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Q: How to solve this simple stochastic differential equation (SDE) $dX_t=-\frac{X_t}{1-t}dt+dB_t$? (hint included) Solve the equation $dX_t=-\frac{X_t}{1-t}dt+dB_t$, $X_0=0$ in $[0,1)$.
Hint: Apply the Ito folmula to $Y_t=X_t/(1-t)$.
How to apply the Ito formula step by step, and how to confirm the solution?
$B_t$ is a typical 1-d Brownian motion.

A: Let $f(x,t) = \frac{x}{1-t}$. Then $\partial_t f=\frac{x}{(1-t)^2}$, $\partial_x f= \frac{1}{1-t}$, $\partial _{xx} f =0$. So the second order terms in Itô's formula all vanish. We therefore have, for the $C^2$ function $f : \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$, that $Y_t$ is a continuous semimartingale with decomposition:
\begin{equation}
Y_t = Y_0 + \int_{0}^{t} \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial t}(X_s,s) ds+ \int_{0}^{t} \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x}(X_s,s) dX_s = \\
= \int_{0}^{t} \dfrac{X_s}{(1-s)^2} ds+ \int_{0}^{t} \dfrac{1}{1-s} \left(- \dfrac{X_s}{1-s} ds + dB_s \right) = \int_{0}^{t} \frac{dB_s}{1-s}.
\end{equation}
Therefore,
\begin{equation}
X_t = \int_{0}^{t} \dfrac{1-t}{1-s}dB_s.
\end{equation}
This integral with respect to Brownian motion is as nice as the answer can get - you were on the right track.

A: In case you are curious why the hint suggests $Y_t = \frac{X_t}{1-t},$ this is because the SDE given resembles the first-order linear ordinary differential equation:
Rearranging the SDE gives
$$dX_t + \frac{1}{1-t} X_tdt = dB_t.$$
The integrating factor is
$$I = exp\left( \frac{1}{1-t} dt \right) = exp\left( - \ln |1-t| \right) = \frac{1}{1-t}.$$
Then the rest follows what @spetrevski suggested in their solution.


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As you guys have surely noticed, Wii and PS3 news and details are all the rage right now, and the info pouring in are all about the two consoles. But that doesn't mean we won't get to show our trusty PSP's some handheld luvvin' so even though we're busy bringing you guys the latest buzz on the PS3 and Wii, we'll always manage to squeeze in PSP news. Heck we don't call it pspupdates for nuthin', eh?
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Currently being developed (or should we say cooked?) at the Deep Fried Entertainment labs, the PSP version will also have more than 15 original Full Auto tracks and as for the soundtrack, they've got a great lineup in store for us including Stone Sour, Sum 41, We Are Scientists, Wolfmother, and tons more. The multiplayer feature will also have different race modes like Head-On, Down & Back, and of course, the Arena Deathmatch mode — all via ad-hoc connections.
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In order to turn air into compressed air, you need power. This power comes in the form of electricity. In this article we will talk about alternating current, more specifically about the three-phase system.
First of all, the power of a single alternating current phase fluctuates. For domestic use, this does not truly present a problem. However, for the operation of electric motors it is advisable to use a current that produces more constant power. This is obtained by using three separate power lines with alternating current, running in parallel but with each current phase shifted by 1/3 of a cycle in relation to the other phases.
Three-phase alternating current is produced at the power station in a generator with three separate windings. A single phase application can be connected between the phase and zero. Three-phase applications can be connected using all three phases in two ways, in a star (Y) or delta (Δ) configuration.
With the star connection, a phase voltage lies between the outlets. With a delta connection, a main voltage lies between the outlets. Industrial compressors were among the first industrial machines to be equipped with Variable Speed Drives (VSD), also called Variable Frequency Drives, to control the rotational speed and torque of AC induction motors by controlling the frequency of the electric power lines to the motor. The most common design converts the three phases of the AC input power to DC power using a rectifier bridge. This DC power is converted into quasi-sinusoidal AC power by using an inverter switching circuit (now IGBT-type power semiconductor switches) and pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques.
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The balance of quality care and profit is a difficult one.
EDITORIAL: Who will profit from Mission's impending merger? The balance of quality care and profit is a difficult one. Check out this story on citizen-times.com: http://www.citizen-times.com/story/opinion/2018/03/24/editorial-who-profit-missions-impending-merger/451201002/
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Mission Health's decision to sell itself to a for-profit hospital chain raises disturbing questions about the quality of healthcare in Western North Carolina.
Asheville-based Mission is the region's largest health care provider. It has seven hospitals and cares for some one million patients a year. Some of its specialized services are available nowhere else in the mountains.
Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America is the largest medical corporation in the world. It operates 177 hospitals and 119 free-standing surgical centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. It employs about 215,000 people.
To say that Wednesday's announcement that the two planned to get together was a surprise would be an understatement. There has not been the slightest hint anything was afoot until Mission announced that its board had approved the deal unanimously.
There have been mergers, and at least one closure, among Western North Carolina's providers in recent years, but those were because the very existence of the institutions involved was in doubt. Hospitals such as Swain Medical Center would be shuttered today has they not joined forces with other providers. The Andrews hospital tried to remain independent and folded.
But there has been no such outlook for Mission. Sure, it has had to institute economies, but what health-care provider hasn't? Medicare and Medicaid don't pay the full cost of care and Mission has more patients in those two categories than do many other facilities. But we hadn't seen any wolves at its doors.
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Dr. Ron Paulus, president and CEO of Mission, seemed to expect synergy. "We strongly believe that we can do much more together than we could alone," he wrote, "and that this is an exciting next step in achieving our true mission, which is to improve the health of the citizens of western North Carolina and the surrounding region."
How does it help to join a corporation where nearly $3 billion that could have gone to health care instead was recorded as profit? Would the need to make money force Mission to continue shutting facilities in the outlying counties?
Also, has HCA learned from past mistakes? In 2002 it was hit with the larges fraud settlement in history, more than $2 billion, Among the accusations were fraudulent billing and illegal kickbacks to physicians for referrals. More recently, HCA paid $20 million to settle a lawsuit regarding accounting fraud and insider trading.
Mission also has had its share of issues recently, though not of the nature that wind up in court. In April 2017, Mission discontinued labor and delivery services at Angel Medical Center in Franklin. In June, Mission said it would move labor and delivery from its Spruce Pine hospital to McDowell Hospital.
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And then there was the Blue Cross dustup. Mission parted ways with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina in October due to a contract stalemate. For two months, members of the Blues had to find other providers or pay out-of-network costs for most services at Mission.
The deal is not yet done. The two sides must negotiate specifics and get regulatory approval. Before that happens we would like some assurances beyond generalities that Mission will maintain the momentum it has demonstrated with the $46 million McDowell Hospital and the $400 million project to create the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine in Asheville.
Maybe HCA can satisfy our concerns, but we doubt it. The balance of quality care and profit is a difficult one. We would feel better were Western North Carolina's leading health-care provider to remain master of its own fate.
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And so round one came alive on 26.02.2011, a great bunch of riders put a lot effort so this could come true. The competition was organized in a spot with 1700m2 of room with a combination of pallets/cable barrels/railway ties. Building the sections was a long job with the last touch to the sections finished @ 03:00AM on the day of the event. Since we wanted this event to be a big blast we invited everyone in the monocle trials world of hungary here too and managed to get over 100 riders together for a great session. Even though it is winter we were not shy to build challenging sections, not taking into consideration that most people have limited options to train at winter. Thankfully the riders showed the best of their talent and in each category. The Hungary's Number 1 Laszlo Hegedus won in Elite class and the Romanian Robert Kovacs in Senior class.
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Shipton under Wychwood
A lovely 13th century church, with many Early English features, a font given by the Earls of Warwick, 16th century memorials, and a pulpit carved from a single piece of stone.
St Mary the Virgin, Shipton-under-Wychwood, stands on the site of a Saxon minster, but the church we see today is largely 13th century. The oldest part may be the tower, which was begun around the year 1200. The chancel arch is late Norman, and the two-story south porch was added in the 14th century.
The font
One of the most fascinating historical features of the church is the font. This is octagonal, with intriguing motifs on each facet. One motif shows the bear and ragged staff emblem of the Earls of Warwick, suggesting that the font was a gift to Shipton of the powerful Earls. Another motif shows the 'rose en soleil' a sun and floral emblem combined, that was used by Edward IV. These two motifs suggest a date of 1461-1470. Three other facets show Green Man motifs. The Green Man, or grotesque face surrounded by leaves, was a common medieval symbol, probably a relic of pagan times.
The Thame Palimpsest
Another feature is the stone pulpit, which is likely 15th century. It was carved from a single block of stone, though there has been obvious repair work since. Tucked behind pews in the north aisle is a recessed tomb, in which is the much worn effigy of a woman in 14th century garb.
On the wall of the south aisle is a beautifully engraved brass palimpsest, commemorating Elizabeth Thame (d. 1548). Loosely defined, a palimpsest is communication medium, like a manuscript, tablet, or book, that has been reused. In this case the memorial brass was originally used to inscribe a 1494 grant to the Guild of St Mary in Aylesbury by John and Alice Stone. The brass was later turned over and reused as a memorial to Elizabeth Thame. The engraving shows the skeletal deceased woman lying in her shroud beneath her coat of arms. Beside the brass is a copy of the other side of the palimpsest.
Double-decker table tomb
The Reade Hatchment
High on the north wall of the chancel are two 18th century marble monuments to members of the Reade family of Shipton Court. Above the south door is a hatchment of the Reade family. A hatchment is a coat of arms, usually painted on a diamond shaped piece of wood or canvas. This particular hatchment probably dates to 1821, and it was lost for a century in the attic of an antique shop in Burford until it was rediscovered, carefully restored, and returned to St Mary's church.
The Stamp Memorial
One very unusual feature is to found in the sanctuary. Set into the south wall of the sanctuary, a few steps from the altar, is a medieval piscina, a sort of wash basin for cleaning holy vessels or the priest's hands. Set into the wall immediately above the piscina is a small, beautifully carved memorial, dated 1614, to Timothy Stamp, his wife, and four children. In a common pose for the period the husband and wife are kneeling in an attitude of prayer, facing each other across a small table, or altar. Vestiges of colourful paint still cling to the alabaster likenesses. Though such a tomb is quite common, it is rare for one to be located immediately above a piscina.
In the churchyard is a two-story table tomb. Though table tombs are quite common in this area, 'double-decker' versions are unusual. In one famous local case, smugglers hid their contraband in a hollow in the base of a two story table tomb. From beside the tomb you can see over the rear wall of the churchyard to Old Prebendal House, a Grade II listed manor house dating to the medieval period.
About Shipton under Wychwood
Address: Shipton under Wychwood, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England
Attraction Type: Historic Church
Location: Just behind the village green, access via Church Street, just off the High Street (A361)
Website: Shipton under Wychwood
OS: SP279180
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NGOs Urge the Government to Stop and Consult on NGO Law
Posted on June 17, 2015 by Cambodian Center for Human Rights
Civil society organizations ("CSOs") across Cambodia and beyond are urging the government to stop rushing to adopt a secret new draft Law on Associations and Non Governmental Organizations ("LANGO"), which threatens to seriously undermine fundamental rights in the country, and hold public consultations.
The last draft of the law was seen in 2011, lying dormant until May when Prime Minister Hun Sen declared that it would be passed that month. Refusing to release the new draft, speculation as to its content and potential impact has been growing steadily. On 5 June 2015 the Council of Ministers approved the new text, and a leaked version has been widely distributed. Speaking in the Phnom Penh Post, Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch said if passed in its current form the law would be "an unmitigated disaster for civil society."
The draft makes no distinction between community based organizations and other kinds of association, and in theory could be interpreted broadly to apply to any type of community group or meeting. All NGOs and associations will be subject to mandatory registration requirements and will be prohibited from engaging in any activities if not registered. These restrictive provisions lead to several questions as to exactly how the registration process will work, and in theory would give the authorities broad powers to restrict the legitimate activities of a wide range of organizations.
The draft also increases the burden of reporting requirements, requiring that NGOs provide the government with copies of all of their reports, proposals and financial agreements submitted to donors. Such documents may contain sensitive information that should remain private. For example, details about human rights defenders who might fear retaliation from the authorities as a result of their legitimate activism.
CCHR has joined a solidarity effort of local and international CSOs urging the government to "Stop and Consult" on the LANGO and other laws that could have a negative impact on human rights. Chak Sopheap, CCHR's Executive Director also joined other Cambodian CSO representatives on an advocacy trip to Washington DC, meeting officials from congress, the White House and Department of State, to promote a more open legislative process in Cambodia to compliment local advocacy efforts with different development partners and UN agencies.
As former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, stated in 2012 "A dynamic and autonomous civil society able to operate freely, is one of the fundamental checks and balances necessary for building a healthy society, and one of the key bridges between governments and their people." However, Cambodia is not the only place where the government seems to be intent on going against this advice.
NGO laws in other countries
In Russia, NGOs who receive foreign funding or engage in "political" activity are forced to register as "foreign agents," equating CSOs with "spies" or "traitors," an atmosphere that has encouraged a wave of intrusive inspections and led to a number of NGOs being shut down. Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, is reportedly in the process of introducing similar legislation.
In an ongoing struggle with Greenpeace India, the Indian government froze the organization's bank accounts in April 2014 amid accusations that its environmental campaigns were hurting India's economy, and on 6 June 2015, a foreign staff member was prevented form entering the country even though he had a valid .
In addition to examples of restrictive NGO laws, there are others that help facilitate the work of civil society. In countries such as Belgium, France and the United Kingdom, registration is not mandatory but is usual for organizations that wish to become legal entities. The laws in these countries then give detailed definitions and guidelines for registration, dissolution and suspension. Details such as these are lacking in Cambodia's LANGO.
During his visit to Cambodia on 2 June 2015, United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Scott Busby, spoke to Foreign Affairs Minister, Hor Namhong, to propose the reconsideration of the LANGO, even questioning whether such a law was necessary given the existence of laws that already address issues such as terrorism and criminal activity. This opinion is shared by Human Rights Watch, which has called for the law to be withdrawn.
Time for Action
Cambodian and international organizations are working together to try and steer Cambodia on a positive path, and ensure that civil society will not be silenced. We are advocating for a more transparent, open and inclusive process for this legislation and others, and are again calling for the release of the official draft. To follow the campaign and be part of the conversation, follow Stop and Consult on Facebook or Twitter and watch out for out for more information from CCHR and other CSOs in the coming days.
Dani Esquivel, CCHR International Intern
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The family of a Brooke Point High School football player who suffered a concussion after being choked by a teammate in the locker room has hired lawyers and is seeking damages from the Stafford County School Board.
Scott Bucci of Richmond-based Bucci & Dix, who has experience in hazing cases, filed a damage claim and sent a letter asking the board to preserve evidence in the Oct. 23 incident. The family also retained Elliott Buckner of the Richmond-based firm Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana.
Buckner, who specializes in cases with traumatic head injuries, said the claim doesn't necessarily signal that a lawsuit is coming. But it satisfies a state law that requires notice to counties for claims of negligence.
"We're really just in the preliminary information gathering stage," said Buckner, who declined to comment further on possible future steps.
"We, on a cursory review, thought that the case has merit," he added.
The family of the choking victim declined to comment.
"These employees knew or should have known that the incident at issue was occurring or about to occur, and their actions and/or omissions constitute" negligence, the letter continues.
Two football players quit the team last August for what they saw as sustained and escalating bullying, according to emails obtained from a Freedom of Information Act request.
The second letter from Bucci serves as a formal demand to preserve any evidence related to the incident. It specifically demands preservation of Brooke Point security camera footage on Oct. 23 and emails from some Brooke Point football coaches and school administrators, including McClellan.
The letter specifically asks for emails containing phrases such as "knockout," "choking game" and "sleeper hold," and any emails referring to incidents of alleged bullying and hazing by Brooke Point football players.
The Fredericksburg law firm of Parrish, Snead, Franklin, Simpson is representing the school system.
School Board member Irene Egan, whose district includes some Brooke Point families, said she couldn't comment on the case for legal reasons. But she did say that the Brooke Point administration is making strides to improve the overall athletic program.
"In particular, the safety issue. They were a big contributor to the [athletic] code of conduct," Egan said.
The School Board recently passed a code of conduct for athletes that is separate from the student code of conduct and lays out expectations and rules for athletes, coaches, parents and school administrators. School officials wouldn't comment on any changes that have been made involving the football team since the incident last fall.
One 17-year-old former Brooke Point High School football player who recently graduated said that Buzzo had instituted several changes since the incident last fall.
The player, who was on the team for four years, said expectations included looking people in the eye when you speak to them, being on time or facing additional drills and maintaining A's and B's in classes.
He said Buzzo has also tried to create a spirit of unity by making the entire team wear the same uniforms instead of various ones that designated different levels of experience or playing time.


Folds and Hornby will appear in a benefit performance as part of Spin Magazine's Liner Notes series with proceeds going to Housing Works, a New York City agency providing support to homeless people struggling with HIV/AIDS, to ensure they and their families have adequate housing, food and support. The event takes place at Housing Works' bookstore cafe, and tickets are $35 and are on sale via Housing Works' website. Spin notes that capacity for the show is limited, so select video of the performance will be available on SPIN.com in the days following the show.


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import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

public class BloomFilterTest {
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    public void stringTest() {
        final double p = 0.001;
        final int capacity = 100;
        final BloomFilter<String> filter = new BloomFilter<String>(p, capacity);

        filter.add("Hello world");
        filter.add("42");
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        Assert.assertTrue(filter.test("Hello world"));
        Assert.assertTrue(filter.test("42"));
        Assert.assertTrue(filter.test("Klaatu barada nikto"));
        Assert.assertFalse(filter.test("Not"));
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    }
}

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DVD £19.00 Buy Now In Stock. Dispatched tomorrow.
"A Celebration of the piping tradition of Johnny & Felix Doran" is the sub-title on this DVD.
Many a famous piper tells their story as relative to the Dorans, and there's a fair bit of playing too, both solo and in groups.
Definitely one for pipers and folklorists.


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GG Music: Mario Gets Deep About A Lover In His New Music Video "Drowning"
He tells a familiar story.
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Grammy Award-nominated singer Mario is making a comeback and with his new single "Drowning," it seems like relationship woes are on his mind.
The track is apart of Mario's upcoming studio album Dancing Shadows, which will be his first full-length project since 2009's D.N.A.
On "Drowning," Mario croons between tenor and falsetto as he laments his relationship with a lover — a relationship he can't seem to get enough of, but unfortunately has him drowning. "This experience was an intense one for me," Mario told Billboard. "And sonically, the bittersweet chord progressions match the emotion of the story I'm telling."
Peep the visuals for the track below and be sure to watch out for Dancing Shadows when it's released in the fall!
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The photography/installation works of Chen Wei (CN, 1980) illustrate an intricate imagination fascinated with the eccentric and fanciful pursuits of early science, mathematics, alchemy, philosophers and madmen. Taxidermy, broken mirrors, melted wax, bats, bees, deserted bedrooms, and found objects become the artist's tableau. With a meticulous attention to details, Chen Wei creates mesmerizing scenes that leave the viewer puzzled by their intricate narrative, fantastic visual impact and odd beauty.


This is exactly what Photoshop's Bridge does with Photoshop's Camera Raw plug-in.
So you're effectively requesting part of an existing application you can already get from Adobe.
My guess: this feature will not be implemented anytime soon in Lightroom.
Perhaps we could offer you some tips to make it easier to use *with* a catalog?
* remove from catalog or delete from disk (if desired).
Mreznicek, I am curious to know if you are against the idea of the photo being imported, or if you just haven't found an easy way to do it directly from Windows Explorer or the desktop, or you have another reason?
I am asking this because I have a feeling that Lightroom is getting an undeserved bad reputation because users think that they are forced to open Lightroom first and then navigate to the correct folder to do the import. But actually, you don't have to do that.
If you initiate the import from Windows Explorer*, you have 1-2 additional mouse clicks, compared to opening a program which does not require import. You can for example use Open With for this, though it refuses to work in some installations.


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Saturday Matinee: The Virgin Suicides based on the book by Jeffrey Eugenides
"She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about." ~ Jeffrey Eugenides
"First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters—beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys—commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family's fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death. Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humor and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life.''
I'm a boomer, not a millennial with their supposed triggers but perhaps I've never read this book or seen this movie because suicide is my trigger word. My own uncle hung himself in his home in England, my mother and brother had to fly to England to deal with everything he'd left behind. Like all suicides, it was tragic, heartbreaking. He was gay but came of age in England in a time when it was not only not accepted, it was illegal. The world changed but I don't think he ever made the transition in his own head, accepting himself. I also worked with a woman whose son hung himself in the shower. Her neighbor told me she heard a wild screaming and raced over to find him there, gone. I can't unsee that. Or the troubled boy that went to school with my son who either accidentally or deliberately drove himself off the road into oblivion. That's part of the reason why suicide is uncomfortable for me as a literary or cinematic conceit. With that in mind, I'm not sure I can read The Virgin Suicides or watch the film adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides book.
But as it's Eugenides birthday today—the Pulitzer Prize-winning author turns 59—the film is today's Saturday Matinee. You can catch it on Prime, YouTube, iTunes, GooglePlay, Vudu and Tubi (whatever that is!)
Directed by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides stars Kathleen Turner and James Woods as the girls' religious parents with Kirsten Dunst, AJ Cook, Hanna Hall (my son was in a short called White Picket Fences with Hall!) Josh Hartnett, Scott Glenn, and Danny Devito.
Have you read the book? Seen the movie?
Perhaps I'm being overly squeamish? Lay it on me, I'm all ears.
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Known for his figurative drawings in ink and pastel, Jogen Chowdhury is one of the renowned contemporary artists whose paintings are a reflection of the solitude and sufferings of the human due to political and social injustices. A unique technique of crosshatching features in most of his works. Distorted lines and dark backgrounds intensify the visual and conceptual expression that he seeks to typify through this art.
Jogen Chowdhury is predominantly popular for his line drawings with ink. The use of ink combined with pastels has been his forte, with which he explores the soft curves and angularities of contorted bodies.
A technique that the artist generously used in his ink and pastel works is crosshatching. In fact, it has become the most recognizable feature of Chowdhury's style. With crosshatching, he's developed the illusion of middle tonalities, creating volume by the use of modulating light and shade.
Chowdhury's works have been greatly affected by the traumatic effects of the Partition, the thoughtless political anarchy, terrorism and killings in West Bengal. He can see how the society and culture is gradually transforming to chaos and unkindness. This dominance of inhumanity over man, peace and sanity disturbs him. How partisan politics, terrorism and violence are destroying the network of finer social fabric of the people is brought to the fore in his works.
'Abu Ghraib' is one such work that is created out of his reaction to these social injustices happening around him. In this work, the pen and ink lines to create cuts and bruises on the body of a man symbolises the human condition of a prisoner.
In his "Encountered", the artist's use of cross-hatching technique is more prevalent. This work lends the figure of the screaming man a corporal fleshiness that makes us feel the intensity through his skin. The compositional construction of the window frame, and the man's distance from it, brings this person directly into our presence. The man's fierce expression brings to mind the police encounters, both real and fake, which frequently make the headlines in the country. The controversial issue of encountering the gangsters by government authorities has raised all the issues of extra-judicial killings. But whether this work is a political comment or a more general take on aggression and fear is left for the viewer to decide.
Jogen Chowdhury's art is not only a form of self expression but a reflection of a collective and subjective consciousness. Having experienced the traumatic effects of the Partition, dislocation and a sense of isolation, his figures reflect an intractable solitude and the sufferings of human. The socio-political injustices can even be seen in his individual figures as well as the couple paintings.
Distorted lines and dark backgrounds define the ideology behind his oeuvre. With distorted lines and strokes he expresses the nuances of human feelings and human emotions and their subtle ups and downs in the daily experiences. The dark, vacant background which seems to vanish projects a spatial sequence. These forms help him interpret the human form as simplified, exaggerated way, thus intensifying its visual and conceptual expression.


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Logos Online School Class of 2015
by Darcey Stephenson June 26, 2015
We're proud to have awarded diplomas to these 3 bright students on June 1st:
Allyson Bailey
Allyson's plans for college include attending Virginia Tech in the Fall and graduating with a degree in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise. With this degree, she can go into multiple directions, one of which is furthering her education and getting a doctorate in Physical Therapy, specializing in vestibular therapy (something she has had to undergo as she has recovered from three traumatic brain injuries). Another option would be to obtain a different medical degree in Physiatry or some other medical field. Either way, she would ultimately like to provide hope and help to brain-injured patients and their families.
Mariya Golub
Mariya's future plans, as of this point, consist of doing college through an online program called CollegePlus and finding a part-time job alongside her studies. Although she is still undecided, she is aiming to pursue a double major in Liberal Arts and Biology, and perhaps afterwards, study for a nursing degree. Mariya is intending to stay active in her Church, particularly by serving the youth, and wherever the Lord plants her. Whatever happens in her future, one thing she knows will always be on her agenda, and that is to love and obey the Lord, and teach others to do the same.
Megan Marshall
Megan was born in Houston, TX. She began her classical Christian education in third grade at Regents Academy in Nacogdoches, TX. During her education, she enjoyed the Drama Class where she was able to really show off her facial expressions. Megan was able to participate and achieve many awards through the TAPPS Program (Texas Association of Private Parochial Schools). She was also very active in the school's sports department. Megan played soccer and basketball and was named Most Valuable Player multiple times for track and cross country. Megan has always had a love for photography, but only started to develop her talent for it in her last year in Nacogdoches. After she moved to Texarkana, she was very blessed to find Logos Online School. The teaching she has received at Logos has helped to develop her love for God. Megan received teachings from Tyler Antkowiak, Daniel Ryan (both of whom are in Moscow), and Jackie Amorelli (who is in New York). She made many friends online through the school. She is a little sad to leave high school, but could not be more excited to move on! Megan will be attending Texas A&M University in Texarkana on the Presidential Scholarship and will be pursuing her dream of becoming a high school math teacher.
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Chelsea: Strolling Down the King's Road
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Confident, urbane and just slightly off the tourist track, Chelsea throbs with life from Sloane Square to World's End
CHELSEA HAS LONG been part of the story that is London's history. This neighborhood in southwest London with the River Thames as one of its borders was a popular dwelling place for the wealthy as far back as the late 17th century when the King's Road, which extends through all of Chelsea, was named for Charles II. This was the monarch's exclusive road and remained so until the end of the reign of George IV in 1830, when it was made public.
In Victorian times, Chelsea took on a bohemian atmosphere as painters and writers such as J.M.W. Turner, James McNeil Whistler, John Singer Sargent, George Eliot and Bram Stoker took up residence there. In the swinging 1960s, rock 'n' roll stars bought homes there, and models in Mary Quant miniskirts strolled the King's Road, as Chelsea was the place to be and to be seen. The following decade, the punk scene arrived there, thanks largely to the youthful market for the rubber and leather designs of Vivienne Westwood at her famous clothing store, SEX, on Kings Road.
Today Chelsea remains an affluent residential neighborhood with quiet streets off to the left and right of the King's Road, the village's main street, with lots of shops and boutiques all along its southwestern route. Chelsea's pretty houses on leafy, tree-lined streets usually have brightly colored entry doors and window boxes that are overflowing with flowers and plants. With its one tube station at Sloane Square, much of Chelsea seems to maintain the aura of a countryside village because of the long walk that many residents have to the Underground.
Chelsea begins in Sloane Square. The imposing white facade of the Royal Court Theatre is on one side of the square. It was here in 1956 that John Osborne's Look Back in Anger set a new standard for modern British drama, and the Royal Court continues to produce many new plays each year. Across the square is the Peter Jones department store that dates back to 1877. Residents of Chelsea still think of Peter Jones, with its popular china, linens and clothing departments, as their "local corner shop."
Chelsea Pensioners, retired soldiers in red or blue uniforms depending on the season, stroll the King's Road. These men are delightful unofficial goodwill ambassadors for the neighborhood, and they are ever ready to stop and chat. They reside in Christopher Wren's beautifully designed Royal Hospital, built in 1682 to house retired military men. Since 1913 the hospital's gardens overlooking the Thames buzz with excitement every May as the site of the famous Chelsea Flower Show.
This is still a neighborhood of small independent shops, though the usual chains such as Boots, The Body Shop, and Marks and Spencer are also here. John Sandoe on tiny Blacklands Terrace and World's End Bookshop at 347 King's Rd. are the sort of independent book dealers that are fast disappearing from big cities but are respected fixtures in Chelsea. A few years ago, the Duke of York Square, across from Blacklands Terrace, was turned into a pedestrian oasis with fountains, boutiques and places to eat. During the winter, an ice rink draws skaters and transforms the square into a magical setting. When it's time for a break, cappuccino and sweets at Patisserie Valerie is a delightful respite from the hectic pace of the King's Road.
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The tidy, colorful side-streets radiating from the King's Road give Chelsea its distinctive small neighborhood flavor. A familiar sight on the streets or in the neighborhood pubs are the famed Pensioners of Chelsea Royal Hospital. Every May, the horticultural world throngs to the grounds of the Royal Hospital for the show gardens and floral displays of the five-day Chelsea Flower Show. It's the neighborhood's biggest buzz. An oasis from the city's bustle is the Chelsea Physic Garden, whose herb beds and lawns are among the oldest gardens in England. Or, of course, you might head down to the western end of the King's Road—to the World's End.[/caption]
YOU CAN EAT WELL IN Chelsea's many restaurants. Choys at 172 King's Rd. offers good Chinese food, while Ziani, on Radnor Walk just off the King's Road, is patronized by locals for its Italian cuisine. Gordon Ramsey, the well-known chef, TV personality and owner of several London eateries, has a restaurant bearing his name at 68 Royal Hospital Rd. (though it will take some effort to secure a reservation). Terence Conran's Bluebird restaurant at 350 King's Rd. is a popular place to meet friends and enjoy good food, especially at some of its outdoor tables on a warm day.
If it is a Wednesday or Sunday afternoon, a turn off the King's Road along Beaufort Street is in order for a visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden. One of the oldest in England, the garden was created in 1673 to exclusively grow and identify plants for medicinal purposes. Today its footpaths and lavish foliage transport the visitor to a quiet, serene place that seems far from the busy city just outside its gates.
The area near the Chelsea Physic Garden with streets leading to the River Thames is known as Old Chelsea. Thomas Carlyle, the Victorian writer, lived in a Queen Anne house at 24 Cheyne Row without running water, electric light or gas fires from 1834 to 1881. Nearby Lawrence Street has a plaque honoring the famous Chelsea Porcelain Works, which made porcelain there for 40 years before relocating north to Derby in 1784. The memorials in the nearby churchyard of Chelsea Old Church are a Who's Who of this historic neighborhood and include Sir Thomas More, who worshipped there and lived nearby. Old Church Street was Chelsea's main road until 1830.
There is so much to see along the King's Road. Sydney Street leads to the Church of St. Luke's, where the novelist Charles Dickens was married in 1836. On nearby Cale Street, the English actress Jane Asher has a lovely cake shop. The village green and cluster of small shops in this part of Chelsea are quaint and charming.
'Chelsea seems to retain the aura of a countryside village'
The western end of the King's Road, known as World's End, offers a different feel to Chelsea. The name came about because it was the last stop on a medieval cart track leading west from London. There's a slightly raffish air to it; the stores seem smaller and are frequented more by area residents than by visitors. World's End was a neighborhood where working-class people from all over England settled during the first half of the 20th century as they tried to make a better life for themselves and their families. In those days, the contrast between the two sections of Chelseas was stark, as at a certain point on the King's Road the affluence turned abruptly to extreme poverty.
In the 1980s, rebuilding and regentrification began there. Today, Chelsea Harbour, with its luxury flats, hotel, offices and shops, surround a small harbor. Vivienne Westwood's avant-garde clothes shop still remains from the 1970s at 430 King's Rd., and is recognizable by the backward-counting clock outside. The World's End Distillery and Restaurant, housed in a building dating back to the late 1880s, continues to serve traditional English snacks such as cockles and winkles.
In 1990 the restaurant Chutney Mary pioneered changes to brighten up this part of Chelsea. Chutney Mary draws many locals and business people with its elegent decor and superb Anglo-Indian cuisine.
The streets around the King's Road at this end of Chelsea are lined with antique shops and though the great bargains of years ago may be a thing of the past, value for money still exists there. Stamford Bridge, the headquarters of the Chelsea Football Club, is located very near this part of the King's Road, though it is actually in neighboring Fulham.
Chelsea continues on into the 21st century as a thriving community with a population of professionals and its exorbitant real estate prices. Many blue plaques, the distinctive discs that call attention to the places where notable people have lived in London, adorn its houses and remind us of Chelsea's well-known residents. Though the neighborhood has changed over the decades, it has often been a very desirable area to live and visit. Elvis Costello had a hit record in 1978 with "I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea," and yet everyone else seems to want to go there.
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Having cancer twice, as a child and then as a young adult (Kelly's story)
In this video, Kelly talks about surviving cancer twice, as a child and then as a young adult
Watch as Kelly talks about being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 11 and then with breast cancer at the age of 28. She describes what it was like being a kid with cancer and how that changed when she was an adult with cancer.
Kelly shares that she was forced to re-evaluate feminine societal norms because of her mastectomies and losing her hair to chemo. She also shares how she found her own strength and how her cancer experience affected the way she sees the future.
She works as a certified fitter of prosthetics and bras for women who have had mastectomies and lumpectomies. Before, she worked as a personal support worker.
After I was done everything, I've really also, on top of being stronger, I advocate a lot more for myself. I don't keep things in as much, I was a lot more introverted before, kept a lot of things in, now I'm out there. If I want to do something, I do it. If I want to say something to somebody I'll say it, I don't let it bother me, I just grab it and take hold and just do it. Just do it.
Watch the video of Kelly talking about surviving cancer twice
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Browse: Home / Homeless shelter volunteers put wheels in motion, create Spokes 4 Hope
Homeless shelter volunteers put wheels in motion, create Spokes 4 Hope
Posted by CNS on July 7, 2016 in National News, World & nation | 25 Views | Leave a response
by Jeff Kurowski
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — Tom Mayhew spins the rear tire of a bicycle secured firmly on a repair rack.
The rotations cause a grinding noise. Mayhew, tools in hand, examines the derailleur and makes a slight adjustment. The next tire spin is smooth and steady. The bicycle is ready for the road, ready to provide a means of travel and more independence to a homeless person in the city.
Spokes 4 Hope, a bicycle repair program in cooperation with St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter in Green Bay is back in service. The program, which was started in the St. John the Evangelist Church rectory garage last September, was shut down during the winter months and has since reopened in a space in the rectory basement. Spokes 4 Hope grew out of a conversation between Tony Pichler and Paula Rieder, members of the ministry team at the homeless shelter.
"Many times for people on the streets, bikes are their primary mode of transportation. A year and a half ago, we were talking about how many bikes were sitting in the racks here at St. John's in disrepair," said Pichler, co-director of the Norbertine Center for Spirituality in De Pere. "What would it take to get a bike repair program started? How can we get those bikes back in good repair and give people back the mobility that they need?"
The program got off to a good start, in part through a generous donation.
"I met a woman named Donna Marie. I don't even know her last name," explained Rieder, coordinator of pastoral ministry at St. Raphael the Archangel Parish in Oshkosh. "She said, 'I have some bikes, can you use them?' . . . She volunteered at EAA (the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh). They told her that she could have the bikes, so she was storing them."
"We inherited about 20 bikes to give to people and had these bikes that we were repairing," Pichler told The Compass, newspaper of the Green Bay Diocese. "We opened Sept. 15. Between Sept. 15 and Dec. 15, we fixed 127 bikes."
Pichler met Mayhew at the shelter and found a lead bicycle mechanic. Mayhew grew up in Allouez fixing bikes in the family garage.
"I remember Tom telling me, 'The bike I'm riding now is a combination of three bikes I put together,'" Pichler said. "We've had at least four or five guys who have been helped by the shelter who have been our mechanics."
Mayhew, a second-generation dentist, fell on hard times. He practiced in Green Bay before semi-retiring and moving to Door County. His practice took on a number of Medicaid patients which contributed to the downfall of the business, he said.
"When the practice went under, the bankruptcy court took everything," said Mayhew. "I was at the shelter for a while trying to regroup. That's why I am such a big supporter of the shelter. It was a great place to live with a very supportive staff. Now I can go in and help counsel people during meals."
Repairing bicycles is another way to give back.
"This gets me out of the house," Mayhew said. "Now, I fix a lot of the [models of] bikes I once owned. I ride between five and 10 miles a day. With the practice going under, I cannot afford a car."
Brakes and tires are the most common repairs followed by derailleurs, seats and kickstands.
"We lube everything," Pichler said. "It's hard on a bike when it's sits out in the rain or sits out all winter."
The Norbertines provided a grant for the program, which was used to purchase equipment. Rebecca Cleveland and David DeKeyser, owners of the Bike Hub in De Pere, have served as valuable resources, including ordering tools and the work stand.
When the program began, Spokes 4 Hope distributed the bicycles. Now, the case managers at the shelter work with guests who need bikes. Recipients are responsible for getting a bicycle license from the city.
Mike Dockry, a member of the shelter ministry team who is also on the board of trustees, assists the program. Bicycles improve the quality of life for many of the shelter guests, he said.
"It's one thing to be homeless," he said, "but then another issue when you find a job and have to figure out how to get there. What happens when the bus doesn't run at that time? It gives them a lot more independence. Jobs are so important for self-worth and make them feel much better about themselves."
"I was going to the New Community Shelter to drop something off. We had fixed this guy's bike and I remembered his face," Pichler said. "There he was riding near the corner of Walnut and Broadway and he had a nice grin. This guy was so happy to have regained his mobility. He had his bike to help him get around town. That's what this is all about."


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Bad breath isn't uncommon. In fact, chronic bad breath is more common than you may realize because of the multiple factors that contribute to it.
You can learn more about what causes bad breath by watching the video below provided by the American Dental Association.
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When we think of the destructive effects of ordinary conventional bombs it is not necessarily a fireball that immediately comes to mind. Although normal chemical bombs detonate with explosive thermal events and typically involve rapid oxidation reactions which are accompanied by considerable heat and fire, much of the damage we are familiar with is done by blasting the surrounding area through an outwardly-propagating explosive wave front. The destructive power of conventional bombs comes from a rapidly expanding force called the blast wave that emanates from the center of the blast zone in a generally spherical shape.
Nuclear explosions also have a blast wave. Of course with a nuclear detonation, the forces are many orders of magnitude greater than conventional explosives, and even more powerful fusion devices can explode with forces orders of magnitude beyond fission bombs. As a thermonuclear fireball expands, the temperatures at its heart reach millions of degrees. The air trapped at the center of the blast rapidly heats up and expands with unimaginable outward velocity and force. Radiant energy coming out of the core at the speed of light further heats up the air and materials far away from the blast zone. As a result of these expanding gases and outward flow of energy, a spherical blast wave is created which begins to grow in diameter at a velocity slightly faster than the speed of sound.
If there were no other destructive effects of atomic warfare, the blast wave alone would still be enough to flatten any major city in a matter of seconds. The International Committee of Experts in Medical Sciences and Public Health set up by the World Health Organization reported:
"Almost half of the total energy released in nuclear explosions is in the form of a blast wave, the colossal build-up of pressure in the vaporized material of the bomb giving rise to a wave traveling through the air at supersonic speed…
"The human body can be crushed by the blast wave up to distances where the overpressure is one atmosphere, i.e. the total pressure is double the atmospheric pressure. If people at a short distance from where the explosion took place were shielded from the thermal wave and the initial ionizing radiation, they would die mainly from direct blast damage, particularly to the lungs" (from: U.N. Chronicle Perspective; Effects of Nuclear War: The Medical Viewpoint, 1983).
For a one-megaton thermonuclear bomb, the area of total destruction from its blast wave would encompass a circle with a radius of approximately 4.5 miles. Within this range every building and structure would be blown to bits, and for many miles outside of this distance massive damage would still occur. Can you imagine a single bomb completely destroying everything in a 9-mile-wide circle and solely as the result of its blast wave? And that represents the power of only one of today's "average" bombs. Read what experts say would happen if a 20 megaton bomb were to explode in downtown New York:
"If a 20-megaton bomb were air-burst over the Empire State Building at an altitude of 30,000 feet, the zone gutted or flattened by the blast wave would have a radius of 12 miles and an area of more than 450 sq. miles, reaching from the middle of Staten Island to the northern edge of the Bronx, the eastern edge of Queens, and well into New Jersey, and the zone of heavy damage from the blast wave…would have a radius of 21.5 miles, or an area of 1450 sq. miles" (Fate of the Earth, Schell, p. 53).
Thus, one of the largest and most populated cities on the face of the Earth would be totally demolished by only one such bomb, and then just from its blast wave alone! If a full-scale nuclear war were to occur the combined forces set in motion by multiple blasts would have planet-wide consequences. Only one 20 megaton bomb exploded at ground level would leave a crater over 600 feet deep and thousands of feet in diameter. The blast wave could rip a hole in the earth's crust so big that most of the tallest buildings in the world would be swallowed up completely. In fact, many entire cities could easily fit within its crater.
It is interesting that most of the prophecies that predict fire and brimstone accompanying the final battles also say that there will be hail produced by these events. Why hail? This effect is directly related to the powerful up-drafts caused by the rising nuclear fireballs, which form the characteristic mushroom clouds. The air surrounding the blast zone contains huge quantities of water from the atmosphere and even greater quantities of water produced by the blast. This moisture would rise into the stratosphere within minutes and would result in literal ice hailstorms formed far away from ground zero. Before the above ground nuclear tests were abolished, many of them were accompanied by weather disturbances such as huge condensation clouds and hail. Hail was also discovered to be one of the aftereffects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts. This effect is similar to the strong up-drafts that often accompany tornadoes and huge thunderstorms; however, with nuclear explosions the updrafts occur with tremendously greater energies.
Nevertheless, the hail mentioned in the Bible is also predicted to be of another variety. We now know that the force of a nuclear blast would send large amounts of debris into the air. The earth that was once part of the blast-crater has to go somewhere—it doesn't just disappear. Part of the debris gets reduced to fine particles and rises into the atmosphere and becomes part of the mushroom cloud and dusty, radioactive fallout from the nuclear explosion. However, most of the larger debris can be thrown many miles away from the blast sight and actually become another potential source of destructive aftereffects and fatal injuries. Even the Pentagon admited to this hazard. The journal Science reported the following fact:
"In congressional testimony late last year, the Air Force mentioned casually that an attack would send enormous boulders into the sky, 'some of them larger than a Volkswagen'" (Science, vol. 219, p. 370).
It is not just a coincidence that Isaiah prophesied over 2,700 years ago of these earth-shattering effects during the final battles of the End Times. He said,
"The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is thoroughly dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
"The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a booth; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again."
Jesus prophesied that before the end comes, natural disasters, including earthquakes, will increasingly characterize the world environment. These signs, he said, will be part of the "birth pains" signaling the collapse of this age (Matt. 24:7). Just as birth pains increase in intensity as the moment of birth approaches, so too will earthquakes and other natural disasters become more common as we move through the Last Days. The description in Isaiah, however, indicates that at some point the earth itself will seem like it's going to be torn apart with tectonic upheaval. Isaiah's prophecy may certainly involve natural or supernatural phenomena, but the effects of a nuclear war could just as easily be the main cause.
Even in a limited nuclear exchange, the amount of energy released by hundreds of blasts would be so great that the very foundation of the earth would shake. Even a single test blast results in a shock wave traveling through the Earth similar to an earthquake, which can be measured on a seismograph. However, the final wars will be considerably different from a lone nuclear test. At The Time of the End, many missiles will be launched from their silos at nearly the same time and explode on their targets almost simultaneously. Therefore, the combined effects of concurrent explosions on the Earth's crust would be much greater than the result of just a single nuclear explosion, the effects of which are known, as they were carefully measured at test sites around the world after World War II. In areas of high seismic activity such as along the California coast, the detonation upon all the major cities of perhaps hundreds of warheads over a period of only a few hours would have devastating effects on the earth's crust. The nuclear destruction of the major west-coast cities would follow a path right along the main part of the San Andreas Fault. If normal crustal movements now cause periodic earthquakes, can you imagine the effect of thermonuclear warfare on geologic fault stability?
The visions in the book of Revelation predict that at the very end of the age conditions in the world will build to a final terrible crescendo of destruction just before the Lord returns. The Apostle John predicted that there would be:
"…thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great…
"And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
"And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague was exceedingly great."
Rev. 16:18, 20-21
This "hail" predicted to fall upon the earth at the end is a bit more serious than normal icy hailstones seen with thunderstorms. A talent of material is an ancient measure of weight that represents about 100 pounds in modern terms (or 45.35 kilograms). Perhaps the Pentagon's estimate of Volkswagen-sized boulders falling out of the sky from exploding nuclear weapons is not so absurd after all!
The forces set in motion by the explosion of thousands of warheads across much of the northern hemisphere will result in tremendous earthquakes and volcanoes in every area of known seismic activity—and also probably in regions which haven't had such phenomena for ages. Floods caused by dams breaking and rivers changing course and perhaps even the very oceans themselves infiltrating on the once-dry land will bury whole cities and towns without a trace. For the people trapped in these areas, it will seem, just like Isaiah described, that the very foundations of the earth are giving way and the end of the world is at hand.
In 2015, Fox News reported that Russia had released on state-controlled TV a report on new nuclear torpedoes they had recently developed, a weapons system which they called the Status-6. The torpedoes could be launched from submarines or ships along the coasts of a targeted nation and result in major blast effects on the coastlands as well as contaminate the surrounding ocean waters with high levels of radioactivity. The report stated,
"Military experts and commentators traced the nuclear torpedo concept to the 1950s, when it was first offered by Andrei Sakharov, the father of Soviet thermonuclear bomb who later came to defy the Soviet system and won a Nobel Peace Prize. He proposed targeting the U.S. with high-yield nuclear torpedoes that would create huge tsunami waves and high levels of radioactivity to render large coastline areas uninhabitable."
The large tsunamis that would result from these explosions would come from the tremendous blast waves emanating from them as they detonated below the surface of the water. The effects on coastal cities and low-lying land areas would be devastating.
Thus, during the early stages of the coming nuclear war, blast waves from ground-based thermonuclear explosions will decimate cities and create massive craters, while similar blasts off the coastlines of nations will cause cataclysmic flooding as giant ocean tsunamis moved inland. All of these effects would happen quickly in a nuclear exchange. In only a single day, in only a matter of a few hours, everything that we have ever known will change forever.
Jonathon Schell quotes Yoko Ota, an eyewitness to the Hiroshima blast, as saying,
"I just could not understand why our surroundings had changed so greatly in one instant….I thought it might have been something which had nothing to do with the war—the collapse of the earth, which it was said would take place at the end of the world, and which I had read about as a child" (Fate of the Earth, Schell, p. 40).
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Lady Eagles survive frenzied finish
Craig Harris
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NASHVILLE Junior point guard Gracie Oliver scored the game's final four points over the last 31 seconds, propelling the sixth-ranked Westmoreland High School girls basketball team into the regional semifinals with a 49-45 victory at Pearl-Cohn in a Region 5-AA Tournament quarterfinal contest played on Friday evening.
"During this time of the season, we get together," Oliver said. "We play as a team. We have fun out there. We've come so far … we know we have to win."
It is the third consecutive season that the Lady Eagles have won in the regional quarterfinal round. In fact, last season, Westmoreland opened region play by capturing a 45-37 victory over the visiting Lady Firebirds.
"It was totally different game," Lady Eagle senior guard Jesica Eppstein said. "This game was a lot more nerve-wracking. It was totally different, way more fast-paced. Last year, it was more in our hands. This year, we had to gain control of the game. We didn't just have (control) to begin with."
Westmoreland (26-5) took control in the second stanza, concluding the first half on a 17-3 run. Six different Lady Eagles scored during the surge, with junior guard Lexie McCormick banking in a runner at the first-half buzzer to give her squad a 28-15 lead.
"Everything went right," Westmoreland head coach Cherie Abner said. "Jesica found some (dribble) penetration. Peightyn came in and hit a three (3-pointer). Our guards controlled it. We talked about managing the clock in the first quarter and establishing the tempo, and that's exactly what we did."
Eppstein added, "We came out with our heads right. We didn't let the atmosphere of the game get to us. We stayed focused. We stayed with the game plan, and we kept the momentum up."
The Lady Eagles built the lead despite committing 10 of their 19 turnovers in the first half.
"I thought they would dictate our turnovers," Abner said. "We got the ball over halfcourt though and squandered it sometimes."
Westmoreland – the No. 3 seed from District 9-AA – still led by 10 points after junior forward Kaitlyn Norman converted on a layin 26 seconds into the fourth quarter.
However, Pearl-Cohn (20-6) – the No. 2 seed from District 10-AA – stormed back behind the play of junior guard Janiah Sandifer and sophomore guard Shawnta Shaw.
"They're pretty fast," Eppstein said. "They're going to take any shot. When it comes to that, sometimes you have to let them get a shot off. They're hard to guard on the outside. Everybody helped."
The duo misfired on a host of 3-pointers over the first three quarters as the Lady Eagles attempted to limit their dribble penetration. However, they made three from beyond the three-point arc over the first 3:05 of the final period, with Sandifer tossing in the final of those for a 40-39 lead.
"We're a defensive team," Abner said. "If you're willing to let them take shots, that tells you how hard they are to guard. That (strategy) was our only chance I thought, to make them beat us from the outside."
Sandifer scored nine of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, while Shaw poured in a game-high 20 points.
"They were quick off the dribble," Oliver said. "They were scared to go inside, because we took that charge to start the game. That backed everybody up. That was definitely a good move for Karley (Smith, the team's junior forward) to take that charge."
The lead changed hands six times down the stretch.
"We've known they've gotten up on other teams," Eppstein said. "We just kept our heads right. We knew we had to stay calm and not let the game get away from us."
Abner added, "We knew they were coming to get us in the third quarter. We were just able to match it and make more plays at the end."
Eppstein made two free throws with 2:19 remaining, but Sandifer was fouled with 38.7 seconds left, missing the first free throw before making the second to tie the contest at 45.
"Our emotions definitely get into the game," Oliver said. "We get nervous. We just try to calm down. We try to keep the intensity up, try to do what we can and try to not do too much."
Following a Lady Firebird timeout, Pearl-Cohn came out in a full-court press. Oliver received a pass on the run, dribbled up the right sideline in transition and made a layin as she was fouled.
"In the last timeout, we said, 'if Gracie comes out, hit her and let's go,'" Abner said. "We thought it was going to be a two-on-one, and she was going to dump it to Karley. She just went up and made it. It was just a big play."
Oliver added, "(Abner) said we were going to get in the press (break). I was going to go middle, and we were going to hit sideline. We were going to push up (the court) and try to get the layup. She said that I'm going to hit the layup, and if it's not open, I'm going to pass to Karley. That girl was coming so fast … I figured the layup was the best option. It was better than a turnover."
Oliver made the ensuing free throw, and following a missed 3-pointer from the Lady Firebirds, she was fouled again, making the second free throw to create a two-possession game with 9.8 seconds showing.
"It was kind of like the Cheatham County game (when Oliver made two free throws within the final 20 seconds to tie last Saturday's district semifinal)," Oliver said. "I took a deep breath and shot it. I believed it was going to go in. I had to do this for my team."
Westmoreland advanced to face Cheatham County – a 56-45 winner over Maplewood in its 5-AA quarterfinal on Friday – in a semifinal contest that will be played at 6 p.m. on Monday at Lipscomb Academy. East Nashville will face Sycamore in the semifinal at 7:30 p.m.
Semifinal winners earn a spot in Wednesday night's championship game and also secure a sectional berth on Saturday.
"I'm tickled," Abner said. "They've worked hard all year. Sometimes, it doesn't show in the record or how far you advance. We've had to work through some adversity. For them to execute and get it done in a big game is pretty exciting. For them to handle it in an atmosphere like this is pretty amazing too."
Reach Craig Harris atcharris@mtcngroup.com or at 615-575-7138. Follow him on Twitter @HarrisGNESports.
WESTMORELAND (49) – Kaitlyn Norman 14, Karley Smith 12, Haley Braswell 6, Jesica Eppstein 6, Gracie Oliver 6, Peightyn Gross 3, Lexie McCormick 2.
PEARL-COHN (45) – Shawnta Shaw 20, Janiah Sandifer 12, Yaubryon Chambers 8, Monae Mayes 3, Imani Birdine 2.
Half: 28-15, Westmoreland. Three-point goals: Westmoreland 3 (Braswell 2, Gross 1), Pearl-Cohn 6 (Shaw 4, Sandifer 2). Records: Westmoreland 26-5, Pearl-Cohn 20-6.