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Tailz from Bluehorses
A series of recollections and stories from the diaries of band and crew
Tour Tailz
Comments on Bluehorses at Solfest
Here are some links to what others are saying about Bluehorses and Solfest
Rhyan's myspace blog and thoughts - here
This is the blog of the Hairy atmospheric scientist - here
Andy's festival Diary - Solfest
Last festival of the year, and a great way to end it. A second appearance at Solfest, the first time being 2004, the first year for the festival. Its great to see what Glastonbury must have been like in its infancy appear in the lovely location of Cumbria.
After working from 7am driving like a loon around the Welsh Valleys, i sped back home with the speed of a thousand Gazelles to chuck my stuff in the car and get going. What meant to be a quick brew in Pershore while i dropped my dogs off for the weekend turned into a couple of hours.....time was ticking.
I finally left the Pershore Lair, and headed straight for the motorway at Worcester, leaving behind two very confused dogs. Hit the motorway dead on 1am. I was stocked up with one litre of coffee, nibbles, and the BBC adaptation of Lord Of The Rings to keep me going. I loves driving this time of night......i flew. It wasn't till i got near the Lakes i needed to stop and have a break......wide awake, but needing coffee and a stretch.
The whole trip through Lancashire gave me warm memories of my childhood. Familiar sites and names of towns. I went to the lakes so many times as a kid I've lost count, but i still remember the usual whine to my Dad...."are we there yet" NO!!!!.
I finally reached the festival site at 4.30 ish. The odd drunk walking down the lanes. I found the entrance for artists, and grabbed a steward to direct me to the artist camping area. She didn't have a clue....she pointed me to another steward....he was drunk, and so where the people he was with. I got some kind of directions, but it ended in the left, then right,...right! right ok, no left.....forget it, i as 90% sure it as the gate way id passed on the way, so i left them staggering off towards the stone circle, i went back to the car and tried my luck in the site. I abandoned my car by the portaloos, and walked, and quickly found Fort Horse, the vehicles tend to stick out like a baboons bot. I homed in on the snoring from Stans tent and the farting from Rhaynes...yup, this is it.
I had to work my way through the maze of guy ropes and camping gear , drive to the top, swear several times due to lack of turning space, and reverse back. I eventually came to rest along side the others. it was now beyond putting a tent up...no space, so i just dragged out my air bed, folded down the seats of the car and shoved quilt, pillows and valuables in the back then realised that my brand new air bed pump that id bought a few hours earlier was still in the office at work....bugger.
The attempt to blow the air bed by mouth was pretty poor, but i didn't care. Stan staggered out of his tent...fag already in gob, and tried to focus on this strange site of me wrestling with an air bed it, must have looked well dodgy. We chatted for a few mins then crashed out.
First to up.....Nic, and then me (typical). So, we sat in the van guzzling coffee and chatting while the others slowly surfaced.
It was soon munchies time...via the portaloo. Mike came back with a smart looking bacon roll......trotters n all......so that set me and Stan off on a hunt. Two egg n bacon rolls later, and couple of coffees we were ready to take on the world....well, the portaloos anyway.
The whole day was a blur of drinking coffee, wandering around the stalls, and chatting. It was a chance to take in the atmosphere and see what the festival had to offer.
The set up as generally the same as 2004, just much more included. The dance tent had been moved and was a much better set up. Many more stalls and food outlets. The Camels Arse and the Porridge stand were excellent. We had a wander towards the drystone wall stage and got more coffee. Bojangles were playing away at the top of the slope, i stopped off to take some pics (now on their webpage....ta for the credit guys ... hell, even the BBC credited me for womad '03). There was also a small pyramid in the middle of the arena which lit up at nightand shone projections through clouds of dry ice!
It was the usual stuff you would expect to see at the stands of a festival nature, but i had a nose all the same. I wandered off taking pics.
Soon the need to sleep caught up, and since the bands start time was 12.45 ish it was an all round decision to hit the hay and grab some sleep while we had the chance. Four hours later...i woke.
The moment i woke, i just knew Mike would have been lurking with a camera.....and i was right. After getting some grub, we just sat and chilled, and gassed the last available time away before having to move the van up to the stage area. The Undertones were playing away while we walked up. Nic drove the van up. I had to abandon duty, and find the loo. I don't think the Cumberland sausage agreed with me, so off i waddled like a penguin with its knickers round its ankles and headed for the nearest available loo. I was gone some time....was feeling a bit dodgy, in fact by the time id sorted myself out, the band had been playing for two mins.
The stage was a reasonable size, with a great light system. We had a look earlier in the day, and it was nice to see they had taken on board Jays request to remove the large pink sheeting on the front barriers and keep the dry ice down to a decent level. I think the word muttered were ... back in 10 mins ... and flame thrower, or something like that. Actually the guys working the stage were really cool and couldn't help enough.
The venue was full of people having a blast and really getting into it.
The set itself was more or less the same played at recent festivals.
Lizzy, even at 1am still looked stunning as ever and danced the night away. The whole band played their hearts out, and had the crowd dancing the early hours away.
Most of these people had never seen Bluehorses before, but the crowd around Bob n Hevs stall showed what an impact they had. Many hand shakes from the crowd at the end of the set, and autographs given.
After the crowds had cleared, we quickly packed away the gear and headed off back to Fort Horse for coffee. A usual the wind down wasn't over quickly, coffee, chatting etc back at base till it was really time to collapse in our pits.
The sleep in didn't last long, we didn't really hit the hay till must have been 4.30 - 5am....at a guess. We all seemed to surface fairly early, probably down to the little darlings playing an instrument at 7am a few tents over. Should we send over Lizzy to politely ask them to shut the hell up, or maybe send Jay over wearing nothing but New rocks and armed with a plastic crow, or the final option....Stan and me just go and dive on the tent.. However, the whole site was woke by the sound of the air ambulance flying over head. It must be serious to have them sent. Unfortunately a woman on the camp site had been having chest pains, and sadly died. A tragic and sad way to end our time at Solfest.
We all staggered off for a porridge breakfast and coffee overdose before packing up and heading home. All i had to do was get in the car and drive....i didn't actually unpack anything.
The trip back was sound, no hold ups, a clear run all the way. A brief stop at Sandbach Services for a few mins shut eye, a coffee, and a stretch, and i was fine, home in no time.
Solfest had managed to provide an excellent festival, and improved it in many ways. Like Farmer Phils, it has the right kinda people going, who truly appreciate festival life. Its also organised and run by dedicated festival lovers not for major financial reasons, but for the love of festivals and the area they live in, and as long as that attitude remains, it will always be a successful and well loved festival.
Massive thanks again to Simon & Sarah & all of the crew who made such a special effort to put on such a brilliant event.
Mike's Festival Diary - Solfest
A bit obtuse, that we set off for Northampton first, but the plan was to minimise the vehicles going to Cumbria. Next challenge was to find Bob and then Hev & Gary in the maze of streets around the city - thank ful for Mobile phones and a running commentary from Katie, we accomplished set one without too much panic.
Next stage was negotiating the M1 upto M18 then A1 to Scotch Corner, with the A66 to Cockermouth and some fiddly bits to finish off. The M1 was busy, getting busier, there was only a slight delay around the West Midlands Airport but the big jam was around the M18 junction, where 6 miles took an hour!. A spot of late lunch and we were only an hour behind BH1. By the time we got to Scotch Corner we had made up most of that (mainly by not stopping, as the van struggles to break the speed limit!). The Pennines past with great views and little trouble and soon we were int he heart of the lake district. the road past Blencathra brought back many memories, as did the view of Cat Beils.
We knew we were getting closer as the roads got narrower, and on the final bit from Aspatria, all the memories of being at the first Solfest came flooding back ... the site entrance was clearly marked and we were soon in the queue to get our wrist bands ... nice touch here - they were material crimped with a simple soft metal ring, but highly effective and noticeable. BH1 had arrived just before us, with BH2 30 mins in front of that. Already the camping area was bursting and we struggled to find an area covering enough space for the complete "paddock" are encampment would cover! After negotiating a tortuous path through the tents at the entrance to the field we eventually found space at the far end - just in time as already this was filling out.
Solfest had grown since last time and was no longer the small intimate gathering it had been - no chance the food would run out! There were great numbers of stalls ranging from the standard festival fayre and food outlets to side shows and impressively a "healing area" with many offerings. There were 4 main venues - the main stage, the bar stage, the drystone stage and the dance tent (massive circus marquee, but not interesting enough to venture nearer than the outside). there was loads of "street" entertainment going on around the site, along with a fancy dress competition - not sure if this was all weekend or just a particular day, but the costumes were many and varied! Adam and Eve were brave in the cold evening! - Andy has plenty of pictures in the big gallery.
The first evening (Friday) the Osrics were playing and Nic being a long time fan wanted to see how they were getting on, but first a trip to the beer tent ... to look at the stage, but also visit the bar!!! Karaoke metal was the music of the moment, but hey if the big boys can do it, why can't the little ones (or girl in this case). The Osrics were blighted by a power problem that had been going on all day ... seems like the power to the main stage was tripping on all 3 phases.. eventually it was down to just one then OK, but it must have been hard to play through that kind of trouble.
The next day we were woken early (as is usual on a packed campsite - earplugs a necessity) but breakfast was just round the corner - bacon butties, and plenty of fresh coffee .. Mmmm
Andy had arrived overnight and he was waiting in his car for us to emerge
We did catch a fleeting glimpse of our next door camping neighbours and their puppet show, but we could have been in different timezones as you look at when we were around the tents. I do hope he was not disturbed too much by our late night comings and goings.
Saturday was going to be a long affair as Bluehorses was not due to play until "stupid o'clock" in the bar tent once the main stage had closed. So everything was very lazy, the girls went window shopping, and there was lots of tea and chatting. As the day wore on and the sun dipped behind the hills, if got quite nippy, making the time creep by ever so slowly.
As the clocked ticked around to midnight, we just had a chance to see the incredible Bodhrain playing of Emma and the professor on the dry stone stage, and then it was time to start the pre show setup panic. the Bar stage was not huge, but we managed to get setup and going relatively easily, with a minimum of level check.
slightly early the band hit the stage.. swiftly moving into the same set as was played at Peterborough. The full set list can be seen on the tailz blog. At the start most people were around the bar at the back, however by the time Witch in Wedlock was finished there was a crowded dance floor . The show went down exceedingly well, especially considering it was in the wee small hours and most sensible people would have been expected to be curled up in their sleeping bags - the tent was crowded.
As there was no curfew on the music Barbara Allen was slipped into the set at the start of the encores, and before the end of Skyclad the tables were in use It was 3am before the band finished, and everything was starting to get blurry - I don't remember much about the pack up and stumbled back to the tent. I was out for the count as soon as my head hit the ground, I could have slept anywhere.
Sunday morning the warmth of the sun woke me up, followed by some brat with a horn - much expletives later round to the breakfast bar, and the morning constitutional ... one of the secrets of surviving festivals is to find out when the S**t sucker goes around for a wash and brush up of the portaloos, then get in straight after - much pleasanter than 10 mins earlier ;).
We would have loved to hang around for the Levellers (Katie was disappointed to miss them) but with a 7 hour journey ahead we did not want to be fighting the bank holiday traffic the following day. We headed back. Luck was with us and there was no real hold ups all the way home .. Mind you the girls would not really have known as they slept most of the way ;)
SetList - Solfest, Cumbria
Bluehorses Set List - Solfest
Cabbage Train
Witch in Wedlock
Blackleg Miner
Gravel Walk
Ostara/ Morrison's
Night Visit
Haslam's Bits
Bigger Gun
Hoedown
----- Encore -----
Barbara Allen
Raggle
Twmbarlwm
Pictures from the show will be available in the photo gallery here
SetList - Peterborough Beer Festival
Bluehorses Set List - Peterborough Beer Festival
Mike's Festival Diary - Peterborough Beer Festival
Peterborough ... another first for me, although the band had played there 10 years ago - i suspect it was not quite so big then!
An early start to get a morning's work in before a leisurely drive up during the morning, and a pause for some lunch, brought us to the outskirts around 2pm. Plenty of time you would think to find the place and park up ready for an afternoon of tele-conferences (the good thing about these is that they don't have to know where you are ;) ). So where were the signs to the beer festival then - many tours of the inner ring road later and various side trips to neighboring suburbs - we finally pulled into a car park, with the last resort to get out and walk, when we spotted the marquees over the fence. Running out of time I sent the girls off to buy a parking ticket, whilst I made my calls. A couple of hours later we pulling in behind the law courts beside the theater and onto the park that was resident to the festival.
Parking up in the staff car park, we quickly found the festival organiser and got the low down of the place. He was the first person (outside of the band family) who remembers "Big" Dave Salmon, or rather his two guitar technique. We just had time to fire off a text to BH1 and 2 to tell them that they needed to made their approach via the "Red gate", and they were pulling up outside.
The organisation had refined things over the years and so we were able the drive right up to the stage, and unload, which we promptly did. We also had the luxury of a full sound check, rather than the more usual festival line check and mad panic at the start of the set.
While "Split whiskers" were setting up and checking we sorted out the evening's accommodation and perused the stalls and beer stages ... there were two sides of the square devoted to beer and ciders from all over. the third side was the stage, and in the middle the staff camping and chill out area.
Dusk fell and everyone was keen to get on with the show, the evening was positively balmy, and there was no need to sit couped up in the dressing room, so taking the smokers lead we decamped outside.
After "Split Whiskers" had finished we had a quick change over with all the kit brought forward. Whilst this was going on Hereford Fm had a competition for beer vouchers centre stage - which made it slightly awkward to tape the leads down etc. however they were all game for a bit of added obstacle course difficulty to answering the questions.
For the first time I have known, Nic and Jay had devised an intro tune, so the band came on to a short piece of pre-recorded music, and this gradually morphed into "Cabbage Train" as the band took over. The full set list is here, however after the success at Cambridge "Troll" or rather to give it it's correct title "Dance with me" is a permanent feature in the set list now, along with "Raggle" and "Waes Hael" from the new album :) .
Soon the "Twmbarlwm" was drawing to a close and the curfew time was upon us. There was a mass rush for signatures as Hev and Bob handed out CDs and DVDs in return for cash. One young lady even insisted that everyone sign her tee shirt, tho I'm not sure it was a permanent marker!
After packing everything away we retired to the sound and lighting crews hospitality tent - where we whiled away the small hours. The next morning came all too soon with the cathedral bells shortly after 7am, which wasn't quite fair play, but did get us up and going.
Next stop Solfest!!!
Comments on Bluehorses at Farmer Phils
Here are some comments I found on Bluehorses at Farmer Phils
One from MidnightList who played in the acoustic tent - here
This is Rhayn's blog from the show - here
Comments on Bluehorses at Cambridge Rock Festival
Here are some links I have found to various comments on Bluehorses at Cambridge Rock Festival ...
This one on the BBC Cambridge site advertising the gig has a prominent picture - here
This is Mr Rich's blog entry for the festival - here and his Myspace entry - here
This is Rhayn's view from MySpace - here
Anotehr from the blog of an Australian Pink Floyd supporter - here
Mike's Festival Diary - Cambridge Rock Festival
I was looking forward to this one .. last year Bluehorses played here it was great and got such a fantastic response for the crowd .. and it was going to be live Live (not "messed" with but straight off the stage) on radio Caroline. The only drawback was the early start time, added to this we had also offered to film The Reasoning who were on stage at 12 noon, which meant we had to get organised at first light (not easy with two teenagers in tow)!
So with the girls asleep in the back of the van I set off before the Saturday crowds (no real problems with traffic until the M25 - but then that was to be expected). Before you know it we were approaching the site, guided by the wind turbine, we were soon in the car park. I am sure that Katie and Steph both think that the drive is easy to all these shows, because they spend most of the journeys asleep!.
The venue had not opened yet so it gave us a great opportunity to look around at the hall before everyone came in. there was plenty of space, with the concrete floor covered in a green carpet. The stage had changed a little and I think was a little further forward, but basically operated on the same principle, one on stage the next preparing behind the curtain, at change over the drum risers were swapped and the backline changed over, but it was all on the same level so no stairs to negotiate Wink
We bumped into Mr Rich and his lovely wife Linda as they were picking up their tickets and caught up on a number of things, but i had to be careful not to spoil the surprise to come later !! so I was a bit
After a quick chat with Matt about what to expect we were ready and waiting the changeover. The girls were either side of the stage and I had the sound desk (from experience of last year, my tripod had a modification - a 2 foot tent pole gaff taped to each leg - this gave it more height to get over everyones heads Smile ). As The Reasoning started Andy rushed in and added his camera - he had been slightly delayed on-route but soon caught up.
After this prelude of entertainment we, well the girls really, toured the retail facilities, and all ended up in the cafe for coffee. As we sat there the rest of the party started arriving, Bob then Stan, followed by BH2. BH1 pulled up shortly afterwards, and was soon on the (un)loading ramp, as we moved all the gear into the marked bay - step one of the set-up. Step two followed quickly afterwards, as we assembled the drum rack and piled all the stage kit neatly ready for a fast change over.
All this happened while "Stray" were on stage; as soon as their last notes were dying away, there was a mass of bodies all over the stage, manovering drum risers, and changing back line boxes. Very quickly this dissolved away to just the sound guys running around checking all the mic connections. The girls were off to the "Pit" - just in front of the stage - with a set of cameras, and I retreated to the sound desk with another. By the time the cameras were set up and ready, the finishing touches were being applied on stage and we were ready to go.
A brief introduction to radio land and the band burst into "Blackleg Miner", swiftly followed by "Witch in Wedlock". From where I was standing there was just a sea of people bouncing up and down, and although it calmed down to a sway during the quiet bits of "Gravel Walk" and "Ostara", by the time this morphed into "Morrisons' Jig" they were back bouncing again.
Time for a new tune, and the first outing for one destined for the new album - "Troll". This was greeted by a great cheer so is destined to be a favorite. The gremlins descended for "Billy Boy" as Lizzie mandocaster let out a big belch of feedback and then refused to play the game, however she moved over to the keyboards and a new version was born - we have the evidence (audio and visual) and it is not half bad!
Lizzie, at this point, sprung a carefully laid trap and embarrassed Mr Rich on international radio ... it had been his birthday a few days before and it definitely needed celebrating - I'm glad I did not give the game away earlier *Wink*
"Hen" brought back the bouncing, which continued through "Night Visit" and very soon time was running out, and there was only one tune left - "hoedown".
As we then rushed to reverse the stage manouvers and clear away the equipment, the cds and dvd were tumbling out of the boxes with people prepared the be separated from their hard earned cash .. if you missed out or wished later you had purchased more, then they are all available from the web shop (quick plug).
Once everything was away we chilled with endless cups of tea and coffee from hospitality (the ladies backstage worked tirelessly all evening) and plenty of chat. We were glad of the gazebo that covered the area as it had started raining whilst Bluehorses were on stage and then refused to stop until well into the night. Gradually we all departed for the various locations, with only Jay and Ruth staying to combat the rain.
So short week this as its off to Peterborough on Thursday - definitely a "work form home" day and then bank holiday weekend in the lake district - we are fingered crossed that the rain moves away.
SetList - Cambridge Rock Festival
Bluehorses Set List - Cambridge Rock Festival
Mike's Festival Diary - Farmer Phil's
OK its Monday and i have not managed to post anything yet! We had such a great time that I did not get home until late on Sunday, and I had loads of sleep to catch up on ....
The weekend started early .... I had to visit Salisbury on Friday night, however it did mean that we were an hour or so closer to the venue **Wink**. Saturday started with a leisurely drive up to Cheltenham to pick up Andy, before heading up the M5 to Birmingham. This involved negotiating the queue at Birmingham where it meets the M6, but did avoid the road closures around the A49.
We arrived at the site towards 3pm - finding it was easier this year, but only because we knew where it was and which lane to turn down - for future reference it is the steep one with a battle tank at the end!
The first person we met was our old friend the Janitor, he and the family were down for the weekend. Somehow he had managed to blag the only flat space on the camping field, and guess what! there was loads of room for the Bluehorses contingent. One very minor drawback ... right next door to the muddy section (could be missed by walking around), and downstream of the paintball shooting (with the occasional escapee wadding - but no harm was done) ... ok so that was two.
The nature of this festival is so friendly that we had a large group this time. We gradually all arrived over the afternoon, BH2 (Jay, Ruth, Jai(mini)me, and Buffy) with Rhayn tagging along under his own steam, then Stan with Claire and Hester, and finally BH1 who had caught up with Bob having a fag on the long Myndd (yes we did all the jokes)
As the sun was out and the light excellent we took the opportunity to take a few snaps of the band in stage attire, and various poses (including using the tank as a prop - very Mad Max!!)- I am sure that some of these will see light of day around the album launch time. Incidentally talking of the new album, Nic was full of stories from the mixing desk, so positive progress has been made.
Andy found a Unimog which had him reminiscing about the flood and what fun can be had in one! however playing with the sword was a different matter.. and called a bit of first aid!
After this we went back to more conventional sets ... neutral backdrops
Before long we were needing to get all the kit laid out on the back side of the stage. Farmer Phil, had converted a milking turntable for use as the stage, and so we built all the kit and mic'd it all up, on the reverse side and this turned around at show time, ready for final checks. The stage was larger than last year with an earth mound extension out front and a separate side pod for the monitor desk and crew, all under a big tent. opposite the stage and behind the sound desk was a further awning covered area to cover any rain incidents. This gave an outdoor feeling with out the getting wet bit!
The girls and Buffy had a final briefing on camera arrangements and I had a chat with the sound and lighting people, as well as finding a good spot for the front of house camera. After last year, where every shot had a layer of people's heads and paraphernalia, Heath Robinson had come to my aid with an idea to extend the tripod by gaffering 3 tent poles to the end of the legs ... this worked well, but did make it a little more wobbly than usual.
9:20pm and we are off .. the stage revolves and everything gets moved into place. A line check and before we know it the green light is on and all systems are go. The full set list can be found on the tailz blog here, however it followed a very similar route as Spratton. Blackleg Miner was dedicated to Leah daughter of Janitor - she finally overcame her shyness and had requested it from Lizzie earlier in the afternoon. However there had been a plan to include a version of The Devil went down to Georgia, but this had to be dropped when all the rehearsal time was taken over by the new album... I am sure everyone will be forgiven once the album is available.
Rather than add a load of photos here of the concert Ghastlyone has added a link to some in the forum topic and there are also loads in the gallery. There may even be a couple of the 2 stage crashers who were ably removed by Stan and the security staff.
After the show, and whilst Bob was getting moved on for causing a crowd at the merchandise stall whilst the marshals were trying to move everyone back in readiness for the blues brothers police car ** Rolling Eyes ** We had the kit removed and packed away. Time for more autographs and general chit chat, before retiring to the encampment.
Now given the circuitous route to the tents (steep hill and boggy bits) added to the fact it was now pitch black due to the rain clouds covering the sky - no chance of seeing any shooting stars to-night then - not as simple as it may seem.
this was the van moving over the field
then where it ended up,
and how it was sorted out!
The next day it was a leisurely chilled pack up - we had to dry the tents out first - good excuse for loads of coffee and plenty of chat, and then we all headed off in different directions.
The excitement had all got a bit too much for Andy .... he just could not stay awake any longer ***Evil Grin***
Setlist - Farmer Phils Festival - Shropshire
Bluehorses Set List - Farmer Phils
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Bluehorses
Bluehorses Memorabilia
Links to other Bluehorses Material
Main Bluehorses website
Bluehorses on YouTube
Bluehorses News
Bluehorses Tails
Bluehorses eZine
Bluehorses on MySpace
Bluehorses Gallery
Mike's Festival Diary - Peterborough Beer Festival...


In Tolstoy's beautiful story, Where Love is, God Is, there is the story of an old cobbler who hears a voice in his sleep one night. The voice tells him that on the very next day the Lord Jesus will visit him. Next morning, he begins his work in a spirit of high expectation as he eagerly awaits the coming of the Lord. But the only visitors he has that day are people in distress. First, there is an emaciated old beggar with a rattling tubercular cough. The old cobbler takes him in, warms him by the fire and gives him food. Next comes a half frozen, thinly clad woman carrying her hungry baby in her arms. She needs food and clothing and the old cobbler obliges. Then an old apple-woman comes. She is terribly upset because a boy has tried to steal her apples. The cobbler knows the boy and he is able to bring the two together and reconcile them. This day has not turned out as expected, but the cobbler has not forgotten the promise of the Lord's visit. Tired now, he falls asleep in his chair and he hears the same voice from the previous night, 'I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was sick and you ministered to me'.
There's the good news, the world is a valley of tears, we were promised a world where no one will ever shed a tear again. Love the Lord and be united in His Church. We hope.
See the The Face of Jesus in a poor person on the street. I feel soo sorry for very young children going around cars begging in the rain at the intersection signal light while on red. And then I think about lawmakers stealing by the billions with their pot bellies in airconditioned rooms. The money could have emancipated our poor. It's a cruel world.
That much is true Art Pagsanghan, the rich should know that God gave them wealth to distribute to the poor and not to feed fat.
There is allot of selfish people can't help the poor people. Have u read Good Samaritan man in NT. St.Martin was Roman soldier & a miracle man appeared to him when he realized it was Lord.
.My 2 next door neighbor went adjoined Peace Corps which u have to served 2 yrs helping the poor countries which it is the poorest people that only come home on the vacation time. U have to have good health to adjoined with physical & mental in the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps allowed plus your DR bills in the poorest countries where u at.. Peace Corps will pay your college for 2 yrs. Then my neighbor comes back after 2 yrs & told us allot about stuff in the poorest area that they were in it & the Gov doesn't even help them….By the way, my dad survived w/ out house & old bath tub which they had bath once a wk. Then when he came back from service his parent remodel the pantry room into bathroom which he was happy cuz his parent was getting tired of old fashion stuff. IF I WAS A BUSINESS PERSON FROM BEING FARMER BUSINESS I WOULD HIRED A POOR PERSON DO FARM WORK PLUS GIVEN FREE FOOD ALONG LIVING IN BIG BARN OR SET UP A TENT W/ LOW WAGES FROM LONG HRS.. They can used laundry & shower that i can shared w/ but when strangers used showers u have to spray bathroom chemicals to reduces the bacterias.
I hope against hope she is recognised then, and by those who have eyes to see.


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Tags: Talks | Resume | for | Hollywood | Writers
Talks to Resume for Hollywood Writers
Wednesday, 18 April 2001 12:00 AM
At the end of the session, the WGA announced that talks would resume at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, local time.
The guild announced that Tuesday's discussions centered on "the process for ongoing negotiations" and that negotiators established subcommittees to work on issues including animation writing, the arbitration process, character payments, diversity, three-person teams and low-budget TV programs.
As Hollywood producers and writers prepared to resume the talks, there appeared to be increasing optimism that they could settle their differences and avert a writers strike.
Continued anxiety about the general health of the economy is contributing to what appears to be a growing sense that the WGA and the AMPTP would be wise to come to terms, rather than risk a strike when the current contract expires on May 2.
The WGA may also be feeling a little pressure to settle because of the announcement by the top official of the Teamsters Union in Hollywood that his members will keep working if the writers walk out.
"If it comes down to it, my members come first," said Leo Reed, head of Teamsters Local 399, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
"We usually honor other locals' picket lines," said Reed. "But if there is a writers strike and there is work to be done, I'll support my members."
The Teamsters local represents nearly 4,000 workers in Hollywood. Besides driving vehicles, they work in a variety of other movie and TV production jobs.
The local supported the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists last year during a six-month strike against advertisers. Reed said he personally walked the picket line then, but the strike cost his local "100 jobs a day," and a strike against the studios would cost more than 3,000 jobs.
Reed has pointed out that writers failed to support Teamsters during their last Hollywood strike in 1988. During the last SAG strike against the studios in 1980, Teamsters parked their rigs in front of the entrances to the Hollywood Bowl, just to keep actors from attending a SAG rally there.
Cheryl Rhoden, the assistant executive director of the WGA, would not comment on Reed's remarks. Rhoden said the guild's focus is on negotiating a contract it can recommend to its members, and any discussion about a strike is premature.
Negotiators for the producers and the writers met for six weeks earlier this year, but broke off talks on March 1. Both sides have issued conflicting claims regarding the amount of money that separates them, but the major items of contention are not in doubt.
The writers wants an increase in residual payments for both TV and movie scripts, and they want to be paid for the use of their work in foreign markets, on cable TV and on the Internet. They also want higher payments for the sale of video cassettes and DVDs.
By some accounts, the monetary gulf between the guild and the AMPTP only amounts to about $100 million over three years -- meaning they need to come together over the matter of $33 million per year in a contract that involves payments to writers of more than $1 billion per year.
SAG officials expect to begin talks on a new contract no sooner than May 10. The current actors contract expires at the end of June.
Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has gotten involved, citing the potential damage to the local economy.
"Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world," said Riordan, "and the entertainment industry has been a driving force in our city's economic recovery. Any strike would devastate thousands of innocent victims who are not represented at this bargaining table, across a range of industries."
The Los Angeles Economic Development Commission estimated earlier this year that a strike by writers and actors - which would effectively shut down the entertainment industry - would cost the local economy approximately $2 billion per month.
"No good can come from the potential industry strikes," said the mayor. "Both the studios and the guild have much to lose and little to gain."
Riordan said he has commissioned a new study to ascertain how many jobs and how much tax revenue would be lost, and which sectors of the economy might be affected by a strike.
Studios have prepared for the possibility of a strike by rushing production on feature films this spring, leading to a substantial increase in work opportunities for writers, actors and everyone else involved in production.
TV networks have been developing contingency plans for their 2001-2002 primetime schedules that call for a greater reliance on unscripted programming – including more news and so-called "reality-based" shows.
The WGA and the AMPTP have agreed to observe a media blackout during their negotiations.
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\section{Introduction}

The issue of the existence of hidden variables for quantum mechanics is
almost as old as quantum mechanics itself. However, in 1963 J. S. Bell
showed \cite{Bell-65,Bell-66} that if one makes some ``reasonable''
assumptions about the hidden variables, like locality and statistical
independence of distant measurements, the correlations for the outcome
of measurements for an EPR-like experiment have to satisfy a set of
inequalities. In 1982 Alain Aspect and coworkers showed that quantum
mechanics violated Bell's inequalities, drawing the conclusion
that one cannot have a local realistic theory that would replace
quantum mechanics \cite{Aspect1,Aspect2}.

Because Bell's assumptions were considered equivalent to the existence
of an underlying physical reality, it is often said that any classical
system satisfies Bell's inequalities. In this paper we will show that
classical fields {\em do not} satisfy Bell's inequalities, hence
classical fields, e.g. electromagnetic fields, are not Bell-type
hidden variables. We do this by showing that a simple experimental
setup, suggested by Tan {\em et al.} \cite{Tan,Walls}, can be
reinterpreted for classical electromagnetic fields. For this
reinterpretation we derive from the classical field properties a
violation of Bell's inequalities\cite{Bell-65,Bell-66,Suppes-76},
with, at the same time, locality being preserved in a sense to be made
precise.

\section{Experimental Setup}

The experimental scheme uses two classical coherent sources
$\alpha_1(\theta_1)$, with phase $\theta_1$, and $\alpha_2(\theta_2)$,
with phase $\theta_2$, and a third source to be studied, $u(\theta)$,
with unknown phase.  The experimental configuration has two homodyne
detections, $(D_1,D_2)$ being one and $(D_3,D_4)$ the other, such that
the measurements are sensitive to phase changes in $u(\theta)$.  The
geometry of the setup is shown in FIG.\ 1.
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\put(35,42){\small u($\theta$)}
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\caption{Proposed experimental configuration.}
\end{figure}
In FIG.\ 1 BS1, BS2 and BS3 are beam splitter mirrors
that will reflect 50\% of the incident electromagnetic field and let
50\% of it pass. When the electromagnetic field is reflected, the
mirrors add a phase of $\pi/2$ to the field, while no phase is added
when the field passes through BS1, BS2 or BS3. We will look for
correlations between the pairs of detectors $(D_1,D_2)$ and
$(D_3,D_4)$.

\section{Correlation Functions}

In this section we compute the correlation functions that violate the inequalities. We first define the random
variables in terms of which we derive the
Bell-type correlations. On this matter we shall be as explicit as
possible. Associated to the source $u(\theta)$ at $D_1$ is the random
variable $U_{1}(t)$, whose value at $t$ is just the value of the
classical field at $D_1$, namely,
\begin{equation}
U_{1}(t) = \frac{1}{4}\beta\cos (\omega t + \theta + \pi/2),\label{U1}
\end{equation}
where $\beta$ is the amplitude of the field at the source, $\theta$ is
the unknown phase and $\pi/2$ is a phase gained when $u$ is reflected
at BS3.

Probability enters by using the time average to compute the
expectation of $U_{1}(t)^2$
\begin{equation}
U_1^2 = \langle U_{1}(t)^2 \rangle = \langle [\frac{1}{4}\beta\cos
(\omega t +
\theta + \pi/2)]^2 \rangle ,
\end{equation}
which is just the standard intensity, but here we treat it
probabilistically. In a similar fashion, associated to the source
$\alpha_1(\theta_1)$ at $D_1$ is the random variable $A_1(t)$,
\begin{equation}
A_1(t) = \frac{1}{2}\alpha\cos (\omega t + \theta_1 + \pi/2)
\end{equation}
 and thus
\begin{equation}
A_1^2 = \langle A_1(t)^2 \rangle = \langle [\frac{1}{2}\alpha\cos
(\omega t +
\theta_1 + \pi/2)]^2 \rangle .
\end{equation}

At $D_1$, the total field is the random variable $F_1(t) =
U_{1}(t)+A_1(t)$. So, the intensity of the total field at $D_1$ is
just the second moment of $F_1(t)$, i.e.,
\begin{eqnarray}
I_1(\theta) & = & F_1^2 = \langle F_1(t)^2 \rangle = \langle
(U_{1}(t)+A_1(t))^2
\rangle \nonumber \\
	    & = & \langle U_{1}(t)^2 \rangle + 2 \langle
(U_{1}(t)A_1(t)) \rangle +\langle A_1(t)^2 \rangle,
\end{eqnarray}
where we used $\theta$ as an argument for $I_1$ to make it explicit
that it depends on $\theta$. We can see that the cross moment in the
expression above is the classical interference term.

We can compute $I_1$ directly from the expression for $U_{1}(t)$ and
$A_1(t)$ in the following way
\begin{eqnarray}
I_1(\theta) & = & \lim_{T\rightarrow\infty}  \frac{1}{T}
\int_0^T [\frac{1}{2}\alpha\cos (\omega t + \theta_1 + \pi/2) +
\nonumber \\ & & \frac{1}{4}\beta\cos (\omega t + \theta + \pi/2)]^2dt ,
\end{eqnarray}
 which is
\begin{equation}
\label{seven}
I_1(\theta)= \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 + \frac{1}{8}\alpha\beta\cos
(\theta-\theta_1)
+ \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2.
\end{equation}

In similar fashion, we can compute for the other three detectors,
\begin{equation}
\label{eight}
I_2(\theta) = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 - \frac{1}{8}\alpha\beta\cos
(\theta-\theta_1)
+ \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
I_3(\theta) = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 - \frac{1}{8}\alpha\beta\sin
(\theta-\theta_2)
+ \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2,
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
\label{ten}
I_4(\theta) = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 + \frac{1}{8}\alpha\beta\sin
(\theta-\theta_2)
+ \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2.
\end{equation}

The intensities obtained are conditional on $\theta$. To obtain the
unconditional intensities we assume a uniform distribution for
$\theta$ and integrate the expressions for all possible values of
$\theta$. Not only is $\theta$ unknown, but the phase would vary
randomly for repeated runs of the experiment. If $\theta$ were a
coherent source with fixed $\theta$, Bell's inequalities would not be
violated \cite{Tan90}.

The unconditional intensities $I_1$, $I_2$, $I_3$, and $I_4$ for the
detectors $D_1$, $D_2$, $D_3$, and $D_4$ are
\begin{equation}
\label{pD1wotheta}
I_1 = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 + \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{pD2wotheta}
I_2 = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 + \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{pD3wotheta}
I_3 = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 + \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{pD4wotheta}
I_4 = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2 + \frac{1}{8}\alpha^2.
\end{equation}
We can see from (\ref{pD1wotheta})--(\ref{pD4wotheta}) that the
intensities are the same for all detectors, and are similar to those
given by Walls and Milburn \cite{Walls} in the case of a classical
source.

We now start computing the covariance between intensities in the
homodyne detectors. The covariance we are interested in is between
$(I_1-I_2)$ and $(I_3-I_4)$.
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{15}
\mbox{Cov}(I_1-I_2,I_3-I_4)  =  \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}[(I_1(\theta) - I_2(\theta))\times (I_3(\theta) - I_4(\theta))] d\theta  \nonumber  \\
 -\ \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi} (I_1(\theta)-I_2(\theta)) d\theta \times
 \ \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi} (I_3(\theta)-I_4(\theta)) d\theta.
\end{eqnarray}
It is straightforward to show from (\ref{seven})--(\ref{ten}) and
(\ref{15}) that
\begin{equation}
\mbox{ Cov}(I_1-I_2,I_3-I_4) =
-\frac{1}{32}\beta^2\alpha^2\sin(\theta_1-\theta_2).
\end{equation}

In order to compute the correlation we have to know the variance of
the random variables $(I_1-I_2)$ and $(I_3-I_4)$, which are defined as
\begin{equation}
\mbox{ Var}(I_1-I_2) =
\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}(I_1(\theta)-I_2(\theta))^2 d\theta -
 \left[ \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}(I_1(\theta)-I_2(\theta))
d\theta \right]^2 = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2\alpha^2
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
\mbox{ Var}(I_3-I_4)  =
\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}(I_3(\theta)-I_4(\theta))^2 d\theta -
 \left[\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}(I_3(\theta)-I_4(\theta)) d\theta
\right]^2 = \frac{1}{32}\beta^2\alpha^2.
\end{equation}
Finally, we are in a position to compute the correlation between the
two random variables $(I_1-I_2)$ and $(I_3-I_4)$. This is done in the
standard way, by just dividing the covariance by the squareroot of the
variances:
\begin{equation}
\rho (I_1-I_2,I_3-I_4) = \frac{\mbox{ Cov}(I_1-I_2,I_3-I_4)
}{\sqrt{\mbox{ Var}(I_1-I_2) \mbox{ Var}(I_3-I_4) }},
\end{equation}
and we have the following expression for the correlation
\begin{equation}
\rho (I_1-I_2,I_3-I_4) = -\sin (\theta_1 - \theta_2),
\end{equation}
which we may rewrite as
\begin{equation}
\rho (\theta_1,\theta_2)
= -\sin (\theta_1 - \theta_2).\label{correlationrho}
\end{equation}

\section{Violation of Bell's Inequalities}

We are now in a position to show that we can violate Bell's inequalities.
We may now choose angles $\theta_1$, $\theta_2$, $\theta_{1}'$, and
$\theta_{2}'$ such that we obtain at once, for the four correlations
$\rho (\theta_1,\theta_2)$, $\rho (\theta_{1},\theta_{2}')$, $\rho
(\theta_{1}',\theta_2)$ and $\rho (\theta_{1}',\theta_{2}')$ a
violation of Bell's inequalities in the form due to Clauser, Horne and
Shimony
\cite{Clauser-78}, by choosing the four angles such that
\begin{equation}
\theta_{1} - \theta_{2} = \theta_{1}' - \theta_{2}' = 60^{o} ,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\theta_1 - \theta_{2}' = 30^{o} ,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\theta_{1}' - \theta_2 = 90^{o} .
\end{equation}
In particular,
\begin{eqnarray}
\rho (\theta_1,\theta_2) - \rho (\theta_1,\theta_2') + \rho
(\theta_1',\theta_2) + \rho (\theta_1',\theta_2') & = & \nonumber \\
-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac{1}{2} - 1 - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & < & -2.
\end{eqnarray}

	However, in the case of continuous random variables, which is
what we have in the present context for intensity, or differences of
intensity, failure to satisfy Bell's inequalities in the Clauser,
Horne and Shimony form does not imply that there can be no joint
distribution of the four random variables compatible with the four
given correlations. In fact, it is easy to show that for selected
values of the two missing correlations, there does, for this example,
exist a joint probability of the four random variables compatible with
the four given correlations. What is required in the general case, as
opposed to that of discrete $\pm 1$-values, to test for the existence
of a joint distribution, when means and correlations are given, is
that the eigenvalues of the correlation matrix are all
nonnegative. This extends the earlier result of \cite{Fine} for
discrete $\pm 1$ values. Because of the freedom to select arbitrarily
the two missing correlations in the Clauser, Horne and Shimony form of
Bell's inequalities, we have not been able to construct an example
using $-\sin(\theta_{i}-\theta_{j})$ for the correlations that has at
least one negative eigenvalue for all possible values of the missing
correlations.

	Another possibility is obvious. Bell's original paper
\cite{Bell-65} used three rather than four random variables, and, put
in terms of this letter, he showed that the correlations for the three
angle differences derived from $\theta_{1}$, $\theta_{2}$, and
$\theta_{3}$ violated the following inequality, necessary for the
existence of a joint distribution of three discrete random variables
with values $\pm 1$: \begin{equation} \rho(\theta_{1},\theta_{2})+
\rho(\theta_{1},\theta_{3})+ \rho(\theta_{2},\theta_{3}) \geq
-1.\label{inequalitywiththree} \end{equation} To violate
(\ref{inequalitywiththree}) we choose three angles $\theta_{1}$,
$\theta_{2}$ and $\theta_{3}$, with \begin{equation} \theta_{1} =
0,\label{theta1} \end{equation} \begin{equation} \theta_{2} = 45^{o},
\end{equation} \begin{equation} \theta_{3} = 90^{o},\label{theta3}
\end{equation} and, using equation (\ref{correlationrho}), the
correlation matrix is \begin{equation} \left(\begin{array}{ccc} 1 &
-\sqrt{2}/2 & -1\\ -\sqrt{2}/2 & 1 & -\sqrt{2}/2\\ -1 & -\sqrt{2}/2 &
1\\ \end{array}\right).\label{matrix} \end{equation}

	It is a direct computation to show this matrix has both
positive and negative eigenvalues, so that it is not nonnegative
definite. The eigenvalues are $(\sqrt{5}+1)/2$, $(-\sqrt{5}+1)/2$ and
$2$. Therefore, there can be no joint probability distribution for the
three random variables compatible with the correlations given in
(\ref{matrix}). From results in \cite{SuppesZanotti81} and
\cite{Holland} there can then be no hidden variable that factors out
the correlations conditionally, i.e., there can be no $\lambda$ such
that for the three random variables $X(\theta_{1})$, $Y(\theta_{2})$
and $Z(\theta_{3})$, we have \begin{equation} E(XYZ|\lambda) =
E(X|\lambda)E(Y|\lambda)E(Z|\lambda), \end{equation} since there is no
joint probability distribution of $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ compatible with the
given correlations. In particular, $\theta = \lambda$ cannot serve as
a Bell-type hidden variable for a classical field described by
(\ref{U1}).

	Finally, we note that even though (\ref{inequalitywiththree})
was violated by the angle values in (\ref{theta1})-(\ref{theta3}),
this inequality is not a satisfactory general test for existence of a
joint distribution, as the following shows. Let $\theta_{1} = 0$,
$\theta_{2} = 30^{o}$ and $\theta_{3} = 45^{o}$. Then it is easy to
check that inequality (\ref{inequalitywiththree}) is violated, but the
eigenvalues of the correlation matrix are all nonnegative, and so a
joint distribution exists.

\section{Measurement and Photon Counts}

Because classical field theory is a
deterministic theory, our introduction of expectations and
probabilities might be questioned. Our response is that the strength
of a classical field at a space-time point cannot be measured, as was
emphasized long ago by Bohr and Rosenfeld in a famous paper in 1933
\cite{BohrRosenfeld}. As they pointed out, classical field strength
cannot be represented by true point functions, but by average values
over space-time regions. This is exactly what we have done in
introducing random variables and their expectations. The casual reader
might claim that we should do  an analysis of coincidence counts with
photocounters. This makes no sense in the case of classical
fields, where the number of photons arriving at the same time at each
detector is incredibly large. What makes sense is not discrete but
continuous measurement of intensity.

Despite that, we are going to use the previous result to model
discrete photon counts in such a way that they violate Bell's
inequalities.  For this, we define two new discrete random variables
$X=\pm 1$ and $Y=\pm 1$. These random variables correspond to nearly
simultaneous correlated counts at the detectors, and are defined in
the following way.
\begin{equation}
X = \left\{  \begin{array}{ll}
	    +1 & \mbox{if detector $D_1$ triggers a count} \\
	    -1 & \mbox{if detector $D_2$ triggers a count}
	    \end{array}
     \right.
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
Y = \left\{  \begin{array}{ll}
	    +1 & \mbox{if detector $D_3$ triggers a count} \\
	    -1 & \mbox{if detector $D_4$ triggers a count.}
	    \end{array}
     \right.  \end{equation} To compute the expectation of $X$ and $Y$
we use the stationarity of the process and do the following. First,
let us note that \begin{equation} I_1-I_2 = N_X \cdot P(X=1) - N_X
\cdot P(X=-1), \end{equation} where $N_X$ is the expected total number
of photon counts at $D_1$ and $D_2$ and $P(X=\pm 1)$ is the
probability that the random variable $X$ has values $\pm 1$. The same
relation holds for \begin{equation} I_3-I_4 = N_Y \cdot P(Y=1) - N_Y
\cdot P(Y=-1).  \end{equation} To simplify we put as a symmetry
condition that $N_X=N_Y=N$, i.e., the expected number of photon counts
at each homodyne detector is the same. But we know that
\begin{equation} I_1 + I_2 = N \cdot P(X=1) + N \cdot P(X=-1) = N,
\end{equation} and
\begin{equation} I_3 + I_4 = N \cdot P(X=1) + N
\cdot P(X=-1) = N.
\end{equation}

Then we can conclude from equations (\ref{seven})---(\ref{ten}),
assuming maximum visibility, that
\begin{equation} E_d(X|\theta) = \frac{I_1 - I_2}{I_1 + I_2} =
\cos(\theta-\theta_i), \end{equation} \begin{equation} E_d(Y|\theta) =
\frac{I_3 - I_4}{I_3 + I_4} = \sin(\theta-\theta_j), \end{equation}
where $E_d$ represents the expected value of the counting random
variable. It is clear that if $\theta$ is uniformly distributed we
have at once: \begin{equation} E(X) = E_\theta(E_d(X|\theta)) = 0,
\label{expectX} \end{equation} \begin{equation} E(Y) =
E_\theta(E_d(X|\theta)) = 0.  \label{expectY} \end{equation} We can
now compute Cov$(X,Y)$. Note that \begin{eqnarray} \mbox{Cov}(X,Y) & =
& E(XY) - E(X) E(Y) \nonumber \\
		& = & E_\theta(E_d(XY|\theta)) -
		      E_\theta(E_d(X|\theta))
		      E_\theta(E_d(Y|\theta))
\end{eqnarray}
and so
\begin{eqnarray}
\mbox{Cov}(X,Y) & = & \frac{1}{2\pi} \int^{2\pi}_{0} E_d(XY|\theta)
 d\theta \nonumber \\ & & - \frac{1}{2\pi} \int^{2\pi}_{0}
 E_d(X|\theta) d\theta \times \frac{1}{2\pi} \int^{2\pi}_{0}
 E_d(Y|\theta)d\theta.
\end{eqnarray}
In order to compute the covariance, we also use the conditional
independence of $X$ and $Y$ given $\theta$, which is our locality
condition:
\begin{equation}
E_d(XY|\theta) = E_d(X|\theta) E_d(Y|\theta),
\end{equation}
because given $\theta$, the expectation of $X$ depends only on
$\theta_i$, and of $Y$ only on $\theta_j$. Then, it is easy to see
that
\begin{equation}
\rho (X,Y) = \mbox{Cov}(X,Y) = - \sin(\theta_i-\theta_j).
\label{finalcorrelation}
\end{equation}
The correlation equals the covariance, since $X$ and $Y$ are discrete
$\pm 1$ random variables with zero mean, as shown in (\ref{expectX})
and (\ref{expectY}), and so $\mbox{Var}(X) = \mbox{Var}(Y)  = 1.$ It
follows at once from (\ref{finalcorrelation}) that for a given set of
$\theta_i$'s and $\theta_j$'s  Bell's inequalities are violated.

\section{Locality}

Much of the discussion involving Bell's theorem is
connected to locality. For that reason, we will prove in this section
that the scheme presented in this paper is local in one precise sense.
We follow \cite{Suppes-76}. Locality requires the following:
\begin{equation}
\label{locality}
E(X|\theta_{1},\theta_{2},\theta) = E(X|\theta_{1},\theta).
\end{equation}
It is obvious that (\ref{locality}) follows immediately from subtracting
(\ref{eight}) from (\ref{seven}), and observing the result does not depend
on $\theta_{2}$, and similarly for the other cases of random variables $Y$
and $Z$. Equation (\ref{locality}) says
simply that whatever is the result of the measurement at one homodyne
detector, it must depend only on $\theta$, the hidden variable, and
the phase associated to this particular detector, and cannot be
influenced by the phase at the other detector.

\section{Proposed experiment.}

The experiment proposed in \cite{Tan} supposes a single photon source
that is split into the two homodyne detectors. Tan {\em et al.} also
analyze the classical case and get no violation of Bell's
inequalities.  However, they assume a weak coherent source with
randomized phase as the classical analogue of their single photon
source. This would be equivalent to having a classical thermal source,
where coherence would not be a strong feature. In our experiment we
suppose that this source is not only classical, i.e., with high
intensity, but also that it is coherent with the phase unobservable
and varying randomly on repeated runs. The different source used here,
as opposed to that used in \cite{Tan} implies that the expectations
given by (7)--(14) are computed in a different way than in
\cite{Tan}. Here we first integrate with respect to $t$ and them
integrate with respect to $\theta$. It is easy to supply a source
that would fit our requirements. This would be, for example, a radio
source, a microwave, or a laser source, all with unstabilized
phases. To realize this experiment, one must also use two additional
coherent sources with stable known phases and with the same frequency
as the nonstabilized source. If a data table is then built that keeps
track of all the measured values on the detectors, we can compute the
correlations and see a violation of Bell's inequalities, or do the
stronger test using the 3-variable version and the matrix
(\ref{matrix}).

\section{Final Remarks}

There are several remarks that we must add in order to clarify some
points.

First, when using classical fields the number of photons is
overwhelmingly large. For that reason, we would not need to compute any
photon count correlation. What we measure is intensity. On the other
hand, Bell's inequalities are not enough to show that we do not have a
joint probability distribution for classical fields, because they
assume a continuous range of values. That is why we computed the
correlation matrix, showing that for this case a joint probability
distribution does indeed not exist.

Another point is that intensity of classical fields does not satisfy
the basic assumption made by Bell, because it can take an infinite
range of values; Bell considered spin measurements that can take only
two possible values. To show that this does not present any
constraint, in Section V we did an analysis of photon counts, which
can only take, as in Bell's assumptions, two discrete values.

Finally, the last point. One can argue that if classical fields
violate Bell's inequalities, then, since they are classical, Bell's
theorem must be wrong, and we must show why it is wrong. We did not
show that Bell's theorem is wrong. We just showed that a classical
field is not a Bell-type hidden-variable. What is wrong is the
preconception that anything classical must satisfy Bell's hypothesis.

\vspace{1em}

\paragraph{Acknowledgments.} J.~A.~B. acknowledges support from the
Department of Fields and Particles (DCP) and the Laboratory for HEP
and Cosmology (Lafex) of the Brazilian Centre for Physical Research
(CBPF). A.\ S.\ S. wishes to thank CNPq (Brazilian Government Support
Agency) for partial financial support.

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Q: Fetch every row of JSON data generated in PHP This is a tough one, at least for me. So basically what I want to do is to get every single value of each row of this JSON data, via Javascript:
{"id":2,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":3,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":4,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":5,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":6,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":7,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":8,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":9,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":10,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":31,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":32,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":33,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":34,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":35,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":36,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":37,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":38,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":39,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}
{"id":40,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20}

I generated it this way (in my PHP file):
$db->where('user_id', '20');
$results = $db->get('profile_stickers');

foreach ($results as $parameters => $values) {
       echo json_encode($values);
}

I've tried with a lot of codes related to jQuery's $.each but no luck, the code never works. I want to get every value because then I am going to display them on a page, with the right position, and image. Does anyone know the proper function to fetch every single row? Like PHP's $row['foo'].
----- EDIT ------
I did it like this:
$.get('/Application/Ajax/__ajaxProfile.php?a=GetWidgets', function(data) {

var json = data;

for (i=0;i<json.length;i++){
    var obj = json[i];
    for (var key in obj) {
        document.getElementById("log").innerHTML += key+": "+obj[key]+"
";
    }
    document.getElementById("log").innerHTML += "
";
}

});

But the problem is, it returns data like this:
0: "
0: [
0: {
0: i
0: d
etc..
---- EDIT -----
Fixed now, it was the "$.get" thingy.

A: This might be what you want.
$db->where('user_id', '20');
$results = $db->get('profile_stickers');

$arr = array();

foreach ($results as $parameters => $values) {

    $arr[] = $values;

}

echo json_encode($arr);

A: This may not be exactly what you're looking for, but this is a way to get through everything once it's in javascript.
You'll basically need to store that as an array of JSON objects:
var json = [
{"id":2,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20},
{"id":3,"url":"image.png","x":19,"y":10,"user_id":20},
...etc
]

You can then loop through the array and objects like this:
for (i=0;i<json.length;i++){
  var obj = json[i];
  for (var key in obj) {
    document.write(key+": "+obj[key]);
  }
}

http://jsfiddle.net/Y4uAx/

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The main draw at the WTA Korean Open started without any upsets in Seoul on Monday as all of the top seeds in action progressed with little difficulty.
Although a total of eight matches were played at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, only three lasted longer than two sets.
The match last 128 minutes, with Schmiedlova eventually triumphing 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 after defending six break points in the last two sets.
Meanwhile, fifth seed Mona Barthel had a slightly smoother passage to the second round and won in straight sets after 94 minutes.
The German eliminated South Korea's Jang Su Jeong, racing to a 6-0 win in the first set in 23 minutes before battling it out for 71 minutes to win the second set 7-6(7-2).
Up next for Barthel is unseeded Columbian Mariana Duque-Marino, who progressed at the expense of Kiki Bertens.
Duque-Marino won 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 after a 128-minute long back-and-forth battle with the Dutchwoman.
Magdalena Rybarikova also sealed a spot in round two after Klara Koukalova retired from their match with the Rybarikova leading by a set and a game.
Meanwhile, eighth seed Alison van Uytvanck won 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) against Andreea Mitu in a 119-minute match, seventh seed Julia Georges beat Spain's Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino 6-1, 6-4 and Slovenia's Polona Hercog won 6-1, 6-3 against Lauren Davis.


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Der Venice Challenge Save Cup 2015 war ein Tennisturnier, das vom 1. bis 7. Juni 2015 in Mestre stattfand. Es war Teil der ATP Challenger Tour 2015 und wurde im Freien auf Sandplatz ausgetragen.

Das Teilnehmerfeld der Einzelkonkurrenz bestand aus 32 Spielern, jenes der Doppelkonkurrenz aus 16 Paaren.

Einzel

Setzliste

Ergebnisse

Doppel

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Weblinks
 Offizielle Homepage des Turniers
 Turnierplan Einzel auf der ATP-Homepage (PDF; 105 kB)
 Turnierplan Doppel auf der ATP-Homepage (PDF; 101 kB)
 Turnierplan Einzel-Qualifikation auf der ATP-Homepage (PDF; 101 kB)

ATP Challenger Tour 2015
Tennisturnier in Venedig

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Question: Why do you quote authors whose theologies and/or approaches to spiritual growth are not completely orthodox?
A more nuanced and responsible approach is to avoid tarring me or any other author with the same brush as the person he or she is quoting unless there is clear evidence for such an allegation. I encourage all believers to "mine the gold and eschew the gravel" as they read. In other words, don't throw out the baby with the bathwater; some human authors get some things right and other things wrong—we're to use discernment through the power and wisdom of the Spirit at all times, even while reading authors we have come to trust.
In my book Life in the Presence of God, for instance, I quote Thomas R. Kelly, Watchman Nee, and Hannah Whitall Smith (among numerous others); these quotes and examples are used for specific purposes of illustration. My quoting them does not mean I subscribe to everything they each believed and taught.


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The Celtics Tankometer rises as "injuries" pile up
The Celtics recently completed an impressive "reverse sweep" of the three worst teams in the Western Conference, dropping successive games in LA (Lakers), Sacramento, and Utah (Boston is now 0-13 on the road vs the West this season, with only games in New Orleans and Dallas remaining to avoid going winless). They followed that up with a home victory over the Hawks; but Atlanta is in a free fall, losing 10 of their last 11.
Gerald Wallace is likely out for the season with a torn meniscus in his knee. Avery Bradley's sprained ankle isn't getting better. Vitor Faverani is contemplating knee surgery and may be done for the year as well. Kelly Olynyk sprained his big toe and missed the Hawks game, and is expected sit again tonight vs the Pacers. Jared Sullinger has been held out of Boston's last three contests after suffering a mild concussion. If Sullinger doesn't suit up for the C's this evening, here's what their bench will consist of against Indiana:
- undrafted rookie point guard Phil Pressey
- recent D-League call up Chris Johnson
- even more recent D-League call up Chris Babb
- forgotten big man Joel Anthony, who averaged 3.4 PPG for the Heat two years ago
When so many guys don't play it's very easy to lose a lot of games without actually trying to lose them. The Celtics could have added a legitimate NBA player to replace Wallace, but they went with Babb instead. So well done on the tank front in that department. Still, they have zero chance of catching the Sixers, who's tanking is officially out of hand.
Complete history of the Tankometer
Kevin Youkilis will play paintball with you for the bargain price of $3,600
I probably had at least 6 of
Stanley's '87 Topps card.
There's a website called "Thuzio" that allows (mostly) retired athletes to try to make a buck by selling themselves out for whatever they are willing to do. If you're a Red Sox fan who can't afford to pay over three and a half grand to shoot paintballs with Youk, how about lunch with 1980's middle reliever Bob Stanley for a mere $625? Still too much? Why not book former Iowa Hawkeye and the #19 overall pick in 1993, one-time Celtic Acie Earl to attend you fantasy draft for just $250. Or if you're really pinching pennies you can get Jeff Feagles (who punted for the Patriots in 1988 and '89) to send you a tweet for $200 even.
After perusing the site for about ten minutes I think the best deal I found was the opportunity to play a pick-up game with Antoine Walker for $2,500. When LucidSportsFan.com eventually gets bought out for $10 mil by Disney/ABC/ESPN I'm totally doing that.
The Celtics will finally be stuck wearing sleeves. Ugh.
A little over a year ago the Golden State Warriors announced that they would wear sleeved jerseys on occasion. When this happened my immediate reaction was "Man, I hope the Celtics never do that." Every team who played on Christmas Day this season also wore sleeved jerseys, but when Boston traded Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett the previous summer the league decided to pull the C's from their annual December 25th lineup (even though a Celtics uniform was created). This year's All-Star game featured more of the same, but no Boston players were in it.
But now news has broken that the Celtics (and Bulls) will in fact be wearing uniforms with sleeves on St. Patricks Day (pictured). Boston plays in Dallas that night, I may have to boycott watching.
Have you heard of "Crashed Ice"?
According to Wikipedia, Crashed Ice has been in existence since 2001, although I first learned of it a few nights ago. I saw a tweet from Fox Sports 1 that got me intrigued, so I flipped on the channel and watched it for a few minutes.
Officially the sport is called "downhill ice cross." It reminds me of one of my all-time favorite video games, Super Off Road, but instead of trucks driving over a dirt course it's guys skating on ice.
Putting it on TV right after the winter Olympics is definitely a good way to maximize its potential popularity. But while it looks totally nuts, I didn't stick with it beyond one 30 second race; the novelty wore off pretty quickly. My guess is it'll have about the same long-term impact as "Slam Ball."
Unless of course downhill ice cross can somehow find it's way into the winter Olympics... If snowboard cross can, why not this? Maybe it's my ticket to PyeongChang in 2018? I wonder how difficult it would be to build a Crashed Ice track in the Cayman Islands?
Are the Philadelphia 76ers having the worst month in NBA history?
Rookie Michael Carter-Williams is the only guy left.
I've been following the Celtics efforts to get a top pick in the draft via the Tankometer, but it's the Philadelphia 76ers who are taking tanking to new levels of epic proportions. First they decided to hold their lottery pick Nerlens Noel out for the entire year before the season even started, then they dealt away Evan Turner, Spencer Hawes, and Lavoy Allen at last week's trade deadline, while receiving next to nothing in return.
But what I really want to focus on is their on-court performance. Philly's defense is atrocious, allowing a league high 111 points per game, over five points more than the Lakers' second worst 105.9 PPG. The Sixers have held their opponents under 100 points on just six occasions all season, and none during their current 11 game losing streak (which would be 15 if it weren't for a Turner buzzer beater in Boston). During the streak they have been outscored by a ridiculous average margin of 20.3 points per game, (117.4 to 97.1).
A week and a half ago the 76ers trailed the Clippers by a score of 89-33 at one point, eventually falling 123-78. They followed that up by dropping a 123-80 decision to the Warriors the very next night. But at least those were road games against good teams. Last night the Sixers hosted the Bucks, owners of an NBA worst 10-45 record. Philly fell behind 73-44 at halftime, eventually losing 130-110.
On Wednesday the 76ers play a home game against the Orlando Magic (17-41), who have the league's third worst record after Milwaukee (now 11-45) and Philadelphia (15-42). If the Sixers get pummeled once again, you'd have to think their winless February would be considered one of the worst months in NBA history (if you have the means to acquire the actual data on this, please let me know!).
.@LucidSportsFan Worst month in history: Nuggets -22.4 PPG in March 1950 (via @bball_ref)...The 2013-14 #76ers in Feb: 2nd-worst (min. 3 GP)
— Adam Lowenstein (@StatsAdam) February 26, 2014
My experience at the bar that inspired "Cheers"
I've probably walked by the Bull and Finch Pub at least 1000 times in my life (often ending up in the photos of tourists standing in front of the "Cheers" sign), but I'd never once been inside it. On the way home from work the other night I was hungry, it was pouring rain, and I figured what the hell, I'll give it a shot.
I ordered a "Coach's Club Sandwich," which was about as good as I expected it to be. Sitting to my left were a pair of Canadian girls who wanted to known if the bar looked the same as it did in the show. In the corner were three twenty-something's from Connecticut who sort of acted like they had never been in a city before. To my right a European couple asked the bartender if he "had any schnapps?" They didn't appear to care what flavor.
When I paid my bill with a Red Sox credit card the guy looked at me in disbelief and said "Are you from here?" He then became very eager to start a conversation with a local about baseball. I felt a bit sympathetic for him, he probably averages 10% tips.
I went to the bathroom before I left, and was surprised to find a little souvenir store crammed into the hallway. A women reading a book sat there on the off chance that one of the 12 people in the place might want to buy a "Cheers" t-shirt.
I think I would have really enjoyed the Bull and Finch Pub circa-1980, but today it seems like a sad and lonely place forced to live off the fame of a TV show that went off the air 20 years ago.
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Jason Collins inspired Awesome Old Song of the Week: "Free to Be... You and Me"
Back on April 29th of last year former Celtic Jason Collins announced that he is gay. He's hasn't been in the NBA since, but today he signed with the Brooklyn Nets (reuniting him with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and a number of other old teammates). Tonight he will be the first openly gay athlete to ever take the floor/field/ice in one of the four major American professional sports.
Is it Jackie Robinson, no (although like Robinson it's again Brooklyn; that's cool). But it is the closest thing we've had in a long, long time. I'd love some suggestions for something similar to compare this to, either in sports or society as a whole.
In honor of this historic day I'm choosing the title song from a record (yes, an actual record) that I must have listened to 1000 times over the course of my childhood. "Free to Be... You and Me."
My mom is going to love this blog.
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Carol Sedlmayr will be celebrating her 80th birthday with a family dinner and card shower. Carol was born September 15, in Dinsdale. Carol has been married to Wayne for 57 years. Her family includes a son Mark (Brenda) of Afton, a daughter Lisa (Bill) Smith of Waterloo. Her grandchildren are Zac Sedlmayr of Stanley, Idaho; Isaac Sedlmayr of Elgin; and Maggie Smith of Waterloo. She also has two step-granddaughters and two step-great grandchildren. Cards may be sent to 295 Abel Drive, Guttenberg, IA 52052.


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Home » Destinations » Europe » Romania » The Best Places to Visit in Romania
The Best Places to Visit in Romania
Perhaps the most underrated country in Europe, Romania is a land of hidden treasures. From countless natural marvels to vibrant cities, art, culture, and good food, this country can satisfy all types of travellers. If you don't know what to include in your itinerary then keep reading. Here are the most epic places to visit in Romania.
1. Sighișoara
Sighișoara is the place where the legend of Dracula comes to life. It's the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, the ruler of Wallachia – today's Muntenia region – who inspired Bram Stoker's story. It has preserved the medieval charm you would expect from such a place.
The citadel transudes its Gothic personality in an impossibly pretty huddle of mighty watchtowers, colourful houses, and narrow cobblestone streets.
Its surrounding fortified walls enhance the surreal beauty of this place. Sighișoara's Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only inhabited medieval citadel in Europe, and one of the best preserved fortified towns on Earth.
Sighisoara | Image by Jacek Czerwieniec via Pixabay
2. Cluj-Napoca
Just like Dracula, Transylvania is also real, and Cluj-Napoca is its capital. The second-largest city in Romania after Bucharest, Romania's capital, Cluj-Napoca impresses with neoclassical and baroque architecture, a lively cultural scene, and 11 universities.
Nestled in the heart of one of the most picturesque regions in the country, the city blends its deep-rooted traditions with a flamboyant lifestyle.
Cultural cafes and boutique hotels, museums, and dozens of events animate the city season after season. So much that it has even been designated the European Youth Capital in 2015. Some of its most fabulous festivals include Electric-Castle and UNTOLD.
Cluj-Napoca's hipster character makes it ideal for culture devotees, romantics, and gourmets who want to discover the most distinctive traits of Romania.
Cluj-Napoca | Image by Piotr Rokita from Pixabay
3. Turda Salt Mine
A stone's throw away from Cluj-Napoca, there is Turda, a small industrial town that hides a unique marvel. The Turda Salt Mine is exactly what it sounds like. A former salt mine transformed into an exceptional underground amusement park.
The mine was built in the Middle Ages and is one of the oldest in the world. Today, it welcomes visitors instead of workers.
This unusual amusement park boasts a Ferris wheel, sports arena and bowling lane, a museum, and even an underground boating lake. Those who want to pamper themselves can opt for a spa treatment, or you can hit the green on the artificial mini golf course in the world's deepest underground attraction.
Turda Salt Mine | Image by GaborGulyas from Pixabay
4. The Sphinx, Bucegi Mountains
You wouldn't expect to see the Sphinx in Romania – or elsewhere in Europe as a matter of fact – but this amazing country knows how to surprise. Its Sphinx is a natural rock formation perched at 2,216 metres above sea level, in Bucegi Natural Park.
The peculiar shape of this megalith is the result of wind erosion, and it's strikingly similar to the Great Sphinx of Giza. Surrounded by many mysteries, the plateau also offers breath-taking mountain views and endless hiking possibilities.
The Sphinx, Bucegi Mountains | Image by dr42ne from Pixabay
5. Sibiu
Another gem of charming Transylvania, Sibiu has been the European Cultural Capital in 2007 and is one of Romania's most sought-after destinations. Despite its size, the city preserved most of its medieval charm and boasts a rich cultural heritage.
Expect windy cobbled streets, German-style houses, and amazing restaurants. The main square in the gorgeous Old Town hosts many cultural events throughout the year and a lovely Christmas market in winter.
Surrounded by mountains and splendid natural reserves, Sibiu is an unexpectedly beautiful year-round destination.
Sibiu | Image by Tudor George from Pixabay
6. Hunedoara Castle
Like many gems in surprising Romania, Hunedoara Castle is nestled in the most unexpected place. This spellbinding fortress skulks out from an industrial jungle, but it will strike you the moment you walk over its drawbridge.
The castle was built in the fifteenth century by Ioan of Hunedoara atop of a fourteenth-century fortress.
His son, Matia Corvin, added ulterior fortification elements and the result is a mighty construction that impresses travellers and film makers from around the world.
Hunedoara's surroundings also have a lot to offer to those in love with nature and the outdoors. The Retezat National Park is an area of impressive beauty with many marked hiking trails, while winter sports lovers will also find here a true paradise.
Hunedoara (Corvins) Castle | Image by George Ion from Pixabay
7. Danube Delta
The best-preserved delta in Europe, Danube Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to countless unique fauna and flora species. It boasts 23 natural ecosystems and is a true paradise for wildlife lovers.
You can find everything here, from forests to lakes, floating reed islets, marshes, and sandy beaches.
The picturesque fishermen villages that dot the area offer a unique perspective on life in Romania. Tranquil rhythms and a symphony of flavours and aromas can delight the foodies and invite to relaxation.
At a stone's throw away, the lively Romanian littoral shows a different character and offers endless entertainment opportunities.
Danube Delta | Image by falco from Pixabay
8. Transfăgărășan Highway
Those aiming to drive on the most scenic routes can't miss Transfăgărășan Highway. This is not only the most spectacular road in Romania; it's one of the best roads in the world according to BBC's Top Gear.
Winding up to 2,042 metres above sea level, the highway links Transylvania to Muntenia region.
At its highest point, the wonderful Lake Bâlea impresses with its crystalline waters. A mountain retreat and restaurant welcome tourists with good food and a cosy place to rest, and the entire area attracts nature lovers with its extensive forests and hiking trails.
Transfagarasan | Image by gavia26210 from Pixabay
9. Bran Castle
Getting back to the legend of Dracula, Bran Castle is perhaps Romania's staple. Dated back to 1377, it inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula castle in the famous novel. This mighty fortress sits on the border between Transylvania and Muntenia and is open as a museum.
There is no evidence that Vlad the Impaler lived here, but the museum houses a rare collection of art and furniture belonging to Queen Marie of Romania who lived here in the 20s.
Like most Romanian landmarks, Bran Castle is nestled in an amazing natural area that attracts both mountaineers and winter sports lovers. The nearby city of Brașov and Prahova Valley are two amazing places in Romania from where it's easy to plan a day trips to Bran and many other places in this surprising country.
Bran Castle | Image by rafaelutza from Pixabay
10. Bucharest
Romania's capital and largest city Bucharest would serve as a great starting point for a visit to the country. Here you'll find the world's largest parliamentary building, the Palace of Parliament which has over a thousand rooms and an area of over 300,000 square meters.
Other attractions in the city includes the Romanian Athenaeum, the picturesque Carturesti Carusel bookshop, as well as museums and parks.
Bucharest | Image by Erich Westendarp from Pixabay
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The Most Flavorful Burritos Ever!!!!
This is one of the most popular recipes in the cookday group. Accidently I had it labeled wrong, so to my surprise there were burritos left in the freezer! Talk about an easy meal! Making the burritos in the first place is time consuming, but well worth the effort. On a busy evening, just take them out of the freezer and bake or grill them for a crispy tortilla. The kids are always in a hurry, so they microwave them and have a soft shell.
Cook tomatoes, onion, red pepper, garlic and spices until liquid is gone.
Cool in a colander to drain any remaining liquid.
Measure remaining sauce and divide by number recipes ordered.
Spoon the amount of sauce, the beans and rice into the individuals meat and stir.
Place about 3 T cheese and ¾ C meat mixture into each tortilla.
Fold ends and sides over filling.
Wrap burritos individually in foil and place in pan or place seam side down in pan.
Grill burrito in foil over low heat until warmed, about 15 minutes. Great for camping!
Serve with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped tomatoes, or fresh cilantro.


– I got to work with graphic designer and web developer Mariel Fitzgerald. Mariel and I used to work together at Mediaplanet. The collaboration was like riding a bike. I hope to work with Mariel on many more projects to come.
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Q: Evaluate $\int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-x}}{x}\ln\big(\frac{1}{x}\big) \sin(x)dx$ I'm having trouble with this integral

Evaluate $$\int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-x}}{x}\ln\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) \sin(x)dx$$

$$I=\int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-x}}{x}\ln\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) \sin(x)dx=\Im\left[\int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-x+ix}}{x}\ln\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) dx\right]$$
How would one proceed from here ? $u$ substitute $u=\ln(x)$? How do you solve this integral? Thank you for your time.

A: We want to evaluate
$$I = -\int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-x}}{x}\ln (x)\sin(x)\, dx $$
We start with the result
$$ \int_0^\infty e^{-ax}\sin(x)\, dx = \frac{1}{a^2+1} = \frac{1}{2i}\Big(\frac{1}{a-i}-\frac{1}{a+i}\Big) $$
Differentiating both sides $ b-1$ times w.r.t. $a$ and setting $a=1$, we get
$$\int_0^\infty x^{b-1}e^{-x}\sin(x) \, dx = \frac{\Gamma(b)\sin\frac{\pi b}{4}}{2^{b/2}} $$
Now, differentiating w.r.t. $b$,
$$\int_0^\infty x^{b-1}\ln(x)e^{-x}\sin(x)\, dx = \frac{\Gamma(b)\psi(b)\sin\frac{\pi b}{4}}{2^{b/2}}+\frac{\pi}{4}\cdot\frac{\Gamma(b)\cos\frac{\pi b}{4}}{2^{b/2}}- \frac{\ln 2}{2}\cdot \frac{\Gamma(b)\sin\frac{\pi b}{4}}{2^{b/2}}$$
Now, taking the limit $b\to 0$, for which I used Wolfram|Alpha, we get the result
$$ I = \frac{\pi}{8}(2\gamma+\ln 2)$$
Where $\gamma$ denotes the Euler-Mascheroni constant.

A: We'll use the following two crucial facts to calculate the integral. The first is that:
$$\boxed{\tan^{-1}x\ln(1+x^2)=-2\sum_{ n \ge 1}\frac{(-1)^nH_{2n}}{2n+1}x^{2n+1}}$$
which is shown in here. The second is that
$$\displaystyle \boxed{\Gamma'(2k-1) = (2k-2)! \bigg(-2\gamma +2\sum_{n=1}^{2k-2}\frac{1}{n} \bigg)} $$
Which follows from logarithmic differentiation of $$\Gamma(2z-1)=e^{-\gamma (2z-2)}\cdot\prod_{n\geq 1}\left(1+\frac{2z-2}{n}\right)^{-1}e^{\frac{{2z-2}}n}$$
i.e. taking log of both sides and differenting w.r.t. $z.$

Let $\displaystyle I = \int_0^{\infty} \frac{1}{x} \log\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)\sin x \, \mathrm dx. $ Using the taylor series for sine, we have:
$$\begin{aligned} I & = -\int_0^{\infty} \frac{1}{x} e^{-x} \log x \sin{x}\, \mathrm dx \\& = -\int_0^{\infty} e^{-x} \log x \sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1} x^{2k-2}}{(2k-1)!}\, \mathrm
dx  \\& = -\sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)!}\int_0^{\infty}  x^{2k-2}e^{-x} \log x \, \mathrm
dx \\& = -\frac{1}{2}\sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)!} \frac{\partial}{\partial k } \int_0^{\infty}  x^{2k-2}e^{-x} \, \mathrm
dx \\&= -\frac{1}{2}\sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)!} \frac{\partial \Gamma (2k-1)}{\partial k } \\&= -\frac{1}{2}\sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)!} \cdot (2k-2)! \bigg(-2\gamma +2\sum_{n=1}^{2k-2}\frac{1}{n} \bigg) \\&= -\frac{1}{2}\sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)} \cdot \bigg(-2\gamma +2\sum_{n=1}^{2k-2}\frac{1}{n}\bigg) \\& = \gamma \sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)} -\sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1}}{(2k-1)}\sum_{n=1}^{2k-2}\frac{1}{n} \\&= \frac{\gamma \pi }{4}- \sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^{k-1} H_{2k-2}}{2k-1}  \\& = \gamma \frac{\pi}{4}- \sum_{k \ge 1} \frac{(-1)^k H_{2k}}{2k+1} \\& = \gamma \frac{\pi}{4}-\left( -\frac{1}{2} \cdot  \tan^{-1}x \cdot \ln(1+x^2)\right)\bigg|_{x=1} \\& = \gamma \frac{\pi}{4}+ \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{\pi}{4} \cdot \log{2} \\& = \frac{\pi}{8} \left(2\gamma +  \log 2\right).  \end{aligned}$$

A: Using the identities
\begin{align*}
 \frac{1}{x} &= \int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-x t}\, \mathrm{d} t, \\
 \ln x &= \int_0^\infty \frac{\mathrm{e}^{-s} - \mathrm{e}^{-xs}}{s}\,\mathrm{d} s,
\end{align*}
we have
\begin{align*}
 I &= \int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-x}\sin x
 \left(\int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-x t}\, \mathrm{d} t\right)
 \left(\int_0^\infty \frac{\mathrm{e}^{-xs} - \mathrm{e}^{-s}}{s}\,\mathrm{d} s\right)\mathrm{d}x\\[8pt]
 &= \int_0^\infty \frac{1}{s}
 \left[\int_0^\infty \left(\int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-x(1 + s + t)}\sin x \, \mathrm{d} x - \int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-x(1 + t) - s}\sin x\, \mathrm{d} x\right)\mathrm{d} t\right]\mathrm{d} s\\[8pt]
 &= \int_0^\infty \frac{1}{s}
 \left[\int_0^\infty \left(\frac{1}{(1 + s + t)^2 + 1} - \mathrm{e}^{-s}\, \frac{1}{(1 + t)^2 + 1}\right)\mathrm{d} t\right]\mathrm{d} s  \tag{1}\\[8pt]
 &= \int_0^\infty \frac{1}{s}
 \left[\frac{\pi}{2} - \arctan(1 + s) - \mathrm{e}^{-s}\,\frac{\pi}{4}\right]\mathrm{d} s\\[8pt]
 &= \lim_{c\to 0^{+}}
 \int_c^\infty \frac{1}{s}
 \left[\frac{\pi}{2} - \arctan(1 + s) - \mathrm{e}^{-s}\,\frac{\pi}{4}\right]\mathrm{d} s\\[8pt]
 &= \lim_{c\to 0^{+}}
 \left[ \Big(\frac{\pi}{4}\mathrm{e}^{-c} - \frac{\pi}{2} + \arctan(1 + c)\Big)\ln c  - \frac{\pi}{4}\int_c^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-s}\ln s \, \mathrm{d} s\right. \\[6pt]
&\qquad\qquad\left. + \int_c^\infty \frac{\ln s}{s^2 + 2s + 2}\,\mathrm{d} s\right]    \tag{2}\\[12pt]
 &= \frac{\pi}{4}\gamma + \frac{\pi}{8}\ln 2. \tag{3}
\end{align*}
Explanations:
(1): $\int \mathrm{e}^{-bx}\sin x \, \mathrm{d} x = -\frac{b\sin x + \cos x}{b^2 + 1}\mathrm{e}^{-bx}  + C$;
(2): the IBP (Integration By Parts);
(3): $\lim_{c\to 0^{+}} (\frac{\pi}{4}\mathrm{e}^{-c} - \frac{\pi}{2} + \arctan(1 + c))\ln c = 0$ (use L'Hopital rule),
and $\int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-s}\ln s \, \mathrm{d} s = - \gamma$
where $\gamma$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant,
and $\int_0^\infty \frac{\ln s}{s^2 + 2s + 2}\,\mathrm{d} s = \frac{\pi}{8}\ln 2$ (the proof is given at the end).

A very nice proof of $\int_0^\infty \frac{\ln s}{s^2 + 2s + 2}\,\mathrm{d} s = \frac{\pi}{8}\ln 2$ by @Kelenner:
Let $J = \int_0^\infty \frac{\ln s}{s^2 + 2s + 2}\,\mathrm{d} s$.
With the substitution $s = \frac{2}{u}$, we have
$$J = \int_0^\infty \frac{\ln 2 - \ln u}{u^2 + 2u + 2}\,\mathrm{d} u
= \int_0^\infty \frac{\ln 2 }{u^2 + 2u + 2}\,\mathrm{d} u - J$$
which results in
$J = \frac{1}{2} \int_0^\infty \frac{\ln 2 }{u^2 + 2u + 2}\,\mathrm{d} u = \frac{\ln 2}{2}\arctan(1 + u)\vert_0^\infty = \frac{\pi}{8}\ln 2$. We are done.


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