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Nanocellulose Market Size to Reach USD 1,053.09 Million by 2027; Increasing Utilization in the Textile Industry to Aid Growth, states Fortune Business Insights(TM)
Nanocellulose Market Size to Reach USD 1,053.09 Million by 2027; Increasing Utilization in the Textile Industry to Aid Growth, states Fortune Business Insights™
Top companies covered are Fiberlean Technologies (UK), Kruger, Inc. (Canada), Borregard (Norway), Nippon Paper Group (Japan), Celluforce (Canada), Stora Enso (Finland), Norske Skog ASA (Norway), The University of Maine (U.S.), Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) (Sweden), GranBio (Brazil), CelluComp (UK), and other key players profiled in the global nanocellulose market research report
Pune, India, Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global nanocellulose market size is anticipated to showcase potential growth owing to the increasing concerns regarding the sustainability from the packaging industry, observes Fortune Business Insights™ in its report, titled, " Nanocellulose Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Type (Microfibrillated Cellulose, Cellulose Nanofibrils, Cellulose Nanocrystals, Bacterial Cellulose, and Others), Application (Cement & Composite Materials, Textiles & Nonwovens, Paper & Packaging, Food Products, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Filter Materials, and Others), and Regional Forecast, 2020-2027. " Nanocellulose has applications in various industries including cement and composites, textile, and paper and packaging. The market stood at USD 291.53 million in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 1,053.09 million by 2027 at a CAGR of 19.9% in the forecast period.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is growing to be the biggest health emergency of all time. The unprecedented spread of the novel coronavirus has led countries to enforce nationwide, prolonged lockdowns, due to which businesses across the world have come to a standstill. At Fortune Business Insights, we closely study the market from various perspectives in order to identify new growth opportunities.
List of the Leading Companies Profiled in the Global Nanocellulose Market are:
Fiberlean Technologies (UK)
Kruger, Inc. (Canada)
Borregard (Norway)
Nippon Paper Group (Japan)
Celluforce (Canada)
Stora Enso (Finland)
Norske Skog ASA (Norway)
The University of Maine (U.S.)
Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) (Sweden)
GranBio (Brazil)
CelluComp (UK)
Other Key Players
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While making the report, we segmented the market on the basis of product, type, consumption, distribution channel, and region. Based on the segmentation, we made a list of companies and conducted a detailed analysis of their financial positions, product portfolios, and growth strategies. Our next step included the study of core competencies of key players and their market share to anticipate the degree of competition. The bottom-up procedure was conducted to arrive at the overall size of the market.
Key Drivers & Restraints-
Increasing Applications in Packaging Industry to Drive Growth
Rising concerns regarding the impact of material used by the packaging industry on the environment are estimated to drive nanocellulose market growth. For instance, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, packaging material accounts for around 28.1% of the total municipal solid waste in the U.S. and the material used in packaging includes plastic, which is non-degradable. In addition, the extensive utilization of nano cellulose in the textile industry is projected to further strengthen its demand. However, the high cost of production associated with the product is expected to limit the growth of nanocellulose.
Major Segment-
Paper and Packaging to Be the Fastest-growing Segment
Based on the application, the paper and packaging is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment with a market share of 23.0% in 2019. Increasing the utilization of cellulose nanocrystals in both paper and plastic-based packaging is driving the segment growth. Additionally, the segment held a share of 22.4% in Germany.
Based on type, the microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) segment is anticipated to hold a considerable nanocellulose market share owing to its applications in the manufacturing of nanocomposites, bio-based medical products, wood adhesives, super-capacitors, batteries, continuous fibers for textiles, and other products.
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Top Regional Insights-
High Availability of Wood in Eastern Europe to Help the Region Dominate
Europe is projected to dominate the global market with a value of USD 108.77 million in 2019. Its dominance is attributed to the high concentration of manufacturers in the region owing to the rising availability of wood in Eastern Europe. In addition, the region is a manufacturing hub of automobiles, textiles, and cosmetics, which is estimated to further drive the growth of nanocellulose.
The market in Asia Pacific is not far behind as it is set to exhibit substantial growth in the forecast timeline with a value of USD 43.16 million in 2019. The presence of end-use industries, such as food, cement, textiles, and paper in China, South Korea, and India is anticipated to propel the demand for nanocellulose, driving its growth in the region.
Competitive Landscape-
Research & Development to Aid Key Players Develop Innovative Products
Key players operating in the global market are investing extensively in research and development in order to develop innovative products based on nanocellulose and upgrade the existing ones. This will help them gain prominence over other companies. For instance, in December 2020, Norske Skog announced the development of a new variant of CEBINA by replacing the suspension liquid with polymer instead of water. This enabled the use of CEBINA in epoxy floor coverings and adhesives.
Key Industry Developments-
In April 2020, Celluforce announced that Celluforce NCC, a gelling agent produced by the company, is suitable for the manufacturing of hydro-alcoholic gels, thereby replacing the traditionally used acrylates and carbomers. This makes the agent suitable in making gel-based sanitizers while providing an invisible layer of cellulose on hands for protecting damaged skin.
In February 2020: GranBio Technologies, a subsidiary of GranBio, signed a supply partnership with Birla Carbon, an Indian company. Under this agreement, Birla Carbon will supply biomass-based nanocellulose for the replacement of carbon black, an oil by-product used in the tire & rubber industry.
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Key Emerging Trends – For Major Countries
Key Developments: Mergers, Acquisition, Partnership, etc.
Latest Technological Advancement
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Qualitative Insights on Impact of COVID-19 on Global Nanocellulose Market
Supply Chain Analysis & Challenges due to COVID-19
Steps taken by Government / Companies to Overcome this Impact
Potential Challenges and Opportunities due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Global Nanocellulose Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast, 2016-2027, by Type
Key Findings / Summary
Market Analysis, Insights and Forecast (Value & Volume)
Microfibrilated Cellulose (MFC)
Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF)
Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC)
Bacterial Cellulose (BC)
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U.S. -China Trade
"A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to the U.S." 1881
March 2, 2014 Michele Walfred	Leave a comment
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"A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to the U.S. – 12 February 1881 by Thomas Nast, for Harper's Weekly. Source: Scan at UDel by Walfred. Public domain
This highly detailed full-page wood engraving appeared in Harper's Weekly without an accompanying article.
In the cartoon a Chinese dragon curls around a Chinoiserie vase—it drops a document "New Treaty" from its claws into the neck of the vase. The vase is highly ornate – its style familiar to fashionable American households that collected Chinese art and porcelains (Chinoiserie) to display as a statement of cultural sophistication.
The vase is also cracked. The fracture is serious, running from under the dragon's tail to the base of the porcelain, where it bifurcates into another fracture. At first glance, the dragon, who Nast has drawn with a devilish grin, appears to be possessive of the vase, but it might be trying to hold the vase together with its body and tail—and the offering of a negotiated concession—as an incentive to stay together. Under the dragon's left claw reads "diplomacy." The dragon is dark, menacing, and both protective and defensive of its territory and history in dealing with western culture.
The treaty Nast refers to is the 1880 Angell Treaty – a modification to the Burlingame Treaty negotiated by Rutherford B. Hayes. Bending to the will of anti-Chinese hysteria in California, China agreed to American limitations on Chinese immigration on the promise that the United States will not try to trade opium in Chinese ports.
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, China enjoyed an advantaged position between itself and England. England wanted the advantage neutralized or eliminated and began to forcibly import opium into China. In Collecting Objects/ Excluding People, Lenore Metrick-Chen sums up the consequences of the opium trade and its relevance to the U.S.
When the Qing government protested this illegal activity, Britain used its military to force the trade's continuation. The Opium Wars resulted in huge financial, military, cultural and humanitarian losses for China. Poverty forced many people, mainly young men, to risk the truly wretched conditions of the ocean journey to America. (6)
Harper's Weekly commented on the treaty in response to an apparent snide editorial originating out of England. Harper's justified the terms of the new treaty, which ironically continued to award China "most favored nation" status, and reflected on the possible prohibition of Chinese immigrants as being good if it kept the U.S. from forcing opium on the Chinese as the British had done. Harper's went on record earlier and speculated that "The friendly acquiescence in the restriction of immigration should at once satisfy the California apprehension" (Harper's Weekly Jan. 29, 1881) which of course the treaty did not.
An aftermath of the Opium Wars was the damage it did to American opinions on all things Chinese. Chinese works of art, once prized by cultured Americans, began to lose their luster in American homes, and American began to favor Japanese objects. "For a short time in the 1870s, Americans began to look enthusiastically at both Chinese and Japanese things, but as the decade drew on approval voiced for Chinese things diminished" (Metrick-Chen 37).
In Nast's image the caption reads that the artist sketched the vase from a private viewing in Washington D.C. Upon the neck of the vase, Nast has drawn the U.S. Capitol, and, the U.S. Flag upside down, a symbol of distress. A single shamrock replaces the flag's stars, an indicator that Nast continued to feel the Irish had too much power and influence in American governance. An eagle bearing "85" on its shield (the significance of that number cannot be determined) hovers over the Capitol dome. A string that appears to be kite ties, crosses the throat of the vase. Under the neck of the dragon, Nast includes two Chinese men who dangle from nooses created from their queues, They hang under a sign that reads "Rum Hole." A fire smolders with "Washington Herbs." The herbs indicate a ritual or ceremony accompanied the hangings.
In the center, representing England, is a portly John Bull. Bull has fallen off his steed. The horse escapes to the left. Bull wears a "St. George's" medallion. Big Ben can be seen in the background. The face of the famous clock is Chinese. John Bull bears the scars of other diplomatic mishaps. His right leg is in a cast, adorned with shamrocks and a harp, both symbols Nast used to represent Ireland.
At the vase's base, a semi-circle frame labeled "Opium Business" is affected by the fracture. Two Chinese men are stoned by the product they are forced to sell. To the right a ship carrying "opium" arrives ashore.
Nast also addressed the new treaty in the Feb.5th issue with his cartoon "Celestial."
He included a similar vase in the 1882 cartoon "The Veto.
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Guesthouse 'Fraai Uitzicht' ('Beautiful View") in the Klaas Voogds hamlet in the Western Cape, South Africa does not only offer the guests stunning views from the restaurant terrace or amazing surprises to look at in the own garden but also a look at the guesthouse itself is worthwhile to stay there for a couple of days. And than I'm not going to describe the mouthwatering dishes that are prepared in the kitchen. This superb guesthouse qualifies with ease for five stars but the owners stick to their 4 stars for marketing reasons. Well …. let's have a look.


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LIN Media Considers Sharing of Spectrum
LIN Media has signaled it is at least considering getting in on the incentive auction mix and could put some spectrum from its three-dozen stations into the pot, depending on how the FCC decides to sweeten it.
We don't know whether LIN president Vince Sadusky was a Mr. Rogers fan, but his executive team's visit to the FCC two weeks ago was all about sharing—spectrum and services that is, according to commission documents confirmed by LIN's attorney.
In a meeting with members of the Incentive Auction task force earlier this month, LIN VP and chief technology officer Brett Jenkins suggested the company was at least considering the option of giving up a portion of its spectrum.
He gave the FCC a list of information points the company would need to "analyze auction scenarios," including auction design, the timing of a next generation transmission standard, whether there would be flexible waivers for spectrum use by broadcasters— potentially for data as well as traditional broadcasting— and how stations would be priced. That includes how the FCC will "score" the stations— value them for determining bid prices.
The scoring question has been much on the minds of the Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition, a group of broadcasters who are interested in putting spectrum in the auction at the right price. Per FCC rules, potential bidders do not have to identify themselves, so the coalition's membership remains a carefully guarded secret. According to a source familiar with the company, LIN is not among their ranks.
But while Jenkins suggested LIN might be interested in channel-sharing—essentially giving up a portion of a station's spectrum, but not all, to the auction— LIN also indicated that the FCC would need to allow some other sharing to seal such a potential deal.
"We did note that one way the FCC could incentivize broadcasters regarding the auction would be to offer ownership relief, such as converting sharing arrangements into ownership," said Joshua Pila senior counsel at LIN Media.
Pila said LIN had not made any commitment on that front. But according to FCC documents, Sadusky, in a separate meeting with FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, made a strong pitch for why such sharing arrangements should be allowed.
Not Ready to Just Let It Slide
Sadusky came armed with a slide show about how sharing arrangements were in the public interest and how they offered the scale necessary to provide localism and diversity, not to mention competing with less-regulated distributors such as cable and satellite operators.
LIN has a total of seven sharing arrangements—two grandfathered local marketing agreements (LMAs) in Providence, R.I. and Austin, four shared service agreements/ joint sales agreements (SSAs/JSAs) in Dayton, Oh., Topeka, Kan., Savannah, Ga., and Youngstown, Ohio and an SSA in Albuquerque, N.M.
All were necessitated by FCC duopoly rules which limit TV station ownership and would prevent LIN from owning those stations outright—rules LIN argues are outdated and in need of reform.
The America Television Alliance (ATVA), a coalition of cable and satellite operators pushing the FCC to tighten its rule on sharing agreements, was having none of it. "LIN argues SSAs are good for consumers. It's one thing if they share news trucks, but they shouldn't be allowed to collude in a market," said ATVA spokesman Brian Frederick. "LIN owns two of the four network affiliates in some markets. How is that a good thing for consumers? Further, TWC and DISH, for example, can't jointly negotiate in a market."
The FCC has not been leaning in that direction, however. Instead the commission under previous chairman Julius Genachowski proposed further limiting some sharing arrangements by making them attributable as ownership interests, and the FCC under new chairman Tom Wheeler disallowed a JSA in St. Louis as part of its approval of the Gannett/Belo deal. While the JSA comports with FCC rules, the commission decided it was not in the public interest and signaled it would not approve JSA-related transfers without a case-by-case public interest review.
STUDY: WINDFALL, SHMINDFALL
Broadcasters, channeling Rodney Dangerfield, believe they deserve more respect when it comes to charges they got their stations in a windfall that the government should be free to redistribute to wireless carriers. And they recently provided themselves with some new ammunition in this argument.
The National Association of Broadcasters stated that said spectrum has been paid for through public service and public interest obligations, such as political airtime, children's programming and more, to which they add that competing distributors do not shoulder the same load.
But the NAB has also maintained that most broadcasters paid market prices for their spectrum, a point it is trying to drive home with a new study.
According to the study, commissioned by the NAB, from Navigant Economics managing director Jeffrey Eisenach, virtually all TV station owners paid market value for their spectrum in private transactions. The study also points out that some wireless carriers urging the FCC to move broadcasters off their spectrum did not pay the government for their spectrum.
While the FCC did assign TV station licenses without collecting any money for them, the study found that 92% of those original stations have been bought and sold since then.
"As an initial matter," said the study, the "windfall" argument "overlooks the fact that broadcast television licensees are not unique in the sense that they hold licenses originally granted without direct payment to the government. Prior to the congressional grant of auction authority to the FCC, all spectrum licenses were issued for nominal payments of application fees."
"This definitive study puts to rest the myth of a 'spectrum giveaway' to broadcasters," said NAB spokesman Dennis Wharton.
Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.


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One 'Dreamer' vows to finish med school in the face of DACA chaos
Robin D. Schatz
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Denisse Rojas
Denisse Rojas, a third-year medical student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, on Tuesday took the news of the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, better known as DACA, with a mixture of resignation and resolve.
"In some ways there's a lot of uncertainty, but I have dealt with uncertainty my whole life," she said. "It's a reminder that we're much more than our immigration status, that our families have been able to succeed in spite of our challenges."
Rojas is one of some 800,000 "Dreamers" who were permitted to attend college and work in the U.S. for two-year periods without fear of deportation under the Obama-era program initiated through executive order in 2012. President Donald Trump challenged Congress to take up the matter before the government starts to phase out the program on March 5.
No new applications will be accepted, but DACA recipients whose legal status expires on or before March 5 can apply to extend their permission to work and study for two more years if they do so by Oct. 5. Protesters demonstrated against the DACA decision around the country. By Tuesday evening, Trump posted a tweet that seemed to soften the original announcement: "Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama administration was unable to do). If they can't, I will revisit this issue!"
Rojas is also co-founder of Pre-Health Dreamers, a group that provides support and encouragement to about 700 Dreamers around the U.S. who aspire to healthcare careers. Her immediate, and practical, concern was how she'd complete her medical training and fulfill her long-term goal to shape healthcare policy in underserved communities.
"My ability to pursue my residency is dependent upon my ability to get a work permit," she said.
Rojas, who always excelled in the sciences, last year received a prestigious $90,000 merit-based scholarship, called the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which is for immigrants and children of immigrants, to help her attend medical school. Only 30 people get the award each year.
But Rojas said she has faced obstacles as an undocumented immigrant whose family came to Fremont, Calif., from Mexico when she was a baby. Until DACA, she couldn't get a driver's license or a work permit or apply for financial aid. As a college student, she once found she couldn't buy the cough medicine she needed for lack of an ID that proved she was 18.
Rojas wanted to go to medical school because she saw how many immigrants were unable to get access to healthcare, particularly from someone who spoke their language and shared their culture. Her family moved to Canada when her mother needed surgery because they couldn't obtain healthcare in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants. In addition to earning her medical degree and probably pursuing a specialty, Rojas is considering getting a master's degree in public policy.
"I'm passionate about health policy and being a provider who is able to give compassionate care and able to form policies, someone on the ground who can impact the healthcare system," Rojas said.
Rojas is one of a half dozen Dreamers currently enrolled at Icahn School of Medicine, according to a Mount Sinai spokeswoman. And she's one of 65 DACA participants currently training as physicians nationwide, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Last year 113 students with DACA status applied to medical school, a spokesman said.
Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the medical-school association said in a statement Tuesday the group was "extremely dismayed" by the Trump administration's decision to rescind DACA. Even with the 'wind-down process' described by the administration, the implications of this action for medical students, medical residents and researchers with DACA status are serious and will interfere with their ability to complete their training and contribute meaningfully to the health of the nation," the association said.
The group, which is calling upon Congress to enact legislation to protect individuals with DACA status, said that medical students, residents and researchers with DACA status contribute to diversity in medicine and can mitigate racial, ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities and improve patient care.
Speaking of her fellow Dreamers, Rojas said they were all feeling grief at the Trump administration's announcement, but they were focusing their energy on getting Congress to pass immigration reform.
"One 'Dreamer' vows to finish med school in the face of DACA chaos" originally appeared in Crain's New York Business.


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Cabrini College. If you don't see the field, that's because home games will be played at a high school about a mile and a half from campus.
Cabrini has announced the addition of baseball as an intercollegiate sport. The search for a full-time head coach will begin immediately, with the first non-traditional season in to start in fall 2016 and the first traditional season to start in spring 2017.
"Sponsoring intercollegiate baseball will create additional opportunities for new and returning students to compete under the umbrella of Division III," athletic director Brad Koch said upon making the announcement. "We look forward to integrating those student-athletes into our campus culture and supporting the educational mission of Cabrini College. We have resources in place that will help this team perform at the highest level in the classroom, on the field and in the community."
The addition of baseball as an intercollegiate sport will complement the expansion and renovation of the Dixon Center, which includes new fitness space, new locker rooms, new storage areas and a new athletic training facility.
Baseball will become Cabrini's 17th intercollegiate sport, joining men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis and volleyball.
Cabrini will compete in the Colonial States Athletic Conference, making Cabrini the eighth institution in the 12 member league to compete in baseball. The Cavaliers will join Cairn, Centenary (N.J.), Gwynedd Mercy, Immaculata, Keystone, Marywood and Neumann in CSAC competition.
Cabrini's home games will be played at Radnor's Archbishop Carroll High School.


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The love between man and nature in the new piece Good Morning Sun, out on July 30th
Hello everyone, thanks to Good Morning Sun the heart of my summer is filled with come-backs: the new single marks the return of Commander AJ and The Space Violin Project.
Watch and stream the new song on http://ac-music.lnk.to/GoodMorningSun
Thanks to my press officer Donatella Gimigliano, there has been a lot of talk about this production in the newspapers and the online versions, so I'm posting a part of the press release right here! Read up, and at the end of the concerts or live streams I will quiz you 😉
The piece is called "Good Morning Sun", the new song by the electric violinist Andrea Casta available on all music platforms from Friday July 30th.
Casta, the "Jedi" violinist known to audiences for his lightning bow that's as luminous as the Star Wars lightsaber – after having inaugurated the world championships in Cortina 2021 and played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome for the entire Serie A football season – is one of the protagonists of 2021's musical summer, both live and with his recorded dance project.
Done in collaboration with Mark Tembo, a greatly talented young Sardinian producer, the song is part of the post-apocalyptic plot in which Andrea has inserted his unreleased productions.
The video was shot in Villa Perugini, the "Tree House", an architectural experiment of the 1960s immersed in the pine forest of Fregene which, in "The Space Violin Project" story, becomes the house of memories, where Commander AJ returns to in 2242, at the end of a long journey in space, and relives his solitary youth in a world on the verge of collapse.
Music to listen to and see: the concert, on tour in the squares of Italy, is called Rebirth. It's a "visual concert" for the whole family, built on the rich video production carried out by the violinist over these last years, combined with reinterpretations of famous covers and his original electronic dance songs that are heard all over the world (Casta now has 1.5 million of streams on Spotify and almost 2 million views on YouTube). The story, through videos and songs, starts from uncontaminated nature, passes through museums and archaeological sites, arriving all the way up to space and science fiction through illustrations and Commander AJ, his alter ego in the future.
These visual scenarios allow Andrea to stage the spirit of rebirth (hence the title of the Rebirth tour) that passes from the relationship between man and nature, "a tormented love story in which we all must commit ourselves in order leave a better planet for the future," says Casta.
Thank you Donatella and thank you to all the journalists, and in the next blog I'll take you behind the scenes of this August tour that finally puts me back on stage, the place where I love to be!
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The buckling of an elastic rod by a longitudinal
compression force $F$ applied to its two ends constitutes the paradigm of a
mechanical instability, called buckling instability.\cite{landau} It was first
studied by Euler in 1744 while investigating the maximal load that a column can
sustain.\cite{euler} As long as $F$ stays below a critical force $F_c$, the rod
remains straight, while for $F>F_c$ it buckles, as sketched in
Fig.~\ref{fig:buckled_CNT}a-b. The transition between the two states is continuous and the frequency of the fundamental bending mode vanishes at the instability.

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\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{buckled_CNT.png}
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(color online) Sketch of a nanobeam
(a) in the flat state and (b) the buckled state with two equivalent metastable positions of the rod (solid and dashed lines). An equivalent circuit of the embedded SET is shown in (c).}
\end{figure}

There has been much recent interest in exploring buckling instabilities in
nanomechanical systems. In the quest to understand the remarkable mechanical
properties of nanotubes,\cite{ponch99_Science, huettel_Science09,
bachtold_Science09} there have been observations of compressive buckling
instabilities in this system.\cite{falvo97_Nature} The Euler buckling
instability has been observed in SiO$_2$ nanobeams and shown to obey continuum
elasticity theory.\cite{carr03_APL} There are also close relations with the
recently observed wrinkling \cite{lau09} and possibly with the rippling
\cite{meyer07_Nature} of suspended graphene samples. Theoretical works have
studied the quantum properties of nanobeams near the Euler instability,
\cite{carr01_PRB, werne04_EPL, peano06_NJP, savel06_NJP} proposing this system
to explore zero-point fluctuations of a mechanical mode \cite{werne04_EPL} or to
serve as a mechanical qubit. \cite{savel06_NJP}

In this work, we study the interaction of current flow with the vibrational motion near such continuous mechanical instabilities which constitutes a fundamental issue of nanoelectromechanics. \cite{craig00_Science} Remarkably, we find that under quite general conditions, this problem admits an essentially exact solution due to the continuity of the instability and the consequent vanishing of the vibronic frequency at the transition (``critical slowing down"). In fact, the vanishing of the frequency implies that the mechanical motion becomes slow compared to the electronic dynamics and an appropriate non-equilibrium Born-Oppenheimer (NEBO) approximation becomes asymp\-totically exact near the transition. Here, we illustrate our general framework by applying it to the nanoelectromechanics of the Euler instability.

We find that the interplay of electronic transport and the mechanical instability causes significant qualitative changes both in the nature of the buckling and in the transport properties. In leading order, the NEBO approximation yields a current-induced conservative force acting on the vibronic mode. At this order, our principal conclusion is that the coupling to the electronic dynamics can change the nature of the buckling instability from a continuous to a discontinuous transition which is closely analogous to tricritical behavior in the Landau theory of phase transitions. Including in addition the fluctuations of the current-induced force as well as the corresponding dissipation leads to Langevin dynamics of the vibrational mode which becomes important in the vicinity of the discontinuous transition. Employing the same NEBO limit to deduce the electronic current, we find that the buckling instability induces a current blockade over a wide range of parameters. This is a manifestation of the Franck-Condon blockade \cite{koch05_PRL, letur09_NaturePhysics, pisto07_PRB} whenever the buckling instability remains continuous but is caused by a novel tricritical blockade when the instability is discontinuous. The emergence of a current blockade in the buckled state suggests that our setup could, in principle, serve as a mechanically-controlled switching device.

\section{Model}
Close to the Euler instability, the frequency of the
fundamental bending mode of the beam approaches zero, while all higher modes
have a finite frequency. \cite{landau} This allows us to retain only the
fundamental mode of amplitude $X$ (see Fig.~\ref{fig:buckled_CNT}a-b) and
following previous studies, \cite{carr01_PRB, werne04_EPL, peano06_NJP} we reduce the vibrational Hamiltonian to \cite{footnote_zeromode}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:H_vib}
H_\textrm{vib}=\frac{P^2}{2m}+\frac{m\omega^2}{2}X^2+\frac{\alpha}{4}X^4,
\end{equation}
which is closely analogous to the Landau theory of continuous phase transitions. In Eq.~(\ref{eq:H_vib}), $P$ is the momentum conjugate to $X$ and $m$ denotes an effective mass. The mode frequency $\omega^2 \sim 1-F/F_c$ changes sign when $F$ reaches a critical force $F_c$. Global stability then requires a quartic term with $\alpha>0$. Thus, for $F<F_c$ ($\omega^2>0$), $X=0$ is the only stable minimum and the beam remains straight. For $F>F_c$ ($\omega^2<0$), the beam buckles into one of the two minima at $\pm X_+=\pm\sqrt{-m\omega^2/\alpha}$.

\begin{figure*}[tbh]
\includegraphics[width=2\columnwidth]{stable_solutions.png}
\caption{\label{fig:stable_solutions}%
(color online) (Meta)stable (solid blue lines) and unstable (dashed red lines) positions of the nanobeam vs.\ scaled force $\epsilon$ for
(a) $|v_g|<v/2$, $v<1/2$,
(b) $|v_g|<v/2$, $v>1/2$,
(c) $v_g>v/2$, $v<1/2$ (for $\epsilon_+>1$; a similar plot holds for $\epsilon_+<1$),
(d) $v_g>v/2$, $v>1/2$, as indicated in the $v_g$--$v$ plane in (e). The dotted blue line is the result without electron-vibron coupling. Notation: $\epsilon_\pm=2v_g\pm v$, $\tilde\epsilon=1/2+v_g/v$, $x_+^2=\epsilon$, $\tilde x_+^2=\epsilon-1$, and $x_-^2=(\epsilon-\tilde\epsilon)/(1-1/2v)$. Grey indicates conducting regions.}
\end{figure*}

The vibronic mode of the nanobeam interacts with an embedded metallic
single-electron transistor (SET), consisting of a small metallic island coupled
to source, drain, and gate electrode (Fig.~\ref{fig:buckled_CNT}c). We assume that the SET operates in the Coulomb blockade regime \cite{dittrich} and that bias and gate voltage are tuned to the vicinity of the conducting region between SET states with, say, zero and one excess electron. The electronic degrees of freedom couple to the vibronic motion through the occupation $\hat n$ of excess electrons on the metallic island. Specifically, we assume that the electron-vibron coupling does not break the underlying parity symmetry of the vibronic dynamics under $X\to -X$. This follows naturally when the coupling emerges from the electron-phonon coupling {\em intrinsic} to the nanobeam \cite{maria09_preprint} and implies that the coupling depends only on even powers of the vibronic mode coordinate $X$. The dominant coupling is quadratic in $X$,
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:H_c}
H_c=\frac{g}{2}X^2\hat n,
\end{equation}
with a coupling constant $g>0$. \cite{maria09_preprint} When there is a significant contribution to the electron-vibron coupling originating from the electrostatic dot-gate interaction, we envision a symmetric gate setup consistent with Eq.~(\ref{eq:H_c}).

In the presence of the vibronic dynamics $X(t)$, the electronic occupation $n(X,t)$ of the island is described by the Boltzmann-Langevin equation \cite{blanter}
\begin{equation}
  \frac{dn}{dt} = \{n, H_{\rm vib}\} + \Gamma_+ (1 - n) - \Gamma_- n + \delta J_+ - \delta J_-.
  \label{BL}
\end{equation}
This equation assumes that the bias is large compared to temperature so that
tunneling is effectively unidirectional and the relevant tunneling rates
$\Gamma_\pm$ for tunneling onto ($+$) and off ($-$) the island are given by
$\Gamma_\pm=R^{-1}(V/2\pm\bar V_g)\Theta(V/2\pm\bar V_g)$. Here, $R$ denotes the
tunneling resistances ($R\gg h/e^2$) between island and leads, $V$ is the bias
voltage, $\Theta(x)$ denotes the Heaviside step function, and we set
$\hbar=e=1$. Since both gate voltage (via the capacitances $C$ and $C_g$ in
Fig.~\ref{fig:buckled_CNT}c) and vibronic deformations couple to the excess
charge $\hat n$ on the island, the effective gate voltage $\bar V_g = V_g -
gX^2/2$ combines the gate potential $V_g$ (measured from the degeneracy point between the states with zero and one excess electron) and the vibron-induced shift of the electronic energy described by $H_c$. The stochastic Poisson nature of electronic tunneling is accounted for by including the Langevin sources $\delta J_\pm$ with correlators $\langle \delta J_+(t)\delta J_+(t')\rangle = \Gamma_+ (1-n)\delta(t-t')$ and $\langle \delta J_-(t)\delta J_-(t')\rangle = \Gamma_- n\delta(t-t')$. The vibronic dynamics enters Eq.\ (\ref{BL}) through the Poisson bracket $\{n, H_{\rm vib}\}$.

\section{Stability analysis}
We are now in a position to investigate the
influence of the electronic dynamics on the vibronic motion. Near the
instability, the vibrational dynamics becomes slow compared to the electronic
tunneling dynamics. As has recently been shown, \cite{blant04_PRL,marti06_PRB} the effect of the current on the vibrational motion can then be described within a NEBO approximation in which the vibrational motion is subject to a current-induced force $-g X n(X,t)$ originating in the electron-vibron interaction (\ref{eq:H_c}).
This current-induced force involves both a time-averaged and conservative force as well as fluctuating and frictional forces, resulting in Langevin dynamics of the vibronic degree of freedom.

In lowest order, the Langevin dynamics only involves the conservative force which emerges from the average occupation
$n_0(X)$ in the absence of fluctuations ($\delta J_\pm \simeq 0$) and vibronic dynamics ($\{n, H_{\rm vib}\}\simeq 0$). In this limit, Eq.\ (\ref{BL}) reduces to the usual rate equation of a metallic SET so that \cite{dittrich}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:n(x)}
n_0(x)=
\begin{cases}
1, & v_g(x)>v/2,\\
\displaystyle
\frac{1}{2} + \frac{v_g(x)}{v}, & -v/2\leqslant v_g(x) \leqslant v/2,\\
0, & v_g(x)<-v/2
\end{cases}
\end{equation}
with $v>0$ and $v_g(x) = v_g - x^2/2$. Here and below, we employ dimensionless variables by introducing characteristic scales $E_0=g^2/\alpha$ of energy, $l_0=\sqrt{g/\alpha}$ of length, and $\omega_0=\sqrt{g/m}$ of frequency (or time $t$) from a comparison of the quartic vibron potential in $H_{\rm vib}$ and the electron-vibron coupling $H_c$. Specifically, we introduce the reduced variables  $x=X/l_0$, $p=P/m\omega_0 l_0$, $\tau=\omega_0t$, $v=V/E_0$, $v_g= V_g/E_0$, and $r=R\omega_0/E_0$. In terms of these variables, we can also write $H_\textrm{vib}+H_c = E_0[{p^2}/{2} +(-\epsilon+\hat n) {x^2}/{2} + {x^4}/{4}]$ in terms of a reduced compressional force $\epsilon=-m\omega^2/g$.

The current-induced force $-x n_0(x)$ has dramatic effects on the Euler
instability, as follows from a stability analysis of the vibrational motion. The
(meta)stable positions of the nanobeam are obtained by setting the effective
force $f_{\rm eff}(x) = \epsilon x - x^3 -x n_0(x)$ to zero. Our results are
summarized in the stability diagrams in Fig.~\ref{fig:stable_solutions}. The most striking results of this analysis are: (i) The current flow renormalizes the critical force required for buckling towards larger values. (ii) At low biases, the buckled state can appear via a discontinuous transition.

These results can be understood most directly in terms of the potential $v_{\rm eff}(x)$ associated with $f_{\rm eff}(x)$. Focusing on the current-carrying region (shown in grey in Fig.\ \ref{fig:stable_solutions} and delineated by ${\rm max}\{0,\epsilon_-\}<x^2<\epsilon_+$ with $\epsilon_\pm = 2v_g\pm v$), we find
\begin{equation}
v_{\rm eff}(x) = \frac{1}{2} \left(-\epsilon + \frac{v+2v_g}{2v} \right)x^2 +\frac{1}{4}\left(1-\frac{1}{2v}\right) x^4.
\label{effpot}
\end{equation}
The quadratic term shows that the current indeed stabilizes the unbuckled state,
renormalizing the critical force to $\tilde\epsilon=1/2+v_g/v$ when
$\epsilon_-<0<\epsilon_+$ (Fig.~\ref{fig:stable_solutions}a-b). Remarkably,
however, the current-induced contribution to the quartic term is negative at
small $x^2$ and thus {\em destabilizes} the unbuckled state. According to
Eq.~(\ref{effpot}), the quartic term in the current-induced potential becomes
increasingly significant as the bias voltage $v$ decreases and we find that the
overall prefactor of the quartic term becomes {\em negative} when $v<1/2$.
\cite{footnote_singularity} It is important to note that this does not imply a
globally unstable potential since the current-induced force contributes only for
small $x^2$. A sign reversal of the quartic term is also a familiar occurrence
in the Landau theory of tricritical points which connect between second- and
first-order transition lines. \cite{chaikin} In close analogy, the sign reversal of the quartic term in the effective potential (\ref{effpot}) signals a discontinuous Euler instability which reverts to a continuous transition at biases $v>1/2$ where the prefactor of the quartic term remains positive.

Specifically, when $v>1/2$ (Fig.\ \ref{fig:stable_solutions}b,d), the
current-induced potential renormalizes the parameters of the vibronic
Hamiltonian but leaves the quartic term positive. This modifies how the position
of the minimum depends on the applied force in the conducting region ${\rm
max}\{0,\epsilon_-\}<x^2<\epsilon_+$, but the Euler instability remains
continuous. When $v<1/2$, the equilibrium position at finite $x$ becomes
unstable within the entire current-carrying region. This leads to a
discontinuous Euler transition when $\epsilon_-<0<\epsilon_+$ (Fig.\
\ref{fig:stable_solutions}a) and to multistability in the region $\epsilon_- <
x^2 < \epsilon_+$ when $\epsilon_- > 0$ (Fig.\ \ref{fig:stable_solutions}c). \cite{Nori}

At the level of the stability analysis, we can also obtain the current $I$ by evaluating the rate-equation result \cite{dittrich}
$RI(x)/V=1/4-[v_g(x)/v]^2$ at the position of the most stable minimum. Corresponding results in the $v_g$--$v$ plane are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:conductance}a-f for various values of the applied force $\epsilon$.
By comparison with the Coulomb diamond in the absence of the electron-vibron
coupling (dotted lines in Fig.\ \ref{fig:conductance}), we see that the Euler
instability leads to a current blockade over a significant parameter range. For
$v>1/2$, the blockade is a manifestation of the Franck-Condon blockade, \cite{koch05_PRL, pisto07_PRB} caused by the induced linear electron-vibron coupling when expanding Eq.\ (\ref{eq:H_c}) about the buckled state.

\begin{figure}[b]
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{conductance.png}
\caption{\label{fig:conductance}%
(color online)  Conductance $G=RI/V$ in the $v_g$--$v$ plane
for applied force
(a) $\epsilon\leqslant0$,
(b) $\epsilon=0.25$,
(c,g) $\epsilon=0.5$,
(d) $\epsilon=0.75$,
(e) $\epsilon=1$,
(f,h) $\epsilon=1.25$,
within (a-f) stability analysis and (g-h) full Langevin dynamics ($r=\gamma_e=T=0.01$). Color scale: $G=0\rightarrow 1/4$ from dark blue to white. Dotted lines delineate the Coulomb diamond for $g=0$.}
\end{figure}

In contrast, for $v<1/2$, the current blockade is a direct consequence of the discontinuous Euler instability. We have seen above that in this regime, the buckled state becomes unstable throughout the entire current-carrying region. As a result, the current-induced force will always drive the system out of the current-carrying region, explaining the current blockade. An intriguing feature of this novel tricritical current blockade is the curved boundary of the apparent Coulomb-blockade diamond (Fig.\ \ref{fig:conductance}), a behavior which is actually observed in nanoelectromechanical systems.

\section{Langevin dynamics}
To investigate the robustness of the stability analysis against fluctuations, we turn to the complete vibronic Langevin dynamics $\ddot x+\gamma(x)\dot x=f_\textrm{eff}(x)+\xi(\tau)$. The fluctuating force $\xi(\tau)$ is generated by fluctuations of the electronic occupation and the frictional force $-\gamma(x)\dot x$ by the delayed response of the electrons to the vibronic dynamics. To compute $\gamma(x)$ and $\xi(\tau)$, we solve Eq.\ (\ref{BL}) including the vibronic dynamics and the Langevin sources. Writing separate equations for average and fluctuations of the occupation by setting $n = \bar{n} + \delta n$, we see that the leading correction to $\bar{n}$ arises from the Poisson bracket, yielding $\bar {n} = n_0 - \frac{1}{\Gamma_++\Gamma_-}  \dot X \partial_X n_0$. At the same time, the fluctuations $\delta n$ obey the correlator $\langle \delta n(t)\delta n(t')\rangle = \frac{2}{\Gamma_++\Gamma_-} n_0 (1 -n_0) \delta(t-t')$. Inserting these results into the expression for the current-induced force $-gX n$ and employing reduced units, we find $\langle \xi(\tau)\xi(\tau')\rangle = D(x)\delta (\tau - \tau')$ with diffusion and damping coefficients $D(x)=2rx^2n_0(1-n_0)/v$ and $\gamma(x)=-rx\partial_x n_0/v$, respectively. Finally, we can pass from the Langevin to the equivalent Fokker-Planck equation \cite{blant04_PRL,marti06_PRB} for the probability $\mathcal{P}(x, p, \tau)$ that the nanobeam is at position $x$ and momentum $p$ at time $\tau$,
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:FP}
\partial_\tau\mathcal{P}=-p\partial_x\mathcal{P}
-f_\textrm{eff}\partial_p\mathcal{P}+\gamma\partial_p(p\mathcal{P})
+\frac{D}{2}\partial_p^2\mathcal{P}.
\end{equation}
Note that the diffusion and damping coefficients are non-vanishing only in the
conducting region. \cite{extrinsic_damping}

The current $I=\int dxdp\,\mathcal{P}_\textrm{st}(x, p)I(x)$ is now obtained from the stationary solution $\partial_\tau\mathcal{P}_\textrm{st}=0$ of the Fokker-Planck equation \eqref{eq:FP}. Numerical results for the scaled linear conductance $G=RI/V$ are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:conductance}g-h, using the same parameters as in Fig.~\ref{fig:conductance}c,f. We observe that the fluctuations reduce the size of the blockaded region and blur the edges of the conducting regions as the system can explore more conducting states in phase space. Nevertheless, the conclusions of the stability analysis clearly remain valid qualitatively.

\section{Conclusion}
We have presented a general approach to the interplay
between continuous mechanical instabilities and current flow in
nanoelectromechanical systems, and have applied our general framework to the
Euler buckling instability. The current flow modifies the nature of the buckling
instability from a continuous to a tricritical transition. Likewise, the
instability induces a novel tricritical current blockade at low bias. Our
nonequilibrium Born-Oppenheimer approach generalizes not only to other
continuous mechanical instabilities, but also to other systems such as
semiconductor quantum dots or single-molecule junctions with a discrete
electronic spectrum, to other types of electron-vibron coupling, \cite{footnote_other} and to further transport characteristics (e.g., current noise).

Our proposed setup can be realized experimentally by clamping, e.g., a suspended carbon nanotube and applying a force to atomic precision either using a break junction or an atomic force microscope. Indeed, several recent experiments
show that the electron-vibron coupling is surprisingly strong in suspended
carbon nanotube quantum dots. \cite{letur09_NaturePhysics,huettel_Science09,bachtold_Science09}

\begin{acknowledgments}
We acknowledge financial support through Sfb 658 of
the DFG
(GW, EM, FvO) and ANR contract JCJC-036 NEMESIS (FP). FvO enjoyed the hospitality of the KITP (NSF PHY05-51164).
\end{acknowledgments}

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Ntangki National Park Information and Tour packages
Ntangki National Park is the only national park in the state of Nagaland, in North-East India. In the local areas, it is called 'Intanki' by the commoner. Almost a hundred years ago, in the year 1923, the area in Nagaland's Peren district was declared as a Reserved Forest by the British. The dense jungles were bordered by small hamlets. The colonial rulers took over the administration of the jungle after it became a Reserved Forest. After about 4 years, in 1927, the total area of the forest was expanded by the British authorities.
Zeliangrong tribe is one of the numerous local tribes who are residents of the forests. An exclusive dialect of their mother tongue is Zeme. The unique term 'Ntangki' has been derived from this 'Zeme' dialect.
1975 was the year when the Nagaland State Government awarded the status of 'Wildlife Sanctuary' to Ntangki Reserve Forest. Finally, in the year 1993, the forest was elevated to the status of a National Park.
Total area – 202.02 sq km
Elevation range – More than 3500 meters
Latitude – 25.5497° N
Longitude – 93.5206° E
Nearest river – Mikhi River
Nearby hills – Naga Hills
Avg. annual rainfall – More than 2500 mm
Flora of Ntangki National Park
As you go for an expedition of the Ntangki National Park, you would come across numerous large mahogany trees, availing Ntangki holiday packages. Mahogany trees are signature to the dense forests of the reserve, adding gravity to it. There are trees such as palms spread across the vast expanse of the park, increasing its mystic beauty by several notches.
You could also see lots of bamboo plants in Ntangki National Park. The lush green shades of the bamboo plants enrich the magnificence of the reserve, and you genuinely love exploring the forests, criss-crossing the forest trails with bamboo trees on both sides of the sinewy path.
Rattan trees are also not uncommon in the Park. You could come across these unique trees in specific regions in the Park. Moreover, you could watch flora species such as Pinus Khasyia and Pinus Caribiae, availing Ntangki tour packages.
Take ample time to dig through the marvels of the forests, in its variegated flora species. For example, a bit of exploration would reveal the scenic brilliance of trees such as Rubia cordifolia and Passiflora edulis. You would also come across the commonly found tree Oroxylum indicum.
There is no dearth of beautiful flora species in the Park. Trees such as Elaeocarpus ganitrus, Shorea assamica and Panax gensing could be easily seen in Ntangki forests. Also, you could watch flora species like Mesua ferra, Pleoni and Cymbidium tigrinum in huge numbers in different parts of Ntangki.
Fauna of Ntangki National Park
You would be completely captivated by the wide range of faunal species in the Ntangki National Park in Nagaland. The primary animal species that requires a special mention is the unique hoolock gibbon, which you could notice in one of your Ntangki wildlife packages. The rare species of primates is found mostly in north-eastern parts of India.
If you are fond of wildlife photography, clicking exciting animals doing different activities, then the serenity of the Ntangki provides you with the perfect environment to practice your hobby. Spotting sloth bears is not very uncommon in the forests, although the principal attractions among the bigger carnivore mammals in Ntangki adventure packages are the tigers. You could also spot leopards in denser regions of specific zones in the forest.
Wild dogs move in pack in different tracts of the Park. You have to remain careful while availing Ntangki safari tours, following the instructions of a trained guide. A bit of luck could make you spot the wonderful flying squirrels, swiftly moving from branch to branch. Sighting of Mithun, a sub-category of Gaur, is common too. The image of Mithun is Nagaland State Government's designated official seal.
As an individual whose passion is birdwatching, you could enjoy a quality time exploring the magnificence of Ntangki forests through Ntangki sightseeing packages. You could spot lots of hornbills. Also, birds such as pheasants and black stors are found in abundant in the jungles.
Climate of Ntangki National Park
You should never bypass the climactic details of Ntangki National Park when you are selecting a certain time to visit the place, on a solo trip or with your close group of friends. Due to the mountainous nature of the terrain and tropical shades, summers in Ntangki are more or less cool. The maximum temperature rarely crosses 30 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature remains in teens. You could witness a sharp drop in the mercury after late afternoon. Summers are breezy, too. The environment of the Park becomes very comfortable.
The winters are chilling and you need to take extra precautions to roam in the park on a safari vehicle. Temperatures could dip below 5 degree Celsius at times. It is advised to carry ample winter garments if you plan to visit the park during colder months.
As far as the monsoons are concerned, the Park receives significant rainfall from July to September. Certain parts in the Park premises might be temporarily flooded during this time. The vegetation of the forests naturally becomes greener and more lust after heavy showers, or even a light drizzle.
Best Time to Visit Ntangki National Park
Whether you plan for a solo trip to visit Ntangki or chalk out a plan for a family trip, it always helps to know about the best period during the year to visit the lovely Park.
The veteran wildlife enthusiasts and passionate travelers who have already visited the Ntangki forests more than once recommend visiting the National Park in the period between November to January. Choosing the winter season for your expedition and safari tour via Ntangki family packages is a wise step you can take, as the weather is most suitable to get immersed in the flawless beauty of the jungles. It is crucial to carry a set of warm clothes when you visit the Park in winter.
You can also choose the summer season, especially April and May months, for a memorable trip to Ntangki. The summer in Ntangki, as said before, is mild and does not give any discomfort to the tourists. The cool breeze and low moisture level in the atmosphere sets the tune of the trip.
Visiting the Park during rainy season is never recommended. This first reason is the park is closed most of the times during this period. There is no entry for the tourists. Moreover, even if you manage to enter the core zone, the boggy zones with mud water would not let you enjoy the trip as you have planned.
How to Reach Ntangki National Park
Reaching the Ntangki National Park is obviously one of the main concerns for any traveler. Nagaland is among the most eastern parts of India. It is relatively remote. But, when you have a proper plan for an extensive Ntangki National Park itinerary, it is not an issue to reach the destination safe and sound. There are three traditional ways you can reach Ntangki forests.
By rail: The nearest railways station to Ntangki National Park is Dimapur. It is only 37 km away from the Park. You can reach Dimapur from Guwahati. Reserve train tickets from Guwahati rail station in Assam to reach Dimapur. After reaching, you can rent a car in from Dimapur station directly to the National Park.
By road: It is also possible to reach Ntangki by road. You can rent a car directly from Guwahati. But keep in mind the high expenses. If you are on a tight budget, it is better to first reach Dimapur from Guwahati by train, and then hire a car.
By Air: Suppose you live in South India or any other region of India that is very far away from Ntangki. How can you reach the Park? There is no problem when you avail airways. You can reach the Dimapur Airport from all major Indian airports from any state. It would not take more than 2 hours to land. After reaching the airport, it is quite easy to book a car to your destination. It is recommended to hire the car beforehand so that you don't have to face any issues after reaching an unknown place. There is also an option for spot booking.
Connectivity & Distances
Railway station: Dimapur Railway Station
Bus Stand: Peren Bus Terminus
Airport: Dimapur Airport
Nearest city/town: Peren
Places to Visit Near Ntangki National Park
There are numerous tourist interest places in and around Ntangki where you can comfortably visit on a weekend getaway tour and further enrich your trip with more fascinating range of experiences.
Japfu Peak – The height of the Japfu Peak is 3048 meters and it is considered to be the second highest mountain peak in the state of Nagaland – you can conveniently visit it on a weekend trip. The mountain is roughly 34 km away from the Ntangki National Park.
Kohima Zoo – Kohima Zoo is another wonderful place where you can visit in order to enjoy watching different kinds of animals and birds. You have to rent a car from Dimapur to Kohima.
The Heritage Village of Kisama – It is a marvelous open air museum that provides you excellent insights on the local culture and tradition of Nagaland, as a part of a nice weekend getaway tour package. The architecture of the museum is particularly interesting with its stack of log barrels.


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Die Galopprennbahn Scheibenholz (früher auch Rennbahn am Scheibenholz genannt) wurde 1867 im Scheibenholz, einem Teil des Leipziger Auwaldes, errichtet; sie wird vom Leipziger Reit- und Rennverein Scheibenholz e. V. (LRRS) betrieben.

Lage
Die Galopprennbahn Scheibenholz befindet sich im Ortsteil Südvorstadt. Das Areal wird begrenzt vom Rennbahnweg im Norden, der Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße und der Wundstraße im Osten, dem Schleußiger Weg im Süden sowie dem Elsterflutbett im Westen. Nördlich des Rennbahnweges schließt sich der Clara-Zetkin-Park an. Am östlichen Rand der Galopprennbahn liegt das Musikviertel. Die Fläche der gesamten Anlage umfasst rund dreißig Hektar.

Geschichte

Der Leipziger Rennklub, nach dem von Berlin, Düsseldorf und Hamburg-Horn der viertälteste in Deutschland, wurde als Genossenschaft unter dem Vorsitz Ottomar Spangenbergs am 7. Mai 1863 gegründet. Im Juli des gleichen Jahres wurde der Standort für die künftige Rennbahn festgelegt. Man einigte sich auf das im Besitz von Karl Heine (1819–1888) befindliche Postgut zwischen Lindenau und Schönau, wo schon am 13. September die ersten acht Rennen (sechs Flach- und zwei Hindernisrennen) mit insgesamt 40 Pferden stattfinden konnten.

Da die Rennbahn sehr weit außerhalb der Stadt gelegen war, wurde nach dem Tod Spangenbergs von seinem Nachfolger Wilhelm Seyfferth (1807–1881) ein neuer Standort gesucht. Man verlegte die Galopprennbahn auf Schimmels Wiese in das Scheibenholz, die der Rennklub in kurzer Zeit zu einer Rennbahn umgestaltete. An diesem landschaftlich schönen Ort befindet sie sich bis heute. Wegen ihrer schönen Lage wurde die neue Rennbahn mit der Pariser Derbybahn in Chantilly verglichen. Man baute dort auch eine hölzerne Tribüne, die in den folgenden Jahren jedoch immer wieder erneuert werden musste. Am 14. und 15. September 1867 fand im Scheibenholz das Eröffnungsrennen statt. Damals betrug die Bahnlänge nur 1.550 Meter.

Ihre heutige Gestalt erhielt die Rennbahn 1906/07, als die hölzerne Tribüne im Zusammenhang mit der Erweiterung der Anlage durch einen Neubau ersetzt wurde. Der Leipziger Architekt Otto Paul Burghardt (1875–1959) errichtete ein zweitürmiges Gebäude, das nach nur sieben Monaten Bauzeit am 25. Mai 1907 eröffnet wurde. Die dafür notwendige sehr hohe Bausumme von 287.706,41 Mark konnte in Höhe von 250.000 Mark über eine 3½-prozentige Anleihe des Rennclubs aufgebracht werden. Da die Rennbahn auch außerhalb der Renntage ein viel besuchtes Ausflugsziel war, wurde in den Tribünensockel ein großzügiges Restaurant integriert, im hinteren Teil befanden sich außerdem im Zwischengeschoss die Wirtswohnung und Personalschlafräume. Burghardts Gebäude hat zwar durch einige Eingriffe (u. a. Verkleidung der ursprünglich offenen Turmobergeschosse und Zusetzen der rückwärtigen Rundbogenfenster) einiges von seiner filigranen Eleganz verloren, das von schlanken Eisenstützen getragene Dach und die beiden Türme prägen jedoch immer noch über die Rennbahngrenzen hinaus das Landschaftsbild.

Ebenfalls im Jahr 1907 errichtete man eine Jagdbahn mit mehreren neuen Linienführungen mit maximal 16 festen Sprüngen.

In den Folgejahren 1921 bis 1931 wurde das Rennbahngelände weiter verändert, im Innenraum der Bahn entstand ein Jagdkurs. Die nächste größere Veränderung fand im Jahre 1932 statt. Die Flachbahn wurde auf 1.750 Meter verlängert und erhielt damit ihre heutige Form.

Beim Luftangriff am 20. Februar 1944 wurde diese Bahn durch Fliegerbomben erheblich beschädigt, auch die Gebäude und Stallungen erhielten Bombentreffer. Nach dem Krieg erfolgte eine schnelle provisorische Beseitigung der Schäden, so dass bereits am 12. August 1945 der erste deutsche Nachkriegsrenntag mit sechs Rennen (27 Pferde in sechs Flachrennen) stattfinden konnte.

Von 1974 bis 1990 war die Leipziger Galopprennbahn Betriebsteil des VEB Vollblutrennbahnen Hoppegarten. Es wurden jährlich mehr als 30 Renntage veranstaltet. Eine einschneidende Veränderung war nach dem politischen Neubeginn im Jahre 1990 die Neugründung des Leipziger Rennklub e. V. mit einem Jahresprogramm von zehn Renntagen. Der Rennklub teilte am 18. Juni 2004 die Einstellung des Rennbetriebes mit. Unter Leitung eines neuen Vereins, des Leipziger Reit- und Rennverein Scheibenholz e. V., wurde dieser aber am 1. Mai 2005 wieder aufgenommen.

Das Tribünengebäude wurde von 2010 bis 2012 für über 2 Millionen Euro aus dem Konjunkturpaket II renoviert und am 1. Mai 2012 offiziell eingeweiht. Außer dem Tribünengebäude sind von den alten Bauten noch erhalten: der 1908 in Fachwerk errichtete alte Totalisator direkt am Elsterflutbett und der 1924 an der Wundtstraße erbaute zweigeschossige Sommerstall mit seinen Fachwerkgiebeln und den Außentreppen zu den Stallburschenräumen.

Das Jubiläum "150 Jahre Galopprennsport in Leipzig" beging der LRRS mit einem Jubiläumsrenntag am 14. September 2013.

Siehe auch
 Liste von Pferderennbahnen

Literatur
 Hans-Volkmar Gaitzsch, Bernd Schirm: 150 Jahre Galopprennen in Leipzig 1863–2013. (Jubiläumsschrift des "Leipziger Reit- und Rennvereins Scheibenholz" e. V.), Eudora-Verlag, Leipzig 2013, ISBN 978-3-938533-50-5.
 Hans-Christian Mannschatz, Erich Siegel: Park und Rennbahn. In: Das Leipziger Musikviertel. Verlag im Wissenschaftszentrum, Leipzig 1997, ISBN 3-930433-18-4, S. 135–142.

Weblinks

 Offizielle Internetseite des Leipziger Reit- und Rennverein Scheibenholz e. V.
 Hörbild 30min von MDR KULTUR

Einzelnachweise

Scheibenholz
Sportstätte in Leipzig
Bauwerk in Leipzig
Südvorstadt (Leipzig)

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If you use Office 365 Pro Plus and Excel 2016, you should see a new tab under File – Options. The Data tab. This has many useful features which help improve Pivot performance. In addition, it also helps you with incorporating Data Models more easily into your Excel data management process.
If you do not see the Data tab in File – Options, you are not using the the right version of Excel. Escalate to your IT team to set it right.
Here is a set of Practical usage guidelines for some of these new options.
Edit Default Layout allows us to save defaults for all Pivot Table options. This is already covered in a previous article and video.
These options disable the ability to UNDO for refresh and pivot manipulation for large raw data sizes. You can control what Large data means. Default is 300,000 rows.
However, this is where you have an opportunity to improve your life. If Pivot performance is slow for much smaller data in your case, just reduce that number.
Performance depends on data size as well as the PC configuration. For slow machines, which are still very prevalent (Aug 2017), even 50,000 rows of raw data can make Pivot performance degrade.
Disabling Undo is not a big problem for Pivot tables because everything is a read-only option. It should increase performance significantly for large data.
Data model related options (no 3) we will cover in a separate article.
This option will also improve Pivot performance. For decades, Pivot was always capable of grouping on all types of date related items. Unfortunately, very few human beings noticed and used these options. Therefore, Microsoft recently started grouping dates to Year, Month, Quarter and Time to Hours, Min, Sec – automatically.
While it is a good way to educate the humanity about grouping features, it has two disadvantages. Firstly, nobody knew how to get it back to individual dates – which is easy – just right click and Ungroup. Secondly, Grouping of dates / time takes a long time for large amount of raw data. For all you know, your analytical needs do not require the usage of data time column at all.
That is why this option allows you to change the new default behavior. No more automatic grouping if you enable this check box.


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Identity, solidarity and DiEM25
Box1_ENG DiEM25 English Politics and Economics
If I were a transgender person and a bunch of Lefties dared lecture me that the exploitation of factory workers by capitalists is more important than my daily struggle tο function as a transgender person, I would tell them to get lost. No one has the right to tell those who are hurt, terrified, exploited or oppressed that their pain, fear or persecution is politically less important than some other type of repression.
Discrimination, we must not forget, divides and multiplies. It does so automatically because in so doing it gains evolutionary stability. The exploitation of a group is reinforced when its exploited members (eg. workers) get the feeling that they are not at the bottom of the pecking order but that there is a subset of their group (e.g. workers' wives) that they can exploit. This pattern becomes even more entrenched when the subset of the exploited group is further bisected (e.g. between black and white workers' wives). And so on.
Other patterns of discrimination can emerge from utterly arbitrary differences that, logic dictates, should be irrelevant. Left-handed schoolchildren, for example, have for centuries found themselves in lesser social roles, often grossly discriminated against — so much so that their lives are marked into old age. In laboratory experiments that I conducted in the 1990s, assigning a random colour to otherwise identical participants generated significant discrimination within minutes, with holders of one of the colours emerging spontaneously as the dominant group. (See here for a broad discussion and here for the relevant academic paper.)
In short, in every society hitherto, discrimination digs in by constantly inventing new divisions and opportunities for oppression. Even to imagine that there exists some objective metric by which to compare the different groups' pain or deservedness, is ridiculous. Equally ridiculous is any attempt to compare your predicament to that of people of another group exposed to a different oppression. Finally, it is for each and every differently oppressed person to decide which type of oppression to rage against and how to fight for their future. The Left's old argument, which I remember encountering as a teenager, that first we build socialism and then all other oppressions wither is not just stupid — it is oppressive.
Consider the extreme case of a black middle-class Harvard student. While it is meaningful, and statistically accurate, to say that it is easier these days for a black person to enter Harvard than for a poor person, it is both unhelpful and wrong to compare and contrast the two types of experience. Who are we to say that the black middle-class Harvard student's terror at being stopped by police, and subjected to the ignominy reserved for blacks, is more or less crushing than the despair of a white poor person who did not get into Harvard but is attending Community College and works at some Amazon warehouse to make ends meet? Once we get bogged down in such comparisons, we lose the plot. Which plot? The plot which we should be following, namely building solidarity between people in the clasps of different types of pain, suffering and fear.
Power has a capacity to unite, to become abstract and homogenous in proportion to how exorbitant it is. This is why in Davos there is very little discrimination. Black and white, American and African, male and female corporate executives band together with remarkable equanimity. They speak as if with one voice. They never antagonise each other or fall out. If you ask them pressing questions about the role of structured derivatives, central banks or private equity, they will all give you the same, more or less, answer.
In sharp contrast, the powerless, the exploited and the suffering tend to disunity that renders them even less powerful. Each group, nursing its special pain, looks inwards and feels threatened both by the oligarchy and by other groups of disempowered people. It is in this manner that the poor and the disheartened are 'persuaded' to use their formal liberty (e.g. during elections) to keep wealth in power. Only solidarity across the ever-evolving archipelago of under-privilege can change this and challenge the oligarchy-without-frontiers.
"We come from every part of Europe and are united by different cultures, languages, accents, political party affiliations, ideologies, skin colours, gender identities, faiths and conceptions of the good society."
— DiEM25 Manifesto
When we got together at the Volksbühne Theatre to inaugurate DiEM25 on 9 February 2016, we had indeed arrived from all over Europe, in difference but also in solidarity.
We celebrated our gathering by committing to "treating non-Europeans as ends-in-themselves", to remaining "…alive to ideas, people and inspiration from all over the world, recognising fences and borders as signs of weakness spreading insecurity in the name of security"; and to struggling together for a "…Liberated Europe where privilege, prejudice, deprivation and the threat of violence wither, allowing Europeans to be born into fewer stereotypical roles, to enjoy even chances to develop their potential, and to be free to choose more of their partners in life, work and society."
That was DiEM25 on the day it was born five years ago. This is DiEM25 today too. At a time when divisions (also known as culture wars) are wreaking havoc amongst progressive people who should know better, we have an opportunity to use our differences as building blocks of the one thing that can face down the dividing-and-multiplying oppressions spreading like rampant bushfires in our post-Covid-19 world: Solidarity!
To build solidarity, DiEM25 is constantly working for a common plan against every single oppression. Is such a common plan possible given the variety of oppressions? Of course it is. Green shared prosperity is technically possible and an excellent foundation of turning the tide of multiple oppressions to reveal a terrain on which different people can lead equally flourishing lives. However, it is one thing to say it is feasible and quite another to make it happen. For this we need common campaigns.
And here is where progressives, and the Left in particular, are failing so badly today: On the one hand, we have the time-honoured divisions due to power-struggles over bureaucratic nation-state-based parties. And on the other hand, we have the tendency of different groups to separate their struggle from those of other groups. Also known as identity politics, this is the opposite of solidarity — a godsend to the Davos men and women whose power is thus guaranteed.
That's why DiEM25 is so important: Not only is it the only transnational European political movement (with a paneuropean manifesto, one set of detailed policies for the whole of Europe, a unique Feminism, Diversity and Disabilities Taskforce etc.), but it is also the foundation of the Progressive International which, in the last eight months, has shown what international solidarity means in practice.
Through our Make Amazon Pay campaign, the Debt Justice Collective, our electoral observatories in Latin America, the farmers' strike in India etc. we have demonstrated the one thing that matters: To liberate everyone, we must act globally against every single type of oppression, without privileging one type of suffering over another, by turning our sovereign and multiple identities into one tsunami of humanist solidarity.
Carpe DiEM25!
Click here for the diem25.org page where the above was originally published.
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Can Removing the Tax Cap Save Social Security?
The maximum amount of earnings in a calendar year that can be taxed by Social Security in the U.S. is currently capped at $106,800. In this paper, I use a general-equilibrium overlapping-generations model to examine if removing this cap can solve Social Security's budgetary problems. I find that in general, removal of the cap increases Social Security revenues, but by only a small percentage, and most of these extra revenues go towards paying benefits to high-income retirees no longer subject to the cap. Even when the cap is removed only from taxes but retained on the amount of earnings creditable towards Social Security benefits, the fiscal advantages are quite small.
I consider this paper part of a new research agewnda that seeks to determine whether taxing more the rich can help reduce budget shortfalls. Two papers discussed a month ago did not find much margin as one would hope, and this one confirms it if you focus solely on old age pension, which turns out not to be that great at revenue generating or redistribution.
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After my customary summer break to recharge the batteries (which had started to run low after the energy expended creating my newest body of work), I recently started to feel the stirrings of my artistic core letting me know it was time to start painting again.
From my latest body of work – Prussian Blue, 2012, oil on linen, 76×66 cm. Private collection, Germany.
I've also recently moved house and started to feel an enormous pull towards a headland near my new abode called – perhaps aptly – Magic Point.
Over the last few years I've been at times experimenting with working outdoors in order to be more open to the energy of a particular spot, therefore it seemed really natural that I start venturing onto that headland, almost on a daily basis, in order to work en plein air; with the emphasis being not exactly in working from nature but rather in nature.
What goes on at the Headland?
It all started with me going for walks there, as a response to the initial pull I felt towards that place. I immediately started thinking that I would like to paint there, as a way of paying homage to the place but also to learn from it – from the way its energy might shape my paintings.
I use the way energy shapes a painting as a metaphor but also as a tool in order to grasp the way in which energy may shape life.
On my first journey to the headland I was mostly familiarizing myself with the place and feeling its powerful vibrations. Pretty soon though I started looking for natural materials to use on my paintings, as a way of letting the landscape dictate bit more directly the way the paintings will go. I've painted in this manner on other occasions in Brazil and on the South Coast.
After the first few reconnaissance treks I started to take with me a small backpack containing some watercolours, pastels, copper powder, a limited palette of acrylics as well as gum Arabic and acrylic binder. I also took with me a folder with some sheets of handmade paper.
Although I took a few painting materials with me what I have become more interested in is using materials I find there, therefore the very ground becomes my palette. There is a great array of different coloured sands there, and they vary from each other just as much in texture. There are a whole lot of different kinds of mud available and also rocks that I can grind into powders.
All of this gets splashed, poured, rubbed, dragged and bound onto the paper, letting the materials themselves as well as the energy contained in them and in the atmosphere decide what the painting will end up looking like.
The very ground becomes my palette.
The weather also plays an important role. If there hasn't been a lot of rain the mud becomes scarce and there is no water for me to mix watercolours with, so I turn to drier materials such as sand and rocks, and I may then use acrylics and pastels. I can also use the wind to help me shape the painting by letting powders float on it and fall onto the paper, as I may use water for its fluidity when it is available.
For the sake of purity I almost always try to keep external artistic influences out of my work, however I can't help but acknowledge the similarities in the process, and even the debt I'm in with Action Painters such as Pollock and Frank Bowling (above), whose work I greatly admire, as well as with the Japanese Gutai movement.
It will be interesting to see where these paintings are going to go. So far I'm loving the process and getting some quite powerful results.
Below are some images of my time spent on Magic Point.
"Dancing" with mud and paper.


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Magic Carpet Ride
By Pepe Escobar (Page 1 of 1 pages) 1 comment
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Source: Asia Times
I've got to confess that Anna Badkhen beat me to it. Sometimes I have the feeling the world is a carpet. She went one up, writing a marvelously evocative book with the same title, centered on a village in Northern Afghanistan so remote that Google Maps cannot find it.
This is a book for those who love the Silk Road; who love Afghanistan; who love carpets; and all of the above. The Roving Eye fits all these descriptions; no wonder Badkhen's delicate tale projected me on a magic carpet ride down memory lane, as I retraced my own steps over the years in bits and pieces of the Silk Road, from Balkh to Bukhara, from Herat to Hamadan; and all these roads, of course, were paved with carpets.
Historic Khorasan -- which includes Northern Afghanistan -- is quite special. Around Balkh, Turkomen have been spinning wool for 7,000 years. People are born on carpets. They pray on carpets. They sleep on carpets. They even adorn their tombs with carpets.
When Alexander the Great conquered Khorasan in 327 BC he sent his mum, Olympias, a carpet as a souvenir of his victory in Balkh. Balkh is the fabled feudal capital, now in ruins (blame the Mongols) about 36 kilometers southwest of Oqa -- the beyond-the-reach-of-the-NSA village in the salt-frosted Afghan desert where Badkhen chose to follow one year in the life of Thawra's mud-and-dung loom room as she weaves a yusufi, a magnificent carpet.
I have always been a Balkh freak; after all, for 1,500 years Balkh ruled over Central Asia. It was "the ornament of Ariana," according to the fifth-century Greek historian Strabo. His Roman contemporary Quintus Curtius Rufus wrote about a "rich soil" but also "a large area of the country engulfed by desert sands". Oqa is a dot in this "desolate and arid region."
Badkhen, a Russian-born, American resident, no stranger to Iraq, Somalia and Chechnya, did not exactly live in the village for one year; she was commuting from a rented room in Mazar-e-Sharif. The locals adopted her -- but remained slightly puzzled. After all she was a foreign woman; she just took notes and sketched; she did no hard work; she had to be protected; and her breasts were "too small." "She's no good to us," thundered an elder. What she did was to immortalize their dwindling way of life.
Badkhen could go further because she speaks Farsi -- to which the villagers switched from Turkoman, for her benefit. There are riotous dialogues -- such as a discussion on where America is located. Turkmenistan is "four days by donkey." But they can't get to America by donkey -- and they don't know what is an ocean. "So how do their [America's] soldiers get to Afghanistan?" The notion of a long plane ride elicits wonder. Then a village elder finds the solution: "The world is not round. It is rectangular! There is Pakistan on one end. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the other end. Iran over there. The world has four corners." Well, he's certainly better informed than many at the Pentagon and the State Department.
There's opium, of course -- coming in brown-black disks "weighing about a fifth of an ounce, with a quarter-size gobbet worth a quarter of a dollar" locally. Only 40 km to the northeast, smugglers carry opium across the Amu Darya river to Uzbekistan, and get hundreds of times more bucks for their bang. At $4 billion a year, opium trade remains the second-largest source of revenue of NATO-in-retreat Afghanistan after international aid -- making up roughly half the Taliban's budget. Opium, by the way, was brought to Afghanistan by Alexander's troops.
And then there's the Taliban -- after all perpetual war is one of the weavers of Khorasan. Not to mention those B-52s weaving the skies overhead -- like creatures from another planet. There's the place where the Taliban hanged a young man. The site of a bloody fight between the Taliban and other mujahideen. The crater where a Taliban on a bicycle blew up. The memories of the Taliban mutilating, shooting and slitting the throats of 6,000 Hazaras in Balkh in 1998. But in Oqa itself, nothing. It's too remote -- and thus of no value for the Taliban.
The mystery of the loom room
The money quote comes from a carpet merchant in Mazar; "Look at this. The women who weave are illiterate and very poor. But they make this unbelievable beauty." That was always on my mind whenever I stumbled over spectacular rugs along the Silk Road. One day in the scorching summer of 2000, in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, I had spent a whole afternoon in the crowded Herat carpet bazaar looking for a miracle. And then it happened, just as I was leaving; an elder peasant was barging in, carrying it over his shoulder. It just took one look. The weaver was probably his wife, a Turkoman woman like Thawra. No wonder this is one of my cat's favorite rugs. He certainly smells those 7,000 years of history.
Badkhen puts it beautifully; "Study your carpet. The hands of three generations of illiterate women created it. It is soiled by chicken droppings and stained yellow where the weaver threw her tea dregs at the loom. Its knots fasten wedding songs and women's murmurs. The metronome of a silk blade and the buzzing of noon flies. The whistle of a gale in the grass roof. An old woman's breath as she, at last, sat down on the floor to rest."
Whenever we fall in love with a carpet we try to imagine its own road trip. Badkhen details it. From the loom room in Oqa, Thawra's carpet would be sold to a dealer in the larger village of Dawlatabad. The dealer will call one of the Carpet Row merchants in Mazar-e-Sharif, beside the Blue Mosque. In Mazar, the carpet will be washed, carefully scrutinized -- "a journal of her months at the loom" -- and then a decision will be made about destination.
It could go by truck south to Kabul, and then be flown to Dubai, and onward to London and New York; by truck east on the Great Trunk Road, across the border to Pakistan and the Peshawar bazaar; or west to Turkmenistan, across the Karakum desert and onwards to Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. Most probably it will get into the cargo hold of a dilapidated bus "with a fancy English name such as Bazarak Panjshir International." And for less than $25 per bundle -- about $5 per rug -- this carpet, along with others, will abandon Bactria and enter the world at large. And land one day on eBay as a $,1000 bargain.
As I was finishing the book, I got into a long conversation with a carpet merchant in Hong Kong on how the art is fast disappearing in Afghanistan. It takes too long -- up to a year -- to weave a masterpiece. Opium is more profitable. There's the Invasion of the Cheap Chinese Rug. He told me that some Afghan merchants are even re-importing carpets back into Afghanistan. Yet as Badkhen reminds us, "on the edge of a sand-dune sea, on the edge of a war zone, in their crepuscular loom room on the edge of the world," there will always be one last solitary woman keeping the flame of 7,000 years of beauty.
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This two CD set contains BGM, songs, and audio drama for the TV anime Chuu Bra! (ちゅーぶら!).
The first CD is the soundtrack containing the TV size versions of the opening and ending songs, and many tracks of BGM. The second CD contains two tracks of audio drama.
Songs by Chihara Minori (茅原実里), Kotobuki Minako (寿美菜子), Yahagi Sayuri, Hikasa Youko (日笠陽子).
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Caroupay is being launched next month.
Caroupay, the digital wallet within the Carousell app, is due to launch next month in Singapore. This will allow buyers and sellers to complete transactions all within the Carousell app itself, evicting the need to rely on third-party payment platforms or completing the transaction in person.
Carousell is collaborating with payment partners in the Southeast Asian region to implement the wallet and wants to push the payment method across all of its seven markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States. The wallet, for now, will only function within the app.
Earlier this year, Carousell had raised US$85 million in series C funding co-led by Rakuten Ventures and EDBI, with DBS as a new investor.


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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: New Song 'First Sight' Available For Streaming
August 29, 2013 0 Comment Amon, Devil, Down (Band), Ghost, Grave (Band), Killswitch Engage, Riot, Sigh, The Devil Wears Prada
"First Sight", a brand new song from the Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track comes off the group's new album, "8:18", which will be released on Sepember 17 via Roadrunner Records.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA officially unveiled the start of pre-orders for "8:18" with a direct video invitation to their fans around the world, streaming now at their official YouTube channel. All pre-orders at tdwpband.com receive instant free MP3 downloads of two new tracks, "Home For Grave" and "Martyrs". Pre-orders are also available now on the iTunes store.
Furthermore, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA have announced details of an upcoming North American headline tour. "The 8:18 Tour", which will see the band accompanied by THE GHOST INSIDE, VOLUMES and TEXAS IN JULY, gets underway November 2 in Detroit at the Royal Oak Music Theatre and continues through December 20, wrapping in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Singer Mike Hranica commented: "We've loved playing two new songs over the course of this year, and with that being said we're really excited to debut more material live. For me, '8:18' is meant to reflect a live sense of vocals, so doing another headline tour like this is going to be excellent."
Long acclaimed as among one of the most potent and provocative bands in modern American metal, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA made a massive leap forward with the stunning "8:18". The album — executive-produced by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Adam Dutkiewicz and produced by the band along with producer/engineer Matt Goldman (UNDEROATH, THE CHARIOT) — sees the group driving its relentless sonic approach with more might than ever before, giving extreme power to frontman Mike Hranica's grim, emotional lyricism.
"8:18" track listing:
01. Gloom
02. Rumors
03. First Sight
05. 8:18
06. Sailor's Prayer
07. Care More
08. Martyrs
09. Black Blue
10. Transgress
11. Number Eleven
12. Home For Grave
13. In Heart
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