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By Dominic Tobin
British holidaymakers warned as France cracks down on speeders
It's your money or your licence: France welcomes rosbif drivers
IT'S 4.03PM on the A16 autoroute, which runs between the outskirts of Paris and Dunkirk, via Calais. Standing next to a British-registered Audi TT is a man with shoulders hunched like a schoolboy, receiving a dressing-down from a French traffic officer.
He is being asked to hand over his driving licence — which he does. It will be posted back to him, but not for weeks, and in the meantime he is told he is banned from getting back behind the wheel in France for three days. As he makes his apologies, his wife is sent to a nearby cash machine — accompanied by a policeman — to get the money to pay a €135 (£108) on-the-spot fine.
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Welcome to speedy justice, French style. The driver has been clocked with a laser gun by a crack team of gendarmes out to catch British drivers who forget that France is not a playground. At 179kph (111mph), on an autoroute with a 130kph (81mph) limit he was lucky not to have his car seized, the authorities say. They are gearing up for a bumper summer as the annual exodus of holidaymakers begins and drivers head for holiday homes and campsites on the south and west coast of France.
This strict enforcement of speed limits is all about safety, of course, but it also yields big dividends. Unlike their British counterparts, the police in northern France use on-the-spot fines as their main weapon. Armed with laser guns and concealed under motorway bridges and in roadside hedges, they are catching more British drivers than any other west Europeans.
Armed with laser guns and concealed under motorway bridges and in roadside hedges, they are catching more British drivers than any other west Europeans.
More than 1m British holidaymakers are expected to be driving into France this summer, mainly through Calais and down the A16, or the other major route south, the A26, and French police predict they will collect a total of €1.73bn (£1.38bn) in speeding fines in 2014, up from €1.66bn last year.
In Britain, police generally give motorists some leeway above the speed limit before they are stopped. The pelotons motorisés — the name for the traffic gendarme units — stop drivers even if they edge above the speed limit by 1kph. Neither are drivers given the courtesy of being warned that they are entering a zone where speed traps are in operation on the routes that radiate from the ferry ports and Eurotunnel. The pelotons motorisés have taken to examining the manifests of trains and ferries, checking for high-powered sports cars that they suspect might be more prone to speeding, and deploying squads of officers to target them.
Once a car has been clocked above the speed limit there is no requirement for photographic evidence; if the policeman says the car was speeding, it is up to the driver to prove he was not. Justice, when it comes is summary and swift: as well as on-the-spot fines, drivers can receive an instant ban.
While the gendarmes insist they have no special remit to catch British drivers, they point out the temptation for Brits to take advantage of the long, straight roads in France that are relatively uncongested. Added to that is the surge in popularity of organised rallies whose participants can sometimes forget that strict limits apply, even though organisers don't condone law-breaking.
Known as rallyes sauvages (or wild rallies) in France, these events typically follow public roads towards the sun and sea in southern Europe. They attract wealthy, speed-loving owners of rare supercars. In 2006, police seized a Ferrari 360 and Porsche 911 for the offence of reckless driving. The two drivers, both British, were travelling at more than 150mph during that year's Cannonball Run. At a subsequent court hearing, the cars were permanently confiscated and auctioned off. The Ferrari owner bought back his car for €88,000 (then £60,000).
Sharing intelligence with Kent Police, the gendarmes now scour lists of cars booked onto Channel Tunnel trains or ferries, on the lookout for a telltale cavalcade of fast cars. "They know we react quickly and so they have started trying to cross during the evenings, at night, or around midday [when many French police officers go home for lunch]," says Captain Jean-Claude Derudder, second in command of the road safety department in the Pas de Calais region. "That doesn't stop us from setting up speed checks quickly."
Buying tickets for the Channel crossing at the last minute won't help. "We only need 20 minutes to set up a speed check," says Derudder. As it takes at least 30 minutes to cross the Channel, we have plenty of time."
Officers have the power to seize cars for speeding alone. A staggered series of penalties was introduced in 2006, beginning with on-the-spot fines and moving on to an instant driving ban if drivers were caught at more than 40kph over the speed limit. Motorists speeding by more than 50kph over the limit could have their cars seized. It was a fate suffered by a Ferrari F355 owner last Sunday evening. Caught travelling at 191kph (119mph), the driver from London was forced to make his own way home after paying a €750 court deposit.
"In the past, people just raced through France at 200kph with wads of cash in their pocket. That has stopped since the rules changed because they know that they will lose their car."
It is not just supercar owners who are being caught in the clampdown. Ordinary British holidaymakers are easy prey for the gendarmes.
Last Monday,we crossed the Channel to witness the French tactics as officers prepared for the summer by setting a trap for British spectators returning from the weekend's Le Mans 24-hour race.
Yves Renard (his surname means "fox") and his colleague Gerard Andrieux head to a discreet spot underneath a bridge, five miles from the autoroute's final toll booth before Calais. Renard points the radar gun at oncoming traffic and reads out the speed of any car breaking the 130kph limit. Andrieux picks up his mobile phone and passes the details to his colleagues lying in wait at the toll booth. The first time most drivers know they are in trouble is when the toll barrier lifts and they are directed to pull over in the lay-by.
"In the past, people just raced through France at 200kph with wads of cash in their pocket, paid the fines at the roadside and then carried on," says traffic officer François Maquinghen. "But that has stopped since the rules changed because they know that they will lose their car."
"If you are going at 131kph you could be stopped," says Maquinghen. "We are tougher at some points on some routes where there have been a lot of accidents. At others, you might not get stopped unless you are going faster than 150kph."
It isn't long before a British driver is caught. Joe Adams, 24, an engineer from Dartford, Kent, is caught travelling at 150kph in his Lexus GS and is handed a €45 fine. "I don't recall speeding and I didn't see the speed gun," he says. "They're not as visible as in Britain."
Without enough cash to pay the fine — police accept only euros or French cheques — Adams has to hand his passport to the gendarme and drive to the nearest cash machine, then return to pay the fine.
Matthew Yates, clocked at a similar speed in his Maserati GranSport, accuses the police of using speed traps as revenue-raisers. "Doing 151kph on a wide, clear 130kph road is nothing," says the 43-year-old from Chichester, who organises events for fellow Maserati owners. "And the €45 fine isn't too bad.
"But they don't seem to stop the French. There were French cars overtaking me but I'm the one who's been stopped. We know it's only for the money and I've come to expect it."
In three hours at the roadside we notice only one French car being stopped and six British, but the police insist that they take no notice of where a car is registered. They just want to stop drivers who are travelling at dangerous speeds.
That said, the gendarmes think that dealing with British drivers is a pleasure. "They are very polite, they don't argue and they always pay," says Mégane Painset, a three-year veteran of the highway patrol. "Usually the excuse is that they were late for their ferry. But they still have to pay."
There's only one problem in the gendarmes' eyes, though: they are still unable to access drivers' details from a registration plate alone. Which means the hundreds of speed cameras across the motorway network are virtually useless in catching speeding British drivers. That is about to change. As revealed last month in Driving, a new law being drawn up by the European Commission will allow French police to track down British drivers from next May. And then there really will be no escape for British speeders.
For a comprehensive guide to the rules of the road in France, click here.
French speeding fines clarified
French penalties depend on the speed drivers were travelling when they exceeded the limit. In urban areas, fines are set at €90 for 1-39kph above the 50kph limit. On faster roads, including autoroutes, these apply:
1-19kph (up to 12mph) over limit
€45 (£36) on-the-spot fine.
20-39kph (12-24mph) over limit
€135 (£108) court deposit and instant three-day driving ban in France only. This is followed by a court case, often several months later, when the ban could be extended for up to three years (two or three months is typical). The court retains the deposit as a fine unless the driver successfully argues it was wrongly imposed.
More than 50kph over limit (31mph-plus)
€750 (£600) court deposit and car impounded. This is followed by a court case. If the motorist is deemed to have been driving dangerously, their car can be permanently confiscated. The court can retain the deposit and increase the fine to €1,500, or €3,000 for repeat offenders.
Gumballer up a gum tree
When you hit the wide stretches of tarmac heading into open French countryside, it can be tough to resist the temptation of hitting the accelerator. That's why the speed traps were waiting yesterday when drivers in the Modball rally from London to Ibiza crossed into France. They were also there two weeks ago for the Gumball rally when Xzibit, the rap star, was pulled over for driving at 198kph (123mph). It is thought that police could not seize the Bentley Continental GT he was driving because he didn't own it, but he was ordered to pay €750. "After all of this, the cops wanted to take selfies," he wrote.
Another favourite target of police is the Cannonball Run, which sees wealthy sports car owners charge across the Continent from five-star hotel to beach party and back again. Most of those who take part may be law-abiding but some wealthy owners aren't deterred by fines.
"The old Cannonball Run was notorious," says Captain Jean-Marc Delacuisine, who commands the peloton motorisé in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 20 miles from Calais. "People were coming through at 230kph [143mph] and driving recklessly by weaving through traffic. It was dangerous for the drivers and dangerous for everyone else too.
"During one event, I hid behind a tree at a motorway services on the A26 with a laser gun. The drivers weren't stopped for another 50km [30 miles], so that they couldn't alert [other] cars."
Clarkson: we were left marooned and penniless at the roadside
You may not believe this but for the past 25 years I have had a clean driving licence. However, just as Gordon Ramsay must occasionally burn his meat and Monty Don must sometimes kill his parsley, I was bound to slip up one day. The trouble is that when it happened, I was in France — a country that has completely lost its sense of humour about speeding.
I was in an Aston Martin Vanquish. Just behind was Richard Hammond in a Porsche GT3. We were on our way to film the last sequence for last year's annual Top Gear DVD. The sun was shining. Traffic was light. And all was well. But sadly we were being monitored by a crack new anti-speeding division of the French police. And as we reached the toll booth, they pounced.
I had been doing 141kph. Hammond had been tagged at 143. Which didn't sound so bad. Even 143 is only 13kph above the French motorway speed limit. And that's just 8mph. We therefore held out our wrists for a light slap.
But it turned out that the stretch of motorway we had been using was subject to a 90kph speed limit. You would be well advised to pay attention to what happened next. Because the on-the-spot fine was everything we had in our wallets. We were left penniless. And then they took away our driving licences. No court case. No arguing. Nothing.
This meant we were left at the side of the motorway with not a penny and no way of driving the Aston and the Porsche. This wasn't the end of the world for us because the film crew came to the rescue, but if you are travelling alone, you are properly stuffed.
We subsequently learnt we would not be allowed to drive in France for three months.
Top tip: if you are going to break the speed limit, make sure you're not in France.
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Manhattan Beat – Reviewing The Music of Led Zeppelin & The Tibet House Benefit
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The Music of Led Zeppelin: Live Rehearsal Show
City Winery
Entrepreneur Michael Dorf has been an integral fixture of the New York City music scene for over 30 years, beginning at the Knitting Factory and for the past 10 years with City Winery. For the past 15 years, he has assembled impressive all-star casts for his "Music of …" series at Carnegie Hall. In recent years, these concerts have held a live rehearsal the night before at City Winery. These annual tribute concerts have generated over $1.5 million for The Orchestra Now, a Bard College outreach program for New York area high school students, and other causes related to music education and underprivileged youth.
O.A.R., the Zombies, moe., Nicole Atkins, Son Little, Orianthi & Richie Sambora, Living Colour, Bettye LaVette, the London Souls, J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., Erika Wennerstrom of the Heartless Bastards and others were advertised to appear at the Music of Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall on March 7. The live rehearsal at City Winery on March 6 would include some but not all of these performers, plus unannounced artists.
By way of welcome and introduction, Dorf emphasized to the audience at City Winery that this was a rehearsal and that many mistakes would be made. The house band, which consisted of bassist/conductor Tony Shanahan of the Patti Smith Group, guitarists Andy York and Jackie Greene, keyboardist Andy Burton, and drummer Dennis Diken of the Smithereens, were joined by violinists and cellists from The Orchestra Now and vocalist Shannon Conley of Lez Zeppelin (a local all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band) for a powerful rendition of "Kashmir." Son Little played acoustic guitar on "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You," Matthew Sweet sang "Dancing Days," J Mascis played on "Tangerine." Conley returned for "Misty Mountain Hop," and guitarist Ayron Jones played "Since I've Been Loving You." The house band left the stage so Living Colour could perform "Rock 'n' Roll" and the London Souls could perform "Bring It On Home." The house band returned to back vocalist Joseph Arthur on "Ramble On." The remainder of the show featured Conley on vocals on "Trampled Underfoot," "The Ocean" and the set closer "Whole Lotta Love." Called back for an encore, Conley, Jones, guitarist Tash Neal of the London Souls and the house band jammed to "Communication Breakdown."
31st Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert
Columbia University professor Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and modern composer Philip Glass founded the Tibet House US Cultural Center of H. H. the Dalai Lama in New York City in 1987 at the behest of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Tibet House US' purpose is to present Tibet's ancient traditions of art and culture, preserve and restore Tibet's cultural and spiritual heritage, and share Tibet's systems of spiritual philosophy and mind sciences. Each year, Glass hosts and curates a benefit concert for the non-profit Tibet House US at Carnegie Hall. Carly Simon, Patti Smith, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Angel Olsen, and Blood Orange were among the popular artists who joined Glass onstage on March 3, 2018.
Thurman welcomed his benefactors from the stage, and the two-and-a-half-hour program began with a line of chanting monks. Glass then introduced Los Vega, an acoustic ensemble that he said he discovered when it played traditional Mexican music outside his apartment building. Dev Hynes then shed his Blood Orange persona to sit at a Steinway piano and perform Nina Simone's "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and Glass' instrumental "Etude #6." Angel Olsen performed solo and then accompanied by the Patti Smith Band. Stephin Merritt, of the Magnetic Fields, was accompanied by Sam Davol for his final song by the Scorchio Quartet.
Patti Smith performed two songs, and also injected commentary applauding the students who are taking a stand against guns and condemning the proposed move of the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. St. Paul & the Broken Bones rocked passionately, with vocalist Paul Janeway taking off a glittery shoe, smacking it on the Carnegie stage and then tossing it across the stage. Tibetan freedom folk singer Techung performed, then Glass with Mick Rossi and the Scorchio Quartet, and Ben Taylor (son of James Taylor and Carly Simon) with Sophie Hiller and the Patti Smith Band. The all-female Resistance Revival Chorus, born out of the Women's March on Washington, sang as the singers marched down the aisles from the back of the hall and onto the stage. The chorus then backed an inaudible Carly Simon on her Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy award-winning "Let The River Run," which Simon dedicated to the undocumented immigrants known as the Dreamers. Towards the end of the song, Simon and the chorus were joined on stage by most of the evening's artists to close the evening's finale. Glass sat in on piano with several of the acts.
Bob Thurman Remarks
Philip Glass Remarks
Los Vega
"Sisquisiri"
Blood Orange/Dev Hynes
"Nobody's Fault But Mine"
"Etude #6"
"White Fire"
"I Found A Reason" withPatti Smith Band
"Wonder Where I'm From" withSam Davol
"Josephine" withSam Davol
"I Think I'll Make Another World" withSam Davol & Scorchio Quartet
"For What It's Worth" withPatti Smith Band
"Peaceable Kingdom" withPatti Smith Band
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
"Flow With It"
"Broken Bones & Change" withPhilip Glass
Techung
"Karma Tatsok"
Reading withPhilip Glass
"Gamp Lama" withPhilip Glass
"Etude #10" withMick Rossi & Scorchio Quartet
"Friday" withSophie Hiller & Patti Smith Band
Resistance Revival Chorus
"Woke Up This Sunday Morning with My Mind Stayed On Freedom"
"Light In The Soul" withScorchio Quartet
"Let the River Run" withResistance Revival Chorus & Patti Smith Band
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Are emotionally intense people misunderstood, or simply emotionally immature? I investigate society's view of emotional intensity and why intense people deserve a break.
"You are too intense," is a phrase most emotionally intense people are tired of hearing. It's like telling someone their voice is too deep, or their eyes are too blue, because emotional intensity can't be switched off, it's simply the way some people are. Yet it is something that is often misunderstood by a society ill-equipped to deal with people who are so deeply in touch with their emotions, by calling them emotionally immature.
On the contrary, these people experience life on a very intense, full-on emotional level, a maturity that those who are perhaps not as in-tune with their feelings often find difficult to deal with, because they find it overwhelming. For the emotionally intense person it is simply normal and they often don't perceive how different their experience of life is to that of other people.
In a piece investigating why emotionally intense people are prone to have troubling issues in relationships, educator Ariane Benefit writes that our culture treats emotional intensity with a level of disdain, often putting it in the mental illness box, seeing it as a defect in character and denying the validity of such a person's reality. This failure to recognise the variation in intensity leads these individuals to try suppress their intensity, rather than learning how to cope with it.
Part of the problem may be that emotional wellbeing is often overlooked in our education system, and children aren't brought up learning how to deal with various levels of intensity and that it's okay to be more or less intense, leaving the more emotionally intense children feeling misunderstood and pressured to be "normal".
As adults in the workplace this perpetuates, and Benefit uses Steve Jobs reputation as an "obnoxious egomaniac" as a case in point – even when his emotional intensity was key to him becoming the iconic innovator that he was, challenging the status quo and refusing to have his visionary ideas watered down by the popular thinking. Yes, Jobs was considered a genius, but there's long been a strong correlation between giftedness and emotional intensity, one of the five areas of intensity identified by influential psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski in gifted individuals.
It's paradoxical, argues Benefit, that it is desirable today to be unemotional, unaffected, self-controlled, to appear centred and not challenge anyone, yet expected to be passionate about something. One can't be passionate without being emotional. And therein lies the crux of the problem according to Benefit.
"When did having and showing deep emotions become a fatal flaw?" she asks.
We live in a culture that celebrates the common denominator – the average – and those on the extremities are treated with caution and fear and forced to conform, to dumb-down, to become less intense, to forgo part of who they are in order to be like everyone else. This can have a stifling effect on the valuable contribution these individuals can make to society. However, the fact remains that emotionally intense people are in the minority, and a level of conformity is needed to be able to function in society.
In her article, Benefit states that her plea for the emotionally intense isn't intended to excuse bad behaviour and poor social skills, but rather to encourage more productive – and creative – ways of dealing with our differences through awareness and understanding.


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I just love a simple grey Tshirt!
Ohh I have been looking for some new good basic tees for a while now! These ones sound amazing!
There's nothing like a great basic tee – I'm also looking fpr just the right one!
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Ganz tolle Fotos – ich bin ein grosser Fan von solchen Basic-Shirts, die von Funktionsschnitt muss ich unbedingt mal näher anschauen!
Ich habe auch ein paar Shirts von dem Label – die sind echt sooooo gut <3 Einfach geniale Basic Teile!
So ein einfaches Shirt zu finden, das super sitzt, ist manchmal gar nicht leicht. Das Label kannte ich aber auch noch nicht.
oh ja tshirts können manchmal echt ein problem darstellen. Oft sind die dann ja auch so super durchsichtig!
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Work has started on Awel Co-op's community wind farm in the Swansea Valley. The community co-op raised £734k from its first Share Offer before Christmas. The co-op has just re-opened its Share Offer to enable people to invest during construction which can be followed here. The co-op is aiming to raise £1,000,000 within a month.
To find out more, go to our home page.
Mary Ann Brocklesby, one of Awel's Directors said, "We appointed a local company, Raymond Brown Construction, to start building in March and we are delighted with progress. It has been fantastic to see the quality of the work on the ground.
The Share Offer is open till June 15th at a projected interest rate of 7%.
Dan McCallum added "We first started working on this project in 1998. Hundreds of people have put massive amounts of time and creativity into the project over the years. We live in an area where coal was king. We want community renewable energy to be the future. It's been a labour of love."
Shares are available from £50 and as a co-op, each member is entitled to one vote, irrespective of how many shares they own.
The project is backed by Paul Thorburn, Wales rugby legend; Gillian Clarke, former Wales National Poet; and Paul Allen of the Centre for Alternative Energy.
We were overwhelmed by the level of support from the general public to take action on climate change and invest in green energy. We want more people to join the co-op and share the excitement of being part of something positive. Sign up to get more information on our website www.awel.coop "
The project will install two Enercon turbines on Mynydd y Gwrhyd 20 miles north of Swansea. They will supply enough clean power for about 2500 homes.
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2020 YIR: Rabbis Criticize Letter on Killing, Protests
Year in ReviewCommunity
In June 2020, five Jewish organizations in Atlanta issued statements in response to the death of George Floyd.
By Dave Schechter	December 22, 2020, 11:14 am 0 Edit
George Floyd. Rabbi Shalom Lewis objected to community leaders in letter on killings and protests.
On June 1, five Jewish organizations in Atlanta issued a statement in response to the death of an African American man, George Floyd, under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer.
The five were the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, the Anti-Defamation League Southeast region, the American Jewish Committee regional office in Atlanta, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Rabbinical Association.
The letter said that the killings of Floyd, of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Ga., were "part of a pattern of systemic violence against Black Americans that cannot continue. We cannot stand idly by these and countless other transgressions against our Black brothers and sisters.
"Police brutality against Black Americans is the most visible manifestation of institutional racism," the letter said, continuing with, "Misguided and immoral public policy that preferences white Americans over people of color and contributes to ongoing inequities must come to a swift end."
Rabbi Shalom Lewis, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Etz Chaim (who retired in June 2019) rebuked the signatories in an email that objected to the tone and content of the statement. The AJT obtained Lewis' letter from more than one source.
Lewis said that he was "appalled and embarrassed by the text," calling it a "shameful expression" that "relies on pandering generalizations, progressive doctrine and untruths."
The retired rabbi added, "The chutzpa of community leaders assuming they speak for all of us resulted in an inarticulate undeserved Mea Culpa that ignored the hijacking of legitimate, peaceful protest," Lewis wrote in his email. Lewis' response was endorsed in another email by Rabbi Ilan Feldman of Congregation Beth Jacob.
Lewis later told the AJT: "I am associated with a document I find repugnant in words of commission and the words of omission. The most flagrant absence, transgression of this document, is there is no mention whatsoever of the rioting and the violence that has ensued, not a word."
Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal of Ahavath Achim Synagogue, who is also president of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association, told the AJT, "I really appreciated Shalom's willingness to speak up. The community message referenced was representing felt feeling and values that the authors identified and believed we needed to be articulated clearly at this difficult time. Of course, a community as diverse and large as ours has a myriad of perspectives so no one statement can capture them all. Shalom is giving voice to others in our community. Ultimately that is what this is all about."
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Week #79: Was Jesus' death a voluntary act?
Week #1: What is Faith?
Week #16: What is Heaven?
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Week #19: Should We Always Follow Our Conscience?
Week #24: Why was Christ tempted?
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Cet article traite de l'édition 1948 du Championnat d'Afrique du Nord de l'ULNA. Il s'agit de la vingt-deuxième édition de cette compétition qui se terminera par une victoire du club marocain Wydad AC.

Les deux équipes qui se rencontrent en finale (l'US Athlétique et le Wydad AC) se sont deux équipes de la même ligue, Ligue du Maroc. Elle se déroulera du mai au juin et elle se termine par une victoire des fils de Père Jégo sur le score de 4 buts à 2.

Histoire
Le Wydad Athletic Club remporte ainsi la compétition pour la toute  fois de son histoire et permet à sa ligue, la Ligue du Maroc d'obtenir son  titre dans cette compétition. L'US Athlétique de Casablanca est défait pour la toute première fois en finale dans cette compétition et pour sa ligue, il s'agit de la cinquième défaite en finale.

Lors de cette édition, l'ULNA a fait intervenir huit clubs au total dont les cinq champions (qualifiés d'office) et trois clubs vices-champions (invitées d'honneur) :
 Wydad Athletic Club : Champion du Maroc 1947/1948
 Union Sportive Athlétique : Vice-champion du Maroc 1947/1948
 Feth Carteaux d'Oran : Champion d'Oran 1947/1948
 Sporting Club de Bel Abbès : Vice-champion d'Oran 1947/1948
 Olympique d'Hussein-Dey : Champion d'Alger 1947/1948
 Mouloudia Club d'Alger : Vice-champion d'Alger 1947/1948
 Jeunesse Sportive Djidjel : Champion de Constantine 1947/1948
 Club Africain de Tunis : Champion de Tunisie 1947/1948

Au total lors cette édition, huit matchs ont été joués dont un rejoué lors du phase qualificatif aux quarts de finale, avec huit participants des cinq ligues différentes que sont la Ligue du Maroc (LMFA), la Ligue d'Oran (LOFA), la Ligue d'Alger (LAFA), la Ligue de Constantine (LCFA) et la Ligue de Tunisie (LTFA). Lors du match rejoué qui a opposé l'US Athlétique face au CA Tunisien à Tunis, l'équipe marocaine a fait des réserves sur la participation d'un joueur non qualifié au formation du club tunisien, et c'est de ce fut que l'US Athlétique s'est déclarée victorieuse et qualifiée.

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\section{Introduction}

Perturbations of spatially homogeneous and isotropic universes have been
investigated by several authors, beginning with the work of
Lifshitz\cite{Lifshitz}, Bonnor\cite{Bonnor}, Lifshitz and Khalatnikov\cite
{Khalatnikov}, Ehlers\cite{Ehlers}, Hawking\cite{Hawking}, Sachs and
Wolfe\cite{Sachs},
D'Eath\cite{Death} and Moncrief\cite{Moncrief}. More recently, a fully gauge
invariant formulation of perturbation theory has been presented by Bruni, Dunsby,
and Ellis\cite{Ellis1}. By using the lemma of Stewart and Walker\cite{Stewart},
they derived covariant equations from the Bianchi and Ricci identities, which are
gauge invariant with respect to a zero-order conformally flat background, such as
the Friedmann, Robertson, and Walker model (FRW). Following
this work, Lesame, Ellis, and Dunsby\cite{Ellis2,Ellis3} proved that a tetrad
frame exists in which the shear tensor and its covariant time derivative are
diagonalizable, if and only if the divergence of the magnetic Weyl tensor vanishes.
Moreover, using the Ricci constraints they showed that the magnetic part of the
Weyl tensor also vanishes. This result is applied to a perturbative analysis of the
constraint equations and shows that it leads to a linearization instability in the
perturbative
expansions about a conformally flat spacetime. The
implications for gravitational wave calculations in GR and for future gravitational
wave experiments is considered in the following.

\section{Field Equations and Identities}

We shall assume Einstein's field equations in the form
\begin{equation}
R_{\mu\nu}-\frac{1}{2}g_{\mu\nu}R+\Lambda g_{\mu\nu}=8\pi GT_{\mu\nu},
\end{equation}
where $\Lambda$ is the cosmological constant, and $T_{\mu\nu}$ is the
stress-energy momentum tensor of the matter, described by a fluid. The Riemann
and Ricci tensors are given by
\begin{equation}
\label{Ricci}
u_{\mu;[\nu\sigma]}=2{R^\alpha}_{\mu\sigma\nu}u_\alpha,\quad R_{\mu\nu}
={{R_\mu}^\alpha}_{\nu\alpha}.
\end{equation}
We have for a perfect fluid:
\begin{equation}
T_{\mu\nu}=\rho u_\mu u_\nu+ph_{\mu\nu},
\end{equation}
where $\rho$ is the density, $p$ is the pressure, $u_\mu$ is the velocity of the fluid,
$u_\mu u^\mu=-1$, and $h_{\mu\nu}=g_{\mu\nu}+u_\mu u_\nu$ is the projection
operator into the hyperplane orthogonal to $u_\mu: h_{\mu\nu}u^\nu=0$.
The gradient of the velocity vector is decomposed as
\begin{equation}
u_{\mu;\nu}=\omega_{\mu\nu}+\sigma_{\mu\nu}+\frac{1}{3}h_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{\dot u_\mu}u_\nu,
\end{equation}
where ${\dot u_\mu}=u_{\mu;\nu}u^\nu$ is the acceleration,
$\theta={u_{\mu}}^{;\mu}$ is the expansion, $\sigma_{\mu\nu}=u_{(\alpha;\beta)}
h^\alpha_\mu h^\beta_\nu-\frac{1}{3}h_{\mu\nu}\theta$ is the shear, and
$\omega_{\mu\nu}=u_{[\alpha;\beta]}h^\alpha_\mu h^\beta_\nu$ is the rotation of
the flow lines $u_\mu$.

The Weyl curvature tensor can be decomposed into the Ricci tensor $R_{\mu\nu}$
and the Riemann tensor $R_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}$:
\begin{equation}
C_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}=R_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}+g_{\mu[\beta}R_{\alpha]\nu}
+g_{\nu[\alpha}R_{\beta]\mu}+\frac{1}{3}Rg_{\mu[\alpha}g_{\beta]\nu},
\end{equation}
and $C_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}=C_{[\mu\nu][\alpha\beta]}$.

The ``electric" and ``magnetic" components of the Weyl tensor are defined by
\begin{equation}
E_{\mu\nu}\equiv E_{(\mu\nu)}=C_{\mu\alpha\nu\beta}u^\alpha u^\beta,
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
H_{\mu\nu}\equiv
H_{(\mu\nu)}=\frac{1}{2}{\epsilon_{\mu\gamma}}^{\alpha\beta}
C_{\alpha\beta\nu\sigma}u^\gamma u^\sigma,
\end{equation}
where $\epsilon_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}$ is the Levi-Cevita symbol,
$E_{\mu\nu}$ and $H_{\mu\nu}$ satisfy: $E_{\mu\nu}u^\nu=0,
{E_\mu}^\mu=0$ and $H_{\mu\nu}u^\nu=0, {H_\mu}^\mu=0$.

The Bianchi identities read:
\begin{equation}
R_{\mu\nu[\alpha\beta;\sigma]}=0,
\end{equation}
while the Ricci identities are given in (\ref{Ricci}).

\section{Propagation and Constraint Equations}

We shall assume that the vorticity, $\omega_{\mu\nu}$, and the pressure,
$p$, are negligible. Then, the Bianchi identities
give Maxwell-type equations\cite{Hawking,Ellis1}:
\begin{mathletters}
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{Eequation}
{h^\nu}_\mu
E_{\nu\alpha;\beta}h^{\alpha\beta}-\epsilon_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}u^\nu
{\sigma^\alpha}_\rho H^{\beta\rho}&=&\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},\\
\label{Hequation}
{h^\nu}_\mu H_{\nu\alpha;\beta}h^{\alpha\beta}
-\epsilon_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}u^\nu{\sigma^\alpha}_\rho
E^{\beta\rho}&=&0,\\
\label{dotE}
{\dot E}_{\mu\nu}+E_{\mu\nu}\theta+
{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{H_\gamma}^{\beta;\rho}-{E^\alpha}_{(\mu}\sigma_{\nu)\alpha}\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sigma^{\beta\tau}E^{\sigma\delta}
&=&-4\pi G\rho\sigma_{\mu\nu},\\
\label{dotH}
{\dot H}_{\mu\nu}+H_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{E_\gamma}^{\beta;\rho}-{H^\alpha}_{(\mu}\sigma_{\nu)\alpha}\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sigma^{\beta\tau}H^{\sigma\delta}&=&0,
\end{eqnarray}
\end{mathletters}
where we have used ${\dot u}_\mu=0$ for $p=0$.

The expansion parameter $\theta$ obeys the Raychaudhuri equation:
\begin{equation}
{\dot \theta}+\frac{1}{3}\theta^2+2\sigma^2+4\pi G\rho=0,
\end{equation}
where $\sigma^2=\frac{1}{2}\sigma^{\mu\nu}\sigma_{\mu\nu}$. The shear
tensor satisfies the evolution equation:
\begin{equation}
{\dot \sigma}_{\mu\nu}+\sigma_{\mu\alpha}{\sigma^\alpha}_\nu
-\frac{2}{3}\theta\sigma_{\mu\nu}+E_{\mu\nu}=0.
\end{equation}

The Ricci constraint equations obtained from (\ref{Ricci}) are given by
\begin{equation}
\label{thetaconstraint}
{h^\mu}_\nu(\frac{2}{3}\theta^{;\nu}-{h^\beta}_\alpha
{\sigma^{\nu\alpha}}_{;\beta})=0,
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
\label{Hconstraint}
H_{\mu\nu}=-{h^\sigma}_\mu {h^\rho}_\nu{\sigma_{(\sigma}}^{\tau;\delta}
\epsilon_{\rho)\kappa\tau\delta}u^\kappa.
\end{equation}

\section{The Background Spacetime and the Constraint Equations}

Since the unperturbed background spacetime is conformally flat, the Weyl tensor
vanishes, as do the projected fields $E_{\mu\nu}$, $H_{\mu\nu}$,
the shear tensor $\sigma_{\mu\nu}$ and the vorticity tensor $\omega_{\mu\nu}$.
Moreover, $u_\mu=\tau_{;\mu}$, where $\tau$ measures the proper time
along the world  lines. The spacetime is homogeneous and isotropic with
3-surfaces of constant curvature. For the FRW universe, the metric is
\begin{equation}
ds^2=-d\tau^2+R^2d\sigma^2,
\end{equation}
where $R=R(\tau)$ and $d\sigma^2$ is the line element of space with zero,
unit positive or negative curvature.

It has been shown by Hawking\cite{Hawking} that for $p=0$ the rotation satisfies:
$\omega=\omega_0/R^2$, so that
the rotation dies away as the universe expands, in accord with our assumption that
we can neglect
$\omega_{\mu\nu}$.

Let us define
\[
\Sigma_{\mu\beta\rho}=\epsilon_{\mu\nu\alpha\beta}u^\nu{\sigma_\rho}^\alpha.
\]
We can write equation (\ref{Eequation}) and (\ref{Hequation}) as
\begin{equation}
(\hbox{div}\,E)_\mu-\Sigma_{\mu\beta\sigma}H^{\beta\sigma}=
\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
(\hbox{div}\,H)_\mu-\Sigma_{\mu\beta\sigma}E^{\beta\sigma}=0.
\end{equation}
By considering the proper time derivative of the constraint equation
(\ref{thetaconstraint}):
\begin{equation}
h^{\mu\nu}[\frac{2}{3}(\theta_{;\nu})^{.}
-{h^\beta}_\alpha({\sigma^\alpha}_{\nu;\beta})^{.}]=0,
\end{equation}
and using a tetrad frame, Lesame et al.,\cite{Ellis2} obtained:
\begin{equation}
\sigma_1H_1=\sigma_2H_2=\sigma_3H_3,\quad (1+\lambda+\lambda^2)\sigma
H=0,
\end{equation}
where we used the notation $\sigma_i=\sigma_{ii}$ (no sum), $H_i=H_{ii}$
(no sum) ($i=1,2,3$) and $\lambda$ is a constant. Moreover,
for the diagonal case:
\[
\sigma_1=\sigma, \quad \sigma_2=\lambda\sigma,
\]
and
\[
H_1=\lambda H,\quad H_2=H.
\]
Also, the trace-free condition: ${H_\mu}^\mu=0$ gives
\[
\sigma_3=-(1+\lambda)\sigma,\quad H_3=-(1+\lambda)H.
\]

For arbitrary $\lambda$ and $\sigma\not= 0$, it follows that $H=0$. For
$1+\lambda+\lambda^2=0$, the values of $\lambda$ are complex, but in tetrad
form:
\[
\vert\sigma\vert^2=\frac{1}{2}(1+\lambda+\lambda^2)\sigma^2=0,\quad
\vert H\vert^2=(1+\lambda+\lambda^2)H^2=0
\]
so both the shear and the magnetic Weyl tensor are zero, which also follows for
the case when $\sigma=0$, since this implies that the spacetime is FRW for
which $E=H=0$. This leads to the Lesame, Ellis and Dunsby
theorem\cite{Ellis2,Ellis3}:
{\obeylines\smallskip
For irrotational dust, the divergence of the magnetic Weyl tensor vanishes:
$(\hbox{div}\,H)_\mu=0$ for a shear tensor that is diagonalizable in a tetrad
frame, if and only if the magnetic Weyl tensor vanishes, $H_{\mu\nu}=0$.
\smallskip}

\section{Linear Gravitational Wave Equation}

We shall now expand the fields $E_{\mu\nu},
H_{\mu\nu}$ and the tensor $\sigma_{\mu\nu}$ in a power series
with respect to a small parameter $\epsilon << 1$:
\begin{mathletters}
\begin{eqnarray}
E_{\mu\nu}&=&\epsilon E^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}+
\epsilon^2 E^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}+O(\epsilon^3),\\
H_{\mu\nu}&=&\epsilon H^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}+
\epsilon^2 H^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}+O(\epsilon^3),\\
\sigma_{\mu\nu}&=&\epsilon\sigma_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}+\epsilon^2
\sigma_{\mu\nu}^{(2)}+O(\epsilon^3).
\end{eqnarray}
\end{mathletters}

Let us consider the first-order equations resulting from Eqs. (\ref{dotE}) and
(\ref{dotH}):
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{lindotE}
{\dot E}_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}+E_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}\theta+
{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{H_\gamma}^{(1)\beta;\rho}
&=&-4\pi G\rho\sigma_{\mu\nu}^{(1)},\\
\label{lindotH}
{\dot H}_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}+H^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{E_\gamma}^{(1)\beta;\rho}&=&0.
\end{eqnarray}
By multiplying (\ref{lindotE}) by $\partial/\partial\tau=u^\alpha\nabla_\alpha$ and
(\ref{lindotH}) by ${h^\mu}_{(\rho}{\epsilon_\beta)}^{\gamma\nu\tau}u_\gamma
\nabla_\tau$, we get\cite{Hawking}
\begin{equation}
\label{waveequation}
{\ddot E}_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}-\Delta^2E^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}
+\frac{7}{3}{\dot E}_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}\theta
+E^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}({\dot\theta}+\frac{4}{3}\theta^2
+\frac{8\pi}{3}G\rho)+8\pi G\sigma^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}(\frac{1}{3}\rho
+\frac{1}{2}{\dot\rho})=0,
\end{equation}
where
\[
\Delta^2E_{\mu\nu}=(E^{(1)}_{\alpha\beta;\tau}{h^\alpha}_\delta{h^\beta}_\rho
{h^\tau}_\gamma)_{;\sigma}h^{\gamma\sigma}{h^\delta}_\mu {h^\rho}_\nu
\]
is the Laplacian operator in the hypersurface $\tau=\hbox{constant}$. It has the
eigenfunction expansion:
\[
E_{\mu\nu}=\Sigma_i a^{(i)}K_{\mu\nu}^{(i)}
\]
with ${\dot K}^{(i)}_{\mu\nu}=0$.

For a non-expanding congruence $u^\alpha$ and empty Minkowski spacetime, Eq.
(\ref{waveequation}) reduces to the wave equation
\begin{equation}
\label{standardwave}
\Box E_{\mu\nu}=0.
\end{equation}

\section{Linearization Instability}

Equating coefficients of powers of $\epsilon$, we obtain from Eqs.
(\ref{Eequation}) and (\ref{Hequation}):
\begin{mathletters}
\begin{eqnarray}
(\hbox{div}\,E^{(1)})_\mu&=&\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},\\
\label{divHequation}
(\hbox{div}\,H^{(1)})_\mu&=&0,\\
\label{2order}
(\hbox{div}\,E^{(2)})_\mu-\Sigma^{(1)}_{\mu\nu\sigma}H^{(1)\nu\sigma}
&=&\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},\\
(\hbox{div}\,H^{(2)})_\mu-\Sigma^{(1)}_{\mu\nu\sigma}
E^{(1)\nu\sigma}&=&0,\\
&\vdots& \nonumber \\
(\hbox{div}\,E^{(n)})_\mu-\sum_{i=1}^{n-1}\Sigma^{(i)}_{\mu\nu\sigma}
H^{(n-i)\nu\sigma}&=&\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},\\
(\hbox{div
}\,H^{(n)})_\mu-\sum_{i=1}^{n-1}\Sigma^{(i)}_{\mu\nu\sigma}
E^{(n-i)\nu\sigma}&=&0,
\end{eqnarray}
\end{mathletters}
and from Eqs. (\ref{dotE}) and (\ref{dotH}):
\begin{mathletters}
\begin{eqnarray}
{\dot E}^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}+E^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}\theta+
{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{H_\gamma}^{(1)\beta;\rho}
&=&-4\pi G\rho\sigma^{(1)}_{\mu\nu},\\
{\dot H}^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}+H^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{E_\gamma}^{(1)\beta;\rho}&=&0,\\
{\dot E}^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}+E^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}\theta+
{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{H_\gamma}^{(2)\beta;\rho}-{E^{(1)\alpha}}_{(\mu}{\sigma^{(1)}}_{\nu)\alpha}\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sigma^{(1)\beta\tau}E^{(1)\sigma\delta}
&=&-4\pi G\rho\sigma^{(2)}_{\mu\nu},\\
{\dot H}^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}+H^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{E_\gamma}^{(2)\beta;\rho}-{H^{(1)\alpha}}_{(\mu}{\sigma^{(1)}}_{\nu)\alpha}\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sigma^{(1)\beta\tau}H^{(1)\sigma\delta}&=&0,\\
&\vdots& \nonumber \\
{\dot E}^{(n)}_{\mu\nu}+E^{(n)}_{\mu\nu}\theta+
{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{H_\gamma}^{(n)\beta;\rho}-\sum^{n-1}_{i=1}{E^{(i)\alpha}}_{(\mu}{\sigma^{(n-i)}}_{\nu)\alpha}
\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sum_{i=1}^{n-i}\sigma^{(i)\beta\tau}E^{(n-i)\sigma\delta}
&=&-4\pi G\rho\sigma^{(n)}_{\mu\nu},\\
{\dot H}^{(n)}_{\mu\nu}+H^{(n)}_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{E_\gamma}^{(n)\beta;\rho}
-\sum_{i=1}^{n-1}{H^{(i)\alpha}}_{(\mu}{\sigma^{(n-i)}}_{\nu)\alpha}
\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sum_{i=1}^{n-1}\sigma^{(i)\beta\tau}H^{(n-i)\sigma\delta}&=&0.
\end{eqnarray}
\end{mathletters}

By inserting the infinite power series in $\epsilon$ for $H_{\mu\nu}$ into the
result of the Lesame, Ellis and Dunsby theorem: $(\hbox{div}H)_\mu=0$
and $H_{\mu\nu}=0$, we find that $H_{\mu\nu}$ vanishes in every order.
Then, Eq. (\ref{divHequation}) leads to the result:
\begin{equation}
H_{\mu\nu}^{(1)}= 0,
\end{equation}
and to first-order we get
\begin{mathletters}
\begin{eqnarray}
(\hbox{div}\,E^{(1)})_\mu
&=&\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},\\
{\dot E}^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}+E^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}\theta&=&-4\pi
G\rho\sigma^{(1)}_{\mu\nu},\\
\hbox{curl}\,E^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}&=&{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha
\beta\rho}
u^\alpha{E_\gamma}^{(1)\beta;\rho}=0.
\end{eqnarray}
\end{mathletters}
In second-order, we obtain
\begin{mathletters}
\begin{eqnarray}
(\hbox{div}\,E^{(2)})_\mu
&=&\frac{8\pi}{3}G{h^\nu}_\mu\rho_{;\nu},\\
(\hbox{div}\,H^{(2)})_\mu-\Sigma^{(1)}_{\mu\nu\sigma}
E^{(1)\nu\sigma}&=&0,\\
{\dot E}^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}+E^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}\theta+
{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{H_\gamma}^{(2)\beta;\rho}-E^{(1){\alpha}}_{(\mu}{\sigma^{(1)}}_{\nu)\alpha}\nonumber \\
-\epsilon_{\mu\alpha\beta\sigma}\epsilon_{\nu\rho\tau\delta}u^\alpha u^\rho
\sigma^{(1)\beta\tau}E^{(1)\sigma\delta}
&=&-4\pi G\rho\sigma^{(2)}_{\mu\nu},\\
{\dot H}^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}+H^{(2)}_{\mu\nu}\theta
-{h^\gamma}_{(\mu}\epsilon_{\nu)\alpha\beta\rho}u^\alpha
{E_\gamma}^{(2)\beta;\rho}&=&0.
\end{eqnarray}
\end{mathletters}%
Thus, neither the first-order nor the second-order of perturbation theory predict the
same evolution
as the rigorous theory. This means that there is a linearization instability and the
gravitational wave equations can only be solved by non-perturbative methods.  It is
not possible to derive the standard linear wave equation (\ref{standardwave})
in empty spacetime, because of the absence of a $\hbox{curl}\,H^{(1)}$ term in the
first-order equations. This confirms the Lesame et al., conclusions\cite{Ellis2}.
However, our analysis reveals that the breakdown of the linearization scheme
follows inevitably from the Lesame, Ellis and Dunsby theorem, when a power series
solution of the equations is sought.

\section{Consequences for Gravitational Wave Experiments}

Considerable work has been devoted to studying the linearization stability of
gravitational wave perturbation theory in Minkowski
spacetime\cite{Moncrief,Fischer,Choquet}. It
demonstrated that Cauchy stability can be proved and that the linear approximation
of the field equations can be expected to be stable for the empty space Einstein
equations. However, the problem of perturbative stability for cosmological
solutions, such as the FRW solution of the Einstein field equations, is
a more difficult issue to resolve. The full Einstein field equations have (under
certain conditions)
a Cauchy solution which is stable, but potential difficulties arise when
a perturbative analysis of the equations is performed due to the role of the
Bianchi and Ricci constraints. This is borne out by the results of Lesame et al.,
who consistently retain the Ricci constraints in their analysis by demanding that
they hold in the time evolution of the initial data.
A central issue is that the Lesame et al., analysis is based
on a fully gauge invariant (covariant) perturbation theory. As first stressed by
Hawking\cite{Hawking}, a non-gauge invariant analysis based on metric
perturbations is not reliable and can yield misleading results. He therefore
suggested that the perturbation theory be based on an analysis of the curvature
tensors.

In the proposed gravitational wave experiments such as the LIGO/VIRGO or
LISA projects\cite{Thorne}, which attempt to detect gravitational radiation directly,
the gravitational waves arrive at the detector after travelling through the universe
described by a cosmological model such as the standard FRW model. In these
models there is always a non-vanishing density $\rho$ i.e., the estimated density
of the smoothed out fluid of the universe is
$\rho\sim 10^{-29}\,\hbox{g}\,\hbox{cm}^{-3}$. Even though this is
a small density it will play an important role in the perturbative stability analysis,
because the linearization instability of the gravitational wave equations in the
presence
of an irrotational dust is expected to be singular, in the sense that the solutions of the
gravitational wave equations become singular in the limit of a conformally
flat FRW solution. Thus, only non-pertubative or non-linear numerical solutions
of the gravitational wave equations, based on a gauge invariant set of equations
within a cosmological model scenario, can be trusted to produce reliable physical
predictions for gravitational wave experiments.

The proposed strong
gravitational wave sources which one hopes can produce detectable radiation,
such as the coalescence of neutron star and stellar mass black hole binaries in
distant galaxies or colliding black holes, involve strong gravitational
fields with non-vanishing matter and shear in the close vicinity of the sources,
requiring a non-perturbative solution of the wave equations.

Although the conclusions drawn about the linearization instability of the
cosmological gravitational wave equations by Lesame et al., and in the present
work, is based
on irrotational dust, such an approximation is expected to be very reliable in the
present universe, since the vorticity and pressure are vanishingly small.
Therefore, the linearization instability of the gravitational wave solutions travelling
through a medium discussed here, {\it plays an important role for realistic
gravitational wave calculations and experiments in the present universe.}

Perhaps, this kind of linearization instability of the gravitational wave equations,
arises from a breaking of the conformal symmetry of the
cosmological model e.g., the FRW model which is conformally invariant
with a constant curvature. Further work should be carried out to understand the
mechanism associated with this symmetry breaking, which is responsible
for producing the linearization instability. This mechanism may be related to
the result obtained by Kundt and Tr\"umper and Szekeres\cite{Kundt,Szekeres},
that in an exact treatment of GR, no Petrov type N irrotational dust solutions exist.

\section{Conclusions}

A perturbative analysis of the Weyl curvature Maxwell-type equations and the
associated constraints about a
conformally flat background, which was chosen to be represented by the FRW
model, led to a linearization instability when the Lesame, Ellis and Dunsby
theorem was invoked. This confirmed the conclusions about linearization instability
inferred by Lesame et al.,\cite{Ellis2,Ellis3}.

It is important to emphasize that this instability is {\it inevitable}
already at first-order in a conventional power series expansion of the Weyl
curvature equations in a small parameter $\epsilon$, and reflects itself in the
higher order equations. The Ricci constraints must be imposed at the lowest order,
which results in $H^{(1)}_{\mu\nu}$ vanishing and the breakdown of the power
series perturbation theory. Thus, the perturbative instability is a {\it generic feature}
of any consistent expansion about an FRW backround, based on the covariant
Weyl curvature approach. Perhaps, a reinvestigation of the Cauchy perturbative
instability of gravitational wave equations, expanded about an irrotational dust
solution, is needed to fully understand the implications of this result.

Since gravitational wave experiments are conducted for strong gravitational field
sources with non-vanishing matter density and shear, and since the gravitational
waves that the experiments hope to detect travel through an irrotational dust in the
present universe, then the whole issue of the validity of the perturbative calculations
of gravitational wave solutions should be treated with caution. This may
become an important topic of study in numerical calculations of gravitational waves
in the near-linear regime\cite{Seidel}.

\acknowledgments

I thank G. Ellis, M. Bruni, M. Clayton, J. L\'egar\'e and P. Savaria for helpful and
stimulating
discussions. This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research
Council of Canada.

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A Guide to the Rising International Acquisitions of Homegrown Brands
By Mohammed Kotb	 On Mar 25, 2019 Last updated Jun 15, 2019
Via Dearin & Associates.
By Muhammed Aladdin
Throughout the last decade, the MENA region has been experiencing an economic boom despite the turbulent political atmosphere. The stability of some of the Middle East's major economies in the aftermath of the Arab Spring has attracted investors from far and wide. Indeed, acquisitions used to be a staple of the economies of the U.S and Europe, but nowadays, more than ever, international players are looking to acquire a regional footprint.
Needless to say, the numbers involved are of astronomical values, giving us success stories to be proud of and helping the market mature through investments and intellectual capital.
The world's largest businesses have developed an appetite to the authenticity of the MENA brand as in 2017 alone, 21 homegrown startups and companies have been acquired bringing the total number of acquisitions in the region between 2012 and 2017 to 79 exits. 2018, has seen an exponential increase with 10 acquisitions in the first half alone according to Magnitt.
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The "Bloomberg of the MENA", Zawya, a UAE-based online service offering business information in the Middle East and North Africa was founded in 2002. A decade later, in 2012, the people at Thomson Reuters were looking for a way to diversify their audience and offer varied services. Reuters was eager to get into the MENA and Zawya was the perfect brand image, and so in a deal approximately worth USD 40 million, the latter got acquired.
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Founded by J.C. Butler and Sim Whatley in 2005, Dubbizzle was the Arab World's version of Craigslist and eBay. The MENA online e-commerce platform got acquired in 2013 by OLX, a firm owned by the South African media multinational Naspers. The consecutive rebranding saw a change in the website's name from Dubizzle to OLX. The numbers involved in this M&A were unfortunately undisclosed; however, it is considered one of the most prominent acquisitions in the region's history.
Talabat by Rocket Internet
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The Kuwait-based internet restaurant delivery service, Talabat, was founded in 2004, and in no time, it became popular across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, and the UAE. The growth of Talabat was noticed by the German e-commerce conglomerate, Rocket Internet. In February 2015, out of eagerness to get into one of the most attractive markets in the world, the German giant offered to acquire Talabat in a deal worth USD 170 million.
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Five inducted into MTC Alumni Hall of Fame, new OhioHealth Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab opened
December 10, 2018 by Marion Online News
Alumni Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees and Dr. McCall. From left to right: Jean Obenour, Robin Schelb, Cynthia Hartman, Annette Walton, Nathan Miller, and Dr. McCall
Marion Technical College recently honored five outstanding graduates in the Third Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This year's honorees included:
Cynthia Hartman, Class of 1977, Director of Nursing at MTC
Nathan Miller, Class of 2008, Operations Manager at the Nielsen Company
Jean Obenour, Class of 1985, Owner of Custom Professional Accounting
Robin Schelb, Class of 2013, Marion Regional Branch Manager, United Federal Credit Union
Annette Walton, Class of 1980, Workforce Specialist at Ohio Means Jobs – Marion County
"These alumni seized an opportunity to get to next. They are now succeeding in the professional world and giving back to their communities," said Dr. Ryan McCall, president of MTC. "We are proud to recognize their achievements."
The new state-of-the-art human anatomy and physiology lab was opened in an official ribbon cutting ceremony on November 15, 2018. This 1,400 square foot classroom will include cadavers to enhance student learning. OhioHealth made a generous $100,000 donation to MTC to support the lab. In addition, OhioHealth will use the lab for physician and staff training.
Dr. Curt Gingrich, OhioHealth COO at Marion General Hospital; Luann Wilkinson, Science Professor at MTC; and Dr. Ryan McCall, President of MTC.
"OhioHealth is proud to partner with Marion Technical College (MTC) to upgrade the college's Skills Lab, offering a more comprehensive experience to students there," said Curt Gingrich, MD, MBA, FAAFP, Chief Operating Officer at OhioHealth Marion General Hospital. "We are big supporters of education in the Marion community. Programs like this are especially impactful as we prepare students to pursue a career in health care, and hopefully see them come full circle, providing care right here at Marion General."
Students will use the new lab starting in fall of 2019. To also assist with student learning, a RAPIDS grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education funded an anatomage table to show 3-D imaging of organs, bodies, and structures in an interactive, life-sized screen to facilitate learning.
For those inducted into the MTC Alumni Hall of Fame on Nov. 15, it was a moving evening.
Alumna Jean Obenour recalled working full-time, raising a family, and saving to take one class at a time.
"I was pregnant while taking classes. I would sit by the door so I could step out and throw up and come back in. My professor took notes for me until I came back," Obenour recalled.
After six years, she graduated with her associate's degree in accounting. "I was the oldest one in my class. I wanted my dad to be proud of me. It was my starting point."
Obenour used the degree to advance her career and eventually open Custom Professional Accounting, a local business that has thrived for decades and now has eight employees.
Robin Schelb needed a degree to advance in her career. At a business networking group, she heard that Marion Technical College offered a business degree with classes one night a week. She decided to take that next step.
"It was like standing in front of a fire hose for two years," Schelb recalls. "I'm glad I did it. It gave me confidence in my abilities. I could never move up without a degree."
Schelb transferred on to complete a bachelor's degree and is now a Regional Branch Manager at United Federal Credit Union in Marion.
Each of the honorees received a commemorative statue, had their names placed on the Alumni Hall of Fame plaque, and selected a book with meaning to them to be added to the Marion Campus Library. Each book will have a commemorative nameplate and a display featuring these books and the honorees will available in the spring.
For the latest news from MTC, visit www.mtc.edu.
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