RE View: Mid-America's Visual Arts Publication, January 13, 2011, "Baroque Dance"
Take it from someone who's been there and seen that: You're going to want to allow some time to explore Donna Bachmann's art. Bachmann's assemblages, now on display at the Johnson County Central Resource Library in Overland Park, KS, are intricate and (sometimes interactive), rewarding lengthy and repeated viewings with ongoing revelations of structure, shape and composition.
I first encountered Bachmann's work last year, in her Elegant Contrivances show at Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities in Kansas City, KS, and kept finding myself going around the gallery for "just one more look."
But, just as with an intricate piece of period music (Vivaldi immediately comes to mind) , there's a cohesive sense of theme and purpose running throughout Bachmann's work. The longer you look, the more you see how everything ties together.
The structure of Minuet, for example, suggests pairings for a dance, with the use of the hand motif accentuating the feeling of ritualized human interaction.
Then again, the more time you spend with Bachmann's work, the more possible interpretations will suggest themselves. It's as easy to get caught up in "reading" these pieces as in anything you'll find on the shelves.
"Minuet", assemblage, 24 x 24 x 9 ", 2009.


Why is Hinduism a "flexible" religion?
It has no single founder, no single central authority, it has many texts instead of one sacred text.
Most Hindus live in what nation?
What other religions are practiced in India?
What do you call the large landmass that includes, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh?
What is the name for the seasonal wind systems that influence rainfall and weather patterns in South and Southeast Asia?
Why is the monsoon system so important in India?
The monsoon picks up moisture off the Indian Ocean and as the clouds rise up the higher elevations, it rains on the dry land. This is essential for agricultural and the survival of Indian villages and farms.
Which river valley (now mainly in Pakistan) was the birthplace of the first ancient civilization in India?
What two cities were part of the Indus River Valley civilization 4,500 years ago?
What were some accomplishments of the Indua Valley Civilization?
well planned cities, paved streets, indoor plumbing, sewers, irrigation.
What people invaded and conquered the Indus River Valley Dravidians about 3,500 BCE?
The Aryans - an ancient people originally from central Asia. They are also related to the Iranians. They were warriors and polytheistic.
What is the top caste?
What are some Hindu sacred texts?
The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Laws of Manu.
What are some Hindu epics?
The Mahabharata (Bhagvad Gita is the famous epic poem within it) and the Ramayana.
The belief in Hinduism and Buddhism that the soul is reborn in a new body (animal or human) at death.
Actions. The belief that one's actions in this life influence what one will become in the next incarnation/ next life.
One's caste duties or obligations. If you follow your Dharma, you'll get good karma.
Non violence toward all living things. This idea influenced Gandhi's ideas of non-violent civil resistance.
The final state of salvation - you are joined with Brahman and do not have to be reborn even again.
Who is the Creator God or the "one" God all others are part of?
What social class system did the Aryans set up with themselves in the top three groups?
The caste system, based on job and heredity.
Who are the top caste?
The second highest caste: the warrior, administator, leader caste.
What is the third highest caste and the last scheduled caste (sacred thread wearers are the top three castes)?
The Vaishyas: producers, farmers, merchants, craftsmen, etc.
What is the Shudra caste?
People so low they are outcasts, or pariahs, doing the lowest jobs and rejected because of their spiritual pollution.
Where is Untouchability still a strong factor in life? rural or urban India?
In the villages of rural India.
What is the status of Untouchables today?
The Indian Constitution of 1950 outlawed discrimination against Untouchables but in reality it is still a factor in rural villages and in arrangied marriages.
Why isn't there great protest against untouchability?
Why did many Hindus convert to Buddhism?
It rejects the caste system.


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Vince Carter: the forced landing of"Air Canada"
Vince Carter (left) will have been able to go to the end of her farewell tour yet earned.
June 9, 2020 16h13
Updated at 23h41
LOS ANGELES — Among the resigned or disappointed, not concerned by the resumption of the season, there are a large unfortunate, Vince Carter, great vendor show in the NBA over four decades, which will not have been able to go to the end of her farewell tour yet earned.
With retirement now recognised Carter, the Atlanta Hawks as part of the eight teams who will not finish the championship on July 31 at Disney World, it is a page of the league that turns.
In the case of the years 2000, of course, dominated by the Lakers duo Bryant/O'neal and the Spurs trio of Duncan/Parker/Ginobili, but "Vinsanity" was one of the most flamboyant ambassadors, before showing remarkable longevity.
Carter will certainly never won a championship in 22 seasons, there will be not even approached, either with Toronto, New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Memphis, Sacramento and Atlanta.
But he leaves behind him crazy dunks that have helped to expand the popularity of the NBA around the world, especially in Canada, where it has left a huge impact on the culture of basketball, placing Toronto on the map of the NBA thanks to his exploits under the trampoline in the early hours of the Raptors.
"The dunk of death"
An indelible mark, which has been the subject of a documentary The Carter Effect in 2017, produced by LeBron James, where the phenomenon was scrutinized by many personalities of the ancient glory of canadian Steve Nash to be the star of the rap Drake.
"And if Carter had never played for the Raptors?", wondered the same the latter end of the film, inducing that their fate could be the same as that of the Grizzlies, remained only six years in Vancouver (1995-2001), far to know that his favourite team would become champion of NBA two years later.
Vince Carter leaves behind crazy dunks that have helped to expand the popularity of the NBA around the world.
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If he obviously did not take part in this glorious campaign, Carter could, however, be the first to have his jersey in Toronto, where the fans soon nicknamed "Air Canada" for his impressive flights to the basket.
His big night was also held in February 2000 where he stuns the world of basketball with a contest, dunk perfect for the all-star Game, remained in history as one of the most beautiful of the story, in the same way as the demonstration made by Michael Jordan, flying over the debates in 1988.
A few months later, his famous "dunk of death" landed on the Frenchman Frederic Weiss, measuring yet twenty centimeters higher, in group game of the Games of Sydney, " said the round-the-world. Designated new american terror, he will pick a few days later the olympic gold.
"[This journey of 22 years] is more or less my entire adult life, so it is not so easy for me to say that it is finished, and from. "
Jordan in Zion
This will be his only title notable. Individually, however, the distinctions were not missing : among which 8 selections to the all-star Game, trophy rookie of the year, and a 6th place in the ranking of the best markers for 3 points in his career, which proves to what point, far from being a convict of the dunk, he was able to reinvent his game.
Finally, Vince Carter is also a personality which has been able to store his ego, leaving, for example, with Michael Jordan its place in the five major Conference Is, in his last all-star Game, despite the vote of the fans.
In this capacity, he is the one that will be played, between 1998 and 2020, over four decades, is unique, at the same time against the best basketball player of all time and against the future big star of the league, Zion Williamson, not to mention giants like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
This journey of 22 years "represents more or less all of my adult life, so it is not so easy for me to say that it is finished, and from. I have accomplished many things, I loved to play. And it is for that that I play, because I like it. I'm not looking for a ring, this is not a question of money, even if there are a lot of our days. This is just for the love of the game", he recently confided.
"It was good basketball. I loved every moment of it, the good and the bad."
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It is my philosophy that in this religion that we call the Craft, or Wicca, the religion itself is more important than magic, or gifts, or abilities, or anything else. After all, in this particular religion, all initiates are Priestesses and Priests, by definition. When someone asks me how I think of myself, if I see myself as a Witch, or a Wiccan, or what, I have to answer that I see myself as a Priestess of the Lady. Pure and simple.
The religions that we choose determine the way in which we relate to the Divine, to those beings outside ourselves that are more powerful than we are. This is true no matter how we see them personified, even if we choose to have no religion, to acknowledge nothing more powerful than ourselves.
If you believe in a vindictive God who punishes wrongdoers, then you will see everything that happens to you as either reward or punishment.
If you believe that the Gods set us lessons to be learned, then you will see everything that happens as a lesson, and so on.
And, of course, you will project that view onto others. When a volcano explodes, or a plane goes down, you may see that as a punishment for those who die. Or you may see it as a reward, a way off this earthly prison. Or you may see it as a simple act of nature, with no divine intervention necessary. But the way you see it will be colored by your religion. If one of the dead was a family member, or a close friend, such a tragedy may cause you to re-examine your belief structure. But the basic belief will play a part.
That is why the belief is so important. It determines how you live your life, what you do, how you think. It colors every experience that you have.
And there is increasing evidence, even from scientific fronts, that your belief can change the way things actually work for you. What you expect, to a large extent, is exactly what you get.
Magic, seeing auras, energy work, scrying, empathy, and all the rest are simply tools that we can use to honor the Gods and help them with the work they would like us to do. They are not ends in themselves, because nothing is. They cannot be used in a vacuum, because nothing can. Everything you do, by magical or mundane means, reflects who you are and what kind of connection you have to the Divine both within yourself and without.
Wicca is a nature religion. We worship the Earth and all her children. All ground is sacred ground. Every interaction with another is a sacred act.
Because of this, we are careful of the Earth. I think any Witch who is careless of this precious planet is missing the point. We recycle. We rebuild. We repair. We reuse.We don't take anything without putting something back.
In practical terms, this means that we don't just pull up the wayside plants. We harvest what we have planted ourselves and nurtured to harvest. Or we purchase what we need from others who have planted. When we do harvest wild things for medicine or magic, we always leave something of equal value behind. We pick a few flowering yarrow heads (never more than one in three, for the plants must be able to meet their own needs and thrive for following years,) and we leave some bread at the root of each plant we have picked from, for extra fertilizer, and as a thank you for the gift it has given us.
We know that the seasons come round again and again. We don't live in a perpetual now, with no future and no past. We live on the wheel, ever turning, ever repeating. We remember, and learn from, the past. We plan for the future. Therefore, we don't treat the world as if it were a hotel room we are just about to check out of, and ignore the fire that is starting in the waste basket.
This is our Home, and our Mother, and our Goddess. We care. Even if the repercussions of something we do will not appear until long after the deaths of these physical bodies, we know we are going to be coming back. And anyway, we love this place. So we treat it with respect and love.
And we treat everything on it with respect and love too. That means everything, from the smallest single cell creature floating in the ocean to that guy down the block.
We respect things by taking care of them, and letting them be free, and never harming them.
We respect people the same way.
We never use anyone or anything.
We always pay our own way.
We don't control, or seek power over, anyone or anything. The only person any of us can control, and the only person we should be trying to control, is ourselves.
If a tree is in our yard, or a child is in our homes, it becomes our responsibility to see to it that they are cared for. Trees and children and pets cannot go out and find the things they need, and take care of themselves.
We can set out food for the wild birds, and they will decide to come and eat it or not. If they decide to show up, then we have taken on a responsibility, because they become dependant on us. If we lose interest and stop feeding them, many who have chosen to stay in this place because of the ready supply of food here are likely to wait around expecting more until it's too late, and they will die.
But we also allow them their freedom. We let them choose to come to our homes and feeders or not. We don't trap them and bring them inside because they are pretty and we want them to sing for us. I think that would be wrong, and cruel.
When a child is young, those responsible for her must make many choices for her, because she doesn't have the experience to make wise choices for herself. That is why children are helpless for so many years. That is why the emotional bond between children and their care-takers is so strong, so that wise choices will be made and the children will survive.
But children grow up, and then we must give them their freedom, and pray that they have learned from the choices we made for them and the ones we allowed them to make for themselves.
Adults must be allowed to make their own choices, no matter how unwise they are. We don't have the right to choose another's path.
Occasionally, though, the choice made will harm more than the chooser. In that case, I think we do have a responsibility to warn, and possibly to intervene.
If I see someone about to stab another, I don't plan to sit around saying, "Well, that's their choice." I'll stop it any way I can.
If I see someone about to take another I know is unstable or dangerous as a lover, I also won't just stand around. I'll warn the person. I'll not just repeat vague gossip, I'll site dates and times and places, and let them know who to call for corroboration. But if they want that lover anyway, then that is their choice, and I will not do anything about it.
Because sometimes you have to live through something to understand it. And even if it kills you, you have lived through it, and learned from it, and may not have to do that the next time around.
We never take anything from another person. Not food, not money, but most of all, not energy. We can accept what is freely offered; we can even ask for things. But we must never, ever, simply take.
If we can't tell the difference, then we play it safe, and don't even accept anything.
But I have written a whole book about ethics.
The other important thing about this particular religion is that we are all clergy.
In any religion you care to mention, the clergy are, at least on paper, the service part of the organization.
This means that we are here to lead others in worship, and to counsel and heal and help. Isaac Bonewits once said that you could tell who the leaders in the Pagan community were; they were the ones sweeping the floor after the event.
As we become more evolved, and more aware, and more in tune with the Gods, we become more convinced that we are here to help. We have fun and learn things at the same time; but mostly we help.
Only those who don't "get it" yet expect to get something for nothing.
Witchy behaviour has nothing to do with freeloading or getting a free ride. Witchy behaviour is realizing that everything you do comes back to you three times, and making sure that you pay your own way, and more than your own way.
It means realizing that you may be further along some part of the path you have chosen, but you are never intrinsically more important than anyone else.
I find that I am beginning to think that people who don't spend time in actual worship and thanksgiving are probably not practicing a religion, either. Think about it. How much time do you spend thinking of the Gods, and thanking them for the things they have done for you, and asking them to let you know what you can do for them? And how much time do you spend petting your cat? And what is really important to you here?
And while we are on the subject, yes. I did say asking them to let you know what you can do for them. I think it's supposed to be a two-way street. If we are the children of the Gods, then they love us and try to take care of us (if we let them.) But unless we are thinking of ourselves as the infants of the Gods, we can help out, too. I think that is a good part of the reason we are here.
And that is where magic and all the rest of it finally comes in. Then and not until then.
That is why I will not teach anything beyond basic grounding and centering to anyone until I am sure that they want this knowledge to help and heal, because that is what it's for.
I won't teach this stuff to anyone until I think that they understand the rest of the religion.
I won't teach it as long as they are talking about controlling others, or using others, or taking anything and not putting something of equal value back.
I won't teach it until they understand not only that they should recycle, but why. Until they realize that they are a part of the Earth, and not some kind of superior creature that can do what they like with it. Until it hits them that being a Witch means loving, and taking care, and yet allowing freedom. Until they know that they are completely responsible for their own actions.
Because the magic is such heady stuff. And it's so easy to forget why we can do it, and just do it.
You catch the same kind of karma for doing things magically as you do for using mundane means. It can be quicker, and hit you harder, but it's the same stuff because karma is the universes' way of burning your fingers if you touch the hot stove. It's not a punishment, per se. But if the stove is hot, the natural consequence is to get burned.
So if you behave in a selfish or thoughtless manner, the natural consequence is to get hurt.
The whole universe is set up to be co-operative, and generous.
If the first cells hadn't learned to cooperate, there would be nothing in the world but single cell creatures.
If plants hadn't covered their seeds with fruit that is good to eat, the seeds would not be scattered as widely.
If people had never cooperated, neither one of the survivors would have any safety or peace.
But because magic seems so simple, and so hard to trace, the temptation to use it for self aggrandizement is very great. In fact, it isn't hard to trace at all; but it often seems so to the beginner in the first flush of what appears to be high-power stuff.
In a society in which it seems that we are often told that we are powerless, being able to do magic can make one feel like a super hero.
That is why I think it so very vitally important to learn that we are all far from powerless before we learn magic. When you already know that there are no limits except what you impose yourself, then magic is just a tool, not a trip.


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"You're a Grand Old Flag" sheet music, 1906.
Sheet music was the engine of the music business at the turn of the 20th century. Although phonographs had already begun to appear in a few homes, in 1900 the most popular music player was still the piano. The best way to hear a new song was to buy the sheet music—loose sheets of paper with the music and lyrics of a single song—and play it or sing it yourself. Music fans bought, borrowed, traded, and collected sheet music just like today's listeners do with recordings, and popular songwriters became celebrities, household names, and, in some cases, millionaires.
George M. Cohan was already a Broadway star in 1906, but sheet music made him a legend. As a performer and songwriter, he had been part of several successful shows and had written a number of hit songs, including "Give My Regards to Broadway." However, when he introduced an upbeat, patriotic song called "You're a Grand Old Rag" in his new musical George Washington, Jr., he became a nationwide sensation. The song's popularity quickly spread beyond New York and across the country, especially after he changed "Rag" to "Flag." Soon it was being sung in homes, social clubs, and taverns throughout the U.S. When the nation experienced a surge of patriotism on entering World War I in 1917, "You're a Grand Old Flag" surged with it and became the first song from a musical to sell over a million pieces of sheet music.
As you listen to this song, think about what makes a song successful, and decide if today's popular music might be any different if you had to play it or sing it all by yourself.


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\section{Introduction}

Many well-established results coming from high-precision  observations in Astrophysics and Cosmology support our belief that the Universe is forming and expanding at an accelerated rate for which the gravitational pull is dominated by dark matter\cite{zwicky,rubin} and the anti-gravity by dark energy\cite{turner,copeland}. The success of modern observational cosmology in explaining the universe has lead to the establishment of the concordance cosmological model, which is based on cold dark matter and a cosmological constant ($\Lambda CDM$). This is presently  the most economical cosmological model that successfully describes the structure formation of the Universe on large  scales. Nevertheless such a cosmological model  says nothing about the nature of the fundamental particles dark matter is made of. Therefore, the determination of the properties of these unknown types of elementary particles, and the role that such particles play in the formation of the Universe is one of the most important problems that  need to be addressed by Particle Physics and Cosmology.

A very popular dark matter type are the Weakly Interacting Dark matter (WIMP) particles, which are thermal relics from the Big-Bang. However, other good candidates exist as well, for a good list see e.g. \cite{taoso}. To shine some light into the nature of dark matter, several experiments have been designed: for reviews and dark matter searches see e.g. \cite{DM1,DM2,DM3,DM4,DM5,Zurek:2013wia}. In direct dark matter searches an effort is made to observe the nucleus recoil after a dark matter particle scatters off the material of the detector. These direct detection experiments have put limits on the nucleon-dark matter candidate cross section for a given mass of the dark matter particle \cite{dama,cogent,detection1,detection1b,detection2,cresst,edelweiss,zeplin}. Furthermore, during the last 15 years or so, the use of observational data from astrophysical objects, such as the Sun \cite{ilidio1,ilidio2,ilidio3,Vincent:2015gqa,Garani:2017jcj}, solar-like stars \cite{ilidio4,ilidio5,ilidio6} (see also \cite{ilidio0}), white dwarf (WD) stars and neutron stars \cite{kouvaris0,kouvaris1,kouvaris2,GPIL1,GPIL2}, have
been employed to offer us complementary bounds on the WIMP-nucleon cross section.

If dark matter particles accumulate inside an astrophysical object in considerable amounts, it will significantly modify the properties of the star, leading to contradictions with current astronomical data. In this article we propose to use the luminosity of observed white dwarf (WD) stars in the Messier 4 (M4) globular cluster (GC) (also designated as NGC 6121) \cite{M4}, found in the constellation of Scorpion at $\sim 7200$ light years away, to constrain the parameter space on the nucleon-dark matter particle cross section versus the mass of the dark matter particle. For related works where neutron stars instead are used to constrain DM properties see e.g. \cite{NS1,NS2,NS3,NS4,NS5,NS6,NS7,NS8} and references therein.

Our work is organized as follows: after this introduction, we present the theoretical framework in section two, and we constrain the dark matter parameter space in the third section. Finally we summarize and conclude our work in the fourth section. We work in units in which the speed of light in vacuum $c$, the Boltzmann constant $k_B$ and the reduced Planck mass $\hbar$ are set to unity, $c=k_B=\hbar=1$. In these units all dimensionless quantities are measured in GeV, and we make use of the conversion rules
$1 \rm m = 5.068 \times 10^{15} GeV^{-1}$, $1 \rm kg = 5.610 \times 10^{26} GeV$ and $1 \rm K = 8.617 \times 10^{-14} GeV$ \cite{guth}.

\section{Summary of basic properties of white dwarf stars}

WD stars were discovered more than 100 years ago, when in 1914 H.~Russell noticed that the object 40 Eridani B was located well below the main sequence on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. WDs are old compact objects that mark the final evolutionary stage of the vast majority of the stars \cite{ref1,ref2}. Indeed, more than $95 \%$, and even perhaps up to $98 \%$ of all stars, will die as WD stars \cite{ref3}. About $80 \%$ of WD possess a hydrogen atmosphere (DA type), while the remaining $20 \%$ show a helium atmosphere (DB type) \cite{ref4}. The low-mass white dwarf stars are expected to harbour He cores, while the average mass white dwarf star most likely contain Carbon/Oxygen cores \cite{ref1}. As thermonuclear reactions no longer take place, WDs are cooling down emitting their stored thermal energy.

Here we shall consider a set of observed white dwarf stars in the M4 GC \cite{set,base2} with masses in the range $\rm (0.3-1.4)~M_{\odot}$, with $M_{\odot} = 2 \times 10^{30}~kg$ being the solar mass, age $\rm t_* \sim 10^{10}~Gyr$, and a core temperature $\rm T_c = 10^6~K$. The mass-to-radius profile may be computed solving the Lane-Emden equation, see the discussion below, and therefore for a given mass the radius of the object can be computed.

Since matter inside WDs can be described by a non-relativistic polytropic star with an equation-of-state (EoS) of the form
\begin{eqnarray}
p & = & K \rho^\gamma,
\label{eq:poly}
\end{eqnarray}
where $p$ and $\rho$ are the pressure and energy density of the stellar  matter, and $ \gamma = 1 + 1/n $ where  $n$ is the polytropic index.
We determine the internal structure of a WD by solving the Lane-Emden equation  for the function $\theta(\xi)$, see e.g. \cite{textbook}, for the initial conditions $ \theta(0)  =  1 $ and $ \theta'(0)  =  0 $, where the primes denote differentiation with respect to $\xi$.
The radius $R$ of the star is determined by the condition $\theta(\xi_1)=0$. The new variables $(\xi,\theta)$ are related to the original ones $(r,\rho)$ via
$\xi = r/a$ and $\theta^n=\rho/\rho_c$, with $\rho_c$ being the central energy density, while the constant $a$ is defined to be such that
$a^2 ={(n+1) p_c}/{(4 \pi G_N \rho_c^2)} $ where
$G_N$ is the Newton's constant. Once the root $\xi_1$ is known, the radius $R$ and the mass $M$ of the star are computed by
\begin{equation}
R = a \xi_1
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
M = 4 \pi a^3 \rho_c \int_0^{\xi_1} dz z^2 [\theta(z)]^n.
\end{equation}
By combining the two equations and eliminating the central energy density we obtain the mass-to-radius profile of the form
\begin{equation}
M(R) \sim R^{(n-3)/(n-1)}.
\end{equation}
It follows that the structure of White Dwarfs are described by this well-known Chandrasekhar model \cite{chandra}, for which
the stellar matter with atomic number $A$ and charge $Z$
inside the WD is considered to be  completely ionised. In this stellar model the gravitational force is balanced by the pressure of an ideal degenerate electron gas. Accordingly, in the non-relativistic limit the WD equation-of-state has the following simple form
\cite{textbook,model1,model2}:
\begin{equation}
p = 10^{13} \: \left( \frac{\rho}{\mu_e} \right)^{5/3}\;\; {\rm (cgs)},
\end{equation}
where  $\mu_e=A/Z$ is the molecular weight per electron,
not to be confused with the chemical potential. For our study, it is
sufficient to consider that $\mu_e$ has a value equal to 2,
as  in most realistic WD compositions \cite{model2}. By comparing the previous equation with equation (\ref{eq:poly}), we found that the polytropic index $n=3/2$. Although a more sophisticated treatment  is possible (see e.g. \cite{saltas}), for our purposes here it is sufficient to consider the Chandrasekhar WD model.

\begin{figure}[ht!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Lvsf5stars.eps}
\caption{
Dimensionless luminosity versus $f$ for the 5 stars shown in Table~\ref{table:stars}.
The different colour lines ($1\cdots 5$, from the  left-side  to the right-side) correspond  to the total luminosity emitted by each of the WD shown in Table~\ref{table:stars}.  The horizontal dashed line defines the normalized observed luminosity of each WD in the same table.
}
\label{fig:luminosity1}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[ht!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Lvsf_Second.eps}
\caption{
Same as in Figure~1, but for the second group of 5 WD stars shown in Table~\ref{table:starsII}
}
\label{fig:luminosity2}
\end{figure}

\section{Dark matter accretion inside WDs}

We assume a Gaussian profile for the dark matter number density \cite{dearborn1,dearborn2,kaplan}
\begin{equation}
n(r) = N \pi^{-3/2} r_{\chi}^{-3} e^{-r^2/r_{\chi}^2},
\end{equation}
where the dark matter particles are thermalized inside a sphere of radius \cite{kouvaris1,base2}
$r_{\chi}$ given by
\begin{equation}
r_{\chi} = \sqrt{\frac{9 T_c}{8 \pi G_N m_\chi \rho_c}},
\end{equation}
where $\rho_c$ and $T_c$ are the central density and temperature in the core of the star,
while the number of dark matter particles $N(t)$ accumulated inside the star as a function of time $t$ is computed by the following rate equation \cite{gould1,gould2,kouvaris3,Griest:1986yu}:
\begin{equation}
\frac{dN}{dt} = C_c - C_a N^2 -C_e N,
\label{eq:Nt}
\end{equation}
where in principle there are three competing mechanisms, namely the accretion rate $C_c$ (first term), the self-annihilation contribution $C_a$ (second term) and the evaporation contribution $C_e$ (last term). The latter may or may be not as important as the other two, and in many studies it is neglected. For a given type of object (solar-like stars, WDs, neutron stars etc), it is efficient only for light DM particles \cite{ilidio7} with a mass lower than a critical mass depending on the density of the star. For a solar-like star it is of the order of the GeV \cite{gould2}, but for neutron stars it is of the order of keV \footnote{C.~Kouvaris, private communication}. For WDs we expect something in between, and therefore for the DM mass range considered in the present work, we can safely neglect the evaporation term.

The self-annihilation and the capture rates, $C_a$ and $C_c$, respectively, are given by the expressions
\begin{eqnarray}
C_a & = & \frac{\langle  \sigma v \rangle_\chi }{V_\chi}
\end{eqnarray}
and
\begin{eqnarray}
C_c & = & \frac{\sqrt{24 \pi} G_N \rho_{\chi} M R}{m_\chi  \bar{v}} f \left[1 - \frac{1-e^{-B^2}}{B^2} \right],
\end{eqnarray}
where $V_\chi$ is the thermalization volume that is given by $V_\chi=(4 \pi/3) r_\chi^3$,
and  $\langle \sigma v \rangle_\chi \simeq 3 \times 10^{-26} cm^3/s$
is the DM annihilation cross section that is required to reproduce the observed DM abundance \cite{Planck2015,Planck2018}. Moreover,  the quantity $B$ is computed as $ B^2 = {6 m_\chi v_{esc}^2}/{m_A \bar{v}^2 (m_\chi /{m_A}-1)^2} $ where  $m_A$ is the mass of a nucleus with baryonic number $A=14$ to account for the mixed $C-O$ composition found inside the WD. The escape velocity is given by
$ v_{esc} = \sqrt{{2 G_N M}/{R}} $ and $\bar{v}=20\;{\rm km/s}$. In addition, the fraction of particles that undergo one or more scattering is given by $f \simeq \sigma/\sigma_{cr} = A^2 \sigma_{N\chi}/\sigma_{cr}$ \cite{base2}, with the saturation cross section being $\sigma_{cr} = {\pi m_A R^2}/{M}$,
while the total nucleus-dark matter particle cross section $\sigma=A^2 \sigma_{N\chi}$.
Finally, using the Navarro-Frenk-White halo profile \cite{NFW}
\begin{equation}
\rho_{NFW}(r) = \frac{\rho_s}{(r/r_s) (1+r/r_s)^2}
\end{equation}
where $r_s=20~kpc$ and $\rho_s=0.26~GeV/cm^3$ \cite{cirelli}, one can compute the local value of DM density at the Solar System, which is located at $\sim 8.5~kpc$ from the galactic center, and it is found to be $\rho_0=0.3~GeV/cm^3$.
We remark in passing that this value of $\rho_0$ is rather conservative, since current observations suggest $\rho_0 \simeq 0.38 GeV/cm^3$, while some others indicate a value two times larger (see \cite{Catena:2009mf,ilidio1,ilidio2} for details). The DM density at GC M4 was estimated to be $\rho_\chi=798~GeV/cm^3$, see \cite{set} for the details.
Therefore $\rho_\chi=2660 \: \rho_0$, a value used also in \cite{base2}.

With the initial condition $N(0)=0$, the rate equation (\ref{eq:Nt})
can be easily integrated, and thus the number of dark matter particles accumulated inside the star during its lifetime is given by
\begin{equation}
N = \sqrt{\frac{C_c V_\chi}{\langle \sigma v \rangle_\chi}} \: \textrm{tanh} \left( \sqrt{\frac{C_c \langle \sigma v \rangle_\chi}{V_\chi}} t_* \right),
\end{equation}
where $t_*$ is the age of the star.

It is worth mentioning that the exact solution above acquires a simpler form in two limiting cases in which the argument of the function $tanh(x)$ is either very small or very large: (i) for which $x$ is very small ($x \ll 1$), in this case the annihilation cross section can be neglected; (ii) for which $x$ is very large ($x \gg 1$), this is the case that occurs after a sufficiently long time that the dark matter particles reaches the equilibrium in which the two competing mechanisms in the rate equation (\ref{eq:Nt}) cancel one another and the number of DM particles remains the same. In the first case (i) one finds $N \simeq C_c t_*$, which can be obtained from the rate equation neglecting the annihilation term, while in the second case (ii) one finds $N \simeq  \sqrt{{C_c V_\chi}/{\langle \sigma v \rangle_\chi}}$
which can be obtained from the rate equation (\ref{eq:Nt}) setting $dN/dt=0$. It is easy to verify that in our work, given the numerical values at hand corresponds  to the  case (ii), we can use the previous formula for $N$ at equilibrium.

Dark matter in the stellar core provide an additional source of energy \cite{salati,Lopes:2014xaa}. The energy generation rate $\epsilon_\chi$ due to DM pair annihilation is
given by \cite{ilidio2}
\begin{equation}
\epsilon_\chi = m_\chi n(r)^2 \rho(r)^{-1} \langle \sigma v \rangle_\chi
\end{equation}
and therefore the internal luminosity of WD stars due to pair annihilation of DM particles is computed by \cite{ilidio2,salati}
\begin{equation}
\frac{dL_\chi}{dr}
= 4 \pi r^2 \rho(r) \epsilon_\chi
= 4 \pi r^2 n(r)^2 m_\chi \langle \sigma v \rangle_\chi
\end{equation}
upon integration from the center $r=0$ to the surface $r=R$ of the star.

We can imagine simple dark matter models with a handful of free parameters, such as the mass of the dark matter particle $m_\chi $ and some coupling constants $\lambda_i$. For a concrete, simple, non-supersymmetric model of this class see e.g. \cite{singlet1,singlet2,singlet3,singlet4,inert1,inert2,inert3,Hportal}. The requirement that the dark matter abundance agrees with the PLANCK value, $\Omega_{\chi} h^2 \simeq 0.12$ \cite{Planck2015,Planck2018}, reduces the number of free parameters by one. Furthermore, the nucleon-dark matter particle cross section $\sigma_{N\chi}$ may be computed in terms of the parameters of the model at hand, but we can trade one of the coupling constants for $\sigma_{N\chi}$. Therefore, in the rest of the article we shall assume that $(m_\chi,\sigma_{N\chi})$ are the two free parameters to be constrained.

Regarding direct dark matter searches, the current situation (limits and hints) is illustrated in figures 26.1 and 26.2 of the review on Dark Matter by M.~Tanabashi et al. (Particle Data Group) \cite{PDG}. For dark matter particle masses below $10~GeV$ the limit is set by solar neutrinos. Therefore, we consider in this work the case of a relatively light dark matter particle, with a mass of the order of the GeV, since this corner of the parameter space cannot be probed by direct dark matter searches (see also the Fig.~1 of \cite{Hportal}).

In the tables~\ref{table:stars} and~\ref{table:starsII} below we show the mass and the luminosity of ten observed WDs used in the numerical analysis. We have organized them into two groups of five stars each, and the second group is characterized by lower luminosities. For a given WD the radius is computed using the results obtained integrating the Lane-Emden equation. Since $\sigma_{cr}$ is known, the internal luminosity is a function of ${m_\chi,\sigma_{N\chi}}$ (or of ${m_\chi ,f}$) only. Our main numerical results are summarized in Figures~\ref{fig:luminosity1} and\ref{fig:luminosity2} where we show the internal luminosity of WDs due to DM self-annihilations versus the fraction $f$ setting $m_\chi=1~GeV$ for the ten stars shown in the two tables, and the corresponding upper bound on $f$ for each case. We have checked for $m_\chi=0.1~GeV$ or for $m_\chi=5~GeV$ the figures do not change,
which implies that in the mass range considered here, $0.1~GeV \leq m_\chi \leq 5~GeV$, the internal luminosity of WD stars due to DM self-annihilations is not sensitive at all to the mass of the DM particle.

Our numerical results show that the bounds set by the second group are more stringent, as expected since the luminosity is lower there. This upper bound implies an upper bound on the nucleon-dark matter particle cross section $\sigma_{N\chi}$. Considering the stringiest bounds (magenta curve in the first figure, brown curve in the second figure)
\begin{equation}
f \leq 5 \times 10^{-4}
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
f \leq 2.8 \times 10^{-4}
\end{equation}
we obtain the corresponding upper bound for the nucleon-dark matter particle cross section:
\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sigma_{N\chi} \leq 4 \times 10^{-41}{\rm cm^2}}
\end{equation}
from the first group, and
\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sigma_{N\chi} \leq 2 \times 10^{-41}{\rm cm^2}}
\end{equation}
from the second group.

Those are the main results of our work obtained for $m_\chi=1~GeV$. Since the internal luminosity of WD stars due to DM self-annihilations is not sensitive to the mass of the DM particle, we obtain precisely the same bounds of the factor $f$ throughout the whole mass range.

A final remark is in order here. In this class of articles it is a common practice to draw two-dimensional plots showing the nucleon-dark matter particle cross section as a function of the mass of the DM particle. Those figures allow a direct comparison with the results obtained in previous analyses. This, however, is not possible in the present work. The reason is that for the mass range considered here, $0.1~GeV \leq m_\chi \leq 5~GeV$, the bounds on $f$ do not depend on $m_\chi$, as already mentioned before, and therefore the corresponding bounds on $\sigma_{N\chi}$ are mass independent.

Finally, we require that the thermalization condition $t_\chi < t_*$ is satisfied, which requires that the thermalization time $t_\chi$ does not exceed
the age of the star, $t_*=(12.7 \pm 0.7)~Gyr$ \cite{age}, and $t_\chi$ is given by \cite{kouvaris1}
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{t_\chi }{\rm 4\, yr}= \left( \frac{m_\chi}{\rm TeV} \right)^{3/2} \left( \frac{10^8 \rm g\, cm^{-3}}{\rho_\star} \right) \left( \frac{10^{-43} \rm cm^2}{f \sigma_{cr}} \right)
\left( \frac{10^7 \rm K}{T_c} \right)^{1/2}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\rho_*$ is the typical energy density of ordinary matter, $\rho_\star \sim 10^{9}\rm kg\,m^{-3}$. This condition implies a lower limit of the factor $f$ for a given mass $m_\chi$, and a corresponding lower limit on $\sigma_{N\chi}$. In particular, we find that
for $m=0.1 \; {\rm GeV} $, $1 \; {\rm GeV}$ and $5 \; {\rm GeV}$,
$f$ is larger than $1.4 \times 10^{-19}$, $4.4 \times 10^{-18}$
and $4.9 \times 10^{-17}$, respectively, while for the corresponding nucleon-DM particle cross sections we obtain that $\sigma_{N\chi}$ is larger than $1.0 \times 10^{-56}\;{\rm cm^2}$, $3.2 \times 10^{-55}\;{\rm cm^2}$, and  $3.5 \times 10^{-54}\;{\rm cm^2}$.

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\begin{table}[ht!]
\tbl{Masses and luminosities of 5 observed WDs (first group) in the globular cluster M4.}
{
\begin{tabular}{@{}ccc@{}} \toprule
$N^{\rm o}$ WD star & $M (M_{\odot})$ & $L (10^{28} {\rm erg\, s^{-1}})$	\\
\\ \colrule
1 & 0.28  & 6.318  \\
2 & 0.673 & 6.979  \\
3 & 1.006 & 8.563  \\
4 & 1.154 & 4.728  \\
5 &  1.378 & 4.766
\end{tabular}
\label{table:stars}
}
\end{table}

\begin{table}[ht!]
\tbl{Masses and luminosities of 5 observed WDs (second group, lowest luminosities) in the globular cluster M4.}
{
\begin{tabular}{@{}ccc@{}} \toprule
$N^{\rm o}$ WD star & $M (M_{\odot})$ & $L (10^{28} {\rm erg\, s^{-1}})$	\\
\\ \colrule
1 & 1.154 & 2.829  \\
2 & 1.260 & 2.901  \\
3 & 1.327 & 2.503  \\
4 & 1.366 & 2.351  \\
5 & 1.351 & 2.788
\end{tabular}
\label{table:starsII}
}
\end{table}

\section{Conclusions}

In summary, in this work we have obtained new constraints on properties of dark matter using the internal luminosity of white dwarf stars observed in the M4 globular cluster. Our results probe the parameter space of light dark matter particles, in the mass range $0.1~GeV-5~GeV$, which cannot be probed by other direct dark matter searches. The additional luminosity coming from the self-annihilations of dark matter particles captured inside the stars, for a given object, depend on the two free parameters of the models, namely the mass of the dark matter particle $m_\chi $, as well as the nucleon-dark matter particle cross section $\sigma_{N\chi}$.  Imposing the condition that dark matter particles with a mass smaller than $5~GeV$,  must not exceed the observed WD luminosity, we obtained for $\sigma_{N\chi}$ the upper bound $\sigma_{N\chi} < 4 \times 10^{-41} {\rm cm^2}$. For a dark matter particle of $1~GeV$, this value is a 3 order of magnitude smaller than the one imposed by the current detectors (cf. Fig.~26.1  in \cite{PDG}, $\sigma_{N\chi}< 10^{-38} {\rm cm^2}$).

\section*{Acknowlegements}

We would like to thank the anonymous reviewer for useful comments and suggestions.
It is a pleasure to warmly thank J.~Lopes and C.~Kouvaris for enlightening discussions. We also wish to thank M.~Cerme{\~n}o and M.~A.~P{\'e}rez-Garc{\'i}a for correspondence and for sending us their data. The authors thank the Funda\c c\~ao para a Ci\^encia e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, for the financial support to the Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation-CENTRA, Instituto Superior T\'ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, through the Project No.~UIDB/00099/2020.

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Standards Live ist ein Jazzalbum des US-amerikanischen Pianisten Keith Jarrett, gemeinsam mit Gary Peacock am Kontrabass und Jack DeJohnette am Schlagzeug. Die am 2. Juli 1985 bei einem Konzert im Palais des Congrès in Paris mitgeschnittenen Aufnahmen erschienen 1986 bei ECM Records.

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Das Album ist das erste einer langen Reihe von Live-Alben, die bei ECM Records vom sog. Standards Trio veröffentlicht wurden. Die Aufnahmen wurden am zweiten Tag der Europa-Tournee des Trios bei ihrem Konzert im Palais des Congrès in Paris aufgezeichnet. Die Tournee, die 12 Konzerte an 26 Tagen umfasste, führte das Trio 1985 von Paris (1. und 2. Juli), über Ravenna (3. und 4. Juli), Montreux (10. Juli), Den Haag (12. Juli), Lyon (15. Juli), Salon-de-Provence (17. Juli), Donostia-San Sebastián (18. und 19. Juli), Antibes (23. Juli) nach Montpellier (26. Juli).

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 Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette – Standards Live
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The Wrong Blues (William Engvick, Alec Wilder) – 8:03
Falling in Love with Love (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:44
Too Young to Go Steady (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 10:10
The Way You Look Tonight (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 9:31
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Rezeption
Allmusic bewertet das Album mit 4 von 5 Sternen und der Jazzkritiker Scott Yanow stellt fest, dass "das Zusammenspiel der Musiker ständig beeindruckend war". In einer späteren Rezension bei Allmusic meint Michael G. Nastos "Keith Jarretts Standards Trio breitet seine Flügel bei Live-Auftritten so klug und würdevoll aus wie keine andere Gruppe seit den ähnlich großen Bill Evans-Ensembles drei Jahrzehnte zuvor."

Der Rough Guide to Jazz charakterisiert das Konzert als "außergewöhnlich" und hebt die Darbietung von Too Young to Go Steady als "eine der perfektesten und exaltiertesten Trio-Darbietungen im gesamten Jazz" hervor.

In seiner Jarrett-Biografie beschreibt Ian Carr das Album als "Superlativ: die unglaubliche Dynamik, die schiere Kreativität der drei Männer, das Gefühl der Ekstase, das das ganze Konzert durchdringt, und das Zusammenspiel und die Interdependenz des Trios". Carr hebt vor allem Stella by Starlight als "exquisit und ergreifend" hervor.

Das Jazzecho schreibt: "Und so schlugen Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock und Jack DeJohnette denn auf ihren beiden Europa-Tourneen 1985 weitere Seiten des "Great American Songbook" auf. Was seinerzeit im Studio zu so überzeugenden Resultaten geführt hatte, bestand auch den Test im Live-Kontext. ... Diese Musik ist extrovertierter, direkter. Und die Platte vermittelt auch vieles von dem, was in einem Konzert an Interaktion zwischen Musikern und Publikum geschehen kann."

Die New York Times kommentiert: "Die Schwerkraft ist aufgehoben, wenn das Keith Jarrett Trio spielt". Und The Penguin Guide to Jazz vergeben 3 von 4 Sternen.

Literatur
 Uwe Andresen: Keith Jarrett. Sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schallplatten. Oreos, Gauting-Buchendorf 1985, ISBN 3-923657-09-9.
 Ian Carr: Keith Jarrett. The Man and His Music. Paladin, London 1992, ISBN 0-586-09219-6. (englisch)
 Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6. Auflage. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
 Wolfgang Sandner: Keith Jarrett. Eine Biographie. Rowohlt, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-87134-780-1.

Weblinks
 Standards Live bei discogs.com
 Standards Live bei allmusic.com
 Standards Live bei musicbrainz.org
 Standards Live bei ecmrecords.com
 Standards Live bei ecmreviews.com

Einzelnachweise

Album 1986
Album (Jazz)
Livealbum
Keith-Jarrett-Album
Gary Peacock


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package com.facebook.buck.features.python;

import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.endsWith;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasEntry;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItems;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.startsWith;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import com.facebook.buck.features.python.toolchain.PythonVersion;
import com.facebook.buck.io.filesystem.TestProjectFilesystems;
import com.facebook.buck.model.BuildTargetFactory;
import com.facebook.buck.step.TestExecutionContext;
import com.facebook.buck.testutil.FakeProjectFilesystem;
import com.facebook.buck.testutil.TemporaryPaths;
import com.facebook.buck.util.json.ObjectMappers;
import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSetMultimap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedSet;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;

public class PexStepTest {

  private static final Path PYTHON_PATH = Paths.get("/usr/local/bin/python");
  private static final PythonVersion PYTHON_VERSION = PythonVersion.of("CPython", "2.6");
  private static final ImmutableMap<String, String> PEX_ENVIRONMENT = ImmutableMap.of();
  private static final ImmutableList<String> PEX_COMMAND = ImmutableList.of();
  private static final Path TEMP_PATH = Paths.get("/tmp/");
  private static final Path DEST_PATH = Paths.get("/dest");
  private static final String ENTRY_POINT = "entry_point.main";

  private static final ImmutableMap<Path, Path> MODULES =
      ImmutableMap.of(Paths.get("m"), Paths.get("/src/m"));
  private static final ImmutableMap<Path, Path> RESOURCES =
      ImmutableMap.of(Paths.get("r"), Paths.get("/src/r"));
  private static final ImmutableMap<Path, Path> NATIVE_LIBRARIES =
      ImmutableMap.of(Paths.get("n.so"), Paths.get("/src/n.so"));
  private static final ImmutableSortedSet<String> PRELOAD_LIBRARIES = ImmutableSortedSet.of();
  private static final ImmutableSetMultimap<Path, Path> MODULE_DIRS =
      ImmutableSetMultimap.of(
          Paths.get(""),
          Paths.get("/tmp/dir1.whl"),
          Paths.get("subdir"),
          Paths.get("/tmp/dir2.whl"));

  @Rule public TemporaryPaths tmpDir = new TemporaryPaths();

  @Test
  public void testCommandLine() {
    PexStep step =
        new PexStep(
            BuildTargetFactory.newInstance("//dummy:target"),
            new FakeProjectFilesystem(),
            PEX_ENVIRONMENT,
            PEX_COMMAND,
            PYTHON_PATH,
            PYTHON_VERSION,
            TEMP_PATH,
            DEST_PATH,
            ENTRY_POINT,
            MODULES,
            RESOURCES,
            NATIVE_LIBRARIES,
            MODULE_DIRS,
            PRELOAD_LIBRARIES,
            /* zipSafe */ true);
    String command =
        Joiner.on(" ").join(step.getShellCommandInternal(TestExecutionContext.newInstance()));

    assertThat(command, startsWith(Joiner.on(" ").join(PEX_COMMAND)));
    assertThat(command, containsString("--python " + PYTHON_PATH));
    assertThat(command, containsString("--python-version " + PYTHON_VERSION));
    assertThat(command, containsString("--entry-point " + ENTRY_POINT));
    assertThat(command, endsWith(" " + DEST_PATH));
  }

  @Test
  public void testCommandLineNoZipSafe() {
    PexStep step =
        new PexStep(
            BuildTargetFactory.newInstance("//dummy:target"),
            new FakeProjectFilesystem(),
            PEX_ENVIRONMENT,
            PEX_COMMAND,
            PYTHON_PATH,
            PYTHON_VERSION,
            TEMP_PATH,
            DEST_PATH,
            ENTRY_POINT,
            MODULES,
            RESOURCES,
            NATIVE_LIBRARIES,
            MODULE_DIRS,
            PRELOAD_LIBRARIES,
            /* zipSafe */ false);
    String command =
        Joiner.on(" ").join(step.getShellCommandInternal(TestExecutionContext.newInstance()));

    assertThat(command, containsString("--no-zip-safe"));
  }

  @Test
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public void testCommandStdin() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
    Path realDir1 = tmpDir.getRoot().resolve("dir1.whl");
    Path realDir2 = tmpDir.getRoot().resolve("dir2.whl");
    Path file1 = realDir1.resolve("file1.py");
    Path file2 = realDir2.resolve("file2.py");
    Path childFile = realDir1.resolve("some_dir").resolve("child.py");

    ImmutableSetMultimap<Path, Path> moduleDirs =
        ImmutableSetMultimap.of(Paths.get(""), realDir1, Paths.get("subdir"), realDir2);

    Files.createDirectories(realDir1);
    Files.createDirectories(realDir2);
    Files.createDirectories(childFile.getParent());
    Files.write(file1, "print(\"file1\")".getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8));
    Files.write(file2, "print(\"file2\")".getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8));
    Files.write(childFile, "print(\"child\")".getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8));

    PexStep step =
        new PexStep(
            BuildTargetFactory.newInstance("//dummy:target"),
            TestProjectFilesystems.createProjectFilesystem(tmpDir.getRoot()),
            PEX_ENVIRONMENT,
            PEX_COMMAND,
            PYTHON_PATH,
            PYTHON_VERSION,
            TEMP_PATH,
            DEST_PATH,
            ENTRY_POINT,
            MODULES,
            RESOURCES,
            NATIVE_LIBRARIES,
            moduleDirs,
            PRELOAD_LIBRARIES,
            /* zipSafe */ true);

    Map<String, Object> args =
        ObjectMappers.readValue(step.getStdin(TestExecutionContext.newInstance()).get(), Map.class);
    Assert.assertTrue(file1.isAbsolute());
    Assert.assertTrue(file2.isAbsolute());
    Assert.assertTrue(childFile.isAbsolute());
    assertThat(
        (Map<String, String>) args.get("modules"),
        hasEntry(Paths.get("m").toString(), Paths.get("/src/m").toString()));
    assertThat(
        (Map<String, String>) args.get("modules"),
        hasEntry(Paths.get("file1.py").toString(), file1.toString()));
    assertThat(
        (Map<String, String>) args.get("modules"),
        hasEntry(Paths.get("some_dir", "child.py").toString(), childFile.toString()));
    assertThat(
        (Map<String, String>) args.get("modules"),
        hasEntry(Paths.get("subdir", "file2.py").toString(), file2.toString()));
    assertThat(
        (Map<String, String>) args.get("resources"),
        hasEntry(Paths.get("r").toString(), Paths.get("/src/r").toString()));
    assertThat(
        (Map<String, String>) args.get("nativeLibraries"),
        hasEntry(Paths.get("n.so").toString(), Paths.get("/src/n.so").toString()));
    assertEquals(0, ((List<String>) args.get("prebuiltLibraries")).size());
  }

  @Test
  public void testArgs() {
    PexStep step =
        new PexStep(
            BuildTargetFactory.newInstance("//dummy:target"),
            new FakeProjectFilesystem(),
            PEX_ENVIRONMENT,
            ImmutableList.<String>builder().add("build").add("--some", "--args").build(),
            PYTHON_PATH,
            PYTHON_VERSION,
            TEMP_PATH,
            DEST_PATH,
            ENTRY_POINT,
            MODULES,
            RESOURCES,
            NATIVE_LIBRARIES,
            MODULE_DIRS,
            PRELOAD_LIBRARIES,
            /* zipSafe */ true);
    assertThat(
        step.getShellCommandInternal(TestExecutionContext.newInstance()),
        hasItems("--some", "--args"));
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


A mix of Brussels sprout varieties from Europe and America. One of the first steps in breeding a better open pollinated brussels sprout is doing an accurate comparison with the kinds of sprouts available. You can join us by growing this mix to see the diversity for yourself as we will be doing on the farm this year. Included are some heirloom red sprout varieties from Europe where they are considered a special treat. As with many of the fall/winter brassica harvests, start seeds in in late May, transplant into rows in July and allow time for the crop to mature that it can be harvested after the first frost and into winter if it is mild enough.
Like cabbage, brussels sprouts often produces better in cool weather. A mid May to mid June summer planting will avoid flea beetles if that is a problem for you, and produce a nice crop for the fall. Plant the seeds into the ground and transplant the seedlings when they are 3-4 inches tall.
Brussels Sprouts easily transplants when young and the plants can be placed in the ground a foot or two apart. Brussels Sprouts requires a garden soil enriched with compost or organic fertilizer. During the hot summer brussels sprouts benefits from irrigation. Brussels Sprouts takes a long season and produces the best crop when October is a target date. Harvest after a frost.
Freshly harvested brussels sprouts from the garden is just better.
Brussels Sprouts is a biennial and needs to vernalize for a cold period. In spring the sprouts along the stem will produceflower stalks and produces pods. When the pods swell with seed and begin to brown harvest them and allow them to dry. On Long Island brussels sprouts don't always winter-over well in the field but will in the root cellar. Cabbage will cross with other Brassica oleraceae species in flower at the same time.


Abstract: Studies that go beyond the ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) framework emphasize the social and cultural dimensions of mobile phones. Nevertheless, the cultural dimension, in literature pertaining to both urban and rural use patterns, typically takes an individualistic orientation. The possibility of actualizing the collectivistic logic in a community's appropriation of new technologies is mostly overlooked. The present article explores how the fishers community in Kerala, India, use mobile phones in culturally enhancing and ecologically oriented ways that improve their working and living conditions. In the case of Kerala fishers, the impulse toward cooperation has long been ingrained in their culture, as often happens among marginalized groups. The availability of mobile technologies has allowed for the amplification of this impulse and enabled new modes of cooperation, especially in sharing of information on promising fishing spots and safety and rescue at sea. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.


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The Bachelor Australia star Cat hits out: 'We were not villains'
'I'm actually struggling a lot with it'
In a shocking twist on The Bachelor Australia tonight, Nick Cummins asked Cat to leave the mansion after weeks of what he called 's--t stirring'.
The decision was made in the wake of one of this season's most controversial moments, when a distraught Tenille ran away from the house after a confrontation with Romy and Cat.
At a Greek-themed cocktail party in tonight's episode, Nick pulled Tenille away to find out what had happened. As she struggled to admit what was going on, the rugby player gave her a simple way of expressing her feelings.
Nick told Tenille that each candle on the table represented one of the three girls: Romy, Alisha and Cat. He asked her to push the candles in to a 'friendly' or 'mean' section, and she pushed all three in to the latter.
"She was very quick to move those candles. That was quite aggressive how she pushed them away," says Cat, of the conversation between Nick and Tenille.
"Look, you chuck 25 women in a house together with no contact with the outside world and you're obviously going to butt heads with a few people. It's just kind of a shame that Tenille has been made out to be the angel in this scenario, because that wasn't really the case," Cat, 24, tells TV WEEK.
"There was a lot of negativity from her towards other girls, and she was creating drama herself."
Tenille moves all three candles in to the 'mean' zone.
Though Cat was disappointed, she understands Nick was in a difficult situation.
"Nick is in a hard situation himself, and I understand he's going to hear opinions from other people. I have my opinions about the other women as well, but I chose not to share them," she says.
"I get that position was hard for him, but if he's going to believe what other people have to say about me, before getting to know me, then he's not the one for me."
Nick has his final conversation with Cat.
The fashion designer is sticking to her guns, however, and maintains she is not the 'villain' she has been made out to be.
"Every time someone would have a date, or we would have a group date, everyone would come to me and I would style all of them," she says. "You look at the past four episodes, every single girl in there is wearing my label. They're not going to be wearing my stuff if they hate me.
"Obviously you don't see Tenille in it, but Emily, Brooke, Cass, Brittany, Sophie, Dasha, everyone was wearing it."
Cat also says she was close with Brooke, shutting down the assumption that the 'tripod' were only friendly with each other.
"Brooke is the nicest woman you would ever meet in your life, she is a legend, and we are great friends with her. There was nothing about a 'villain trio' in the house, we were friends with everyone."
Cat admits she's found the negative reaction to her appearance on The Bachelor Australia difficult to deal with.
"It's just a shame I've been shown in such a negative way," she says. "Yeah I'm actually struggling a lot with it. I've been getting death threats, and called all sorts of names I would never even think of.
"You don't sign up for this expecting to be so hated by people and it's just a shame that they've really only shown the smallest percentage of my personality and haven't shown anything else of me."
The Bachelor Australia airs Wednesday and Thursday, 7:30pm, on Network Ten.
The Bachelor AustraliaTenille hits back at The Bachelor Australia villains
The Bachelor AustraliaThe Bachelor Australia's Rhiannon on her surprising elimination and awkward date with Nick
The Bachelor,


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Van Lier is a surname first found in the Netherlands. Spelling variations of this family name include: Leer, Lier, Liere, Lierr, Lierre, Liers, Lieres, Lierrs, Lierres, de Lier, van Lier and many more.

Some of the first settlers in the New World of this family name or some of its variants were:
Jan Evertsz van Lier, who arrived in New Netherland in 1664;

Notable people with the surname include:

Adeline van Lier (born 1956), Dutch television and radio presenter
Anita van Lier (born 1954), Dutch cricketer
Coenraad van Lier (1836–1903), Suriname physician and politician
Josephine van Lier (born 1968), Dutch cellist
Norm Van Lier (1947–2009), American basketball player and broadcaster

Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin


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Thiel College to honor Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg at 2014 Founders' Day Convocation
Posted January 28, 2014 Print
GREENVILLE, Pa.—On Feb. 6, Thiel College will recognize 12 faculty and staff and Thiel College alumnus Mark A. Nordenberg '70, H'97 at the college's annual Founders' Day Convocation at 11 a.m. in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.
"It is with great pleasure that we are able to honor Thiel alumnus and University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg for his significant achievements in higher education, and our faculty and staff honorees for their dedicated efforts to the College," said Dr. Troy D. VanAken, president of Thiel College.
VanAken will present the Louis and Barbara Thiel Distinguished Service Award to Nordenberg, Chancellor and Distinguished Service Professor of Law University of Pittsburgh.
Nordenberg earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Thiel College in 1970 and then his law degree, from the University of Wisconsin. He joined the faculty of Pitt's School of Law in 1977 and eventually served as Dean of Pitt's School of Law and as Interim Provost of the University. In 1994, he was elevated to the special faculty rank of Distinguished Service Professor. In 1995, he was elected Interim Chancellor by the University's Board of Trustees, and in 1996, following a national search, he was elected Chancellor. Nordenberg announced that he would step down from that office in the summer of 2014, which would mark the end of nineteen years of service.
Nordenberg has received two distinctive forms of recognition from the Pitt Board of Trustees. In June 2005, trustees, alumni leaders and other special friends contributed $2.5 million to endow an academic chair in his name and in October 2012, Pitt announced the naming of the newest residence hall in his honor and the creation of an endowed scholarship fund bearing his name. Even more recently, he received the 2013 Exemplary Leader Award from the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership of the University's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
"Thiel provided me with special opportunities to learn and to grow. A very important part of that learning occurred in the classroom," said Nordenberg. "In addition, I was able to participate in a broad range of extracurricular activities that gave me the chance to develop a better understanding of interpersonal relations, effective communication skills and leadership abilities."
The Louis and Barbara Thiel Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to individuals who demonstrate exemplary character, continuity of leadership, and long-term service to Greenville and its environs. The recipients must demonstrate a commitment to the common good above private interests. The award is named after Louis and Barbara Thiel, whose generosity made possible the founding of Thiel College in 1866.
Receiving prestigious Professor of the Year Awards are Dr. Nicholas Despo, Paul M. Rike Professor of Life Sciences and Professor Judith Newton, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Despo has been a faculty member at Thiel College for more than 38 years serving as chair of the faculty and, in 2002, receiving the Presidential Distinguished Service Award. He is on the Resch Scholarship Selection Committee and is a faculty adviser to Alpha Chi, Thiel's National Honorary Society, and Beta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honorary Society. In 2012, Dr. Despo was named the Paul M. Rike Professor of Life Sciences, one of two endowed chairs at Thiel.
Newton, with 41 years of service to Thiel, has served in both administrative and academic arenas including Assistant Academic Dean. She was instrumental in her contributions to the creation of the computer science major, and has periodically served as the chair of the mathematics and computer science department. Newton was Faculty Representative to the Thiel College Board of Trustees and served on many standing college committees. Professor Newton has received the President's Award for Teaching Excellence, the Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Distinguished Service Award.
Other faculty members to earn recognition are:
Dr. Mary Theresa Hall, professor of English, of Hermitage, Pa., Distinguished Service Award.
Dr. Jie Wu, associate professor of mathematics and computer science, Distinguished Teacher Award.
Dr. Gayle Jesse, associate professor of mathematics and computer science, of Hermitage, Pa., Distinguished Scholar Award.
Angela Virostick, adjunct professor of education, of Sharon, Pa., Distinguished Adjunct Award.
Six staff awards will be presented during the ceremony.
Jonathan Shearer, Brookfield, Ohio, associate director of web development, Distinguished Innovator Award.
John Gasperin, Greenville, Pa., network manager, Distinguished Newcomer Award.
Joe Matecka, Greenville, Pa., computer technician, Distinguished Newcomer Award.
Jennie Kather, Greenville, Pa., assistant director of public relations, Distinguished Extra Effort Award.
Ed Topoleski, Greenville, Pa., assistant director of sports information, Distinguished Outreach Award.
Leslie Graul, Greenville, Pa., information technology solution representative, Distinguished Service Staff Award.
Thiel College is a private liberal arts institution founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2016 and remains committed to combining tradition with innovation.
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Bedno.com
1999.08.20 (week 112)
Airshow Airshow Airshow Airshow Airshow Airshow Airshow
First re-use of a headline, sorry, it's just that it's something of a religious holiday for me. Witness the peak accomplishments of aeronautical science; The weekend when Chicago becomes a planetary beacon (First Contact reference - Hey aliens we're over here!). Last weekend I managed to see Run Lola Run, Matrix and Dark City in a row, on blades! The same lineup remains this week, as well as Universal Soldier 2 and funsters viewing of Mystery Men. This is the Bristol Renaissance Faire's last weekend. Go! There's a bunch of good late 20th century TV. Real World is in Hawaii, The Reader throws a Hawaiin themed Matches Party, and Excalibur hosts the Miss Hawaiian Tropic preliminaries. They're blading for money in Downers Grove, running at the lake, and selling Bonsai in Glencoe. There's an Andersonville Tour, the Ginza and Weed Street fests, and No Crime and Women's Equality days. The Cubs play every day, Virgo begins and the moon goes full. Major toonage includes REM, Wilco, Supa DJ Dmitry, Tower of Power, Groove Collective, Ralph Rosario, Moody Blues, Braid, DJ Dave Clark, Fear Factory, Static-X, Dope, Gipsy Kings, Moby, Boom Boom Satellites, The Temptations, The Supremes, Everlast, The Roots, Macy Gray, good stuff at Empty Bottle and Delilah's 6th anniversary. See you around!
FINAL WEEKEND!!!! Bristol Renaissance Faire, big, positive, fun, goth, Sat/Sun $7-$15 10a-7p.
847/395-7773, Near Kenosha WI, I94 N to Russel Rd W to Frontage to 128. Coupons at http://www.renfair.com/bristol/index.cfm
ENDS SOON: Fireworks! Good shows 9:30p Wednesdays (+dancing) and 10:15p Saturday -1999.09.04.
Also the giant Ferris wheel, IMax theater, Childrens Museum, food, drink, blading, free trolley, and more than 100 large outdoor sculptures on display -1999.11.08.
Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand. http://www.navypier.com
Grant Park Music Festival, mostly classical, mostly weekends, mostly 7:30p.
Grant Park, 312/742-GPMF, -1999.09.21. http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com
Chicago Summerdance, lessons, dancing, bands, many styles, Th-Su.
Lessons 6p-7p, dancing 7-9:30p, except ballroom Sunday lessons 2p-3p dance -5p.
Grant Park, 312/744-6630, cancelled if rain, -1999.09.26. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/Summerdance/summerdance0899.html
Cows On Parade, around 300 life size statues decorated by artists, free -1999.10.31.
All over Michigan Avenue and assorted other major Chicago locations.
http://www.cowsonparade.net
FINAL WEEKEND: Run Lola Run, Spike&Mike Animation, simultaneously Fr&Sa midnight.
I saw this last week, and it is one of the coolest movies ever!!
Music Box, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport. Also other times/dates. http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/runlolarun and http://www.musicboxtheatre.com
Movies: http://bedno.com/movies
Mystery Men, Dick, Detroit Rock City, Free Enterprise, Runaway Bride, Inspector Gadget, Iron Giant, Eyes Wide Shut, Muppets From Space, Phennis The Menace, Wild Wild West, South Park, Austin Powers, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Matrix, American Pie, ...
Midnight Circus, theatrically acclaimed, one ring, Fr 8p, Sa 5/8:30p, Su 8p.
Ivanhoe Theater, 773/975-7171, 750 W Wellington, -1999.09.12. http://www.midnightcircus.net
WAY too much more GREAT dance and art and drama and comedy and poetry and music to cover.
Get yourself a Reader (http://www.chireader.com).
Last few weeks to vacation at the Wisconsin Dells meta-amusement park!
http://bedno.com/summer
Or visit some of our city's own amusement parks (http://bedno.com/find.php?s=amusement) or water parks and pools (http://bedno.com/find.php?s=swim) or miniature golf places (http://bedno.com/find.php?s=golf).
Friday 1999.08.20:
Black Harvest Film Festival (4th), -1999.08.29, $7 - not confirmed.
Film Center, 312/443-3737, Columbus Drive at Jackson.
Universal Soldier 2, starring Jean Claude VanDamme.
Opens. http://www.universalsoldier2.com
Ginza Holiday Japanese Cultural Festival, adults $3.50, 11:30a-8p.
312/943-7801, 435 W Menomonee. Arts, crafts, foods, demos. http://www.budtempchi.org
Half-Life Mod Tournament, inter-city team computer game playoffs, noon-.
Screenz (eCafe), 847/332-1900, 1730 Sherman, Evanston. http://www.screenz.com/GameZ/HalflifeWeekend.htm
Even Further, massive rave, campout, concessions, 72 hours starting Fri noon.
Kankakee? call 773-604-1644. Tons-o-talent, multiple tents, great web site. http://www.tribalbrothers.com
Cubs host Rockies, also 3:05p Saturday and 1:20p Sunday, 2:20p.
Wrigley Field, http://www.cubs.com
Miss Hawaiian Tropic preliminary event. 11p.
Excalibur, 312/266-1944, 632 N Dearborn. Tee hee. http://www.ACEplaces.com/x
Cartoon Cartoon Weekend, non-stop -Sunday, new Power Puff episodes, starts 7p.
http://www.cartoon-network.com
REM, Wilco, $27-37 7:30p.
New World Music Theater, 708/614-1616, 19100 Ridgeland, Tinley Park. Ticketmaster, 312/559-1212, http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il
Tower of Power, plus Groove Collective, 21+ $25 7:30p.
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. http://www.hob.com/bin/calendar.pl?VENUE=CHI
Brew&View, AWESOME 10P/MIDNT LINEUP! Smoking, heckling, drink deals, fun!
8p (daily): "The Mummy" Brendan Fraser vs. SFX.
10p (daily): "The Matrix" Reeves, Fishburne, Moss, Weaving vs. VR.
midnt (Fr-Sa,Th): "Dark City" Sewell, Hurt, Sutherland, Connelly vs. The Strangers.
312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield, Belmont red line stop. http://www.brewview.com
Supa DJ Dmitry (formerly of DeeLite), $10, after 10p.
Lady Miss Kier, originally scheduled, has cancelled.
Aura, 312/266-2114, 640 N Dearborn. http://www.domeroom.com
Bang: Ralph Rosario, Hiroki/Ryn in the mezz, crowded later, free -11p.
Dress well, no tennis shoes. Sometimes too much house music.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. Housey. Dress well, no tennis shoes. Check out this great techno/jungle/house/etc videos site: http://streetsound.pseudo.com/channel
Strictly Jungle, outstanding radio show! Best on far North side, 11p.
89.3 WNUI, 847/866-WNUI (-9687), 312/409-7249 vmail, simul-web-cast. http://jungle.ffwd.com/sjc
Saturday 1999.08.21:
Armitage and Halsted (Lincoln Park) 7a-2p.
Belle Plaine, Damen, Lincoln (North Center Town Square) 7a-2p.
Clark and Maple (NWU, Evanston), 7:30a-12:30p.
Elm and Dearborn (Near North) 7a-2p.
Grace/Broadway/Halsted (North Halsted) 7a-2p.
Iowa and Central (Austin) 7a-2p.
Polk and Dearborn (Printers Row) 7a-2p.
Thorndale and Broadway (Edgewater) 7a-2p.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us./WorksMart/ConsumerServices/FarmersMarket/Schedule.html
Lakefront Stampede, 3mi (also kids 1mi) run, $25 8a.
Montrose and LSD, 312/944-1030. http://www.gcmultiplex.com
Air and Water Show (41st) - WORLD CLASS EVENT!!! water 9-11a air 11a-4p.
Peaks at North Avenue beach, red line to Clark/Division, then walk North. WBBM (78AM) simulcast, swimming, vending, megapeople, 312/744-3370. Arrive early, prepare for fairly hot and crowded. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/wm/SpecialEvents/Festivals99/AirandWater99
Chicago Neighborhood Tour: Andersonville/Lincoln Square, 4hr, $30, departs 10a.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/742-1190, 77 E Randolph, bring a snack. http://www.chgocitytours.com
Weed Street Summerfest (2nd), bands, tumblers, food, drum circle. -1999.08.22 11a-10p.
Weed Street (South of North Ave) at Sheffield. http://www.starevents.com/weedst.html
Chicago's No Crime Day, noon-7p.
Washington Park, 773/978-0868, 5531 S M.L.K. drive.
Sun-Times Sports Grand Prix (13th), nationally recognized inline skating competition, 4-10p.
Downtown Downers Grove, -1999.08.22. http://www.chicagoevents.com/SportsGrandPrix99.html
Moody Blues, all ages $35-75 4p and 8p.
Rosemont Theatre, 847/692-2220, 5400 N River Rd, Rosemont. http://www.moodies-magazine.com
Braid, band's last show, also Sarge and the Alkaline Trio, doors 6p.
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. http://www.metrochicago.com
FELLOW CHICAGO FUNSTERS - come see Mystery Men with me, 7p.
I'll buy the pop corn. Bring your kid(s) if any and old enough.
Early arrivals, come to the bar across the street.
Webster Place, 773/327-3100, 1471 W Webster, at Clybourn http://www.mysterymen.com
Lift, DJs DAVE CLARKE, John Curley, TomE, Chris Walsh, Chad Sommer, $15 10p-5a.
Peak urban club-wear required. Expensive but big and intense.
Karma, 312/321-1331, 318 W Grand. Highly recommended by Daniel Quick. http://www.karmachicago.com
Sunday 1999.08.22:
Start of Virgo, astrological sign, the virgin.
http://www.astrology.com
Sun-Times Sports Grand Prix (13th), nationally recognized inline skating competition, 8a-6p.
Downtown Downers Grove, Illinois. http://www.chicagoevents.com/SportsGrandPrix99.html
Peaks at North Avenue beach, red line to Clark/Division, then walk North. WBBM (78AM)/WLS (ch7) simulcast, swimming, vending, megapeople, 312/744-3370. Arrive early, prepare for fairly hot and crowded. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/wm/SpecialEvents/Festivals99/AirandWater99
Weed Street Summerfest (2nd), bands, tumblers, food, drum circle. 11a-10p.
Liquid Soul, great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt.
Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee http://www.doubledoor.com
Friktion, great jungle/d-n-b w/ DJs RY-N, Snuggles, Danny the Wild Child, ... $3 10p-2a.
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western. http://www.emptybottle.com
Helsinki, choice techno, some house. DJs Angel Alanis/justin Long, $5 11p-4a.
Rednofive, 312/733-6699, 440 N Halsted. http://www.purefuture.com
Monday 1999.08.23:
Cubs host Giants, also 1:20p Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 7:05p.
Chrome, Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p.
MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen http://www.madbar.com
Various electro-compu-psycho-hiphop-artsy-soundscape-inyourface bands, $7 9:30p.
Tuesday 1999.08.24:
Federal Plaza (Dearborn and Adams) 7a-3p.
Lincoln/Leland/Western (Lincoln Square) 7a-2p.
Fear Factory, Static-X, Dope, all ages 7p.
Riviera Theatre, 312/275-6800, 4647 N Racine.
Gipsy Kings, also Wednesday, price? 7:30p.
Chicago Theatre, 312/902-1500 tickets, 175 N State. http://www.gipsykings.com
Teen TV: Miss Teen USA (17th), new Real World and Downtown.
8p CBS http://www.missteenusa.com
9p MTV http://www.mtv.com
Nocturna, Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah, THE weekly gathering of darker souls.
Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark, near the Addison red line stop. http://www.gothicchicago.com
Testosterone Tuesday, hard dance music, ultra buff male strippers.
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont, at the Belmont red line stop. http://www.testosterone.net
Modest Mouse with IQU (formerly ICU). Well reviewed electronica, $10 10:30p.
Wednesday 1999.08.25:
Kemahna Wahna Meetcha, Reader Matches Party, ors'd, hula, 6-8p.
Place a free personal ad, contests, pretty conventional crowd.
Holiday Club, 773/486-0686, 1471 N Milwaukee. http://www.chicagoreader.com/matches/parties/holiday99/holiday99.html
Moby, Boom Boom Satellites, $20 18+ doors 8p.
Seminar, (drum-n-)Bass By The Pound, DJ Kingsize (NJ), URB issue release, $3 21+.
Resident DJs Glyde, Gamewarden, Flipside, Poolside, Kee. Big Wig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division.
Lunacy, cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM/tattoos, pretty darn good.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. http://www.gilburns.com
Thursday 1999.08.26:
Full Moon, always adds an interesting twist.
http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching
Women's Equality Day. Formerly known as Woman Suffrage Day.
Anniversary of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote in 1920. http://www.women.com
52nd Place and Harper (Hyde Park) 7a-2p.
Lake Street at Beaubien Court (Prudential Plaza) 7a-3p.
Arts Expressions II, artists and craftspeople selling good works, -Friday 8a-6p.
2 N Riverside Plaza, 312/751-2500. Loopsters, stop by on lunch.
Aniversary bash (6th), William Darke, Fisto The Clown, art, hosted 7-10p.
Delilah's, 773/472-2771, 2771 N Lincoln.
Everlast, The Roots, Macy Gray
Riviera Theatre, 312/275-6800, 4647 N Racine. http://www.forevereverlasting.com
Really special downtown happenings and late hours.
MCA, Randolph Cafe, Shubert Theater, Shedd Aquarium, more. http://www.dtnchicago.com
The Temptations, The Supremes, $10-35 8p.
Ravinia, 847/266-5100, 400 Iris Lane, Highland Pk http://www.ravinia.org
Adult skate w/ bar, hip-hop/urban, 18+ $7 9:30p-3a (FrSa mid-4a, Su 8p-1a).
Rainbo, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark. http://www.skaters.com
L'altra, Threnody Ensemble, 33.3, Daniel Givens. Prog rock-ish. $7 10p.
WEEKEND: Midwest Bonsai Society Show and Sale, 1999.08.20-22.
Large scale animal shaped topiary -1999.10.03.
Chicago Botanic Gardens, 847/835-5440, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe.
World class, gorgeous in summer, easy to get to, great restaurant. http://www.chicago-botanic.org
NEW: Roy Lichtenstein -1999.10.10, Examining Pictures -1999.09.19.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago.
Mon closed, Tu 10a-8p free, We-Su 10a-5p. http://www.mcachicago.org
MONDAY: Chip Hess discusses Bela Lugosi, Cafe, 1p.
Variety of very interesting works.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/744-2400, 78 E Washington.
Free. Mo-We 10a-7p, Th 10a-9p, Fr 10a-6p, Sa 10a-5p, Su 11a-5p. Special performances Mo-Fr at Randolph Cafe daily at 1p. Late Thursdays. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CulturalCenter
Lovely design, near conservatory, lake, rookery. New lion web cam!
Lincoln Park Zoo, 773/742-2000, 2200 N Cannon. http://www.lpzoo.com
Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a whole day.
NEW featuring 11 monumental Keith Haring sculptures outdoors -1999.09.12.
NEW Omni Laser Fantasy. 20KW music visual immersion experience Fr-Su.
NEW Science of the Theme Park exhibit, take your kid.
Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake Shore.
Beatles 6:30p, Floyd Machine 7:30p, Nirvana 9p, Beastie 10:30p, Floyd Moon mdnt. http://www.msichicago.org
Underground Adventure, walk through hugely magnified soil ecosystem.
Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore. http://www.fmnh.org
Seuss, Lego downtown, and far more quality exhibits and activities for young minds.
Chicago Children's Museum, 312/527-1000, Navy Pier, 10a-5p Tu-Su, free Th. http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org
Seahorse Symphony, the amazing seahorse and kin, becoming endangered.
NEW 90000 gallon Coral Reef Exhibit now re-opened.
Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore. http://SheddAquarium.org
Sky Pavilion, major new expansion, much high tech exhibitry.
Adler Planetarium, 312/922-STAR, 1300 S Lake Shore. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/
Masterpieces and other stodgy stuff (16th century Polish works?!?!).
Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan.
MWF 10:30a-4:30p, TuTh 10:30a-8:00p, SaSu 10a-5p, Free Tuesdays. http://www.artic.edu
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