Most of the examples in this tutorial make use of equivalence partitioning, a technique for separating test factor values into classes for equivalent expected results. For example, test inputs for a program that converts Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit has two partitions, one for valid input temperatures, like 100 oC, and an invalid partition for inputs below absolute zero, like -300 oC. Inputs from the first partition are converted to Fahrenheit temperatures according to the formula [oF] = [oC] • 9/5 + 32. Inputs from the second partition are required to give an exception result (and not use the formula). The partitions divide the inputs according to their different classes of results. And all inputs from the same partition are expected to give equivalent results.
Organizing test factor values into into equivalence classes provides a framework for test planning, which can help to avoid omissions and to identify test cases at the boundaries between partitions. In pairwise testing it is important not to mix test cases from different partitions together. If test cases from different classes of results are combined into one partition, some classes may not be covered by all pairs of test values. The following example illustrates this point. It also illustrates two common characteristics of complex systems: (1) Partitions with multiple test factors are multidimensional, and (2) there can be several different classes of normal results.
To start, the tester associates each input from the form with a test factor. Most of the inputs specify data about the burger, and the submit button is the trigger to start processing. However some of these inputs lead to results which are not equivalent: They do not order a burger. The reset button clears the form, and the links go to other pages.
The tester wants to verify that the submit button and resulting processing work correctly in this partition. Inputs from the reset button and the links should not be included because they do not lead to the intended result. If all the inputs are placed into the same partition, some of the input value pairs might not test the action of the form. Instead they will be reset, or they will be lost going to other pages. The reset button and links can be tested of course, but their inputs belong in different partitions because their expected results are not equivalent to ordering a burger.
There are 10 test factors with values as follows.
The reset button and link inputs are not used in this partition, but the submit button input is required in every test case. It triggers the action of the form after all the other input values are set. There is only one value (submit) that leads to the expected result, so the submit input is a single-value factor. Including single-value factors in generator requests is optional. A factor with one value can always be appended to the results, and it will be paired with all the other values in the test cases. Thus, the choice to include a single-value factor is one of convenience or clarity. In this example, clicking the submit button is implied.


In the internet era, a hoax is a real threat for democracy, as it spreads misleading and fake information that creats uncertain political communication. During the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, a hoax was rapidly spreading thorough social media. Morover, in Indonesian political context, a hoax construct strategically by using primordialism issue. This study uses critical discourse analysis to identify a pattern of hoax during the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, particularly to show how primordialism constructs an unequel society. The data was taken from political discussion among 8 influential Twitter accounts, two months before the election. The study found that 1) A hoax was produced by using many techniques; 2) Mainstream 'online media' involved in the production of the hoax, particularly by constructing sensational headline. Meanwhile, fake news commonly produced and distributed by pseudonym Twitter accounts; 3) Both hoax and fake news generally run under a mechanism of primordialism issue.


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Illinois State students enjoy one of the new fireplaces in the Bone Student Center.
The first phase of the Bone Student Center Revitalization is winding down as new spaces have started to open to the public over the last month.
The most recent public unveiling happened Monday, March 18, with the opening of the bottom two levels of the Bone Student Center's new east-side addition. These floors include the relocated InfoCentre welcome desk and the Barnes & Noble-Illinois State University Bookstore. Two food venues also opened in addition: Starbucks on the first floor and Qdoba on the second floor.
This summer, the addition's third floor is scheduled to open with a new space for the Office of Admissions. A third dining location, The Landing, is scheduled to open around the same time.
Phase one renovations also included updates to the east and west entrances to the Bone Student Center, as well as major changes to the Brown Ballroom. The ballroom now can be divided into three different spaces, and a foyer has been added. This work was completed in mid-February.
EMDH staff described the second part of the project as a "quiet phase." First, the catering kitchen will be relocated from the second floor to the first floor. The vacated space will be renovated to accommodate the Office of the Dean of Students; the Student Involvement Center; and Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality's administrative offices.
The third and final phase of the reconstruction project will transform the vacated second-floor catering kitchen into a three-venue food court. The identity of those tenants has yet to be announced. All Bone Student Center renovations are set to be complete in 2020.
To learn more about the Bone revitalization project, view construction progress, and receive updates on service availability, check out the Bone's website and be sure to follow their social media on Facebook, @ISUBone; Instagram, @EventsandFoodatISU; and Twitter, @EventsFoodISU.
Having known Bob Bone and having been a member of the University Union Board in the "old days", I am proud of what ISU is doing in regards to the new Bone Center.


I can't tell you much about Pink Section, a San Francisco art punk band existing from 1979 to 1980. Pretty much the only thing about them I knew was that they were playing shows with the Inflatable Boy Clams back in the day. However, that was good enough reason for me to try and track down all their recorded output, and I was not disappointed by the 10 tracks I found. Since their recordings do not seem to be available commercially, I thought I'd share them with you. Enjoy.
There is also a YouTube video of Pink Section playing in Portland in 1980. And if you like this stuff, you should definitely check out Fatty Jubbo's post on Silver Abuse.
I actually found a Pink Section LP (presumably their only release, given the fact that they were rather short-lived) in a thrift store a few years ago. I thought they were from Seattle, since according to the liner notes, that's where they recorded the album, and that's where their label was based.
There's not much else to be gleaned from the liner notes, other than a couple of photos of the band looking very new wavey, with the girls in cocktail dresses and the boys in suits and sneakers. The credits are as follows: Mr. Todd - Guitar, Bass, Vocals; Judy (Gittisohn) - Vocals, Synthesizer, Keyboards; Stephen Wymore - Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals; Carol Detweiler - Drums, Vocals. Released in 1980 on Modern Records.
Thanks Lukas! I love Pink Section, discovered them in the record stacks of my old college station in CA. Nice to get the tracks here. FYI, the name Pink Section refers to the "Datebook" events listing section of the Sunday SF Chronicle/Examiner (it's printed on pink paper, hence the nickname).
Judy and Carol from Pink Section were also in Inflatable Boy Clams (as well as Longshoremen). There is talk of a cd release with unreleased songs.
I had some of these songs on a mix tape someone made me years and years back...damn these MP3s sound good. I love these songs! Thanks.
Great sounding band. Had these tracks on my MP3 player this morning on the way to work and listened again and again to each song. Excellent!
Thanks for posting these- I was the guitar and sax player in Pink Section. Haven't heard these in years. I think I still have the vinyl around but just never have gotten them out.
It's true Carol and Judy went on to form the Inflatable Boy Clams after Pink Section split. They were great.
I have some MP3s up on my site of stuff I have done in the ensuing years.
thanks for all the nice comments people made and thanks for WFMU!
So very cool to find these mp3s. I loved Pink Section, they played at Roscoe Louie's and the Showbox (I think it was still the Talmud Torah then?) in Seattle several times. Thanks!
Great to hear these again. As the New Zealand music scene had no choice but to be underground (tiny poulation, no cash, no system), we went the whole hog and most good shops had world wide selections, esp US stuff. Which is where I scored "Can You Hear Me?" and first heard Pink Section, Black Flag, already knew the Dead Kennedies from the "Too Drunk to F***" single. We Kiwis are a pragmatic and phlegmatic bunch - first time my ma heard that one, she noted that it was hardly a revolutionary new idea, which clipped the rebel wings a bit, but it led me on to a whole new musical world, which I later found was also being influenced by NZ bands like the Chills, Verlaines, Toy Love, the Clean, the Bats etc. Global village, small planet.
I found this web page by mistake and I love it! I found a 12" vinyl EP of Pink Section as one of the few records I actually saved from this bygone era ad looked on the web to see if there was anything about the band! The EP has Wine World, Midsummer New York, Flat Dog, Part Time, and my all time favorite FRANCINE'S LIST! This song still gets a laugh out of me after all these years! Saw this band in Seattle way back when, and thanks for the memories!
I was a HUGE fan of Pink Section back in the day (I was in college then); I saw them many times and owned all of these records. I offloaded all of my old vinyl years ago, so it's been ages since I heard any of this. Thank you so much for posting all of these! It makes a guy pushing 50 feel like a kid again.
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Just in case you've missed this: two days ago, Huckabee was asked about the NIE yesterday and he indicated that he didn't know a new one had been released. His statement was met with incredulity -- don't candidates have, you know, staff, for things like that?
In many ways, though, Huckabee barely has a campaign. He hasn't needed one. His rise in the polls has been generated largely by the image that he projects as speaker and as as conservative Christian.
In campaign terms, where Mitt Romney has a juggernaut, Huckabee has a cult of personality, with everything orbiting around the sun. He has little time for policy -- indeed, aside from the Fair Tax, I had to Google "Huckabee" and "policy" to remind myself what he's proposed to do.
One conservative likens Huckabee to Jimmy Carter, possessed with enormous self-confidence about his ability to learn the stuff of foreign policy....but.. Incidentally, conservative bloggers have been savaging Huckabee for this lapse.
With low turnout projected for the Iowa caucuses, though, a candidate needs more than a face. He needs bodies on the ground, rapid response (and in that, his new hire, Joe Carter, performs just fine), policy surrogates (none yet), thousands of identified supporters (he's building the list), money to keep pace on television (Huckabee is buying time at less than half Romney's rate in Iowa)


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Our volunteers log well over 6,000 hours – roughly 500 hours a month. Their service is a tremendous gift and we appreciate and celebrate them all. Thank you Volunteers! You ARE the West Volusia Historical Society.
When the pandemic closed the doors on the historical society this past year so many of our volunteers stepped up to help keep the society connected to our history community. With dedicated and creative teams, the society stayed engaged with our members and caught the attention of non-members through social media, the website, virtual programs and new events that could be held safely in-person. A village of volunteers was essential to our success, and we highlight just a few.
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Volunteer of the Year is described as one who has committed the most time, effort and dedication to the society's activities. Two individuals are recognized for their service in 2020
Jean Miller Burkett is a volunteer who has donated hundreds of hours behind the scenes managing critical tasks that most members are not aware of. For six years, she has tirelessly and patiently managed and authenticated our financial records - and always with a smile. Jean, thank you for your significant and critical service to the Society!
Karen Tweedie dedicates enumerable creative hours to the Society. In 2020 she founded a Makers' Guild that handcrafts items for the Boutique, planned and organized "Christmas in Bloom" - a successful new fundraising outdoor event that assured a safe fun start to the holidays, and led the Hands on History workshops for kids and adults, assuring appropriate wellness precautions. We salute you Karen!
In this unusual year, Linda Glover Barnett worked behind the scenes managing multiple teams and projects that kept the mission of the society moving forward. When the pandemic closed the Society's museums and halted in-person programming, she led decisionmakers in taking the society "virtual", assembling the team that more than doubled our content on the Society's social media platforms and widely advertised virtual programs and events. Digitally-delivered publications with coordinated website content made information permanently available to researchers and plugged the gap when the society's library could not be open. She also managed outreach communications with members and friends, helping us stay connected when personal contacts were discouraged. Thank you Linda!
Historian of the Year recognizes a volunteer who has done the most to promote the history of West Volusia.
Preservationist of the Year recognizes an individual whose preservation efforts have been outstanding in West Volusia.
Our 2020 recipient – Kimberly Reading is Senior Planner for the City of Orange City, where she offers a unique viewpoint, colored by her interest in the preservation of the area's stories and structures. In this role she worked closely with the County of Volusia to recognize with an historic plaque, the important role of the Orange City Colored School in the area's past. She serves as Historian for the Village Improvement Association and a lead editor for the just-published new edition of "Our Story of Orange City, FL", assuring that local history is preserved for future generations. Hats off to you Kim!
Bill Dreggors Award recognizes an individual who has maintained for a number of years, a substantial level of achievement in preserving and sharing West Volusia history.
The Society recognizes Caryn Long, a Lifetime member who has assumed many responsibilities and performed multiple services for the Society through the years. Her service has included chairman of the Holiday Tour of Homes, reenacting the stories of well-known women in West Volusia history, serving on most of the society's committees, meticulously maintaining archive files, and researching and writing articles. She recently created a walking tour of the Old Northwest national historic district and the Stetson Campus historic district, guiding visitors on an intriguing walk describing the history of the neighborhood and unique old homes in this part of town. We thank and honor Caryn Long for her dedication to the society!
West Volusia Historical Society Circle Award is given to Betty Drees Johnson, a long-time member of the Society who is currently serving on the Board of Directors. Betty always brings the voice of reason to the Board whenever controversy or confusion arises. She remains cool and calm as she guides the board toward thoughtful consideration of a way forward. Her financial generosity in past years has always been welcomed and much appreciated. However, in the critical months of 2020, the Society's revenues were extremely reduced due to museum closures and cancelled events, including the tour of historic homes, and her unsolicited support allowed the Society to not only meet current expenses but to balance the 2021 budget.
We thank Betty Drees Johnson for her kindness, wisdom and generosity, and for helping the Society to continue to fulfill it's mission to "preserve and promote the history of West Volusia County".
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Earth Announce Tour + Album with Premiere New Track "Cats on the Briar" // Consequence of Sound
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Thirty years after launching their career, drone metal veterans Earth are back with a new song "Cats on the Briar", premiering right here at Heavy Consequence. Moreover, the band has announced details of its new album along with dates for a US tour.
Featuring the core duo of guitarist-bassist Dylan Carlson and drummer Adrienne Davies, Earth will release the album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, on May 24th. It marks the band's first full-length release since 2014's Primitive and Deadly.
As with the majority of the Olympia, Washington band's music, "Cats on the Briar" is an instrumental tune, serving as the third track on the upcoming LP.
"'Cats on the Briar' is simultaneously uplifting and ominous, with a sense of perilous beauty," Carlson tells us of the song. "It contains some of my favorite melodic embellishments, and I'm proud of the succinct solo at the end (all of which were developed during the recording, 'off the cuff,' so to speak)."
He adds, "It was the first song written for the new album. Inspired by a vision of my wife, Holly, dancing through a desert landscape, filled with dangerous flora and fauna. It was first performed in 2016 at Hellfest, in France. I feel this album is the strongest statement of what Earth is and does since I re-started the band in 2002, and this song is a great representation of that fact."
Earth will support Full Upon Her Burning Lips with a US tour that kicks off in Seattle on May 24th, the same day the album is released. The trek, featuring opening act Helms Alee, runs through June 29th in Boise, Idaho. See the full list of dates below, and pre-order the new album at this location.
Earth 2019 Tour Dates With Helms Alee:
05/24 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/25 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
05/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American
05/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
06/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
06/02 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
06/04 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
06/05 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
06/07 – Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
06/08 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Mid City Ballroom
06/10 – Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub
06/12 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
06/14 – Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
06/15 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
06/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
06/18 – Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
06/19 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
06/21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
06/22 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
06/23 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
06/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
06/27 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
06/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
06/29 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux


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Archbishop of Canterbury joins Pope's call for prayer and fasting for South Sudan
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is backing Pope Francis' call for tomorrow (Friday, 23 February) to be set aside as a day of prayer and fasting for South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Backing the Pope's call, which has been endorsed by Anglican leaders around the globe, Archbishop Justin Welby said: "Tomorrow, Pope Francis is calling for a day of fasting and prayer for the people of South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo. He is inviting non-Catholic brothers and sisters to join him. I support this call and invite you to join us – and people around the world – in praying that these terribly suffering populations will know peace.
"On my visits to both countries in recent years, it's been impossible to describe the overwhelming scale of destruction. These conflicts are causing terrible loss of life. Huge numbers of people have been forced to flee their homes, which is tearing apart families and communities.
"There are more than a million new internally displaced people. Famine is causing great suffering and danger. In South Sudan, up to six million people face starvation. Sexual violence and humiliation are being committed on the most atrocious scale in both countries."
Recalling his last visit to South Sudan, Archbishop Justin said: "I listened to a political leader tell me about the suffering and slaughter of her people. I visited a refugee camp in Uganda filled with South Sudanese children whose families had fled their homes to escape death.
"We are called to pray fervently for the millions of people who simply cannot take any more of this war."
He offered four pointers for people who wanted to pray but who were unsure how:
For the leaders of South Sudan and DRC to turn their hearts from war to peace – and a peaceful solution to political problems.
For all refugees from these countries.
For forgiveness, healing and new relationships.
For the local churches doing so much to look after people who are suffering, and to bring peace.
He continued: "In the words of the acting Anglican primate of South Sudan, Archbishop Peter Munde Yacoub: 'Jesus says if we pray faithfully, the mountains can fall into the sea. We have mountains in front of us: the evil war and the killing of innocent people. Pray that Almighty God will remove this evil war and bring us peace, and remove the suffering of South Sudanese people.'
"As the Pope says, our heavenly Father always listens to His children who cry to Him in pain and in anguish. 'He heals the broken hearted and binds their wounds' (Psalm 147, 3).
"The Pope is asking that we also hear this cry – and that each of us, before God, asks ourselves: 'What can I do for peace?'"
He continued: "Please make some time tomorrow to pray, and to fast in some way if you can.
"Let's get behind the Pope's appeal and come together as one united body of Christ to pray for our sisters and brothers in South Sudan and DRC. Almighty God, bring peace."
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There are two separate articles in the Augsburg Confession which are titled "Of Confession" – Article 11 and Article 25. The first of these is found in the main section of the Augsburg Confession, and is very short. The second is found with the "Articles in dispute" and is more lengthy. These two articles, though they have the same title, serve to address a different aspect of the subject of confession.
Notice that the emphasis of this article is on the beneficial use of Private absolution. Here the Lutherans set the record straight by declaring that they were not against private confession and absolution.
Note: The word absolve (absolution) comes from the Latin and literally means to be "loosed from". In this case it is used to refer to a sinner being loosed (released) from the burden of sin.
On numerous occasions the Lord Jesus gave His followers the authority to pronounce the absolution to penitent sinners. After speaking about how the church should handle sin among its members, Jesus said:"Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven" (Matthew 18:18). Likewise, after His resurrection from the dead Jesus told them: "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" (John 20:23).
Receiving absolution is a very important part of our worship service.
And communicants receive absolution through the reception of the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-28).
While absolution is an important part of our public worship, we should also realize the importance and need for private confession and absolution. Confession and forgiveness are necessary for a healthy relationship with God and our neighbor. James writes: "Confess your trespasses to one another" (James 5:16) and Jesus says, "if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift" (Matthew 5:23-24).
In particular, this article is addressing the use of private confession and absolution with the pastor. Sadly, despite the statement made here in this article, private confession and absolution of this kind has nearly fallen into disuse in the Lutheran church today. This type of confession can be a great blessing for an individual who is struggling with things they have done in the past, weighed down with the burden of their sin and seeking comfort. Pastors should always be ready to hear such confessions and offer absolution to the troubled soul, and members should be willing to make that confession so that they may receive the assurance of God's forgiveness. What great comfort can be found in such confession and absolution!
In Your Bible: The Psalms are full of sections which describe the distress of sin and the comfort of confession and absolution. Consider these "Penitential" Psalms: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, and 143.
The real problem with private confession and the enumeration of sins in the Catholic Church is that it is demanded by the Church. In the Confutation they state that the Lutherans must "compel an annual confession to be observed by their subjects, according to the constitution, canon Omnis Utriusque, concerning penance and remission and the custom of the Church universal." Nowhere in Scripture does God demand that His followers make a verbal confession of their sins to one of His called servants. The Bible, describes confession of sins as a fruit of faith, not as a demand of the law. When John the Baptist came and began preaching, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!", we are told that "Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins" (Matthew 3:1-6). When Paul preached about the Lord Jesus to the people in Ephesus, "many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds" (Acts 19:18). These were not actions demanded by the law, they were the results of faith worked in the heart of sinners through the Holy Spirit.
Private confession and absolution is Scriptural and beneficial. It is an excellent opportunity for a person who is troubled by sin to declare a wrong, show sorrow for sin and receive the good news of the forgiveness of that sin. But we should not turn this blessing into a work-righteous act by demanding private confession of all sins. Rather let us offer private confession and absolution and encourage people to make use of it as moved by the Gospel!
Thailand is a strongly Buddhist country with 93%, while Christians number perhaps 2%. We in the CLC rejoiced that in October of '92 we found we would be able to do work in Thailand through Mark Bohde.
Previously an exploratory trip was made to Thailand and a report given to the Mission Board in Aug. '89.
In April '94 an exploratory trip was made also into Laos and China. In June the CLC Convention determined to work in Thailand.
In '96 we saw the missionary and family in place in Chiang Mai.
In '97 there was a question whether the missionary would be able to return due to visa problems. And so it went with difficulties the devil placed in the way of reaching this country steeped in Buddhism and superstitution.
By June '06 the missionary had to return to the USA due to a life-threatening condition. We prayed.
Exploratory trips were made to prepare for resumption of work there, most recently in January 2013.
Starting Nov. 6, '15 studies were held with several Hmong from Thailand. Laos Hmong were not able to come across the border. Although Mark Bohde is doing this independent work outside the CLC, we should still be interested that the truth of the Word is being taught. I have read the syllabus and it is completely biblical.
Let us pray that more work can be done there to give depth to the teaching of the Word. Let us pray that more Thai come to the saving knowledge of our infant king.


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95% of 'faith-driven consumers' turned off by Beauty and the Beast's gay content: survey
Fifty-eight percent of consumers polled think the normalization of homosexuality was Disney's motivation for including the gay scene.
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March 16, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A survey of 6,700 faith-driven consumers revealed that 95 percent of them are less likely to see Disney's Beauty and the Beast remake due to its gay content.
The group Faith-Driven Consumer released these results along with other data about how Christians view the Disney brand in light of the announcement that Beauty and the Beast will contain an "exclusively gay moment."
This moment occurs between the male characters Gaston and his manservant Le Fou. Le Fou is sexually attracted to Gaston.
The survey was conducted by American Insights. It polled members of the "FDC community" online. Ninety-four percent "of Faith Driven Consumers are now less likely to spend money with Disney as a whole in light of the 'exclusively gay moment,'" FDC announced.
Tell Disney 'NO' to the LGBT agenda in Beauty and the Beast. Sign the boycott pledge here.
Fifty-eight percent of consumers polled think the normalization of homosexuality was Disney's motivation for including the gay scene. Fifteen percent said Disney's motivation was "to reject biblical Christian values regarding homosexuality."
Others think Disney's motivation was "to be intentionally inclusive of LGBT people" (19 percent), "to accommodate LGBT employees at Disney" (3 percent), and "to accurately reflect real-world diversity" (3 percent).
Eighty-seven percent of those polled "feel that Disney is not equally inclusive of Christians with biblically based values," FDC reported. Sixty-two percent "say Disney does not reflect their values well at all."
More than 128,000 people have pledged to boycott Beauty and the Beast.
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The gay content has caused international backlash. Russia banned unaccompanied children under 16 from the film. A Malaysian censorship board cut the gay scene out and Disney responded by pulling the movie from the country.
A Singapore Anglican bishop wrote to his clergy, telling them parents should be "strongly advised" about Beauty and the Beast's "homosexual content."
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SIAT expands its product range by introducing the indented plate
SIAT, which is part of the Pittini Group specializing in the production of drawn steel, has recently expanded its range of products with a new type of rolled plate, which has a serrated profile thanks to a particular process. This feature makes the product suitable for the production of gratings used in covering manholes, walkways, emergency stairs and various other applications.
The new product, made in compliance with standard EN10139 DC01, is available in coils (from 1,000 to 2,000 kg), and is supplied to customers' designs within a wide range of thicknesses (from 1.5 to 6 mm) and widths (from 4 to 25 mm). Two different types of indentation are also available (as shown in the photo) depending on the design requirements.
Sport and solidarity for the Pittini Group
660 teams, more than 16 thousand people altogether enlivened the city centre of Udine in the name of sport and solidarity. This year the Pittini Group endorsed and took part again in the relay […]
Daniel Marcon is awarded the Pittini Group "I Fuoriclasse della scuola" scholarship
Daniel Marcon, a student at the Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale G. Marconi (State Industrial Technical Institute), Verona, was awarded the Pittini Group scholarship as part of the "I Fuoriclasse della scuola" (Outstanding Student) initiative, […]
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The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) exhibits contemporary visual and performing arts in a converted factory complex located in North Adams. The museum complex includes a brewery, two restaurants, a publisher, gallery spaces, and several offices. Throughout the year, MASS MoCA holds multiple concerts and music festivals, which help the museum draw in more than 200,000 guests annually. MASS MoCA contacted RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts (RecyclingWorks) in July, 2017 to discuss ways to improve recycling and composting at the facility.
RecyclingWorks assisted MASS MoCA in evaluating its current waste streams to identify opportunities to increase diversion and reduce contamination. Key recommendations to improve the already robust recycling program included pairing all trash cans with recycling bins in public areas, adding new signage, and reinforcing best practices with staff. The museum added additional recycling bins throughout the complex and posted updated signage to guide staff, visitors, and vendors. Managers conducted a thorough outreach and training program for staff, focusing on the appropriate source separation of materials for recycling. Through their efforts, MASS MoCA is now diverting an additional four tons of mixed bottles and cans, plastics, and glass, as well as four tons of corrugated cardboard annually. MASS MoCA also recently implemented a food waste diversion program to collect post-consumer food waste from music festivals for composting.
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The Stewardship Report Connecting Goodness
Philanthropy September 18, 2013
All-New Heifer.org Shows Path to Power Over Poverty
Little Rock, AR Heifer International—a global development nonprofit focused on ending hunger and poverty—today celebrates the launch of its newly designed website at www.heifer.org. This fresh and compelling communications tool connects all supporters with clear calls to action and infographics that illustrate the impact Heifer programs have on the struggling farmers Heifer supports around the world.
"I hope visitors to the new site watch our 'Power over Poverty' video featured on our home page and get inspired about raising awareness for the issues surrounding hunger and poverty," said Cindy Jones-Nyland, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Resource Development at Heifer International. "The video shines the spotlight on the individuals and families who benefit from Heifer programs and the powerful developments we instigate within communities. We believe it will take each of us working together to create global change and that Heifer.org will provide supporters with the information they need to spark ideas for ways to get more involved in our mission."
The goal of the relaunched Heifer.org is to quickly and concisely share Heifer's goals, programs, challenges and milestones, while allowing viewers to visualize how the right tools and training can lift nutrition and income while building a community.
Key features of the new site include:
Join the Conversation: Designed to prompt discussions, Heifer created a portal for socially shareable content from Heifer's World Ark magazine and blog. Supporters are transported to the field with stories, videos and photos conveying the trials and triumphs of families working with purpose and dignity toward self-reliance. When Cows Fly allows donors to upload their own photos and stories about what connects them to the mission.
What You Can Do: Improved navigation tools help supporters find ways to engage that accommodate any person or group's schedule, budget or special interest.
Heifer's Gift Catalog: Re-designed to allow year-round gift giving that honors loved ones with life-changing presents of heifers, goats, chicks, tree seedlings, stoves, clean water or women's empowerment tools.
Heifer worked with the digital agency Lifeblue, located in Allen, Texas, on the website strategy and design to best capture how Heifer's mission empowers people everywhere to embrace opportunity and share a better world with others.
Visit Heifer.org today to browse, engage and be inspired to take action for change. Together we have power over hunger and poverty.
About Heifer International
Heifer's mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in 40 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit www.heifer.orgor call 888-5HUNGER (888-548-6437).
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No man like to see his hair fall out, especially if you take pride in how your hair looks. I'm afraid it's the inevitable for most men as the majority of male baldness is hereditary, so take a glance at your Dad or Grandad and get a sense of how long you've got left with your luscious locks. However, this guide will aim to tackle the problem, and hopefully prevent it.
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Knowing whether or not that your hairline is receding can bit a little tricky, especially if you're constantly looking at it. Always checking in the mirror can be damaging to the self-esteem as you take every hair that falls on your pillow as a sign that your luscious lock's days are numbered.
The statement "my hairline is receding" is thrown around a lot, but you don't know until you've taken the correct procedures. One telltale sign is if you grab your hair and gently pull away from scalp; don't yank it, else this will just pull it out, but if it's coming out with ease on a gentle pull, then this may be a sign of hair loss.
A receding hairline for men can be a tricky thing to come to terms with, but if you know the signs, then it may be preventable. If you think that you're losing your hair, then there may be some other causes for this. Take a look at what is happening in your life, this isn't going to be a counselling session, but certain factors that are happening in your life may be causing you to lose your hair.
Stress is very big factor in someone losing their hair, so, if you want to know how to stop losing your hair, then it may help to remove yourself from a stressful situation. There are levels to this, as shock can contribute to hair loss as well. Again, look at whats going on in your life, and see what you can do to change things that are causing you to feel stressed or anxious, as this may tell you how to stop your hairline from receding.
Unfortunately, losing your hair is sometimes just a factor of life, whether it's genetics or something else. Most men can't avoid this, so take a look at your Dad's or Grandad's hair, are they bald as can be, thinning or still have a flowing mane to be proud of?
Age is a massive factor in men losing their hair as 40% of men have noticeable hair loss by the time they're 35, but some may be even earlier, again, this is down to genetics. Ask your Dad or Grandad what age they started to shed as this may be an indication for your own outcome. Again, knowing how to stop a receding hairline can be tricky, as there isn't a fundamental hair loss cure, but there are hair loss treatments available should you wish to do so.
To put it simply, the medical term for male pattern baldness is male pattern baldness. I know it's not the long, convoluted medical term some of you were wishing to find, but it does what it says on the tin. However, the word alopecia has a slightly more interesting history behind it.
The word 'alopecia' stems from the Greek word 'alopex' which means fox. The fox, to the ancient Greeks, would develop a certain skin condition were their fur would fall out called 'mange', and when a term for someone who lost their hair was needed, 'alopecia' was coined, or 'fox-mange'.
There are a plethora of treatments out there for men who are suffering from hair loss from surgeries and transplants to the more natural, herbal kind that many choose to opt for. Regaining a receding hairline or attempting to regrow your receding hairline can be tricky, as, I'm afraid, it can end in disappointment.
When you see your hairline receding it can induce a slight panic amongst most men, especially when you start to see receding temples, but have no fear, there are some treatments out there that may help with you predicament.
FUE Hair transplants or hair plugs are medical procedure that many men decide to go for as it can produce some of the best and quickest results. This will require you to consult with a doctor and they can tell you the best procedure for you, but, a hair transplant works by taking clumps of skin with hair follicles from the sides and back of your scalp.
These clumps of skin are then plugged into the bald sections of your head to encourage hair growth. Now, this isn't a cure for baldness, hair transplants, famously, are known to not work sometimes and they can cost a lot of money in the process. Again, speak to your doctor as they'll be able to tell you the best process for you to take.
Preventing a receding hairline is a simple process that requires only slight changes in your habits and diet. For some, stopping baldness or knowing how to stop balding is inevitable, those luscious locks will, unfortunately, leave you and there's not a lot you can do about it I'm afraid. However, knowing how to prevent hair loss in men can be equated down to a few simple lifestyle changes.
Your diet plays a massive part in knowing how to stop a receding hairline as a diet rich in protein and iron will help fight against the balding. Now, this isn't a cure for a receding hairline, but it will certainly help tackle it. If you have, or have ever had, an eating disorder, then this may be a reason for your shedding scalp; also crash dieting as well, as you're denying your body of the nutrients it needs to help regrow your hairline.
If, like most people, touching your hair is simply a part of everyday life, even if you don't know you're doing it, can be a cause of hair loss. Now, this is different for everybody and not everyone will experience this as much as other people, but taking these precautions can be a receding hairline solution.
Avoid touching your hair too much, as this can make it greasy and can also pull the hair out of the follicles, leading to hair loss at the temples and other places. So, keep your hands off of your hair!
Excessive washing of your hair can also be a contributing factor to hair loss. If, like a lot of men, you decide to put product in your hair everyday, then this needs washing out with various, chemical laden shampoos and conditioners. These can be extremely damaging to your hair, especially if your hair is naturally dry and brittle. Excessive shampooing can cause the hair to dry out and snap, leading to hair loss.
Knowing what to do about a receding hairline can be a struggle, especially if your hair has just started to fall out inducing a slight panic. But there are a few remedies and procedures you can do to treat or fix a receding hairline to put the panic at bay.
There are many hair loss shampoos and balding shampoos out there for men, but it's all down to personal choice which one works for you. Again, I'd suggest consulting a doctor about this as you don't want to cause a reaction nor make the situation worse.
If you're not into using a massive amount of chemicals on your hair, and I don't blame you, then there are some more natural, herbal remedies widely available for you to try. While these might not grow your hairline back, they can certainly offer a slight relief when it comes to hair loss, especially when it comes to thinning hair for men.
For many, castor oil is a great way to induce hair growth. This isn't a 'how to fix balding' or hair loss solution for men, but it can help. You'll want to get some castor oil and gently massage it into your hair, this, according to research, stimulates blood flow encouraging hair growth. This is a remedy that you'd have to try for yourself, but it can be a cheaper alternative and one of the best treatments for hair growth.
Now, The Idle Man can't recommend any medications for you to take for hair loss as you will need to consult doctor before you take anything. Many people have found that taking certain balding medications or medications for hair loss have helped them, but always consult your doctor.
Minoxidil is a chemical that is widely used for regrowing hair, and knowing how to make your hairline grow can be a frustrating endeavour. Again, you must consult a doctor before you take or apply anything to or for your hair. Minoxidil was originally used to treat people for high blood pressure, but one of the side effects was hairline regrowth.
Again, a lot of men who suffer from hair loss decide to take hair regrowth pills. I must urge you to consult a doctor before you take anything as you don't know what reaction you will have from them. Hair growth for men can be tricky, so taking a course of hair growth pills may be a good option for you.
Fixing a bad hairline can be simple, as, sometimes, all you need to do is get a style or haircut that can help mask it. But knowing how to grow back your hairline is a little more difficult. Many would suggest seeking our a minor hair transplant or hair plug to replace the hair that was there or you can/must consult a doctor about taking medication for it.
Don't pull at your hair!
Look at your family, if there's a history of male pattern baldness then the likelihood of you having it is higher.
Your diet has a massive impact on your hair growth as does your age.
Hair transplants or hair plugs are an option.
Always consult a doctor before you take any medication for hair loss.
The dreaded feeling when you start to lose your hair can be horrible, but there are some measure you can take to help keep your luscious locks in tact and ready to fight another day. Take a look at your lifestyle; if you're particularly stressed, have had a change in diet or have male pattern baldness in your family then the likelihood of you losing your hair is higher.
With a plethora of remedies out there, both medical and herbal, it can be difficult to decipher which one will work for you. If you're planning to take any form of medication or prescribed shampoo then always consult a doctor, but for anything herbal, then it's a course of trial and error. Treatments such as hair transplants and hair plugs are an option, but they aren't the be all and end all solution.


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Building Bethel Lutheran Church in Los Angeles 1947
PALM SUNDAY 1924:
Bethel Ev. Lutheran Church, now of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), formed its Constitution and Articles of Incorporation with 103 charter members.
AUGUST 16, 1925:
The church was at 8th and Wilton Place.
Bethel's new church building at 5750 W. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90036. was dedicated in time for its 25th Anniversary.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Beverly Hills gave up its charter and many members from there joined Bethel's family.
Bethel became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the now called SouthWest California Synod.
Bethel hosted the First Annual Synod-wide Evangelism Outreach Festival.
Bethel hosted the First Annual Synod-wide Peace With Justice Week.
JUNE 13, 1992:
"Hands Across L.A." Participation as part of a coalition of churches and temples, sponsoring a 10-mile human chain as a symbol of peace and unity.
MARCH 14, 1995 to Present:
Bethel was affirmed as a Reconciling in Christ congregation, which welcomes the full participation of LGBTQ people.
Participation in "A Service of Baptism: Renewing the 1993 Trilateral Covenant Among the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Southern California West Synod; and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles."
2009 to Present:
Bethel created the Sanctuary Yoga program, with weekly classes open to church members and members of the community. Creation of Emergency Food Pantry. Participation in Habitat For Humanity in Los Angeles County.
Bethel Lutheran Church is located at:
5750 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Symmetrical in design, this fine four-bedroom, brick home offers plenty of curb appeal. Columns separate the formal dining room from the spacious great room, where a fireplace waits to warm cool fall evenings. The efficient kitchen is complete with a pantry, snack bar and an adjacent bayed breakfast area. The lavish master suite is sure to please with a walk-in closet, a whirlpool tub and twin vanities. Three family bedrooms--two with walk-in closets and one with a built-in desk--complete this attractive home.
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Gerhard Lange (* 22. September 1933 in Berlin; † 20. Januar 2018 ebenda) war ein römisch-katholischer Geistlicher.

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Gerhard Lange empfing am 17. Dezember 1960 durch Bischof Julius Kardinal Döpfner das Sakrament der Priesterweihe für das Bistum Berlin. Nach Kaplansjahren in der Pfarrei St. Martin in Berlin-Kaulsdorf leitete er von 1963 bis 1970 als Rektor das St.-Otto-Heim in Zinnowitz. 1970 wurde er zum Diözesan-Jugendseelsorger für den Ostteil des Bistums Berlin ernannt.

Als Nachfolger des verstorbenen Otto Groß ernannte ihn der Berliner Bischof Alfred Kardinal Bengsch 1974 zum Beauftragten der katholischen Kirche in der DDR für die Kontakte zur Regierung. Gleichzeitig übernahm er die Aufgabe des Chefredakteurs der Kirchenzeitung St. Hedwigsblatt. 1975 ernannte ihn Papst Paul VI. zum Päpstlichen Ehrenkaplan mit dem Titel Monsignore. 1981 folgte die Ernennung zum Päpstlichen Ehrenprälaten durch Papst Johannes Paul II. Ab 1985 war er für das Bistum Berlin Gesellschafter des St. Benno Verlags.

Im 1990 von der letzten DDR-Regierung gebildeten Medienkontrollrat vertrat er die katholische Kirche. Nach der Wiedervereinigung wurde die Berliner Kirchenpresse neu geordnet und Lange wurde geistlicher Beirat der Katholischen Kirchenzeitung für das Erzbistum Berlin. 1991 übernahm er die Leitung der neugeschaffenen Arbeitsstelle für Zeitgeschichte im Erzbistum Berlin. Ab 1992 war er als Theologenreferent des Erzbistums für die Ausbildung der Theologenstudenten verantwortlich. 2004 trat er in den Ruhestand.

Von 2005 bis 2009 gehörte er dem Kuratorium der Katholischen Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin an.

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Römisch-katholischer Geistlicher (21. Jahrhundert)
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Here we have a rare near mint 1963 Guild Starfire II, Racing Green finish in very well preserved original condition. What's more unusual, this guitar was given in the 1960s to a young guitarist for his 21st birthday and has been his main and prized instrument during his entire life.
The guitar is in exceptional condition with even only minor checking of the nitro finish. The frets show only minor wear too, indicating home use only. It's a large guitar, emulating the Gibson ES-125 and feels a little bulky but the guitar plays very well overall and all hardware, and electronics are in excellent working order. The body and neck show the minimal playing wear of an instrument of it's age, the headstock is in good shape and has no breaks or repairs. Everything is structurally sound.
This Starfire II is a fully hollow single cutaway design with f-holes, Mahogany back & sides, Black nitro cellulose pick-guard, Adjustomatic Bridge, Guild Harp tailpiece, Mahogany neck, Brazilian Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, 2 DeArmond Dynasonic pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone controls, 3 position pickup selector switch, Black headstock faceplate with Guild logo & 3 per side tuners.
This guitar has been fully checked over, and set up and is an all round excellent sounding and playing guitar. Comes with original Guild hardcase.


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Downingtown uses grant to purchase iPads for…
Downingtown uses grant to purchase iPads for elementary schools
By Ginger Dunbar |
PUBLISHED: June 14, 2015 at 3:18 p.m. | UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 2:24 a.m.
EAST CALN >> The Downingtown Area School board members last week consented to using a grant to purchase 300 iPads for use in elementary school classrooms.
The board members voted last Wednesday to purchase the iPads, cases and chargers for a total of $134,050. The district is using Ready to Learn Grant Funds for $131,000 to purchase the items. The remaining cost of $3,050 will be paid by the excess in the elementary principals' total budget.
From the total purchase amount, it includes the following: 300 iPad Air devices with 16 GB, costing $374 each for a total of $112,200; the 300 iPad Air cases cost $30 each for a total of $9,000; and 50 iPad Air charging stations cost $257 each for a total of $12,850.
Some elementary schools currently have more iPads than others. District officials said the new iPad purchases will be given to all schools in different amounts so that the pupil per classroom ratio will be virtually the same throughout the district's 10 elementary schools.
The allotment of iPads is by classroom. In kindergarten, first and second grades, there will be 10 iPads per classroom. In third, fourth and fifth grades, there will be eight iPads per classroom. Third, fourth and fifth grades will also have a cart of 28 laptops to share between two classrooms. District officials said that the iPads will be used to support the Elementary Technology Blended Learning Plan.
"Our new reading program is web based and the iPad purchases are a necessary tool to support the program," school board member Barbara Hurt-Simmons said after the meeting. "Using federal grant funds to purchase the iPads is a win-win for the students, teachers and tax payers."
The iPads will remain in the classrooms, district officials said, the elementary students cannot take the devices home. The school board members said they expect that the elementary schools will have those iPads available for use for four or five years.
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The Kwahu East District Assembly has given a vivid account of local government performance in the area since assuming power in 2017.
Addressing the media in a Meet the press session at the Assembly Hall in Abetifi, District Chief Executive, Hon. Isaac Agyapong said the objective of the conference is to is to bring to light projects implemented by government in the last few years.
On social intervention, Mr. Agyapong said over a thousand individuals in 150 households in the district have been enrolled onto the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme between 2017 and 2019 representing a total of 85% of beneficiaries; adding that more will be put on the programme in the coming year.
On security he said that the Member of Parliament together with the Assembly provided logistics to the District Police command to curb crime rates and mentain law and order in district.
The DCE stated that the donation of a Nissan pick up to the Police and a joint security beef up has inculcate sanity in the district and beyond.
He also made mention of classroom blocks built for 8 schools in the area supply of 350 dual desk for all basic schools in the district as part of assisting government plan of promoting quality education. The Assembly also provided a dormitory block for Nkwatia Senior High school.
On sanitation and health, he stated that the district built toilet facilities for selected communities and patnered Zoomlion to provide dustbin to curb indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Bryan Acheampong also assured constituents of completion of a district hospital in Abetifi to provide quality Healthcare for the people.
The District has also constructing over 400 boreholes to ease water scarcity during the dry season.
The DCE however thanked Non Governmental Organizations in the area for their continous support . He said government cannot do it all and was grateful to them for putting smiles on the faces of people in the constituency.
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According to P. Laín Entralgo, the old mythical concept of diseases that run in families by some unfathomable plan, received a physiological underpinning in the Hippocratic corpus, with the notion of 'family' (katà génos) or congenital (syngenés) diseases. As shown by M. van der Lugt, the contemporary notion of hereditary disease derives most likely from medieval Latin translations of treatises in Arabic, especially Avicenna's Canon. In the Middle Ages, the notion of hereditary disease became more sophisticated and went well beyond a simple reference to family charac- ter. Medieval physicians proposed distinctions and criteria which were taken up and further developed during the first centuries of the Early Modern Period. From the last decade of the 16th century on, the number of treatises on hereditary disease grew considerably, as several European physicians devoted themselves to trying to define, within the framework of the debate about Hippocratic solid-humoral physiology, the characteristics of diseases that are truly hereditary, in the sense of being transmitted from parents to children through reproduction. This article examines and analyses these developments, which served as the basis of our current concept of biological heredity.


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\section{The Alternating Ions Scheme}

The results of atmospheric, solar, accelerator and reactor neutrino experiments \cite{Fogli:2005cq} show
that flavour mixing occurs in the leptonic sector. Experiments have measured two mass
differences, $\Delta m^2_{sol} \approx 7.9 \times 10^{-5}$ eV$^2$ and
$|\Delta m^2_{atm}| \approx 2.4 \times 10^{-3}$ eV$^2$. But only two out of the four parameters of the three-family leptonic mixing matrix $U_{PMNS}$ are known: $\theta_{12} \approx 34^\circ$ and $\theta_{23}\approx 41.5^\circ$  \cite{Fogli:2005cq}.
The other two parameters, $\theta_{13}$ and $\delta$, are still unknown: for $\theta_{13}$ direct searches at reactors give the upper bound $\theta_{13}
\leq 11.5^\circ$, whereas for the leptonic CP-violating phase $\delta$ we have no information
whatsoever. Two additional discrete unknowns are the sign of the atmospheric mass difference and the $\theta_{23}$-octant.
The two unknown parameters $\theta_{13}$ and $\delta$ can be measured in ``appearance'' experiments
through $\nu_e \to \nu_\mu, \nu_\mu \to \nu_e$ (the ``golden channel''
\cite{Cervera:2000kp}) and $\nu_e \to \nu_\tau$ (the ``silver channel'' \cite{Donini:2002rm}) oscillations.
However, strong correlations between $\theta_{13}$ and $\delta$ and the presence of parametric degeneracies
in the ($\theta_{13},\delta$) parameter space, \cite{Burguet-Castell:2001ez}$^-$\cite{Barger:2001yr}, make
the simultaneous measurement of the two variables extremely difficult.
Most proposed solutions to these problems suggest the combination of different experiments and facilities, such as
Super-Beam's (of which T2K \cite{Itow:2001ee} is the first approved one), $\beta$-beam's \cite{Zucchelli:sa}
or the Neutrino Factory \cite{Geer:1997iz}.

Here we propose to alleviate the parametric degeneracy in the ($\theta_{13},\delta$) plane by
combining $\beta$-beam's obtained from the decay of several different ions \cite{Donini:2006dx}. The $\beta$-beam concept \cite{Zucchelli:sa} involves producing a huge number of $\beta$-unstable ions, accelerating them to some reference
energy, and letting them decay in the straight section of a storage ring, resulting in a very intense and pure
$\nu_e$ or $\bar \nu_e$ beam. ``Golden'' sub-leading transitions, $\nu_e \to \nu_\mu$ and $\bar \nu_e \to \bar \nu_\mu$,
can then be measured through muon observation in a distant detector.

\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
   Element  & $A/Z$ & $T_{1/2}$ (s) & $Q_\beta$ eff (MeV) & Decay Fraction \\
\hline
  $^{18}$Ne &   1.8 &     1.67      &        3.41         &      92.1\%    \\
            &       &               &        2.37         &       7.7\%    \\
            &       &               &        1.71         &       0.2\%    \\
  $^{8}$B   &   1.6 &     0.77      &       13.92         &       100\%    \\
\hline
 $^{6}$He   &   3.0 &     0.81      &        3.51         &       100\%    \\
 $^{8}$Li   &   2.7 &     0.83      &       12.96         &       100\%    \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{ $A/Z$, half-life and decay energy for two $\beta^+$-emitters ($^{18}$Ne and $^8$B)
and two $\beta^-$-emitters ($^6$He and $^8$Li).}
\end{center}
\label{tab:ions}
\end{table}

In Tab.~\ref{tab:ions} we remind the relevant parameters for five ions: $^{18}$Ne, $^6$He, $^8$Li and $^8$B.
Consider first $^6$He and $^{18}$Ne: as it was stressed in the literature, $^6$He
has the right half-life to be accelerated and stored such as to produce an intense $\bar \nu_e$ beam.
This is also the case for $^{18}$Ne, the best candidate as $\beta^+$-emitter. These two ions are the ones usually proposed as sources for the neutrino beams.

The two ions we propose as an alternative to $^6$He and $^{18}$Ne as $\beta^-$ and $\beta^+$-emitters are
$^8$Li and $^8$B, respectively. A novel way to produce intense beams of these ions was proposed in Ref. 12. $^8$Li and $^8$B have similar half-life, $Z$ and $A/Z$ to $^6$He and $^{18}$Ne, thus sharing the key characteristics needed
for the bunch manipulation, but both ions have a much larger end-point energy than the two reference ions.
As a consequence, for a fixed $\gamma$, a longer baseline is needed, and thus a smaller signal statistics is expected in the far detector. Therefore, the expected sensitivity to $\theta_{13}$ of such beams is smaller than that for a ``standard'' beam produced via $^6$He and $^{18}$Ne. However, when $\gamma$ is limited (for example when using the CERN SPS as it is) it is then possible to reach
higher neutrino energies using the same facility to accelerate the ions to be stored.
If we combine different ions, we can (using the same facility and the same $\gamma$ factor) produce neutrino beams of
different $L/E$ that can be used to disentangle many of the parametric degeneracies discussed before.
As it was shown in the literature (see, for example, Refs. 15-17)
degeneracies are indeed best lifted combining beams with different $L/E$.

Three classes of setups have been considered so far: $\gamma \sim 100$ (``low'' $\gamma$), with a typical baseline of
$O (100)$ Km \cite{Burguet-Castell:2003vv}$^-$\cite{Bouchez:2003fy}$^,$ \cite{Donini:2004hu}$^-$\cite{Donini:2004iv};
$\gamma \sim 300$ (``medium'' $\gamma$), with $L = O (700)$ Km \cite{Burguet-Castell:2003vv}$^,$ \cite{Burguet-Castell:2005pa}$^-$\cite{Donini:2005qg};
and $\gamma \geq 1000$ (``high'' $\gamma$), with baselines of several thousands kilometers, \cite{Burguet-Castell:2003vv}$^,$ \cite{Huber:2005jk}.

We will compare results obtained with three different setups:

{\bf Standard ``low'' $\gamma$ scenario} $L = 130$ Km (CERN to Fr\'ejus); $\gamma_{^6 He} = \gamma_{^{18} Ne} = 120$.
Both fluxes are tuned to be at the first oscillation peak.
A given ion is accumulated in the storage ring for ten years.

{\bf Alternating ions ``low'' $\gamma$ scenario} $L = 650$ Km (CERN to Canfranc);
$\gamma_{^8 Li} = \gamma_{^8 B} = 100$; $\gamma_{^6 He} = \gamma_{^{18} Ne} = 120$.
The $^8$Li and $^8$B fluxes are tuned at the first oscillation peak, whereas
the $^6$He and $^{18}$Ne fluxes are tuned at the second oscillation peak.
A given ion is accumulated in the storage ring for five years.

{\bf Standard ``medium'' $\gamma$ scenario} $L = 650$ Km (CERN to Canfranc); $\gamma_{^6 He} = \gamma_{^{18} Ne} = 350$.
Both fluxes are tuned to be at the first oscillation peak.
A given ion is accumulated in the storage ring for ten years.

In all scenarios, a $\bar \nu_e$ flux of $2.9 \times 10^{18} \bar \nu_e$ per year or
a $\nu_e$ flux of $1.1 \times 10^{18} \nu_e$ per year is aimed at the distant detector, regardless of the decaying ion.
For a 5 year running time per each ion stored, the total luminosity is $1.45 \times 10^{19}$ $\bar \nu_e$
and $5.5 \times 10^{18}$ $\nu_e$ aimed at the far detector. We will consider a 1 Mton mass water \v Cerenkov detector (500 Kton fiducial mass),
with a MEMPHYS design~\cite{Campagne:2006yx}. At the considered neutrino energies, this detector is believed to show
a rather good neutrino energy reconstruction capability, allowing for a significant background rejection.
Migration and background matrices for this detector have been taken from Ref. 18.

\section{Solving degeneracies}

In Fig.~\ref{fig:plots} we present our results for a fit to ``experimental data'' (generated as
in Ref. 2) for the {\bf standard ``low'' $\gamma$ setup} (left plot)
and the {\bf alternating ions ``low'' $\gamma$ setup} (right plot). The input pair is labelled by a thick black square.
Lines represent 90\% C.L. contours. The sign of $\Delta m_{23}^2$ has been chosen to be positive.
Since the sign of $\Delta m^2_{23}$ and the $\theta_{23}$-octant are unknown, fits to both sign[$\Delta m^2_{23}$] = $\pm$ 1 and
sign[$\tan (2 \theta_{23})$] = $\pm$ 1 have been performed (see Ref. 16 for a description of parametric degeneracies at the
``low'' $\gamma$ $\beta$-beam).

\begin{figure}[t!]
\vspace{-0.5cm}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\hspace{-0.55cm} \epsfxsize7.5cm\epsffile{figure/Frejus18.eps} &
                 \epsfxsize7.5cm\epsffile{figure/mix18.eps}
\end{tabular}
\caption{\it
90\% C.L. contours for the standard ``low'' $\gamma$ setup (left)
and the alternating ions ``low'' $\gamma$ setup (right). The input pair is labelled by a thick black square
and corresponds to $\theta_{13} = 5^\circ, 8^\circ$ and $\delta = 45^\circ, -90^\circ$.
}
\label{fig:plots}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

As it can be seen, for every considered input pair the {\it Alternating Ions Scheme} reduces the eightfold-degeneracy in the
($\theta_{13},\delta$) plane to a twofold-degeneracy. The so-called ``intrinsic'' degeneracy \cite{Burguet-Castell:2001ez}
is always solved (as it is usual when combining information from neutrino beams with different $L/E$).
Most importantly, the sign of the atmospheric mass difference is measured.
This is not possible at the standard ``low'' $\gamma$ setup since the baseline is too short
to take advantage of matter effects to discriminate between hierarchical and inverted spectra.

\begin{figure}[t!]
\vspace{-0.5cm}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\hspace{-0.55cm} \epsfxsize7.5cm\epsffile{figure/sens.eps} &
                 \epsfxsize7.5cm\epsffile{figure/sign.eps}
\end{tabular}
\caption{\it
Comparison of the 3$\sigma$ $\theta_{13}$-sensitivity (left) and the sign($\Delta m^2_{23}$)-sensitivity
(right) for the alternating ions ``low'' $\gamma$ setup (solid) and
the standard ``medium'' $\gamma$ setup (dotted). The dashed line stands for the standard ``low'' $\gamma$
setup in the left panel and a combination of ``low'' and ``medium'' $\gamma$ in the right panel.
}
\label{fig:sens}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

In Fig.~\ref{fig:sens} we present our results for the $\theta_{13}$-sensitivity (left panel) and
sign($\Delta m^2_{23}$)-sensitivity (right panel) for the standard ``low'' $\gamma$ setup (dashed lines in the left panel),
the alternating ions ``low'' $\gamma$ setup (solid lines) and the standard ``medium'' $\gamma$ setup (dotted lines).
Notice that sensitivities are defined as in Refs. 16 and 22, taking into account
all of the parametric degeneracies. Lines represent 3$\sigma$ contours.
As it was expected, our {\it Alternating Ions Scheme} has the worst $\theta_{13}$-sensitivity as a consequence of the lower
statistics (Fig.~\ref{fig:sens}, left). The decrease in statistics due to the longer baseline is
compensated at the ``medium'' $\gamma$ setup by an increase in $\gamma$, providing a far better sensitivity than that of the
standard ``low'' $\gamma$ one, as noticed in Ref. 18.
On the other hand (Fig.~\ref{fig:sens}, right), the {\it Alternating Ions Scheme} can measure the sign of the atmospheric mass difference
for $\sin^2 (2 \theta_{13}) \geq 0.04$ ($\theta_{13} \geq 5^\circ$). This must be compared with the standard
``low'' $\gamma$ setup, with no sensitivity to sign($\Delta m^2_{23}$) due to its too short baseline.
Even compared to the standard ``medium'' $\gamma$ setup, with a much larger statistics, our scheme is particularly
effective for small $|\delta|$, a region of the parameter space in which other setups are not working
very well \footnote{This was the case for the Neutrino Factory, also, see Ref. 22.}.
This is a consequence of the combination of neutrino beams tuned at different oscillation peaks, something that
guarantees that ``sign clones'' are located in different regions of the ($\theta_{13},\delta$) parameter space
also in the case of a vanishing $\delta$. But this fact could also be exploited if higher $\gamma$ is available. As we have discussed
the ``medium'' $\gamma$ setup clearly outperforms the lower $\gamma$ ones in sensitivity to $\theta_{13}$ and to CP violation
for small $\theta_{13}$. Thus, if $\theta_{13}$ is not discovered at the next generation of experiments, such as T2K, the
``medium'' $\gamma$ setup would be the best choice to measure $\theta_{13}$ and $\delta_{CP}$. However, if nature has been unkind,
we could find that we are in a region of the parameter space on Fig.~\ref{fig:sens} in which this setup has no sensitivity to the sign.
An interesting possibility would then be to run the $\beta$-Beam at the lower $\gamma$, so that the oscillation probability is at its second peak for the same detector baseline, and combine it with the higher energy run at the first peak.
This is depicted by the dashed line in the right panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:sens}, where the regions in which the ``medium'' $\gamma$ setup could not
measure the sign are now also covered by the sensitivity curve.

In summary, we think that the {\it Alternating Ions Scheme} is particularly well-suited to solve degeneracies in the physics case
where $\theta_{13}$ is relatively large (i.e. measurable at T2K-I). For smaller values of $\theta_{13}$ higher $\gamma$ factors are required but the degeneracies could also by softened in this case by combining runs with different $\gamma$ factors.

\section*{References}

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