Every year during Advent, as we wait in anticipation of God entering our world as a child, as we live the hope that God is going to come and set the world right, we encounter this guy.
We follow a prescribed set of Bible verses for Advent, verses that are used by millions of Christians around the world.
One of the unique things about living in 2017 is the amount of information we get, and how fast we get it. Between social media and 24/7 news channels and all of us having cameras in our pockets, what's going on comes at as fast and hard. Whereas some of us remembering having to wait til the 6 o'clock news, and some of us remember waiting until the next day's newspaper, and still some of us remember town criers shouting in the city square, others of us have Twitter.
And it can at times feel a bit overwhelming, can't it? Or that our world is taking a turn towards something dark?
We read about climate change, and how the world will fundamentally look different for our children and grandchildren. And since climate change exacerbates existing weather patterns, we see storms stronger than we've seen before. And, we read about how some of those affected, like Puerto Rico, are still struggling to recover months later.
We see videos of white supremacists and Nazis marching with tiki-torches in the night.
We read about wealth inequality in our world, and how the top 1% of the rich, control 50% of the world's wealth and how they influence politics and change the rules to favour them.
While most us are aware of media bias, the idea of fake news and wondering what's true and what's not and what's political spin and whom can trust is all a little bit destabalizing, isn't it?
We read about the global refugee crisis, from Syria, to where 1 in 4 civilians killed are children, to the plight of Rohingya in Myanmar.
And we've read, and shared, in #metoo, where thousands and thousands of women in all walks of life have shown great bravery and vulnerability and courage in telling their stories of how men have sexually assaulted them. And we've believed them, and there's been a bit of a long overdue public reckoning.
And all of this doesn't even include a few unstable individuals who have access to nuclear weapons.
When we encounter all these stories, over and over again all day long, I get why jokingly some of us jokingly end up using apocalyptic language.
One of the ways that I understand the word "apocalypse" is simply this: Uncovering. The great revealing. No zombies. No end of the world prophecies. Just a really truthful naming of what's present in our world. A revealing of what's already there.
And when we stop and ponder, we know that everything I just named has been around for thousands of years.
For generations, we as human have been leaving the environment in worse shape for our children and grandchildren.
Natural disasters have happened before.
Empires and global super powers have neglected their responsibility to the poor and vulnerable and marginalized.
From Nazis to the KKK to the injustices done to indigenous people around the world, racism has flourished for centuries.
The rich and powerful have always tried to create propaganda that benefits them, and work to bend the rules in their favour.
Humans fleeing from war is as old a story as war itself.
And men have used and abused their wealth and status and power to exploit women for too long.
What is new, however, is how all the darkness in our world is being revealed. It is quick, it is widespread, and it is unfiltered. And given the globalization of our world, we ponder our own roles in all of these things.
Advent is about waiting. Waiting and longing for God to come and set the world right from all the darkness.
But we don't wait passively. We wait actively. And part of actively waiting, part of waiting expectedl is for us to ponder our role in the world.
From how we respond with our money to the world's crises, to whether or not we have believed the women's stories about sexual assault, to our own role in perpetuating racism or climate change. Actively waiting for the Lord means that we have an opportunity to confront our own frailty, our own selfishness, own brokenness, our own fragile humanity.
And sometimes, I'm okay with a bit of a call for repentance. Of preparing the way for the Lord. Because clearly we need it. We've needed the call to make straight our paths for at least as long as John the Baptist has been saying it.
And I'm also grateful that John the Baptist quotes Isaiah 40.
There is the call for repentance.
And then there are the words offering comfort. Comfort, comfort, O my people, says your God.
Your sins have been paid for, and you have received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
And when we read about God's paying double for sin, we often conjure up images of God's wrath being poured out on humanity. Punishment for our sin.
But as Christians, we don't believe that God treats us as we deserve. We believe in grace.
Grace is the free and undeserved gift of God's favour that is always there, always available, even in our times of failure. And even sometimes offered in double doses. It's the gift of God's love, God's mercy, God's forgiveness that reaches out to the sinner at the saint.
But Grace is not freedom from any consequences of sin. Or freedom from public accountability. Goodness no. One of the worst phrases in the English language is "Forgive and forget." Forgiveness is a journey that we all work at, yes, but forgetting means that we're just setting ourselves up for a repetition of the negative action. If our 16 year old kid trashes our car, we don't just go buy them a new car. Rather, we send them back to Driver's Ed and tell them to have fun walking all winter. Also, we don't just shrug aside allegations of abuse and call it forgiveness… We work very hard at making sure destructive patterns aren't allowed to continue.
As we wait, we say yes to repentance, and we say yes to God's comfort, because we are in need of both.
The Lord is coming to set the world right. And we get the joy of not only waiting for Emmanuel, God with us, but also actively participating in setting the world right.
We start Advent in the depths of Isaiah with a poem begging God to come down and shake the mountains. That God would enter our world like brushfire to make God's name known among the nations. That God would come and save us.
Throughout Scripture, we often read calls for God to come and intervene in our world. Life seems out of control, and we call to God for help.
I'm 34 years old, and while some of you think that 34 is really really old, and others of you think 34 is still really really young, but no matter, after being alive for 34 years, I am still amazed at how much we strive for control. Control over our lives, our jobs, our finances, our health, our faith life. We love control so much that we even invented buttons to close elevator doors faster.
But then, even as we strive for control, there are reminders everywhere that we are not in control. There will always be natural disasters. All our bodies will eventually stop doing what we want them to do. Grief unexpectedly rears its head and simple tasks become daunting. Let alone all the times where the mistakes we make come back and relentlessly haunt our thoughts.
In the midst of our broken world, we cry out for healing. In the midst of our own brokenness, we cry out for healing. We cry out for God.
Here's one of the many things about calling out to God. When we cry out to God, we don't really get to be in charge anymore, do we? By calling out, we give God permission to shape us.
We invite God be the Potter, and we let ourselves be the clay.
A lump of clay that is not in control anymore.
On one hand, I acknowledge that that is really depressing. The image of a boat that has run out of gas just being tossed around by ocean waves comes to mind.
But on the other hand, if we really are a lump of clay, then it is absolutely audacious that we believe God has breathed life into us and cares about us. It is audacious that we have hope that our existence is more than a bunch of random molecules making up our flesh and bones.
It is audacious that that we gather at First Advent in anticipation of God coming to live among us. It is audacious that God relinquishes controls and enters our frail, human existence as a child. It is audacious that the Potter becomes the clay.
For some of us, we approach Advent with a sense of hope, excitement, and enthusiasm. I've seen some of your Instagram feeds, and you've had Christmas trees up for weeks already. The words "Let it be" can be so easy and natural.
At Christmastime, we give, we sing, we share, we laugh, we decorate, the world is beautiful,we act like Buddy the Elf, and we can get onboard with Mary saying yes to God. We got this. It's go time, God. You're coming into our world to cheer our spirits and disperse the gloomy clouds of night and put death's dark shadows to flight. Let's build a mountain of toys! Let it be.
Across the spectrum, from it's the most wonderful time of the year and peace on Earth to all people to the depths of darkness and struggle, Let it Be, O God. That is our cry to you. That is our plea. Let it be is us joining you in relinquishing control. Let it be is us giving you consent for you to change our lives. Let it be is us giving you consent to change our world. Let it be is us hoping that the light will come and overtake the darkness.


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Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies-LA: Destructible Man Effects, Or The Dummy Death
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From the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies-LA Press Release:
Prosthetic demise, or the "dummy death" as film historians Howard S. Berger and Kevin Marr refer to it, is a practical cinematic technique wherein an actor portraying a character is replaced by an articulated replica special-effects mannequin at a moment of extreme violence and/or death within a given film's narrative. This device has been employed by filmmakers all over the world, at every level of production and in every genre since the dawn of the cinematic medium.
When viewed in isolation, the dummy death effect can be characterized as the cinematic illusion in microcosm. Artificial celluloid images convey the illusion of life and reality – an illusion that is reflected in the (either subtle or abrupt) transition from actor/character to its corresponding prosthetic replica. It is also cinema at its most vulnerable – understanding that a viewer is to temporarily accept this illusion as reality, as such, the nature of this illusion invites this moment where, without explanation, a character physically transforms (however briefly) into something inanimate or inhumanly animate during his or her death.
Berger and Marr call this Destructible Man Effects, and its very existence creates ripples upon ripples of visual and thematic repercussions. Berger and Marr utilize a two-prong approach when examining films that contain a moment of prosthetic demise: one is thematic and one involves strictly visual elements of cinematic storytelling. The key thematic elements relatable to the dummy death effect include (but are not limited to): transformation, substitution, deception, duality and abstraction.
Transformation refers to the abrupt shift in method of presentation from actor/character to prosthetic facsimile (also reflected in narrative aspects such as personality or physical changes in characters); substitution refers to the replacement of actor/character with a prosthetic facsimile (and any story arcs that depict substitution of one or more characters for others); deception refers to the intended, illusory effect on the audience (and any experienced by characters within the plot); duality is reflected in the pairing of the actor/character with their dummy twin (and often reflected by twinning characters either with another character or psychologically, as in schizophrenia); abstraction defines the dummy as an inanimate image/replica of its living, human counterpart (again, which may also have metaphoric impact on the story's characters).
In addition, ever-present are themes of dehumanization, re-humanization and familial dislocation. Elements of visual storytelling in cinema that are relatable to cinematic dummies include (but are not limited to): shadows, silhouettes, mirror reflections, paintings, statues, photographs, dolls, mannequins, costumes and masks.
Still from the film Scanners
An examination of films that contain a dummy death, using these two methodologies in tandem, allows the viewer to bypass potential analytical roadblocks like personal taste, subjective notions of high and low art and more traditional approaches to film criticism in favor of a more objective, fixed set of thematic and physical elements that can be used like tools to uncover hidden, recurring patterns of meaning, symbolism and sub-textual counter-narratives in all (including non-dummy death) cinema.
This overall approach also levels the cinematic playing field, allowing for an examination of films by directors as disparate as Alfred Hitchcock and William Castle, Francois Truffaut and Al Adamson, Quentin Tarantino and Edwin S. Porter, Steven Spielberg and Shohei Imamura, within the same cinematic, storytelling continuum.
The class will be illustrated by clips from such dummy-death emboldened films like Strait-Jacket, Scanners, Dracula VS Frankenstein, The Birds (read the PopHorror retro review here), 2001 and The Fury in addition to two crucial silent films: Alfred Clark's Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895 – read the PopHorror review here), known to be the first edit in cinema as well as the first dummy-death and The Great Train Robbery (1903), the first complex narrative film and also the first dummy-death within a complex narrative film. It will also take a look at how these repercussive Destructible Man Effects imprint on films that do not have any dummy-deaths (an example: Edward Dmytryk's Mirage (1965)) as well as comedies where characters transform into dummies and do not suffer death (an example: Stanley Kramer's It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World).
Howard S. Berger is a screenwriter, editor, director, documentarian, historian and educator on all things cinema. He's half creator (alongside Kevin Marr) of the Destructible Man Effects blog – where individual films with dummy-deaths undergo close examination and deconstruction. Howard has also contributed to dozens of audio commentaries for Kino Lorber, Image, Synapse, Arrow and 101 Films as well as many interviews and articles to such magazines as Fangoria and European Trash Cinema. He was co-director of the cult feature, Original Sins and the documentary A Life In The Death Of Joe Meek. Destructible Man is currently being prepared as a feature documentary and video essay series.
The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies – LA – Destructible Man: The Dummy-Death and Cinematic Storytelling Language*
Time: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Venue: Philosophical Research Society
Address: 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Prices: $12 advance ($40 with book) / $15 door
Further information can be found HERE.
About the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies:
Named for the fictional university in H.P. Lovecraft's literary mythos, the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is an international organization that offers university-level history, theory and production-based masterclasses for people of all ages, founded by film writer and programmer Kier-La Janisse in March 2010, with regular branches in London, New York and L.A. as well as presenting special events worldwide.
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Q: "Spanning" the difference set of $S$ Suppose that $S$ is a finite set of natural numbers, and $\{(x_i, y_i)\}$ is a set of tuples of numbers in $S$ with
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that is, $\{(x_i, y_i)\}$ "spans" $S - S$. Now, let $S' = \{x_i, y_j\} \subset S$. Is there anything we can say about $|S'|$? Trivially $|S'| > \sqrt{|S|}$, but I can't seem to get anything better. A natural conjecture is that $|S'| > |S|/2$, but I can't seem to get anywhere with that, or indeed, with anything better than the square root estimate.
Edit: The $|S|/2$ conjecture is false, which can be seen by taking $S = \{0, \ldots, 15\}$ and the pairs to be all ordered pairs in $\{0, 1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 15\}$.

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Not long ago, San Diego real estate agents, home sellers and home buyers rolled their eyes and shrugged their shoulders when the subject of variable or value range pricing for home listings was discussed.
Many did not feel comfortable with a property price that was not firmly set. After all, how would buyers know what to offer for that Carlsbad or Encinitas or Coronado home? And why would that Carlsbad, Encinitas or Coronado buyer even think of making an offer at the top end of the range?
Though initially resisted by many, this property pricing strategy has been successfully used in the San Diego real estate market since the mid-1990's. In the early days, it was an innovative vehicle used to bridge the gap between sellers wanting yesterday's prices—and buyers demanding a bargain. It was a strategy that worked well in the California real estate doldrums of the mid 1990's–and works once again in today's buyer's market.
How Does Value Range Pricing Work?
Allow me to explain: A value range of $699,000 to 749,000 for a Carlsbad home might have captured both the seller's and buyer's fantasies–with settlement resulting somewhere in between. Even a home with a set price is usually open to negotiation. This pricing strategy simply sets a range for negotiations.
Many real estate agents from outside the San Diego and Southern California market areas don't understand the logic of variable range pricing, even though it actually allows for more precision in the buyer's offer. For example, if a home has been listed for a couple of months or more, the buyer may feel comfortable making an offer at the lower end of the range. If the property is priced exceptionally well to begin with and is new to the market, an offer at the top of the range would likely be in order.
The important element for our San Diego sellers is that their homes be exposed to the broadest range of qualified buyers as possible–especially when over 80 percent of all home buyers begin their home search on the internet.
As San Diego Realtors, we have successfully used value range pricing in both buyer and seller-favored markets, especially with internet-centric property searches. If a Carlsbad home seller, for example, wants an approximate price of $1.1 million, we might suggest a range of $999,000 to $1.175 pricing, knowing that this listing would show up for online seekers in the sub-$1 M price range. This is done to display the property to as broad a market as possible, as long as the seller would seriously consider an offer at $999,000 (fast closing, cash or non-contingent offer perhaps?).
We currently have a large and lovely La Costa golf home listed that has a value range of $997,000 to $1.075 million. The owner cringes at the thought of accepting less than a million for her home, but would consider that figure if it were a non-contingent and as-is offer.
Variable price range listings were also useful during San Diego's hot-hot-hot seller's market, especially when sellers and agents were testing the upper range of pricing. And as cycles go, the value range pricing strategy is useful once again in softening the price landing for these same sellers.
Value range pricing is truly a tool for all markets, once buyers, sellers and agents understand the concept.


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Entrepreneurs are always going to face challenges. That much is a given. But what about entrepreneurship itself? Are we, the stakeholders who are trying to create fertile ground for individuals who choose this route, destinated to have a similar struggle?
The answer to this question is critical, because it reveals much about the state of entrepreneurship in South Africa. And, at present, it's an answer that gives cause for concern.
Never in South Africa has there been such a crying need for entrepreneurs who not only succeed, but who have the ability to positively impact and transform their community. However, at the same time, it's clear that these people are not receiving the support that would allow this to become a reality.
This was highlighted during the State of the Nation Address given by President Cyril Ramaphosa during February. Although Mr Ramaphosa admittedly had a number of challenges that required urgent attention, the omission of entrepreneurship as a national priority was a glaring one. Unfortunately, this concept remains a "by the way" – and, as long as this is the case, our entrepreneurs will continue to struggle.
This is evidenced by the rate of growth in South Africa. Quite simply, the outcomes of entrepreneurship do not keep pace with the inputs.
Compare our playing field with that of other African countries, for example. By all accounts, we are to be envied: it appears as though our efforts and successes in the area of entrepreneurship exceed that of our peers in many instances. However – and this is the crux – our entrepreneurs seem doomed to fail. Yes, we record an impressive number of start-ups, but few of these translate into sustainable jobs. In fact, only 15% of our start-ups go the distance.
This means that entrepreneurship in South Africa is failing in one of the key areas where it is intended (and where it is sorely needed) to have the most impact: job creation.
One of the reasons for this failure is the lack of alignment between skills and ideas. Our entrepreneurs may have outstanding insights that allow them to identify niches with potential to become lucrative businesses, but they don't have the skills to take the business from point A to Point Z.
At first glance, it may appear that the existence of such a gap is absurd, given the significant array of resources that have been established precisely to provide entrepreneurial support in South Africa. However, the resulting ecosystem is fragmented: yes, there is a wealth of information and infrastructure out there, but none of it addresses the entire spectrum of entrepreneurial support, from end to end.
Moreover, many entrepreneurs aren't aware of where they are in their journey. Which source do they consult, if they don't know where they are in their entrepreneurial career trajectory, and what this means in terms of their support requirements and potential company growth? These are not questions that can be answered with a quick reference to company profitability, business valuation and market size, because the entrepreneur's experience is typically a dynamic one characterised by change, adaptation and iteration – all of which create complications when it comes to accurately predicting company growth. In an ideal world, an individual with entrepreneurial potential would have clear guidelines regarding the support sources available, and which would be the most appropriate and best placed to provide advice and skills based on their current and future developmental phases. But this is certainly not the case at present.
Government's current focus on FET-related skills poses is a further obstacle. While this is, indeed, a progression from the notion that a professional career is the only (or, at least, the best) option for every individual, regardless of their aptitude, progress in putting in place a future-ready curricula that boosts critical thinking, creativity and emotional intelligence in addition to fast-tracking the attainment of digital and STEM skills that will enable the workforce of the future to participate in the digital economy – has been stagnant. After all, the digital economy is where the greatest opportunities for today's entrepreneurs reside, and it is therefore crucial to ensure that they have the requisite skills to take advantage. Our present model does not allow for this, however.
Currently, we don't have a clear picture of knowledge and skills acquisition as they relate to employment, and how these can be best harnessed to drive rapid innovation and optimise industrial growth. Consequently, the majority of skills development initiatives in place in South Africa are geared towards bolstering existing, established industries and trades – but, since a future shaped by Artificial Intelligence holds very little certainty for any industry, we have to acknowledge the need to take risks on unknown quantities. One way of doing this, is seeking out industries that have the potential to enable, derail or disrupt existing sectors. Difficult though this is – it is, after all, almost impossible to imagine a world that currently exists only in terms of "what ifs" – tools like systems-thinking and design thinking may help us identify the gaps and opportunities offering the greatest potential for entrepreneurial action.
Education is failing our entrepreneurs in other areas, too. We cannot ignore the coming impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on our world; nor can we close our eyes to the fact that the industries which will prove most productive in the years to come probably don't exist at present.
The skills required to gain mastery over these industries are, naturally, very different from those which served previous generations. But, then again, the people who will work in these industries have shown themselves to be very different, too. Just as workplaces were initially challenged to accommodate the personalities and tendencies of millennials – the pioneers of the 'slashie' or gigging generation, for whom it is commonplace to invest time and energy in a number of different jobs rather than pledging loyalty to an organisation – it's likely that further adjustments will need to be made if we are to optimally harness the strengths of Generation Z.
On the one hand, and working in our favour, is the intrinsic entrepreneurial flair that seems to come naturally to many of this generation. However, they are also hampered by short attention spans. They are, moreover, more global in their thinking, and more individualistic, than any generation before them.
If we are to help them on their path to successful entrepreneurship, we need to take these differences into account and, perhaps most importantly, end our view of entrepreneurs as one-dimensional people.
At a more pragmatic level, entrepreneurial training in the future will need to go beyond focusing on the basic skills that are essential for starting a business. We will also need to tap into the values and motivations of individual entrepreneurs, while helping them leverage their social networks; perhaps one of the most important tools they'll have at their disposal.
In other words, we need to steer clear of a blanket approach to teaching, and strive instead for methods that resonate on a more individual level. More than anything, we need to get young entrepreneurs thinking: not about the ventures that are most likely to succeed in financial terms, but which are most likely to solve the challenges currently facing our communities and societies.
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's Fellowship programme has been carefully designed to address as many of these challenges as possible. Our chief differentiator, distinguishing us from other initiatives aiming to support entrepreneurs, regards the individuals selected to take part. Rather than honing in on people who have already established startups and require resources to ensure sustainability or take them to the next developmental phase, we target individuals who have displayed entrepreneurial flair, or who have the propensity to become an entrepreneur. We consider the metamorphosis – from potential entrepreneur to actual entrepreneur and, ultimately, entrepreneurial career – to be one of our greatest successes, because it means that people who otherwise would have followed traditional career paths (and thereby entrenched the current status quo) are instead given a chance to realise their full entrepreneurial potential.
That said, the Fellowship programme is neither prescriptive nor restrictive. It recognises that the most fulfilling careers are based on an "either and" rather than an "either or" mindset, and that career paths evolve over time. We accept that for some, entrepreneurship is a goal in itself; for others, it is a milestone that is part of a greater journey. We encourage participants to adopt a similar understanding of their careers, and the open-mindedness which develops as a result is a powerful motivator when it comes to taking risks and engaging with the process of starting a business. This milieu has allowed some Fellows to acquire the work experience required to establish their own start-ups, while others use their learnings from this environment to create a clearer idea of what kind of business they would ultimately like to create.
One of the instruments we have employed to nurture this mindset is the Dual Track Programme, introduced in 2018. Cognisant of the struggle for the many entrepreneurs who do not want to concentrate solely on academics or the theoretical side of entrepreneurial training, this initiative provides support for those who have already launched their own businesses, allowing them to take a sabbatical from their studies for a year to extend their degrees. The remarkable take-up of this programme pays credence to our belief that although entrepreneurship may well be an inherent skill, it can also be developed, provided the individual receives appropriate inputs, including opportunities for collaboration, personal mastery, networking and lifelong learning.
We have set up a variety of other tools to fashion a safe environment where they may flex their entrepreneurial muscles without fear of failure. These include the Ideation, Validation and Creation programme, our Accelerator programme and our annual jamboree, all of which are platforms for developing essential entrepreneurial skills and networking.
We have, furthermore, consolidated our learnings over the past 14 years, tweaking our curriculum to ensure a greater chance of success for our programme participants. Of most significance here is the abundance of information regarding entrepreneurship that has become available since the Foundation was first established in 2005. From being a relatively unknown quantity, entrepreneurship has become far better documented. Consequently, we have more accurate insights regarding the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, and how best to leverage these.
As a result, our programme has become considerably more structured. We have also adjusted the criteria of our Selection Camps to accommodate potential high impact entrepreneurs whose previously limited exposure may disadvantage them. In this, we have worked towards greater objectivity and consistency. With this in mind, we have, moreover, reviewed our successful profiles and application forms.
While these triumphs speak to the efficacy of our programme, we regard them not as our own successes, but as successes for the field at large – and, hopefully, we will see them create a springboard to boost entrepreneurship in future years.
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Purposeful passion. 12/11/2014
2015 State of Entrepreneurship Address: Part II – Nine Point Action Plan 24/02/2015
An entrepreneurial awakening 27/06/2017


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Cory Curtis: Week 13 NFL Power Rankings
Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) celebrates returning an onside kick for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts in the second half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
This is a first… I'm typing power rankings while a game is still being played…
Just so everyone knows, this Steelers-Ravens game is a little bizarre and the outcome won't have a great impact on the numbers.
There are just too many things out of whack.My Week 13 NFL Power Rankings…
7,393,291. New York Jets (0-11) – We've seen players opt out because of Covid could Trevor Lawrence "opt out" because of the Jets?
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-10) – The Mike Glennon era is underway and it looks just like the Nick Foles era, the Gardner Minshew era and the Jake Luton era.
30. Cincinnati Bengals (2-8-1) – Just peaked at the schedule… Pretty sure they're headed for 2-13-1… Maybe they beat the Cowboys, maybe.
29. Dallas Cowboys (3-8) – Giving up an astronomical 32.6 points per game… That's playing in the worst division in football, so that number should get an asterisk to denote just how horrific it is.
28. Detroit Lions (4-7) – Another branch broken off the Belichick coaching tree. Matt Patricia fired and understandbly so. That stump has one 1 branch on it now, Brian Flores.
27. Philadelphia Eagles (3-7-1) – Carson Wentz does not look like Carson Wentz anymore. I've seen this before, injuries combined with a complete lack of faith in his protection. It's not a good combination.
26. New York Giants (4-7) – Colt McCoy time in the Big Apple! They've won 3 in a row!!! Do not confuse them with an actual good team.
25. Washington Football Team (4-7) – I think they are the best team in the NFC East and I expect them to win the division making the return of Alex Smith even more amazing.
24. Los Angeles Chargers (3-8) – In case you didn't know Joey Bosa is a bad man… A career-high three sacks, six total tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery in last weeks loss to Buffalo.
23. Houston Texans (4-7) – They have a winning record under Romeo Crennel at (4-3), but losing Will Fuller and Bradley Roby is crushing.
22. Denver Broncos (4-7) – Count me in the camp of people who do not feel sorry for Denver.
21. Carolina Panthers (4-8) – Jeremy Chinn is a straight up baller! 2 TD's on consecutive plays for the rookie safety from THE Southern Illinois University!
20. Chicago Bears (5-6) – They are in a freefall and it is obviouis this team has lost faith in its leadership.
19. New England Patriots (5-6) – Never dreamed they would be 5-6 so I give them credit for getting a bad team to 5 victories.
18. San Francisco 49ers (5-6) – Kyle Shannahan just has Sean McVay's number, that's the only way I can explain it.
17. Atlanta Falcons (4-7) – I'm not saying Raheem Morris deserves the job, but I am saying he deserves to be interviewed and seriously considered for it.
16. Minnesota Vikings (5-6) – That comeback against Carolina saved their season. They should hit 8 wins, 9 with an upset.
15. Las Vegas Raiders (6-5) – I feel like we went thru this with the Raiders last year, got hot, in position to make the post season and then they crashed and burned hard. 43-6? To Atlanta? I mean? I don't even know what I mean….
14. Arizona Cardinals (6-5) – They have lost 3 of their last 4 and that one win was the "Hail Murray"… So they have stumbled.
13. Miami Dolphins (7-4) – Still giving up only 18.6 points per game. That's 2nd best in the NFL.
12. Tampa Bay Bucs (7-5) – Sounds like a war is brewing between coach and quarterback, is everyone else betting on the quarterback in this one? Also, does this make Jameis Winston "more" valuable? I think so.
11. Baltimore Ravens (6-4, probably 5) – Hard to rank the Ravens right now. Have to see where they are in about 2 weeks.
10. Cleveland Browns (8-3) – Strength of schedule is 31, but winning is winning and they are learning to win and that makes teams dangerous. So does the best backfield tandem in the league.
9. Los Angeles Rams (7-4) – When Jared Goff is bad, man he is really bad.
8. Indianapolis Colts (7-4) – Got destroyed by Derrick Henry and AJ Brown, but something tells me when they get their horses back on defense they will be just fine. It was #2 in the league before that game.
7. Seattle Seahawks (8-3) – Is DK Metcalf even human? He looks like a cyborg like from Terminator. 10 rec. 177 yards at Philly and they knew he was coming. "I'll be back"…
6. Buffalo Bills (8-3) – They have their hands full in San Francisco or Arizona this week… Could I smell upset?
5. Tennessee Titans (8-3) – Two statement wins at Baltimore and at Indy after losing 3 of 4. Derrick Henry is in the MVP hunt, but with over 250 carries already how much gas will be in the tank when the post season gets here?
4. Green Bay Packers (8-3) – 3 cupcakes until they play the Titans. The NFC North is over.
3. New Orleans Saints (9-2) – 8 straight wins for the best defense in the NFL. Yeah I said it, Sean Payton has flipped the script in New Orleans. The last 4 games they have allowed 3, 13, 9 and 3 points… That's an average of 7 points a game. Yikes.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-0) – The Steelers need to understand they are not special, Covid does not play favorites and if it hits them at the wrong time (the playoffs) they may look for some compassion.
1. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1) – What Tyreek Hill did the Bucs was straight up criminal. Still an impossible matchup for people at this point.


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Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Ditte Isager
(CHICAGO)
1. Great Lake
Mortadella pie
[Nick Lessins's] cheese pie, prepared with fresh mozzarella made in-house, grated Wisconsin sheep's-and-cow's-milk cheese, and aromatic fresh marjoram instead of basil, was slightly shy of unbelievable. The next day I returned to try the same pie topped with fresh garlic and mortadella, the dirigible-sized Italian sausage that looks like bologna, tastes like salami, and is usually cut into chunks. He sliced the meat very thin and laid slices of it over the pie the moment it came out of the oven. The mortadella, with its combination of burliness and creaminess, was a meaty addition to the earthy, bready crust. This pie—creative, original, and somewhat local—represented everything irresistible about the new American style of pizza-making.
Editor's note: Sadly, this location closed in 2013. Let us know if you have a candidate to replace it!
_Click here to read Alan Richman's full article, from the June '09 issue of _GQ.
(BROOKLYN)
2. Lucali
Plain pie
Lucali, around since 2006, is an old candy store done up to look like an old pizzeria, and there's an eerie glow about it. I'm not getting spiritual. There really is. Owner and pizzamaker Mark Iacono stands behind a candlelit counter, wearing a white T-shirt, looking mysterious and troubled, our first poster-boy pizzaiolo. I picked the simplest of his creations, in essence a Margherita, although there's no menu and none of the pies have names. When I asked what to call it, I was told "plain pie." It has tomato, mozzarella, fresh basil, buffalo mozzarella, and a sprinkling of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, enormously satisfying for a pie so simple. The crust stands firm. The mozzarella melts exquisitely. The basil is wildly fresh. Should you need additional toppings, go for thinly shaved porcini mushrooms, so good I was tempted to put a second Lucali pie on my list.
575 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY; 718-858-4086
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Pizzeria Delfina
3. Pizzeria Delfina
Panna pie
Delfina has easily the best crust in San Francisco, an unusually successful fusion of Neapolitan and American styles. The pie placed before me looked slightly pale, but it had a yeasty aroma and a lovely sweetness. It was unlike any other I found, prepared with tomato sauce, heavy cream, basil, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and olive oil—and priced at a remarkable $10. Indeed, heavy cream does seem peculiar, but if you think about the Italian evolution of cheese for pizza—mozzarella becoming fresh mozzarella and then becoming fresh buffalo-milk mozzarella, each one richer and milkier than the one before—heavy cream is the natural expression of where Italians intend to go. The final addition, shavings of tangy, salty Parmigiano-Reggiano, is a brilliant step in the creation of an extraordinarily well-balanced pie.
3611 18th Street, San Francisco, CA; 415-437-6800; www.pizzeriadelfina.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: John E. Hall
(PHOENIX)
4. Pizzeria Bianco
Margherita with prosciutto
…Waiting outside is like a big communal party, and had I not become chummy with one regular, I would never have ordered a Margherita pie topped with prosciutto. This fellow had three of them on his table, and he said it was all he ate. Chris Bianco's fabled Margherita has a smoky and slightly scorched crust, too delicate to handle most toppings, but the uncommonly subtle, tender, and porky Italian prosciutto was a superlative option. Prosciutto is usually not one of my preferred toppings, because it's often tough, but here it was icing on the crust.
623 East Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ; 602-258-8300; www.pizzeriabianco.com
(PROVIDENCE)
5. Bob Timmy's
Spinach-and-mushroom pizza
The menu is vast, but I stuck to simple variations, and every one was expertly prepared. The pies came in standard grilled-pizza format, irregularly round but cut into squares. The crust appeared too skinny to be interesting, but it seemed about the best flatbread I'd ever eaten. The vegetable toppings were remarkably fresh, and it occurred to me that freshness is something we rarely think about when contemplating what pizza we admire. The pie I loved most had three cheeses, the dominant one being feta, which adds tang and saltiness. Now I understand what every Greek must already know: Feta, spinach, and mushrooms are an astonishingly compatible combination.
32 Spruce Street, Providence, RI; 401-453-2221; www.bobandtimmys.com
(NEW HAVEN, CONN.)
6. Sally's Apizza
White pie with potato
Sally's is ancient, in an old Appalachian way. I can't believe the men's bathroom has been cleaned since 1938, when the pizzeria opened for business. Service was equally dismal. The customers weren't impressive, either, especially the lady in the booth across from mine, fast asleep. Out of this agonizing ambience appeared a pie of incredible finesse, a tour de force, a white (no tomato sauce) pizza prepared with thinly sliced potatoes cooked to an artful golden brown, a scattering of equally faultless onions, and a masterful touch of rosemary, all perfectly complemented by Sally's crust, a bit denser, chewier, and thinner than the one up the block at the equally fabled Pepe's. By the way, I bet Sinatra got great service when he ate here.
237 Wooster Street, New Haven, CT; 203-624-5271; www.sallysapizza.net
(LOS ANGELES)
7. Tomato pie
The Grandma
The pizza is old New York. The mood is old L.A. On this day, a friend and I were seated indoors, in a tiny room entirely devoid of comforts, admiring crusts that I thought were the best in the city. Then I bit into a slice of the Grandma—a traditional and gorgeously assembled pizza with crushed tomatoes, fresh garlic, and a scattering of mozzarella, basil, oregano, and Pecorino Romano—I'm a sucker for Romano cheese. My friend and I simultaneously looked up and said, "This is great." Indeed it was, the ingredients fresher than most, the crust unusually soft and tender, with a crisp bottom and a fluffy, nutty center. We shared a slice with a young mom named Katie, who insisted the pizza was better a few blocks away. Note to Katie: Your favorite pizza is no good.
2457 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles; 323-661-6474; www.tomatopiepizzajoint.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Squire Fox
(NEW YORK CITY)
8. Co.
The Margherita here has buffalo-milk mozzarella, but the cheese is applied so expertly and melts so perfectly that the center of the pie doesn't become a watery mess. All of us in New York who thought owner Jim Lahey knew only about bread now know otherwise. His Margherita, modest in size at a mere eleven inches in diameter, is so delicate that you will be inclined to finish the whole thing and immediately ask for another. I asked the waiter why the leafy basil had been blasted into a shriveled green blob, rather than being tossed on fresh immediately before serving, and was told that Lahey preferred cooked basil. In fact, customers can have it either way, so I recommend eating one of each.
230 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY; 212-243-1105; www.co-pane.com
9. Tacconelli's
White pie
I suggest ordering too much, because every pizza here is wonderful, the crust from the huge, oil-burning oven an example of how tremendously satisfying an amalgam of thin, chewy, and crunchy can be. I loved the white pie, so much better than the sum of its packaged parts: ordinary part-skim mozzarella, granulated garlic, salt and pepper. In essence, it's the ultimate expression of cheese on bread. A note on decor: The hydrangeas, roses, and African violets in the window are artificial. Of course.
2604 East Somerset Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-425-4983; www.tacconellispizzeria.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Totonno's
10. Totonno's
Margherita with pepperoni
The fire reportedly started from coals that had been removed from the pizza oven and stored overnight in a firebox. Damage was extensive. If this turns out to be an epitaph for the great Totonno's in Coney Island, in business for eighty-five years until that fire closed it this past March, I hope it's a worthy one. The pies come in gorgeous hues, an artist's palette of reds, blacks, and golds. The crusts are supple but crunchy. A friend who ate there with me a month before the fire said, "I know very good crust from the sound of it. As the roller cut through it, I heard the crispness." The pies tend to be mild and understated, so the best option here is pepperoni, which adds heat and spiciness, and a good dose of dried oregano from one of the shakers scattered about the room. If you love old-style pepperoni pizza as much as I do, you'll be looking forward to the day when Totonno's returns.
(under renovation)_ 1524 Neptune Ave., Brooklyn, NY; 718-372-8606_ (number currently out of order); www.totonnos.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Kelly Campbell
(PORT CHESTER, NY)
11. Tarry Lodge
Clam pie
The clam pie, legendary in New Haven, is an oddity that seldom succeeds, since clams taken out of their shells and cooked atop a pizza invariably turn into rubbery bits. At Tarry Lodge, an Italian restaurant run by Mario Batali, something profoundly simple and fundamentally correct is done: The clams remain in their shells. On my visit they were Manila clams, delicate and sweet, briny and fresh, tiny beauties accented by the garlic, oregano, red pepper, and Parmigiano-Reggiano atop a thin, nicely charred crust. You have to work to remove the clams from their shells, but compared with everything else required to access great pizza these days, that isn't much effort.
18 Mill Street, Port Chester, NY; 914-939-3111; www.tarrylodge.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Gale Zucker
12. Frank Pepe
The Original Tomato Pie
I love the crust here—rather thick, quite soft, with nooks, crannies, colors, and char. I felt the same about the tomato sauce, not exactly what you would expect on pizza, a little more like a mild, chunky cooked pasta sauce. As I chewed and ate, ate and chewed, going through seven pies, trying one topping after another, it came to me: Keep it simple. The small, plain tomato pie without mozzarella and stunningly priced at $6.10 is pretty perfect when topped with plenty of silky, salty Pecorino Romano from the shaker on your table. The cheese is freshly grated each day. The single flaw in this pie? After adding so much cheese to so much sauce, you might have to use a knife and fork.
157 Wooster Street, New Haven, CT; 203-865-5762; www.pepespizzeria.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Luigi's "the Original"
(HARRISON TOWSHIP, MICH.)
13. Luigi's "the Original"
Gourmet veggie pizza
My nearly endless and seemingly futile quest to find a wonderful vegetable—not merely vegetarian—pizza somehow led me to Luigi's, which looks like a roadhouse but is apparently a greenhouse. Topping a pie with broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and onions, as is done here, seems to promise a chaotic chorus of sad, shriveled, sacrificial plant life, and that isn't the end of the potential problems. The crust contained sesame seeds, and the grated cheese was Asiago. The combination succeeded magnificently. The seeds contributed nuttiness and the cheese pungency to an array of vegetables that tasted remarkably fresh, to say nothing of cooked to order. The secret, according to the waitress: Toss everything on the pie, cook. That's it.
36691 Jefferson, Harrison Township, MI; 586-468-7711; www.luigisoriginal.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Gialina
14. Gialina
Wild-nettle pie
My friend said the wild nettles reminded her of newly mown artichokes, a lovely if implausible image. I found them a little like broccoli, but fear not: They're better than that. These were bright forest green as well as earthy, and they came with a spectacular supporting cast of pancetta (unsmoked bacon), sliced portobello mushrooms, and provolone cheese. The pie, prepared without tomatoes or mozzarella in a standard commercial pizza oven, nevertheless lacked for nothing. The crust, cooked longer than most, was bubbly, luscious, and buttery, a little like warm Italian bread.
2842 Diamond Street, San Francisco, CA; 415-239-8500; www.gialina.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Buddy's
(DETROIT)
15. Buddy's
Buddy's pizza crust is one of the best in America, although it's unlikely you knew it was in the running for the championship. That's because Buddy's, as much a bar and sandwich shop as it is a pizzeria, specializes in Detroit-style square pizza, almost unknown outside the city. The interior slices on a Buddy's pizza are light, slightly crunchy, and extremely satisfying, but the goal in any Detroit experience is those slices at the four corners of the pan, where maximum blackening occurs. If you love the burnt ends on pork ribs, Buddy's isn't to be missed.
17125 Conant, Detroit, MI; 313-892-9001; www.buddyspizza.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Antica Pizzeria
(MARINA DEL REY, CA)
16. Antica Pizzeria
Pizza del cafone
Antica was one of those pizzerias that endeavor to create a classic Neapolitan experience, not easy when you're located on the second floor of a Los Angeles mall. Pizza labeled del cafone—fool's or peasant's pizza—isn't uncommon, and it doesn't always have precisely the same ingredients, but the combination here was brilliant. Uniting crumbled sausage, broccoli rabe, and smoked mozzarella seems mighty sophisticated to me.
_Editor's note: Sadly, this location has also closed, in 2011. _
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Flickr
17. A16
Romana pie
The crust is Neapolitan-style, well prepared, which means soft, soothing, and a little spongy, with pleasing burned spots. The sauce contains anchovies, which I absolutely can't abide whole, although I appreciate them as well as the next open-minded fellow when they're chopped up as a flavor element. That's what's done here, as it is so often in Southern Italy. I had another fright: Plopped on top of the pie were whole olives, but in this case French Niçoise olives, which are not aggressive enough to scare me away. In Naples such a pie is known as pizza romana, whereas in Rome it's a pizza napoletana. Before I'd tried A16's spicy, bold, exuberant version, I would have guessed that each city wanted to blame this pie on somebody else.
2355 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, Marina, CA; 415-771-2216; www.a16sf.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Al Forno
18. Al Forno
Grilled pizza with roasted eggplant
Al Forno's grilled pizzas are more than legends; they're beauties. Our roasted-eggplant pie consisted of creatively arranged toppings on a flat and irregularly shaped crust, perhaps unintentionally resembling an artist's palette. The pie was assembled with two cheeses, mild and creamy Bel Paese plus sharp and salty Pecorino Romano; dabs of impossibly delicious tomato sauce intensely flavored with eggplant; flecks of parsley for color; and shreds of mild, bright scallions that added a feathery texture.
577 South Main Street, Providence, RI; 401-273-9760; www.alforno.com
(BOSTON)
19. Galleria Umberto
Square slice
Galleria Umberto is as big as a cafeteria, rarely crowded but always with a line. The slices are Sicilian, which means squares, thick ones, airier and lighter than most, with a subtle crunch, a splash of tomato sauce, a scattering of cheese. It represents what Boston's North End once was: bedrock Italian, absolutely old-world. When you get close, you're sure it's almost your turn, but an old lady who looks like she's off the boat from Bari steps in front of you, and you let her, because she was here first and sat down to rest her feet. Strange thoughts come to those in line. Is it possible this place has only one pan?
289 Hanover Street, Boston, MA; 617-227-5709
Text: Alan Richman
20. Famous Joe's
Once, this slice defined New York City. That was before pizza slices were supersized, became entire meals laden with wacky toppings and extra cheese. Joe's crust, thin and flexible but not too soft, is perfect for street pizza. Atop it is not much cheese and not much sauce, merely enough, in ideal symmetry. You can ask for a topping, but then everybody in the tiny, cramped shop will know you're from out of town. The crust has a few lovely burned spots, but the New York slice isn't about the search for the perfect crust or the perfect sauce. It's the perfect New York experience.
7 Carmine Street, New York, NY; (212) 366-1182; www.famousjoespizza.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Tomatoes Apizza
(FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH.)
21. Tomatoes Apizza
Pepperoni pie
Here you'll find a coal-fired oven big enough to barbecue a cow, and here I found the purest expression of pepperoni pizza as I love it. Forgive me if you prefer your pepperoni thick (I don't) or soft (I don't) or covered by cheese and sauce—as is traditional in Detroit, but thankfully not at Tomatoes Apizza. The non-Sicilian crust was soft, slightly charred, and entirely appealing, the tomato sauce and cheese more than satisfactory. All was swell, but the precise pepperoni preparation was most appealing. There was lots of it, sliced thin, sprinkled with Parmigiano-Reggiano, and allowed to curl and crisp up in the oven.
29275 14 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI; 248-855-3555; tomatoesapizza.com
Text: Alan Richman; Photo: Jason Varney
22. Osteria
Zucca pie
Zucca means "squash." Yes, I know. Nobody sitting around the house suddenly says to the wife and kids, "Hey, let's go out for a squash pizza." I'm telling you, it's terrific. The crust is thin and crispy, not ordinarily my preference, but the sweetness of this pizza is great when matched with crunchiness and char. Oh, I didn't say it was sweet, did I? Don't worry. There's a little sweetness, not too much. It comes from the golden raisins and the toasted pine nuts, not from the puree or cubes of squash. There's cheese, too, mozzarella. That helps, right?
640 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA; 215-763-0920; www.osteriaphilly.com
23. Santarpio's
Homemade-sausage pie
Talk about old-world. As we walk in, the guy up front yells, "Tony, table for two." Cases of beer are stacked in the back, next to the jukebox and a bank of gumball machines. All the pies are exactly right, but the one with sausage is better than that. Santarpio's crusts are hearty, a little roughhouse, very much in the baked-bread family, and the homemade sausage comes crumbled, skillfully integrated into the tomato sauce. I know for certain that the owners are proud of that sauce: On the steps outside, where you might find stone lions guarding the entrance to a library, stand two industrial-size Pastene tomato cans.
111 Chelsea Street, East Boston, MA; 617-567-9871; www.santarpiospizza.com
24. Niki's
Cheese pizza with feta
I searched for the meaning of Greek pizza, a topic often discussed, undoubtedly because so many Greeks own pizzerias. I never found it, but the quest was worthwhile, because at Niki's I discovered feta cheese as a topping. Niki's doesn't have Greek pizza. It has Detroit pizza, and one optional topping is feta cheese, which adds creaminess and tanginess while brightening up (and somewhat dominating) any pie. The feta here is crumbled, tossed atop the pizza, and baked. It becomes toasty and crispy, giving any pizza from plain to pepperoni a singular zip.
735 Beaubien Street, Detriot, MI; 313-961-4303; www.nikispizza.com
25. Una Pizza Napoletana
This was the most beautiful pizza in America, the outer ring grand and pillowy, the San Marzano tomatoes bright, the buffalo mozzarella dazzlingly melted. Neapolitan pizzas are undeniably gorgeous, and Una Pizza Napoletana replicated their style and attractiveness better than any other pizzeria in this country. This Margherita, an expression of purity and restraint, could be immortalized in a painting entitled Still Life in Pizza. Many admirers considered this the best pizza in America. I don't go that far, but I believe it was more enjoyable than almost any pizza in Naples—maybe in all of Italy.
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Štúrovo (nombre oficial en eslovaco; Párkány en húngaro) es un municipio del distrito de Nové Zámky en la región de Nitra, Eslovaquia, con una población estimada a final del año 2017 de .

Se encuentra ubicado al sur de la región, cerca de los ríos Nitra y Hron (cuenca hidrográfica del Danubio) y de la frontera con Hungría.

Historia
Fue fundada por los otomanos en 1640 sobre un antiguo campamento militar establecido en 1546 en la Hungría otomana, después de su derrota en la batalla de Párkány de 1683 pasó al Reino de Hungría.

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Localidades a orillas del río Danubio de Eslovaquia

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Stanislaw Marcin Ulam
Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Stan Ulam solved the problem of how to initiate fusion in the hydrogen bomb. He also devised the 'Monte-Carlo method' widely used in solving mathematical problems using statistical sampling.
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At the age of ten, Ulam entered the gymnasium in Lwów and, about this time, he became interested first in astronomy and then in physics. An uncle gave Ulam a telescope when he was about 12 years old and later Ulam tried to understand Einstein's special theory of relativity. However this required an understanding of mathematics and so, at age 14, he began to study mathematics from books, going well beyond the school level mathematics he was learning. Ulam said ([9] or [10]):-
... I was sixteen when I really learned calculus all by myself from a book by Kowalevski, a German not to be confused with Sonia Kovalevskaya .... Then I read also about set theory in a book by Sierpiński, and I think I understood that. We had a good professor in high school, Zawirski, who was a lecturer in logic at the university. I talked to him about it then and when I entered the Polytechnic Institute.
Now with interests in astronomy, physics and mathematics, Ulam entered the Polytechnic Institute in Lwów. In 1927, his first year at the university, he was taught by Kuratowski who had just been appointed to Lwów. Ulam said ([9] or [10]):-
[Kuratowski] gave an elementary course on set theory, and I asked some questions, then I talked to him after classes, and he became interested in a young student who evidently was interested in mathematics and had some ideas. I was lucky to solve an unsolved problem that he proposed.
Ulam obtained his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute in Lwów in 1933 where he studied under Banach. He investigated a problem which originated with Lebesgue in 1902 to find a measure on [0,1] with certain properties. Banach in 1929 had solved a related measure problem, but assuming the Generalised Continuum Hypothesis. Ulam, in 1930, strengthened Banach's result by proving it without using the Generalised Continuum Hypothesis.
In 1935 Ulam received an invitation from von Neumann to visit the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton for a few months. Planning to spend three months there he sailed from France to New York. At the Institute for Advanced Study he met G D Birkhoff who invited him to Harvard University. Ulam said ([9] or [10]):-
... I went back to Poland, but the next fall I returned to Cambridge as a member of the so-called Society of Fellows, a new Harvard institution. ... I started teaching right away: first, elementary courses and then quite advanced courses. I became a lecturer at Harvard in 1940, but every year during that time I commuted between Poland and the United States. In the summers I visited my family and friends and mathematicians. In Poland mathematical life was very intense, the mathematicians saw each other often in cafes such as the Scottish Cafe and the Roma Cafe. We sat there for hours and did mathematics. During the summers I did this again. And then in '39, I actually left Poland about a month before World War II started.
You can see a picture of the Scottish Café at THIS LINK.
In 1940 Ulam was appointed as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin. In 1943 Ulam became an American citizen. In that year von Neumann asked him to undertake some very important war work. They agreed to meet ([9] or [10]):-
... in Chicago in some railroad station to learn a little bit more about it. I went there, and he could not tell me where he was going. There were two guys, sort of guards, looking like gorillas, with him. He discussed with me some mathematics, some interesting physics, and the importance of this work. And that was Los Alamos at the very start. A few months later I came with my wife ... arriving for the first time in a very strange place.
He worked on the hydrogen bomb at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. This work is described in [1]:-
Working with physicist Edward Teller, Ulam solved one major problem encountered in work on the fusion bomb by suggesting that compression was essential to explosion and that shock waves from a fission bomb could produce the compression needed. He further suggested that careful design could focus mechanical shock waves in such a way that they would promote rapid burning of the fusion fuel. Teller suggested that radiation implosion, rather than mechanical shock, be used to compress the thermonuclear fuel. This two-stage radiation implosion design, which became known as the Teller-Ulam configuration, led to the creation of modern thermonuclear weapons.
Ulam, with J C Everett, also proposed the 'Orion' plan for nuclear propulsion of space vehicles.
Rota [21] describes how Ulam's personality changed in 1946:-
One morning in 1946, in Los Angeles, Stanisław Ulam, a newly appointed professor at the University of Southern California, awoke to find himself unable to speak. A few hours later, he underwent a dangerous surgical operation after the diagnosis of encephalitis. ... In time, however, some changes in his personality became obvious to those who knew him. ... his ideas, which he spouted out at odd intervals, were fascinating beyond anything I have witenssed before or since. However, he seemed to studiously avoid going into details. ... he came to lean on his unimpaired imagination for his ideas, and on the [hard work] of others for technical support. ...
A crippling technical weakness coupled with an extraordinarily creative imagination is the drama of Stan Ulam. Soon after I met him, I was made to understand that, as far as our conversations went, his drama would be one of the Forbidden Topics. ... But he knew I knew, and I knew he knew I knew.
While Ulam was at Los Alamos, he developed the 'Monte-Carlo method' which searched for solutions to mathematical problems using a statistical sampling method with random numbers. It is now widely used in computer implementations of mathematical software.
He remained at Los Alamos until 1965 when he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Colorado. At the time of his death he was professor of biomathematics at the University of Colorado.
When asked to sum up his work, he said ([9], [10]):-
Originally I worked in set theory and some of these problems are still being worked on intensively. It is too technical to describe: measurable cardinals, measure in set theory, abstract measure. Then in topology I had a few results. ... Then I worked a little in ergodic theory. Oxtoby and I solved an old problem and some other problems were solved in other fields later. In general I would say luck plays a part, at least in my case. Also I had luck with tremendously good collaborators in set theory, in group theory, in topology, in mathematical physics, and in other method, which is not a tremendously intellectual achievement but is very useful, a few things like that.
Ulam's writing include A collection of mathematical problems (1960), Sets numbers and universes (1974) and Adventures of a Mathematician (1976).
He was described by Rota in the following way:-
Ulam's mind is a repository of thousands of stories, tales, jokes, epigrams, remarks, puzzles, tounge-twisters, footnotes, conclusions, slogans, formulas, diagrams, quotations, limericks, summaries, quips, epitaphs, and headlines. In the course of a normal conversation he simply pulls out of his mind the fifty-odd relevant items, and presents them in linear succession. A second-order memory prevents him from repeating himself too often before the same public.
His wife, Françoise Ulam, writing in [4] described Ulam's working methods:-
Ulam ... is almost exculsively a talking man, a verbal person. When not thinking ... what he enjoys most is to talk, to discuss, to argue, to converse, with friends and colleagues. Relying on his phenomenal memory, he carries everything in his head. ...
The physical act of taking pen to paper has always been painful for him. His mind and his eyes are the obstacles. His mind, because it works much faster than his fingers...; his eyes because one is very myopic the other very presbyotic. ... From childhood fears, then from youthful vanity he spurned wearing glasses, until very recently. Thus Ulam has always had a very hard time bringing himself to write anything for publication, either in long hand or with a typewriter. Machines and other mechanical objects have always turned him off. ... How then does he ever produce a written text? Mainly by talking ...
Quotations by Stan Ulam
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A Poster of Stan Ulam
Biography in Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislaw-Marcin-Ulam
N G Cooper (ed.), From cardinals to chaos : reflections on the life and legacy of Stanislaw Ulam (Cambridge, 1989).
S M Ulam, Adventures of a mathematician (Berkeley, 1991).
S M Ulam, Science, computers, and people (Basel, 1986).
D J Albers and G L Alexanderson (eds.), Mathematical People: Profiles and Interviews (Boston, 1985), 353-362.
W A Beyer, P H Sellers and M S Waterman, Stanislaw M Ulam's contributions to theoretical theory, Lett. Math. Phys. 10 (2-3) (1985), 231-242.
R Eckhardt, Stan Ulam, John von Neumann, and the Monte Carlo method, Stanislaw Ulam 1909-1984, Los Alamos Sci. No. 15 (1987), 131-137.
P Erdős, Ulam, the man and the mathematician, J. Graph Theory 9 (4) (1985), 445-449.
M Feigenbaum, An interview with Stan Ulam and Mark Kac, J. Statist. Phys. 39 (5-6) (1985), 455-476.
M Feigenbaum, Reflections of the Polish masters - an interview with Stanislaw Ulam and Mark Kac, Wiadom. Mat. 30 (1) (1993), 93-114.
L H Finkel and G M Edelman, Stanislaw Ulam : the warmth and brilliance of an eclectic mind, Lett. Math. Phys. 10 (2-3) (1985), 243-245.
M Flato, Stanislaw Marcin Ulam (April 13, 1909 - May 13, 1984), Lett. Math. Phys. 8 (4) (1984), 257.
D Hawkins, The spirit of play-a memoir for Stan Ulam, Stanislaw Ulam 1909-1984, Los Alamos Sci. No. 15 (1987), 39-51.
D H Hyers, Some recollections of Stanislaw M Ulam, in Stability of mappings of Hyers-Ulam type (Palm Harbor, FL, 1994), 1-2.
J Mycielski, Jan Stanislaw Marcin Ulam (1909-1984) (Polish), Wiadom. Mat. 29 (1) (1990), 21-37.
Publications of Stanislaw M. Ulam, Stanislaw Ulam 1909-1984, Los Alamos Sci. No. 15 (1987), 313-317.
J M Rassias, Stefan Banach, Alexander Markowic Ostrowski, Stanislaw Marcin Ulam, in Functional analysis, approximation theory and numerical analysis (River Edge, NJ, 1994), 1-4.
G-C Rota, In memoriam of Stan Ulam-the barrier of meaning, Evolution, games and learning, Phys. D 22 (1-3) (1986), 1-3.
G-C Rota, The barrier of meaning, In memorium : Stanislaw Ulam, Notices Amer. Math. Soc. 36 (2) (1989), 141-143.
G-C Rota, Words spoken at the memorial service for S M Ulam, The Mathematical Intelligencer 6 (4) (1984), 40-42.
G-C Rota, The lost café, Contention 2 (1993), 41-61.
F Ulam, Reminiscences about S M Ulam, Stability of mappings of Hyers-Ulam type (Palm Harbor, FL, 1994), 3-5.
Stanislaw Ulam 1909-1984, Los Alamos Sci. No. 15 (1987), 1-318.
Other pages about Stan Ulam:
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Five Things to Know for Your New Day – Thursday, September 4
The family of a slain journalist asks the leader of ISIS to answer for his killing. The Justice Department will investigate the Ferguson Police Department. And the Ebola virus death toll passes 1,900.
It's Thursday, and here are the 5 things to know for your New Day.
1. ISIS BEHEADING
Speaking out: The family of the American journalist killed by ISIS called out the notorious leader of the group yesterday, asking him to answer for the sin he committed in the beheading of Steven Sotloff. "I have a message for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi," family spokesman Barak Barfi said in Arabic. "Where is your mercy?" The statement came just hours after President Barack Obama said the United States will not be intimidated by ISIS. The killing is the second beheading of an American journalist in two weeks.
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2. FERGUSON INVESTIGATION
Department checkup: The Justice Department is going to give the Ferguson, Missouri, police department a top-to-bottom lookover after last month's shooting of Michael Brown. Such probes typically focus on paving the way for systemic reform going forward, rather than punishing past misconduct. The investigation is separate from the Justice Department's previously announced civil rights probe into the August 9 shooting of the unarmed black teenager by police Officer Darren Wilson, who is white.
3. DNA FREEDOM
No hate: Henry McCollum and Leon Brown walked out of prison free men yesterday after DNA evidence implicated someone else in the rape and murder of a North Carolina child some 30 years ago. Both men were teenagers at the time of their arrest. "Ain't no anger in my heart. I forgive those people," McCollum said. "I don't like what they've done to me and my brother because they took 30 years away from me for no reason, but I don't hate them," he said.
4. UKRAINE
Unsettled: Ukraine's President announced progress on a ceasefire agreement yesterday with Russia, but U.S. President Barack Obama is skeptical and even Moscow downplayed it. Since mid-April, Ukrainian forces have been battling pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. Kiev and the West say the rebels are supported by Moscow - a claim Moscow denies. European nations are considering proposals for "significant further steps" against Russia, an EU statement said. The proposed sanctions involved "access to capital markets, defense, dual use goods, and sensitive technologies," the statement added.
5. EBOLA
Outbreak still growing: More than 3,500 people have been infected by the Ebola virus in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria since the first documented cases in December, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization. More than 1,900 people have died. "Six months into the worst Ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battle to contain it," said Dr. Joanne Liu, the international president of Doctors Without Borders. "The clock is ticking, and Ebola is winning."
Those are your five biggies for the day. Here are a couple of others that are brewing and have the Internet buzzing.
–Dangerous bag: A ball girl at the U.S. Open shows she has the skills to track down whatever crosses her court.
- In overdrive: This is what you get when you put a pug in a ball pit for the first time.
- Headbanging: Metal in inappropriate places.
- Have cow will travel: This is how you stuff a cow into a compact car, just in case you were wondering.
- Old school: IKEA spoofs Apple with the bookbook.
There you go. All you need to know to get an early start to your morning.
Be sure to tune in to "New Day," from 6 to 9 a.m. ET, join us at NewDayCNN.com and go and have a GREAT NEW DAY!
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You can always watch great clips from New Day here at NewDayCNN.com.
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Why use a surgical guide?
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Dragonette Maps Out 2023 North American Tour
It includes stops in London and Vancouver
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By Megan LaPierre
In support of her first new album in six years, Toronto's Dragonette — a.k.a. Martina Sorbara — has announced a slew of North American tour dates, including shows in London and Vancouver.
"Guys! It's been so long since I played a show in YOUR TOWN!" the electropop artist said in a press release. "I can't tell you how excited I am to announce that I will be playing some live shows in a city near you in support of my new album Twennies. We worked so hard on this show, and I can't wait to play for you live again. See you soon!"
The stint begins on March 22 in Philadelphia, with Sorbara marking her way to London's Rum Runners on March 26 and Vancouver's Hollywood Theatre on April 4. She'll then finish the dates stateside, wrapping things up in San Francisco on April 8.
Presale tickets are now available via Dragonette's website by using the code "TWENNIES." Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (January 27) at 10 a.m. ET.
See the itinerary below.
Dragonette 2023 Tour Dates:
03/22 Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
03/23 Washington, DC - Union Stage
03/24 Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
03/26 London, ON - Rum Runners
04/04 Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre
04/05 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
04/06 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
04/08 San Francisco, CA - Popscene at Rickshaw Stop
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As the document say:

\[ and \] are used to notice that the content inside is not printable (control characters).

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And it still work! So, do the \[ and \] needed? and what are the differents if I remove all them?

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This is the first part of a three part series, Success Principles: How to get the job you want.
In your aspirations to get the job you want or even a just a job you may encounter one of the common barriers to entry. A Cover Letter ! Let this requirement be a lifting and motivating factor as it gives you the opportunity to show YOU are the one they are looking for. Simply put I want to see you achieve what you want out of life. I want you to get the job you want. Therefore, this post is done in the spirit and hope to see you stand out in the application process and move you away from a generic cover letter.
In this post I will cover the key intrinsic elements of a cover letter. This will reveal to you your personal and specific cover letter template. This will take you from the normal how to write a cover letter category, to the how write a good cover letter category.
Cover letter format, cover letter structure, cover letter layout seems to be one of the key concerns of job applicants.
A cover letter is a document sent along with your resume. It is meant to provide additional information on your skills and experience. In short, it is the good, shiny cover of your application.
Cover letters constitute the only free form document in the recruiting process. So this is your chance to let more of who you truly are shine through. It is the one that gives you the opportunity to say something more about you, why you find that position appealing and much more. Sadly, many people often use it as a mere cover. Literally.
Being something that is, at the same time, out and inside the hiring process, a cover letter provides detailed information on why you are qualified for the job you are applying for before your credentials get examined. This means the fate of your resume will largely depend on how sincere, interesting, impressive and real your cover letter will be.
Whilst doing my research I found a good number of people have been searching for specific cover letters. What I mean when I say this, is industry specific or role cover letters. For example, a cover letter for internship, a receptionist cover letter, marketing cover letter, IT cover letter, legal cover letter, engineering cover letter or a graduate cover letter. That is all fair and well.
What I am about to share here are a few timeless and specific keys and strategies that apply to all types of cover letters.These laws (if you will) transcend industry and roles (substance over form). Effectively give employers better feel for who you are and how you are naturally better suited for the job.
That said, it is obvious why you should avoid repeating what people can find by themselves reading your resume. The best way to proceed is to include specific information on why you are a strong match for this job.
In terms of marketing yourself, a cover letter may be compared to a sales pitch, something that puts your credentials on display helping you get the interview.
Remember, there is only one chance to make a good first impression.
A job interview is very similar to a blind date. Getting to the date depends to a lot of things. You hear about someone and decide if he/she is interesting enough to try a first approach. Then, after the date, you decide whether you want to see that person again. In the hiring world, what convinces you an approach is worth being tried? The cover letter!
Saying who you are (what you can do is brilliantly epitomized in your resume), this document allows employers to know something about you they would never know by looking at your professional resume. Something that will make them think why you qualify better than others. The way you approached your application, the words you chose. These are all important things. Something that will inevitably make a first impression. Something that will go beyond the cold, pre-formatted data and generic words in your resume.
Remember – Your entire persona must stand out from a wide range of other candidates and hopefuls. That's what a successful application is all about.
Your cover letter/ cover letter format should have a highly personal, dynamic and engaging content. Once again, forget about repeating what they will see in your resume. Explain why applying for this job is so important to you, like sort of a mission, a deep call you could not ignore at all. After all, we all have our dreams, something we want to achieve or do. The fact we haven't reached that goal yet may be due to a lot of things and circumstances. What it really matters is that you are jumping at this opportunity. You saw it, recognized it and decided you wanted to pursue it, putting your heart and skills into it.
Take for example. The big difference between "I saw your job posting and strongly believe I fully qualify for that" and "When I saw your job posting I knew I had to submit my application. What you describe is something I have always been looking for." Got the drift?
Be sincere, never exaggerate, use your own words, do not worry if the style is not the best. As long as you are grammatically correct, understandable, clear and sincere your enthusiasm will shine.
Keep in mind that, if the employer finds your cover letter catchy, then your resume must confirm and (from a professional point of view) enhance what you already said about yourself. Therefore, make sure there is no conflict between what you say and mean in the cover letter and what will result from the resume. In other words, be sincere and coherent all the time!
Also, remember that in the end you must keep your focus on how you are going to satisfy the company's needs. You may be engaging, dynamic, competent, but the bottom line is that you must fully perform what the job requires from you.
When coming to a close, it is always a good idea to draw the employer's attention to something that could make them find out other things about you. Naturally draw them in like the skilled and experienced a snake charmer you are. While saying you look forward to hearing from them, list your phone number (better to have it at hand than go look for that – many things can happen in a millisecond, don't give them the chance to get distracted,) invite them to take a look at your website.
What you are doing is subtly guiding them to the next steps you hope they will take in your favor, ensuring all the information they need to know is right in front of them.