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\section{Introduction}
\label{s:intro}

The stellar halo bears witness to the assembly of our Galaxy.  The
distribution of halo stars on small scales is highly structured,
indicating that the majority have been accreted from satellite
galaxies \citep[e.g.,][]{Bell08}, as expected in the cold dark matter
cosmological paradigm \citep[e.g.,][]{White78, Bullock05}.  In the
inner $\sim30\,$kpc, remnants of individual dwarf galaxies and
globular clusters have been discovered as overdensities of old and
metal-poor turn-off stars \citep[][and references therein]{Newberg16,
  Grillmair16}, and more recently via kinematics \citep[e.g.,][]{Malhan18}.

The virial radius of the Milky Way extends beyond 250\,kpc
\citep[e.g.,][]{Posti18}, but due to the scarcity of luminous tracers,
the outer halo remains poorly charted.  RR Lyrae, pulsating standard
candles, have been used to map the largest volume of the Galactic
halo, tracing the smooth component out to $\sim110\,$kpc
\citep{Cohen17}, and remnants of disrupted dwarf galaxies between 10
and 100\,kpc \citep[e.g.,][]{Vivas06, Watkins09, Sesar17b}.  In
addition to requiring time series observations to detect RR Lyrae,
they are also relatively rare, making it difficult to use them to
trace lower mass populations \citep{Sesar14}.  Other rare, luminous
tracers have been used to map the outer halo including blue horizontal
branch stars \citep[BHB][]{Deason12, Deason18b} and Carbon stars
\citep{Mauron04, Mauron08}. A full account of the Milky Way's
accretion history will require mapping the halo with tracers that are
both luminous and abundant.

Red giant branch stars are both relatively numerous and luminous and
therefore would serve as an excellent tracer of the stellar halo.  The
key challenge is identifying them in photometric surveys.  Red giants
have similar optical colors as the much more numerous dwarfs of the
same temperature; however, they can be separated with near-infrared
photometry \citep[e.g.,][]{Bessell88}.  NIR color-based selection was
used to identify M giants and map not only the massive debris from the
Sagittarius dwarf galaxy \citep[e.g.,][]{Majewski03}, but also stellar
streams and clouds from less massive progenitors
\citep[e.g.,][]{RochaPinto03,RochaPinto04}, and identify very distant
halo stars \citep{Bochanski14}.  \citet{Koposov15} and \citet{Li16}
refined this selection method and detected parts of the Sagittarius
stream in the highly crowded and high extinction plane of the Galaxy.

Previous work utilizing NIR color-based selection has focused on
identifying M giants, which are both intrinsically luminous and
clearly localized in 2MASS and {\it WISE} color-color diagrams.  An
advantage of this approach is that both 2MASS and {\it WISE} are
all-sky surveys and so structure can be mapped in this way throughout
the Galaxy.  The disadvantages are two-fold: M giants are a relatively
rare population, compared to e.g., K giants, and the use of 2MASS data
restricts the usable data to $K_s<13.5$ (equivalent to $W1<13.5$ for
cool stars).  {\it WISE} data extend at least 2.5 mag fainter than
2MASS, so a color-based method for selecting red giants that does not
require 2MASS photometry would enable a view of structure in the
Galaxy to much fainter limits than previous 2MASS-based catalogs.  In
this paper, we present such a method for a pure selection of (mostly
K-type) giant stars relying only on Pan-STARRS and {\it WISE}
photometry.

\begin{figure*}[!t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{giant_colorcut_parallax.png}
\vspace{0.1cm}
\caption{Selection of giants via color-color cuts.  Each panel shows
  log(number) of stars in the (de-reddened) $g-r$ vs. $z-W1$ color
  space selected to have $W1-W2<0$, $11<W1<13$, and
  $80^\circ<b<90^\circ$.  Two sequences are clearly seen in the left
  panel, which shows all stars.  The middle and right panels show
  stars selected to have parallaxes $<0.5$ mas (middle) and $>0.5$ mas
  (right).  Our selection box used to identify giants is marked by the
  dashed lines.  Also shown in the middle and right panels are the
  giant (log$\,g<3$) and dwarf (log$\,g>4$) sequences from a 10 Gyr
  MIST isochrone.}
\label{fig:ccut}
\end{figure*}

\section{Selecting Giants}
\label{s:data}

We begin with a catalog of stars that is cross-matched between the
Gaia mission \citep{GC16}, data release 2 \citep{GC18a}, Pan-STARRS
data release 1 \citep[PS1][]{Chambers16}, and {\it WISE} $W1$ and $W2$
photometry \citep{Wright10, Cutri13}.  The cross-matching was
performed using the Large Survey Database framework \citep{Juric12}
with a matching radius of $<1\arcsec$.  All photometry has been
corrected for Galactic extinction using the \citet{Schlegel98} dust
maps.  Where Gaia data are used we require
\texttt{visibility\_periods\_used}$\ge6$ and
\texttt{astrometric\_excess\_noise}$\ge1.2\gamma(G)$ where
$\gamma(G)={\rm max}[1,10^{0.2(G-18)}]$ \citep[see][for
details]{Lindegren18}.  When {\it WISE} data are used we require
uncertainties on $W1$ and $W2$ photometry to be $0<\sigma_{W1}<0.1$
and $\sigma_{W2}>0$.  Following \citet{Li16}, we also apply the
following criteria to ensure high-quality photometry:
\texttt{ext\_flag}$=$0 and \texttt{cc\_flags}$=$`00'.

It is well known that a single color is generally unable to separate
the K and M dwarfs from the K and M giants.  This ambiguity presents a
critical bottleneck to studying the stellar halo because along any
line of sight a flux-limited sample will be overwhelmingly dominated
by the much more numerous dwarfs.  A combination of broadband colors
that could reliably separate the dwarfs and giants would enable a much
cleaner view of the outer regions of the Galaxy.  Previous work along
these lines have used 2MASS $JHK_s$ photometry \citep{Majewski03}, or
a combination of 2MASS and {\it WISE} photometry \citep{Koposov15} to
select M giants.

Inspired by previous efforts, we explored a variety of color-color
cuts utilizing Pan-STARRS and {\it WISE} broadband colors.  After some
experimentation we settled on the following selection:
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
-0.4< W1- W2<0.0\\
g-r<1.1\\
1.9<z-W1<2.5\\
1.2(g-r)+0.95 < z- W1< 1.2(g-r)+1.15
\end{split}
\end{equation}
\noindent
The $W1-W2$ selection produces a very clear bifurcation in $g-r$
vs. $z-W1$ which we identify as sequences of dwarfs and giants (see
Figure \ref{fig:ccut}).  The additional cuts isolate the giant
sequence in that space.  We chose to avoid the use of 2MASS photometry
because 2MASS is much shallower than {\it WISE} and our goal is to go
as faint as possible.  The fairly conservative $z-W1>1.9$ selection
was motivated by the larger photometric scatter at fainter magnitudes.
The depth in our case is limited by {\it WISE}: at $W1=16$ the typical
uncertainty on $W1$ is 0.06 mag and at $W2=15$ the typical uncertainty
on $W2$ is 0.07 mag.

An illustration of the selection method is presented in Figure
\ref{fig:ccut}.  We select stars with Galactic latitude $b>80^\circ$
to minimize the effects of reddening and $11<W1<13$ so that
uncertainties on the Gaia DR2 parallaxes are small.  We then apply the
$W1-W2<0.0$ cut and plot the remaining stars in the left panel.  The
selection box in the $g-r$ vs. $z-W1$ space is indicated by the dashed
lines.  In the middle panel we show only stars with a parallax of
$\pi<0.5$ mas ($>2$ kpc), and in the right panel those stars with
$\pi>0.5$ mas ($<2$ kpc).  70\% of the stars in the selection box have
$\pi<0.5$ mas.  As we will see in a moment, stars with low parallaxes
are giants, indicating that our color selection has a purity of $\approx70$\%.

In the middle and right panels we also include the giant (log$\,g<3$)
and dwarf (log$\,g>4$) sequences from MIST isochrones at 10 Gyr
\citep{Choi16}.  Stars in the middle panel are similar to
low-metallicity giants, as expected for a halo population, while stars
in the right panel are similar to solar metallicity dwarfs, as
expected for the local disk population.  The models are systematically
bluer in $g-r$ for the reddest colors; this is a known limitation of
the color-temperature relations used in the models \citep{Choi16}.

According to the MIST isochrones, the color selection is identifying
the middle portion of the RGB (e.g., K giants) over the metallicity
range $-2<$[Z/H]$<0$.  The coolest stars (M giants) are omitted due to
the $g-r<1.1$ cut.  This cut was necessary in order to avoid
substantial contamination from the M dwarf locus, which turns vertical
in Figure \ref{fig:ccut} at $g-r>1.1$.  The absolute magnitudes of the
RGB stars range from $-5\lesssim M_{\rm W1}\lesssim-2$.  The {\it
  WISE} data reaches $W1\approx15.5$ before photometric uncertainties
compromise the color selection.  This translates into a reach of
$>100$ kpc for this color selection technique.

In Figure \ref{fig:sel2} we examine in more detail the purity of the
proposed color selection.  In the top panel we show the distribution
of parallaxes for a sample of stars with $11<W1<13$ and $b>80^\circ$.
The overall sample is compared to subsamples defined via a simple
color cut of $0.7<g-r<1.1$, and our $grzW1W2$ color selection.  This
bright sample of stars has small parallax uncertainties and so one
sees a clear bimodality in the distribution of parallaxes.  This is
due to the large difference in luminosities between dwarfs and giants
combined with the relatively narrow magnitude range considered in the
figure.  The bottom panel shows the associated color-magnitude
diagram, where it is clear that stars with $\pi<0.5$ mas are red
giants.  Returning to the top panel, comparison of the dotted and red
solid lines highlights the enormous suppression of dwarfs provided by
our $grzW1W2$ color selection compared to a simple $g-r$ selection.

\begin{figure}[!t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{parallax_hist.png}
\vspace{0.1cm}
\caption{{\it Top panel:} Distribution of parallaxes for stars with
  $11<W1<13$ and $b>80^\circ$.  The entire population is compared to
  stars with $0.7<g-r<1.1$, and our giant-based color selection
  (labeled as $grzW1W2$).  These bright stars have small parallax
  uncertainties and so the stars with $\pi\approx0.0$ can be
  confidently associated with greater distances.  The greater distance
  combined with the narrow magnitude range suggests that the
  low-parallax stars are giants.  This is confirmed in the bottom
  panel, which shows the color-magnitude diagram for all stars (shown
  as a Hess diagram with a logarithmic color stretch) and for the
  giant-based color selection.  Stars with $\pi<0.5$ mas are clearly
  giants, and they comprise 70\% of the $grzW1W2$ color-selected
  stars. Stars with negative parallaxes were assigned a nominal
  parallax of 0.01 mas for display purposes.}
\label{fig:sel2}
\end{figure}

We explore the completeness of these color cuts using the SDSS SEGUE
sample \citep{Yanny09}, which includes stellar parameters
\citep{LeeYS08}.  We restrict the SEGUE sample in several respects,
including $|b|>20^\circ$, $W1<15.5$, and requiring a quality flag of
`nnnnn'.  Following \citet{Xue14}, we identify K giants with
$0.5<g-r<1.3$.  We furthermore require [Fe/H]$>-2$, as some stars have
what appear to be unrealistically low metallicities (e.g., some stars
have [Fe/H]$\approx-4$).  We selected giants based on the clear
separation from the dwarf sequence in ${\rm log}\,g-T_{\rm eff}$ space.  We
discovered that some of the resulting K giant stars had $\pi>0.5$ mas,
which, given their apparent magnitudes, places them squarely on the
photometric dwarf sequence.  Such stars are removed.  We find that our
color cuts select 80\% of the SEGUE K giants with $T_{\rm eff}<4500$K.  In
other words, our selection method identifies cooler K giants with high
completeness.  The completeness drops rapidly for warmer giants, which
is not surprising given the selection of red stars with both $g-r$ and
$z-W1$ cuts.

\begin{figure}[!t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{map_parcomp.png}
\vspace{0.1cm}
\caption{Comparison between parallax-only selection (top panel),
  parallax plus M giant selection from \citet{Koposov15} (middle
  panel), and parallax plus our K giant color selection (bottom
  panel), for stars with $11<W1<13.5$.  The maps show log(number) of
  stars in $0.5^\circ\times0.5^\circ$ bins.  The color stretch is the
  same for the middle and lower panel. The total number of stars in
  each map is shown in the title of each panel.}
\label{fig:parcomp}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure*}[!t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=0.98\textwidth]{map.png}
\vspace{0.1cm}
\caption{Maps of red giant stars selected according to the color cuts
  in Figure \ref{fig:ccut}.  Regions where $|b|<10^\circ$ are omitted.
  The panels show stars in two $W1$ magnitude ranges.  The maps show
  log(number) of stars in $0.5^\circ\times0.5^\circ$ bins.  The
  Sagittarius stream (labeled) is prominent in the top and middle
  panels.  The Eastern Banded Structure (EBS) is visible and labeled
  in the top panel. }
\label{fig:map}
\end{figure*}

\section{Results}
\label{s:res_map}

We applied the color-based selection of red giants to the entire
cross-matched Gaia DR2, PS1, and {\it WISE} catalogs.  The sky coverage of
PS1 limits us to Dec$>-30^\circ$.  We have also removed stars with
$\pi>0.5$ mas as an additional filter against foreground stars.

Figure \ref{fig:parcomp} compares binned maps of stars selected only
by parallax (top panel) and those with both a parallax and two
color-based selection techniques (middle and bottom panels).  Here we
include stars with $11<W1<13.5$ and omit data near the plane
($|b|<10^\circ$).  In the middle panel we implement the
\citet{Koposov15} M giant selection, which utilizes 2MASS $JK_s$ and
{\it WISE} $W1$ and $W2$ photometry (these authors restricted their
analysis to $11<W1<13.5$, which motivated our choice for the magnitude
interval for this figure).  In the bottom panel we use our new color
selection.  It is clear that even for these relatively bright stars,
where the mean parallax uncertainty is 0.05 mas, that a parallax
selection alone is insufficient to identify the distant giants.  This
is not surprising --- a star at 10 kpc has a true parallax of 0.1 mas
and so a typical parallax uncertainty (for the stars in this figure)
of 0.05 mas implies that it will be difficult to separate a star at 10
kpc from the much more numerous foreground dwarfs.  In contrast, the
parallax plus color-based selection reveals a variety of structures
and overdensities, the most prominent being the Sagittarius (Sgr)
stream.

\begin{figure*}[!t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{map_pm_slice_1.png}
\vspace{0.1cm}
\caption{Maps of red giant stars in a wide magnitude range
  ($10<W1<15.5$) in bins of proper motion.  Rows are sorted by
  increasing $\mu_\delta$ while columns are sorted by increasing
  $\mu_\alpha$ (in units of mas yr$^{-1}$).  The maps show the number
  of stars in $0.5^\circ\times0.5^\circ$ bins.  See Figure
  \ref{fig:pm2} for a continuation of the proper motion bins.  Many
  known streams and stellar overdensities appear in these proper
  motion maps.  }
\label{fig:pm1}
\end{figure*}

\begin{figure*}[!t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{map_pm_slice_2.png}
\vspace{0.1cm}
\caption{Continuation of Figure \ref{fig:pm1}.}
\label{fig:pm2}
\end{figure*}

Comparison of the middle and bottom panels reveals the differences
between an M giant-based selection (middle) and a K giant based
selection (bottom).  There are approximately $26\times$ more stars in
the lower panel compared to the middle panel, even though the
magnitude range is the same, owing largely to the fact that K giants
are much more numerous than M giants.  Because of this, one can see
more streams and structures in the lower panel.  As we will see below,
a second advantage of the Pan-STARRS and {\it WISE} color selection
employed here is that we can extend to fainter limits than selections
based on 2MASS and {\it WISE}.  We do note that an advantage of the
color selection in the middle panel is that it can be applied to the
entire sky thanks to the all-sky 2MASS and {\it WISE} datasets.

In Figure \ref{fig:map} we show maps of the red giant stars in two
$W1$ magnitude bins.  Data in the plane ($|b|<10^\circ$) have been
omitted.  These maps are rich in structure.  The most obvious feature
is the Sgr stream which stretches across the entire map in the top
panel.  In the middle panel the Sgr stream has broken up into pieces,
and in the bottom panel Sgr is not easily visible, except perhaps for
the overdensity near (260,-10); see below for details.  At these
fainter magnitudes we are likely probing the more distant components
of the Sgr stream, as seen in previous work \citep{Majewski03} and
predicted by models \citep[e.g.,][]{Law10, Dierickx17}.

In the top panel there are several additional easily visible features
including the stream extending from (100,40) to (160,90).  This
structure is at an approximately constant Galactic latitude of
$b\approx35^\circ$ and corresponds to Feature B in \citet{Slater14},
also known as the Eastern Banded Structure reported in
\citet{Grillmair11}.

In Figures \ref{fig:pm1} and \ref{fig:pm2} we show the giant star maps
in proper motion bins.  In these maps the structures in our Galaxy
appear most dramatic.  In addition to the Sgr stream, which appears in
many panels \citep[see][for previous proper motion measurements at
various locations along the Sgr stream using {\it Hubble Space
  Telescope}]{Sohn15}, one clearly sees the structure referred to as
either a part of the Monoceros Ring \citep{Slater14} or the Eastern
Banded Structure \citep{Grillmair11} in the $0<\mu_\alpha<1$,
$-1<\mu_\delta<1$ bins.  This feature extends from (100,40) to
(180,90).  \citet{Deason18a} used SDSS-Gaia proper motion measurements
to demonstrate that this structure is part of a complex network of
sub-structures in the Galactic anti-center region with a likely origin
due to some perturbation of the Galactic disk.

The Hercules-Aquila Cloud \citep{Belokurov07, Simion14, Simion18}
appears at $290<$R.A.$<360$ and $-30<$Dec$<40$ in the proper motion
range $0<\mu_\alpha<1$, $-3<\mu_\delta<0$.  The plume of stars in the
bin $-2<\mu_\alpha<-1$, $-1<\mu_\delta<0$, north of Sgr, may also be
associated with Hercules-Aquila.  The proper motion gradient of this
structure, extending thousands of sq. degrees across the sky, is
remarkable and supports the scenario outlined in \citet{Simion18} that
the Hercules-Aquila Cloud is part of a much larger debris structure
originating from an old, well-mixed accretion event.

There is a large cloud centered at (150,-10) in the proper motion bin
$-1<\mu_\alpha<0$, $-2<\mu_\delta<-1$, with a plausible northward
extension in the bin $-1<\mu_\alpha<0$, $-3<\mu_\delta<-2$.  This
structure is very likely associated with the Virgo Overdensity
\citep{Newberg02, Bonaca12, Duffau14, Vivas16, Sesar17}.  If so, then
the map in Figure \ref{fig:pm1} offers the most complete on-sky
extension of the Virgo Overdensity to-date.

There are additional features in these proper motion maps whose
association with known structures is less obvious.  We leave a
detailed analysis of the structure in these diagrams to future work.

\section{Summary}
\label{s:sum}

In this paper we have presented a new color-based method for selecting
K-type red giants that is based on Pan-STARRS $grz$ and {\it WISE}
$W1$ and $W2$ photometry.  Gaia DR2 parallaxes of a bright subsample
confirms that this selection identifies giants with low contamination
from dwarfs ($\approx30$\%).  Comparison to the SEGUE sample of
spectroscopically-confirmed giants reveals that the completeness of
our color selection is $\approx80$\% for cool ($T_{\rm eff}<4500$K) giants.
The resulting maps display a rich variety of structure both as a
function of R.A. and Dec. and proper motion.

Our proposed color selection offers several benefits over previous NIR
color-based techniques that focused on selection of M giants
\citep[e.g.,][]{Majewski03, Koposov15}.  First, M giants, though more
luminous, are rarer than K giants, and so a selection aimed at
identifying the latter class of objects will result in a higher
density of tracers.  Moreover, previous M giant selections relied on
2MASS photometry, which is approximately 2.5 mag shallower than {\it
  WISE}.  By avoiding 2MASS we are therefore able to reach at least 2
mag deeper than previous giant-based color selections.  The major
drawback to our approach is that it requires $grz$ photometry, for
which complete coverage exists only at Dec$>-30^\circ$.

In the future we will investigate and characterize the many features
visible in the maps.  These maps can also be used to study the diffuse
stellar halo at large distances.  The requirement that these stars be
detected in {\it WISE} $W1$ and $W2$ means that they are relatively
bright, and so will be straightforward to follow up with high
resolution spectroscopy on $6-10$m telescopes.  Pan-STARRS limited the
sky coverage to Dec$>-30^\circ$ but the technique can be easily
extended to the south with Dark Energy Survey data.  Furthermore, the
overall depth can be extended by utilizing the extended {\it WISE} 4
yr data.

We emphasize that the color cuts adopted herein are not necessarily
optimal for selecting red giants as simple trial and error was used to
arrive at the final selection.  The success of our adopted selection
suggests that more sophisticated techniques \citep[e.g.,][]{Mints17,
  Anderson18} should have even greater success at identifying red
giants, so long as NIR data are employed.

\acknowledgments

We thank the referee for a prompt and constructive report.  CC
acknowledges support from the Packard Foundation.  RPN acknowledges
support from a James Mill Peirce Fellowship and an Ashford Graduate
Fellowship.  DJE is supported as a Simons Foundation Investigator.
This work has made use of data from the European Space Agency (ESA)
mission Gaia (https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia), processed by the Gaia
Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC,
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/dpac/consortium). Funding for the
DPAC has been provided by national institutions, in particular the
institutions participating in the Gaia Multilateral Agreement.

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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -- A week's worth of physical, mental and technical challenges stood between 41 Task Force Alamo National Guard Soldiers and the German Armed Forces Badge for military proficiency last week, and on Jan. 22, 33 of the Soldiers were awarded the metallic award.
The weeklong event offered a unique opportunity to the Soldiers and worked as an information exchange between the two nations' militaries.
"We are all Soldiers and it's important to work together to learn from each other and see how this trade works for the other's country," said German Navy Chief Petty Officer Jan Riethmueller, an information technology specialist assigned to Operation Atlanta who helped officiate the events. "The GAFB is a very cool medal, but the absolute most important thing here is to make new friends, learn customs and tactics and become better at what we do."
The GAFB is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks and may also be earned by U.S. service members and worn subject to uniform regulations.
"We all have strengths and we all have room for improvement," Riethmueller said. "This is the place to share those strengths and improve."
To earn the GAFB, Soldiers first passed a fitness test, followed by a "ruck march" carrying a 33-pound backpack. Lastly, for the physical portion, a swim test was conducted.
"This is the most difficult part," Riethmueller said. "The swim accounted for most of the failures."
The 100-meter swim is conducted in military physical training uniform with shorts and a t-shirt underneath, and must be accomplished in less than four minutes. After the swim is completed, time stops; however, the individual must also successfully remove their outer uniform without touching the side of the pool.
Those who passed the physical portions moved on to marksmanship.
"I was definitely least confident on the range," said U.S. Army Spc. Natalia Webb, a medical technician from 1-141 Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to CJTF-HOA, and the only female to earn the GAFB this rotation.
Webb said earning the badge doesn't set her apart from her fellow Soldiers, but puts her on the same playing field and gives her a chance to broaden her prospective while working with different career fields and nations.
"People often assume since a Soldier is a female they may not be able to keep up with their male peers," she said. "This was a good way to prove myself and encourage other females to compete next time."
At the end of all tests, scores are compiled and badges are awarded in three categories according to performance: gold, silver and bronze.
"The U.S. Soldiers were very impressive overall," Riethmueller said. "We often overlook the fact that some of these exercises are different for them, and they overcame some tough mental moments in a short period of time. We are all proud to work with them and fight side-by-side."


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One of the basic tenets of faith is listed in the third of the Ten Words (commonly called the "commandments" which says to not take YaHoVeH's Name "in vain". While most consider that an injuction against swearing, the Hebrew word translated as the English "vain" is shav' actually means "emptiness, vanity, falsehood" and is used again in Deuteronomy 5:20 to be translated as the English "false". To say that the name of YaHoVeH is "The LORD" is to make a false statement – and that is the definitive injuction of YaHoVeH. What is extremely ironic is what YaHoVeH declared to Jeremiah 23:27 – once we understand that the word "Baal" means "Lord." Therefore, to call Him "LORD" instead of "YaHoVeH" is to worship Him falsely – in vain.
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Jesus was their Teacher and Lord. The Greek word for Teacher is didaskalos, which is from didasko, "to teach." The Greek word for "Lord" is kyrios, "a possessor or owner; he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has the power of deciding." In the political sphere the word applied to "the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor."
John has prepared the reader many times for this moment of revelation. By writing his gospel many years later, he wrote from a clear perspective. But as we see here, when the time actually came for Jesus to expose Judas, the disciples (including John) were "at a loss" and seemed to be clueless. They trusted Judas with the finances, because Jesus Himself seemed to trust Judas, and they probably did not even know that "he was a thief" (John 12:6) until Jesus told them later.
Judas left the Last Supper, presumably either to buy supplies for the coming Passover feast or give the customary donation to the poor on such occasions. When Judas stepped into the night, only Peter and John knew the real reason for his departure, but there can be little doubt that the others were informed almost immediately of the situation.
If the Last Supper were being held in Bethany, as Lightfoot believed, Judas had to walk about two miles in the darkness to seek out the chief priests and to receive payment for his deed. He knew that Jesus planned to go from there to the Mount of Olives, under what pretext we cannot say. It is certain that Jesus did not announce His intention to go there late that night just to be arrested.
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Jeremiah 6:16; 18:15; Acts 15:21
"Thus said יהוה (Yahweh), "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and find rest for yourselves…." (Jeremiah 6:16)
"But My people have forgotten Me, they have burned incense to what is false, and they have stumbled from their ways, from the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths and not on a highway." (Jeremiah 18:15)
Regular public reading of the Torah was introduced by Ezra the Scribe after the return of the Jewish people from their Babylonian captivity (c. 537 BCE), as described in the Book of Nehemiah 8. In the modern era, adherents of Orthodox Judaism practice Torah reading according to a set procedure they believe has remained unchanged in the two thousand years since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (70 CE).
"For from ancient generations Mosheh has, in every city, those proclaiming him – being read in the congregations every Sabbath." (Acts 15:21)
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When you come
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James 1:1—2:26
If you are interested in downloading the annual Torah reading schedule with projected new moon sightings, Feast Days, click HERE.
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If you are interested in downloading the complete 3 year Bible reading schedule, click HERE. You can break up your Bible reading into 5 days of your choosing or combine the above readings of your choice.
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Standing on the ledge outside the access tunnel, Joe surveyed the lush forestlands blanketing the mountainside ridge and found them curiously compelling. Naturally twisted firs stretched eagerly above the green crest into the moist Pacific air, while here and there stands of big-leaf maple, Oregon ash and cottonwoods crowded together within the picturesque canopy. Black basalt, jutting randomly from the crag, formed countless natural lookouts on which native Indian tribes stood for hundreds of years watching the bountiful Columbia feed into the Pacific Ocean. The river's musk was drifting up from the gorge, but the richer fragrance was of wildflowers, as if the Almighty had strewn a fresh bouquet to purify the forest of the Nephilim stench that had so recently spoiled its florid sanctuary. In stark contrast to the unrefined beauty, a metal sign on the exitway behind Joe read—U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATION: NO TRESPASSING BEYOND THIS POINT.
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Série : Zones of Thought, Volume 2
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This book won the Hugo award for good reason. It has everything you want from a scifi epic. The characters were very believable and very interesting. The villains were over the top, and worth while for the most part. The concepts featured in the book about the state of human civilization were extremely interesting, and the conclusion to the book was worth while. I read a fire upon the deep. It was a good book but the ending was unsatisfying. Although this book was set on a far smaller stage than a fire upon the deep, it came much closer to home when it spoke of the state of the human condition. I here that Verner Vinge is writing another book set in this Universe. The sequeal to a fire upon the deep. I will be very interested in reading it, but I am even more interested in reading about Pham Nuwen, and a sequal to A deepness in the sky.
The only gripe that I had about this book was that it was a bit long, and seemed to drag on at times. Other than that the book was excellent. The only scifi book that I would rate above it was Hyperion.
One more thing. The Narrator Peter Larkin is among the best I have ever listened to. His acting is impeccable and his voices bring life to the story. I highly recommend this book.
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origional story line, good naration
What made the experience of listening to A Deepness in the Sky the most enjoyable?
the universe it creates is complete, and somewhat origional for a sci fi book. I listen to a lot of books, and prefer classic sci fi, and this fit that vein. characters were well fleshed out, believable, and you could actually care about them and remember them from day to day. I cannot say that about some books i listen to.
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Deepness in the Sky?
The alien side of the story.
What about Peter Larkin's performance did you like?
He is a good reader, never taking away from the book. I think he could use more inflection in different characters, but that is a minor observation.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
good guys win?
The book starts out in full narration. After the first hour, I still did not have a clue where this was going, and contemplated not listening further. I gave it another hour, and things started coming together. making sense. I would encourage the listener to hang in there, as he book is worth it.
Long but good
While there exists better voice acting, the story is strong enough to pull one through most of the strange vocal affectations and pronunciations, some of which is normal to a single narrator effort. For myself, character development and plot support are required for engagement. Vinge has this, and while there is a lot of backstory, it is needed for character motivations. I enjoyed the whole ziphead thing and much more. But if you are not into hard scifi, then go to those writing the fast action versions that use more common phraseology and shorter sentence structures. Myself - I appreciate Vinge winding narrative, logical plot development and creativity.
Slow start, but hang in there for a great read!
I think this is my favorite Vernor Vinge book to date (though I should listen to Rainbow's End again). The beginning was slow, but the second half of the book made it all worthwhile. A great cast of likable characters, two parallel worlds that eventually come together, lots of cool SF gadgets and surprises, interesting back stories, and more. I hope there is another book that takes place between this one and a "Fire Upon the Deep".
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Tales from the Slow Zone
A Deepness in the Sky is the 2nd installment in Vernor Vinge's Zones of Thought series.While the tale is a standalone story, it occurs thousands of years prior to his first installment with all the action taking place in the Slow Zone. The Qeng Ho partners with the Emergent to travel to an anomalous star known as OnOff, with the expectation of wondrous technology due to its unexplained behavior of shutting itself down periodically. Instead, the Emergents engineer a surprise attack on the Qeng Ho with disastrous results necessitating an uneasy alliance, led by the Emergent, while waiting for the aliens, a spider like race, to evolve technology sufficient to repair their spaceships. All the while, Pham Nuwen from Book 1 of the Qeng Ho plots surreptitiously to retake control as his background and history is relayed in a series of flashbacks.
Although mired in the Slow Zone, Vinge makes extensive use of numerous sci-fi elements to create an engaging and compelling story. Due to relativistic space travel, cold storage is heavily employed to extend time spans. The Emergents possess a mind-rot virus that has been engineered to create a "focused" human that behaves in an autistic manner like a human computer. The spider race is observed to develop from early to late 20th technology while having developed a cicada like form to survive the long periods of a dead sun. There is also employment of nanotech micro-drones. Mixed among all the technology, Vinge sprinkles discussions of economic and political theories to address issues arising from speed of light limitations. Finally, suggestions of anti-gravity materials hints at superior alien races beyond the slow zone and dooms Pham as he guesses wrong on where it all lies.
The narration is excellent with superb character distinction and good gender renditions.
Tripp Southern
Much, much better than 'A Fire Upon the Deep'
I enjoyed the first book, ''A Fire Upon the Deep'. It was okay. But this is a masterpiece. I did not want it to end. I don't want to give anything away, but if you read the first book and thought, like me, that you really didn't care for more of the same, don't worry, this isn't. Pham is the man!
JimmyJoeS
A new author but now a favorite.
I appreciate the authors ability to approach space and time travel in a manner we can relate to. They story line is solid. Fewer holes than many of today's authors.
If you like Star Wars - don't bother with this. This is much much technically thorough and has much more of a story line. It's not filled with light-minded platitudes and self congratulatory endings.
All in all a refreshing story and twist. Nice set of sub plots that'll be clearer the second time through.
Well done Vernor Vinge.
Well read Peter Larkin.
Another winner by Vinge
This prequel to A Fire Upon The Deep is excellent. It takes place far before the events of AFUTD, but in the same universe and with a shared character. Story seems a bit slow at times, but the rest of it makes up for this, and it is all great.
Zzzzzzz. It was perfect for falling asleep to.
Man, this was boooooooring. I just couldn't stay with it. Tried several hours. And I read and listen to plenty of long "hard" scifi. On a couple of flights, I started falling asleep to it. Usually, I would care and carefully rewind to where I'd last been fully-engaged. This was so dull I kept waking, hearing absolutely nothing interesting happening, and falling back to sleep. As a sleep aid, it's great stuff. Otherwise, pass.
I'm all ears
I found this book poorly written and poorly told. The characters were underdeveloped and unconvincing. Honestly, I couldn't finish it. This book won the Hugo award and has received many positive reviews. I generally love science-fiction. In fact, I'm an avid fan. I don't know. I guess that sometimes the book and the reader just don't fit, but I wanted to include my response just in case there are others out there like me.
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What should you do when an earthquake hits? Cover in place? Run outside?
It's a decision one must instantly make when the shaking begins. Californian natives might instinctively drop under a table, cover their head and hold tight. Out-of-staters might feel an urge to flee out the door.
During the global ShakeOut drill held at 10:19 a.m. PDT on Thursday, one common refrain was to drop, cover and hold on.
There's a reason for that. Many deaths in California's earthquakes have come from moving objects inside a room — like a loose television or a falling microwave.
The last person to die in a California earthquake, during the 2014 Napa temblor, was a woman who was struck in the head by a television that wasn't strapped down.
Another big rationale: The most vulnerable part of a building can be the facade. That means that while a building may continue standing after an earthquake, the first thing to collapse likely will be part of its outer wall — posing a deadly hazard for anyone trying to escape.
Before the Napa earthquake, the last two people who died in a California quake ran out of an unretrofitted brick building when a temblor struck Paso Robles in 2003. A wall came tumbling down on them as they exited. If they had stayed inside, experts said, they would have survived.
Something similar happened during the Sept. 19 Mexico earthquake. In the town of Jojutla in the state of Morelos, about a two-hour drive south of Mexico City, three people died when they fled the historic town hall. As they ran out, parts of the unretrofitted brick building fell, crushing them.
"As they escaped through the building, that bell tower fell and killed the people right on the spot there. So sometimes, it's really dangerous to just run out," said California seismic safety commissioner Kit Miyamoto, who recently visited Mexico.
In California, generally speaking, you're better off staying in the building, said Miyamoto, a structural engineer.
"Chances are, you'll get hit by something on the street," Miyamoto said.
Brick buildings, in particular, tend to fall outward, Miyamoto said, making it generally a bad idea to run out of a brick structure. Miyamoto said he'd also stay inside a steel frame building, as the probability of a steel building collapsing is believed to be relatively small.
But for Miyamoto, there are exceptions. One of them is being in an older, brittle concrete building.
Videos taken during the recent Mexico earthquake showed instances where collapses of brittle concrete buildings did not happen immediately. That threat gave some occupants precious seconds to run outside before a building collapsed.
Brittle concrete buildings were exposed for their vulnerabilities in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, but most local governments around the world have done nothing to require owners to go back and strengthen those buildings.
The city of Los Angeles in 2015 passed a law requiring such buildings to be retrofitted, but gave owners a 25-year deadline to do it once they are given an order to seismically evaluate the building. The city plans to send out the orders next year, according to the mayor's office.
The threat posed by brittle concrete buildings is well established. Just last month, a seven-story building on Avenida Alvaro Obregon in Mexico City suffered a catastrophic collapse, with its columns exploding under the weight of the fall. Forty-nine people died in that building — the highest death toll of any single site in Mexico.
But others in that building escaped by running for cover in a steel stairwell that was part of a separate structural system. Those that made it to the stairwell survived, said Miyamoto, who consulted with local engineers on the recovery effort.
Even in the United States, if Miyamoto knows he is in a brittle concrete building, "I [would] probably run out if I was on the ground floor. I know how these buildings are extremely dangerous firsthand," he said.
But he added that being struck by falling objects is still a high risk. "So I would be very careful," he said.
Miyamoto said that if he were in a wooden apartment building with flimsy supports on the ground floor — like to hold up a carport, garage or storefront, known as a "soft-story" building — he would run out if he was on the ground floor, but stay inside if he were upstairs.
So what are you supposed to do in California if you don't have that technical knowledge of knowing what kind of building you're in?
Ideally, the owner would have seismically retrofitted the building so occupants can safely drop, cover and hold on without fearing a collapse.
But if you have to make a decision, and you don't know what type of building you're in, Miyamoto advises: "Stay in." He stressed that many people can die from falling walls and objects.
Other experts agree that staying inside is a safer bet in California.
There is a chance that a person might emerge unscathed in an earthquake after running. But there are data suggesting that, statistically speaking, running opens you up to a higher risk of injury.
A New Zealand earthquake study found most people who were injured had been trying to move around during the shaking, U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Elizabeth Cochran said.
By trying to run, you may end up in a more vulnerable location.
During a recent visit to a Mexico school, Cochran said she was told how a group of schoolchildren started evacuating as soon as they felt the first shaking. But the shaking became so strong in this location that the students could no longer walk, and had to shelter in place in the hallway just outside the classroom door, Cochran said.
In that particular school, officials had done an excellent job of securing furniture and other objects, so the students weren't in any more danger at this particular location. "But had that not been the case, then ducking and covering under a desk would have been preferable," she said.
Having different advice for how to react in different buildings risks confusing people, Cochran said.
"I'm not a structural engineer. I wouldn't necessarily know walking into a building that it's one that's at risk. So we need to be focused, hopefully, on retrofitting that building. Giving people different messages in terms of what their response should be during an earthquake — it's too easy to get confused," Cochran said.
L.A., Santa Monica and West Hollywood have passed laws requiring owners of brittle concrete buildings to retrofit them. But most other local governments in California have not done so..
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Published 1-Dec-2020
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FCNSW manages approximately 260,000 ha of plantations in Regional NSW. These plantations are managed (among others), from Regional Offices in Grafton, Walcha, Bathurst, Tumut and Bombala. Experienced companies are invited to submit proposals for aerial fire-fighting services. One Parcel of work will be based near Tumut and the other parcel based near Bathurst. Proponents will also be required, depending on the fire conditions, to provide occasional aerial fire-fighting services in the other regional forests throughout NSW with potential bases at Walcha, Grafton and Bombala.
Three parcels of Aerial Pesticide Application Services are also sought for the Snowy Region (Tumut and Bombala), the Macquarie Region (Bathurst), and the Northern Region (Walcha and Grafton). The Northern Region includes hardwood timber whereas the Snowy and Bathurst Regions are only softwood.
Proponents are welcome to submit proposals for any or all of the available parcels to maximise efficiencies and synergies between regions and tasks. The RFP will close on the 15th January2021. Parcels will be awarded on the 11th March 2021 and contracts will commence from the 1st July 2021
NSW Regions: Far North Coast, Mid North Coast, New England, Central West, Orana/Far West, Riverina/Murray, Southern Highlands
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Proponents will be required to provide detail and evidence of all the mandatory requirements as well as pricing for the proposed services.
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Ex parte Warrior Met Coal, Inc., [Ms. 2180740, Sept. 6, 2019] __ So. 3d __ (Ala. Civ. App. 2019). The court (Edwards, J.; Moore, Donaldson, and Hanson, JJ., concur; Thompson, P.J., concurs in the result) denies a petition for writ of mandamus sought by Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (WMC) challenging the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court's order denying WMC's motion for summary judgment contending the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the employee's hearing loss claim was not ripe.
The court noted that one of the narrow exceptions to the unavailability of review of the denial of a motion for summary judgment lies when a trial court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, Ms. *8-9, and that "when a 'claim is not ripe for adjudication, ... the trial court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.'" Ms. *9, quoting Ex parte Safeway Ins. Co. of Alabama, Inc., 990 So. 2d 344, 352 (Ala. 2008).
"Ripeness is defined as '[t]he circumstance existing when a case has reached, but has not passed, the point when the facts have developed sufficiently to permit an intelligent and useful decision to be made' or '[t]he requirement that this circumstance must exist before a court will decide a controversy.' Black's Law Dictionary 1353 (8th ed. 2004)."
Ms. *9, quoting Ex parte Safeway Ins. Co. of Alabama, Inc., 990 So. 2d at 352 n. 5.
The court construed § 25-5-117(b), the statute of limitations for occupational exposure claims, as providing that "'the date of the injury shall mean the date of the [most recent] exposure to the hazards of the disease in the employment of the employer in whose employment the employee was [most recently] exposed to the hazards of the disease.'" Ms. *22, quoting 25-5-117(b).
The court concluded that this construction was most compatible with other sections of the Workers' Compensation Act and the construction that "best effectuates the beneficent purposes of the Act." Ms. *29. The employee presented evidence from his treating physician supporting that his hearing loss was caused "by work-related noise and that such hearing loss 'is most often permanent and no further medical care or treatment could be reasonably anticipated to medically treat [it] ...." Ms. *34. Accordingly, the court held that "the trial court did not err in denying WMC's motion for summary judgment on the basis that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because [the employee's] workers' compensation claim purportedly was not ripe." Ms. *35.
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The quality of mixed methods studies in health services research
J Health Serv Res Policy. 2008 Apr;13(2):92-8. doi: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007074.
Alicia O'Cathain 1 , Elizabeth Murphy, Jon Nicholl
1 Medical Care Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. a.ocathain@sheffield.ac.uk
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007074
Objectives: To assess the quality of mixed methods studies in health services research (HSR).
Methods: We identified 118 mixed methods studies funded by the Department of Health in England between 1994 and 2004, and obtained proposals and/or final reports for 75. We applied a set of quality questions to both the proposal and report of each study, addressing the success of the study, the mixed methods design, the individual qualitative and quantitative components, the integration between methods and the inferences drawn from completed studies.
Results: Most studies were completed successfully. Researchers mainly ignored the mixed methods design and described only the separate components of a study. There was a lack of justification for, and transparency of, the mixed methods design in both proposals and reports, and this had implications for making judgements about the quality of individual components in the context of the design used. There was also a lack of transparency of the individual methods in terms of clear exposition of data collection and analysis, and this was more a problem for the qualitative than the quantitative component: 42% (19/45) versus 18% (8/45) of proposals (p = 0.011). Judgements about integration could rarely be made due to the absence of an attempt at integration of data and findings from different components within a study.
Conclusions: The HSR community could improve mixed methods studies by giving more consideration to describing and justifying the design, being transparent about the qualitative component, and attempting to integrate data and findings from the individual components.
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Bradbury Award winner Neil Gaiman and I use the award statues to fight to the death. Photo credit: Charishawk (click on photo for a Nebula Awards photoset).
As I think most of you know, I flew in to the DC area last Wednesday to take part in SFWA's Nebula Awards Weekend, not only because was going to be an awesome time with awesome people, but because I am president of the organization, so me not showing up to the thing would be, you know, tremendously bad form. Here's what went down.
First, as I noted earlier, I left my travel bag in my car, which unfortunately contained my Mac Air, several books, my car key, and a bunch of cables relating to electronics. This annoyed me terribly. Contacted several cab companies and the DC cab commission to locate it. The good news, such as it is, is that the Mac Air is lockable and trackable from the moment anyone tries to access the Internet with it, so I locked it and will have it post a note asking to be returned. Also, almost everything I had on the computer was also redundantly stored elsewhere, so I have lost no work. Finally, the thing is insured. The bad news: It's still not returned. I am going to have to work on the assumption that the bag and its contents will continue to go missing, especially since I am leaving the area tomorrow morning.
Other than that the weekend was fantastic. I was pretty busy, with two board meetings and a SFWA business meeting, both of which will be of limited interest to people who are not SFWA members but which were very productive and useful. Go us. I also participated in a panel on humor in science fiction and fantasy, which also included James Patrick Kelly, James Morrow and SFWA's newest Grandmaster, Connie Willis. I thought it went very well, personally; between the four of us we covered a lot of ground in the subject. I also participated in our mass author signing, sitting between Nebula nominees Carolyn Ives Gilman and Mary Robinette Kowal; I signed a fair number of books, which makes me happy.
The big event of the Nebula Awards weekend, not entirely surprisingly, are the Nebula Awards themselves, which this year had Walter Jon Williams as MC (he did a great job), astronaut Mike Fincke as our keynote speaker (he was very inspiring), and of course Connie Willis as Grandmaster (immensely charming and heartfelt). And we gave away some prizes too. And then there was the after party, in which everyone poured into the SFWA hospitality suite and ate and drank and talked very loudly about things until it was time to go to sleep.
I really love the Nebula Weekends because in a sense, as SFWA president, it's my party — I get to host some of of the most interesting writers in the world and celebrate their achievements. But it would be horribly, horribly wrong for me to take any of the credit for the success of the weekend. That properly goes to Peggy Rae Sapienza, in her role of Nebula Weekend event co-ordinator, Steven Silver, and a huge raft of volunteers who have put time and energy into the event. I got thanked by people for the weekend, but I'm not foolish enough to take the credit. That goes to the people who made it work.
At the moment I'm pleasantly dazed from everything and since I have an ungodly early flight tomorrow, I'm likely to crash early tonight. But to everyone who came to the Nebula Awards Weekend and made it wonderful: Thank you.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, of which I am the president, gave out its Nebula and other awards last night. Here's what won, by whom, and who published it.


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