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Q: About the holographic principle I read at a book this quote

"As the degrees of freedom of a particle are the product of all the degrees of freedom of its sub-particles, were a particle to have infinite subdivisions into lower-level particles, the degrees of freedom of the original particle would be infinite, violating the maximal limit of entropy density. The holographic principle thus implies that the subdivisions must stop at some level, and that the fundamental particle is a bit (1 or 0) of information."

I know like everybody else here that it´s wrong because fundamental particles are not Bits, because in they are not pure information nor are information itself, but what exactlly is wrong in the quote that makes it falacious?

A: The book in question is self-published, and a cursory glance through it and some of the author's other writings convinces me that he is almost certainly a crackpot (although perhaps self-educated enough to sound convincing to one who might not know better).  If you have a true interest in topics about space and particle physics (and, if so, good for you!), I encourage you to obtain on of the many thousands of books on these subjects released by reputable publishers and authors.
To address this specific claim (and here I apologize for the use of technical jargon, but I don't presently have the time to break it down further), I will simply state that for a given physical macrostate of a statistical system, its entropy in terms of the possible corresponding microstates can be calculated as
$$ S = \sum_{i \in \text{microstates}} p_i \log[p_i]$$
where $p_i$ is the probability of the system finding itself in microstate $i$. The sum would be replaced by an integral or multiple integral when the possible microstates are continuously distributed, but schematically, this shows what we want to see. That it that is completely possible to specify the entropy of a system made up of sub-parts, without reference to those subparts, so long as the probability of states in which those subparts are excited is sufficiently small.  To give a completely practical example, one can compute the entropy of a gas of hydrogen molecules without considering that they are each made up of protons and electrons, so long as the temperature of the system is known to be low enough that the chance of any significant portion of the molecules being excited out of the ground state is small.  Essentially, in this limit, we know that the state of a given molecule is completely specified by giving its position (and orientation, since molecular hydrogen is not a spherically symmetric), without having to consider internal degrees of freedom.  It would certainly be onerous, and make all of statistical mechanics untenable, if we would need to know the ultimate, fundamental structure of matter before we could do any calculations.  Rather, the concepts of classical statistical mechanics, including entropy, were formulated long before even the atomic theory of matter was accepted science!
Furthermore, and now I'm just piling on, I cannot find any evidence on the web of an accepted physical principle corresponding to the authors "maximal limit of entropy density".  It's not even clear what claim he's making when he says that "the fundamental particle is a bit".  Let's just suffice it to say that the quoted passage is little more than Deepak-Chopra-level bull poop.

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The Canada China Business Council or CCBC (French: Conseil d'affaires Canada-Chine, Chinese: 加中贸易理事会) is a private, non-profit business association founded in 1978 to facilitate and promote business, trade and investment between Canada and People's Republic of China. CCBC has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Halifax, Beijing, and Shanghai.  CCBC is the de facto Canadian chamber of commerce in Beijing. It also has business incubators in Beijing, Shanghai, Montreal, and Calgary to help Canadian companies grow in China, and Chinese investors to succeed in Canada.

Mandate
Stimulate growth in bilateral business, trade and investment in goods and services;
Promote closer bilateral relations between Canada and China;
Provide practical and focused business advice and services to members;
Be the voice of the Canadian business community on matters pertaining Canada-China relations at all levels of government and to the general public in both countries.

Events

CCBC hosts various events such as trade missions and delegations, conferences, roundtables and seminars throughout the year. It also organizes business and networking events on behalf of its members. Notable past events include the state visit to China by Governor General David Johnston in 2013, visit by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2012, and China's Commerce Minister CHEN Deming's  visit to Canada in 2012. Other events include:

CCBC Annual General Meeting and Policy Conference
Canada-China Business Forum
CCBC China Business Workshops
CCBC Great Canadian Christmas Party
CCBC Canadian Charity Ball
Canada Day celebrations

Publications

CCBC publishes its annual magazine, the Canada-China Business Forum Magazine". The magazine covers topics relevant to Canada-China business, trade and investment. Business leaders, public officials and academics familiar with Canada-China relations contribute to the magazine. The most recent edition was published in August 2016.

Advocacy and awards

CCBC advocates for stronger bilateral ties between Canada and China and for a better business environment in each country. This advocacy work is directed by members towards governments and institutions in both countries. The Government of Alberta signed an externship agreement with the CCBC in 2012 to allow young Albertans to gain valuable work experience in China. CCBC also recognizes companies that have demonstrated business excellence and leadership in China and Canada. In 2012, the CCBC presented its biennial China-Canada Business Excellence Awards to:

Hatch for CCBC Member of the Year
Epic Data International for Outstanding SME
Huawei for Investment in Canada
Ivey Business School for Education Excellence

Structure
The CCBC is a private, non-partisan, membership-based business association, with members from both Canada and China. Members include large multinational corporations such as Barrick Gold, BlackBerry, Bombardier, BMO Financial Group, Caisse de Depot, CITIC, Export Development Canada, Huawei Technologies, Manulife Financial, Molycorp, Power Corporation, SNC Lavalin, and  Sun Life Financial. The CCBC draws its members from different industries, including manufacturing, oil and gas, education, public sector and professional services. The CCBC works closely with the China Council for Promotion of International Trade(CCPIT).

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1978 establishments in Canada
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Camp Lawton dig director leaving, assesses findings and mysteries at prison site
Students conduct work during this summer's field school (GSU)
Assistant Professor Lance Greene, who directed Georgia Southern University archaeology students conducting field work and research at Camp Lawton, a Civil War prison, is leaving the school after three years to take a position at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Greene, 51, has spoken often with the Picket about the Lawton project. We talked this week about his future and the status of efforts to learn more about Lawton, which held nearly 10,000 Federal soldiers for six weeks in fall 1864. Hundreds of artifacts have been recovered. The questions and responses below have been edited.
Q. Tell me about what you will be doing at Wright State.
A. I'll be the only archaeologist on staff. In the fall, I will be teaching introduction to archaeology, field methods and archaeology. I'll actually start a new project on Shawnee archaeology. This will cover southwest Ohio and the last 500 years, with a focus on the Revolutionary War period. They were resisting British and American intrusion. There are several villages from the 1770s and 1780s within 5 and 10 miles of our campus. This will be good for field school. The two I am most interested in were sizable villages. Old Chillicothe had 50 to 60 houses. I conducted research on the Cherokee before I came to Georgia Southern.
Q. What's going to happen with the Camp Lawton project after your departure?
A. Next year will be tough for archaeology. Professor Sue Moore just retired this past spring (though she will continue to give lectures). This summer GSU went from three archaeologists to one. The coming semester will focus on hiring a replacement to me. The new Camp Lawton person will start in fall 2016.
Q. What will that mean to the field work?
A. There will be a one-year down time. Camp Lawton will be inactive for about a year. There will be no excavation for fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters and no public days (to witness the digs). They will probably continue to give presentations.
Q. What's the impact of this halt in excavations?
A. We hope it won't be much of an interruption. This has been going full steam for about five years. I finished up a comprehensive site report of excavations since 2010. (The school and federal and state agencies) will look at it as a year to study and look at where the next phase of work should be. From their perspective, this is a good thing. It is a good stopping point to take a breath and look at what is coming next.
Q. Tell me about the most recent work. (Camp Lawton sat on what is now Magnolia Springs State Park and an old federal fish hatchery near Millen).
A. We had 12 students all together and did a lot during mid-May to mid-June during summer field school. We spent almost all of our time in the prisoner area. We continued the excavation of a brick oven and a hut. We wanted to get those finished and back-filled. I think that my conclusions add to what we interpreted last year. The brick oven (made for prisoners) was more of a substantial structure than what we thought. We found evidence of posts. The stratified layer was a lot deeper than what we thought it was. The Confederacy built these really substantial brick ovens as opposed to haphazard. The prisoners used this oven a lot more than we thought. They are focal points and used for food, warmth and social interaction. These may be hubs for a lot of the prisoners. About five or six were built.
Remains of prisoner residence (GSU)
Q. How about the hut?
A. There were not too many artifacts, thought we found a few machine-cut nails. It was a big, basin-shaped pit, roughly square. They stole the bricks to build a tiny chimney at the end. It probably housed two or three men. All of the bricks in the prisoner hut were complete. There were only brick fragments in the oven. It appears civilians after the war took the good bricks from there.
Q. Tell me some of the conclusions in your status report.
A. We're finding out that the best-preserved part of the site is the prisoner encampment area. Everything within the stockade wall is very well preserved. We have yet to identify definite Confederation portions of the site. We don't know if they have been destroyed or we are digging in the wrong place. Future work inside the stockade will be slow and will concentrate on feature deposits. Outside the stockade wall (in the Confederate area) will be a survey (as more is learned).
One of two brass harmonica reeds found at Lawton (GSU)
Q. What about the remains of an old residence in the Confederate area, where you found artifacts from different periods?
A. We believe that is Confederate. I think it was prewar frame house, probably tenant farmer. It was lived in again until 1870 or 1880, then burned. We do have an officer's quarters there. That is the one good location we have that is Confederate occupation.
Q. What else?
A. In the prisoner area, the excavations are beginning to support that prisoner accounts are true. We have found a cow mandible. They were given cow heads. They are breaking these pieces of skull to hand out to prisoners to be more democratic. We are getting other pieces of bones, but they need analysis. It shows the Confederacy will impress livestock. Heads were carried by wagon into the prison. Very telling is the lack of things we see. There is no glass or ceramics in prison area. They are having to do with tin cups. The Confederacy is giving them nothing and they are getting bad cuts of meat if they get anything at all. A tin cup was used for water and to eat soup. They have nothing else. They reused items, railroad piece and metal scrap.
Q. Did you make any recommendations for future work on the project?
A. For me, personally, the question is the difference in quality of life between prisoners and guards. This is one of the questions that drive the research design. Methodology I have suggested is that inside the stockade they need to dig slowly and methodically. This is feature excavation. Of course, my replacement may go somewhere else with this.
Darker soil shows evidence of stockade wall (GSU)
Q. Has Camp Lawton lived up to its billing from a few years ago as a virtual time capsule because of its remote location?
A. The site integrity is as big as they say it is. The prisoner area is one of the best preserved sites I have ever seen. We can reflect on what is going on during the Civil War in a lot of ways: The treatment of prisoners, race and more. I continue to think Camp Lawton is an incredibly important site.
Q. How have students benefited from the field work and research?
A. I think that Camp Lawton is an excellent training ground for students -- graduate and undergraduate. Right now we have graduated three master's students with thesis research on Camp Lawton. We have two more about to finish up. There is a lot of historical research.
Q. Any special memories of the work on the site?
A. There are just a lot of moments. They often hinge on th discovery of really specific things in the field. I remember the moment we discovered a good example of stockade trench. It amazed everyone, including myself. This past summer, I had several students uncovering what was left of brick rubble and they were troweling, exposing material. Just in the floor, there was an old post hole with brick rubble shoved into it. It kind of took my breath away and it was a teaching moment for my students. We started finding evidence of how they built this structure. I am going to miss the site, doing research because it is one of the most incredible sites I have ever worked on. It will be tough to top that. I will miss the students and faculty.
Labels: camp lawton, Civil War, Confederate, Georgia, Georgia Southern University, Lance Greene, Millen, prison
Virginia friends group mapping battlefields
Culpeper preservationists are charting a plan to develop a map of 10 local Civil War battlefields. The National Park Service this week awarded a $30,050 grant to the Friends of Cedar Mountain, the nonprofit group working with partners to protect and maintain the battlefield on U.S. 15 where opposing forces clashed Aug. 9, 1862. The grant will be used to create a landscape study of Cedar Mountain as well as battlefields at Mine Run in Orange County, Morton's Ford, Kelly's Ford, Rappahannock Station I and II in Rappahannock County, Auburn I and II, Buckland and Brandy Station. • Article
Labels: cedar mountain, culpeper, friends, map, virginia
Clemens, U.S. Grant and Hannibal, Mo.
Samuel Clemens
Hannibal, Mo., will be forever linked to Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), known for his writing, rather than his participation in the Civil War. The City Council has agreed to make a $1,000 match toward the purchase of a $2,500 blue highway sign indicating that the community is one of a series U.S. Grant Trails in Missouri. While Clemens' Civil War participation was reportedly limited to a two-week stint with a Confederate militia, he later wound up a close friend of Ulysses S. Grant. Grant's autobiography, written as he was dying of cancer in 1885, was published as a two-volume set by Mark Twain. Grant's memoirs made approximately $450,000 for his family, leaving it financially secure. • Article
Labels: Civil War, Grant, Hannibal, missouri, Twain
Navy divers bring up first cannon from wreck
One down .... three to go.
That's the cannon count for U.S. Navy divers working from a barge in Savannah, Ga., as part of an operation to remove the remnants of the Confederate ironclad CSS Georgia from the shipping channel.
Divers on Wednesday brought up a small artillery piece called a "six-pounder" -- a reference to the weight of the cannonball. It's the first time the cannon has been above the Savannah River surface since the CSS Georgia was scuttled by its crew in December 1864.
The Navy has been in town a few weeks to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in collecting artifacts and removing pieces of the vessel -- including its guns, ordnance, casemate and propeller -- in the first phase of a deepening of the channel to the Atlantic Ocean.
The ironclad may have had as many as 10 large guns onboard during its operation. Two were recovered years ago and are on display at Old Fort Jackson, near the wreck site. Four have remained in the river and are being brought up by Navy divers, who have recovered about 150 pieces of ordnance and munitions from the murky depths. They'll remove the boat's larger pieces after the cannon are out of the water.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wreck photos
• Facebook page for U.S. Navy divers
Labels: army corps, Confederate, CSS, Georgia, ironclad, Navy, savannah
Donated quilt has many stories to tell
A cherry quilt buried with other precious family heirlooms during the Civil War has a permanent home -- the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The 155-year-old quilt, with its still vibrant greens and reds, intricate cherries and stems, has been the subject of much lore -- and more than a few family squabbles. • Article
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More ordnance coming up than expected at CSS Georgia site in Savannah
Spencer Puett prepares for dive (U.S. Navy)
A team of Navy divers has recovered about 100 pieces of unexploded ordnance and munitions on the bottom of the Savannah River at the CSS Georgia wreck site – a number higher than what archaeologists first expected.
Navy officials expect dozens more will be lifted from the Confederate ironclad's grave in Savannah this month before they remove remaining cannon, pieces of casemate, the propeller and other components of the warship.
The recovery operation, which includes previous artifact removal by divers contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is part of a larger project to deepen the river channel to carry containers vessels to and from the Georgia city without being dependent on the tide.
"I'm just really proud of my sailors, and we are all very proud to work on this piece of history," diving and salvage commander Chief Warrant Officer Jason Potts said in a Navy article.
The CSS Georgia was scuttled in December 1864 to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
Labels: cannon, CSS Georgia, divers, Navy, savannah, shells
Locomotive Texas will stay in Atlanta after state ruling in ownership dispute
Two locomotives that were the stars of a famous chase in Georgia during the Civil War will not be reunited.
That's because a state agency recently found that the Texas, used by Southern pursuers during the April 1862 "Great Locomotive Chase," is indeed owned by the city of Atlanta.
A little background: The locomotive and the Atlanta Cyclorama painting have been in Grant Park for more than a century. The city decided last year to move both to the Atlanta History Center's Buckhead campus.
Officials in Cobb County, northwest of Atlanta, saw an opportunity to try to prove that the Texas actually belonged to the state, opening a possible claim. They want the locomotive to be housed at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, paired with the General, the object of the chase.
While the chase did not take place in Atlanta, the history center says extensive research uncovered documents and news accounts that go in its favor.
"We are certain it belongs to the city," Gordon Jones, senior military historian and curator, told the Picket last month.
1908 The Atlanta Georgiam article on the matter (AHC)
Steven L. Stancil of the State Properties Commission, which initiated state research on the ownership, recently wrote, "After a review by the Georgia Department of Law, we believe there is little question that the Texas belongs to the city of Atlanta."
A Cobb lawmaker told the Marietta Daily Journal this week he won't fight the ruling. Rep. Earl Ehrhart had argued the locomotives should be together. "It just makes all kinds of sense in the world to be housed somewhere in Cobb. This is where the historical event actually took place, and I know that it would be well cared for by that museum for sure,"
A page on the AHC website shows documents cited in Stancil's determination. The history center said the successor company to the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1908 donated the Texas to the group Ladies of Atlanta, which in turn gave it the city's park commission.
This followed a statement from Gov. Hoke Smith, who was concerned about the declining condition of the locomotive. The state consented to the transfer.
"I commend very cordially the idea of preserving this historic old engine," Smith wrote. "The limited grounds around the state capitol made it impossible for the state to accept and preserve it. I write to assure you that the transfer of the gift as you indicated in your letter meets with my very cordial approval."
Patrick W. Leed, Georgia assistant attorney general, wrote Stancil in April that his review showed "little reason to dispute Atlanta's exclusive ownership" of the Texas, which was built in 1856 and saw service for nearly five decades.
On April 12, 1862, the Texas (above) took part in the famous Great Locomotive Chase, or Andrews Raid. Steaming in reverse, the locomotive pursued the fleeing General that had been commandeered by Union soldiers and civilians in disguise.
James Andrews and his band of raiders tried to destroy much of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and communications as they rushed northward. They achieved little success and eight of the nearly two dozen captured participants, disguised as civilians, were later hanged in Atlanta as spies. Andrews was among them.
Kennesaw Mayor Mark Mathews suggested Kennesaw work with Atlanta in the future to bring the history of the two trains together, the MDJ reported. The General, itself an object of a legal dispute in the 1960s, is owned by the state and is on permanent loan to Kennesaw, according to Mathews.
Plans are being made at the AHC to have the Texas tell a wider story of the founding and growth of Atlanta transportation and there is value in having the trains in different locations to tell two stories, said Hillary Hardwick, vice president of marketing communications.
Labels: atlanta, chase, cobb, general, Georgia, great, history center, kennesasw, locomotives, Southern Museum, texas
Artifacts, planned museum raise profile of 'forgotten' Camp Douglas prison in Chicago
Recent dig near Pershing East Magnet School (Michael Gregory)
Some heard through word of mouth, others through social media posts. Armed with curiosity and perhaps a hat to better weather the sun, they came to the grassy lot near a school on Chicago's South Side – willing to dig, fill buckets and sift through dirt.
About 50 volunteers assisted the Camp Douglas Restoration Foundation late last month in its fifth excavation aimed at pinpointing features of the little-known Civil War prison camp and gathering artifacts for a planned museum.
"People said, 'Hey, I just would like to do this,'" said David Keller, a retired banker who is managing director of the 5-year-old foundation.
Archaeologists and volunteers, excavating about 3 feet down in three units, uncovered a Federal uniform button with an embossed eagle and grommets that may have been part of a rubber blanket at the camp. They also found a dark stain in the soil that may have been the remnants of a wooden post. The discoveries will undergo further research.
Button may have been on vest
Rubber attached to grommets (Camp Douglas Restoration Foundation)
Of course, they also find items in the sand and clay that may not be part of the Civil War period. Those items are kept so that other groups or institutions may further research them.
"We find very curious things," Keller told the Picket this week. "We found in one of the units about a half a dozen clay smoking pipes and pieces of them. Very elaborate, some with floral designs, some very demonic. We have one with the devil and the fiddle."
The pipes, some of which were made by the Noel brothers of Lyon, France, may indeed be from the period.
For Keller and archaeologist Michael Gregory, an assistant visiting professor at DePaul University, the digs generate public interest and help bring the story of Camp Douglas out of obscurity.
"Camp Douglas wasn't wiped off the face of the Earth," said Keller.
In a sense, it was. The prison's 200 structures went down when the site was dismantled in December 1865. What used to be a rural tract just outside city limits became part of Chicago's rapid growth. The community, known as Bronzeville, was an African-American mecca during the "Great Migration" of the early 20th century. The South Side was a cultural bulwark and drew numerous black entertainers, including Louis Armstrong.
Camp Douglas largely faded into history.
Besides a cemetery containing the mass grave of 4,000 Confederates who died at the prison, Chicago currently offers only two signs that mention Camp Douglas -- hence the foundation's efforts to build the museum that will resemble one of its barracks.
Keller, author of "The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison," said the 2012 discovery of the camp headquarters foundation was an important find.
"We want to better tie specifically where the camp was," he said. "We don't know where the stockade fence was found."
Previous excavations found the letter "B" from a Union cap and the bowl of a tobacco pipe that would have been attached to a reed stem. Experts at the American Civil War Museum are confident the pipe, found about 10 yards from June's dig, was of the period, Keller said. "It was the pipe of choice of the Confederate soldier."
The recent excavation, said Gregory, demonstrates that physical evidence of the prison "has not been completely destroyed by urban development." While the foundation has been able to dig on public property, much of the 60 acres is covered or in private hands, with no accessibility.
Keller said he believes the artifacts are the first military items found in Chicago in 100 years. "Whatever we can find that is part of the history of the camp is important to us."
'Andersonville of the North'
Camp Douglas originally served as a training facility for Illinois soldiers being rushed to regiments at the front. Much of the site was converted to a prison camp.
"Had the military been involved (the site) never would have been selected," said Keller. "It was noted for its flooding, swampy conditions."
The U.S.Sanitary Commission, during an inspection, found that the "amount of standing water, of unpoliced grounds, of foul sinks, of general disorder, of soil reeking with miasmic accretions, of rotten bones and emptying of camp kettles … was enough to drive a sanitarian mad."
It earned well the sobriquet "Andersonville of the North."
Officials estimate 1 in 7 Confederate prisoners died, although the exact number is not known. Keller said he believes between 5,000 and 6,000 perished.
In his book, Keller tells Camp Douglas' story through the eyes of five POWs who kept journals.
"There were haves and have nots in the prison. There were people who lived pretty well, and there were those who lived deplorably," he told the Picket. "It was not a pleasant place, but it was not as bleak as the Lost Cause tries to paint it."
Untrained officers and guards and a constant change in commandants made matters worse. And soldiers who were taken prisoner during the Civil War had no training in how to weather the crisis and survive.
One exception, Keller said, were members of Confederate Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan's raiders, captured in 1863. By then the parole and exchange system had broken down, and the raiders knew their stay at Camp Douglas might be lengthy.
By not allowing a comrade to starve and by sticking together, they endured death rate about half of the general prison population, according to Keller.
"They didn't cooperate with the prisoner officials. They tried to escape. They refused to sign anything. They kept faith in their fellow prisoners and respected their chain of command."
Pipe bowl likely used at Camp Douglas
Pipe with devil/fiddle theme (Camp Douglas Restoration Foundation)
Choices and consequences
Several times a month, Keller gets information requests from descendants of Confederate soldiers held at Camp Douglas.
In central Georgia, the staff at Andersonville National Historic Site tells the story of the infamous Confederate prison there and answers questions from those curious about other facilities.
"It is very common for folks who are interested in Andersonville to be familiar with the names of other large prisons, traditionally Elmira and Douglas," said Stephanie Steinhorst of Andersonville. "Those prisons tell the parallel story of Confederate prisoners of war, and the choices that United States commanders made during the war."
Steinhorst said visitors struggle to grasp the scope of Andersonville's misery.
She continued: "At the National Prisoner of War Museum, we have highlighted the stories of prisoners of these other locations, like Douglas, through programs and some of the museum exhibits. Each prison could have thousands of pages of text about their struggles, because each page could be one of the lives that passed through the gates. However, our site was not built immense enough for every name and every image. We begin the conversation and then hope that people go home, carrying the questions of prisoners of war to their local historical societies, the National Archives, the town church, the historic site, or better yet, their own family tree. ..."
(Michael Gregory)
Plans for museum, soldiers database
The foundation wants to builds it museum – which will include references to African-American troops who were trained at Douglas – "sooner rather than later," Keller said, adding it is close to securing a location within the camp's confines and is negotiating details.
Once that is worked out, the group hopes to raise $2.5 million to build, equip and operate the venue, which will resemble a single-story barracks that was rated for 100 occupants, but sometimes held 300, a sign of the prison's overcrowding. The barracks were 90 feet by 24 feet.
Keller said he would like to see ground broken this fall.
In addition to its small collection of artifacts, the foundation wants to display items from the Chicago History Museum, including the camp chapel bell, and other institutions. The owner of a locket made by a prisoner also has expressed interest in loaning that item.
The interior would include bunks, mannequins playing cards, photographs and a video loop.
Also in the plans is a database of the prisoners. Nearly 30,000 Confederates went through the camp. Most of the dead are listed on plaques at Oak Woods Cemetery. The National Archives and Ancestry.com have nearly 12,000 additional names, though they are not currently searchable.
Keller has several hundred names given to him. "If I can get between 15,000 and 20,000 names, I would be pleased." The foundation would like the database – when possible -- to include names, units, capture date, capture location and the soldier's disposition.
In the meantime, the foundation continues its education outreach by speaking to various groups and at schools.
Steinhorst, with Andersonville National Historic Site, said every Civil War prison failed to protect human life.
"Men died in these places and the legacy of any of the Civil War prisons is how did they survive, what did the survivors want us to understand, and how can we learn from their sacrifices. The study of prisons needs to be based on the flaws and merits of each prison as a single moment in history," she told the Picket.
"To compare them, and shape all your understanding on which is worse or who is to blame is a lost opportunity. We hope that when folks visit places like Andersonville, Richmond, Elmira or Point Lookout that they find space to explore the complexities of the story and connect to the landscape. After the crucible of captivity it was the survivors, women, and freedmen who called for memorials, monuments and ceremonies. Today, we live in the legacy of their work, and the work continues."
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Retromobile ended Paris Classic Car Week on Sunday 10 February having seen record numbers: 132,000 enthusiasts over the 5 days of the exhibition. The 130,000-visitor milestone was therefore surpassed, and the record broken for the highest number of visitors that was set in 2015 when cars from the Baillon Collection went on sale (121,884 visitors). Every year, thousands of enthusiasts from all over the world flock to Paris to admire dazzling bodywork, to feast their eyes on the lines and curves of cars from another era and to marvel at an array of previously unseen exhibitions, all carefully prepared by the Show's teams.
This year, Rétromobile had no fewer than 620 exhibitors and nearly a thousand vehicles spread over the 3 halls totalling some 72,000 m² of exhibition space – equivalent to 7 football pitches. Hard work rewarded by record visitor numbers, confirming the show's success and appeal in the eyes of the general public.
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Jellyfish-based nanofiber/nanoparticle wound dressing
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Summers at the beach seem to be incomplete without newspaper or TV reports of jellyfish invasions. Some even go as far as warning of the imminent doom of worldwide ocean jellification (although the sensational claim that jellyfish are taking over the oceans is built on wobbly foundations). Nevertheless, jellyfish blooms are a considerable threat, causing considerable and repeated damage to power plant and industrial cooling systems, the fishing industry, and tourism.
Jellyfish aren't all bad, though. They are a known food source for many fish and other marine species and they are a widely eaten delicacy mostly across Asia. Jellyfish are becoming even more overtly beneficial towards humans as recent medical studies have discovered that they may hold potential medical values for many diseases and infections; including arthritis, menstrual pains and gout. Scientists have discovered that jellyfish collagen suppresses arthritis in lab rats and stimulates the immune system and inflammatory responses in humans.
With this in mind, jellyfish may offer more to humans than previously believed and now have even reached the world of nanotechnologies. An international research team reports the successful electrospun-based preparation of novel composite biocompatible nanofibers based on jellyfish biomass (Advanced Functional Materials, "Jellyfish-Based Smart Wound Dressing Devices Containing In Situ Synthesized Antibacterial Nanoparticles"). These nanofibers are decorated with in situ generated bio-templated metallic silver nanoparticles, resulting in a scaffold with potent antibacterial properties.
In this work, the team demonstrates the ease of use of jellyfish biomass as a biodegradable and biocompatible raw material for producing antibacterial mats.
Antibacterial wound dressing demonstrated in this work. (Reprinted with permission by Wiley-VCH Verlag)
"While jellyfish bodies consist of 90-95% water, the remaining biomass is mostly composed of cellular and protein materials," Shachar Richter, a professor at Tel Aviv University, who led this study, tells Nanowerk. "These proteins mainly comprise a mixture of collagen and of Q-mucin glycoproteins. The latter are members of a large family of mucusal proteins, which can successfully bind collagen-digesting enzymes, thus allowing growth of new collagen in a dermis layer and promoting wound healing."
Collagen is a major structural protein in animals and applying it to wounds can help encourage skin to heal faster. However, when the collagen comes from mammals such as cows and pigs, as most of it does, it has the potential to transmit conditions such as foot-and-mouth disease. This, and the fact that the extraction processes of this protein involve time- and cost-consuming steps, has thus far limited mammalian source-derived collagen's medical usage. Enters the humble jellyfish...
The researchers processed the whole biomass (not just the collagen) from two species of jellyfish (one from the Mediterranean and one from the Pacific) in several steps and added a solution of polycaprolactone polymer (PCL) until the resultant mixture could be used as the feeding solution for an electrospinning process.
The morphology of the jellyfish/PCL nanofibers depends on the mixture ratio as well as the electrospinning working parameters.
Dependence of jellyfish/PCL fibers morphology on jellyfish/PCL w%/w% ratio in constant electrospinning working parameters. (Reprinted with permission by Wiley-VCH Verlag) (click on image to enlarge)
The antibacterial properties of the resulting nanofiber mats were enhanced by incorporating silver nanoparticles within applying an in situ bio-template synthesis that the team developed.
"In our porcine experiments we found that all wounds treated with a wound dressing comprised of our antibacterial jellyfish/PCL nanofiber mats demonstrated progressive healing without complications," Richter notes. "In our test, the performance of our dressing exceeded commercial products."
"Our approach reflects a new paradigm, which suggests exploiting the jellyfish as an accessible, cheap and valuable renewable material that can be used in various applications, such as cosmetics, wound dressings, artificial skin, and bioplastics," he concludes. "Successful production of such materials from two different species of jellyfish that reside in different marine environments suggests the opportunity to utilize the jellyfish in a mass production worldwide."
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Warriors observations: Steph Curry's return wasted in bad loss to Suns
January 11, 2023 by rom53
SAN FRANCISCO — Now that, folks, was a roller coaster of a letdown.
The Warriors on Tuesday night at Chase Center were as close to the whole as they have been in over a month. With the return of Steph Curry, the Warriors' starting lineup of Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney were sharing the court together for the first time since Dec. 2. Their opponent, the Phoenix Suns, were a shell of themselves.
At least on paper.
The Suns were without Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton, Cam Johnson, Landry Shamet and Cam Payne. But as the Warriors have learned countless times this season, the NBA is far from predictable — as was the case to end this eight-game homestand with a 125-113 loss.
Let's make matters worse real quick. The short-handed Suns had been losers of six straight games, nine of their last 10 and 15 of their last 20. And they completely outplayed the Warriors for the third time this season.
In the first half, the Warriors had as many assists (nine) as turnovers. That right there told the story. There was no flow, no rhythm and not enough intention. By the time the Suns had taken 10 free throws, the Warriors were yet to attempt a single attempt from the charity stripe.
Once down by as many as 27 points, the Warriors certainly fought back. There's no denying that. The fourth quarter had Dub Nation on its feet, and the cheers grew with each basket. But the switch can't be flipped that late and that consistently.
Thompson led the Warriors with 29 points, followed by 27 from Jordan Poole and 24 from Curry. Trailing by 21 points through the first three quarters, the Warriors were in too deep of a hole to dig out of. They have now lost three straight at home before leaving for a five-game road trip and are 20-21 at the halfway mark of the regular season.
Here are three takeaways from the Warriors' 12-point loss to the Suns.
Steph's Slow Start, Strong Finish
In his first game back, the third time truly was the charm for No. 30. Curry missed his first two shots of the night, both 3-point attempts, before draining his third. And yes, that one was from downtown too.
Curry so often this season has been able to put the Warriors on his back like the weight of the world is nothing more than a feature. Playing in his first game back since Dec. 14, some rust was expected. A whole lot of it showed up in his return before trying to will the Warriors to a win in the fourth quarter.
He finished the night scoring 24 points in 31 minutes, going 8-for-22 from the field and 5-for-15 on 3-pointers. After a slow start where he scored only five points in the first half, Curry put up 16 points in the fourth.
Rust is inevitable. For Curry, it lasted three quarters. He caught fire for a short stretch in the fourth, and should soon be back to himself.
Klay Celebrates In Style
While all the attention was on one Splash Brother's return, another was just as giddy to also be back on the floor. Thompson was a late scratch Saturday night in the Warriors' loss to the Orlando Magic with left knee soreness. Plus, Monday marked the one-year anniversary of him completing his comeback from two season-ending leg injuries.
Thompson's response in the opening quarter could not have been any better. Truly. He scored more than half of the Warriors' 26 points, dropping 14 on 5-for-9 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc.
His second half was equally as important. Thompson totaled 13 more points in the second half to give him 29 on the night. He went 10-for-24 overall and 6-for-14 from downtown.
Although the Warriors ended their homestand with three losses in a row, Thompson had a strong six-game stretch where he looked more and more like his old All-Star self.
D-Lee's Revenge
What was a night to forget for the Warriors was one to remember for Damion Lee. First, the former Warrior received his championship ring from Curry, Lee's brother-in-law, in front of a handful of friends and family members. Then, he dismantled the defending champions.
Lee played a team-high 31 minutes off the bench and scored a season-high 22 points. He feasted at the free-throw line, going 14-for-14, while also making two of his five attempts from behind the 3-point line. At the end of the first quarter, Curry's face said it all. How?!?
The game's two leading scorers at halftime were Thompson and Lee. Klay scored 16 points, and Lee dropped 14 off the bench for the Suns.
Over the offseason, Lee signed a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Suns. To take the words straight out of Arizona, stop the steal. Whether it's Warriors owner Joe Lacob or general manager Bob Myers, those in the front office have to wish that kind of contract kept Lee in San Francisco.
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The 30-year-old veteran is experienced, versatile and has been automatic from deep this season. That isn't an exaggeration, either. Lee is now 74-for-155 on 3-pointers for the season, good for a league-leading 47.7-percent clip.
Losing three straight home games is tough enough with how bad the Warriors have been on the road. Doing so with an old friend going to work is the sour cherry on top.
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Almost back in one piece, been processing some of the digital images I made whilst away in July.
The film shots too will surface soon, when; I'm not sure, I am sure however that I plan on trying to have another solo show, in the next 2 years. Firstly I need to make hard copy proof sheets to see what I've got, this set on flickr has some beginnings I think, then, after I've edited the body of work, I'll choose between Type C or ink-jet prints.
Watch this space. In the interim, I'll have to write another series of proposals.
Flickr has introduced a new feature, allowing each person to take another's work and "curate' it into a cyber-show all on it's own. The implications are far reaching, I for one am excited, _barb_ has an example of a great series of street photography.
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Ozanne v. Fitzgerald: Haste Makes Waste
By: Edward A. FallonePosted on June 25, 2011 Categories Constitutional Interpretation, Judges & Judicial Process, Labor & Employment Law, Wisconsin Law & Legal System, Wisconsin Supreme Court
On June 23, I participated in a discussion concerning the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision in Ozanne v. Fitzgerald, 2011 WI 43, on the Wisconsin Eye public affairs show "Legally Speaking." Rick Esenberg and I continued our ongoing difference of opinion regarding this litigation, which seems to generate an endless supply of novel and contentious legal questions. You can view the program at this link.
My criticisms of the unusual procedural posture of the case, and of the lack of wisdom exhibited by the four member majority's rush to resolution, are fully stated in the video.
For the remainder of this post, I would like to expand on my criticism of the majority's legal conclusion that the legislature lacks the power under the State Constitution to submit itself to the jurisdiction of the courts under the Open Meetings Law.
A basic premise of constitutional interpretation is that constitutions are not statutes. Instead, a constitution should espouse general principles and guidelines. This foundational interpretive approach applies to the procedural rules that the legislature is expected to follow when passing a law or when otherwise fulfilling its constitutional duties as the lawmaking branch of the state government. The text of a constitution is not the place to locate detailed procedural requirements, especially if the particular procedures might be subject to later change or revision which would necessitate the burdensome process of a constitutional amendment.
The delegates at Wisconsin's state constitutional convention understood this principle. Consider this explanation by Jack Stark, in his 1997 book THE WISCONSIN STATE CONSTITUTION: A REFERENCE GUIDE (pp. 7-8):
The other salient quality of the ratified constitution is its generality. On this point, the delegates did speak fairly often, stating that constitutions should enunciate general principles and leave details to legislation. . . . This generality has reduced the need to undergo the cumbersome process of amending the constitution when one of its provisions becomes dated or obviously bad public policy. . . . This generality also makes the legislature accountable to the electorate; whereas a very specific constitution would have allowed legislators to argue credibly that the constitution had tied their hands. In short, on this matter the delegates chose wisely.
Accordingly, while the Wisconsin Constitution has a specific command that the doors of the legislature are to remain open while it is in session, it follows that the precise policy decisions of exactly how that command should be accomplished have been left to the legislature to decide through legislation. This is exactly what the legislature did when it enacted the Open Meetings Law. The legislature also made the choice to include in that statute an express grant of jurisdiction to the circuit courts to hear cases seeking to enforce the procedures of the Open Meetings Law and the express grant of enforcement powers to the courts (including the power to enjoin legislative acts that failed to comply with the law). It also retained the flexibility to amend or repeal these procedures in the future.
Note that by following the exact provisions of the Open Meetings Law, Judge Sumi was faithful to the policy choices of the legislature, while the decision of the majority in Ozanne replaces the legislative choices reflected in the Open Meetings Law with the majority's own conception of how best to comply with the State Constitution's command of "open doors."
The majority argues that the legislature cannot choose to give jurisdiction and enforcement powers to the circuit courts because of precedent holding that the legislature has the sole power under the Constitution to determine its own procedures, relying principally upon the case of Goodland v. Zimmerman, 243 Wis. 459 (1943). However, the Goodland case did not deal with the situation where the court was acting under a statutory grant of power to enforce particular procedural rules. In addition, the Goodland case, which was decided decades before the passage of the Open Meetings Law, never considered the situation where the statute granting enforcement power to the courts was the particular subset of statute that reflects the legislature's choice of how best to implement a specific constitutional requirement.
In other words, the Goodland case may have decided that the courts lack the power to interfere with the legislative process in the absence of a statute granting the courts such authority, but it never considered or discussed how that analysis might change in the presence of a statute. To be clear, I am not arguing that it is settled law to disregard the Goodland rule in such circumstances. However, I do contend that this was clearly an open question under the precedent, and that there are in fact strong arguments that counsel in favor of a different result from Goodland under such circumstances.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court recognized that the separation of powers argument reflected in the Goodland decision and in other cases might not be applicable where the statute in question is tied to the implementation of a constitutional command. In the case of Hughes v. Speaker, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 152 NH 276 (2005), the New Hampshire Supreme Court distinguished such a situation from the case before it, noting that the text of the New Hampshire "Right to Know" law does not express any intention to tie the statute to a provision of the New Hampshire Constitution and also that the language of the New Hampshire Constitution relating to open government was more aspirational than specific, in contrast to those state constitutions that specifically command public access to legislative sessions. It takes but a moment's reflection to realize that the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law and the Wisconsin Constitution present the exact situation that the New Hampshire Supreme Court recognized as presenting an open legal question.
In its unseemly rush to decide the case, the majority in Ozanne considers none of this. Instead, the most notable and (at the same time) pernicious aspect of the legal holding of the majority is the manner in which it applies a strict conception of the separation of powers doctrine in order to hamstring the exercise of judicial review. The separation of powers doctrine is not an absolute command, and, indeed, any doctrine that can countenance both the Independent Counsel Law and the qui tam provisions of the False Claim Act can only be described as a flexible doctrine. After all, an absolutist view of separation of powers would never have allowed the United States Supreme Court to decide whether an executive branch official was properly appointed by the President (Marbury v. Madison) or whether the President's claim of Executive Privilege was correct (United States v. Nixon).
If the majority were concerned about the risks of excessive judicial encroachment into the legislative process, it might have considered whether those risks could be obviated by limiting the exercise of circuit court jurisdiction over legislative procedures to those few instances where a statute declares itself to be implementing a constitutional command. After all, the one point of unanimity among all seven members of the Court in the Ozanne decision was that a bill could not become a law unless the statutory provisions requiring the Secretary of State to designate a date of publication have been met. This is exactly the legal argument that I have made all along, and I fail to see how holding the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Senate Majority Leader to the terms of the statutes concerning publication is less of an encroachment upon the legislative branch than holding legislative officials to the terms of the Open Meetings Law.
In addition, as I have suggested previously, there are additional ways that the Court could have limited the risk of an undue encroachment on the legislative branch while still providing for judicial enforcement of the Open Meetings Law. Merely by adopting an evidentiary rule that the official journal of legislative proceedings will provide the conclusive evidence as to what procedures were or were not followed, the majority could have avoided any risk that future courts would engage in contentious fact-finding efforts when questions of compliance with the statute arose.
What are the implications of the majority's holding in Ozanne for future cases? For one thing, we have seen that litigants in other states have raised the same absolutist separation of powers arguments adopted by the majority to challenge the power of the judiciary to enforce public records laws against the legislature. It is likely that these same arguments also would support a challenge to the judicial enforcement of state ethics laws. I can find no limiting principles in the majority decision that would prevent its use as precedent in these circumstances.
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More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David Moscow) wants to be "big". That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! (At this point, the part is taken over by Tom Hanks). Still a 13-year-old mentally and emotionally, Josh decides to hide out in New York City until he can figure out what to do next. He lucks into a job with a major toy company run by kid-at-heart McMillan (Robert Loggia). By cannily bringing a child's eye view to McMillan's business, Josh rises to the top-and in process, he falls in love with fellow employee Susan (Elizabeth Perkins). But he's still a kid, and he'd like to go back to his own world and own body. Written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg, Big proved a crucial success for budding director Penny Marshall, who'd work harmoniously with Hanks again on the radically different A League of Their Own. The cinematography was by Barry Sonenfeld, who went on to become a director himself with The Addams Family. That Big was heavily reliant upon the input of Tom Hanks and Penny Marshall was proven by the failed attempt to turn the property into a Broadway musical.
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Memories, in the corner of my mind.
I had not seen this film for over 20 years, so, I essentially went from being the age of Tom Hank's character, as a kid, when I first viewed it, to the age of some of the adults he worked with. Yet, I can honestly say, I enjoyed it virtually the same as I did originally. The likability of this movie is mainly thanks to the genuine character that Tom Hanks brought to life. You really get the feeling that this actually happened to him, as he slips into this part so effortlessly. But, the supporting cast is equally up to the challenge, with each bringing forth talent to make a nice ensemble. I think we all long to have our situation be different at various seasons of life, so, we will really relate to the universal themes running through this movie. As for the Blu-Ray, itself, the video gives a continual soft, clean display throughout. It did not blow it out of the park but, it really complimented the warmth of the story, thus performing well for what was needed. While you know you are watching an older film, they did an excellent job of hiding that fact. The audio would be rated the same, performing well, nothing overtly stands out.. This movie mainly utilizes dialogue, with the exception of the piano scene and the limo ride, so, the sound fulfilled its duties. It includes a few supplements which I am working my way through, currently. It was cool to hear several of the cast and behind the scenes folks reminisce about this film, sans Hanks. Elizabeth Perkins aged beautifully. Overall, this is one of those nostalgic 80's films that still holds up fairly well. It is something that the whole family can enjoy, with the only exceptions being the language in a few scenes, along with a few innuendos. This disc is a great value and if you are a fan of the movie, you should not hesitate purchasing it. For those who have never seen it, the price is right for a blind buy.
This 1988 comedy/fantasy film is Penny Marshall's 2nd attempt as a director and it was critically a smash hit. Tom Hanks stars as Josh who magically turns from a 12 year old boy to a 30 year old man over night after putting a coin into a carnival fortune teller machine and makes a wish. He becomes an outcast to his family and most of his friends, except one, who do not recognize him. They set out to find the machine that granted his wish, but in the mean time he lands a job with a toy manufacturing company, finds success and a love interest, but his 12 year old self longs for the youth he has lost. Finally finding the machine he attempts to reverse what had happened to him, but now he faces the loss of his new girl friend. Pure fantasy and great fun!
This is one of our family's favorites!
This is one of our family's favorite movies ever! It is clean, it is funny and it really makes you think. What would happen if I was big just now, how would things change etc. Are wishes unwishable? Tom Hanks plays a young man who is 12 and wishes he is big. The next morning, he wakes up and he is big - full grown! He now has to sneak out of his house and figure out where the wishing machine that he wished on the night before is. He cannot unwish without the machine. The tale takes you through his adventures over the next few months, as he becomes a toy company marketing manager and falls in love with a girl (Elizabeth Perkins) and lives on his own. Luckily, as all good stories end, he is able to have a happy ending and go back to his life as a normal 12 year old boy. We have watched this movie many many times and love it.
Careful what you wish for...BIG is not just SIZE!
A young boy is granted his wish that he be BIG! He soon finds out that BIG is not just a large size but encompasses growth in everything that makes us BIG other than just in stature. We must also become BIG in intelligence, maturity, understanding and eventually, through our capacity to grow in our compassion and in the full awareness of our true humanity. Just wishing we were BIG does not give us true bigness. We must develop slowly and through the experiences of life. Slow down and experience the life we desire and BIG will eventually be yours. A profound undertaking, becoming BIG. It is portrayed in this movie with great understanding, plenty of humorous situations and just plain GREAT FUN!!
It was the acting of Tom Hanks & the directing of Penny Marshall that made this into a timeless and universal classic film. The theme is "Be careful what you wish for". Sometimes wanting to be Big (grown up)before the right time might not be all that it seems when you are a perfectly normal pre-teen boy. This is an adult film with a few adult scenes meant to be nostalgic/romantic to adults from any decade. I bought this Blu Ray/DVD release to replace my DVD from the late 1990s that was letterboxed & pillarboxed (unchangeable small image on new big screen TV). The blu ray has excellent video & audio quality, so I had no need to watch the DVD disc, but it too is in 1:85 ratio and fills the 16 X 9 screen of newer TVs. Highly recommended.
Josh is a little boy who wishes he was big, and he gets his wish and wakes up as Tom Hanks. His mom freaks out, and Josh goes into the city and critiques toys for a living and Elizabeth Perkins falls in love with him. Robert loggia his boss is great, and just you wait until the wish wearrs off and Elizabeth gets to see who she fell in love with... if only he were twenty years older, she would have went for him. Very comical, a frightened kid figuring out life at a young age and getting a paycheck.
Two-time Oscar Winner Tom Hanks received his first Best Actor Nomination for his disarming turn as a 12-year-old man-child in Penny Marshall's timeless, hilarious delight. Tired of being a kid, Josh Baskin wishes he was big. When he wakes up the next day, he's an adult! Now, Josh must hold down a job – and please a new boss (Loggia). Tougher still, he must convince his best friend that he's still himself, and explain to a beautiful woman (Perkins) who falls for him, that he's not. Soon, Josh just wants to be a kid again, but can he?


BARRACK OBAMA'S ELECTION TO PRESIDENT has prompted a run on gun stores.
Gun owners, and Second Amendment supporters, are afraid a Democratic president and Congress will infringe on their rights to own guns, and this could create short-term options trading opportunities in broken-down gun stocks like Smith & Wesson Holding (ticker: SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger & Co. (RGR).
The fear is also creating demand for military-style assault weapons like the Heckler & Koch Model 51 A3 that fires .308 caliber bullets.
This combat-designed weapon, which fires bullets widely used for hunting big game such as moose and elk, is selling for $2,800 at one northeast Georgia gun shop. The salesman predicts the weapon will be sold within three weeks. Several Smith & Wesson military-style rifles are displayed on counter tops. Guns racks on the floor support Bushmaster AR15 rifles. Both weapons look like the U.S. military's standard-issue M16 infantry rifle.
"Better get yours," the salesman said. "Get some high-capacity magazines, too, 'cause the Democrats want our guns," he said to the nodding approval of nearby "shoppers."
Merriman Curhan Ford Group (MERR), a small brokerage firm, upgraded Smith & Wesson to Buy from Neutral, citing "channel checks" indicating an increase in gun sales in October after an Obama win became apparent. The firm sees the $2.70 stock trading to $4 to $5, or about 12 to 15 times earnings-per-share.
The analyst, Eric Wold, told clients this morning that "FBI firearms background checks surged approximately 15% in October once an Obama victory seemed highly likely."
While he had advised waiting until after the January quarter to start buying the stock, Wold says the "potentially stronger near-term sales outlook" has prompted a change.
Runs on gun shops have historical precedence. Similar buying sprees occurred when Bill Clinton was elected president. Some people bought Uzis, the Israeli sub-machine gun, before the assault weapon ban, and sold them for 100% markups.
To be sure, Smith & Wesson looks like a sucker's investment, but it might be a decent trade for aggressive, nimble traders who are comfortable selling "naked" out-of-the-money calls for incremental gains.
With Smith & Wesson's stock up 37 cents, or 16%, at $2.70, think about selling December 5 calls for 20 cents. The stock is so cheap that it is what is known as a "perpetual option," which means it's as cheap as many options. If you don't want the headache of options, trade the stock, and take your profits as fast as you can.
The same logic applies to Ruger. With the stock at $6.70, up 4.3%, think about selling December 7.50 calls at 50 cents.
In normal markets, selling options that generate less than $1 premiums is to be avoided, because the reward is not worth the risk. In abnormal markets, take profits where you can.
The idea behind naked call selling is that the stock will not rally past the stock price. If it does rally, traders will have to scramble to cover their short calls, and it could be a very costly scramble. Such is the risk of this trade.
Smith & Wesson's shares are down 82% during the past two years despite management's attempt to restructure marketing and products. We liked the stock in June when it was $14, and investors who bought on our story, (See "A Stock Dirty Harry Would Love," Tuesday, June 5, 2008) made money riding the price until it hit the low-20s in November. The stock collapsed in November on a bad earnings report and has not recovered.
At some point, likely soon, the bump in gun stocks will subside, and sales increases based on fears of Washington will vanish.
Just look at Cabela's (CAB), which makes gear for hunters and outdoorsman. Hunting season is underway across America, and yet Cabela's stock is down 53% year-to-date. Management lowered fourth-quarter guidance when it reported third-quarter revenue in late October.
Indeed, at the end of the day, after lies have been told about the day's hunt, talk in hunting camps quickly turns to the economy. Hunters are not optimistic, and they are not spending lots of money on new gear and guns. This suggests that illiquid stocks like Smith & Wesson and Ruger will soon fade back into the shadows of the market after the post-election controversy dies down.
Until then, think like contrarian traders who say they sell fear and buy confidence. Fear is driving gun sales, so think about taking a shot.


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SN 2004gr – supernowa typu II odkryta 11 grudnia 2004 roku w galaktyce NGC 3678. W momencie odkrycia miała maksymalną jasność 17,90.

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The handmade micro ceramic tiles page contains many different ceramic tile shapes. All are very small in size and sold in sets of 75 or 100. If however you need more just let me know by using the contact us page.
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Sterling es un pueblo ubicado en el condado de Windham en el estado estadounidense de Connecticut. En el año 2005 tenía una población de 3.519 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 50 personas por km².

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Sterling se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas .

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Según la Oficina del Censo en 2000 los ingresos medios por hogar en la localidad eran de $49,167, y los ingresos medios por familia eran $52,202. Los hombres tenían unos ingresos medios de $39,792 frente a los $26,167 para las mujeres. La renta per cápita para la localidad era de $19,679. Alrededor del 6.0% de la población estaban por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

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South America is a home to some of the world's most trill-filled and adventurous activities.
From towering mountains and magnificent beaches to vineyards, wildlife and icebergs, you name it and there is a location for each of these within the continent.
To know more about the vast continent of South America continues to the list below.
The name itself means "big water" in the indigenous Guarani language. Known as the new seven wonders of nature and one of the most famous landmarks of South America, you can visit these imposing waterfalls from either Brazil or Argentina. From Argentina you get access to 'Paseo del Diablo' which is a trail that takes you right over the falls of Devi's Throat, the highest fall in the park.
It takes almost a 5-days hike to reach the top of this majestic table-shaped mountain located in the south of Venezuela. It is the highest tepui in the region and is considered one of the most beautiful hikes in the world. It also serves as a triple border of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Enjoy the crazy scenery of strange rock formation, hundreds of waterfalls descending from the huge cliffs and vertigo views.
Popular as the world's largest flat salt at over 10,000 square kilometres, Salar de Uyuni will surprise you with its endless white expanses and surreal scenery. The combined view of smoky volcanoes, coloured lagoons and great dessert makes you will like you have arrived on another planet. You can also spot wild fauna like Ilamas and pink flamingos all over the lake.
San Pedro de Atacama, a dessert found in the south of Chili, as some people say is the best place to do stargazing in the world. During the day the heat and drought can exhaust you but at night when it gets cold, the entire village gets lit up by the millions of stars in the sky.
As we all know, the Amazon Rainforest is the most species-rich and largest forest in the world. Not surprisingly, many parts of the forest still remain unexplored. You can venture into the large pockets of this land via a tour which will include white-water rafting, cycling and jungle trekking. The much awaited part of the trip is the night walk when the entire forest erupts into a cacophony of loud croaks and buzz. For all the thrill seekers, you can trek even when it is dark!
Visit an entire park formed by giant valleys, deep canyons and hundreds of spectacular waterfalls. The breath-taking views here are such you would want to miss during your trip to South America.
There are extreme secrets of recipes worth to taste here. On the top list of cuisines you get to see things starting from pungent potatoes to guinea pigs. At Peru you will always find young chefs creating nice, quirky and interesting receipes. Reputed tour operators of Peru Holidays do see to it that you don't miss out the best delicacies here.
This spot should be the first in your bucket list if you are visiting Patagonia. The scenic views and ice glacier is totally mesmerizing. Reputed tour operators of Patogonia cruise do make systematic itinerary and do see to it that best is explored.


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Worldwide icon-chevron-right Europe icon-chevron-right United Kingdom icon-chevron-right England icon-chevron-right London icon-chevron-right The best hotels near Hyde Park
The best hotels near Hyde Park
With numerous galleries nearby and all the shopping you can handle, you might just want to prolong your stay here at one of the best hotels near Hyde Park
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By Time Out editors | Posted: Friday December 16 2016
The green space of Hyde Park covers a large tract of prime city-centre land bordered by some of the best hotels in London. It's home to the Serpentine lake, with rowing boats and pedalos for hire, and seventeenth century Kensington Palace, parts of which are open to the public. The Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery show modern and contemporary art, and Magazine serves contemporary cuisine and cocktails in Zaha Hadid's organically curvy, glass-walled extension. Hotels near Hyde Park are spread across a wide area that includes Bayswater, Notting Hill, Kensington, Knightsbridge and Mayfair. All are accessible by tube, with stations including Bayswater, Queensway, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch. Here's our pick of the best hotels near Hyde Park.
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The ten best hotels near Hyde Park
45 Park Lane
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45 Park Lane has a younger, more boutique-like feel than its parent hotel, the stately Dorchester, just steps away, but standards are just as high. Here, elegant, contemporary rooms with Art Deco touches come with yoga mats and iPads. Each is assigned a knowledgeable 'host' – an update of an old-school butler, crossed with a concierge. The style continues in the stunning wood panelled lobby, but the hotel also hosts contemporary art exhibitions. Dining is at Wolfgang Puck's steak restaurant CUT.
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Attracting the glitterati over many decades, the Berkeley's favourite haunts include the iconic Blue Bar, which recently acquired a state-of-the-art glass extension, though it kept its signature blue-painted panelling. There's a new look to the façade, with a Richard Rogers-designed steel and glass canopy, and the Collins Room, formerly the Caramel Room, is now a light-filled space in ethereal silver. Marcus Wareing's restaurant, Marcus, has two Michelin stars, rooms are pale and luxurious, and the glamorous rooftop pool is the icing on the cake.
COMO Metropolitan
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Set in a modern building, the COMO Metropolitan's zen-like, minimalist approach to luxury begins with the acres of white space in the lobby. Big windows ensure light fills the spacious white bedrooms, furnished in pale, barely-there neutrals with splashes of lemon. They also have bespoke artworks, touchscreens for controlling room functions and Nespresso machines, and some have balconies. The hotel is home to renowned Japanese-Peruvian restaurant Nobu, and to the Met Bar, scene of many a celebrity night out.
Timeless glamour is the hallmark of the Dorchester, one of London's great hotels. Public rooms include the traditional-look Promenade, where afternoon tea is served amid pillars, palms and heavy drapes, while three-Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester has a restrained, contemporary look. Chinoiserie meets Art Deco in China Tang, and the spa's light lunch and tea space, Spatisserie, is suitably pale and serene. Rooms are decorated in classic English style, with white marble bathrooms that are said to have the deepest baths in London.
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The Gore is 'quintessentially British' and set in a gracious Kensington house, and with all the accoutrements of a stately home (including statues and dark brooding colours schemes), it certainly reflects a 'Downton Abbey' style of Britishness; paintings in heavy gilt frames and tapestries line the walls in spaces warmed by open fires, heavy brocade curtains. Atmospheric Bar 190 has wood panelling, antique carved bedsteads, canopies, chaise longues and four-posters abound in the rooms, and there are even statues in some of the bathrooms.
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La Suite West
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Inside a row of typical Bayswater townhouses is this oasis of Asian-inspired calm, with sleek lines, a black-and-white palette, and wood accents. In the rooms, slatted sliding screens for windows, wardrobe and bathroom add to the zen vibe and make good use of space (which is limited in smaller rooms). White marble bathrooms and bathrobes add a touch of luxury. The long terrace, under an arbour, is perfect for summer drinks or dining, with delicate dishes from vegetarian restaurant Raw.
The Laslett
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Five classic Notting Hill townhouses make up the Laslett, a home-away-from-home with an eclectic collection of British art, along with art and design books housed in the comfortable ground floor 'library'. Rooms have art too, as well as vintage Penguin books, retro furnishings matched with modern pieces, bespoke lighting and chic bathrooms supplied with Neal's Yard products. The Henderson Bar, with cocktails, tea and an all-day menu, is named for Russ Henderson, steelpan musician and one of the founders of the Notting Hill Carnival.
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New Linden
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The New Linden follows the Mayflower Group's model of offering modish style at a moderate price. The lounge combines comfy English sofas and an eastern vibe, with artefacts and teak arches. There's also an outside terrace on the first floor for drinks. Most rooms have splashes of colour against a neutral backdrop, and some of the larger family rooms retain their elaborate period pillars and cornicing. Bathrooms are marble, with walk-in showers with deluge heads.
Milestone Hotel Kensington
Overlooking Kensington Gardens, the Milestone is steeped in the luxurious maximalism of the Red Carnation brand. Public spaces include the clubby, book-lined and wood panelled Palace Lounge, and the Stables Bar, which unexpectedly has a full-on racing theme. Opulent rooms and suites are all highly decorated – and all different; some suites are very over the top, with curtained four-posters, wall tapestries and floor-to-ceiling windows. Bathrooms have Penhaligon's toiletries, and floating votive candles appear at turndown.
Vancouver Studios
Studios and a three-bedroom garden apartment are the accommodation in this Notting Hill house. Public spaces are an English-eclectic mix of retro wallpaper, 1950s radios, old oil paintings, comfy armchairs and a suit of armour on the landing. There's also a paved, walled garden with a fountain. Studios are more modern, with smart bathrooms and well-equipped kitchen areas. The reception desk is open 24-hours daily and there's housekeeping too. Vancouver Studios also has one- and two-bedroom apartments on a nearby site.
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Czech celebrated great season 2014. Czechs returned from all European Championships in 2013 and 2014 with the medals. Czechs celebrated this season at Gala evening including personal awarding the best players. Queen of the Gala evening became Austrian pitcher Martina Lackner who brought Eagles to 4th title in the row. Martina Lackner was awarded as the best pitcher and MVP play off. The greatest moments season 2014 crowned Gala evening, which you can see here.