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Адам Пшехшта (, , Забже) — польський письменник-фантаст, вчений-історик, доктор гуманітарних наук.

Біографія
Адам Пшехшта народився у Забже. Він закінчив Зеленогурський університет за фахом «історик», після чого зайнявся науковою роботою в цьому ж навчальному закладі. У 2001 році Пшехшта на підставі захисту своєї дисертації «Антидержавна діяльність комуністів з погляду польських спецслужб у 1918—1939 роках» отримав ступінь доктора гуманітарних наук. Він також є автором численних статей про діяльність спецслужб, боїв на ножах та окінавське карате.

Літературну діяльність Адам Пшехшта розпочав у 2006 році, коли опублікував у журналі «Nowa Fantastyka» оповідання «Перший крок» (). У 2009 році він опублікував свій перший роман «Хоругва Архангела Михаїла» (). У цьому ж році вийшла збірка оповідань автора «Вовчий легіон» (), який описує пригоди співробітників польських спецслужб у період між двома світовими війнами в альтернативній реальності. У 2011 році Пшехшта розпочав цикл творів «Демони», головним героєм яких є офіцер ГРУ Олександр Розумовський. У 2013 році письменник опублікував роман «Гамбіт Великопольського» (), в якому описується альтернативна історія за який отримав срібну відзнаку літературної премії імені Єжи Жулавського. З 2016 року письменник працює над циклом творів «Materia Prima», у якому вийшли три романи — «Адепт» (), «Намісник» () і «Тінь» (). Більшість творів Адама Пшехшти написані в стилі альтернативної реальності та альтернативної історії, а також у стилі історико-фантастичних бойовиків.

Бібліографія

Цикл «Депозитарій Хоругви Архангела» (пол. Depozytariusz Chorągwi Archanioła)

Хоругва Архангела Михаїла (, 2009)
 Білі ночі (, 2010)

Цикл «Демони» ( пол. O Razumowskim)
 Демони Леніграду (,  Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2011)
 Демони війни, частина 1 (,  Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2013)
 Демони війни, частина 2 (,  Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2014)
 Демони мирного часу (,  Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2015)
 Демони помсти. Абакумов (пол. Demony zemsty. Abakumow, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2019)
 Демони помсти. Берія (пол. Demony zemsty. Beria, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2020)

Цикл «Materia Prima»
 Адепт (, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2016)
 Намісник (, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2017)
 Тінь (, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2018)

Цикл «Materia Secunda»

 Слуга крові (пол. Sługa krwi, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2021)
 Слуга честі (пол. Sługa honoru, Fabryka Słów, Lublin 2022)
 Слуга імперії (пол. Sługa cesarstwa), планується у 2023 р.

Інші романи
 Перший крок (, 2008)
 Вовчий легіон (, роман в новелах, 2009)
 Гамбіт Великопольського (, 2013)

Оповідання
 Перший крок (, 2006)
 Gothique, (2006)
 Перший крок 2 (, 2006)
 Морок над Варшавою (, 2007)
 Алхімік (, 2007)
 Diabolique, (2007)
 Agentes in rebus, (2007)
 Майстер меча (, 2007)
 західна чиста країна (, 2008)
 Вовчий легіон (, 2008)
 Смак апокаліпсису (, 2008)
 Прогулянка з провідником (, 2009)

Посилання
 Адам Пшехшта на сайті LubimyCzytac.pl
 Адам Пшехшта на сайті encyklopediafantastyki.pl
 Wywiad z Adamem Przechrztą, autorem książki «Chorągiew Michała Archanioła»
 Адам Пшехшта на сайті fantlab.ru
 Adam Przechrzta
 Adam Przechrzta
 Ja nie mam mistrza, za stary jestem — wywiad z Adamem Przechrztą

Уродженці Забже
Наукові фантасти Польщі
Польськомовні письменники-фантасти
Польські прозаїки
Польські історики

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Autism is defined as a spectrum disorder that impairs a students' ability to effectively communicate or engage socially in a school community. Students have varying degrees of autistic engagement and severity of impairment which is why medical researchers have called it a "spectrum disorder." A student with autism has repetitive behaviors that provide structure and predictability for the student, but may be perceived as disruptive behavior for other students.
For Lucille, a high school teacher in a suburban school community, the two students with autism in her self-contained classroom of nine students have taught her how to become a more effective teacher in developing tips to manage her classroom and increase academic and behavioral capacity for her two autistic students.
When Lucille obtained her Master's in Special Education in 2002 with a minor concentration in Autism studies, she was determined to find a classroom of autistic students to teach. After she got her first job in August of 2002 in a high school urban school working with special education students, she received nine IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) indicating that in a class of nine students, two of her students had been diagnosed with Autism. With an education minor in Autism, she was determined to learn more on how to create instruction and curriculum design to help them reach their academic potential.
Lucille developed professional affiliations with the Autism Society of America (ASA) and became entrenched in the lives of her two students with Autism and in the lives of the other seven students guided by IEP implementation and direction, along with student's personal interest in activities outside of the classroom.
She worked with families and community organizations to design a part of the classroom with educational resources to increase her capacity to teach and diagnose their learning capacities. Lucille realized that she couldn't create an effective learning environment alone, so she communicated with families and invited community support to make a difference in her student's lives.
Lucille learned from the Brigance test (a subject content diagnostic test) that Joe was highly capable and could be placed in mainstream classes for core and elective classes and given Instructional Assistant support. Lucille used the testing to direct and support her decision-making in providing Joe with academic challenge and IA support when needed.
From Matthew's testing, Lucille learned that he was comfortable in attending a PE (Physical Education) class with an Instructional Assistants' support, but needed remedial support for his reading and math skills. She also learned that he loved to cook and prepare family meals. Along with four low incidence special education students, Matthew stayed with her in a self-contained educational environment, where she taught the core subject areas and a cooking class. Lucille used the testing to determine self-contained placement to increase Matthew's academic success. She developed a cooking class to increase Matthew's personal engagement in the learning process of math and reading.
With ongoing professional development and educational support, Lucille was able to create a proactive learning environment where both Joe and Matthew could actualize their learning capacity and academic potential. Lucille used her resources to provide herself with both a professional and personal education on what she needed to do as a teacher to meet her student's needs.
Lucille's proudest moments came four years later when Joe accepted a scholarship to a Junior College to study Communications and Matthew was accepted into an intern program for the Culinary Arts. Autism inclusive, both students were on their way to reaching their educational and professional goals beyond her self-contained classroom.


Eli (the priest) begins to wax old and lies down on his death bed. While he is there, at night while Samuel was sleeping, he is called by who he thinks is Eli. So Samuel wakes up and goes to see Eli, who claims he did not call him. So Samuel goes back to bed, but again hears "Eli" calling him. So he wakes up and goes to him, and again Eli tells him that he did not call him. So Samuel goes back to sleep. This goes on 3 times before Eli realizes that it is actually the Lord calling him. So Eli instructs Samuel to go back to sleep and if he is called again, then he should arise and speak back to God saying; "…Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth…" (1 Samuel 3:9). Samuel goes back to sleep.
Again Samuel is awakened by a voice calling him, so he wakes up and does as Eli had instructed him. In verse 10, it says that the Lord "stood" by him when he answered. I am going to take this that the Lord LITERALLY was standing next to his bedside, as he has done in the past and future with ALL PROPHETS that he has called. The Lord tells Samuel that he will do a thing in Israel that will cause all who hear it to tingle. Essentially he is going to destroy the wicked and a lot of people (mostly wicked people) are not going to like it. Samuel is recognized in all of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba as established prophets of the Lord God. The Lord appears again to Samuel in Shiloh.
The Israelites are defeated by the Philistines, more than 30,000 soldiers of Israel are killed. The Israelites try to use the Ark of the Covenant to defeat the Philistines and it works for a moment, because they get scared, but ultimately they built up enough courage an essentially slaughter the Israelites and steal the Ark of the Covenant. Eli's sons are slain in battle and his daughter in law dies during childbirth. Eli at age 98 years old dies of an accident and breaks his neck. My guess is that he fell? Eli judged Israel for over forty years.
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Apocalypse Rising
Watch Full Series Episode on #123movies. Episode Overview – With the war between Klingons and Federation intensifying, Sisko must make a plan to expose Gowron as a changeling. Odo is still having trouble with becoming a solid.
Apocalypse Rising Sep. 30, 1996
The Ship Oct. 07, 1996
Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places Oct. 14, 1996
Nor the Battle to the Strong Oct. 21, 1996
The Assignment Oct. 28, 1996
Trials and Tribble-ations Nov. 04, 1996
Let He Who Is Without Sin... Nov. 11, 1996
Things Past Nov. 18, 1996
The Ascent Nov. 25, 1996
Rapture Dec. 30, 1996
The Darkness and the Light Jan. 06, 1997
The Begotten Jan. 27, 1997
For the Uniform Feb. 03, 1997
In Purgatory's Shadow (1) Feb. 10, 1997
By Inferno's Light (2) Feb. 17, 1997
Doctor Bashir, I Presume? Feb. 24, 1997
A Simple Investigation Mar. 31, 1997
Business as Usual Apr. 07, 1997
Ties of Blood and Water Apr. 14, 1997
Ferengi Love Songs Apr. 21, 1997
Soldiers of the Empire Apr. 28, 1997
Children of Time May. 05, 1997
Blaze of Glory May. 12, 1997
Empok Nor May. 19, 1997
In the Cards Jun. 09, 1997
Call to Arms Jun. 16, 1997

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Thursday, April 28th, will be a big day for former North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz, which is all the more reason for Bismarck to officially name the day for him.
In the spring of 2013, Bismarck Century Senior and Quarterback Carson Wentz signed his letter of intent to play football for the Bison of North Dakota State University - NDSU.
The first round of the NFL Draft takes place Thursday, April 28th, in Chicago. Wentz is expected to be one of the first two overall picks.


Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show shares his secrets on how to transform your home for under £5,000.
If you home's exterior is looking tired or is characterless you can do a great deal to improve its kerb appeal and add value in the process. Clean down and repaint the windows, doors and garage door, plus any external joinery such as bargeboards of fascia and soffits.
If the roof is covered in moss you can clean this off with a pressure washer - but be sure not to do any damage to the tiles of slates. Repair any cracks or damage to render, brick or stonework, including repainting if necessary.
If the walls are patchy or the house has been altered, repaired or extended using different mismatching materials, consider painting with masonry paint. An alternative would be to plant a climbing plant - this can also work wonders in hiding an ugly elevation.


Shotton Works is located in Deeside, North Wales, and manufactures approximately 600,000 tonnes of pre-finished steels per year in the form of coated strip for building envelope, domestic and consumer applications.
Shotton Works is located in Deeside, North Wales, and manufactures approximately 500,000 tonnes of metallic and pre-finished steel per year for building envelope, domestic and consumer applications.
A focus on operational energy reduction initiatives such as installation of variable speed drives on some equipment.
Installation of four regenerative thermal oxidisers to reduce natural gas consumption on process lines, whilst simultaneously abating solvent emissions from coating processes.
Receiving >95% feedstock from South Wales by rail rather than road.
Shotton is covered by a new energy efficiency governance process established within Tata Steel Europe, whereby its energy performance has been compared to a benchmark as part of a gap analysis exercise.
The site has generated a range of schemes aimed at bridging the gap with best practice. Internal targets for improvement have been established and Tata Steel Europe's Chief Technical Officer and his direct reports review the progress of each site towards these on a quarterly basis.
Reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. We have improved waste segregation for plastic, wood, cardboard and paper across the site. Where it is not possible to recycle, e.g. broken pallets and cardboard cores, are sent to a local steam raising plant to be incinerated to provide an energy source.
Paint application has been improved, thus reducing raw material consumption.
Dry Mixed Recyclable (DMR) wastes are processed by a licensed waste processor.
Coil packaging materials have been reviewed the amounts used reduced. On site packaging uses reusable magnetic bindings. Coil protectors are reused on site and only disposed of once they are beyond repair.
Our actions to improve resource efficiency go beyond the actions we take in our own manufacturing operations. A key element of resource efficiency is durability; products don't have to be replaced so often and societal consumption is reduced.
We offer the most comprehensive guarantee for pre-finished steel products in Europe for up to 40 years. Unlike other guarantees, Confidex® covers cut edges for the entirety of the guarantee period and does not require any inspections or maintenance during this time.
They can be refurbished: by re-painting or replacing the outer sheet, they can be given an extra life of between 10 and 30 years.
They can be re-used: when removed from the underlying steel structure they can be re-used in another weather-proofing application.
They can be recycled: our coated steel sheets are fully recyclable. We have done detailed studies to demonstrate that this can be done without increasing harmful emissions from the process.
In addition to the inherent durability, re-usability and recyclability of our products, we have taken actions to increase the rate at which they are recycled at the end of life. We have done detailed studies to demonstrate that recycling through the BOS process can be done without increasing harmful emissions from the process.
We are continually investing in the UK's steel collection and recycling infrastructure, enhancing our own recycling capabilities in Port Talbot.
We provide education in schools about steel recycling and we provide technical literature for customers about the life cycle impacts of our products and the steps that can be taken to minimise these impacts throughout the life of the applications in which they are used.
Local treatment of incoming waters.
Processing contaminated waters through our effluent treatment plant.
Directing non-effluent process waters, away from wastewater treatment, and discharged into the site lagoons.
Identifying opportunities for water reuse through the installation of chillers and cooling towers.
Implementing process improvements to reduce the use of water, use of closed loop cycles, use of no-rinse technologies.
Transport impacts are managed centrally within Tata Steel and, as such, it is not possible to disaggregate the transport impacts associated with the production and delivery of specific products from specific locations from the total estimate of Tata Steel transport impacts.
As shipping and logistics activities are managed centrally within Tata Steel it is not possible to disaggregate the CO2 emissions associated with the production and delivery of specific products from specific locations from the total estimate of Tata Steel transport impacts. See the general page for information on Tata Steel's transport impacts and some of the steps we are taking to reduce these.
We apply a common approach to employment and skills at all, of its sites. See the general page for information on what Tata Steel is doing to advance the learning and development of its employees.
Work closely with schools and colleges in the area to help young people prepare for further training and employment, through work experience, career fairs, practice interviews, and insight into STEM.
Employees can opt to donate £1 of their monthly salary which then goes on to support local charities and good causes.
Offer nature walks around the areas of environmental interest on site to local schools.
Support local events such as Kids of Steel, Wales Rally GB.
Introduction of onsite blood donations for the Welsh Blood Service in Feb 2018.


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NAT'L INNOVATION PROGRAM KEY TO IMPROVED
COMPETITIVENESS--ANGARA
Senator Edgardo J. Angara called on the government to commit to a national innovation program during his keynote speech at a forum held on Monday entitled "Understanding Innovations: A Benchmark for Economic Growth and Competitiveness".
The event was organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC).
Angara lamented the low rate of innovation in the country, mainly due to weak government support.
"The existing projects are more in name than substance, which is why this forum is a timely, relevant opportunity to contribute to policy-making. We must pursue this initiative in a dedicated, singular manner if we want positive results," he said.
Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, explained that the proposed national innovation program would have two major components.
"This program would provide financial support to enable our academe and industries to undertake world-class R&D and adapt available technology abroad to address our country's needs," he said.
"Second, the government must also draw up policy guidelines that would offer incentives such as tax deductions and credit to companies," Angara added.
The veteran legislator underscored the importance of the national innovation program in improving our country's competitiveness and economic performance relative to our neighbors in Southeast Asia.
"Now is the time for us to wake up. Because without reform in science, education, agriculture, health and especially governance, we will never escape the 'low income country' classification," said Angara.


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Evan McMullin - Conservatives' Nagging Social Media Conscience
By John Daly | January 19, 2017 | 10:27am
Photo by George Frey/Getty Media Features Evan McMullin
Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin never stood a chance of winning the White House last November, but he did become an acceptable voting alternative for NeverTrump Republicans and conservatives whose conscience simply wouldn't allow them to support the GOP nominee.
As a principled, small-government conservative, McMullin ran largely on traditional Republican values and policies—hallmarks that many in the party feared Donald Trump's primary victory had placed on the endangered species list. The Utahan's experience as a CIA officer helped him speak confidently and knowledgeably about our nation's foreign policy challenges (a particularly troubling area for Trump), and his unapologetic support of the free market added to his appeal.
His most compelling argument, however, was his strong sense of character and common decency. He adamantly rejected Trump's depraved statements, his nasty treatment of others, and the populist anger that fueled the nominee's campaign. McMullin never wasted an opportunity to emphasize the importance of personal integrity, citing Trump's deficiency in that area as one of the reasons an opposition candidate from the Right was needed.
With a very limited budget, and a ridiculously narrow path to victory, much of McMullin's presidential campaign was waged on the internet. He and his eventual running mate, Mindy Finn, spent a lot of time on social media courting disaffected Republicans with the message that Trump was as dangerous for America's future as Hillary Clinton.
Their morally-charged arguments took aim at Trump's chronic dishonesty. They slammed his unserious positions on a multitude of issues, and his adoption of the same demagogic rhetoric that conservatives reliably denounce when it comes from the Left. Over and over again, they asked the Republican base if it was truly prepared to support and normalize the perverse behavior of a man who was, in their name, making a mockery of their principles.
The McMullin campaign may not have been the voice of the conservative movement; most voters on the political Right probably didn't even know it existed. It did, however, become a voice of conscience for movement-conservatives who were torn between practicing what they've long preached and shelving their integrity for a wildcard vulgarian.
In the end, anti-Hillary sentiment proved to be a stronger force than principled opposition. The Right largely rallied around the Republican nominee, deeming him to be the lesser of two evils.
Those who were aware of McMullin and his campaign probably figured he'd fade back into obscurity after the election. Instead, he has taken on a new public role…as social media's leading conservative Trump watchdog.
McMullin hasn't let up on Trump, not even a little bit. He uses his Twitter account to deliver daily attacks on the president-elect's rhetoric, judgement, and positions, while aggressively pointing out the hypocrisy and spinelessness of the Republicans who defend it. He sticks up for those who Trump puts in his Twitter crosshairs (from both sides of the political aisle), and he has shown a willingness to lend credence to the critiques of even Trump's most liberal critics.
Brennan is polite to say Trump doesn't understand the Russian threat. He understands it well. He just sees opportunity for himself in it. https://t.co/NSME3×5Rz7
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) January 16, 2017
With humor, comedians remind people of truth, which is one reason they threaten fragile authoritarians. https://t.co/dNHhjYtQ3q
.@realDonaldTrump, this is what we know: Putin helped elect you and you act in his interest at America's expense. The rest we'll figure out. https://t.co/kEV9YiNtDd
Some of McMullin's assessments have been so brutal, and borderline personal, that even notable conservatives who've been highly skeptical of Trump are becoming irritated with the former candidate.
Last month, for example, Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist tweeted, "How do you do that thing where you keep Evan McMullin from showing up in your feed in any way shape or form? Asking for me."
Have some of McMullin's attacks been over the top and petty? Without question. Most of them, however, have been well within the range of scrutiny that conservatives have placed on President Barack Obama over the past eight years. In fact, many of the criticisms are identical to the ones used against the president: narcissism, pop-culture grandstanding, attacks on the media, executive orders, infrastructure spending, dismissiveness of our intelligence agencies, etc.
It's this single-standard approach, and the intellectual consistency that comes with it, that makes the arguments particularly effective. It's hard to escape the notion, then, that what might just annoy Republicans the most about McMullin is that he is a painful, persistent reminder of what so many of them used to be.
The party gave up some of its most cherished principles to support the man who went on to become its new leader. And many Righties quietly decided that some of the things they complained about for nearly a decade weren't all that bad after all. McMullin, however, is sticking to the old set of the rules, and he doesn't seem to care who it ticks off.
For better or for worse, this former presidential candidate—who most people have never heard of—has become social media's nagging conservative conscience. And I don't expect he'll be giving up the position anytime soon.
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The Roller-Coaster Recovery
posted by Michael Lewis on April 17, 2020 - 12:00am
After a Devastating 20Q2 (-30% or More Drop in Real GDP), The U.S. Headed for Big Summer Gain, Late Fall Slump, and then a Sustained Post-Vaccine Expansion. Real GDP Should Finally Surpass Its 19Q4 Peak in 21Q3
The current downturn (fated to become a record-breaking recession) is both more predictable and less predictable than nearly every other U.S. business cycle. Rather than the result of the complex interactions within a $19-trillion real economy as in a typical cycle, this recession is driven entirely by elected officials slamming their collective boots on the "brakes."
In March, government officials shut down the "non-essential" parts of the economy to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They can re-start the economy almost as easily. And they will do so.
The question is when. More precisely, the first question is when; the next question is what's next.
Given the most likely virus developments ahead and officials' reaction to them, FMI expects that the first steps to restart the economy will begin in May, pick up steam in June and be far along by the end of summer. The process will be far from smooth, however. In short, expect a roller-coaster economy for the next year.
The shape of this "roller-cycle" is fairly clear: the current deep dive will be followed by a solid bounce up this summer, then gradual steps forward, mixed with a step back or two. Another but more moderate deceleration will likely occur in late fall/early winter as COVID-19 cases and fears begin to rise again (prompting excessive restrictions in many states and other countries).
Finally, aided by a COVID-19 vaccine, there should a sustained expansion, perhaps even explosive growth, beginning on or about spring, 2021. Consumers will make up for lost time, and businesses will ramp up investment.
Less predictable is the amplitude of these growth waves, which will depend on when, where and how quickly the current restrictions on activity are lifted. After a real GDP decline of around -9% in 20Q1 (Advance Report to be released April 29), FMI is now tracking a -30% collapse in real GDP growth in 20Q2, but it could be worse, say -40% or more. There is also a chance for somewhat less of a decline this quarter, but the odds for that are fading fast as state officials slow-walk plans to re-open.
The steeper the 20Q2 decline is, the stronger the subsequent rebound will be. Based on the steep decline in the first half of the year, FMI expects a solid double-digit rally in 20Q3, more than +20%. If 20Q2 were to be down -40%, the summer surge would likely near +25%.
Even so, it would take five quarters of net expansion, from 20Q3 to 21Q3, to recoup all the recession losses and hit a new GDP peak.
Real growth would continue at a brisk pace this fall, but the reappearance of some COVID-19 cases late this year would push real growth briefly to near zero. The announcement of a vaccine will trigger a cascade of spending to celebrate, plus the return of major league sports, stadium concerts and festivals, the Olympics, et al.
A number of virus-related factors could affect the amplitude of individual quarters. For the most part, these would be offsetting -- there could be a smoother course or bigger growth swings. In any case, we would still be looking at a five-quarter comeback to the new GDP peak in 21Q3.
If, like most flus, the virus goes dormant in hot weather, this summer's rebound could be bigger. If herd immunity becomes greater, i.e., more people fought off the virus with few or no symptoms and now carry antibodies, the winter return of the virus could be limited. If a vaccine were announced sooner, within the next several months, the benefits would also come sooner. Though it would still take a year or more to manufacture and distribute the vaccine, planning for the 2021 revivals would proceed at full speed.
If the news proves to be much harsher -- a vaccine remains out of reach, touted treatments prove ineffective, COVID-19 thrives in the heat -- obviously, these projections change. In that case, we expect that the public will rapidly adjust to a higher but manageable number of virus-related deaths. Americans tolerate levels of, say, auto accidents and murders, that shock many other nations. Left with a choice of maintaining this status quo for a year or more, the people will choose the economy. It won't be close.
THE EVOLVING TIMETABLE
A few weeks ago, President Trump mused that it would be "wonderful" if the economy re-opened by Easter. During this Easter week, economies are beginning to open… overseas. Austria, India, Denmark and Norway will begin gradually lifting restrictions imposed to impede the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Austria is leading the way by opening businesses starting this week. India is opening some factories. The Scandinavians are re-opening schools first, then businesses later. (Their neighbor Sweden has declined to impose much in the way of official restrictions so far, trusting their people's good sense).
Meanwhile, the U.S. is still considering. The president's social distancing recommendations are slated to last until May 1. State governors, who imposed the shutdowns of "non-essential" businesses, have varying strategies. Texas has indicated it may begin normalizing activities within two weeks. In contrast, Virginia's governor has extended his shutdown order into mid-June (he is limited to just a single term and is perhaps less responsive to what the public wants). Most other governors are holding their cards close to the vest; more than a few appear not to have a clue.
Essentially, we expect a reversal of the shutdown process. Starting in early March, some very scary model projections prompted a few governors to announce restrictions. Other governors, reading the same models and seeing their peers get away with unprecedented impositions on the economy, followed suit. This, in turn, spurred the first governors to add more restrictions. And so on.
Now, the models, fed by hard data, are becoming much more upbeat. U.S. estimated deaths down from 90,000 to 60,000; projections of hospitals choked with victims dissipating fast, even in hard-hit areas like NYC. The first governors, in Texas or wherever, will ease restrictions and see immediate upticks in the economy. This will bring pressure to bear on the other governors.
President Trump, who has only issued advisories about domestic business so far, plans to modify that approach to encourage regional modifications. The administration plans to issue ratings for every county as low, medium or high risk from the virus. These could come in early May. Presumably, low risk counties would then demand relief from their respective governors.
WILL SHOPPERS, BUSINESSES RESPOND? YES
Long before governors took out their executive-order-signing pens, the public had already moved toward social distancing. Frequent handwashing, avoiding crowds, working from home etc. Many would have started wearing masks except that public health experts told them not to do so. So, what will happen when those same experts, or their elected leaders, tell people it is safe to return to work and shopping?
FMI expects a stampede, albeit one with people standing on blue tape every six feet in check-out lines and wearing masks. Bars, restaurants, car dealerships, open houses for home sales and more will see brisk traffic. Air travel abroad will not be appealing for quite a while, but domestic flights to see family -- or just to see someplace else -- will be booked. Even cruise ships will sail again; their fans have shrugged off shipboard public health nightmares for years. Those all-you-can-eat buffets must be incredible…
People will not have the option for a few months to go to a theater, basketball game, or concert; many would be wary about going back to those venues anyway. But they will come quite quickly when (we hope) a vaccine is found.
Those who believe that this terrible episode has altered the American character or way of life, or permanently scarred the economy are mistaken.
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… we thought it might be fun to compare the U.S. and U.K. book cover designs of this year's Morning News Tournament of Books contenders. Book cover design never seems to garner much discussion in the literary world, but, as readers, we are undoubtedly swayed by the little billboard that is the cover of every book we read. Even in the age of the Kindle, we are clicking through the images as we impulsively download this book or that one. I've always found it especially interesting that the U.K. and U.S. covers often differ from one another, suggesting that certain layouts and imagery will better appeal to readers on one side of the Atlantic rather than the other.


Well that's exciting ! My son was born in PEI, so he now has a very cool coin indeed to add to his collection.
Thank you so much Bill! I'm so grateful for this site! Would you mind providing a grading option ?
Topic: 2006 lucky loonie Help.
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Thank you again for helping me with all my questions! Is the loonie a die error? Minting error ? What would cause the discolouration ?
Thank you Bill. I'm new at this and anything odd I'm questioning. So I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to share my photo's and get feed-back. I do have a question.....is there a tool I can use to determine if one or both sides are rotated or off centre?
This penny I found has a weight of 2.44g is more narrow one one part of rim. It is missing a couple dots on the obverse side, however it appears to have much more errors? Your advice is much appreciated !


Do You Have a Good Motorcycle Accident Case?
Any motorcycle rider who survives a motorcycle accident is undoubtedly glad that it was not worse. After all, while motorcyclists are five times more likely to be in an accident than an automobile driver, they are thirty times more likely to be in an accident that results in death.
Nevertheless, many motorcyclists who have survived accidents are faced with large medical bills. Injuries resulting from an accident can mean thousands, maybe even millions, of dollars for treatment and therapy. This can be especially exasperating when liability is debated. After all, fault is often unclear and requires not only a perspective, but evidence, and if a motorcycle rider loses his or her case, it will most likely mean that he or she will have to pay his or her own bills.
First, if you have been in an accident and are seeking compensation for injuries sustained, and you argue that the accident was not our fault, your case will be what is called a liability case. This means that it will center on determining responsibility (liability) for the accident. Thus, as the motorcyclist, you will attempt to prove that the accident was not your fault, but that it was the other driver's unsafe or negligent behavior that led to the crash and your subsequent injuries. In the majority of two-vehicle motorcycle accidents, the other driver is most often responsible.
Did the driver do something that caused the accident, such as swerve out of his or her lane, hitting a rider or otherwise forcing him or her into an accident? This would also be the case if the other driver failed to see traffic signals, such as if he or she ran a stop sign or a red light, which resulted in an accident.
Did the driver not do something that caused the accident, such as exercise the right amount of care while driving? This is often the case – in fact, the primary cause of motorcycle accidents is when a driver is negligent, most often while taking left-hand turns and not spotting oncoming motorcycles.
If you believe that you can prove either of these possibilities to be the truth, then you may have a good case. Keep in mind that you need to remain objective about what happened. This makes it very important to do such things such as interviewing witnesses, writing down each detail that you remember about the accident, and photographing your injuries as soon as possible.
The motorcycle's design was flawed, which directly led to the accident and subsequent injuries.
The motorcycle was somehow damaged before your purchase of the vehicle, such as during shipping, and this directly led to your accident.
The manufacturer had issued a recall for a flawed part, but did not follow the proper methods of alerting the customers.
As is to be expected, these cases are often much more difficult for a plaintiff to win, being that it can be quite difficult to prove direct causation. In addition, companies typically have excellent legal counsel.
Should You Get Legal Help?
Since filing a liability claim for a motorcycle accident is a daunting task for most people, you may also want to consider hiring a Georgia motorcycle crash injury lawyer who specializes in motorcycle accidents. You do not want to make any mistakes while preparing or arguing your case, and hiring an attorney can certainly increase your chances of a positive outcome. Additionally, attorneys are able to gather the right evidence, including the taking of pictures and retrieval of witness accounts. In all, what matters most is that you make a convincing, supported argument.
If you or a loved one have been injured in a motorcycle accident in Georgia, no matter the circumstances, contact Van Sant Law so we can talk about what happened, your injuries, and how to best proceed to obtain compensation. The time to file a legal claim is limited, and trying to work directly with an insurance company could be a serious mistake leading to a substantial loss of compensation. Fill out our free, no-obligation online contact form, or call Van Sant Law today at (404) 991-5950.


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Home National Sarmad Hafeez pitches for making JK premier shooting destination.
Sarmad Hafeez pitches for making JK premier shooting destination.
Asks Bollywood to renew its romance with J&K, outlines features of J&K Film Policy, says policy has institutionalized, incentivized film production in UT
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 08, 2021: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez today appealed to the film fraternity of the country to renew its decades' old romance with Jammu & Kashmir even as he pitched for making the UT as the premier shooting destination of India.
Attending the national level Film Tourism symposium, organized jointly by the Ministries of Tourism & Information & Broadcasting here this evening, the Tourism Secretary dwelt in detail on the long and age old relationship Jammu & Kashmir has had with Bollywood and other film platforms of the country. He reminded the film industry of its warm and affectionate relationship with Jammu & Kashmir which the people of the UT so fondly recall. He appealed the members of film world to take up this thread of warm relationship forward and start re visiting Jammu & Kashmir in good numbers for shooting.
Asking the film fraternity to partner with UT administration in this regard, Sarmad Hafeez said the Government has recently put in place a comprehensive Film Policy by which film shooting and production in J&K has been institutionalized and incentivized. In a detailed presentation about the Film Policy, he outlined the thrust areas and scope for working on film projects in J&K. He said for the first time shootings in the UT have been incentivized and requisite infrastructure for the same is being made available.
Union Secretary, Tourism, Arvind Singh; Secretary, Information & Broadcasting, Apurva Chandra; Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Ganji Kamlavardhan Rao; Additional Director General, Tourism, Rupinder Brar, Head, Film Facilitation Office, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), Vikramjit Roy also spoke on the occasion.
Nine States and Union Territories namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Maharashtra were present on the occasion to showcase the initiatives undertaken by them towards ease of filming as well as the opportunities available in their jurisdictions.
On the occasion several Bollywood producers shared their experiences of Kashmir and said that they have special love for the place. They assured of their support in turning to UT for shooting again.
Producer Trade Associations and Film Chambers of Commerce from across the country participated in the symposium. Representatives from Film Federation of India (FFI), Indian Film & TV Producers Council (IFTPC), Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), Producers Guild of India (PGI), Motion Pictures Association, India, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), Indian Film & Television Directors Association (IFTDA), Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal (ABMCM), Western India Film Producers Association (WIFPA), Film Makers Combine, Asian Society of Film and Television (AAFT), MX Player, Amazon Prime, Voot, The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, The Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce, Producers' Council, Assam, Filmmakers Association of Nagaland (FAN), Bengal Film and Television Chamber of Commerce (BFTCC), Sikkim Film Cooperative Society and Film and Television Producers Guild of South India, Motion Pictures Association of America (India Office) are attending the symposium.
Earlier in the day, the Secretary Tourism had a series of meetings with representatives of several tourism trade bodies based here.
A delegation of members of the Travel Agents Federation of India exhibited keen interest in several products being offered by Jammu & Kashmir Tourism including MICE and corporate tourism. Several other delegations also met Sarmad Hafeez and enquired about the potential of various segments like adventure tourism, winter sports, spring festivals etc.
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Boys Basketball – RBC Chases History While Ranney Embraces Underdog Role in Non-Public Sectional Finals
Matt Manley Published: March 9, 2022
Red Bank Catholic senior Alex Brown (right) battles for position against Ranney junior Isaac Hester. (Photo: Ray Rich Photography)
NJSIAA Tournament
Non-Public Sectional Finals
At Lenape High School
South Jersey Non-Public B
No. 1 Trenton Catholic (21-4) vs. No. 3 Ranney (22-5), 5 p.m. - Watch Live
Since Ranney's emergence as a statewide contender in the latter part of the previous decade, these two teams have had some intense battles, mostly when Ranney was led by the likes of Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis. It has taken a few years, but Ranney has worked its way back into position to win a sectional championship and for the second time in five years, the Panthers will have to go through Trenton Catholic to claim the trophy – which they did in 2018 for the program's first ever sectional title.
Unlike 2018, it will be Trenton Catholic that enters Wednesday's championship as the favorite. The Iron Mikes have been comfortably in the statewide Top 20 throughout the season and have tested themselves against quality competition that includes wins over the Patrick School, Life Center Academy, Ramapo, Robbinsville and Trenton (twice) – the last three of which all made it to their respective sectional championship games.
The only team from New Jersey to beat Trenton Catholic is the Hun School of Princeton, which means the Iron Mikes have not lost to an NJSIAA team all year. That resume includes a current winning streak of 12.
Trenton Catholic is led by three dynamic scorers, two of whom are senior twins Jameel and Jamaal Morris, who came over from Burlington City before the start of last season. The top scorer, though, is sophomore Deuce Jones, a 6-foot-1 point guard averaging 22 points per game to lead the Iron Mikes. In the sectional quarterfinals against Gloucester Catholic, Jones went off for a career-high 35 points.
Ranney senior Charles Anyichie. (Photo: Tom Smith | tspsportsimages.com)
Ranney counters with a fairly experienced team overall, led by junior guard Isaace Hester, who is coming off back-to-back 20-plus point outings against both Bishop Eustace (28) and St. Joseph of Hammonton (23).
The Panthers have gotten a nice blend beyond Hester, with seniors T.J. Braswell-Brown, Charles Anyichie and Brandon Klatsky all stepping up, with sophomore Drew Buck also emerging as a key contributor over the last several weeks. Buck has stepped into a starting role with 6-6 junior Zack Davis injured and Davis's status remains up in the air for Wednesday after missing another game on Monday against St. Joseph.
Over the last two games, Ranney has finally looked like the team that opened the season ranked No. 3 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10 and spent time in the state top 20 as well. When Hester is on and Anyichie is causing havoc on the defensive end, the Panther are just one or two decent supporting scorers away from being a very tough out against anybody. They will need Hester to be at his best and for Anyichie to be a force to have a chance against the Iron Mikes on Wednesday.
The Pick: Trenton Catholic, 62-55
South Jersey Non-Public A
No. 1 Red Bank Catholic (24-4) vs. No. 3 Rutgers Prep (25-3), 7 p.m. - Watch Live
For most of the year, Rutgers Prep has looked like a team with better than an outside chance to reach the Tournament of Champions. The Argonauts have a big win over Bergen Catholic – thought by most to be the favorite to come out of the Non-Public A bracket at the beginning of the year and two of their three losses have come to Camden and Gill St. Bernard's – two of the top four teams in the state. On top of that, Rutgers Prep also beat St. Thomas Aquinas in Monday's sectional semifinal, giving them a win over the No. 3 team in the most recent rankings.
The one real slip-up Rutgers Prep has had this year, fittingly enough, came against Red Bank Catholic on Jan. 29 at Central Regional. Losing to an RBC team that racked up the most power points in the state heading into the state tournament is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, but in that game, the Caseys scored a season-high 90 points and did so while missing sophomore forward Zach Meeks.
Rutgers Prep boasts the kind of backcourt firepower that is consistent with a lot of championship rosters, headlined by juniors Jadin Collins, Cameron Pigee and all-around point-guard Ryan Petit. Collins is coming off a career-best performance against St. Thomas Aquinas, in which he scored 30 points along with 10 rebounds, four assists and seven steals.
Red Bank Catholic sophomore Gioacchino Panzini. (Photo: Tom Smith | tspsportsimages.com)
The Argonauts also have a versatile big man with Shore Conference ties in 6-7 Ryan Zan, who spent his last two seasons playing at Ranney. Zan is having a breakout year at Rutgers Prep, averaging 15 points and 9.7 rebounds while posting 17 double-doubles.
While Rutgers Prep has the edge in quickness and creativity in the backcourt, Red Bank Catholic will counter with a physical lineup that can challenge Zan on the interior, as well as the kind of depth that is hard to match. RBC has an impressive nine players who have scored at least 100 points on the season and eight of those players contributed in the 90-79 win over Rutgers Prep at the Jimmy V Showcase.
The senior trio of Alex Bauman, C.J. Ruoff and Cyril Arvanitis carried the Caseys in that game and all three have been big for RBC through two state tournament games. Bauman posted his first career triple-double on Friday against Camden Catholic (14 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists) and Arvanitis pumped in five three-pointers for 18 points to help ignite a Caseys comeback against St. Joseph Metuchen on Monday.
In addition to the seniors, sophomore Gioacchino Panzini has been raising his game late in the season, most recently with a 23-point performance against St. Joseph Monday in which the 6-5 swingman went off for 18 points in the second half to help RBC erase an 18-point deficit. Throw in Meeks's return to the lineup, plus the contributions of players like Alex Brown, Ryan Prior and Colin Cavanaugh off the bench, and Rutgers Prep will have a lot to think about in facing the Caseys.
Whichever team emerges with the win on Wednesday night will achieve a bit of history, with Rutgers Prep seeking its first ever sectional championship and RBC going for its first since 1977.
It looks like both teams are hitting their stride heading into this one and RBC has to feel good having beaten Rutgers Prep already despite being down a starter. Still, this Rutgers Prep lineup has everything and beating the battle-tested Argonauts for a second time is a mighty tall order.
The Pick: Rutgers Prep, 77-73
Filed Under: boys basketball, Boys Basketball NJSIAA Tournament, NJSIAA Tournament, Ranney, Red Bank Catholic


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ANITA experiment
Michelson-Morley experiment
(speed of light)
(particle physics, Higgs field)
LHCb, Belle experiment, BaBar experiment
(B-mesons, flavour anomalies, V_cb puzzle, pentaquark)
RHIC
(quark-gluon plasma)
Super-Kamiokande, ANITA experiment
(neutrinos, proton decay)
(gravitational waves)
(hydrogen line in cosmic microwave background)
Chandra Observatory
Event Horizon Telescope
(black holes)
An experiment studying neutrino physics:
The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment has been designed to study ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic neutrinos by detecting the radio pulses emitted by their interactions with the Antarctic ice sheet.
In 2018 the experiment saw some events that were interpreted as signaling New Physics beyond the standard model of particle physics (Fox et. al. 18).
Possible model (in theoretical physics) that have been suggested might explain this include sterile neutrinos (Huang 18) or leptoquarks (Chauhan-Mohanty 18)
LHCb experiment, Belle experiment
Super-Kamiokande
University of Hawaii, ANITA Webpage
Wikipedia, Antarctic Impulse Transient Antenna
On the potentially anomalous events recorded:
Derek B. Fox, Steinn Sigurdsson, Sarah Shandera, Peter Mészáros, Kohta Murase, Miguel Mostafá, Stephane Coutu, The ANITA Anomalous Events as Signatures of a Beyond Standard Model Particle, and Supporting Observations from IceCube (arXiv:1809.09615)
Speculation that sterile neutrinos could explain the ANITA anomaly:
Guo-yuan Huang, Sterile neutrinos as a possible explanation for the upward air shower events at ANITA, Phys. Rev. D 98, 043019 (2018) (arXivL1804.05362)
Speculation that leptoquarks could (not only explain the flavour anomalies but also) explain the ANITA anomaly:
Bhavesh Chauhan, Subhendra Mohanty, A common leptoquark solution of flavor and ANITA anomalies (arXiv:1812.00919)
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Q: Making a more resilient MySQL backup script I have a standard mysqlbackup script that runs in cron. We recently had an issue where we removed a column from a table that a view was referencing. As such, our backup script was failing with an error similar to the following:
mysqldump: Couldn't execute 'show create table `v`': View 'foo_breakage.v'
references invalid table(s) or column(s) or function(s) or definer/invoker of
view lack rights to use them (1356)

If you simply drop this view, backups will work again. What I'm trying to solve is to be either a) notified in the future when this error happens, or b) (this is probably unlikely), but force the backup to go through regardless with an error like this if at all possible.
What's the best way to approach this problem? I'm assuming the only, and best approach for this is to check an exit status code and send an email notification to sysops in the event of failure. Will the above failure show up in an exit status code? Looking for creative/easy solutions.

A: I would check for errors and mail/trigger something accordingly - but you can also force the backup to continue regardless of errors:
from the mysqldump reference page:

--force, -f
Continue even if an SQL error occurs
  during a table dump.
One use for this option is to cause
  mysqldump to continue executing even
  when it encounters a view that has
  become invalid because the definition
  refers to a table that has been
  dropped. Without --force, mysqldump
  exits with an error message. With
  --force, mysqldump prints the error message, but it also writes an SQL
  comment containing the view definition
  to the dump output and continues
  executing.

A: Easy solution : use the "automysqlbackup' script from sourceforge.net and throw that on cron.
It even auto rotates daily / weekly backups + emails you with all the results.

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As many of you already know, I am on track to graduate from the Department of Asian Studies at UBC with my Masters degree in August. After a lot hand wringing, I've decided to take a year off from graduate school to devote myself to translation and other projects. I'm not sure if I will continue on to a PhD at the end of the year or not.
The good news: I'm still head over heels in love with Chinese comics, and plan to continue blogging and tweeting far, far into the foreseeable future. Here are the Chinese manhua and lianhuanhua that I plan to translate over the next six months to a year, depending other obligations (like eating, sleeping, paying the rent, etc) that life throws my way. Also, if you have any suggestions for future projects, or would like to donate to support my translations, there is a page for that now!
Adapted by Pan Caiying 潘彩英 from the original 1978 story by Ye Yonglie 業永烈 with art by Du Jianguo 杜建國 and Mao Yongkun 毛用坤.
Description: Popular lianhuanhua adaptation of a groundbreaking post-Cultural Revolution sci fi story. A young boy visits the near future and learns about all of the amazing new technologies which will make life easier for the Chinese people, including smart watches, robot butlers, hover cars, and (of course) giant watermelons.
Think The Jetsons meets EPCOT as imagined by Deng Xiaoping.
Description: This short comic was produced towards the end of the Cultural Revolution as part of the 1974 "Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius" campaign launched by the Gang of Four. Sharply critical of the ancient philosopher whose teachings (or interpretations thereof) have come to be seen as foundational to Sinophone countries, this irreverent look at the man from Qufu is one of the more light-hearted products of the disastrous Cultural Revolution.
Think O Brother Where Art Thou meets The Devil's Dictionary as imagined by Christopher Hitchens.
Just as they were making an uproar, suddenly a breathless person came running over, a weapon in his hands. He shouted, "Bandits! You dare violate the law of land! Don't even think about stealing our money!" Everyone hurriedly shouted, "Sorry! Sorry! We were just passing by and didn't know what was what, and didn't have a chance to understand the situation, please instruct! Please instruct!" In the end, following this individual's explanation, they learned that this was the border to the "Kingdom of Paper Money," and that he was a paper money guard. Paper money could be used in the place of gold and silver, and following a number of reforms by the king it had advanced from industrial production to agricultural production. All over the country "paper money" was being grown to meet a massive demand, and all in all it really was rather convenient.
The guard continued, saying, "Those entering our borders can leave gold or silver, which can be converted to 'paper money'! Tripitaka and the others thought this was all rather fine, and so they wrote down the sum of the pile of money shaken down by Bajie. for reference. Bajie then spat out a gold ingot which had been hidden in his stomach to exchange for the paper money and with that everything was settled.
In less than a half day's time, the news of Zhu Bajie spitting up gold had reached the capital. Upon hearing this, the royal uncle, Yang Tianlu, hurriedly, went to the imperial palace to call on his younger sister, Empress Dai Ling, wife of Emperor Xizong. It was a pleasantly sunny day, with a calm wind. The palace was filled with the sound of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers. Emperor Xizong could be seen making his way to the Pavilion of Hundred Birds. Gesturing with his arms, he was training the birds to use their beaks to carry paper money in their mouths and fly in and out of their cage. Her majesty the Empress sat in the Pavilion of Blossoms, dressed in gold ornaments, with glistening jewels and shining pearls. Her eyebrows, however, were furrowed in displeasure, and her face betrayed anger. It seemed that she was rather unhappy about something. The emperor had spent the whole day playing with his paper money, so when the Empress saw Tianlu come smiling and laughing up the steps she hurriedly asked him, "Elder brother, whatever could it be that pleases you so much?" Whereupon Tianlu told her about the miracle of Zhu Bajie spitting up gold.
In my post on cartoon versions of Sun Wukong, I discussed Zhang Guangyu's 張光宇 (1900-1965) overlooked masterpiece, Manhua Journey to the West 西遊漫記. Originally created in the fall of 1945 while Zhang was living in the wartime capital of Chongqing, Manhua Journey to the West was initially introduced to the public through a series of popular exhibitions in Chongqing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Due to both the limitations of the print industry at the time, and eventual KMT censorship, and the turmoil accompanying the founding of the PRC it was not until 1958 that a book version was finally released by the People's Fine Arts Press 人民美術出版社出版 in Beijing. In 1998, over three decades after Zhang's death in 1965, it was republished Shandong Pictorial Press 山東畫報出版社, and from December 25, 2012 to February 24, 2013, the original artwork was put on display in as part of a larger retrospective exhibition of Zhang's work at the Suzhou Museum 苏州博物馆.
My own exposure to the work came several months ago while reading a recently published collection of essays dedicated to Zhang Guangyu and his works. Before reading this collection, I had primarily thought of Zhang both as a magazine editor and also as an organizer of various influential cartoonists' organizations. Aside from several memorable covers of Modern Sketch 时代漫画and other magazines he was involved in during the 1930s, I had not seen much of his work as an artist. Fortunately, along with the essays, the editors choose to reprint examples of not only his covers, but also selections from his full color comics, including two pages from the Manhua Journey to the West. Zhang does not seem to have done much work in black in white, nor does he seem to have had much interest in doing simple gag strips. This may explain why he is less well known than cartoonists such as contemporaries Zhang Leping 张乐平 and Feng Zikai 丰子恺, whose black and white cartoons can be easily and cheaply reproduced without much loss in quality. Even online, color works tend to fair more poorly in transmission, since many colors cannot be accurately reproduced by the compressed image file formats which are most commonly used.
Not having access to the original book, or a reprint thereof, however, curiosity drove me to seek out an online version of Manhua Journey to the West. After almost giving up, I was finally able to find a Chinese-language art blog which had reposted the entire series of drawings, with the narration included as text below the image. For the sake of introducing Zhang's out-of-print work to a larger audience, I've translated the 60 page text, as recorded on that blog, with a few edits for what seem to be transcription errors. Enjoy!
It is said that in ancient times there was a king, who was capable and efficient in dealing with affairs of state; in a dream he saw Father Time carrying a sphere in one hand, and in the other a celestial tome, warning him, "In the vastness of the world, there is no limit to the extraordinary things that exist. What does your teeny tiny kingdom amount to compared to all of this? I gift this sphere unto you, study it closely, for it contains the myriad changes and the countless permutations!" His words completed, he handed the sphere to the king, who took it asking, "Will you gift your celestial tome to me as well?" Father Time said, "One thing at a time! One thing at a time!" and with that, disappeared.
The king awoke from his dream only to discover that the sphere was still in his hands. Studying it closely, he found that it was a perfectly round crystal ball, with nothing visible on its surface, aside from the fact that the center of the sphere was translucent and glowing. Slowly but surely patterns began to emerge.
It turns out that it was a "map of the mountains and seas," in one corner of which he was even able to find his own kingdom.


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Abstract: Unlike economists, it is unusual for political scientists to discuss first principles of our discipline. My purpose in this article is to make a small contribution toward remedying this situation by calling to mind a few fundamentals about government that all students of politics should know. Drawing on the work of classical, modern and contemporary scholarship, and my own empirical analysis of 700 elections in 50 democracies, of more than a dozen dictatorships of various ideological cast, and of the history of two cases with which I am most familiar—the United States and Cuba—I identify five elements of politics, two basic compounds or regime types, and six scientific "laws" that govern their operations.
Abstract: Jan Narveson criticizes the view expressed in my Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World that there is no orthodox libertarian position on the ethics of abortion. He asserts that fetuses lack the defining characteristics of personhood, and thus are ineligible for what he terms "intrinsic" rights under his, and presumably any other, plausible libertarian theory. My counterargument is threefold: (i) Narveson's contractarianism can be interpreted in a way that is consistent with the pro-life perspective; (ii) because his theory permits no principled distinction between the moral status of third trimester fetuses and newborns, the contrary reading of his social contract produces a result that is implausible and even repellent; and (iii) even if his version of contractarianism does imply a unique, aggressively pro-choice stance on abortion, there are competing libertarian theories that are receptive to pro-life views.
Abstract: This paper defends the Blockian Proviso against its critics, Kinsella in particular, and interprets it as a law of non-contradiction in the theory of just property rights. I demonstrate that one may not lawfully appropriate in such a way as to forestall others from appropriating an unowned land because such appropriation would result in conflict-generating norms, and conflict-generating norms are not rationally justifiable and just norms. The Blockian Proviso, which precludes forestalling, operates therefore at the level of original appropriation and determines, according to the homestead principle of justice in first acquisition, what may and what may not be lawfully appropriated. Hence, the Blockian Proviso is not an add-on to the homestead principle but part and parcel thereof.
Abstract: Ayn Rand and Friedrich A. Hayek were two of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century in the effort to turn the current of opinion away from collectivism and toward what could be called classical liberalism or libertarianism. The purpose of this pedagogical article is to explain, describe, and compare the essential ideas of these great advocates of liberty in language that permits generally educated readers to understand, recognize, and appreciate their significance. It that sense, it hopes to make the the ideas of Rand and Hayek accessible to a wide range of readers through the use of clear explanations. To aid in this endeavor, the article concludes with the presentation and discussion of a table that summarizes and compares their ideas on a variety of problems in and dimensions of philosophy and social science. The target audience of this essay includes educated laypeople and college students, many of whom may decide to read and study the original works of these prominent theorists of a free society after being exposed to their essential ideas.
Abstract: The nineteenth century was a period of unprecedented productivity in the world, occasioned by the widespread development and practice of contract and voluntary exchange. For the first time in history, man began to cease, like other animals, to be essentially predatory on his environment, despoiling and exhausting it, and began instead to make it progressively more productive and more able to support his own kind. Thomas Robert Malthus lived well into this productive century, but his thinking remained in the past, as did that of his contemporary, David Ricardo, and his successors, the Classical Economists, including even J.S. Mill. In this essay Spencer Heath carefully refutes Ricardo's argument in support of Malthus and stresses the importance of understanding man not in terms of his animal nature, but in terms of his uniquely human potential; that is, his evolving, creative nature.
Abstract: Minimum deterrence, though consistent with the nonaggression principle, is inadequate to deter states from invading anarchist territory and provides inadequate means of territorial defense when deterrence fails. In order to be effective, and thus attract clients, private defense agencies may want to adopt a military posture that incorporates first-strike counterforce and second-strike countervalue capabilities. To this end, they must acquire weapons of mass destruction—including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons—and long-range delivery vehicles capable of penetrating deep into enemy territory. They must also decline to extend the nonaggression principle to states and individuals outside the voluntary defense network. Paradoxically, advertising such a posture while possessing a nuclear arsenal will save lives on both sides by minimizing the probability that anarchists must ever wage a defensive war at all.
Abstract: Lysander Spooner has become one of the most influential anarchist thinkers of the nineteenth century, but the details of his transition toward anarchism are unclear. This paper explores this question. I argue that although Spooner was a natural-rights Jeffersonian prior to the Civil War, it is clear he was not yet an anarchist. His writings on the constitutionality of slavery demonstrate the seeds of anarchism, but also show his willingness to effect change through the legislative process. After the Dred Scott ruling, he became markedly more radical, but the American Civil War was the catalyst for his embrace of the anarchism for which he is known today. More specifically, I contend that Spooner's 1864 letter to Charles Sumner is the first written expression of his anarchism, a position that was retroactively explained through his No Treason pamphlets.
Abstract: It is widely believed that John Maynard Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) to protest the reparations imposed on Germany after the First World War. The central thesis of this paper is that Britain's war debt problem, not German reparations, led Keynes to write The Economic Consequences of the Peace. His main goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to restore Britain's economic hegemony by solving the war debt problem he helped to create. We show that Keynes was responsible for many of the most notorious aspects of the reparations section of the Treaty, and he crafted his proposals in light of mercantilist theories designed to keep Germany relatively poor after the war. His desperate desire to solve Britain's war debt problem, mixed with his mercantilist ideas, inspired him to write The Economic Consequences of the Peace.
Abstract: Thomas C. Leonard presents an intellectual history of the Progressive Era from the perspective of economists. It is hard to understate the influence this group had in developing Progressive ideas. Leonard brilliantly details how Progressive economists wielded enormous influence not only in spreading ideas about traditional economic concepts, but also ideas and theories that influenced political and civil liberties. For example, the Progressives gave us the social science professor, the scholar-activist, social worker, muckraking journalist, and expert government advisor. All of these reform-vocations, according to Leonard, sought to replace the invisible hand of the market with the visible hand of the administrative state. In short, Leonard's book is a must-read for everyone remotely interested in political economy.
Abstract: Libertarian Quandaries is a slim volume of tight reasoning that makes a resolute case for libertarianism. Libertarianism is "the social philosophy that identifies individual liberty as the most fundamental social value, and by extension treats moral cooperation as the only morally permissible form of social interaction." More specifically, the book is a compendium of concise rebuttals to commonplace counterarguments advanced against libertarianism. It attempts to show that libertarianism withstands wide-ranging criticisms in principle, but also that it can be implemented in practice. It does an admirable job in this regard. The book is not, however, aimed at lightweight lovers of liberty. The content—conveyed in carefully crafted phrases—makes non-trivial intellectual demands on the reader.
Abstract: This note evaluates the claim of Steven Pinker in The Better Angels of Our Nature that the advent of strong states led to a decline in violence. I test this claim in the modern context, measuring the effect of the strength of government in lower-income countries on reductions in homicide rates. The strength of government is measured using Polity IV, Worldwide Governance Indicators, and government consumption as a percentage of GDP. The data do not support Pinker's hypothesis.
Abstract: How accurate is Kevin Carson's characterization of "freed" markets? Carson, a left-libertarian "free market anti-capitalist," portrays free markets as so radically different from actually-existing markets that they are almost unrecognizable. In The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low Overhead Manifesto, he provides an alternative history of industrialization that argues that large-scale industrial organization and production are largely creatures of state intervention and that truly free markets would be characterized mainly by small-scale production for local markets. This paper evaluates Carson's narrative in order to determine whether his vision of the freed market is credible. I find that Carson fails to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that, but for government intervention, national markets would only exist for a few goods. Furthermore, many of the features he believes freed markets would possess are based on fallacious views of competition, knowledge, capital, and entrepreneurship.
Abstract: I take issue with the view that libertarian theory does not imply any particular stand on abortion. Liberty is the absence of interference with people's wills—interests, wishes, and desires. Only entities that have such are eligible for the direct rights of libertarian theory. Foetuses do not; and if aborted, there is then no future person whose rights are violated. Hence the "liberal" view of abortion: women (especially) may decide whether to bear the children they have conceived. Birth is a good dividing line between the freedom to abort and the point at which society is permitted to take an interest. Once born, children detach from their mothers; no invasion of their bodies is necessary to separate them. Yet some ways of bringing them up can have a negative impact on society. There is a thus legitimate interest in protecting ourselves from the results of truly bad parenting.
Abstract: This study steps beyond the traditional arguments of feminism and examines homebirth from a libertarian perspective. It addresses the debate over homebirth and midwifery, which includes the use of direct-entry midwives as well as the philosophical implications of individual autonomy expressed through consumer choice. Furthermore, this paper demonstrates that the medical establishment gains economic and political control primarily through medical licensing, and uses the state to undermine personal freedom as it advances a government-enforced monopoly on birth. At the same time, empirical studies have established a substantial record of high safety and low medical complication rates for homebirth as compared to hospital births. Ultimately, the state's restriction on medical choices is incompatible with the nonaggression principle and voluntarism, and therefore, with libertarianism.
Abstract: Matt Zwolinski argues that libertarians "should see the Basic Income Guarantee (BIG)—a guarantee that all members will receive income regardless of why they need it—as an essential part of an ideally just libertarian system." He regards the satisfaction of a Lockean proviso—a stipulation that individuals may not be rendered relevantly worse off by the uses and appropriations of private property—as a necessary condition for a private property system's being just. BIG is to be justified precisely because it prevents proviso violations. We deem Zwolinski's argument a "Direct Proviso-Based Argument" for BIG. We argue that because this sort of argument for the BIG is in tension with other principles libertarians within the Lockean tradition hold dear, specifically prohibitions on seizing legitimately held property and forcing individuals to labor, the Direct Proviso-Based Argument fails.
Abstract: This essay offers a standard by which to assess the feasibility of market anarchism. In anarchist thought, the concept of feasibility concerns both the ability and the willingness of private defense agencies to liberate their clients from state oppression. I argue that the emergence of a single stateless pocket of effective, privately-provided defense for a "reasonable" length of time is sufficient to affirm feasibility. I then consider the failure of private defense agencies to achieve even this standard. Furthermore, I identify five possible explanations for the conspicuous absence of private defense agencies. These explanations are entrepreneurial, technological, or economic in nature, or result from a lack of consumer demand or a lack of incentive for violence specialists to refrain from aggression. Of these, only an economic deficiency renders anarchism intrinsically unworkable.
Abstract: Society, based on contract and voluntary exchange, is evolving, but remains only partly developed. Goods and services that meet the needs of individuals, such as food, clothing, and shelter, are amply produced and distributed through the market process. However, those that meet common or community needs, while distributed through the market, are produced politically through taxation and violence. These goods attach not to individuals but to a place; to enjoy them, individuals must go to the place where they are. Land owners, all unknowingly, distribute such services contractually as they rent or sell sites. Rent or price is the market value of such services, net after disservices, as they affect each site. By distributing occupancies to those who can pay the highest price, land owners' interests align with those of society. Without this, tenure would be precarious—by force or favor of politicians. The 18th-century separation of land from state, so little studied by historians, permitted the development of modern property in land. This change is perhaps "the greatest single step in the evolution of Society the world has ever seen." When land owners realize that they market community services, they will organize to produce and administer them as well, and society will be made whole.
Abstract: Latin American religious political thought includes colonial Spanish and Portuguese ideologies that preceded independence but have survived into the post-independence era, authoritarian ideologies supportive of military governments in the twentieth century, and progressive liberation theologies. In this article, I present a distinct tradition: a version of classical liberal thought. This tradition is skeptical of big government, opposed to caste systems, supportive of a high degree of federalism, uneasy with militarism, and supportive of democratic institutions while affirming religious social norms. This ideology was developed in northeastern Brazil in the early nineteenth century by a Carmelite activist named Frei Caneca (Brother Mug), who published a newspaper titled the Typhis Pernambucano (Tiphys of the State of Pernambuco).


I never had any mental problems my whole life. Perimenopause caught me unexpectedly when I had regular anovulatory bleeding, I began to have psychosis.
I was hospitalized one week and put on antipsychotics for one year. When I went off the meds I had night time narcolepsy and panic attacks. I tried DHEA and it helped a bit. I went off of 1/2 ortho evra patch (which did not help symptoms) and switched to bioidentical hormones, 1 mg estradiol and 200 mg prometrium. This resolved all psychosis.
As an added benefit it addressed developing metabolic syndrome symptoms. Please provide psychiatrists with this information because they have no clue how to treat menopausal women. They should have treated me originally with progesterone and I could have avoided horrible side effects on the antipsychotics.
Hi Jane. Thanks for sharing this. It's a sad fact but they don't know how excellent progesterone is for psychosis.
Dr Dalton used to treat her psychotic female patients with 2400mg/day of progesterone only, via 6 x 400mg suppostiories. These were used at two hour intervals during the day. She's written an excellent book on post natal depression. Another book well worth reading was written by one of her patients. Nicola Owen, who's problems all started when she was fourteen and going through puberty, ended up in Holloway Prison for Women in the UK. Dr Dalton helped her recover and obtain her release by prescribing progesterone which corrected the psychosis. It?s now out of print, but Amazon do have second hand copies. Take care, Wray.
I am 49 years old, and about 5 years ago I began having anxiety attacks and just plain bizzare feelings, as if I were going crazy, and I truely thought that I was! I was lucky to find a psychiatrist to help me, and was put on Zoloft, which has helped tremendously!
However, with all the reading and follow-up I have been doing I believe I am perimenopausal and should have been treated for this instead. Although I am doing pretty well with the Zoloft and scared to go off of it, I am still having trouble with heart palpitations and sweats and heavy bleeding... I had my hormone panel run and am still waiting for the results, although my GYN believes I am estrogen dominant my GYN just ordered progesterone for me today, pill form I believe, and natural soy and peanut oil? I am a tad worried on starting this while still on Zoloft... well not sure what to think just yet.
I am a 49 woman who had 6 months of psychosis. I was hospitalized twice during that time. I almost lost my husband and my children were very upset with me. I am currently on lithium and abilify. I have had my hormone study done and my progesterone level was very low. I am currently on bioidentical hormones which seem to be helping. I am forced to take the prescriptions for 6 months. Anxiety is a problem. I hope doctors will be open in the future to treating perimenopausal women with bioidenticals hormones over perscriptions medication. Psychosis is very scarey.
I started having psychosis at 38 and didn't know why. Doctors have told me I was depressed or schizophrenic. They have given me every diagnosis possible. I have started taking progesterone again and take an antidepressant still. I have pcos and was wondering if this had any impact on psychosis?
This page has helped to save me.
They have diagnosed me with major depression, which I might have, schizoid affective disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar. Every time I go into to the hospital, it is different, which leads me to believe they have no clue.
I figured out that I needed hormone help when I realized this all happened at 38, which no matter what they tell me, is not a late onset age for schizophrenia. I mean, hey it might be, but I would investigate hormones first. I got on progesterone and could exist with that plus an antidepressant for a year. I stopped that because of fears of the progesterone, which I shouldn't have because nothing bad was happening to me. Anyway, it has been a long, hard road of near suicide because of antipsychotic side effects. I am back on 200 mg of progesterone, which should probably be more, but I am waiting to see if the antidepressant fails. If it does, I am just going full force on this. My life simply has to be better.
I just want to say that I am glad I read this. My whole family thinks this idea is bs, but I had to work hard to raise my progesterone to a 3 on testing. I simply won't take that all of a sudden I am mentally ill at 38. I am now 46 and looking forward to this struggle ending. I am one month out of the hospital with just an antidepressant and 200 mg of progesterone. I take dim, omega 3 (vegetarian because fish oil made my hands peel), garlic, l-glutamine (from wray's suggestion), evening primrose, d3. In two days the DIM has helped my waistline considerably and the garlic (advice I got from another website) has helped the slight rosacea on my cheeks.
Again this page saved my life, as it is what I have held onto in the face of awful antipsychotics. Looking forward to a life without them.


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Australia is notorious for its fearsome fauna – any visitor can tell you about our biting, stinging animals! So an Australian like Matthew Hindson is probably best qualified to compose a modern "Carnival of the Animals" that's all about the nasty ones.
Big and hairy, small and scary, and finishing with the most dangerous creatures of all – humans! Then TV personality Richard Morecroft narrates the music that started it all – Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals – with new words by Bradley Trevor Greive (The Blue Day Book). From the long-eared bilby to the koala and the blobfish, Greive finds Aussie animals to match Saint-Saëns' original musical caricatures.


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