set of fabulous Tarot cards featuring the characters of the play. The 'review' trailer also features the haunting music and sound effects created by the brilliant Justin Wetherill.
I noticed on the Buxton site that a lady called Isla had left us a nice review. I was in Buxton earlier this week and noticed a shop named 'ISLA' and wondered...so I popped in. It was indeed her as she recognised me from the play. She runs a fabulously unique gift shop and I ended up opening my wallet in there (I challenge anyone that goes in there not to) so I'll always have a memory of Buxton Fest and I think it's an appropriate one...what d'ya reckon? I have a thing for mugs, and this hit the spot for some reason.
If you want to check out her art gallery and gift shop while you're in Buxton (and I really recommend it) the address is 4b The Colonnade, Buxton SK17 6AL
The management at The Underground Venues (The Arts Centre Studio and The Club House) have been absolutely brilliant in their support of all the shows here, and a special mention to Jack the lighting technician at The Arts Centre Studio, who performed miracles on the opening night when the lighting deck seemed to develop a mind of its own - this did not affect the show thanks to his skill) and Dylan - part of the fabulous front of house team who are all doing a cracking job.
So yeah, two dates left at this fab fest, details in the poster below, and I've included links to book those tickets. A couple of trailers are below too. After Wednesday we are gone, but will be touring over the coming months - keep an eye out here for details.
Buxton Festival Fringe is a fabulous festival and we are really proud to be part of this, hope to see you at the two remaining shows. We're the play festival goers are describing as 'Agatha Christie meets The Haunting', come and check our award winning play out, the most talked about haunter/chiller since The Woman in Black.
Enjoy the remainder of the Festival,
Joe and The Blaine Manor Cast and Crew xx
REVIEW TRAILER
Black and White Trailer - Made in 1953
If you're in or around Buxton don't miss the award winning The Haunting of #BlaineManor, the most talked about haunter since The Woman in Black.
Book your tickets:
https://underthefringe.com/book/blaine-manor
Horror is a Place...Blaine Manor


Easter sees the grand opening of our new sauna, so why not take a dip in our indoor heated pool and then try out a relaxing sauna?
We have been busy planning our Easter Trail which is open to those staying on site at Bovisand Lodge Holiday Park and will take place on Easter Sunday. Be prepated to keep your eyes peeled and to take photos!


I´ve just downloaded Live9.0.2b2 OSX 32bit .
It´s opens correctly but the authorize dialogue just leads to my older licenses.
Whatever i do the the authorize window wont disappear.
do i do something wrong or did i miss something?
^ i started to say the same earlier, but didn't want to make any presumptions... but yeah, i got the same email and a not so wild guess would be that they are not authorizing the application a few hours before it is locked out.
If i got it right Version 9.0b69 is that One shutted Down on 15th March.
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did you already upgrade your license to Live 9?
Do i need to buy a Live 9 License for further Beta testing?
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