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Q: Can you tell your absolute speed in space? Normally in relativity your speed can only be known relative to another object,
given that as one approaches light speed more energy is required to accelerate faster, based on the energy consumption profile you would be able to calculate at what % of the speed of light you were going?
apart from being a useful 'speedometer' i thought it interesting that one of the effects of the light speed barrier is you can determine your absolute speed relative to yourself, your proper speed i guess it would be called
if this speed barrier did not exist then you would have no way to know your speed
now since you know your own speed, you also know the absolute speed of any other object you encounter from the relative difference
following on from this, if you knew your speed you could slow your ship down by the exact speed you knew yourself to be going and be truly at rest, with respect to the reference frame of the universe
my question is am i right? it seems counter intuitive to derive seeming absolutes in in a relativistic universe

A: I'm afraid this won't work. If for example you have a rocket motor capable of producing 1g of thrust then it will still produce 1g of thrust no matter how long you accelerate for (assuming you don't run out of fuel).
From the perspective of the observer on Earth your acceleration will indeed slow down, but at the same time the Earth observer sees your time as dilated. For you on the rocket the two effects balance out and as far as you are concerned the thrust stays at a steady 1g.
If you're curious to find out more about what happens under steady acceleration I can highly recommend the relativistic rocket article on John Baez's web site.

A: That won't work, and here is why. It's subtle.
Say that you are on a ship, leaving the solar system with some technology that is able to thrust you in such a way that you experience a constant acceleration of 1g, as measured on the ship.
You can measure this by placing a 1kg weight on a scale.
From the point of view of the passengers of the ship (where the ship is at rest), the Sun will initially accelerate at 1g. You can measure this in principle by looking at the redshift of Sun's light.
Soon enough though, the Sun will accelerate slower and slower as it approaches $c$, the speed of light.
Now you could use your schema to determine at what fraction of the speed of light you are going, with respect to the Sun. You see, you can only measure your speed and acceleration with respect to some object.

A: The problem with questions like this is that they include many misunderstandings of physics!
For example, you say "as one approaches light speed more energy is required to accelerate faster". What you may not be aware of is that in classical mechanics, it's also true that to an observer on the ground, the faster you are going, the more energy you need to accelerate! This is what $\mbox{Ke}=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$ does. You might also not know that energy, in classical mechanics and in special relativity, is a frame dependent concept. From one frame your kinetic energy might be $\frac{1}{2}mv^2$, but from another your kinetic energy might be $0$. So "kinetic energy" isn't an absolute observable that can be calculated without using a frame of reference.
To clarify, I'm asserting that your arguments would apply just as easily to classical Newtonian mechanics, and that therefore you can answer your question (involving the rate of change of kinetic energy) by better understanding energy in classical mechanics.
Your other issues stem from issues with relativistic velocity additon. If, in the frame of the earth you shot a ship off at half the speed of light, and if in the frame of that ship you shot a bullet at half the speed of light, the bullet would be travelling in the frame of the earth at $\frac{0.5+0.5}{1+0.5\times 0.5}=0.8$ times the speed of light. It's a not-trivial consequence of special relativity, which is best learned by reading books or reading more questions on here. This is why your comments such as, "you would accelerate more slowly, by your logic you would reach light speed and exceed it" and "so your saying with the same amount of energy i could attain light speed" are wrong.
It's difficult to imagine how such a velocity addition rule could hold, as it contradicts everything you know about position/time coordinate systems, but it does hold.

A: This is a good question. Especially if someone is new to relativity and hasn't gone through many relativistic calculations, yet.
The problem you will run into with trying to find the absolute reference frame is two fold:

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*Einstein Velocity Addition is working against you. Consider the following:

$$u=\frac{v+v'}{1+vu'/c^2}$$
A while back I had wondered a similar question: if we were in space, could we send 6 probes in each direction at half the speed of light and have them all send a signal when their clocks reach 60 seconds?
It's not terribly complicated to figure out but does require a lot of calculations(which I am not going to repeat here). Best to do it in a spreadsheet.
What I found is that Einstein Velocity Addition always results in being unable to determine the absolute reference frame. Even if you're going at half the speed of light in the z axis, and you send each probe at half the speed of light in opposite directions along the z axis, what you think is half the speed of light going forward is only an increase of 0.3c wrt(with respect to) the stationary reference frame. While the other probe you sent toward the stationary reference frame is seen as decreasing in velocity by 0.5c. But both probes appear from your ship as going at 0.5c in each direction.
And if that is the case, then it means you put the same amount of energy into increasing the one probe by 0.3c wrt the stationary reference frame and decreasing the other probe by 0.5c wrt the stationary reference frame. You can calculate this using the relativistic energy equation:
$$E=\sqrt{p^2c^2+m_0^2c^4}$$
Where $p$ is momentum, $c$ is the speed of light, $m_0$ is rest mass, and $E$ is energy. And you will find that both probes in the example above require the same energy to change velocity from all reference frames.
Which brings us to the second problem:

*Your perspective of distance and time is working against you. Consider the following:

$$\gamma = \frac {1}{\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}}$$
Length and time in your perspective need to be corrected wrt the stationary reference frame. When you look out your ship, both probes look like they are leaving in the opposite direction at the exact same speed. But from the stationary reference frame, one has changed speed more than the other. When you put it all together, each relative frame is unable to use any conventional means to determine their own velocity wrt the stationary reference frame.
There is no known experiment whereby one can know their relative velocity without seeing other stationary objects, and that is assuming those other objects aren't also moving, as well. But if you do figure out a way, please let me know!

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Can you tell your absolute speed in space?

Yes. You just look at the CMBR dipole anisotropy. This tells you how fast you're going relative to the universe, and that's as absolute as it gets.
"From the CMB data it is seen that our local group of galaxies (the galactic cluster that includes the Solar System's Milky Way Galaxy) appears to be moving at 627±22 km/s relative to the reference frame of the CMB (also called the CMB rest frame, or the frame of reference in which there is no motion through the CMB) in the direction of galactic longitude l = 276°±3° , b = 30°±3°"
Note that this doesn't constitute an absolute frame in the strict sense, in that you can't tell how fast you're going if you're in a box. But all you have to do is look out of the window, and you see a blueshift in the direction you're headed, and a redshift in the other direction. Have a look at this question and ghoppe's answer which refers to Douglas Scott who says this:
"However, the crucial assumption of Einstein's theory is not that there are no special frames, but that there are no special frames where the laws of physics are different. There clearly is a frame where the CMB is at rest, and so this is, in some sense, the rest frame of the Universe. "

Normally in relativity your speed can only be known relative to another object

Yes, the cosmic background radiation. Or if you prefer, the universe.

given that as one approaches light speed more energy is required to accelerate faster, based on the energy consumption profile you would be able to calculate at what % of the speed of light you were going?

If you were in something like a rocket in gravity-free space, you could calculate the increase in your speed based upon how much fuel you'd burned. But it isn't a great way to find out how fast you're going. You'd be better off looking out the window at the CMB.

now since you know your own speed, you also know the absolute speed of any other object you encounter from the relative difference following on from this, if you knew your speed you could slow your ship down by the exact speed you knew yourself to be going and be truly at rest, with respect to the reference frame of the universe

Yep. Slow down by about 627 km/s and there's no CMB dipole anisotropy. You are at rest with respect to the reference frame of the universe.

my question is am I right? it seems counter intuitive to derive seeming absolutes in in a relativistic universe

Yes, you're right. I say this as a relativity guy. Some people will tell you there's no such thing as absolute motion, only relative motion. But all we're talking about is motion relative to the universe. Which is as absolute as it gets.


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Q: SQL to Show Custom Tables Microsoft SQL Server I created a table type in SQL Server so I could pass a data table into a stored procedure using c#. Is there a SQL Statement I can use to see all the custom table types that were created.
CREATE TYPE myTable AS TABLE
(
    intMyTableID int identity(1,1) Not NULL,
    [columnName] varchar(50),
    [valueWas] varchar(50),
    [valueNow] varchar(50)
)

In the stored procedure I use it this way:
@mytable myTable READONLY

There is no way I can see from Object Explorer to see custom created Types so I am asking if there is a SQL Statement I can use to see it.

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The Washington Redskins never hesitate to spend big in free agency, and this year they appear set to devote significant money to the wide receiver position.
Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports that the Redskins are making plans to add a high-profile free-agent receiver.
Vincent Jackson would apparently be high on the Redskins' list, if the Chargers don't slap the franchise tag on him. Pierre Garcon, who turned down an offer of a contract extension from the Colts, is another option. Other possibilities for the Redskins include Reggie Wayne, Marques Colston, Stevie Johnson, Plaxico Burress and Mario Manningham.
The availability of several starting wide receivers in free agency should make it easy for the Redskins to upgrade the position. The bigger question of who will throw to the Redskins' receivers remains unanswered.
I'll take "Cart Before the Horse" for $800, Alex.
"Redskins never hesitate"….I guess last year doesn't count.
All i can say is its about time. Last time I had hope at that position was when we drafted kelly and thomas…. face palm.
So the Redskins won't trade with the Rams and instead invest their first rounder on O-line or help on D, then sign Manning, Wayne and Garcon.
Pierre Garcon? One of the worst receivers in the NFL last year. That's not the high profile I want.
Which old has-been will it be?
Terrell Owens or Randy Moss?
if you sign flynn/manning, you should try and get justin blackmon out of oklahoma state in the draft. that guy is going to be a stud wide receiver.
How about adding a QB first. No matter who the "high profile" receiver is, you got to have a QB to throw them the ball. Most of those guys on this list are not "high profile". Johnson could be if he didn't drop so many balls when it matters. HTTR!
Except the last two years with Shanny and Allen in charge right? They have been smart in FA and the draft the last two years. Dan is in the background and the grown ups are making the decision. Of your list though VJax is the only one I would want.
I almost forgot what Dan Synder looked like. Let's keep it that way. Don't need another Jerry and Irsay around.
Solving all their problems through free agency. Eventually it has to work. Right?
Mario M? Garcon? High Profile???? What are you talking about?!
This article should only include VJAX or Bowe…SKINS ARE THE NEXT LEVEL and a much larger market and tougher conf. than these guys are used to….
How did the Redskins spend big last year?
They always like signing Giants FAs. Mario Manningham.
I think the plan is pretty clear. I'm sure in a few days it will also come out that the Skins are also targeting a high-profile offensive lineman. And a few days after that it will come out that they will probably bring in a couple of solid but not spectacular players to fill in gaps at safety and corner. Then, a few weeks later, we will hear about Washington sending about a half dozen picks over the next 2 years to the Rams. In the end you've upgraded QB, WR and Oline while adding some competion in the secondary.
Is it silly to mention Jerry Rice?
While I agree he's not the most attractive option for the Skins, calling Garcon one of the worst receivers in the league last year is just dumb. Look at his stats: 70 rec, 947 yards, 6 TD's. In comparison, Gaffney had: 68 rec, 947 yards, 5 TD's.
Vincent Jackson or Colston…my money is on Colston because V Jack may be tagged.
When is the last time Shanahan had a winning season? Seriously, it has got to be 4-5 years. This mutt needs to take his sorry a ss son and get lost. He can't win without Elway and may be the most over hyped coach in NFL history. Synder will never win until he stops wasting time and money bringing in washed up retreds. From Bruce Smith and Deion Sanders to McNabb and Shanahan, Synder seems to be stuck in a time warp.
Shanny and Allen smart in free agency? yeah Atogwe was a great pickup.
So let me get this straight; The Redskins never hesitate to spend big but according to the link on cap room from the top 51 players posted earlier the Skins had the third LEAST committed? Which one is it?
I understand the Redskin bashing…they have been terrible for over a decade and Snyder has done a lot of dumb things. (Not just with player signings).
However, as a journalist, you should avoid contradicting yourself with articles posted 5 hours apart. Perhaps a line of 'Redskins preparred to return to their high spending ways'?
Dude, put down the crack pipe. These dopes traded a high draft pick for McNabb for christ sake! They then went into last season with Rex Grossman and John Beck as their starters. Now they are talking ablout bringing in a WR when they have nobody who can throw the ball? PLEASE!
Dopey Synder's plan is most likely to bring back Doug Williams at QB (only if he can't talk slinging Sammie Baugh out of retirement)! The Redskins will remain the laughing stock of the NFC East until Synder sells the team (or dies).
Again, the stereotype of this organization continues. Vinny Cerrato is gone, and Dan Snyder has taken a back seat, so the overspending no longer exists. The skins will spend on FA's that make sense for need, and chemistry for this team. The GM is frugal, and will not give away money like years past. You have stated the obvious. The skins are in desperate need of a game changing #1 receiver. This organization has not had one for a very long time. So it only makes sense for them to spend on of these FA WR's, because they will be giving up some early draft picks to get RGIII, and a young stud WR will not be on the board by the time they pick again in the draft.
It's always funny to me the negative and sarcastic comments that appear on a Redskins articles where non-Redskin fan comment the most. We call those (closet fans). The truth of the matter is that Free Agency starts before the NFL draft, not the other way around If it was the other way wrong, the Redskins would be criticized for drafting a QB in the 1st rd and he has no one to throw too. Therefore, every team is in a position to sign players who they feel will benefit their team short term and/or long term. The QB situation will work itself out rather its Manning, Orton, Flynn or through the draft with RG3, Tannehill, Kellen Moore or Russell Wilson. The Skins are in the top 5 in regards to the most salary cap space which ONLY changed because Vinny was out and Bruce Allen/Shanahan was in. DeAngelo was paid before the new regime and Trent Williams & Landry were top 10 picks paid under the old CBA. You will not find another high priced or overpaid player. The team has been playing more inspired over the past few years, despite their record and despite lacking weapons on the offense to compete in the NFC East. The QB play is the biggest loop-hole. That should change this year being that QB and WR and a few OL-men will have the team relevant once again. We are not going to give any of these WRs Fitzgerald, Calvin or Andre Johnson money so let's not get too carried away.
How about when is the last time you turned on a television set?
How about come up with an original thought or idea instead of ripping off what everyone else who doesn't know anything about football says?
Was Randle-El considered "High profile" too?
I think they should try like heck to get Colston. The way New Orleans spreads the ball around to so many good guys, his stats aren't outrageous, but this guy can catch! In the Redskins offense he would be the Number 1 WR and his numbers will reflect it. That, along with the emergence of Leonard Hankerson, and they'll have 2 real good receivers. And if they get Reggie Wayne, that helps convince Peyton manning to come, then there you go!!! Playoff contention for the next 3-5 seasons….Because you'll still have the draft picks to get a RT, Safety, and Corner help! Done!
Look, I'm as sick of hearing that crap as anyone… it just goes to show how difficult it is to shake a bad reputation when you worked as hard on it as Dan Snyder did.
Why don't they try letting some of their young receivers that they drafted develop?
People are still talking about this team?
Why? Santana can still get it done and Hankerson is poised for stardom. Add some solid depth, if anything. Besides, WR isn't what's been holding back the Redskins.
they never learn…. you build a winning team from within. New England, Pittsburgh and Green Bay come to mind.
Has anyone caught onto the train yet?
They ALWAYS sign high profile players, not just receivers.
Anyone that is washed up in the twilight of their career is a guarantee for Dan Synder's fantasy football team.
Maybe its Wayne and Peyton to follow, my dream sinario as a colts fan is trade Peyton to deadskins for their 1ststandards round pick, I can dream can't I?
Too bad the bears don't have Greg Olson to trade. Whata knuckle headed move. Still don't know what they got for him.
Looks like someone drafted him last year in their Fantasy league.
Fine with me,as long as it is not a rusty high profile receiver.
"Has anyone caught onto the train yet?
Bro, I'm pretty sure everyone got on that train in 2001, and then got off it after around 2005 or 2006. The last high profile free agent the redskins signed was Albert Haynesworth, three years ago. Granted, it turned out really badly, but maybe you should "catch onto the train" and know what you're talking about before you run your mouth, also maybe you should catch onto the train that you nobody has ever used the phrase "catch onto the train" before. I guess it's kind of like jumping onto a bandwagon. Except you're using it in the exact opposite sense. I guess basically what I'm getting at here is that you don't know a lot about football and you're bad at writing.
Yeh, don't sleep on Hankerson. Provided he can stay healthy, he's going to develop nicely. Got no problems w/ Jax or Manningham.
Not interested in Colts. I would gather they're more a product of their previous QB.
i hope it's colston.i would'nt mind signing plaxico to a three year deal with incentives deal either.he could help us greatly in the red zone.i'll pass on manningham,vjax,wayne and garcon.


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Don't let the Chinese-sounding name fool you. Chang La is an Indian road that's all the way up in the mountains. In fact, it's the third highest drivable road in the world. It has an elevation of 5,360m and provides a great view for those heading to the Changthang Plateau in the Himalayas. The Indian Army is also known to serve hot tea at Tea Point. However, it isn't the best of roads, and it doesn't have any road rails. Imagine that drop!
A gravel road of 26km that was built for gold miners to carry their loot from the mines back home, Skippers Canyon Road is not a road for the faint hearted. The road is extremely narrow, and if you meet another car, you may even need to reverse for up to 3km to find a space to pass. The road can turn to dust in dry weather, and into greasy mud in the rainy season. What's even better is that this is one of only two roads in New Zealand where car rental insurance isn't honoured. You'll also need to apply for a permit, and adhere to the limits of usage when driving on the road.
This narrow, winding road runs from the Afghan cities of Kabul and Jalalabad, The journey uphill makes it even more dangerous for any driver to maneuver pass. Plus, you will have to share your side of the road with reckless Afghan drivers zooming in and out like Formula One drivers. Fatal accidents are so common that there isn't a count of the souls lost on this twisted road.
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the pharmacy said the insurance will not pay for the shots, because they are not fda approved for the shoulder, why?
Its the way the insurance companies get out of paying money. It wasn't tested on the shoulder so the FDA hasn't approved it for that.
I have gone through 2 sessions of injection therapy (3 injections in a row for 3 weeks) of Euflexxa in my right shoulder to stave off having to have a shoulder replacement early in my life. It has increased my flexibility and decreased my joint pain. I can't wait for my 3rd session. I go to the VA.
Actually there has been testing on the efficacy of Euflexxa in the shoulder joint and some studies it is insufficient evidence while some show it does improve aid in relief of osteoarthritis. You are correct though, it is just an excuse for the insurance companies to get out of paying. United Healthcare paid for my treatments in the shoulder for the last two years, every six months. It relieved my shoulder pain immensely and I was able to move pain free. As of Jan 1, 2015 they changed their policy. @Bigdawggee, you got your Euflexxa treatment at the VA? I am surprised. I will check into that to see if I can get it there.
Has insurance company rejected you for Botox injections?
Butrans - Medicare did not cover the cost and the pharmacy wanted $ 400 for 4 patches. I said no?
Can a pharmacy keep my script when insurance wont cover it?
Will Euflexxa still work if the 3rd injection is 3 weeks apart? I've been snowed in for 2 weeks.


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package com.toncent.security.web;

import com.toncent.security.domain.User;
import com.toncent.security.service.SecurityService;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;

import javax.validation.Valid;

/**
 * AUTHOR: 819521
 * DATE  : 2016/2/3
 * TIME  : 17:02
 */

@Controller
@RequestMapping(value = {"/web/user", "/wx/user"})
public class UserController {

    @Autowired
    private SecurityService securityService;

    @RequestMapping(value = "/list", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public String list(Model model) {
        Iterable<User> users = securityService.listUsers();
        model.addAttribute("users", users);
        return "user/list";
    }

    @RequestMapping(value = "/add", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public String add(Model model) {
        model.addAttribute("user", new User());
        return "user/edit";
    }

    @RequestMapping(value = "/add", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String save(@Valid @ModelAttribute("user") User user, BindingResult result) {
        if (result.hasErrors()) {
            return "user/edit";
        }
        securityService.saveUser(user);
        return "redirect:/user/list";
    }

    @RequestMapping(value = "/edit/{id}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public String edit(Model model, @PathVariable("id") Long id) {
        User user = securityService.findUserById(id);
        model.addAttribute("user", user);

        return "user/edit";
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Background The origins of neointimal smooth muscle cells that arise following vascular injury remains controversial. Studies have suggested that these cells may arise from previously differentiated medial vascular smooth muscle cells, resident stem cells or blood born progenitors. In the current study we examined the contribution of the previously differentiated vascular smooth muscle cells to the neointima that forms following carotid artery ligation. Methods We utilized transgenic mice harboring a cre recombinase-dependent reporter gene (mTmG). These mice express membrane targeted tandem dimer Tomato (mTomato) prior to cre-mediated excision and membrane targeted EGFP (mEGFP) following excision. The mTmG mice were crossed with transgenic mice expressing either smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (Myh11) or smooth muscle α-actin (Acta2) driven tamoxifen regulated cre recombinase. Following treatment of adult mice with tamoxifen these mice express mEGFP exclusively in differentiated smooth muscle cells. Subsequently vascular injury was induced in the mice by carotid artery ligation and the contribution of mEGFP positive cells to the neointima determined. Results Analysis of the cellular composition of the neointima that forms following injury revealed that mEGFP positive cells derived from either Mhy11 or Acta2 tagged medial vascular smooth muscle cells contribute to the majority of neointima formation (79 ± 17% and 81 ± 12%, respectively). Conclusion These data demonstrate that the majority of the neointima that forms following carotid ligation is derived from previously differentiated medial vascular smooth muscle cells.


The FKD Tech Upgrade is designed for divers who have previously completed the UTD Essentials of Recreational Diving, Rec 2, or Rec 3 class and wish to upgrade to the Essentials of Tech certification, thus allowing them to enter the UTD/FKD technical diving curriculum, without taking the entire Essentials of Tech class.
Tech Upgrade introduces the student to the doubles configuration and the proper use of a single deco bottle while still maintaining the core skills taught in our recreational classes, such as precise buoyancy control, propulsion techniques, team awareness and controlled ascents.
This is a personal skills class. All skills performed will be discussed and practiced on land before entering the water. All dives will be briefed prior to entering the water and all skills will be rehearsed. This is not a critical skills class. No failures will be introduced by the instructor in this class.
The class must be completed in double tanks with a decompression bottle, though this is NOT a decompression course and students will not enter into any decompression obligations.
This one day workshop prepares the diver to make the transition from single tank recreational diving to the more rigorous technical diving curriculum. Since they already have a solid platform and foundation with the skills learned in Essentials of Rec, this adds to their toolbox, focusing on the skills taught and practiced in Essentials of Tech that are not part of the Essentials of Rec, Rec 2, or Rec 3 curricula, while not requiring the student to take Essentials of Tech, which can have overlap with Essentials of Rec.
It allows the student to gain knowledge, understanding and comfort with the hogarthian doubles configuration and also learn and practice proper gas switching procedures using a single decompression bottle (air or EAN32) for safe practice.
Students are expected to be proficient in the skills taught in their previous FKD courses prior to taking this workshop.
Tech Upgrade is designed to build on the student's current FKD recreational training platform, introducing skills taught in Essentials of Tech that were not taught in their Essentials of Rec, Rec 1 or Rec 2 training.
We'll start by spending some time on precise buoyancy control, trim and propulsion techniques with the new, added equipment of doubles and a deco bottle. We'll also incorporate s-drills and controlled ascents.


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Disney sets Rachel Zegler as lead for 'Snow White' live-action remake
PTI, Jun 23, 2021, 12:01 PM IST
Newcomer Rachel Zegler is set to play the lead role in Disney's upcoming live-action remake of animated classic "Snow White".
The 20-year-old actor will be making her film debut with veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg's upcoming remake of "West Side Story". She will also feature in Warner Bros/DC Films' "Shazam! Fury of the Gods", co-starring Zachary Levi.
Described as a fresh take on the 1937 classic, the new movie will be directed by Marc Webb, the filmmaker behind 2009 hit "500 Days of Summer" and two "Amazing Spider-Man" films, reported Variety.
"Rachel's extraordinary vocal abilities are just the beginning of her gifts. Her strength, intelligence and optimism will become an integral part of rediscovering the joy in this classic Disney fairytale," Webb said in a statement.
The original movie, titled "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves", was based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale and released in 1937. It was Disney's first animated feature film. It presented the story of a princess who is fed a poisoned apple by her stepmother, the queen and then falls into a deep sleep that can be broken only by a kiss from the prince.
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriting duo behind "La La Land", "The Greatest Showman" and "Dear Evan Hansen", will write new music for the film.
Songs such as "Heigh-Ho", "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "Whistle While You Work" will be included in the soundtrack list.
The film is expected to go in to production in 2022.
Besides "Snow White", Disney is also working on live-action remakes of "The Little Mermaid", "Pinocchio", and "Lilo and Stitch" as well as a prequel to its 2019 reimagining of "The Lion King".
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I love grilled cheese. When I was growing up my dad would make us grilled cheese using slices of Velveeta. It was another one of the traditional meals that he made for us (also buttermilk pancakes, spaghetti with homemade meat sauce and deep dish pizza…those are the biggies).
Grilled cheese also played prominently in my college menu. I was a vegetarian all through college and our swim practices ended right as the dining hall closed (I went to a really small school). The only thing open that late at night was the "snack bar" which was more like a bare bones fast food restaurant. Our choices were, pizza, burgers, veggie burgers, grilled cheese, grilled cheese with tomatoes, and egg sandwiches. Oh and French fries and mozzarella sticks.
We ate like this for two years (until we moved into an apartment). I would rotate between the grilled cheese, veggie burgers and egg sandwiches. It was there that I discovered that grilled cheese was delicious with a tomato on it. I love the different textures and flavors.
I was pleasantly surprised on Friday when Dan promised to make a grown up grilled cheese for us. I loved this recipe. I mean really. spinach, bacon, tomatoes, cheese? Maybe Dan should make this again soon. My only recommendation is a little more cheese/sandwich.
I think that growing up with the ooey gooey Velveeta grilled cheese has spoiled me and what I expect a grilled cheese to be. If it is not oozing cheese it is not good. As you can see, this sandwich is totally oozing and is delicious!
Yes, I have sent grilled cheeses back for not being gooey enough. If I'm spending the money/calories on a sandwich it had better be worth it! And by golly, this was totally worth it!
Heat a skillet with medium-high heat and spray with cooking spray, add the onions and garlic and cook until they are tender, for about 10 minutes. Also, cook bacon however you prefer (we heat it in the microwave).
Spread a little margarine on each side of the bread. Sprinkle cheese on the bottom of the bread and add a half cup of spinach, two slices of tomato and a little bit of the onion and one and a half slices of bacon. Top with an additional sprinkle of cheese.
Place each sandwich gently into the skillet that is still heated on medium heat. Cook for 3 minutes/side or until the cheese is soft and gooey.
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Not doubt about it: Prices of oil and gold -- and copper and other commodities -- have shot up in recent days. But David A. Rosenberg, North American economist at Merrill Lynch & Co., New York, believes the prices are more speculative than real.
"Concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions are probably not a sound fundamental reason for buying commodities, and, even if at the margin these concerns may have boosted the prices of oil and gold, they hardly affect copper, silver, zinc and aluminum," say says in Merrill's latest weekly analysis for investors.
"Moreover, you know that you must be nearing a peak from a purely capitalization standpoint when, in just one week, you hear one pundit calling for $6,000/oz on gold and [a] $100/bbl forecast on oil is back on the table," says Rosenberg.


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Why Russians drink, quit drinking again
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Recently the Supreme court of Yakutia declared illegal the ban on the sale of alcohol in one of the villages, defending the rights of the vintner. In the vicinity of the capital teetotal settlement does not, however, there are temperance societies, the members of which ensure that non-drinking people in Russia no longer considered abnormal.
To deal with the "green snake" the Russians obtained with difficulty. Even where it is a question of life and death — in the settlements of indigenous people of Yakutia, — the desire of the population to go dry sometimes breaks on the rights of the wine merchants. So, the Supreme court invalidated the ban on the sale of alcohol, voted by the inhabitants of the village of Zhigansk. In Yakutia more than 160 nondrinkers settlements. If forced to return alcoholic stalls is unknown. There is still Chechnya, where alcohol is miraculously no one to buy or to sell "don't wants". In the vicinity of the capital sober settlements will not find, however, there is a society or brotherhood, whose members want only one thing: that non-drinking people ceased to be considered abnormal. The Correspondent Of".ru" visited one of these societies and shared their impressions.
Ball-point pen traces on paper the shape of the bottle, and then the bell tower with a cross. The author of simple figure sitting at the table. On the temples the man flashes gray hair, but he looks like a diligent student. A few moments ago, he and another ten who came were asked to draw whatever they saw yesterday in class.
The sessions were held in the small hall of the parish house of the Church of the Archangel Michael in Taldom. Lecturer Vladimir Fahreen — one charismatic, like a typical mafia boss from the movies.
Vladimir travels to Russia with lectures on temperance by the method of Gennady Shichko. In taldomskiy community Fahreen staying with the ten-day course. Find videos of his speeches on the Internet is easy. The task of Vladimir to explain to citizens that the main problem of alcoholism is not physical or psychological dependence, which is in fact not exist, and the self-deception and programmed by the wrong education and the systematic effects of hidden advertising.
"You need not talk about the dangers, and about the stupidity of this activity," — said Tahreef.
Feelings experienced by lovers of alcohol, tobacco and drugs (a clear boundary between them, it does not make) to the secret potion, said Vladimir akin to religious. "We are talking about faith!" says, rounding the eyes, Fahreen.
Taldomskaya brotherhood of temperance was organized in 2010. Its leader — the rector of the Church of the Archangel Michael, Archpriest Elias Shugaev. Throughout the session he strongly demonstrated their awareness of what the guest lecturer.
This father is known far beyond the city. He is a member of Russian Orthodox brotherhood "Sobriety" in the name of John the Baptist, Ph. D., expert of the coordination centre for combating alcoholism and approval of the sobriety of the Synodal Department for Church charity and social service, the author of numerous books and a textbook "Lessons of sobriety" for Sunday schools.
"The borders in our brotherhood are blurred. There is a core of 15 people. Around him a sea of supporters," says father Elijah. In pablike in "Vkontakte", by the way, is 49 users. The core of the fraternity is not lifelong abstainers, and those who regularly participates in meetings and activities of the organization.
"But in principle, almost all of them with the vow of sobriety. A with a lifetime. Some, including me, every year, give such a vow," says the priest.
He doesn't like to talk about the struggle with alcoholism. He corrects a friend, what to do with the assertion of sobriety.
"These are two fundamentally different approaches," the double repeats Shugaev.
Father Elijah primarily interested in problems of family life of the congregation, not the alcoholism, but it just so happened that these topics often overlap.
First, he spoke about a bad dependency in physically and emotionally with the children in Sunday school. Over time, the accumulated material in the book "Freedom and dependence". Then he was dragged into the General stream of "affirmative sobriety."
The year I lived without the bottle gives the right to wear the badge red, three green, seven blue, and more than 15 white.
These awards distinguish the members of the above-mentioned all-Russian society "Sobriety". In Taldom such too.
Lent is difficult in a society where drinking can not only offer, but make. "A friend so relatives in my mouth to fill decided. Grabbed and… you say there is no love for others," says one of them.
"The year before us in the parish came alcoholics anonymous. Asked to meet us at the Church — says the priest. — I was bothered by this: here they are collected, are so well done, and with older members of our ward work is not conducted. That created the brotherhood."
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All companies know finding, hiring and retaining top talent in their field can be a difficult endeavor. According to Forbes, many U.S. companies are having a tough time securing the talent they need to compete. This has increased the competitive nature of the hiring process, leading to an increase in perks and benefits designed to lure in the most attractive talent.
"Companies are having trouble securing the talent they need to compete."
While the talent pool you need to tap into can range in ages, millennials make up a considerable amount of that untapped, moldable potential. Even though the unemployment rate sits at 5.4 percent in April, a recent survey by Pew Research revealed people between the ages of 16 and 34 also comprise over half of the country's unemployed. The high numbers of unemployment among millennials makes attracting the top talent out of these individuals a high priority. While these individuals do not have the same job experience as older generations, they still have the energy and skills to enter the workforce with enthusiasm and dedication. However, the high numbers of unemployment levels mean the most talented individuals are also the most in demand.
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Chances are, the right hire for position you want already has a job at a different company and are not actively seeking out new employment. Seek out ideal candidates on LinkedIn or other social media sites and periodically send them a pitch or an enticing offer. While this method won't always work and in some instances can create a conflict of interests, it provides you with the ability to essentially handpick your employees.
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MLB Draft: UM Hurricanes Freddy Zamora Looks To Be On His Way To Big Leagues
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – When Major League Baseball holds its 2020 Draft this week, we should be hearing a few University of Miami Hurricanes come off the board, including Freddy Zamora.
CBS4 sports anchor Mike Cugno caught up with the talented shortstop who could be next in a long line of South Florida stars to make it to the big leagues.
"When did you start playing shortstop?" asked Cugno.
"When I first started playing shortstop, my dad put me there and he said you're going to play short and I said alright," he replied.
For Zamora that "alright" could be a million-dollar decision. Born in Nicaragua, he who grew up playing in South Florida, worked his way to UM and is now anxiously awaiting the June 10 draft.
Baseball is a family business for Zamora. He's following in his father's footsteps who was a pro-ball player in Nicaragua.
"He was an outfielder over there. He played for a while. He was one of the better players from what I've heard," he said.
Freddy isn't so bad himself. He's considered a top 100 prospect in a year where the draft has been trimmed down from 40 rounds to just five in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Between his freshman and sophomore years at UM, he started more than 100 games, batted a clean 300 with more than 120 hits, and sported quick instincts up the middle at short. But this rising star hit a speed bump before his junior year during practice running to first.
"I hip-checked the first baseman. It was kind of a bad throw. My leg just went out and it gave out on me," recalled Zamora. "I tore my ACL completely so they had to get my quad tendon and put it back there and replace that with a quad tendon."
Zamora is now sporting a few more scars but also has another permanent marking that keeps him focused on the present. A tattoo that simply reads NOW.
"Now with this rehab going on it's a good reminder to do everything you can. Don't leave anything for the next day," he said.
Zamora missed the 2020 season due to the ACL injury.
As a reminder to major league teams just how dedicated and talented he is, Zamora's agent put together a video so clubs to see how far he's come in just a few months.
"What are scouts telling you, what do they want to see?" asked Cugno.
"Right now, just get healthy. They want to see me healthy. they want to see me back doing the things I was doing before. That's what I want to show them. That I'm stronger. That I'm getting back stronger than ever," he said.
Three months into rehab he's progressing towards running and throwing again, eager to get back on the field.
"It feels great," he said. "I just want to play already."


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T. Rajendar
also known as Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar
Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Music, Cinematographer
Born: May 09, 1955, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
One of the most popular artists of Tamil film industry, Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar, better known as T. Rajendar is an actor, director, writer, composer, singer, cinematographer, and producer. Rajendar began his career as an actor in the 1980s and quickly gained popularity for his peculiar style of acting. Most of his films in the '80s were blockbuster hits and many of the actresses who debuted in his movies went on to become popular as well. He first made a cameo appearance in 1980 in the movie Oru Thalai Ragam and in the same year he also made his directorial debut with Vasantha Azhaipugal: he also compose the music and wrote the lyrics for the film. However, over the years, his movies achieved little success owing to the cliched content and predictability. As a playback singer he has contributed to movies such as Kavanr (2017), Theri (2017), Vaalu (2014), Veerasamy (2007), and Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala (2001).
Few of his notable films include Thangaikkor Geetham (1983), Mythili Ennai Kaathali (1986), Samsara Sangeetham (1989), Oru Vasantha Geetham (1994), Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002), and Veerasamy (2007). In 2017, he produced the movie Saraahsudu starring his son Silambarasan T.R., Nayanthara, and Andrea Jeremiah.
Vizhithiru
Saraahsudu
Arya Surya
Rajkiran
Parthiban
Sundar C.
Usha Rajendar
Silambarasan T. R.
Born: Feb 03, 1983
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Chancellor outlines likely budget cuts
Many task force ideas still being considered
By Ana Lyons Feb. 26, 2010
In a public statement posted Wednesday on his website, Chancellor Phillip L. Clay PhD '88 responded to the Institute-wide Task Force recommendations. While some of the cost-cutting ideas will be implemented soon, many major ideas — like adding more undergraduates, opening summer classes to a wider demographic, eliminating Athena clusters, changing add drop date and modifying the existing dining system — will require further research before being implemented.
Among the ideas that Clay suggests to be implemented the soonest are:
• Adjusting financial aid to true food costs
• Eliminating "redundant" shuttle routes
"These decisions that MIT faces in responding to financial downturn are not easy ones," Clay said in an e-mail sent to all students yesterday.
Clay's response to the community and his recent e-mail to students are part of the senior administration's efforts to demystify the budget cuts for the community, to gain input from students and faculty, and to better address wide-spread concerns.
Undergraduate Association President Michael A. Bennie '10 applauded Clay's efforts, saying "this whole process has been fairly transparent, I feel like this [public response] is the next step."
Chancellor says number of undergrads to remain same
A change in the number of undergraduates at MIT is unlikely to happen soon, according to Clay's response. In his "Chancellor's Response to the Institute-wide Planning Task Force Preliminary Report," posted Feb. 24, he wrote that "undergraduate enrollment will not be increased until additional housing is available."
In particular, completing the construction of Ashdown (W1) will likely influence increasing enrollment size, he says.
Regarding undergraduate enrollment size, Clay also wrote that "we have assessed and addressed other issues related to the likely impacts of increase in the size," but did not specify or provide his opinion on any of these specific enrollment-related concerns.
Some proposals that will not take effect soon include the suggestions to eliminating Athena clusters, limiting Athena cluster printing, developing additional summer classes, "right-sizing" the graduate student body, and introducing a "3+2" masters degree program. These ideas require further study from the appropriate working groups, according to Clay.
The idea to eliminate Athena clusters and implement changes in Athena printing policy is currently being discussed in a newly-formed working group.
Plans to develop additional summer courses are still under evaluation by the Dean of Undergraduate Education, according to Clay. MIT could allow freshmen to take General Institute Requirement courses in the summer before they enter, or could run a summer school for high school or college students.
"There will be no action on this until the matter is reviewed and appropriate consultation with CUP [Committee on the Undergraduate Program] and other faculty committees is pursued," he said.
Adding summer courses could bring in revenue from increased summer housing. It could also ease the crowding problem in GIR courses, allowing the freshman class to be larger. To make money, MIT might not offer financial aid, and non-MIT students would likely be charged full price.
Similarly, "right-sizing" the graduate student body or adding a new "3+2" masters degree option will not take effect without further study from the deans for undergraduate and graduate education.
Changing drop and add dates among ideas delegated back to departments
Some ideas — like changing the add and drop dates — will be sent back to academic committees and later voted on by the faculty. More specifically, Clay said "the academic calendar is a faculty governance issue:" the Committee on Academic Performance and the Committee on Graduate Programs must consider the Task Force proposal, which would then need to be considered for a vote by the entire Faculty.
Likewise, the Task Force report proposed modifying or eliminating the current Physical Education requirement, which Clay says must first be proposed by a faculty committee for vote as it currently exists as part of the undergraduate program.
Clay also noted that freshman alternative programs — such as Terrascope, Concourse, and the Experimental Study Group (ESG) — will face budget reductions similar to that of other academic programs and departments, but no programs will be cut.
Shuttles services, dining, and summer housing to be reevaluated
According to Clay, the Dean for Student Life, the Department of Facilities, Undergraduate Association, and the Graduate Student Council are currently working to reevaluate the use of MIT's shuttle services. Redundant routes covered by both the MIT Shuttle Service and MBTA buses may be eliminated, and the frequency of some routes may be reduced. A fee may be added for some routes.
Clay wrote that efforts to make changes to the current dining system are underway, and the Division of Student Life is maintaining dialogue with the four residence halls that have dining to develop a "sustainable dining plan" that eliminates the current $300 fee.
Although no rigid deadlines have been set to change the dining system, Clay says "a slight adjustment will be made to the student expense budget that determines financial aid eligibility in several categories, including the dining allowance."
Financial aid currently estimates students spend $4,510 per year for food, but a recent MIT survey conducted last fall found that undergraduates spend only $1,700 to $2,240. The Task Force suggests the dining allowance provided by financial aid be reduced to $3,000 for students without dining and $4,510 for those with a meal plan. Clay said that a slight adjustment will be made to the student expense budget that determines financial aid eligibility.
The number of dorms available to students for summer housing is also likely to change in hopes of reducing operational costs, with changes occurring as soon as this summer.
Clay said that students hoping to live on campus this summer will be limited to a reduced number of dorms, and MIT will most likely use the other dorms to generate revenue by renting or subletting them.
The Division of Student Life and the Housing Strategy Group are currently deciding which dorms will be open for summer housing.
Clay's full response to the Task Force report can be found on at: http://web.mit.edu/chancellor/reports.html.


Hello friends, we've got a big weekend of performance and live art coming up – starting this Thursday, the 19th of November. Here is everything you need to know in one place….
Through the Looking Glass: performances to watch and be part of.
On Friday night (20 November) we welcome Duckie's Twenty First Century Music Hall to The Citadel.
Through the Looking Glass is a Heart of Glass initiative developed by Live Art Development Agency for St. Helens.
Also happening over the coming days, the hugely successful TakeOverFest curated by Scottee continues following a run of sell out shows!


Last month, as reprinted here on eJewishPhilanthropy.com, the Forward reported on a new study that found, as the article's headline proclaimed, "it's not a lack of welcoming that's keeping the intermarrieds away." The study, by Dr. Steven M. Cohen, was actually about engaging Midwestern children in Jewish summer camps, but Dr. Cohen took the opportunity to offer a new thesis, that the Jewish community is sufficiently welcoming toward intermarried families and therefore the work of outreach organizations is misguided.
We at the Jewish Outreach Institute and InterfaithFamily.com find it ironic that after working so hard to create a more welcoming community despite the hindrance of literally decades of policy papers from Dr. Cohen discouraging communal support for outreach, he is now recommending we declare victory and go home.
He found that only 17% of interfaith families said they would "probably not" or "definitely not" feel comfortable attending services in an Orthodox synagogue (lower for other denominations), and based on that deemed intermarried families "no more unwelcome, uncomfortable, or excluded than the in-married." He then found that 28% of the same people would not feel comfortable attending services that "use a lot of Hebrew," and declared the real issue competency not welcoming.
These "findings" are problematic on multiple levels. First, we wonder how many of the survey respondents (intermarried or in-married) have ever actually stepped foot inside an Orthodox synagogue. So the 17% is based on a hypothetical, and even when applied to Reform synagogues (9%), the question does not ask about their real-world experiences. More importantly, once the question does ask about something they might have actually experienced while attending services – "a lot of Hebrew" – their discomfort rises to more than 1 in 4 intermarried respondents.
No additional questions on synagogue experiences were asked, nor were respondents simply asked "How welcoming is the Jewish community?" because this study wasn't about how welcoming the community is; it was about how to entice more families into Jewish summer camps. We are saddened that the real focus of the news was lost, which is that the Foundation for Jewish Camp has undertaken a massive effort to help overnight camps welcome and engage more children of intermarried families.
We also disagree with the false dichotomy Dr. Cohen creates by separating out the "competency barrier" for interfaith families from the way they are welcomed into the community. He defines "welcoming" by its most surface-level meaning, "making personnel more sensitive to the intermarried and watching your language and having smiling ushers," and claims that those tactics alone will not be effective in engaging more intermarried families. But nobody in the outreach community has ever said "all that's needed is open arms." There has always been much more to it.
Just as important as education is policy change. It's hard to imagine how many more intermarried families would have been lost to the community had the Reform and Reconstructionist movements not made a place in the tent for Jews of patrilineal descent. We still must work with the community for other policy changes, for example on issues of burial or membership, which can make the community even more welcoming.
There is still work to be done to get more intermarried families to that place. Yes, we clearly have a friendlier Jewish community today toward the intermarried than in 2000, and exponentially more than in 1990. Yet we continue to hear daily from intermarried families who experience challenges navigating entry into the community, and from Jewish communal professionals who know that their organizations can do better at welcoming newcomers – and not just the intermarried but all who would enter.
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky is the executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. Edmund Case is the CEO of InterfaithFamily.com.
In relation to the Clinton wedding, it has been pointed out that even proud identified Jews are intermarrying these days. Does this mean that it is no longer possible to posit that interfaith families are necessarily less involved in the Jewish community and Judaism?
That is indeed the point. The causal relationship that has been promoted by so many just doesnt exist. the proof is in that many active jews are intermarrying and many intermarried jews have become active. we just have to be willing to reach out and welcome them all in.
I really appreciate this article and the sentiments within it. I am a protestant Christian and my husband is Jewish. We want to raise our infant daughter within the Jewish tradition but reform rabbis we have talked with are sympathetic but ultimately unable to support us (mostly because of the contracts with their congregations) with even her intro into the larger community. Because I'm not Jewish too, no one will do her naming ceremony.
Email me and I will help you find the right rabbi to help.


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Q: Regular expression, ending tag in another row I just cannot get regex to work when start tag and ending tag are in different rows.
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Number: rrfaee220-1

Delivery:  1-2 months

Regex should be within this:
preg_match_all("/
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A: First of all, you are using / as delimiters in your regex. This is fine but you'd have to escape the forward slashes inside the regex like this:
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If you're like me and think this looks messy, you can also choose to use a different character as delimiter:
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Additionally, what's inside your SOMETHINGREGEX? I suspect it contains a dot (.). To enable the dot to match newline characters, and stretch across multiple lines, you need to add the s modifier:
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SOMETHINGREGEX
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However, like @konrados mentioned, using DOMDocument would be the best choice here. Using regex to parse HTML is very unreliable, as you have to account for a lot of formatting choices: tags written in capital letters, whitespace in places you wouldn't expect, etc. However, if you're certain that all your input is formatted in the same way, regex should do the trick.


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A network of users
Making a transaction
Avoiding double-spends
A distributed ledger
Proof of work
A network of nodes
21 million coins
Benefits of bitcoin
Bitcoin is open
Bitcoin is borderless
Bitcoin is decentralised
Bitcoin is censorship-resistant
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Satoshi Nakamoto released Bitcoin to the world on 3 January 2009 ( 1), when the first block of the blockchain was mined. What this actually means will hopefully become clear as we look to explain how this digital currency works and why it might be important. Mysteriously, the name Satoshi Nakamoto has proven to be a pseudonym, with the true identity of bitcoin's creator remaining unknown ever since ( 2). 'He' might be a man, woman, or group of people. In the paper he published a few months previously ( 3), Nakamoto laid out his vision for a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash, that would remove the necessity for a trusted third-party; until this point considered essential for a monetary system. Traditionally, this 'trusted' third-party has been financial institutions. His proposal was to use cryptographic proof instead of trust, removing the need for these institutions.
Using Bitcoin means being part of a network. A participant in this network requires two keys: one private and one public. The private key secures the participant's funds and the public key enables transactions to be made on the network. When you set up a means of storage for your bitcoin, these will need to be generated and this normally occurs 'under the hood'. These keys are a long series of numbers and letters, which are generated using cryptographic mathematics. The generation of this pair of keys is such that, though mathematically related, the private key cannot be determined from knowledge of the public key.
Consider two participants in the network who wish to make a transaction: Owner 1 and Owner 2. In Figure 1, from Nakamoto's original paper ( 3), Owner 1 is seen to transfer funds to Owner 2, as part of a sequence of transactions. For a simple way to visualise this, imagine the diagram describing the journey of a fixed quantity of bitcoin from Owner 0 to Owner 3, by way of Owners 1 and 2.
Figure 1: The transfer of bitcoin funds between participants in the network.
Figure credit: ( 3)
The transaction is seen to involve Owner 1 using their private key to digitally sign a hash of the previous transaction and Owner 2's public key. The hash, in this context, results from applying an algorithm to create a new value, of a specific format, from this information. This hash is unique and can only result from the input of this exact information. Once the transaction is made, Owner 2's private key secures the funds, until the funds are eventually paid to Owner 3 and so on. A small transaction fee is paid during this process. Who the transaction fees are paid to will become clear below.
In the transaction described above, there is no way of determining if Owner 1 is spending their funds twice. Some form of verification is required to avoid this, which would traditionally be achieved by a centralised authority, such as a clearing house. An important feature of the Bitcoin network is that it is decentralised. Therefore, to enable verification, the transaction is publicly broadcast to the network and, together with other transactions occurring at the same time, collected into a block. This block, now known throughout the network, will be added to all previous blocks to form a blockchain, which serves as a permanent record of all transactions ever made. Since all transactions are recorded and visible to the entire network, a double-spend is avoided by deciding that the earliest transaction of any double-spend attempts is the one that counts and discounting any others. A timestamp is added to the hash, during the transaction, to allow determination of the earliest transaction.
A new block of transactions is generated approximately every 10 minutes and added to all the previous blocks that have ever been created, in a chain of blocks all the way back to the very first block mined by Satoshi Nakamoto (Figure 2). This first block is known as the genesis block.
Figure 2: The blockchain, from the most recent block back to the original genesis block.
The creation of a blockchain, which is publicly broadcast across the entire network, is the way that the Bitcoin network achieves what is known as a distributed ledger (Figure 3). This is a fundamental concept common to all cryptocurrencies, with a number of different approaches. Think of a distributed ledger as a record, or a database, that exists across several locations, or among multiple participants. A simple example of a distributed ledger would be if you were to create a spreadsheet of data and email this to a number of people. Perhaps the spreadsheet records a number of transactions. The problem with this simple example of a distributed ledger, though, is how to update everyone's version of this spreadsheet if a new transaction is made. How is agreement between all keepers of the information arrived at?
Figure 3: Comparison of a centralised and distributed ledger.
Bitcoin uses proof-of-work to ensure consensus across the network. Individuals who choose to participate in this activity, known as mining, set their computers to work attempting to solve a sort of cryptographic puzzle. The first to be successful wins the privilege of adding the next block to the blockchain. In addition, offering perhaps more of an incentive, they also win a block reward of 6.25 bitcoins plus all of the transaction fees paid during the transactions within this block.
The creation of a block involves using a hash function. In this case, it is a mathematical operation that takes all of the information related to the transactions taking place at that time and outputting a hash. This hash is unique and could only result from the exact information which is input. Solving the puzzle, in the mining process, involves making repeated guesses of the hash until one miner is successful. The network possesses a dynamic, self-regulating method for altering the difficulty of the puzzles that miners must solve, such that the average length of time is approximately 10 minutes. This serves to keep the period of block creation constant, despite volume changes in the network.
With the incentive of potentially earning a block reward, a network of miners across the globe serves to provide decentralisation and consensus. Each computer involved in mining is referred to as a node. A potential threat to the Bitcoin network is a 51 percent attack, also known as a majority attack. In this situation, a group of people controlling a majority of the nodes in the network decide to construct an alternative version of the transactions that take place in a block. As you might imagine, this version of the transactions would undoubtedly favour themselves. They conspire to create a block that supports these fake transactions and use the mining of their nodes to support this. Now there will be two versions of the blockchain. This is what is known as a fork (Figure 4). When a fork occurs and the blockchain diverges in two different directions, game theory will dictate that it is the longest chain that survives, as eventually all miners will decide to choose this version. Having control of a majority of the nodes in a network would mean that this group would have the power to create the longest chain, since more of the nodes in this group, over time, would be successful in mining. They are said to have more hash power.
Figure 4: A fork occurring in the blockchain, from a 51 percent attack.
It is for this reason that a large network of nodes, run by many different people, in many different places, is of fundamental importance for the security of the network. Any attempt by a group without control of a majority of the nodes in the network would result in an unsuccessful fork of the blockchain and remove the opportunity to claim valid block rewards, thus causing a disincentive to try.
One big difference between bitcoin and 'normal' money, is that there is a hard limit to the number of coins that will ever exist. The limit is 21 million and this is written into the code that runs the network. This may sound unusual, given today's practice of quantitative easing, when central banks can decide to inject new money into an economy with the aim of stimulating spending, but makes a lot of sense when the negative effects of this are considered.
An unfortunate side-effect of quantitative easing is that it leads to a devaluation of the currency, where the buying power of your dollar, pound, euro, yuan, etc. is reduced. You may be old enough to have observed this yourself, but conversations with our parents, or grandparents, about how the price of things has changed over time, clearly illustrates that this is a reality of 'normal' money. Bitcoin ensures that an upper limit to the amount of coins is reached by cutting the number of freshly minted bitcoins, that are awarded as part of the block reward, in half after every 210,000 blocks. The original reward was 50 BTC, which was reduced to 25 BTC in 2012, then 12.5 BTC in 2016 and is now 6.25 BTC as of 11 May 2020 ( 7). Each of these events is known as a halving and is repeated until it has occurred 64 times. Satoshi Nakamoto compared this process to the discovery and mining of gold. Interestingly, bitcoin is often referred to as digital gold. It could be said that bitcoin has a lot of advantages over gold.
Bitcoin has certain traits that make it attractive as a secure store of value and for making peer-to-peer transactions.
It is available for anyone to use, providing access to financial services for everyone, including the billions of people on the planet who have historically been restricted from banking. Bitcoin enables anybody to be their own bank.
It is not controlled by any government, or the banking system. For this reason, it is removed from the shortcomings and corruption that has become so apparent in these institutions and their control of traditional currencies. Bitcoin is truly global, allowing international transactions without inefficient complications, lofty fees, or unnecessary delays.
The Bitcoin network is built upon an immense number of computers, run throughout the world, by many different people, in many different countries. Therefore, Bitcoin is immune to centralised control. It is not merely 'money for the internet', but actually 'the internet of money'.
You have complete authority over your bitcoin. It cannot be seized, frozen, or censored. Transactions cannot be intercepted, or stopped. The blockchain is the glue that holds the network together and serves as a record of all transactions made on the network, while maintaining the anonymity of the parties involved. The blockchain is a historical record of truth, which can be used to register information and thus act as a network of trust.
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2. LEMIEUX, Pierre. Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? Regulation. 2013. Vol. 36, no. 3, p. 14.
3. NAKAMOTO, Satoshi. Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer electronic cash system. . 2008.
4. TERRACOIN. What is Genesis Block and why Genesis Block is needed? [online]. 2019. Available from: https://medium.com/@tecracoin/what-is-genesis-block-and-why-genesis-block-is-needed-1b37d4b75e43. Accessed: 2020-10-04.
5. TRIPOLI, Mischa and SCHMIDHUBER, Josef. Emerging Opportunities for the Application of Blockchain in the Agri-food Industry. . 2018.
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'Maid' author Alex Metcalf on creating a character who breaks history
Another famous filmmaker has broken a glass ceiling. Alex Metcalf made her name as a documentarian, documenting the fight for LGBTQ rights. She is now publishing her debut novel, "Maid," a novel that follows the events of a 2017 church meeting that ends in extreme violence and murder.
It started with the e-mail. It wasn't because of the subject line: "Author's new book."
"I read it [and] knew it was novel," Ms. Metcalf said. "It sounded like something I hadn't written."
She quickly read the whole thing. She wrote a brief blurb. And then she took it back. Her editor figured the average reader wouldn't think of the extraordinary: "It sounds like a Broadway play," she said.
"But," Ms. Metcalf said, "it's true to the story."
The power of fiction is that it can allow readers to see the world from a character's point of view. A novel can be fast-paced, gritty, heartbreaking and funny.
"Maid" also has a voice. Take a scene set in New Orleans. Ms. Metcalf had been thinking about the environment and how all kinds of people live there. In the same way that film can create the multigenerational experience of an entire city, a novel can do the same, she said.
"Book-reading has become a metaphor for culture in the United States," Ms. Metcalf said. "There's this wonderful opportunity to spend lots of time with multiple books and soak up culture like never before. That's a big part of my story. That's what I'm trying to do."
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