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By Nadine Slavinski
Nadine Slavinski
When my husband and I were searching for a cruising boat, a broker offered to show us a Dufour 35. I wasn't interested, until he explained that this 1980s hull had little in common with its modern cousins. In fact, the 35 was exactly what we were looking for: a Bermudan-rigged sloop comfortable enough to live aboard but solid enough for blue water. Five years and 10,000 miles of cruising later, we couldn't be happier with our choice. The Dufour 35, produced from 1972 to 1982 in La Rochelle, France, is a wonderful blend of classic features and innovation, another feather in the cap of the iconic French designer Michel Dufour.
At 6 tons, the Dufour 35 won't bounce like a cork in an ocean swell, yet the boat remains quick on its feet. The skeg-hung rudder and encapsulated cast-iron keel lend a feeling of security against a brush with an unidentified floating object. And with its extra-long fin keel, the 35 is maneuverable, tracks well, and can easily be balanced or hove to under sail.
With the original setup, sail changes were handled using two winches and clutches at the mast. We fitted a mast pulpit for security when working there, but it's also possible to lead the running rigging back to the cockpit. A removable baby stay allows a staysail to be set in a heavy blow.
The deep cockpit keeps the crew dry on all but the stiffest beats; for us, it also provides a secure perimeter for our young son. Roomy port and stern lockers accommodate sails and gear.
Below, the Dufour 35 can challenge even the beamiest modern yachts in terms of living space. In addition to a saloon and forepeak cabin, it has a quarter berth on the starboard side aft, behind a spacious navigation table. Headroom is 6 feet throughout. Pilot berths line both sides of the saloon, and a convertible table/settee area sleeps two more. Altogether, the 35 offers a whopping eight berths, but we find that four adults make a comfortable maximum on extended trips.
Interior decor varies, but the layout is standard. To port is an L-shaped galley with a gimbaled two-burner stove/oven and a cool box. Five large ports provide light, while overhead hatches allow for good ventilation on tropical nights. Handholds are plentiful throughout the interior, and the boat has a wet locker that lies to port of the companionway.
Excellent storage space is accessible under the settees and in the bilge. The 34-gallon stainless-steel water tank is to port, and a second can be fitted under the starboard settee. The 34-gallon diesel tank is tucked in beneath the quarter berth.
Be sure to examine the condition of the balsa-cored deck, as the slightest water intrusion will quickly lead to rot. The hull, on the other hand, is solid, finger-thick fiberglass. Osmosis wasn't a problem with our boat. Bulkheads aren't tabbed to the hull but attached directly to the inner liner, making the liner an integral part of the hull's structure; as with most older fiberglass boats, look for signs of delamination in high-stress areas.
Engine access is excellent. The original Volvo Penta engine has likely been replaced on many boats.
The Dufour 35 is a liveaboard cruiser that can take sailors to the places of their dreams. Our Namani has crossed the Atlantic five times over her lifetime, and we're presently heading for the Pacific. Well-maintained and outfitted examples list for $65,000 to $75,000; bargain boats can be found priced as low as $29,000 to $35,000.
LOA 35′ 3″ (10.74 m.)
LWL 28′ 3″ (8.61 m.)
Beam 11′ 5″ (3.48 m.)
Draft 6′ 0″ (1.83 m.)
Sail Area (100%) 518 sq. ft. (48.1 sq. m.)
Ballast 5,720 lb. (2,594 kg.)
Displacement 13,860 lb. (6,286 kg.)
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D/L 274
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Water 34 gal. (129 l.)
Fuel 34 gal. (129 l.)
Engine 36-hp. Volvo Penta diesel
Designer Michel Dufour
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\section{Introduction}
Appell polynomials sets $\{P_n(x)\}$ are generated by the  relation

\begin{equation}\label{gen-fun}
A(t) e^{xt} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty P_n(x)\; t^n,
\end{equation}
\noindent
where $A(t)$ is a formal power series in $t$ with $A(0)=1. $ This
definition implies the equivalent property that
\begin{equation}\label{diff-eq}
D P_n(x)= P_{n-1}(x), \hskip1in D=d/dx,
\end{equation}
Examples of such polynomial sets are

\begin{equation}\label{ex}
\left\{ \frac{x^n}{n!}\right\}, \left\{ \frac{B_n(x)}{n!}\right\},
  \left\{ \frac{H_n(x)}{2^n n!} \right\}
\end{equation}
where $B_n(x)$ is the nth Bernoulli polynomial and $H_n(x)$ is the $n$th
Hermite polynomials generated by

\begin{equation}
e^{2xt-t^2} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty H_n(x) \frac{ t^n}{n!} .
\end{equation}

By an orthogonal polynomial set (OPS) we shall mean those polynomial sets
which satisfy a three term recurrence relation of the form

\begin{equation}\label{3-term}
P_{n+1}(x)= (A_n x+B_n) P_n(x) - C_n P_{n-1}(x), \qquad (n=0,1,2,\cdots)
\end{equation}
with $P_0(x)=1,\ P_{-1}(x)=0,$ and $A_nA_{n-1}C_n > 0. $

By Favard's theorem \cite{chihara} this is equivalent to  the existence of a
positive measure $d\alpha(x)$ such that
\begin{equation}
\int_{-\infty}^\infty P_n(x) P_m(x)\; d\alpha(x) = K_n \delta_{nm}.
\end{equation}
As we see from the examples \eqref{ex} some Appell polynomials are
orthogonal and some are not. This prompted Angelesco \cite{angelesco}
to prove that
{\it the
only orthogonal polynomial sets which are also Appell is the Hermite
polynomial set.}
This theorem was rediscovered by several authors later on
(see, e.g., \cite{shohat}).

There were several extensions and/or analogs of Appell polynomials that
were introduced later. Some are based on changing the operator $D$ in
\eqref{diff-eq} into another differentiation-like operator or by replacing the
generating relation \eqref{gen-fun} by a more general one. In most of these
cases theorems like Angelesco's were given. For example Carlitz
\cite{carlitz}
proved that the Charlier polynomials are the  only OPS which satisfy
 the difference relation
\begin{equation}
 \Delta P_n(x) = P_{n-1}(x), \qquad\qquad (\Delta f(x)=f(x+1)-f(x).)
\end{equation}
See \cite{wal} for many other references.

A new and very interesting analog of Appell polynomials were introduced
recently, as a biproduct of other considerations, by Ismail and Zhang
\cite{ism-zhang}.
In discussing the Askey-Wilson operator they defined a new q-analog of the
exponential function $e^{xt}.$ This we describe in the next section.

\section{Notations and Definitions}
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The Askey-Wilson operator is defined by
\begin{equation}
{\cal D}_q f(x)= \frac{\delta_q f(x)}{\delta_q x},
\end{equation}
where $x=\cos\theta$ and
\begin{equation}
 \delta_q g(e^{i\theta})= g(q^{1/2} e^{i\theta})- g(q^{-1/2}e^{i\theta}).
\end{equation}
We further assume that $-1<q<1$ and use the notation

\begin{eqnarray}
(a;q)_0 &=& 1,\qquad (a;q)_n=(1-a)(1-qa)\cdots (1-aq^{n-1}),
   \quad (n=1,2,..) \\
(a;q)_\infty &=& \prod_{k=0}^\infty (1-aq^j).
\end{eqnarray}

There are two q-analogs of the exponential function $e^x$ given by the infinite
products
\begin{equation}\label{qexp-1}
e_q(x) = \frac{1}{(x;q)_\infty}=\sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac{x^k}{(q;q)_k},
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}\label{qexp-2}
\frac{1}{e_q(x)} = (x;q)_\infty = \sum_{k=0}^\infty (-1)^k
   \frac{q^{{\frac{1}{2}} k(k-1)}}{(q;q)_k } x^k.
\end{equation}

We shall also use the function
\begin{equation}
\Psi_n(x) = i^n (iq^{(1-n)/2}e^{i\theta};q)_n (iq^{(1-n)/2}
e^{-i\theta};q)_n,
\end{equation}
so that
\begin{eqnarray}
\Psi_{2n}(x) &=&  \prod_{k=0}^{n-1} \left[ 4x^2+(1-q^{2n-1-2k})(1-q^{
1-2n+2k})  \right] \nonumber \\
\Psi_{2n+1}(x) &=& 2x  \prod_{k=0}^{n-1} \left[ 4 x^2 - (1-q^{2n-2k})
   (1-q^{-2n+2k}) \right] \nonumber \\
4 x^2 \Psi_n(x) &=& \Psi_{n+2}(x)+ (1-q^{n+1})(1-q^{-n-1})\Psi_n(x)
\end{eqnarray}

Thus
\begin{equation}\label{psi}
{\cal D}_q \Psi_n(x)= 2 q^{(1-n)/2} \frac{1-q^n}{1-q}\ \Psi_{n-1}(x).
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}\label{psi-1}
{\cal D}_q\left[ x\; \Psi_n(x)\right] = \frac{q^{(1+n)/2} -q^{-(n+1)/2}}{
   q^{1/2}-q^{-1/2}}\ 2x\; \Psi_{n-1}(x).
\end{equation}

Iterating \eqref{psi} we get
\begin{equation}\label{psi-k}
{\cal D}_q^k \Psi_n(x)=\ 2^k q^{\frac14 k(k+1)-{\frac{1}{2}} nk} \frac{(q;q)_n}{
   (q;q)_{n-k} (1-q)^k} \Psi_{n-k}(x).
\end{equation}

The Ismail-Zhang q-analog of the exponential function \cite{ism-zhang} is
\begin{equation}\label{Dq-Appell}
{\cal E}(x) =\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{q^{n(n-1)/4} (1-q)^n}{2^n (q;q)_n}
   \ \Psi_n(x)\; t^n.
\end{equation}

It follows from \eqref{Dq-Appell} and \eqref{psi} that
\begin{equation}
 {\cal D}_q {\cal E}(x) = t\; {\cal E}(x).
\end{equation}

This suggested to Ismail and Zhang to define the $\cal D_q$-Appell
polynomials as those, in analogy with \eqref{gen-fun}, defined by
\begin{equation}\label{gen-fun-2}
 A(t){\cal E}(x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty P_n(x)\ t^n ,
\end{equation}
so that
\begin{equation}\label{diff-rel}
   {\cal D}_q P_n(x)= P_{n-1}(x).
\end{equation}
An example of such a set is the Rogers q-Hermite polynomials,
$\{H_n(x|q)\}$,  (see \cite{wal-ism,ask-ism,ism-stan}).
\begin{equation}\label{gen-fun-H}
\prod_{n=0}^\infty \left(1-2xt q^n+t^2 q^{2n}\right)^{-1}=
      \sum_{n=0}^\infty H_n(x|q) \frac{t^n}{(q;q)_n}.
\end{equation}

They satisfy the three term recurrence relation
\begin{equation}\label{rec-rel-H}
H_{n+1}(x|q)= 2x H_n(x|q)-(1-q^n)H_{n-1}(x|q),\qquad n=0,1,2,3,...
\end{equation}
with $H_0(x|q)=1,\ H_{-1}(x|q)=0.$

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\section{The Main Result}
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We now state our main result:
\begin{thm}
The orthogonal polynomial sets which are also ${\cal D}_q$-Appell, i.e.,
satisfy \eqref{diff-rel} or \eqref{gen-fun-2} is the set of the Rogers q-Hermite polynomials.
\end{thm}

{\bf Proof} Let $\{Q_n(x)\}$ be a polynomial set which is both orthogonal
and ${\cal D}_q$-Appell. That is $\{Q_n(x)\}$ satisfy \eqref{gen-fun-2}
and \eqref{3-term}.

We next note that \eqref{gen-fun-H} implies that
\begin{equation}
h_n(x|q) = \frac{(1-q)^n q^{n(n-1)/4}}{2^n (q;q)_n} H_n(x|q)
\end{equation}
satisfy

\begin{equation}
  {\cal D}_q h_n(x|q)= h_{n-1}(x|q),
\end{equation}
so that $\{h_n(x|q)\}$ is a ${\cal D}_q-$Appell polynomial set and at the
same time is an OPS satisfying the three term recurrence relation

\begin{equation}\label{3-term-h}
(1-q^{n+1}) h_{n+1}(x|q)= (1-q)q^{n/2} x h_n(x|q)-\frac14 (1-q)^2
q^{n-1/2} h_{n-1}(x|q)
\end{equation}

It also follows from \eqref{gen-fun-2} that any two polynomial sets
$\{R_n(x)\}$ and $\{ S_n(x)\}$, in
that class are related by $R_n(x)=\sum_{k=0}^n c_{n-k} S_k(x).$ Thus the
solution to our problem may be expressed as

\begin{equation}\label{Q}
 Q_n(x)= \sum_{k=0}^n a_{n-k} h_k(x|q).
\end{equation}
for some sequence of real constants $\{a_n\}.$ We may assume without loss
of generality that $a_0=1.$

The three term recurrence relation satisfied by $\{Q_n(x)\}$ is

\begin{equation}\label{3-term-Q}
(1-q^{n+1})Q_{n+1}(x)= \left( (1-q)q^{n/2} x + \beta_n\right)Q_n(x)
  -\gamma_n Q_{n-1}(x),
\end{equation}
with $Q_0(x)=1,\ Q_{-1}(x)=0.$ Thus $Q_1(x)=x+\beta_0=a_1+h_1(x|q),$ from
which it follows that $a_1=\beta_0.$

Putting \eqref{Q} in \eqref{3-term-Q} and using \eqref{3-term-h} to
replace $xh_k(x|q)$ in terms of $h_{k+1}(x|q)$ and $h_{k-1}(x|q)$ we get,
on equating coefficients of $h_k(x|q),$

\begin{equation}\label{sys-eq}
(1-q^{(n-k+1)/2})(1+q^{(n+1+k)/2}) a_{n+1-k} -\beta_n a_{n-k}
   +\left[ \gamma_n -\frac14(1-q)^2 q^{(n+k)/2} \right] a_{n-k-1}=0,
\end{equation}
valid for all $n$ and $k=0,1,2,...,n+1$ provided we interpret
$a_{-1}=a_{-2}=0.$ It is easy to see that this system of equations is
equivalent to the solution of our problem.

Putting $k=n$ in \eqref{sys-eq} we get
\begin{equation}\label{beta}
        \beta_n = (1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})(1+q^{n+{\frac{1}{2}}})a_1.
\end{equation}
Hence if $\beta_0=0$ then $\beta_n=0$ for all $n.$ In fact if $\beta_m=0$
for any $n=m$ then $\beta_n=0 $ for all $n.$

Now we treat these two cases seperately.

{\bf Case I.} ($\beta_0=0$).

The system \eqref{sys-eq} can now be written as

\begin{equation}\label{sys-2}
(1-q^{(k+1)/2}) (1+q^{n+{\frac{1}{2}} (1-k)}) a_{k+1}+
   \left[ \gamma_n -\frac14 (1-q)^2 q^{n-{\frac{1}{2}} k}\right] a_{k-1}=0.
\end{equation}

Since $a_1=0 $ then it follows from \eqref{sys-2} that
$a_{2k+1}=0$ for all $k.$ In particular we get

\begin{equation}
   \gamma_n = \frac14 (1-q)^2 q^{n-{\frac{1}{2}}} - a_2 (1-q)(1+q^n),
\end{equation}
so that if $a_2=0$ then
\begin{equation}
Q_n(x)= h_n(x|q).
\end{equation}

Now we show that $a_2\ne 0$ leads to contradiction. To do this replace
$k$ by $2k-1$.  We get

\begin{equation}\label{eq-3}
(1-q^k)(1+q^{n-k+1})a_{2k}+\left[ \frac14 (1-q)^2 q^{n-{\frac{1}{2}}} (1-q^{1-k})
  -a_2 (1-q)(1+q^n) \right] a_{2k-2} = 0.
\end{equation}

Keep $k$ fixed and let $n\to\infty.$  We get
$(1-q^k)a_{2k}=(1-q)a_2 a_{2k-2}.$ Thus

\begin{equation}
  a_{2k} = \frac{(1-q)^k}{(q;q)_k} a_2^k.
\end{equation}

Putting this value in \eqref{eq-3} we get $q^{1-k}=1.$ This is a
contradiction and Case I is finished.

{\bf Case II} ($\beta_0\ne 0$).

We start with \eqref{sys-eq} we get, assuming $a_1\ne 0$,
\begin{equation}
\gamma_n= \frac14 (1-q)^2 q^{n-{\frac{1}{2}}}+(1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})(1+q^{n+{\frac{1}{2}}})a_1^2
   - (1-q)(1+q^n)a_2.
\end{equation}
Putting this value of $\gamma_n$ and the value of $\beta_n$ in
\eqref{beta} in \eqref{sys-eq}, and finally equating coefficients of $q^n$
and the terms independent of $n$ we get the pair of equation systems
\begin{equation}\label{eq-6}
(1-q^{(k+1)/2})a_{k+1}-(1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})a_1a_k+\left\{
(1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})a_1^2-(1-q)a_2\right\} a_{k-1} =0
\end{equation}
and
\begin{eqnarray}\label{eq-5}
\lefteqn{ (1-q^{(k+1)/2})a_{k+1}-(1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})q^{k/2} a_1a_k +} \\
 & & \left\{ \frac14 (1-q)^2
q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}}(q^{(k-1)/2}-1)+q^{k/2}(1-q^{\frac{1}{2}} ) a_1^2
      -(1-q)q^{(k-1)/2}a_2  \right\} a_{k-1} =0 \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}

Eliminating $a_{k+1}$ in these equations we get

\begin{eqnarray}\label{eq-4}
\lefteqn{
   (1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})(1-q^{k/2}) a_1a_k + \left\{ (1-q) a_2 (1-q^{(k-1)/2})
       \right. }\\
& &  - \left. (1-q^{\frac{1}{2}})(1-q^{k/2}) a_1^2 -\frac14 (1-q)^2 q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}}
(1-q^{(k-1)/2} )
  \right\} a_{k-1} = 0. \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
This equation is of the form $(1-q^{k/2})a_1a_k= c(1-b q^{k/2})a_{k-1}$ so
that the general solution of \eqref{eq-4} is

\begin{equation}
a_k = c^k \frac{(bq^{\frac{1}{2}};q^{\frac{1}{2}})_k}{(q^{\frac{1}{2}};q^{\frac{1}{2}})_k}
\end{equation}

Putting this in \eqref{eq-6} we get that $b=0.$ On the other hand
\eqref{eq-5} gives
that $c^2= \frac14 (1-q)^2 q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}}. $ Finally putting those values of
$a_k$ in (3.13) we get that $\gamma_n =0$ which is a contradiction.

This completes the proof of the theorem.

\section{Generating Function}
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We obtain, for the q-Hermite polynomials, a generating function of the
form \eqref{gen-fun-2}. More specifically we prove
\begin{thm}
Let $H_n(x|q)$ be the $n$th Rogers q-Hermite polynomial. Then we have
\begin{equation}\label{thm-2}
\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{q^{n(n-1)/4}}{(q;q)_n}\; H_n(x|q)\; t^n
  = (t^2 q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}};q^2)_\infty {\cal E}(x).
\end{equation}
\end{thm}

{\bf Proof.} Let $A(t)=1+a_1 t+a_2 t^2+a_3 t^3+\cdots $ and
\begin{equation}\label{gen-fun-h}
  A(t){\cal E}(x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty h_n(x|q) t^n.
\end{equation}

Then we get
\begin{equation}\label{h}
  h_n(x|q)=\sum_{k=0}^n a_{n-k} c_k \Psi_k(x).
\end{equation}
where

\begin{equation}
      c_k = \frac{(1-q)^k}{2^k (q;q)_k}\; q^{k(k-1)/4}.
\end{equation}

To calculate the coefficients $\{a_n\}$ we first iterate \eqref{3-term-h}
we get
\begin{eqnarray}\label{rec-h}
4x^2 h_n(x|q) &=& \frac{4}{(1-q)^2} (1-q^{n+1})(1-q^{n+2})q^{-n-{\frac{1}{2}}}
  h_{n+2}(x|q) \\
  &+& (2-q^n-q^{n+1})h_n(x|q)+ \frac{(1-q)^2}{4} q^{n-\frac32}
     h_{n-2}(x|q). \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
 Putting \eqref{h} in \eqref{rec-h}, using (2.6) and then equating coefficients of
$\Psi_k(x)$ we get after some simplification
\begin{eqnarray}\label{rec-3}
 \lefteqn{\frac{4}{(1-q)^2} q^{-n-{\frac{1}{2}}} (1-q^{n-k+2})(1-q^{n+k+1})
a_{n+2-k}+} \\
  & & q^{-k-1} \left\{ 1+q^{2k+2}-q^{n+k+1}-q^{n+k+2}\right\} a_{n-k}+
       \nonumber \\
 & & \frac{(1-q)^2}{4} q^{n-\frac32} a_{n-2-k}=0 \qquad (k=0,1,...,n+2).
      \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}

By direct calculation of $a_1,\; a_2,\; a_3$ we see easily that
$a_1=a_3=0.$ Thus \eqref{rec-3} shows that $a_{2k+1}=0$ for all $k.$

Furthermore we can easily verify that
\begin{equation}
a_{2j} = (-1)^j \frac{(1-q)^{2j}}{2^{2j}(q^2;q^2)_j}\  q^{j(j-\frac32)}
 \qquad (j=0,1,2,3,...
\end{equation}

Hence

\begin{eqnarray}
A(t) &=& \sum_{j=0}^\infty (-1)^j \frac{q^{j(j-1)}}{(q^2;q^2)_j}
       \left( \frac{(1-q)^2 t^2}{4} q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}}\right)^j\\
  &=& \left( \frac{(1-q)^2}{4} t^2 q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}};q^2\right)_\infty.\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
After some rescaling we get the theorem.

As a corollary of \eqref{thm-2} we state the pair of inverse relations
\begin{eqnarray}
\Psi_n(x) &=& \sum_k \frac{(q;q)_n q^{k(k-n)}}{(q^2;q^2)_k (q;q)_{n-2k}}
     H_{n-2k}(x|q), \\
H_n(x|q) &=& \sum_k (-1)^k \frac{(q;q)_n\ q^{k(2k-n-1)}}{
   (q^2;q^2)_k(q;q)_{n-2k}} \Psi_{n-2k}(x). \label{hn}
\end{eqnarray}
These follows from the identities \eqref{qexp-1} and \eqref{qexp-2}

Formula \eqref{hn} and \eqref{psi-k} give
\begin{equation}
H_n(x|q)\ =\ \frac{1}{e_{q^2}(\frac{(1-q)^2}{4}q^{-{\frac{1}{2}}}{\cal D}_q^2)}
  \Psi_n(x).
\end{equation}
This is a q-analog of the formula
$$ e^{-D^2} x^n = H_n(x) $$
for the regular Hermite polynomials (1.4).

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Startup Weekends attract a wide range of participants, including innovators and inventors who may be unfamiliar with the "lean startup" approach to creating a business that SW advocates. Zurich Startup Weekend shared this great primer that will give you a grounding in the concepts and language you'll see at Startup Weekend. We'll also be sharing some definitive readings as the Weekend approaches.
Lean startup model: Eric Reis turned his blog into a recently published book, The Lean Startup, which was #2 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. (Inc. Magazine featured a condensed version of Reis's book if you want further reading. Essentially, Reis developed a business model that encourages startups to find out as quickly as possible whether or not the business idea/product/service is viable. The path to achieving this learning is to create a rough version of your product that goes into a cycle of testing, iterating, testing, iterating, testing, and iterating until the product is viable. An important part of this process is early and frequent customer validation. The lean startup model came out of a concept in manufacturing where small batches are created so that there is minimal loss of time and money if the market isn't interested in that version of the product. The same lean process works well applied to technology too. When creating a web-based tool or an app, you can create a mockup to garner feedback without building the actual product or feature, for example.
Minimally viable product or MVP: This is not the same as a prototype! In the Lean Startup model, the goal is to create and test the smallest piece of a business to see if there's a market for it. Reis defines the MVP as "that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort." Essentially, you're looking for the minimum set of features needed to learn from your early adopters because you want to learn early what users want and don't want. It limits spending time and energy on products that no one really wants. Most teams try to develop a minimally viable product during a startup weekend, not the whole business. It looks great to judges if you're able to validate your idea/product during the weekend. You may be asking, but how do I do that?
Customer validation or validated learning: There are a number of ways to learn about your customers and what they like and don't like about your product/service. There's also a big difference between what someone might say they like and what they're willing to buy or do. The best validation is showing that customers/users will in fact want your product/service and be willing to pay for it.
You first want to see if there's any interest. For example, if you already have a free product but are curious if people would pay for some additional features, you could add a button to your site that advertises the new version (which you haven't built yet!). If a number of users click the button, then you have begun validating that customers are interested. If no one clicks, then all you've wasted is the time to develop the concept—you haven't spent excessive money and time on something no one wants.
During a Startup Weekend, you're likely to focus on establishing general interest in your product or service, and if you're lucky, getting some users to act. There's not a lot of time to build significant traction. One way to establish initial interest is to create a landing page.
Landing page: To test the viability of an idea, a single webpage is sometimes created to see if anyone will sign up for the product/service. There are several pre-built free pages out there to create landing pages for mobile devices. What's great about these programs is that they provide data: how many times the page was visited, how many visitors were unique, how many actually signed up.
Here's an example: The concept for this youth-only site was to provide both advice on creating a business (how to pitch, how to develop an idea, how to market) and to provide a platform for students to pitch their ideas to get seed funding (micro-financing for teens). Our hypothesis was that a student would post a video pitch and then use social media to send it out to his or her network. Friends of friends might also contribute until the student received the money he or she needed to launch a business or community project.
For a Startup Weekend, this exercise demonstrated a good conversion rate, and was a fairly solid proof of concept!
Conversion rate: It's one thing to get users to your site; it's quite another thing altogether to get them to act/buy/participate. For example, if you send out an email directing folks to a landing page, the first conversion rate will be how many viewers actually click on the link to that landing page. Then the next level of concept validation is how many of these users actually sign up. It's possible to have more levels of increased engagement beyond this, of course. Each increased level of engagement provides more validated learning about what customers will do. In the Teenstarter example, one measure of a conversation rate would be that out of 73 people who viewed the landing page, 17 actually signed up by providing their emails.
There are other ways to validate what your customers like: interviews are often used.
Interviews: Interviews are a great way to gather information during and after a Startup Weekend. Just because you are an educator does not mean that you should assume that you know what all educators will want—still take the time to get feedback from other teachers and administrators. Other participants, organizers and mentors can help you get in contact with people outside your own educator circle. Asking educators on other teams is one good method to gather some immediate input. Showing two or three versions of a product works well to provide you with specific feedback about features.
Mockups: Remember that you do not have to create a full product to get feedback. A mockup can provide the same information with much less time investment.
Traction: Once you've validated your concept, you next want to build traction, something that's unlikely to occur during a Startup Weekend because of the condensed timetable but definitely an area of focus as you move your business forward. Traction means building a set of early adopters and being able to get those adopters to do something. For example, if you're building a community-based site, then your traction would be connected to how many users are interacting on your site. If you're selling a product to schools, how many schools have signed? If you're interested in investors, then they will be interested in your traction.
When you're at Startup Weekend, learn as much as you can from other participants and mentors about other effective ways to develop your concept into a viable business!
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Developing your startup idea is difficult enough. When you start your own company, you need to think about so many things and make many crucial decisions. Sometimes it is better to ask for an advice from people who have already done it right. Gavrilo Bozovic from Teleport, the first Swiss company accelerated by 500 Startups in San Francisco, told us his secret.
Teleport creates immersive, smooth and user-manageable virtual tours, for real estate, universities, and more. As founder and CEO, Gavrilo supervised the development of growth of the company. He built the MVP of the application, hired the team, raised funding and grew the company to 8 people, becoming the very first Swiss startup accelerated by 500 Startups.
How does the team plan on making this a successful business? Have they thought about (either solved or identified problems) competition, how to scale, acquiring customers, their revenue model etc?
Are teams building something that people actually want? How well does the team understand their customer and their customer's needs? Did the team get out and talk to customers? What is the value proposition to customers?
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Maserati recently unveiled the most powerful version of the Levante SUV to the public. The Levante Trofeo's debut at the 2018 New York Auto Show was celebrated for its massive V8 engine, which they claim has the highest output per liter of any Maserati powerplant ever made.
The automaker refers to a 3.8 liter biturbo motor that generates 590 horsepower (440 kilowatts) at 6,250 rpm and 538 pound feet (730 Newton metres) of peak torque between 2,250 and 5,000 rpm. This is equivalent to 156 horsepower / 116 kilowatts per liter. The engine, which was built by Ferrari in Maranello, makes sure that the Italian SUV can accelerate from zero to 62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) in only 3.9 seconds. It can then carry on with a top speed of over 186 miles per hour (300 kilometers per hour).
It is not just the new engine that this high performance SUV can boast about. It also gets a specially tuned sports suspension that is said to provide driving experience with no compromise in terms of comfort. This is all thanks to its perfect 50:50 weight balance and its low center of gravity.
While Maserati has no new car to showcase at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, it does have the Nerissimo package for three of its cars, namely the Ghibli, Quattroporte, and the Levante SUV. But the GranTurismo and the GranCabrio are not getting the all-black treatment. It was said that the new styling kit is actually a follow up to the Ghibli Nerissimo Edition that we saw earlier this year at the New York Auto Show.
If you are one of those people who are into a Maserati with rear doors, a nice way to give it some flavour would be with the use of this Nerissimo styling package. The package uses a Nero paint combined with black chrome accents for the front grille's trident logo, together with the grille's upper bezel trim and at the back on the trunk lid. To make it look really stealthy, the automaker will black out the logo, model, vehicle name, and engine. But that is not all, as it will also black out the exhaust tips, window surrounds, and the vertical bars of the grille. Overall, it looks chic and sinister, and that is exactly what you would want your Italian sport sedan or SUV to look.
If you are not into the blacked out look of the vehicle, you might want to go for the Ghibli or the flagship Quattroporte instead. With these, you can choose from other colour options like the Grigio Maratea and Nero Ribelle. But the thing is, these are only available if you are willing to give out extra cash for the optional carbon fiber exterior.
Italian luxury carmaker Maserati is updating its Ghibli four-door premium sedan, giving it a new name, a new face and some new technologies. However, Maserati won't be unveiling this update – the new Maserati Ghibli GranLusso – anywhere in Europe. That's because the company is set to unveil the face-lifted and re-christened luxury four-door in China, in particular at the 2017 Chengdu Auto Show.
Already four years old, the Maserati Ghibli was a success. However, it didn't become as successful as the Italian carmaker had initially expected. In fact, against luxury sedan rivals like the Mercedes E-Class and the BMW 5-Series, the Ghibli is losing face. However, that doesn't mean that the Ghibli is ugly. It is beautiful and elegant in its own right; but it just failed to tickle the pockets of majority of luxury customers in Europe. This could be the reason why Maserati is choosing to unveil the 2018 iteration of the Ghibli in another market where luxury is still in a thing in high demand -- China.
For the 2018 model year, Maserati is giving the Ghibli a new trim – the GranLusso. This suffix to the Ghibli moniker suggests that this version of the luxury sedan could be the most luxurious to date. After all, "gran lusso" is an Italian phrase that is translated as "grand luxury" in English. Maserati is expected to reveal how it achieved this in the new Ghibli GranLusso during the official unveiling at the Chengdu Auto Show.
Will FCA sell Alfa Romeo and Maserati in the near future?
Today, Chinese investors are probably the biggest market of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, but the company wants to try out some options that would help boost their overall valuation. And one thing they are considering is to spin off both Maserati and Alfa Romeo like what they did with Ferrari last year. Doing so leaves them with no luxury brands.
So what they plan to do instead is to focus on volume or mass market cars within its portfolio, and these include models from Jeep, Dodge, and Ram. Already, this looks like it will attract the Chinese market, as Great Wall Motor Co. has already showed interest. Furthermore, none of these proposed deals are certain just yet. FCA thinks that by doing this, they will be more attractive to an outside buyer.
Also, Fiat Chrysler may hesitate to spin off Jeep as it looks like it is the most desirable segment of the automaker's entire business. Having said that, Morgan Stanley analysts estimated that Jeep alone could be worth over $20 billion, and that is more than the estimated value of the whole FCA, making Jeep the company's biggest contributor.
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Aston Martin is indeed taking powertrain technology (including engines, transmissions and electrification projects) very seriously as the British carmaker has tapped a man very well suited to the job of leading the development of these systems. Aston Martin has named Joerg Ross to one of its top positions, as Powertrain Chief Engineer.
Ross' new role at Aston Martin makes him the man in charge of and responsible for the development of the carmaker engines, transmissions and electrification. Boasting more than 25 years of experience in the automotive industry, Ross' previous post was at Maserati, where he served as the Italian carmaker's chief of advanced powertrain development. He also had held senior management roles at German engineering IAV, Scuderia Ferrari F1 and Ford.
Born in Remscheid, Germany, Ross has a degree and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He is fluent in a number of languages like German, English, and Italian. His appointment at Aston Martin follows the selection of Maximilian Szwaj, former chief of chassis and body engineering at Ferrari, as Chief Technical Officer and Vice President in December. Ross will be based at Aston Martin's headquarters at Gaydon, Warwickshire.
The persistent trend in the automotive industry remains to be the shift to electric-powered models. While most brands are developing new products to achieving that end, customers and enthusiasts have been accustomed to hearing the word "delay" associated with Maserati.
All that is about to change with the recent announcement of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Maserati's parent company, outlining its green program. None other than CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed during a conference call with investors that at least 50% of the corporation's range will be electrified, in one way or another, by the year 2022.
CEO Marchionne, who intends to retire by 2019, declared that given the fate of diesel in the Europe market, the issue has become mandatory. He said further that there will be no choice but to implement some degree of electrification when it comes to gas engines.
Any car that boasts a two-decade lifespan is quite an impressive feat ---- not only for the brand, but also for those who still have them. With blazing horsepower hiding beneath the surface, these four-door Super saloons continue to be the most practical cars to use every single day.
The 2018 Maserati GranTurismo has gotten a new upgrade, and we first witnessed it at the New York Stock Exchange on June 27 as the automaker's CEO Reid Bigland arrived to ring the closing bell. The slight upgrade that was given to the GT is the company's way of celebrating a full decade on sale.
Looking refreshed, the car definitely came from a weekend of relaxation at the Caribbean, and not from the plastic surgeon. It came out with a new front fascia featuring the hexagonal grille, instead of the oval-shaped one from the standard model. This inspiration came from the Maserati Alfieri concept. Though it does not fit the GranTurismo that well, this benefits the car in that aerodynamic drag will be reduced from 0.33 to 0.32. More conventional ducts have replaced the standard ones, which no longer sweep underneath the splitter. Changes have also been made around the rear of the car, with a new bumper and redesigned exhaust outlets.
The GranTurismo also gets an upgrade inside the cabin technology- and design- wise. Starting with the brand-new touchscreen and 8.4-inch infotainment system that is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. Premium speakers from Harman Kardon ensure you get only good quality music. Driving modes are now easier to access as they are now located on the central console near the gearshift. For the seats, customers can choose between a combination of Alcantara and leather upholstery, or Poltrona Frau leather.
In today's world, hybrid, plug-ins and EVs are not only trendy as they're also highly vital. Due to the demand of the market, automakers are forced to adapt to the new norm, turning their cars into electric vehicles. In fact, even hypercars nowadays are becoming a hybrid, just like the Porsche Panamera in Turbo S E-Hybrid. However, some automakers such as Fiat Chrysler are a little behind in this department, which means that they have got to step up their game.
Having said that, there have been a lot of firsts for Maserati lately, from their very first SUV that is the Levante, and now they are going to make use of hybrid technology for that same model, featuring a charging port. Since this is going to be the company's very first hybrid car, you might be wondering where they got the technology from. To answer your question, it's Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, another member of the FCA Group, that will lend its PHEV technology to the Italian SUV.
Maserati's estimate indicates that less than 10 percent of their SUV market will probably choose the eco-friendly version. Therefore, it is impractical for them to develop and build the technology from scratch, which is why they decided to just work with Chrysler Pacifica's technology, to save them time and money. Instead of going through all the work, Maserati just needs to adapt Pacifica's hardware to the new application.
This may be the sports car that will suit Batman's taste and can possibly replace the Bat mobile. Cue the Batman soundtrack; let's feast our eyes on Maserati's new creation: the Limited Edition black trim package dubbed the "Ghibli Nerissimo".
Using all black on a vehicle is becoming a bigger trend nowadays, with the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan offering a Midnight Package and Chevrolet also competing with its Midnight Edition Trucks. Now the Italian automaker powerhouse Maserati is following suit with its rival releases and it has decided to jump on the bandwagon with its Ghibli Nerissimo package, which directly translates to "extremely black" in English. The newly unveiled Black Beast awesomely contrasted with the bright halls of the 2017 New York Auto Show, getting a whole lot of attention from interested spectators.
The limited edition package will not only be on the 345 hp Ghibli, but is also made available with the 404 hp Ghibli S and Ghibli S Q4 models. All sports car with the Nerissimo package will feature a sports steering wheel, adaptive dampers, shift paddles, 12 way power front seats, a blind spot monitor, rear and front parking sensors, and a remote starting system.
Looks like the Maserati Alfieri will be left in the dust, as another performance car will be unveiled by the Italian luxury vehicle automaker. The all-electric Maserati Alfieri concept was unveiled in 2014 at the Geneva Motor Show. The production version will have 3 V6 engine variants - the 410 hp (306 kW), a 450 bhp (336 kW) and 520 bhp (388kW). The 450 hp and 520 options will only be offered as an all-wheel drive system. A 2016 release was scheduled, but to the public's dismay, the release has been delayed to give way to the launch of the Maserati Levante. Sigh.
Previously, Aston Martin decided to venture to producing a 4 wheel-drive city car to hit the streets and it came up with a rebadged option of a Toyota/Scion IQ marketed as the Cygnet. Bearing the price tag of around £30,000, about as three times as much as the iQ, it had a 1.3L inline-four engine that produced 97 bhp (72kW; 98 PS) and emitted 110 g of CO2/km and fuel consumption of around 3.99L/100 Km.
But in September 2013, just after 2 years of production, Aston Martin representatives proclaimed that the Cygnet would be officially discontinued from the Aston Martin line-up due to its disastrously low sales with the automobile only reaching 150 unit sales in the UK (estimated to be 300 in total rather than its yearly target of 4,000). Ouch, that has got to hurt.
There exists an extraordinary breed of Maseratis coming from Novitec but they haven't done this yet on an SUV. With Maserati Levante becoming a hot item for auto tuners most especially in Europe, the German auto tuner apparently is heading in this new direction.
At last, Novitec is now offering upgrades for the Italian crossover to make it mightier and even more good-looking than ever.
For starters, let's just say the tuned Levante will get a dose of carbon fiber treatment, enormous set of wheels and boosted engine performance. Maybe this is how it goes if the Italian SUV is peppered with German DNA.
With reports indicating that Maserati will end production of its GranTurismo and GranCabrio models at manufacturing facilities in Modena, Italy, this 2017, this might be the last year we could see these sports cars rolling off from the carmaker's production lines.
Now, it seems Maserati won't allow the GranTurismo and GranCabrio to go out without a bang, as the Italian luxury car maker has taken the wraps off the special editions of these sporty models at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.


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Q: macros with variable number of arguments I've been developing application which uses logging mechanism, and I implemented sort of printf function which takes various number of arguments and prints to log certain message, what I want is to add a function name to this function, but I dont what to write this argument in each function call.
So I decided to write a macros, turns out it not so easy
#define WriteToLogParams(szMessage, nLogLevel, param1, param2) WriteToLogParamsFunc(szMessage, __FUNCDNAME__, nLogLevel, param1, param2)

First I thought that there is some kind of macros overloading and I can easily do it , but turns out if I write another macros with the same name but with different number of argument it wont compile. So to make it work I should make each macros name unique.
So is there are any intelligent way to do this?
Thank you on advance.

A: You can use __VA_ARGS__ macro
for example:
WriteToLogParamsFunc(const char *__file, int __line, const char* __func, int nLogLevel, const char *szMessage, ...);

#define WriteToLogParams(nLogLevel, szMessage, ...) WriteToLogParamsFunc(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, nLogLevel, szMessage, __VA_ARGS__ )

A: I believe there are some preprocessors that support variadic macros but I'm not sure if it's a standard and there definately are compilers that don't support it so it's not portable.
However, instead of trying to have a variable number of parameters, have only one parameter. This is what I have done:-
#define WriteToLogParams(args) WriteToLogParamsObject::Instance (__FUNCDNAME__) << args

where the WriteToLogParamsObject is a class that is created by the static member Instance and has overloaded streaming operators. This gives you the advantages that using these operators has, such as putting streaming overloads into classes:-
class SomeClass
{
   static friend WriteToLogParamsObject &operator << (WriteToLogParamsObject &stream, const SomeClass &item_to_log)
   {
     stream << "member1 = " << item_to_log.m_member1 << ", member2 = " << item_to_log.m_member2;
     // and so on (syntax might be off)
     return stream;
   }
 };

And to use the macro:-
WriteToLogParams ("some message " << some_value << " another bit of text " << another_value << " and so on");

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For God and country (en español, "Para Dios y la patria") es un álbum de Dolly Parton, publicado en el año 2003, que contiene canciones espirituales y patrióticas.

Lista de canciones
Todas las canciones fueron escritas por Dolly Parton, excepto las señaladas.
 "The Lord is my shepherd" (Tradicional)
 "Star spangled banner" (Francis Scott Key)
 "God bless the U.S.A" (Lee Greenwood)
 "Light of a clear blue morning"
 "When Johnny comes marching home" (Louis Lambert)
 "Welcome home"
 "Gee Ma, i wanna go home"
 "Whispering hope"
 "There will be peace in the valley"
 "Red, white, & bluegrass"
 "My country tis'"
 "I'm gonna miss you"
 "Go to hell"
 "Ballad of the green beret" (Robin Moore, Barry Sadler)
 "Brave little soldier"
 "Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole rak tree" (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown)
 "Color me America"
 "The glory forever"

Listas de popularidad

Referencias

Álbumes de Dolly Parton
Álbumes en inglés


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US academic association votes to boycott Israel
A major American Academic association, the American Anthropological Association, overwhelmingly approved a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions during the group's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado on Friday.
The motion, which sought to support the BDS movement, was passed by a landslide majority of 1,040 votes in favor, to 136 against. A final electronic vote is set to be held in the coming months.
The meeting also voted down a measure to oppose the BDS movement with a majority of 1,173 votes against to 196 for.
The AAA is the largest academic association within the US to endorse the boycott movement at an annual meeting.
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Sat Nov 21, 2015, 11:17 AM (34 replies)
'I endorse the cultural boycott of Israel': Prominent artists support New York-based campaign...
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/11/cultural-prominent-campaign
A new video released by Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel features eight leading artists stating, "I endorse the cultural boycott of Israel." The artists include Tony-nominated stage and television actress Kathleen Chalfant; musician Roger Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd; musicians Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio; musicians Kool A.D and Tamar-kali; artist and author of Drawing Blood, Molly Crabapple; and visual artist Swoon.
The movement for a global boycott of Israel — launched by a coalition of over 170 Palestinian trade unions, political parties and human rights groups in order to advance their movement for freedom, justice and equality — has steadily gained support worldwide over the last decade. The video was released by Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel and is accompanied by an appeal for more cultural workers to pledge their support for the boycott of Israel.
When asked why she participated in the video, Kathleen Chalfant said: "The Israeli government and army restrict the freedom of Palestinian cultural workers almost daily. A growing movement for the cultural boycott of Israel helps to amplify the voices of Palestinian artists who are struggling under occupation, and will help to pressure Israel to respect the rights of Palestinian artists, and of all Palestinians."
The Israeli government launched a Brand Israel public relations campaign in 2006, which attempts to use art and music to distract attention from Israel's violations of Palestinian rights. Nonetheless, a growing number of artists have declined to perform or participate in cultural events in Israel or with institutions complicit with Israeli rights abuses, including Ms. Lauryn Hill, Roger Waters, Elvis Costello, Santana, Talib Kweli, the late Gil Scott Heron, Cassandra Wilson, Cat Power,Stevie Wonder, Mira Nair, Ken Loach, Alice Walker, Mike Leigh,Arundhati Roy, and Jean Luc Godard.
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Wed Nov 18, 2015, 06:34 PM (5 replies)
Evidence casts doubt on IDF version of deadly West Bank shootinghttp
http://972mag.com/evidence-casts-doubt-on-idf-version-of-deadly-west-bank-shooting/113951/
The IDF Spokesperson and Israeli media outlets said that a young Palestinian man from the village of Budrus was shot while trying to snatch a soldier's weapon. An eye witness, photographs and the autopsy tell a different story — that he was shot in the back, from some distance.
First, the Palestinian testimony. According to Iyad Awad, who was at the scene, the soldiers set up an ambush near the fence. When Yousef approached they hit him, shot a rubber bullet in his leg and grabbed him. When his friends saw what was happening, they tried to free him, he pushed one of the soldiers and managed to escape. As he ran away, one of the soldiers shot him from a distance of 10 meters — this was the shot that killed him.
According to this version, Awad was shot in his back while running away. According to the IDF's version, if he was shot while trying to grab a weapon, then it is likely that he was shot on his front side. Photos that were given to Local Call clearly show that Awad was shot in his back; there is an entry wound in the center of his back, and an exit wound in the left side of his stomach. There difference between the wounds is stark: the entry wound is close in diameter to a 5.56 millimeter bullet, which is used by the IDF. The exit wound in Awad's stomach is far larger, which is usually the case with such bullets. We chose not to publish the photos, although we did manage to confirm their authenticity.
The testimonies and photos are buttressed by an autopsy conducted in Qalqilya, whose results were passed on to Local Call by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. The autopsy showed that Awad was indeed shot in the back, and that the bullet hit two aortas, a kidney and his pancreas. His feet and knees were also bruised. According to the pathologist, the findings show that Awad was shot at a range of up to 10 meters — not at point-blank range during a struggle.
A cruel tragedy happened in Paris due to terrorists.
Cruel tragedies happen every day against Palestinians due to Israeli terror.
Israel targets boycotters as EU moves against settlements
http://972mag.com/israel-targets-boycotters-as-eu-moves-against-settlements/113838/
According to the guidelines, the EU does not recognize Israeli sovereignty beyond the Green Line, regardless of how those territories are regarded by Israeli law. EU member states will determine which punishments they will enforce on anyone who does not abide by the regulations (the regulations require states to levy sanctions against those who violate them). The European Commission will retain the option of opening proceedings for clarifying violations in the event that member states do not deal with the matter themselves.
According to Haaretz's Barak Ravid, EU Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to be reprimanded for the decision on Wednesday evening.
A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the EU for choosing "for political reasons, to take such an exceptional and discriminatory step, inspired by the boycott movement, at a time when Israel is confronting a wave of terrorism targeting any and all of its citizens," adding that "it is puzzling and even irritating that the EU chooses to apply a double standard concerning Israel, while ignoring that there are over 200 other territorial disputes worldwide, including those occurring within the EU or on its doorstep."
Over 550 Israelis, including former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg and political scientist Zeev Sternhell, published a petition Wednesday in support of the EU's decision, saying that Europe's distinction between Israel and the settlements is a "step that could help promote a peace agreement, and it will also strengthen Israel's overall status in the world and will undermine attempts to delegitimize it."
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Thu Nov 12, 2015, 02:11 PM (2 replies)
Israel gets to use violence. Palestinians don't. That's the rule
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/11/israel-violence-palestinians
Obama's position on the Israel Palestine conflict was flawed from the beginning and people cut him way too much slack on this. He's always talked about settlements being a problem and he talked about Palestinian "aspirations" two days ago, but he has never condemned Israeli violence against Palestinians the way he condemns Palestinian terror. This is the safe, acceptable mainstream way of saying you favor a two state solution without crossing a line. The line is this–Israel gets to use violence and Palestinians don't, that's the unspoken rule, and that explains why Obama says Israel has a "right, even an obligation to defend itself" when he would never use such words about Palestinians.
He is saying that Israel has human rights that must be respected right now without qualification, while Palestinians have aspirations that need to be negotiated. This is also how the New York Times editors think.
I'm starting to think this is the fundamental issue–who gets to use violence, or alternatively, whose violence gets condemned? I hate to put it that way because I don't want the Palestinians to use violence either, but as a matter of principle that's what the issue is. There is always going to be violence until a true solution is reached–Palestinians live with it on various levels, up to and including the occasional killing by an IDF soldier or settler during periods of "calm," and this causes no outrage with the Obama/New York Times type of liberal, but when Palestinians use violence, whether against civilians or police or soldiers, it is terrorism and Israel has the right to do whatever it chooses to stop it. When you take that attitude then the "settlement" issue is more of a long-term abstract sort of thing, something to be negotiated. Aspirational. Even when Obama wanted a freeze it didn't mean much, because he wasn't going to do anything about it. For him, the freeze was also aspirational. Because, gosh, without a cessation in settlements someday in the future Israel might cease to be a Jewish democracy. But it's a future problem and it is concern on behalf of Israel more than on behalf of Palestinians, though to be fair Obama does mention the hopes of Palestinians sometimes. That Palestinian rights are violated right now–well, he doesn't see any urgency.
Only when Israelis get hurt should something forceful (literally) be undertaken and then it doesn't matter how many Palestinians get hurt in the process.
Rigged Netanyahu 'conversation' at Center for American Progress shows twilight of the Israel lobby
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/11/netanyahu-conversation-twilight
Tanden bent over backwards not to offend the prime minister. Even her most direct thrust — asking him about his racist appeal to voters on the eve of last March's election, when he said that 'Arab voters were coming out in droves' — she couched. Some in the progressive community were concerned about this, she said. She never called it racism. She used the same Some-have-said locution to bring up the settlement expansion. Imagine a liberal thinktank inviting Lester Maddox or George Wallace to Washington in the 60s and softballing them. . . . It would never have happened.
Yesterday was a display of the Israel lobby's strength in the Democratic Party. Netanyahu's audience was obtained by the American Israel Political Affairs Committee — AIPAC — and the room was rigged, the questions were rigged, every moment from start to finish was scripted to make Netanyahu seem acceptable in Democratic circles. The crowd in the room looked like it was drugged. There was no animation, little audible response, no effervescence. The room was stocked with pro-Israel Jews. The only questions from the audience were from stalwarts of the Israel lobby: Morton Halperin of J Street, David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Greg Rosenbaum of the National Jewish Democratic Council. The arrangement of these three questions, two of them putatively adversarial (a Jewish publication quotes J Street saying it was the first time that J Street had ever had a direct encounter with the PM), was straight out of the history of the Soviet Union.
Max Blumenthal said Tanden was auditioning for her job in the forthcoming Clinton administration, and nailing it. Adam Horowitz said, It's not entirely surprising that Tanden was unimpressive, given that it's not her area of expertise, but she cowered and Netanyahu loved it. And by the way, the awkward chairs displayed the Prime Minister's sizeable gut.
Yesterday was also a display of the downfall of the Israel lobby. This is what it's reduced to: show-conversations, with a rigged room, inside the Democratic Party. Just about everyone in that room was older. It's not American democracy on display; it's the dead hand of an old order.
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Wed Nov 11, 2015, 04:57 PM (18 replies)
Jewish American activists unfurl banner in support of BDS at the Western Wall
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/11/american-activists-western
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 11:30 am, Jewish Americans CODEPINK activists, Ariel Gold, of Ithaca, NY and Ariel Vegosen, of Oakland, CA, unfurled a banner near the Kotel (Western Wall) reading, "American Jews support BDS." Representing the women's peace organization, Code Pink, the activists goal was to express Jewish opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestine and endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement as a nonviolent strategy to bring about a just peace in Palestine and Israel.
Gold and Vegosen were in Israel/Palestine for a week long CODEPINK delegation to the West Bank to participate in the Palestinian olive harvest . During their delegation, along with helping Palestinian farmers with their olive harvest, the group witnessed Israel's apartheid system of different roads, services, and laws for different people. They experienced major restrictions on Palestinian freedom of movement, the massive growth of illegal Jewish-only settlements on Palestinian land, and numerous human rights abuses against Palestinians.
Israel/Palestine is currently experiencing a serious escalation of violence to which Palestinians are bearing the brunt of the casualties, injuries and arrests. From October 1 until now, Israeli forces have killed at least 78 Palestinians and injured an estimated 2,500 including unarmed protesters. At least nine Israelis have been killed. CODEPINK recognizes that the occupation is the root cause of all of the violence currently been seen in Palestine and Israel
On November 4, American Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton reaffirmed her strong support for Israel and opposition to BDS. This week Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the US and meeting with President Obama to request 5 billion dollars annually in aid for the next ten years, a 60% increase in US military aid to Israel. CODEPINK supports ending all military aid to Israel.
What does Israel want to say to the world?
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/middle-east/22143-what-does-israel-want-to-say-to-the-world
Israel has something it would like to say to the world. Now that the Palestinians have been angered once again and the period of calmness has ended, Israel wants to tell the world that the tension and clashes that have been occurring over the past few weeks have been motivated by a deep-seated hatred of Jews. That is basically all the Jewish state wants us to know.
Israeli propaganda does not reveal the actual reasons for all of this Palestinian anger and aggression, and it does not dare to use terms such as "military occupation" or "settlement expansion". It also typically refrains from using important terms such as "Palestine" or "Palestinian people", as such terms are illogical in Israeli discourse – there is simply no such thing as Palestine or Palestinians, merely unruly subjects of the settler-colonial Israeli project.
What Israel wants to say to the world today is that those very same "Palestinians" should shower the occupation forces with flowers and send out greeting cards to those who have stolen their land and fields, and that the long lines of Palestinians should smile at the occupation forces and the humiliating military checkpoints that have fragmented the West Bank. Israel also wants to proclaim that Arab Jerusalemites should open the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque every morning and welcome the provocative stormings of those who are dreaming of the mosque's destruction, while the people of Hebron should not miss a chance to take selfies with the closest armed settler who acts as if he is entitled to the land.
What we are to understand from Israeli propaganda is that life under Israeli military rule is heaven on Earth and that the Palestinians should enjoy this ideal opportunity to bask in the glory that is Israel, the "only democracy in the Middle East".
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Sat Nov 7, 2015, 05:43 PM (22 replies)
Beinart says 'Israeli government is reaping what it has sowed' with Palestinian violence
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/11/government-palestinian-violence
The liberal Zionist Peter Beinart last night attributed the violence in Israel and Palestine to Israel's "moral darkness." Speaking at Beth Chayim Chadashim, a progressive synagogue in Los Angeles that came out of the gay community, Beinart said, "the Israeli government is reaping what it has sowed" in Palestine because it has denied dignity and basic rights for millions of Palestinians for decades.
Here's a fuller context for the remarks. He started by saying that it was hard for a traumatized people to hear the truth about terrorism:
The September 11th attacks were a monstrous, demented response to American foreign policy, a foreign policy of support for Arab dictatorships and Israeli policies which produced tremendous suffering in the Arab world. And today's Palestinian terrorism is a monstrous, demented response to Israel's denial of basic Palestinian rights.
That's not a popular thing to say in Israel right now, but within a people as within a family, you don't build real solidarity by telling people things they want to hear at the expense of what you believe is true.
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:06 AM (1 replies)
U.S. officials: Israel wants up to $5 billion in annual military aid
Israel has made an initial request for its annual U.S. defense aid to increase to as much as $5 billion when its current aid package, worth an average $3 billion a year, expires in 2017, US congressional sources said on Wednesday.
Israel wants $5 billion per year in military aid for 10 years, for a total of $50 billion, the congressional aides said. It has been signaling that it wants more money to counter threats it says will arise as a result of the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program, which Israel's government has staunchly opposed.
Congressional and other US officials cautioned that negotiations on the new aid deal were still in the early stages and the proposal is not yet at the stage where it has been formally brought to Congress, which must approve the funds.
"First they have to negotiate with the White House," one senior congressional aide said of Israel.
50 billion could go a long way here at home instead of enriching the bigots in the Likrud party: keeping apartheid alive and well.
Israel is not a US state, no matter how many Brooklynites move there. Cut em off.
They want an aircraft carrier from the US.
They want 5 billion a year now.
They call our POTUS an anti-Semite.
They call our SoS a 12-year old.
They basically say, "Hey America, fuck you and mind your own business. Now give us more military hardware so we can continue with our ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians."
What next? Do they want a Unicorn that farts glitter?
Cut em off.
Posted by R. Daneel Olivaw | Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:12 AM (16 replies)
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ATLANTA – The Georgia Tech men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet hosted by Indiana State Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
The race will pit most of the nation's top teams against each other and allow for runners to acclimate themselves to the course that will serve as the site for the NCAA Championships in November.
The Tech men, led by senior E.C. Gibbs, will run in the 8K starting at 12:50 p.m. Saturday. Gibbs paced the Yellow Jackets to a fifth-place finish at the Auburn Invitational on Oct. 4, running a personal-best 25:13 in the 8,000 meters.
The Yellow Jacket women will take part in the 6K race, which is slated for an 11 a.m. start. Freshman Mary Kate DuBard has led the young group of runners in all races this season, and will look for a strong push from fellow classmates Annie Martin and Betsy Kim on the fast-paced course.


The Acorn, with its central Penzance location and close-proximity to the rail station, car parks and town is well equipped for your hire. We can offer the choice of our Main Auditorium, Cabaret Bar or the whole building which can be hired for a variety of events; from classes, workshops, small-scale theatre shows, dance productions, conferences, photoshoots, wedding receptions, birthday parties and more – set in our beautiful former Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
Our spaces are available throughout the year and can be booked once or for a regular basis. We can offer a bespoke package tailored to your requirements. All areas of the building are fully accessible.
Bringing your event to us directly supports The Acorn and allows us to continue bringing the best performing arts to Penzance.
The auditorium is our largest auditorium, with original chapel features and plenty of space for your event. Features include brand new and flexible LED lighting, excellent PA system and the option for projection capability and a semi-sprung floor. Capacity will vary depending on the size of the stage if used during your event.
The Cabaret Bar is based on our lower-ground floor and includes an auditorium area in front of the bar. The space is versatile and can be set up cabaret style, theatre, boardroom etc. and includes a PA system and projection capability under a relaxed setting.


Stagebox, the BBC's new camera-back IP connectivity device, is entering the BBC's production chain with May's local elections, closely followed by the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury, Radio One Big Weekends and The Commonwealth Games next spring.
Stagebox, the BBC's new camera-mounted IP connectivity device, is entering the BBC's production chain with the upcoming local government elections being the first to benefit, closely followed by the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury, Radio One Big Weekends and The Commonwealth Games next spring.
The technology will also find its way into remote production of sports, including BBC feeds of post-match interviews for insert into Match of the Day and – planned – stand-up positions outside key World Cup stadia in Brazil 2014, for remote production in the UK.
A number of third parties have been announced supporting the product. These include Suitcase TV, Quadrus (which routes the signal directly into Avid environments) and Shotoku Broadcast Systems.
The latter can feed control of the camera head through Stagebox and back to the BBC over IP and will first be used during the local election coverage in May.
Stagebox, which will cost around £6,600, combines video and sound compression and transmission technologies from Xilinx and India's CoreEL Technologies, and is being sold through Bluebell Opticom, which is also managing the relationships between third party vendors and the product's manufacturers.
A rack-mounted version combining four Stageboxes is being organised – and therefore capable of 4K production.
According to BBC R&D's Nicolas Pinks, the BBC plans to migrate its entire production systems over to IP networking.
"We believe IP is going to be it," he said. "The internet is a huge enabling technology and we think our production workflows will move beyond taking camera footage toward capturing data sets. We have got some big ideas about how we might want to tell stories in the future. So if we captured lightfields – more information than a single camera – such as high dynamic range, GPS coordinates, surround sound audio and ambisonics audio, you can create a much broader picture than we can achieve today.
"You can't do that with SDI or 4K – these are rigid standards. IP is incredibly flexible, so you can build something that will capture an awful lot more information than just a traditional broadcast camera link," explained Pinks.
For more details on Stagebox, see our earlier story.


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Romney fact-checked on "binders full of women"
Those now-infamous binders were not made at his request
By Jillian Rayfield
October 17, 2012 5:26PM (UTC)
Last night's "Big Bird" moment turned out to be Mitt Romney's answer to a question about income and workplace inequality, when he described how he requested "binders full of women" as Massachusetts governor because he didn't want to appoint only men to his cabinet posts.
"And I said, 'Well, gosh, can't we — can't we find some — some women that are also qualified?" Romney said in the debate. "I went to a number of women's groups and said, 'Can you help us find folks,' and they brought us whole binders full of women."
But, as it turns out, this might not be entirely true. Romney did get binders, but they were not at his request, according to David Berstein of the Phoenix in Boston:
"What actually happened was that in 2002 -- prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican or Democratic administration -- a bipartisan group of women in Massachusetts formed MassGAP to address the problem of few women in senior leadership positions in state government. There were more than 40 organizations involved with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (also bipartisan) as the lead sponsor.
They did the research and put together the binder full of women qualified for all the different cabinet positions, agency heads, and authorities and commissions. They presented this binder to Governor Romney when he was elected."
Jillian Rayfield
Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.
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