Bungee Labs this week rolled out the full public beta of a hosted service designed to provide a complete Web-based application development environment. The new Bungee Connect service includes development tools and staging platforms for creators of browser-based business apps.
The development tools and servers all reside in the Internet cloud, and so Bungee officials use the term, "platform as a service," to describe their offering.
Platform as a service is a term also used by hosted CRM provider Salesforce.com, which offers its own Force.com version. However, Lyle Ball, Bungee Labs' vice president of marketing, drew a distinction between the two offerings, suggesting that Bungee Connect extends the cloud-based development platform across the entire software development lifecycle.
"I'm not speaking about a platform of multiple integrated disparate components from multiple companies," Ball said. "I'm not talking about, for example, Salesforce.com's model, where they have some technology and then they require an Eclipse plug-in and they have you do some work offline and then save that and put it into their system to be published to end users. But [I'm talking about] the entire lifecycle of the application -- from development through deployment and hosting. [Development on Bungee Connect] all takes place in a single environment."
Ball emphasized the advantages of not having to move Web-based applications from a test server to a staging server and then deal with the associated bugs and problems. Instead, Bungee Connect provides one environment that is live and on the Web, he said.
The service is targeted toward the professional developer, IT manager or technical business manager that wants to move to a Web-based development platform or extend existing in-house development processes. Bungee Connect apps can run inside other apps, plus developers can create them using familiar tools, Ball suggested.
"The developer's interface is going to be very familiar," he said. "Our language is a C family language, so it's going to have the broadest familiarity with developers from multiple platforms or entrenched systems. If they are in the rich Web space, they are going to encounter interactivity and AJAX controls and interoperability with browsers that are familiar to them. They are simply going to encounter all of that in an environment that accelerates the use of those tools and services and the incorporation of that functionality."
Ball distinguished Bungee Connect from mashup development tools of the past couple of years, which he described as "explorational," using a la carte toolsets for personal productivity or fun.
One catch is that applications developed using the system must run on a Bungee-hosted environment. The apps are not portable outside the Bungee Connect system, even though the developer owns the rights to them.
The pricing for the system is modeled on the utility-based collecting model. You don't pay for infrastructure costs or by developer seat. Bungee Connect clients only pay as their end users use the applications that were created using the system.
"There's absolutely no cost for using our rich development and testing environment," Ball explained. "So you can log on and build an account and build any number of enterprise applications with any number of developers at absolutely no cost. When you publish that Bungee-powered app on the Bungee-powered hosting environment, then you pay for only actual use."
The cost for a high-end business application might range from $1 to $5 per user per month, Ball suggested. An individual e-commerce transaction may cost from one to two pennies per transaction, he added.
"It's a model that we didn't invent," Ball said. "Amazon has the same collecting model [for its storage on demand service]."
Jeff Kaplan, managing director of THINKstrategies Inc., a consulting service centered on software-as-a-service technologies, described Bungee Labs' cloud development support model as currently a small part of the overall SaaS industry.
"There is a small but growing number of companies offering pay-as-you-go development platforms in the 'cloud'," Kaplan stated via e-mail. "The most prominent example is Amazon.com. There are also open source communities, like www.sourceforge.net and www.dotnetnuke.com, which offer Web-based development toolkits."
A free sign-up for Bungee Connect is available here. For more on the company's platform-as-a-service concept, go here.


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MAPPING L.A. > San Gabriel Valley
4,496 people per square mile, about average for the San Gabriel Valley and about average for the county
The percentage of Latino people is high for the county.
Moderately diverse for the San Gabriel Valley and moderately diverse for the county
$53,299 median household income (2008 dollars), low for the San Gabriel Valley but about average for the county
In Los Angeles County, Baldwin Park, North El Monte and Unincorporated Catalina Island have the most similar household incomes.
The percentages of households that earn $40,000 to $60,000 and $20,000 to $40,000 are high for the county.
14.2% of residents 25 and older have a four-year degree, about average for the San Gabriel Valley and about average for the county
In Los Angeles County, Mid-City, Elizabeth Lake and Gardena have the nearest percentage of residents 25 and older with a four-year degree.
The percentage of residents 25 and older with less than a high school diploma is high for the county.
The median age is 26, young for the San Gabriel Valley and young for the county
In Los Angeles County, Baldwin Park, Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles have similar median ages.
The percentages of residents ages 19 to 34 and 10 or younger are among the county's highest.
Average household size of 3.3 people, about average for the San Gabriel Valley but high for the county
Sun Valley, San Fernando and Walnut Park have the most similar percentage of homeowners in Los Angeles County.
The percentages of never married females and never married males are among the county's highest.
There are 1,714 families headed by single parents. The rate is 18.3%, high for the San Gabriel Valley and high for the county
There are 2,048 veterans, or 6.7% of the population, about average for the San Gabriel Valley and about average for the county overall
The percentages of veterans who served during 1990-99 and 1975-89 are among the county's highest.
15,097 (34.0%) of residents are foreign born, about average for the San Gabriel Valley and about average for the county. Mexico (71.9%) and Philippines (6.6%) are the most common foreign places of birth.
is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County.
This neighborhood includes Unincorporated Azusa in its area and statistics.
The neighboring communities are Angeles Crest, Citrus, Covina, Duarte, Glendora, Irwindale, Monrovia and Vincent.
Azusa is one of the 272 neighborhoods in Mapping L.A., The Times' resource for crime, neighborhoods, demographics and schools.

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//si aggiorna verso le 8.30 del mattino
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store($meteo_file, dirname(__FILE__). "/data/meteo.xml",$logfile);

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download_remote_file(PLUVIOMETRIA_Cantagallo,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/PLUVIOMETRIA_Cantagallo.jpg",$logfile);

download_remote_file(TERMOMETRIA_Prato_Università,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/TERMOMETRIA_Prato_Università.jpg",$logfile);
download_remote_file(TERMOMETRIA_Galceti_Montemurlo,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/TERMOMETIRIA_Galceti_Montemurlo.jpg",$logfile);

download_remote_file(ANEMOMETRIA_Prato_Università,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/ANEMOMETRIA_Prato_Università.jpg",$logfile);
download_remote_file(ANEMOMETRIA_Galceti_Montemurlo,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/ANEMOMETRIA_Galceti_Montemurlo.jpg",$logfile);

download_remote_file(IGROMETRIA_Prato_Città,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/IGROMETRIA_Prato_Città.jpg",$logfile);
download_remote_file(IGROMETRIA_Galceti_Montemurlo,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/IGROMETRIA_Galceti_Montemurlo.jpg",$logfile);
download_remote_file(IGROMETRIA_Vaiano_Acquedotto,dirname(__FILE__)."/data/IGROMETRIA_Vaiano_Acquedotto.jpg",$logfile);

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	{
		$today = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
		$content = file_get_contents($file_url);
		file_put_contents($save_to, $content);
		$log=$today. ";" .$save_to." salvato\n";
		file_put_contents($logfile, $log, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX);
	}

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{
	$today = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
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		print($xmlFile. " non correttamente scaricato\r\n");
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		file_put_contents($logfile, $log, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX);

	}
	else
	{
		$s = simplexml_load_file($xmlFile);
		$s->saveXML($dest);
		$log=$today. ";" .$xmlFile." salvato\n";
		file_put_contents($logfile, $log, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX);
	}
}
?>

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Mental health conditions affect one in 10 people at any one time and account for a large proportion of non-fatal disease burden. There is a high degree of comorbidity between mental health conditions such as depression and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and alcohol-use disorders. Mental disorders share common features with other NCDs, including many underlying causes and overarching consequences, their high interdependency and tendency to co-occur, and their predilection to being best managed using integrated approaches. Pathways to more integrated planning and programming include: population-wide policy measures that seek to enhance awareness about, and reduce demand for, risk factors for NCDs and mental health conditions (via legislation, regulation and information); community-based programmes carried out in schools, workplaces and communities to promote mental and physical well-being; and health-care services providing more person-centred, coordinated care to people with (often comorbid) mental and physical health conditions. The successful promotion, uptake and implementation of these actions or interventions depends on several factors, including effective advocacy, strong leadership, reconfigured financing measures and enhanced monitoring and evaluation of needs and impacts.


Though this Windsor Shiplap storage shed is described as having a traditional design, as you'll see from the picture it actually benefits from a more unique stylish look. This is largely down to the overhang of the roof at the front of the building.
The walls are made from super quality Shiplap tongue and groove cladding. This ensures the exterior has exceptional protection against the elements, as well as providing a smooth, professional design. It has also been dip treated to enhance its natural weatherproof build.
Both the window and single door are situated at the front of the shed. The door is braced and has a strong pad bolt fitted which can be padlocked. The padlock isn't included however. The window has a fixed design and it is styrene glazed for safety.
Round edge standard framing on the interior helps to boost the sheds moisture resistance whilst also ensuring maximum stability. All in all we like this chic little shed. It offers a spacious interior, plenty of head room and excellent water resistance. It also comes armed with a 10 year anti rot guarantee, though annual treatments are needed to benefit from this. Packed full of character the building will complement any garden.
Solid sheet floor is not suitable for heavy storage. You can add your own additional sheet of wood on top to improve its stability and strength however.
This stylish storage shed is part of the popular Windsor collection and it is packed full of character and charm. So if you're on the lookout for a shed with a difference, this is a pretty good contender. Whilst it isn't very deep, it does offer a good amount of width and the door width ensures you can easily store wider equipment such as bicycles and lawnmowers. However, you will need to be wary of storing anything heavy as the floor really isn't designed for heavyweight storage. This also means unless you strengthen it yourself, the building won't be suitable for use as a hobby room or workshop.
What it does offer is an extraordinary level of head height. With the ridge measuring 7'1", this is taller than most competitor sheds out there.
The roof has a dramatic design thanks to the large overhang at the front. This provides a slightly sheltered area and actually offers more water resistance than a standard apex roof design. Thanks to the overhang, the front of the shed will never be exposed to high levels of rainfall, even in the heaviest of downpours. There is also a very slight overhang at either side of the building which you can just about see in the picture. This also stops rain from running directly down the side walls, further enhancing its rot resistant benefits.
It's always disappointing for us to see solid sheet flooring. Whilst it is pretty common, you'll find that it is quite thin. The roof is also constructed from solid sheet materials and it is basically a way for the manufacturer to save money. It is also a large contributor towards the low initial cost of the shed. It is possible to add a further sheet of thicker wood if you want to upgrade the building to handle heavier tools. However, if you're hoping to avoid any additional work then we'd recommend this shed to those who only have lightweight equipment to store.
We can't fault the cladding used in the construction of this building. High quality tongue and groove Shiplap ensures the shed doesn't just withstand anything the UK weather has to throw at it, but it also looks good too. The signature design of Shiplap is the small indented groove found between each plank. This isn't just there to make sure the timber has a more distinctive look; it also works to keep water away from the building. As the rain hits, this groove stops it from soaking through and instead channels it down to the ground. With tongue and groove there's also the extra benefit of a tight interlocking design which also leaves a slight gap to accommodate for any alterations that may occur in the wood due to seasonal changes.
Standard framing 28mm x 28mm is used throughout, but it has been rounded which gives it a smoother appearance. It also adds to the shed's moisture resistance as well as boosts stability and reduces the risk of you or the family getting splinters.
A lot of sheds these days are shipped with a basecoat treatment. This one however has been given a dip treatment prior to its shipment. This means the wood already has a strong weather resistant barrier. Perhaps the best thing about this dip treatment is that it eliminates the need for a treatment application after assembly. Though it is advised that you add your own treatment around 6 weeks after building, you could get away with leaving it longer than that. However, it does need to be treated annually if you want to reap the benefits of the 10 year anti rot warranty.
Unlike a lot of sheds, the door and window cannot be moved to a different part of the building. To complement the offset apex design, both the window and the door are situated at the front of the shed. The door comes with a pad bolt attached to stop it opening on its own. It is also braced so the risk of sagging is greatly reduced.
The styrene glazed window is fairly wide compared to the ones you find on competitor sheds. This means you get a greater level of lighting filtered through to the interior. However, it is fixed so it will not provide anything in terms of ventilation.
Like a lot of sheds in this price bracket, you won't find a huge level of security included. However, we do like that instead of supplying just a turn button, the manufacturer has supplied a pad bolt which enables you to add your own padlock to keep it strongly protected.
As the window is fairly wide and covers a lot of the front of the building, there also isn't much privacy. As we always recommend with Shiplap sheds however, you can add curtains or some other window covering.
It's unsurprising there aren't many additional options with this shed. Though one thing that is a little strange is the fact Shed Store do not offer a padlock as an extra. They do sell them and this shed doesn't actually come with a padlock supplied so we would have liked to have seen the option there to add one to your purchase. However, you can browse the site and find them independently.
Out of the extra options it does come with, the garden building installation service is probably the most useful. This is a more unique building so it is going to be a little more difficult to build compared to simpler models. The only downside to this service is the cost. At £219, it can seem like too high of a price to pay but you need to take into account the stress it will save you.
The treatments could be beneficial, especially if you want to change the colour of the building. However, as a free treatment is thrown in with the cost of the shed, you don't technically need to buy another. The high quality extra treatments available do come in a choice of four colours and are environmentally friendly, quick drying and provide a high level of protection.
A DIY assembly assistance tool kit is the other extra available. It features tools such as a saw, hammer, safety gloves, safety knife, a screwdriver and brushes to name just a few. This will come in useful if you opt for the self-assembly option as well as for any future outdoor buildings you invest in.
We highly rate this for both the high quality materials used on the exterior and the unique attractive design of the shed. The cheaper solid sheet interior does lower the quality a little but all in all for what you pay, the quality is great.
This shed does come backed by a 10 year anti-rot warranty so as long as you keep up the treatments, your investment in this shed will really pay off.
You are given more width than depth so this may affect what you can store. However, it's possible to add hooks or shelves to the interior to boost the capacity.
No indication is given regarding how long this shed is likely going to take to construct. However, as it isn't the largest of buildings we'd estimate it will take up to 4 hours. It's going to be relatively simply to construct as full instructions are given. However, certain parts may prove tricky so always assemble the shed with at least 2 people.
You will need to spend a little extra getting the shed more secure. However, considering it attractive design and brilliant weather proof features we feel you are getting very good value from this shed.
Final Thoughts: The impeccable Windsor Shiplap offset apex shed is a unique, high quality storage shed that is capable of holding a wide range of equipment. Thought the floor should be upgraded to accommodate heavier storage, the overall construction of the shed is fantastic. It offers a great amount of character and the exclusive roof overhang gives it a truly stand out design. With a great 10 year guarantee against rot, you can be sure you get more than your money's worth with this great model. Whilst a pad bolt is added to the door, you will need to buy a padlock separately if you want to secure your storage.


After doing my poll on Instagram, one of the biggest areas you all wanted to see more of, was fitness. Because of that, I thought what better way to begin the New Year, than helping assist you with implementing the number one New Year Resolution written on every person's list: workout out more.
I think there are a lot of reasons people find it difficult to implement this New Year Resolution. One being that it's not something we HAVE to do. Our to-do list is a mile long, with things that have to get done, if they don't get done, things will be in disarray. A good example of this is laundry, if you don't do your laundry, you won't have any clean clothes to wear. Simple. You HAVE to do your laundry. Another example, paying bills. If you don't pay your bills…well…bad things happen that none of us really want to have to experience. Working out though, if we DON'T do it, nothing changes.
First things first. We must figure out your WHYS (yes, plural). Why do you want to workout and why haven't you been working out? First, why do you want to workout? If it is to look good, you better choose a better reason because, honey, that aint gunna stick. Your why is your fuel. Sure, looking good is a side effect of fitness, but it is not a strong enough reason to keep you motivated day in and day out. What about, because you should? Wrong again. We hardly ever do anything because we SHOULD do it. Dig deep here, because your why is your fuel and that is crucial.
Finding a workout routine that will work for you, your lifestyle, and is REALISTIC. Fitness comes is all shapes and sizes. There are at home workouts, classes, walking, running, yoga, gyms, swimming…the list goes on. With this step, I think it is important to figure out how much time you have to dedicate, how much money you are willing to spend, and how often you are going to workout. The answers to these questions, will then help you decide what type of workout program works for you.
While you are thinking about this step, it is also super important to remember that a workout doesn't have to be something that is difficult or strenuous. A workout can be going for a walk in your neighborhood, jumping rope for 15 minutes, or even dancing with your kids to sing-along-songs (we know they have enough energy to last hours). A workout I include almost weekly is cleaning. Yes, you heard that right. I consider my cleaning a recovery workout. Wanna know why? I blast my favorite songs in my headphones and I dance the ENTIRE time I am cleaning. I mean, I am literally sweating by the time I am done because between scrubbing and flitting around my apartment, I am shaking it, bouncing it, and twerking it allllll up and down. I love it. It not only makes cleaning more fun for me, but it also makes it fly by. It takes me about an hour and a half to clean my whole apartment. That is an hour and half I am grooving around and getting my heart rate up. It is a win-win because I know two birds with one stone. But that is the beautiful thing about fitness. It doesn't have to be running on a treadmill. Try different things and find what you enjoy, then do that.
The next and probably most important step, is making fitness a priority. This sort of goes back to the whole excuse thing, but if you don't make it a priority in your life, you are never going to do it. You will always find some reason or something that is more IMPORTANT. Fitness is optional, which is why it won't happen if you don't dedicate yourself to it. The hardest part is getting going though and figuring out how to make it work in your life. It is a lot of trial and error, but once you do find that sweet spot and begin getting in a flow, it will be the one thing you won't ever want to miss.
Last takeaways and tidbits? Grab a partner. I am sure you have heard this before, but having outside accountability is sometimes the exact thing you need. Sometimes it is hard for us to have the self-discipline to do something, so when you have an accountability partner, you both are holding each other up and making sure that you stick with it. You definitely have to be smart about who you choose for this role (preferably someone that will tell you like it is haha), but once you find them, it will make all the difference. In fact, don't be shy to reach out to someone. Maybe it is someone you admire in regards to fitness, or maybe it is someone you think could also benefit from a workout routine. Whatever the case, having a buddy is sometimes that missing piece in making fitness a new part of your life.
And lastly, don't start off too crazy. We are trying to make this a life change, not a three month stint where you then fall off again once summer settles in. No, fitness is something you want to always feel safe to turn to, which is why you need to ease yourself into the change. Set a goal – maybe that's twice a week – and stick to that goal. Once you've hit it for a month, reward yourself and up it. Now, try three. And so on, and so on. Give yourself manageable goals that fit your lifestyle and reward yourself when you stick to those goals.
I hope this helps you all, and if you need help with any step of this process, overcoming excuses, not sure what type of workout to do, etc, message me or comment on this post. I would love to help in any way I can.


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Drawings, paintings, and installations that celebrate the language of museums, archives, and libraries.
Adrian is a painter of the disjunct landscape and cultural stratigraphy of New York City.


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Dale Donald Eve (born 9 February 1995) is a Bermudian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hereford and the Bermuda national team.

Career

Stoke City
Eve started playing football for his local side Dandy Town Hornets before moving to England to play for Derby County's youth team. He spent a short time in the East Midlands before being spotted by scouts at Premier League club Stoke City who signed him to on a two-year development contract in June 2011 beating off competition from Manchester City. Eve made his international debut at the age of 16 making him Stoke City's youngest player to be capped taking the record from Hungarian Ádám Vass. In May 2012 Eve signed a two-year professional contract with Stoke.

Eve joined Fleetwood Town on loan in December 2013 and made three substitute appearances on the bench before returning to Stoke City in January 2014. He joined Nuneaton Town on loan in March 2014 and made his debut on 28 March against Braintree Town. Speaking after his loan spell at Nuneaton Eve stated that it was a "humbling experience".

In the 2014–15 season, Eve had short loan spells with non-league sides Newcastle Town and Congleton Town. Eve joined Forest Green Rovers on a one-month loan in September 2015. He returned to Stoke in November 2015, with his only appearance for Forest Green coming in a FA Cup qualifier against Margate.

Forest Green Rovers
Eve joined Forest Green Rovers on 4 February 2016 on a free transfer. He was a part of a squad that reached the 2015-16 National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium, but did not make an appearance in the final as the club lost 3–1 to Grimsby Town to miss out on promotion to the Football League. It was announced on 16 May 2016 that he had been released at the end of his contract at The New Lawn.

Later career
Eve returned to Bermuda for a spell back at Dandy Town but in January 2017 moved back to England to sign for Ilkeston. In October 2017 he spent time on trial at Football League side Walsall. Shortly after he had a spell with Rushall Olympic, before moving to Kidderminster Harriers in November 2017.

In February 2020, he joined Spennymoor Town. In May 2020 it was announced that he had extended his stay at Spennymoor. In October 2022, after the spell period, he was signed by Hereford.

International career
Eve has progressed through the youth teams of Bermuda and was called up to the senior squad in November 2011. He made his international debut for the "Gombey Warriors" in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Barbados where he came on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 victory. He appeared again for the national football team in March 2015 playing the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bahamas and keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 victory. In the next round, he played the second leg match against Guatemala in a 1–0 loss that eliminated Bermuda from the qualifiers.

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International

References

External links

1995 births
Living people
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\section{Introduction}

Jamming is an universal feature of both thermal and athermal systems, for instance,
glasses, granular particles, emulsions, colloidal suspensions, foams, etc. where
constituents are arrested in disordered states so that the material obtains rigidity.
The jamming transition is governed by temperature, density and external loads, and
a lot of systems can be mapped onto a unified phase diagram \cite{ph0,ph1,ph2}.

Jamming of athermal systems, i.e. granular particles \cite{gn0,gn1,gn2,gn3},
emulsions \cite{co0,co1} and foams \cite{fo0,fo1}, occurs at zero temperature at
the critical density (area fraction) $\phi_c$ \cite{ph0}. At this point, each particle begins to touch
its neighbors and the mean coordination number $z$, defined as the average number
of contacts per particle, jumps from zero to the isostatic value $z_c=2d$ in $d$-dimensions
\cite{am0}. Some macroscopic variables also indicate the acquisition of rigidity,
for example, the pressure $p$ and the shear modulus $G$ start to increase from zero, and the
bulk modulus $K$ discontinuously jumps to a non-zero value \cite{gn0,gn1,gn2,gn3}.
Above this threshold, the excess coordination number $\Delta z=z-z_c$, $p$, $G$ and $K$ respectively
scale as $\Delta z\sim\Delta\phi^{1/2}$, $p\sim\Delta\phi^\psi$, $G\sim\Delta\phi^\gamma$
and $K\sim\Delta\phi^\lambda$ with the distance from the jamming point $\Delta\phi=\phi-\phi_c$.
In the case of monodisperse particles, the first
peak of the radial distribution function $g_1$ scales as $g_1\sim\Delta\phi^{-1}$
\cite{gr0,gr1,gr2,gr3}. In the case of bidisperse particles, one can also see a
similar divergence of the radial distribution function with the scaled distance
\cite{gn3}. Moreover, the mean overlap between particles $\langle\delta\rangle$
linearly scales as $\langle\delta\rangle\sim\Delta\phi$.

Those power law scalings are analogous to those found in critical phenomena. However, some
variables show discontinuous changes at the critical point as in first-order phase
transitions. Furthermore, the critical exponents $\psi$, $\gamma$ and $\lambda$ depend on the
interparticle forces, which suggests that the jamming transition is entirely different from
usual critical phenomena \cite{gn0,gn1,gn2,gn3}.

Even though the critical scalings above the jamming transition are well established,
not much attention has been paid to the critical amplitudes. Many previous works on
bidisperse systems only focused on the particular case that the ratio of the different diameters
equals $\rho=1.4$. Furthermore, the dynamic properties are not understood yet.

In this paper, we study the static and dynamic properties of two-dimensional
bidisperse particle systems by numerical simulations and investigate the dependency of the
critical amplitudes on $\rho$. We also study the dynamic properties near the jamming
transition, where we adopt the ratio of kinetic to potential energies to quantify relaxation
and show its drastic slowing down near the jamming point.
\section{Molecular Dynamics Simulation}
We investigate two-dimensional packings of bidisperse dissipative particles using molecular
dynamics (MD) simulations. Our strategy is to increase the diameter of each particle until a
desired area fraction $\phi$ is obtained. After the desired area fraction is obtained, the
kinetic energy decreases to zero due to the dissipative forces between particles and the
system relaxes to its static state. We study dynamic properties during the relaxation and
static properties after the relaxation.

At first, we prepare a binary mixture of large and small particles with initial diameters
$\sigma_\mathrm{L}(0)$ and $\sigma_\mathrm{S}(0)$, respectively, where the total number of
particles is $N=32768$. We randomly distribute them in a $L\times L$ periodic box one-by-one,
avoiding overlap between particles. Then, we slowly increase the diameter of each particle
\cite{lsa,hd0,hd1,luding4} as:
\begin{equation}
\dot{\sigma}_a(t)=g_r\sigma_a(0)\hspace{0.5cm}(a=\mathrm{L}~\mathrm{or}~\mathrm{S})
\label{eq:lgr}
\end{equation}
with a constant growth rate $g_r$. Because we fix the mass density of particles, the mass
also increases while we increase the diameter $\sigma_a(t)=\sigma_a(0)(g_rt+1)$.
Therefore, the size ratio
$\rho\equiv\sigma_\mathrm{L}(t)/\sigma_\mathrm{S}(t)=\sigma_\mathrm{L}(0)/\sigma_\mathrm{S}(0)$
does not change throughout our simulations.

Each particle $i$ can be in contact with several other particles $j$ and moves according to the equation of motion
\begin{equation}
m_i(t) \ddot{\mathbf{x}}_i = \sum_j \left\{ k_n \delta_{ij} - \eta_n (\mathbf{v}_{ij}
\cdot \mathbf{n}_{ij}) \right\} \mathbf{n}_{ij}~,\label{eq:normal_eqmotion}
\end{equation}
where $m_i(t)$, $k_n$, $\eta_n$, $\delta_{ij}$,
$\mathbf{n}_{ij}=(\mathbf{x}_i-\mathbf{x}_j)/|\mathbf{x}_i-\mathbf{x}_j|$,
and $\mathbf{v}_{ij}=\dot{\mathbf{x}}_i-\dot{\mathbf{x}}_j$
are the mass of particle $i$, the spring constant,
the viscosity coefficient, the overlap,
the normal unit vector, and the relative velocity, respectively.
The vector $\mathbf{x}_i$ is the position of particle $i$,
and each dot above $\mathbf{x}$ represents the time derivative.

When the area fraction reaches the desired value $\phi$ at $t=t_0$, we stop to increase the
diameter of each particle. Then, the kinetic energy of the system decreases due to the
dissipative forces and we assume the system is relaxed to its static state
if the ratio of kinetic to potential energies becomes lower than $10^{-6}$. In the following,
we scale mass, length and time by $m_u=m_\mathrm{L}(t_0)$, $l_u=\sigma_\mathrm{L}(t_0)$ and
$t_u=m_\mathrm{L}(t_0)/\eta_n$, respectively, and use $g_r=10^{-4}/t_u$,
$k_n=4.0\times 10^{5} m_u/t_u^2$ and $\eta_n=m_u/t_u$.

From Eq. (\ref{eq:normal_eqmotion}), the restitution coefficient in the relaxation stage
($t>t_0$) defined as the ratio of speeds after and before a collinear collision is calculated as \cite{dem}
\begin{equation}
e_n = e^{-\eta_0t_c}~,\label{eq:e}
\end{equation}
where $t_c=\pi/\sqrt{(k_n/m_{ij})-\eta_0^2}$ and $\eta_0=\eta_n/(2m_{ij})$ are a typical
response time and the rescaled viscosity coefficient with the reduced mass
$m_{ij}=m_i(t_0)m_j(t_0)/(m_i(t_0)+m_j(t_0))$. Although the restitution
coefficients between two small particles, two large particles, and small and large particles
are slightly different, we find $e_n=0.99\pm0.003$ in the three cases since dissipation
is rather weak.

\section{Critical scaling}
Changing the values of $\phi$ and $\rho$ between $0.8\le\phi\le0.9$ and $1.2\le\rho\le2.4$,
respectively, we repeat our simulations and measure the mean overlap $\langle\delta\rangle$,
the mean coordination number $z$, the pressure $p$, the first peak of the radial distribution
function with the scaled distance $g_+$ and the maximum overlap $\delta_\mathrm{m}$, after each
system is relaxed to its static state. We define the critical area fraction $\phi_c$ as the
point at which $\langle\delta\rangle$ starts to increase from zero and $z$ jumps from zero
to the isostatic value $z_c=4$. It should be noted that we remove \emph{rattlers} of which
the number of contacts are less than $3$ from the statistics, because they do not contribute
to the contact- and force-chain networks \cite{gn0,gn1,gn2,gn3}.

The critical area fraction depends on both $\rho$ and $g_r$.
Figure \ref{fig:phic} shows $\phi_c$ as a function of the relative standard deviation
\begin{equation}
R\equiv\frac{\sqrt{\langle\sigma^2\rangle-\langle\sigma\rangle^2}}{\langle\sigma\rangle}~,
\label{eq:R}
\end{equation}
where $\langle\sigma\rangle=(1+\rho)\sigma_\mathrm{S}(t_0)/2$ and $\langle\sigma^2\rangle
=(1+\rho^2)\sigma_\mathrm{S}(t_0)^2/2$ are the mean diameter and the
mean square of diameter, respectively. In this figure, the closed circles are our results
and the open circles are the results of another simulation of bidisperse hard spheres in
two dimensions \cite{numax}, where a large discrepancy between these results can be seen
below $R=0.2$, mainly caused by the dependency of $\phi_c$ on $g_r$. In this paper,
we do not discuss the rate dependency of $\phi_c$, however, it is known that $\phi_c$ strongly
depends on $g_r$, if $R$ is small (see Ref. \cite{luding2} for a more detailed discussion).
We also list our results of $\phi_c$ for different $\rho$ and $R$ in Table \ref{tab:ampl}.
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{phic.eps
\caption{Critical area fraction $\phi_c$ as a function of $R$, where the closed circles
are the results of our simulations and the open circles are the results of another
simulation of bidisperse hard spheres in two dimensions \cite{numax}. \label{fig:phic}}
\end{figure}

Above $\phi_c$, $\langle\delta\rangle$ scales as \cite{gn0,gn1,gn2,gn3}
\begin{equation}
\langle\delta\rangle = B_\delta(\rho) \Delta\phi^\mu~, \label{eq:scaling_d}
\end{equation}
where $\mu$ and $B_\delta(\rho)$ are the \emph{critical exponent} and the \emph{critical
amplitude}, respectively (see Table \ref{tab:ampl}). From our simulations, we find $\mu\simeq 1.0$,
i.e. $\langle\delta\rangle$ depends linearly on $\Delta\phi$ (see Table \ref{tab:powers}).

We define the pressure as the virial pressure $p=\sum_{i<j}r_{ij}f_{ij}/L^2$
with the interparticle distance $r_{ij}$ and force $f_{ij}$ \cite{comliq} and introduce
the excess coordination number as $\Delta z\equiv z-z_c$. Because we use
bidisperse particles, the usual radial distribution function has three peaks around $\sigma_\mathrm{S}$,
$\sigma_\mathrm{L}$ and $(\sigma_\mathrm{L}+\sigma_\mathrm{S})/2$, respectively. However,
if we introduce the scaled distance between particles $i$ and $j$ as $\xi=r_{ij}/(r_i+r_j)$,
where $r_i$ and $r_j$ are the radii of particles $i$ and $j$, respectively, the radial
distribution function of $\xi$ has the first peak $g_+$ around $\xi=1$.
Then, we find $p$, $\Delta z$ and $g_+$ scale as
\begin{eqnarray}
p &=& A_p(\rho) \langle\delta\rangle^\psi~, \label{eq:scaling_p}\\
\Delta z &=& A_z(\rho) \langle\delta\rangle^\zeta~, \label{eq:scaling_z}\\
g_+ &=& A_+(\rho)\langle\delta\rangle^{-\eta_+}~, \label{eq:scaling_gp}
\end{eqnarray}
respectively, where $A_p(\rho)$, $A_z(\rho)$ and $A_+(\rho)$ are the critical amplitudes
(see Table \ref{tab:ampl}), and $\psi\simeq 1$, $\zeta\simeq 1/2$ and $\eta_+\simeq 1$ are
the critical exponents (see Table \ref{tab:powers}). Figures \ref{fig:power} (a)-(c) display
$p^\ast \equiv p/A_p(\rho)$, $\Delta z^\ast\equiv\Delta z/A_z(\rho)$ and $g_+^{\ast}\equiv g_+/A_+(\rho)$,
respectively. Since $\langle\delta\rangle\sim\Delta\phi$, these results confirm $p\sim\Delta\phi$,
$\Delta z\sim\Delta\phi^{1/2}$, $g_+\sim\Delta\phi^{-1}$ and
$g_+\langle\delta\rangle\approx\mathrm{const}$ \cite{gn0,gn1,gn2,gn3}.

From our simulations, we also find $\delta_\mathrm{m}$ scales as
\begin{equation}
\delta_\mathrm{m} = A_\mathrm{m}(\rho)\langle\delta\rangle^\lambda \label{eq:scaling_x}
\end{equation}
with the critical amplitude $A_\mathrm{m}(\rho)$ (see Table \ref{tab:ampl}).
Figure \ref{fig:power} (d) shows $\delta_\mathrm{m}^\ast\equiv\delta_\mathrm{m}/A_\mathrm{m}(\rho)$,
where we find $\lambda\simeq 1$ similar to $\mu$ (see Table \ref{tab:powers}).
The ratios $A_\mathrm{m}(\rho)/B_\delta(\rho)$ are not constant (see Table \ref{tab:ampl}),
which means that the probability distribution functions of the overlap are not self-similar,
but change shape with increasing $\rho$ \cite{luding5}.
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=17cm]{scaling.eps}
\caption{(Color online) Double logarithmic plots of (a) $p^\ast$, (b) $z^\ast$,
(c) $g_+^{\ast}$ and (d) $\delta_\mathrm{m}^\ast$ as functions of $\langle\delta\rangle$.
The solid circles, open circles, solid squares, open squares,
crosses, open triangles and solid triangles are the data for $\rho=1.2$, $1.4$,
$1.6$, $1.8$, $2.0$, $2.2$ and $2.4$, respectively. \label{fig:power}}
\end{figure}
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{ccccccccc} \hline
$\rho$ & $R$ & $\phi_c$ & $B_\delta$ & $A_p/k_n$ & $A_z$ & $A_+$ & $A_\mathrm{m}$ & $A_\mathrm{m}/B_\delta$ \\ \hline
$1.2$ & $0.127$ & $0.846054$ & $0.262691$ & $0.062944$ & $9.623507$ & $0.108473$ & $3.271311$ & $12.453076$ \\
$1.4$ & $0.230$ & $0.847454$ & $0.247794$ & $0.062175$ & $9.789582$ & $0.112457$ & $3.839339$ & $15.494075$ \\
$1.6$ & $0.313$ & $0.851053$ & $0.234816$ & $0.058778$ & $9.696656$ & $0.107054$ & $4.508161$ & $19.198696$ \\
$1.8$ & $0.381$ & $0.853553$ & $0.240875$ & $0.061023$ & $10.680258$& $0.102261$ & $4.554234$ & $18.907043$ \\
$2.0$ & $0.435$ & $0.855449$ & $0.246302$ & $0.062333$ & $9.661944$ & $0.109497$ & $4.378124$ & $17.775430$ \\
$2.2$ & $0.481$ & $0.858054$ & $0.278428$ & $0.067636$ & $9.986629$ & $0.122986$ & $5.144424$ & $18.476676$ \\
$2.4$ & $0.518$ & $0.859950$ & $0.268369$ & $0.073998$ & $10.649745$& $0.207261$ & $5.304872$ & $19.767081$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{The critical area fraction and the critical amplitudes.}
\label{tab:ampl}
\end{table}
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{cccccc} \hline
function & base & exponent    & value & deviation & error $[\%]$ \\ \hline
$\langle\delta\rangle$ & $\Delta\phi$           & $\mu$    & $1.006$ & $\pm 0.003$ & $0.349$ \\
$p$                    & $\langle\delta\rangle$ & $\psi$   & $1.039$ & $\pm 0.001$ & $0.065$ \\
$\Delta z$             & $\langle\delta\rangle$ & $\zeta$  & $0.551$ & $\pm 0.001$ & $0.124$ \\
$g_+$                  & $\langle\delta\rangle$ & $\eta_+$ & $0.960$ & $\pm 0.001$ & $0.148$ \\
$\delta_\mathrm{m}$    & $\langle\delta\rangle$ & $\lambda$& $0.976$ & $\pm 0.001$ & $0.164$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Estimated exponents and errors.}
\label{tab:powers}
\end{table}
\section{Critical slowing down near jamming}
After we stop to increase the diameter of each particle at $t=t_0$, the system
relaxes to its static state. To quantify the relaxation dynamics, we introduce
a dimensionless energy
\begin{equation}
\chi(t)\equiv \frac{K(t)/U(t)}{K(t_0)/U(t_0)}~,\label{eq:def_phit}
\end{equation}
where $K(t)$ and $U(t)$ are the kinetic and potential energies, respectively.
The ratio $K(t)/U(t)$ can be used to estimate $\phi_c$, because $U(t)$
drops to zero and $K(t)/U(t)$ diverges if $\phi<\phi_c$ \cite{luding3}. The
function $\chi(t)$ is the ratio $K(t)/U(t)$ scaled by the value at $t_0$. In
the following, we redefine $t_0=0$ for simplicity and study the case of $\rho=1.4$.

Figure \ref{fig:early}(a) shows our results of $\chi(t)$ against logarithmic time,
where the decrease of $\chi(t)$ drastically slows down near the jamming point.
To quantify the slowing down, we fit $\chi(t)$ by a stretched exponential function
\begin{equation}
\chi(t) = e^{-(t/\tau)^\beta}~, \label{eq:stretched}
\end{equation}
where $\tau$ and $\beta$ are the relaxation time and the stretching exponent,
respectively. Figure \ref{fig:taub} displays both quantities as functions of
$\langle\delta\rangle$.
Slightly above $\phi_c$ ($0<\Delta\phi<10^{-3}$), both
$\tau$ and $\beta$ scale as $\tau\propto\langle\delta\rangle^{-\kappa}$
and $\beta\propto\langle\delta\rangle^{-\nu}$ with $\kappa\simeq 0.27$ and
$\nu\simeq 0.11$, respectively.
However, given the rather narrow range of $\tau$ and $\beta$, power laws
with such small exponents are not of significance and require a wider range before
conclusions can be drawn.
It should be noted that $\beta>1$ near the jamming
point and $\chi(t)$ decays faster than exponential with time.
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=17cm]{early.eps
\caption{(Color online) (a) $\chi(t)$ against logarithmic time above $\phi_c$,
where the circles, triangles, squares and diamonds are the results of simulations
with $\Delta\phi=1.2\times10^{-2}$, $2.5\times10^{-3}$, $4.4\times10^{-4}$ and
$1.4\times10^{-4}$, respectively. The dotted lines represent Eq. (\ref{eq:stretched}).
(b) Double logarithmic plot of $\chi(t)/C_L$, where the circles, triangles, squares
and diamonds are the results of simulations with $\Delta\phi=5.5\times 10^{-4}$,
$4.5\times10^{-4}$, $2.5\times10^{-4}$ and $1.5\times10^{-4}$, respectively. The
dotted line represents the power law decay with the exponent~$2.541$.
Here, we used $\rho=1.4$. \label{fig:early}}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=16cm]{beta.eps
\caption{(Color online) (a) $\tau$ and (b) $\beta$ against logarithmic $\langle\delta\rangle$,
where the insets show the double logarithmic plots of them.
The solid circles are our simulation results and the solid lines represent
$\tau\propto\langle\delta\rangle^{-\kappa}$ and $\beta\propto\langle\delta\rangle^{-\nu}$
with $\kappa=0.274\pm 0.006$ and $\nu=0.112\pm 0.008$, respectively. Here, we used
$\rho=1.4$. \label{fig:taub}}
\end{figure}

Figure \ref{fig:early}(b) is a double logarithmic plot of the long term asymptotic
behavior of $\chi(t)$ near the jamming point, where we find a power law decay
\begin{equation}
\chi(t) = C_L t^{-\alpha}~. \label{eq:lttail}
\end{equation}
The exponent $\alpha\simeq 2.5$ is not significantly changed by changing $\phi$ and faster
than the decay rate of the kinetic energy in the homogeneous cooling state of granular gases,
where the exponent is given by $2$ \cite{luding1}.

\section{Summary}
In summary, we numerically investigated the static and dynamic properties of
two-dimensional bidisperse particles near the jamming transition and systematically
studied the dependency of the critical exponents and amplitudes on the size ratio
$\rho$. For different size ratios,
we found different scaling prefactors of the average and maximum overlaps
confirming their different behaviors and thus indicating
different shapes of the overlap probability
distribution functions \cite{luding5}.

Concerning the dynamics, we used the energy ratio $\chi(t)$ to quantify the
relaxation of kinetic energy and report that it resembles a stretched exponential
and drastically slows down near the jamming point.
The asymptotic behavior of $\chi(t)$ resembles a power law decay with
exponent $2.5$, which is faster than the decay rate of the kinetic energy in the
homogeneous cooling state of granular gases.

The cases of monodisperse and polydisperse particles are left to future
study, as is the case for three dimensions. Although the number of particles
in our simulations may be large enough to study the critical area fraction and
the critical scaling, we have to investigate the influence of the system size, the
growth rate and the restitution coefficient elsewhere.
\begin{theacknowledgments}
We thank M. van Hecke, B. Tighe, H. Hayakawa, T. Hatano, N. V. Brilliantov and K. Yazdchi
for fruitful discussions and T. Weinhart for his critical reading.
This work was financially supported by the NWO-STW VICI grant 10828.
\end{theacknowledgments}

\bibliographystyle{aipproc}

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Q: Equivalent operations on Bezier curve points as control points? In this question Explicit Bezier Curves: Lerping between curves same as lerping control points?, it shows that linearly interpolating between the result of evaluating two explicit bezier curves is the same as interpolating between their control points and evaluating the resulting curve.
Where an explicit bezier curve is defined as below, $A,B,C$ being scalar constants.
$f(t)=A(1−t)2+B(1−t)t+Ct2$
Are there any other interesting operations which could be applied to the result of evaluating those two curves which is equivalent to performing the same (or similar) operation on the control points themselves?
Lerping being one such operation, I'm looking for other operations, such as scaling, rotation, projection, or anything similarly useful.
Thanks!

A: Applying any affine transformation will work the same way.
Specifically, if $T$ is an affine transformation, then you can compute a point on a transformed Bézier curve in two ways:
(1) calculate a point $P(t)$ on the original curve, and then transform this point get a new point $T(P(t)$;
(2) transform the control points $P_i$ to get new ones $T(P_i)$, construct a Bézier curve from these, and calculate the point at parameter value $t$ on this curve
The result of these two calculations will be the same point.
So, in short, you can transform the curve just by transforming its control points.
Or, in symbols
$$
T\left(\sum_{i=0}^m \phi^m_i(t)P_i\right) = \sum_{i=0}^m \phi^m_i(t)T(P_i)
$$
Here $\phi^m_i(t)$ is the $i$-th Bernstein polynomial of degree $m$.
Affine transformations include translation, rotation, uniform and non-uniform scaling, shearing, parallel projection onto a plane, and so on. Central projection (as in perspective viewing) is not an affine transformation.


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Q: Internet Connectivity Listener in Xamarin.Forms I am new in Xamarin.Forms and I want to check internet connectivity status in iOS and Android app. In fact using CrossConnectivity Plugins I am able to check internet connectivity successfully but It is not working as Listener. For example, When I open my app and internet connection is not there then it shows me message that "No internet connection" and now if I ON my mobile data then also it shows me same message. I am using below code for this:
string isConnected=CrossConnectivity.Current.IsConnected?"Connected":"No Connection";

My app is not able to listen the changing status of internet connectivity in middle something.

A: Using the plugin CrossConnectivity, you need to listen to changes via the event ConnectivityChanged, so in your page, or your App class, add this code to write an event handler:
CrossConnectivity.Current.ConnectivityChanged += (sender, args) =>
 {
   //your implementation
  this.DisplayAlert("Connectivity Changed", "IsConnected: " + args.IsConnected.ToString(), "OK");
 };

A: I have the solution for Android but i haven't started working on ios part
(better than nothing ;)
First Create a broadcastReceiver
    public class Localize: BroadcastReceiver
    {
        public static Context context;

        public Localize(Context ctx)
        {
            context = ctx;
        }
        public override void OnReceive (Context context, Intent intent)
        {
            isNetworkAvailable (context);
        }

    public void isNetworkAvailable(Context context)
    {
        Boolean state = false;
        ConnectivityManager connectivity = (ConnectivityManager)
            context.GetSystemService(Context.ConnectivityService);
        if (connectivity != null)
        {
            NetworkInfo[] info = connectivity.GetAllNetworkInfo();
            foreach (NetworkInfo nwork in info)
            {
                if (nwork.GetState () == NetworkInfo.State.Connected) {

                    ConnectionDetected();//Execute your fonction here
                    break;

                }
            }
        }
    }

Then register your broadcastreceiver with intent in your activity (in MainActivity for example)
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(ConnectivityManager.ConnectivityAction);
receiver = new Localize(this);
RegisterReceiver(receiver, filter);

This should work as long as your application is running.. If you want a service that runs even if your App is killed you should create a service and then register broadcastReceiver in your service..
CrossConnectivity.Current.IsReachable("localhost");

this also works if you download package. I haven't tested it thoroughly


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Please accept my apologies for the long delay in posting on the blog. I have recently got married in Poland to my lovely new wife and have only just returned from our honeymoon. Normal service will be resuming soon on Forecasting Intelligence!
I thought you may find interesting my on-the-ground thoughts on how Poland has developed since the end of Communism and how the ordinary people feel about the European Union, Russia and the migration crisis.
I first visited Poland in 2000 during a tour of central and Eastern Europe when it was still recovering from dark days of being a satellite state of the Soviet Russian Empire. The contrast between the West and East was stark as you crossed the border between the enlarged Germany and Poland with respect to the roads, quality of life and general development. This was prior to Poland joining the European Union ("EU") in 2004 and it was clear to me that in many ways Poland was still a developing country.
Despite the relative poverty I found the Polish people the friendliest and welcoming of all the countries we toured and Krakov was a stunning city with lots of history and culture. Even then, I had the sense that at some point in my future, I would be returning to Poland.
After I met my Polish wife a few years ago, I returned a second time to Poland to meet her family, who live in the south-eastern part of Poland, near the Ukrainian border. What struck me the most was the massive improvement in the overall infrastructure and development of the country since I had last visited 13 years ago. The region was filled with gleaming new motorways; the regional cities had modern new airports and shopping malls with all the brands common to a West European city. Poland had arrived.
Whilst in the countryside and the cities there are still pockets of deep poverty, the overall standard of living has massively improved since the end of the Cold War for the average Pole. Speaking to ordinary Poles, it was clear that the vast majority appreciated the benefits of membership of the EU, including the freedom to travel and work in Britain and Germany and the development aid which had transformed the country for the better. There also seemed to be a consensus that Poland would join the euro in the future but only once wages and living costs had caught up with the west European standard. Overall Poland seemed comfortable about its role within the EU and optimistic about the future of the country.
The spectre of Russia still haunted the Polish psyche and President Putin was a feared figure across Polish society. The Ukrainian crisis had erupted and the Poles take very seriously the prospect of another Russian invasion which is understandable given their tortured history.
The migration crisis in 2015 transformed Europe's politics and was the critical factor in the Brexit vote in my opinion. The scenes of huge numbers of young Muslim men marching across the Balkans into Germany horrified many across Europe, in particular central-Eastern Europe. Virtually every single Polish friend and family member was opposed to Angela Merkel's decision to open the borders to the vast hordes of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA").
The migration crisis and the rising wave of Islamist terror attacks across Western Europe have sharpened the sense that the importation of significant Muslim populations has been an historic mistake. Poland and other countries in the former Warsaw Pact bloc are determined to avoid making the same perceived mistakes. This is the principal reason for the rise of nationalist governments to power in the region.
The political elites of Western Europe, including the Brussels bureaucracy, think that it is only sensible that every country in Europe should share the burden in hosting refugees who have arrived in Europe since 2015. The fact that clear majorities in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary are opposed to such a thing matters little. Since 2015, relations between Poland and the EU have sharply deteriorated.
My visit to Poland this year was naturally dominated by planning for the wedding but there were a number of conversations about the EU, the migration dispute and the Euro. I noted that among ordinary Poles, a hardening of positions on preserving the Zloty currency, keeping the refugees out of the country and in some quarters a sympathetic view on Britain's Brexit vote last year which I had successfully predicted.
If Europe insists that Poland accepts Muslim refugees, I think that a narrow majority of Polish people would be prepared to leave the EU. This intuitive feeling of mine has been confirmed by a recent poll, as noted in this Bloomberg article, in which "…fifty-one percent said they'd be ready to surrender membership in the 28-member trading bloc". Whilst any Polexit scenario remains unlikely for the foreseeable future, it should not be dismissed outright.
The Polish people have suffered greatly in the 20th century and those in their eighties can still remember the barbaric Nazi occupation, the brutal post-war years and the poverty and shortages under Communism. They are a proud, dignified and strong people who value their culture, traditions and the independence restored since the end of the Berlin Wall. Poland has now crossed a point that it can survive, and indeed prosper, outside the EU, if needs be, should it decide that this is in its best interests. The economy is booming, real wages are rising and EU aid is no longer quite as vital as it was a decade ago.
My own view is that a generation from now Poland could be one of the main economic great powers of Europe, if it plays its cards right in the coming years. I will be preparing soon a mega-post on the future of Europe in a post-peak world which will incorporate the likely impact of further mass movements of people from an imploding MENA region as well as other key trends, including resource scarcity, technological regression and accelerating man-made climate change.
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Opinion: Liverpool preparing for life after Lucas Leiva?
After nine years with Liverpool, Lucas Leiva has become a fan favourite, digging in after his first two turbulent years to enjoy a fine career at Anfield. However, the Brazilian's first-team chances have been on the slide for a while, therefore Lucas and Liverpool could soon be parting ways.
ByBen Lockett 4 July 2016 12:25
You will find few professionals in football as dedicated as Lucas Leiva, but his Liverpool career has certainly been full of ups and downs.
Signed by Rafael Benitez in 2008 for around £5m from Gremio, Lucas played primarily with an attacking mindset in Brazil, yet he became the complete opposite at Anfield, turning into a defensive midfielder.
However, he struggled with this transition at first and could not secure a regular first-team position in his opening two years with the club.
Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano were the two midfielders Benitez preferred, and Lucas even found it hard to step in for one of the duo in cup games.
Liverpool fans, known for their patience with players, eventually became frustrated at the lack of depth in midfield behind Alonso and Mascherano, and Lucas could not bridge the gap in quality to those above him.
Lucas' unpopularity peaked in 2009 with a sending off against Everton in the FA Cup, while after replacing Alonso in midfield for the 2009-10 season, Lucas was attributed by many for the Reds' poor season and the demise of Benitez.
However, ironically, once the manager who had signed and defended Lucas consistently had departed, the Brazilian's Liverpool career began to turn around.
Long-serving Brazilian has proven critics wrong time and time again on Merseyside
He was arguably the best player of Roy Hodgson's ill-fated reign, and ended the 2010-11 season as the club's Player of the Year. Continuing his form under Kenny Dalglish and into the following season, Lucas' world was then thrown into chaos with a cruciate ligament injury against Chelsea in December 2011, missing the rest of the season just as he was establishing himself as a key automatic starter for the team.
Lucas has often found himself having to prove critics wrong. (Picture: Getty Images)
He returned for the succeeding season, but in the last four years he has been in and out of Liverpool line-up and has never quite managed to return to his peak of 2011, although his effort remains as relentless and committed as ever.
Nevertheless, Lucas has been part of the Liverpool side during key stages in recent years, such as in unbeaten runs under Brendan Rodgers in the title charge of 2014 and when they threatened a top-four finish in 2015.
However, during last season under Jürgen Klopp, Lucas found it difficult to fit into his favoured midfield role, but instead may have found a new lease of life in defence.
The 29-year-old only made a few appearances at centre-back, but he greatly impressed whenever called upon, and finally fulfilled his dream of playing at Wembley in this year's League Cup final against Manchester City, again playing in his new position.
Lucas' entire Liverpool career has been on the defensive from the start, and even if he himself settled down at the club after two years, he is completely unrecognizable from other classic Brazilian attacking midfielders gone by, the player Benitez thought he was signing.
Now to continue playing for Liverpool, it seems Lucas has to become even more defensive, as the competition in midfield is now just as tough for him as it was when he arrived.
Not so much through the quality of those ahead of him – Emre Can, Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Joe Allen are all fine footballers, but they are not Alonso, Mascherano or Steven Gerrard – but because of the stage of his career Lucas has now arrived at.
He will be 30 next January, and was never blessed with a great amount of pace, playing more akin to Dietmar Hamann than Mascherano when shielding in front of the back four.
Lucas lacks the physical attributes to succeed in midfield under Klopp, who demands intense, all-rounded midfielders for his 4-2-3-1 system; hence why Allen is also considering his future at Liverpool because of his lack of suitability for the German's system.
Playing centre-back reduces these issues, but even here Lucas finds himself in all likelihood as the club's fourth choice, behind new arrival Joel Matip, a rejuvenated Dejan Lovren and the popular Mamadou Sakho.
Lucas' Reds career finally coming to an end?
Therefore, it would be understandable if, after years of flirting with the Anfield exit door, Lucas decides to walk through to the other side, away from the club and city which he has called home for nearly the past decade.
Clubs from Italy, such as Inter Milan, have long been linked with the Brazilian international, and now Besiktas have seemingly entered the fray. He is Liverpool's longest servant at the club, one of the two remaining survivors of the Benitez era, with Martin Skrtel the only other senior member from that period, although he too seems set for a move away from the club.
Lucas' future may depend on Liverpool's success with their own incomings this summer, as apparently Klopp currently is being frustrated in moves for Mahmoud Dahoud, Piotr Zielinksi and Ben Chilwell respectively.
Consequently, should some of these transfers fail and other targets cannot be brought in, then Lucas and also Allen could yet find themselves with futures at Anfield, although both may still want a move away for first-team football.
Lucas has found game time largely limited under Klopp. (Picture: Getty Images)
Lucas is now hugely popular with the Liverpool faithful, surmounting his difficult start at the club. He has so much experience with Liverpool, but no one there would begrudge him a move away while he still has time left to settle down at a new club and compete at the highest level.
Lucas's departure may not impact the level of quality available to Klopp significantly, but the Brazilian's consistency, reliability and loyalty will be missed.
He never did quite make it to the level of an Alonso or Mascherano, but Lucas became a great player in his own right for Liverpool, working hard to overcome adversities at various times in his Anfield career.
This summer might finally be the right time to end the Liverpool story for Lucas - a turbulent, but ultimately successful story for the attacker who became a defender.
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Excuses. We all have them. Somewhere in our lives, we have a reason we don't do something we should because, well, we just don't want to. Except that's too hard to swallow sometimes. It's just easier to find a reason we shouldn't or we can't. But isn't it really that we just won't?
That's the hard question I want to ask you today. Which is it? Can't? Shouldn't? or Just plain WON'T? I think it's often a mixture of things that come in and trip us up. We often know what to do, but we just don't want to. Sometimes, though, we haven't a clue.
The list of reasons we aren't our best selves can be long at times and short at others. We can blame our genes, our jobs, our kids, you name it— even ourselves. One of the biggest excuses we all have probably used at one time or another when it comes to taking control of our health is something we all are given the same amount of in any given day: TIME.


The Wanderers are on the brink of an Aviva A League home semi-final after seeing off Sale Jets on Monday night.
A strong Saints second string took the the field at Heywood Road and the game was to end in a convincing 34-10 victory for the away side.
Ben Nutley (2), Rory Hutchinson, Tom Kessell and Tom Collins were all on the scoresheet, with JJ Hanrahan adding a penalty and a conversion and Sam Olver adding the extras to two tries.
The result means the Wanderers will finish top of the Northern Conference if they are able to beat Worcester Cavaliers.
With Saints currently enjoying such strength in depth, it was to be one-way traffic at Sale.
The Jets, who lost in a friendly at the Gardens at the end of last month, were hampered by an early sin-binning, with James Flynn seeing yellow.
Hanrahan landed the resulting penalty and the Wanderers scored their first try on 20 minutes as Ben Nutley dotted down.
Hutchinson was next to score, making the most of some fine work from speedy wing Collins.
Hanrahan converted, but the Jets were to respond before the break as Viliami Fihaki powered over.
Sale scored again after the break, but the Wanderers took the game away from them with three more tries, from Kessell, Nutley and Collins.
An Olver conversion a minute from time put the icing on the cake.
Wanderers: Wilson; Collins, Hutchinson, Olver, Elliott (Packman 66); Hanrahan (Furbank 62), Kessell (Duchesne 72); E Waller (Beesley 72), Marshall (Fish 54), Denman (Parkins 62); Moon (Peters 62), Onojaife; Williams, Nutley, Bennett.


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Natural Pain Supplement Curamin Brands Product with Volvo S60 Car Wraps in NJ!
These days, drug manufacturers have a mission and some think they are more in business to make money than to find drugs to heal. Many folks are turning to natural supplements for everything from menopause to pain relief and this industry can now boast quite the following of consumers, pharmacists and physicians.
Goodfish Grill in Wildwood New Jersey 'Fishes' Up a PT Cruiser With Car Wraps!
Located in Cape May County home of one of America's best vacation destinations—Wildwood New Jersey sits the Goodfish Grill. Owner John Paxton created this cozy seafood restaurant next to his other popular restaurant—Juan Pablo's Margarita Bar & Restaurant for those looking to skip those chain seafood venues and instead, he created a more intimate dining experience.


Nothing could have prepared me for what I met at Fort Monostor in Komárom. No explanation, or description, or photographs could have done justice to the quite surreal sense of history that followed me around the whole time I was there. Designed not to be seen from the air, or from the river, the fort is built into the hillside. It dates back to 1850 and is the biggest 'modern' fortress in central Europe. The buildings themselves occupy 32 000 square metres set in 25 acres and contain 640 rooms. In its day, when full to capacity, 8000 soldiers lived here.
A railway track runs through one of the buildings. It was used to ferry goods unloaded from barges on the Danube through the quarters. We wandered the maze of corridors following the painted arrows, trusting that we would eventually see the light of day. At times I wondered. It seems to go on for ever. The place echoed with footsteps and muffled conversations as if the ghosts of yore were still very much in residence.
The occasional room was still furnished, to give a taste of what life was like back then. One plaque tells the story of the men who trained and lived here during the First World War. From 1914 to 1918, 352 tiszt (officers), 1326 altiszt (junior officers?) and 34412 gyalogos (infantrymen) from this fort lost their lives. Hard to imagine what it would have felt like to strike out for the front line from the relative safety of Fort Monostor.
From the inside looking out, it felt a little like being inside a camera, viewing the world through a lens. The shadows added a sense of yesterday that was so far removed from today, it seemed as if we'd gone back in time. There was a stage when I felt as if I was in an art gallery, looking at pictures, framed in brick. While the Internet has plenty of detailed information on the history of it all, none of it captures what it actually feels like to walk the corridors and stir the dust.
Outside, in the courtyard, monuments of a different kind stand sentry.
The place is crying out for some enterprising head to take charge and make the most of these amenities. To have a proper café, a gift shop with books and histories of the eras, some military demonstrations… it's almost as if someone was left it in a will and is still struggling to know quite what to do with it. Mind you, selfishly, I'm glad I got to see it on a day where there were just a handful of others visiting, too. The larger the crowds, the harder it will be to let yourself be carried back in time.
One image that will remain with me is that of the names etched into the brick walls – thousands of soldiers far from home might well have seen this as a prison – a prelude to something far worse. The other is that sense of infinity, accentuated by the building's design. It was like looking into the future somehow. And to think it was built back in the 1800s. Compare this to what's being built to day and I'm left wondering how many of our modern structures encapsulate that same sense of spirit, of being, of life. Fort Monostor is well worth a visit. Add it to your list.
Note: The city of Komárom was split as a result of the Triannon Treaty. Komárom remained in Hungary while the part of the town on the other side of the Danube became Komárno, in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).
And that from an architect… am impressed. Ta much.