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\section{Introduction}
Dissipative solitons (DS) are spatially localized structures that appear in
certain nonlinear dissipative media \cite{Thual88,Akhmediev05}. They have been found in systems such as chemical reactions
\cite{Pearson-1993,Lee-1993}, vegetation models \cite{Lejeune-2006}, gas discharge
systems \cite{Muller-1999}, fluids \cite{Thual-1990} and optics
\cite{Scroggie-1994,Tlidi-1994,Taranenko-1997,2002Natur.419..699B,Bortolozzo-2006,
Trillo-2001,Rosanov-2002,Mandel-2004}. While in many instances these localized
structures are stable, there are situations in which they develop different kinds of
instabilities. Some instabilities lead to the formation of an extended pattern
and therefore the localized character of the DS is destroyed. More interesting
are the instabilities that, while preserving its localized character, induce the
DS to start moving, breathing or oscillating
\cite{Firth96,Longhi97,2002JOSAB..19..747F,Vanag04}.
Since DS can be considered as an entity on their own, these instabilities may lead to dynamical regimes that appear not to be present in the dynamical behavior of the
extended system. In this context it has recently been reported that DS arising
in a prototype model for optical cavities filled with a nonlinear Kerr media
may show excitable behavior, while locally the system is not
excitable \cite{2005PhRvL..94f3905G, Damia_PRE}. Thus, excitability can be an
emergent property arising from the spatial dependence, which allows for the
formation of localized structures. In that situation excitability is mediated
by a saddle-loop bifurcation and the whole scenario is organized by a
Takens-Bogdanov (TB) codimension-2 point. In parameter space the TB point is
located in the asymptotic limit in which the model becomes equivalent to the
Nonlinear Schr\"odinger Equation (NLSE).

Since this excitability scenario is an emergent property of the spatial
dependence of the system, it is particularly important to characterize how this
scenario may change when the nature of spatial coupling is varied. In the
Lugiato-Lefever model \cite{LL-1987} considered in Refs.
\cite{2005PhRvL..94f3905G, Damia_PRE} the spatial coupling arises from optical
diffraction in the paraxial approximation and is therefore accounted for by a
Laplacian term. Here, we consider an extension of the model, including a
mildly nonlocal term which extends the range of spatial interaction
\cite{Gelens_PRA_2007}.  This extension of the original
Kerr model is suggested by the recent availability of metamaterials, allowing to design an optical Kerr cavity where layers of right- and left-materials
are alternated. This provides the possibility to strongly decrease the
diffraction strength in the resonator, such that higher order spatial effects
(e.g. nonlocal effects) start to dominate the dynamical behavior of the DS. In
this work, it will be shown that the additional spatial interaction term is
able to shift the bifurcation lines such that now two Takens-Bogdanov points
move from infinity to finite parameter values, acting as organizing centers of a richer
dynamical behavior.

\section{Model}
We consider an optical cavity with a Kerr-type nonlinearity, driven by a
homogeneous, coherent optical light beam. This system was first introduced
by Lugiato and Lefever to study pattern formation in a driven nonlinear, passive
optical resonator \cite{LL-1987}. In this work, we will study a more general
equation, which includes a bilaplacian term:
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial E}{\partial{t}}  = -(1+\mathrm{i}\theta )E+E_\mathrm{in}
+\mathrm{i}\,\vert{E}\vert^2\,E +\mathrm{i}\alpha\nabla_\perp^2 E
+ \mathrm{i}\beta\nabla_\perp^4 E.
\label{Eq:LL_beta}
\end{equation}
This model equation has been obtained in Ref.\ \cite{Gelens_PRA_2007,
2006PhRvA..74c3822K,Tassin07} to describe the temporal evolution of the slowly varying
envelope of the electric field $E(\vec{x}, t)$ in a double-layered optical
cavity. One layer of the cavity consists of a conventional right-handed
material, while the other layer is an optical left-handed metamaterial. $\vec{x} = (x,y)$ represents the plane transverse to the propagation
direction. Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}) has been obtained under the same approximations under which
the Lugiato-Lefever equation is valid, i.e., the slowly varying envelope
approximation, weak nonlinearity, the paraxial limit and a nearly resonant
cavity. The bilaplacian term appears when taking into account a linear and weakly
nonlocal response of the left-handed metamaterial. Furthermore, it has been
shown that in this double-layered cavity the ratio between $\alpha$ and $\beta$
can be drastically altered by changing the relative lengths of both material
layers. Recent advances in the field of metamaterials \cite{smith2004,
Shalaev-2007}, potentially allow to find DS modeled by Eq.\
(\ref{Eq:LL_beta}) in a wide area of the parameter space. \\

The first term at the right-hand side of Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}) models the
cavity losses, $\theta$ represents the cavity detuning with respect to the
driving field $E_{\text{in}}$, $\nabla_\perp^2 = \partial^2 / \partial x^2 + \partial^2
/ \partial y^2$ is the transverse Laplacian term due to diffraction, and
$\nabla_\perp^4$ the transverse bilaplacian term modeling the linear, weakly
nonlocal response. The cubic self-focusing nonlinearity is given by
$\mathrm{i}\,\vert{E}\vert^2\,E $. Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}) has a homogeneous steady
state solution $E_s = E_0 / (1+ \mathrm{i}(\theta - I_s))$, where $I_s =
\vert{E_s}\vert^2$ \cite{LL-1987, Gelens_PRA_2007}.
The homogeneous solution becomes modulationally unstable at  $I_s = 1$, which is also the case for the regular
Lugiato-Lefever equation \cite{LL-1987}, but in Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}) the instability arises
with two characteristic wavenumbers \cite{Gelens_PRA_2007}. From this modulational instability, a
subcritical branch of DS appears. In the remainder of this manuscript, we
use the background intensity $I_s$, the detuning $\theta$ and the coefficient of
the bilaplacian term $\beta$, that is a measure of the  strength of the
nonlocality, as our control parameters. Without loss of generality, we take $\alpha = 1$.

\section{Dynamical behavior}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig1.eps}
\caption{Phase diagram of DS in the nonlocal Kerr cavity for $\theta = 1.23$. DS do not exist in Region I, below the saddle node line (SN).
DS are stable between the saddle-node bifurcation (solid line - SN) and the
Hopf bifurcation (dashed line - H), namely in Regions II, III, VI and VIII
(see also Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}).
In Regions IV and VII delimited by a Hopf and a saddle-loop bifurcation
(dotted line - SL) there are stable oscillatory DS while the stationary DS are
unstable. In Region V the static DS is unstable and the phase space generated
after the destruction of the limit cycle at the SL induces a regime of
excitable DS. Region VI corresponds to a regime of conditional excitability
with both stable and excitable DS. Finally in Region VIII one encounters
tristability: a stationary and an oscillatory DS coexist with the homogeneous
solution.
Where the saddle-node bifurcation line and the Hopf bifurcation line meet is a
Takens-Bogdanov (TB) bifurcation.}
\label{Fig::bif_beta_Is}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Preliminary remarks}\label{Sect::PrelRemarks}

In this section, we show the different possibilities of dynamical behavior of DS in parameter
space (see Fig.\ \ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is}). Since DS are radially symmetric they
correspond to stationary solutions of the radial form of Eq. (\ref{Eq:LL_beta})
with boundary conditions $\partial_r E(r=0)=0$ and $\partial_r E(r \rightarrow \infty)=0$.
This equation can be solved numerically using a Newton method \cite{McSloy, Damia_PRE, Gelens_PRA_2007}. This approach is very accurate and automatically
generates the Jacobian operator, whose eigenvalues determine the stability of
the solutions. Note that this method finds both stable and unstable stationary solutions. DS can undergo two kinds of instabilities, radial
instabilities which preserve the localized character of the structure and
azimuthal instabilities which lead to the formation of extended patterns.
The last ones appear only for large values of the background intensity
($I_s$ close to 1). We focus here on the radial instabilities, so phase diagrams
(Figs.\ \ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is} and \ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}) are plotted
only up to $I_s=0.93$, before the azimuthal instabilities take place.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig2.eps}
\caption{Zoom of Fig.\ \ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is} near TB$_1$ (a) and TB$_2$ (b).
Lines have been determined using the method explained in Section\ \ref{Sect::PrelRemarks} with the exception of the SL line in panel (b).
In that case the filled squares display the location of the SL
obtained from numerical integration of Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}), while the grey line through these
points is only to guide the eye. $\theta$ = 1.23.}
\label{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}
\end{figure}

Since the system has three parameters ($I_s$, $\theta$, $\beta$), for the sake
of clarity we fix the detuning at $\theta=1.23$ in this section and
analyze a slice of the whole parameter space.
Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is} shows the
region of the parameter plane $(\beta, I_s)$ that contains the most relevant
regimes of dynamical behavior of the system.
The line that dominates this parameter plane
has the shape of a deformed parabola, and is a line of saddle-node (SN) bifurcations in which two DS are created.
Below this line one has Region I where no DS exist. We recall
that in all the parameter range covered
by Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is} the spatially homogeneous solution is always
stable. The different regimes above this line are organized by
two codimension-$2$ Takens-Bogdanov points,
TB$_1$ $(\beta=0.00987, I_s=0.7741)$ and TB$_2$ $(\beta=0.02944, I_s=0.6707)$,
discussed in the next two Sections.

Without the bilaplacian term there is only one TB point
\cite{2005PhRvL..94f3905G,Damia_PRE}. In that case, the TB point is found only
asymptotically for the limit $\theta \rightarrow \infty$. As we will discuss
later, that TB point corresponds in fact to the TB$_1$ point found here.
Therefore, the  nonlocality has brought this bifurcation to finite parameter
values allowing us to fully study the different dynamical regimes around the
TB$_1$ point.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig3.eps}
\caption{Qualitative evolution of the phase space at $I_s \approx 0.8$ and
$\theta=1.23$ for increasing values of $\beta$, corresponding to the different
dynamical behavior in a horizontal cut of Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is}. From (a)
to (j), one goes from stable DS (Region II) to an oscillating DS (Region IV),
followed by an excitable DS (Region V), a conditional excitable DS (Region VI),
a coexistence of stable DS and oscillatory DS (Region VIII) and
finally a stable DS (Region III).}
\label{Fig::sketch}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Dynamical scenario around the TB$_1$ point} \label{ssec:tb1}

A Takens-Bogdanov (or double-zero) bifurcation is associated to the presence of
two (non-diagonalizable) degenerate null eigenvalues
\cite{Takens1974,Bogdanov1975}.  Such a bifurcation occurs when, in a line of SN
bifurcations, one of the modes transverse to the center manifold (of the SN
bifurcation) passes through zero, implying that this transverse mode
switches from stable to unstable or vice versa. If this transverse mode is stable
we will denote the SN bifurcation line as SN$^-$, while we use SN$^+$ if this mode
is unstable. Throughout the remainder of this paper, we will use $ ^-$ for bifurcations for which there is a stable emerging solution and $ ^+$ if the emerging solutions are unstable. H$^-$ will describe a supercritical Hopf, and H$^+$ a subcritical one.

Another feature of a TB point is that two new bifurcation lines
emerge from it \cite{Kuznetsovbook}: a Hopf bifurcation line \footnote{The
imaginary part of the eigenvalues at the Hopf bifurcation is singularly zero at
the TB point, in order to have a double zero.} and a saddle-loop (homoclinic)
bifurcation line \footnote{This is an example of the local origin of a global
bifurcation, one of the few situations in which the existence of such a
bifurcation can be established analytically.}. In order to specify whether the cycle that emerges from the saddle-loop bifurcation is stable or unstable, it is useful to define the saddle-quantity $\nu$. For low-dimensional dynamical systems this quantity is given by $\nu=\lambda_s+\lambda_u$, with
$\lambda_u>0$ and $\lambda_s<0$ the  unstable and stable eigenvalues of the
saddle, respectively. The emerging cycle will be stable if  $\nu<0$, and unstable
in the opposite case: $\nu>0$ \cite{Kuznetsovbook}.

At the TB$_1$ point, the saddle-node bifurcation is {\it stable\/} (SN$^-$), the Hopf is supercritical (H$^-$), and the saddle-loop
creates a stable cycle (SL$^-$). Along the SN$^-$
line a pair of stationary DS are created, one stable (upper branch) and the
other (middle  branch) unstable along a single direction in phase space (thus, a
saddle point in dynamical systems parlance). So, Region II is characterized by
stable DS coexisting with the spatially homogeneous solution.
A qualitative sketch of the most relevant different kinds of behavior in the system as $\beta$ is
increased  can be found in Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch} (this corresponds to a
horizontal line in Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1} for $I_s\approx 0.8$). In
this figure, panel (a) reflects the behavior inside Region II, where the
DS is the stable focus, the homogeneous solution is the stable node and the
middle branch DS is the saddle.

The upper branch DS solution becomes unstable at the supercritical Hopf
bifurcation, H$^-$, and leads to Region IV, characterized by oscillatory DS,
i.e., autonomous oscillons. Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch} (b) illustrates the
behavior past the Hopf bifurcation: the stable oscillatory DS and the unstable
focus in the center can be seen.
Approaching the SL$^-$ line a saddle-loop (homoclinic) bifurcation takes place, in which the
limit cycle (oscillatory DS) becomes a homoclinic orbit of  the saddle (middle
branch DS). The SL$^-$ is a global bifurcation, and cannot be
detected through a local analysis. Thus, in this study it has been determined
through numerical simulations of Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}). Panel (c) in
Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch} illustrates the cycle growing in amplitude and
approaching the saddle, while in panel (d) the cycle has become
the homoclinic orbit of the saddle.
The approach of the stable cycle to the saddle can
also be seen quantitatively in panel (a) of Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}:
in this figure bifurcation diagrams corresponding to vertical cuts in parameter
space, i.e. with $\beta$ fixed (cf. Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is}), are presented.
Beyond the SL$^-$, the behavior of the system is excitable (Region
V) \cite{2005PhRvL..94f3905G,Damia_PRE}, in particular of type (or class) I
\cite{IzhikevichIJBC}, as the excitability threshold is the stable manifold
of the saddle. An excitable excursion is achieved when
localized perturbations beyond this threshold are applied to the spatially
homogeneous solution. Fig ~\ref{Fig::sketch} (e) sketches the phase space in
the excitable regime past the saddle-loop bifurcation.

Inside Region V, no stable DS are
found, only unstable DS solutions exist, and the system is excitable for all
values of $I_s$ above the SN$^+$ line. This line which is just the
continuation of SN$^-$ past the TB$_1$ point was is not observed in
\cite{2005PhRvL..94f3905G,Damia_PRE} since the TB point without bilaplacian
term is located at $\theta \rightarrow \infty$. The SN$^+$ line creates a
saddle-unstable node pair (middle and upper branch, respectively).
The pair of unstable solutions can be seen in the bifurcation diagram shown in
Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(b) corresponding to a vertical cut of the
parameter plane just to the right of TB$_1$ point.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig4.eps}
\caption{Bifurcation diagrams showing the maximum intensity of the DS as
function of the background intensity $I_s$, for: (a) $\beta = 0.005$;
(b) $\beta = 0.015$;  (c) $\beta= 0.0268$; (d) $\beta= 0.0272$; (e) $\beta =
0.05$. The lowest solid line  represents the  stable homogeneous solution. The
lowest dashed line shows the maximum  intensity of the unstable middle branch
DS. Above that line, the upper branch DS is shown, where the solid line
stands for the stable DS and the dashed line for the unstable DS. In (a), (c) and (d) the system exhibits stable oscillatory
behavior (see text). In these cases, the maximum and minimum intensity of the
oscillating DS are depicted as filled squares. The grey dashed line, representing the unstable limit cycle, is only a guiding line for the eye. When the limit cycle touches
the middle branch DS,  a saddle-loop bifurcation occurs. $\theta$ = 1.23.}
\label{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Dynamical scenario around the TB$_2$ point} \label{ssec:tb2}

An even richer scenario is found around the TB$_2$ point. Comparing
Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}(a) and (b), one can see that the TB$_2$ does not
yield the same scenario as around TB$_1$. In TB$_1$ the two lines that
emerge involve stable objects (H$^-$ and SL$^-$ create and destroy,
respectively, a stable limit cycle), while in TB$_2$ the Hopf line is subcritical
(involving an unstable cycle). Furthermore, in the TB$_1$ point the two lines,
H$^-$ and SL$^-$ are tangent to the line SN$^-$ of stable saddle-node
bifurcations while the opposite happens for TB$_2$ (the lines unfolding are
tangent to SN$^+$).

These differences correspond to a change of sign in a term of the normal form
of the TB bifurcation \cite{Kuznetsovbook}:
\begin{eqnarray}
\begin{array}{rcl}
\dot{x}&=&y\\
\dot{y}&=&a+b\,x+\,x^2+s\,x\,y\ ,\quad s=\pm 1.
\end{array}
\label{TBnform}
\end{eqnarray}

The case that is most often discussed in the literature leads to the scenario discussed in Section \ref{ssec:tb1}, and corresponds
to $s=-1$. A supercritical Hopf line unfolds from the TB point tangent to the
SN$^-$ segment, and a saddle-loop, in which a stable cycle is destroyed unfolds
tangent to the Hopf line. In the $s=+1$ case, however, a
subcritical Hopf bifurcation line that creates an unstable cycle unfolds tangent
to the SN$^+$ segment, and the unstable cycle is destroyed in a saddle-loop also
tangent to the Hopf bifurcation. This can be seen noticing that changing the sign of $s$ is
equivalent to perform the substitutions $t\mapsto -t$ and $y\mapsto -y$. This
scenario fits nicely with what is observed around the TB$_2$ point, and, thus,
TB$_1$ and TB$_2$ correspond to the two possible cases of Eq. (\ref{TBnform}),
with $s=-1$ and $s=+1$, respectively.

Crossing the H$^+$ line coming from Region V, the unstable
(upper branch) DS exhibits a subcritical Hopf bifurcation and becomes a stable focus. The cycle that is created is unstable and has only a
single  unstable direction. In Region VI the system is then bistable (upper
branch DS and homogeneous solutions coexist) and the
unstable cycle is the basin boundary of the upper branch stable DS as
qualitatively illustrated in Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch} (f). Just after
the bifurcation this basin of attraction is small (since the initial cycle
amplitude is zero) and grows as one moves away from the bifurcation line.
This can be seen in the bifurcation diagram displayed in
Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(c) corresponding to a vertical cut of
Figs.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is} and \ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1} at $\beta = 0.0268$. The upper branch DS  becomes
stable around $I_s=0.8$. The dashed grey line has been drawn with the
purpose of guiding the eye only. It represents the unstable cycle that we
do not compute. This bifurcation diagram also shows the existence of a stable
limit cycle (plotted as squares) corresponding to an oscillatory DS. The
stable limit cycle comes from a fold of cycles (FC) bifurcation, discussed in more
detail later, which takes place at a larger value of $I_s$. Decreasing $I_s$ the stable limit cycle disappears at a
saddle-loop bifurcation which takes place when the stable limit cycle becomes
the homoclinic orbit of the saddle (middle branch soliton).
In Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(c) Region VI corresponds to the values of
$I_s$ limited on the left by the subcritical Hopf (H$^+$) and the right by the saddle
loop (SL$^+$ and SL$^-$). Precise values for the SL$^-$ obtained from numerical integration of Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}) are plotted as filled squares in
Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}(b) while the grey SL line joining the points
have been drawn to guide the eye. As we will discuss in the next subsection,
Region VI corresponds to a regime of conditional excitability.

In Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(c), the FC on the one hand and
the SL$^-$ on the other limit a new region of {\it tristability} where
a stationary DS, a oscillatory DS and the homogeneous solution coexist.
In Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}(b) the tristable region is labeled as VIII.
In Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch} the panel (g) sketches the phase space at the
saddle-loop while the panel (h) illustrates the tristable regime. Increasing
$\beta$ or $I_s$ in parameter space the stable cycle decreases in amplitude
while the unstable limit cycle increases until both the stable and unstable
cycles are destroyed in the fold bifurcation (Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch}(i)).
Figure \ref{Fig::tristability} shows the time evolution in the tristable regime obtained
starting from an initial condition belonging to the basin of attraction of the
limit cycle and from an initial condition within the basin of attraction of the
stable DS.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig5.eps}
\caption{Dynamical evolution of the system in the tristable regime, where
the spatially homogeneous fundamental branch (not shown), stable oscillatory
DS regime (solid line), and stable focus (gray line) coexists.}
\label{Fig::tristability}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig3bis.eps}
\caption{A qualitative sketch of the phase space at $I_s \approx 0.9$ and $\theta=1.23$ for increasing values of $\beta$, corresponding to a horizontal cut of Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}(b), is depicted in Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketchbis}. Increasing $\beta$ from (a) to (d), one starts with excitable DS (Region V), going through a region of bistability between a stable limit cycle and the stable homogeneous solution (Region VII), followed by a coexistence of stable DS and oscillatory DS (Region VIII) and
finally a stable DS (Region III).}
\label{Fig::sketchbis}
\end{figure}

In the phase diagram (Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}(b)) the SL$^-$ line can
also be located to the left of H$^+$ (Region VII). The bifurcation diagram in this case would be similar to the one shown in Fig.\ \ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(c), except for the fact that the SL$^-$ becomes a SL$^+$ and the H$^+$ takes place at a larger value of $I_s$ than the SL$^-$. Therefore VII is a region of
bistability where a stable limit cycle corresponding to the oscillatory upper
branch DS coexist with the homogeneous solution while the steady state upper
branch DS is an unstable focus. A qualitative sketch of the phase space when going from region V through VII and VIII is depicted in Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketchbis}.

The last region in the phase diagram to be described is Region III, located to
the right of the SL$^+$ and FC lines. The phase space corresponding to this
broad region is sketched in Figs.~\ref{Fig::sketch}(j) and \ref{Fig::sketchbis}(d). The upper
branch stationary DS is a stable point and coexists with the homogeneous
solution. Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(e) shows a quantitative
bifurcation diagram corresponding to a vertical cut of Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is} for $\beta=0.05$, to the right of the
TB$_2$. For $I_s<0.7$
only the homogeneous solution exists (Region I) while above $I_s=0.7$ one enters
in Region III of coexistence of the stable DS with the homogeneous solution.

We now analyze in detail the fold of limit cycles bifurcation. It appears
at a secondary codimension-2 point named
resonant side-switching, where the fold and the saddle-loop bifurcation, that
delimit the region of tristability, coalesce \cite{Chow90,ChampneysKuznetsov}.
This occurs, roughly, around $\beta= 0.0272$ and $I_s=0.82$.
Fig.~\ref{Fig::fig_bifurc_branches}(d) depicts a bifurcation diagram close to
this codimension-2 point, for which the region of existence of stable limit
cycles is quite narrow: the represented square is very close both to the
saddle-loop bifurcation and to the fold of cycles. In the phase diagram shown in
Fig.~\ref{Fig::bif_beta_Is_ZoomTB1}(b) this codimension-2 corresponds to the
point where the FC and the SL (SL$^-$ and SL$^+$) lines meet.

The occurrence of the resonant side-switching bifurcation is related to the
eigenvalue spectrum of the saddle, namely, the saddle quantity of the middle
branch DS approaches zero, and the cycle emerging from the saddle-loop changes from
''stable'' to ''unstable''. Close to TB$_2$ point the
saddle-loop bifurcation must destroy an unstable cycle (transition from Region
VI to III), hence $\nu>0$, while
after the fold has taken place it destroys a stable cycle (transition from
Region VIII to VI), so $\nu<0$.
Fig.~\ref{Fig::Saddle_index_Homoclinic} shows the spectrum of the middle branch DS for two
different sets of parameters, one after the formation of the fold (saddle-loop
bifurcation with a stable cycle, top panel) and one very close to the TB$_2$
point (saddle-loop bifurcation with an unstable cycle, bottom panel). The
eigenvalues of the modes relevant for the dynamics are highlighted with filled
circles, and indeed, the saddle quantity is positive $\nu>0$, albeit quite
small ($\nu\sim 0.003$) in the bottom panel, compatible with the fact that it
involves an unstable cycle. One can observe that close to the SL$^+$ that emerges from the TB$_2$ point, where the saddle quantity is positive, four localized modes play a role in the dynamical behavior of the system. However, when moving away from the SL$^+$ line, only two localized modes determining the dynamics remain. So, in conclusion, we can say that the system is essentially two-dimensional for the same reasons as discussed in Ref.\ \cite{Damia_PRE}, except close to the  SL$^+$ line, originating from the TB$_2$ point.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig6.eps}
\caption{The spectrum of the middle-branch DS at the
saddle-loop  bifurcation for (a) $\beta = 0.0268$ and $I_s = 0.84$, and (b)
$\beta = 0.0294$  and $I_s = 0.671$. The filled black circles are the eigenvalues
corresponding to the modes with a localized spatial profile. $\theta = 1.23$.}
\label{Fig::Saddle_index_Homoclinic}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Excitability and conditional excitability}

When crossing a saddle-loop bifurcation from a region where a stable oscillatory
DS exist one enters in a excitable regime. As discussed in Subsection~\ref{ssec:tb1}, this scenario takes place when going from Region IV (where the
oscillatory DS is stable) to Region V where DS exhibit excitability.
Of course it is also possible to enter in Region V from the other side, namely
from the side of the TB$_2$ point. In fact a similar scenario is found when
going from Region VII where the oscillatory DS is stable to Region V. In any
case the stable manifold of the saddle (middle branch DS) plays the role of
excitability threshold, so the excitable response is triggered only by localized
perturbations of the homogeneous solution that bring the system beyond this
threshold. Excitability is of Class I \cite{IzhikevichIJBC},
characterized by long response times for perturbations that leave the
trajectory close to the saddle in phase space.

Close to the TB$_2$ point there is another region, VI, where one can enter
crossing a saddle-loop line. However, the dynamical behavior in Region VI is
qualitatively different from Region V since the upper branch LS is an
unstable focus in the last one, while it is stable in the former. As discussed
before, the upper branch LS has
been made stable by the subcritical Hopf bifurcation H$^+$ that separates
Region V from VI. The H$^+$ bifurcation generates also an unstable limit cycle,
which is not present in Region V.
Therefore, although the transition from Regions III or VIII to Region VI goes
through a saddle-loop bifurcation, the scenario must be qualitatively different
from the one discussed above which leads to the {\it usual\/} excitability found
in Region V. In Region VI, one finds a regime of conditional excitability, in
which the DS is simultaneously excitable and bistable. The excitable behavior
is also Class I.

To clarify what conditional excitability means, we refer to the phase space
sketched in Fig.~\ref{Fig::sketch}(f). In this situation, while as usual,
perturbations of the homogeneous solution that are not able to cross the
excitability threshold (stable manifold of the saddle)
lead to normal relaxation, there are two possible different dynamical responses for
supra-threshold perturbations. If a localized perturbation of the homogeneous
state brings the system inside the basin of attraction of the stable focus,
namely inside the unstable cycle,
the system jumps from the fundamental solution to this attractor. Therefore
after this perturbation the system relaxes to the stable DS in a oscillatory
way. The grey line in Fig.~\ref{Fig::conditexcit} shows the dynamical
evolution of the maxima of the peak in this situation.
Instead, for localized perturbations of the homogeneous solution which bring the
system beyond the stable manifold of the saddle but outside the unstable
cycle, the response is excitable. The system exhibits a large response
corresponding to a circulation around the unstable limit cycle before
returning to the stable homogeneous solution. The black line in
Fig.~\ref{Fig::conditexcit} shows the time evolution of maxima of the peak for a
excitable trajectory.

So, in summary, the dynamical response of perturbations is more complex
than simply sub- and supra-threshold, and for the latter type of perturbations
two possible regimes are possible.
When going from Region VI to Region V at the H$^+$ line, the upper branch DS
becomes unstable and the unstable limit cycle responsible for the conditional
excitable response to supra-threshold perturbations disappears, so the
conditional excitability becomes a usual one.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig7.eps}
\caption{The conditional excitability regime is illustrated for $\beta = 0.0272$
and $I_s=0.8$. The solid line (excitable trajectory) corresponds to time
evolution of the maxima of the peak after a localized perturbation of the
homogeneous state that brings the system beyond the excitability threshold but
outside the basin of attraction of the upper branch DS. The grey line
corresponds to a stronger localized perturbation that brings the system inside
the boundary of attraction of the upper branch DS.}
\label{Fig::conditexcit}
\end{figure}

\section{Concluding Remarks}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[clip]{PRE_Gelens_Fig8bis.eps}
\caption{Location ($\theta_{TB},$$\beta_{TB}$) of the two TB points as the detuning is increased. The solid line and the dashed line correspond to the TB$_1$ and TB$_2$ point, respectively. }
\label{Fig::fig_evol_TB}
\end{figure}

We have studied the nonlinear dynamical behavior of 2D localized structures in a
model for an optical cavity filled by a Kerr nonlinear medium and a left-handed
metamaterial \cite{Gelens_PRA_2007}. The model is a generalization of the
Lugiato-Lefever equation \cite{LL-1987}, and includes higher order spatial
effects arising from the weakly nonlocal response of the metamaterial. In
this system, we have shown the existence of regions with stationary,
oscillating and excitable localized structures. Furthermore, we have shown that
the different bifurcation lines originate from two Takens-Bogdanov (TB)
codimension-2 points, which is a strong signature for the presence of a
homoclinic bifurcation. This homoclinic bifurcation offers a route to excitable
behavior of the 2D localized structures. Finally an extra secondary
codimension-2 point (resonant side-switching bifurcation) creates a fold of
cycles that leads to two new regimes, one of tristability and one of conditional
excitability.

Without the nonlocal terms the different dynamical regimes of the DS were
organized by a TB point located at the limit of infinite detuning, where the
Lugiato-Lefever equation reduces to the (conservative) Nonlinear Schr\"odinger
Equation (NLSE) \cite{2005PhRvL..94f3905G, Damia_PRE}. Here, we demonstrate that the presence of higher order spatial effects brings two TB points to finite parameter values. In Fig.\ \ref{Fig::fig_evol_TB}, we provide further evidence that TB$_1$ is unfolding from the NLSE at the limit $\beta \rightarrow 0$ and then $\theta \rightarrow \infty$ of Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}). This hypothesis is supported by the fact that 2D solitons in the NLSE have at least a twofold degeneracy \cite{Skryabin_2002}. Furthermore, Fig.\ \ref{Fig::fig_evol_TB} also gives some evidence that TB$_2$ comes from a certain conservative limit at $\theta \rightarrow \infty$, $\beta \rightarrow 0$ of Eq.\ (\ref{Eq:LL_beta}). However, if this is a singular limit, this does not necessarily imply that TB$_1$ and TB$_2$ have to evolve towards the same point in the conservative limit. The numerical evidence given in Fig.\ \ref{Fig::fig_evol_TB} is of course not fully conclusive, and this unfolding of both of the TB points is presently under investigation.

\begin{acknowledgments}
We thank D. Paz\'o for useful discussions. This work was supported by the
Belgian Science Policy Office under grant No.\ IAP-VI10, by the Spanish Ministry
of Education (MEC) and FEDER under grants No.\ FIS2004-00953 (CONOCE2),
TEC2006-10009 (PhoDeCC), FIS2006-09966 (SICOFIB), and FIS2007-60327 (FISICOS), and by the Govern Balear
under grant No. PROGECIB-5A. LG is a PhD Fellow and GV is a Postdoctoral Fellow
of the Research Foundation - Flanders (\textsc{FWO} - Vlaanderen).
\end{acknowledgments}

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On LPS last test data shows we have reached 80nV of noise 0-30Khz (audio band). That makes it the lowest noise power supply in the world.
by "our LPS" you mean this one?
If you have LPS this good, why building switching one (Nirvana)? Won't it be necessary worse?
SMPS will never be as good as a properly designed LPS. Also the price point for the 2 PSUs is different . At last the LPS has 2x5V output while SMPS will only have one.
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extension HAT which could be added to the existing Katana v.1.2 stack?
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I just got my set of Katana sound quality + isolator, I am using SMPS to feed RPI and Katana, already very very good sound quality, very GOOD JOB from Allo!! Can sell this DAC in such low price!
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Virus fue una banda española de heavy metal fundada en 1981 en la ciudad de Palma de Mallorca con Jaume Triay como cantante - posteriormente se pondría al frente de Cerebros Exprimidos -, Juan Andres Ruiz a la batería, Joan Gaya en la guitarra, Angel Martinez en la guitarra rítmica y Sandro Vizcaíno en el bajo. Virus tuvo un papel absolutamente fundamental en la corriente punk de los años '80 en Baleares, fueron pioneros del Heavy Metal en Baleares junto con otras bandas como Drakkar, Anaconda, Vigilia Forzada y Alambrada.

Algunas de sus canciones más populares del momento fueron «Dark Love», «Alma Asesina» y  «Pasa por encima»

Miembros

 Jaime Triay : Voz
 Joan Gaya : Guitarra y Solista
 Angel Martínez: Guitarra rítmica y Solista
 Sandro Vizcaíno: Bajo
 Juan Andrés Ruiz: Batería

Referencias

Bibliografía

 Breve Historia del Punk en Mallorca - Tomeu Canyelles - ISBN 8416116172 - Lleonard Muntaner Editor

Grupos de hardcore punk de España
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José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato (April 18, 1882 - July 4, 1948) was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Yellow Woodpecker Ranch but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic. He also founded one of Brazil's first publishing houses (Companhia Editora Nacional) and was a supporter of nationalism. Lobato was born in Taubaté, São Paulo. He is best known for a set of educational but entertaining children's books, which comprise about half of his production. The other half, consisting of a number of novels and short tales for adult readers, was less popular but marked a watershed in Brazilian literature.
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Like the majority of Earth signs, Monteiro Lobato, you are efficient, concrete and not too emotional. What matters to you is what you see: you judge the tree by its fruits. Your ideas keep changing, words disappear, but actions and their consequences are visible and remain. Express your sensitivity, even if it means revealing your vulnerability. Emotions, energy and communication must not be neglected; concrete action is meaningless if it is not justified by your heart, your intellect or your enthusiasm.
Monteiro Lobato, Fire is dominant in your natal chart and endows you with intuition, energy, courage, self-confidence, and enthusiasm! You are inclined to be passionate, you assert your willpower, you move forward, and come hell or high water, you achieve your dreams and your goals. The relative weakness of this element is the difficulty to step back or a kind of boldness that may prompt you to do foolish things.
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There is so much voluptuousness and so much charm in your personality, Monteiro Lobato! You are what is called a "nature" and when confidence is established, slowly but steadily, you become deeply attached to your partner and you can be filled with passion. It may take months, even years, but you are so generous and affectionate that, in most cases, your relationship has many chances to blossom, with time. You are very physical and sensual and you are very keen to delight in your intimate moments. This aspect of your amorous relationship usually contributes to its sustainability. Everything seems idyllic, Monteiro Lobato. It would be so if your jealousy and your possessiveness did not get started simultaneously with your powerful feelings. But you have so many assets, so be content!
It is difficult to find a more sensitive person than you, Monteiro Lobato. You are able to contain your aggressiveness and it may be hard for you to exteriorize your feelings. You are usually passive and you draw your strength from inertia and resistance more than from the will to take action. Your mood is changing, you show little of yourself and you may surprise with your inopportune reactions that come late, when people have forgotten what it was all about. The only area where you express yourself with zeal and where your actions are successful is the area of home or, more symbolically, in the fields where you can achieve security. In other words, you need to feel comfortable before you can move, in concrete matters as well as in sexuality.
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Your Life Path is influenced by the number 5, Monteiro, which indicates changing and off the beaten track destinies. Your activities are varied and placed under the sign of adaptability, and multiplication of resources. More than anyone else, you need to enhance your learning capacities and the broad-mindedness. You must cope as well as you can with changes and transformation occurring in your life. Indeed, Life Path 5 brings about destinies which are prone to twists and turns, as well as to upheavals. Therefore, your life's main orientation may vary considerably at certain stages, and if your destiny is that of adventurers whose course is fraught with obstacles, it may also turn you into an exceedingly unstable person through lack of nuance. You accumulate experiences and enrich your know-how with each crucial period. Your adaptation skills enable you to go through all the successive stages of your life without ever being destabilised by new situations.


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Q: parametrised query not working in python and mysql database import mysql.connector
conn=mysql.connector.connect(user="root",password="",host="localhost",port="3306",database="ddp")
cur=conn.cursor()
cur.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Employer( CompanyID varchar(5) PRIMARY KEY, CompanyName varchar(50) NOT NULL, City varchar(15))')
#cur.execute("INSERT INTO Employer(CompanyID,CompanyName, City) VALUES ('a123','TATA','MUMBAI')")
id1="a123"
cur.execute("SELECT * FROM Employer WHERE CompanyID = %s",(id1))
print(cur.fetchall())
#print(cur.description)
conn.commit()
cur.close()
conn.close()

This my code above, I am trying the select statement with the value given through the variable id1, but it is not working  and gives the following error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/DELL/Desktop/PYTHON/module2/check.py", line 7, in <module>
    cur.execute("SELECT * FROM Employer WHERE CompanyID = %s",(id1))
  File "F:\PYTHON_3.5\lib\site-packages\mysql\connector\cursor_cext.py", line 246, in execute
    prepared = self._cnx.prepare_for_mysql(params)
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Spray the baking pan and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, add bananas, sugar, vanilla, yogurt, butter, eggs, and salt. Mix until smooth.
Add baking soda, cinnamon, and both flours.
Pour half of the banana batter into the pan, microwave Nutella directly in the glass Pyrex measuring cup for 30 seconds and then pour half Nutella over the batter. Use a knife to drag the Nutella and create a design. I like zig-zag.
Pour remaining batter on top and then repeat zig-zaging the Nutella with a knife.
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Knicks president Phil Jackson: Carmelo Anthony 'would be better off somewhere else'
By Dan FeldmanApr 14, 2017, 2:53 PM EDT
Carmelo Anthony keeps dropping cryptic hints about his future with the Knicks.
Phil Jackson just provided his position on New York's biggest star quite explicitly.
"We have not been able to win with him on the court at this time, and I think that the direction of our team is that he is a player that would be better off somewhere else and using his talent somewhere where he can win or chase that championship," the Knicks president said.
New York was reportedly committed to trading Carmelo Anthony this offseason, but this removes the pretense. Jackson wants to move on.
But will Anthony actually waive his no-trade clause?
Ian Begley of ESPN:
Those with knowledge of the dynamic between Anthony and the Knicks believe that, while no final decision has been made, Anthony is leaning strongly toward waiving the no-trade clause at this point.
No matter what is said publicly, some in the organization believe the only thing that would keep Anthony on the Knicks in 2017-18 is if owner James Dolan fires team president Phil Jackson
The Knicks probably won't fire Jackson considering they just exercised their option to keep him for the final two years of his contract.
Anthony seems unhappy with the Knicks, and he'd earn a bonus in a trade. He might be better off escaping James Dolan, Jackson and the triangle offense.
Likewise, the Knicks might be better off without Anthony. They could rebuild around the much younger Kristaps Porzingis.
But Anthony has a fondness for New York, and has gone down the road toward leaving before but opted to stay with the Knicks. He holds the cards here, and while it seems he'll approve a trade, I'm not entirely certain.
Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis


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Q: Tesseract and Php ocr I am looking to convert a large number of image files into text using Tesseract.
I have looked at their documentation but have not idea how that relates to PHP and how my php script will interact with tesseract ocr. I have seen on other questions that suggest that php exec() might be the way.
$img = myimage.png;
$text = exec($img,'tesseract');

I have downloaded and installed tesseract.
Using windows 7 with a recent version of xampp installed.
I have a beginner to intermediate knowledge of php.
What knowledge am I missing?
Update I now have it working with in powershell and cmd with
tesseract.exe D:\Documents\Web_Development\Sandbox\php\images\23.png D:\Documents\Web_Development\Sandbox\php\images\23

But When I try to run it through exec like this:
<?php
exec('tesseract.exe D:\Documents\Web_Development\Sandbox\images\23.png D:\Documents\Web_Development\Sandbox\images\23');
?>

I get a popup from windows that says the tesseract.exe has stopped working. here are the error details if they mean anything to anyone.
Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:   BEX
  Application Name: tesseract.exe
  Application Version:  0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:    4ca507b3
  Fault Module Name:    MSVCR90.dll
  Fault Module Version: 9.0.30729.4926
  Fault Module Timestamp:   4a1743c1
  Exception Offset: 0002f93e
  Exception Code:   c0000417
  Exception Data:   00000000
  OS Version:   6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
  Locale ID:    1033
  Additional Information 1: e958
  Additional Information 2: e95831f9d00a16a326250da660e931c5
  Additional Information 3: 040a
  Additional Information 4: 040a259d27c5ccf749ee18722d5fbec0

A: You should try to get it working without PHP, that is, to run it from the ms windows CLI interface (the ms-dos prompt). After that, you simply put whatever you have typed in the CLI in the PHP runtime, running it via CLI or some other IPC mechanisms, eventually parameterizing it with PHP variables.
For example, if in the CLI you would be typing
ipconfig /all

to get the IP configuration of the system, then in PHP you'd simply use:
<?php
echo '
';
echo exec('ipconfig /all');
echo '
';

Back to your problem, if in the CLI you'd be issuing:
tesseract document.tif result

Then in PHP you'd do
<?php
echo '
';
echo exec('tesseract document.tif result');
echo '
';

That's about it. It's not specific to tesseract, it works with any program (with a CLI interface).
If you need more control over the output, or the input (as it's the case when the user is asked for input while the program is running), you should use the proc_*() family of functions from http://ch2.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php
Good luck!


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1) Buy Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream from the P.O.D.
These bad boys are $8 a pop so they can add up really fast – which is a good thing for you. Also it is the perfect way to cool down and ice cream has been scientifically proven to help you study for finals "" or that is at least what I frequently tell myself during my binge periods.
You know that person everyone calls up towards the end of the year to mooch off of? Well hey, that can be you! Be the most popular person on campus right now and treat your broke or underclassmen friends to free meals. It is like Maya Angelou said: "People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." So be that person that everybody associates with full bellies.
Watch three hours of "Extreme Couponing" and become influenced by the crazies' stockpiles. Hey, it is 2012 and if the Mayans are right (even though it has been scientifically proven they aren't) you should have enough Skittles to sustain yourself if you make it through the Apocalypse. Taste the rainbow indeed.
Everyone has that special person they have been eying all semester. It could be some random kid in your class, teacher or hall mate. Well, anyways, here is your chance "" carpe diem! Find out what their favorite food is and spend the rest of your hundreds of Bonus Bucks to buy it for them. Nothing says "I want all of you, forever, you and me, everyday" like 15 boxes of Bagel Bites or a garbage bag of Twix.
My editor, Brian, wanted me to mention they now sell condoms in the P.O.D. So yes, I guess that is one way to relieve finals stress and spend your Bonus Bucks. You can even implement tip No. 3 and create a condom stockpile. Just a caveat, I would not show that to any future prospects, unless you are in to that sort of thing.


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Antonín Němeček (8. května 1915, Dolní Roveň, Rakousko-Uhersko  – 12. února 1942, Mauthausen, Německá říše) – student učitelského ústavu kongregace školských Bratří křesťanských škol u Svatého Jana pod Skalou  – byl český odbojář, který za protektorátu působil v nekomunistickém protiněmeckém odboji jako pomocník radiotelegrafistů ilegální organizace ÚVOD.

Životopis
Od časného mládí byl sirotkem. Když povyrostl pracoval tento nazrzlý mladík vyšší postavy  jako sluha, pekař a kuchař v církevních útulcích a v učitelském ústavu kongregace školských bratří u svatého Jana pod Skalou. Ke 2. březnu 1941 byl kandidátem řádu Benediktinů v Praze – Emauzích a přijal jméno Ivan.  V Emauzích byl i ubytován. Když byl klášter Němci zrušen (18. července 1941 ) a mniši i opat Arnošt Vykoukal vyhnáni, našel Němeček ubytování u rodiny Linhartů  v Praze – Nuslích, Albíkova ulice číslo 3.

Odbojová činnost

Za protektorátu se zapojil do odboje jako spolupracovník radistů (přenášel vysílačky, hlídal během radiových relací a podílel se i na samotném vysílání) v rámci působení radioskupiny v ilegální organizaci ÚVOD. Po zatčení gestapem v jinonickém akcízu (v noci ze 3. října 1941 na 4. října 1941) byl jako šestadvacetiletý mladík (spolu s devatenáctiletým synem Karla Prokopa studentem Miroslavem Prokopem) zasahujícími gestapáky zmlácen do krve. Zmučení mladíci zakrátko prozradili hlubočepský domek manželů Antonína a Anny Springerových. Zbitý Němeček navíc prozradil bratry Linhartovy. (Zdeňku Linhartovi se sice podařilo uniknout, ale zanedlouho byl dopaden.) Antonín Němeček prošel výslechy v Petschkově paláci a vězněním v německých věznicích. Dne 19. ledna 1942 byl v nepřítomnosti odsouzen stanným soudem v Praze na Pankráci k trestu smrti. Byl transportován do Mauthausenu kde byl dne 12. února 1942 popraven.

Pamětní desky

Původní pamětní deska z jinonického akcízu
Jméno Antonína Němečka je uvedeno na původní pamětní desce věnované hrdinům z jinonického akcízu. Deska se v současnosti (2015) nachází v předsíni budovy TJ Sokola Jinonice (Butovická 33/100, Praha 5 – Jinonice).

Nový památník hrdinům z jinonického akcízu
Jméno Antonína Němečka je uvedeno i na bronzové pamětní desce, na pískovcovém pomníku z dílny akademického sochaře Milana Váchy odhaleném 3. října 2014, který se nachází na veřejném prostranství (bulváru) poblíž stanice metra Nové Butovice v Praze 13.

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Související články
 Jinonický akcíz
 André Regenermel, Jindřich Klečka, Otto Linhart, Antonín Springer

Osobnosti Ústředního vedení odboje domácího
Češi odsouzení k trestu smrti
Popravení lidé
Narození v roce 1915
Narození 8. května
Narození v okrese Pardubice
Úmrtí v roce 1942
Úmrtí 12. února
Úmrtí v koncentračním táboře Mauthausen
Muži


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Introduction to Gospel (Guitar Lesson)
Home > Guitar Lessons > Genres > Gospel > Gospel Guitar > Introduction to Gospel
Introduction to Gospel
Steve Eulberg starts his new gospel series with a lesson that details what he plans to teach in the lessons to follow, a hymn called "What a Fellowship," and finally, what playing for worship means.
Taught by Steve Eulberg in Gospel Guitar seriesLength: 34:18Difficulty: 2.0 of 5
"What a Fellowship" (SATB)
Bass Clef Notes
Treble Clef Notes
(1) "What a Fellowship" (SATB)
(1) Guitar Materials
Circle of Fifths Diagram
Piano Track: What a Fellowship
Hossbailey12 replied
Out of everything this sight has, WHY CAN"T THEY HAVE THE WORDS OF THE SONG AND THE CHORD CHANGES TOGETHER!!!!! They have the lyrics by themselves and the music by it's self but not together. I might cancel my subscription
richie2017 replied
First its site. Second you have to work with what you have. I am not a great player and I'm here to learn...but if all I wanted was lyrics ad chord changes I wouldn't be on here. There's a lot more this site has to offer. If you don't find it here, it may be somewhere else. But I'm pretty sure this site is more about getting you more functional that relying on lyrics and changes together. Let's keep the peace
Jason.Mounce replied
HI there Hossbaily12. I'm sorry you're frustrated with the way the supplemental content is setup. By nature Guitar Pro which we utilize to create the content, doesn't do a great job at this. It's a tabbing/notation program and not really a lyric writing program. As a result we provide the lyrics were possible in an additional file if you need them.
RonaldNor replied
Thanks Steve, looking for a course like this-worship and gospel
bikerbomber replied
Why is your low E blue?
numbi replied
Thanks man... so many people think worship is just a performance
Dr Whit replied
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marinjorian replied
Love this session! Please share with us more of your experiences in worship in coming lessons!
melindajoy replied
Very thankful for this lesson set! I was disappointed with jamplay as they didn't have this kind of lessons prior to now, and I have had applying some of the other methods to hymns and praise choruses, which are what I play the most. Hope you can keep the lessons coming.
patt0241 replied
In Lesson 5, i can't figure out which music to use for the piano accompaniment exercise. I need the chord names in front of me.
alexmul14 replied
Great lesson, looking forward to more from this lesson set. I play keyboard in a praise band for a contemporary service and am planning to start playing guitar more in the band. Would love to see some lessons covering contemporary Christian worship music also.
criscokidd replied
Glad to see more content Steve. I know you and JP are adding lessons as they can be produced. Music for worship is all inspiring. Thank you
foxboy replied
Hello Steve, great! Being a guitar-playing-pastor myself i can second most of what you have said. Keep it "small and simple" and get out of the way to let worship happen with little but precise chords, emphasize the "1" and don't stick to your measures if the crowd needs to breathe... ;) Looking forward to the next lessons in this series.
Great lesson Steve. Hoping there is more
oklatex replied
Fantastic! I am very happy to take part in your new lesson set. I look forward to improving greatly and hope that my group will notice the improvement! !
memray65 replied
Can't tell you how thrilled I am that you are doing this gospel section. I'm picking up my guitar after 30 years away from playing it. Am looking forward to continuing with this series re-learning and improving my playing ability - for His glory!.
gpickle318 replied
Thanks Steve! Looking forward to the series. Especially like the GPX file options.
stratoplaya replied
Thank Steve!
steveroesler replied
Steve, this is exciting. Been leading worship for 20 years and am always looking to learn approaches from fellow leaders & worship musicians and singers.
mattbrown replied
Hi! Just thought I'd mention that the SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) arrangement of the song usually features 4 bars per line. The notation software program we use on JamPlay would only allow for 2 bars per line. Don't get confused when Steve references the line numbers in Scene 3 at 06:51!...Just imagine the supplemental content for the SATB score features 4 bars in each line. ;)
Gospel Guitar
The word gospel is derived from Old English god-spell, meaning "good news." With history that can be dated back to the 18th century, gospel music's creation, performance and significance varies by culture and social context.
Playing with Others
Steve Eulberg talks about transposing to be compatible with other instruments and playing in the best key for singers.
Length: 15:11 Difficulty: 2.0 FREE
Endings and Intros
Steve Eulberg emphasizes the importance of having a good, clear beginning and ending to your songs when playing for a congregation.
Playing for a Congregation
Steve Eulberg discusses using the bluegrass style to relax the song and give the congregation time to sing comfortably. You will be looking at "Cwm Rhondda" as an example.
Tagging the Last Line
Steve Eulberg continues his discussion on giving the congregation a comfortable amount of time to sing. This lesson focuses on tagging the last line, giving everyone a chance to breathe and start again...
Let's Talk About Hymns
Steve Eulberg takes some time to talk about hymns. He discusses the importance of having a good message in your songs, as they tend to be "sticky" and a great way of getting your message across. He gives...
Reinterpreting the Meter
Steve Eulberg takes a look at what happens when you reinterpret the meter of a song. He uses the hymn "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" as an example.
Complex Hymns
Steve Eulberg takes a look at whether it's possible to play along with a hymn that is very complex harmonically. He uses the beautiful tune "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" as an example.
I Love to Tell the Story
Steve Eulberg takes a look at the hymn, "I Love to Tell the Story" in his newest gospel lesson.
Changing the Rhythm
Steve Eulberg takes the hymn you learned in the last lesson, "I Love to Tell the Story," and modernizes it by changing the rhythm.
Steve Eulberg takes a look at an old, beautiful American hymn tune called "Martyrdom."
Life Is Like a Mountain Railway
Steve Eulberg looks at a fun, bluegrass arrangement of "Life Is Like a Mountain Railway."
Join Steve as he teaches a beautiful fingerstyle arrangement of Amazing Grace.
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
Join Steve and take a look at the beautiful melody found in this familiar song.
Steve creates yet another beautiful fingertsyle arrangement for this classic hymn.
Role of the Rhythm Player in Worship Music
Join Steve as he discusses and models what it means to be the acoustic rhythm player in a worship band. He offers two of his own original worship songs as a great examples.
How Do I Know What Strum To Use?
It may seem like a simple thing, but when it comes down to it, how do we know what the best strum is for a song? Join Steve as he tackles this challenge with a couple different songs.
Playing From Chord Charts
Sometimes chord charts are right on, but more often than not, those chords are misaligned with the words and the rhythm is left a mystery. Join Steve as he gives some practical advice on how to navigate...
About Steve Eulberg View Full Biography An Award-winning multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Steve Eulberg weaves mountain and hammered dulcimers with a variety of unusual instruments to create thought-provoking, smile-inducing, toe-tapping acoustic experiences.
He has sung and composed for religious communities, union halls, picket lines, inter-faith retreats, mountain-top youth camps, as well as the more familiar venues: clubs, coffeehouses, bookstores, festivals, charity benefits and showcase concerts.
Born and raised in the German-heritage town of Pemberville, Ohio, Steve was exposed to a variety of music in his home. Early piano lessons were followed by trumpet in school band, and he became self-taught on ukelele and guitar and harmonica. Mandolin was added at Capital University where, while majoring in History, he studied Ear Training, Voice and took Arranging lessons from the Conservatory of Music.
While at college, he first heard hammered and mountain dulcimers, building his first mountain dulcimer just before his final year. Seminary training took him the west side of Denver where he built his first hammered dulcimer. With these instruments, he was able to give voice to the Scottish, English and Irish traditions to which he is also heir.
Following marriage in 1985 to Connie Winter-Eulberg he settled in Kansas City, Missouri. There he worked cross-culturally in a church of African-Americans, Latinos and European Americans, with music being a primary organizing tool. He moved with his family in 1997 to be nestled beside the Rocky Mountains in Fort Coillins, Colorado.
Founder of Owl Mountain Music, Inc. he teaches and performs extensively in Colorado and Wyoming with tours across the US and the UK. He delights in introducing the "sweet music" of dulcimers to people in diverse settings and in addition to his own recordings, has included dulcimers in a variety of session work for other musicians.
In 2000 he was commissioned to create a choral composition featuring dulcimers for the Rainbow Chorus in Fort Collins. It was recorded in the same year (BEGINNINGS). He is currently at work on a commissioned symphony that will feature hammered dulcimer and Australian didjeridu.
Eulberg passionately believes that music crosses cultural and language barriers because music builds community. Influenced by a variety of ethnic styles, his music weaves vital lyric with rap, rock, folk, gospel and blues. Audiences of all ages respond well to his presentation and to his warm sense of humor.
Steve is a member of Local 1000 (AFM), The Folk Alliance, BMI and BWAAG (Better World Artists and Activist's Guild).
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Do you want to play more musical sounding solos? Do you want to play solos with more emotion behind them? Maybe you're the...
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This repurposed vintage printer drawer is everything i love - I know at least 3 close friends that will lose their marbles over this one.
I love the vintage printer drawers as storage. I think I found that same shop on Etsy awhile back, and then when we went to see family for Christmas, there was one of these type drawers in the bathroom, hanging as a curio shelf. Love it!