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\section{Introduction}

Modified gravity theories have been constantly proposed with the purpose of solving (or evading) the $\Lambda$CDM cosmological model shortcomings (check \cite{clifton/2012} for instance).

It should be mentioned here that a gravity theory must be tested also in the astrophysical level \cite{astashenok/2013,staykov/2014,astashenok/2015b,astashenok/2015}. Strong gravitational fields found in relativistic stars could discriminate standard gravity from its generalizations. Observational data on neutron stars (NSs), for instance, can be used to investigate possible deviations from General Relativity (GR) as probes for modified gravity theories.

The modified theory to be investigated in this article will be the $f(R,T)$ gravity \cite{harko/2011}. Originally proposed as a generalization of the $f(R)$ gravity \cite{nojiri/2007,nojiri/2009}, the $f(R,T)$ theories assume that the gravitational part of the action still depends on a generic function of the Ricci scalar $R$, but also presents a generic dependence on $T$, the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. Such a dependence on $T$ would come from the consideration of quantum effects.

The recent discovery of massive ($\sim2M_{\odot}$) pulsars \cite{demorest_nature,antoniadis_science} is an important motivation to study the hydrostatic equilibrium of NSs in alternative gravity, since apparently those massive objects cannot be predicted within GR formalism. Still in the observational aspect, massive (super-Chandrasekhar) white dwarfs (WDs) have also been detected \cite{howell/2006,scalzo/2010}, what puts, once again, GR in check.

In this article, we will investigate the spherical equilibrium configuration of NSs, WDs and strange stars (SSs) in $f(R,T)$ theory of gravity. Here, it is worth mentioning that the SSs are, indeed, likely to exist. In \cite{moraes/2014c}, it was presented a method for probing the existence of such stars from the imminent detection of gravitational waves. Once such objects existence is proved, the fundamental state of matter at high densities will be understood as the strange quark matter state.

It is also important to remark that GR effects in WDs are non-negligible as it was recently investigated \cite{cmm/2018}.

In this article, we will show the results obtained for the hydrostatic equilibrium configurations of NSs, SSs and WDs in $f(R,T)$ gravity \cite{mam/2016,clmaomm/2017}.

\section{The $f(R,T)$ theory of gravity}\label{sec:frt}

Proposed by T. Harko et al., the $f(R,T)$ gravity \cite{harko/2011} assumes the gravitational part of the action depends on a generic function of $R$ and $T$, the Ricci scalar and the trace of the energy-momentum tensor $T_{\mu\nu}$, respectively. By assuming a matter lagrangian density $\mathcal{L}_m$, the total action reads
\begin{equation}\label{frt1}
S=\frac{1}{16\pi}\int d^{4}xf(R,T)\sqrt{-g}+\int d^{4}x\mathcal{L}_m\sqrt{-g}.
\end{equation}
In (\ref{frt1}), $f(R,T)$ is the generic function of $R$ and $T$, and $g$ is the determinant of the metric tensor $g_{\mu\nu}$.

By varying (\ref{frt1}) with respect to the metric $g_{\mu\nu}$, one obtains the following FEs:
\begin{eqnarray}\label{frt2}
&&f_R(R,T)R_{\mu\nu}-\frac{1}{2}f(R,T)g_{\mu\nu}\nonumber\\&&+(g_{\mu\nu}\Box-\nabla_\mu\nabla_\nu)f_R(R,T)=8\pi T_{\mu\nu}\nonumber\\&&-f_T(R,T)T_{\mu\nu}-f_T(R,T)\Theta_{\mu\nu},
\end{eqnarray}
in which $f_R(R,T)\equiv\partial f(R,T)/\partial R$, $f_T(R,T)\equiv\partial f(R,T)/\partial T$, $\Box\equiv\partial_\mu(\sqrt{-g}g^{\mu\nu}\partial_\nu)/\sqrt{-g}$, $R_{\mu\nu}$ represents the Ricci tensor, $\nabla_\mu$ the covariant derivative with respect to the symmetric connection associated to $g_{\mu\nu}$, $\Theta_{\mu\nu}\equiv g^{\alpha\beta}\delta T_{\alpha\beta}/\delta g^{\mu\nu}$ and $T_{\mu\nu}=g_{\mu\nu}\mathcal{L}_m-2\partial\mathcal{L}_m/\partial g^{\mu\nu}$.

Taking into account the covariant divergence of (\ref{frt2}) yields
\begin{eqnarray}\label{frt3}
&&\nabla^{\mu}T_{\mu\nu}=\frac{f_T(R,T)}{8\pi -f_T(R,T)}[(T_{\mu\nu}+\Theta_{\mu\nu})\times \nonumber \\&&\nabla^{\mu}\ln f_T(R,T)
+\nabla^{\mu}\Theta_{\mu\nu}-(1/2)g_{\mu\nu}\nabla^{\mu}T].
\end{eqnarray}

We will assume the energy-momentum tensor of a perfect fluid, i.e., $T_{\mu\nu}=(\rho+p)u_\mu u_\nu-pg_{\mu\nu}$, with $\rho$ and $p$ respectively representing the energy density and pressure of the fluid and $u_\mu$ being the four-velocity tensor, which satisfies the conditions $u_\mu u^{\mu}=1$ and $u^\mu\nabla_\nu u_\mu=0$. We have, then, $\mathcal{L}_m=-p$ and $\Theta_{\mu\nu}=-2T_{\mu\nu}-pg_{\mu\nu}$.

For the functional form of the $f(R,T)$ function above, note that originally suggested by T. Harko et al. in \cite{harko/2011}, the form $f(R,T)=R+2\lambda T$, with $\lambda$ being a constant, has been extensively used to obtain $f(R,T)$ cosmological solutions (check \cite{moraes/2015,moraes/2014b,farasat_shamir/2015} and references therein). The $f(R,T)$ gravity authors themselves have derived in \cite{harko/2011} a scale factor which describes an accelerated expansion from such an $f(R,T)$ form. Here, we propose $f(R,T)=R+2\lambda T$ to derive the $f(R,T)$ TOV equations.

The substitution of $f(R,T)=R+2\lambda T$ in Eq.(\ref{frt2}) yields \cite{moraes/2015,moraes/2014b}
\begin{equation}\label{frt4}
G_{\mu\nu}=8\pi T_{\mu\nu}+\lambda Tg_{\mu\nu}+2\lambda(T_{\mu\nu}+pg_{\mu\nu}),
\end{equation}
for which $G_{\mu\nu}$ is the usual Einstein tensor. Equation (\ref{frt4}) is essentially the Einstein's equations of gravitation with additional terms proportional to $\lambda$, which suggest that the parameter $\lambda$ should be small.

Moreover, when $f(R,T)=R+2\lambda T$, Eq.(\ref{frt3}) reads
\begin{align}\label{frt5}
\nabla^{\mu}T_{\mu\nu}=-\frac{2\lambda}{8\pi+2\lambda}\left[\nabla^{\mu}(pg_{\mu\nu})+\frac{1}{2}g_{\mu\nu}\nabla^{\mu}T\right].
\end{align}

\section{Equations of stellar structure in $f(R,T)$ gravity}\label{sec:tovfrt}

\subsection{Hydrostatic equilibrium equation}

In order to construct the $f(R,T)$ hydrostatic equilibrium equation, we must, firstly, develop the FEs (\ref{frt4}) for a spherically symmetric metric, such as
\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt1}
ds^2=e^{\vartheta(r)}dt^2-e^{\varpi(r)}dr^2-r^2(d\theta^2+\sin^2\theta d\phi^2).
\end{equation}

For (\ref{tovfrt1}), the non-null components of the Einstein tensor read

\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt2}
G_0^{0}=\frac{e^{-\varpi}}{r^{2}}(-1+e^{\varpi}+\varpi' r),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt3}
G_1^{1}=\frac{e^{-\varpi}}{r^{2}}(-1+e^{\varpi}-\vartheta' r),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt4}
G_2^{2}=\frac{e^{-\varpi}}{4r}[2(\varpi'-\vartheta')-(2\vartheta''+\vartheta'^{2}-\vartheta'\varpi')r],
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt5}
G_3^{3}=G_2^{2},
\end{equation}
for which primes stand for derivations with respect to $r$.

By substituting Eqs.(\ref{tovfrt2})-(\ref{tovfrt3}) in (\ref{frt4}) yields

\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt6}
\frac{e^{-\varpi}}{r^{2}}(-1+e^{\varpi}+\varpi'r)=8\pi\rho+\lambda(3\rho-p),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt7}
\frac{e^{-\varpi}}{r^{2}}(-1+e^{\varpi}-\vartheta'r)=-8\pi p+\lambda(\rho-3p).
\end{equation}

As usually, we introduce the quantity $m$, representing the gravitational mass within the sphere of radius $r$, such that $e^{-\varpi}=1-2m/r$. Replacing it in \eqref{tovfrt6} yields

\begin{equation}\label{mass_continuity}
m'=4\pi r^2\rho+\frac{\lambda(3\rho-p)r^2}{2}.
\end{equation}

Moreover, from the equation for the non-conservation of the energy-momentum tensor (\ref{frt5}), we obtain

\begin{equation}\label{tovfrt8}
p'+(p+\rho)\frac{\vartheta'}{2}=-\frac{\lambda}{8\pi+2\lambda}(p'-\rho').
\end{equation}
Note that in (\ref{frt4}), (\ref{frt5}), (\ref{tovfrt6}), (\ref{tovfrt7}), (\ref{mass_continuity}) and (\ref{tovfrt8}), when $\lambda=0$ the GR predictions are retrieved.

Replacing Eq.\eqref{tovfrt7} in \eqref{tovfrt8} yields a novel hydrostatic equilibrium equation:
\begin{equation}\label{tov}
p'=-(p+\rho)\frac{\left[4\pi pr+\frac{m}{r^2}-\frac{\lambda(\rho-3p)r}{2}\right]}{\left(1-\frac{2m}{r}\right)\left[1+\frac{\lambda}{8\pi+2\lambda}\left(1-\frac{d\rho}{dp}\right)\right]}.
\end{equation}
Note that by taking $\lambda=0$ in Eq.\eqref{tov} yields the standard TOV equation \cite{tolman,oppievolkoff}. We observe that the hydrostatic equilibrium configurations are obtained only when $\frac{\lambda}{8\pi+2\lambda}\left(1-\frac{d\rho}{dp}\right)<1$. It is important to mention that to derive Eq.~\eqref{tov}, we considered that the energy density depends on the pressure ($\rho=\rho(p)$).

\subsection{Boundary conditions}

The integration of equations \eqref{mass_continuity} and \eqref{tov} starts with the values in the center ($r=0$):

\begin{equation}\label{boundary1}
m(0)=0,\,\,\,\,\rho(0)=\rho_{c},\,\,\,\,p(0)=p_{c}.
\end{equation}

The surface of the star ($r=R$) is determined when $p(R)=0$. At the surface, the interior solution connects softly with the Schwarzschild vacuum solution. The potential metrics of the interior and of the exterior line element are linked by $e^{\vartheta(R)}=1/e^{\varpi(R)}=1-2M/R$, with $M$ representing the stellar total mass.

\subsection{Equations of state}

The relation used to derive the TOV equations is known as EoS. Once defined the EoS, the coupled differential equations \eqref{mass_continuity} and \eqref{tov} can be solved for three unknown functions $m$, $p$ and $\rho$. Recall that these coupled differential equations are integrated from the center towards the surface of the object.

To analyze the equilibrium configurations of NSs and SSs in $f(R,T)$ theory of gravity, two EoS frequently used in the literature will be considered: the polytropic and the MIT bag model EoS.

Within the simplest choices, we find that the polytropic EoS is one of the most used for the study of compact stars. Following the work developed by R.F. Tooper \cite{tooper1964}, we consider that $p=\omega\rho^{5/3}$, with $\omega$ being a constant. We choose the value of $\omega$ to be $1.475\times10^{-3}\,[\rm fm^3/MeV]^{2/3}$ as in \cite{raymalheirolemoszanchin,alz-poli-qbh}.

To describe strange quark matter, the MIT bag model will be considered. Such an EoS describes a fluid composed by up, down and strange quarks only \cite{witten1984}. It has been applied to investigate the stellar structure of compact stars, e.g., see \cite{farhi_jaffe1984,Malheiro2003}. It is given by the relation $p=a\,(\rho-4{\cal B})$. The constant $a$ is equal to $1/3$ for massless strange quarks and equal to $0.28$ for massive strange quarks, with $m_s=250\,[\rm MeV]$ \cite{stergioulas2003}. The parameter ${\cal B}$ is the bag constant. In this work, we consider $a=0.28$ and ${\cal B}=60\,[\rm MeV/fm^3]$.

The EoS which describes the fluid properties inside WDs follows the model used for complete ionized atoms embedded in a relativistic Fermi gas of electrons \cite{Chandrasekhar1931, Chandrasekhar1935}:

\begin{eqnarray}
&&p(k_F) = \frac{1}{3\pi^2\hbar^3}\int_0^{k_F}\frac{k^4}{\sqrt{k^2+m_e^2}}dk,\label{eos}
\\
&&\rho(k_F) =\frac{1}{\pi^2\hbar^3}\int_0^{k_F}\sqrt{k^2+m_e^2}k^2dk \nonumber\\&&+\frac{m_N\mu_e}{3\pi^2 \hbar^3}k_F^3,\label{energy}
\end{eqnarray}
where the last term of the right hand side of Eq. (\ref{energy}) is the ions energy contribution, and $m_N$ represents the nucleon mass, $m_e$ the electron mass, $k_F$ is the Fermi momentum, $\hbar$ is the reduced Planck constant and $\mu_e=A/Z$ is the ratio between the nucleon number $A$ and the atomic number $Z$ for ions, such that in the present work we use $\mu_e=2$, valid for He, Ca, and O WDs. We neglected the lattice ion energy contribution that is small and responsible for a small reduction of the WD radius \cite{Boshkayev2013a}.

\subsection{Numerical Method}

Once the EoS to be used are defined, the stellar structure equations will be solved numerically together with the boundary conditions for different values of $\rho_c$ and $\lambda$, through the Runge-Kutta $4$th-order method.

\section{Equilibrium configurations of neutron stars, strange stars and white dwarfs}

By developing the method above for the mentioned EoS with the quoted boundary conditions we obtain the figures below. In Fig.\ref{RxM_lam} we show in the upper panel the mass $\times$ radius relation for NSs and in the lower panel the relation for SSs. In Fig.\ref{fig:car} the mass $\times$ radius relation for WDs is depicted.

\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
{\includegraphics[scale=0.24]{mren.pdf}}
{\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{mree.pdf}}
\caption{The total mass $M/M_{\odot}$ against the radius of the star for neutron (upper panel) and strange stars (lower panel), for five different values of $\lambda$. The maximum mass points on the curves are indicated by full circles.}
\label{RxM_lam}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{massxradius.pdf}
\caption{Total mass of the white dwarfs as a function of the total radius for different values of $\lambda$. The full magenta circles indicate the maximum mass points.}
\label{fig:car}
\end{figure}

\section{Discussion and Conclusions}

Fig.\ref{RxM_lam} shows the behavior of the total mass, normalized in solar masses, versus the radius of the star, for different values of the parameter $\lambda$. On the upper and on the lower panels of Fig.\ref{RxM_lam} we show the results obtained for NSs and SSs, respectively. The full circles mark the maximum mass points. We can see that when we decrease the value of $\lambda$, the stars become larger and more massive. Depending on the value considered for $\lambda$, we find that both the total mass and the radius could increase between $5.834\%$ to $43.41\%$ for NSs and $20.01\%$ to $15.19\%$ for SSs.

From Figure \ref{fig:car}, we note that the masses of the WDs grow with the diminution of their total radii until attain the maximum mass point, which is represented by full magenta circles. After that, the masses decrease with the total radii. It is important to remark that the total maximum mass grows with the decrement of $\lambda$. We also mention that the curves above tend to a plateau when $\lambda$ is decreased, determining, in this way, a limit for the maximum mass of the WD, which is $\sim1.467M_{\odot}$. For smaller values of $\lambda$, $\lambda\sim -10^{-3}$, the WD stars are not stable since its mass-radius relation does not have any region respecting the stability criterion $\partial M/\partial R<0$.

Since gravitational fields are smaller for WDs than for NSs or SSs, the scale parameter $\lambda$ used for WDs is small when compared to the values used for NSs and WDs, and also the values of $\lambda$ used for NSs are smaller than the ones used for SSs, which indicates that the more compact the star is more deviations of GR are needed and the parameter $\lambda$ may mimic a kind of chameleon mechanism, where the parameter scale depends on the density of the system \cite{brax2008}.

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By Ooi Kee Beng for The Edge, 28 August 2017
THE ELECTIONS are coming, and the array of political parties facing each other across the widening divide can be stupefying for any observer newly arrived on the Malaysian scene.
It would seem therefore that a quick look at the historical context in which some of Malaysia's major political parties came into being would provide some badly needed understanding of where the country's politics is heading.
Let's start with UMNO. The United Malays National Organisation started out in 1946 in reaction to Britain's fateful eagerness to rearrange its colonies into a manageable form following its diminished capacity to rule an empire following the Second World War.
The hasty and underhanded manner in which it implemented the Malayan Union that year, partially based on a faulty understanding of the basis of its authority in Malaya, led to a revolt by the Malay community. Occurring as it did at a time when the rest of the Malay Archipelago was undergoing a surge of republican, leftist and anti-colonial violence, the British quickly had second thoughts and swung as hastily in the other direction. And so, the Federation of Malaya quickly came into being in early 1948.
The chaotic reality on the ground, however, soon forced the architects of the Federation to Malaya Agreement to search for a middle ground where ethnic relations and ideology were concerned. On the side of the Chinese community, the political situation over recent decades had left them with influential local branches of political parties that had been fighting the Japanese in Mainland China, while the Indian community had on the one hand been excited by India's independence in 1947 and on the other radicalised by the Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army during the war.
To cut a long story short, the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) was formed in 1949 to organise and unite anti-communist elements from among the Straits Chinese and from the local Kuomintang under one umbrella; and the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's Indian National Congress, came into being just after the war. UMNO and MCA, with MIC joining in 1955, became the backbone of the consociational system we know as the Alliance, which won the election so convincingly that year that the British had little official reason left not to grant independence to its assortment of colonies on the peninsula.
UMNO however saw its more religious following break away in late 1951 to form Persatuan Islam Se-Malaya (PAS). Apparently, the religiously neutral attitude which allowed for all the necessary inter-ethnic and cross-ideological compromises were not to their liking.
The 1960s that followed were turbulent times of a different order, which saw disarray among leftist parties like the Labour Party and those that formed the Socialist Front. That period also saw Singapore's PAP joining the fray in 1963, and then leaving it in 1965, all the while fronting the "Malaysian Malaysia" concept. Singapore's withdrawal from Malaysia necessitate the founding of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), while internal struggles in the MCA led to the formation of the tiny United Democratic Party in 1962 and then the much more successful Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia in 1968.
The arrival of these new parties proved to be a strong challenge to the Alliance, and after the racial riots that followed the electoral defeats it suffered in 1969, inter-party confrontations were brought almost to as standstill through the formation of the Barisan Nasional. This roped in all parties that would agree to join from both East and West Malaysia, sometimes under duress. This included Gerakan. Even PAS became a member until it broke away in dismay in December 1977. The only prominent party that refused to be incorporated was the DAP.
In the state of Perak, the People's Progressive Party that was founded in 1953, joined the Alliance for a year but withdrew in 1955 over disagreements over the allotment of seats. Popularly supported by the Chinese population and led by Indian lawyers, it would have formed the state government in Perak with the help of other opposition parties were it not for the defection of two of its members. The party felt compelled to join the BN in 1973, only to lose all its seats in the elections the following year.
The only occasions when significant challenges to the BN could be mounted were when there were splits in UMNO. The first time was in 1990 when Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah took on then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad through the formation a year earlier of Semangat '46, and its two coalitions—Gagasan Rakyat formed with the DAP and Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM); and Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah made up of PAS, Berjasa and Hamim as well as the newly formed Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (KIMMA). The PRM was a party established already in 1955 whose democratic socialist roots were in the anti-colonial movements of the pre-war years. The dual coalitional challenge had an impact but failed nevertheless, as would the next anti-BN challenge two elections later, which was of course in the wake of Anwar Ibrahim's sacking as Deputy Prime Minister in 1998.
The repercussions of that momentous split in 1998 between Malaysia's two most powerful leaders opened flood gates that pulled along all in its path.
Since Anwar's sacking and imprisonment in 1998-9, three new parties have come into being. The Reformasi movement surrounding Anwar led to the formation of the multiracial Parti Keadilan Nasional in 1999, which in 2003 merged with PRM to form Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). In the 1999 elections, Keadilan, PAS and DAP contested as Barisan Alternatif, which gave the BN a run for its money. The results of the 2004 elections, however, saw the BN making a strong comeback after Mahathir's retirement the year before.
In 2008, it was suddenly the opposition's turn. PKR, PAS and DAP won surprising successes at the state level and took power in five states. The Pakatan Rakyat coalition consequently formed by them continued putting pressure on the BN federal government to the extent of winning the popular vote in 2013.
Since then, further splits have taken place. First, Pakatan Rakyat fell apart in June 2015 following PAS insistence on pushing the hudud issue. Then PAS itself split when its group of progressives broke away after losing badly in party elections, to take over and transform the small Parti Pekerja-Perkerja Malaysia into Parti Islam Amanah Negara (Amanah) in September 2015.
The newest party on the Malaysian scene is the one founded in September 2016 by Mahathir together with sacked and disenchanted members of UMNO. It has since joined the DAP, PKR and Amanah to form the new coalition—Pakatan Harapan.
What quick lessons can we learn from this quick sketch of political parties? For starters, the difference between PKR and Bersatu is of great interest. When Anwar refused to exit the scene and chose to fight Mahathir in 1998, he and his followers understandably took a stance that was the polar opposite to what UMNO under Mahathir then stood for. They adopted slogans highlighting good governance, justice, transparency and accountability. When the time came for the retired Mahathir to challenge UMNO, he positioned it as close to it as possible ideologically. It was a "same-same-but-different" strategy, in contrast to Keadilan's idealistically "totally-something-else" approach.
What we now have then, is a recognizable and common showdown between two coalitions. But something is novel here, nevertheless. We have for the first time in West Malaysian history, five Malay-based or Malay-led parties contending for the Malay vote. On one side, we have UMNO and PAS, two race-based parties founded before independence, and who have had a love-hate relationship witht each other or as long as one can remember; and on the other, we have three parties—PKR, Amanah and Bersatu—all founded recently following splits form the first two parties.
The DAP today may appear to represent the large portion of the greatly-reduced minority Chinese, but as always, it is the Malay majority that will determine much of what happens politically. That community's apparent splintering into groups may bode ill for agendas that rely on intra-ethnic loyalty and on singularity in political support, but it suggests a confidence in the community which is now not easily shaken by claims that the Malays as a race are under threat from their non-Malay compatriots. Of course, it also reflects a serious loss of faith in the old BN model's ability to achieve for the race, and the country, a global stature Malays can be proud of.
This willingness among the Malays to split so drastically may actually make race-based politicking less effective in the future. To be sure, it may be in response to this Malay race-championing since the 2013 electoral scare suffered by BN and Prime Minister Najib Razak has turned so much into narrow Muslim faith-championing instead.
Dato' Dr Ooi Kee Beng is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include Merdeka for the Mind: Essays on Malaysian Struggles in the 21st Century.
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Beyond the Deal: Turkish-Iranian Energy Relations in the Post-Sanctions Era
October 16, 2018 Guest Contributor
Headquarters of the Petroleum Ministry in Tehran (Maps/Shutterstock)
by Omid Shokri Kalehsar
Because of the EU/U.S. sanctions regime against Iran's energy sector, the country's oil and gas production capacities have been decimated. Following the signing of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—Iran hoped the country would attract more foreign investment and reverse the damage caused to its oil and gas industry.
Meanwhile, with growing domestic energy demands, neighboring Turkey is in dire need of energy supplies from reliable sources and wants to diversify its its energy resources. Thus, both countries are in the ideal situation to develop a mutually beneficial energy relationship. Yet, as many challenges as opportunities lie ahead.
Iran and Turkey signed their first energy agreement in 1978, just before the Iranian Revolution, with Iran agreeing to supply the country with one million tons of oil. By the Ahmadinejad era (before EU and U.S. sanctions were launched against Iran's nuclear program), Iran had become Turkey's largest oil supplier with the latter relying on Iran for 43.13% of its oil. With the onset of sanctions, Iraq replaced Iran as Turkey's number one supplier. By 2015, with a deal to end sanctions, Turkey began importing around 20% of its oil and 18% of natural gas from Iran.
Since the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA, however, Turkey has once again decreased the amount of oil it imports from Iran. Turkey imported about 174 000 barrels per day from Iran between January and June 2018—down 27% from the year before—with Russian and Iraqi suppliers gaining lost ground.
Turkey signed an agreement to purchase 10 billion cubic meters annually of Iranian natural gas in 1996. Iranian natural gas exports to Turkey made up around 90% of the country's total natural gas exports. Due to high domestic consumption in Iran, especially in winter, gas exports were curtailed to the frustration of those in the south of Turkey who were directly affected by the resulting supply deficit. According to the conditions of the agreement, if Iran were unable to export the agreed amount to Turkey, then the case would be referred to the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) with Iran incurring a heavy fine. At present, Turkey has no integrated natural gas infrastructure and needs Iranian natural gas to supply its southern regions in the winter.
Between 2009 and 2012, Turkey often complained about the quality and price of Iranian natural gas, and took its complaint to the ICA, which ordered Iran to pay Turkey part of its $1.9 billion debt with free natural gas supplies. The current agreement is set to end by 2026, and both countries must sign a new agreement to extend their relationship. Iran asked Turkey to double the amount of natural gas it imports from Iran in return for a discount in price. However, as of October 2018, no major progress has been made in negotiation, and if Iran and Turkey cannot sign a new agreement Iran will likely lose a major market. At present, Turkey is party to several transit projects. Once these go online, it will be doubly difficult for Iran to rely on its custom.
Furthermore, Turkey has begun to import natural gas from Azerbaijan and has also signed an agreement to receive 31.5 billion cubic meters annually from Russia. The United States, developing its shale gas, also supplies Turkey with liquid natural gas. At present, Turkey is the second major U.S. LNG importer in Europe and might come to rely more on the United States if an energy agreement with Iran cannot be extended. Turkey also imports LNG from Qatar,and is planning to expand this agreement in the future. Turkey has made huge investments in LNG storage facilities to increase the share of LNG in its energy basket in the mid-to-long-term future. Turkey also invests in renewable energy, eventually hoping to decrease foreign dependency in the long term.
Turkish private and state energy firms are interested in investment opportunities in the Iranian energy sector, with state energy company Bota? signing deals to support work on phases 22-24 of the South Pars Field project in 2007 and 2008. Iran and Qatar share the South Pars Field together. Botas was to invest $12 billion in three phases, with half the production going to Turkey and the rest to the EU. However, due to EU and U.S. sanctions, these agreements were cancelled.
By 2015, and after the nuclear agreement, Iranian officials frequently called for around $200 billion in foreign investment and technology to revive its oil and gas production. In 2017, Turkey's Unit International, Russia's state-owned Zarubezhneft, and Iran's Ghadir Investment Holding agreed to drill for oil and natural gas in Iran. This deal, worth $7 billion, involves work on three oil fields and one large natural gas field in the country. Unit International also has signed an agreement with Iran's Energy Ministry to build power plants in other parts of Iran. This agreement, worth $4.2 billion, will boost capacity by 5000 megawatts. However, Unit International will likely withdraw from Iran's energy sector due to U.S. pressure.
Still, Iran offers exciting prospect for Turkish investors. This investment can ensure Turkey achieve its goal of becoming a transit hub for moving gas and oil supplies from supplier countries to world markets. Although Turkey has at times complained about the quality and price of Iranian gas, the question is whether Iran will be able to be become a reliable supplier for Turkey in the post-sanctions era. Iran needs to press for an extension of the gas agreement with its Turkish counterparts. If Turkey does not extend this agreement, then the results will be a serious step back for Iran. Iran also needs Turkey to send its natural gas to Europe in the mid-term in order to regain its position among suppliers.
Turkish energy firms hold the power to provide Iran with needed investment, so Iran will be heavily dependent on Turkey for the foreseeable time. If Iran is interested in retaining its share in Turkey's energy market, it must revise its regional policy and aim to solve problems with the United States, using the potential of its energy supplies to its advantage and attracting foreign investment to develop its facilities. Iran needs to offer Turkey a higher discount in order to sway the country from the temptations of U.S. and Qatari LNG and Russian and Azerbaijani natural gas. Further, Iran needs to develop a domestic legal framework that better facilitates contracting and granting commercial rights. At present, however, these problems are far from being resolved.
Omid Shokri Kalehsar is a Washington-based energy security analyst. Follow him at @ushukrik and uskenergy.com.
Iran, Turkey European Union, gas, International Court of Arbitration, Iran, JCPOA, LNG, nuclear deal, oil, Sanctions, Turkey, United States
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Petroleum Resources Removal Permit Act
ACTS OF 1999
amended 1999 (2nd Sess.), c. 14; 2003, c. 13, ss. 8, 9
NOTE - This electronic version of this statute is provided by the Office of the Legislative Counsel for your convenience and personal use only and may not be copied for the purpose of resale in this or any other form. Formatting of this electronic version may differ from the official, printed version. Where accuracy is critical, please consult official sources.
An Act to Require a Permit for the Removal
of Petroleum Resources from the Province
1	This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Resources Removal Permit Act. 1999, c. 7, s. 1.
Purpose of Act
2	The purpose of this Act is to ensure the efficient and sustainable use of petroleum resources in the Province by requiring a permit to remove petroleum resources from the Province and thereby ensuring available feedstock to support a petrochemical industry in the Province. 1999, c. 7, s. 2.
3	(1)	In this Act,
(a)	"Board" means the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board;
(b)	"butane" means, in addition to its normal scientific meaning, a mixture mainly of butane, that may ordinarily contain trace amounts of propane or condensate;
(c)	"coal gas" means the methane occurring naturally in coal seams and associated strata;
(d)	"condensate" means a mixture mainly of pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons, that may be contaminated with sulphur compounds, that is recovered or is recoverable at a well from an underground reservoir and that is gaseous in its virgin reservoir state but is liquid at the conditions under which its volume is measured or estimated;
(e)	"ethane" means, in addition to its normal scientific meaning, a mixture mainly of ethane, that may ordinarily contain trace amounts of methane or propane;
(f)	"gas" means raw gas, including coal gas or any constituent of raw gas or marketable gas, including, but not limited to, condensate, propane, butane and ethane;
(g)	"marketable gas" means a mixture mainly of methane originating from raw gas, if necessary through the processing of the raw gas for the removal or partial removal of some constituents, that meets specifications for use as a domestic, commercial or industrial fuel or as an industrial raw material;
(h)	"methane" means, in addition to its normal scientific meaning, a mixture mainly of methane, that may ordinarily contain trace amounts of ethane, nitrogen, helium or carbon dioxide;
(i)	"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the Petroleum Directorate;
(j)	"Nova Scotia lands" means Nova Scotia lands as defined in the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act;
(k)	"oil" means crude oil before and after it has been subjected to any refining or processing;
(l)	"permit" means a petroleum resources removal permit issued pursuant to this Act;
(m)	"petroleum resources" means oil and gas;
(n)	"propane" means, in addition to its normal scientific meaning, a mixture mainly of propane, that may ordinarily contain trace amounts of ethane or butanes;
(o)	"Province" includes Nova Scotia lands;
(p)	"raw gas" means a mixture containing methane, other paraffinic hydrocarbons, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, helium and minor impurities, or some of them, that is recovered or is recoverable at a well from an underground reservoir and that is gaseous at the conditions under which its volume is measured or estimated.
(2)	Any mixture containing a substantial amount of methane or ethane that is removed from the Province, regardless of the conditions under which it is removed from the Province, is deemed to be gas for the purpose of this Act. 1999, c. 7, s. 3.
Application of Act
4	This Act applies to petroleum resources produced in the Province. 1999, c. 7, s. 4.
5	(1)	The Minister has the general supervision and management of this Act and the regulations.
(2)	The Minister may designate a person to perform any of the duties or functions of the Minister under this Act.
(3)	The Minister may establish and administer policies, programs, standards, guidelines, objectives, codes of practice, directives and approval processes under this Act. 1999, c. 7, s. 5.
6	(1)	Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall remove from the Province petroleum resources produced within the Province, except in accordance with a petroleum resources removal permit issued pursuant to this Act.
(2)	A permit is not required to remove from the Province
(a)	coal gas;
(b)	methane;
(c)	oil; or
(d)	condensates,
unless a regulation is passed requiring a permit for the removal of one or more of the substances referred to in clauses (a) to (d).
(3)	A permit is not required to remove small volumes of petroleum resources from the Province up to limits prescribed by the regulations. 1999, c. 7, s. 6.
Application for permit
7	(1)	An application for a permit or for an amendment to a permit shall be made to the Minister and shall contain the information prescribed by the regulations.
(2)	Where a person
(a)	produces or has the right to produce petroleum resources in the Province;
(b)	appears to the Minister, on evidence that the Minister considers sufficient, to have made an arrangement
(i)	to purchase or otherwise acquire property in petroleum resources in the Province, or
(ii)	giving that person the exclusive right to dispose of a petroleum resource; or
(c)	appears to the Minister, on evidence that the Minister considers sufficient, to have made an arrangement with the owner of petroleum resources produced in the Province to transport the petroleum resource to a place outside the Province,
and the person proposes to remove the petroleum resources, or cause them to be removed from the Province, that person shall apply to the Minister for a permit authorizing the removal of the petroleum resources from the Province.
(3)	Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the application and information submitted to the Minister pursuant to this Section shall be made available to the public by the Minister. 1999, c. 7, s. 7.
Powers of Minister
8	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), upon receipt of an application pursuant to Section 7, the Minister may
(a)	require an applicant to submit any additional information the Minister considers necessary;
(b)	issue a permit to the applicant, subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister prescribes;
(c)	amend a permit previously issued to or held by the applicant, subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister prescribes;
(d)	refuse to issue a permit to the applicant;
(e)	cancel a permit previously issued to or held by the applicant; or
(f)	refer all or part of the application to alternative dispute resolution.
(2)	The Minister shall not issue or amend a permit unless it is in the public interest to do so having regard to the purpose of this Act.
(3)	Where the Minister is of the opinion that a permit should not be issued or amended because it is not in the public interest, a permit shall not be issued and the Minister shall give public notice of the decision together with reasons.
(4)	All decisions of the Minister made pursuant to clause (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall be made public in the manner prescribed by the regulations. 1999, c. 7, s. 8.
Appeal of Ministerial decision
9	(1)	A decision of the Minister pursuant to Section 8 may be appealed to the Board by an applicant within the time period prescribed by the regulations.
(2)	The Board shall hear the appeal referred to in subsection (1) and, upon conclusion of the hearing, submit a report and recommendation to the Governor in Council.
(3)	Upon receiving the report and recommendation referred to in subsection (2), the Governor in Council shall make the report public and may
(a)	refuse to issue or amend a permit;
(b)	issue or amend a permit, subject to the terms and conditions recommended by the Board;
(c)	issue or amend a permit, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Governor in Council; or
(d)	confirm the Minister's cancellation of the permit.
(4)	A decision of the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection (3) shall be made in the public interest and the decision, together with reasons, shall be made public. 1999, c. 7, s. 9.
Terms and conditions of permit
10	(1)	Where a permit is issued or amended, the terms and conditions shall include the period for which the permit is operative but that period shall not exceed two years.
(2)	Where a permit is issued or amended, the terms and conditions of the permit or amendment may include any or all of the following:
(a)	the point at which the permit holder may remove the petroleum resource from the Province;
(b)	the maximum annual quantities of the petroleum resource that may be removed from the Province during the interval set out in the permit;
(c)	the maximum daily quantities of the petroleum resource that may be removed from the Province;
(d)	the conditions under which the removal of the petroleum resource by the permit holder may be diverted, reduced or interrupted. 1999, c. 7, s. 10.
Transfer and amendment of permit
11	(1)	No person shall transfer or assign a permit without the written approval of the Minister.
(2)	A permit holder or proposed assignee of a permit may apply to the Minister for an amendment of the permit to show the proposed assignee as the permit holder.
(3)	A transfer or assignment of a permit has no effect until the Minister makes the amendment referred to in subsection (2).
(4)	The assignee of a permit that has been amended in accordance with this Section is subject to the duties, obligations and liabilities of the original permit holder and any further duties, obligations and liabilities that may be imposed by the Minister, and the assignor is relieved of the duties, obligations and liabilities under the permit. 1999, c. 7, s. 11.
Cancellation or suspension of permit
12	(1)	Where the Minister believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a person has contravened or will contravene
(a)	this Act or the regulations; or
(b)	a term or condition of a permit,
the Minister may cancel or suspend the permit.
(2)	The Minister shall forthwith on cancellation or suspension of a permit pursuant to subsection (1) give public notice, in writing, together with reasons for the cancellation or suspension to the permit holder.
(3)	Where a permit is cancelled or suspended pursuant to subsection (1), the permit holder may, within thirty days of receipt of the notice pursuant to subsection (2), request an inquiry from the Board and the Board shall commence the holding of an inquiry within ten clear days, exclusive of holidays, after the date of receipt of the request.
(4)	At the conclusion of the inquiry referred to in subsection (3), the Board may
(a)	confirm the Minister's decision;
(b)	order the continued suspension for a specified period; or
(c)	re-instate the permit, with or without conditions.
(5)	A decision of the Board pursuant to subsection (4) and the reasons for the decision shall be made public. 1999, c. 7, s. 12.
Ministerial order
13	(1)	Where the Minister believes on reasonable and probable grounds that a person has contravened, or will contravene, any part of this Act or the regulations or any term or condition of any permit, the Minister may, whether or not the person has been charged or convicted in respect of the contravention, issue an order requiring the person to cease the specified activity.
(2)	An order pursuant to subsection (1) remains in effect until it is revoked, in writing, by the Minister.
(3)	A copy of an order made pursuant to subsection (1) shall be served as prescribed in the regulations and shall be made public.
(4)	Where an order is served on a person to whom it is directed, that person shall comply with the order forthwith or, where a period for compliance is specified in the order, within the time period specified.
(5)	Where the person to whom an order is directed does not comply with the order or a part of the order, the Minister may take whatever action the Minister considers necessary to carry out the terms of the order.
(6)	An order issued by the Minister pursuant to subsection (1) may be appealed by the person named in the order to the Board within thirty days of the date of the order and, at the conclusion of an appeal pursuant to this Section, the Board may affirm, rescind or vary the order of the Minister.
(7)	The initiation of an appeal pursuant to subsection (6) does not act as a stay of compliance with the order pending the disposition of the appeal. 1999, c. 7, s. 13.
Further powers of Minister
14	The Minister may determine the manner in which petroleum resources are measured, monitored and reported for the requirements of this Act or the regulations. 1999, c. 7, s. 14.
Application of Utility and Review Board Act
15	(1)	The Utility and Review Board Act and the regulations made pursuant to that Act apply mutatis mutandis to the matters arising under this Act and the regulations made pursuant to this Act, except where a contrary intention is expressed or necessarily implied in this Act or the regulations.
(2)	In a proceeding before the Board, the Board may award such costs as the Board deems appropriate.
(3)	A decision or order of the Board made pursuant to this Act or the regulations is final and conclusive and not open to question or review, but the Board may, where the Board considers it advisable to do so, reconsider any decision or order made and may vary or revoke any decision or order made by the Board. 1999, c. 7, s. 15.
16	(1)	The Minister may appoint a person to be an inspector for the purpose of this Act.
(2)	An inspector, in carrying out duties pursuant to this Act, has and may exercise in any part of the Province all the powers, authorities, and immunities of a peace officer as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada).
(3)	A permit holder shall forthwith, on request, permit an inspector to carry out an inspection of any place, other than a dwelling place, to which the permit relates.
(4)	The owner or occupier of any place in respect of which an inspector is exercising powers or carrying out duties pursuant to this Section shall
(a)	give the inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to exercise those powers and carry out those duties; and
(b)	furnish all books, records and financial information relative to the exercising of those powers and the carrying out of those duties that the inspector may reasonably require. 1999, c. 7, s. 16.
Exemption from liability
17	Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no action for damages may be commenced or maintained and no cause of action lies against the Minister, a person designated by the Minister pursuant to subsection 5(2), the Board or any member of the Board or an employee or agent acting under the direction of the Minister or the Board, if the action arises out of any act or omission of that person that occurs while that person is carrying out duties or exercising powers pursuant to this Act in good faith and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, no person referred to in this Section is liable for damages caused by a system of inspection or the manner in which inspections are to be performed or the frequency, infrequency or absence of inspections. 1999, c. 7, s. 17.
18	repealed 2003, c. 13, s. 8.
19	A person who
(a)	removes from the Province any petroleum resource produced in the Province and owned by that person, except pursuant to the authority contained in a permit that is not under suspension;
(b)	knowingly removes from the Province any petroleum resource produced in the Province and not owned by that person, except pursuant to the authority of a permit that is not under suspension;
(c)	as the owner, or the agent of the owner, of any petroleum resource produced in the Province, enters into or continues any arrangement under which the petroleum resource is removed from the Province otherwise than under the authority of a permit that is not under suspension; or
(d)	contravenes
(i)	a term or condition of a permit,
(ii)	an order or direction of the Board made pursuant to this Act,
(iii)	an order of the Minister made pursuant to Section 13, or
(iv)	this Act or the regulations,
is guilty of an offence. 1999, c. 7, s. 19.
Penalties, limitation periods and defences
20	(1)	A person who is guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, or to both.
(2)	Where an offence under this Act or the regulations is committed or continued on more than one day, the person who committed the offence is liable to be convicted for a separate offence for each day on which the offence is committed.
(3)	Where a corporation is guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations, an officer, director or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable to the penalties provided for in this Section.
(4)	In a prosecution for an offence under this Act or the regulations, it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the accused, whether or not the employee or agent is identified or has been prosecuted for the offence, unless the accused establishes that the offence was committed without the knowledge or consent of the accused.
(5)	A prosecution for an offence under this Act or the regulations shall be commenced within two years from the date on which the subject-matter of the prosecution arose.
(6)	No person shall be convicted of an offence under this Act if the person establishes that the person
(a)	exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence; or
(b)	reasonably and honestly believed in the existence of facts that, if true, would render the conduct of that person innocent. 1999, c. 7, s. 20.
Board regulations
21	(1)	The Board may make regulations respecting
(a)	procedures and forms to be used in a proceeding before the Board;
(b)	fees pertaining to a proceeding before the Board;
(c)	the information to be provided in a proceeding before the Board;
(d)	the provision of public notice;
(e)	a matter deemed necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the duties of the Board under this Act.
(2)	The exercise by the Board of the authority contained in subsection (1) is regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act. 1999, c. 7, s. 21.
Governor in Council regulations
22	(1)	The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a)	respecting the small volume exemption permitted under subsection 6(3);
(aa)	exempting from this Act a person who has signed a petrochemical supply agreement with the Province;
(b)	for the purpose of subsection 6(2);
(c)	respecting the consolidation of applications for a permit;
(d)	respecting the information required on an application for a permit or an application for an amendment, transfer or assignment of a permit;
(e)	respecting financial or other security to be provided by an applicant for a permit
(f)	respecting a review of applications, fees to be charged and the provision of public notice for the purpose of this Act;
(g)	respecting time periods for processing applications and filing appeals;
(h)	respecting the terms and conditions and time periods for issuing a permit pursuant to this Act;
(i)	respecting measuring, monitoring and reporting requirements under this Act;
(j)	respecting the confidentiality of records, returns and other information furnished pursuant to this Act and the communication of and access to those records and returns and information;
(k)	respecting the service of orders and notices issued pursuant to this Act;
(l)	respecting the appointment, duties and powers of inspectors under this Act;
(m)	respecting orders issued pursuant to Section 13;
(n)	respecting cost recovery for inspectors appointed pursuant to this Act;
(o)	vesting in the Board any authority and powers considered necessary or advisable for the purpose of enabling the Board to conduct and perform its duties pursuant to this Act;
(p)	repealed 2003, c. 13, s. 9.
(q)	defining any word or expression used but not defined in this Act;
(r)	deemed necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this Act.
(2)	The exercise by the Governor in Council of the authority contained in subsection (1) is regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act.
(3)	Any regulations or any substantive amendment to the regulations become law only after the regulations or the amendments, as the case may be, have been subjected to such public review as the Minister considers appropriate.
(4)	Within thirty days after the close of the time period for public review, the Minister shall prepare a report with recommendations of comments made during the public review and make the report available to the public. 1999, c. 7, s. 22; 1999 (2nd Sess), c. 14, s. 1; 2003, c. 13, s. 9.
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Horses have been domesticated for thousands of years, but we still have many questions about their inner workings. For example, how does a horse's large and intricate digestive tract function hour-toP-hour?
By borrowing technology from human medicine, we've started to get some answers. A researcher who previously studied the digestive tract of people has turned his attention to horses. He's using the same type of tiny camera within a capsule that humans swallow. But for horses, the capsule is passed through a tube into the stomach. As camera travels through the digestive tract, detailed images are transmitted.
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Ethnicity as a predictor of detention under the Mental Health Act
Singh, Swaran P., Burns, T., Tyrer, P., Islam, Z., Parsons, Helen and Crawford, M. J. (2013) Ethnicity as a predictor of detention under the Mental Health Act. Psychological Medicine . pp. 1-8. doi:10.1017/S003329171300086X
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S003329171300086X
Background There has been major concern about the 'over-representation' of Black and ethnic minority groups amongst people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA). We explored the effect of patient ethnicity on detention following an MHA assessment, once confounding variables were controlled for.
Method Prospective data were collected for all MHA assessments over 4-month periods in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 each in three regions in England: Birmingham, West London and Oxfordshire. Logistic regression modelling was conducted to predict the outcome of MHA assessments – either resulting in 'detention' or 'no detention'.
Results Of the 4423 MHA assessments, 2841 (66%) resulted in a detention. A diagnosis of psychosis, the presence of risk, female gender, level of social support and London as the site of assessment predicted detention under the MHA. Ethnicity was not an independent predictor of detention.
Conclusions There is no evidence for that amongst those assessed under the MHA, ethnicity has an independent effect on the odds of being detained.
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Get ready to hear these 'Brave New Voices'
By Kimber WilliamsJuly 14, 2015
Opening Ceremonies for the 18th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival took place on Wednesday, July 15 at Emory's Glenn Memorial Church. The festival spotlights the talents of more than 600 middle school and high school poets and spoken word artists from some 60 U.S. cities, Ireland, South Africa, Bermuda and beyond.
The voices of hundreds of young poets will resonate across campus this week, as teens from across the nation and around the world arrive at Emory for the 18th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival.
Produced by Youth Speaks, a national organization that promotes youth development through arts education and engagement, the festival spotlights the talents of more than 600 middle school and high school poets and spoken word artists from some 60 U.S. cities, Ireland, South Africa, Bermuda and beyond, says Hodari Davis, executive producer of the festival.
The four-day festival marks the first time the program has been presented in the South, bringing some 70 events to venues at Emory and throughout Atlanta, including workshops led by acclaimed poets and writers, youth leadership development activities, and an Olympic-style poetry competition that culminates in a grand slam finale at the Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall in Atlanta.
Earlier featured as a hit HBO series, Brave New Voices (BNV) aims to showcase creative and impassioned youth taking the stage for electrifying performances of spoken word full of power and purpose, says Davis.
During the festival, Emory will play host to hundreds of top young poets and their mentors, who will be lodged on campus in residential housing. The university will also serve as a focal point for many festival activities, including opening ceremonies, a youth town hall meeting, workshops and performances, and a special workshop offered through Emory's Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL).
Many of those activities and performances are free and open to the public, but some are already full. Those interested in attending are asked to register for tickets.
Festival features workshops, performances
The BNV Festival schedule of events, subject to updates, includes the following highlights:
Opening Ceremonies: Wednesday, July 15, at Emory's Glenn Memorial Church, 6 p.m.
BNV National Youth Town Hall: Thursday, July 16, at Emory's Callaway Hall and White Hall, 10 a.m.-Noon
Writing Workshops: Thursday, July 16, at Emory's Callaway Hall and White Hall, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Queeriosity: Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Emory's White Hall, 8 p.m.
BNV Poetry Slam Quarter Finals: Friday, July 17, various Atlanta venues, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
BNV Poetry Slam Semi Finals: Friday, July 17, Atlanta's Fox Theater, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Life is Living: Saturday, July 18, Truly Living Well Gardens, 75 Hillard Street NE, Atlanta, Noon-3 p.m.
BNV Grand Slam Finals: Saturday, July 18, Woodruff Arts Center, Symphony Hall, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Workshop to feature MARBL materials
A special workshop offered through MARBL will give young poets an unprecedented opportunity to explore themes of poetry and protest by interacting with the archival materials of several acclaimed poets, including Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Seamus Heaney, Lucille Clifton, Mari Evans, and through a special arrangement with Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives Research Center, rapper and poet Tupac Amaru Shakur.
On Thursday, two groups of Brave New Voices poets will spend an hour circulating through select archival materials. The students will be given time to prepare a poem or response, which they'll be invited to read or perform for MARBL staff, says Gabrielle Dudley, instruction archivist and QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) librarian, at MARBL.
"Most of the work was selected around the theme of poetry and protest, but there will be something of a buffet for everyone," Dudley says.
"While we have young people who come into MARBL all the time, which often stimulates conversation, rarely do we have an immediate poetic response," she adds. "We've never done anything quite like it, so it's a really exciting opportunity for everyone."
The workshop will also address the value of documentation in creating poetry, says Dudley. "Technology is so great, but when you've written something and you know the goal is to share it with the world, it's going to be more polished," she says. "At MARBL, they will be able to see drafts of poems, the beginnings of a poetic voice, and how meaning can change with each draft, which is something that we can lose with technology."
"The message will be, 'Hey, maybe you want to write this down, or at the least, label your drafts so that people can get a sense of that, because one day, your materials may be in an archive,'" she adds.
BNV Festival brings firsts for Atlanta
This marks the first time that the BNV Festival is being held in Atlanta since its inception in 1997 — a welcome new experience, Davis says.
"People are really enjoying Emory," he says. "This is one of the first years that we've been able to arrive early and orient people, with an extra day to get acclimated."
It also marks the first time that the festival will be largely youth led, staffed primarily by former BNV participants. "About 85 percent of the festival staff are alumni of the festival — former competitors," he says.
And if the final grand slam poetry competition sells out — which is a strong possibility — Davis says that it will represent "the largest youth poetry event ever held in Atlanta."
"It's important for Atlanta to see that youth poetry and youth arts can be a major event," Davis says. "It's not only important to listen to strong young political and artistic voices, it's important to give young people a space to say what they want to say."
Wednesday's opening ceremony will feature performances from local artists, poets and spoken-word performers from around Atlanta, including a performance by the Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, Davis says. It will also showcase the kick-off to a Brave New Voices campaign focused on racial profiling and brutality.
For more information about the festival:
visit youthspeaks.org
follow @bravenewvoices on Twitter
like "Youth Speaks Brave New Voices" on Facebook
or look for postings to the Youth Speaks YouTube channel.
Atlanta will be represented in competition by Atlanta Word Works, a long-time BNV network organization providing spoken word programming for Atlanta youth since 2008.
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Littwin: Day 3 of the Republican National Convention — NBA boycott resounds everywhere but here
In the night's one live speech, Mike Pence didn't mention the shooting of Jacob Blake or the vigilante charged with killing 2 in Kenosha, but did say Americans wouldn't be safe under Joe Biden.
3:10 AM MDT on Aug 27, 2020
The real world, in all its ugliness, crashed with a vengeance atop the alternative world of the Republican National Convention Wednesday, and we waited to hear how Donald Trump and company would respond.
We waited. And we waited. And we waited.
What we've heard for days from Republicans is a message of fear and a warning that, under a Joe Biden administration, we would see chaos in the streets, mobs (of you know who) rushing the suburbs, an America, as Mike Pence put it, that would no longer be America.
It was always a strange argument, given that whatever chaos we've seen has been happening on Trump's watch. We don't have to wonder what would happen under Biden. We know what is happening with Trump, the provocateur in chief, as the nation's most divisive president in modern times.
We see it now in Kenosha, Wis., where chaos has followed the latest police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, now paralyzed after being shot seven times in the back while attempting to walk away from trailing police and get into his car. His three young sons watched from the backseat.
Meanwhile, as the world around us is near exploding, the GOP convention featured taped speech after taped speech, many of which mentioned chaos in the streets, blaming Democratic mayors or governors for the civil unrest, as if, you know, Trump weren't already president.
Those watching — who couldn't know whether speeches had been taped or not — had to wonder why no one mentioned Kenosha or Jacob Blake. It is technically possible, I believe, to have substituted one of the taped speeches with a live one addressing the events in Wisconsin. But the GOP took a hard pass.
As the evening neared its end, Vice President Mike Pence, speaking live from Baltimore's Fort McHenry in accepting his renomination, took the stage before a mostly mask-free audience of just over 100 people. Fort McHenry is the site, of course, of an 1814 battle that once inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that would become our National Anthem.
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Finally, we would hear something about the events of the day. Pence did mention the dangers of Hurricane Laura. He did mention COVID-19, with, of course, the heavy revisionism we've heard all week about Trump's supposed quick action. He did mention those who have died and are ill, although he didn't note that the death toll has neared 180,000 and that, since the start of the Republican convention, more than 2,300 Americans have died from the virus. He also didn't mention the current 10% unemployment rate.
And he never mentioned Blake. And he never mentioned George Floyd. And he never mentioned Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who was part of a vigilante group. He had apparently come to Kenosha to face off against looters and is now charged with having killed two demonstrators and wounding another on Tuesday night.
What Pence said instead was that though he and Trump supported peaceful protest, "the violence must stop whether in Minneapolis, Portland or Kenosha. Too many heroes have died defending our freedom to see Americans strike each other down. We will have law and order on the streets of this country for every American of every race and creed and color."
Nearly everyone opposes the violence on the streets, but many of us recognize that there is context here. In his speech, Pence did mention a federal officer, Dave Patrick Underwood, who had been killed during a riot in Oakland, leaving us with the impression that someone in a leftist mob must have done it. The fact checkers reminded us that the person charged with killing Underwood is reportedly a right-wing "Boogaloo" extremist.
Pence, who once staged a phony walkout at an Indianapolis Colts football game when some players took a knee during the National Anthem, didn't mention that the Milwaukee Bucks had boycotted their NBA playoff game, leading to all the NBA games Wednesday being postponed. Or that the WNBA had followed suit. Or that the Milwaukee Brewers had followed suit. Or that these boycotts were in support of Blake and all the issues that his shooting brings with him.
MORE: Read Mike Littwin's coverage of the party conventions and other columns.
The convention night featured mostly women who would attempt to humanize Trump, saying that behind the scenes he's a caring guy. We also heard from a few Black men — Trump is hoping to cut into his deficit there — including one who compared Trump to Abe Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
It turned out that we needed athletes to lead us where Republicans had so little to offer. What Trump offered was a tweet: "I will be sending federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, WI to restore LAW and ORDER!"
LAW and ORDER for whom is the question here. The protests since the police killing of George Floyd have been challenging racial injustice. They have asked why an encounter with law enforcement too often, as in the case of Elijah McClain, leads to the death of an innocent Black person. They ask why we can't solve the problem of systemic racism in law enforcement.
We know what Trump thinks of Black Lives Matter. He has called it a "symbol of hate." We did hear from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Anticipating what Mike Pence might say, Biden said in a Twitter video, "Protesting brutality is a right and absolutely necessary. But burning down communities is not protest, it's needless violence — violence that endangers lives." We heard from the Blake family, who also called for peaceful protest.
But in an eloquent address, we also heard from Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers, an African-American whose father was a cop, but who wonders why Republicans keep talking about fear when it's Black parents who need to warn their children about the potential danger in dealing with police.
"All you hear is Donald Trump and all of them talking about fear," Rivers said. "We're the ones getting killed. We're the ones getting shot. We're the ones that were denied to live in certain communities. We've been hung. We've been shot. All you do is keep hearing about fear. It's amazing why we keep loving this country, and this country does not love us back."
This Republican convention will be remembered, and not well, for trying to make heroes of the McCloskeys, the St. Louis couple famous (or, actually, infamous) for having pointed weapons at peaceful protesters marching past their luxury home. It will be remembered, too, I'm thinking, for the failure of anyone to mention the vigilantes in Kenosha, armed with long guns, who brought not just chaos to the streets, but two deaths.
Pence was about six or seven sentences into his speech when he took his first of many jabs at Biden. That's what vice presidents and those who run for the office are expected to do. And if he misrepresented much of what Biden actually stands for, we could have expected that, too.
But Pence also said this: "The hard truth is you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America." That's not the hard truth we're seeing in Kenosha. We're seeing America with a president who has no interest in uniting a fractured and polarized nation.
Trump will speak tonight to close out the convention, unless, as some have suggested, the anticipated destruction from Hurricane Laura might spur a postponement. He is scheduled to speak from the South Lawn, once again using the White House as a prop, and he'll have another chance to frame what Donald Trump's America looks like.
And all he has to do is convince voters that nearly 180,000 COVID-19 deaths are all China's fault, that the unemployment rate is too-cautious governors' fault, that protests against racial injustice are the protesters' fault, that, as Trump once famously said, he's not responsible at all.
Mike Littwin has been a columnist for too many years to count. He has covered Dr. J, four presidential inaugurations, six national conventions and countless brain-numbing speeches in the New Hampshire and Iowa snow.
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A year of record-breaking extreme weather
Sudhanshu Malhotra
17 December 2021 • 4 min read • 0 Comments
I heard about it but ignored it.
I saw it coming but just ignored it.
I saw that it was happening in the Poles. But no one lives there, so I wasn't bothered.
I heard that it's happening on some remote island, but it's so far away.
But now, suddenly, it's hitting too close to home.
This is exactly how many of us have reacted to climate change over the years, until suddenly we start seeing and feeling the impacts ourselves.
Global warming and rising temperatures have no boundaries. In 2021, extreme weather events occurred globally in almost every month of the year. These images are a visual archive, bearing witness to the impacts and the struggles faced by millions of people in 2021. From snowstorms to flash floods, these extreme weather events demonstrate how no one is safe and no economy is secure in a climate emergency.
It is now Code Red for humanity. Climate change can no longer be ignored or denied. We are now at a crucial point in history. Our survival as a species largely depends on what we do starting today. Individual actions matter. But collectively, we can achieve more especially if governments address the climate crisis by decarbonising their economies and transitioning to cleaner renewable energy.
Now more than ever, we must raise our voices and hold governments and fossil fuel companies accountable. Will you join us?
Record-breaking cold wave and heavy snowfall in the Spanish capital Madrid which has not experienced such a phenomenon since 1917. A month later, Texas in the USA was hit by a powerful polar vortex with record-setting low temperatures that cut state power lines and water systems, leaving millions in the cold.
Cyclone in Africa
Cyclone Eloise, the third cyclone to hit the Mozambican coast since 2019, affected more than 250,000 people, displacing at least 18,000 and destroying schools, roads, and other vital infrastructure. It led to at least 27 deaths and damages in Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.
An image grab taken from an AFP TV video shows fallen utility poles in a street of the port city of Beira on January 24, 2021, after Tropical Cyclone Eloise hit Mozambique. © AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images
Sandstorm in China
This year Beijing, China was hit with its worst sandstorm in a decade, with the city shrouded in a yellow haze mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels. To protect people from breathing this poisonous air, governments must take immediate action to phase out fossil fuels, including coal, oil and gas and bring back blue skies.
Flooding in Australia
Torrential rains and flash floods swept across New South Wales, Australia. These floods that have inundated properties, closed schools and left many isolated and cut off from essential services like hospitals are made worse by the continued dependence on coal, oil and gas.
Forest fire in the Mediterranean region
Turkey experienced its worst fires in at least a decade. Thousands of people battled almost 100 separate blazes in cities and villages on the country's Mediterranean and Aegean coasts. The flames have been fueled by scorching summer temperatures and conditions that experts said have been worsened by climate change. Similar news was reported from Greece, Lebanon, Morocco and Israel.
Flash floods in Europe
More than 100 people died from the severe floods that devastated parts of Europe. Places in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France were severely impacted.
Flash floods in Asia
Flash floods continued to spread havoc across Asia. We saw dramatic visuals from China where people were stuck in flooded subway trains. Flash floods were also recorded in Japan, Indonesia and India displacing millions.
Fire Monitoring in the Amazon
Aerial view of recently deforested areas for the expansion of livestock, in Porto Velho, Rondônia state. Every year, Greenpeace Brazil flies over the Amazon to monitor deforestation build up and forest fires. From September 12-14, flights were made over points with Deter (Real-Time Deforestation Detection System) and Prodes (Brazilian Amazon Satellite Monitoring Project) fire warnings, besides heat spots alerted by Inpe (National Institute for Space Research), in Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Pará states.
Forest Fires in Argentina
Forest fires burned 30,000 hectares in Patagonia, Argentina. High temperatures were due to climate change. Strong winds promoted the rapid spread of the fires- this is a pattern seen in different parts of the world.
Wildfires and Worsening Drought in California
Once again, wildfires gripped California, USA, a state that has also been facing drought and life-threatening heatwave. Smoke from the wildfires in the west has been visible — and lowering air quality — across the entire country, even as far east as New York City.
More than 11.2 million people in California are at an elevated risk of wildfires. By 2050, California is projected to see more than 140 days a year with high wildfire potential.
Russian forest fire
Early this year, fires spread across eastern Russia, with Siberia's Yakutia region hit hardest. The fires hitting Siberia are so extreme that they've sent smoke streaming to the North Pole.
Russia has experienced abnormally dry and hot weather conditions which caused fires to spread at an alarming rate. Greenpeace Russia staff joined forces with volunteer firefighters, local authorities and residents to contain the fires.
Tornado in the United States
Whether it's sea-level rise due to flooding or warmer ocean temperatures leading to stronger winds and rains or tornadoes, the scientific connections between climate change and extreme weather events are clear.
At least 88 people were killed by the tornado outbreak that destroyed a nursing home in Arkansas, as well wreaking havoc in other parts of Tennessee, Illinois, and Missouri.
Tornado damage in Mayfield, Kentucky. © Ron Alvey / Greenpeace
Sudhanshu Malhotra is a Multimedia Editor at Greenpeace International and you can follow him on Instagram.
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Q: Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web and packages.config I have a web project that I'm trying to convert to Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web. When I make the change to the .csproj file, though, it seems to force it to be interpreted as a <PackageReference>-based project. Of course, <PackageReference> isn't supported in web projects, because it doesn't support persisting the results of installing a package. Web projects must use packages.config in order to support NuGet packages that inject static content into the site's space (such as NewRelic). But, after switching to Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web, the build system seems absolutely stuck on the project being <PackageReference>-based. How do I resolve this? Surely the very existence of Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web implies that it is possible to use packages.config with an SDK project. But, even if I set <RestoreProjectStyle>Packages.config</RestoreProjectStyle>, it still thinks the project is <PackageReference>-based. I've seen advice to try running Update-Package -Reinstall after clearing out obj, bin and .vs, but nothing I've tried has convinced it that this is not a <PackageReference>-based project:

In Visual Studio, all of the NuGet-inserted references are lumped in with other references under Dependencies\Assemblies, and the "Installed" tab of the NuGet Package Manager is empty.
What do I do?

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Elmer Schroeder
The first American-born president of the United States Football Association.
Schroeder, a Philadelphian, was one of the leading managers and administrators in American soccer in the 1930s, both at the club and national-team levels. He was manager of the United States teams at the 1928 Olympic Games in Holland, the 1934 World Cup in Italy, the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, and a national-team tour of Mexico in 1937.
Schroeder, who was a lawyer and had been an official of numerous Philadelphia-area leagues and associations, served as president of the U.S. Football Association in 1933 and 1934, after having been a vice president of that organization since 1927, and as president of the American Soccer League from 1939 to 1942.
Schroeder was the first manager of the great Philadelphia German-Americans team, holding that position from 1932 to 1937. Earlier, he had been director of all teams at the famous Lighthouse Boys Club from 1917 to 1931. The German-Americans teams that he managed won the National Amateur Cup in 1933 and 1934, the American Soccer League championship in 1935 and the U.S. Open Cup in 1936.


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