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Over the past several years, I have heard some funny names used for the cry-room in our church building, names such as, "the penalty box," "romper room," and "the torture chamber." My favorite, however, is "purgatory." Like the Roman Catholic teaching of purgatory, the cry-room is a place where souls suffer until they are ready to enter into God's presence and the assembly of the saints! Although purgatory does not exist, the potential suffering of those using the cry-room does. Any parent who has spent numerous Sunday mornings worshiping in the cry-room with their infant or toddler can tell you about the challenges. It can be noisy. It can be crazy. It can feel like purgatory…without the flames.
I sympathize, therefore, with parents who, at times, may feel discouraged and perhaps frustrated with life in the cry-room. As a pastor of souls, I do not want my parishioners to feel disheartened about attending the means of grace. For this reason, I hope to encourage parents who, with their little ones, make their way to the cry-room each Lord's Day. I also want to encourage everyone in our congregation to be supportive of those with young children in our covenant community.
While we typically call it a "cry" room, it may be more appropriate to describe it as a training room. As parents, we have the responsibility to train our children, to "bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Eph 6.4). This includes teaching our children the meaning and importance of the worship service. As baptized members of the covenant of grace, our children belong in the worship service with us. They are to grow up learning and singing the songs of Zion, confessing the creeds of Christ's church, and praying the Lord's Prayer. Most importantly, they are to grow up hearing God speak to his people through the preaching of the Gospel. In the worship service each Lord's Day, God condescends to us to announce his promises and renew his covenant. It is in this divine act, which is unlike anything else we experience in this life, that God ushers us into his heavenly presence so that we might receive from his open hand (Heb 12.18-29)…and he ushers our children with us.
While the cry-room might seem inconvenient to us at times, we must realize that theology, not convenience, informs our worship. One of the central tenets of our theology is the covenant of grace. God makes his covenant not only with those adults who can make a credible profession of faith in Jesus as their only comfort in life and in death, but also with the children of believers, who cannot yet make such a profession. Throughout redemptive history, God has included the children of believers into his visible covenant community. Baptized children, therefore, are entitled to the worship service as much as their parents are. That is where they belong!
The cry-room, then, provides a place of training for our little ones. It is far more in line with our theology than a nursery-room. In a nursery-room, baptized children are, in most cases, dropped off by their parents and completely removed from the assembly of God's people. When this happens, these precious heirs of the covenant are denied exposure to and training in the vital act of corporate worship. In a nursery-room, infants and toddlers are deprived of the opportunity of hearing mommy or daddy confess their sins, sing the doxology, confess the creed, pray the Lord's prayer, and partake of communion. As inconvenient as the cry-room may feel at times, it nevertheless provides a setting more conducive to parental training than a nursery-room. In the cry-room, parents are preparing their children to become active participants in the worship service.
The goal of our training and preparation is to graduate our children to the main auditorium (i.e. "sanctuary"). The cry-room, therefore is a place of transition. As our infants grow into toddlers, parents can begin making excursions into the service with their children. Explain to your little one ahead of time what you plan to do. Proactive preparation is the key here. Explain to them on Saturday night, and again on Sunday morning on the way to worship, that they have the opportunity to sit with the congregation for the first part of the service.
I have found that many children become excited about this. Estimate how much of the service you think your little one can handle, have a plan, and give it a shot. If they begin to squeal and shriek, you can always take them back to the cry-room. At first, they may only be able to sit still until the first hymn. In time, it may be up to the song of preparation before the sermon. Eventually, with a lot of training and perseverance, children will make the transition into worshipers.
This is transition does not end once our little ones are sitting through the whole service quietly. The goal is not merely for our children to sit still and be quiet. The goal is for them to become mature worshipers, to become active listeners who eagerly receive from God in Word and sacrament, and respond to God in song, prayer, and giving. This, of course, is a lifelong process.
Yes, it requires work. There is no plenary indulgence offered to families so that they can spring a suffering soul from the purgatory of the cry-room! Rather, it takes a lot of planning, effort, and perseverance to make the transition. But the transition can be made; it is not impossible. And the cry-room helps to that end.
The Word of God endures forever, but the cry-room does not. It is only for a season. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Of course, for a family with several small children, that light might seem rather dim at times; when one child finally graduates to the main auditorium, another is born. With the joy of a child's birth can come the potentially gloomy prospect of spending more years in the cry-room. Nevertheless, the cry-room is not forever. Like all parental responsibilities, training our children in the cry-room is only for a season. Eventually, this too shall pass.
It is only for a short period that we have the opportunity to train our children in the instruction and discipline of the Lord. May we be faithful stewards and wisely use the time we have been given. And may we encourage one another in our congregation as we see parents engaging in the hard and sometimes frustrating work of training and preparing these little heirs of the covenant. May we be patient with one another and pray for each other, asking the Lord of the covenant to bear much fruit in these children of the promise.
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The Gift of Baptism - To save mankind. Kids who are 8 years old are baptized for they know what is right and what is wrong. They are capable to repent of their shortcomings or sins. I really miss so much doing the ordinance of bapism. The last time I did was my youngest son, Toto Jun. It was in 1994 when he turned 8 years old. And I did it awhile ago with Angel, who is only daugher of Rose. Rose is the best friend of our third elder daughter when they worked together in abroad before. I have recalled the happiness I had had when I baptized my son. The same joy and happiness I have felt. Baptism by immersion is one of the basic truth about the Church. It is a gateway to one's salvation. In the Church, we the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel. First principle is faith. Second is repentance. And next is baptism, an ordinance performed by the person with authority of the priesthood. Last ordinance is the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. This is what we believe and I know you have different faith or doctrines and principles about salvation, about baptism, about the gospel of Jesus Christ. But I do believe it is in Jesus' name that mankind may be saved.
The Gift of Baptism - To save mankind. Kids who are 8 years old are baptized for they know what is right and what is wrong. They are capable to repent of their shortcomings or sins.
I really miss so much doing the ordinance of bapism. The last time I did was my youngest son, Toto Jun. It was in 1994 when he turned 8 years old.
And I did it awhile ago with Angel, who is only daugher of Rose. Rose is the best friend of our third elder daughter when they worked together in abroad before.
I have recalled the happiness I had had when I baptized my son. The same joy and happiness I have felt. Baptism by immersion is one of the basic truth about the Church. It is a gateway to one's salvation.
In the Church, we the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel. First principle is faith. Second is repentance. And next is baptism, an ordinance performed by the person with authority of the priesthood. Last ordinance is the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
This is what we believe and I know you have different faith or doctrines and principles about salvation, about baptism, about the gospel of Jesus Christ. But I do believe it is in Jesus' name that mankind may be saved.


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Highlights of USF Athletics' Five-Year Strategic Plan
The plan is being presented to USF's Board of Trustees on Thursday, but an advance copy is available now. Let's go over some of the highlights.
By Jamie DeVriend and Collin Sherwin May 19, 2016, 7:58am EDT
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On Thursday afternoon, Mark Harlan and the USF athletic department are presenting their five-year strategic plan to USF's Board of Trustees. And hey, it looks like a copy of the plan is already online:
@TBTimes_Bulls @USFCollin in case you guys wanted a head start on the document it seems to be online already https://t.co/hbEEJXg8Ie
— Wesley Jackson (@WesJacksonUSF) May 18, 2016
This is exactly the kind of document we hoped USF would share with the community. When USF was searching for a new athletic director in 2014, we talked about the need for Athletics to set a plan and give the community ways to chart its progress and help achieve its goals. This is essentially a 44-page road map for the department, spelled out clearly for everyone to see. We're pleased to see this come out.
Collin will be at the Board of Trustees meeting to ask some questions about parts of this plan. For now, here are some of the highlights as we see them.
USF Athletics Mission and Core Values (Page 6)
The University of South Florida System Athletic Department is committed to providing all student-athletes with opportunities to receive a world-class education, win championships, and develop into the leaders of tomorrow while embracing our partnerships within the Tampa Bay community.
VISION WIN
Classroom, Community, Competition
ATHLETICS CORE VALUES
Commitment: Conducting ourselves every day with unwavering dedication, devotion, and loyalty to the student-athletes, the University, and each other through leadership and a resolve to do the right thing always.
Community: Enhancing and inspiring the lives of our diverse constituents while building relationships through engaged, collaborative, and inclusive service; all intended to create a sense of pride and to serve the people of the University, the Tampa Bay area, the State of Florida, and the world.
Excellence: Relentlessly pursuing success in every endeavor, and providing the highest quality results in all areas, including competition, academics, compliance, business operations, and external affairs, utilizing best practices in a continuing and effective manner.
Innovation: Engaging proactive and progressive creativity in all affairs, challenging ourselves to be forward thinking yet thoughtful risk-takers who challenge the status quo and who bring new and different cutting-edge ideas and methods which add value to our enterprise.
Integrity: Conducting ourselves ethically, honestly, and respectfully, following the highest standards of conduct with high moral character, honor, respect and accountability, in a fair, consistent, and transparent way in all that we do.
USF Wants To Add A Female Sport (Page 12)
Under the Competitive Greatness goal, the plan lists "Add a female sport program that is sponsored by our Conference, and prevalent to the Tampa Bay region" as a strategy.
There are a few choices here. USF already has a lacrosse team at the club level, and with the squad size it would provide the most opportunities for female student-athletes. However, it's a very expensive sport to support, with all the sticks and pads and helmets and uniforms and flying 40 or 50 players to road games. The American also doesn't sponsor lacrosse. It's hard to see the university taking the plunge on this one financially.
An aquatic sport like swimming or diving seems the most likely option based on the metrics in the plan. USF used to have a swim team (it won the 1985 national championship and a slew of individual titles at the Division II level) and there's still a short-course pool in the Campus Recreation Center for training. There's plenty of nearby competition, lots of local swimmers, not that much equipment to deal with, and the American sponsors the sport. This appears to tick all the boxes.
Sand volleyball might be another option, although those teams are very small. Or how about a bowling team? That might be the least expensive sport to start, and there are several quality alleys in Tampa to practice on or even host competitions. (The AMF University Bowl is on 56th Street right next to campus, but word has it the place isn't in tip-top shape.) Although the American doesn't sponsor bowling, USF could ask conference mate Tulane how they like being in the Southland Bowling League, which provided four of the eight teams in last year's NCAA Bowling Championship. On the downside, the only school in Florida with a bowling team is Florida A&M.
USF Wants To Establish a Direct Service Organization (Page 17)
Under its goal of revenue growth and fiscal responsibility, USF states it wants to "establish a new business legal entity; USF Athletics will become a Direct Support Organization (DSO) of the USF System."
Here's our short reaction to this idea:
Why are we opposed? Let's explain what a DSO actually does.
As this Orlando Sentinel piece explains, DSOs are a way for public institutions to dodge pesky little things like Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and having to adhere to budget requirements. Right now in our state, only Florida and C.Florida operate their athletic departments as DSOs. Quoting the Sentinel:
DSOs are the university equivalent of CIA black ops or super PACs.
The net effect is secrecy.
We have the Legislature to thank for that.
State statutes specifically say nearly all records kept by DSOs are exempt from public records laws, including donors.
We're fine with exempting donors. If someone wants to give USF money quietly we should be appreciative, and as long as they aren't buying influence for something untoward that's cool.
But the only way we and other media had to keep USF Athletics accountable during The Dark Period is through FOIA requests. It's how we figured out USF gave Doug Woolard, Skip Holtz, and Stan Heath massive contract extensions all on the same day, something we'll be paying off for a long time. It's how we found out about NCAA investigations into the basketball program. It's often how we know anything.
Also, and this certainly applies for some of us: we specifically attended USF because it is a public institution. We believe in the inherent value of a public education, and that government entities should be operated openly and in the sunshine. USF Athletics is a public good, more than one-third of which is paid for by student fees. You shouldn't be able to take hundreds of dollars from each USF undergrad, and put it into what is basically a dark pool for sports.
Things are better at USF Athletics presently, and it looks like we're on the way up across the board. But that might not always be the case, and we might hire terrible administrators again someday. They need to be held accountable publicly.
USF Is Planning An OCS Feasibility Study (Page 19)
Under its goal of facility planning and construction, USF says it will "complete (a) feasibility study to strategically analyze the benefits, associated costs, and potential funding plan for an on-campus football stadium."
The only news here is that USF is formalizing their interest in an on-campus stadium. Unofficially, they've been interested for awhile and attention has been focused on the Museum of Science and Industry lot across Fowler Avenue from campus if it ever became available. But we're also hearing that there's a lot of obstacles there, mostly from the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners who will determine what to do with the land.
USF will also actively pursue other locations on campus. But there's a lot of problems to get from here to there. Mostly money. Which brings us to...
USF's Athletic Giving Needs A Lot Of Help (Page 31)
Throughout the appendix section of the plan, USF measures itself against "peer institutions" (all of which are in the American Athletic Conference) and "aspirant institutions" in Power 5 leagues that they would like to be able to compare themselves to. USF does well in most of these metrics, but they come up way short in philanthropy.
$2.5 million in donations for a school of USF's size and in a market as big as Tampa Bay is simply not good enough. As long as the school is stuck in the American, other revenue streams will be limited, and there's not much more money the school can take off the student body. Fundraising must improve dramatically to keep USF Athletics afloat. This is the challenge to newly-hired Deputy Athletic Director for External Operations Scott Kull.

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Man charged in violent attack of couple one day after suspect bought a car from them
By: 41 Action News Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Prosecutors charged a man with robbery, sodomy and other crimes after a violent incident in a Kansas City home.
Antoine W. Anderson, 30, of Kansas City, is charged in Jackson County Court with sodomy or attempted sodomy, robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, burglary, assault and resisting arrest by fleeing.
The alleged crimes happened Nov. 23 when Anderson and another man forced their way past a woman and into a house.
According to court records, the woman sold a white Lincoln LS for more than $5,000 to the two men at the house the day before the attack.
Investigators say Anderson and the other man pulled assault rifles and Anderson ordered the woman to get on the floor while his accomplice went to a back bedroom.
That man woke up a man in his bed by hitting the man in the face with a rifle, court documents state.
Antoine Anderson yelled at the woman on the floor to get up, hit her in the face with his rifle and ordered her to go to her bedroom.
Anderson made the woman take off her clothes, grabbed her twice and made a lewd comment, court documents state.
The woman begged Anderson not to touch her.
The two robbers stole a purse, a handgun and a piece of electronic equipment.
Police found one suspect after that man was beaten and dumped at a hospital the day after the robbery.
Officers spotted Anderson getting into a car Wednesday and he tried to flee when officers attempted to arrest him.
He failed in his escape attempt.
Anderson made his first court appearance Thursday.
Bond set at $150,000, cash only.


What people respect . . .
What people respect and give credit to in this life is not the things that "really matter" but the things that have NO eternal reward. How much you or I amass on this place we call earth, by the words in the Bible, have no weight on our eternal salvation. I want eternal salvation, but trying to "save lives" daily is a drain on me emotionally and physically! These are grown people who should know right from wrong, good from bad and can make decisions for their lives without someone watching over them. They don't even appreciate the effort that is made.
I have one such person who took off from work on Monday because she wanted to "get drunk" on Superbowl Sunday. She then took off on Friday, because the following week was Valentine's Day and wanted to spend time with her "boyfriend"??!! This is the same person who drives over an hour to get her paycheck each week and most of the time doesn't have enough gas to get home so she cashes the check immediately. Go figure! Where are her priorities? With two children to care for, getting drunk and running after a boyfriend, show me that her priorities are completely upside down.
The sad thing is that this is not uncommon with many of the people who walk through my doors, and I TRY to HELP! But, it is just too draining!!! I can't get through to them! I am NOT a Social Worker, but this is basically what I have been doing because of who I have working for me. I cannot be there for them in that manner anymore because I am in Business, no one pays me to solve the problems of my staff! I am not earning $$ listening to their problems or trying to fix an emotional or psychological problem that runs way too deep! I didn't go to school to be a psychologist, I went to become an Accountant and Business Person, how did I get so sidetracked???
After a loss of a Client this morning because of again poor priorities on the part of my staff, I have to change my take on things and look at my business as "just business", making money and reaching my monetary goals. I will still be providing jobs, many more jobs, now that I have a different perspective, I will still assist Clients and Staff in building relationships and long term stability in their households, but it HAS TO BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.
I will give them the jobs, God will have to change their hearts and minds. I will continue to be a fair boss, provide opportunities for growth and empowerment, but they will have to find it within themselves to bring themselves out of where-ever they are to where they need to be. I am not a saver of lives, only God is!
And, because of how I have been, people first, lives first, souls first, has me LAST on the lists of so many people, even myself. My focus has been on people and not money, wealth and growth! Maybe if my focus was on the business growth and money, those who don't view me as important or worth their time, would see me in a different light. But do I really care what others think of me? The answer to that question is YES or it wouldn't bother me as much! As long as I can live with myself, look myself in the mirror each day and know that I have done my best, I am OK. I will continue to create NEW jobs and opportunities for others, but I will not get involved in trying to save lives anymore, again, I repeat, that is God's job! More business, less Social Work, makes good business sense to me! That is where and who I am today!
Did I mention in one of my earlier blogs, that I really HATE Fridays? Well if I didn't before, I am saying it again! Not the day, just what it stands for . . . Payroll! Staff who don't appreciate anything that I do for them, Customers who won't pay , I can go on, but I won't!
I feel as though, I have stepped back 4 years and I haven't moved forward with my business . . . I know that isn't true. I have made strides to automate the business through the web site and I have worked on organization and putting better systems in place. So despite my discouragement, and my seemingly depressing attitude, I know that I have grown this company! The numbers prove it. It just gets frustrating when you try to do things the right way, and every step of the way, there is a stumbling block. But isn't that LIFE?
What I am looking for is "change", positive change! Change to allow me to overcome these obstacles and move onto the next big thing. I am there . . . waiting! Do I need to mature as a business person first? What is holding me and the company back? Is it me? What am I afraid of? I hate being so uncertain, this is not a good trait for a leader, and I AM a Leader! I am also the root of the problem – it is ME!
I am a small business woman, with an amazing concept and business, simple and wholesome. It sells,and it will continue to grow but I can't keep on making the same mistakes. New ones maybe, but not the same old problems over and over again. The questions are: What do I need to change in myself and what do I need to change in my company? Successful leaders have a successful team around them. I need to hire a management team. Just like the house managers that I place in my clients' homes, who handle everything from soup to nuts, I need a business manager for my business to handle everything, but where do I find this person?
The labor pool in Miami is dismal, I hear it all the time from other business owners, the extremely poor work ethic and habits. So, if I can't change people, then I have to change myself or my way of perceiving things. Enough of my self-pity rant! Even I cannot take it for very long, as a Leader, I must be strong and confident, my decisions must be made well, they must be firm and I cannot vacillate. I like my staff, but they are not my friends, they trust that I will provide them with work and I do. I have FAITH in this business and that I AM doing what I am supposed to be doing with my life. What else do I need, I have the confirmation from above!


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Q: Ethernet cable is broken or not properly plugged. Windows 7 This morning I tried to install Ubuntu 15.0.4 (having already Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits installed). I did a dual partition and it worked perfectly. I installed some apps on Ubuntu for programming and Internet connection was perfectly working.
A few hours later I entered Windows 7 and Internet was not working. I entered Ubuntu 15.0.4 and it was going perfect.
I decided to format and delete the two partitions (doing a backup before), and install another time Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits alone.
I did it successfully, I formatted and installed that Operative System. I used PdaNet+ (for tethering by usb the wifi from the android to pc) to have Internet and install drivers using Diver Booster 3 (never caused me any problem). I installed all the drivers that the app said that were needed or obsolet. I keep having the same error: "Ethernet cable is broken or not properly plugged".
I tried changing the ethernet cable, but didn't work.
I'd apprecciate some help, and sorry for my English.

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description: A set of exercises and tipsheets to help you get the most out of a journalism event, then share what you learned when you get back home.
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# OpenNews After Party toolkit

You go to a great event, maybe hosted by OpenNews in some way, and spend the week or weekend surrounded by excitement and passion and innovation and ideas and you're ready to bring it back to your newsroom. So now what?

These resources are here to help.

The toolkit

### [How to get the most out of this toolkit](/share/introduction)
Personal practice, skillsharing, tough conversations ... how can we help?

### [Planning exercise (what to do _before_ you go)](/share/planning-exercise)
How a few minutes of prep work can set you up for success.

### [Get organized (tips for the flight or train ride home)](/share/get-organized)
Three ways to collect your thoughts for effective sharing.

### [Write a 1-pager for your boss](/share/one-pager)
How to identify key takeaways and suggestions and share them with a manager.

### [How to host a brown-bag session](/share/brown-bag-session)
An effective, informal way to share information with peers.

### [How to make handouts and tipsheets](/share/handouts-tipsheets)
Good takeaway materials are clear and memorable.

### [Setting SMART goals](/share/smart-goals)
A framework for figuring out your vision, then making a plan to act on it.

### [How to build your case for change](/share/case-for-change)
Four key steps to putting together the case for your new idea.

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Lagrangian Formalism
The basic idea of the Lagrangian formalism can be summarized by the statement:
Nature is lazy.
The laziness of nature is demonstrated nicely by how light behaves.
The Principle of Least Time
Long before Joseph Lagrange invented the formalism now named after him, it was well known that light always takes the path between two points that requires the least travel time. This is known as Fermat's Principle.
Nature operates by means and ways that are easiest and fastest. Pierre de Fermat
In a vacuum, light travels in a straight path between two points: the least time required.
However, it gets more interesting when we have a medium present.
Which path will the light take from a point outside of the medium $A$ to a point $B$ inside the medium?
It still takes the path with the least travel time! However, properties of the medium may cause the path to be different than a straight line. A common situation when paths are not straight is when objects span two different media - appearing to be 'broken'. (For example, a spoon in a glass of lemonade.)
To understand this let's consider a rescue swimmer who sees someone drowning in the water. Which path should he take to get to the swimmer as fast as possible? He is slow in the water and fast running on the beach. This gives him two extreme options:
Should he run straight to the water and then start swimming?
Should he run on the sand until he has to swim the minimal distance?
OR is there some better option?
There is. The optimal path is a trade-off of the two choices above. While it is true that the rescuer is much faster on the sand, the path in Option 2, above, is much longer than if he runs and swims diagonally.
This is exactly the same behaviour light has. From Fermat's principle, we can now see why light gets broken across two media: Light is slower in the media and thus has to choose a trade-off between a minimal total path length and a minimal length in the slower medium.
To Save Drowning People, Ask Yourself "What Would Light Do?" by Aatish Bhatia
To exploit the idea that nature is lazy, we need to define some quantity that measures "laziness". We name this quantity the "action" of a system. A system with bigger "action" is less lazy than a system with small "action". The "action" is the sum of the difference between the kinetic and potential energy for all "timesteps" in a given interval. The difference between the kinetic and the potential energy is called the Lagrangian. For every point in time $t$, the Lagrangian has some value $L(t)$. Let's say we want to analyze a system for 5 seconds. The action of the system is the sum of all values of the Lagrangian during these five seconds. In mathematical terms, the action is therefore the integral of the Lagrangian function $L(t)$, starting at some $t_0$ and ending at some $t_1$:
$$ \text{Action} = \int_{t_0}^{t_1} L(t) dt $$
The statement that nature is lazy means now in mathematical terms that during some given time span, here from $t_0$ to $t_1$, the system behaves in such a way that the action is as small as possible. This is known as the principle of minimal action.
Whenever any change takes place in Nature, the amount of action expended in this change is always the smallest possible. Pierre Louis Maupertuis
So, why is the laziness of a system given by the difference between the kinetic and potential energy?
The kinetic energy is a measure for how much is happening, i.e. how much activity is going on in the system. The potential energy, as the name indicates, is a measure for how much activity could potentially happen, but does not. A good example is a ball at the top of a cliff. At this point its potential energy is maximal, but could be converted to kinetic energy at any moment if it slides down the cliff.
In other words, the Lagrangian measures how much is happening, minus how much could be happening but isn't.
Let's consider an explicit example: We throw a ball and want to know what path it will follow between two given points $A$ and $B$ on the ground, where it starts at a fixed time $t_A$ and ends up on the ground at fixed time $t_B$.
The correct path is, of course, a parabola, but we can understand this path from the principle of minimal action, i.e. minimal activity, i.e. maximal laziness principle:
If the ball is high above the ground its potential energy is large and this is something that nature likes according to the principle of maximal laziness. There $T-V$ is small and this is what we should minimize according to this principle. That's why the ball spends as much time as possible high above the ground.
However, it can't spend too much time there, because otherwise it must move incredibly fast up and down to this position. The price for this would be an incredibly high kinetic energy, which nature dislikes.
Thus, the principle of minimal action does not simply mean that potential energy gets maximized, but that we have a trade off. Nature tries to make the potential energy as large as possible, while keeping the kinetic energy at a reasonable value. This explains why the ball almost stops at the top, and is the fastest close to the ground.
Now with all this in mind, let's revisit the example discussed in the "Intuitive" section.
Light Again
In mathematical terms, we can formulate the observation that light takes the shortest paths between two points as follows:
The travel time for a path $q(t)$ between two fixed points $A$ and $B$ is given by
\[S_{\text{light}}[q(t)]=\int_A^B dt\]
The path $q_m(t)$ that light actually takes is the path that minimizes this quantity. For light this quantity is simply the travel time.
This is certainly an attractive explanation for the behaviour of light. If you could design a universe with physical laws, what other path would you let light take between two points?
Now, Joseph Lagrange was fascinated by this principle and tried to find something similar for other objects, not just light. Unfortunately, simply assuming that the correct path for general objects is the path with minimal travel time does not yield correct results.
However, Lagrange instead proposed a more general ansatz
\[S[q(t)]=\int L \,dt, \]
and that the correct path of every object can be found, by demanding that this quantity gets minimized. The task is then, of course, to find the correct quantity $L$, now called the Lagrange function. See Landau Mechanics, Volume 1, section 4 and 5 for the derivation of $L = T - V$ for classical objects.
Nevertheless, the exact same principle is so powerful that it is used in almost all modern theories.
For example, in quantum field theory, we also "guess" the correct function $L$ and find the correct equations of motion by minimizing the action $S$. The most powerful tool that we have in finding the correct quantity $L$ is symmetries. Experimental restrictions, such as the observation that the speed of light is constant in inertial frames of reference, are so powerful that they are almost enough to determine the correct function $L$.
"First, note that total energy is conserved, so energy can slosh back and forth between kinetic and potential forms. The Lagrangian L = K − V is big when most of the energy is in kinetic form, and small when most of the energy is in potential form. Kinetic energy measures how much is 'happening' — how much our system is moving around. Potential energy measures how much could happen, but isn't yet — that's what the word 'potential' means. (Imagine a big rock sitting on top of a cliff, with the potential to fall down.) So, the Lagrangian measures something we could vaguely refer to as the 'activity' or 'liveliness' of a system: the higher the kinetic energy the more lively the system, the higher the potential energy the less lively. So, we're being told that nature likes to minimize the total of 'liveliness' over time: that is, the total action. In other words, nature is as lazy as possible!" http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/classical/texfiles/2005/book/classical.pdf
Take note the Lagrange density could, in principle, be anything. However, most of the time its actual form is dictated by symmetry considerations.
Recommended Resources to learn more about the Lagrangian Formalism
Least action visualized
A great book to learn more about the Lagrangian from this perspective is The Lazy Universe by Jennifer Coopersmith
To understand how the Lagrangian formalism is used in mechanics, "Introduction to Classical Mechanics" by David Morin is highly recommended.
Another illuminating read is Action: Forcing Energy to Predict Motion by Dwight E. Neuenschwander
For a nice description of minimization principles see page 7ff in Lectures on Classical Mechanics, by John Baez
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF LEAST ACTION by Edwin F. Taylor
The momentum of our particle is defined to be p = dL/dq'. The force on it is defined to be F = dL/dq. The equations of motion - the so-called Euler-Lagrange equations - say that the rate of change of momentum equals the force: p' = F. That's how Lagrangians work!"
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez//noether.html
The geometry that underlies the physics of Hamilton and Lagrange's classical mechanics and classical field theory has long been identified: this is symplectic geometry [Arnold 89] and variational calculus on jet bundles [Anderson 89, Olver 93]. In these theories, configuration spaces of physical systems are differentiable manifolds, possibly infinite-dimensional, and the physical dynamics is all encoded by way of certain globally defined differential forms on these spaces. https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.05956
In the Lagrangian approach we focus on the position and velocity of a particle, and compute what the particle does starting from the Lagrangian $L(q, \dot{q})$, which is a function
$$ L\colon TQ \to \mathbb{R} $$
where the tangent bundle is the space of position-velocity pairs. But we're led to consider momentum
$$ p_i = \frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{q}^i} $$
since the equations of motion tell us how it changes
$$ \frac{d p_i}{d t} = \frac{\partial L}{\partial q^i} .$$
page 52 in http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/classical/texfiles/2005/book/classical.pdf
Recommended Resources to learn more about the Lagrangian Formalism:
page 491ff in Road to Reality by R. Penrose,
page 167 in Geometric Methods of Mathematical Physics by B. Schutz and
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/2362/1/Part1ButterfForBub.pdf.
Bleecker, D., Gauge Theory and Variational Principles, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1981.
Variational Principles in Dynamics and Quantum Theory by Wolfgang Yourgrau,Stanley Mandelstam
Why is it interesting?
The Lagrangian formalism is an almost universal framework that is applicable in most branches of physics. It's especially useful whenever we try to exploit symmetries to make problems simpler.
It was invented originally as an alternative to Newton's classical mechanics, but is now an essential part of the best theory of physics that we have.
The reason for the popularity is that it turns out guessing the correct equations that describe nature at the most fundamental level isn't a very good method, because the human intuition fails on this scale. The Lagrangian formalism makes it possible to derive the correct equations systematically.
In simple terms the Lagrangian, the most important thing in this formalism, is the object that we use to derive the fundamental equations.
We want equations that look the same for every observer, because otherwise our equations would be useless. Therefore, we have the strong condition that our Lagrangian must not only look the same for different observers, but must stay exactly the same. Otherwise we would get different equations.
This helps immensely and rules out a lot of possibilities.
Formulated differently: The Lagrangian formalism is the perfect framework to work with symmetries and symmetries are the best thing that we can use to derive the fundamental equations of nature instead of guessing.
"In modern attempts at fundamental physics, when some suggested new theory is put forward, it is almost invariably given in the form of some Lagrangian functional. This has many advantages, such as the fact that there is a greater chance (but not an absolute certainty) of the resulting theory having required consistency and invariance properties, and that some form of 'Newton's third law' is implicit (in the sense that if two field interact then the interaction is mutual: if one acts upon the other, then the other acts equally back on the one). Moreover, Lagrangians have the pleasant property that, if a new field is introduced, then its contributions can usually simply be added to the Lagrangian that one had before, with any required interaction terms added also. More importantly, perhaps, there is a direct route to the formulation of a quantum theory, via the path integral approach." page 491 in Road to Reality by R. Penrose
"At this point it seems to be personal preference, and all academic, whether you use the Lagrangian method or the $F = ma$ method. The two methods produce the same equations. However, in problems involving more than one variable, it usually turns out to be much easier to write down T and V , as opposed to writing down all the forces. This is because $T$ and $V$ are nice and simple scalars. The forces, on the other hand, are vectors, and it is easy to get confused if they point in various directions. The Lagrangian method has the advantage that once you've written down $L ≡ T - V$ , you don't have to think anymore. All you have to do is blindly take some derivatives." Introduction to Classical Mechanics by David Morin
The action principle turns out to be universally applicable in physics. All physical theories established since Newton may be formulated in terms of an action. The action formulation is also elegantly concise. The reader should understand that the entire physical world is described by one single action. p. 109 in Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics by A. Zee
Lagrangian dynamics + Noether's Theorem = A tool for theorists to encode the observations of experimentalists into a candidate theory for the theorists to work
from http://www.wetsavannaanimals.net/wordpress/why-are-gauge-theories-successful/
But why the Lagrangian formalism? Why do we enumerate possible theories by giving their Lagrangians rather than by writing down Hamiltonians? I think the reason for this is that it is only in the Lagrangian formalism (or more generally the action formalism) that symmetries imply the existence of Lie algebras of suitable quantum operators, and you need these Lie algebras to make sensible quantum theories. In particular, the S-matrix will be Lorentz invariant if there is a set of 10 sufficiently smooth operators satisfying the commutation relations of the inhomogeneous Lorentz group. It's not trivial to write down a Hamiltonian that will give you a Lorentz invariant S-matrix - it's not so easy to think of the Coulomb potential just on the basis of Lorentz invariance - but if you start with a Lorentz invariant Lagrangian density then because of Noether's theorem the Lorentz invariance of the *S-matrix is automatic.
What is Quantum Field Theory, and What Did We Think It Is? by Steven Weinberg
Why is the classical Lagrangian the difference of kinetic and potential energy?
This can be derived from the correct Lagrangian of special relativity:
But how do we know this? Why is the Lagrangian given by such a strange combination? The reason is pretty non-trivial and illustrates the point that exact theories make more sense than approximate ones. Let us first consider the non-relativistic free particle for which the action is an integral over the kinetic energy. It is not very clear why minimizing this quantity should have any physical significance. But let us next consider the special relativistic free particle following a worldline in spacetime along some arbitrary curve with speed v(t). We attach a clock to the particle and ask how much time (Δ τ) will elapse in this moving clock, when a stationary clock in the lab frame S shows a lapse of Δt. At any instant t, the particle is momentarily at rest in a comoving Lorentz frame (S') boosted with respect to S by some velocity v(t). Since the interval $ds^2 = -c^2dt^2 +dx^2$ has the same value in all Lorentz frames, we can evaluate it in S and (S') and equate the results. In the comoving frame of the clock (S'), we have $ds^2 = -c^2dτ^2$ since $dx^2 = 0$, while in $S$, we have $ds^2 = -c^2dt^2 +dx^2 = -c^2dt^2[1-v^2(t)/c^2]$. So we get: $$ \tau = \int dt (1 - v^2(t)/c^2)^{1/2} $$ which — called the proper time — is clearly an invariant quantity. Note that this expression is valid for clocks in an arbitrary state of motion, including accelerated motion. (I stress this because students sometimes think that this result is valid only for inertial motion of the clock.) It makes some physical sense to claim that 'particles follow a trajectory of least time' and take the action to be proportional to τ. If we take the proportionality constant as $-mc^2$, we can ensure a suitable limit when $(v/c) \ll 1$: $$ S = -mc^2 \tau$$ $$ = -mc^2 \int dt (1 - v^2(t)/c^2)^{1/2} \quad \to \quad \int dt (1/2 mv^2 -mc^2).$$ So you see, the action for a non-relativistic particle, being an integral over kinetic energy, acquires the nice interpretation of extremizing the proper time, in special relativity, if we ignore the constant $-mc^2$.
This is fine for a free particle but what about a particle in an electromagnetic or a gravitational field? We now have to make sure that any external field we introduce respects special relativity. This limits the kind of expressions we can integrate over to get S. We can only use
$$ S= c_1 \int ds + c_2 \int A_j dx^j + c_3 \int \sqrt{-g_{ij} dx^i dx^j}$$,
up to quadratic order, where the ci-s are constants, Aj is a four-vector and gi j is a second rank tensor. Since $ds = \sqrt{\eta_{ij} dx^i dx^j}$, you can get the first term as a special case of the last by taking $g_{ij} =\eta_{ij}$. So, up to quadratic order, we can only use
$$ S= + c_2 \int A_j dx^j + c_3 \int \sqrt{-g_{ij} dx^i dx^j} $$ with just two external fields: $A_j$ gives you electromagnetism and $g_{ij}$ gives you gravity!
With this structure, it is easy to show that in non-relativistic electrostatics the Lagrangian will turn out to be kinetic energy minus electrostatic potential energy; this is not true in general — even in electromagnetism it is not true when we go beyond electrostatics. The reason we use kinetic energy minus potential energy for gravity is a lot more beautiful. Believe it or not, this is because gravity affects the flow of time!! We will learn this in Chapter 11. chapter 2 in Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics by Thanu Padmanabhan
"On spacetime diagrams, the world line of maximum proper time is the one that looks the shortest. Its a straight line. Curved world lines look longer, but they have smaller proper time. " Time: A Traveler's Guide by Clifford A. Pickover
This is demonstrated nicely at page 54ff in "Emmy Noether's Wonderful Theorem" by Dwight E. Neuenschwander
Moreover:
* Hamilton's principle: why is the integrated difference of kinetic and potential energy minimized? Alberto G. Rojo
Alternatively this can be understood by considering the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. In this formulation a particle goes all possible paths between two fixed points. The classical path is then simply the most probable path, because there the amplitudes add coherently. Formulated differently, the paths with extremal action contribute dominantly to the path integral. This can be seen, for example, by using the method of steepest descend.
See also: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/15899/why-the-principle-of-least-action
Why is the correct path given by the path with minimal action?
The answer can be found through the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. The thing is that a particle really has some probability to go all possible ways. However, the classical path is the most probable path, because paths close this this path interfere constructively and hence yield a big probability. In contrast, for other paths far aways from the classical path the interference is destructive and hence the probability is tiny. The path with minimal action gives the biggest contribution to the path integral in the classical limit $\hbar \to 0$.
This is explained nicely in Section 3 here.
Are there Problems of the Lagrangian Approach?
Feynman himself stresses that "I don't know what action is.
However, I must confess my unease with this as a fundamental approach. I have difficulties in formulating my unease, but it has something to do with the generality of the Lagrangian approach, so that little guidance may be provided towards finding the correct theories.
Also the choice of Lagrangian is often not unique, and sometimes rather contrived—even to the extent of undisguised complication. There tends to be a remoteness from actual 'hands‑on' understanding, particularly in the case of Lagrangians for fields.
Even the Lagrangian for free Maxwell theory, $\frac{1}{4}F_{ab}F^{ab}$, has no obvious physical significance (this quantity being 1/8 of the difference between the squared lengths of the electric and magnetic field vectors, in 3-dimensional terms. Moreover, the 'Maxwell Lagrangian' does not work as a Lagrangian unless it is expressed in terms of a potential, although the actual value of the potential $A_\mu$ is not a directly observable quantity. In the case of gravity (unlike the case of electromagnetism), the Lagrangian for free Einstein theory vanishes identically when the field equation is satisfied (since $R_{ab}-\frac{1}{2}Rg_{ab}=0$ implies $R=0$). Again, $R$ does not work as a Lagrangian unless it is expressed in terms of quantities (normally the metric components in some coordinate system) that are again not invariantly meaningful. In most situations, the Lagrangian density does not itself seem to have clear physical meaning; moreover, there tend to be many different Lagrangians leading to the same field equations.
Lagrangians for fields are undoubtedly extremely useful as mathematical devices, and they enable us to write down large numbers of suggestions for physical theories. But I remain uneasy about relying upon them too strongly in our searches for improved fundamental physical theories.
page 471 in Road to Reality by R. Penrose
Can every system be described in terms of a Lagrangian?
Long ago, Wigner [18] warned of a 'facile identification' of symmetries with conservations principles. Wigner's point was that not all dynamical systems are amenable to a Lagrangian formulation, in which case Noether's first theorem does not apply. Indeed, Wigner gave a simple example of a system with time translation symmetry but no corresponding conserved quantity. (The attempt to treat the symmetry conservation connection without reliance on the Lagrangian formalism has led to significant work.20)
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mert2255/papers/symmetries.pdf
see also the discussion here.
How is a Hamiltonian constructed from a Lagrangian with a Legendre transform
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/67765/how-is-a-hamiltonian-constructed-from-a-lagrangian-with-a-legendre-transform/67805#67805
What is the difference between Newtonian and Lagrangian mechanics?
See https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/8903/what-is-the-difference-between-newtonian-and-lagrangian-mechanics-in-a-nutshell
Why are infinite order Lagrangians called non-local?
see https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/13624/why-are-infinite-order-lagrangians-called-non-local
What is meant by a local Lagrangian density?
see https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/95018/what-is-meant-by-a-local-lagrangian-density
The principle arose out of successive generalizations of earlier principles:
first, as we have already seen, there was Heron's 'shortest path' for reflected light (second century AD),
then there was Fermat's' Least Time' for reflection and refraction (1662),
then Leibniz, in 1682, in his Principle of Least Resistance, pooh poohed Fermat's Principle, for why should light make a choice between optimizing 'time' and optimizing 'distance'? No, argued Leibniz, light takes the easiest path, the one for which the 'resistance' is least,
finally, Maupertuis,in 1644,extended Leibniz's principle to cover the motion of light and bodies - he called it the Principle of Least Action.
The Lazy Universe by Coopersmith
See: http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~ljc/bader1.html
Contributing authors:
Bogumil Vidović Davyd Betchkal Ida Davis Jakob Schwichtenberg Kenny J. Mann Leonard Truss Leonardo Correia Ronald Williams Tesmi Tekle Thomas Abshier rht
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Historie og bebyggelse
Både gaden og navnet stammer fra de første planer for bydelen Ny-København, der blev udarbejdet af generalinspektør Axel Urup i slutningen af 1640'erne. Det var tanken, at de nye gader i området skulle opkaldes efter kongelige titler, kongerigets områder og stænderne, men det gennemførtes kun delvist i praksis. Rigensgade anlagdes dog som planlagt i 1650.

Allerede i 1640 havde man imidlertid påbegyndt det storslåede kirkebyggeri Sankt Anna Rotunda, der kom til at ligge ved vestsiden af nye gade, omtrent udfor nuværende Fredericiagade. Byggeriet gik imidlertid i stå i 1648 og blev efterfølgende opgivet. I 1662 blev grunden overtaget af generalkvartermester Henrik Ruse, der i stedet opførte Østergaard på stedet, hvor han boede frem til 1669. Herefter fungere det en kort overgang som hjem og laboratorium for en italiensk guldmager, hvilket gav komplekset navnet Guldhuset. I 1677 fungere det som lazaret i forbindelse med den skånske krig. Fra 1685 blev den klædefabrik, der dog med tiden kom i så dårlig stand, at den måtte nedrives og erstattes af en ny i 1777. Fra 1809 til 1928 fungerede bygningen som Garnisonshospitalet, nu med øgenavnet Grødslottet. Efterfølgende har den huset forskellige andre funktioner, blandt andet kontorer.

En anden markant bygning er metodistkirken Jerusalemskirken på hjørnet af Stokhusgade. Her havde Nyboder Materielgård ligget frem til 1799 og efterfølgende Søetatens Sejldugsfabrik frem til 1849, hvorefter dets bygning blev revet ned. I stedet opførte Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen kirken i 1864-1865 i en stil inspireret af den italienske middelalder. Kirken brændte i 1914 men blev genopført i et let ændret form af Jens Christian Kofoed.

Den modsatte side af gaden var og er af blandet karakter. Noget er af ældre dato som Enkedronning Caroline Amalies Asyl, hvis bygning stod klar i 1866. Andet er af nyere dato, som Erik Møllers dobbeltlænger Rosengården fra 1970'erne omkring Rosengade, hvis gavle vender ud mod Rigensgade. Fra samme tid stammer også Ib og Jørgen Rasmussens Kaysergården ved Gernersgade, der er tydeligt inspirerede af det tilstødende kvarter Nyboder.

Kilder
 Storbyens stednavne, s. 237, af Bent Jørgensen. Gyldendal, 1999.
 København før og nu - og aldrig, bind 5, Kgs. Nytorv, Rosenborg og Nyboder, s. 140-143, 454-467, af Sys og Godfred Hartmann. Palle Fogtdal, 1988.

Eksterne henvisninger

 Rigensgade på Indenforvoldene.dk.

Gader i Indre By (København)

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This little project is becoming a bit of a tradition for me. I gather together all of the Christmas cards that we received and bind them together as a keepsake.
I felt liberated using some very old Creative Imaginations product from my (far too large and impossibly messy) stash. The best bit is it only took 30 minutes to complete, unlike so many other projects I agonize over. And I'm happy with the finished product.
Maybe my children won't grow up as sentimental as I am, with mountains of old letters and cards piled in boxes in the shed. At least this way we have an ordered way of keeping our cards together, and some day they may well wonder who they were friends with way back when.


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The Spectrum: Chauvin verdict and shooting death of Columbus teen highlight national issues
by: Colleen Marshall
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum:
* It was one of the most high-profile trials of a police officer of all time. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who kneeled on the neck of George Floyd, was found guilty of murder last week.
But just as he was convicted, another police shooting here in Columbus was dominating national headlines.
* Congressman Steve Stivers seemed destined for a U.S. Senate campaign, but this week, he dropped a bombshell. Stivers is leaving politics all together, and will instead become the new president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
* The first major challenger for governor has entered the arena.
Democrat Nan Whaley announced her candidacy this week, making gun control a focus of her launch, an issue close to her current constituents as the mayor of Dayton.
* On this week's all-star roundtable, President and CEO of Innovation Ohio Desiree Tims and Republican strategist Jordan Ohler take a look at the Chauvin verdict and the shooting death of Ma'Khia Bryant.


3) The ends never justify the means (or always trust the process).
We use many rules each day to stay healthy. We brush our teeth religiously, schedule routine medical appointments, trim toenails, spray sunscreen, and perhaps, floss. Each of these has an embedded mental mantra. Just as we say to ourselves thirty days hath September, so we repeat trite rules to form virtuous habits. Yet, there is something in me that rebels against rules. To have physical health and spiritual shalom I need to intentionally embed a limited number of phrases into my subconscious. I need to make it a rule to keep certain rules.
The point of always be compassionate, is that shalom will lie, not in the place where others say that it is, but in the place our heart, that is fully invested in the rule, finds to be compassionate. So, the father in Jesus story about prodigals, is thought to be violating the rule of compassion towards the vegan village and the older brother when he kills the fatted calf for his lost son. But shalom favors this extravagant gesture of grace. Only when we have the first rule firmly embedded in our mind can we see this.
John the Baptist doesn't make any friends by calling everyone brood of Vipers. Now note that Jesus doesn't contradict John. To understand their shared message, we need to focus on what is healthy and not, relating to pride and shame. What would John, or Jesus, make of the boast, "I am proud to be an American" or the current rush in France to buy tricolor flags since the Paris attack?
Shame is related to who we are, as opposed to guilt that involves what we do. We can have false pride relating to both who we are (things outside our control) or relating to things we have done (boasting of our accomplishments). John tells the good Jewish people who come to him, not to have unhealthy pride in the fact that they are "children of Abraham" (Luke 3:8). Similarly, I don't think we should have false pride in the fact that we were born Americans. If I had been born 10 miles south of where I was, today I would be speaking Spanish and worrying about Mexican politics. False pride is sinful and can lead to a lack of compassion.
"But that will take too long," his disciples gasped.
"It will last, like, forever," the youngest added.
"That's the point." The Baptizer laughed.
"I doubt that," the prophet roared with laughter. He liked this one. "In repentance there is forgiveness," and he said and set Thomas gently into the stream.