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Lie groups and Lie algebras.
by Nicolas Bourbaki
Published 1989 by Springer-Verlag in Berlin, New York .
Lie groups.,
Lie algebras.
Statement Nicolas Bourbaki.
Series Elements of mathematics
LC Classifications QA387 .B65213 1989
Pagination xvii, 450 p. :
Lie algebras are an essential tool in studying both algebraic groups and Lie groups. Chapter I develops the basic theory of Lie algebras, including the fundamental theorems of Engel, Lie, Cartan, Weyl, Ado, and Poincare-Birkhoff-Witt. The classification of semisim-´File Size: 1MB. Lie groups, Lie algebras, and their representations. 年9月16日 - The theory as we know it today began with the ground breaking work of the Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie, who introduced the notion of continuous transformation groups and showed the crucial role that Lie algebras play in their classification and representation theory.
"This book is a great find for those who want to learn about Lie groups or Lie algebras and basics of their representation theory. It is a well-written text which introduces all the basic notions of the theory with many examples and several colored illustrations/5(18). Lie groups, Lie algebras, and representation theory are the main focus of this text. In order to keep the prerequisites to a minimum, the author restricts attention to matrix Lie groups and Lie algebras. This approach keeps the discussion concrete, allows the reader to get to the heart of the subject quickly, and covers all of the most /5(7).
This book provides an introduction to Lie groups, Lie algebras, and repre sentation theory, aimed at graduate students in mathematics and physics. Although there are already several excellent books that cover many of the same topics, this book has two distinctive features that I hope will make it a useful addition to the literature. First, it treats Lie groups (not just Lie alge bras) in a way. Many years ago I wrote the book Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Some of Their Applications (NY: Wiley, ). That was a big book: long and difficult. Over the course of the years I realized that more than 90% of the most useful material in that book could be presented in less than 10% of the space. This realization was accompanied by a promiseFile Size: KB.
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"This book addresses Lie groups, Lie algebras, and representation theory. the author restricts attention to matrix Lie groups and Lie algebras. This approach keeps the discussion concrete, allows the reader to get to the heart of the subject quickly, and covers all the most interesting examples.
/5(8). Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An Elementary Introduction (Graduate Texts in Mathematics Book ) - Kindle edition by Hall, Brian. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An Elementary Introduction (Graduate Texts in /5(16). There is a modern book on Lie groups, namely "Structure and Geometry of Lie Groups" by Hilgert and Neeb.
It is a lovely book. It starts with matrix groups, develops them in great details, then goes on to do Lie algebras and then delves into abstract Lie Theory. In particular, the theory of matrix Lie groups and their Lie algebras is developed using only linear algebra, and more motivation and intuition for proofs Lie groups and Lie algebras.
book provided than in most classic texts on the subject. In addition to its accessible treatment of the basic theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, the book is also noteworthy for including:Brand: Springer International Publishing. In particular, the theory of matrix Lie groups and their Lie algebras is developed using only linear algebra, and more motivation and intuition for proofs is provided than in most classic texts on the subject.
In addition to its accessible treatment of the basic theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, the book is also noteworthy for including. Lie groups, Lie algebras, and representation theory are the main focus of this text. In order to keep the prerequisites to a minimum, the author /5.
Representation Theory of Lie Groups & Lie Algebras An Elementary Introduction: This is a Wikipedia book, a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Lie groups and Lie algebras Recall that the vector fields on a manifold \({\textrm{vect}(M)}\) form an infinite-dimensional Lie algebra.
The group structure of a Lie group \({G}\) permits the definition of special vector fields that form a Lie subalgebra of \({\textrm{vect}(G)}\) with many useful properties.
Lie Algebras and Lie Groups Lectures given at Harvard University. Authors (view affiliations) Search within book. Front Matter. Pages I-VII. PDF. Lie Algebras. Front Matter. Pages PDF. Lie Algebras: Definition and Examples.
Jean-Pierre Serre. Pages Filtered Groups and Lie Algebras. Jean-Pierre Serre. Pages Universal. Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Some of Their Applications book. Read reviews from world's largest community for readers. Lie group theory plays an increas /5. lie groups lie algebras and some of their applications Download lie groups lie algebras and some of their applications or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format.
Click Download or Read Online button to get lie groups lie algebras and some of their applications book now. This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget. Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An Elementary Introduction, Edition 2 - Ebook written by Brian Hall.
Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations: An Elementary Introduction, Edition 2. However, 1 feei there is a need for a single book in English which develops both the algebraic and analytic aspects of the theory and which goes into the representation theory of semi simple Lie groups and Lie algebras in detail.
This book is an attempt to fiii this : Springer-Verlag New York. The Lie groups of a Lie algebra Recall that on a differentiable manifold, it is not possible to use a tangent vector \({v}\) to "transport a point in the direction \({v}\)" in a coordinate-independent way, since there is no special curve on \({M}\) among the many that have \({v}\) as a tangent.
The material covered ranges from basic definitions of Lie groups to the classification of finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras. Written in an informal style, this is a contemporary introduction to the subject which emphasizes the main concepts of the proofs and outlines the necessary technical details, allowing the Cited by: Lie groups and Lie algebras by Wilfried Schmid.
This note covers the following topics: Geometric preliminaries, The Lie algebra of a Lie group, Lie algebras, Geometry of Lie groups, The Universal Enveloping Algebra, Representations of Lie groups, Compact Lie groups, Root systems, Classificiation of compact Lie groups, Representations of compact Lie groups.
This book does not require a rating on the quality scale. Click [show] for the full book report for Book:Representation Theory of Lie Groups & Lie Algebras Global cleanup tools: Disambig Redirects Reflinks Recent changes. This book has grown out of a set of lecture notes I had prepared for a course on Lie groups in When I lectured again on the subject inI revised the notes substantially.
It is the revised version that is now appearing in book form. The theory of Lie groups plays a fundamental role in many areas of mathematics. There are a number of books on the subject currently available -most. The second edition of Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations contains many substantial improvements and additions, among them: an entirely new part devoted to the structure and representation theory of compact Lie groups; a complete derivation of the main properties of root systems; the construction of finite-dimensional representations /5(15).
Lie Algebras is based on lectures given by the author at the Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica. This book discusses the fundamentals of the Lie algebras theory formulated by S. Lie. The author explains that Lie algebras are algebraic structures employed when one studies Lie groups.
An opening discussion of introductory concepts leads to explorations of the classical groups, continuous groups and Lie groups, and Lie groups and Lie algebras. Some simple but illuminating examples are followed by examinations of classical algebras, Lie algebras and root spaces, root spaces and Dynkin diagrams, real forms, and contractions and Price: $Lie groups, Lie algebras, and representation theory are the main focus of this text.
In order to keep the prerequisites to a minimum, the author restricts attention to matrix Lie groups and Lie algebras. This approach keeps the discussion concrete, allows the reader to get to the heart of the subject quickly, and covers all of the most /5(4).You won't get quite far with this book (it covers the main definitions and gives the structure theorem for semisimple Lie algebras), but if you do the exercises, you will have a good foundation.
Then I moved to Humphreys' Introduction to Lie Algebras and Representation Theory (which has already been mentioned and is the absolute best).
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Paris unites on global day of climate action
UPDATED: Violence and 100 arrests disrupt peaceful 'human chain' in centre of Paris after anarchists infiltrate climate march
Thousands of pairs of shoes at Place de Republique represent those people who would have marched for a climate deal before the demonstrated was cancelled (Pic: Ed King)
By Ed King in Paris
Young and old, black and white, developed and developing. Over 3000 people from around the world linked arms in Paris on Sunday in a show of global unity ahead of UN climate talks that officially open here on Monday.
A human chain stretched from Place de la Republique, the centre for memorials to the 13 November Paris terror attacks, to the Bataclan theatre where over 80 people lost their lives.
Flowers, candles, flags, pictures of the dead and teddy bears cover both sites, still heavily protected by police and still a place of peace where Parisians and tourists alike read the messages and quietly contemplate the events of that night.
For campaigners the human chain was a chance to pay respect to those who died, and also to point to a future they say needs to be free from planet-warming fossil fuels.
"I think there is a general understanding of the escalated urgency with everything that happened here, and the need to address a climate issue that feeds into the overall instability that the world is seeing," said Hoda Baraka from the 350 campaign group.
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Metres from the statue of Marianne in la Republique, 20,000 empty shoes stood in lines, a symbolic protest from activists after the planned Paris climate march was cancelled due to the ongoing security threat.
Pope Francis and Ban Ki-moon were among those to have donated footwear – Ban sent running trainers, the Pontiff some black leather shoes. Some carried personal messages to the 140-odd world leaders who arrive in Paris today and tomorrow, others were stuffed with plants and flowers.
"This is really a signal of Parisians to be heard on climate. Each pair represents a citizen who took a pair of shoes out of their closet and brought them here… it's a monument to silenced voices and that hope for action," said Emma Ruby-Sachs, acting executive director of Avaaz.
The positive mood deteriorated late on Sunday. Reports suggest 200 anarchists and anti-capitalists bent on violence infiltrated the march, attacking police who responded with tear gas.
An estimated 100 protestors were arrested, others were 'kettled' by police in a corner of the square. Some anarchists threw candles left at la Republique in memorial for the 13/11 victims, according to the Guardian.
Campaign group 350 said those responsible for wrecking the demonstration was a "violation of the nonviolent pledge that every group involved in the climate coalition here in France has agreed to."
Earlier in the day, under sullen November skies, a small group of indigenous people from Pacific Islands and North America gathered opposite the Bataclan to pray and conduct a quiet healing ceremony, aimed at demonstrating their solidarity with Paris.
Sunday's events in Paris were a microcosm of a wider climate campaign across the weekend, which saw hundreds of thousands take to the streets in Sydney, Seattle, Hong Kong, Delhi, London, New York and Sao Paulo.
London's #climatemarch is enormous–hearing estimates of 50,000 or more! pic.twitter.com/2aWf8Jo8WP
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 29, 2015
On Saturday religious leaders from the Philippines, US, Kenya and Bangladesh presented an emotional Christiana Figueres, the UN's top climate official, with a petition from nearly 1.8 million people calling for an ambitious climate pact.
Former Philippines climate envoy Yeb Sano, who walked 1,500 kilometres from Rome to make the Paris summit, said the global show of support should encourage governments to come to agreement – scheduled for 11 December.
"Irrespective of what our leaders produce from Paris, across the globe we are working as communities and cities, as faith groups and organisations, and as pilgrims, walking together out of love, faith and hope that we can build a better future together," he said.
Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, Archbishop Emeritus of Sao Paulo, said: "I pray for political leaders to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor and respond to the climate justice demand from all faiths."
An emotional moment as Yeb Saño hugs Christiana Figueres in Paris -. 1,780,528 faith signatures 4 climate justice pic.twitter.com/UYP0C5uowF
— @GBCCC (@climatebuddhist) November 28, 2015
Negotiations between nearly 200 countries on a proposed deal to address global warming kick off at 5pm on Sunday, before the arrival of world leaders on Monday.
In a Saturday press briefing the UN's Figueres said the submission of 183 out of a possible 195 national climate plans gave her hope that a agreement on a "legally binding instrument" was within reach.
"This is the first time so many countries have done their own analysis at home to figure and quantify how they can contribute… this is already the first very concrete success of COP21," she said.
Nearly 11,000 companies, cities and regions have also sent commitments to the UN. Countries yet to submit plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions include North Korea, Libya, Syria, Venezuela.
"There is a strong moral and economic imperative to act now on climate change… and the next two weeks will show there is a strong political imperative," added Figueres.
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written by Liam Horrobin July 20, 2020
There was plenty of news around the AJHL this past week with a number of notable alumni making the headlines.
We also saw a couple of players head to NCAA Division III school, the Calgary Canucks make a couple of moves, and the Drumheller Dragons move out a veteran defenceman.
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Thomas Commits To Cardinals
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Brooks Bandits forward, Trey Thomas has found a new home for the 2020-21 season.
The Williams Lake, BC, native has committed to Plattsburgh State of the State University of New York Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division III.
Thomas played 105 AJHL games over two seasons splitting time between the Bandits and the Bonnyville Pontiacs. He was brought to Alberta from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks by Bonnyville during the 2019 season.
Thomas scored 36 goals and 97 points and had a career season with the Bandits last year scoring 18 goals and 52 points.
He now becomes the 16th player from the 2019-20 Brooks Bandits to commit to a post-secondary.
Bladen Commits To Liberty
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Kris Bladen is heading to Liberty University (ACHA) next season after announcing his commitment on Twitter.
He last played in the MJHL for the Waywayseecappo Wolverines who's associate coach is former Sherwood Park Crusaders' defenceman, Josh Lee. Before his move to Manitoba, Bladen played in 65 AJHL games over two seasons for three different teams.
The Edmonton native began his junior career with the Spruce Grove Saints where he played 19 games scoring one goal and seven points. In late November, he was moved to the Calgary Mustangs in exchange for Cole Basnett.
Bladen dressed in 31 games for the Mustangs to close out the season and then in five more playoff games against the Camrose Kodiaks. The next season, he joined the Lloydminster Bobcats after the Mustangs folded.
Bladen finished his AJHL career with six goals, 17 points in 65 games played. While in the MJHL, he broke out offensively scoring 17 goals, 25 points in 45 games which helped earn him a spot at Liberty University next season.
Makar Named Calder Trophy Finalist
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One of the biggest stars to come from the AJHL, Cale Makar has been named a finalist for the 2020 Calder Trophy after an outstanding rookie campaign with the Colorado Avalanche.
Makar had 12 goals, 50 points in 57 games making him the second-highest scoring rookie behind only Quinn Hughes.
Before heading to the NHL, the Calgary native dressed in 111 games for the Brooks Bandits, Makar was a standout performer every night scoring 35 goals and 135 points during his team in Alberta.
Makar won back-to-back AJHL champions in Brooks beating the Spruce Grove Saints 4-1 in 2016 and then sweeping the Whitecourt Wolverines in 2017.
In 2016, the Bandits lost to the West Kelowna Warriors in the semi-finals but Makar was named the RBC MVP after leading the tournament in points with four goals and seven points. The following year, they made it one step further but again missed out on the championship losing in overtime to the Cobourg Cougars. Once again, Makar was named the RBC MVP.
He went on to represent Team Canada West in his final season in Brooks at the World Junior A Challenge. He won a goal medal and was named to the All-Star team.
At the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Makar was taken 4th overall by the Colorado Avalanche making him the highest-drafted AJHL player.
Canucks Trade Burns-Marion To SJHL
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The Calgary Canucks decided to trade veteran forward Leighton Burns-Marion to the Melfort Mustangs in exchange for future considerations.
Burns-Marion spent two seasons with the Canucks scoring eight goals and 13 points in 92 games.
The move now opens up another 20-year spot for the Canucks with five now on their roster.
Mitchell Signs With Blackhawks
Source: https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-sign-suter-kalynuk-finalize-mitchell-contract/c-317465560
Ian Mitchell has signed his first professional contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Mitchell was selected in the 2nd round, 57th overall, in the 2017 NHL draft by the Blackhawks.
He spent the past three season at the University of Denver where he dressed in 116 games scoring 18 goals and 89 points. The Calahoo native was named captain for his final year with the Pioneers. Mitchell was also named to the NCAA (NCHC) First All-Star Team and NCAA (West) First All-American Team. He also won gold with Team Canada at the Spengler Cup.
Before his time in Denver, Mitchell played his junior hockey career in Spruce Grove with the Saints. He was with the organization from 2015 to 2017 playing in 109 games (two as an affiliate) scoring 14 goals and 64 points. In his rookie season with the Saints, he was named the AJHL (North) All-Rookie team and won a gold medal with Team Canada White at the U17 World Hockey Championship.
Wolverines Name 2020/21 Coaching Staff
Source: https://twitter.com/WolverinesJrA/status/1284175421500649472?s=20
The Whitecourt Wolverines announced their 2020/21 coaching staff before the weekend.
Returning to the team are Shawn Martin (General Manager and Head Coach), Darcy Charrois (Assistant Coach), and Jamie McCaig (Goalie Coach).
The newest addition to the Wolverines bench is Garry Childerhose. Childerhose will be joining as the Associate Coach after spending the past five years in the SJHL. He was most recently with the Kindersley Klippers as their Head Coach.
Canucks Add Local Product
Source: https://www.calgarycanucks.ca/media-centre/amp/article.html?rYear=2020&nID=17458
Calgary continues to add local talent as they now welcome Blake Setter to their organization.
Setter played with the Calgary Buffaloes last season on their Midget AAA team. He's a 2003-forward that is 6'1 and 210 lbs.
Last season, Setter scored ten goals and 23 points for the Buffaloes in 29 games. He also dressed in six games for the Canucks as an affiliate.
Crusaders Alumni Signs In ECHL
Source: https://twitter.com/SPcrusaders/status/1284195556005302272?s=20
For Sherwood Park Crusaders defenceman, Chris McKay has signed his first professional hockey contract with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
McKay played for the Crusaders from 2014 to 2016 dressing in 98 regular-season games, four as an affiliate. In those 98 games, the Edmonton native scored eight goals and 38 points. He also played in 14 playoff games for the Crusaders scoring three goals and five points.
McKay committed to the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers, NCAA Div. I, and joined them for the 2016-17 season. He spent four seasons with the Tigers and was named an Assistant Captain in year four of his time there. He played in 123 NCAA games for them scoring five goals and 23 points.
Dragons Trade Veteran Defenceman
Source: https://twitter.com/drumdragons/status/1284518429395836934?s=20
The Drumheller Dragons have moved 2000-defenceman Jeremie Roy to the Ottawa Jr. Senators in exchange for a player development fee.
Roy played one season in Drumheller dressing in 50 games scoring two goals and 18 points.
The move now opens up another 20-year-old spot for the Dragons who now have four – Aiden Yakimchuk, Shane Ott, Cayden Shmyr, and Andres Bridgewater.
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At that moment in time, Tseng also made a pledge, saying that the organization would work with Taiwan's central bank and law enforcement to crack down on any illegal acts carried out with the help of bitcoin, while also looking for ways to impose penalties on those using the currency.
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The position of the Taiwanese government and banks are negative, due to bitcoin criminality which has taken place around the region. In fact, one of the country's business men was kidnapped, and held for a ransom of $9 million, which was demanded in Bitcoin. When stories like these take place, people tend to focus on the negative aspects of the currency, and forget about all the benefits that the currency can grant.
Regardless of the rocky relationship between Bitcoin and Taiwan, the currency remains legal in the region, thus showcasing its potential.
Other than this, Bitcoin is slowly gaining ground over in China. Regardless of the fact that most bitcoin trading is carried out in China, people are still limited in what they can do with the currency. While Bitcoin is technically legal in the region, banks and government officials have also discouraged its use, while also discussing about potential bans. With this in mind, a Bitcoin Meetup will take place in Shenzhen, China next week, this being one of the first to take place in mainland China, and not in Hong Kong, which is an autonomous region.
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STONE WALL TREES (石牆樹), Central-Western District (中西區), Hong Kong
Entangling roots stretch across the surface of granite walls might remind people of the Ta Prohm Temple at Angkor Wat instead of the city of Hong Kong. Commonly known as "Stone Wall Trees" (石牆樹), the urban scenery of Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa 細葉榕) enrooted on historical granite walls is a unique scene in Hong Kong, especially in Central-Western District where the heart of the old Victoria City was located. In 1841 when the British first landed in Hong Kong, the bare, rocky and hilly terrain of the island posed a huge challenge for establishing a settlement. Apart from land reclamation along the coast, the British also create habitable land by constructing flat terraces on the slope of Victoria Peak (Tai Ping Shan 太平山). From the mid 19th century onwards, local granite was used to construct retaining walls for the terrace constructions. To make the relatively bare island more habitable, trees were planted across the city to provide shade and visual interest. Many foreign tree species from other British colonies such as India and Australia were brought to Hong Kong. Due to its suitability to the local climate and ability to grow rapidly, Chinese Banyan (細葉榕) were widely planted. From these banyan trees, birds and bats ate the figs and spread the seeds all over the city, and into stone joints of the retaining walls. This led to the birth of the stone wall trees.
In 1996, scholar C.Y. Jim found 1275 trees with 30 or so species on about 505 stone walls. Ficus Microcarpa or Chinese Banyan is the most common type of stone wall trees. With hardly any soil to clinch into, these banyans take the wall as their host and spread their intertwining roots on the stone surfaces. After 50 to 100 years, these banyans gradually mature into shading crowns that we see today. Many of these old stone wall trees have survived to the present day, especially in Central – Western District which contains the city's largest concentration of stone wall trees. The emergence of stone wall trees in Hong Kong, however, was no coincidence. Perfect climate conditions, suitable stone wall surface, and some good fortune of surviving the WWII when many old trees were cut down by the Japanese for timber, all played a part in the story of stone wall trees. After WWII, stone was soon replaced by concrete for retaining wall construction. Concrete walls left little room for new trees to enroot themselves by chance. After a few generations, the resilient stone wall trees have become iconic features for various old neighbourhoods.
Despite over a century serving to improve the micro-climate of the city, cultural and ecological significance of the stone wall trees have gone unnoticed until the recent two decades. In light of the government's intention to demolish the former Police Married Quarters (PMQ) and its iconic stone wall trees in 2005, the local resident group "Central and Western Concern Group" was formed to fight for preserving the stone wall trees as well as the heritage building. Not only has their effort succeeded in convincing the government to preserve the PMQ, they have also increased the public awareness of the stone wall trees. In 2007, the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) decided to relocate a proposed exit for the new Kennedy Town Station in order to preserve the stone wall trees at Forbes Street. The admirable effort decisively preserved the largest concentration of stone wall trees in Hong Kong. Though not all cases were success stories. In 2015, five 150-year old stone wall banyans at Bonham Road were fell sneakily overnight, just because one of their neighbouring trees toppled some time ago due to heavy rain. In name of public safety, the five healthy trees were cut down before the arrival of a potential typhoon. No detailed study was made before the decision, and that particular typhoon didn't even come close enough to pose any thread. The hasty action of the government led to a huge loss for the community and sparked public outcry. More and more people become aware that there is an urgent need to develop a strategic plan for protecting these unique urban stone wall trees before it is too late.
With a crown stretching over 28m, the Rubber Fig at Lugard Road on the peak of Tai Ping Shan is a popular attraction for selfies. Origin from India and Malaysia, Rubber Fig (Ficus elastica, 印度榕) were planted in Hong Kong to provide shade during the colonial era. [Lugard Road (盧吉道), The Peak (太平山), 2021]
The aerial roots of Chinese Banyan may look out of place in the city. [Caine Road (堅道), Mid-Levels (半山), 2020]
An old Chinese Banyan is a great shade provider. [Hollywood Road Park, (荷李活道公園), Sheung Wan (上環), 2020]
The old Chinese Banyans in Blake Garden define the tranquil character of Po Hing Fong in PoHo, Sheung Wan. [Blake Garden (卜公花園), Sheung Wan (上環), 2020]
The odd gesture of the Chinese Banyan in Blake Garden is said to be resulted from a typhoon. [Blake Garden (卜公花園), Sheung Wan (上環), 2017]
With a crown spread of 28m, the enormous Chinese Banyan in Blake Garden stands like a giant. [Blake Garden (卜公花園), Sheung Wan (上環), 2017]
Chinese Banyan is native in China, tropical Asia and Australia. [Blake Garden (卜公花園), Sheung Wan (上環), 2017]
Chinese Banyan is very versatile and can enroot in a wide range of urban setting, including manmade slopes in the city. [Victoria Road, Kennedy Town (堅尼地城), 2020]
Quite a number of Chinese Banyans have become stone wall trees. [Tank Lane (水池巷), Sheung Wan (上環), 2017]
Stone wall trees form a unique urban scenery in the Central Western District in Hong Kong. [Between Bonham (般咸道) and Hospital Road (醫院道), Sai Ying Pun (西營盤), 2020]
All residents in the Central Western District are used to having the stone wall trees around. [High Street (高街), Sai Ying Pun (西營盤), 2020]
Stone wall trees are great to provide shade along narrow sidewalk where there is absolutely no room for tree planting. [Caine Road (堅道), Mid-Levels (半山), 2020]
The entangling roots is part of the urban scenery. [Caine Road (堅道), Mid-Levels (半山), 2020]
Wherever there is retaining wall and terraced alleyway, there would be stone wall trees. [Tai Pak Terrace (太白臺), Kennedy Town (堅尼地城), 2020]
In many occasions, the stone wall tree is inseparable with the history and heritage of the stone wall itself. Built in 1850, this stone wall has supported the terrace for the Anglican Bishop's House and the old St. Paul's College for 170 years. [Ficus virens (大葉榕) at the Bishop House and St. Paul College, Lower Albert Road (下亞厘畢道), Central, 2021]
Local efforts to save the stone wall trees at the former Police Married Quarters (PMQ) in 2005 have raised public awareness on preservation of heritage buildings and old trees. [Stone wall trees and retaining wall of the PMQ along Hollywood Road (荷李活道), Central, 2020]
In 2015, five 155-year old stone wall trees at Bonham Road (般咸道) were sneakily cut down by the government in midnight. The move has sparked public outcry, especially from the immediately neighborhood. Since then, new branches have emerged from the tree stumps, once again providing shade for the bus stop below. [Junction of Centre Street and Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2020]
Inflected by fungus Phellinus noxius, a prominent stone wall tree over Hospital Road (醫院道) has been diagnosed with Brown Root Rot Disease. The tree is now at risk of structural deterioration and failure. [Near the junction of Hospital Road and Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2020]
Manmade structural supports have been installed recently to secure the inflected stone wall tree. [Near the junction of Hospital Road and Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2020]
The 27 banyan trees at Forbes Street (科士街) is one the largest groups of stone wall trees in Hong Kong. [Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, 2020]
In 2007, the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) decided to relocate a proposed station exit in order to preserve the stone wall trees at Forbes Street. [Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, 2020]
The penetrating ability of their roots make Chinese Banyans the perfect species to thrive on stone walls. [Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, 2020]
Built in the 1890's, some say the Chinese Banyans at Forbes Street were planted intentionally to strengthen the stone retaining wall. [Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, 2020]
Another well known cluster of stone wall trees is found at King George V Memorial Park (佐治五世紀念公園) in Sai Ying Pun (西營盤). [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
King George V Memorial Park is located across the street from Tsan Yuk Hospital The park's retaining walls is famous for the stone wall trees. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
Built in 1936, King George V Memorial Park was built following the death of King George V of Britain. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
35 stone wall trees lined along the retaining walls of King George V Memorial Park. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
With a football pitch, childcare centre and seating areas, the park is a popular destination in Sai Ying Pun. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
The atmospheric park entrance is a popular spot for film shooting. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
The Chinese Banyans provide pleasant shade for the exercise terraces along Hospital Road. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
After 85 years, the metal plaque is almost covered by the banyan roots at King George V Memorial Park. [King George V Memorial Park, Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
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The 13-meter (43-foot) high and 3.6 ton heavy straw goat in the Swedish town of Gavle, meant to symbolize the seasonal spirit, was engulfed in flames Thursday after the assailants crossed the fence surrounding it before setting it on fire. Over the years, the goat has been burned down 26 times.
"Three guys snuck up to it and injected something into its leg and torched it," said Eje Berglund, who chairs the committee in charge of setting it up.
The straw goat is a centuries-old Scandinavian Yule symbol that preceded Santa Claus as the bringer of gifts to Swedish homes. Many Swedes place a small straw goat underneath their Christmas trees, or hang miniature versions on the branches.
Aside from covering the Gavle goat in ice, authorities in the city have previously also tried to protect the 200,000 kronor ($30,000) Christmas symbol by using fireproofing chemicals and security guards. But only about a dozen of the goats have survived since the tradition of setting them up started in 1966.
And arson in not the only way people have tried to destroy it.
In 1976, it was run down by a car and in 2010, a plot to "kidnap" the goat with a helicopter and bring it to Stockholm was unveiled.
There has never been a clear motive why people attack the goat other than the challenge of trying to outwit authorities' attempts to protect it.


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Q: KNP Doctrine behaviors vs Atlantic18 Doctrine extensions Just curious about there being two different libraries handling Doctrine2 behaviors/extensions (loggable, timestampable, etc.): KNPLabs DoctrineBehaviors and Atlantic18 DoctrineExtensions, which seems to continue the work by Gediminas.
What are the main differences about them?
I can see Atlantic18's supports multiple drivers, while KNPLabs's dont, it also has some more features (Sortable, IpTraceable). On the other hand KNPLabs's uses traits, and is backed by KNP.
Also, any reason to refer to Atlantic18's in Symfony2's doc instead of KNPLabs's?

A: KnpLabs\DoctrineBehaviors 2.0 released in 2020
Both packages have been dying since ~2017. After many unheard issues I got an email from KnpLabs.
I took over KnpLabs\DoctrineBehaviors in December 2019, version 2.0 is out and being tested.
Symfony 5 support, PHP 7.4 support, Rector, ECS, PHPStan in the CI now makes sure code is maintainable in the future.
Read more about new version in this post: Doctrine Behaviors 2.0 - Reloaded

A: I've used the Atlantic18 (which I refer to as the Gedmo extensions because that's the namespace you work with) I have not however used the KNP exentions but looking at the repo I can maybe point out a few things I noticed:
Atlantic18 DOES have traits if you want them: for example
Atlantic18 also has the ability to use doctrine annotations, which I like
and it looks to me like the Atlantic18 is a bit more configurable in the way that you can specify your column names it doesn't look like you can do that with KNP extensions.
That being said, getting started with the Atlantic18 looks like it's a little harder than getting started with the KNP extensions. Also, when I started using the Atlantic18 extensions, it was is a strange transition period from gedmo to Atlantic18 so the documentation and development was a bit dated and hard to follow, but it's looks like it's been updated now.

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TOM DOHERTY, BORN 1916, CROLLY
Tom Doherty was recorded as he relaxed on an outdoor bench in the village of Crolly. He explains that the place was originally called Jackstown and reveals the reasons why this came about. Tom is a native of Gweedore and was born into a family of thirteen children, four of whom died at birth. His father died when Tom was seven in 1923 due to ill health arising from his activities during the War of Independence and his mother, Brigid Coyle, was left to care for her large, young family. When Tom was very young, he left his home and went on hire to a farmer for his keep and £3 every six months. He worked for eight years with one farmer and fifteen years with another. During the 1930s, he and three other local men went to Glasgow and worked on the buildings. Tom worked his way up to foreman and he remained in Scotland until 1980. He discusses the work there, the strong Donegal community working in Scotland and his eventual return to Crolly where he had built a home.
TOM DOHERTY, BORN 1916, CROLLY quantity
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A hard-working life
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COP20 draws to a close
Christine Milne 14 Dec 2014
COP 20 has drawn to an close after an exhausting two weeks here in Lima. We have a document, the Lima Climate Action Plan, which has been agreed after last minute negotiations between the President of the COP and each of the negotiating blocs. It does not go far enough to engender confidence for an ambitious global agreement in Paris next year but it has pulled the negotiations back from the brink of collapse and provides a text on which to take the negotiations forward elevating adaptation to the same level as mitigation and inserting reference to 'loss and damage'. A pathway for building the Green Climate Fund remains a stumbling block to be dealt with in the coming year.
If this UN process is to change for the better, there will have to be a fundamental rethink about the two realities of the world that are being lived by rich and poor nations. It will also need everyone of us who know what is at stake to redouble our efforts to get countries, like our own, to step up and stop being miserly, minimalist and obstructive.
During the long plenary on Saturday morning, it was obvious that the divide between developed and developing countries is not getting smaller with time but it is expanding. Whereas developed countries, like the United States and Australia, want to focus on mitigation, the developing world, like our Pacific Island neighbours, wants as much focus on climate finance, adaptation and loss and damage. It really highlights what Sir Nicholas Stern and so many others have pointed out for decades, namely that the longer action is delayed the more expensive it will be.
Because the world has not reduced greenhouse gases in line with what the science demands, temperatures and sea levels are rising and extreme weather events are more intense and frequent. The impacts of climate change are now biting. But it is the poorest and least developed vulnerable countries which did nothing historically to cause the problem, which have virtually no capacity to cope with the effects. No wonder they want "loss and damage" (how and who will pay for responding to the effects of climate change that were not prevented by mitigation or adaptation efforts) recognised in the text, as well as a pathway towards the $100 billion a year climate finance they were promised. For these countries, it is about justice and historical responsibility. The UNFCCC recognised this with the idea of "common but differentiated responsibility" and removing this from the text was seen by many as a breach of the Convention.
This is also the time to rethink the Presidential, top down, style of negotiating that has become the norm since Copenhagen when the leaders of rich countries swept in and developed their own agreement and tried to impose it on the rest of the world. It didn't work then and it won't work now and it is one of the reasons that the talks here in Lima almost derailed. We need to return to the pre Copenhagen norm where inclusion of all points of view was the modus operandi and text was thrashed out until consensus was reached.
Following the gridlock this morning, the President this afternoon met with all the country blocs for 10 minutes each, listened to their concerns and has come back with a new text which he returned to the Plenary. Frankly, inclusion of representatives of all blocs should be the norm. The spirit of the UN system is democratic with one vote, one value. The majority of people on this planet live in the developing world and they are tired of being treated as less worthy than the more powerful nations. As Malaysia said today, and I paraphrase, you colonised us, so we start from different points. You did not take our issues at this COP seriously, no notes were taken and our concerns were ignored. Do you want us on bended knees?
There will be disappointment, sadness, frustration and anger in civil society that these talks have resulted in a small step rather than the solid foundation everyone of us hoped for and which country after country said they knew was required to stop going beyond 2degrees and beyond the tipping points. But we must never, ever give up.
Whilst the lack of political will is a problem, it can't stop the revolution in renewable energy that is underway globally. It can't stop the campaigns to save forests and our Great Barrier Reef or our farmlands and river systems. It won't slow the divestment campaign or the redesign of cities, the roll out of electric cars, the take up of batteries, the deployment of solar, the new technologies that will transform our way of life as we move to a low carbon future and drag the politics along behind. The Australian Greens will be right there leading all the way to Paris in 2015.
- Christine


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Weah Linked To Corruption? COCUBOMB Wants His Properties, Others Investigated
Posted on October 17, 2018 by Jackson P. Foyofayiah	Leave a comment
COCUBOMB, an umbrella group of Liberians, advocating for the return of the alleged missing Liberian L$16 Billion has called on the International Community through the United States Embassy near Monrovia to investigate the "rapid and suspicious acquisition of giant-sized properties" by President George Manneh Weah and some high-ranking public officials in just 8 months.
The group also appealed to the International Community including United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to seriously consider as part of the independent international forensic investigation the "infusion" of the US$25 million into the Liberian economy by the government of President Weah.
COCUBOMB further recommended the need to conduct a comprehensive audit of the past government and all transactions done so far under the CDC-led government.
It further encourages the International Community to only hire international forensic financial firms that have no link to and/or interest in Liberia.
The group, in a prepared statement, believes that the full involvement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), and US Treasury Department would add more value to the investigation.
"On September 24, 2018, thousands of patriotic and nationalistic Liberians through COCUBOMB defied the heavy downpour of rain to petition the International Community through the US Embassy near Monrovia, UN, AU, EU, and ECOWAS. This massive peaceful civil action in demand of public accountability led by COCUBOMB called for an independent international forensic investigation into the mysterious disappearance of L$16 billion under President George M. Weah. In response to the popular desire of the Liberian people through this mass peaceful protest, the International Community through the U.S. Embassy near Monrovia has finally launched an independent international forensic investigation to ascertain basic facts pertinent to this national mystery that has wounded the image of the country," the statement added.
COCUBOMB extols the International Community "for standing with the Liberian people in pursuit of public accountability, integrity and transparency. We commend the US Government, UN, AU, EU and ECOWAS for judiciously acting in the best interest of the Liberian Republic by taking full charge of this investigation," the statement asserted.
"As we remain hopeful of a credible outcome of this ongoing investigation, COCUBOMB would appreciate a weekly update from the independent international panel of forensic investigators as the process unfolds. This will help to prevent public suspicions/speculations and keep the Liberian populace regularly informed and even more confident about the veracity of the investigation," it stressed.
COCUBOMB wants to reassure the International Community of its firm commitment to upholding peace and stability. We will do nothing to undermine the PEACE of our country. In fact, we love this country more than those vicious micro-nationalists and pseudo-patriots who robbed our people of L$16 billion in broad-daylight. They must account for this downright wickedness. Liberians deserve far better than living in extreme poverty.
According to the group, the popular call of our people from Montserrado to Maryland is "BRING BACK OUR MONEY".
"This call remains non-negotiable today and even tomorrow. COCUBOMB wants to reassure all Liberians in and out of Liberia that it shall not rest until this money is fully accounted for."
"May God rescue the already damaged image of our country and save generations yet unborn from perishing as a result of systemic corruption and mass impunity in Liberia. Never must we abandon this genuine national cause, for a NEW LIBERIA of justice, equality and prosperity for all is possible in our lifetime," said the statement.
However, when the Monrovia Times contacted Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, Eugene L Fahngon, through a mobile phone for comment on the latest call to the International Community by COCUBOMB, he said the government cannot give credence to a small group of people.
Deputy Minister Fahngon however, added that it is their right to call on anybody to investigate. He pointed out that the Government of Liberia remains focused in the service of the country and cannot be distracted from its development agenda.


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Jul.03.14 – For Immediate Release
THE LEVITT PAVILION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
RIBBON CUTTING & FREE GRAND OPENING CONCERT
Celebrating and Commemorating the Opening of the
ALL-NEW Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts
The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts will proudly present 9-time Grammy Award Winner Jose Feliciano, acclaimed by critics around the world as "The Greatest Living Guitarist," in a free concert on Sunday, July 20th to commemorate and celebrate the opening of the all-new Levitt Pavilion and to launch the Inaugural Summer Season in the new outdoor facility! The 9 million dollar renovation with its new band shell, guest facilities, as well as its beautifully graded and lush lawn will officially open to the public at 5PM, the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at 6PM, and then – at 7PM – guitar virtuoso Jose Feliciano and his quintet will make history by giving the very first performance. And it is indeed "giving" a performance: Mr. Feliciano has donated his performance fee in order to support the ongoing Campaign for a New Levitt Pavilion, which will announce its final phase that same day.
Because this is a highly-anticipated event, free tickets will be issued in advance. They will become available ONLINE at www.levittpavilion.com and in person at the Levitt Pavilion OFFICE (260 South Compo Road – note – this is NOT the venue address) as of Tuesday, July 8th. Note: The Lawn and site will not be open to the public until 5PM on Sunday, July 20th.
Jose Feliciano Photo Credit: David Bravo.
More About Jose Feliciano
FELICIANO: A Name That is Synonymous with MUSIC. It is synonymous with an international presence that has influenced popular music for more than two generations. It is synonymous with a presence that has bridged musical styles in a way that has never been equaled. Jose Feliciano is recognized as the first Latin Artist to cross over into the English music market, opening the doors for other artists who now play an important role in the American music industry.
Feliciano has been acclaimed by critics around the world as "The Greatest Living Guitarist." He's been awarded over forty-five Gold and Platinum records; he has won nineteen Grammy nominations, earning nine Grammy Awards, including the LARAS Award for Lifetime Achievement. Jose Feliciano's musical career has been immortalized with a Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and New York City has honored him by re-naming Public School 155 in East Harlem, "The Jose Feliciano Performing Arts School." The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, an ancient and prestigious Papal Order of the Church has Knighted him and he's received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, for his musical, as well as humanitarian contributions to the world.
Guitar Player Magazine has awarded him "Best Pop Guitarist," placing him in their "Gallery of the Greats," and he's been voted both Best Jazz and Best Rock Guitarist in the Playboy Magazine reader's poll, as well. In 1996, Jose was selected to receive Billboard Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Some of Feliciano's major record releases include, "Amor Gitano," "Light My Fire," "Feliz Navidad" (Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010), "Chico And The Man," "Che Sara," "Porque Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" "Rain," "La Copa Rota," 'The Sound of Vienna" and "Affirmation" – to name but a few. Jose was also the first artist to publicly stylize the American National Anthem and, after years of controversy, is now regarded as THE patriotic pioneer of artistic interpretation and his rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" is included in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Being constantly in demand, Jose has performed for and with some of the most important people on Earth. He enjoys playing with many of the top symphonic orchestras including the London Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. He appears on major television shows worldwide; having done a number of his own specials and his music has been featured on television, in films and on the stage.
Born blind in Lares, Puerto Rico, Jose came to New York as a child, and launched his meteoric career in Greenwich Village. 50 years later, he continues to feel humble with all the successes he has had and remarkably, insists that he has just started to share his talents with the world.
Connect with Jose: www.josefeliciano.com | https://www.facebook.com/wheresjosefeliciano | https://twitter.com/WheresJose
More about The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts
The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts produces one of the largest and longest-running free outdoor festivals in the nation, in a unique open-air setting located along the banks of the Saugatuck River. The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts is dedicated to providing FREE and abundant access to the performing arts, presenting a dynamic and diverse constellation of established and emerging artists – all of whom are compensated, and preserving a beautiful outdoor community destination where people of all ages and backgrounds are always welcome to enjoy the arts, enjoy nature, and enjoy each other.
Established by the Westport community in 1973, the Levitt Pavilion remains an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and has welcomed more than 1.5 million people – and counting.
Venue Address: 40 Jesup Road in Downtown, Westport
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Concert Hotline: 203-221-2153
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Tokyo-Beijing-Hawaii Twelve Perfomances. (Approximately) 18,194 miles. Twelve days, 7.5 hours. Jose, along with his son, Jonnie and his Band covered a lot of ground in just over two weeks in order, primarily, to be able to bring their music … Continue reading →
07 JUNE 2019 (TORONTO, ON) Today international superstar José Feliciano releases "En Mi Viejo San Juan" – considered by many Puerto Ricans to be the country's second national anthem — via Anthem Records, his new label home through Anthem Entertainment. … Continue reading →
For Immediate Release: . . . GLOBAL ICON JOSÈ FELICIANO INDUCTED AS A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE BY THE NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE INC. . . . . . . FELICIANO SET TO RELEASE PUERTO RICO'S NATIONAL ANTHEM "LA … Continue reading →


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Q: My background is always only partially visible I'm really new, first time coding anything and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, I've tried this with multiple projects now following some tutorials and I keep getting the same result. Here's my code:
display.setStatusBar(display.HiddenStatusBar)

local background = display.newImage("background.jpg")

A: Try resizing the image with scale().
function stars:enterFrame( event )
    for i,v in ipairs( self ) do
            v:rotate(v.dr)
            if v.stageWidth < 1.5 * display.contentWidth then
                    v:scale(1.02, 1.02)
            else
                    v:scale(0.1, 0.1)
            end
    end
end

Here is the doc: http://developer.coronalabs.com/node/2452

A: You are using display.newImage method. It will display an image with its actual resolution.
Try display.newImageRect, so that you can display an image in accordance with the screen size.
eg:
local background = display.newImageRect("background.jpg",display.contentWidth,display.contentHeight)

Also don't forget to position the image. This can also cause the same issue.
background.x = display.contentWidth/2
background.y = display.contentHeight/2

The two parameters after the image name are: width and height respectively.
For more details, refer:

*

*display.newImageRect()

*display.newImage()
Keep Coding........................ :)

A: I'm going to respond to this kind of late.  This is a super easy solution. You need a bigger image since your image resolution is too small for the device.  If you want to scale the image up, just use this code:
background.x = display.contentWidth/2
background.y = display.contentHeight/2
background.xScale = 2
background.yScale = 2

Hope this helps.


Baron Baptiste's method of power vinyasa yoga has been working for millions of people for many years. His method of power vinyasa yoga is based upon Journey into Power, a sequence of 53 poses that are divided into 11 series. During this half-day intensive program, you will practice and learn the poses and series of Journey into Power (JIP). You will discover that each series is guided by an intention that is designed to work globally and systemically to benefit all the dimensions of the body.
Along with learning the exact poses in order, you will learn modifications to adapt these poses to every body. You will practice teach JIP, which frees you up as a teacher to be present to your students. Lastly, you will learn how and where to skillfully make additions and subtractions from JIP to allow for greater creativity and flow.
Program is facilitated by Certified Baptiste Instructor and FIT to Lead graduate Michelle Bass.
This program is specifically designed for new and experienced teachers who are new to Baptiste Yoga. This program will also work for anyone who is interested in teaching Baptiste Yoga.
What will I gain from this program?
*You will practice yoga and practice teach in a heated room. Come prepared to sweat a lot!
**This program counts as extra hours for 2019 Teacher Trainees.


Farmington Hills, MI, November 18, 2014 – The Society for Humanistic Judaism joins with leaders around the world in condemning the terrorist attack on a Jerusalem synagogue this morning. Two Palestinians, armed with guns, knives, and axes, stormed the B'nei Torah Kehillat Yaakov synagogue in western Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood, killing four worshipers, three Americans and a British citizen, along with one policeman, who succumbed to his injuries. The two attackers were killed by police in the aftermath of the attack.


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package org.hibernate.test.annotations.naturalid;

import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

import org.hibernate.Criteria;
import org.hibernate.FetchMode;
import org.hibernate.FlushMode;
import org.hibernate.Session;
import org.hibernate.Transaction;
import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;
import org.hibernate.cfg.Environment;
import org.hibernate.criterion.Restrictions;
import org.hibernate.sql.JoinType;
import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;

/**
 * @author Guenther Demetz
 */
public class ImmutableNaturalKeyLookupTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {

	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-4838")
	@Test
	public void testSimpleImmutableNaturalKeyLookup() {
		Session s = openSession();
		Transaction newTx = s.getTransaction();

		newTx.begin();
		A a1 = new A();
		a1.setName( "name1" );
		s.persist( a1 );
		newTx.commit();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();
		getCriteria( s ).uniqueResult(); // put query-result into cache
		A a2 = new A();
		a2.setName( "xxxxxx" );
		s.persist( a2 );
		newTx.commit();	  // Invalidates space A in UpdateTimeStamps region

		//Create new session to avoid the session cache which can't be tracked
		s.close();
		s = openSession();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();

		Assert.assertTrue( s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().isStatisticsEnabled() );
		s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().clear();

		getCriteria( s ).uniqueResult(); // should produce a hit in StandardQuery cache region

		Assert.assertEquals(
				"query is not considered as isImmutableNaturalKeyLookup, despite fullfilling all conditions",
				1, s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getNaturalIdCacheHitCount()
		);

		s.createQuery( "delete from A" ).executeUpdate();
		newTx.commit();
		// Shutting down the application
		s.close();
	}

	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-4838")
	@Test
	public void testNaturalKeyLookupWithConstraint() {
		Session s = openSession();
		Transaction newTx = s.getTransaction();

		newTx.begin();
		A a1 = new A();
		a1.setName( "name1" );
		s.persist( a1 );
		newTx.commit();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();
		getCriteria( s ).add( Restrictions.isNull( "singleD" ) ).uniqueResult(); // put query-result into cache
		A a2 = new A();
		a2.setName( "xxxxxx" );
		s.persist( a2 );
		newTx.commit();	  // Invalidates space A in UpdateTimeStamps region

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();

		Assert.assertTrue( s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().isStatisticsEnabled() );
		s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().clear();

		// should not produce a hit in StandardQuery cache region because there is a constraint
		getCriteria( s ).add( Restrictions.isNull( "singleD" ) ).uniqueResult();

		Assert.assertEquals( 0, s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getQueryCacheHitCount() );

		s.createQuery( "delete from A" ).executeUpdate();
		newTx.commit();
		// Shutting down the application
		s.close();
	}

	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-4838")
	@Test
	public void testCriteriaWithFetchModeJoinCollection() {
		Session s = openSession();
		Transaction newTx = s.getTransaction();

		newTx.begin();
		A a1 = new A();
		a1.setName( "name1" );
		D d1 = new D();
		a1.getDs().add( d1 );
		d1.setA( a1 );
		s.persist( d1 );
		s.persist( a1 );
		newTx.commit();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();
		getCriteria( s ).setFetchMode( "ds", FetchMode.JOIN ).uniqueResult(); // put query-result into cache
		A a2 = new A();
		a2.setName( "xxxxxx" );
		s.persist( a2 );
		newTx.commit();	  // Invalidates space A in UpdateTimeStamps region

		//Create new session to avoid the session cache which can't be tracked
		s.close();
		s = openSession();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();

		// please enable
		// log4j.logger.org.hibernate.cache.StandardQueryCache=DEBUG
		// log4j.logger.org.hibernate.cache.UpdateTimestampsCache=DEBUG
		// to see that isUpToDate is called where not appropriated

		Assert.assertTrue( s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().isStatisticsEnabled() );
		s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().clear();

		// should produce a hit in StandardQuery cache region
		getCriteria( s ).setFetchMode( "ds", FetchMode.JOIN ).uniqueResult();

		Assert.assertEquals(
				"query is not considered as isImmutableNaturalKeyLookup, despite fullfilling all conditions",
				1, s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getNaturalIdCacheHitCount()
		);
		s.createQuery( "delete from D" ).executeUpdate();
		s.createQuery( "delete from A" ).executeUpdate();

		newTx.commit();
		// Shutting down the application
		s.close();
	}

	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-4838")
	@Test
	public void testCriteriaWithFetchModeJoinOnetoOne() {
		Session s = openSession();
		Transaction newTx = s.getTransaction();

		newTx.begin();
		A a1 = new A();
		a1.setName( "name1" );
		D d1 = new D();
		a1.setSingleD( d1 );
		d1.setSingleA( a1 );
		s.persist( d1 );
		s.persist( a1 );
		newTx.commit();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();
		getCriteria( s ).setFetchMode( "singleD", FetchMode.JOIN ).uniqueResult(); // put query-result into cache
		A a2 = new A();
		a2.setName( "xxxxxx" );
		s.persist( a2 );
		newTx.commit();	  // Invalidates space A in UpdateTimeStamps region

		//Create new session to avoid the session cache which can't be tracked
		s.close();
		s = openSession();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();

		Assert.assertTrue( s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().isStatisticsEnabled() );
		s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().clear();

		// should produce a hit in StandardQuery cache region
		getCriteria( s ).setFetchMode( "singleD", FetchMode.JOIN ).uniqueResult();

		Assert.assertEquals(
				"query is not considered as isImmutableNaturalKeyLookup, despite fullfilling all conditions",
				1, s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getNaturalIdCacheHitCount()
		);
		s.createQuery( "delete from A" ).executeUpdate();
		s.createQuery( "delete from D" ).executeUpdate();

		newTx.commit();
		// Shutting down the application
		s.close();
	}

	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-4838")
	@Test
	public void testCriteriaWithAliasOneToOneJoin() {
		Session s = openSession();
		Transaction newTx = s.getTransaction();

		newTx.begin();
		A a1 = new A();
		a1.setName( "name1" );
		D d1 = new D();
		a1.setSingleD( d1 );
		d1.setSingleA( a1 );
		s.persist( d1 );
		s.persist( a1 );
		newTx.commit();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();
		getCriteria( s ).createAlias( "singleD", "d", JoinType.LEFT_OUTER_JOIN )
				.uniqueResult(); // put query-result into cache
		A a2 = new A();
		a2.setName( "xxxxxx" );
		s.persist( a2 );
		newTx.commit();	  // Invalidates space A in UpdateTimeStamps region

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();

		// please enable
		// log4j.logger.org.hibernate.cache.StandardQueryCache=DEBUG
		// log4j.logger.org.hibernate.cache.UpdateTimestampsCache=DEBUG
		// to see that isUpToDate is called where not appropriated

		Assert.assertTrue( s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().isStatisticsEnabled() );
		s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().clear();

		// should not produce a hit in StandardQuery cache region because createAlias() creates a subcriteria
		getCriteria( s ).createAlias( "singleD", "d", JoinType.LEFT_OUTER_JOIN ).uniqueResult();

		Assert.assertEquals( 0, s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getQueryCacheHitCount() );
		s.createQuery( "delete from A" ).executeUpdate();
		s.createQuery( "delete from D" ).executeUpdate();

		newTx.commit();
		// Shutting down the application
		s.close();
	}

	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-4838")
	@Test
	public void testSubCriteriaOneToOneJoin() {
		Session s = openSession();
		Transaction newTx = s.getTransaction();

		newTx.begin();
		A a1 = new A();
		a1.setName( "name1" );
		D d1 = new D();
		a1.setSingleD( d1 );
		d1.setSingleA( a1 );
		s.persist( d1 );
		s.persist( a1 );
		newTx.commit();

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();
		getCriteria( s ).createCriteria( "singleD", "d", JoinType.LEFT_OUTER_JOIN )
				.uniqueResult(); // put query-result into cache
		A a2 = new A();
		a2.setName( "xxxxxx" );
		s.persist( a2 );
		newTx.commit();	  // Invalidates space A in UpdateTimeStamps region

		newTx = s.beginTransaction();

		// please enable
		// log4j.logger.org.hibernate.cache.StandardQueryCache=DEBUG
		// log4j.logger.org.hibernate.cache.UpdateTimestampsCache=DEBUG
		// to see that isUpToDate is called where not appropriated

		Assert.assertTrue( s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().isStatisticsEnabled() );
		s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().clear();

		// should not produce a hit in StandardQuery cache region because createCriteria() creates a subcriteria
		getCriteria( s ).createCriteria( "singleD", "d", JoinType.LEFT_OUTER_JOIN ).uniqueResult();

		Assert.assertEquals( 0, s.getSessionFactory().getStatistics().getQueryCacheHitCount() );
		s.createQuery( "delete from A" ).executeUpdate();
		s.createQuery( "delete from D" ).executeUpdate();

		newTx.commit();
		// Shutting down the application
		s.close();
	}

	private Criteria getCriteria(Session s) {
		Criteria crit = s.createCriteria( A.class, "anAlias" );
		crit.add( Restrictions.naturalId().set( "name", "name1" ) );
		crit.setFlushMode( FlushMode.COMMIT );
		crit.setCacheable( true );
		return crit;
	}

	@Override
	protected Class[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
		return new Class[] {
				A.class,
				D.class
		};
	}

	@Override
	protected void configure(Configuration cfg) {
		cfg.setProperty( Environment.GENERATE_STATISTICS, "true" );
		cfg.setProperty( Environment.USE_QUERY_CACHE, "true" );
	}

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Maroon 5 will release their sixth studio album, Red Pill Blues, November 3rd via 222 and Interscope records. The LP follows the band's 2014 LP, V.
The band will release a 10-track standard edition of the album, as well as a deluxe edition with five extra songs. J. Kash executive produced Red Pill Blues, with Kash and Levine producing the album. The LP will feature the band's recent single, "What Lovers Do," featuring SZA, as well as collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Julia Michaels and LunchMoney Lewis. The deluxe edition will boast previously released tracks "Don't Wanna Know" with Kendrick Lamar and "Cold," featuring Future.
Maroon 5 revealed the Red Pill Blues album art on Snapchat and have launched a contest that lets fans put their own photo on the record's cover. Fans who share their images on social media will have a chance to win tickets to a Maroon 5 concert and signed merchandise.
While Maroon 5 have yet to announce a tour in support of Red Pill Blues, the band is set to play two nights, December 30th and December 31st, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.


This year marks the 500th anniversary of the launch of the Protestant Reformation. As we draw closer to October 31, the date on which Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, it is important for Catholics to formulate the most fitting way to mark the occasion.
It's not a time for celebration. Children don't fête the day their parents separated and it's impossible to imagine that Jesus rejoices at the 500-year-old rupture of His family in the West. Halloween 2017 should be more properly, for Catholics and Protestants, a day of conversion and reparation. Martin Luther's original intention was to summon the Church to repentance, and the fuel that fed the fire of the Reformation was aversion toward the widespread corruption in the Church, and therefore it's not contrary to a genuine spirit of ecumenism for Christians to ask for God's mercy for all the sins that led to this 500-year-old fissure in the Church, for all the wounds against unity that have been committed since, and in general for the joint scandal of division given to the world for half a millennium. Joint repentance leading to conversion is indeed appropriate, and is a necessary precondition to shared docility to the means by which the Holy Spirit — in ways that believers today cannot foresee — will seek to restore unity in Christ's family.
Looking from a Catholic perspective at the conversion needed, we do well to look at the saints God filled with grace and raised up to bring the Church back to its true identity, holiness and mission during the period called the counter-reformation. And the greatest reforming saint of all, the one who accomplished the most and set for us the most enduring paradigm for authentic ecclesial reform, is, I believe, St. Charles Borromeo.
As Msgr. John Cihak illustrates in a great new book, "Charles Borromeo: Selected Orations, Homilies and Writings," St. Charles should have been part of the problem, because he arose from within the corrupt system. St. Charles' mother was a Medici, his father a Spanish count, his uncle would be elected Pope Pius IV in 1559 and make him a cardinal the next month, even though he was only 21 and had only received minor orders. The following week he made him basically the equivalent of today's Secretary of State. Rather than appointing a functional archbishop for the huge Archdiocese of Milan, his uncle named him administrator, so that he could profit from its wealth and keep it "in the family." He was likewise named administrator of the Papal States and given several other benefices. It was a notorious case of nepotism, but God would avail Himself of the opportunity, and use young Charles' faith and talents to lead the reform of the Church from within.
His uncle entrusted to him the plans to bring the Council of Trent, summoned to respond to the Reformation, to conclusion. He did and almost single-handedly got legal canons approved in such a way as they could restore discipline to those who were supposed to be disciples. Trent reformed the episcopacy, the priesthood and priestly formation, eliminated scores of abuses, reformed the Mass and the Sacraments, and produced a catechism to teach the faith and respond effectively to the doctrinal challenges of the Reformation.
When his older brother Frederick died unexpectedly at 27 leaving him as the senior male in the family, his family and even his uncle the pope tried to persuade him to leave the clerical path, marry and put the family first. He did a retreat and emerged from it determined to be ordained a priest and a bishop. He began to fast, reduce his sleep, use a discipline and wear a hair shirt, and finally persuaded his uncle to let him go to Milan to care for the 600,000 Christians, 3,000 priests, and tens of thousands of religious entrusted to him.
His 19 years in Milan, until his death at the age of 46, show us what is involved in reform. Milan was a disaster. It hadn't had a resident archbishop in 80 years. Pastors routinely lived in open concubinage far from their parishes. One convent of Benedictine nuns was so depraved the Sisters were aptly called prostitutes. One male religious order would try to assassinate him as he prayed. And the "corruption of the best" led to the corruption of all.
Implementing the council's decrees, he first reformed the bishops of the region to commit themselves to doing their jobs. He reformed next the priesthood, with patience, but when priests wouldn't repent, he would have them dismissed. He founded the first seminaries to train future clergy to be holy men. He demanded the reform of convents and monasteries or would close them. He distinguished himself during the famine of 1571, feeding 3,000 people a day, and the plague of 1576, where he himself ministered indefatigably to the bishops and challenged by example the priests of Milan to join him. He went on foot to the parishes of the sprawling archdiocese to meet with the people and call them to conversion and holiness. "Be what you promised you would be," he would say to all, reminding them of their Baptism, of their marital or religious vows, or the promises of their ordination. And he would encourage people to pursue a holy life instead of a long one — a wish he would soon be granted.
St. Charles' reforming work and words are not adequately known among Anglophones, because very little of what he said and wrote has been translated into English. That has now changed, thanks to Msgr. Cihak's new work. Msgr. Cihak is a friend from seminary, who for the last nine years has served in the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops and as a papal Master of Ceremony. One of the perks of working for the Vatican is access to the Vatican Library, where he found a treasure trove of the moving speeches Borromeo gave during his time in Milan. Cihak worked for years to make those speeches accessible to English-speaking Catholics, eventually narrowing down the scope to Borromeo's labors for the Spiritual renewal of bishops, of priests, of laity and of our relationship to Christ in the Eucharist.
St. John XXIII wrote his doctoral dissertation on St. Charles' reform work through Provincial Councils, and it's hard not to think that that study influenced his desire to convene the Second Vatican Council. When Blessed Paul VI, a successor of St. Charles as Archbishop of Milan, was elected pope in the middle of Vatican II, he had Latin copies of Borromeo's 12 main discourses to bishops sent to the bishops of the world as a means to inspire and guide them in the reform of the Church that the Second Vatican Council had aimed to undertake. And the words have lost none of their power. With an earlier draft, I debuted some of the books contents in retreats for priests and bishops, and St. Charles' words seemed to have as much an impact on retreatants as they first had on me.
The 256 pages of "Charles Borromeo" would make for powerful reading at any time, but they are particularly inspirational and instructive during this year making the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. St. Charles articulated and led the reform of the Church from within. And now, thanks to Cihak, we can all better profit from his enduring guidance as we seek the reform that will reunite God's family.
Anchor columnist Father Landry can be contacted at fatherlandry@catholicpreaching.com.


Ace in the Hole, Mama!! You make a fellow Autism Warrior beam w/Pride!!
I get what you are saying and in particular have fought my State's vaccine consent forms, particularly regarding the school flu drives but the practice of medical coercion is actually supported by a specific bioethical philosophy that is used throughout the U.S./World.
This legitimate medical ethical philosophy that allows for the withholding of information during consent is called therapeutic privilege. In an effort to maintain high vaccine coverage practitioners use therapeutic privilege to withhold serious side effects, and vaccine ingredients. This is part of the Hippocratic ethics and is contradictory to liberal political philosophy, which mandates "meaningful information must be disclosed even if the clinician does not believe that it will be beneficial" (Veatch, pg. 72). Therapeutic privilege is a utilitarian moral principle that enacts greater good agendas. It is used all the time in medicine and is upheld even though it violates transparent informed consent. Veracity, which follows the liberal political philosophy states; "A formalist or deontological moral principle that hold that actions or rules are morally right insofar as they involve communicating truthfully and avoiding dishonesty" (Veatch, pg. 81).
There are both types of practicing clinicians working through out the United States. It depends on the philosophy of the clinician in how the parent/patient will be consented (both types represent legitimate informed consent). And then of course if the provider is even educated on the subject.
I have consented 1000s of patients throughout my career and wondered how providers were able to get away with withholding information like this. I discovered that it is well within the right of providers to do so if they hide behind this unique clause in Hippocratic ethics.
Veatch, R. (2012). The Basics Of Bioethics (3rd ed). Pearson Education, Inc.


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package au.com.mineauz.minigamesregions.menuitems;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

import au.com.mineauz.minigamesregions.executors.BaseExecutor;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;

import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import com.google.common.collect.Maps;

import au.com.mineauz.minigames.menu.MenuItem;

import au.com.mineauz.minigamesregions.actions.ActionInterface;

public class MenuItemAction extends MenuItem{

    private BaseExecutor exec;
    private ActionInterface act;

    public MenuItemAction(String name, Material displayItem, BaseExecutor exec, ActionInterface act) {
        super(name, displayItem);
        this.exec = exec;
        this.act = act;
        updateDescription();
    }

    @Override
    public void update() {
        updateDescription();
    }

    private void updateDescription() {
        Map<String, Object> out = Maps.newHashMap();
        act.describe(out);

        if (out.isEmpty()) {
            return;
        }

        int lineLimit = 35;

        // Convert the description
        List<String> description = Lists.newArrayList();
        for (Entry<String, Object> entry : out.entrySet()) {
            Object value = entry.getValue();
            String line = ChatColor.GRAY + entry.getKey() + ": ";

            // Translate the value
            if (value instanceof Boolean) {
                if (((Boolean)value)) {
                    value = ChatColor.GREEN + "True";
                } else {
                    value = ChatColor.RED + "False";
                }
            } else if (value == null) {
                value = ChatColor.YELLOW.toString() + ChatColor.ITALIC + "Not Set";
            } else {
                value = ChatColor.GREEN + String.valueOf(value);
            }

            line += value;

            // Trim
            String lastColor = "";
            while (line.length() > lineLimit) {
                String part = lastColor + line.substring(0, lineLimit + 1);
                line = line.substring(lineLimit + 1);
                description.add(part);
                lastColor = ChatColor.getLastColors(part);
            }

            if (!line.isEmpty()) {
                description.add(lastColor + line);
            }
        }

        setDescription(description);
    }

    @Override
    public ItemStack onClick(){
        if(exec != null){
            if(act.displayMenu(getContainer().getViewer(), getContainer()))
                return null;
        }
        else{
            if(act.displayMenu(getContainer().getViewer(), getContainer()))
                return null;
        }
        return getItem();
    }

    @Override
    public ItemStack onRightClick(){
        if(exec != null)
            exec.removeAction(act);
        else
            exec.removeAction(act);
        getContainer().removeItem(getSlot());
        return null;
    }
}


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