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Descendants #105 – Foreign Relations Chp. 2
By Vaal January 15, 2018 July 24, 2018 Discontinuity
"You have to admit that they're better than one might expect," Juniper was saying as she and Melissa were being hustled down hospital corridors by a pair of men in suits.
Melissa glared aside at her. "Are you actually trying to look on the bright side and the best you can come up with is that our hospital gowns are higher quality than normal?"
"Well yeah. All things considered… that they don't open in the back is the best thing I can come up with."
One of the suits snorted and therefore earned the full power of Melissa's glare. "I thought you didn't understand English." The man shared a look with his counterpart and stoically set his jaw. "Right. We're not going to let down our guards and tell our secrets just because there might be a language barrier. Haven't you heard? Our most important secrets are already out there for everyone to hear."
"Maybe it's the opposite," Juniper offered. "They look like Feds, so maybe they're not talking to us so they don't let on about something they don't want us to know. Like how we got here. We're not still in Venezuela, you know?"
"Why would you say that?"
"Venezuelan federal police carry Ignacio T39 Compact Laser Pistols as their service weapons. These guys are carrying war-era Brazilian masers. That means we're in either in Brazil, Columbia or Guatemala."
Melissa almost tripped before goggling at her friend. "How do you know these things? Better yet? Why do you know these things?"
"Well my parents thought powers might outlawed eventually at some point—you know, back before The Descendants happened and things changed. They thought we might have to go on the run and South America was pretty much the safest place for descendants back then. So they made sure I could survive on my own if I had to and deal with… well things like this if they come up."
She hated to admit it, but it explained a lot. Like how a teenager had managed to get an identity forged that fooled even the toughest scrutiny. After a short silence and a quick glance at the two likely federal agents, Melissa then asked, "So what do we do in this situation then?"
Juniper didn't even stop to think. "Cooperate. At least until we figure out what's going on."
A few minutes later, they were escorted up an elevator, down another hall and into what looked like a board room. They found the rest of their team there as well, all wearing similar hospital gowns and concerned expressions as them.
Upon delivering their charges to the room, the two agents took their leave, locking the door behind them.
"Finally!" Tammy hopped up from her seat and get Juniper a hug. "Colombia is weird and I'm ready to go home now."
"Are you two okay?" Kay asked, seated at the far end of the table.
Juniper gladly hugged Tammy back. "So we are in Colombia?"
"And this close to being an international incident." Lisa said, demonstrating with her thumb and forefinger. "It sounds like they don't know what to do with us. I mean we're clearly on their soil without permission, but on the other hand, relations between them and the US is bad enough without putting the US's most popular superheroes on trial over it."
"But that's not the worst of it," Tink chipped in before nodding to Warrick.
He nodded back to her before reporting, "We got sent here—but we have no idea where Maeve's crew got sent. They might have gotten whatever magic MacGuffin we were sent after—or they might have landed somewhere else and might be wreaking havoc as we speak. I hate to say it, but we don't have time to be diplomatic. We need to get out of here ASAP and figure out where they went."
At that moment, as if carefully orchestrated with the help of hidden recording devices, the doors opened and a small entourage entered the room. Eight men in suits, each armed as the ones who escorted Melissa and Juniper in, took posts with two at each corner of the room.
They were followed by the Director of the Department of Intelligence whom some of them had already met on the mental plane, and a woman some of them had seen but only on television. President Juanita Estaban-Vega cut an impressive figure standing six-foot three even before her middling height heels. While her form wasn't bulky with muscle, but her strength managed to be evident beneath the midnight blue suit and long skirt she wore. Her black hair had been pulled back in a mid-length tail held in place with a pair of combs colored to match the suit.
"I could not agree more, Mister Kaine," she said by way of greeting. "Why we were waiting for you to wake up, the situation has changed quite a bit. First and foremost: there have been reports of a local tour group that was attacked by what they describe as monsters."
"The faeries." Kay muttered.
"So I've heard. Creatures from the same world your dragon came from."
Warrick shook his head. "She wasn't really 'our' dragon. And these guys aren't ours any further than we were fighting them before whatever sent us here did its thing. We've be happy to help you hunt them down and stop them though."
The President inclined her head. "I appreciate you making this no more difficult than it has to be. I understand that our two countries have had our differences in the past, but I hope that with my election and growing acceptance of our kind in the States, relations can improve. Perhaps this opportunity too cooperate can facilitate that."
She then passed a gaze over Tink and Lisa. "And I am very eager to discuss how Impo… how those not born with powers can acquire them if you are willing."
Director Restrepo cleared his throat. "Of course gathering such information is not something you have to take upon yourself, Madame President. After all, you assume so many direct responsibilities already. Intelligencia can handle that and the attendant research."
At their end of the table, Warrick and Tink shared a quick look before Warrick nodded. "Well we are in your country without permission and our enemies are threatening your people. You've got our full cooperation on that. As for the rest… Well it's up to Tink and Lisa whether they want to give up any secrets."
"We'll discuss it," Lisa added.
Kay frowned. "You know, I wonder why our government never asked us about magical stuff. It'd be pretty useful what with faeries crossing over all over the world." She remembered herself soon after saying that and added. "Oh. I guess you guys didn't know about that."
"Actually we did. There was a session of the United Nations shortly after the dragon incident."
Massaging her temple with the heel of her palm, Melissa chipped in. "We probably missed that when 'a dragon appears and threatens the wide out a coastal town' turned out not to be the only emergency we had to deal with that month." A glimmer of curiosity entered her eyes. "Does that sort of thing happen in your country too or is it a US thing?"
President Esteban-Vega spread her hands in a mildly helpless gesture. "We have potestade criminals and the occasional vigilantes, but here those of us who wish to help our community are encouraged to join the ranks of first responders and the military. The same basic principal, but less… dramatic flare."
"I don't mean to come off as rude," Tink spoke up, actually raising her hand reflexively before putting it down, "but when you were the last President's Director of Defense, you personally led attacks on insurgents and the remnants of the cartels."
"I admit that I am personally inclined toward that same flare. I ran on it in fact. To many, I am essentially the official superhero of Colombia." She raised one fist and black glossy material grew from her skin, surrounding it in armor scales. "That's how I became known as La Dama Obsidiana. And naturally, I will be accompanying you as we track and confront these creatures."
That drew Kura's attention, who sat up straight from the slouch she'd been developing, grinning with manic glee. "Wait. You're coming with us? We're faerie hunting with the freaking president? That's so cool! Are we going to have a band of powered Secret Service guys or a bunch of super-strong military dudes with eye lasers and ice breath?"
"Just me and a small two-man escort," the President replied airily. "Despite popular belief outside our borders, we don't have a super-soldier army. There is no draft and sadly too few potestades choose a military career and even here, our numbers are relatively small."
"The Powered Defense Force," Tink filled in. "Small squads of three to five descendants with powers specifically chosen to synergize in some way tactically."
The President's eyebrows rose. "You seem to know a great deal about our nation, Miss Carlyle."
"Tenth grade Social Studies Project," Tink admitted. "We had to pick a topic in the news outside the US and that was around the time of the Pasqual Riots. I thought it was edgy and cool at the time to point out how people here were treating non-descendants the way we in the US were treating descendants."
"And you thought me and Kura were the ones that were going to start an international incident." Tammy stage whispered to her brother.
President Esteban-Vegas waved this idea away however, "No. I understand the sentiment. The Separation Act is a necessary evil for the protection of the people." She held out her obsidian-covered hand as an example. "When I first gained my power, I couldn't control when or where they emerged. To this day if I'm startled or caught off guard, sometimes they still manifest. Obsidian edges are some of the sharpest blades in the world—this makes me unsafe to be in close proximity to those without powers."
She shook her head as Tink started to protest. "I know: I'm a danger to those with powers that don't have some way to resist or heal as well. It isn't a perfect system—but with the ability for an impotente to gain powers of their own, perhaps it won't be necessary for much longer."
Director Restrepo once again cleared his throat. "Though even if this method is effective, it will take years, perhaps generations to implement."
Giving him a slight nod, the President concluded: "But we need to focus on the situation at hand. Your costumes and other accouterments will be returned to you and you may change in the the surgeons' locker rooms. A military transport will be here in half an hour to take us to the sight of the attack."
"Thanks to the D-icons, I've almost forgotten what it's like actually suiting up," Juniper commented, settling her Zero cloak around her shoulders. While Warrick, who had no real costume to speak of since he had to be cut out of his armor, waited outside, the women of the team were preparing for battle in the surgeons' locker room.
Tink tested her gauntlets by making tight fists with them and nodded. "I'm having to stop and mentally go over my old checklist. Starting to wish I'd made my stuff less complicated."
"Okay, I've been quiet long enough," Even though she was her own costume, Cyn was still hanging out in the room for the conversation, "What was up with you, copper top? It's usually me being difficult with folks, but you didn't even give me half a chance. What's with you and the Hard Rock President out there?"
Kay nodded, "I've been wanting to ask the same thing. I know all about the kind of stuff that goes on down here too, but I wasn't ready to pick a fight over it."
Tink frowned and took a seat on the bench spanning the space between the lockers. Ostensibly it was to put on her boots, but she made no move to do so. "You know that old saying 'never meet your heroes'?"
"I kind of find it hard to believe this lady's one of your heroes," said Melissa.
"Once upon a time," Tink said quietly. "When I was like eight that was about the time of the revolution down here. My dad always had news radio in the house, so I heard all about her story: how she was a descendant—well 'psionic' then—who had been forced to fight and kill disobedient workers under the cartels that turned into the symbol of the revolution. That was before we all saw how the whole revolution turned out and hearing about how she fought for freedom with her powers? It made me wish I was a descendant so I could do the same."
She sighed and actually started on her boots. "It's stupid, I know. Descendants weren't exactly being treated too well here at the time, but I really idolized her and angsted a lot about how I wasn't born with powers. I didn't really pay much attention to what came next, but then I did my report and with all that research…"
"She didn't exactly live up to your own hype, did she?" Cyn folded her arms, shaking her head. "See? This is why I never had heroes. Then again, when you have a family like mine, you stop expecting much from people."
"Yeah…" Tink hid her face by keeping her head down as she laced her boots. "But the more pressing thing now is one more thing that put me off La Dama Obsidiana: she's a killer."
"We can't hold that against her though right?" Juniper asked, "They made her kill people."
Tink shook her head, "No one made her do the things she did during the revolution—or against the insurgents after. Soldiers shooting one another is one thing. Executing people on the spot with an obsidian ax? Not so much. And if she catches up with these faeries? She's going to take no prisoners."
Kura grimaced at her memory of the unicorn and its compatriots. "Is that really such a bad thing? Didn't we lose the game or whatever in the Lost World because we wouldn't kill those dudes?"
"We're superheroes," Tammy said with a shake of her own head, "Thou shalt not kill is Rule One. We're not soldiers or even cops. Go around killing people and there's no a lot of difference between us and any other powered criminal. We capture them and turn them over to the government."
"Only," Lisa jumped in, "La Dama Obsidiana is the government. And really, I'm kind of feeling suspect that Camp Hero is the only place our own government has put faeries—but it's probably the nicest and the least 'dissect you'-y."
Deflating visible, Tammy asked, "Wait. So no matter what we don't have any say what happens with the Faeries? Even if we're not thinking about right and wrong here, one of them's like one of Maeve's servants or something. We could get a lot of information from him, right?"
Cyn growled, rubbing her temples. "Thous shalt not kill is like the worst part of being a superhero. Have you ever read those threads on PrelateWatch? Lots of teenaged psychopaths telling us who we should have offed and why. 'You should have killed Inexorable; he's too strong'. Yes, dumbass and we could barely knock him out much less kill him. 'Why didn't you kill you Dr. Paralous?' because he's just some dork without a clue. He's never even injured anyone. It's a good think people like that only have power on the internet, we'd have the death penalty for jaywalking!"
"I don't know," Lisa said, "Humans and faeries are one thing, but have any of us thought about what we're going to do about Maeve? How do you stop something that's like a god without killing it?"
"I was just assuming we'd seal her away for some chosen hero to deal with a thousand years from now," Tammy supplied with a shrug. "It's how they do it in video games. And before anyone says this is real life: this all started with us going on a fetch quest for one of a number of relics."
Now fully geared up, Tink stood up and stretched to make sure everything was on correctly. "All I'm saying is that we have to keep an eye on the President out there. And the Director. Am I the only one who noticed that he was not happy with the idea of normal people getting powers of their own."
"Well duh," said Cyn. "It's more of a surprise that she wants to make things fair than him wanting to keep things unfair. Guys with power—not our kind of powers, but money, politics, that kind of crap—aren't usually about sharing with others. Kindergarten drop-outs the lot of them."
"Just remember the training we've had with Kareem and watch out for shenanigans of any kind," Tink said. "From the faeries and the politicians."
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Sri Lanka to stop giving tax holiday under BOI law: PM
Tuesday April 26, 2016 13:37
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will stop giving tax holidays under Board of Investment Law and limit it to breaks available under the Inland Revenue Act, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
"At the moment there are two agencies giving tax concessions, but in the future only the Finance Ministry which is collecting revenue will give tax concessions," Prime Minister Wickremesinghe told reporters.
Suspending BoI tax breaks is believed to be a 'prior action' under a deal with the International Monetary Fund which is expected to be announced shortly.
The IMF will also help Sri Lanka write a new income tax code and the implementation of the law may be a 'structural benchmark' under the deal.
Wickremesinghe also said an investor will be sought for loss-making state-run carrier SriLankan and its sister budget airline Mihin Lanka. (COLOMBO/April24/2016)

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Federal Reserve Doesnt Raise Rates, Pointing to Disappointing Business Investment and Net Exports
By John Maxfield Published July 29, 2015 Fool.com
The Federal Reserve issued its latest monetary policy guidance on Wednesday, concluding that it's still too early to begin raising interest rates.
The central bank noted that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace, fueled by an increase in household spending and continued improvement in the housing market. However, these positive developments were accompanied by disappointing trends in businesses' willingness to invest and in tepid net exports.
As a result, the Fed reaffirmed its view that the current level of interest rates remains appropriate.
Analysts and commentators have long expected the central bank to begin raising interest rates this year. The benchmark Federal funds rate has been at historically low levels since the financial crisis of 2008-09.
Both the level and ongoing duration of low interest rates are unprecedented. Since the mid-1950s, the Fed funds rate has averaged just over 5%. Today, it sits at a mere 13 basis points, or 0.13%.
This has been great for home buyers and current mortgagees who have been able to lock in unprecedentedly low rates on new or refinanced home loans. But it's had the opposite impact on banks and other types of lenders, with revenues at JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America , among others, down by more than $1 billion a quarter relative to a more normalized interest rate environment.
In Bank of America's latest 10-Q, the nation's second biggest bank by assets projects that it would earn $4.5 billion more a year in net interest income if both short- and long-term rates increase by 100 basis points, or 1%. JPMorgan Chase offered a similar forecast earlier this year, noting that it will earn $7.5 billion more before taxes if short-term rates normalize around 2.25%.
The Fed has long hinted that it would raise rates at some point this year, helping to fuel shares of both Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, among other major lenders. "I expect that it will be appropriate at some point later this year to take the first step to raise the federal-funds rate and thus begin normalizing monetary policy," Chairwoman Janet Yellen said at the beginning of last month.
But events in Europe and extreme market volatility in China seem to be tempering the central bank's enthusiasm -- particularly if it may later be deemed premature.
A seminal moment in the Fed's history was its 1937 decision to raise interest rates based on the belief that the Great Depression was finally in the rearview mirror. But because it wasn't, the move plunged the economy back into a downward spiral that only ended thanks to the massive fiscal stimulus associated with World War II.
Ultimately, the deciding factor will be how economic data weighs on the Fed's dual mandate to balance maximum employment, defined by the Fed as an unemployment rate between 5% and 5.2%, against price stability, namely an annual inflation rate of 2%.
As you can see in the chart above, the issue right now concerns inflation, which continues to flirt with the 0% threshold, below which consumer prices contract and debt burdens become more onerous in a dangerous economic phenomenon known as deflation.
The net result is that banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, as well as other investors, that have waited with baited breath for rates to rise will simply have to wait longer.
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\section{Introduction}
The Rarita-Schwinger operators, as the generalizations of Dirac operators in the higher spin theory, have been studied in many papers in different spaces: for instance, in Euclidean space \cite{B,D,Li2,Ra}, on spheres and real projective spaces \cite{LRV}, and on cylinders and some other conformally flat manifolds \cite{Li1,Li}. The Maxwell operator and the higher spin Laplace operators are the generalizations of the Laplace operator in the higher spin theory in Euclidean space \cite{B1,E,Ro}. Higher order higher spin operators are first studied on the sphere in \cite{Smid} . Then in \cite{Ding}, higher order higher spin operators are introduced for spin 1 and spin $\frac{3}{2}$ in Euclidean space. However, such operators have not been studied on other conformally flat manifolds, such as cylinders and Hopf manifolds.\\
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Conformally flat manifolds are manifolds with atlases whose transition functions are M\"{o}bius transformations. They can be constructed by factoring out a subdomain $U$ of either the sphere $\mathbb{S}^m$ or $\mathbb{R}^m$ by a Kleinian group $\Gamma$ of the M\"{o}bius group, where $\Gamma$ acts strongly discontinuously on $U$ and $\Gamma$ is not cyclic. This gives rise to a conformally flat manifold $U\backslash \Gamma$. Cylinders are examples of conformally flat manifolds of type $\mathbb{R}^m\backslash \mathbb{Z}^l$ where $\mathbb{Z}^l$ is an integer lattice and $1\leq l\leq m$.\\
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In this paper, we define $k$th order higher spin operators on cylinders and Hopf manifolds, where $k$ is a positive integer. Their fundamental solutions are also constructed by applying translation groups or dilation groups.\\
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R. S. Krausshar and J. Ryan \cite{KR1,KR} introduced Clifford analysis on cylinders and tori, making use of the fact that the universal covering space of all of these manifolds is $\mathbb{R}^m$. Then, provided the functions and kernels are $l$-periodic for some $l\in\{1,2,\cdots,m\}$, they used the projection map to obtain the equivalent function or kernel on those manifolds. J. Li, J. Ryan and J. Vanegas \cite{Li1,Li} used similar ideas to construct Rarita-Schwinger operators on cylinders and some other conformally flat manifolds. We follow them by taking the kernel of the higher order higher spin operators in $\mathbb{R}^m$ and using the translation group to construct new kernels that are $l$-fold periodic, which are then projected onto cylinders. In order to prove that the new kernels are well defined, we adapt the Eisenstein series argument developed by Krausshar \cite{K}.\\
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\section{Preliminaries}
\subsection{Clifford algebra}\hspace*{\fill}
A real Clifford algebra $Cl_{m}$ can be generated from $\mathbb{R}^m$ by considering the
relationship $$\underline{x}^{2}=-\|\underline{x}\|^{2}$$ for each
$\underline{x}\in \mathbb{R}^m$.  We have $\mathbb{R}^m\subseteq Cl_{m}$. If $\{e_1,\ldots, e_m\}$ is an orthonormal basis for $\mathbb{R}^m$, then $\underline{x}^{2}=-\|\underline{x}\|^{2}$ tells us that $$e_i e_j + e_j e_i= -2\delta_{ij},$$ where $\delta_{ij}$ is the Kronecker delta function. An arbitrary element of the basis of the Clifford algebra can be written as $e_A=e_{j_1}\cdots e_{j_r},$ where $A=\{j_1, \cdots, j_r\}\subset \{1, 2, \cdots, m\}$ and $1\leq j_1< j_2 < \cdots < j_r \leq m.$
Hence for any element $a\in Cl_{m}$, we have $a=\sum_Aa_Ae_A,$ where $a_A\in \mathbb{R}$.\\
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The Dirac operator in $\mathbb{R}^m$ is defined to be $$D_x:=\sum_{i=1}^{m}e_i\partial_{x_i}.$$  Note $D_x^2=-\Delta_x$, where $\Delta_x$ is the Laplacian in $\mathbb{R}^m$.  A $\mathcal{C}l_m$-valued function $f(x)$ defined on a domain $U$ in $\mathbb{R}^m$ is left monogenic if $D_xf(x)=0.$ Since multiplication of Clifford numbers is not commutative in general, there is a similar definition for right monogenic functions.

\section{\textbf{The higher order higher spin operator on cylinders }}
For an integer $l$, $1\leq l\leq m$, we define the $l$-cylinder $C_l$ to be the $m$-dimensional manifold $\mathbb{R}^m/\mathbb{Z}^l$, where $\mathbb{Z}^l$ denote the $l$-dimensional lattice defined by $\mathbb{Z}^l:=\mathbb{Z} e_1+\cdots+\mathbb{Z} e_l$. We denote its members $m_1e_1+\cdots+m_le_l$ for each $m_1,\cdots,m_l\in\mathbb{Z}$ by a bold letter \textbf{m}. When $l=m$, $C_l$ is the $m$-torus, $T_m$. For each $l$ the space $\mathbb{R}^m$ is the universal covering group of the cylinder $C_l$. Hence there is a projection map $\pi_l:\ \mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow C_l$.\\
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An open subset U of the space $\mathbb{R}^m$ is called $l$-fold periodic if for each $x\in U$ the point $x+\textbf{m}\in U$. So $U':=\pi_l(U)$ is an open subset of the $l$-cylinder $C_l$.\\
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Suppose that $U\in\mathbb{R}^m$ is a $l$-fold periodic open set. Let $f(x,u)$ be a function defined on $U\times\mathbb{R}^m$ with values in $\mathcal{C}l_m$. Then we say that $f(x,u)$ is a $l$-fold periodic function if for each $x\in U$ we have that $f(x,u)=f(x+\textbf{m},u)$. Moreover, we will assume throughout that $f$ is a monogenic polynomial homogeneous of degree $j$ in $u$.\\
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Now, if $f:\ U\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow\mathcal{C}l_m$ is an $l$-fold periodic function, then the projection $\pi_l$ induces a well defined function
$$f':\ U'\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow\mathcal{C}l_m,$$
where $f'(x',u)=f(x,u)$ for each $x'\in U'$ and $x$ an arbitrary representative of $\pi_l^{-1}(x')$. Moreover, any function $f':\ U'\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow\mathcal{C}l_m$ lifts to an $l$-fold periodic function $f:\ U\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow\mathcal{C}l_m$, where $U=\pi_l^{-1}(U')$.\\
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The projection map $\pi_l$ induces a projection of the higher order higher spin operator $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}$ to an operator $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}^{C_l}$ acting on domains on $C_l\times\mathbb{R}^m$ which is defined by replacing $D_x$ and $\Delta_x$ with $D'_x$ and $\Delta_x'$ in $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}$, respectively, where $D'_x$ is the projection of the Dirac operator $D_x$ and $\Delta_x'$ is the projection of the Laplace operator $\Delta_x$. Essentially this is the method in \cite{Li1}. That is
\begin{eqnarray*}
\mathcal{D}_{1,2n}^{C_l}&=&\Delta_x'^n-\frac{4n}{m+2n-2}\langle u,D'_x\rangle \langle D_u,D_x'\rangle\Delta_x'^{n-1};\\
\mathcal{D}_{1,2n-1}^{C_l}&=&D_x'\Delta_x'^{n-1}-\frac{2}{m+2n-2}u\langle D_u,D_x'\rangle \Delta_x'^{n-1}-\frac{4n-4}{m+2n-2}\langle u,D_x'\rangle \langle D_u,D_x'\rangle \Delta_x'^{n-2}D_x'.
\end{eqnarray*}
We call the operator $\mathcal{D}_{1,2n}^{C_l}$ an $l$-cylindrical higher order bosonic operator of spin 1 and $\mathcal{D}_{1,2n-1}^{C_l}$ an $l$-cylindrical higher order fermionic operator of spin $\frac{3}{2}$.
\subsection*{Fundamental solutions of $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}^{C_l}$}
We follow the techniques in \cite{Li1} and \cite{Ding}, requiring that the order of the operator $k<m$ when the dimension $m$ is even. Let $U$ a domain in $\mathbb{R}^m$. We recall the fundamental solution of the higher order higher spin operators $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}$ in $\mathbb{R}^m$:
\begin{equation*}
E_{1,k}(x,u,v)=c_1G_k(x)Z_1(\displaystyle\frac{xux}{||x||^2},v),
\end{equation*}
where $c_1$ is a non-zero real constant, $Z_1(u,v)$ is the reproducing kernel of degree-$1$ homogeneous harmonic (respectively monogenic) polynomials if $k$ is even (resp. odd), and
\begin{equation*}
G_k(x):=
\begin{cases}
\displaystyle\frac{1}{||x||^{m-2n}},  &\text{if $k=2n$;}\\
\displaystyle\frac{x}{||x||^{m-2n+2}},   &\text{if $k=2n-1$.}
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}\\
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Now we consider sums of the following form:
\begin{eqnarray}\label{1}
cot_{l,1,k}(x,u,v)=\sum_{(m_1,\cdots,m_l)\in\mathbb{Z}^l}E_{1,k}(x+m_1e_1+\cdots+m_le_l,u,v),
\end{eqnarray}
for all $1\leq p\leq m-k-1$.\\
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We will show these functions are defined on the $l$-fold periodic domain $\mathbb{R}^m/\mathbb{Z}^l$ for fixed $u$ and $v$ in $\mathbb{R}^m$ and are $\mathcal{C}l_m$-valued. They are also $l$-fold periodic functions.\\
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To prove the locally uniform convergence of the series (\ref{1}), use the locally normal convergence of the series
$$\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^l}G_k(x+\textbf{m})$$
established by the following proposition \cite{K}.
\begin{proposition}
Let $p\in\mathbb{N}$ with $1\leq p\leq m-k-1$. Let $\mathbb{Z}^p$ be the $p$-dimensional lattice. Then the series
\begin{eqnarray*}
\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^p}q_0^{k}(x+\textbf{m})
\end{eqnarray*}
converges normally in $\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\mathbb{Z}^p$.
\end{proposition}
Here $q_0^{k}$ is in the kernel of the $k$th-power of $D_x$ and $q_0^{k}$ is exactly our $G_k$ above. The proof follows from Proposition 2.2 appearing in \cite{K}.\\
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Returning to the series defined by (\ref{1}),
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&cot_{l,1,k}(x,u,v)=\sum_{(m_1,\cdots,m_l)\in\mathbb{Z}^l}E_{1,k}(x+m_1e_1+\cdots+m_le_l,u,v)\\
&=&\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^l}G_k(x+\textbf{m})Z_1(\frac{(x+\textbf{m})u(x+\textbf{m})}{||x+\textbf{m}||^2},v),\ 1\leq l\leq n-k-1,
\end{eqnarray*}
we observe that $Z_1(\displaystyle\frac{(x+\textbf{m})u(x+\textbf{m})}{||x+\textbf{m}||^2},v)$ is a bounded function on a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^m$ because its first variable,
$\displaystyle\frac{(x+\textbf{m})u(x+\textbf{m})}{||x+\textbf{m}||^2}$, is a reflection in
the direction $\displaystyle\frac{(x+\textbf{m})}{||x+\textbf{m}||}$ for each $\textbf{m}$, and hence is a linear transformation which
is a continuous function. Furthermore, the norm of $\displaystyle\frac{(x+\textbf{m})u(x+\textbf{m})}{||x+\textbf{m}||^2}$ is equal to the norm of $u$, so the bound of $Z_1$ with respect to the first variable does not depend on $\textbf{m}$. On the other hand, we would get with respect to the second variable, bounded homogeneous functions of degree $1$.\\
\par
Consequently, applying the former proposition, the series
\begin{eqnarray*}
cot_{l,1,k}(x,u,v)=\sum_{(m_1,\cdots,m_l)\in\mathbb{Z}^l}E_{1,k}(x+m_1e_1+\cdots+m_le_l,u,v),
\end{eqnarray*}
for $1\leq l\leq m-k-1$, is a uniformly convergent series and represents a kernel for the higher order higher spin operators under translations by $\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^l$, with $1\leq l\leq m-k-1$.\\
\par
Using similar argument in \cite{Li1}, we define the $(m-k)$-fold periodic cotangent. In order to do that, we decompose the lattice $\mathbb{Z}^l$ into three parts: the origin $\{0\}$ and a positive and a negative part. The last two parts are qual and disjoint:
\begin{eqnarray*}
\Lambda_l&=&\{m_1e_1:\ m_1\in\mathbb{N}\}\cup\{m_1e_1+m_2e_2:\ m_1,m_2\in\mathbb{Z},m_2>0\}\\
&&\cup\cdots\cup\{m_1e_1+\cdots+m_le_l:\ m_1,\cdots,m_l\in\mathbb{Z},m_l>0\}
\end{eqnarray*}
and
$$-\Lambda_l=(\mathbb{Z}^l\backslash\{0\})\backslash\Lambda_l.$$
For $l=m-k$, we define
\begin{eqnarray*}
cot_{m-k,1,k}(x,u,v)=E_{1,k}(x,u,v)+\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\Lambda_{m-k}}\big[E_{1,k}(x+\textbf{m},u,v)+E_{1,k}(x-\textbf{m},u,v)\big].
\end{eqnarray*}
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The following proposition \cite{K} and a similar argument as in \cite{Li1} shows the above series converges normally.
\begin{proposition}
Let $\mathbb{Z}^{m-k}$ be the $(m-k)$-dimensional lattice. Then the series
$$q_0^k(x)+\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^{m-k}\backslash\{0\}}\big(q_0^k(x+\textbf{m})-q_0^k(\textbf{m})\big)$$
\end{proposition}
The proof follows Proposition 2.2 appearing in \cite{K}. Hence, it is a kernel for the higher order higher spin operator under translation by $\textbf{m}\in\Lambda_{m-k}.$\\
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For $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^m$, the function $cot_{l,1,k}(x-y,u,v)$ induces functions on $C_l$:
$$cot'_{l,1,k}(x',y',u,v)=cot_{l,1,k}(x-y,u,v).$$
for each $x',y'\in U'$ and $x, y$ arbitrary representatives of $\pi_l^{-1}(x')$ and $\pi_l^{-1}(y')$. These functions are defined on $(C_l\times C_l)\backslash diagonal(C_l\times C_l)$ for each fixed $u,v\in\mathbb{R}^m$, where
$$diagonal(C_l\times C_l)=\{(x',x'):\ x'\in C_l\}$$
 and they satisfy
 $$\mathcal{D}_{1,k}^{C_l}cot'_{l,1,k}(x',y',u,v)=0.$$

 \subsection*{Conformally inequivalent spinor bundles on $C_l$}
Previously the spinor bundle over $C_l$ was trivial, $C_l\times\mathcal{C}l_m$. However, there are $2^l$ spinor bundles on $C_l$. See more details in \cite{Li}. The following construction is for some of the spinor bundles over $C_l$ and all the others can be constructed similarly.\\
\par
First let $p$ be an integer in the set $\{1,2\cdots,l\}$ and consider the lattice $\mathbb{Z}^p:=\mathbb{Z} e_1+\cdots+\mathbb{Z} e_p$. We also consider the lattice $\mathbb{Z} ^{l-p}:=\mathbb{Z} e_{p+1}+\cdots+\mathbb{Z} e_l$. In this case $\mathbb{Z}^l=\{\bold{m}+\bold{n}:\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^p,\ \bold{n}\in\mathbb{Z}^{l-p}\}$. Suppose that $\textbf{m}=m_1e_1+\cdots+m_pe_p$. Let us make the identification $(x,X)$ with $(x+\bold{m}+\bold{n},(-1)^{m_1+\cdots+m+p}X)$ where $x\in\mathbb{R}^m$ and $X\in\mathcal{C}l_m$. This identification gives rise to a spinor bundle $E^p$ over $C_l$.\\
\par
We adapt functions in previous section as follows. For $1\leq l\leq m-k-1$ we define
\begin{eqnarray*}
cot_{l,1,k,p}(x,u,v)=\sum_{m\mathbb{Z}^p,\ n\in \mathbb{Z}^{l-p}}(-1)^{m_1+\cdots+m_p}E_{1,k}(x+\bold{m}+\bold{n},u,v).
\end{eqnarray*}
These are well defined functions on $\mathbb{R}^m\backslash \mathbb{Z}^l$. Therefore, we obtain from these functions the cotangent kernels
\begin{eqnarray*}
cot_{l,1,k,p}(x,y,u,v)=\sum_{m\mathbb{Z}^p,\ n\in \mathbb{Z}^{l-p}}(-1)^{m_1+\cdots+m_p}E_{1,k}(x-y+\bold{m}+\bold{n},u,v).
\end{eqnarray*}
Again applying the projection map $\pi_l$ these kernels give rise to the kernels
$$cot'_{l,1,k,p}(x',y',u,v).$$
In the case $l=m-k$, by considering the series
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&cot_{m-k,1,k}(x,y,u,v)=E_{1,k}(x,u,v)+\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\Lambda_{m-k}}\big[E_{1,k}(x+\textbf{m},u,v)+E_{1,k}(x-\textbf{m},u,v)\big],
\end{eqnarray*}
we obtain the kernel
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&cot_{m-k,1,k}(x,y,u,v)\\
&=&E_{1,k}(x-y,u,v)+\sum_{\textbf{m}\in\Lambda_{m-k}}\big[E_{1,k}(x-y+\textbf{m},u,v)+E_{1,k}(x-y-\textbf{m},u,v)\big],
\end{eqnarray*}
which in turn using the projection map induces kernels
$$cot'_{m-k,1,k}(x',y',u,v).$$
Defining
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&cot_{m-k,1,k,p}(x,u,v)=E_{1,k}(x+\bold{m}+\bold{n},u,v)\\
&&+\sum_{\substack{\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^p,\bold{n}\in\mathbb{Z}^{m-k-p}\\ \bold{m}+\bold{n}\in\Lambda_{m-k}}}(-1)^{m_1+\cdots+m_p}\big[E_{1,k}(x+\bold{m}+\bold{n},u,v)+E_{1,k}(x-\bold{m}-\bold{n},u,v)\big],
\end{eqnarray*}
we obtain the cotangent kernels
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&cot_{m-k,1,k,p}(x,y,u,v)=E_{1,k}(x-y+\bold{m}+\bold{n},u,v)\\
&&+\sum_{\substack{\textbf{m}\in\mathbb{Z}^p,\bold{n}\in\mathbb{Z}^{m-k-p}\\ \bold{m}+\bold{n}\in\Lambda_{m-k}}}(-1)^{m_1+\cdots+m_p}\big[E_{1,k}(x-y+\bold{m}+\bold{n},u,v)+E_{1,k}(x-y-\bold{m}-\bold{n},u,v)\big],
\end{eqnarray*}
and by $\pi_l$ the kernels
$$cot'_{m-k,1,k,p}(x',y',u,v).$$
\section{\textbf{The higher order higher spin operator on Hopf manifolds }}
In this section, we use similar arguments as in \cite{Li} and \cite{Ding}, also requiring that the order of the operator satisfies $k<m$ when the dimension $m$ is even. It is worth pointing out that the two spin structures introduced there also apply for our fermionic and bosonic operators. Let $U=\mathbb{R}^m$ and $\Gamma=\{t^i:\ i\in\mathbb{Z}\}$, where $t$ is an arbitrary strictly positive real number distinct from $1$. Then by factoring out $U$ by $\Gamma$ we have the conformally flat spin manifold $\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1}$ which we denote by $H_m$ and call a Hopf manifold. As $\prod_1(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})=\mathbb{Z}$ for $m>2$, it follows that the Hopf manifold $H_m$ has two distinct spin structures. On this space, we can define the higher order higher spin operators and construct their kernels over the two different spinor bundles over $\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1}$.\\
\par
In all that follows $\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ will be a universal covering space of the conformally flat manifold $\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1}$ (\cite{KR}). So there is a projection map $p:\ \mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}\longrightarrow\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1}$. Further for each $x\in\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ we shall denote $p(x)$ by $x'$. Further if $V$ is a subset of $\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ then we denote $p(V)$ by $V'$.\\
\par
One spinor bundle $F_1$ over $\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1}$ can be constructed by identifying the pair $(x,X)$ with $(t^ix,t^{\frac{i(m-1)}{2}}X)$ for every $k\in\mathbb{Z}$, where $x\in\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ and $X\in\mathcal{C}l_m$.\\
\par
Consider a domain $V\subset\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ satisfying $t^ix\in V$ for each $i\in\mathbb{Z}$ and $x\in V$. We will call a such domain a $k$-factor dilation domain. Further we define a $i$-factor dilation function as a function $f(x,u):\ V\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow\mathcal{C}l_m$ such that $f$ is a monogenic polynomial homogeneous of degree $l$ in $u$ satisfying $f(x,u)=t^{\frac{i(m-1)}{2}}f(t^ix,u)$ for each $x\in V$ and each integer $i$.\\
\par
The projection map $p$ induces a well defined function
$$f':\ V'\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow F_1,$$
where $f'(x,u)=t^{\frac{i(m-1)}{2}}f(x,u)$ for each $x'\in V'$ and $x$ an arbitrary representative of $\pi_l^{-1}(x')$.\\
\par
The higher order higher spin operator over $\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ induces a higher order higher spin operator acting on sections of the bundle $F_1$ over $H_m$. We will denote this operator by $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}^{H_m}$. If $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}^{H_m}(f')=0$ then $f'$ is called an $F_1$-left higher order higher spin section. Moreover, any $F_1$-left higher order higher spin section $f':\ V'\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow F_1$ lifts to a $k$-factor dilation function $f:\ V\times\mathbb{R}^m\longrightarrow \mathcal{C}l_m$, where $V=p^{-1}(V')$ and $\mathcal{D}_{1,k}(f)=0$.\\
\par
Now we consider the series
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}(x,y,u,v)=\sum_{i=-\infty}^0G_k(t^ix-t^iy)Z_1(\frac{(t^ix-t^iy)u(t^ix-t^iy)}{||(t^ix-t^iy)||^2},v)\\
&+&t^{2(k-m)}G_k(x)Z_1(\frac{xux}{||x||^2},v)\big[\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}G_k(t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1})\\
&& Z_1(\frac{(t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1})u(t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1})}{||t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1}||^2},v)\big]G_k(y)Z_1(\frac{yuy}{||y||^2},v),
\end{eqnarray*}
where $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ and $y\neq t^ix$ for all $i\in\mathbb{Z}$. From the definition of $Z_1(u,v)$ and the homogeneity of $G_k(x)$, it is easy to obtain that $E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}$ converges normally on any compact subset $K$ not containing the points $y=t^ix$ where $i\in\mathbb{Z}$. Since $E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}(tx,ty,u,v)=E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}(x,y,u,v)$, this kernel is periodic with respect to the Kleinian group $\{t^i:\ i\in\mathbb{Z}\}$. The kernel for the higher order higher spin operators on $(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})\times(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})\backslash diagonal(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})$ is then the projection of $E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}(x,y,u,v)$ on $(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})\times(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})\backslash diagonal(\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1})$:
$$E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}(x',y',u,v)=E_{1,k,1}^{H_m}(x,y,u,v),$$
for $x,y$ representatives of $\pi_l^{-1}(x')$ and $\pi_l^{-1}(y')$ as earlier.
\par
The second spinor bundle $F_2$ over $\mathbb{S}^1\times\mathbb{S}^{m-1}$ can be constructed by identifying the pair $(x,\ X)$ with $(t^ix,(-1)^it^{\frac{i(m-1)}{2}}X)$.\\
\par
Now we introduce the normally convergent series:
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&E_{1,k,2}^{H_m}(x,y,u,v)=\sum_{i=-\infty}^0(-1)^iG_k(t^ix-t^iy)Z_1(\frac{(t^ix-t^iy)u(t^ix-t^iy)}{||(t^ix-t^iy)||^2},v)\\
&+&(-1)^it^{2(k-m)}G_k(x)Z_1(\frac{xux}{||x||^2},v)\big[\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}G_k(t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1})\\
&& Z_1(\frac{(t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1})u(t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1})}{||t^{-i}x^{-1}-t^{-i}y^{-1}||^2},v)\big]G_k(y)Z_1(\frac{yuy}{||y||^2},v)
\end{eqnarray*}
where $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$ and $y\neq t^ix$ for all $i\in\mathbb{Z}$. This function induces through the projection map $p$ on the variable $x,y\in\mathbb{R}^m\backslash\{0\}$, the higher order higher spin kernel associated with $F_2:$
\begin{eqnarray*}
E_{1,k,2}^{H_m}(x',y',u,v)=E_{1,k,2}^{H_m}(x,y,u,v),
\end{eqnarray*}
for $x$ and $y$ again as earlier.

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(912–73). Known as Otto the Great, Otto I was Holy Roman emperor from 962 to 973. He was the son of Henry I, called Henry the Fowler, the first of the Saxon line of kings. Otto's chief accomplishments were to strengthen royal control over the unruly German dukes and to promote harmony with the church in Germany. He was chosen German king in 936. In 951 he crossed the Alps into Italy, where he married Adelaide, the widow of an Italian king. After conquering Italy, Otto returned to Germany in 952 to put down a rebellion of the dukes.
In 955 he defeated the Hungarians (Magyars) at the battle of Lechfeld in Bavaria, ending the last of the Magyar invasions of Germany. In 962, having returned to Italy, Otto was crowned Holy Roman emperor by Pope John XII. Although his father is considered by some authorities to have been the first Holy Roman emperor of the Saxon line, Otto was the first to be crowned by the pope. He died on May 7, 973, in Memleben, Thuringia. He was succeeded as Holy Roman emperor by his son Otto II, who had ruled jointly with him from 967. His grandson Otto III ruled from 983 to 1002. Otto III had no children and was the last emperor in the direct Saxon line.


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Q: How to group SQL Server files for restoring database I have a SQL Server database that is creating full backups once a week, differential backups once a day, and transaction log backups hourly. These are being FTP'd to another box, where I would like an automated system (which I am writing) to pick them up and restore them into a working database.
So basically every hour when a new transaction log file comes in, I want to find the appropriate full backup file, differential backup file, and other log txn files for that day use them to restore the database.
The issues is that this machine will have several weeks of backup files on it so I need a way to group them together appropriately. What is the best way to do this?
When you go into Management Studio and do a database restore, it gives you a listing off all the full, diffs, and logs grouped together so clearly it's storing this grouping data somewhere.
I've seen the RESTORE HEADERONLY command, which seems to provide some information but I'm not 100% sure how to use it.
It looks like you could make the CheckpointLSN  of the full backup to the DatabaseBackupLSN of all the other files, but I'm not totally sure about that.
My log files to have date/time stamps in the name but I would rather not rely on parsing file names to group everything together.
This article does provide some insights but I would prefer some sanctioned documentation from Microsoft before I embark on a solution.

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Q: making an array containing specific letters from another array of strings (Java) need some help anything is appreciated!
I'm trying to create an method that takes a certain part of an array to make a new array that contains only those parts.
For example if I had an array with given array S = ["John Smith", "Alice Huntington", "George H. Baker", "Helen Z. Gordon"], the program would return array T = ["J.S.", "A.H.", "G.H.B.", "H.Z.G"].
I've done some searching online and found how charAt(0); I can take just the first initial but that's for a string and only the first letter. I don't know to get the last names or middle for example. Using an ArrayList is the right choice I think but I don't know how to transfer contents from one to the other.

A: A cleaner way to do it can be by using the Stream API.
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] names = { "John Smith", "Alice Huntington", "George H. Baker", "Helen Z. Gordon" };
        String[] result =
                Arrays.stream(names)
                    .map(
                            s -> Arrays.stream(s.split("\\s+"))
                                    .map(w -> w.substring(0, 1) + ".")
                                    .collect(Collectors.joining())
                    )
                    .toArray(String[]::new);

        // Display
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(result));
    }
}

Output:
[J.S., A.H., G.H.B., H.Z.G.]

A: You can use regex to get the job done:
list.replaceAll(s -> s.replaceAll("(.)[^ ]* ?", "$1."));

This works by using a lambda to replace each element of the list with its initial version.
The lambda works by matching every word, capturing the first letter as group 1, along with the trailing space (if any), and replacing the match with the captured initial and a dot.

Test code:
List<String> list = Arrays.asList("John Smith", "Alice Huntington", "George H. Baker", "Helen Z. Gordon");
list.replaceAll(s -> s.replaceAll("(.)[^ ]* ?", "$1."));
System.out.println(list);

Output:
[J.S., A.H., G.H.B., H.Z.G.]


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Ben Simmons Chimes In On Donald Trump Debate With Brutally Honest Comments
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After Donald Trump's comments regarding NFL protests on Friday, it's become increasingly common for athletes to come out and lambast the president of the United States, and the Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons has joined that list.
On Friday, president Trump came out and labeled NFL athletes who protest during the national anthem as "sons of bitches," and also said NFL owners should "fire" any player that does decide to protest. Trump only added to the fire the next day, uninviting Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors from attending the White House for their championship celebrations after Curry said the team would not be attending.
LeBron James' response -- calling Trump a "bum" -- was one of the most liked tweets in history, and Simmons has been equally as honest when asked his thoughts on the situation, via CSNPhilly.com:
"If we were in Australia right now, a lot of people would call him a d---head, and that's how I personally feel.
"Some of the comments he's just made about players, the NFL, the anthem," Simmons said. "Everyone respects America, and everyone thinks America is a great country, but he's the wrong person to be in charge of it.
"I think, as a man, you're not supposed to be tweeting like that, saying remarks about women, what people should be doing, how you talk to leaders of other countries and putting America in a situation where it doesn't need to be like that.
"He just brings more anger and hatred to the U.S. It's unneeded.
"I think the U.S. is a great country. I love being here. I'm very appreciative of the job I'm in. I think he's the wrong person to be in charge. He's definitely not a leader."
Simmons' teammate, J.J. Redick, also had some harsh words for the president:
"Our active, sitting president is calling NFL players 'sons of bitches' and is going after Steph Curry and LeBron (James), who have done more for sports and culture and African-American communities than anyone; it's surreal," Redick said to CSNPhilly's Amy Fadool and Marshall Harris. "I agree with what LeBron said; his use of the presidency and what it represents is not what it represented to me a year ago. It's not what it represented to me with Barack Obama or George W. Bush or Bill Clinton. Those are the presidents that I knew as a young person and as an adult, and his presidency doesn't represent that, the White House doesn't represent that. So, of course, I agree with LeBron, I agree with what the Warriors are doing by not going to the White House. I don't think any team should go to the White House; you're actively saying, 'I support this guy.'
"The other thing, too, is to speak out against Trump at this point is almost like eating breakfast. It's what's you should do — you should eat breakfast because it's part of a daily, balanced diet. On the list of things that he's done to offend me, his comments this week were like 87th. There's more important things going on like North Korea and flood and disaster relief that we're dealing with right now in Puerto Rico, Florida and Houston; those are the things that are important. So it's mind-boggling that that's what he's spending his time on."
As you can tell, the 76ers definitely aren't fans of Trump, as are most of the NBA, which isn't surprising in the least considering Trump's comments.
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Top UFC Star Confirms He Has A WWE Tryout After UFC 230
• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (October 20, 1996) – WWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on October 20, 1996, the World Wrestling Federation aired 'WWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive' LIVE on PPV from the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The opener of this pay-per-view featured a rare 'Heel vs. Heel' match, with 2 wrestlers that are nowadays considered two of the greatest of all time: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Triple H.
Here are the PPV results:
– Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley
– WWF Tag Team Championship: Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (c) defeated The Smoking Gunns
– WWF Intercontinental Championship: Marc Mero (c) defeated Goldust
– Sycho Sid defeated Vader
– Buried Alive: The Undertaker defeated Mankind
• Top UFC Star Confirms He Has A WWE Tryout After UFC 230
While promoting his UFC 230 Title defense against Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis, UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier revealed that he has a WWE tryout that was postponed due to his upcoming fight.
The tryout is for the role of a commentator. It should be noted that Cormier also does commentary in UFC (when he's not fighting).
Below is what Cormier said:
"If I didn't have this fight, I have been talking to the WWE because they wanted me to go in and do an audition as a member of the commentary team. Because of the fight, I had to push it back.
There may be some DC in WWE sh*t coming. After the fight, I'll go to Orlando and do my tryout."


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A Ghanaian born inspirational and multi-award winning Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Educationist with a deep passion for changing education in Africa.
In her own words "I am on the quest to uplift Education within Africa and beyond by providing the opportunities and resources available to students"
Caroline founded Potters International College, Caroline University. She established her reputation in the Education space as the youngest female to own and run an Accredited International College in 2016.
Her work includes providing consulting services to international boarding schools, universities and colleges across the globe to bridge the gap that exists between International Student Recruitment and Institutional Partnerships.
Caroline works with global partners across Africa, USA, UK, Canada and Europe.
Her efforts are heavily complimented by her philanthropic works. Mostly noted for the $1M Scholarship Scheme for 120 African students and the 100-laptop giveaway project.
Now the Founder & CEO for the Caroline Group; a major business conglomerate originating from West Africa, Ghana. The Group has cemented and solidified its reputation in the Education sector as one of the largest.
Caroline has strategic and operational ability. A skilful professional with 7 years of international consulting experience, Caroline conveys a deep knowledge of matters pertinent to Education Management, Strategy development and Technology Entrepreneurship.
She established her reputation in the Education space as the youngest female to own and run an Accredited International College in 2016.
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Caroline is committed to nurturing and empowering the next generation of female leaders through technology and Education. Known for harnessing the power of women to move businesses forward.
Ms. Caroline is one of Africa's most dedicated philanthropist. She is the Founder of Mercy Heart Foundation and Drives the Caroline Excellence Awards and 100 Laptop GiveAway Project. Mercy Heart Foundation was created to make education accessible and affordable to all. A nonprofit organization that promotes closing opportunity gaps by expanding excellence and equity in education for students of all color and those from low-income families from pre-kindergarten through college.
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EVERYDAY Travel and Tours is the ultimate destination for the discerning traveler, offering experiential, bespoke travel planning, holidays, Exchange Programs and unique tailor-made itineraries for individuals and small groups.We are an Independent Travel Agency that pride ourselves in providing a discrete travel service, ranging from flights and hotel reservations, airport transfers, car rental to cruises and villa rental at some of the world's most enchanting resorts and destinations.
Our aim is to constantly surprise and delight our clients with exciting journeys every time.
Just as every signature is unique, we understand that no two people are the same so we work to create experiences tailored to each individual style and interest.
Caroline Technology Solutions
We solve our clients' toughest challenges by providing unmatched services in digital, technology operations. With expertise across more than 10 industries and all business functions, we deliver transformational outcomes for a demanding new digital world.
From interactive experiences that captivate customers, new intelligence that is applied across every industry, function and process, and the Digital Reinvention of Industry through smart, connected, products, services, plants and workers—that's NEW APPLIED NOW.
C. TECH Strategy shapes our clients' future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. Our focus on issues related to digital disruption, competitive agility, operating and business model, as well as the future workforce, helps our clients find future value and growth in a digital world.
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Acceleration means the rate of change in velocity of an object with respect to time. Also object's acceleration is the net result of any and all forces acting on the object as described by Newton's second law. CAROLINE U is an accelerating force in a positive direction.
The accelerator provides growth hacks, practical tips & tricks to early-stage related problems from experienced entrepreneurs. During our programs, startups obtain in-depth industry knowledge and broad networks from Caroline U coaches.
Caroline U is open to any individual or team with a high growth, entrepreneurial business idea or a high-impact social venture - from tech to retail and anything in-between.
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Research shows that it only takes about 15 minutes to decide on a student's application. Admissionin30minutes is leveraging on this fact to ensure the daunting task of international student recruitment and conversion is curbed. We are providing a robustly built platform that allows students located in all continents to connect with schools all the world with a one-click apply option.
Potters International College
Potters International College (PIC) was founded in Ghana by an object-oriented entrepreneur on the premise that universities should transcend the bounds of the traditional, theory-based and on-campus approach to education to a rather mobile way of educating students by providing them with a curriculum that can help prepare them to pursue their professional interests in today's globalized, cutting-edge industries by the use of technology
IUS and IBSS
A platform for international student recruitment and international institutional partnerships; one that focuses on building student capacity in various international schools with students from all over Africa, Middle East, and South East of Asia expanding opportunities for institutions, education consultants, and students, a company that gained international recognition
Mercy Heart Foundation
M.H Foundation was created to make education accessible and affordable to all. We are a nonprofit organization that promotes closing opportunity gaps by expanding excellence and equity in education for students of all color and those from low-income families from pre-kindergarten through college.
Through research and advocacy, the organization builds and engages diverse communities that care about education equity, increases political and public will to act on equity issues, and increases education access and completion for historically underserved students.
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Prevention Corner: Toxic vs. Healthy Masculinity
By Jenna Fisher, Program Coordinator (Trainings and Underserved Populations)
One of the big questions within sexual violence prevention efforts is the question of how to engage men in ending sexual violence. To involve men, however, takes more than just acknowledgment that they are a part of the equation too. Understanding toxic versus healthy masculinity is one of the first steps to take in the effort to end sexual violence.
The advertisements on television and in print media are the best source to start with as we consider what masculinity means. Many advertisements depict men in positions of power (sexual, economic, professional, academic etc.) and women in subordinate positions. Masculine advertisements often have something to do with athletics, cars, beer, sex, and handiwork around the home. In contrast, feminine advertisements tend to involve makeup, cooking, cleaning, babies, and dieting. Our society tends to define masculinity as aggressive, unemotional, obsessed with heterosexual sex, and hard (both physically and emotionally). Society often depicts femininity as passive, emotional, sensual but not explicitly sexual, and generally soft (physically and emotionally).
Many people easily fit into the molds that are created for their gender. The archetypes in themselves are not necessarily toxic. However, some people do not fit all of the qualifications of masculinity or femininity and display traits from the other gender or both. Femininity and masculinity are toxic when they become strict standards for inclusion. Oftentimes, the exclusion of other expressions leads to an exaggerated expression of the "appropriate roles," which can cause masculinity to turn from unemotional to anti-emotional and violent.
From a young age, boys are socialized to "man up," often meaning that they need to hide their emotions, pursue power and control, dominate over women and other men, and more—all to show that they fit what it means to be masculine. This socialization pushes men away from being able to express their own emotions and empathize with others. Ultimately, this harms men by highlighting the character traits of the sexual aggressor and shaming any traits of the victim. To be a victim or to be able to empathize with victims is not considered "manly."
Many organizations and initiatives are working to deconstruct toxic masculinity and narratives that equate masculinity with domination. Many educators seek to provide a redefinition of masculinity, in a way that is more inclusive and less aggressive towards expressions of femininity. These workshops and programs work to interrogate socially constructed definitions of masculinity and push "what it means to be a man" towards a goal that allows men to open up to their emotions and to femininity in a way that does not try to control or diminish it.
You can find many of these initiatives on our Men and Boys page. Below is a list of some additional organizations worth considering in the effort to redefine masculinity and include men in the effort to end sexual violence.
The "Good Lad Workshop" is designed to promote "positive masculinity" through hour-long workshops engaging men in real-life scenarios that address questions of masculinity, power, consent, sexual harassment, and more. The organization states that its goal is not to tell men what to do, but to present them with real issues and help them work through the reaction that is best for them. For more information, visit http://www.goodladworkshop.com/
In 2015, The Representation Project released the award winning film "The Mask You Live In." The film discusses the experience of American men and boys as they navigate the socially constructed definition of masculinity. You can schedule a showing of the film and the creators developed educational materials to help facilitate conversations about the film and the topics it covers. This film is also available on Netflix and other streaming services. For more information, visit http://therepresentationproject.org/film/the-mask-you-live-in/
Joe Ehrmann has educated other men for over 25 years. As an All-American athlete who played professional football for over 13 years, his focus tends to be on deconstructing traditionally hyper-masculine spaces such as sports team. His Ted Talk "Be a Man" talks about the importance of engaging men in sexual violence prevention and working to deconstruct the association of masculinity with domination. For more information, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVI1Xutc_Ws
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Bud Abbott
William Alexander Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974), known professionally as Bud Abbott, was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Abbott crossed paths with Lou Costello in burlesque a few times in the early 1930s when Abbott was producing and performing in Minsky's Burlesque shows and Costello was a rising comic. They first worked together in 1935 at the Eltinge Theater on 42nd Street, after an illness sidelined Costello's regular partner. They formally teamed up in 1936, and went on to perform together in burlesque, vaudeville, minstrel shows, and stage shows.
In 1938, they received national exposure as regulars on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which led to roles in a Broadway musical, The Streets of Paris. In 1940, Universal signed the team for their first film, One Night in the Tropics. Despite having minor roles, Abbott and Costello stole the film with several classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?"
Relations between Abbott and Costello were strained by egos and salary disputes. In their burlesque days, they split their earnings 60%–40%, favoring Abbott, because the straight man was always viewed as the more valuable member of the team. This was eventually changed to 50%–50%, but after a year in Hollywood, Costello insisted on a 60%–40% split in his favor, and it remained so for the remainder of their careers. Costello's also demanded that the team be renamed "Costello and Abbott," but this was rejected by Universal Studios, resulting in a "permanent chill" between the two partners, according to Lou's daughter Chris Costello in her biography Lou's on First. Their relationship was further strained by Abbott's alcohol abuse, a habit motivated by his desire to stave off epileptic seizures.
The team's popularity waned in the 1950s, and they were bedeviled by tax issues; the IRS demanded heavy back taxes, forcing the partners (both of whom had been free spenders and serious gamblers) to sell most of their assets, including the rights to many of their films. Universal dropped their contract after 14 years in 1955. Abbott and Costello split in 1957. Lou Costello died on March 3, 1959.
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This F/A-18F model is twin seat and includes two pilot/crew figures. The landing gear is optional, one can attach the landing gear or cover the wheel wells.
This model comes with a variety possible attachments. Some missiles are already attached to the model, but some fuel tanks, missiles and fuel tanks are optional.
The maker of the model really did a good job with the model, the panel lines and details are very crisp and one can see the little dots that represent the rivets holding down the panels.
This is really a "no-play" model or a "display-only" model. It is mostly metal and very heavy. It also has a number of antennas which look great but are very fragile. If you have small kids that like to play with your models, save yourself some frustration (and money) and wait till later to get a model like this one. The box is labeled as not suitable for children under 14.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm M61 rotary cannon and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried in up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.
Designed and initially produced by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Low-rate production began in early 1997 with full-rate production starting in September 1997, after the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing the previous month. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States Navy in 1999, replacing the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which was retired in 2006; the Super Hornet serves alongside the original Hornet. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which has operated the F/A-18A as its main fighter since 1984, ordered the F/A-18F in 2007 to replace its aging F-111C fleet. RAAF Super Hornets entered service in December 2010.
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Fausett lifts Southern Utah over Dixie State 87-59
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)Maizen Fausett had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift Southern Utah to an 87-59 win over Dixie State on Wednesday night.
Tevian Jones had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Thunderbirds (8-4), who won for a fourth straight time at home. Marquis Moore added 10 points.
Southern Utah dominated the first half and led 50-17 at the break. The Trailblazers' 17 points in the first half were a season low.
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Southern Utah evened the season series against the Trailblazers. Dixie State defeated the Thunderbirds 83-76 on Nov. 12.
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By Ohana Yoga | Jan 8, 2020
Raise your hand if you've ever had lower back pain after working out? Discomfort after standing too long? A tender sacrum that sends you to the chiropractor every other week? Every person in this world deals with asymmetry and imbalance in their body. Because our bodies are meant to move, it's not realistic that we…
Creative Yoga Sequence Inspiration & Interview with Chris
By Ohana Yoga | Dec 23, 2019
Watch this creative yoga sequence by Chris! Inspire your practice. Learn more about Chris! 1. What do you love about Ohana Yoga + Barre? Community! I absolutely love the community here. I've longed for it for some time and after I took my first class a little over a year ago, I knew I wanted to…
A History of Yoga to Deepen Your Practice
The understanding of yoga has evolved in many directions since its origin, thousands of years ago, making the history of yoga fascinating to examine. Today, our collective understanding of yoga is based on the fact that we find a studio on nearly every block. It's based on the love of yoga wear and gear, which…
Heart Opening Gentle Yoga Flow For A Peaceful Holiday Season
By Devon Barrow | Dec 2, 2019
The season of gratitude and joy has officially made its swift entry. As we all know very well, this is the season of giving… But how do we do that when we feel so exhausted and depleted? Our gentle yoga flow for heart-opening is a good start! It's a phenomenon of our society that we…
A Student's Experience: Yoga Teacher Training
By Mala Champion | Dec 10, 2018
Recently, Ohana announced their second 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, beginning in late January 2019. When the news broke, I couldn't help but think back to when they announced their first YTT program. I was fresh off of a win for most classes taken during their "Love Yourself" challenge month, and so, as an active member…
Your Body Is Your Anchor: The Key To Mindfulness
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For the last three weeks, we've been talking mindfulness. We've discussed the basics, an introduction to meditation, and a strategy to dig in to the practice. This week, we ask some deep questions. What is the state of mindfulness? What actually changes when we're "being mindful" versus being our normal, daily selves? And why does mindfulness…
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Recently we were invited up to TraffordCity to experience the thrills of snow fun at Altitude in Chill Factore. We absolutely love it there and after an exhilarating morning clocking up some mountain miles it was time to head into intu Trafford Centre for some much-needed food to refuel for the rest of our day.
With a whopping 44 places to eat and/or drink at intu Trafford Centre, we were literally spoilt for choice. All options were family friendly and the decision of where to try out had us walking in circles as the 4 of us each wanted something different. With one wanting pancakes and another wanting pizza, there had to be somewhere to please us all didn't there?
Our quest and growling stomachs eventually took us into TGI Fridays. At around 1 pm it was filling up nicely and after a busy morning up the slopes, we decided it was best to have a big meal to keep us going for the rest of the day.
Olivia and my niece had never been here before so it was good to get them to try something different with their requests for pizzas and pancakes not being on the menu. It wasn't long before we pinned down our starters and all we had to do was pick from some amazing looking mains. It wasn't easy but I made my decision, eventually.
We ordered 2 selections from the Fridays Appetisers menu of Garlic Ciabatta bread with Monterey Jack cheese (£4.49) and the Time Square Big Share (£15.99) which is, Fridays chicken wings, loaded bacon potato skins and mozzarella dippers. Stacked high and served with the Legendary Glaze made with Jack Daniel's, sour cream and tomato & basil sauce.
What's not to love, all of it was absolutely delicious and more than enough for the four of us!
All of us except my sister went for a chicken meal. As soon as I saw the sesame chicken strips (£13.49) my mind was made up. Then I spotted that you could upgrade your fries for £2 and I had to try out the warrior fries. OMG! If this meal tasted as good as it sounded, I was in for a treat! And possibly a trip to buy some bigger clothes after clocking the portion sizes.
It was a taste sensation, the sesame chicken was so good I didn't want to leave any. Even after the point of knowing I should have stopped and the Warrior Fries, what can I say except DELICIOUS! If you like you fries loaded with a bit of a spicy kick to them, you need to try these. There was no way I could finish them off as they were a little too hot but I gave it my best shot.
The Sesame Chicken Strips are a mega portion of Fridays sesame chicken strips tossed in our Legendary Glaze made with Jack Daniel's. Topped with toasted sesame seeds and chilli flakes, served with crispy fries.
Olivia and my niece both went for Chicken Fingers (£12.49). Olivia with no sauces and my niece, just the BBQ. They both gave the chicken a thumbs up and loved the cute little serving baskets the chicken fingers came in too.
My sister opted for a good old cheeseburger. The CheeseBurger Deluxe (£11.99) is a Beef burger simply grilled and smothered in cheese and Fridays mayo. She also opted for loaded fries, but she isn't a spicy fan like I am and chose the Mario Fries. She joined in with me and my "OMG these are so good try one" line whilst trying to force everyone else to eat our food. The girls, obviously looked at us like we were, in fact, old and crazy and refused both of our offers. They have no idea what they were missing out on with the loaded fries.
No, we couldn't possibly. I mean seriously we literally couldn't. There was no way we were ordering a dessert after the size of those mains. We decided to leave something sweet until later on in the day when we could fully appreciate what we were eating.
Amazing food, generous portions and great service (just to be honest, as far as I am aware the guys at TGI Fridays had no idea we were reviewing our meal. The choice of restaurant was ours and picked when we arrived). None of our meals disappointed us and we were definitely all pleased with the portions, no complaints from us at all. We also chose the endless refills (£3) to wash them down with, this option is perfect for kids or teens who like to drink a whole drink before any food even arrives!
I was pleasantly surprised at how much we enjoyed our meal and being able to sit in a booth was perfect too, because who doesn't prefer a booth over a table. I can see the girls wanting to visit again now they have had their first taste of TGI Fridays.


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By John Schleicher
UNMC was a leader in using technology to carry out distance education and telemedicine. An early form of teleconferencing was used to present educational conferences to a number of participating locations across Nebraska as well as in other states. This innovation was first proposed in 1955 by Dr. Cecil Wittson (at that time head of the former Nebraska Psychiatric Institute), and developed through the cooperation of the Bell Telephone Company. The system was used weekly to share the lectures of the institute's many nationally known visitors with other mental hospitals in four states.
The first two-way closed circuit television system in the U.S. was conceived by Dr. Wittson and developed and tested through grant support secured in 1963. This television system made possible face-to-face communication between the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute located on the medical campus in Omaha and the Norfolk State Mental Hospital 112 miles away. Dr. Wittson's close associate in these telemedicine innovations was Reba Benschoter, Ph.D. (shown). Wittson was chair of Psychiatry (1952-1964), COM Dean (1964-1968), and the first Chancellor of UNMC (1968-1972). Dr. Benschoter was later head of the Biomedical Communications Department and from 1985-1995 she was associate dean of the School of Allied Health Professions.
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Recently, I was discussing this passage with some folks one evening recently and I asked, "What does the love of God look like in practical terms?" None of them could name anything at all. I've been thinking about this silence since it happened and I'm unsure how I feel. If we want deep, fulfilling relationships with others but don't know what God's love actually is like, we want something that will always be out of reach.
One can go to 1 Corinthians 13: Love is patient, kind (isn't rude), humble (doesn't boast, not arrogant).
Romans 12: Humble (staying in our lane), rejoicing in hope, patient, thinks of others.
All of these things are, in fact, what Jesus, the perfect human, did.
If our friendships cause us to move out of our lane or make and/or encourage boasting, they aren't godly. But how are we to know that if we can't talk about what God's love looks like as we live in its light?
Love dies for someone else. Love brings an end to strife. Love lasts.
I'm going to be considering how each of my friendships moves me in this sort of direction. I am aware that some relationships do not encourage me in these areas. Those parts of the building are overhanging the foundation and are likely to fall off.


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Secure software updates for the Internet of ThingsContents
Secure software updates for the Internet of Things
Four considerations from manufacturers for security in the Internet of Things
Constraints of Internet of Things devices
Why Transport Layer Security is difficult on Internet of Things devices
A proposal for a new open source toolkit
About this research
The IoT manufacturers we spoke to told us about four main reasons for security:
Updating a device while ensuring others can't
Controlling a device while ensuring others can't
Protecting data sent from a device
Ensuring data from a device is genuine
1. Updating a device while ensuring others can't
Software has bugs; sometimes they can cause harm for example a bug allowing a baby monitor to be remotely hijacked. It's essential that this type of bug can be fixed after the device has left the manufacturer. This usually means some sort of remote update capability.
A video baby monitor (Original photo: Binatone Global, CC BY-SA)
Fixing bugs is not the only reason remote updates need to be a feature of IoT devices. IoT manufacturers also told us there's commercial pressure to ship a product quickly and add more software later through remote updates.
When it comes to apps and websites, there are established ways of developers doing software updates securely.
For web applications, developers simply deploy a new version of a site's HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and rely on the browser to download the new version at some point in the future. The integrity of web applications relies on Transport Layer Security (TLS) in the form of HTTPS.
Update screens of Google Play Store and Apple App Store (Screenshot/Google, Apple)
For app developers, software updates are handled automatically by the Apple App Store and Google Play Store — developers don't need to implement any of this infrastructure themselves. App updates are cryptographically signed but this is bundled into Apple Xcode and Android Studio, and fairly hidden from the developer.
In contrast, in IoT there's no equivalent to app stores and code isn't delivered through a browser, so updates must be done manually with a custom update mechanism. There is a risk of 'bricking' the device (updating a device in a way that breaks it), in which case the manufacturer would have to go through an expensive recall exercise.
2. Controlling a device while ensuring others can't
As well as collecting and transmitting data, many devices can be controlled remotely. For example, it may be possible to use a smartphone app to arm and disarm an internet-connected burglar alarm or silence a smoke alarm.
Similar to the way that remote updates must be authenticated by the manufacturer, remote-controlled devices should only accept control commands from those who are authorised to give them.
3. Protecting data sent from a device
Connected devices have a particularly intimate status when we bring them into the home. To preserve our safety, these devices should protect the data they collect and transmit.
An example of a connected cuddly toy
In the last few years there have been emotive examples of insecure baby monitors, smart TVs transmitting conversations and cuddly toys leaking recordings of children onto the internet. In fact, one manufacturer we spoke to told us they felt a responsibility to protect the data on their devices because the products are aimed at children.
Seemingly benign data can add up to reveal a much bigger picture. For example, a single temperature reading from a home's smart thermostat might not mean much. But with a month's worth of data, it's possible to tell exactly when someone's late from work or on holiday. That information has the potential to endanger people if misused, so it's essential to protect it.
For both mobile and web apps, this protection is again provided by TLS. Once a TLS connection is established with a remote server, data sent and received is encrypted inside the TLS session.
4. Ensuring data from a device is genuine
There are many important systems that rely on the data collected from IoT devices. For example, road traffic data is collected, aggregated, analysed and used to make planning decisions about which junctions to upgrade. Health monitoring devices send heart-rate and movement data about vulnerable patients to control rooms that can respond to a medical emergency.
To be able to trust and respond to data, there has to be confidence that the data is really coming from the device and hasn't been tampered with.
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Q: What's the best way to go about saving data to file? I'm writing an Android application that needs to store dates and time into file and then read from this file and display it in an activity. What is the best way to go about this? any common practices about this?
thanks!

A: You can use SQLite database which allows you use of date functions.
http://www.sqlite.org/lang_datefunc.html
Read here aboute SQLite date and timestamp functions.


Today, the plan was to do a three-mile hike among the Joshua Trees here in the Mojave National Preserve.
As I've mentioned before, though there is over 1.6 million acres in the park, there are very few designated trails. This one happens to be one of the more popular ones, and it is said to have the highest concentration of Joshua Trees in the world, more than even Joshua Tree National Park.
While exploring Mojave National Preserve, we made a brief stop at Kelso Dunes. We didn't do any hiking as we've done a few other more prominent dunes before (Great Sand Dunes National Park & White Sands National Monument), but we did take some photos to share.
The Rings Loop Hike is a one-mile hike located near the Hole-In-The-Wall Visitors Center and Campground in the Mojave National Preserve.
The Preserve is located in southeastern California on the border with Nevada's southern tip between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. It contains 1.6 million acres of protected land and varying landscapes.
This hike is a short, popular hike for anyone that gets off the pavement enough to check out the Hole-In-The-Wall area of the park. The rings in the walls of the short slot canyon section provide the hike with its name.
After our morning hike - Rings Loop Trail - in the Hole-In-The-Wall area, we ventured out to a different area of the Mojave National Preserve.
The Preserve is huge and has so many different types of terrains and attractions. However, the number of developed trails is pretty small considering its 1.6 million acres.
One of those is the Lava Tube.