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\section{Introduction}

The main motivation to study solar wind composition is to obtain information
on the isotopic composition of elements in the Sun. This is important
because the Sun constitutes $99.9\%$ of solar system matter, and for
most elements the solar composition could provide the most reliable
information on the composition of the primordial solar nebula.
Because nowhere in the Sun have temperatures ever been high enough to alter
isotopic abundances of heavy elements by nuclear reactions,
solar Ca is thought to reflect the original isotopic composition in the
solar nebula. Yet, most of what is known of solar isotopic
abundances is inferred from terrestrial and from meteoritic abundances with
a few exceptions: recently, the isotopic composition of solar wind
magnesium, the first analysis of the isotopic abundances of a refractive
element in solar matter measured in situ with the spacecraft borne mass
spectrometer WIND/MASS, has been reported (\cite{WindMg}).
The solar isotopic composition of the volatile noble gases
helium and neon have been determined in situ with the Apollo foil
experiments (\cite{Geiss}). In situ measurements with
CELIAS/MTOF (\cite{Kallenbach}) on board SOHO have confirmed that the solar
neon isotopic composition differs significantly from the terrestrial
and meteoritic abundances. Isotopic abundances also have been
determined for several elements (C, N, O, He, Ne, Mg) in the higher energy
(above 10 MeV/amu) solar energetic particles
(\cite{Leske,Mason,Mewaldt,Selesnick}). From similar measurements
it has been possible to obtain reliable information on coronal elemental
abundances including the abundance of calcium (\cite{Breneman}). However,
the isotopic composition of solar energetic particles (SEP) may not be
representative of the solar composition because fractionation processes
occur during the particle acceleration and transport and these processes
may vary from event to event. The far more fluent solar wind is the
most authentic sample of the solar source composition. From recent
theoretical models (e.g. \cite{Bodmer}) it is expected that the isotopic
fractionation in the solar wind flow due to differences in Coulomb drag
depletes the heavier isotopes by at most a few percent. Therefore
measurements of the solar wind isotopic abundances of the heavy element
calcium together with previous measurements of magnesium abundances
provide additional evidence that the solar isotopic composition
of refractive elements agrees with terrestrial and meteoritic values.

\section{Instrumentation}

\placefigure{fig1}
The MTOF sensor (Figure~\ref{fig1}) of CELIAS (Charge, Element, and
Isotope Analysis System) on board the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory) spacecraft is an isochronous time-of-flight mass
spectrometer (\cite{Hovestadt}) with a resolution M/$\Delta$M
of better than 100. This provides the possibility of resolving the
different isotopes of almost all solar wind elements in the range from
$3$ to $60$ atomic mass units (amu). The instrument detects ions at solar
wind bulk velocities of 300 to 1000 km/s, corresponding to energies
of about 0.3 to 3 keV/amu. Details on the principle of operation,
the calibration of the instrument functions, and the format of the data
transferred by the telemetry can be found in the initial publication on
CELIAS/MTOF isotope abundance measurements of solar wind
neon (\cite{Kallenbach}). Here we only briefly describe the instrument
characteristics which are necessary to understand
the quantitative evaluation of time-of-flight (TOF) spectra.

Highly charged solar wind ions enter the instrument (Figure~\ref{fig1})
through the WAVE (Wide Angle Variable Energy) entrance system
that has an energy-per-charge ($E/q$) acceptance bandwidth of about half
a decade, and a conic field of view of $\pm 25^{o}$
width (\cite{Hovestadt}). All calcium isotopes have
approximately the same bulk velocity, the same charge state, and the
same width of the drifting maxwellian velocity distribution so that the
heavier isotopes have a higher center $E/q$. The strongest instrumental
fractionation occurs when the center $E/q$ of either isotope coincides
with one of the edges of the $E/q$-acceptance of the WAVE. The acceptance
function including the ion optical effects of the postacceleration voltage
to the time-of-flight section has been well
analyzed in the calibration system for mass spectrometers
(\cite{Steinacher,Kallenbach}) of the University of Bern (UoB).
Therefore the flight data can reliably be filtered with respect
to the ion optical instrument discrimination for any element or isotope
detected in the solar wind. A much weaker instrumental fractionation is due
to the element specific detection efficiencies of the VMASS subsystem which
is a V-shaped isochronous time-of-flight spectrometer (\cite{Hovestadt}).
The ratio of the Double Coincidence Rate over the Front Secondary
Electron Detection Assembly Rate has been measured as a function of
ion energy per mass with a $^{40}$Ca$^{4+}$ beam of the MEFISTO
laboratory at UoB (\cite{Marti}). The model functions
reproduce the calibration data very well so that they can be applied to
derive the differences in the detection efficiencies of the isotopes
$^{40,42,44}$Ca (Figure~\ref{figca2}). With very good confidence the
uncertainty of these detection efficiencies can be assumed to be lower
than the statistical error evaluated (see Table~\ref{fit}).
\placefigure{figca2}

\section{Data Analysis}

\placefigure{figca3}
Figure~\ref{figca3} shows a spectrum where all pulse height analysis
words of the full year 1996 have been collected in the mass range 39 to
45 amu. TOF channel contents have been put into bins six channels wide
and the uncertainties of the data points have been estimated by the
linear-optimization algorithm of Rauch-Tung-Striebel (\cite{Gelb}) where
the filter width corresponds to half the TOF resolution of the instrument;
this filter introduces a minor reduction of the peak resolution of $12\%$.
This algorithm has been applied to improve the signal-to-noise ratio by a
factor of four so that $^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ and $^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ can be identified
with high significance. Note that most incident ions leave the carbon foil
as neutrals or singly charged. The $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$ distribution is
asymmetrically broadened. It exhibits a different shape than $^{20}$Ne$^{+}$
(\cite{Kallenbach}) for one main reason: singly charged calcium has
generally much higher $E/q$ inside the VMASS than singly charged neon so
that calcium follows a longer trajectory in the field free region above the
ion stop microchannel plate (IMCP) detector (\cite{Hovestadt}). Longer
trajectories in the field-free region correspond to longer times of flight.
This leads to the tails of higher channels in the TOF distribution of all
the mass peaks in Figure~\ref{figca3}. As in the case of
$^{20,21,22}$Ne$^{+}$ (\cite{Kallenbach}) the electronic ringing peaks
are visible at about 30 TOF channels to the left of the $^{40,42,44}$Ca$^{+}$
signatures; they arise from reflected start signals. The TOF counts have
been weighted by the detection efficiencies for the different calcium
isotopes within the window of $\pm \ 15\%$ instrument fractionation between
$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ and $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$. All three detectable calcium peaks,
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$, $^{42}$Ca$^{+}$, and $^{44}$Ca$^{+}$, are described by the
same model function with identical asymmetric shape. Also, the marginally
detectable or non-detectable peaks $^{39,41}$K$^{+}$ and $^{43}$Ca$^{+}$ are
included into the fit function, assuming terrestrial isotopic abundances:
\begin{eqnarray}
F(t) = {\sum_{i=39}^{44}}{A_{i}} \times {({exp[-{{(t-p_{i})^{2}}\over{2s^{2}}}]} } & \nonumber\\
       { + {\sum_{j=1}^{5}}{{b_j}\over{1+{{{(t-p_{i}-jl)}^{2}}\over{w^{2}}}}} } & \nonumber\\
       { + {{c}\times{exp[-{{{(t-p_{i}+r)}^{2}}\over{2u^{2}}}]}})}. \nonumber \\
\label{Eqn}
\end{eqnarray}
$t$ is the time-of-flight channel number and the free fit parameters are
$A_{40,42,44}$ representing the amplitudes of the $^{40,42,44}$Ca$^{+}$
peaks, $p_{40}$ the main Gaussian peak position of $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$,
$l$ the shift of the Lorentzians describing the asymmetry against the
main Gaussians for all three peaks of $^{40,42,44}$Ca$^{+}$,
$r$ the shift of the ringing peaks against the main Gaussians,
the $b_j$ the relative amplitudes of the shifted Lorentzians compared
to the main Gaussians,
$c$ the relative amplitude of the ringing peaks,
$s$ the width of the main Gaussian peaks,
$w$ the width of the Lorentzian peaks, and
$u$ the width of the ringing peaks.
The Gaussian peak positions $p_{39,41,42,43,44}$ of $^{39,41}$K$^{+}$
and $^{42,43,44}$Ca$^{+}$ are kept fixed at their calibrated TOF channels.
The total amplitudes $A_{40,42,44}$, the widths $w$ and $u$,
and the relative amplitudes $b_j$ give the abundances for
$^{40,42,44}$Ca$^{+}$. This analysis has been done twice assuming that the
solar wind calcium is either tenfold or elevenfold charged.
\placetable{fit}
Table~\ref{fit} lists the integrated counts for
$^{40,42,44}$Ca$^{+}$ assuming tenfold charged solar wind calcium. This
gives the count ratios
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($100\pm25$) and
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($45\pm4$). Analogously, assuming
elevenfold charged solar wind calcium we find
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($141\pm36$) and
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($53\pm4$).
We further correct these ratios for the effect of heavy elements such
as Si and Fe having different mean velocities in the solar wind
compared to the proton velocity $v_H$ derived from the proton monitor
data. For Ca the mean velocity can be estimated to be 1.027 x $v_H$ -
14.6 km/s (\cite{Hefti}). This correction in the mean velocity and therefore
in the mean E/q leads to the values
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($107\pm25$) and
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($46\pm4$) for tenfold charged solar
wind calcium and $^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($148\pm36$) and
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($54\pm4$) for elevenfold charged
solar wind calcium. According to~\cite{Aellig} and~\cite{Kern} the coronal
freeze-in temperatures for the time period considered in this paper are
such that the average solar wind calcium charge state should be somewhere
between ten and eleven; the average number is approximately 10.5.
Therefore the final values for the solar wind calcium isotopic abundance
ratios are taken as the average of the two values derived for the two
assumptions of tenfold and elevenfold calcium. The error of the mean value
is chosen sufficiently large to be compatible with both assumptions.
For all ratios an additional uncertainty of $4\%$ is due to uncertainties
in the absolute calibration of the instrument acceptance. This results in
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($128\pm47$) and
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$/$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ $=$ ($50\pm8$). More precise values can
be determined, once the charge distribution of solar wind calcium is better
known for the year 1996 with other instrumentation on board the SOHO
spacecraft. The sensors WIND/MASS and CELIAS/CTOF will provide sufficient
information to reevaluate the calcium data.

\section{Results}

Based on the assumption that the solar wind calcium charge state varies
between ten and eleven as a long term average, we find that the isotopic
abundance ratios of solar wind calcium are
$^{40}$Ca/$^{42}$Ca $=$ ($128\pm47$) and
$^{40}$Ca/$^{44}$Ca $=$ ($50\pm8$). Both ratios are consistent with the
terrestrial ratios $^{40}$Ca/$^{42}$Ca $=$ ($151.04\pm0.02$) and
$^{40}$Ca/$^{44}$Ca $=$ ($47.153\pm0.003$) (\cite{Russell}). More
precise values can be obtained once a time series during the year 1996
of the calcium charge states in the solar wind at the SOHO location is
available.

\section{Discussion}

From astrophysical and geochemical considerations it can be concluded that
the isotopic composition of photospheric Ca must be within small fractions
of per mills identical to the terrestrial composition. The similarity
of the solar wind results with the terrestrial values suggests the
preliminary conclusion that isotopic fractionation within the solar
wind plays a minor role. This is supported by the model calculations
of~\cite{Bodmer} that consider differences in the Coulomb drag
for isotopes of various elements. Fractionation effects not larger than a
few percent are expected for Ne and Mg. For the heavy element Ca even weaker
isotopic fractionation has to be expected. Although there are as yet no
detailed evaluations of a more extensive time series with calcium isotopic
ratios to be determined in different solar wind regimes, we suggest that
the Ca abundance discussed in this work is within a few percent of the true
solar composition.

Table~\ref{comparison} shows a comparison between the terrestrial,
solar and presolar grain calcium isotopic composition. There is no
evidence for large variations in these isotopic compositions except
for the case of the presolar X-grains that
originate from supernovae explosions (\cite{Hoppe,Nittler}). The large
enrichment in $^{44}$Ca in the X-grains is a consequence of the
radioactive decay of $^{44}$Ti in supernovae material.
\placetable{comparison}

\acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, by the
PRODEX program of ESA, by NASA grant NAG5-2754, and by DARA, Germany, with
grants 50 OC 89056 and 50 OC 9605. The flight-spare unit of MTOF has been
recalibrated with the electron cyclotron resonance ion source in the
MEFISTO laboratory at the University of Bern and with
the support of Adrian Marti and Reto Schletti.

\clearpage

\begin{deluxetable}{crrrrrrrrrrr}
\footnotesize
\tablecaption{Fitted parameters of the model function (Equation~\ref{Eqn})
 for the calcium PHA spectrum. \label{fit}}
\tablewidth{0pt}
\tablehead{
\colhead{} &
\colhead{$A_{i} \ (10+)$\tablenotemark{a}} &
\colhead{$A_{i} \ (11+)$\tablenotemark{b}} &
\colhead{$p_{i}$\tablenotemark{c}} &
\colhead{Total Counts (10+)\tablenotemark{a}} &
\colhead{Total Counts (11+)\tablenotemark{b}}
}
\startdata
$^{40}$Ca$^{+}$ $ \ $ &$9756\pm42$ &$9600\pm41$ &$3053.1$ &$58289\pm251$ &$57357\pm245$\nl
$^{42}$Ca$^{+}$ $ \ $ &$98\pm25$ &$68\pm17$ &$3128.4$ &$585\pm149$ &$406\pm102$\nl
$^{43}$Ca$^{+}$ $ \ $ &$14\pm14$ &$11\pm11$ &$3165.5$ &$84\pm84$ &$66\pm66$\nl
$^{44}$Ca$^{+}$ $ \ $ &$218\pm18$ &$183\pm15$ &$3203.9$ &$1302\pm108$ &$1093\pm90$\nl
$^{39}$K$^{+}$ $ \ $ &$148\pm14$ &$103\pm12$ &$3014.6$ &$884\pm84$ &$615\pm72$\nl
$^{41}$K$^{+}$ $ \ $ &$11\pm11$ &$7\pm7$ &$3091.0$ &$64\pm64$ &$45\pm45$\nl

\enddata
\tablenotetext{a}{Data reduction based on the assumption of tenfold charged
solar wind calcium.}
\tablenotetext{b}{Data reduction based on the assumption of elevenfold
charged solar wind calcium.}
\tablenotetext{c}{Fixed calibrated relative peak positions with fitted
offset to match spectrum of flight data.}
\tablecomments{The $1\sigma$-errors of the amplitudes are
determined with the method of maximum likelihood. The parameters that are
equal for all isotopes and for both assumptions of ten- and elevenfold
charged solar wind calcium have been fitted as $s$ $=$ $9.222$,
$b_1$ $=$ $0.023$, $b_2$ $=$ $0.009$, $b_3$ $=$ $0.047$, $b_4$ $=$ $0.178$,
$b_5$ $=$ $0.117$, $l$ $=$ $9.454$, and $w$ $=$ $10.146$. The values for
the ringing peaks have been taken from the neon evaluations and kept
fixed: $c$ $=$ $0.035$, $r$ $=$ $31.66$, and $u$ $=$ $5.71$.}

\end{deluxetable}

\clearpage

\begin{deluxetable}{crrrrrrrrrrr}
\footnotesize
\tablecaption{Results from measurements of the terrestrial, solar,
and presolar calcium isotopic composition \label{comparison}}
\tablewidth{0pt}
\tablehead{
\colhead{$^{40}$Ca/$^{44}$Ca} &
\colhead{$^{40}$Ca/$^{42}$Ca} &
\colhead{Source} &
\colhead{Reference}
}
\startdata
$47.153\pm0.003$ &$151.04\pm0.02$ &terrestrial &\cite{Russell}\nl
$45.1\pm0.8$ &$147\pm2$ &average of presolar grains &\cite{Amari}\nl
$2.3\pm0.2$ &... & presolar X-grain &\cite{Hoppe}\nl
$50\pm8$ &$128\pm47$ &solar wind (SOHO/CELIAS) &this work\nl

\enddata

\end{deluxetable}

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It is 1976 and the UK is in the midst of a summer heatwave. Viv May is the drama teacher at a Swansea comprehensive and has the idea to stage a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, instead of the usual, dreary Oliver Twist.
But Viv adds a twist to the play: she turns it into a musical, featuring current hits from David Bowie and The Beach Boys. This garners a mixed reaction from the school: her colleagues aren't impressed and the students are indifferent. Viv is determined, nevertheless, to make it a success.
The students starring in the play too face hostility from their peers when word spreads about their involvement in the play. Rehearsals aren't exactly a success for Viv, with several of the cast members walking out on a regular basis.
For one awful moment, it seems that the musical won't go ahead, after the school hall is mysteriously burned down. Can Viv complete rehearsals and make it to opening night, or is the musical doomed?
Hunky Dory stars Minnie Driver and a soundtrack full of the chart hits from 1976. The title comes from the 1971 album of the same name by David Bowie; the film is directed by Marc Evans (House of America; Trauma).
Starring: Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch, Steve Speirs, George MacKay, Kimberley Nixon and Haydn Gwynne.
Directed by: Marc Evans
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Sax [Live]
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A shul in Middlesex has been prompted to offer "free seats for High Holy Day services" in recognition that people are struggling in the wake of a post-Brexit economic downturn.
Staines and District United Synagogue made the offer this week, to include the New Year (Rosh Hashanah), The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), The Festival of Tabernacles (Succot) and all intervening Sabbaths.
He added that "synagogue fees often have to be put on the back-burner and many people feel nervous about attending Synagogue over the High Holyday Period because they may be in arrears with membership or not even a member of a Synagogue".


Emily McCandless, Student Totes liaison, recently celebrated three years at Pocket Nurse®. As part of Marketing's recruitment efforts, we send out surveys to check in with successful employees. Emily's answers are so great, we just wanted to share them.
Emily says she is "very likely" to recommend Pocket Nurse as a place to work, and goes on to say the work environment is her favorite thing about working here.
Emily originally joined Pocket Nurse as a temp, and worked as the front desk receptionist. She started on the same day as Matt Inman, Director of Sales and Business Development. Matt proposed creating the Customer Service Department to senior management in order to manage inbound calls and order entry – something that had been a responsibility of account managers. With the creation of a Customer Service Team, account managers now have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of healthcare simulation, while also growing their relationship with our customers through on-site visits.
Emily is talking about Student Health Totes, a division of Pocket Nurse that showcases the company's focus of helping nurse educators and nursing students. Student health totes make it easy for educators and students to get the exact supplies needed for education and simulation. Learn more at www.PocketNurse.com/Health-Totes.
Pocket Nurse employees are here to provide the best customer service experience in medical supplies for education and simulation. One way Pocket Nurse does that is by making sure our employees are satisfied and productive.
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THREATENED: Petition Rallies Opposition to Amtrak's Plan to Demolish Chicago Union Station Power House (Chicago 7 2017 & 2020)
By Preservation Chicago
Chicago Union Station Power House, Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, in 1931. Photo Credit: Darris Lee Harris http://darrisharris.com/industrial
Petition to Save The Chicago Union Station Power House! with 28,019 signatures. Chicago Union Station Power House, Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, in 1931. Photo Credit: Darris Lee Harris http://darrisharris.com/industrial
The iconic Art Deco Chicago Union Station Power House is threatened with demolition.
This streamlined architectural masterpiece was designed in 1931 by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, one of Chicago's greatest architecture firms. Graham, Anderson, Probst and White designed many of Chicago's most iconic and beloved landmark buildings including Chicago Union Station, Wrigley Building, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Lyric Opera House, Merchandise Mart, and the Old Chicago Main Post Office. The Chicago Union Station Power House should take its honored place among these world-class buildings.
To avoid repair costs, Amtrak wants to spend $13 million dollars to demolish it and replace it with a storage shed! But there is a better option….just sell it!
One of Chicago's most experienced and successful developers wants to buy and restore the long-vacant Chicago Union Station Power House. Their restoration plans for the historic building include a tech data center and possibly a café along the Chicago River. Its located directly across from the "78", the largest high-tech R&D development in the Midwest.
If sold, it would be a powerful win-win. Amtrak would save $13 million dollars, avoid maintenance, and earn money from the sale. These funds could better be used for true priorities like the long overdue upgrading of train stations to meet ADA requirements. (Chicago Sun-Times, Amtrak reverses course,1/20/20)
But yet Amtrak is still stubbornly pushing hard for demolition. But there's a hitch.
In order for Amtrak to use federal tax-payer funds to demolish a historic building, they must be able to claim during the Section 106 hearings that they have exhausted all other options to save this significant National Register-eligible and Chicago Landmark-eligible building.
Perhaps this helps explains why despite frequent and repeated outreach for over two years, Amtrak has stubbornly refused to consider any purchase offers, hold a meeting or even allow a site visit!
Amtrak may be able to ignore a few lonely voices, but they will have no choice but to listen when we all speak together!
We urge Amtrak to respect this important historic building and encourage the City of Chicago to designate the Chicago Union Station Power House as a Chicago Landmark to protect it from harm.
"Whether its future holds a second life as a data center, an addition to the city's expanding Riverwalk or something even more distinctive, the building should be saved for future generations to enjoy, Ward Miller said, noting that London's Tate Modern Museum was once the Bankside Power Station." (Chicago Sun-Times, Iconic South Loop power station should be saved, 10/9/19)
At the February 3rd hearing, Preservation Chicago strongly defended the importance of the historic Union Station Power House and countered many of the claims stated by Amtrak's development team.
Preservation Chicago applauds 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez for his strong leadership in this effort and for writing letters to the City of Chicago and Amtrak confirming his support for a Chicago Landmark Designation for the Chicago Union Station Power House and a preservation-sensitive outcome for the building.
With your help, the voice of the people will be heard. This petition will ensure that the sale and restoration option can't be ignored at the hearing!
Sign the petition to Save the Chicago Union Station Power House!
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November 24, 2009 by samuraimohel
How Movies Inspire Me for Rosh Hashana by Rabbi Marvin Popular
How Movies Inspire Me for Rosh Hashana
Rabbi Marvin Popular
Every time I have to write a Drasha for Rosh Hashana, I sit back in my easy chair and begin to think of the things that inspire me religiously. Like popular movies.
Really when you think about it Rosh Hashana and Indiana Jones have a lot in common. Like Indiana Jones, we begin Rosh Hashana on a "quest" for "treasure", spiritual treasure of course. We carry with us our whip of repentance, our jaunty fedora of humility and our leather jacket of godliness. And at the end of the quest, we realize that the real treasure is the one inside us all.
Also Rosh Hashana and Star Wars have a lot in common. Like Luke Skywalker, we begin Rosh Hashana on a quest to find our father on another world, equipped only with our lightsaber of humility and the "Force" within us that enables us to connect to a higher power which we never knew we had inside us all along.
And need I mention The Manchurian Candidate. Like Sgt Raymond Shaw, we have been brainwashed by the Communist Chinese of materialism. Turned into shopping machines at the flash of an ad. Only for Rosh Hashana to serve as the wake up call for us to return to spirituality.
Then there's The Princess Bride. Like the stableboy, we're trying to save a princess from Mandy Patinkin and Andre the Giant, only to realize that it isn't the princess that matters, but the princess inside us all. The princess that can only be released through prayer and self-reflection. Rosh Hashana gives us the chance to get in touch with the princess inside each and every one of us.
Another movie I watch to bring me into a proper mood for Rosh Hashana is Night of the Living Dead. Throughout the rest of the year, we live like zombies, thinking of nothing but feeding on other people. But on Rosh Hashana we must fight the zombies that threaten to devour our sense of spiritual wholeness and awaken from the deathlike state to a new life in a new year.
Finally no list of inspirational movies is complete without Glitter starring Mariah Carey. Like Carey, we often lack faith in our own "voice". On Rosh Hashana we find the faith to let our voice soar and sing on high, and hope that the Great Record Producer will sign us to a new "contract".
Other movies that inspire me for Rosh Hashana include, Miracle on 34th Street (a movie about the power of faith), A Christmas Carol (a movie about the power of indigestion), The Passion of the Christ (a movie about the power of nailing people to stuff) and Catwoman (a movie about the power of latex).
Sure I could talk about the meaning of Rosh Hashana in religious terms that aren't aimed at retarded five year olds. But I'm too lazy and you're too stupid. So stay tuned next week for my essay on how Yom Kippur is just like Super Mario Bros. Because if you keep dumbing down Judaism enough it'll become popular. Just like Christianity. Exactly like Christianity.
Rabbi Marvin Popular explains difficult concepts in Judaism to stupid people who can't tell a Menorah from Batman. He is a regular essay writer at Kiruv.tv.
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British Court of Appeals Bans Judaism
By many standards, the JFS applicant, identified in court papers as "M," is Jewish. But not in the eyes of the school, which defines Judaism under the Orthodox definition set out by Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Because M's mother converted in a progressive, not an Orthodox, synagogue, the school said, she was not a Jew — nor was her son. It turned down his application.
In an explosive decision, the court concluded that basing school admissions on a classic test of Judaism — whether one's mother is Jewish — was by definition discriminatory. Whether the rationale was "benign or malignant, theological or supremacist," the court wrote, "makes it no less and no more unlawful."
The case rested on whether the school's test of Jewishness was based on religion, which would be legal, or on race or ethnicity, which would not. The court ruled that it was an ethnic test because it concerned the status of M's mother rather than whether M considered himself Jewish and practiced Judaism.
"The requirement that if a pupil is to qualify for admission his mother must be Jewish, whether by descent or conversion, is a test of ethnicity which contravenes the Race Relations Act," the court said. It added that while it was fair that Jewish schools should give preference to Jewish children, the admissions criteria must depend not on family ties, but "on faith, however defined."
Now let's pretend you have an IQ above 100 and are therefore not qualified to be a British judge.
The Court of Appeal decided that the Orthodox Jews' Free School was engaging in racial discrimination because it required an conversion under Orthodox, rather than Reform auspices. In fact the Jews' Free School was applying a religious test, rather than a racial one. Had they rejected a child because of a non-Jewish mother, that would have been a racial test. Instead they rejected the child because of a religious test. From a racial standpoint, the mother remains the same ethnicity and race that she did regardless of what conversion she undergoes. Her DNA does not change.
What this decision does though is nullify any conversion requirement, Orthodox or Reform or anything period. Which allows a British court to dictate the definition of Judaism by declaring its requirements for admission to be racist, something they have no right to do.
Now if Israel were to declare that the Catholic Church's requirements for accepting Communion are discriminatory, there would be natural outrage. But now that the British Court of Appeals has decided what Judaism should be like, they can create their own version of Judaism.
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November 1, 2009 by samuraimohel
Shin Bet Arrests Yaakov Teitel for Killing Jesus
The Israeli Authorities have done it again with the arrest of Yaakov Teitel, charged with committing every single unsolved crime in Israel over the last 2000 years… by no particular coincidence in time for the big Rabinaversary.
Yaakov Teitel has been charged with a long string of unrelated crimes committed with entirely different weapons over 10 years with no connection between them, except that after getting the crap beaten out of him for three days, Yaakov Teitel confessed to them. It's not clear where exactly Yaakov Teitel managed to get explosives training, how he managed to make getaways from half a dozen crime scenes or even more incredibly smuggle an assault rifle past both US and Israeli customs… but the indictment does say that he's actually the Jewish RAMBO.
Shin Bet spokesman Ilan Sheker has assured reporters that this is not at all a case of the Shabak grabbing some random mentally unstable right winger on their list and beating the crap out of him until he confesses to a bunch of crimes that it would have taken a Jewish James Bond to commit all together. And then planting a ton of weapons in his house. Not at all. The Shin Bet actually officially stopped doing that last year.
This is a totally legitimate case. Like the time that the Shin Bet totally did not send a guy to keep taunting Yigal Amir with chants of "When are you gonna do something about Rabin", and then put a totally unrelated girl in jail for not warning them about it! Or creating a fake Jewish terrorist organization and then airing an undercover news report about it! No more! The Shin Bet now makes up only completely true stuff.
Anyway no celebration of that guy who got shot and we all felt sorry about it, cause we called him a Nazi… except it turned out that it was actually a Shabak agent who was holding up a Nazi poster… oops… would be complete without the ceremonial arrest of the right wing extremist for every crime over the last 2000 years… including killing Jesus.
I know those Shabak guys are great and all, but here's my proposal. How about arresting some of those guys currently holding Gilad Shalit. Yeah I know, that's too tough. It requires actually going into enemy territory and doing your job. Much easier to grab some patsy, scream at him and knock him around for a few days, and then dictate to him every unsolved crime he can confess to… so it totally looks like you're not a bunch of incompetent thugs.
Anyway we can all sleep at night now, because Yaakov Teitel has finally been brought to justice for pipe bombing gay arab Jesus with an M-16.
Tagged rabin, shabak, shin bet, yaacov taitel, yaakov taitel, Yaakov Teitel


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Die Saison 2016/17 war die Austragung der höchsten schottischen Eishockeyliga, der Scottish National League. Die Ligadurchführung erfolgt durch die Scottish Ice Hockey, den schottischen Verband unter dem Dach des britischen Eishockeyverbandes Ice Hockey UK.

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Zunächst spielten alle Mannschaften eine einfache Runde mit Hin- und Rückspiel. Die besten Acht erreichten die Play-offs.

Teilnehmer

Hauptrunde

Play-offs

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 Scottish Cup

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 Scottish National League 2016/17 auf stats.malcolmpreen.co.uk

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You don't have to be a politician to enjoy a trip to the nation's capital, Washington, but do expect to see as many aspiring congressionalists on your travels, as wannabe starlets in LA, buzzing around the imposing architecture, giving the city a unique feel of heritage and happening. Perfect for a short visit, here's a great way to spend a day in DC.
With a landscape of equally grand buildings and parkland akin to London UK, begin your day as many locals do, with a jog around the city's key cultural icons. A six-mile flat loop will take you along the National Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, past the Washington Memorial to the Capitol, weaving past various Smithsonian buildings as you run, with plenty of photo opportunities.
Appetite sufficiently worked up (and showered for sure – DC is quite smart) head to breakfast at the historic Old Ebbitt Grill, a Victorian-style mahogany-rich tavern, where simple breakfast classics include a must-have Corned-Beef hash, served in velvet booths, opposite the White House lawn. Or for something more upscale, you can't beat the Signature Crab Cakes and Poached Eggs at Juniper's fresh elegant dining room at the Fairmont, where locally sourced ingredients are the focus.
A tour around the White House is definitely a highlight, and can be done with advance notice by requesting at their official website, in the morning only, and offer photo opportunities such as the Blue Room and State Dining Room.
Continue the refined elegance nearby with a multi-course Thali lunch of classic Indian cuisine at The Bombay Club, replete with old-world service and live piano music – a delicious way to reward your palate, before feasting your eyes on intriguing and visually-impressive modern art at the Renwick Gallery, or marveling at the science and progression of flight and space exploration at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum where entry is free and artifacts are aplenty.
If the weather is fair, treat yourself to happy hour at one of the alfresco bars at Georgetown Waterfront, where the spirits are high and people watching is essential. Or hang with the locals at unanimous favorite Barcelona Wine Bar along the trendy 14th Street Corridor. From here, its a stone's throw to a rustic and impeccable Italian feast in cozy-yet-sophisticated Lupo Verde, where inventive dishes include a famed squid ink 'scialatielli' in this ambient bare-brick converted townhouse, perfect proximity for some after-dinner jazz in the area, before the obligatory Ben's Chilli Bowl Half-Smoke Dog to end your night.
You could also opt for hand-crafted cocktails and casual conversation at Quadrant, the Ritz Carlton's sleek european-flavored bar before dining on excellent Chesapeake-French fusion creations at West End Bistro, before retiring into one of DC's many well-appointed, fit-for-a-president hotels. Choose the Mandarin Oriental for understated business class, with warm tones and thoughtful asian-influenced service; or the Hay Adams, classic regal elegance, with a boutique feel and unrivaled location overlooking the White House; or The Fairmont who's bright, airy and sophisticated decor is complemented by a beautiful courtyard that explodes with color during cherry blossom season, and their recently refurbished oversized rooms offer that home-from-home feel with all modern amenities, and a contemporary appealing decor, accented with local and historical artwork. This sanctuary will definitely get your vote, to relax and recuperate after your busy DC day.


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Santander accused of 'age discrimination' over mobile security measures
Customers without mobiles face extra hurdles
By Will Kirkman 2 December 2021 • 6:00am
Santander customers have accused the bank of age discrimination after being told they must own a mobile phone to verify certain transactions.
Banking rules require shoppers to verify purchases using passwords sent to their mobile phone or other devices for many online transactions.
Those without a mobile phone can usually use card readers or have a verification message sent to a landline telephone to complete a purchase or send money to another party. Rival banks Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and TSB all allow customers to use other methods to confirm their identity, including receiving a call from the bank, or using a reader.
However, Santander offers none of these alternatives for customers making transactions to new payees. If a customer has no mobile phone, they have to phone the bank or visit a branch every time they want to pay someone new. Santander has 14 million active customers in Britain.
High street banks have been criticised for excessive phone waiting times and bank branches have closed at a record pace.
Charity Age UK said that as digital payment services were now an "essential part" of daily life, banks had an obligation to ensure there was a range of options for customers to use. A report from the charity said two million over-75s
The charity's Caroline Abrahams said: "Just under half of older people don't use a smartphone and even the most tech-savvy can find themselves cut adrift from their finances if they do not have reliable home internet or mobile coverage."
One customer with the bank, who did not want to be named, said: "It would be very easy for Santander to follow what other banks do because they already use email to provide the one-time passcode to be sent by email for the purpose of accessing the account.
"This is a clear failure of its claim 'to deliver the highest level of customer service'. Since many older customers do not have a mobile phone, this constitutes age discrimination."
The customer added that he did not want Santander to have his mobile phone number, as he believed using the device to communicate with his bank would leave him at risk of authorised push payment scam calls, which have spiked dramatically over the past year.
A spokesman for Santander said: "Santander provides a range of banking options to support all of our customers regardless of age or any other protected characteristic.
"Where a customer is unable to receive a mobile one-time password, we provide alternatives including email one-time passwords for online banking and shopping. To set up new payees, customers without a mobile can call our dedicated helpline, or visit us in branch."
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I'm delighted to announce that my elevated period horror feature film Evacuees is now in development with Kato Pictures, led by fantastic producer, Lauren Parker. I'm attached as writer/director.
Conceived in late 2018, Evacuees started as a pitch selected as one of eight feature projects in Arrow Video FrightFest's New Blood 2018 contest to receive mentoring from BAFTA-nominated producer Jack Tarling (God's Own Country), horror icon Barbara Crampton, director/producer Jenn Wexler, and Queensbury Pictures' Giles Edwards. Since then, the script has grown through its infancy to become a Stage32 and Screencraft semi-finalist.
Set in 1943, it tells the story of a Yorkshire town that plays host to a group of child evacuees from war-torn London. Childless outcast Elizabeth grows close to them, but faces a dilemma when she discovers the truth of their sinister intentions.
Lauren Parker is a member of the BFI Network x BAFTA crew as a producer, where we first connected, and was awarded one of only twelve places on their mentoring scheme. Lauren is currently mentored by Camille Gatin (The Girl With All The Gifts). She was also selected for the Edinburgh International Film Festival Talent Lab in 2018.
Lauren has produced successful shorts including the award-winning Night Owls and the Creative England/BFI NETWORK funded Wash Club. Wash Club received an online premiere with Short of the Week and a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Lauren's latest short Majority was funded by the BFI NETWORK and has screened at Krakow Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortfest and BFI London Film Festival. Her next short Lord of the Free Range is due to shoot in 2021 with the support of the BFI NETWORK. Her films have played festivals around the world including Frightfest, Sitges, Aesthetica, London Short Film Festival, This is England, Galway Film Fleadh and many more.
She started her career in television as a production assistant with Endemol and has since worked in TV production with CBBC, BSLBT and Wellington Films. She recently worked as line producer on the interactive project As Dead As It Gets. Lauren has also worked on a range of feature films, from low budget horror to the BFI funded The Devil Outside.
Lauren has produced countless commercial and corporate videos with clients including Porsche, Boots, Nottingham City Council and NY record label, Bear and Owl. Her music videos have been screened on Vevo and MTV as well as nominated for Best Radar Commission at the Radar Music Video awards.
As a filmmaker, this story allows me to explore themes and concepts around motherhood, fertility, femininity, gender and identity through complex characters that are rarely portrayed on screen.
I'm so happy to join forces with Lauren on Evacuees. Her passion and enthusiasm for the script is palpable, even through lockdown, and I look forward to channelling our energies into raising this project from toddler through to adulthood.
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Selected for FrightFest New Blood 2018 & new micro-short 'Shushpiria' online!
I had excellent news this month! One of my feature film pitches, a period horror piece, has been selected for Arrow Video FrightFest's New Blood 2018 scheme with Queensbury Pictures! The scheme aims to find new writers and nurture their project from script to screen. One of last year's entries, thriller Broadcast Signal Intrusion, is now in pre-production and due to be shot later this year.
I'm ecstatic to be one of eight writers selected, and have already had invaluable mentoring by BAFTA-nominated UK producer Jack Tarling (God's Own Country; Await Further Instructions), horror icon Barbara Crampton (You're Next, Re-Animator, From Beyond), director (The Ranger) and producer (Psychopaths) Jenn Wexler, and Queensbury Pictures' Giles Edwards. Over the next few months, I'm going to hone the script and see if this scary baby can be brought to life. Many thanks to FrightFest and Queensbury Pictures for the opportunity.
New Blood with mentors, photo by Julie Edwards Photography
Also, I made an ident for FrightFest – Shushpiria – which is now available online! A spoofy love letter to Argento's Suspiria, it screened just before the UK premiere of The Ranger on both main screens, including the iMax, which blew me away. The point of the ident is to get the audience to switch of their phones.
This no-budget project was shot in one day by a very talented and creative team who gave their time because of their passion for it (credits at the end of the film). It's a huge challenge to spoof something as specific and well-loved as Suspiria, but the lovely feedback from the crowd suggests the effort worth it. It was tremendous fun to do, even down to recording the faux Goblin music. Little bit of trivia – the painting in the background of the phone scene is by my dad – a very talented artist. Enjoy!
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Over 250 regional development practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders participated in the 2015 Washington Policy Conference: NADO on the Hill from March 22 – 25. Over the course of the four-day event, attendees learned about the latest policy developments and the current political climate on Capitol Hill. Participants also met with members of Congress and their staff to highlight the work regional development organizations are doing to improve the economy and quality of life in their regions and the federal programs that assist them.
NADO Board members met with Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and attended an OECD event at the White House.
In addition, attendees heard from senior Capitol Hill staffers and government affairs professionals on the legislative outlook for the rest of 2015 and the prevailing political climate in Washington. The conference also provided opportunities for attendees to meet one-on-one with federal partners during the Federal Agency Networking Reception.
Other highlights of the conference included a live performance by the Capitol Steps; breakout sessions on rural economic development, the changing energy economy, implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, changes to federal lending programs; and an update on changes to the content guidelines for Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS).
Conference attendees traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress and relaxed at the all new NADO Base Camp this year.
At the NADO on the Hill reception at the Hall of States Building, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) accepted the 2015 NADO Legislator of Year Award for his outstanding work on behalf of rural and small communities.
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With an already planned trip scheduled for the end of January, I took Thursday and Friday off from my recently extended freelance contract to head up to SF in time for the opening night for SF MoMAs latest exhibit, Designed in California. I got to slowly wander through the crowded room alone fangirling to myself, admiring the displays and display boards that accompanied them with the fluorescent pink painted edges that matched the lettering at the exhibition entrance.
The exhibition hosted some of the more modern contributions that are familiar to many today, such as Google Material Design, IDEO, Heath Ceramics, CRISPR and Google Home Mini—to works seen in design history books by some of my personal favorites like Susan Kare, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Saul Bass, along with the obligatory display of the Whole Earth Catalog, and the avant garde design group, Ant Farm.
One of the things that fascinated me the most, aside from the Eames office conference room display and the list mentioned above, was The Complete Annotated Alice expanded book from The Voyager Company in 1992 (Voyager dissolved shortly after, in 1997 and The Criterion Collection is its successor). This is one specific area in which I somehow haven't consciously stumbled across, but I'm very excited to learn more about expanded books soon. Another enjoyable piece was the introductory spreads for Wired magazine by Erik Adigard (M-A-D), which are so clearly '90s, but in the '90s they had their own exhibit.
Designed in California was a very small exhibit that was not nearly as great as the SF MoMAs 2016 work of art, Typeface to Interface—which made me never want to leave the 6th floor without hugging the walls and contemplating theft first, but it was still a great time capsule of different realms of design. However, I'm still haunted by the inclusion of the Snoo Robo Cradle with the demonstration video. For this, I selfishly wish it didn't go past 2000.
I highly recommend seeing it if you get the chance, it's open until May 27, 2018.


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Islam and the West ( 12 Oct 2018, NewAgeIslam.Com)
For some Muslim consumers in Europe, halal products signal ethical production that other meats may not have undergone
By James McAuley
There could scarcely be a spectacle more French than elderly matrons and young fathers vying for choice cuts of veal on a weekend morning. But the popularity of Les Jumeaux, an artisanal butcher shop in this Paris suburb, is something of a feat.
All the meat here — from the bison to the boudin blanc to the Wagyu beef — is halal. And the 28-year-old twin brothers who run the shop have managed to attract a diverse clientele and critical acclaim at a moment when there is intense resistance to halal meat in Western Europe.
A regional government in Austria recently proposed that people buying halal or kosher meat should have to register with authorities. There have been periodic "scares" in Britain over customers being sold unlabeled halal meat. Until a constitutional court overturned it, Poland imposed a ban on halal and kosher slaughter. The party platform of the far-right Alternative for Germany includes a similar provision.
The argument in some cases has been driven by animal rights activists. In others, the debate is more about the perceived quality of the meat. And often underlying it all are essential questions of identity and belonging.
For meat to be classified as halal — meaning, broadly, permissible according to Islam — the animal in question must be slaughtered in a certain way: with a sharp incision to the front of the throat, and with a blessing.
It is similar to kosher slaughter practices that comply with Jewish dietary law, although the two religions have different rules about what parts of an animal may be eaten.
The fight over animal rights centers on whether halal slaughter is more or less humane than other practices.
In Europe, there has been a movement — enshrined in European Union law — to require that animals be stunned before they are killed, so that they are unconscious and do not feel pain or distress. Exceptions can be granted, however, for religious practice. And critics charge that halal slaughter causes unnecessary suffering at the time of death.
Defenders note that many animals slaughtered according to halal practice in Europe — including more than 84 percent of halal slaughter in Britain — are, in fact, pre-stunned, which is widely considered acceptable if done in a way that an animal can be returned to normal consciousness. (By contrast, kosher slaughter prohibits stunning.)
Islamic traditions also pay specific attention to animal well-being — not only at the moment of death but throughout life. Animals are not to be caged or abused. No animal should have to suffer the distress of seeing another animal killed. And the knife used for slaughter should be as sharp as possible, with the idea that a swift, precise cut minimizes pain.
For some Muslim consumers, halal products signal ethical production that other meats may not have undergone. "It's understood that they have certain attitudes," said Bogac Ergene, a historian at the University of Vermont who co-wrote "Halal Food: A History." "It's a comfort for a Muslim to see some kind of halal packaging."
That comfort may in some cases be misplaced. In France, for instance, multiple halal certifiers exist, and each abides by its own practices and standards, although all are based on religious sources. "Any observer can enter the market," said Yasser Louati, a Muslim community organizer. "We don't know how they set their standards; it's unclear even for the consumers themselves."
As the global market for halal meats has grown, a number of producers have turned to factory farming. And undercover videos have revealed mistreatment at certain halal slaughterhouses.
But halal's defenders say those cases point to systemic problems within the industry rather than problems specific to halal, and they suggest that animal rights activists are somewhat cynical in their focus on halal.
"They need some victories and the easiest way to get them is to focus on soft targets, i.e., targets which are marginal in terms of volume," Fetallah Otmani, managing director of AVS, France's largest halal certifier, said in an interview published this year in the organization's newsletter. "Besides, it's an even more interesting target as anything related to Islam is likely to receive greater political and media attention."
by some as a rejection of the centuries-old artisanal traditions that have helped to establish the nation's gastronomic superiority. Some reports have claimed that the halal market is like a clearance sale, offering "old animals, especially sheep, past their usefulness" and "animals whose physical characteristics exclude them from standard marketing channels."
These are myths that the brothers who run Les Jumeaux have had to push against.
"I am Muslim. I am an Arab. But I am also producing products of quality," said Slim Loumi of Les Jumeaux, noting that the shop produces the same kind of brochettes and blanquettes de veau beloved by many French customers. "We are 100 percent halal, but we really are artisanal, and in the French tradition."
But perhaps most of all, halal has been a source of controversy in Western Europe because, for some, the designation is synonymous with cultural self-segregation and "Islamization." This is especially the case in France, a staunchly secular society, where dietary restrictions that come from religious dictates are often seen as undermining the ties that bind all citizens.
Hakim El Karoui, an adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron and a proponent of further assimilation, has reinforced this view, arguing that eating halal products is not so much a religious requirement as it is a "social marker" and a sign of "the penetrations of Islamist behaviors." He further notes that Islamic groups make significant earnings by selling and certifying halal meat, and he proposes instead that France "run the cult."
Among the most explosive topics are public school cafeterias and whether French republican values permit observant Muslim and Jewish students to skip weekly pork offerings in favor of "substitution meals."
On the right side of the political spectrum, the answer has been a resounding "non." This year, Julien Sanchez, the far-right mayor of Beaucaire, in southern France, outlawed alternatives to pork in local schools. "My decision is so that the republic wins, that in France the republic has priority and not religion," Sanchez told The Washington Post in January.
The center-right Mayor Nicole Goueta in the Paris suburb of Colombes has launched a crusade against halal establishments, insisting that businesses cater to all customers rather than a select few. One small grocery that did not sell pork or alcohol was forced to close.
Rodizio Brazil, a halal churrascaria, has managed to resist the mayor's demand to start serving alcohol — but has been repeatedly denied a permit for a lucrative outside terrace, according to its proprietor.
"Why do you want me to serve alcohol in this establishment? If I rent an apartment, it would be the same thing as demanding I keep cheese in my fridge when I don't like cheese," said Mohammed Boucherit, 36.
For halal butchers and, further down the supply chain, restaurant proprietors such as Boucherit, the halal issue — if there even is an issue — is hardly about identity. In communities with large Muslim populations, it is a basic economic calculation.
In Colombes, Boucherit said, roughly 70 percent of the community buys halal meat. "There's a very strong demand," he said. "As a businessman, why would I do something counter to the market?"
If, for some, halal represents an example of the failure of Muslim assimilation, it also contains the potential for greater integration, through products that are available to all.
When it is marketed as "wholesome, healthy, ethical and nutritious, halal can have meaning beyond the Muslim community," said Febe Armanios, the other co-author of "Halal: A History" and a historian at Middlebury College.
"For us, what matters is quality," Loumi said. "We are open to everybody."
Source: washingtonpost.com/world/europe/why-halal-meat-generates-so-much-controversy-in-europe/2018/10/08/e58fd16a-9439-11e8-818b-e9b7348cd87d_story.html?
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Tissot's Indicatrix: Measuring Distortion in Map Projections
Elizabeth Borneman | June 24, 2022 September 23, 2017 | Maps and Cartography
Tissot's indicatrix is a mathematical contrivance used in cartography to characterize local distortions in map projections. A major problem in cartography has always been how to accurately depict a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface.
Maps are Always Distorted
Different map projections have different problems with their individual distortions; distances between objects and the objects themselves are often inaccurate in some way.
Who Created the Tissot's Indicatrix to Measure Map Distortion?
Tissot's indicatrix was created by a French mathematician named Nicolas Auguste Tissot between 1859-1871. He showed how the geometry of putting an object like a globe onto a map creates an ellipse that has axes indicating two directions along a scale of maximal and minimal points on a map.
A world map centered on the North Pole in the Lambert Azimuthal equal area map projection. The overlaid Tissot's indicatrix ellipses shows how distortion is greatest at the edges of the map. Map: Caitlin Dempsey.
How Distortion is Shown on a Map
The indicatrix not only shows where the map's distortions are, but how much they are distorted using a scale of magnitude.
A Tissox matrix overlaid onto a world map using the Robinson Projection. Distortion is more prominent towards the poles as compared to the Equator. Map: Caitlin Dempsey, Natural Earth data.
Tissot found a way to indicate how much a map's points were distorted using his scale. Distortion varies across a map, which makes the scale important for knowing what is the most distorted and what is only slightly distorted.
The best way to visualize Tissot's indicatrix is by overlaying circles on to a map. When Tissot's indicatrix is applied, the circles are altered in size and/or shape based on how much distortion applies to that part of the map.
Tissot's indicatrix for the Mercator map projection. Map: Caitlin Dempsey, Natural Earth data.
Tissot's indicatrix can be used to understand and visualize the distortions that occur in different map projections. Linear, angular, and areal distortion can be seen, as well as the magnitude of the distortion.
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How in the World Are They Going to Include These 5 HORRIFIC Scenes from Stephen King's Novel 'It'?
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Stephen King's tremendously popular novel, It, has long been a fan-favorite. It's harsh and unforgiving. It pulls not a single punch… and killing kids? No sweat off of Pennywise's sack. But there are a few scenes so horrendously graphic one must wonder: will Andy Muschietti opt to omit these scenes altogether, or will he find a classy manner in which these crucial moments can hold a place in the film without offending everyone and their mothers?
Bill and Richie Outrun a Werewolf
Okay, sidenote: This scene isn't all that horrific, but it has stuck with me for years, so it gets a nod!
In the novel, as well – in part… kind of – as in the 1990 made-for-television film, Bill runs into some hairy trouble, and only Richie is handy to save him. Some of Bill's (and Richie's) fears come to life, as a werewolf seizes the Bill while he's trapped in the cellar in the house on Neibolt Street. The two manage to escape, but this is one of the most atmospheric and nerve wracking moments in the book, and we're hoping it makes it into the film!
The Death of Patrick Hocksetter
Assuming all the "missing" posters with Patrick Hocksetter's ugly mug on them certainly give us the impression that this tough guy is going to bite the big one, and probably in a nasty way. But, will his onscreen death mirror his death in the book? Given the fact that he meets his demise by some nasty leech-like critters with wings and an unwavering desire to bite and infect its victims, we're hoping so.
A Quest for Spiritual Answers
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
In the novel the Losers' Club decide that they're going to experiment a little, using ancient books and their often absurd remedies in order to try and figure out just what the hell Pennywise, or the thing that takes the form of Pennywise is. They build a smoke hole and decide to hotbox the hell out of it because that's what Indians once did to seek answers and clarity. Well, it's a cool scene with a quiet innuendo, and it damn near gets Mike and Richie dead.
Here's a tidbit from the novel:
They had gone plunging around in the smoky clubhouse, panicked, scared that if they didn't act quickly the two boys might die of smoke poisoning. At last Bill had gripped a hand — Richie's. He had given "a huh-huh-hell of a yuh-yank" and Richie had come flying out of the gloom, only about one-quarter conscious.
Bullies Giving Hand Jobs
Now I don't want to see this scene exactly as it's described in the book. I think I'd like a much-watered down version of that… maybe just some unwarranted flirtation…
But, I'm getting beyond the scene in which I'm referencing, the scene in which Henry Bowers, uber tough leader of the Bowers Gang finds himself receiving a hand-job from his good buddy Patrick, who soon offers to go full oral on the leader of the bunch. That prompts an appropriate smacking from Henry. But really, Henry, you let him go that far!
Again, I'm not certain of how this scene could work onscreen. It would take a ton of cutting and a ton of clever suggestions, but just imagine how uncomfortable a scene like that would leave audiences!
Umm… Teenage Orgy… Say What?
Hands down the most shocking moment in King's novel comes when the Losers' Club are entangled in a war with It, down in the sewers. As this monster slowly begins turning each survivor against each other, Beverly has the idea that only happiness, only positivity can defeat this creature. So what's her grand plan to ensure the Losers' Club remains in high spirits in order to kill the monster? Lay down and let her pre-and teenage buddies all run a train on her. That's right – the answer to this horrendous monster is an illegal gang bang.
So again, I ponder, how can a scene like this be pulled off. We know what we're not going to see, but will see some far less tacky and repulsive method of Beverly's plan? Maybe they all make out and all is well? Or… maybe they just find a completely different way to defeat It and avoid deserved outrage.
If I'm not painting that visual well enough for you, I've tracked down another passage or so…. Which should turn your stomach:
Mike comes to her, then Richie, and the act is repeated. Now she feels some pleasure, dim heat in her childish unmatured sex, and she closes her eyes as Stan comes to her and she thinks of the birds.
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Looking for event space in Manchester? Somewhere to hold that big conference, that exciting product launch, or that glittering gala dinner? Maybe you just need a small meeting room for a discreet pow-wow, or perhaps you're planning ahead for the event of the year – the Christmas party. Well, the good news is that we've got 51 venues within 8 miles of Manchester city centre for up to 2,500 guests, and you can narrow your search according to the event type, whether a corporate event such as a meeting, exhibition or team building event or a private function such as a party or wedding.
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The Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel enjoys a bustling, vibrant city centre location overlooking Piccadilly Gardens. One of Manchester's largest venues, it is hard to beat for convenience and for…
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This 4-star centrally located Novotel hotel is the ideal venue for hosting your City-based event. The sleek and sophisticated surroundings create an ideal haven for your delegates to enjoy both business…
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Designed exclusively for meetings, small conferences and training the Meeting Rooms at Manchester Cathedral are 2 fully equipped meeting rooms located in the centre of Manchester's Medieval Quarter.…
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Once an iconic Trade Hall in the centre of Manchester now a 5-star luxuriously modern hotel, The Edwardian combines rich history and contemporary style which with its unrivalled location makes it a superb…
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With a rich heritage of industry and textiles, art and music, science and sport, and politics, Manchester has justly earned its moniker as Gateway to the North. From the canals of Castlefield to the glory of the Civic Quarter, from hip and happening Ancoats, the colour and diversity of First Street, to up and coming Greengate and a lively Central Retail District, Manchester is upbeat and vibrant with a city centre that's packed with shops, bars, clubs, and restaurants, galleries and museums, and parks and gardens.
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