Did you notice that they all had a distinct movement of frequency vs. time.
Let's look at one of them plotted in the time domain (i.e., \(x(t)\) vs. \(t\)). The time signal for a long LFM chirp is viewed by plotting the signal along successive rows. Each row covers 60 milliseconds, so only the first quarter of the signal is shown.
Notice how the period is getting shorter for later times.
Estimate the frequency in these two regions by taking 1/Period. Did you get 200 Hz and 500 Hz?
Another way to study the sounds is to view them in the time-frequency domain. Listen to each of the signals again by clicking on the waveform.
Challenge: write the mathematical formula for the sine-wave modulated chirp. Use the concept of instantaneous frequency.
How would you model the bird songs with mathematically generated synthetic chirps?
This is done by breaking the signal into many parts and computing the spectrum of each part. The spectra are plotted with a dark component representing a strong spectral component and white meaning no energy.
Did you notice that all of spectra changed with time? The movement of frequency, however, is simple enough that you can describe it with a simple mathematical equation such as a straight line or a sine wave. The concept of instantaneous frequency provides the correct way to derive the frequency versus time behavior for a chirp.
Listen to the chirp with a linear frequency movement versus time .
The frequency that will be heard is determined by taking the derivative of the quantity \(2\pi(m t+f)t\) which is the argument of the cosine. If we start with \( \cos(P(t))\), the derivative must be divided by \(2\pi\) to get the frequency in Hertz.
The following example shows a comparison of the plot of the chirp to constant frequency sinusoids for reference. One way to understand the concept of instantaneous frequency is to compare the plot of a LFM chirp side-by-side with the plot of a constant frequency cosine wave. In the plot below the chirp is placed between a 300 Hz sinusoid on top and a 500 Hz sinusoid on the bottom.
Where do the frequencies line up?
the top plot seems to match near t = 20 milliseconds (0.02 secs).
the bottom plot matches near t = 40 milliseconds (0.04 secs).


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The Stade Yves-du-Manoir (officially Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, also known as the Stade olympique de Colombes, or simply Colombes to the locals) is a rugby, track and association football stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France.

History

Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928, it was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time. During the 1924 games, it hosted the athletics, some of the cycling, some of the horse riding, gymnastics, tennis, some of the football, rugby, and two of the modern pentathlon events (running, fencing).

It was later expanded to a capacity of over 60,000. Colombes was also the venue for the 1938 World Cup Final between Italy and Hungary, and also hosted the home team's two matches in the tournament.

Colombes hosted a number of French Cup finals and home games of the national football and national rugby union teams into the 1970s. It remained the nation's largest capacity stadium until the renovated Parc des Princes was inaugurated in 1972. The Colombes' capacity had dropped to under 50,000 due to increasingly stringent safety regulations. The last games of the national rugby union and football teams at Colombes were respectively in 1972 and 1975.

France professional football team RC Paris used Colombes as their home ground until about 1985, then moved on to other stadia before coming back in the 2010s. Unlike RC Paris, Racing 92 rugby did not leave Colombes until November 2017. They originally planned to redevelop Yves-du-Manoir into a stadium to be shared with Racing Club de France Football, but instead built Paris La Défense Arena in nearby Nanterre, playing their first match in the new venue in December 2017. It remains to be seen whether the Racing Club de France football club will move as well.

It is slated to be a field hockey venue for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

1938 FIFA World Cup
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir hosted three games of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, including the final.

In popular culture
The Olympic races involving Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell which are portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire were run here, although the stadium was not used for the film.

The stadium was portrayed in the 1981 film Escape to Victory starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine, but the stand-stadium used in the filming was the Hungária körúti stadion in Budapest, Hungary.

References

External links

 Colombes Stadium Yves-du-Manoir in postal card (in French)
 History of the Olympic Stadium (in French)
 Article: Chariots of Fire stadium reprieved

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Ziggy and Friends Cat Rescue, Inc.
It's a tragic fact of life that throughout Los Angeles City and County alone there are a dozen-plus high kill shelters that each euthanize more than 100 cats per month. This kill rate increases during kitten season for these stray, abandoned or dumped cats and their babies. Add to that the mature and elderly cats that are no longer wanted and, for most of them, a cage at the shelter is their final stop.
Our mission is to give these beautiful death row cats and kittens a second chance.
We will do this by rescuing them from shelters, neutering, spaying, vaccinating and finding them homes. Depending on the health of the cat, rescuing just one can cost between $250 and $400.
Ziggy and Friends mission is to save these innocent little lives that are so deserving of a second chance and a long and well-loved life.
We need foster homes for rescued cats while looking for their permanent homes.
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J.P.P.Z. and R.d.V.-R. thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for support via the excellence cluster Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics (MAP) and the SFB749. S.T. thanks the European Commission for support via a Marie Sk\l{}odowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (project code 748895).

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Cape-Neddick is a small beachside community located seven miles north of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and just a few minutes north of York Beach on the southern coast of Maine. Easy day trips from Cape Neddick include visiting the shopping outlets of Kittery, Maine, just ten minutes south, or a twenty-minute drive north takes you to the quaint village of Kennebunkport. As of the 2000 census, Cape Neddick had a population of 2,997 residents. It is home to Cape Neddick Beach and the Cape Neddick Lighthouse (also called "the Nubble," which refers to the barren rocky island on which it sits, just off shore.) Built in 1879, the Nubble is the southernmost of Maine's lighthouses. The 41-foot tower flashes red every six seconds and is visible for 13 miles. Cape Neddick is an extremely windy point, but it is easy to photograph the lighthouse from a point at the end of Nubble Road out of the town of York. There is a restaurant located at Cape Neddick where you can get a table that gives a clear view of the lighthouse's flashing red light only a hundred yards away. From Cape Neddick, it is also possible to view the Boon Island Light, nine miles offshore. A wide variety of activities are available in the area, including antique shopping, visiting nearby historical sites, national and state parks, birdwatching, hiking and biking, deep sea fishing, whale watching, kayaking, horseback riding and snowshoeing.
The closest airports in the area are the Pease International Tradeport airport (PSM) located about 12 miles southwest of Cape Neddick in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Manchester airport (MHT) located approximately 44 miles west of Cape Neddick in Manchester, New Hampshire, the General Edward Lawrence Logan International airport (BOS) located roughly 60 miles southwest of Cape Neddick in Boston, Massachusetts, and finally Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) located around 60 miles southwest of Cape Neddick in Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Tarlabasi Renovation Project – reportage.
Tarlabasi is one of the poorest area in Istanbul. His population is mainly composed of Kurdish (95%) and a mix of Rom, Greek, African also compose the immigration image of the area. You can find a flat at a very low cost or even buy a house for the equivalent of fifty thousand US dollar. So, Tarlabasi always been a place of predilection for Kurdish family coming from the Turkish east block and trying to escape the violent confrontation between the PKK and the Turkish army or for now, trying to find work and build a new life in Istanbul. Tarlabasi also has it own Kurdish deputy at the parliament, Mrs Sebahat Tuncel. The Tarlabasi renovation project was establish in 2005 and will enter in his final phase in 2014. According to the municipality of Istanbul, this renovation project going to bring life, prosperity and tourism in the area. But when you ask them "what about the thousand of kurdish and Rom who live in the area? What's going to happen with them?" The answer is direct and incredible: "Were just going to move them outside Istanbul where they can find a flat at a reasonable price".
So, the municipality of Istanbul is going to evicted close to 5000 people, demolish their inhabitations (20 000 square meter of demolition) and built instead, luxury residences, hotels, restaurants, shopping mall, etc. There will be some apartments to be builds but it is hard to understand how the actual residents of Tarlabasi will be able to afford them. For the most, they are unemployed or immigrants waiting for visas. So in mid-october, I walk the street of Tarlabasi, a not very safe area, I must agree. Even when accompanied with my translator, Ogus, some people threat us, asking us to leave the area, that we don't belong here. Very few have accepted to talk to us and when they did, they were very nervous every time someone came across. Part of the reason is, that drugs dealers have establish their headquarters in abandoned houses in the area and don't welcome outsiders neither accept that local people speak to them.
Yves Choquette is a freelance photojournalist living in Montreal who focuses on social and humanitarian issues.


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Two US Swimmers Pulled Off Plane in Rio Amid Robbery Probe
Published Thu, Aug 18 2016 11:12 AM EDT Updated Thu, Aug 18 2016 11:12 AM EDT
Phil Helsel
Two US Olympic swimmers removed from plane
Two US swimmers detained in Brazil
Ryan Lochte robbed at gunpoint
Two U.S. Olympic swimmers who say they were with Ryan Lochte when they were robbed in Rio de Janeiro were removed from a plane by Brazilian authorities late Wednesday.
Jeff Ostrow, a lawyer representing Lochte, and a spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee confirmed swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were taken off the aircraft.
Detective Alexandre Braga, the chief of the city's tourist police, said the pair had their passports "temporarily confiscated by a court order" through the Brazilian Sporting Events Court.
Bentz and Conger were released by authorities "with the understanding that they would continue their discussions about the incident on Thursday," USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said.
U.S Olympic swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger leave the police headquarters at International departures of Rio de Janiero's Galeo International airport on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
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The two were seen leaving the airport police station early Thursday, where they were surrounded by media before getting into a black vehicle.
On Wednesday, a Brazilian judge ordered Lochte and Olympian Jimmy Feigen to remain in Brazil as authorities investigated their account of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio early Sunday by assailants dressed as police officers.
Sandusky said in a statement Thursday that Bentz, Conger and Feigen were "cooperating with authorities" and determining a time and place to speak further with police.
"All are represented by counsel and being appropriately supported by the USOC and the U.S. Consulate in Rio," he added.
Lochte's lawyer said Conger and Bentz had not been specifically named by the judge who had wanted Lochte's and Feigen's passports seized.
However, Lochte had already left Brazil and is in the U.S. Feigen is still in Brazil and is cooperating with local authorities and "intends to make further statements" on Thursday, the USOC spokesman said.
Sources at Rio's airport told NBC News that Feigen checked in for a flight online but never showed up.
Brazilian judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of the robbery, according to the court's statement. The men also said the robbery took place on the way home from a club, which they left at 4 a.m. But security video showed them leaving at a different time, the judge said.
De Cnop added that Lochte told police there was one robber, while Feigen said there were more, one of whom had a gun.
Lochte told TODAY's Matt Lauer in a telephone interview Wednesday night that he returned from Rio earlier that day, and no one told him he should stay in Brazil. Lochte said he told authorities he would cooperate.
Ryan Lochte of the United States reacts to finishing outside of the medal pack during the men's 200-meter individual medley final at Rio 2016 on Thursday, August 11, 2016.
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Lauer said he asked Lochte about skepticism that his story may have been fabricated but the swimmer balked at that suggestion.
"He strongly denied that, said it's absolutely not the case," Lauer said.
"I wouldn't make up a story like this nor would the others — as a matter of fact we all feel it makes us look bad," Lauer said, quoting Lochte. "We're victims in this and we're happy that we're safe."
State Department spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. government was aware of the situation. "We have seen media reports that two U.S. citizen athletes were detained. We stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance," Kirby said in a statement.
The swimmers are subject to questioning and potential charges if police believe they gave false or misleading statements to authorities, which can carry up to six months in jail.
But under Brazil's constitution ratified in 1988, they have the right to remain silent.
Lochte repeated his story of what happened in large part, but a few details changed, Lauer said during NBC Sports coverage of the Olympics Wednesday night.
In an interview with TODAY's Billy Bush on Sunday, just hours after the alleged robbery, Lochte had said the gun was put against his forehead — but said in Wednesday's telephone conversation that the gun was pointed in his general direction but the weapon was cocked, Lauer reported.
Lochte did not repeat part of his story that their taxi was pulled over by the robbers, Lauer said.
Lochte said Wednesday they were at a gas station and got back in the taxi, the taxi driver did not move, and it was then that two robbers with guns and badges approached the car and ordered the swimmers out of the vehicle and onto the ground, Lauer said.
Ostrow, the lawyer, said Lochte gave police a statement as representatives from the U.S. State Department, United States Olympic Committee and the FBI observed. Lochte signed the statement to attest to its truthfulness, Ostrow added.
Police did not ask Lochte for more information, and they did not ask him to remain in Brazil, Ostrow said.
"They never said, 'Stay around,'" Ostrow said. "Otherwise, I would have advised Ryan to stay."
He accused Brazilian authorities of trying to "save face" after allowing the incident to become "a circus."
Lochte said in the telephone interview that he initially didn't want to tell the story of the armed robbery because they were worried they'd broken swim team rules, Lauer said.
Once he realized he hadn't broken any rules by being out drinking because he was over 21, Lochte said he felt it was OK to tell the story, Lauer added.
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Head to the east coast of Koh Lanta where you can see the original Thai way of life – almost as if tourism didn't exist. You can get there by driving south from Ban Saladan, or by taking one of the two roads that cut across Koh Lanta from west to east (Phra Ae and Klong Nin areas).
The mangrove forest – a huge protected natural ecosystem – can be found at Tung Yi Peng village, Koh Lanta. You can see this by kayak or longtail boat. There are also a couple of fishing lakes and numerous shrimp farms by the road. The east coast is interspersed with tiny villages, each with a shop or two where you can buy drinks and gasoline. This is a place to see the scenery and local life rather than top up your tan as the waterfront on this side is either mangrove or rocky and muddy.
The widest choice of accommodation on Koh Lanta's east coast is in Old Town but there are a few guesthouses and homestays along the road. Most are pretty basic and dont have websites so its better to go and have a look yourself.


A wireless network access point (WAP or AP) is a hardware device or configured node on a local area network (LAN) that allows wireless capable devices and wired networks to connect through a wireless standard, including Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. A wireless access point acts as a hub of the traditional wired network, and a bridge connecting wired and wireless network. A network access point connects to a wired router, switch, or hub via an Ethernet cable, and projects a Wi-Fi signal to a designated area. Wireless access points may be used to provide network connectivity in office or family environments, covering dozens of meters to hundreds of meters. Most APs use IEEE 802.11 standards.
Wireless access points can be divided into two types: Simplex AP and Extended AP.
A simplex AP functions as a wireless switch, only transmitting radio signal. When a simplex AP works, it transmits network signal through twisted-pair and converts electrical signal into radio signal after compiling, forming the coverage of Wi-Fi shared Internet access.
An extended AP, commonly known as a wireless router, is mainly applied to Internet access and wireless coverage. Through a wireless router, the share of Internet connection in home Wi-Fi sharing network, as well as wireless shared access of ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop) and community broadband can be realised. From security, an network access point is different from a wireless router, in that it does not have firewall functions, and will not protect your local network against threats from the Internet.
From the appearance, they look almost the same and hard to tell, but they do have subtle differences. A simplex wireless AP usually has a wired RJ45 network port, a power interface, configuration port (USB port or configuration via WEB interface), and fewer indicator lights; while a wireless router has four more cable front-end ports. In addition to a WAN port for connecting higher-up network equipment, four LAN ports can be wired in the internal network, and a router has more indicator lights than AP.
AP plays the important role of relay, which amplifies the wireless signal between two wireless points, and enables remote clients to receive stronger wireless signal. For example, if an AP is put in place A, and there is a client in place C which is 120 meters away from place A, it can be seen that the signal from A to C has been weakened a lot. If an AP is put in place B (60 meters between A and C) as a relay, the signal of client in C will be effectively enhanced, and the transmission speed and stability can be ensured.
Another important function of AP is bridging, which is to connect two endpoints and achieve data transmission between two wireless AP. AP is also bridged to connect two wired LANs. For example, there is a wired LAN made up of 15 computers in place A, and wired LAN made up of 25 computers in place B, but the distance between A and B is very far, over 100 meters, and there is no possibility through wired connection, then how to connect the two LANs? AP is needed in both places a and place b to bridge them so that data transmission can be achieved.
The last function is "master-slave mode", which can achieve one point to multipoint connection. "Master-slave mode" is widely used in the connection between wireless LAN and wired LAN. For example, place A is a wired LAN made up of 20 computers, place B is a wireless LAN made up of 15 computers, and B has a wireless router. If A wants to be connected to B, an AP is needed in A. Initiate the "master-slave mode" and connect AP to the router in A, so that all the computers in A can connect to B.
Most businesses and homes today rely greatly on the wireless access point (WAP) for data transmission and communication. Wireless access point does make our life more convenient. These devices avoid a mess of wired Ethernet cables like CAT5e, Cat6, etc. Besides, a company, family or school often have to install wired cables through walls and ceilings, while wireless network needs no cables, which contributes great mobility to users.
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 Col de Cou (Cervens) auch Col de Cou (Vallée Verte), Pass zwischen Cervens und Habère-Poche im französischen Département Haute-Savoie, Frankreich
 Col de Cou (Champéry), Pass zwischen Samoëns im Département Haute-Savoie, Frankreich, und Champéry im Kanton Waadt, Schweiz
 Col de Cou (Haute-Savoie), Gebirgspass in der Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes im Département Haute-Savoie
 Col de Cou (Hérens), Pass zwischen Val d'Hérens und Val de Réchy im Kanton Wallis, Schweiz


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John Lamb suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse
By Bill BaerMay 9, 2017, 5:47 PM EDT
MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports that Angels pitcher John Lamb has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a second time for a drug of abuse.
Lamb, 26, underwent back surgery last October to repair a lumbar disc herniation. The Reds designated him for assignment shortly thereafter and was promptly acquired by the Rays in a trade. The Rays released him in November and the Angels signed him in December. Lamb wasn't expected to be healthy enough to return until around the All-Star break.
Over parts of two seasons in the majors, Lamb made 24 starts and owns a 6.17 career ERA in 119 2/3 innings.


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Q: Orthogonalize[ ] working as expected only when applied twice Applying Orthogonalize[] once:
v1 = PolyhedronData["Dodecahedron", "VertexCoordinates"][[1]];
Graphics3D[Line[{{0, 0, 0}, #}] & /@
  Orthogonalize[{a, b, c} /.
    FindInstance[{a, b, c}.v1 == 0 && (Chop@a != 0.||Chop@b != 0.||Chop@c != 0.),
     {a, b, c}, Reals, 4]], Boxed -> False]

And now twice:
Graphics3D[Line[{{0, 0, 0}, #}] & /@
  Orthogonalize@Orthogonalize[{a, b, c} /.
    FindInstance[{a, b, c}.v1 == 0 && (Chop@a != 0.||Chop@b != 0.||Chop@c != 0.),
     {a, b, c}, Reals, 4]], Boxed -> False]

Errr ... Why?

A: I think the first result is due to numerical error, taking
sys = {a,b,c}/.FindInstance[
          {a, b, c}.v1 == 0 && (Chop@a != 0. || Chop@b != 0. || Chop@c !=0.),
          {a, b, c}, Reals, 4];

then MatrixRank@sys returns 2, therefor the system itself is only two dimensional.  To me, this implies that the first instance of Orthogonalize is generating a numerical error, and the second instance is using the out of plane error to give you your three vectors. Removing the Chop conditions fixes this,
Orthogonalize[{a, b, c} /.
    N@FindInstance[{a, b, c}.v1 == 0,{a, b, c}, Reals, 4]]

where N is necessary to get rid of the Root terms that appear.  This gives you a two-dimensional system, but you can get a third by taking the cross product.
Edit: Here's further evidence that its numerical error due to Chop.
With Chop, FindInstance gives me
{{64., 3.6, 335.108}, {-67., -4.3, -350.817}, {0, 176., 0},
 {-2., -4.3, -10.4721}}

Without Chop, I get
{{-16.8, 3.9, -87.9659}, {6.6, -1.7, 34.558}, {13.4, -4.3, 70.1633},
 {19.9, -4.3, 104.198}}

which is a significant difference between the two.

A: I also assumed it would be a numerical error, but didn't quite understand why, so I tried to implement Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization myself, hoping to understand the problem on the way:
(* projects onto a unit vector *)
proj[u_][v_] := (u.v) u

Clear[gm, gramSchmidt]

gm[finished_, {next_, rest___}] :=
 With[{v = next - Plus @@ Through[(proj /@ finished)[next]]},
  gm[Append[finished, Normalize@Chop[v]], {rest}]
 ]

gm[finished_, {}] := finished

gramSchmidt[vectors_] := gm[{}, vectors]

(Included for illustration only, I simply couldn't quite figure out what's going on before I reimplemented it myself.)
A critical step here, which I didn't realize before, is deciding whether a vector we get is zero or not before the normalization step (see Chop in my code).  Otherwise we might get something tiny, possibly a mere numerical error, which is then normalized back into a large value.
This seems to be controlled by the Tolerance option of Orthogonalize, and indeed, raising the tolerance, and forcing it to discard tiny vectors fixes the problem you describe.  Orthogonalize[ ... , Tolerance -> 1*^-10] works in a single step.

A: Perhaps it is a characteristic of the default GramSchmidt method?
Try:  Method -> "Reorthogonalization" or Method -> "Householder".

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This is what made my hands go orange ! We coloured water and froze it in stages then Arnita sneaked in some of my toys. When it was completely frozen Arnita gave me a hammer and chisel and I tapped away and found all sorts of things hidden in the ice. We didn't think about the dye staining my hands but it certainly did.
I have just finished going through Brodys blog with him, he really enjoyed the latest entry on his "ice surprise" he was very vocal about what he was doing in each picture, holding his hands out to me saying " orange hands" laughing , then saying "chop chop" and pretending to chop the ice. It clearly shows he really enjoyed this activity .
Cool im glad he enjoyed it i have another one all ready to go in the freezer. Thought i would keep it to do next term.
What a cool idea. Wonder what else you could hide in the coloured ice? What about using some pumice to carve into?
Thanks for the idea Aunty Marilyn we might have to source some pumich and give it a go .


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"Cash is king," the old maxim goes. And when it comes to luxury real estate, it's true that cash transactions are a popular way for high-net-worth homebuyers to obtain sumptuous properties around the globe. It can lead to smoother, faster deals and win bidding wars.
However, there are some instances when taking on debt to finance a multimillion-dollar home—even when the cash to buy it outright is available—can actually prove more fruitful in the long run.
So what should homebuyers think about before making an offer on that dream country estate or waterfront villa?
First and foremost, they need to consider the available interest rate on a mortgage relative to the return they are getting on their other current investments. When average interest rates are low—between 3% and 4%—as they are now in the U.S. and have been since the recession ended, a wise move would be to take out a mortgage and let their liquid assets work for them elsewhere, moving them into stocks, bonds, private equity or some other investment.
"It the buyer can obtain a mortgage at 4% and is earning 10% return on his investments, it makes sense in many cases to leave the money sitting in his investments," said Robin Kencel, a broker at Compass's Greenwich, Connecticut, office.
These days, it's quite likely a qualified buyer can find a low interest rate on a home mortgage loan. At the end of March, mortgage-finance giant Freddie Mac reported the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.06%, the lowest since January 2018 and the biggest one-week decline (falling from 4.28%) in a decade. The rate has since crept back up, barely, to a still relatively low 4.08%, as of Freddie Mac's most recent April 4 report.
A really savvy homebuyer with cash on hand—and energy to spare on some serious strategizing—might take advantage of the current rates and embark on what's known in the finance industry as "leveraging," or a way of using borrowed money to build potential returns from an investment over time, said Harry Chernoff, a clinical professor at New York University's Stern School of Business and a long-time real estate developer.
If someone has $3 million in cash, for example, they could distribute it as three $1 million down-payments on three properties each worth $3 million, then mortgage the rest, Mr. Chernoff said.
"What you end up doing is owning $9 million worth of property and if the investments are … stable and managed well and all of the risk has been considered, this leveraged factor gives you a way of building a lot more," he said, with potentially higher returns.
Of course, multi-prong real estate investments such as these should be carefully planned with a financial adviser who can help track home appreciation trends in specific markets and assess tax implications, experts said.
Another time when it makes sense to borrow money rather than buy outright is when shopping for a second home. In the ideal scenario, the owner has held their current property for a number of years and it has gained value over time, but they aren't ready to sell, Mr. Chernoff said. Instead, they could refinance the property—again, taking advantage of low interest rates if possible—and take out a home equity loan against its value. That produces cash that could be used as a downpayment toward a second home.
In general, strategies like leveraging and refinancing apply across the board, whether a homebuyer is located in the U.S. or abroad; consideration should be given to specific international interest rates, of course.
"Most of the concepts would apply anywhere," Mr. Chernoff said.
The strategy is useful when Ms. Peel's clients have made an offer in a particularly competitive housing market or when there is a tight closing window of one or two weeks, and they need to get the deal done, she said.
The process enables the ultra-rich to "redeploy their capital" into a diverse array of more swiftly appreciating assets, she said.
Driving the current activity is the recent dip in mortgage interest rates, which led to a flurry of refinances from borrowers with larger loans taken in early 2019; the average refinance loan size increased to $438,900, a new survey record, the association reported on April 3. Overall mortgage applications surged 18.6% in just one week at the end of March, on the heels of the interest rate decline, according to the association.
"We had expected factors such as the ongoing strong job market and favorable demographics to help lift purchase activity this year, and the further decline in rates is providing another tailwind. Purchase applications were almost 10% higher than a year ago," Joel Kan, the association's associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting, said in a statement.
Richard Barenblatt, an independent mortgage broker with New York City-based Guardhill Financial Corp., said big banks are courting high-net-worth individuals for such jumbo loans because, for one thing, it's a first step toward building valuable, long-term relationships with borrowers.
"What they'll often say is, here's our rate, but if you move $1 million, for example, to us (for a mortgage) we can take a quarter of a point off the (interest) rate, or half a point off the rate," Mr. Barenblatt said.
He added that he recently spoke with a client who is the CEO of an international advertising agency. The client has millions of dollars in assets but is applying for 85% financing for an apartment in New York City that is priced a little under $3 million. That client is exactly the type of person a bank might make such a deal with.
And if other high-net-worth borrowers play their cards right and smartly manage their outside investments, this tendency of banks can work out to their advantage, too, Mr. Barenblatt said.


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MANCHESTER UNITED playmaker Andreas Pereira has opened up on his decision to join Valencia on loan back in the summer.
"I wasn't going to be a starting player at United this season," the Manchester United ace told ESPN.
Mourinho, speaking at the time, was critical of Pereira's choice.
"It was a personal decision that I don't agree with, a decision I don't think honestly is the best decision for him, a decision that disappoints me," he said.
"He has the potential to be fighting for a position, opportunities and to be a Manchester United player.
"His decision can be considered a young player who wants to play every weekend but also a young player that is not ready to fight for something difficult and it's difficult to play in Manchester United's midfield.
"You have to be ready to fight for the position and I am disappointed he left.
"But was his decision, I opened the door, he has a long-term contract, we have the option to bring him back on Jan. 1, so is not a drama but is a decision which disappoints me a little bit."


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Cycling organisations deflated at lack of investment in walking and cycling in the Chancellor's comprehensive spending review.
Chancellor George Osborne's comprensive spending review makes for grim reading for active-travel advocates. Just £300m will be available for cycling, and that will go only to the existing Cycling Cities, and Highways England. At just £60m per year, this amounts to a 58 percent cut compared with the current year's projected spending of £142m.
Assuming that this is for the next five years and is not intended to cover London, CTC has calculated that it amounts to annual spending by national Government of just £1.39 per person annually in England, far short of the £10-per-head recommended in the parliamentary Get Britain Cycling report.
The Treasury still has to provide more details on the spending review – in a further Statement of Available Funds –but here's what we've gleaned from the "blue book", and asking around.
The Department for Transport will experience cuts of 37 percent by 2019-20 but, as expected, there will nevertheless be big spending on fast-transport infrastructure, including £61 billion for High Speed 2, £13.4 billion for new trunk roads, and over £5 billion on roads maintenance (which, depending on where this £5 billion was spent could benefit cycling).
Public health looks to be a big loser in today's spending review, with the government promising to "make savings in local authority public health spending." A great deal of the responsiblity for public health has recently passed from the NHS to local authorities but local authorities are having to spend their money on essential services and social care, with spending on public health being slowly squeezed out of existence. Areas with richer businesses will likely do better than areas where businesses are not so rich – this is because local authorities will start fudning public health spending from their retained business rates receipts, as part of a move towards 100 percent business rate retention.
Cycling investment of £300m until 2020-21 is £90m revenue and £210m capital. There will be £114 million for existing Cycle Ambition City schemes. Bikeability funding will continue until 2020/21.
Capital funding for the Local Sustainable Transport Fund is now in a £100m five-year budget line and will go through the Local Growth Fund, but now not ringfenced.
The cycling infrastructure plans in London may be scaled back in future thanks to central government phasing out the resource grant made to Transport for London, which represents 6 percent of TfL's annual budget.
Cycling could benefit from new spending on fixing potholes. There's to be "permanent" pothole fund. The Treasury said: "In addition the Spending Review and Autumn Statement provides £250 million over the next 5 years to tackle the potholes that blight our local roads, on top of nearly £5 billion of funding for roads maintenance, a £300 million increase compared to the previous Parliament."
The spending review will be throwing money at private developers so they build more houses. "This Spending Review prioritises housing by doubling the housing budget from 2018-19," said the Treasury. "It sets out the most ambitious plan since the 1970s."
Houses need roads. New build roads really ought to be "cycle-proofed" so there may be scope for making sure developers build cycle infrastructure alongside infrastructure aimed at motorists.
Paul Tuohy, CEO of CTC, said: "Cycling provides an incredibly cost-effective solution for our polluted air and congested roads, it defuses the ticking time bomb of an impending obesity epidemic, and it makes simple economic sense. Yet realising these benefits requires funding and leadership, which the Chancellor has conspicuously failed to provide.
There's also a bright spot for cycle sport – the chancellor pledged cash to help bring the UCI Road World Championships to the UK.
British Cycling CEO Ian Drake said: "On first reaction, British Cycling welcomes measures announced by the Chancellor in his Comprehensive Spending Review. The increase in budget support for sport at a time when public spending is under so much pressure is a clear recognition of the role sport plays in our national life and the contribution it makes to society.
"We also welcome the Government's desire to support a bid for the UCI Road World Championships. Following our letter of 15 June to the Prime Minister on the subject, government knows that the highest priority in our major events strategy is ensuring a participation legacy for the sport. That is to say – those inspired by cycling's great events need somewhere safe to try cycle sport. We believe this process can inject £640m into the economy and create new closed road facilities and cycle sport hubs to serve millions of people across the country. We are ready to discuss this with ministers and as ever we will look to deliver the best possible result for cycling.
Drake was diplomatic about the transport part of the chancellor's announcement.
He said: "British Cycling has long been clear that different government departments need to work together to deliver a healthier, happier, more active nation. In that spirit we welcome the £300m fund announced by the Chancellor for cycling initiatives. However, it is essential that this fund is additional to the vital investment required to make our roads and junctions safer for cycling, to be brought forward by the Department for Transport in its forthcoming Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy."
Drake added: "Building on manifesto commitments, a cross-party consensus and support from both business and the public, the Chancellor has given the Department for Transport the clear direction to make strategic, cost-effective infrastructure investments. As ever we stand ready to help transport ministers deliver for cycling."
As always, the devil is in the detail and all three cycling organisations will be analysing the small-print in the spending review in more detail before commenting further.


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Alarming Trend: Non-smokers too falling prey to lung cancer
Team MP31 July 2018 5:52 PM GMT
New Delhi: Lung cancer is no more restricted to smokers as many non-smokers, including young men and women, are also falling prey to it, perhaps due to increase in air pollution, a new study conducted over the last six years has claimed.
Doctors from a private hospital, who did the study from March 2012 to June 2018 by analysing 150 in-house patients, dubbed the findings as "disturbing".
"Nearly 50 per cent of these patients were non-smokers. In fact, the figure rose to 70 per cent in the younger age group (less than 50 years). Five patients, all men were in the age group of 20-30 and none of them were smokers," lung surgeon at a private hospital, Arvind Kumar said.
He was speaking at an event held at a private hospital premises on the eve of World Lung Cancer Day, during which a campaign '#BeatLungCancer' was also launched.
"Lung cancer is a dreaded disease with one of the lowest five-year survival rates. We are shocked by the alarming rise in cases among younger individuals, non-smokers and women. While conventional claims that smoking is the main cause but there are strong evidences now that points to the increasing role of air pollution," Kumar said.
Out of the 150 patients, 119 were men and 31 women, with nearly half of the female patients from Delhi-NCR. The study was done in various age brackets ranging from 20 to 80 years, and above.
"The mean age of these patients was 58. Out of 150, 74 were non-smokers and 76 smokers. Most patients had stage-I or stage-II lung cancer and a few were at stage-III," he added. The male to female ratio was 3.8:1 indicating a "significant rise" in the proportion of female patients compared to past studies, which had reported a much lower incidence in females, the study claimed.
The study also found that majority of these patients were suffering from adenocarcinoma, which happens more from non-smoking reasons(e.g presence of toxic substances such as Lead in air) compared to squamous carcinoma which is caused by smoking cigarettes.
Md Nadeem, a 25-year-old resident of Delhi, was among the attendees who survived the cancer though they were non-smokers.
"In June 2015, Nadeem had undergone the surgery and his tumor were taken out, thereafter, he responded to the treatment," his father said.
The study, which the doctors are contemplating, sending for publication, also claimed that nearly 30 per cent of the patients studied had been "initially misdiagnosed" as tuberculosis cases and were treated for TB for many months, leading to delay in definitive diagnosis and treatment.
"Our study emphasise on the need of more robust data collection system for lung cancer in our country and the need for action to prevent deaths by early detection, smoking cessation and strong and immediate measures to control both outdoor as well as indoor air pollution," Kumar said.
Team MP


Yes, a very interesting story. There is no clear test or definition as to when an animal species becomes domesticated. The distinction is somewhat arbitrary between wild and fully domesticated. The dog may likely be the oldest domesticated animal. Dogs are social animals like humans. They have the instinct to hunt, are submissive to the alfa, and are very protective of their territory. Great qualities to become "man's best friend/"
The possibility of this has been known for nearly a century, and the sci-fi versions of it have been around at least 60 years. Some humans, Walt Disney for instance, had himself, or his head cryogenically preserved even though family members have denied it. The science of it is generally valid excepting freezing destroys cells (ruptures them) so a blood anti-freeze is needed. The sci-fi scenario is a type of suspended animation whereby an animal, human, etc. is cryo-preserved then brought back to life in the future. Those presently promoting this technology do not have all the pieces of the puzzle as yet but IMO it will happen in roughly the next 30 years concerning animals and eventually humans. The idea is that when you or a loved one are dying of a terminal illness you would have yourself or the loved one cryo-preserved. Your directive and money would enable you or them to come back to life when the illness can likely be cured. This is real science currently in development. This process does not forestall conventional aging so different processes and treatments would be needed for that.
Yes, wanting to win arguments over thinking straight is a big problem for most people. I have known this and certainly try to avoid this flaw, related to ego, as much as I become aware of it in my own thinking and behavior. Another closely related type of faulty thinking is explained below, called confirmation bias. "Consider what's become known as "confirmation bias," the tendency people have to embrace information that supports their beliefs and reject information that contradicts them. Of the many forms of faulty thinking that have been identified, confirmation bias is among the best catalogued" In this article "confirmation bias" is called one of the most serious flaws in human thinking. This idea IMO is very important for everyone to understand concerning the likely pitfalls of their own thinking -- aside from realizing this flaw in others. Being reminded of it by this article hopefully will enable me to be more aware of it, attempting to avoid it in my own thinking. IMO both layman and scientists equally have problems with this flaw of thinking, even after it has been explained to them, such as in the OP link.
Welcome Comatoast, I detect intellect and humor in your chosen words. I think you'll like it here where intellect and humor are both appreciated and involved in many of the various conversations posted here. Browse and read the forums and chime in where you have interest. I think you'll find that most people here are very friendly. Have fun! "The fractal universe" is also a unique response to "Still have any gods"
According to my readings there were a great number of Jewish preachers of the gospel, itinerant "holy men" in Israel and Judah for at least a century before and after the time of Jesus, the first and second centuries B.C and A.D.. Such men were like the figure John-the-Baptist of the bible; some assertedly prophesied, others preformed what was believed to be miracles, like Jesus, apocalyptic prophets and healers, some were charismatic and many were Monk-like in their self-denial and service to there fellow man. In other countries similar men were Buddhist monks, Hindu yogis, and later on Saints of the Christian world. The Roman Emperor Constantine's mother (4th century) was a professed Christian and one hypothesis asserts that she wanted her son, a General and Roman Emperor, to become a Christian too to save his immortal soul. At the time Christianity was considered just another sect of Judaism. The idea is that Constantine saw Christianity as a possible means to unite the religions of the Roman Empire proclaiming just one national religion that many might follow. Also likely he thought that it might be the means to better control the populace. For this the Council of Nicaea was established to put together the writings of the then-known Christian religion, considering much of which was still oral tradition. All tradition was personalized into one imagined person, Jesus, also incorporating the old Hebrew testament to complete the story. If so the character of Jesus was probably modeled after traditional prophets, healers, and "holy-men" over the preceding few centuries which by oral tradition were believed to have lived during the first century AD and maybe backward in time up to five centuries, roughly the time of Buddha.
Many think the theory of aether has been disproved but in fact it was not, and there are many modern aether theories and a number of scientists that believe in aether today. The word aether is no longer popular so scientists have come up with different names for it such as the zero-point-field, space-time fabric, quanta-sized space, dark matter, quantum foam, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_theories https://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0604/0604207.pdf Modern aether theories are compatible with modern physics and published in peer-reviewed journals: I. Schmelzer, A Generalization of the Lorentz Ether to Gravity with General-Relativistic Limit, Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras 22, 1 (2012), p. 203-242, resp. arxiv:gr-qc/0205035. I. Schmelzer, A Condensed Matter Interpretation of SM Fermions and Gauge Fields, Foundations of Physics, vol. 39, nr. 1, p. 73 (2009), resp. arxiv:0908.0591 For the most part these theories are ignored but such theories can explain many aspects of physics that are otherwise much more difficult to explain.
This is a good posting for this topic since the word theory in science has no exact consensus definition. The meaning of "scientific theory" generally means a coherent group of propositions and hypothesis formulated together to explain scientific observations, contains a broad group of facts or phenomena in the natural world that has repeatedly been tested for confirmation through experiment and/or observation; such theories incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses; scientific theories must also be both testable and falsifiable. The theory of Evolution, for instance, is based upon Darwin's theory of natural selection. It contains the intuitively obvious cliche "the survival of the fittest." Those individuals that adapt well to their environment, live longer. Those that more easily and readily proliferate will have more offspring. Together a population will be dominated by better adapted and more prolific genetics. The theory of evolution also contains a very large amount of hypothesis that are less substantiated, some of which will change over time. The over-all theory is substantiated by a mountain of evidence, most of which cannot be disputed. Of course there are other factors involved in evolution such as epigenetics, gene folding factors etc. that play a part in both micro and macro evolution, that are not a part of the theory of Evolution via natural selection. Those still believing in God's creationism are rarely ever knowledgeable concerning the mountain of facts, experiments, fossil records etc. involved. Evidence can also be misinterpreted and rightfully disputed, but not a mountain of evidence. A mountain of evidence is more than theory, most of it is fact.


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Obese White Women Less Likely to Seek Colon Cancer Screening
3:56 April 5, 2012
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that obese white women may be less likely than normal-weight counterparts and African-Americans of any weight or gender to seek potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening tests.
Results of this study follow the same Johns Hopkins group's previous research suggesting that obese white women also are less likely to arrange for mammograms, which screen for breast cancer, and Pap smears, which search for early signs of cervical cancer.
"No group is perfect when it comes to screening, and overall rates of colonoscopy are low, but if you're obese, female and white, our data show you're probably even less likely to be screened," says study leader Nisa M. Maruthur, M.D., M.H.S., an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Maruthur notes that the reluctance to be screened is especially serious in this group because obesity is linked to higher risk for colon cancer and an increased risk of death from the disease.
"Being concerned about your weight usually is good, but here it appears to be keeping people from a test we know saves lives," she says. "Obese white women may avoid screening because they feel stigmatized and embarrassed to disrobe for the tests."
Despite evidence of the value of colonoscopy — a procedure that sends a flexible tube with a camera into the bowel to search for and guide removal of precancerous polyps and other tumors — only 20 percent of women and 24 percent of men over the age of 50 undergo the test, which is recommended by the United States Preventative Services Task Force for everyone between the ages of 50 and 75 on a periodic basis.
Another suggested test, fecal occult blood testing, which searches the stool for hidden blood that can be another sign of colon cancer, is also underused, with just 12 percent of American men and women using it.
Preventive care researchers have long tried to better understand barriers to colon cancer screening. Preparatory laxatives, anesthesia, fear of discomfort and embarrassment are known to discourage many.
In the new study, described in the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, the Johns Hopkins researchers added evidence that for white women, obesity appears to have a negative impact on screening rates. There was a hint in the data that the same may be true for obese white men, but Maruthur said research is needed to verify the suggestion.
Negative body image among obese white people may explain this association, which seems to be fostered particularly in white women, where the pressure to be thin appears to be more intense, Maruthur says. In an unrelated study she cited, for example, white and African-American women rated magazine images of "thin, average-weight and large" African-American and white women. White women rated large white women lower in interpersonal and career domains, while African-American women did not stigmatize large African-American women in this way.
Maruthur says if further studies confirm the negative relationship between obesity and screening in white women, outreach and education programs can be shaped to overcome it.
Maruthur says another barrier to screening among obese people may be their tendency to have higher rates of pressing health concerns, leading physicians to delay or put off discussions of preventive screening. However, the rates of those medical conditions are not likely higher for obese whites.
In the new study, Maruthur and her colleagues reviewed the medical literature and delved into data from 23 published studies that included information on body mass index (BMI) and colon cancer screening rates. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal weight, between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight and 30 or greater is considered obese.
While overall, the researchers found no link between higher BMI and lower rates of colon cancer screening, they did find the association in a subgroup of white women with a BMI between 30 and 34.9. They were 13 percent less likely to be screened when compared with normal-weight counterparts. Women who were the most obese — with a BMI of 40 or higher — were 27 percent less likely to be screened.
Researchers involved in this study are supported by grants from the National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health, NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Program, the NIH's National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Health Resources and Service Administration.
Other Hopkins researchers involved with the study include Kimberly Gudzune, M.D., M.P.H., Frederick L. Brancati, M.D., M.H.S., and Jeanne M. Clark, M.D., M.P.H.
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These designs have been guided by the premise that whilst the detail and form of the fireplace may have been re-imagined to suit modern tastes, its proportions should still be governed by traditional considerations that ensure its size suits the room which it is to be installed.
The Chesney's contemporary collection contains both re-workings of classical designs and a number of entirely new designs that offer an innovative alternative approach to traditional fireplace design.
The Burlington fireplace is a timeless design carved from limestone. With its simple geometric lines and classical proportions, it will give architectural interest and a sense of scale to both modern and traditional interiors.
An English stone chimneypiece of early 19th century design, having moulded jambs and frieze with bullseyes to the capitals.
The Devonshire in limestone is a new addition to Chesney's contemporary range. It displays handsome proportions and crisp detailing with an elegant downward taper to the pilasters.
The Clandon Bolection fireplace, carved in limestone, is based on a Queen Anne design from the beginning of the 18th century. Its simple uncluttered lines combined with generous curves make it very flexible for use anywhere.
The Madison is the newest addition to Chesney's contemporary collection. With elegant tapering pilasters terminating beneath a strong bed mould supporting a generous mantel shelf, the Madison is a design that sits comfortably in both period and contemporary interiors.
The Dakota in limestone from Chesney's contemporary range combines elegant proportions with crisp clean architectural lines.
The Chelsea is a contemporary design which re-invents the traditional bolection shape in an elegant minimalist form by refining the design into a single graceful sweeping moulding.
Colin Orchard, the well-known interior designer, chose the Limestone metro for its simplicity for his own home.
The Manhattan is a simple, strong design that lends itself to manufacture in a variety of materials. It is shown here in Anatalyan Lilac marble, quarried in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey.
Inspired by Art Deco, the Odeon is a simple set of receding rectangles carved from solid Limestone.
In collaboration with the world famous KLC School of Design, Chesney's have selected a chimney piece which was inspired by the strength of form and simplicity of the Doric column, while the proportions were based on the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.


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KU presents free concert featuring jazz, funk, hip-hop
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office of Diversity & Equity and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are hosting a free concert for the KU and Lawrence communities.
The Marcus Lewis Big Band will headline the free Brass & Boujee concert from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, Feb. 23, at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Kemet the Phantom and Kadesh Flow will perform with the Marcus Lewis Big Band. The evening also includes performances from opening act Cuee and DJ Soul Chemist. Following Marcus Lewis in the lineup are The Phantastics and DJ Approach.
Lewis, a renowned composer, arranger, trombonist and sideman, will also provide a brief history of black American popular music from big band jazz to hip-hop, and he will discuss what he hopes to accomplish through his latest project, "Brass and Boujee." Lewis has performed with Aretha Franklin, Janelle Monáe, Prince, Bruno Mars and more.
Lewis has a bachelor's degree in jazz performance from Valdosta State University and master's degree in trombone performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Lewis currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he leads his own quintet, an 18-piece big band, and continues to tour with Monáe, a Grammy-nominated vocalist.
Lewis also is the artistic director of Future Jazz, a nonprofit dedicated to jazz education. He has performed at venues that include the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival and the Jimmy Carter Summer Concert Series. As a sideman, he has also performed at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, the New Orleans Jazz Fest, the Glastonbury Festival, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, the 2012 North Sea Jazz Festival, the Sydney Opera House and at the White House for former President Barack Obama. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including "Saturday Night Live," "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Today Show," "Later … with Jools Holland," "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "American Idol." Lewis was awarded the 2008 Betty Carter Jazz Residency and the 2003 Outstanding Soloist award at the Wichita Jazz Festival.
As a free, all-ages event aimed toward building community and social consciousness, Brass and Boujee concertgoers are invited to bring nonperishable canned goods to donate to Just Food, the Douglas County food bank that supports individuals, including KU students, experiencing food insecurity. Lawrence and regional organizations Justice Matters, United Way of Douglas County and Ecumenical Campus Ministries also will attend the event and provide information.
The event is sponsored by the Office of Diversity & Equity, the Department of African & African-American Studies, the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Granada Theater.
Anticipated Set Times:
7-7:30 p.m. | Cuee and DJ Soul Chemist
7:30-8 p.m. | Welcome, introduction and brief presentation by Marcus Lewis
8-9:45 p.m. | Marcus Lewis Big Band with Kemet the Phantom and Kadesh Flow
10:30-11:30 p.m. | The Phantastics
11:30 p.m.-midnight | DJ Approach
Cuee and DJ Soul Chemist
Marcus Lewis Big Band
Kemet the Phantom
Kadesh Flow
The Phantastics
DJ Approach.


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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
David A. Andelman is editor of World Policy Journal and a columnist for USA Today. His latest book is A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today (Wiley 2014) with a foreword by Sir Harold Evans.
World Policy Journal (2015) 32 (4): 108–118.
David A. Andelman; Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. World Policy Journal 1 December 2015; 32 (4): 108–118. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0740277515623757
In May 2008, when I took the helm of World Policy Journal, the world was in a very different place than it is today. In terms of leadership, George W. Bush had eight months left in his final term as president. Barack Obama had all but sewed up the Democratic nomination in his battle with Hillary Clinton, and promised to present a strong challenge to the Republican ticket headed by Senator John McCain. Nicolas Sarkozy was just a year into what would turn out to be his only term as president of France. Hu Jintao was five years into his 10-year rule as president of a China, whose unparalleled growth seemed to hold no bounds.
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Beauty and the Beast Audiotapes are fan produced cassette tapes containing audio clips from the TV show Beauty and the Beast. The tapes were arranged either thematically or by character. The tapes were between 60 minutes and 90 minutes long. Unlike videotapes, audio cassette tapes used a universal format, thereby allowing these UK produced tapes to be more easily sold in the US and Canada.
This tape `mops up' the poetry, readings and music not included on the album `Of Love and Hope'. - 21 excerpts including; Ozymandias, To The Evening Star, The Elephants Child, Schubert's Unfinished Symphony etc.
90 minutes of excerpts from WHAT ROUGH BEAST onwards including; "...an old aficianado of greasy spoons", Mozart Clarinet Concerto, "There was a moment..." (Eulogy), "Now I know how Alice felt".
Include EVERYTHING that character said, heard or saw across all three seasons.
All my tapes comprise only soundtrack from episodes of Beauty And The Beast. There is music on some of them but it is only the music from the series. Every tape has a log with it giving a title to each excerpt - usually a snip of the dialogue in that piece (see example). All excerpts are arranged chronologically (except MORE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST which is arranged more by mood). Theme Tapes are explained by the title. Character Tapes contain ALL dialogue which involved that character - whether they said it or heard it (and in some cases received it as a message). NB they DO NOT contain sequences which were in another character's dream NOR scenes where Paracelsus masqueradedas the title character (those scenes are on the PARACELSUS tape). If possible I have included all the soundtrack when that character is on the screen but in some cases I have edited some incidental music to keep the tapes to manageable lengths. Where a character did not have sufficient material to fill a tape I have either combined two characters on one tape (eg EDIE & JENNY) or repeated the A side on the B side (eg WILLIAM) or both (eg EDIE & JENNY). If you would like a character tape for a character that is not listed on my flyer please tell me as I can probably prepare one for you at no extra charge. I am also willing to prepare audiotapes for your chosen `theme' or even whole episodes if you wish. You would still only pay for the tape and postage. My prices merely cover my costs. I do not want to make any profit. My wish is merely to "Share The Dream".
1) "How could you bring a stranger down here..?"
2) "Then I'll be unhappy!"
3) "..if you know just where to stand"
5) "She met a man"
6) "The most dangerous part of the city.."
7) "I have to take him home"
8) "Surely on this night of all nights.."
9) "..my anger would have consumed me"
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LGBTQ in China
Rare advert featuring same-sex couple goes viral in China
A new ad from the Chinese shopping site Tmall featuring a same-sex couple has been hailed as a small but significant win by China's LGBT community. The 20-second clip released this week, promoting the site's annual pre-Lunar New Year shopping event, features a gay man introducing his partner to his family. In the clip, the gay man brought his boyfriend to his home. On the dinner table, the boyfriend called his partner's father "dad," in a way married people in China address their in-laws. The clip had racked up thousands of views and a wave of support on Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, suggesting young Chinese audiences are increasingly accepting of the LGBT community. Chinese LGBT a
The Chinese TV show accused of copying Queer Eye has no openly gay stars
Viewers in China say a new reality TV show in the country bears a striking resemblance to the popular Queer Eye series on Netflix. Just without the gay Fab Five. The reality show You are so Beautiful premiered on state-owned streaming service Mango TV in December. Like the Emmy-winning American show, the Chinese program depicts makeovers masterminded by five experts in charge of fashion, grooming, food, home design and lifestyle. However, none of the five experts on You are so Beautiful is openly gay. The show, which has streamed three episodes so far, has also made no effort to promote LGBTQ acceptance like Queer Eye. Mentions of LGBTQ issues are often censored in Chinese media. Although
Chinese transgender woman sues ex-employer in landmark case
A transgender woman in China is suing her former employer in a landmark case that many hope will uphold equal employment rights for sexual minorities. Earlier this year, shortly after the woman, surnamed Yang, returned to work at a media company from gender-reassignment surgery, she was advised to quit. She didn't. Within a month, she was fired. The woman is suing in the eastern city of Hangzhou under a new legal provision added to Chinese law in December 2018 mandating equal employment rights. Yang is seeking a public apology and modest compensation. The employer said the woman was fired due to lateness. Legal experts say Yang's case, which was heard in court last week, has blazed a trai
Qin Chen
Will China legalize same-sex marriage? These people hope so
Nearly 200,000 people have appealed to the Chinese authorities to recognize same-sex marriage, in a month-long push sparked by a review of the country's civil law provisions. The country's LGBT community and its supporters have been writing to legislators and leaving comments in favor of a change to China's marriage laws during a public comment period which ended on Friday with more than 190,000 people responding. Among them is Ling Gu, a lesbian from Wuhan in the central Chinese province of Hubei. All she wants is a marriage certificate. Ling and her partner have had their wedding photos taken and together run a real estate business. In all but the eyes of the law, they are a married couple
Phoebe Zhang
The saga of Jackie Chan's estranged, lesbian, married daughter
Etta Ng, the estranged daughter of international movie star Jackie Chan, has married her Canadian girlfriend. The couple married in Toronto in early November, but they only shared the news on social media this week. "There is nothing greater than true love found," Ng, who came out last year, said in an Instagram post. "Love always wins." View this post on Instagram There is nothing greater than true love found. With love we've returned. My home is Hong Kong, a beautiful city full of life and passion. Home is where love is. Home is safety and I know too many that do not feel safe within the environment they were given but the new tide is rising. A ho
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On Feb. 23 conservative political commentator Steven Crowder spoke to computer science senior Ahad Memon as a part of a video for his YouTube series, "Change My Mind." Crowder filmed the segment on the Plinth and was invited to campus by the UTD College Republicans. Photo by Cindy Folefack | News Editor.
Conservative political commentator Steven Crowder came to campus to discuss firearm legislation with students and find common ground between their viewpoints and his own. Over the course of his segment, Crowder drew a crowd of about 40 students.
Crowder hosts a YouTube series titled "Change My Mind" — which has garnered over 10 million views — where he interviews students with the goal of being convinced to change his mindset on certain topics, such as his pro-gun stance.
He and his team set up a table in front of the McDermott Library on Feb. 23 to film the show and talk to students. Public affairs freshman Elizabeth Egusquiza serves as president of the College Republicans and sponsored the comedian's visit. She explained that the visit was planned in advance and only coincided with recent instances of gun violence, such as the school shooting in Florida, out of pure chance.
In addition to his YouTube channel, which has over 1 million subscribers, Crowder also hosts "Louder with Crowder," an online TV show and podcast that airs on the conservative network CRTV. Past guests on the show include current state senator Ted Cruz, as well as former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee.
Political science junior Fawaz Anwar serves as president of the College Democrats and said while the College Republicans and Crowder were exercising their rights to free speech, the conversations students had with the commentator may not have represented both sides of the debate equally.
Anwar also said while Crowder's event remained peaceful, he believes that the comedian may have been invited for his provocative views rather than to start or continue a conversation.
Crowder interviewed students over the course of three hours last week, and finance sophomore Logan Laird was part of the crowd that gathered to watch. He regularly watches the commentator's online content and said it allows him to see opposing viewpoints.
Crowder has also gone to Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University as part of his YouTube series, where he discussed topics such as male privilege and abortion. The commentator first visited UTD on Oct. 20 to discuss gun laws, but was asked to leave by UTD police as he didn't get the university's permission to film and interview students at that time.
Healthcare studies junior Michael Nguyen is a member of the College Republicans and said he enjoys the relaxed atmosphere Crowder brings to discussions, allowing students to sit down and expand their worldview.
One of the students Crowder interviewed was computer science senior Ahad Memon, who advocated for increased background checks for gun purchases and said that some of the commentator's facts may have been incorrect.
According to Giffords Law Center, Texas doesn't require background checks for private gun purchases if the seller is an unlicensed dealer. Memon said despite the differences of opinion between him and Crowder, they may have found common ground.
Crowder's table attracted a crowd of students to the Plinth, and Nguyen said the discussions that happened as a result allowed students to learn about their own opinions as well as those that differ.


If you are looking for a nice place in the Philippines to have your family vacation, then consider visiting the Aroma Beach Resort here in Aklan Province, on Panay Island of the western Visayas Region. It's here in the South China Sea that you will find some of the most fun and peaceful times, our beach resort offers some wonderful ocean views, what could be more perfect for a holiday.
The Aroma Beach Resort is located in the very rural town of Batan, which is about eleven (11) miles from the Kalibo International Airport here on Panay Island. From Manila you will take a flight to Kalibo, which takes about 1 hour, once you arrive at the airport, WOW Philippines Travel Agency will arrange land transportation, taking you to our beachfront resort, the drive by private van takes about 15 to 20 minutes.
Here at Aroma Beach Resort we offer six (6) bungalows, with each one providing basic amenities and creature comforts to help you have a very restful and relaxing Aklan vacation, we are sure you will enjoy. Three of our bungalows offer a roof terrace, while the other three bungalows offer a spacious balcony.
Private Bungalow – Each bungalow comes with a large king-size bed or two twin beds, with full air-condition or fan cooled, you have a choice. Each bungalow offers a private bathroom that is fully tiled, and has hat water.
At our beachfront you can enjoy a full breakfast, lunch or dinner, we offer excellent meals that include both Filipino, American as-well-as authentic German food. At our beachfront bar you can enjoy your favorite beer along with snacks and take in the beautiful sunset that we see here in Aklan almost every night.
While you stay here at Aroma Beach Resort you can continue your workout routine, go for an early morning or evening run on the beach, or use our exercise equipment in our own small gym.
After your fun on the beach, come back to your room and get a full body massage, so you can go to sleep totally rested and relaxed.


Saturday classes are on the grass area in front of the Bowling Green cafe.
The closest parking is at the Chelsea Gate bridge car park.
All Dulwich Park classes will be held on the grass area in front of the cafe.
Please enter the Sports hall through the Playball entrance, this is on the corner of Sheepcote lane and Latchmere Road. As you go under the bridge on Latchmere Road, you will see the entrance on your right, at the corner of the building. There will be a big Blue Playball sign above the door. The car park is on Sheepcote lane across the road.
We are on the Squash courts at Balham Leisure centre.


Hogan Lovells and Falcon Chambers Develop Online Resource for Avoiding Disputes Between Landlords and Tenants in Lease Transactions.
Hogan Lovells and Falcon Chambers have worked together to develop an online resource to help tenants and landlords navigate their way through the legal minefield of assigning or subletting a lease. 'The Protocol for Applications for Consent to Assign or Sublet' is an online resource which has been developed for those who want to assign or sublet part or all of their premises but require their landlord's consent to do so, and for those landlords whose consent is being sought. Leading real estate disputes specialists at Hogan Lovells and Falcon Chambers have worked together to create the first in a series of protocols, applying to commercial property situated in England and Wales. The Protocol is easily accessible ''here''.
Smooth relations and avoid disputes because both parties are provided with all the information they need regarding procedure.
In cases where disputes do arise, parties are guided towards alternative dispute resolution (ADR) through an experienced arbitrator or mediator, with recourse to the courts being an option of last resort.
Other leading practitioners have been invited to put forward ideas for further protocols aimed at avoiding or resolving real estate disputes to be included in the on line Property Protocols hub.
Nicholas Cheffings, Chair of Hogan Lovells and head of real estate disputes, commented: "We envisage the Protocol being disseminated by the legal and surveying professions as, in the first place, a ready reckoner for behaviour at the point of application. As the Protocol becomes embedded in practice, we would hope to see it being referred to in leases and other binding documents, as a behavioural code to which arbitrators and courts will have regard in assessing compliance."
The team who created the Protocol were Nicholas Cheffings and Mathew Ditchburn, partners in Hogan Lovells real estate disputes team, and Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC and Jonathan Karas QC from Falcon Chambers.
Further discussion of the Protocol can be found "here"


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Eder Dam
A 1950s milk run over the Eder Dam
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Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick. [Pic: Frank Pleszak]
Frank Pleszak has sent me a lovely story he heard from a family friend, GC, who served in the RAF in the 1950s. He was based at RAF Wahn, which is now Cologne-Bonn international airport.
At that time the British High Commissioner for Germany was a career diplomat called Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick. He had been based in the Berlin embassy before the war, where he apparently believed that no business could be done with the Nazis, and after the war became the Foreign Office's Permanent Under Secretary for Germany. He sat on the Allied High Commission, based in Bonn, which had been established by the USA, the UK and France to regulate and supervise the development of the new Federal Republic of Germany.
Kirkpatrick liked his tea made with fresh milk. However diplomats in the Bonn area were not allowed to drink the local fresh milk as it caused illness, so powdered milk had to be used. Kirkpatrick refused to drink this and when he heard that fresh pasteurised milk was available in the north of Germany he was given a twice weekly 400km round trip milk run from RAF Wahn to RAF Bückeburg (between Osnabrück and Hannover) using his RAF-provided De Havilland Devon aircraft. A milkman's wireframed four-pint milk bottle carrier was acquired for the purpose.
Normally the flight would just involve Kirkpatrick's personal pilot, an ex-WW2 Squadron Leader with a significant set of medals. GC got talking to the pilot one day and he invited GC along for a jolly, happy for the company. On the 200km flight north-east from Wahn to Bückeburg the topic of the Dams Raid came up. The pilot asked GC if he would like to see one of the dams from the air. Who would turn down that opportunity? GC wasn't about to.
On arrival at Bückeburg the pilot retired for lunch in the officers' mess whilst GC had to make do with the NAAFI. The pilot returned a few hours later complete with the four pints of fresh milk. As they got back into the Devon GC was entrusted with the precious cargo and told in no uncertain terms "Look after the milk. Don't spill a drop".
On the way back they diverted to the Eder Dam and flew very low along its lake and over the dam at about 60 feet. They then pulled round for another view, where GC was able to see the damage from 1943, now repaired.
A great story. Read it in full on Frank Pleszak's blog.
Eder Dam, Ivone Kirkpatrick